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*T“ 11 "" 1 I ' ' Persons, Places and Things L. FIND A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC. Part of Chain Stretched by Washing ton Across the Hudson. Two young men from New York, who are summering at Greenwood lake, while. rambling over the Ramapo mountains last week, came across an old relic of the revolution which they prize highly. These young men, E. L. Greene and T. McCabe, had strolled on the Sterling mountains, which a few years ago afforded a favorite picnic resort for Rockland county people, when they came across an Iron link wedged tightly between two rocks. This was near the old forge where the iron chain was made which was stretched across the Hudson river at West Point to prevent the British ships from reaching Albany, and the link found last week probably be longed to that chain. The iron mine in the Sterling mountains was the first opened in the United States, and a remnant of the furnace constructed there many years before the revolution may still be seen.—Albany Argus. NEW TYPE OF RIFLE. Invention Enables Marksman to Aim While Under Cover. The British war office is examining the advantages of a new invention called the hyposcope. an Instrument which can be attached to an ordinary rifle, and enables the rifleman to view the enemy, and even to aim and Are, A". R W '(anT?e»l>l''V* *Tfl£ INVENTOR The "Hyposcope.” while still remaining under cover. The .instrument is very light, is carried in a pouch attached to the belt like a revolver, and can he fitted to the rifle and made ready for firing in less time than it takes to fix a bayonet. In shape it is like an inverted letter L, and when fitted to the rifle the cross bar rests on the barrel behind the sights, the upright hanging down be low the barrel. By the juxtaposition of prisms in the instrument the marks man is enabled to see and fire at ob jects with his eyes nine inches below the rifle sights. Whatever object he sees in the small prism at the bottom of the long arm of the instrument, that Is the object at which his rifle is di rectly iminting. The view exposed to the prism behind the sights is reflect ed down to the prism into which the marksman gazes. The Inventor is an Englishman, Mr. William Youlten. A Matrimonial Advertisement. The reasons .why a man should em ploy a matrimonial advertisement in order to get married are often a source of bewilderment. A widower who had married a second wife through this agency and sought a separation from her was asked the question in court. He replied that he had advertised on the theory of a man who advertised for a lost dog. He did not get the dog back, but he got three better ones. So though he knew he could not get his wife back—he thought he might get ofTers of three better ones. He took one of the three and w'as disappointed. TYPE OF AMERICAN BEAUTY. Mrs. Oliver Harriman, Jr., Wins Dis tinction at Newport. Mrs. Oliver Harriman, Jr., is said to be the most beautiful woman iu New Mrs. Oliver Harriman, Jr. port. Such a distinction is no empty honor for the rivalry In that line is keen in the American center of idle ness and luxury. The Harriman wealth, fortunately, is sufficient to maintain this lovely representative of the family In style commensurate with the distinction she has gained. "«fj Hi WEEKLY m PANORAMA NOW MRS. FREDERICK SCOVEL. Mis* Vivian Sartoris Married at Co burg, Ont., on August 23. Miss Vivian Sartoris is now the bride of Frederick Roosevelt Scovel, cousin of the president. The wedding took place in Coburg, Ont., August 23. Mrs. Frederick Roosevelt Scovel. Miss Vivian, who recently was report ed to have renounced society in order that she might devote all her atten tion to art, is the oldest daughter of Nellie Grant Sartoris. She was en gaged to be married to Archibald Balfour, a London barrister, but the engagement was suddenly broken in June, 1901, after Miss Sartoris’ trous seau had been prepared. “THE DOGS OF WAR.” Employed to Get Communications Through Hostile Indians. There are numerous Instances of record where dogs have displayed wonderful Intelligence in war, when carrying messages while in action, and when acting as carriers to points or stations at a distance. An officer of my acquaintance, while campaign ing against Indians in the Northwest, would always collect a few dogs from each settlement as he passed through and take them along to the country of the hostiles. When important to send back messages at a time when it was impossible to get a soldier through the surrounding tribes, these dogs, with papers attached to their collars, were dispatched to the settlements from which they came, and thus offi cial communications were passed along to headquarters. LUTHER R. MARSH DEAD. Famous Lawyer at One Time Asso ciated with Daniel Webster. One of the most extraordinary char acters the country has known passed away in the person of Luther R. Marsh, the noted lawyer and jurist, and the Wl T / ’T Luther R. Marsh. most prominent spiritualist in the United States. Mr. Marsh was in his 90th year, having been born at Pompey. Onon daga county, New York. April 4, 1813. He was educated at the Pompey academy and at the Partridge mili tary school, Middletown, Conn., and studied for the bar, to which he was admitted at Albany in 1836. Mr. Marsh soon acquired a high rep utation as a lawyer and was for some time associated with Daniel Webster, the great statesman. His practice was of the highest order; he was consult ed in public and private affairs of the greatest importance and he achieved distinction and wealth. In his later years Mr. Marsh took a remarkable interest in spiritualism and became a sincere and devoted be liever in supernatural manifestations. A Cure for Drunkenness, Drug cures for drunkenness are not often believed in. They are, in fact, very seldom tried. Here is one which comes from the valuable pages of “Health”; “Let the person have with in his reach a vial of the very best kind of tincture of Peruvian bark, and when the craving for liquor comes on him, let him take a teaspoonfui of the tincture every tw'o hours. In a few days the taste for liquor is destroyed, and destroyed while indulging in it, for tincture of Peruvian bark is spirits into which has been drawn ail the sub stance of Peruvian bark.” Memorial to Bishop Whipple. The widow of the late Bishop Hen ry B. Whipple of Minnesota, has had a chime of ten bells cast in Baltimore which are to be placed in the tower of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior at Faribault, Minn. Each bell bears a suitable inscription and is said to be of superior tone. One hundred tunes can be played upon the chime. PEOPLE*™ EVENTS NAVIES OF THE WORLD. United State* Soon to Be Third Among the Great Power*. According to the German naval year book, it is estimated that the navy of the United States four years hence will be the third in the world, only Great Britain and France having a more powerful one. This estimate is based on the number of ships author ized to be constructed within the next four years. Great Britain will then have fifty-seven battleships of 765,650 tons, and seventy large cruisers of 648,440 tons. France will be second with thirty-two battleships of 349,720 tons, and twenty-eight cruisers of 243, 171 tons. The United States will have twenty battleships of 249.294 tons, and sixteen cruisers of 176,155 tons. Rus sia, the fourth in the list, will have twenty-five battleships of 247,241 tons, and eighteen cruisers of 100,606 tons. PROF. SCHENK l,S DEAD. Will Be Remembered as Advancing New Medical Theory. Prof. Leopold Schenk, who claimed to have discovered a method of de> termining the sex of children before their birth by prescribing a diet to be followed by the mother, and to whoso prescription male tirths in a number of royal families have been attributed, died at Schwanberg. Styria, where he had lived in retirement after his ex pulsion from the Vienna university two years ago. His peculiar theory cost him a place Prof. Schenk. in the university, which he had held for twenty-six years. His dismissal under circumstances which amounted to nothing less than disgrace broke his spirit and undoubtedly hastened his death. Dr. Schenk had devoted his energy for thirty years to the study of em bryology. He published a number of special works on the subject, and these constitute the standard author ity on embryology throughout the world. Teach Girla to Swim, This is the season when the water appeals to one, when the morning dive or the evening swim Is as healthy as it is pleasant, and when Venus emerging from the waves should be the ideal of every EhigUsh girl, says the London Graphic. Parents ought to encourage the love of swimming in their children. Boys, perhaps, are taught the art at school, but the girls are sadly neglected. Who of the many maidens paddling their canoe, or using the punt pole at. Henley .could swim, or even save themselves if they fell overboard? Swimming should be made compulsory in every curriculum of study. MISS ROCKEFELLER TO WED. Niece of Standard Oil Magnate En gaged to Walter S. Bowler. Announcement has been made from Cleveland of the engagement of Miss Helen Rockefeller to Mr. Walter S. Bowler. Miss Rockefeller, who is 20 years of age, is the youngest daughter oi Frank Rockefeller, and a niece of John D. Rockefeller. Her fiance is Miss Helen Rockefeller. cashier of the Lake Shore Savings and Hanking Company of Cleveland. Build Their Own Monuments. It has become the fashion for wealthy Americans to rear their own monuments in the form of institutions of learning or charity. From the days of Stephen Girard down through Smithson, Cooper, Harvard, Peabody, Corcoran and others the country’s beneficences have been liberally en dowed. Rockefeller's operations along these lines are well known. Schwab is building a seaside resort for working people, and now John W. Gates will found a great technical school for boys from 10 to 15 on his father’s farm in Illinois. ^———I PROMISE OF THE SUGAR CROP. Acreage of Beet* Reported Indicate* an Increase Over Last Year. LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 23.—Deputy l-and Commissioner Watson has com pleted the tabulation of returns on acre age of sugar beets for Nebraska for the current year and gave out the figures. Last year Nebraska produc ed 14.912,300 pounds of beet sugar. If the average yield from the acreage this year is but ten tons of 12 per cent beets, the sugar production for the state will be 16,739.500 pounds. The acreage by counties is: No. of County Acres. Adams . 3t Antelope. . 40 Boone . Ill Buffalo . 982 Burt . 75 Cedar . 135 Cheyenne . 75 Cta «r . 86 7'oi.ax . 28 Cuming . 116 Custer . 35 Dakota . 28 Dixon . 47 Dodge . 2,108 Douglas . 241 Fillmore . 71 Furnas . 48 Gage .. 44 Greeley . 16 Hall .7. 1,253 Harlan . 26 Hitchcock . 255 Holt . 210 Howard . 26 Jefferson . 14 Johnson . 20 Keith . 24 Knox . 14 Lancaster . 528 Lincoln . 1.187 Madison . 731 Merrick . 424 Nuckolls . 35 Otoe . 63 fierce . 171 Platte . 234 Polk . 5 Red Willow . 640 Richardson . 58 Saunders . 383 Seward . 95 Stanton . 65 Thayer . 38 Thurston . 28 Valley . 53 Washington . 95 Wayne . 198 Total acres .11,193 NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS. General Conditions Still Favor an Irri mens? Yield of Corn. The last week was wet and cool in the northern counties and warm and dry in southern and western. The daily mean temperature has averaged about normal in the eastern part of the state and 2 degrees above normal in the western. The rainfall has exceeded an inch in some of the northern counties; in other parts of the state it has been generally less than a quarter of an ! inch. The cloudy, moist, and rainy weath er in the northern counties the last week retarded haying and threshing. In the southern and western coun ties threshing progressed rapidly. The soil is so dry in the southern part of the'state that little progress was made with fall plowing. Corn has grown well in most parts of the state; in the southern part of the state it is now needing rain, while in some south western counties the cron has already been injured by lack of rain; the acre age thus affected is small and gener ally the crop continues to promise a very large yield. Apples promise a good crop. Demand for Space at Fair. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 23.—The state i fair managers are being overwhelmed | with applications for space at the I forthcoming exposition. In the agri | cultural buildings practically every i foot of space is already taken and the demand is almost as great in the others. "In the agricultural hall we have 800 linear feet of space and we have exhibits now for much more than that," said S. C. Bassett, a member of the board of agriculture. "The counties that have thus far applied for permission to enter the collective exhibit class are: Washington, How ard, Burt, Antelope, Scotts Bluff, Hitchcock, Hayes, Nemaha, Franklin, Kearney, Frontier, Cuming, Saline, Merrick and York.” Mobilization of National Guard. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 23.—Adjutant General Colby announced that he will soon issue orders for the mobilization of a portion of the Nebraska National guard at Fort Riley, Kan., about Sep tember 29. He intimates that the or der will include the two regiments and possibly one or more of the inde pendent companies. The general re ceived notice this afternoon that the military maneuvers of the regular army will be held at Fort Riley from September 29 to October 8. It is the intention of the Nebraska military au thorities to have the state troops in camp at the fort during these maneu vers. No orders will be issued, how ever, until more definite information is received from the war department. Child Drowns in a Tub. CARROLL, Neb., Aug. 23.—A 2-year ald son of Bert Robinson was drowned In a half barrel filled with water which his mother was soaking up for pickling purposes. Norfolk Man Badly Injured. NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 23.—As W. M. Deerlng was returning to his home in the country his team became fright ened, and the pole dropping and catch ing, he was thrown out and injured. SCHOOL LAND LEASE CONTRACtS Holders Are Anxious to Obtain Full Possession. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 25.—Recent comment regarding the applications .'or the transformation of lease con tacts on school land into sale con tracts has had the effect of greatly .ncreasing the correspondence of the land commissioner’s office, for lease nolders all over the state are anxious to obtain full possession and owner ship of their land. Under the law which remained on the statute books of the state from 1879 till 1897 a lease holder was .en titled to purchase the land he occu pied, provided he fulfilled all the ob ligations oi the contract and Would oay the state the full appraised value of the land. The legislature of 1897 i repealed this law. Former Land Commissioner Wolfe held that the re peal of the law invalidated the con tracts, and therefore he rejected all applications for the purchase of land. Mr. Follmer regrets that he is forced to take a different stand, for he would prefer to have the state keep all of the school land, but he recog nizes the fact that the contracts en tered into by the state under the old law cannot be repudiated. Holders of leases given prior to 1879 have also asked to buy their rented land, but all of their applications have by both commissioners been rejected, for tho law under which their lease contracts were given made no provision by which they could buy the land, as was expressly provided in the subse quent act. Any person desiring to purchase land under a lease contract given be tween 1879 and 1897 must pay all ex penses of appraisement, review or re appraisement, and they must be will ing to pay the full market value of the land. This will be determined by the value of land in the immediate vicinity. If land in the neighborhood is worth $25 per acre on the market, the lease holder must pay that amount or else be satisfied with his lease contract. It is estimated that there are up ward of 1,900 000 acres of land now occupied under leases given between the years 1879 and 1897. THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. The Authorities Are Predicting an In creased Attendance. LINCOLN, Neb., Auk. 25.—Students will soon begin to gather in Lincoln for the thirty-second annual session of the University of Nebraska. The authorities of the institution predict an increasing attendance and are pre paring for more than the usual num ber on the opening days of registra tion. On September 8 the university school of music will open its ses sion and two days later the lectures will begin in the affiliated school of medicine at Omaha. From Septem ber 16 to 19 inclusive there will be examinations and registration. On September 20 Chancellor Andrews will deliver his annual opening ad dress to the students and on Septem ber 22 the regular class work of the first semester will begin. Brown County Woman Wins Prize. LONG PINE, Neb., Aug! 25— Last spring an eastern seed company of fered a prize of $50 for the best on ions grown from their seed. Mrs. George Hulshizer, who lives north of town, sent- them a sample of her on ions and has been notified that she is the winner of the prize. This speaks well for Brown county in com petition with the rest of the country. Bassett is Building Up. BASSETT, Neb., Aug. 25.—Bassett, the seat of the government of Rock county, is experiencing a great boom in all lines of business. Several ele gant and costly residences and busi ness blocks are being erected, a new bank is to open its doors in a very short time, a fraternal building to cost not less than $7,000 or $8,000 is to be constructed. Lightning Destroys Barr.. OSCEOLA, Neb., Aug. 25.—In the storm the barn of Jacob Deeds, six miles southwest of this place, was struck by lightning and burned, to gether with a quantity of grain, hay and two head of horses. Run Over by the Cars. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 25.— Stephen A. Davis was accidentally run down by a freight car at Cedar Creek and instantly killed. Deceased was sixty-flve vears old and had resid ed in Cass county since 1856. Boy Drowned Near Wahoo. WAHOO, Neb. Aug. 25.—Roy, aged twenty-three, son of ex-County Treas urer J. L. Coleman, was drowned while in bathing with other young men, none of whom were good swim mers. Restore the Old Style Recess. FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 25.—The board of education has adopted a rule Restoring the old recess interval ol fifteen minutes each In the morning and afternoon THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from 8outh Omaha and Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. CATTLE—There wan another big run of cattle, and In fact receipts were much heavier than was generally anticipated. Cornfed steers were scarce and the mar ket could safely be quoted steady and active on desirable grades. Nothing sold higher than *7.28. The cow market was Just about steady on desirable stuff, but the medium and common stuff was a llttls slow and lower. Bulls, veat, calves and stags commanded Just about steady prices. Handy weight feeder bulls In par ticular sold to good advantage, as the demand for them was quite active. The great bulk of the receipts consisted of feeders and a large proportion of them were of rather Inferior qaullty. The western range steers that were good enough for packers commanded steady prices, Lut there were not many killers in the yards. HOGS—There was not a heavy run of hogs, and the supply at other points was also rather limited. Packers all seemed to have liberal orders and as a result 'he market opened fairly active and 5®10c higher. The bulk of all the sales went from $0.80 to $6,9n and as high as *7.00 was paid. SHEEP—Quotations for clipped stock: Good to choice yearlings, $.175®4.10: fair to good, $3.50® 3.75; good to choice weth ers, $.1,1503.60; fair to good wethers, $3.15 0.1.35; choice ewes, $3,00®’3.25: fair to good ewes, $2.5002.90; good to choice Iambs, $5.7506.00; fair to good lambs, $5,2505.60; feeder wethers, $2.750 3 35; feeder year lings, $32503.60; feeler lambs, $3.5004.25; feeder ewt«, $1 2503.30. ^ KANSAS CITY. ▼ CATTLE—Corn fed cattle and grassers, dull, steady to 20c lower; stockers and feeders, lower; choice export and dress ed beef steers, $7,450 8.00; fair to good, $4.5507.40; stockers and feeders, $2.50® 4.75; western fed steers. $4.50 05 90; Texas and Indian steers, $3.1503.80; Texas cows. $2.2503.00; native cows. $1.2504.35; native heifers, $2.3.014.00; canners, $1.5002.00; bulls, $26503.50; calves, $2.50®5.50. HOGS—Market active, 10c higher, clos ing weak; top. $7.20; bulk of sales, 26.90® 7,10; ueavy, $7.0007 20; mixed packers, J6.8o07.O5; light, $3.3506.95; yorkers, $6,95’ 6.95; pigs, $6.5006.70. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Sheep, steady; native lambs, $3.2O®6.60; western lambs, $.3.0005.00; native wethers, $3.4004.40; west ern wethers, $2.9003,95; fed owes, 23.35® 4.15; Texas clipped yearlings, $3.0003 85; Texas clipped sheep. $2.9003.10; stockers and feeders, $2.3002.90. DIES WHILE HIS DAND PLAYS. Samuel Pryor Passes Away Listening to Tones of Lively Music. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Aug. 23.—Samuel Pryor, founder of Pryor’s band and father of Arthur Pryor, (he celebrated trombonist, now touring with Sousa, died today of a gastric disease. Prof. Pryor* was one of the interest ing characters of this city, 58 years of age, and had never performed a day's labor at anything except music. His band had filled engagements in many of the leading cities of the coun try. In response to a request of the dying bandmaster his musicians play ed lively airs for him as he passed away, several pieces being of his own l composition. \ Land Off the Market. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 23.—A special to the Miner from Great Falls says: An order has been received from Washington withdrawing another 1, 000,000 acres of land in the Great Falls district from entry. The order is in line with the intention of the govern ment to push forward the St. Mary's canal irrigation project as rapidly as possible. Three million acres have now been withdrawn and further withdrawals are recommended within thirty days. Cuts the Flour Rate. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23.—Traffic representatives of the North Coast lines and of the Minneapolis-Chicago lines held a conference today regard ing the disparity between flour rates to Chicago and grain rates to that center. The resiilt'of the conference was a decision that a 2-cent cut should be made in flour rates to con form to the recent reduction in grain rates. Smallpox Raging. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 23.—Th® British steamer which arrived here to day from West Indian points brought news of an alarming increase of cases in the second outbreak of smallpox at Barbadoes, where the bodies of the dead are being thrown into the sea. The Trent also brought details of the murder of Myron, a Scotchman, by lio riotous East Indian immigrants in British Guinea. Train Kills Many Sheeo. NEW SHARON, la., Aug. 25.—Far mer Thomas of this place lost a large number of sheep. The flock strayed over on the railroad track and got in the way of a swiftly moving train. Sixty-seven were killed. General Sigel Dead. NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—General Franz Sigel died at his home in this city of old age. He was In his 7gth year. Kills Pair of Deaf Mutes. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 23.—Ru fus K. Cravens and a man named O. R Nolan, quarrymen, were struck by a westbound Rock Island passenger J train west of here today and killed. Botn men were deaf.