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COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA
PERSONAL.
After spending two sleepless nights
in the Jail at Goshen, N. Y., on a
charge of beating his wife, Ferdinand
PInney Earle, he of 'afflnity', and
"soul-mate" fame, was released on
furnishing 12.000 bail, and at once
started in search of his wife.
Wade Ellis, attorney general of
Ohio, has accepted the office of assist
ant to the attorney general of the
United States.
Admiral Dewey unveiled a memorial
tablet to Admiral Farragut in the
Portsmouth navy yard.
William J. Bryan visited Salem, 111.,
his birthplace, and was given a great
ovation.
Delaware Republicans nominated S.
S. Pennewell of Sussex for governor.
David E. Thompson, American am
bassador to Mexico, was run down by
a bicyclist and suffered a fracture of
one arm and contusions of the face.
Fritzi Scheff, star of the light opera
stage, who was recently divorced from
Baron von Bardsleben, an officer in
the Austrian anny, is to marry John
Fox, Jr., the Kentucky author. It is
reported.
President Roosevelt went to Jordan
ville, N. Y., for the dedication of a
public library erected in honor of the
mother of Douglas Robinson, the pres
ident's brother-in-law.
District Attorney Jerome was com
pletely exonerated by the commis
sioner named by Gov. Hughes to in
vestigate charges against Mr. Jerome.
GENERAL NEWS.
The American battleship fleet ar
rived at Melbourne and was given a
rousing welcome by the officials and
people.
With the number of dead estimated
at a hundred and the financial loss
placed at from two to five million dol
lars, the floods throughout the Caro
llnas and Georgia have been the most
severe experienced by these states In
their history. In the cities business
has been demoralized and stores and
residences ruined, and in the country
the crops have suffered most seri
ously. Five men were killed, another fatal
ly hurt, and five seriously injured in
a collision at the Warrior Run col
liery of the Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
At Minerva. Ky.. John Bruce, aged
20 years, shot and killed his father,
Lewis Bruce, 45 years old. The elder
Bruce had attacked his wife, when
the son interfered and shot him.
Five young oarsmen of San Fran
cisco who went for a row on
the bay disappeared, presumably be
ing drowned.
The police of Atlantic City were
looking for W. S. G. Williams, hus
band of the woman who was with
Charles G. Roberts of Baltimore when
he was shot on the board walk.
Because she rejected his attentions,
A. G. Summers of Belleville, III., killed
Mrs. Eva Neinninger and committed
suicide.
The British steamer Dunearn sank
in a typhoon off Japan and only two
of her crew of 53 survived.
Two men were killed and six others
dangerously wounded on board the
Danish cruiser Hekla by the prema
ture explosion of a shell.
Capt. P. C. Halns, Jr., and his broth
er, T. Jenkins Halns, were held with
out bail for the action of a grand jury
at New York on a charge of the mur
der of William E. Annis.
Rev. I. B. Milligan, well-known
minister and golf player of Canton, O.,
shot and killed himself.
One hundred Indians at Salmon
Arm, just south of Kamloops, B. C,
are threatening to go on the warpath,
fearing that they are to have their
fishing rights taken away.
The Imperial Japanese bank of San
Francisco was closed by the state
banking. commission, the officers being
accused of making loans to them
selves. The Associated Advertising clubs In
session at Kansas City elected James
Glbbs of Chicago president and de
cided to meet next year in Louisville,
Ky.
The American battleship fleet sailed
from Sydney for Melbourne.
Frank Hslladay of Rosedale, Pa.,
fatally slashed his 19-year-old wife
with a razor because of jealousy.
Vance Williams, a negro accused of
murder, was lynched near Louisville,
Ky.
-' The national rifle team match for
-the national trophy, authorized by
congress, and $300 was won at Camp
Perry, O., by the United States infan
try team.
The post office at Rushvllle, Mo.,
was robbed of $500 by burglars who
had failed to loot the bank there.
Hostilities between the Netherlands
and Venezuela were brought a Btep
nearer by the receipt at The Hague
of an unofficial copy of a second note
from Castro's foreign minister, Jose
de Jesus Paul, setting forth Venezue
la's grievances and stating that that
country awaited satisfaction.
Gov. Magoon announced the Cuban
elections would be held November 14
and the new president installed Janu
ary 28 next.
Burglars cracked the safe of the
post office in Waukegan, 111., and got
away with money and stamps to the
yalue of $3,000.
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John Henry Briggs, aged 2 years, a
millionaire cattle-raiser, shot and'
killed himself at his home in Attica,
Ind. ,
C. W. Trickett, special assistant at
torney general of Kansas appointed to
enforce the prohibitory 'liquor law In
Wyandotte county, was found guilty
of using his office to obtain $250 from
Wayfflkand Frank Hurlburt,
ThU350 guests of the Homestead
hotelt Hot Springs, Va., presented
Judge Taft, Mrs. Taft and Master
Charles Taft each with a silver loving
cup as a formal farewell expression of
their regard.
The revolution in Persia is in full
swing and has resulted In a bloody
battle at Kerman, which was taken
by the rebels.
An unidentified burglar was shot
dead in a pistol battle with four
Greeks in Chicago. .
It is asserted in Tokyo that the gov
ernment has decided to postpone un
til 1917 the international exposition
which was to have been held in 1912.
John, Harry and Edward .Conrad,
lads, were drowned near Vevay, Ind.,'
their skiff being run down by a
steamer.
Guests of the Homestead hotel at
Hot Springs, Va., presented loving
cups to Mr. and Mrs. Taft and their'
little son.
The civil court at Caracas found the
French Cable company guilty of com
plicity in the Mates revolution and)
Imposed a fine of $5,000,000.
Gov. Fort of New Jersey issued a
proclamation threatening to send state
troops to Atlantic City to compel thej
observance of the Sunday closing law
by the saloons and cafes. i
Jesse Coe, one of two negroes who'
murdered two Indianapolis, Ind., po
licemen on September 30, 1906, was
shot to death by a sheriff's posse in
Monroe county, Kentucky. ,
Nearly 30 miners are believed to
have perished in Hailey-Ola coal mine
No. 1, at Haileyville, Okla., when!
fire destroyed the hoisting shaft and
air shaft and cut off air from the men.
Floods at Augusta, Ga., did Immense
damage to property, demoralized busi-(
ness, stopped all traffic and caused
several deaths.
A terrific downpour of rain lasting
more than 24 hours and attended by
the coldest August weather New York
has experienced for 23 years, was re
sponsible for two deaths and great
property damage.
Earl Irey, an apprentice on the
training ship Pensacola at Yorba, Cal.,
is said to have been so severely hazed
that he probably will lose his eyesight.
Macrena Kavorzoof, 19 years old,
confessed at Valdez, Alaska, that she
induced George Postriakoff, whom she
loved, to kill her husband, Peter S.
Kavorzoof, a woodman, at their home
on Afoguak island.
As a result of an attempt by David
and William Webb, brothers, to carry
out a threat to "do up" J. W. Culpep
per, a grocer, of Tulsa, Okla., David
Webb is dead, William Webb fatally
wounded and Culpepper is seriously
injured.
Snow fell in Baltimore and other
parts of Maryland.
Mrs. Kate Howard, leader of the
mob in the recent race war in Spring
field, 111., killed herself by swallowing
poison while being taken to the jail
following the return of an indictment
against her charging murder.
The police of Warsaw captured a
band of swindlers who have carried
on an extensive and lucrative business
in the sale of spurious government
bonds of the so-called lottery issue.
Yeggmen robbed the State bank of
Geneseo, N. D., of $2,200.
Two negroes entered the home of
Mrs. Virgil Bassett in SL Louis,
choked and locked her t.p, robbed the
house and set it on fire.
After a big harmony meeting of
Iowa Republicans Gov. Cummins
called a special session of the legis
lature to so amend the primary law.
that Republican voters can select a
successor to Senator Allison.
Ill, half blind, criticising the church
on the score of untruthfulness and in
sincerity and declaring that he could
not worship ''America's trinity suc
cess, pleasure and gold". Rev. Albert
H. Trick shot and killed himself in a
room in Mills hotel in New York. He
was once pastor of a Presbyterian
church in Chicago.
W. C. Conlee, a SL Louis barber,
killed himself because the use of safe
ty razors had ruined his business.
The stage running between Cody
and Meetettso, Wyo., was held up
and the passengers robbed of $1,500.
C. H. Watson of Allison, O., shot and
killed Elijah Crabtree, who had eloped
with Watson's daughter.
So suspiciously large was the vol
ume of business done on the New York
stock exchange on one Saturday that
it will be investigated by a special
committee .of five members. More
than a million shares were bought
and sold in very large blocks and it is
believed the trades were "matched."
in pursuance of some deep laid scheme.
Judge Thompson in the United States
court at Cincinnati denied the petition
of the Union Distilling company and
others for a temporary injunction re
straining the government from carry
ing out its order that "imitation" whis
key must be branded as such.
Formal notice of his nomination for
the vice-presidency by the Democratic
convention at Denver was served on
John W. Kern in the great Colosseum
at Indianapolis. Mr. Bryan was among
the speakers.
Alonzo Walters, cashier of a bank
at Ellaville, Ga., committed suicide to
avoid arrest on a charge of embezzle
ment. A. C. Bartlett of Chicago, accompa
nied by his wife and his daughter,
was automoblling from Karlsbad to
Dresden when the car ran over and
killed a boy eight years old In the vil
lage of Schmiedeberg.
OBITUARY.
George P. Rowell, 70 years old, of
New York, prominent for many years
in the newspaper advertising busi
ness, died at Poland Springs, Me.
C. G. McLeod, president of a bank
at McLeansboro, 111., is dead.
Col. William J. Glenn. 68 years old,
formerly commander of the Four
teenth regiment, Pennsylvania Na
tional Guard, and prominent In Na
tional Guard circles, was found dead
in bed at his home in Carnegie, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Torphy died in Rockford,
111., at the age of 100 years.
MEN IN MELBOURNE
no formay program arranged
for Sunday.
THOUSANDS ARE IN CHURCHES
Chapalin f the Connecticut Occupies
the Cathedral Pulpit on Sun
day Evening.
Melbourne Rear Admiral' Sperry
expressed himself as highly apprecia
tive of the warm welcome extended
to himself and the men under him
and the kindly greetings of the Aus
tralians, both at Sydney , and . Mel
bourne, has developed a feeling of
gratification throughout tne fleet. All
are looking forward with pleasure to
the coming week, of which this Is the
official landing day. The weather Is
fine and hospitality promises to be
abundant
Sunday was set down on the pro
gram as a "free day," nothing in the
way of formal entertainments being
arranged for the visitors, but never
theless those who came ashore from
the warships managed to spend some
enjoyable hours driving and sight
seeing. Seventeen military trains ar
rived from the various centers, bring
ing into Melbourne a large body or
cavalry, which will participate In the
grand review on Thursday.
Twenty-five hundred men of the
ships were given shore leave Sunday,
of which one thousand marched
through Collins street to St Patrick's
cathedral, where pontifical mass was
held at noon. The American blue
jackets and marines were preceded by
2,000 cadets and a number of bands
were in the procession. The streets
were thronged with spectators, who
gave the men a hearty welcome. Af
ter the services in the church were
ended the men were served with lunch
in the cathedral hall.
Special services were Held In all
the Protestant churches and later the
Melbourne Automobile club In 100 cars
took the officers of the fleet to view
the points of interest in the city and
the suburbs. During the course of
the afternoon numerous private enter
tainments were given.
There were comparatively few vis
itors to the warships owing to the
distance the ships are lying from
shore, but those who did make the
trip were enthusiastic over the beauty
and powerful appearance of the Amer
ican men of war.
WYOMING MINES TO SUSPEND.
Seven Thousand Men Will Be Idle Be
cause of Deadlock.
Butte, Mont After a two-session
conference In this city, lasting until
late Sunday night, the committee rep
resenting the United Mine Workers of
Wyoming failed to reacn a wage
agreement with the operators, and ac
cording to John H. Hart spokesman
for the mine owners, all the ccal
mines in Wyoming would shut down
Monday. About 7,000 men will be idle.
General Demand for Speakers.
New York Announcement was
made at the republican national head
quarters that all senators, members of
congress, state and county officers or
others who are benefited by the repub
lican political organization will be
asked to make up a volunteer speak
ing force available for the national
and congressional campaigns.
Cracksmen Make Bill Haul.
Montreal Five masked men dyna
mited the safe In the provisional bank
at St. Eustace, ten miles from Mon
treal, and secured $12,000. They held
up the caretaker and kept a posse cf
citizens at bay with revolvers and
made good their escape to Montreal.
Rich Cargo of Raw Silk.
San Francisco The richest cargo
of raw silk Imported from the orient
for several years reached this port
Sunday on the steamer Asia. It con
sisted of 3,660 bales, valued at
$2,000,000.
Forbids Tolstoi Celebration.
Yasnaya, Poliana Russia Court Leo
Tolstoi is improving slowly from his
recent illness. The governor of Tula
has forbidden the Tula municipality
to celebrate Tolsto's biirthday.
BIG FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.
Conflagration in Wholesale District
Destroys Three Blocks.
New Orleans Fire which broke out
in the center of the commercial dis
trict Sunday afternoon swept over
portions of three blocks destroying a
large number of wholesale houses,
manufacturing plants and small
stores. Originating at Belnvllle and
Charles streets, the flames worked
their way north as far as Oony street
and west towards Roval, causing a
loss of between $1,000,000 and $2,000,
000 before they finally were subdued.
General A. P. Stuart Dead.
Biloxi, Miss. General Alexander P.
Stuart, one of the last two surviving
lieutenant generals of the confederate
array, died at his home Sunday, in his
87th year. A native of Tennessee,
General Stuart lived the greater part
of bis life in that state, but of late
has. been making his home In Biloxi.
He was born at Rogersville. Hawkins
county, Tenn.. October 2. 1821. He
was appointed to the United States
Military Academy at West Point and
graduated with honors from that in
stitution In June, 1842.
Death List in South Sixty.
Atlanta, Ga. Augusta and points
in-SoBth Carolina are gradually recov
ering frees the flood concltlens Sun
day afternoon. The death list in Geor
gia and Eeath Carolina will reach six
ty. Twe more bodies were taken
from the river at Augusta on Sunday
afternoon, making total Known dead
there eighteen. There were rumors
that a serious fire had broken out in
Augusta Sunday afternoon, but these
were unconfirmed. The city mains
have been open, relieving the distress
as to water.
NEBRASKA NEW AND NOTES.
Items 'of Greater er Lesser Impor
tance Over the State.
Taft end Bryan clubs are being or
ganized in all Nebraska towns.
Lightning recently killed a number
of cattle and horses in Gage county.
The Fenton baby, which waa scald
ed at Tecumseh. died from its inju
ries. A two-year-old child of Irvine Pat
rick at Hartlngton drank lye and died
in a few hours.
The Pioneers and Old Settlers' as
sociation of Burt county bad 3,000
1 eople at their picnic. '
Ou September 9 the county judges
of the state will convene at Hastings
to consider matters of needed legis
lation. Farmers about Valentine are con
cerned for the welfare of the corn
crop in view of cold weather that has
set in.
The German Catholic church, ten
miles northeast of Osceola, burned,
together with all contents. Origin of
the fire is unknown.
A white man who came to Nebras
ka City and was living with a negro
woman, whom he claimed was his
wife, was given the alternative of
leaving the city or going to jail by
the officers.
Commander Hoyt of the Grand Is
land soldiers' home called upon Gov
ernor Sheldon and confirmed the re
port of the resignation of Adjutant J.
W. Bowen, which will be effective
September 1.
The 2-year-old baby boy of John
Omesher, living twelve miles south
west of Valentine, was drowned. The
baby had wandered away from tho
house and fell into a barrel sunken
under a spring.
For the second time within the
past two months the mill dam at
Holmesville has been washed away.
Tftls will necessitate closing the mill
until a new concrete dam can be built
some time this fall.
The latter part of lest week an
agent of the Argentine Republic was
in Jefferson county, and while there
bought six Expansion-Grand Look Fo
land China hogs to be exported from
'New York September 5th.
Andrew Temple and Reuben Camp
bell, living near Benkelman, had trou
ble about the trespassing of stock,
resulting in the former filling the
latter with bird shot. The matter
will be aired In the courts.
A rapid administration of justice
occurred in Tekamah, when George
Ringer pleaded guilty before Judge
Sears to the charge of burglary and
v.as sentenced to a term of seven
years in the state penitentiary.
A suit involving a half interest in a
$25,000 estate has been filed in tho
district court of Merrick county. Tho
plaintiff in the suit is John M. Hlg
gins, who claims a child's interest in
the estate of his stepfather, John Hig
gles, who died last December.
A good sized freight wreck occur
red on the Burlington at Berwyn, ten
miles east of Broken Bow, in which
eighteen stock cars of eastbound No.
46, containing about 500 head of cat
tle and horses, were completely ditch
ed. About thirty head of cattle and
twenty head of horses were killed.
Del Dare of the vicinity of Burwell,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Cleary at Grand Island
and gave a preliminary hearing on the
charge of violating the Lacy law by
shipping prairie chickens for the mar
ket Game Warden Carter was one of
the principal witnesses, there being
nine or tea others.
Mrs. Starkey, the woman v.ho was
shot in the army by her divorced
husband at the home of his father,
whither she had gone to Interview
him. Is still suffering from thy effects
of the shot, the arm being in quite
bad condition. She is at present at
the home of her father, near Grand
Island, in care of physicians.
Hid away in an old trunk the au
thorities at Humphrey found $1,980.35
in currency, gold and small change,
representing the hoardings of Gus
Blessing, the hermit who was found
dead in his room. This amount about
balanced with the records in his cash
book. Some of the paper money bore
dates which indicate that it had been
laid away years ago. Blessing was
60 years od.
The sheriff of Cherry county re
turned from Merrlam, bringing with
him Jake Sanders, whom he went up
after and arrested for assault with
intent to do great bodily Injury. He
had beaten up his wife, having used
a club, and then had taken a case
knife and cut and hacked her about
the head, having almost scalped her.
Sanders waived examination and was
bound over to the district court.
Sheriff Young brought to Kearney
Loue Racy, charged with the murder
of Robert L. Stewart at Wolsey. It
was developed at the inquest that
the two men were seen to enter an
old mill at Wolsey together. Rao
fails to give account of himself and
circumstances strongly indicate his
guilt. Stewart was a plasterer from
Brookings, and was apparently chok
ed to death and thrown into a bin in
the mill.
John Boulton. an old settler of thir
ty years In Adams county, residing
two miles south of Juniata, commit
ted ruiclde by drinking strychnine. lie
nus an invalid.
It is stated upon good authority
that the Union Pacific will not move
its headquarters from Beatrice to
Marysvllle, Kas., as reported In a dis
patch some days ago. Ed S. Miller,
president of the Beatrice Commercial
club, has been in communication with
the railroad officials and it is under
stood that all the company asks Is
that it be given a fair share of the
business of that city.
The pioneers and old settlers pic
nic wa? held at Allen. Eight bun
dred dollars in purses and a ball
game between Allen and Wakefield
for a purse of $75 were attractions.
An address was given by Henry H.
Wilson of Lincoln.
A' daring attempt to commit high
way robbery was perpetrated on the
main street of Benkelman, when an
unknown person crept up behind
Jerry O'Brien and murderously as
sailed him with a heavy stone, strik
ing him on the back of the head.
The miscreant got no booty and mad
his escape.
THE STATE GnPTTnl
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL
CITIZENS.
THE GRAND ASSESSMENT ROLL
Increase Over Last Year a Little Over
Sixty-two Millions Dollars. Uni
versity Benefits Largely.
Grand A
iment Roll.
1908 S391.578.720.88;
1907 329,413.349.32'
General fund levy ..-
1908 1.664.209.5S
1907 1.647,067.15
University levy
1908 391.578.72
1907 329,413.38
Redemption fund levy
1908 391,578.72
1907 329.413.38
Total for state taxes
1908 2.447,367.00
190? 2.305.893.09
The above tables show the grand
assessment roll, the general, university
and redemption funds taxes to be
paid, compared with the grand assess
ment roll and taxes for 1907. The
figures are official and were compiled
by Secretary Schayland of the State
Board of Equalization. The figures
vary only slightly from the unofficial
figures previously published. The
board made some minor changes in
three or four counties, which changed
the total slightly. The general fund
taxes, out of which is paid the ex
penses of running the state govern
ment and the state Institutions, includ
ing the coming legislative expenses,
have been increased $17,142.43. The
smallness of the increase is due to
the fact that the state1 board reduced
the general fund levy from 5 to 4
mills.
The taxes levied by the legislature,
1 mill, for the support of the Univer
sity of Nebraska have been increased
$62,165.34.
The l-mill levy made by the legis
lature for the creation of a fund with
which to pay off the state debt is In
creased the same amount, $62,165.31.
This makes the total increase in the
general, university and redemption
funds taxes $141,473.91.
The great increase in the taxes
levied for the University of Nebraska
will be used as an argument for spe
cific appropriations for the support of
this institution, rather than continue
to appropriate a blind sum in the form
of a l-mill levy.
In 1907, when the legislature made
thel-mill levy for the support of the
university, following an old custom,
the members based their action on an
estimate of the grand assessment roll
made by the Board of Regents of uni
versity. The regents estimated the
grand assessment roll for 1907 at
$321,000,000. The grand assessment
roll that year reached $329,000,000.
For 1908 the regents estimated the
grand assessment roll at $329,000,000.
The valuation this year as shown
above exceeded that estimation by
more than $62,000,000.
Building and Loan Statement.
Following Is the summary of the
port of the building and loan asso
ciations of Nebraska for the last year
as compiled by Secretary Royse of the
State Banking board:
Sixty-eight associations submitted
reports for the close of business June
30, 1908, an increase of two over the
number reporting last year, showing
an increase of assets during the year
of $1,992,932.03; first mortgage loans
have been Increased $2,100,750.65,
while Items of other resources have
been reduced as follows: Stock loans,
$734,033.2S; real estate, $38,012.37;
capital stock, running, has been in
creased $763,176.41: full paid stock in
creased $1,227,610.55; the number of
loans made for building purposes dur
ing the year, 1,646; for the payment of
homestead mortgages. 2,396; the total
number of borrowing stockholders, 14,
858; non-borrowing 'stockholders, 27,
825; total amount of real estate loans
in force, $12,244,339.87; total appraised
value of the real estate and improve
ments upon which loans hnave been
made, $27,076,136; total insurance in
force and assigned to the associations
on property upon which loans have
been made. $16,949,571.41; the asso
ciations have done business during the
year amounting to $10,597,784.71, at
a cost of $174,617.43.
More Quiet at Fairview.
Since the departure of Mr. Bryan
for his speechmaklng trip, Fairview
has enjoyed some cessation in the
former stream of visitors who came to
call on the nominee, but the tourists
who pass through Lincoln still go out
to the Bryan farm to see the house and
wander over the grounds. Some of
them do not know that Mr. Bryan Is
away, and ask for him at the door.
The number who now call at the can
didate's home, however, is much small
er than it is when he Is In Lincon, and
consists mostly of curious travelers
who wish to see the place mentioned
so often In the newspapers.
Bankers Object to Rule.
Omaha and South Omaha bankers
appeared before the State Board of
Equalization to protest against an In
crease in the assessment of the banks
of Douglas county. The board con
templated an increase of 10 per cent,
because the banks deducted 3 per cent
of the loans upon making their returns
to the assessor. C. F. McGrew said I
the Douglas county banks were as
sessed at their value and there should
be no increase. He said the assessed
value was greater than was the actual
value at which the stock sells.
Employers' Liability Bill Missing.
The legislative records relating to
the passage of the employers' liability
bill are missing from the office of the
secretary of state. Either that or the
bill was not read a second time in the
senate. A suit is now on in Douglas
county in which the constitutionality
of the law is one of the questions at
issue. Attorney for the Union Pacific
railroad called upon the secretary of
state for a certified copy of the records
several days ago. An investigation
failed to disclose where the bill has
been read a second time.
WHAT THE TRADE MARK MEANS
TO THE BUYER ,
Few people realise the inaportaaee
of the words "Trade Mark" stamped
on the goods they buy. If they did
it would save them many a dollar
spent for worthless goods and put a
lot of' unscrupulous manufacturers
oat of the business.
When a manufacturer adopts a
trade mark he assumes the entire re
sponsibility for the merit of his prod
uct He takes his business repo
tion in his hands out In the lime
light "on the square" with the buy
er of his goods, with, the dealer, and
with himself.
The other manufacturer the one
who holds out "Inducements," offer
ing to brand all goods purchased with
each local dealer's brand sidesteps
responsibility, and when these Infe
rior goods "come back" it's the local
dealer that must pay the penalty.
A good example of the kind of pro
tection afforded the public by a trade
mark is that offered in connection
with National Lead Company's adver
tising of pure White Lead as the best
paint material.
That the Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark is an absolute guaranty of puri
ty in White Lead is proved to the
most skeptical by the offer National
Lead Company make to send free to
any address a blow-pipe and instruc
tions how to test the white lead for
themselves. The testing outfit is be
ing sent out from the New York
office of the company, Woodbridge
Building.
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Old Gent Here, you boy, what are
you doing out here, fishing? Don't
you know you ought to be at school?
Small Boy There now! I knew I'd
forgotten something.
HER GOOD FORTUNE
After Years Spent in Vain Effort.
Mrs. Mary
bridge, N. Y.,
E. H. Rouse, of Cam
says: "Five years ago
I had a bad fall and it
affected my kidneys.
Severe pains in my
back and hips became
constant, and sharp
twinges followed any
exertion. The kidney
secretions were badly
disordered. I lost
flesh and grew too
weak to work. Though constantly
using medicine I despaired of being
cured until I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. Then relief came
quickly, and in a short time I was
completely cured. I am now in ex
cellent health."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Cape Cod Fog.
"Yes," remarked the Down Easter,
"we do have fog along Cape Cod some
times. One night the fog came up and
in the morning when I went to milk
I couldn't find the old cow. Knew
where she was in the habit of lying,
though, and followed her easy enough.
Got to her just in time, too.
"Why, I just went through the hole
she made in the fog sort of a tunnel
like and pretty soon I came up to
her. She was almost smothered. You
see the fog had packed ahead of her
and she'd jammed her horns into it
and got stuck. Had to chop her out.
You may believe it or not, but I'll
show you the cow any time you come
'round." Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Appreciates Teachers' Work.
One woman says that when her
children bring home their school re
ports at the end of the month she al
ways finds five minutes in which to
write a personal letter to the teach
ers. If there is something that the
children have learned that surprised
her she writes a note of thanks and
appreciation, and If the reports are
unsatisfactory she writes offering to
help the teacher in any way she may
suggest Needless to say, the teach
ers are appreciative, as any one will
know who has ever taught school.
Not Guilty.
"Now, Mrs. McCarthy," said counsel
for the defense, "please tell us simply
as you can your version of this affair.
It Is alleged that you referred to Mrs.
Callahan in disparaging terms."
"Not a bit av it I didn't say anny
thlng about disparaging nor disparagus
nor anny other garden truck, except
that I said she had a nose loike a
squash and her compiixion was as bad
as a tomato in the lasht stages. Yez
can see for yersilf If it ainlt the truth."
REMAINS THE SAME.
fVell Brewed Postum Always Palatable
The flavour of Postum, when boiled
according to directions, is always the
same mild, distinctive, and palatable.
It contains no harmful substance like
caffeine, the drug in coffee, and hence
may be used with benefit at all times.
"Believing that coffee was the cause
of my torpid liver, sick headache and
misery in many ways," writes an Ind.
lady, "I quit and bought a package of
Postum about a year ago.
"My husband and I have been so
well pleased that we have continued
to drink Postum ever since. We like
the taste of Postum better than coffee,
as It has always the same pleasant
flavour, while coffee changes its taste
with about every new combination or
blend.
"Since using Postum I have had no
more attacks of gall colic, the heavi
ness has left my chest, and the old,
common, every-day headache is -thing'
unknown." "There's a Reasoa.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The'
are genuine, true, and full of hum
intsrcft.
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FULLY FILLED THE SILL.
Aunt MantJy Was ThoreughV Satisfied
with New Husband,
Aunt Mandy is an old colored wom
an who for years kas done washing
for several families. She has had
several matrimonial experiences, and
when her last husband died one of
her customers attempted to condole
with her.
"I was very sorry to hear of your
husband's death, Aunt Mandy," she
said.
"Ya'as, ma'am." said Aunt Mandy.
"He was a pow'ful good man."
"What did he die of?"
"Ah really don't know, ma'am."
"You don't know- Gracious!
Couldn't the doctor tell you?"
"Ah didn't have no doctah. ma'am."
said Aunt Mandy. "He jes done died
a natch'ral death."
It wasn't long, however, before Aunt
Mandy had another husband.
"I hear you are married again," re
marked her patron one day.
"Ya'as. ma'am." giggled Aunt Mandy.
"I was done married las' Sunday."
"And is your new husband equal to
the last?"
"Ya'as, Indeedy, ma'am." said Aunt
Mandy. "He's jes as equal. If not
equaller."
PRECISE.
Miss Sentimental Tell me. are yon
sure, Milton, that I'm the first you've
asked to marry you?"
Mr. Manyack Do you mean this
present month or do vou include last
as well?
A Unanimous Vote.
A German-American who had re
cently arrived at the estate of riches
attended his first banquet The wiDe
was particularly vile, and so several
gentlemen who were seated near tho
German were quite satisfied to havo
him empty the bottles that had been
set apart for their common use.
Neither the quality nor the quantity
of the wine in the least disturbed the
Teuton, and, after draining the last
glass, he looked around jovially and
said: "Shentlemen, I haf now drunk
en all your wine and safed you the
trouble of trinking vat you did not
like. I tink you wight to vote me a
public tank." They did. Lippincott's.
Sheer white goods. In fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home lahndering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
Btrength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
Improved appearance of your work.
Thereau's Sensible Answer.
When the forest-haunting hermit
Thoreau lay on his deathbed, a Cal
vinistlc friend called to make inquiry
regarding his soul. "Henry," he said,
anxiously, "have you made your peace
with God?" "John," replied the dying
naturalist, in a whisper, "I didn't
know that God and myself had quar
reled!" Omaha Directory
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d.alera is TtTTtMac for
aGentleaaa'e tabic. Including Fins Im-1
ported Table Dellcaclee. If there I aar
little ltea yon are anabla to obuln la yoarHcmeTowa,
write oe for prlcea on iuae, a ire will be aore to have it.
Vail orders carefully filled.
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Visitors to Omaha at Ak-Sar-Ben
or at any other time, are invited
to make their headquarters at
BRANDEIS
Boston Store
OMAHA
Largest store west of Chicago. You
are always welcome here. Free
waiting rooms. Baggage checked
free. Save money on everything.
RUBBER GOODS
(pr amll at cut prices. Send for free catalotme.
Myers-Dillon drug co.. omaha. hebr.
m fill ill 1 UflTPU REMUMIS.EKIUVIaG
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NEW BRANDEIS BLOCK. First-class Watch
Repairing and Enjrravinir. Charge reason
able. Eyes testeil free for Glasses. Students
taken In all branches.
TIFT'S DENTAL ROOMS
m 1517 DMglat St., OHAIM, KB.
Reliable Dentistry at Merate Price.
KODAKS FINISHING
ErrfTtbtotrfortheaciatear. Ijuvent wholesale stock to
tbaweat. Send for cataloirae. limit eiders a specialty.
THE ROBERT DEMPSTER CO.. Boa 1197. Omaha.
THEPAXTONKr,
Rooms from 81-OUUip single. 75 cents up double.
CAaTK PRICES REASONABLE
M. Spiesberger & Son Co.
Whtltsalt Nilliitry
The Bet In the West.
OMAHA, NCS.
FARMER'S ELECTRIC LI6HT PLANTS
For Power and Light. Send for circnlarand prices.
Agents for Ham Satellite Enf ms Eatau Starters.
Oftft GAS ENGINE STARTER CO.
1113 Farnam St., OMAHA, NEB.
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