Ike Loop City Northwestern 1. W BURLEIGH. Publisher LOUP CITY. - - NEBRASKA EPITOME UF EVENTS! PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TC MANY SUBJECTS. _ | (BE SHORT BUT INTERESTING Brief Mention of What is Transpiring Is Venous Sections of Our Own and Foreign Countries. Congress. The senate passed. C to 11, the house eight Dour bill. The bouse passed the uaval appro priation bill carrying fllk.tiOe.OOO. The senate passed bouse metal till. U to ZZ. »tmh now goes to con ference The bouse passed tbe military academy appropriation bill carrying fUNMI. Uneapedcd and determineJ oppo sition to workmen's compensation bill developed in tbe senate judiciary committee. Tbe senate passed pension appro priation bill carrying flt4.566.PSP, an increase of f 11.500,U6o over the bouse appropriation legislation suggested by tbe Titan ic investigating committee was refer red to tbe subcommittee of the com merce committee. Senator Kern announced he would call up the Ixjrime- case Monday and keep it before tbe senate as unfinished j business until disposed of. The senate considered the confer ence report on the agriculture appro priation bill and sent it back to the house for further conference. The senate unanimously passed the bill appropriating fl>.<««ti for govern ment participation in Gettysburg bat tle fiftieth anntven-ary celebration in UI3. Senator Xe» lands introduced as amendment to metal schedule bill a compromise tariff plan to graduate reduction of tariff so as to avcid im ps ring any industry. The senate judiciary committee re ported adversely the Curtis resolution to make the number of presidential electors equal to number of senators and representatives. Kurther protests made to the sen ate interoceanic canal committee j against Panama canal bill provision i prohibiting railroad owned steamers from using canals. The senate Caban relations com mittee directed Chairman Page to confer with President Taft regarding necessary recommendations for legis lation in connection with the Piatt j amendment Members of the Neteaska delega- j twin evpceae satisfaction over the ! prospect of an adjournment before i the Chicago convention. Some of them have aome important campaigning to ’ do and others prefer the west to Washington humidity in Jcae and July Abrogation of the Mora law for bidding the organization of the neg- \ roes into a political party is claimed j by the negroes la Cuba as a basis for j their movement, according to state department advices. They are also | declared to be striving for American intervention and the re-election of President Gomez. Qtnarsf Roosevelt securer me entire New Jersey delegation. Roosevelt said he soul, sweep New Jernry - - and he did. Manager McKinley says Roosevelt has adopted a policy of rule or ruin. House and senate conferees reach ed an agreement on the Borah home stead bill Mr. Bryan dues not desire to head the Nebraska delegation to the con vention. Ott. a leading merchant of Mo. was crushed to death In an elevator The oierators of the so-called coffee trust would be put under the inter i dated by Represntative Norris should become a law. J. C. Emerson of Ames college won the first annual Missouri Valley ora torical content at Drake university in lies Moines. His subject was. "Ameri ca and the Pence Problem in the Orient." The boose adopted a resolution 1 call tig on Attorney General Wicker- . •ham for papers in the matter ot charges against Leslie J. Lyons, rsited States district attorney for i western Missouri liliiaa Graham, the shorn girl, who with Ethel Conrad, waa acquitted of baring attempted the life of W. E. D. Stakes, filed suit in New York for SIMMS damages for “false and mali cious prosec ut ion " The senate passed a resolution in struct tag the Cuban relations commit tee to investigate and report upon legislation necessary to determine when and how the I'nited States afar ild intervene in Cuba under the Platt amendment. A message from New York an nounced the death of Ma’tbew C. Bord. a wealthy dry goods commis sion merchant and manufacturer. Representative Cadet-mood. demo cratic lender, announced that the pro gram for adjournment June IS must he carried out as far as the bouse was At Cleveland, a verdict of not gull tv was returned in the federal court fbr the eight wall psp-r manufactur ers and jobbers who were tried for alleged violation of the Sherman law In conspiring in restraint of trade in the conduct of their business. The Wireless stations appropria tion of fl.dM.Mfi in the naval appro priation MU was defeated in the **Jame« A. Peterson of Minneapolis anttosnesd Ms candidacy for the t'sited States aenate to socreed Sena tim IMn at the September pri maries. Colorado Roosevelt men have filed | notice of contest at Chicago. It was nearly a clean sweep for Roosevelt and Wilson in New Jersey. Colonel Roosevelt says his purpose in becoming a candidate is to save the republican party. The rebellion in Cuba threatens to be long continued. Joe Dawson was winner of .he auto mobile race at Indianapolis. The Nebraska supreme court up held the chicken stealing law. Manager McKinley says the Roose velt method is one of stand and de liver. A band cf Cuban insurgents captur ed and sacked the town of El Coney del Sitio. Study and prevention of tubercu losis was discussed at a Washington meeting. A window washer at Chicago was killed when he fell from the eighth floor of a sky-scraper. Serious disturbances have broken out in the southern district cf the province of Shan St. China. President Gcmez of Cuba has been assured that the I'nited States does not contemplate intervention. Governor Hadley will be temporary chairman at Chicago if Roosevelt dominates the convention. The old fight between the line and stafT of the army is seen in the con ference report on the military bill. Cleveland was selected for the meeting place of the next convention of the brotherhood of locomotive en gineers. Frank Elwood Lukens. secretary of the Iilinois-Wisccnsin Retail Coal Dealers' association, committed sui cide at Chicago. Governor Aidrich of Nebraska, one of the seven governors who started the Roosevetl boom, is feeling pleased over the result. The senate rejected by 12 to 60 the ! Cummins substitute to the house iron and steel bill, which would have provided for free ores. Messages were received from rebel headquarters at Chihuahua announc ing the capture cf Torreon by rebels under General Arguemedo. Actual work on the government survey between Janesville and Bor ton. 111., with a view of turning the Rock river and making it navigable has been begun. Mrs. David Beach completed a jour ney on foot, from New York to Chi cago and gave to Mayor Harrison & message which she received from Mayor Gsynor. The petition for a commutation of Mrs. Lena Cusumano and Enrico Mas cioli. under sentence to die next week for the murder of Frank Susumano, was laid before the Massachuetts ' executive council. A telegram from Kennecott, Alaska, announces the safe return of Miss Dora Kern of Philadelphia and party from a successful asrent of Mount Blackburn. The senate committee on finance voted to place in the legislative, ex ecutive and judicial appropriation bill the appropriation for the commerce court eliminated by the house. The repeal of the Canadian reci procity act will be offered as an amendment to each tariff revision bill brought up in the senate, according to a plan announced by Senator Gronna of North Dakota. Warren G. Harding, former lieuten ant governor of Ohio, after a talk with President Taft and his secretary, C. P. Hilles. declared that Mr. Taft's friends would be in majority in the state convention. John H. Curran, former state immi gration commissioner and candidate in Missouri for the democratic nomi nation for railroad and w-arehouse commissioner, issued a statement to the press announcing his withdrawal. Senate democrats, regular republic ans and progressives joined in a dis cussion regarding the quick disposi tion of pending legislation. The net result was a brighter prospect for early passage of the metal and other tariff bills which may pave the way for an adjournment earlier than ex pected. A strong column sent out by Gen eral Lyautay. French commander, dis persed the tribesmen six miles outside of Fex. The French artillery shelled the camp. Inflicting heavy loss on the tribesmen, who have been making ' continuous attacks against the city. French casualties numbered nine men killed and twenty-eight wounded. Four high army vacancies, one in the grade of major general and three among the brigadier generals, will be filled soon by President Taft. If he accepts the recommendations of Sec retary Stimson he will be nominate Brigadier General William W. Wither spoon. now in command of the De partment of the Gulf, to be major generaL Personal. Colonel Roosevelt delivered the me-' rnorial day address at Gettysburg. President Taft was assured he will control the Ohio state convention. Gen. Bennett H. Young, at a meet ing of the united confederate veterans at Macon recently was chosen com mander-in-chief. In the Ohio primaries P.ryan re ceived one more vote than Champ Clark. Harry New says there will be no discrimination in the issuance of tickets to the Chicago convention. Senator Dixon is much put out be came of the refusal of 250 tickets to the republican convention hall. All the republican contests have been filed with the committee at Chi cago. and they number 222. Dr. Jra Landriich, a religious work er and interdenominational speaker, announced his resignation as presi dent of Belmont college. Senstaional testimony was given In the trial of Clarence Darrow at Los Angeles. Rear Admiral Sidney Staunton will be placed on the retired list cn ac count of age. There is great demand for tickets to the national republican conven tion in Chicago. Friends of Speaker Clark seem as sured that he will be nominated for the presidency. New York's ninety delegates are ex pected to support Root for temporary chairman of the national convention : in Chicago. BITTEN BmD DOG CONVICTS CONFESS RELIGION AND ARE BAPTIZED. NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE What la Going on Here and There That Is of Interest to the Read ers Throughout Nebraska and Vicinity. Beatrice—The epidemic of hydro phobia which has been alarming the residents of Glenover has spread to the main city and the little daughter of Dwight Coit, cashier of the German National bank, of this city, has been bitten by a dog supposedly mad. The little girl, who is about three years old, was playing with the family dog. when suddenly it flew at her in a rage and bit her. The animal rapidly grew worse and was killed a short time later and the family started for Chi cago with the girl for treatment. An analysis of the dog's brain at the Pas teur institute revealed unmistakable signs of rabies. Convicts Embrace Religion. Lincoln—John Eli and Jesse Chat tell, two Douglas county convicts at the state penitentiary, were escorted to the First Christian Church here Sunday and baptized by the Rev. N. T. Harmon, chaplain of the peniten- 1 tiary. Both men confessed their mis deeds and asked that the blessing of the Lord be upon them in their future endeavors. Served Eight Year* Without Pay. Lincoln—According to a petition filed in district court Saturday by Sam Jacobson, that individual worked al most eight years for Samuel M. Fogel son without receiving any pay what ever. He row desires the court to t require Fogelson to pay him $7,075 for the services thus performed. — Killed by a Stray Bullet. Kearney—A stray bullet, supposed ly fired by some hunters in the timber along the Platte river three miles southeast of here, struck Glenn Holt, twelve years old. in the breast, killing him almost instantly. Drowned in the Lcup. Genoa—I^ee Tinckora. aged IT. and Edwin Olson. 16 years old. of New man Grove, were drowned in the Loup river a mile south of here Tuesday afternoon. Postoffice Building for Lyons. Lyons—It has been decided to re model the postoffice building here and erect one suitable for postoffice, city hall and fire department f "state' BASE11,1 U,,,| + BALL NEWS f 1 1 M Superior was shut out at Columbus Monday. 2 to 0. Grand Island defeated Seward Sat urday. 12 to 8. Columbus defeated Superior Sun day in a sand storm. 12 to 3. A record crowd witnessed the Kear- : ney game with Hastings, who won 8 j to 1. Falls City Saturday shut out Ducky Holmes' aggregation by the score of 4 to 0. Wilber was defeated at Crete Sun- j day T to 0. Norton of Crete fanned j sixteen men. The feature of a game at Pender Sunday was a triple play in the sev enth by the home team. At Beatrice Monday. Hiawatha de feated the home team 1 to 0. It was the best game of the season at that place and a pitchers' battle. The features of the Monday game at : Humboldt were three base hits by • McClellan. Thuere and Murphy of j Humboldt and Free of Auburn. At the opening game at Columbus : with Seward, all the stores were closed and there was a big automobile parade with music by the band. Superior is the surprise of the j league so far. Last year's pennant \ winner have not been able to get a start and have won but one game, al though playing at home. Despite a temperature or nearly ion degrees and a gale of wind carrying dust and sand, the game at Fremont Sunday with Hastings drew a big crowd. Ramey struck out eleven men. Mayor Wolz opened the Fremont | season by delivering the first ball. Gus Wisser of St. Joe has taken charge of the Beatrice Mink league team as manager. Wisser is an old ball player and knows the game thor oughly. The following has been posted ir. the grandstand in the St. Louis Na tional league park: “Notice: Any | person using profane or abusive Ian guage directed against either home or ! visiting players, will be expelled from j the grounds." After several weeks of Sunday base- i ball games. Mayor' H. A. Wiggenhorn of Ashland has piaced the ban of his disapproval on the game and notified Manager F. B. Bonev that no more exhibitions of the national game must be played at the city park, which is owned by the city, on the Sabbath. Superior is getting to be some ball town. A stranger dropped into one ! of the hotels there recently and said: I “Understand there is to be a ball game today?" “Yes” another man said, “they postpone a funeral here when ever it interferes with a game. Su perior is some ball town.” When the Nebraska editors come to ! Lincoln next week they are to be guests at Antelope park of the Lin coln baseball management on Monday, and of the commercial club on Wed nesday, and some good games are promised. A parade and an address by Rev. Bartle. who introduced Manager Cock man and Umpire Merrill, and a bat tery stunt in which the two Glades and Lester Schuff released a fowl and fly. a Leghorn hen and a dove, fea tured the initial game at Grand Island, Wednesday. The attendance was attendance was about 1,000. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA Deshler is arranging to have a big Fourth of July celebration. Superior has been granted free de livery of mail, beginning September 1. Cedar Rapids will make the eagle scream in the good old-fashioned style this year. John Bergeson, a Fairbury baker, broke his wrist while'cranking up an automobile. I^awrence Ledbetter, a 12 year-old boy. was drowned near Salem, Thurs day morning. Preparations are being made to hold a big Fourth of July celebration in Tekamah this year. The annual G. A. R. interstate re union will be held at Franklin some time during the month of August. Mary Helen Allensworth of Lincoln, aged fourteen years, won the Journal News prize trip to Yellowstone park. The Nebraska State Association of Nebraska Assistant Postmasters will hold its annual convention at Lincoln. June 5. Jess Bryant was caught between a steam shovel and a freight car in the gravel pit at Table Rock and critically injured. ■«. August Franzen. a well-known Scrib ner man, died at Excelsior Springs. Mo., where he went a month ago for treatment. The annual social and banquet of the Fremont fire department was at tended by two hundred firemen and their wives. A. Q. Honey, a Union Pacific brake man residing in Omaha, had his foot severed by a freight train in the Fre mont yards. After an illness of two weeks, Mrs. W. P. Bennett, mother of Mrs. Samuel Avery, died at the latter's home in Lincoln. Wednesday. Orville M. Kintz. while working near Maynard, fell, catching his little finger and almost completely severing the member from his hand. Friday was “clean-up" day at York and as a result much of the rubbish which had collected in the streets, al leys and lawns of the city was re moved. ine Fremont board or education, at a special meeting, voted to ask for submission of preliminary sketches and estimates for a new high school building. The cornerstone of the new court house of Merrick county was laid Wed nesday afternoon with Masonic hon ors. About two hundred visiting Ma sons were present. J. M. Maher of Fremont is suffer ing from blood poisoning, the result of breaking an old wound during an extra vigorous handshake with a friend whom he had not met for some time. •'Midsummer Night's Dream,” the annual senior play, will be presented by the university class of 1912. Friday evening. June 7. with a cast of sixty five people, and an orchestra of forty pieces. Clarence S. Paine of the Nebraska State Historical society has been re elected secretary-treasurer of the Mis sissippi Valley association, which has just closed its fifth annual meeting at Bloomington, lnd. A three-week revival meeting was closed Sunday in the Methodist church at Lexington. Every service had con versions and the meeting proved to be a success, as nearly fifty people united with the church. Saturday morning Thomas Doyle was probably fatally injured and Michael Kelly seriously by being struck by a 1'nion Pacific freight train while walking along the track be tween Fremont and North Bend. Crop prospects were never finer in the North Platte valley. An enormous acreage of sugar beets is being plant ed in the Morrill neighborhood, be tween 17,000 and 20.000 acres, as against about 11,000 acres in 1911. When the .Vyear old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Minton of Kearney was playing with an air gun the clutch of the breech caught his finger and badly lacerated the member. The only rem edy possible was to amputate the finger. County Assessor Henry Oberman of Dodge threatens to move the asses sor's office fro mits place in the court house to his farm near Snyder unless the county board allows him more money with which to pay assistants in the office. Miss Fern Harmon of Fremont had her face painfully singed by a puff of fire from a gas stove. The fire came when she opened the oven door and was probably due to a leaky .pipe. Her eyebrows were burned off and her hair singed. A freak of nature in the form of a four-legged chicken has been hatched out in the yard of August Lingbloom, a Central City poultry fancier. Ernest Martell, a graduate of Au gustana Lutheran college at Rock Island. 111., has been assigned a pas torate of the Lutheran church at Have lock. To a crowded house at the Metho dist church the Rev. W. L. Austin de livered the baccalaureate sermon for the graduating class of the Platts mouth high school. Mothers at Hastings to the number of about fifty met in the high school building and permanently organized what will be known as the Parent Teachers' association. Elvira Falk * ten years old. of Oak land. was badly injured when she jumped off a handcar on which she was riding and bad her clothing caught in the gearing. Prof. Elmer Hills of the Fairbury high school is holding a short session of summer school in the assembly room of the high school in order that a number of students may make up lost work. William Childers caught seven young wolves in a trap he had set lor them on the creek near Oreopoiis. Adventists at Union college cele brated the anniversary of the found ing of that institution by an elaborate program, including informal talks and speeches by many former teachers and pupils. Fifty thousand dollars a day is the estimated amount Nebraska people are paying for automobiles. The sec retary of state is registering fifty or more new machines each day and it ta estimated that $1,000 is a low average for the cost of each. BURNED W REBELS CUBAN INSURGENTS DESTROY VILLAGE OF LA MAYA. ESTONEZ 6ETS AWAY SAFELY _ Regular Troops Sally Forth in Search of Insurgents When Damage Is Done. Santiago, Cuba.—The insurgents have burned the postoffice, telegraph office, barracks of the rural guard and several houses at La Maya, thirty miles from Santiago. Eugenie La Coste, one of the rebel leaders, has proclaimed himself gov ernor of Tartaros. north of Guanta namo. He has issued a proclamation ordering all planters and proprietors in that district to contribute $6,000 each and also arms and ammunition on penalty of having their estates burned. Lieutenant Colonel Consuegra is re ported to have engaged the rebels in the vicinity of Daiquiri, killing five of them. The rebel trooper captured Satur day near El Cobre turns out to be a person of no less importance than Luna, chief of staff of General Ivonet, the rebel commander. Havana.—General Estenez. the real leader of the negro insurgents, has captured and burned the town of La Maya, on the branch line of the Cuba railroad, thirty miles from Santiago. The government gave out this infor mation Sunday night. A column of regulars, commanded by Major Sanguily, had occupied La maya for the last two days, but sal lied forth Sunday evening in search of insurgents. Hardly had the regulars left when Estonez with 800 men at tacked the handful of rurales. Citizens ernieu inemseMes anu aneuipieu iu oppose the insurgents, but were com pelled to retreat, losing several wounded. Estonez then entered the town, which was sacked and burned. The flames were seen by Major Sanguily's command, which hastened back, but found the town destroyed. The insurgents retired into the hills. Famava was a small place composed of about seventy houses, the inhabit ants of which were mostly negroes. The general forward movement of the Cuban troops apparently is still deferred, pending completion of the disposition of the troops ordered by General Monteaguedo. Reports from the scene say that the rebel leaders continue to exact contributions of arms and money from property owners, who are mostly for eigners, under threat of applying the torch. The government is making .strong efforts to supply plantation guards, hut seemingly lacks sufficient men without depleting the ranks of the troops in active service. DIES UNDER A BIPLANE. Philip O. Parrr.alee Becomes Victim in Brief Flight North Yakima. Wash—With a smile and a wave of his hand to the thou sands who watched him, Philip O. Parmalee. until recently one of the Wright aviators, took the air in the teeth of a gusty wind here Saturday afternoon. Three minutes later, his broken and lifeless body was dragged from beneath the wreckage of his bi plane in an apple orchard in the low er end of the Moxey valley, two miles from his starting point. The exact cause of the disaster that plunged him to his death probably never will be known. Hot Weather in California. San Francisco.—Sunday was the hottest day San Francisco has known for three years, and in the history of the weather bureau only two higher temperatures have been recorded. At noon it was 93 degrees in the shade. The heat was all in the northern end of the state. At Fresno the mercury touched 106 degrees. Last Wild Man Dead. Boston.—Plutano, the last of the famous pair of “wild men of Borneo.” died at the home of Mrs. H. A. War ner in Waltham Sunday. Plutano is believed to have been about 92 years old and with his brother, Wano, who died in 1905, had traveled all over the world. Mrs. Quinn Cleared. Chicago.—Mrs. Jane Quinn, accused of shooting and killing her third hus band. John M. Quinn, last December in his bed, was found not guilty by a jury before Criminal Court Judge Ker stein. Aged Skeleton Mounted. Chicago. 111.—The skeleton of an ophiacodonmirus, a reptile, supposed to have lived 10,000.000 years ago, was mounted at the Walker museum of the Chicago university. Dirigible on Long Trip. Priedrichshaven. Germany. — The i new military airship Zeppelin III ! started from here on its maiden trip | over Basel, Prankfort-on-the Main, Goettingen and Bremen to Hamburg. , about 450 miles distant. Count Zep pelin is pilot. Tossed Into the Lake. Chicago. 111.—Six theological stu dents of Northwestern university were taken from their beds by twenty-five ; other students and tossed into Lake Michigan, an annual custom. Mrs. Ward Wants Divorce. Chicago.—Mrs. Mae Ward has filed j a bill before the court asking that her j marriage to James J. Ward, an avia- i tor, be annulled. She averred he had | a wife, Mrs. Margaret Warner Ward, j living at the time of her marriage to | him. A “Hugger” Pounded. Chicago. 111.—Edna Beam and Ce cilia Lucas, both 18, were attacked hv a “hugger." Not waiting to call the police, the two girls pounced upon and pommeled him until he fled. BROADWAY’S LURE LEADS TO GRIEF Atlanta Waiter's Desire to See the Great White Way Results in Trouble. Mount Vernon, N. Y.—A sudden de | sire to see the great white way and I to live for a short time like a million j aire. led George Kaul, who was arrest ! ed here late the other night by Police | Lieutenant Silverstein, it is alleged, to j loot the trunks, containing $29,500 j worth of jewelry, belonging to Sol Gil j sey in Atlanta, on April 17. Such was [ the cohfession made by Kaul to Lieu tenant Silverstein. Kaul, who was a waiter in the Piedmont hotel, Atlanta. Ga., where Gilsey lived when in that II Hid the Jewels in His Wife's Trunk. 'ity, had visions of affluence and chor us ladies when he learned what Mr. Gilsey had in his trunks. Mr. Gilsey is a member of a firm of diamond brok ers in Cincinnati. Kaul intercepted I the trunks as they were being trans ferred from the hotel to the railroad station and had them taken to a board .ng house in Atlanta. After several hours’ of cross-exam ination by SUverstein, Kaul broke down and confessed that he, with George Wren and George Roddy, all 1 employed in the Piedmont hotel, had plotted the robbery and had divided ; the jewels. Kaul said his share was | $11,000 worth of the gems, which he hid in bis wife's trunk in their home j in Atlanta where they were found by ; the Atlanta police. He said his wife i knew nothing of the robbery nor of | the presence of the jewels in her trunk.” "I have worked hard al my life,” j Kaul. "and 1 welcomed the chance to tome to New York and see Broadway and have some fun with the chorus girls. 1 wanted to live like a million aire. if it was only for a week. I know Mr. Gilsey had a lot of jewelry and the temptation was too much for me. That's all.” Kaul was traced to New York, where he was lost. SUverstein locat ed him at the home of his cousin. Ar thur Von Gastel, at 161 Eleventh ave sue. Mount Vernon. He was re manded without baU. WIRELESS ROUTS A LEOPARD Operator on Steamer Saves His Life by Frantically Pounding on the Key. New York.—Another use for wire ess has been discovered by James r*ickerell. operator on board the steamship Vasari the other day, after »n eventful voyage from South Amer can ports. His discovery is that wire es can rout the fiercest Brazilian eopard. Among the cargo of the Vasari was i leopard. About 400 miles southeast >f Sandy Hook, the Varasi ran into t terrific gale, and during it the leop- ! ird escaped from its cage. Mr. PickereU was at his key on the ipper deck with the door ajar, when ie glanced out and saw a pair of gleaming eyes. Without asking leave :he leopard came into the room. ”1 did not know what to do,” said ?ickerell. ”1 had no weapon of any LJ1 There Was a Flash. find. The beast stood there and look ed me over, and I could see he was getting ready to have some fun with j me. Accidentally my hand fell on the 1 key and there was a flash. The beast stood spellbound as he saw the spark. ; Then I saw I was to be 'saved by wireless’ and I pounded the key for all « £ was worth. Every time the spark \ flew the beast became more frighten ed until he finally became so scared he ran from the room.'1 < Pickerel! sounded the alarm, and after an hour's chase all over the ves sel. the leopard was cornered and taken back to its cage, but not until some of the crew had been scratched WHEN THE ROMANCE FADED Plain-Spoken Husband Came to the Point With a Few Words of Unvarnished Truth. Congressman Jim Mann was on his way back from Chicago, and couldn’t help hearing the conversation of the couple in the section right behind his. They looked like newly married folks, says Mack’s National Monthly, but were not on their honeymoon, as Mann leaned by deduction. The woman laid down a newspaper she had been reading and said- to her hus band: “Do you know, i wish I had one of these affinities. Oh, I think it would be just gr-a-n-d to sit on a rock with somebody and have him rave about the incomparable golden color of my hair and tell me that my eyes were the most beautiful in the whole world, and-” “Uh, huh,” said the husband, yawn ing. “And that the delicate pink of my cheeks had been painted there by the angels, and that he couldn’t live with out me. O-oh, I think an affinity like that would be-” “ ’Tisn’t an affinity you want,” in terrupted her husband. "What you seem to want is a plain, old-fashioned liar.” • -- - — ■ CUTICURA OINTMENT HEALED BAD SORE ON LIMB “Some time ago I was coming up some steps when the board crushed under me like an egg shell, and my right limb went through to the knee, and scraped the flesh off the bone just inside and below- the knee. I neglected it for a day or two, then it began to hurt me pretty badly. I put balsam fir on to draw out the poison, but w hen 1 had used it a week, it hurt so badly that I changed to-oint ment. That made it smart and burn so badly that I couldn't use it any more, and that was the fourth week after I was hurt. "Then I began to use Cuticura Oint ment for the sore. It stopped hurting immediately and began healing right away. It was a bad-looking sore be fore Cuticura Ointment healed it, and I suffered so I couldn't sleep from two days after I fell until I began using Cuticura Ointment. “Cuticura Soap is the best soap I ever saw. I have used ail kinds of soap for washipg my face, and always It would leave my face smarting. I had to keep a lotion to stop the smart, no matter how expensive a soap I used. I find at last in Cuticura Soap a soap that will clean my face and leave no smarting, and I do not have to use any lotion or anything else to ease it. I believe Cuticura Soap is the best soap made.” (Signed) .Mrs. M. E. Fairchild. 805 Lafayette St., Wich ita. Kan.. May 8, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers everywhere, a sample of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to “Cuticura,” Dept. L, Boston. Babies at Half Price. Little Bessie art. her mamma were doing the sights i the town. Soon they came to a show where a ticket announced “Children half price.” “Oh, do let us go in. mammy,” said the l’ttle one. “and buy a baby, now they're so cheap!” The most powerful remedy against sudden starts of impatience is a sweet and amiabie silence.—St. Francis de Sales. Garfield Tea helps humanity the world over. Taken for liver and kidney troubles, billiousness and constipation. What is really best for us lies al ways within our reach, though often overlooked.—Longfellow. The meanest trick a bachelor can play on a leap year girl is to promise to be a brother to her. There’s music in the squall of a baby—to its mother. WIFE'S HEALTH RESTORED Husband Declared Lydia E. 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My doctors told me I never could be cured without an operation, but thanks to Lydia E.Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound I am cured of that affliction and have recommended it to more than one of my friends with the best results. ” —Mrs. Ella Johnston, 324 Vine St. If yoa want special advice write (o Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi dential) Lynu, Hass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in striat confidence. _ HA1 RRBJkL^U| . 1; -——Ji t nuunni fwwtn. Sen* rut* to B«tai* Onf Bur to iu Vouthful Color. Proventa bnlr f.limr —r* P-.TPiHrt"*