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By COLUMBUS JOURNAL Co.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
News in Brief
The lOOUr anniversary of the birth
of Edwin Forrest was observed at
Philadelphia with appropriate exer
cises. Thirty-one persons were drowned,
owing to equinoctial tides overflowing
or bursting dikes on the Schedelt river
in Belgium.
Four hundred military executions
have occurred in Livonia, Russia, as
a result of the government's repres
sive measures.
The senate committee on appropria
tions has adopted an amendment to
the fortifications appropriation bill
providing for a government powder
factory.
The house committee on naval af
airs has decided to make a favorable
report on the Foss bill lor the estab
lishment of naval militia by the va
rious states.
' The Mobile bay quarantine board
has established quarantine against the
city of Puerto Coretz, Honduras, on
account of the presence there of one
case of yellow fever.
The reports of the special commis
sion which investigated in nineteen
provinces the agrarian disturbances,
which occurred last year, show that
the losses exceed $155,000.
Judge Julius B. Bissell, former judge
of the Colorado court of appeals, died
at Denver of apoplexy, aged 60 years.
He was born in Mew York state and
went to Colorado in 1879.
The total number of Christian En
deavor societies throughout the world
is 67,512, according to reports of offi
cers of the World's Christian En
deavor union, made public.
Judge Joseph W. Mercer, president
of the First National bank at Inde
pendence, Mo., and for years promi
nent in the politics of Missouri, died
at his home in Independence.
Lindon W. Bates, a New York en
gineer, addressed the senate commit
tee on inter-oceanic canals in support
of a plan of his own for a sea level
canal across the Isthmus of Panama.
Fire at Neosho, Mo., destroyed the
buildings and stocks of the Rathell
Mercantile company, the Keller Bros.
Grocery company and the Briggs Cen
ter Hardware company. Total loss,
$100,000.
A bulletin issued by the census bu
reau gives the number of establish
ments manufacturing starch in the
United States in 1905 as 131, with a
capital of $7,006,695 and products of
$8,082,904.
Leonard B. Imoden and James A.
Hill, convicted of conspiracy to wreck
the Denver Savings bank, .have been
taken to the state penitentiary at Can
on City, to serve their sentences of
nine to ten years.
If a compromise is effected in the
senate on the railroad rate bill, the
Indications are that it will be in the
nature of a time limit on the suspen
sion of orders of the interstate com
merce commission.
William S. Richards of Iowa, a
clerk in the office of the auditor for
the state department, has been se
lected as disbursing clerk of the
treasury department He is a friend
of Secretary Shaw.
The London Standard' correspond
ent says that Emperor William dur
ing the summer intends to gazette his
brother. Prince Henry of Prussia, as
commander-in-chief of the entire Ger
man fleet in active service.
A man identified as Ingwald Run
ning, who escaped from the Wiscon
sin state reformatory at Green Bay,
Wis., in 1902, has beet, captured at
Bakersfield, Cal., and is now in the
county jail pending the arrival of an
officer from the east.
John Ford, secretary of the Ameri
can Asiatic association, and represen
tatives of commercial interests in
prominent cities, appeared before the
house committee on foreign affairs in
support of the Foster bill, to amend
the Chinese exclusion act in such
manner that high-class Chinese may
be admitted with less inconvenience.
Emperor William has expressed to
President Eliot, of Harvard university,
through the German ambassador at
Washington, his pleasure and sincere
thanks for the magnanimous Em
peror William fund," amounting to
$25,000, presented to the Harvard Ger
manic museum by friends of Germany
in America in remembrance of his
majesty's silver wedding.
President James M. Lynch, First
Vice-President John W. Hayes and
Secretary-Treasurer J. w. Bramwood,
of the International Typographical
Union, have been practically re-elected,
as the nominations have been fin
ished and there will be no opposition
to them on the ticket, which will be
voted on throughout the country the
third Wednesday In May.
A walnut tree and a pecan tree
nave been planted on the grave of
ex-Governor J. S. Hogg, in compliance
with his dying, request.
Prussia's minister of public works
has ordered that in future engineers
and firemen on the state railways
must be total abstainers.
President Fallieres received a tele
gram Friday from King Alfonso an
nouncing his betrothal to Princess
Ena of Battenberg.
The house In the Kentucky legisla
ture has passed .the senate bill allow
ing farmers to pool their crops and
hold them for higher prices.
The American National Red Cross
has .sent to the Japanese Red Cross
additional contributions of $5,000.
i Heinrich Conreid, director of the
Metropolitan house, New York, wad
acquitted of a charge of violating the
law regarding Sunday theatrical per
'formances. President Roosevelt is now an hon
orary member of the United Veterans,
having been elected by the camp at
Poplar Bluffs, Mo.
Most Rev. William H.' O'ConnelL
'recently appointed coadjutor arch
bishop of Boston, arrived in Boston on
the steamer Romanic, from Naples.
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CHAPTER XI. Continued.
Dick loses his breath, he is so
amazed to see the New York girl
here. What has brought her? He
sees that she is wrapped in a heavy
cloak and has doubtless worn a veil
over her face.
"Why have you come here. Miss
Westerley?" he asks, somewhat
shocked to see her.
"To save you," she replies in some
confusion.
"What? You knew I was in dan;
ger you have been warned of this
fire?"
She nods her head eagerly.
"Yes, she came to the hotel almost
frantic with apprehension, and begged
me tq. warn you. The boarding house
was unknown to her."
"You mean Juanita Lopez?" he
cries.
"Yes, the beautiful Mexican girl.
She overheard the plotters, and learn
ed enough to know what they meant
to do in order to seek revenge, but
could not find out the location. 'As a
last resort she came to me, and I hur
ried as fast as I could, but I greatly
feared I came too late. How did you
escape, Mr. Denver?"
"I was not in the house at all
but poor Bob, I fear the worst for
him."
While speaking, Dick calls to mind
the words of the man who was with
Senor Barcelona at the time they at
tacked him on the street, and they
seem doubly significant now in the
new light of things.
"Think, monsieur, it will be for
nothing we have taken all the risk
for nothing."
He undoubtedly meant the incen-
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diary fire; the passing in review of
Barcelona and his lieutenants has an
easy explanation -now.
"Listen! what are they shouting?"
exclaims Miss Pauline in some ex
citement. Dick is already thrilled by the
thought that this magnificent crea
ture,, the woman he has already learn
ed to love, has taken this dangerous
midnight trip to save his life.
Her words arouse him; he remem
bers that he has no business now to
be thinking of himself when human
lives are in peril. Perhaps he might
be instrumental in saving some one,
though he dislikes leaving Miss Pau
line alone in the crowd. Now he
catches the cries. Ail heads are bent
back, and every eye seems to be
watching something that is going on
above something that commands the
admiration of these Parisians, who
have a quick eye for bravery.
"The brave American!" is what
they exclaim, and Dick Is also thrilled
when his eyes take in the situation
above.
Through the fire and smoke he sees
a man on the flat roof of the burning
house. Some one is perhaps sitting
on his legs, for at least half his body
hangs over the coping, and in this
way he can reach the window of the
upper hall, where a number of
wretched people have clustered, as
though there can be safety in thus
coming together. In this man Dick
recognizes Colonel Bob. The present
Sheriff of Secora county was once a
Cincinnati fireman attached to the
famous Gifts, and thus it happens he
knows many of the tricks of the
trade.
Though not a large man, he has
the power of a Samson in his arms
and back. A pair of arms are out
stretched to the daring rescuer, he
clutches them above the elbows, and
lifts the woman up until some one
else on the roof can catch hold, when
she disappears over the coping and
the crowd below gives a subdued
cheer.
One has been saved, but there are
others left, Already has Colonel Bob
taken hold of a second, and with a
tremendous pull raises her as he did
the other, while the admiring crowd,
with the deep veneration for bravery
that distinguishes Frenchmen the
world over, cheer madly.
Though he sees the flames rushing
nearer, the man from New Mexico
will not give up his task. When they
reach the roof they are passed over
to the adjoining house, and in this
way finally arrive at the ground.
"Good for Bob!" says Dick, lost in
admiration for his comrade, to whem
so many owe their lives, aand Miss
Pauline echoes his words, for she can
appreciate bravery, bo matter by
whom shown.
"I only wish Dora were here to
see him," the girl from New York
says, and Dick smiles because he
knows it does not need such a spec
tacle to make Dora adore his friend.
"There goes the last one, seven In all!
Nobly done, old fellow! Now save
yourself!" cries Dick, hoping the oth
er may hear, but this is rendered im
possible, for the crowd sets up a deaf
ening clamor that rises above the roar
of the flames, and makes the welkin
rinc a cheer to let the hero oa the
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and can admire bravery no matter by
whom shown Frenchman, American,
Turk, or Arab.
"Look! he seems loth to go. There
Is some one at the window below!
On my life, I believe it is a young girl!
Heaven help her, she is lost!" and in
her excitement Miss Pauline clings
closer to the man at her side.
"Not quite, yet Colonel Bob sees
her. It is that sight which holds him.
What would he do?"
"He has something in his hands."
"Yes, yes, a coiled rope; there, he
drops it over, it hangs in front of the
window, he motions to her to put her
toot in the loop."
"And she is too dazed with fear
even to see the rope. Poor thing,
death will claim her," says Pauline,
every nerve strained under the ten
sion. "Not yet, not yet! See that my
friend of mine! How proud I am to
call him my comrade! He is already
over the edge of the roof. Strong
hands hold the rope above to pull
them up; but the flames are terribly
close, and I'm afraid Bob has gone be
yond his depth this time. There, he
is down at the window. Good heav
ens! he plunges inside to get a blan
ket with which to enwrap the girl.
There, he has done it! Will they be
saved or lost?"
Bob, holding the terrified girl with
one arm, fastens his foot in the loop,
grasps the rope, and then gives a
war-whoop that is heard like the re
port of. a rifle above the clamor of
flames and engines.
"Hoist away!"
Those above have been taking
glimpses at him they now set to
work to draw the double burden up.
Danger menaces Bob on all sides. The
rope Is slender, and, subjected to a
double strain, may break. Again, one
tongue of flame is likely to cut it in
two. They are far from being safe
yet.
Now they are at the coping hands
are seen to stretch out; they take the
girl from the clasp of the nearly ex
hausted American.
Somehow his clutch upon the rope
is lost, and he falls over backward.
Dick gives a shout; a mighty shud
der convulses the crowd below. Then
comes a cheer. The loop has caught
about Bob's ankle; he dangles head
downward, forty feet and more above
the ground, and in this condition is
drawn up over the edge of the roof.
Again the crowd shouts and laughs.
There do not seem to be any more
wretched human beings in danger of
death. Let the fire have its own and
devour wood and furniture it has
been cheated of its prey through the
cool daring of a man who knows -not
the meaning of the word fear.
Dick turns to his companion, his
face, lately so pale, now flushed, and
his eyes sparkling.
"What do you think of that Miss
Pauline? Wasn't it worth looking at?
Did you ever see such a brave fellow
in all your life? Heaven bless Bob
Harlan."
"I am proud to call him my friend."
she replies.
"And you came here at dead of
night to warn me of this danger?" he
continues, holding her gaze with the
magnetism of his own.
-"What else could I do? I knew,
where you were to be found, though it
would have been too late had all de
pended on me."
"Nevertheless, it is the motive we
remember in a case like this. Bob
would have been just as much a hero
had he ;failed to rescue a single one
of those unfortunates, and lost his
own life in the attempt"
"Yes, I realize that; but let the
praise, if any there be. rest with the
daughter of Lopez. She overcame
many obstacles in doing what she
did."
"Heaten bless her for her noble
purpose," he says, in earnest tones, as
though he means it
"There comes the colonel; hear how
the people cheer him. A king never
had such an ovation. They wave their
hats, they shout themselves hoarse.
I would not be surprised to see them
take him upon their shoulders yet in
triumph-." ,
"Bob will never allow that he Is too
modest by half. He sees us now he
comes this way. By my soul, is it
Bob he has undergone a change
since I saw him last, shorn in part of
his locks, and with his clothing half
torn or burned, but alive, thank
Heaven for that"
The sheriff of Secora county reaches
them both hold out a hand, and Bob
blushes under the ardent glance of ad
miration which Pauline of New York
bestows on Sim blushes like a school
boy when the belle of the village
deigns to give him a smile of encour
agement "Dora shall know of this, we will be
sure to tell her," says Miss Pauline.
'Some heroes would have begged her
not to breathe a word of it to any one.
but Bob is quite human he knows fur.
well that he has more than done his
duty in risking his life for the sake
of others, and it will be a pleasure .to
have Dora know. 30 he remains quiet
"Let us 40 to the hotel, we can do
no good here, and the crowd is dense.
I suppose we'll have to get a new out
fit in the morning, Bob," says, Dick.
"Why?" demands the other.
"Because all our effects are help
ing to keep yonder fire burning my
pictures, note-books, and a good many
mementoes I valued."
"The duse they are begging your
pardon, Miss Pauline. That may have
been stolen, but not burned, that's
dead certain."
"How do you know, Bob?"
"Because I lowered them from the
window with a rope and saw our
neighbor across the way carry both
trunks into his house. Remain here a
few minutes, and I'll see if they're
safe." with which he bounds away
while Dick and the New York girl
watch the progress of the flames.
They do jaot say much, but both of
them are doing a considerable amount
of thinking. Dick, on his part, is se
cretly admiring the nerve of Miss
Pauline in hurrying alone to warn him
of danger just as much as he has ad
mired her good looks, while she at
the same time steals side glances at
her companion and is quite pleased
to believe he cares for her more than
with a mere friendly feeling.
At last Bob heaves in sight again
the crowd recognizes him, and wher
ever he goes, enthusiastic cries arise,
"Bravo, Monsieur l'Americaine."
They are together again, and head
at once for the Grand Continental,
whieh, adjoining the garden of the
Tuileries, is not far away.
"Trunks are all right; gentleman
says he will keep them safe if not
burned out, and give them to no one
but myself in the morning." remarks
Bob, at which his companion la
pleased.
They reach the hotel, and Dick, ex
plaining how they came to be home
less and trunkless at this strange
hour of the night, secures a room for
both.
"Step in and reassure Dora; the
poor girl may not credit my story oth
erwise." says Miss Westerly, and Bob,
for one. is only too willing.
As they enter, Dora is seen flying
forward Dora, wild-eyed and appre
hensive, with her front locks in curl
papers and a .gown covering her re
markably pretty figure.
"Oh. Miss Pauline, I've been watch
ing, and the sky was so red. Don't
tell me you were too late that both
of them were burned in their bed6! I
shall faint, I know It Speak quickly
who is this? Not my Bob, oh. no,
don't tell me this is the man I ad
miredthis fright with the black face
and half his hair burned off! I shall
shriek if you come near me. Go away
now, there's a good fellow. You
scared me, but I know you can't be
my dear Bob."
(To be Continued.)
Lesson in Patience.
There are two women in the wait
inj room at the railway station. One
of them is tall and thin and of the
appearance which is sometimes de
scribed as nervous, yet she sits with
folded hands, placidly gazing at noth
ing. The other woman is plump and
pretty. By every evidence of feature
and build she should be joyous and
contented, yet she is fidgeting
around; she cannot sit in one place
more than two minutes; she gets up
and walks to the door, and then to
the windows; she keeps looking
about incessantly and from time to
time she sighs anxiously.
"May I ask." inquires the tall, thin
woman, "if there is any worry on
your mind?"
"Yes, there is," responds the
plump, pretty woman. "I am waiting
for my husband."
"Eut that should not worry you.
How long have you been waiting?"
"It's-iet me see what time is it?
It's forty minutes now."
"Forty minutes? My dear woman!
I've been waiting for my husband for
forty years, but you see I am not
1000th as nervous as you." Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Joshua Sears' Brown Bread.
In the early fifties, Capt. Gideon
Hallett, one of Cape Cod's seafaring
men, was the proprietor of an eating
house located at the head of Long
wharf, about where the custom house
now stands. In its primitive way it
afforded shelter and subsistence for
the hungry wayfarers and merchants
of those days, where they could par
take of a limited bill of fare, includ:
ing baked beans and brown bread,
minced fish and doughnuts and cof
fee. Joshua Sears, one of Boston's old
time merchants, was one of Capt.
Hallett's patrons, and frequently
called for an order of baked beans,
which was accompanied with a lib
eral slice of brown bread. While
partaking of - the 'beans it was Mr.
feats' custom to call for additional
orders of brown bread, and one day
Capt Hallett, remarked: "Mr. Sears,
if you will pay for brown bread I
will give you the beans."
Woman's Heart
Anxious mother What's the mat
ter, Arthur?
Adult son I am desperately in love
with Clara Vere de Vere, and I am
afraid to risk my fate by proposing.
I fear she does not care for me.
"I suppose she often speaks enthu
siastically of her girl friends when
talking to you."
"Some of them."
"Are the ones she praises living In
or near the city."
"No o, come to think. Some of
them live out west, and the rest are on
a five-year's tour of Europe."
"Did she ever refer to any girl you
meet, or can meet, as being 'sweet' or
'pretty,' or 'lovely,' or anything of that
sort?"
."No."
"She loves you." New York Week
ly. Pertinent
In a murder case tried before a cer
tain Judge, counsel for the defendant
urged:
"It is better than ninety and nine
guilty persons escape than that, one
innocent man should suffer."
In ils charge to the jury the Judge
admitted the soundness of the proposi
tion, but added:
"Gentlemen, I want you to under
stand that the ninety and nine have
already, escaped."
NEBRASKA
STATE ASSESSMENT BOARD
GIVES ASSESSORS DIRECTION
The State Board of Assessment
adopted rules for the guidance of
county assessors and incidentally in
structed them to assess the reserve
funds of fraternal companies. The
rules adopted by the board answer
the questions raised by tne county as
sessors at their recent meeting held
in Lincoln. Secretary Bennett was in
structed to send out to the county as
sessors the following letter:
It has been taken for granted by
some assessors that insurance com
panies are to be assessed only upon
their gross premiums for Nebraska
business during the preceding year.
This is erroneous. The assessment of
the gross premiums, is an assessment,
not upon the valuation of the prop
erty of the insurance companies, but
upon their business. It is not in lieu
of the assessment of the property
which they own in the state and
county, but in addition thereto State
against Fleming. 97 N. W. Neb., 1,063;
Achen and Munich Fire Ins. Co.,
against the City of Omaha, 101 N. W.
Neb., 3. The assessment on the bus
iness or gross premiums shall not be
made, however, against fraternal ben
eficiary associations and mutual in
surance companies that operate on the
assessment plan, have no capital stock
and make no dividends, and whose
scheme of insurance does not content-1
plate the return of any earnings or
profits to the policy holders. The last
named class of companies and asso
ciations shall be. assessed only upon
the value of all their property. Their
property may consist of office furni
ture and fixtures or any other personal
property, such as credits due or to be
come due. notes, bonds, mortgages,
moneys, deposited in banks or else
where, whether held by such associa
tions and companies as reserve funds,
contingent funds, emergency funds or
In any other manner. Such property
Is subject to assessment and taxation
acainst them and shall be listed and
assessed by the assessors.
1. Taxation being the general rule,
exemption the exception, where there
is any doubt in the mind of the as
sessor as to certain classes of prop
erty being exempt from taxation under
section 13 of the revenue act, he shall
assess the same.
Saloon licenses should be listed as
a franchise or privilege. The valua
tion placed thereon is purely a matter
for the sound judgment and discre
tion of the assessor, the same as that
exercised in fixing the value cf other
property. Opinion by attorney gen
eral. June 10, 1905.
The actual value of notes, bonds or
mortgages representing moneys loaned
or invested shall not be reduced or
diminished by substracting therefrom
the debts owing by tne person as
sessed who owns such notes, bonds or
mortgages. Credits evidenced by book
accounts and the like may be offset
by debts of like character only. Lan
caster county against McDonald, 103
N. W.. 87.
Each deputy assessor shall upon
actual view. list, value, assess and re
turn all property subject to taxation
in the townships, precincts, districts,
cities or wards and villages assigned
to him in the manner provided in this
act. Section 24, revenue law, 1903.
In listing live stock and other class
es of property covered by items 5, 6,
7, 8. 9, 10, 11. 12. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
25, 34, 35, 36, 37. 47. 48, 49, 50. 51. 52.
53 and 54 of the personal schedule
correct numbers must be given.
Under item No. 49 please list auto
mobiles separately, giving numbers
and value.
THERE ARE FEW GRAY WOLVES.
State Auditor Says, Majority of Wolf
Scalps Are From Dons.
LINCOLN "Knowing the habits of
gray wolf as 1 do. I am sure that there
are no gray wolves in Eastern Neb
raska and very few in the west.
Bounty claims for such animals al
leged to have been killed in Eastern
Nebraska will not be honored bv this
department, unless the entire carcass
is brought in that it may be exam
ined." The speaker was State Auditor
Searle, who this morning refused
bounty on two scalps brought in from
Nehama county, informing them, as
he recently did some citizens of
Omaha, that the animals they sup
posed to be gray wolves were really
coyotes or shepherd dogs. The state
pays a bounty of $6 per head on real
gray wolf scalps.
Highlanders Held for the Tax.
AURORA. Judge Evans held
a
short session of court and decided the
case of the Royal Highlanders against
Hamilton county. The opinion sus
tained the contention of the county
commissioners in. the right to tax fra
ternal societies.
Bounty on Gray Wolves Claimed.
LINCOLN. Notwithstanding the
statement bj: Auditor Searle that he
would require the hide of a gray wolf
when a person filed a voucher for
bounty, claiming he had' killed such
an animal in Nebraska, three vouch
ers were filed here by a party from
Nemaha county and no pelt accompan
ied the claim. The claims filed at
this time will be held for further con
sideration. The strange thing about
'these claims for gray wolf bounties is
that every one has come from a thick
ly settled portion of the country.
Insurance Company Pays Up.
LINCOLN. The long drawn out
and bitterly fought litigation over the
right of the state to enforce its re
ciprocal insurance tax law was ended
by the payment of $2,786. by the In
surance Company of North America.
Mortensen Out of Race.
State Treasurer Peter Mortensen Is
not a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor. He made
this announcement, concluding not to
enter the race after the question of
his eligibility was raised.
STATE NEWS
NEBRASKA BRIEFS
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion building at Beatrice, Is nearly
completed.
Young women of Omaha are about
to. enter upon a money-getting cam
paign to build a home for the Y. W. C.
A. They want $125,000.
Henry Guenwaldt, a resident of
West Beatrice, lost the sight of his
left eye by being struck in the face
by a piece of iron while at work.
At Tecumseh, Comity Judge Living
ston fined George Howell $25 and
costs for stealing a pair of horse
blankets. He could not pay and went
to jail. ;
Rev. G. C. Porter, pastor of the
First -Presbyterian church at Laurel,
has 'tendered his resignation to the
church ir order to be free to become
a full-fledged socialist.
Robert Samuel Briggs, for many
years a resident of Omaha, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor. His wife found the body lying
on a bed in a big pool ot blood.
In a fire originating from gasoline,
Mrs. Annie E. Hambright, aged sixty
eight, and her son Dell, aged thirty,
of Omaha, received burns which re
sulted fatally for the aged mother.
The new town of Uehling on the
Great Northern has-thirteen business
houses and two residences completed
and seven business houses and 'one
residence in course of construction.
At Ainsworth when H. W. Farrier
went out to his stable to look after
his fine thoroughbred stallions, and
jacks, he found one of the latter,
valued at $1,0110, dead, the cause being
unknown.
At Plattsmouth. Mrs. Mray Leiner
has brought suit before County Judge
Travis against J. W. and W. E. Tu-
lene, asking for damages in the sum
of $1,000 for personal injuries alleged
to have been committed March 9.
Schuyler attorneys interested in the
Platte river bridge case were in Lin
coln recently. The supreme court ap
pointed Judge Sullivan of Columbus,
as referee. He will take evidence and
decide the case not later than April
17.
P. Donahue, an employe of Frank
man Bros. & Mordis, fell over back
ward from the Great Northern bridge
across the Platte to the Ice, a distance
of thirty feet, striking on his back.
Strange as it may appear he was not
seriously injured.
Former School Superintendent Will
iam Collins of Cuming county, having
sold his farm, has left with his fam
ily for Gridley, Cal., where he will en
gage in fruit raising. Mr. Collins has
been a resident of Cuming county for
twenty-five years.
The latest enterprise at Cambridge
is the organizing of a building and
loan association, which has just been
perfected by the business men. The
certificate of approval of the articles
of incorporation has just been re
ceived from the secretary of the state
banking board.
Judge E. K. Valentine has packed
his household goods and leaves West
Point. The judge and. Mrs. Valentine
have been identified with the best in
terests of West Point and 'Cuming
county for nearly forty years, and en
joy the friendship or hundreds of citi
zens, whose best wishes follow them
to their new home.
Company D. N. N. G., in connection
with other citizens at Weeping Water,
are considering the plan of putting up
a building to be used as an armory,
auditorium and opera house. This is
some: Line that is badly needed, as
Weeping Water has no building (ex
cept the churches) suitable for hold
ing a public meeting of any kind.
Fire destroyed a large part of the
business section of Libery, causing a
loss of $35,000, partly covered by in
surance. The fire was discovered by
the engincmen on a passing train who
blew the whistle for ten minutes,
thereby awakening the inhabitants. A
bucket brigade was at once formed,
but was of no avail as the fire had
gained so much headway.
Secretary Mellor of the State
Board of Agriculture has issued his
advance announcement of the state
fair, to be held in Lincoln September
3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. August 31 and Sep
tember 1 and 2 are set apart for prep
aration days. In the announcement it
is stated tnat tne increase in prem
iums over last year is $i,000. During
the last year $25,000 was spent in
permanent improvements. The indi
cations are the fair this year will be
better than ever.
Attorneys for W. L. Newby. whom
the district court of Saline county dis
barred from practicing because it was
alleged Newby bad forged a deed in a
legal controversy, are in the supreme
court to have the matter reversed and
the charges quashed. Attorneys for
Newby assert the district court had
no right to disbar Newby from prac
ticing in all the courts of the state,
but that they have a remedy in crim
inal proceeding if they desire to
prosecute the attorney.
The citizens of Pierce are feeling
pretty good over the fact that they
no longer live in a village, but a city
of the second class. The village
board met and A. L. Brande presented
an affidavit showine that there was
1.000 inhabitants, which made the
village a city.
G. H. Johnson, president of the
Commercial club of Beatrice, gives
out the information that he has had
an expert from the Kansas oil fields
make a thorough investigation in that
neighborhood, and that the latter is
satisfied that oil and gases can be
found there.
The new joint signal service at the
Rock Island and Burlington crossing
at South Bend has been completed
and Bock Island trains are no longer
obliged to make the stop at the end of
the Platte river bridge.
The' Burlington Railroad company
is preparing for the impending strike
In the bituminous coal region by com
pleting arrangements for the conver
sion of all its engines on the McCook
division to "lignite burners." Ma
terials of all kinds necessary have
been collected at McCook and the
change can be perfected in a few
hours on each locomotive.
Trior Is no RoohoHo Sana, Alum,.
Lima or Ammonia In food mase with-
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Compiles with, tho Puro F
faUSta
Contradiction in Nature.
For hundreds of years,- 4erhapr
thousands, the Australian black has
accepted the doctrine of a trinity inv
heaven and the theory of evolution..
In some respects he is far superior
to his civilized contemporary. Yet
he curls himself round like a dog and
sinks to sleep on the bare ground at
sunset
In the dark he Is a veritable
cowara.
.
Astonishing!
It is astonishing, though, how far
a good complexion will carry a girL
I verily believe that nine out of every
ten men are more attracted by a.
really good complexion and a health,
color than by fine eyes or pretty hair,,
or even a good figure which is an
other valuable asset for a girl to pos
sess. "Ambrosia," in The World.
Tends Monkeys and Men.
The monkey house at the London,
zoo is being cleaned, disinfected and
partly reconstructed. The Field re
marks: '"The work will be done under
the supervision of Dr. Gordon, the
expert. who has been in charge of the
sanitation of the House of Commons."'
Shake lata Tar Sho
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures pain
ful, smarting, nervous feet and ingrowing
nails. It's the greatest comfort discovery
of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold by
all Druggists, 25e. Trial package FREE.
Address A. S. Olmsted, Le Koy, N. Y-
Family Umbrella.
There has been discovered at
Greenock, England, an old-fashioned
umbrella with whalebone ribs, which,
must be quite 120 years old. When
opened it affords shelter for a whole
family. fpring!
Time to cleanse tne svstem and purify
the bicod. Take Garfield Teu, Nature's
lerfec5 axative:itis the best Dlooa purifier
novvn it cures sick heaiiacue, regulates
the 1 ver. It-eys. tomaeh and bowels.
3enl for sample. Garlieid Tea Co., Brook
l.u,N. Y.
The most mistaken endeavor and
rervor is better than sleek apathy and
indifference.
Smokers appreciate the quality value of
Lewis' Sniffle Binder cisrar. Your dealer
or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111.
Many Tailed Kittens.
Cats with nine lives and cats with
out tails have always been plentiful in
Wapakoneta, O., but cats with two or
three tails were never seen there be
fore. Peisler brothers are the proud
possessors of three kittens with seven
tails, two have two tails each, and
one has only one common tail. The
extra tails grow out of the kittens'
backs along the backbone, are fully
developed and almost as long as the
natural tails. Exchange.
French Rural Postmen.
The French postman of rural neigh
borhoods ekes out the small salary of
his governmental position by doing all
kinds of errands in the village for
people who live along his route. He
makes a small income from the fees
received for his services. In sum
mer nowadays, he sometimes goes
his rounds on a bicycle, but in wintcx
he has to walk.
French Tailor's English.
A French tailor, who advertised
"English spoken," was sometimes at
a loss for the right word. On one
occasion, wishing to tell a customer
that her girdle was too high, he hesi
tated a moment, then, with a look of
inspiration he said: "Madyame you
curvature is too upstairs."
Book Worth $1,5" ""0.
The most valuable book in the Brit
ish Museum is "The Co'"- Alexan
drinus," said to be worth St 500,000.
GRAND TO LIVE.
And the Lest Laugh Is Always the
Best
"Six months ago I would have
laughed at the idea that there could
be anything better for a table bever
age than coffee." writes an Ohio wom
an "now I laugh to know there is."
"Since childhood I drank coffee as
freely as any other member of the
family. The result was a puny, sick
ly girl, and as I grew Into womanhood
I did. not gain in health, but was af
flicted with heart trouble, a weak and
disordered stomach, wrecked nerves
and a general breaking down, till last
winter, at the age of 38 I seemed to
be on the verge of consumption. My
friends. greeted me with 'How bad you
look! What a terrible color! and this
was not very comforting.
"The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. I was
thoroughly discouraged.
"Then I gave up coftVe and conV
menced Postum Food Coffee. At first
I didn't like it, but after a few trials
and following the directions exactly, it
was grwrd. It was refreshing and
satisfying. In a couple of weeks I
noticed a great change. I became
stronger, my brain grew clearer, I was
not troubled with forgetfulness as in
coffee times, my power of endurance
was more than doubled. The heart
trouble and indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
"I began to take an interest In
things about me. Housework and
home-making became a pleasure. My
friends have marveled at the change
and when they inquire what brought
it about, I answer 'Postum Food Cof
fee, and nothing else in the world.'"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
.There's a reason. Read the little
book. "The Road to Wellville' in
pkgs.
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