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NEWS OF THE STATE. F unionists Coma to Omaha. ) Lincoln. Neb. The democratic and populist state committee voted to re establlfh their head'iuarU-rs In Uinaha. 4jhe location In the city will be deter mined by the chairmen of the execu tive commit tees. The popuilnf committee elected TZ. W. Nelnon of this city aw chairman to succeed Charles Q. De Fran re. "Mr. Nelson was eecretary of the committee several year under former Chairman Edrriliten, The chairman, candidates and executive committee were author ized to appoint a secretary ahd treas urer. Trie ropullHt executive commit tee consists of: li. E. Dawes, , Lincoln; J. J. Points, Omaha; W. V. Alien, Mad ison; F. M. Howard, Aurora; Dr. Rob ert Damarell, Red Cloud; J. H. Ed misten, Eddyvllle; Cliff Frank, Yorlf." Chairman P. L. Hall announced (he appointment of this democratic execu tive committee: '. H. D. Travis, Platts mouth; J. J. O'Connor, Omaha; Georgs li .Loomis, Fremont George W. Phil lips, Columbus; C.'"B. Scott, Kearney; R. B. Wahlqul?t, Jlastlngs; R. O, Ad ams, Grand Island! The proposition "(organize a joint committee to head the management ot the campaign was considered, but not acted upon. Ropublleitn &tate Committee. Lincoln, Neb. The republican state Committee decided to maintain the state headquarters in this city at the Lindell hotel. The following executive committee was 'appointed: First con gressional district, J. C. Secrest, Lin coln; Second, vVlctor Rose water, Oma-. ha; Third. W. 1." Warner, Dakota City; Fourth, Clark Robinson, Fairmont; Fifth, L. W. Hague, Mlndcn; Sixth,. Aaron Wall, Loup, City. ' . ' . ' All the state" nominees were present and responded to 'calls for speeches Besides these Senator Dietrich, Repre. sentatlve E. J. Burkett of the First" congressional district; 3. 3. McCarthy of the Second, Judge Norrls of the Fifth and Moses P. Klnkaid of the Sixth ppoke. J. H. Mickey also spoke. ... , Ssss Murder in a Vision. Wood Stiver, Neb. (Special.) On June 23 'John Donaldson, for thirty years a resident of Wood River, was found murdered near Pocatello. Idaho Yesterday Fred Whitehead. , a farmer living three miles east of town, told of a dream he had th; night before, when, in a vision, h saw with dis tinctness the details of the murder ot Donaldson and his companion. ' Mr. Fritz. The gulch, the lay of the land, the surroundings, the man wltb the rifle and his shooting of the men waa vlvld d3 ma ujd inouXyi igx d 0 1 ly Impressed upon Mr. Whitehead's mind and is still retained by him. The facts as published tally exactly with the vision of Mr. Whitehead. He says that his impressions of the horrible tragedy, the features and appearance of the murderer, as so sharply and clearly Impressed upon his mind tftU be cculd pick the man'out of 10,000. He describes the murderer ess man about five feet ten inches tall, about 35 years old, light complexion,, blut eyes, heavy, light-colored i mustache, v.iarlng a faded gray hat, blue woolen ehlrt and dark-colored trouBers. H has sent this description to the o ccn at Pocatello. Mr. Whitehead Is a prominent and well-to-do farmer and : hi strange stor yis believed by -rrmnan i Gillian Murder Case a- Mystery. Lincoln, Neb. With the dismissal of C. E. May ward, the last step in ths prosecution of those cfiurged with the murder of J. J. Glllllan has been taken and it i more than likely, that the guilty party or parties wllJ ever be apprehended and convicted. In th case of both '"Hayward and Balrd tht star witness fulled to Identify the rner. and thn case f the state fell through far luck cf material evidence. Hay ward has been held Bince last Octo ber, In t he hope that evidence could be secured to convict him, Seelnj the useicsMiit-HK of the attempt, th county attorney allowed the case to be "dls missed. .: ... rr " ('----- State Nws Notes. Llnctiln, Nc'b.-Pnlllp'plno ' veteran met In rponse to a tall Issued by Captain Coegrovp, -to form a local branch of the National Society Army of the Philippines. A complete organ Izatlon will be made at an adjourned meeting next Wednesday night. r t Beatrice. Neb. To better its service the city lighting company has ordered a new engine and dynamo of ISO-horse power capacity Jund other new machin ery will be Insthtfrd doubling the pres ent capuclty ot'the. plant. . Lexington, Neb. Miss Sophy Mullln was badly burned here. Her hair.' which she was combing, caught lire from a gusollne stove. Her mother heard her screams and ran to hef as sistance. The (lames were extinguish ed, but no iief"rc,lhe girl li!fd buen dlsDgured i0 llff. Fremont, NebXj. P. BrlltllnB of this place has hVen allowed I75 by tcngiens for breltfurnlshed Iowa re- crults at Clinton. Vf, claim hns been- ptiij fiei . i tie et since the ticse tf the war, Lincoln. Neb.-The Ktil'e board of ag riculture met atiIextended an Invita tion to Secretary of Agriculture Wll-son-snd W. J. Bryan toip!eak at the state fair on farm topics. The board also decided to offer 1200 In prize tot drills on fraternal day. ' Trenton, Neb.-A B. A M. bridge, .nil and a half east of town, caught ftre by a oal- dropping from an en gtne and waa almost cotisuwd. . An txtra work train earn from McCook W4 rtyalr4 It to trmioa om paM otm. WATCHING- FOE CYCLONES. Westerners Tear Them as the Island era Do Volcanoes. Recent disturbances by volcanic t ruptlon In the island of Martinique and Gautemala bring oi:t In tull measure the sympathy of the residents of the cyclone district of the Southwest The cyclone is by far the worst form of disaster that visits this country, com ing at unexpected times and dealing death .and destruction in widespread manner. When the summer days bring waves 7f heat across the stretthes-ef hot sod. then the residents of the prairie West begin to cast their eyes to the wind ward. They are watching the forma tion of the clouds, and he who could not distinguish a cyclone bank from any other is Indeed a tenderfoot. Then the cry-of warning Is carried across the plains',. and the members of every fam ily. make for :thvlr - cyclone cellars. These cellars differ in various commun ities. '.The nomilar 'cvclone' cellar on ,theais of - wWeVn : Kansas, where cystines a few years ago were almost a dally occurrence, are ordinary sod houses, builtrlbw and strong. In the Russian communities of Kan sas these cyclones houses serve as the family residence' the year around. They are about seven feet high, and built ex ceptionally strong. The roofs are slant ing, and the houses are set to the wind, that is, the ends are faced toward the, east and west In Oklahoma every farmhouse is backed up by a cave, a hole dug into the ground, and covered by an earthen roof. Some farmers have gone so far in protecting themselves against cy clones that they have a small cannon loaded with salt and buckshot, which is fired into the whirling clouds as they 'approach. .This has been known to tiinrthe course of a storm. It is a common event to dismiss school on the plains of Oklahoma when a bank of elouds -begins to arise in the southwest. These wind and rain storms are becom ing -mdre uncommon every day. and it is believed that the planting of trees and- the settlement of the barren sod has had much to do with it. Before Oklahoma was thoroughly well settled dozens of cyclones were reported every day in the hot months. The writer was in the Newklrk one day in the early period of that town's existence, and saw seven cyclones form In the after noon. All of them followed the course of the Arkansas river, and "struck" in the Osage Indian reservation, far to the westward. Good Old Times. People who talk of the good old times should read these facts, compiled by "Popular Mechanics." In the good old times: There was not a public library in the United States. Almost all the furniture was import ed from England. An old copper mine in Connecticut was used as a prison. There was only one hat factory, and that made cocked hats. Virginia contained a fifth of the whole population of the country. A man who jeered at the preacher or criticised the sermon was fined. Two stage coaches bore all the travel between New York and Boston. A day laborer considered himself well paid with 2 shillings a day. The whipping post and pillory were still standing In New York and Bos ton. Trousers were fastened with pegs or laces. ' . The church collection was taken in a bag at the end of a pole, with a bell attached to arouse the sleepy contribu tors. Washington Times. Sleep-Walking. "Ten per cent of the world's popula tion Is more or less somnambulistic," said a physician, "and every one, at one time or another, has done a little sleepwalking. I myself, when a lad, got up, dressed, took my books, and went to school on a summer night, my father following close behind to see that I should come to no harm. YBlonde persons are more apt to he somnambulists than dark folk, and In cold climates there Is more somnambu lism than in warm ones. In certain Greenland villages, I have been told, the hut doors are locked from without by a watchman in order that those within may not come forth in their sleep, and maybe freeze to death. Hut in Egypt and such like hot lands such precaution is unnecessary." Philadel phia Record. A Heckless Plunger. In the great gambling hall there was breathless silence. - K poker game between two of the billionaires was In progress. About their table were: packed and Jammed hundreds of curious, excited people, watching their play with aston ishment. "I'll bet you a porter-house steak," nays one. Murmurs of awe rise from the walch eis. Clear and stern comes the answer: "I'll see that porter-house steak nnd raise you r two rib roasts, a pig's knuckle and a can of ox-tall soup." Here the onlookers gasped. One of them, Indeed, muttered: "It Is such things as this that make anarchists." Baltimore American. A student In the New England Con servatory of Music says thnt out of 85 In this year's graduating class only 26 pnssed the final examinations, thereby entitling them to diplomas. "This only goes to show," says the Boston Journal, ."that the Increasing regldlty of exam ination papers which has been so no tlcBlilo in .the professional schools of lato Is extending to the Institutions of art and music as well." Clarence Hale, brother of Senator Kuge.no Halo, who has been appointed the United States district Judge of Mains, has served as city solicitor of Portland and as a member of the leg Islfttnrc, and la widely known In the Pins Tre State. He la a member of the Maine Historical society, and has one of the best private libraries In New England.' " Prof. B. 8. Ooff, one of the most emi nent horticulturist of the country and a professor of tbe State University of nrLain la aw He wan the author niwi'i - of a nnmber ot aUntoN work on nor-ttmltvr. WORLD'S FAIR NEWS NOTES. The five counties of tbe Arkansas valley in eastern Colorado, one of the most favored regions of tbe West, con templates making a joint exhibit as a part of the Colorado exhibit at the world's fair. CommiKKioner Ernest H. Wands nrin from Peru a nackage of newspa ner clinninES which show a very lively Interest in the exposition In that t-oun try. Commissioner Wands has nan conferences with the prini-jpal govern ment officials as well as many promin ent business men and is confident that Pern, having made a liberal appropria tion and provided for a commission, will have a splendid representation.. Joi.n Rice Chandler, commissioner to the five Central American republics for the world's fair, has now reached Nic aragua, having visited Guatemala and Salvador. From all these countries he has forwarded newspaper clippings and other information showing the inten tion of those republics to be well rep resented at the fair.- Their wealth of natural resources Insures exhibits of far more than ordinary interest. A mammoth "iron elephant" for the world's fair is the creation of Joseph Husak of Chicago. The body of. tbe metallic animal is to be four stories high, the floors to be reached by eleva tors In the legs. On top of the elephant it is proposed to have a roof garden and observatory. This elephant, which is to be '300 feet long and 250 feet high, Hgsak hopes to erect at the world's Jatr'at St. Louis if the exposition au thorities will grant him permission. . Colorado expects to send half a mil lion dollars worth of live stock to the world's fair. A party of newspaper men represent ing the papers of Cleveland, O., visited the world's fair this wek as guests of the Big Four route. The magnitude of the enterprise and the splendor of its conception brought out many expres sions of surprise from the visitors. The next visitors of royal blood to the world's fair will be the Grand Duke Boris of Russia, cousin to the czar, and the Crown Prince of Slam. The Grand Duke Boris will reach San Francisco in a few weeks. The Prince of Siam is now In Great Britain to attend the cor onation, and will pass through the Uni ted States soon after the ceremonies at' London. The Count Rochambeau says he will come to America again In 1904 to visit tbe world's fair at St Louis. The countess will drape her room in the Vendome chateau with the American flag presented to her by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The auditor of Louisiana has reported the finances of that commonwealth to be in such fine condition that $100,000 can be appropriated for the state build ing and exhibit at the world's fair with out subjecting the treasury to any dan ger of an overdraft. The Kentucky Exhibit association, which is raising $100,000 for the world's fair exhibit from that state, will be In corporated. The American Woolen company, comprising 33 plants for the manufac ture of fine clothes, has decided to make a competitive exhibit of all their woolen products at the world's fair. Charles H. Fairbanks, treasurer of the Bigelow Carpet company, intends to secure concentrated action for an exhibit of American carpets and rugs at the world's fair. SELF-PROTECTED PLANTS. Southwestern Vegetation Either Armed or Armored. Writing in the Century of the South west (Arizona and New Mexico partic ularly), Ray Stannard Baker has this to say of the self-protected plants of the desert spaces: "In the green hills one loves to He on the grass, to brush against the trees, to pick a twig here and there and taste the tart sap, but the desert allows no such familiarity. Everything that lives within its confines is either armed or armored. Every cactus stalk is covered with a myriad of spines and hooks as sharp as needles, that warn one to keep his distance. Tread not on the cactus with your heavy shoes even, for the barbed spines will often pierce thick leather; every rider of the plains has had the experience of picking cactus spines from his bare flesh. The mas qult tree, which Is a near relative to the honey locust, is covered with thorns, so that you trespass at your peril; the cat's claw strikes at you as you pass, tearing your clothing and lacerating your skin. Even the aeaves and the yuccas, the green foliage of which looks soft enough in the dis tance, are armed with leaves each of which is a double-edged sword with a spear point. The leaves' of the spread ing bunches of bear grass, which cov ers a thousand desert hills, often are so stiff, needle-pointed, and rasp-edged that no animal ever ventures to touch them. Even the greasewood and the strange paloverde tree the "green pole" of the Mexicans, a tree with branches, but with almost Invisible leaves while having no spines, yet know well how to protect themselves. Break off a twig of either, and the smell of it that clings to your fingers will cure you well of further desire to med dle." "A BrltlHh officer in South Africa," says the London Chronicle, "sends an account of General DeWet's passing, at his own request, through thn English blockhouse lines in the neighborhood of LIndley, on his way to confer with a commando. He camo to the officers' mess to afternoon tea, drank coffee and ate case. He was In the best of spirits, this leader, who Is often spoken of as mixxiy even to madness. So, too, he was when a week later he repassed the English lines, drank more cofTeo, and in more senses than one took the cake. For all the British who saw him were delighted by his simple and gay bear ing, by the Interest he took In an offi cer down with the fever, at whose bed side he sat, and by the cordnllty of his he ptit It, ever bring them within his promise to extend eirual hospitality to his hosts should the fortunes of war, as own lines," The Japanese government has an nounced that Japan will welcome post ponement of the St Louis expositions, because In 1903 the great exposition la to be held at Osaka, which will Inter fere with a worthy representation at St. Louis, but In 1004 the best of the Osaka exhibits could ba brought to St. IiOUlS. . . HIS NEW BTJO. The Specimen Proved to Have Been Already Classified. New York Times: As the stogie man stool at the end of the bar he chuckled to himself and blew clouds ot smoke until the mixer had serious thoughts of sending In a call for the fire depart ment. Fortunatelx, the broker's -clerk and the meek man came in together, and 'the oracle let it out. "Got a laugh on that college profes sor up my way. His regular graft is anatomy, you know; but he makes a side issue of zoology in general 'specil- ly Insects and bugs. Reg'iar bug hunt er one of these fellers that chase but terflies and such with a young fish net, and Impales specimens on a big-beaded pin, and. as though "that wasn't bad enough, insults the por creatures by writing unpronounceable names under 'em. "Well, he was returning from church with his family last Sunday when be uiscovered a new and singular insect on the front doorstep. He was natural ly mighty pleased, and. forming his handkerchief into a net,, he pounced down upon and succeeded in capturing it "'Bring in the microscope, children,' says he, 'an' tell your ma to hurry. I want her to look at It I'm sure it be longs to the hemiptera class, and is a new specimen. Here, Charlie, put your eye to the glass and tell me what you see.' " 'Oh, pa, ain't it splendid! It's got four wings, eight eyes, and don't it sparkle! Red and green and yellow oh, it's getting away, ain't it?' "'Then it isn't dead!' cried the pro fessor, in ecstacy. He's so near-sighted that he passes his next-door neigh bor on the street without knowing him. 'I wasn't quite sure whether it moved or not. Let me look! Yes, I think, af ter all, it belongs to the genus penta mera the antennae have that peculiar flexible look; and yet, now that I look again, the eyes seem to. indicate that It is a phytocoridae, in which case it will be very destructive to your ma's plants, and we must kill it at once. It will be a very valuable addition to our collection. Marie, Where's the chloro form?' " 'What are you going to do with it?' asked Mrs. Professor. She 'Wouldn't trust him with the paregoric without knowing what he was going to do with it, he's so absent-minded. , " 'Kill this insect as son as. you have examined it' " 'Well, I guess not,' says she, look ing with much interest at the new specimen. 'I paid $2 for that insect, as you call it, last week, to wear on my new bonnet, and It must have drop ped off when I came in. It belongs to the genus millineraeand couldn't be any dearer if it had been baked for a century. Science will have to get on without it, professor; it's already class ified.'" WASHING BLUE FOB THE HAIR. Said to Remove Yellow Tint from Locks Turning Gray. Gray hair is an ordeal to the average woman under the most favorable cir cumstances, and she probably finds In it little that is to be palliated. On the other hand, most women would proba bly not mind it so much if they were certain that all their hair would become white Immediately and not remain for coveral vears In the yellowish, mixed stage that comes to all women who have not black hair. It is tne promem oi getting their hair white all at once that troubles most women. Some of the Paris hairdressers are said to be able to make the balr quite white when once It begins to turn. The process is expensive under any circum stances. A remedy has been found which is successful in the case of moBt of the women who have tried it. It is not ex pensive,' for the process consists in giv ing the hair a bath of washing blue. The blue must not be too strong, but must be liberally mixed with water.. If one bath does not have the effect of taking all the yellow out of the hair, the operation should be repeated. In a day or two after the batch of blue has been given the yellow will be gin to fade from the hair, and in a short time it will be quite white. GOOD KING, GOOD POET. Fifteen poems by King Oscar of Sweden will be published In Paris at an early date. They have been written within the last year, and were recently translated into French by M. Sonne berg, a son of the Swedish-Norwegian vice consul at Paris. , There will be two Introductions to the book, one of which will be written by Jules Claretlo aid the other prob ably by Sully Prudhommfi. Those who have read the poems In manuscript say that they are of a high order of merit, and will easily place King Oscar in the first rank of modern royal authors. CMINA WANTS BICYCLES. That It would be worth while for American manufacturers of bicycles to look for. trade in China Is evhient from a report which has Just been sent by the Italian consul at Tientsin to his home-government "Enterprising manufacturers of bicy cles," he says, "could easily establish a large business In China, and especial ly at Tientsin, since' that city is sur rounded by several small villages, which at present lack the proper fa cilities for communicating with each other. Bicycles are now only sold In Tientsin by two Chinese dealers, and as a result a large price is paid for them," . Honesty Vaccine. "Doctor," said the wild-eyed young man, "my wife Is a kleptomaniac. Do you think you can do anything for her?" "Well, we might try vaccination," re plied the young doctor. "You know thnt keeps people from taking things." Philadelphia Record. A Candid Husband, The following advertisement appear ed the other day In an English paper: Wanted Gentleman desires two plainly furnished rooms, with board nnd attendance, In country village, for wife who is subject to fltf of Utcnsr. A EELIC OF LAFAYETTE. The Tilghman Family Has a Letter He Wrote to Their Ancestor. New York Sun: The death of the Marchioness de la Rosiere, in Paris, has recalled to some New Yorkers en inter esting incident in the early history oi the Tilghman family of which the mar chioness was the last to bear the name. When Lafayette, Baron de Kalb and their party came to America to enlist with the American patriots who were fighting for the cause of liberty, they brought, besides their credentials from the French government, a personal let ted issued by William Carmichael, sec retary of the American delegation wh& went to Paris to ask for the aid of the French, to Tench Tilghman, who was an aide-de-camp of Gen. George Wash ington. The letter is still preserved by the family and is kept in a safe deposit vault downtown. It reads as follows: "Dear Sir: Permit me to put you in mind of an old friend by introducing to your particular notice the Marquis de Lafayette and the Baron de Kalb, as well as the Colonels Lafier and Valfeit The first of the first connections and fortune in France. The latter all offi cers of the first consideration here in their different ranks. I beg you to in troduce them to the gal lan test of our countrymen, who, I hope, want no ex ample to inspirit them to act to deserve the continuance of the admiration of Europe which they now have. If such should be wanted, see in the marquis an example too striking not be fol lowed, a young nobleman with a clear fortune of 15.000 sterling a year pre ferring every danger in search of glory to the tranquil pleasures such connec tions and such fortune could give him, with the example of almost all his pre decessors who fell in battle to deter him. "The public will instruct you in our news. The loss of our common friend at Chester distresses me. I hope., from your knowledge of me you do not re quire more testimonies to my past sen timents which my present situation will confirm, although absent in this time of danger and glory. I understand youT brother Dick was well a week or two ago and on the point of sailing for India. I am, Dr. Sr., yours very affec tionately, "WILLIAM CARMICHAEL. "Paris, 17 March, 1777. "To Tench Tilghman, Esqr., per the Marquis de la Fayette and the Baron de Kalb, Philadelphia." - Tench Tilghman, the great-greatgrandfather. of -the late marchioness, was Washington's aid frormthe begin ning to the end of the revolution. When Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown, the honor of carrying to congress the news of the magnificent victory of the American forces was in trusted to Colonel Tilghman. The let-1 ters announcing the victory, which Tilghman bore on horseback to Phila delphia, contained a reference to the splendid services of the bearer to the cause,, and congress voted Tilghman a sword and horse with accoutrements in recognition of his fidelity and loyalty. The brother Dick referred to' in the letter from Secretary Carmichael was Hon. Richard Tilghman, who. was then on his way to India to visit his cousin, Sir Philip Francis, who fought a duel with the great Warren Hastings. UNIQUE VILLAGE. A Place in Hungary Where Every body Must Play Chess. Pearson's Weekly. There is in Hun gary a village probably unique among the world's townships, in that it not only encourages chess as a pastime, but insists that the king of games shall be played by every man, woman, and child in the place. It is just as necessary in this out-of-the-world spot for the inhabitants to be proficient chess players as it is for them, to be able to read, write, and cipher. Prizes are given to the school children for proficiency in chess. Prob lems are given to the scholars that they are expected to take home and work out in their spare hours in addition to their other tasks. Hungary has long been famous for her chess players. Indeed, this little village has, as can be well understood, turned out more than one player who has been considered fit to rank with such giants as Lasker, Steinitz, and Tsehlgorln. Every Christmas a great tournament is held in the village, and the burgo master gives prizes for the best juvenile and adult players. A COINCIDENCE. It Happened in a Church and Caused Much Merriment. New York Christian Advocate: Co Incidences of a ludicrous character are liable to occur on the most solemn oc casions. As an Illustration, we recall that the Rev. C. R. Moses of Virginia, a Baptist preacher of considerable xe nown, once spent a Sunday in Rich mond, soon after he had visited the beautiful regions around Mountain lake in Giles county, Virginia. Being In vited by one of the city pastors to preach, toward the close of the sermon he gave as an Illustration a vivid de scription of thn wonderful landscape, Bcones which he had just beheld, and as he closed called on the choir to sing somethlng'of their own selection. They struck -up the old hymn beginning, "There is "a land of pure delight." but when they reached the' fourth stanza thes words confronted them: Could we but Btand where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er. They tried to sing, but broke down. The congregation followed their ex ample, and the service closed in gen eral merriment. Unanimous Sentiment. Kranklelgh Naw! I don't 1l my new neighborhood at all. Every man on the street's a cad. Sharpe You don't say? Kranklelgh Yes, and there's one man In particular who isn't fit to live there at all. Sharpe Strange; that's what all the other neighbors say. Philadelphia Press. The voters' lists for Paris, as revised, show the total number of electors In the capital to be 605,271, as compared with 550.691 iMt year, an Increase of 54,481, SCOTT AND JUMBO. A Circus Man's Stories of the Little ; Man and the Big Elephant. Washington Evening Star: Ele rhants are verv neculiar animals. No one can possibly tell who they will take a notion to, or who they' will turn against, and there is no telling in ad vance what they will do toward any one. They are, more than woman, past finding out." I, The speaker was W. H. Gardner, gen eral agent of the Adam Forepaugh & Sells Bros.' shows, who was in the city a few hours. Mr.'-- Gardner has been around the world repeatedly. Continu ing, he said: 'The general supposition obtains that elephants may be handled only by the severest methods. In some respects -that is true. But there are some eh-- '. phants that will not stand any sort of punishment. They know their strength, aud will use it if provoked. One of the most noted illustrations of this fact was Jumbo. Mr. Bailey purchased Jum bo from the Zoological Gardens .' of London. He brought with him Mat thew Scott who had charge (k Mta frnm the time he fircf name from Sf&m to London. '-. "Now, Scott was one of the gentlest little men ever seen. He has ' been working in Mr. Bailey's menagerie since Jumbo's death, taking care ot small animals, and; by the way, he is in Europe with Mr. Bailey now doing the same thing. Jumbo was the only ele phant he ever handled. "When Jumbo arrived we all went down to the dock. There had been en ormous difficulties in getting him., aboat the ship at London, and like dif ficulties were expected here in unload- ; ing him. Mr. Bailey sent Scott In to sea , Jumbo. The little man went In and be- ' gan to talk to the biggest brute in the -world since prehistoric times.' His soft ' gentle voice could scarcely be heard. With his hands empty, Scott went up to Jumbo in his room, which had been 4 built upon the upper deck of the ship, and walked up to him confidently, and said: r "Hello, Jumbo. Nice old Jumbo! '. Won't you come with me, Jumbo? Come on, Jumbo! Come along!'. . 'ij "And as he loosened the chains upon ' Jumbo's ankles, the big fellow stepped out of the house and submitted quietly . to the process of being hoisted off. the ship by means of an enormous crane. Scott remained with. Jumbo all the time. He paid no attention to any of the other elephants. Among them wast a very big and very bad elephant call-J ed Pilot, who long since pa the death penalty for his wickedness. It wa: plain to be seen that Pilot was horribly, jealous of Jumbo. Before Jumbo's ar-t rival Pilot had been the star mopster j of the herd, and he seemed to know ' that he had been superseded as well as i we knew it." ' "One evening at Lansing, Mich., Pi lot got loose from his chains, and with out making any noise, he worked his way around in -front of. Jumbo's place of . honor in the menagerie. Suddenly Scott felt himself seized and dragged backwards, and in the next instant he saw before him the enormous trunk of Jumbo. Looking beyond the. protect- ing trunk he saw the maddened Pilot standing before him, shrieking his an ger at being prevented by Jumbo front,:, wreaking his dislike upon Scott. But old Jumbo stood Just there, holding Scott between his trunk and his fore legs, and Mr. Pilot knew it would' be bad work for him to come any closer. "Pilot's shrieks were heard all around the show, and In a moment his", keepers came running in from the cook ; tent, where they were eating ineir sup- r- per, and for a wnne iney naa a lively . time of it getting Pilot back to his . place and getting him securely chain- , ed. ' - "Another time, at Ottumwa, la., Pilot led the other elephants into stampede. At first it seemed as if Jumbo would join them, but" when old Scott said,' 'Here, Jumbo,' what are you' going to do? You are. not going to leavcold' Scott, are you? Stay here, Jumbo,' and . I am -blessed if the big fellow didn't quiet down in an instant. A few mo- ments later the other elephants got be yond control of their keepers and bolt ed off through an alley at the side of i the eh grounds. Old Scott took Jum bo, and hurrying out to the end of the alley, where the elephants were shriek-' ing a sort of pow-wow, as if they were deciding what they would do, Scott sent i.imlm intn the nllcv ahead of him. saying, 'Send them home, Jumbo.-.- Make them go back, Jumbo.' And.bacfc.j they went. ""1 I n m in nounr itiit x mriw iir H iiiiiii-.ir. all the time he was with the show, from the time he landed until his un-f timely death by accident up in Canada. It will be remembered that .it was nis attempt to rescue his little mate, Tom 1 numb, irom injury Dy a train, wnica caused him to be squeezed between the bank of fi. cut and the train, and killed. Tom Thumb was the smallest elephant , in the herd, and Jumbo would have nothing to do with the rest. Tom was a lady elephant despite the name, and Jumbo was her Bteadfast beau, while old Scott was a sort of guardian to both." Long Litigation. A firm of London wine merchants has ust recolvedfrom the Court of Chancery a check for 95 for wine supplied to a eiictnttier In the vear 1816. the litlcation , B - . . T TT; T n.V.J TT . '. V And when Mary MacLane's demon lover came at last the brutish Butte police diagnosed him as a crazy Italian and locked him up. Buffalo Express. August von Ende, a pioneer German resident of Wisconsin, Is dead. Hia grandfather was a German nobleman , whose cFtatcs were confiscated during ; the Napt'ifonlc lnvaslou. Prince Henry, of Prussia, recently re- covered an old relic of his family In a singular manner. On board a German warship a cabin boy (according to thn Kolnische Zeltung) showed him a watcJri belonging to Queen Louise, the prince's I great-grandmother, together with A I document attesting Its authenticity! Fleeing from the French troops In 1806, the queen had stayed with ancestors of the boy's family, and had given them the watch, which the boy respectfully .. presented to the prince. Prince Honrjr-j accepted It, and, besides making sf money payment, has had the boy ad mitted to tbe Hamburg School of Navigation.