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3fc r'M I'M i 1 i .1 THE NEBRASKAADVERTISER XV. XV. HANI)i:it8, PultlUlior. NEMAHA, - - - NEMtASKA, TOPICS OF THE DAY. Emperor Wllllum l'layx n Fin to. Emperor Will linn 'h hiUmt fn1 Ih that of playing thu Hutu. Ho hn been faking k'HHonn on that liiHtrumunt and is jubilant ovur IiIh progroHH. That AiihliiK Volil. Work on tho gold minus In South Africa Ih opening up, but it will bo Home tlmo boforo thu Itrltlfth will fill tho aching void of $500,000,000 Kpent for war uxpuiiHCH. 'VUcy Are All Hick. Lord Stanley, of thn MritlHh war of fice, BnyH hcro aro 251,000 troops In South Africa, of which number 14, 000 aro wick (phynlcaUy). Tho other 237,000 aro nick of their job. Mil I'roiiorulc AilvtoittiKCft. Tho Chicago millloualro who ban de cided to go among IiIh omploycH and live an they do, thlnlcH that Hchcmo prcHcntH economic advantages over Iho plan of having men Uvo as ho docs. I'nn tlio IlltfKrnt DIvIiIcihIn. A Now York paper says the biggest Industry in that Htato Is tho public nchool system, with 1,200,57-1 pupils and 3-1,000 tnachors. It Is tho one, at least, that pays tho biggest dividends. IlltCI CMtllinr tO IClUMT. Tho latest sciontirio conclusion Is that man litis uxlstcd on tho earth for 280,000 years. It would bo mighty u torestlng to know what ho was doing tho 87-1.000 years boforo ho begun writ ing lilstory. n of tlio (lMiMrMt .Street. Ono of "tlio queerest stroela In thn world is In Canton, China. Tho street Is occupied exclusively by dentists and apothecaries. It Is entirely roofed ovor with glazed paper and contains more signs, cards and billboards than any other Htreut In tho world! AocomttllnliiiieiitM of a l'rliiocim. Princess Maud, Queen Alexandra's favorite daughter, can bind books atid nurBo a sick patient scientifically; she can also sail a half-rater, rldo a bi cycle, spin and sew, play chess, mid converge in flyo languages, including Hussion. She vies with her mother In being an expert photographer. t Pointer for l'orto Kino. Tho Detroit Journal kindly points out that tho Porto KicauH, If deprived of tho privilege of indulging in cock fight lug, can nmusu themselves by clocking their horses' tails. They can also allow their children to uso air guns and giant firecrackers. The.ro uro plenty of civilized ways of being barbarous. Huh I.oMt Itn Knerirr A thunderstorm Is defined as a rapid gyration or eddy in tho overpowering cool How of air, by which it Is im pelled forward, and often enabled, as n mighty engine, to cut its way through tins giant hot wave or roll its overheated masses far away. That cool flow of air in tho west of Into Heoms to have lost its energy. College for Wimherwoiiien. A college for washerwomen bus been opened in New York by the charity organization society. Tho course is 'l daily lessons nnd tho students re ceive OP cents a day and luncheon. Jn Ktruotors tench tho nature of fabrics nnd the best methods of cleansing them, and exorcise a strict supervision until tho pupil receives a certificate. Too Muuli SiuokliiB. "Hilly" West, tho minstrel, may never again appear on tho stage. An nouncement was mado a day of two ago that West is suffering from enn ccr of tho mouth and throat, brought on by excessive smoking. Ills physi cians told him mouths ago that ho would have to stop smoking. Ho die for a time, but resumed tho practice until tho disease took a firm hold upon him. Arithmetic, Reform. Common sense Is to hnvo some part In tho teaching of arithmetic in tho Philadelphia public schools, when thoy open next month. Children of nlno to ten years in that city will not strug glo hereafter with bewildering prob lems In "compound interest," "cus toms" and "partial payments." Or. Urooks, at thu head of tho school sys tem In tho city, is satisfied also that not ono child in 1,000 will ovor have occasion In later lifo to uso tho rules designated. Pulpit anil l'or. In tho current number of tho In terior, Luther Lullin Mills fakes up tho cudgels in behalf of tho ministers of tho country, who, ho says, do not. rc celvo tho support and assistanco they liavo a right to expect from tho great body of lnymen in tho pows. Tho ut titudo of tho pew towards tho pulpit is, in tho opinion of Mr, Mills, too like ly to bo critical and censorious, while It should bo helpful and inspiring. In the wide spread of this feeling ho finds reason for tho comparatively slow march of tho church. ARE EAGER TO LEARN. Ilcliiotnntly tlio I.lttln Porlo Klciwia Loft Tliclr Hook Whim Vacation llucuit A School for Tauoliurft. Hau Juan, 1. It., July 23. Much in terest Is manifested in school work in J'orto Hlco by teachers and schol ars alike. In schools in tho United states, as a rule, the students look for ward to the closing days of tho spring term and hail tho first day of the long summer vacation with delight. In this l'orto Itico children aro differ ent from their northern cousins. Hero the rising generation reluctantly left tho schoolroom on tho last day of tho term and such a demand was mndo for ull-summcr schools that arrangements have been mndo for them In several towns. Ground will be broken next week for a complete professional school to train teachers at Hlo Viedras. About COO tenchers and prospective teach ers have signified their intention to attend this summer school. Hy the time for the autumn term to open more than 30 new schoolhouses will have been completed. Hut oven then there will not bo accommodations for half tho children of school age. Extra buildings in all towns will have to be retired, as It is quite probable- that the school attendance next year will be doubled. A CENSUS BULLETIN. Tho llnreiiu Give thn I'opuliitlon hy Hex, Nativity mid Color or tlio Third Group of HtutftH. Washington, July 23. The census figures 'giving thu population by sex, nativity and color of the third group of states, including Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and the Indian territory, the results being as follows: Indiana Mnlcs, 1,235,101; females, 1,231,058; native, 2,37-1,3-11; foreign, 142,12; white, 2,-J58,532; colored, 57, 000. Of the colored 207 are Chinese, 5 Japanese, '213 Indians and thu re mainder negroes. Indian territory Males, 208,952; fe males, 183,108; native, 3S7.202; white, 302,060; colored, 80,380. Of those classified as colored, 30,853 arc ne groes, 27 Chinese, 1,107 Indians taxed and 51,307 Indians not taxed. Iowa Males, 1,150,849; females, 1, 075,001; native, 1,925,933; foreign, 305, 920; white, 2,218,007; colored, 13,180, including 12,093 negroes, 104 Chinese, 7 Japanese and 382 Indians. Kansas Mules, 708,710; females, 701,779; native, 1,343,810; foreign, 120, 080; white, 1,410,319; colored, 54,170, Including 52,003 negroes, 39 Chinese, 4 Japancso and 2,130 Indians. ALL RECORDS BROKEN. Olondny 14,000 HonioRoitlcor lluirliilurert ut 151 Itcno Total to Monday Night, J11H.5U1. El Iteno, Ok., July 22. All rec ords in tho registration of homescek ors wero broken yesterday, when the clerks in tho eight booths in HI Ue no added to tho list 14,550 names. Tho total at 121 Jtono is 93,018; total at Fort Sill, 25,543; grand total, 118, 591. Tho crowds yesterday poured in from every direction by rail and wagon, and it is estimated that at three o'clock In tho nfturnoon there were 50,000 people in tho city of El Ileno, which has a natural population of 5,000. Thousands left on tho after noon and night trains riding on top of coaches and in box ears. Tho Hock Island at flvo o'clock sent north tho longest passenger train over seen in tho territory. There wero ten coaches, six box cars and two Pullmans loaded Inside and out. Several incoming Hock Island trains from tho north quit taking passen gers at tho Kunsas line. THAT LETTER OF BRYAN'S. Lender of tlio Ohio Demucr.itla Itoltors Suyn Nvhrimkiin Dlil Not llxiii)rovo Of tllO nioVDIIIOIlt. Cleveland, O., duly 23. George A. (Iroot, who has been most active in inaugurating tho movement to hold an independent democratic state conven tion, owing to thu failure of tho regu lar convention to stand by tho Kan sas City platform, said that neither ho nor anyone olso interested in thu mat ter had been discouraged by Mr. Hry un's letter bearing1 on the subject. Mr. Oroot declared that as a matter of fact, Mr. Hryan did not express disap proval of thu movement. Mrs. Nation Fined mid Sent to Jail. Topuku, Kim., July 23. Mrs. Carrie Nation was yesterday lined $100 and given 30 days' jail sentence by Judgu llazen In thu diHtriiM court for dis turbing tho peace and dignity of tho city by u Sunday joint raid last .March. There is no appeal and thu noted woman must servo her time in prison. Wont to tho Wall. Kansas City, Mo., .Inly 23. After paying out $20,000 profits yesterday morning tho Traders' Grain and Pro vision company, with oflices in tho Exchange building and brandies in a dozen towns throughout Missouri nnd Kansas, went to tho wall. Tho cur rent report is that $150,000 would not cover the losses. SACRiKlClWG LIVE STOCK. Crtttlo Itnulmd to Market nt nn Unprece dented ItMto Hint Market I Drop pine Uupldly. Kansas City, Mo., July 23. Cattle ro eclpts at the stock yurdB Monday ag gregated 25,000 for the day, tho heav iest on record and nearly 5,000 great er than at Chicago. The highest pre vious record was on October 9, 1900, when 21,015 arrived. If tho railroads aro able to supply tho demand for cars, tho receipts Tuesday may be fully- as leavy, or ever greater. Tim heavy movement is due to thu drought and thu attractive prices paid last week by exporters, as shown by tho fact that nearly two-thirds of tho ar rivals wero beef cattle. Prices opened 10 to 25 cents lower and closed 25 to 40 cents lower. Frightful Condition In Iowa. Hurllngton, la., July 23. Iowa baa never known such frightful conditions of heat and drought as are now ex isting. No record has been preserved of such Intense hent and such wlthur Ingly hot winds. Several thermom eters In the downtown districts Bhowcd 112 degrees. One thermom eter placed In the sun burst the tube and flowed out nt the top. Corn Hour to 00 CntR. Chicago, July 23. With thu west ern cornfields withered and no rain in sight traders at the opening of the market Monday made desperate at tempts to buy tho yellow cereal in this market. Opening bids were wild, ranging from 57 to 59, or 1 nnd 2 to 3 and 4 cents over Saturday's close. Predates Total Failure of Corn. Lincoln, Neb., July 23x All day the hot winds from thu south havu been blowing presaging practically a total failure of the corn crop. Tho crop has been tassellng tho past week, and theso have simple been cooked by the Intensity of tho heat. Kunna Clty'n Seorelijnc Hent. Kansas City, Mo.. July 23. Monday was the hottest day Kansas City has ever experienced, the mercury at four o'clock standing at 100. Thu weather bureau offers no relief from the ter rific heat. TO CUT DOWN EXPENSES. Many Koonomlcal KoforinH to Ho Mndo la tlio Army of Occupation In tho Philippines. Manila, July 23. Tho. confcrencc3 butween Adjt. Gen. Corbin nnd Gen. Chuffcc, recently held here, will prob ubly result in radical economical and administrative reforms in the army of occupation. It Is estimated that tho total cost of maintaining the American nrmy in the Philippines enn be reduced by CO per cent, in the courso of ono yenr. The principal change will be the reduction of the present force to between 20,000 and 30,000 men. Tho abolishment of the present army districts is contem plated and three brigades, with per manent headquarters at Manila, Dag upan and Hollo or Cebu, will bu insti tuted in their stead. The troops will bo concentrated at three points su lected, abandoning all minor posts. These changes will result in an enor mous saving in tho transportation of supplies and the paying of rental for barracks for the soldiers. At present in most towns tho troops are quar tered In churches, convents and pub lic and private buildings, for t3io use of which considerable rentals are paid. SUN'S. RAYS FATAL. More Death In Kunsu City on Account of Hent Thermometer ltoglttturod 10(1, llrvaUInc All Heeordn. Kansas City, Mo., July 23. There weru ninu deaths from the bent in this city yesterday and 14 prostra tions. Tho names of those who died are: Illchnrd P. Taylor, Marcus Clark, T. Clark, Mrs. Allie Baugh mnn, Mrs. Marguerite Boyle, John; Brenuan, James Williams, Mrs. Maria Kwing and Junius A. Peterson. For thu fifth time this season Kansas City beat yesterday broke all records. At 3:20 o'clock In tho afternoon the nn pa railed maximum of 10(5 degrees was reached. Lust night there was a slight shower. f 1'oHtfl for Military Instruction. .Washington, duly 23. Secretary Boot speaks In high terms of the pos sibilities of Borts Biley and Leaven worth as posts for military instruc tion, lie says Fort Biley Is an excel lent post for ono of the big military camps of instruction and maneuvers contemplated by congress; also that troops to tlio present capacity of tho quarters at Jefferson Barrack's and Forts Biley, Leavenworth and Sheri dan will be stationed at thVse posts. Kx-l'ronldont ICruecr UitprrsHod. Amsterdam, July 23. Former Presi dent Krugcr, of tho South African republic, is, very depressed as a result of the, death of his wife, but his health is unafTccted. On the contrary he has thrown himself into his work with more than bis usual energy. Press comment on tho death of Mrs. Kruger Is sympathetic. Tho newspa pers do not attach any politlcnl sig nificance to the event. uoth Had One, An enMiusiastfc Louisiana flsbvrmnn hid jrc&t Inclt while fishing on the Illinois river recently. I5iirin(j the day ho wired his wife: "I've got one. weighs seven pounds and is a beauty." He was consid erably Mirpriscd to receive the following reply from hi wife: "So have I. Wcichi tn poumlfl. He isn't a beauty. Looks like you. Chicago Inter Ocean. No fir-cut liOdd. Innkeeper (after waponload of hunters has departed) Silas, did you Gnd room in their wagon for them bIx cases of beer and the case o' whisky? Silas Yes, gt everything In cr gash all bonilick! T forgot to put In their guns! "What! ye dad-vummcd-oli, well they'll never miss 'cml" San Francisco Bulletin. Men -with Weak Intellect. The captain on a Ctaiarder forced a "skin" gambler to give up his gaind. Tbc Sainblcr, of course, regards it as an unjust iscrimination, as a man who docs not read tiic papers enough to keep away from steamboat poker is pretty sure to give his money to tho first bunco man he niccts after he goes ashore. Washington Star. Dilatory. "It's kind of diicouraging, Ethel." said Mr. Cumrox: "kind of discouraging. "What is, father?" "It's nearly a month wnccyou read your graduation essay, and they haven't taken your advice on how to run the government yet." Washington Btar. llloodnhcd Avoided. Jones What would you do if your bur glar alarm went off in the night; Brown Well, in the dark, you know, it would take mo n good while to find my ihoes and my pistol, and that would givo tho burglar time to get uway. Detroit Free Press. Innlfrnlflcnat. She I don't believe you're telling tho tcuth. lie You arc most annoying sometimes. I suppose you think you can read me like a book. "0! no. Like a paragraph, I should say." Philadelphia Press. A Ilnlloon Asccimlonlst Killed. A balloon nsccnslonist was recently killed while making one of nts daring trips. Life is too valuable to trifle with in fool-hardy ddventurcs. It is better to employ our selves in peaceful pursuits, where we may be fcccurc. Then if we take care of our health, we can livo to a good old age. The best means of promotinc health is Hostet tcr's Stomach Bitters. This medicine cures dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, flatu lency and Insomnia. Be sure and try it. Discovered There Were Others. ITe (sadly) I can remember when you used to say I was all tVe world to you. Shi; Fcrhaps; but I've studied astron omy since! Puck. nest for the rlowcls. t No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels arc put right. Cascarcts help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. That's Different. When a full grown man robs a bird's nest, he is not in the same category as the small hov. He is alluded to as an ornithol ogist. Washington Post. Do Yonr Feet Aclio uul Ilnrn? Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease n powder for the feet. It makes tight or New bhoes I'cel Easy, Cures Corns, Itching, Swollen. Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and Sweating 1-ect. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it, 25c. Sample hent FKE13. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy,, Y. So Say We All. McJigger "You don't mean to say you believe in divorce?" Thingumbol) "Well, 1 do in the case of the man who is wedded to his opinions." Philadelphia Press. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli ble medicine for coughs and colds. N. W. Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1000. - i i i in Don't swear at the mercury. May bo it has been climbing up to find u cool place. Indianapolis Nowa. Mirth is nature's best remedy for ills. Chicago Daily JNcwu. THE GENERAL MARKETS- Kansas City, July 23. CATTL.K Beef steers $1 35 D 75 Native stockcra 2 SO & a G5 "Western steers a 10 5 05 HOGS 4 50 ?p 03 sheep a io fit) a 40 WHEAT No. 2 hard G7 CS p No. 2 red C7?i CS COHN No. 2 mixed CO U C3 OATS No. 2 mixed 41 RYE-No. 2 G3 FLOUUMInrd wh't patents. 3 10 3 20 Soft wheat patents 2 75' 3 40 HAY Timothy 8 00 13 50 Pralrlo 8 00 13 00 BKAN-Sacltcd 85 BUTTEH-Choico to fancy.. 11 IS C1I13ES13 Full cream 10 12 EGGS 7V4 POTATOES i 73 100 ST. I.OUIS. CATTLE Beof steers 113 5 C5 Texas steers 3 23 4 40 HOGS Packers 5 75 5 00 SI I EBP Native 2 50 3 30 FLO U It Patents, new 3 50 3 C3 WHEAT No. 2 red (13 V6 70 CORN No. 2 5'J GOV OATS-No. 2 40 41 RYE Gl G3 BUTTER Dairy 13 15 DRY SALT MEATS 8 12'i 8 G25 BACON U00 050 CHICAGO. CATTLE-Steora 4 25 G 20 HOGS-Mlxed and butchers. 5 SO 0 00 SHEEP Western 3 50 4 00 FLOUR Spring patents ....3 20 3 50 WHEAT No. S red 71V6 72 CORN No. 2 67 53 OATS-No. S 40 RYE July 57 LARD July S G3 rORK-July ....' 11 37Vi NEW YORK. CATTLE-Steera 4 50 5 85 HOGS U 15 G25 SHEEP 2 50 4 25 WHEAT No. 2 red 77W 79?J CORN No. 2 62 02 THINGS WORTH KNOWING. St. Petersburg, Bussla, is discussluff a $100,000,000 overhead railroad. Franco bought $800,200 worth or toys of Germany In 1900. Residents in England have 110, 000,000 invested in mortguges in for eign countries. nollnnd bus 10,100 windmills, each, of which druius 310 acres of land, at ait average cost of 25 cents an acre a year. Tho exportation of beer from Franco lias increased in ton years from 047,421 gullons to' 2,114,030 gal lons. At a meeting of the National Poul try Organization association it was stated that tho annual consumption, of eggs in tho United Kingdonl aver ages 130 per head of the population.. JOHNSON AT WORK AGAIN. Racind, Wis., July 22nd. Jolin John son, of No. 024 Hamilton Street, thi--city, is a,happy man. For yenrs hu has suffered with Kid ney and Urinary trouble. lie was so broken down that ho was forced to. quit work. Everything he tried failed, till a friend of his recommended a new, remedy Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr. Johnson used thorn, and the result sur prised him. lie is well as ever ho was, completely cured, and working away;, every day. Ills case is regarded by those who knew how very bad he was, as almost a miracle, and Dodd'a Kidney Pills aro a much talked of medicine. KEEP YOUR SADDLE. DRY! THE 0RI6tNAL TBlf$ POMMEL.. 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