Nebraska Newspapers

    DJU FALL’S TROUBLKS
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TftJCtVC^ THE formal pre
sentment CIVEN OUT.
CrantHiilaiiM 'Wolf Appears as the Com
plalnaet—-Inconi potency, Insubordi
nation and Disrespectful Conduct
Alleged, With HpeclAcattons
Bet Forth.
Feeble Minded Institute Difficulty.
The board of public lands and build
ings has allowed the public to iuspecl
.lie charges brought agninst Dr. 0. 1*.
Fall for misconduct as superintendent
of the institute for feeble minded at
^Beatrice. They read as follows:
LtKCOt.N. May 7.--To the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings of the State of Nebras
ka: Gentlemen—I hereby charge I)r. P.
Fall, superintendent of the Nebraska Insti
tute for feeble minded youth, with Incompe
tcncy, insuliordlnatlon and dlsresnectful
conduct and malfeasance In office. Further
specifying wherein he has neon guilty of the
same. I would state the following:
Inoonipotency: I. The said C. P Fall has
shown nlmselr unable and Incompetent as
superintendent of said Institute to conduct
the same In a suitable and satisfactory man
ner, nnd has shown himself unable to cor.'iuct
She said Institute In such manner ns to pro
mote harmony among the employes theroof.
2. He has shown himself incompetent to
properly rare for the children placed In said
Institution and under his care and as a result
Vwo of said children hare lost their lives
while he has been In charge of the said Insti
tution.
Insubordination. 1. The said C. P. FalI as
superintendent of said Institution has failed
and refused to comply wllli the orders and
directions of the board of public, lands nnd
hullnlngs In the following particulars, viz.:
(a) M. .1. Kennedy of Norfolk was designated
tiy said hoard on Fob. 12, 1897. as a night
watchman for said Institution, hut the said
O. P. Fall has failed nnd refused to permit
the said M. J. Kennedy to enter upon his
work, (b) Fred Allen of Butler county
was on February 12. 1897, selected
by the said board ns supervisor
In said institution, hut the said C. P. Fall
soon thereafter reduced the said Fred Allen
to a position ns attendant at a less salary
than that of supervisor and placed In said
institution as supervisor a citizen of Glen
wood. la., all without tho knowledge or con
sent of said hoWrd. (c) The lioard of public
luuds nnd buildings on February 12. 1897
ordered that the steward In said Institution
Should keep the books thereof, but the sals
C. P. Fall, In violation of said order, refused
V> permit the steward to keep said books, hut.
without the knowledge or consout of the
board cl public lands nnd buildings employed
H. Bush to act as ltookkeepcr for said Institu
tion. (d) On May 8. 1897. said C. P. Fall re
fused to permit C. W. Phelps, who lins there
tofore been duly chosen by said board nt
steward for said Institution, to enter sale
building for the pumoso of performing hit
duties as such steward, (e) On the 5th day
MajrrlSW, the said C. P. Fall refused to per
mit J. V. Wolfe, chairman of the board at
public .lands and buildings, to entor'sald
building or to go through the sumo tr. his
official capacity, but attempted to cycle.''*
hint tlurcftom.
Disrespectful conduct : 1. On May it,
the-wgld O. P. Fall did attempt to exclude C.
V. Wolfe, chairman of the board of public
lands and buildings, from said Institution,
and did cause, Incite nnd permit tho other
employes and ntlendants at such Institution
to use disrespectful language toward <!. W.
Phelps. H. A. Givens and J. V. Wolfe, chair
man of the said board of nubile lands and
iW'll ' lurinor cnarge that the con
dMtt oT sflnd C. I*. I all, while superintendent
Ot said, Institution, lias been such as to hr I ns
•flfl Institution Into disgrace and disrepute,
and has been contrary to and against the
best Interests of said Institution, Its Inmntos
and tho state of Nebraska' J. V. Woi,ra
Hbaats of tier Nebraska Home.
’Yashlngton special to the Lincoln
Soui nal: For several ycav,. j£»st (Jen.
L, W. Colby of Beatrice, Nebraska, has
been protecting and supporting at his
home in this city tho little Indian girl,
Zlntka Lanuni, whom the general is
reported to have taken from its dead
mother’s arms on the battlefield of
WoundedKnee. This was in the elos
Jug days of September, seven years
fifcC, and the Indian child has since
tttitime been oared .for by General
and Mrs, Colby, as if she was their own
child. “Lost Bird,” which is Zintka's
name rendered into English, seems to
enjoy flying in Washington, although
her restless Indian spirit has not y^t,
C^ttled^down to eastern methods au<
eastern manners. She plays with the
children of the neighborhood on the
atreet epdin the house, but despite the
warning* ,tod admonitions of Mrs.
Colby, ta not always choice in the se
lection of her companions. Zlctks,
being of a dark complexion naturally,
perhaps, sees no crime in the duslcy
■kins of the darkey children, who are
almost as numerous in Washington as
the whites. It is Mrs. Colby's constant
Care to guard her from association
with children with whom she should
not associate and to aid her and in
struct her in the rules of propriety.
Mrs. Colbv befog a prominent educa
tor and editor of the Woman's Tribute,
Mims 10 instruct- cniiarett in tne
way they should go and is doing her
best for little Miss Lanuni. 3intka is
quite popular with the boys and girls
of her acquaintance, to all of wlijwn
she frequently boasts of her home it,
Nebraska, which, she sometimes says,
she likes better than Washington.
She is a yery reserved child and sel
dom speaks unless first addressed, and
then only in short sentences. Because
/ her peculiar ways, romantic history
Jnd of the fact that she is a full
blooded Indian, she is one of the at
tractions of her neighborhood.
The Doctor Found fladpou.
Seward Blade: “Dr.” Monroe, the
"Quaker” tapeworm tamer, came to
grief in York, and lit out for greener
fields. The minions of the law got
after him for practicing medicine with
edit the required authority of lavC. He
carried away a good healthy “wad” oi
"boodle” from York, as he did from
David City and Seward. Nearly every
community has run the gauntlet of the
trashing machine fiend, the patent
sickle sharpener, the well auger, fence
machines, and other fakes too numer
ons to mention, and yet a kind provi
dence petynita us to live. How
thankful we'ought to be with all oui
willingness to bite at every fraud that
comes this way, that the fool-killei
has beCn too busy elsewhere to maki
ns a visit.
* The Burlington railroad has em
ployed from 150 to 175 men at Tecum
Mh ,fdr the past two weeks, puttini
the road- in passing condition after th<
flood.- It.will be be quite a while be
fore the-bed will be again made sub
•tontihl,
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' y'- ■ Bask at Bradshaw Closss.
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The other morning as the buslneii
men and. citizens appeared on tli
. street theirattentlon was drawn to
placard tacked to the door of th
Bradshaw bank beaming notice t
theefeetthst the Institution was i
th? hands of the state banking boarc
Particulars at this time are unattaii
able, but as the concern has alway
.been conducted in a careful and coi
eervative manner it is believed thi
the assets will eqnal the liability
Hard times and poor collections aj
IPWSesd to be the cause. — -j .
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THE UNION PACIFIC.
Nothing Certain a* to Wlian the Road
Will He Sold.
General Solicitor Kelly of the Union
Pacific system will return within the
next few days from New York City,
says the Omaha lice, where he has
been engaged for a month in legal
matters connected with the foreclosure
of tile government's lien on the U. P.
railway. Considerable testimony has
been taken in regard to the interests
involved in the foreclosure before
Judge Cornish, special master in
Chancery for the Union Pacific Receiv
erships.
In regard to the time of the actual
foreclosure sale, there have been all
kinds of conjectures. Guesses on the
date ranging all the way from May 10,
next Monday, until January next, have
been made and printed. It was a Bos
ton publication that started the story
about the sale’s being set for May 10,
and cited Messers. Mink and Ames as
authority for the statement. It is evi
dent now that the report was a pure
canard, and was directed at the time
by those familiar with Union Pacific
matters.
Said a man who is in a position to
judge of the progress that is being
made toward foreclosure to a Bee re
porter: “In my opinion it’s a good,
safe bet that the foreclosure of the
Union Pacific railway will not take
place this year. But my opinion is no
better than yours or that of any one
else. It's all a matter of conjecture
and one man's guess is as good as an
other. Every few days a statement
setting the time of the sale is pub
lished, but as a matter of fact there is
not a man under heaven who. can tell
when the foreclosure will take place.
“I understand that Master-in-Chan
cery Cornish has been in New York
taking testimony from holders of vari
ous liens against the Union Pacific
other than that of the government’s.
Now, after all that testimony has been
taken, its going to be some time before
the master will give his report on the
cases to the court. Even if these re
ports were accepted by all parties con
concerned and at once confirmed by
the federal courts it would take a
month or more, but it is pretty well
understood that there will be no pro
tests from the holders of certain liens.
It is natural in a case like this, where
their intererts might be adversely
affected, that there should arise objec
tions. These disagreements will cause
more delay and even after that there
are a half dozen legal processes neces
sary before the sale can take place, in
cluding the advertising of the sale for
sixty days.
"That's the reason I seriously doubt
if there will be any foreclosure this
year. But one guess is as good as an
other. There are even those who are
aiuiuni. muni# 10 wager mat tne lore
closure sale of the Union Pacific rail
way will never take place at all. The
receivership may, they argue, be ter
minated within a year, or possibly
somewhat less time, but the road will
be operated by the owners in the way
they think the most profitable. If any
man tells you when the foreclosure
proceedings will be terminated, you
may politely tell him he is mistaken,
for there is no one, absolutely none,
who can do anything more than hazard
a guess on it. There are as many legal
points in the foreclosure proceedings
as there are points to a pineapple, and it
will take some time to solve them all.
That's why I say one guess is as good
as another.”
Beet Sugar Interest.
Washington dispatch: The beet
sugar interests are here in full *force.
represented by Henry T. Oxnard of
Nebraska, and are working for the
abrogation of the reciprocity treaty
with Hawaii, which admits Hawaiian
sugar free into this contry and thus
competes with domestic grown sugars.
Mr. Oxnard, who is one of the shrewd
est managers in the sugar interests in
Washington, is strongly opposed to any
annexation of Hawaii, because it is a
sugar-producing country, whose pro
ducts might come in competition with
those grown on our soil. For the same
reason he is working vigorously to
secure an amendment to the tariff
whiffh Won 1H rlnfnaf tVw* feaa sdtnSocinn
of sugar under existing treaties. Mr.
Oxnard printed a long and interesting
statement in the Post a few days ago
showing that the treaty was a lopsided
arrangement by which'Hawaii received
most of the advantages and the United
States all of the- disadvantages. He is
very confident that when the tariff
bijl is reported from the finance com
mittee that the Hawaiian treaty will
be one of the subjects discussed and
that enough republican members of
the senate will be found to secure its
abrogation.
Mr. Oxnard is indefatigable in inter
viewing senators and representatives
and has spent the greatest part of the
winter in working upon the sugar
schedule. He is known as an expert
and with his assistant. E. Ham. for
merly Representative Laird’s private
secretary and private messenger for
Senator Mandcrson, has prepared and
printed many of the ablest arguments
and pamphlets presented to the house
and senate in favor pf the high duty
upon sugars and proper protection for
American refineries.
; Honors for an Ex-Nebraskan.
Port Townsend (Wash.) dispatch:
Private advices from Washington indi
cate that C. S. Johnson of Alaska will
be the next governor of the district.
He was sent from Nebraska to Alaska
1 during Harrison's administration to
fill the position of United States at
i torney for Alaska, and is very popular.
Joseph Herrod of North Platte has
lost several head of cattle on his farm
, south of town by a disease which ap
| pears, in the shape of running sores on
, the hind legs, followed by a dropping
off of the hoofs and later by the death
of the animal.
A Favorable Indication.
The mortgage record In Buffalo
county, says the Kearney Hub, is not
t what it used to be. Formerly the re
j cord showed principally filings and few
i released, but now the order is reversed
» and the releases exceed the filings by
j about four to one. During the month
i of April the actual farm releases ex
ceeded the new filings by more than
. thirteen thousand dollars, and during
i the same period the actual releases of
. mortgageson city property exceeded
t the new filing by about twelve thousand
dollars. In the matter of chattel
mortgages the proportion of releases
is still greater.
GROWTH OF CHICORY
BULLETIN FROM THE NEBRAS
KA EXPERIMENT STATION.
Bow to Obtain tho Beat Result*—Prepa
ration of tho Ground—Kind of Boll
Necessary—Planting and Cultl
, . T**!®!—Information of Gen*
;i 'i"-i ■ f' Interrat.
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Tho Chicory lh<IMtfy.i'> . ,-s
The Nebraska experiment ■ statist
has put forth a bulletin concerning
chicory cultivation in this state, fron
which some extracts are here taken.
The soil best adapted to raising
chicory is a sandy loam, provided there
is a sufficient water supply. In verj
dry seasons heavier soils have beer
more productive, owing' to the facl
that they retain moisture better thar
those of a sandy nature. It is particu
larly desirable that the subsoil be
loose and friable, having no underly
ing liardpan or gumbo. Such a forma
tion prevents the downward growth o1
the tap root.
The question as to whether bottom
land or upland is best adapted to chic
ory culture is simply one of water sup'
ply. Chicory will thrive where there
is a very small amount of water in the
sou, but cannot produce as much sub
stance as when this element is present
in normal, proportion. On the other
hand a soil overcharged with water
will not only retard the early growth
of the root, but will prevent a normal
ripening. The super-saturated soil is,
without doubt, the greater of the two
evils. Land that is ordinarily too .wet
for small grain is likewise too wet for
chicory. • Land that is too dry for
small grain may produce a good cron
of chicory root.
What is usually termed rich soil is
desirable, provided it is not newly
broken. New land should never be
planted in chicory, as it induces a
Woody growth.
FALL PLOWING.
The importance of fall plowing of
the land cannot be too strongly empha
sized.. The time for starting the pre
paration of the soil will depend some
what upon the nature of the crop pre
ceding. If this be some small grain
plow the stubble and weeds under
soon after the grain has been removed.
If the season is dry, there is a distinct
advantage in plowing immediately
after taking off the grain, as the soil is
more moist than after standing ex
posed in the sun for several days, and
is consequently more easily worked.
. RICH SOIL NECESSARY.
Unless the land is very rich it will
need manure. Spread the manure
-— piuwiug. uie manure
should be well rotted. Subsoil and
surface plow in the fall, or, if that can
not be done, plow as deep as possible.
If rotted manure is not available, it is
advisable to keep fresh manure piled
during1 the winter, instead of spread
ing it in the fall. Keep the pile moist
enough to prevent its overheating
(flre-fanging) while standing. In order
to have water convenient, the heap
should be made within easy reach of a
pump. Do ndt have the manure too
wet, or decomposure will be retarded.
There are very obvious advantages
to be obtained from the fall prepara
tion of land. In the first place, it
leaves the ground much cleaner, espec
rally if it be plowed early. It exposes
a large surface of soil to the action of
tho frost during the winter, and this
leaves it in excellent tilth in the
spring. The ground, being broken up,
holds the rain and melted snowwater,
and, when the temperature is favor
able, undergoes the chemical action
before spoken of.
PLANTING AND CULTIVATING.
Planting should not begin until the
soil is properly warmed and the dan
ger from heavy frost is passed. Ordi
narily from the 1st to the 20th of May
is the best time. Seed at the rate of
one and'one-half pounds to the acre.
The seed should not be placed.more
than three-fourths of an inch below
the surface of the ground,- and in case
the soil is wet, one-half inch is suffl
** piuuwu uw[jt*r me youngf
plants will not have strength enough
to reach the surface.
The planting is best done by means
of a garden drill. The greatest care
must be taken not to crack the seed,
aiftt a drill that will avoid this will be
selected. The planter. should drop
about four seed at a time.
SEPARATING OR THINNING OUT.
When the plants attain a size suffi
cient to admit of their being pulled
conveniently, they must bo removed so
tts to leave only plant standing from
from four to six inches apart in the
row. If the stand is thick when they
first come up it will be easier to cut
them out in bunches by hand. If two
plants are left together their roots
combined will not weigh as much as
one properly developed. It will also
Increase the labor of topping. The
operation of thinning out should be
completed before the plants have ton
leaves. If this k not attended to
when the plants are young the removal
of the roots will injure the one it is in
tended to leave. A day or two after
the first plants are up it may be judged
whether the stand Is good or poor. If
the latter the bare spaces in the. rowi
should be replanted.
HARVESTING.
The implement best adapted to har
vesting the root is the beet loosener.
This breaks the connection of the roof
with the soil, and so they can be pulled
by hand. Another way, but not GB
convenient, is to run a plow beside the
row so as to expose the root on on*
side.
The tops are cut off the leaves at th«
base of the bottom set of leaves. A
corn knife isf generally used for this
purpose.
GENERA I. REMARKS.
Chicory is a crop requiring careful
attention and considerable labor foi
successful culture.
The cost of raising an acre of root!
is about $30, allowing for the labor o:
a man and team at $3 per day. that o
a man alone at $1.50 per day. Righi
tons of roots may be regarded as at
average yield, although fifteen or six
teen tons are within range of possi
bility. f ■ •
The leaves! of the plant make a fail
cattle food, but should not be cut o:
pastured off before harvesting. The;
should not be fed to milch cows ai
they make the milk bitter.
The county commissioners through
out the state are getting in their vrorl
on the bridges, most o2 which suffcrei
from the flood.
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NEBRASKA TOBACCO.
' Experts Bar tba Weed Can Be Cultivated.
In the State with Proltt.
A cigar made in Nebraska and ol
Nebraska grown tobacco, says the
, Omaha Bee. may cause the inveterate
' smoker to shrug his shoulders in con
templation, but there are such things,
and it is said they are not bad ones,
either. There are any number of cigar
factories in this state and a fair qual
ity of tobacco is grown here. H.
Rosenstock of this city purchased
within the last few days about 7,000
pounds of Nebraska grown tobaccoT.
, The men who raised it are C. R. Chase
and Wells.«fc Neiman all of Schuyler.
1 itiis' true that . Wells & Neiman culti
1 v-ate the product more for pleasure
than for profit, but it is .said by those
1 who are competent to ‘judge that to
bacco can be raised at a profit in
Nebraska.
Mr. Rosenstock says that the state
Wisconsin raises about 90,000 cases of
tobacco each year, which is about 300,—
000 pounds. Any tobacco which can
be used at all is worth 5 cents a pound,
while the greater portion of it will
easily bring 10 cents. This state is as
favorably located as Wisconsin and Mr.
Rosenstock pays the question is, why
cannot that amount of tobacco be
cultivated here as well as in the state
further east?
The cultivation of tobacco, like the
cultivation of beets, requires constant
attention. It must be kept clean and
worms must be guarded against. The
soil around the plant must also be
kept loose, and in fact, the crop re
quires constant attention until it is
harvested. Then it must be cut at the
right time and have a proper place for
seasoning. This requires carefully
built sheds for that purpose.
Mr. Rosenstock says that a farmer
with two or three boys to do the work
can care for about three acres of
tobacco. He cannot afford to pay
high-priced labor to care for the crop.
Any boy old epough to handle a hoe is
old enough to care for the crop, and
farmers after a little study and investi
gation of the plant will soon learn how
to direct operations.
That portion of the tobacco used for
wrappers is the most valuable, while
the binders are next in value, with
fillers last. The better care the crop
receives the more wrappers will be
gathered, and therein lies the profit.
It is estimated that about 1,300 pounds
of tobacco can be cut from ~ n acre,
which at the lowest price wi.i bring
860. This result, it is predicted, would
be improved each year, just as in the
raising of sugar beets, according to
the advancement the farmer makes in
the knowledge of how to cultivate the
plant.
Limuiwuua, lUUUCCU IS
like a great many other crops, in that
it cannot prosper under a dry season,
nor under one that is wet. its worst
enemies are the tobacco worm, which
,can be guarded against by careful
watching, and the hail, which no one
can control.
Wells & Neiman at Schuyler culti
vate a good deal of tobacco each year,
but, as mentioned above, they do so
more from an interest in it that a de
sire to profit from their work. Jt is
said that their plant is about as com
plete as any on the larger tobacco
farms in Kentucky. They have all the
facilities for the successful operation
of the business and employ nearly all
the work they require in securing a
crop. They find a ready sale for their
product, but their expense is said to be
so large that the returns do not leave
them any margin on the investment,
unless the pleasure of smoking the
Nebraska-made cigar of Nebraska
grown tobacco furnishes the remunera
tion.
Interest In the Kxposltton.
Manager Rosewater, of the depart
ment of publicity of the Trans-Missis
sippi exposition, has returned from an
extended trip to New York- and other
large eastern cities in the interest of
the exposition. He reports consider
able success in the business which
carried the members of the committee
east.' They had numerous conferences
with the heads of large railway cor
porations. and were given every as
surance oi substantial interest on the
pnrt of railroads in the exposition in
the way of liberal stock subscriptions.
George M. Pullman, president of the
Pullman palace car company, also
promised to aid the exposition with a
liberal subscription, and the same Suc
cess was met with from the Western
Union telegraph company. Francis C.
Gable, _ a former resident of Omaha,
subscribed $500 for the Edgemant
company of 'Edgemont, S. D., and
promised a further subscription when
he had an opportunity to lay the mat
ter before the directors.- .
Insurance Companies Object.
Last year the Security Mutual insur
ance company of Fremont, the Lincoln
life company of Lincoln, and the Equit
able insurance company of Grand Is
land incorporated urder the insurance
laws of the state, paying State Auditor
Moore the fee of $10 each for such in
corporation. The present insurance
commissioner has notified the com
panies that the fee should have been $50
for each, and has made a demand for the
balance, the attorney general having
decided from his construction of the
law that the full amount should be
paid. The Fremont and Lincoln com
panies have refused to pay the balance, j
claiming that a $10 fee was all the law
called for. The Grand Island company
has not yet been heard from. The
Bankers’ Reserve and the Bankers'
Guaranty companies of Omaha have in
corporated under the same law this,
year, and paid the full fee. The two
objecting companies have consulted
attorneys add will contest the demand
made by t)ie commissioner.
The summer school for the teachers
of Sheridan county will open June 7.
Good instructors have been secured by
Supt. Briggs, and it promises to be
one of the most interesting institutes
ever held in the county.
War Veteran Shoots Himself.
1 Cyrus Sellers of Syracuse committed
■ 'suicide by shooting himself over the
i right ear with a 33-calibre revolver.
His body was found in the barn of Mr:
Tuttle, with whom he was living.
The deceased was once a member of
company I, Eight regiment, Illinois
infantry, and had an application for a
pension pending. He leaves a family
> of four small children. His wife died
last December; No cause but general
despondency is assigned.
t Hon. W, J. Bryan, now in Lincoln, is
11 gradually recovering from the Injuries
* he received in the south.
ELECTRICITY ON CANALS.
Towfag TmuIi by Means of Motors 01
- the Banks.
Americans have good grounds to
thinking that they have evolved in th
system which has been adopted for th
Erie canal the best method of propel
ling boats electrically yet known, say
the Pittsburg Dispatch. In this f.ieth
°d. it will be remembered, the moto
travels on a cable running along thi
tow-path, and it is under the contro
of a man seated upon it. While in spee<
attained and general efficiency this
mode of canal propulsion i3 far aheat
of the beat European developments
some experiments In this direction
which are reported as having taker
Place on the Bourgogne canal in Franci
are not Without interest. Two meth
ft?3 ^!fere tried, one of which was callcc
the "rudder.,motor.” The motor war
contained, in a light detachable meta'
hox, forming part of the boat’s helm
and working a screw attached to tht
shaft, running at about 300 revolutions
a minute. The entire outfit—mounted
complete—weighed about 1,800 pounds
In the second method there was em
ployed a three-wheeled electric
motor oar running on the bank ol
the canal on a fixed track and towing
the boats along in the usual way by
means of a rope. A motor-man was car
.ried on the car, which weighed about
two tons. Current in both cases was
conveyed to the motors from an over
head wire. Both systems gave a speed
of about two and one-half miles an hour
in towing single barges, and the motor
car £owed three barges in a string
weighing 418 tons, at a speed of one
and one-fourth miles an hour. In re
porting on these results a government
commission expressed itself as pleased
with the ready way in which the
barges equipped with the rudder mo
tors answered their helms, and also
stated that the towing car ran. perfect
ly well on the bank without excessive
strain. On the whole, the preference
wae given to the latter method, al
though the fact that it required the
services of- an attendant who would
be of no use On the barge was regard
ed as a decided disadvantage. No trou
ble was experienced with the canal
banks from any wash of the rudder
motor, and its use leaves the bank free
for animal traction or other purposes,
but- still the tow car, it was concluded,
gave the best results all around.
.PAPER OF THE OXFORD BIBLES
Only Three Persons Who Know the
Secret of Its Malting.
The papermaking for Oxford Bibles
is a specially important and interest
ing part of the work. At Wolvercote, a
mile or two out of Oxford, the univer
sity has a large mill for the supply of
its own requirements, says Chambers'
Journal. A good deal of the paper they
turn out there is made out of old ships’
sails, the material of which, after bat
tling with storms in all quarters of the
world, come here for the purpose of
being made into paper, printed in al
most every language under heaven and
bound up into Volumes to be again
scattered far and wide into all the ut
termost ends of the earth. This Wol
vercote paper mill has much to do with
the great reputation that Oxford has
acquired in the production of Bibles
and other devotional books. Twenty
years ago and more the management
hefre hit on a valuable Invention in
papermaking, and ever since their “In
dia paper” has been the envy and the
puule of manufacturers all over the
kingdom. There are said to be only
three persons living who know the se
cret; of its make, and, though the pro
cess has'never been legally protected,
and all the world is free to imitate the
extremely thin but thoroughly opaque
and wonderfully strong and durable
paper of the best Oxford Bibles If they
only knew how, all the world has, hith
erto ouite failed to do an' Tt to thu
tissqp, but perfectly opaque, and so
strong that a strip of it three inches
wide has proved to- be capable of sus
taining,^ quarter of a hundredweight.
Oyer 160 works and editions are now
.printed op. this paper. This special
advantage has very largely helped Ox
ford to retain the leading position
which it originally gained by being
nearly the first if not quite the first
printer of books in the kingdom, and
by the prestige of its name.'
. Overcoats Not Needed. '
A medical paper says: “If, instead of
wearing overcoats people would wear
coats of different thicknesses, accord
ing to the weather and conditions gen
erally, they would avoid the danger of
cooling by evaporation; the garments
saturated with molkture would be re
moved and dry off the body, instead
of on It. We believe that no consid
erable proportion of the ‘colds,’ at
tacks of lumbago, and'even more for
midable resultB of what are popularly
. called ‘chills’ may be‘ traced to the
practice of wearing overcoats.”
Toothing at 88
Henry Garrett of Punxsutawny, Pa.,
who will he 88 years of age next May,
has lust recovered from an attack of
the grip. Mr. Gatrett Is getting a new
set of teeth. He lost his second set
of teeth some twelve years ago, Re
cently his gums became Bore and swol
len and he consulted a dentist about it.
The dentist examined his gums and in
formed him that he was getting a new
set of teeth. .
PI* 112 bays Voder Snow.
Charles Davis of Cummings, N. D„
who lost several pigs during the-snow
storm last Thanksgiving and found
one of them about two months ago.
now tells s stranger story still. To his
own amazement he found another of
his pigs which was alive- and still lives
after being buried 112 days. It was
, found only by the thawing of the snow
| a few days ago.
An Alluring Bole.
'Here's an odd story. And you must
believe it, for facts cannot be' denied;1
Here is a little list: Lillian Barr,
Eleanor Beebe, Harriet Avery, Carrie
Boleyn, Rita Selby. These, young la
dies were all successive Tonys in “A
Trip to Chinatown.” They’ve all
made runaway marriages. Now, what
allurement has Tony for the marriage
able young men about town?
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