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CHAPTER X. Continued.
Jack feels a sudden glow us of ex
ultation ns ho remembers that tho
very party of whom she makes men
tion is In Havana at this hour. Ho
htiH cudgeled his brains to find somo
method of getting Spencer out of his
path to sweep tho road to Ills wife
clear of such an encumbrance and
what could give promise of mom suc
cess than In playing this girl against
him? "Hell hath no fury lllto n wom
an scorned," and this applies especi
ally to those women of tho south
through whose veins the blood leaps
and bounds like molten lava, and who
know no halfway courso between
love and hate when onco a man has
mndo an impression on their hearts.
Perhaps the situation warrants his
action at any rate, Jack is human,
nud tho temptation to pay Spencer
back in his own coin qulto irresist
ible. So he speaks, and tells this beauti
ful tigress that tho man she onco lov
ed tho man who won her honrt only
to insult her, tho mnn alio has remem
bered only with such bitterness as a
Spanish girl can experience toward
one who has wronged her ho is in
Havana at this hour.
Ho can readily see she is strongly
moved by tho clrcumsfance, though
she does not reply for some time.
"He does not dream h am under Cu
ban skies. Perhaps my hour may
como. You look at me In dlsplcnsure,
Senor Jack. I know you cannot un
derstand our ways. Hut ho may yet
learn that tho girl of Santa Fo and
tho woman of Havana nro ono, and
have the same grievance."
"Pardon me, but perhaps If the pnst
wero opened again it might bo dis
agreeable to you to others who are
jealous of your name."
At tills she laughs aloud.
"I seo how It is, Senor Jack. You
bcliovo I am married that this Is tho
secret of my appearing In tho midst
of such luxury; but that is not tho
case."
"It was a natural supposition on my
part, for when I met you beforo you
were not living in such a paradise as
this."
She looks a trifle confused.
"I cannot explain to you, senor. A
promise stands in tho way a vow to
the Virgin. But in time perhaps you
may know all."
"I shall meet my host at dinner,
porhaps," ho puts out as a feeler, but
is greeted by another silvery laugh.
"You arc my guest, senor. There Is
no other who hns a word to say or an
order to givo under that roof. There
lore feel at easo. Go and come as you
will. By tho memory of your bravo
act in the past you arc welcome
yes, thrlco welcome."
Sho beams upon him there is a
fascination in her very glance. So
Cleopatra of old must have bound
Marc Antony under a spell, and caus
ed him to forget his duty to tho TrI
umvirato and Rome.
Jack shakes himself mentally. He
decides that It may not bo safe to
remain under this hospitable roof
longer than he can possibly help,
since It is not to his liking that ho
awaken a passion in this tempestuous
heart which must turn to Dead Sea
fruit.
CHAPTER XI.
Under the Spell of the Enchantress.
Jack makes no attempt to discover
tho nature of tho mystery enveloping
Ixla. That it may have sorao con
nection with tho story of Smlthers
ho can readily bellevo. Tho present
and tho futuro must engage his at
tention and they givo promise of live-
"Something of Importance."
ly enough times to satisfy the most
exacting.
Smlthers does not turn up, and Jack
can well bellevo tho agent Is watching
tho movements of tho enemy, so ho
smothers his impatience, and dines
with tho llttlo Cuban beauty, waited
on by well-trained servants.
Tho day Is slipping away, and
Jack's worry increases. Ho hopes
Smlthers will bring news when, ho
does come news that will throw some
light on tho business in hand.
Lola has endeavored to entortain
him with music. Sho sings Spanish
songs to tho tinkling of tho mandolin,
and her voice is a round contralto,
very full and sympathetic. Jack has
picked up a smattering of Spanish
while In Texas and along the border,
IHL dPUflR
so that ho can understand the major
portion of what sho slugs.
Upon this pretty picture Smlthors
suddenly bursts without warning.
Travers needs only ono look to tell
him the agent brings news of somo
sort, and ho springs up hastily to
meet him.
Travels feels a little guilty and
shows somo confusion, but tho girl
artlessly cries out:
"I have been charmed to find in
your friend ono whom I knew In Santa
Fo as Senor Jack. We have chatted
over old times, and seeing he was im
patient for your return, I have endeav
ored to entertain him In my poor
way."
"I have no doubt you succeeded." re
marks tho other drily: and then adds,
"With your consent, scnorita, I would
like to see Mr. Travers alone for a
short time."
"Ah. you bring him news; Is It not
so. I do not know what business has
tempted him to visit this poor dis
tracted country just now, but surely
I wish It success," sho says, Quickly.
"Thank you," returns Jack, mentally
wondering whether sho would bo as
sincere should sho know that tho ob
ject of his venture Is simply tho
strong hope that ho may win the love
of his own wife that and nothing
more.
Sho kisses her hand to them and
with merry words dnnces away, man
dolin In hand. Jack's eyes Involun
tarily follow the wlll-o'.the-wlsp. Men
tally ho Is thinking thnt "flno feathers
make flno birds;" tho last time he saw
Lola, she was apparently In poverty,
though known even then in Santn Fc
as a beauty. '
"Sho is a child of genius; sho pos
sesses tho form and face of a Hebo
and tho smtlo of an angel. Bewnrc,
Senor Jack," warns Smlthers, half In
earnest, though his way of shaking
his finger at the young mine owner
in a melodramatic manner might bo
Intended In tho light of a joke.
"Don't engage In any worry on my
account, Smlthers, my dear boy. I
frankly admit the girl Is n beauty,
and has a charm about her, a witch
ery, that might affect even Jack Tra
vers were ho heart-whole and fancy
free. Hut ou understand that l am
deep In love with my Highland lassie
and there Is no room In my heart for
two certainly not at the same time.
I'm no Turk, Smlthers."
"Pardon me, sir; I only joked. As
you say, there Is a mysterious charm
about tho presence of Lola. I feel It
myself feel that I should be only too
glad to give up all the world and dc
voto myself to her service. But this
Isn't business" with a hiidden snap
of his jaws that Indicates a putting
away of gentler thoughts.
"Ah, yes, you have discovered some
thing something of Importance, 1
should Judge."
"Well, yes, I rather think I have,
sir. It has staggered me quite a lit
tle, I admit; and thcro Is a promise
of somo lively work ahead."
Having thus aroused Jack's curios
ity, Smlthers casts a nervous glanco
around him not that he has fears of
eavesdroppers In this place, but such
an net Is second nnture to him.
"I have had my suspicions of Senor
Roblado for faoino time, nlthough in
doubt as to tho exact nature of his
character. He has been working under
a cloak, in disguise. You remember
In New York I spoke of his meeting
a number of mysterious mon."
"Whom you believed at tho time to
belong to tho Cuban Junta, which has
headquarters In thnt metropolis, where
filibustering expeditions are planned
and money collected for buying arms,
ammunition and dynamite."
Smlthers shrugs his shoulders.
"Yes, and dynamite. Well, when I
risked tho hazard of that guess I was
mistaken."
"Then tho senor is not a conspira
tor?" "I didn't say that only ho was not
meeting members of tho revolutionist
party."
"Still, they wero secret agents ho
met, and his business hnd to do with
Cuba. Ah, yes! I grasp tho situation.
They were Spaniards."
"Exactly. Roblado is and has been
a trusted agent of tho Spanish govern
ment I could not exactly say what
his mission to London may hnvo sig
nified, but there was something deep
behind it; for ho Is a desporato. dar
ing man, in whom the captain-general
places tho utmost reliance.
"But now that you understand so
much, let mo tell my story. I went to
tho hotel, and loitered about, asking
questions where I could without excit
ing suspicion. The senor was at din
ner with tho ladles and his friend Col.
Spencer; for it seems this gentleman
has a titlo when ho reaches Cuban
soil.
"Whilo I wntched, lo and behold!
Roblado appeared. Ho looked anx
ious. I was the only person near, nnd
believing, no doubt, I belonged to tho
hotel, ho asked me to send a vehicle
to tho door without delay.
"I walked away, revolving a llttlo
plan In my mind. In a short time n
vehicle drove up to the door, and the
driver asked for Senor Roblado. That
driver was, as you may already have
suspected, Senor Jack, no other than
myself. I found no difficulty In strik
ing a bargain with tho first cnbby I
met, and Inside his vehiclo wo ex
changed some of our garmonts. Hore,
in this strange land of Intrlguos, noth
ing surprises people, and tho fellow
took it as if quite accustomed to such
methods.
"Well, out camo llpblado, looklns
spick and span, but with a worried
look on his remarkable face, ns
thotiRh ho hardly relished the inter
view he anticipated.
"Judge of my nmnzomont, sir, when
he gave his orders to he driven to tho
palace of tho cnptnln general. For tho
first time n suspicion of his true char
actor flashed over mo.
"Dotalls, you know, aro not to my
liking. Wo arrived, and 1 left my
cnb, to usher tho senor Into the, en
trance. Lackeys are always about, and
messengers como and go; for even
now, nt tho beginning of tho rainy
season, tho general Is a busy man. Ho
hns sworn to sweep tho rebels into
tho sen. nnd restore Cuba to Spntn,
a penccful province; but already ho
realizes that tho task Is more dlfllcult
than ho anticipated, and Is rendy to
resort to desperuto measures In order
to succeed.
"Well, sir. I need not explain how it
was done mon of my profession have
n faculty for accomplishing such
things In a mnnner that appears little
short of magical to outsiders; but
when Senor Roblado hold his confiden
tial talk with the general, I was in a
position to hear what was said.
"Senor Roblndo is In tho socrot em
ploy of tho Spnnlsh government. Fall
ing to overcome this last rebellion by
force of nrms, they nro now about to
S.
"Ah, yes! I grasp the situation,"
resort to strategy, and in this lino no
peoplo on earth can beat tho Span
lards. "Various schemes aro to bo put Into
Immediate operation rewnrds will be
offered for tho betrayal of all filibuster
ing expeditions, extraordinary Induce
ments given to those enemies of Spain
who will lay down their arms, and
last of all It Is designed that the lend
ers of tho rebellion, Gomez, Macoo
nnd Garcia shall cither bo captured
or nssasslnated."
Jack utters n cry of Incredulity;
and yet why should ho doubt tho truth
of thc stntemont? Such things aro
In these enlightened days not Infre
quent. Sometimes it Is In Russia or
Turkey a leader meets death at the
hands of nn nssasstn; again it is in
Franco, while oven the freedom of a
great republic did not savo Lincoln
or Garfield.
"From what I could learn, the cap
tain general does not favor this Iatci
method, but is determined to make an
attempt at capturing these bold lead
ers who continue to defy him, and
should they fall Into the hands of tho
military authorities, you can easily
guess what their fato will be.
"So a clover plan has been nrranged
and to Roblado and Spencer has been
given tho task of bringing tho great
Gomez Into Havana."
"Well, I am Interested, but so far
I see no cause for alarm on my part.
Of course, those In sympathy with tho
rebels might be anxious about tho out
come, but It surely docs not mntter
much to you and I, Smlthers," re
marks Travers; and then, as his keen
oye notes a flitting look of embarrass
ment upon tho features of his compan
ion, the thought dawns in his mind
that perhaps, after all, Smlthers is
more deeply Interested In tho fortunes
of tho struggling patriots of Cuba
than he has ever admitted."
(To bo continued.)
FOX HUNTING BY SYSTEM.
Maine Trapper Has Novel Method of
Shooting the Animals.
A Maino trapper who gets $200 or
$300 every fall tor fur tells the Malno
WoodB that he can shoot foxea with
out taking aim. Ho sights tho gun
by daylight and simply pulls the trig
ger when tho foxes como at night.
He secures tho carcass of a horso
or creature of any kind, or, if that is
impossible, he buys a calf and kills it.
The body is burled in a favorable lo
cation; then he builds a llttlo houso
Just big enough for two. The house
can be carried by two men and It is
located at a point that is about right
for a gun shot. There is a port holo
for a gun and a small peek hole, also
a bracket thnt holds the sun glass.
When tho foxes come, which Is tA
ally after the Bnow Is on tho ground,
they dig two or three holes down to
tho halt. Whon tho hunter sees a for
ho simply pulls tho trigger and tho
pelt is his. There aro frequently three
or lour foxes In sight at ono tlmo, but
not in tho range of tho gun. This
hunter claims that he has seen as
many as seventy-five foxes visit a bait
In ono night.
Need for Clergymen.
The Kentucky colonel, lunching at
tho Aronn, was tolling tho story of a
famous Kentucky feud which had died
a natural death, there being now only
one survivor.
"Do they have any clergymen in
Kontucky?" asked one of the party.
"Of co'se' roplied tho colonel.
"They inns' have clorgyrnon in Ken
tucky to rend tho bu'ial suvvlce ovah
tho daid." New York Times.
SWIMMING A GOOD EXERCISE.
Tests Show It Makes Greatest In
crease In Red Blood Corpuscles.
A series of experiments conducted
by Dr. Philip H. Hnwk, demonstrator
of physlologlcnl chemistry nt tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, hns proved
thnt swimming is tho most beneficial
exorcise.
As described by the World's Work,
Dr. Hawk visited tho dressing rooms
nt the athletic field and Immediately
beforo each athlcto left for his oxer
clso drew blood from him by means
of tho regularly prepared Htcrllo
noodle. Then when tho nthleto re
turned to tho dressing room after run
ning, Jumping, pole-vaulting or cngng
Ing in wntor polo tho needle would
ngnin lo brought into play nnd a sec
ond snmplo of blood drawn.
AnnlyslR of tho blood to discover
how far each exercise increased the
number of red corpusclcB showed thnt
water polo and other forms of swim
mlng resulted In tho largest increaso
Tho swimming exercises wero thus
shown to bo the most beneficial, foi
tho greater tho number of rod cor
pusclcs tho richer Is tho blood. Swim
mlng resulted In an averao increnso
of 21 per cent, as against 17 por cent
for tho next beat oxorclso short-dis
tanco running.
After ono of these examinations din
ing tho athletic season, whllo tho men
wero In tho pink of condltiou nnd
exerting themselves to tho utmost, Dr
Hawk found tho following results, In
round numbers, from tho count of the
blood corpuscles: Percentngo of gain
after tho 100-yard dash, 25; 120-yard
hurdloB, 21.5; hnlf-mllo run, 18; mile
run, 11; two-mile run, 9; broad Jump
six jumps, 15; thrco-mlnuto walcr polo
game, 27.
THE LAW VS. KINDNESS.
Good Samaritan Suffers for Eccen
trlcitles of Ohio Statutes.
"Got n buzzard hero?" inquired
Chnrlos W. Heyl, deputy gamo war
den, of Mrs. Frank Edgerton it South
Sixth street, nccordlug to tho Colum
bus, Ohio, correspondent of tho Now
York Herald.
"Yes, sir," tho woman replied.
"Want to Bell it?'"
"No, sir; but you enn have It if you
want it."
"Can r see it?"
"Certainly; just como this way,
please."
And Mrs. Edgerton walked back to
tho coal shed, where tho bird was con
lined, opened the door nnd then walk
ed buck to the liouae. In a moment oi
two Heyl appeared with tho buzzard
under his cont. Ho showed a badge
and said: "Tell your husband that 1
am a gamo warden nnd for him to np
pear before Squlro Lakin."
A son of Mr. Edgerton, who la nn
employe in tho Pnnhnndlo shops, whllo
strolling through tho fields, found n
buzzard with a broken leg. Tho bird
was fed and kindly treated and bo
camo a pet, running nround tho nolgh
borhood as it pleased. When tho fam
lly went nway from the houso tho buz
zard would bo confined in tho coal
shed.
An affidavit charges Edgerton with
having "in his possession a buzzard
not then and there being In cnptlvlty
prior to May G, 1902, and not then nnd
thcro having tho permission to do the
aforesaid act."
The Man Who Mloht.
My Rrnndpn lined to toll tin boys
About a mnn bo know
Way out in northern Illlnoln,
In rlKhtcon forty-two;
nils fellow's brag of bow ho might
When lliHt out west ho como
Hnvo easy bought Chlcngo'H Bite
For ono small Jug of lum.
Wi-M always n.sk Kiimdfnther why
Tho feller did not trade.
An' ho'd oiiy: " 'Twos Just a Ho
Tho clmp mndo up, I'm afraid;
But even though ho'd looked abend.
And heard tho biiHy hum
Of future yenr.i, when nil Ik said,
Ho'd rather had thu mm."
Then grnndpn'd Inug't n bit nn' say,
"Ah wo go down tho yearB
No matter where extendx tho way.
Or how our fortune stcerti.
We'll wiirely meot tho helpless wight.
At every turn. I vunil
Who might hnvo bought Chicago's site
For ono small Jug of rum."
Pittsburg Post.
Writer Says Genius Is Insanity.
According to Mrs. Kato Upson
Clark, tho way to bo happy, though
i genius, Is never to marry. "The
poet's wife," said Mrs. Clark in a re
lent address, "does not caro for poet
-y after the first week, any more than
Clio grocer's boy docs for figs. She
nover wishes to tell of tho neighbor
nood's gossip but sho Interrupts some
great thought of her husband's; then
no imagines sho is bereft of sympath
dnd looks for It in tho wives and
daughters of his neighbors, and if he
is handsomo ho usually finds it. The
genius should not marry. A woman
wants her husband not hs art. Gen
ius is Insantiy. In order to bo a gen
his ho lives most of tho tirao in o
world of deep emotions. It Is bard
for peoplo of artistic temperament to
conform to ordinary rules. Thus
divorce, suicldo, drunkenness and im
pulsive vices aro found among peoplo
of genius. Tho irrepressible tempera
ment seems to bo absolutely neces
sary to art."
Contest of Smelling Powers.
A now gamo for long evenings has
neon devised and tried by an English
houso party. It is a contost of Btnell
ing powers. Numborcd programs and
numbered bottles contain ossence
of cloves, gin, eucalyptus, sherry and
other grocurlos. Tho gamo Is to iden
tify these. And tho difficulty of dis
tinction ha? occurred to many mon
who havo tried tho decanters with
tho noso li. tho hope of dccldlug
whether it la brandy or whisky. In
this particular effort to recapture a
senso In whlc)i tho dog masters man
kind a woman won.
I NEWS IN NEBRASKA
"
STATE NOTES.
Tecumseh merchants report n good
holldny trnde.
Dodgo county employes but olghtoon
jnnlo teachers.
Tho hotel Lathrop at Hardy was
uumed to tho ground.
Thcro was a fire at tho Normal
coliego In Fremont, but it did not in
terrupt work.
Nobraska haa realized from the In
spection of kerosene nnd gasoltffo, at
10 cents p"or hnrrol, tho sum of ?38,
954.10, nccordlng to tho blonnlnl re
port of Oil Inspector Church, which
wns filed with tho govomor.
At Holdroge John R. Lucas, who
shot and killed Clydo Lester Decem
ber G, wns bound over to tho district
court on a charge of murder In tho
first degree nnd was- romnnded to Jail
without ball.
Charles Field hung himself nt Crete.
Ho was a foreman of stonework on
the now Burlington depot nt that
place. Ho was found nt supper tlmo
hanging from a rafter In tho tool
houso. No cause Is known for tho
deed other than that he nail been
drinking heavily.
Tho Farmers' Elevator company of
Straussvlllo, have tho elevator under
construction and havo commenced to
purchase and ship grain. An expor-
lenood mnn has been placed In charge
of the business nnd tho farmers by
co-operation hopo to circumvent tho
grain buyers' trust If such nn Insti
tution exlHts.
Judge Harrington In the district
court nt Ing Pine, hns granted a do
crco annulling tho marrlago of S.
Herbert Moore and Clara Taylor,
which occurred -n lxmg Pino several
years ago. The decreo was petitioned
for by Will II. Tnylor or Rosednle,
111., who declared thnt his sister had
boon Insnno bIiico 1894. Mrs. Mooro
Is now an inmate of tho Lincoln asy
lum. Georgo E. HaBkcll, president of tho
Boatrlco Creamery company nnd for
mer resident of Lincoln, will return
to Lincoln from California with his
family about January 1. Ho has been
In Colorado and California for several
years on nccount of Ill-health, but hns
so far recovered that his physicians
Kay ho can return to this cllmato with
Bnfcty. Tho family has been for somo
tlmo at Ocean Bench, Oil.
Recently P. C. Alcorn of Crab Or
chard suffered nn injury to ono of his
eyes, and it waa believed tho optic
might bo bo, veil. Howover, Inflamma
tion set In in such a bad condition
that tho sight of tho other oyo was
threatened, and tho surgeons decmod
It advlsnblo to remove tho injured
eyoball to guard against tho possibility
of Mr. Alcorn's suffering total blind
ness. Mnyor Hnckett and Bomo of the city
councllmen of Humboldt hnd an in
teresting session with a stranger who
appeared laBt week and mndo nil pre
parations to open up n bucket Bhop in
a vacant ofllco room of tho city. Tho
authorities objected, but tho mnn
wont on with his arrangements until
warned thnt he would bo Immediately
arrested If ho attempted to do busi
ness, when he decided to drop tno
matter.
P. L. Troyer in jumping from freight
No. 40 at Callaway, had a narrow os
capo from n horriblo death which ho
Is liable to remember for somo tlmo
to come. Troyer hns been up at Shorl
dan for somo tlmo past nnd, wanting
to got back to his homo nt Callaway,
mado arrangements witli a party
bringing somo horscB enst to rldo
with him. Thinking tho train was not
going to slop when it arrived thoro,
ho mado a Jump for tho platform,
which was covered with frost. A fow
minutes later ho was discovered by
Frank Makvlcka, the night watchman,
lying lnsensiblo, with his head nearly
touching tho rails.
Sheriff Hall of Holt county Is quite
pleased with tho capturo of Bernard
McGreovy, tho missing banker, and
snyB ho had received a tip that ho
was in Arizona and was making ar
rangements to go to Arizona whon
he received word of his capturo. Mr.
hall has worked dlligontly on tho caso
from tho beginning nnd had sent de
scriptions of the missing banker to
all ofllccrs In Arizona nnd several
other states and territories.
Tho snmo lino of talk concerning
seed corn as was given at the state
university seed corn special over the
Burlington route In Tecumseh, will
bo carried out at tho comlne session
of tho farmers' Institute. Tho farm
ers aro awako to tho fact that there'
Is much In tho proper selection of tho
grain, its caro, in tho cultivation of
tho ground, and in changing crops.
Hon. J. L. Young, who has ono of the
beat farms in Johnson county, says
that a fow years ago under tho samo
conditions that havo prevailed for the
past two or throo years, ho used to
raise as high aa seventy-five bushels
of corn to tho acre, on land which is
now yielding from thirty to thirty
five. Tho Nebraska fair commission will
contribute tho $100 necessary for
bringing tho mammoth statuo of No
braska from St. LouIb to Lincoln. It
has boon decided to place tho statute
in tho rotunda of tho state capltol
building, where It will bo sheltered
from tho ravagos of the elements. It
is thought that with such protection
tho staff statue can bo presorved in
definitely. A mooting will be held in
Omaha by tho stato commission, and
nt that tlmo a telegram will be sent
to President Francis accepting tho
gift.
IT AFFECTS NEBRASKA LANDS.
Klnkaid Has Some Amendments to
the Laws,
WASHINGTON Congressman Kin
kald of Nobraska Introduced an
nmendmont on tho opening day of con
gress to amond tho homestead laws
nffcctlng certnln lands In tho western
and northwestern portions of Ne
braska which would oxtend tho tlmo
six months within which ontrymen
under tho bill effective last Juno may
occupy tllo land bo entered. This Is a
trifling matter compared with other
projKJBod amendments to tho Klnknld
law, which, it will bo remembered, in
creased tho area of a homestead oulry
to 040 ncres.
Prominent NobrnskanH proposo a
law to amend tho Klnknld law, provid
ing for tho Bolq una of grazing lands
for grazing purposes. This proposition
Is mndo In tho hopo of promoting tho
Bottloment or profltnblo occupancy of
tho vast area of grazing lnnds tribu
tary to tho Burlington, Union Pacific
and Norhwestern railroads in tho
state. Charles F. Manderson of Omaha,
general solicitor for tho Burlington,
would havo tho department of tho In
terior survey thoso lnnds nnd put thorn
Into throo classes namely, first,
arablo lands; second, Irrlgnblo lands;
third, pastoral lands. Tho latter class
Mr. Mantlerson would hnvo put on Balo
at not loss than 10 cents nor more
than 25 cents an acre.
An olhor Idea is to sell, undor tho
direction of tho secretary ot tho In
terior, nil lnnds not disposed of under
tho Klnkaid act. Still another nmend
mont provldos for buying tho land out
right nt 10 centB or moro an acre, in
tho discretion of tho secretary of tho
interior.
Mr. Mnndorson has laid his Ideas
beforo tho mombers of tho Nobraska
delegation In congress nnd has ro
quostod them to Join him In a confer
ence to bo held nt Washington or at
Omaha somo tlmo this month.
PAY FOR 8CHOOL TEACHER8.
Districts Deal Liberally With Their
Educators.
Tho vnrlous school districts of tho
stnto of Nobraska havo dealt liberally
with their school teachers during tho
last year and whllo tho total amount
of money spent in Balarloa for men
teachers- 1b a decroaso when compared
with tho amount Bpcnt Inst, it doos not
follow that tho individual salaries of
men havo decreased, for tho reason
that tho number of men toachora em
ployed this year Is loss than tho year
beforo. According to BtntlBtlca compiled
by Chief Clork Harnly for uso In tho
biennial report of Superintendent
Fowler thcro was spent for salaries
for malo teachers this year was $572,
728.20, and for femnlo teachors, $2.
533,108.10, compared to ?G0S,708.79
spent In salaries for malo teachors
and $2,313,409.19 paid to femalo
toachors last year. Of this total
amount Douglas county paid Ita malo
teachors In 1904 J29.834.87, and Its fe
malo teachers ?38G,971.88. In 1904
thoro were employod In tho stnto 1,389
mon and 8,325 womon teachers,
against 1,490 mon and 7,819 women
toachora last year, making a total for
1904 of 9,714, against 9,309, tho In
crenso In tenchers being occasioned
by tho Increase in women tenchers,
showing that woman la gradually tak
ing tho placo of man In educational
lines in Nobraska.
Fifteen Years In Court.
NEBRASKA CITY Tho estato ot
Robort Hawks, deceased, that waa
filed for probato In tho county court
about fifteen years ago, haB been set
tled nnd closed. Tho estato la one of
tho largest over filed for probato In
tho county court and was the causs
of many lawsuits.
Woman Attempts 8ulclde.
CHADRON Because of a quarrel
with her husband, Mrs. William Rondo
attempted to commit suicldo hero.
Sho shot herself with a revolver in
tho left breast, tho bullet lodging un
der tho right shoulder blade. It Is
doubtful whether sho will recover.
Premiums for Nebraska.
LINCOLN At tho St, Louis ox
position Nebraska stood second In the
list of states In tho horticultural ex
hibit, and only was excelled by tho
state of Colorado. In all doparments
tho state received moro than COO pre
miums. Rev. Johnson Appointed.
LINCOLN Rov. P. C. Johnson of
Tecumseh will take up tho duties of
chaplain at tho stato penitentiary
January 1. Tho announcement of tho
appointment was mado by Governor
Mickey, who was formorly ono of Rov.
Jbhnson's parishioners at Osceola.
Chaplain Walter K. Willlama an
nounced his resignation to tho gover
nor Just beforo election.
G. L. Shumway of Scotts Bluff coun
ty proposos to erect an $85,000 power
plant on the North Plaf.to river near
the town of Gerlng. Tho plant Is In
tended to havo a capacity of 400 horso
power. Mr. Shumway has filed an ap
plication for water with the Stato
Board of Irrigation, in which ho saya
tho plant Is to bo used for milling,
manufacturing and-other purposes. It
will bo necossary to dig a ditch four
miles long to conduct tho water to.
tho proposed slto. A company boa
been formed to comploto the work of
construction.