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Nearaaka's Seat of Gave
State Wins Its Suit.
The state has won its suit against
the express comr-anies doing business
in the state of Nebraska, the supreme
court having overruled the plea of
abatement filed by the attorneys for
the . company. The decision compels
the express companies to obey the
Sibley law unless they can show the
rates provided m that law are not
-compensatory. The law reduced the
rates 25 per cent. The court ordered
the express companies to show cause
by March 17 why a temporary injunc
tion should not be issued to compel
them to obey the law. This will
"bring the case up on its merits. The
-decision is recognized as a landmark
In judicial history and will hare its
effect on similar cases in other states.
The effect of the 'decision on the
public control cf railroads, express
companies', telegraph aud telephone
companies aud other common carriers
will be more powerful than any other
Judicial decision of recent jears. ft
extends to -the enforcement of laws
regulating rates aud the management
of common carriers a new applica
tion of the remedy by injunction and
provides a method of compelling pub
lic service corporations to obey the
laws until they-are declared nnconsti
tutional. It or. cms that the state, on
behalf of the people, can In the agres
sor and demand ntorceiuenr of the
laws as soon as tlu become oiera
tive. It recogms.-s a new power and
dignity in state sovereignty and affects
the question of the lieht of the s:ate
to maintain lis proper supremacy
?igatnst the interference of federal
authority at the instigation of foreign
corporations. It mcaub that the state,
without any other interest than to pro
mote th public v.elfjie and to protcet
the public from the extortions and op
pressions of i-rallroads and other cor
"porations. may maintain suits in equity
where no pecuniary interest of the
state is involved
To Abobsn the -Saloon.
A monster petition of the civic
leagun asking k- excise board to
-abolish the saloon from the city or to
-subniif the matter to the electors of
the city was filed vutti the city clerk
Mr. Pratt at once called an extra ses
sion of the board fi consider the pe
tition. The petition was read to the
board and on motion of Powell se
conded by Harphaai was refused.
Forthwith Cit CIrk Pratt set the
date for the special election as be is
Instructed by law to do. on April 7.
1908. The board then adjourned to
meet later to consider plans for the
ensuing year
The petition was signed b 1.706
voters of the city, and Ptesideut C C.
Flansburg of the league brought np
later about l.&Ofl names more which
were, however, sot added to the peti
tion. The number of signers required
to secure the submission of the ques
tion based on twenty per cent of the
'-vote cast at the last general election
.is 1.130.
No RiUcg Yet Made.
State Auditor Searle has not ruled
m the protest of Charles Goss, repre
" seutiug member ot the Hankers Re
serve Life rns::ra2ce company f
Omaha. The tnemliers of the old or
ganization object to the use of the
name f their company, which has
been taken by a new organization
'which was formed by the same of
ficers who control the old company.
The word "The" has been added to
the name Mr. Go-s cited the case
of the Maccabees of Nebraska, who
were not permitted to retain that
name because il i similar to the Mac
cabees of the World. Both of these
companies were fraternal Iteneflciary
societies. The old Hankers" Resene
Life is a mutual company ami the
new organization N a stock company.
Burlington Road Answers.
G E. Spens. general freight agent
for the Hurlingtnu, has filed an an
swer with the state railwa-- commis
sion, it is in replj to notice of the
commission that a hearing will be
held March 24 ? tn show cause why
classes and commodity rates shII not
be reduced The answer alleges that
the company has never received ade
quate remuneration trom rates charged
with the state of Nebraska, even in the
most prosperous periods and tiiat busi
ness has fallen off during the past
four months ami this condition is not
likely to change for the better. The
proposed rates nonld be satisfactory
and work reduction in interstate
rates.
Military Examination.
Officers of the Nebraska national
guard who are to receive promotions
roust take an examination for the po
sitions they have ben -elected to. The
next examination will be held at the
.state house, March SI at 11 a. m.
Charge Against Physician Referred.
At a meeting of the secretaries of
the state board of health an inquiry
was made into the charges filed by
George Harwood against Dr. T. B.
Myers of Rivertou. Mr. Harwood
charged-his wife had been submitted
to three criatfnal operations upon the
advice of Dr. Myers, who said the
operation was necessary to save her
life. The complaining husband asked
the board 'to revoke the doctor's cer
tificate to practice. The board thought
it not best to interfere in the mat
ter an will not act-
Coal Rate Case Submitted.
Commissioner H. T. Clarke, jr.. re
turned from Washington where he re
presented the commission in iv. com
plaint against the coal rates charged
by the Union Pacific to Nebraska
points from the Wyoming mines. He
argued the case before the commis
sion. Able counsel represented the
railroad side of the case. Mr. Clarke
"oV-Iieves the facts are in favor of
Kansas. He believes- the interstate
commerce commission will give relief
to the entire state and certainly to
stations west of Grand Island.
1 Western Uaian Closes Night Offices.
The first formal notice that rail
roads or -telegraph companies are cur
tailing their telegraph service on ac
count of the act of the legislature pre
venting the employment of minors as
operators between the hours of 7 p. m. .
and 7 a. m.. has been received by the
railway commission. Nathan Gadd,
city attorney for Broken Bow, a town
of 2.000 inhabitants, has informed the
commission that for eighteen years the
Western Union Telegraph company
has maintained a day and night office
at that 'town for 'the handling of com
mercial business. February 29 it with
drew its night service and no opera
tor is now on duty from 7 p. m.' to 7 a.
m. The city attorney says this dam
aces and ruins many, commercial In
terests and he asks the commission to
take some action. The commission in
directly received word some time ago
that an operator had been taken off
at Creighton and that one additional
employe had been added to the tele
graph force at Aurora, making three
at the latter point where two were
formerly employed.
The last legislature declared tele
graph companies to be common car
riers under the control of the rail
way commission. H. R. .No. 73. by
Cone, provides that no railroad or
common carrier shall put any person
In charge of an office or signal tower
between the hours of 7 p. m. and 7 a.
m. to assist in the moving of trains,
unless such operator or towcrman is
at least twenty-one years or age. The
act shall not apply when the common
carrier is relieving its track of a train
wreck or in case of some public cala
mity. The penalty for violation shall
be not less than $. nor more than $50
for every night any minor be employed
in this service.
More Trouble for Newspapers.
Bailey Waggener. general attorney
for the Missouri Pacific, sent to the
railway commission a list of twentv
two papers which had advertising con
tracts with his road. The advertising
js naid for in mileage and the con
tract sets out that mileage is to be
issued for advertising dollar for dol
lar. The matter had not been re
ported to the commission before. Mr.
Waggener said, because this mileage
was paid for by advertising and was
not free mileage. The attorney gen
eral has been instructed to file suits
against these newspapers and the
road.
Money Due Nebraska Soldiers.
Two or threa years ago an allow
ance was made by the government to
the Nebraska soldiers of the Spanish
war as additional pay for the time
from enrollment to date of muster in
of the companies.- application for
fame to be made to the adjutant gen
eral, Uncoln. and there are still many
who have not made claim for the feu
dollars coming to them, the amounts
varying from 80 cents to $2." or $30.
In some cases the soldiers do not care
to accept the pay offered them. Oth
ers are dead or their whereabouts un
known. Gets a New Trial.
C. M. Chamberlain, convicted of
bank wrecking, has secured a new
trial. The supreme court reversed
and remanded the decision of the Ne
maha county district court. Chamber
lain was sentenced to five years in
prison. Chamberlain was accused of
embezzling from the Chamberlain
Banking company of Tecumseh in
in 1902. Relevant testimony, it. is
lwhl. was barred by the trial court.
Grocer Case Reversed.
I.ce Grier. convicted of misappro
priating funds belonging to the city of
Omaha, when a clerk of the police
court, secured a reversal of the deci
sion from the supreme court. The
court held that under the statute un
der which Grier was convicted the
matter of time was not a mere form,
but of particular importance. The case
was reversed because of error in the
trial in the lower court.
Creameries Make Another Try.
Tne centralized creameries made
another stab before the railway com
mission to compel the railroads and
express companies to give receipts
for empty cars. The railroads aud
express comnai.ies contend that if they
had to do this they should be permit
ted to make an additional charge for
the shipment of empties. " The com
mission ha-) taken the matter under
advisement.
Decision is Affirmed.
The supreme court affirmed the de
cision of the district court of Cass
cisioti of the district court of Cass
comity in imposing a fine of $500 on
the Missouri Pacific for not building
a sidetrack to the elevator of the
Mauley Co-Operathe Grain company
at Man ley.
Cobbey Statues Intended.
The supreme court decided that the
legislature provided for the purchase
of Cobbey-s Annotated Statutes when
it made an appropriation for the pur
chase of 400 copies of annotated stat
utes tor S2.G00. II. II. Wheeler sought
to compel the secretary of state to
buy his comniled statues.
First District Republican Convention.
The republican convention of the
First district selected Senator Elmer
J. Burkett and former State Senator
J. H. Arends- of Otoe county delegates
to the republican national convention
and J. A. McPberriu of Johnson and
Norman Mussulman of Richardson, al
ternates. The delegates were in
structed to vote for the nomination of
Secretary Taft for president until re
leased from their obligation by the
war secretary. The convention adopt-
led resolutions endorsing the policies
of Roosevelt and Sheldon.
Trouble for Insurance Receiver.
Insurance Commissioner John L.
Pierce has received many letters from
former policy holders of the Fidelity,
Mutual of. Omaha in regard to the
threatened suits against them for
money which they say' they do not
use. Some have receipts, they allege,
to show they do not owe the company.
E. R. Lee. who has been receiver of
the company for six years and is still
holding on is likely to encounter con
siderable trouble in collecting the
one). Former policy holders threat
en determined resistance.
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Broadly speaking, the best style of
table linen for a formal luncheon la
a centerpiece and Individual doilies.
Nevertheless, this cannot be laid
down as a hard and fast rule, because
so beautiful-are covers made,, espe
cially for luncheon use, thai; not to
have them is a pity. Unless, however,
the cover is especially for such a pur
pose it must not be used. That is to
say, a dinner cloth, no matter how
simple or how magnificent, can never
be substituted for luncheon. -
To mistake the two is impossible,
for a luncheon cover is either circular,
being rarely if ever larger than the
table itself, or else it is quite square,
with only the four corners hanging a
trifle over the edge of the mahogany
or oak.
When the size of the table inter
feres, individual doilies, of course, are
omitted, but when, as Is often t Tfs
case, the circle is only large enough
to cover the middle of the table doilies
become essential. There are those for
plates, two sizes for goblets, those for
water and wine, others for bread and
butter dish, should it be used, and still
others for finger bowl. They are du
plicates in miniature of the center
pieces, and servietttes of course match
perfectly.
As filet lace has taken such hold
upon popularity that for the present it
supersedes all others, so is it desirable
in table linen. It is to be found
square, joined with linen squares, in
long bands or circular. No matter
how the design may be worked, how
ever, when for the table there is al
ways some linen in combination. The
doilies alone may be entirely of lace.
Square covers are more apt to be
seen in alernating bands of both ma
terials, manufacturers saying that it is
almost impossible to have circular de--signs
properly done up after they have
become soiled. Serviettes for such a.
cover show no lace whatever. A color
may or may not be put .beneath the
cover, as individual taste dictates.
Next to filet. Renaissance still holds
popularity for the table. Very occa
sionally one sees a Duchess lace
luncheon set,. but as a rule those who
can afford such a magnificent tabie
appointment reserve it for dinner.
Simple yet very pretty in effect are
covers of fine linen showing an inset
of wide torchon entre deux. This is
invaiiably banked with a delicate color
that is shown in the scheme of decora
tion and lends itself admirably as a
background to silver and rock crystal.
To have any. even the simplc-st, of
these laces laundered when soiled is
to ruin them. No matter how expert
the fingers that do them the dainty
fabrics will be thick and coarse. They
should be sent to professional clean
ers and will come forth from this
treatment like new. '
Centerpiece Roll.
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woolen material. It is made with a vest of lace to the waist 'in front, the
round okc at the back also being of lace. The puffed sleeves are tucked'
three times and are gathered into loose bands, also tucked. The bretelles are
of cashmere edged in front with silk galloon, and connected back and front
by a lattice of ribbon velvet with a tiny fancy button at each crossing. The
over-sleeves are composed of the latticed velvet, edged with a fold of cash
mere; the waistband, with looped sash ends, is of wide ribbon. Mittened
under-sleeves of lace.
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wide. 1 yard lace IS inches wide, about six yards of ribbon velvet, four
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PRACTICE SKIPPING THE ROPE.
If You Would Restore a Full Figure to
Its Former Sylphlike Lines.
If you would retain a sylphlike
form, or attain one. in case the ac
cumulation of adipose tissue has dis
torted your former slenderness into
unsightly lines, jump the rope.
This is- what certain New York
women are spending their spare time
in doing nowadays. When you see a
woman who once tipped the scales at
200 and now balances them at 135 you
may be sure that she has been follow
ing the latest form of beauty culture.
From Paris comes the beauty cul
turist who introduced this simple
method of flesh reduction, and though
she pretends that some mysterious
medicinal virtues emanate from the
handles of her skipping ropes yet
those who have-tried the system with
ordinary skipping report remarkable
results from the snort.
As a matter of fact thr reformer
herself Blight recommend almost any
thing in the line of beauty culture-for
1 flesh redaction and her adherents
mach appreciated by those who take
pride aad who does not la the num
ber, variety and condition of their cea
terpieoeo and doilies Is a receptacle
made to keep them from being creased
when laid away.
A long; roll of cardboard, as Ions as
the width of your largest centerpiece,
is first wrapped in cotton waddlag and
then covered with flowered silk or
cretonne is ' really better and the
ends are gathered and tied with rib
bon. Take next a square of the material
the size of the length of the roll. Line
this with a contrasting shade blue is
good, as it assists in keeping the con
tents from yellowing and bind with
the ribbon. ,,
To use, place the centerpieces on
this square, putting blue tissue paper
between, wrap carefully around the
padded tube and tie 'with, a ribbon
tacked to the cover.
The tube may be filled with laven
der or rose leaves before covering, and
the quaint, old-fashioned scent will
add a further charm to the dainty
linen thus stored away.
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In the new silks conventional pat
terns are the most prevalent, while
flowers as yet are little seen.
Muff chains no longer are worn
around the neck as in former times;
instead they are slung from one
wrist.
The latest manifestation of the fur
trimmed hat is the big wired black
Lice bow, placed usually well toward
or directly In front.
Pique is better thought of by the
dressmaker than for several years,
and it is being made into separate
skirts as well as intd entire frocks.
Sleeves of this season's gowns
which are to see use during the spring
and summer will have to be cut down.
There is little fullness gathered into
the armhole. sometimes none at all.
Cameo ornaments always appear
when classical dress is in the ascend
ant, and there are some beautiful
plaques set in silver and gold.
A new white serge suit for the south
has collar and cuffs of striped black
and white pongee. The suit is se
verely tailored.
To match the velvet throatiet a
wristlet Is sold, made of black velvet,
threaded through with diamond slides.
Jewelry of this description accords
charmingly with the classical robes of
the present.
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their heads, iathat would do any good,
for she has a sylphlike form herself.
Encased in sheathlike corsets over
(Which hangs easily a princess gown
of white broadcloth she presents a pic
ture of grace that any woman would
do much to acquire.
A Brown Costume.
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, one
of New York's best-known society
leaders, is wearing a pretty princess
gown in dark brown, with chemisette
of cream lace. The trained skirt is
lined around the hem with velvet
With this attractive costume Mrs.
Van Rensselaer wears a large brown
hat with shaded green and brown wil
low plumes aad cape of sable.
Work Dresses.
A pretty gingham work dress is
made' with the collar sewed to the
waist to avoid the trouble of adjust
ing a separate one, and worn with a
turnover, so that it may be kept fresh
aad neat. The skirt is .buttoned at
the side front, and also the belt to
which it is attached.
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Seeks Reelection Through Water Wagon
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WASHINGTON. Representative
'Ernest F. Acheson of Pennsyl
vania is trying to use the water wagon
as a political Juggernaut in his efforts
to secure re-election to congress.
He will drive it through the ranks
of his enemies and crush them ruth
lessly beneath its wheels. He drives
it every day. He nurses it. None
but Acheson can grease its axles.
None but Acheson can wield the
powerful whip that urges its steeds
to greater x speed. And, be it said,
Acheson has good reason to be for
ever on the job of managing the water
wagon.
His opponent for the nomination is
the grand exalted ruler of the lie
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
He is John Tener. Mr. Tener has not
yet climbed up on the water wagon.
Moreover, Mr. Tener is a Penrose man,
and a relative of George T. Oliver,
owner of the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Therefore. Tener is a foeman not to
be despised.
Information Bureau
IF you want to know anything about
anything you might send it to the
United States bureau of standards.
There are a lot of wise men on the
government pay roll who are hired to
tell you all about it.
A celluloid collar and a set of false
teeth were" received last week by the
bureau of Standards to be tested. It
was not a joke. The bureau promptly
made tests and furnished the desired
information to the anxious inquirers.
In the case of the false teeth the
sender wanted them tested for theii
ability to sustain pressure. There are
certain standards to which even teeth
must measure up. . If the porcelain, or
other substance of which the imita
tion teeth are made, will not sustain
the pressure applied by the normal
action of a pair of hungry jaws, then
'they are a cheat. The dentist who
bought from the dental jobber wanted
to know whether he had been cheated
or whether he would be safe in fitting
up his customers with that brand of
porcelain.
Perfidious Modistes
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ASHINGTON'S smartest circles
were highly amused at a serio
comic incident at a dinner party a
few nights ago in which the perfidy of
dressmakers in general and French
dressmakers in particular was illus
trated under conditions most discon
certing to two matrons famous on two
continents for their good clothes.
They were Mrs. Cornelius Vander
bilt. Jr.. who has just concluded a
visit to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
Mrs. Terry Belmont, one of the New
York hostesses recently established
in Washington. The cause of their
grievance was two magnificent white
satin gowns, draped with siler tulle,
each ordered direct from Paris, and
each believed to be the only one of its
kind in the United States. The ladies
and their gowns met suddenly at Mrs.
New White House
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AT last the mystery of the apparent
dearth of White House callers
these days 'has been solved. So few
statesmen have been dropping in to
see the president for the last ten days
or two weeks as to cause comment, it
is now learned that the politicians are
going to the White House in the usual
-numbers, but they come and go by
secret passages, so as to escape the
eyes of vigilant reporters and corre
spondents, thereby keeping rival poli
ticians in the dark as to what is go
iBg on.
The secret was let out when Frank
H. Hitchcock, the new manager-in-chief
of the Taft presidential boom, was dis
covered making his exit from a rear
door of the White House. A big crowd
of newspaper men wasted more than
an b.our waiting by the main entrance
for his departure. He got aay with
out saying a word.
It was next learned that friends of
the secretary of war have lately been
canvassing the hotels and whenever
a southern Republican of prominence
is encountered who may be able to
control coftveatioa delegates arrange
meats are made to take him to call on
tha presideat. .
These -visitors hare been taken to
the east entrance of the White House
and then by a subterranean passage
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B'tt Acheson is busy on the water
wagon. In rapid succession he has
introduced bills prohibiting the send
ing of publications through the mails
when they contain liquor advertise
ments, and' taxing- beer at the rate of
one dollar per barrel. He figures on
that the waterways improvements ot
the country should cost $50,000,000 J
year. He has also figured out that the
brewers produce 52,000,000 barrels of
beer a year. If his bill is enacted into
law he will secure from beer an an
nual income of 152,000.000.
But Mr. Acheson has done more
with the water wagon. He has gal
loped it through his district in great
shape, leaving behind him declara
tions for local option. He wants local
option. Mr. Tener, the grand exalted
ruler of the Elks, has not yet come
out for local option. What will Mr.
Tener do? Mr. Acheson is laughing
and working the water wagon over
time. All of which" shows that Mr. Ache
son is a politician of purest ray se
rene. He has been in congress many,
many years. He is the only inan the
Quay crowd could not defeat for con
gress. He believes the Penrose crowd
cannot defeat him.
He regards the water wagon as a
fine political Juggernaut, especially
when Mr. Tener is his opponent for
the nomination.
Run by Uncle Sam
The celluloid collar was tested for
inflammability. All celluloid is more
or less explosive, and many a serious
accident has occurred by the ignition
of a celluloid collar or cuff. Funda
mentally, celluloid is the same as gun
cotton. But there are ways of treat
ing it for commercial uses which will
reduce this explosive quality, and the
man who sent the collar wanted to be
sure that it was not explosive.
The government tests all kinds of
things. Lately a new machine has
been installed for testing the durabili
ty of paper. Formerly the way to test
paper's durability was for an expert
to crumple it in his hand and rub it
upon itself as a washerwoman does
your handkerchief. But this machine
does it scientifically. This is the way
it operates:
The paper is clutched at opposite
edges by clamps aad the machine
proceeds to fold it through the middle.
Then the machine unfolds it aad folds
it on the same crease in the opposite
direction. This operattoa is repeated
with great rapidity until the paper
breaks at the fold. A dial keeps track
of the number of times the paper is
folded before it breaks, and this num
ber determines its durability.
And there are a lot of other Inter
esting tests to which paper is sub
jected. Embarrass Matrons
I Richard Townsend's and the shock to
both was obvious io all their fellow
guests.
That the humor of the situation
failed to appeal to the beautifully
gowned and much-bejeweled New
Yorkers also was obvious to the
friends of both, who declare that two
white silver dinner gowns are now'
on their way to a confidential dealer
in second-hand apparel.
Both Mrs. Belmoat and young Mrs.
Vanderbilt found the now discredited
model most becoming, notwithstand
ing their marked difference in style
and feature. If there was any ad
vantage it undoubtedly was with Mrs.
Belmont, whose slender girlish figure
took on severe princess lines better
than Mrs. Vanderbilt's increasing
avoirdupois.
Mrs. Belmont also had the advantage
in the point of jewels, wearing a neck
lace, corsage ornaments and a tiara
of large perfect pearls and many dia
monds. Mrs. Vanderbilt wore few
jewels and Introduced a becoming
touch of color by wearing
wreath of pink roses.
vu half
Entrance Discovered
through the woodshed or the kitchen,
thence through the laundry and then
Into the office of the president. The
newspapeis are now making arrange
ments to station men by the east en
trance to the White House with in
structions to keep a strict lookout on
all the private doors and windows.
The Chinese Tael.
The tael one speaks about so glibly
is not a coin nor is it uniform in
weight, touch or value, and in carry
ing on trade between one end of
China and the other as many as ten
different exchange transactions may
have to be effected.
Had each province its own tael of
a fixed value there would be some
gleam of light, but it has many kinds
of taels and even id one part of a
province there may be half a dozen
or more taels of different values cur
rent side by side. Peking, for exam
ple, has seven and Tientsin nine dif
ferent taels. all equally current.
This lack of uniformity is a great
drag on trade, whether foreign or na
tive, but it is a source of profit1 to the
thousands of native exchange banks
scattered throughout the empire
which may be relied upon to resist
to the, last any innovation likely to
curtail their gains. Journal of the
American Asiatic Association.
War on Wasps.
With a view to preventing a plague
of wasps ia the district the Hayward's
Heath Horticultural society has de
cided to offer a penny for every qaeea
wasp brought to the suawer. show.
LoadoB 'Standard.
1 Our Times.
! It seems hard to be generous, not
easy even to be just, to the times upon
which our lot is cast. Yet much that
we now look upon as prosaic and per
haps decry as unreal, if read as his
tory would enchain oar imaginations
if spoken as phophecy would stir oar
very souls. Dora GreeawelL
Have a Willing Heart.
Thinking and feeling pleasure la tke
performance of your dally duty .will
add to your life aad fortune aad wiaa
the respect of your neighbors.
Oont Rub It In.'
Cimmiserate with your Brother
toriset whom yoa lad kaeeUag ia the
dust of the Coad belaborlag a punc
tured tire. The aall maaafacturer is
a busy man. aad. there may he another
nail further down the pike for yom.
Pride goes before a paacture. aad tke
haughty man Is generally the- first te
find that he is out of gasoliae.
Must Have Hubby's Consent.
A Frenchman can secure a divorce
from his wife If she gees oa the stage
without his consent.
"I saw a woman standing In front
of a big display window in a down
town store the other day." says an ob
server, "with a little pad in her hand
sketching something. I afterward
learned that she is one of the high
priced dressmakers In town, and that
her success is due more than any
thing else to her ability te sketch oft
any gown that one of her customers
takes a fancy to and reproduces it."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Chines Faith in Ginseng.
Many of the Chinese believe that
when all other remedies fail and death
is at hand ginseng has the power to
bring back ' health and longevity:
hence, when they feel the need of it
they will pay fabulous prices for cer
tain kinds of roots. A root to be really
valuable as a commodity must come
from themonntains of-Kirin. or be re
puted to have come from there.
Bank of England's Capital.
The capital of the Bank of England
is 14.500.000. It has stood at the
same figure for the past 90 years.
YOUR EYES
Don't trust yoar
eyes to traveling
opticians or pack
ripM la rs. We are the oldest manufactur
ing opticians in the state grind our own
lenses make our own frames. Consulta
tion free. Glasses iltted. Sl.SS up. Hut
on Optical Co.. Exclusive Opticians. 212
So. I6tli-St.. Omaha. Factory oa prem
ises. Wholesale and Retail.
Greediness Rebuked.
At dinner, at a country hotel, Toole
was sitting next to a gentleman who
had helped himself to an extravagant
ly large piece of bread. Toole took
it up and began to eat a slice from it.
"Sir," said the irllgnant gentleman,
'that Is my bread." "I beg a thous
and pardons, sir." replied the actor..
"I mistook it for the loaf."
Convenience in Travel.
For women who travel away from
home, especially if there is a baby, a
home washing apparatus is atost con
venient. This consists of a small tab
and a tiny galvanized iron washboard.'
These may be placed ia the sink aad;
the dainty lingerie and' baby clothes
washed out without any trouble. The
articles may he washed as they be-'
come soiled.
Work and Nerves.
It is hard oa a nervous man to do a
big job of complicated ateatal work,
in a short time. Oa the other hand,
if he was not nervous, but phlegmatic,
he would never be able to get the job
done in time. So. there you are!
The Philosopher of Felly.
"They may say what they like."
said the Philosopher of Folly, "about
the political canvass, but I notice that
it sails the Ship of State as often as
the wind can be raised."
And She Often Gets It Right.
Woman reasons as she drives a
nail; cdoses her eyes and takes a
chance at hitting it right. Chicago
'Record-Herald.
Final Argument.
If a woman can't convince herself
any other way that her husband loves
her she can do it by remembering he
told her so before they were married.
N. Y. Press.
Lots Now Getting Scarce.
"We can no longer afford to give a
town lot to every subscriber." says
the Billville Banner. "We need th
few lots we have left for a cemetery
to retire to." Atlanta Constitution.
An Omitted Incident.
The shaft sped from the bow of the
elder Tell and clove the apple to the
core. "Say, dad." remarked Tell. Jr..
"that was an arrow escape, wasn't It?"
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