Nebraska Newspapers

    INDIANS A E UNRULY
THEY THREATEN TO AVENGE A
SHOOTING.
'Tho Situation .tbnut Arapahoe Regarded
as Iecldcily Serlons Just at Prexent-
f The Complfration 1)rives the God Rx-
Citemcnt Temporarily out of 3i1nd-
The ( ) bstreperouw Indians Iiopt In
Cheep by Troops.
i The c heyennet Unruly.
BnDG1PORT , Ok. , Junc 22.-This is
'the first relay station on the way to the
. * gold diggings on the Washita. Across
r ilte river arc two diverging roads-one ,
-to C1oud Chief on the southwest and
'the other to Arapahoe on the north-
west. Arapahoe is the scene of great
excitement , while Cloud Chief is corn-
" partitively quiet , although it is only
: fifteen miles horn the diggings.
The excitement at Arapahoe is due
to the shooting of Casah Red Lodge , a
'Cheyenne Indian accused of assaulting
n old white woman named Hayes ,
southeast of that place. Red Lodge
% vas arrested near Watouga by deputy
aherifls and taken to Arapahoe by a
deputy sheriff named Burch. There
Ilurch took him to a ball game Satur-
day. The noise and crowd scared him .
.and he tried to run away. Afteran exciting -
citing , ; hasp he was shot by the sheriff.
'This excited the Cheyennes , but they
were held in check by Troop A , Third
United States cavalry , which is in
-camp near the town. The Indians
went into council and sent couriers to
Fort Iteno and the Kiowas. To-day
-Captain 1Voodso ; , agent of the Chey-
cnncs and Arapahoes , went to Arapahoe -
hoe to quiet the Indians.
_ The gold excitement is lost to sight
_ r. this new trouble. If the whites can
identifv Red Lodge as the man who
: assaulted Nrs. Hayes , they will hang
him. The Indians think the deputy
: sheriff took Red Lodge to the ball
; game in order to have him mobbed.
Great fears are expressed by all
who know the feeling between
the Indians and the whites. John
llansel , a young Cheyenne who
was educated at Carlisle and speaks
good English , said to-day : "I fear
my people will rise against the
white men. The whites have imposed
'upon them beyond endurance. I saw
-old Redl Lodge at Watonga. Ile said
if his son died the Indian warriors
"would go on the warpath and wipe out
tlic white people at Arapahoe. "
Asked how many 'yarriors the Chey-
ennes had , Hansel said that there were
from 300 to 400. They would get no
help from the Arapaloes , but would
from the Kiowas.
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
American Whee'.man Lenz Murdered by
the Iinrds.
WASIIINGTON , June 22. - United
: States Minister Terrill cables from
'Constantinople that the British consul
.at Erzeroum informs him that Cyclist
Fred Lenz of Pittsburg , Pa. , who mys-
lcriously disappeared about a year
. .ago while traveling through Persia
.on a tour for Outing , the Amen-
, -can wheelmen's journal , was rnur-
dcred near Dahar by five Kurds. The
British consul has furnished the names
-of the assassins and Minister Terrill
has demanded the arrest and punishment -
ment of the Kurds at the hands of the
jporte . and has requested the co-opera-
Lion of the British consul in bringing
; the murderers to justice
Four years ago Lenz , accompanied
by Sachtleben of St. Louis , made a
tour of the world a-wheel in the interest -
est of Outing , and two years ago Lenz
started on another trip of the same
a , nature , but by a different route. He
f : got along all right until he reached
the scene of the Armenian outrages ,
sand wrote many interesting letters
a
i -of his journeyings through Eu-
i zopc and Asia. The last letter received -
ceived from him was forwarded
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from Teheran , in Persia , about a
-year ago , and his next letter was expected -
pected from Erzeroum or Constanti-
nople. No further letters being received -
ceived from him , an investigation followed -
lowed , but it was several months hey -
y fore any definite news of the missing
-cyclist was obtained. It was ] earned
-that he had passed safely through
. Sassotm. where he attracted consider-
.able attention from the natives , and
.on leaving that town he was followed
by the Kurds , who arc sus-
- peeted of having killed him. Outing
-finally secured the services of
: Sachtleben to make a trip in search of
his missing comrade and with the aid
' of the British consul at Erzeroum
} finally succeeded in verifying the report -
port of Lenz's assassination and the
} namesof his murderers. It was hoped
1 that Lenz had been captured by the
Kurds and was being held for ransom ,
1)ut it is now positively asserted that
i _ he was killed.
Tried by Court Martial.
WASSIINGTON , June 22.-The finding
i .of the court martial which tried Lieutenants -
-tenants Edward J. Down anti W. W.
, Buchanan have been received at the
navy department. These officers were
on b.ardtheOlympiaand were charged
q with negligence , resulting in the death
t .of a gunners mate. The ver diet of
the cou : t has not yet been made pub-
. . . + ' 'lie. bnt it is gencralljunderstood botr
vfiCers will received at least sevee
xcpriinands
Great Mce Ing of Educators.
DrNYEI : , Col. , June -Superin- -
i ! endent I. C. McNeill of the Kansas
'City schools , treasurer of the National
i Educational association is in Denver
eoncluding arrangements for the an-
+ -aiual convention to be held here July
' . -l2. He says that never in the history
-of the association have the prospects
been so good for an immense gathering -
-ing and he estimates an attendance of
0,000.
Compiling the School Laws.
WASI/GToX , June 22 The bureau
.of education is making a compilation
. -of the : ehool laws of the various states.
It will show that the regulations as to
the appointment and qualification of
teaehrr ; and their methods of teaching -
different sections -
ing vary greatly in tue
tions of the country. Some difficulty
f has been met by the bureau in obtain-
f ing the state statutes , and in many
-cases they have been bought outright
from the states. The compilation
probably 'vill be published nest
sttitumn.
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KANSAS CROP REPORT.
Wheat Ia Short , Bat Corn Promises to
Ilreak the Record.
TOPEKA , Kan. , June 22.-The Kan-
s.s board of agriculture today issued
a report on the state's present crop
condition , deduced from observations
made by its regular correspondents in
practically every township in the state
and Secretary Coburn thinks the showing -
ing is in many respects one of fine
prospects as compared with the report
made May 1. The report is as follows :
Winter wheat-Previous estimates
indicated the area sown to winter
wheat as 4,064,137 acres , and May 1 it
was believed that 53 per cent of this
would be harvested. Presentestimates
are that about 37 per cent , or 1,496,791
acres will be cut and the average yield
6.24 bushels per acre , or a total of 12-
332,333 bushels. The largest average
yield per acre for a county is 15 bushels
in Wyandotte. Allen , Coffey , Doniphan
and Phillips report 13 bushels per acre
and 33 counties an average yield of 10
bushels or more.
Spring Wheat-Of spring wheat 65
per cent of the acreage will be harvested -
vested , or about 86,00U acres. The
yield is bet down at 7'x3,000 bushels , or
an average of nine bushels per acre
for the thirty-two counties in which it
is reported growing. The highest
average , sixteen bushels , is figured
from Phillips county ; nineteen counties -
ties report a probable averse of ten
bushels or more per acre , and indications -
tions of the quality are medium or
good. There is but a single exception
as to the quality.
Corn-It is cornthe crop overshadowing -
ing in acreage , value and importance
an other which Kansas produces ,
wherewith the state now promises to
exceed by far the best of its wonderful -
ful previous yield records. The area
now reported planted is 8,410,919
acres , or an increase of almost ten per
cent of the estimate May 1 , and also
an increase of 1,417,741 acres , or more
than twenty per cent , over the largest
ever before planted , which was 6,093-
207 acres , in 1888.
Oats-The rains have worked a very
notable change in the condition of
cats , causing them to head and fill
much better than seemed possible May
1 , although the straw will be unusually -
ally short. The yield promises to be
not less than twenty-five bushels per
acre , or a total of 32,000,000 bushels of
"medium" to "very good" grain-the
largest output since 1892.
Chinch bugs have been more or less
numerous and industrious in Atchison ,
Chautauqua , Cherokee , Crawford ,
l ranldin , Labette , Montgomery , Sumner -
ner , Wabaunsee and SVoodson , but recent -
cent rains must inevitably check their
injurious work , and also strengthen
plant growth to better withstand their
assaults.
Ity e-Rye was sown on 165,540 acres ,
of which 51 per cent , or 84,935 acres
will be harvested and yield ten bushels
per acre. Quality "medium" to "good. "
Barley-There is 1224,000 acres of
barley growing , or ii per cent more
than in 1894. Present conditions compared -
pared with 100 as a full average is 76.
Potatoes-Irish potatoes have an
areage of 123,250 , which is an increase
of twenty-three per cent , or 3,140
acres over last year. This , excepting
that of 1888 (126,185 ( acres ) , is the
largest area ever given to potatoes in
Kansas.
A Fatal Elovatpr Accident.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , June 22.-In an
elevator accident at Swift & Co.'s
packing house Robert Quinn received
injuries from which he afterward died ,
1i'illiam Burran was seriously hurt and
Bart Wren was stunned. The accident -
dent occurred in the express department -
ment about 5:15 o'clock , and was due
either to the defectiveness of the elevator -
vator or the carelessness or inexperience -
ence of Quinn , who had cliare of the
machine
Large Sums Duo Indians.
WAslusoTos , June 22.-J. Guthrie
of Coffeyville , Kan. , who has been
here some days looking after financial
matters in which ) the Cherokees are in-
terested. left yesterday. He has been
trying to hasten payment of $1,200,000
to the freedmen of that nation and
$186,000 to the Shawnees and about
the same amount to the Delawares.
The usual difficulties have been encountered -
countered in getting accounts au-
dited.
Tle Iron Sheet Scale Settled.
PITTSBunG , Pa. , June 22.-The con
ference between the wage committees
of the Amalgamated association and
the iron and steel sheet manufacturers
ended by signing a scale to run from
July 1 to June 30 next year. A sliding
scale , based on the selling price of
sheets , was adopted , instead of the
old base of the selling price of bar
iron. The workers are to get two per
cent increase on every ten per cent advance -
vance in the price of sheets. This insures -
sures work for 20,000 men.
Their Salaries Lcvied On.
TOPEKA , Ilan. , June 22.-Joseph
Speer , accordng to a story told by him
to a morning paper , was compelled by
Labor Commissioner Bird to give up
a part of his salary allowed to him by
statute as a clerk in the commission-
er's office. The appropriation for his
salary is $1,000 , the same as the commissioner -
missioner receives , or $831--3 a month.
Speer says Bird required him to give
up $16.66 a month of it , and that Augusta -
gusta Hays , whose salary is $ S00 a
year , must give up a like amount.
The matter has been laid before Governor -
ernor lllorrill.
Methodists Lay a Corner Stone.
CI.INTON , Mo. , June 22.-The corner
stone of the first M. E. church of this
city was laid yesterday with impressive -
ive ceremonies ,
Did Not hear the Train.
ST. Josrrll , Mo. , June 2.-The Chi.
cage , Rock Island and Pacific eastbound -
bound train , in charge of Conductor
Sumner ran over and killed a man
about a mile this side of Horton. The
victim of the accident was about 55
years of age and was identified as a
resident. of IIorton named Holmes.
He was absolutely deaf.
For Murder in the Second Degree.
WICHITA , Kan. , June 22-The jury
in the Barney Gibbons wife murder
case returned a verdict of murder in
the second degree. A motion for a new
trial will be heard nest Wednesday.
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JOSEPH'S FOOT-WASHING.
The Curious Ceremony of Holy Week
In Vienna. ,
On Holy Thursday , at Vienna , the
Emperor Francis Joseph performed the
annual ceremony of washing the feet
of twelve old beggars , says the New
York Sun. The ceremony took place in
the hall of ceremonies in the imperial
palace. On a platform raised slightly
above the floor was a long table with
twelve covers , a plate , knife , wooden
spoon , folded napkin for each , with a
piece of bread , a pewter mug , and a
little blue pitcher filled with water. At
10 o'clock , twelve old men , the youngest -
est 89 and the oldest 96 , entered the hall
and were supported , each by two relatives -
tives , to the platform , which they
mounted with difficulty , and were
placed in their seats , their relatives ,
most of them women , standing behind
them. Then entered twenty knights of
the Teutonic o1 > der , headed by their
master , Archduke Eugene , dressed in
white with long black crosses on the
breasts of their doublets and others on
the back of their long black cloaks.
They marched around the hall , and
then , forming a line on either side ,
made way for the ministers , with Count
Kalnoky at the head , and the em-
peror's staff. They were followed by
the primate of Austria , Cardinal
Gruscha , with priests and acolytes
bearing candles and burning incense.
Thed came the emperor , dressed in the
white uniform of an Austrian general
and wearing the order of the Golden
Fleece. He advanced to the table and
addressed a few words to the old men.
At a signal from the master of ceremonies -
monies twelve guardmen stepped forward -
ward , each bearing on a tray the first
course of the sumptuous repast ; the
emperor now took off his helmet ,
gave it to an officer , and , passing down
the line , arranged the dishes before the
guests. Twelve archdukes then approached -
preached and removed the Barmecide
banquet from the guests eyes , handing
the dishes to the guards. This was
repeated for three courses , and with
the last , the plates , knives and other
objects on the table were also taken
off. They were all packed later , with
the food , in wooden boxes , and sent
to the homes of the old men. The
table was then taken away , and the
"washing of feet" began. A priest approached -
preached with a towel and golden
basin full of water ; their slippers were
taken from the old men's feet , and the
emperor , on his knees , beginning with
the oldest , moistened his feet with
water and dried them with the towel.
Without rising , still on his knees , he
passed on to the next one , and so on
to the end of the row. When he had
finished he rose and placed around each
man's neck a chain , attached to which
was a small white bag containing thirty
pieces of silver. That ended the ceremony -
mony ; the emperor and his suite withdrew -
drew , and the old men were taken home
by their friends.
A COUPLE'S ADVENTURE.
Short of Funds , but tlo Gentleman Was
an Able Financier.
Among the throng on bicycles speeding -
ing between Ridgewood and Tuxedo
on Saturday afternoon were a little
couple not yet in their teens , says the
New York Sun. The little lady manipulated -
ulated the wheel to perfection , and as
they passed along they looked even
more interesting than the beautiful
country about them. They had halted
at Ramsey's , had cream and confectionery -
tionery , and had resumed their trip
when rain began to fall. Here was a
dilemma the youth of 11 had not calculated -
culated on. Rain meant railroad fare
back to Ridgewood , for in no circumstances -
stances could the young lady be allowed
to get wet. They hastened to the first
railroad station. The youth saw the
wheels housed and then fished in his
pockets for funds. The little treat at
the saloon had absorbed nearly all his
cash , but he arose to the occasion and
in a confidential way whispered to the
ticket agent that if two could ride on a
whole ticket that cost less than two
half tickets he thought he had sufficient -
cient funds to buy one. Then , to his
dismay , the lad discovered he was 2
cents short even of the price of one
whole ticket. He so informed the
agent and asked for credit for that
sum , promising to reimburse him at
another time. The agent looked at the
worried face of the little girl and handed -
ed him out a ticket.
A Worried Farmer.
A farmer who has been studying
agricultural journals' writes the editor
of an Ohio paper that he is stumped.
He says he reads in one journal that
a side window in his stable makes a
horse's eye weak on that side. Another -
other paper tells him that a front window -
dow hurts his eyes by the glare ; those
on diagonal lines make him shy when
he travels ; one behind makes him
squint-eyed , and a stable without windows -
dews makes him blind. The farmer
wants to know whether there is any
place outside the heads of those editors -
tors where he can hang his windows.
Didn't Need So Much Oil.
Just previous to the big boom in oil ;
a gentleman who knew the condition of
affairs and was certain that prices
would go away up , went to a friend ,
who had more ready cash than knowledge -
edge of the world , and said :
"Friend John , the price of oil is going
to go up , so I would advise you to buy !
10,000 barrels. "
"Buy 10,000 barrels of oil ? " was the
astonished reply of the man addressed ,
who looked as if he thought his friend I
was crazy ; "why , I don't use a barrel in
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Blsmark's Peculiarities.
Everything in the way of room ornamentation -
mentation , such as curtains , lambrequins -
quins , tidies , etc. , is disliked by Prince
Bismarck. Even the sight of a lampshade -
shade annoys him.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
HEALTHY READING FOR DEVELOPING -
OPING YOUNG MINDS.
The Thorn and the Rose-A Woman
IIornilt-A King's Cannon-An Independent -
pendent Barber-Edison's Minor In-
renlions-Itdian Snakes.
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HE WAY IS
long for thee ,
dear one ,
But 'tis the
same way I
have trod ;
1 I cannot say ; "This
evil shun ,
Or take this
way that leads to
God. "
Find thou the way
with thy frail
feet ,
Even as I have found it , sweet !
I cannot say : "Beware the thorn ! "
Because , above it climbs the rose ;
Nor whisper : "Light will follow morn. "
For stars will shine at daylight close.
Find thou the light and darkness fleet.
Even as I have found them , sweet !
And yet , for only thy dear sake
The tenderest prayer that thrills my
breast
Is that the kind , good God shall make
A world of roses for thy rest !
But thou must find , with thy dear feet ,
The thorn or rose-as I have , sweet !
-F. L. Stanton , in Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
A Woman Ilerm
At Lookout Pass , on the OnoquI
range , about 150 miles from Salt Lake
City and thirty miles from the nearest
ranch , where no one save a stray miner
ever passes her cabin , lives Elizabeth
Rockwell , widow of Horace Rockwell ,
a brother of Porter Rockwell , who
achieved fame by leading Brigham
Young's band of Destroying Angels , or
Danites. Aunt Lib is the name by
which she is known. Her only companions -
ions are a quintet of snarling cur dogs
and a lonesome cow. For nearly fifteen -
teen years the old woman has lived
there. She is extremely averse to having -
ing anyone inside her door , refusing to
furnish travelers with food , and charging -
ing them with the water their cattle
drink at the rate of 10 cents a drink ,
says the Saginaw Courier-Herald. She
is well-to-do , her husband having left
her a comfortable property. One story
told of her is that on one occasion , when
one of the pups was ill , she managed to
get a message to a physician living
eighty miles away that he was wanted
at once. He came post-haste , thinking
that it was herself who was in , and
was so disgusted when he learned that
he had been called to prescribe for the
dog that he charged her two hundred
dollars. For this act he never received
her forgiveness , although she paid the
bill. About ten days ago Aunt Lib had
an adventure which plainly demonstrated -
strated her force to take care of herself -
self , although seventy-five years of age.
The impression has prevailed that she
has been hoarding money somewhere
about hr cabin. Two would-be bandits -
dits endeavored to force the secret of
her treasure from her about a week
ago , and the result is that one is so badly -
ly wounded that it is a ten to one shot
that he is now dead.
A hag's Cannon.
He wanted a cannon , just as the lIttle -
tle boy did on the Fourth of July , and
now-like that little boy was-he is
sorry he wanted a cannon. A recent
dispatch is to the effect that the King of
Dahomey received some Krupp car.-
non a few weeks ago , because he
thought a kingdom was not quite up
to the mark unless it had a few wholesale -
sale killers in its armament. When the
cannon arrivedd the king had them
mounted on the backs of elephants , for
use in the field. With much difficulty
this project was carried out , and at the
next military review the king ordered
that one of the cannon be fired immediately -
iately in front of the royal position. He
first took the precaution to place a cou-
pie of thousand prisoners where it was
calculated the ball would strike , so as
to judge the effectiveness of the shot.
When all was ready one of the biggest
of the elephants was backed round and
sighted , Just as the lanyard was
jerked , however , the animal turned
half around to reach for a peanut or
something , and the shell took off the
prime minister's head , and knocked a
hole as big as a sewer right through
the royal palace. His majesty wouldi t
have cared so much if the matter had
ended there-as the ministerwasn't
very prime and the palace needed venti-
lation-but it didn't. On the contrary ,
the elephant , which had been stood on
its head b ; ; the recoil , picked itself up in
a fury and started in on the down grad
ahead of its ticket. It upset the grand
stand the very first rush , slung the
grand chamberlain and the past grand
carver of missionaries into the next
street. It then jumped into the brass
band with all four feet , and if it hadn't
got the big drum over its head so that
it couldn't see , it would probably have
cleaned out the entire congregation.
The king was not found until the next
morning , and then , as he slid down out
of a banana tree , he was heard to remark -
mark that there was only one thing
needed to render his new artillery system -
tem a success-that was to get the enemy -
emy to adopt it.
An Independent Barber.
Here is an entertaining story about a
Frenchman who was too proud to do
things which were against his principles.
The story is vouched for as an actual
fact by the man to whom the incident
happened. Whale traveling in Europe
he stopped over night at Caen , and not-
fns that his hair was unduly long he
went to have it cut by the local barber.
He told the barber to take off very little -
tle , but before the scissors had been at
work many seconds he noticed a favorite -
ite lock fall on to the calico jacket in
which he had been arrayed. Where-
upcn he reproved the barber for not
following his instructions , upon which
the man observed , in mingled tones of
reproach and 9isniay : "Monsieur must
permit me t' ) do my work in the way
which seems best to me ; and what is
more , I shall take off some more. "
"Not at all , " said the traveler ; "I tell
you I want very little taken off , and
must insist upon your doing as I direct
you. "
The barber , however , was not to be
put down In this way , and said , "Mon.
steur , it is possible that this is how
things may be done in England , but
here in France we are not slaves. I
shall cut oft as much as I please. "
Rarages of Snakes and Willi Animals. ,
The number of deaths in India caused
by bites of wild animals and reptiles is
on the Increase. The deaths from snake
bites last year were 21,000 , and in the
same period nearly 120,000 deadly
snakes were killed. Wild animals caused
the death of 2,800 persons in the same
year. The tigers killed nearly a thousand -
sand ; leopards , 291 ; wolves , 175 ; bears ,
121 : and elephants , 68. On the other
hand , nearly 15,000 wild beasts were
killed , including nearly 1,300 tigers and
more than 4,000 leopards. In addition
to the loss of human life , nearly ninety
thousand head of cattle were destroyed.
The bounties offered by the government
seem ineffectual to decrease the numn
her of wild animals.
ffistory Straightened Out.
The old Athenian who Insists that it
was Capt. Scott's and not Col. Crock-
ett's coon that came down on a critical
occasion Is entirely correct. Capt. Martin -
tin Scott was a great rifle shot in his
day and generation , and it is related
that he invited a party of friends , out
hunting once upon a time. They were
soon scattered through the woods , and
one of the party came upon a raccoon'
that was sitting on one of the highest
branches of a very tall tree. He fired
at Itiritand missed aim. One by one the ,
other members of the party took aim
and fired , but they failed to dislodge the
anitnaL At Length Capt. Scott arrived
on the scene , and he was in the act of
pulling the trigger when the coon looked
down and said :
"Who are you ? "
"I'm Scott. "
"What Scott ? ' '
"Capt. Scott'
"Are you Capt. Martin Scott ? "
"The same. "
"Well ; said the coon , unlimbering
himself , "you need not shoot. I will
come down. "
A Russian Student's hair.
An Odessa correspondent of the London -
don Times says. An event has happened -
pened which has caused quite a consternation -
sternation among the students attached
to the university here. Prince Touman-
off , a member of an old and historical
family fn this country , has just received -
ceived arm order expelling him from the
university here and directing him to
leave the town within .forty-eight
hours. The extraordinary reason for
this Draconian decree is that he declined -
clined to wear his hair short. He has
been refused permission to go to St.
Petersburg to present a petition , and
now by his expulsion from this university -
sity he is not permitted to enter another -
other in Russia ; therefore his bright
hopes and his aspirations to employ his
talents for his country's benefit are
wrecked and his career in Russia is
ruined. The severity with which the
university students in South Russia
have lately been treated is viewed with
dismay. Their grievances are left un-
redressed and petitions are useless. In
these circumstances fresh disorders
may be expected to break out at any
time. "
Rib Expanders.
"What is this I hear about you folks
talking of dismissing your minister ? "
"Oh , he is too slow. We have had him
nearly a year now and he hasn't given
us a sermon on napoleon yet. "
Patron ( in basement restaurant-
Gimme pig's feet and a dish of mashed
potatoes extra. Walter ( shouting the
order through his hands-Trilby fer
one ; Little Billee on the side ! "
"Barker is going to teach me bookkeeping -
keeping , " said young Jarley. "Well , he's
just the man to do it , " said Dawson. "I
lent him a copy of Longfellow's poems
a year ago , and he's kept it ever since. "
Clara-I wonder if it is true that one
is likely to catch something from being
kissed ? " Maud-Of course not. You've
been kissed enough , but you haven't
caught anything yet , have you ?
Stallions Ens go in Fierce Combat ,
The race track at Latonia was the
scene of an exciting encounter between -
tween two stallions. Egbert and another -
other of Carroll Reid's string escaped
from their quarters and broke through
he gateway to the track , says the Chn-
cinnati Enquirer. They started off in
opposite directions and met near the
club house. As soon as they saw each
other they both became very much ex-
cited. Then with wild snorts of defiance -
fiance they rushed at each other. They
arose upright in the air and began to
rain blows with their fore hoofs at the
same time , viciously hitting at each
other. The entire force of jockeys and
attendants at the track surrounded the
fighting stallions , and with ropes and
whips finaiy succeeded In separating
them. Both animals were badly used
up , but not permanently injured.
Struck Too Soon.
Napoleon Bonaparte at one time contemplated -
templated an invasion of England , and'
so certain of sucess was he that he had
a medal struck in Paris in honor of the
event. Only one specimen has been left
to posterity , because at the failure of
the bold enterprise he expressly ordered
the medals and dies to be destroyed.
On ore side is the Emperor's half-length
portrait , on the reverse is the image of
Hercules stifling the giant Antaeus In
his arms. On the top are the words ,
"Descente en Argleterre , " and under-
neath. "Frappe a Londres" ( Struck in
London ) . This remarkable bit of coinage -
age is said to be still preserved in the
Paris Mint.
.1 Gnod .lIrnury.
' I don't see how you can remember
the birthdays of all the children , ' remarked -
marked Binks to his wife. "It's very
easy to recollect , " replied the lady. "The
first was Dorn on Aug. 17. I remember
it because on that day yea gave me a
pearl necklace with my name and the
date on the clasp. The second was born
July 20. On that day you gave me a
fifty cent book with my name and date
on the fly leaf. The third was born May
6th. On that day you got mad at the
millinery bill which had just been scat
in , and it isn't paid yet. "
The Moslem women attach such im
portance to covering the face that when
taken by surprise without a veil a worn-
an will often catch up her skirt and veil
her face with it , leaving the lower limbs
bare to the knees , -
. _ - -
unma er o than ,
JEFFERSON M. CLOUGH REFUSES -
FUSES A TEMPTING OFFER
FROM THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT.
leis IIealth Was See Pens to Admit At-
teutlw to Business. ;
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( Fraur the Springfield , Mass. , Union. )
There isn't a gun manufacturer in the
United States , who does not know Jet-
ferson M. Clough. He has been intimately -
ly associated alt his life with the development -
velopment of the Remington and
Winchester rifles. For years he was superintendent -
perintendent of the E. Remington
Sons' great factory at Illonr N , Y.
After leaving there' he refused a tempting -
ing offer of the Chinese government to
go to China ; to' superintendd their government -
ornment factories-and accepted instead -
stead the superintendency of the Winchester -
chester Arms Co. , . at New Haven , at a
salary of $7,500 a year.
It was after this long term of active
labor as a business man that he found
himself incapacitated tor further service
by the embargo which rheumatism had
laid' ' upon him and resigned his position
more than two' years. agoi and returned
to Belchertown , Mass , , 'i'here he now
lives and owns the Phelps farm.
Being a' maut of means he did' not
spare the cost and' was rreatedi by leading -
ing physicians and by baths' of celebrated -
brated springs' without receiving any
benefit worth notice. During the summer -
mer of 1893 and ! the winteri of 1894' Mr.
Clough was confined to hs ! house In
Belchertown , , being unable' to rise from.
Ills bed without assistance : and suffering - a
ing continually with acute pains- and "
with no taste or desire for food , nor was
he able to obtain' suttlclent , deep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr. Clough
heard of Dr. Wiliiaraa' Pink Pills for
Pale People. He began taking these'
pills about the first of march , 1894 , and'
continued to do so'until the first part of
September following. The first effect i
noticed was a better appetite and he
began to note more abllity to help himself -
self off the bed and to be' better gen-
erally. Last August (1894) lie was able Rte R
to go alone to his summer residence and
farm of 163 acres on Grenadiar island , .
among the Thousand islands , in tho'
River St. Lawrence ; where from the '
highest land of his'farm he commands a
view for thirteen. miles down the river ,
and sixty of the Thousand islands can
be seen.
Instead of being confined to his bed
Mr. Clough is now and has been for ,
some time able to be about the farm to'
direct the men employed there and he is
thankful for what Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills have done for him. "
These pills are manufactured by the ;
Dr. Williams' Medicine company , Sche- j
nectady , N. Y. , and are sold only in la
boxes bearing the firm's trade mark and
wrapper , at 50 cents a box or six boxes
for $2.50 and are never sold in bulk.
They may be had of all druggists or
direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medl-
cine company.
Bad the Figures Removed.
The mother of Julia Kavanagh wasa
woman of great intellectual power and
unusual force of character , but even
when she was 80 years old she was
ashamed of her age. One day she went
with her French maid to the cemeteryy
at Nice , to visit the tomb she had erected -
ed to her daughter. The two were
standing beside the stone when the
maid innocently read the inscription.
Julia Kavanagh had then been dead
seven years an'i her age , 5.1 , was of
course , recorded. "Madam must be
very old , " remarked the maid. "Old ! "
exclaimed Mrs Kavanagh ; "why
should I be old ? What do you know
about my age ? " "Mademoiselle was.
54 when she died , " continued the girl ,
"and she has been dead some time.
Therefore , madam must be very old"
Mrs. Cavanagh said nothing , but next
day she sent a mason to the cemetery ,
and had the tell-tale figures removed.
NE. A. at Denver , July 6th to 12th , 1595
The quickest tinge and t est train service p
is offered by the Union Pacific System.
Low rates and liberal arraugements for a it
charming variety of Excursions to Western. )
Resorts , coml.risiug a tour through the
famous Yellowstone National Park ; tris j'
to San Francisco , Portaud ! and Salt Lake. '
City ; the famous mountain retreats of ; '
Colorado ; the Black hills and renowned
Hot Springs , South Dakota ; the Summer.-
School at Coora ! lo Springs , and other at-
tractions. See year nearest Union Paeific-
agent or address.
E. L. LOUAK ,
Gen'lPass. and 'licket Agent.
Omaha , NeJ.
A number of extracts from an amusing -
ing Japanese "Life of General Grant"
will be printed in the July Century.
The book was written and circulated
soon after General Grant's tour around
the world , . but has become very rare.
The author has the admiration. for the
soldier and statesman-this Heaven-
bestowed wise man"-and. he expresses.
it with true Oriental impressiveness.
He pictures General Grant at the head.
of his troops , "shooting a glittering
light from the midst of his eyeball ,
lifting up his-sword , raising his great
voice like a peal of thunder. " ' 1'he
illustrations are characteristic. 1 he
"Assassination of Lincoln" represents.
the martyred president struggling in
the grasp of fivemen. with up-raised
daggers
A Month Among the Mountains.
Teachers , and their friends , too , for that.
matter , who want information about the'
best , atsoiutely the best , . way to reach Denver -
ver at the time of the National Educational
Association meeting aextinly should writs
to J. Francis , Omaha , Neb. , for a copy
of a little book recently issued by the I'as-
senger Department of the burlingtoa
Route ( B. & M. R. IL )
It is entited ! Denverria the Buringtoa !
Route" and contains 32 pages of inter estin ;
information about the meeting , the city of
Denver , the state of Colorado , sje ial
traits , tickets , rates , hote's , side trif. ' ,
train service , etc
The Look is free. Send for it.
Summer Tours.
You can get more for your money in the
sure return of health and enjoyment at
any of the many resorts on the Union Pacific -
cific System than anywhere else on this
continent. See your nearest Union Paci ie
agent. Summer Tour tickets oa sale to
Sept. 30th.
E. L. L031 AX.
Gen'1 Pass. and licket Aeut.
Omaha , Neb
What kind of string makes good fuel. A
cord of wood.
Cheap Excursion Rates Via the Eurlln- r
ton Route.
Here are the Burlington Routes Lest
r
} offerings in the way of reduced rates. Do r
they interest von'
To Boston , Mass. : Juir 5 to S ; one fare
for the round trip , good to return . until
August 6th. I4
To Denver , Co'orado Springs , Manitou y'
and Pueblo : July 4 to s : one fare , plus t'- ,
for the round trip ; good to return until
September 1st.
The nearest agent of tbe. . & 31. R. R.
will gladly give you fuil information about
the cost of tici6ts , return limits , train service -
vice , etc. , Qt write to J. Fitexcts , ' '
G. P. & T. A. Omaha , tieb.
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