Weus of
AtiKI) COL'PLE STRANDED.
tlall ly Wayside and are Aided ' by
i People of Randolph.
I The kind hearted cltlcens of nan
jdolph artflted to Itloomfleld Mr. and
jjrs. Hammond, of Turtle Lake, Wls.y
aTie former In 77 yearn of age and the
latter 7. With $43 In their possession
they started from their Wisconsin
home to journey to Bloomfleld and
Visit a Muter of Mrs. Hammond, Whom
rhe had not seen for many years. At
fWayne their money gave out, but with
a, courage stronger than their frail
bodily strength they walked the twenty-three
miles to Randolph.
I. On the streets the old gentleman
fell to the ground from weakness, but,
undaunted, they started to walk to
Bloomfleld. Two livery rigs were sent
after them, and two miles out they
iwere found, the old gentleman asleep
ty the roadside. At Reed's restaurant
jthey were entertained and a purse of
jnoney was given them, and they rode
Ci the train to Bloomfleld.
But a short time ago this old couple
i ere happy at Turtle Lake, and In
their cottage had 1250 In cash laid by.
.One day they were away from home
and returned to find their home n
ashes, the money gone. With $4S that
Mr. Hammond happened to have In
Tils pocket they started on their long
dourney to Nebraska that ended In
their experience at Randolph an ar
rival in Bloomfleld.
HANK SHIPMENT IS GONE.
(Cash Consigned to Chicago From IVn-
vrc In One Pouch.
The biggest robbery of the United
(States malls ever pulled off has called
every Inspector and secret service man
In the west to Omaha and Denyer.-Tlie
robbery occurred between these two
(points Thursday night, August 15th
Every effort was made to keep It quiet
Lbut the news finally leaked out.
Three through registered pouches,
.One of wheh contained $260,000, were
stolen from the Burlington's fast mall
itrain and the government detectives,
las far as can be learned, have not the
slightest clue as to the the thief or
!5ust where the robbery occurred.
I Seven through registered pouches
were seht from the Denver postofflce
to the depot for the Burlington fast
,xnall train, Thursday night. Those
rwere receipted for by the mail clerk.
I When the train reached McCook.
INeb., It was. found that three of the
pouches were missing.
One of the missing pouches was des
tined to Omaha, another to Chicago,
and the third was an empty for Lin
coin. .
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WN OP GILEAD IS SCORCHED.
IBank, Meat Market, Restaurant and
- Millinery Store Burned.
' Fire destroyed about half the bust
ness portion of Gllead, a town of S00
Inhabitants, on the Rock Island, be
tween Hebron and Falrbury. The fob-
lowing buildings and stock were de
stroyed: Gllead State bank, meat
market and restaurant of Milton Mey
r and the millinery store.
. The fire started In the mlllnery store,
on which no Insurance was carried
' The other losses were partially covered
. by Insurance. ,
f
Concessions ' Are Involved.
' The circle swing and the roller
coaster at Capital Beach, Lincoln, are
the objects of dispute In a suit filed in
the district court by the Amusement
Contracting company, of New Jersey,
Against John H. Buckstaff and Aaron
5. Buckstaff, proprietors of Capital
each. The amusement company asks
that a recelverbe appointed and that
an accounting unaer ine terms or tne
oon tract be had; also that the amuse-
Kent devices fee sold.
ItUiiardHon County Prosperous.
The people of Falls City are pros
perous and making money every day,
This condition Is well Illustrated by
the mortgage records. During the
six months from January to July there
were fifty more payments of 111
tfi.so of debts. During the same time
there were forty-one more city mort
gages paid than given, a saving of
ft, 46i.ee.
Beatrice Boy Injured.
Oscar Flshback, the 14-year-old son
of Henry Flshback, proprietor of the
cold storage and ice plant of Beatrice,
had a fall from a horse which came
near resulting fatally for him. He
was riding on horseback with another
boy behind him and, as they turned, a
corner abruptly, they were thrown
from the horse. The FiBhback boy
.'was knocked senseless.
Solution of Creamery Rate.
The establishment of a local dl
tance tariff Is the solution advanced
ty Chairman Wlnnett, of the state
railway commission, In regard to the
cream rate dispute. This tariff, he
thinks, should be put in place of the
special cream rates which have been
low to the cities where the central
Icing creameries are located.
. Harrlsoa Candidate for Congress.
The friends of Marshall T. Harrison
who represented Otoe and Cass ooun
ties In the legislature last winter and
was one of the leaders of the Renuh
Mean party, have announced that Mr.
Harrison would like to represent that
district In congress and will make an
effort to secure the nomination.
New Hank Building.
The Laurel State bank moved Into
temporary quarters In order that anew
bank bulldng may be erected on the
old site. The new structure will be
10 by CO and will be used exclusively
lor panning, it will be so situated
that there will be light from all sides
Dahlinan u Sicak at Went Point
James C.Dahlman, mayor of Omaha,
has consented to deliver the 'address
on the occasion of the pioneers' and
old settlers' reunion at West Point on
August 29th.
Big Run on Live Stock.
The summer shipments of live stock
have about reached their helghth at
Fremont. For the twenty-four hours
ending Monday morning 287 curs
were ecnt out of South Omaha.
Ktnurfy iram of cars averaging 4
an hour, panswd over the road.
Saunders U lit-k'fcute.
. The members and legal voters o
the MctnudlHt KpiKcopal church at Co
lumbu-i huve just held an election an
Judge T.H. Saunders was elected to
'the lay tioetoral conference that meets
JDruttha on Oct. . i
Nebraska
HERMIT POUND INSANE.
t'nele Johnny" In a Well Kmmt
Character In Nebraska.
For forty-one years a hermit living
alone In the wild wood, with a reported
Isappolntment in love a the founda-
on for his Isolation from the rest of
the world, John McKlrahan, known all
over northern Nebraska as "Uncle
Johnny, the hermit," has been de
clared Insane by the Madison county
board of Insanity and was placed In
the state hospital at Norfolk. The
man Is wealthy, owning 340 acres of
ne land. He came from Illinois 41
ears ago and was the first treasurer
of Dodge county, Neb., of which Fre
mont is the county seat. He came up
the Elkhorn at the time of the famous
Pawnee outbreak and took part In the
battle of Battle Creek, west of Nor
folk.
Of late "Uncle Johnny" has been
wandering among the cattle. He would
stray away and remain out In the pas
ture for three or four days and nights,
and when Anally found by his sister,
with whom he has been living for a
few months, would act bewildered. He
would lie In a comatose condition for
days and seldom knows anything ra
tional.
This unique character owns a popu
lar picnic arid camping resort known
as 'the yellow banks." He was one of
the landmarks of the northern part of
this state. His sister will be guardian
of his property.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUED.
Sensation Caused by Action of County
Attorney of Red Willow.
The county of Red Willow filed In
the district clerk's office a suit of twen.
ty-four separate counts against the
county commissioners of Red Willow
county.
The suit Is filed In the name of the
prosecuting attorney of Red Willow
county, Prentiss E. Heeder, with W. 8.
Morlan as complaining witness.
The allegations are that the county
commissioners have audited and al
lowed and paid claims contrary to sec
tion 1 of an act entitled: "An act to
prevent the Illegal expenditure of pub
lic funds."
The suit Involves many of the coun
ty officers, to whom these alleged Ille
gal sums have been paid for various
services performed.
The suit has created a sensation sec
ond only to the county treasurer's
shortage, and the - outcome will be
looked forward to with considerable
Interest, Involving quite a sum of
money and acts of the county com
missioners which have been hitherto
undisputed.
YOUNG MAN DROWNED AT BLAIR
Clms. Lake Falls from Gasoline
Launch Into Missouri River.
Chas. Lake, aged 26 years, son of
Elliot Lake, of Blair, was drowned In
the Missouri river, just below the
Northwestern railroad bridge. He
had recently purchased a gasoline
launch of Mr. Wentworth, and In com.
pany with his father and several oth
ers was crossing the river. ' Owing to
the high wind, the river was very
rough and Mr. Lake, In attempting to
fix some part of the boat, fell back
wards Into the river, and, having on
heavy clothes, sank Immediately, The
body has not been recovered.
Want Clemency for Negro.
Gov. Sheldon has promised to glvt
an answer to the petitions asking for
the commutation of the sentence of
death of Harrison Clarke, who Is con
demned to hang Aug. 30. H. C. Plum'
mer and B. Bell, two colored men of
Omaha, called at , the governor's of
fice with such a petition from a color
ed club in Omaha.
No Reprieve for Clark.
Gov. Sheldon has refused to grant a
reprieve for Harrison Clark, the Oma
ha negro convicted of murder. . The
governor, knowing that a motion for
rehearing was pending before the su
preme court, felt that It was not his
province to Interfere were he mind
ful to do so.
.
Hrakenian Moller is Killed.
Brakeman Philip Moller, aged 28
of Norfolk, was killed north of Nlcker-
son on the Northwestern. He fell be
tween the cars and his body was cut In
pieces. Moller's home Is at Cham-
pagn. 111,
. Soldiers are Sentenced.
Judge Kennedy was at Papllllon re
cently and sentenced the two soldiers
who were arrested near Albright for
daylight housebreaking. They plead
ed gutlty and the court gave them
eighteen months each.
AsMowtora Cut Down Cattle.
Secretary George D. Bennett, of the
state board of equalisation, declares
that he believes that the assessors of
the state have ut down the number
of cattle in Nebraska In order to In
crease the average value per animal,
For Carnival at Randolph.
Arrangements have just been com
pleted by the Randolph Improvement
club for a three duys' carnival and
base bull tournament on September
Z, S, and 4.
Green Corn Cause Death.
Arthur Musselman, a young man of
Randolph, aged 24 years, died sudden
ly from the effects of ea'ting green corn
causing stomach and bowel trouble.
To IVison for Shooting Brother
At a special term of district court
held In Hutte, Charles Nlssen, the 17-
year-old bey that shot his brother,
who Is a few years his senior, plead
ed guilty to the charge and was sen
fenced to live years in the penitentiary
No Pardon for This Man.
Ed Whiting, of Keya Paha county,
sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year, hus not served a long enough
time, according to Oov. Sheldon, who
declare that he would not grant the
pardon under any circumstances.
Hi ami Dry In Cherry.
Hot, dry weather still continues in
Cherry county and farmers are great
ly worried about the corn, which they
suy will be ruined unless rain comes
soon. According to the local weather
bureau at liuU-ntlne the tnermomtr
registered as high at 102 during the
last week.
Trud: ()M'ra House for Land.
- 'Tht tine new opera houxe In Bloom
field built by John Poperfhil. at a cost
of nearly Sao.uuu. ha juat been trad
ed by Mr. 1'upfHhil to William Short
of Butte, for a ranch If 1,400 acre
TALK BY TAFT.
CTontJ Revise Tariff and I'at Bl
Violators of l.aiv In Prison.
William Howard Tuft, Secretary of
War, Mini the administration's candi
date for the Itcpnlillcnii irf.lileni lal
nomination, nt Columbus detailed his
lews on pressing public questions le-
fore the Buckeye Republican Club. Sec
retary Tnft was received with enthusl-
xiu, every person present rising and
heering It 1 if t vigorously.
The Secretary's address was tlie first
ml most imiKirtaiit of a series' to be
made nt various points In the West
prior to hissnlling for the Philippines
and Japan on the 10th of September.
From a poliflcnl st:in1iolnt It was
noted that rV-cretary Taft laid down
his opinions in such a wny that there
was noniistnklng his candidacy nnd
nanny any flotint, niso, unit ne cxmcts
to hnve ns Ms chief opponent on the
Democratic ticket William Jennings
Bryan. Mr. Taft singled Mr. Bryan
out repeatedly Id discussing public
question and the views of other indi
viduals. The Kiillent features of the Secre
tary's address were:
He favors additional railroad rate leg
islation, notably an Increase of power to
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
He favors changes in the anti-trust
law which will more clearly define it.
lie believes there can be such a thing
as a lawful trust, but emphasizes the
danger of unlawful monopolies.
He does not agree with Mr. Bryan as
to the trust license plnn and as to "what
should be done with the trusts."
He is In favor of remedying the "swol
len fortune" evil and suggests State leg
islation. He 1xlieves that the graduated Inherit
ance and Income tax might be properly
resorted to by the government in case
of financial emergency.
He denies that Roosevelt's policies are
socialistic and that the President was re
sponsible for Slate legislation reducing
railroad passenger rates or for Wall street
flurries.
He designated Mr, Bryan's scheme of
government as "nerveless" and denies the
practicability of a national referendum.
He oomes out squarely against govern
ment ownership of railroads.
He announces that he is against free
trade, but favors tariff revision and be
lieves there should be no tariff tinkering
until after the next presidential election.
WORLD TO WAR ON BAD FOOD,
Uncle Sam's Crusade Becoming oi
Interest to All Nations.
The present visit to Europe of Dr.
(Viley of the Department of Agriculture
will probably result in the calling of an
international con
gress to secure uni
formity of practice
in the treatment of
food adulterations.
It appears that there
is little difference of
opinion among the
health authorities of
the various nations
as to the propriety
of establishing rules
for the manufacture
of food and drug
products in the in
DR. WILEY.
terest of the' public health, but differ-
tnces have arisen at each stage of the
attempt to frame regulations for the
government of the export trade in such
commodities owing to honest difference
of opinion as to the proper definition of
tdulteratlon.
Although toklng an advanced position
In this matter as revealed in the strin
gent legislation contained in the pure
food law, the government of the United
States has been obliged at times to take
harp issue with some of the European
government officials as to the harmfulnesa
of certain ingredients of our food export
ed. Against purely technical objections
the Agricultural Department has been
contending with difficulty for a long time.
But with the passage of tho pure food
Act, with the authority contained therein
to apply its provisions to imported food
and drugs and wines, the department finds
its hand much strengthened ia dealing
with European governments, which are
now beginning to show a very practical
Interest in the Inquiry which Dr. Wiley
is making into the nature of the ingredi
ents of the great quantities of foreign
delicatessen and limiort that are flowing
into the United States.
The government has succeeded in put
ting an end to almost all the lotteries ex
cept marriage.
That Wisconsin husband who waited 50
years to sue for divorce took a loug time
to thiuk it over.
In splfe of the steady work of the
bomb-throwers, there are still a few un
kllled Russian generals dodging around.
When a New York butler can retire
with $100,000 it Indicates that prosperity
has trickled right down through the popu
lation. A pretty Nebraska woman who won her
lawsuit promptly kissed the judge. You
see, it's worth while being a Judge in Ne
braska. A California professor says 10 cents'
worth of peanuts Is more nourishing than
a porterhouse steuk. Wa k up to the pea
nut stand and get a dinner for a dime!
That Ohio boy who is to get I'JoO.OOO
if he is a patriotic Amtr!cau will proba
bly put up a Fourth of July celebration
that will make the country scream for
help.
A lunatic who escaped frisnv the Mid
dle! own (N- V.) insane asylum has been
mailing buck souvenir pus! cards from
every station. No doubt now abput his
being crsxy.
That Washington girl who wit on a
wrecked boat and ate chocolates while
she waited for the rescuers ought to lie
given a heroine medal by the "Don't
Worry" Club. '
Mormon elders have just brought over
from Europe X'i'i girl converts. And the
fool kUltr was uot oil the iUk'U to meet
them.
That Atlantic City waiter who got 10
cents reward for finding a lady's l,Sid)
can't believe tbut women are such libcrul
Spenders.
The King of Siam calls himself "The
Brother of the Sun." There are several
people who thiuk themselves the human
uuburst.
A fting from bee has just killed a
Pennsylvania hoy, and ytt Seuutor Knox
is mklcs t'lioiuh to go aruud with a
te In uis houiK't.
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It Isn't the reckless chauffeur that
the country wants, but the wreekless.
Washington Herald.
Isn't It nearly time to organize the
PocUty of Daughters of Presidential
Possibilities? New York Mall.
A bachelor can become very fond of
spending his nights nt the club by get
ting married. New York Press.
Emperor William lielieves In n sim
ple diet for his fighting forces. Most
of tly in already get It. Boston Tran
script. I
Mr. Rockefeller says true success lies
In doing good. Standard Oil victims
have always been done tluit way. New
York World.
Pittsburg now claims a population
of 1100,000. And less than fifty of them
lmve Is-en found to be good citizens.
Philadelphia Impiirer.
To administer exact Justice Is diffi
cult. A Chleiigo man who poisoned six
jKHrple Is to !c hanged, but only once.
Philadelphia Ledger.
President Roosevelt warmly approves
the idea of teaching Isiyg to shoot
but. It is hoied, not wltb toy rifles.
I'll 1 1 adel ph la I nciu i rer.
A Florida fanner cleared 1,200 on
one ncre of cnbbage In the spring.
There Is money in some cabbage heads,
It seems. Washington Herald.
If the House of Commons Is "the best
club hi England." the United States
Senate la the leading matrimonial bu- I
reuti In America. New York Mull.
An Increase of 31,000 flrst-cubin pas- (
sengers to Euroite for the first six
months of 1W7 means many, many
souvenir postal cards. New York Mail ,
"Don't kiss babies; It Is dangerous,"
says a physic-Inn. It Is also moderately
dangerous, under certain circumstances, 1
to kiss a grownup. Washington Her
ald. President Roosevelt puts la several
hours a day chopping wood. Not being
a candidate for anything, he does not
have to bother about suwlng It. Chi
cago News.
When Fighting Bob Evans says there
Isn't going to be any war with Japan
that settles It. If he can do without
a fight the rest of us must. Philadel
phia Press.
It Is noticed with regret that New
York's all-night police court is crowd
fd with business. Prosperity of this
rt can't be commended. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Ia Germany a jury In an Important
murder case was selected In ten min
utes. Over there stupidity and Ignor
ance are not requirements. Philadel
phia Ledger.
Bombs are still flylug through the air
In Russia, though It Is such uu every
day occurrence that the cable doesn't
pretend to report all the Incidents.
Philadelphia Press.
Now that a Chicago professor has
discovered that sea gulls can talk,
some of the things the wild waves bnve
been saying may be traced to their
sources.T-Ncw York World.
A scientist estimates that the sun's
heat will last for 30,000,000 years long
er. Wlrnt a long time it will take to
prove that he doesn't know anything
about It! Philadelphia Inquirer.
The final decree of divorce having
been entered In the Castellane ease,
unorher Is added to the long list of
matrimonial warnings which will have
no effect whutever. New York Sun.
A mun who sold strawberries In
Washington In boxes that had raised
bottoms has been fined $tr0. The Judge
ought to start earlier lu the strawberry
seuson next yenr.r New York World.
Swell society lu Newport seems sur
prised to lea i n that an hpe dresses as
well nnd behaves as well atHbe table
as Its own uiemliers, but the rest of the
world Is not surprised. Philadelphia
Record.
The Council Bluffs clergyman who
pro nlsed to hung himself If the maxi
mum flue was lmiwsed on the Standard
Oil Company is strangely Inactive.
Why does he not get luyl Milwau
kee Journal.
Mr. Schwab thinks the United States
can build five battleships to Japnu's
one, and as he happens to be lu that
line of business he wouhl no doubt
like to see the fact demonstrated.
Washington Post. .
"In this great, whirling, pushing,
coiniKtliig, busy world," says Arthur
Brisbane, "there Is ho substitute for
braius." What a pity, when so many
jieople are sadly In need of a substi
tute! Washington Tost
The fact that some German officer
were In a balloon over Berlin three
hours ought not to be regarded as ree-oxd-breaklug.
The Cear of Russia has
lieen up In the air for several years,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Another promoter of libraries says
that you win tell a mau by lils txioks.
Yet only the other day a river pirate
was shot dead and they found a volume
entitled "The Life of St. John the DJ
vlne" lu his iKsket. New York Sun.'
Before the offer of some Western
farmers of $!) a week with board and
the company of their daughters Is ac
cepted by prosiectlve harvest bauds
they will probably have to forward
photoitiplm of the girls. ludlunaiki
11s News.
An army paymaster Is said to have
lost his life as the result of handling
ir.oncy, uud yet the world will be a
good deal older when creditors demand
ti at niouey must be sterilised before
they accept It for dcbL Clovoland
I lain Dealer.
"Judge Laudts," says the Atlanta
Constitution, "has placed the country
under obligations." Well, pretty near
ly tli.- whole country. He has placed
the i-niiMiuicr of petroleum products
U'.iK'r obligations of fUll.UiO.OUO.-'
Clurli-stuu tS. C.) Post.
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Opinions of
LONELINESS OF A GREAT CITY.
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Wnnnal
F you live lu a large city you n-re lost You
are swallowed up by the ocean of people
around you. You go down Into the deep nnd
that's the Inst of you, except isprhnps n oc
casional bubble that may come- to the sur
face near where you were Inst seen. There
re so many people you can't escape drown-
Ing.
Yoa can't make friendships as
lace, where the individual Isn't entirely effaced by the
xaasa. Society la not what It Is In the smaller place,
where the human element enters In altogether. In the
larger place your comings and goings are not noted by
your friends even, and never by the newspapers unless
yon are on of the high financiers or Nicking house bunch.
The births and weddings In your family are of no more
Interest outside of your own flat than are the wreaths
of smoke curling up Into the empyrean ; no merry crowd
f Interested neighbors with their warm congratulations.
The deaths bring little sympathy from the rumbling,
rattling world outside; no sorrowing acquaintances who
bar stood by yon through the leng sickness ; there is lit
tle or none of that evidence of loving kindness that comes
from neighbors and real friends In a small city or town,
where the dollar nark Is not written so large and so in
delibly on everything. It Is a paradoxical law that where
there are so many people there are fewer friends, and
when you diminish the number to a frontier community
where neighbors are miles apart your friends are ready
Co take their lives In their hands for you. Utlca Globe.
XTJTB FOB THE WIFE; HOW ABOUT THE WIDOW?
R. MARRIED MAN, did
thought to what might
M
died! Did yon ever spend much thought
upon the fact that you were going to die)
3jP Did you ever realise that
C I rvtrn tn h vonr wife and
Did you comprehend
would no longer be your children but would bo known
as your orb pons? ,
If you did grasp these facta, which many men try to
dodge, Akl yon ever carry your speculation a little far
ther, thus wise: "Will my widow wear as good clothes
as my wife?" "Where will the bread come from when
the breadwinner passes away?" "Will my orphans have
the advantages of my children T"
It Is rather a grim subject this Idem of death. Not
dinner table conversation at all. It's a pleasant thing to
forget Many man do successfully dodge the subject all
their Uvea. But there ! no dodging Death Itself. It
nevor forgets. It never skips. Rich or poor mighty or
lowly no matter.
It's a fine thing to live. It makes a married man prood
to have a borne, to dress his wife, to g!?o bis children
educational advantages and to keep his family In the front
rank. It takes money, yes but It's fine for the children,
It was a pleasant afternoon In a vil
lage In western Nevada. A group of
rowing men were playing a rough game
if "ball In tbe middle of tbe wide, sandy
ttreet, but . the sidewalks were almost
leserted. This rendered every passer
by conspicuous to the motley crowds of
Indians, Chinamen, cowboys, miners
tnd other adventurers that lounged In
tront of the shops and barrooms of tbe
bain thoroughfare.
A tail young man and a dainty, sweet-
raced girl came out of the hotel and
look their way along the sidewalk,
their dress and manner plainly pro
claiming them to be Easterners and
"tenderfoots," for the young fellow
wore a silk hat and a long "Prince
albert" coat with all the Innocence Im
aginable, and his very small mustache
waB distinctly curled up nt tbe ends.
The pahr walkerinconcernedly along
the street, the target of every eye, but
ill unconscious of creating a sensation,
lor the crowd, on account of the sweet
taced 2lrl, endeavored to suppress
tomewhat Its deep and heartfelt dis
approval of ber companion's dress and
Ippearance.
Suddenly one of the players In the
itreet, a hn-ky young cowboy, gave the
ten a tremendous swing; It accidental
ly slipped from his grasp and went
Itralgbt for the pretty girl's face.
The player gave a cry of horror, the
rrowd gasped and caught Its breath,
(n an instant all would be over wltb
the pretty girl. But quick as thought
ber escort taming forward, threw out
lis left hand, deftly caught the "red
hot" ball not a foot from her face, and
lightly tossed It back to the player.
There was a moment of dazed si
lence; then from every motley group
111 up and down the street carre a
burst of hearty, sjiontaneous applause.
Loud and loug It continued. Tbe young
baa lifted his hat the pretty girl, tho
lolor rushing back to her cheeks, smiled
Ind waved her handkerchief, and as
lhey disappeared from view down the
lusty roadway, tho tall hat and the
bng-tatled coot were freely forgiven.
WITCHES AND PLANTS.
Many Lenda and Traditions that
Link Then Toartkrr.
In all countries in which tbe wltch
rraft delusion now exists or lu which
It prevailed In former times we find
folklore stories connecting those mys
terious bogles with the plnuts of those
particular regions. Even the great
BhuksHare causes his witches to dis
course learnedly on the diabolical prop
rrties of "hemlock dlgg'd V dark" and
of "slips of yew silvered In the' moon's
eclipse." They are supposed to have
bad their favorite flowers as well as
plants, and In England at the present
time foxglove Is 8Mken of as "witch
bells" aud harebells as "witches' thim
bles." The common ragwort Is well
known as the "witches' horse," the tra
dition being that they mounted rank
growths of that species of weed and
"rode the skies," just as the dame with
the potuted hat rides the broom In tbe
familiar picture. In Germany and
throughout northern F.uroiw It Is the
belief that witches float from place to
place on beds of hay, composed largely
of witches' blossoms and "devil spikes,"
this last being a species of dwsrfed
slouch grabs. St John's wori, which
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RICH AMERICAN GIRL.
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MISS GLADYS VANDERBILT,
Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbllt has attained her legal age and comes into
her Inheritance from the estate of her father, the late Cornelius Vanderbllt
This . inheritance amounts to $13,000,000, and it makes ber America's rich
est girl.
When Cornelius Vanderbllt died In 1899, he bequeathed $7,600,000 to each
of the five children, except Cornelius, Jr., the money to be paid each heir
upon reaching legal age. Cornelius, Jr., was cut off with a mere $1,500,000,
because he married contrary to his father's wishes. Alfred was designated
head of the family and It was provided that the bulk of the estate should be
given to him In Installments. Certain funds were placed in trout with the
provision that tliey should be distributed when the youngest child, Miss Gladys,
reached her legal age.
Under careful management her bequest of $7,500,000 has grown to $10,
600,000 In the seven years since the death of her father. She receives in
addition $2,500,000 from other fnnds of the estate, the total of $13,000,000
making her one of the richest unmarried young women lu the country.
Is now so popular for shoulder and
buttonhole bouquets on St John's eve,
was formerly worn for tbe express
purpose of averting the crafts and
subtleties of the witches, bogles, ghosts
and spirits which the European peas
antry believed walked abroad on "that
night of witching mysteries." Loudon
Seetator.
STAR BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
Besides Terbnlcnt Knowledge She
Must Ulplomner and Tact.
The star lady who now comes from
the front of tlie house, feeling her way
to the stage with the box-office gentle
man gulldlng her footsteps through the
dark uud the assistant stuge manager
yelling to the eleetrli'ian for "houf
lights for Miss X! " this star lady
has learned the necessity of watching
that unruly inemlmr, her tongue, and
also of picking her friendships with un
erring aim, says u writer In the Book
man. Repression, diplomacy. Instinctive
Judging of men and women are some of
the unr.dmltted qualities that make a
star. It Is not all bursting genius and
tocbnlcal knowledge of the stage. She
niuxt be a diplomat and a business wo
man. . If the company Is small, as a
rule, all other members are presented
to her. Many of them she may know,
and she moves from otie group to an
other, recalling old associations and
laughing over old-time escapades. The
head of a company is no snob. She
may conduct herself U-fVr her jioople
during the working hour with dignity
and reserve, she uiuy confer with the
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delightful for tho wife, satisfying to the man. But
when you've run your length, Mr. Married Man, what
then? Some day your friends will lay a lily on your
chest, heap the praise, the reverence, the kindly tributes
that should have been yours through life, upou what I
left of you, lay you away, and proceed to forget you.
But the widow won't forget. 'Tho orphans won't for-,
get When you go to the cemetery will the widow go
to the poor house? When you pass Into the Unknowa
will your orplians pass Into the asylum? There Is no
time to decide this but now. Prune a few luxuries.
Start a bank accouut Save! Leave an Income!
If you left your wife while allvs the law would put
you In Jail. Death relieves you of the law but not of
responsibility! Then again, Mr. Man, your saving may
not be for merely your widow or yoor orphans. It may
be yourself. There are snch things as paralysis, blind
ness, insanity. Think It aver. Indianapolis Sun.
FOREST RESERVE.
the President by proclamation a few
TI A T I weeks ago, added seventeen million acres of
lW I land to the national forest reserve he raised
1117 l w uoi , auivuiH vi, wuu n uinn n n u u
settlement to one hundred and forty-five mil
lion acres an area almoot equivalent to that
of Minnesota and the two Dakotas.
These lands are held primarily for the protection of
the water supply of the country, particularly that of tho
great West Forest reserves In the East are not national
but state property. In some of these States there are
movements to purchase mountain land In order to pre
vent lumber companies from denuding 1t
The power to withdraw forest lands from settlement
by proclamation was conferred on the President by .act
of Congress In March, 1691. Immediately afterward
President Harrison Issued the first proclamation under
the new law, and began the national forest reserve. By
ISM forty-six million acres bad been pat In tbe reserve,
and the amount had been increased to a hundred and
twenty-eight million acres In February, before President
Rooseveltls last proclamation.
The last: Congress repealed , tho law , giving th
President power to add public lands to the forest reserve,
and ordeoed thsf hereafter no tend should bo withdrawn
from settlement without the approval of Congress.
It Is less than twenty years since tha scientific study
of forestry was begun In the United States. So much
has been learned of the subject that the protection of
the water sapply Is not now urged as the sole reason for
preserving the forests. A properly managed forest will
not only protect the water seurces, but will yield a profit
able amount of lumber without Injury to the forest area.
Tbe government Is selling lumber from Its reserves, and
It Is said by those In charge that within a short time
tbe Forestry Bureau will be self-supporting. If not a
money-making branch of the government Youth's Companion.
leading actors, showing them much def
erence, while with the smaller mem
bers she may have very little to do,but
In her friendships she gives herself
great leeway, and the girl with whom
she Is most Intimate out of the theater
Is more often than not a subordinate In
ner company.
When th.e reading of the play begins
she slta by the Bide of the author at
the table, the. company fills the half
circle and a groat quiet falls as the
portfolio containing the manuscript 1
opened. A playwright will find no more
crltlcol audience than this first one.
Each actor listens for the npiearanco
of his own part in the play and eager
ly follows tho development of the plot
to see how deeply he is concerned In It-
"
Carious Nesting- Habits.
Many birds In their nesting hnblto
have atxxMtHuodated themselves to tbo
adruuee of civilization. Thus the burn
and cliff swallows, which once built
uuder overhanging cliffs and In caves,
now place their nests on the rafters
aud tKjneath tho eaves of our barns.
The chimney swift which originally
placed its nest on the inside of hollow
trees, now uses our chimneys for that
punoso- Tbo purple martin, once nest
ing exclusively la holes in trees, will
now In many sections of tho country
use nothing but th4 bird lxixes which
k'lhl-henrted men have era-tod.
Par fur Xatloa's ltulers.
The amount of money paid annual
ly to tho world's rulers amounts to
$80,000,000.