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OYER THE STATE.
Hastings wijl have ten saloons this
year, one less than last season.
The Nebraska irrigation fair will be
held in North Platte October 12, 13 and
14.
The Missouri river is badly cutting
the banks between Peru and Brown
ville.
Dr. Woodward will sow one hun
dred acres of his farm near Ceresco to
alfalfa.
J. O. Lesser, night dispatcher at
Weeping Water, has applied for a pat
ent on a can opener.
Methodists of Meadow Grove have
purchased a parsonage and their pastor
now saves house rent
A fire in Dorchester destroyed eight
buildings. It is supposed the confla
gration was started by tramps.
Water has been turned into the
Burwell irrigation ditch and the lands
are being flooded for a big crop.
Eva Hockley, an Omaha colored
girl, suicided by morphine, she having
had a quarrel with her dusky lover.
Henry Bolls, ex-city treasurer of
Omaha, is on trial at this writing for
embezzlement of $115,000 of city funds.
By the collapse of a corn crib at Red
Cloud a little girl was badly injured,
her leg being fractured in three places.
Waiioo expects to capture one hun
dred delegates to the Christian en
deavor convention on April 24, 25 and
26.
Dr. P. S. George continues to prac
tice the healing art at Stromsburg un
der special directions from departed
spirits
The settlers in Banner county de
pend largely on stock raising, anu are
prospering in spite of the general de
pression.
The bicycle thief has appeared in
Plattsmouth and often takes a cheap
wheel when he could just as well have
a first class one.
The twenty-third annual session of
Nebraska State Homeopathic Medical
society will be held in Omaha Wednes
need ay, May 13
Buy home made goods and build up
home industries, is a good policy. Far
rell’s Fire Extinguisher, made by Far
rell A co., Omaha
Robert Taylor has ninety acres of
alfalfa growing on bis ranch near
Abbott, and will seed ninety acres
more to alfalfa this season.
it m understood mat there will he
this season in Columbus three whole*
sale dealers in liquors, twelve saloons,
retail dealers and four druggists’ per*
mita
Mbs. Scherer, of Omaha, who for
aome time has been acting queerly,
hung herself a few days aga She left
nothing to indicate why her life was
taken.
The Superior Journal complains that
a man called “Doc” Taylor forages in
Jewell county, Kansas, every summer
and comes back winters to be a burden
on Nuckolls county.
The authorities of Pierce made a
raid on the inhabitants of the “bad
lands” in that city. One of the girls
wrho is only 15 years of age, was cared
for by some of the women of the town.
' At a meeting of the state fair mana
gers it was decided that the matter of
employing bands for the state fair
should be left to President Barnes
with power to aet All bids must be in
by May 10.
u-.. Rot Connor, a 3-ycnr-old child of
Charles Gonnor of Kearney, was fatally
eealded by falling in a bucket of scald
ing water. The family had just re
moved from the city to the island when
■ the accident occurred.
Jambs and John Cabby, who were
‘sentenced to three years in the peni
tentiary a couple of weeks ago for
highway rdbbery at Falls City, have
been released under 81,500 bonds, the
case having been carried to the su
preme court.
The Antelope Tribune says Gates
college at Nellgh has a larger enroll
y meat of students than it ever had be
fore during a spring term, and that
the faculty are calling for more room
to meet the demands of a rapidly in
creasing attendance.
Ureki.ey county's credit is still above
par. The county board has just com
pleted the negotiation of the 4>£ pet
cent $30,000 funding bonds at par and
■was not compelled to pay a com mission
for the negotiation of the sale. Thii
places the county on a cash basis
it ta toe expressed intention of Got*
«rn«r Holcomb to make s move in the
-direction of securing the investment of
■** least a portion of the permanent
acbool fund in such a manner that it
■will draw interest for the state instead
-of lying idle in the state treasury.
This Nuckolls county teachers’ insti
tute will be held at Superior, begin
aing the middle of June and to con
tinue six weeks. Prof. Dusenberry.
county superintendent, has employed
•ome of the leading educators of the
various departments of institute work.
Ir you will write to us we will send
jraaa descriptive circular of the best
riding cultivator made, your nearest
agent's name, and a Flying Dutchman
•tick pin free of charge, and a copy of
“What Others Say” about the Moline
Plow Ca’s Goods. Nebraska Moline
Plow Co., Omaha, Neh
Tux postoffice at Goehner was rob
bed recently, the safe being blown
open and contents to the amount oi
•150 ia stamps aad monev taken. The
robbery was supposed'to have been
'committed by tramps who were seen
loitering around the depot daring the
4»y
Bui P. Cowdkrt. state bank exam
iner, arrived in Chadron and took
•barge of the Chadron Hanking com pu
ay. The failure caused but little ex
cilenient and no run was made on anv
of the other banka No definite in
formation can as yet be obtained re
garding the assets
Thc mortgage record of Kimball
-. eoanty for March, 1800, shows a large
rod action in its mortgage indebted
. .assn One real estate mortgage filed
for $100 and one released for SSSOi Sii
chattel mortgagee filed amount to $1,.
14087. Thirty-one chattel mortgage)
released amount to $4,030.08. Total
dicrsi88 of indobtedasso. $3,050,11.
| Georoe Switzer, an administrator of
the estate of the late E. Hnbner ol
Plattsmonth, sold 512 acres of fine
farm land situated near the village ol
Nehawka and one'block and four lots
in that village. The sale was attended
by a large number of people from that
neighborhood and everything went at
bargain prices. Over 810,000 was
realized.
Two requisitions for the return to
this state of former citizens who are
charged with fraudulently removing
mortgaged property have been granted
by the governor. One of the accused is
a William Bell, formerly of Thayer
county, who is under arrest in Mis
souri, and the other is Charles El Hall,
late of Gage, who is in Plymouth coun
ty, Iowa.
The Stake bank of Bethany, for
which the State Banking board re
cently asked the district court for a re
ceiver, objects to the action taken.
They deny that the bank is being con
ducted in an unsafe or unauthorized
manner, or in such a way as to jeopar
dise the interests of depositors or cred
itors. They ask that the case be dis
missed and the application for a re
ceiver denied.
At a special election held in Boone
county the proposition was submitted
of voting S35,OOU bonds to build a court
house, and to the very great surprise
of all, it received 750 majority in the
county, only two precincts voting
against the proposition. E'our precincts
cast only one vote each against the
proposition. The county board will
meet soon to make arrangements to
float the bonds.
Thu secretary of state's office has re
ceived the notice of the meeting of the
eighth annual convention of railroad
commissioners which will be held dn
May ID at Washington. The railroad
commissioners of all states and all
state officers charged with supervision
of railroads are asked to attend. All
the problems of railroad regulation are
studied nnd committees are appointed
in the different departments
When President Perkins acd General
Manager Uoldrege were.in Plattsmouth
some days ago they gave it out that
that city would soon revel in the lux
ury of a long-coveted new depot Local
officials have now been informed that
work on that structure would be begun
in the very near future, and the anti
quated shack which has long been an
eyesore to the citizens, of that place
will soon be a thing of the past.
Valley county people are feeling
good over the outlook for a bounteous
crop this year. The land under irriga
tion between Ord and North Loup, and
also between that place and Burwell,
will all be cultivated, and farmers aro
contracting for water, regardless of
the increased rainfall during the win
ter and spring. A good many who
left their farms in 1894 and went to
Missouri and Arkansas have returned
to Valley county and are farming in
earnest.
Hon. Fi.eming W. Robb, who resided
in Wyoming precinct, eight miles north
of Nebraska City, died suddenly from
a stroke of apoplexy. He was in his
usual health until noon, when he com
plained of a headache, and laid down
for relief, and the eud came instan
taneously. Mr. Robb was a native of
Pennsylvania and came to Otoe county
in 1856, and was one of the most
highly respected citizens of the county.
In 1870 he was elected a member of the
state legislature.
John A. Asciib, a farmer living six
miles south and two mileB west of
Leigh, committed suicide by hanging
himself in a cattle shed on his farm.
The cause of the deed is thought to have
been despondency. He had suffered a
number of years from cancer of the lip
and its growing continually worso
made death preferable. At the inquest
a verdict was rendered that the de
ceased came to his death by his own
hands through hanging.
Some time after IS o'clock the other
morning ex-convicts George Kingen
and William Winnegar, who were con
fined in the county jail at York wait
ing trial, broke jail and made their
escape. At about 0 o’clock in the
moring Jailor Walsh, in going to the
north side of the court house, discov
ered the bars and screen over one of
the windows to the jail room torn open
and on inspecting the same found that
his prisoners were gone and that they
had made their escape through this
exit
Thk republican state central com
mittee met in Omaha to agree upon a
chairman of the convention, name the
date of the Lincoln convention and de
cide the contest from Thurston county.
Chairman John T. Mallalieu presided.
It was declared settled and that the
Peebles county organization would be
recognized by the central committee.
John T. Mallalieu was chosen chair
man of the republican state central
committee. The slate convention was
fixed for Lincoln on Wednesday, July
1st
A tragkdY is reported Irom Colfax
county. Patrick Finnegan shot and
killed his wife and then took his own
life. It seemB the tragedy was
brought about by Mrs. Finnegan’s re
fusal to sign an agreement for tinal
payments on land upon whicb they
lived unless her husband would her
another farm they owned. Funds
have been in bank tor some time to
pay in full for the first farm men
tioned. The deceased have three
daughters and one son, the latter
beiug in California.
It was n surprise as of a thunderclap
out of a dear sky Tuesday morning to
. the bondsmen of ex- Superintendent
liackus of the government Indian school
at Genoa, says the Columbus Journal,
that he had been found short in hia.se
couuta to the amount of S25.482.tih.
word has been received at this writing
from Mr. Hackus, who is teaching at
Florence, this state, but it is supposed
that he can make his accounts clear; in
deed, that be had long ago done so to
the proper official representatives of
the general government
Rkv. T. Webster of Lyons, the Meth
odist divine, has in his possession a
hen's egg that is attracting considera
ble attention. One of his hens laid an
egg on Easter Sunday on which is out
lined the letter E. The shape of the
egg is the same as all hen fruit, except
the shell is raised at one end, forming
a distinct letter E. The local photog
rapher has taken several photos of the
egg
An official investigation of the
charges preferred against Superintend
ent Mackay of the Norfolk insane asy
lum has been ordered. The hearing
will occur at the asylum on Monday
afternoon, April 20.
SOLID FOE M’KINLEY,
NEBRASKA IN LINE FOR OHIO’S
FAVORITE SON.
Senator Thurston Expedites Blatters by
Securing the Election of Three Dele*
gates at Large by Acclamation—No
Sixteen to One Free Coinage for Ne*
braaka Republicans—Resolutions En
dorsing tbe Omaha Trans-BIlsalealppl
Exposition.
Nebraska Republicans in Convention.
For Delecate-at-large:
JOmN L. WEBSTER, of Douglas.
TMOM/tS 1>. KENNARD, of Lancaster.
l’ETEK JANSEN, of Jefferson.
. GEOHOK U. THUMMEL, of Hall.
Alternates:
O. G. SMITH, of Buffalo.
C. B. DEMPSTER, of Gage.
L. 1*. JUDD, of Boone.
A. C. It 111GUT, of Cass.
Omaha, April 16.—Above are given
the names of the men elected as dele
gates to the national convention at St.
Louis by the republican state conven
tion which met for that purpose in
Omaha yesterday. There was a very
large gathering, but the building was
commodious enough 'to accommodate
all without crowding. The real work
of the convention was quietly and har
moniously accomplished, all the dele
gates being chosen by acclamation ex
cept Geo. H. Thummel. He was suc
cessful after a close contest with his
only opponent, Matt Daugherty of Oga
lalla.
The convention was prompt in as
sembling within a few moments of
schedule time. Vice Chairman John
T. Mallalieu of the republican state
committee, called the convention to
order.
Mr. Sedgwick of York, secretary of
the republican state central committee,
then read the call. This formality be
ing over, Vice Chairman Mallalieu in
troduced as the temporary chairman of
tho convention Hon. William P. Mc
Creary of Hastings.
Senator Thurston moved that in or
der to expedite business the chairman
appoint a committee on resolutions, to
consist of a chairman and one member
from each congressional district, to
which all resolutions should be referred
without debate. The motion was car
ried without opposition and the com
mittee was appointed, as follows:
Senator Thurston, chairman; G. M.
Lambertson, First district; Cadet Tay
lor, Second district; W. H. Needham,
Third district; Thomas Wolfe, Fourth
district; John J. Lamborn, Fifth dis
trict; Henry OibbonB, Sixth district.
J. L. McPheely of Minden moved
that as there were no contests the ser
vices of a committee on credentials be
dispensed with and that the list of
delegates as in the hands of the secre
tary be declared elected. This was
carried.
me temporary organization was
perfect.
Chairman McCreary announced that
the selection of delegates to the na
tional convention was in order. x
Senator Thurston moved that in or
der to expedite the work of the con
vention, and as there was 90 difference
of opinion as to the names of three of
the delegates-at-large, that John L.
Webster of Douglas, Thomas P. Ken
nard of Lancaster and Peter Jansen of
Jefferson be elected by acclamation.
Ex-Gov. Crounse sent to the desk and
had read a substitute for Mr. Thurs
ton’s motion, but it was tabled. The
rules were suspended and the three
men who had been nominated as dele
gates-at-large were unanimously cho
sen to represent Nebraska at St Louis.
Representative W. H. Harrison of
Hall county nominated George H.
Thummel of his county for the fourth
delegate-at-large.
The delegation of Webster county
seconded the nomination.
A Stanton county representative sec
onded the nomination also. This was
a signal for representatives from a
large number of counties to fall into
line, and they kept the chairman busy
recognizing them in order that they
might second Mr. Thummel’s nomina
tion.
Representative Sullivan of Custer
county placed in nomination Matthew
Daugherty. Sheridan county, Banner
county, Buffalo county and Valley
county seconded the nomination of
Daugherty.
The roll call proceeded with, the
final result being: Thummel, 554;
Daugherty, 498. And Mr. Thummel
was declared the unanimous nominee
of the convention for the fourth place
on the delegation at large. He briefly
returned his thanks for the honor con
ferred, and Matt Daugherty took the
platform to say thr.t he was highly
pleased with the selection of his oppo
nent. He expressed his thanks to those
who had stood by him.
For alternate delegate O. G. Smith
of Buffalo county was nominated and
elected by acclamation. C B. Demp
ster of Gage county. L. P. Judd of
Boone county and A. C. Wright of Cass
county were then placed in nomina
tion. A motion to elect Mr. Judd and
Mr. Dempster by aoclamation prevailed,
and another motion including Mr.
Wright in the program. They were
declared elected.
RESOLUTIONS.
In behalf of the committee. Senator
Thurston read the following:
The republicans of Nebraska in con
vention assembled congratulate ,the
country upon the certain return of the
republican party to power, and rejoice
,that our land is to be speedily redeemed
from the disasters add sufferings of
democratic incompetence, error and
misrule.
This is the year of the people, and
the people demand that their great
champion, William McKinley, shall be
nominated and elected president of the
United States.
We reaffirm our loyalty to the de
clared principles of the republican party
and to those great American policies
for which our party always stands.
We pledge ourselves in advance to the
forthcoming republican national con
vention, believing that it will declare
against the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and for a. currency of gold,
silver and paper “as sound as the gov
ernment and as untarnished as its hon
or," and for that American system of
protection and reciprocity of which
William McKinley is the best living ex
ponent and under which our people
attained the greatest national and in
dividual prosperity.
We assert that the republican party
stands for the supremacy of the con
stitution of the United States; the
maintenance of law and order; the pro
tection of every American citizen in his
right to live, labor and to vote; a vig
orous foreign policy; the enforcement
of the Monroe doctrine; the restoration
of our merchant marine; American
markets for American products; the
government supervision and control of
transportation lines and rates; the pro
tection of the people from all unlawful
combination and unjust exaction of ag
gregated capital and corporate power;
a pension policy just and generous to
our living heros and the widows and
orphans of their dead comrades; coast
defenses against foreign navies, pauper
immigration and the products of cheap
foreign labor; a rigid observance of
our naturalization laws; the expendi
ture of all moneys collected from the
people for public uses and under the
direction of public officials
We extend our sympathies to the
struggling patriots of Cuba in their he
roic efforts to establish a government
of the people, and we demand the rec
ognition of their rights as belligerents
by the national administration.
We remit all presentation of state is
sues to the convention called for the
nomination of state officers, pledging
ourselves to support its nominees, and
assuring the country that Nebraska is
a republican state.
W. J. Connell of Omaha offered the
following substitute for the money
plank as recommended by ■ the com
mittee:
We declare that both gold and silver
should be primary money and recog
nized as such by the government of
the United States, and should be a full
legal tender for all debts, both public
and private; that the government
should not discriminate in favor of
gold as against .silver, and that the
mints should be open upon equal terms
to both gold and silver at the ratio
now established by law. We oppose
the issuing of government bonds in
times of peace.
In support of his substitute Mr. Con
nell spoke at some length and sub
mitted a petition signed by 450 repub
licans *
Delegate Corbin of Johnson county
moved to lay the substitute on the
table, and after some further debate
the motion prevailed.
The same controversy was renewed
when Hon. John B. Wright of Lancas
ter county moved that the anti-free
coinage clause in the money plank be
stricken out. He declared that the
convention had no right to instruct the
national convention, and the republi
can party could not afford to declare
for the elimination of either gold or
silver as a basis of money.
The motion to strike out was lost by
an overwhelming vote, and the plat
form as submitted by the committee
was unanimously approved.
- THE EXPOSITION ENDORSED.
The following resolutions were pre
sented by the committee and adopted
without debate:
Whereas, Delegates representing the
twenty-four states and- territories lying
west of the Mississippi river at the
Trans-Mississippi congress of 1895
adopted resolutions providing for the
holding of an exposition for the pur
pose of exhibiting the products, manu
factures, arts, industries and capabili
ties of these states and territories; and,
Whereas, The said congress voted
unanimously that said exposition should
states and territories constituting this
great region will be greatly promoted
and benefitted thereby, and the inter
ests of the great state of Nebraska will
be especially benefitted by such an ex
position within her boders; therefore
be it
Resolved, by the 1,057 citizens of the
state of Nebraska, assembled together
aB delegates to the Nebraska republi
can state convention in the Colliseum
building, Omaha, April 15, 1896, That
the holding of said Trans-Mississippi
and International exposition is hereby
heaStily approved, and that the sen
ators and representatives in congress
from Nebraska are requested to fully
co-operate with the senators and rep
resentatives from the Trans-Mississippi
states, and thoroughly and actively en
deavor to procure at this session of con
gress the passage of the bill giving
national recognition to said exposition,
and providing for an appropriation for
national exhibits and necessary and
proper buildings to contain the same;
and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of the forego
ing resolution be certified by the secre
tary of the convention and 6ent to the
senators and representatives in con
gress from Nebraska.
OUT AND OUT FOB M’KINLKY.
Senator Thurston then presented for
approval the resolutions which were
adopted by the Douglas county conven
tion as the result of the compromise
between the McKinley and Manderson
committees.
After Senator Thurston had read the
resolutions Frank Collins of Lancaster
county offered the following substi
tute:
Whereas, The republican party of
Nebraska, in state convention assem
bled, believes in the rule that of the
majority and recognizes that the over- j
whelming sentiment of Nebraska re
publicans iB favorable to the candidacy
of William MeKinley of Ohio for presi
dent of the United States, therefore,
I be it - l
be held at the cit;
year 1898; and,
W hereas, The comi
Omaha in the
interestof the
Resolved, by this convention. That ;
we hearty commend the candidacy of
William McKinley for nomination by
the nutional republican convention to
the highest office in the gift of the
American people, because of his spot
lesi private life, his sterling honesty,
his undoubted political integrity, his
high moral courage, his lofty patriot
ism, his splendid citizenship and his
snperb statesmanship. We unquali
fiedly endorse his candidacy because he
is the acknowledged champion of the
overshadowing issue: "American mar
kets for American producers, protec
tion to American industries and Ameri
can labor." •
We regard him as the logical and in
vincible leader of the republican hosiB
in their dictorious campaign of 1S96,
and triumphal re-entry into power on
March 4, 1897. lie it further
Resolved, by this convention. That
the four delegates-at-large and the
four alternates-at-large selected by this
convention to represent this common
wealth at the national republican con
vention at St Louis, be, and each of
them is, hereby instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the nomina
tion of William McKinley at the hands
of said convention, and to this end they,
and each of them, are further instruct
ed to rote for William McKinley on the I
first ballot, and on each succeeding j
ballot until he is nominated or his I
name is withdrawn from the contest.
The roll call on Collin’s substitute re
sulted: Ayes, 488; nays, 4Q1.
It was declared carried, andC. EL Hol
land of Seward county offered the fol
lowing, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That in the person of Sen
ator John M. Thurston we recognize an
able statesman whose only ambition is
to promote the best interests of his
constituents and to stand between any
foe, political or otherwise, that endan
gers their prosperity or attempts to
throttle the popular expression of
the people on any political question.
Uudaunted by any political power, he
has the courage to vote the sentiments
of the sovereign people on any question
of moment in the face of any organized
opposition.
On motion of Seth Mobley of Grand
Island, a vote of thanks was tendered
Chairman McCreary for his services,
and the convention adjourned.
PERSONAL.
E. C. Stedman, who has Just refused
a professor’s chair at Yale, was dis
missed from that university when a
student.
Henry Arthur ones, the playwright,
indignantly denies tho published as
sertion that he is to drop the name of
Jones and call himself Henry Arthur.
Frederick Remington was a clerk in
an expres office before he essayed art.
Capt. Alfred Sanford of St. Louis,
who is 73 years old and whom the'au
thorities sent to the poorhouse last
week, was the boyhood friend and play
mate of Ulysses S. Grant.
Tzmoteo Panduro, a little Mexican
Indian clay modeler, now at Atlanta,
ts said to be a wonderful genius. He
has had no training, but has already
won several medals of honor.
By a votes of twelve to six the judges
of the Appellate division of the New
York Supreme court have decided not
to wear gowns.
Rev. Myron Reed of Denver had an
engagement to lecture at Hall City,
Kan. Missing his train, he hired a
team of horses and a buggy and drove
from Colby, a distance of seventy-five
miles.
Rabbi I. M. Wise of Cincinnati says
that during the last forty years he has
officiated at 10,000 Jewish weddings
and only three couples whom he has
married have ever applied for a diverce.
BITS OP KNOWLEDGE.
The English governess to the king of
Spain recently appointed, who is, of
course, to teach him her language, Is
to receive a salary of $3,750 a year.
The coming eclipse expedition of
Amherst college will be in charge of
Prof. David P. Todd. It will observe
the eclipse of 1896 from the island of
Gezo, Japan.
Crime is more common in single life
than in married. In the former 33 in
every 100,000 are guilty, while only 11
married men of the same number have
gravely broken the laws.
There are in Ohio about 17,500 oil
wells, of which more than 3,000 were
bored in 1894. The Klrkridge yields
310 barrels per hour, or 7,740 per day.
Another yields over 1,200 barrels a day.
In London—unlike other cities, es
pecially New York and Vienna—no
house is permitted to exceed in height
the width of the street in front and the
number of inhabitants is limited by
law.
Prince Bismarck received about 218,
000 postal cards from as many admirers
congratulating him on his eightieth
birthday. These cards have a total
weight of 1,320 pounds, and pilled up in
one column would reach a height of
150 feet.
A VARIETY OP HINTS.
Chloride of lime banishes rats and
sewer gas.
Bronze buttons are used on nastur
tium velvet bodices.
Hand-painted china knife handles
are unique gifts.
Dates stuffed with almonds are be
loved by the matinee girl.
The zither is more fashionable than
either the mandolin or banjo.
A popular restaurateur says men call
tor more sweets than women.
White satin and sable is a combina
tion much worn by bridesmaids.
One white rose in the center of a
cluster of violets makes a very smart
boutonniere.
The dark haired girl now has her
innings. Blondes are not as much in
vogue as formerly.
The graceful lope of a camel and the
home run of an excited ostrich seem to
have been boiled into a nondescript gait
much affected by the up-to-date girl.
Do not buy blue or lavender lamp
shades unless you wish to give them
to some dear friend against whom you
have a particular grudge. They make
even a pretty woman positively hide
ous..
Do not be offended if the members of
your family suddenly stop talking when
you enter the joom. They fre not
maligning you, as your conscience sug
gests, knowing full well that you de
serve it, but are doubtless planning to
surprise you with something you would
much rather be without.
ABOUT WOMEN.
The mother of the late King Menelek,
of Abyssinia, fifty-five years ago was a
beggar at the palace gates, but her
wonderous beauty won the' heart of
Haelon, who took her for his wife. t
Mrs. John F. Forepaugh, a Philadel
phia theater manager, is winning ad
miration by her businesslike methods
and general good common sense.
Mrs. Besant, the theosophist and di
vorced wife of the novelist's brother,
has had a varied religious experience.
She was a religious enthusita in early
years and then tried to be a nun. For
a time she was a pupil of Huxley’s.
HUMOKUU8.
The wife: “Isn’t that your eye doc
tor?” The husband: “I thought so
until he sent in his bill. He’s a skin
specialist.”—Harper’s Weekly.
Her effort to be agreeable—Clergy
man: “Some people think I preach long
sermons. Do you think so?” She:
“Oh, no! They only seem long.”—Puck.
Visitor: “But this portrait of Mr.
Bulger is a good deal more than life
size.” Artist: “I know it. That is the
size he thinks he is.”—Boston Bulletin.
“That whisky is fifteen years old. T
know it, because I’ve had it that long
myself.!’ The colonel: “By Jove! sir,;
you must be a man of phenomenal self
control.”—Life.
She (haughtily): “I beg your pardon,
sir; you have the advantage of me.”
He (jauntily): “I should say I had. I’m
the fellow you Jilted ten years ago.”—
Melbourne Weekly Times.
First tramp: “It makes me nervous
to sleep in one of dese lodgin’-houses.
Supposin’ a fire was to break out in de>
night?” Second tramp: “Dat’s so.
Dem firemen would turn a hose on yer
in a minute.”—Truth.
Teacher: “Tommy, you may define
the difference between a while and a
time.” Tommy: "Wy—wy—when paw
says he is going down for a while maw
says she’ll bet he’3 going for a time.”—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
“What course should a lawyer pursue
when called on to defend a man whom
he knows to be guilty?” asked the ex
aminer. The examined scratched his
head a moment and answered: “Charge
him double, of course.”—Cincinnati En
quirer.
Beatrice sends us some verses enti
tled, “Why Do I Live?” We cannot use
your contribution, Beatrice, but we can.
answer your conundrum. You live sim
ply because you send your verses in
stead of bringing them.—Yonkers
Statesman.
The teacher of the infant class at the
Sunday school, to interest the
little ones, had begun to tell them the
story of the fall of man, when a mite of
a girl was heard to exclaim half aloud:
“Oh, I’m so tired of that story about the,
Adamses.”—Boston Transcript.
Know Thyself,
SCIENCE HELPS YOU TO BB
YOUR OWN DOCTOR.
From the Era, Bradford, Fa.
Too few people are acquainted wlth
the rapid advance of medical science,
and too many doctors are still plod
ding In the old paths. Once It comes to>
pass that people know themselves, that
all physicians are abreast of the
world's knowledge, much of our suf
fering will come to an end. Medical’
scientists are not delving into the
depths of knowledge for the mere ben
efit of brother physicians, but for the
benefit of the world. They place in.
the hands of the well man a means of
keeping well. In the hands of the sick
man a means of recovery. To the par
ent they give the power of saving the
child. Science is working for you—will
you s.ccept the proffered help?
Mrs. George Rowend, an estimable
lady who resides at No. 276 East Main
Street, has cause to feel grateful to
ward the science of medicine.
She stated to a reporter that she
had been suffering with a female
trouble for many . ears. She had been
doctored for the ailment for a long '
time—in fact, nearly all her life—and'
had never received anything more than
temporary relief. During the last three
years her condition grew worse and'
was aggravated by an affection of the
heart. Her health was so poor that she
found It almost impossible to j>erfortn.
her household duties..
“I never believed in proprietary med
icines.” said Mrs. Rowend, "but one
day last fall I read an article in a
newspaper which told of the cures ef
fected by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and
I decided to try the medicine. Before
I had taken the contents of one box I'
began to fed better. The depressing
weakness which had bothered me for
so many years began to disappear, and'
the action of the heart at once be
came stronger and more regular.
“I took nine boxes of the pills and’
I am now feeling better than I have
for several years, and I have unbound
ed faith in the medicine.”
Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain all
the elements necessary to give new iife
nnd richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are for sale
by all druggists, or may be had by mail
from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Y.. for 50 cents per
box. or six boxes for $2.50.
Two Choice Volumes.
“Her father is not what you would
call a well read man,” said one foreign,
gentleman to another.
“No. liis library consists of only
two books. But they suffice.”
“What are they?”
“Bank book and check book.”—
Washington Star.
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The Energy In an Avalanche.
A French engineer has thought it
worth while to calculate the waste en
ergy of the great avalanche of Uemmi
in the Alps, which fell last September,
He makes it 1,400 million metre tons,
or, roughly, three times the same num
ber of foot tons; that is to say, the en
ergy needed to lift some three billion
tons a foot high. The fall lasted a
minute and in that time developed
about a million horse power. If the
energy could have beenjturned in to elec
tric current it would have fed 90,000 16
candle power incandescent lamps five
hours a day during a whole year._
Chicago Record.