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Persons, Places
and Things
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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.
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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.
