OFFICIAL VOTE OF NEBRASKA CAST FOR rRESIDENTIAL ELECTO RS AND STATE OFFICERS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1904.' ' iCOUNTY Fresidentlal Electors. 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Sympathy is helpful. It is a balm to the wound that rankles in our sen abilities. The world is not so b-aeiy • place ^fthcri there is some one in it who shares our sorrows. Friendship aaakes up the larger half of that posi- ; tkm of “the glory and the dream" that remains with us when childhood's trustful days are over. Eut in love j affairs one’s own self is one's very best friend, as well as one's worst enemy. Successful Wrren Inventors. Besides the inventions brought out !>y women under their own names in Aheir own rights, there are every year Jozens of successful inventions patent id for women by their employers and jroduced under the firm name. Other feventions are purchased outright from women before they are patented, rtis is especially true of novelties hi cosmetics, toys, simple kitchen j itensils and dressmaking finishings. Fathers and Sens. Observers are struck with the cam •raderie carried to the vergn of equality which obtains between fath ers and their schoolboy sons; so that their mutual companionship is a source of unfeigned pleasure to both, and should prove a safeguard against many evils in the future. T1 is is es sentially a modern development, and stands to the credit of the fathers of the present day.—Spectator. Horse Traders' Annual. A peculiar custom is observed in Greer county on the first Monday ot November of each year. On that day •11 the horse traders in the county as semble at Mangum. Altus and the larger towns and close all pending trades. The slate is wiped clean and a new account is started. The origiu of the custom is not known.—Kansas City Times. Straw Hats Supersede Silk. In London the unusual beat of the last summer gave a further vogue to the straw hat and made silk hats so unpopular that the factories dismissed many of their workmen. Look Up Century Old tstate. Henry A. Lefebvre of Nashua, N. JL, with other heirs living at Suncook, tfc looking up an estate which they wave Inherited from a relative in Ger mantown, Pa. The dead relative went from Canada and died in Germantown la 1805, or ninety-nine years ago and fete estate has increased vastly. The fenlk of the estate is in the form of a savings bank deposit which was made aver « century ago, which amounted to fl.sftb at the time, but which has Increased to over 8500,000. Regular at Church Service. Deacon Charles F. Thompson of Brmttleboro, Vt., notes the fact that, owing to temporary illness, he missed communion service at the Center Con gregational church Sunday for the ferst time in forty years. Scorn. Hz—You don’t seem to care much for Tommy? ■lame—Him? I wouldn’t have him for at* steady if he could gimme an artfeastar seat every night. Shoemakers in Canton. Tiii seven hundred shoemakers shops in Canton. China, employ eight thousand men and twenty thousand women, who work from daylight till dark. Since the recent introduction of ' kerosene lamps their hours even have ; been lengthened. They get from about $2 50 to $5 a month in wages, and i their meals consist of rice and sait I dsh. For Penal Institutions. A “bar which cannot he sawed through” has been patented by a Penn sylvania inventor, specially intended for use in penal institutions. The bar has a number of longitudinal holes , near the surface, which arc filled with glass. This is very severe on the saw, j and Is counted upon to discourage the sawyer. Women Sailors in England. There is a boat in a canal north or Loudon which is entirely “manned" by women. The last English census reported several hundred women do ing the work of seamen. Finns Live on Wood. The trees of Finland are the money bags of the people. A peasant cv* n makes his shoes from birch bark, ard thatches his roof with shavings, lie virtually lives on wood. To Relieve Insomnia. A Rochester woman declares that a water bag Ailed with ice water and applied t-p the base of the brain will relieve insomnia. Grecian Currant* the Best. Greece is only a small spot on the world's map, but she produces more \ and better currants than any other country. Electric Mail* Cars. The French postal department has | decided to replace its mail coaches : by electric motor cars.' j Same with a Man. ! Even a postage stamp is no good if it get* stuck on itself. Logical Theory. Singleton—I wonder why some folks think the moon has anything to rlo with making people crazy? Wedderly—The idea probably origi nated with some man during his honeymoon. She Must Be Doing Something. "Eve never went to a woman’s club." "No, but perhaps if she had she would not have found time to sample the fruit.”—Illinois State Journal. His Little Joke. “You are fair," complimented the young man. “Where are you from/” “St. Louis,” responded Ernestine, blushing. “Ah, then, you are the St. Louis 'air.” The Judge at Repartee. “Did you ever try any of our whis ky, judge?” asked the dealer. “No,” replied the judge; “but I tried a man to-day who had.”—Yonkers Statesman. Coins in Suggestion Dox. The Alhambra Music hall, London, placed at its door a box with a slot in , it for the receipt of suggestions from : patrons for the name of a new exhibi- j tion to be given. When the box was finally opened a number of coins were found in it, contributed by people wrho thought it had been placed at the door for some charitable purpose. Comparative Attractions. One of life's injustices: When a woman w ith a lot of children and bas- j Vets and valises leaves on the train, j there is no one to see her off. but i when a young girl, with nothing to j carry but a:i empty pocketbook, leaves | town, there are enough people at the depot to start a town.—Atchison Globe. Woke Up a “Dead” One. The late Dr. Austin Flint once saw in consultation a desperately sick man. Waiting a reasonable time for some one of the family to pay his fee, he ; sent a bill “To the estate of-. de ceased.” By return mail he received : a letter from the indignant patient denying the allegation. Statue of Virgin on Mountain. A huge statue of the Virgin has ’ een caccessfully pliced on the summit oi the Dent du Geant, a mountain in Italy 13.000 feet high, near Milan. Divine service was performed on the summit in celebration of the event by the vicar of Courmayeur. Scattered the Mourners. “What’s doing?” was the brief utter ance that came from James Black ol Omaha as he raised himself from his coffin just as the lid was being put on. There was considerable doing in that undertaker’s shop for the next few minutes. Pear Tree 200 Years Old. On the farm of Oliver Corwin, in : Aquebogue, Long Island, Is a pear tree that is truly a marvel. The tree is known to be nearly or quite 200 years old. and still it is producing as nice fruit as one need desire to eat. — When Can Jackie Sleep? Says Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, first sea lord of the British navy: “In our future sea fights, with destroyers haunting us by night and submarines dogging us by day, the two chief requisites will be endurance and nerve. A machine has no nerves and never gets tired. In the Nelsonic days they could go to sleep at nights. When the destroyers arrived we settled to go to sleep by day. Now the sub marine has come, you can sleep neith er by day nor night!” Ambassador Has Much Baggage. Baron De Serovskerken, the Danish ambassador to this country, travels with enough impedimenta for an opera singer. On his arrival in New York the other day he brought with him half a dozen servants and seventy three pieces of baggage. Doing and Tailing to Order. "Henpeck tells his wife everything that he does.” “Yes, and he does everything that she tails him.”—Illustrated Bits. New Match Cases. One of the new trinkets displayed by jewelers is a metal ease designed to hold the little books of pasteboard matches. So many cigar stores are giving the matches away for advertis ing purposes that they are now quite common. The cases are made of gun metal, silver or gold, and cost any where from 75 cents to $12. Lion Sausages. During an action brought by a lodg er against his landlord for permitting a naturalist to cut up a lion in his courtyard a butcher testified that he had made the animal into sausages. Whether the king of beasts died a natural or a violent death was not made clear. The court awarded nomi nal damages.—Gil Bias. Finnish Bride's Trousseau. In rural Finland a bride wears to church a curious combination of wed ding veil and wedding bonnet. It is a great cap with ribbon streamers be hind. and in front a wall of lace whicn shadows the face. Over her dark cash mere dress she ties a handsomely em broidered white apron. Life Saved by Hatpin. The life of Miss Dorothy Josephine “Burnley of Enham, near Andover, Eng- j land, was saved by her hatpin. She ; was struck behind the head by a re volver bullet while on a lonely path, but, thanks to the hatpin, the bullet was deflected from its course. Odd Effect of “Short Circuit.” By means of an accidental short cir cuit in one of the Junction boxes in an electric train in Melbourne, an alarm was sent in to every fire de partment station, and 1,500 calls were received at the same instant in the head telephone office. Receipts From Japanese Forests. Japanese progress is shown in the fact that the receipts from her state forests for timber, firewood, bamboo and other produce rose from $129,000 in 1880 to $1,204,000 in 1903, an in crease of $1,075,000. But Lived to Tell It. Upgardson—What on earth used you up like that, old fellow? Been kicKed by a mule, or run over by an automobile? Atom—Both. The one kicked me in the way of the other. Where the Student Fails. “How is your son doing at college?” “Well,” answered the solicitous father, “he does very well in philos ophy and the dead languages, but he is a mighty poor football player.” What They Know of Us. “So you reside in New York City," said the Londoner. “Yes," replied the American tour ist, “in the suburbs.” “Ah! in California or Massachusetts, perhaps.” Prediction Fulfilled. Farmer Whiffletree—Bill Perkins’ son Dan has got a political job. Farmer Medders—Gosh! A allers said that feller’d grow up ter be a loafer!—Puck. Got Full Information. A lawyer in a western city once went to another part of the country on business. On arriving at his des tination he found he had forgotten the name of the firm he had come to see and had left all enlightening memo randa in his desk. After wasting valu able time in useless efforts to remem ber. he telegraphed home to his part ner for the necessary information. He got it, and more. “Your business is with Smith & Jones.” his partner's message ran; “your name is Brown. ’ High-Priced Real Estate. The highest-priced real estate in London is near the Bank of England. Land sells there at the rate of $375 a square foot—$16,250,000 an acre. From this center the price diminishes in a receding tide, rising again in the Strand to a price of from $60 to $100 a square foot. In Bond street, in the West End. a still higher price of $175 a square foot, or more than $7,500,000 an acre, has been reached. Japanese Beans. The statement, oft repeated, that a Jap will fight for twenty-four hours on ft ration of two or three beans and « sip of tea is af last explained. The Japanese is not the common horticul tural bean with which our gardens are acquainted, but a vegetable often a yard In length and large enough *o fl!! a quart measure. A single jean makes a meal for a hungry plowman. Kentuckian Shows Fear. A man recently returnirg from the east was about to get into his berth on a sleeping car when be heard the voice of a huge Kentuckian, who was hold ing up a pillow between his thumb and finger while he roared out to the por i ter: “I say, you hoy, come back and take this awray!” “Wha' for, sah?” “Because I'm afraid the thing will get Into my ear!” Had Fitting Ceremonies. A surgeon tells of a patient who was about to undergo an operation for ap pendicitis, but before submitting to the knife sent for his pastor, so that he could be opened with prayer. Pott for Gen. Miles. Gen. Nelson A. Miles is likely to become adjutant general of the Massa chusetts volunteer militia as soon as Governor-elect Douglas is inaugurated. The incumbent, Gen. Samuel Dalton, who will resign, was appointed by Gov. Butler in the ’80’s. The change is believed to indicate a complete re organization of the Massachusetts militia. The famous civil war vete ran and Indian fighter will be at the head of the governor’s staff of eigh teen to be mustered in Jan. 2. Prefers Law to Society. Miss Mabel Carter, daughter of George M. Carter of Colorado Springs, Col., a wealthy mining man, will deny herself the pleasure of a social career to practice law, for which she always has had a liking. She will receive her diploma from the law department of Denver university next spring. Helping the Cook. Boarding Mistress—What are those boarders grumbling about now? Servant—They're roasting the beef. Advice for Moneymakers. To some moneymaking seems so | simple that they have given very simple advice on the subject. Bar r.ura said: “To get rich Is easy. Save more than you spend.” Benjamin Franklin said: "The Way to wealth is as plain as the road to market. Don't waste what you earn.” Russell 3age says; “So long as some men have more sense and more self-control than others, just so long will such men be wealthy and others poor.” Petroleum-Bearing Strata. The petroleum-bearing strata show remarkable resemblance in formation and composition the world over. Ev erywhere they ere bituminous clav shales and variegated clays interstratl fied with sandstones and conglomer ates. Limestones, which may occur in such series, contain tarry materials, but rarely true petroleum, the only notable exception being the Trenton limestone of Ohio and Indiana. Bath a Shipbuilding Center. In the ninety-six years between 1783 and 1878 in Bath, Maine. 1,230 vessels of G09.622 tons were built, and in the district of Bath, including the city, 2,947 vessels of 1,038,551 tons. The amount of tonnage turned out in the city of Bath amounts to one-tenth and in the district to more than a sixth of the tonnage of the entire merchant marine of the United States in 1903. Hotel on Mount Blanc. The Grand Mulets is a mass of gran ; /te on Mount Blanc “rising up like an ' island in a tremendous billowy ocean ! )t ice and snow.” In the face of the rock a rough shielding of stone and ooards has been built where a bed and •efreshment can be had. It is In charge of a woman, who ascends in the begin ning of the season and remains there three months. She Knew Her Hubby. An English writer tells of a poor woman of London who wondered why i the Lord permitted her worthless hus band to live. “I suppose,” she said, “the Lord has an idea that he'll re pent, but I know better.” Stated in Diplomatic Fashion. The fierce fellow—So you wouldn’t jay that Longfellow was a liar, eh? The mild man—No; but If he were conducting a newspaper I should not hesitate io assert that he had an ex clusive news service. Uncle Eben’s Thinks. “When a man has done inves’ his money in circus tickets an hoss races,” said Uncle Eben. “I ain’ got much patience wif his indignation ’bout de trusts.”—Washington Star. Something for the Money. “Do you think a r<*ir man is as good as a millionaire?” “Better. I should say. What's the use of having money if the possessor has to be good?”—Illinois State Jour nal. Hardly a Start. “Does your music teacher under stand Italian?” “Just slightly. I believe he said he could whistle a tune in that lan guage.” Just Two Girls. 3, I'm weary of young ladies, I'he kinu tnai blossom in nooks; These beauties that are brilliant With languidly-loving looks. ~ooviettisb. kitteny creatures. I’m worn out, too. with you— Just two little girls have my heart—• Rebecca and Emmy Lou. Rebecca with that parasol— (The sweet little count; y maid’) fitting high on the old stage coach Lays her rivals in the shade. Both went to school and “carried lur<•*, Both friends had. tried and tiu. Ah, they were friends that one could trust— Rebecca and Emmy Lou. Won’t you be my "nintimate friends I. too. can guard secrets well. And anything that you would say I declare I’d never tell. If I were a marrying man— (I tell this only to few)— I’d elope with two little girls— Rebecca and Emmy Lou. —New Orleans Picayune. Wayside Inn for Geese. Years before the war Daniel Soo - the owr.er of “Scotlands” plantation, in Albemarle county, Virginia, beg.v the custom of feeding flocks of wil l geese each spring and summer on their semi-annual migrations. The custom has continued to this day, being kept up by the descendants of Mr. Scott. He had a special garment which he donned when feeding the hungry birds and in this they invariably recognized him. The children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the first geese must have been well iustructed in re gard to this ‘‘wayside inn,” for they aiways tarry there to get provisions. United States Senator Thomas s. Martin is the present owner of Scot lands. The Poor Rat. There are still a few English coun try districts left where the worthy men acting on behalf of their fellows as churchwardens find themselves in some little difficulty when their duty requires the issue of notices. But it was with something of a shock that a tourist some little time ago surveyed a parish notice which notified the signing cf a rate. In itself the fact was not extraordinary; but the way in which the action of the magistrates had been disguised in 'language was noteworthy. ‘ Notice is hereby given,” it read, “that the magerstrates in petty ses sions on Wensdy last singed a rat for ihe releese of the pore.” Saved by a Turkey. As a gift two turkeys and a pair of bantam fowls were sent to a gentle man in New York, who placed all four in his poultry yard. One day a hawk on mischief bent flew down at the ban tam hen, which at once uttered crie* of alarm. A few' feet away strutted the turkey cock. When he heard the danger signal he turned and went for the hawk in gallant style, striking at it with hjg spurs. At last, with a well directed blow, he sent the trespasser reeling. Meanwhile the bantam had found shelter, and the hawk soon aft erward departed, thoroughly punished. But for the turkey’s friendly help, however, his tiny chum would have been converted into hawk's meat. Spectacles of Long Ago. An interesting collection of specta cles is that possessed by Mrs. Wesley Williams of Bowdoinham, Me. More than 100 years old, these curios were the one-time property of the women of Bath, who were forced by destitute cir cumstances to seek refuge in the alms house. Many are of odd pattern, with side lights and extension bows. An other valuable souvenir owned by Mrs. Wesley Williams is the sword of her great uncle. Col. Samuel Coomb3, a famous officer of the revo lutioaary war. Strange “Talking Fish.” There is a kind of fish, the “gr«>n din,” well known to naturalists, and <4fien called the “talking fish.” It has a sort of feet, and makes excellent eat ing. When it is taken from the wa:er it makes a noise more or less loud, which has given it its name (from the French “gronder,” to growl or snarl>. This sound, however, is produced by the passage of the gas from the swim ming bladder, which the fish can com press at will. Mail Clerks’ Good Work. A mail pouch was brought to the Meriden, Conn., postoffice that had been run over and badly mutilated by the wheels of a railroad train. Some of the mail matter was almost de stroyed, but by much work and perse verance the bits were put together and practically all of the letters de livered to the persons to whom they were addressed. Angles In Water Pipes. It is calculated that one right angle bend in a pipe through which water flows will make necessary 9 per cent more pressure for a given flow than it required for a straight pipe of like size and structure. With three sharp bends at right angles, the pressure needed is 13 per cent more than that which is used in a straight pipe. Wade to Catch Fish. At Covington, Ga., the water is so low that it is only necessary for one to wade out into the stream with a basket to get all the fish he is look ing for. Sheriff Sam Hay, with sev eral friends, rode to the river one night and in thirty minutes raked in seventy-eight pounds of catfish. Bees Used Boiler for Hive. The mechanics, while at work on in unused engine and boiler at the cranberry bog of F. H. Burgess at Sandwich, Mass., lately, found that \ swarm of bees had taken possession of the boiler and packed nearly every tube solid full of honeycomb. Formed Strange Friendship. There is an odd combination of pets in the Biddeford. Me., greenhouse of Charles S. Strout in a woodcock and i cat. They live in perfect peace, the woodcock growing fat on the worms in the rich earth and the cat keeping the nlace free from mice.