HEWS OfJE WEEK
CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
Jl BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matter* In Brief Form for All
Clasee* of Readers.
CONGRESS.
The Indian appropriation bill, carry
Ing $11,288,792, has been reported.
President Wilson has submitted
many nominations for confirmation.
Finance committee democrats con.
tinued consideration of tariff bill
changes.
Representative Murray (Okl.l, has
offered an amendment to the rules to
restrict lobbying. .
Democrats of the finance commit
tee are considering changes suggested
in the tariff bill.
Chairman Palmer of democratic cau
cus has announced that an investiga
tion will be made of patfonage in the
house.
The activities of the Hawaiian sugar
Interests formed subject of hearings
before the lobby investigating com
mittee of the senate.
A strong sentiment in opposition
to currency legislation at this session
developed at special meeting of the
Senate banking committee.
Representative Rothermill has in
troduced a resolution for a special
committee to investigate conditions
on the seal islands of Alaska.
Representative O'Shaughnessy has
introduced a resolution for investi
gation of American beef packers' in
terests in Argentine cattle industry.
The banking and currency commit
tee has appointed a sub-committee to
consider open hearngs on currency
legislation.
Senator Newlands lias introduced a
bill to amend the Erdman act in the
manner suggested by railroads and
labor organizations.
Senator Lewis has introduced a
bill to give the Interstate Commerce
control over all stock issues of rail
roads and other common carriers.
Representative Broussard has intro
duced a bill for the continuance of
the commerce court and extension of
It s powers.
The House in an executive session,
decided to postpone renewal of limit
ed arbitration treaties with Great
Britain, Italy and Spain.
Representative Graham has intro
duced a bill to authorize three battle
ships and appropriating $15,000,000 im
mediately for that purpose.
An admendment for a duty of 15
per cent ad valorem on raw wool has
been beaten. The Stone subcommit
tee was unanimously in favor of no
duty.
The sugar section was reported fa
vorably by Senator Williams' sub
committee. An admendment to strike
out the provision for free sugar after
three years was voted down.
A majority of the finance commit
tee has adopted the glags schedule
approving a subcommittee amend
ment which increased the duty on
unpolished, cylinder, crown and com
mon window glass in small sizes
from seven-eights of a cent to 1 cent
-a pound.
Democratic members of finance com
mittee continued consideration tariff
bill revision; republicans made plans
for Opposing measure. The commit
te voted, however, to leave open for
the present the time at which the
rates of the new schejjuJeg are too
become effective—-whether at the en
actment of the new tariff law or a
later date. That w-ill be determined
after all the schedules have been ap
proved.
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Domestic.
Secretary Daniels plans to increase
Ihe plants in the Norfolk and New
York navy yards.
New York City is selling fire de
partment hoses at bargain prices.
Recently a batch of twenty-two
brought about $2,000.
An organization of the Timber
Workers’ union was effected by the
striking lumber handlers at Duluth.
The organization will demand a flat
rate of 25 cents per hour from mill
owners.
The oldest citizen of Illinois, Dr.
James Lynn of Oeonee, ten miles
south of Pana, recently entertained
108 guests, including relatives and
friends, in celebration of his 108th
anniversary. A cake, the diameter of
which was almost five feet, was cut
by the aged physician.
The biggest melon of tiv' Standard
Oil crop carries $60,000,000 and is
about to be cut.
San Francisco finds ks water sup
ply entirely too limited for its needs
and is unable at present to secure an
Increase.
Official dispatches from Mellila de
scribe the uprising of the Kabyles ip
the northen section of Morocco aa
assuming formidable proportions.
The record of the monthly dredg
ing operations in Panama canal was
broken in May, when over 1,000.000
cubic yards of earth was removed
from the two entrances.
The commerce court, for which nq
appropriation has been made for the
coming fiscal year, will be continued
until the nest session of congress,
unless the democratic caucus of the
bouse, to be held June 25, decrees
otherwise.
Hearings on the general subject of
wages at all United States navy
yards will soon be begun by Secretary
Daniels.
A fire originating in the hotel and
business district of Cincinnati, O.,
caused a loss of $50,000. The Hotel
Elmer, a five-story structure, and sev
eral other placfes were burned.
A delegatidh of Richmond, Cal.,
business men called on Secretary
Pryan at the State Department and
presented him with a quantity of
California grape juice in an eucalyp
tus wood case with silver Inscription
■ plate.
New- York has 20,839 industrial es
tablishments.
Atlanta's new court house will
cost $1,250,000.
Chicago is to put up 10,000 new
street signs at crossings in Septem
ber.
John Purroy Mitchell was sworn in
as collector of the port of New York,
succeeding William Loeb, jr.
The domestic economy schools of
London every year prepare 500 ’girls
certificated to be model housewives.
St. i-iouis women are raising funds
to endow a mothers and babies’ home
which is now caring for 175 children
and thirty-five mothers.
Lebanon claims to have the oldest
citizen in Missouri—William C.
Simpson, a Mexican war veteran who
was 102 years old on June 3.
San Francisco's municipal street
railway line on Geary street has al
ready piled up a deficit of $17,380.G3
in four months of operation.
John Madden, for eight years gen
eral attorney for the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas railway has resigned to
become general solicitor of the Miss
ouri Pacific.
Evan Edwards of Torquay, Eng
land, who has attained the patriarchal
age of 98, and is still hale and hearty,
is believed to be the oldest Baptist
minister in the world.
Tete Jaune, the most westerly di
vision point on the Grand Trunk Pa
cific, in the Rocky mountains, is un
der water because of a sudden rise
in the Frazier river.
One of the largest eagles ever seen
in Vermont was captured near Mid
dlebury by John Huston. The bird's
wing was broken, it measured six
feet from tip to tip.
Henry Morganthau, a New York
lawyer, to whom President Wilson of
fered the post of ambassador to Tur
key, after a conference with the pres
ident, has declined the post.
Dr. George E. Vincent, president of
the University of Minnesota, confer
red degrees upon the largest gradu
ating class in that institution's his
tory, 700 receiving diplomas.
John A. Mcllhenny has been des
ignated by President Wilson as presi
dent of the Civil Service commission.
Mr. Mcllhenny was the only one of 1
the old commissioners retained.
A public utillites bill, providing for
a state commission to have general
I charge over rates, service and capi
talization of all public utillities in
Illinois, has been passed by the lower
house.
Eugene Maggi and his wife, believ
ed to be the wealiest persons in
Switzerland, committed suicide be
ing actuated by sheer lack of inter
est In life. Eugene Maggi was only
forty.
Fifty women spectators in the Chi
cago circuit court rushed to Dennie
Bernstein 22 years old. and hugged
and kissed him when lie was found
not guilty of the murder of Lawrence
Buck.
Notwithstanding the strict Ameri
can rules applied to emigrants in re
gard to thir health and means, Rus
sian emigrants increased during 1912
to 57,850, having been 39,101 in 1910
and 35,052 in 1911.
Jack Johnson, negro heavyweight
prizefighter, obtained five more days
of freedom when Federal Judge Car
penter granted his counsel five days
to prepare a writ of error to bring
the negro’s case before the United
States court of appeals.
Lewis Grandjean is attempting to
induce the immigration authorities
to w-in a $10,000 stake for him by de
porting him to France as an undesir
able alien. Grandjean says that if
he can reach Paris by July 15 be will
win $10,000 put up at the Jockey
club ten years ago as a wager that he
could net visit evry country in the
world, always working his way, and
never being subsidized or receiving
charity.
Foreign.
Dr. Eusebio Morales, the newly ac
credited minister from Panama has
arrived in Washington.
Count Alvaro de Romanones, who on
May 30 resigned as premier, together
with all his ministry, ’ ns consented to
resume office.
There is a movement in England to
send the offending suffragists to the
Island of St. Helena instead of pun
ishing them in Jail.
Members of the house committee
on naval affairs are planning a trip
of inspection of the navy yards of the
Atlantic coast
Andrew Drew, a Chicago aviator,
fell 200 feet while making a test
flight near the Lima, Ohio, state hos
pital and was instantly killed.
A strik affcting 1,600 men, em
ployes of the Western Coal and Min
ing company at Pittsburg, Kas., has
been ordered by the executive board
of the united mine workers.
Swift & Co., trading in Australia, as
the Australian Meat Export company
(Ind.) more than a year ago obtained
a tract of land 120 acres in extent on
the banks of the Brisbane river, on
which a fully equipped slaughtering
and packing plant is being con
structed.
Mies Marie Rose Collins, youngest
daughter of the late General Patrick
A. Collins of Boston, is to be married
in Yokohama to Dr. Lionel Street, a
graduate of the Cniversity Gf Michi
gan, now practicing in that Japanese
city.
With both sides stubborn by re
fusing to make the slightest conces
sion, war between the Balkan states
is hourly becoming more imminent.
During the fiscal year ended March
31, 1912, India's tobacco exports
reached their highest figure. Ship
ments of unmanufactured tobacco
amounted to 26,484,172 pounds.
Vilhjalmar Stefansson, the Arctic
explorer, has arrived at Esquimault
and has taken charge of the expedi
tion which he will lead into the Arc
tic this summer for scientific research
under the auspices of the Canadian
government.
General Antonio Rabaga has re
signed as military governor of Chi
huahua state. He will go to Mexico
City.
Zue Sun Bien, recently appointed
assistant secretary of state cf the
,new Chinese republic, is thoroughly
Americanized. He graduated last
i June frcm Brown university.
10 BROADEN SCOPE
NEW AVENUES OF INQUIRY ARE
OPENED BY COMMITTEE.
SKELETONS TORE UNCOVERED
Actions of Senators and Others Will
Be Looked Into In a Thorough
Manner.
Washington.—Lobbying as a fine
art, how it is done, and who is re
sponsible, what ends are sought and
what results are accomplished, prob
ably will be investigated by the spe
cial senate lobby committee before it
concludes its work and submits a re
port to the senate. For nearly two
weeks the five senators on the com
mittee have listened to testimony that
has dealt almost exclusively with the
influence exerted on the tariff bill,
but it has uncovered enough trails to
lead members to believe that cam
paigns of every' sort, political, indus
trial and economic, have been con
ducted much along the same lines
through paid agents in efforts to
create public sentiment favorable to
the causes concerned.
The committee decided in executive
session to submit to the senate the
question of a further broadening of
the scope of its inquiry.
May Extend Time Limit.
It was believed that the time limit
of twenty days imposed on the com
mittee would be extended and that
the investigation would go into every
possible phase of what the committee
suspects is lobbying. Any skeletons
that have dangled in the closets of
congress and any soiled linen that
may have hung there will be exhibit
ed to the public eye and legislation to
impose drastic restrictions upon lob
bying and the "acceleration” of pub
lic opinion may result.
The committee’s decision came at
the end of a day filled with sensations.
On two occasions President Wilson
figured in the testimony. Senator
Gallinger told the committee that in
his opinion the president had once
come at least "dangerously near lob
bying" and Truman G. Palmer, Wash
ington representative of the United
States beet sugar industry, declared
that a “plate matter" campaign, much
similar to the one conducted in news
papers by him had accompanied the
campaigns of the president and Rep
resentative Underwood before the Bal
timore convention
Senator Cummins cross-examined
Mr. Palmer at length about the details
of his newspaper campaign and de
veloped that to the best knowledge of
the witness many of the big interests
of the country were engaged in sim
ilar efforts to mould the opinion of
the country.
Hill Lays Off Men.
St. Paul, Minn.—Orders have been
issued by James J. Hill, stopping all
work on the Great Northern railroad
lines that is not absolutely neces
sary, according to ap announcement
made at the general offices of the
road. It was said the action was
taken as a result of the recent su
preme court decision in the Min
nesota rate cases.
Work on several pieces of con
struction in Montana have been dis
continued, while a report from Su
perior, Wis„ says that 300 men em
ployed on track repair work on the
Missabe division of the road have
been laid off.
Introduces Anti-Trust Bill.
Washington, D. C.—Senator La
| Follette has introduced a bill to
amend the Sherman anti-trust law
30 as to provide that when any per
son, firm or corporation is held
guilty of restraining trade, the bur
den of proof to establish the reason
ableness of such restraint should be
upon the defendant.
Any concern controlling more than
30 per cent of the business in the
United States in any commodity
would be barred from claiming rea
sonable restraint.
‘•Dry" Member Knocked Down.
Springfield, 111.—A near riot took
place in the Illinois house of repre
sentatives when Representative
George H. Wilson, leader of the
“drys," was knocked down by Repre
sentative Thomas N. Gordon. The
affair is said to have followed a
passage of words between the two,
all of which was not beard by other
members.
Weds Cousin of a King.
Paris.-j—Mrs. Huegar Pratt, former
ly Miss Abigail Parkhurst of Cleve
land, O., and Prince Alexis Georges
Karageorgevitch, a cousin of King
Peter of Servia, have been married.
Danish Cabinet Resigns.
Copenhagen, Denmark. — King
Christian has accepted the resigna
tion of the Danish premier and of the
members of his cabinet. The step
was taken as a result of the recent
elections when the party in power re
ceived an adverse vote.
Much Building at Chicago.
Chicago.—Chicago is enjoying the
greatest building activity in its his
tory. Since January building permits
involving $40,516,000 have been issu
ed.
In Danger of Famine.
"Washington, D. C.—Famine with
only seal meat to keep off starvation,
threatens the people of the Pribloof
islands of Alaska, as a result of con
gresional delay in passing the sun
dry civil bill, the department of com
merce has annuonced.
Bethany Professor is Honored.
Bloomington, 111.—Prof. O. F. Prit
chart of Beihany, Xeb., was elected
president of the Eureka college. Eu
reka. Ill;, to succeed IE. E. Undkr
wood, resigned.
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
By a vote of 24 to 18C, Stella has
decided to build a new $15,000 school
house.
Thayler county bankers met in
Deshler and formed a permanent or
ganization.
Orchards and groves in the vicinity
of Louisville, Neb., are overrun with
17-year locusts.
The office of Road master G. Iver
son of the Union Pacific has been
transferred from Omaha to Fremont.
The Burlington has recently order
ed material for an additional 405
miles of telephone dispatching cir
cuits.
John Wiebe has purchased the gro
cery store of W. A. Penner in West
Beatrice and has assumed charge of
the place.
Articles of incorporation of the
Beatrice Burial Vault company have
been filed and manufacturing of the
vaults will begin at once.
Willard Avery, a young farmer re
siding in the immediate vicinity of
Edgar, was quite seriously injured
while stacking alfalfa with a stacker.
Forty horses were burned to death
and financial loss of $5,000 caused by
a fire which destroyed the barns of
the Twin City Transfer company at
Omaha.
The Luther Grocery and Notion
store at Broken Bow was destroyed
by fire. The loss will probably ex
ceed $1,500, the stock not being in
sured.
Miss Claire Schaible of Octavla.
Neb., will participate in the grad
uating concert cf the Iowa University
School of Music. Only three were
thus honored.
It is ^aid that the western passen
ger association will adhere to its |
rule making 2 cents a mile a stand- i
ard charge in this territory for all [
fairs and big gatherings
The business men of Beatrice have i
taken steps to procure the franchise j
of the Seward baseball team in the j
State league and expect' to secure I
enough funds for its purchase.
With Johu Merle Coulter, one of
the prominent botanists of the coun
try, as the speaker for the day the
plant industry building at the state
farm was formally dedicated.
Rev. R. A. Schell, pastor of the
First Christian church at Hastings
for the last seven years, has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Chris
tian church of Boulder, Colo.
The Beatrice board of education has
elected Prof. T. C. Tillotson of Abi
lene, Kas., supervisor of music in
the schools of the city to succeed
Prof. L. F. Stoddard, resigned.
The Nebraska Press Association
meeting at Omaha was a record
breaker in point of attendance, and
the guests evidently enjoyed the hos
pitality extended them by the city.
P. H. Dodge of the bureau of public
roads at Washington. D. C., inspected
the road work being done by Gage
county and said that the dirt roads be
ing built there are better than any he
has seen.
A young Omaha woman surprised
Postmaster Wharton with a request
to send her 16-months-old child by
parcel post to St. Paul. She was ap
parently much disappointed at his re
fusal to do so. t
Uouis Danjelax, of foreign birth, ;
employed at the Union Pacific shops
at Grand Island, was instantly killed
when the engine on the running
board of which he was standing went
Into the turntable pit.
The matter of the future postmas
ter of Neligh was settled in a pri
mary election held for that purpose
by direction of Congressman Stevens.
After a closely-conducted contest T.
A. Davis won out by a majority of ten
votes.
The Washington county board of
supervisors flatly turned down a pe
tition signed by farmers of the north
western part of the county for a road
to lead to the proposed new bridge
over the Elkhorn river east of Fre
mont.
The state board of pardons heard
applications for parole of William
Washington, James E. Kelley, George
L. Bond, William Craig and Clifford
Li. Hayes. No action was taken but
the men's merits will be considered
and a recommendation made later.
Four hundred and two is the num
ber of degrees which will be granted
graduates of the State university at
the commencement. Of the seven
colleges in the university, the arts
and science rankf the highest in the
number of graduates, having a total
of 188.
W. C. Andreas of Beatrice, a dairy
inspector for the Etate food commis
sion, will leave within a week or two
to visit twelve countries in Europe
for the purpose of studying foreign
dairying. On his return he will again
take up 4is work in the state food
commission’s service.
The Wymore Athletic association
has been organized with about thirty
members. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Dr. L. V. Doug
las; secretary, Robert Jones; captain,
Otto Snyder; managers, George J.
Taylor, Elmer Fredericks, J. Hoag
land. This organization will promote
baseball in Wymore.
Governor Morehead will ask the
governor of New York for a requisi
tion for James W. Lewis, a former
Omaha man, who is charged with the
embezzlement of $137.50 from the
owner of ’’The Maples,” an apartment
house iu Omaha of which he was
agent.
The first meeting of its kind to be
held in Nebraska will be the big dai
rymen’s rally to be held at Central
City June IS. There will be large
and varied displays of everything re
lating to the production of milk and
cream, as well as good practical
talks by well informed men.
Carl Miller, a 1913 graduate of the
Fairbury high school, has been elect
ed principal of the Powell schools. He
succeeds Theodore Shaffer, who takes
charge of the schools at Reynolds,
Neb., next year.
Efforts to test the anti-gift provi
sions of the state’s misbranding laws
have been started in the Lancaster
county courts. Food Commissioner
Harman instigated the suit against a
retailer who handles >a brand of cho
colate in the packages of which are
coupons entitling the bearer to a
present after various numbers have
been collected.
CONFERENCE HELD
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS TO
CONSIDER REMOVAL.
BEN BUR INSURGENTS ACTIVE
Claim Supreme Body Has No Right
to Order Increased
Assessments.
Lincoln, Neb.—The State commit
tee met in Lincoln for the purpose
of preparing plans and a statement
relative to the cost of removal of the
State university to the State farm or
for buying land for the purpose of
extension just east bf the present site.
A proposition of Lincoln merchants
was made that the state will not
have to pay more than $300,000 for
the six blocks needed for the exten
sion downtown.
Something like a hundred mer
chants signed a bond guaranteeing
that the cost should not exceed that
amount to the state, and it is under
stood that the committee, or at least
a majority of it, is in accord with the
plan.
The committee, consisting of Sena
tor Reynolds of Dawes, Representa
I live Mockett of Ia:ncaster and Re
gents Coupland and Allen met and
i talked over the proposition, but came
to no definite conclusion, as it will be
j necessary to get the estimates of ex
I perts who are looking over the two
propositions.
I Estimates made heretofore have
j placed the value of the six downtown
• blocks at figures ranging all the way
! from $300,000 to $700,000, and it will
| require something more definite to
i satisfy a portion of the committee be
i fore the proposition offered by the
| Lincoln people is accepted.
Ben-Hur on Trial.
A hearing on a protest against an
increase of rates charged by the
Tribe of Ben-Hur was held by State
Auditor Howard. The rate adjust
ment protest committee of Nebraska
I comprises U. G. Powell of Lincoln, J.
T. Potter of Seward. \Y. I. Allen of
Schuyler, Joseph H. Smith of Rich
land, H. G. Waters of Lincoln, W. Ed
monds of Nebraska City, A. E. Na
pier of Schuyler,1 F. Dolezal of Fre
mont.
Mr. Allen and Mr. Dolezal will pre
sent to the state auditor an impor
tant legal question. They contend !
that the Tribe of B-n-Kur has no rep
resentative form of government and
is therefore not legally entitled to
transact business in Nebraska. The
executive committee of the order en
deavored to pass a resolution which,
if enforced, would give the organiza
tion a representative form of govern
ment, but the Nebraska objectors al
lege that the executive committee has
no power to make a law for the order,
this power being centered in the del
egates or representatives of local or
ders voting in the supreme body.
The proposed adjustment of rates
would increase the premiums paid
by U. G. Powell of Lincoln. 420 per
cent. In the readjustment those now
in the order get no credit for the
time they have been members except
three years' credit If they go into
class B July 1.
Objection is also made on the
ground that 80 per cent of the first
twelve payments will go for ex
penses, and ieave less for the death
or mortuary fund than under the old
plan. Fnder the readjustment a mem
ber cannot transfer his policy from
one class to another except on his
attained age.
John C. Snyder, supreme scribe of
Crawfordsville. Ind.. will appear be
fore the auditor. The insurgents in
the order first organized at a conven
tion held at Indiapapolis, Ind., April
20. The Nebraska state organization
of insurgents was organized in Jan
uary. In the petition filed with the
state auditor it is charged that the
company is operated for the benefit
of a ring.
Lobbyist Files An Expense Account.
Lincoln.—For the first time in the
memory of civilized man a Nebraska
legislative lobbyist has filed an ex
pense account with the secretary of
state. Superintendent Bernardini of
Atchison, Kas., a Missouri Pacific of
ficial, was the man who knocked pre
cedent into smitherens. His filing
disclosed expenditures aggregating
$309 for keep of himself and several
assistants during the late session.
Yost Appeals Case.
Lincoln.—J. H. Yost of Lincoln,
against whom the Marsh-Burke Coal
company obtained a judgment for
$23,000, has appealed to the supreme
court. The coal company sued for.
damages, alleging that a conspiracy
had been formd to put it out of the
coal business because it sold in car
load lots direct to consumers in other
portions of the state where other coal
vards were in existence.
Governor Names Commission.
Lincoln.—Governor Morehead has
appointed the following to the com
mission for the forestation of the
sandhills: C. A. Sommer, Lincoln;
■Woodruff Ball, Valentine, and W. A.
Metzger, Rolf.
The water power investigation com
mittee has been appointed also and
is composed of Representative J. J.
McAllister of Dakota City, Prof. G.
E. Condra of the State University;
C. H. Gustafson, Mead; H. C,'Palmer,
Clay Center; George Jackson, Nelson.
Telephone Co. Before Commission.
Lincoln.—Officials of the Hooper
Telephone company appeared before
the state railway commission and
urged action compelling the Bell Tele
phone company to cut over a toll
line between Hooper and Fremont on
to the consolidated exchange which
is being completed as one of the out
growths of the big telephone merger
in this state. It is a species of a
physical connection complaint and
matters of the move being made by
the telephone combine to gobble up
everything in sight
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U. S. BOY SCOUTS IN ACTION
Young Lads ,Help Materially In As
sisting in Keeping the/City Clean
and Healthy.
Chicago.—The Boy Scouts of Amer
ica have done much for themselves
and others. Ever'ready and anxious
to be of service, the boys have by
their promptness of action and serv
iceable work, attracted the entire at
tention of the country.
In the picture is a detail of Troop
Seventy-eight, of the Boy Scouts of
Boy Scouts Inspecting Building.
America scou'mg on the fire escape
of a big tenement building in Chicago.
These young fellows make it their
business as opportunity affords, to
assist the city authorities in keep
ing the city clean and healthy.
They perform this work without
increasing the enmity of the people,
in fact are cordially welcomed by
them wherever they go.
Such a movement deserves emula
tion in all of our large cities over the
entire country.
WOMAN SEEKS HER AFFINITY
Travels Far and Wide Looking for
Unknown Who Dying Husband
Said She Should Wed.
New York.—The most remarkable
story told for many moons to ship
news reports was recited here by
Mrs. Eugene Williams, beautiful,
wealthy, aged nineteen, and a widow,
as she sailed away for Sweden to find
an affinity she has never seen, nor
whose name she does not know.
"My home was in Detroit,” said Mrs.
Williams. "When I was sixteen, Mr.
Williams, who lived in Pittsburgh, met
me. It was love at first sight. We
were married. Two years ago he died.
On his deathbed he called me to him.
” ‘I don't want you to marry again
unless you marry one of my boyhood
chums,' said my husband. ‘He lives In
Sweden. He is your perfect affinity.'
Before he could say any more he died.
"Three times since then I have
sailed to foreign lands, looking for
my affinity. A dozen times I thought
I had found him, and became engaged"
—and here the little widow displayed
a hand covered with solitaires—"but
each time 1 found it was not the right
man. I don't know his name, don’t
know what he looks like. I don't
know anything about this man who Is
to be my second husband except that
he lives somewhere in Sweden.
“I was quite discouraged when I
got back last time. Then I consulted
spiritualists. They located my affini
ty for me and now I am going to
where he is. When I find him we shall
be married. I’ll let you boys know all
about him if I should marry him,” said
the girl waving a farewell from aboard
the liner.
Rooster a Mollycoddle.
Fulton. Mo.—Mrs. W. H. Stevens of
Ashland has a rooster who has proved
the answer to the question: "When
Is a rooster not a rooster?” and he
has given that community an entirely
new and up-to-date egg incubator.
The rooster first gave evidence oi
his "sissy-like” inclinations when he
was discovered on a nest of eggs in an
improvised nest. At first nothing was
thought of the matter, but the rooster
persisted in returning to the nest after
being thrown off.
Mrs. Stevens has provided the roos
ter with a nice setting of "hatchable”
eggs and the rooster is faithfully on
the job.
Cat Costs -» College $100,000.
Middletown, Join.--The will of Miss
Margaret Van lieursen, who died at
an advanced age a few days ago, re
veals how Wesleyan university lost
a fortune because a Wesleyan student
stole Miss Van Deursen’s pet cat ten
years ago and used it for experiment
al purposes In the biological labora
tory. Miss Van Deursen was the last
of her family. Her estate of $100,000
or $150,000 is bequeathed to charities.
Lives Three Y^ars in Wine Cask.
Madrid.—Frutos Garcia of Val
deenas -was evicted recently from a
wine cask in which he had made his
abode since being jilted three years
ago by his sweetheart, and whence
be issued nightly on foraging raids
on farmhouses, on which he was ao
companled by a large tomcat.
THIS WOMAN
HAD MUCH PAIN
WHEN STANDING
Tells How Lydia ELPinkham’s
Vegetable Compound made
Her a Well Woman.
Chippewa Falls, Wis. — “I have al
ways had great confidence in Lydia E.
Pinkham 9 Vegeta
ble Compound as I
found it very good
for organic troubles
and recommend it
highly. I had dis
placement, back
ach e and paina
when standing on
my feet for any
length of time, when
I began to take the
medicine, but I am
in fine health now. If I ever have those
troubles again I will take Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound.” — Mrs.
Ed. Ferron, 816 High St, Chippewa
: Falls, Wisconsin.
j Providence, R. I.—"I cannot speak
too highly of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg
etable Compound as it has done won
ders for me and I would not be without
it. I had organic displacement and
1 bearing down pains and backache and
was thoroughly run down when I took
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com
| pound. It helped me and I am in the
best of health at present. I work in a
factory all day long besides doing my
housework so you can see what it has
done'for me. I give you permission to
publish my name and I speak of your
Vegetable Compound to many of my
friends. ” — Mrs. Abril Lawson, 126
Lippitt St., Providence, R. I.
Riches used to take wings, but at
present writing a touring car seems
good enough for them.
Damage oy Rodents.
Rats are said to do damage esti
mated at $3,000,000 in Chicago every
year.
Be thrifty on little things like bluing. Don't
accept water for bluing. Ask for Ked Cross
Ball Blue, the extra good value blue. Adv.
Love Eternal.
They that love beyond the world
cannot be separated by it.—William
Penn.
Submarine Telephony.
Submarine telephony ha„ been ac
complished over a distance of 11
miles in England with insulated wires.
The Reason.
“That beat embraces many points
in its stops.”
"That's why. then, it is always hug
ging the shore.”
At the Dance.
“My friend is a bit sensitive be
cause he is wall-eyed.”
"Then steer him straight to the
wallflowers.”
Pclint of View.
“They used to call him a bonehead.”
“That was before he succeeded.”
“Yes. Now they express it differ
ently. They call him a man of hard,
solid sense."
Quite So.
"I hear that Jinks and his wife have
been having some swell doings at their
house."
"I hadn't heard of their entertaining.
What functions did they have?”
"They haven't had anything. It's
their kids who have the mumps.”
The Other View.
“But. eonfound it all. you autoists
certain])' believe that pedestrians
should stick to their rights, don't
you?"
“Sure. But. dod blame it all, what
can we do when most of ’em keeps
dodging to their lefts?”
Doubtful of God's Power.
"Out *of the mouth of babes” fre
quently come reproaching, regenerat
ing hints of high spiritual value. A
little girl whose father was very ill
was asked if she had prayed for his
recovery. “No,” she replied, her in
nocent eyes wide and solemn. "I did
think of it, but then I wondered if
ft would be any use. 1 know God's
bigger ’n’ wiser than people, but 1
didn’t know if he could kill germs.”
BEGAN YOUNG.
Had "Coffee Nerves” From Youth.
“When very young I began using
coffee and continued up to the last six
months,” writes a Texas girl.
“1 had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum about a
month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This is the
more remarkable as I am a primary
teacher and have kept right on with
my work.
“My complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. As a
good complexion was something 1 had
greatly desired, I feel amply repaid
even though this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
“Before beginning its use I had suf
fered greatly from indigestion and
headache: these troubles are now un
known.
“I changed from coffee to Postum
without the slightest Inconvenience,
did not even have a headache. Have
known coffee drinkers, who were
visiting me, to use Postum a week
without being aware that they were
not drinking coffee.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write tor booklet, "The
Road to Wellville.”
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular (must be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn’t require boil
ing but is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it
right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put in
a heaping spoonful and temper it
with a large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the V
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that wray in the future.
"There’s a Reason” for Postum.