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"You nro complimentary to ymtr
frlend'H husband."
"My frlcinl!" exclaimed Hip girl;
"ah, no, monsieur, she l not Hint
ho In Km good Tor Hint anil It hIio
lined to In' his frloiiil. tfll lilm he
ought to help her. She wants wiinu
jnc's help,"
"Probably," returned tin; Scutch
man; "but II'h n dangerous tlilnK. my
girl, to Interfere lictween luiHlinnil mill
wife, mid my frlonil will ilo well to
heep out of It. There, Hint will ilo for
thin morning, Allele," lie uililcil, uh she
lenped from Hie rostium; "take my
advice, nml nay nothing of Ibis Incl
ilnnt to inailamc your frlenil. It may
uiiHPtHo lier, anil make the enil of her
married life rather mine unbearable
than thn beginning of It."
He lit up his pllie again ami strolled
carelessly about the Htuillo until Allele
Kill'll-MII illllllll lin- minim
hail left. Then IiIh manner suddenly
changed; he left the studio. riiHhed up i
... , . . . . , . i ,. it, '
a flight of stairs, and entered the lit-
tie siiugg"iy above, .vhoro IiIh com
panion was sitting, mid Happed him
on the shoulder,
"Siitherland, my boy," he exclaimed,
"pood pews."
Siitherland, awakened Hiiddenly from
lils day-dream. Htarted from IiIh chair.
"About Marjorle?" he cried.
"Ych," returned bin friend with a
smile, "about Marjoile. 1 have been
talking this morning with a woman
who Is oie of her intimate friends."
"Where is she?" exclaimed Suther
land. "Let me sec her."
"Now, look here, my Rood fellow,"
returned the other, "you must sit
down and cense to excite yuiiisolf.
Mm cover, you must work cautiously,
or my prize may turn out u blank.
Yes, I have dhoverod hi the model
Allele one who may tell you JiihL what
you want to know- who Is often In
the house with Marjorle, who knows
exnetly how happy or how wretched
slio may be, ami who, If properly
handled, may bo made to tell you all.
Hut you must be careful, as I have
paid, for she Is a rough creatine, ami
might turn stubborn. She Is gono
now, but she will return tomorrow,
and you shall talk to her. Think it
over, and ilrc'dc for youtrelf the best
way to act."
He descended to the studio, whllu
Sutherland sank again Into his chair
to think of Mnrjorie.
He spent a singularly restless night;
the next morning lie looked pale and
harassed. I tut after breakfast when
he entered the studio he was quite
calm, lie was working with his cus
tomary ardor when the studio door
opened and Allele came in.
The moment she appeared he sprang
up nml mcosted her.
"I am glad you have come," he
said, In doubtful French. "I- I wish
to speak to you aliout a lady whom
you know well. Yes; Nairn, my
friend, has told me Hint you know
her."
Adele fixed her wild eyes upon the
young mini, and then, with a curious
smile, pointed to a portrait.
"You mean her?" she asked.
"Yes, yes! Tell mo all you know
concerning her. I am Interested in
her deeply Interested. My friend
tells mc that you sometimes visit the
house, though how or why I cannot
guess. What takes you there?"
"1 carry a message sometimes from
tho cabaret," answered Adele.
"And you see her? you speak to
her?"
"Why not?" said the girl, somewhat
defiantly, for she read In the young
man's face no llttlo astonishment that
Marjorle should see such company.
"Yes, I see her and tho child. Sho Is
like, that picture, but changed, older.
But there, perhaps you sometimes see
her- for yourself."
"Only from a distance." answered
Sutherland. "1 havo not spoken to her,
sho does not know that I am In Paris.
Hut 1 hnvo seen enough." ho added,
sadly, "to Biispcct that she Is unhap
py and neglected. Is that so?"
Adolo looked at him for some mo
ments In silence, then she said, with
the low, harsh Inugh habitual to her:
"You know llttlo or nothing, mon
sieur. If you will swear not to be
tray me, 1 can tell you much more
of her and her husband, Dlnble, i
should love to do him an 111 turn, ami
her a good one. Will you swenr?"
"Ych," answered Sutherland, start
led by tho girl's strange manner. "For
OoA's suko, tell mo all you know."
Upon being further questioned, It
seemed that Adelo know really very
lltUe concerning Marjorle herself. Sho
ould only tell Sutherland what he
had already, by quiet observation, dis
covered for himself, that Marjorle
seemed unhappy; that there was no
sympathy between herself and her
husband; that, Indeed, sho seemed to
fear him.
About Cnussldlere himself, Adele
was much more explicit Indeed, she
seemed to bo pretty well acquainted
with his secret life, and spoke of It
without reserve. Suddenly sho naked:
"Do you know Mademoiselle Sera
phlne, of tho Chartelet?"
"No."
"Well, CniiBsldlere docs."
"What of tha$?"
"Well," repeated Adele, "how dull
jrou are, monsieur, You ask me J
f fip'feeMftWAs.
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Just now why Caussldlerc neglects his
Vvlfe, ami I tell you."
"He haii an Intrigue with mi nc
tiess?" "Not exactly. He simply prefers her
eoiiipany. When .Madame Mere sends
n little rhrck, Cnu.sslillpre chanson It,
gives' Seruphlne a little supper, and
leaven IiIh wife to mind the baby at
home. Volla lout."
She turned iik If aliout to leave him,
but .Sutherland railed her back.
"Mademoiselle Adele, 1 -I am not a
rich mail, but Mudmno Cnussldlere has
frlenilH who will not nee her want. You
have access to her, I have not; you '
ran give her some miiney "
Allele laughed aloud.
"That In ho like a man," she wild.
"Clle her money! 1 kIvo her money,
who rin earn but a few houk by sing
ing at a rate? She would think 1 stole
It. Hi sides, she (Ioph not want money,
lIlllIIHlnttf "
'
Kill n sho turned to go, and ngnin he
uciaincu ner.
...li.iv., ,. tfll CiZ llltllMIHIl' W1J tlllUII,
do you not7"
"I go when I ran. I llko the boy."
"Women can often say a word of
comfort to each other. You won't say
that you ever met hip, but If you can
make her happier by a word some
times" He paused in some confusion, nnd
held forth a napoleon. Adele laughed
again, and roughly tossed hs hand
aside.
"Hah! kindness Is not to be bought
from Adele of the Mottcho d'Or. 1 shall
see her often, for, as 1 said, I llko tho
child."
During the fow days which followed
Sutherland was like a man entranced
- utterly bewildered an to what ho
should do.
Once or twice ho saw Mnrjorie walk
ing with her little boy In the streets
of Paris, nnd ho fancied that her face
looked more careworn than ever. Ho
dared not speak to her. It would bo
hotter, ho thought, to make his pres
ence known to Caiissldlcre, and to give
that gentleman plainly to understand
that unless Mnrjorle's llfo were made
more bearable to her, the checks from
Miss Ilethcrlngton would Inevitably
cense. Thnt would bo the only way to
touch Caussldlero's heart It was the
surest way to proceed, and Sutherland
determined to act upon It.
Ono mornliiK soiiio two days after
Ills Interview with Adele ho left his
looms with tho determination to find
Cnussldlere. So engrossed wns he with
this new Idea that for tho time being
ho forgot all else. Ho walked through
the streets, along tho boulevards. Ho
was wondering how and where ho
should carry out his design, when he
was suddenly startled by the sound of
his own name.
He started, turned quickly, and
found himself face to face with Mar
jorle. For a moment ho could say nothing.
A mist was before his eyes, anil Ills
ilslng tears choked him; but he held
forth his hands to grasp her trembling
lingers.
"Johnnie," she said, "It Is really
you! Oh, I am so glad, so glad!"
He brushed rtway the mist which was
blinding his eyes nnd looked at her
again. Her checks wero suffused, her
eyes sparkled, and a sad smile played
about the corners of her mouth. She
looked at that moment something like
tho Marjorle whom ho had known
years before.
The change lasted only for a mo
ment, then her face became paler and
sadder than It had been before, and
her voice trembled as she said:
".Johnnie, you must tell me now how
they nil nro at Dumfries."
Sho snt down on ono of the benches
which wero plnced by the roadside, nnd
Sutherland took his seat beside her.
"I was sitting here," Bhe said, "when
I saw you pass. At first I could not
bellevo It was you, It seemed so strange
thnt you should bo in Paris, that I
should meet n friend from Scotland."
Tho tears enmo Into her eyes again,
and her volco trembled. Turning
her face nwny, she beheld n pnlr of
eyes gazing wonderlngly up nt her.
"Leon, mon petit," she said, placing
her hnml upon her child's golden curls;
then turning to Sutherland she said:
"This Is my llttlo boy."
As llttlo Leon was not conversant
with English, Sutherland nddrcssed
him In the best French nt IiIb com
mand. Ho took tho child on his knee,
nnd the three sat together to talk over
old times.
"It seems so strnngc, I can hardly
bellevo It is real," said Mnjorlc. "Tell
me how long havo you been In Paris,
and how long will you Btay?"
"How long I shall stay I don't
know," Bald Sutherland. "I have been
here several months."
"Several months?" repeated Marjo
rle, "nnd 1 see you today for the flrat
time." .
"I thought It would be better for us
both, Mnrjorie, that I should! keep
uway."
Perhaps she understood his meaning,
for she turned the conversation to oth
er things. Ho told her of tho changes
which had tnken plnco in Annandalo;
thnt the old servnnt Myslo lay with tho
minister sleeping in tho klrkyardj that
a largo family tilled tho manso; and
that Miss Hetherlngton wus the only
being who, nmldat all this changing,
regained unchanged. A gray, Tenry.
worn-out woman, sho dwelt alono In
Annandalo Castle.
Holding little Leon by the hand, they
strolled quietly along under the trees.
Presently they camo to ono of lh
many merry-go-rounds which are to
be found In the Champa Klyseei. Mer
ry children were riding on the woodon
horses, anil mothers nnd nursery-muMs
were looking on.
Here little Ix-on clnmored for a ride,
nnd Sutherland placed him on one of
tho horses. As he rode round and
round, uttering cries of Infantine de
light, Marjorle looked on with height
ened color, hero eyes full of mother's
tender rapture; and, gazing upon her,
Sutherland thought to himself:
"Poor Mnrjorie! Sho loves her hus
band for her child's sake. I have no
right to come between them."
When tho ride was done nnd the
threo passed on together, Marjorle
seemed to havo forgotten nl her trou
ble and to look her old smiling self, but
Sutherland's heart sank In deep dejec
tion. Close to the Madeleine they parted,
wllh a warm handshake and a prom
ise to mret again.
From that day forth Marjorle and
.Sutherland met frequently, and walked
together In the Hols de Uoulogne or on
tho boulevards, with llttlo Leon for a
companion. At her express entreaty
ho refrained from speaking to Caiissl
dlcre, though ho saw that, despite her
attempts at cheerfulness, her face
sometimes wore nn expression of In
creasing pain. Ho began to suspect
that there was something very wrong
Indeed; nnd he determined to discover,
if possible, the exnet relntlons exist
ing between Mnrjorie nnd her husband.
Meantime, the meetings with his old
sweeheart were full of an nbundnnt
happiness, tempered with sympathetic
distress.
CHAPTER XXIX.
U T HER LAND'S
s u s p 1 c tons were
correct. Matters be
tween husband nnd
wifo were rapidly
coming to n climax.
Day nftcr day, nnd
s o m e t lines night
after night, Caussl
d 1 c r c was from
home, nnd when he
wns there his man
ner toward his wife and child was al
most brutal.
Marjorle bore her lot with exemplary
docility nnd characteristic gentleness;
but ono day her patience gave way.
She received a communication an
anonymous letter which ran ns fol
lows, but In tho French tongue:
"Madame When your husband Is
not with you ho Is with Mademolsello
Seraphlnc of tho Chatelct."
Mnrjorie rend the letter through
twice, then folded It nnd put It in her
pockett Caiissldlcre was Into homo
that night; Indeed. It was nearly two
o'clock before his latch-key wns put in
tho door; yet when ho mounted tho
stnlrs ho found that Marjorlo was sit
ting up for him.
"DIable, what are you doing hern'.'"
"Where have you been so late,
Leon?" she quietly replied.
He stared at her with an ominous
frown ns he said:
"Whnt is thnt to you? Go to bed."
Seeing well that he was In no mood
"to be questioned, she obeyed him; but
tho next morning, when they wero sit
ting at breakfast, she returned to the
subject again.
"Leon," she said, "where Is It that
you go so often when you aro away
from me?"
Caiissldlcre looked at her with a new
light In his eyes; then ho turned nway
his head and continued his broakfnst,
(TO Hi: CONTIM'IUI.)
INCOMES THAT SEEM LARGE.
It Is always assumed that great
painters make fortunes almost with a
turn of the hand. That, at all events,
Is not the experience of M. Puvla do
Chnvannes, the most celebrated paint
er In France at tho present time, who
has been working for thirty-seven
years, estimates that tho total amount
ho has been able to earn by his pic
tures in that time has amounted to
scarcely 10,000. In other words, his
Income has averaged only about 430
a year.
This even dors not represent profit,
for naturally his expenses in hiring
models nnd In purchasing materials
would havo to bo deducted from this
very modest sum.
Similar abnormal figures between
position nnd income are occasionally
met with In other professions, al
though as n rulo men do not llko to
proclaim the fact thnt they havo not
been great money-makers.
Ono of the most remarkable ex
amples of this fact was tho caso of a
famous oculist living in Hnrley street.
Ho was tho senior surgeon of one of
tho most celebrated ophthalmic hos
pitals In London, and held one of tho
highest positions In the professional
world ns a consultant.
In speaking of the subject f earn
ings to a professional friend ono dny,
he jokingly asked:
"What would you think ho been
tho most I hnvo ever earned In a year
out of tho practice of my profession?"
The friend looked up not knowing
whnt to answer, whereupon tho old
oculist went on: "Well, you would
perhaps bo surprised If I told you that
I havo never enrned 100 In twelvo
months."
Tho best quality of maplo syrup
comes from tho north sldo of tho tree,
but tho flow is not so largo as when
the tree Is tapped on the south side,
AN ELKHOKN WHECK
A DISASTROUS HEAD END
COLLISION.
MUnnilrratiimlliiB of Onlrm ('nniM
Hml Mlinp ino HliiTi Killed ltl n
I'MMPngrr Injiirril l.'ncliipiurii .rump
nnd Nine Tliriimrltrt.
A disastrous" head end collision oc
curred Friday morning. October 15 on
tho Elkhorn road near Fremont at th
bridge over the Itnwliidc. Ono loco'
motlvo was totally demolished, th
othor badly wrecked, one ear of Miccd
telescoped and about l.lOof tho nniinalt
killed nnd ono car of merchandise dam.
aged,
Tho west bound train was tho regu
lar Deaduood cannonball freight, tin
other train was a stock special. Tho
trains collided on a curve and neither
crew could see far owing to a heavy
growth of tfces. Ah soon as It was
discovered that tho trains would come
together, both engineers reversed their
engines, applied tho air brakes and
jumped, escaping Injury. The stock
engine fell into the, creek, tlui first car
containing sheep had tho whole super
structure torn off.
Tho cause of tho v. reck was n misun
derstanding of orders by cither tho
conductor or engineer of tho Dead,
wood cniiuonball. Tho stock train hnd
orders to pass the freight at Fremont,
nnd tho freight hud orders to sidetrack
but somehow overlooked them nnd
pulled out toosoon. .lake .loss of Fre
mont, who wus In charge of tho sheep
on tho stock train, put his hend out ol
the window of the caboose when the
alarm sounded to sec whnt tho matter
was, nnd struck tho casing, cutting hit
head severely.
OUR STATE BANKS.
Spt'iPtHry Hull' Itrport Shown Tlirm In
FlourUliIng Comlltliin.
Sccietnry P. L. Hall of the state
banking board has just issued the
semi-annual report showing the con
dition of state nml private banks at the
closo of business Sept. 8, The total
number of banks on that date wero
308. Liabilities and resources balance
at S'.'Vi.M, 250.8(1.
The following statement shows the
condition of tho banks now as com
pared with the statement of May -0,
and also that of September 30, 180C:
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1807, 400.
SENATOR PADDOCK DEAD.
ValTOlur DUeaie of the llciirt Trtkri
Mini
Off Hncltlritljr.
Ex-Senator Algernon S. Paddock
died at his home in Heatrice, the Pad
dock hotel, jit 1 o'clock Sunday morn,
ing. His family, except one brother
and one son, who are in Chicago, were
with him. The complaint wis valvu
lar disease of the heart.
Attempt!! Nulclil.
Mrs. Nellie Derrington, an operator
in the employe of the Western Union
Telegraph company at Omaha, attemp
ted to commit suL'idc by taking poison.
While at work she astonished her fel
low workers by the announcement
that she had taken n dose of mitlpy
rene nnd later n dose of strychnine.
Medical nld was summoned tit once and
hopes are entertained that she will re
cover. i:nil llrr Life lly u Slnnli.
The wife of ex-Post master .Schrlevci
it Dakota City hilled herself Sunday
morning at U o'clock by cutting her
throat from car to car at the homo of
her brother-in-law. ('has. Voss, fifteen
miles southwest of Dakota City. Mr.
Schrlever has been demented for soma
time. Sho leaves three children. Hoi
maiden name was Lizzie Winkhouse.
Odd Nuli'ldr.
A suicide at Kldora, la,, last week
makes Fremont lose a new family. W.
B. Ackles of that place was to more to
l-remont soon, but delay in the con
summation of a land deal caused Mrs.
Ackles such disappointment that sh
threw herself into an old well an 4
drowned.
Solicitor Sterling Drud.
Wm. II. Sterling, general solictor oi
tho Elkhorn aud Sioux City rallwayi
died at his homo In Omaha, Friday,
October 15, of typhoid fever, after nn
illness of two weeks. He was aged
thirty-Hve.
Dot Kill .Sherp,
Sunday afternoon dogs got Into
Wright it Spahr's sheep yard at Fair
mont and killed threo sheep valued at
12 each and mangltd threo others sp
badly they will probably die.
ODD FELLOWS AT LINCOLN
Ornil l.oilqp ,-ri.oii Open With till
Oranil Knritiiipmrnl.
The grand encampment of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows con
cnrd Tuesday morning, October 10,
at the Odd Follows' hall, Lincoln, at
10 o'clock. The moeiing was the llrst
of a series, the giainl lodge following
on Wednesday and tin- m,ting of tlm
Daughters of Kebekali occurring on
the same day.
The grand encampment is made up
of representatives from the thirty-seven
subordinate t'liiMiupinetits in tho
slate nml a number uf ex-ofiloio mem
bers which will probably swell the to
tal In attendance to loo.' Orand Scribe
I. I. tlage of Fremont was in tho city
in advance of the meinlicm. Ilo said
that Hit- membership in Mm encamp
ment hud increased In- r-Mie.tli- fnni-'
during the year, it being l.'.'lt instead
of I, SOT as last year. Mr. tinge said
that the iiieclln this year would con
sist principally of routine matteis. lie
know of no wry important matter
that would be dUcn-scd.
Tho grand encampment olllccis are
as follows: liiand patriaioh, X. II.
Helm. Omaha; senior warden, A. 1).
Alleinaid. Arapahoe: giandhlgb priest,
L. 13. Ivtiriii'N. Plnttsiiiouth: grand
scribe, 1. I, ting . Fremont; grand
junior warden, C. It, Telyoa, Tcka
niiih; grand rcpreentutlve .l.D.lloag
land, North I'latte: I' II. llr.vant.Oma
ha; grand treasurer, Sam' .Mct'lav,
Lincoln.
The Daughters of Itebcl.nli held n
preliminary meeting Tuesday evening
at the senate clinnibcr. It was largely
social in nature. Mrs. O. X. Heals o'f
Norfolk is gram president Miss Mary
Spa icy, Itciitrlcc, secretary, and
Mrs. 1-3. Stiilit, Omaha, treasurer.
The grand lodge, made up of repre
sentatives of subordinate lodges, met
Wednesday forenoon in tho hall of
representatives tit the capilol and the
llebekah assembly met at tho same
time in the senate chamber.
BIGGER SHOW THAN EVER
KiiIrIiU of Ak-sar-llcn rri-piirliiK: fr
Imposition I'uefiintN.
About 100 members nf the Knights
f Ak-Sar-I!eii met last Monday night
October IS, and decided to have a big
ger show than ever next year. The
members of the board of governors
protested that the work imposed upon
llicui was too burdensome and ar
rangements were made for aiding them
in soliciting the necessary funds from
the business men of Omaha.
A report of Secretary lVntlehl showed
that the revenues for the past year
were between SIO.OOO and S'.'O.Ouil, of
which about 515, 0(10 were spent on the
parades and the rest on the annual
bull. The .subscriptions brought in
nearly S15, 000 of the money, and the
remainder ciiuie from the member
ship fees. There were (lii'.i members at
the clo-.o of the year. The chairman
of I he board said that it is proposed
to spend SSO.OOO on the parades alono
next year. Kavh old member who
joins will pledge himself to bring in
two new members this year. A sub
scription list was started in the room,
headed by $'-'00 wired from the cast by
W. It. Ilciinett. A Hospoaud Orchard
ilholin doubled their .subscription
of last year, and over 810,000 was sub
scribed right there. A vigorous can
vas for funds and mouther. will begin
at once for the great show of exposi
tion year, which will be confined to a
week in the fall,
llrntinr Oluttrrprron.
Frederick Sehriever, ex-postmaster
of Dakota City, upon bis return from
the home of his brother-in-law, Chas.
Voss, at whose home his wife com
mitted suicide last Miturday morning
by cutting her throat from ear to ear,
commenced to make himself obnoxious
to the citizens by Ills abusive laugiiage.
13d. .1. Ilayinond. whom Schrlever
threatened to shoot, went beforo .Ins
tleo Joyce and swore to a complaint
charging Sehriever with threatening
his life. Sheriff Harowsky placed him
under arrest and fixed his bond at
$1,000 for his appearance for prelimi
nary hearing, lionds were furnished
lllrtl from Snitkn Hit-.
The ten-year-old grandson of Kobt.
Fitbeii. living near Arcadia, died tho
other dny mid wus buried Sunday.
When nt school Thursday the boy was
bitten by a rattlesnake and died in
awful ugoin. Ho was an exceptional
ly nrlglit boy and the mother is pros
trated with grief, tirant .lohnson, tho
boy's father, arrived from Minnesota
in time for the funeral.
Triplet.
Hall county is certainly doing its
.hare towards increasing the popula
tion of the str.tc. On Saturday night,
October 10, triplets, two boys and n
girl, wero born to Mr. and Mrs. Oeo.
Lager, residing three miles north of
liraiiil Island, and nt Inst accounts the
mother ami little ones were getting
along famously.
IlllxllK-KH HllOllllllK.
Five cars of merchandise were re
ceived in Arcadia the other day. and
the lumberman, M. L. Fries, has sold
twenty-five cars of lumber tills season,
'iuslncHs is booming at that point.
lllRiilnnilrm Orciilri
A new castle of the Itoyal High
landers has just been instituted nt
llolinesvlllc. The Highlander's or
chestra from llcntrieo and clansmen
were present.
New llitlljr I'uprr.
There is a movement well under
way for the establishment of a new af
ternoon daily paper in Omaha. It will
be a paper witli a mission. One of its
missions will be to make war on de
partment stores. It Is said that K0,
ism has already been subscribed for
stock, and that among thn contribu
tors are several of the banks. It will
be called the Kvenlng Record.
Creamery for l.lk Creole.
Tho llcatrico Creamery Co., has an
nounced Its Intention of establishing a
creamery nt Elk Creek,
GOVERNOJl RETURNS
GOVERNOR HOLCOMB AND
STAFF HOME AGAIN.
Colonel John II. Mulirr Our. Into I'.np
turcs Over .Southern HimiiI.v and llo
pltHllty of Southern tlenllemeu nnd
Chnrm of Southern l.adlen.
Governor Holcomb nnd members of
Ills staff have returned from Nashville.
Tho governor ci. joyed good health dur
ing his stay nt Nashville, but on the
return trip was taken sick. He is got
better now nnd expects to bo out
again soon. Col. John (i. Mnher, mem
ber of the governor's stalT. said the
party was treated royally ami tlte trip
was pleasant In every particular. The
only tiling which had a tendency to
mar the pleasure of the visit to Ten
nessee was the absence of John Currie.
sculptor, who secured from the state
of Tennessee two blocks of marble for
tlm purpose of carving a statue of
Abraham Lincoln. In reply to que
tlons from the governor of Tennessee
members of (invernor lloleomb's party
had to say that the marble was still in
u good stale of preservation.
Colonel Muhor thinhs Indies of the
south aro the most, charming bo ever
saw. While at the exposition at Nash
ville, Colonel Maher tried to find out
why the Indies of the .south wero more
charming than those of the north. Af
ter patient investigation he caiiio to
the conclusion thnt their chief charm
lies in their voice and eyes. The eyes
of southern ladies, he says always
sparkle brightly. Whether the eves
aro blue or black it is tho same, "lie
found ladies of Nashillo generally
have black hair and dark eyes and a
clenr and marble-like complexion. Al
together he thinks he saw the most
perfect specimens of w omutily beauty
tills country can produce.
Colonel Maher states that men on re
eeption committees and odioials lie
met appear to be superior to western
men in culture, refinement nnd hospi
tality, but the people ns a whole tire
inferior to Nebraska people in intelli
gence and personal iippo-iranee. It
may bo remarked here that Colonel
Mnher was born and reared in South
Carolina. Hut during his trip ho saw
no state that ho liked so well ns Ne
braska. HOLCOMB NON-COMMITTAL
lliKf Not Directly Anntrer The New Vorl
Journal's Inquiry.
Oovernor Holcomb received a tele
gram from F.dltor Hearst of the New
York Journal, asking him if he would
indorse the course taken by that paper
in planning the escape of F.vnngelina
Cisneros from a Cuban prison. A simi
lar telegram c.tine from tho San Fran
cisco end of the same paper. In which
tills was one of the assertions and
questions combined: "In view of the
awful fate that awaited this innocent
girl, do you think we performed a
proper and humane net'.'" Tho nies
sago from F.dltor Hearst to the gover
nor was as follows:
"As will be seen by the dispatches in
Sunday's papers, the Journal special
correspondent organized plans and ef
fected resell o of l'3vangeliue Chneroi
from prison. Will you kindly wire
briefly to the Journal nu expression of
your opinion of its action? Tho .Jour
nal assumes that its course will meet
the fullest approval from the best
A inerican manhood."
Not earing as an oflicial to exprens
an opinion on such n matter, Governor
Holcomb at first refused to answer the
questions, but finally did so in a uon
Qommittiil maimer.
STATE WANTS THE MONEY
sule' Attorney-Ceiiornl Itrfunet to
Withdraw n CIhIiii.
A representative of depositors of ex
State Treasurer Hartley's bank at At
kinson, recently visited the state house
to try to induce Attorney-Ocncral'
Smyth to withdraw a claim which the
state has presented to the receiver of
that bank. Hartley had 855,000 on de
posit in the bnnk in his own name af
ter it became known that ho was in
default to thn state as treasurer an.l
the banking board el sed his bank.
The attorney-general filed a claim for
the full amount of the money deposit
ed In Hartley's name. A claim was
Hied with the district court, but its
validity has not been determined,
After tho bank was closed depositors
alleged that it wns not insolvent but
wns closed by the banking bonrd sole
ly for the purpose of getting hold ol
Hartley's money. Depositors say there
is enough money in the bank to pay
them in full if tho state will not force
Its claim. They think tho stato ought
not to bo mnde a preferred creditor, nt
any rate, nnd thus shut them out of a
chance to got anything. They sent an
attorney to consult with state author
ities, but Attorney-Cieiicral Smyth has
refused to withdraw tho state's claim.
Slate Itotme Note.
Joseph T. Harrison of Cincinnati re
newed Ills commission Wednesday a
commissioner of deeds representing
Nebraska in tho stato of Ohio. The
fee of 55 was receipted for by the gov
ernor. The stato banking board lias given
two banks permission to go into volun
tary liquidation. They aro tho State
Hank of Clay Center aud the City State
Hank of Klwood. l'3acli bank has i
cnpltal stock of $15,000.
Ioorte May Prora Fatal.
George Declefs, whilo driving to hit
farm northwest of Ilislng City Tuesday
night was seriously if not fatally in
jured by his team running away and
throwing him from his wagon, fractur
ing several ribs and othurw'mi injur
ing him. At last accounts Ins condi
tion was said to be prccurlo.is. Three
physicians were called.
Hanatoi llakrr'i Check for Campaign ('
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 14. United
States Senator Maker unlocked his
strong box this week and sent thsj
Republican state committee 8200 to bj
(IMA ta PUgblflg ths U eampnfai '
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