THF FMI-WFFKI Y TRIRIINf
IK L. HAKE, PrprUor.
TERM 3: $128 IN ADVANCE.
NORTH PLATTE,
NKBRA8KA.
J BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Tho board of education of Phlldol
phla ordered tho temporary closing of
four school houses on. account of tlio
conl supply becoming exhausted.
Tho Austrian minister, M. Lndlslaun
Hcngolmiicllcr von Ilcngcrltnr, han re
ceived ofllclnl notlco of his promotion
to the rank of ambassador.
Mm. Allco Krcoman l'almcr, former
dean of tlio women at tho Unlvcr
Hlty of Chicago, nnd well known In
educational clrclos throughout th
country, died Btiddonly at Paris.
Goldman, Sachs & Co., of New
York, announco that they will ship
JGOO.000 In gold to South Amorlco.
Thin makes $1,000,000 going to that
country.
Tho Alloghony presbytery of tho
Presbyterian church, like tho Plttuburg
presbytery, declared In favor of tho
revision of tho confcsnlon of faith. Tho
voto wnn 33 to 28.
Judgo John W. Henry, for many
years chief Jtwtlco of tho stato me
prcmo court and now Judgo of tho cir
cuit con it nt Kaunas City, Is dying
nt lila homo In that city.
ItohborH broke- In tho postofflco nt
Rocky Ford, Colo., and dynamited tho
Hnfo. Thoy took only money. Regis
tered packaged and Htamps woro not
molested. Thoro In no clue.
A proposition to bond Holona,
Mont,, In tho sum of $014,000 for tho
purposo of lustnlllng a munlcpnl water
plant far flro and noworago purposes
was carried at a tax payors' election.
At a meeting of tho Joplln, Mo., mlno
operntora 1,000 tons of oro was pledged
for export and n general shut down of
mines reported, ns a result of tho oper
ators' offort to ralso tho prlco of ore.
AH doubt ns to tho fnto of tho barge,
Celtic, wnn aottlod by tho finding of a
quantity of wreckage near Thcssalon,
Ont. Tho Coltlc was commanded by
Captain Jeffrey and carried a crow of
eight.
Tho total voto of tho stato of Now
York at tho Inst election haa boon
recolvcd by tho secretary of state. It
shown n pdurallty for Governor Odoll of
8,803. Tho figures nro: Odoll, C07.1C0;
Color, 050,347.
Advices rocolvod nt Washington an
nounco that Mrs. Henry a. Davis, wlfo
of tho ex-Bcnator from WoBt Virginia
nnd mothor-ln-lnw of Senator ISIklna,
dlod at "Gracoland," hor summor
homo nt Klklns, V. Va.
Tho nnsotB of tho W. R. Bonnott
dopartmont storo at Omaha which
was turned ovor to a receiver are
llBtod nt ?C0K,000. Tho stock of goods
Is valued nt 22G,000 and real ootato
and equipment at $380,000.
A gang of four bank robborn attacked
tho bank nt Cropaoy, 111., twenty mllc3
oust of Illoomlngton, but thoy nocurcd
only $C0. Tho robbors woro discovered
whllo at work on tho Inner safe, after
liavlwr djnnmltod the vault door.
Countess Bonl do Castollunco will sail
for Now York Docombor 14, accom
panied by hor chllarou. Count Ilonl
will remain In Franco to conduct tho
campaign for his ro-oloctlon to tho
chamber of doputlos, which was re
cently Invalidated.
Tho Prlnco lino steamor, Tartnr
Prlnco, Captain MacFnrlano, Now
York, Novombor 10, and St. Vlncont,
Novombor 23, for Port Natal, was
burned nt sea Novombor 2C. Tho
crow nnd paBsongorB woro navod by
tho steamor Argyll.
Eighty firms In Denmark havo al
ready promised to oxhlblt at tho SL
Louis exposition nnd great pressure
Is bolng brought to boar on nil tho
business Interests to induco tno Danish
government to mako an appropriation
to provldo for itn official roproaonta
tlon. ProfcsBor John T. Stlnson of Moun
tain Grove, Mo., lias boon appointed
superintendent of pomology In the do
pnrtmont of horticulture of tho Lou
isiana Purchase exposition. Professor
Stlnson Is a graduato of tho Iowa stato
agricultural collogo as well as horti
culturist In tho oxporlmout station of
that Btnto.
Tho chartor of tho Interstate Rail
way company wus mndo public at
Trenton, N. J., at tho olllco of tho sec
retary of stato. The company has an
authorised capital of $10,000,000, of
which $3,000 Is paid In, Tho lucorpar
ntora nro: Frank 11. Hansel, William
F, Kldoll and Qoorgo B, Morton, nil
of Camden.
Samutl Dvunn, a prominent man of
Wagoner, 1. T was shot and killed
instantly at Stroud, Okln., by James
McQco, sbno of tho proprietor of tho
St. Louis hotel. Tho men quarrelled
over a room that had boon assigned
Evans.
Tho Rock Island will complete Its
lino from I.nwton, Okla., through Tom
plo and Walters to Waurlka, Okla., fifty
lullee, this weok nnd regular train sor
vice will be established at once. A'.
Waurlka connection la mado with th
main lino to Fort Worth.
NEBRASKA
REPORT8 ON STATE'S CASH.
Trcaiurcr Stuefer Tells of Receipts
j and Expendlturec.
I Tho financial statement of State
Treasurer Stuefer, filed with Oovcrnoi
Savage, contains summaries showing
tho disposition of funds during his
term und n lint of tho depository banks
and tho amounts In each nt tho closo
of tho flBcnl year, Noyembor 30. Tho
following shows tho receipts and dis
bursements: llitlnncn December I,
m J CI5,01U(
llecelptH from Oe
ir 7, am. lo No
vember 20, VjOt.... C,712,Kll.7l
J7,.T37,B70.0ri
Disbursement' from
December 1, l&W. lo
November 29, 1!02.
C.53fi,314.C7
Its In nee Nov. Z. 1003 $ C2.2SS.SS
Following Is a list of tho stato de
positories' and tho amount ooposltod In
each November 29, 1902:
I'nlon National, Omnhn
V. H. Natlonnl, Omalia ,
Mty Natlotml. Lincoln
Packers National. H. Omaha....
Klrst Nntlonal. Lincoln
Haunders Co. National, Wnlioo..
Adams County, Muslim:
Oermnn National. Huntings ....
llnttlo (!reek. Vullov
F'rut National. Alliance
First National. York
Norfolk National. Norfolk
liroken How Hinte, llroken llow,
Citizens. McCook
Union Mate. Iliirvnril
$ 18.278.02
aO.OM.W
2fi.07.ir,
JMSM
is.M.ai
io.:u i.n
n.Mi.19
8.9M.H
10.000.00
4.321.19
r.,247.21
io.ooo.oo
c.ooo.oo
H.m.u
7,1 19. K
3.1M2.2S
4.3IS.r3
6,2115.77
36 402.99
3l,r..19
2i, 90X75
f'lty National, York
Htato, Curtis
Farm, nnd Mer., Htrnnisburjr..,.
Omalm Nnllnnnl, Omnhn ........
Merchants Nstlonnl, Omaha
Ccliiinlilu Natl, Lincoln
nnr? or llazlllo Mill, Hszlllo
Mills
Klrst National, Omalia
Klrst Natlonnl llnldrecn
1.800.00
3C.fiH7.19
4.89.111
4.WW.00
10,000.00
7.000.09
0,000.00
10.000.00
r.,ooo.oo
7,noo.oo
r.,ooo.oj
21.710.91
10.000.00
3,000.00
13,818.01
First Hlate, Ht. Paul
Klrst Nitlonnl. Wiiviin
IMcreo County, Pierce
Hank of Orleans. Orlentm
Orand Islnnd Ilnnklnrr Co
1'imt National, ixtotnls
Valentino Mate. Vnleiitlnu
Hank of Hyrncuso, HyrocuMo....
Commercial Natlonnl Omalia ...
Citizens Natlonnl. HI. Pnnl
Nuwport Htate, Newport
Hank of Commerce, Lincoln ....
Total .....1129,991.03
8ource of Income.
Tho following showB tho resources
from which receipts were dcrlvod for
tho general fund:
Hntnnce. December 1. 1000 ....S 49.891.46
P'ato taxes canceled 1.77.fi22.2ft
Veen , 131.0C2.00
Transferred funds 20,911.31
unuca mates aid to soldiers
homes ,., C0.C57.S5
Deposit Interest 2fl.7lil.OI
Oil Inspection fees 17,408.03
Food commission fees l.Ml.OO
Transfer from sinking fund .. C7.782.S1
riauo county compromise 8,000.00
Third dividend from Capitol
National tinnk 4,727.17
Hchool land notices 1,002.19
Comptroller of tho currency for
Ik... ,1 I t. ...... -J
run mm iiiiiik in Aimil,,
Mrs. Jones, board for lumntr.. r,77.nn
Halo of MhIi 291.70
Ilentat of asylum land 200.00
balo of Improvements on rcliool
anus ss2.$o
Miscellaneous Items 250.50
Tnlnl rennltifM ICn'noi
. ............... ,Y-,.WU,WV,UM
Principal gun, fund
warrants paid ....X1.0S9.3G3.09
Interest Ken. fund
warrants paid .... 145.SS5.13
2,105.3:0.5
Ilnlanco on liana Nov. 29.... S3.C0C.C0
Following aro tho unoxpended bal
ances of tho current funds November
M, 1002:
General fund $ M,C0rt.C0
Temporary school 214,717.41
Temporary university 41.419.30
mnpiiai ior 1110 msano l,'3).TO
Htate library 4,741.35
iiiiivurniiy casn m.uiu.'.'O
Normal library b,u74.io
Normal Interest 2.OIS.00
Penitentiary special labor ...... 2.C3C.15
Penitentiary land 4.0SK.OO
AkD, und mechanic! arts 10,990.(13
u. H. oxiterlment station ........ 1,730.80
Inheritance tax ,,, f4.7t
Total balances 1129,991,03
Reports on Soldiers' Home.
Tho eighth blennlnl report of tho bu
porlntondont of tho Soldiers' nnd Sail
ors' homo at Orand Islnnd has boon
filed with tho governor. During tho
year 1001 thoro wuh a dally avorago of
372 Inmates. In 1002 tho avorago was
100, Tho avorago coBt por capita for
tho flrHt year of tho blonnlum was
$18G.ltl. For 1002 tho cont por capltn
was $178.38. II. L. Randall, tho sur
genn in chnrgo, rccommondB thnt tho
salary for that olllco bo Increased to
$2,G0Q for tho two years, as ho said
It takes tho ontlro tlmo of tho physi
cian to attond to tho duties of tho
office.
Library Commission Report.
J. I. Wyor aB president of tho No
hrtittku Public Library commission hns
lllod with tho governor tho first bien
nial report of tho commission. Tho
expenditures lmvo boon $2,(100.00, leav
ing n bnlanco on hand of $1,393.10.
Since Novombor 10, 1902, 1,888 booka
bavo been nddod to tho library. Of
tho travollng libraries ho roportB that
thirty havo boon Bent to forty-four
plaooB In thirty counties. Twonty-ono
llbrnrles report 1,000 borrowors; 840
volumes have boon loaned 5.G21 tlmoa
In ton months, and throe, pormnnont
traveling libraries lmvo boon oslab
United.
Tlio supply of fuol Is very low In
sotno Nobranka towns.
Two religious aervlcea are in prog
rosa In Wymoro.
Teachers of tho district schools of
Hall county nro moving for an In-
croaso of pay.
Tho vlllago of Vesta, In Johnson
county, had Bomo llttlo excitement
A yonng man named Pert Schofer paid
n flno lu tho Justlco court for draw
ing a kulfo on Dr, C. II. Zloglor. Dr.
7.1eclcr is tho postmaster nt Vesta.
IN GENERAL
I BRIEFLY TOLD.
Schuyler officials propose to enforce
the compulsory educational law.
Postmaster Hammond of Fremont
has sent In bin resignation to tho de
partment at Washington requesting
that ho be relieved of the position on
January 1.
A dog nt Kcarnoy brought to tin
section Iioiibo the hnnd of a woman,
but tho authorities were unnblo to
ascertain to whom tho grucsonio ob
ject belonged.
Joioph Jnnda, tho lad who has been
hold at Plattnmoutb ns a deserter from
tho United States navyj was released
upon a writ of hnbeas corpus Issued
by Judgo Hunger of Omaha.
Hormun Fngerll. a brakeman on tho
oaBthound local freight, was killed at
Lynch, fs'o slipped whllo switching.
fell under tho car and was dragged a
car length. Ho died ulmost liiBtnntly.
Stato Vctcrlnnrlnn W. A. Thomas is
not nlnrracd about tho foot and mouth
dlsensc reaching Nebrnska nnd ho will
not contemplate) n ntinrnntlno nualnnt
It until ho llnda It absolutely neces
sary. At n mooting of many stockmen nt
Alllanco It wna decided to send a pe
tition to congress nnd tho nresldont.
protesting against tho immediate re
moval of foncos from government
land.
Frank R. Roberts, tho young man
who disappeared bo mysteriously nbout
ton days ngo from South Omaha where
ho was employed nn cnBhlcr of tho Pa
cific and American Express companies,
hns boon located In Chlcngo.
As a result of tho grand Jury In
vestigation which hns been going on
at Chadron thlrty-ono Indictments
hnvo been returned. Ono is for man
slaughter nnd tho balance nro mostly
for violations of tho Slocumb law.
Tho town of CtiBtor now hns a flno
system of water works, with nn
abundnnco of excellent water for flro
protection as well as domestic use.
Tho contractor has turned tho systom
ovor to tho town In good working
condition.
Tho winter courso In ngrlculturo nt
tho Stato university begins January
G, 1903, nnd closes Mnrch 7, 1903. In
struction Is offered In tho following
subjects: Soils, field crop3 und farm
manngomont, butter und checao mak
ing, breeds and gardening, diseases of
Uvo Btock, English, nnd shop work.
Following Is tho mortgago report for
Gngo county for tho month of Novem
ber: Number of farm mortgages filed,
13: amount, $23,G30; number of farm
mortgages released, 24: amount $30.-
G35; number of city mortgages, filed,
17; amount $7,000; number of city
mortgngo3 released, 1G; nmount $8,
172. Tho recently orgnnlzod Columbus
Poultry nnd Pet Stock club gave Its
first annual exhibition. Almost every
species of fowl was represented, In
cluding n Inrgo number of flno speci
mens mostly from Platto county fan-
cloru, but thoro were somo from vari
ous other towns In that part of tho
Btnto.
"Grandpa" William Atwood co'o-
brated his olghty-flfth birthday at his
homo in Plnttsmouth, his wlfo, their
children and nearly all of their grand
children bolng present. Ho has lived
to record tho death notlco of his par
ents and all of his brothors nnd sisters,
and Is enjoying qulto good health for
one of his age.
Charles Fisher, n young man who
until recently was a soldier In tho
Philippines, and who has been mak
ing Ills homo In Plnttamouth since
leaving tho sorvlco, Inst week went to
Knnsau City to visit his father, whom
ho has not scon Blnco Infancy nnd
of whoso whorenbouts ho knew noth
ing until recently.
Tho reports of tho condition of tho
banks throughout tho state nro bolng
received by tho banking board, and
whllo tho reserve Is gonornlly lower
than usual tho statements so far show
tlio banks to bo In a benlthy llnnu
clal condition. A marked IncrcnBo In
tho amount of money loaned Is shown
In nearly every statement recolvcd.
CongrebBinnn Ilurkott hns Introduced
n bill umondlng that portion of the
net of in02 rolntlng to appropriations
for public buildings by directing tho
Bccrotnty of tho tronuiry to erect upon
lands now belonging to tho United
Stntcs adjacent to tho United States
court house nnd postolllco In Lincoln,
Nob., n suitable building for tho use
of tho United Stntes court, custom
houiio and postolllco, a building whoso
total cost Bhnll not oxecod $3ii0,000.
ork collcgo Ib to have another
building. It will bo built of brick nnd
Btono, 80x30 feet, throo stories high
and occupied by tho school of music.
A largo portion of tho money hns bcon
socdied, tho citizens of York contrib
uting liberally toward tho enterprise.
Tho Leigh public schools hnvo open
ed after a three wooks 'vacation on
account of tho smnllpox, Tho ouarnu
tlno has bcon raised from all places
and It Is given out by tho board of
health that there la no'dnugor of more
contracting tho disease.
THE LIVE 8T0CK MARKET.
Lateat Quotations from South Omaha
and Kansas City.
SOUTH OMAHA.
CATTLE There were qulto n few corn
fed steers Included In tho receipts and
packers wero very bearish, tleports from
other points wero unfavorable to the
selling Interests, so that buyers suc
ceded In taking off a little. Tho decllno
In most cases was right around a dime,
but tho market wns unevnn. Knmn nf
the cattle that Just suited tho buyers
did not seem to be much If any lower,
while somo of tho Inferior grades v;ro
more man a aimo lower. It was Inte
In tho day before nnvthlnir llko n. rlenr
anco was mado. The cow market was
also very slow In getting started, nnd
tho general tendency of nrlx.
downward. Tho decllno could ho put at
around a dime, thouch tho im
canners seemed to bo In pretty good
shado nnd prices on that class of stuff
did not seem to be much ir any lower.
Hulls, veals calves nnd ntni m- nil
rather weak. In sympathy with tho do
cuno on steers nnd cows. Tho stockcr
und feeder market wns iti fairly good
shape. Tho demand was ntumrmiiv
nbout equal to tho supply, so that any
thing deslrahlo sold without much trou
bio at steady prices as compared with
yesterday.
HOaS-Thern Wlfl (not n. vprv hMifu
supply of hogs In sight, hut the tend
ency or prices was downward nt nil
points. The market hor
and right close to a nickel lower. Puck
ers wero bidding ja.OOfrc.05 for tho general
rnn of hogs, tho heavier weights sell
ing mostly nt the latter price. The
if.rlctly cholco loads sold mostly at iCOTU.
nnd 16.10. letter in tho mornlne tho
miulket .Improved undil- thr InUiinnf-A
of a good doinnnd nnd tho later sales
wero just obout Btondy with yesterday.
Tho prices paid toward tho closo wero
.Oj'HC.io ana ns high as JG.15, or tho
mo ns yesterday's ton.
Himnp Quotations for fed stock:
tiolco lambs. U.TMri.OO! fnlr In r.nml
ins, f 4.CKM? 1.75: choice veurllnn-H. I3.?r.n
10; fair to rood venrllni's. JLT7.VfU.iO!
cholco wethers, J3.CSO3.90; fair to good
j.hV3.c; cholco oyes, $3.35f?3.C3; fair to
ood, 3.mt.Xi: feeder Iambs. ircVtia.K:
feeder yearlings. J3.0Ofr3.23: fewlrr wnth.
ers, J2.7;I(3.00; feeder ewes, J1.W2.25;
nss fed stock 23ff33c lower than corn-
feds.
KANSAS CITV.
CATTLE Corn cnttln hIow Anil tttunrlv-
cows steody and lower: corn heifers ao
tlve; Blockers and feeders steady to high
er; quarantine steody; cholco export nnd
dressed beef steers, J5.10ftfi.00; fair to
good, J3.C0O6.35; stockorB nnd feeder.
J2.90QI.25; western fed steors, J3.00flG.40;
Texas nnd Indian steers, J3.3WI.23; Tex-
as cows. J2.ia82.00; native, cows. J1.50
CO; native heifers. J2.E0O4.2S: rannxra.
J1.0WJ2.50; btlllB. J2.2M3.G0: cnlven. fa.2.v
2.1.
HOaS Market opened Cc lower: rlrmo.l
steady nt yesterday's close; top, JC.20;
uuik or sales, jcoofituo; heavy, J0.051ifl.20; i
mixed packers. JS.704IU.15: Hirht. is.Kr.fi 1
1Wil yorkcrs, JC.O0fJC.O7H; pigs, J5.00
SHEEP AND LAMnS-Mnrlcet xtrnnf
to 10c higher: native lambs. 11.oo3.m;:
westorn lambs. J3.85fiC.25; fed owes, J3.00
03.S5; native wethers, J3.10fi4.G0; westorn
weincrs, J3.00ifl.10: stockors and feeders.
J2.O0fT3.2a.
TO HELP THE TEA SITUATION.
Bill Extending Time During Which
Imports May Remain.
WASHINGTON A bill wns Intro
duced In tho house Tuesday by Rep
resentative Payno, chairman of tho
commlttco on wnyn and means, which
nlms to rellovo tho .situation with ref
erence to tea.
It provides that any merchandise
deposited In nny public or prlvato
bonded warehouse may be withdrawn
for consumption within threo years
from tho dato of original Importation
on payment of tho duties and charges
to which It may bo subject by law at
tho tlmo of such withdrawal.
There aro somo further vrovlslona
which safeguard tho proposed legis
lation.
WEDDING AT A DEATHBED.
Dying Father Insists Upon Seeing Hlo
Daughter Married.
HELENA, Mont. Judge Cornelius
Hedges, ono of tho best known pio
neers of Montana, and porhaps tlio
most prominent Mason In tho Btnto.
lies nt the point of death.
Tho wedding of Miss Edna Cornelia
Hedges, tho daughter of tho Judgo.
nnd Harry IJ. I'almor of this city, was
to havo taken plnco Wednesday, but
when It bocamo apparent thnt tho
Judgo was sinking ho requested that
tlio coromonv bo performed at onco.
Powerful stimulants woro admlnls-
tored to tho sick mnn nnd tho wedding
took place at his bedsldo.
Chancellor of Depauw Rcolgns.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Chancellor
W. H. Hlckmnn of Dopauw unlvorslty
announced on TucBday to tho trustees
that ho would tonder his resignation
tomorrow at tho meeting of tho trus-
tcos. Ho has been chancollor for six
yenrs. Ho says ho desires to return
to tho ministry. Tho trustees will
probably nppolnt a business agent to
nttond to a part of tho duties hereto
fore performed by tho chancellor.
Burlington Puts on Japs.
LINCOLN, Nob. Thlrty-four sturdy
llttlo nlmond-oyed Japs woro brought
horo ou tho Burlington, and havo tho
distinction of being tho first of tholi
ruco to wlold pick and Bhovol for n
railroad In Nobrnska. Thoy, woro era
ployod in Wyoming previous to com
ing horo, nnd recolvo 1.2G a day for
ton hours. They wero taken down on
tho southern division of tho Burlington
TueBday, nnd will begin work near
Sterling.
Tricks of Chinamen
At the Telephone
"A Chinaman at tho telephono Is n
funny thine." remarked n lornr-dls-
tanco telephono operator a few days
ngo. "You sco, it is imposslblo to
toll whether one ncrson or n. half
a dozen aro talking, and we often bo
como mixed up In listening to them.
When ono is speaking it seems as if
half a dozen are talking, and wo often
Imaglno tho wires nro out of order.
"To mako matters worso tho Chi
nese delight In talking as fast ns pos
sible, nnd wo nover know whether tho
Chlnnmnn at this end of tho wlro Is
tnlklng, or If It Is tho ono nt tho other
end. After tho conversation Is end
ed tho Chink walks out of tho booth
with a solf-sntlsflcd smllo on his
faco, nnd pays for a thrco-mlnuto tnlk.
Wo hnvo lntoly discovered that ho
Invnrlably snys ns much during thnt
tlmo as could bavo boon said bv n
whlto man In fifteen minutes."
To bo sure, tho tolonhono romnnnv
is not renlly "out" anything- by tho
transaction, ns it Is pnld by tho min
uto, but novertholoss In thn
tho Chinaman tho company would bo
tno gainer by chnrclnc for volmnn In.
stead of time.
A Chlnnmnn nlwnys boclnn hln tnllr
In pidgin English. Ho aavm "Hnllnt
Is this Sam Ling? I botto you don't
know yl hi yi ho yahbo bonno no"
nnd bo on; nnd it sounds on tho wires
Hunting The 'Gator
an
Night hunting for nlllgntors In tho
Eouth Is ono of tho weirdest forms of
Amorlcnn sport. Tho canoe glides soft
ly over coal black water, with heavy
trees hanging over the banks ami
ovorythlng lost in gloomy mystery. A
lantern with a strong reflector Is car
ried. Tho dazzlo of It makes n drift
ing or swimming nlllgator hc3ltato Just
long enough to provldo a good cbanco
for a shot. Sometimes tho lantern la
affixed to tho bow of tho boat. Some
times It Is affixed to the front of tho
sportsman's hat so that Its beam of
light shines straight In tho direction
of the line of nlm.
This mothod of night hunting Is
known ns "shining." If tho 'gntor Is
asleep when tho "shlno" falls on him,
ho will glare stupidly at It for a mo
mont or two before ho Is awako fully
enough to got away Into tho darkness.
Then is tho time to shoot. Tho shot
gun Is most used for this kind of
hunting, nnd tho charge Is sent Into
tho Joints between tho head nnd shoul
ders. Ono of tho exciting stages of alliga
tor hunting Is after tho beast has been
hit. As a dead nlllgator sinks almost
at onco, It is necessary to got hold of
Alcohol-Laden Air
Causes Intoxication
There Is atmosphere that really in
toxicates, and not because It is full
of ozono and oxygen, but bocauso It is
laden with alcohol.
London authorities who havo been
making nn investigation havo found
that tho air of distilleries, wlno vaults
and drinking saloons contains appre
ciable amounts of alcoholic vapor that
is prejudicial to health.
It is sot down as an established fact
that a walk through tho cellars at tho
London docks, whore largo quantities
of spirits nro stored, has at first a
peculiarly stimulating effect, followed
by doprcsslon nnd hcadacho and nau
sea. In the samo wny tho stranger on his
first visit to tho great sherry bodegas
In tho south of Spain exporlonces at
first a decided Bonso of exhilaration,
with quickening of tho pulse, followed
by a narcotic effect, n feeling of lan
guor nnd hcadacho. In tho groat
brandy stores at Cognac, again, to
somo pcoplo the air is sickening. It
might bo naturally expected that tho
moro volatile constituents of wlnos
and spirits would bo tho first to evap
orate Into tho nlr, and possibly tho
volntllo odors would thus prevail.
Tho effect of Inhaling tho air of tho
THE "NEW MAN" HAS ARRIVED.
Pennsylvania Man Can Lay Claims to
the Distinction.
Tho "now man" has arrived. Tho
alleged funny writers havo boon pro
phesying him for a long tlmo. Ho was
to havo been tho logical consequenco
of woman's emancipation, but, sad to
relato, ho Is not n success. Woman
doesn't llko him; at least ono woman
doesn't, and she Is his wlfo, which
has an Important bearing on tho ques
tion. Wnrron Hoff Is tho "now man." His
wlfo Is Mrs. Anna Hoff. Both uro
young, scarcoly moro than twonty-one,
and they Uvo In Manayunk. Tho ovl
donco In the case Is Mrs. Hnff's. Sho
told Magistrate ICochorsporgor thnt
Warren had a ladyllko pasBlon for
cooking meals, making beds and
sweeping floors.
Sho did not mind this so much, but
ho objected to doing any other work.
Sho thought he ought to bo tho bread
winner of tho fnmllly. Possibly It
was this notion that induced her to
smear him all over with dough and
flour tho other day. Warren said sho
had dono this. "I was Just going to a
new Job I got," he added, "and of
courso I couldn't go."
Mrs. Hoff admitted the smearing,
t said It was because he had taken
as if 8evcrtl persons wero at work.
An nmuslng incident occurred It
tho Denver offlco of tho company last
week. Tho long dlstnnco operator at
Colorado Springs called Denver over
ono wlro and informed tho local offlco
that nnothor wlro wns out of order.
An Investigation resulted In a report
being mndo to tho effect that tho
wlre was crossed with a dozen others
and that it was impossible to uso it
until tho trcublo could bo locntcd.
An inspector asserted that ho be
lieved tho wlro was crossed with ono
connecting with tho tower of BabeL
nnd tho "hollo girls" upstnlrs wero
ready to ngreo with him when a
Chinaman walked out of a booth,
glared around tho room for a mlnuta
nnd then said:
"Mo notto pay when big fool mon
key with mo nnd cnll mo names nlloo
samco mo notto know any bettoe. Mo
wnntco tnlk to Snm Leo, Trinidad, not
Mcllcans mans and gals In Denver.'
And tho mystery wns explained.
What had been mistaken for a cross
ed wlro was only two Chinamen, ona
In Denver nnd ono In Trlnldnd, each
ono trying to get his money's worth of.
conversation nt bo much por minute.
Tho Mongolian received nn npology
nnd was onco moro nllowcd to cntor
tho booth, where ho tnlked to his
friend, Sam Loo, In Trinidad. Rocky
Mountnln Nows.
Exciting Sport
him quickly. Sometimes It hnppons
thnt tho creature hns not died ns ho
should, an In that enso there will bo
vast trouble, a great deal moro Inter
esting to read nbout than to experi
ence. A 10-foot alligator, hurt griev
ously and crnzy mad, a canoo that re
mains right side up oven under ordi
nary circumstances only because tho
occupants aro lucky, a pitch dark
bayou and black water full of various
undesirable reptiles, from water moc
casins to other nlllgators, makes a
combination equal to a first-class
nightmare.
Many nlllgator skin hunters In Flor
ida and tho gulf states carry marks
that accrued to them because they
mado such n mlstako about tho
"death" of an nlllgator.
"Stalking" nn alligator with a rlflo
13 a pretty sport, especially If tho
hunter Is a blucblood and willing to
call It a fair deal only If ho shoots tho
roptllo through tho eye. An nlllgator's
cyo Is not big. If the bullet cvon so
much ns grazes tho bony cyo socket,
tho chances nro that It will glanco oft
and tho alligator will plunge away,
unharmed except for astonishment
nnd anger at the unreasonableness of
man.
sherry vaults Is moro marked than
when other spirituous liquids nro kept
In the store. It Is, of courso, well
known that shorry is a highly ctheral
wine. There would, therefore, appear
to bo somo ground for concluding that
when air Is Impregnated with tho vola
tile vapors of spirits or wines It has a
marked effect upon health.
Whether this effect would bo pro
nounced or not upon those lnhnllng
tho air day by day docs not nppear to
have been ascertained wltu certainty.
It Is probablo, howover, thnt at any
rate somo slight deterioration of
health would take place. It is pretty
commonly asserted that saloonkeepers
and those employed In drinking places
oxperlenco 111 effects from tho con
stant Inhalation of nu alcohol-contaminated
air, but their environment, of
course, provides a combination of un
healthy factors.
According to an examination made
of the air of a distillery It would ap
pear that no lesB than an ounco of
proof spirit or half an ounco of abso
lute alcohol may bo present in flvo
cubic feet of air.
Plated goods, won't stand too much
polish.
monoy from hor. Then her husband
complained that sho had varied the
punishment by throwing coffco at hlmJ
ns he sat at table and tossing hit 1
clothes out of tho window.
"And all this tlmo, Judgo," ho piti
fully pleaded, "all this tlmo I was
malting tho bods, cooking tho meali
and sweeping tho floors."
"Yes." Interposed Mrs. Hoff, "nnd
that's nil you ever do. Why don't you
support mo Instead of lotting youi
mother do It?"
Tho magistrate saw nothing to do
In tho premises but to hold Hoff in
$400 ball to nnswer In court. Phila
delphia North American.
No Maid Made It.
A farmier "up tho state"' mndo soma
grapo wine nnd wns very proud of hia
own brand. Ho Invited sovoral poo.
plo to co.no to a llttlo festival and
tasto his wlno.
"Well, what do you think of lt,?
ho asked a mnn from Philadelphia.
"Why, Varies, It Is tho finest do
mcstio wine I over tasted."
"Domestic thunder! I made it all
myself." Philadelphia Lodger.
A man's love for a woman should
bo respect, never abject otherwlm
It will be reject j
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