WD CLOUD. rF.BRARv. CHIEF wiii'immmn "" WWW HH HJ WJW'W.'J ttJ -'JL"ra"JJJH t' 'WWHUU I FfHIII Mitrr ".rwwwwr riry-i": ;j.- 'm "mjmwwuwmf " f""tii'f".iurwttT,Avjinn,fwn i mm turn Million Wed in America in 1921 .New High Mark Is Indicated in Reports Received by Gov ernment Bureaus. SAME IN OTHER COUNTRIES Single Men Are Scarce In England and France Matrimonial Rush Throughout World Pui zlet Experts. Washington. More than 1,000.000 marriages will he the record of 1021 I in the United Status, establishing a ' new high mark, according to ludlcn Uoiih In report h received by govern ment bureaux. The number may go ns high ns l,rK)0,000 by December :1. Matrimonial records have been brok en In nil civilized countries In the last few months, even taking Into consid eration the war period, when young aien and women rushed to the altar In numbers never known before. The rush throughout the world Is ptir.llng olllelals, stiitesmen and nodal workers. Doeuuso of world-wide busi ness depression and high prices the nnrrhigu rates should descend, It Is assumed. 400,000 Weddings In England. In England -tOO.OOO couples entered e wedded state last year, according to latest mid reliable reports, an In crease of almost 100,000 over the pre Tlous yenr. In Franco and Italy also new words are being set up. Only In Oermnny Is marriage Increasing at u rato that Is not regarded as astonish to At the Damn time the number of ap plications for divorce also Is showing a big Increase In most countries com pared with the prewar period. This is attributed to the Inability of war marriages to survive. Although no new reports on divorce In the United States are yet nvnllable, It Is known the number of separations Is much larger than before the wnr. In Germany divorce Is frowned on and tho government Is considering Measures to encourage marriage. A world-wide shortuge of marriageable men Is assigned us the cause of the Increase In the marriage rate In Eng land nnd some other countries, al though this cause would be without foundation In the United States. 8lngle Men Are Scarce. Single men under thirty are compar atively scarce In Knglnnd and also In France as u result of the heavy mor tality during the war, olllclal records Legion Pilgrims I 'Vua5!sI k5 If iff Wi'f &'TiSmwvwHMi&WNBwmfi LaKJaaiKafi'awWHlP 7BawwiBHaSrTHatyf Hi BaBJH Hn W&&& RF' tt Tt! lEi-dBi ni'''"Ki'liil'li'aBiai'aiMiy Most Impressive In the American Legion's pilgrimage to France and Ilel glum was the visit to the American cemetery at Thlcrcoiirt, France, where Major F.mery, commander of the Legion, assisted by Marshal Foch or France placed a wreath on the grav.) of Lieut. .leiT Felgl. the tlrst American artillery' olllcer to be killed In France, while the standards of the two republics wei'e dropped In his memory. WILL TRY TO RAISE DEER AND ELK Syndicate Proposes to Establish Game Farm on Island. Deer Said to Be Easily Domesticated and in Woodlands Would Thrive and Multiply Elk More Hardy Than Deer. Benttle, Wash. Plans r.re being made by a syndicate of capitalists bere to attempt the domestication of deer nnd elk on u logged-olT Island In I'tiget Sound. There are several thou sand acres of wild land thereon, cov ered with brush and young giowth of timber, affording Ideal cover for these nnlmals. If made Into 11 deer range this laud could produce enough venl son to mipply a huge city with meat several months each year. The shore laud Is to be fenced seven feet high, by heavy netting attached o trees. This will prevent escape of ie deer nnd elk by swimming. Tho show. At the same time tho number of females under thirty Is vastly larg er In proportion to the population than at any tdhcr time. Young llrltlsh women are proceeding on the theory that "one bad best get her boy now" while hoys may be had. The larger number of marriageable nunicii man men is the explanation given for the daring modes in dress of the present, according to writers In soino French nnd llrltlsh newspapers. In the United States the Increase In the marriage rate Is being applauded by tradesmen, modistes and others, who are experiencing better business ns a result. Heal estate salesmen nnd building contractors reckon that 1,000.000 ad ditional homes or other accommoda tions will be required this year as a result of the record number of mur? rlnges. )0,000Will Get Work on Roads Federal and State Governments Have $150,000,000 for High- way Building. RECORD IMPETUS IS EXPECTED Campaigns on to Stir Public Official to Necessity of Undertaking Road Work Now and In' Spring. Washington, D. C Mom thnn $150, 000,000 will be expended during tho next few mouths for road construc tion and icpalrs on more than 7,000 miles of highways as u result of Joint contributions by , state and federal governments, nccordlug to otllcluls of the federal public roads bureau. With a nationwide surplus of labor and falling prices for materials, road building will take on a new nnd record Impetus, olllelals say. Contractors are at work In virtually every state pre paring bids for work projected. More thnn 200,000 workers can be given Jobs during the next 11! months In highway construction. Labor consti tutes about fiO tier cent of the cost of road building, exclusive of materials. Campaigns to stir public ofllclals at FeigPs Grave fencing will cost $200 per mile, and elk at $07i per head ami deer nt $X each will he established there. The range Is half mountain urn! half vale, with ahuudiince of grass winter and summer. Fresh water streams ami n tiny hike ure on the Island. it Is said deer are easily tamed, and In woodlands will thrive and mul tiply. In Ave years one doe will pro duce 2.fi deer. They eat all kinds of vegetation, nuts, lily-pads, fallen leaves, lichens and moss. If pasture Is scarce they will eat course hay ami r.traw. F.Ik are more hardy than deer and breed ns regular as cattle. They live and fatten bn otherwise useless' land, hut In winter must have miiho rough age. The average weight of a dressed hull elk Is between 70i) ami 1.0(H). pounds, or more thnn the average steer. The deer and elk farmers will be subjected to tho game laws of the state, and can only kill the dome.stl- SHORTEST OF ITS KIND w The shortest double-track railroad In the world Is In Dubuque, lown. It Is a cable road two city blocks In length. - to the necessity of undertaking road work now and next spring ure being Hinged In many localities by chambers of commerce, automobile associations, farmers organizations and civic groups. Highway construction undertaken now Is In line, it is pointed out, with the recommendations of the national conference on iini.itiinviiif ...it,.. urged tho building of as many miles now ns possible to afford work for the Jobless. The permanent commission on eco nomlc readjustment left in Washing ton to curry out the recommenda tions of tho nntlonnl conference Is keeping In touch with the road cam paigns In mnny sections. Congress has measures before It call ing for contributions of $75,000,000 to states for road work, to be available where stat and local governments ap propriate ilko sums. As a matter of practice the money now supplied by the federal government constitutes, only 42 per cent of the total spent, although It Is popularly believed that the states match the federal govern ment dollar for dollnr. Houd building costs now nre cheaper than at any time since 1014. nnd about 20 per cent below the mnxlmum fig ures of 1020. The nverage cost of highway construction In the United States hist year was $21,000 a mile. For some kinds of road the cost un $10,000. More than 27,000 miles of new high way have been constructed In the Inst three years under the federal appro priation of $200,000,000. made In 11)10. Approximately $100,000,000 worth of road contracts wore let this year, pro viding for construction of nearly fi.000 miles. Approximately $08,000,000 of the federal fund Is still nvnllable for the new work. BELGIANS DIG UP GERMAN DUD Two-Ton Shell is Removed After It Sinks Fifty Feet Into Ground. Hriissels. In the last year of tho war a formidable shell dropped from n height of 0.000 feet on the village, of Ilnvay, between Mens and Man beuge. It did not explode, but It made a huge hole In the earth about. imy icet deep, wiiere It had remained. This shell weighs two tons, and the charge of explosive Is estimated to1 eli;h from 10 ewt. to a ton. The lielglan authorities succeeded In pulling out the shell, after making a largc'excnvatlon about It, a dangerous undertaking. Twenty In One Shot. Mlnot. N. D. Attorney K. It. sink ler tells what lie Insists Is a true story of hunter's luck. Accompanied by Mrs. Slnkler, he saw 11 large lllght of "ducks alight In 11 Held. They got to within six rods of the Hocks when the ducks rose. Hoth opened lire, and when the smoke cleared away the hunters found 20 large mallards upon the field. j Owl Killed as He t I Untrfo Dr. rm- ,. I iuiuo ujj nuuier 1 Riverside, Cnl. Owls mnjr be wise birds, but one member of the family fulled to use his brains. Snnta Fe train No f,l was Jogging nog peacefully when the engineer was startled by a crash and extlngulshlnK of the engine's headllglt. Jnves ligation revealed that n hand some owl of the monkev.fnect variety had swooped down on Hit' I'glit, with one casualty in the owl family. The train limped Into Itlver side by 1I10 light ot 1111 oil h,n tern. 1 t T I ..H(, t. t caied animals during tiie open season and cannot market their product. lr, however, the deer nod elk running should become statewide, a revUlon of the luws would likely be made. i NEWS OF STATE TERSELY TOLD t? tt . ,t , i ucccnt Happenings in Nebraska Given in Brief Items For Busy Readers. The town of Firth, (luge county, has organized u volunteer part incut. lire do- u is said that plans ar being made to inirn coin for fuel at the new Win- iiciiiico scnooi. Nearly ovorv firm i p.im.tiiiini.i ,, - " ' """"I uiiKiiei, unusii nnd linn, In nli hu gone on a cash basis. ..mimi- m-itm h nogs in .Merrick county are reported to have been wiped out by cholera. Two counties, Dodge ami Colfax, are to have a Joint district woman home agent, Mrs. H. v. nnd of North liend to serve In that capacity. Twenty-three neighbors of' I'aul Hughes near Old drove to Ids farm and shucked over 2,:i0( bushels of corn. Hughes was Injured Just re cently In nn accident. A movement Is on foot nt Hlgsprlngs to organize n lire department. When such n department Is organized Itlg sprlngs will be the smallest llre-llL'htliiL' Vli..1i. !....!.. .... i town In the state. More than 12,000 persons witnessed the Nebraska University football team triumph over their old rivals, the Unlvcivlly of Kansas eleven, at Lin coln by a score of 28 to 0. Gcrlnfc Is making an effort to secure the 1022 stato llromen's convention. A Home talent show staged Just re cently netted a large sum which will be used for publicity und entertain ment. Mrs. A. O. Peterson, n former mem her of tho board of control of stnte Institutions In Nebraska, died nt her home In Aurora. Mrs. Peterson was the Hrst woman to be a member of the stnto bonrd. Thanksgiving dinner dispensations for tho 5,000 Inmates of the seventeen Btute charitable Institutions have Just been made by the state board of con trol. The holiday meal for the first time will Include cranberry sauce, which for several years bus been barred because of the price of sugar. a can nas iieen Issued by executives of the third party for a state conven tion to be held at Grand Island, De cember 8. The purpose of the meet ing Is to bestow n, name on the party and to perfect Its organization. Whether .an nttempi will be made to write n platform Is not set out. Transmission lines will soon be strung from Aurora to Stockman nnd Kronberg so they will hnve electric sen-Ice. Stockman at Hrst planned a jtlnnt of Its own, but later declced it would rather connect up with 21-hour Kervice iiirnisncii by the Aurora Public Service company. Market news Is now being sent by wireless to Ncbrnskn communities, according to announcement made by Leo Stuhr of the state department of agriculture. Mr. Stuhr does, not know how many towns ate "sitting In" on the report. Under favorable condi tions the report cunjbe received at anv point In tlie state, Mr. Stuhr says. According to a bulletin Issued by the state bureau of markets, hay ship ments have been exceptionally light, due primarily to the reduction of freight rates effective this week, which caused the produceis nnd buyers to hold off. The average saving per ton on hay will bo $2, according to llgures compiled by the bureau. The Itev. Ilitllensky, pastor of the German Congregational church at Lincoln, has been commissioned to go to the Volga famine region as repre- xciiiiuive ot ino rent rn I States Volga Belief society. This socletv. of wiiii.ii ! Dr. If. p. Wekesser of Lincoln Is president, has Just mailed a draft for $7,000 to the American mlli.f mi ministration In that area. The stato board of equalization has notified all county assessors of n new plan to tax five groups of items next year which have heretofore been known as household goods nnd v. empt to the extent of $200 under the new state constitution. By reason of j the exemption, uross valuation of ' household goods dropped $,17,000,000 ! last year, or from $.-..-.,000,000 to $1S,- formerly u member of the slate legls 000,000. The board requires tho sep. latiire, a delegate to the state con- iiiuur iiaiiu;; or pianos, phonographs, , organs and other musical Instruments, tr... ..t11i ...,.., ........ , 1 . I fire unns, cameras nnd kodaks und watches mid clocks. Charles Speedle, Otoo county, was named president and Miss .Marjorle Palmetlerc, secretary, of the rural school section of the Nebraska State Teachers' association at the annual meeting ut Omaha 'I lie recent sale of $200,000 worth of 1 sclinnl Iwniilu liv tli.. aiii,..,..X ,...1 1 - ihhhi-w m:iiuii j board for the sum of $200,070 insures I ilik irr)rirlm .if m, ..., 1. . .1 1 .. 1 the erection of two new school build lugs for the city. Altho the bonds were voted early last year tho best offer the board could get at that Mine wns 0.1. By waiting over a year to sell tho. bonds a saving of over $20,000 wns mnde, Ml. .. a ... inxpaycrs or toirax county ut n special election authorized the com-! tittt?uts-ittjii Im 11.. C"M nnA .. i mlsslnners to Issue' $70,000 in bonds to complete the new court Jiouse at Schuyler. Tho slate department or trade and commerce announced a special assess- riii.li f mi nil uliiin lt.i.,1 1.1 1.,. MM,.- niiui.-i itiiuiii iiu levied In December to Valso $1,2.-0,000 needed to bring the bank guaranty I fund to the legal total or 1 per cent, tlon ut Omaha. F.mmii Millet, West of deposits In stale banks. Nearly Point, was unanimously elected vice ?:i,000,0C0 has been pnld out of the ' president. John F. .Matthews. Onind guaranty fund to depositors In the , Island, was re-elected treasuier. Ho twenty-eight stato banks that lmc,hns held th's position tu the nssocla failed, the stutement snld. Itlon since 1011. West Point nlois at a vpeelnl elec tion adopted mi electric light bond U sue, .'MS to ::o. Plans are being perfected for the Western NvbnHu I'otuto show which Is to be held In Scotisbluff next month. Citizens of Scotl.sblulT hae agreed ,,"mms" " slo rortliu proposed $100,- ooo Methodist hospital to be construct- oil In western Xebrnsl.-n. The annual convention nt the Ne braska Fanners Co-Opera 1 1 vc Craln and Livestock afsorlr.tlon will be hold nt Omaha December 1il and 1 1. Nick Troycr, farmer near Callawav, iiiruifi tuij-six Head of cattle into a corn Held mid n few hours Inter twenty-two bad died of cornstalk ' d; ease. i An .,f...,,,t...t.,.. " "UIIKIIIIUH was iierfiitiiil nt vi;Muyooil for the purpose or (nithcrlm; ; a plan to build a state a'd road from tn phi North Platte to Obetlln, Kans., a dis tance ot hjij miles. Citizens or Moorelleld have petition ed the village board to call a special election to vote for nil electric light plant. The proposition seems to meet tho approval of most citizens. The SieveiiMin mid Mlngus general stores and the L. P. Llntz restatiruni at Pleasanton were destroyed by lire, entailing a loss estimated at $i.-,000, partly covered by Insurance. George McGulie or Tokemah, who was at the South Omaha market the other day with a load of hogs, said the flu has iiypcarcd in n number of herds of hogs In northeast Ncbuwkii. The sugar beet harvest In the Osh kosh district, which was lltilshcd the past week, was the largest on record. It Is estimated that more, than $100, 000 will be paid to beet producers tributary to Oshkosh. The Hlchardson County Sunday School association. roiiresentliiL' iiiinv. eight schools, has wired Senator Nor rls opposing nil bills providing for the sale of beer and condemning pass age of ho medicinal beer' bill. Holand Meyers, employed on tho Frank Mldduugh farm near Fremont, set a husking record by picking 121 bushels of corn n dny for fourteen dnys. It Is claimed by farmers that Meyers record has not been beateu In Nebraska. Several hundred persns nttended the dedlcntlon of Verdon's new $10 000 school building Armistice Day. Ver don Is one of Itlchanlson county's small but progressive towns. It lius a population of les than 500. Harrison Klllott, secretary of tho Columbus Chamber of Commerce, wns appointed to fill the unexpired term of secretary of the Nebrasko Chamber of Commerce, nt a meeting of the ex ecutive committee nt Lincoln. Failure of the government to pro vide the otllce of Adjutant General Paul at Lincoln with olllclal records of ofllcors, who served In the late war prevented u.uuu .Nebraska olllccrs from getting stnte certificates of servicu distributed on Armistice day. in line with the new policy an nounced by the government fifteen ex- service men were sworn In as special mall guards at Lincoln to protect llnr llngton trains between Omaha and Denver, and Lincoln and Hillings. Tho men will carry sawed-off shotguns. November 15 was second beet pay day of the Scottsbluff district and beet growers received upwards of $.'1,500. 000 from the Oreat Western Sugar Co. The October 10 payment was $000,000. The last payment will be on December 15 and the total paid to beet growers In North Platte valle; will exceed $0,000,000. The Ord community and high school club will be hosts to the Older llovs' club' of tho north central part of the stale on Dcr-ciubc.- .1 r. mi., it it i- ,.v muu on j,ei iiioei !, .1 ami u. It IS ex- peeted that 200 boys will be In nttcml unco from 25 different high schools. Two banquets, a. basket ball tourna ment and several good speakers will be feature's of the program. governor .umeivie lias ordered n sweeiilnir sintewlilo inv.w.l.r.ti...ii ..r , fd prices, rents, wages and all tit he ! litems that en to make 1111 tho cost of 1 .. . .... . .. . .... 1 living. The Investigation will he .-.iii ducted by Leo Stuhr, secretary of tho state department of agriculture; .1. F.. Hart, secretary department of trade and commerce, and F. A. Kennedy, sec retary department of labor. Honorable L. A. Vainer, widely Known 111 no It en I am iiewstinner circles of NchrnM.a, died at his home at Sterling after an Illness extending over a period of two years. He was stitutlonnl convention In 101!) ami was a past-president of Lie Nebraska Press ,. .. . . association. He was actively engaged In newspaper work from 1SS7 to 1000. s A preliminary report Issued by the state department of agriculture es timates the corn yield In Nebraska this jear at 20! 1,5.-0,000 bushels, an average of 20 bushels to the acre. Thl? lu jwiiiiii.ic.fl tl. .. 1.1, .1.1 ,.r ii c bushels to the ncre In 1020. t. 1 .ii ,.. .. .a. " ".,,n.v. 11111 l A 11111 III ,,,' i'iiiiiiit ucinj 111 fiuorceiiicill funic Smith bread law, Ik Id constitutional 1 111 ...r. . . . ... by District .Indue MoriiliiL' at Lin coln, rcMilted when Omaha linkers llled a $1,000 supersedeas bond in the Lancester comity district court, which means enforcement or tho law Is held up pending appeal to the supremo court. A total of 7.Sl.'l converts slirnoil ile clslon cards during the inotill 1.1.. - . . um! 11 day campaign conducted by Hvnngollst fli'psy Smltlunt Omaha, lie was pre sented Willi 11 free will offering of $0,000 heroic departing for Norfolk, Vn to open u two weeks' niiiipuign. i,, 1 1 .urn inn, rauniiiy, yiis eieciet president or the Nebraska Slate Teach er.s' association at the uiinunl conven v . iih ..inrtoii, Miit'iitiry, yas elected mm PE-RU-HA A Great McrJlchio Mrs. ?f. J. ntloy. n. n. No. 1, Box 101, Cal- "I liara uncd Po-ro-na nnd know It Is pood ror colds, coualis aud oalnrrti. It rurcl mjr catarrh nnd t do nut take cold when 1 tue 1'e-iu-nft, ltlBagreot modlcUio." Durlrs tho last flfty years. I'ini-n has bocn lwiked upon as tfin rnllablo medicine JotcBtarrli of ejery decrttlon, whMbcr It be of tho nnso and throat, stomach, bowoU orotlierorgani. Hy keeping Po-rn-na tn tho honso for ...v ismiiiiDi CHIUU3 DIViftUtlBI UlilJ 1IO" quonily bo prrventad. Uo It after tho grip urBpanlsh Flu. Sold Everywhere Golf. "Flubdub digs Into the turf rather heavily." "Yes. he's playing n deep game, so to speak." If yon use Red Cross Ball Bine In your laundry, you will not bo troubled by those tiny rust spots, often ennsed: by Inferior bluing. Try it and Advertisement Under Surveillance. Mrs. Fllppe Mr. Longsuffer neither dr.uces nor flirts. He isn't even polite. Is he u woman-hater? Mrs. Flitters Far from It But ht wife Is, nnd she has her eye on htm. The Amende Honorable. "There Is n young mau in the rear of tho hall who Isn't paying any at tention to this lecture," said the pro fessor sharply. "I beg your pardon, professor," BnlrJ a1 hulking youth who hud recently Joined the chits. Ml have been abomi nably deceived." "Deceived, sir? How?" "I wns told that you were near sighted." Birmingham Age Heruld, His Honor's Little Jest "What's the charge, ofllcer?" "Hecltlng 'Curfew Shull Not Rlag Tonight, your honor." "That Isn't ugalnst the Inw, I'm sor ry to say." "But he had one arm 'around the neck of a drayman's horse and wn reciting tho piece to the poor brute." "Uniph I This cu-e should be prose cuted by tho Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals." Birming ham Age-Herald. SHE DYED A SWEATER, SKIRT AND CHILD'S COAT Each package of "Diamond Dyes" con tains directions bo Biiuple any womnn car. OVe Or tl'nf. dnr wnrn l.l.l... .1........ ""j "'i tyuvs, Hioci.jngs, sweaters, coverinus. iimnrm hi, ,... ..,..,.,.. 1.;.,.. fcKirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters, J , r. -f -.--r -.-, .......). ..po, i.ti.ijviiiu ". mie nas never nvcu uetore. .-nnmorm uyes no other kind then perfect home dyeing is sure becauso Dia mond Dyei are guaranteed not to epot, fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cottoo or mixed goods. advertisement. Well Versed Enrjllch. Barrister In Kngllsh Court You say he Is rude. Kxplnln yourself; thero are many ways of being rude. Answer Yes, ami he knows them all. - - --- - - auv i, v MJ IU UC1U1 C. AJU We don't mind nnyone's exaggera tion If ho makes a funny story funnier thereby. 1 Weak and Worn? ITns buumier left you dull, tired; all worn out? Do you have constant back ache, with headaches, dizzy spells, sharp, shooting pains, or annoying kidney Irregularities? Influenza and grip epidemics have left thousands with wcuk kidneys and failing strength. Don't wait until serious kidney trouble develops. Help tho weakened kidneys with noan's Kidney P(lU. Daan'a have helped thousands and should help you. Ask your ncighborl A Nebraska Case Mrs. Ed. Covey, 00 Maple St., Fair bury Nebr., says: "My baolt felt wenlc and I had no Btronirth In It; thorn un n tnw BtlfC feeling across ,tho small ot It, too. Aiior 1 nuu usea rjaan'n Klilnnv Tt11 n. shnrt limn T w.. mucli bettor. A box or so corroded tho trntililA tin, I T fen.... been a much healthlor woman ever Blnco." Get Doan's at Any Store, COc a Bo DOAN'SSIV FOSTER.MILDURN CO., BUFFALO, N. V. pu ji nfit9 LLtB imSt& riK FrW 1 will make your linen fait twice as Ions. It brlfiKi It from tho laundry while, swtet and clean. At all croccrs. f 1 V A -tmir -t-it-