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TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
CHOICE 8ELECTION OF INTER
EST! NO ITEM8.
CBBtaU and Criticism Baaed Upoa
lb Happcalaga of tha Day HUtorl
cal and Mawa Note.
Revenge Is sweet-but only In the
land of a fool.
Variety U the spice of life, and vice
8 tbfl cayenne pepper.
Patience Is a womnu'a long suit when
icr children are annoying the neigh
s', ra,
Some men think ttiey can't be true
:o iheniKclves unless they keep busy
joitging (titers.
Kh.llni litis rescinded his gift or a
irill ball to Hotting lean. IVi-lmps the
.lll.'gers were using It for ping pong?
The poet snys that "once to every
nan and nation conies the moment to
lw. i.li. ' As for woman, the more of
iicin i lie merrier.
There hiive been no reports of hazing
i Wi-ti for seve.ai months, fan
1 oe pusslble font the cadet are doing
i.i liing but study and drill?
A 1'ucl.io Ii.'liau whipped his wife,
M i promptly castigated by 1.1s moth-r-.:i-iaw
mid in Ids mort'.nVuthm com
ml ted suicide. There Is no use in try
ng to civilize an Indian.
Longfellow probably could have
in.od It If lie had known thut poster
ity would regard him as a p't for
women uiiil children. The poet for men
undoubtedly Is lUlit Wheeler Wilcox.
A late historical novel called "The
:..(,. f il.e KImm." carries the render
iway back of the revolutionary war to
(he time of 1 lezekbih, King of Judah,
..,! U.-.kih. the prophet Sennacherib
also appears In Its pages. The "oldest
inhabitant' Is lost In attempting to go
back In memory to tl.is date.
v,.. i. i-r-i time since her creation
woiMini has recently won sometliini
like a fa:r chance In the fields of knowl
edge and practical endeavor. She is
mm Ing so well her right to these op-
lirr t-nimi'ity to uho
them tmblv that they will never b
.i f....,n t,r. on the contrary, theie
iiinri4 ----
Is sure to be a still larger employment
of the genius of women in more
more lines of the world's work.
and
u,.,.n t,.. t.Mitulnr bandmaster, was
summoned to play before King Edward
VII. After bis men had rendered van
ous selections be spoke a quiet word of
command, and "The Star-Spangled
Banner" rang out. At the first not
of It the King roe, and the whole brill
bint audience followed his example. Our
American folk miiy learn a lesson even
from a king. It Is no true democracy
that trie to demonstrate Its worth by
a display of bad manners. Wherever
our national air is played or wherever
our ting waves, there hats should come
off and a salute lc given. Girls ought
to devise a graceful gesture of respect.
Hoys have theirs prescribed for them,
on such marks of reverence patriotism
thrives, and there will never come n
lr.v when a republic tan live without
vital patriotism.
Ti.. in.ntt.rriitti.il bill which the
lift: . .."
ii.,iik.. of Uepreseutatives passed pro-
.. t Ki.nf not anarchists, and also
l.eiwis over br years old who can-
..... i-nf.irtnnntelv. there Is no
JiUl 1 t f.tl. . -
,. i.v uhlch anarchists can be
run it . ,t 'j -
Identified. Now and then the pro
Hosed prohibition mtght be enforced
against some notorious representative
of the class, but In general Its chief
service would be as an expression of
the natloimljlcteslatiou. As to Illit
erates, not every' Immigrant wl" 'lin"
not read Is (l ingcroiis or burdensome.
Some such pe;-sons have become use
ful citizens; but as a class, they are a
Handicapped by their le-
lleloneics in the competition with the
more lnteliigi id and energetic, they
i..k heart. Their tendency Is to mass
themselves 111 the great cities, and
them become public burdens
In the poorhoiis. s, aylums nnd Jails.
The Increasing volume of Immigration
makes this au urgent question. During
the first four months of the present
year Immigration was more than one
half larger than In the corresponding
period lust year or the year before, ami
morp than one half of the Immigrants
nre natives of the countries which fur
nish most Illiterates. The United States
cannot Justly be charged with liberal
ity If it declines to go on trying to
assimilate the world's Ignorance at this
in te.
No less an authority than Mr. Car
negie is convinced that an academic
education Is a handicap rather than a
help la business, but a targe percentage
of the graduating class of the academic
department at Yale are flgurlug on a
business career. There are 84 of these
young men, against 78 who Intend to
tu.iii law vera, and of 42 who have
arrived at no decision yet a to the
ctwlce of an occupation It la probable
thut more will go to business than to
the law. Young men In auch an uncer
tain state of mind are likely to have
their choice determined by ctenets for
Immediate return, which art rendered
Impossible by a long courae of profea
lonal atudy. It la remarkable that
those who have taken the academic
courao to prepare for bualneaa outnum
ber the would-be teacbera nearly five
to one, a there are only 17 of the lat
ter, while minor claaaea trail off aa
followa: Doctora, 11; mlaUtera (In
cluding one foreign mlaelonary),
farmer (Including on "planter" and
one "rancher"), 6; newapapar mtn, 8;
architects. 3; artists, 1. The fact la
that If a IIIierHl education were merely
a preliminary singe to study and work
In the profcl(iii8 our supply of col
lege would be ridiculously large, and
the cluKKes In every one of them would
undergo a fearful shrinking. But there
Is no good re.son why the liberal edu
cation should be so considered. If It
1h a handicap In business the value of
culture In the business men who sur
vive It is indisputable, and it would
be a great pity if It were the exclusive
monopoly of lawyers, teachers, doctors
and ministers. The more there are of
these business young men who strive
for it the better will it be for the coun
try. - ' '
One of the most remarkable stories
In the annals of human degeneracy is
that relating to .fane Tcppan, the Hus
ton professional trained nurse. She
has confessed that she has killed by
administering poisons thirty-one per
sons phi( ed under her care to be nursed
in sickness, she practiced on private
patients, not in lies; bids, where her
victims niighi have filled a longer list.
She says that she was able to deceive
the best doctors, who took her word
in explaining the causes of the numer
ous dea:hs wliicli she procured insie.-iu
of making the p.u-sojial examination In
each case which their duties involved.
To wl.rn extent does tills loose prac
tice I re vail in hospitals and In private
practice where professional nurses are
employed? It is entirely Improbable
that numerous cases like that of Jane
Tot. nan have occurred, but her case Is
a warning and lesson. No physician
should take (lie word of another per-
mu ns to the cause of death in a case
submitted for his exnmiuallon. Miss
Toppim's confession related to every
phase of her career as nn habitual
poisoner. She described the impulse
under which she acted In administer
ing poisons to her victims. The story
is like a hideous nightmare.- It pre
sents a habit of introspection like that
which great students of mental science
have followed. There have been weird
Instances where men watched and no
ted down In the Interest of science
their symptoms as Insanity or death
approached by slow degrees while they
retained partial consciousness. Hut
such a case as this Is probably with
out a parallel. Miss Toppati recognize.
the symptoms when her homicidal ma
nia was approaching to take possession
of her Impulses and acts. This Is evb
deuce of her responsibility In some dc
gree. She knew what she was about
Her conscience warned her of tho
criminal Impulse before It obtained
complete control of her. Many persons
exhibiting greater appearances of In
sanity than Miss Toppun manifested
have been hanged for murder. Sim
was conscious of each crime which slid
committed, of the wrong and depravity
which It Involved and of the degener
acv which her nature nan reacuen
which she admits. Under these clr
oumstances her responsibility Tor tier
acts Is practically established. Shu
should have paid the penalty of her
crimes Instead of being rewarded with
that asylum of rest and peace which
she solicited and obtained In n hospital
for the Insane.
IMPROVED SAFLTY COAT HOOK.
While the coat hook with lock at
taehtnent is not entirely new, yet tint
one here illustrated wis uo hujibimis
arrangement to
take garments of
various thickness,
which shows an
improvement over
those heretofore
used. It also has
the advantage of
confining the key
until the hook is
locked, thus pre
venting the user from accidentally re
moving the key beforu It Is locked,
thinking he had already locked it, nnd
nlsof rotn withdrawing the key and in
tentionally carrying it off when he has
unlocked the apparatus to remove his
coat, one part of tills device is rigid
ly secured to the wall by screws, while
the other portion slides vertically to ad
just the size of the aperture to tit the
thickness of the cloth. The rigid mem
ber has a toothed rack at the rear nnd
slotted guides oil either side, m which
the loose member slides. The locking
mechanism Is so arranged that a turn
of the key brings the Hat end of the
ltolt into a horizontal position and
forces It backward until it rests in one
of the slots of the rigid member. In
use the coat and hat are deposited on
the hook, the sliding clump Is lowered
until the arm firmly grips the gar
dents and a turn of the key throws the
bolt and locks the clamp.
Style Change.
In spring, some fifty
years ago, our grand
sire threw nside the
headgear he had worn
about through winter's
sleet and snow, and
donned a straw hut,
tall and wide, con
itructed like a tower.
Within was room
enough to hide
book or two to while
the hour, and many
bealde. The taller 't
our granddad was
thing
better
wai tht
nullified
Th tyle list changed nine that
fair day. Utility' no longer tought,
and now our youngsters think
unmatched the maimer hat that'
haptd this way, with ytrda of itrlui
i
OinciBMtl Bnqulrw.
RISKS LIFE FOR SON
MOB NEAR HAZELTON 8TAB8
SPECIAL POLICEMAN.
Hazelton, Pa , Aug. 27. August
Sheucb, aged fifty-six years, a special
policeman In tbe set loe af toe Le
high "Valley Coal comanr was as
saulted and stabbed on tbt outskirts
uf the city today whlJe attempting to
tescue his son, William Sheuch, a
non-unioD workman, employed at the
company's No. 40 colllery,from a mob
of about 3,000 strikers, who had
gathered from all Darts of the Hazel-
ton region on the roads leading from
the mine, to frustrate the plans of
the company for;a partial resumption
nf operations with a Don-union force
of 2-"iO hands.
A uiajoiity of the non-union men
were taken to the workings in a spe
cial train, with which the strikers
did not attempt to interfere. Will-
tm Sheuch, who lives in the city,
walked from his borne toward the
colliery and thus fell Into the hands
of the pickets. Most til the clothing
was torn from his back in the strug
gle which followed. When Sheuch 's
fal her rushed to his aid the mob ,sei
upon the elder Sheuch, who was H-
nallv rescued by a mine foreman and
removed to tbe miners' hospital.
Sheiieh was stabbed in the breast
and on each hip, kicked in tne ab
donicn and struck on the head with
a stone. J J is injuries are ijol vcij
serious. The knife which was sunk
into his breast struck a rib and that
fact probably saved his life. The
effort to prevent work at the mine
was successful.
The reuort of a resumption at the
Cranberry colliery of A. l'atdee & Co
caused about ooo men to gather near
the mine today, but no attempt was
made to start work.
Shenandoah, I'a., Aug. 20. Much
importance is attached to the calls
General Gobln receives from coal
mine ODcrators. who spend hours
with the general In going over the
strike situation.
After having met a number of op
erators, General Gobin said today
that-he docs not see any signs of
settlement. In fact, he states that
all indications point more delinale
ly to a prolongation of the strike
now than they did when he lirst
reached here. He keeps In touch
with the strikers as well as the oper
ators and ma? be seen daily ridit g
over the hills with members of bis
staff.
Along the road be frequently holds
conversations with miners, all of
whom display a friendly feeling to
w.ird him nersonallv. There is no
111 feeling here against the soldiers
and the mi'.itla has become so popu
lar that a movement has been set
afoot, to start a company in Ihi
town.
Individual operators are beginning
to display willingness to ena int
strike if a method could be sbowu
them how they could make concess
ions to the men without studying
themselves. In speaking with mem
hers of the stall at brigade headquar
ters some have within the past few
days stated that if a way could be
suggested whereby they could give in
without niacins themselves in a bad
I
light tbey would favor a setteiiient
General Gobin is using his good
olllces toward a settlement, and he
allows no opportunity to pass when
in conference with operators to make
a conservative pica for the men or,
strike.
rottsvllle, Pa., Aug. 27. Georg
Wheallcy. an outside foreman at tin
Hrookslde colliery of the Phlladel
phla & Hearting Coal and Iron com
nanv, is under J1.0O0 bail, charge
with shooting George Saercr, ai:
nineteen ysars of Tower City. Wheat
cy savs lie was followed through th
sreets bv a crowd of strikers and
csvninathlzers who leered arid hootch
him. Becoming enraged ho drew
revolver and fired into the crowd
The bullet took effect In Sourer "s leg
Wheatley has been a mine boss for
number of years.
Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 27 Not since
tho Inauguration of the anthracite
coal miners' strike have the united
mine workers had so many pickets
patrolling the Panther creek valley
as today. Every road and path lead
Ing to the colliers were engaged In
an effort to persuade non-union men
not to go to work. Jio new recruits
were added to the working force and
quite a number were turned back
The extra vigilance was due to the
rumor that It is the Intention of
the Lchigb Coal and Navigation
company to cut coal as soon as suf
Helen t men can be secured.
It Is easier to get a man to tell you
how a thing should be done than 11
Is to get a man to do it
ARBERDEEN, S. D. BANK RORBED
"Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 27. The
First National bank of this city wai
robbed of 13,800 Id silver and nickel.
last night. Entrance was made
through tbe cellar, thence Into th"
rear office, where crowbars were used
to dig a bole through tbe brickwork
Into tbe vault, Id wblcb a large sur
plus of silver was stored. Tba safe
was out molested.
There la no clue to the robbers,
who were undoubtedly professionals.
The loaa la covered by Insurance.
AILT0 WRECK CAR
3ANDITS M AKE-A WATER HAUL ON
NORTHERN PACIFIC
NOTHING FOR THE DARING
SEVEN HOLD -UP TRAIN IN IDAHO
BUT GET NO BOOTY
DYNAMITE BAGGAGE CAR
xnM-ngf-rii FilElitrnrd by Constant Finns
Hut Not Molrtted Elk' Treasurer
to lin Short,
Spokane, Wash., Aug 27. A west
bound Northern Pacific passenger
train was held up at Sandpoint, Ida
ho, sixty live miles east of here, last
Igbt.
The robbers, of whom there were
ven, forced tbe engineer to stop the
train, after which they uncoupled
the baggage car. Then they corn-
illccl the engineer a the point of a
revolver to pull up the liack about
luce miles further, where they tried
wreck the bi.ggage car with dyna
mite. The explosives failed to wm k
md .trier spending lifteen minutes
ith the car tbe robbers decamped,
Hewing the engineer to go back to
the train with his engine.
Two other bandits had guarded the
train, keeping the passengers inside
y 111 ing revolvers along the sides.
No attempt was made to moiest the
passengers and after the engine came
back the other robbers left and the
train came on to Spokane. 1 he tram
was in charge of Conductor William
Ibcrt of Helena and was heavily
loaded.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 27. A tele
ram was received today by the gen
eral manager of the Northern Pacific
ill way from a division superintend
ent stating I hat train No. S or that
ro.id had been stopped last night by
gang of seven or eight men. The
express messenger rerusea 10 open
his car notwithstanding the thieats
of the bandits.
About twenty shots were fired, but
no one was nurt ana no one rouoeu.
The work is believed to be that of
tramps.
ELK'S TREASURER IS SHORT.
Salt Lake. Utah, Aug 27.-Offlcial
announcement has been made before
the Elks Lodge in this city that a
shortage of $10,000 has been aiscov-
ered in the books of Edd S. Orris,
of liuffallo. N. Y., grand treasurer
of the grand lodge of Elks. Mr. Or
ris was reelected at the recent re
union in Salt Lake.
According to a member of the
crand lodiie the shortage was not
discovered bv the auditing commit
tee until after the election.
Mr. Orris, when confronted, stated
that he could and would make the
shortage good at once, but this, it Is
announced, has not been done.
The urllcial announcement does not
state what action will be taken in
the matter.
Omaha Aug. 27. George P. Cronk
grand exalted ruler of the order or
Elks, was adverse to dicsussing the
reported shortage of Grand Treasur
er Edward S. Orris. He said, how
ever; "I have Just gotten back home
from a trip to Meadville, Pa., where
I went to investigate the reported
shortage of $10,000 and can truthfully
say that every dollar of tho grand
lodge fuuds are in the proper place."
"Was Mr. Orris short in Ills ac
counts?" was asked.
"I will not make any statement
about the matter one way or tho oth
er, at present," replied Mr. Cronk.
'Have steps been taken to remove
Treasurer Orris from bis position?"
"I think he will resign shortly,"
replied Mr. Cronk. "and that Is all I
will say ab'jut it, except to reiterate
that all of the grand lodge funds are
safe and on hand In cash."
Mr. Cronk admitted that Treasurer
Orris had been bonded by a respon
sible guarantee company.
CHICKENS CAUSE A TRADEGY
Muscatine, la. Aug. 27. Herman
J. Rauwerdin, aged seventy-four,
who was born in Holland, hanged
bimself in his stable about 0 o'clock
last night. He had been hanging
about an hour when discovered by
bis aged wife, who went to call him
to supper. He left a note written In
the Holland language saying that he
and bis neighbors were having
troub'e because his chickens went
Into their yard, and he would hang
himself to settle the trouble. He
was quite wealthy and bas been a
resident of this city for thirty-four
years.
WRECK OF ELKHORN TRAIN.
Chadron, Neb. Aug. 27. Tbe east
bound train on the Elkhorn from
Chadron to Casper, Wyo., was wreck
ed Monday n igbt near Glen, Neb
The cause was a broken flange on a
coal car wheel, resulting In tbe de
railment of two cars. There were
three cowboys riding In the coal car
and It was overturned and dumped
overturned ana aumpea
down the grade. They were able
make their whereabouts known
their erica and were dug out by lot
train erew uoinlured.
BLOOD BEING SHED
DESPERATE STAGE IN WEST VIR
GINIA STRIKE.
Bluefleld, W. Va., Aug. 29. -Strik-ers
yesterday fired on the miners and
tipplemen at Crane Creek operations.
Two guards and two strikers were
killed. Several were woundel.
Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 29.
Major E. Verlander of Second bat
talion, West Virginia national guard,
has received orders from Governor
White to proceed at once with the
three companies of state militia here
and one company at Milton to New
Ri'er coal field, where trouble is Im
minent. The companies have been
assembled and will leave at once on a
special train. Serious trouble is pre
dicted.
Parkersburg, W. Va
Aug. 29. !
Col. C. E. Morrison of this city, com
manding the second regiment, West
Virginia national guard, received or
ders this morning from Governor
White, calling his" regirneuC to the
Sew Biver coal- fields. The otlicers
refuse to state what is their destina
tion, but it is supposed to be Red
Ash, where tbe deputies were b'reil
upon yesterday. The regiment is
composed of nearly 1 000, men and
the companies are scattered at sever
al places in the state.
Huntington has three, Parkersburg
two, Charleston, Miton and Blue-
field each one company. A special
train has been ordered out and foe
companies are assembled at their ar
mories here awaiting further orders
to move.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 29. Gov
ernor White ordered the Second reg
iment of troops to Thurmond, New
Kiver strike district, today. The
troops are from ParKerbsnrg, "Hunt
ington, Milton, Charleston and Ron
everte. They will arrive here during
the afternoon, establishing head
quarters at Thurmond.
The situation is serious. Shreiff
Daniel, who is here today frorn'Fay-
ette, county, says he is powerless to
repress disorder and property and life
are in constant danger. Nearly every
body refuses to act as deputy sheriffs
to assist in the eviction of striking
miners and hence the sheriff made a
request for trjops. Men, concealed
along the mountain side, fire at the
guards and miners gring to work
and then disappear. Governor White
says he sends the troopj to protect
life and property, but not to settle
the strike.
VOWS
Butte,
DEATH OF A SHERIFF.
Mont. Aug. 29. Witt
Dlbcers of the state penitentiary on
his trail, assisted by bloodhounds,
Convict Tom O'Brien, who last Fri
day made a daring escape from the
state prison, has sent a communi
cation to the Mirier, pleading for a
public statement of his alleged crime
and vowing the death of Under
Sheriff Dave Morgan, whose alleged
perjured testimony, the convict de
clares sent him to prison and wrecked
his home. The document received
by the Miner bears tho postmark of
Anaconda. The writer dates his
communication from a mountain in
tbe surrounding hills of Anaconda
and says that he wrote his story be
hind a rock, dividing his Ume be
tween his Winchester and his pen.
The communication is a literary
freak and there is no question as to
its authenticity, as the handwriting
has been fully identified by the
warden and others acquainted with
the criminal.
O'Brien declares his sole object in
escaping from the prison is to kill
Deputy Sheriff Moigan. O'Brier
was seut up for robbery in 1901.
FIRST CLASH AT TAflAQUA.
Tamaqua, Pa., Aug. 29. The firs,
clash beween the st riking miners and
the troops occurcd this morning, and
as a result five persons arc in the
guard house at the Twelftft regiment
camp and Cap J. Beaver Gearhartof
company F, Twelfth regimen, t is
suffering from a wound in his shoul
der made by a stono thrown by a
striker.
This morning a report gilned cur
rency that the striking miners were
gathering In force to make a march
on the No. 4 colliery, where the Le
high Coal and Navigation company
is mining and cleaning coal. The
colliery is at the west end of the
Panther wreck valley and tho gover
nor's troop was ordered to that point.
Companies F and K of the Twelfth
regiment were placed on trolley cars
and run through the valley.
When the cars reached Summit Hill
they were surrounded by a mob of
strikers, who hurled rocks at the sol
diers and called them bard names.
BODY SHIPPED TO LINCOLN.
Burlington, la., Aug. 29. Tbe
body of U. P. Olson, who wad drowned
In the river here Sunday night, and
whose body, was found yesterday,
waa shipped to his foimer home to
day, where It will be burled tomor
row. It was doubted for a while by
m. nennle that Olson waa drowned
to but identification of the body sets all
by adverse rumors at rest. The funeral
w,n De attended by prominent rail
roaa men
NEBRASKA NOTES.
October 6 to 12 Hastings
a street fair.
will bold
Two Dew brick business blocks and
numerous new residences are being
built at Palmer.
Fire entirely destroyed the cook car
of the steel gang on tbe Omaha road
at Tekemah last week.
The state medical society's library
of about 1000 volumes has been placed
on the shelves of tbe Lincoln library.
One hundred and fourteen teach
ers attended the joint institute ci
Burt and Thurston counties held at
Tekaniah last week.
The original wooded area of Ne
braska is estimated at only 230C
souare miles, and where are 200,000
acres of planted timber.
The Rev. II. Sohl, presiding elder,
dedicated the uew German Evangel
ical church at Fremont Sunday morn
ing. The building is 48x48 feet and
handsomely fitted.
Mary Erickson, an old woman liv
ing near Niobrara, was brought tc
town violently insane and will be
taken to tbe Lincoln asylum. She;
has been confined in the asylum sev
eral times before.
While loading a lumber wagon at
Creigbton, C. C. Cleveland was ser
iously Injured by bieng caught be
tween tbe wagon and the shed whet
the horses became frightened ano
started to run away.
Another pioneer of Beatrice ha
passed away. Anton S. W. Voort
man, for twenty-six years a merchant
in Beatrice, died Saturday of dysen
tery. Tbe remains were taken tc
Chicago for burial.
Piecework Inspector M. F. Acker
man of tbe Burlington has been ap
pointed master mechanic of the Have
lock shops. Mr. Ackerman began
as an apprentice in tbe Platsmoutb
shops fifteen years ago.
Arrangements have been completed
for a street fair and agricultural dis
play at Nellgh September 17, 18 and
19. Over $1,000 will be given in race
prizes and many other prizes for ath
letic contests will be offefed.
lared
Rock
W. J. Vincent, a Rock Island
brakeman, fell from the top of i
moving freight car atFororaso, Kas..
Saturday and was rendered uncon
scious. He was removed to Falrbury.
Tbe extent of his injuries is un
known. Jacob Ellis, well-to do farmer liv
ing ten miles northwest of Emersoi
was almost instantly killed by falling
ou a oitchfork. Ellis started to jump
from threshing machine and stum
bled, only to fall on a pitchfork
which was sticking up in the ground.
Nebraska has ten cities with popu
lations langing over 6500, as folows:
Omaha, 140,542 Lincoln, 55,154
Beatrice, i:i,836 Hastings, 13,584
Nebraska City, 11,494 Plattsmouth,
8392 Kearney, 8074 South Omaha,
8002 Grand .Island, 7536; and Fre
mont, G747,
Simon Laodon of Fremont bas
brougtt suit against John Maloy anr
Ed. Hurst of Saunders county for
$5,000. He claims that the defend
ants assaulted bim with a piece ol
iron a few weeks ago, injuring him
so badly that he was unable to attend
to his duties of buying junk for sorm
time.
Mrs. Charels Osterman, jr., tht
widow of the former sheepman o!
Fremont, who was found dead on tht
range last week, bas arrived in Fre
moot to live with her parents. Sh
says she thinks her husband com
mitted suicide In a fit of despondency.
He was found with a revolver in on?
band and a razor In the other.
A 10-year old boy of John Michael,
who lives near Fargo, died Id Fallf
City of lockjaw. Several days ago h(
was playing in the yard and stepped
upon an old umbrella frame, one ot
the rusty ribs entering bis foot. Th(
wound did not heal and be was tak
en tc Falls Citv and tbe doctors ex
tracted a piece of the umbrella ill)
nearly two Inches long, The assist
ance came too late, however, and tht
boy died of lockjaw In awful agony.
A Swallow's Flight.
It bas often been stated that 60
miles an hour was the utmost rate
at wblcb a swallow could fly. Re
cent epxerlments between Compelgni
and Antwerp proves that a swallow
In a hurry can cover z mlels It
an hour.
The executive committee of tbe
board of regents of the University ol
Nebraska recommended that Prof.
8. Avery be transferred from tbt'
posltlon of chemist of tbe sclentlfl
school to that of chemist at the ag
ricultural school vice II. ti. Shade,
who has taken a position with tba
Idaho Agricultural eollege. Tha
committee also recommended tha4
the salary of Dean Ward of tbe med
ical college be Increased from tl,K9
to 12,500 per year.