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Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXVIII. LOUP CITY NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1910. NUMBER 20. It SPECIAL session! UR BRYAN BEES WORK FOR NE BRASKA LEGISLATORS INITIATIVE UNO REFERENDUM Letter to Democratic Merrbers Aik n't Their Veax in Reference to the Rropooed Extra Session. Ho* *.V J Brpi Uf EitiH m M frr to all Itmnrratkc BHaten at the Us* W-*ialare them jf the? »-3 esi/port as isitistiie *a*4 rHt-r ♦-aBora rvWjtioo lor the tlAralssaoti of a <<«f:itctHatl uxt;ib*o! to IU! cfiect at tie (rttnii rkrtiw tin lafi He bat » -o ttk<< J I! Jlorirtt. it. KuXtor at the Nrbratki ltrrrt l>r >’.Txi Irzyw to j>t a j*jL <4 tkr I : - srutiii a» b'strri Tie let ;.t iut ‘ a«*t part ioStaai: K* I Vi? Sir The failure of the U isisiafchr* to tabait the toittatise sari r --fee>mmb at its regular wiuaa ha* brararht <ipLu« which 1* Bifeet LoiVtin into the preheat « atafa.eh ai>4 tin* *,-jeer*oa is ilrmm ■xmf »/*s!i«s (im sat uaal *-suer It is motor* .mate that this shrmM be the case at this tits* shea >:i ratctt tet are to he * h-ete4. a»B shea a senator is to hr ctrnsch by the heat h-Si*J*t are t'hiess the mistake maSe by the htpsiatwe rwm he r*u»eBied. our for ty sffl to nofnaiet by a serf aort MS stfoatK* to mica* protaiae ih its f Lailurm to aebmtt the tstttatite aad r<St*a4saa at the a.r sesssuo. but It coaiB fearoiy etpet to be trosteB lo •ti>su* the WSMre ten Mae if sith a 4e»endt pnenor. senate ut bstst A is EtshSe to Bo so t»«« is le«s it C- • lire* its :®4r|»a i< at* of tpdtl ta-ereru bt opr <t 1U l- rt *ij to owl 'he »•!«»'M is by tfar suhm.of tif la:u»tv« ta4 --■- —■*—|f i,, £ - iSrl (rtfioa of (bt >*. stature and I hate bo tel«! that Ooitmor Sbat I-*--Tt-r otH call soch a special see no® if aav.ir«d that a major: •* of both houtt tr-.H scppoct the itutia •j»» and ref. r.-odajs rwoiatioa. oblrh antt *i»e to the people the »*T *!astj*c tu< fcmery through nhich they eou'-i >*i slate upon any ques tion a which they are interested A railed ttauM aonld also doubtless rat if j the :a «&■ taa am* ailment If it is oof possible to submit the it. • *'it» and r* fcr. adum tar rattfba *.<*. as a constitutional amendment at the vctiMi this fall nothing is left »cr our party to 4a hot to de clare for the tmtintise aa4 referen <n asf county oytko m its state I a-'artt thts hsmt la order to ase- rtaia a bet her aa laitiatite and r-'rresln rtsststso soull «an ia ~a*e of a special snswa be:a* called. I take the liberty of submit’ ns the tsHtu to too a&4 to the other dem v -at - o»slen at the senate and bone* Phase wire me at oate. at ar - n»*v* mfcrtbcr yoo ccnh b a. lias to support ooch a rcsolttios at a special seosioo. !a a written statement recard in* hi* letter to democratic members. Mr Bryan says 1 hope that the dem ocratic and r» jcMrta papers that fa •or the in.tiatlce and referendum wtl take the matter up and ur*e the paaaape of the initialise and referen dam reso'otion. It might be well for the committeemen and all others, both democrats and republicans. a ho are Interested ia the present cam yuo. to see these senators and mem bn oho didn't seppon the meas ure at the last scsshm and point out to them the importance at the special Mnge.es Is Apereciatxre U rt (4j to its it^tru cf xpacnt crt»T Ut tppoit'sxti: as a tb» Ctiud SUM sa . tt* SU's Kailiar «w has r*-t iced tkr foilowin* e«**» !f«a Gsrtnor H«cbrt: Albany. X T. April 27—Nebraska State Ksisat r-«autlN. Uanris. ~l roriaUr apfSKialf yaw t« Wcrato "CHARLES S HICHES." bss Iota* City, western food m a speedy bear federal com to at the natural food to wn« drinks to nrasen were warned that the; toast *cit bshstss ta I tore la The Phoeali dsk sad the Each* were raided, a few arrests pcfjses was bawl'd to the station etoe* from'rn.tm to |l«Mto The pro . «ds fra* the stit of the stork Uarate. Neb —Brmest X Pollard stf s*tanka wiE hot be a candidate far rwacnto «■ the First district He wiE mama a KSMstat to this dfert cad wiB tfcaak his friends for ths fa STATE FIRE WARDEN i Seeks to In the leave Instruction Schools. A V. Johnson, state fire warden, has written a letter to State Superin tendent Bishop suggesting that a day oc an hour of some day each month be set aside for the teachers to instruct their pupils about how to prevent fires -nt what to do in some emergencies. It is Mr Johnson s idea that if the children are taught the dangerous use at gasoline and kerosene and what to do in ras- of explosion. as well as how to present fires toy keeping refuse burned and the diBof of permitting <»M r» to tie .-tal ked in an attic or cheet that the lessons now learned will remain with them always. Mr. Johnson gave out the following .-tatowst: i Tin Nebraska Fire commission, t :.-ib«-ss It is to do everything poe.-ihle for the prevention of lire »a-te d*-*ir- s to direct public atten ’ <n to the c.-'-essity of a gem ral ; cleanup during the spring time. I)e i on* tnat has accumulated during the 1 » nt-r months should be thoroughly ! ch ared away The r.ax.ns for this . arc obvious, one which tniihf be men 1 tinned is tt*t this debris is often re st-;;SiUe for spew'ancons combustion, which, more prevalent during the hot j lusiirr month*- than during the cold er i^-rio.. is gene rally regard* <1 by ex perw-mr-d fire fight* ns as on* of the ft ! causes of w Lat are called "un known fires ~ Too uftn bous- ; are built without giv -ng jct»;*-r consideration to attic vmtJUuoa. the hot summer rub beats «• the roof, the neat in the attic be < -mes intense and with the attic filled «:th rubbish, dust. «!v rags, highly rami: aed j . .e* of furmtme or other accumulations spontaneous combus Uoa is a natural result Ok*.-;.- are often us- d for storing am ay greasy «*« rails. oil clothes and oi’> rare, s • h closets should he thor oughly cb -iie-d ?.at this is particularly true of the closet under the stairway, »Urk is too ofte^ j ■ ru*itted to be come a lire trap immediately under the only way of escape from the upper stories of the building This is the season for varnishing and pairing hence old rags used for wiping greasy wood and varnished sur faces about 1 be burned; if they must he saved for future use they should be k* pt in an iron receptacle substan tially covered and set a may from the uood buildings Pa nt and oily racs varnish and masts. us»-d to »ipe machinery are particularly liable to spontaneous com bustion We u.-sire to suggest that mhen peo ple are removing their stoves for the - .aimer months, if they mould be care ful to see that the hole in the chim ney mas stopped mith a metal thimble and not mith paper or rags it mould pr. v at a gr-.-at many fires. New Fraternal Organization. The Clansmen of America, of Omaha, a new fraternal organization, has been license d to do business in this state The rates of the new com pany are not up to the fraternal con gress standard and consequently did not meet with the approval of the au ditor Nevertheless, under the insur ance law a license must be issued mhen 2fi0 applications have been :gnrd. no matter mhat the rates may Money for Soldiers' Homes. Governor ShaT.enberger received from the government marrams for $9. 1TS for the use of the two soldiers' homes The money is apportioned at the rate of $i(H» for each member of the borne At Grand Island there are members and at Milford 112. Missouri Pacific Loses. Maggie Wollcnburg. who won a damage suit acain.-t the Missouri Pa cific m the distri<-t court of Douglas count t after having been tossed some sixty-fire feet by an engine, won out also in the supreme court. Cost of Life Insurance. Figured on the basis of the vote cast in iy* every man in Nebraska who has attained his majority spent $15.70 for life insurance last year. This rep resents an nrrease over the preceding year New Lieutenant. The adjutant general's office has au thorized the election of a second lieu tenant m the Gatling gun section at Beatrice, that section having recently increased its strength to thirty men Go to Fort Riley. There will be no state camp for the Nebraska national guard this year, ex- j ceptiag the nC» teams All the rest ; of th-- guard will be taken to Fort Hi »y Adjutant General Hartigan has refigored the expanse of taking the guard, amounting n all to about 1.1ft ; men. and b-.iec**s that he can s^nd all ; i of the boys to Fort Riley on the $30.- | j that is available for the purpose Some of the companies may. however. | be left behind unless they are able to show a strength of at least forty three men Not Like Sample. Superintendent Percival of the N'or l<* asylum has notified the state buend of public lands and buildings that the coffee delivered to his institu dot by tee H p. Leu company does not conform to tbe sample which eras submitted to tbe toard when the con tract was let. Dr. Percival sent a sample of the toffee to the board and according u> Secretary of State Junkin it is not like the coffee that was bought Tbe superintendent will be notified to reject the shipment as soon as the board can get together. CONGRESS IS SLOW ADMINISTRATION MEASURES MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS. MEMBERS ANXIOUS TO LEAVE Apprehension of Congress Quitting Without Passing Measures De sired by President. Washington—Administration lead ers in congress are beginning to feel a good deal of concern over the chances of putting through the sev eral measures on which President Taft has set his heart. Hot weather already has settled down upon the city and stilling days in the executive halls are sure to create general de sire among members of congress to get auav. Many who have hard political bat- J ties in prospect even now are mak- j :ng their plans to go to their states j or districts. Nearly all of the Taft I bills are suspended by more or less uncertain threads. The railroad bill, which is pending in both branches, is not out of danger. The bills were adopted in the senate and house and a number of bills which are almost certain to be adopted in one branch or another, will produce measures so widely different that harmony in con ference threat* ns to be utterly out of the question. The house has adopted an amend ment making provision for ascertain ins the physical valuation of rail roads, and this is sure to meet with determined opposition in the senate It is said also that on the final vote the house is likely to strike out the provision for the creation of a com merce court, which feature is certain to be retained by the senate. By the time the bill reaches confer ence President Taft will have re turned to Washington and it is hoped he may bring the conference togeth er by commanding each side to grant concessions. Nothing but the most determined pressure from the White house, it is admitted, could accom plish a result. Chairman Mann of the house com mittee and Chairman Elkins of the i senate committee both hope to bring th4*bills to their final vote this week J There is but little doubt that Mr Mann will stand, but in the senate there is no way in which debate can l*e shut off. and it would not be sur prising if the bill took ten days or more in this body. That the administration senators will put the bill through in about the j same form in which it now appears on the calendar is indicated by the vote last week on the Cummins amendment relating to traffic agree ments. Supporters of the long and short haul amendment, which was intro duced by Senator Dixon, claim they have votes enough to incorporate it ip the bill. Party lines will be brok en in this amendment, in all proba bility. and the outcome generally is thought to be uncertain. --- • — MRS. LEAVITT’S WEDDING. Guests Will Be Limited to Family and a Dozen Intimate Friends. Lincoln.—Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt reached Lincoln Sunday after an ab sence of several months spent in Germany. She was preceded by Lieu tenant Reginald Altham Owen, to whom she will be married Tuesday at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W J. Bryan. All the memebrs of the Bryan family are now at Fairview except William J. Bryan. Jr., who was unable to leave his home at Tucson, Ariz. Tne wedding will be a very quiet affair, with guests limited to the family and less than a dozen in timate friends. A MAY DAY STRIKE. Missouri Pacific Workmen Likely to Go Out. Sedalia. Mo.—All the machinists in the employ of the Missouri-Pacific railroad will go on strike Monday morning at 10 o’clock on an issue in volving a wage increase of 1 cent an hour, unless there is an unexpected turn in the situation. This is the information received at the shops here, the largest on the Missouri Pa cific system. The men demand 40 cents an hour, an increase of 4 cents in the present scale. To Buy Twain Home. New York.—Sentiment among the rich men in the east who were friends of the late Samuel L. Clemens, to fur nish the bulk of the funds necessary to purchase the humorist's old home in Missouri, rehabilitating it into a museum, will soon take tangible form. Want Mr. Bryan’s Help. Indianapolis. — Chairman Jackson of the democratic state central com mittee will write to William Jennings Bryan, asking him what time he can devote to the Indiana campaign and if it will be possible for him to stay in the state one month. Famous Sculptor Dear. New York.—John Quincy Adams Ward, one of America's greatest sculptors, died Sunday at his home here ia his eightieth year. He had ben ill for three montha. NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. News Notes of Interest From Vari ous Parts of State. A freight train. So. 29, from Platts mouth to Lincoln, ran over and killed the 10-year-old son of C. E. Schurman, the foreman of the extra bridge gang at Cedar creek. At a special election held in Co lumbus—city and township—to vote bonds to build a new steel bridge across the Platte, the provision was carried almost unanimously. Leman Weddle, who lives three miles west of Stella, has a pig 3 weeks old that has five well developed ears. Two of the extra ears are growing from the regular ears, and the other one is near one of the others. The pig is in a healthy condition. John Just, and C. P. Johnson, of Battle Creek were before the Com mission on Dipsomania and were ad judged fit subjects for detention and treatment, and were taken to Lin coln. Rev. Lou Wallace Cade has accept ed a call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church in Plattsmouth to fill the vacancy caused by the res ignation of Rev. J. H. Salsbury, now of Auburn. The body of Mrs. D. C. Wallace, I who died in Los Angeles, arrived in Tekamah for interment it Tekamah cemetery. Mrs. Wallace was for many years a resident of Tekamah and re mover to California, but two years ago. A Washington dispatch says: Sec retary Wilson today detailed an ex pert from the department of agricul ture to make experiments in Nebraska with a view to preventing and curing ' hog cholera. The bureau of animal j industry has been working for nearly ten years in an effort to discover a serum which would check the spread of this disease, and it is now believed that they have been successful, and Secretary Wilson has expresed his willingness to send a veterinary sur geon to Nebraska. As a result of the vote of the citi zens of Fairbury in a special election that city will construct a water works system and aiso erect an electric light plant, both of which will be municipal-1 ly owned. The printed plans and speeifica- j tions of the new Odd Fellows’ home | for which contract has been let are ! on exhibition in York. It promises to be one of the largest, best built, most commodious and sanitary fire proof buildings of its kind in the west. The Odd Fellows will expend (he coming year nearly $90,000 in im provements. Mrs. A. Marquardt, a widow living about five and a half miles southwest of Pilger, committed suicide by hang ing in a small grove near her house. She had been ill for some years and ! it is supposed that temporary aberra-1 tion was caused by her continued ill ness. Anna Zook, a German woman whose home is in the south part of York county, filed complaint against Joseph Weiss for attempt to kill. Last summer Weiss went to Germany and induced Anna Zook to come to America with him under promise of marriage, but has refused to carry out the marriage ceremony. The Burlington has been granted authority to put into effect a rule against receiving sheep for shipment until twenty-four hours after they have been dipped. Dipping seems to weaken the sheep and render them more liable to injury when shipped. The rule is adopted, it is said, for the mutual protection of the shipper and the railroad. Alex Lyon, a real estate dealer, of Central City, was killed when his auto skidded over an embankment about seven miles east of town in Hamilton county and turned over in a ditch. There was about a foot and a half of water and soft mud in the ditch and Lyon was pinned down by the steering wheel and death result ed apparently from drowning. The dead man was a prominent fanner. A hen belonging to Mrs. H. T. Wil son, who lives four miles north of town, laid an egg weighing four ounces. The egg was eight inches in circumference and inside the shell of the large egg was another egg perfect in every way. The body of Porter Bidwell, a man 72. years old. who has lived alone in a cottage near Watson's ranch for several years, was found in a path near the cottage where It is evident that he fell and died alone. His daugh ter, Mrs. N. B. Hislet, is a resident of Kearney. Tilton Webber of Randolph, who had been at Osmond on business, on returning home, lost control of Iris automobile and paid the penalty with his life. The automobile is a com plete wreck. The grand lodge of Eagles are making elaborate preparations for the next grand lodge session at Chad ron. The State Railway commission tele graphed both President Taft and Gov ernor Hughes its congratulations over the appointment of Governor Hughes to the supreme bench of the United State®. Engineer McLaughlin has arrived in Superior from Kansas City to work on the $1,000,000 cement plant, claimed to be the largest single industry of the state outside of Omaha. Victoi V Fried, county treasurer of Burt coun^. died at his home in Oakland after an illness of two weeks of muscular paralysis at the age of 4$ years. A disastrous pasturage fire oc curred at the old Buckeye ranch and some adjoining farms about twelve miles southeast of Broken Bow. About 3.000 acres of fine pasture land and many fence posts were destroyed. ILL WANT CHICKENS When Spring Comes Around Man’s Mind Turns to Them. severlsh Anxiety for Poultry Is Shown In Kentucky Newspaper Contain ing Advertisements in “For Exchange” Column. Galveston, Tex.—When the gentle sunshine of springtime opens the buds ind fills the mind of man with doubts is to whether, after all. life isn’t worth .iving. the soul of the average man tpparently turns to chickens. Pick jp a newspaper at random and see I low the yearning of his soul displays tself in cold type. Below are some yearnings taken Tom the classified advertisements of t Kentucky newspaper; Kentucky be ng selected as a central point from which to view this feverish yearning 'or poultry, says the News. The ad- j rertisements following were under the leading "For Exchange,” and in one j .ssue of an afternoon paper: S. C. Black Minorca eggs for com mon hens." remale collie for chickens." "Good bicycle, just in need of front tire and chain, for chickens." "Pair of ball-bearing skates and bi cycle with clincher tire for chickens.” "Sewing machine, bench wringer, and light harness for chickens.” "Pull paid, $120 correspondence school course for chickens.” "Maple trees and fine strawberry plants for Black Minorca or other chickens.” "Outdoor brooder, 60-egg incubator and Springfield rifle for chickens." "White Leghorn rooster for chick ens." “Platform wagon, push pole and shafts, top. for 85 chickens." “Set of good buggy harness for sis good hens " "Grocery scales, capacity 200 pounds, for chickens or ducks." “Party dress for chickens.” “Water motor, large willow rocker, jardiniere and artificial plant for table for chickens.” “Visible typewriter for chickens.” “Incubator and brooder for chick ens.” “Spring wagon for incubator.” Largs size 1900 washer for Blue GREAT FINANCIAL FAMILIES UNITED <£Zjn7fotrr3te£X£i>, efe. A ^6Mo^sJSJQtl/E <5ouu> NhW YORK.—The marriage of Anthony J. Dresel. Jr, of Philadelphia to Miss Marjorie Gwynne Gould, just celebrated, unites two of tha great financial families of America. The bride is the eldest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould and will inherit a vast fortune. Mr. Dresel will soon be the head of the distinguished Philadelphia family of financiers and bankers. America has been especially pleased by Miss Gould’s selection of an American husband, for she has been wooed by many title-1 foreigners, among them being the duke of Braganza and Prince Komanowski, who is related to the czar of Russia Andalusian chickens. Golden Sea Bright Bantams or Peking ducks." "Thoroughbred bloodhound for Cor nish Indian game chickens.” ''Rolltop desk for good brooder." “Lady's gold watch for Black Mi norca or Rhode Island Red pullets or cockerels.” “Novels by good authors for chick ens.” "Handsome peafowl for Rhode Is land Red pullets.” “Gold watch, open face, for chick ens or ducks.” "Coal vase, large size water cooler and three-burner gas stove for chick ens.” A11 of which would seem to Indicate that a great and overwhelming desire for fowls is among us. leading us to strip our backs and our homes, to sell our party dresses, our jewelry and pretty much all we may own in order to satisfy this desire. And who knows that some day, judging by these examples, the great American hen may not be adopted as legal tender as the savages used cowry shells? For certainly the chicken has come to be regarded as having sound value. Deserts Nest for Kittens. Columbus, Ind.—The most remark able Instance of alliance ever report ed in this county is that of a hen owned by Miss Minnie Thayer of Clif ford, which has deserted a setting of high priced eggs and gives her entlra time and attention to caring for three kittens that are in a box near her nest. The hen cannot be induced to return to the nest. The mother cat and hen go along well together and divide the time between them of car ing for the kittens. Sane Fourth Up to Children. New York.—The school children of Montclair, N. J.. are to have the op portunity to vote on the question of a "noiseless Fourth.*1 The returns will be considered by the town council later. Fireworks dealers are stocking up in anticipation of the outcome. SPORT ON PRAIRIES Modem Motor Car Used in Cha sing the Fleet Jack Rabbit. Coyote Is Run to His Hole, Then Hunters Pour in Gasoline—When Animal Emerges Wild Race Across Open Is Resumed. Topeka, Kan.—The faithful horse Is going Into the discard in Kansas as a pecessary adjunct of a hunting party or the chase of a horse thief. Motor cars are becoming so plentiful in the state and they have been found so much better In chasing the fleet jack rabbit or driving the common coyote ; to its lair or catching those who take horses and mules from stables with out the owners' permission that the horse is being relegated to the rear. Rabbit and wolf hunts hav? long been a common sport in Kansas. Men would go out with horses and dogs and have a rabbit or wolf drive. Now a party of a dozen men In three or four motor cars go out and make more successful drives than 100 men with horses. A wolf hunt with a motor car Is about as exciting sport as any one would care to indulge in. In middle and western Kansas are thousands or acres of wheat and corn lands with out a fence. Often one can drive five or ten miles across the country and encounter few fences except those around a small pasture on each farm. Motorists can drive miles and miles across the prairie lands of the western half of the this state without running into a fence or creek or gully. It is not much trouble to stir up a coyote or prairie wolf in western Kan sas, and when the motor party sees one the race begins. The coyote runs in a large circle. He does not dodge back and forth, or zig-zag much, so it is a comparatively easy matter for the driver to keep right behind Mr. Coy ote. But that motor car must be moving along at a lively gait The coyote can hump along across the prairie at about 30 miles an hour, and he can also do some tall spurting when necessity demands. In the days of coyote hunting with horses and dogs, the wolves were never driven,to their dens. But about an hour's driving with a motor car gives the coyote about all the running he cares for. and he makes for h:s den. But his rest Is not long, because the hunters pour some gasoline down the hole, and the fumes soon drive the coyote out. and the race begins again. Within the last month not less than eight coyotes have been run down and killed by the wheels of the motor cars or shot by members of the party after the animals had been driven until they could run no longer. The Kansas Jack rabbit is also a "nifty" chap on his legs when it comes tc hitting a hot pace across the prai rie. The rabbit cannot run so long, but can go faster than the coyote. The rabbit does more or less short dodging, but he also runs in a circle of about a mile in circumference, and the short' dodges to one side or the other of the path are simply bv-plays The driver of the motor car keeps far enough be hind the rabbit to turn to either side and head the rabbit off when he makes these turns, and still close enough to keep the rabbit going at full speed. About two runs around the circle are enough for the rabbit, and the hunters have no trouble In driving up close enough to 6hoot Sometimes the hunters are able to pick up a rabbit alive -because he is too tired to run further. Plows Up Silver Coin. Little Rock. Ark.—While plowing in his field five miles north of Clarks ville. in Johnson county the other day. Ben Brey unearthed a tin box which was found to contain $135 in silver, all coins of the mintage of 1S39. ex cept $13 in Mexican money. 18,000 Slums Knocked Out - ____ Liverpool City Council Razes Insani tary Dwellings and Spends $5,000, 000 in New Ones. Liverpool.—The greatest movement In any city In the world for the purifi cation of the slums is in progress In Liverpool More than 18.000 Insanl tary dwellings have been demolished and 4.000 remain to be dealt with. About 6.000 of the dwellings have been destroyed by private enterprise to make room for business premises, while 12.000 have been cleared away by the municipality. There has been no “graft” in it. The city has put up 2.170 dwellings on the site of a greater portion of the houses which were swept away by the Doctor Saves Kitten*s Life 4L Boston Physician Rebukes Brutal Driver and Takes Injured Cat Into Drug Store. Boston.—It was one of those lean, yellow cats that cringe In fear at every strange noise, and it slouched across Scollay square, dodging In and out through the traffic. But a honking taxicab crushed It beneath a wheel and sped away, leaving the quivering form lying on the pavement. The driver of a three-horse truck laughed brutally and deliberately veered bis horses so as to crush the cat beneath their hoofs “You big brute. Stop!" shouted a man on the sidewalk, running out and grabbing the bridle of the off horse. The frightened horses reared on their haunches and the man picked up the cat and stepped back on to the side walk before the astonished driver fully comprehended what had hap pened. Stepping Into the drug store at the corner he went Into the rear and laid the apparently dead cat on the floor In a corner. Opening the physician‘8 bag that he carried, he stitched up a deep gash in the animal's side that had been cut by the tire chains of the taxicab. Adroitly examining to see if any bones had been broken, he stood it on Its feet to see If It could walk. Unable to at first, the cat finally stag gered back into the corner, curled It self up and lay quivering with fright, but having apparently implicit faith in its savior. When the physician left, after rub bing from his fur coat the mud from the body of the cat. the reporter asked the proprietor what the doctor's name was "He wouldn't like to have me give yon his name." answered the druggist, "but that man Is one of the largest anonymous contributors to animal res cue leagues in New England His heart Is as big as a washtuh." A glutton Is merely a man who can | cat almost as much as a small bay. municipality and on the other sites required for like purposes More than 260 courts and alleys, mainly insanitary slums, have been cleared out of existence and in their places now stand wholesome dwellings for the occupancy of the poor. About $5,000,000 has been spent in this work of demolition and reconstruction. More than 20.000 persons, chiefly former denizens in the destroyed sec tions. are housed in simple comfort and under sound conditions tn these new buildings. The operations are in the hands of a committee of the city council. The plans now under way provide for SO houses of four rooms each. 188 of three rooms and 277 of two rooms. No single-room tenements will be constructed. The 558 dwellings will contain 1.480 rooms. There wUl be a recreation ground. The net annual tax for the hous ing reforms is less than one cent on the dollar. No such work has been attempted in America, owing to the cry "social ism.” which has been raised in New York and other large cities. The Trin ity church corporation, which is said to have a similar plan tn mind in deal ing with the future of its dwelling house tract on the lower West side In New York, has had forwarded to it a full report of the progress of the Brit ish enterprise. Experts from all over Europe say the Liverpool plan for housing the poor is working welL “Paris Is Still Parts." Paris.—The Matin is worried over the aftermath of the Hood. In a re cent editorial It says: "Foreigners, believing that Paris has become, owing to the recent flood, a city of ruins and desolation, hare ceased to visit us. Our theaters, hotels, and restaurants are empty. Our pessimism has bees exaggerated It is time we Informed the foreigners that Paris is stiU Paris."