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RED CI.OIM), . NEBRASKA
Little Luti Dillon has mado a kllllnV
Now York has .1 Don't Do That club.
No city needs one more.
Of course, the Crawford hrothcis
exist, Iml their nnino Ih John Smith.
Jeffries reiiched overy vulncrnblo
point on Coihctt except his vocabulury.
Tho world Ih divided Into two class
es those who work unil thosu who
work them.
Lou Dillon has Hiicreeded In demon
strating that It Is possible to win famo
in two minutes.
It Ih fortunnlo thnt St. l'nul didn't
nny thnt women ought to wear their
lints In theritei'H.
Somo strong power should take tho
Turk hy Iho Imek of tho neck und toss
him violently over Into Asia.
II Is really fortunate for a good
many of un In tho vacation season
thai there's no place, like home.
The nmn who not drunk and took a
monkey homo with him unconsciously
paid Darwin a warm compliment.
Sometimes a suspicion will Intrudo
Itself that tho powers don't really
know what to do about the Ilalkaus.
Klnp? Peter by this tlmo would llko
nothing belter than a chnncu to trado
Jobs with some American tnllllouulru
It hns been shown that a horso enn
enrn as much distinction In two min
utes as u prize lighter can in two
hours.
That saloonkeeper ir St. Units who
Klves a revolver with every drink evi
dently docs not belong to tho holdup
men's union.
Tho Massachusetts Is too good a
vessel to ho used for the purpose of
find I UK uncharted rocks on the New
England roast.
Tho New York city father who lost
his watch at a mooting of tho board of
aldermen must have known what eom
puny ho was keeping.
Two utockmen out In Montana who
killed (1 steer havo been sent to Jail
for n year. Thin price- beats tho best
efforts of tho hoof truBt.
College training alone can not make
a good newspaper man, but collego
training ran inako a good newspaper
man much more efficient.
If wp were to havo a banana famine
it may result In much suffering, but let
us not give up hope as long ns tho pea
nut crop seems to bo ull right.
Tho demand for fireproof railway
ears, like tho demand for tho restric
tion of tho toy pistol, Ih becoming
faint. Mow quickly wo forget!
Since thnt man shot his wlfo think
ing she was a burglar perhaps women
will bo mora careful how they go
through their husband's pockets.
Ono of tho summer lecturers at tho
university of Chicago bus declared
that Longfellow's poetry la no good.
Wo are surprised that ho didn't suy
Why Is it easier for tho humorist to
write paragraphs about women that
will mako men smllo than It Ih to write
paragraphs about men that will make
women smllo?
a writer In tho" Paris Figaro say
I he sultan of Turkey Is doing more for
civilization than any other monarch In
Europe. Still, that Isn't saying so
much for tho sultan.
With so many Macedonians, Turkish
and Russian names brought Into
promlnouco now tho proofreader cer
tainly has a good argument in favor
of an Increaso of salary.
A Chlneae-uegro has been discover
ed who'dooanot enro for oltbcr water
njolon or rice, As ho claims to bo a
native of England, it would bo Inter
esting to know how ho stands on roast
beef.
Chnuncoy Dopow knows how to
mako married llfo ono grand awcet
song. "My wlfo consulted all tho
physicians of fashion In Paris," ho
says, "and purchased several stun
ning gowns."
Tho bald-headed eagle which has
licon prosentod to Sir Thomas Upton
may, on- his return home, servo us a
happy and emblomatic rominder of
tho uation that owns a yacht cup be
would dearly lovo to possess.
"Tampa leads tho world In clear Ha
vana cigars," aays a Tampa paper.
Connecticut leada the world In Pan
ama hatH nnd Kansaa City In Frauk
rort HauHaBea. Thus does tho Ameri
can cntorpriso pet thu better of tho
effete old geography. f
Some ono who hns counted them
finds that thore aro 1,425 characters
In tho twenty-four books that Charles
Dlckona wrote. And any admirer of
Dickons will toll you that thoro Is no
ono of them that Ih in the slightest
degree like any of tho other 1,424.
ES TO
Stranger Scizos Littlo Crl at
Grand Island.
ESCAPES FROM HER CAPTOR
Child' Nrrenin I'rlctilrnril the l!ncal
ilml Ho Itnli'imrn III Hold ftfotlte
for Action Not Mmln Clcur, lint
Itniimini I'rolmhln Inrenlltu
What Is considered as nn attempt at
kidnapping, or a worse fato for tho
littlo one, or tho action of some half
witted person, caused considerable ex
citement In Grand Island Saturday. On
tho previous evening the littlo clght-ycar-olil
daughter of Mr. anil Mth. Ed.
McAllister was forcibly drngged away
from In front ( her father's store,
tnken through an alky, and only re
leased when hor riles were presumed
by tho criminal to attract attention,
when sho ran hack to the storo un
harmed with the exception of her lit
tlo arm, which plainly Indicated the
force tho man had used.
Tho littlo girl hnd come down town
with- her mother ut 0 o'clock In the
evening to got hor father, who main
tains a fruit stand, and tnko him
homo In tho carriage. Tho father was
not at onca ready to go home, and
Mro. McAllister hitched and went Into
tho store. Tho daughter stood on the
otttsldo of tho door, leaning against it,
when a mnn walked up and took her
by tho hand leading her nwny. She
wns at first not alarmed, thinking tho
mnn was playing with her. Hut when
ho darted across tho street and the
opening of an alley sho became fright
ened, and particularly so when, upon
entering tho alley he told her sho would
never see her father and mother ngaln
and might Just as well come along
quietly. Tho little girl tugged away
with all her littlo strength nnd tho
mnn took n firmer hold on her upper
arm, dragging her Into tho alley. She
then began to scream und her captor
let go of tho arm and mado for tho
railroad tracks, tho little girl running
back through tho alley and to tho
store. Tho father and others had by
thin tlmo missed' her and had set out
to look for her. They returned to tho,
vicinity of the store Immediately after
tho girl had returned and at once gavo
tho alarm. Tho railroad men woro
given notice nnd as much of a de
scription as tho little girl was able to
give, but tho offender hns not been ap
prehended. Charles HusscI, an employo
of the Koehler hotel, was arrested but
not Identified by the little girl, nnd tho
testimony of hla fellow employes In
dicated that ho wns in bed at tho time
tho crime occurred. Hansel was given
a severe sweating process, tho pollco
tlrht believing they had tho right man.
Tho Koehler hotel kitchen door Is close
to tho alley through which tho man
ran. After a thorough Investigation It
Is concluded by the pollco that the mnn
la innocent and that It was tho act of
somo stranger.
FROSTS IN NEBRASKA
October 0 tlm A venter ltea Dlirlnned
by thr Kerord
Under dnte of September 4, the Uni
versity of Nebraska weather bureau
Issued tho following bulletin:
Tho early frost in the fall of 1902,
combined with the largo amount of
late, hut otherwise exceedingly promis
ing corn this year, has cnused consid
erable speculation aa to tho probabil
ity of an early frost this fall. The rec
ords of the first sevens frost In the fall
have been collected together for a num
ber of places In tho statu nnd tho facts
regarding frosts lu previous yenrs nro
given- i tho tablo below. Tho dates
for the first fifteen years aro taken
from the records of Dr. E. L. Chllda
at Plattsmouth, Neb., but for tho re
mainder of the, yenrs tho records from
flvo to twenty-live stations scattered
over tho belt of the state havo been
considered:
1857 Oct. 15
1858 Oct. 20
185!) Sept. 28
1SC0 Sept. 20
18CI Sept. 27
18G2 Sept. 21
18C3 Aug. 25
1864 Sept. 18
18C5 Oct. 27
lRtifi Sept. 21
1807 Oct. 12
1868 Sept. 17
1SGU Sept. 27
1870 Oct. 18
1871 Sept. 27
1872 Sept. 27
187.1 Sept. I!)
1874 Oct. 12
1875 Oct. 11
1870 Sept. 30
1877 Oct. 4
1878 Oct. IS
18S0 Oct. 10
1881 Oct. 18
1882 Oct. 2!)
JSS-'I Oct 12
18S4 Oct. S
1885 Oct.
18S0 Oct. 1
1S87 Oct. 17
1S8S Oct. 0
1S80 Oct. C
1800 Sept. 13
1891 Oct. 0
1892 Oct. 8
1S93 Sept. 10
1894 Oct. S
1895 Sept. 20
1890 Sept. 28
1897 Oct. !)
1898 Oct. 0
1899 Sept. 20
1900 Oct. 8
1901 Sept. 17
1902 Sent. 12
187!) Sept. 21
It Will be UOtlcfd thnt. the nvnr.icn
date from this tablo is October 2.
Tho earliest date Is August 25, in ISC.'t,
and the next year is 1902 on Soptemor
12, and tho next in 1890 on Soptember
IX In only eight of the forty-slx years
has a svero frost occurred before Sep
tember 20. In nearly all of tho yearn
a light frost occurred before the dato
given, but none sufficiently severe to
injure the general corn crop.
0. A. l.OVELAND,
Section Director.
ItariUr Muke limit
The general store of T. H. Shoe
maker, at WllBonvllle, Neb., was en
tered by burglars und fifty pairs of
men's and women's- shoes of tho flvo
star fivo brown mako wero carried
away, tho empty boves being left up
on tho shelving. Among thoso taken
wero six pairs of ladles' shoes. All
nro or the best grade and saleable
sImh. Somo pants and hats wero also
taken. Tho white hoiiho shoo has a
picture of a house and tho other shoes
fivo btars and the pi Ice stamped upon
the bole.
R
KIDNAP
CHAIR OF COMMON SENSE
Itlnliop ilojrn I'm or It for Theoloclrul
Vrliool
Bishop Isaac W. Joyce of Minne
apolis, who presided over tho north
western' Indiana conference of the
Methodist church nt South Ilrnd, Ind.,
said that he favored tho founding of n
chair of common sense in theological
schools.
"It Is a fact." paid the bishop, "that
God calls poor boys to tho ministry
and they nro forced to go througli
mnny hardships Inordcr to reach the
place whero they aro fully experienced
for tho ministry. Tho founders 01
Methodism hnd not the training of the
ological schools. Therefore their
preaching was genuine nnd right, front
tho heart. I do not wish to be put
down ns ngalnst tho theological schools"
but I do wish nil theological schools
would create a new chnlr and call It
tho chair of common senH It 18
needed In tho training of you tit; men
for the ministry. Some of lh"ni ac
tually lose their best Halts by too
much hook learning.
I'u 1 1 4 Coder Train
A member of the Northwestern
bridge crew, Irwin Thomas, fell undri
a moving train near St. Onge. S. D,
and his right leg was so crushed be
tween tho ankle and knee that ampu
tation wns necessary, lie was brought
to the Homostnko hospital ut Lend,
where tho operation wns performed, the
limb being temoved above the knee.
Mr. Thomas had been working with
the bridge crew between St. Onge and
Whltewood nnd a Hat car had been set
out, containing supplies for the crew.
When tho Hello Fourche train returned
It slowed up to pick up the car. Thoniaf
was preparing to leave for his home at
Chadron, Neb., and Instead of waiting
for tho train to come to a standstill
attempted to climb aboard the Hat car
while It was moving, lie slipped and
ono foot wns thrust across the tail.
To I'raiernte C'onl Tru.t
J. S. Dean. United States district at:
torney for Kansas, has received orders
from tho department of justice at
Washington to begin prosecution'
against mcmheis of the alleged coal
trust In Kansas, It Is said that him
ilar orders have been given to the dis
trict attorney In Missouri. District
Attorney Dean has tinned the work
of gathering evidence against the opcr-j
utora ovor to E. 1). MeKecver. "I am
so certain that there Is a combine or
trust among the coal operators In Kan
sas that I am going to probe the mat
ter to tho bottom," bald Mr. McKeever.
"As to tho methods- of procedure, 1 am
not yet ready to talk."
ltuilly Injured
Otto Johnson, living two miles east
of Ceresco, Neb., wns the victim of nn
nccldcnt which came near proving fa
tal. Mr. Johnson was cutting sunflow
ers, using a largo pocket knife. In
somo mnnner he missed tne sunflower
nt which he wns slashing nnd Inbtcad
slashed himself across tho abdomen,
laying open tho Intestines for several
Inches. A physician was hastily sum
moned and the wound wns stitched up
Johnson may tecover.
Itreuk In MluerV Strike
There was a break in the coal miners'
strike in northeast Missouri when the
men nt Higher, 250 in number, agreed
to return to work-. This is tho result
of (he efforts of VIco President Lewis
of tho United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, who wns sent Into the district by
President John Mitchell. Mr. Lewis
will addiebs the 700 strikers at Novln
ger lu un effoit to persuade them to go
back.
llrjnn N'amnl in Kxeriitnr
William Jennings Hryau has been,
named aa ono of tho executors of the
will of Phllo S. Hennett. who wns
killed recently while on a coaching trip
in tho mountains of Idaho, and the
vnluo of whose estate Is about $300.
000, says a New Haven, Conn., dispatch.
Mr. Hryan had a conference with Pro
bato Judgo Clcaveland to determine if
his presence In court is necessary when
tho will is offered next week. Judgf
Clcaveland waived this formality.
t.lrln Unmn
Three girls from the St. Joseph In
dustrial school, an Institution for
orphans, wero drowned in a pond in
St. Agnes' cemetery, Albany, N. Yj
Four girls from the school wero hav
ing nn outing. They found somo planks
and mado a raft. The frail thing sank
with them In deep water. MnryO'Hrlen,
aged nineteen, Grace Hums, eighteen,
and Mamlo Green, eighteen, were the
ones drowned.
Injured In 11 Wreck
Two persons were seriously and ted
others slightly Injured lu n wreik on
tho Union Traction company's lines
near Oaklandou, Ind. Limited ear No.
255 collided head on with an express
car on a curve, badly splintering the
express cnr. Elijah Gray and rFet;
Simmons, of Indianapolis, two boys,
who remained in the oxprcFs car, wort
tho most seriously Injured.
Sergeant L. G. Hryson, of the Sec
ond company, coast artillery, stationed
at Fort II. O. Wright. Fisher's Island,
Connecticut, was: instantly killed at
tho post by a sentry who had been
ordered to place him uuder arrest foi
creating a disturbance. Fin thor Infor
mation is refused by the officer nt tht
fort. It is understood thnt the Fontrj
accidentally used u loaded Inttcnd of t
blank cartridge In firing after Hryson
1'OKKIUN NF.WS NOTKS
Herlln Two thousand troops which
paraded on tho battlefield of Lctpslc,
where tho Prubslnns and Russians In
1813 defeated Napoleon I., suffered
greatly from a hot wave. Somo hun
dreds of the soldiers dropped In tht
ranks. Tho hot weather extended tu
most parts of Germany.
Rome Tho village of Sant Antlmo,
near Naples, has been destroyed by fire.
Ono -woman was burned to death and
owolvo persons wero injured, All the
inhabitants aro homeless.
(UP STAYS HERE
Shamrock III Must Go
Empty Handed
Back
RELIANCE THE BETTER BOAT
Amerlrnii limit Wlim Third nntl Decid
ing Itucpof tlic 11103 Krrlcn of Itiire
for AiiiiTlru'n Clip The Flnluli
Wit 11 Mpcctiiriilnr One
A New York', September .1, dispatch
says: Reliance, tho American cup de
fender, today won the third nnd finnW
raco and the series for thnt famous
sea trophy, tho America's cup. In a
denso fog, which prevented vision be
yond 200 yards, sho finished tho raco
at 5:,I0:02 amid tho acclamations of
tho assembled fleet. Shamrock III.,
nfter running for more than an hour
In tho fog. missed tho finish line,
passed by It and then returned to It
from the opposlto direction. Aa Re
liance was then being towed through
tho licet, yacht ensigns Muttering from
her truck nnd spreaders In celebration
or her victory. Shamrock III. did not
cross tho flniah line. As often said
of tho historic race when tho America
won the cup. there wns no second.
This successful result was achieved
only nftcr four futile attempts to sail
off tho final race and after the outcome
had been admitted by even Sir Thomas
LIpton to be a foregone conclusion.
Today's was tho eighth attempt to
sail a race. After one fluke Kcllanco
won the two following races, ono by
seven minutes and three seconds and
the other by one minute and nineteen
seconds. A week ago today the first
attempt to sail tho third race failed;
and attempts havo been made every
day this week. On these occasions
Reliance led Shamrock to tho finish
lino by two miles, but failed to reach
It before tho expiration- of tho tlmo
limit of flvo and a half hours. Today's
victory means that tho cup Is des
tined, to remain in America until Eng
land is ablo to produce a genius equal
of HerroElioff in yacht designing.
Rarely If ever has there been a more
spectacular finish than Reliance's to
day. After racing for more than an
hour at great sieed through blinding
fog, Reliance burst through tho wall
of mist upon the vision of tho specta
tors on the fleet assembled at the finish
line, and heeling under a great belly
ing balloon jib topsail, until her lco
rail was awnsh. flew across tho finish
lino nlinoft before the spectators could
delermlno for a certainty that It was
she. Once more the Yankee boat had
added to tho long strlug of victories in
contests for tho honored old silver
trophy thnt carried with it tho blue
ribbon of tho sea.
A WORD TO COLOMBIA
Minuter Will MnknKnown Thin (iov
rninrnl'i Attitude
Additional Instructions have been
cabled Mr. Heaupro, tho American min
ister at Hogota, reiterating tho posi
tion of this government regarding tho
cnnal treaty. The stato department as
bumes entlic rcsponslbijlty for every
representation of Minister Heaupro to
tho Bogota government concerning tho
treaty and his activity In thin direc
tion Is heartily endorsed by the presi
dent and Secretary Hay. Minister
Heaupre's latest instructions advlso
him that President Roosevelt will not
enter into any engagement with tho
Colombian government which will
hamper his scope of action under tho
canal law. This government will not
indlcnto what its course of action will
bo in tho event tho treaty Is rejected.
Dr. Herran. tho Colombian charge,
will bo asked as to tho truth of his
reported criticism' of Minister Beau
pro's activity at Bogota. The alleged
criticism by Mr. Herran wns not well
received at the stato department.
Moron MnkliiK Trouble
The executive council for tho Moro
provinco has been organized In' ac
cordance with tho bill recently en
acted by tho Philippine commission
providing for tho government of tho
Moros. This council Is composed of a
governor, secretary, treasurer, en
gineer, attorney, superintendent of
schools. Tho province will now ho
within tho jurisdiction of the Philip
pine courts nnd constabulary. Moro
laws being recognized when not In di
rect conflict with American laws. Gen
eral Ijoonurd Wood, now resident of
Zambonga. who has Just completed
tho orguulrntlou of tho governing
council, reports a feellug of unrest
among tho native Inhabitants of Moro
province and upon bin request an ad
ditional battery has been dispatched
from Manila to strengthen tho forces
now under his command.
For Temperance Ilonpltnt
Directors of tho Frances E. Wlllard
National Temperanco hospital have de
cided to erect a $75,000 hospital In
Chicago. Tho building will bo the
culmluatlon of nineteen years' work
on the part of tho directors, all women-,
and will crown as successful efforts
to treat diseases without the uso of
alcohol. Tho building will be flvo
btorfes high, and ono of tho wards
will bo dedicated to tho use of tho
IiOjal Tomperanco Legion, a society of
children. Tho staff of the hospital In
cludes prominent membera of threo
ff.'hools of medicine allopathic, home
opathic and eclectic.
Kkuiiii Shipper! Win
Tho Kansas cattlo shippers have
won their fight heforo tho state board
of railroad commissioners. The rail
roads of Kansas had announced an ad
vance of freight mtin for September 0,
which tho cattlemen declared was
equal to a rlao of 15 per cent. Tho
cattlemen, immediately carried their
grievance to tho commissioners and a
lively fight has bcem in progress for
several days. Thursday morning tho
railroads anuounced that the proposed
rato would not bo put In forco and
conceded all that tho cattlemen wero
contending for. This ends the case.
POWERS MUST TAKE STAND
AiTulM III the nullum l'nt Apnrn.lcliliiB
A (Irme 'rlU
A London, September 7. dlcpatch
says: So threatening Is tho Ma ((Io
nian situation thnt tho powers nro be
ing forced to take action sooner than
expected. Emperor Francis Joseph, it
is now learned, hos brought the powers
to a stage whero a decision is about
to bo reached rcgnrdlng the. iharactcr
of tho Intervention that should be
adopted. It is authoritatively denied
that the Intervention contemplates the
occupation of Macedonia by Austria
and Russia.
"You may reiterate." said n diplo
mat who is participating in the nego
tiations, to a representative of tho As
sociated pres,s, "that tho powers con
tinue to act In 'Harmony. It is not true,
thnt Russia hns entered into 11 secret
nlllamc with Hulgarln. Roumanla is
quiescent, but theie Is nn clement of
doubt In Servla. In consequence of tho
predomlnenco of tho military in that
country."
"All tho diplomatic advices avalla
nlo here agiee In the statement thnt
order prevails at Constantinople. The
few marines lunded there from the
guard ships were merely for tho pur
pose of placing sentinels nt the embas
sies as an extra precaution In view of
tho porle's warning against insurgent
plots.
D. G. Metnxas. the Greek minister
to tho court or St. James, outlined tho
Greek view of tho situation. Ho said:
"The attitude of Greece Is entirely
tntaunilpi'Hinnd. What niv government
desires Is the rc-cstabllshment' of
Greece In Mnccdonln. Tho largo Greek !
population In that province is sub
jected to atrocities by tho Bulgarian I
revolutionists. Tho Bulgarians arc
worse thnn the Boshl-Hazouks. They
pose as liberators, but they really aim
to Hulgarlzo Macedonia. Greece seeks
the welfaio of the whole Christian-1
population. The alliance between .
rGeece and Turkey is solely for the
purpose of tho ie-establlshment of
peace and the protection of tho Greeks.
Wo havo no political alliance, but wo
are doing everything possible to main
tain neutrality."
SLAVERY IN MICHIGAN
Sjntint of rennuge l)lcoori'il In City
City of Kitliiiiinron.
Anthony Demers, proprietor of a
nhoe-shlning stand at Kalamazoo,
Mich., confessed that he paid $75 for
vii-hnina Demncceoi'. a Greek boy 13
years old, who ran away from him.
Demers was "sweated" by the sheriff
and his revelation of a system of child
,peonngo followed. 1
Every year uoys are ueing piuiiuu u
'In tho streets of Greek cities and sold
Into slavery in this country. Tho pur
chasers pay from $50 to $75 for a flvo
'or six year old boy for tho first year.
Tho second year the price is advanced
$25. Each succeeding year a small ad
vance Is made in the amount paid un
til tho boy is of age. Then the pur
chaser must take his chances with his
purchase.
Anthony Demers and a brother Alox
aro at tho head of a shoe-shining or
ganization which operates shoe-shining
parlors In Knlamazoo, Battle
Creek. Jackson, South Bend. St. Jo
seph, Benton Harbor, Detroit and Chi
cago. I
With possibly two except lor..?, tho
work of polishing shoes Is all done by
Greek boys whoso ages range from five
to eighteen years. The hoj saw shown
how to polish shoes and allowed to
pick up what English they can. Thoro
their education ends. Demoggeor ran
away on account, of abuse.
The immigration commlsslnueis have
been communicated with and arrests
arc likely to follow.
Kntitled to Knll I'ar
The war department has published
,n decision or the controller of the
treasury, In which he holds thnt any
portion or tho organized militia that
shall engage In actual field or camp
service ror Instruction, nnd tho organ
ized militia of any state or turrltory
that shall participate In any encamp
ment, maneuvers nnd field instruction
of any part of the regular army, nt or
near any post or camp or lake or sea
coast defenses of the United States, aro
.entitled to pay, subsistence and trans
portation allowances for the entire
period from the tlmo when such mil
itia shall start from their homo rendez
vous to the time of their return to
their homo rendezvous.
Sheep Knilmrro Lifted
Tho embargo placed on- Wyoming
sheep by the government haf partially
been lifted and in the future sheep
may be shipped from tho stato after
certain requirements havo been conw
piled with. Tho bureau of animal In
dustry has Instructed its agents to per
mit tho shipment of shep out of
Wvomlng for slaughter, provided they
havo been dipped, twice If scabby, and
onco if exposed, under joint wipervl-.
slon of the state and bureau, within
ninety days previous to shipment, if
shipped direct to Denver, Omnha, Kan
sas City or Chicago. Cars will not bo
placarded and will go forward as con
taining clean sheep.
A large four-masted schooner foun
dered about flvo miles southeast of tho
southeast llghthouso on Rock Island,
near Rock Island, 111. At daylight no
trace had been found or tho crew, al
though it Is thought posslblo they had
been rescued by some passing vessel.
It Is believed tho vessel was In col
lision during a dense fog.
Hound Over for Murder
At Ioup City, Neb., Carl Deustcr
hof has been bound over to the district
court In tho sum of $5,000 on tho
hum of $5,000 on tho charge of killing
his wlfo on or about August 21. Ho
pleaded not guilty nnd a number of
witnesses were examined at tho hear
ing. Tho body of Mrs. Deusterhot was
found in a canyon partly concealed by
wcedB several days after sho had dis
appeared. It is charged that she died
as the result of a beating at the hands
of her husband. It Is not thought thatj
ho can raise the bond.
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CfJERKE
Reclaiming Alkali Land.
In tho United States and Canada, an
well as In many other countries of
tho world, thero aro groat stretches o',
land that aro unfcrtllo duo to a too.
great proportion of salt or alkali in
them. Usually theso tracts of land K
aro quite low, and somo of thorn havo
been formerly beds of lakes and ponds.
Thoro aro other tracts of land that
havo developed alkali spots from hav
ing being too long under a systoni of '
irrigation thnt permitted tho salt and
alkali to rlso in tho soil us a result or
capillary attraction. It Is thcreforo of
Interest to American farmers to kuow
what Is being dono in tho mutter of
tho reclamation of such lauds in for
eign countries.
Egypt is the country thut i3 at pros
cnt attracting tho most attention In
this regard. Here somo of the problem?. If
are being worked out. This has nor
been an easy matter. Quite a nuuibcp
of years ago, a French company
bought 10,000 ncrcs of this land, and
sunk $4,500,000 in an attempt to re
claim it, but wero unsuccessful. Yet
the land they handled was and is as
easily reclaimed as any of tho other
land that has been reclaimed and
mndo profitable. Thoy Bhowed how
not to do it, and othor companies
profited by their mistakes. Tho causes
of their fuiluro wero first, tho ditches"
wero not close enough together to
permit of rapid washing of tho soil.'t fc
Tho ditches wero about 1,000 feet
apart when they Bhould havo beou
not moro than 150. Second, tho ditches
should have followed tho slopo of tho
land. Thoy were actually laid out on
a rectangular plan regardless of slope.
Third, reclamation was attempted on
too largo a scale, and lacked thorough
ness. Fourth, tho land was put into
such crops as cotton before it was
sweetened rreed from its alkali and
salt. This land is now in process of
being reclaimed under correct
methods.
On tho other hand tho success In re
claiming land in Egypt has been most
gratifying and profitable. An English t
company obtained a grant of 25,000
ncrcs of this worthless alkali laud and
Invested $12.50 per aero in its reclama
tion. The land now brings an annual
rental of about $25 per aero and has
a value of over $200 por acre, or a
total of over $2,500,000. Tho English
company declared dividends of 45
per cent last year. The soil before
drainage was described as "heavy,
dense, sticky, black clay, apparently
very impervious to water and difficult
to underdraln. In fact tho whole as
pect of tho land is ono at utter hope
lessness, and none but tho most san
guine of agricultural engineers would
havo undertaken its reclamation." T
That land is now bright with grow
ing crops and productive of an im
mense revenue.
Tho most effectivo motbod of rid
ding tho land of Its surplus salt and
alkali is found to bo flooding, with Ulo
drains. Tho drains aro placed ISO
inches deep and 35 feet apart, and tho
cost Is $30 per acre. This Is tho lat
est and best method, but Is 'not the;
method by which most of tho Egyptian
lands havo been so far reclaimed.
That method has boon to uso open
ditches and flood tho land for months
at a tlmo till tho salts havo soaked
out. Tho water is thon drained off.
In somo cases It has taken two
years to sufficiently drain iho soil of
its salts to mako the land productive.
Amorlcan farmers will of course pre
fer the tilo drains to the open ditches,
as open ditches aro a nuisance and
keep much of tho land out of culti
vation. Besides, they have Ui toe
larger and cost moro to dig. A tilo
drain does not have to bo cleaned out
frequently, as is the case with open
ditcheB. An experiment of this kind
is now being carried on near Salt ,
Lake City, Utah, where tho ditches
arc placed 150 feet apart.
Hioh Price for Poor Wheat.
We have received from tho Ohio Ex- '
periment Station the following com
munication: In tho variety tests of tho Ohio Ex.
periment Station wero grown this year
fivo plots of wheat, tho soed of which
had boon procured from as many dif
ferent sources, but which havo shown
such a Htriklng similarity In appear
ance and yield as to attract attention.
Theso wheats camo to tho station
under names given holow: American '
Bronze, No. 8, Invincible and Prosper
ity. Theso wheats wero sown last
fall on plots of uniform land contain
ing one-tenth ncro each, and each new
sort was sown between similar plot
of Velvot Chaff, tho variety wWch hae
boon usod as a standard or comparison
at tho station for more than ten years
past; tho treatment as to aoll, Bood.
date of sowing, etc., being tho same for
tho now sorts and for tho Velvet Chaff
Tho actual yields of this varlouily"
named sort of wheat were as below
No. 8, Huron couuty, 32.50 bushels per.
aero; No. 8, Lorain county, 31 88
busho s por acre; Invincible, 31 88
bUBhe b per acre; Prosperity. 3100,
bushels per aero; all of which ye Q
woro excoeded by tho Velvot rk.ir
Tho Velvet Chaff, howlror. J Sneat
of medium Productiveness aa8hown
by tho ten-ycar tests at the BUttonV
Wo understand that SlrTo
Ing "Prosperity" wheat in Ohio at
Director MGb Ttori!
When accomplished, tho Ronmnlza
Ion of tho Japanese language will put
ho final touch of victory to th rovo
l'HIon begun forty ,- ago '
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