DEATH MASK OF PRESIDENT sc McKINLEY ^ The death mask of President Mc Kinley, taken soon after death at Buf falo has been sent to Washington, where it will be preserved among the most sacred mementoes which are kept In the capital city. A duplicate of the mask will be made and sent to Prince ton University, to be added to the cel elirated collection presented to that In stitution some years ago by Lawrence Hutton of New York. In this collection are the death masks of Cromwell, Na poleon, George Washington, Lincoln, Edwin Booth, Lawrenet; Barrett, Rich ard Brinsley Sheridan, and many other famous men. \tib WE.DDING RING Attached to the use of the ring in wedding and other ceremonies from the earliest times there have been mys tic meaning.-. Whether the plain band or the motto-inscribed article which the changing times brought into fash ion, the ring has retained the signifi cance attached to it as a sacred em blem or an emblem typifying sacred ceremonies. To the devoutly religious or the careless scoffer at religion the little circlet has Its charm. From the earliest period mystic sig nificance has been associated with the ring. In its circular continuity it was ace> nted as a type of eternity and of the stability of affection. The Jews make it nn important feature of the betrothal in the marriage ceremony. The rings used in the Jewish marriage rite were sometimes of large size and much elaboration of workmanship. It is necessary, according to the Jewish law, that tne rings be of a certain val ue. It is examined and certified by the officiating rabbi and chief officers or the synagogue when it is received from the bridegroom, whose absolute property it must be, and not obtained by credit or gift. When this is prop erly certified the ring is returned to him and he places it on the bride's finger, calling attention to the fact that she is, by means of this ring, conse crated to him, and so completely bind ing is this action that, should the mar riage not he further consecrated, no other could be contracted by either party without a legal divorce. Solemn betrothal by means of the ring often preceded matrimony in the middle ages and was sometimes adopt ed between lovers who were about to separate for long periods. Shakespeare has more than once alluded to the cus tom, which is absolutely enacted in his “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” where Julia gives Proteus a ring, saying: “Keep yen this remembrance for thy Julia's sake.” and he replies: “Why, then, we'll make exchange. Here, take you this.” The fourth linger of the left hand has from long usage been consecrated to the wedding ring, front an ancient belief that front tills finger a nerve went direct to the heart. So complete ly was this fanciful piece of physiology confided in by the Greeks and Romans that their physicians term this the medical or healing finger and used it to stir their mixtures, from a notion that nothing noxious could communi cate with it without its giving imme diate warning by a palpitation of the heart. This superstition is retained in full force in some country places, not ably in Kurope, where all the fingers of the hand are thought to be injurious except the ring finger, which is thought to have the power of curing any sore or wound which is stroked by it. rotators In Wiisliiugton. An immense potato crop has been raised this season by irrigation in the Yakima Indian reservation in the state of Washington. The quantity for export is 2,000 carloads, and one farmer will clear $10,000. It is esti mated that the crop will be 40,000 tons, worth $1,000,000. Alcohol Product in Germany. The production of alcohol in Ger many In the year 1897 was 95,532,300 gallons, two-thirds of which was de rived from potatoes of domestic origin. It was produced in country distilleries, which number about 12,500, of which 5,226 produce only from 204 to 2,042 gallons. Words may shake a man’s convic tions but seldom shatter them. WVNAA^^S^r*^VS«»VVVVSiiVV>AAAAA/V\^ Cl OTOSCOPE FOR SVBMARINE VESSELS. A Roman engineer, M. Triulzi, has Invented a tube with crystal prisms, whereby those in a submarine boat can gee what is going on at the surface of the water, yhe instrument is called the cleptoscope. The experiments have been entirely I successful, and photography of ob jects on the water Is possible thereby from a vessel beneath. Tho experiments were made on hoard the submarine 11 Delphi no, and in the presence of Sig. Morin, the Minister of Marine. BEftCOf'iSfltLD rtT 22 — This is a picture of Lord Beacou fleld at. the age of 22. He was then plain Benjamin Disraeli, and had just published his famous novel, “Vivian Orey,” which won high favor in lit erary London. The picture was sim ply nublished as “the author of ‘Vivian Grey,’ ” and for a time was the talk of the town. Lord Beacons field was born in 1804 and died in 1881. ALASKA IS FERTILE Alaska is not as barren a land ai people generally regard it. The com monly received opinion is that it is a region of snow and ice, of chilly blast* and utter desolation. Governor Brady however, thinks there is much to en joy there, if one may judge by hit Thanksgiving proclamation, in whicty he sets forth many reasons for gratis tude. Here are some of them: "We iq Alaska in comparing our blessings witty those which our friends enjoy in othei places find that we have much foi which to be thankful. We have aq abundance of grass, and where men have attempted to till the earth it has yielded many fold and those who have tried it are satisfied that greater things are in store for them. The sea has not failed to yield of its abundance and our fishermen have been handsomelj rewarded for their toil. The mineral wealth of Alaska is more promising to day than in the past. It is here, and whin otbalned will represent human effort. We have not been visited by destructive disturbances of the at mosphere, earth or sea. While we re count our manifold blessings out thoughts will be tempered by the ca lamity which overwhelmed so many people on the steamship Islander and by the humiliation which we feel in the manner of the death of President Mc Kinley.” Aj>parutuM>» for Making Coffee. Thousands of apparatuses for mak ing coffee have been invented. The Patent Office is packed with pots, etc., some of which cost $25 apiece. Some experts say boil the coffee; some say don’t boi! it. Some foreigners prefer to make it in a saucepan, and they have it as clear as crystal and as strong as alcohol. While I was in Su matra, several years ago, I drank cof fee made of the dried leaves of the cof fee tree instead of the beans. At first 1 supposed they were brewing tea. But it was as fine coffee as I have ever tasted. tXPELLED PROCESSOR ---—-_j M. Edouard Herve, the French pro fessor who has been dismissed from liis chair in Paffs tor writing anti-mil itary articles. Is one of the most dis tinguished scholars in France, and has been an eminent figure in the educa 1854, when he won the first prize in tional and literary life of Paris since philosophy at the Normal College. lie is a men:her of the French Academy, knight of the Legion of Honor and has teen several times honored by many of the learned societies of Europe. M. Herve was professor of mathematics at! the University of the City of Paris. His offense wan alleged to Incite Insuboi dlnatlon In the army and to prejudice citizens against military ctervlc'e. M. Herve 1h 05 yearn old, but ago does not seem to have dampened the llrea of his youth, which wan marked by that, almost defiant spirit with which he opposes hla enemies in hl» present severe trounlc. Ilia article ant its results are the foremost topic Ir. political circles In the French capital. Hfirs I1MS0RYS r\TI NSION l’ro*p4*rt1%*** Opvulnc of Roacbttd Agfncj MenHCH the Ilo.nl. OMAHA. Nen., Dec. 30.—Officials of the Northwestern system have recent ly learned something that causes them to think still more highly of their extension of the Fremont, Elk horn *c Missouri Valley railroad from Verdigris into Boyd county and to plan a slightly different future for this line. Two weeks ago it leaked out that the government would shortly open up a portion of the Rosebud In dian reservation, just north of Boyd and Keya Paha counties and across the line in South Dakota. Inquiry was at once made of Clem Deaver at the 0 Neill land office, through which agency this will be done, and the an swer was that the order was not yet formally issued, but that it would probably take effect soon. This means that about 150 square miles of the finest farm land will be open soon for settlers and plans in the Verdigris extension have been con ditionally altered to allow for this. The primary intention of the North western officials was to reach into the rich farm lands of Boyd county, in which every quarter section has a set tler and where the best corn in Ne braska was raised last season. To that end surveyors, under the direc tion of General Manager Bidwell of the Fremont. Elkhorn & Missouri Val ley railroad, has been pushing the line into the county lengthwise, about directly westward. Mr. Bidwell re turned from the scene of the work last Tuesday night. "The men are now about forty miles from the starting point. Verdigris,” said he, "and are now spreading out into the country along two branching lines. One goes on westward toward Butter, the other reaches more to the north. These are both merely tenta tive feelers, the object being to choose which is the best route for the ex tension finally.” Tlic Memorial Fund. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 30.—State Su perintendent of Public Instruction Fowler has prepared plans for the col lection of subscriptions fur the Mc Kinley monument fund among the school children of the state. The work will be commenced January 6, and Mr. Fowler suggests that the lists be closed January 28, the fifty-ninth anniversary of the birth of the mar tyred president. With the beginning of the new year the state committee will commence the active work of gathering funds. The Workingmen's association will have its plans perfect ed by that time. Aulgn Term* of Court. YORK. Neb., Dec. 30.—It has been ordered by S. H/ Sornberger and B. F. Good, judges of the district court of the Fifth judicial district of Ne braska, that the terms of the court to be held in the several counties in the district during the year 1902 be as signed as follows: Saunders county, March 30, June 9. December 1; But ler, February 11, May 20, November 11; Polk, January 21, April 29, Sep tember 9; Seward, February 10, May 19, November 10; York, March 3, June 9, December 1; Hamilton, Janu ary 20, April 28, September 8. Wolvp* Get tlie Sheep. PAXTON, Neb., Dec. 30—One of the heavy stock losses in this vicinity dur ing the cold wave was that in Henry Abshlre’s flock of sheep. One thou sand of them strayed away and many of the lambs and weaker old ones wrere killed and devoured by the wolves. Fracturing the Sunday Uw. FREMONT, Neb., Doc. 30.—Local police authorities claim to be cogniz ant of the fact that Sunday poker playing and liquor selling is going on here in violation of the city ordinances and they declare that they intend to stop It. 1C in ploy ph Krinembfrcd. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 39. From the lowest salaried messenger lo the gen eral manager every person who has worked for the American Express company one year received a $10 gold piece from the company as a Christ mas present. lircvtkft iiin Nrt k In Fall. M'COOK, Nob.. Dec. 30.—While run ning a wolf on horseback. John Sly, who lived on the Robert P. Bari' < rand) a few miles southwest of Me Cook, was thrown off his horse. Hie neck was broken and lie was instantly killed. Wnatmi Killing «>f stock. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec. 30.— Some one went into a pasture south of the city and killed a fine two-year old Jersey heifer and left the carcass, after skinning it. Now IlHtik for TVcnniKOh. TECUMSEH, Neb., Dec. 30.—Mrs. B. F. Perkins sold a frame building and a lot on the north side of the square to J. R. Pierson of Union and F. E. Bodie of York, who will erect n bank. MtRGIMi RURAL SCHOOLS liilirrlDtcndtnl Fowtur Tells Why n* Ail»'!>«'» C»n*ollf the liberal demand the twenty cars that were on sale this morning were soon disposed of. Hulls that were good enough for killers were in good demand this morning and prices were a little better on Tuesday. Stags also sold at higher prices, while veal calves were ac tive and strong. There wore only a few bunches of Stockers and feeders In the yards, but there was plenty to supply the demand. t HOOB—There was a very light run of hogs, and as advices from other point* were favorable to the selling Interests the market advanced ubout a dime all around. The hogs sold more freely than they have for some little time, as all the packers wanted a few and the light run made It necessary for them to buy early. The prime heavyweights sold largely from $6.36 to $6.60. Good medium weight hogs sold in most cases from $6.13 to $8.30, and the lighter loads went front $8.15 down. The lightweight hogs advanced as much as did the heavier grades, but still toward the close the market was a little dull on the loads weighing much under 2/;20c higher. Owing to the active demand and light receipts everything was sold in good si a so n. Ewes sold us high as $3.30, weth ers brought $1.10 and lambs $5.00. There were not enough feeders offered to make a test of the market, but it I* safe to call the market steady. KANSAS CITY. OATTI.E—Market strong; native beef steers, $).754/8.6u; Texas and Indian steers, $3.00'',' t.50; Texas cows, $2.2515/3.50: native cows and heifers, $2.50/5/5.00; stockors and feeders. $2.7.7/3.75. CHAlNCtY DFPfW MARRIED Ceremony Performed in the United fttate* Consulate at Nice. NICE, Dec. 28.—The civil ceremony of the marriage of Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Miss May Palmer took place at 3 o’clock this afternoon in the United States consulate. The bride’s •witnesses were Baron von Andre and Baron de Cantalause. The bride groom's witnesses were James Gordon Bennett and Count do Sots. Among others present were Mrs. Palmer, Coun tess de Sers and Baroness von Andre. Senator Depew was in excellent health and the bride was charmingly dressed. The bride being a Catholic, there will be two religious ceremonies. The first will take place at Notre Dame and the second at the Episcopal church, at 11 in the morning and at noon to morrow, respectively, when ten blue jackets from the United States cruiser Albany will form a guard of honor. dateTiu sn ’S SI RVICE First of March Likely to Kind Him fill ing Cabinet Position. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—Gov. Shaw probably will not enter upon his du ties as: set rctaty of the treasury earlier than the middle of February or the first of March. The president is un der the impression that Secretary Gage desires to retire about that time, and he has undoubtedly communicated to Governor Shaw the fact that he will be needed in Washington between those dates. Notwithstanding the official an nouncements from the white house that Secretary James Wilson will re main in the cabinet, there continue to appear announcements of other men to succeed Wilson, the latest being that of F. I). Coburn, secreta.-y of the Kansas state hoard of agriculture. Secretary Wilson has said he expected to stay in the cabinet and the presi dent has indicated that he desires him to continue in his official family. Mile* l{»'snmcn !lin Dutit'H. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—General Miles resumed his duties in charge ot the army at his office in the War de partment today. It is said that he has decided to accept the situation with the best possible grace and will say or do nothing to continue the controver sy. The incident will cause no do cided change in his prearranged plans for the future. Al^er safely Over the trials. DETROIT, Dec. 28.—Dr. Howard Longyear, one of the attending sur geons on General R. A. Alger, said to night tnat the critical period in the general's illness had passed and that his recovery was practically certain, so far as he could determine at pres ent. "He has been taking some nourish ment in the form of broth and has passed a very comfortable day,” said Dr. Longyear.