Nebraska Newspapers

    (Dakota County Herald
DAKOTA CITY, NEB,
John H. Ream, - Publisher
The price of a foreign title Is orten
more than tho mere money.
, Most bable are homely little thing,
but It Isn't well to any so to their moth
ers. ' Sir.' Rockefeller' gifts make some of
the other philanthropists' contributions
look like street car fare.
With bis new while broadcloth even
! ing togs Mark Twain will be able to
give the summer girl sjine lively com
petition. Naturally, a country that Is Riven to
ueh mild sports as prize fighting looks
with horror uion the Cubans' brutal
cock fights. .
Mrs. Russell Huge has given a mil
, Hon to n college that didn't ask for It.
The silence among the other colleges Is
. now vociferous.
Allies Verue Is so for out of date that
It Is possible to go n round the world
now In forty days. Of course you have
to have the money.
Whnt If the supply of coal doclook
as If It would give out In -00 years?
You will have 1"." years before It will
be necessary to worry about it.
An esteemed Washington contempo
rary seems to be trying to nag .Mr.
Carnegie Into founding and endowing
a school for simplified spelling.
A London physician says people
would be healthier If they, ate less.
Under the present schedule of prices,
they would also I hi much richer.
. America ships lemons to every coun
try except Russia. Japan recently hand
ed to Russia all thu lemons that couu
' try tvllljiccd for a good many years to
come.
Although she never Joined the philan
thropists' union, Mrs. Russellv Sago
doesn't "feel that duty demands of her
to work more than eight hours a day
giving away her wealth.
.One Texas woman can rldo fifty
miles In one direction without getting
oft her own land. Imagine the predica
ment of a hook agent making Tor the
front gate with u bulldog after him.
. Perhaps the most remarkable thing
about that case of the New York man
(Who wns found to have been afflicted
With fifteen different disease Is the
fact that appendicitis was not one of
.them. .,?'
People who do not live in earth
quake cones are quick to congratu
late themselves every time the, think
of San Francisco, Valparaiso'' or King
ston. Still nobody can tell when the
train he' on Is going to try to run
over another train.
Charles Curtis, who was lately elect
ed to the United States Senate from
Kansas, Is more completely American
than any other member cf that body.
Ills mother was a full-blooded Kaw In
dian. Mr. Curtis has served In tho
House of Representatives for fourteen
years.
Superficiality Is the bane of the day
and tacked up as It so often Is by
colossal self-esteem and forwardness It
adds a formidable contingent to the
oiiust-get-on classes of people. No one
wants to plod nowadays; tho getting on
must be rapid, and In trying to attalu
money without having to work for It
falsehood, dishonesty and heartlessuess
creep In.
It Is Interesting to note the rst at
"which new theories of medical science
are reversing those that prevailed a
few years ago. Ouee when ih con.
sumptlve was told to seek a change of
climate he checked his trunk foe-Florida
or some other sub-tropical section.
But advanced views upon the nature
and treatment of the disease have ma
terially changed that Dryness Is a
much more Important condltlou than
warmth. The. patient can be protected
agoiust cold, but against moisture In
the climate there I no defense except
to run away from It The full force
of extreme expression of the reaction
Is Illustrated by the fact that a Wash
ington physician proiioses to take about
thirty consumptive patients on a health
Becking expedition to Greeulaud this
summer.
Frequent references are seen In tho
Washington dispatches nowadays to the
Congressional "whip" of the party In
power. This Is a new phrase In Ameri
can history, although It has beeu In
common use In English history for
many generations. The "whip." or tho
member of Parliament who keeps track
f the members of hi party, who gets
them Into the House when they are
needed, and conveys to them tho wishes
of the premier or the leader of the 0-
poHltlou, Is one of the Indispensable
agents In the British system. Of late
years here the Sjieaker of the House
of Representative has used a nieuilier
to do. thl service for him as the rep
resentative of the party In iwjwer. and
the party out of power naturally has to
follow hi example.
If train of car are to run sixty or
eighty miles an hour. Is It not Impera
tive that coaches sliould be m&iiu irn
a special view to such speed? Tho
ruiwrlor safety of the Pullman car 1
due to their stronger construction and
fceavler weight. While It Is ncrfoctlv
appropriate and reasonable that those
ttassencer wno nay me nuuiuunai
. charge eliouUJ enjoy the extra comfort
they nay for, all passengers should be
equally safe. Freight cars of steel cou
struct lou have almost suierseded cer
tain classes of wooden freight cars, be
f'U' lighter aitid cbcUiter In the lomi run.
":ight It not be a safeguard against
al aocideuts to construct passcugi
I che of ste'!? At least, all passei
' car should be made a strung and
is Pullman curs. There can be
no doubt that ninny lives wonld be
saved If this Wire done, and It would
probably le far chenier for the rail
road tympanies In the end.
Incomplete statistics revering only
two-flfths of the iopulalion .' of the
United States sliow a death rate of 10.2
for each honsaud for the year IVOR.
A comparison with the death rotes of
n number of years falls to reveal any
Improvement but rather Indicates
retrogression. Tuberculosis, pneumonia
ami cancer rank as tho lending causes
of disease, and the last-named disease
claims more and more victims. The fig
ures do not make n pleasant Impression,
but It Is well to bear In mind that the
question of health, sanitation, hygiene,
Individual ami social, were never more
earnestly studied than now, and that
within the last year or two much has
tccii done to Insure a diminution tf
Ihe death rate In the near future. Very
likely even the statistics for I'.XKI will
contain gratifying evidence of the beue
flelnl effi-ts of this activity, but, at
any rate, the years to come are certain
to bear testimony to the value of the
work, theological and practical, lay and
scientific, that is being done In combat
ing disease. . Research and Investiga
tion, more liberally endowed, arc gud--ually
solving the problems of disease
that have Iwii as ballllng as they are
menacing nud fatal. On the other hand,
the duty utid practicability of prevent-'
lug disease by establishing nnd main
taining healthy condition are more and
more keenly realized. Tuberculosis, It
Is now understood, Is a "social disease,"
niul a successful cnuipalgn against It
Involves attacks on sweatshops, filthy
tenements, dark nnd overcrowded base
ments and "alcove" and ' Insanitary
factories. The gospel of plenty of pure
air Is preached more vigorously than
ever, and as one result we have cru
sades against smoke nud dust from
quarters which have taken little Inter
est In financial and , commercial or
aesthetic objections to the smoke nul-
sance. Exercise, moderation, temper
ance and legislation In various direc
tions safeguarding the health of women
and minors in the mills and factories
cannot but contribute powerfully to tho
physical welfare of the people.. The
lesson of the mortality statistics Is the
need of even greater attention to health
nnd stricter enforcement of all law
directly or Indirectly tending to pro
tect It
Catarrh. A very good ointment to
apply to the nostril Is coimiosod of
eucalyptol four drops, terebeno eight
dropp, and menthol four grains. Mix
ana apply three time dully, Py us
ing tho liquid petrolatum In place of
the solid form, an excellent apray may
be made.
Influenza, A simple treatment Is to
take twelve drops of cinnamon oil and
repent the doso In an hour. Two hour
afterward tako ten drops and repent
every -two hours until the temperature
falls to normal or even a little below.
Ten drops of tho oil should bo taken
three times a day for a day or ho, this
ending tho treatment. Take the oil
lu about n wlneglnssful of water each
time. However, It should not be for
gotten that a stiff case of grip de
mauds the attention of a doctor.
Pneumonia. Half the drugs known
to materia medicn have been used for
pneumonia. Year ago patient were
bled. Then enme an era of counter-lr-rltatlon,
which was followed by oue or
antipyretics. Quinine gave way to
aconite, which In turn was displaced
by whisky, strychnine, digitalis and ice
packs. To-day, the more advanced
physicians let nature combat the
disease. All they do to help Is to keep.
the patient clean and comfortable and
give plenty of nourishment and fresh
air. The use of drug Is wvll-nlgU
abandoned und the body fights Its bat-
tlo aluiie. '
Rheumatism. Hod soda baths nro
recommended for rheumatism, and tho
way they are taken Is this: Fill a tub
half full of water ns hot na can be
borne, 'nnd half a pound of common
baking s da and Immerse the body for
at least twenty minutes, keeping up
the tcmiwrature by the addition of hot
water from time to time. Vaseline or
cold cream should be rubbed Into the
skin afterwards In order to replace the
nntural oils. Kulol has been used with
good effect in the treatment of acute
rheumatism, particularly the muscular
variety., Kalol Is a chemical compound
of salicylic ucld nnd phenol or car
bolto acid. The dose for an adult Is
ten grain every three hours.
A Blovtutr LlUaueaa.
An artist who U commissioned to
paint a portrait know tho desirabili
ty of what Is termed "a speuktor like
ness." Ono artist who was called upon
to execute a iwrtralt from an old tin
type found that still more was ex
Ieclcd of htm.
"This Isn't satisfactory to me or to
F.mma Jnna, our daughter," said the
widower, who had produced the tln
tyis? as hi sole "picture of nin."
"No, I should upKse not," the ar
tist agreed.
"Well, now, what we want Is this."
and the widowed looked at biui wist
fully. "We'd like you to keep tho fea
ture about a they are, only llveu "em
up some aud make 'em sort o' twltchy."
"TwltcliyP echoed the artist,
vaguely.
"Yea, twltchy." said tho widower,
with a decided nod. "You see, we
loved ma Just as she was, an' she bad
a kind of a nervous twitch ta her
mouth an' nose that kep' up mot of
the time.
"I don't exjiect you to paint 'em
twitching," ho added, tolerantly, "but
I want, aud Kuiuui Jane wants, they
should look a If they might twitch
any wluut."
ftlnka Why ' are you playing your
organ In a lonely spot like this? The
Grinder I'm studying a new piece.
Plck-VIe-Up.
"Don't you think he Is the most sen
sible man you ever knew?" "Er
well, yon see I never knew him before
he wa engaged." Houston Chronicle.
Customer Can you recommend this
a a good blood purifier? Druggist
Madam, one dose of that would cure
the eruptions of Mt Vesuvius. Phila
delphia Press.
Passenger (faintly) S-s-top the
ship I I've dropped my teeth. Punch.
"There nre lots of men able to gov
ern women." "Yes, nnd they're all
bachelors." Houston Post.
The Artist Oh, r.e madam has zo
grand face. 1 shall make ste speaking
likeness.. Ilenpock Kr well, old man.
you needn't go so far ns that, you
know. Metropolitan Magazine.
Johnnie I'apn, papa, come quick!
Mamma has fainted. Papa Here, put.
this ten-dollur bill In her hand. John
nie (a moment later) She snys she
wants ten more. Flicgende Rlnettcr.
"Money ft ?sn't always brlnjr happi
ness and jvneo of mind." "Y'oit nre
right there," answered the man with
an anxious look. "Sometimes It tempts
you to buy automobiles." Washington
Star. '
' Weary Wiggles Don't call at that
second house down the road. Meander
ing Mike What's the matter? Cross
dog? Weary Wiggles Worse than that
A new bride that does her own cooking.
Topeka Journal.
Dora Is It true that Jack Is going
to marry you? Plura Yes, dear. Dora
Well, you'd better tnuke him slga the
pledge. Flora Why, Tick doesn't
drink. Dora No. but he probably will.
Cleveland Leader.
"Where did you get that black eye?'
asked Tete de Veau. "Oh,' only a lov
ers' quarrel," L'Olgnon answered airily.
"What? Did your girl gIvq,you that?"
"No, It was her other lover." New Or
leans Times-Democrat. '
- "And what were the provisions of
your uncle' will?" "That I should
have all ho left, nfter the payment of
his Just debts." "Ah, very good of the
Bid man, wasn't It? What did he
leave?" "Just debts." Judy.
"Invest," said Ciobsa Golde, "but nev
er speculate." "Hut what, precisely, Is
the difference, father," young Colde
asked, "between an Investment and a
IK?culatlon?" "It's a speculation." the
other answered, "If you lose." Denver
Post
"Crlttlck was pleased to say that my
play had few equals as a bit of real
Ism," remarked young De Rlter. 'He
said even more than that," said Pep
prey. "Indeed?" "Yes," he added,
"and positively no Inferior." Phila
delphia Lodger.
Sprocket You've talked a good deal
about your new automobile. What Is
there so' specially attractive about It?
Sparker When I come along with It
this afternoon In front of your place of
business Just you take n good look at
thnt girl on the front seat. Chicago
Tribune.
' Ouest These eggs are rather flav
ory. Pretty ' Waitress Tearcawfy?
Guest These eggs they're not quite
Pretty Waitress (to another pretty
waitress who is passing) Dick was In
last night, lie asked after you. (To
guest) Did you say tearcawfy? Quest
( glooml ly ) Coffee. Ch Icago Chroni
cle. HOME OF A NOVELIST.
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The rambling structure shown In the
cut 1 tho resldenco built by Robert
Louis Stevenson at Samoa ami named
by bliu Yalllmn. It seems that the
Herman governor of Samoa has been
trying to buy Valllma for an official
residence, unil the matter has aroused
a good deal of discussion. Stevenson
was bitterly opposed to German su
premacy In Samoa.
Uoki Are I'.nrnllril uu Force.
Among the additions which will bo
made to the police force of Lexington,
Ky., soon will be two famous blood
hounds. They are Nick Carter and
Ivy, the two mau-huiitlug dogs owned
by Captain V. H. Mulllken, who recent
ly moved to this city from Wllmore.
The dogs nre known all over the
State for their success m running down
criminals. It Is proposed to add six
mounted lsdkenien, who will be used
to patrol the newly annexed suburbs.
Wlien Captain Mulllken heard of thl
proposition he asked that be lie made
one of the new patrolmen, aud a the
result of a consultation between him
aud the city olllelals It was agreed
that Captain Mulllken should receive a
posit lou as mounted patrolman, nnd
that the dogs should also bo attached
to the force, the city paying for their
care and maluteuuuce. Iudlanapolls
Star.
Would Not Ilrvak Krlenaaola.
An editor, talking tho olher day In
New York about Oliver Hereford, said :
"He at in my office one afternoon
when a young novelist eutered.
"'Mr. Hereford,' said the novelist
eagerly, 'I value your opinion very
much. Now, I want you to tell me
candidly what you think of my new
book?
"No, no, said Hereford, hurriedly,
'let us reins in friends.'"
ChoIIy 1 he dentist told me I had a
large cavity that needed Oiling. Kthel
Did he recommend any special course
of study ? Clncluuatl Tribune.
FATE OF A NOTED NECKLACE.
One It Oftonirfit to t'tmnix 8tate
maa'a Wlfri Now In m Mem.
In the Louvre museum at Pari Is to
be seen a pearl necklace on Its death
bed. Not liternlly on a ld, but on a
velvet cushion. It Is the great neck
lace left by tlit diplomat and states
man Thiers, which once 'belonged to
this prominent statesman's wife. It Is
mounted lu an unostentatious style and
has no value a an article de vertn !c
yond the former value of the enrls.
which was alwut tOO.OOO. U consists
of 145 pearls In three rows, which
weigh altogether 2,01)7 grains. The
Inrgest three penrls weigh 3d, 39 and
01 grains.'
The icarls of this necklace are des
tined to die, snys the Deutsche Cold
schmlede Zeitung, as they are gradually
losing their luster from day to day nnd
will during the next few decades turn
as' black as the faded rows of the much
handled wreath. Rut why? Recause
Jieurls will only retain their original
luster when they are worn by beautiful
women and come lu frcqueTit contact
wit- the warm skin of the wearer.
When a pearl necklace Is removed
from the neck, where It hnrf lieen ex
posed to a high temiK'rntnre, nnd Is
placed In a cold marble tablet which Is
of alxnit one-half of such h!?h tem
perature It may be Justly Inferred that
the scales of the pearls will contract
nnd lone some of their brilliancy. Wlrvn
pearl necklaces are habitually placed
on velvet cushions after having been
worn this clrcuinntauce may also well
contribute to the detriment of the beau
ty of n pearl,- while the chemical com
position of the color may be nn uddl
tlonnl factor In this direction, not to
overlook the effects of a strong light
The management of the Louvre mu
seum has held this necklace of Mine.
Thiers In high esteem and It has prob
ably noticed the gradi.al deterioration
with serious concern. The lack of au
thority to do so has no doubt pre
vented the board of managers from tak
ing the responsibility of experimental
steps advised by competent experts to
save this necklace from further deter
ioration. How long pearls do llvc thnt Is, re
tain their luster has not been deter
mined. Examples do exist where jearls
have retained their beauty for several
hundred years. On the other hand, It
ha also been demonstrated thnt under
adverse treatment penrls will die quick
ly, Justifying the proverb: "You must
not throw iwurls to swine." New York
Sun. '
WORD FILLS FOUR LINES.
Marvel of Seaqnlppilalltr the Work
of the fJrrrk Arlatophanra,
Fortunately for the celerity of
ipeeeh, words of seventy syllables are
not frequently met. If they were most
person would doubtless walk around
rather than through them, and none
would question the discretion of such
evasion. The Jawbreakers hereto ap
pended nre not recommended to geueral
use, nor should they tte taken In any
but homeopathic doses.
The first word offered Is said to be
the longest word In the Kngllsh lan
guage, used often lu old plays nnd
placed In the mouth of Costnrd, the
clown, in "Love' Lnhors Lost," act 5.
scene 1, "houorlflenbtlltndlnlatlbus."
Hie next in "Pilgrim on the Rhine,"
by Rnlwer, "ninoronthologospborns."
The next from Raln-lals, "autltertcn
tametanananaperbucgednmphls - rlbra
tlonestnordeenntlnni." The next Is the name of an officer re
cently In Madrid, Don Juan Nepomu
ceno 'Do Rurlonagonatoaecngageaz
coeclia. The next Is a town In the Isle of
Mull, "Drlintaldhvlckhilllchattan."
The next, "Jungefaruenziinmerdurch
schwlndsuchttoedlungsgegenvercih." "Nltrophenylenediainlno" and "poly
phrastlcont 1 nom Imega londula t Ion" n re
two words thnt recently nppenred In
the London Time nnd Star.
"Sank a sh tachnturthl vratodyapnnn"
nnd "Swapancliaksharlmahamautra
stora" are the names of two produc
tions of Sanscrit literature,
" Lep adotemachoselachogaleokranlol
elphanodrlmupotrimmatoklchlepl k o s
suphophattoierl8terrtlsktruonop tegeph
loklgklopelelolugooslra lobr.phetragnnop
truon."
The last word 1 the longest In any
language It may be found In the "Ek
kleslszousal" of Aristophanes, a very
excellent comedy, and placed lu the
mouth of one of the actors. It con-
I slsts of 140 letter and makes seventy-
seven syllables and must have created
some laughter when spoken.
STORY OF SOUTH SEA SHARK.
lie Sivallowa nn Alarm (look will)
Moat 1'uuaual lleaulla.
Whllo cruising among the South Se.i
Islands thirty odd years ago lu our pri
vate yacht, tho Haute Flyer, we were
much annoyed by a large Irish setter
shark that iieislsted In following the
ship. During the night 'the shark would
ofteu climb up ou dock and tip over
the garbage can. At ono timo Henry
Williams, a sailor before the mast, was
bitten ou the leg by the brute. He aim
ed a kick at the shark, who growled,
showed his teeth and sunk his fang
In Williams' limb before leaping ovet
tho rail Into tho sea.
One day the cook, annoyed at his
alarm clock hlch persisted In going
off furiously at all hours of the night
threw the timepiece overboard. The
shark, always on hand for dainty tld
bits from the galley, took tho time of
day at one gulp. For two day after
thnt we heard the clock going off In a
niuflled way from the Interior of the
surprised shark, who was often seen
with one flu on bis head aud the other
on the pit of his stomach, evidently try
Ing to diagnose hi clock case.
1 We were standing on tho stern of the
ship on evening watching the shark,
who was evidently feeling pretty sick.
Suddenly the clock went off on him
nud the sailors, counting tho strokes,
noticed that It struck twenty-three.
When the shark hejrd this be turned
up and died before Our eyes. Minneap
olis Journal.
When a wom!! calls you over th.
ti'leplsme, and begins to talk Impu
dently, make no reply ; simply hang
up the receiver.
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DEATH OF DOWIE.
GbU of the Bloat Spectacular Career
of Itecent Yeara.
When John Alexander Dowle passed
away death ended the most spectacu
lar and remarkable career that modern
times have known. (Jlgantle successes
nnd tragic failures punctuated his life
Here are some of the re-.nnrkable
works and reversals that marked
Dowie's career :
He built a creed ; he was excommu
nicated.
He built a city; he was exiled frouJ
It.
He amassed a fortune of millions; he
was reduced to virtual poverty.
He elevated Vollva to great power;
Vollva deposed him.
He drew about him thousands who
worshiped him; he died deserted b; -.ill
suve a handful of tho '.althrul.
Chicago witnessed In the course of
a few years the founding of a cult, its
extraordinary growth and tho suc
ceeding dissensions which divided Its
followers, then the death of Its founder
and first apostle. The work of John
Alexander Dowie In Chicago began fli'
teen years ago on a foundation of so
called divine healing. lie was hooted
and pelted with missiles by mobs and
arrested by the police. Dowle, jierse
cuted aud militant, wou the enthusi
astic devotion of mnny. Dowle. trlum-
puuut, esiutiiisueu uue n prince or a
patriarch in a city of his own building,
lost the confidence of the great major
ity of his followers He died with only
LATE POUT OA IT Of DOWlli.
a few faithful friends, wlio condoned
all his vagaries and extravagances.
Now that he 1 dead, It Is not Improb
able that the church will remember
those qualities of his which were ad
mired by Its membership and will for
get all the others.
John Alexander Dowle was a Scotch
man. He had beeu Becretlve about hU
origin In an obvious effort to prepare
his followers for some announcement
t? Immaculate birth.
His father, an aged Scotchman, ap
peared here after Dowle reached his
rtnlth, aud proclaimed his relation
ship. The "apostle" denied the old
man's claims upon hint, ami, it is
charged, refused to provide for his ma
terial welfare.
Ffooi Scotland Dowle went to Aus
tralia. He lived there as an Itinerant
evangelist. Reports nre that he was
fined $100 and served a term of Impris
onment In thnt country for tho results
of "divine healing" methods.
In 1SSS he lauded In San Francisco
with a capital of $100 lu bis pocket. In
1SU0 he came to Chicago and preached
on the streets. His followers multiplied
rapidly. Two year later he opened a
larger mission.
Small donation grew to large plfts.
Those who fell entirely under his
power transferred real estate to him
so liberally that within four years he
was rich. He established a bauU and
started a "divine healing" newspaper,
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irt mwM iA
wnn ins enemy, and tabernacle of zioh.
rfM JOfN ALEMNPtt? DOWtr
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MILESTONES LN DOWIE'S CAREER.
1S8S Lanils at Sail Francisco with
$Hiti.
1S!K) Arrives in Cliicngo anil begins
preaching la the streets.
181)2 Establishes a divine healing mis
sion. - ' " '
1894 Opens headquarters aud estab
lishes a baidt and newspaper.
1H!)0 Inaugurates metropolitan cru
sade. Mobbed by hoodlums.
l'.MK) Purchases site of Zion City auvl
conducts crusade In England. '
11(01 Starts factories at Zion City.
Declares himself to be Elijah, the Re
storer. 1903 Negotiates for Mexican planta
tion and Texas land. Refused credit by
Chicago merchants.
1903 Recives large tithes from his
people In .the famous collection barrel.
Leads the Zion restoration host of 3,000
workers in New Y'ork. Creditors pres
claims and Ziou placed in hands of a
fednral receiver.
lOOi--Departs on mission around the
world. Returns six months Inter and
takes title of first apostle of his church.
l!(0."i (lets an option on 700,000 acres
of Mexican land nnd makes trip to com
plete colonization.. plans. Stricken with
paralysis on his rerhrn. After a second
stroke leaves for West Indies.
lOOd Makes Wilbur Glenn Voliva dep
uty general overseer. Repudiated by
Vollva and his people.
"The Leaves of Healing." In 1900 he
purchased the site of Zion City, 0,000
acres of the finest laud on the lake
front of Lake County. Ten thousand
enthusiasts who accepted Dowlelsm
Joined his colony. The numbers have
since dwindled to 5,300. Factories,
stores, administration buildings and
residences sprang up.
He declared, himself to be Elijah
III., or Elijah the Restorer. He sug
gested the Idea of Immaculate concep
tion, but withdrew it when he found
his followers were not prepared to ac
cept It. During the past six years
Dowlo had received millions In contri
butions, tualntninvd a private yacht,
toured the world and used more money
than King Leopold. He obtained' an
option on a tract of 700,000 acres of
land in Mexico for a colonization
scheme.
Refore he could carry out his plans
he was stricken with paralysis. In a
moment In which he was guided to his
undoing by a credulity similar to that
of his countless followers, Dowle
signed a full power of' attorney, au
thorizing Wilbur Glenn Voliva, his
deputy general overseer, to make dis
posal of his real aud persoual prop
erty. The act was to empower Vollva
to lease lots In Zion City to new con
verts during Dowie's absence lu Mex
ico. Vollva availed himself of the oppor
tunity to expropriate Dowle, and, he
claims, to place Zion properties where
the member of the church, to whom
they rightfully belong, cuay obtain
their rights.
Mrs. . Jeannla Dowle, or, a she Is
known to outsiders, Jane Dowle,
Joined Vollva, who Is also aided by
Dowlo's son, J. Gladstone Dowle.
The closing hour of Dowie's life
were marked by the bitterness of de
feat and humiliation. HI sole com
fort In bis sick room was the negro
THE EVOLUTION OF THE GK AFTER.
A
guard he brought with htm from the
tropics. Shunned by his former al
most Idolatrous followers, the old man
clung weakly to the friendship of hi
small band of believers.
The name of Dowle will remnln In
history as that of a leader who was
clever and powerful nnd almost great
The most significant thing In the whole
episode la Its Illustration of the crav
ing among the people for son:' one who
will lend them out of themselves. The
world Is not entirely material, but there
remnln thousands who nre willing to
sjicrlllce themselves for an Idea. The
weak spot lu Dowie's character was his
promise of wealth 'and power to his
followers. If he had promised them
poverty and toil with spiritual bless
ings, and set the example of humility
and self-denial, he might have made
ten converts where he made one.
The world will watch with Interest
the further course of the church estab
lished by Dowle. Dowle dead cnay
prow a greater attraction to believers
than Dowie living. But there have been
other such prophets In abundance. Few
established a permanent following.
HAS HANDLED BILLIONS.
And Without the Los a of One Cent
to the Government.
One of Vhe most admirable records
ever madefy a public olllclnl stands
to the credit of MaJ. George W. Evans,
chief of the divis
ion of finance and
disbursements of
the Department of
the Interior a t
Washington. MaJ.
Evans' accounts
bnvA l.ntelv hfkan
sJi'sr ' examined by a
wuiiiukicQ ui ex
perts, whoe re
port pays him a
high compliment
on the etllclency
MAJ. O. W. EVA.-VS.
and accuracy of his service. The ma
jor has been at the head of the divis
ion named for over tweuty-three yeara
During thnt time the disbursements of
the office have aggregated $190,000,000,
and there never has been found the
slightest error In the accounts. Tho
major has also In the period named
suierlntended advances of funds to
other ofllcers, settled claims, and al
lowed payments, amounting in all to
$3,700,000,000, without the loss of one
cent to the government. Tho di
rections In which disbursements are
made under his charge are numerous,
and only great ability nnd vigilance
could prevent complications and losses.
MaJ. Evans began his active enreer us
a newsboy with the Army of the Poto
mac. He entered the Department of
the Interior In 1804 at the ago of 19
ns a messenger. He was present at
Ford' Theater on tho night of Lin
coln' assassination, was an Interested
spectator at the trial of tho eonsplra.
tors and witnessed their execution.
Way Out of the Difficult?.
Young Husband Don't you think,
darling, that my smoke Is likely to
spoil the curtains?.
Young Wife You are the best and
most considerate husband that ever
lived, dear. Of course It would.
Young Husband Well, then, you had
is'tter take them down. Illustrated,
Bits. '
Too Lata,
Manma That little Ivan swears
mnst dreadfully; I won't let you play
wlta blm any more.
Little Basil All right, mamma ; he'
taught me all he know anyway..
Strana.
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