Uhc WeeKJy
Panorama.
Chinese Minister's Son a Tub
lie School Hey.
Minister and Mice. Wu Ting-Fang
have one son, Chou Chou by name, or
Wu Chou Chou, as he writes it in
Chinese iityle, gays St Nicholas. When
they rame to the United States about
three yearg ago Chou Chou could not
apeak a word of English, and his
father placed him with a tutor. Chou
Chou soon found that the boys who
lived near the legation went to the
public school, and he begged his father
to allow him to do the same. Minister
Wu la a very wise oriental and when
he looked Into the matter he conclud
ed that the public school waa best for
hia boy and sent him there. Chou
Chou has made such good progress
WU CHOU CHOU.
that he Is now in the Western High
School, and his teacher tald a short
time ago that the English of his ex
erciser In the literature class waa bet
ter than that of any papers handed In
to her. While at school he dresses
like the usual American boy, and
tucks his long cue under his coat! But
on all public occasions he wears his
native costume the stiff brocaded silk
robe and trousers, his feet Incased in
the fancy double-soled sandals, and his
cue braided down his back and tied
with a silk fringe which almost touch
es the heels. Mme. Wu docs not speak
English readily and often at her re
ceptions, which are held on Friday
during the social seasons, her young
son acta as her interpreter with an
ease, and grace which would be a
credit to one far his senior In years.
RECOMPENSED
Straight through my heart this fact to
day By truth's own hand is driven;
God never takes one thing away
Hut something else Is given.
1 did not know In earlier years
This law of love and kindness,
1 only mourned through bitter tears,
My loss, In sorrow's blindness.
But ever following each regret
O'er some departed treasure
My sad, repining heart was met
With unexpected pleasure.
I thought it only happened so;
But Time this truth has taught me;
No least thing from my life can go
But something else is brought me.
It Is the law, complete, sublime.
And now with faith unshaken
In patience I but bide my time
When any Joy Is taken.
No matter If the crushing blow
May for the moment down me;
Still, back of It waits Love, I Jinow,
With some new gift to crown me.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Milan' 4 Teople's Inn.
The municipal government of Milan
has recently Inaugurated a people's
hotel, the ceremony taking place in
the presence of a large number of
ufflclals.The hotel, although to be con
ducted along the same linos as the
Mills hotels In New York city, was
planned in Imitation of the Bowton
houses In London. The late King
Humbert bestowed a large sum for
rerting the building, which contains
530 bedrooms, besides dining, reading
tnd smoking rooms, bathing halls, a
library and large kitchen. In 1899 two
Milanese engineers visited London In
order to study the Rowton houses and
the system on which they are man
aged. Besides this. Lord Rowton paid
I visit several months ago to Milan
and Inspected the new edifice. Rep
resentatives of working associations In
jther towns attended the Inauguration
with ft view to studying the system
of organisation. The prefect, Big. Al
fazlo represented tho government,
while tho duke of Oosta attended the
ceremony In behalf of the king. The
building has cost about $140,000. .
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Mm Chapman. Architect.
"There is nothing succeeds like suc
cess" might be said about Josephine
Wright Chapman. She Is a bright
Boston woman who
has chosen an un-
usual profejtlon
from the numerous
ones open to wom
en. She has made
a success of it, not
alone because she
Is bright, but be
cause of her keen
observation, good
judgment, perse
verance and hard
llli-B Chapman.
work. These vir
tues have been coupled with pluck and
patience. It Is a fluid that not many
women have entered, but there is no
reason why women should not fill the
place of an architect moat creditably
with her naturally artistic tempera
ment, her love of the harmonious and
beautiful, and her Inherent womanly
Idea of suitability.
Miss Chapman Uvea in Boston, in a
building occupied entirely by artists,
as there she finds an atmosphere suit
ed to her work. Her associates are
those who have interests in common
with her own, and she feels this is
helpful.
" Hard-Hearied "Benefactor 4."
Under this queer but pregnant title
a writer In the Leipzig Uber Laud und
Meer makes what he calls a "contribu
tion to the psychology of American
ism." In brief, he points out that the
benefactions of Andrew Carnegie, John
D. Rockefeller and the late P. D. Ar
mour are not properly to be Included
under the head of charity, for the
gifts made by these men are philan
thropic rather than charitable. That
is to say, Mr. Carnegie and the rest
have no care for tho poor and needy
and those who cannot help themselves,
the proper objects of charity; but de
vote their money to the uses of the
strong and hopeful In the attempt to
raise the lowly and the weak of the
coming generation to a higher plane.
"This new feature of American life
and faith," concludes the writer, "must
not be blindly Imitated wltBout further
Investigation."
Tilot4' Ejeclusi-Ve Club.
The Sandy Hook Pilot's club is not
In the social register, yet it Is the most
exclusive club In New York. You
might npply for admission to member
ship now, but you wouldn't get In for
ten or twelve years and you would be
more fortunate than some present
members if you got in even then. For,
unlike the Author's club, which Is not
all author, or the Golf club, which Is
not entirely golfer, or the athletic club,
which is not wholly athlete, the Pilot
club Is all pilot. And to be a pilot you
must serve, first, two years before the
mast, then six years as an apprentice
on a pilot boat, then one or two years
as pilot. So that, usually twelve years
pats before a pilot gets a full license.
"Director of Sculpture.
F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, the well
known St. Iouls sculptor and secretury
of the National Society of Sculptors,
F, WELLINGTON RUCKSTUHL.
has been nppolntcd a director of sculp
ture of the Louisiana purt'uase exposi
tion. Art Men Going to HeaiJent '.
Dr. W. B. Leach of Wicker Park
Methodist church. Chicago, saems to
be much exercised because he sees lit
tle to persuade him that men are walk
ing heavenward. Ho has no doubt
al.out himself, for ho frankly acknowl
edges that he will be lonesome In
heaven for lack of men. Pointing to
the Des Phi I hps camp meeting he said:
"I noticed out there that the men lie
around under the trees smoking cigars
while the women crowd Into the tents
to listen to sermons." Then he wants
to know why men don't go to church
and become Christians, and he adds
the rather startling statement, "An In
fidel makes his men work for 80 cents
a day, but a Christian can't,"
Japanese Exclusion Act.
According to press dispatches, the
Japanese In New York are anxious and
alarmed over the agitation on the Pa
cific coast for an act of congress ex
cluding their countrymen from the
United States. The Ban Francisco la
bor unions are said to be preparing a
formidable petition praying for an
nntl-Jnpnnese immigration law, and
the advisability of n counter-movenwt
Is being roin.lilt red,
Mi
Current Topics
Fir4t Christian Church.
The sea has sometimes swallowed
up a church that has been built too
near the edge of the ocean, but it Is
difficult to understand bow a whole
edifice could sink Into the earth, to be
rediscovered beneath the foundations
of Its successor. Such, however, has
been the case with the church of Santa
Maria Antigua at Rome, built in the
fourth century and now rncovered by
the demolition of the newer church,
Santa Maria Liberatrice. The en
trance to this strange old church Is
built on to a vestibule of Caligula's
Palace, and was once decorated with
pictures, which, of course, have been
ruined by the accumulation of earth
and debris. Some, however, are fairly
well preserved and give the history of
Joseph and his adventures with Phar-
BURIED FIFTEEN CENTURIES.
aoh and Potlphar's wife. Another se
ries of pictures represent the history
of our Saviour. This church must un
doubtedly be the first Christian church
ever built In Rome, and was especially
erected to abolish the cult of Vesta
and Juturna. "The wonderful point
about It all is," says an Italian savant,
"that this Christianizing transforma
tion actually took place In the palace
of the Caesars."
Che Crouble in Virginia,
Virginia has a state constitutional
convention in session. It was called
primarily to regulate the suffrage
question, but the question of sectarian
Ism became involved and its settle
ment required much effort.
The present constitution of Virginia
recognizes religion by describing it as
the duty which we owe to our Cre
ator." The manner of discharging
this duty, it says, should be "directed
only by reason and conviction, not by
force and violence." Therefore, all
men are entitled to a free exercise of
religion according to the dictates of
conscience. Then comes this para
graph: "And that It Is the mutual duty of
all to practice Christian forbearance,
love and charity toward each other."
A leading member of the convention,
In the interest of nonsectarlanism,
moved to strike the word "Christian"
out of this paragraph. On this ques
tion Rabbi E. N. Callsch, a distin
guished Jewish scholar, was invited to
address the convention. He spoke with
persuasive eloquence and sharply ana
lyzed the phraseology of the section.
He said that the use of the word un
der discussion made the section con
tradict Its own terms.
Other speakers said that the phrase
"Christian forbearance" was entirely
destitute of sectarian significance
that It was as unsectarian as the
phrase, "Mosaic meekness," or "Mil
tonic simplicity," or "Websterlan elo
quence." But the other argument pre
vailed and the entire clause was elim
inated, leaving only the definition of
religion and the declaration for free
dom of conscience.
An Automatic Faucet.
A simple and very effective contriv
ance Is described cs follows by the
Scientific American: To provide a
means for automatically closing a fau-
WErOHS LIQUIDS,
cet or tap when a predetermined quan
tity of liquid has been drawn from
cask Is the purpose of a device Invent
ed by David M, Bredln of Canada. On
the spigot a scale-beam Is fulcmmed,
the shorter arm of which siipportaR
platform for the ve.-sel to be fiBed", and
the longer arm of which carries a
counterpoise which cun be shifted.
" ' i
Bute Ililitary Authorities Still Undecid
ed Abont Location.
RED DEER LAKE AN IDEAL SPOT
Reveaae Stamp Hut Be Deed on Every
tola t Uwe Stock An Iowa Hoy
Xikti at Bad Jump Oilier Mebraeka
Kotea,
LINCOLN, July 24. The state mili
tary authorities are still undecided as
to a location for the next encampment
of the Nebraska National Guard. Gen
era! Colby and several officers have
returned from a trip over the lake re
gion of Cherry county and later this
week General Colby, accompanied by
General Barry, Colonel Archer and
Quartermaster Hill, will visit several
other places that have been proposed
for the encampment, among them
being Erickson and Seneca.
"The place that pleased us most In
Cherry county was Red Deer lake,"
said General Colby, "but the owner re
fused to let us use It for the encamp
ment It is an Ideal spot, but of
course is -now out of the question.
We eould have it in the fall, but that
would Interfere with our plans for an
early encampment. We visited quite
a number of lakes in Cherry county,
among them Great Alkalai, Dewey,
Wood and Hackberry, but none of
them Buited us as well as the Red
Deer lake.
"I am prepared to announce that the
encampment will be of ten days' dura
tion and that It will be held between
the 7th and 20th of September. The
exact date hag not been determined,
but the announcement is made now, so
as to give ample time for officers and
men to arrange their business to avoid
a conflict of duties and to enable all
to be present."
Stamp on Every Sal.
SOUTH OMAHA, July 24. Collector
of Interna, levenue Stephenson has a.
communication from Commissioner
Yerkes at Washington of especial In
terest to live stock commission men.
Recently a South Omaha commission
Arm protested against paying revtnue
on sales which It made of stock bougl.t
on speculation, setting forth that when
the stock Is first sold the commission
men to whom the sale Is made attach
revenue stamps to the value of 1 cent
per $100, which tax is paid by the ship
per. To compel them to pay a like tax
on a reselling of the same lot of stock
the speculators say Is double taxa
tion and Illegal. It has been decided
that there must be stamps on every
sale.
Nebraska at Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 24. The comp
troller of the currency has declared a
sixth dividend of 5 per cent In favor of
the creditors of the First National
bank of Nellgh, Neb., making in all 65
per cent on claims proved, amounting
to 197,014.09.
Dr. Y. R. Butler has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon at Beav
er City, Dr. W. E. Paxton at Sidney,
and Dr. C. E. Coppers at Ord, Neb.
Rural free delivery service will be
established on September 2 as follows:
Bennett, Iancaster county, Neb., with
one carrier; length of route, 24V4
miles; population served, 520; carrier,
Bernard Plerson.
nnrclar at Table Rrck.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., July 24. Bur
glars gained access to the hardware
store of Anton Kovanda and stole some
pocket knives and razors. They gained
entrance by cutting out one of the
panels In the rear door. They also en
tered the store of W. L. Taylor, gen
eral merchandise, by prying up a win
dow In the rear of the store, but as
nothing was missed it Is supposed
they were frightened away. It Is prob
ably the work of the amateurs.
Deputy Game Wardena.
LINCOLN, July 24. Governor Sav
age has appointed the following dep
uty game wardens to serve without
compensation: Grant B. Peterson of
Ponca, for Dixon county; Otto F. L.
Herse of West Point, for Cuming
county; S. F. Woodward of Boelus, for
Howard county.
Wheeler Cnnnty Report.
LINCOLN, July 24. The belated re
port of the clerk of Wheeler county,
regarding valuation of property for
taxation, was received at the auditor's
office. The total assessed valuation Is
$314,462.69, as against $298,000 for last
year.
Thieve langht la a SI or.
MEAD, Net)., July 24. Three bur
glars were discovered In the store of
C. Ostenberg Son by Herb Edwards,
who sleeps over the store. Edwards
slipped downstairs and aroused Mar
shal Gilchrist, Henry Ostenberg and
others and they surprised the visitors.
Several shots were fired by both sides,
bnt the robbers succeeded In getting
away. None of the citizens were hurt,
but one of the burglars received
charge of buckshot
THE NEBRASKA GUARD.
AdJataol-UeueMl Colby forward! Certif
icate to Waaltlngton.
LINCOLN, Nib., July 29. Adjutant
General Colby has sent a certificate to
the war department at Washington
certifying the number of men in ac
tive service in the Nebraska National
Guard the past year. On this certifi
cate the appropriation from the gen
eral government for the guard is bas
ed. Last year the appropriation
amounted to about $17,000. It will be
about the same tnls year. The adju
tant general's statement shows that
2,077 .men were regularly organized,
uniformed and in the service of the
state during the year ending June 30,
1901. This number comprises 127
commissioned officers and 1,950 en
listed men. The average attendance
of officers and men at drills and pa
rades was 1,007.
The adjutant general has ordered
another list of officers of the Nebras
ka National Guard to appear at his
office at 9 a. m. Wednesday, August
7, to stand examination as to their
fitness to hold commissions in the
guard. The state military board will
also meet on the same day. The ex
amining board will comprise Colonel
Ernest H. Tracy, Major William K.
Wood' and Major R. Emmett Giffin.
Captain Charles M. Richardson, com
pany L, First regiment, is the only
officer of his rank in the list of those
to be examined. The first lieutenants
are: A. M. Hull, quartermaster, First
regiment; George T. Northen, com
pany I, Second regiment; Leroy V.
Patch, company A, Second regiment;
George H. Emery, company L, First
regiment; Herald ;Bednai company
K, Second regiment; Edwin F. Wil
helmy, company C, Second regiment.
The second lieutenants are: Henry
Olson, company I, First regiment; Ar
thur R. Marshall, company A, First
regiment; Charles E. Brown, company
E, Second regiment; John T. Cham
bers, company K, Second regiment;
Charles M. Anderson, r! company C,
Second regiment; William H. Ray,
company I, Second regiment; Clayton
J. Norton, company B, Second regi
ment; William S. Baldwin, troop A.
Deputy Game Warden.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 29. Gover
nor Savage has appointed the follow
ing deputy game wardens to serve
without compensation : A. J. Shirley
of Ord, for Valley county; J. A. Ed
wards of Franklin, for Franklin coun
ty; G. W. Whitehorn of Spencer, for
Boone county; L. K. McGaw of Osce
ola, for Polk county; W. A. Myers of
Alma, for Harlan county; J. E. Cox
of Cairo, for Hall county; M. H. Bru
nlng of Cedar Bluffs, for Saunders and
Dodge counties.
Heeded Wot tbe Warning.
M'COOK, Neb., July 29. Ben Glas
son of Nelson, Neb.) was struck by an
engine on the Narrows, about a mile
east of McCook, and Instantly killed.
Glasson was walking along the track
and heedless of the stock whistle
sounded, attempted to cross the track
In front of the train at a curve. He
was struck back of the head, dashed
to one side of the track and instantly
killed. The coroner's jury exonerated
the railroad company from blame.
Howe'a Welcome Home.
AUBURN, Neb., July 29. The work
of the committee having in charge
preparations for the reception of Hon.
Church Howe, United States consul,
Sheffield, England, on his return
home, July 30, is about completed.
Large posters, announcing the date,
with half-tone portrait of Mr. Howe,
are being freely displayed in all parts
of the city. The Pawnee City band of
thirty pieces has been engaged for the
occasion.
farmer' Narrow Escape.
ASHTON, Neb., July 29. Adam
Frederick, a farmer living five miles
north of here, was overcome by heat
while mowing hay in a deep ravine.
He fell In front of the rowing ma
chine and it passed over his body. He
wa3 carried home unconscious and
Dr. Howard of Ashton called, who
found two ribs broken and othw in
ternal Injuries. His condition is seri
ous. Another Snapert Arreated.
SPR1NGV1EW, Neb., July 29. Dep
uty Sheriff Hackler arrested William
Hastings for alleged cattle stealing.
Ho pleaded not guilty at the prelim
inary hearing and was bound over to
the October term of district court in
the sum of $1,500. This is the fifth
one of the Helyer and Bingham men
that have been arrested In the last
two weeks.
I.and Seeker From Pawnee.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., July 29. Out
of about thirty who went to El Reno
to secure land, about twenty are yet
there, and will stay till after the
drawing. Quite a number went down
Friday and will take up their resi
dence with those already there. They
report the- weather pleasant and the
nights root and are getting along well.
There are over fifty thousand people
ramped on about a square mile at El
Reno.
MR. WJILL HELP
Navy Sfcret&7 Pleased to Grant Belief's
Request for Investigation.
DEWEY AND OTHERS f08 COINCIL
WUhee to Give Santiago OfBoer Fairest
Foaelble Hearing The Order Will He
leaued soon and Beroaae Effective
Later.
WASHINGTON, July 25. Secretary
Long, In accordance with a request
from Admiral Schley, advised that of
ficer that he would order a court of
inquiry to examine Into tbe entire
matter of Admiral Schley's course in
the Santiago naval campaign. Later
the secretary announced that, owing
to the extremely hot weather, the
court would not meet until September
and that he would turn over bis recep
tion room to the court. The secretary
said:
"It is too hot now and I don't be
lieve it would be comfortable for of
ficers to sit in their heavy full dress
uniforms during August. I issued an
order some time ago dispensing witli
the wearing of full dress uniform
during a court-martial, but this case
will be so Important that every form
of official dignity will be observed,
even to the guard of marines at the
door. I propose to give the court tho
use of the large reception room ad
joining my office, which is a conveni
ent and commodious place."
"Will the sessions of the court be
open."
"Unquestionably" was the em
phatic reply. "I propose to make that
fact very plain. It would be a great
mistake to have a secret court. The
country has the right to know all that
transpires in the way of testimony of
fered. Personally, I should be very
glad to have a court composed of a
large number ot officers, "bur
regulations restrict me to the selec
tion of three. I hope to name the
personnel of the court today and this
will give the judge advocate and re
corder ample time to prepare a list
of witnesses who are to be summoned.
This list will necessarily be quite
lengthy and it will take some little
time to assemble the officers here. I
do not believe that the session of tho
court will be prolonged, because,
after all, a great deal of talk over the
Santiago campaign is like tbe GenlWs
vapor, which can be condensed in a
small bottle."
"Will Admiral Schley be allowed to
name witnesses?"
"Admiral Schley," was the reply,
will be afforded every opportunity for
the appearance of all the witnesses bo
may desire. He is also entitled un
der the naval regulations to be rep;.
resented by counsel."
While Secretary Long was not ask
ed whether the court of Inquiry wouM
be asked to form and submit an opin
ion upon the facts disclosed by tho.
Investigation, it Is considered quite
probable that this course will be pur
sued. Unless the order convening the
court expressly requires this opinion
to be expressed, its report must ba
confined to stating the facts found.
Wyoming a rant u re.
OHAHA, July 25. R. M. Allen,
president of the Standard Cattle com
pany of Ames, Neb., and also con
nected with the beet sugar Industry
there, arrived in Omaha from Wyom
ing. He, said that pasturage thcifl
Is superb and that the stockmen are
taking unusual steps in order to derive
the most benefits possible from this
fact. They are buying in Nebraska
all the cheap cattle and are taking
them to Wyoming feeding grounds.
Cannera Take Precaution." J
MARSHALLTOWN, la., July 25.
Representatives of seventeen Iowa and
Nebraska canning factories met here
to discuss the situation in view of
the protracted dry weather and decid
ed to withdraw all price shepts un
til they can ascertain the probable
shortage of the season's pick.
Condition of the Treeanry.
WASHINGTON, July 25. Today's
statement of the treasury balance in
the general fund, exclusive of the
$150,000,000 gold reserve in the divis
ion of redemption, shows: Available
cash balance, $169,054,5.18; gold, $97,
401,013. Funeral of Mr. Kmcer.
PRETORIA, Tuesday, July 23. Mrs.
Kruger, wife of former President
Kruger of the South African republic,
who died Saturday last of pneumonia,
after an illness of three days, wax
burled here today.
Root Speak of the Fort.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 25.
Secretary Root speaks In high terms
of the possibilities of Forts Riley and
Leavenworth as posts for military In
struction. He says Fort Riley Is an
excellent post for one of the big mil
itary camps of Instruction and. ma
neuvers contemplated by congress;
also that troops to the present capac
ity of the quarters at Jefferson bar
racks and Forts Riley, Leavenworth
and Hherldnn will be retained.