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3 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT. September 19, 1901. ME TO tmtn OTHERS FAIL CONSULT ill SEARLES & SEARLES Main Office Lincoln, Neb. SPECIALISTS IN Sffareeme, Cbr.aU and Private mmiil, WEAK MEN AH private UtMM uu! dU- J; ty mail ; coaaaltauce free. 1 i vieiUe eerel far Ufa. Alf Iwias e? fesuCe week,- a&4 l)MAKt et Vo- I if iff' '-Vv.'il WW Electricity Mm: tela. Itaat'es as t fxaraete to eere a!! caaee c arable ! i& cor, tu-oai. tbru .usa a. iirer. inaoa. kae4 kjiai .. Lt Mktbxod. J!asjiei, iijdfwi, Vsxicww-'.e. (ioaerrtaa. CJjor. Pile. itc aid Tirta. t'icera. Uisbetes a&d lir.ret Sloo.OO for a cam of LATAI.KII HUCl'MATlkM. XJTSPKPSXA mm fXUU.1 we cum cart, tx emUe. Strictures Gleet curtbad tifct ot pan or Mil. cse-a.uue rilJE EL Treatment by taail GaS. al3r-s wf turns Mala Office Qrs.Ssirles&SsarlssI LllNCOLIN INEDRASKA Richard Block. THE NATION MOURNS The IWdy ef tfc Id I'mld.allt Taken Presa BafTeJo Waehlagtoa and TUmm fee Cea! The president died at 2:15 a. m. Sit t:rdy, S-pt- 14. from the efT-ct of the ftuo shot fired by an anarchist as tassla. Friday, September . It Is now considered by all medical authorities that the wound wa necessarily fatal and that there was to power la surg ery or medicine that could have saved tin. An autopsy was held Immediate ly after death by fourteen eminent sur geons and medical men and their unanimous report was as follows: "The Mallet which struck over the breastbone did not pass through the iUd and did little harm. The other bullet parsed through both walls of the stomach near its lower border. Ikrth holes were found to be perfectly closed by the stitches, but the tissue around each hole had become gan grenous. After passing through the frtom&ch the bullet passed into the back wall of the abdomen, hitting and tearing the ufper end of the kidney. This portion of the bullet track was also gangrenous, the gangrene involv ing the pancreas. The bullet has not yet been found. There was no sign of peritonitis cr other disease of the organs. The heart walls were very thin. There was no evidence of any at ten: pi of repair on the part of nature and death resulted from the gangrene which affected the stomach around the ballet wounds as well as the tissues around the further course of the bul let. Death was unavoidable by any rurgical or medical treatment and was the direct result of the bullet wound." This is signed by Harvey D. Gaylord, M. It. Herman G. Matzlnger. M. I)., P. M. Rixer. 24. IX. Matthew D. Mann. M. P.. Herman Mynter. M. D.. Iloswell Park. XI. IX. Eugene Wasdin. M. I).. Charles IX Stockton. M. D Edward G. Janeway. J!. IX, W. W. Johnston, M. II.. W. P. Kendall, surgeon. U. S. A.. Charles Carey. M. D-. Edward L. Mun- toa. assistant surgeon, U. S. A., Her- ! znancs !. Baer. M. I). 1 The coroner of Erie county issued j t&e roiiowmg cenmcaie oi a earn: City of Buffalo. Bureau of Vital Sta- tltlcs. County of Erie. State of New York : Certiorate and record of death of William McKinley: I hereby certify that he did on the 14th day of September. 101, about 2:15 o'clock a. nr.. and that to the best of my knowledge and belief death was as herein written. EXCURSIONS EXTRAORDINARY. Tfc Missouri Pacific will run Home YifcKors Excursions to Ohio and Ind iana the flrt of the kind ever offered the tmvelirj public from this vicin ity. Round trip home visitors tickets at a rate cf about one fare for the round trip good for thirty days for return will be. on tale at Missouri Parift? ticket oSces for such trains as will permit passengers to pass through St. Lcui on Sept. lTth and 24th and October 1st and Sth. Connections in the Union Station at St. Lcult with all roads and trains to all points in Ohio and Indiana. Our e'ijjiSiert is second to none. We have elejatt eew palace day reaches, chair cars (all seats free), Pullman parlor cars and sleepers. For torr.e visitors tickets and all In formation call or address, II. C. TOWN SEND, G. P. Si T. A.. St. Levis, Mo. CKAS. E. STYLES. A. G. P. A., Kan sas City. Mo. F. D. CORNELL, P. & T. A.. 3033 O st. Lincoln, Neb. Cause: Gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas following gun abot woend. Witness my hand this 14th day of September, 1&01. H. R. GAYLOR, M. D. 1L Z. MATZINGER, M. D. JAMES F. WILSON, Coroner. Date of death: September 14, 1901. Age: 58 years 7 months 15 days. Color: White. Single, married, etc.: Married. Occupation: President of the United States. Birthplace: Niles, O. How long in United States If foreign born: . Father's name: William McKinley. Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States. Mother's name: Nancy McKinley. Mother's birthplace: Ohio, United States. Place of death: 1168 Delaware ave. Last previous residence: Washing ton, D. C. Direct cause of death: Gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas following gunshot wound. It is with great difficulty that the actual facts in regard to the whole transaction from the time that the president was shot until the end of it all can be gathered from the great dailies. The first diCiculty arises from the amount of matter published. What ought to have been printed in a dozen lines was in many cases spread over two or three columns. The char acter of the writing was hj-sterical and the papers were filled with gush and inaccuracies. It would s?em that upon such an awful occasion that soberness and truth would have bt-en attempted, but the very opposite was for the most part what did occur. For several days after the president was shot the symptoms vrere favorable and some of the cabinet, and personal friends left Buffalo under the impres sion that he would spt-edily recover. The autopsy showed that the wound was necessarily fatal and that there had not been the slightest effort of nature to heal. Perhaps the best account of the last sad scenes between husband and wife is the following: Shortly after 8 o'clock oxygen was administered to the president and un der Its influence he was aroused. He was fully conscious, and whispered to nr. Rixev that he knew that the end was at hand. He asked to see his wife, and Mrs. McKinley was sent for. She entered his room, and it was apparent to those present that of the two principal figures in this intense drama President McKinley, about to solve the great mystery, the more ful ly realized the significance of the aw ful moment. Mrs. McKinley did not quite seem to realize that she was seeing her, hus band for the last time alive, and the president made it plain that his great solicitude was for the wife over whom he had watched with such care and love. Mrs. McKinley sank to her knees at the side of the bed, her husband's hands were clasped in hers, and her head was bowed and buried in the bed covering. Sobs shook her for a moment, and then she looked up at Dr. Rlxey, and with almost a smile on her face said: "I know that you will save him. I cannot let him go. The country can not spare him." President McKinley was lapsing into insnsibilitv. and the physicians as sisted Mrs. McKinley to her feet, and led her from the room. On the out side Mr. Milburn explained to Mrs. Mc Kiclev that the Dresldent was dying, and that he could live till morning only in the event of the direct Inter position of Providence. She then came to a full realization of the loss that was upon her, and showed symptoms of a collapse. Herbert P. Bissell rushed to the as sistance of the sorrowing wife, who was being literally supported by Mr. Milburn. Word was sent to Dr. Was din, who came from the president's chamber and administered a restor ative. Little by little she came back to her normal condition, and at 8:30 was clear minded and in full possession of her strength, several laaies were wun her, and in their sympathy she found surcease. To one she whispered: "I will be strong for his sake." It Is feared, though, that she cannot hold her strength under the strain. A physician will be with her at all times. She will be closely watched, and at the first show of a return of the mal ady that ha3 made her an invalid for years she will be treated by Dr. Rixey, who fully understands her. Mrs. McKinley was again summoned to the bedside of her husband at 10 o'clock. He roused himself sufiicient ly to recognize her and made a feeble movement as If to clasp her hand. Then his lips moved. "God's will, not ours, be done." was his farewell ut terance both to his stricken wife and to life itself. Among those who had left when it was thought that the president would recover was Vice President Roosevelt. He had gone to the Adirondacks on a hunting trip and -was thirty miles from a postoffice or telegraph station when the alarming symptoms were first noticed. When a messenger reached the hunting camp it was found that he had gone into the mountains and it was some hours before he could be found. He hastily returned, and took a special train that was held in wait ing, for Buffalo. Upon his arrival there he went to the house of a friend and the oath as president of the Unit ed States was administered by a fed eral judge at the house of Mr. Wilcox, in the presence of six members of the cabinet and a few friends. Many papers since the death of the president had become certain had made comments upon the probable course to be pursued by Mr. Roosevelt as presi dent, some expressing alarm for fear that in his known enthusiasm for the "strenuous life," he might bring on new difllculties for the government. A moment or two after he had taken the oath he stepped out to the news paper men in waiting and said to them that he should carry out Presi dent McKinley's policies without any change whatever. He then issued the following proclamation: By the President of the United States, a Proclamation: A terrible be reavement has befallen our people. The president of the United States has been struck down, by a crime com mitted not only against the chief mag istrate, but against every law-abiding and liberty-loving citizen. President McKinley crowned a life of the largest love for his fellowmen and most earnest endeavor for their welfare, by a dearth of Christian for titude, and both the way in which he lived his life and the way in which, in the supreme hour of trial, he met his death, will remain forever a prec ious heritage to our people. It is meet that we, as a nation, ex press our abiding love and reverence for his life, our deep sorrow for his untimely death. Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose velt, president of the United States of America, do appoint Thursday next, September 19, the day on which the body of the dead president will be laid in its last earthly resting place, as a day of mourning and prayer through out the United States. I earnestly rec ommend all the people to assemble on that day in their respective places of divine worship, there to bow down in submission to the will of Almighty God and to pay out of full hearts their hom age of love and reverence to the great and good president whose death has smitten the nation with bitter grief. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, the 14th day of September, A. D., one thousand nine hundred .and one and of the . independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty sixth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. (Seal.) By the president. JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. The funeral services held in Buffalo were of an elaborate character, but all in good taste. They were participated in by the militia, army, navy, mem bers of the cabinet and many distin guished men. The body was taken from the Milburn home and laid in state at the city hall. A severe rain storm overtook the cortage, but the thousands on the streets stood with uncovered heads while it passed. The services at the home consisted in a short prayer, the singing of "Lead Kindly Light" and "Nearer My God to Thee." The bodjr was taken from Buffalo to Washington and laid in state at the national capitol. Representatives of all the nations of the world, especially designated by their governments, were among those who attended the last sad rites. From Washington the remains were taken to Canton, O., the late president's home, for final interment. of literature. " They seem tobe an earnest, honest people, endeavoring to ive up to their profession. IIow Are Your Kidney. Dr. Hobb.' Sparatrus Pills cure all kidney Ills. Sam jue irae. Ada. sterling uemeay up . imcago or N. r. ADVENTIST CAMP MEETING Minister Wn. Chicago Record-Herald: The genial Chinese minister is' the first Oriental humorist who ever struck our shores. He is now one of us. He has learned our national 'and social shortcomings, and he is the' only foreigner who can tell us about them without making us mad; . , , ' Chicago Tribune: The Londoners may as well prepare to answer ten mil lion questions. And when they an swer those Mr. Wu will think of some more. x Chicago Tribune: The transfer of Minister-Wu Ting Fang to the court of St. James will leave Mr. Depew once again the undisputed champion of af ter-dinner oratory on this side of the ocean. - Pittsburg Dispatch: With regard to that reported transfer of Wu Ting Fang to London the United States might respectfully represent to China that the English will take a long time to comprehend his excellency's- humor. Athens (Ga.) Banner: Minister Wu Ting Fang is to be sent to London by the Chinese government. This should be resented bitterly by our govern ment, for how are we to get along without Mr. :Wu? Washington Post: We trust that Mr. Wu will not be transferred either to London or to any other capital. He is doing invaluable work here, both for China and the United States. His departure wilk arrest a moral and in tellectual revolution, which, if left to complete itself, would serve not only the material interests of both nations, but the cause of general enlighten ment and humanity. Milwaukee Sentinel: America will regret the loss of Minister Wu, a pa triotic Chinaman, yet intellectually a citizen of the world, and whitherso ever he goes the hearty good wishes of our people will attend him. Louisville Times: The news from Pekin that Chinese Minister Chi Chen Lo Feng Luh has been transferred from London to St. Petersburg and Wu Ting Fang from Washington to Lon don will cause general regret. Wu has added greatly to the gayety of this nation, while having fun with us in his own Oriental way, and to equal his record of diplomatic efficiency and personal popularity Luh will have to to be a loo-loo. Peoria Herald-Transcript: He Is a good fellow and has succeeded while with us in placing the Chinese char acter before the people in quite a new light. STORIES OF M'KINLEY. Memories . of the President's Boyhood Days. IIJOIDENTS TOLD BY HIS M0THEE. Americanizing Flnntah Religion. The Finns in this country a yeai ago organized the Kansan synod with a view to Americanizing their religion. The anniversary of the society was recently held at Ashtabula, O., and the fact was there brought out that the synod will soon establish its first Fin nish university in this country, prob ably locating it in Ashtabula, which ia an important Finnish center. There is already lpne other Finnish univer sity at Hancock, Mich., established by the Svoni synod. Our Military Schools. ' The annual report of the inspector general of the army regarding military schools shows that there are 110 such schools scattered through every state of the union. Last year they had 30, 135 students enrolled, of whom 27,300 were over 14 years of age, and the students, former students and alumni of these institutions, t othe number of 3,353, served In the war with Spain, of whom 1,084 were officers and 2,146 en listed men. 1Mb San Francisco and Return EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONVENTION ROUND TRIP. $45oOO i DjU of Salt September 19tb to 27th. Tinal Limit Hovember 15, 1901 CALL AND GET FULL INFORMATION. City Ticket Office. Corner loth and O Streets. Telephone 335. i Bnrllngton Depot, 7th Street. Bet. P and Q. Telephone 25. Two Hundred and Fifty Tents Nearly 1,' 200 Cam para Mud and 2Caln but no Murmuring During the last two weeks the Sev enth Day Adventists have been holding their state comp meeting at Lincoln Park. The weatherwas very unfavor able, the rain falling nearly every day during the meeting. During one of the storms the water was nearly, a foot deep in many of the tents. But not withstanding all this there was no murmuring heard. The Adventists un doubtedly had read the story of mur muring Israel, and had resolved to profit by the example. A number of prominent men from different parts of the world were pres ent to assist with the meeting. There were five large pavilions pitched in which meetings were held daily. Elder Westphal, a returned missionary from South America, held meetings daily in the German language, as there were many Germans present. Elder John son, a missionary from Norway, held meetings every day in the Scandinav ian language. A great pavilion, seating nearly 2,000, was used for the English speaking people. The Adventists did not forget the young people and children, for each day a number of meetings were held with them. As a result a large num ber of the young people were con verted. Elder Prescott, late of London, Eng land, gave stirring discourses to the big audiences. His , message for the people was that they might get hold of the saving powers of God that would keep them from having the "ups and downs" of so many professed Chris tians. Dr. Paulson of Chicago gave instruc tion on healthful living. The Advent ists believe the health of the body Is as sacred as the health of the soul. , - Elder Spicer, a returned missionary from India, made a touching appeal for help for the lost people of that far-off land. At their Sabbath school, which was held on Saturday, a contribution wa3 taken up amounting to over $150 and every cent of it was dedicated to mis sion work, for a Sanitarium in Den mark, : Europe. Their people have a membership of over 2,000 in this state, and last year they donated nearly $6, 000 to foreign missions. Their book canvassers sold nearly $13,000 worth Pacific Shore IJne Changing. To determine whether the shore lins has not been shrinking a corps of en gineers belonging to the United States coast and geodetic survey department have been at work on the Pacific coast. It is -believed that the results of their labors will show the Pacific to have sunk several inchas within the century and. to be going down now much more rapidly than the Atlantic. Rouse Fly Is "Prolific The astonishing abundance of flies during the latter part of the summer is accounted for by the estimate made by an eminent entomologist, that the progeny of a single house fly, in the course of one summer, will number 2,080,320. If it were not for the in numerable enemies provided by na ture for the destruction of the fly, the whole air would be filled by the end of August with swarms of flies, which would reder life insupportabl- & j k EASY J MONEY in J MISSOURI. v v ! J J J Jt&&JJjX&&& & A good many enterprising J Northerners have gone into the fruit belt of South Mis- J souri and North Arkansas i ? and made It pay. They have not done it raising corn and J & wheat, but by planting orch- & ards of selected trees and tak- J Ing care, of them. There's J money In. Missouri apples, of J peaches, grapes, berries easy jt money when you go at it right, and the land can be bought for $2 to $10 per acre. .2 Write for copy of "Fruit & Farming Along the Frisco; ? 0 also dates of cheap homeseek- ! Jt ers excursions. j W. C. MILVILLE, J J Northwestern Passenger Agt. 203 So. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. - J & v I Story of II I a Coaveraion Toll by Fits Old Paator First Law Casea How He Defended a Medical Client Last Act Before He , Wan Shot . One of Kindness. ' A good sized volume might be filled jvith the many little Incidents, humor ous, pathetic and otherwise, marking President McKinley's career as boy, lawyer, 'soldier and statesman that have found their way into print. Some of the most Interesting remi niscences of his earlier days were re lated. Bays the Boston Globe, by his beloved mother a few years before her death, and from those it would appear that the future president was a lively and affectionate youngster of the "mid dling good" description. "Mother" McKinley said that Wil liam was a great hand for marbles, and he was very fond of his bow and arrow. He got so that he was a very good shot with an arrow. The thing he loved best of all was a kite. "It seems to me," said Mrs. McKinley, "I never went into the kitchen without seeing a paste pot or a ball of string waiting to be made into a kite. He never cared much for pets. I don't believe he ever bad one. We didn't own a horse, so he never rode or drove. He was always teasing to go barefooted the minute the snow was off the ground. When summer came, he always had a stone bruise or a stubbed toe, and he was as proud as a king to show all the other boys how he stubbed or bruised his foot. Although William had no taste for fishing and rarely if ever attempted the sport, be was very fond of swimming." In pursuance of her plan of making her boys useful, Mrs. McKinley re quired them to divide the labors of the house. They burned wood and lots of it, and it had to be sawed and spilt. It came In lengths four feet long, and William and Abner, being of about the same age, had to prepare It for use. Mrs. McKinley remembers that Wil liam was a steady chopper, muscular and willing, but Abner usually had the bigger pile to his credit. However, Abner got other boys to help him, while he directed their work. William, on the contrary, always sawed his own wood. The boys had the garden to hoe, chickens to feed and errands to run. Mr. McKinley's conversion in the Methodist church at Poland, O., is thus related by his old pastor, Rev. Dr. Silas C. Swallow: "Young McKinley's admission to the church made such a vivid impression on my mind that I will never forget it. He had been a frequent attendant at the Sunday services and was an ear nest listener. On the evening McKinley got up I had been exhorting all my hearers to repent deeply of their sins and seek salvation of their souls. "After the preaching we had a prayer meeting, and young McKinley arose in his seat. He was about four teen years old at the time, and a more dramatic figure of an earnest boy I never saw. Standing erect, with bowed head, but looking every one full in the face, he said: T am determined to be a Christian. I believe that God is the greatest and best being of the uni verse, and I am determined to love and serve him. I believe religion is the best thing in all the world, and I am going to seek it with all my heart until I find it "There was nothing affected in the boy's manner, but his quiet, earnest way attracted the attention of every body In the church. The boy at that time was a student at the Poland In stitute, and the stand he took for re ligion had a great amount of influence with the younger people." James P. Gardner of Ellerslie, Alle ghany county, Md., claims that he was instrumental in securing for President McKinley his first law. case. A poor woman of Canton had fallen in a sewer, carelessly left open by city offi cials, and sustained severe injuries. She was disabled for work and prob ably too ignorant or too poor to bring suit. Mr. Gardner, then a resident of Can ton, interested himself in the poor wo man's behalf and carried the case to Major McKinley, who had Just hung out his shingle. The latter worked it up and brought suit against the city. He won, and as a consequence the wo man was able to provide herself with a comfortable home and a "rainy day" fund. The only reward Major McKin ley got for his services, says Mr. Gard ner, was the pleasure which a good man derives from the performance of a good deed. Young McKinley was once defending a medical client sued for alleged mal practice in setting a broken leg. It was suspected, without means of proof being provided, that the claim was what In the legal slang of corporation damage suits Is called "a fake snap." The plaintiff's counsel had ocularly exposed the malpractlced leg to the Jury and oracularly showed the nodes which were the alleged palpable evi dences of the want of medical skill when McKinley exclaimed as the plain tiff was restoring the clothing of the limb, "Now let us see your other leg," which, after very excusable objections as to policy from his attorney, was ex hibited. The new exhibit, which proved to have been duly marked with India Ink, showed the same nodes that were upon the other leg and proved that, as Mc Kinley wittily remarked, it was Dame Nature who had been guilty of mal practice. Mr. McKinley before his election to Che presidency used to receive scorea of requests to make speeches, and many of these wore accompanied with offer of money. One day he received a let ter from Boston stating that the writer would give him $500 if he would dellv r a speech there. "I do not know why It is," said the then governor of Ohio, "but there H a sort of repugnance In my mind against giving, my. views on public questions for pay. I may be all wrong about It, but I know It would take all the enthu siasm out of me if I knew that I was going to be paid at the end of a meet ing for the remarks I made during It. I have had money offered me very 'Of ten, but I have never taken it. "I remember a speech which I made not long ago in debate at one of the big eastern universities oh the tariff question. I took the protection side, of course, and a very prominent free trad er had the other side. Shortly after I arrived In the city the president of the Institution called upon me at my hotel. During the visit he took four one hun dred dollar bills out of his pocket and laid them down on the table. " 'What Is that for?' said I. "'That is for your speech tonight, was the reply. "'But I don't want any money for the speech, I answered. T did not come here to talk for money, and I can not take it.' " 'We would rather have you take It than not,' said the president. We have paid that much to your opponent, and I see no reason why you should not be paid as well as he.' :: - "Well," pursued the governor, "the president continued to Insist, and at last I told him that if he was deter mined upon it he could pay my ex penses. It would cost me $50 to fill the engagement, and that was all that I could accept, I asked them to send the money . to my home, for, do you know, I do not believe I could have done my best with that money In my pocket." The last thing Mr. Kinley did on the Pan-American grounds before he was 6hot was a little aet of kindness, says the New York World. Fred Kloon hammer, a programme boy, met the presidential carriage drawn up for a moment for the view of the court of fountains. "Here's a programme for you, Mr. President," said the boy, eluding the police escort, and, stepping close to the carriage, he handed Mr. " McKinley three. The president took them, smil ed, reached Into his pocket and handed the boy a dollar. The youngster put his hand behind him. and took a back ward step. "No, sir; that's a present," he said bravely. The president smiled again, returned the coin to his pocket, nodded thanks and was whisked away, while the lad stood in the middle of the roadway and watched the carriage until it was out of sight. Physicians and others who have been in attendance on President McKinley are beginning to repeat incidents and scraps of conversation which throw in teresting side lights on the personality of the nation's executive. One of the most touching stories was repeated the other day by a physician who assisted at the first operation In the Pan-American Emergency hospital, says & Buf falo correspondent , of the New York Press. The doctor said: "When we had administered the ether to President McKinley as a prelimi nary to the first operation and Just as be was sinking Into unconsciousness, we saw his lips move. Bending over the prostrate form, that we might catch what, alas, might prove to be his last words, we heard, faintly, but distinct ly, a part of the Lord's Prayer. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done were the last words of President McKinley as he passed Into that vale from which, as none knew better than he, he might uever emerge." Whenever he could the president has cracked a Joke in his sickroom. The other morning Miss Mohn, one, of the nurses, counted the president's pulse. First gazing at the watch In her hand and then looking, up at her quizzically, the president said: "Once I had a watch, too yes, even a pocketbook. I saw them taking my watch and my pocketbook, and now I have nothing whatever." Klssen For Punctual Pupils. Miss Julia Wilson, a schoolteacher In White county, has Introduced a new method by which to prevent tardiness among her pupils, says a dispatch from Dublin, Ind., to the Chicago Record Herald. She announced before the school that she would kiss the first ar rival every morning. Miss , Wilson Is a handsome lass of 18 summers, and the boys declare she Is "sweet as a peach." The first morning after her announce ment as early as 5 o'clock a number of the eldest schoolboys were roosting on the fence awaiting their pretty school teacher's arrival. At 8 o'clock the en tire school was there. The township trustees also put 1 in an appearance. Miss Wilson kept her promise. " Fall's Approach. The leava sre turning' into fold They always do lb same; It is a little way they have. A sort of green goods rm. The hazy twilight bring a moon That takes up half the sky And makes a hungry fellow think Of future pumpkin pie. The cider press gets busy now; It does not stop nor lag. And country folks sgain debate, "Does Cider Cause a JagT" The price of coal goes up a notch; The price of ice comes down; The folks who spend their coin abroad Arc hustling now in town. ' . And. oh. the raVrin boy permits His hair to grow quit long And bursts the air with college yells Or tunes his college song. The theaters sre open, and New mgtime nongs we squall; The .ymptonra make it very plain; Us know that it ts fall. Baltimore American, BARB WIRE TELEPHONE LINE. Two ludlana Towns, Fifteen Miles Apart, Sacoesafnlly Connected. An Anderson, Ind., correspondent writes: One of the most novel tele phone systems in the world is the "barbwire" line, which connects ths towns of Anderson, Pendleton and In galls. It Is fifteen miles In length. Its inventor, builder and sole owner, Cas slus Alley of Pendleton, Ind., now has six subscribers at $50 a year each. The time is not far distant when there will be ten-fold this number. One clothing company at Anderson wlth branch stores at Pendleton, and the Wagner Glass Works, with offices at Anderson and factory at Ingalls, are using this barb-wire system in their business affairs exclusively. They usa the line frequently. They can convert it into a private line by plugs so ar ranged that when one party is using the line he can cut out all others except in Mr. Alley's residence, which is used as a central station. It is no exag geration to say that this barb-wire telephone system is quite as satisfac tory as the copper circuit of the Bell. Ordinary phones are used with no special strength of battery and there is very little trouble with the lines. In constructing the line Mr. Aller used the top strand of the barb-wir fence of the Big Four railway, mak ing the connections with the offices of his subscribers with ordinary tele phone wire. In some instances where. the posts had rotted it was necessary, to paint the wire and posts with rub ber paint, to Insulate the wire. The whole line of fifteen miles was built at a cost of about $100, and the outfit for each house, consisting of receiver, transmitter, battery, call, etc., costs not over $10. The line has been In. operation since December 22, and ha not been out of order except for a few hours when a fast train on the rail way track struck a cow, threw her body against the fence and broke tha wire." ' i KEEPER FACRD DEATH Xn a Huge Pu ' Coils, but Wail Rescued Either of the two big pythons just brought here on the steamer Afridf. for the Bronx Park zoo, would easily crush the ribs of a horse in its terribla embrace. One of the serpents is twenty-seven feet six inches long, the other is at least twenty-six feet long, and as big around as a water pail. Keeper Horan on Wednesday afternoon had a half minute of time which could easily have ended his career. Around hia body wound a coil of the twenty-six-foot python. He was not hurt. Thj other keeper rushed in and as quick as human hands could work released him. But for one instant Horan. ?.l most paralyzed by the situation, could not know whether he would sleep that night on his bed or on his bier. Ther were two pythons which Horan vis directed to measure. The female thon was stretched out at full ler h and the tape was applied. Then Horan applied the tape to the male python, that also lay stretched 'out motionless. He had measured off nearly half th length when the huge reptile seemed suddenly to awake. There was a shout of warning from Keeper Snyder and the others who were watching tho measurement, but before Horan could stand erect the whole huge body of the -python had suddenly taken life-. The great head was suddenly raised, the great mass of ringed muscle had swept around In a living coil, and Horan, pale as death, stood transfixed with terror. Snyder and his assistants dashed into the cage. They knew that the reptile was still semitorpld with cold. Fearlessly they caught hold of the great body and shouted to Horan to jump out of the living circle. H did so. The men left the cage and tha python lazily stretched out its full length and sank again into the torpor of cold. New York Journal. Pensioned Widows of Officers. Among the widows of volunteer of ficers of the civil war to whom pen sons have been granted are Mrs. F. P. Blair, $2,000 a year; Mrs. John M. Corse, $1,200; Mrs. Nathaniel P. Banks, $1,200; Mrs. Walter Q. Gres ham, $1,200; Mrs. John F. Hartranft, $1,200; Mrs. John A. Logan, ' $1,200;, Mrs. Fletcher Webster, whose hus band was the son of Daniel Webster, $1,200. Among the widows of the reg ular establishment pensions have been granted as follows: Mrs. P. H. Sherl dan,"$2,500; Mrs. G. H. Thomas, $2,000; Mrs. G. B. McClellan. $2,000; Mrs. John C. Fremont, $2,000; Mrs. Grant, $5,000; Mrs. Hancock, $2,000; Mrs. Crook, $2,000, besides a large number of less known persons at $40 and $50 a month. 8enator Vest's Clippings. Senator Vest will probably, writ "This side up" on the clippings he sends up to the desk to be read here after. Recently, while the currency debate was In progress, he forwarded a newspaper clipping on the financial question to the secretary with the re quest that it be read. The reading clerk took the slip of paper, and his metallic voice-rang out with startling distinctness as he recited: "Ridiculous! Yes, but the absolute truth. We ara practically giving away these goods" "The other side," roared Senator Vest and the clerk then gave currency stat istics amid the suppressed mirth of the senators.' A Woman Dinner Taater. A curious profession for a woman is that of dinner taster. She Is a prod- uct of Parisian refinement, and spends a portion of each day visiting houses and tasting dishes intended for dlu ner. She suggests improvements and shows the cook new ways of preparing: dishes. The duties are pleasant andt tfiv compensation ample.