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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07


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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
INVENTING FOR THE INVENTOR

| In a certain, New York state factory
given over to, the manufa cturing + Of
electrical. appliances, visitors are of
daily occurrence, and guides. a necessity.
! A guide named Steve look such pride IN
, the works that if surprise, and enthnsi-
asm DID not always respond to- his, per-
sonally conducted tours he would
promptly. imagine various things, to
awaken what he believed to be the
proper emotions. One day, with an I'M
usually undemonstrative man in tow
a man seemingly not even interested
in the features'' shown him, while he
paid close attention to details of ap-
parent insignifcance- Steve began on
the subject Of the incandescent light.
1T was discovered purely by ac-
cident,' said he ttMr. Edison saws
himself that he would : never have
thought of the thing if he hadn t seen
some lightning playing around a fork
BOTTLE Y =
The visitor looked up rather oddly
at this Information, but still 50 quiet
~ that Steve, to cap his climax, added:
And SO was born that boon to all
mankind, the incandeseent hght,'
At that instant a. passing employee
caught. sight of the visitor, and, com
! ing up to him with hand outstretched
exclaimed: IF it isn't my old boss
How are you, Mr.. Edison
Steve sat down on the: first object
handy, and, with his head in his hands,
tried to recall what he had said. and
think quickly Of some way@out. When
he looked up, the "Wizard of Menlo
Park had departed, undoubtedly
wiser than when he began his tour
round the factory, but also undoubt-
edly considerate Of Steve. And a fort
night later that gentleman received
from West Orange book on electrical
science, written down. to juvenile
readers, and on the fy-leaf, beneath a
sketch OF fork in an empty bottle.
were written these words: ,
"And 50 was born that boon TO all
mankind, the incandescent light!'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
NOT SO SCARED AS HE SEEMED

A; smart young drummer was driving
his hired team along a difficult bit Of
Wyoming road when he overlook a
rather dignifed old gentleman who was
walking in the direction in which he
,."Have a liftg" inquired "our Mr..
Simpson nlS1 genially.. F.. ,.-a
tleman took seat in the buggy beside
the drummer. -
Inc team happened to be pair of
half-broken broncos-a fact upon
which the drummer enlarged gleefully
as he slackened the lines and gave
the horses their heads a trife. They
were OF at jump, and as the buggy
swung violently around curve, The
old gentleman was all but thrown out
to, the great amusement Of the smart
young drummer. When this occurred
second time the old gentleman said
politely:
eff it is all the same to vou sir T
should be obliged if you would drive
little more slowly'' :
oh, if you are afraid sneered the
young man unpleasantly, "perhaps you
had better do the driving.''
The old gentleman looked at him for
a; moment with a look in his eyes which
she drummer never forgot. ~
Fernaps you are right, sir,' he
said, with the utmost politeness. as
he took the lines. Then he reached for
the whip in the whip socket, and, lean
ing over the dashboard, he dashed first
one bronco and then the other.
50 Are you afraid. sir?' he demanded.
turning upon the drummer; but before
the terrified drummer could reply he
threw, both lines out of the buggy,
and the runaway horses, with the lines
dragging, tore around the curves at a
pace at which "our Mr.. Simpson,
never had ridden. -< =.
both men were thrown out and the
buggy splintered. The old gentleman,
the first to arise from the wreck,
stood over the PROSTATE drummer as he
returned to consciousness, and AGAIN
demanded:
fare you afraid, sir7''
The smart young man learned ulti-
1nately that his passenger was Major
,Wolton, whose reckless courage is a
byword turnout MISUNDERSTANDING
Lockhart in Lippincotts.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
ACCORDING TO HIS FOLLY

The present chief justice Of Ontario,
Sir William Meredith, was for many
years engaged in the practice Of crimi-
nal law, and afterward became nota-
BILE figure in provincial. politics, as lead
er Of Her Majesty's Loyal OPPOSE
tion'' in the Ontario parliament. He
is man Of fine presence, with leon
inc mass of white hair. One night he
was speaking in. Toronto at turbulent
meeting held toward the close of hot
campaign, when he was sharply inter
rupted by a strident voice from the top
gallery:
Jaw, Willum, go an get your hair
cut!
Instantly Meredith threw back his
magnificent head, and, fixing the offend
er with the stern eye Of the practiced ex-
aminer, exclaimed:
My friend, if my memory serves me,
[ once had something to do with getting
your hair cut
There were no more interruptions.
Lippincott IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
HARSH CRITICISM

Ripley Hitchcock, the noted critic of
New York, was talking at the Century
club about harsh criticism.
Gas harsh criticism as I know of. -
he said, "was compactly and neatly
uttered by a bishop last spring.
"a minister wrote a commentary on
the Lamentations of jeremiah, and sent
it to the bishop, along with a note
asking for few critical words. -.
. "The- bishop sent the book back.
after he had read it, with this judg-
ment:
There is but one thing that I re-
gret, about this work-namely. that
Jeremiah is not living now to compose
a fresh book of lamentations on your
commentary -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
a little GIRL IS LAMENr.

{ They say that sleeping dogs may lie;
But little girls may not, y
S For when I tell the 1ittlest 5fib
They scold an awful lot
Sometimes wish was dog
Sos could lie lot;
For when I've taken mothers cake
I'd rather sleep than not.
Then when she'd say, Nov, Clementine.
Did you do SO and SO ~
I'd close my eyes and snooze a bit
And growl out. No: oh, no. 2
~. Z. Armor in Lippincotts.
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y y
find nice new daughter for mes I
dom mind paying long price,.
The English paper goes on to state
that relatives are bought frequently
nowadays, Students of the "agony
columns = of the daily papers will often
notice advertisements inserted by
young ladies and gentlemen of aristo-
cratic birth, who want to be adopted.
So, if you desire new gilt child. or a
real mahogany, tapestry upholstered
uncle or nice bright walnut brother, all
you need do is to try the want columns.
On Sept. 10, last, the London Times
contained this "want" advertisement:
"YOUNG GENTLEMAN, orphan,
refined and handsome, would like to
meet with kind lady or gentleman who
would give him $500 to support him
while he is studying. Splendid oppor-
tunlty to help member of genuinely
aristocratic family
The paper goes on to tell how young
lady with money once bought ssbro-
ther' for herself. She had been en-
trapped into a marriage, with an I'M
principled scoundrel, who made her life
miserable. At last she ran away from
him. He followed her. She had no
body to help her; but she had had a
brother, who had gone abroad and never
come back. In sheer desperation, she
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
With the Long Bow
Newly Rich London Merchant Orders the House Furnisher Him
Beautiful Daughter that

Eye natures walks shoot folly asgft Hes"


~ haven't family and
that could spend her
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07

Kind Lady-so you were conduc-
tor? How did you come to lose the
Tramper Long-Got rheumatism in
de hand dat I pulled de register.
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ON THE ROAD

s. It was a few days after the examina-
tion. The French class had just re-
corrected with the usual method Of Sd
for honor, G. for ereditable, P for
passed, and so on. Today honors pre-
vailed, and accordingly mademoiselle
beamed. Tapping lightly on the desk
with her pencil, she leaned toward
them.
Ny pupils she cried ioyfully,
0ah, how you have pleased me! Such
announcement! Quel plaisir! I feel
you are all on the road to HI,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
HERFoRD's THEOLOGICAL, JOKE

Oliver Herford, who is equally ia
nous as a poet, illustrator, and brilliant
wit, was entertaining four magazine
editors at luncheon when the bell
rang. and a maid entered with the mail.
uAh,'v' said an editor, an epistle. y
NO; said Mr.. Herford, tearing
collect. -
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trip boys
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-07
THE HOLSTERS
honor,


Well" said the first lobster, in a
bore !, TOT, tone, what are you going to do
''Get dressed for dinner the sec
ond lobster answered, yaWning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

Sunday evening from abroad. They
left Franklin on the Goth Of May and
have been In Scotland ever since.
Tuesday evening. October 2, the
friends aud neighbors Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Haines dropped in and spent a social
evening in honor of Mr.. Haines' 4Ith
birthday.
Andrew Anderson, who departed
this life Thursday morning at seven
o'clock, was born in Copenhagen, Den
mark, February %, 1882. He came to
America in 1870.
w. II CLANCY and A. Hayden &C
companied a prize winning feat at hog
dipping Friday and Saturday, the
two together dipping 300 head, which
is an average of fifteen an hour or n
every four minutes.
When the Germans undertake to do
anything they generally succeed. AS
an illustration of this the celebration
of the Mission feast at the G erman
Lutheran church near Macon a week
ago Sunday resulted in a collection
which amounted to 1898.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
GUIDE ROCK
From the News letter.

Albert Ferguson cut his hand quite
severely Monday morning.
Mrs. Carrie Moranville ran a nail in
her foot Thursday, injuring herself so
severely that she has to get about on
crutches.
Mark Reeve, who is carrying the
mail on route 3 during the absence of
the regular carrier, va thrown from
his buggy Thursday by the breaking
of a shaft.
George Columbia and his mother
went to Dakota some time ago to visit
friends, and now word m that
they have been ~quarantined there on
account Of an epidemic of diptheria.
Eilert Bargman has rented his farm
south of the river and intends moving
to Red Cloud. We told him he had
better locate in a good town, but he
said Red Cloud was good enough for
him and we had to let it 60 at that.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Buder are away
on a visit and we hear that on Friday
night Of last week meon took ad-
vantage of their absence to raid their
chicken house and carry off all their
chickens, pigeons and the Belgian
hare.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.

Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
The following proposed amendment
to the constitution of the State of Ne
braska, as hereinafter set forth in full,
is submitted to the electors of the
State of Nebraska, to be voted upon
at the general election to be held
Tuesday, November 8, A. ID. 1906 .
Be il enacted By the Legislature Of the
State Of Nebraska:
Section /. That at the general elec-
ton for state and Legislative officers
to be held OF Tuesday, succeeding the
the first Monday in November, 1906,
the following provision be proposed
and submitted to the electors of the
State as an amendment to the consti-
tuition.
Section g. There shall be n State
Railway Commission, consisting of
three members, who shall be first
elected at the general election in 1906,
| whose terms of office, except those
chosen at the first election under this
provision, shall be six years, and
| whose compensation shall be fixed by
the Legislature.
OF the three commissioners first
elected, the n receiving the highest
number of votes, shall hold his office
for six years, the next highest four
year, and the lowest two years. The
powers and duties of such com
mission shall include regulation
of rates, service and the gen
eral control of common carriers,
as the legislature may provide by
law. But in the absence of specific
legislation, the commission shall ex,
ercise the powers and perform the du-
ties enumerated in this provision.
Section 3. That at said election in
the year 1906, on the ballot of each
elector voting thereat, there shall be
printed or written the words: "FOI
Constitutional Amendment, with ref
erence to State Railway Commission
And against Constitutional Amend
ment, With Reference to State Rail
way Commission" And If, a majority
of all votes cast at said election, shall
be for such amendment, the same shall,
be deemed to be adopted.
l, A. Galusha, secretary of state o.
the state of Nebraska, do hereby GER
tify thai the foregoing proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska is a rue and cor
rect copy of the original enrolled ant
engrossed bill, as passed by tn,
Twenty-ninth session of the legisla
ture of the State Of Nebraska, as APP
pears from said original bill on file il
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
CAMPBELL
(From the Citizen.)

L. G. Genereaux is building a big
corn crib, and Conrad Meyers a SO
foot shed. Each improvement will
cost $3.50 or th%ereabout.
Walt Anderson has "put the Hxings'
on to the Slater. Callard auto, and
made the first trip therein Sunday,
going to Hildreth, Axtell and other
points.
d. H. Clark reports the sale Monday
of the 800 acre farm Of Jacob betz,
240 acres Of which was purchased by
Jacob REIN, aud the remaining 80 by
Fred Betz. The entire consideration
was $500.
H. Fl. Davis began the construction
this week of a residence for Harry
Thibodeau, on the lot recently pur.
chased by the latter on the hill. The
improvements contemplated will cost
something like $1l00 5000.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
LEBANON.
(From the Times.)

Henry Allen and Robert Sharp left
Tuesday evening for American Falls.
Idaho.
Lew Breakey came in from Kansas
City Saturday night, with one hun
dred head of cattle, and sold fifty head
Monday morning,
G. M. Johnson brought in four hogs
Tuesday and sold them to Andy Lull
for six cents a pound. They brought
him in the neat little sum of SlO3.5O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter Kier arrived in
this city the latter part of last week
and have rented a house ia the west
part of town, where they will reside.
Mr.. Kier is from Denver and is the
new gas man.
Geo. FELTON, had his collar bone
broken Tuesday, while returning from
Red Cloud. He was about thirteen
miles north of here when, while going
down a bill, a tug came unhitched and
the tongue came down throwing
George out.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
SUPERIOR
(From the J~ournal.)

Ike King, the real estate man, is
building a residence on Co numerical
avenue.
Conductor Snyder and wife were
called to Illinois the first of the week
by the death of Mrs. Snyder's father.
The waterworks whistle will not
blow for ten or fifteen days on account
of the repairing at the waterworks sta
ton.
Ben Mcconnell met with a bad acct
dent last evening. He has been doing
S. N. Reeds delivering at the feed
store while he was away, and last
evening, while hosting some hay into
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
SMITH CENTER
from the Messenger.)

From the Messenger.)
A gang of United States geological
surveyors passed through town Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Samuel Brown and four young
est children departed for Michigan 70
make their home last Sunday morning.
At 4:l5 last Tuesday afternoon the
corner stone of the new Baptist church
vas laid the services being in charge
of the pastor Rev. A. B. Roberts.
Rev, +. Z. Sherman Of Topeka was
in town the first of the week visiting
the DR.. l.. II. Halbert family, and look
after the interests of homeless child
rem in this part of Kansas.
X. II. Dubach, the popular manager
Of the old Long McCue lumber yard,
was married September 20 to Miss
Bessie B. Latimer, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. II.
Latimer in Seneca, Kansas.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Neusy Notes From Nei9htorin9 Touns
GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

a NOV, he slipped and fell forward,
cutting a bad cash across his forehead.
In the case of the State VS.. Turner
Pierce on the charge of assault and
battery, the defendant plead guilty
before Justice Hopper and was fined
IS and costs.
ID. L. Pearson, who was employed on
Secular S elevator, met with an acct.
dent Saturday afternoon. A 2x12
plank fell about eight feet striking
him on the ho"a.
Sunder Mi er, formerly of this
place, but no. Of Rockford, Ill.,, met
with a very bad accident a short time
ago. His mother-in-law stopped to
pet a dog, which was considered harm
less, when the canine sprang upon her
and bit her badly. Sunder went to
her relief and the dog grabbed him at
the throat, and also on the hand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
BLOOMINGTON
From the Advocate.)


Geo. Harlow has gone to Madrid,
Iowa, for the winter, where he will
care for an aged brother.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. 8. Moore have
arrived in the city and are busy ar.
ranging their new residence for &C.
cupaucy.
Clifford Storey, last Sunday morn
ing had the misfortune of having a
horse fall on his foot which has made
him a cripple for a week.
Last Wednesday, after a short ILL
ness, Grace Genevieve, the four-year-
old daughter of Ed N. hussong, died
from an aggravated case of sore
throat.
Miss Anna Bell Wilcox, who has
been in the central Office in this city
since the first Of July, died Monday
night of typhoid fever. Her parents
have lived here about a year, and Miss
Anna came here this summer from
Maryville, Missouri.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

this office, and that said proposed
amendment is submitted to the quail
fed voters of the state of Nebraska
for their adoption or rejection at the,
general election. to be held on Tuesday
the 9Th day of November. A. ID. 1906.
In testimony whereof, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
great seal of the state of Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln this cath day of
July, in the year of IL Lord One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Six. of
the Independence of the United States,
the One Hundred and Thirty-second-
and of this state the Fortieth.
A. GALUSHA,
(sEAL Secretary of State
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Real Estate Transfers.

For the week ending Tuesday, Octo-
Der 10, furnished by the Fort Abstract
Co., l.. II. Fort, Manager.
George Amack to Lloyd II
Amack nw4 sw4 and sw4e nw4
26-l-lO 2OOo
Mary Amack to Lloyd A Amack
we sea ne4 27-l-1O wd. ........ 500
+ A Good to Sarah M Campbell
part nw4 4-2-10 wd. ........... $50
Lorenzo Thomas to Emma Boren
part nw4 3-2-1O wd'''......... 1850
Lincoln Land Co to John Kropp
lot 8 block 2 lst add to Bladen
wd......... 6O
John Kropp to William p Clau-
son part lot 8 block LIST to
Bladen wd 25
VIM Hoffman to Elsie Collette lot
7 block IL Bladen wd ........ 500
Jacob s Moore to VIM PClauson
lot z block 9 list add to Bladen
wa go
First Natl bank Blue Hill to S
Buzzard NV $50 wd ........ $500
Caroline NJ ID Blumenthal to
Jacob Coll lot 10 block o Blue
Hill wd.. l35
Lloyd A Carpenter to Oscar r
Boyce lots 10 to II block 2s Red
cloud ......... YOU
A j White to n b Wagner sw4
W 25-1-l1 wd. ............. 2S0C
Mary f Simpson to Hans Dye
lots / to l2 block 10 Hoover
add Blue Hill wd. .....:......
j Robert Morse to Morgan ii
Davis lot Is block 4 Cowles wd 63(
iotdi ....... '.... 1it'"'
Mortgages filed ......... .$370t
Mortgages released ...,.... .$173(
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

At an experiment farm near Lincoln,
500 bushels of potatoes have been
raised from a single acre. 1t is claim
ed that a bushel of potatoes will make
one gallon of denaturized alcohol and
if this is true the Nebraska farmer
will no doubt find it profitable to raise
potatoes for this purpose as well as to
supply the food demand. EX.-Yes,
and think of selling the alcohol at Is
cents a gallon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Mere Is Relief for Women.

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York,
discovered an aromatic pleasant herb
cure for women's ills, called Austrsl-
ian-Leaf. 1t is the only certain
monthly regulator. Cures female
weaknesses and backache, kidney,
bladder and urinary troubles. At all
druggists or bv mail 80 cents. Sample
free. Address, The Mother Gray Co.,
Leroy, New York.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

A cold taken at this time of the year
is generally hard to get rid of but it
will not be able to withstand Bees
Laxative Honey and Tar. That will
cure all colds, coughs, Group, whoop-
ing cough, ETC., by driving them out
through the bowels. If you have a
cold, try it, and if not cured get your
money back. No opiates. Sold at
Henry Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
FRANKLIN
From the Sentinel.)

The public school was closed today
in order that the building might be
fumigated and disinfected.
Fred Haines arrived home unex.
pectedly Tuesday night, after an alb
sence of six weeks spent in a hospital
for treatment of his eye.
Robert Taylor and wife returned
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
RIVERTON
From the Review.)

ttrOm the GteVleW.D
Sam and Hugh Chilly bought a hun
dred head of feeders this week.
Jacob Allen is building a new house
on his lots south of the Big store.
Henry Teitjen bought Mike Wye
kof's farm last Saturday, for s410O.
Leslie Layton made a flying trip out
to the Brown school house Sunday
night.
Passed away Monday night, as the
result of a shot fred from a gun held
by an unknown hand-one blue hound
belonging to Fred Sizzling. Fred
could hardly spare the dog, as he has
but five left.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

1t is a well known medical fact that
pine resin is most effective i'm the
treatment of diseases of the bladder
and kidneys. Sufferers from back
ache and other troubles due to faulty
action of the kidneys find relief in the
use of Pine-ules. 81 buys 80 days
treatment. Sold at Henry Cooks
drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

Are you troubled with piles? One
application of ManZan will give you
immediate relief. Sold at Henry
Cooks drug store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

Wanted-A correspondent in every
precinct.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-08

Bloating after eating, Indigestion,
fatulence or water brash, may be
quickly corrected through the use of
Prickly Ash Bitters. It strengthens
digestion, cleanses and regulates the
bowels. Sold by Smith & Grisham
Drug Co., special agents.