Aden guardB the lower entrance ot
the Red sea. It Is bulit In tho crater
ot an extinct volcano and all the land
Is barren. This Is tho country whero
It never rains. There Is good reason
for this In tho eyes of Mother Nature,
and reason, good or bad, according to
the pilots who gttldo tho boats among
tho Islands of tho sea. And all tho
natives nro of tho samo mind, espe
cially thoso who have listened to tho
stories of hardship and trials told
them In their childhood as they swung
In their grass hammocks In tho shad
ows of their huts. Mahomot Bcy.ln his
flowing robes of blue and his turban of
green nnd his yellow shoes, told the
story as ho sat before his open door
scanning tho eca far n sail or tho
smoko of a steamer looking for a pi
lot: "Once tho rains fell here as they do
In Port Said at tho othor end of tho
Rod sea, nnd even ns they do In Co
lombo and Singapore and nil tho rost
of tho world." Mnhomet Bey shook
Ills head and sighed. as ho thought of
times whon no ono hnd to carry wa
ter from tho springs beneath tho tides
of tho sea. "But this was in tho dayB
of long, long ago, and all wo know of
that tlmo or of tho things that hap
pened then is what Is told us by our
olders or sung to us ns wo lay In our
cradles. According to tho legends Ras
Sanallah, which samo is now Aden,
lay In a beautiful valloy with palms
-waving on tho hills and figs and vines
trailing off as far as the eye could see.
In this valley was a beautiful city, and
In tho conter of this city stood the pal
nco of tho queen. Surrounding her
were her attendants nnd her armies.
But tho soldiers had little to do, for
tho wjiolo land was at peace.
"Ono cvonlng when tho Bky was
Oiled with a red haze, tho enemy came,
Tiding upon tho sea nnd swnrmlng
ucrosB tho land, trampling under foot
this beautiful valley and finally sit
ting down before tho gates ot tho city,
crying for Its surrender. Black woro
the hearts of tho besiegers and dark
wero their deeds as they wont back
and forth. Tho queen was holploss In
lier palace, and after a tlmo all tho
provisions wero eaten. Ono dark night
when the thunders wero crashing and
tho floods wero descending upon tho
earth a captain of tho queen's army
opened tho gates Just a llttlo -way that
lie might slip out nnd so cscapo In tho
storm to tho hills. Another captain
saw him, nnd ho, too, tried to escape.
Bo It was tho enomy saw theso two
captains of tho queen's array running
down tho highway and throw Its whole
strength ngalnst tho gato nnd forced It
open.
THE UMBRELLA MENDER WOULD
FARE BADLY IN ADEN.
"There wn8 n great cry from all tho
houses In tho city and tho pnlaco.
Whon daylight carao not ono was loft
nllvo. Even tho two captains woro
caught and carried back to their suf
fering follows nnd their bodies woro
added to tho great procession which
headed for tho sea.
'Now it so happened that, this queen
was tho daughter of a god, who at
that tlmo was on a hunt In tho wilds
and Jungles of tho desert-, and so did
not know of tho trials his daughter,
tho queen, was enduring nil tho days
of tho slego. As she was mortal she
had to dlo as tho rest had died, but
her father, tho god, was very wroth
when ho learned of tho fate of Ras
Sannllah and hurried away across tho
deserts and Jungles of Africa to this
land. Tho enemy was living In all
tho good houses of the city as well as
In tho palace. In tho market placo
before tho palaco n new templo to a
strange god was being built.
'Tho father of tho queen sat upon tho
walls of tho city and thought what
would bo tho most aevcro and lasting
punishment that ho could Inflict. Ho
knew If ho fhould put thom to death
other people would come nnd tnko
their places. Then ho bethought him
to dqsolato tho valley nnd the hills
and all tho land. Even this would be
but temporary as far as the Immortals
go, for Naturo would again spread hor
green lenves and tho fronds of her
palms, her figs, and her grapes over
- tho valley and tho hills. So It was this
cod decreed that no more rain should
fall In Ras Sannllah, and that all wells
should run dry, nnd that nil rocks
should turn black, nnd tho soil should
becomo barren. So no more rain foil
In this town, nnd all tho wolls becamo
dry, nnd all tho rocks turned blnck,
and nil tho soil grow barren.
"And tho strango people who had
driven tho queen from hor throno crlod
with n great cry for water and for
food. Their god, to whom they woro
building tho templo In tho market
placo, heard their cry and enmo to
them. Ovor tho gato ot tho city tho
father of tho queen was Bitting when
this strango god camo down tho hill.
Tho two gods met In tho valley. Thou
thoy fought as mortals never fought,
and tho hills shot forth flames. Tho
now god toll. And with him wero des
troyed his followers, and nil tho vic
torious horde was wiped from tho
earth. Tho father of tho queen wns
grlovously wounded and was carrlod
homo by his angels, nnd even to this
day has nover rocallcd tho curso which
ho cast upon this land.
"For many years nothing hut tho
memory of tho departed hosts filled
this valloy. At last commorco iamo
with her galloys and hor Bhlps nnd
pcoplo again landed hero and built
their houses upon tho rocks, broken
and twisted Into heaps by tho feet of
tho warring gods. Today Aden has
many Inhabitants. Water is brought
by ships from fairer shores. Divers
go down Into tho soa nnd All their
goat skin bottles from tho spring of
tho dcop.
"But It novor rains In Aden." Har
ry A. Armstrong in Chicago Record
Herald.
Dreniufj Life's How of Premise.
Youth dreams'nnd tho rich color ot
expectancy lends beauty to all tho
coming years. Man dreams and tho
vision strengthens his band nnd makes
geutlo his heart. Ago dreams and tho
spirit plcturo has suggestion which
softens pain nnd holds glad promlso
of tho llfo boyond tho hills. The year
without a dream is a barron, fruitless
tlmo. Droams aro tho sowing nnd
sometimes the harvest. Happy, thlrco
happy, tho man who koeps uncrippled
his capacity to dream through all tho
blundering days, his ability to uao tho
spiritual tolcscopo which sees further
and truor than matorlal eyes. It ono's
dreams como true, well. If ono's
droams como not true, still well. Wo
nro tho bettor nnd tho braver for tho
dreaming. St. Louis Globe-Democrat."
Filipino Soek Appolntmunts.
Lato mall advices from Manila give
Interesting details concerning tho rc
cont civil scrvlco examinations held in
that city. Nearly 700 English and
Spanish-speaking competitors mado
application for examination. Ono of
tho salient differences botweon tho
Phllipplno civil scrvlco nnd that ot tho
United Statoa Is that tho former pro
vldes for tho promotion from tho Jun
ior grades to tho highest positions.
Another foaturo novel to tho Filipinos
was tho allowance mado for fomalo
employes, and there wero about a doz
en Filipino women who nppllod for
positions ns clerks. Tho positions chief
ly sought woro thoso of postofllco
clork, Junior clerk, clerk, bookkeeper,
under clork and stenographer and
typewriter. Washington Post.
Chances for Chemical Experts.
If I could obtain tho services ot eight
or ten young men who havo studied
choralstry as applied to photography,
and who have attended somo recog
nlzed art school, I would glvo thom
positions In my studio, writes a cole
bratcd photographer In Success. But,
unfortunately, bucIi men nro not ob
tainable. There aro hundreds of pho
tographers, so called, whoso services
can bo secured nt any tlmo. But thoso
who understand tho nrt from a scien
tific standpoint nro decidedly rare.
Tho young man who will tako my hint
can always obtain employment, cither
In my studio or In thoso ot my col
leagues.
Unfortunate Crsnturo.
"In theso days," ho said, "Individual
effort goes for nothing. It Is usoless
for a man to start out alono. Ho
must "
"Oh, Cuthbort," sho cried, "how
mean of you to bring mo away out
horo in this boat and thon, know
ing I could not cscapo, say such things
to mo. But but If you Insist, I will
ask papa when wo get back."
Felf-Kitoero nt Different Agos.
Said W. W. Goodwin, a retiring Har
vard profossor, at n dinner in his hon
or tho other ovenlng: "When I wns
20 I thought I was 10, when I was 30
I thought .1 was 50, whon I was 40
thought I was 25, and when I was 50
I wondered it they woro going to bring
in tho high chair at tho tablo and glvo
mo a bottle."
As tho result of tho military and
naval maneuvers for testing tho possl
blllty of a successful attack on Mar-
eellies, France, It has been decided
to construct further fortified works
around tho city.
LITERARY MEN LIVE LONO.
Author IIixto ICquiU Chance with Other
to Itcach Old Agt.
Tho general Idea tnat literary pro
ductlon of a high order is hostllo to
long llfo by reason of tho nervous wear
nnd toar It necessitates would seem
to bo erroneous. Scott woro himself
out at tho ago of CI by excessive work,
nnd Dlqkens, no doubt, lived at too
high prcssuro possibly tho samo
might bo said of Thackeray but In
tho great majority ot cases literary
men possess that balanco which avoids
nervous exhaustion, and tho literary
llfo Is n wholesomo and normal ono.
In our own country tho nvcrngo llfo of
twcnty-nlno leading writers from Jona
than Edwards down, is sixty-six years,
In nearly every case, too, tholr produc
tive powers lmvo remained unimpair
ed by old nge. Tho short llfo ot Edgar
Allen Poo Is, of course, not to bs attrlb-
utod to tho fact that ho was n writer,
but to tho norvous worry resulting
from fnlso prldo and shnmo at being
unnblo to resist temptation. Bayard
Taylor worked too hard nnd Lanier
wns broken by cxposuro In tho civil
wnr. Dr, Holmes nnd Whittle? enjoy
ed tho longest lives ot any ono ot our
writers, each passing his SGth birth
day. Emerson, Longfellow nnd Bry-
nnt lived long nnd tranquil lives, nnd
vory few perhaps not ono of Ameri
can Utorary men shortened their lives
by oxccsslvo devotion to their natural
pursuit. Tho lives of groat American
writers aro longer than thoso ot tholr
English counterparts by nearly four
years, though two of tho Engllshmon
Carlyslo and Newman lived longer
thnu nny ono of tho Americans. Tho
living American writers who scom to
havo dono enough to ontltlo them to
ndmlsslon to our Htornry Vnlhalla aro:
Honry Jnmcs, Brcto Harto, Howolls,
Donald Mitchell, Wolr Mltcholl, Stcd-
mnn, Stoddard, Aldrlch, Flskc, Cablo
and Clemens. They nvcrngo now 05
years old. Chicago Journal.
GARDEN'S GROWTH IN HAWAII
riant anil Vine Produce 1'roimo Crop
the Year Round.
Incredible reports of tho productive
ness of tho soil ot Hawaii havo reached
tho agricultural department through
Gov. Dole, who requested ono of tho
principal farmers of Hawaii to furnish
authentic Information on this subjoct.
This farmer says that nlraost ovory
vcgetnblo and fruit known to man
will grow in tho island in profusion.
Pcppormint, ho says, growB wild. Four
crops of potatoes have been produced
In succession on tho samo plcco ot land
within twelve months. ThlB is not nn
extraordinary occurrcnco. Radishes
becomo edible ten dnys after sowing.
Strawberry vines bear fruit nil tho
year. Tho berries aro of tho finest
flavor. Cabbage grows all tho year nnd
It apparently, makes no dlfforonco
whether It la planted in tho spring,
summer, autumn, or winter. Parsley,
qnco sown, grows forever, apparently,
Lima beans continuo to grow nnd bear
for over a year, and thoy havo to bo
gathered every weok after starting to
boar. Cucumbers bear tho entlro year
and so do tomatoes which, with proper
attention, bear for years. Raspber
ries bear for six months. Pineapples
como int bearing when tho plants nro
four months old nnd bear In nbundnnco
for yonrs. Lottuco enn bo planted nt
any tlmo, and It dovolops quickly. Tho
samo Is truo of colory. Wheat, corn,
barley and onts produce only ono crop
each year, and this Is not qulto ns
good as thq crops produced in other
portions of tho world.
ITott It Fools to Full.
Tho Swiss Alplno climber, Slgrlst,
who onco foil from tho top of tho
Knrpfstock, In Switzerland, described
his Bcnsatlon whllo falling ns follows:
"Tho plungo, which was taken back
ward, was In no wlso accompanied by
tho anxiety such as ono has when ono
drcamB of falling, I seemed to bo homo
In tho most pleasant manner gently
downwnrd nnd had completo conscl
ousncss during tho entlro fall. Freo
from all pain or fear, I contemplated
my position and tho futuro of my fam
ily, which I know was assured by tho
Insurance I cnrrlcd. And, this contem
plation wns accomplished with a rap
ldlty which I had novor beforo known
Of tho losing of my breath, of which
pcoplo talk, thoro wbb no suggestion,
and only tho hoavy fall on tho snow
covered ground caused mo to loso sud
denly and painlessly all consciousness,
Tho bruising of my head and limbs on
tho rocks as I foil caused mo no pain
In fact, I did not feel It. I cannot con
celvo of nn easier, plcasanter denth.
Tho reawkonlng, howovor, brought
with It entirely different and far less
agreeable sensations." London Mall.
The Cure for Trust.
If railroad rates aro so manipulated
that thoy sometimes favor tho locali
ties In which tho plants owned by
trusts aro situated and what disinter
csted student can deny this? why
should wo hcsltato, In Sanson and out
of season, to ngltnto tho question ot
the control of tho national highways?
If patont laws aro another rollanco of
tho trusts, why should wo hcsltato to
throw open to gcnornl uso, In return
for n reasonable compensation, ovory
patent that Is employed hereafter for
monopolistic ends? Theso remedies
would at least moderate tho oxnctlons
of many ot tho trusts, and no further
oxporlenco of grcator knowledge ought
to bo needed to demonstrate tho wis
dom of employing all such means that
stand bo noar at hand. Atlantic
Monthly.
Withhold Heut on Account of Hugs,
When summoned to court to explain
why Bho djjl not pay hor rent, a Chi
cago woman brought with hor a bottlo
filled with bugs of various sizes and
shades, nnd told tho mnglstrnto that
when tho landlord removed tho in
sects from tho house sho would pay
uj.
THE OUANP MED1CINK MAN.
Elaborate Kllual of tbs UJItmays C-orer-
Ing Bererol Day.
Tho ceremony ot tho Grand Mcdl-
clno is nn claborato ritual, covorlng
eovoral days, tho endless number of
gods and spirits being called upon to
minister to tho sick man and to
lengthen his lite. Tho sovcral dogrccs
of tho Grand Medlclno tench tho usa of
lsxantntlons, of medicines and poisons,
and tho requirements necessary to con
stitute a bravo. "When a young man
seeks ndmlsslon to tho Grand McdWlno
lodgo ho first fasts until ho socs In
his dream somo animal (tho mink, bca
vor, ottor and flshor bolng most com
mon), which ho hunts and kills. Tho
skin Is then ornamented with beads
or porcuplno quills, and tho spirit ot
tho animal becomes tho frlond nnd
companion of tho man." Tho medlclno
men havo only a limited knowlcdgo
of herbs, but thoy are export In drcsB-
lng wounds, and the art ot extracting
barbed nrrows from tho flesh can bo
learned from thom. In olden times
yes, to within tho momory ot tho OJlb
waya tho medlclno man nt the funornl
ceremony thus addressed tho depart
ed: "Dear friend, you will not fcol
lonoly whllo pursuing your Journey to-
ward tho setting sun. I havo killed for
you a Sioux (hated onomy of tho OJ lb-
ways) nnd I havo scalped him. Ho
will accompany you nnd provldo for
you, hunting your food If you need 1L
Tho scalp I havo taken, uso It for
your moccasins." Open Court.
Antrlans In Ronth America.
Somo Interesting particulars of Aus
trian settlements In South America
nro contained In a report by tho com
mander ot tho Austrian wnrshlp Do
nau, which wan dispatched last year
on n soml-commcrclnl mission to tho
South American ports. It appears that
thcro Is an Austrian colony ot nbout
1,500 persons nt Puntn Aronns, tho
most southerly town In tho world. It
Is composed chlofly of Dalmatians, nnd
Is tho largest forolgn clement In tho
placo. Tho grcator part ot Its members
aro engaged In gold-mlntng, but It
comprises n number of wolMo-do mer
chants, sheep farmers nnd Innkeepers.
Tho colony Is prosperous, although
most of Its members began without
any capital. Thoro la n favorable
prospect for futuro Immigrants, who
would benefit by tho oxporlenco and
asslstanco of their predecessors. Tho
roport goes on to dcclaro that Mngol
lanes and Western Patagonia hnvo a
great future Tho many islands of tho
Patagonia archipelago nro covered
with evergreen forests capable of sup
plying Immcnso quantities of vnluablo
timber, whllo tho mountain ranges, bo
lng of tho samo gcologlcnl formation
ns thoso of Chill nnd Peru, aro thought
to bo rich In mineral resources. Now
York Post.
How a Bplder Used Slzponae.
A correspondent s'onds us a remark'
ablo lnstanco ot adaptation ot Instinct
In a trapdoor spider. Saya tho writer:
"A, friend of mlno noticed near bin
camp a trapdoor spider run In front
of him nnd pop into its holo, pulling
tho 'lid' down ns it disappeared., Tho lid
Eoomcd bo neat and perfect n circle that
tho man stooped to oxnmino it, nnd
found to his nstonlshmont, that It was
a sixpence! Thoro was nothing but silk
thread covering tho top of tho coin,
but underneath mud and silk thread
woro coated on nnd shaped convox (ns
usual.) Tho coin had probably been
swept out of tho tent with rubbish."
Commenting on this, a contributor to
Nnturo says: "As is woll known, tho
doors of trapdoor spldors' burrowB aro
typically mado of flattened pellets of
earth stuck togothcr with silk or othor
ndhcslvo matorlal. Tho unique behav
ior of tho spider In question showed no
llttlo discrimination on her part touch
ing tho Bultablllty as to bIzo, shapo
and wolght ot tho objoct Bolcctcd to
fulfill tho purposo for which tho six
penco was used." Sydnoy Bullotln.
Chnpol of the 1'jrx.
Tho nnclont chnpol of tho Pyx nt
Westminster Is to bo thrown open to
tho public. This Is ono ot tho oldest
nnd most Interesting parts of tho Ab
bey, tho greater part of tho fabric bo
longing to tho rolgn of Edward tho
Confessor. It wns used in early Nor
man times aa a royal treasury, and a
robhory from tho chnpol in tho rolgn
ot Edwnrd I ot trensuro valued at
100,000 created n great deal ot stir,
Later It was used ns a record chamber
for tho treasury, and moro recently ns
a recoptnelo for tho apparatus neces
sary for tho trial of tho Pryx tho
standardizing ot tho coin of tho rcnlm.
Tho documents forraoly deposited In
tho Pyx chapel havo boon removed nnd
henceforth tho public will havo tho
prlvllego of ponotrntlng tho recesses
of this myBtorlous chamber. Now-
castlo (Eng.) Chronicle
And Thin Wo lleonmo United.
Tho board of civil scrvlco examin
ers for tho Now York Bub-treasury In
eludes Ulysses S. Grant, Republican,
and Edgar F. Loo, Democrat. The
former Is a nophow of tho great Ben-
oral and tho latter bears tho samo ro
latlonship to tho leador ot "tho lost
causo," Robort E. Leo.
Illiteracy Among Southern II1IU.
Illlterato whlto inhabitants in
southern and border states nro most
numerous among tho mountains. Ken
tucky has 10 por cont, Tonnosseo 18
South Carolina 18 nnd Alabama 18 por
cent ot illlterato whlto.
London Cub Accident.
Last year 1,104 persona woro Injuind
and eighteen killed in London by bo
lng flung headlong out of tho hansom
caba, by reason of tho horses slipping
and falling.
Not vMalth nor nnccstry, but hon
orablo conduct and a noblo disposition
mako run gcat.
ME LAWS JULY 1
Soma of tho New Statntcs Which Ke-
broskaas ULvni Now Oboy.
THESE ARE NOW IN f ILL EfFECT
Lam Herewith Gln Wero Without the
Emergency Clause and Wero There
fore Not In Operation as Soon as the
Legislature Adjourned.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 3. Following
is n partial list ot laws passed by
tho recent legislature which wont into
effect July 1, nil othor lnws pasBod hav
ing hnd an emcrgoncy clnuso nnd wero
thoroforo effective ns Boon ns tho logls
laturo adjourned:
H. R. 38, by Fuller Providing for
mowing or othorwlso dostroylng tho
weeds along public roads.
II. R. 50, by Mlskcll Providing that
In counties under township organiza
tion tho township road tax nnd tho
county rond tax shall bo paid In ensh.
It. R. 55, by Fowler To exempt can
didates for township, precinct, school
board and vlllngo ofllcca from tho cor
rupt practlcca act provisions.
S. F. 255, by Currlo Providing that
graduates ot other cmiuutonnl lnstltu
tutlona ot tho stnto besides tho State
university, who havo complctod cours
es which placo thom on a parity with
tho University of Nebraska graduates,
shall bo entitled to first grndo teach
ers' certificates.
II. It, 58, by Mlskoll Provides that
In counties not under township organ
ization tho rond tax shall bo paid In
cash.
11. R. 51, by Mean Making It a
crlmo to threaten to nccuso nny por-
son of a crlmo or offense or to do In
Jury to tho person or property of nn
othor with tho Intent to extort monoy
for pccuulnry ndvantngo or to compel
tho porson threatened to do nny act
against his will.
II. It, 11, by Crockett Providing
that all damagcB caused by tho lay
ing out, altering, opening or discon
tinuing of nny county road may bo
paid by warrant on tho gonornl fund
of tho county.
S. F. 115, by Arcnds Provldea that
hereafter tho llccnso tnx for peddlers
plying tholr vocntlon outsldo tho lira-'
lta of a city or town nnd ot peddlorn
selling by snmplo outside tho limits ot
n city or town, within nny county In
tho state, shall bo $25 for uso of ono
county, ?50 for tho3o with n vohlclo
drawn by ono nnlmnl, ?75 for thosa
with two nnd less than four anlmillo
nnd $100 for thoso with moro than four
animals.
II. R. 215, by Hall Authorizing tho
govornor to nppolnt n Joint commis
sion to dctcrmlno tho boundary lino
between Nebraska and luwn.
II. R. 29, by McCarthy Provides
that whon any person shnll dlo pos
sessed of any personal calato not law
fully disposed of by a will, "Tho sur
viving husband or wlfo, If nny, nnd If
thoro bo no surviving husband or wife,
then tho heir or heirs nt law of tho
deceased shall bo allowed all artlJcs
of wearing apparol, ornaments anil
household furniture."
II. R. 208, by McCartny Authoriz
ing tho governor to nppolnt n Joint
commission to dotormlno tho boundary
lino between Nebraska and South I)o
kotn.
S. F. 103, by Currlo To nmond tho
roform school laws, changing tho ago
under which boyB nnd girls mny bo
sentenced to tho Industrials schools
from 18 to 10 years.
S. F. 193, by Young To provldo that
no Judgment herotoforo rendered or
which may hereafter bo rondorcd on
which oxocutlon shall havo boon taken
out nnd lovlcd beforo tho expiration of
flvo yenra next nt thtj .endltion shall
oporato aa n Hon on tho ostato of nny
dobtor to tho proferenco of nny bonn
fldo Judgment creditor or purchaaor.
II. R. 20, by Brown Providing for a
system of traveling libraries and au
thorizing tho govornor to nppolnt n
atnto library commission.
S. F. 134, by Zlcglor To rostrnln
malo anlmala from running at lnrgo.
Authorizes tho sheriff to sell nny malo
animal running at largo and not re
deemed by tho owner.
S. F. 134, by Mnrtln Providing that
whoovor, from tho tlmo nny , ballots
nro cast until tho tlmo has expired for
using thom as ovldonco In any contost,
Bhall destroy, nttempt to destroy, In
sight, or request anothor to destroy
any ballot box or poll book, shall bf
Imprisoned In tho penitentiary, on con
viction thoreof, not less than ono year
nor moro than flvo yeara.
S. F. 121, by McCargar Authorizing
city councils to lovy a 2-mlll tax for
tha Bupport of public libraries.
H. F. 231, by McCargar Providing
for compulsory education of children
between tho ngoa of 7 nnd 14 years
by requiring parontB to havo such chll
dron attend school at least two-thlrda
ot tho number oJ weoka school Is held
In tho district.
S. F. 44, by Van Bnaklrk For tho
protection of cnttlo ownora and, roqulr
lng registration nnd exhibition of
hides, It provides that ovory porson
engaged In tho butcher business shall
keep a record of nil branded beef anl
mals ho may slaughter,
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Lntest O,uolntlon from South Onealia
nnd Knntns City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle There was not a heavy supply
of cattle, hut tho market wns very slow
In opening nnd when trading" did begin
It was gonornlly 0n a basis ot lower
values. Chicago wns reported stendy to
n dlmo lower nnd that wns not far from
tho situation nt this point. There wero
about nfty-tlvo or sixty cars of boef
steers In tho ynrds. nnd whllo somo of
tho better grades of hoavy cnttlo brought
right nround sttndy prices, packers wero
bidding on tho great bulk ot tlio offerings
right around a dime lower. Thcro wero
only about cloven cars of cows nnd heif
ers In tho yards besides tho usunl odd
and ends. Tho best dry lot stuff nnd nlso
Borne of tho choicer bunches ot grata stuff
sold at what looked to bo nbout steady
prices. Tho less destrnblo grades, how
ever, wero vory slow snlo nnd In tho ma
jority of enscs they sold nbout n dlmo
lower thnn nt tho closo ot Inst week.
Hulls woro nlso Blow snlo nnd unless they
woro cholco they were lower. Thd tamo
could bo snid of cnlvod nnd stags. Titer.)
wero only a few cars of stockers and
feeders horo nnd tho demand wns oven
lighter thnn tho supply. An n gcnornl
thing tho few that chnnged hands
brought n llttlo less money than tho Bamo
kind sold for lust week.
1 toga Thcro was a fairly ltboral run
of hogs, nnd ns other markets wero nil
quoted lower prices at this point cased
orr n trifle. Tho bulk of tho hogs sold nt
$5.8714 nnd 15.90, with tho long string nt
$3.90. Tho quality of tho offerings ns a
wholo wns not what might bo called
cholco, nnd ns n result thoro woro not
many high priced loads. Tho top was
(5.93, which wns paid for a load weighing
376 pounds. Tho mnrkct wns not particu
larly active, but still practically every
thing wns Hold In good season, thcro behur
but llttlo changa In tho market from start
to finish.
Sheep Tho following quotations nro
Riven: Cholco wethers, $3,3303.50; fair to
good wothcrs. J3.00if3.23: oholce owes, $2.73
lt.1.10: fair to good, $2.250 2.75; cholco
spring lambs, $1.75(15.00; fair to good
spring lambs, $1.5001.73; feeder wothCM,
$2.753.00; feeder lumbs, I3.251f-t.00.
KAK3A8 CITY.
Cattle Natlvo steers, steady to 10s
lower: TexntiN, 10015a lower: stockors mil
feeders, 2o033o lower: cholco dressed boot
steers, $3.3506.73; fnlr to good, $1.0305.23;
stockers nnd feeders, $3.2304.50; Toxns fed
steers, $1.5005.00; Tcxnns nnd Indian, $l.i5
00.25; Toxns grass steers, $3.0004.00; cows.
$2.7504.23: heifers, $2.0004.75; cannqrs, $1.73
02.05; bulls. $3.0004.50; calves. $3.0005.00.
Hogs rigs and lights, Dc hlghort others
wero steady to strong; top, $8.10; hulk ot
snlos, $3.0005.35; heavy. $O.OO0.1O; mixed
Packers, $3.0O7G.O0 Hunt. $5.70115.90: tiles.
$5.23(5.C5.
Sheep and Lnmbs Mnrkct goncrnlly
steady.
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN.
Hot Weather Itlpeus Wheat nnd Corn
Shows Bntlsfiiotory Condition.
LINCOLN, July 4. United States
department of agriculture, Nebraska
section, cltmato and crop scrvlco ot tho
wonthor bureau, weekly crop bullotln.
University ot Nebraska, Lincoln,
general summary: Tho past weok hai
boon hot nnd dry, with an excess of
aunshtno. Tho dally moan tompora
turo hna uvoraged 12 dogrocs abovo
normal, with maximum tompornturcs
exceeding 100 degrees in nearly nil
pnrta ot tho state
Tho rainfall of tho weok was con
fined to a fow light, scnttored Bhowors,
gonornlly too light to bo of any mate
rial benefit to crops.
Tho hot, dry wonthor has rlponod
tho wlntor wheat vory fast, nnd har
vesting has mado rapid progress. Tha
crop Is gonornlly good nnd was not In
jured by tho wenthor of tho weok.
Oats In southern counties havo been
further damaged, and In somo fow
places havo boon cut for liny, In
northorn counties nil small grain la
In excellent condition. Corn has
grown well In northorn counties nnd
good progress has boon mado In culti
vating corn and killing woods. In
southern counties corn has grown
slowly and has suffered from n lack
of moisture, but no permanent dnmago
has been dono to tho crop gonornlly.
Q. A. LOVELAND,
Section Director, Lincoln, Nob.
CORNELL WINS TWO.
It's Varsity Eight nnd Four Aro First In
Intercolnclnte Uxors,
POUQHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 4.--Tho
Intercollegiate boat races ovor tho
Hudson rlvor courao wero decided na
followB:
'Varsity Eight Cornoll first, tlmo
18:C3 1-G; Columbia second, -tlmo
18:08; Wisconsin third, tlmo 19:00 4-5;
Georgetown fourth, tlmo 19:21. Tho
best previous record for 'varsity eight
was 19:44 3-C, No tlmo was taken for
Syrncuso and Pennsylvania, who woro
many loagues behind,
'VnrBlty Four Cornoll first, tlmo
11:39 3-5; Pennsylvania second, tlmn
11:45 2-5; Columbia third, tlmo
11:51 3-C. Tho host provlous record for
this distance was 10:31 1-5.
FrcBhmon Itnco Pennsylvania first,
tlmo 10:21 2-5; Cornoll second, tlmo
10:23; Columbia third, tlmo 10:3G 2-5;
Syrncuso fourth, tlmo 10:44. Tho pro
vlous record for freshmen olght for
this distance wns 0:19'.
llrnds Off tho Klnwn Hush,
WASHINGTON; July 4. Tho roport
from Denlson, Toxns, of tho formation
of n company to mako a rush for tho
Kiowa lands In Oklahoma on tho tho
ory that thoy aro now public land
nnd subject to homestead settlement,
and that no restriction enn ho placed
on tholr Bottloment, Is a rolterntlon ot
a claim that tho Intorlor department
nlroady has found groundless. Con
gress passed a law governing tho sub
ject which supersedes all prior laws.