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The Harrison Press Journal. C. C. BURKE, Proprietor. HARRISON. - - NEBRASKA. NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES It. 8. Albright, M. D., has been ap pointed pension examining Burgeon at Beatrice. ' B. D. Sherludy of Carlisle, Neb., has been given an appointment as railway mail clerk. A rural free delivery route has been ordered established out of Clarks, to begin August, 1. I R. H. Davla of Lincoln has been ap pointed teacher at the Crow Creek, S. D., Indian school. ' The preliminary hearing of Al Baird, at Lincoln, charged with complicity in the murder of J. J. Gillespie, has been ,set for trial before Justice Green on 'June 16. ) Governor Savage and staff will be Ipresent at Seattle on July 4, when the ikeel of the battleship Nebraska will be laid. The governor will leave Lincoln on June 20. W. G. Lay has resigned his position of manager of the "Western Union at Lincoln to accent the chief clerkship at Omaha. Mr. Lay had occupied the position for five years. Mrs. Fannie Honn of Humboldt, aged 7 years, was attacked with a fit or coughing which caused the rupture of ,a pulmonary blood vessel. She died before a doctor could reach her. The city council of Beatrice, which has been in session as a board of equal ization, had adjourned. Personal tax jln the city was increased to $18,053. ,anci assessment on real estate reduced The fusionists of the last legislature have arranged for a banquet to be held la the parlors of the Koehler hotel at Grand Island on the evening of the 23d, yust previous to the fusion state con ventions. I A telephone line Is coming Into Gib bon from the southeast. It is a farm ers' mutual line and starts from Shel ton. The matter of a line to connect Xowell and Butler with Gibbon Is be-In- agitated and will undoubtedly be constructed. At a meeting of the citizens of Kear ney, called by Slayor Roe, it was de cided to vigorously celebrate the Fourth of July at that place. Severn! bundred dollars have already been raised for the purpose by subscription and the committee on arrangements promises a glorious time. 1 Chairman H. C. Lindsay of the re publican state committee has opened Headquarters at Lincoln and is pre paring for an active campaign from jBow until the close of the campaign. ir. Lindsay announced that as soon as jthe ticket is nominated the work will commence all along the line. Mrs. Minnie Stromer and her sister. Miss Annie Anderson, narrowly es caped drowning in Thirty-two Jliie creek white driving from Holsteiu to and was drowned and the women were forced to stand on the top of the buygy until help arrived. Fire, believed to have originated in the engine room, entirely destroyed t.io Elkhorn roller mills, causing a loss of 18,000. The Insurance was merely nom inal. The mills were erected in lS'Ja by Charles ScHeip, the present owner. Adjoining property was only saved by heroic work on the part of the firemen. ; At a meeting of the district officers of the southeastern Nebraska Grand Army reunion at Beatrice, it was de cided to hold the Grand Army of the Republic reunion in Beatrice August 13 to 20. inclusive. It la the intention to have a number of prominent G. A. R. men of the country attend the re union. Five men and two women connected with a traveling show were poisoned at Plymouth, Jefferson county, Satur day night, and on Monday night the two women, Mrs. E. W. Dilger and Miss Myrtle Boyles, were given a Sec ond dose of poison. The troupe, which comprised twenty-two members, board ed in its own car, and those who par took of rice cooked for supper were affected. ' Marshal Martindale of Exeter re ceived a telegram from the chief of po lio at Trinidad, Colo., nuking him to arrest a Mr. Kellar, stopping at the Phillips house in Exeter. It was al leged Kellar jumped board bill at Trinidad. Kellar tame to Exeter some three weeks ago, declaiming himself to be a noted hypnotist, and gave a scries of entertainments in that line In the opera house. Three men of Nebraska City, H. W. Alrd, Will Hill and Daniel Crumes, were overcome by the fumes from the gas company's mains. Mr, Alrd was' making a pipe connection, when he was choked by the gas. Toung Hill, who is employed in Alrd's shop, was working in the front yard of his home when he was caught and rendered un conscious. Crumes was working for the gas company in the street, when his) lungs filled with the fumes. All WW recover. The country around Wlsner has again toasired the proper amount of rain to Uansre a one small grain crop without anther drop of rain, and the business MM -as Winer bars subscribed tl.OOO toward Fourth of Inly celebration. TXa antrnvaray ever allowing a bll tJrJ fca to loeafo in Humboldt has Zn ferwebt to nn abrupt termination Cjs Immmm of a permit to the ap. r UiHas. prtel- rr ' f r "rrf, Cc-'-t ti e.',.tt; ELSE IH A LIAR. EIm I'm a liar, Thing la all wrong. With people who worry Along in the throng, SkufTle and hurry Fer things what we eat. Held up by combines. On all kinds tfv meat Else I'm a liar. Jest hold yer breath. Walt fer the turn Thtngs'll be takin, When men who earn Their llvln', are shakln' Sweat from their brow Tryln" ter think how It's done. Jest hold yer breath Else I'm a liar. There'll come a dav When things-11 break luse. With the devil ter pay, Fer the men who use Their money, ter corner The things what we need. Their own greed, ter feed. Else I'm a liar. EDGAR BAKER. The Green Pocketbook BY MRS. MOSES P. HANDY. (Copyright, 1D01, by Authors' Syndicate) RS SHE entered the car almost everyone smiled; she looked so young and pretty and happy. Giles Hammersmith rose and of fered her his seat. She took it with a blush, a protest and a "thank you." Giles walked to the end of the car and turned so that he rould see her. As she searched her pocketbook for a nickel he noticed what tiny hands she had, and then his eyes fell on the purse. It was made of dark green leather, with silver corners, and was dainty enough for a princess, as. indeed, was every thing about her, from the crown of her fur-trimmed toque to the tips of her well-fitting boots. "She is the prettiest girl that I ever laid eyes on," thought Giles. Vet he knew dozens of pretty girls, not to speak of his own sister, Dorothy, who was a beauty and a belle. Common politeness compelled Giles to look away, lest the pretty girl should become conscious of his gaze, yet he eyed her furtively from time to time. At Forty-second street she motioned to the conductor to stop the car, and, gath ering up two or three little packages, she alighted. Giles followed. The next street was his destination, and he thought that he might discover where the girl lived without going much out of his way. Quite a number of women left the car at the same corner, and Giles stood back to allow them to pass. When his foot touched the pavement she was gone, but on the ground lay her green pocket book. As, here was a clew! Giles put the pretty trifle in his pocket. It was use less to try to follow Its owner in the dusk and fog. Arrived at his own home. Giles ex amined the pocketbook and its con tents. It held but little money, a two dollar bill and a few pennies, but there was a tiny handkerchief and some call ing cards. The handkerchief was un marked; the cards read: "Miss Lucie Manners, 408 Osage street." " 'Lucie,' that's a pretty name. Rath er French, It just suits her." Investigation proved that 408 Osage street was not in Chicago. So Giles ad vertised the pocketbook. Days passed, and the advertisement was unanswered. "Giles." said Dorothy one day. "Grace Judson wants its to dine wits her next week to meet a Miss Florence Tyson. Do go, that's a good boy." Giles hated dinners, and he rather ungraciously refused to yield to his sister's persuasion. The next day Dor othy was full of Miss Tyson her beau ty and her charms. Giles did not pay much attention to the rhapsodies, but, oddly enough, something that she said made him think of "Lucie Manners." That very day a note came from "Lucie." Mr. Hammersmith's adver tisement had at last caught her eye. The young lady lived la Detroit, and Giles resolved to restore the pocketbook in person, making an excuse of "busi ness." With some trepidation. Giles awaited Miss Manners in her own drawingroom. He started, when she entered, for this girl was not the one of the street-car. Explanations followed. The pocket book proved to ltelonz to Misa Manners. likewise the calling cards, but the tiny handkerchief was not hers. "I was visiting my friend. Florence Tyson. "Our pocketbooks were almost exactly alike, and we managed to ex change tbem. Miss Tyson has told me that she did not discover the mistake nntil after she was on the street car, on her way home. She had just seen me off at the railway station. Fortunately my ticket was in my satchel and not In my purse. Then Florence lost the pocketbook. It was odd that I should hare seen the advertisement and not she, when It Is she who lives In Chica go. I saw my name on a bit of news paper which had been used for a wrap per. Then I wrote to you." Miss Manners was talking a good deal, considering that she and Mr. Hammer smith were strangers to each other. Perhaps his breathless interest com pelled confidence, and, after all, she seemed to be claiming another's prop erty; how could she do less than ex plain?" When Giles left, the green pocket book was no longer In his possession, and his brain was In a whirl. "Flor ence Tyson" that was the name of the girl whom his sister had wished him to meet, the one by whom she had been so fascinated. "Dorothy." Inquired Giles the next day, for he did not tarry In Detroit, "where did Grace Judson come across this paragon of yours, Miss Tyson? If she Is a Cblcagoan. Why hasn't one heard of her before?" "She hasn't lived here long." replied Dorothy. "She used to go to school with Grace when they were little girls. Grace did not know she was In the city until she met her, not long ago, quite by chance." By the exercise of a little diplomacy. Giles succeeded In getting Dorothy to take him to call on Miss Tyson. And, lo! she proyed to be "the snex press! ve he " ' "And did you really tall la lor with me at first tight?" asked Florence, three months later. "At first sight," answered Giles, as he slipped a ring on her Ingar. Tkt Xtm fSnH. trangatiau Want tk attar fallnrs ture. The teachings of Paul and John, following Jewish lines, do not postu late anything but punishment until the "second death." Sin la death. Un righteousness Is its own sure agony. Guilt Is separation from our Father. There is no life or peace save In love, holiness and purity, without which no man can see the Lord. More we can not say. More need not be said. More is. as a matter of fact .not now preach ed from any Protestant pulpit, liberal or conservative, save the most Ignor ant, where the material hell still uolds sway. The life on the Bowery is hell. The greed of Wall street is he'll. The sus picions and criticisms of Christian brethren one of another are hell. We have hell in our hearts, and only God's love can cast out hell. That hell should be an eternal disputant of God'B sov ereign redemption; that the cross of Christ should not save to the utter most, seems hardly possible; yet we have no other message than to pro claim that unless men take the Father at His word they must remain in the far country and feed the swine, and that every man goes to hi sown place." HINDOO EDITORS. Ingenuous Ways of the Journalistic Craft in the Far Orient. Los Angeles Herald: In amusing candor and ingenuity of excuses the average editor might learn something from his Hindoo brother, who, when anything goes wrong with the paper for which he Is responsible. Is as fertile In excuses as a Chinaman. When the first copy of a new Hindoo newspaper made It appearance recently. Its subscribers were amazed to see that nearly half of It consisted of empty columns. The following editorial note, however, explained this vagary: "We regret that this, our maiden number, should lack completeness, due to a mis calculation. We thought we had suf ficient material, and consequently did not trouble to collect more. We can assure our indulgent readers that this will not occur again, and we trust the quality of the contents will make up for the lack of quantity." Another Hindoo editor found it nec essary to suspend the publication of his paper for a fortnight without a warn ing. When the paper again made its appearance It contained this amusing notice: "We regret that, owing to mis understanding with a rival editor, in which we failed to get all the best of the argument. It was necessary for us to retire unexpectedly from the conduct of this paper for the space of two weeks, during which we have had op portunities of devising certain im provements which we propose to Intro duce Into It The rival editor, we re gret to report, Is still confined to his home." When the Hindoo editor wishes to rest for a time from his labor, he calm ly and confidently announces the fart in these or similar words: "As we are beginning to feel the physical and men tal effects of a year's unremitting de votion to the interests of our readers, we feel it due to them that we should take the rest which our labors In their behalf demand and deserve, and as a natural consequence beg to notify that this paper will cease to appear for the space of four weeks." A short time azo an Indian newspa per appeared with two very conspicu ous blank columns on the front page. The editor explained this eccentricity thus: "We had reserved this space for an exceptionally powerful article on a subject of universal interest to our readers, but at the last moment we find that the article cannot be compressed within the two columns reserved for it. It will make Its appearance next week." THE YOUNGEST SPY. A 10-Year-Old Rebel for Four Days on Top of a Fence Post Louisville Courier-Journal: Heury S. Garr, now a deputy at the county jail, was one of the youngest spies in the service of either side In the war between the North and the South. At the age of 10 Mr. Garr received bis first Instruction. It was the year that the Louisville forts were built. The order for all able bodied men of certain agps to assist In the construction of the forts had been Issued, and many Southern sympathiz ers were looking about for some way to evade the edict. Judge S. A. Garr, father of the deputy jailer, openly de clared that he would do no work for the soldiers from the North. He also de clared that his negroes should not help build thi forts, and the officer In command of the federal troops heard of ft. A squad of soldiers wag dispatch ed at double-quick time to the Garr homestead, which was within 100 yards of Western park. When the soldiers arrived they found a barefoot boy sitting upon a fence post He was swinging his legs and whistling as only some boys can. A lieutenant was in charge of thp soldiers, and he drew rein when he saw the boy. He Inquired for Judge Garr. The boy shook his head and answered that he did not know him. The soldiers passed. An hour later they returned, and the boy was still up on the gatepost All day the soldiers searched In the woods and all day the boy sat upon the gatepost The fol lowing morning the soldiers returned, and again the boy was upon the gate post. "I set there for about four days." said Mr. Garr. "My father and several neighbors and all of their negroes were hid In the woods, and by means of a signal code we were rble to com municate with one another. "Two or three men were stationed In the troetops. We all had white hand kerchiefs. I watched the soldiers. One wave meant that they were In the neighborhood, two meant that they were leaving, and three meant that they were not In sight, and that all was well." Prepared for the laaaon. "Well, Jimmy," aald the hard-hearted employer, "I don't see how yon will get out to any ball games this season, aa your grandmother died four times last summer." "Bat, air," answered Jimmy, "grand papa has married again, although K ni again a wkhet of the family." And attll wa wonder why mm ad- ANCIENT HEAD Not far from Rome Is the little vil lage of Neml, and near by is a lake of the same name. In old days there was a splendid temple of Diana where the village now stands, and on the lake were seen at all times several imperial galleys, on board of which the reign ing emperor and his courtiers frequent ly feasted and made merry. Temple and galleys have long since disappeared, the latter having been sunk In a great storm, but many por tions of the temple have been recov ered, and some of the ornaments which adorned the galleys have also recently LARGEST SHARK What is claimed to be the largest specimen, of a baxking shark In the world was recently washed ashore oo the beach at the Hotel Ormond, Flori da. This great water creature meas ured 18 feet in length and weighed over 2,000 pound, and was five feet wide across the back, on which three men could lay in an outstretched line, while his tremendous mouth could take in the body of an averaged sized pony. Just how the mighty monster met his death is a mystery, as the species is known to be fierce and few have been known to have been captured alive. The shark being of such gigantic size, Messrs. Anderson & rice. the ho tel proprietory telegraphed the pres ence of the shark to the Smithsonian institution, which, recoginzing the val ue of the rare specimen, at once se TWO DRINKS, ONE GLASS. It seems incredible, yet it Is a fact, that one can drink water and beer at the same time out of one glass. Any ordinary glass will suffice, and the first thing to be done is to pour beer into it until it is half full, then over the beer Is to be carefully placed a piece of smooth linen, and as soon as thin is in position the water may be poured Into the glass, drop by drop. As the specific gravity of water Is quite different from that of beer, it Is Impossible under these conditions for the two liquids to mingle. Either water or beer can now be drunken out of the glass, though the manner of drinking is different in each case. The water can be drunk In the ordinary fashion, but the beer must bo taken through a straw. Though this is really an eafsy trick, great care Is necessary In pouring the beer and water into the glass and in placing the piece of linen In proper po sition. BALD HEADS. The Pessimistic Views of an Old Ton sorial Artist. New Orleans Times-Democrat: The Old IJarber was In a gloomy mood. He was talking about bald heads. "Hair may disappear altogether after a while," he said, "and in that event barbers will have less to do than tbey have now. It wilt force the barbers out of business. From tbe way I look at it men are largely responsible for being baldbead ed. They do not take proper care of tbelr bead covering. Long hair Is one of the worst things In tbe world. No man can keep his scalp clean and wear long hair. If the scalp is not kept clean the hair will become unhealthy. It will finally die. Besides, It requires more nourishment for a long hair than It does for a short one. "Men starve their hair to death. Hairs must be fed and nourished like any other part of the human system. There Is a quantity of oil In a little bnlb at the root of each hair, and It is npon this substance that the hair feeds The oil ooses out Into the opening la OF MEDUSA. been brought to light. Among the lat ter Is a bronze head of Medusa. Doubly interesting this Is, not only because it is a fine speciment of ancient bronze work, but also because it was one or the principal ornaments of Caligula g pri vate galley or yacht Under the direction of the Italian gov ernment strenuous efforts are now be ing made to recover any other treasures that there may be in these long-lost galleys, and, as the exact position of several of the galleys is known, it is generally believed that the search will be highly successful. EVER CAUGHT. cured -It for the National museum, where the skin and skull are now be ing prepared for exhibition. It is con sidered by scientists to be one of the most striking objects there. While it wa-H lying on the beach hun dreds of tourlBts from Ormond and vi cinity viewed the giant form. The shark is a species of the Indo Pacific basking shark. Inhabiting the tropics, and has never before been seen in our waters. In its varied colora tions Its differs markedly from the ma jority of sharkB. being ornamented with buff spots and stripes on a dark ground. The mouth forms nearly an oblong aperture and Is armed with bands of numerous sharp teeth. There are only two of these sharks on ex hibition one in Paris, the other at the British museum, the latter being 17 feet long. through the hollow of the hair, very ... In.. . I- I - .. U . t J 11 U L U line Luo uai ui luv aiuiuouutfj forces the fluid up in a thermometer. At any rate. It is forced up and often oozea out the end of the hair. Barbers have resorted to singeing in order to keep this oil in the hair. Singeiug closes the hollow, seals it. and the oil Is absorbed by the hair. If the hair is allowed to grow to any great length there is not enough oil to properly feed It. It becomes dry and finally dies. It cracks open and splits in two sepa rate parts. This process continues un til a man becomes bald, often prema turely, and he never knows just how It all happens. "There Is another thing to be con sidered In this connection. The. ten sion of life is high now, and men are more feverish than they used to be. This condition has a serious effect on a man's hair, tending to deaden it, and It falls out Between these influences, and others which might be enumerated, bald heads have been accumulating at an alarming rate, and unless the men begin to think more of these things the comb and brush will not be needed in the average househld, and the barber will simply close up shop, and the time may not be so far off. either. It may not come In my time, of course, but I am not mistaken about the tendency. The number of bald heads already In existence will bear me out in all I have said." DRIES CLOTHES INDOORS. When clothes are hung up to dry In a kitchen or laundry they not only oc cupy a good deal of room, but they are an Impediment to the free circula tion of air, and for this reason a novel device, which is Intended to do away with these undesirable features, Is meeting favor among housewives of Europe. It consists of a small wooden box, to which are attached 8pveral cords. When clothes are to be dried this box can be raised to any desired height, and the cords can be stretched and fastened in the most appropriate places. In this way wet clothes can be removed In an Instant to the warmest part of tbe , r...,., ,,, fmt ,n n ..... .(: COLD STORAGE OF WEALTH. Vault That E'.lliocaires Cse for Te poBlt of Securitcs. N--.V York Ccrrcnpomlence Pittsburg Dispatch: Many persons who have been amazed during the past few days at the holdings of stock r-rtlRfs that rep resent millions of dollar t'X "m r the magnates of Wall street have more than once wondered where on earth the stacks of certificates are stared away ever night Some of tbe certificates are passed day after day In their busi ness deals from owners to owners who have nut strong underground vaults. Nor do all firms on the-"trwt" have vaults above the average kind. He thnt as It may, from this time out the millions in bonds and certificates and other "street" valuables, as well an valuables owned elsewhere. In this city and other cities, are to be stowed away In a safe In a deposit company on Broad Mreet. which hat just been put in commission. It is the blgs'wt safo in the world. In this safe are already deposited more securities than In any other one place in the world. Wealth untold Is represented there by stocks nnd bonds. Jewelry and silver plate. Here also repose the wills of many of the biggest millionaires in America. So vast are the financial Interests concerned In this safe that the board of directors In charge of It la made to represent ev ery faction of the financial world. John I) Rockefeller. J. V. Morgan, the Van ilerbilis. the Ilothsfhllds, th Harri mans, the Goulds, and other large intT eRts have personal representatives on the board. The door leading into the safe Is a tremendous piece of mechanism. It in circular, eight feet in diameter, and 24 inches thick. It weighs 21 tons. The hinge of this big door weighs 7 .000 pounds. The door and vestibule weigh 50 tons, and yet so nicely is the door balanced on hall bearings that a baby might close It with the gentle pressure o( its tiny finger. The safe I 63 fet long, 38 feet wide, and 9 feet In height. The wails arc four f- t thick. The In terior is fitted up with 2.000 box'-s. but 3,000 more will be added as they are needed. Formidable as the mechani cal appliances for safety are, they aro not depended on altogether D;ty and night men guard the big door. They pace back and forth like soldiers on guard. Three times in the night a third watchman walks through the cor ridor to see that the sentinels are at- IliHidlng to their duty. If ever a bur glar gets anything out or the saro V ail street will go out of business. OAVE SAGE A FRIGHT. Man Allowed to Hold a Million Dol lars Started to Leave With It. New York Press: There waa tin wonted excitement in Russell Sage's office one day lust week. A some-timo reporter, now a stock broker, who has not yet begun to handle millions, had some business with Mr. Sage;. When, he was through, he said: "Mr. Sag', b t me handle a million dollars. I'd like to experience the sen sation of holding so much money " The veteran financier was In a com-r-linnt. mood. He handed out a pack aae of a thousand $1,wj0 bills, and en Joyed watching the young man fondle the paper representation of wealth. 'Thank you." at length remarked the yoiiiif; man, who Is somewhat of a prac- f i .... I ir.l,,. in a newspaper, and took up his hat. "Hold up! Plop:" shrieked Mr. Sage, touching a bell button, and In an in stant the office swarmed with Mr. Sage's f-Rijjloyes. "I have had the pleasure of holding a million." said the young man. laying down the package, "and you have the anxiety of keeping It." "Yes, yes," said Mr. Sage, nil! some what n' rvous, "but it la a pleasurable anxiety," he added. LITERATURE OF LOVE. Business Man's Experience In Search of Reading Matter. New Orleans Commercial Advertiser: it in aniuHing lo watch a hurd-tieatled, practical biiKlness man when he goee to the library for a book these days. The new books aro placed on a counter where one can take one's pick. The type of reader Indicated above looks long and earnestly at the list of titles, knits his brow, begins at the beginning, and goes over them all again, as If he doubted the evidence of his firat in spection, purses up bis llpn, frowns, ani saunters out of tho library without a book. If the looker-on Is sufficiently curi ous to wonder why the hard-headed one could find nothing to suit him, she. too, look over the titles of the new books, and this l what the hees among Shoals ,F nthf... r, - A in "Love In Its Tendcrnfyt) " "I-ovn Idyls." "When Love U YoiiDg." "Iive the Harvester." "When the Und Wag Young." "Farewell, Nikola." "When Iilades Are Out and Love's Afield." "Lad's Love." "Ixjve Is IleHt." Truly this ha been a strenuous spring for the seasonable writers. Nathan Hale's Schoolhouae. The Connecticut chapters of the Daughters of tbe American Revolution have succeeded. In co-operation with the Sons, in their effort to secure tbe school hVfo i at New Ixndon In which the patr I, Nathan Hale, taught after being graduated from Yale The school house was In danger of being torn down, and the Lucretla 8haw chapter of New ln!on started a sub- KnnPl tI 'l?1' Wh,rh H h"""1' lioo. The house was removed to a site at the entrance of "The anclentost wurJn ?rou!T, laBt work of furnishing It for Its various ues has recently been completed. Tho upper story has been made a deposi tory for colonial and revolutionary mi les, and tbe lower will be used as tha chapter room of the Lucretla Shaw chapter. Now the beef trust proposes to recoup Its enormous legal expenses la tha .vk. fd I I 3r .0 (.. I..