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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1907)
va8&&jr- 2, ri.; - ,rA o15 i:o? r 31 W iT & S - . " ' .' "- ,! - " J r??Tiv.- I ,-- v ' m lt? 12; ii'K - - VT- t -r " .! ju jwrfS iii .'; -"j v a w-v -w vr- J t j-T . .j-. J3 l I lt. IjA- 4 ' I ., 1 Columbus Journal 11 i r. a. tntoTHEft. P. K. STKOTHCR, OO&UMBUS, so Arabia. mm Is broaght to wreoght throegh the hlrllgig. Who the esst m at the hoigbt would ever lecw a a apodal oriental fadf I a time whea the eaat .' .". . - . aa Ike ortgtaator or. vanoos 1 lactadlag perfamea of the erier. Shakespeare hints at, he makes Lady Macbeth af- , alter tfce Indelible mark of crime Uwresaed: "AH tfce pet of Arabia wiU sot aweetea tfcla Yet aow. aays tfce Troy it seems Arabia may get ita from tfce Unite States. Cea se! WMBam Coffin, stationed at Maakat. sera there la aa excellent chance for the aale et the American article in remarking: "Perfamery. aa article of laxury among Europeans. aeaaas'to he almost. a household aeces atty in Oman, where meat as well aa weama m 'If. lavishly. On formal Tialta tt-ls.aaaally offered' to a gaest after aherbert and coffee, have been and 4 favorite present, where - serricea are requited by gift i- stead'of aaoney. isan expensive bettle of aceac. Arabia, so long famous far Ma apices .and perfumes, now geea abroad far its perfumery." After ex amining at considerable length tfce heat way In which to put up American perfumes in order to attract native fancy,' Consul Coffin again points eat that .there Is an opportunity for secur ing considerable custom among .the well-to-do not only of the city of hfaekat hat of the country at large. So here la a chance both to expand American trade and abed fragraaee Being a strong young man hae Ita vantages in Turkey. Elsewhere. service is seldom obligatory hi times of peace for more than throe years, whereas la the saltan's realm H la ae aaaaual thing for a soldier to bo fcept la the army for sevea years. Bat the yoang Turk seems to be wonder tally paticat. A German correopondeat at Saloetca had occasion the other day to observe a number of military at a ralhray station. They had dhuhtignd and had taken their seats an the train, when, shortly before it waa to leave, a message came from headquarters stating that the mazbada regarding their return had not arrived aad that there was no money anyway to pay for their passage. Without a word of complaint the troops left the urate aad went into camp, where they had to wait several weeks before they were tnally sent home. There have. however, been signs of disaffection of late, aad the minister of war baa claimed his intention of of service. aew Saturday evening di far New Yorkers is found by the North river la the ferry . at any time fat a place to eoa oa Saturday Bights ft hi es i place of mixed R hae a decidedly old world le crews of the aa the Hoboken side of the dressed in their not scraps of laagaaas country in Europe can be la the cafes: there 1 of pretty girls who have nocked the piers to flirt and flirting, aad a score of other features peculiar to the time .New Yorkers en the look- aatried attractions have found a Hoboken. ery la London that still receiving to them ia the times of IT aad William IV. geea to the statement, made recently ia England, that aa the host way to longevity obtaia an annuity or reside la ahoase. fie rare- if, he said, had to inquire Into the of a aonagoaarlan unions the an Inmate of aa or workhouse. New Yorkers have arrangement wheiohr horses broken down ia the service et the atty wil hereafter be turned oa a farm and loft to enjoy aa eht age instead of being sold into diwdgery. Bat isn't it just as humane to brteg a "brokea down" '-I'mal to a painless death by a chloroform or other route as it Isoto let him die a lingering death? It ia certainly lew expensive. AH detective talent Isn't limited to Sherlock .Holmes. Out in Oes Moines a young man had the amiable habit of appropriating the first automobile he could find without an order, taking a 40 or Sf-mlle ride with his sweetheart aad then abandoning the machine. The police were all at sea until they amcovered a bunch of sweet peso ia aa empty machine. In the bunch was one of a peculiar shade. v.-hich it was found was grown only is .ic garden in the etty. Now the yo..... .a:i is in jell. , Aa American heiress was recently married to Prince Vivitella Cess!, duke of Poll and duke of Guadagnola. Do aot hastily conclude that she had been greedy enough to become the wife of the entire Italian nobility. Heiaoaly .eae little dark gentleman. If Japan can send those exaggerated -fly tracks of her written language through the air by wireless to the mainland as is proposed, without cro- atiag a cyclone, the wireli tosaccly a success. Pw fames ef times 0 M BUSO, .Viswhea Ktlehaed. hy I ie StateQipifal Matters of General Interest 1 ftm Netnsfca's Seal of for Raiiroad Bennett aad Henry 8ey- cempleted- the forma for of the dty aad precinct who are to assess railroad la villages aad dties. There are 919 towns la Nebraska through which eae or mere railroads ran. One report the state board will sen to the railroads to he filled out,, showing the value of railroad property la each tows, aad seat to-the taxing officer of that town. The taxing officer then secures a form prepared by the coun ty clerk, and with tfce report of the railroad to aid aim makes the assess ment and returns It to the county clerk, who in turn sends a report to tfce state board. This report sent to tfce railroads contains ten separate forms. A second report Is sent to the railroads to be filled out and re turned to the state board. This con tales eleven forms. These reports must be In the hands of the assessors by March 1 and delivered to the state board hy the first Monday In May. Official Vote in State. Following Is the official vote at the recent election: Supremo. Judge h ' M. B. Reese (rep.) rS'Ii- a H. Sedgwick (rep.)..'.. 22-J52- L I Albert CpP-lnd.) 2.577 G. U Locals pop-lnd.).. 2.18S Otto Meier (dem.) : 3.668 I. I Albert dem.) 7.570 6. I Loomis (dem.) 95f Ott Meier dem.) 3.8 J. D. Grayes (pro.)., J23 L Stebbins (soc) 305 Railway Commissioner P. A. Caldwell (rep.) IMU H. T. Clarke, jr. (rep.) J2?fS SL M. Wallace (rep.) 12il! Samml IJchty (pro.) 688 B. F. McCIure (soc) 300 Resent State University .. C. B. Anderson (rep.) ll'llZ George Conpland (rep.) 26.527 1 A. S. Von Maasfelde (rep.) 17.4U R. J. Millard (dem.) t.ie.9 J. I Sondeaa (dem.) 15.Zl J. Ia Snndean (pnp-ind.) J. H. von Steen (pro.)....-. J..M. Carter (soc.) J alias Holleader (see.).. Leo X. Lasabrigger (soe.) G. C Porter (soe.) James fietanler (soe.)..... W. C Rosen aoc). fte fill va- 4.845 671 163 93 78 15 95 114 Cemmiaeien Saves Woman's Cash. Mrs. F. A. Draper sf Cedar Rapids, la., is under obligations to the state railway commission for. saving her S46 whieh she said had been charged her by the Union Pacific for storage oa her baggage. Mrs. Draper took the advice of the commission when re turning heme from Greeley. Colo., and bought her ticket to the first station in Nebraska, Barton. This was to get the benefit of the 2-cent fare law. When tfce train rerA'.ed Barton, it did not stop and her baggage was taken to Big Springs. When she finally got track of it, there was charged against it the $4X6. Mrs. Draper took the matter up with the commission, which wrote to the general baggage man ager of the Union Pacific Later the 1 nmmlimlsn received a letter from that emeJal stating that he had looked into the matter and found the facts by Mrs. Draper, and he -the commission she seed not y- Complaints About Fires. hsferntal complaints have the state railway commission City sad Litchfield be ef flie numerous fires started neighborhood by the sparks Bumington engines. One coatr stated that he had seen a Beech out the screen of his engine which Is supposed to prevent Are from being thrown from the sosokeetoek. He did this to secure a better draught. , The commission has takes the matter ap with General Manager Holdrege and has been in formed that flremea have explicit or ders to mabe.ns sseh-assaslta on the screens in their .engines, even though these engines do not breathe well. The many complaints that have been filed recently have 'encouraged the comminston to' write further to the general staaager, demanding aa in vestigatloa. Nebraska National Guard.,. The Nebraska national guard is not discouraged by' the lowering of Its standing m marksmanship at the re cent aatioaal shoot.- Target practice win be continued as la the past with a view to developing marksmen. The Nebraska team received fortieth place In the team match at the na tional shoot, with a score of 2.30& Last year with a score of" 2,353 it was grrea twenty-ninth place, indicat ing that the organizations that took part have improved wonderfully, while Nebraska has remained about sta tionary. The United States navy won flrst place in the team match with a score of 3,421. Only Ave members of a company are permitted to qualify as marksmen to attend the state shoot where twelve men are chosen to com prise thStState team. In Favor of Castle." , The supreme court, of Nebraska has decided that Ray O. Castle was enti tled to the aldermanlc seat now held by William Schroeder In the Lincoln city council. Mayor Brown-tappointed the latter to fill, out 'the unexpired term of C. I Eaton, who was killed. The supreme court decided that the vacancy only existed until the next election. -Castle, who was a candi date, had no opposition aad the court decided' that the city council must canvass the vote. and give him the Place. x , ' Professor of Law University. Prof. Ersest B. Conant, who has been dean of the Washington college of law at Topeka, Kas., has been ap pointed professor of law at tfce uni versity. Dean Pound will be succeed ed by Prof. George B. Costigan, who was a member of the law faculty last year. Prof. Conant will "take a part of the work, of Prof. Costigan and some'of Deaa Pound's. He will teach property and the course la quasi-contracts. -Frank J. Phillips will take the place vacated by Prof. Miner aa head sf the department of forestry. hrnaO KvaVsosssmCB frem XI State Sapsrmteadeat jsst made,ais fltst dor the assrnaeat forest fund.. The apportionment is the acreagela the eeats beiag accredited to each The total acreage ia the Nebraska re serves ia 58,602J3 acres was divided 97M.37, sad it atta to the counties aa- follows: SSJ2; - Thomas, XmM'.r S11L2S: Grant. tStHTS,, audi I1SS.44. One-ifth of tfce money la di vided eaaaUy between the school dis tricts, one-flftfc to the public fund aad three-flfths la divided lag to the enumeratioa of school ehtt drea. The forest reserves -ia, Ne braska are divided as follows: Dismal River reserve. Blaise county, f .2TS.16 seres; Thomas county, 77.C21.W acres; total, SZ&4.2S acres. North Platte reserve. McPhersoa eeusty, 232,802.73 acres; ' Grant county, 14V 08.85 acres; 4 total, S82.4U.5t acres.1 Niobrara reserve, Cherry couaty, 121, 297.10 acres. , r .- Missouri Pacific Will Ccmsfy. General Manager. A W. Sullivaa of the Missouri' Pacific : railroad has ac-j knowledged the teceipt of the recom- mendations of the state 'railway com-, mission that the company repair its) tracks and improve its roadbed in Ne) braska and report every two weeks) the progress it is making. The gas-, era! manager's letter closes: In response thereto, the aadei signed would state that it win be the policy of the management of this earn pany to fully meet the desires' of the, commission' in performing the work recommended in the communicaaoa received. "All of the work, to which atten tion Is directed by the commission wiU be done as early as practicable and consistent with the possibility of securing men and materials for the same. Very truly yours." State Law Library. The law library room at the sity wiU be materially enlarged with in a few days to accommodate the growing needs of the law school 'and the new law books that came to) the university this summer. The parti- Ltioa wall that has separated the eld law library hall from a small semi nary room on the south wUl he re moved to make eae large room. The hall that led to the library formerly will also be throws into the aew' room, making the book space about a third larger than it was last winter. With all the libraries ia the oily that are at the disposal of the law ato dents the facilities here are aa good as' they are anywhere in a school of this size. Tnere are over 14t,ff books for reference work that the -law students may use. Nebraska Furnishes Congressman Nebraska furnished one of Okla homa's new cnogressmen, K. L. Fal ton, who has just been electeaVwas a student in the university here about twenty years ago, hailing from Paw nee county. He left his studies to go on the comic opera stage, ulti mately landing in the Lillian RasaeM company, where he . remained four years. Later he returned to Pawaea aad entered the practice of law, with music as his principal recreatioa. Ho conducted little operas ia the south era part of the state and eves wrote aa .opera that received Three or four years ago he to Oklahoma. Mr. Fulton sliver republican in 1898, aad one time a caadidate far m governor. To Meet Black Hitfe The state railway the request of the BarHagtoa. mltted that road to meet the Hills rates of the Northwestern. Rates from Omaha, Lincoln, Itemest Ne braska City. Hastings and Graad IaV aad are included. The esmatisoiea granted the Burlington permiasios to reduce the rate os brick from three aad one-half cents to three eeata from Geneva to Edgar; on sand from Grand Island to .Cairo from three eeata to tow cents. The Burliagtoa was also granted permission to make the fol lowing rates on sand from Graad Isl and: To Broken Bow, four aad half cents; to Merna, five eeata; Ansehno, five cents. The Superintendents Meeting. Superintendent Pears of Mill kee, formerly of Omaha, aad Andrew S. Draper, commissioner of pubsnV schools of the state of New York, wil be two of the speakers before the an nual meeting of the Nebraska super intendents' and principals' In Lincoln October 24 to 26. Commissioner Draper will discuss normal training Ia high schools, a feature which has re cently been adoped in Nebraska, Mr. Pearse wffl speak on school admiaia tration. Keokuk Invitee Shefdon. Governor Sheldon has received aa invitation from the people of Keokuk to be the guest of the N city ea the occasion of the visit there of Presi dent Roosevelt, October L The gov ernor has accepted. At last meeting of the state board of education a claim of $119.65. pre sented by Prof. Caldwell, formerly a member of the Peru normal faculty and now connected with a business college of Lincoln, was rejected. The claim was for the pen work on di plomas of the ' Peru state normal school when Mr. Caldwell was an in structor in that institution. The board decided that no member of the faculty who was receiving pay from the. state should receive extra pay. Mr. Caldwell said he did the work oat of office hours. Trip to Black Hills. The manufactures and jobbers of Lincoln have decided to take a trip to the Black Hills and wiU make aa extended trade excursion beginning September 29. A special traia win be chartered. State .Fair Receipts. Secretary Mellor stated that the gross receipts at the state fair grounds amounted to $lt6.4t-ll. Bs peaaes were $71,782.41. The balance is S33.Cz3.7L f:s AaswrfttosusstsV A P 1u - - tifirmw jasmSsA m usapusa: ubbbu sswaaram PMPUETUY lEhWES VS. WSKHaTIVESCIIrTnlS hfnCwww 9n Wow sf rJrsao in Two Years, Only Per Coat. Wore Duo to Patent 'a proas committee of the Proarls uwy IseeilsfUm sf America will.pro seat at tfce sext meeting of that body a report showing the number of acet daatol deaths caused hy patent aaodl eiaos hi the two years ceding June Sf , Hot. os-oompaied with deaths from immediately after the beds- the latest ' crwwde against tfcla committee collect data. This k was. does through the clipping whieh raialohsil accounts of al sooths, exclssive of suicide, due to the Bftloaoo of medicineo,, drags or poisoaa. The result ehowed.tbat only throe, per coat could be traced di ssctiy .to.the products 'made by the mamfcsrs of the association.. The "greatest care is .said to '"have heea exercised la tabulating. the fig ares received. Whenever the cause of death was doubtful,' special lnves ttgatioa wasmade,, ab,matter where the esse might' have. occurred. The work of assorting and. .preparing the rsoord waa done In Chicago, and the erigiaal eUppings sad correspondence are hi the pseeessioa of Ervia F. Kemp. 184 La Salle street that city.' the association's publicity agent The report says, in partr "A large aamser of accidents, re sultlsg fatally or otherwise,' 'were aaassd hy the carelessness of persons who left drugs, medicines or poisons withm the reach of children. A large aamhsrv alas, were caused by persons going to medicine cabinets in the dark aad taking down the wrong bottle. In as eass reported was any medicine, 'pateaf or otherwise, held responsible fltr injury or death except when left witfcla the reach of children or taken or administered In gross overdose." The committee says; that it is ua kebj that aay cases of death from the ase sf patent medicine escaped the newspapers, hut that 'it Is prob able that death from the causes tabu lated did ssear without receiving pub letty. Physicians, sf course, report the oaasss of death. The committee says that they weald be the last to ssaajraas the cause if due to the use of mediefne sot reqularly prescribed. A rooapftalatloa of the committee's flaslagu show 4,295 cases of poisoalag. sf which LTfS were fatal The great oat Bumber sf esses, 1,638, with 893 ia attributed to medicines baa proprietary remedies. There are oa the list 90 cases of sick- sad 43 deaths due to patent medi- Analyzing its statistics, the commit tee finds 281 eases of sickness, with 143 deatha, due to strychnine tablets, which are among physicians' favorite remedies aad are often left within the reach of children. Under the head of miscellaneous prescriptions are grouped 44 cases where. theTeport says, it has been im possibis after diligent Inquiry to as certain the name or the character of the drag or medicine which.caused In Jury or death, beyond the fact that the modielas sr drug was prescribed hy a physfemn. Of these cases 18 fatal. The committee oaya: the head ef 'AH Patent are grouped an those rem- wbieh are recognised aa pateat aad which are advertised public for Internal use, athsrltles say that at -half sf the medicines tskea la the United States are sf the Had aa patest medicine.' aad vet two years among So.t6t.ttf people aavo heea but ninety easm ttnljihroo fatal) that have booa re- fa the newspapers from the uswBse sf these remedies." m a single folly substantiate ts it ever charged that aay pat- BMdtstBe ia .recommeaded doses iajurisus. In this connection it ahoald he understood that ia making certificates and in reporting of injury to the aewspapers which these cases were secured. a shystcian bad tfce final word, and Sa this connection Is there any prob ability that the doctor will hide his swa oarelcasBess or neglect or that sf a follow practitioner whose support ho may want at some time, and is there evea a possibility that he might hiss say responsibility that, could be throwa at a patent medicine? Ask yourself these questions. Then when yea have found the answer, consider that during ail this most thorough aad careful Investigation covering a period of two years, in not a single established case was it shown that patent medicine In recommended doses was injurious. The most remarkable case reported was that of an Italian laborer ia New York who suffered from pains in the chest A physician ordered a porous plaster which the patient ate, with fatal results. Origin of Scotland's Motto. It was thought by the Danes to be cowardly to attack an enemy after nightfall, but on one occasion when they were waging war in Scotland, they deviated from their usual rule. On they crept noiselessly and unob served. In their bare feet upon the unsuspecting Scotchman. When near the camp one of the Danes trod upon a thistle and in his pain cried out This aroused the sleeping Scotchmen, and they gave the alarm. The Danes were defeated with terrible' loss of life, and ever since that time 'the thistle has been the insignia of Scot land, with the motto: "Nemo me im pune lacessit" "No one provokes me with impunity." Dugald'o Explanation. Staying at an Inn In Scotland a shooting party found their sport much interfered with by rain. Still, wet or fine, the old-fashioned barometer that i hung in the hall persistently pointed to "set fair." At length one of the party drew the. landlord's attention to the glass, saying: "Don't yon think aow. Dueald. there's something the . matter with your glass?" "No. sir," replied Dugald, with dignity; "she's a gwde glass and a powerful glass, but she's ao awved wi trifles." 4MbbooPs PasVaovus ported ass si hist death FOOL THE PEOPLE OF MEN AND PAJUJM. OKIE ofssssBsmif e wj wavfcawaBBsBssssw toa Is Played U; of "Tea ena tost some si part of the time, hat yea saa fool oth ers an the time." seems to he a motto of the get-rlch-sslek men aad "geld brick" operators. Pages sf the doily and weekly press may be ailed with warnings to readers to be oa the look out for swindlers, yet maay whs are credited with intelligence wUl keep right on biting, at baits thrown oat to them by various coaeoras whs -cats ia bags." Psychologists say that every has a weak spot somewhere la the braia. It seems that this softness Is commonly manifested, in false reason ing that frequently one eaa get some thing for notkiag. Uadorstaadlagthis desire oa part of the majsrity. the fakirs bait their hooka aeeordiagly. There are large coseerss which have built up great enterprises by repre senting to the people that with each bin of goods purchased the buyer gets "something for aothlag." Just think of a "graft" Ilk tfcm -that will draw $1,800 worth of soap or ders in a single month from a town of 10.000 people! Bat this is just what has been done within the post few months. Just think of wives of grocers and dry goods merchants ia large cities joining "soap clubs" and paying a dollar each month to a for eign concern just to secure a pre mium, while their husbands could supply them at half the cost all the soap and the premium too! Tet such is the drawing power of "the something for nothing" nrgument if the Creator gave these women com mon sense, they little know how to utilize it Some means should be devised to tax directly or indirectly the con cerns in foreign cities that seek to do business directly with consumers through the mails. . At present they are protected by the iaterstate com merce law. These concerns make their money by dealing with the peo ple of some community, where they pay no taxes direct or ilcease fees. The merchants of the town are taxed upon the business they do. Is this proposition a fair one? The for eign insurance companies doing busi ness in a state must pay a license fee for. so doing. Why not compel the foreign mercantile concern to do the same? Our national laws should be so constructed as to provide that there be a tax on the amount of busi ness transacted in a state, by any mercantile concern in another state, unless the business be transacted by concerns which pay taxes within the state for the doing of such business. D. M. CARR. FOR GREATER ECONOMY. Manufacturing Drifting Closer to Fields Where Raw Material Is Produced. Economy In every Industry la be coming more pronounced year after year. Manufacturing centers sre drift ing toward locations where the raw materials can be secured at lower cost During the past ten years eot ton manufacturing In the south has Increased more than a hundred per cent, and there has been a decrease la the production of textile manufac turing centers in the New England states in proportion to the increase in consumption. A score of years ago the great flour manufacturing centers were in New 'York and other eastern states. To-day the west controls manufactures-of flour and cereal foods. When mills are located in -centers of wheat and- corn producing sections in number sufficient to utilize the crops of local territory, it will work a bene fit to the farmers of toe land in the saving sf what is now paid in freight rates or raw products to manufactur ing centers, and the distribution cost to consumers of the land. Every farm er eaa help better conditions aad help himself by giving his support to local maaafactarlng enterprises. Give Charm to Town. Attractive streets, wen paved, good sidewalks, clean appearing buildings, signs arranged well, all go. to add a charm to a towa. One of the things that often gives strangers to a towa a bad impression is the loose manner in which storekeepers and others take care of the exterior of their places. Often not a sign about the place is to be found to designate the character of the business carried on, and this can only be knovsi by a peep through the open door. The windows are often arranged in such a way as to give little knowledge of the goods handled. During' the summer time awnings hanging low over the walks, so the passer-by must stoop to avoid them, are found in many places. Just a little care is needed to improve along these lines. An attractive sign does not cost much and is a good in vestment for the storekeeper. Clean liness in front' of business places makes a good impression. In fact strangers will seldom enter a store If the outside appearance Indicates slov enliness and carelessness. The up-to-date merchant win always be found with a well-cared-for establishment It is quite often you can tell the busi ness importance of a man in the com munity by the appearance of his store. Make business places attractive as possible. It may cost you a little money, a little extra labor, but it will pay in the long run. - Building Up Trusts. During the past ten years billions of dollars have been sent to the large cities by the residents or rural com munities, and these billions have been need in building up trusts that work against the best interests of the masses who reside In agricultural sec tions. Is it not time to awaken to the dangers of sending money away frost the home towas? MAKING CHEAP GOODS. sTsa Oftoav "t? .A? on tfce market la with wol advertised much lower price, has very inferior articles. 80 1 he nde attractive appearaace so aa to please tastes sre for the to he the ealy conoid- Is the maaufacture of stoves particularly hi there great for fraud. In diflereet states of the middle west are huge asaasiBB that make a specialty of BMmufaoturing sieves to sapply deal era whs depead on cheapness to se eare sales. These maaufactarers buy from junk dealers all classes sf old ires, and this remelted and worked over enters largely into their manu factured articles. The result Is that a stove la produced that while it ap pears to be all right a few months' use win prove it to be almost worth loss. The tessile strength is not there, the metal is rotten and brittle. tiie expansion caused by the heat it warp aad crack. ,The linings are ef the poorest material. One ef the tricks employed Is the ase of eld sheet Iron for lining. Throughout the south and in maay of the large northern cities the manu facture of artificial Ice is extensively carried on. Galvanized iron cans of the capacity ef a 300-pound ice-cake are seed, and la every large plant thousands of cans are ia use. The ammonia that ia ased in the process of freezing boob causes the cans to corrode, and then they are rendered useless for the purpose required. The stove manufacturing concerns buy up these discarded cans, and use them for lining stoves. It can be judged that the life of the stove in this way ia shortened, but as the stoves are never intended to last long, the lining is as good as the other material which enters into their composition. In appearance these stoves are all that can be desired, but their wearing and durable qualities are not half that of a properly made stove should be. They are often sold at as high prices as the best article, but more frequent ly are disposed of as "big bargains," and are dealt in extensively by con cerns that advertise themselves as "manufacturers," and do business "di rect with the consumers" through the mails. Makers of stoves who put out brands of goods known to be standard never resort to such methods, as one inferior stove might result In theIos3 ef a dozen sales, and no reputable stove dealer or hardware merchant weald handle the goods. D. M. CARR. HOME NEWSPAPERS. Are Factors in the Enlightenment sf the People. This is an era when the business man who would succeed must place the right value upon publicity. This is the most enlightened era the world has ever known. Only a small per centage or the people' particularly among the EngiibU speaking) cannot read aad write, and in fact it Is a rare thing to find an illiterate person in aay American community. Ia every farmer's house can be found from one to a dozen newspa pers and periodicals. The old-style farmer is fast passing, and there is a general admission that intelligence, in fact scientific training is needed on the farm as well as in the basiaess house and factory. With telephones, daily rural delivery serv ice and every innovation of civiliza tion, the American farmer is fast be coming noted among the educated and advanced classes. They are readers, thinkers and logicians. Growing gen erations in agricultural communities have all the advantages that the youth ef cities have, and few of the disad vantages. They surely breathe a healthier moral atmosphere. The farmers are the main support of the country press. They feel interested in all local affairs, and the home pa per is the means of keeping them in formed of things going on Immediate ly about them. If the average mer chant would give as substantial sup port to the home paper as does the farmer, the editor would' not only be enabled to give the farmer a better paper, represent his interests better, but the merchant would receive a ben efit in seeing his town improve and its business increased) and all his environments improved. Overcrowded Fields. The growing seriousness of the mail order houses cutting into the trade of the country merchants no doubt will bring about a change in their methods of, doing business. The keepers of stores in small cities and towns must change from obsolete ways and adopt modern mercantile methods, or seek some other vocation. In the small towns the expenses of conducting business are less than in the large city, and while it may' be true that- goods cannot be bought for the prices paid by the big city dealers, and freight rates in some cases may be higher, conditions 'could be bet tered If the merchants would only set about to meet competition as they should. A district containing an average population can support only a limited number of stores. Too often it is the case that there are more stores than is needed to supply the wants of. the community. Such a condition is caused chiefly by those who desire to enter mercantile life, exercising poor judgment in selecting a location. They enter an over-crowded town and fail to follow sound good business principles. The result is failure, or a mere struggle and an injury to the interests of the town in which they are located. "It Pays to Advertise.,, The merchant who believes "that advertising is just throwing away money," can hardly hold out well when there is any competition to meet He might succeed in running a crossroad store in some pioneer coun try,' but he has little place in the business world where it is essential I that up-to-date methods be employed. rfprowse as BSBOO usem . 1 & tafle- oaood sot to tan o afaetarsrs KIDNEY TROUBLE JapVtaflWK x? . mi j. aS KiWKBffi?BsrjpsVBoSM 6sB&iMaBBBaKfimBBByJMM ImBII RaaaaaH JR, jaasy cb.Fizer, HJfR. C B, FIZEB, Mt DtcjHasj, My., JYl writes: "J hare ssrflvrssf wltk Msr mibertrmmmt tor lea? ycatm asst Lsst March I commenced PernnaandcontrawriirthieeBBsalhS I have aut ased it since, aw have I, fait "I believe that I am well and 1 1 fore sfive mv hiehest coin inrBtli ilea the curative qualities of Peruas." Piss For Weary Tioabw. Mrs. Geo. H. Simser, Grant, Oatorlo, Can., writes: "I bad not heea well for ahewt fear years. awT tMmey itnumU, and, tm fact, felt madly mcattr ait ih aas. "This mmmer 1 rot so very had, J thought I weal try Persna. sb Jjorote toyonand segaaassaustaauce aaaNaaalia. "I took onlv two bottles of and one of Maaalha, aad bow 1 better than I have for some tune. . - ''IfeeltbatPertinaandBfamliaeeied me and made a different wouaa of aie altogether. I bless the day I picked ap thefittle book and read of your Peruna." It is taw swsss 0 the kUmeytm rtmmre Asa the MossTsA? lafwisaaja materials. They must be activeatlfhe time, else the system suffers. They are times when they need a little assistasssw Peraaa is exactly the sortof assm edy. It has saved many people from dMS'er by rendering the kidae ser vice at a time when thy were aot aBse to bear their own burdens. aol Liawral Stsatwlati ink WESTERN ! CANADA Row asanctj Row Soma of tfce i lands in thecraj ins belts or sa wan and Alberta recently been epcd for settlement aadtor the Revised llrMmtssil Refutations otCanM. Thousands offosM steads of 160 acres each are soar available. The sew regulations sua k possible for entry to be made by 9 oxy. the oipo. canity that many in the United S ate bare fee waitinefor. Any member of a family may Stab entry for any other member of the famiTy. whvmay be entitled to make entry for b mselforBeneB'. Entry may now be made before the Arent or Snb Agcat of "the District by proir. (on eertarscoajfi. tioas) by the father, mother. son.daiichttT.BrotOsr r sister of intending homesteader. turn nmbarad wctlnn of PnmtBtm Lands In Manitoba r tb jtortft-wt itoti excepting t mod S. not rrwrveal. may bo h atMded liv aa dhmi the ante brad ttahi or male over lWyrmmef age. to tlti teat af artcrKtlaa, ?MaacT.BMraor ha. The fee ia each case will bo Sre. en. aebools and markets eoBTeBieat. Healthy alendid crops and good laws. Gran cattle rabiag principal industries. Far farther sartieala.-s as to rates. Sale tog aa4 whan ts laaate. spear to v.T.KitBirr. BHSewTarilSa PesMlveiv thesoltttlo They otoo reTleM Ms tresa fromPjapqa; jh1a aigesttoc OTswl Eating-- A pet feesi tcy for Dustaessk ; sea. Hiuwsti Taste iatneMc efi Toojrae. Pate I Side, TOBnD They regulate the Farel? SaUlim. SMALL teSE.SliAU Pitt. Gtrwme Must KFISE SIWITmS. MK tSH1: -..eas & d"ier. the J s-le PITLESS SCALES OMaWtnalaHcd AJftsYHERE-Armrtrt NooKjomaoMBiAsntto SHKSHasonenimexmry Gxtmkrvcfkieilonihtr asi lasts forever L . When in Omaha SEE US ABOUT OM AHAT REAL ESTATE You eaa not Inret jotr aioxey in aaythlaaaas safer and get a blfr rate of Inteict, froaaOfl aa 1i net. and the benefit ftf be adraace as anas, Write as aew aaueb yoa cat iritaas. HASI INOS HARDEN KM Faraaai Street. Ossaha, KaaawaSa msmUNtwijS HsaaavIewOTlWaS aa irrrmt iitmj rar aaie as tea 1 . tiiiaasavsitataBeswiaa. 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