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PEOPLE
EVENTS
PHESIOENT OF SWISS REPUBLIC.
Dr. Joseph Zemp, the newly elect? i
president of the Swiss Republic, la re
garded as a genuinely eapable states
man and eminently qualified to pre
side over the national council which
initiates all legislation In the little
mountain state. He is a leader in the
conservative party, although he is
known to hold tolerant and even liber
al views in matters of great weight.
Dr. Zemp is 67 years old, and is a
native of Entlebuch, Lucerne. One
rear sgn he wm elected vi pr"? !?'tnt.
and he comes Into his present office by
virtue of the unwritten law that the
lee president shall succeed to the
highest office, providing his services 1b
the subordinate positions have been
satisfactory to the people. As vice
president he was head of the depart-
ment of state railways and telegraphs,
where he was well tested in the art
of the government. He was elected
over two opposing candidates.
BIBLE GIVEN TO THE AMEER.
Abdur Rahman thought much about
religious problems. It 1b not, however,
generally known that he was the pos
sessor of a copy of the new testament
in Loewenthal'a erudite translation
into Pushtu, which was forwarded to
him by the Rev. Worth Ington Jukes of
the Church Missionary society, sta
tioned In the Punjab, just after the
great durbar held at Rawal Pitidi by
the Marquis of Dufferln and Ava, as
viceroy, in 1884.
Acknowledging this the ameer wrote,
says the London Telegraph. In his own
hand, to Mr. Jukes: "I received your
letter. You had regretted therein that
you had been unable to see me, and
that, through want of leisure, you could
not. For my part I am exceedingly
sorry that, during my present visit to
the Indian frontier, I had not the op
portunity of seeing the most learned
and Intellectual of the British king
dom. Everything has Its own allotted
time. The copy of the bible which you
have gent I have received, and I accept
it with great reverence. Though we
have nothing to do with all that is
written therein, yet we respect it, ac
cepting It as a book handed to us by
God. I shall take extracts of all those
verses which fully correspond with
those of our koran, besides all such
passages as arc Interesting; I shall
net upon them; I have had the greatest
pleasure In receiving this present,
which is the best of ail."
MAY BE POPE LEO'S SUCCESSOR.
Cardinal GottI is discussed on every
side in Rome as the successor to the
papal throne. Much color Is lent to
this report by the fact that the great
Carmelite was recently called In con
sultation by Pope Leo, who requested
to be left absolutely alone with his
favorite cardinal. The two were clos
eted together for two hours. The pe
culiar insistence of the pope on per
fect privacy is regarded as giving sig
nificant meaning to the Interview, and
the general opinion is that the pope
has definitely and finally selected his
favorite ax prime candidate for the
papacy. Cardinal (loll li 67 years old.
I nri Is the Land of Heports.
India is tho land of reports. There
!i a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly,
annual plague of them. There is no
country, probably. In which so mnny
useless reports are written snd so few
read. In one province the chief busi
ness of the l 1 government consist
at dunning Its officers for statistics and
reports, and in compiling them from
rolumcg for the delusion of the su
preme government. More than one
half of the time snd energy of every
olrll officer Is taken tip In writing.
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AS TOE WORLD
OEVOLVES
SCARED THE BANK TELLER.'
While eating his luncheon in the
cosry corner of a downtown restaurant
last Friday the teller of a New York
bank told an interesting experience
that he had had the day previous.
"I never had such a fright in ray life
before," he said. "When I left home
in the mcrning I planned to have my
wife meet me at the back at 4 o'clock,
when we were to start on a little
spree have a dinner at the Waldorf
and attend the theater at night
"I took a dress coat and wore a silk
hat, so as to bo all ready to start when
she came. The hat was placed on a
shelf above my window, and from the
beginning I planned to be all ready
when my wife called. I kept tab on
lny tlrwkB and my cash In such shape
that but little time would be required
to balance my accounts when we closed
at S o'clock.
"Matters went along as usual, ex
cepting that a black cat kept in the
bank came to visit me shortly after
luncheon, jumped on tbe shelf and
knocked my hat down on my checks
and cash. You know that black cats
are supposed to bring bad luck.
"Well, 3 o'clock came, and I hurried
with the closing of tny accounts. As
fate would have It, for the ilrst time
in weeks there was an error. I was
$10,000 short Then I was frightened
I went over everything again with the
same result. Four o'clock and my wife
came, and I could not account for the
$10,000. I saw trouble, with a probable
accusation of embezzlement. There
was no leaving the bank with matters
in that condition, so at it I went again
with the same result. Then I told
the president of the situation, and he
sent one of the bookkeepers to assist
me. We went over everything, and
yet the $10,000 could not be accounted
for. My wife was patiently waiting for
me, and when 6 o'clock came I decided
to go with her to dinner, and come
back afterward to renew the search for
the error. I reached my hat from the
shelf, and as I was placing it on my
head out of it fluttered a check for
$10,000. The black cat was respon
slble for all my trouble."
THE KING'S REFUGE.
The picture printed herewith is of
the King's house at the Tower of Lon
don, where his majesty Is supposed to
take refuge in times of civil commo
tion. This relic of ancient days has
been brought into prominence by a re
cent discussion. There is now little
doubt that the real reason for Its be
ing so called Is because It was set
aside in olden times as a royal har
bor of refuge.
Graveyard of tbe Atlantic.
Situated about ninety miles off the
coast of Nova Scotia and surrounded
by many dangerous shoals is Sable
Island, called "the graveyard of the
Atlantic." It often lurks invisible In
the track of westward bound ships
wrapped In the fog which at times en
shrouds the shores north of the St.
Lawrence. It Is now proposed to try
planting It with trees in the hope
of binding its shifting sands together.
Some 80,000 trees, comprising 68,000
evergreens, such as spruce, pine and
Juniper, have been actually planted.
There are three life-saving stations
supplied with lifeboats and excellent
apparatus, and the population, com
posed of the men employed In this
service, with their wives and families,
number forty-five. The funds are sup
plied by the Dominion government.
Shelter huts have been erected for
shipwrecked people, and a large store
of food is always kept on hand.
Kininltliie as Medicine,
No sirup of popples, no tincture of
opium, no powders of, Inui pliine, Buys
one of the medical Journals, can com
pare In sleep-producing power with
sunshine. The worst soporific la
laudanum and the best Is sunshine.
Therefore It Is easily understood that
poor sleepors should pass as many
hoursin the sunshine as possible. Many
women are martyrs and do not know
it. They shut tli sunshine out of
their houses, they wear veils, they cur
ry sunshades, and do all that Is pos
sible to keep off the subtlest and yet
most potent Influence which Is In
tended to Give thorn strength and
beauty and cheerfulness.
A Commonplace City,
Berlin, as compared with London, is
an upstart city, and the Berlin crowd
suggests the appearance of people of
some great village. Tbey look com
monplace, as if Just taken from tbe
ranks of tollers that have not yet had
time and money to cultivate the more
graceful arts of life. The dressing of
ilerlin women is mostly execrable, and
that of the men Is scarcely better. You
wonder that so much of ugliness of
attire, so much commonplaceness In
the appearance of men and women
could bn got together. It Is In such (i
moment that you feel the full differ
ence between London and Berlin,
Persons, Places
and Things
HELP FOR YOUNO VIOLINISTS.
A disitnguiabed French violinist has
perfected a device of considerable im
portance to young people who are
learning to play the violin. As all
who are familiar with violin playing
know, it is highly Important that the
instrument be held correctly to se
cure the best results. The new device
accomplishes this end by furnishing
a support for the arm.
It keeps the arm from becoming
tired, and at the same time keeps the
shoulder Id proper position; The sup
port consists of a semi-circle enfold
ing the lower part of the arm a little
above the elbow. It is connected with
a belt that can be shortened or
lengthened according to the size of the
arm. By preventing fatigue and keep
ing the shoulder and' arm in position,
it gives the player great power over
the instrument.
It is said that experiments have
shown that young violin players in
Paris who use It learn more quickly
than those who do not
Needlework of Nuns.
The most beautiful needlework in the
world comes from the convent. The
fact is unquestionably due to the train
ing the young apprentice receives on
less than a quarter of a yard of cloth
all the fundamental rules of sewing.
Industriously, she plies her needle on
this bit of cloth, mastering Inch by
Inch all the finer arts of the delicate
needlework; one of the greatest object
lessens to mothers with growing
daughters, who are permitted to de
stroy valuable silks and linen, ruining
both temper and goods over something
that is pure Greek to the crude be
ginner. How often materials so eager
ly and hopefully purchased become
useless in the hands of the person
whose brain has no knowledge what
ever of the vastness of the undertaking
before her.
The nuns, with whom wastefulness la
a deadly sin, teach every stitch more
carefully, nor is this practice made te
dious and difficult by giving the stu
dents long hems, heavy coarse gar
ments and yards of tucking. A tiny
piece of goods of moderate weight, a
needle in size to carry 70 or 80 thread,
are the Implements of practice.
Irish Granite,
Donegal now threatens the su
premacy of Scotland in the matter of
granite. Experts who have been pay
lug extended visits of inspection in the
neighborhood of Dungloe, in West
Donegal, report Immense formations of
granite, which for variety of shade,
durability, and general beauty arc said
to rival the famous products of Aber
deen and Peterhead. The Dungloe
granite, it is stated, embraces almost
every variety of color and texture, the
predominating shade being red and
flesh-colored stones of medium and
coarse grain. A still more beautiful
variety of stone, which is found in
Dungloe, is the very dark micaceous
granite, closely resembling the hand
Bome "Labrador" with which many
London buildings are pillared.
When it is remembered that one firm
alone in America imports $95,000 worth
of polished granite yearly from Aber
deen, and that the demands for the
highest class stone In all shades is ever
on the increase, there should be thriv
ing times for Donegal in the nenr fu
ture. AID FOR ORATORS.'
German orators who like to appear
to be Inspired by the ardor of fiery
thoughts within them, and yet who
cannot speak two decent utterances
consecutively without notes, have ar
rived at a scheme whereby they may
""''''"ltir,
appear as deep as Demosthenes and
as shifty tongued as Sheridan.
The Illustration tells the story. All
a man has to do is to let his hair grow
long and keep a trained phonograph.
Amasonlan Snuff.
On the Amaion river several Indian
tribes use snuff called pareca, which
U made of the seeds of a species of
plant. When a bout of snuff-taking Is
determined upon the people become
highly Intoxicated and then use the
snuff. The effect is that the taker
drops as if shot, and lies Insensible
for some time; those most accustomed
to It are highly excited, dancing and
Singing as If mud. The effect soon
subsides, Other tribes use It to repel
ague during tbe wet season.
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Apportionment for Various Counties bj
tbe Superintendent.
IOW THE APPORTIONMENT IS MADl
Boorces From Whine tbe School Monej
Is Derived Table Showlug How linen
Each County Usts Miscellaneous Mat
tes Her and T lie re.
UNCOLN, Neb., Dec. 18. State Su
perintendent Fowler has coralcted the
gtate school aporti on rncnt and for
warded copies to Auditor Weston, so
that the various counties may receive
state warrants for their share of the
fund. The total subject to apportlon
tlonment of the temporary school
fund. The total subject to apoprtion
ment is $316,813.59, as compared with
$307,830.54 for December of last year.
The apportionment is made on a basis
of school population. Last year the
number of persons of school age in
the state was 377,791. This year the
number Is 376,059. The rate per schol
ar last year was a fraction over 81
cents. This year it is 81 cents.
The money to be distributed was
derived from the following sources:
State tax. $83,473.89; interest on U.
S. bonds, $300; interest on county
bonds, $75,149.56; Interest on school
district bonds, $1,004.58; interest on
school and saline lands sold, $72,081..
71; Interest on school and saline lands
leased, $61,356.27; interest on war
rants, $20,953.78; game and fish license
fees, $2,345; peddlers' license, $148.80;
total amount, $316,813.59.
The following shows the number of
scholars in each county and the
amount of mojney due under the ap
portionment; No. of Amount
County. Scholars. Uue.
Adaraa 7,450 6.276.31
Antelope 4.387 3,696.86
Banner 287 241.79
Blaine 15S 123.11
Boone 4.136 3,534.95
Box Butte , 1,562 1,315.92
Boyd 2,627 2,213.14
Brown 1,290 1,086.77
BufTalo l,m 6.598.12
Burt 4,564 3,844.97
Butler' 6.945 6,008.41
Caas 7.891 ,646.9
Cedar 4,826 4,065.70
Chase 940 79L91
Cherry 1,592 1,341.19
Cheyenne 1,554 1.309.18
Clay 5.930 4,995.77
Colfax 4.410 3,713.24
Cuming E.C99 4,801.16
Custer 7,843 6,607.33
Dakota 2,305 1,941.66
Dawes 1,837 1,547.69
Dawson i,418 3,721.85
Deuel 794 668.91
Dixon ,.. 3.882 3.270.42
Dodge S.2C2 6,960.38
Doiigr'BS 40.792 34,36o.Sl
Dundy 615 686. eO
Fillmore 5,661 4,ii9.l5
Franklin 5.501 : 2,949.44
Frontier 3,023 2,546.75
Furnas 4.217 3.55164
Gage .-. 10,506 8.850.S6
Garfield 753 634.37
Gosper J 1,815 1,529.0"j
Grant 205 172.70
Greeley 2.414 2.033.69
Hall 6,048 5.095.111
Hamilton 5,015 4,224.92
Harlan 3.215 2.7O8.50
Hayes S38 758.53
Hitchcock 1.629 1.372.36
Holt 4,727 S.9S2.29
Hooker 78 64.71
Howard j 4,304 3.625.9)
Jefferson 6,485 4.620.81
Johnson 4.091 3,446.49
Kearney 3 670 3.091.82
Keith 693 S83.J2
Keya Paha 1.062 894.69
Kimball 254 213.98
Knox 5.477 4.614.14
Lancaster 22,206 18,707.60
Lincoln 4,033 3,397.63
Ijoiran ' 341 287.28
Loup 499 420.39
Madison 6.204 5,226.60
McPherson 139 117.10
Merrick 3.173 2!673.12
Nancfl 2.S50 2.401.00
Nemaha 5.353 4.509.67
Nuckolls 4,542 3.826.44
Otoe 7.210 6.099.33
Pawnee 4.204 3,541.69
Perkins 594 500.42
Phelps 3,656 3,ftj0.02
Pierce 3..W. 2.852.56
Platte 6.6215 5,977.07
Polk 1021 3.3X7.52
Bed Willow 3.340 2.813 81
Richardson 6.9S7 5.SS6.25
Hock 1.083 912,38
Saline ..... 7.(92 5.974.71
Sarpy .,, 3. 107 2.617.51
Saunders 8 301 6.993 24
Hnolta Bluff 1.007 848.35
Seward 5.737 4.833.18
Sheridan 1910 1.641.93
Sherman 2.567 2,162 59
Sioux r,:iii 451.56
'intin -s t tr,t 67
Thayer 5..TW 4,495. ?5
Thomn 191 161,9!
Thurston 2 1"5 1.773.37
Valley 2.851 2.4D1 t5
Waihliufton 4 6:0 3,925.,5
Wdvno , 3.7IW 3.172,69
Webster 4,212 3.5 '8 41
Wheeler Mil 451.56
York. 6.132 5.Hm,95
Total 376.050 3316.813.59
Hastings rent Hons Hums.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dee. 18. The
Hastings college hospital and pest
house was destroyed by Are. There
was one smallpox patient in the house
at the time the fire broke out, but
as ho was awake he escaped In good
time.
MrKlnlry's lllrlh Anniversary.
SUPERIOR, Nob., Dec. 18. The
Grand Army of the Republic of this
city has decided to make President
McKlnley's birthday, January 29, tho
occasion of a grand patriotic meeting
of soldiers and citizens.
Planning 1'ul.llc Library.
MINDI5N, Neb., Dec, lS.-The min
isters of Minden are perfecting a plan
by which they hope to atart self
supporting public library and read
ing room In Minden. ,i . J
BONNESS MIST GO BACK
Governor Urtnti Requisition, bat Chlea
goan mill Battle.
OMAHA, Dec. 21. Governor Savage
granted the requisition of the gover
nor of Illinois for the return to that
state of Frederic Bonness, who wag
arrested in Omaha December 10, and
was later released on bond.
Bonness is charged with deserting
in Chicago his wife and four small
children. Policeman Joseph T. Barry
left the Windy City immediately upon
his arrest, bringing with him the
necessarsy papers. Bonness, through
his attorneys, claims that he is not
married to the woman. The officer
who is after him says that the wo-
man Is the legal wife of the man and
that when Bonness left Chicago he
had in his possession $1,400, leaving
his wife penniless with a child but
three weeks old and the three other
children too small to care for them
selves. The fight made before the governor
by Bonness' attorneys lasted for some
time, and upon its conclusion the
papers were signed for his return.
Immediately upon tbe receipt of the
information in Omaha Bonness was
re-arrested and his lawyers began
habeas corpus proceedings and the
argument will be heard before Judge
Baker. Bonness is a meat cutter By
trade and was employed while in
Omaha by the Omaha Tea company.
ADULTERATION MUST STOP
State Proposes to Enforce Pure Cider
Vinegar Act.
LINCOLN, Dec. 21. Deputy Food
Commissioner S. C. Bassett is prepar
ing to prosecute manufacturers and
dealers who sell vinegar that does not
come up to the test required by the
law or sold under a false name. The
department has already analyzed
many samples of alleged cider vinegar
and found it to be a base imi'Aitiou.
A distilled product, colored to re
semble apple cider vinegar, is the
most common of the adulterated ar
ticle on the market. One of the sur
prises is that the state has bought
"cider vinegar" for 3 cents a gallon,
and upon investigation it proved to be
below the test required by law and
bore no evidence of having been in
the vicinity of an apple. Vinegar of
this character has been shipped into
Nebraska for 3 cents a gallon and re
tailed for from 25 to forty cents a gal
lon as pure cider vinegar. One sam
ple taken from a Lincoln store con
tained salicylic acid. This acid is
used as preservative and according to
law its use is made an offense pun
ishable by a fine of not less than $50.
Of INTEREST TO TEACHERS
Teachers Attending Association Meeting
Will Oet Low Bates.
LINCOLN, Dec. 21. For the in
formation of teachers and others who
wish to attend the forthcoming meet
ing of the Nebraska State Teachers'
association, Superintendent Fowler
publishes the following rate bulletin,
which was received from the Western
Passenger association:
"Rate of one fare for the round trip
from points in Nebraska and the
Black Hills district of South Dakota;
excursion tickets to be sold from
points in tbe territory mentioned
from which the local one way rate
to Lincoln is more than $3 on De
cember 30, 31 and January 1, and
from points within the radius men
tioned on December 31 and January
1, good to return until and including
January 4, 1902. Tickets limited for
going passage commencing date of
sale and for continuous passage in
each direction."
Shortage Made Good.
LINCOLN, Dec. 21. The shortage
of former Oil Inspector J. N. Gaffin
was made good by the payment of
$522.03 to the state by the Fidelity
and Deposit company of Baltimore.
The settlement was brought about by
tbe state board of compromise, of
which tho attorney general, slate
treasurer and state auditor are the
memlers. A check for the amount
was given to the auditor.
Live Stork Stands It.
HARRISON, Neb., Dec. 21. A bliz
zard set in Sunday evening and con
tinued until Monday evening, piling
up a foot of snow on tho level and
great heaps In railroad cuts and over
the range. Cattle are in good condi
tion, and It Is thought will Jio uble
to tide over all right.
Mm. Nation at Heatrlre.
BEATRICE, Neb., Dec - 21. Mis.
Carrie Nation lectured here, but her
audience was quite small owing to the
Inclemency of the weather.
Missouri Against Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Dec. 21. Attorney Gen
eral Prout has returned from Wash
ington, where he appeared before the
supreme court and asked that com
missioners be appointed to take evi
dence In the suit of Missouri against
Nebraska. The controversy arises
over Bevetal acres of land cut off from
Nebraska by a sudden freak of the
Missouri river. The land and citi
zens ore still considered Nebraska'",
taxes being paid In Nehama county.
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Philippine Tariff Bill Hai Majority of
Thirty-Five Vote.
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS SUPPORT IT
Oa Republican Side Five Members Op
pose the Measure Dingiey Kate on
Good Entering the Enited States From
Philippines. v
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The bill
to provide revenue temporarily for the
Philippine islands passed the house
today by a vote of 163 to izti. Five
republicans Messrs. Terrell of Mass
achusetts, Littlefleld of Maine, Heat
wole, Eddy and Stevens of Minnesota
voted with the democrats against
the bill and three democrats Messrs. ,
Robertson, Davey and Broussard of
Louisiana voted with the republi
cans for it. Mr. Meyer, a democrat
of Louisiana, was paired in favor of
the bill with Mr. Foster an Illinois
democrat. Mr. Warner of Illinois,
who voted against the Porto Rican bill
last congress, voted for the Philippine
measure today. Mr. Crumpacker of
Indiana, who also voted against the
Porto Rican bill, was absent.
The democrats were several times
today taunted with their failure to
present an alternative proposition for
the pending measure, but just before
the vote was taken for the passage of
the bill the attitude of the minority
was defined in a motion to recommit,
offered by Mr. Richardson, the minor
ity leader. It instructed the ways and
means committee to report the bill
back amended so as to reduce the cus
toms and internal revenue laws of the
United States to a revenue basis and
to extend them to the Philippines
until the latter, with the aid of the
United States, should be ableto set
up a stable independent government
This proposition did not command
a republican, vote and the three dem
ocrats above mentioned voted against
It. Mr. Meyer was paired against it.
The speakers today were: Messrs.
Hepburn of Iowa and Dalzell of Penn
sylvania for the bill and Messrs.
Henry of Texas, Williams of Missouri,
McCall, reppublican of Massachusetts,
Green of Pennsylvania and McClellan
of New York against.
The bill passed today imposes the
Dingley rates on goods entering the
United States from the Philippines and
the rates established by the Philip
pine commission on goods entering
the Philippines from the United
Btates. It also provides for the col
lection of tonnage taxes on vessels
plying between the United States and
the Philippines and foreign vessels
may ply between these ports ' until
January 1, 1905. The duties and taxes
collected shall go into the Philippine
treasury.
SCHLEY FILES BILL
Brooklyn' Commander Submits List of
Exceptions to Findings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Late yes
terday Admiral Schley, through his
counsel, filed with the secretary of the
navy his bill of exceptions to the ma
jority findings of the court of inquiry,
and also a letter asking to be heard
in connection with the objections to
be filed by Attorneys for Admiral
Sampson to the individual opinion of
Admiral Dewey. This action was
taken after Mr. Raynor, Mr. Teague
and Captain Parker of counsel, had
held a consultation throughout the
day with their client.
Secretary Long, almost immediately
after the receipt of the communica
tion, called Judge Advocate Lemley
and the solicitor for the department,
Mr. Banna, into conference. At its
conclusion the secretary said that ho
had no statement to make regarding
any action that he might take In the
premises. He, however, indicated to
Mr. Teague, through the judge advo
cate that he would not hear an oral
argument by Mr, Raynor regarding
Admiral Sampson's protest, but would
receive a written protest.
IT
rvi.iKj ils juuro lime, ?
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 19.
Judge Rayner and Mr. Teague have
gono to Baltimore and are engaged
with tho preparation of the statement
of objections to the court findings,
which Admiral Schloy has been grant
ed permission to file. This work Is
expected to occupy them several days.
Senator McComau of Maryland call
ed at the navy department today and
had a long talk with Secretary Long
before the latter departed for the cab
inet meeting. The senator came to
the department to secure an extension
of tho time allowed for the submis
sion of toe statement.
nominate Jndge llafcer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. The pres
ident sent tho following nominations
to the senate; Miguel A. Oitiro, gover
nor of New Mexico; Benjamin S. Ba
ker, Nebraska, aModuie justice of the
supreme court of New Mexico; Levi
R, Davis, receiver of public moneys
at Sundance, Wyo.; Frederick Muller,
receiver of public monc ya at Santa Fo,
N. M., Also the appointments under ,
the Department of Justkc ann-iunceU
yesterday.
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