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THE OMAHA BAIT A" UEK: MONDAY, AVG TST 12, lf01. ADVOCATES IRISH REPUBLIC 3. J. l.'cnlc&Ty Efets i. tint tn f olution of U:Ke .... , mil. C'.AN-NA-GAEL APPLAUDS HIS SENTIMENTS (ii.iniiit nnil Sunt It Oinnliii Miclrtlei llenr .MlrrliiK Ornlory mill llnvc Much I'lentire tit Their Aimnnl Picnic. A quiet and thorouRhly enjoyable affair was the second annual picnic of tho Clan-N'n-Cinel noelctlon of OmnhH nnd South Omaha, held yesterday nt Joffrlos' (irovc, la. Two peclal Illinois Central trains of twelvo cars each, one leaving tho Cnloti depot nt 10:30 a. m., tho other at 1 p. m., were necrasnry to handle the larnc crowds. Hoturnlni;, tho trains left tho picnic grounds at 7 niul 10 p. in. Idenl picnic weather was tho order of tho day and the picnickers made the most of It. All tin- customary amtifcments were there and In addttlmi a Rood prnnrani of hpealdng and sports was eurrlcd out. The maniiKcment of the nlfnlr throughout was highly creditable to the commltlco In charge. 8. J. Dnnlcavy of Denver delivered tho principal address, after an Introduction by Attorney Thomas F. I.eo, chairman of tho tiny. It wns a distinct Indorsement of the policy of physical force us opposed to parliamentary agitation. In this ho had tho sympathy of the audience. This ldci of Irish freedom he defined as "an Irish government free and untram nxded ami not held by lines In tho hands of Knglsnd or any other power. "The IrlHli pennje," said he, "nre entitled in nntlon.il freedom. Wo refuse to accept in final settlement of the national demand any Illegitimate provincial government and will ritiillnuu to so refuse until Ireland Hikes her nllotted place In the sisterhood of nations." .Solution nt llteriinl Wiir. Kmphatlcally and In tinging tones Mr. Uonlcavy declared that only In au Irish icpubllc was the solution of the eternal war between Ireland and Kngland. "We who believe." ho went on, "In the basic priaclplo of tho Cliin-Nn-flael can only bollovo In an Irish republic as the ultimate result. Wo bellcvo that u liberty that Is worth having Is worth fighting for and that Is why wo liavo pledged ourselves and our lives to tho doctrine for which tho Clan-Na-Oael stands. The Irishman who ex presses reitrct when some nngllshman en gaged In an unholy war o' conquest Is Killed and has no word of sorrow when an Irish peasant girl or an Irish boy Is shot down by Drltish soldiery Is not of the ma terial that makes a nation. Tho question of Irish ludependonco will never be settled until It Is settled right." Thu Hpeaker then adverted to tho re ported attempt to blow up a Ilrltlsh trans port nt Now Orleans while engaged In tho work of loading horses for the Kngllah urmles In the Trnnsvaal. "I have uo word of horrow, now nor at any time, for any misfortune that mlRht come to Rngland. I (io not believe any citizen of this conn try has my grievance against the MIs- Hourl mule and no one would do mm nun. Hut thore may bo some good citizens who do not relish the Idea of the union Jack flying In American waters and in protec Hon of n nollcy that means the strangu lation of two republics In South Africa, and they .nay have done something that did not Include the comfort of the Missouri mules. For my part I would not sing a To Ileum If every Ilrltlsh battleship and transport went to the ocean's bed and I woiiJdt willingly help to put them there. Trlhtilr to Clinplm t'lirnell. Mr. Douleavy paid eloquent and pathetic trlbuto to Charles Stewart I'arnoll, tho crcat Irish leader, his "friend, associate nnd chlel." He wanted n government Ireland which would foster Irish art, aMnncn litornturo and manufactures. His nlea for the younger Irish to stay at home was well received. It was a pathetic hut eloquent nppenl for the Irish to build up their own land nfter their own fashion. Mr. Donlcavy was frequently applauded, his sentiments In favor of an Irish repub lic receiving henrty and unqualified In dorsement. Itev. Father Sheehy of Ururee, County lilmerlek. was next Introduced and deliv ered n pleasing nnd humorous speech, teem ing with good stories told In an Inimitable manner, though the serious side of the problems confronting the Irish people were not overlooked. Addressing himself especially to the younger peoplo, he told much concerning present customs nnd tho past history of Ireland. Ho said they were merely fol lowing the good old country custom of In dulging In Innocent recreation on Sunday after tho religious obligations of the day had been discharged. "Mauy's the time," said he, with twinkling eyes, "when I'vo led the Inds of Ilrureo on a Sunday against those of a neighboring parish to tnko part In u game of foot ball. I believe In keep ing alive the good old Irish customs and inannors. I know tho Ilrltlsh say they aro not nlco because they are loo Irish, but at least they aro honest and far from hypo critical." Ilettrr onT In Ircliiiul. Tho speaker deplored tho tendency of the young Irish to desert Ireland for America, nn ho thought after viewing conditions In both countries that they were better off there. He facetiously suggested that every Irishman have his picture tukon In his working clothes and send it bacH to tho old country. "That would keep tho young fellows nt home," sold Fnthcr Sheehy. "Hut If you send back a picture showing yourself In fine clothes nnd with a sparklor in your shirt front that will bring up half of the parish." "For 726 years," said Father Shsehy, In speaking of Ireland's history, "tho HrltlBh havo been trying to conquer Ireland. Not long ngo Lord Salisbury, prime minister of Hnglnnd, said that Knglnnd's next great task would bo to reconquer Ireland. That means that tho Irish ar Btlll unconquored nnd they nre unconquernblo," n sentiment which wan cheered to the echo. "It took 40,000 British soldiers under command of tho queen's own son, the duko of I'onnaiight, to keep Ireland quiet during the Hoer war. In nddltlon to the large force of police alwnys on duty. And yot the Irish aro a disarmed race. Wo cannot even get a permit to enrry a rlfto for shooting sparrows without going through an nlmost endless amount of red tape. Tho applicant must get n 'good character' from the local police sergeant, which Is not an easy thing to do. Then tho applicant goes to the dis trict pollen Inspector and after Investigat ing thc matter In his own time and his own way ho may conclude to lssuo tho No Hair? Thc trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Save your hair. Feed it with Aycr's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs are coming, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every time. t INru(llt. J.C. AURCO .Uwill, Mil. permit. Hn' con then the firearm Is liable XrrfiS'WILL FIGHT OVER F to seizure at any time pretext." Illume roil llnulloli Smile, 1 The speaker quoted an old adago In the ' Oaollc tongue, the translation of which Is, i "Ouard yourself against the horse's heels. the cow's horns and the Anglo-Saxon s smile." And he added, "the most dan- ' gerous of these Is the Kngllshman's smile, as the Irish have learned through bitter ', lessons." rather Sheeny s address was punctuated with frequent and liberal applause. Many people were In attendance from the surrounding countrysldo and altogether tho i crowd taxed the capacity of the picnic grounds. Tho program of races and sports was held late In the afternoon nnd fur-i nlshed unlimited nmusement. The dance ! furnished recreation for many, while the , baso ball game was an attraction for others. Ilountiful basket dinners at noon' , . . , . ... m . LUUIlllJ III I'Uliltm U.i nvfc utvu iiiiuhviiii;, and In the evening were not the least of the . thu democratic slato committee. Shoctmkor j for tne tm f his health. All that re day's pleasures. It was a tired but well made a protest against fusion-such a ,nnlns for hm, to do 'l3 t0 cut In and securo satisfied lot of people that left tho pleasant wtrenuous talk that It came near tempting ; a lPW f tnc Omaha delegates and he thinks grovo ami tney expressed but one sentl- tha other members of tho commlttto, most no (3 )n a (a)r way t0 do this, as his fllrta ment, "the best ever." of whom fed nt the fusion pie counter, to , tin,, lih thn Timitft.iA Cnuntv Iletiiocrnrv TWI-:i,Vi:-VH ll-nl.n vivir nriiTni tll.l.tl, ' lA.llV I IftllTl.lt. llontd, n U'nlf from Atnerlrii, Who Is In thr Field nitli tlir liners. odglng bullets and lyddlto shells. Said Mr. Mil lard: 'Ills renl namo Is William Young, but In the laagers he Is known by tho sobriquet of Hoots. I think he came by this title honestly enough, for he drags about a huge pair of legging boots many sizes too large and ornamented with enormous brass spurs. "Hoots is a midget of 12 or nt least ho gives that ns his age, though he doesn't look It by three years. Hoots was horn in the United Stntes. Just where this Important event occurred ho docs not know. It was somewhere near the ocean, ho says when questioned, as if that location was definite enough for nil practical purposes. "When very young he remembers being taken to Kngland, whence he came to South Africa. His parents nre long since dead and since their death William, having no other relations that he knew of, has rustled for himself. "When this war began William espoused the cause of tho Hoers nnd Joined tho Irish brigado under Colonel niake. Tho men who formed this adventurous corps took a fancy to the waif nnd made him one of them. They named him Hoots nnd Hoots be remains. Helng of a self-reliant nature, Boots was not content to re main In the laager when a fight was going on. No sooner was the brigade well on Its way to the field than he fol lowed, and the men chancing to look around as they entered tho fight generally apled tho diminutive figure of Hoots. At llr.it they tried to drive him uwny. but this fall lug and finding that Hoots was well able to care for himself, being singularly adept at finding cover, his accompanying the brigade to battles came to be regarded as a matter of course. "So It was that Hoots saw all the bloody battles of tho Natal campaign Dundee, Newcastle, Nicholson's Nek, the I'latrand nnd the many lights along the Tugcla. Armed with two water battles the midget would enter n light and more than onco has a wounded brigadier, on finding n cooling drink placed to his parched lips, looked up to discover Hoots. If tho fire were too hot to permit his wounded comrades being re moved to n place of safety tho boy would remain to attend them until the battle was over or night fell. "When Captain Hnssell organized the American scouts ns a separate company Hoots decided to Join his countrymen. So far as I know he la still with them. Hoots has a hnrso to ride, but his ambition Is to possess n pony of his own and a Mauser carbine, so he can fight like the other vcouts. For the purchase of a pony he has saved up ! and S shillings, which will buy no horse In South Africa In war time. So Hoots has to go without a pony until better times. Ilut ho has hopes of capturing one. from the Ilrltlsh. "Meanwhile, since he cannot fight like a full-grown man he makes himself useful around thc laager. As to tho future Hoots scornB to contemplate It. What'll I do when the war's over?' he said. I dunno. I'll do whatover I can. Maybe, If the Doers loso, I'll go to Amer ica.' " Veil eel I on nf n lliielu-lnr. New York Tress: The Ideal husband Is the man who hasn't got married yet. Marrylug n drunkard to reform him Is llko frying fish to make beefsteak out of It. When a woman Ib dead sure that she has a man she Is never dead suro that she wanta hltn. A woman Is never so much nfrald she may lost a man'a lovo ns she is that somo other woman may gain it. No matter how much of a past a man has had, thero are always some women who can teach him moro than he knew before. .Striken llrntrlrr Conrllinnse, HEATHICK, Ncb Aug. 11. (Spcclal.)-A heavy rain fell here last night, which ac cording to the government measurement, was 2,74 Inches. A heavy electric storm and terrific lightning accompanied tho rnln Lightning struck the courthouso dome and did $100 damage. The Dplscopal church was also struck, nnd the heavy stono cross upon It knocked off, but repairs can be made at a cost of $10. Kyd A Co.'s elevator at Fllley was struck. Pulpit 'Tho Relation of Rest to Activity" wis the fcubject of Rev. 12, II Jcnks' sermon at tho First Presbytcrlnn church Sunday morn ing, a very appropriate theme, as tho pastor leaves this morning for his summer vaca tion, to bo gono until the mlddlo of Septem ber. His text was from St. Mark, "And Jesus left tho nine and taketh-Peter, James and John and leadeth them up into n high mountain, apart to themselves, and Ho was transformed before them." Tho speaker drew an eloquent word picture of the accne on the mountain, tell ing how Jesus left his three companions' by a few hundred yards and stopped to tho snow-capped summit, whence he viewed tho setting of the sun. It was whllo ho stood thus, tho speaker said, that the transform! tlon was mnntfest and the raiment and features of tho Savior were rovealcd to tho disciples In tho purest white. "And whon ho returned to where they awaited him Peter said, 'O, Lord, if Is good for us to be here,' and suggested that thoy pitch their tents nnd remain. He fult that hero ho could live his life In the fullest and noblest sense here, far from the haunts of man and from the trials and worries of life, where none could come between him and his (Jod save Jesus alone," Tho pastor referred to this climb up tho mountain as the Savior's vacation and said ho was sure this was tho first time Jrsus had looked upon nature from a mountain top. .Ml WIIkoii nt Plymouth. Miss Florence Wilson, one of the re ligious workers who is assisting Rev. Mer lon Smith In his tent meetings, preached yesterday raornlug at Plymouth Congre gational church. Miss Wilson Is a grad uate of Moody Instftute and has spent Thomas F. Millard, the war correspondent . Rht to a , , amonK thc "0UK,aa ,counly , hegan falling nnd the rain gauge this morn- tells the following story of Hoots, a ll-ycar- ,cMr" "ltl.lt. the next few weeks. , lnR ,,. tllr fa t0 hnv br,n ul ,nches. old Yankee whom he met n7hMn with Shoemaker Is of (hat wing of the local . Thpre as Rrent electrical display. The oin innKce. wnom tie met fighting with ,lPmocracy wi,ch . n clothesnln tlchtly L.i.i i ..i. n 3phrr .- .im,,v hv L I It ! Line of Eattls Drawn Letwtjn Ljctl Demcoritio Oraniit!nnii. n QUESTION IS TO FUSE OR NOT TO FUSE Jni'lkSinilniis ((.neillon tho t'lincr of the DoiiuIiir fount; Ite nnd the I. niter Propone In i:lilhlt Their Line of Untile Axrn. ' Justice of the Pence W. S. Shccmakcr, with the proxy of Committeeman Charles Smith In his hip pocket, went down to Lin- coin last week Wednesday and came within an ace of startlni; trouhle in the meetlnc of ' ni." ...... uuk m ; Sh-mri,r.a .,!, ,l,l Iho nnr.t foil! .hen,.. t.1... n.. nt lh ...Im.Ia... rW A,l,an . unon hrcilless eara and went to waste In i tho atmosphere, but they sounded tho slg- j na'. nevertheless, of tho battle that Is to be 1 atop the bridge of Its nose whenever tho l'eter uooper ciuti is mcntioneu, wntie tn : majority of tho state committee arc of the j order represented lit Douglas county by tnnt ratlier exclusive organization ol tormcr nnd exptctant ofllceholders known as the JncKsonlnii club. Shoemaker s clan Is tne Douglas County Democracy, which ha ever cultivated the habit of working at ctoss purposes with the Jncksonlans. The Doug las County Democracy has sent forth (he edict that there Is to be no fusion In this neck of tho woods this fall, and that the populists are not to be considered even as deuce In dealing the county deck. The Jacksonlans have challenged the power of the Douglas County organization to enforce Its edict, nnd the doughty boys who havo their headquarters on Fifteenth street mean to show their goods. It Is a well known fact that the dominat ing Influence In the Jncksontnn club Is that of the political law firm of Smyth & Smith nnd Lee Herdman. and as these leaders have all tasted of the fruits of fusion In tbU stnte they ore determined that the condi tion shall not be given a severe Jolt by hav ing the largest county In the stato turn It to naught If they can prevent It. Herdman considers that his tenure of office depends very largely upon tho continuance of the fusion nrtangemcnt In the stnte, and there will bo nothing small about his effort to up hold the idea lit Douglas county. Hut the Douglas County Democracy says fusion must end in this county, aud end now, even If tho local ticket goes down In "glorious" defeat. In this fight against fu sion the Douglas Countyltes have enlisted with them tho Oerman-Amerlcnn Demo cratic club of South Omaha and say it Is electric lights against tallow candles that these two organizations, with the nsslstanco they will get from the country precincts, will be able to put the Jacksonlans on the carpet In the forthcoming county conven tion. Chairman Jim Jones of tho populist county committee has called a meeting of that organization for next Saturday after noon, when thc delicate question of whether Its demand on the democrats shall be for a place on tho ticket or for promises of appointive positions will bo discussed. Some of the populists Insist that a place on thc ticket should bo demanded, not becauso thero Is any chance for electing tho can didate, but simply because tho Identity of the party should bo preserved. And a prominent antl-fuslon democrat says: "If It's preserves they want we are with them. Wo'll can them up so tight that they'll I Keep inrougn uie winter un,w..y. Laurie J. Qulnby, president of the Peter Cooper club, Is one of tho pops who nre) loudest In their talk for representation i on the county ticket. Qulnby Is also ono i of the particular pops for whom the antl- fuslonlsts are gunning, because he holds , one of the best-paying Jobs In tho office or tne cierK or tho oistrict court, wniio , many worthy democrats of this county I haven't been withlu range of tho pie coun-1 tcr for years, Tele Klsasser, who lives In South Omaha and practices politics all over Douglas county, Is out for tho scalp of big Tom I Iloctor. Al Frlck, a very particular friend of Rlsasscr's, who wants to run for county commissioner In Jim Connolly's bailiwick, asked the South Omahan to help him get tho democratic nomination and ho got this answer: "Anything you want at any other time, Al. but don't bother mo with anything out- slilo of South Omaha this fall I'm going to be pretty busy with the arrangements for Tom Hoctor's political funeral." Rlsasscr doesn t wnnt to try for a place on tho county board himself, but ho Is ready to awing his influence for tho one of tho many South Omahn candidates who promises to score tho heaviest against Hoctor. It Is likely that Frlck will not Inject him- self Into tho contest for the commissioner nomination In tho Omaha district, but for all (bat Jim Connolly will not havo an easy road to travel from now until convention time, as there are rumors of several moro candidates of tho democratic faith. Harry Deuel, although he has been In Topics many years In home missionary work. She came tn Omaha from tho Fourth Presby terian church of Chicago, with which she has been associated for tho past year. Miss Wilson's sermon was Intended for careless nnd Indifferent Christians. It was a plea for confessed Christians to make known to tho world tho blessings of an upright life nnd tho Joy that is to bo found in Ood's kingdom. "It is strange that so many of Ood's peoplo conceal from tho world tho fact that thoy havo accepted Christ. I havo known of many Christians who concealed tholr religious convictions from tholr most In- tlmate friends," said Miss Wilson. "It would seem that some followers of Jesus aro ashamed of tholr faith. They mnko nn effort to conceal from tho world tho plcasuro that they find lit Cod. "When a man has success In somo worldly pursuit he takes great pleasure in telling his friends. Success in tho spiritual world Is much morn Important and should be heralded far and wide. Men who havo found peaco In Ood should not hesltato to make It known. They should encourage their friends and neighbors to do likewise, When all of Ood's followers make known to tho world the great Joy they find In Christ Ills cause will bo greatly beno- flted." New Hretor nt fiooil She plicnl. Rev. O. Taylor Orlfflth, late of Harlan, Ia who has been called to the pastorate of the Church of the Good Shepherd, preached his first sermon at that church, as pastor, Sunday morning. 1 Cor., 1.1; 3-6. He said in part: "There are many religions which claim the allegiance of mankind. All of these religions but, one was founded by a man who claimed to bo an special emissary, politics for a good many years, doesn't seem to have (.aught onto tho Intricacies of the game and his Innocence will prob ably put a fancy crimp Into his present ambition to become the democratic candi date for register of dced. While Harry nits In his otltcc down in the basement of (he courthouse and reflects upon the forty odd years that he has lived in Douglas county, estimates tho strength that his name would add to a democratic ticket and considers how glad the other fellows ought to bo to get that strength, the other man who wanta the nomination Is about the city wards buying copious draughts of beer and around In the count rj precincts talk ing crops. And so It Is that Frank Christ man, a "mixer" from South Omaha, will within n week be the favorite In the bet ting on tho race for the democratic noml- rrady guro of a 80d delegation from fc.mllh 0mnna ani, ni9 activity out In the ........ i.. . i,. i. . . . . nas rounu encouragcmciu. lilKlitnlnit Aetle nt Tnlilr Itork, TAtlLK ItOCK N'eb., Aug. 11. (Special.) A little before 12 o'clock last night rain lightning nnd tho chimney nnd root were slightly damaged, but he carries a policy, ti,b famiy nil3 uninjured. Fifty-seven out 0f seventy-seven of the local tele- phones were burned out. A fine cow be- longing to J. II. Hlllbert of the lunch counter was killed by lightning. Clny CVnler llrriielieil. CLAY CKNTER, Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.) A good rain fell here last night, almo.it nn lnch being reported. Farmers report that thero will be fair corn In this locality. lied Cliinil's Wot Cliuuls. UKP CLOl'D, Neb.. Aug. 11 (Special.) Nearly one and a half Inches of rain fell here last night. It Is thc first good rain since. July I. Seasonable Fashions 3896 Womar'n Waiit, 32 to 40 bust. Woman's Waist, No. 3S0G To be made with or without vest portion and with ! nlnln nr fonpv nlnv,iii Illnuvn ttt rr1 a with revcrs and vcs,s are cxceC(llngly fashonablc and make most satisfactory waists for street costumes, as well as for Indoor wear. The original of the smart model shown is madu of tucked golden brown ctamlne with vest 0f tho plain material, full front undcr- sleeves and stitched bands of taffeta In tho game shade, small Jeweled buttons, rovers, stock nnd cuffs of Russian lace, but all soft materials suited to tucking are appropriate The foundation for tho waist Is a llttod lining. On it are arranged thc full front, vest portions nnd back and fronts of the wnlst proper, which are laid In fine tucks while tho fronts aro finished with revcrs. The sleeves nro made over a smooth lining, to which tho puffs aro attached, and which can bo covered with the material when plain sleeves nro desired. Thc flare cuffs are attached to tho lower edge of the upper Bleeves and the stock Is Joined to the full front and closed Invisibly at thc center back. To cut this waist for n woman of medium size 2M yards of material 21 Inches wide, 3 yards 27 Inqhc3 wide, 2'4 yards 32 Inches ' wldo or 1 yards II Inches wide will bo 'required, with 1U yards of taffeta, 1V4 yards of all-ovor Iaco and 3 yards of stitched bands to trim as illustrated. The pattern 3896 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure, j I For the accommodation of The Hee's readers these patterns, which usually retail at from 25 to SO cents, will bo furnished at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense In order to get any pattern en 1 close 10 cents, glvo number and narao of i pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow t about ten days from date of your lotter before beginning to look for tho pattern. i Address, Pattern Department. Omaha Dee. Brief Extracts from Sunday Sermons. or messenger, inspired by Ood for the work he had undertaken. The Christian religion Is uniquo In that Its founder claimed not to be a messenger from Ood. but claimed to bo (lod himself, tho equal of tho Father. He, by Ills death and resurrection, proved that claim to tho satisfaction of all who cared to Investigate tho facts at that time. He not only rose from the dead after being placed in a tomb sealed by His enemies for the pur- pose of retaining His body, but He appeared to His disciples and for forty days walked upon earth and Instructed them. Ho at this tlmo established upon earth a way by which mankind could havo recourse to Him through tho sacraments established by Him and this way was His church. If wo believe In the historical correctness of tho gospel we must believe that there was established by Jesus Christ a church and If we accent tho claims of tho divinity of Christ we must accept that church as ono which will continue until tho end of time, as established by Him, possessing an historical nnd apostolic ministry, tracing Its defcent by known degrees back to the tlmo of tho apostles. Human organlznttona cannot tako tho place of this -tiurch and therefore If we aro to bo good Christians wo must be good churchmen, for we cannot place nnythlng In the stead of the or- ganlzatlon established by Jesus Christ. This church in tho United Stntes is known as ,ho I'rotestnnt Episcopal church, a ""c" of the universal church, "If members of our church would ob- serve all of tho injunctions and practices laid down In thc prayerbook they would soon lose a reputation for formalism. Wo must study and prepare ourselves for tho Christian llfo and the reception of the sacraments of the church, considering their derivation and meaning." PLACES FOR THE CAUCUSES RjpubliCftna Will Met to Choose Dolegatti to Suta Coimntioii. NEXT WEDNESDAV EVENING IS THE TIME JiiiIko p)nr' Friend Assert Hint Hp Will lint .support of III Home Count)' for 5uprrntr Court Jliitlee .NonUnnt Ion, Delegates to thc republican state conven tion to be held at Lincoln on August 2S will be chosen at caucuses to be held In the different wnrds and precincts of Douglas county at S o'clock, Wednesday evening. August 14. Knch ward caucus In Omaha will select nlno delegates, each of the old four wards of South Omaha will have three delegates and each country precinct will be entitled to (no delegates. The places for holding thc caucuses In Omaha and the country havo been fixed by the committeemen of thc respective warda nnd precincts as follows: Omaha wards: First Corner Sixth nnd Pierce streets. Second 1263 South Sixteenth street, rear. Third 1122 Capitol avenue. Fourth No. 6 courtroom, Hee building. Fifth Southeast corner Sixteenth and Locust streets. Sixth Idlewlld hall, Twenty-fourth nnd Urn in streets. Seventh Pavilion, Hanscom park, Eighth S23 North Twentieth street. Ninth Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets. Country precincts- Chicago Kelner's hall. Clontarf Joe Munser's. Douglas Road house. No. 13. Fast Omaha Prelst's hall. Flkhorn Swerchart's blacksmith shop. Florence City hall. Jefferson Mangold's lumber office. McArdle Olandt schoolhousc. Millard Millard schoolhousc. Platte Valley Valley opera house. I'nlon Powell's blacksmith shop. Waterloo Masonic hall. West Omaha Uenson hall. Opportunity lor Tree Mxpri'sHlon. "Delegates to thc stato convention." said Secretary Jordcn of the county central com- mltteo yesterday, "will be chosen by caucuses to avoid the more complicated and expenslvo primary election system. Tho caucuses offer the opportunity for a free ex pression of thc will of tho party, as every republican Is Invited to participate. Tho caucuses will be conducted by the members of thc county committee for their respective ward3 and precincts, who will certify the results to the central organization. "It would bo well to explain In advance tho conditions required of delegates to the stato convention, because It would be use less to have anyone elected who does not want to servo by going to Lincoln. I think the voting should be done by written ballot to avoid the possibility of mistakes, al though In tho country precincts, whero thc caucuses will necessarily be small, it might bo moro convenient to have thc selections made by viva voice vote. So far as I know there will be no contests for places on the utate delegation. The caucuses ought to be well attended and wc ought to have as representative a lot of republicans In the state convention as we have ever had." Judge Kcysor's friends aro claiming that ho will havo the solid support of the delega tion from his home county for the nomina tion for Judge of the supreme court. MC.IITMXO .SUPHKSTrriO.XS. Queer Belief Mxtnnt niul Some of (he Krvnkn nf rinnhen. During thc mlddlo ages In Europe, says the Hoston Transcript, churches were con sidered as cafeguards against devils, and bells wcro rung na an additional Induce ment for tho evil spirits to keep awny. As lightning was supposed to be a satanlc man ifestation, tho bells wcro rung during se vero storms until so many peoplo had been killed by lightning running down the rope that the practice was flnnlly abandoned. On one occasion, In thc town of Chabenll, near Valence, cloven men employed in ringing an enormous boll were struck nnd seven were Instantly killed. Arago, thc philosopher, tells of tho chief of a baud of brigands, who, whllo waiting execution In the courtyard of a prison In Havarla. was struck nnd Instantly killed by a flash of lightning. His companions, be lieving that henven hnd singled out their chief for punlshmont, became so penitent that they were finally pardoned. A prlsonor was killed In n house In Massachusetts, the other pwplc In the same apartment with him retraining unhnrmed. Investigation disclosed the probable cause of his death It wns discovered that a saw was suspended In tho nttlc directly over his head, while in tho cellar n crowbar was set against the wall. The lightning struck tho roof and thus found a direct passage through tho house. Flammarlon. tho French scientist, relates somo remarkable Instances of tho freaks of lightning. Tho flashes, which are some times moro than len miles In length, have been known to kill a man, completely con Burning his body, but leaving him In the exact post Ion which ho occupied in life. He states that in 1838 three soldiers at Vlcsur-Alsne. France, took refuge from a storm beneath a linden tree. Somo time after the storm had passed peasants sec lng them standing motionless and not re plying to their greeting touched them on the shoulder, when tho bodict Instantly crumbled to lino ashes, Thero were no evi dences of Injury to them, the clothing be ing Intact and their faces wearing a natural appearance. A slmllnr occurrence Is said to have taken place July 2. 1601, its truth fulness being vouched for by Pastor Hut ler, who was an eyo witness. Ten harvest ers, seeing a storm approach, sought refuge under a hedge. During the storm a bolt of lightning struck and killed four of them, who romalnud ns If petrified. One of the men wns Just putting n bit of tobacco In his mouth, another was playing with a little dog which he held with ono hand whllo he fed him with the other. After the stroke they retained these positions as though they had suddenly been turned Into stone. M. Cardan tells how eight harvesters, while taking their noonday lunch under a maple tree, were overtaken by a storm and all killed by a sudden stroke of lightning. When tholr companions approached them, after the storm had passed, thoy seemed to be still engnged with their repast. One wns raising a glass to drink, another was taking a pleco of bread, while a third was reaching out his hand toward a plate. Many Instances aro related of narrow es capes during electric storms. Hrncelets havo been melted from a woman's arm without Injuring the flesh. A Oerman writer tells how a peasant girl had a gold hairpin absolutely dissipated by a light ning stroke without Injury to her or any damage dono to her hair. Crndles have been tipped over, carpets ripped up and portions of clothing torn away without personal Injury. September 10, 1S45, it is related that a house at Selagnac, Franco, wns struck by lightning. A large ball of Are came down the chimney and rolled across the floor of a room In which sat a child and three women. None of these were hurt. Tho hall then rolled out through the kitchen, passing close to the feet of a young peasant, and disappeared through a crevice tn the wall, 7i All over the world Scliliu beer is known and Is the standard. In Vladivostok, Pretoria, Shanghai, Singapore, Bombay, Cairo and Constantinople it is the beer of civilizat nn. Schlitt beer has won thc world's markets bv its reputation for purity, maintained (or half a century. Wherever white men live Schlitt beer is acknowledged the ptirc beer. Our pledge to you and our pledfjc to all nations is that never will a lott'e of Schlitt beer go out until wc have insured its purity; tuvcr a bottle insufficiently aged. Schlitz beer, wherever you find it, is healthful; it is WORLD-FAMOUS and hat madu Milwaukee famous Thone Ms, SchlltJ. 710 Try n onuc of Nclilltx llrrr. 'GO WEST" IN NEW LANGUAGE Hortci Grlj'i Adt.'ce Diihsd Up by Many Niurmkftts. BURLINGTON'S HARVEST OF ANSWERS Poetry Marred, tin I All Sort of Mn Are Sunn " I'rlie Competitors In Mnn L'niintlen of the State. If there lives a man so bold that he ques tions Horace Greeley's advice about going west and growing up with the country let him read the answers sent for tho prize contest for letters concerning Nebraska In. stltutcd by the passenger department of tbe Hurllngton. Five hundred and forty-six letters were suumlttcd nnd J00 of theao contained thc New York Tribune man's famous saying, "Go west young man." It was dished up with all sorts of garnish ings. It shone In song and story. The aphorism was fitted Into strange verse nnd stranger prose. And most of these letters enmo from people who profited by Greeley's advice. Moro than 400 of the contestants called attention to the fact thnt Nebraska's per centage of Illiteracy Is less than that of any other state and rang In the over worked red schoolhousc. Despite thc same ness of tho letters many nf them were very excellent and the monotony was re lieved by a few geniuses who had some thing absolutely original to say. Alt tho judges in the letter contest held by tho 11. & M. last year went sad on poetry. This year poetry was barred from tho com petition, but Nebraska bards aro not writ ing for prizes. Sonnets, came In floods. Here's a chance for Nebraska young women who aro fond of chickens and don't object to husbands who aro Interested In hog culture: And now If 1 could find a wife who woul 1 be Just us Interested In chickens ns I in hogs, and who would not ba satisfied with out n few milk cows, I know wc couli make it go; and this menns that by (h time we wcro thirty years old, we ciuld havo a home with shade trees nnd fruit trees, nn organ or a piano for the ehlldrt n, and n currlnge that would take us to church ami Sunday school. Tho writer of tho above halls from Stod dard, Thayer county, and The Hee will gladly furnish his name to young women who feel that they would llko to play the organ In that little home, There's n man out nt Oerlng whoie spelling Is a little queer, but the following shows that his power of description Is not below par: We hear thc gld shouts of tho little b y nnd girl with the rose of health on thelre cheaks, ns they skip on thelre win o school; nnd tho rlglng of thc bills In the church Htenplcs on n snbnth morning cal'lns Its multitudes to pralr. Pullman porters are advised to provide themselves with armor before the fusillade of dollars comes which a York man pre dicts, as follows: Don't come to Nebraska tT engate In politics. We've enough "dry go:ds loifers" already. If you want to teach school don't come here with too large Ideas, for but a small part of our people who cannot r ni nnd write. Hut come to Nebraskn tn rnni-e In honest toll In agricultural pursultH nnd stick to It and In a few years you cni visit your wife's relations In the caBt, rid ng In the pnrlor coach, with dollars to throw at the porter, with your wife fat and fair nt forty, dressed In tho height of fashion. What has been done by thousands con be done ngnln. Come and try It and we will gladly welcome all who will. Hero Is tho reason why Miss Kmily of Stoddard likes Nebraska so well: This state Is the pnradlso of young pto pie. since buggy riding and bicycling nre seldom hindered by bad roads. A Central City man uses tho following words in notifying Mrs. Bradloy-Mnrtin that sho nnd her sot are not the only ones' The Nebraska morals are certainly nt ihi top rung, while social functions ar. ai Tha Art of framing Pictures bftvo reached tho highest point of perfection with ui. Constant Attention to the little details In frnmea and mouldliiKH. tho careful selection of novelties, toRother with nn unswerving nmbltlon to always frame tho picture, whatover It rauy he, In the most artistic mnnner possible, la the secret of our success. Twcnty-seren years before the public as leaders In all that per tains to ART, gives you the assurance that we will satisfactorily framo your picture nnd tho price? ALWAYS RIGHT, A. HOSPE, Music and Art. 1513-1515 Douglas. New For Men A box calf Kcnutno box enlf uppers no sldo leather with Kenulno welt soles uf best (junllty ouk tun solo leather a shuo that will bo n surprlso to you when wo uunio the price ?2..V) n shoo that for norvlee and flttliitf quality can't bo beat made with the popular too nnd heavy welt sole This Is tho tlrst time wo have ever offered u genuine box calf welt solo man's shoo for J2.50 simply because until now we could not get n shoe to soil nt this price thnt we could recommend we recommend this one. Drexel Shoe Co., Catalogue Sent Kreo for the Asking, Uuianu'a Up-to-ilate Shoe Ilou.e, 1418 I'AIl.tAM STREUT. South 0th St Onuha. Telephone IS. pronounced i sue ?s as nny of i'voi'1 li thc east South Dakotn has produced more gold than poetry, but a Hochford man couldn't refrain from gtvlug the woild the following lines in praise of Nebraska No clearer skies cannot lie found: Vou breathe pure nlr the wivili- year r. u d, And If by chiir.ee you get some sick The doctor stand you up right quick And tells you now that you nre well You live so lung he cannot tell. Kven the servant girl problem didn't escape discussion In the letters. An Otoe county housewife poured tho following woo Into tho ears of tho Judges: The common kitchen girl of Nebrapkn Is not a servant, llor wuges nre nuipi t give her rerpeetiible nppoiitiuioe and if she Is the Indy Hbe ought to lie her plncc Is mo o that of a member of the family than nn employ. .Many of our best homes nre now presided o"er by the "hired girs." Douglas, Otoe county. This Omaha man Insisted on making Mr. Francis banker: Herewith 1 luind you my iinte for tho Jackpot, I don't know whether 1 will get In sight of the coin or not when It e met to a showdown, but let me tell you this li no dream, but facts. i'i:.sios roil wi:vn:n vr.'rli:u..s. Wnr Niirvhiirn Hemeiiiliereil by Hie Crnernl Uo eminent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Special.) Tho following pensions have been granted: Issue of July 24; Nebraska; Original William C. Fnrnhiim, Archer, !. Increase, Restoration. KeiMHiic, Htc Sylvester Rnwlliig, Sargent, J12; John MeCulre. Uenson, IS; Celestcn Delact, Shelly, J!i. Myron Tuttle. Alliance, IS; Peter AckTman (special July M). Hcutrlco. JS). Original Widows, Ktc - Minor of .liiines F. Pierce. Ilnvelock, $11: HI la L. Ilopwood, Kearney. SS; Cynllilu H. Miixtleld (Mpeclal accrued July 26), Fairmont. S. Iowa: Original Allen I). Wiley, Conrnd, $6; Thomas Wilson. Knoxville. JS. Carl (. lancing, Abbott, $10. Iiutchsc, Restora tion, RelcHiie, Ktc Henry C. Nation (do ceased), Alblil. $12; SllilH A. Campbell, Kxlrn, $10; Jncob Hllekensderfer. Ornce Hill. J12; Ana O. Hlnke. Niifdiuii. $12; Allien Onultliler, Lansing, $10. William Cunning, Bedford. $10. Original Widows, Kte. lrcuiv A. Smith. Olln, $8; Mnry Tinker. Osborne, $8; Julia 1. Kerns (special July 27), Arling ton, $12. Renewal ltnehcl Ileaiis. Caninr. che, $12; Ktnscy O. Young (special nceruod July 26), Osceola, $12. Sojth Dakota: War with Spain, Orlglnil Oeorgo 15. Darker, Jr., Pierre, SS. Original Widows, Ktc. Kllzn J. HnrkneMH, Colum t'n, JS. Colorado: Original-Joseph R. Shaw, Cripple Creek, $ti; Thomas R. Cox, Doyle vllle, $S. War with Spain, Original Knck J. Stenrud. I.endvllle, . Original Wldowx, Kte. Snrnli K. Kagon (speeini nccrueu juiy 27). New Castle. $H. South Dakota: Increase. Restoration, Re issue, Ktc. Jeremiah Nowinn, Hot Springs, Ill Colorado: Orlglnal-Chnrles A. Roberts, Denver, $. Original Widows, Ktc Sarnh K. Daldwin (special accrued July 26), Boulder City, JS. Issue of July 25: . , Iowa: Original Widows, Ktc Lydln Cul icrtson, Plensniitvllle. $12; S.irnh il. Kauf man, Western College, $S; Snrnh L. Tat man, i'lllsboro, $S; Fnnnle Starkey (special nccrivd July 27), Liirus, $S; Kllzn A. Onrvcr, Big Mound, $12; Sophia Houck. Dexter, $3. Clinrseri ivltlt StcnltiiK. Hnrry Sherman, chnrged wltti stealing $10 from n womnn on Ninth mreot threo week ago. was brought back from Denver Sunday by Detective Drummy. ESTIMATED YIELD OF CORN Government Iteporl Mum Te iiieiiiloiiN Decline In the Pros pective Total. The following table gives a comparison of the yield Indicated by government re ports for July 1 and August 1, nnd the re turns to August 10: Crop Crop Crop Indicated, Indicated, ludlcnt'd, July 1, Aug. 1, Aug. 10, v 1901. 1001. 1901. Ohlo Indiana. ... Illinois ... Inwn Missouri .. Kansas ... Nebraska Totals All othcra Sfl.700.fi00 77,0')7,MK) r7.70S,".2 125,71)0.000 S3.912.100 KMOo.Om 25.1.5R.V.00 142,710,000 110.!mS,370 , 277.070.R00 KR.trI.SOo 153,240,426' l.H,71S.trt 55,269,2(10 M,822,S90 . im,3ii,000 3S724,tV 43,147,455 ' 217.910,C 89,131.030 79,339,87S- ..1,23.-1.152,400 f,iV5,076,450 548,517.873 .. 7u7.19l.SOO 611,231. 150 554,700.027 Q'd tois. 1,912.347.000 1.2S0.307.600 1.103,223.00 -