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Dennett's Cap
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"Cnpltol Cut
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itol Baking
l'owder, 's-lb,
cans,
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600-page pen
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killer, per bot.
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Artistic China of durable quality
Table ware makes a meal a success
Odd things to fill broken sets Fancy
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on salo Monday with additions of decorated
opal waro at choico for
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Now decorated Stand Lamps and
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Other grades for 41)c, 39c, 34o and 25c 4
Best all wool Ingrains, genuine bargains &r
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L l ' " ' '
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The advance on
Pokin should in-
The
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of China, containing maps
and descriptive matter per
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and relations to foreign pow
ers. Maps showing routes
our vessels take in transport
ing troops. 13 maps, 19 il
lustrations. On sale in our
jowelrv department.
19c
$1.00 Fountain Pens 59c
All have solid gold 14k
pens complete. Our regular
price $1.00, price tomorrow
59c
Terra cotta
Decorated Cuspidors,
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Thin blown en
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Tumblers,
5c
Crystal
Km It
Dowla,
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"All night"
Tack
Hammers,
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Whlto Cloud
Soap, It floats,
largo liar,
5c
l'akcd Iieann
with Tomato
hmiici-, great
llilng for lunch
u-lb can only
9c
White granite
open 3-plnt
Vegetablo Dish
12c
Kor picnic
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Olives, per hot,
12!4c. AHSorted
Jellies, glass
7c
Whlto Granlto
Meat Dish, 12
Inches long,
10c
Did you ever
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per can,
10c
Bryan or Mc
Ktnlcy Mut
tons, each
5c
AUrm
Clocks,
54c
Horso hide
Itazor
Strops,
16c
Diamond
Kings,
$5 up
4x5 Camera
Dry Plates, per
dozen,
48c
Assorted Vick
ies, per bottle,
splendid for
lunch,
9c
Krcsh baked
Olngor Snaps,
per pound
5c'
PLANS OF PIGSKIN PUSHERS
J?rospcots for a Successful Foot Ball Season
Never Woro Better.
MANAGERS HAVE DATES ALL FILLED
l'lilvrml' of -hrimkn litis .Mnterlnl
(or MtroiiK Tciim iiikI Huik-h
to l.iuiil Trl-Stnt
Clin mi plo null I p.
Although tliero Is no regularly organized
foot ball league among tho colleges of tho
ippsr Missouri valloy this year, thcro will
bo no diminution In tho popularity of the
liport. All tho universities which havo
Joriucrly been prominent lu the annals of
tho gamo havo tholr dates illlcd from tho
beginning of Septombur until Thanksgiving
tlay. Iowa has drawn out of tho combine
through a contldunco born of last season's
record that It Is at to copo with worthier
foomen. Nebraska, Missuurl and Kansas,
however, will meet on tho oval with a
different outcome. It Is to bo hoped, than
ono year ago,
Tlicro seems ground for a prophecy that
tho Nebraska partisans will bo able to
-wolcomo homo tho pennant wlnnors and
to drag them nbout lu a coach as In hap
pier days when their triumphant home
coming has been proclaimed by a beacon
In tho unl tower. One year ago It Is re
membered that tho Lincoln boys only won a
solitary game that with Drako collego of
lies Moines, Tho Nebrasknns labored
under a heavy handicap. Only two of tho
veterans returned at the beginning of tho
your and tho team started In tho year with
u 'varsity si(imd of recruits. A little later
In tho season thoro was an unfortunato
dissension among tho players Jealousies
and bickerings and other unworthy doings
nnd fenlings which wcro absolutely fatal
to discipline nnd team work.
This year tho auspices aro much more
favornblo. Of tho 'varsity team all of tho
men will bo back exrept two Uencdlct nnd
rearsc. Uencdlct will be missed nt half
nnd the power of his good right leg will
be bard to duplicate in any other punter.
Pearse, nt tackle, will also bo a hard man
to replace Still tlicro Is a host ot ma
torlal, both from tho second eleven nnd
from recruits from tho Omaha and Lincoln
High school and elsewhere. It Is prom
lsed also that no Jealousy or lll-feollug
will bo allowed to creep Into tho nntural
and commendable rivalry for positions.
Manager Harry Tukey and Captain Hrow
will glvo their especial attention to the
maintenance of a healthful, calm and
mutual forbearance in thu ranks.
I'rlni-elon S,vhI)-iii Will III- Vilnpti'il
The 'varsity coach for 1900 will bo Walter
C, Booth ot Princeton, who played center
for two years for tho orango and black
Doath graduated last spring and comes to
Nebraska highly recommended as a coach
nnd a gentleman. As It Is conceded that
tho Trlncuton system will bo largely
adopted for 1000 and Mootli Is thoroughly
Informed In tho latest methods of that
peculiar and successful stylo of play, his
acquisition la looked upon as a stroke for
tho Nebraska manngemont. liooth Is said
to be thorough and 3ystematlc lu his moth
ods and to havo the art of Imparting what
ho knows.
Of tho veterans who will return this
fear, Captain Fred H. Ilrow, senlor-ln-law,
played guard last year and oud In 1898,
Ilrow Is a heavy man, weighing about 175,
tut Is tho speediest on tho team. Ho Is an
nil 'round athlete and won laurels at tho
recent track meet In Chicago. It is proba
bio that Brow will piny end tho coming
season.
John Koehler, who was n bulwark at
center last year, will probably place his 190
pounds In tho same position In 1900.
Koehler In a peaceful mood Is accused of
being somewhat easy and lacks the ag
gressive uplrlt which l constantly demanded
of a lino man. When once aroused, how
ever, there Is no ono to equal hlra In plow
ing a way through all human opposition.
On occasions he has beon known to break
through the Interference and do as much
tackling an the ends, In pplto of his cramped
position In the center.
John Westovcr, tackle In 1S99, will prob
ably make the team again this year, al
though ho I suffering some Inconvenience
from a wound received In the Philippines.
The bullet passed through his shoulder,
leaving that portion of hlB anatomy some
what stiff and unserviceable. Westover In
stalwnrt and strong and Ih n brilliant playci.
Dean HInger, who played a good, steady
game at guard last year, will once more
appear on tho oval and Is looked upon as a
reliance in a tlmo of need. Itlnger Is nn
old Lincoln High school man nnd weighs
about 180 pounds. Tho other line players,
Cortelyou of Omaha and Ralph Drain, who
played ends In 1899, will both re-enter the
unlvcrtjlty. Tho boys were a trlflo light for
tho poHltlons, but never failed for lack of
pluck or hard work.
Hack of the line "Stub" Crandall at
quarter will probably maintain hl reputa
tlon as tho best tackier on the team. If
'Stub" can bo Induced to use his head his
dash nnd nerve will make him an Invalu
able member of tho team.
Kor the halves .Hunter has a good chance,
although his return to the university Is not
assured, Hunter only appeared on the oval
lute in tho (icason, but distinguished him
self by his catapultlc line bucking nnd good
nerve. Williams, captain In 1899, will also
bo a candidate for half. Bell, whose strong
point la base ball, Is also In line for halt,
Ho Is probably as strong a punter ati the
'vamlty will be able to muster.
Carver In JubI now the probability for
fullback. He Is strong and heavy and tins a
capacity for lludlng holes and sprinting
through a broken Held.
i'oiiH nf NtreiiKth In Ilescrrr.
Among the other good material Kings
bury, who runs low and tackles hard, will
be available, as will also Ryan, who may
mako end. Tlllsbury and (lllbert, both ot
whom played tackle two years ago, will
again be In collego and are both strong
players. Then there aro three nctlvo can
dldatco who prepared at the hlucoln High
school and two from Omaha. In addition
there are tonn of reservo strength In the
old second cloven, that striking example of
tho Clreat Unthanked, who nooner or later
hope to emerge from the ruck and dou the
'varsity sweater.
Ono of the most Indispensable membors
of tho 'varsity bquad Is Jack Bret, who
will go about his duties as rubber and
rooter with lit usual zest. Beat Is the
veteran Bugllshman whose heart and bou!
havo been wrapped up for years In the
fortuned ot tho team. He goes with the
Bquad on all Its trips and the moment tlmo
is called after a half or during accident
the foster father ot the team la op the
field with a towel and an Immeuso sponge
vigorously sousing and drying the sweaty
faces. After tho etrugglo ho goes obr tho
soro bodies with cold water and mysterious
potent ointments ot his own concoction
making himself generally Indispensable,
Tho oval on the university campus Is In
excullent condition nnd could not be better
adapted to training, It Is conveniently
located and tho aide lines aro alway
crowded during practice work. Adjacen
to the grounds are the gymnasium and
bath rooms, with showers and tubs.
Manager Tukey has tilled In every dot
ot the playing season. The schtMule and
tho prowisa of tho opposing teams will be
commented on next week.
ALAVER OF THE PUGILISTS
iuenl Intrrrst OntrrinK Around the
FortlirnnilnK I'rreil iiinnii
Murrny Match.
Local fight Interest at this time Is cen
tered In tho forthcoming bout between
Louis Friedman of Rochester, N. Y., and
aul Murray, tho local colored pugilist. Ar
rangements for tho match havo not yet been
thoroughly perfected, although they havo
progressed far enough to Jnsuro a meeting
between tho two men, and tho indications
aro that It will bo an exciting ono. Both
men are evenly matched, havo carved out
good records for themselves In amateur cir
cles and each appreciates that tho match
now scheduled Is ono of importance to their
future In the pugilistic arena.
September 1 will wltnefH the end of the
fighting eeaeon in tho metropolis and be
tween now and then all of the big pugs
will crowd in for a sharo of the gate re
ceipts. Tho only exception Is the champion
himself, who must neoda stand about Idle
with his arm In a piaster of parls caat and
eo tho golden slmoleons slipping from his
grasp.
But tho fight follower! are to be regaled
with bouts between Fltzslmmocn and Rub-
lln, McCoy and Corbett and any number of
lesser lights who are hovering nbout tho
big motropolla looking for a "divvy of tho
swag," to borrow an expression from the
language of tho atnge vllllan. The votaries
of tho game aro wagging their tongues a
great deal about tie go botwen Kitz and
Ruhlin. Tho appearance In the game onco
moro of "Lanky Bob" Is of Itself an event
out of tho ordinary, nnd this, added to the
fact that he. Is going to meet a man who
until recently was looked upon as a third
rater, lends additional interest to the forth
coming event. Experts In tho game rather
expect the Cornlshman to come oft a winner.
Theso are prone to believe that Ruhllu'a
victory over Sharkey was rather mora to bo
attributed to wonderful luck than to shoer
ability and eclenco. Tho fight ought to be
an Interesting one and tho winner will
certainly have tha prlvllego of engaging In
u fistic argument with Champion Jeffries
nnent tho possession of the highest honorn
In pugilism.
Corbett and McCoy are (dated to engago
In their match during tho last week of this
month. There was the usual amount of con
versation Indulged In by tho principal bo
fore they came to terms, but articles of
ugreement have been signed at last and the
two cleverest exponents of scientific pugil
ism will soon attest their respoctlvo merits.
vlous contests. But ho was pitted against
a fighter whoso forte was tho standing of
punlnhment and a dogged watchfulness for
tho opportunity to land a chunco blow. It
was conceded by thowo at tho ringside that
McKadden would have won oven had O'Brien
not suffered an accident which Incapacitated
him In tho twelfth round. A terrific right
hand swing fractured two of O'Brlftn's ribs
In tho beginning of the twelfth. He con
tinued the battle until tho conclusion of
tho round, but his strength had ebbed away
with the ehock of the Injury and at tho be
ginning of tho thirteenth he wan unnblo to
corao up to tho scratch.
McKadden' victory now places him In the
front rank ot the 135-pounders, and ho will
seek a match with Frank Erne or Joe Rans
to clinch any claim he may have on the
chnmplonshlp. Iast yer McKadden and
Erne met onch other In New York nnd the
latter was given the decision, the fight go
ing the limit of twenty-five rounda. Threo
times last year McFadden met Uana. In
tho flnst he knocked out Cans' In the twenty-third
round, threo months later a draw
wa fought nnd October 31 Oans was given
the decision over McKadden In a twenty-nvo-round
go.
l'llATTMJ OF THU YOUNOSTKHS.
The passing of an erstwhllo featherweight
champion Into virtual oblivion and the de
feat ot a man recognized by many as the
holder of tho lightweight championship
wero the featurra of tho last week. The
first camo amout Tuesday night, when
George Dixon, to long the featherweight
champion, wns forced to retire nt the end
of the sixth round In hta fight with Tommy
Sullivan, Dixon suffered a compound frac
ture of his left arm during the sixth round
and was unable to proceed. His defeat camo
at a time when he was on the vorgo of col
lapae, brought on by nrduoua training nnd
Immoderate dissipation.
Jack O'Brien, who, by virtue of a draw
fight with Krank Erne, claimed the light
weight championship, went down to defeat
before Qeorgo McKadden of New York In
Madison Squaro garden Monday night. The
fight lasted twelve rounds and was a bur
lesquu on the game from a scientific stand
point. Neither man ahowed up In good form
nnd the fight waa a succession of clinches,
wrestling, elbow work nnd general amateur
Ish performance. O'Brien lacked steam and
spirit. He displayed no particular aggros
elvenefls, nnd not until the last four rounds
did ho warm up to his work and Indicate
any ot the aslllty he bail bown In pre
"And, pa, did tho prince of Walee decide
that anybody can go to Mr. Astor's parties
that wantB to go?"
"I guess that's about tho size of it,
Jlmmle."
"An' eat all tho Ice cream 'an' cake they
wants?"
"I supposo so."
"An' fill their pockets with his best nickel
clgors?"
"Very likely."
"Well, I know what I'd do If I wuz in his
place."
"What's that, Jimmlc?"
"I'd go to boardln'l"
PENNIES FOR THE CITY PURSE
Duty of Adjusting City Burden Lies with
the Tax Commissioner.
"Jlmmle, stop that! There's no sense In
putting that little stuffed alligator In the
bath tub."
"Oh, yes, they Is, Unc' Jim; I want t'
remind blm of ol' times."
"Bobby, como Into the house this minute;
I want to glvo you your bath."
"Now, ma, don't you order me 'round so
or I'll get Irritated like pa."
Sunday School Teacher "Woo! Woe!"
cried the prophet Jeremiah, nnd again
"Woe! Woe!" Now. children, why did he
say that?
Bright Boy I guoss It was 'cause thoj
didn't have no automobiles In them days.
Wo were spending tho winter In old
Fortress Monroe, and the small boy of tho
family had been cautioned repeatedly not
to drink any wntcr that had not beon
boiled, as It, wns not safe Ono day, when
something had pono wrong nnd he was
crying bitterly, his mother called cheerily
to hlra: "Kenneth, do you know that your
tears arc salt? Catch the next one and
Uste It!"
Stopping his sobs for a moment ho walled
forth In the most dismal tones: "Oh, no;
I'm 'frald to It hasn't bocn boiled."
Tommy (Inquiringly) Mamma, Is this
hair oil in this bottlo?
Mamma Mercy, no! That's mucilage.
Tommy (nonchalantly) I guess that Is
why I can't get my hat off.
Teacher Willie, ran you tell mo what
Is the capital of the Orango Free State?
Willie Please, ma'am, 1 haven't rend
the pnper this morning,
Dolly saw a street sprinkler for tho first
time. "Oh, mamma!" she called, "see
what that horrid man has got on behind
his wagon to keep tho boys from stealing
ridel"
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS LOOK ALIKE TO HIM
Vnlnp of l.nncln nnd Imnrovrmrnl"
Are Fixril nnd Altered liy llir Hi
de, of Trnniifrrs ami Hiillnn of
-Mirrounriliiu' l'ropcrty.
Tho money which keeps tho municipal
maro In motion Is nil minted In the office
of the tax commissioner; tho fuel that pro
pels tho wheels nnd levers of the groat
city machlno Is mined by his dorks. His
oinco In the city hall Is Ignored and for
gotten for ten months In the year by the
general public, but tho period Is approaching
when tho commissioner will bo the busiest
and most harassed of men. Whethor bo
sought and pleaded with, or Ignored and
forgotten, tho commissioner Is occupied
through tho twelve months fixing the valua
tions on tho real nnd personal property in
tho city.
On September 15 the tax commissioner
must begin tho assessment of Omaha realty
and Is obliged to complete the labor within
sixty days. Tho task Is undertaken by tho
commissioner personally and It la his duty
to comparo each lot with Its neighbor, ap
portioning the burden ho far as possible on
all shoulders alike, Tho figures of the pre
ceding assessment aro takon as a working
basis and where there Is no apparent reason
for a change tho same amount Is entered
In tho new list.
Tho sixty-day labor of the tax commis
sioner Is facilitated by the preliminary cler
ical work of n force of men during the sum
mer. Tho description of all tho property
In tha city Is carefully compiled, with a
column left blank for the value of the land
and another for tho value of tho Improve
ments. rinnril Sits In JinlKiiirnt.
On November 15, when tho task of tho
commissioner Is finished, tho Board of Re
vlow sits In Judgment for thirty days. This
tribunal is made up of the tax commis
sioner and two freeholders appointed by
tho mnyor nnd council nnd qunllncd to re
vise all the findings of tho commissioner.
Any property owner who believes ho has
not hod fair play Is invited to call and
complain. Ills case Is duly considered nnd
tho discontented citizen usually has his way
or Is convinced that tho commissioner's ap
pralsement la incorrect. Last year under
tho reglmo of Tax Commissioner Sackett
thoro wero only a few remonstrances nnd
theso wero not often In Important amounts.
In ordor that the taxpayer may be given
every opportunity for tho righting of any
real wrong he Is given still another chanco
to enter protest. When the Board of Re
vlow has finished Its labors the rantter is
tnken In hand by the Board of Equalization,
a no less agugust body than the city coun
cil Bitting In special session throughout five
days, Among tho nine members It Is highly
Improbnble that any Just complaint should
go without a fair hearing.
When tho task of making tho assessment
Is finally completed the council, with tho
mayor's npprnval, proceeds to the final and
vital act of fixing tho levy In mills, When
tho estimates submitted by tho various
heads of departments aro high or a shortage
exists from tho preceding year, the mill levy
must be raised, or, In tho contrary case, It
may ho cut down. On an assessed valuation
of nearly J35.000.000 In 1899 the levy was
fixed at 25 mills, bringing In a revenue of
$872,681.97. This respectable amount was
not found sufficient and there was an over
lap In almost overy fund at the end of the
year. So In 1900 the legislators were obliged
to raise the limit and put the levy at 2S
mills, which netted close to 11,000,000, as
the valuation was considerably higher.
AxHrnnlnB; Pcmonul IlrlonKlna;.
Tho pcrronal tax assessment, which goes
into the general total of the city's assets
and is included In the levy estimate, is
mndo by a force of deputies ard Is entirely
separate from tho fixing of tho realty as
sessment. Ten deputies, or ns many more
as may be authorized by the mayor, arc ap
pointed on September 1 and undertake nt
onco the dellrato task of finding out how
much people nro worth in personal effects.
Each deputy visits every houso In his wnrd
and leaves a printed list of taxable arti
cles ranging from steamboats, horses and
bicycles to such Intangible commodities as
franchises, annuities and patent rights. A
column Is left blank for tho owner's oJtl
mate of values and tho deputies aro author
ized to administer an oath ns to their ac
curacy. Tho tax commissioner, however, Is
not compelled to take these estimates as
true and may change them to accord with
what he believes to be tho facts.
Thero are 15,000 personal taxpayers In
Omaha and the levy and collection of a full
and proper tax are a difficult task, because
the public has apparently not been educated
up to the righteousness ot the system. Tho
city treasurer finds more difficulty In get
ting returns on this character of tax than
on any other and has frequently during the
present year been forced to Issuo distress
warrants. The valuo of the treasurer and
tho commissioner to the public Is mani
fested when they aro able to forco tho
shlrkor to yield up tribute and thus ease
tho burden to those who promptly pay the
amounts called for by the levy and assess
ment.
Problem In rercenlnnra.
Considerable discussion has been Indulged
In by city officials as to what percentage
of the real valuo tho assewed valuation
should represent. Tho returns made by the
assessors for the county are supposed to
represent from one-sixth to one-tenth tho
actual value of the property. When tho
new asBcasmcnt was made up several years
ago It ws deemed unwise to make tho
valuation as low as one-sixth, aa such a
small percentage might Injure tho credit
of the city among bond purchasers and
others.
On the other hand an Increase to a fair
cash valuo or even a one-half value tho
tax commissioner felt would be an unjust
discrimination In favor of tha railroads,
whoso afsessments arc by law fixed by thn
State noard of Transportation In the neigh
borhood of one-sixth thu real value. If
the railroads pay on such a valuation 11 Is
manifestly unjust that other taxpaycro
should meet a 100 per cent assessment. A
compromise at one-third the real value
therefore wai agreed upon.
I.jnx Uye on HcbIhIit.
The tax commissioner's office wntchca
with a lynx eye the doings of the register
of deedB, Whenever a tranfcr of real
estate takes place the commissioner sees to
It that tho name of tho new owner Is placed
on tho lists which are thereby kept up to
dato. Tho price paid also afslsts the com
missioner In forming a correct idea of tho
market value of the property.
In order (o estimate values properly the
tax commissioner has a varied and compli
cated equipment, tho result of skill and
labor expended during tho Inst few yenrs.
Thero Is a plat of every block In the city
with a miniature reproduction nt the Im
provements on well lot. It Is necessary
to alter the drawings constantly as new
buildings aro erected or other Important
altnutlons made. Desldo the block plats
there aro plats of full uddltlons and quar
ter sections In order that tbo relationships
of contiguous property 'may be shown and
the vicinity viewed on a larger scale. On
each lot Is Inscribed in small figures tho
supposed value of the ground nnd lmprovo
inenls for purposes of municipal taxation.
NO.MK OF I.IFK'M OIHMTIKS.
Threo society girls at Blnghamlon, N.
Y., poisoned two nii-n friends recently, as
the result of a Joke. The girls stuffed
muskmelons with toadstools, whlrb they
thought wcro mushrooms, and served tho
dish. Tho men thought they wcro eating
something novel and qulto tbo proper
thing nnd shortly nfter they woro tnken
violently 111. A physician mannged to
savo their lives by a nnrrow margin nnd
tho new dish will not find Its way Into nny
cook books In Blnghamlon.
Tho Now York Herald reports a curious
case of miperstitlon among English read
ers. The sales of tho laBt number of
Harmsworth's magazine hnvo fallen off
greatly, It seems, becuuse Its cover was
decorated with peacock feathers, which aro
held to bring Ill-luck. That tho superstition
has not been prevalent In this country Is
shown by tho fondness which provails lu
many rural homes for using the beautiful
tall feathers of tho peacock in house decoration.
Tho officials of tho Kearney, N. J., flro
department recently bad nn unpleasant ex
perience owing to snakes. Some snakes
crawled Into tho mcchnnlsm behind tho
switchboard of tho Kearney fire alarm
system and built their nest there. Every
time a snako twisted Its tall a false alarm
wns rung, nnd for days tho fire depart
ment was kept on tho Jump and the
horses wero nearly killed, Klnully tho
switchboard was ripped out nnd several
snakes wero killed. Slnco then thn fire
men hnvo not had a gamo of plnochlo
broken up.
Thn sterilized diml Ik thn lnl
French circles. Tho l'ozzl-Dcvlllcrs duel
brought It out. It tiansplrcs that before
tho corabantans faced each nthnr thn
swords wcro cnrcfully sterilized to pre
vent nny infection of tho wounds that
might be administered. Tho wounds did
not materialize, but tbo story of the
sterilization leaked out, nnd even Parisians
are laughing with tho Americans over the
ridiculous clement that has mado tho French
duel moro of a farco than ever,
In some of tho German settlements In the
west a curious wedding custom prevails,
which Is said to havo been transplanted from
Hanover. When a young couplo Is to bo
married tho elder brother of tho brldo, or.
if sno nas no brother, some other main
member of tho family, BturtB out a few
days before the wedding on horseback and
distributes tho Invitations. Ho Is cnlled tho
"brautbotcr" literally, tho "brldo Invlter."
Ho la a plcturcsquo figure, and In his trip
nbout tho country ho is tho recipient of
many perqulsltles In money or gifts, which,
by right of custom, are kept as his own;
but, however small, the present Is Invariably
expected and given. It may bo a piece of
monoy, n bill or a cbln, or It mny bo only
a ribbon or a trinket. Upon bis return trip
hu decorates his person and his horso with
bis gifts.
Tho famous farm of the famous Ward
McAllister of Now York "400" fame, has
been sold and will be used as a cemetery.
Thn farm Is near Newport nnd Mr. Mc
Allister's fnd was tho raising of South
down sheep, and poultry, ve.p.iables and
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"smart set" there.
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