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iThe Chief
C. B. HALE, Publisher
RED CLOUD,
NEBR
A Boiling Down of (lie More Impor
tant Events Here and There
Foreign.
The Imitation from Hip Flitted
States lor Ureal lirltiilti to partlcl
imto In mi International eontoronce
with :i view to logulntlng the killing
iiT souls in tiic International waters
of North America haw been loferrod
through the tolonlal otllce In Canada.
The London foreign otlleo leirned
Indirectly that (!criiiuny hail Informed
the stale deiarlment of the United
States that she had agreed to the
terms by which the llrltlsli, French
and (icrmaii groups of financiers were
each to sunonder n portion of their
shaios In the Chinese railway loan In
order to enable the Americans to par
ticipate. The more liberal section of the
French episcopate, headed by Archbish
op TiiriniiM' of llancy, are beginning to
question the wisdom of the militant
section whlili bewail the formation of
a league of Catholic voters In the com
ing elections. Instead the tormer ad
vocate a broader union, which shall
Include, with the Catholics, other con
sorvatiie loices.
An extraordinary attempt at whole
Mile poisoning among military olllcers
In 'tenna has caused a Herniation. A
large niimlier of olllcers Just pro
moted to lie captains in the' general
htaif bavi. received through the mails
sample boxes of pills. Those, were
accompanied by a circular iccoui
mending them for nervous debility.
One of the olllcers, Captain Mader.
took some of the pills and died al
most immediately. An autopsy re
vealed the presence of cyanide of
potassium and that death 'had been
caused by this poison.
General.
Tower of revolutionists is gaining
strength in Nicaragua,
taken from Town Marshal Ilroadway
A Jury In tlio Henry county (Illin
ois) circuit court set aside the will of
John I.ooney, who left $50,000 to
Charles nnd Harry Lnoncy of Val
paraiso, Ind., and James I.ooney of
Kansas City.
More harmony of action Is expected
as n result of the meeting nt Wasn
ington of railroad commissioners.
A woman teacher In tlio Denver
public schools, whoso niimo Is with
hold by the police, became insane
when teaching her class and Iiukuii
to disrobe In the presence of her pu
plls.
James Freeman Curtis of Huston,
now t'nlted States district attorney
and once Intel collegiate golf champion
of the t'nlted States, has been chosen
assistant peeiotnry' of the V. H.
treasury.
Five miles of the Panama canal
luive bcin opened to navigation. This
includes the channel Irom a point In
the Ma of I'anauui. Steamships ply
ing 1m ween San .'rnnrlscn and Pa
nama and the west coast polls of
South America rnd Panama are usini;
this part of the canal daily.
The Topcka Commercial club has
received word from the governors of
Arkansas, West Virginia and Ken
tucky that they will be in Topcka to
attend the good roads congress on
December 14-15. The club expects
nearly nil of the governor's west of
the Alleghenles to lie present.
Oeorgo Crocker, youngest son of the
Into Callfornfa millionaire, Charles C.
Ciocker, Is slowly dying at his homo
In New York from a nialaily said to
be a cancer.
The (iront plains reconnolssnnco
party of the United States bureau of
soils, is assembling at Victoria, Tex.
During the winter work will lie done
along the liulf coast north of Corpus
Chrifitl.
Senator Horah called on the presi
dent in the Interest of western Irriga
tion prolllects.
After hearing Samuel Cotupers
rpeak at Cooper union 200 members
of the Ladles' Waist makers union de
cided to go on strike for shorter hour
nnd higher wages.
The llrltlsli liberal government Is
fined an ultimatum to the peers.
Hloodhounds proved so far unsuo
cessful In running down tlio assail
ant of seventeen-year-old Myra Smith
at Lima, Ohio, who was attacked In
the streets, that there eaino near be
ing a lynching of the wrong man.
J. S. Clarkfion will not be reappoint
ed as the biirveyor of the port of New
York.
Customs frauds at Now York are
not limited to tho sugar cases.
What appears to have been an nt
tompt upon the life of llaron Albert
Jtothschlld of Vicuna is roported from
Schillersdoif, tho Uothsehlld hunting
teat In upper Silesia.
Mechanics' liens aggregating $Kr.
016.15 have been Hied against tho In
dependent Telephone eoiiijmny at
Omaha.
Theodore Roosevelt, as n cnndldato
for governor of Now' York In 1010, Is
the prediction of Congressman W. W.
Cocks of tho Oyster Hay, N. Y dis
trict. Mariners aro to be sent south with
Nicaragua the possible destination.
: ILIbJ ill I U
condensed;
Mm. Hoosevelt nnd her daughter
have returned from Kurope.
Flvo members of family klllul and
two fatally hurt when trolley car hits
an nuto near Los Angeles.
Tho government facet important
problems relating to channels nnd
terminals In proposed waterways Im
provement. Lyman J. (luge, former secretary of
the treasury, was married at San Di
ego to Mrs. Ada Hallou. Cage Is 73,
Ills wife 35.
It may be many weeks beforo all
bodies are removed from tho Illinois
mine, wherein they were killed by
black damp.
Morgan Chambers, n negro, was
and Deputy Joe ('amp at Median,
Miss., by a mob of 200 masked men
and his body riddled with bullets.
The comptroller of the currency Is
sued a certificate authorizing the First
National bank of Linton, X. I)., to be
gin business, with a capital of $25,000.
Civil service examinations will be
held December IS for rural carriers
at Friend, O'Neill, Steele City and
Wlnslde. Nob.
President Taft said he enjoyed his
Thanksgiving dinner because ne
speeclimaklng had to follow.
Heavy loss of life Is feared as tho
result of an explosion In u coal mine
nt Ououra, Lukoko province, Japan.
Fifteen men are known to have per
ished, while 228 minors are entombed
In (tie workings.
Announcement Is made that Senator
(lUggenhelin has donated $511,000 for
a new building for the Colorado State
Normal school.
Serious rock ami hiiowslldes on the
Canadian Pacific tallway In the Rocky
mountains linve compelled the cancel
lation of all trains.
At St. Paul. .Minn.. Judge Walter II.
Sanborn, In the United Sti.tos circuit
court or appeals, handed down an op
inion setting uslde the verdict and
ordering a new trial in tlio case of tho
United States against tho Union Pu
clllc Coal company.
The secretary of the Dos Moines
Commercial club received word from
Congressman Hull that the secretary
of war ban ordered that the military
tournament for next year shall bo
held in Des Moines.
(iiilseppo Anlello, a member of tho
"black hand" society which operated
In Cincinnati, died In tho federal
prison at Leavenworth. Kas.
The Nebraska Woman's Suffrage as
sociation decided to (Ind out, from ev
ery candidate for the legislature
whether he will favor permitting the
women to -vote.
Washington.
The forthcoming report of the spe
cial naval board, of which Rear Ad
miral Swirt is chairman. It Is de
clared, will submit recommendations
to the secretary of tho navy that will
revolutionize the operation of Ameri
can navy yards. Olllclals refuse to
give any idea or what tho report will
be, but experts are of the opinion that
concentration will be the burden of
tlio report.
"I shall cheerfully aid you in your
proposed temperance movement In tlio
army," promises General Frederick
Grant, In command of the Department
of the Great Lakes, In a letter ad
dressed to tho Rev. Wither !'. Crafts
of Washington, superintendent of the
International Reform Hureau.
Satisfactory progress In tho con
struction of tho Panama cannl Is
shown In tho annual report of the
Isthmian canal commission for tho
llscnl year ending June :!0, 1909, niado
public by tho secretary of war.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
outlining work mapped out for cer
tain bureaus of the Department of
Agriculture uoxt year, said that a soil
survey would be made of tho western
part of Nebraska and Kansas in tho
development of a plan comprehending
the survey of the entire United
States.
The Interior department has with
drawn ft om disposition, as containing
water jiower possibilities, about 9,(501
acres of land along the Smith river in
Montana. This tract will bo held In
resere pending action by congress,
which Is expected to enact legislation,
governing the disposal of power sites
on the public domain. A portion of
tlio lands withdrawn are unsurveyed.
Practically every small railroad In
tho country carries the United States
mails at a dead loss, according to
Ralph Peters, president of tho Long
island Railroad company, who called
upon President Taft to pay his re
spects. The nppiopriatlons made by
congress for carrying tho mails, Mr.
Peters declared, are uttetly Inade
quate and he stated that he would
take up the subject with that body
this winter.
Personal.
Six summary dismissals were made
at the New York customs house.
The general counsel of the Stand
ard Oil company sees the bright side
of tho court decision.
It Is thought that bodies of many
men in the Illinois mine will never
bo recovered.
Former President Castro, an exile
In Santiuider, Spain, la accused dally
by the highest olllclals of the Vene
zuelan government of attempting to
foment a revolution against the Go
mcz regime.
Castro Is accused of trying to fo
ment trouble In Venezuela.
The Finnish diet has been dissolved
for relusal to obey Russian orders.
C. L. Winched says ho lias not re
signed the presidency or the Rock Is
land road.
A $17,000 robbery of the !:. m. F.
Automobile company of Detroit was
reported nnd a discharged paymaster
is missing.
Governor Charles N. Haskell and
tho other six dofeudantu charged with
conspiring to defraud tho government
In Muskogee towu lots pleaded not
gulity.
GASH FOR MEN
IMPROVEMENT IN METHOD OF
TESTING CREAM.
PRICE FOR NEBRASKA BUTTER
Copies of House Journals Received In
Improved Form. Other Matters
, at State Capital.
Tho Nebraska butter mnrket is
within a cents of the Hlgln market,
Instead of within 1 cents, tho dlfTercn
tlal which hns ruled for 'years. Dur
ing tho next year this means $250,000
for tho Nebraska farmers. Tho 'efforts
of tho Nebraska Btato pure food com
mission to get absolutely correct tests
of tho butter fat percentages havo
brought this about.
Hlgln Is the butter market of tho I
world. Tho Nebraska buyers, In pur
chasing butter, have paid 1 cents un,;
dor tho Klgln market for butter fatl
This margin Includes freight and other
losses. In the latter ono of tho Im
portant Items Is dishonest, careless or
Incompetent grading by the local test
ers. Klllclcncy In cream testing has
shaved the margin 20 per cent, nnd
this difference now goes to the butter
fat producer.
Tho difference of 1 cent a pound hna
proved a formidable Item. During
1908, 157,1 1 1,000 pounds or butter were
shipped. A difference or t cent n
pound on this menus $37 1 , 1 10. A
quarter of n million dollars In In
creased returns to dairymen Is re
garded as a conservative estimate of
tho saving.
Food commissioner Mains has been
working ror several months on tho
cream testing proposition. The Im
provement In testing methods has
been rapid, nnd since the beginning
of tho term of Governor Shallenbor
ger, the system has been entirely re
volutionized. The testing Is now a
science. False grading Is punishable
by a heavy line. Testers must prove
their ability, and they lose their per
mits If they aro caught making mis
takes, House Journals Printed.
A half dozen copies of tho house
Journals compiled by the Hon. T. Cone,
chief clerk of the. late house of repre
sentatives, have been received by tho
secretary of state and it Is not near
time for tho next session to convene.
The journal contains 1,167 pages; tho
pictures of the state ofllcors, olllcers
and members of the legislature and
as n new reature a record In tabulated
form of every oinclnl net of every
member or tho legislature during the
session nnd a tabulated record of
every bill Introduced. The table refers
to the page on which every motion
was made regarding each bill. There
Ib another table In the book willed
gives the epitomized tltlo of every
bill together with Its number. At least
1500 of the journals will be bound in
henvy cardboard with leather covers.
The book is much smaller than thoso
of previous sessions nnd tho paper
on which it Is printed Is of better
quality. Mr. T. Cone has made It pos
sible for anyone to secure the official
record of any mombers with little
trouble.
Nebraska an Apple State.
Nebraska Tared well at the national
horticultural congress at Council
Hluffs. Secretary C. G. Marshall of the
state horticultural society, assisted by
Clyde II. Harnard, made a display for
tho Nebraska Foclety that placed Ne
braska In tho front rank as a fruit
growing state. For general display
by any state, the Nebraska society
took second premium, $150 In cash.
Iowa was first In general display only
defeating Nebraska because It had a
lamer number of variety of apples.
The Nebraska state horticultural
society was llrst and won a $1100 silver
loving cup for having tho best display
by any stnte horticultural society. It
was also first In the most artistic dis
play and won a gold medal over such
competitors ns Mnryland, Virginia and
North Carolina. The latter state was
second in artistic display.
On Its display of homo orchard col
lection of apples, Nebraska was llrst
and won a silver loving cup.
Taking Money from Pupils.
Considerable feeling Is being stirred
up throng) Lincoln at the way the
schools are creating a feeling of class
between the rich and poor pupils. Ac
cording to the pupils, whose parents
are making the complaint, pupils who
brought their dimes to school wero
recently given a half holiday to visit
the art exhibit at the State university.
Thoso who did not have a dime wero
compelled to remnln In school nnd aU
tend to the regular routine work.
Maupln Calls Labor Meeting.
Labor Commissioner W. M. Maupln,
who Is president of the Nebraska
State Federation of Labor, has called
a meeting of tho association, to bo
held In South Omaha January 4. Tho
purpose or tho meeting Is to discuss
legislation affecting labor.
Commission Slow to Act.
Ilecauso of tho falluro of tho Stato
Rallwny commission to report tho
name of Adna Dobson to tho attorney
general for Investigation as to his
right to recclvo a pass, as reported by
tho Burlington railroad, Mr. Dobson
has beou placed In a very embarrass
ing position. Tho report of tlio Hur
llngton showed that ho had received
u pass to Madrid. Mr. Dobson said
ho has never received any pass from
tho Hurlingtou or any other road
since tho anti-pass lav; became effective.
THE ROADS DO WELL.
Mako More Money Under Two-Cent
Fare Law.
Tho Minneapolis &. Omaiin, whoso
net earnings per inllo for the year end
ing In June, 1907, Just nfter tho lower
rates went Into effect, was $1,851.91,
and for tho year ending In Juno, 1909,
when all freights and passengers wero
moved at the lower rates, $1,899,50.
Tho gross ' earnings In Nebraska
amounted to $1, 725,298.10 for the 1907
period, and $1,817,728.12 for 1909. Tho
passenger earnings for the 1907 period
amounted to $122,513.83, and for 1909,
$488,:i8l.53. The total cost of oper
ation amounted to $1,199,581.95 In 1907
nnd for 1909, $1,231,933.21. Tho busi
ness done by the railroads In Nebraska
for the years ending Juno 30, 1907 and
June 30, 1909, a year when tho lower
freight rates and passenger rntes wero
not In force and a year when they
were In force, shows that tho net earn
ings of all tho railroads have in
creased except the Missouri Pacific.
The Union I'aclllc has not yet re
ported. Tho Northwestern increased
Its earnings per tulle from $2,199.71 to
$2,381.73; the Hurllngton from $2,
710.55 to $3,102.19; the Rock Island de
creased from $1,087.17 to $1,138.02, but
Its Increase in operating expenses was
greater than this. The Missouri I'a
clllc decreased its earning from $155,-'
3S to $151.85. The following Is a
table of comparison.
Northwestern.
1907. 1909
IMssi'MKi'm canted
cue mile tiO.O.IT.SO, !C7l)l,0,'!2
lMmu'iiwr lev-
emin Sl.aso.lll.fiT JI.791.I10.S2
PiiMhi-tigc-r iirn-
Ings p.'i- mile
or 1-n.iil $l.4S8S.i 1,9.S.C2
i; irnliiKH tier pan-
m'iikit train
mil" 1.41 1.51
No of roiicnc.H
per tinlli 4.7 4.0
Gross npi-ratlng
oMiiHrn St.ir.l.fiTl.Ki 1 1, 11 5,2.10.20
Opd.itlfiK cv-
lii'tisi.s per train
mile $1 2.'! I $ 1.2011
Net Income prr
mile of road.. J2.1!lfl.7t $2.:tS 1.73
I'.ipsctiKi'rs pir
train mile M i"T
Burlington.
P.icNt'iiKi rp carried
om- nillc 2t.0!i7."'.L':i Sifl.AS.V.I I
I'dHSTllMT IPV-
iiuu $ I. Ml"!'. 03 .".. 107. ).".. 12
I'liHsetiKcr earn
ings per mile -
of load J1.SH2.M J2,2!H.1!
KnrnltiKH per pmh-
M-ngiir train
mile $1,177 Jl.fiCI!
Averimo iiuinlicr
coiii'lic S.fiS ('..22
(iroMo operating
t-xpcmn-M ?i::.!57.7:S2.21 $t2,0'l3,7RI.28
Ojierntlin; exp.
per train iiiIIh Jl.'ill tA3
Net Income prr
mile $2,710.r,r, $.1,102)9
Passengers per
train mile.... C0.7 "?.M
Rock Island.
Pnp.wengein car
ried one mile. Ht.7ni.cr, I 27,210.714
I'asucnuci rev
enue $IS7.'JfiMG $:d0."r,s.r,i
Passenger eain-
lni;s per mile
of load $2.27S.!i.r. $2,417.22
MirnlnuH per pas-
HCiiKcr train
mile $1,047 $1.4S9
Aerat:e number
conrlies .... 5.1 C.4C
CJios.s operating
expenses $l,21K.7f.S.M $1.17R,2r.2.C1
Operating exp.
per train mile $1,149 $1,318
Net Income per
mile JI.OS7.47 Jl.03S.fi2
P.iKKengere per
train mile ... fc 40 f,7
Missouri Pacific.
P.wsrngerH car
ried one mllo.. 13,903.013 14.293,3.13
Passenger rev-
enuo J301.323.7S J270,r.4S.2t
P.iNMengci- earn-
Inns per train
mile $!C.4.35 $891. SS
KarnltiRH iter pas-
.setiKcr train
mile $0,731 SO. 71 4
fJrosH operating
expense-) $l.tS2.C)S.17 $1. ICO, 172.09
Operating exp-
pcr train mile $1,340 $1,472
Net Intninc per ,
mile $tr.r..3s $4r.i sn
PllPSPiigi'iN per
tialn mile ... 29 3.V0
Joint Passenger Rates Filed.
Tho Stnte Railway commission hnb
received a copy of the publication con
taining the passenger rates from nnd
to all parts of tho country served by
the railroads doing business In Ne
braska. In this pulbicatlon the 2-cent
fare lnw Is recognized. It Is also set
out that should a person buy a ticket
to some point In Iowa by way or Omn
ha over the Northwestern, If the fare
Is canal to the faro to Omaha on that
road, the purchaser will be required
to pay only the short lino rate to Oma
ha, or tho 2-cent rate over the short
line.
Insurance Companies Merge.
A merger of tho Farmers and
Merchants Insurance company of Lin
coln, 'and tho Nobrnska Underwriters
of Omaha, was completed Tuesdny af
ternoon when Auditor Imrton secured
from tho directors or the Underwrit
ers, the company which loses Its
its Identity In tho transaction, nn
agreement to turn over to the Farmers
and Merchants all assets and all re
serves aside rrom an amount equal
to the original amount put Into the
Underwriters by its promoters. Tho
two companies hnve operated In nine
teeu different states.
Governor Delays Action,
(lovernor Shallonborger will mako
no move to appoint a member of tho
State Normal board to succeed Super
intendent Ilnys of Alllnnce for tho pre
sont. Tho governor said ho likely
would wait until tho time had passed
Tor the filing or tho motion for a re
hearing in the case.
Candidates Must Answer.
Tho Woman's Suffrage association
havo decided to sound out every can
didate ror tho legislature on tho propo
sition or permitting women to vote,
nnd they will rofuse to voto ror any
rnndfdnto wlio docs not bellove they
Dhould vote. Then tlio association
elected tho following olllcers: Dr.
Inox Phllbrlck. Lincoln, president;
Mrs. A. J. Mnrblo, Table Rock, vice
president; Mrs. Jay, Lincoln, recording
secretary; Miss Mary H. Williams,
Konesaw. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Damarce. Roca, treasurer.
TAFT !i& NO AID
TO MAKE FEDERAL BENCH AP
POINTMENTS ALONE.
NOT TO CONSULT THE CABINET-
Told His Appointed Advisers That
He Would Seek Counsel In
All Matters Except
This One.
Washington, I). C There Is ono
striking difference between the meth
ods of President Taft and those of
his predecessor, nnd it is In regard to
appointment of members of the fed
oral bench.
"I shall consult with yon gentle
men," said President Tart at one of
the (list meetings of his cabinet,
"about all matters of Importance to
the udmlnlbtratlon save one; the ap
pointments to the federal bench. That
I shall attend to alone on my own re.
sponslblllty."
The cabinet wns more than willing
and the president's policy was genet
ally Indorsed His long service on the
bench was considered the badge of
his superior qualification to perforin
this duty entirely alone.
The piesldent did not Intend to bar
hlmseir rrom the privilege or consulta
tion with his cabinet members, ir he
so desired, but he did make plain that
the responsibility and the authority
would not bo divided in nny wise.
And In the matter or the pending
supreme bench appointment, It is said,
ho has adhered strictly to this rule.
He had not laid the matter before
the cabinet, and It Is not known that
thus far he had discussed It with nny
member of the cabinet. The fact that
ho had asked no counsel or advice
has added strength to the Impression,
now entertained as frankly inside as
outside the cabinet, that Judge Hor
ace If. Lurton of Nashville Is to be
named Tor the place.
Reyond this, the understanding Is
that the president has a waiting list
for supreme bench appointments, long
enough, nt least to (111 all the vacan
cies that aro likely to arise during his
administration. Indeed, people closest
to the piesldent suspect that the presi
dent knows exactly whom he would
appoint, and in what order, ir there
should bo rour or lho vacancies. It
Is believed by 'many that Attorney
General Wlckersham Is tho second
mnn on tho list, and Lloyd W. Row
ers, solicitor or the United States, Is
very generally placed third.
Quite the reverse of this was the
method of President Roosevelt, who,
not being a lawyer, nnd being espe
cially anxious about judicial appoint
ments, took much advice about them.
The Taft program Is similar to that
or President Harrison, who is regard
ed as having made, on the whole, tho
best judicial selections of nny presi
dent In a generation. He didn't reel
that he needed advice, and he seldom
asked It, In this matter. The Har
rison Judicial selections were as gen
erally commended ns thoso of Roose
velt havo beon criticised.
Food Products In Demand.
SL Paul, Minn.- While not srirely
agreeing with the recent statement
Issued by Rradstrcets which Intimates
that tho consumption of food products
in this country has caught up with
production. James J. Hill said Friday
the point has been nearly ienched.
"It Is a matter which should bo
seriously considered," said Mr. Hill.
"Our present balance of trade Is an
Indication that the margin between
our production and consumption is be
coming narrower. Look nt tlio figures
(en years ago and then look at them
now. Our enormous balance of that
time has dwindled away. We are not
exporting foodstufTs as we were. Wo
are consuming them ourselves. "Tho
reason for the Increase in price tills
year over last year is u matter of
inipply and demand."
Mrs. Ford Held by Jury.
Cincinnati, O. An Indictment wan
returned by the Hamilton county
grand jury agnlnst Mrs. Jeanetlo
Stuart-Ford, whose name has been
mentioned In connection with tho
nhortage of $013,000 in (ho accounts
of Charles L, Wanlnor, former local
tieasurer of the IJIg Four railroad.
Tho Indictment charges Mrs. Ford
with receiving funds stolen of the Big
Four by Waniner.
Wnrrlner was brought rrom jail tc
testiry against Mrs. Ford beloro tho
grand jury.
Proposo to Explore Land.
Freoport, Me. An expedition to ex
ploro Crockotts lnnd, tho territory dis
covered by Commander Peary In his
dash to the north pole, will start next
July, according to Prof. Donald U.
McMillan, .who was one of tho Poary
party.
Profersor McMillan says ho will give
up teaching and mako Arctic explora
tion his life work.
He declined to give nny details of
his proposed expedition.
Must Improve Its Lines.
Topekn, Kas. Tho stato board of
railroad commissioners Friday IssucJ
nn order to the Missouri Pacific to put
its lines in Kansas In standard condi
tion by tho closo of tho yrnr 1910.
This order followed tho conference
between Governor Stubbs and olllclals
of the Missouri Pacific, and is based
on letters written to tho board, stat
ing the intended Improvements. Tho
order includes rolmllnstlng, resurfac
ing nnd rotamping tracks mid 100
miles of now steel rails on tho Cen
tral branch.
LOST REGISTERED LETTERS
FOUND IN QUEER PLACE
Missed From a Mangled Mall Bag,
They are Recovered From
Car Trucks.
It docs not ulwnytfafollbw "that" tho
disappearance of, . rcKUUercd , mnil
'packages indicate-' a robbery of the
mnil. This was demonstrated on
The Overland Limited train No. 2
Friday, November Ctli, when a pack
age of flvo registered letters from
Schuyler disappeared between that
point nnd Omaha.
The recovery of (he lost package
was ns strange as Its disappearance.
Tho Schuyler pouch 1b picked up
from a crane by means of a pouch
catcher as the train passes. This
pouch catcher Is attached to the mall
car and hooks onto tho pouch sus
pended from the crano as tho train
passes. In this particular Instance
tho pouch cntcher did not make a
good catch and the pouch fell under
the wheels of tho train and was cut
In two. The mall was scattered along
tho track for n considerable distance,
but the live registered letters, which
were In n pneket, could not be found
when the other mall was picked up
The Impression at onco prevailed that
the registered package had been found
and kept by some one and It was ro
ported as lost.
Postofllce Inspector h. A. Thomp
son was started out to Investigate. II i
first visit was to Council Hluffs to
make Inquiries or the postal clerks
on the car, and scarcely had he
reached there when he received word
that tho registered package had been
found by the car cleaner resting snug
ly on the trucks under the dining
car, where it had been blown or
thrown when the mail pouch was
(lung under the wheels nt Schuyler.
That the package was not injured
In tho slightest, nor jarred from its
position on the trucks, 1b simply nn
other tribute to (ho Union Pacific's
unsurpassed roadbed aud perfect track.
CHEAP COALS.
Smythe Do you pay much for
your coal?
Jones Not a cent. I live near tho
railway line, and get my son to make
grimaces at the engineers of all the
trains as they pass.
That Single Thought.
You've heard the old story of sweet
wedded blips, of tho two hearts that
flutter as one, aud tho two souls single
thought sealed with -a kiss, and have
wondered, no doubt, how 'twas done.
As n wise one who was by experience
taught, this effect wo will briefly ex
plain; in most of the cases that "ono
single thought" Is: "I wish I wns sin
gle again!"
A Domestic Arrangement.
"fillister nnd his wlfo seem to get
along very well together."
"That's because they have sot aside
one day In the week to do all their
lighting. On the other days they
keep the peace."
Dr. S. F. Spohn, President of the
Spohn Medical Co., proprietors of
Spohn's Distemper Cure, was recently
olected mayor of Goshen, Ind., by a
good majority. Mr. Spohn was for a
number of yonrs County Supt. of
Schools, making such a record that his
neighbours and friends, regardless of
political lines, insisted on his accepting
the nomination for mayor.
Don't let your right hand know
what your left hand Is doing. It
might bo very mortifying to tho
right band.
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Qnatniikli'Hhirifri)iiiill, rlicuninilMn nr ncunil-
Pai when you Mlp, Mraln or tmilMi yourself un
erry WuvlV l'alnklllor. Tho homo romcly 70 joarn.
A womnn would rather suspect her
husbnnd than distrust her preacher.
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