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-1 . S f U V I 1 I w t . ' THE PRESS JOURNAL HARRISON NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES The Nebraska Presbytery wa session at Beatrice last week. In The Wymore battery of light artil lery will be Inspected on Friday of this week. Boyd county is booming and land Is changing owners rapidly arinterestlng prices. TljnidorltxfthU.ojftltJUA(!W. held last week resulted in a victory for the license ticket. Chairman Lindsay has officially sum moned the republican state convention to meet at Lincoln on June IS. William Mackenzie, local agent for the J. E. Boyd Com mission company at Beatrice, has disappeared. By the bursting of a steam pipe on his locomotive, fireman Huston was severely burned near Sheltun. H. C. Vail, a young lawyer of Albion, has announced himself as a candidate for congress from that district. A new Corlis sengine of 250 horse power has been put in at the Kearney electric company's power house. Wlllam Slanigralne, living southwest f Blue Hill, aged 70, committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn. Negotiations have been closed for the purchase of the Express Publishing company at Beatrice by a new compa ny. For the first time in the history of the county not a jury case was called st Madison at the term of the district court. Joseph Bowers, 16 years old, of Hast ing", Is under arrest on a charge of haying held up and robbed a young lady. Ninety mortgages, amounting to l0,5il were filed and 89, amounting to 1130,592 were released in Gase county Vast month. The Northwest Nebraska Teachers' association met at Norfolk last week with an attendance of over 300 on the first day. George Gould, who was arrested in sonnection with the wrecking of ths Platte Valley State Bank at Bellwood, has been released. Edward Meridilh, a farmer living near Nebraska City, was kicked in the bead by a horse and it is thought he will lose the left eye. J. E. Owen of Wayne, with a big grading outfit, commenced work at Butte last week on the Verdigris branch of the Northwestern. Wiliam and Frank Skrabel are in Jail at Beatrice, charged by their moth er with stealing $2,700 from her, but she has relented and will bail them out. Enlisted men of the recently returned Twenty-second infantry, stationed at Fort Crook, are complaining of ill treatment by the young lieutenants of the rgiment. The union revival meetings which have been in progress at Humboldt for j three weeks havs closed. Durlnc the meetings there have been 275 confes- slons. Burlington train No. 12 was saved from being wrecked by a farmer living two miles west of Trenton, who stop- ped It from running on a bridge. burning Governor and Mrs. Savage and ten members of the state military staff and their wives attended the charity ball of the Knights Templar at Kansas City last week. Twelve Eddyville women, heavily veiled, raided a Joint at Eddyville and smashed the large mirror and other furnltude and destroyed several cases of liquor. 'School Buildings and Grounds in Nebraska," a book of 27ft pages, includ- j Inf MO tiluHt.ratlons, has been issued by the department of public Instruc tion. Home Wesieyan students and one of ths professors st University Place wsat hunting, and accidentally demon strated ths fact that Ore will burn, d that on a windy day It travels at a rate of speed that Justifies the use of ths adjective "wild." New Torlc Sun: "You promised me ! Mm ntarrtage that you would make i very effort to make yourself worthy . mt t."."I know I did, and the result , was that 1 overdid It, and mads myself hotter than row deserve.' Ths duke of Qailarsnl, prince of Ifol fstta, racsvUy entered a cage rontain iaf four polar boars belonging to tha Barnard msoagerie. which Is at present tMartn In Milan. He provoked ths an- which roared furiously, hut they ooii mastered and ha then put through several exercises. On out of ths cage the prince was t-mrtfiy cheered. . Th rakas of a man's opinion on fOorl tig lads on what It costs him O fc-rt to It. wars Tomorrow at Noon. A TRACED V, Four hours before the Chicago ex press entered the Grand Central sta tion. a passenger In the sleeping car Arcadia was in a state bordering on frenzy. He had smoked so many cigars that the porter regarded him with appre hension. He had stamped up and down the aisle so fiercely that a baby had shrieked in fright whenever he ap peared. He had cursed so horribly that the ancient spinster in the section next his had been on the point of swooning several times. He was a big, arh'ptic fellow, with a ruddy complexion, determined lips, and eyes like pray velvet, w ith bl-.ck lashes and brows. His face would have been noticeable at any time, but now, crowned with an enormous silver embroidered sombrero and distorted w ith impatience, it was doubly conspic uous. "That cowboy must be getting ready to kill Somebody," said the commercial man from Omaha to the railroad man from Buffalo. "Bither that or he's going to see his girl." replied the other. The railroad man was a keen Ju Ige of human nature. Tom Weir, ranchman from the Valley of the Kiver of Lost Souls, Colo., was on his way to New York to find his sweetheart. As he sat moodily biting an unlight- ed cigar and counting the mile posts, he recalled, as In a dream, his meeting with the exquisite creature he was seeking. He remembered that clear, bright morning when he rode. Jingling and clattering, into Duraneo. Just as the train from Alamosa was pulling into the station; how he threw himself off his mustang and Joined the crowd of miners, cowboys, loafers and "greas ers" on the station platform to see the passengers alight. He heard again the murmur of ad miration as she stepped from the train and walked through the throng with the air of a princess. His heart pounded madly as he re called the masses of red gold hair, the luscious lips, the eyes of most unholy blue the blue of the mountain sap phiresand the graceful, svelte form. His thoughts shifted to the afternoon when he was introduced to her at th" ranch adjoining his own. She ha I come to visit her school friend, the wife of his neighbor. He remembered her wonderful pink gown with clouds and billows of lace, the tiny fan she wielded so coquettish!'. She rings on her white fingers She looked like an angel to the big, clumsy, blushing, stammering ranchman a pink and white angel with a halo of dazzling blonde hair. Poor Tom Weir then and there lay nis great, unsullied, honest heart at her feet. From the first moment she spoke to him he was her slave. Now he thought of those heavenly days that followed; the long walks and rides in that glorious air that mounted to their heads like champagne; the nights when the great red moon swung over the snow crowned peaks: the first mad kiss, the tender confession, the sweet surrender and the solemn be trothal. And now he v.as going to see her! Two yearn had gone by since the girl of his heart had said good-by to him: since he had held her to his brawny breast and with swimming eyes and husky voice begged her riot to forget him. She had written him often, sweet. kind, tender letters, letters he had kiss-j And what did nil those blazing letters ed and cried over and put under hi? j rt-a In the glittering signs along the pillow at night. She had kept h,.r j crowded thoroughfare. "Tomorrow at word. She had -not forgotten him -that ! noon tomorrow at noon." radiant creature. O, where was a man ! He went tin to his room. He lauerhed so madly happy as he? And O, when. I as he flung himself upon his bed "To when, would this train get Into New ' morrow tomorrow at noon." York? There wan only one little bit of alloy In this happiness; a mere trifle, to be are- but Btl11 there. A few words in her last letter had troubled him. He had read and re-read them, trying to I discover Just what caused his uneasi ness, but in vain. Still a vague. In tangible something seemed threatening him. Some Instinct sounded a note of alarm as he pored over the perfumed paper In his hand. "I am tired of teaching," the letter ran. "The life of a governess is so narrow, so confining. So I have gone In for art." That was all. j Art art? Art Is perfectly harmless. to be sure. But it was strange that he had never saw her draw or paint any thing. Indeed, he remembered that when with the enthusiasm of the typ ical western ranchman, he had pointed out the beauties of his beloved moun- i tains, she had seemed rather bored than otherwise. He made a sudden resolution. He would iro to New York. He would see her and beg her to give up art and come near to nature's heart with him. There was no reason why their mar- rlage should be longer delayed. He 'ouId 1v hr P''"an If tr,n ,on'Jr- Bot "h "ul never be '"'r - Would he not be with her? ABd h co,l,, P,nt " ,h Pictures wa Colorado ss well as In New Tor Tes, ha would go to her. He would sweep her off her feet by his passion ale pleading; he would carry her swsy with him; he would bring her back to the mountains and to his home. The train thundered Into the station. Tom Weir hsd never been east of Denver before. The babel and confu sion annoyed him. He thought of the solemn, wind-swept mountain spares and of the wide spreading peaceful plains. He longed to find quiet cor ner, put the clatter and hubbub pur- "ed him to his hotel. The address of the letter he was car rying over his heart took him far up town. When he succeeded in master ing the intricacies of the bells In thr apartment house he found a door was opened by a pert little mi Id. who star ed superciliously at his height and breadth, his sombrero and his clothes. "No," she drawled. 'Miss Cameron is not in; she is driving in the park. ' "Can I see her this evening?" he de manded Imperiously. "Why, no," she said, with astanish ed eyes, "of course not. No one ever sees her in the evening;' "When can I see her'.'" He felt him self going hot and cold by turns. "You might possibly see her at noon tomorrow," snapped the maid. "She's ju.-vet.p hefor. mm.." - - Th''A - idi - Fhiii the door with a decided bang. j Tom strode away, hurt, angry, sus- picfous. What in the name of God did it mean. Art. a carriage, living in lux- j ury. Never up !efore noon. Suddenly j he stopped and cursed himself for a mean, pitiful cur that he should sus. Jrt-ct her of anything that was not good and pure and womanly. Tomorrow to. morrow at noon, he would see her. Kv- i erything would be explained, and on his knees he would beg her to forgive ' him f'ir his unworthy suspicions. As he entered his hotel he ran Into a man from Denver he knew. They shook hands and adjourned to the bar. Tom was honestly glad o see him. To tell the truth, the ranchman was lonely and a tiit homesick. "Cot the dumps?" lauehed the man from Ienver. "Oh. brace up! Go to the theatre and amuse yourself. Let's see. Go to the Gotham. There's a great show there. Out of sight. Say, but there's a girl there that's a beauty. The town has gone wild over her. She Is on only for a few moments, but she leaves an Impression. I'll see you tomorrow- about noon. Good night in a of a hurry." and he was gone be fore Tom could tell him that tomorrow at noon he had an engagement. The theater was crowded. The stage was peopled with hosts of pretty girls with brazen smiles and alluring eye. There was plenty of fun and music and dancing and laughter. But Tom was not Interested. Per haps his lonely life had not fitted him to enjoy such a shaking of folly bells. I'erhaps the heart that had always reverenced womanhood despised the dubious Jest, the offensive Innuendoes. He wondered as he lookei about how nice women could bear to listen to such stuff. At tines he lost sight of the stage. "Tomorrow at noon" ran in his mind. It throbbed through the melody of the orchestra. It resounded In the strains of song. The violins breathed and whispered and sobbed the refrain over and over, "Tomorrow tomorrow t noon. At last the stage was darkened. He heard some people next him talking about the beautiful woman who wss to pose as a statue. He leaned forward. The curtains parted. On a pedestal stood a woman with masses of clus tering hair falling over her white shoulders. Her sui-rb form stod out like marble aenlnst the sombre back ground. There under the blaze of the calcium she stood her head thrown back, her eves half closed, all those sweet charms of which he had scarcely drd j to dream flaunted to the devouring eyes of hundred. What was It the men were calling out as the carriages rolled up to the door of the theater? Oh. yes, how stupid of him' "Tomorrow, at noon." of course. The man from Denver knocked on his door and rattled and shook it. "Wake nri. Weir!" he shouted, "wake up. Tt's Darling, of Denver. Come, you lazv hegtar. I want you to go to luncheon with me." There was no answer. "Wake up. Weir!" h called again, banging the door with his flst. P.ut no answer returned from the ! lnt room, where the brawny form lav stretched upon the bed and where the Mood was slowly trickling down from the white forehead In whhi the ranch man's sure bullet was burled. Kdlth Sessions Trie-r in Post Dispatch. Em harassment. Have you ever Tried to save tlnre In a barber simp by getting a shave with your three inch collar on? Stepped off a cable car ba kwards nt tried to connect promaturely with one on a slippery pavement? Taken off your hat to a lady ac nualntance In a preliminary canter on a bicycle? Had a SOO-pottnd lady repose grace fully on your pet corn in a crowded street car? Rummaged all through your clothes, lost your temper and disgraced your self In a vain endeavor to And the com mutation ticket that was resting peai-e. fully in your hatband all thr time? Tried to buy a pair of garters for your wife In a depsrtment store? Met your wife in a restaurant where you were tresting the pretty typewriter to a lunch? Tried to bluff on a pair of deuces when four aces was the best hsnd out? Seen the horse you have bet your lust rent on left at the post? Stepped on the business end of a tack while waltsing the baby to sleep at 3 a. m.? If you hsve'done sny or all of thes you will know what embarrsssment means. nru'n' eLj il kuu-i - i :' 'ofmmim. ., I ' I lie ViUai i iiiu ill iitui uoxvu Mr. H. M. Wallace of Washington, who has of late been investigating the coal finds in Nebraska, and particular ly those near Swedeburg, was in Lin coln recently and believes that pros pects for Nebraska having her own coal are very flattering. Having as attorney aselsled In effect ing the incorporation of the company which expects to develop the Swede burg field, Mr. Wallace was in a posi tion to give quite definitely the scope of the wotk so far done and the char acter of the tlnd. which has heretofore - 4 - been carefully guardi-iPa's to u Mr. Wallace believes that Nebraska will yet develop Into a mining state and he intimates that traces of petro leum have been found which may lead to the discovery of oil wells. Coal was discovered on the f,nm of j coal and proving its presence to pay Nels Gibson several months ago. The j par for the stock of the corporation, or property is situated three miles from ll.'SKi.tjfsi. A pro position was mude re Swedeburg. Mr. Gibson with John j cetilly to purchase a controlling Inter Safranek and John Joseph, miirivr.ced ! est but was rejected by the owners of work and made considerable progress on their own account. Indications were discovered which expetts who were consulted believed most valuable. Their work was direded by friendly counsel which has led to the forma tion of the Standard Coal Mining com pany, Incorporated in Arizona, which with a capital stock of ll.tWu.Oot' will now prosecute the work rf dcvelop nient. A manager of the company has been selected who is an expert in his line and plans for a thorough test of the Meld have been laid. THE M EN INTKKKSTKD. Henry Torpin, of the Torpin Grain Co., of Oakdale, and a practical miner, will be at the head of the concern and will act as manager of development work. The vice president w ill be John Joseph; treasurer, John Safrunek; sec retary, C. A. Wenstrand. Of the or ig Inal Incoporators, Carl Carlson, An drew Carlson, Nels Gibson. John Sa franek, and Joseph Safranek have turned In land for their share of the stock and the company has been so far gotten under way that promises of sev- eral thousand acres of land have been already secured. The secrecy that has been maintained regaramg tne una at sweovouig nas never been broken willingly for tire benefit of the public up to Uie pres ent. Now the company is willing to make known an outline of what has been accomplished and what Is Intend ed. Three holes have been bored to test the extent of the coal field. The second is 1,000 feet from the first and the third is 1,500 feet from the second, all in triangular form. In each hole three large veins- have, .ajjpeared. The coul is pronounced by Mr. Wallace to be the finest quality of lignite, which burns to a white ash and has no ( link er material. 1NDICATK ONE BIG VKLV In each of the three holes the veins appear at about the same depth with I the exception that the two upper veins dip slightly, while the bottom vein is ! level, leading to the belief that further development will reveal a point at which they meet and form one large vein which will be of immense Value. A fourth vein of eighteen inches was encountered at no gieat distance from the surface of the jniim'l, bo' this was not Included In the calculations. The first vein of value is three feet in thickness at a disi.ur.e of something less than Pn) feet from the surface. The next vein is four and one-half feet thick and the third vein encoun tered is nine feet thick at u depth of 235 feet. Above this last vein is forty feet of solid sandstone which will serve as an excellent rooting for a mine and greatly lessen the cost of operation when tile work of mlnin-j connueiici-s. Over the thiec-foot vein Is a covering of sandstone twelve feet thick and ovei tl four and a half-foot vein the sand stone is twenty feet thick. In addition fire clay was found by the drilling process and of the kirrd which has proved under hnilcal tesi and other tests at the state unfversk here and elsewhere to be superior to the grade that brings ( per hundred on the open market in Lincoln. Strange as it may seem Mr. Wallace says thai a thin vein of very tine iron ore was penetrated. 11 is not more than thtee Inches in thii kness but of a remaikabb purity. It was a great surprise to those familiar with Nebraska geology when found. The vein Is loo thin to be of commercial value, hut its pres iice Is jeuarded wllh Interest. In one stratum a peculiar ore Was INTERESTING ITEMS. Columns of clouds vary enormously In size, but as long as they remain of moderate dimensions In tine weatiiet, they Indicate a continuance of bright ness. Hut, when, In hot weather, thy row exceptionally large, they give warning of slmms, wllh high tempeta-ture-nd with great certainty when they assume a dome-like shape. The earliest known hot water heat ing is curiously traced to Greenland, where Ihe strangely forgotten colony of Norwegians hsd increased to I -villages In Ihe fourteenth century. A German author was told In I'd or th heating and cooking of water In pipes from a hut spring. The tuins of jh colony were located in 172.'!, and the hot spring was some years ago seen by an American artist. Travellers In the celebrated Death Valley of California have described the wonderful contortion of the sand pil lars that small whirlwinds sometimes send spinning across the hot plains. Kven more remarkable sre the "dust devils" seen by Mr. H. K. Wltherby, the Kngllsh explorer, In the valley of ths Whits Nile, ftometlmes two of these whirling columns, gyrating In op posite directions, meet, "and if they encountered which on being assayed, showed a slight trace of silver but not enough to be of any value whatever. PHO.MISK OF JlnRB UK LOW. As far as the coal llnd Is concerned, Mr. Wallace says practical coal men ami I'nited States geologists wil'i whom he has consulted on learning the conditions, say that undoubtedly a great coal bed lies deeper down, proba bly between 2"0 and 300 feet deeper. Many of the large coal mines are '!.'i feet down, at the lower depths the bet ter grades of coal being encountered. TaltsrrThe" nine-foot -verrnjrrtne fribwurr-pi-fr- eity is a very valuable proposition in Itself. Mr. Wallace says that a com pany from the east he represents stands ready the moment a shaft Is sunk uncovering the nine-foot vein of the land, who determined to form the company themselves and organize for development work. They have entered into an Ironclad agreement that all stock issued shall be non-transfen able for two years and then before any sale is effected the original incor poratoi s shall have the first chance at It. MANAGKK TOKPIN. The manager, Henry Torpin, has a reputation for accomplishment In min ing work. He was Interested In the building of the Klkhorn railroad from Wahoo to Lincoln and has taken a deep interest in Nebraska. He took active charge of coal mines at Gl"ii Hock, la., bringing a mine that wus producing forty cais of coal a day up to 4 cars a day. He was recently compelled to go to Denver for Ins health, but has recovered sulilcleritly to enable him to return to Nebraska and engage in this work. The other gentlemen are promlni nt farmers and business men of the vicinity of Wahoo, Mr. Joseph is a retail merchant at Wahoo, Mr. Safranek'ls a butcher there and Mr. Wenstrand was ones county treasurer of Saunders county, Th purpose Is to bore in different , localities ami locale If twjsslble tire point of convergence of the veins. As soon as the lower side is discovered, a shaft will be sunk and work upwards will be begun, Ihis for the sake of se curing perfect drainage. Mr. Torpin will personally sti-riritend all this w oik. It is quite eel lain that coal exists in many localities in Sunders county. Neur Valparaiso ut a depth of sixty eight feel on Representative Jamison's farm the thin eighteen Inch coal vein iliscoveted lirst at Swedeburg was pierced. A numbr of farmers are working in this locality putting down a hole In company thougn not organ ized. These borings develop a thick vein of yellow ochre. The borings at Swedeburg developed in addition to what Is mentioned above a bluish clay and a snow white clay with no grain whatever, appearing like the finest salve when rubbed with a smooth sur face. There was also some substance resembling pigment for paint. TKACKS OK OIL. Valparaiso Is about twenty mlb-t from the Swedeburg Held and In this distance at a place Mr. Waiiace de clined to indicate he found excellent traces f,f petll.Ieiim. Jfe rfJ Keen PHi acres of land through liich a creek runs on whb h oil ooz.-s urrd floats. He has not had a chance to have the product assayed, but will do so tills week. He says that oil if It exist'! !t mis state is probably veiy deep, Jie mentioned S feel. .Mr. Wallace admitted thst the mat ters lie related might seem strange to Netiiaskaris who have been accuntoriied to regard this as an ugiicul'ural state pure and simple. He said the charac ter of the men Interests was proof that the proposition must seem good to them. As an instance of what ha,s been going on he Indicated that a rep. resentutii-e of Amium's interests had offered one farmer near Memphis 1104, i0 for eighty acres of land, which was refused The company was incut potated In Arizona beiause Nebraska Is not a mining state and Arizona is, having good set of mining laws which have been passed on by legislators and su preme courts. A company of home people may work in their own state under aitlcles of Incorporation filed elsewhere In Nebraska as In other states. be well matched the collision stos I hem and a struggle ensues as to which way they shall twist. Gradually one gains the mastery, and the two com bined begin to gyrate alike and then rush on together." Home of these whirls will strip the clothes from an Arab's back, or twist a goat round and round like a Uip. U-oIokIsls and geographers will be glad to learn that they may" soon ex pect the publication of a new map of Iceland, on which Mr. Thoroddson, whoe labors In his native island is so ,el known, has been engaged for IM eat. Jt Is on the wale of 1-SO0.O0O, or jle.nl twenty Kngllsh mil. s to the inch, and thus affords si s glance an ex cellent picture of (he general physical structure and geologlial characters of the country. Hu'. It Is also repletw with details which are expressed In symbols that take up little space and are tendlly Intelligible. The map, of which we have seen a proof copy, lb excellently engraved and printed .In colors ut Copenhagen, and will be Is sued under the auspices of the Carls berg fund. The title arid table of signs are In Kngllsh. The east received S00,000,si feet of lumber during the last year, by rsll fioin Ihe I'sclflc coast. Scarfs of chiffon in pearl or ivory tints, with applique of hand-jiaifed black velvet, are among the sprwig novelties. White batiste makes charming frv ks for young girls who have not yet at tained to the dignity of silk and Wisd gowns. All belts point down In front, what ever their width. With the thin gewns soft belts of ribbon are worn knotted at the back with two ends not much more than a quarter of a yard lor.g. In the line of silver novelties, but primarily for boudoir use rather 'han table service, is the hatpin holder in JHigrich gray, w ith a saucy luGc- cupid decoiaiing the center of the slender ulumn. A novelty in the petticoat lir.- is made of linen. In different colors u l nl the same quality of which the gowns are built. A wide circular flounce, with, heavy linen lace lii points inset around the edge and medallions of embroidery scattered at Intervals all over J'., i the finish, set on with a narrow it.s r tion of embroidery. Tea seta with a different flower or each cup are one fancy, and another is the pretty vast with violet -is Bow ers on a misty gray background. Ink stands, pen trays, birds and allium': In this porcelain are the fad of thw moment, and to the list may be a.J.J-1 dress buttons and flits and beetles made In porcelain for the head. of hatpins. Some of Ihe new French walking or costume" Jackets of soft tan, antelope. nun's gray or biscuit cloth have revers and turn dow n collars faced with wil! cloth overlaid w ith silk passementer ie In green, black or dark brown or ei the collar and revets are sprinkled w-ilh French knots in one of these col ors, wrought with heavy buttonhoiw twist. One of the conspicuous features of the new gowns is the belt which m u varied as the figures on which It I worn. It is made of silk striped around with black velvet libbon, the two com bined forming tab ends at the back, or of plain silk, or soft ribbon without tln velvet, draped a trifle wider at the. back and sometimes forming u rounded point. Piques ate shown this season in greater var iety of effects than ever, In cluding the so-culled robe patterns, which bid fair to have a summer of un exampled popularity. A stylish model of soft pale blue pique has embroidered figures in white. The skirt cut In pan els shows round the foot an under skirt of finely tucked, plain blue pique. The sailor collar of the same Is eJg-d with a bund of Ihe white embroidery, also th vest and lower part of lli sleeves. Kor the taffetas, crepes de chen ami other soft, light fabrics that are io much used for dressy spring gowns, tv princesse effect Is almost a necessity for the matron who wishes to be rally smart. These gowns are long and sweeping. Some of them have a prm cesse back, made of side pleats run ning from the top to l tie bottom or th skirt, with pleats flaring toward the hem to form the fulness of the skhl. The flouts finish at the belt to form a. blouse and bolero effect and all ort of laru y embroideries, basket braids or rllilmns are used to trim thern. :- TALK ABOUT WOMEN. :- Miss Kth"l Lorliiier, the H-year-.iM daughter of ex-Cotrn ssnian Lorinier of Illinois, has composed at- "Ave Ma ria" which Is said to be very creditablo and is being sung In Catholic church. i In I 'Mi ago. Miss lyola Slidham, a Creek Indian girl, a stud-tit at fianilii college, Ohi caxo, bus been s dected sMnsor for the Indian Territory division of the 1'rd'ed Confederate Veterans at the re union to Iw h"ld at Dallas, Tel., April 2M. I'tillke some othT Kuropeait wiicr elgns. Queen Wllhc Iminu. of Hdlaud can leave her dominions when dis pleases. The only obligation lnipo-l upon her In this respi ct is that sho shall spend at least tm days of each year in Amsterdam, which l the fewl Dutch capital, The IL.gue being only thn seal of government. Miss Klin Shcppard Moore is the last survivor of the famous Jubilee sing'-i of Flsk unlveislty, Nashville, and i1 still connected with that institution. As a member of Ihe company she trav eled five years in Kurope and six years in America and has sung before 'Vtiecu Victoria and many of the crowned, heads of Kurope. Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woman in America, recently gave a banquet lit Hoston to eight people at a tot'tl cost of t'l.'ii, or 'A cents per plate. The bill of fare was vermicelli soup, boll"d fish, boiled potatoes, lettuce salad, cake and tea. The company sat at one large jble, and Sirs. Gieen entertained her ;uests with stories and anecdotes. The Manila Critic says that when (jeneral Weyler was sent as governor feneial to Manila, Don Carlos I'aIhii- ,-a, the wealthy HpanlardUed Chlna- nsn, whose funeral Isst September ass marked by great pomp, determined to send Mis. Weyler a gift, the customary way of obtaining Ihe good will of thv Hpanlsli officials, lie found st a jewel er's two necklaces, each costing 120,000, and both being so bisutlful that hs could not choose between them, So he sent hoth to Mrs. Weyler, wllh tho message that she should make her choice. He received a war in letter of thanks fioin her, stating that the neck laces were so beautiful that she could not decide between them, and herns would keep thern both, which she did. Ixive's young dresrn often bumps up) against a ruds awakening. "v4?i.' ... V i i. - k r -
