'x
f '
SP
: -
4
'J .
.,
N
i
irll:
4,
" 4v.
-j
WILLIAM CAMERON FORBES.
The New Vice Governor of ihe Phil
tppine Island.
tTlie appointment of William Camer
on, Forbes as vice governor of the
Philippines is In lino with the policy
that has been pursued during Sir.
tkoosevelt's administration of advnne-
Copyrleht, 190S. by J. E. Purdy.
WILLIAM CAMXItOX FORBES.
ing men to posts of responsibility In
the islands after they have served In
less Important positions. Mr. Forbes
had already served as a member of the
Philippine commission and in so doing
had acquired the experience with ad
ministrative nffulrs In these posses
sions of the United States requisite to
effective duty as v)co governor of tho
islands. He became connected with
the insular service In 1004 as member
of the Philippine commission and sec
retary of commerce and police, is a
native of Massachusetts and Is thirty
eight years of age. He Is a graduate
of Harvard In the class of 1802 and
was In the banking nnd commercial
business in Boston fpr soveral years
before receiving his appointment at
the hands of the president.
STRANGEST OF DOGS.
The Rare Afghan Hound Exhibited In
London.
Tho champion show of the Chow
Chow club In London recently gave
special prominence to the strangest
sort of dog in existence, and it Is hoped
that now It will appear regularly in a
class by Itself at the great shows.
The dog is the Afghan hound, which
Mr. Banff has Imported with great
trouble from Its native home. The A-
STRANGEST DOO KNOWN.
ghans have a curious reluctance to sell
the dogs, which thoy use for coursing
wolves. As much as ?250 for a single
dog wns recently refused.
The appearance of the dogs Is Inde
scribably quaint. A child mistook
them for goats, nnd an older visitor
thought thoy were poodles. The grown
dogs, which are about the greyhound
size or larger, liavo long whitish hair
almost like merino wool down to their
feet, but are smooth and of a light
brown color along the back.
Miss Mabel Boardman.
The Boardman family, with whom
tho Tafts are on terms of much inti
macy, is prominent In Washington so
ciety, and Miss Ma
bel Boardman, who
entertained the
president elect and
his wife on their
last visit to the na
tional capital, Is
conspicuous In the
Bed Cross move
ment. She Is a
member of the ex
ecutive committee
MtssiiABEi.BOAKP- 0f tho American
man. Kotl Cross society,
nnd It was duo fn part to her repre
sentations that President Elect Taft
was induced to. remain for another
year at the head of tho order.
. Hard on Mr. Cabbagehead.
r Mr. Carrot Gracious, whal has hap-
" ' i t pened to you, Curly?
' ?&t!$K?i Curly Cabbngehead Last night I
'v4jvf-V went to a theater, and Just because
4fa$fr,$WQ one didn't like the actor they
ff$'?-'ti:irew' ,ne t nlU1' J1'" a wonder Pm
smMA li&tava io te'll the tale. Success Maga-
Hard Hearted Father!
"That foreign gontloman says ho
can't live without our daughter's
hand," said Mmj, Cumrox. -
"You, h enn," replied her husband.
"Ho may have to economize a little,
but he'll live all rlgbt'-Washlngton
, Htor.
AVERTED A DUEL
The 8o(t Anmer That W Returned
to the Challenge.
Mrs. Minnie Waller Myers, lu net
ttomauco and Iteallsm of the South-
Vrn (.ulf Coast," gives an account a1
fnc of the last challenges to a. .duel
Which occurred In Louisiana. The ef
fair nns between 1. Marlgny, who be
longed to oue,f the oldest fntuulcjJ of
Louisiana, and a Mr. Humble, a sturdy
k'X-black&nilth of Georgia, who had be.
tome a man of political consequence.
I Mr. Mnrjguy took- oflenso at some re
(marks of the Georglau and sent him a
L'Uallcngc. The big ex-blacksmlth was
nonplused.
I "I know nothing about this dueling
business," he said. "1 will not light
film."
"You must," paid his friend. No
gentleman can refuse."
'I am not a gentleman," replied the
Honest son of Georgia. "1 am only n
ulacfcsmlth."
"Hut you will be rulucd if you do not
flght," urged his friends. "You will
fiave the choice of weapons, ami you
(can choose bo as to giro yourself an
eixil chnnc with your adversary."
The giant asked time lu which to
consider the question and ended by ac
cepting. He sent the following reply
ko M. Marlgxy:
l accept, and in the exercise of my
privilege 1 stipulate that the duel shall
take place in Lake Pontchartrain, in
Ms feet of water, sledge hammers to
be used as weapons."
M. Mnrlgny was about flvo feet
vlght inches In height, nnd his adver
sary was seven feet. Tho conceit of
.the Georgian so pleased M. Marlgny,
who could appreciate a Joke as well as
perpetrate one, that he declared him-
clf satisfied, and the duel did not take
place.
STREET LIGHTS.
How Throughfares Ware Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.
Lighting the streets of a large city
L'H olden times was a far different
thing from the illumination of our
l horouchfnres now. In 1C01 tho streets
"f London wre directed to be lighted
with candles or lanterns by every
Householder fronting the main road
rom nightfall to 9 o'clock, tho hour of
olng to bed.
In the last year of King Charles IL'a
islgn one Edward nenlng obtained the
fght to light tho streets with lanterns
l.iced over every tenth door from G
'clock on moonless evenings until
lldulght between October and April.
During the reign of Queen Anne in
'uly. 17S0. Mr. Michael Coke Intro
'need globular glass lamps with oil
-iiruors Instead of the former glim
lerlng lanterns. In 171C an act was
nsned which enjoined every house
older to furnish n light before his
'nrr from G to 11 o'clock at night, ex
opt on evenings between the seventh
Ight of ench moon and the third after
t reached its full.
In a fow years a company was form
I to light the street from G o'clock
ll midnight, each housoholdcr who
ild poor rates- being required to con
rlluite for this purpose G shillings a
our
(asllght, nt its Introduction in tho
chinning of the last century. prcscnt
d .such a novel spectacle to the eyes
f foreign ambassadors that they were
stln enough to Imagine that tho bril
aut Inmps wore a part of a general
liimlnntion to celebrate their arrival.
Harper's.
Light and Pain.
"Light is good for toothache." Bald
h doctor. "Darkness is bad for it
you are, a toothache sufferer, haven't
hi often noticed how tho pain in your
w iucrenses when Inte at night you
rn off the lamp and try to sleep?
Ishr, you see. Is good for the tooth
'o. There nre a number of diseases
Is good for asthma, cold In tha
end, earache. These diseases in tho
.ark all grow worse.
"Darkness Is good for a sick hcnd
icho and for neuralgia and for nausea.
plaven't you noticed It? Light and
darkness they are remedies recog1-
eilzed at last, and today we. prescribe
them the same as wo do quinine or
i'iux." New York Press.
Ignorance of Our Customs.
"What caused the hitch In the prog
ress of the courtship of Miss Coynorox
,v the duke?" asks one interested
arty. '
"He got the Idea that her father
lldn't hnvo any money," explained the
uther.
"But couldn't he look the matter
up?"
"He thought he had. The trouble
was ho looked at tho. tax duplicate just
after the old man t)ad finished swear
ing off his assessment" Judge.
j One Way.
Child Suppose I called you a mean
(old pig. What would happen? Gov
uess I should tell your father, and
he would punish you. Child And If
I only thought it Governess No
harm bo long as you don't say it
Child Then I only think it Life.
Consoled Her.
"Why do you wear that ridiculous
,it?" he growled.
"Do you really think it ridiculous?"
olie replied graciously. "How lovely
if youl I was afraid lt'wasn't Quite
the style."
Too Warm.
"And have you clothes for all cli
mates?"
"Yos; except the one my husband
Imentlons when he gets the bill." Pick-jMe-Up,
j If a man asks a candid opinion of
a f rleud and gets it, .it makes him
mad. Atchison Glob
j. Morgan's
Chicago Visit
Sww of tho Gossip Abetit H Great fm
clcr mi Ws DKcrtaimweM at a
From Our Chicago Correspondent.
HAT wns tho mat
tor with tho ci
gars that were
handed out to J.
I'lerpont Morgan
nt the dinner giv
en to tho New
York captain of
commerce by the
Chicago Associa
tion of Commerce
In the banquet
room of tho Au
ditorium hotel?
The question is
being passed
around by the
committee that
arranged the
spread, although
the event Itself is
already in tho archives. Mr. Morgan
was more than gracious in his little
speech which made 117 words, includ
ing the use of the personal pronoun
eighteen times.
The great financier was honestly
touched by the cordiality of the mem
bers of the association. Ho lingered
over the dcmltassc and seemed to be
sorry when the hour for quitting was
called. The association wns honored
by Mr. Morgan's presence nnd said
so. But what was the matter with the
cigars? The people who were at table
are sllll asking this. "When the time
came to smoke, the box was passed to
Mr. Morgan first, of course. He
passed It to tho
head of the table,
who broke the
top layer. Mr.
Morgan reached
down Into the
upper left hand
pocket of hlt so
ciety waistcoat
aud pulled thcre
f r o m a long
black cigar that
looked like a
stick of licorice
ti 4lix nltki tftt
m iiiu nuu ill y.
dow of a conn- H
irv ilrilf nlnrn '
He smoked It
with deliberate
relish. The box
was not offered
again.
The guest
meant no dls- passed thkm nr.
respect. Mr. Morgnn's clgurs are made
to order. He smokes no others. But
the committee did not know this, and
hence their state of nilud.
Thero was another little Incident of
the dinner which the committee would
not have sanctioned If they had known
about It. While the smoke was on,
some of those who sat near Mr. Mor
gau passed their menus to him for his
slguntiire. He obliged. Tho negro
waiters who saw the Incident got busy.
They gathered as many menus as they
could reach and slyly placed the same
before tho finnnclcr. He vyrftte his
name on every card. The darkles sold
the mementos nt a dollar per.
Tho landmarks of Chicago are spots
or sort rather than buildings. One of
these spots that has just been cleared
for buildings was Ogdcn grove. It was
opened in lSiH by the Ogden estate
for picnic purposes. It whb shaded by
great trees the age of which was
known only to the last tribe of Indians
that held a war dance there. In later
times it was tho site of the "old set
tlers' " picnics. As the foreign element
of the city lived mostly in tho vicinity
for a loug time, they held their re
unions there. Tho Plnttdutscher guild,
the Schwahen vcreln, the United Bai
rlschu societies, all o which used to
parade the streets In their native cos
lumen very picturesque thoy were
finished the day In Ogden grove. It
was the place where the Hibernian
rifles and the Clan-na-Gael guards met
lu contest. As late as 188!) the Butch
erf' union had a cattle Hilling contest
under tho branches of tho big elms,
.lust before the Hnynmrket riot tho
Socialists held a conference on the
tpot. An old road house used to bo on
one corner. The wraiths of departed
festivals hoem to haunt tho tpot. It is
all over. Tho ground has been cleared
for a mammoth factory. The city
years since grew beyond the site.
When a Chicago man wants to go
way back in his recollections he sets
tho band on tho dial plate at tho hour
when the trailer was put oil as an at
tachment to tho street car system. As
tho trailer is to this city so is the
horse car to New York. That is put
ting the saying backward, but you get
the idea. People who have always
fctayed nt homo mny not know It, but
Chlcngo Is the only city In the United
States that has trailers to its street car
bystem. pVlmarlly the trailer wa In
tended for the overflow, But that idea
la obsolete. People here got weary of
the trailer long ago. They wont to
law about it, and tho decision was
made eighteen months ago that it was
to be sent to tiio junk heap. It is here
yet. There hasn't been n dollar spent
on a trailer car In this town sluce the
first was put In commission. If there
lias been such an expenditure, the
work was mido on the underside of
the enr, for it Is uowhere lu sight of
the passenger. When a New Yorker
comas hero ho takes tho Chlcagoan to
one side nnd tells him not to be
W Mum
v9'?y
i. ',pi
WX
ISr
ashamed that tho horso car Is still
lu business In Gotham.
If a visitor to Chicago went out to
tudy Its church architecture, ho would
pass n naiictuary over on the west sldo
without bestowing upoti it moro than
& cursory glance. It is the Protestant
Episcopal cathedral. It was founded
In 4802 by Bishop Whllchouse, the
feebmii, bishop of the church In the
itnto fn this edifice wan organized
the first vested boys' ?holr In Illinois,
It was n parish church nt that time.
Tho lluo old vhnrai'lcr who conceived
the vested boy choir in this church
ivas Canon Knowlcs, who died not
long ngo In Now York, JIh body wns
brought here for burial, nnd a tablet
to his memory was placed in the cntho
drnl, wlicro he taught his boys nnd
whero he Inbored bo long and so faith
fully. Tho patron salute of this cathe
dral are Peter nnd Paul. The sous of
the founder of the church live in Lon
don. Thoy have recently made n large
contribution to the old building fund
for tho purpose of rehabilitating tho
same. Modern improvements will be
made which will bring tho cdlflco up
to dnto In its appointments. The dean
of tho cnthcdrnl, the Ttev. Walter Tay
lor Sumner, has added to tho contribu
tion by personally raising $30,000.
Of course it won't interest the dilet
tante to know that the Chicago police
have issued an "irade" against tho free
p35fc O VJTS v
Up XILLHbHLbL. .
IF V'OU HTAllVE A HODO UK WILL MIU1UTK.
lunch. The police did not use the ori
ental word "Irade." The word was
"kibosh," nnd, while some parts of
the land arc already familiar with the
word, it has just come to Chicago.
Ever since Mike McDonald aud John
Dowllng nnd "Appetite Bill" put out
free lunches for their patrons tho
gratis grub has been a feature of the
places where the dilettante never go.
Chicago became famous for freo hand
outs loug beforo Potter Palmer and
John B. Drake opened their great ho
tels. Always about the time the frost
puts Its trademark on the pumpkin
drinking places and the gambling dens
set out their feast). In from tho roads,
from tho fodder shocks nnd the re
treats of the country como the hoboes.
Food statisticians say that an ablo
bodlcd hobo can stand to n free lunch
longer than n Btarved dog can worry
a bone. The city has been overrun
with the hobo element since the har
vest moon went out of business. The
police concluded that tho presence of
this clement Increased the holdups all
over tho city, and the police have or
dered the free lunch to bo dispensed
with. They Beem to think that If you
starve a hobo he will migrate. Chica
go without Its free lunch routes won't
be the same old town.
Chicago's front yard Is the lake strip
which faces the unsaltcd body of wa
ter that stretches out to the Michigan
shore. It might also be called the land
of lawsuits. The records of courts,
state aud national, arc crammed with
litigations which originated ou this
strip. The latest is the suit in which
a merchant sought to prevent the city
from erecting In the front yard the
Field Museum of Natural History. The
suit began soou after the death of Mr.
Field. It has passed through a num
ber of phnses. The most recent deci
sion favored tho location of the pro
posed building ou tho site. The court
said, in brief, that a park wns not a
park unless It contained something
besides grass. The merchant who is
a litigant against the proposition said
no. Result, another appeal aud a long
wait which may Invalidate the terms
of the will.
This front yard of Chicago is haunt
ed by interesting memories as well as
lawsuits. Ou one end of the plain
Pop Anson first trained, tho Whlto
Sox how to play ball. Here Bariium
spread tho canvas of his only only.
'From the same spot Washington Don
aldson took his last flight to tho clouds
In a balloon. From the day when his
airship disappeared in a thundercloud
until the present moment ho tidlugs of
tho III fated aeronaut have been re
ceived. Aud hero for years and years,
while Chicago wns yot n struggling
town, were held tho expositions, nnd
lu tho same old wooden building Theo
dore Thomas entranced the people with
his music, and it wns here that Wes
ton nud O'Leary had their first pedes
trian match.
The most notable event that ever oc
curred on this Btrlp was when a sec
tion of tbo regular army was hurried
there by President Cleveland for the
purpose of maintaining law and order,
which were menaced by one of the
most determined labor strikes In the
country. And here In the early state of
Its organization anarchy In this section
first unfurled its red flag. All have
had their dqy except lawsuits.
BEVERLY BRUX.
r
VOLCANOES.
They Are Net Burning Mountains aa
We Understand That'Term.
"What are volcanoes?"
Nino out of every ten persons would
loimedlntcly have nh'ntifrwer of some
sort to tho question above, .for have
they iot a lively remembrance of hav
ing learned In their schoolbooks that
"a volcano is a burning mountain, from
the summit of which nre dent out sihoke
and flnmesy This popular fancy has
been exploded by scientist, whoso
work is to cxplodo popular fancies.
In tho first place, volcanoes arc not
necessarily mountains. In reality they
nre Just the reverse that Is, holes In
the earth's crust Out of these nro
thrown the materials which, accumu
lating, forni the heaps which we popu
larly cnll mountains.
These are, then, the result aud not
tho cause of the action. Neither ure
they "burning," as wo understand tho
term. There is no combustion nor
any action we might reasonably call
"burning."
Tho action need not necessarily take
place at the summit, for eruptions are
just as froquen t the lofc or even
at the baso. Tho so called "suioko" is
nothing more or less than tho clouds
of condensing steam which nre formed
on every occasion when an eruption
occurs.
Lastly, the "flames." so called, are
merely tho reflection of the mass 6f
molten rock and material Inside the
crnter on tho clouds of steam above,
thus appearing as a glowing light The
friction, too, set up by the motion of
the materials causes electricity, and
hence tho lightning discharges which
add to the illuminating effect Pear
son's Magazine.
VOTED WITHOUT BALLOTS.
An Election Day at Charlottesville,
Va In 1804.
At Charlottesville, Va., tho seat of
Albemarle county, according to Miss
Mnry Johnston's chronicle of "Lewis
Rand," thoy were voting for a mem
ber of the houso of delegates. .It was
the fourth Wednesday in April. Tho
year was 18W.
"Under the locust trcos to tho right
of tho open gate were placed long ta
bles and on them three mighty punch
bowls, flanked by drinking cups and
guarded by house servants of venera
ble appearance nnd stately manners.
Hero good Federalists refreshed them
selves. To the left of the gate, upon
the trampled grass boueath a mulber
ry, appeared other punch bowls nnd in
addition a barrel of whisky ready
broached for all good Democrat-Re-publlcaus.
Tho sunny street was tilled
with horses, vehicles nnd servants; the
broad path between tho trees', the turf
on cither hand nnd the courthouse
Btcps were crowded with riotous vot
ers. All ranks of society, all ages, oc
cupations and opinions, met in the gen
ial weather beneath the trees, where
sang ovory bird of Bprlng."
Within the courthouse the shei'Iff
presided. Conspicuous sat the two can
didates. There were no ballots, but
each voter made known his cholco by
living voice:
"I vote, sir." cried the colonel, '.'for
Mr. Lndwell Cury. for a gentleman
and n patriot, sir, aud may tho old
county never be represented but by
Buch!"
The Money Germ.
The Baltimore Sun comes out with
a wnrulng that probably fow will
heed. It say, "Don't let the money
germs bite you," and adds that a man
who has taken the trouble to count
'em says that 124.000 bacteria roost
comfortably on ench one dollar bill
after the currency has boon circulat
ing freely for a year or so. So If you
havo $50 In your pocket you nro prob
ably carrying around about G.U0O.O00
germs. "Yet." says the Sun. "there
are men brave enough to face this
terrible risk just for the sake of hav
ing a roll of greenbacks. It simply
shows what dangers man will under
go for money. Most of us, however,
are not in serious danger."
Garlbaldl'a Simplicity of Character.
An instnnco of Gnrlbaldl's modesty
and simplicity of chnracter is afforded
by the following letter, written to his
wife at Caprera the day after the bat
tle of Diglou:
Dear Franceses Yesterday the Italian
volunteers fought the whole day against
the Prussians, the best soldiers in the
world, and won. The weather here Is
very cold, nnd It ts snowing. I dare say
It will be tho same in the Mediterranean.
Take care of the cows and see thai the
calves do not suffer from the cold. Tell
Pletro to sow tho beans at the Tole and
tell the children, Clella nnd Manllo, that
when I passed Marseilles I saw some
beautiful toys, which on my return I
eball get for them.
Ingenious Ponios. ,
A rather curious habit has been de
veloped by Mexican ponies In connec
tion with the cactus thorns. When
these creatures are thirsty it ts said
that before attempting to put their
mouths to tho prickly plant tbey will
first of all sfand and kick at the cactus
with their heels, By this means the
thorns are broken and the leathery skin
bruised, and so the ponies can drink
their fill of the cool juice without In
Jury. Strand Magazine,
They Were Not Encouraged.
"I don't see why that young man
doesn't propose."
"I think, pn, that the chances of his
doing It would be fully as good tf you
wouldn't leave your boxing gloves
around where bo cnu see them." Bo
hemian Magazine.
Of course everybody likes and re
spects self made men. It is a great
deal better to be made lu that way
than not to be made at all. O, W.
Holmes.
' l MiSUkSS LOCALS.
i i
'W'WW
"Crown"
MrsV 11, C. Hakcti, public stoncf
rnpltcr, CommeroJal club oflicp. Pliow
6'7. 48-8W
The "Crown"
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera Iiousjb blk.
Try Pardy's Cottage Bread.
Go to Pardy'a Bakery for your Pits
nnd Cakes.
Dr. Allen, dentist.' Opera house blk
Dr. Allen, dentist. Opera house bile.
For Rent 'Aarge east front room,
close in. Inquire at Herald office.
The Geo. P. Bent
"Crown" Piano
Christian Science services held every
Sunday at n o'clock, in Odd Fellows
hall. AH are cordially invited to
aUehd. ' " . , 50.tf.
The " 'Bent' Crown"
"No bill so large,
No bill so small,
But this expert
Can collect them all."
Expert Bill Collector Phone 677
Commercial Club Office sotf
Pianos and Sewing
Machines
See Threlkeld
Phone 498
Wanted to Winter -300 to 400 cat
tle, plenty of hay aud range. D. W.
Albright, Kenoml, Sheridan Co., Neb.,
or Hall & Graham, Alliance.
Geo. A. Hills pays 6 cetits for hides.
Furnished rooms for rent at 404
Wyoming aveuile, or phone 305.
Piano tuning and repairing, phone
498,
Wanted: Anyone having a car of
more of potatoes to sell, write us best
prices; smooth, screened, matured
stock. Johnson Bros., Nebraska City,
Neb,
Taken UpOne three-year old steer
branded on left hip and 5 on left
Bide. Owner can have same by prov
ing property and paying charges. --F.
McCoy. w
100,000 to loan oti real estate.
I". E. Reddish. i-8v
Carpet cleaning by the Vacuum sys-'
tern. No more free rooms. Prices
right. Photie 507. L. H. Brown, t-tf
A.ENEW
AUCTIONEER
ELLSWORTH, - NEBR.
Col. New has had 25 years'
experience and is one. of the
most successful auctioneers in
the northwest.
Dates made at this office
Estray Notice
TakuH ui Ocjober si, 1908, by the
undersigned on his premises, section
31, twp 25, range 48, Box Butte county
Nebraska. One red and white heifer,
two years old and one red and white
steer, two years old both branded
J. E. Wilson,
ip Dec. 17-5-w Alliance, Neb,
DR. T. ALLEN,
DENTIST
I'alutess Extraction l.utcet Methodi
Bate. 6ur
ALLIANCE
NEUKASKA
Mrs. Hines, of Crete, Neb,, an
nounces a discount of 25 per cent on
all water colors on exhibition at the
office of Ors. Coppernoll & Peterson,
17 Rumer block. 3. it
FirSafc
One spring calf, two spring colts,
one spring wagon, one red milch cow.
Inquire of S. C, Reck.
3-2VJ
... fs F'LWESCOTT
The STANDARD
ELECTRIC .Belt
Try 'em.
3-4w
wiMimF'
WE PRiNT
SALE BILLS
AN& PRINT THEM RK3HT
13
. -s.