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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD,
VOLUME XVI N
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1907.
NUMBER 12.
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OP ALL
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
(BARNEY ENDS LIFE
FJOSKn BANKKTt SKNI9 A BCL
L10T INTO HIS BBAIN.
Fortune Swept Awuy by Failure of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company
Thls and Ixmw of High Standing
Among Associates Broke Ilia Reason
Charles Tracy Barney, of New
York, the deposed president of the
Knickerbocker Trust company, and
vntil recently a power In the financial
world, shot and killed himself in hli
borne Thursday.
In distress of mind over the dlssl
pation of his private fortune and the
Iobs of his high standing among busi
ness associates and intimate acquaint
ances find the hidden drift that broke
his health and reason.
Mr. Barney, who Van In his B7th
year, shot himself while alone in his
hamber at the rear of the second
floor of his home. The bullet entered
below the heart and lodged under the
left shoulder blade. He died about
2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon af
ter suffering intensely.
Mr. Barney's undoing came with
the disclosures in the Knickerbocker
Trust company management, which
followed the failure of Otto Heine &
Co. On the afternoon of Oct. 21 the
National Bank of Commerce notified
the clearing house association that it
would not longer clear for the Knick
erbocker Trust company. A meeting
f the trust company directors was
hurriedly called. That night Mr.
Harney resigned the presidency. The
following day there was a run on the
Knickerbocker company which forced
H to suspend. Mr. Barney, who had
seen the institution grow, to be tho.
" bolder of $65,000,000 of trust deposits,
took the matter greatly to heart.
The Knockerbocker Trust company,
of which Barney was president, and
which closed its doors at the begin
ning of the recent financial crisis, was
ne of the largest trust companies In
he city and had liabilities- estimated
at from 6o.000.000 to $70,000,000.
Mr. Barney had fbng been prominent
In the financial life of New York and
was Interested in many and various
enterprises. His wife is a sister of
the late William C. Whitney.
MUST PAY INSURANCE.
A Decision Against Companies In Sun
Froncbico.
A verdict against a fire Insurance
ompany affecting nearly all the suits
In which earthquake clauses In poli
cies have constituted the main de
jfense, was rendered in the United
(States circuit court. Judgo Van Fleet
(ordered he Jury to return ft verdict
in favor of the plaintiff,
i The case was that of Leon Wlllard
& Co.,, of San Francisco, against the
Williamsburg Fire Insurance com
pany. The amount awarded was $2,
(00, the full amount Sued for, with
.Interest at 7 per cent from date of the
.earthquake, April IS, 1908. The rul
ing of the court followed closely in
line with that of Judgo Whltson in the
Bergin cose some time ago.
The defendant company based ' Its
,defense on the clause In Its policies
Iwhlch reads that it would not be lia
ble for loss occasioned by or through
volcano, earthquake, etc.
OPENS WITHOUT DISOHDEIt.
Third Russian Parliament Assembles
In St. Petersburg.
The third Russian parliament was
Apened in Tauride palace, St. Peters
burg, at 11 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, lun the presence of Premier Stoly.
pin and the cabinet, by M. Colubor,
vice president of the council of the
empire. The religious service preced
ing the opening was conducted by the
Metropolitan Antonlus and a large
number of bishops and other ecclesi
astics, and was made the occasion for
a great display of patriotic enthusiasm
on the part of the conservative and
'moderate members. The emperor was
vigorously cheered. The city was
perfectly quiet. A few hundred stu
dents gathered In the vicinity of the
palace, but they did not attempt to
make a demonstration.
Gov. Johnson Case Propped.
United States Attorney George It.
Walker, at Ardmore, I. T., has re
ceived orders from the department of
Justice to nolle prosse the case against?
Gov. Johnson, of the Chickasaw na
tion, charged with conspiracy to de
fraud the Chickasaws.
American Arretted In Purls.
The Paris police, ait the request nf
the authorities at Scotland Yard,
London, Thursday arrested John Will
lam Held, of St. Louis, Mo., on the
charge of swindling, i
Hev. Benjamin Gruff Cleared.
A Jury at Juliet, 111., Thursday ac
quitted Hev. riunjamln p. Graff, a
former Baptist minister, who was ac
cused of forgery In connection with an
Insurance application. In a previouo
trial the Jury disagreed.
I Spy ConfcsscM His Guilt.
I Ensign Ultno, of the French army,
. iWho was arrested last mnnih .t
Ion, charged with being a spy, con
fessed his guilt Thursday.
WALSH IS GK1LLKD.
x-Rankcr Face Blistering Charge
of VProxcoutor.
The trial of John H. Walsh, ex-pres-Ident
of the Chicago National bank,
on a charge of misuse of the funds of
that Institution, formally opened
Wednesday. The Jury was completed
shortly after noon, and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fletcher Dobyns at tho
owning of the afternoon session com
menced the preliminary statement In
behalf of the government.
The government will attempt to
how that Walsh took from the Chi
cago National bank, the Equitable
Trust company and the Home Savings
bank $14,000,000.
In his statement Wednesday Mr.
Dobyns declared that Walsh obtained
the ownership .of various large prop
erties without cost to himself by using
the funds of the banks. He said:
"Watered stock to the probable
amount of $25,000,000 or $30,000,000
was Issued. Mr. Walsh, through his
employes, voted" the stock to himself.
He then sold this stock to tho banks,
taking the money to build his private
enterprises. All of the stock so sold
by Mr. Walsh was practically value
lees. It was the practice of Mr. Walsh
to make louns to one of his compa
nies and sell the bonds to one of hi
banks. ' The bonds were practically
worthless."
The assistant district attorney stat-
ed how Mr. Walsh had Induced varl- i
ous people to accept "accommodation
notes" for the hank. "Then," said
Mr. Dobyns, "he signed the names of
people to the notes. Checks were
made payable to bearer and credited
to the personal account of Mr. Walsh.
Bonds were made out to the same
'dummies' whose names were on the
notes, and the credits were made tn
Mr. Walsh's account.
mkllen in gloomy mood.
Says) Panic Has Been Brought On by
DontagoirticM.
In addressing the members of tha
National Grange and their friends at
the public meeting at Hartford, Conn.,
Wednesday night. President Charles
S. Mellon, of the New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford railroad, said:
"The prejudices excited by dema
gogues and politicians against corpo
rations has now reached a stage where
others are suffering. The burden
which has rested so long and heavily
on corporations and those charged
with their affairs is bolng distributed
and the community will soon have its
own troubles to worry about
"The losses in value, credit and for
tune in this country since the begin
ning of this year have been greater
than occurred as a result of the civil
:war.
"This is not a rich man's panic. It
,is a widespread distress, rapidly ex
tending itself to the farthest sections
,of the country. Even those who did
inot know the gun was loaded, whose
jonly thought was sensation and pop
ularity are becoming sobered by tho
outlook."
KILLS 1UVAL; WEDS G1HL.
,Young Southerner WenC Armed with
Pistol and Marriage License.
' Futher particulars of the killing of
young William Franklin at Whito
.Rock, N. C, by Clarke Norton, both of
hom were members of well known
.families, state that Norton went to
jthe homo of George Franklin, where
'Elizabeth Gentry, over whom the kill
ing waa about, lived.
He had a marriuge license and a re
volver. After killing Franklin, hlH
rival for Miss Gentry's hand, whom
he found at the house. Norton and
Miss Gentry left for a nearby minis
ter's and were married within half an
hour afterward.
Norton was not arrested until thn
following morning, when he was tak
en to Jail at Marshall, N. C. He was
accompanied by his bride, who beg
ged to be allowed to go to Jail with
him. but was refused. The bride is a
pretty 17-year-old girl.
TO STAND FOH OLD Sl'LTAX.
Franco Will Nt Kccofrnlzo Pretender
to Moroccan Throne.
M. Plnchon, French minister of for
eign affairs, replying to Interpola
tions In the chamber of deputies,
warmly defended tho government's
policy regarding Morocco, which he
said had been crowned with success
. up to the present time and would bo
continued. He declared that Franco
and Spain recognized Abdul Aziz alone
as the legitimate sovereign In Moroc
co, but at the same tlmo Gen. Drude,
commander of the French troops In
that country, would not fight the sul
tan's brother, Mulal Talis, unless iit-
'ackeel by his forces.
Hitchcock Case Adjourned.
Raymond Hitchcock, actor, appear
ed before Judge Itosnlsky In tha court
of general Hussions in New York Wed
nesday to plead to tho six Indictments
handed down cgalnst him by the
grand Jury. A further adjournment of
tho pleading; for one week v:is grant
ed, 1
Arctic Whalers Safe.
The William Baylies, cf the iloet of
Arctic whalers, arrived In San Francis
co, Thurt;d;iy afternoon. She nar
rowly escaped being caught in te
northern ice.
Ex-PrcsIdcut tit lloiulnnis Dead.
Advices from Puerto Cortez, Hon
duras, Nov. 7, are that ex-President
Terenclo Sierra, of Honduras, died in
Nicaragua Oct. i!5 and v.-us buried ut
Irenada Oct. i!6.
For Steal In- $1 ,.
Daniel C. McKnlght, cashier of tho
Foster, Ky., State bank, Iuls been ar
rested, charged 'with embezzling $16,
000. It is said he lout the money it
speculation.
NKF.DS MOI5I: rilOXIKa
llaralian Lcsh Confident In Battle rr4h
i FlHll.
Frcslelent Harnhan, of the Illinois
jCentral railroad, Tuesday opened tht
active campaign for proxies to be
used at the postponed annual meet
ing of the railroad company on Deo.
IS. He. l:suod two circulars to the
stockholders of the railroad company,
In one of which after narrating the
facts regarding the procuring of an
injunction by Ktuyvesant Fish, re
straining the voting of certuln shares
of stock, ho says:
"Of course, If Mr. Fish's claim that
corporations cannot vote or hold
stock In Illinois corporations be sus
tained, then every Insurance com
pany, trust company, savings bank ot
Investment company, wherever situ
ated, which h:is Invested in Illinois
corporations will suffer disastrous
loss, and all persons Interested ns poli
cyholders or stockholders In such
companies will likewise sulTer.
In the second circular President
Harahan says:
"Effort has been made to create the
Impression that since Mr. Fish was
retired as president the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad company has undergone
an entlro change of management. It
Is not true no changes In traffic rela
tions with the Union Pacific or with
tho Southern Pacific railroads have
been made during the last year. Traf-
fie arrangements with the Union Pa-
clfic and the Southern Pacific rail- !
roads now In force are those which
wero made when Mr. Fish "Was presi
dent." President Harahan discusses at con
siderable length the charge that mis
statements have been made regarding
the accounts of the property and as
serts that all these have been correct
ly and properly kept.
NO VKK FOK IIKKO'S LAWYER.
Attorney iinlmed 8350 for Oollectlna
OarneKlo'M Award.
The first attempt of a lawyer , to
collect for servlcos In connection with
the award of a Carnegie hero medal
was overthrown at Belleville, 111.,
when a Jury In the circuit court found
a verdict for Theodore Boettcher, a
hero miner, who was sued for $350
by Attorney Thomas K. Mould on the
ground that Mould secured for him a
medal-and $850. Tho verdict was ren
dered on the testimony of Frank M.
Wilmot, of Pittsburg, secretary and
manager of the Carnegie hero fund
commission, who said the $850 was
paid Boettcher to liquidate a mort
gage on his home, and who - told
Mould when tho attorney went before
the commission that x paid attorneys
were not recognized as such by the
commissioners, and was assured, by
Mould that he was acting as a friend.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS.'
Only Surviving Fullblood of That
Trloo Goes to Almshouse.
Thomas Ford, the last full-blood
Mohican Indian,, a few days ago be
came an Inmate of the Plalnvllle,
Conn., town farm at his own request.
' Dr. Sunrise, a full-blooded Oneida
. Indian, who was in a pitiable condi
tion, was also taken there, but after
a few days disappeared suddenly. It
has been learnod that he Is cared for
by friends.
Dr. Sunrise is a proud old medicine
man, and was one of the powers of
tho Onleda tribe many years ago. In
; President Lincoln's administration he
i was the president's special envoy to
tho Indian tribes through the west,
where ho taught Christianity.
FAST TKAIX WRECKED.
Several Persons Hurt In Accident In
Philadelphia.
An castbound special on the Penn
sylvania road was wrecked at 12:25t
o'clock Tuesday morning at Larimer,
Pa., in a rear end collision with a
freight. Tti re.- people were seriously
hurt. Brnkeman Scott sustained a
broken arm and was severely cut and
bruised. Due woman was thrown
throur.'i a glass door and an
other through the large mirrors In
the Pullman car aud severely bruised.
These three were taken to a hospital
at Grneesburg In a relief train. The
others injured were treated at the
scene of the accident It Is alleged
the towerman neglected to throw the
twitch.
Would Accept .lupuucMe Invitation.
State department officials favor ac
cepting the Invitation of the Japan
ese, government to participate in an
exposition nt Toklo In 1912. Japan
had always been prompt to Interest
herself in expositions held In tho
United States.
Mob Leader Indicted.
Mike White, C, A. Green and Frank
Williams, rhp.rged with leading the
mob that lynched a negro murderer at
Osttfs, Okla., two months ago, were
Indicted for first degree murder bv a
W 'ederal grand Jury ot Pawnee Tues-
hiy. .
Disaster ut Crossing.
Hlv men were killed at South Mll
.vuukee Wednesday nl;;ht when t fust
Northwestern tridn plowed across a
jr.'ide crossing neur tha Ktatlon. All
if thn victims were s.) mutilated that
u!i-i't:t!railin hi far has been iiopos
dl.le. (loom I)," and Ilrlite Oil.
it.Miry 5. Wilder, uKd KG, and
INiiK-r Crawford, uud 90, were mar
ried recently at Ijhui 11, Mai's. They
have known each ether only two
vie' s. It wat a (Hi! of loe at first
lilght, It Is said.
federal Attorneyship for Negro.
J: nies A. Cobb, of Washington, D.
C., a negro, has bern appointed spe
cial assistant United States attorney
tor the District of Columbia.
Kfr-4t 4xii
Mews' of Neraa w8SSm
DKMANDH THAT BANK CliOSF.
An Kceentrle Character Cunso a stir
nt Plnlnvlew.
Marsh Van Dover, a character liv
ing east of Plalnvlew, created con
slderable stir there Tuesday morning
by demanding .possession of the Se
curity State bank and ordering the
postmaster to clone up the govern
ment's business. Shortly after the
bank opened Van Dover appeared at
the Security bank and asked If the
president, O. E. Enftlcr. if he was
ready to turn over the money in tho
bank to him. Mr. Engler politely
informed tho unfortunate man that ho
would not, whereupon Van Dover
stated that he would go over to tho
potftofllce and then come back after
funds. At tho postofnee Van Dover
ordered Postmaster D. L. Crcllen to
close up tho olllce, a.i It was not need
ed in Plnlnvlew any longer. Then he
went to the bank. Here ho ugaln de
manded all the money there was In the
Institution, and became so Insistent
that President Engler was obliged to
drive him out of the building at the
point of a revolver. Van Dover then
climbed Into his vehicle and vent
home. He was followed by Marshal
F. Tepner and aevernl deputies, who
carried a warrant for his arrest Ar
riving at the homo of Van Dover they
wero refused admittance, whereupon
they proceeded to force the door
open. The marshal and constable
stated their wants and Mr. Van Dover
picked up a chair and swung It vio
lently at the otilcers. . Topner
swung his club at this point and
smashed Van Dover's nose, after
which ho was docile and willing to
return to town. He was placed In
the city Jail and late In tho afternoon
Sheriff Invyer, of Pierce, took him to
the county Jail.
Van Dover is an eccentric character
who has made a gret deal of trouble
in these parts at different times. He
will undoubtedly be sent to the In
sane asylum. ,
TOTED TO STEAL CATTLE.
Thieves Were Frightened Away
by
Owner of OitUe.
Frank Suverkrubbe, a young farm
er living west cf Fort r""":in and
near Konnard, came near having some
fat cattle stolen a few nights ugo.
Mrs. Suverkrubbe stepped outside tho
house to attend to some small chore
when she heard someone in the cattle
yards. She told Mr. Suverkrubbe.
who immediately went outside and
said: "Hello! Who's there?" One of
the thleveB gave a whistle and de
parted as rapidly as possible. . Noth
ing more was heard of them. The
thieves had the gate to the cattle
yard open and one or two of the ani
mals were driven out of the yard. A
few minutes more and the fat stock
would have been gone. Tho horses
stolen from the AlllHon farm were
found a fey mile away. The thieves
consciences either hurt them too
much to proceed further or they evi
dently had no object in taking the
animals.
BODY MANGLED BY TItAlX.
(Vllliuui S. Selmun Is Found on North
western Tracks.
The mangle body of William S. Bel
man, a paper hanger of Omaha, was
found In the yards of the Northwest
ern railway on Fourteenth street,
near where Burt streey if extended,
would intersect, at 7:30 Saturday
morning. The coroner was called and
took the body to his rooms. For sonfa
time identification was difficult, but it
was flnlly agreed by those who claim
ed to know that the name was Selmon.
He had tied his horse a short dis
tance feeim where the accident hap
pened, and had started to walk down
the track, and had gone only a short
listance when tho engine, which was
backing up, ran him down. Seltnan
was a Bingle' man about 45 years of
ge.
MAY COST EYESIGHT.
Ctlea Man Throws Lighted Match
Into Powder Can.
Jerry Barber, who lives in the south
part of Utlca, tried to see how cjulck
a can of powder would explode. Ho
lighted a match and threw it into the
cun, which contains about six tablo
spoonfuls of powder. The can was
thrown into the air and struck him
in tho face, badly burning it and very
nearly putting out both ,of his eyes.
He wus taken to a doctor, who dressed
his wounds, but who could do nothing
for his eyes. He wus taken to Sewurd
to an occullst, who will look after his
ryes. It is very doubtful whether
they cun be saved.
lieu Smith Has IrUo Eur of Corn.
Iee Smith, of Du Soto has proven
the agricultural world that he can
raise corn that no man need ever bu
ashamed of. In a world-wide content
Mr. Smith took second prize for larg
est ear of corn. Ileeently Mr. Smith
picked un ear of corn from hlJ field
that made his prize look small.
Stolen Proiicrt.v nml Mini Found.
Sheriff K. t. I yon returned from
Hot Springs, s.'. D., having in' custody
the man who on the night of Nov. C
took a horse buliuit;lng to John I.
imvi!', of Harrison. HeHidcs uiklug
the horse the fellow is salet to have
burslarlze'il the hum ess shop of Fran
tils Deuel and sto!-:i a revolver, senile
immuiillion uinl othe r articles.
Brhl' In Ojl Rate Cuse.
Rellroud of tho state, Med a brie f
with t'te state railway commission lu
reply to tho application for ;i icJuc
tlon In ll re.tes mao I y the .Mai.-hall
Oil company, tU:; .;t:onul Petroleum
asHoclntton end tho National Kc'ifilng
company. By wny of argument, it
Is claimed thut If the oil rates were
rut down In Nebraska tho result would
be t discriminate against ether com
modities vn whlib, totes wit: remain
th mine.
44"Mfrv ? $ M t 44 1 ' C rf
TOO MUCH WORK AT NIGHT.
Telephone Company Seeks to Diver;
This UushlCS.
Patrons of the toll lines of the Ne
braska Telephone company ue the
lines so often nt night to secure the
advantage of the cheaper rates that
the company has applied to the rail
road commission for permission to
shorten the night hours and give the
day staff something to do. Tho con
dition was Bet forth to the board by
Vice President Vance Iane and Attor
ney W. W. Morsman for tho company.
They said that so many business men
waited with their lon distance calls
until night that tho work of tho night
force wa rapidly Increasing and busi
ness was becoming so congested that
it was Impossible to handle It to the
best advantage. The proposition was
made to rc'luco the number of hours
whrn night rates arc In effect.
At present rcducod charges are
made on telephone connections be
tween the hours of 6 p. m. and 8 a.
m. In Nebraska. There are no night
rates for points in Iowa. Missouri
and Kansas.
KITCHEN DANCE TO AllCADE.
Girl Snys There Is WImto She Met
Woman Who Lett Her to Slimnc.
Nancy Smith, the 14-yoar-old girl
who was taken by the police front
the Ninth Ftreet Arcade Thursday
night at Omaha, told tho story of the
alleged attempt to Induce her to lead
a dlst oputablu . life . wmjn she was
taken beforo the Juvenile court Mon
day morning. Following her arrest
the woman who Invited her to the
Arcade and who is herself an Inmate
was arrested on a charge of procuring
and is still held at the city Jail. As
a result of the evidence given by the
lltt'o girl some more arrests probably
will follow. Slu said she met the
woman at n, kitchen dance In Counoll
Bluffs and was invited to go to the
woman's room in the Arcade, where
arrangements wero tnado to leave her
stny there. She was found by the
police a couile of hours later aud
taken to the station. She will remain
at tho Detention school by order of
tho court. s
INTEREST IX) 1 1 YORK COUNTY.
Latest Examination Shows Chung
frcin Previous Ono.
The report of the county treasurer I
examiners of the condition of the
York county treusury, w'.ilch was
completed this week and will shortly
bo tiled with the state auditor, shows
that Treasurer Copscy has collected
Interest on county deposits during tho
lust two years. Tho last examination
mude of the treasury previous to the
one Just completed was made one
month before Treasurer Robert Hen
derson went oat of olllce. That report
showed no Intercut hud been collected
since the prevlous.report The exam
ination Just made shows that during
the last two years Treasurer Copsey
had collected $8,034.D7 interest on de
posits, of which sum $3,000 was Inter
est on deposits in banks during th
term of Treasurer Henderson.
BILKED BY LOCATING AGENT.
Sells Ijtnd of Different Description
from That Shown.
Last spring a couple of Fremont
laboring men filed on Kinkald home,
steads In Broken Bow district, whlcl
were shown them by a land agent, fcx
a consideration of $16 each. Beforo
the six months expired btli went up
the're- to build houses and get ready
for their fumllles to move. In' order
to be sure they employed a surveyor
to locate tho corners. The tracts were
found to be seven miles from the
lands shown them by tho locating
agent and they will nut homestead any
laud this year. The agent was out
when they called.
SALOON ROW MAY PROVE FATAL
Flelilcn CroKHwliito, of Colorado, Hit
with Spittoon,
In a free-for-all fight at Beatrice In
White & West's saloon on lower Court
street, Flelden Crosswhlto, a young
man about 21 years of ape, was struck
In the head with a metal spittoon and
possibly fatrilly injured. He was re
moved to Falls hospital and his neck
was found to be broken. His assailant
whose name was not learned, escaped.
Crosswhlto came to Ileutrlce a few
weeks ugo from Colorado and has
been working for Ed Spencer, elgh?
miles west of town,
JURY CLEARS EDUCATOR.
Cliurjw Preferred by Nebraska Yuung
Womuii NH KiiMtulntMl.
James W. Senrson, professor of lit
erature at the I'eru State Normal
school, was Saturday exonerated from
the charge of attempted assault
brought by a young woman, tho Jury
before which he was tried ut Auburn
bringing In u. verdict of not guilty.
Prof. Senrson left Immediately with
his wife to resume his position as In
structor, which ho has huld for a
number tf yer.rs.
Improvements) nt Pialnvlew.
A clca! has Just been completed
"vhereliy P. V. lioyen.-i, a furniture
t!' alcr of Pia'tivlcv, came into possos
sl'in of the liirce frame bulldlne; on
Main street occupied by C. V. Kalk,
i pioneer merchant Mr. Kalk Imme
diately started the erection of a line
tilck store builelhig mi ono of tho
most dctlrulilo corners.
I'nuud l.-al In Bevl,
Varle n .!. JIurress, nijcil 65, a well
known fanner, died uuddenly at his
homo near Randolph, lie was found
duad Iri i'.n be'l by li 1:4 daughter. Ho
had bee :i 111 erly one day. The fu
neral was helel and tho remains sent
to Dcuham, la., for burial bcildo his
wife. lie leaves nlno children.
Season's IMrst Sni w at Omaha.
The t)rt snow of tho season fall
over OmJn and much of tho state
Sunday morulni,-, a steutly fall contin
uing for an 1. u
Stevrlna a His; Ship,
The work of steering a big ship, even
with the aid of all Its machinery, Is
much mre delicate than ono would lm
aglue. Tfce larger and faster tho ship,
to greater the diffleulty. It Is not
enough to bold the wheel Id the came
position to keep tho ship on her course,
for the wind and waves and the cur
rents of the ocean tend constantly to
knock her off. The great wall of steel
offers a broad target for1 the wind and
the warns. The art in steering Is to
adapt the ship to these forces, and
when she Is deflected, to bring her back
quickly to her course. If you could
watch tho binnacle, especially In bad
weather, you would see tho needle of
tho compass constantly shifting from
side to aide, which means that the
great steel prow la not going forward
in a perfectly straight line.
Lin too and the Glaat.
Little Lias. Loo
Found a giant's skoe ;
Tha shee was bread and dees.
Ling Leo got inside
And did rayly ride
iAeross tast ocean deep.
To an tale he wont
On adventure bent,
''As he sailed in the giant's sbo.
So he Uadea awhile
On the bona isle,
i For he'd nothing else to do.
While he rested ther . ' '
In the fresh night air
'A step waa beard hard by.
Ling Loo took a peay (
Up the mountain ateeyi
Then, frightened, began to cry.
For a giant strode
O'er the mountain road,
2am lug straight towards little Ling Loo,
And one foot waa bars
As It cleft tho air,
For the giant wore but one shoe.
"Ah, ha " be cried,
When ling Loo ha spied,
'"Little chap, you've got my shoo.
But, came, dry your eyi
You nnedst cry I
For I'll tell you what I'll do.
"I'll let you etaad
, On my outstretched hand;
It wUl bridge the ocean deep.
Then, when I aajr Hio !'
Be ready, you know,
To mike the houie-stretuh loop,"
Be little ling Loo
Did what you would do
lit jumped oa the ffiaufs hand;
And with one mighty leap
Grossed the ocean deep
To his own celestial land.
Aaaie James.
Tho PasSjr of the Wind.
Big, blustering, botateveus Northeast
invited all tho Uttle winds that live
up in tko sky to coine and play. North
east was ao merry aud mad that be
briskly blow and friskily flew, getting
ready tor Uui party.
He whisked the leaves and twisted
the trees, uud broke off twigs with
greatest ease, no was awkward, too,
end made a big hullabaloo, for the lit
tie work be had to do. But at lost all
was ready and the guests began to
arrive. North and East came togct!i:
r; they wero cousins in weather.
North was quite a bright chap, with
a cool wanner aud a clear complexion
He brought as a present some glorious,
glittering icicles.
East wus a blgh-splrlted maiden,
who could uevr kecj) still a minute,
and she brought a gift of puffy, fluffy
auow.
The three winds played a while,
They made lKtle twirls and whirls In
the snow, then they made llttlo tossluKi
and crossings of the twigs In the tree
tops. They bristled and whistled, they
buutlcd end hustled and tussled.
But when they beard West Wind
coming, the three went away and hid
; In the deep, dark wood.
West wus such a mild, gentle little
luily she wus unite contented all by
herself, and smiled sweetly and played
little lonely but lively games of pit
ami whICf. Then she went uwoy.
She tried to tlml the hidden ones
but although she blew into every crai
ami crevice, uud raised a terrible dust
she could not find North, Northeast or
East.
Then South came, and finding no one
to receive him, ate ull the Ice and snoT,
like the greedy follow he was, and
went buck to his orunge-blossoius.
What a strunge purty! Youth's Coin
pa u Ion.
, Arable Numeral.
There Is a widespread uiUuppreheu
alon about the figure thut we use ns
numoruls. They are not Arabic, as Is
generally baQovod. but art Um first
ten letters, with two exceptions, i fha
Egyptian alphabet . They are found,
on, the mummy bandages almost Men-;
tlcal In form, with the exception of ft
and 8, with the figures tvtw in common
use. The true Arabic numerals are to-?
tally unlike. The figures we me ap-j
peared for the first time in Europe la.
1240. Alphonso, son to Ferdinand,!
king of Castile, ordered a table to be,
prepared and employed for tho pur-.
pose Isaac Hazan, a Je wslngcr of thoi
synagogue of Toledo, and Aben Rflgel.j
an Arabian, and It was in this tubl
that the figures were first given.
Gooseberry.
Many young people have wondered
how the gooseberry got Its name, sup
poejlng," quite naturally, that the fruit
must have some connection with
goose. Here la the explanation : Goose
berries are called In German johonnlar;
beeren, that laf "St John's berries
because they ripen about the time of
the feast of St John. St John isj ,
called In Holland-St Jan, and the frultj
is there called Junsbeeren. This word
waa centuries ago corrupted into gan-
beeren, of which our English word
gooseberries Is a literal translation,!
gans, in German, signifying a goose.
"JACKASS BATTERIES,"
Men and Males Require tow WorhV
in the Mountains.
Ono ot the most Interesting organiza
tions which took part In the maneu
vers at Camp Tuconia, Washington, ot
Western troops under General Freder-.
Ick Funston waa the Eleventh Battal
ion, field artillery, Major C. A. Ben
nett commanding.
This battalion consisted of the Sev
enteenth and Eighteenth bntterieav
sometimes referred to as "Jackass" bat-
terles, says Leslie's Weekly, because of
the use of mules. The battery pieces
are transported In sections on the back
of mules, the guns aud carriages belmj
divided Into four parts, making fourj
packs for tho same number of anlmals.t
This enables the batteries to bell
transferred through the most difficult!
regions accessible to troops, and that
guns can be brought Into action la!
mountainous country. In the United;
States army these batteries ore com
paratively new, but they received thelri
baptism In tha Philippines and hay
proved their practical value la many!
skirmishes upon the catUa and fortJM
of the Moros. . i
It is surprising how rapidly thai
mules are unloaded, the parts ei Uw
gun thrown together and the gaa leadH
ed, sighted and ready to be fired. At
a test of the Eighteenth battery th
men ran the mules back fifty paces.'
unloaded and assembled the gun aa4
fired in orty-flve seconds. This was a
world's record.
The work requires not only Intelli
gent but powerful men. The gun Itself
weighs 230 pounds and tho trail tha
same, but the men handle the piece1
with ease.
The mules, too, are familiar wttU
the drill and perform their parte la
very intelligent manner. They know.
their respective positions, and when thai
load ia lifted they immediately Junpt
forward, ao the piece can be placed!
directly on the ground. '
The gun used In those batteries hasr
a range of from 8.500 to 4,000 feet : It
fires a large shell, but has a lowexf
muzzle Telocity than the larger field
pieces. In design the piece Is somen
what similar to the "screw" gna of tha
British army.
No More.
Now the letter B appears
Now the oyster, gaily steers
Toward the scallop or the stew.
For the summer days are througV
No more freckles ; no more tan ;
No more leisurely young man. .
t .
No more strolling 'neath the moon ;.
No more ice cream ; no more spoon V
No more landlord smiling gay
At the bills you have to pay.
No more tunes in discords played ;
No more boardwalk promenade;
No more sleeping rooms so small
That your elbows hit the walL
Home again 1 Despite the heat,
A real town la hard to beat I
Washington Star.
Mot His Fan.lt.
A first grade boy brought perfect!
spelling papers home for several week
and then suddenly began to mUs nvej
and six out of ten. j
"How's this, son?" asked his father,
"Teacher's fault," replied the boy. :
"How Is It the teacher's faultr !
"She moved the little boy that sat
next to ni.'."- Llpplncott's Magazine,
Oa Pa.
"That'll be quite a swell wedding a(
your bouse tonight," auld the ole
Urieud of tho family. "Of course you'll
give your daughter away." "
"No," replied tho girl's father, "I.,
guess I'll only be lending her. I be-i
lleve they'll bo back to live with us.""
Philadelphia Tress.
tinea Seaaon for Oaudlts.
Now Is tho tjue the plumber,
Who's been humble all the summer,
Iteglus to strut about with haughty uiieoi
Anei ktudy thn arithmetic
Which will enable him to quick-
Ly prove thut two aud two make seven-,
teeu.
.KnnsH City Times.
Tito averngo man i dlsutlslled either
with what lie has or with what he
hasn't.
A woman always lutuglues she is.
charltuble. when uho leta her iuiaband
have his own way.
A gU'l may bo as pretty as a picture
but suiuo picture are fierce. ;