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'I' ) THE NEWS Il - N.3BRAS. ! ! < A I
OVER THE STATE.
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At n special election In Valparaiso
the question of IIcenso carried.
A fine team of horses was stolen
'from I"ranle Olesen at Grand Islaml.
Norrolle officials hl1.\'o decided that
1 > I\\00ns \ must be tlshtly closed on Sun.
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t .L At Grand Island last weele qual"
. : r nntlno was relellSed In five cases of
scarlet fe\'er.
The friends of Geo. W. Marsh of
Richardson county are booming him
[ or congress. I
Congregalons ! of the yarlous' '
, ' 1 -churches In Wahoo joined In union
services for one weele.
, . ' Llttlo girls pla 'lng with matches re. '
. 1mlled In the burning of two ha 'l'tacls '
for L. G. Sack of Cass county.
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L The Fremopt Commercial club Is
.t malting preparallons Cor its annual
\ . . ' j' banquet to be held on 1\Iay 15.
' , . , . f 1\1rs. Hattie Orowchow of Fremont
: . nltempted suicide by polson. but n.
, " ph 'slclan arrived In time to sar her.
O . John Beal of Drolen Bow was
tl1rown from a horse , receiving a
6rol\On collar bone and other In.lorles.
During n high wind In Nemaha
rounty ! a number of corn cribs were
blown over. Several windmills were
, nlso blown down.
The town of Florence. Douglas
" county , has organized an Iml1rovement
" , club amI prollose to get Imsy In be.
half of that thriving burg.
Allhough the e:1rly : Crult and veta. , :
, _ tlon was somewhat damaged b ' the
"I severely cohl weather and frosts ; yet
Lhe prospect Is Call' for n. good crop
. ' In Pawnee county.
" . The Seeu-Ity Fire Insurance com.
I p.nny of Balt1moro hns received from
, \ the'lnsurance department of the audl.
Lt > r's office license to operate In Ne.
' . tJrasla during the coming fiscal year.
The company bas a capital stoc1t of
$200,000.
The preliminary hearing of Scott
. . . Haddix , chnrged with Itl1l1ng 1\Ielvln
j Dutler April ] 6 , was resumed beCore
'f ' County Judge Armour at Brol\On Bow.
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. . Haddix was bound over In the sum oC
l . $10,000 to appear at the next term of
T. illstrlct court. He Is 10olt1ng for hall.
, . . John Lynch and John Bee are the
names given by the men nrrested In
the north part of Franltlln county and
placed In jnll at Bloomington on
tharge of blowing the safe In the post.
I office at Franltlln. The men , who reuse -
( use to tall" are believed to be guill ' .
, . It Is not probable that Fremont will
have a new Y. 1\1. C. A. bulldlng In the
near future. The canvass which had
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been In progress Caul' weeks was
: given up and the committee at n spec.
lal meet1n held there , voted to not
. , pursue It further. It bns been decldel !
I , to abandon the project , at least for the
. . . /1"7 present.
Orders l1ave been received at the
. Plallsmouth shots for. the employ.
' ; ment oC forty additional men In the
. ! . coach department. Prlnclpall ' expel"
: : - ; f " lenced car aud trucl , men will be em.
: , ! ployed. All the other departments ,
, I with the exception of the mnchlne
: ' j shop , have their ful1 numbers of men
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. now at worle.
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1\Irs. IIarve Beclmer filed a com.
: ' plaint In 1 justice oC the lwace court
. at Nebraslm City charging her hus ,
f.or . . / ' band with desertion nnd almndonment
. " , Beclmer Is under arrest at New Hlch
1 : . , i' mon , Wis. , and SherlCf Shrader wcn1
> : : , ; to Lincoln to fecure requisition pa
M ' 1' pel's and , will leave for Wisconsin tc
bring IJlcle ! the transcressor : for trial
; / Insurance Deputy Pierce Is doing r
- - land office huslness In the matter 01
" , " col1ecting Cees this 'ear , surpaqsln [
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, f' the business for nnr previous year f01
* I the same period of time. So Car U1i
; 1 ) 'ear lIe has col1ected In license feO ! .
. i ' . .for agents the 2 per cent gross tax am
on trance Cees)2,7)7 \ ) \ ) , while for sl )
months last 'ear he col1ected enl
I , $72,772.
. The supreme court 1m : ; handed dOWl
) . , an opinion refusing to appoint a 1'0
\ celver Cor the Paxton hotel. noml
1\1lller of Omaha started the sui
: ' . ngalnst James n. Kltchln , l\1I11er com
plalnlng of alleged mismnnngement 0
the Kitchen Hotel comlJan ' . The cour
. declares that no recelvor can he 11.1 ]
pointed when a conc\rn Is conductlnl
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, nn apparentlr profitnble business.
. As Lena Holly , living n\ar IIardr , i
.1 14'ear-old girl , was driving hem
: . from school she was accosted and he
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horse stoJ11)ed hy William Zumhofl
who made Indecent proposals to hOl
Dr whlpl1lng the horse she mnnage
to elude him , although ho tried t
catch hold of her. Ho wns arrestel
, pI ended gulltr to the charge of af
' .J. sault , and was fined $5 and costs.
I Ten more dellOsltors have begu
suit to recover damages Crom nan
. Examiner Whittemore and the 'FIde
1ty al1l1 Guarnntr comp.'my of Man
land at O'Nell. They charge negl
gence on the pnrt of the examiner I
the oxamlnatlon of the condition (
the Ellhorn Val1e ' hanle nnd clall
over $6,000 dnmnges. The legal claim
against the hanle now aggregate $ ,15
000.
000.1Irs.
1\Irs. John McPherson of Fre11101
t -i' was severely burned' whllo cleaning
if : ' ' steve with coal 011.
The homo of William Starrln
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, which was destro 'ell hy fire at Fr
4 mont was ono of the first brlclt hOUSI
over Imllt In that cltr. It was erect (
by John Bueter In ] 856.
' . Acting Governor McGilton refus (
to Issue a requisition for Perr. ) ' M'er
who Is under arrest at Los Angole
, " accused b ' a statutory crime. TI
. aceno of the al1eged crime Is at Fal
, I. . . . City , nnd the acting governor rull
, . thnt the proof of the crhno was I
con uslvo. .
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TO DEFEAT LAW'S PURPOSE
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Measure of the Lnr..t Lelslature ! ) Bar.
ring Sports.
LINCOI N - Nebrnslm sportsmen ,
'raclng mon and altornoys are holding
11vely discussions over what games at
sport tend to disturb the public peace ;
also , who shal1 decide that the pUblic
11eace Is disturbed by such sports ?
The debate Is caused by the b111 of
Senator Hughes of 'Platte county ,
which was Imssed by the last. . session
of the legislature and signed by' the
governor. By this measure , horse rac.
lng , ball plnylng nnd other sports
tending to disturb the public peace 11.1'0
11rohlhlted on 1\In ' 30 , commonh'
Imown as Decoration or 1\Iemorlal day.
As It now stands the measure reads :
"Section 1. Any person or persons
who shal1 , on the 30th day of Ma ' ,
commonly Imown as Decoration day ,
engage In horse racing , ball pla 'lng ,
or In an ' game of slOrt , which m'ny
tend to disturb the puhllc peace on the
30th day of l\Ia ' , shal1 be deemed
guilty oC a mlsllemeanor , amI shaH bo
punished by a fine not exceeding $ ] 00 ,
or by Imprisonment for not moro than
thirty da 's , or both , at the direction
of the court. "
The Grand Army of the Republlc
Is responslhle for the origination ot
the bill which Is meant to lrevent the
desecmtlon of the day set asldo to
commemorate the deeds of the na.
tlon's soldier dend. As It does not
cany the emergency clause the law
will not become operative until July
1. Some attorneys claim that the bill
will he non.effectlve on nccount of de.
fectlvo Il11nctuatlon , which consider.
ably comll11catcs its construction.
ALMOST DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Man at Shubert Shoots Wife and Then
Himself.
STEII A The town of Shubert ,
just five'm1les east of this place , was I
the scene of a terrlhle tragedy. i
George Quiggle , Itfter a protracted
drunlen spree , got a revolver and
went down to where his wlfo was
hanging out the wnshlng and after n
Cew words 110lnted the gun at her
heart , at the same time pulling the
trigger. She managed to turn the
point of the gun so as to receive the
discharge In her hand. He then shot
her In the side and another land In.
filctlng a scalp wound. He then firM
a shot at his own head which rendered -
ed him unconscious and from the ef.
fects of which the doctors say he
cannot recover. He tried at several of
the hardware stores In Stel1n last
week to get a gun but wris reCused
on account of being , Intoxicated at the
time and also was refused the sale of
cartridges. About five years ago he
ran a liver ) ' ham In this place but
for the last few -e:1rs : has been IIv.
Ing In an near the town of Shubert.
, , Ho was a hnrd drlnl\Or and very
quarrelsome and dlsaJreeahle : to his
Camlly. It Is thought she w1l1 re.
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Invents Talking Machine.
LINC'Ol"N-The Duploxophone company -
pany of Lincoln hag filed articles of
Incorporation with the secretary of
state. The capital stock is $300,000 ,
and the Incorporators a'l'e C. E. Hill ,
president ; J. W. Clnrlr , vice presl.
dent ; J. Y. 1\1. SwIgart , secretarr and
treasurer , and 1\1. Lenslnle , mnnager.
I The COmlmn ) ' will manuCacture In Lln.
coIn n new sort of talldng machine
cnlled the dUPIOXOphonp. , which differs
from all other such machines In tak.
ing the vlhratlons Crom both sides
Instead of from ono sldo of the dla.
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phragm of the producer.
Chamberlain Seeking Bondsmen.
T CU ISEII-Charles 1\1. Chamber.
lain Is st1l1 at work In an endeavor to
raise the $25 , OO honds the district
1 court placed him under. Ho Is mal , .
I' Ing the rounl1s of the buslnesi : ! part
of the city being escorted hy an offi.
cer. Ho does not hesitate to asle the
I' greatest losers In the failed banI , to
sign his llctltlon , hut his requests are
not always complied with. He met an
I- Irate farmer on the street who pro.
( 'eeded to all' his opinion concerning
his actions. It Is believed he Is going
to bo able to glvo the bond. as It Is
said he has already secured $18,000
of the amOlmt.
Ball Fixed at $25,000.
'fECUl\ISEII-Upon .tho convening
of the district court Charles M. Cham.
berlaln , the dpfaultlng cnshler of the
) ' defunct Chamberlain hanldn house of
this city , was tnl { n before Judge Bah.
cocl , Cor hondo Judge .Bnbcock fixed
It nt $25.000. which Chnmberlaln ma '
not bo able to , give.
The surveying party which nrrlvod
In Dalwta City has been busll ' at
work since that time between that
plnce and Homer. Irrom their move.
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ments there Is no question but. the
) lart . was sent out b ' the Great
Northern railway.
Bull Kills Farmer.
FRANKLIN-E. L. Becle , a we:1lth : '
nnl ( prosperous farmer was Itll1ed at
his fnrm three mlles southeast of tl11
) llnce br a furious bull. Mr. Becl , waf
out In the fie1cl worl\lng \ with cattle
when the bul1 atnclQd him. Ho Imd 11
pitch forle which was found with tlneE
bent showing ho mnde a fight to SaV (
his life. The bull hnd been dehornec' '
but used his feet , stnmplng his vlc
time Into an almost unrecognlzabl (
mnss. It was'severnl hours llOfore 1111
bed ) ' was found and ho was still n11v (
but died' soon after.
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Ships that Have Mysteriously Disappeared
from Human Inowledge.
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' 1'hero mo tow things which are so
full of m'ster ) ' , or which mnlo snch
a llOwerful nplleal to the Imagination ,
I1S the stories of ships that snll gal.
antly ont to sea nnd of which nothing
Is evt'henrd or seen nfter the masts
have dllllled below the horizon. At
present pnllers are full ot the re'
cords of three or these mnrlno trage.
dies. To.da ' It Is the Claverdale ,
which .leCt Hong.Kong on Nov. 23 for
Vlndlvostole , nnd of which no trace qas
since been Cound : yesterda ' It was t)1C
no 'nllst , which clearet a Cew da 's
later from Singapore to Hong.Kon .
and has never reached her destlna.
tion ; the da ' before It wns the Idum ,
from Norway , which vnnlshell from
Ill1man view ; and so on , through the
long list of ships that have sailed and
dlsnppeared.
What nre the secrets 'If this myster.
lous vanishing of state-Iy ships with
their crews nnd cargoes ? In nlnoteen
cnses out. ' of twenty the secrets 110
with the ships many Cathoms deep , anll
will perhaps neVer lead to light. To
this day no one Imows what became
of the CIt . of Glasgow , which set her
salls so gallantl . In the Merse ' half 11.
centur ) ' and moro ngo , hound for Phll.
ndelphln , nor was she seen agnln nfter
the hills of Wales wore lost to view.
The Burvle Castle left IAondon somc
) 'ears ago on a long \'o 'age to Aus.
tralla. She should have mate ( a finnl
call nt Plymouth , but she never came
within sight of the Hoe , nor has 1111'
man o 'e over seen her from the dny
she droPl1ed down the Channel. It was
on 1\Iay ] 0 , 1854 , that the Lad ' Nu.
gent spread her salls at Mallms with
367 of the Twenty.fIfth 1\Iadrns LIght
InCantry and other Imssengers on
board. IIer destination was ! langoon.
but half a century has gone and
neither nangoon nor any other port .
has sighted her.
Nearl ) ' two 'ears later the CoItlns
llner , the Pacific. dropped down the
1\Iersey with 180 fouls ; on hoard. She
was accounted one of the stoutest and
swiftest vessels of her time-and so ,
no doubt , she was. But she wont the
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MEANS TO BAR AMERICANS.
UnIted States Fishermen Kept from
Newfoundland Waters.
In the Newfoundlnnd leglslnturo last
eek Premier nond Intimated that the
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government Intends ad\lIng to the bill
excluding American lshermen Crom
the British waters an additional clause
providing for the suspension of the act
by a decision of the governor nnd
council at any time they may bo con.
vlnced such a 'courso would be In the
Interest of the colony. This stnte ,
mont Is In possession of Information
which Indicates the prospect of some
arrangement being reached In the
United States senate with reference to
the Bond.Ha ' treat . , which will on.
able the government to deal with the
fishing situation as necessity arls\s.
The premier reafllrmed his ( 'ontentlol
that American fIshermen can fish III
colonial wnters only hy lIermlsslon 01
the colonlnl government and quot'd
authorities In sUllPort of his 110Sltloll.
Opposition Leader Morine quoted 01 II
er oxlstlng treaties American fishhH'
rights are practically unrestricted II ]
scopo.
Good Authors In Demand.
In England , It Is said , compoUtlnr
In the trade Is enhancing the prlc ( '
paid to authors of the first clais. ! 1' (
secure a book hy a lwpular auOOI
nowadays It Is often necessnry tr
male arrangements with him nn
months but years heforo It Is " 'ril' ( ' 1
There Is one well.lmown writer whn
It Is asserted , ha's filled up hi" prl )
gramme of bools with the lIubllslwr
who are to pr iluce them up to 1\)11 \ )
And It Is 'lno of the rlsls which pnl ]
118hetltve : : to face that the author'
pow ( > r may have dlmlnll ed or hi :
popularity waned before the contraa
Is fulfilled.
"Virgin Mary's Needle. "
CI'lse to the old Augvaldsnal
CJl1urch on Karmeon Island , Norwa
nnd lennlng towards It , Is a stone 1111
lar IIbout 25 Coet high caHed the "VII
gin 1\1ar"s Needle. " Tradition hold
that when the pillaI' touches th
hurch the worlel will come to nn enl
fho sUII\rstitious local parson , whel
ever he Imnglnm. that Its 110Int Is ge' '
tlng nearer to the sacred hulldlm
promptly mounts the Illllar and chil
els a bit off the top so as to save th
world from an untlmel ) ' end.
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wa ' of the City ot Glnsgow had gone
a COUlllo of 'ears earlier , and for for.
ty.nlne 'enrs hns been 1 'lng at the
bottom of the Eea-but where , non ( '
ma ' Imow till 11.11 . secrets 1\1'0 reveale < < l ,
The training vessel Atlanta startl'I. ,
a qunrtor of a centur ' ngo , Cor short
crulso In Bern1\\lIan \ waters , and from
that day 1.0 this no oue Imows what
bccamo of her and the 200 souls she
carried.
On .Jan. 28 , 1870 , the. City or Bos.
ton sailed Crom IIallfax Cor I ngland
with 191 souls on board. She was nn
hunnn liner , n. fine shl11 , slllendll ) '
equlpllcd and h al1ltl ell : but she , too ,
was destined to vanish from the face
ot the wnters.
The vlcllm of I\nother stlll.romom-
bered oc'an m 'ster ' was the President ,
a fine vessel , which was oxpocled I\t
Liverpool In 1\Iarch. 18011 , 1\1nrch
passed ancI Liverpool saW nothing oC
her. ' 1'he long delay In her arrival
caused anxiety , and the wildest ru.
mol's hegan to be clrculnted. On Allrll
] .I news came that her engines anti
rudder hnd been dlsnbled In heavy
weather nnd that she hnd put Into I
1\1aderla for repairs , and there natur. '
ally CoHowed a reaction Crom the
gloom ' forebodings to trnnsl10rts o !
joy. The vessel was expecte.1 at Llv.
e1'llool on n. certain day , anl'\ her 11.1"
rlvnl was awaited by hundreds of people -
plo 'who had frlouds abonrd : but she
never came , nnd It was found that the
story of her arrival at 1\Iadrln ) was a
henrtless hoax. All the time the Ill.
fated vessel was at the bollom of the
sea.
sea.On No30 , 1888 , n largo vessel was
seen Crom thlJ hench nt Deal , sailing
townrds the Goodwin Sands. She was
1Call' plct1l1'e to 1001 , on , as she moved
over the wntel's with her statel ) '
sll1'end of salls. But as the e 'eslor the
watchers followed her she was seen to
pause , 'nnd wlthl11 a few seconds she
vanlshell ullerl ) ' from their view.
What caused this trnglclllly sudden
1lIS1111learanco of a statel ) ' ship ? That
lEI another of the countless s crets
which the ocean has In Its jealous
lQelllng.
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BRAINS COUNT IN FARMING.
Scientific Knowledge Necessary to
Achieve Success.
The profits on raising wheat nro
enormous when the prol1er attontlon
Is given to the subject , but It Is no
longer the case that the mere tlcldlng
of the soil will produce large crops.
To the extent thnt our fnrmers have
11Iscoverell that ngrlculturo Is a sclen.
tlfic pursuit , calling Cor the greatest
Intelllgenco nnd Indnstr ' , It has been
successCnl. It Is no longer the case
that the bright bo's are sent to the
clt . and the < 1ull:1l'l1 : leCt to l'nn the
farm. In these da's whcn so much
has been discovered con corning the
rotntlon of CrOlS , the nltrogcnlc fcr.
tlllzation of seed , the science of re-
proluctlon ( and the wond\rCul Il0ssl.
hlllties In hyhrlds , It Is the brightest
) 'oun man who is needed on the fnrm
and who mnlws a Cortune with lIttle
trouble. Fortunatel ) ' , at the s mo time
the suburban trolley , the country telo.
phone and the rural Crew deliver ) ' hnve
come nlong with the cheapcnlng and
lIetterlng oC lIterature , so thnt the hap.
plest and mostlndopenllent ns well as
the most prosperous man In the coun.
tr ) ' Is the farmer.-Phlladelphln In.
quireI' .
FEAR FOR "JOE" JEFFERSON.
Veteran Actor Seriously III and Phy.
slclans Are Alarmed.
.Toseph Jefferson lies critically III at
his winter reslclence at Palm Beach ,
Fla. His condition , reported lIy the
attending physician , Dr. n. n. Potter ,
Is little , If an ) ' , hnproved. lie Is sur.
rounded lIy his Camll ) ' , and they are
prepared to expect ( leath at nny time.
Three weels ugo 1\11' . .Tefferson vis.
Ited former President Clcvolnnd at
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HOllO Sound. whure he cl1nght cold
I' nnd on his return to Palm Beach hi
f ! was forced to talw to his bed. Ho COI1
! i valesced and was up after a Cew da ) '
t confInement , when he was seized wltl
a rolupse.
New York Franchises.
s For ] 905 the nssessed valuntlon ( J
" franchises In the city of Now Yor
[ . Is $302,1\)3.550. \ ) At the tax rate c
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$1.51 the annual I'evenuo from thes
s Cranchlses wou1 < < 1 bo over CaUl' and
o half million dollars. The accumulate
I. taxes due the clt ) . for six years ar
I' over twenty mtlilon dollnrs. 'rh
t. corporations reslstod In the courts th
; , Im 'ment oC this tax and after a Ion
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legal Iattle the Court of Appeals , 0
o A fr.11 28 , 1\)03 \ ) , unanimously sustalnc
tl I 'u.-Ncy' Yorl { World.
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EMPEROR TO VIELD RULET
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Persistent Rumors That FrancIa JCJI
teph Will Abdicate.
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AUlS dlslmtch : On
the \'ery highest
authorlt ) ' it Is I\ni
noullced that Emtler
or l"rallols .1o..t'1pll
has made \111 hie
ml1ul to ablIcate In
the Ileal' future , prob
ably In lIlThlr
confirms a r\lmor
whloh was printollill
the Petit Parisian 0
few da's n o , 111Hl In
which It WI\S stated
that the Emperor
had nlrcall ' notified
the holr presump.
tlve , Arclululeo I ran' '
cis FerdlnnIHI , at hll1
Intention.
'fhls sudden de
olslon of the Emper.
or comes as a resutt
nr n rnml1lnlnt made !
b ' the heh' 11resumI1t1\'e thnt I"rancllJ
Joseph III the most selfish manner
gave In to the demands of the OPIlo-
sll1011 without thllllting for n moment
of the dl 1culllcs which thin woulll
malO Cor his successor on the throne ,
who would filld It absolutely hnl1oss11
ble to proser\'o the Ulllt ) . of the Em.
plro. ' 1'hese'OI'ds were reported dl.
rect to the I mtleror , who Imll1edlately
had n conCerellco with the Austrlnn
Ambnssador In nerlln , Count Szoegy.
en ' , who Is said to have advlsel ( hlll1
to "bdlcato and no longer sacrlfico
his OWII personnl welfare for 1ho saIto
of a l1eolllo which dill not aPl1reciato
It.
SEE DECL.INE IN MANHOOD.
Marked Physlcnl Degeneracy In the
British Isles ,
In cnso of war , I nglalld would have
to del10lld UPOII her great prOl1011l10r.
nuco In l111\'al strollgth , Iltemlly , for
bread I\lId ment. If her ports could
bo bloclnded , If her 11101'cl111nt shillS
could bo captured at SOil , she could
110 stnn'ed out In a few weels. Hut
this Is not the enl ' l1'ouble , anll 110S.
slbl ' It Is not the most sorlous danger.
Involved In the decadence of her agrl.
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culturo. 'fho people who Jlavo 1I0en
practlcnlly Corcell to I\bal1l10n the coun.
tr ' have crowlled Into the great cities ,
whol'o there Is no room for them , and
where , at the best , the ) ' can find enl ) '
a very scant and Ilrecarious emllloy.
ment. One consequence of this state
of things Is wholesnle physical degen.
eracy. The ao.called comfortable
classes In Englnntl still 11resent mag ,
nlficent typos of ph 'slcal mnnhood ,
but the class Crom which the ranle and
file of the regiments that Collowed
Wellington In SlIaln and stood with
him \Vatorloo wore drawn hns been
Impoverlnhed , neglected and starved
down to dregs and clnllers or human-
Ity.-New Orleans Picayune. ,
GARFIELD'S PLANS ARE MADE.
Commissioner Ready for Investigation
In 1 < i1nsas.
OPliJKA dlspatcl1 :
Bo'cotts , tllscrlmln.
allen , freight rates
nnd changes In the
11I'lce of oil 11.1'0 the
foUl' suhjects which
the Commissioner
of Cor par a tlons ,
.Jnmes H. Garfield ,
will Investigate duro
Ing his stay In Kan.
tHIS. Unclor these
foul' prlncl1l1l1 sub.
jects 11.1'0 a number
: : of questions which
: zlof' will effect the gon.
' -O..Z1 crill result. In order
filII ' . ' with the
) LlJ I.UJhlll 1Irovlslons
of the Camllbell's resolution , Mr. Garfield -
field oXlJects to have to Inqulro Into
nearly eighty phllses of the 011 sltua'
tlon In the west.
Commissioner Garfield has adopted
a 1IIan which 1Iromlses to end the controversy -
troversy In regnrd to whether the
Standard 011 C0l1111any hns been dls.
criminating In Kansns between deal.
ers or between communities. His plnn
Is to seelr InCormation direct from the
retail dealers by mall , nnd the an.
swors alrend ' received to his ques.
tlons Inlllcato that he Is taltlng the
l'lght course.
Shirking the Hard Tasks.
'I'ho road to snccess Is a rough one.
I lowers bloom lit the wayside , It If
In\ ( ' . hut he who would get on must
" " 11 the ston\ ! out of his way first an
11 ( > nmong tIll ) lIowerR nfterward. LotE
, , [ Uf ! 110 among the flowers first. think
Ing that when wo wellr ' of that WI
\\'II ! go to rolling Btones. Bllt th {
1"l1ger we lie the lI1oro dlstast\flll ant
1.111 d stone-roiling lJecomes. 110 wht
, 'efNs I1n unlllrmsant duty does I
t wlco. AntlcllJlltion of It may becom
n contlnue(1 ( torturo. It Is wlso to III
, 'ono with It In the first plnco ani
then contn.ml1latlon of It becomes I
pleasure. ' 1'he slll1'ltlng of l'es1l0n51bl1
Ity , the dread oC failure , leads mnny i
nan to lCep doing anI ) ' the thing
which ho lIIcos and thoroughly unde1
stnnds. If he Is snUsfied with enl ;
moderato Buccess , all rlgllt. But h
11 mnstl10t eXlwct an .thlng moro of suc :
mothods.-St. Paul N'OWi : ! .
Wants Presbyterian Cathedral.
Juatlce IIarlan urges the PresbJ
terillns of the United States to bull
In Washington , D. C. , a great Presb )
torlan church-a "mlrlster. " " 'It
the church ho wants a 1tUng mnns
Cor the pastor , 11 tlnrlsh.house ,
( small ) clergy.house , n staff of assls
ant ministers and ! " .1 ' worlCrs and a
el1110wment. "Wnshlngton Is not sin
pl ' ono of mnny Important cltlei : ! ;
Is the national cllliltal , " ho says. "Ot
church owes il to Itself t9 put Its ver
best foot torwt. : horo. "
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CURE YOUR KIPNIVI3.
Ythen the 'Back Aches and Bladder
Troubles Set In , Get at the Cause.
Don't mnlte the mlstale of bellovlnrr
bnck ncho nnll bladlter Ills to bo local
nllmonts. Get nt the cause and curs
the Itldnoys. Use
Donn's Kid nor
1)1118 , which 11avo
cured thousands ,
Cnptuln S. D.
,1Iuntor , , of En-
. sino No. 14 , Pitts.
burg , Pa. , Fire
Dell/utmen / ! . , IInll
residing at 2729
Wylio n V 0 n U 0 ,
. " - . , , , Sn8 ;
"It WIIS three 'ears ago that I used
Doan's lIdney Pills for an nltack of
Icltlnoy trouble that was mostly back
nehe , and they fixed me up fino. There
Is no mlstal < o about that , nnd It 1
should over bo troublel1 again I would
et them first thing , I\S I Imow what
they 11.1'0. "
I"or snlo by nll dealers. Prlco liO
cents. } i'ostor.l\tllbllrn Co. , Burtalo. N.Y. t
. . . .
Getting Closer to Heaven.
Once In the 1'aclfio coast Corests ,
the writer cnmo UIon n magnlficont
"ngar pine , the only tree of 1ls It1ncI
for mlles aroun < 1 anci a lamlmarlc oven
In that region of giant treos. My
guido , us ho 1001wd Ull at the tal ) ,
which IIClell Itself almost Into the
clouds , remarll'l ! : "If a man conld
climb that tree on a Christmas morn.
Ing ho could hpar the church bolls
ringing In hen ven.-Exchango.
Fl d Burled Treasure.
In the hnmo < 1lato nolghbo1'hootl of
the lIttle town ol Klingman , In Swtl.
zorlaml , n. case wns found containing
an assortment or 82\ \ ) gold colnEl. Most
of the coins are of the ) 'ears from
lG02 to 170.t , It Is thought that the
i gold was burlOtl at the tlmo or the
S1lanlsh war at succession. ' 1'he gold
value of the coins Is estimate(1 ( nt 35 , "
000 , and the 11l11 1lsmatic valuo'at over
100,000 franco. .
Bacilli Arc Scarce In Egypt.
A Germ.an physlcll\l1 hus tllsco\'ored
thnt the air of the Eg 'IIt1l\n < 1estJrt Is
about as Creo from bllcterlal lIfo as
the polar regions or the high seas.
'fuberclo bacl111 are Itl11el1 when ex.
posed six hOllra In the sunlight. 110
consldors the desert espocla1ly Imlt.
able for rheumatics amI pntlonts sllf.
forlng from Itldney diseases antI 1' "
berculosls.
For Growing Glrlo.
West Pomhrolte , 1\10. , AprU 24.-
Mrs. A. L. Smith , or this Illaco , cays
1hat Dodd's Kidney P111H nJ'O the best
remedy for growing girls. Mrs. Smith
emphaslzos her recommondatlon by
the fo1lowlng oxperlenco :
"My daughter WIl thirteen years old
last November anll It Is now two years
slnco nho wan I1rst. talen with Crnzr ;
Spells that would last a weole and
would then Imss off. In a month she
would lll\vo the spells agnln. At these
tlwes she would cat very IIttio and
WIlS very yellow ; even the whites ot
her o'eo would boello \ \ ' .
"Tho doctors gave us no oncpurnfo. : ;
ment. they all said they could not help
her. Artor taltlng ono box of Dodd's
Kidney P111s , she has not had one bad
spell. Of COUI'SO , wo continued the
treatment until she had used , In 11.11
about n. dozen boxes , and wo st111 glvo
thorn to her occasionally , when she Is
not fcollng'ell. . Dodd's Kidney Pills
are certainly the lIest medlclno for
growing glrl . "
1\Iothors shoultl heed the ad vlco at
1\Irs. Smith , for by so doing , they may
save their daughters much pnln and
slclmess and ensure a heallhy , happy
future for thorn.
True Greatness.
True greatness , first of all , Is n
thing of 1he heart. It Is 11.11 allvo with
robust antI generolls sympathies. It
Is nelthor hohlnd 1t5 ago nor too far
before It. It Is up with Its age , and
I
ahead of It only just so far us to be
able to load Its march. It cannot
slumber , for activity Is n necessity at
Its existence. It Is no reservoir , but
1
n fountaln.-Presldent Hoosevelt.
THE CITY SAVINGS BAN .
This hanIe was organized In 1884
and has lOon In continuous 011eratlon
slnco. 'I'hrough ' the trials and vlcls.
sltudes of the Inst twenty years it has
I
proven to savero that Its system Is
thorough antI Its security unquestlon.
ed. It Is governed hy state lnw nnd
supervIsed by the State llanldng
130ard , its purpose Is to assist those
who nre systematic savers. How there
oughly It Is doing so Is evidenced by
the 6,500 people who 11.1'0 . Its customors.
It pa 's 4 11er cent. Interest on deposIts -
Its and maintains strict secrecy in .
Its relations with Its customers.
It 'ou desire the opportunlt ' of
In 'lns ; nsldo a bit of money and re-
ceh'o a IIboral rate of Interest tor It
or deslro to conduct your business
through an old established banlt
where It w111 r : relvo llrompt and sat.
Isfactory attention , wrlto for IlIlrtlcu.
lars to the City Savings Bank , 201 So.
lGth St. , Omaha , Ncbrasltn.
Growth of Crystals.
There Is no limit to the mlnutenoss
of frngmontB which ma ' under fl\vor.
, . able conditions grow Into lerfect
crystnls , no hounds as to the time
dllrlng which 1he cr 'stnllno growth
may bo susllonded and tIlen continue
again.
For Rent or Sale , Two Ranches of
3,00U Acres Each.
Located In Custer county on South
IAoup rlvor ; consists of liOO , : : re8 good
corn land , 60 alfalfa , 320 m"atlow and
the balance In pnsture : good Improve
ments. Inquire of Victor 11. CoUmnn
O.-.qhn . , Neb.