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Nebruskn's Scat of Governmcnt
Coal Rates Complained - Of.
I The state railroad commlBslon has
, filed a complaint wllh the Interstnto
commerce commission charging that
Intorstate. rutes chm'sed by the Union
} Jaclflc rntlroad on coal shlppod from
Rock Springs and Hanna. 'V'OIning , ,
. are exhorbltant. It Is charged that no
blanltct rate of $4.60 a ton 10 charged
In Nebraslm on ock Springs coal
nnd a bln.nltct rate of $3.60 on coal
shipped from Ilanna. Rates to Kan.
oas for a grt'ater tllstanco are $ .1 a
ton on Roele Springs coal. In addition
to the conplalnt the commlssltm sub-
, mlts to the Interstate commerce com-
Imlsslon 11roposod rates. It Is Bald
\ . . . that very IIttlo W 'omlng coal Is now
used in Nebrnslm because the company -
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pany will Iot shl11 the product of the
mines which It controls to this state.
and that .tho rnllroad has made lower
\rates \ to the west , and for thlB reason
Itho coal Is all going in that dlrectlon'j
Tbo Union Pacific road also consumes
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large amount of the product on 'IlS !
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The cbmplalnt of the commission
that the following rates are now
oharged :
I Rock Springs to Cheyenne. 293 miles.
\$2.30 \ ; to Pine DIuff , 328 miles , $3.71i ;
Ito Smead , Neb. ( near state line ) , 341
; mllos. $4.60 ; thence on to Omaha , 809
miles. and all intermediate points ,
, $4.60. _
L. , To Kansas points from Rocle Springs :
\ hoyenno to D nver. 400 miles. $ .230 ;
"to l { nsas.Colormlo state IIno , 592
miles , $3.75 ; Weslcan , Kan. . 592 miles ,
land Intermedlato lJOlnts. to Salina , 856
\filles. \ $4.00.
I The following are the rates proposed
; by the Nobraslm commission on coal
from Rock Springs : To Kearney , Neb , .
' 1nd all branches north and south , and
to Omaha , $3,25 on lump ; $3 on pea ;
( $2.76 on slack ; from Hershey to Elm
'Creel. ' . $3 lump ; $2.75 on voa ; $2.25 on
lacle ; from SmC'ad to Sidney , $2.50 on
fllmv ; $2.35 on pea ; $2 on slack.
The proposed rate on Hanna coal Is
[ 1s follows : From Grand Island cast ,
1nc1udlng the main line and branches
perth and south , $2.75 on IIlIl1V ; $2.50
/ r.n pea : $2,21i on slacl < : from Cozad to
lda , $2 , on lump ; . $2,26 on pea ; $2
n slack ; from Drule to Smead , $3 on
, ump ; $1.75 on pea ; $1.50 on slack.
Railroad Brought to Time.
C. N. uarpenter of Yorle has won
po signal victory against the North.
western and Missouri Paclfi rail.
roads and got possession 01 a carload
of coal which had been lying In the
Northwestel'll yards at York for n
jDlonth with demurrage charges piling
up against some one.
This carload also had a cl1:1.r.e : of
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$6 which the 1\1I8sourl PacIfic 1laced
against It for reloalIng the co.l : from
, its own car into another. ' 1'he coal
was shipped from Indian Territory
; jand was tran8fened to the North-
'westorn 1'011. < l1'Jell ) tel' refused to
accept the carload and pay the extra
$5. and the rJ.ill'Oad agents , with theIr
usual assuraucu , UUCHll'Ctl he would
. par : the $5.
Carpenter came to Lincoln at the
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, appealed to the state commission.
( -J The commlsslUuurs toole the matter
tlp witll 11" . . . . .t.i : ! . , , ICll1c.LJuL .no
a"oad declared It would do nothing.
.Carllenter . went home. but came back
nnd filed a formal complaint. He
stated in his complaint that he Imew
.more about the methods of the roads
i than they would I.are to have made
, : : publlc. He Insisted that ho would not
pay the $6 and the demurrage chargls
'and he aslwd for a peremptory order
to coml el the railroad to give him
the car of coal.
The commission hrard the com.
plaint , and when about to malw tho'
order desired were Informed by the
attorney for the Northwestern railroad -
' ! road that the matter would he fixed
lup between the l\1lssourl Pacific and
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the shipper. Carpenter thanked the
: commlssloon and went hOUie to unlond
his coal.
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He paid out a great deal moro th'1n
' .tho $5 in fighting his case. but ho
. . . . . . . . , : ; . . . \won \ ollt and will not be bothered , by
similar charges after this.
Profit on Butter Fat.
In a lotteI' to the state railway
commission D. D. White , goverument
Y' . . . . ( . , export on dairying , stated that the
net profit UI. butter fut Is $7..10 a
, hundred pounds. He claims the
creameries mal < o this profit and his
, estlmato Is ImBed on an estlumte of
18 cents a pound for the product and
an expense of $6,85 for mauufa'tur
I ing , The price estimated for butter
in these rull'111atons ! Is 25 cents a
pound.II' \ . White also IncI1111e8 cop.
Jes of telegrams exchanged hetween
Ed 'Vebster. chlot of the dalr ' bu.
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Terminal Tax In Tennessee.
Henry T. Clarlw. member of the
State Railway commission and ot the
loglslaturo last winter. has received a
marlecd copy of a pUblication showing
that the state of ' 1'ennesseo Is going
to adopt the principles of the tormlnal
tax law in the distribution ot Its rail.
road proport ) ' . 1'ho artlclo states that
Attorney Geneml CatC's has glvon an
J ollinion that such a distribution Is IC' .
" " " 't ' gat and bls opinion will 1) ( ' followed
by the State Doard of Afjs , Lsment M : .
Carlm fathorC'd the terminal tax biB
In the house.
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Special Rate Orden.
A number of apoclal ortlors were
nutl1orlzOtI by Ute state runway com-
mission. 1'wo contractors of DInlr ,
GllbOl't C. Illnlts and Ilermrm Shlold1. !
had complalnod or the 8'h.cC'nt rate
from I"r'mont to Blair on the Norlh.
western. That rend was ordered to
put into errect a 2.cenL rato. Pl'rmls.
slon to put In the followln ( ; short dls.
tance passenger rates was grnntctl the
Durllngton : Crnwrord to Omahn , $9.40 ;
Ord to AllIanco. $4.18 ; Hoag to Lin-
coln. 80 cents ; Deatrlco to Lincoln ,
Durnham Rnd Denton. 80 cents ; Putnam -
nam to Lincoln , Burnham and Denton ,
! H cents ; Dlue Springs to Lincoln ,
Burnham and Denton , $1.08 ; Wymoro
to Lincoln and Burnham , $1.07 ; Garrison -
son to Lincoln , 88 cents ; llollwood to
Lincoln. $1.06 ; Fremont to 1 lncoln.
$1.0,1 ; Columbus to Lincoln. $1.26. ' 1'ho
Burlington was also authorized to
maleo n rate of 6 cents pOl' hundred
on Ice fr01l1 York to Kenrnoy. and n.
rate or 0 cents on stone from Dluo
Springs and W 'moro to Contrnl CIt . .
Land Office Report.
The report of the southern section
of the United States land ofilce of this
state in Its report for the month or
Jnly shows that there were fourteen
on trios ror homesteads , under the Kin-
Imld act mostly. Only four final
proofs were made. Two entries were
cash entries. two were for 60-acro
tracts each. four were for sections as
allowed undenr the Klnlmld act. and
two others were for 480 ncres each.
All these homesteads wore in the four
southwest counties. IIa 'es , Hltchcoclr.
Dundy nnd Chase. The two cash en.
1rlos were rollnqulshment claims that
had been bought out. 1'hls can bo done
and the land paid for at the rate of
$1.25 an acre , provided It has been
resided on contlnuouslr : for fourteen
months. This law will only apply
under the old homestead act , the Kin-
Imld act eSl1ecially den'lng the right
to pay In advance. There were no
pubic sales of Isolated tracts. In
Juno there wore severnl of these , but
none were applied for In July. Under
a now ruling these tracts cannot bo
bought for purposes of speculation.
Oath must bo taleen that the bu'er
intends to live on the land. As a mall
can only make application onCi ) for
the sale of these isolated tracts there
Is lIttio Incentlvo to aslt for a pUblic
sale.
Com:1laln of Lumber Trust.
Elmel' E , Drown of Harvard called
on Attorney General Thompson to
bring him ovldence concerning an al.
legod unlawful combination between
two lumber dealers In his clty-tIw .T.
H , Yost Lumber company and S. J.
IlIce. Drown claimed that these men
sold lumber at exactly the same llrlco
and that lumber dealers In neIghborIng -
Ing towns refused to solI him lumber
at all , though he orrerrd the Sl10t cash ,
rown had alroadr wrltton the attor-
ner gonora'l and the latter referrOlI
the case to County Attorno ' Stiner of
Clar Center , who wrote tl1C state legal
dcpartment that he would Investigate
at once. DI'o\\'n also claims these mOll
Roll coal as they do lumber and that
last winter . . .olln Daln , an Indollondent
coal d < , aler , could not buy coal froro
C. D. Havens at Omaha , though ho
had been buying from him for 'ears.
because ho sold coal 60 cents cheaper
on the ton. Daln got his coal from
Denver , though others , Drown said.
bought of Havens ,
Band for State Fair.
"The first band In the , vorld , bettor
than Innos , ' said C. H , Rudge of the
board of managers of the state fall'
when he was asked about the Liberati
band o'f Now Yorle that had been engaged -
gaged to give concerts at the state
fair. 'I'hls famous band promises to
be one of the best drawing attrnc-
tlons the state fall' has ever had. In
tJ.dtlition to a band of fifty pieces the
organization has with It several grand
opera singers. l'ho fall' management
feels that It Is fortunate In bolng able
to fJrC'HC'nt this attraction to the people -
ple of the state.
Dead f > 1an on Ticket.
The prlmar ' ballot for use In the
coming state pl'lmary will contain the
nl\l)1O ) of a deat ! man , W. W. Elliott of
ConteI' . 1\11' . Elliott filed as a cantll-
clate for district cIerI , In his district ,
and on the 7th ho was drowned. Sec-
I'etary of State Junldn has finally concluded -
cluded to leave the name on the tlclwt
as he does not Imow what else to do.
Mr. Elliott had no opposition.
Uniform Reports Wanted.
a. L. Lupton , representing the Interstate -
state Commerce commission , will
shortly bo In Lincoln to confer with
the State Hall war commission regardIng -
Ing a uniform rellort to be del11nt1l1ed of
the common carriers. The commission
notified the local commission of the
coming' visit of h' . Lupton.
Motion to Remand Express Case.
Attorney GenoralThompson has filed
a motion In the federal court to have
remanded the suit against the express
( om panics Involving the Sibloy law.
: \11' . Thompson claims the state has
Jurisdiction In the matter. ,
New Game Birds Imported ,
Chief Garno Warden George L. Carter -
ter has ordered one hundred pairs ot
Hungarian partridges nntl will parcel
them out over the state who rover
money can be ralset ! to lIay for thoro.
These birds are qulto similar to the
ordlnar ' , "Dob White" quail , only they
are about twlco the size of the quail.
The birds will cost 1\11' , CartC'r $4.50 per
pall' and ho will do the wOI'le of ship-
pine ; tlom out for 1I0rhlllg'rho pco-
nil' of Gordon lIave l'anfC'd $150 Cor so-
"urlng part of thrso hlrds nnd at 1\Ior- \
rl1nan roaldentll have raised $100 mora.
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I Spnin's Roynl lnfnnt I
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First portrait of King Alphonso's son and heir. the Prince of Asturias
uhown In the arms of the Countess of Puerto ; the new cruwn prince Is thrivIng -
Ing wonderfully and 10 said by the court physician to be In perfect health.
The baby Is gaining In weight rapidly and has developed In Inteiligenc" to
such an extent that he recognizes his parents and prefers their society , on
the rare occasions when state affairs do not take them away from him. In
spite of the fact that he 10 attended by it corps of nurses the royal Infant IB In
no danger of being spoiled , and Is already being taught that he cannot have his
own way simply by crying for what he wishes.
TONGUE TIED BY WRiT. '
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LANDLORD OBTAINS INJUNCTION
AGAINST WOMAN.
Man Has Troublesome Tenant Restrained -
strained by Court From Speal < lng
to Him or Her Own Hus.
band About Orders.
Kalamazoo. l\1lch.-A Kalamazoo
man has at last tllscovored the way
to curb the tongue of woman. His
discovery Is timely. and the enl ) " fear
Is that the s'stem will be worlted
overtime.
l"rnnl. B. 1\Iorrls , who owns a farm
near this city , emplo 'ed Irve Savage
to worle It. Savage has a wife , claimed
to bo all her name implies. and soon
after the farmhand and his wlfo had
. talwn possessIon of the tenant cottage
on the farlIl Mrs , Savage discovered
that she did not lIlco the owner.
' 1'he dlslllw grew and finally reached
Mrs , 1\Iorl'ls , 'rho landowner claimed
' that during his and his wife's visits
I' to their farm to O\'OI'sce the worle and
glvo orders : \lrs , Savage made lIfo mis-
erablo for them. Consulting an attorney -
I' ' ney ho was advised to malcc allpllca-
, tlon for an Injunction.
'I ' Morl'ls followed the advice , and his
petition was presented to Judge John
'w. ' Adams. In It ho charged that
Mrs. Savage has an uncontrollable
temper. and frequently used coarse
language In his presence and that or
his wife.
The woman wns also alleged to
have Influenced her husband not to
carry out the orders given by 1\Iorrls.
and the landowner llra 'ed the court
that 1\1rs. Savage bo enjoined from
spjalelng to either hl1113elf or wife on
the farm or on the street. Also that
she bo restrain cd from Interfering
with her husband carl'ylng out the or.
ers his employer Issued.
The Injunction was Issued , and the
court's orl1er was sCl'vel1 on 1\1rs. Sav-
age. Dy Its provisions she cannot.
without being In contempt of court ,
leave the lot which surrounds the
tenants' cottage , nor can she speak to
Mr. and 1\Irs. Morris.
Enraged b ' the order , Mrs. Sa.vage
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Man Lives Ten Months After Remark.
able Operation.
Detroit , Mich.-George J. Schwartz ,
I aged 31. dlcd after living ten months
without 11ny bones on the right side of
his body. 1 'lng flat on his back during
the entire time. his fight against death
for nearly a year providing a new wonder -
der for the worltl of medicine.
Mr. Schwartz was alIllcted with a
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tumor three years ago , He underwent
I an oIJCI'atlon , 'I'hls was unsuccessful
and three other oIlOrations followed
within the two years following. Last
summer his condition became so serious -
ous that his Ilh 'llcll\ns decided an
other operation was all that could pro.
long his life ,
A IIIcc attempt had never been 1101"
formed , Ph 'slclans found that all the
bones on the right side of the trunle
were diseased and must be removed
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to Insure a continuance of lifo , 'fh. . .
operation was held Oct. 3 last at thl !
Dotrolt sanltarlmn , end WIlS wil n"flsml
b ' physicians from all over 1\Uchlgan. :
medical students and members of the
medical profesllon : ! from adjoining
states. All the rIbs on the right Bide.
I the collar bone , the breastbone , part
of the hip and houlder blade wore re.
moved and the patient was left with. .
any frame for his right side.
Mr , Schwartz rl'l'ovcred. hut was
nevel' able to 110 In an ' other IJosltion
than on his bac 1 < . Ills fortltudo was
declared marvelous b ' all Ihyslclans
under whoso notlcl' the flatlent came
No ono who wltlll'ss < , d the olloratlon
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pacl'ed her belongings and moved
away from the farm. Deforo going ,
however. she IHllled up over . growing
plant In the garden she hael modo.
Whllo the Savages have leCt the Mol' .
ris farm , the court's order stands. and
1\Irs , Savage must not slleale aR she
passes her husband's forlllor employer -
er on the streets.
DREAM MADE HER BREAK NECK.
In Turning Girl Dislocated Vertebrae
-Surgeons Reset Them.
Camden , N. J.-Drellmlng of bears ,
tlle traditional hugaboos of chlldhootl ,
ten.year.old Olga Dennott of South
Second street was frlghtoned so badly
hy a vision of the beasts pursuln her
that sbo turned suddenh' allt } dlslocat- ,
ed her neele. 1'he pain of the dlsloca.
tlol1. _ awalconed her and she called
loudly for hOlp. 1101' parents rushed to
her bedside amI tried to allay her
fears , but she continued to scream un.
tll she fainted from thl. ' pain.
When the older folks attempted to
revive her they noticed that her head
hung limp from her hody. Not undor-
sta dlng what could all the child they
called In a Ilh 'slclan. Ho saw Immediately -
diately that her necle was dislocated ,
An ambulance was called and she was
hurried to the Homeopathic hospital ,
where II careful examination of the In.
jury was made. It was found Impos.
sible to malto any 11rogress In giving
the girl even temllorary rollef until
the X-rays were used. With their aid
an attempt was made to replace the
dislocated vertebrae ,
The first few attempts were unsuccessful -
cessful , and the sUI'geons were In des.
pall' 'of saving' the chlld'fI lIfo ; but
finally an attempt was mndo which Is
thought to have been succcssful. With
the aid of a harness the girl's head
lint ! been put In position and held
there. It will bo several days. however -
ever , before It Is Imown what the 1'0-
sults ot the peculiaI' accident will be.
In the meantime the case Is being
watched with much Interest by the
medical profession of this and neigh.
boring cities ,
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- OF HIS BONES REMOVED.
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thought he would survlvo. For some
time IlUst his death was momentarily
eXllected , but he constantly rnllled un.
tiI the battle against the fInal end had
exhausted all strength.
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SWAINS FIGHT FOR SAME GIRL.
"You Win I I Love Her , but I'll Keep
Away. " Says Loser.
New Yorle. - Frank .Jorden and
Thomas Sullivan. two young men frolll
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Harlem , love the same gl1'I , and as
they could not settle the matter Ileace.
ably they fought five rounds on the
Jmnles of Mottllavel1 creek , the Drol1x ,
with the agrO mel1t that the winner
was to take tllO girl.
I .Jordon won by a Imockout. and when
Sullivan had been revived ht ! shook
hands with his OllpOllont and said :
"You win. 1 love the girl , but J'Il keep
my word , "
Ahout a hundred l1Crsons witnessed
the fight. having accompanied the
gladiators from Ilarl'Jll1 , 'fho ho's
stripped to the waist , and with Michael
Hurley as referou and Frederick Co peas
as tlmekeopor , went lit It according to
marquis of Queellsberry rules , except
that they used bare lists.
.1ust as Jorden delivered the knockout -
out the pollco arrived , and the spccta.
tors IIterall ' toole to the woods. scat.
torln ! ; In ever ) ' tlll'l'cUol1. ' 1'he name
of the girl was not divulged. hut the
way the hays wC'nt lit ( Inch olher
sho\\.ce ; } that they were very much In
I love.
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Pretty "Droncho BU9ter" After Delng
Arrested for Masquerading at aBt
Reaches Delter Half In
Western City.
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Spolmne , Wnsh.-Arter having
tramllcd 11I0re than 1,000 miles attlrod
In num's garments , an'osted at Walla
Walla , south tlf here. and detalnett III
jnll two wechs tin technical clll\rgo
of mnsquerlullng , Mrs. George Earl.
who was No1'll Clay. daughter or a
fornwr catllo j.l'Ower : near Pt.Vorth. .
' 1''x. , has Joined her husband In
Spolmne ufter u selmrallon of six
weols.
'l'hor eloped three 'ears ago. because -
cause the bride's futher tIlreateneti to
place hOI' In IL COl1\'ont. She was thOll
IG 'l'al'lI of 1\ge. and Imd rOIJtltaUoll
thr01uhoul the 11I1nhandio as a "bron-
clIO hustcr. " Mrs. I al'l Is of medium
. holght , slol1ller 1\ntl comoly. a t'l11cal
'l'exnn. and sllcnls with an all' of 1'0-
fllll'mont. George Enrl has found om-
plo 'mont In a local hotel. where 1\11'8.
Joseph A. Whlto has glvon the girl-
wlCo a homo. ' 1'hls Is her story :
"I was ralsctl on the plains of Texas
1\ntl started to rldo bronchos when rour
rears of uge. When I was 10 I startotl
hustlng mustangs llnd Indian ponlos.
Papa sold his ranch later and sturted
u wild west show. I dlt ! trlcle riding
and broneho busllng. II was oasy. as
I hutl rOiled and brul1tled cattle on the
' 1'oxas rangos.
"Whllo with the show I mot George
and wo fell In love. My parents ob.
jectell to our mnrrlage because the '
said I was too young. I was 10. 'fhon
George aut ! I ran uway , because IJIlpn I I .
threatened to put mo In a con\'ont. I
was to bo talton to Lott from EI Paso i ,
on the ' 0 : 36 o'clocle ovenll1g train and I
George and I lert Cor Waco nn bour
oarller. II I
"Wo WOl1t lll'ound the country , '
Iy going to Oregon. fiual'l I
"Georgo failed to got work and
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fltartod for Walla Walla. I did not
hear from him for sovernl days , and
m ) ' fuuds gave out. Detormlned to
reuch him , I decided to don a suit or
his clothing and beat my way to WUlll\
Walla. Henchlng there , I heard he luul
gene to Spolmno , and started out to
trump It to this city. When I reached
Starbucle 1 got n report that ho was
at Walla Wulla , and turned bacle.
"I tram pod nIl the wny from Star-
bucle bacle to Walla Walla on the railroad -
road tracie , not having a blto to oat I !
from Sunday morning to Monday I
night. 1 was arrested by the constn- i
blo atValla Walla , who noticed that'
I woro. women's shoc ! ! , and suspected
that I , vas masquerading.
"I told the IJOlico of Walla Walla
that I was strandeI ! , and was determined -
mined to reach my husban(1 ( and real-
lIed : that the adollllQn of a t1lsgulso
wus the only means whereby I could
C1\rry the scheme through. I was
turned ever to the Salvation army.
where I was treated nlcoly. and 1'0-
colved transportation to Sllolmne , after
George hud written tJ mo whore ho
was , 'Vo eXIJCct to stay In Sllolmne.
as wo ha vo found good frlonds who
will assist us In maldn ! ; a homo , "
TWITS BRIDE.ELECT ; SPURNED.
Pennsylvania Swain Makes Fatal Mistake -
take at Clerk's Desk.
Phlladelphla.-DecauBe her fiance
twitted her about her age , Miss Emma
Perth , of HeatUn ! ; , limite err her en.
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gagement with Harry Bissell. of the
sarno clly at the marrllge ! IIcenso bu.
reau In the city hall this morning.
MIRS Perth Indignantly told Dlssell
that he tallced too much for 'her. and
that ho could go and find some ether
girl to marry.
All went well until Cleric Smith began -
gan to asle the customary questionB.
Bissell stated that he was 24 years old.
while the brldo.to.bo admitted 29 sum-
mers.
"Sho doesn't loole her ago. though. "
salll Blssoll ,
"You nordn't apologlzo for mo , " said
the Ilrosilectivo bride. "I am old ;
enough to Imow my own mind. "
"You bet you are , " roplled mssell. I I
"I consider that an Insult , " said 1\1IBs
Perth , "You talle too much. Now' I
will never marry you. No man who
makes remarks about his wi Co's ago
will malte a good husband. Good.by. "
Hogs to Eat Omaha Garbage. I
St. l.ouls.-lt wns learned the other. .
day that 1,000 helld of hogs bought
recently hy Thomas lI'Pherson from
the Immense herd of porkers on Ches.
Icy Jsland , In the 1\lIsslsslppl rlvor below -
low the city , where the St. Louis gar.
ba/.to / Ifl consumed by the swine. ware
destined to fee on the garbage of
Omaha , 'I'he rmlllicipal contractors
h d found that the hlgh-brod Poland
Chinas and Derltshlres from Iowa
wouldn't cat the dal ! ) ' dumplngB of
filth from Omaha , The Oma la con.
tractor Imld a goot ! prlco tor the St.
Louis swine with undiscriminating
taste ,
Only One Deaf Mute Pupil.
Columhus , 0.-1\1I6s Della D. Rico.
of Columbus , who was Bent to Manila
by the United States government
three n1C'nths I\go to teach the 97 deaf
llluto Fllltllno chlldron , reported by I I
the cons us , writes that n mlstako was ,
nmdo by the census tnlrors and only
ono such lIulll1 has been found. She
Is under contract to remain three
' ( 'al's at $1.000 a year. and will re-
mnln to tOl1ch this ono pupil ,
. . . . . . . . . ou" , . . . " " .
- - -
MAKES GOOD WINDOW SEAT ,
How Old Fashioned Walnut Parlor
Chair May De Utilized.
When you hm"u Clnu of the 0111 Cash.
lone walnut Imrlor chalr with carvetl
logs 'ou can. with the lulctlllon or n
Itltchen chair. make n neal Wl111iow
seal or couch for a den.
HC1l10\0 ul1holatcrlng ami IIllrll1lS
rrolll the parlor chnlr. Thlu forms the
back. whleh you saw ocr , ( mt ! nttach
the Cront lega to a hollow IIquaro
which mnl < cs thu frame for sent. Saw
off the Ilnlr oC front logs Just where
they nro joined to sldo strip. lenvlng
whnt were the front le s ancl front of
seat intact. Saw off the bl\Cle pll.-eo
of the sQul\ro where it joins UIO sides
ancl you have the back legs , aOllnrntecl.
bllt each Is nttachod to the aide ploco
which formerly connectCtI thom with
the fl'Ol\l. Attach each sldo ' } 110co with
Its corresllOlltlll1g back leS' to the front
BO thal 'ou have fOllr front legH for
) ' 0111' Dellee , the two mltldlo holng the
former front legs of the chair. the two
encl ones being the former back logs.
'l'real the l < ltchen chair alJ.llarly and
rOil have four back legs ; stain to
match front Ie lJOsslble. Join front
to bacle by strlll of two by four or
other strong pieces ; uall boards close
together fol' scat. Cover with oxcol.
slor or old quilt. over which nail , with
brass taclm. a 11retty co\'or. Au old
llol'tloro. cretonne , or even pretty
Illoco of old carpet or rug will do , Lot
the cover fall ever In rront to hldo
the rough work.
TO MAKE DAKED CUSTARDS. '
Dish That Should Be Prepared Early
In the Morning.
-
I arly In the morning malto omall.
Indlvltlual balced cUBtal'ds. as tollows :
Bring a qUlut of milk to a boll to insure -
sure sweetnesB in your custards. Dent
fIve eggs to a froth , whlto nnd yolles
sOllnratoly. It 'ou IIIco the custard
sweet , allow n scant tabloBpoon of
granulatetl sugar for oncll egg nnd
beat thlB firmly Into the yollea. Add
to the boiled mille n scant ton.apoonful
of molted huller and a dash of snlt.
POUI' the hot mllIt ever the yolks of
the eggs. beat In UIO whites lightly.
ndcl n teaspoonful of vanilla. pour into
custard cups aud balco 20 or 30 minutes -
utes , sot In II. pan of bolllvt ; wator. At
dinner tlmo the ' should bo very cold.
Run smooth Imlfo around the Insldo
of each CUll aud the custard can be
turned out In a firm , even shapo. Have
ready a sweet jolly which you have
moIled ever the flro. or else some
fresh fruit julco stralnod and Ilnvored.
Pour this over the custard molds as
SallCO and servo cold.
I FOR A TART DESSERT.
Lemon Custard Is n Moot Welcome
Summer Dish.
I
A tart clessort Is most welcome In
summer , 'l'ry this lemon custard.
which Is preclsoly IIIco the filling uBed
fol' pie. but much moro tasty without
the Cl'ust : 'I'hl'ee cups of water.
brought to a boll and thlckonod with
three tablespoons of corn starch
I'ubbecl smooth In cold water. Sweeten
with two slIIall CUllS of granulated
sugar , bl'ing to a boll again and add
two ta leslloous of buttor. the grated
rind of two 101ll0ns aud the julco.
strained clem' , of threo. Cook for a
few minutes , Add tllreo egga beaten
,
VCl' ' light. Ilour Into a pudding mold
anti balw until set , about 20 minutes.
If you Ill'ofol' , mix with the yolles of
eggs only with boiling wator. and 1'0-
sel'vo the whites for 111erlnguo , boatIng -
Ing them stiff with three tnblespoons
of IJOwtlered sugar and allowing the .
morlnguo to balw to a golden brown.
I Rye M ffins.
Put one tuart ) of water In a granite
kettle ; when It bolls put In one.qunr-
tel' of ( \ teasloonful : of soda. thOD
sllrlnkJe In ( evenly ) ono cup of rye
meal ( not flour ) . Add n henplng tablespoonful -
blespoonful of buttor. ono cup of
sugar. and salt. When cool add one-
half of n yeaBt cake and stir In nIl
the flol1r you can , for It grows thin ar.
It rises. It desired , use two.thlrds
of n CU ) ! of molasses Instead of sugar.
' 1'ho rye meal can bo Increased in
quantity If proferred. This is an old
Ilnd qulto famous bread. ( ,
; Sage Tea Tonic ,
Green tea. two ounces ; garden sage.
two ounlos ; ; IlIlt In a sancel1an which
cnn bo covered closely , and pour ever
the herbs thl'ee quarts of boiling wa-
ter. Let slmmcr until reduced one.
third , 'l'ake off tll0 fire nnd let stnnd
I for 2,1 hours , strain and bottle ; ap-
Illy over ' night before rotlrlng. Dry
I well or the tonic will stain the pll-
.
OIl.loth Sewing Rug.
Keep a square of table oilcloth to
lay under the machine when Bowing.
I ndeavor to have all the threads nnd
ravolingB from ripping fall on the
rug , so that all the litter may bo removed -
moved Oil a momen t's notlco. This Is
i sJlHclallY convenient where ono has
10 do the sowing In the living room.
Shelled Beans.
Soak and cook us usual kidney or
cranberry beans. When tender. pour
off the wator. add sour cream to
tJlOroughly moisten and slmmor half
an hour. 'fho alkali In the beans removes -
moves the acid taste from the crenm
alld the reBulting combination is particularly -
ticularly good.
Frlerj Tomatoes and Egos.
Cut 8011\0 thick slices of tomato. dip
, ouch Into l1oll1' seasoned with snIt and
IJtPlll'r. and fry. Iako some round ! ;
u [ tuaBt ; huttoI' tlH.'se , Jay the toma-
' < ll'S Oil thpllJ , a'ld IHlt a II [ I 'cd ' og : ;
"n " , \ . . , 11 ; sJll'lnkle with dIll 1 cd
" . trlll'l" " Hllzn.