NEBRASKA NEWS AND N0TE8,
Items of Greater or Lesser Impor
tance Over the State.
Sovonon horses perished In u
boarding tnblo lire In Onuiha.
CJeorgo W. Borgo of Lincoln has de
clared his candidacy for the governor
ship. '
A very heavy rain, amounting al
most to a cloudburst, occurred nt
Tablo Hock.
Tho Kearney Country club Is now
nssured, 120 members hnvlng been
secured and about $0,000 having boon
subscribed.
Harry Gibson, a coiored waiter on
tho Union Pacific road, was shot and
Berlously hurt while resisting nrroet
ut Grand Island.
Norfolk has decided to senil ono or
moro delegates to tho stato convention
of good government organizations, to
be held In Hastings Juno 4.
Bort Taylor, tho Mlndon fiend who
assaulted his sister-in-law, from tho
effects of which slio has since died,
has not been apprehended, although
ho was heard of In Oklahoma.
Rov. Frederick W. Loavltt has
been elected principal of Franklin
aca'domy. Mr. Lcavltt Is pastor of
Plymouth church at Omaha, and a
member of tho advisory board of Con
gregational churches In Nebraska.
Tho Burlington rnllrond, nt tho sug
gestion of tho railway commission, has
reduced conl rates from Wyoming to
Colorndo to moot tho rates Bonured by
tho commission boforo tho Intorstaio
Connnerco commission on tho Union
Pacific road.
Sixty-four loaded freight cars bo
bind a giant mogul made up the first
regular train which went over tho now
Lnno cut-off of the Union Pacific, after
which tho regular through passenger
and through freight trains wero sont
over tho road.
Attorney Frnnk Ransom, acting for
tho Union Stock Yards company, filed
n brief In tho supremo court asking
for a rehearing In tho suit Instituted
by tho stato which resulted In a deci
sion holding that tho stock yards Is a
common cnrrler, subject to tho control
of tho railway commission.
Mrs. Koberg, tho Madison county
farmers wlfo who took her children, to
Cincinnati some tlmo ngo and then
disappeared, has not been found. Mr.
Korberg, who has now gone cast again
in an effort to discover the fato of his
wife, believes that sho took her own
life during n fit of Insanity.
Tho District court of Rock county
was In session for two days, engaged
in tho trial of Carl Pettljohn, on the
. charge of burglary, and at tho conclu
sion of tho trial n verdict of guilty
was rendered and Judgo Harrington
sentenced tho defendant to n term of
&x years In tho penitentiary.
Someone entered tho store of Sut
phln & Dale at Nohawka and stole
$40 from tho safe. Tho money was
left by a workman with tho firm for
safe keeping. Tho safe door was ajar
in tho morning and tho firm is not
Buro whether It was locked or not the
ailght before. Nothing was taken but
the money.
Tho body of James M. Wood, who
died as tho result of an accident at
Des Moines, In., recently waB brought
to Nebraska City for burial. Mr.
"Woods was ono of tho pioneer rosl
dents of that city and went from there
to Rapid City, S. D., where he pros
pered and became quite wealthy and
was mayor of tho town twlco.
Reports from tho eastern wool mar
kets show that tho movement started
by Wyoming wool growers and
Omaha capitalists to hold tho 1008
clip for hotter prices Is becoming
igenoral throughout tho country and
Ishlpments to tho east during tho week
ending May 15 wero about half what
.thoy woro during a corresponding
week last year.
After practicing medicine for fifty
rono years Dr. T. G. Bracking, now 70
years old, of Norfolk, is engaged In a
idlsputo with tho State Bonrjj of Health
fovor his present right to practice Ho
has been nrrested for not holding a
;ntato certificate. Ho claims jils col
llego degree entitles him to tho certi
ficate. Tho stato board Insists ho
nnust tnko an examination.
At PnttBmouth Harry Van Fleet
stabbed Albert Brlssey In the back and
VtiiUSed him. Tho evidence brought out
bftforo tho coroner's Jury Bhowcd that
Bttoboy camo to his death by having
in batther-knifo Btnck Into his bnck by
Harrr "Vanfleot accidentally. Vanileet
was sharpening tho knife and Brlssey
backed (through tho door and tho
'.knlfo entered his back and penetrated
alio lung.
Washington dispatch: Roprosenta
tlvo Pollard said that he had received
.letters from tho county boards of Lan
caster, Cass and Pawneo counties,
aBklng tho services of a government
road engineer for consultation as to
Improvement of roads. Ho hopes to
rocolvo communications from o'.her
.counties in his district, indicating a
iwlsh for tho consultivo advice of tho
foxpert who will go to tho stato. "Any
rcountles outside my district," said Mr.
Vrollnrd, "will ho able to securo tho
iaatno service, by addressing their own
nnember."
Another national bank is to lie es
tablished at University Placo. near
Xlncolu, which will bear tho nnmo of
'tho City National; This will make tho
third bank for tho city, two having
'boon established with tho last three
nnontliB.
AVhon Zyrn Van Pelt, n senior In tho
TIavelock High school, was sitting on
tho balustrade in tho balcony of tho
' First Christian church at Havolock,
teaching a Sunday school class, sho
lost hor balanco and fell. Sho landed
among tho members of tho young
men's class nnd was palnfuly bruised.
She fell eight feet.
E OF
HOUSE WHERE MARK TWAIN'S
HERO LIVED TORN DOWN.
Hannibal, Mo., Whore Place Stood,
Unconscious of Its Greatness
Anecdote cf House and of
the Two Mark Twalns.
Hnnnlbnl, Mo. Huckleberry Finn's
ancient habitation In North Hannibal,
near tho river front, has passed from
the earth. SInco Haunlbnl has admit
ted that Mark Twain was really a
great man It has taken particular
prldo In tho "honry-headod" domlcllo
and tho rovonuo derived from post
cards showing tho structuro would
hnvo built a much bettor house. R.
H. Coons, tho owner of tho property,
recently hnd tho "Huck" Finn homo
torn down to erect a row of modern
fiats, which will have, It Is hoped, n
livening effect on tho somowhnt
dreamy district of North Haunlbnl.
A characteristic story Is told In con
nection with tho house Ono summer
day a gentleman from tho oast camo
to Haunlbnl to securo data for a
Mark Twain story. Ho could find Hoi
Udny hill easily enough without a
guide, becauso It towered up to tho
sky on tho north end, and prevented
tho town's further extension unless
tho good citizens tako a notion to tun
nel. An Ico man was asked for tho direc
tion to Huck Finn's cottage.
"Never hoard of him," said tho na
tive. "Ho sure don't live In thoso
parts."
Tho stranger wont west a block and
accosted a boy with a fishing rod on
his shoulder.
"Ho don't run with our crowd," ho
said. "Maybo ho lives down by the
bridge."
"I'm not looking for Huck Finn him
self," said tho visitor. "He's dead, hut
1 1
"Then you might try tho grave
yard," replied tho boy. "It's up yon
der tho stones is marked, I reckon."
Presently a citizen cumo along who
could furnish tho Information. Huck's
homo was only two blocks from whero
the lco man said "ho didn't livo in
those parts." In tho basoment door
stood n black "aunty," with her hands
resting on her hips. Sho woro a trl
colored handkorchlof on her head.
"I knows," sho said; "you's ono o'
dom rellcky hunters."
"I'm engaged In gnthorlng some ma
terial lu reference to Mark Twain,"
Houco Whero Huckleberry Finn Once
Lived.
said tho ensternor, pleasantly, "nnd as
this is "
"Well, you' needn't go no furder,"
said tho big aunty hospitably. "He's
right heah."
"Who's hero?"
"Mark Twain."
"In this house?"
"To bo sho!."
"What's ho doing hero?" asked tho
surprised visitor.
"Ah doan' know, but yo' kin cum in
an' boo."
Sho led tho way to another under
ground npartmont, nnd, with pride,
pointed to something on a pallet. Tho
strangor's oyes, graduall becoming
accustomed to tho semi-light, distin
guished nn Infant plckaiintny busily
ondeavorlng to swallow Its glossy arm.
As tho two camo null stood by tho bed
It suspended operations and thought
fully regarded them out of two big
white oyes.
"Quito a baby," said tho guest.
"How'd 'you como to call It Mark
Twain?"
"Da tolo mo If Ah did that, Mlstah
Sam Clemens, wot used to lib heah,
would son 'Im sumthln' nlco."
"Did ho?"
"Ah reckon Mlstnh Clomons thot hit
was nlco," sho said, doubtfully; "ho
sent Mm a raazor an n lookln' glass."
"Mr. Clemens was grateful?"
'Mebbo so. And ho wrltted to my
ole man sayin' If tho rnazer did what
ho expected he'd bo pleased to sen' a
tombstone for th baby."
"Mason and Dixon's Line."
"Mason and Dixon's lino" Is a refer
ence to a boundary which was estab
lished In tho years Intervening from
1703 to 1707, between the colonies of
Maryland and Virginia on tho one
Bldo, and that of Pennsylvania on tho
othor side, by Charles Mason and
Jeremiah Dixon, who were two Eng
Hah civil engineers. So thoroughly
was tho allotted task performed by
thoso young Englishmen that an 1840
rovlslon of tho survey fulled to detoot
tho slightest orror. Tho United
Stutos government also, an recently ns
1001, has caused tho Maryland por
tion of tho nqted boundary lino to bo
again revised.
True American Spirit.
Within two years slnco tho great
enrthquuko which undid San Fran
cisco, that heroic city has put $100,
000,000 Into building operations, of
which, according to trustworthy stato
uionts, all but $1,000,000 camo from
local sources.
Public Debt Has No Terrors.
The municipality of Vienna has a
public debt of oxcoptlonal magnitude,
which It now proposes to Increimo by
tho purchase of cuu! mines In Moravia.
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Since tho dny on which Miriam sang
hor song of triumph over tho destruc
tion of the hosts of tho Egyptians, and
thus gavo expression to tho first hymn
of wliicli wo have nny record, myriads
of sacred Bongs have boon penned b
dovout men and women songB that
nro sung whorover peoplo meet to
worship and prniBO ho King of Glory.
But while hymns nnd psalms of
praise stretch far back across tho con
turles, ono department of It Is of com
paratively recent origin. Gospel song
is a modern Institution, and America Is
Its birthplace and its homo.
No ono, I supposo, would venturo to
assert that American hymnology con
tains nnythlng to bo compared with
tho mnsterploces of English collec
tions, and yet, when, wo como to tho
field of Gospel songs, tho Amorlcnn
writers hnvo It all practically to tlioni
selves. The explanation of Ui'b may
He In the fact that while thoso In
England have been fed and nurtured
on stntely and majestic hymns, Amer
icans hnvo been trained In tho uso of
Gospel songs and have thus become
moro accustomed to thoni. Whatever
tho cnuso, however, tho fact roinnlns
that Americans have taught England
most of tho Gospel songs with which
sho is familiar.
Ira D. Sankey was little olso than a
singer, but ho composed ono or two
pieces that were dosorvedly popula.,
and will nlways bo Indlssolubly asso
ciated with his name. Among his
earliest offorts at composition was hln
nlr to "Vot thoro Is room," tho words
of which wero written by Rov. Dr.
Iloratlun Bonar. They wero written,
too, at Sankoy's requost. Ho hnd
been singing Tennyson's great pooni:
"Lato, late, bo lato, and dark tho night
and chill," at tho mission meetings In
England: but tho owners of tho
copyright would not pormlt him to uso
it In his collection of hymns. There
upon ho usked Dr. Honnr to write
words that would cover tho same
ground, nnd "Yet thoro Is room" was
tho result. Other melodies hnvo boon
put to tho samo words by othor coin
posers, but Sankoy's air holds Its own
placo Jn tho uffoctlons of tho ma
jority. Ono of tho most popular composers
was James McGranahan, tho success
or of that swoet singer, P. P. Illlsn
who, with his wife, was killed in n
railway accidont us tho colleague of
MaJ. Whittle McGraunhnn was a pro
line writer, nnd his work Is of a vory
high standard. "Aro you coming
homo to-night?" tho words of which
woro written by n young lady In Scot
land, possesses a strength of appeal
which sinners find hard to resist, and
has been used with striking blessing
In overy pnrt of tho world. Among
his other successful compositions may
bo niontlonod "Christ recelvoth sinful
men," "Thoro Bhull bo showoni of
blessings," "Thy God rolgnoth,"
"Como!" "Hnnnor of tho cross," und
"I'll stnnd by till tho morning." Tho
words of this last hymn wero wrltton
by Bliss.
But while thoso wrltors hnvo been
mentioned, tho purpose of UiIh nrtlclo
Is moro with tho men who am hard
at work to-day, and who hnvo tho ear
of tho whole English-speaking world,
Among these I mention, first of all,
Goorgo C. Stobblns, who has been n
steady and n consistent writer for
many years. When tho output of some
others Is considered, Mr. Stobblns can
not bo regarded us prolific, but all his
work Is of high merit, nnd his stand
ard Is perhaps higher than that of
any of his contomporarleH. Ever In
hlu mind Is the aim to direct tho
thoughts of the people moro to tho
message of tho music than to the
music Itself,
Mr. Stobblns takes tlmo to his work.
When his verses aro given to him, ho
makes tho music a matter of earnest
prayer, und the result of this com
munion Is seen In tlia refinement of
Wl
his writing nnd In his touching melo
dies nnd perfect hnrnionlos. It Is not
possible even to mention all that Mr.
Stobblns has accomplished, but tho
following nro favorites, and aro to ho
found in various collections: "ChrlBt
for tho world wo sing," "Just for to
day," "lleyond tho smiling and tho
weoplng," "HIdo on In majesty," "Tako
time to ho holy," "Como unto mo,"
"Must I go, onipty-hnnded?" "What
must It bo to bo there!" nnd tho best
and greatest of them all, "Saved by
graco," beginning with tho lino: "Some
day the silver cord will break."
Competent nuthorltles rognrd tills
last mentioned hymn us ono of tho
finest In tho English language. It Is
cortnlnly ono of tho best hymns of tho
present generation. Tho words con
tain beautiful pictures, und tho music
1b In perfect harmony with them.
Though Intended to be Bung ns n solo
or a duet, the hymn Is well adapted for
congregational use, nnd I hnvo seen It
produco a wonderful effect on n largo
gnthdrlng. Tho words woro wrltton
by tho blind poetess, Fanny J. Crosby,
tho author of many beautiful verses.
Unlquo nmong tho hymn-wrltors of
tho present day Is Dr. D. B. Towner,
tho head of the musical dopnrtmont of
t ho far-famed Moody Blblo Iustituto In
Chicago. Ho la unlquo In this re
spoct, that ho Ib doing n work to
which there Is no parallel either In
this country or England. Ho Is a
singer, a tcachor, and a composer.
Every dny of tho year men pnss
through hla hands ns they propnro for
tholr life work tho singing of tho
Gospol with tho fixed aim of winning
souls. Ho trains them to tako their
placo lu church und mission work ns
accomplished leaders of pralso, and,
besides that, ho gives Instruction lu
composing, showing how to wrlto
hymns on a sclontltlc bnsls. Somo of
his former pupils aro to-day among tho
best writers of Gospol music. Dr.
Towner Is undoubtedly tho grentest
tenehor of Gospol music In tho world,
and as a teacher of teachers ho Is ac
compllshlng a work tho vastness of
which cannot bo overestimated,
Tho author of tho world-famed
"Glory Song," Mr. Charles H. Gabriel,
Is ono of America's most prolific
wrltors. Ho has not to look around
for words; ho Is a poet iui woll ns n
musician, and thus between tho words
and tho!;- musical setting thoro Is a
sympathy that adds materially to
tholr charm. Mr. Gabriel has a won
dorfnl faculty for picture-drawing. His
rich Imagination enables him to make
overy Hue vivid and roal. Ho grasps
a phraso that gets tho attention of
tho peoplo, and this ho works out into
n clioniB. Ills molodlos nro easy to
carry In tho head. I have heard many
a muBlrliin speak In disparaging terms
of tho "Glory Song," but yet thoro is
somothlng lu that wonderful hymn
that defies analysis.
Anothor writer whoso methods close
ly resemble those of Mr. aubrloltho
two men, lu fact, aro like brothers
Is Prof. 10. O. Excell. Ho, too, is a
slngor, and ho can wrlto -both words
and music. Ho bus written and edit
ed many Sunday school books, and has
published many anthems for church
choirs. No mun knows bettor thun
Mr. Excoll what to give to tho pub
lie. Ho studies their wants and pro
vides them with whnt thoy llko to
have. Equally alort Is ho In getting
Ideas for his hymns. A phraso In a
sermon or a remark In a conversation
soiiietimoB forms a peg on which to
linng a sacred song.
Thoro nro numerous othor wrltorB
In America who aro producing excel,
lent work, but of thoso mention can
not horo bo mudo. Peter B, Bllhom,
howovor, deserves to bo noticed. Ho
Is tho composer of "messed Jesus,
keep mo white," "I will sing the won
drous story," "Holy Spirit, como in,"
und "Tho boat friend to have Is
Jesus," all of which have mot with
kindly appreciation,
VALUE OF DIFFERENT KINDS
OF GREEN FORAGE FOR HOGS
Results of Experiments with Six Lota of Hop;o By H. J.
Waters, Director) Missouri Agricultural College.
Perhnps tho largest nlnglo waste oc
curring nt the present tlmo Is that
which comes from tho too exclusive
uso of corn In growing nnd futtonlifg
hogs. Tho cheapest und moot onslly
applied remedy Is n moro general uso
of tho proper forago plantB In sum
mer and tho uso of some homo grown
protein In winter. It Is not of courao
to be denied that tho hog 1b primarily
n grain consuming animal, at the sumo
tlmo forngo plays nn lmportnnt rolo
?n economical hog production nnd de
serves fnr more attention than It has
yet received. To securo accurate In
formation on this point, the Missouri
station undertook some tliiv ngo to
compare tho value of various forago
Average dally gain per head, .07 lbs.
Grain required per pound of gain
Cost per 1C0 pounds of gain, with
stuff, $18.00 per ton, $4.07.
(First 40 daya of experiment only.)
Average gain per head, .58 lbs.
Grain required por pound of gain, 4.41 lbs.
Cost per 100 lbs. of gain with corn at 40 cento per bushel and Green
Rape at $3.00 per ton, $3.34.
Average dally gain per head, .83 I
Grain required per pound of gain,
Cost per 100 pounds of gain, with
$3.00 per ton, $3.00.
Average dally gain per head, .77
Grain required per pound of gain,
CoBt per 100 pounds of gain, with
Clover at $3.00 per ton, $3.20,
Average dally gain per head, ,63 lbs.
Grain required per pound of gain, 5,31 lbs.
Cost per 100 pounds of gain, with corn at 40c per bushel, and Fresh
Bluegraso nt $3.00 per ton, $3,00.
Average dally gain per head, 1,61
Grain required per pound of gain,
Cost per 100 pounds of fj?ln, with
milk at 15c per 100 lbs., $2.83.
plants whon combined with corn for
tho growing nnd fnttonlng of hogs.
Six lots woro fed. Each lot con
tained six high grndo Poland China
pigs, welilng about GO ponndB each.
Tho rations woro ns follows:
Lot 1. Corn mcnl thrco parts;
ship stuff two parts.
Lot II. Corn menlj fresh rnpo.
Lot III. Corn meal; frcBh alfalfa.
Lot IV. Corn meal; frosh red clover.
Lot V. Corn menl; frosh bluograss.
Lot VI. Corn meal ono pnrt; skim
milk three pnrts.
Tho feedlniT experiment coverod ft
period of 102 dny.i, beginning July 25,
pi02, nnd contlnuliiK until November
, 1, 1002. Tho rcsnlti wero ns follows;
0.1 B lbs.
corn at 40 cento per bushel, ship
bs.
4.01 lbs.
corn at 40c per bushel, Fresh Alfalfa,
lbs.
4.35 lbs.
corn at 40c per bushel, and Fresh
lbs.
2,43.
com' at 40c per bushel, 'and skim