ill sail couxrr nmi
UJ.
on. rraprUMr.
JHABBISOX.
NEBRASKA.
An order has been placed with s Con
necticut Arm for lOO.UOO alarm clock.
Bnsbseas la waking op down Eaat
Shortness of government rations. It
to Mid, threatens to drive the Plutes
apoa the warpath. Why don't they eat
tha first syllable of their name?
It ha Jut been discovered that the
tot Mr. Mannion who said "Charge,
Chester, charge was the manager of
a gas company giving orders to an employe-
We learn from a cablegram that "the
British Hon and the Russian bear are
Bow growling at each other." We also
learn from history that they have been
doing so for the last forty years.
A man and wife In Pierre, 8. D., have
been married seventy-one years, bat It
to pretty hard to predict bow much
longer they can withstand the rigors of
the South Dakota divorce climate.
Seek not to screen yourself from the
troubles that afflict human life, but In
a measure merge yourself In the com
mon lot, and thus seek to fulfill some of
the primary conditions of your duty to
wards your neighbor.
That newly discovered celestial body
located several quadrillion miles away
would make Just the place for Corbett
and Fltzsimmons to pull off the fight.
Thto suggestion should be acted upon
by the pugilists' managers.
The daughter of a Chicago million
aire has married a coachman. She is
to be congratulated; It Isn't every Amer
ican heiress who can get a good, hon
est, faithful, hard-working man to mar
ry. Consuelo Vanderbilt's case proves
that
Wlo'T) you make a mistake, do not
look back at it for long. Take the rea
son of the thing into your mind, and
then look forward. Minsakes are lea
eons of wisdom. The past cannot be
changed; but the future is yet In your
power.
Loneliness Is attractive to men of re
flection, not so much because they like
their own thoughts as because they dis
like the thoughts of others. Solitude
ceases to charm the moment we find a
ingle being whose Ideas are more
agreeable to us than our own.
Again the Chicago Board of Health
ends out a warning to "beware of dis
ease germs which Infest paper money."
Personally, our health is so good that
we are now willing to take desperate
chances, if necessary, to prove that we
are not cowardly in such matters.
It is often said that "troubles are
friends in disguise"; but this can only
be so when we know how to avail our
selves of the'.r friendship. When we do
not know how to do so. It may easily
happen that through the darkness In
which they encompass us no ray of
light can pierce, and out of the bitter
ness no sweetness can arise.
A new Incident for a "tale of mys
tery was the robbery of a ton and a
quarter of silver on a London street.
The rnn in charge had for a few mo
ments left the van in which ltwas being
conveyed from the railway station, and
when they returned It was gone. It Is
noteworthy that the Incident of rob
bery of a, tugboat in a recent story call
ed the attention of London bankers to
the possibility of such piracy, and the
practice of sending treasure by tugs
1 stopped.
There never was a time. It is safe to
ay, when the crime of burglary and
highway robbery were as common In
this country as they are Just now. Sev
eral reasons can be advanced for this
disquieting state of things. The large
Dumber of persons out of work and
who really do not want work explains
It In part Then the chance of large
returns on small risks la another factor.
But far above and beyond these rea
sons are the patent facts that the pun
ishment fixed for these crimes by exist
ing laws to not adequate, and, further
more, that such laws as are on the stat
trte books are not properly enforced.
The manufacturers In the valley of
the upper Fox river, Wisconsin, have
Tanlted In a petition to Congress to cause
the Wisconsin river to be turned Into
the Fox at Portage. What they want,
of course, to to Increase the supply of
water In the Fox river between Lake
Winnebago and Oreen Bay for manu
facturing purposes. Incidentally they
to not object to improving navigation
tn the Fox. Why Isn't it a good scheme?
The Wisconsin to good for nothing for
navigation anyway, and never was ex
cept for rafts. By all means let Con
gress turn the waters of the Wisconsin
away from the Mississippi and into
Lake Michigan to compensate for the
water that Chicago Is going to dra w out
of Las Michigan and pour Into the
Ktostoslppl. This compensating ar
'iMgrawnt ought to quiet the nerves of
tjsss who are worrying about the dls
iatrow effects of the drainage chan
BSl cpofl the level of the great lakes.
'.Ia water of the Mississippi River
to Tm lower now than It has ever
V Kteaoiboat traffic !a practrcally
tlisd as far sooth as Cairo, and
to hardly enough water to float
) f orvUs between 8t Looto and the
" Jr2sre. What makes the latter
I.-'; BWfw "tortllng to that at St
' -fttt now, MstoM tin,
Ik Cr HMM M sbNTsBI
rrloUr
ippl valley, too, there 1a a gradual
subsidence of the water level on the
...... n A ,K1 Mnlrtnn fTux-ftnir th
uddIv In the surface streams as well
as that drawn from wells. This state
of thing, which was never beard of
nor dreamed of a quarter of a century
ago. Is no doubt largely due to the clear
ing of the surface of the earth for cul
tivation and other purposes, and It has
been brought about more quickly and
had a wider extent on account of the
marvelous development of the railway.
Each year, too, dwellers on western
streams are visited by damaging Inun
dations. The rainfall which fills the
small streams now, pours rapidly into
the large rivers, while at one time It
was distributed over months and did
little damage. Engineers have suggest
ed that a system could be operated
which would do for the rainfall what
natural causes used to do, and check it
from finding Its way so quickly Into """"'J "-., n-iniuu
large channels. The navigation of our Vice Chancellor Emory, witli a big ar
western rivers at certain times Is really raT 0f counsel an i ai'nesses.
threatened and the effect of such ..,., .. ,.lk ,h ...,
condition would be widespread.
While the first rumors of an Intention
on the part of Russia to extend its Influ
ence into the oriental seas and secur
a foothold in Korea were very properly
discredited, the later reports show Jus
tification for the view that the Russian
Government has Intentions which look
eventually to some such outcome. This
feeling Is common to many European
centers, and In Ixmdon, of course. Is the
cause of considerable aoilety, Ulght
upon the heels of the indications of an
endpavor on Russia's part to coerce!
China Into granting certain Important
concessions comes the hint of a pros
pective alliance between Russia and
Japan. It has been announced that
Count Yamagata Is earnestly In favor
of some sui-h maneuver, and if his dom
inating Influence prevails in the Japan
ese council of ministers an alliance be
tween the two Eastern powers would
be the outcome. The rumor of such an
understanding between Russia and Ja
pan seems to find credence much more
readily than the report of a treaty be
tween the northern power and China.
In spite of certain friendly moves u
the iart of England toward Japnu the
latter has some reason to doubt the sin
cerity of British overtures of friend
ship. Some time ago. It Is said, the
Japanese government decided that In
view of the evident understanding be
tween Russia and France It must have
a full defensive and offensive alliance
with England. Nothing else would do.
To this demand, of course, England
has refuxed to accede, and acting upon
a suspicion as to the latter nation's
good faith Japan has turned to Russia,
entering upon negotiations which are
said to have been going on quietly for
some weeks. Should these reports turn
out to be true there will be abundant
reason for anxiety on the part of Great
Britain. A ItuiMO-Japanese alliance
would menace British supremacy In
the orient, whetner Russia got her foot
hold on Chinese territory or not Like
all Information that emanates from the
far East,' the reiort.s must lie taken
with a grain of salt, but they present a
prospect which the near future may
yet realize, and In the realization of
which England would lie compelled to
make the sad admission that she no
longer held a supremacy in the com
mercial and bustuess Interests of the
orient.
How She Found Out.
We know news when we bear It or
read It but little do we Imagine the
various and Intricate channels through
which such Items come. In almost ev
ery ease the sources and course of a bit
of news would be far more Interesting
than the matter Imparted. Aa a curi
ous Instance 1 quoted the recent case
of two Louisville women, who are
"great friends," as the phrase goes, buf
from one cause or other have not met
for several weeks, though living only a
few squares apart The other night
one dame went down to visit the other
one, and said, on entering the house:
"Margaret I came down to see you
because I heard you were sick."
"Well," answered Margaret, who
seemed a trifle out of sorts, "you took
your time about It I have been sick
a week."
"Yes," Deborah replied, "but I could
not come sooner, because you took such
a roundabout way of letting me know
you were sick."
"Roundabout way? I don't remem
ber sending you any word at all how
did you hear?"
"Well, you wrote the news to youi
daughter Alice in Milwaukee! she wrote
to my daughter Mary In New Orleans;
Mary mentioned It when she wrote to
me end that Is how I happened to
come over." Louisville Courier-Jour
DaL
She Took the Queen's Hint.
Queen Victoria not only looks well
after ber own servants, but has an eye
and an ear for those that come occa
sionally to ber residences. Now It bap
pens that a certain lady who holds a
position at court has a deserved rep
utation of never keeping a maid more
than three months. Though a lamb to
aodetv In eeneral. she Is unfortnnatelv
a Hon tn private to ber attendants, and
they suit themselves quickly elsewhere.
It reached her majesty's ears some
how that this lady, every time she came
into waiting, brought a fresh damsel,
who had to be Initiated into court ways.
Some months ago tbe queen sent for
both mistress and maid at the same
time, and gave them a nice little homily
on mutual forbearance and good na
ture, and then expressed a hope, which
really amounted to a command, that
the lady would not think of changing so
often In Che future. The maid Is now a
permanency, and the wrongs of her
predecessors are avenged.
There are mighty few people willing
to leave the puntohmeat of a sinner to
tfea Lord, .y
HY H10.N0l.KAFH btib
Ttos. A. E:ison Bnet to Becover 0r
178,000 on a Promissory Note.
MONEY ADVANCED FOR THE WORK
Tba (jrnat
lmlr la Troabla.
I'm for His Work.
WlDU
Newark. X. J. Not. 22. The five
phonograph suits, in one of which
Thomas A. Edison, the inventer, suft
to recover f-ora John 11. Hardin as re
ceiver of the North American Phono
graph company over 178 000 on a pro-
. 1 ....... ;...,,! UfA,.
r. EJison again took the
He testified about improvements that
bad been made to the phonograph. In
1SSs8 Mr. Edison made a contract with
the North American Phonograph com
pany to continue experimental work.
This work be con itiued at his labrato
ry for about two years, devoting elgh.
Uen hours a day to i to the exclus on
of other work. A claim for th.s. work
had been made against the North
American company. Labor and ma
terial were charged lor at ouly their
cost value.
"Did the North American company
pay the Edison phouojrahh works for
tie machines built for the company!"
"Not for all of them," replied Mr.
Edison.
'How were the works kept going,
then?"
"I advanced over SfOOOO to keep
then, going," answered the witness:
Mr. Edison then explained in tech
nical detail his patents which were now
used tn the manufacture of the grapha-
phone and then how the phonograph
had been Improved to make a practical
commercial succes-. lie said that in
the original j hum graph and grapha-
phone witti wax cj unders, tho great-
difficulty was found tn reproducing
hissing soun is. T original grapha
phone was withdrawn from the market
soon after it was introduced, as it was
not a success and the grapl.apboiie in
which the patents belonging to the wit
ness were used, was placed on the j
market about a tear aud a half ago
by a man named Easton, who is con
nected with the American Grapha
phone company. The North Ameri
can Phonograph company never put
any grapr.aphones on the market while
witness was president of the company.
Mr. Hayes here announced thiit this
tit' ishd the testimony of Mr. Edison
upon that par. ;cul r branch and sug
tided tnat he be c. us'-examined upon
the evidonce given, but the vice-chancellor,
uecided that he examination in
duef should ilrst be concluded. Mr,
Hayes then went back to the first
agreement between the North Ameri
can Phonograph company, '1 homas A.
Elision ami .Jesse II. Llppencott. At
the time of the first agreement, in the
a iring of 1SV4, witness said all the
g ock of the Edison Phonograph com-
p iny was owned by himself and his
associate?, and when the agreement to
sell for fcSUU.UUO was made, be con
trolled all the stock except the Hem-
enway block.
Edison testified to having 6,100 shares
of the stock of the North American
Phonograph company which he received
from Jese 11. Llppencott as compeii
sation fir renewing the notes. He added
that he d.d not think the stock wae
worth much money.
Who are the present officers of the
F.di.on Phonoirranh comoanv?" asked
M, Tiu,H,. sunset
"Well really, 1 don't rermm r. 1
think I am president, but who the
other officers are
I can't remember,
answered the inventor.
"Who owns the stock?"
"I own 11,830 out of 12,000 shaits
was the reply.
Witness declared that- the company
was now In existence only for purposes
of liquidation.
Dcidrd In ranor of (! Indians.
Cheyenne, Wyo, Nov. 22. The
question of the supremacy of the game
laws of Wyoming, or the treaty rights
of the Bannock nutans was decided in
the United States court h re yesterday,
Judge liiner holding that the treaty
provisions are paramount, and order
ing the discharge from custody of the
Bannock Indian, Race Hone, who has
been in custody of the state authorities
for killing game In the Jackson's Hole
district of that state. He dided that
the Jackson's Hole region it unoccupied
Unds. He regarded the treaty stipula
tion permitting the Indians to bunt as
binding, and that the right of the In
dians in that respect conld not be ques
tioned, and farther that the act admlt-
jting Wyoming into the union does not
br necessary Implication repeal or
abrogate the treaty, and that the treaty
provision remain in force.
The case will be appealed to the
United States supreme court,
K aad !.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov., 22. The
body of Calvert Vaux, the well-known
landscape artist, who has been missing
from the home os his son at Her.zon-
burst sines Tuesday last, was fonnd in
tbe bar at Btntonburst. sir. Vsui
waa seventy yean old. II helped de
sign tbe landscape work In Central
park, Mew York, and Prospect park,
thto etty. and sever! parka in Chicago
and Buffalo. Mr. Vaox had keen 111
of late, whim eansed Urn oak worry.
I. Ml
for lbt
Parpova
St. Pai l, Mum., S 2J -IM-
gates from the states
oi Washington,
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South
D.ikota, Minnesota, Iowa and Wiscon
sin aud the proviuce of Manitoba met
here yesterday under the i;ame of the
northwestern immigration convention.
1 he 400 delegates were called to order
by Theodore L. Scburmeier of M.
Piul, who later was elected permanent
pres. dent of the body. I). It. McGin
1111 ol bt. i'hui was named as secretary
and Albert Whyte of Tacoma and J.
A. Pe-ake of Du.uUi as assistant secre
taries. Ex Governor Ramsey of i.iu
nesota and thirty other were named
as vice-presidents.
The convriitlou was welcomed to the
state by Governor ("lough and to the
city by Mayor Smith. M ililarn J.
Footner, t resident of the Commercial
club stated briefly the objects of tbe
meeting, afier which an add rets was
given by E. C. Gridley of Duluth on
the irou industries of the northwest.
Lieutenant-Governor Worst of North
Dakota spoke on the resource of
North Dakota. The leading address of
the afternoon was delivered by James
J. Hill president of ti,e Great North
ern Hallway company. Mr. Hill, said
the riches of this great Bection lie in the
soil MDd the first thing to be done whs
to people the country, get the people
out of the cities, upon the blooming
prairies. Mr. Hill urged the conven
tion to recommend the appointment by
all of the states of the nortwest of com
missioner of Immigration.
Wrrckad th K.t Mall.
ItoMK, X, V., Nov. 20. The deliber
ate wrecking of fast mail train No. 6,
east bound, on the New York Central
railroad, was accomplished about three
miles west of this city at 4:20 o'clock
yesterday morning. The wieckeis had
broken open the company's toel Iioush
near by the obtained a wrench and
crowbar, with which all the Kpikes and
fishplates from two opposite rails on
the southerly track had been removed.
The two released rails were left in their
places on the track.
As the train, comprising four mail
cars and three sleeping cars, came
along at the rate of forty miles an hour
the locomotive left the track, bounded
over the ties and lell sidewise Into the
ditch twelve teet deep on the south
side of the track. The first two mail
cars shot over ti e engine, the first one
landing fully seventy-five ieet from t he
point where the engine left the track
The second ard third mail cars came
together in "V" shape, and the wreck
of the engine lay In the open space be
tween them.
Under the third mail car, pinned
down by a pair of trucks and stone
dead, was found Engineer Ilager. The
fourth mail car was toppled part way
over. The first two sleepers were pari
Iv turned over Hnd the lust one re
mained on the track. Strange to say
the two loose rails had not been thrown
from the roadbed, the Inst car remain
ing upon Ihetn.
There were about fifty pasenrers ii
the three sleepers and not one of them
was hurt. The passengers ere taken
east on another train shortly after the
accident.
Three young fellows, aged eighteen
to nineteen Tears, have been arrested
for wrecking the fast mall train yesier
day morning. They are: J. Watson
Hildrelh of New York, Fred P.nstnl
and Herbert Plato of Home, lilldreth
has made a confession Implicating the
other two and Theodore Hobbard, who
has not been apiirehendt d. Their ob
ject was robbery.
One week ago last Punday night
fish plate was loosened near the point
where the accident occured. Several
trains passed over the place In safety
.The matter was discovered by the
track walker the following morning
and WB kVl tlier each nlKh'
till last night.
A Hrlua Accident.
New York, Nov, 20. A dense fog
settled over the cltr and vicinity at
daylight greatly delaying traffic In the
and harbor.
A serious accident occurred on the
lirooklyn bridge shortly before &
o'clock yesterday morning, which was
directly due to the fog. While on th
way to Brooklyn station a train wat
forced to stop about 200 yards from the
lirooklyn station. A train behind
carxe along and the brakeman on the
rear train, thinking all was clear, wer.t
ahead at full speed. A serious colli
sion was the retult. Several cars were
telescoped and a brakeman at d several
passengers were severely hurt. Th
brakeman bad both legs cut on and
cannot recover. The accident caused
an Immediate stoppsge of traffic on the
great structure, and thousands ol
Brooklyn people were compelled tc
walk, as travel by ferry was slow and
uncertain.
Oavaraor Hrvtiidg Kcovrd.
CmcAOO, Nov. 20. Ei-Governoi
Beveridgeof Illinois, who was sup
posed to be stricken with a mortal Ill
ness at his home In Sandwich, baa s
far recovered that he to visiting bit
niece here preparatory to going to Lot
Angeles, where he will spend the reel
of bis days with his son's family.
A PMrfal Trasafjr.
Melbourne, Nov. 20 A fearful
tragedy Is reported from tale, a town
of Victoria, where Manager Short ol
tbe Commercial bank of that place
hot his wife and two children, and
killed himself. Tbe two children died
Instantly, and it to believed that Mrs.
Short to fatally wounded. It Is thought
reading cf tbe report of the recent
murder of Mrs. Arthur Daere, In 8yd
ney, by ber husband, who also killed
himself, unbalanced Short's mind.
A toHitMa Ma-Id st l-t
A COLD BLOODED Ml'RDER.
The Eody of Murdered Mao round ia
an Alley-
KILLED BY THE LOVE OF MONEY, j
A Woou a
nd Her Bob r irrlo lor
t'oiiiplielly the ool lrcd.
Wichita, Ks., Nov. 19.-Yesterday
morning at 6 o'clock Henry H. Leon
ard, a prominent merchant, was found
murdered in an alley two blocks away
rom the po ire station. The bo!y was
yiug near a fewer mantioie inai i
murderers tried in vain to uncover.
The police being notified sent to tie
home of Irene Williamson, hii reputed
mistress six hundred feet away, ai d
found her burning bloody clothes in
the stove. They also louna mat 6"
had turned the carpet upside down,
which even then could not hide human
blood r-tains. A trail of blood was
trsced through the woman's yard and
stable into the alley and thence 10
where the body was found.
She and her ninetren-year-old-son.
Orville, were arrested, but not before
they had a etory made up in the event
of discovery. Mrs. Williamson said In
her confession that her divorced hus
band, hearing that Leonard came to
her house, followed lum Sunday night
at 10 o'clock and killed hire, with a
piece of gas pipe and that on toward
morning he d'agged the body mio a
. . , . j: ... .1
sewer mannoie. iter oivorcru i""-
band was arrested and is able to prove
a strong alibi. The wounds show that
two parties committed the murder, as
they were made with a hatchet and a
cluo.
About a month ago Leonard wanted
to marry the woman, but as she had
not been separated from her h-isband
the statutory length of time the pre
bate judge refused to marry them
Leonard at that time made his inmir-
iince policy of $5,000 payable to her,
with whom he was greatly infatuated.
and the evidence is overwhelming that
she c n'pired with Iter son to kl l
Leonard for the IriBuratico money. It
was the most cruel i.nd cold-blooded
murder committed here during the last
twenty-five years and the jieople are
greatly excited.
A I!l t Iinrch noiT
ST. JosETit. Mo., Nov. 19. Killing
among some of the Polish people who
were In a row in St. Peter and Pauls
Is expected so" n, unless steps are talteti
to end the trouble. Since the arrest or
Cttslmlr Wleczorek Hiid John Wiejow
ski on the cl arge of criminal libel the
threats among the disturbing elements
have grown more frequent. Wieczorek
is charged by Father Moron, pastor of
the Polish church, with being the
trouble. He is a man of gigantic 8 ze
and fierce meln.
Wieczorek and Wiejowski are under
bond to appear in the criminal court
on the charge of creating a riot in the
church and disarming the deputy sher
iffs sent there to keep peace durin; the
service. Then they were excommuni
cated by Jlishop Burke, along with
other members of the church, and thst
was followed by their arrest on ti'e
charge of writing a libelous article
about. Father Graham, to the Wiarui, a
Polish paper published at Winoni,
Minn. Wiejowski is worth ?7,iX0und
he furnished bond for his companion
and himself. The article In the Wlarus
charges Father (Jrahatn with being
tbe father of five children In this c ty.
The trouble in the church arose be
tween the church committee and
Father Moron, the pastor, and the con
gregatlntial appealed to Mgr. Satilll to
remove the priest. Tie complaint whs
referred to lhtdiop liurke ot tins dl')-
cese and the rexuit was that he sus
tained Father Moron, The members
who were opposed to the pastor were
the excommunicated.
4 Wants I roie-cllou
Vinita, I, T., Nov. 19. At the elec
tion at Afton hist August serious tiou
ble arose, and Mayor Gratzler tried In
vain to preserve order. He was asked
to appear before the Dawns commlt
ilon and did so. His enemies charged
that he had done so in behalf of the
"intruders" and be was finally forced
to go to Southwest City, Mo., because
of threats against him. He was warned
not to return, but did so under escort
of federal officers and declares that he
will stay there despite the threats,
Mr. Uratzier wrote to the Dawes
commission about the matter, sending
an affidavit, and Haturdsy received a
note from Chairman Henry L. Dawes
saying: "We have forwarded ibis
paper to tbe secretary of tbe Interior
nd have suggested that be at once
wire tbe chief of the Cherokee nation
requiring him to protect you, which we
think will be done."
Diarttn Is Willing.
'ew York, Hot. 19. The New
York Yacht club at Its meeting last
night appointed J. Flerrepont Morgan,
William C. Whitney and Reginald
Hirers a committee of three to investi
gate Lord, Jjunraven's charges.
Vk.tr Is HuT
Leadvillk, Colo., Nor. 19. Many
creditors of the Leadvllle Savings and
Deposit bank, which recently closed Its
doors, are anxious for the return of tbe
president, Peter W. Ureene. Among
these Is Mrs. W. II. Cunningham,
who states that she sold some property
and left tbe deed In escrow In tbe bank
for a payment of the deed of UOO. The
bank accepted the money a few boon
before It closed. One state banker now
eervee a term at the penitentiary tender
the law covering, tfeto feat.
!laAAAAsAAAs.4
4 flcbraeha Botes
Irs Mead has purchased the Miyier
Advocate.
Farmers of Pierce county are saving
coal by burning corn.
Diphtheria is still prevalent among
tbe little folks of Ulsir.
There are fears of an epidemic of
scarlet fever at Eustts.
Pawnee City expects to secure a
foundry and machine shop.
Typhoid fever is scourging the peo
ple a few miles south of Oakdaie.
The Miller Vuion has leen Inde
finitely suspended. It starved to death.
Daubury has no iraplemetit dealer,
and the News sys they need one bad
ly. Col. IL 0. Ingersoll is billed for a
lecture at Fremont the last day of the
month.
(iosper county's court hous. lately
consumed by (ire, was insured for
W,0JO.
Editor O'Sulllvan of the West Point
Progress was elected judge of Cuming
county.
Wilsocvllle has caught a revival at
which the local Baptists are doll g the
heavy work.
Superior's ch:mney in-pector found
forty defective Hues and the owners
were notifird to make repairs.
The Juniata Herald ins been cut
down in s.za to a live-column quarto
aul looks much more preseiitabie.
Miss Johnson, who sets typrf In the
office of the vVilsonvilie Heview, had
her fingers pinched in a Jou press.
A game of football between the boys
of Elgar and Superior will be played
at the latter place Thanksgiving day.
William (iood of Wllb-r, Nuckolls
coumy, fell head foremost lrom a load
of corn fi dder and broke an arm near .
t ie rliou'der.
The new 11. A M. bridje at Olnm-
bua will be proof against, ice gorges
that hive been a big expense to the
company in fears gone by.
The Modern Woo limn of Fullerton
went out the o her day and husked and
cribbed thirty five acres of corn for
the widow of a deceased bro'.her.
Many county papers are doing the
hardest work of their lives trying to
convince their delinquent subscribers
that ''it taies money to run a news- ,
paper,"
Joseph Hewer of Callaway has been
advertising since last July tor a yellow
collie shepherd dog that was probably
stolen or it wouid have been returned
long ago.
A (ierman citizen of Wiuslde, to win
a wager, swailmed forty raw eggs
within six minutes aud drank eight
schooners ol beer within twenty min
utes thereatter.
The t-ydney Telegraph gave its first
page over to portraits of men, eagles,
fiajjs and roosters. In testimony of the
Joy felt by itsedttor over the local re
publican victory.
Jonathan bnyder, living near Wet
tern, bad quite an experience wi'b a
mad cow, but finally succeeded In get
ting away. The beast had brain fever
ucd died a few hours afterward.
In burning U-e breaks to protect his
hay C, L. Hodman of Brewster unde'
took too heavy a contract. Tbe timely
arrivals of neighbors prevented the loss
of his crop, but two large ricks went
up iu smoke.
Dr. Ames of Uuskln, who was
elected coronor on th Nuckolls county
pop ticket by six majority, has ten
dered bis resignation, and has gone to
Hebron to run the populist paper of
Thayer county.
Fred Knelker of Fremont wants a
divorce from his wife, to whom he
was unequally yoked at Cleveland, O.,
in lb'.KJ. He deposes and says that she
deserted him without cause aud has
since led a dissolute life.
"It Is stated that a few, citizens cor
relied about fifty wolves on a sand b r
In the Platte river recently, and at
tempted to hold them there until the
June rise, which it Is hoped would
drown them." The above fable was
Issued by Nat Smalls of tbe Fremont
Herald.
Mrs. Frank Ilecfcmau, wholived near
Hadar, died of typhoid fever. Hie was
twenty-nine years old and leaves be
sides her husband five small children.
Tbe entire family were stricken with
the fever and the childen are just con
valescing, while Mr. Heck man Is sup
posed to be out of danger.
In a scrsp last summer at Euitls a
man named Lindner bit off a portion
of Mr. Bethven's oil factory proboscis,
and the latter has brought suit for
5,000. Now, be has found, when cold
winds blow, there's not a thing that
pleases a man who has but half a nose
to sniff the winter breezes.
Mrs. Becker of West Point, who suf
fered excruciating pain with rheuma
tism of tbe eyes for four months, went
to Denver and stood in the line eight
hours before Schlatter touched her
bands. Bhe Is free from the pain and
desires that ber relief from tbe Infirm
ity be msle known to all, so great to
her gratitude to the healer.
The North Loup Loyalist has been
discontinued. In the last Issue the edi
tor, U. R. Tborngate gave his reader!
a column of reasons for "stopping tbe
press." The business men, it seems,
had outgrown the notion of advertis
ing and the delinquent subscribers tbe
idea of ever paying op and getting a
receipt. Tbe Loyalist baa dona a good
work for North Loup country and do
served to live and prosper, but after
eight years melancholy bat marked It
for Its own. .