Nebraska Newspapers

    ROOSEVELT GETS NOMINATION.
H« is Nieed as the Mead of Ticket
of New Party.
Chicago Former President Theo
dore Roosevelt was nominated for
jmenideat on an independent ucket
*ai«f4») night in ike dying Lours of
the republican national convention in
which he had met defeat. •
The followers of Colonel Roosevelt
gathered ia orchestra hall, less than
a mile fnurn the Coliseum, and pledged
their support to the former president.
la accepting Colonel Roosevelt ap
pealed to the people of all sections,
regardi'ss of party affiliations, to
stand »nfc the founders of the new
party, owe of whose cardinal prin
t ;■ • a* ui. v as to he ‘Thou sh#t
not Meal."
The alwwtl nomizata. n of Colonel
Rmsndt sas said to be chiefly for
the purpose of effecting a temporary
orr. -uitas. BntlusiSK Sunday, »ht*
a call is to he issued for a state con
r» ut v a in Illinois, the work of organi
sation sill he pushed forward rapidly,
state by state. Later, probably early
ia August. it <s intended that a na
tional aoaventioa rhxll he held. Col.
Roosevelt. ia accepting the nomina
tion, said he did no on the understand
ing bat he would s .llingly step aside
a it were the 4*-*sre »if the new party,
when organised, >o select another can
didate
A >|.erri ac-Hiinating Colonel Ko>«t
v *-ft «** made by Comptroller Pren
dergast of New York, who was to
Lit presented the colonels name to
the regular convention. William
Draper Lewis of the In!versify of
i l asjfisnia law school, who was to
make erne of <be seconding speeches,
d .vered the address which he had
prepared for the republican eoaven
ttaa.
Mrpr<-s/ stalires of twenty-two states
comput'd the notification committee
which inform'd Colonel Roosevelt of
his i--n and in a sense stood
as sponsotw for the movement.
When the dours were thrown open
the people streamed in. quickly filling
all teats except those reserved f ir the
delegates to the republican national
too -a• ion. their attorneys and the
Rocs' > -t d< legal** to whom seats in
the convent.** were refused.
Telegraph and telephone liusm
were raked to Orchestra hall to In
stall s ite over which news of the
nominal km of Coloaei Roosevelt was
to he flashed cut A huge pamting
of • • *Bel ltiajs - wit hung o» Lind the
stage.
Gov John- a of California presided
at the convention.
Among those present who claim to
bate t« u be crush of ihe steam roller
were Frank Knox uf Michigan, secre
tary of the state committee. William
Fiins of Pittsburgh, who recently re
signed (mm the rv publican national
coaxiiiw; Francis Hcney of Califor
ata; Gov. Stubbs of Kansas: Akxan
der P. Moore of Pennsylvania: James
R Garfield of Ohio. R R Motor
mack: Senator Hixon of Montana: Al
bert Shaw, editor of the Rev lew of
Reviews. Governor Vesaey of South
Itakuta. Franklin Fort and George L.
Record of New Jersey, and many
others who had b.-«-n active in the
cam pa iv a oa Mr. Mr. Roosevelts be
half.
Trued Party Confer.
Chicago The -progressive" party,
bom Saturday night, was dedicated
Sunday In the presence of perhaps
1st men. so in of them I oognized
leader* of the noicXMl. others
merely onlooker*, the first formal step
was taken Governor Hiram Johnson
of California was empowered to ap
point a eotnir ."•e of seven members
>.» * • ‘■■r writ Colonel Kuoseveit and
formulate a plan of action.
La Follette Will Stay.
Ct -age Walter L Houser, cam
paign manager for S-tuilor La Toi
lette. *_>-d “Senator I at Toilette es
pcets to continue active work in Thu
ranks of the republican party He be
lieves that ttrough this party will be
earned out the pr< gressive idea.
Foe V«c« Presidency.
Baltimore. Jld. -Vice presidential
cand.da'es and other supporter* are
here apbn’y. although thus far. they
have kepi in the background. There
is ev .d-ace. however, that at least
half a dozen booms are ready for ttt
UpvtKS and approval.
Open Session foe Contests
Baltimore An open session uf the
democratic naik-nal committee during
coaridcrvtvii of cootests has been
suggest'd to aerials by some of the
eoMekzElk The committee will act
upon that point ai the beginning or
hearings 1S< '.day. »'• t it dis-p ueu of
the perpw-vi!.s problem cl temporary
duunxuiti
The Baltimore Convention.
Baltimore—There was talk Sunday
night that the adherent* of Governor
Wilson of New Jersey had made over
ttsrv- * to Speaker Champ Clark's
lorr.-» to Join in a tight to put up
item* tor-elect Ollle James of Ken
tsrky as temporary chairman of the
oontestioa against Jnd=e Parker
Janus is a Clark supporter.
» Big Profits for Hotels.
Chicago Profits of down town ho
tels for the Brat two days of the con
testfioa were said to be the largest
since the World's fair in 1SS3 The
congress beaduuaners of the two
ieadteg candidate* had the largest
number of goes: -a its history.
Harvest Begins Near Atch son.
Atchison. Kas—Wheat rotting be
gan in the Missouri bottoms below At
chison Monday and the yield will be
henry. Harvest on the higher ground
will begin in a few days.
Will Hot Join Th.rd Party.
Jefferson City. Mo -Governor Had
ley on his return hunday from the
Chicago convention declared his de
termination not to Join Roosevelt's
third-party movement. “I believe I
can render more useful public serv
ice as a member of the republican
party than by Joining in the formation
of n third party.” he said "While I
have in no way changed my mind as
to the correctness of that for which
l have contended. 1 say that no po
lUfical party ever did or ever will ex
tax by ir-proper means.”
'LOST LIFE 10 BELT
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DEDICATE “CHRISTIAN ASSEM
BLY”CHURCH AT FRANKLIN.
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE
What is Going on Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout Nebraska
and Vicinity.
Fairmont.—Elmer E. Spahr. propri
-tor of the local coal ami feed store
here, was instantly killed Friday by
getting caught in the belt of his gaso
line engine while grinding feed at his
place of business. An employe work
.ng with him at the time shut the
engine off and got help at once, but it
was too late. The employe, who was
the only witness of the accident, cau
give no accurate account of how it
happened, but thinks Mr. Spahr
stepped backward into the belt.
Franklin.—The 'Thristian assem
bly'- people dedicated their new
I church here Sunday. This is a new
denomination that has sprung up here
i w ithin the past year under the leader
j ship of Kev. F. Frederick Fiske, an
evangelist and former pastor of the
• hristiaa Assembly chruch In Minne
apolis. Minn. They believe in holi
ness. divine healing and law much
stress on faith in "the whole gospel.”
At the dedicatory services an immense
I crowd was present.
Burned by Gasoline Explosion.
Spencer — Mrs. T. G. Ills put a
| quantity of gasoline into a boiler in
which she was "boiling"' clothes on
wash day. When she attempted to re
move the boiler from the stove the
gas* line exploded, severely burning
. tier face, shoulders and arms.
Lightning Strikes Church.
Wabash.—The Baptist church at
tins place was struck by lightning
Wednesday, and the belfry aud in
r of the building were torn up.
j Th - is the third time the church has
!<•.’. damaged by lightning in the past
. few years.
Fremont Girl Honcred.
1 m int -Miss Jane Abbott, former
Fremont, but now librarian at
the Oklahoma state normal school at
Alva, has been elected president of
the Or.-noma state library association.
Mutilated by Freight Train.
I’o'ter.—While trying to steal a ride
on a freight on the Union Pacific rail
r.iad here Jack Henderson who claimed
TeRidence in Iowa was instantly killed
»nd his body badly mutilated.
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i STATE BASE
BALL NEWS *
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In a fourteen inning game at Hia
watha Wednesday Beatrice v.on, 3 to
I *•
Fremont won an exciting see-saw
dame from Hastings at Fremont Mon
day.
I tcv.ald Despain has tendered his
resig::u'i.<E as manager of the Lincoln
team
V'«rk lost Thursday to Grand Island
by the score of 2 to 1. The game was
marked by brilliant fielding on both
! sides.
h;j..::*cn members of the house or
representatives played a game of
baseball at Washington recently, the
ga:e receipts of which were devoted
'o hospital and children's* play
ground funds.
Me Lear, one of Grand Island's out
• fillers, has been released. His weight
prevented him from hitting his usual
stride.
In the third extra inning game in
three days at Beatrice. Falls City took
the opener Thursday in eleven inn
ings. 4 to 3.
In a ten inning game at Nebraska
City ’b'- home team playing errorless
hall. Humboldt was shut out by the
score of 1 to 0.
Heavy hitting featured in the game
at Columbus Thursday, when Hastings
was defeated in the opening game of
the series to the tune of 9 to 1.
Taking held of the reins and in full
■<>! ’r< 1 of 'he Lincoln baseball club.
Tip O'Neill, Western Iragu^ president,
has begun to untangle the financial
snarl.
.«*ft Fif’der McCibbon of the Grand
!•■’..nd ten < was married recently to
Miss Graf- North of that place.
PadtiTv. "s said to be one of the clev
er«• : fiei i« in the state league. Sev
eral v. hi pave watched him work de
j clare th- re .s no fielder in the Western
league who has anything over him.
One of the hottest games of ball
ever played on the Nebraska City
grounds took place Monday afternoon,
in a ten-inning game between Hum
boldt and Nebraska City, resulting in a
score of 1 to 0 for the home people.
At the close of the Fremont-Grand
Island game at Fremont Wednesday.
I'mpire Collins, who is a giant, pulled
off his coat and invited his tantalizers
to "come on." A rush followed and
he was surrounded, but the police iu
teifered and hustled him to bis hotel
in a back
It is cor: ended that in the Fremont
| Grand Island game of Wednesday a
new record was made for “time of
game." Umpire McDermott was of
ficiating. the score was two to nothing
with Grand Island spared from play
ing the last half and the game was put
through in seventy-four minutes.
The Polk County Ilateball league has
been organized and startel play Tues
; day. four teams being in the league,
Stromsburg. Polk, Osceola and Shel
by. In the first game of the season.
Shelby defeated Polk at Shelby by the
•core of 3 to 1.
At a meeting of the directors cf the
baseball association of Kearney the
principal business transacted was the
establishment of “ladies’ day” at the
park. The day selected for this pur
’pose was Thursday, and hereafter on
that day crch week, until the <jnd of
the season, all ladle? will be admitted
free to the grounds
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BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA
The Y. M. C. A. at Hastings has or
ganized a "Twilight” ball ciub.
The M. E. church building at Moore
field is to be dedicated July 1.
Sterling has put a baa on the dis
charging of fireworks within the city
limits.
The boys at the industrial school at
Kearney have put out 25,000 tomato
plants.
A Nebraska alumni association is
to be formed at Salt Lake by former
graduates.
The Nebraska State Holiness asso
ciation is in session at Epworth Lake
park, Lincoln.
The Crete Commerical club has filed
articles of incorporation with the sec
retary of state.
Chris Whitmeier, 74 years old, has
mysteriously disappeared from his
home near Lorton.,
Tecumseh is experiencing a short
age in water, the old well on Clay
street being about dry.
A special train of nineteen cars of
cattle was shipped from York Mon
day evening to Chicago markets.
Mrs. Matilda Hawkins fell dead
while ironing in her home near Ray
mond. Monday afternoon.
The city council of Sutton has es
tablished a permanent park fund and
will make an annual levy for its main
tenance.
The old settlers association will
hold a picnic in York Saturday. Aug
ust 10, if present plans are carried
out.
The junior normal at Alma has an
attendance of 140 teachers aud in
cludes many prominent educators of
the state.
The Fullerton Klectric Light and
: Power company has just completed a
. new ice manufacturing plant with a
! capacity of ten tons per day.
! Sixteen bicycles have been stolen In
Fremont since the first of the year.
Last fall fully twenty owners of bi
cleles reported their loss to the police.
John Peters, 'vice president of the
First National bank, died at his home
in Albion Saturday after a period o!
poor health covering several years.
This is the coldest June experienced
in Nebraska for some years. Notwith
standing the low temperature, vegeta
I tion seems to be making good head
j -vay.
Theodore Stanisics, who suicided in
the city jail at Lincoln some months
ago. left an estate valued at over $100.
OoO. He was charged with complicity
in a case cf arson.
The Women's Civic Improvement
club at Fullerton is improving a part
of the public school grounds for a
park. Flowers have been planted and
( seats will be arranged.
John Zimmerer, Jr., of Seward, has
returned from a trip around the world, I
mostly made in an automobile, going i
over deserts and mountains never be
! fore traveled by an automobile.
Plans and specifications for a mod
ern fire department building and jail
are being made for the city of Sutton.
It is proposed to erect a cement block
building 45x50 feet on city property.
The stockmen's convention at Al- ;
liance. June 20, 21 and 22. it is thought
will be the largest and the entertain
! ment will be the most elaborate of
any in the history of the association.
Miss Charlotte Lowe, instructor ht
the state normal school of Kearney,
who went to Ballantine. Wyo.. on a
i vacation, was seriously injured at that
place when she was thrown from a
horse.
A. A. Campbell, a former resident
! of West Point and at one time a large
land owner there, died at his home in
San Diego. Cal.. Monday at the age
of 81. Mr. Campbell settled in West
Point in 1S70.
That it will require $30,000 to put up
i a dyke and levee system at Fremont ^
that will protect the town from Platte i
river floods in the future is the esti
mate of the Farmland. Fremont and !
Railroad Drainage district
The Nebraska chiropractic college is !
| the name of an organization formed
! in Lincoln for the purpose of equip
: ping and operating colleges and in
firmaries. Articles of incorporation
have been filed with the secretary of
state.
The Rosalie water plant is well un
der way. The well has just been com
| pieted to a depth of 161 feet and is
eonsidered by experts to insure excel- ;
lent water and an inexhaustible sup- ,
ply.
September 23 has been decided on
by the members of Lewis-Clark chap
ter. Daughters of the American Revo
lution. as the day for the unveiling of
the big granite boulder, which, will be !
Tlaced in the Union station park to i
mark the course through Fremont of ;
four historic trails.
The State Sheriffs' association will
meet in Lincoln on July 9, and Sheriff
Hyers expects practically every sheriff
in the state to be present. On the
evening of the 9th the Commercial
club will tender the visitors a ban
quet.
There will he five numbers on the
lecture course for the summer school
at Peru, the first of which will be
given by the Steckelberg Concert com
pany. Prof. Wiley, the pure food ex
| pert, will deliver a lecture during the
I course.
Among the students receiving de
! grees at the commencement exercises
I at Wesleyan university, was Mrs. E'.ia
| May Hursey. 53 years of age.
C. C. Johns, secretary of the Ne
braska Press association, of Grand
; Island, and Miss Pearl Brown of Xor
1 folk were married Tuesday at the
J home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
| Mrs. Samuel Brown of that city.
Sales of fresh beef by the South
Omaha packers at this city averaged
i a year ago S.93 cents per pound. Sales
j for the corresponding week this year
1 average 11.68 cents per pound, or
j nearly 3 cents more to the retailer.
St. Matthews’ Episcopal congrega
tion of Alliance has the plans of a
fine new stone church to be erected
this year.
At the postmasters' convention just
closed at Lincoln, the following offi
cers were elected: President, J. H.
Tower, Sutton; first viec president, E.
| R. Sizer, Lincoln; second vice presi
dent, Lon Cone, McCook; third vice
president. S. W. Wilson, Wood River;
fourth vice president, John Lett, Bene
dict; secretary. L. F. Etter, South
Omaha; treasurer, A. F. Buechler,
Grand Island; delegate to national as
sociation, \V. J. Cook, Biair.
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PROPER SELECTION OF BROOD
SOW FOR PRODUCTION OF PORK
Regardless of Breed, Animal Should Possess Certain Definite
Characteristics Typifying Combination of Good
Breeding With Individual Excellence—
Hints for Summer Care.
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A Berkshire Champion.
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The hrcod sow Is the unit of pork
production. Regardless of her breed
she should have certain definite char
acteristics typifying a happy combina
tion of good breeding with individual
excellence. The easiest and most ex
pensive method of embarking in the
swine breeding business is to pur
chase two or more pure-bred gilts,
safe in pig to unrelated sires, to be
used as foundation stock. Selection
of the best females from their progeny
and mating them to a useful growthy
quality male will establish within a
very short time a high-class herd. In
selecting a sow for breeding pur
poses the following points should be
emphasized:
1. The gilt should be pure bred; a
typical utility representative of her
breed.
2. Should trace to a large, even
litter, farrowed by a kindly disposed,
heavy milking dam that displays vig
or. quality and symmetry.
3. She should evidence early matur
ity; possess a clean, shapely head,
large, bright eyes, heavy paws, light
jowl, neat ears, short neck; have a
long, straight, strong back, broad,
meaty loin, smooth, compact shoul
ders. deep, well arched sides; even
width, plump, shapely hams, a neat
trim underline, dotted with many
evenly placed rudimentaries; short,
straight legs, with clean, dense bone;
stand upright on strong, well sup
ported pasterns, and exhibit style and
finish throughout.
4. She should be a pasture product
rather than pen-fed, chubby pet,
5. She should possess quality; be
in a vigorous growthy condition, free
from wrinkles, and giving promise of
development of flesh in region of val
uable cuts, thus yielding a higher
dressing percentage of edible pork.
In order that we may take proper
care of the young pigs it is necessary
Middle White Sow, Walton Rose 69th,
First at Royal Show, Liverpool.
that we know about what time to ex
pect them.
I have made it a rule to keep a rec
ord of the date on which the sows are
bred.
By reference to my record I find
that my sows farrow from the one
hundred and twelfth to the one hun
dred and fifteenth day from breeding.
Some claim that an old sow will go
longer than a young sow, but I bred
a yearling sow, a two-year-old, and a
six-vear-old sow all on the same date.
These three sows all farrowed on the
same day.
I like for my sows to be into a
thriving condition when the pigs are
farrowed. In fact I like for them to
improve in flesh during the entire
period of gestation.
Some people are afraid of getting
their sows too fat. and I suppose that
they can be made too fat. but they
ought to be in good flesh. They should
have a surplus laid up for the suck
ling of the young pigs, because it is
hard to keep a sow from going down
in flesh rapidly while the pigs have
to depend upon her for their food.
The sows are given separate lots,
with a good shelter, close, warm
house, if the weather is cool, about a
week before they are due to farrow.
The sows are fed sparingly for a
few days after farrowing, then grad
ually brought up to a full ration.
It has always been hard for me to
keep from feeding the sow too much
while the pigs are young, and as a
result I have had several cases of
scours with the young pigs.
i nna tne pigs beginning to
scour, I give the sow 15 to 20 drops |
of laudanum in her feed for a few ;
feeds. Her feed is reduced and this
usually checks the scours in a day or
so. If I have not any laudanum I
have used powdered charcoal with
good results.
As soon as the pigs are old enough j
to eat I give them a separate trough ;
where they can eat without being dis- j
turbed by the mother. They are given .
a mixed feed of middlings, corn meal
or other ground feed mixed with i
water. The sow gets a similar ration. '
More corn is used in cold weather
than if the season is warm.
GIVE HERD BULL
PLENTY EXERCISEj
Important to Keep Animal Strong
and Vigorous—Various
Ways of Girins Him
Needed Work.
It is very important that the bull
at the head of a herd be given plenty
of exercise, and be fed like a work j
horse, as in this manner he becomes j
strong and vigorous, and a sure calf
goiter.
On the other hand, if a bull be de
j prived of exercise and the proper
, kind of feed and becomes indolent,
lacking energy, especially breeding
energy, he is rendered almost value
less; in fact, he becomes a detriment
to a herd, owing to the fact that a
| breeder is losing valuable time by re-|
peatedly breeding his cows to him
without results.
The various ways of exercising a
bull might consist in a paddock to
run in, a tread power to work in, or
being chained up and staked. At any
rate, it is important to conceive some
manner in which to give the herd bull
plenty of daily exercise, as the re
sults of good feed and plenty of exer
cise may be plainly noticeable in the !
offspring.
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The New Way.
This is the modem idea of cow
management—to first have a cow of
largest possible dairy capacity, know
what her capacity to convert food
into milk is. and feed up to the ca
pacity and no more. In your herd
that you are feeding all alike it may
be possible that two cows of limited
capacity are wasting food that one
may be in need of to do her best
work. Are you underfeeding good
j cows and overfeeding poor ones?
Protecting Sheep From Dogs.
A Minnesota farmer says that he
| keeps dogs away from his flock by
putting in his pasture the dummy
of a man holding a stick for a gun.
This dummy is taken down every
morning, and put up again in the
evening at different places from night
to night. He says a sheep-killing dog
will not go near enough to the dum
my to discover that it is a bogus man.
Radishes.
Radishes originated in China, where
they have been cultivated for many
centuries, and sometimes grow as big
as a man's head. In Germany the old
fashioned country mothers cure
hoarseness and cough with radish
juice mixed with sugar candy. The
radishes of today have no flavor, no
character. Formerly their sharp, til
ing taste made them palatable.
A Good Disinfectant.
Carbolic acid is one of the best of
disinfectants. Mixed with water at
the rate of 1 to 20. it makes an ex
cellent spray for th6 poultry and hog
houses and dairy barns. When white
wash is applied to the interior of
these buildings an ounce of the acid
should be added to a gallon of the
whitewash.
LITTLE SPARROW
PEST DESTROYER
F.ngltsh Bird May Be Used Against
Alfalfa Weevil In the West—
Experiments Are to
Be Made.
The English sparrow, originally im
ported into this country to destroy in
sect pests, but known chiefly in recent
years as a pest of other birds, may
come into its own again, according to
the officials of the government bio
logical survey. It has been found that
the sparrow is a vigorous enemy of
the alfalfa weevil, an evil which
threatens to spread throughout the
entire alfalfa farming territory of the
west as the cotton boil weevil has
spread in the south. So far the weevil
has appeared only in Utah and part
of Wyoming, but a dozen other states,
it is said, will be affected within a
few years unless a real enemy of the
pest is introduced to fight it
The biological survey is planning to
experiment with other birds this sum
mer and will not recommend that the I
English sparrow be sent into the al
falfa territory unless no other effec
ive enemy of the weevil can be I
found. The bureau of entomology has i
received from its agent in Italy a :
number of parasites which feed on the s
alfalfa weevil and these will be sent (
to Utah at once.
Lime Water for House Plants.
If white worms appear in the sell
of your potted plants dissolve a piece
of fresh lime in the water, letting it (
remain there until the soil and ball
of roots are thoroughly saturated
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Cut Off Diseased Wood. j
Diseased wood on a tree can never |
be made new again. Cut it off and ;
allow another shoot to grow. Every t
day that such wood remains on a tree ;
adds to the liability of losing It.
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Size of Farms.
Our farms are decreasing in size, *
the average number of acres in farms
having decreased from 146 in 1900 to
138 In 1910. 1
CRQCODLE HUNT IN BORNEO
Natives Continue Staying Animals
Until the Guilty One la
Found.
Muri, Borneo.—It is a common sight
in Borneo to see a large crocodile sun.
ning himself on the muddy bank of a
river. He takes no notice of the na
times even though they pass quite
near him. So common indeed is the
; sight that the Dyaks themselves pay
no heed to these dangerous reptiles;
: and yet it is no unusual thing in
Borneo to hear of some*human life
being taken by a crocodile.
For months perhaps the crocodiles
in a river live at peace with mankind
and then suddenly one of them will
carry off some lad bathing in the
river or even attack some one pad
dling along in hJs boat. A correspond
ent tells of a Dy-ik girl who. when sit
ting and paddling at the stern of a
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tempting the Crocodile—Boys Shoot
ing Rapids in Borneo.
canoe, was knocked over into the wa
ter and carried away by a crocodile
and her companions could do nothing
to save her.
There seems to be no reason why
the crocodile should suddenly show a
man eating propensity in this way.
The Dyaks account for it by curious
superstitions. They say that if food
is offered to a person and he refuses
it and goes away without , at least
touching it some misfortune is sure
to befall him and he will most prob
ably be attacked by a crocodile.
Also It is said that one of the ways
the gods punish crime is by sending
a crocodile to attack the culprit; and
it is often said by Dyaks of some one
who has been killed by a crocodile
that probably he has displeased the
gods either by paying no heed to the
warnings sent him in dreams or by
means of omen birds or by commit
ting some hidden crime.
The Dyaks of Borneo will not kill a
: crocodile except In revenge. If the
animal will live at peace with him
the Dyak has no wish to start a quar- j
rel; if, however, the crocodile breaks
the truce and kills some one, then he
feels justified in retaliating. Under
these circumstances the Dyaks set to
work to find the culprit and go on
catching and killing crocodiles until
they succeed getting the guilty one.
The Dygks generally wear brass orna
ments and by cutting open a dead
crocodile they can easily find out if
he is the creature they wish to pun
ish.
FIFTY CENTS YIELDS S2.50C
Policeman Had Been Carrying It in
His Pocket Without Know
ing Coin's Value.
Atlanta.—For the last seven years
City Policeman G. Allen Maddox has
carried about a fortune in his trousers'
pocket, without knowing it. He has
clinked it against other silver coins,
without dreaming of its value. But
now he finds that It is worth more
than a thick roll of greenbacks or
many pieces of gold. Yet. it is mere
ly a silver half-dollar piece. But it
was minted In 1S53, and is valued for
Its rarity.
Only two other of these pieces it Is
said, are known to be in existence.
The owner of one of these recently
refused $2,500 for his coin.
Officer Maddox has another half-dol
lar piece made in 1S34 and a third in
1S50. But neither possesses the value
of the 1853 half-dollar.
One of the three half-dollars minted
In 1853 is owned by Charles L. Cross
of Los Angeles.
NABS ROBBER IN CHURCH
Pastor. Fully Armed, Is Able Aid of
Policeman—Captures Thief as
He Leaves Building.
I-ancaster. Pa.—Rev. W. Stuart
Cramer, pastor of the First Reformed
church, captured a burglar at mid- ;
night. He was notified by a neighbor
that there was a burglar in the church
and he notified the police station,
half a block distant.
Pastor Cramer, with a revolver, was
.n duty at the front door, and when
In officer entered the church the thief
mn out. Pastor Cramer promptly
yvvered him with his revolver, captur
ed him and turned him over to the
police.
The thief had $2.08, which he had
stolen from the charity boxes. He
gave his name as Harry Adams, and
said he lived in Michigan.
Permits Elders to Sleep in Church.
Philadelphia.—While William Ban
croft was holding forth before the So
ciety of Friends a gentle rumble of
snores came from all parts of the old
meeting house. The speaker admon
ished his hearers to let the old folks
sleep on. He said he would talk to
the young people and let the elders
enjoy their naps
Calico Dresses for Commencement.
Pecatonica, 111.—The girls of the se
nior class of the High school have de- *
elded to wear calico dresses, of their
own make, at their graduation exer
cises.
IOWA WOMAN -
WELL AGAIN
Freed From Shooting Pains,
Spinal Weakness, Dizziness,
by Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound.
Ottumwa, Iowa. —"For years I was
almost a constant sufferer from female
irouDie in all its
dreadful forms;
shooting pains all
over ipy body, sick
headache, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
depression, and
everything that was
horrid. I tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegeta
ble Compound has done more forme than
all the doctors. I feel it my duty to tell
you these facts. My heart is full of
gratitude to Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound for my health.”—Mrs.
Harriet EL Wampler, 624 S. Ransom
Street, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Consider Well This Advice. ~~
No woman suffering from any form
of female troubles should lose hope un
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal in
gredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be a most valua
ble tonic and in vigors tor of the fe
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue of Lydia EL Pinkham’s Vegeta
ble Compound.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia £. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi
dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read aud answered by a
vt Oman and held la strict confidence*
KEEPING BABIES IN HEALTH
Success of Tent Scheme Last Sum
mer So Pronounced That It
Will Be Repeated.
Mothers of little babies that suffered
much from the Intense heat in the
early part of July last summer will be
Interested in the success of the ‘‘baby
tent" scheme adopted in some of the
big cities.
The tents are placed on flat roofs of
tall buildings and In open lots, with
eight little cradles or cots in each
tent. When all was ready mothers
of babies under two years were invited
to leave them at the nearest available
tent over night, so that the young
sters, in addition to enjoying the privi
lege of sleeping out of doors, could
also receive the attention of trained
nurses and doctors free.
Some of the tents have a perforated
iron pipe extending along the ridge
pole and connected with the city water
supply. On very hot nights the water
was turned on and allowed to stream
down over the canvas. By evapora
tion it greatly reduced the tempera
ture inside the tents. Some of the
tents were also kept cool by the use
of large blocks of ice in tubs before
the entrance. ^Electric fans blew the
cold air from the ice into the tents
sufficiently to keep the babies comfort
ably cool.
This is the way some of the poor
babies are being cared for, but the
ideas could be utilized by any one who
had the welfare of the baby at hearL
Above the Laws.
Some men think money can do any
thing. A certain rich man sent for tha
doctor, who looked him over and then
pronounced judgment. '
“You have been living too high.”
“Maybe I have. There are many
good things in the markets.”
“No levity. Y’ou have violated na
ture's laws, and you must pay the
penalty.”
“Pay the penalty? Oh. come now.
Doc. Can’t you get me oft on a tech
nicality or something?”
Uneasy.
“Why do you avoid Mrs. Wombat?
“I think she’s been talking about
me.”
“Nonsense. I’m with her constantly,
and I’ve never heard her say a word.”
“Well, there’s no telling when she’ll
begin. She moved into the house wo
movd out of.”
Many a doting father has paid hun
dreds of dollars to learn that his
daughter couldn’t sing.
C ! v
Ever Notice
A Field of
Indian Com
in the glory of its growing? !
The best part of selected
pearly white Indian Com
is used in making
Post
Toasties
This food is carefully
cooked—in a factory that
is clean and spotless—not
a hand touching it at any
stage of the making.
Post Toasties with cream
and a sprinkle of sugar are
an ideal dish. Serve some
times with fresh straw
berries added.
“The Memory Lingers** ?
Sold by Grocers
Postum Cereal Company. Ltd.
Battle Creek. Mich.
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