Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
W. V. SANOKKS, I'nlillslicr.
NEMAHA, - - - NBI1KASKA.
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
To lie Kxpcctml.
SJnco annexing a slice of Uw tropica
to tho mainland It is not surprising
Unit a ohunlc of troplont weather
should pay tin tin nffcctjoimto visit.
'I'Jio Humor of Fntc.
By the liiunor rntlicr thnn the irony
of fate, the Youngors hnve been em
ployed to Bell tombstone!), for which
In their earlier daya they created a
demand.
In Honor of Ocn. MIotMim.
An equestrian statue In honor of
the late Maj. Gen. Henry W. Slocnm
will be erected by the state of New
York this summer on the Gettysburg
battlefield. .
Cotmldcrnlily Itlafltrnrnl.
Tho movement Inaugurated by the
National Educational association to
make corn our national llower linn re
ceived something of a setback within
tho past few weeks.
Former Colleuiruo of Ulnlne.
Nathan Church, a man of Bcholarly
attainments and tho colleague of
Jllaine in tho Maine legislature, is
now working ns street cleaner in Min
neapolis at a salary of $1.50, a day.
Snro to He n Great Inane.
No country on earth surpasses tho
United States in natural facilities for
irrigation. Tho question of a certain
supply of water for growing crops is
euro to bo a great issue of tho future.
A Mont Uorgaoiis Itulnr.
When the sultan of Johorc is attired
in his Btato clothes ho is a most gor
geouB ruler. Ho wears gems worth
$12,000,000, which sparkle in his
crown, on his epaulets, in his girdle,
and in his cuffs.
i Onr I'reneut Population.
According to tho offlclol census fig
ures tho population of tho United
States ono year ago was 70,303,387, a
gain in ten years of 12,037,038, or 20.7
per cont. It is now, nccording to tho
sumo ratio, over W,GOO,000.
Jolt n on PIcnc Clevclnnil.
Tom Johnson's way of doing things
tickles Clovoland. Tho taxablo valua
tion of local street ralhvaya hus been
pushed up from $505,000 to $0,000,000.
Interested companies aro not kicking
very loudly, realizing on tho quiet that
thoy woro lot off h,t a low figure.
Wind Slnoo Her Youth.
Miss Bello Hyman, of Chicago, who
lias bcon appointed trustee of tho Illi
nois industrial hohie, has been blind
sinco tho ago of four years, but Is an
accomplished musician and linguist
and is woll known for her efforts for
tho relief of tho blind.
Viiy of l'cnnn Aro Itcnt.
' Even tho missionaries, who have
been not a little impatient with tho
government for not collecting their
damages of tho Rultan of Turkey by
means of a bombardment, must now
sco that tho ways of peaco and pleas
antness have been. hotter. Tho money
is in hand and there is no blood on it.
Itntlo of Two to One.
Itov. J. A, Eby, of Grcensburg, To.,
bn a recent Sunday appointed six
men to count tho number of men en
tering tho bIx sa.oons of tho town
during ono hour. Tho aggregato num
ber was found to bo 1,500, whilo only
737 men attended iho Sunday services
of tho 13 churches. Mr. Eby thinks
that there Is a moral concealed somewhere-
in these figures.
The Silent Gcorire Gonlil.
Georgo Gould, lileo his father, Is a si
lent man. Ho divides his Becrets with
no one. Taught in a practical school,
hehns tho ability, tho wealth and the
cxperlenco to devolQp his plans on a
Hc'alo of great magnitude. It is pre
dicted ho will make a greater reputa
tion as a muster financier than his
father loft, and that ho will accumu
late, if ho has not done so already, a
much larger fortune.
Mortality on thu Hull.
Tho current report of tho statisti
cian of tho intorstato commerce com
mission brings out tho fact that dur
ing tho 13 years ended Juno 30, 1000,
80,277 persons were killed by railroad
accidents in tho United Stntes and
400,027 injured. Tho number of em
ployes killed was 38,3-10, of passengers
3,485, and of other persons, including
trespassers, 51,452. Thcso resomblo
tho statistics of a 13 years' war.
Coffee Vcratia Ten.
This country felt prosperous in 1802,
and both coffco and tea were used
freely by those who liked them. In
that year tho per capita consumption
of coffee in tho United States wus 0.07
pounds and of tea 1.38 pounds. Last
lycar, when people woro on the aver
ago oven better off than they were in
1892, tho consumption of coffco was
0.8 pounds per head and of tea 1.1
pounds. In o decade tho former has
become more popular with Americans
nd tho latter less popular.
THE 1U0KY ONES.
Names of Those Who Drew
Prizes at El Reno.
Big
Jiunm IC. Wood nnd Miittlo II. JSrnl Got
yuiirtor NtiutloiiK Adjoining I.iiwtnn
lloli-oml ami I.iiiiiIi 1'lrat In
VA Komi District,
El Itcno, Ok., July 30. -James It.
Wood, of Weatherford, Ok., drew No.
1 in the Lawton district. Mottle H.
Heals, of Wichita, Kan., whoso birth
place is Missouri, drew No. 2. Without
doubt they will select tho two quar
ter sections adjoining the Lawton
townslte, which are estimated as
worth from $20,000 to $10,000 each.
Each of the lucky ones is live feet
seven inches tall, according to the oill
oiul diHcription.
When Col. Dyer, tho commissioner,
in thunderous tones announced the
woman's age as 23 and her height the
same as that of Mr. Wood, 251,000 per
sons 'shouted iu chorus: "They must,
get married." Number 1 in the El
Jlcno district Is Stephen A. Holcomb,
of Paul's Valley, I. T., and No. 2 is
Leonard Lamb, of Augusta, Ok.
Twctity-ilvo names were first drawn
in the El Hcuo district and then 21 in
tho Lawton district.
In tabulating the registration it
was apparent that more than 2,000
repeaters had registered at the va
rious booths, many giving the iden
tical name and address and personal
description, all of which wero thrown
out, but it Is also reasonably certain
that other thousands have registered
under different names or variation of
their own names nnd different ad
dresses. Public opinion stands behind
the exclusion of the repeater, but it
is reported on good authority that
the registration olllee Is throwing out
all those names of illegible writing
and against this the howl is general,
loud nnd determined, as the name of
tho applicant is plainly written by
the clerk upon his identification slip
nnd the applicant was required to
sign his name in the presence of the
registration clerk and it is not con
ceived on what grounds or rights
the exclusion of illegibles is author
ized. It is found that nearly half" of
those registering at Lawton were by
mark, nnd it is presumed that these
rules would exclude them also a
manifest Injustice to the immigrants
from Texas, Arkansas and the In
dian territory who generally regis
tered nt this point.
As tho scheme of drawing is under
stood nnd talked obout, its possibil
ities exploited and its results reasoned
upon, it is generally condemned ns
unfair. On the first draw only do all
chances equal 1 in about 13 to draw a
claim and only 1 in 40 for a good
claim. Half way down the line the
chnnco is 1 in 20 or t in 80, decreas
ing in geometrical ratio until on the
last claim tho remaining applicants
have but 1 chance in 154,000, man
.ifestlv unfair and manifestly against
the laws of chance calculated on by
the expectant homeseeker.
"Wood In it Murrlnil JMuii.
El Heno, Ok., July 30. Mr. Wood,
who drew the capital prize at Law
ton, is 27 years old. He was born in
Illinois and at tho age of 18 moved
to Norton count', Kan., where he
taught school. Later ho worked in
a hardware store at Norton. Five
years ago he came to EI Hono to
work In the hardware and farm im
plement store of C. Kimmell. A few
months later ho married Mr. Kiin
mell's daughter nnd went to Weath
erford to manage Mr. Klmmell's
branch store. Ho and his wife nnd
baby came here last week on a visit.
At first he refused to register, saying
his chance would not be worth the
necessary exertion. At tho earnest
solicitation of 11r wife, however, he
registered, and now he has a fortune
within his grasp. He is at Weath
erford and his plans for the future,
if he has any, are not known in El
Itcno.
A I.iiulcy Tolamlionn Girl.
Kansas City, Mo., July 30. Miss
Heals, who captured tho second prize
in the Lawton district, was formerly
a "hello girl" in Kansas City. Miss
Heals lived at the southeast corner
of Eleventh and Washington streets
until three mouths ago. At, that
tlmo her brother removed to Wichita,
Kan,, whore he is now living, and his
mother accompanied him. Miss Heals
was a day telephone operator at the
time, and going to the management
of the telephone company, she se
cured a trnnRfer to Wichita, where
she is now employed. It was at Wich
ita that Miss Heals conceived the
idea of registering for a claim and her
departure from Kansas City was in
directly the beginning of her good
fortune.
Two Mile In n Ml nil to.
London, July 30. Sir Hiram Maxim,
in an address last night, said electric
railways wero revolutionizing Amer
ican city life and property values.
Ho declared that light eleetrio roads
were capable of 120 miles an hour;
that their construction was perfectly
practicable, and that their cost would
bo cheaper than the present steam
lines.
CENTRAL WEST SOAKED.
Conlmm Union Ilnvo Full mi In Kiinwi, In
Woaturii JUInnourl nnd In Other
I.OCfllltloA.
Kansas City, Mo., July 30. Tho
drought has been broken in Kansas
and Missouri by good rains that have
fallen In heavy and frequent showers
since Sunday morning. The rain will
be worth thousands of dollars to
farmers in tills section pf the country
in reviving crops that were not en
tirely ruined by the long period of hot,
dry weather preceding the showers
that set ij Saturday. They have ex
tended all mor Kansas and tho west
ern half of Missouri, several points
in these Btntes reporting two inches
and more of rainfall. Tho weather bu
rea i nt Kansns City reports that mi
Fettled conditions prevail all over tho
two states, and the outlook is gootL,
for still more rain. Local thunder
storms are probable Tuesday in Mis
souri except in tlio extreme southern
portion. Showers and cooler temper
ature are alsq forecasted for Kansas.
The rain has been general all over
the central west during tho last 48
hours, extending from Minnesota and
northern Illinois to western Texas and
Arizona.
Col. Georgo W. Vale, who hns close
ly watched conditions in Kansas for
a score of years, said that Kansas
would raise. nearly a half crop of corn.
The Into planted corn, ho said, was
already showing signs of life nnd
vigor and all that had not tasseled
out before the rains came would make
more thnn a half crop. He said the
people would raise sufficient forage
feed for all cattle now on the range
in Kansas.
ADDS WEALTH TO LAND.
Intcr-tlnir Figures from (lovnrnmont Ir
rigation Work In Arlonit ff-tft Mile
of CiinitU mill IJltchofl.
. Washington, July 30. Irrigation in
Arizonn has been the subject of on
investigation conducted by the gov
ernment, the results of which are now
available. Within ten yenrs 545 miles
of canals and ditches were construct
ed at a cost of $1,508,400. The total
Increase in irrigated laud in ten
years has been 119,575 acres. At a low
estimutc, ItB present average valuq
is $30 per nqrc, or $3,587,250. Irriga
tion has added this large amount to
the farm wealth of the territory. The
total number ncres of irrigated crops
is 137,233, while the total number of
ncres of land irrigated is 185,390. The
difference of 48,103 acres represents
approximately tho area of pasture
land irrigated.
UNION WAGES OF SERVANTS.
An Organization In Chicago KutablUlieH u
Sculn nnd FormulutcH Working Utile
nnd li;iiliitioiiB.
Chicago, July 30. Tho Servant Girls'
union has formulated a scale of prices
as follows: Cooks and housekeepers,
$5 to $? a week; general and second
girls, 4 to $5 a week; young and inex
perienced girls, $3 to $4 a week. These
mandates for the mistresses are now
being concocted by the members of
the organization, and this Is to be
their tenor: Work shall not begin
before 5:30 u. m. and shall ceaso when
the evening dishes nre washed and put
away. Two hours each afternoon and
tho entire evening, at least twice a
week, shall be allowed the domestic as
her own.
LETTERS REMAIN UNREAD.
Mm. FolHoni Did Not Appear ut HpLrltmil-
iHt Camp MiHitliiir to Ilnvuul ContuiiU
of Sfiilod Envelope.
Springfield, Mo., July 30. The spir
itualistic camp meeting which hns
been in session at Zoo park, near
Springfield, for nearly three wcekB,
has not developed anything unusunl
or extraordinary. The physical man
ifestations were almost wholly con
fined to private seances. Mrs. Josie
K. Folsom was advertised to read
sealed letters in tho pockets of thu
audience but Mrs. Folsom did not ap
pear. I.ooIih for n Surplus.
lluffalo, N. Y., July 30. President
Milburn, of the Pan-American exposi
tion says: "The. exposition has al
ready accumulated a considerable
surplus. An attendance during Au
gust, September and October equal
to tlio attendance at Chicago in Oc
tober alone will pay all tho obliga
tions of the exposition and leave n
largo surplus."
MttAtlley Still l'ollco .ludqe.
Kansas City, Mo July 00. Not with
standing tho mandate of Judge Teas
dale, Thomas R. McAuley still acts as
police judge. Herman Rrumbaek ap
peared lu court Monday, but McAuley
was already In the chair and refused
to vacate. It is probable that nothing
more will be done until the supreme
court passes on tho case.
Stanley Tlilulc llendorn Live.
Topeka, Kan., July 30. Gov. Stan
ley does not share in tho belief of
many of the old settlers of Kansas
who declare that tho notorious Ren
ders of Labette county wero killed by
a posse which followed them into In
dian territory shortly after they left
the state.
LIKE WASHINGTON.
Manila's Government Patterned
After the Federal Capital.
KoHlilontii ot LitrRoflt City In Philippine
Will Not Ho PuriiUtd to Vote-Army
OIUcorH Not Kntliualuxtla Over
Corutii'H itvfurut HcUkiuih.
Manila, July 27. Gen. Hughes ca
bles the news of the first surrender
of insurgents in the island of Saimir,
600 men, with two field guns, 30 ,riflcs
and 70 bolos, giving themselves up to
the authorities.
The opinion prevails among tho
United States officers that it will take
years to acomplish tho economic pro
gramme of Gen. Corbin. The civil
and education authorities hold that a
continuance of the protection over
minor posts is necessary, aside from
that afforded by tho constabulary. It
is generally expected that tho con
centration will be more gradual thar
is anticipated in Washington.
The first meeting of the legislative
chamber, held to-day, was largely at
tended. Commissioner Wright, speak
ing of tho charter of Manila, said the
same reason that controlled iu mak
ing Washington the federal city ob
tained in Manila; and Washington, ho
declared, was the best governed city
in tho world. Representatives of thu
Spanish chamber of commerce vehe
mently opposed tho charter, asserting
thut it wus inconsistent with the prin
ciples of the freest government on
earth to deny the right of suffrage to
the residents of the metropolis whilo
grnntiug It to those of other localities.
They also declared that the proposed
system of government for Mnnila was
far less liberal than that offered by
the Spanish authorities, who proposed
to make the representatives of tho
district in Manila elective by the peo
ple. TOTAL REGISTRATION.
Thirteen Applicant for Kach (Jiturtur Soo-
tlon or Nw ludluu Liiud Kl ltuno's
Good Ksvord.
El Reno, Ok., July 27. Fully 175,000
strangers have been cared for by El
Reno in a hospitable manner. There
wero brief periods when the water
supply was limited, and nights when
it was difllcult for everybody to find
comfortable beds, but tho town has
made a record not excelled by any
other town in the United States. The
merchants and keepers of the restau
rants and hotels were satisfied to
charge every-day prices, and extor
tion was the rare exception. There
haB not been a killing in the town
limits. Several persons were shot,
but none dangerously injured. Women
passed freely through the streets
without molestation, every man ap
parently making himself a committee
of one to see that they were pro
tected. '
When the booths closed here last
night at six o'clock the total registra
tion for both districts had reached
1G7.000. The recistrntion at El Reno
yesterday was 3,850. making- n totalv
of 130,315. "Yesterdays registration
at Lawton wus 512, making a total
for that place of 30,091. This was
tho last day of registration and all
who came were able to register.
ONE-TENTH TO CHURCH.
DoleRutes to lliiptUt Yniincr Puopln'A Con
vention Favor Till Method of (living
Against CurUH and Duuulng.
Chicago, July 27. "The manner in
which money is raised for our
churches is often a disgrace and nn
abomination," snld Rev. W. D. Nowlin,
of Lexington, Ky., in addressing a
meeting of the Raptist Young Peo
ple's union. It was accepted as the
sense of the conference that every
church member ought to give one
tenth of his income to the church, no
matter what it nmounte'd to. Rev.
F. F. Jordnn, of Grand Islnnd, Neb.,
declared dancing, card playing and the
theater was wholly out of the ques
tion. "In some of our young people's
societies," said Kev. Mr. Jordan, "tho
desire for amusement comes danger
ously near supplanting tho desire for
a higher spiritual life. Our amuse
ment tends to lead young people to
forget tho high calling which is open
to them."
Officers were elected ns follows:
President, John II. Chapman, Chicago;
treasurer, H. C. Clossold, Chicago; re
cording secretary, II. W. Reed, Toron
to, Can.
Two Attorneys for Woodmen.
Rock Island, III., July 27. The Mod
ern Woodmen of America will have
two attorneys instead of one as here
tofore. J. G. Johnson, of Kansas,
will have charge of the order's legal
business west of the Mississippi river
nnd Mr. White, who succeeded John
son two years ago, will look after
that east of the river.
Foreign Commerce of the United Stntes.
Washington, July 27. The detnilcd
figures of tho foreign commerco of
tho United Stntes in tho year ended
Juno 30, 1001, 'were completed by tho
treasury bureau of statistics yester
day. They show total imports, $822,
073,010; total exports, $1,487,755,557;
exports of domestic products, $1,4C0,
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SPLINTERS AND CHIPS.
The total length of ocean cables ia
1G0.842 miles.
Norway sends to England 180,000
tons of ice a year.
A man. should weigh 20 pounds for
every foot of his height.
The Chinese have twice sacked Mos
cow, once in 1237 nnd again in 1293.
In 1094 the capital of the Rank of
England was X 1,200,000. It is now
, 14,500,000.
Mozart holds the record among
composers of having written G24 com
positions. There arc on the Swiss lakes 65
steamers, of which the largest can
carry 1,200 passengers.
In 1882 the speed record on a high
bicycle was 20 miles in an hour and
12 minutes. Behind a motor pacer a
rider has recently covered 40 miles ia
an hour.
ProMpcrlty In Alabama,
There is great prosperity in Ala
bama. The earnings of the railronds
of that state for the year 1900 were
$20,807,853, an increase of $3,024,853
over the previous year.
I'lnyliiMT n Sure Gnmc.
As long as Sir Thomas Lipton keeps
racing his two Shamrocks each
against the other he will always have
a chance to win.
TroublcM of I.I Hunt; CliniiK.
It is taking Li Hung Chang n long
while to get the old empress dowager
to put him back on tire pay roll this
time.
SIX DOCTORS THIS TIME.
South Bend, Ind., July 29th. Six dif
ferent doctors treated Mr. J. O. Lande
mau, of this place, for Kidney Trouble.
He had been very ill for three years,
and he despaired of ever being well.
Somebody suggested Dodd's Kidney
Pills. Mr. Landeman used two boxes.
He is completely cured, and besides
losing all his Kidney Trouble, his gen
eral health is much better than it has
been for years.
No caso that has occurred in St. Jo
seph County for half a century, has.
created such a profound sensation,,
and Dodd's Kidney Pills arc being welL
advertised, as a result of this wonder
ful euro of Mr. Landeman's case.
20,000
HARVEST HANDS
Kcnulrod to hfevont the
Krnln crop of WVulei-n
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