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LINCOLN, "NEBRASKA, SEPTEMBER 6, 1900.
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U rj ANY
Mr. and Mrs, W. !L Salisbury and
son, Ray. from Hebron. Neb., spent a
few days here with Mrs. Salisbury's
!-r. Mrs. Miils, living eonth of U!i
cola. a-id Mr. O. A. Reddlck of Beth
any. They returned home today.
Mrs. Clinton Carrey and Mrs. M. C
Dili, who bate been visltinx Mr. and
Mr. O. A. Reddick and attending tie
convention. rrturc4 to their Lorn; at
rider last Wednesday.
T. C. Patiransoa came down from
Omaha Saturday and salt- a brief
ftay with relatives la Lincoln and
Iltaany. He returned hotae Monday.
Student are renting room for !
school here this year aad w ar? an- 1
ti cipati as a much larger scLool t!saa 1
usual. J
Mi Jeanie Watson was iz il.lLzriy !
Mr. !: cf Elx-wood. N is bsild- ?
in 5 aa office for bit elevator oa the i
Missouri Pacific track south of town, j
Mr. C. A. Siaa is able to be out
. ,t ..t iH-.
i j & , -. . . I
is locking after his business aeaiU
Mary Dill of Cheney .per.: t-re
day last we-k with DiTa C-in.
Archie Caia Las quit work at 1!
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Roth's ta the country aad i. at tome j
&j3Lih I
Rosco Henderson drove up f-tm j
ruij v.
frieads a call and return ;
o coaUase his ork la t- j
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eats aad
Moaday to
a. .. . t I Jt
Th iletbaay public schools opn
aen Monday. The opening was p t-,
pone4 oa wek oa account of i-te j
i T- . . . . , ,
S;gle ia. with t is wife rr 3
ootaer rao up from BelvWere Ne..
to attend the convection. He and tts s
xr.other rrtre.i toce Monday and
his wife rtaaiat 1 a lew days with her
parent. Mr. and Mrs. F. I- Ford.
The Nebraska Christian niUsionary
sori-y clo&ed It thirty-third annual
eoaientioa lat Sunday evening. It
was held ia the grore ia the -outh
part of town and was friueatly spok
en of by thoe present as being the
greatett suw eui of any coa vent Son of ,
the society. Ail d uring tie week the
rsaay m-fco were la atteadaace were
kept busy llxteaiag to delightful aiusic
aad eamef-l aad laspirisg speeches.
Every detail of the work had been
well plana! aad this together with
the taatlful weather which contin
ued ail week, mad it a most delight
ful service. The enrollment was 40S.
being more than twice the number at
any previous convention. It was de
cided to hcii th meeting here again
aert year.
HICKMAN.
Jot a Slot e drove to JPriacetoa oa
Sends y and took' dinner with his
brother, Nick.
J. N. Larsa drove to Panama on
Monday to get as eagiae which he
bought to ran his feed mill.
Several cf oar town people went to
the state fsir this week.
Swiggart it Kwtng shipped out a
car cf hogs to Ft. Joe oa Wednesday.
The bank was closed oa Monday, as
It was a holiday.
Rev. Mr. Smith preached his fare
well sermon Seaday eveaing. He ins '
been preaching here for two rears at
the M. II church.
Robert Collier cf Campbell Is vfr.t- j
sag ais xataer-ja-iaw, ueary t-r.
esjt of town.
H ickman school was post par. d a
week a account of tot weather.
Scott Lelsvteid wftt ta Beatrice lait;
Friday aad retBraed Monday. ;
Ben Garter sr. bought Henry Ih !
sel l resli-ar propcTty north of post
ofce. Cocsideration. fl.C.
Miss Winnie Iitemaa returned to
Albuqaerqae. N. M.. oa Friday. Her
Intention axe not known.
r. W. Wilson of Lincoln n here
between trains on SuaCay.
Miss Addle Thorn toa. who forni'rty
taught school ia district No. 2:. ar
rived here from Los Aag-s. Cxi., oa
Saturday. She is a cousin cf J. E.
Hitter.
Hog cholera has made its a.-ar-aare
axaia ia this vicinity.
Mr. J. s. Ray moved his f r.iij to
Panama this wk. As be could not
get a hoase la Hickmaa he a com-r-eOed
to move out of town. Way don't
someoae btiild aad get go"d intr?f t
on his money.
The com crop of this viefnity shows
the e-Tect cf the hail storm very much
and is now as dry as it should e in
October.
Mr. Lewis H. Neimxa of Hickman
ana axiss iizim w iacn : ::a.
cs K-i.tr ni rrra aca, a pi u parous
farmer livtr.g west of Roca. were mar
ried oa Wednesday at high noon by
the ceaaty Judge, aad they wut to
the home of the bride where relatives
and friends were waitinje. Supper was
served aad the foilowiag prejents
were received: Lamp aad cake stand.
Henry Witch: butter "knife, sugar
shell, pepper aad salt sellers. Mr. aad
Mrs. John LeJferdiak; bedspread. Mr.
aad Mrs. Meyer; dish. Wllliam Meyer;
cake stand. August Meyer; table cloth
and napkins. R. V. Franklin; plates.
eps aad ssacers. Mr. and Mrs. Hop
kins: bowl aad pitcher. Mr. and Mrs.
Nciman; 13. Mr. aad Mrs. Remarents:
glass service. S. O. Larsh. Henry will
farm Mr. Winch's farm next year and
Mr. Winch will move to Linrola.
PANAMA.
Markets Wheat, 4c; oats. 10 3 17c;
hogs. Ill; eggs, 10c; butter. 13c;
chickens, Tc.
Weather, fair and cooL The farm
ers are Improving it ia threshiag and
seeding.
Mr. Bert Harrison' four-year-old
little boy while playing In the hay
loft with hi older brother fell to the
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severely, b-t not seriously.
School be gran la this precinct Mon
day. September 3.
Mrs. Claybaugh of Clarlnda. Ia., was
visiting with her soa, Mr. George Clay
baugh. the past week. She is at pres
eat visiting relatives at Douglas.
The baker's agent is la town.
Iier. Mr. Shell, the U. B. minister,
is visiting la York.
There will be preaching la the Pres
byterian church Sunday, the 9th, at
li o'clock.
PANAMA.
The weather here Is cool aad pleas
aat. and the threshiag which has been
delayed on account of heavy rains
during the past weeks Is now nearly
' finished.
Mr. Marshall dag his potatoes Mon
i day.
Mr. Henton of Lincoln was in Pana
ma Monday.
Mr. Koese Is building a now bouse
aad barn.
Mr. Ftecves Is buildiag his barn now
for the third time it haviag been de
stioyed twice by wind.
The republicans of this place met
i lart Friday evening at Moore hall and
urja - iltti
a McKinley club. Homer
K. Moore was elected president. Dr.
L. Was. vice president; J. H. Bever
idge secretary, and Robert Dickson,
treasurer. After the organization was
p?neciea me auaience m.ueueu iu inu.a
ty Jud?e Holmes anJ Mr. Har-
srT'P'SivtMS of Lincoln
Tb? new bulldIng win be rea-
m a - a a Ii. i, J A liklbn
Monday,
feather from Douglas
towa yond
was in
oa 'V.lUve Illli "
f p Moore returned from Glen
Rock Moriday wbere he hel(, serylces
in the Christian church on Sunday.
mt,a held at tne Moore
IaJ, L th fugoa!sts of this precinct
c.,---, er.- th T.tirr.nA
of orcanlrlne a Bryan club. All are
co.dLtlly Invited to attend.
The quarterly meeting of the United
Brethren church was held last Sun-
! day. The presiding elder gave an in
j teres: icp talk on the "Relation of the
j Congregation to the Pastor."
i Rev. Schell and wife are attending
ite United Brethren conference this
eck.
Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge drove to
Beaaet last Friday.
Brambery and Stillons are busy this
week rebuilding the chimneys blown
down by the last storm.
Tyler, the fruit tree agent, is be
ginning his fall work In this precinct.
NORMAL.
Ray Louis returned from South Da
kota Monday.
Miss Mary Pryor has been visiting
friends in Fairbury.
Mr. Collins, who has been for some
time on the sick list, is getting better.
Miss Annie Sidwell has gone tor Ne
braska City where she will resume her
work as teacher in the institution for
the blind.
The Normal public 6chool will open
i September 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arinson of Ce
i dar Bluffs. Neb., stopped in Normal
j Sunday. They were on their way to
i visit bis two brothers, who live three
i miles t-ast of here. He used to live In
I this community several years ago.
! Miss Klsie Unangst entertained the
members of the Normal church choir
iaturdy evening.
UNIVERSITY PLACE.
j Miss Frances lagham has returned
: from er visit In Colorado.
! Mr. Holllngsworth of Beatrice has
iruA nrnnr-r' v and will reside
,vi:ile Vacating his family.
,fr !;!mer Cook' of Lee. Neb., is
vifijtir g his parents of this city. He is
er-.p'cycd by the McCormick Harvest
ing company.
Market report Eggs. 15c; butter,
country. 20c; potatoes, 40c; apples, 30c.
Friday night the Lancaster precinct
Firjar. clu'j was addressed by Mr. M.
M. Alexander, orator of the Bryan
tome guards. Mr. Alexander's ad
dress was very interesting and elicited
strong commendation. The club ccn
inip!aies a large rally In the near fu
ture and are dcslr'ous of securing the
Hon. Gvorge W. Berge as orator of
the occasion. A program will follow
later.
Mr. Milton Wright, a Wesleyan grad-
ute of ". has returned to prepare for
the opening of the public school of
! which he has received the principal-
ship. Mr. Wright is popular here as
; a debater cf unusual ability,
i Mcxcrs. Harris and Weller will soon
I le?.ve for a hunting trip in the north
Ice ml poition of the state.
I It Is understood that Rev. W. B.
jj-jj. wjj
be removed from this
efcsrre at the comincr conference. Few
realize that In all divine services here
it Is necessary to address a divided
j audience, the resident and the student
i i ody. It is not yet known who will re-
place hfm. but there being but one
church cupported by all resident Chris
! tiacs. w are certainly entitled to the
best minister In the conference.
Mr. White and family have returned
from a three months" vacation. Miss
Eva White. has been employed In the
kindergarten department of the Over
ton. Neb., schools and departs to em
bark upon her duties.
MiiA Grace Beck returned Thursday
from a short visit at Bell wood. Neb.
A drum corps is being organized by
the republican club.
Last Saturday night a prohibition
club was organized in Beecher's hall
and Mr. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln ad
dressed those assembled. The speaker
severely rebuked the executive for his
whisky policy in the Phi! ?ines. "The
slsnder and rottenness and disgrace
that was receiving protection under
the fold of the American flag In our
island possessions." said the speaker,
"was enough to make any man
ashamed to think of It." Continuing,
he said: "The United States govern
raent. is behind every saloon in the
Philippines, and a member of the
Methodist church is the proprietor of
all of them. The first Institution le
gally recognized in the Philippines was
the brewery. Andrew Jackson was
impeached for a less crime than Alger,
Griggs and McKinley have com
mitted." In explaining why he did
not criticise the democratic party he
said "it was of no use to kick a. dead
horse." A larger audience was assem
bled than had hitherto greeted either
of the other party, clubs.
Dr. Green and family returned last
week from Indiana, having been vis
iting relatives in that state.
The Epworth league gave a surprise
entertainment at the residence of the
pastor last Friday evening.
It is understood that Miss Lillian
McGee, a post graduate In Latin of the
state university, has been employed
as professor in the same department
here.
Dr. Abnay and family returned
Thursday, August 30, from their three
months visit with relatives in Can
ada. Dr. Abnay is a graduate of a
leading school of chemistry in Ger
many. Professor Turner, director of the
Wesley an school of expression, is vis
iting in Kansas. Previously he filled
a six weeks' engagement as instructor
in the Chicago school of oratory.
Principal Paxton of the shorthand
and typewriting department was in
the city Friday. "Every indication,"
he said, "points to 20 per cent in
crease In my department."
Miss Abbie Burns, professor of mod
ern languages, returned Thursday last
from an extended vacation in the
mountains of Northfleld, Vt.
Miss Alice Blckford of Chicago, 111.,
arrived Tuesday. She will assist in
the school of exprecion while com
pleting the course required for the
bachelor's degree of oratory.
WESLEYAN NOTES.
Chancellor Huntington, who for
some weeks has been recuperating at
Ocean Grove, N. J., returned lately to
prepare for the year's work.
Tfcose wishing to reside here while
educating their children have met ser
ious difficulty In securing vacant
houses in East Lincoln.
Rev. E. E. Hosman, formerly of
Plainview, Neb., has located in this
city that he may be better able to
execute the functions of his office as
secretary of the Twentieth century
fund. Through his efforts he hopes to
be able to remove the incumbrance
from the college. His duties require
his presence in different, sections of
the state. . Several thousand dollars
have been secured with, little effort
and the outlook Is very sanguine.
The grand, success of, tha. Topical
Bible is realizing a good, profit to the
university, who owns the plates. The
net ' income last month was $2,000,
which will be exceeded by the returns
of the present month.
Professor CHne and family are vis
iting in Indiana, but will return be
fore the coming term opens.
Miss Katherine Hymer, formerly as
sistant librarian of the Lincoln city
library,' has been employed by the
university as registrar and librarian.
A Pretty Good Moon
Paine's "Conquest of the Philip
pines." the great spectacular show at
the M street park, is drawing good
crowds, and It deserves them. Some
of -the scenery Is very realistic. The
moon Is nearly full now and the other
night she sailed along majestically in
the clearest sky, apparently just above
the hills surrounding Manila bay. We
were amused to hear a young couple
sitting In a seat to our left commentin
on the fine work the artist had done
In painting that moonlight scenery
"It is so much like the moon that it
shines," she murmured. And he said
he thought the ships beat the moon.
A Chinese Terry.
Ferries in China are numerous, and
so are the heavy carts to be ferried.
The spectacle of a crossing is full of
surprises, says Rev. Arthur H. Smith
in "Village Life in China." To get one
of the clumsy carts dowa the steep and
shelving incline to the river . requires
considerable engineering skill, and ac
cidents are not Infrequent. When the
edge of the ferry Is reached the whole
team must be unhitched, and each ani
mal got on board as best it-can be.
Some animals make no trouble, and
will give a mighty bound, landing
somewhere or everywhere, to the im
minent peril of any passengers on
board. When an animal refuses to
budge an occurrence at almost every
crossing its head is bandaged and It
is led around and around for a long
time, so as to Induce It to forget all
about the ferry-boat.
At last it is led to the edge and
urged to jump, which, it will by no
means do. Then the drivers twist its
tall, put a stick behind it as a lever,
and get six men at each end of the
stick, while six more -tug at ropes
which are attached to the animal's
horns.
After a struggle, often lasting half
an hour, and frequently after pro
longed and cruel beatings,, the poor
beasts are all on board, where the
more excitable prance about . among
and over the humaa passengers.
Next comes the moving of the heavy
cart, which must be dragged on to the
ferry-boat by the strength of a small
army of men.
On the farther bank another exciting
struggle occurs. ... The exit of the carts
and animals is impeded by the strug
gles of those who are eager to cross
to the other shore, and cannot be con
tent to wait until the boat is unloaded.
Order is unknown, and it Is a wonder
that people are not frequently killed
In these tumultuous crossings.
EXCLUSIVENES3 LOST.
Newport Is in Dancer of Being Overran
by th Common Herd.
Social prophets are beginning to say
that Newport will not long hold Its
own as the most exclusive of Ameri
can summer resorts, although none of
them has yet named a place likely to
succeed it, nor indeed has that matter
been touched on at all, says the New
York Sun. , They assert that the Rhode
Island town will follow the example of
Saratoga and Long Branch and thus
lose Its character through precisely the
same causes that deprived these places
of their former glory. They call at
tention to the fact that the number of
newcomers every summer at Newport
grows larger and larger. Villas form
erly occupied by exclusive members of
Newport society are rented and sold
to wealthy families from other parts
of the country and their owners either
go abroad or retire to some other
place. The other place has not yet
been settled , sufficiently for any town
to be named as a possible successor to
Newport, so the present attitude of so
cial prophets is destructive rather than
creative. ' Opponents of this view as
sert that no similarity between New
port and Its two predecessors Sara
toga and .Long Branch could ever ex
ist. It .is always the hotel life that
has never .been characteristic of New
port, for so many millions of dollars
are invested In costly residences that
the character of the town can never
change entirely.
Treasure In Vatican Crypts.
The congress for Christian archaeo
logy wh.'ch recently hell its se?sion at
Rome -as petitioned th pope to open
the crypts of 'the "Vatican to scientific
researches. Below the Basilica of St.
Peter there are long rows of galleries
and a subterraaean " church, all con
taining valuable treasures. There are
hidden the large granite tomb of Em
peror Otto II. and numerous statues of
bishops, as well, as many works of art,
many of ' which ' are from the master
hands of Ghibertl and MIno da Fie
sole. All these Italian treasures have
hitherto been inaccessible not only to
the public In general but even to schol
ars and artists.-r-WoIf gang t Vol tz. In
Chicago Record. " :
Diaz Comments vm Himself.
When General -Dia. learned of his
re-eleotion .as President of Mexico, he
said , "I must repeat what I said some
months ago, that neither my age nor
my capabilities qualify me to continue
ruling the country. I am seventy
years old, -of which ' forty-three nave
been devoted to the -active service of
the fatherland. As to my capabilities,
I reaffirm my previous opinion, and I
can only add that I will not withhold
from my fatherland, my closing years,
if she requires them of me, any more
than I have begrudged to her the un
stinted services of my, whole life."
Prevents Bridge Accidents.
Street cars are prevented from run
ning into open drawbridges by a
Southerner's patent safety device,
which has a wedge-shaped block piv
oted on either side of the track, with
levers connecting the blocks with the
bridge to swing the blocks over the
rails as the draw opens.
Population in Great Britain.
Since 1842 the : population of Eng
land, Scotland and Wales has Increas
ed 75 per cent, while lreland shows a
decrease of nearly 45 per cent.
MODEL FOR MAGDALENE.
Jessie Schley Says She Most Be Beantl
tlful and Bad.
Milwaukee Correspondent Chicago
Inter Ocean: Miss Jessie Schley, who
went to , Madrid to try to put a stop
to the Spanish-American war. Is des
tined within the next few hours to be
the heroine of another sensation. She is
now planning to pain, a modern Mary
Magdalene, and is to use a model from
real life. "I am looking for a model,"
said Miss Schley to-day, "who must b9
beautiful, a blonde, and bad. All three
qualities must be pronounced. I do
not want, anything mediocre. I will
paint her as I find her, with her paint
ed and powdered cheeks and flashy at
tire, and then I will portray her as
she might have been. I do not in
tend to make a nun of her my Mag
dalene will be modern. I will put my
best work on the paintings, and hope
that they will be the means of doing
much good. I shall endeavor to make
the contrast between the two pictures
as striking as possible. In one there
will be portrayed a beautiful face filled
with the lines of evil; in the other
the face will contain nothing but good.
In this way I hope and trust the pic
tures will teach their own lessons,
and that they will be a sermon to all
who see them." Miss Schley said she
had a properly qualified model "on
trial," and that work on the paintings
would" proceed as rapidly as possible.
During her search for a model Miss
Schley asked the aid of the police, but
they were unable to give her any help.
She found others, however, who inter
ested themselves inuthe matter. . Miss
Schley, who is a relative of the fa
mous Admiral, was one of the most
urgent advocates of peace "at any
price" during the late contest with
Spain, and she - Is said' to be of the
opinion to-day that hr visit to the
Queen had much to do with ne ea-iy
termination of the war.
Babylonian Explorations.
Prof. Herman V. Hilprecht, the
Babylonian explorer, who in the spring
of this year went to the east to super
intend the excavations in Assyria and
Babylon in the name of the university
of Pennsylvania, describes in a letter
just received the important results of
his journey. He says: "The results of
our researches exceed everything that
has so far been known about Babylon.
We found the great temple library and
priest school of Nippur.which had been
destroyed by the Elamltes" 228 B. C.
The library consists of 16,000 volumes,
written, on stone, and covers the en
tire theological, astronomical, linguis
tic and mathematical knowledge of
those days. We "also unearthed a col
lection of letters and biographies, de
ciphered the Inscriptions of many new
ly discovered tombstones and monu
ments, and espied, finally, best of all.
5,000 official documents of inestimable !
value to the student . of ancient his
tory. The net result of our journey
consists so far of 23,000 stone writ
ings." R acres tl on at Ostend.
The total number of visitors up to
July 1 at Ostend was 6,107. The at
traction recently was Howard Gould's
magnificent yacht, which left here for
a cruise in Norwegian waters. A fine
lawn tennis ground has been conceded
by the tow, after much supp'lication
from the American and English visi
tors. That great undertaking, Ostend
extension, begun by Col. North and
continued by. a French company, at
tracts English visitors. The entire
route to the extension along from the
pier of Ostend to Marikerke is now
lined with elegant and palatial villas
and first-class hotels. Harry Tuck !
Sherman in Chicago Record.
Bacteriologist's Experiments.
It is said that Dr. Alexaader Eding- i
ton, bacteriologist to the Cape of Good
Hope Government, . has found that the
blood of animals affected by rinder-
neat when trented with ritrir. acid.
and kept for such a time as to insure!
the death of the contagion, will, when '
injected, immunize all animals ex
posed . to infection. - Dr. Edington has
practiced- his protective injection on
several large herds, and always with
satisfactory ; result, - the largest." mortal
ity having been a little over three per
cent or eight animals in a herd of 234.
. Goethe Society Cut Off.
The Hofburg Theater, in Vienna
has, ever since 1890, paid 5 per cent
of the receipts on Goethe nights to the
Goethe Society, the sum amounting in
ten years to 9,000 -florins. On account
of the unsatisfactory state of the thea
ter's finances, this practice will not be
continued.
Coral Roads.
The coral roads of Bermuda are the
finest in the world for cycling. They
are as smooth, as a dancing floor and
are never dirty.
ANOTHER MISSING LINK.
Prehistoric Giant Found In Arizona Near
Flagstaff.
. Legends of the Indian tribes of Ari
zona and Northern Mexico teem with
tales of a race of giants who once lived
on the mesas. Scientists say that pre
historic man was a little hairy creature
bearing a closer resemblance to a mon
key than a man. Darwinism enforces
this belief. The hilts of the weapons
of the men of the bronze age are too
small to be clasped firmly by men of
today. Their armor is too small for
men of today. But the finding of a
prehistoric skeleton in the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado would, if authen
ticated, overthrow all the arguments
of the scientists. Forty .miles from
Flagstaff, Arizona, Hull, the guide, has
unearthed the petrified skeleton of a
man whom he estimated to have been
at least seventeen feet high. An old In
dian led the guide to the human mon
ster's tomb. The skeleton lay face
downward on a shelf under a project
ing rock. The right arm was extended.
The left leg was missing. The right
leg had been broken off at the knee.but
the foot was found lodged in a crevice
near by. Lime water falling on the
corpse had turned It Into stone. The
outlines of the body were perfect. Hull
did not turn the fossil over or make
accurate measurements. He and the
old Indian studied the stone skeleton
for ten minutes and then returned to
the trail. Near by Hull found perfect
footprints of the giant imprinted in
stone. Their distance apart showed
his stride to have been at least five
feet. This would, however, indicate a
height of not over ten or eleven feet.
When Hull returned to Flagstaff scien
tists scoffed at his story and his friends
laughed at him. He has not since vis
ited the skeleton because of his fear of
ridicule, and of course though he
clings to his story and says he will
lead any scientist to the spot to prove
or disprove it his giant must for the
present be labeled "interesting if true."
But there are plenty of giant remains.
Travelers In Peru tell of monster hu
man skulls found at Chancal. 30 miles
from North Lima. Of this race of giants
a' tribe lived on the Island of Puna, in
the Gulf of Guayaquil. Their skulls and
weapons are in the Smithsonian Insti
tution. Yucatan Indians have a legend
of the giant Navapach, who tripped up
belated travelers by lying down across
the trails. ' . '
ISLAND OF ATLANTIS.
Plato Said
Shoals of
Sand Mark Its
ntc
Atlantis, according to ancient myth
or tradition, was a vast Island In the
Atlantic ocean. It was first mentioned
by Plato In the "Timaeus" and the
"Kritias." An Egyptian priest is said
to have told Solon of Its existence, ly
ing off the Pillars of Hercules in the
ocean, and larger than Libya and Asia
Minor together. In consequence of an
earthquake, it is said to have been en
gulfed by the waves, nine thousand
years before his time at the close of a
long contest which its inhabitants
maintained against the Athenians. Pla
to says that shoals of-sand marked the
site of the submerged island. Some
thought the Canary Isles are the re
mains of this sunken island. Birche
rod, in his treatise, "De Orbe Novo
non Novo" (Altdcrf, 1685), maintain
ed that Phoenician or Carthaginian
trading ships driven by storm had
reached the American coast and had
returned thence brfnging with them
marvelous tales of the New World,
which proved the basis of the wide
spread belief in Atlantis. It is remark
able that recent palaeontological re
searches should have established the
fact of there having really existed an
Atlantis in Tertiary times. The Ter
tiary shells of the United States are
Identical with a whole series of fossils
In the same beds of France. Also the
Tertiary vertebrate animals in France
have their analogues either in fossil
creatures or in living species in Amer
ica. On this account geologists are
justified in concluding that in the Ter
tiary epoch a land connection existed
between the two continents. The fos
sil flora of the two continents give like
results. Finally, Collomb and Verneuil
have collected evidence to show that
there actually, rtid exist an enormous
island to the west of. Spain, whose
rivers formed the . vast marshy . and
delta deposits of the Teritary period
of Spain. Th!s is, however, a pure
coincidence. It is impossible to sup
pose any tradition existing of such an
island or land. It must be remember
ed that the whole, Alticfanilly held to
the . belief in . gan'4,of , the Dead
being situated bgjrond " the Western
Sea, which theargcalled Glaslnnis or
Avalon, and of fcrhich they told wond
rous tales. Such'stories reached the
Greeks, and wfcre1 taken ;ap by them
and , adopted fno. '"iheir mythology.
They railed tbte imaginary land . in
the far ocean' the elldes, or Isles
of the Blessed,f VtTere can be little
doubt that Plato's ri-tlanUs is but an
other name ..for the same . imaginary
land, which is also spoken of on hear
say by Pliny, Diodorus and Arnobius.
DOCTOR OF LAWS.
Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod the First .' of
Her Sex Honored at Edinburgh.
- Edinburgh university has long been
noted as one of the most conservative
as well as one of the best of the insti
tutions of learning in Europe. It was,
therefore, a surprise when the board
of managers recently conferred upon
Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod the honorary
degree of LL. D. The lady has a world
wide reputation as an entomologist,
having for the last twenty-three years
devoted great attention to the study of
various insect pests. She is the young
est daughter of the late George Orme
rod of Sadbury Park, Gloucestershire.
In 1853 she began to study entomology
from pure love of it, and fifteen years
later was awarded a silver medal of
the Royal Horticultural society for a
remarkable collection of drawings and
models illustrative of insect pests and
their depredations. Miss Ormerod's
scientific help has ever been available
to any applicant at home or abroad
without fee or reward. On an average
1,500 letters are received and replied to
annually. From every quarter of the
globe these' letters come, and Miss Or
merod has an almost unique knowledge
of languages. She reads freely Latin,
French, German, Italian and Spanish,
and, with a dictionary at 1 1, also
Russian, Dutch and Norwegia Miss
Ormerod is a member or corresjonding
member of many scientific societies.and
she has been for years in constantly
recurring communication with the
heads of the entomological depart
ments of the British colonies and Am
erica. New Fad In Exercise.
When a man is seen running across
the streets and walking with decorum
during the rest of the time, it must
not be concluded that he is indulging
In any particular eccentricity or is the
victim of a nervous fear of passing
vehicles. He is merely trying a sys
tem of physical exercise, which has
recently found many adherents and
is believed to bring good results. Its
chief merit is Its simplicity, and It can
readily be combfned with a dally walk,
such as many men take. Running in
stead ' of walking across every street
is one of the principles, and this is In
tended to vary the monotony of the
exercise that comes from mere pedes
trianism. One of Its other important
rules is that the fingers be kept con
stantly In motion, and close observers
of the morning parade down Broad
wav equently see fingers twitch
ir 7 :ly; but in accordance with
a . ; ystem . not comprehensible
to Itiated. New York Sun.
Dr, Louis N. Wente dentist, 137 South
xun street urownell block.
Lived In Penury, Yet Rich. .
The will of Mrs. Emilie Heine, late
of Dunkirk, was offered for probate
this week In the Surrogate's court at
Maryville, says a recent dispatch from
Jamestown, N. Y. Although Mrs.
Heine had Epent, her life In seeming
penury, she was found to be rich.
After her death search was made of
her house, and $5,000 In gold, silver
and greenbacks waa found in an old
basket in the wood box covered with
wood. More than $1,000 was found in
small amounts hidden away In vases,
books, and out-of-the-way places. A
draft for $2,000 sent to her for insur
ance on account of. her husband's
death some . year3 . before was found.
It had never been cashed. It. . was
also discovered that Mrs. Heine had
on deposit $400 in a Dunkirk savings
bank and $1,500 in a Buffalo bank oi
which the Interest had not been com
puted for 20 years. Other valuable pa
pers were discovered, including deeds
for real estate in Dunkirk. The will
was so obscure that it had to be eet
aside, and the estate will be disposed
of according to law. Mrs. Heine, it is
said, has two sisters living in Ger
many, and they are the only relatives.
Confucian's Morning- Devotions.
The first thought of the Confucian
after arising is to worship. There is
a shrine in every house, where a tab
let with the names of ancestors is
kept. There . the householder does
reverence to the memory of those who
have preceded him, and prays that he
may live so that those who follow him
may hold hi3 name dear. A rich man
may have a separate building for this
purpose, which is his hall of ances
tors; the less ' wealthy may have a
room set aside for the purpose, and
the poor usually have only a shelf;
but In each case the tablet Is called
j shin shu, and the humble paper on
the dirty shelf is as sacred to its
owner as the illuminated tablet in
the gorgeous hall of a rich man's an
cestors. ' ' '
. An Ancient Chinese Newspaper. ...
No list -of newspaper curiosities
would be complete that did not. Include
the Kln-Pau of Pekin. Like moat
things in the celestial kingdom, It 'is
easily first . in . point . of ' antiquity, for
it has been published continuously for
over 1,000 years. It began as a month
ly, became a weekly. In 1361, and since
the beginning of the century has been
a daily. It is now up to date, pub
lishing three editions a day, and, to
safeguard ' the ' purchaser from wiles
that are not altogether unknown to
newsboys, each edition is printed on
different colored paper, the first being
yellow, the second ; white and the last
gray. . . . . '
Centigrade Thermometers In Germany.
Germany has given up the Reaumur
thermometer, and after January l,
1901, will use only the Centigrade. In
the Reaumur "the division between the
freezing and the boiling point is into
80 degrees, In the Centigrade It U into
100 degrees. ' , ' . , , ,
Premier. Onci a Reporter.
Sir Gordon Sprlgg, the new premier
of Cape Colony, south Africa began
life as a reporter in the house of com
mons. Sea View of Recent Eclipse.';- J,
Colonel E. E. Marwlck and his fellow-passengers
on the Oriental Steam
ship Company's R. M. S. , Austral had
an opportunity, of, viewing the total
eclipse of the' sun at sea.. The com
pany had arranged to have Its vessel
so navigated as to have It near the
line of totality at - the time of the
eclipse and had further provided an
ample supply of glass plates which
were smoked and used to view the
partial phases, opera glasses being
resorted to during totality. ,The ship
during totality was about GO. miles
west of Oporto In longitude west 9 de
grees 27 minutes latitude north 41 de
grees 3 minutes. The sky near tha
horizon during the eclipse was of a
lurid yellow color, such clouds as were
visible being reddish. The sea was
dark and sombre against the bright
yellow of the sky, which, however,
was quite blue close to the sun. The
light during totality was hardly suf
ficient to admit of clear vision.
BUFFALO BILL.
Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West Show
will exhibit in Lincoln next Tuesday
September 11. See ad on page six.
Last ; year- the graduates of profes
sional schools numbered 16,448, of
whom 5,597 were doctors, 3,065 law
yers, and 1.673 clergymen.
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