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New Governor of Jamaica.
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I Sydney Oliver , who hs been 1ppolnted governor of J 1malca to succeed
Sir Alexandcr Sw.ttenham : , wa : . born In 1859 , graduated at Corpus Christi col.
, ) leg , Oxfdrd university , and In 1832 cntcrcd the colonial office. In 1890.1891.
( .he W 19 acting colonl 11 secretary of Brltlch Honduras , In 1895.1896 hc was
I auditor genernl of thc Lecwnrd Islntlds ; and was later private secretary to the
carl 01 Slbornc , Gccret 1ry of the West India royal commission , colonial sec.
retary of Jnmalc:1 nnd nctlng governor of Jamaica. In 1898 he wa : . sent to
Washington to assist In the negotiation of reciprocity treaties on behalf of the
Wcst Indlnn .colonles.
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, DOOM FOR DERELICTS.
NEW BRAND , OF DESTROYER
BUILDING FOR , ATLANTIC.
Revenue Cutter No. 17 Will Be As.
! signed to Slnl < Those Floating
Hulks Which Are a Men.
' ace to Navigation.
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Washlngton-Officlals of the reve.
nue cutter servlco uro lool\lng forward
to the completion of the new derelict
destro 'el' , revenue cutter 17 , with high
, expcctatlons of her usefulness , She
will \)0 \ the first craft of her Ielnd to
become part of the service , and when
completed , some time next yeur , the
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ability o the "watchdog" branch of
the treasury 'department to cope with
I -duners and emergencies that now
seriously strain the bureau wlIl. be
largely Increased.
At present all the work that \\111 fall
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SAYS POTATOES HAVE SOULS.
Mystic Maeterllnck's Announcement
Gives Vegetarians Brainstorm.
Parls.-What are the vegetarians to
I' ' cat now ?
: ' They abhor fiesh because they refuse -
fuse to slaughter pensive beeve : ; , play.
ful lambs and joyous calves , Now
I : \Iaurice 1\Iateriinck has carried con.
sternatlon into the vegetarian camp
and has greatly disturbed their dlges.
tlons by his book on the InteIIlgence
of plant life.
Mac.t.erJlnck thinks he proves that
plants are as purlloseful , as reason.
able , as conscientious as most hu.
mans. even as most vegetarians , In
general the vegetarians uro ? ) mystics
and so they worship 1\Iaeterlinck.
What are they to cat If , as he Insists ,
cereals have souls , green peas have a
llUrpose In life and potatoeg have
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\ white sweet souls ?
1 Prince 'l'roubetslcol , the sculptor ,
& " who Is a vegetarian , had a talIt with
I 1\Iaetel'llncl n this puzzling subject
at the salon. Troubetskol has 'sincere
scruples against ta3t1ng meat , against
slaying sentient beings to devour their
fiesh. His distress \vas almi1st tra lc
as he questioned MaeterIlnclt , who
j could console him enl ) ' with :
) "Never fear , prince , lIe who lives
must eat. "
I But he did not say what , so ilie
princely sculptor is at his , -its' end
. to choose a food which wll1 sustain
life , but which gives up no life in be.
coming food.
"BOARD WALK" IS TO GO.
Blockc of Tile Will Displace Famous
Wooden Atlantic City Promenade.
Atlantic City , N : J.-A bl < : ck of the
.famous boardwalk paved with tlle
imported from Holland , where slml1ar
\ Imving Is In use , will be one of the
1I0v.ltles for the summer visitors of
the coming season , who will bo aske
! to pa's ! their opinion on wooden block
nnd concrete as a footway lor the es.
panodo : ,
The experiment In making a change
in the flooring of the walk is IJe.
tug tried with the object of discover.
tng some paving substltuto that will
better stand tile travel of the thou.
sahd"sof promenaders than Hle plans
, now in use.
The wear on thQ board 100r Is
cnuntlous , and as feminine visitors
refullo to stand for the planking when
it be'omes In the least bit worn or
splintered from wear , the yearl ) ' bill
. tor lumber and laying Is becoming un
: " $ r i eIl of heavy drain on the nnances
of.he resort.
to the new destroyer must be done by
the revenue cutters , which are neither
built nor equipped for such sorvlce.
When Xo. 17 is launched she will in all
, probablIlt ) ' get a name , for one can
hardly Imagine a successful launching
without a naming , and neither the secretary -
retary of the treasury nor the chief
of the r.Jvenue cutter servlco would
wish to humiliate the new ship by
sending her out among her sister ships
with no more Idea of typlf'lng title
than that which Is given a convict In
the penitentiary or a brlclt house in a
row. "
As the new destroyer Is to be unique
In man ) ' wa's , she will also be assign.
ed to the other cutters in the service.
Shl' ' ! will have a steaming radius of
DOOO miles without stopping to coai ,
will bo provisioned for much longer
cruises than she will ever be 111\OIy
to malte. and will be equipped with
powerful derricl.s , the most improved
lIfe.savlng apparatlls ami with a maga.
zlno In which will be high oxploslves
In suf1lclent quantities to bloW' half
the battle ships In the world out of
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the sea. The sunllowder anll d'nl\ '
mite , however , will not be spent to
dcsl1'o ' life , Imt to snvo It.
'fhe shillS thnt she will nltnclt are
these that have ouUlvetl tholrtseful. .
ncss and 111\\0 passcd frt'm the service
of civilization to the clnss of human
enemies. 'I'he half.sunlwn derollcts
that fioat silently Ul ) nnd down and
across the Imths of commerce , claim.
Ing as victims tlte finest shhlS , with
their crews and passengers , will be the
pro ' or No. 17 , nnd no mercy will be
shown when these mysterious fooll
are found. It Is expectCtl thht In life.
snvlng worl. the new revenue cutter
wlll\prove ns vnluablo as In the moro
sensational and noisy pursuit of dere.
IIcts. .
Her field or operations will bo com-
paratlvel ' restricted , with Nova Sco-
tin on the north , the Bahamas on tlto
south and the mltl.Atlantic on the
cast. Her duty wlll be to Iteep the
Il11ths or ocean commerce clenr , and
the field Is largo enough to occupy
all the tlmo or Iter swIrt engines. The
other sltto of tlte ocean will be patrolled -
trolled by the ships of Great Britain
01' the powers of the continent.
When storms along the seaboard 1m-
peril passenger ships or there Is otltor
worl. cut out for JlCcsavers , revenue
cutter 17 wlll bo summoned by wireless -
less if she Is at sea , and by land wlro
if in port , and will hasten to tlte scene.
'I'hat she will give a good account of
herself In every emergency the revenue -
nue cutter of1lclals feel certain , and
are concerned now onry In expediting
the construction of the sadly needed
ship.
LORDS BUY 2,000 PRAIRIE DOGS.
Brltlshers , Seeking Sport , to Stock
Hunting Preserves with Them.
Huron , S. D-Two thousand prairie
dogs at throe dolInrs each at shipping
point have been contracted for by
English lords who have exterminated
the rabbits and hares on their shoot.
I Ing preserves In Englnnd and are Ian.
gulshlng fOl' sport.
Mrs. Nellie Madden , of Waukon ,
Wls" having contracted to supplY
this number of the dogs , has with.
drawn hol' farm north of this city
from the marltat , believing its value
has enhanced Immeasurably by the de.
mand for Iualrle dogs , with which It Is
overrun , It Is believed the English
noblemen have bucked up against an.
other Yanltce game , and that the
character of the prairie dogs has been
misrepresented to them ,
The animals 11.1'0 the size of an over.
grown rat , live In communities , their
halos connected with outlets every rod
or two. Thcy are spry enough to
arouse the sporting blood of the Brit.
I h , but when wounded drop into their
holes 0 : ' If dead their fellows qulcl < ly
drag them In. It is mere pot.huntlng
to shoot them , but to entrap 2,000 of
them wlll afford a nice problem for
the venders.
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Monument to the unknown dead and the Temple of Fame In the national
military cemetery at Arlington here sleep about 17,000 soldiers who died In
war for the Union. It Is consecrated ground to which thousands come every
year from the north , south , east and west to honor those who gave their lives
that the country might live.
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TO LIVE ON LONE ISLE
PROF. WATSON , SCIENTIST , PLANS
CRUSOE ADVENTURE.
University of Chicago Instructor Will
Take Up Residence on One of Tor. :
tugas to Study Strange Bird ;
for Carnegie Institute. :
Chlcngo.-Roblnson Crusoe's adven.
tures on his desert Isle in the Pacific
ocean are to have a sequel In real
life. Prof. John B. Watson , a member
of the psychology department of th9
University of Chicago , left the other
da ' for a desolate and uninhabited
Isla In the Gulf of Mexico , where ho
will live , attended only by a servant , :
In the interests of science ,
His destination Is not recorded on
many maps , the Island being out of
the path of commerce , unileopled , and
for the most part barren of vegetation.
It Is a membOl' of the Dry TOI'tugas
groull and Is 70 mllcs off the wcst
coast of Florida , 'fho nearest point
accesslblo to the Island Is Key West.
Prof , Watson's pU1'1lose In his visit
to the Island Is to study a speolc8 at
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birds believed to ' 1)0 extinct In man ) '
parts of the world , and of rare value
to zoologists and psychologists , Scl.
entlsts have made repeated observations -
tions on the Islands off the cast coast
of } 'Iorlda , and expect rich findings by
Prof. Watson.
Little Is known of the birds which
he will study. It Is believed that those
which nest about the Island have Itcpt
away from manldnd for conturies. and
his 'obsorvatlons may solve some of
the missing paleontological IInltt ! ,
For a long time these birds have
excited wonder among zoologists , and
no attempt has buen made to study
them until the Carnegie institute
aslted Prof. Watson to make the In.
vestlgatlon at Its expcnse. The PS ) "
chologlst set out with all the knowl ,
edge about the birds attainable , but
he declared ho Imow almost absolutely
nothing about them.
Prof. Watson has attained note recently -
cently by his experiments with white
mice , 1I0 has worked to prove that
the ' have an extra sense not found In
man , This Is a sense of dlrcctlon , In
addition to sight , smell , Ceellng , taste
and hearing.
IIu obtained a leave of absence from
the university and will bo gone for a
length of tlmo. lie toolt with him a
man to cook and care for his experl.
men till lugsaso.
SAMSON'S I
HEROIC DEATH
A STORY OF Tilt PERIOD OF Tilt JUDGES
IN ISRAEL
Dr the "llIlhwar and Dywa , . " Preacher
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SERMONETTE .
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: i : The Triumph of Evll.-"Our 1 :
: t god hath delivered Samson our t
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encmy our , was -t
: t boast of the Philistines. They t
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; thc favor of their oed Dagon , :
and a proof of their own prow. .f.
Tess. And that Is as far as they : '
: ! : could see or understand. Evil +
: alwayo Is half blind. Its vlolon : (
+ : . Is limited by the horizon of the - ! -
: i : physical and temporal. It ell mi. , :
.to n ltes the true God as 'a factor . .
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and places superstition
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to pride upon rea. . :
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0. _ son. Evil deeD not recoJn [ I ze .0- 0 : .
oi. God as it controlling f&ICtor In : : . :
-i. the afftlrs of life ; It docs not + i +
: * : understand that It overreaches :
j- Itself and brings about Its own + : -
- destruction. : i :
: ! : But from the Divine view. + 1 +
: i : polrit , evil triumphs . over the
. : - good bec'Hlsc sin pp.rmltted . .
, to u9urp the place of God In the +
- : - heart and life. The fortress of - : -
: : the heart Is Impregnable until : i :
+ : - the little side door of sin Is y
_ : . opened to admit th enemy. _ : _
+ Samson waD a defeated man : i :
:1 : : from the moment he let the , - -
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' - ; - earthly love usurp the place of .t
+ : - God , and the final ylcldlng to , ' . -
: the Importunities of Delilah was : i :
t but the Inevitable outcome of - : -
) ' such unholy alliance. : : :
: "Let no man S:1Y when he Is .t
: tempted , I am tempted of God ; ; : ,
- : - for God cannot be tempted with t
* evil , neither tempteth He any : }
r m:1n ; but' every man Is tempted - ; +
: ! : when he Is drawn aw < iy of his j :
- toW)1 lust a'nd ' enticed. Then ) -
_ ! _ wnen L lust hath conceived , It X
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- ibrlngeth forth sin ; and sin , - ; :
, : when It Is finished , brlngeth : ! _
. forth death. " t
: Recovered . :
-i Strength. - But
: while evil In Its bllndncss was :
t glorying In the fall of thct -
- ; - mighty Samson , the mercy and 1.
. : i : forgiveness of God were being : i :
1 : bestowed upon a repentant sin. + . .
- : - nero What evil can do to a man (
: Is nothing to what God can do :
+ : - for him. Samson shorn and -
: i : blind and In the power of the H
. - ! - enemy may yet rise above the -
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_ : _ I1lserable conditions , Into
: i : which his sin has plunged him , :
_ ; . He may again become the In. _
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righteousness to _ ' :
j' : t the condemnation and judgment -i ,
, : upon evil. _ 01- : .
. - . "If We confess our sins He Is _ ! +
: F. faithful and just to forgive us :1 : :
+ } our sins and cleanse us from all j.
: r. unrlghteousless. " The prison - ; :
+ house at Gaza became Samson's -
: confessional. The Philistines _ -
-i- could shut out the light of dayi -
t from his eyes , but they. could , :
: not. shut out" God from his j :
-1- heart. They could bind his * _
t IImbD with fetters of brass , but of
: ! : they could not chain down his f
-t + spirit and prevent It from
: r. reaching out and finding the t
3 : forgiving and , restoring God. _ . : :
t After all , how circumscribed +
{ are the powers of evil. How : * :
: i : the servant of God ought to rea. +
. " IIze the possibilities which lie :
- + ! within him as he links his life + !
with that of God.
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: t To fall Into sin Is grievous , - : -
, : but to remain In the condition : i :
+ where sin haR cast us Is Inex. +
: ! : cusable , unpardonable. Here Is : : :
j- where Samson's faith , spoken of t
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- : - shines out the brightest. Though 1.
:1 : : the physical eyes were never to : ! :
: see again , not so with the eyes : i :
, - of the soul. Faith touched the _ :
: blindness which had come from : t
+ sin and the soul look up and :
: ; - : sees the God that giveth. ; '
-t . strength to the humble and reo - ; ; +
; : storeth them which be of a : ! :
i. contrite spirit , and so we findi -
: ! : the latter end of this man Sam. : i :
: t son was better than the first ; : ; :
f that he rOSe above defeat to - ! -
-r win a crowning victory. So + : -
+ : . may It be with every child of t .t-
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TIlE STORY. . . .
" AMSON blind and in fett.ers ! "
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was the message which spl'ead
swiftly throughout the land of the
Philistines , and Into the borders of
the land of Judah.
"Samson blind and In fetters ! "
"Surely , Dagon , the god of the Phil.
Istlnes , hath hl'ard our cry and hath
dellyered him into our handa , " ex.
claimed the Pblllstines.
"Surely , " bitterly cried the Israel.
ites , "our God hath forsaken us , and
delivered us Into the power of the
enemy ! "
And Samson , the erstwhllo cham.
pion of Israel and Israel's God , and
the unconquerable Coe of the Phills.
tines , sat In n.ngulsh of bOdy and sllirit
In the prison house at Gaza grinding ,
grinding , grinding : while the clunk or
his chains kept doleful , heartless tlmo
to 111e movements of his hands.
Yes , the agony of those momenta
when , In fiendish glee his captors hnd
pierced hla eyeballs with theIr red-
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hot Iron , Wn almost cnough to drive
l\Im , mad I Ycs , the humlllntlon and
ttosllalr as ho hel\rd the clanking
[ 'haln9 mid felt th 'bruthl blowil which
wettled the heavy felt r on hands ulIll
limbs ellt to the very depths oC his ;
BOIIII Bllt all that oxerur.lallng ordeal
waR ns nothing now to UIO anguish of
Boul he endul'oll as Jhe I\ccl1slng voice
of consclonco cried Ollt In hlR heart
nltl condemned 111m. 110 , the Nnzarlto
10 God : ho , the chosl'n ono of Oed to
dolivOl' ami judge Israel : he , the
might ) ' chnmplon who hnd never
Imown defeat durln all the 20 years
ho had judged Israel , como at last to
thlsl Coulll It 1. > 0 posslblo ?
110 shook hlmselr to see If ho were
awake , I1nll It was not all u hideous
dream , bill the clunk of the chains
came as an unBworlng voice. 110 '
OIl his trombllnr hnnds to the lItt'l
less e'os.
"Oh , Godl" ho cried , "how could I
have douo this thin , ; ? " And In the
Ulon ) ' of hla despnh. he beat Ullon his
hrl'ust until the rlnA'lor the rattllnr
chains echoed and recchoml through
the prison houno ,
1..lko u flood there Rwellt aCl'oss hla
soul the memor ) ' of hla wron'dolng ' ,
lIow ho had ullo\Ved hlmsetf stOll by
stell to ho drawn Into the power or
that wlelted womnn. lIow ho had
sought his OWn 01\SO nnd pleasure and
had forgotten his high calling 11111141 oh.
ligation. And , WorHO stilI , how he
hllll fallcn so low as to reveal the
saCl'cd sccrets of his God to the heart
of a llrofano nnd lll'onlgate Phillstino
woman ,
During these medltaUons , when It
seemed IlS . though hl very soul
would he crushed by the hurdon of his
ullt and hi : ! God had forsa.lwn him
fOl'ovor , ther came Into the prlaon
house a comllany of the lords of the
Philistines , whose elation was manl.
fested IlS they looked down UIlOn their
old enemy and taunted him with the
humllla\lon \ of his position and gloried
in his wea1mess. At last they tired
of this dlvll'slon and turned to go ,
sa'lng as the ) ' did so :
"We'must needs offer u gl'en.l sacrl.
fico tcr b\ll' god , Dagon , for sea how
110 hath dollvored Into 0\11' hands 0111'
ol1om ) ' . "
The wOl'ds 'aroused SllInOOn , a 1111
long after they 111111 departed ho IWllt
rOleating ( thom over a.nd over and
sllylng to hlmsolf :
"Nay , It was not the god Dngon , hut
m ) ' sin Ullit bl'ourht 1110 to this place.
Shllll Dagon , Indecd , recelvo thn
glory ? " And he buried his hood low
hetween his 1mees ns ho realized how
grievously he 111111 compromised the
cause of his God. Aud even whllo he
was thus hewed there came whisper , I
Ing to hili lIoul : that with his God there
WIIS forglvcness and mercy.
"Oh , God ! " he cried , as he lifted
his sightless eyes toward heaven , "let
this thing come to pass that I may yet
show thr.t it Is to God that victory be.
10n1oth ! Let not these unclrcum.
clsed Philistines forget that the God
of Israel and not the god Dagolrul. .
eth ! " .
Prom that moment something like
lIoace came to Sumson , and as the
1I11)'s came nnd wont the repentant
heart of Samsoll reached out In faith
and toolt fresh h01l1 upon tIle God to
whom his IIfo hacl been cOIIB < ,01'l'lted ,
Thus thel'O grew 11p In his heart n now
hope and confidence , and the old
thrill of his strength and llower cnmo
bllclt to him.
At last the great day of the feast
and sncrlfice to Dagon , the god oC the
Phlllstincs , arrived , Multitudes crowd.
cd into the great amphitheater , and
other thousands filled the roof ovor.
looltlng the arena. 'l'hen dIme the
cry for Samson that he might make
Hpor ! . for them , and while they waited
IlIllJatientIy a messenger was dls.
patched to the prison 110use to fetch
him. What a shout that was as they
saw the form of theh' old enemy como
groping into the 'arenn. before them !
How different from the old Samson
who had withstood the armies of the
Phlllstincs aud had , . slnglo-handed ,
slain thousands of their strongest
men. There he was In their power ,
forced to make sport for them , and
right royall ) ' did they cheer his every
feat UIII } ahout In his uars :
"Now doth our god Dagon flnd
pleasure In Samson ! Now are we
avenged for all that Samson hath
done unto us 1"
And while the tumult was at its
height , Samson turned to the lad that
had led him Into the arena and said :
"Suffer me that I may feel the pll.
lars whereullon the house standeth ,
that I may lean Ulon them , "
'fho shouting ceased as he reachell
a llosltlon between the two main pll.
lars which sustained the weight of
the roof. Eagerly his hands gropetl
ahout until they touched the great
wooden 1 > lel's. All eyes were turned
upon him now I'n ' wonder to see what
next ho would do , and a breathless ex.
pectancy filled the place.
Suddenly upon the stillness which
had fallen rosa the voice of Samson
as 1.1e lifted his face towards heaven ;
and the eager multitudes leaned for ,
ward to hear what was said , whllo the
crowds In the rear , realizing that
somothlng unusual was transpiring ,
pressed toward the front.
" 0 Lord God ! " rang out the words ,
clear ami loud , "remember me , I pray
theo , and strengthen me , I pray thee ,
only this once , 0 God , that I may be
at once avenged of the Philistines for
1:1) ' two oyes. "
A shout of derisive laughter rang
out from the people us they cried :
"lIe prayeth tn his God ! " But the
sound therec ! wus quIckly drowned In
the nolso of CI'ashlng timbers as Sam.
son bent hlmsel ! between the pillars ,
and they went down IIko bits of strnw.
And the house fall upon the lords , and
UllOn all the people that wore therein ;
so that the dead which Samson sleVi
at his death were mora than the
I which he stow In his life.
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NEBRASKA MATTERS
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS NOTES ,
HERE AND THERE ,
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
Social , Agricultural , Religious and
Other Matters Having Reference
to This Commonwealth Alone.
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Ihiriington's new dellot at Ashh\nd
will bo built at oncl'
Auburn has alreadY tnltn stops for
colobratlon oC the Fourth or July.
David City's new hospital , complete
In every respect , has bcon comploted.
Some raw cases or ( lIphUterla have
occurred In the vicInity of IIumboldt.
The superIntendent of schools of
Olay count ) ' hns tendered his reslgna.
tlon.
Patrlelc 1.I\ngclon , a Fremont county
boy , was Idlled by horse falling
upon him.
Ashland Is spendlnr a good deal oC
mQne ' this year to Improve the looks
of the city.
Counterfeit sllvor dollars : were quite
freely dlstrlbutod In the vicinity of
Sutherland.
A strnnger named Wilson was nn.b.
bcd by omcers nt Hastings for passing
bogus checlts ,
Stllto Treasurer Bryan has Issuell a
call for warrants tfrom 149,17 to
160,280 Incluslvo.
Peter Bednar , living south or Wy.
more , caltured two old wolves n.nd .
seven ) 'oung ones.
Thloves who bro1O into n hnrdwaro
store nl North I..oup were soon after
captured by the use or bloodhounds ,
At Concord , the house occupied by
Chris Tltlderman nnd family was de.
stroyed b ) ' fire. Two children were
rescued just In time to saTO theh'
Jives ,
Mrs. Chm'les Dunlap , Jiving ten
mlles north or Araimhoc , droppecl
dead while arranging window cur.
tain In an upstairs room of hOl' resl.
dence.
'MIO third district oC the ltebelmh as.
soclntlon will e held In Nebraslm
City Jno 7 , and It Is expected there
will be botwecn 160 and 200 delegates
1'1 attendanco.
The Young Women's Christian As.
soclatlon of Lincoln secUl'ed almost
$28,000 of the required $40,000 for the
new Young Women's Christian asso.
slatlon building.
The Polk County Fall' association
Is malting big Improvements in the
fall' grOllnds and Is going to ma1te the
grounds so attractive thut they will
druw people fl'om every part of the
Jtate.
M. J. Hughes , the 'Vest Polm , r ,
who was so seriously 1njured by the
cars at Colfax , . In. , , some \Yeelts ago ,
In a letter to friends at West Paint ,
stutes that ho Is on the road to Slleedy
recovery. ,
Mrs. C. E. WeIdman of Lincoln.
wife of ex.Captaln WeIdman , will start
a divorce suit , It Is predlctel1 , as soon
M her husband returns from the Pan.
anm canal zone. He Is chief of tl\e
fire fighters at Colon.
After listening to the commence.
ment addrcss by President G. C.
Creelman , thlrt.slx gradualw of the
fJtate university agricultural college
recelevd their diplomas at n\190mbly
hall at the stn.to farm.
Mrs. Minerva , plnlntUt' in the da.m-
age 8ult against the saloonkeoJOrs.
at Beatrice of two years ago , is not
aa.tlsfied with the verdict for $2,000
returned by the jury In the district
court and hils filed a moUon'l for anew
now trial.
Socrettr : ' Whitten of the Commer.
clal club , Lincoln , and n number of
business men , are p1mnlng a comIper.
clal jaunt Into Union Pacific 'territory.
The excursion wlIl start about May 27
and the business men wll1 be out for
four days ,
Ed. Kemper , a colored man of Beatrice -
trice found a poclmtboolc containing
$1,500 , which belonged to II. Germlln
farmer living near town. The purse
and money were turned over to him
and he rewarded the colored man for
his honeHty by giving him II. dlmo.
Two Johnson county young men , Lee
Parrish nnd Elmer Damon , were
brought to Tecumseh trom the wc t.
ern part of the atnto to. face serious
charges. They are accused of forgery
and Parish Is charged with passing
forged checlts. :3oth pleaded not
guilty.
W. L. Sturn , representing the Iowa
I..ear Tobaeco company of Sac City.
la" bas contracted with farmers at
Oconoe to plant thirty acrcs of tob1c ,
co. The seed has already been 8Own.
Mr. Sturn thinks the land there Is ex.
cellent for tobacco culture and has'
confidence In successful au tcom 0 ,
Rev. E , Van Dyke Wight , president
or Hastings college ( Presbyterian ) ,
has tendered his reslgnnUon . , . . accept
1\ call to the pastorate of the Prosby-
terlan church at Mldllletown , N. Y.
It Is expected that G. E. Leon , cash.
ler of ex.Sen tor Cndy's bank at St.
Paul , will be appointed state ba.nk ex-
e.mlner within D. short time.
Long Pine h five s } eon ; PPlI-
cations for licenses to sell liquors.
The temperance people have ftl&d re-
monstranccs against each one of the
five applicants and wltl carry them to
the supreme court It nocessary.
The jUt 1 In the cas of J.ohn Ham.
IIn at Grand Island retUTned 11. . verdict
of murder In the first dcgre. ItnJ de.
clded that Hamlin shan Burrer death.
Hamlin was trlcd for the murder ot
achcl Englo , 7-j'oar-old girt , 'Who
was shot In Auguut , 1906 , and lIngatU\1
until JanuarYi U , 7 , before she died.
Hamtln II about . .p 7CfS 01d.