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    ..The Filibusters of Venezuela.,
Or the Trials of a Spanish Girl.
By SBWARD W. HOPKINS.
Copyrighted I960 Vy Bobert Bonner' Son. j
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"They, too, escaped. Nothing has
boon heard of them."
"Then," sho said, turning to Lord
Chugmough, "thcro Is nothing to do
but trust this man and wait for my
father to bring a forco to rescuo us.
I think 1 understand what lorn peat
meant now. Arthur thought I was
dead, nnd having no reason for ro
malnlng hero longor, has assisted tho
family of tho republican General to a
placo of safety.
"Tho senorlta says," said Lord
Chugmough to tho Zambo, "that sho
will thank you to go at onco to hor
father and tell him sho Is here, and
have him como to rescue her. I will
pay you well nfter I seo tho face of
Don Juan. I don't pay In advance for
services In this country, but It you do
your errand well, tho pay will bo
large."
"I bollovo you, sonor," said the Zam
bo. "I will do as you say."
Ho took a good pull at a flask Lord
Chugmough hold out to him, and pull
ing himself togethor, limped out of
tho place.
"An honest manwhen It payB him
well to bo ono," said Lord Chugmough,
watching tho retreating figure.
!
CHAPTER XVL (Contlnuod.)
Lola looked at Lord Chugmough In
consternation.
"Is ho dead?" she cried. "No! Ho
cannot ho must not dlol"
"Ho la dead," said Lord Chugmough,
sorrowfully.
"Oh, what did ho mean? What did
ho try to say 7 Could you hear moro
than I?"
They moved nway from the dead,
hero.
"He well, ho mado a rcmarkablo
statement," said Lord Chugmough,
looking puzzled. "Ho said you had
died, you know."
. "Oh, ho must havo been wandering.
Death had sent him that relief tho
relief of unconsciousness boforo tho
end," sho said.
"I do not think so," replied Lord
Chugmough. "If ever thoro was a
conscious and rational dying man, ho
waB. I cannot fathom tho meaning of
what ho said, but ho know; of that
I am sure. Ono thing ho did say that
was plain enough. Your Arthur Med
worth, thinking you wero dead, has
gono oft with another girl In a boat."
"Oh, I cannot believe that," she said.
"And why should ho believe I was
dead?"
"Mo lord," called William from tho
top of tho barricade, "HI found this
fellow hon tho 'ill. E's wounded
pretty bad, sir. Shall HI kill 'lm?"
"No. Drag him hero," rcpllod Lord
Chugmough. "Ia ho conscious?"'
"Worry conscious, mo lord. Don't
you 'car 'lm cussing hln Spanish?"
William camo dragging a wounded
Zambo across tho earthen floor, and
sat him on a stone near Lord Chug
mough. Tho Englishman examined him, and
found that ho was seriously wounded.
"Look here, my flno fellow," he said,
"your wound Is a bad one, but with n
llttlo bandaging and a llttlo caro you
will bo all right If you will toll mo
tho truth about this thing, I will fix
you up and let you go. If you don't,
I'll put another bullet Into you and
make a better Job of it. Do you under
stand?" "SI, senor," was tho reply.
"How much do you know about this
rascality?"
"Tho fight, sonor?"
"No. I know a llttlo about tho fight
myself. Dut about this follow Matta
zudo, and tho old Indian, and tho sen
orlta." "The beautiful senorlta," said tho
Zambo, grinning, "has many lovers."
"Oh, I see you do know something.
Now tell me, how was tho senorlta
taken from tho castle?"
Tho Zambo grinned again.
"It Is nn old trick, sonor," ho said.
"Tho old Carlb la wlso, and can do
many things that puzzlo thoso who
look down upon his race. I havo heard
all about it from Mattazudo. The
king But my wound, senor it bleeds.
I will tell tho truth nil I know but
while I am speaking I bleed to death."
"I'll fix you up," said Lord Chug
mough, at onco beginning to bind up
tho wounds in a piece of William's
shirt. "Go on; you had got as far as
tho king."
"Tho senorlta has many lovers,
senor. Philip loved her, and wanted to
mako her his queen. Gomez loved her,
and wanted her for his wife. Matta
zudo looked upon her pretty face, nnd
sworo ho would havo her for himself.
Sho was 111, and old Namampa was
called In to eco hor and euro her. Mat
tazudo saw Namampa first, and prom
ised him much gold if ho would get
tho senorlta away without any ono
knowing it. Namampa first cured her
of hor fever, and then gavo hor a drug
that Btops tho heart for a number of
hours. They nil thought sho was dead,
and sho was burled. That night Na
mampa returned to tho gravo and dug
her up and took her to his houso,
whero ho gavo hor another drug that
brought hor to her senses again and
brought her up hero to escapo tho
rushing waters. You wero hero and
kept tho senorltn. Namampa saw
Mattazudo and told him tho senorlta
was here, but said nothing about you.
MnttazuUo camo hero, and you throw
hlra out. You wero very strong, senor.
Then ho came for us. Wo attacked
you; you beat us. But bewaro, senor!
Mattazudo was not wounded. Ho has
hundreds of men under his command
who will do his bidding. Ho will re
turn with plenty of men. You will bo
killed, and tho senorlta will fall Into
his hands again."
"Is thcro no way to get her to tho
castlo undor her father's protection?"
A gesturo of dissent from Lola mado
him look up.
"It Is best," ho said In English.
"You do not knot; whero Medworth
is."
"There is no wn, senor," said tho
Zambo. "Mattazudo's men aro all
around, and would not let you reach
tho castle. You aro safer hero. But
If you will pay mo well, I will toll Don
Juan Gnrza when I return, and ho will
soud a forco to recover his daughter."
Lord Chugmough looked thought
fully at Lola.
"It seems to bo tho only thing to
do," he Bald.
"First toll me," sho said to tho Znm
bo, "do you know anything of tho
other American?"
"No, senorlta; I know nothing. Tho
Americans escaped, and no ono know
where they went."
"And General SalT&rez? and hla
family?"
CHAPTER XXVII.
A Summary of Events.
In tho meantlmo our friends on tho
Island of tho Clouds wero making
thomselvos as comfortable aa circum
stances would ndmlt and awaiting
their rescuo which Is to tako placo as
soon as tho waters recede.
Tho wounded Zambo becomes fearful
and In order to savo his own llfo
goes to tho nearest plantation, which
is that of Pedro Francisco, where ho
met Sir Galloping Grace and tho other
members of tho party from whom
Lord Chugmough and other mombors of
his party had becomo separated boforo
tho storm. Ho arrives Just in timo to
toll tho story of Lord Chugmough's ad
ventures. This Is welcome Information for Sir
Galloping Graco, who subsequently
starts In pursuit. They depart for
Bolivar expecting to find Lord Chug
mough nnd William with tho yacht
Chcerway but find a desolated scono
instead. Tho Chcerway had been re
leased from Its moorings by tho sail
ing master Just at tho height of tho
storm, floating down toward tho Islo
of tho Clouds, whero It lodges as tho
storm subsides and Is tnken possession
of by Arthur Medworth and, tho wlfo
and daughter of Salvaroz.
In tho meantlmo Gen; Mattazudo
gets togethor a commando and at
tempts to rescue Lola from Lord Chug
mough. Hearing of this Philip ac
tuated by Gomez hurries to tho scene
of conflict. There they aro surprised
to seo Gen. Francisco with his BJnall
detachment, who, from tho story of
Zambo, believes that Jaclnta is held by
Lord Chugmough at Carlb Hill.
Tho lawless passions of Mattazudo
did much that day to provent tho mak
ing of history. With tho fair country
south of tho Orinoco nlroady in his
grasp, Philip had a brilliant prospect
before him almost tho certainty of a
throne. But God" In his wisdom ruled
otherwise, and Mnttazudo was tho crea
turo chosen by Him to undo all that
Gomez and Don Juan by their oxecu
tlvo ability and organizing power had
done. As tho half-breed, at the hoad
of his cut-throat gang, climbed up
Carlb Hill, ho saw Pedro Francisco,
at the head of his men, coming up
tho slopo in another direction.
Tho half-breed hurled curses and de
fiance in tho same breath, nnd Fran
cisco laughed to think how ho had out
witted Mattazudo,
Francisco was nearest tho stono
ruin, out of which soveral English
heads wero looking, greatly alarmed at
tho sudden appearance of tho enemy.
"Bah Jove!" said Sir Galloping
Graco, "wo aro attacked by overwhelm
ing numbers."
"Wo must beat them off," said Lord
Chugmough, quietly.
"Beat thom off! That's lllco you,
Chugmough," Bald Viscount Elsmere.
"But see how many thero aro."
"Wo aro Englishmen. Don't forget
that," said Lord Chugmough.
But now a new surprise was given to
the English party.
Francisco, who had got within a
hundred feet of tho ruin, paid abso
lutely no attention to tho persons In
side, but lifted hlK hat in tho air, and
uttered a shout of triumph at Matta
zudo. "You aro too late, you half-breed
cur!" ho yelled. "Sho Is mine! She
Is mine!"
Mattnzudo replied with curses and n
rifle shot. Frnnclsco's right arm fell
useless at his side.
"At thom!" ho yelled. "Kill the
curs! Down with thom!"
An answering cheer camo from his
men, nnd a volley or rlflo shots awoko
tho echoes around tho old utono ruin.
"Bah Jove!" said Sir Galloping
Grace. "They aro not fighting us, aft
er all. Thoy aro fighting each othor."
When tho day's fighting was dono
tho dead on tho Hold included Matta
zudo, Francisco, Gomez and Philip.
Don Juan joined his daughter and
Lord, Chugmough's party. .
CHAPTER XXVIII.
How It All Ended.
It has already beon scon how tho re
doubtable Balling master of tho yacht
Checrway pulled up anchor nnd re
treated before tho rushing flood, there
by saving Lord Chugmough a good
many thoua&ad pounds, and probably
tho lives of tho crew as well.
And It Is also known that when Sir
Galloping Graco and tho other mom
bors of Lord Chugmough's party
turned their backs on tho washed-out
city of Bolivar to return to Pedro
Francisco's hospitable plantation, tho
Chcerway was already plowing the
wators of tho subsiding Orinoco to re
gain hor deserted anchorage oft Boli
var. Two days later, on a beautiful clear
day, when tho hot sun was beating
down on tho decker, Captain Glover
stood on tho bridge his throno, and a
more sccuro ono than was tho ambi
tion of tho falso Philip of Aragon
with tho visor of his cap pulled low
over his eyes to Bhado thom from tho
glaro, watching, with consldorablo
wonder and pleasure, tho Bplondld
scenery of tho north shoro near which
ho was running, tho wonder being that
all naturo could bo so beautiful nnd
smiling so soon after tho tempestuous
exporlonco of a few days before.
Now and then Captain Glover rnlscd
a pair of classes to his eyes and swept
tno verdure-clad shoro, noting tho
many-colored flowers, which certainly
must havo bloomed slnco tho storm,
for thoy could not havo lived through
it.
"Ah," ho Bald to himself, giving a
characteristic grunt at tho same tlmo,
"now I know whoro I am. I romem
her thnt mountain. Now, that's i
queer placo for a mountain. It's al
ways been my opinion that n moun
tain Is necessarily n land animal. But
this Is square In tho river sort of am
phlblous mountain, as It wero."
And smiling at his own Jokot tho
captain continued to study tho bold
outlines and lofty cmlnonco of tho
mountain that had attracted him
which was no other than tho Island of
tho Clouds, which has already played
a not unimportant part in tho history
of Bomo of our friends.
Every mlnuto brought tho rapid
yacht ncaror to tho mountain, and
.after an hour or so Captain Glover
raised tho glass again to tako anothor
and closer survey.
Tho samo day ho rescued Dona
Mnrla, Jaclnta and their American
protector nnd tho Cheerway boro thom
up tho Amazon to Bolivar.
In duo tlmo tho yacht arrived at
Bolivar, and Medworth, seeing no sol
dlers of Philip near, mado bold to ro
quest to be sent ashore that ho might
mako Inquiries concerning Castlo Sal
varcz, and also put in a few sly ques
tions to seo It Jack Tempest was any
where about.
tho information no rcccivca on
shoro fairly staggered him with
mixed emotion part Joy, part grief.
Everybody in Bolivar know all about
tho battle on Carlb Hill, aud Medworth
listened with beating heart to tho
story of tho supposed death of Lola
Gnrza, tho crafty treachery of Namam
pa, tho meeting of Namampa and Lola
with Lord Chugmough on Carlb Hill,
tho subsequent attack by Mattazudo,
and tho final misunderstanding which
r faulted in tho total annihilation of
both wings of Philip's army. Ho also
heard with sorrow of tho heroism and
death of his old comrade, and tho Joy
over tho knowledgo that Lola was
allvo and well was tempered with
grief over tho death of his loyal
friend.
(To bo continued.)
LIVED LONG pN THE EARTH. f
Evidence that Men Existed Before Date
Fled by Accepted Authority.
Fortunately thero is no chanco for a
religious controversy over recont dis
coveries that seem to upset tho accept
ed chronology of tho Bible, That
chronology is admittedly of human
origin and therefore liable to k falli
ble. Professor Flinders Petrle, in &
lecture rccontly dcllvorod In .London,
prcsontcd somo rather startling theo
ries as to tho antiquity of tho human
race that will doubtless give rise to
moro or less dispute. Tho professor's
proofs as to bis theories are said to
bo incontrovertible. Ho contends thai
thoro Is an unbroken chain of his
toric record going back to 6,000 B. 0.,
besides objects of art and Industry that
carry hlBtory back 2,000 years further,
thus making tho Indubttablo record
of human history cover 9,000 years.
Yot dates 7,000 B. C. do not tnko us
hack to tho beginning. Thoro aro
traces, ho says, of n civilization that
camo to Egypt from somo other coun
try. Tho earliest graves have figures
of a raco of bushmon of a typo like
that discovered in Franco nnd Mnlta,
suggesting that ono raco formerly ox-
tended from northorn Africa Into Eu
rope Boyond thoso bushmcn thoro nro
figures of woman captured from still
earlier races probably of tho palaeo
lithic age. Of this latter ago thoro
orp many evidences In tho elevated
plateau cast of tho Nllo, whero, In n
region nt present wholly uninhabita
ble, aro found the remains of many
settlements. Tho existence of a popu
lation hero Indicates that thcro was a
tlmo when tho cllmato of Egypt was
totnlly different from whnt It Is to
daywhen a rainfall fertilized lands
now deserts. Such a cllmato could
hardly havo existed unloss tho desert
of Sahara was then under water. A
rise of tho Saharan area, coinciding
with a ranking of tho prcsont bod of
tho Mediterranean, would explain tho
lndlsputnblo fact that tho fauna, flora
nnd racial affinities of northorn Africa
aro with Europo rather than with tho
parts of Africa south of tho Sahara.
Egypt supplies us, according to Pro
fessor Pctrlo, with physical ovldencos
of tho antiquity of man In tho shapo
of 9,000 years' continuous' remains, but
othor countries, notnbly Mesopotamia,
furnish slmllnr Indications. Tho
"finds" made by recont explorors In
tho Bites of tho old cities In tho valley
of tho Euphrates' Beom to prove tho
oxlstenco of nn cmplro extending from
tho Pcrslnn gulf to tho Medltoranean
nt a porlod when Egypt Itself was In
Its Infancy. Chicago Chronicle.
TO
in a
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THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
remanent Timfcor Growing Heserro
Western Nebraska Planned,
io
HEARTY SUPPORT OP THE WORX
Got. Batage Commutes the Life Stntenc
of August Kastner Bomn Figures on
Itebulldlng the Asylum Other Mat
trrs In Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Oct 1C William L. Hall
of Washington, superintendent of tree
planting for tho United States buronu
of forestry of tho department of agri
culture, was In tho city conferring wltfc
Governor Savago nnd Dean Bossey ol
tho University of Nebraska rolntlvo tc
plans for creating a pormnncnt tre
planting rcacrvo in western Nebraska.
Governor Savago und Dean Bossey as
sured him thoy would heartily Biipport
tho venturo nnd would uso their In
fluenco toward bringing about tho do
ulrod cud.
"Tho burenu of forestry has had n
lino party In western Nebraska during
tho summer months Investigating tho
conditions nnd possibilities of the soli,"
said Mr. Hall. "Tho party was organ
ized at Kearney und from thoro wont
westward along tho Platto river to tho
western boundnry lino of tho Btnto,
thenco In n northeasterly direction nnd
back again to Kearney, completing
tho circle, which Included nil impor
tant points of Interest Tho object wna
to dctcrmlno tho possibility of timber
growth nnd tho adaptability of tire
Band hill soil to timber. Our Investi
gations proved very satisfactory and
wo nro fully convinced that cortaln
kinds of trees enn bo grown In any
part of tho state.
Latest Quotations Vtom South Otnnli
anil Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
Cattle Tliero wm another liberal sup
ply of cattle, but nearly everything was
from the rnngo country, and tho quality
of tho offerings was rather On tho com
monlfch order, nnd particularly was thnt
true of the fat cattle. Uuyers seemed to
want the better grades, but tho common
muff they wore very slow to take hold
of, nnd tho tendency of prices whs down
ward. Thcro were very few cornfed
steers In the yards, and tho moro dcslr
nblo bunche sold without much trouble
nt Just about steady prices wllh yester
day. Tho common tuff. however, was
low snlo nnd lowor. There Wiib a bin
run of cow aturf and buyers started in
from tho beginning' to pound the market.
Tho best grade vrrc not so very much
lower, but aside from thoso It was a slow,
weak market. Prices are now about
back to where they were week boforo
last, the advance of last week belnK Just
about lost. Hulls, calves nnd stags nlso
felt tho effects of declining values to u
greater or less extent. Thero wero plenty
of Blockers nnd feeders In tho yards to
meet tho demand, and of common kids
there wan more than enough. The host
grades of heavyweights nnd nlso choice
light cnttlo did not sell so much lower,
nnd nre probably not over 15c lower than
I ho high tlmo last week. The goncrul
run of cattle, however, nro easily 23o
lower than they wero at tho high time
last week.
Hogs Thero was n. light run of hogs,
but us Chicago wiib reported 10O15c lower,
with tho bulk selling nt S0.00a6.25, packcrn
wore naturally rather benrlsh on this
market. Trading started out on a ImbIh
of Just about n 10a decline, nnd most of
tho parly stiles went at IG.174 nnd SG.20.
Packers, however, did not like to pay tho
prices and were trying to buy thm nt
SS.15 and S0.1714 Scllors would not cut
looso nt those prices, nnd us a result tho
market was not very active, l'nckcrs
finally paid the prices naked, so tint I
thero wns not much change In tho mar
ket from start to finish.
Siiocp Quotations wuro thus given:
Cliolco yearlings, S3.501f3.CO; fair to good,
S3.3503.W; choice wethers, S3.2W3.40; fair
to good wethers, S3.90tf3.20; choice ewes,
$2.7503.00; fair to good owes, I2.S50S.75S
choice spring lambs, Sl.S5ft4.50; fair to
good spring lambs, S3.75tM.S5; feeder weth
ers, 12.WU3.25; feeder lambs, S3.23O3.80.
The l'ool of Hlloniu.
For over ton years tho Pool of 81
loam has been only a name. Visitors
to Palest tno who visited this famous
spot of lato yearn found that Us heal
ing wators had vanished. This was
n great blow to tho Inhabitants, but re
cently tho wators of Slloam havo been
mado to flow onco again, and thoro
has beon great rejoicing In tho holy
land. It appears that Jerusalem has
been especially short of water of lato,,
and It occurred to somo of tho Inhabi
tants of Slloam to try to find out
whether tho spring which nsed to
supply tho pool was roally dry. Ton!
of accumulated rubbish wero cleared
away, nnd nfter about a month's work
tho spring was found. Tho oxcavatora
discovered behind somo fallen rocks
an old aqueduct running away Into tho
valley of tho Kedron, and into this
aqueduct tho beautiful, cool, clear
water had run and. boon wasting for
yoars. Sunday Companion.
run Are Tike Moths.
Two Yalo students havo discovered
that electric light Is tho best bait for
fishing. As a result of this discovery
tho fishing Industry promises to bo
revolutionized. It has been found that
tho rays of an electric light under tho
water hypnotize tho denizens of tho
deop. Whon thoy seo tho rays thoy
flock to them like a moth to a flamo,
and nothing can drlvo them away as
long ns tho light shines. If It is
turned off they ecamper away In all
directions. A company has beon
formed which proposes to enter Into
the capturo of fish by olectric light
upon nn oxtonslvo scalo. Kansas
City Journal.
LOUBET'S ECONOMY,
Substantial Food the Kind the Freuoh
l'resldont Like.
Besides his salary of 150,000 a year,
tho president of Franco has a civil
list of 126,000 a year and an allow
nnco of G0.000 a year for traveling ex
penses. This allownnco for traveling
expenses was voted to Marshal Mao-
Aiahon to keep him from "running
wild" with tho Bonnpnrtlsts, but ho
novor touched a frano of it. It was
allowed to accumulate until M. Grovy
becamo prosldent, whon -that worthy
drew tho arroars and pocketed thom.
Tho allowance for traveling expenses
Is largoly clear profit, for tho presi
dent travels frco, and all ho disburses
when on a Journey is given in tho way
of tips. Ho Is exceedingly generous
In regard to tlp.i aa well ho may.
In splto of his largo incomo Presi
dent Loubet exorclsos a rigid economy
ut tho Elyseo. At ordinary luncheons
thcro is a haudsomo "sot out" but tho
faro is moro substantial than luxur
ious. Tho food loft ovor from tho
dlnnor of tho night boforo is arranged
with all tho skill of a "chef" to figure
on tho luncheon tablo, (ho cold veg'
etnblca being Borvod up as "salado
russo." Tho dinners vary In luxury,
according to what guests aro to bo
prcsont. When only ordinary pcoplo
havo boon invltod to partako of tho
presidential hospitality tho cost Is
about 4 a plato. Whon a lot of really
'first chop" pooplo aro to bo prcsont
tho cost Is 6 a plato, nnd whon a vis
iting royalty is coming to dlnnor tho
cost goes up as high as 8 a plato. Tho
dinners aro supplied partly by a pnstry
cook shop and partly by tho kitchen
forco of the palaco. After dinner tho
wlfo of ono of tho ofilcors of tho pres
idential household slips out and holds
a consultation with tho chef, at which
it Ib decided what is to go from tho
dining room to tho servants' tablo and
whnt Is to bo fixed up for tomorrow's
luncheon. Dishes supplied from tho
pastry cook shop and not brokon aro
taken back at a reduced prlco. Yot
with all his economy It Is Bald that
President Loubet docs not savo a cont
out of his pay and allowances. Whon
ever he needB an extra allownnco for
somo special "function" it is choorfully
granted him by tho chamber of depu
ties. Tho president gives two balls
each year, which cost him 15,000 each.
Ho also gives garden parties, concerts
and theatrical matlnocs, but thoy aro
arranged so as to cost llttlo or nothing.
All Teachers Kxpectod.
LINCOLN, Oct. 1G. Tho fact that
no program has beon arranged for tho
superintendents nnd principals nt tho
forthcoming convention of tho Nebras
ka Statu Teachers' association, is said
not to lndlcuto that thoso educators
nro not oxpectod to attend tho con
vention. "Tho Buporlntondonts nnd
principals aro expected to attend tlti
convention Just tho samo ns boforo,"
Bald Superintendent Fowler. "Thoy
form nn auxiliary organization to tile
teachers' association nnd it Is Im
portant that thoy attend and partici
pate In tho deliberations of tho genornl
body."
KANSAS CITY.
Cattle Cornfed steers wero CftlOo lower
nnd Texas steers 10a higher, white, other
cattlo wero steady; cliolco export and
dressed beef steers, J5.S5ftC.S0; tntr to
good, S4.75iT5.75; stockers nnd fueders, 12.73
4.45; westorn-fed steers. S4.70O0.00; west
ern rango steers, S3.S0O5.C0; Tcxans and
Indian, S2.70O3.70; Toxus cows, Sl.75fl2.75:
native cows, S2.C5Tf4.S5; heifers, S2.C5O5.40;
cannors, Sl.50fl3.C0; bulls, S2.2504.S5;
calves, S3.00O5.50.
Hogs Market 5O10c lower; top, S0.50;
bulk, I6.00O0.50; heavy, S0.40O0.50; mixed
packers. S0.00O0.40; light, S5.S5O0.30; pigs,
S4.75O5.40.
Sheep and Inmbs Market 5O10o high
er; lambs, S4.cjf4.7o; western wctners,
S3.S5O3.C01, ewes, S2.7603.33; feeders, S2.S0u
3.25; stockers, S2.00OS.75.
Agriculturists of Norw,
Sixty por cont of tho population of
Norway llvo by agrlculturo, 15 per
cent by manufacturing and lumbering!
10 per cent by commorco and trado, 5
per cent by mining and tho remainder
aro In tho professions and tho army
and navy, and engaged In different
employments. '
Good Training.
Surfac(5 I seo that nearly all the
rich men of today began their careora
by teaching school. Decpun Yes;
man who succeeds nlong with an av
crago lot of Echool directors can mako
his way anywhere. New York Week
Knitner's Sentence Commuted.
LINCOLN. Oct. 1C 'Governor Sav
ago commtitod to thrco yoars, nix
months and six days tho llfo sentonco
of August Knstnor, who was convicted
In Douglns county in 1898 for killing
Pollco Officer Dnn Tledoman. Tho pe
tition for oxccutlvo clemency was Blgn-
cd by Chief of Pollco Donahuo ol
Omaha, tho trial Judgo boforo whom
Kastncr was convicted, tho prosocutlng
attornoy who had chargo of tho enso
and by former Chlof Detectlvo Hemming.
does to Get Iluibnml.
OMAHA, Oct. 10. Miss Annlo M.
Harney, a stenographer, has loft for
San Francisco on hor way to Manlln.
Sho Balls on October 1G on tho trans
port Thomas and goes to tho Philip
pines to becomo tho brldo of Dr. John
Ml Thornton, contract Burgeon to tho
United States army. Miss Anna M.
Harney was born In Otoo county, hor
fathor n farmor residing near Julian.
Shu graduated from tho Btnto normal
school at Peru at 1G yoarB of ago with
highest honors.
New Towns Located.
DUS MOINES, Oct. 1C Tho build
ing of tho Des Moines, Iowa Falls At
Northern railroad Is bolng dono from
tho northern end, commencing nt Iowa
FallH, although tho right-of-way wob
secured through to Des Moines, nnd
grading work has been dono it 11 nlong
tho line. It Ib oxpectod thnt tho iron
will all bo laid boforo freezing weath
er. Thus far two now towns havo
been located, both In tho western part
of Hardin county.
Vegetiible Ilutter.
Is tho cow to bo altogether ollmln
ntod from tho dairy? Tho British
consul-general at Marbolllcs lt.ars thnt
"a now fatty substance, for comsump
tlon In tho United Kingdom, to tako
tho placo of butter, Is bolng put on tho
British market It It called vegotallne,
and la nothing olso than tho oil ex
tracted from copra (.dried cocoanut),
refined, and with all smell nnd tasto
neutralized by a patonted process. It
becomes lllco swet lard, and is Intend
ed to competo with margarluo on tho
breakfast tablo as a substitute for but
ter." A Liverpool firm, wo ar told,
will this year help In an effort to pop
ularlzo tho stuff. London Telegraph,
Nebraska Hciluiol of Agriculture.
LINCOLN, Oct. 1G. Tho Nobrnskn
school of agrlculturo of tho stato uni
versity Is cspeclnlly planed to suit tho
needs of tho farm boy. It opens for a
six months' courso on November 11,
1901, nt a tlmo when tho boy can bo
spared from tho farm. This course
gives boys and girls somo knowledgo
of English and mathematics nnd nt
tho same tlmo gives them Instruction
In tho practical subjects which aro es
sential to successful llfo on tho farm.
ROCKHILL CARRIES PROTOCOL
Arrives In Victoria nnd Takes Train for
Washington to llrpirt.
VICTORIA, B. C Oct. 17. W. W.
Hockhlll, tho commissioner who rep
resented tho Unltbd States In tho con
ference between tho allies nnd the
Chinese, arrived on tho Empress of
Japan on his way to. Washington. Ho
has with him a copy of tho protocol
between China nnd tho powers, which
was recently signed by tho represent
atives of tho various nations interest
ed. Ho will procood direct to Wash
ington.
AffalrB in China have nssumod tholr
normal Btnto, tho commissioner said,
In answer to a question. Ho did not
anticipate nny further outbreak, but
thero was no tolling what would hap
pon In China, Tho so-cnllod Insurrec
tions In Kan Su and Mnnchurin, he
said, woro Bimply local uprisings,
which had beon very much exagger
ated. Boforo Mi. nockhill loft Pokin tho
Chlncso troops had commenced to po
llco tho city. Tho pooplo, ho Bald,
had been bonofitcd by tho occupation,
thoy having been given work rebuild
ing tho legations and on other works
nt wages which thoy had novor
dreamed of. On tho other hand, many
of those who wero woU off hoforo the
occupation had been rendorod destl
tuto ns n result of It. Tho legation
concessions had been greatly Increas
ed and tho British legation Is being
built in tho form of a fort, with a
moat, and guns mounted.
Mr. Hockhlll said ho oxpectod to
hear vory Bhortly of tho roturn of tho
court to Pokln.
Mr. Itockhlll said that whllo LI
Hung Chang rotalns his mental vigor,
ho is breaking down physically. Ho
hnd u splendid appetite, but Buffers
much from Indigestion and high fa
vors. Tho Russians aro having consider
able dlillculty on tho Chlna-Manchu-rlu
railway on account of tho floods.
Thoy do not allow officers of other
nations to go Into the country, but
havo no objections to civilians travel
ing through. Mr. Itockhlll does not
look for n boom when conditions In
China aro again settled, but snyn tho
trade will bo onormous.
Himuwny Youths Caught.
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 1G. Gcorgo
and Elmer Stevens, sons of J. W. Stov
ens of Miller, who ran nway ortco bo
foro tho early part of this year, de
camped again, this tlmo taking with
thom u horso und thrco guim. Con
ptablo Wllllby of Mlllor was put upon
tho enso and succeeded In catching
them nt Ansloy, Custer county, from
which placo Mr. Stevens was notified
and arrangement wcra roadu for tholr
return home.
To Attend FrUou Congress.
LINCOLN, Oct. 17. Governor Snv
ngo has solected seventeen dologates to
"tho National Prison association moot
ing, which convenes nt Kansas City
Novombor 10.
Cattle T.ouu Company Jult.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 17. Tho
Uoston-Kansns City Cuttlo Loan com
pany with offices at tho local yards
went Into voluntary liquidation. No
Btatoinont lo made, ,;