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KEBRAKA NEWS NOTES
A vicious horse tit on about half of
one of Livery ma.ii Hunt's ears at T
cuiaaeh. The board of education at Fairmont
their principal and all their teacher
icept two.
Joseph Miller and Charles Folwell
f Odell were aarrested on a charge of
stealing; twenty bushels of oats.
Charley Sprague.a schoolboy of Kim
bail, was aecidentlly shot in the hip
-whitet)umi!iKr-r,t.M-lng an ugiy hart.
Virginia Browning, one of the Gretna
Fiffltiies, has secured a divorce from
her husband, along with tl,7wi alimony.
The members of the new city council
t Beatrice are talking strongly of
rawing- the license fee for saloons from
to $i,&u0.
W. R. Farris attempted to commit
suicide at Grand Island by cutting his
throat. A physician was called and
sewed up the wound.
There were about 909 Indians in
Jtushville last week from the Pine
lUdge reservation, most of "whom came
to hire out to Buffalo Bill's show.
The coroner heUl an inquest over the
remains of Nick De Temple, who was
killed by Train No. 14 at Franklin, and
returned a verdict of accidental killiny.
Carl Schumacker. a traveling sales
man for a Kansas City liquor house,
was fined J100 and costs at Tecumseh
for selling liquor contrary to the city
ordinances.
The Franklin Telephone company ban
received two carloads of poles and will
put ln an exchange of about lw) in
struments. As a result of a runaway at Schuy
ler Jonathan MePhersoii. the driver,
had bis jawbone broken and was badly
bruised. A hoof was torn off from one
of the horses.
Kilpatrick Bros, of Beatrice have a
larse force of men and teams at work
on their irirgation ditch at Champion,
Chase county, which is now lull of
lu lining water.
M. L. Thompson's store at Ba'ti.
Creek was broken into and the safe
blown. Trrere was no money in tie?
safe, but the burg-lars secured $3 from
a counter drawer.
Charlie Castle and Guy Given of
Long Pine quarreled while returning
from school and Castle stabbed given
In the spinai column. Given is in a
precarious condition.
J'ajor James Mclaughlin, Indian In
spector, is in Pender to investigate
t'w advisability of paying the Omaha
Indians the moneys in question in the
house tf legislature.
A district convention of the Knights
and Ladies of Security will be held tn
Beatrice April SO. Delegates from fit
ter n counties in the southern part of
the state will attend the meeting.
An attempt was made to rob the
dunk at Miiligan, Fillmore county.
The robbers drilled a hole In the safe,
but were frightened away before en
trance to the vault was effected.
Mrs. Deborah Lawrence, aged SO, fell
Into a cistern sixteen feet deep at Klk
Creek. There was about four feet of
water In the cistern, which broke the
force of the fall and she was not badly
Injured.
The Christian church of Harvard has
Just completed a fine building at a cost
of about 17,000 donated to it in tbevill
f a former member, Phellx Grant, who
died at Harvard some ten or twelve
years ago.
The Geneva Methodist churrh, built
abmt thirty-two years ago, old as the
tovi itst If, is being torn dow n, pre
paratory to building a large and com
modious brick church, for which Jlfl.Wif
h been subscribed.
A Xr-year-old daughter of C. F. Mout
r.'ss ot Battle Creek was severely burn
el while playing around a bonfire. She
was rescued by George Miller, who was
h'mslf badly burned in saving tut;
child.
The effort to secure the commuta
tion of Wlliam Khea's sentence of im
prisonment for life has stirred up the
people of Snyder and vicinity. The
entire German element of that part of
the county are bitterly opposed to the
governor taking any action.
Thomas Bay, aged 15 years, was pick
ed up at Beatrice ty the police in com
pany with a tramp, whom he says has
made him beg from town to town for
the last month. The boy's right hand
was bandaged and had been made very
rore by the use of concentrated lye
placed on it by the man.
The biggest pump in the world Is
used In an American sine mine at
KleMensvtlle. It pumps 20,000 gallons a
ruinate, or 30,000,000 a day, and uses
uver a ton of coal an hour.
To "knock the spots off anything" is
an allusion to the traditional skill of
western cowboys and famous rtf.e
shots, who would shoot the spots out
of a card held between the fingers of
a friend .
The rifle was introduced Into the
British service about the beginning of
the last century. They were of such
primitive make that mallets were
served out with each rifle to ram the
bullets home.
General and Mrs. Stewart L. Wood
ford and Miss Susan Curtis Woodford
will hpend the greater part ot the year
In Japan. They will be absent until
September.
It is probable that the temperatu--of
the moon's surface at Its midday Is
7M demrees Fahrenheit. The drop at
WtCbt Is probably LOW) degrees, to I'M
fcslaw
In some of the farming districts of
China pigs are harnesred to small wag.
sjm and mad to draw them.
Mr. Corthel, an American engineer,
Will represent Argentine at a congress
ft matters affecting navigation which
new in Dusseidorf, Germany,
and will then tome tn this
sWWntry and lecture In the leading cltl-
mm Argentine.
T mresslnal directory la to: he
P wlU foil-page groups of the
f JN M4 frtw of the bouse by
MM VMMftgtoa photographer
v 1 i JNwtr twm in making
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FORTUNE FOR CI ERK.
ST. PAUL
MAN IN LINK
WEALTH.
FOR
Charles Kronk, Attach of Kailroad
Office, Lucky Person Who May
. Be liaised to Affluence.
A St, Paul, Minn., dispatch says:
W. Kronk, a clerk in the freight de
partment of the Chicago Great Western
road, is heir to a fortune of 1800,000
through the death of an uncle who
conducted a big distillery in Holland.
me luiunnwiuD came to mm tnrougn
I- ii ,?"ut WD0 lves ltt Chippewa j which they ventured in hope of reeog
t. , '-rMKroak P -nHien erfr remorsc-fessfy Snored.
Holland within a few weeks to look af- J Relenting the lchospitaiity or rigor
"is Interests. of the leaders of the town, these men
Mr. Kronk s uncle whose death has j have abandoned projected real-estate
Just been announced was Timothy I operations, and in some cases sold
? 'ii ? vb,?l foari,"'tP(1 a liquor out considerable properties or Simply
distilling establishment for many year ' ceased to spend further money in de
and amassed a fortune that was con- j velopment and sought a friendlier
ptanrly added to through his business wel.-ome further Kast. The revolt
lntrpsf Hia only hrother made hlf'aRainst the m.eaU, indiscretion of
Tin,Z Iv'i - ""y-lthe autocracy is not less vigorous b-
1:11 knfchjMr-n.sothat ;,.., this same autocracy has some
J Z . tin was Charles W. kronk ;timP8 attempted to revise its Jrfg-
t i ..!,! n,..t o. .
iint llir- . r-llli niHIl H
title to lh estate can be established
without difficulty, as the records of the
family have beet) preserved with much
care. A portion of the old Dutch name
was dropped, however, by the, younger
generation, while the older members of
the family retain It in its entirety.
Mr. Kronk has received the news
with becoming modesty and has been
congratulated by the friends whom he
took into his confidence. He is secre
tary of the Fourth war Republican or
ganization and w ill remain here to as
sist in the municipal campaign.
PROFITS FOR SHEEP KINGS
They Expect to Clip Their Largest
Wool Crop Out in Wyoming.
'
the
(Rawlins. Wyo., dispatch)
coming .spring promises big returns
for Carbon county, the banner sheep j
and wool section of the state. Many ;
thousand sheep will be shorn and the
wool crop promises to be much larger ;
than ever before. It Is impossible to
make a close estimate on the number
rlT'th !, JZ h 8hrVn Car""n
county this spring, as a large num.
ber of Cockmasters shear their
sheep, but the following list
hiiiasiers suear ineir own
rs snear their own
following list has
been obtained of flockmasters that
will shear at the larg.-r pens
T. C. Miller, JiW.ooO: William Da
ley, 73.000; Rawlins Live Stock com
pany. 50.M0; Smiley & Johnson. 75.
nOO; Ram's canon. 23.000: Cosgrlff
Bros.. 123.0O0; Stoekwell, 75.00ft; Cot-
ton wood. 5(U)i); Cow creek. 25.000:
Dana, 20.000; Medicine Bow, Cl,0i)0;
a total of 740,000 sheep. )
Shearing will commence about
April 12 and will continue about Sve "
or sis weeks. Owing to the open
winter and the Tact that more saud j -1 band this along for what it Is
has been blowing on the range than worth, but, ln the light of the animal's
last year, it is believed the Ueeces j usual display of sagacity, can Bcurcelv
will be a little heavier this year, credit it. AH Mr. Hutchinson's lions
than last. It Is expected that the ' were either stupid or cowardly,
clips will average about 74 pounds' "'When out with Paulin, for eiam
to the animal, in which event the pie." he told me. "we came across three
total clip in Carbon county, figuring big fellows feeding on an antelope
on the basis of the total number of about a quarter of a mile ahead. Now,
sheep quoted above, wilt be in excess1 had they made g simultaneous rush the
of 5.300.00!) pounds, which, at 10 chances are Paulin and I would have
cents per pound, will bring to the both been wiped out, because you have
flockmasters in this county something to hit a lion in the brain to kill him in
like f3tiO.OM). Of course, it will cost stantly. A bullet or so in the shoulder
about 10 cents per sheep to harvest may disable bim. but he comes at you
the crop of wool, and then there are just the same with incredible speed arid
tne expenses of hauling and delivery, leaping so as to make the shot more
freight charges, salaries of foremen,
camp movers, herders, etc., but it la
safe to say that when the wool crop
of li02 is marketed this county will
have increased its wealth by from
HOO.fxHj to $500,000 from the wool
clip alone, to say nothing of the nun
dreds of thousands of dollars that will
flow into the coffers of the flockmas-
ten by the increase during the lamb
ing season.
DENVER'S EXCLUSIVE NESS.
It Hat Driven Fifteen or Twenty Mil
lionaires Away from Tnat City.
From certain interests in ' Denver
comes the complaint that the leading
citizens of the city are too exacting
with respect to the social qualifica
tions of those whom they are willing
to admit to friendship and hospitali
ty. The tmrden of this egclusivenes
is felt most heavily, of course, by
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Istftd of attsMding Um baavquat
C Mr memtw send Wrth4ay.
ttf m ooaaftilsw w rnutla la
tfmmj fjCiMo U rociua to ter teat
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real-estate men and merchants, but
others who are Interested in the pros
perity and development of the town
think they also bave tome cause tor
remonstrance. A number of persons
have accumulated great fortunes In
the neighborhood of Denver, or at
any rate In the stale of Colorado.
More than a reasonable proportion of
such successful men, however, have
withdrawn from residence in Denver,
and have transferred their invest
ments, or at least a good part of
them, to other fields of development.
Fifteen or 20 such millionaires could
be cited if there were need to call
them by name. To every one of
them, at one time or another, the
! doors of
Denver s society leaders
have been closed, while advances
I"'-'" ' "n i-irnrtt leuuus.
New York Evening Post.
GOOD LION STORIES.
Marvel from an Observant Hottentot
Guide.
Allen Sangree in Aiaslee's: "Anoth
er man feli in a dead faint at the sight
of a lion, and lay flat on the earth.
The beast peered at him astonished,
bristled and growled, but either from a
kind heart or suspecting a trap, trotted
away with some show of dignity. He
would have gone more slowly if certain
of being seen, for the lion is noted for
his vanity. In this, at any rate, he is
human, and the African natives endow
Mm with many other qualities supposed
1n 1,., BVl.llllilvoiw rt.ec,u,4 k 1 K a V. ! .-K .
er order of beings.
" 'One morning.' relates the Hoi ten tut
guide, 'I saw a troop of zebras stoint;
along a straight path that led to the
margin of a precipice. They had all
J.assed with the exception of a fine stai-
iKul f.trtw.s1 rKa eo . ...t,
1y ' M abow a Hon
..,, ,,... Ua h,. .
imh. aud as the palh W0Hnd aroanf,
jj, )WKi he calculated to scale th. j
height with a single bound and get the j
zebra on the other side. But he did not !
spring hard enough and the zebra es- )
raped out on the veldt, beating the j,
air with his tail. Just then two of the j
lion's friends came along, and they
chatted together for some time. The I
:m linn t.i, th.m i.ih. vi, ,1,..
explained how it was a good place to I
ra,(,h Zebra if you jump well. They '.
all practiced for awhile and finally went j
away talking, but ln such a low tone
that I could not hear what they said.' I
difiicult. But when we got within ho
yards two of these fellows cleared, and
:he other sat, down just like a cat,
watching us. I shot and knocked him
down. When he got to his feet i
kno-':d him over again, and that fin
ished him. though he did not die for 13
through his Inngs aad lodged in bis
backbone.
j Filial Affection.
J Puck: Casey Fifty dollars Ca!!a
: han has iplnt tryin' to git hig mother-in-law
out av purgatory.
Italy Fifty doilars?
( Ta.iey Th' same! He siz he wants
to git her out before he goes In, if It
Kin be done!
Miss Ethel Lorimer. the 13-yenr-oM
daughter of ex-Congressman Lorimer,
of lllinoig, has composed an "Ave Ma
ria" which Is said to be very creditable,
and is being sung iu Catholic churches
tn Chicago.
NOW CONVALESCENT
tsndrt4 hr in Kochastar on oc-
Um axad adrsoats of woman saf-
. rkwstetau outt tkavt MiM
hy 22.
ONCE FAMOUS DUELING GROUND;
HOW LINCOLN
w
ITHIN a few months the famous
old dueling ground In St.
Charles county, Mo., will bave
ceased to exist, says an Alton
correspondent of the Chicago Inter
1 1...... Tl.n eklftl.. . . I K a
Mississinui river has attacked the m.
tie Dlot of land and It is ranidlv sue-
climbing to the erosion of the waters.
Tll( t fharlAa ftualtliir crrflimd h:4 I
been the scene nf more "arUii-s nf hon-
or" than anv other one snot in the
Western country, lu chief tit:e to
fame however .l.n lh fa.-t IW It
" - rBT-ir-femi iluluiiaiK i i . J V r 1 fc
James A. Shields, afterwards hrign.lier
genera! and Cnlted States senator from
the states of Illinois, Minnesota and
Missouri su-essiively. in the only duel
to which he was ever provoked.
The dueling ground is directly across
the river from Alton. In the early ilas
of the state It was much frequented hy
those who thought their honor required
vindication with the pistol or sword,
and the accessibility of the place soon j boast or the vengeanc lie wouid taKe,
gave it a wide reputation. The laws of ' and "iit representatives to Mr. Lincoln
Illinois did not look kindly on the prac-. with a challenge .-oik bed in tbe most
tice of dueiing aud prescribed such pen- : blustering terms. Mr. Lincoln was dis
altieg for the practice that even the posed to lauirh at the matter, and his
most hot-beaded fire-enter was glad ui j friendB tried in every w ay to patch the
jet outside the state before a hostile ' thing up wiih Shields, but iiodiing
meeting with an aoversary. The laws j would do the latter but a hostile meet
of Missouri took no cognizance of thejlng. Mr. Lincoln had to finally con-
SARTORIS NOW
3
Mr, Sartoris, after "serving through the Spanish-American war a a
Tolunteer captain under Oen. Fitzhugh Lee, joined the Industrial force of
the Westinghouse Electrical company at Pittsburg where he was work
ing his way up when apprised of the president action. .
dueling habit, and it wag considered
ouite the proper thing then to deter-'
mine disputes by the shedding of blood.
Consecrated Ground.
That was in the old days, however.
A more enlightened spirit baa since
prevailed in reference to such customs
tnd in consequence it has been many
years since a duel has taken place on
the St. Chiirleg ground. Its fame has
ory of many Illlnoisans and Missouri-j "irfts have some originality about
Bns, ant! a few years after the Var , this due). 1 prefer cannon at r,o paces."
steps were taken to preserve the spot The absurdity of the proposition cre
in its original shape. Tbe dueling : ated a general laugh, in which even
ground was in a little ravine through ' .Shields was forced to Join, and while
which a creek at one time wound its ; be was In this traceable frame of mind
Its way. This disappeared one gum-jthe seconds reasoned with him. with
mer and left nothing to show its for- the result that he and Lincoln were
mer presence but Its desolate bed and soon' talking as amiably together as if
iiumbet of huge boulders that the w- nothing had happened, and tbe duel
ter had ieft sticking up from the was off.
ground. F.iiough money was raised by Tbe prominence of the men had at
subscription to remove these boulders traded general attention to the duel,
and to erect an Iron fence around the, and wnen tbe boats carrying the prln-
grounds. and in tnat condition theyieipais "d seconds were seen crossing
have remained ever since.
Ridiculed the Auditor.
Mr. Lincoln's meeting there
Shields has furnished one ot the few
ludl.TO.is episodes with which the de. I
ing field has ever been credited. Shields :
was then auditor of tbe state of Illi
nois. The finances nf the state were in
a deplorable condition: the treasury
wmh empty; auditor's warrants were;
veiling at half their nominal value; no
tt.ore money was to be borrowed, and '
t i'!:)ti was dreaded bv both nolitlcal :
psrtl 's n ore than disgrax-e. The cur-J
tency of the state banks was virtually1
the only circulating medium in Mil-1
linK I
In the middle of August, 1842, the'
Min.ca.ing on m, P n , in-.e omcers
a keener Interest In the Integrity of
nelr salar es than In the pl,b'c we .
lTl- JfB,i ltW,',K thtor! r"VPr'r M;i
Licked In all the opposition papers of
the state. The sharpest assault it had .
i-ji.ii - - .l. , l i ,
to endure, however, was In th com
mtinication printed In the Sangamon
Journal, which not only dliectjJ thei
,-iilmiDlsti.ulon clrctilur with Ihe most
ssvage satire, hut covered Ihe audi
tor with merciless personal ridicule. It
purported to come from a farmer's wld
rtow, who expressed In this fashion her
discontent with an evil course of af
fair. Shields Was Furious,
Shields was a man of Inordinate van
ity and a corresponding Irascibility. He
was for that reason an irresistible murk
for satire. His fury against the un
known author of the satire was the
ubteet of much merriment In Bprlng
IMd, The next week another letter ap
peared rr"n a different hand. In which
the widow offered lo make up tbo quar
rel by marrying th auditor, aad this
la turn was followed by an epHhaJaml
um. In which tbla happy romprmnlse
waa sakfbraloo la vary b4 vara. In
gov-mor. auditor and treasurer iK;
i hi. r,r,ie wu. faw.n i.. h uthL. fampalgiis, ihey remained firm
' "v-t t its.n nifje -irtoi-;'i id Tha a il
WISHED TO FIGHT.
. the change of hands all the humor of
the thing had vanished, and notning
was left but feminine mischief on one
tide and the exasperation of wounded
vanity on the other.
Shields had talked mi much about the
i matter that be felt imperatively called
: a 1
He therefore sent a mes-
uir m the editor of the nauer and
u : kB rf this
i author of the articles
The etlitor was
! "ln a Quandary.
The first article h:id
hwn written bv Mr. Lincoln, but tllfl
10 lOilflWUlg II nai ueeii mm u.
IUO I'd I!l IT Willlr:i miw t ' ' rt ;t ii'im
" ; , j- - j
! Interest in poiti. s. and could not let
the ,-han.e slip tobbtre a little fun with
hieldH. The editor appealed to Mr.
Lincoln in his dilenjua, a;;d the latter
answered.
"Oh. teil Shields that I wrote them.
Don't let the natiim of thn om-tl np
pear in the matter."
As soon as Shield. bad the name of
- Mr. Lincoln given to him, he began to
A LIEUTENANT.
setu lo this, but he never seemed to
divest himwlf of this idea that the
whole proceeding was a huge Jok.
They repaired to St. diaries, and Lin
coln, being the challenged party, had
the ijioice of weapon. After the ar
rival at the dueling grounds he was
Sked what weapons he would s.-lect.
With a quizzical twinkle in his eye, he
replied:
An Original Duel.
the Mississippi back to Alton a larife
j c rowd stood on the shore awaiting news
, of the result of the miposed encounter.
Again Mr. Lincoln's whimsical leude
J h f1'?! H"0'1', Jolte'
1, ,1, , J 11 Cr'
ered wi'h clothes, and as the boat n
proaihed (be, shore the apnciatora
thought it w-is'the body of one of the
principals. When they reached the I
ehof Me I tni-..tt. .f.l ... . i
...... j i - . ,1,1 lllfWII,
took the clothes off the log. and rolled
the latter into the river. It took the
8ectators on the shore a moment to
realize the situation, but when Ihey did
a roar of laughter went up that dis
pelled the general tension.
The duelists remained In Alton all
1 ii'- -Mil iiirriMiif rriiiino
at K, Charles thus brought together
,wn who would have prob-
w mlm6 mw enemies through-
mit their life, and made bosom fHe,"?,
f n(.m
'
Possibly His Hat.
CliHnnail Knqulrer: J. A. Smith.
Jr., is in tbe habit of dining at the
(ilhson I louse restaurant, and one dsy
during tbe paat week came out iwcmd
bet in a paiingf at repartee with
Cluude, the boy who at lends to tha
hatrai k.
Mr. .Smith sallied forth from the res
taurant after enjoying his meal, and aa
Claude handed him his top piece h
thought he would quiz the lad.
"Is this my hn!7" he asked.
'I don't know," waa the answer.
"Well, then, why do you band It to
me If you don t know whether It Is my
hat or not?" queried Mr. Smith sharp
ly. r "Derail that I tha hat you handed
to me whan you went Into the restau
rant " answered Claude.
The hoy's answer it tinned Mr. italtb
and he old ome rapid-flra thluklng aa
ha Mt Um hotel.
A BOYLESS TOWW.
.4 rrr old wm,n of ion K9
!".!ar.-d that Imj !' 1 M"l;
1 h.- lo w.eil'i t. (il-aj-aiu yuu now
If onlr th r- v.ne no lm "
Khe scu'lded mid ir- H.t jIkiu It.
Hit ' rt t.-t: if lend.
A"1 th.-c. ot J Hint. lei: lit- town ire still
l- or U thf Lhik had flvd.
A'i' all ttu.iusli th- lo ig and dokty trf
Tin-re io t lnv in t-lrw;
Thi tt.f-hnli lot where they u-".l to meet
Wa . Ii.iil lo make one blue,
The km.- w growing on every Imuw.
Wild It'e pilh thill ttn- miltiers Bif l-:
t-'..r there nann't a ul ill the il; :
Who knew how trie jme is pUy.l
The Chen-leu votfd and wnt to wml
Th' Tf wa no one to clinih I lie trmt .
Anil iinlehl- i: id a slnb-IhkI,
H; V imlv It;, l.lcl. .t!-i te-e.
Tle-re -wuan'l a im-wniiw I'i - !! ,uin
Tu ;,.., , y c r .; .
If ieinle wa-iii.l th-tr eiriir.io ct.nw
Thi-y 'nt tor a iuiw-it!!'t num.
Tl,-r was little, I wi-en, of frill.- and
There t of eh r an I mirth
T!t.-t c) old t..ri. xiii'- It U.-krd ii nif,
Wit the m-fai . it (jI.m on ciirth
Th ner o! l nnn'iuii b.-Ku to
Tie-n awi-Ke with a int.Jrton scree m.
"l--iir mi-!' she i-rlfd: "I have Ixn wideep-
And U, wti.tt a t - rr I dr.-iini' "
St. -Vieholus Magutne.
SEEVAK'T GIELS I.V SWEDEN
riien tbe Mistress 5a ItesIJy Mistreat
of Her Household.
Down in thefie country town, and. la
fad, everywhere In Sweden, except In
StocKhoim and one of two other of the
larger cities, domestic servants are en
gaged under contracts for at leant sir
months and generally for a year Oa
the 24th of April and the 24th of 0 t
.ilier contracts are always made and ser
vice always termlnat' on one of tboe
lays. Girls who come in from the coun
try to e-k employment ait servant
gather in the market place on the morn
ing of tb m- days, where an official
from the police department la present
to look after them. They usually bring
recommendations from the village pas
tor as to their character and previou
coiidu' t and from their former em
ployer if they have been In service be
fore. Some may be fortunate enough ti
have a testimonial from the buro-
niaft'T or a merchant or some. other
dignitary who U known by repoUtion.
itiflr naiues. HK'fi. places of birth and
former r-s!dein-. ureal! taken down by
Ihe police official, who also oiakw
'ufef it the rccom no-Dilation they
carry.
During the morning housek.-pern
who are in want of servants come to
be market place. The official lfl chtrg
-lis them the name and the record of
each girl, and there are usually per-
oO'ltil Intel View. When a h)IJekeei)er
lillils a sati factor ran a Id ate nh
rosses her hand with silver that is.
her from 2 to 5 kroner as earnest
motiey and tells her to report at ber --
ulence on the date he names, In tin
meantime the police official has taken
town the terms of the agreement, 0
ia:4 of the employers and th em
ployed, the amount of wages an 1 toe
length of service agreed upon.
t.irls who are already in service an I
leiire to make a tuns (lie a a'tlc
with this offlclu). who already has their
recommendations and what you mar
call their domestic history aa his"
books. He thus acquires the name, age.
character and reputation of every vr
vant in tJiwti. so that when any iarfv
loqulrie for a rook or a housemaid tie
ran give ber reliable information ci.n
cernlns every applicant
A Sir! must give her employer a
week notl. of change, .md vice versa.
o that bith th? employer and the em
ployed niay have plenty of time to pre.
pare for the contract daythe itth of
April or the 2 It h of October.
in the cities etiiployme.it agencies are
conducted by the mi :lclality, and
when a l.ousekei.per wants a servant
she got to one of them and Mud ap
plications from every girl who wants a
place and the recommendation h car.
ries. Wh.-ii she picks her house for a
personal interview and bt-ars a card
Ahl'-h mii!t be returned to lieadquar
icr within Z4 hour after it 14 iiuttext
If the interview is not satisfactory tln
girl brings back the card and waits for
another chatire. If It Is satisfactory the
lady of the house fill out the blanks
ftitfi C date und term of employment,
the vage agree.1 upon and uliiw fact.
afr-cting the contract
If the girl is not satisfied t the -mt
of a certain lime she must go t, police
headquarter r to the municipal offi
cial in charge of that business and
stale her grievance. He makes an h
vestlgatlon and act ax a aort of Judge
In the rase, if Uie family in tH,t pld
with their servant after trial they ap
ply to him and are compelled to ahine
by his decision. No girl can be dis
chargeo or otdain ber liurin
her term of employment, without' hi"
consent. If a girl iWerts her empver
he may be arrested and punished bv
a fine or Imprisonment and forfeit hr
claims to future consideration f ti,e
employment bureau, u W be impor
sible for her to gt another pl4.u. tr
her employer refuses to puy i,r w, "
or does not treat her pm.,eriv ,he , '
appeal to the nearest magistrals fur re
dress. THE HEADLESS ONE, '
A Juvenile Opinion That Concur
With More Matuie View.
N'-w York Evening Vmi: Ten-ye,,r-oltl
was plsving with hia p.,, vMSfn,
H had built a tlttv hou-ce Bn, Kr(l.,(t
htsmen aliout it in v.iruius martial at
1)1 tines.
"What (a it all about?" his father In
quired. '
"They're policemen at the Tblrtr
W,h tree, pr. waiting for Pr,nr
"Why have yon placed fna, 01ltt
nolni.ng lo baTy batt-red dlm
In such a prominent position"
'Cnn'l jron see? He hasn't any he .d.
Ilea a detective,"
The bay of Nanlea. Mween the n,r
of thai name H,,d the famu !l(,und (f
Capri, haa a bed which furnish about
$7W.0Ort worth of coral every year The
5nnnra,n,S M,'I.!':U- U!,,wU'1
ends and oihr things of thut m,U
which are rirqgvd aT(M th- hotmm
are
J?!2 n' Jrn if rttn has tlven
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