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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08
Tears Come to His Eyes.

'"Somebody gave DR.. Cook bou-
quet. Tears dimmed his eyes as he
buried his face in their fragrance
It's years since I have seen flowers,
said the explorer with a culver of
emotion in his voice.
when he smiled one noticed the
loss of two teeth. "A fight with a pol
ar bear did that he said
"'You can tell the world the ex-
p1orer continued, that I am in better
condition than at any time and look
forward with an appetite to the fes-
tivities that are promised me. My
dinner has been poor these last few
years and I shall have to make up
for it.
Sketches Journey Briefly.
"Dr. Cook then briefly described his
journey. Regarding his discol cry, he
said:
""Then came April Fl. That was
the great day. We looked foc the sun.
AS soon as we got it l made several
observations. Great joy came over
US. We were only 16 miles from the
desired spot. I said to myself, bully
for Frederick, then we went In.
'"The last stretch was the easiest l
ever made in my life. Although had
still to make observations and the ice
was very broken here, but my spirits
were high and 1 shouted like boy.
The Eskimos looked at one another,
surprised at my gaiety. They did not
share my JOY.
''I felt that I ought to be there. !
made my last observation and found
that 1 was standing on the pole.
"'My feelings, well, was too tired
really to feel any sensation. 1 plant
ed the stars and stripes in the ice
field and my heart grew warm when
i saw it wave in the wind
How the Pole Looks
'eHow does the north pole look p
was asked.
"'Well,' said DR.. Cook, smiling, i
amounts to the size Of a twenty-five
cent piece. There is nothing to SCI
but ice, ice; no water only ice. Ther'
were more holes here than at the S7tl
decree, while there is more novemen
and drift here; but this and other OBJ
servations 1 made afterwards s-whe1
I got more settled. 1 stopped two day
at the pole, and 1 assure you it wa
not easy to say goodbye to the spot.
Thought of Doubling ThOmases.
"sAs / was sitting at the pole,
could not help smiling at the peopl
who, on my return, would call tn
whole expedition humbug. | wa
sure the people would say / ha
bought my two witnesses and ths
my notebook with my daily observa
tions had been manufactured on boar
this ship.
"sThe only thing I can put u
against this is what the York Eskimo
have told Knud Rasmussen. Let tn
:. skeptics who disbelieve my story e
to the north pole. There they wi
find a small brass tube which I burie
under the flag. That tube contains
short statement about my trip.
!. couldn't leave my visiting card b.
cause I didn't happen to Lave on
with me.
Perhaps the explorer added dr5
ly, I should have stayed there ions
er, had it not begun to freeze us ]
our idleness. The Eskimos were VI
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08
Is WI 40 AtONa.

scfatek-pad Reflections, Wise and
Otherwise.
Some day the luck will turn
A promise doubly fair
To one who signs, with tear-dimmed
eyes,
In the valley of despair:
"Some day the luck will turn
Just take that for your song
When trouble comes and skies are
glum
And the world is rolling wrong.
"Some day the luck will turn
'Tis simply bound to be,
If thinking so can make it so
And it looks that way to me!
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

A man who feels his oats doesn't
have horse sense
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

Marriage isn't failure any oftener
than single blessedness is
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

The theory that the bacillus has
made man what he is today seems
borne out by the individuals who are
nothing more than microbes now.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

The Youngstown Telegram, discuss.
ing Women in the Air" reminds one
that women are very seldom up in the
air.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

How much of us is a1ive?" asks a
contemporary. Most any part of us is
capable of feeling a pin prick.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

Thank heaven, Hartman is better!
It was hard matter to borrow a dol
lar around the office last week.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

derstand is why his enemies seem to
have so many friends.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

And the smile of good woman will
do a man more good than a dozen
handed to him by a bartender.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

Stringent measures were employed
by hospital authorities in Cincinnati
to quell a male patient who insisted
on making love to the female nurses
And yet, those who have been there
say it is the most natural thing in the
world to do.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

| Just take that for your song
When trouble comes and skies are
| glum
And the world is rolling wrong.
"Some day the luck will turn
| 'Tis simply bound to be,
| If thinking so can make it so
And it looks that way to met
What is it that saves the boys p
asks a Kansas City paper. Sometimes
it's a shingle and sometimes it's a
| trunk strap, and sometimes it's a
hickory stick
The Youngstown Telegram, discuss
ing Women in the Air" reminds one
that women are very seldom up in the
air
The theory that the bacillus has
made man what he is today seems
borne out by the individuals who are
nothing more than microbes now
How much of us is alive?" asks a
capable of feeling pin prick.
Thank heaven, Hartman is better!
It was hard matter to borrow a dol
lar around the office last week
One of the things man can't un-
derstand is why his enemies seem to
have so many friends.
And the smile of good woman will
handed to him by bartender.
1t sometimes happens that a man is
kept from buying mining stock be-
cause he hasn't got the ready cash.
to beg and too honest to steal-then
the only alternative he has left is to
go to work.
Occasionally married man does a
lot of talking when he Is away from
home, because that is about the only
chance he gets.
The average man is your very good
friend till he has chance to prove it.
A woman likes to go on A tour, if
it's only across the street to ask how
a neighbor's baby is.
A woman can have absolute faith in
her prayers to keep her from harm
them when she thinks a mouse is in
the closet.
Thoroughbred sports are those who
can lose without kicking up a row
with the umpire.
Mrs. Besant, who says she was born
$4,000 years ago, is probably old-fash-
ioned enough to wear her own hair.
Marriage is the appointed end of
every woman" says Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, and it has also proved the end
of some very good men.
When West Point hazers are ship
pei it is not a bad idea to let them
stay shipped.
John d. Rockefeller says Dr. E1iot's
new religion is absurd. The o1d-time
religion and the kerosene lamp are
good enough for John D.
An Illinois doctor says squalling
babies make great singers. However,
the majority of them never get any
nearer to singing than squall:ng is.
A star boarder eloped with a girl
but got the wrong twin in the dark.
What does it profit man tc be a
star boarder if luck is going to play
him low-down tricks like that?
Stringent measures were employed
by hospital authorities in Cincinnati
to quell male patient who insisted
on making love to the female nurses.
And yet, those who have been there
say it is the most natural thing in the
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

A star boarder eloped with a girI
but got the wrong twin in the dark
What does it profit man tc be e
star boarder if luck is going TO play
him low-down tricks like that?
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-08

1t sometimes happens that man is
cause he hasn't got the ready cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
CENSUS TOTALS ARE TARDY
Results of Religious Enumeration
Are Not Yet Ready to BE
Made Public.

Members Of the Ministerial union. in ses-
sion at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, heard the report Of the census
takers in the religious canvass just com
pleted In the city. Rev. z. z. Hosman.
pastor Of the walnut Hi Methodist church.
made the report and announced that cards
were ready for distribution among the
churches giving information about church
attendance
All information has been carefully col
lated. No attempt, however, has been
made to devise q table showing the status
Of religious work in the city. or Civ out
4 totals to the public Individual cards
have been filled out. giving information
about single persons. These have been
allotted to the churches according 20 the
territory covered by them They have been
indexed and win serve as q ready reference
for pastors in looking Up certain individ-
ualE-
L T. Crossman- director Of religious work
AZ the Young Mems Christian association,
read a paper on Religious Education In
the Churches" About 100 men were in
attendance at the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16

ideas about the growing. care and market
ms OF crops and live stock produced on the
farm promises 70 be one Of the important
events OF the fan, for many Of the farmers
attendance.
COLUMBUs-L c. CARRIER Of Peoria, III.
who submitted q proposition 70 the Com
msreial club Of this city 70 esta blish a
steel tRnk factory IN Columbus was here
sunday TO look over the various sites Of
fered Tor the factory. lie is well pleased
that a suitable site win be provided. FIr-
Their negotiations viii be taken ID, and
II Is probable that q site will be decided
on the present week
COLUMBUs-The first week Of The No
vember term or district court ended Sat
uruay, with the Beckwtth larceny case IN
The Jury's hands The other cases OF the
Flynn for stAbbing Louis NordlAnd. Tyler.
who did the cutting. pleaded guilty 70 as
sault with intent 70 murder. but Flynn
dict Of assault with intent 70 40 great
bodily injury. These tive prisoners will
be sentenced this week The Nicodsmlus
crime against his ls-year-old daughter.
was the second criminal case. and the
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty.
what is 10 be included IN the drainage dis
trict, along the NemAha river. IN Pawn e
county, has finally been settled IN the
district court at PHvnee City. when the
boAlAA4tH h6s maze 10 LlCllle al lAOQA,
subject to overflow. from the Great
Nemaha river IN PRwnee county. Those
who are pushing the matter may now
proceed to organize a drainage district 90
that the work Of ditching may now be
actually commenced next umner To this
end, public notice has Just been given OF
q meeting 70 be held at ! o'clock. Friday.
December 3 1906. IN the opera house IN
Table Rock. when the lAn holders Of the
drainage district may assemble ard elect
"a Beard Of Supervisors for Drainage Dis
trict No. ] OF Pawnee county. Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
Relief in five minutes awaits every
Stomach sufferer here.

in your tomaeh If you viii take 4 little
Diapepsin occasionally. This powerful
digestive and Antacid, though as harmless
ana pleasant as candy. Will digest and
prepare for assimilation into the blood all
the food you can eat
Eat what your stomach Graves, without
the slightest fear OF Indigestion CT b a
you viii b bothered with sour risings,
Belching Gas on Stomach, Heartburn,
Headaches from stomach, Nausea. Bad
Breath, Water Brash OF q feeling like you
had swallowed q lump Of lead, or other
disagresable miseries. should you be suf-
fering now from any stomach disorder
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
Boy Begs Money
to Bury Father
Eight Times He Inters Poor Old
Dad" Under the Name Of
Smith.

Frank Blank is a slippery slip Of a lad,
according to evidence brought out in ju-
venre court
Once MoEy Bernstein went TO the Blank
home after the boy and the fugitive ran
upstairs. Waiting until Bernstein had en-
tered the front room IN pursuit the Blank
boy jumped lightly out the window.
Another time two Omaha detectives went
after him and then August Blank. the
father. is said to have aided the boy TO
escape.
He was in court because he IL charged
with having found an easier way TO get
money thar by working for IT, His spe-
cialty is a subscription paper to help pay
the funeral expenses for my poor old
father
Hes buried you eight times under the
name Of Smith, said Judge Estele TO the
boys father.
so 1 understand" said Blank pers.
The case went over.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
INDIGESTION GAS AND HEARTBURN GO

you can get relief within five minutes.
If you viii get from your pharmacist
a 50-cent case OF Pape's Diapepsin you
could always 90 70 the table with q hearty
appetite, and your meals would taste good,
because you would know there would be
no Indigestion or Sleepless night or
Headache or stomach misery all the next
day; and. besides, you would not need lax
atives OF liver pills 70 keep your stomach
and bowels clean and fresh.
Pape'E Diapepsin can be obtained from
your druggist, and contains more than
sufficient 70 thoroughly cure the worst
case OF Indigestion OF Dyspepsia There
is nothing better for Gas on the Stomach
or sour odors from the stomach or %
cure a Stomach Headache.
You couldn't keep q handler or more
useful article in the hoBse.-AdV.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
BAKED BEANS GET A HEARING
They and Their Cost Involved I'm a
Case Before Interstate COM
meree Commission.

Boston baked beans in OmAhA and their
cost in placing them upon the table are
involved indirectly in a case 10 be tried
before a representative Of the Interstate
Commerce commission IN this city Tues
day. Three wholesale grocer firms-AIlen
Bros, the Paxton & Gallagher Co. and the
for rebates
California beans are now shipped into
at a cost OF . cents per 100 pounds.
For three months during the year Is0s the
railroads had a higher tariff in effect
amounting TO s cents. When the rate was
lowered the wholesale grocers set about 70
recover the excess charged them during the
ninety days
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
WHITE HEARING WEDNESDAY
alleges TO Have Cnshed Paper and
Skipped-LawIess f. Put
Under Charge.

The examination Of John White, charged
with grand larceny, has been set Tor
Wednesday morning. White, X is alleged
by John Achatz, misap appropriated $50 In
checks given him TO cash. He left town
but was arrested upon his return.
Tom Lawless. one o. the e~x-convicts
taken in Saturdays raid on a Webster
street house. has been formally charged
with breaking into, entering and robbing
the home OF Chris Marks on November g.
taking goods 20 the value Of SIS.
The hearing Of Spencer Williams. charged
with robbery, has been set for Tuesday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16

ALLIANCE, Neb- Nov. B-CspeciaL)-A
deal was put through yesterday wherein
c. A N~ewberry, one OF the biggest whole
sale and retail hardware merchants in the
state, purchased the old Runner corner. al
Butte avenue and Dakota street, in this
city, for S000o, and as coon as the present
lesseholders vacate viii begin the erection
Of a four-story building that viii cost about
$4,000. This viii be used as his retail store
and viii give him one Of the most prom
trent corner In the city. The new ware
house just completed by Mr.. NewbeTy is
a three-story building and Is patterned
after the latest structures OF its kind in
Lincoln and Omaha. and viii be used for
the heavier hardware material exclusively.
This, together with the recent completion
Of the Runner building. and the new sewer
age system vel under way. closed a year
Of building activity that has been remark
able, and the prospect for the new year is
certainly better than ever before.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16

REPUBLICAN CITY-A A Malsy has
solo MS entire stock Of merchandise 70 ".
taken full charge Of the stock
REPUBLICAN CTTY-Georgs Hayes and
Mrs Mile Scoles OF this city we're mar
red BY County Judge Losey Of Blooming
Denver the same night
REPUBLICAN CITY-Thomas Darneu
OF Lincoln, attorney for the A~nti-Saloon
Ieague spoke TO q large audience in the
Methodist Episcopal church last evening
on Law enforcement
REPUBLICAN CITY-Ths early SOWING
Of tan wheat in Harlan county Is al thai
could be expected. The stand is good a.
affords abundant pasture for the owners
OF stock Never Ia the history Of the
country did this crop look more promis-
Ing. The acreage is also large.
TECUMSEH-CoUnty Superintendent N
Il Carman has the program 70.
The boys and girls Industrial contest 70
Dc he'd IN Tecumseb on Saturday, Novem-
Der y l. 5 Heron. editor, Nebraska
Farmer, lincoln and Miss Myrtle Eauff-
man food cemonstaTIOr for Nebraska
arne Institutes, Lincoln, RIu judge
exhibits
EDGAR-A heavy snow storm began
here Friday morning p continued I'LL .
p m. when II changed 10 rain ana il cor
unued raining all night q AL day sat
urday, finishing up saturday night Wit
snow and this morning the ground d
covered with an inch OF snow. The rota.
precipitation amounted 70 nearly two and
one-half inches
ALLLANCE-The Knights Of Columbus
OF this city are making elaborate prep
arauons for their big class initiation and
banquet which VIII be held here Decem,
Der L. This makes the seventh simla,
event Of its kin and each one seems Il
surpass It's predecessor. II is expected TIA
there VII be N artendEnce here al thli
time OF 80 visitors
EDGAR-The ST Joseph & Grand Island
rEilrred Is being g"rzFel-hauaFred laId win
new ties and heavy steel rails The con.
uucuu train has been here for a Weel
and al Is ready nov for putting down thi
ties and rails. Thi8 work Is being dons
@ Accommodate the heavy traffic OF tn
Union Pacific that vii use this line for
sh0rter and more direct line from 81 Louis
kansas Ciry and ST JOseph 70 the Wsstsri
7 coast
ALLIANCE FErmers institute
which vii be held here On November u
and - and which IL he'd under n.
auspices OF The STATE university. for N,
purpose Of havtnE he farmer at mas
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
HoLDREGE INSPECTS THE LINE
General Manager of Burlington is
Satisfied with Of
the New Work.

George W. Holdrege OF Omaha. general
manager Of the Burlington route, n
Daniel Willard Of Chicago, vice president
in charge Of operation over the same ines.
have completed a weeks tour Of the lines
west Of the river. Mr.. HoldreEe reached
Omaha Monday and Mr.. Willard has gone
on TO Chicago by way Of St Joseph and
Kansas City.
Mr.. Holdrege reports satisfactory prog
ress on all improvements on the Buriing-
ton system In regard TO the proposed
new freight house In Omaha "a be ereeted
between jackson and FarHam streets
near the river. he says that plans are now
being made TO begin work In the spring
house.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
BOY HAS FOLKS SOMEWHERE
Little ~Pickaninny Can't Tell the
Judge Where Any of Them
Is Though.

Everett King, a eolored boy Of II years
Who has been living a hand-to-mouth ex-
i~Etencs, finally fell into the hands OF Off
GERS Of the juvenile court who forthwith
took him before Judge Estelle. Too much
enterprise IN the vicinity Of Illinois Cen
tral coal cars was his real undoing and
led 70 his being sent TO Kearney.
Before imposing sentence Judge Estelle
quizZed the lad about his parents. The
boy said his father was IN Omaha but he
did not know Just where and he thought
his mother was somewhere in Iowa
Have you any other relatives?" asked
the court.
I've got an uncle" replied the urehin-
Where is he?'
Somewhere above Nineteenth street, %
answered the lad vaguely.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
Nebraska
Grand Jury Law
Defective Since
Demos Amend
Nebraska Judge Discovers Body Must
be Called Together at One Spe-
eife Time.
- q 50 corrssponasntl

" rom \ EAaLA ADIIEcRNlAELL
LINCOLN. Nov. E-lSpecisl)-The in
dictment Of any person by a grand jury
called in Nebraska at this time or al any
time since the first regular term Of the
district court following the adjournment OF
the late legislature may be seriously ques-
toned in the courts This state OF az
fairs is due to the action Of the late
democratic legislature in amending the law
providing for calling grand juries and
very likely there can be no more grand
juries called legally in Nebraska under
the present Law.
The amended law reads as follows:
Section 1 grand JUMP. Unless other
wise ordered in writing by the court Of a
Judge thereof = grand jury shall be drawn
andand N In the manner pro
vided by law. on the first day Of the first
regular term Of the district court Of each
county { nthe state"
This section repealed section 50 o fths
criminal code OF Nebraska which provided
a Judge OF the district court could call q
Grand jury At any time
The first day Of the first regular term
Of court has been Interpreted to mean BY
lawyers the first day Of the first regular
term OF court following the Adjournment
Of the legislature, and these lawyers hold
LlaA AudSLluCu aA criminal statutes are
usually held by the court to mean what
they say literally, it is doubtful II an
other grand Jury can be called under the
present law.
In fact the mater has already been put
up 70 one district Judge in a county where
there was a murder committed, and he has
discovered that he has no legal right
to call the grand Jury, and unofficiauy he
is Of the opinion the time has passed when
that county can rave & grand jury. he
having failed to call one on the first day
Of the first regular term.
The bill providing for the amendment
was introduced BY Representative Wilson
- D1r1- 1870
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
May Interfere Win Power Canal.

BURWELL- Neb- Nov. B-CspeciAL)-
The Burwell Canal and Power company, an
corporation, owns an irrigation
ditch ten and a half miles long. which win
irrigate $500 acres Of land on the south
sid OF the North Loup river at BurweIL.
They now have the rights to 80 cubic feet
OF water per second and viii take the water
out Of the North Loup river some four miles
above where p. N. Curre opposes to ap-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
AabIe Given Ffve Year.

REPUBLICAN CITY. Neb., Nov. IL
(SpeciaL)-In the district court Of Harlan
county, held in Alma, Regnal Aable was
found guilty OF stealing merchandise Of
T. N Logan Of this city. ARble took the
goods from the store while he was clerAing
for Logan and stored them at his farm
northeast Of town. Later a search was
made and the goods found and recovered.
Aable was arrested and put under bonds
TO appea in the district court The bond
200 Judge DUNCAN gave him a sen
tence Of five years in the state p~enitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16
PLAN TO REVIVE NTERURBAN
owners of Omaha and Nebraska Gen.
trail Line are Busy.

HASTINGS, Neb-, Nov. 3-Scecial)-
1T is reported here that the men who re-
Gently bought the right-of-way Of the
OEaha & Nebraska Central railroad for a
sOng-something less than S200-are plan
ming 70 revive the enterprise. W. II. Fuller
Of this city. who was chief engineer OF
the original project has been IN confer
ence with the owners FOR several days and
together they have covered most Of the
proposed route between Omaha ana Has
tings.
Carson Hndreth las written Mayor Miles
that he WIl be here Thursday 70 confer
With the Commercial club relative 10 the
possible extension Of the Garden city
Stockton railroad in Kansas to andreth
and Hastings IN Nebraska He has been
working with the builders Of the line.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16

a fire at the plant Of the Omaha Asphalt
company. The car conided with the light
rig. tearing one Of the wheels of and
throwing both Welsh and Chief Simpson
heavily 10 the pavement Ths chief was
more or less bruised but after carrying
Welsh into q drug store, was able 20 pro
coed to the fire. II viii Be several days
before Welsh Is able to resume his duties
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-16

HASTINGS. Neb. Nov. R-Special.S
Members Of the Hastings college foot ball
team say the report that Hastings pro-
posed abandoning the second half Of the
Hastings-Doane game In Crete Friday could
not possibly have come from anyone IN
authority at Doane. They insist that Has
tinEs would have had the advantage OF
the wind in the second half and that aside
from the minor injury Of a couple Of
players al conditions were favorable for
the Presbyterian team
HASTINGS is now bending all efforts in
preparation for the Peru game here on
Thanksgiving. OF the five games played
thus far Hastings has won two and tied
the others.