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THIS IN NEBRASKA EVENTS OF INTEREST OF MORE OR LESS IMPORTANCE. But Little Cash in the Treasury, Ac cording to the Report of State Treasurer Mortensen. State Treasurer’s Report. LINCOLN—The report of State Treasurer Peter lvlortensen of the con dition of the treasury and the amount of business done during , the month shows that outside of the temporary school fund the other funds of the state contain only $42,019. The tem porary school fund contains $337,525.50 which will be apportioned out on the third Monday in May to the various school districts of the state. At this time this fund is several thousand dol lars in excess of what it was ai the same time a year ago and the fund to be apportioned will therefore be corre spondingly larger. In the general fund there is only $41.12, while every cent of the permanent school fund is drawing interest tor the state. There was received in the insane hospital fund a total of 7 cents during the month. This 7 cents was received under an old tax law now repealed. Following is the report in detail, to gether with the bank balances: Balance Balance Fund— April 1. April 30. General .$ 1.681.17 t 41.12 Permanant school. 30,762.23 Temporary school. 207,690.79 337.525.50 Permanent univ.. . 729.94 Agricul. col. end. . 32.79 Temporary univ.. .08 31.15 Penitentiary. 645.50 645.50 Redemption. 1,148.25 503.70 Kearney Nor. lib. 613.46 503.70 Orthopedic hosp.. 285.50 342.50 Hosp for Insane 153.99 144.06 State library. 601.97 272.16 University cash .. 29,990.13 25,905.73 Normal library .. 2,643.55 2,643.55 Normal interest i. 116.63 1,481.93 Agr. A- Mech. Arts 7,047.78 5,951.90 U. S. Exp. Station . 425.39 3.261.95 Totals .*375,866.42 J379,--».82 Nebraska Boy Drowns in Montana. FORSYTHE, Mont.—The body of William Decker, who was drowned in the Yellowstone, has not been found, although searching parties were organ ized to watch closely. Thomas Mc Pherson, the South Omaha banker, and Mr. Decker of Courtland. Neb., father of the boy. have arrived in the city to investigate the drowning. A search is being made for the employe who quit work and took one of the horses. Decker was employed by a Milwaukee railroad contractor. Another employe quit work and took one of his employ er's horses. Decker, noticing the man riding away, started in pursuit. The fleeing employe crossea the river and Decker also essayed to cross the stream. While so doing he was drown ed. Printing Bid Rejected. LINCOLN—The state printing board rejected the hid of the State Journal company for reprinting the state su preme court reports, whose bid was S7 cents a page on the work, the lowest bid of any of the big printers, whom the board believes had entered into a combine to raise the price of state printing. The board announced it re jected the Journal bid because it would have cost the state in the neighborhood of J800 more than the hooks could have been sold for, as the sale price is fixeu by law. New bids will be asked for on the printing. Game Warden’s Report. Deputy Game Warden Carter has sent the copy tor his bird circular to the printer and wrou!d like to have it ready for distribution to the school children of the state by May 15, which has been designated as Bird day. The outside of the circular has a beautiful colored picture of the Nonpareil, a rare Nebraska songster, while the inside pages contain ten reasons why the boys of the state should protect the birds and a copy of the game law. The last page has a little poem which is appropriate for public speaking in the schools. Withdraw Reward. NORFOLK—Holt county supervis ors withdrew their offered reward of $1,000 for the capture of Patrick Hag erty, cashier of the defunct Iflkborn Valley bank. They give as their rea son that they fear he would return and allow friends to claim the re ward. and that he might then be freed in court. Attractions for State Fair. The state fair l»oard closed a con tract for the appearance of Emma, the little pacer who goes alone, and will enter any race cf the 2:15 class. The horse has neither hobbles nor saddle and Is said to be a great attraction wherever she has been shown. W. L. Wilson of the Bankers' Union was given permission to erect a building with a seating capacity of 500. in which to exhibit pictures of scenes in Nebras ka free of charge. The Commercial club is arranging to hold evening en tertainments m town. Drowned on Mother’s Farm. LIN WOOD—Miss Agnes Tomanek, 18 years old. daughter or Mrs. Prank Tomanek, a widow, was drowned last night in a slough on her mother's farm, three miles south of here. Big Boost in Appraisement. Another case of local appraisers plac ing a low value cm school ands has come to the notice of Land, Commis sioner Eaton. A parcel of‘land was appraised by the local men at $10 an acre. Mr. Eaton thought thlB was too low and had the land appraised by free holders. The latter pteced the value of % the land at $21 an acre. The lessee took the farm on these terms and wrote the land commissioner he be lieved he still had the best of the bar gain. Nebraska Flags at Half Mast. LINCOLN—By order of Governor Mickey the flags at the state house were flying at half mast out of re spect to former Governor Boyd, who died at Omaha. Made Assistant Secretary. LINCOLN—Miss Guess Humphrey ot the Champaign (111.) library school has been selected as assitant secretary of the Nebraska state library com mission. She was formerly a resident of Pawnee City and is a daughter of J. W. Humphrey. NEBRASKA BRIEFS. A complete sewer system for Mc Cook Is projected. A new rural delivery route was es tablished at Ponca on the 1st. The state firemen's tournament will be held in Fremont August 14, 15 and 16. The town of Pickerell has decided' to get along without a saloon for the next twelve months. Houston Bros, of Tekamah finished shearing their sheep. They got about 17,000 pounds, which they shipped last week. At Fremont Orville Peterson, a sail or, in police court was found guilty of disorderly conduct and was fined $100 and costs. A new bank has been started at Brague, Saunders county, with J. J. Vlasak. former representative in the legislature, as cashier. The Cass county mortgage record for April shows tne amount of farm mortgages filed to be the sum of $66,388; released, $52,890; amount filed on city property, $0,437; released, $5,627. At Papiliion lightning struck the resi dence of Jack Burns, tore oft the roof, demolished the flues and tore all the siding from the north side of the house. The family of five was in bed, but nobody was killed. Ainsworth is on the boom. The as sessor said that there has been over | $45,000 improvements since the last as sessment and when the buildings are completed that are now commenced it will reach over $100,000. j. atone ana u. a. an is, resiuiug southwest of Plattsmouth, captured eight wolves. The wolves have been very troublesome in that vicinity, as they have caught and carried off many chickens aud young pigs. Twenty-five dollars of the money contributed by the citizens of Plivtts mouth for the San Francisco suffer ers, was wired to Uoy McElwain, a former Plattsmouth boy, but for some time a resident of the stricken city. X Beatrice dispatch says that re ports from some sources indicate that there is a chance for at least a part of a peach crop. As far as that local ity is concerned not enough fruit of this variety will be raised to pay for gathering it. Marion Pease, the 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pease of Blair, had both legs cut off while trying to board a westbound freight train on the Northwestern railroad. The accident occurred on the approach to the river bridge on the Iowa side of the river. Following is the mortgage record for Gage county for the month of April: Number of farm mortgages filed, 33; amount, $82,957; number re leased, 33; amount. $66,181. Number of city mortgages filed, 26; amount. $14,640; number released, 34; amount. $21,871. The members of the First Presbyter ian church at Columuus have greatly improved the looks of their church, the exterior as well as the interior, expending $2,000. The congregation, which has been without a pastor for five months, has extended a call to Rev. James S. Root of Rochester, N. Y. A. Smith, the manager of a small dry goods store in Fremont, who has been having all sorts oi trouble with police and sheriff’s forces lately, was adjudged insane and will be taken to the asylum .at Norfolk for treatment. His mania takes the form of drawing checks on banks where he had no money. Elaborate preparations are being made by State Game Warden Carte, and his assistants for the thirtieth an nual state tournament of the Nebraska Sportsmen’s association, to be held in Lincoln June 5 to 7. Well known marksmen from all parts of the coun try will be in attendance at the tour j nament. state unemist Kctirern has received ; letters from all of Nebraska’s congres-. i men stating that the national pure ! food law which passed the senate will j undoubtedly pass the house without ! serious amendments. Mr. Redfem's j investigations of food stufts now on the market are being continued with in teresting results. Mrs. Helen E. Howe committed sui cide at the Dewey hotel in O’Neill by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. She died almost immediately after drinking the deadly poison. The wom an was the wife of C. H. Howe, living in McClure township, Holt county. In August of last year she was sent to the asylum at Lincoln at the instance of or on complaint of her husband. She was about 63 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Westcott of Gen era have received a short letter from their son. Earl, of San Francisco. He was one of the refugees at Oakland and had lost everything excepting his clothes he had on and his money in a bank. Dr. William D. Flory of San Francisco, relative of F. M. Flory of Geneva, writes that his dental fixtures, which were of the finest, were gone, his office being across the street from the city hall, but he and his family were saved. The Rock Island railroad has just contracted for 2,000 carloads of stone from the quarry at Wymore, which will be used in balasting the Nebraska division. The purchase price was $60,000 and the work may be extended as far west as Belleville, Ran. T. W. Miller of the hardware firm ,of Lee-Miller, Fremont, died from kid ney trouble and -an operation for ap pendicitis at the Fremont hospital. He was a prominent business man and well known over the state, having traveled for his firm. He was 3S years of age. Mayor Sovereign announces that the amount of $61.10 was raised in York for Japanese suffeiers and that he has forwarded the money to Rev. F. M. Sisson of South Omaha. Some vandals destroyed the flag that was displayed on the right of the speaker’s stand at the Tabernacle in Columbus. Frank Simms is the jani tor of the Tabernacle building, and those parties got in while he was ab sent and did all the devilment they could among the drapery and flags with whi~h the building was beauti , fullv deco.-ated. RUSSIAN MEETING A GREAT GATHERING ABOUT TO BE HELD. COMING RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT Its Deliberations May Have Tendency to Change History of Europe—A Great Advance from the Present Autocratic Rule. WASHINGTON—The national as sembly of Russia, to which so mans hopes for the future of that eountrs are anchored, will be convened at th< Tauride palace in St. Petersburg or Thursday, May 10. Never before in the history of Russia has there been an assemblage which, with the sanc tion and approval of the government, has represented the people. It would therefore appear to be an experiment upon the outcome, of which will de pend the future of Russia. The na tional assembly or douma was granted by the emperor August 19, 1905, and according to the official announcement is established for the preliminary study and discussion of legislative proposi tions, which, according to the funda mental laws, go up through the coun cil of the empire to the supreme auto cratic authority. The composition of the council of the empire or upper house—one-haif appointed by the em peror and one-half elected from the nobility and clergy—*ould seem suffi ciently pliable to block the douma should it be in opposition to the crown.. In the manifesto on March 6, 1906, was an innocent-looking provision, placing beyond the jurisdiction of Par liament and consigning for considera tion to commissions of the council of the empire the reports of the minister of finance, charges of malfeasance against officials of the government, the establishment of stock companies, with special privileges and quesrions relating to the entailed estates, titles of no bility, etc. The government retains the power to promulgate “temporary” laws during the recesses of Parlia ment. and as the Parliament is sub ject to dissolution by imperial ukase the government is In a position in time of stress to rid itself of any ob noxious legislation and proclaim such laws as it deems necessary. Three hundred and seventy-one members have been elected to the assembly, of which the constitutional democrats have a clear working majority. The oath to be taken by the members is “We promise to perform our duties to the best of our knowledge and abilitv In all loyalty to his majesty and mind ful of the welfare of Russia." The first and all important matter to come up will be the agrarian prob lem, and recent dispatches from St. Petersburg seem to indicate that the government will work in accord with the assembly in this matter by propos ing the information of a parliamentary commission to elaborate plans for an agrarian project. PRESIDENT STANDS PAT. Hepburn Measure With Allison Amendment is the Thing. WASHINGTON — President Roose velt reiterated his views on railroad rate legislation in a telegram sent to the legislative committee of the Penn sylvania state grange. The telegram follows: “WASHINGTON. D. 0.. May G.—W. F. Hill and Members Legislative Com mittee. Pennsylvania State Grange: Telegram received. I am haony to tell you that not only I am standing on my original position as regards rate legis lation. but it seems likely that con gress will take this position, too. The Hepburn bill meets my views, as I have from the beginning stated. The Allison amendment is only declara tory of what the Hepburn bill must mean supposing it to be constitu tional. and no genuine friend of the bill can object to it without stulifying himself.” A BOMB THROWN. Attempt is Made Upon Life of Vice Admiral Doubasoff. MOSCOW—A bomb was thrown at the carriage of Vice Admiral Doubas soff, governor general of Moscow, as he was being driven to the palace Lin coln. He was wounded in the foot and his aide-de-camp and a sentry were killed. The man who threw the bomb is reported to have been killed. He wore an officer's uniform. Access to the palace is barred. Edward Rosewater for Senator. OMAHA—The Omaha Been contains an article announcing the candidacv of Edward Rosewater for United StateB senator. A copy of the article was furnished to the Associated Press for transmission to its patrons. • Indicted for Land Frauds. PORTLAND. Ore—United States District Attorney Bristol made public the names of twenty-one persons In cluded in the final batch of the most important government land fraud in dictments which has been returned by the present federal grand jury. Greely Gets $300,000. WASHINGTON—Following repre sentations made to the war department by Major General Greely, commanding the Department of the Pacific. Secre tary Taft has placed at the disposal of that officer an amount approximat ing $300,000 of the relief fund of $2, '500,000 appropriated by congress for the relief of the San Francisco suffer ers. With this money General Greely will pay for supplies already purchased and others which are needed, Including fresh meat, which he says. Is indispen sable. Automobile Industry. WASHINGTON—The automobile In dustry, according to a preliminary bul letin issued by the census bureau, shows a very large increase for the calendar year 1904 as compared with 1900. the year of taking the twelfth census. In the former year 21,386 pas senger and pleasure machines were produced, as against 3.316 in 1900, and 1.441 vehicles of other styles in 1904, as against 407 in 1900. In 1904 the amount of capital invested was $20, 555,247, as against *5.768.857 in 1900 or an increase of 256 per cent. In the World of Fashion SOME SMART STYLES. Jr you, or any member of your fam ily, can do fine handwork, you are most fortunate this year, for this is the day when the pushing, boastful sewing-machine must take a back seat. Hand-sewing has "come In" with a vengeance, retiring macnine made work into the background with the folk that set the pace in oress. And so the modest little woman with skill in her fingers may make for her own women folk the fashionable frocks and blouses of the day that will compare with the $30 and $20 lingerie waist purchased at the shops. A good pattern secures the right cut, the band work is then the whole thing. Even the seams nowadays are made by hand, and the sewing of yards of frilling and insertion and lace. Yes- ! terday we saw a lovely white mull j trimmed with cream-colored lace' and insertion, very simply trimmed, j but the work so exquisite, the de- | sign so becoming, we voted it the pret tiest blouse noticed thus far. The wearer s whole costume was worth mentioning; a white mohair skirt, a long black silk cloak, a beautiful white ostrich feather boa, a black chip hat with one white plume, shiny black shoes and gloves. Black and wnite looks chic again,! s particularly effective for a woman with black eyes, seems to intensify j iheir darkness. A neat little Mack' ind white costume, easily reproduced,! wnsisted of a plaited cloth skirt,‘white mull blouse, and a most attractive Sirdle wrap. The deep girdle was ilmost a coat in itself, and really be came one d/ the addition of an upper shoulder part which was more than shoulder straps and yet not a bolero. The dainty wrap was adorned with rows of frills of narrow black ribbon, and looked quite dressy. For the or dinary summer day such a dress would 1 be just right for comfort, the upper! part being adjustable, easily slipped on or off. Black silk gloves, of course, have gone up in price now that the heavy kid ones are getting a bit warm. Time was when one could get a nice pair in elbow length for one dollar, but £ few days ago we found the price hac been trebled. Let us hope the mits will not follow suit; we want to keet the elbow sleeves, but do not care tc spend all our substance on "hand shuhe.” With the tailored street dress there is nothing in better style than a simple sailor hat trimmed with pom padour ribbon. The high crowned sailors are preferred, although many smart low-crowned ones are seen. The peacock feather craze has been carried pretty far, but of late better taste has had its way. and in place of the yard-* long, assertive tail, we see shorter feathers used. On a gray sailor three green peacock eyes that stood out just a little from the bow at the side, really made a decorative effect that was very; pleasing. Each spring we wonder if materials ever were so soft and light and pretty, but surely the spring parade this year is unusually elegant. The dark cos tume is the exception, old and young go in for light colors, as well as lighc materials. Not only in auto and car riage are they seen, but they fill the streets. And we must chronicle the liking for red—a color usually consid ered too warm looking for warm days. All-red hats are affected—but if truth be told as a rule they are most unbei coming. Recently we observed a blonde-haired woman of our acqua'nt ance sporting one of these hats of un relieved gaudiness, and remarked what a mistake she had made. She looked sallow, faded, and usually she appears as fresh as a peach. Not a little gold and silver are seen, used for trimmings in both dress and millinery. A little gleam here and there often adds to the costume, but too much is tawdry. Many checked materials are em ployed with good results. The new suspender frocks are very pretty in these check suitings, the blouse al ways on the lingerie order. Later we shall have something to say about a checked silk frock and muil guimpe. Fashions for the Little Ones opi lUfc uu»s auu wuatuciauuu i folk at the springtime of life, flow the mother loves to plan the elothes for the wee lads and lassies—at least it should oe a pleasure rather than a burden, even if the pocketbook i« an o'er slim one. Such dear little things can be made for a song, remnants be picked here and there and turned into guimpe and blouse and even whole frocks. Children’s millinery this year is very picturesque, the granny bonnets as quaint and becoming as can be. for A NEAT OUTFIT. girls entering their teens there are half-bonnet affairs like the one suown in the accompanying illustration. The whole costume is designed for a girl of 12, the dress a dark blue se.ge Style is given by the smart collar and tie, and daintiness in the lawn frills, which may be either of pale blue or of ecru lawn. The hat is trimmed only with ribbon, which is drawn through a cut in the rim in front and fashioned into a large rosette, ribbon falls over the hair at the back. El bow sleeves are used for little girls’ frocks even more than for the mam mas—if possible everybody now ap pearing in cut-off sleeves. s Mammas affect short coats, also do small girls affect the jaunty jacket The reefers, so popular for some rime back, hold their own still. A reefer Is eajy to get into, has warmth where needed, is not burdensome. Those 1JUIUL V»l UW 11 UUU U 1IU1UCU tvilll Hlllir cellars and cuffs are in excellent style. Everything should be tubbuble until the child is old enough to k°ep clean without constant reminding. There are heaps of ready-made col lars at all prices, offered at the stores, and they help out a home-made gar ment wonderfully. Women fond of needlework will make lingerie hats for their little girls, and embroidered lawn caps for the baby. Designs for these are easily procured, and though they take con siderable t^me'to complete, they are the prettiest thing shown in chil dren's millinery. Long-waistcd linen dresses look so cool and comfortable, and many of them will be seen this summer. They may be bought ready-made, or easily fashioned at home. The loose coat of tancy mixture is a satisfactory gai ment for slipping on over a wash dress of an evening, and the modish ones have a 'certain smart mannish ness that miss no doubt approves highly. 1 Lingerie hats match the frock in color with a pink chambray, a pink embroidered hat, etc. Of course the white wash-liat will look pretty with any summer costume, colored hats are merely a bit newer. Even quite tall girls will weat one piece frocks, and a pretty model has a box plait immediately down the front, extending from a short yoke of em broidery almost a square. Bands of embroidery are attached either side the insertion, forming shoulder pieces, loose on the outer edge. The sleeves are elbow length. ELLEN OSMONDE. , Don’t Worry. Camille Flammarion, the noted French astronomer, believes that the world will come to an end about 5,000, 000 years hence. Why will scientists say things which keep mankind in a con stant state of agitation? Some of us will now begin to mark off tbe days be tween the time of M. Flasomarion’s pre diction and tbe terrestrial finish in 6, 001,906 A. D. London Fake. The statement made recently before the London Psycho-Therapeutic society as to X-rays which threw the shadow of a rat in a hermetically sealed tube upon a screen as long as the animal was alive, the shadow passing away and the ani mal becoming transparent when death ■ came, turns out to be a hoax. The lec turer had been duped. Oriental “Ad” for Teacher. "Wanted — an assistant master, strong in English and good at sports. Pay Rs. 60 per month. Anyone with a proud look and a high stomach not wanted. Apply to Principal, Church Mission High School, Srinagar, Kash mir.”—Lahore (India) Tribune. Wm.A. Radford Editor Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects Address all inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 194 Fifth Ave.. Chicago. 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. There may be no American style of architecture, but the design and floor plans shown herewith would hardly be met with in any other country. This is a two-story house with a good attic. The plan is arranged to suit the average American house keeper. having from four to six in the family. It is 31 feet and fi inches by 47 feet on the ground, not including the porches, and the architect esti jnates that it may be built under or dinary circumstances for from $3,000 to $3,300. In this plan there are two chimneys and three open fireplaces. The front bedroom would ordinarily be set aside as a guest room when not otherwise in ■use. The grate and mantel help to furnish the room as well as a means for a very pleasing decoration. A good deal of taste and judgment may be exercised in selecting the style of mantel, and the color and design of the tiling. Also the fender and and irons if andirons are used, and the harmonious arrangement may extend to the fire-irons and the stand to hold them, as well as the coal hod. The de sign of this room is good enough to spend some little time and money In arranging the details. In old England, open fireplaces in bedrooms are common, and the usual compliment paid to the guest is to have the fire burning in his room dur ing the evening. Of course the fireplace there is depended upon to take the chill out of the atmosphere. Warmth, according to American ideas, it cannot be called, because their houses are damp and chilly until we become accustomed to them; but the open fire offers an agreeable welcome that lingers in the memory after other conventionalities are forgotten. An open fire in a chamber also is valuable when sickness overtakes some member of the family. An open fire i .* ■ . fers an easy opportunity for the men foiks to have an after-dinner smoke, that is very much appreciated in the summer time. This way of going out and in from the garden also is appreciated by the family where this house has been built. The family finds considerable use for this side entrance, and the woman of the house usually has a few house plants put out here which she can reach easily to give the attention re quired to keep them in good condi tion. There is a convenient back stair with a landing directly in front of the doot SECOND FLOOR PLAN. | of the servant's bedroom. ADd, by j the way, this servant’s bedroom is not a mean little affair without size or con | venience, but it is a pleasant room ! with a comfortable clothes closet and | two windows. Like the rest of the house, it is designed for comfort and t convenience. While this is a comparatively large | house, it is so compact that a medium sized furnace, properly set, will heat it comfortably and economically. In i building a house a good deal of per sonal attention should be given by the j owner to the arrangement of the heat j ing pipes. The pipes must be largt enough and have fairly even length In the sick room is very pleasant; it adds a much appreciated air of cheer fulness, and is the one form of ven tilation that offers no objection, there is no noticeable draught. So long as the tire is burning a current of air is passing up the chimney, and any dis agreeable odor in the room is drawn out so gently and thoroughly that the arrangement will be appreciated by all who have the experience. Few houses are furnished with open grates, but all houses ought to be. They are worth three times what they cost; once for looks, once for ventilation and the third time for comfort. The rounded porch in front of this house with its turned columns pre sents a very attractive front finish. On GROUND FLOOR FLAN. entering the front door, the large re ception hail with its open stairway gives the visitor an impression of size and importance which a smaller hall way cannot give. As a matter of con venience, the reception hall is all that could be required. The cloak-room trader the stairway offers a much better storage for wraps than the conventional hall-tree. There is no objection to having a hatrack outside of this closet, but it is hardly necessary. An oak hall settee Iooks I better and fills the space just as well. When it comes to entertaining, tne sitting-room and parlor combined offer accommodations for a large party. This double room is about 30 feet long, with portier columns near the center in an opening wide enough so the view from one room to the other is not interfered with. There is a china closet in the dining-room that appeals to every woman who studies this plan. It of fers a much needed convenience for storing her best china, and there is an opportunity to display some of it to ad vantage. The direct opening from the si'.tlng-room onto the side porch of because long horizontal pipes will not carry hot air from the furnace in a satisfactory manner, and after the house is completed the furnace-man is helpless unless the architect under stands how to place the pipes; and the builder is sufficiently in sympathy with the plans to see that the provi sions are rightly carried out. If some furnace pipes could be un covered the owners would be aston ished at the manner in which they an built, and he would be surprised that a current of air from the furnace would ever find its way around the corners. Some curious furnace pipes have been placed, in houses for the pur pose of carrying currents of air to the upper rooms. Sometimes they fail to work satisfactorily and -the cause is not easily ascertained because they are hidden away out of sight. Herr Bebel and the Baby. “We desired," said my German friend, “to call our boy ‘Louis.’ after his uncle, now dead. But we couldn’t.” “Couldn’t? Why?” “The government wouldn’t allow it.’ “What? Can’t you Germans call your children any name you please?” “No They objected to ‘Louis’ because that is the French form of the name. The officials had lists of names which were permissible. ‘See!’ the registrar re marked, ‘these are all good old Ger man names. What can a good Ger man want more? Plenty of choice. The child can't be registered other wise. Then, of course, you’ll come under the punishment clauses.' So wo had to take the German form of the name. That’s how he's ‘Ludwig.’ ’’ “What’s the reason for such an arbi trary regulation? Have you any idea?” “Well, I believe the fact is that some people wished to call their children after Bebel, and the govern ment wouldn't have it. I’m told that the boys’ Christian name would have been simply ‘Bebel’—Bebel Schmidt, and so on, while the girls’ would hare been ‘Bebelina’ or Bebeline’—Bebelina Neumann, Bebeline Wegle, and so on.” —Letter to London Spectator. He Loved Her Not. A little six-year-old girl friend of mine came running to me and threw herself into my arms, sobbing as if her heart would break. “God doesn’t love me any more," she wailed. “God doesn't love me." “God doesn’t love you! Why, dear, God loves everyone,” I assured her. “Oh. no, he doesn’t love me. I know he doesn’t. I tried Him with a daisy.” —Harper’s Bazar. Swells Up. * 4 When a man says a corporation has made him a tine offer, he means he has applied for the job.—N. Y. Press.
