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NKURASiiA
Utbraska Uoks
Probably moro thnn a Hcorc of por
GonK hnvo been killed or dangerously
Injured by lightning the Inst two week-1
in Nebraska alone.
The Hnppy .Tap Chowlng Oum com
pany of David City hnB Med articles
of Incorporation with the secretary of
state, providing for an authorized cap
ital stock of $15,000.
The antl-clgnrctto law Is to bo strict
ly onforccd in I'lattsmouth. Mayor
Oerlng Instructed the chief of pollco to
notify tho dealers In tobacco of tho fu
ture enforcement of the law.
Edward Wright of Mason City, Neb.,
stopped with his right eye tho hoof of
a colt. The Injury was serious enough
to causo fears for tho sight of tho op
tic. Tho young man Is under treat
ment. Tho Odcll Independent Telephone Co.
filed articles of Incorporation with the
county clerk of Gago county recently.
Tho capital stock of tho company Is
placed at $10,000 and tho Incorporators
nro John E, Murphy, Thomas W. Stan
oschek, Prank J. Truax, J. B. Rcnard,
Arthur Williamson nnd James Col
grove. A great deal of tho sweet corn plant
ed In tho vicinity of Fremont to sup
ply tho canning factory has had to be
replanted. A very decided advantage
of canning corn over almost any other
crop Is tho lateness with which it can
be planted, oven up to tho first of July.
It has tho advantage over Held corn of
not having to mature.
Sol Wilcox, a fireman on tho Rock
Island, was knocked from his engine
whllo near Scandla, Kan., and badly
hurt. Ho was leaning out from the
englno and hit an obstruction at the
end of a bridge. He was brought to
Fnlrbury for treatment by tho company
surgeon. Wilcox's pcopl !lvo at Heb
ron, Neb., his former home.
Tho library board has elected Miss
Florenco 8mlth as librarian at tho frco
public, library of Ueatrlce, to succeed
Miss Joanna Hagcy, who tendered her
resignation several weeks ago to ac
cept a similar position at Lincoln. Miss
Smith, who was formerly a teacher In
tho Beatrice public schools, Is attend
ing collego at Champaign, III.
Tho death of Warren llrown of Ger
nmntown, Seward county, occurred at
his homo in that village. Deceased was
born In New York In 1S36, was long
tlmo a resident of Seward county, hav
ing como to Scwnrd in 18GG. Ho lived
on a farm until ten ycarB ago, when,
after nmnsslng a competency, ho moved
to Gcrmantown. Tho cause of his
death was apoplexy.
A. A. Young and wifo of Osceola,
wero taken violently 111 recently Tho
doctor was called and ho thought they
wero uffcrlng from poison from some
thing they had eaten. Their condition
has been such sluco that it lms been
imposRlblo to find out anything about
it, and tho doctors, with their nclgh-
boring friends, aro doing everything
possible to relievo and pull them
through.
Arthur Milow, n boy about ten years
old, camo near drowning in tho Nema
ha vlver. Ho In company with a gen
tlcment named Saum, visiting at Elk
Creek, wont to tho river to fish. Milow
dropped his polo into tho stream nnd
In trying to recover It ho fell In. Ills
cries attracted tho attention of Mr.
Saum, who hastened to his aid and suc
ceeded in extracting him from tho wn
tcr us he was about to sink for the
third tlmo.
William Wolf, "king of Uio Bohe
mians' in Clay county, died very sud
denly of heart failure. Mr. Wolf came
to Fairfield from his native country
porno twenty-five years ago, practically
wlthont a dollar. At tho tlmo of his
death ho was probably owner of as
much land ns any slnglo Individual in
Clay county, nnd without any debts
whatever. Ho left a wife and a largo
family of grown-up children, all of
whom nro successful farmers und
farmers wives.
NumcrouB new residences of tho bet
ter class, costing from $2,000 to $3,000,
uro being erected at West Point. Im
provements of tho business buildings of
tho town, new fronts nnd rear exten
sions, nro also being rapidly pushed to
completion, 'tno erection of tho now
dopot of tho Chicago & Northwestern
railway is now commenced nnd the
auditorium contemplated by tho West
Point LIcdcrkrnnz will bo finished in
threo months. This growth, whllo ex
tensive, Is not speculative, but repre
sents tho natural development of tho
city.
Frank Fox of Pupllllon attempted to
commlto sulcldo at Fort Crook by
slashing at his throat with a razor, and
then attempted to cut his heart out,
but tho blado glanced on his ribs. Sov
cral ugly gashes were mado beforo tho
groanB of tho man attracted attention
and ho was disarmed, Vat wno inmn
to tho hospltnl at tho fort whero his
Injuries wero attended to and later he
was taken to Uio county Jail, In which
placo ho will bo confined until taken
to tho lnsano asylum. Fox has been
In tho asylum several tlmcB before. The
llrst time ho was sent thero was after
ho had attempted to tako his own life
and then rnn amuck, shooting at every
one In sight.
H. E. Archer, nenr Waco, nnd daugh
ters, starter from their homo to go to
Soward when mo team became fright
ened and ran away, throwing them out.
Miss Maudo Archor sustained n broken
leg, tho bono being badly splintered.
Tho othor occupants of tho carriage
were badly bruised.
Tho store of A. J. Tool in Murdock
was broken Into for tho second time
within two weeks and about $400 worth
of watches and Jewelry taken. No
trace of tho burglars has beon found.
Sheriff McBrldo offers a reward for tho
return of tho property or information
leadlnc to tho arrest of the robbers.
AND THIS IS WAR
Description of the Croat Battle
of Chin Foil
FORTY THOUSAND CHARGE
Jnpnnenn Mown! Down lijr ItiiMlnn I'lro
I.lkr flruln llcfor tlio Sickle, tint
Itotit the Kiidnjr.
A London Times correspondent
writes:
"Witnesses of tho battle of Kln-Chou
describe It as an unprecedented mili
tary spectacle. Forty thousand Japan
ceo wero mnssed behind tho western
spur of Mount Sampson, under Biich
small cover ob was afforded by the
twin peaks. The troops wero within
two thousand yards of tho Russian
works. There was so little room to de
ploy for attack that battalions of Jnp
nneBo troopB were obliged to Btand In
tho sea, waiting for tho moment of at
tack, exposed to a veritable Inferno of
fire from tho Russian bntterlcs. The
bIicIIb plowed furrowB In their serried
masses.
Mcantlmo battery after battery of
Japancso guns went Into action upon
tho Chi LI Chwang nnd tho Kauc'nla
yam flats, and a sustained gunboat
flro played up the Russian works. Their
lines wero fringed with bursting pro
jectiles. About midday the energy of
tho Russian defenders in the works
In front of Mauchlaylng village seemed
exhausted by tho gunboat fire.
"Two Japancso battalions appeared
over tho saddlo between tho twin peaks
and mado a desperate effort t'o carry
tho nearest Russian works. At first
tho straggling walls of Mauchlaylng
gavo thorn somo cover and a moment's
breathing space. Then tho gallant lit
tlo infantry men crept on again up
tho slopes toward the Russian posi
tion. It was an Impassible tnsk. As
yet tho defenders had not been suf
ficiently shaken. An avalanche of con
centrated flro from Infantry In the
trenches, and machine guns In the Rub
Blan works and the qHlck-flrIng field ar
tillery In tho supporting defenses
struck the Japanese, and they melted
away from tho glacis like solder be
foro the llamo of a blowpipe. A few
who seemed to have charmed Uvm
struggled on until they reach the wlro
entanglements.
"It was In vain. Heroic effort was
.astcd. Within fifteen minutes these
two bnttallons ceased to exist except
ns a trail of mutilated bodies at tho
foot of tho Russian glacis.
"Seeing tho failuro of this attack,
tho gunboats and supporting artillery
concentrated the wholo of their lire
on the pit whero General Oku had de
termined to drive homo his wedge, nnd
by evening tho works were practicable
for an nssault by a general who hnd
such Infantry ns tho Japanese nnd who
waB prepared to tako the responsibility
of such fearful losses. It would seem
as If tho actual carrying of tho works
had been another Alma. The word
was given for a bayonet attack. Then
tho wholo Jnpancso front surged for
ward and tho moral bnlnnco went over
to tho Bide of tho Japanese, tho Rus
sians retreating before them."
TORNADO AT TEKAMAH
lllowi Imti Oporn Homo Wlillo High
Nclioul I'linU KithoumiHl.
A tornado struck Tekamah, Neb., de
stroying tho opera houso and badly
wrecking several other buildings. Pro
fessor Rarnct and the graduating class
of the Teknmnh high school were re
hearsing for the commencement exer
cises In tho opera houso when It col
lapsed, and nil wero injured, but none
seriously. Professor Barnes told the
pupils to Ho down on tho door, which
they did, nnd tho seats protected them
from tho debris. Kip Hnmblin, a tele
graph operator, who was In the build
ing, sustained a broken collar bone.
Trees wero uprooted, buildings un
loofed and porches torn off. There was
little damage outsido tho town.
To Kcrlrtlm I.iin.l Wortli Million.
I-aiul owners In Richardson county
proposo to reclaim farm lands to the
vnluo of two million dollars lying along
tho Nemaha river bottoms In that
county by straightening tho channel
of the Rtrcam and reducing Its length
along tho north and south forks from
Table Hock to Salem, 1V. miles. The
Nemaha Is an extremely crooked
btrcam. and during tho last few years
many valuable fnrms In the bottoms
have been mnde useless by tho annual
spring overuow. An net was paBsul nt
n recent session of the legislature, pro
idlng for the creation of drainage
districts In sections of this nature, and
tho peoplo of Richardson are the first
to take ndvantago of It.
Sent Ofllrcr from Wnnlilngton.
Commissioner Richards of tho gen
eral land ofllco has been designated by
tho Fecretary of tho Interior to super
intend tho opening of tho vnrlous In
dian reservations provided for by the
last fcesslon of congress beginning with
Chippewa opening In Minnesota, Juno
16, and Including tho Red Lake. Rose
bud and Devil's Iake reservations. He
has left Washington on this mission
I and expects tho work to contlnuo until
September. A fort of clerkB from tho
land ofllco will assist him.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted .In no 1, 1(101 nt Omnhn, 'cli,
"We, the democrats of tho Btate of
Nebraska, In convention assembled, re
afllrm our faith In democratic princi
ples as those principles wero act forth
in tho Inst national platform of the
party, adopted at Kansas City In 1900.
"Democracy means the rule of tho
people; a government resting on the
consent of tho governed nnd adminis
tered according to the will, and In tho
Interest of the people.
"With an Increasing love for the
principles of democracy and nn In
creasing confidence In their final
triumph, wo look upon tho present
tlmo nB opportune for their earnest nnd
courageous promulgation. With a chief
executive, who hnB disregarded the
constitutional limitations, stirred up
antagonism between tho races, em
ployed nil the powers of his office to
secure nomination and purchased polit
ical support by turning tho treasury
department over to tho flnancleia and
putting the law department Into tho
hands of tho trusts; with such
a chief executive and with repub
lican lenders openly nnd arrogant'
In nlllanco with orgnnlzed wealth, tho
country Imperatively needs n return
of tho government to positive and
clearly defined democratic principles.
Democracy ns taught by Jefferson, and
exemplified by Jackson, Is the hope of
tho republic, and offers the only relief
from tho plutocracy which now domi
nates the republican party and, through
that party, tho country.
"Democracy would oppose, as Inim
ical to the wclfaro of tho people, all
private monopolies und would exter
minate them by tho enforcement of
tho remedies suggested in tho Kansas
City platform. Tho fnllurc of thr pres
ent administration to enforco existing
laws, or to suggest more effective laws,
Ib conclusive proof that It lacks the
desire, tho Intelligence or the moral
courage to ottnek tho conscienceless
combinations of capital that havo
flourished during recent years.
"Democracy would relievo tho coun
try of the menace of militarism and
Imperialism by following the example
set by this country In Us dealings with
Cuba and giving the Filipinos an Im
mediate promise of ultimate Independ
ence. Tho administration of colonial
system according to monarchlaHprlncl
ples Ib repugnant to our theory of gov
ernment nnd cannot be depended on
without tho assertion of doctrines
which, If carried out. will undermine
free government In the United States
"Democracy would restore the tariff
to a revenue basis nnd administer it
for revenue only, thus demolishing the
legal bulwarks behind which tho preda
tory trusts have formed reaemfwyp
tory lrusts have found refuge. Pro
tection for protection's sake Is nn In
genious devico for the exploitation of
tho masses by the privileged classes;
It has brought great Injustice to the
consumers nnd hns boon fruitful source
of widespread political corruption.
"Democracy would administer the
trensury department In behalf of the
public, not. as now, In tho Interest of
Wall street: It would prevent the re
coinngo of legal tender silver elollars
Into limited legal tender subsidiary
e'oln: It would secure to the people a
volume of standard money sufficient to
keep pace with tho demand for money;
It would favor pnper money Issued by
tho government without tho Interven
tion of national banks; It would rfsist
tho attempt to establish an asset cur
rency and branch hanks, nnd It would
oppose tho lending of government
money to favored banks. A scheme by
which the people's money Is employed
te lny a foundation for a campaign
fund and to bribe the flnnnciul Interest
to oppose any reduction of taxation.
Tho present administration or the
treasury department Is progressively
beneficial to tho capitalistic class and
progressively harmful to the producers
o! wealth.
"Democracy would make taxation
moro equitable by collecting a part of
the revenues from nn Income tax, se
cured by a constitutional amendment
nnd would bring tho government near
er to tho peoplo by the popular elec
tion of United Stntes senntors and di
rect legislation.
"Democracy would strictly regulato
the railroads, thus protecting fnrmers
nnd merchants from excessive rates
and discriminations.
"Democracy would safeguard the In
terests of tho wage earner and tho arti
san by providing for an eight-hour
dny: by substituting arbitration for
strikes and lockouts, and by restoring
tho right of trial by jury, now suspend
ed through government by Injuctlon.
"Democracy wjnilel secure to the sur
viving soldiers nnd sailors and their
dependents generous pensions, not by
an arbitrary executive order, but by
legislation which a grateful people
stands ready to enact.
"Democracy would construe1! an
Isthmian cnnal without a violation of
treaty obligations nnd without excit
ing suspicion among our sister repub
lics of Central and South America.
"Democracy would regard public of
llco ns a public trust, provide for an
honest nnd economical administration
of tho government, and punish with
severity any betrayal of olllclal duty.
"Democracy has nothing to gain
from ambiguity nnd nothing to fear
from the light. Democratic platforms
should, therefore, set forth democratic
principles, policies and purposes with
frankness, clearness and deflnlteneFs.
Those who champion the principles em
bodied In a truly democratic ciced can
appeal to tho moral Henso of tho coun
try, and trust for vindication to the
awakened conscience of an Intelligent
and patrlrtlc citizenship.
"Tho delegates chosen by this con
vention to tho democratic national con
vention nro hereby Instructed to vote
as a unit on nil questions, provided
thnt tho unit rulo may bo suspended
by a majority vote of the delegation."
Flood nt Contiell 111 tiff.
A torrent of rain which almost
reached tho proportions of a cloud
burst forced Indian creek, at Council
Bluffs, out of Its banks and flooded a
considerable portion of the business
and residence districts of that city.
Tho storm extended over a consider
able portion of southwestern lown. At
Woodbine, a small tornado destroyed n
number of small buildings and did
other damage.
Central America; the Negro's Eldorado
A Country where the Black finn Knows No Sorrow nnd Free
dom Reigns.
By Frank A. Harrison, Special Staff Correspondent.
Belize, British Honduras, Mny 2G.
Tnis old Entllsh colon;, 13 a won
derful place for a Nebraskr.n to be
hold. Situated In the tropics, on low
ground, and surrounded by nil tho lux
uriant tropical vegetation, ltr, climate
Is tempered by a steady breez from
the Caribbean sea, making It one of
the healthiest of Central American
towns. It contains about 8,000 Inhab
itants, three-fourths of whom arc col
ored. Bcllzo was the principal port for the
cutters- of logwood, mahogany and oth
er valuable woodB a hundred years
ago, and was an Important shipping
point for tho English trade. Still ear
lier it was a rendezvous of the buccan
eers and pirates that infested the Cen
tral American coasts, and it is said
n.any of tho pirates settled hero when
their business was broken up and that
they eventually becamo good citizens
and left many descendants of various
colors. It Is now a quiet, law-abiding
placo, nnd it the restless blood of the
piratical ancestors affects the present
population there Is sufllclent diversion
in tho handling of the hundreds of
boats which carry tho coast and river
trade.
Tho English havo mnde Belize the
most progressive and best of the Cen
tral American cities, nnd it Is prob
ablo that they havo only been pre
vented by tho Monroo Doctrine from
civilizing other parts of tho country.
Ono can not but think that tho cele
brated "doctrine" is wrong If its pur
pose is simply to prevent progress In
this part of tho world. If tho Idea Is
to somotlmo Amerlcanlzo tho whole
continent, then the doctrine Is right,
but tho progress Is long delayed.
Here there aro good stores, and pret
ty homes. Tho harbor Is full of ships
and nmall craft and the river is crowd
ed with boats. There is a bustlo ap
parent everywhere, nnd an evidence of
constant contact with the outside
world. There are llvo Protestant
churches, and on Sundays the build
ings are crowded with the Sunday
school pupils reciting tho lessons nnd
singing tho songs thnt nre familiar
In the United States.
In tho matter of trado there Is n
closer observance of Sunday hero than
I have ever seen. The business houses
nro all closed except the restnurants,
and tho latter sell only Ice cream. They
would not sell lemonade, gum or can
dy. Ico cream Is termed a "necessary
nrtlclc," and small cakes are served
with it. The inhabitants will sell noth
ing at their homes except strictly eat
ables. All efforts to buy cocoanuts or
fruit which hung In abundance In every
yard wero unavailing. They nil said:
"We sell nothing today. Como tomor
row."
There Is a wonderful public garden
here, whero all tho tropical plants and
fruits nro grown, and It Is probably
ono of tho most complete gardens In
tho world. It Is cared for by colored
gardeners, and Is guarded by colored
police.
One notices here that tho colored
peoplo who have grown up under the
English rule aro different from those
In tho United orates. They aro moro
quiet and business-like. They have no
recollections of "slavery days," and
therefore do not find It necessary to
go to any extreme to "show that they
aro frco." Many hero are from Jamai
ca and tho Barbadoes, also English
colonies. Most of them aro able to
read nnd write. They find it easy to
mako a living, and they dress mostly
in whlto clothes, which nro especially
fresh and clean on Sundays. Wo see
just enough "greasers" or Mexicans
here to see how miperlor to them are
the English speaking colored people.
It becomes plain to a visitor that there
Is plenty of room In Central Amcrlcn
for all tho colored people in America,
that In any of these republics they
would enjoy moro social and polltlcnl
equality than they now do In tho Unit
ed Stntes; that they could make a liv
ing with one-half tho work and worry,
and that they would bo a civilizing In
fluence In any part of tho rural coun
try from tho Rio Grande to Panama.
Wholesale, emigration south would
solvo tho "Negro problem."
Tho money question which is such
a mathematical study and constant
worry in nil tho Spanish American
republics, is no worry here. British
Honduras silver stamped on ono side
us it Is with tho profile either of Queen
Victoria or King Edward, passes for
its faco valuo in gold, and American
money circulates freely on the Bamo
basis. And in the surrounding repub
lics wltli their depreciated sliver and
hopeless flat paper money, tho money
of both tho United States and British
Honduras is called "gold." and a sil
ver dollar will buy two dollars and a
half stamped by tho other countries.
Near horo is a largo coral reef, and
boat loads of tho coral are brought to
tho city to bo broken up for ballast
on tho swamp roads and streets. When
broken up tho coral looks llko chips
of poroufl marble. In tho largo round
chunks in its nntural stato It would
sell for a hundred dollars a barrel in
tho United Stntes as curios, as most
of it Is of vory beautiful pattern.
From hero It Is ono day's trip to
Porto Cortez, in Spanish Honduras,
the great banana port and tho nntural
cntranco to tho country which Is soon
eat to feel tho civilizing influence of
"How did they get Into society?"
"Oh, they wore arrested threo times
ono morning for running their automo
biles too fast."
It's absolute proof to a woman that
she is a good mother to her children
when their uncles and aunts tell her
that sho is spoiling them.
One swallow of bock beers doesn't
mako a summer, but a sufficient num
ber of them has been known to make
a fo'.
tho United States. Tho rush there now
Is constnnt because of the banana, cof
fee nnd rubber plantations, nnd qf the
mineral possibilities in the mountain
ous interior, already tapped by several
paper railroads.
Porto Cortez, Honduras,
From a distance Americans nro Im
pressed with the Idea that tho people
and tho governments nro tho piliiolnal
reatures of Central America, but here
on tho ground on is Impt eased most
by the animal and plant life. The
Immensity and constantly chnnglng
forms of tropical growth Is a cause lor
continual astonishment.
Here in Honduras, on the level land
of low altitudes, tho palm trees seem
to have at some tlmo crowded out the
other plants. These palms now pre
sent trunks of about a foot In diame
ter, with long fern-like leaves branch
ing out about fifteen feet from tho
round. These 'eaves aro each alout
thirty feet in length und Intermingle
In such a way that the rnys of he bun
seldom reach the ground. Thus all
smaller shrubs are squeezed out. But
on every hand one may sre another
tree stifling the palms. The seeds
from tho Glnnt tree, called by tho nn
tlvcs "Cleba," aro deposited up in the
palms Just where tho group of leave
branch out. Tho seed sprouts at once
and sends up a shoot vith leaves not
unllko tho oak, only larger. At tho
same tlmo roots start toward the
ground, entwining the trunks of the
palmn. The growth cf tho new trco
and of Its dangling and twining roots
Is rapid, and in u few years tho palm
has beon choked to death and disap
pears. The twisting roots of the Cleba
grow together Into a solid trunk, and
I have seen many of tho trees over ten
feet In diameter that had thilr start
In this way, the twist of what were
once tho toots being plainly seen up
to twenty feet above the ground. Along
In tho vnlleys may be seen thousands
of instances of this palm strangula
tion In every stage, und may also bo
seen tho long liana vines nnd orchid
parlsltes In their turn attacking the
Cleba trees and other giants of tho
forest that have been able to rear their
heads above tho shade of the palm.
It Is a constant struggle of all the
plants to reach the sunlight, and In
the (scramble, llko a human scramble,
mnny nre choked or trampled to death.
There are mnny vines which crawl up
the trunks of trees, and ns they grow
larger and squcezo harder tho orlglnnl
tree is killed and remains rigid only
long enough for tho vines to consoli
date Into a common trunk to be able
to hold themselves In tho nlr. Then
tho orlglnnl tree rots and disappears
and the vines turn Into a tree them
selves, the trunk finally becoming
solid and presenting an appenrancc
not unlike that of tho giant Cleba.
Often parlsltes tako root In the bark
of a tree limb and extend vine-like
roots to tho ground. These grow Into
the ground and the circulation thus
formed changes tho vino Into another
trunk of tho parent tree, supporting
the outstretched limb. These and
many other wonderful growths would
require a volume for adequate descrip
tion. Of course, In this Jungle of battling
plants there Ib a numerous and varied
animal life. Tho comman deer exist by
the hundreds of thousands and ns
plantations and grass lands aro ex
tended by tho chopping down nnd
burning of tho forests, tho deor grow
moro numerous In spite of the fact that
they are killed by tho thousands, mak
ing venison the common meat food of
all tho rural population. Tho largo
and spotted jaguars, the mountain
lions, wildcats, coons, a mink as large
ns a coon, and many other land ani
mals roam in countless numbers
through the jungles and over tho
mountains. Iguanas, or largo lizards,
ranging from four inches to four feet
In length, are at every hand, and their
big uncles, tho alligators. Infest tho
rivers nnd lagoons. In the swamps
tho huge boas and other snakes hang
from tho tree limbs. In tho larger
forests tho monkeys rnco from limb
to limb, chntterlng llko elemented be
ings. Everywhere are tho parrots,
macaws, and a thousand other richly
plumed and hnrsh-volced birds. Ants
from minute forms to eIzcs like wasps
are constantly In search of prey.
Grasshoppers larger than Nebraska
"natives" Join with crickets In making
tho woods resound, whllo ono lone
locust In a Cleba treo could teach
volco culture to a square mllo of soven-teen-ycar
locusts nt homo and mako
Itself heard abovo thorn all.
Along the rivers aro mosquitoes, and
In the forests are chlggera, each intent
on tho "blood of an Englishman."
Tarantulas abound in tho bananas and
centipedes nnd scorpions como Into tho
houses to show their sociability.
Tho render cannot but wonder what
Is attractive and pleasant In this coun
try. Yet It Is a fact that ono visit to
tho tropics brJngs on a deslro for more
visits.
A man occasionally takes his pen In
hand, but tho umbrella he takes In
hand usually belongs to another.
Occasionally a man is bo anxious to
see hla nnme In prln t that he gets on
tho delinquent tax list.
Mrs. Ncwwed What would you be
today If It wasn't for my money?
Mr. Newwed A bachelor.
The result of tho annual physical
examinations of tho midshipmen of
tho threo clncscs at tho naval academy
at Annapolis, Md., shows that seven
teen midshipmen are disqualified to
contlnuo In the servlco nnd their resig
nations will bo handed In. Among
tho number Is O. W. Howard of Oma
ha, Neb., a member of tho fourth
class.
MONUMENT IS UNIQUE
NEW YORK TOWN BOASTS OF
MEMORIAL TO ELEPHANT
Was the First Animal of Its Kind
Brought to America Owner Made
Much Money Before the Brute Had
o Be Killed.
Ono of the oddest and yet the most
.ntere8tlng monuments erected stands
on tho public square In tho town of
Somers, In tho northern part of West
chester county, says the New York
Telegram.
It Is a memorial to tho first elephant
brought to tho United States and to
tho spot on which tho first circus this
country ever saw was erected.
Somers Is a quiet little township,
with its fertile fnrms and dreamy vol
loys, and yet you nsk any villager
about tho odd-looking monument, with
nn elephant surmounting tho high col
umn, and his bosom will swell with
pride as he tells you tho history of
tho first elephant that ever walked
tho streets of that place.
Tho monument, which Is nenr a
country Inn called tho Elephant hotel,
wus erected sixty yenrs ago to "Old
Bet," which was tho elephant's name.
Her owner was Hackallah Balloy. His
brother was a sea captain, and ono (
dny while taking on a cargo on tho
Asiatic coast ho bought tho elephant
at a bargain and reached Now York
with her on his sailing vessel in 1S21.
It took tho vessel mnny months to
sail to Now York, and "Old Bot" had
no keeper to look nfter her llko tho
circus beasts do nowadays, but sho
stood tho trip well. Sho was very fat,
as sho devoured everything she could
put her trunk on. Hackallah Balloy
Immediately purchased tho elephant
on tho arrival of his brother and start
ed out to exhibit her. Ho mado "Old
Bet" walk all the way to Somorstown, v
traveling only at night nnd giving ex
hibitions in barns during tho day,
charging ten cents admission "to seo
tho greatest show elephant ou earth."
"Old Bet" proved to bo tho greatest
attraction ever seen. Crowds followed
her at night and those who didn't havo
ton cents rnn ahead to tho next show
placo and hid In hay mows until tho
beast arrived.
On reaching Somers, and whero tho
monument now Ib, Mr. Bailey put up a
tent, nnd stnrtcd a circus with tho
elephant ns tho main and only attrac
tion and her owner mado a barrel of
money.
Tho primitive circus lasted in Som- 4
ers for months before Mr. Balloy sent
"Old Bet" on a tour of the United
States.
Keepers overfed and spoiled the ele
phant and ono dny sho broke her
chains nnd killed ono of them. It was
shown ho had angered her and so sho
was forgiven and given another
chanco to live.
Whllo In South Carolina In 1827 sho
crushed another keeper to death, then
escaped and started on n run across
country. Tho circus hnnds chased her
for twenty miles beforo they got a
fatal bullet In her brain.
When Shall We Win?
When shall wo win? Why. when wo fire
Straight to tho mark nnd never tiro;
W lion wo hold fast, ns wo'vo begun,
And still work on, till nil Is done.
When shall wo win? When, filled with
zeal,
Wo fnou tho foe of common weal,
And Hinging to tho wind each fenr.
tJod's trumpet call ulono wo heart
When shall wo win? When we'ro con
tent To die, nor to rctrent consent;
Hcsolved to shun tho recreant's shame:
And rather choose a martyr's name.
When shall wo win? 'TIs best to say
"What can wo do from day to day?"
With truth, nnd faith In truth, wo dare 1
Not faint, or fnlter, or despair.
Tho causo of right Is charged to win
Omnipotence li not with sin
Hlnco Clod Is King, Ills causo will seo
Tho light nnd crown of victory.
He this our cause: that we endure;
'TIs this will keen our conscience pure,
And when tho righteous causo has won,
We, too, shall hear tho words, "Well
done."
Row Dawson Uurns, D. D.
A Little Girl's Loves.
Ilcsslo (nged five) was accustomed
to como to her mother's room boforo
tho fnmlly wns up. Ono Sunday morn
ing, whllo making tho customnry visit,
tho odors of breakfast In preparation
mnnnged to reach tho sleeping quar
ters. Bessie, with her arms around
her mother's neck, gavo ono or two
vigorous sniffs, then with nn nlr of
anticipation announced, "Mamma,
there's two flngs I dess love mos' of
enyflng In der world."
"What aro they, Bessie?" nsked her
mamma.
"God and baked beans," Besslo re
plied, smacking her lips. Llpplncott's.
Business on Co-operative Plan.
A Russian traveler, who recently
mado a tour through Manchuria In tho
Interest of n scientific association, V
gives a very Interesting account of
tho business usnges In that province.
Ho says thcro aro In a Chlneso busi
ness houso neither proprietors nor em
ployes. All persons employed share
In tho profits of tho undertaking. Dur
ing tho year each member receives, nt
certnln Intervals, a klud of salary,,
which, however, Is meted out so spar
ingly as to bo hardly sufllclent to sup
ply tho necessities of life. At tho
closo of tho year the accumulated 4
profit aro divided.
American Cigarettes In Turkey.
The smoking of cigarettes Is almost
universal In Turkey among tho adults
of both soxes. Tho supply of clgnretto
paper therefore is an Important Itom
of trado.' Tho tobacco used Is of 4apar
growth. Tho paper employed nlthtto
has been almost entirely of Austrian
origin. This year American cigarette
paper has been Introduced, and meets
with evident favor. It is supplied
through Constantinople dealers,
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