THE NEWS IN NEBRASKA I
A NEBRASKA MAN
DIES AT ACE OF 102
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FULLERTON—Orren W. Sherman,
the oldest citizen of Nance county
and presumedly the oldest man in the
state, died of cancer at his home in
this city, and was buried in the Ful
lerton cemetery. Rev. Mr. Vallow.
pastor of the M. E. church officiating.
Mr. Sherman was born in Wlndoin i
county, Connecticut, October 10, 1802,
and was 102 years and eight months |
and seven days of age when death s j
summons came to him.
His boyhood was spent on a small
farm in his native state where he un
derwent the hardships incident to
farm life of that day.
THE NEBRASKA STATE FAIR
Secretary Bassett Issues Circular cf
Importance.
Office of State Board of Agriculture,
Lincoln. Neb.—The following circular
has been issued by Secretary Bassett:
“Some misunderstanding has arisen
in regard to the provision in the Ne
braska state fair premium list relat
ing to what are termed “senior
calves.” The provision reads six
months and under one year (not per
mitted to have nurse mother.) The
board of managers rules that during
the state fair such calves are not
permitted to nurse but one cow; suet)
cow may be the mother of such calf
or not; in either event during the
week of the state fair such calf to
nurse but one cow\
“This provision in regard to “not to
have nurse mother” was inserted ct
the suggestions of the secretary of the
Illinois state board of agriculture and
applies to senior calves only, that is.
six months and under one year.”
i ne classifications in regard to
senior and junior calves in the beef
breeds was made at the request o'
breeders of beef cattle and was not in
tended to apply to the dairy breeds.
"In both ‘exhibitors herd’ and
‘breeders herd’ in class B-Cattle. the
premium list provides for animals
‘under one year’ and makes no men
tion of ‘nurse mother;’ therefore in
exhibitors herd and breeders young
herd an exhibitor can show animals
under one year regardless of whether
they have nurse mother or not.
In dairy breeds, class B-Lots 8 and
9. premium numbers 175, 179, 191 and
195 should read ‘under one year’ in
stead of ‘under six months.’
"The secretary's olf.ce has been
‘ moved from Brownville to Lincoln,
and S. C. Bassett appointed to fill
vacancy.
"For premium lists or other infor
mation in regard to state fair matters
address S. C. BASSETT, Secretary.”
k HAIL AND RAIN
DAMAGE THE CROPS
NORFOLK—Reports of the hail and
rainstorm which visited northern Ne
braska indicate that the area of the
disturbance was general in the sec
tion extending west to Long Pine and
north to the Neoraska-South Dakota
eoundary. Hail fell with terrific force
in many localities, literary pounding
I the crops that it struck into the earth,
stripping fruit trees, cutting the limbs
from ordinary trees and shattering
windows.
.. Fatalities in Fire at Elkhorn.
ELKHORN—Fred Paash, a Ger
man farmer residing near here, i-s
dead and his wife seriously burned as
the_ result of an explosion of coal oil.
Mr. Paash started to light a fire in
the stove. After igniting the fuel he
poured oil out of a five-gallon can on
the fire. Flames were immediately
% communicated to the can, which ex
ploded. covering the unfortunate man
with burning oil. His wife came to
his assistance, but could do nothing
to save him and he fell to the floor in
. an unconscious condition, burned from
head to foot. His wife, suffering from
burns and the flesh falling from her
body, which was then practically
nude, walked to tne home of a neigh
bor, where she was given such treat
ment as could be administered. She is
in a critical condition.
Promotions on Elkhorn.
NORFOLK—By a change in the;
Northwestern railroad headquarters.
E. O. Moufct, chief train dispatcher for
Nebraska and Wyoming, is promoted
to trainmaster of the lines out of Nor
folk, the territory of Trainmaster
Roach of Fremont is diminished, and
E. Sly is promoted to fill the vacancy
made by Mr. Mount
Discouraging Fruit Prospects.
NEBRASKA CITY—Fruit growers
are authority for the statement that a i
less amount of fruit will be raised in j
this county than for many years past I
The cherry and peach crops are a
total failure. There will be a few early
apples, but the late apples have all
fallen off the trees.
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Great Northern Right of Way.
FREMONT—The right-of-way of
the Great Northern south of the rail
road in this city will take about sev
enty-five lots on which there are
houses, and some activity in real es
tate in that vicinity is therefore look-;
ed for.
Sheepman Killed by Lightning.
KIMBALL—Thomas Dinsdale, a
prominent sheep owner living in the
southern part of this county, was in
stantly killed by lightning on his
ranch.
Hastings Man Insane.
HASTINGS—Thomas K. Shepherd,
.aged 72, who has lived around this
city for the last fifteen years was
brought before the board of insanity!
commissioners and was found to be i
fit subject for treatment at the asy
lum.
NEBRASKA CITY—Mr. and Mrs. R.
C. Golden celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at their home |
north of this city. All of their chil
dren, many relatives and a few friends
we^e present
S >N-. \
OVER THE STATE.
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The Commercial club anti business
men of Beatrice are contemplating an
excursion to Omaha in the near future
The store of R. F. Dovel at Howe,
was broken into and a quantity of
flour. Candy, canned goods and cigars
stolen.
Ben Harper, a bachelor and wealthy
farmer, living three miles northeast
of Humphrey, committed suicide by
hanging.
Money is declared to be easy by the
bankers of Nebraska, and deposits,
loans and reserves have increased ma
terially during the last four months.
At the city council meeting of Ne
braska City an ordinance was passed
prohibiting spitting on the sidewalks
and provides a penalty for its viola
tion.
As far as known, McCool is the only
place in York county that will cele
brate July 4. It has not sent out pro
grams. but will soon advertise the
celebration.
Henry Xue, one of the leading farm
ers of Berlin precinct, Otoe county,
was arrested on complaint filed by
Mrs. Lillie Comstock charging hiin^
with assaulting and beating her.
Captain and Mrs. \V. S. Mapes, for
merly of Fort Niobrara. Neb., left
Norfolk last week for the Philippine
islands, where the captain goes to
take charge of a company of scouts.
During a neighborhood quarrel at
Beatrice a woman named Nelson
threw a can of concentrated lye into
the face of Mrs. Martin Ossowski. The
woman was badly burned on the face
and arms.
C. I). Schell and wife and child are
in Beatrice from the Philippine is
lands for a visit with Mr. Schell’s
' parents. The former is employed by
the government as a teacher at Sanis
ador. P. I.
News has been received at Platts
mouth of the death of Mrs. lllisana
Mickelwait, whicn occurred recently
at Jonesborough. Ark. Mrs. Mickelwait
was one of the very earliest residents
oi Platfsmouth.
Farmers in the vicinity of Beatrice
say that the last rain has practically
insured the wheat cron and. while the
yield will not be heavy, it will be of
fine quality. Oats is looking well and
corn is fully up to the standard.
At Leigh at an adjourned meeting cf
the village board a special election
was called for the purpose of voting
$8,000 bonds for the purpose of erect
ing a system of water works. The
election will he held on Tuesday, July
11th.
Sheriff Trade of Gage county left
for Denver, armed with requisition pa
pers. and will bring back Oscar
Shores, who is wanted on a charge of
alleged criminal assault, preferred by
May Hurless of Adams. Shores is un
der arrest in Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pense were
visiting the home of her parents in
Harvard when their child, 2 years of
age. found a box of Paris green, tak
ing quite freely of the contents before
discovered. Prompt work by a physi
cian saved the child’s life.
Claude Sutton. 21 years old. was in
stantly killed at Silver Creek. Sutton
was crossing the Union Pacific tracks
and was struck hv No. 10, the east
bound fast mail. Both he and the
team were killed outright. Sutton was
thrown high in the air and fell about
sixty feet from where he was struck.
Crop conditions for Banner county
were never better than at the present
time, although about two weeks late.
The stand of corn is good, and all
kinds of small grain are looking fine.
The Hessian fly has made its appear
ance in several places, but no fears
are entertained that they will greatly
damage crops.
A live pig in the haystack for four
months without food or drink Is the
unique experience of a beast that be
longs to E. M. Martin at Fairfax. S.
D., just over the Nebraska line. The
pjg disappeared during a snowstorm
in January and had not been found
since. He was discovered in a little
cradle that he had made for himself
right in the center of the stack.
ueraia rammers, a dov 11 years old,
of West Point, was the victim of a self
inflicted accident, which resulted in
his death a few hours later. The lad
found an old toy pistol in the after
noon. and by some means he secured
a 22-calibre cartridge which he in
serted in the barrel of the pistol and
proceeded to discharge it by beating
it against a stone with the barrel
pointing into his face.
Manager Ferrar of the American
Beet Sugar company. Grand Island re
ports the condition of the beet crop as
having materially improved in the last
few weeks. In some places, in lower
lands, much work will have to be done
to catch up with the weeding and
thinning process and the crop is still
a trifle late, but with the more encour
aging weather the prospects for a suf
ficient crop are now regarded as excel
lent.
Bustles have been put to a new use
in Pierce county. A farmer from Os
mond last week walked into a Pierce
millinery store where he seen bustles
on display. He bought twenty of them
and took them home to muzzle his
calves.
The board of managers of the Sew
ard county fair held a meeting and de
cided to hold a stock judging contest
for young men under 20 years old, un
der the supervision of an expert judge
from the state farm. The object of this
is to stimulate this branch of farm
work. Liberal prizes will be given the
winners.
The Ministerial alliance of York, in
which all the ministers have com
bined. has arranged for a series of re
ligious tent meetings that will be held
in York some time in September. Rev
Lincoln McConnel, an evangelist of At
lanta, Ga.. has been invited to take
charge of the meetings.
A live wire proved the undoing of a
big bay horse at Norfolk in sight oi
hundreds of people. The animal, prop
erty of J. Hennessy, had been tied rc
a post. Touching his nose to a guy
wire in front of him, which crossed
electric light wires above, the horse
was electrocuted and dropped dead
NORWEGIAN MAN OF AFFAIRS
Peter C. H. K. Michelsen New at Head
of Government.
Peter Christian Hersler Kjerschow
Michelsen, who is at the head of the
provincial government of Norway, was
premier of the Norwegian cabinet and
minister of justice when secession
from Sweden formally was declared ;
last Wednesday. He was born Nov. 15,
1857, at Bergen, at which city his fath
er was in the steamship business.
After taking his degree in law at the
University of Cchistiania he returned
to Bergen and began the practice of
his profession as a solicitor, in which
he continued until 1885, when he be
came the manager of his father's ex
tensive business. About this time Mr.
Michelsen began to figure in politics,
and in 1S92 he was elected to the
storthing, the Norwegian national par
liament. In 1904 he was re-elected
and became a member of the Harger
up-Ibsen cabinet, being sent with the
delegation to the council at Stock
holm as minister of state. Later he
was recalled to Christiania and ap
pointed finance minister. When the
Hagerup government resigned last
Peter C. H. K. Michelsen.
March Mr. Michaelsen was called up
on to form a cabinet, and became
prime minister. As a man‘of affairs
he takes high rank and also is an elo
quent and effective speaker.
Lcwther Family An Old One.
The new speaker of the house of
commons, James William Lowther,
comes of onp of the most ancient fam
ilies of England, for when Sir Richard
Lowther was high sheriff of Cumber
land in the eighth and ninth of Eliz
abeth, he was the thirtieth knight in
succession. Lowther is the family
name of the earls of Lonsdale, and
the speaker is grandson of the first
earl, while the fourth and present earl
is a great-grandson, but born in the
same year (1855) as the speaker.
James William Lowther has been in
official life since 1883, when he was
first elected to parliament, in which
he is now member for Penrith. In
his youth he was quite celebrated as
an amateur actor, with special skill
in caricature.
Remarkable Feat of the Bear.
Here is an odd hunting tale from
Russia. A certain count was out for
bears, and, tracking a dam and cubs,
shot one of the latter, had it slung
into his sleigh and drove for home
about fifty miles distant. Immediately
after his arrival his gamekeeper an
nounced that a huge bear had scaled
the wall of the park. The count went
cut and shot it—the dam of the cub
which he had killed and brought
home. The faithful creature had fol
lowed her dead offspring those fifty
miles at the same pace as relays of
post horses, and arrived in time to
share the fate of her cub and to have
a monument erected where she fell.
As to Freak Wagers.
One of the curious things that the
average fellow' finds hard to under
stand is who those remarkable people
are that put up large wagers that a
person will not succeed in going
around the world in some extraordin
ary manner—trundling a wheelbarrow,
starting naked, and so forth. Gener
ally, the bet includes a provision that
the wanderer must live on what he
can pick up. This is a gentlemanly
way of doing the tramp act. But how
do the backers manage to satisfy i
themselves that the contract has been j
fulfilled? Or are these backers like |
the mythical Mrs. Harris—“There
ain’t no sich person?”
Overeducated.
The town of Oil City, Penn., has a
smart dog, a cooker spaniel. When he
was still a puppy his master taught
him to sit out on the front porch and
wait for the local paper to be thrown
into the yard; then the dog would
bring it into the house and get petted
for doing it.
Half an hour after the dog had
brought in the paper the other day,
his master, going into the sitting room,
found a pile of six more papers, which
the dog had collected from other yards
in the block. It took some time to
hunt up the owners cf those papers
and return them.—Forest and Stream.
' Bride for Prince Eitel.
Now that the German crown prince
has been married, court gossips in
Europe are considering who is, likely
to be the bride of Prince Eitel, the
kaiser’s second son. The general
view is that it will be the Princess
Eva of Battenberg, with whom he was
much smitten during a recent visit to
England. Princess Eva is quite a
pretty girl, just past 17 years old, who
was brought up in the simplest man
ner possible. It is expected that she
will inherit largely from her god
mother, ex-Emprcss Eugenie,
Never cn His C2r.
An American who has just returned
from a European tour tells of attend
ing a concert given by Siegfried Wag
ner’s orchestra in the Nice casino.
Next to him sat a motherly woman
from a western state, the wife of a
very rich cattleman. The old lady
was chatting with a Russian countess,
who asked: “Don’t you think that
Damrosch is the best conductor in
your country?” “Well, now,” was the
affable reply, “I don't think we ever
rode on his car."
WILL ACT FCR RUSSIA.
Count Nelidoff Officially Named aa
Plenipotentiary.
Russia has officially announced the
appointment of Count Nelidoff, Rus
sian ambassador to France, as the
chief plenipotentiary of Russia to ne
gotiate peace with Japan. Count Neli
doff is an experienced diplomat. As
Count Nelidoff.
second plenipotentiary he negotiated
and signed the treaty of Stefano. He
served as ambassador to Constantino
ple and to Rome before he was sent
to represent his country at Paris. He
married the Princess Hilkoff, a most
accomplished woman.
DREW THE LINE AT FORGERY.
Why Senator Beveridge Could Net
Grant Request.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana re
gards it as one of the best jokes of his
life that he and "Dave” Warfield, the
actor, resemble each other so closely
that they would pass as twins. Dur
ing a recent visit to New York the sen
ator was accosted somewhat effusive
ly by two young men, who addressed
him as "Dave, old man.” They said
they would ne glad to drop in at the
theater that evening if he would write
them a pass. The senator smilingly
wrote on the back of his card “Admit
two” and handed it over. “Thanks
ever so much, old boy,” said one of
the strangers, “but this will not be
good unless you add ‘D. Warfield’ un
der the two words you have written.”
“Excuse me,” said the Indiana man.
“but I draw the line at forgery. I am
Senator Beveridge, not Mr. Warfield.”
CANADIAN IS CHIEF SCOUT.
Lieut. Callaghan High in Confidence of
Gen. Cyama.
The chief scout of the mikado's
army in Manchuria is a Canadian.
Thomas Casey Callaghan, who won
his military title in the Boer war.
Previous to that time he had roughed
it on the northwestern ranches, be
coming an expert horseman, rifle shot
and hunter of big game. On one oc
casion in South Africa he was shot
through the body and was given up
for dead. At the outbreak of hostil
ities between Japan and Russia he en
listed as a scout in the intelligence
department of the Japanese army,
where he rose rapidly in his diffieu.
and dangerous work, until he is now
commander-in-chief of a regiment of
200 scouts, the flower of the Japanese
intelligence department. Lieut. Cal
laghan has with him always maps of
the theater of war and an interpreter
to convey his orders to the regiment.
Professors Foreign Born.
The men recently chosen by the
University of Wisconsin to fill the
chairs of Philosophy and European
history were both born abroad and are
graduates of Princeton. Dr. Evander
Bradley McGilvray, who was elected
to the professorship of philosophy, is
a native of Bangkok, Siam, where his
father was engaged in missionary
work. Professor Alfred Lewis Pinneo
Dennis, who was chosen to fill the
newly created chair of European his
tory, is a native of Beirut, Syria.
Prof. Dennis will not begin his work
at Wisconsin until 1906-07, as he has
accepted an appointment to lecture on
European history at Harvard during
the semester of next year and will
spend the second semester abroad in
research work.
Cettinje Not a Great City.
Of Cettinje, the capital city of the
prince of Montenegro, father-in-law of
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, Sir
John Furley, who has recently pub
lished a book on his public career, has
a poor opinion. He writes: “I have
often since been amused when read
ing in the papers of the fetes, recep
tions and banquets held in this capi
tal, but from my knowledge of the
place I have always felt somewhat
skeptical as to their style and grand
eur. The palace is called Bigliardo
and we have in England many farm
houses with which it could not com
pete in size or comfort.”
Secret Sold to Germany.
R. T. Williamson, a resident of
Pottsville, Pa., has sold to the German
government the secret of a newly pat
ented armor plate. The American 1
government refused to buy. The chief
feature of the Williamson armor is
that it dees not present an absolute
resistance to projectiles, but can be
constructed on warships so that it will
yield slightly when struck. The invent
or claims that the armor is absolutely
impenetrable. The price paid by Ger
many for the secret is said to make
Williamson a wealthy man.
All His Life a Sailor.
Sir Clements R. Markham, who has
just retired from the presidency of
the British Rtfyal Geographical soci
ety, began life as a midshipman in
the old days of sailing ships, and his
love of travel dates from that period.
One of his earliest expeditions was to
the arctic regions, where he served
under Commodore Austen in his
search for Franklin. Lieut. McCIin
tock, who became famous afterward
as a successful arctic explorer, was
one of the party.
GOULDS MUST PAY MONEY,
Architect Gets Verdict for Services
He Had Rendered.
When Supreme Court Justice Keogh
took his seat on the bench a sealed
verdict was handed up as to the suit
brought by Abner J. Haydel, the arch
itect, to recover $60,000 from Howard
Gould for services rendered in draw
ing plans for the Gould castle at Port
Washington. The verdict is in favor
of the plaintifF, who is awarded $24.
183.75. This amount represents about
per cent of the original contract
price of $967,000 which it was estimat
ed the castle would cost.
Neither Mr. Gould nor Mrs. Gould
was in court. The jury deliberated
upcn the case less than two hours be
fore coming to a conclusion. As soon
as court was opened Clerk Ransom
handed up the long sealed envelope
containing the verdict. The justice
merely broke the seat of the envelope
and handed the document to Mr. Ran
som, who proceeded to read its con
tents.
Architect Haydel smiled broadly
when he heard the contents of the ver
dict, while Lawyer Henry Monfort,
counsel for the Goulds, appeared much
surprised.
The verdict of the jury contained
the information that they reached
their verdict by giving Mr. Haydel 1
per cent of the original cost of the
construction of the castle, which it.
had been agreed he should receive
when he submitted plans for the work,
and 1% per cent when his plans were
completed and accepted. The jury
said they were satisfied that he had
done his part of the work, and that he
should be paid for it. They said they
agreed to allow him $29,183.75, but
from this they deducted the $5,000
which the plaintiff had received from
the Goulds on account, thus making
their verdict $24,183.75.
As soon as Clerk Ransom finished
reading the verdict Mr. Monfort, ad
dressing the court, moved to have the
verdict set aside on the ground that
it was not in accordance with the evi
dence. This was promptly denied and
then Mr. Monfort asked for a delay
of sixty days in which to prepare an
appeal from the verdict. This was !
also denied, and Mr. Monfort asked
for a stay of judgment of thirty dayt
and this was granted.
Many persons in the courtroom con
gratulated Mr. Haydel on the outcome
of the trial, and to all he merely saic
he thought it was only a fair verdict
Mr. Monfort, as he was gathering ui
his papers preparatory to leaving, saio
that he would carry the case to the
appellate division. The jurors were
composed of business men and farm
ers and there was little criticism oj
the verdict.
Patriarchal Family.
The great family of Silay, a city oJ
14.500 inhabitants in the Philippine
island of Negros, is that of Ming Lee
They are Chinese mestizos, patriarch
al and vastly rich, the great house
sheltering the sons and their families
more than forty adults, with droves oi
children. The eldest son has just com
pleted his second term as governor of
the island. The head of the family is
the mother of his excellency Senora
Ming Lee, who is 80 years old, 6 feet
tall and probably weighs 250 pounds
She is an inveterate gambler and will
remain for two days at the round
game of pangingi, her meals being
served in a chair at her side. About
the only respite she takes from hei
favorite game is on Sunday morning
when she drives to church in her Ma
nila-built victoria.
Great Actress Is Indignant.
Sarah Bernhardt is again furious at
the French government, which in con
ferring the Legion of Honor on Ade
lina Patti wounded the tragedienne in
the way that hurts her most. The dis
tinction was given Patti in recognf
tion of the fact that she took part in
concerts for French charities. Marie
Laurent is the only French actress to
receive the coveted ribbon. It was be
stowed on her as a recognition of her
work in founding the asylum for the
orphans of actors rather than her tal
ent as an actress, and the honor was
plainly meant for the woman and not
the actress.
Norway's Coast Line.
Norway's coast line along its outer
belt of rocks measures about 1,700
miles, but its entire shore line, in
cluding the fjords and the large
islands is close to 12.000 miles in
length, enough to reach half way
around the world. Norway is about
250 miles wide in the south and in
the north a little more than 60 miles.
Its area is 124.120 square milc^ a lit
tle more than the ar^a of New Mexico.
Its population in 1900 numbered 2.239.
880 and Sweden's in the following year
numbered 5.175,228.
Chinese Imperial Bank.
It is reported from Pekin that the
Chinese board of finance has decided
to establish under imperial decree an
Imperial Bank of China with a capi
tal of 1,500,000 taels, the funds being
already in the hands of the board.
This bank will transact all govern
ment business and manage the float
ing of future Chinese loans. Branches
Rill be established in the various
provinces, into which the taxes will be
paid to the account of the govern
ment.
ROYAL WEDDING IN ENGLAND.
Ceremony Unites Dynasties of Sweden
and Britain.
Princess Margaret of Connaught,
eldest daughter of the duke of Con
naught. was married June 15 to Prince
Gustavus Adolphus, eldest son of
Crown Prince Gustavus of Sweden. ,
3*rince«ir
All the arrangements were made un
der the personal direction of King Ed
ward.
The scene in St. George’s chapel
was brilliant. Shortly after the guests
were seated the bridegroom made his
appearance, accompanied by his sup
porters, Princes Eugene and William
of Sweden. The bridegroom was fol
lowed by the royal party, including
King Edward, Queen Alexandria, Prin
cess Victoria, the crown prince and
crown princess of Sweden, the duchess
of Connaught, and the prince of Wales.
The bride, on the arm of her father,
was met at the entrance by the lord
chamberlain, and the bridesmaids.
Princess Patricia of Connaught, her
sister; Princess Victoria of Batten
berg, Princess Mary of Wales, and
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg.
The archbishop of Canterbury, assist
ed by the bishep of Oxford, read the
service of the Church of England.
The wedding dress was a cloud of
pure white Irish jK>int lace, poised
over white satin and strewn with
garlands of orange blossoms and myr
tle. The sorsage was cut low, and
there was the regulation court train.
After the ceremony the members of
the royal families returned to the cas
tle where luncheon was served.
The bride and groom left Windsor
for Cheshire. They will spend the first
part of the honeymoon at Saighton
grange, the seat of Countess Grosve
nor, afterwards proceeding to Ireland.
TALKS TO VASSAR STUDENTS.
President Taylor Makes Vigorous At
tack on Evils.
In his baccalaureate sermon to Vas
sar students President James M. Tay
lor deplored the popularity of litera
ture which militates against the mar
riage law, upholds divorce and even
favors too free a notion of morals as
one of the dangers of the age. An
other subject on which he expressed
himself vigorously was the action of
congress in voting money for sectarian
schools among the Indians. He de
clared that the state must not be al
lowed to recognize any church as such.
The graduates were advised by Dr.
Taylor to set themselves against such
union of any kind between church and
state. At the same time he main
tained that education without a spir
itual side and fixed moral leanings is
a failure and absence of religious
teaching in the public schools a dan
ger. Ethics and morals, he said,
could be taught without introducing
religious discussion.
Memento of Mother-in-Law.
A question of identity yesterday in j
the Children’s Court brought out a
peculiar bit of evidence. The witness,
a middle-aged man. produced from an
inside pocket the silver nameplate of
a coffin. The evidence was accepted
as conclusive.
‘ But why do you carry that thing?”
asked the Justice.
“Well,” said the witness, “you see, I
she was my mother-in-law. She com
mitted suicide. I had her cremated
after her friends saw her in the coffin.”
—New York Sun.
Where Chicle Comes From.
The wood of the zapote tree, of Mex
ico, from which chicle gum is ob
tained, is dark purplish red, and al
though exceedingly hard when first
cut it is easily worked until thorough
ly seasoned, when only the finest
edged tools have any effect on Its
flint-like surface. Sharp-pointed nails
can be driven into the wood only
about an inch. The fiber is so dense
that the wood sinks rapidly ha water
and will remain immersed for years
without being affected in the least.
THINK COlA*T LACKS POMP.
London Tradesmen Make Complaint of
Their King.
King Edwards reign has by no
means brought joy to the hearts of
London tradespeople. A leading trade
paper laments the fact that a great
portion of the trosseau of Princess
Margaret or Connaught has been pur
chased in Paris. It states that she will
be the first bride of the reigning house
to wear any but a British-made wed
ding dress. The same paper, referring
to the evening courts now being held,
by the king and queen, declares Shat
they are not so good for business as
the late queen Victoria's afternoon
drawing-rooms, because in the latter
the dresses of all who attended were
seen, whereas now the debutantes and
those presenting them ate the only
ladies who pass the throne. The
majority, therefore, do not trouble
themselves about new dresses, as they
are not in evidence.
CHAFFEE GOING TO FRANCE.
General Will Witness Maneuvers of
That Country's Soldiers.
Lieut.-Gen. Chaffee has given up bis
contemplated trip of inspection to
Alaska, upon which he was to start
next month, according to a plan he
had when he returned from his trip to
posts in the southwestern section of
the country. He will accept the invi
tation of the French government and
will attend the army maneuvers this
year. This is a trip which will be or
j great interest to Gen Chaffee and the
| French authorities have expressed
much pleasure over the decision of the
chief of staff of the United States
army to witness the operations of the
French army. Gen. Chaffee will be
accompanied by Gen. William Crozier,
chief of ordnance of the army, and
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, the head of the
staff college at Fort Leavenworth, and
three aids.
NOTED WASHINGTON DIPLOMAT,
JO*C2.£ JWQUJfJ) CAJACl'J
TAt Mt*' Mexican. Mcitacjadur
Mayor Is Tired cf His Job.
A delegation of Republican politi
cians called upon Mayor William B.
Hayes of Pittsburg and sounded hint
as to his willingness to h** a candi
date again. “Not for me.” was the de
cided reply. ”1 wouldn t accept this
job for another three years if the sal
ary were raised to faO.OOO a year.”
Before he became mayor Mr. Hayes
was in the lumber business ard he
says that that life is strenuous
enough for him. When he was elect
ed mayor he appointed a number of
his friends to good positions. It seems
that about nine-tenths of them have
“laid down” on him his troubles have
caused his brown locks to turn white.
The mayor is going back to the lum
ber business just as soon as he can
get out.
Gunnery in the American Navy.
A gunner on the United States bat
tleship Kentucky, operating a five
inch gun, has hit a target 21x16 feet
in size, at a distance of nearly a mile,
thirteen times in one minute, missing
only one of his fourteen shots. "If
the squadron had beer, firing at an
enemy there would have been no en
emy in half an hour,” said Rear Ad
miral Robley D. Evans in praise of
this fine work. Three other gunners
did equally well. It cost Uncle Sam
a good deal of money to enable its
naval gunners to acquire such skill,
but it is also necessary to produce
men who are capable of such work,
as is done in this country and Japan
better than anywhere else in the
world at the present time—Hartford,
Conn., Times.
Russians Honor the Fourth.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles says that no
incident in all his travels impressed
him more than one which befel
while he was in Siberia. “It was on
the Fourth of July,’’ said the general.
“th8t our party chanced to be in north
ern Siberia. The convict life was very
interesting, but little did we think
that these exiles knew of the holiday
of our great republic. As we passed
along the cells of the prisoners the
bars were decorated in not a few in
stances with red, white and blue rib
bons. We asked them if they were
acquainted with the history of the
United States of America, and sever
al of them nodded, as much as to say:
‘We know where freedom reigns, and
would we were there to enjoy its
blessed privileges.’ ”
Making the Best of It.
“But, father. I'm quite old enough
to marry.”
“You're not! You are a mere child.**
“Why, father, you married when you
were two years younger than I am.”
“What if I did? I was poor and un
derstood what marriage meant. You
are rich and understand nothing.”
“Well, father, I might a3 weil con
fess. I was married yesterday!”
“Married! By Jove, that’s the first
sensible thing I ever knew you to do!
Where's the dear girl? Bring her here
at once.”
Naval Battles New and Then.
In the old days of close range fight
ilng in wooden ships the most stub
bornly contested naval battles showed
no such proportion of killed and
drowned as the slaughter in the ill
fated fleet which Rojestvensky led
from the Baltic to the Sea of Japan.
Now there are no buoyant spars and
other light wreckage from sinking
ships to save their surviving seamen,
and the victorious enemy’s vessels are
usually too far away to render much
assistance.—Cleveland Leader