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"r") Boy ShotWhllo Swimming.
Norfolk, Aug. IG. Harney tflfloffor,
ngod twenty years, was shot twlco by
Fanner Dlotz fir swimming in tho
Elkhorn river on Welz's promisca.
ills condition Is serious.
Boy Killed by Threshing Machine.
Cozail, Neb., Aug. US. A six-year-
tild on or O. J. Hanby, a prominent
farmer living nliio miles southwest of
here, was run over by a throsliliiB
inaclilno ' and IiiHtanlly killed.
Prisoner Sawo Hole Too Small.
151k Point, Neb., Aug. II. A prison
er hold here in tho county Jail await
lug trial for highway lobhury nearly
escaped. Ho had sawed his way up
thiouKh tho lloor of tho oillro of tho
Herlt of tho courtB, under which tho
jail l located, and had pushed his
head and ono arm and shoulder
.tlnoiigh the opening, but was unable
to got fmtlipr or oven back Into tho
nll and reach his Improvised saw.
Jle Jlnally called help to got him out
or the hole, and Jailer Aulhur prompt
ly secured his prisoner.
CONDITION OF NEBRASKA CROPS.
Corn Is Growing Finely, but Rain Is
Needed in the Northwest.
Lincoln, Aug. J (!. Stacking and
threshing has progressed well except
In a lew southwestern counties, where
tvoiK was delayed by wet weather the
first part of the week. Spring wheat
3s mostly cut and the damago by rust
Is generally considered small. Consid
erable gtaln Is still In the shock In
western and northern counties, whllo
in central and southeastern counties
it Is mostly either stacked or threshed.
Corn has grown finely In most parts
of the state. It Is earing heavily,
with large stalks and promises a largo
-rop. In northeastern counties a lack
of moisture has caused the crop to he
Jess promising, and the high temper
.alum of last week Injured corn In
fljnall areas In a number of northeast
ern counties, while rain would benefit
the crop generally in that part of tho
.state.
3TATUE OF MORTON ARRIVES.
"Bronze Monument Reaches Nebraska
City Ahead of Schedule.
Nebraska City, Neb.. Aug. 1 1. Sev
eral weeks ahead of Its schedule tho
massive bionze statue of the late .1.
Sterling Morton, which Is to bo erect
ed at Morton park, In the western
part of this city, arrived hero. It
was understood that the statue, which
was reported somo time ago as having
started from Pnrls, was shipped In
Amnil to Omaha, where It would bo re
"uviHed and brought to this city when
'over the committee asked for It. In
stead It was released in New York on
Aug. " and camo direct to this city.
The Btatuo, which weighs with tho
pedestal 2, MO pounds, Is considered
by those who have seen It to bo a
iJnhUiiul portraiture of the late secre
tary of agriculture. Tho committee
will meet next month and fix a date
ffeir tho dedication of the statue. It
Is expected that all of tho sons of
Mr. Morton will be present nnd take
part in tho ceremony.
:FENCES NOW FEW UP NORTH.
.Prosecutions by Uncle Sam Causes
Them to Fall Very Fast.
Omaha, Aug. 15. The activity of
alio United States district attorney's
ofllce in prosecuting tho land-fencing
cases Is causing no little tribulation
Xo tho cattlemen in the North IMatte,
Valentino and Alliance districts, and
reports from special agents of the
land department now In these Ileitis
Indicate that the fences are coining
down rapidly.
It Is known that leading representa
tives of tho cattlemen have been to
"Washington to try to call off tho pros
eeutioms, and It is incidentally ru
mored that a strong effort has been
made to secure tho removal of the of
ficials who have been so earnest in
ferreting out these cases. As nothing
.lias yet como of tills, tho Inference
ifollows that tho department of justice
)oes not Intend to handicap tho olll
clals in thoir work In tho slightest.
Stenographer Dave Dickinson of tho
district attorney's o 111 no lias Just re
lumed fiom a trip through the north
orn part of tho state and ho reports
that fences have become a very scarco
.article In that section, which ho at
tributes to tho activity of the depart
ment of justice in requiring the re
moval of nil Illegal fences.
Special District Attorney Rush ex
pects to visit the cattle oountiy within
ta few days to familiarize himself with
fcne conditions up there and to ascer
"tain how nearly the cattlemen are
complying with their promises to
lake down their fences.
Opera House at Webster City Burns.
Webster City, la., Aug. 15. Fire of
-mysterious origin totally destroyed
:the opera house block, Wells' restaur
sont and part of the Independent Or--dor
of Odd Fellows hall. The loss will
3)0 about $25,000.
Sure TliliiK.
"JubwciIDo you know, old mnu, I
eton't spend so much money now as 1
.Jld before I was married. Mooney
SUow'R that? Juswed Well, 1 don't
ilmve It to spend,
Wings of the Morning.
(Continual fn m 1'ago Time )
caused her to" hasten to bis side.
The Dyaks bad bioken cover. Run
ning In seatt"icd sections across the
sniaR they were risking such loss as
the dereiiiiers might be able to Inlllct
upon them during a brief race to the
shelter and food to be obtained In the
other part of the Inland.
.lenks did not lire at the scurrying
gang He was walling for one man,
Taung S'AII. Itut that redoubtable
lioisoti having probably suggested this
dash Pir liberty, bad fully icnllzcd tho
einlable shale or attention he would
attract during the passage, lie there
fore (llsiMided bis vhhl attire and by
borrowing odd garments made himself
sullh-lonlly like unto the remainder of
ids ciew to deceive the sailor until the
rush of men was over. Among them
ran the Mohammedan, who did not
look up the valley, but waved his hand.
When all had quieted down again
.lenks understood bow he bad been
fooled. He laughed so heartily that
Iris, not knowing either the cause of
bis merriment oi I lie leason of tils nil
looked for clemency to the Hying foe,
feaied the -am bad affected him.
lie at once quitted the post occupied
during -o protracted a vigil.
"Now," he cried, "we can eat In
peace. I have stripped the chief or
his Ilnevy. His men can twit him on
being forced to shed bis gorgeous plum
age In order to save bis life. Anyhow,
they will leave us in peace until night
falls, so we must make the best of a
hot afternoon."
Hut lie was mistaken. A greater dan
ger than any yet experienced now
threatened them, for Taung S'AII, furi
ous and unrelenting, resolved that If
he could not obtain the girl he would
slay the pair of them, and he had ter
rible weapons in his possession.
CIIArTEIt XIII.
KSTDKNTS In tropical countries
know that the heat is gieatest,
or certainly least bearable, be
tween '2 and -1 o'clock In the
afternoon.
At the conclusion of a not very lus
cious repast .leuks suggested that they
should rig up the tarpaulin in such
wise as to gain protection from the
sun and yet enable him to cast a
watchful eye over the valley. Iris help
ed to raise the great canvas sheet on
the supports he had prepared. Once
shut off from tho devouring rnys, the
hot breeze then springing into fitful
existence cooled their blistered but per
spiring skin and made life somewhat
tolerable.
Still adhering to his policy of com
batting the first enervating attacks of
thirst, the sailor sanctioned the con
sumption of tho remaining water. As
a last desperate expedient to be re
sorted to only In case of sheer necessi
ty, he uncorked a bottle of champagne
and filled the tin cup. The sparkling
wine, with Its volume of creamy foam,
looked so tempting that Iris would
then and there have risked Its potency
were she not promptly withheld.
.lenks explained to her that when tho
wine became quite Hat and Insipid they
might use It to moisten their parched
lips, liven so, In their present super
heated state, the liquor was unques
tionably dangerous, but ho hoped It
would not harm them If taken In mi
nute quantities
Accustomed now to Implicitly accept
his advice, she fought and steadily con
quered the craving withtn her. Oddly
enough, the "thawing" of their scorch
ed bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought
a certain degree of relief. They were
supremely uncomfortable, but that was
na naught compared with the relnxn
tion from the torments previously
borne.
For a long time the best part of an
hour, perhaps they remained silent.
The sailor was reviewing the pro";
and cons of their precarious condition.
It would, of course, bo a matter of sti
promo importance were the Indian to
be faithful to his promise. Here the
prospect was decidedly hopeful. The
man was an old soldier, and the ex
olhcer of nntho cavalry knew how en
during was the attachment of this poor
convict to home and military service.
Probably at that moment the Moham
medan was praying to tho prophet and
bis two nephews to aid him in rescuing
the sahib and the woman whom the
sahib held so dear, for the all wise and
all powerful Indian government Is very
merciful to offending natives who thus
condone their former crimes.
Hut, liow.soeer willing he might be,
what could one man do among so
many? The Dyaks were hostile to him
In race and creed, and assuredly in
furiated against tho foreign devil who
had killed or wounded in round num
bers one-llfth or their total force. Very
likely the hapless Mussulman would
lose his life that night in attempting
to bring water to the foot of the rocL.
Even if the man succeeded in eluding
tho vigilance of ids present associates,
where was the water to come from?
There was none on the island save
that In the well. In all likelihood the
Dyaks had a store in the remaining
sampans, hut the native ally of the
beleaguered pair would have a task of
exceeding dltllculty In obtaining one
of the Jars or skins containing it.
Again, granting all things went well
that night, what would bo the llual
outgoing, of. Mm. str.uciiloV How lc-ug
could Iris withstand the exposure, the
strain, the heartbreaking misery of
the rock?
lie shook restlessly, not awaie that
the girl's sorrowful glance, luminous
with love and pain, was llcd upon
him Summarily dismissing thec gris
ly phantoms of the mind, he usknl
himself what the Mohammedan m n t -ly
meant by warning him against the
trees on the right and the "silent
death" that might come from them lb
was about to crawl forth to (lie Up ot
the rock anil Investigate mutter in
that locality when Iris, who also urn,
busy with her thoughts, restrained him.
"Walt a little while," she said '.None
or the D.vaks will entuie Into the open
until night talis. And I have some
thing to say to j mi."
There was a quiet solemnity In her
voice that .lenks had never heard be
lore. It chilled him. His heart .c
knowledged a quick sense of ell omen.
He raised himself sllghtl. and turned
toward her. Her face, beautitul ii.nl
serene beileath its dlsllgui cutouts, wore
an expression ol settled purpose. For
the life of lil in lie dined not question
Iter.
"Thai man, the interpreter," she said,
"told you that if I weie given up to the
chief he and bis followers would go
away and molest you no more."
Ills forehead seamed with sudden
anger.
"A mere bait," he protested. "In any
event It Is hardly worth discussion."
And the answer came, cleai and res
olute: "I think I will agree to those terms."
At first he regarded her with undis
guised and wordless amazement. Then
the appalling thought darted through
his brain that she contemplated this
supreme sacrifice in order to save him
A clammy sweat bedewed his brow,
but by sheer will power lie contrived
0!
to say:
"You must be niad to even dream
such a thing. Don't you understand
what it means to you and to me? It
Ib a ruse to trap us. They are ungov
erned savages. Once they had you in
their power tney would laugn at a
promise made to me."
"You may be mistaken. They must
have some sense of fair dealing. liwu
assuming that such was their iuten
Hon, they may depart from It. They
have already lost a great many men.
Their chief, having gained ills main
object, might not be aide to persuade
them to take further risks. I will make
It a part or the bargain that they tlrst
supply you with plenty of water. Then
you, unaided, could keep them at hay
for many days. We lose nothing; we
can gain a great deal by endeavoring
to pacify them."
"Iris," he gasped, "what are you
saying?"
The unexpected sound of her name
on his lips almost unnerved her. Put
no martyr ever went to the stake with
more settled purpose than tills pure
woman, resolved to Immolate herself
for the sake of the man she loved. He
had dared all Tor her, faced deatlt In
many shapes. Now It was her turn.
Her eyes wete lit with a seraphic tire,
her sweet face resigned as that or an
angel.
"I have thought it out," she mur
mured, gazing at lilm steadily, yet
scarce seeing him. "It is wortlt try
ing as a last expedient. We are aban
doned by all save the Lord, and it does
not appear to be his holy will to help
us on earth. We can struggle on here
until we die. Is that right when one
ofjiis mayllve?'L
to be continued.
' """"THE GEISHA GIRL.
It Tnlccft Sisvoro TritliiliiK in Develop
'KIiIh JuyuiivHu Artlt.
There nrw many geisha training
school In Japan, but the best of them
all Is, I think, the one In Kioto to
which I, with .some dlfllcnlty, gained
admittance. It Is apparently a delight
ful place, but It is a place of unremit
ting toll. The girls are apprenticed to
these schools by their parents or guard
inns at the age oftentimes of six
years, and for ten years at least they
are put through such a course of train
ing as would break the spirits of girls
less Inured to unquestioning obedience
to authority. Their ph.vslcal training
Is of great Importance, of course, and
each little girl must go through such
exercises every day as will keep her
little body tlexlble as rubber, and after
that is finished she must devote her
time to tasks that far exceed in dltll
culty any schoolgirl work Imaginable
to one of us.
No woman of ordinary mind can pos
sibly become a successful gelslia, no
cause she must be able to acquire and
make use of every kind of worldly
knowledge which will lend to her con
versation a vivacity and charm that
will lead men to seek her society. Tho
dancing and the music are the least
of a geisha entertainment as It Is un
derstood by a Japanese. These aro
merely an nccompaulmcnt to the feast
which Is served by small apprentices,
RjiclL l!ttlPgirlR, Indeed,, as int s
isv I .avati ve BromO Oumilie Tablets. ,9
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Interesting stories and bright repartee,
and In this the girls are trained rig
Idly. Eleanor Franklin in Leslie's
Weekly.
A LIMIT TO ALL THINGS.
IS vii i WIinl a 'Woniiiu (nii IJo With
the llnnily Hairpin.
lie had been away on a long journey,
and upon his return Ids wife was de
tailing to him a number of reforms
and improvements which she had suc
cessfully engineered during his ab
Ronee. "And you know," she said, "the draw
er that was locked for over a mouth
and which you said couldn't be opened
except by a locksmith? Well" tri
umphantly "I opened It."
"Well, well. How did you do It?"
"With a hairpin."
"And the oven door," she continued,
"has been slopping around on one bingo
for ever so long Just because you were
too lazy lo tlx it, but It's all right
now.
"Well, I'm glad you had it fixed."
"Had It fixed! I llxud It myself
with a hairpin."
"And then there's that crayon por
trait of mother Hint Ktond In Hie enr-!
nor for almost six solid weeks because
you never would bring me any pic
ture hooks"
"Well, 1 intended to, but"-
"Oh. hut! Well. It don't make any
difference now. I got it up with a
hook I made myself out of a hairpin."
"Ye gods!" he said.
"And there's Willie. You've boon
coaxing him ami bribing him for a
year, trying to break him oil' biting his
nails, and I broke him In a week."
"With a hairpin?" 'lie inquired
weakly.
"No!" she snapped. "Don't be a
goose! With a hairbrush."
An oiit HnvriiNh imiiiul.
"Greensleeves" is a good old English
ballad and tune mentioned by Shake
speare in the "Merry Wives of Wind-1
sor" and has been a favorite since the
hitter part of the sixteenth century.
The tune is much older than the words,
probably as old as the days of Henry
VIII. It Is also known as "The Black
smith" and "The Brewer" and was a
great favorite with the cavaliers. A
modified version Is found in the "Beg
gars' Opera." The tune Is still sung to
"Christinas conies but once a year"
and many oilier songs of the same
rhythm or with tho burden "Which no
body can deny."
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