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KATAHUMIMi MAT Il.tSiO.
Cohunbusgoiuual.
CoIuiuIiun, flr.
Kntxnxl at llm I'oMollleo, I'oltimlm, Nulir., n
4irunil-rl:i(K nml I matter.
I'UIIMHIII'.D Wr:i)M-SI)AYH IIV
Columbus Journal Co.,
(INC()ltl'()llATi:l.)
tiuims or HimoiitiTinn.
Onoynnr.br innil, ioMhi ironilil IK JO
Hit month :;!
Tliriwmimtlm ,u
WKDNKHbAV. At'lil'ST nl. I MY
rsi:::i:: n. ass::: tucr.
IIK.NKWAI.S TlinilMMiiHillnoiirniiHiiiiii
nmr imlT, or riHT eliow to wluil limn nr
Inlwrrllillmi I" tii"l. I'litm .limOi Miou tlirit
imttuotit li" 1 11 nivlvnl up t; .Inn. I, IM..
H.'Wi In Ki-li. I. IMY will hi on. lull pn ini-nt
in iiiiwli', tin' ilnte, ulilcli Hli-wiT us II ni-flpt,
will ImrliniiKiilMcciirililik'l).
IWkll'."t'l VIT IVI'll HimlK
lt'Hllllllll Kiilwfll.
r.ullt f.itilliitn. Iii rii'i-hntlilK jimriul tHiH.1
' mi Ih
Iim
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!,.. nil iirriniriKi'i. tlili't l l'l'l. ", ' 'In lint
wlnlitliKJiiiiiiiiilniiiliiiiiiil for iilinlliiT jeur nl
tcr thi tliim pi'lil fur I"'" I'xplnil, mi slmiilil
pnivlmiHly notify iim t" iIIm-uiiIIiiiii' It.
I'MANOK IN AIHHir.HM Winn nnli;rltii: m
rliiitiiii'iii tliiniiMni,i'iil'i'rili",rii,liiiiilil l'wiri'
In kIki tlii'ir nlil iiH urll iih llii-ir in- iwliln-M..
Hllilialil.rH lim III III 1111 1 II) ll'IIIT " iiifmiu linn
."v .... . ... i ...... .r tt
liT in mi
KriiHt niul Hcndor rofiiKO to "put it
tmck." So tint 1'ortor Ami every
oun u reformer.
How niMiy younu men nml young
women of Columbus ovur lllteou years
of nuo nro itinlili(il ns to Klijnh's
edict iititnbor "oiiomV Stnnd in mid
bo COUHtcd
Wo rlso to tniuiiliuntiN tliti Hoard of
l'lntto county to pay Krnst and Hon
ilnr for their two week work lit tliti
Inst legislature. Ami wo httiiilily sug
gest th nt tho bills Ijo imiil out of tlio
Stnndnrd Hrlilgo tuuil. ' Thoy iliil tho
work Mid Hhottlil huvo tltttir pny."
Tins St Kdwurd Kim limt wook Usiicd
un illuitrutcd I'llitlnti which It culled
tho "(inlil.-n Hod IMition." It win
lii'iiiitifiilly llliisirnti'il wllli iMit-i cT old
settlors, fiirin hi otios ot cetera. Thostib
Jeet mutter was well M'lceted mill well
wtilton. Tho win It Ih ii nodil to llio
enterprise of Kilitor Cm-11.
Did you ovor tiy to sleep whilo two
muoh-iu-lovo young pooplo woio sit
tlnic in n hummock beneath your bed
room window, smashing liotlt tlio
spirit mid thn lottor of Klljns otllclt
ngniust hugging nud klsslugV It Ih
mtghty pleasant experience wo mean
tho experience lit tlio liituiiiiouk not
tho ono in thn bed-room.
Our stnto entomologist Lnwronoo
Kruiior hatt propnrod un nrticlo in
which ho tollH tho furmorH of iNo
brankn how thoy tuny pnriiiuutMitlv
nriidiouto tho HohnImi My ThiH ur
tiolo wo nro ropriutiiiK in full tliul
tho fnrmors who roml tho Journul nmv
iitrtlaimto in tho Hinipto mot hod mik
KOHtoil for wwiiiK thoUHiiuilH of dollurh
to NobniHku fiirniorit.
Tlio lawyorH nro nil familiar with
tho rulo that "Ho who coiuoh into ii
court of tiiity mtiHt havo cltnui
IiuiuIk." And yut wmiiaii who
xnukuH hor daily hrond hy dofyliiK tho
lnWH of man mid Uod, HUhJuot to
luroK ovory uiinuto of tho day iHittiok
to couio into n court ot law to rccovor
monay tukon from hor in tlio uuurnonl
nml tiuuntiHO of hor daily illioit uoudui't.
ColutnhuH now miiiouiicch tho lopo
ot K'ttui n railroad from SIoun City,
to bo built by thu UliuoiH Contral.
OolumbUH nlrtmdy Iiiih a road to Sioux
Oily, tho Uuiou l'aoillo runuiiiK by
wny of Norfolk and th" M. .V O. lino
botwoon thodo two point n. If Ooliim
Iiuh roally hopoH to koop up with Fro
moiit hIio nIiouIiI Kot a i-anal.- Fro
moiit Trltiuno.
OolumbUH will bo on dook witli tho
catinl.
AiTonliiiK to tho Toli'Ktam, tJootz
Mid Kioriinii nro "H)litioal hhyntorH"
who nttomptoil "to umliK'ii tho ood
rocord" of Krnxt and llondor. And
yut tho 'rolipram in tho muuio nrtiolo
adtnitH tho truth ot ovory ulmrKotioot.
nud Klonmu mndo. Voters, whom
will you truhtV Kniht itiid Htiudornnd
tho TolKnun nil of whom liavo uiouoy
tnkoa from your pookots illt'Kally, or
will you truht Much"Hilitiml Hliyntors"
m K Ionian nud tiont. nnd Ssviuihou
whoHo only otVonso lias boon to
FtMid for tho law?
THK SUM TOTAL OF SAI.AI1Y
AN'D FKKS DHAWN HY HUNST AND
HKNDKU DUUINti THK YKAIt KX
CKFDKD THK AMOl'N P IMCKStMtl II
Kl) 11Y A OFJMA1N SFCTION IN
THK 8TATIIKS OF THK MAXIMUM
ANNUAL HA LAKY OF SU1T.HVIS
OUS IN A COUNTY THIS HI.K.
TeloK'rnni. It took six montliH for the Journal to
ct litis admission on the olllciul roc
onU of tho hoard of supervisors) nud
elK'ht mouttiH to force it from the Tele
Urn in. Tho .lourniil ha now proved its
stiitenienlH by till of iiH oppotieulH,whiKe
admissions prove that any tax-payer
may recover tho $53(i paid illegally to
KriiHt ami Homier by hnnliik' suit. It
is up to tho people. Tlio .loiirunl'ti work
in doue.
; uusfiim nux'T nrr it iiavu
Tho fnruiK of Old l'lntto must
rniFo more wnortt t
If Unndor don't "put it buck."
Tho If tt lo children will liavo
nntliiiiK to eat
If lloniior doti't "put It back."
Tho fanmire inttHt rnit-n moro
"black bonr piKo",
Tliolr wIvch must skim moro cream
Tho boyH must purcluiHO chonpnr xw,
And drivo tho old work team
For tnxoH will rice till thoy
rtnch tho steins,
If Hotulor don't "jiut it back."
Our law makers nro limited
to six a dny,
And thuir pay days limited to hlxty
Hut if Uondcr don't havo
to 'put It back"
Thoy may call oxtrn
KosfioiiR it fix por day,
And Mirvo davH l timoH Hixty.
Our MronouH I'roHidunt
may draw extra pay
For making puaeo at I'ortpinouth
hny,
If ISomior don't put it back'".
And lie may, like llcudur,
pli'ait" unusual rains"
And urtfo ytdlow fovor "contniilotiH"
Ah o.vcusoh to oirtir Kreou
country hwiuiih,
Why ho should havo extra wiich.
And fo all tho world
may k to ruin nnd rack,
If our nooil trieud Hcudcr
won't put' it back." v .
ih) iirs nincrti.
.lolin Alnxauilor Dowio, bottor
known to htmstdr as " Klijali 111," Ih
at It uKain. Ho has pluuuod in
to tho edict business m entliusiastio
ally as to leave only tho tips of his
ears exposed.
John Alexander Iiiih just recently
IsHUed these edicts to the laitlil'ul
who seek prosperity nud happiness on
earth and salvation in heaven under
his lruderHhip:
HuKKiin; and kissing before mar
rinco is sternly forbidden.
No mnrrliiKO must he held without
the expressed and written permit-son
of "Hlijiih III."
i'Jvjry married couple must eoutiih
ate to the up-huihlitiK of 'ion by
producing nt least one baby ovny
year "or make satisfactory explan
ations "
What in thu world would bo the use
of over beiiiK a youui; man if you
could never Iiuk or kiss a pretty Kid
boforo you koI married!
And to what far bourne would
tho consolations of old iiko take thuir
lllKht if the soptua,'cnariau had no
tender nieiiiories on wliich his mind
miK'ut dwell :
And how would life bo bonrnblo in
n thickly populated communitv where
every neighbor bad a hahv nnd n 1-year-old,
and a ',' 'car old and ivil-year-
old, and u l-yeur old and another for
every reiuaiuitiK mil", of it twenty
foot step ladder.
Gracious, Klijah, wouldn't it be
awful ?
And if anybody's baby not sick none
of tho neighbor women could run in
to help earo for it, for each would bo
tied down by alt innuuur of babies oi
her own. Thero'd bo nothing for it
but for pupa to pit busv.
Are Americans afraid? Or are these
Dowieties only youiiK and silly? Wo
warn them now that tliey'ro rushing
in where experienced unlets, in despite
of Theodore Uoosovolt, fear to trend
Klijah, it is reeordt'd, was once ted
hy tho rnven. We think it hiH time
that the ravens were recompensed by
huvin.i; "Klijnh" fed to them. World
Ilernld.
.lO.V.'l' CUtW'TS.
The attention of tho world isconler-
ed on the doings at the little town of
Portsmouth where a million lives nud
the destinies of nut inns nro in the
balance held by the hands of ti few
skilled diplomatists. The spectacle of
lloosovelt the warrior stopping for
wnrd with thu Olive Hmnch of Fence,
when nil seemed lost, has has won the
admiration of the nations. And yet
if peace perv.iils the credit cannot
full to Koosovolt nor to tho poneo-lov-iiiK
men of hih idenls who want
pence for pence's sake. Fence, If it
comes shutue to say. must be placed
to the ureidt of sordid lucre. Kco
notuiu lnws and not laws of Immunity
nre the controlling forces nt Forts
mouth. The silent inoti of capital whoso
altruism extends only to the mnriiu
of interest tlielr money earns, are the
only advisers who not I he our of tlio
dinlomntist. They nre saying to the
llu-siun dipotuats, "Peace, is the con
dition of further loans. Neither your
honor nor dishonor concerns us. Peace
Ih the only ntnplo security you can
otTor. F.Ik P tho security or et out
of tlio lino nml uuiRo way for tho next
borrower. Move on quickly our
moiuy niuct draw interr-t.
The "policies." of President Uomevoll
ute liuo the will o'-the utsp ot the Irish
man's lien,
"Altogether too indellnile''" Well,
rather' -World-lleiuld.
W'lnil u lot of .swetiiinj; oui friends,
Mori;iin ami Hockefellci will do when
they have follow ed the fnlse prophet
into the hutiiup. They won't have any
thing to do tint catch the "Ilea".
'1'lit-k'lrl In the silk st.vklnjrthirtl have
s'utlid n fnd tint hIio'iM htcotne n finh
ion. They lire wuiirlm; divided skirls
ami riding horses uriu-fisliion, May
tliolr niitubuis irtcrennc
Thn Ashland Uuritto Inst week an
nounced tho candidacy of Dr. A. S.
von Mansllulil of Hint city for Heent
of the University.
n.orixi:i) mi: a ami:
The Lindsay Post nccnu'H tho
.Toiirnnl of trviiiK to 'Krnft" l'lntto
county out of threo dollnrs bocuuso
ic presented a bill for advertising
which wns orderorl by tho county
treasuror For tho snko of nrKumont
wo admit tho wheat. Hut then it
doesn't mnttor. Fender, thnt'wntch
dotf of tho county trenflury", tnnilo
us "put it back" before wo KH it.
It's nn awful history l'lntto county
has been making recontly.
Tho Joni'tial tried to steal ft from
tho county. Jlendor hlodkod tho
Kumo. Homier worked liimsolf nearly
lo denth for l'lntto county and tho
Standard HridKoUomptuy. IHh acoutit
with tho Standard UridKo Company
has never been published, but ho
collected only S5 more thuu ho had
n riuht to collect from tho county.
Fonder did'nt block tho entnn.
I'ive d"inocratic nnjiors collected
nearly r-'OO moro than thn law permitu
on one sinlo picco of advertising.
Homier didn't block tho Kutue.
Krust drew fill) more than thu law
allows.
Fonder didn't block tho kmuu.
Speaking in tfonorul terms, the
"Krnft ihiko " of our county ledKer
statulH us follows: Journnl(tried to
Kot ami fulled) tU. Krnst(trlod to ot
and K')t) $110. Fender tried to got nud
u'ot) sn. Dumocrntio pnporfl triod to
i;et nnd Kot about) WK). ToleKiam( tried
to Kot nml KutH)tho whole d n
cheese.
Tufnl.fMW.S, plus tho whole il n
checKU.-Oeduct i'. whicu thn Journal
didn't Kct. Falunco, $ I !'.'." plus tho
whole d n cheese.
OX UcKlU.II.
'I he FineiHon I'ntei prise iiayn it Iiiih
just he'ird un iiuiiisitiK McCarthy anil
McKtlhp ntory. (JoiiKressmaii Me
Caithy anil Hanker llalHtead, several
l''.iueiMon and Fonca people and others
wcio e.'ithiK diimer at a Wiikelleld
hotel reeeull. An Omaha traveling
innil mimed Se'lierx, who had just
been up through l'lntto county, utarted
in to tell what a wonderful man Me
Killip wiih. 'I'ho ttavelini; man ex
plained that McKillip iicide a pile of
money on leal estate iIciiIh ami wiin
now iluiii),' a hit,' mercantile liiiKinesii.
Aslo that McKillip lived in Hun
style, kcepiiiK twi automobiles, oun
for bad roads nud ono for pleasant
weather. The ktiinht of tho grip then
eitilled his hearers bv explainitiK whnt
a wonderful run McKillip mndo for
cotiKress. "And wns he elected VukIuiiI
Mr. Halstead. "No, said thn travel
inu man, "n Koiitlomnn named Murphy
defeated him. McCarthy nroso from
the table nud pushed buck his chair
remarked that Murphy must have
been n h 1 of n man to bent n mnn
like McKillip. Those nt tho table
round with JuiiL'hter nud tho com
mercial itinerant saw tho joko wns on
him in some way and bujmn to look
around for information. Upon beiiiK
told that ho had been talking to thn
man who defented MuKililp, whoso
name was McCarthy nnd not Murphy,
the trnvelltiK mini wilted, asked the
waiter for n KlnsH of wator amt ro
marled that thu room wns rather
warm Wnyne Domocrnt.
FOR SALE
j:liiOO buys mv OolumbUH property
'J blocks south of tho Court House.
Flense communicate direct nml make
nn offer. Possession cnu ho had nianv
time desired bv purchusor. Address
','ii.M Capitol Ave, Omiihn, Ne.hr.
hv Olof Johnson.
Labor Tax.
Py amendment of Section TO of
chapter II, article 1 of tho compiled
Statutes nt Nebraska, nil persons sub
ject to Labor Tax must perform two
days labor on streets or commute tho
Inbor bv pnyment of two dolliirs(.fV!)
in cash to the city Trensuror.
A. W. Chuk,
Chairmnii com. on utroots iindG miles.
Hard Coal
Fest Pensylvniiln Hard Coal, $10.50
nt y.ir W Newman nml Welch. It
Notico to Teachers
The public schools of Columbus
will open September t Supt. Shor
mnii wishes through tho Journal to
notify the city teachers that the
touchers meeting will ho held nt the
tho High School building on Satur
day nt :i p. m. instead of on Friday
ns has been the custom.
Special Sale
On all I'tiiu'v lilii's nml Dry (innil -.
1 iim jminjj id nmvo my tock to the
new l'uiHiii liuililiii (l lie
old lluUt A- Ailitnis location)
nml in order to save tlio nmv
inj: will i:ive ynti some ri,nl
liar'uiii. A Nn Minio (Queens
wine. Si.iii ItiiAi'.v.
il tl' I ltd -licet, Columbus Nclt.
8. J. Kennedy, formerly pnrt owner
of theColitinbiiH Journal, lino been nom
inated by the republicans oflloono coun
ty for county clerk, Mr. Kennt-dy will
make a good olllcial and ho deserves to
be elected.
Call for Republican County Conven
tion Tho republican doctors of Platto
county are horoby cnlled to meet in
dulogatcH couvoutlon nt ColumbuB,
Nebraska, Tuesday, Septemer Vi for
tho purpose ot olocting delegated to
tho Republican Stnto convention at
Lincoln, Nobrnska. September 11,11)05,
nnd for tho farther purioo of nom
inatlng candidates for the followinff
county oillces:
Ouo candidate for county trM. surer
" " ' clerk
" heriff
" ' " .IuiIro
" " sapt
ii ii ii n coroner
" " " " " durvoyor
and to enact such other businoss as
may properly como boforo tho conven
tion. Tho delegate representation
nt such convention shall be lased up
on thu voto cast for Thoodoro Hocso
volt for President in the varioad
townships nnd wards, nt tin gonornl
election in 1!K)4 nml each township
nnd ward shall lie entitled to one
dolognto for ovory 15 votes, or major
fraction thoroof, thus cast ami one
doloKate nt Inrgo as follows :
Columbus
First ward
Second Vi
Third 1 1
OolumbUH S
Hismnrk 5
Furrows 5
Hutlor fi
Oreston n
Ornnil Prntrio -l
Ornuvilln II
Humphrey 5
Jolint 0
Lost Greek 11
Loup i
Monroe 10
Shormnii (I
Shell Oreok
St. Bernard 5
Walker 1 1
Woodvillo H
Frimarlos will bo hold nt tho usual
voting plncoH for thn purposo ot oloct
ing dolegntnH to snid county conven
tion on Saturday Sept. Uth l!05 be
tween thn hours of 2 and I o'clock
p. m.
Ed Honre, Chairman.
D. M. Newinnn, Secretnry
Chairman Kicrnan Turns down Bill.
Frank Kiernan, cliuirnian ot thn
Pint to county supervisors was in tho
city yesterday sinning wnrrnnts to pay
tho lnrgo budget of bills allowed nt thn
last siMsion of tho board. Ho signed
nil tho wnrrnnts except one to Sheriff
Cnrrig for $ 151.15 which ho refused
to sign. This wnrrnnt Ih presumed to
envor tho sherlff'H foes for serving
notices on taxpayers who failed to re
turn thu mortgages found on tho rec
ords by tho county assessor. Mr.
Kiernan believes tho claim is not n
legnl one nud in view of tho amount
involved prefers to let tho couits (lo-
eido.
Sues for Divorce.
Christina KlHtoti has sued .Iuh. K.
Klston for a divorce and for the custody
of the tun children, Hohert, age 111 mid
iliiny, ago 10. The plaintiff alleges that
husband has been cruel, abusive and
vulgar and for thu lust live years has
been intoxicated most of the time. She
alleges also that ho threatened her life
if she should sue for a divorce nml asks
the court to place him under restraint
pending the trial.
Face Badly Beaten.
l' rnnk .lent todny brought uotn a
civil nud criminal notion ngninstJohn
Snndpock liocauso of injuries resulting
from un nllegcd nstault. Doth parties
livo nt Duncan nnd nro neighbors.
Tho plaintiff's bull broko into tho
defendant's pasture, breaking tho
tetico. Tho defendant wanted tho fonco
repaired at once. It wns night nud
the plaintiff wanted to wait till
morning. Heenuso of this delay, tho
plaintiff nlleges thnt he was beaten
with a piece of iron by tho defendant.
Ami his faoial appearance bears strik
ing testimony to his allegations.
Boone County Fair.
Tho secretary of tho Fair Assolation
writes us that Hoono county holds its
twenty-llrst Mutual fair this year on
Septembor 10, 'JO, il and 'ii.
1,000 was spent on tho gouuds last
year ami 1,200 this year.
Tliey believe they now have
tho best equipped fair grounds iu the
state outside of the stato fair. On
the big day Inst yenr 10,000 pooplo
passed though tho gates. Their stock
exhibit, both in iuantity and quality,
was not oxeolled by any fair in the
stnte. They havo contracted for
several new features, the moit ex
pensive of which is tho guldoloss
wouder maro"Cuto" which has been
secured by tho stato fair. Sho will
bo heto Sept. 21st and 2nd. She trota
n mile without a driver or a sukly
nud has a record of 2 :0 1
Accommodations will, bo provided
for all visitors.
Lawn Social.
Tho Kpworth League of tlio Methodist
church held a basket social on the lawn
of Hev. Millard's new homo Inst night.
The ladies brought baskets containing
lunch for two. Tho bankets were num
bered nnd numbers corresponding to
these wore sold to tho gentlemen, who
hunted up their partners nnd enjoyed n
sumptuous luncheon. Curiously there
happened to ho nn equal number of
gentlemen nml Indies present.
Tho sceno presented wnu n very pretty
ono ns tho spacious Inwn wns brilliantly
lighted with Japanese lanterns nnd elec
tric lights.
Blaze in New State Bank.
Excitement wns ut n high pitch for n
few minutes this afternoon when the
11 ro nlurin was sounded nnd the word
rapidly passed that the new State Dank
building wns on tire.
In less thnn two minutes nfter tho
alarm sounded the firemen wore on the
ground to do effective work, nml not less
than 500 people were on hand to assist
them.
Tho tiro proved to be only n small
blaze which was extinguished by the
water from u small hose before tho largo
hoses weroroudy. It started from tho
explosion of a small gasoline stove which
wns used to heat the tar for use on the
tin roof. The explosion tipped ovor the
bucket of tar, which caught lire nnd ran
out over tho roof spreading the llnnies.
Hut ns thero was little wood exposed no
damage was done.
Leigh
I From tho World
Mrs. V. W. Grayed anil Mrs. U. W.
Kiblor went to KiehlanilTuesdny from
whoro thoy took tho Union Pacillo to
Kearney, whero thoy will visit for n
month with relatives.
Vroil Loseke of south of towu, Oerd
Asclio jr., and F. H.Freaso, left Wed
uesdoy for Poitlaud to attend tho ex
position ami take a look at tho Pacific
coast counvry. Mr. Fease expects to
go to California before ho rotarns ns
well as to many places iu Washington
anil Oregon.
Oscar Hngglund, who lives teu
milos northeast of towu. came in
Monday morning ami reported that
ho had lost a pocket book containing
twenty dollnrs on tho road north ot
town Ho loft a small notice for tho
World and started homo. A short
distance north of tho county lino Mr.
Unguium! found his hill book in tho
road nnd upon examination the twenty
wns all safe. It was n lucky find and
just in tlino as thp crickets had eaten
the leather nearly nil oil' and it would
have boon but a short time until they
would havo enjoyed a f20 dinner.
Enuenn II Hylnmi is walking with
n cano this week. Tho nnuso wns a
broncho and a hole in a cnlvert. At
tho horso snlo Saturday John Cnstoson
purchased a pair of western horses nud
employed M. Hyland to break them,
lie had brought one of them to tho
barn ami was on the way with tho
otbor when in front of Bridges livery
barn his saddlo horse stepped though
a hole in a cnlvert and fell in such a
manner that Mr. Hvlnnd was pinned
to the grouud. This frightened tho
wild horso whioh was fastened to the
snddlo horn by a rope ana be started to
drag Gene am1 thn horse. Fetor Lund
was in tho Fverv barn nnd rushed out
and cut tho ropo. Geno sulTcred
a sprained w rist and badly sprained
leg ns well as badly ormsod and
sprained body.
Whilo pitching bundles from the
stack Wednesday, Albert Schofo had
the misfortune to run the tine of a
pitch fork in such manner as to cause
painful wound about the knoo. Dr. J.
II. Lowery dressed tho wound. Mr.
Scafhoor will havo a very sore leg
for somo time.
Ground was broken Tuesday morn
ing for thn erection of a now house
for MuNnry. i'ho building will ho
locatod on the lots just south ot Mr.
John Housse's bouse. Mr. Stevenson
will superintend the job. Mr. Stoven
son is a brother-in-law of Mr. Mc
Nary and an experienced arohitoct.
Tho building will be equipped with
modern improvements.
Public is Aroused.
Tlio public is aroused to a knowledge
of the curative merits ot that great
medicinal tonic, Electric Fitters, for
Hick stomach, liver nud kidneys. Mary
II. Walters, of 51(1 St. Clair Ave;, Colimi
IhIh, 0 writes: "For several months, I
wiih given up to die. I had fever nnd
ague, my nerves were wrecked; I could
not sleep, nml my stomach wiih ho weak
f rotii useless doctorH'drugs, that 1 could
not eat. Soon after beginning to take
Hlectric Hitters, I obtained relief, and
in n short time I was entirely cured."
(luarunteed nt Ducks drug ntnro; prion
Wte.
Flemish Suffering
is often caused by sores, ulcers nud can
cers, that ent away your skin. Win.
lledell, of Flat Hock, Mich., says: "I
have used Hucklen's Arnica Salve, for
Ulcers. Sores ami Cancers. It in the
best healing dressing I ever found."
Soothes and heals cutH.biirnsund senilis
'25o nt Chiis. II, Duck drug store; guar
anteed. Tbt ladies of tho Congregational
Missionary society are incoiing this
afternoon with Mrs, Coolidge.
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A Southern Woman's Experience at the
Butcher's.
From tlio delightfully important
air sho assumed it was easy to see
that housekeeping was still a nov
elty. "Jfnvo you nny fresh po'k?" she
inquired.
"1 Vk !" The butcher looked puz
tied. "Yes, po'k pig," she explained,
looking nt the man sharply to see
If by ctauice he dared ridicule het
southern accent.
"Oh, jKi-r-r-rk!" Tho butcher
gave the r'a their full vulue.
Ycs'm. What part, please?"
The young housekeeper gave het
order; then she udded:
"And sec that it is tender. The
teak you sent me yesterday was
tough."
"Hut you didn't get the steak oil
ine, iiia'nm," remarked tho butcher.
The little southerner drew her
self up to tJio full extent of her five
feet three inches and looked at him
Indignantly. Now she was sure he
was ridiculing her. Sho had only
kept house threo weeks; she did not
know much about marketing, but
t least sho knew that one didn't
get steaks, tough or tender, "oil"
butchers.
"My husband will call and see
you," she said as she stalked majes
tically from the store, leaving the
butcher in open mouthed ignorance
of his offense. New York Press.
A Difficult Task.
H-KSJ$S
"Jack, dear, I do wish you would
get another photo taken."
"How often have I told you I will
ot?"
"lint why not?" Then thought
fully, nfter'a pause, "Are you afraid
of being asked to look pleasant?"
Not Purely Vegetable.
"Yes," said the long haired man,
munching his apple, "I'm u Btrict
vegetarian. '
"You man you think you are,"
replied the observant man.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that I noticed a worm in
that bit of apple you just ewallow
od." Catholic Standard und Times.
Insinuating.
The world is a stuge," she said
dramatically, "and wo women are
really tho star performers. Men
mtv nil-it; uiuiihsi
"Perhaps," ho retorted, glancing
at her cheeks, "but it keeps the star
Serformers busy mnking up."
levclnnd Plain Deuler.
Merely For Show.
Maude I never carry my pocket
Book in my hand when I'm shop
ping. Clara Why not?
Maude Uecause I'm afraid some
ono might snatch it from mc.
Clara Is it an cousivo one?
Chicago News.
The salve that heals without a scar is
DeWitts'WTtchllnzelSilve. Mo remedy
effects such spoody relief. It draws out
inllamntion, sooths, cools, and heals all
outs, bums and bruises. A sure cure
for piles and skin disease. DoWitt's
is tho only geuuine Witch Hazel salve.
Beware of counterfeits, they are
dangerous. Sold by Obarios H. Dack.
Arm Broken.
(riiiirwlii'M Dull))
Morris Anderson the fifteen vear
old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ander
son fell from a treo yestorday and frao
tured thn bono of his loft arm just
below thn elbow.
wit ' Sr ' e mBbB
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The L'nion Pacific Ituilroad hns just
issued an illustrated booklet on the
Lewis and Clark Centennial, which in a
complete guide lo Portland, the Kxposi
tion and tho Pacific Northwest generally
Ittellsynu of l ho shortest way to rench
the Imposition City, what is to be seen
en route, and of the return trip though
California.
Those who intend to visit the fJreut
Westeren Fair will find in this puhlicn
turn a rare fund of information.
Send two cent stamp in ymir reiiuesl i
and the book will be mailed you ,,roiun
' Aidless
W. II. Bon hum.
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