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He Lfttp City Northwestern ' l. V. BtWJacn. PttMiafccr LOW* CITY, . . NEBRASKA FOR THE BUSY MAK1 ! MAS E*«TOMC THAT CAN SOON SC COMPASSED. MUNI EVENTS ABE MENTIONED H»mm F>rtt|« i^telltfwc« Ccn g>"lia l*t» T IN lH Fsif LlM Firtgrjpri P».it1c«l Kites. Pr-s cmat Taft predicts victory for repot-mac pony seat aoaih nuppovtcra of Pr»*.a~u'. Taf”. is Ca ■Wanna are ptau-iy c.efranrhised Co* trunk. It is said, atli make •* come *peer-bea during tbe tain at- used Governor on tbe uwt queo Smt alter tbe eject**. President Taf' i* -oa'-mpia'iat a tnp to tbe Fnaama canal Sett in behalf of < ot«rl Roosevelt bee neat. star**d *ga.a#t. a Mich.gas oditot for *-.r*ed libel Governor Marshall t-Plet Gover nor .lebavi ■ oa ba> mg sock a bad »e•■-»! iaa ib California Cugeae V lobs eueialio! candidal s Jbr pr*e.Oec is oa a speech making Imr it riniftnuir (be country la a letter to Jobs Wan am*her. * re*ideat Taft argued again*: a 'nt* • tn admin-avrauve policies In it» opinion of ikatior ( nmnai tbe i-tairivdu party praacip*e» are tocrei, advanced republican idea*. Mepubucaa* filed an injunction max tbe secretaiv of stale of la>f-..»taba to prevent him placing pro rr-M.i- eiertora <« lie official hal lo* for tbe V«»vember dectioa. Kepre*ertntive Henry of Texas me Murrf 'Sal ta hu> informal elate nrat of campaign expense* cent to Wav- tar so be bad certified be did nan ip*ud a cent either in the pn mart or general elertioo Gaoemor hilt* mad bis advocates bate t.an pet seated the attitude of tbe ; 'arreo.se party toward tbe *ru» • aa* charged by Governor John nan of California in a ip» »ch in tbe ana-tor am at Harrisburg. Pa fi* retail Hester it a statement of tbe worlds visible >apply of cotton shorn* an increase tor the week just dosed of 39PJ1T bab* against as in rr*w*e of :j.M« bales last year and an increase of fiT.fl* hales year be fore ir *f t i*rVv Vage- secretary of ton ne - and labor, m aa address at raates Ohm defended President Taft s policies during bis administra tes orb a recounting of various prtv grestate isms urbirfi mere secured through bis activity t'hi'ed States Senator La Pallette. fa a sgeee-fe at La * rosse. Wis... de dared that be wowld veto for ne ther sdt. Taft nor Wilson He com tbe suppression of competition I ' tbe trusts, to a huge cancer, •bo removal of which requires great skill Making bis las* address in Mew Jer f be present campaign. Gov sharply rrttkMid Got for hia failure fo do a Li tie trust bouse dealing by drtitmg •be standard Oi Tohneeo company and thirty or fairy other treats, of which Mew Jersey is the mother, out * ontrtbutionr to the president ta! cams* im fund of the oe*worratir par ty ibis yoor totalled KUJH. accord in« to the swora statement of Treas uter kolia C »r> of fit Lous, tiled with the chief decs 9t tbe house of fs-preaetttstivws KapewdiiUfM ag ■mstaioi LG ili rt. including f 12*. ono sen* to bswdquarters ar S*v York, and there are outstanding obli gmiocs of •*&.!«* (milil IkMi irvsUr is !e*nd to t uba to uaMCMi with I to Cuban dec turn The tailed Mate* will adhere to lia policy of nun nirrtention in ■use *ay# Uooaeveit Mb enemies by ytod at tb# dawatrcddiu _i who tried to rna a tea ..i dollar cotton corner hate a i-Oarine to escape government pro** The London Tim** understands that both majority aad minority reports of the divorce raaaaskxi srili recom mend that the sexes b* equal before the to* to the matter of divorce TW general election to Norway is ■mag strongly against the government <W of t22 seats the returns for ninety »«* are complete la the case of forty seven of these the results are indect as«» requiring another election. The steamship Asiatic Prince which tnn *c at New Tors Friday from Mneua ports. reported the rescue of thirteen men from the b-jrntng steam whip Fag u,tides Vaxella. off ibe ^ru. lias coast October 7 The ship caught it* 'ns cheautais to Ms hold Enough letters will be oa hand to /or* tW jttry to the ‘dynamite con sgfraiy trial to keen vlt nesses busy for a week identifying them Tae Kunmet dolman* again was auastiag when the salt to rscoter from aa insurance company of New York fee.*** aa the life of George A. Kim ad was called U a lit loots court. fornm listener Urn nett, of the gen eral toad ufhee. ordered that ll.Mf acres af unappropriated land, eg rlsf-“ from the Humboldt national feres' .a Nevada last June, be sub Jan to homestead settlement oa De Ve its shir is aatteipated on election day. November 3. to Nicaragua, accord tv to a rahlr from Rear Admiral A i nmnrakly has been established ever the royal library at Buckingham palace Tba queen caught Princess Mary reading one of tbs lata Ktog Edwards hooka Australian promoters of pugilism will Lave nothing to do with Jack Job neon. The conviction of Charles Becker for murder in the first degree is a startling event in American criminal hietorv. T»'i military oflfifhcers. followers of Diaz in Meaico. were shot by court martial order. The first great battle, in the Bal kan state* is expected to be fought at Adrianrple. Kfforts to evangelize the Moham u»-dan Inhabitants of Mindiuas are said to be a failure. Yeggemea hie* open the safe in the tlrurap grocery store in Kicblaud, Iowa, securing $175. Bulgur ans captured the important Turkcity of Ktrk Killesseh after a three days' battle. The I'nited States has placed an order for navy shells abroad at a considerable saving. Bolict- Lieutenant Charles Becker was found guilty of murder in the first degree at New York. Fsre which swept a portion of the business district of Hanley, Sask., caused a loss of $100,060. Itebels at Wra t'ruz. Mexico, were l*>d !•» be! eve the federal forces in terded to join their standard. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson declared the tariff was the only -sue in the present campaign. George W Perkins, as a witness before "he senate committee, became vepeir.. ct in bis denial of charges. Important witnesses wanted in the pros si-..’ ion of the Jack Johnson-Lu etic Cameron affair have disappeared. Firths thousand dollars in pay cne- k* were stolen from a messenger t*i . and partly cashed at Minneapolis. \ national marketing association for 'anuers was advocated by B. F. Yoakum at liallas. Texas, in an ad die-* t*. fore the convention of South si eatern growers. Mi** Mildred Kelly, a young white woman was shot in New York and probably fatally wound* J by Charles E Lee. a negro, u bo w as formerly her chauffeur L«*e then killed him self. Woir.'n o' republican headquarters in New York are exhibiting the pro *er*ne tariff doll, ia lace and finery, to - low that the average woman can .-»ve -uch an outfit Id spite of tariffs, for Jack Johnson. puzJP*t. will not be a owed to appear on any vaudeville stage ;n Kansas City, if Mayor Jost ran $<revet?i it. because of his part in ti e a. • ged abduction o' i.uclle Camer on Attorney Genera! Wickersbam has asked 'he supreme court to decide winch branch of ib«t letted States courts shall enforce the recent decree in favor of the government in the St. Louis terminal case. On* million tickets printed in prep aration for a proposed "progressive tag day" in New Y'ork City, probably wiil be wasted because the authori tie- ruled that tagging is technically begging on the streets Joseph Watson Ingalls, boatswain of the liner Sonoma, en route to Auftra i. was washed overboard and drowned when a huge sea broke over the skips bow in a gale met by the »*--- *,.>' tulles out from Sail Fran Haro. A police woman's conference open ed :* sessions in Portland. Ore., w -It i< presents!ives of Washington, Oregon and California cities in attend ance. The delegates to the confer ence are women actually in police sotfc. J. C M*-rreraus. president of the Her r*u Bridge and Construction company. and George West, a civil en g*us«*r. were killed when a motor car in wh.ch they were riding dropped l',H fee- off s declivity in the Malibu a.out. a.ns .-*ven n.lies from I’alaba sas. CaL Findings of the genera! court mar tial acquitting Captains Jewitt and Henderson and five enlisted men of the t-tate National Guard of charges growing out of the killing of three citizens during the Augusta street rar strike were approved by Gover nor Brown of Georgia. Hear Admiral Southerland has re ported to the Navy department •hat the mounted American marines and tilue-Ja* kets making excursions through the sections of Nicaragua re cently torn by the revolutionists, found that good order prevails as the date lor the election, November 3. approaches. There may be some reasons for anonymous authorship in special cases, but there seems to be no good reason for anonymous manufacturing, yet. notwithstanding, it appears to be practised a great deal, so much so that a bill was introduced in the last congress which provides that every article placed upon the market for interstate or foreign commercec shall bear the name and address of the manufacturer under a penalty of a fin*- not exceeding Sl.OOO.MO, or six months' imprisonment, or lioth. Why should not that also be a wholesome provision for domestic commerce to prot<-ct our own people, as so many articles are now being offered under private brand* without the maker’s name, and therefore cannot be deter m.ued to what class they belong? Infantile paralysis has appeared among the Eskimos of Alaska for the urst time of which there is known record Personal. N ice President Sherman made a contribution to the campaign. Attorney General NViettersbam open ed fcis lour days' speaking tour of Ohio. Pr«wdent Taft and family- have re turned to Washington. Woodrow Wilson expects to make a few mor<* campaign speeches. Secretary Nagel contends the third party cuta no figure. Attorney General Wickersham com mended President Taft for his vetoes. NVitnesees in the Salem, Mass., riot trials put all blame on the strike leaders. Senator LaKollette announced he would not rote for any presidential candidate. Senator O'Gorman said that after all the tariff was the chief issue of the campaign Robert Bushnell Hart says the po litical convention Is doomed to die a natural death in a few years. — __ $TATE SUPREME COURT HAN06 DOWN TWO DECISIONS. RIGHTS OF VARIOUS PARTIES Taft Men Placed as Republican! and Roosevelt Admirers Will Be on tha Ticket as Progressives. The state supreme court handed down a unanimous decision holding that the six Taft electors chosen by the republican state committee, to gether with the two republican elec tors chosen at the spring primaries who remained loyal to Taft are en titled to the designation “republican” on the ballot in the general election and to a place at the top of the bal lot. The decision of the district court in a case brought by the Taft men seeking to deny the Roosevelt men the uses of the name “repubit can” was upheld by the supreme court. Secretary of State Wait order ed the county clerks of the various counties to proceed with the printing of the ballots for the general election and place the names of the Taft electors at the head of the list with the designation, "republican.” The Roosevelt electors chosen in the state primaries go at the bottom and are labeled “progressive." The Morrisey Case. The rourt also handed down a de cision ir the Morrisey case. The low er court is upheld and the right given to the third party for a place on the November ballot. Thus all parties will now bp given opportunity to vote for those who will represent their wishes in regard to the presidency of the na tion. Signers of Statement No. 1 Of .he candidates of the two big parties for the legislature, 253 have signed statement No. 1. agreeing to vote for the popular choice for i'nitd States senator. Where the other thirty stand is not known, ac cording to information from The of fice o’ secretary of state, state legisla tive inference bureau and headquar ters of the two political parties. Of >he thirty thus denoted only two members are in the list of candidates for the state senate, T. T. Linkhart of Uoler.dge and Peter Jansen of Beat rice. The latter was in the last ses sion <f the sta’e legislature and went through his campaign without signing this s.ateir.cn.. When Senator Hitch cock was formally elected he voted for o.*e of his fellow townsmen for the place. R.th of the senatorial candidates who have not signed, are republicans. In the list of candidates for the house there are sixteen republicans who lave fai ed to notify any of the local sources of their actiou upon the staten ent. Pleven democrats are in a similar posit'on. Of Uie total of thir ty who have not yet sent in their de cisions. these are twenty-four seats represented, or nine districts where both c.uididi tes have failed to give widespread expression to their views of ihe senatorial statement. Union Pacific’s Report. The annual report of the Union Pa cific railroad for the fiscal year end ing June 30. 1912. just filed with the state railway commission, shows tiiat Nebraska b tsiness of this road fell off considerably over the fiscal^year of 1911. Total passenger earnings for the year reached the sum of $5,188,157, as compared to $5,261,881 for the previous year. Freight earn ings on state business fell off from $15,511,035 H- $12,098,367. Total oper ating revenue was reduced front $19,059,477 to $17,554,540. Shubert Wants New Station. The people of Shubert have peti tioned the rail cay commission for bet ter station facilities at that town, which is situired on the Burlington railway. They also want two passen ger trains each way. They complain that there is no agent on duty when freight trains arrive in the night. Memorial Services. Memorial services were held in the supreme court in memory of E. Calkins, a former supreme court com missioner, who died recently at his home in Kearney. Judge Calkins was appointed supreme court commis I sioner April 16, 1907, and served in ! that capacity about two years. Upholds Thrasher Case. The supreme court handed down an opinion in the case of Thrasher j against State, the case having been j appealed from the district court of ' Scott's Bluff county, where Thrasher ' had been couvicted for the murder of i a 17-year-old girl who had died from . the effects of a criminal operation, i The case was affirmed. Adjusting Telephone Rates. The readjustment of telephone \ rates, following the elimination of i competition in this state has set the : railway commissioners to the partic ■ ltlarly arduous task of finding a basis upon which they may determine the i investment returns to be allowed com : panics. The companies assert that ! they have been pared to a point where | the returns were too meager—while : the citizens of many of the communi ties believe they have been suffic ! iently recompensed for what they ' have provided. On the Black List. Word Svas received by the state board of health that Creighton med ical college of Omaha had been put on the black list of New York 1 and hereafter all graduates of the Ne braska institution would have to un dergo examinations if they practiced in that state. The report created a sensation in Lincoln, as the board of secretaries of the state hoard of health asserted in & report Bled sev eral months ago that the school was in excellent shape and complied with the general standard. NEBRASKA A LEADER j What Secretary Meilor Says of the Commonwealth. ' W. R. Meilor. secretary of toe N’t I braska State Board of Agriculture, has the following to say of Nebraska: The census figures reveal some striking facts about agricultural pro I gress in Nebraska. During the last i decade Nebraska has leaped to fourth 1 in rank in the total amount of farm j property, uow being exceeded only by | Illinois, Iowa and Texas. In its per ; capita wealth for the people resident | on the farms Nebraska is now second j in rank, being led only by Iowa, which has $2,425 per capita, while | Nebraska has $2,360. When compared with other states. Nebraska's farm \ wealth assumes astounding propor I tions., The per capita wealth of the people on the farm in the I'nited States as a ; whole is $830: for the great geo | graphical sub-divisions of the country ; it is as follows: New England. $790; middle Atlantic. $529; east north een ; tral, $1,172; west north central. $1,743; South Atlantic, $324; east south central. $562; mountain states. $1,042; Pacific states. $1,536; Nebras ka. $2,360. As compared with the corn-belt states Nebraska farmers have $i.455 more per capita than those of Ohio. $554 more than Illinois. $1,198 more thanthan Indiana. $1,083 more than Missouri, and more than twice as much as the farmers of Kansas, who can count but $1,775 per capita, ac cording to the 1910 census. Nebraska farmers now have more 1 property than those of all New Eng land with the addition of New Jer sey. Maryland and Virginia; during the last ten years Nebraska farmers have increased their wealth 119 pet cent more than those of Ohio, 93 per cent more than those of Indiana. S3 per cent more than Illinois. 121 pet cent more than Michigan. 104 per i cent more than Wisconsin, 90 per cent more than Minnesota. 76 pet cent more than Iowa. 80 per cent more than Missouri and 42 per cent more than Kansas. The census bureau figures the pop ulation of all towns under 2.300 as ■'rural population:" excluding the pop ulation of tile small towns, Nebraska had 628.408 people on its farms in 1910; the percapita wealth of these people actually on the farms of Ne braska is $3,600. or $18.0tK) per fam ily of five persons. This is $11,410 per family more than the average wealth of the I'nited States. The accomplishment of this stu pendous result by a little over 300,000 people on the farms of Ne braska is a veritable marvel. The soil of Nebraska is a great reservoir of fertility; the average valuation of farm land is less than $30 per acre; why should farmers leave Nebraska for Canada, the northwest or south west in search of opportunity? Lower Court Upheld. Arthur M. Nixon, who was con victed in Richardson county of sell ing liquor without a license, was de ‘ - ■ • • - “ is to secure a re ■DP ..■“ ■■■ I— H HSp _B That tribunal upheld the action of the lower court setting out that if •he liquor "looked like whisky and tasted like whisky" it was sufficient to sustain a conviction despite the fact that witnesses swore that it had caused no intoxication Stallion Registration Board. The first annual report of the Ne braska stallion registration board has been issued. Cnder the new law this board inspects animals used for breeding purposes and certifies as to their pedigree and soundness. Dr. Hostrom, state veterinarian, is presi dent; \Y. R. Mellor. secretary of the state board of agriculture, is secre tary, and A. K. Nelson is assistant secretary. The report contains illu strations showing many common blemishes in bones and feet of stal lions that are transmissible to off spring and a discussion of the various diseases of animals, etc. I ■...-. Application has been filed with the State Ranking Board for the incorpo ration of a new bank to be called the State Bank of Omaha, located at Omaha. Hog Disease Follows Horse Malady. Fanners in many sections of the state have lost hogs from the epide mic of cholera which is now raging following an outbreak which dates back to the middle of August. Profes sor Gains of the department of patho logy of the state agricultural experi ment station has many calls for hog cholera serum and assistants are kept busy sending it to localities where the disease is found. The serum is de clared to have proven effective as a preventive. Professor Sturdevant. as sistant to Professor Gains, stated that the epidemic is worse this year than for fifteen years. Calls for serum have come from David City, Thomp son, Stromsburg. Ord. Dodge, York, Beatrice, Corland. I.eigh, Valparaiso, Adams. Seward. Ong, Wisner, Am herst. Fairfield. Eagle. Norfolk, Me Cool, M'peping Water and many other places. Fighting Telephone Rates. Five citizens of York county who are making preparations to fight the raise of telephone rates there called upon the state railway commissioners in an effort to obtain information which will help them in the action. Those who called were C. F. Gilbert, John Doran, A. S. Myers, T. H. Clif ford and Charles Myers. They de clared that the present rates earn a reasonable return for the owners of the telephone company and that the return will be even better when the proposed consolidation takes effect. Bureau Crof Reports. Secretary Mellor corrects the state ment that several newspapers hare: declined to publish any of his press bureau reports of crop statistics and other advertisements for the state. He says only one editor, out of 250 who have answered, declined, and he' believes that one misunderstood the offer of the state board. Mr. Mellor has written him further explanations. He simply asks newspapers to use as much of his press bureau reports as they find suitable for their col umns. SENTENCE OF DEATH DIAZ. LEADER OF REVOLUTION, MAY BE EXECUTED. PENALTY AS YET UNCERTAIN Madera Opposed to Clemency, Saying that Mercy Would Be Regarded as Sign of Weakness. _ Vera Oruz.—General Felix Diaz, leader of the recent revolt here, and Major Zerate, Oolonel Antonio Migon and Lieutenant Lima, officers under Diaz in his attempt to overthrow the government, were condemned to death by court-martial. Lieutenant Cama cho, Captain Mayen of the rural guard, and Captain Heruitlio Martinez were sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and Gabriel Ramos, customs collector, and Hetnan Arostegul, censor of tele gram-;. were sentenced to one year's ' imprisonment. Nine other officers ; and civilians were allowed to go free. The court martial, which was pre sided over, by General Davila, sat in ! secret session from 2 o’clock Saturday morning until 3:15 o clock Sunday morning. The sentence's caused a sensation. A great crowd, including relatives and many friends of the ac cused tncu. gathered outside the build ing. where the court sat. and waited ; for nours for the findings, notwith ! standing a heavy rainstorm. General Davila refused to ac’unowl ; edge the orders of the district judge ‘ to suspend the proceedings in the ' case of General Diaz and Major Ze 1 rate. General Delfran, military com mander of the zone, however, aceept I ea a writ of habeas corpus and • suspended the executions, leaving the • prisoners temporarily at the disposi | tion of the district court. ii is tnoug:it pro Da Die inar voionei ! Migoni and Lieutenant Lima will be ! shot without much more ado. The ' proceedings of the military court have ! been criticised generally as being i very deficient. Public opinion has been strongly against a military trial , for General Diaz. It is openly as l serted that the prisoners had an in adequate defense, and no investiga tions have been made so far as to why the federal troops entered the city with white flags flying and the greet ! ing. "Long live Diaz." Mexico City.—General Felix Diaz, leader of the revolution recently in augurated in Vera Cruz, and three of his confederates have b« ?n sentenced to death by the court-martial before whicn they were tried in that city. At the same time word of the ver dict against Diaz was received, came a report that the military court had de cided to recognize the order of suspension of sentence tipon the revo lutionary leader, granted by the dis trict court pending investigation as to whether the trial Hiaz should be by military or civil court. Nineteen Persons Struck Blind Anderson, lnd.—Nineteen persons are reported to have been struck blind as a result of gazing at a light caused by workmen welding electrical appliances on trolley wires, according to local physicians who were cajled out of bed to treat the cases. Sev eral who saw the light were not stricken until a few hours later. 350 Democratic Speakers. New York.—The democratic na tional committee announced that 350 speakers would be put on the stump in New York state this week, for the conclusion cf the presidential fight. Each of the three leading parties are to have a demonstration in Madison Square Garden during the week. President Back at Capital. Washington.—President Taft got back to Washington after an ab sence of nearly two months. With j the exception of engagements in New York and Newark, and one in Cincin nati, the president has nothing in prospect to take him away from the capital. It is probable he will spend much time here after election in writ ing his annual message. General Morris Dead. Portland. Me.—Brigadier General i Charles Morris, U. S. A., retired, died at his home here aged 69 years. He was in command of the Presidio at San Francisco at the time of the earth quake in 1906. Decision in Merger Case. Washington.—Decisions in either i the t'nion Pacific merger, hard coal 1 trust or state rate cases are expected ! soon in the suprome court. Lipton May Not Challenge. Chicago.—Sir Thomas Lipton who arived in Chicago for a short visit among lake yachtmen. said he would not challenge again for the American cup unless the rule is changed. Sought to Wreck a Train. Tulsa. Okl.—An attempt to derail and. it is believed, to rob a north i bound Midland Valley passenger ! train, failed, when the train was I brought to a stop within a few feet of an obstruction of railroad ties piled on the track. Strikers Renew Struggle Bingham. Utah.—Sheriff Sharp and his posse of 200 deputies returned to Bingham after a fruitles search for the gang of thirty strikers who tired on a deputy sheriff. Serious Trouble in Crete. London.—Reports are current hero of serious trouble in Crete. The Greek government has announced the appointment of Former Premier Ste phen Dragoumis as governor general which is in defiance of the arrange ment of the European powers. Chase of a Filibuster. Mobile. Ala.—The revenue cutteT Winona is streaming in pursuit of the suspected filibuster schooner U M. Dantxelr. which quietly slipped her moorings and departed. REMAINS LAND OF ROMANCE Bokhara's Attractions Many, but Make Little Appeal to the Traveler From the West. London. Kngland.—Would you go on ths magic carpet to the land of the Arabian Nights? It still exists. It may be found in Bokhara, that cres cent-shaped land whose horns enfold the east and Its mystery, and whose convexity points towards Mecca, the sacred city But the only magic car pet to take the traveler there is the comfortable one that lies before the study fire. when, with a volume in his hand, like that of the learned traveler. Prof. O. Olufsen. he may make use of the professor s account of Bokhara to whip up the steed of his own imagina tion. Otherw ise he will find a journey through Bokhara chequered with as many perils and hardships as befell Immortal Sinbad. On the highlands of Bokhara which affront the Pamirs, the wind pierces the bones, the frosts crack the skin that the sun has scorched, the breath of the traveler comes in gasps as his lungs pant in :he thin air; on glaciers his feet strive to maintain a foothold; and as he Old Bokhara Fort. climbs the passes the a\a!an<hes thunder by. Truly, you would say. a m&n who has endured these things should come within sight of an earthly Paradise as his reward. It is not quite that. So much Pro fessor Olufseii makes clear in the ac count of "The Emir of Hoknara and His Country." for though the Danish explorer was welcomed by the Emir ! tnd by many Kegs who helped him on his way. he does not conceal from us '.he under side cf the romance of Bok hara. Yet one would like to preserve * little longer one of the few spots where the old order has yielded no dace to new. "The Emir of Bokhara still lives behind his high crenellated wall* and the subject kings, the Begs, still keep up their old-fashioned court n the romantic, dismal castles. The meandering streets, with the fiat -oofed mud houses, the mosques and medresses are not yet disturbed by houses built in the European style: Mullahs. Dervishes. Calenders and Devannahs still crowd in the sacred spots as they did centuries ago. Slowly and sedately the caravan of 'amels crosses the wide deserts and steppes . . . the mysticism of in 'losure prevails everywhere: the gates of the towns are shut up at night, the house gates are barred igainst intruders; and the aversion igainst Christian dogs is the same as n the middle ages." But one would not like to live in Bokhara, even if Aladdin and Badroul oadour and the one-eyed Calender were our companions. For. sad to say. these peerless creatures must have lived in an atmosphere which is sat urated with the stinging dust of the plains of Rokhara; they must have irunk water that is excessively likely to provoke fever and the even more pernicious affliction of the nishta. which tradition says afflicted Job. It is a small point perhaps, but sanita tion in Bokhara is not known: and !hough beauty is common in Bokhara. Is it not nearly' so common as the ugliness of disease. ELECTRIFIES U. S. GARDEN scientists Will Raise Vegetables by Means of Fluid in Government Garden Along Potomac. Washington.—Dr. Lyan J. Briggs, lead of the experiment section of the nireau of plant industry, is stringing ‘lectric wires over a government gar len on the Potomac river for the pur >ose of raising plants by the aid of dectricity. He will electrify onions md snapbeans, potatoes and hops, r'or more time Dr. Briggs has been xperimenting with electricity in the •ultivation of plants. Dr. Briggs will lot tell just how he is going to apply dectricity to the onion and to the lean, but he thinks that be will pro luct better vegetables at a lower cost. JUMPS FAR FROM POLICE Man Accused of Attacking Woman Leaps From Second Story to Escape Arrest. Philadelphia.—With a revolver in each hand, bareheaded ar.d barefooted. Enoch Oossen. thirty-five years old. leaped from the second-story window of his home, at Ann and Chatham streets, and escaped, just as the police entered the front door to arrest him for an alleged attack upon a woman. He exchanged shots with the poliee, who pursued him, and managed to es cape. Cossen was charged with entering the store of Mrs G. Glowatt. 2363 Ann street, and beating the woman over the head with a chisel. To War on Oysters. New York—A campaign to insure pure oysters has been started here. Unless halders of oyster-selling li censes can show that their product is raised in a healthy locality the licenses are to be revoked. A Good Business Scheme. "What are you figuring there?” In quired the friend. "This matinee idol gets $200 a week I'm told,” answered the druggist “What of ltr “I was just wondering if I conic afford to hire him to draw soda foi me.” For Every Baking CALUMET BAKING POWDER Best—because it’s the purest. Best—because it never fails. Best— because it makes every bakinglight, fluffy and evenly raised. Best —because it is moder ate in cost—highest in l quality. At your grocers. Vou Jon'i save money when you bay cheep cr big-can baking powder. Don’t be misled. Buy Calumet. lt‘s more economical—more wholesome—gioes best results. Calumet is fas superior to * soar milk and soda. Surprise for Mother. A certain mother, given to mysti cism and impressive theories regard ! ug her highly natural children, one j evening was entertaining visitors, j Suddenly came the sound of little feet pattering to the head of the stairs. The mother raised her hand in solemn 1 warning. i "Listen," she said, softly. “The cbil Iren are going to deliver their good | night message. It always gives me a feeling of reverence to hear them— hey are so much nearer the Creator han we are. and they speak so won ierfjtlly, sometimes. Hush! One of them is speaking now." Then, breaking through the tense si 'ence. came a shrill whisper: "Mamma! Willy’s found a bug in dis bed.” i_ Diffident Youth. “Good morning. Mrs. Ales," said a grocery boy awaiting an order from a lady in a suburban town. "Please call me Allees," answered the lady. "That's my name.” i "But I don't know you well enough ; to call you Alice." rejoined the youth, .-onfusedly. Couldn't Use 3reen Snow. "Why are you writing your play on | green paper?" "I hear managers tear up a good I many plays for stage snowstorms ; I'll fool 'em that far. anyhow.” His Job. "What is Jaggs doing now?" j "Everybody he can." A woman's second thoughts ar» I 'tearlv alwavs the most unsatisfactory. ALBERTA THE PRICE OF BEEF IS HIGH AND 80 IS THE FK1CE OF CATTLE. ' For yean? the Province of Allied a (Wegtern Canada) was the Big Ranchingt'ountry.Many of ibt»*e ranches today am uuuien&c grain fields and the cattle have given place to the cultivation of wheat.oats, barley and flax; the change has made manv thousands of American*. settled on these * \ plains, wealthy, bet it has iu cren sed t he pricy of live stoct. There is s.lendid opportunity Dow to get a Free Homestead of 160 arms (and another as a pre emption' in the newer districts and produce either caitleor gram. ■ The crops are always good, the climute is excellent, schools and 1 churches are convenient, markets splendid, in either Manitoba, tius hatche wan or Alberta. Send to the nearest Canadian Government Agent for literature, the latest information, railway nates, or write: Superintendent of Immigration, Oiu.t, Cutda. W. V. BENNETT, Bee Cuil^ins. Omaha, Neb. 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