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THE AMERICAN. ft i, It the CaitM Rsmaa Wl I 1OND0N. Jan. 8. There Is a rumor hera tonight current In the clubs to tha elect that the countess of War wick haa become a convert to the Roman Catholic Church, and the report receive general credence. For nearly a year the countess haa withdrawn al most entirely from London society, not relishing; the treatment that she received from the princess of Wales, who was responsible for her absence at every dinner, ball, or other social function which the princess honored with her presence. This was rendered y by the etiquette which prescribed ihat whenever royally anemia auy en tertainment the list of guests must Always be submitted bt forehand to the most illustrious of the royal person ages who have promised to attend, and 10 enjoy the privilege of removing or adding any names that may suit them ither from or to the list. The princess was, therefore, aoie to always run her pencil through the name of the count ies of Warwick, with the result that the latter was practically boycotted by & large and influential portion of Ixndon society. Since Lady Warwick has made her home altogether in the country at Warwick Castle, she has devoted her self almost entirely to philanthropic schemes of one kind and another, and being a remarkably accomplished and intellectual woman, probably one of the most gifted women in the United Kingdom, she haa given much of her leisure to serious reading, discussion and reflection. A few weeks ago her name appeared in print as the author of a vigorous letter, championing the cause of tne Lady Superior of a mater nity hospital at Warwick, whom the Protestant managers of the institution Wished to dismiss after excellent service, sole.y because she had committed, in their eyes, the un pardonable offense of Joining the Ro man Catholic Church. The countess denounced with much vehemence such an OUtraeeOUS exhihIHnn nf rollo-lr.ua intolerance, and championed the cause 01 me ljiay superior, who goes by the name of Sister Monica, so strongly as to excite the grave doubts in the minds of the Episcopal community of War wickshire as to her orthodoxy. In deed, she actually went to tne length of announcing the withdrawal of all her subscriptions to this, and to other charities under the same management unless Sister Monica was kept in office. These mreats, however, were of no avail, and it is believed that the anger of tv- "ountess, due to what she cor k a most outrageous display of lack of Christian charity, has contrib uted more than anything else to lead this famous beauty to abandon the Church of England. This being the case, the admiration which the prince of Wales professes for her is likely to give rise to more criticism and comment than ever. It is no secret that her influence over the heir apparent is great, thanks not only to her beauty, but also to her bril liancy and cleverness, this influence over the prince being precisely the cause of the manifestations of bitter jealousy on the part of the princess, who has never feared nor showed re sentment in the case of any of the numerous dames who have captivated the prince by their beauty alone. Rightly or wrongly, the countess will be credited with exercising a powerful Influence in favor of his conversion to the Church of Rome, and he will be compelled thereby to withhold mani festations of sympathy and regard for the Catholic Church which he would otherwise be Inclined to accord. For it must not be forgotten that the national constitution provides that the sovereign, as well as the heir to the throne, must be a member of the Church of England, and that any con Tersion to Catholicism is followed by the forfeiture either of the possession of the crown, or else of all rights of succession thereto. So afraid were the trainers of the so-called act of settle ment which governs the tenure of the ,,m, throne that the forfeiture of All rights of succession Is enacted even for those English princes and prin cesses of the blood who wed Catholics and It is on this account alone that Queen Victoria's youngest daughter was debarred from wedding the ill fated Prince Imperial of Trance, and that Pr.ncess Helene of Orleans, now duchess of Aosta, was prevented from becoming the consort of the late duke of Clarence, between whom and her self a very strong attachment existed. Special cable to St. Louis Globe Democrat. Klondike Ior Beside of It. There Is one place In the world where more gold Is to be found than haa so far come out of the Klondike. And Btranger still, In the same place there are more diamonds and other gems than the total output of the south African diamond fields. This spot, rich as the mythical wealth of Alad din's palace, is the home of a childless old man. whose feeble life is creeping daily to Its Imminent close. Who can he be. this solitary man, whose pos sessions are as vast and valuable as those of Monte Christo? He is no less a person than Pope Leo XIII, born Giacomo Pecci, of a noble but poor family of Carpineto, Italy, who entered upon his pontificate with al most nothing of worldly possessions, and still lives the life of a recluse, eating sparsely and whose bedroom is furnished more humbly than the home of many a laborer. His home, however, is in the Vatican, a palace that con tains 7,000 rooms, and within which are stored treasures that eclipse the wealth of the Klondike. I It would be difficult tr cisely the total weight of gold in the ' vaucan, dui it is safe to say that.there are at least thirty tons of it, worth in the neighborhood of $20,000,000 at the present market price of the unwrought metal. Of this huge amount of gold there is probably not a single pound of the metal that remains in its virgin state. Nearly every ounce of it has passea mrougn me bands or skilled artisans, who have worked It into countless forms, thus adding perhaps a third or Quarter more to its value. I Nor does the alloy that Is usually! employed by the goldsmith to give a durable quality to objects made of the precious metal enter at all Into the composition of the treasures of the Vatican, which, being almost entirely native offering to the sovereign pon tiff, are literally of solid gold. Here, therefore la an isolated corner of th city of Rome, about ten acres of land, which are perhaps richer than any similar amount of territory In as much of the universe as has ever bevn explored. The Vatican treasures uiay be practically considered as the per sonal estate of the pope. He Inherited many of tnera when he was elected to the holy see. He Is required to give an account of his stewardship at his pleasure. To a large proportion of these treasures his personal right Is indisputable, for to him, Leo XIII.. were presented at various times, and , more particularly on the occasion of his Jubilee In 1SS8, enough gifts of pure gold to ransom a kingdom. At the Jubilee mass alone 600,000 in gold, the most part In coined money, was presented to his holiness. There were audiences of pilgrims from the various countries, and those from Prance alone presented to the pope 20,000 in gold coin, besides many other objects in wrought gold. The Duke of Norfolk, envoy extraordinary from Queen Victoria, presented to his holiness on behalf of the Catholics of England, a massive basin and ewer of solid gold. The queen herself pre sented an altar ornament of gold worth many hundreds of pounds. The em peror of Russia sent a mammoth cro- zier of solid gold inlaid with precious stones, and Emperor William of Ger many a gold miter tuat blazed with diamonds and rubles. The emperors of Austria, Turkey, China and Japan and the lesser mon archs or chiefs of states of Europe, America, Asia and Africa paid tribute to the venerable pontiff in priceless articles wrought of the rare metal. Dom Pedro of Brazil sent a pectoral cross sixteen inches long of the purest gold, and huge diamonds added to the weight. There . were statues of the metal that weighed as much as the average-sized man; pontiflcial rings made of gold of all shades of color, studded with the papal gem of a size that made its worth incalculable, and vestments embroidered In spun gold of the most exquisite workmanship. One of these sets of vestments was said to have cost 4,000. The total value of the golden Jubilee gifts to the pope was estimated at 2,960,000, of which 560,000 were in gold coin. London Modern Society. A Pope's Aw rul Death. That eminent writer, Hudson Tut tle, in his History of the Popes, says: "When the priests saw that the days of Leo IV. were numbered, and that a new pope must soon take his place, a party was formed in support of famous young Joan, and so worked on the populace, that when Leo died, with almost unanimous acclaim she was chosen to become the head of the Church of Rome and was ordained In St Peter's, and followed by an im mense train, took possession of the palace and the papal chair. "All was well, no one penetrated her disguise and she Inspired profound respect from the world's rulers by her wise government Yet she was to be cast down from her lofty position. Love again proved stronger than rea son, and as it was impossible for the pope to marry, a liaslon was the only alternatlva" He quotes from the Catholic his torian, Marianus, as follows: "At the period of rogation, the pope, according to the established custom, mounted her horse and went to the church of St Peter, clothed in her pontifical ornaments, preceded by the cross and sacred banners, accom panied by the metropolitan bishops, cardinals, deacons, nobles, magis trates and a large crowd of people; she then came forth In this pompou3 apparel from the cathedral, to go to the church of St. John after Lateran, but before arriving on the public square, between, the church of St Clement and the amphitheatre of Do mitian, called the Coliseum, the pains of childbirth seized her with such vio lence that the reigns fell from her hands and she fell from the horse. "The confusion and disorder which this shameful adventure caused among the people exasperated the priests, who not only prevented her from re ceiving any assistance, but even with out regard to the horrible suffering she was enduring, crowded around her to conceal her from all eyes, and threatened her with their vengeance. Joan could not support her humili ation and her shame of having been seen by all the people in so terrible a position, she rallied her strength to bid a last adieu to the cardinal priest who sustained her in his arms, and her soul took its flight to the ekles. "The child was then and there strangled by the Infuriated priests, but the people, during Joan's reign of two years, had become so much at tached to her that they demanded for her a decent burial, which was grant ed. She was refused the consecrated grounds of a church, and, with her child was buried at the place where she died. The unnatural conditions imposed, the violence inflicted on the most intense and exalted emotions of the heart, the suppression cf the con jugal love, necessarily are repellant and lead to ' reaction and rebellion, which is only satiated through crime. "The story oT Joan has a lesson, and reveals to us the shocking immor ality not to say indecency, of the most cultured at that time, when ruled over by the Catholic church. Ard yet that church, with the tiger step of despo tism, by stealthy approaches, seeks to wrest education from the children from the government, and through political Influence makes our president secondary to the pope." Aping Rome. The Established Church of St Hal bertas, Bishopgate, this city, is now the focus of a tremendous contest among the parlshoners owing to tie ritualistic observances there. The vicar, who is an old man, lives at Hastings, and he appointed a curate who introduced holy water, the con fession, the stations of the cross, in cense, etc Some of the partshotwrs objected to this and a meeting on Thursday night at the rtiunh was turned into "a ritualistic bear gard en." The malcontents howled ex changed epithets, and (restiruliteJ for two hours. "Seoundre a." liars." "drunkards," were among the choice epithets exchaneged. Eventually a resolution was adopted supporting ritualism, but the fight will be con tinued and the police will be called In upon the next occasion. Pulled Down the Fl-g. The altar of St Augustine's Roman Catholic church, Brooklyn, N. V., was to be consecrated Pc, 24, and the church management, among other decorations, displayed the papal and American flags over It These were blended with flowers and made a beau tiful effect. It would have been inferred that thus emphatically declaring the equality of the Church and the Ameri can government would have satisfied the most usurping disposition, but It did not As soon as Bishop McDonnell saw the stars and stripes, he turned red In the face, and choked with In dignation. That altar was holy, and It was sacrilege to cast the shadow of the country's flag over it There, at that altar, the pope was supreme, and the government nothing. The bishop would not proceed with the rites until the flag, which gave free dom to the Catholic church to trample It under foot, was torn down! When the accursed thing had disappeared the bishop proceeded with the services. Thus are the laity taught by pre cept and example that their first alle giance Is to the mother church, and that In comparison they owe none whatever to the American government. In other words, were the papal flag displayed today by the American pope and the call made for the Catholic hosts to rally under It, every member of that church, no matter what office of trust he filleu, would be forced to renounce his allegiance to the national government, and fall Into the ranks; and what Is more, such treasonable and traitorous conduct would be held by tne leaders of that church, as worthy of highest praise. No wonder that the pope Is In love with the United States government, for no where else, even In his beloved Italy, or debauched Spain, could he arrogate such complete control. In no other country could he tear down the flag and substitute his own vil lainous rag. The flag represents the liberty and freedom of our country, and this act of Bishop McDonnell shows what would be done, were the time auspicious, to the stars and stripes everywhere. Not a single flag would wave in the breeze, from ocean to ocean, had Catholicism the power to tear It down and substitute its own sign of tyranny. Who, with this object lesson before them, will believe the sweet song the bishops have sung of acquiescence In the pol'cy of the public schoolB? Do the Catholics display the American flag over their parochial schools? Every church has a right to its own form of denominational government. Not a word of censure Is called forth by that But no church has a right to place Itself outside and above the gov ernment under which It exists. Only one church makes claim to this right, and therein Catholicism Is different from all other sects, and Is placed out side the pale of toleration. Its mem bers are under the absolute command of a Theocrat beyond the sea, who at any time may receive a divine message to overthrow the heretics, whom all church teachings show have no right to property or to life. The American has repeatedly claim ed that the assertion that the church had changed, and outgrown Its super stitions and knavery was not true; that It not only had not, but could not change. Whenever the opportunity has of fered, the conclusion of the American has been etsablished. With the stealthy tread of a tiger the Catholic Church persues its well divlsed pathway. It may pause, apparently retreat, or take other directions, yet Its eyes are stead fastly fixed on Its purpose, and it never turns back or yields. We have a flag in the United States for the ten millions of Catholics, and the stars and s ripes for the remain der of the people. This ten millions acknowledge the American flag as far as It gives them absolute freedom of their own. They are as distinct from the nation In thought and purpose as any foreign power, and every move they make in the line of their own de sires must be in direct opposition to a free government HUDSON TUTTLE. Educate! Educate! Give the people mental and moral discipline and they will take care of themselves and will not need a con fessor. Teach them to think and their right to think and they will soon learn what to think and will dispute the right of a self -exalted dictator to think for them. The Impudence and blas phemous claims of an unscrupulous priesthood and the gross Ignorance of the people contribute largely to the power and Influence of papal Rome. Rome thinks to scare the ignorant with popish "bulls" and edicts. She has tried to intimidate by assumed au thority and pretended supremacy and by persecution and anathemas against heretics, and she succeeeded In the dark ages, when princes and people were degraded and controlled by super stition and ignorance, but it will not work so well now and win at all when the people are properly Instructed. Her anathemas are losing power as intelligence among the peo ple advances. If the masses were rightly educated and knew their re sponsibility and their rights of con science and nrlvatn lnrt edicts of Rome would be a dead letter. as long as Rome can keep her people Ignorant and make the TT1 hollovk that they have no right to read or interpret me Dcnpiures, sne can control them. Roma rules largely through deception, ! the Ignorance and superstition of the people. Give the masses the Bible, teach them their Individual responsi bility and their right and duty to think for themselves, priestcraft would , lose Its power, the confessional and j the Church would be deserted. If the American pulpit and press, religious and secular, would come to the front and protest against the Intrigues of Koine to overthrow our free Institu tions and say, "Hands off!" and lay aside- policy measures and In plain English teach the peopie their rights, duties and responsibility as moral agents, the edicts of the Vatican would fall powerless. If this were the case, there would be heard great lamenta tions In "Babylon the great." "Peter's pence" would fall and the woman "drunken with the blood of the saints" could no longer say, "1 sit a queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow." "Pious frauds" and "holy coats" would not succeed then. When the people know their rights, read, think and feel their responsibil ity, uicy cannot be deceived by "lying wonders' nor Intlmldateu by anathe mas. Intelligence disarms the de ceiver. When the people are posted on their rights and duties, umirpers and pretended potentates cannot make dupes and slaves of them. Why should we not come out In plain words and say to Rome, we know your game, we understand your movements, we are . not deceived by your sorceries. We put no confidence In what you say when you talk of liberty; we know you are lying, for we know what you are and have been snd what vour purpose In in the United States. You Intend to break up our frcr- schools, control education, Ro manize every department of state and get the civil power In your hands and make all bend to the papacy. Then you will have a way to get rid of heretics, condemn them and turn them over to the seculnr power to be burnt at the stake or rot In the dungeons of the Inquisition. But civil and religious liberty must be maintained and will be at all hazards. We cannot permit you to degrade us as you have Spain and other nations. IvCt us be patriotic and stoutly defend our free Institu tions against all Invaders. The Bible Is the great reformer. Why keep from the people and exclude from our public schools the Bible, which has brought more light Into the world than all other books? The Bible Is a love letter from the Father nf mercies to the chil dren of men, and Rome says that It Is dangerous to read It and so keeps it from i.ie people and allows her youth to grow up Illiterate so that they can not read it. tnat a shame! What a disgrace to the Romish Church! Yet she has come here to enlighten Americans! Not at all; it Is to overthrow our government ana make It ponlsh? CALVIN. A Proles!. To the Public: Shall the Republl enn league club of the great state of Kansas, as an educational Influence, keep at Its head a man who approves of and Incites to outlawry and moboc racy? A man who declared that if the demonstrations of power In Evangel ist Gourley's meetings were as report ed he would furnish the rotten eggs to mob him with? A man who was present and by remarks added to the spirit of Intolerance that tore down and destroyed the revival tent In the city of Lawrence on the night of September 28th, 1897? The stars and stripes were floating over that tent, put there by patriotic citizens of Kan sas, who, with their families, were worshiping under that flag, and they would like to know what the Ku-Klux rioters did with that emblem of Amer ican liberty and freedom of speech. Had the Republican Kansas State league not better either change its name or repudiate its leadership? The stock in trade of Kansas repub licanism, ever since the war, has been "free speech" and especially in religi ous exercise. Shall this flagrant out rage before the whole country go un rebuked? Let republican papers say no more about Bourbon Missouri or Georgia ku-klux until a little renova tion takes place at home. It is bad enough to have ministers threaten to run out every brother minister who differs with them in their pet sec tarian theology; it is outrageous when political leaders, in the name of re publicanism, lend aid and co-operation to infidelity and persecution by a lot of State University foot ball rushors and hoodlums, right under the eyes of a republican chancellor, a re publican mayor and his chief of po lice, in the destruction of the property of an ex-Union solidler who never voted anything but the republican ticket Not only members of this league, but multitudes of patriotic citizens of Kansas and of the Union are watching closely the outcome of this matter. If the republicans of Kansas cannot stand by free speech, law and order, and protect property, or pay for It after Inciting to its de struction, then let that party step down and out. MEMBER OF LEAGUE. Restrict It. There has been organized in this city an immigration protective league, the object of which Is to prevent the passage by congress of any law for restricting the influx of foreigners In to the United States, and it Is espec ially aimed at the bill drawn by Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts and now awaiting congressional action. The Lodge bill, so-called, has had rather a peculiar history and has met with a good many dlfflcultleslnce"lt was introduced into the senate on May 1896. A bill of similar character has parsed the house and was reported to the senate by Mr. Lodge, who of fered a substitute for the house bill. The gist of the new bill as the ex clusion of all male persons between the ages of 16 and 60 who could not both read and write the English lan guage or some other language, but It gave the immigrant the right to desig nate the language in which he pre ferred the test should be made. Tha Mil met with several amendments, all of which added to the force of the re striction, but It was rcgardiM as a very wise measure, the only effect of which would be to prevent the land ing of undesirable Immigrants. The bill passed both houses of rongrnsa and was sent to the presi dent for approval, but It was promptly vetoed by him on March 2. 1H97. On the next day the house pat the bill over his veto by a vote of 193 to ST. As that was the last day of the ses sion of congress It was not reached by the senate. It has been reintroduced and will probably pas. The truth U that the bill Is a remarkably conserv ative one and is not aimed against any class or nationality of foreigner who have the requisite character and Intelligence to make good citizens and themselves homes. There la not a drastic feature In the bill, but It is chiefly protective, both for the coun try and the Immigrants themselves. Chicago Dally News. If you want something nice as well s Interesting and Instructive, get Edith O'Gorman's Convent Ufe Un veiled. Price, $1.25. We have sold hundreds of them and they always give satisfaction. Order from us. American Pub. Co., Omaha, Neb. Confirmed. At Kt Dominic's Church yesterday afternoon MO children and twenty adults were confirmed In the Cuthollo faith by Archbishop Rlordan, assisted by Fathers Mulligan, Murphy and I Jones. Tfte large edifice was crowded to Its doors, and not a soul left the place of worship during the whole Im i presslve service, which occupied all of an hour and a half. I Preceding the rites of confirmation I the Archbishop delivered a sermon for , the particular benefit of the new com Imuulcauts. He dwelt upon the Im portance of rightly training children ,for the battle of life. The children would soon take the places of their parents, and while they were now weak, the future would depend upon them. So the proper education of the child, the archbishop thought, was the most Important thing In life. He hoped that the applicants for confirm ation had come with a full knowledge of the principles of their religion, and the proper conception of the duties of a Christian. A correct knowledge of religion was the first requisite in life for every Christian boy and girl. It was the duty of parents, said the Archbishop, to see that the spiritual education of the child was not neg lected. By precept and example they should Instill the prlclples of religion into the' minds of their children. And they should keep thorn from the ways of evil and see that their companions were children of right character.' For the early training of a child denotes what sort of a life he will lead after he shall have reached the years of ma turity. San Francisco Ex. For fifty cents we will send you a eopy of the Atlas of the World, con taining the latest and most accurate maps of Cuba and the Klondike coun try, besides a great deal of useful and valuable information. American Pub. o'o., Omaha. Seeks 1 heir Aid. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Ex-Queen "Lll" Is said to be attending all the Catholic functions to which she can possibly secure an Invitation and cul tivating the acquaintance of all the Catholic prelates In Washington, and It Is even said she Is contemplating con version to the Catholic faith. She hopes, if all else fails, that she may bolster her failing fortunes through the Influence of the church. It Is said that she has maue overtures to the Papal Delegate here, Informing the authorities that if she is restored to her throne she will give the church important concessions In the Hawaiian Islands. Hints have been held out that she will proclaim it the state church. She is not receiving any more en couragement in this direction than from the authorities of state. Her latest proposition loses force from the fact that she made the same offers to the Anglican Church when she was dickering with England for the sup port of the English. Her aim in her latest move is to Influence through the hierarchy of the United States sev eral Catholics In congress who are very strong annexationists. Her over tures are, however, being received very coldly. If you did not see the World's Fair, why not have Its history and the pic tuers of all its magnificent buildings, grounds, scenery, etc.? Price, $1.60. American Pub. Co., Omaha, Neb. Mass on Warship. The Christmas observance aboard the receiving ship Vermont in the Brooklyn navy yard began with mili tary high mass, which was celebrated by the chaplain.the Rev. Father Ran ney, at 10 o'clock, on the spar deck. The rails were hung with bunting, American flags, signal flags, and the ships' flags of Germany, Great Brit ain, Brazil, China and Italy. At 10:30 o'clock the marines stationed al the navy yard marched to the ship in full dress uniform, with rifles, under com mand of Lieut. C. L. A. Ingate. They formed in lines on each side of the deck. The navy yard band and a choir furnished the music. The marines stood at parade rest during the service, presenting arms at the elevation of the host, the drums beating a roll. At the close of the service the marines formed in fours, ported anus, and marched from the deck. The marines and recruits had a tur key dinner later in the day. New York Sun, Dec. 26th, 1897. Wants the Debate Published. FT. CALHOUN, Neb., Jan. 81. Ed itor American: I wish to call your attention to the fact that thera has been a great elort made by the dlffer- ent church organizations In the mlddta and eastern states, with Mr. Covert at their head, to put down what Is called modern spiritualism, whose devotaat tip tables and throw men off by nil lung poles up thioiiKh the floor, tarry. I tig people through the air on wlrss, dreeing up In white gauze and so oa. and passing themselves off for spirits of the dead. Mr. Covert In hi lecture has showed tip how It Is done, and I ask you as a philanthropist to publish, those lectures In your paper the argq. ments between Covert and Hull being the best representatives that could ba put forward by the churches and taa spiritualist. Ii u put down every thing that Is false, eiposa all trickery" and pray for the promulgation of truth and nothing but the truth, so help tra God. CHRISTIAN. If we have any friends who wish to circulate this edition In large nam hers we have lists to the number of 10.000 and can send out any numbar desired. Send the money and we will mail the papers at the prices quotsd. lienor Wllborforfe. I1NDON, Jan. 29. On the eva of their departure from Hull on Wednes day the Flsk University singers mad a pilgrimage to the birthplace ot Wil liam Wllborforre. They marched U High street in a body, accompanied by a big crowd, and were cordially welcomed by the merchant occupying the room where Wllberforce was born. The singers uncovered and for several minute mutely contemplated, the surroundings. Ihen they burst out singing "John Brown's Body Lias Molderlng In the Grave." The Inci dent made a great impression locally. Leyden's "Secret Instructions of tha Jesuits," for 3oc, and his "Secret Con fession to a Priest," for 30c, both, paper covered books, are the cheapest books on the market today. Send us COc and have them sent to your ad dress. American Pub. Co., Omaha, Neb. A Novel Stilt. NEW YORK, Dec. 23. George Mau rice Curtice of this city, who claims to be the owner of fourteen designs of religious pictures known to Komaa Catholics as "the Stations of tha Cross," has brought suit in the United. states circuit court against tne Mis sionary Society of St Paul the Apostle. He claims that the Paulist mission aries are selling coplis of bis pictures, and asks that they be enjoined from infringement upon his copyrights. Thls edition can be bought in any number by friends wishing them. Wa will mall them to you In large bundles or to your friends direct See prloss In another column, , Like- -! NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Rev. Martla Gessner, the pastor of St Patrick's Church at Elizabeth, N. J., who dis appeared Friday, has not returned." He is known to be In a convent la Canada and he undoubtedly left Elis abeth to avoid receiving a purse con taining $2,500 In gold in honor of his twenty-fifth anniversary as priest. 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For a silver dime and one 2-cent postage Stamp I will semi the entire collec tion Address Mrs. K. T. Zook, 4339 Lake St., Omaha, Neb. 128t In the District Court of Douglas county. Nebraska: Kill. ibeth Hall, plaintiff, vs. Charles Hall, d fendant. To Charles Hall: You will take notice that on the 2ith day ot January. 1m, 1 caused a petition to be tiied In the above entitled court stalest you. praying for a divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and wantonly ami cruelly neglecting and lefua Ing to furnish n e wuli reasonable mainten ance, you being of sulfide nt ability sj to do. and that unless you answer said petition on orbefo'e the 14th day of Maivh. Is, yo u will be In default, nd the allegations of sals pej tillon will tie taken as true, and judgmen entered according to the pryerof aatd petit Hon. KL ZABKTH II ALL. Doc. 63. No-Se. S-s-4