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Thi- picture used for a frontispiece this
week sptaks for Itself. It Is appropriate
to the season and will bo a pleasant re
minder lo tho true sportsman who enjoys
a fi w days' vacation when tho quail and
the prairie chicken are abroad In the iand.
While Nebraska Is becoming moro densely
populated each year yet there aro many
places within the bounds of the state that
are known to the man who owns u good
hunting piece and a favorite dog. Hunting
wild game Is a sport that Is enjoyed by tho
cletgy as well as I he layman and business
mini.
Frank (!. Carpenter hi his letter tells
of the grout natural resources of China.
'I'heie Is big money In that country for
those who may be fortunate enough to
secure control of the vast coal and Iron
Holds, which are soon to be opened to the
world. The richest coal fields of the globe
have already been mortgngod by a I'ekln
syndicate which has a capital of $.10,000,000.
China's copper deposits anil Us possible
gold ami sliver concessions tire almost be
yond the comprehension of man. There
aro fortunes In building stone anil Carpen
ter tolls how one Yankee will mako
Chinese tombstones to supply the Ameri
can market.
(Ireat Interest Is being manifested In the
battles on tho gridiron between the teams
representing the leading colleges and slate
universities, and this Interest Is not con
fined to the east, as 11 was a few years ago.
Within the last three years the western
tennis have entered the same class with
Yale, Harvard and Princeton. Since tho
victory of tho lowans over Michigan at
Detroit, tho mnnngcrs of tho Ilnwkoyca
CORPOHAL JOHN HOUSKH, THIUTY
SF.CONI) VOLUNTHHH UKGIMHNT,
WITH NATIVH PONY.
have been talking of a game with tho
winner of the eastern championship. The
Nebraska team has made a very creditable
showing, but must wait until It meets tho
Minnesota kickers before It can bu classed
among tho top-notchers.
Nebraska not only furnished a regiment
of volunteers for service In tho Philippines,
but has many young men serving tho volun
teer regiments recruited under the ant of
March 2, ISflO. On another page wo print
a picture of a group of Nebraska young
men now on duty In tho Philippines with
the Thirty-second volunteer Infantry. They
are mostly from Ilnstlugs, Neb., nnd com.
pose tho Ninth squad, Company L, In
charge of Corporal John Ilouser, who Is
also shown In another picture with his
native pony. He has since been trans
ferred to General flrnnt's scouts.
Mr. I). S. Collins, a Ilryan democrat,
made a wager with .1. 0. Wilson, a repub
lican, that llrynu would carry Nebraska by
15,000 majority. Should ho lose he would
carry a largo banner strapped about his
neck and parade up and down tho main
business nt roots of Omaha, hurrahing for
President MeKlnloy. The wager com
pelled him to cover thirty blocks, or two
miles. The picture shows Mr. Collins
cheerfully pnvlng the wager. They nro
personal friends and both splendid fellows.
About Noted People
It might almost be said that at present
the Cecil family Is running the British
empire. Lord Salisbury, bond of tho
Cecil family, will continue to bo prime
minister; Lord Craubourue. his son, under
secretary for foreign affairs; Lord Sol
borne, his son-in-law, nt the head of the
admiralty; Arthur Ualfour, his nephew,
first lord of the treasury and leader of tho
Mouse of Commons, and Gerald Ualfour,
another nephew, secretary of Ireland.
Francis Parkman, tho historian, had a
Mosaic Idea of Justice. A friend met hlni
Iff
THE
ono day walking ulong tho street lending
a street lioy with cither hiinil. "Whnt In
the world aro you dolus, Pnrkmnti?" aBkcd
tho friend. "I found that Johnny hero had
eaten all of tho applo Instead of dividing
It with his little brother. I am going to
buy another for the younger boy and make
Johnny watch him whllo hu eatH It."
Lord Lansdowne, who Ih Hlated for th"
head of tho Hrltlsh Foreign olllco, appears
to have been horn to tho purple. Mo litis
been In public life about thirty years and
during that time has been a lord of the
treasury, under secretary of war, under sec
retary for India. governor L'cncrnl of dim.
ndn, governor general of India nnd since.
1S!,:' Hu;r;,"ry ot wnr and yet he Is rated
a man of moderate talents and Is tremen
dously unpopular with tho people.
A very comfortable Income is thnt now be
ing drawn by Count von Waldersee, field
marshal commanding tho German forces In
China. As commanding olllcer he receives
the equivalent of about $.r.OO a month Amer
ican money, besides $7G0 as Meld marshal and
an allowance of $2,500 table money, from
which he must pay for his entertainments
and feed his staff. In addition to all this
he has a certain sum for rations, the whole
being at the rate of about $15,000 a year.
"Soon after I arrived in this country on
my present visit," snys Illshop Partrldgu
(Kplscopal) of Kioto, Japan, who Is a gradu
ate of Yale, "I was Invited to a university
club dinner, and was told that I was to speak
to the toast of 'Yale University.' When I
arose In my turn my fellow banqueters cried
vociferously, 'Never mind Ynle, old man
talk to us In Chinese.' I entered Into their
spirit and for twenty-live minutes I ornted
lu Chinese. What did I say? Sufllce It to
say that I spoke only tho court dialect. The
strangest part about It Is that all present
seemed to enjoy It even more than I did."
Tho Loudon Dally " Mall says that the
father of General Kitchener was a strict dis
ciplinarian and that on one occasion when
Herbert was nt n public school and wns
working for a certnln examination It wns
reported to his father that he was Idling.
The report did not plenso Colonel Kitchener
and ho told tho future conqueror of tho
mahdl that unless he succeeded In passing
that examination there would be no moro
public school for hlni for tho present, for
he would be taken away and sent to wnlk In
the solemn procession of pupils of a dame's
school. If ho failed there ho should be ap
prenticed to a hntter. In spite of theso
threats young Kitchener failed, and there
upon dropped out of his place In the public
school and was seen In the ranks thnt
walked through tho streets, two and two,
escorted by the good woman of whom his
father had spoken. When he again went In
for his examination he passed, nnd so did
not becomo n hatter.
Incidents of the Election
Wearied with the labors of the day,
which consisted chlelly of explaining
to his wondering visitors tho causes
that had contributed to the over
throw of tho pnrty nnd Its candidates
at the polls two or threo days he
fore, the member of tho natlon.il commit
tee liad fallen nsloep In tho train on which
ho wns traveling hoinownrd, reports the
Chicago Tribune.
There came a terrific Jar. The trnln had
run Into nn open switch nnd was bumping
along over tho tics.
The shock threw tho committeeman from
his berth.
Hardly hnlf awake, ho rose up, crawled
back Into tho berth nnd muttered drows
ily: "I wonder whnt stato wo'ro hearing from
now."
Ono of tho saddest of tho frenk election
bets Is that which n New York broker Is
expected to pny. Ho pinned his faith to
Ilryan, and as an unhappy consequence he
Is doomed to risk his life Is nn encounter
with Joe Wnlcott, the colored pugilist.
The manner In which the bet Is to be
paid Is amusing. He Is to approach Wnl
cott, whom he hns never seen In his life,
nnd, tupping hlni lightly on the cheek, he
Is to remark In a sing-song volco, "Pat-a-cake,
pnt-n-rake, baker's inan, roll It
nnd pat It as fast as you can." As Mr.
Walcntt Is a colored person of much dig
nity nnd equal dexterity with his fists, the
result of this fainlllnrlty is expected to bo
extremely unpleasant.
Jones, n Methodist of GontryvUlo, Mo.,
n few years ngo bet n two-mouths' old
calf against a colt owned by Smith, a Bap
tist, of tho same town, that tho prophet
Jonah was u Methodist. Tho hot was
finally decided In favor of Smith, on the
ground that Jonah wns immersed. The
snino two men iniido another curious wager
before the election. If Dockery received n
majority of 50,000 or less Smith agreed to
become a member of tho Methodist church
for ono year; if Dockery's majority ran
ran anywhere from 50,000 to 70,000, Jones
wns to become a Baptist for one yenr. If
tho majority wns over 70,000 all bets were
to bo off. In tho contract they ngroed not
only to attend the other church in case
the bet wan lost, but to go through all the
ceremonies necessary to Join, Jones
agreed, on becoming n Baptist, to bo lm
niersed. and Smith ngroed to be sprinkled
when tho baptismal rite was performed.
Dockery's plurnllty wns 17,000.
Believing that Bryan had been elected
nu unknown man committed suicide In New
York by Jumping from tho ferryboat Lnck
nwnnnn when It wnB in the mlddlo of tho
North river. Ho wns mlddlo-nged. nn.e
ILLUSTRATED JJJflJfl.
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FAITHFUL DEMOCRAT PAYINO
poorly dressed. Climbing over the bow
he said to the crowd:
"Ladles and gentlemen, Bryan Is going
to bo elected nnd 1 might as well do It
now." A fellow passenger grabbed him.
He dived olT without anotht r word, nearly
dragging the passenger with him. The
boat wns stopped, but ho sank before us
slstnuce could reach hlni.
"Aun'.lo" Floldsof Hnrrishurg, Pa., an
aged colored domestic, who had long suf
fered from henrt disease, wns nwnkened by
the cheering of tho republicans Ttiosda)
night.
Putting her head out of the window she
usked who wns elected. When told that
McKlnley had been elected by a great ma
jority she cried: "llurrnh for Old Glory!"
nnd foil over on tho bed dead.
Spectators along Olive street, between
Ninth nnd Tenth, St. Louis, were nston
Ished about 0:30 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing nt n young white woman walking
proudly down tho street Imaging on the
arm of a huge negro. The young woman
carried a large banner, on one side of
which wns Inscribed: "I'm sorry I'm a
democrat," nnd on tho other side: "Bryuii
Is dead to tho world."
Following them were about fifteen laugh
ing young women of tho same party. The
procession wns the result of an election
bet. The woman was Miss Kitty Brossart
of 2012 Washington avenue, n clerk in th"
olllco of n local magazine and an enthusi
astic democrat, and SI Clark, colored, a
porter In the olllco of the same inngazlne,
a republican. II. U. Nichols, secretary ot
HAKHY TUKEY MANAGER OF NE
BRASKA UNIVERSITY FOOT BALL
TRAM.
AN FLECTION BET.
the magazine. Is also a republican and was
the maker of the bet with Miss Brossart.
Tho sense of humor of tho Tenderloin
Broadway, relates the New York Times, Is
nearly ns broad as the blocks near Forty
second street, so Wednesday night Broad
way smiled, nt first mystified, then under
standingly, when two young men nnd a
wheelbarrow appeared In the middle of the
street- The young men wore long duck
outer garments and l'anania straw hats.
One rode and the other wheeled him. Ho
who rodo had attached to his person a
sign which, ho explained, he wore merely
for protection. It read:
I VOTED FOB M'KINLKY.
DON'T SHOOT.
Tho loser wore across his back:
I AM A BRYAN FOOL.
HIT MH.
The advice was taken by a crowd of
newsboys. The winner of the bet was Bu
rns B. Nnssar, a member of tho Seventh
regiment. Ho who wulked was Stove
Floyd, nn advertising ninn,
Tho start was from the Gerard hotel, in
Forty-fourth street. Tho party went down
Broadway to tho Hossmoro nnd then hack
again. In nccordnnco with tho hot 3 to 1
tho winner wheeled the loser ono block
out of three.
A feature of tho parade was the liberal
use of eggs In tho hands of temporarily
hostile friends.
Told Out of Court
Crlinsonhenk I got tho opinions of two
eminent lawyers on n certnln question of
law the other day.
Yeast Were their opinions tho same?
"Yes, $2.. each."
A witness in u New York court named
Fish, when nsked what his occupation was,
said: "I follow tho sea," and tho lawyer,
who was questioning said right off-hand,
without n moment's hesitation, mind you;
"It's eminently proper for a fish to fol
low the sen."
A Missouri Judge, speaking disrespect
fully concerning the opinion of n learned
college professor as to the power of suction
exerted by a moving trnln upon n boy
standing beside the track, said; "Neither
courts nor Juries nro required to believe It.
If they do, the esophagi of their creduli
ties must bo nbnonnally enlnrged."
A literal copy of tho allegations of what
tho plaintiff's attorney endorsed ns a
' Potion" ngalnst the "Illinois centoral
Haall Bead Coinpnneny," Is ns follows:
"1. the plaintiff in T , who sues for
ns next frlondo of W S , who Is un
der 21 years of ngo nnd her Son and hl3
father Is dead 2nd says that said do
fendany by Its agents nnd servents or lm
ployees to wit, ono inr Taylor did on or
nhout January 1000 arest or havo nrrested
November 18, 11)00.
and foulceley Imprrlsloned for him said
W S Selverel days and Knights In
tho Princeton Jull county of Cnlwell Ky.
.1 says said Coinp.inoy by Its agent or
servents or Itnployee of said Companey or
defendant Illinois centerel Haall Bond
Companey did gave Whiskey to Said Buy
W S nnd made hlni Drunk and un-
comslous nnd helpless and While In this
condlslon put Said Boy lu Said Jail, do
prlvelng him of his free light of liberty,
nnd thereby In the damage to the Planum
lu the Some of Nineteen hunderod dollars."
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News: A traveler In u desert Is
a well-wisher.
There Is no better mirror than n tiieu ami
truo friend.
To believe that a task Is impossible Is to
make It so.
Of all the practices of love, praise Is tho
most treacherous.
A ninn gains strength every time ho admits
his own wcukness.
Kvory man you meet Is willing to admit
that he wns ouco n fool.
A public speaker Isn't necessarily n thief
because ho takes the Moor.
An old bachelor says that weeds are not
weeds when they become widows.
Some people are like clocks: they are go
ing all the time, but nevoi get nny where.
Every man Is hound to hear the truth oc
casionally cen If ho doesn't rccognl.o It.
Pharaoh's daughter wasn't u broker, but
sho got u lktlc prophet from the rushes on
the bank.
Don't think because n .'nan Is short of
stature that ho was brought up on con
densed milk.
It is tho easiest thing ill the world to see
that wealth Is a curse so long as the other
fellows monopolize It.
It's a poor horse race at this season of
tho year that doesn't bring a light overcoat
to tho throe-ball merchant.
Quaint Features of Life
A traveler reports Honduras as a ctuioi...
mixture of Jungle nnd gigantic forest, ot
cocoa and of rubbir trees, of bugi.,
vampires, snakes ami crocodiles of all
manner of things that creep and crawl and
sting nnd bite. Here, in every hamlet nnd
city, are to be found men from dlll'ereiit
lands, mostly outlaws from their own coun
try. Chlcngo. Boston, New York and Phila
delphia all furnish their quota. England,
France, Italy and even faraway Bussla
have their share.
An American In Berne, Switzerland,
writes: "The more money one deposits in
a hank here the less Interest is paid upon
it. Tho largest bank lu the city has a
gigantic printed sign posted near to the
paying teller's window, which stutos the
rates of interest upon various iiniounts.
Sums up to $1,000 draw I per cent interest
per annum, from $1,000 to $3,000 3 per
cent Is paid, while if one has an uceount
of moro than $3,000 ho receives only ills
per cent."
Mr. nnd Mrs. Joslah Munynn of Vlneland.
N. J., nro tho parents of a wonderful baby
girl. Although only 17 weeks old the
Infant weighs fifty pounds. She measures
two feet nnd four Inches nround the wulst
nnd Is two foot six Inches In height. The
nrms aro ten Inches In circumference and
It takes n string fifteen Inches long to
enclrclo ono of her logs. Many mothers
havo vlEltcd baby Munynn, whose name Is
Nellie. Munynn, who Is n thrifty farmer,
Is quite proud of Nellie, his fourth child,
nnd, whllo his wife holds the youngster, de
lights In measuring her before visitors.
Dr. John S. Hnlsey, tho family physician,
has assured the parents tho child Is In n
henlthy condition. She weighed ton nnd n
half pounds nt birth.
Mnny ludicrous misunderstandings oc
curred In tho tnklng of the census. One
question was Indicated by tho remark
"length of residence." which was expected
to show how long the people living In
various localities nt the time of the census
had been there. When the reports came
In It was found thnt many of those queries
were answered In figures this wny: 20x10,
15x30, etc. Tho enumerators had gono
nround with n foot rule and had measured
the length of tho residences of the pooplo
they counted.
"I havo two suits for my two hoys," snys
n Philadelphia ninn "ono now nnd expen
sive: tho other very old nnd ugly nnd
worn. They own theso suits In common,
nnd tho boy who gets up first In the morn
ing wenrs tho good one ns a reward. Both
hoys nro fond of dross, nnd so this scheme
works well. Tho minute I shout 'Boys, get
up,' they spring out of bed nnd make n rush
for tho now suit. Sometimes they reach It
together, when there will be a hot fight
over who's to wenr It, nnd I have to come
up and restore order with n hairbrush."
Somo months ngo "n number of public
spirited citizens of Berkeley, Cal., offered
to pny Into the town trensury tho $1.S00
received nnnunlly from liquor licenses. On
this condition a prohibition ordinance wns
ndopted, nnd tho saloons received notice
that they might hnve three months In which
to wind up their business. At the expira
tion of that tlmo the $.r,0 necessnry for
tho first quarterly payment was raised, but
It was hold In hand to nwnlt tho attitude
of tho town authorities toward tho pio
hlblted trnfflc. Thnt nttltudo was ono of
Indifference As much liquor was sold ns
before, nnd tho citizens' cnmmlttoo refused
to pny tho monoy.