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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1897)
"It I THE RED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY, APRIL 2 1897. lt r W M - N rswsSi. SHE SEES THJG UNSEEN WIDOW WADE AND HER PECUL IAR POWER. ald to Hare Second Slglit IletldcnU of Her Town Tell of ttio Cane In VLI.L fell.. .. ....l.... .- Njf Ability. N most places when persons loao things thoytry to getthem back cither by look ing for them or by advertising. In tho town of Cnaltlo, N. Y It Is different. There, if anything of value Is lost, tho loser consults tho Wlilow Wado. Tho tho Widow Wade's finding lost ar local storrlca of achievements nt ticles would bo Incredible If thoro wdro not many trustworthy witnesses to vouch for every ono of them. Cnstllo is a small town In a Una fanning coun try and ono would thlnlc that tho resi dents of tho placo would look upon tho Widow Wado ns tho ono Hon In tho neighborhood, but they don't. A strang er visiting tho villago Is taken first of nil to sco tho wator euro, as tho big Banltarlum which stands on a hill near by is called, and then to look over many trivial features at town archi tecture and landscape. Ho would not bo likely to hoar of tho widow nt all unless ho woro to Inquire for her. Sho has lived In Castllo all her Ilfo nnd lias bcon seeing things, hidden from others, for so many years that tho na tives havo conio to regard her extra ordinary power as a matter of courso. Tho reporter asked a man who sat in front of tho postofllco smoking: "Is it true that thcro Js a woman hero who can find things without knowing when or whero they woro lost?" "Huh?" said tho man, looking up In urprloo; "you mcanl the Widow Wado. WIDOW WADB. Ot connio sho does;" and ho pnt Tils pipo bnck into his mouth with n ckucklo at tho Idea that anybody should question tho widow's powers. So it is all through tho town, and tho surrounding towns, too. Thoro nro many highly educated persons In Cas tile. Somo of them nro qulto ready to avow their faith In tho Widow Wade's gift of "second eight." Others do not wish to bo quoted on tho subject, but all havo given ovldonco of their belief In her power. Sho mnkes no boast of her ability, and exercises it only when requested to do so. Another peculiar characteristic, which distinguishes her from tho professional quack, Is that sho will not ncccpt money for hor services, though often urged to do so. "Slnco tho Lord has sent this gift," sho said to tho reporter, "Ho certainly Intends mo to uso It for tho benefit of my fellow creatures." Tho Widow Wnde Is u sincerely pious woman, and thlB Is her way ot looking nt tho mat ter. Mrs. Wado Is past CO, and for forty years the has bcon finding things for her Wyoming county neighbors. Their feelings toward her were well ex pressed by nn old farmer named Wll lettB on tho outskirts of Castile. A lot of his grain had been stolen, he said, and whon ho appealed to tho Widow Wado she told him where It had been concealed. Ho went to tho spot, and sure enough, ho found tho bags of grain, bearing his name. "But do you really bollovo It possi ble that this woman can possess bucIi powor?" ho was asked. "I don'no," said tho old man, scratch Ing his hcaJ In porploxlty. "I don't understand how It Is, but she found my oats." Tho Widow Wado owhb a llttlo house and a email patch of ground in tho vil lage, but, having no family ties, she passes much of her tlmo In "visiting 'round" among hor relatives In Castllo and Pike, Sho is a pleasant-faced old lady, and Is always willing to receive visitors and to talk to them, but sho is not fond ot speaking of her power of clairvoyance. Sho is cheerful, some times oven Jolly. Her way of finding lost articles la very simple. Take, for instance, tho caso of Farmer Wllletts and his stolen grain. When ho had told his story to Mrs. Wado sho took out a small glass which looks llko an ordinary glass; It Is her only "modlum." Bho gazed fixedly Into It for some tlmo. Then Bho said: "I Bee two men carrying bags of grain from your barn to a wagon which stands by the road. Now thoy drive to tho west." Then sho described their trip along tho -oad which ran past tho farmer's houso and on for threo or four miles. "Hero they turned to tho right and went up a hill," nnd so on. Sho wept carefully over tho routo, which afterward waa found to be tho one tho thieves had taken, and ended her state ment by telling tho farmor that In the haymow of a certain barn several miles away be would flud his grain; and he did. Two years ago the glass that the widow hid ions used waa droooed ac- ft! MmiwSM Now she hill a glass llko the former one, but she complains that sho cannot see so clearly In It as In tho old one. Dr. W. A. McFarlano, a local physi cian of reputation, who had been ac quainted with Mrs. Wade's career for many years, told tho reporter: "I do not, of course, pretend to un derstand how Mrs. Wado Is ablo to do theso things, but that sho has dono all that you havo hoard, and moro, thoro can bo no question. I sometimes be llcvo that thcro arc somo persons who possess powers which nro undeveloped in tho ordinary Individual. Perhaps Mrs. Wado Is ono of tho favored fow. Hor sincerity I cannot doubt. It is impossible to suspect such a woman of duplicity, and besides, duplicity Ib not In any way nn explanation." MIm Miirljrn'B Hellenic Miss Knthcrlno P. Murtyn, nn enter prising English woman, Is making a pronounced success of her business ot supplying food and delicacies for tho sick, which she conducts In connection with her "English Tea Rooms" on Fifth avenue, near tho Waldorf. Mlsa Mar tyn has qualified hcrHolf thoroughly for her work, and not only furnishes tho standard Invalid dishes, such ub gruels, brotliB, beef ten, Jollies, etc., but also peptonized foods of nil kinds. Al though this work keeps hor constantly busy It is not allowed to Interfere with her management of tho toa rooms, which aro cozy nnd homo llko to n dc grco seldom Keen outside n prlvato houso. Tho largo front room Is ex tremely English In nil Its appoint ments, oven to tho big silver teapots, sugar bnslns, and cream Jugs and tho crumpets, which nro mado by MIbs Mnrtyn herself, aro a revelation to thoso who havo only tnstcd tho Ameri can artlclo sold under that nnmo. Theso rooms nro nlwnyn in demand for breakfast and luncheon parties, nnd Miss Mnrtyn nnd hor trim white-capped, whlto-nproncd sorvlng mnld havo their hands almost too full at times. Wonio Thnn 'Wooden Nutmeg. It has rccoatly been discovered that thcro is in Birmingham, in tho very center of Christian England, a factory whero Idols nro mado for heathen na tions! Many attempts havo been mado to obtain admission to tho factory, but a strict watch Is kept upon outsiders nuxloiiB to pry Into tho secret cham bers whero tho heathen gods nro made, and Journalists especially nro prevent ed from entering tho works. A fow fncts were, howover, to bo gleaned con cerning this extraordinary Industry. Idols of all kinds nro turned out, rep resenting tho goda of nil heathen na tions, from Toklo to Tlmbuctoo. Tho export trndo to heathen countries is a fairly largo ono, although moro gods aro sent out to foreign dealers in cu rios In tho bazaars of Cairo, Damascus, Colombo, etc., for salo to unsuspecting travclors nnxloua to tnko homo some mementoes of tholr stay abroad. A IVrnernlor Converted. Onco when Mr. Whiteflold was preaching at Exeter, BnyB Dr. Thomas, a man was present who had loaded his pockets with stones in order to tHrow them nt him. Tho man heard tho preacher's prayer, however, with pa tlonco, but no aoonor had tho text been named than ho pulled out a stono nnd hold It In his hand, waiting for a fair opportunity to throw It. Hut God sont a word to his heart and tho stono dropped from his hand. After tho sor mon ho went to Mr. Whltcfleld and said: "I camo to hear you this day, Intending to brenk your head, but tho spirit of God, through your words, has broken my heart." Tho mnn proved to bo a sound convert, nnd lived an or nnmeut to tho gospel. In pun' a Kuiprrs. Tho Empress of Japan writes poetry nnd keeps n diary which was recently EMPRESS OF JAPAN published, with somo of hor verses. Sho Is greatly Interested In tho woman question. Itoyal Women Sinokcn. Six women wenrlng European crowns nro habitual smokers. Tho Em proas of Austria's allowance Is from thirty to forty cigarettes a day; tho dowager Czarina of Russia smokes a good donl, but only In hor prlvnto apartments; tho other smokers nro Carmen Sylvn, tho poet Queen of Rou manla, tho Queen Regent ot Spain, Queen Marghcrlta of Italy, and Qucoo Amollo ot Portugal. The Ilghton Memorial, The Lelghton memorial In St. Paul's cathedral in to bo a monumont on the wall ot tbe nave, designed by Mr. W. ",.WeJUBPJid. "A . " 1H THEATRICAL LETTER, CURKENTSAYINOS AND DOINGS OF STAQE FOLK. Hilda Thomas and Her Venture! Tho Holland Hrother Do Not Appear to Advantage In the Same May Wlmt Had Acting- Cnn Ho. (Now York Correspondence) ILDA THOMAS, who has brcomo prominent In legit imate rolo circles, was first Introduced to Now York audi ences by Tony Pas tor, to whom eho gratefully acknowl edges sho o w o s much of her suc cess. Sho always tftlOA THOMAS' refers with prldo to tho great bucccsb mado by her In his theater through her rondorlng of tho song, "Sally In Our Alloy," sho having sung It almost con stantly nt that houso for a period of two years. After leaving Mr. Pastor's company sho appeared successfully In H. Grnttnn Donnclly'B "Fashion," Hal Ion & Hart's "Later On," Frank Dan Ids' "Little Puck," nnd also In tho En glish production of "Fnuat Up to Date," In which sho fl'Ied tho tltlo role. Sho also acquired considerable reputation ns a comic opera prima donna with tho Thompson Opera company. Sho was selected to piny Gnbrlol, in Rico's "Evangeline," when n big production of that work was given nt tho Bo3ton thentor, In 1891, and met with great success In tho part, having won tho favor of both press and public. For tho past two yearn Miss Thomas baa bcon playing tho first-class vaudeville theaters in conjunction with Frank Bnrry, nnd their act has been received with much favor. On May 10, 1893, Miss Thomas introduced nt Hopkins' Stato Street theater, Chicago, III,, nn entirely original character, being nn Imitation of a Bowery soubrctto mak ing her first appearance on nn nmn tour night, singing off tho key nnd doing a sand Jig. Miss Thomas Is am- MARION bltlous and conscientious, and has the reputation of striving to constantly uresent to the public something new. A IJitc. Addition. Marlon G. Cullcn Is a recent debu tante upon tho dramatic stage who has given evidence ot fitness for her chosen calling, and whoso futuro is bright with promise. Sho was born in Boston, Mass., nineteen years ago, nnd prior to tho beginning ot her professional career had won n local reputation ns an amateur reader and actress. Sho Is now filling her first professional en gagement In "Tho Sunshlno of Para dise Alloy," In which sho has tlfo prin cipal rolo, Nelllo McNally. Sho is ot pleasing appearance nnd ot modest de meanor; of good stnturo nnd of easy, graceful carriage. Hor acting Is mark ed by Intelligence nnd refinement, nnd although sho has thus far had but llt tlo opportunity for achievement, sho has every whero mado a good Impres sion, and, by furnishing proof of morit, has fairly won a welcome to tho stago. Fault of the Actor, In tho flrst-nlght presentation ot "Now York" at tho American theater thoro wero no less than two Illustra tions ot the way In which scenes that ought to bo effective may go wrong through entirely unforeseen conditions. In tho first act tho principal woman In tho piece, who had murdorod her se ducer, waa supposed to be lying In tho hospital. After her ostensible demise had been duly recorded, ono of the phy sicians who had fallen dospcrntoly In love with his patient, camo In, and, discovering signs ot life, started to re suscitate tho woman. It was a thrill ing moment, but when tho actor play ing tho doctor tore oft his coat, rolled up his sleovcs and began to run about tho stago, tho audteuco laughed Instead of applauding. Tho fault In this lu stance was distinctly with tho actor. Later on In the same piece there was a scene In a garret, where three ruf fians proposed to murder a detective who had mads trouble tor them. Tha ,; tAaft i.,mi .. Jii.w I.,I.I.M oscne lamp. At tho moment when the sccno had reached Its climax, the de tective, with a plcco of board, smashed tbe lamp, nnd ovcry light in the houso on tho stago as well ns In tho audi torium wan turned out. Tho floor of the stago had been sanded, with tho In tention of producing tho effect of scuf fling feet in tho dork, tho Idea being to uphold the tension, tho audience de pending exclusively upon tho senso of hearing to convey what was going on upon tho stage. As soon ns tho lights wcro turned down on tho opening night, tho occupants of tho gallery, who had been worked Into a condition ot great excitement, burst Into cheers and npplauso bo wildly enthusiastic that nothing clso could bo heard. So, of course, tho shuflltng of feet on tho sanded floor was lost, and n sccno that gavo overy advance Indication of grcnt strength fell dead. Tho Holland Hrother. Edward M. Holland nnd his brothct Joseph seem to be mnklng a great mis take in starring together. Tho work of one nppears to counteract that of the other. Both nro clover men, but their methods arc no utterly dissimilar that It Is hnrd work to sccuro a good play that will glvo each a Btcllnr rolo. E. M. Holland is tho better artist of tho two, but this delightfully subtlo llttlo gcntlemnn Is what wo call a char acter actor, and his charm vanishes ns soon as tho starry glare 1b focused upon It. Joseph, tho long, dork brother, has no subtlety, but ho owns nil tho char acteristics of tho successful loading mnn, nnd, to succeed, ho should cither bo a leading member of a stock com pany or n stnr nil by himself. I'm very much interested In tho Hollnnds. Thoy nro a braco of capital follows, nnd It Is a pity to see them angling dlscour aglngly In audi unprofitable waters. They need the ndvlco of some highly experienced manager. No highly ex perienced manager would have permit ted them to set forth In bucIi a play ns 'Dr. Clnudlus," for Instance, proved to bo. Tho brothers themselves aro sim ple, guileless children, or they would never havo embarked upon such an enterprise. Tho Hollnnds Bhould sep arated as soon as possible. In theso CULLEN. cases union Is not strength. It Is de cided woahcers. It halves tho useful ness ot cadi. E. M. Holland Is as capa ble an actor as America owns, and Jo seph's value will always bo apparent. Ono stnr In a company, however, Is bad enough. Two stars are almost Im possible to cope with. Moreover, the lack of playwrights Is so distressing that tho Hollands will probably faro very badly unless they take lnstnnt steps to Improvo their condition. Nat urally thoy both want good parts. Each had plenty of lines In "Dr. Claudius." Actors rarely look beyond their own roles, nnd their Is nothing blinder than one star except perchance two stars, ttoliiff Hark to Vaudetllle. JameB Richmond Olenroy, tho well known comedian, wns born In Ireland, In September, 1859, nnd was brought to this country In 18C1, For the past eighteen years ho has been closely con nected with tho theatrical business, and has become wldoly known us u capable performer. Accompanied by his wife, Letha Glonroy, who worked with him from 1882 to 1890, when Bho died, ho has been connected with the following companies: Weber & Flolds', two seasons; Irwin Bros.', two sea sons; Fred Waldcmnn's, two seasons; James Hyde's, Robert Manchester's, tho Howard Athenaeum, Fredericks & Douglass', Ola Hayden'a Vaudovlllcs, Russell Brothers', Tlllotson & Fells', and George Castle's Celebrities. He Is at present with Davis & Keogh's "On the Mississippi," but will shortly re appear upon tho vaudovlllo stago In his comedy specialty. Thcro Is n stage-struck girl In "Truo to Life," and she Is a novolty Insomuch that Bho Bees something but roses on her path. In the first act she Is telling her partner what sho hopes for. "I should get ono hundred, joer." eho remarks. ' Per what?" ho asks. "Per tops" In Oregwa there are 25,000 acres oi Sxhards. WWrtiWiii8tefcwai'iiiM A UNIFORM QUESTION. BEINO AGITATED BY ARMY OFFICERS. U. S. When Soldier tlo Into Society Thej Cannot Afford to Drr I.lkc Million Hire hut Nome Think Uniform Too Conpplenmifi. SERIOUS question has been agitating tho minds of army officers for many years. Every onco in n while It comes to tho surface with n pronounced bias for or against and Mb lntcst develop ment hag been reached at Fort AdaniB, near Newport, says tho Now York Herald. The question Is tho ap parently simple ono: "Shall we wear our uniforms when nway from tho fort?" But ofllccrs nlone, perhaps, re nllzo tho difficulties In tho way of Its solution. At present tho efforts to Bolvo It nro being mado by thoso who favor nn nfflrmntlvo decision. Tho younger officers seo before them the alluring vision of n Newport summer, nlrcady heralded by tho recent swag ger functions of tho Newport reading room, thnt very exclusive club. They nrguo that socially an nrmy of ficer Is tho equal of any one In the country, but Nowport hnrborB Incomes thnt make tho compensation which Un cle Snm deems sufficient for his defend ers seem positively silly. Consequently tho favorite sons of Pinto can nffortl to don as many sultB of clothes as there nro hours in tho day, and, moro to tho point still, can go to tho best of tnilors for them. Mars' sons, how over, nro always at n loss in civilian's clothes. They havo forgotten "tho hang" of them, or their tnilors take ad vantage of them, or perhaps no man onco Keon In n uniform can ever com paro with hlmsolf ngaln out of uni form. Tho slender young Hcutonnnts whoso figures nro their fortunes nro porfectly awaro of tho immense advan tage thoy possess over overy other man when In government blue nnd gold. But It is not wholly n question of pecuniary convenience, nor yet of van ity, which nctuatca tho majority of those who would make tho wearing of tho uniform a customary thing. Mnny ofllccrs tnko pride in their badge of government service. They point to tho proudest armies In tho world nnd show how their ofllccrs nro compelled by regulation to wear their uniforms. Tho great enthusiasm over tho army aroused by regular troops at the recent Madison squnro tournament has en couraged many men who would gladly tee tho United States nrmy known and loved by the people nt large. Very few Inconveniences ever have como to thoso who did not wenr their uniforms. Indeed, as ono man said, somo ofllccrs mado n much moro ridic ulous flguro In Innppropriato or old fashioned civilian's clothes than they ever could In full regimentals. Prac tice Is pretty ovenly divided at posts near smnll towns, and ono officer who habitually woro his uniform remem bered onco being nsked by somo small boys whero waa "do band," while hun dreds of times It wns a friendly recog nition of Ills uniform or a sort of pride In It thnt lighted the eyes which met his. Others who prefer their ordinary garb to tho stranger civilians' clothes testify that tho uniform has actually been n help to them. Laughingly, nn offlcor told of how ho but recently graduated from West Point, and con sequently, unaccustomed to pockets, lost or forgot his money and wns un hesitatingly given credit hecniiBO of bin uniform. And nil Newport Is full of tho adventure of another young offi cer, who escaped being accused of theft by an lrnto woman because ho woro "army blue." "You wear tho dress of n gentleman," said she. "1 don't bollevo you stolo the money." All officers ngrec thnt while on pro tracted leave It Is a good plan to drcs3 as other men, but many protest against the nbsurdlty of going In tho govern ment launch or ambulance to a dance at another post, or even on civilian Invitation, nnd being, as It were, ashamed to wear tho colora of tho gov ernment they serve. "But It makes ub conspicuous," Is the plea of tho opposing party, horrified at tho mcro suggestion of appearing out side of tholr rospectlvo fortB in mili tary attlro. Theso men go to church In civilian clothes, wear them while visiting, or, If thoy hnve to run In to town for oven half an hour, lay nsldo tho "bluo" for such conventional garb ns It may have suited them to pur chase a light suit and small black derby, llko as not. They quote tho well known aversion of many prominent men to wearing uniform, nnd tell with rollsh Gen. Grant's adventure just af ter his graduation from West Point. It will be remembered that Immediate ly on receipt ot his uniform tho general wns very anxious to don It. "I was Impatient to get on my uni form nnd seo how It looked," he sayB In hla "Memoirs," "and probably wanted my old schoolmates, particu larly tho girls, to see mo In It. Tho conceit was knocked out ot mo by two llttlo circumstances that happened sdon after tho arrival of tho clothes, which gave mo a distaste for military uniforms that I never recovered from. Soon after the arrival ot tho suit, I 'donned It and put off for Clncltnntl on horseback. Whilo I was riding along a street of that city, Imagining that every ono was looking at mo with a feeling akin to mine when I first saw Gen. Scott, a little urchin, bare- atW, bwsjfrotsd, wUi dlfty and rf- m ged pants held up by a single g.illown that's what suspendera were called then and a shirt that had not seen wash-tub for weeks, turnod to me and cried: 'Soldier, will you work? No, slr-ee; I'll sell my shirt first!' "Tho other clrcumstnnco occurred nt home. Opposlto our houso, In Bethel, stood the old stago tavern, where 'man nnd benst found accomodation. The Btablemar. was rather dissipated, but possessed of somo humor. On my re turn, I found him parading the streets and attending In tho stable, barefooted, but In n pair of sky-blue mnkecn pan taloonsjust tho color of my uniform trousers with n strip of white cotton sheeting down the outside seams in Im itation of mine. Tho joko was a huge ono in the minds of many of tho pco plo nnd was much enjoyed by them, but I did not appreciate It so highly." MOVINO A MOUNTAIN. This Htupciidoim Tuk A Van Done In t California Town. A good section of tho mountain at San Diego overhanging Morcna dnm on ono side wns torn off tho other day by 100,000 pounds of powder, lifted sev eral feet straight up, nnd, then pushed bodily forward 40 or CO feet, trembling over tho mighty gorge below tho dam, and then falling with nn awful roar 125 foots, to remain hereafter for all tlmo as tho bulwolk of the great dam being built to Impound water for tho city. The dam Is 43 miles cast of the city. For two months or moro prepara tions had been mado for the monster blast, in common with another blast that Is nearly ready. The plan Is to cut tunnels into tho side of tho mountain nt various points about the bed of tho creek, and to placo In theso tunnels, first, great stores of black powder, which ignites slower thnn giant pow der, and therefore, has moro pushing power nnd less shattering effect. On tho surface nnd In places through the mountain side wero placed big depos its of giant powder for the purpose of shattering tho mns3 and lifting it up. According to plana, tho black powder, when It exploded, would hurl tho mass straight forward, making a bridge of granite ncrosa the gorge nnd blocking tho strenm. Tho plana were carried out with the greatest care. Danger wni constantly feared from the great mines of powder, but all went well, and the blast was finally ready. At lot of In sulated electric wires, connecting with each deposit of powder, nnd attached to explodera, wero gathered Into one circuit In n tunnel across tho gorge nnd above tho blast, whero tho foreman, John Duggnn, stationed himself to press the button. At 2:45 o'clock tho signal was passed nlong thnt nil wns ready. Tho work men had posted themselves at n safe dlstnnce nnd eagerly watched to sec tho stupendous break In tho hillside. Fore mnn Duggan closed the switch, and a wonderful scene Instantly followed. Tho sido of tho opposite hill, composed of grent bowlders nnd masses of gran lto In dikes, quivered, roo from Its bed of centuries, and shot out thou sands of llttlo squirming tongues of dust, that gavo tho whole hill n pecu liar fuzzy appearance. This was for a fraction of a second. A growl, llko the angry diapason ot tho ocean, sounded deep down In the hill, and be fore tho spectators recovered their equilibrium aftor tho carthquako tho mass was falling. An Incessant raftlo of rocks filled tho n!r llko a regiment of musketry. Dust nroso In billows nnd hung over tho wrecked hill 'or nn hour. Tho falling of small rock continued for almost is long. When the dust cleared nway It was found that tho blast had dislodged a mass of rock 400 feet up and down strenm, and an nvcr ago of CO feet In height, completely bridging tho canyon. Tho engineers estimated that the amount dislodged weighed 150,000 tons. The rock wna thrown exactly as tho engineers had planned. San Francisco Chronicle. Charity. Tho conditions In which thousands of our fellows live and die challenges Boclety to put away for awhile frivolity and gayety. Our present duty is to consider soberly how wo can help tho cause of the poor. Philanthropy nlono will not suffice. Rev. G. R. Gcbaur. Wealth. Wealth Is an opportunity for doing good. I would not destroy wealth, but I would unlock and employ It for humnnlty. The. sacred mission of wealth is to uplift tho fallen and to ex tend the friendly hand in sympathy of man with man. Rev. M. C. Peters. MISSINQ LINKS. Tho United States sent 103,000,000 pounds of bam to Great Britain last year. In Sweden women voto for all elect ive officers except representatives; also, Indirectly, for members ot the house ot lords. China Imported 13,000,000 squaro feet of American lumber last year, most of It frorr the states of Oregon and Wash ington. Japan now possesses one hundred Iron and steel steamships registered for foreign trade, with a gross tonnage or 231,139 tons. Miss Mlnnlo F. Clay has been ap pointed captain of a steamer on Lako Sebago, Maine, Sho passed tho exam ination for pilot and navigator, W. A. Johnston, who Is now associate Justice ot the Kansas supremo court, serving his third term, once was an amateur base-ball pitcher, and a good ono, too. Twenty cases of diphtheria have oc curred In the Spotts school district, Union -county, Pennsylvania, from tbe us of tbe single drinking cup and old tlsM drlabia fall. .-eaw! &ixbs3T ?r?rrT - atvw aw: --s5 -r -.:.' mjim missaMMi