J. THE ALLIANCE HERALD
T. J. O'Kcefo, Publisher.
ALLIANCE,
NEDRA9KA.
Henry It. Crothors, rniihlcr of tho
San Francisco Evening Bulletin, died
after nn oporntlon for nppondleltls.
Reuben a. lovlnggood wns born in
a log cabin and Is now president of
Sam Houston collogo at Austin, Tox.
Glenn Brown lias been elected nn
lunorary corresponding member of tho
ttoyal lnstltnto of Urltlsh Architects.
Clnrk H. Sampson, ono of tho most
prominent citizens of St. Ixnils, died
iftor n year's illnesH from compllca
;ions of rnoumatlam and Brlght's dls
ic.se. i.iu latest rcporta from St. Johns,
S. 1, say tho seals captured up to
tho present number 250,000, which wili
irobably bo increased to 300,000 dur
ing April.
William N. Armstrong, a member of
the cabinet of Kalakaua, tho last king
3f Hawaii, has written nn nccount of
a Journey nrouud tho world with his
royal mastor.
A special from Miles City, "Mont.,
says: Fully two-thlrdB of tho resi
dences and business portion of Miles
City are submerged by tho flood wat
ers of Tonguo river.
Sir William Vornon Harcourt, who
has just announced his Intention tc
rctiro from public life, is ono of tho
few men to whom King Edward vain
ly offored n peerage.
Tho war department hns refused tho
application of Colonel Chnrlcs H. Heyl
of tho Inspector general's department
to bo transferred tfe tho retired list
ttftor thirty years' service.
Owing to a refusal of tho bosses to
tho ncmnnd for nn eight-hour work
day Instead of nlno hours, and 30
cents per hour, 300 carpenters went
on strike nt Dubuque, Iowa.
A circular Is out announcing tho ap
pointment of John E. Utt ns eene'ral
agent of tho Rock Island at Omaha.
Mr. Utt Is In Chicago conferring with
tho high officials of tho road.
At Evansvllle, Ind., Philip Veatch,
chnrgod with having taken part in tho
July riot In this city, wns lined $50
and costs in tho circuit court. Veatch
Is ono of tho best known young men
in tho city.
At Greenville, S. C, in tho stato cir
cuit court, Mrs. Susan L. Franklin of
Nowborry, S. C, obtained a verdict
for J25.000 dnmngos In a suit against
tho Southern railway, half of tho
amount sued for.
Walter Westlake, who with his
young wlfo had been living for Boveral
days at a hotel in Indianapolis. Ind..
wa3 arrested on a ehargo of hnvlng
passed worthless chocks drawn on n
Salt Lako City bnuk.
Secretary Taft has mndo nn adverse
report on the bill which provides for
'ho promotion to a major genomlcy on
'ho retired list of Brigadier General
Hcorgo M. Sternberg, retired, formerly
surgeon general of tho army.
There wera 12,749 deaths in tho
stato of Now York In tho month of
February, an nverngo of 440 deaths per
day. One, thousand eight hundred and
twenty of this number died of pneu
monia, nn unprecedented number.
Tho namo of J. Clark Sprout, a for
mer editor of tho now defunct Grand
Uaplds liilich.) Democrat, charged
With conspiracy in tho Lako Michigan
water deal, hns been added to tho in
formation against tho other respond
ents. A favorahlo report was authorized
on tho bill granting statehood to Okla
homa nnd Indian Territory under tho
namo of Okalhoma, nnd Arizona and
New Mexico under tho nnmo of Ariz
ono, by tho house commltteo on terri
tories. At Tronton, N. J tho United States
Stool corporation, through Its counsol,
filed 'n tno court of chancery a de
murrer to tho bill of Alfred Stevens
of Newark, who sued tho corporation
bocauso of Us passing of dividends on
tho common stock.
At tho Union Pnclflc railway office"
In New York ft was said that tho re
lort roceivod from tho west to tho
effect that A. L. Mohlor had boon made
presldont of tho Union Pacific was In
correct. E. II. Harrlman Is president
of tho Union Pnclflc.
A report received nt tho nnvy de
partment from tho New York nnvy
yard nnnouncos that about eighty days
will bo required In tho repairs to be
mnde on tho Illinois, which wns In
jured In the collision between that ves
sel nnd the Missouri.
Rev. John Gordon, formerly presl
den tof Tabor college, Iowa, on April
1st was formally Inaugurated presldont
of Howard unlvorslty, of Washington.
Tho principal featuro was a public
mooting at night nt tho First Congre
gational church, when the keyB of tho
university and tho chart or of tho in
stitution wore formally turned over to
Dr. Gordon.
Lloutennnt Commaudor Edgnr Town
send Wnrburton, chlof englneor of tho
battleship Maine, now In Pensacola
harbor, committed suicldo in his cabin
on board thnt vessel. A bullet from
a revolvor was sent crashing through
the brain and (loath resulted within
forty minutes aftorword.
Traffic officials of the western roads
havo decided to refuse tho request of
tho live stock associations for tho re
sumption of passes to live stock ship
pers. It was held that no state has
the right to pass a law requiring a
railroad to give something for noth--1ng.
Brief Telegrams
THE CANAL BILL
THE MEASURE TO BE GIVEN AT
TENT"V, THIS WEEK.
APPROPRIATIONS ALSO GOME UP
Swayne Impeachment 'Resolution to
Be the Feature of the House Die
cusslon to Take Placo on Various
Bills In Both Branches.
WASHINGTON The early part of
tho present week will bo dovoted to
tho postofflco' npproprlatlon bill and
when thnt moksuro Is disposed of
tho Panama cannl bill will bo taken
up. Tho canal bill will bo among tho
few measures other than appropria
tion bills which will receive attention
beforo tho final adjournment session.
It Is expected thnt tho measure will
bo debated nt somo length, and It Is
expected that amendments to It will
be offored by senators on both sides
of tho chamber. It la expected that
by tho time the canal bill shall bo
disposed of tho sundry civil bill will
hnvo been reported from tho commit
tee, whereupon It will bo considered.
During tho week there will bo dis
cussion of vnriouB other bills, Includ
ing tho bill for the protection of tho
presldont, iln which Mr. Hoar will
speaK on Monday; tho pure food bill,
on which Mr. Heyburn will speak
Tuesday, and tho Chinese exclusion
bill, which will be discussed on Wed
nesday by Mr. Patterson. Thursday
will be dovoted to eulogies on the
lato Senator Hanna.
Tho Swayno impeachment resolu
tion will bo tho feature of tho pro
cecedlngs In the house. Legislation
for tho District of Columbia will hnvo
the right Qf wny. part of Monday and
tho balance of tho day will be utilized
for tho passage of bills under suspen
sion of the rules. Tuesday nnd Wed
ncsdny tho conference report on tho
District of Columbia npproprlatlon
bill, to which tho Bcnato has made
amendments, will take precedence, and
tho military ncademy bill will bo dis
posed of during this time, as will con
ference reports on several minor
houso bills.
Thursdny the Swayne Impeachment
enso will bo cnlled up. nnd present
indications nro thnt debate on this
subject will consume tho balanco of
tho week.
The report of the McCall Investiga
tion commltteo is looked for tho lat
ter part of tho week.
OPPOSE ARBITRATION TREATY.
Irish
Protest Against Any Alliance
with England.
CLEVELAND, O, The Irish nation
allsts of this city havo adopted strong
resolutions protesting against nn r.r
bltrntlon treaty between tho United
States of America nnd Grent Drltnln.
Tin vlows of Georgo Washington rol
ntlve to tho dnngor of nlllnnces with
torolgn powers 1b cited and tho opin
ion Is expressed that puch a treaty be
tween the United StatoB nnd Groat
Ilrltaln would be nn undeslrablo con
dition to tho other European powers
and would tend to disrupt and do-str-y
tho friendly relations that now
exist between tho United Stntcs and
those countries. A copy of tho pro
test will bo sent to Senators Forakor
nnd Dick.
CHLOROFORMED PASSENGERS.
Pickpocket Arrested on a Rock Island
Train.
DES MOINES, la. Ono or tho most
original pickpockets over to opoiato
In tho west was captured on a Rock
Island passenger trnln near Centor
vlllo. With a rag nnd cotton wound
around his forefinger, ns though St
were injured, ho saturated it with
chloroform and Bat down by tho side
of n drowsy passenger. Opening a
paper bo beenmc Interested In n story
and soon worked his linger near
enough his victim to cause an unnat
ural stupor. Ho had victimized sev
eral passengers when arrested by de
tectlvos. In his grip was found knock
out drops and other professional ma
terial. Sugar Factory Moves West.
BINGHAMPTON. N. Y. Tho work
of dlsmnntllng tho BInghampton beet
sugar factory, which Is to bo removed
to Blackfoot. Bingham county, Idaho,
will be begun within a few dnys. The
chango Is made because It has been
difficult to persuade tho farmers In
this locality to raise enough beets to
successfully operate tho plant. Tho
Idaho soil nnd climate nro well adapt
ed to beet culture and farmors there
are eager to make contracts to raise
enough to supply tho fnctory.
Orders Cannon from England.
PARIS. Tho St. Petersburg corre
spondent of tho Figaro says that Rus
sia has ordorod 250 cannon in Eng
land for the Manchurian army. Ho
adds that tho Tenth and Seventeenth
army corps will not start for tho seat
of war before tho end of tho month.
Pink rish for Yellow Men.
SEATTLE. Wash. Tho Seattle
Trado Register says that ordors havo
boon placed with local dealers in tho
last few days for 225,000 cases of
Alaska pink salmon for shipment to
Japan for use by tho army, Tho im
monso purchase will go forward by
the Shawmut, sailing Saturday, while
each following ship will take somo.
Tho Trade Roglstor also says that 75.
000 cases have boon purchased by Ja
pan In San Francisco nnd thnt large
purchases have also been made In
Vancouver, B. O.
RIOTS ARE FEARED.
Russia Is Taking Every Precaution to
Avoid Trouble Easter Week,
ST. PETEIISDUHG. Reports re
celved by the ministry of tho Interior
indicate that tho precautionary meas
ures taken to prevont nntl-JewlBh dis
turbances during Easter week, when
the Ignorant nro easily aroused to a
sort of religious frenzy against the
Jews bv tho dissemination of false
stories regarding "blood atonement,"
will result In tho nvoldance of trouble.
In splto of the precautions It Is fear
ed there may bo rlotlnggs, but tho
authorities may bo rolled upon to sup
press these with a strong hand. Tho
following telegram was received today
from Odessa:
"Reports of anti-Jewish disturb
ances, which are always common nt
Easter time, causo moro uneasiness
this year than usual because of oc
currences of last year. The authori
ties hnvo confidence in Governor Eld
hardt, who is in charge of the city
and who is an energetic nnd humane
man, ns well ns in Hnron Knulbers,
commnnder of the troops In southom
Russln. Under tho circumstances nny
serious dlsturbnnces nro considered
impossible.
Tho nowspnpers hnve printed warn
lngs nnd the city is placarded with
warnings that all who disturb tho
peaco will bo severely punished.
RUSSIANS SAY IT WAS A VICTORY-
Claim that Japanese Suffered Heavy
Loss In Latest Fight. '
ST. PETERSBURG Tho following
semi-official dispatch has been receiv
ed from Llao Yang:
In the, first encounter with tho Jap
anese in northern Corea, which was
crowned with victory for tho Russian
arms, tho enemy's losses wero ten
times tlloso of the Russians Accord
ing to Corean reports tho Japanese
burled fifty men, while 120 wounded
wero removed with tho help of 500 Co
reans to the headquarters of tho Jap
aneso main force. The confusion of
tho Jnpaneso was so great that they
raised two Red Cross flags In token
of surrender. Throughout their war
with China tho Jnpaneso never show
ed themselves so distracted. Tho peo
ple hero are in high spirits over the
news of tho first brilliant fight In Co
rea. PROMISE JAPS WARM RECEPTION
Preparations to Circumvent Attempt
to Bottle Up Port Arthur.
PORT ARTHUR. Preparations
havo been made to give the Japnneso
a warm reception In case they again
attempt to block tho harbor. Vice
Admiral Togo was right In surmising
that Vice Admiral Mnkaroft Is respon
sible for tho chnngo In Russian tac
tics and tho Inspiration of Russian
seamen.
A SIgnnlmnn named Aronkonw),
who, during tho bombardment of Vlad
ivostok, remained at a small signal
stntlon on Askold Island near tho one
my'a ships nnd wired information of
tho movements of tho enemy to the
fortress hns been decorated with tho
cross of St. George.
FOOD SUPPLY OF PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Refugee Says There Is
Enough for One Month.
NEW YORK A Japanese morchant
who loft Port Arthur in ono of tho
many Chlneso junks which nro now
driving n profltnblo trade supplying
Port Arthur with foodstuffs, estimates
that tho food supply is sufficient for
ono month, sayB a Wei Hal Wei dis
patch to tho Times. Ho nsscrts thnt
tho gnrrlson does not exceed 10,000,
excluding tho nnvnl strength.
Work on damaged vessels is pro
gressing diligently. In tho bombard
ment of March 10, 90 per cent of tho
Japanoso projectiles burst. Thero
wero threo small fires as a result, but
no serious conflagrations.
Casualties In a Skirmish.
SEOUL. A report has reached hero
that GO Japanese and 100 Cossacks
wero killed and wounded In n skirmish
that occurred between Anju nnd Chong
Ju. Mnrquts Ito, upon tnklng his de
pnrturo yesterday, submitted to tho
government somo suggestions for Cor
ean reform. Tho emperor hns ap
pointed Yl Chi YIng, a former minis
ter of foreign nffnlra, as a Bpeclal em
bassador to bear presents to the Jap
anese emperor and return tho 'compli
ment of Marquis Ito's visit to Corea.
Holds Societies Unlawful.
DETROIT, Mich. In a swooping
decision, handed down on Mondny by
Judgo Brooke of tho Wnyno circuit
court, tho Rlvcrsldo club and Plumb
ing exchnnfco of this city, nn organiza
tion of plumbers against which pro
ceedings wero brought by Prosocutor
Hunt on the ground that they woro
organized to fix prlcos and Btllle com
petition, woro restrained from contin
uing business, which tho court holds
to bo "an unlawful enterprise inimical
to the public welfare."
Princess Edward Passes Away.
B13RLIN. Princoss Edward of Saxo
Welmnr died hero Sundny of acute
pneumonia.
Turkey Will Exhibit.
WASHINGTON. According to dis
patch received hero it is learned that
tho Counsol of mlulstors for Turkey
hns unanimously approved tho propo
sition for nn exhibit nt the St. Louis
Exposition. A great number of na
stives are pormltted to partake in tho
oxhlblt. Religious sorvlcoa of tho Is
lamic faith will bo held at tho Mosquo
of Omar, which Is an oxact represent
ation of tho most colobratod mosque
of Constantinople. Tho export of tho
wator from tho Jordan lias beon authorized.
EXPRESS HELD UP
CAR BLOWN OPEN AND THE MES
SENGER KILLED.
MASKED MEMJO THE WORK
Engineer Compelled to Carry Them
' Away Dynamite Used In tho De
struction Contents of the Car Are
Taken.
vACRAMENTO, Cal. Three mask
ed men held up tho Oregon express,
south bound on tho Southern Pacific
railroad at Copley, near Keswick, kill
ed W. J. ONelll, tho express messen
ger, nnd carried oft tho contents of
tho expresB box. The train. is known
as No. 15, nnd stopped nt Copley, a
small station, for wnter. As tho train
camo to a standstill three men jump
ed on and cut tho train In two, tnk
Ing the engine nnd express car down
tho track n short distance. They
stopped tho engine nnd demnnded thnt
Messenger O'Neill open tho express
car. Ho refused, whereupon they
blow up the express car with dyna
mite nnd deliberately killed O'Neill by
shooting him through the head. Tho
bandits then robbed tho car of Its con
tents, but It is not known ho much
they obtained.
After robbing the express car the
men cut tho car loose and, getting on
the engine, compelled Engineer Joe
sink to go ahead. When near Kes
wick tho men dropped off the engine
and disappeared in tho night with
their plunder.
REDDING, Cal. It is evident that
tho three armed men who held up tho
Oregon express nnd attempted to rob
It at Copley Vero novices. They took
humnn llfo without provocation nnd
tho methods they employed to open
tho fcafes were so crude that they gain
ed but littlo plunder.
Tho particulars of the robbery were
obtained when tho train, minus tho
express car, reached Redding. When
the train pulled Into Copley the high
waymen emerged from tho brush.
They first encountered n trnmp, who
was attempting to steal n ride. He
was Jabbed in the ribs with a riflo
inuzzie nnd mnde to enter tho smoker.
Meanwhile one of tho robbers knock
ed on the door of tho express car.
W. J. O'Neill, tho Wells-Fargo mes
senger, nsked him somo question. Tho
reply was evidently satisfactory, be
cause O'Neill slid the door back about
eighteen inches, when a riflo bullet
was sent through his body. It pass
ed near his heart and tho messenger
fell back dead. O'Neill was not arm
ed. Ho evidently believed from what
he wns told thnt the knock camo from
n member of the trnln crew.
NO LONGER NEED OF DELAY.
President and Attorney General Talk
Over Canal.
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt mid Attorney General Knox had
a conference subsequent to tho re
ceipt o. tho Information that tho gov
ernment of Colombia had lost Its suit
In tho French courts against the now
Panama eanal company, and that now
thero was no longer nny reason for de
lay In tho transfer of tho company's
concessions and property to tho Uni
ted States. They discussed carefully
the facts of tho situation.
At the conclusion of the Interview
Attorney General Knox announced that
thero now was no moro reason for de
lay than might bo occasioned by tho
transfer of a title to a twenty-foot lot
In Washington.
Tho attorney general added that tho
action of the French court had dispos
ed of tho last legal obstacle In tho
way of the transfer of tho canal com
pany's property.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
President Decides Upon the 'Appoint
ment of Judge Baxter.
WASHINGTON. Tho long fight ov
er tho displacement of United Stntcs
Attorney W. S. Summers of Nebraska
is ended. Tho President will nppolnt
Judgo Irving W. Baxter of Omaha to
the position. The appointment is ex
pected to go to tho Senate Friday.
The appointment of Judge Baxter was
settled on at tho White Houso In a
conference between tho president and
Senntors Milliard and Dietrich, and D.
E. Thompson. The two senators and
Mr. Thompson agreed upon Judgo
Baxter, and so assured tho president.
Tho term of District Attorney Sum
mers has been out for two years, but
ho has hold on, regardless of this.
Situation Is Appalling.
PETERSBURG, Ind. Tho flood sit
uation in this country Is appalling.
White rlv'er, abovo here. Is thirteen
miles wide In places and twenty feet
deep In tho chnnnel. Pntokn river,
which flows through tho country's cen
ter, Is threo miles wide for nearly
forty miles. Fnrms. nre under wnter,
bridges nnd fonces nro gone, tho soil
wnshed nway nnd much stock
drowned. Tho loss now renchos $250,
000. Tho whent is ruined. It is fear
ed thero will be two moro feet of
water.
Delegates From Philippines.
MANILA. Tho Republlcann and
Democrats hero aro organizing to el
ect dolegatos to tho national conven
tion. They will urge the adoption of
legiblatlou favorable to tho Philippine
Islands.
Bubonic Plague In India.
BOMBAY. Tho latest available bu
bonic plague returns for tho whola of
India for the week ondlng March 1,
show tho appalling mortality of 40,
527, an Increase over those of the pre
ceding week.
MATTERS AT NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Miscellaneous News and Notes from
Scat of Government.
WASHINGTON Representative
Doarmond on Wednesday Introduced a
resolution providing "that tho speaker
appoint five members of the house o
fully investigate the post olllco de
partment and report to tho house nt
as early a date as may bo practicable;
that said committee shnll be authoriz
ed to Bit during the sessions of tho
houso and if necessary during the va
cation when congress is not in ses
sion; that tho committee shall havo
full pfiwer to send for personB and
papers nnd the investigation hereby
ordered Biall bo directed especially to
clearing tho innocent from a shadow
Df unmerited suspicion, to uncovering
Uio Inefficient, careless and offending,
to make recommendations for the cor
rection of abuses, to tho end that Jus
tice may bo done to individuals and
thnt tho service mny bo Improved for
tho benefit of the public."
President Roosevelt and Representa
tive Hull, chairman of tho military af
fairs commi'iee of tho houso, discuss
ed the bill which provides a higher
rank for tho army chaplain. It is urg
ed that sufficient provision is not made
in tho present law for awarding army
chaplains for meritorious service.
During tho Spanish-American war sev
eral chaplains were recommended for
gallant services but it was impossi
ble to glvo them the reward. The
war department favors legislation to
Increaso tho rank and pay of chap
lains. Senator Hoar proposed an amend
ment to tho rules of the senate con
cerning impeachment so far as they
rcquiro all proceedings to bo before
the ccnato Itself. The purpose Is, to
shorten the proceedings and make
them more convenient to tho senate.
All cases shnll be referred to a com
mittee of nine senators to be appoint
ed by the speaker, who shall pro
ceed to take the testimony on both
sides and report the same to the sen
ate. Representative Dayton of West Vir
ginia Introduced a bill amending the
laws regulating tho personnel of the
navy. The bill requires all olllcers of
the navy, except those of the medical
corps and chaplains, to be graduates
of Annapoli3.
Senator Dillingham Introduced a bill
to amend the immigration act of 1903.
It permits aliens to pass in continu
ous transit from one point in foreign
contiguous territory to nnother point
In foreign contiguous territory through
the United States without payment of
head tax. Aliens having onco paid
tho head tax may pass through for
eign contiguous territory in continu
ous transit.
NO LONGER NEED OF DELAY.
President nnd Attorney General Talk
Over Canal.
WASHINGTON President Roosc-.
volt nnd Attorney General Knox had
a conference subsequent to tho re
ceipt o. tho Information that the gov
ernment of Colombia had lost Its suit
in the French' courts against tho new
Panama canal company, and that now
there was no longer any reason for de
lay In the transfer of tho company's
concessions and property to tho Uni
ted States. They discussed carefully
the facts of the situation.
At the conclusion of the Interview
Attorney General Knox announced that
there now wns no more reason for de
lay than might be occasioned by tho
transfer of a title to a twenty-foot lot
In Washington.
Tho attorney general added that the
action of tho French court had dispos
ed of tho last legal obstacle In tho
way of tho transfer of the canal com
pany's property.
GOVERNMENT MAKING HEADWAY.
Revolutionary Contest In San Domin
go Ic Losing Ground.
WASHINGTON Information re
ceived at the Navy department from
Admiral Wise at Gulantanamo Indi
cates that tho Morales government
is making headway In the revolution
ary contest In San Domingo, tho nd
miral reporting that it is now in pos
sesion of all tho ports of the Island
except the small one of Monto Cristl.
This news was brought to Guantana
mo by the commanding officers of
tho Hartford and tho Yankee, which
have returned to that placo from San
Domingan.
Wood Concedes Victory.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Returns
havo been received from seventy-one
out of seventy-five counties and they
show that Governor Jefferson Davis
carried flfty-thrco and Judge" Wood
eighteen counties in the democratic
stato primaries last Saturday. The
counties carried by Governor Davis
aro entitled to 302 delegates in the
stato convention. The number neces
sary to nominate is 222, Judge Wood
has conceded that on tho face of the
returns he has not enough counties to
win tho nomination, but will contest.
. Boer Leader Wants Peace.
KRUGERSDORP. Genoral Delurey
tlte former Boer commandor, address
ing a congress of farmors on Wed
nesday, said that ho regretted tho
forthcoming representation of scenes
of tho Boor war at tho St. Louis Ex
position, which he said would bo a
shameful production. General Delarey
said that ho wished to bring to the no
tice of- the world tho fact that the
Boors had abandoned all thoughts of
vlndlctlvenoss towards Groat Britain
and that now It was their privileg
to work In peaco.
Free to Twenty-Five Ladles.
The Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladles a round trip ticket to tho
St. Louis Exposition, to flvo ladles
In each of the following states: Illi
nois, Iowa. Nebraska, Kansa3 and
Missouri who will send In the largest
number of trade marks cut from a ten
cent, IG-ounco package of Deflanc'o
cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own homo, any
where in tho above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed to
and received by tho Deflanco Starch
Co., Omaha, Nebr., beforo September
1st, 1904. October and November
will bo the best months to visit tho
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
is tho only starch put up 10 oz. (a.
full pound) to tno pacitage. iou gut
one-third more starch for the samt
money than of nny other kind, and
Deflanco never sticks to tho iron.
Tho tickets to tho Exposition will bo
sent by registered mall September
5th. Starch lor Balo by nil denlors.
Women of the world never usc'hnrsh
expressions when condemning their
rivalc. Like the savage, tlioy hurl ele
gant arrows, ornamented with feathers
of purple and azure, but with poisoned,
points. Cliamfort.
It's funnv how much more extrava
gant It seems to tako your own sister
to n 25-cent lecture than nn old school
chum to a chnmpagne dinner. New
York Press.
A year of matrimony often gives
poor littlo Cupid a bade case of paint
er's colic. But even poor Matrlmony
may not be as bad as painted.
Women who wish they could swear
wonder whv men laugh at them.
The frontispiece of the April St.
Nicholas Is a half-tone reproduction,
from a Copley print of "Dorothy," as
winsome a little lass ns ever snt for
her picture. Tho original portraiL
was by Lydla Field Emmett. Temple
Bailey's stories always please youifg
readers, and "The General's Easter
Box" is seasonable and cheery, well
worth tho second reading it is sure to
have. Anne McQueen's "A Work oC
Art" is a quaint story of n quaint,
littlo mnldcn of long ago, a tale good
enough' to be true. Every girl and
boy, of whatever age, will be intensely
interested in the two Robinson Cru
soe articles, "Tho Author of , 'Robinson
Crusoe'," by W. B. Northrop, and
"Robinson Crusoe's Island Two Hun
dred Years Later," by Francis Arnold
Collins.
Some people seems nlwnys sure they
nro right nnd then do the other thing.
Am I in favor of expansion? Every
thing that grows expands. See how
thi Stato Farmers' Mutual Insurance
Company of South Omaha has grown.
Jan. 1, 189G wo had $ 50,215.00-
" " 1897 wo had 438,850.00-
" " 1898 v-o hnd....
" " 1899 wo had....
'" " 1900 wo had
' " 1901 wo had....
" " 1902 wo had
" " 1903 wo had
" " 1904 wo had
2,090,165.00
4.22 1,375.0(1
7.53S 973.00
10,413,809.00
18.416.3S8.32.
Don't you think you would like to
belong to a livo Company liko this?
Write tho Secretary, B. R. Stouffer,
South Omaha. Nebr.
There is no merit In sacrifice do
void of service.
The brilliant manner In which the
publishers of Everybody's Magazine
havo handled tho subject of the St.
Louis exposition affords a clew to tho
success of the publication. Tho April
number opens with nn article on "Tho
Greatest World's Fair," and the two
men most able to do the subject jus
tice have treated It. David R. Francis
president of tho exposition company,
furnishes the text, nnd Vernon Howe,
Bailey, the distinguished young artist,
has done tho illustrations. One is
told and shown In the most interesting
way just what to expect nt St. Louis
in Mny, nnd tho prospect is amazing.
Lessons nre for our learning rather
thnn our liking.
For 81.es Money Order.
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A little vim in religion is worth a
lot of vision.
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iron.
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The hypersensitive are apt to ba
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