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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1907)
. . . . . Eanrmdl $ ; ) to@ @ T TIrrfiIDJ8 SiQrTI ( ) $ t@ R S 1 Jk M < ffiIf2) ) = II aJ'J Won tbf ( Nmnr $ i , Li 1 b . He " ( o I ) I- I ' " E1Qe ) ( OJ fcJ. Nralb-PH- . Jl2) ) N ! llbs/ ' C@p } > to j m ; T@ fc@r e 1' ! 'W'nlij E fc 1r " j U JijetIP'ecl1 I @ IJir ) ) Iij fc t esiu fc Dloomlnston , IlI.-Schohornzndo baa been outdone by Capt. I.owlu E. IJamu , of nUnolR. The Arabian Nlghto nro In dangcr of being outclassed In hlotory , honcefortb , by the Bloomington Da 'R. The roslcctive nnclent and mOllorn InatnncefJ of UIC two great atorytelloro roun IlaraJlel , to IL certain extent : but the American army vetcran'o contlnu. oml performnnco was Inspired ooom. Ingly by a more oordld motlvo thnn that of the brhlo of the fmlton of India , mill hnd n different , though perhnps equnJly hnppy ondlng. BchellCrnzallf } told her royal RPOUSO 1,101 storlc In as mnny nights , In or. . der to tlivert him trom hIs dlsagroo. able 1mblt of putting to death each morning his JlOW brldo ot the tlay boo tore. , Hams "pun the slllllo Jlumber of , 'checrful yarns to Abram Drokllw , a mlllionalro } ) Iowmnlcor 85 years old , i preoumablY with the object ot prolong. Ing the lattor'R Ufe. But when the aged man finnJly ouccumlwd at the ono hundred nnd fir t Rlllo.spJltter , und It trnnuplred thnt. . he had been so well ontertaln d that he had clean for. L goUot ! to mention the said IjnmR In his wlJl or to 'COJnl > CJlllnto him In any substantial way { Ol' the humorous treatmcnt 00 IIntiringly a.dmlnlstered , then the cal > taln. felt right mad , and he up and fJuod the estate for $10,000- that In to say , for 1,000 prime , hand. made jo } < cs , nt ten dolll ra per. The I .extra. ono hundred amI ono .Too Mil. . ' lerlsm was thrown In graftll for good ) meafluro. : 110 didn't get quite the ton thou. santI-but that's auother story , which Is worth tolling In Bomo detail , to. I gothar wlUI Its romantic sequel , as to I , I how Capt. Jjams won a bride , through i' playing a losing game of IItrategy ' against Cupid. . ' How iI Fortune Was Made. . Abram llrokaw had settled In DJoomlngton away bnek In the fortloo \ when the alto of the present city was nothing bnt. n blooming pralrlo , ac. I II I I j I' ' I ! t , " . I . f" . \ , , . . CAPI..cOlll $ fJ4J'fS cording to a New York World .corre _ pendent. lie bought UI ) laud for aI , most nothing and lent omaH sums 01 money on lIkely looking farms , thel1 foreclosed the mortgages. Ho alsc manutactured nnd oold plows , whici no farmer , rich or } IOOr , cou1l1 do with out. Thctlo enterprises , comblnell bJ the time he WIUJ old enough to have n < particular use for money , so he grad unlly ecame a miser. .Llko flome ether millionaires of ou time , old mal ! Droleaw cultivated I 11ouoe of humor and' loved the soclot ; of 11 cheerful lIar-cspecla.lIy WhOll IIko salvation , It was froo. 110 found a congenial affinity , In th funny sense , In the person of his nelgl I' ' bor , ' CUllt. Lewis E. IjnJns , who had I civil war record , 11 small ponllion an , reputation ao the local MarIe Taplo ) ! Lewis wns 1I088essed of 11 lrodlclou memory , a ttJrUle Imagination and \i \ VlUJt coeeUon ) ] of antiQuee In the Jln I. f jpcose nnecdotes of the vlntago 0 , 18(0 nnd bJ'ckward. 110 could dra , upon tbJs Inexbnuatlbte store In lot to suit any Ustener and keep It up It definitely. lie never hlLd to repeD blmseJr-or , If he did , ho never tel the mo story twlco In the santo waJ Abram Drokaw loved to UIlVO Cap Ijams drop In with a bl1dgot of buttOl 1tust rs , and e was ouch 1\ good 11 tener t111 the nptaln never taUed , t Iproad hlmBoJt. For hours nt a Urn \ . . the octogenarian would sit npc1lboun I. rlnklng In tates of early Ute In 111 I D < < ; )18 , many of which wore contompori qeoul wit'll his own boyhood days. TlJ . . , bit grew upn blm , Rnd attor 'Mr , . . . , . . : ; ; ; : : i. . ; . . . . . . . . . . , - . - " . . . , . . . : " ' : ' : , - $ . * ' : ' . - - - . y-- - Drokaw's death Capt. Ijams waa In. "JItett to put In atl his limo with the aged widower and take up atory.tetl- Ing M a steady job. H" Wao Made Omclal "Story Teller. " So Capt. Ijams accepted the poal. tlon of grand vizier nnd raconteur.ln. chlof to Hnroun. Drokaw. No uatary waa mmtloned In conn action with the office , but Ijama figured that so Ion , ; ns ho could mllko the old gentleman Inugh ho would have lIttle'troublo to Induce hIm to 100sOll up flnanclatly , Moreover , it was I snro gamble that. hlB stacIe or olorlcs would laot longer than the venerable Uslenor , and then i the lutter would moro than square . thluglJ In his will. Ijnms slarled In 8)'stematlcntly with his cholco Uno of Chnunco ' .M. Do. POW'A favorites , then went on with his early Illinois legend" and personal rocotlectlous of Abraham Lincoln , and flnatl . brought Ul1 In the comparatlvo- Iy modern llOrlod of the civil wnr. By this time he wou1l1 have Mr. Drokaw going so tlmt. he could rend n chaptdr i or two from the DIble , and the dear old man would chuckle delightedly' ever : "Abraham begal Isnnc , and Isaac hegat. Jncob , and Jacob bagat Judan aud his brethren : nnd Judas besnt Phares nnd Zara of Thnmar : and Phnres bogat. Esrom , and Esrom bo- sat Aram , Ilnd Arnm begat. Amlnndab , " /lnd tlO on. The grent. strellm of the antiques was this quotation from a Latin wrller of the ilrst. c ntury of the ChrlRtian era : "A mnn who fired a rock Ilt a do.g and hit his mother-In. Inw said , 'N'ot SlIch 1bad ohot at thnt ! ' " Here Is II. speclmon Crom early 1111. nols : "Jnko Spawr wns one ot the three commissioners appointed to lay ont the turnpike rend between Chicago and Bprlngflohl. 'fho act roqulred that. these commlsaloners should bo sworn , but. there wti tJIo ) official hnndY to per. Corm this duty. So Jnlee , ns n jnstlco of the peace , ndmlnlst red the oath to the other two commissioners and then .rallod up the lid of a shoe-box . wIth n looklngglass i lde It , and solemnly admlnlstorod the oath to his reflootlon In the mirror , lIms swearing hlmseJr In , 00 thl1t ho conld legally help to con. struct the plko. " This Lincoln story was one that old man Brokaw pronounced "n bird : " "Lincoln and 'Douglas were trnvel. Ing together by sfage-coac ( rom La. con to Pontiac. when they got Into a heatot ! persnll.l debate , Rnd Lincoln more than hlnt d that horc W R a IInr in their party of two , and that It , usn't hlmrOlf. ! This meant figl1t. . At the next stopplnG' ace the fiery Dourtas ; pulled a } Ialr of plotols out of hlo carpetbag nnd proposed to 'Abo' thllt they arllltrate their differences wIth cold lead. 1 lncoln drew hlmnolf up and said : 'I nm about twice your height , and . , , 'ould be too casy 11 mark for ) 'oU. To male things even , you'll have to stand further aWRY from me than I do from you. ' DOllg1atl began to see the joke and repJled : "No : I'IItel1 . ) 'ou what wo.tl do. I'tl mn.rk out my IIlzo on your person , and every shot that hlte outside the mark won't connt. ' Then the ) ' bad a drink together and . caIJed tbe fight ofr. " Another warm babr wus this wall trom the bnUlctle I : "An IrlRh corporal wns carr'lng wounded comrade to the rear and die not notice when a cunnon.butl whlzze ( by and took the poor fetlow's hvn ( ofr. When Pat reached the I\1nbl1 lance with hili burden the surgeOl asked : 'Whnt nre you bringing II that hoadle ! ! ! ! corpse for ? ' 1'ho Irish man turned and looked at the remalnl and exclnlmod dlsgustedtr : 'DegolJ he tould mo It was 11h 'log ! ' " And IjamR could at any momen thro\\ ' the ngcII ptowmaker Into cor vlIlslonR ot laughter by repenting Jos' BIllings' recIpe tor mnklnG hoo-cako "Take a common or garden hoe , 00 : her down tllJ she jells and then l t he cake. " Day nrtcr dny and week after wee Copt. tjams continued reeUng off thee morlcs , quips nnd cranks. The 01 mllllonniro STew teebler , but I ( I alive just to laugh. Since then Ijarn has suspected that 'Yr , Drokaw WI1 llLushlng at Bomothlng clBe bcald ( .hls jokes. Dut tor two or , three ) 'el\l everything went merrily as a marrlag bell. Spenkln , ; of marriage hella reeal : the tact that old man Brokaw . , , 'as d , cldedlY ot a re.mnrrylng dlsposltlol s , , rt ho ' < < ol1ldn't glvo In to 't. ' . b.e qu\ \ . ' . . f . . , . he sUHpected tbat the mnny women who oCtored to bo a nurno , a slstor or nny old comllanlon to him wore only attor his mono ) ' . Had to I < eep the Old Maids Aw 'j , It. was to keep these designing fe. males nt a safe dlstanco that Mls8 etlna Lantz , splnstor and house- leceper , was specially onsagatJ. Bht' got to be so busy shooing off old maids and sraRS wIdows , that Capt. Ijams had to help hor. In addition to his humorous stllntthl captain ror n long 11Orlod acted as Miss Lantz's chief uld In protectln ! ; Abram Drokn.w from the onslaught al1d blandish. 'ments of the Cemale sox. FinallY , ono day , IlR ljamH WIIS tell. Ing joltclet No. 1,001 , about. a man who RUpped on n banana lIeel , poor Mr. Drolmw gave a loud chllclc1e and expired. Capt. ' ljal11f1' gl'IQf was tempered by the thought. that hlH long nnd faithful services were to be BubstantlnJly 're- warded. Alas ! When the lust will and testa. ment. of Abram Drokaw. came to pro. bate , the name of Lewis E. nams wns conspicuouslY mlssln from Its list of legatees. 'fhnt wns fnnny , vor ' funny ! And for ollce the joke was on nams. Miss SoUntl. Lantz was remembered , nil right , with b bcquost. of $1,000 , over and abm'o her wages us house- keepor. Then the captain brought his -Ca. mous suit against the Brokaw helrR. The court decldod that. he was en. titled to some compensation , but that hld..clal.n of ten dollars per story was in excess , of the regulnr wnge-ratel ! of the Joleamlths' union : so he was nwnrded $5,050 , which the Drokaw estate - tate paid. The cnptaln , meanwhlJe , had executed - cuted a oentlmel1t l flank movement on Miss Lanti , for whose especial i delectntlon he told his ono hundrcil rllIIl second funny story , which was a9 follows : "A girl who was bcslegc with a . mlrCTs on shipboard , wblJo crossing the Atlantic , aHIcll the captain's ad. vice. 110 said : 'Wott , the wcnther la fine , nn t. ) 'ou.kno\Y how to swIm. Sup- paso you accldontntty fatt overboard , and then accept the ) 'oung man who , jumps after you , ' So the 'girl ' tried It. Four of her beaux : were on deck at the time , and three of them jumped , simultaneously. The fourth cauUoUldy threw a IIfe-presorver. When the young Indy had been fished out , she sent. for the captAin , Rnd sold : 'What Bhatt I do now ! I can't marry. the whole threo. ' "Wett , ' responded the" captain , 'I should advise 'ou te take the dry , one. ' " 'Now , SeJlna , " continued Jjams , "tho moral of this stOI" ) . Is. ' that lot8 of feIJowa wll1 be JUMping atter you , but I'm the only .dry on&-dl" ) ' humor , yon know. You'd better take mc , WII1 you Y" Bolna. saw the pol t , and wbiStlere4 0. coy "yos. " They were married here and have "ctlled dO\\.n httpplly on their I little jokeCarm In McLcl.n county. BARGAIN SALES IN JAPAN , Struggle to Reach Counter 18 Absent , But Not the hopllfter. gvon In placid JOllan the ) ' ha'\"e bargain - gain snles , but' they conduct them on very dlfrer nt prlnclplos from the scrlmmges wo have o\'er hero. An amusing Amorlcnn woman has embodied her oxporlences of travel. Ing alone In Japnn In a most. ontertaln. lug volume just publlshod , whence mny bo gathered a description of a snlo at the greatest trading house In Jnpan. The ( ; oolls are not Oung about , They are shown to ndvantago In locked 'cases ' , nUll the heads of departments keep the teoys. Uomnants , however , are Il\ld on mals , antI though there Is keen nnIety : to secure barGains , perfect - fect order and Quiet provall. nl1bles toddle nbout Quito comf rt. ably : others sleol > on tholr mothers' bacles. However orderlY anti quiet thougb tbe Japaucse bargaIn sale may b , It 10 not free from the shoputtor , and It Is Interesting to hear tbat the detec. tlvo Is a neces ary In the Flowery Land as In England. The kimono sleeve Is n useful re- ceptncle for unconsidered trlffiCII.- Lad"s PIctorial. No Use. ' "Did you brine rour vaccln' tlon cortlficato , JonoY" "No , ma'am , It ( Udu't tak.-Cl v& I"nd Pll\ln Jater , . . . . " . . . - . - . . . . . . . " " . . . . . . ' . 'on " ' " " ' _ - ' . . _ _ " < " W" ' h _ _ y _ " " " _ . " . . < , . _ _ , _ , , .ft. . _ I , It lis here that the officers of the army attend school for the study of war problems of all kinds. It Is practically a post.graduate course for the army officer following hlo military training at West Point. - ELEPHANTS"TO RESCUE SAVE. ENGINEER FROM WRECI < . ' AND QU'ENCH FIRE. - - - - - "iuge " Pachydermo Handle Tons of De. brls . as Though But Toothpick ! ! and Have Track Cleared In Short Order. . , Morgan town , W. Vn.-A trelght ! train on the Bnltlmoro & Ohio railroad waR dorallcd at Corbin and the ouglno and 1 G , , ' ' ' dasbed to . ( 'Irs(11'0 pieces. A broken 1'1111115 the causo. The en. glneman escaped . : lcnth b ' ju plng , The engineer , .Tames Malcolm , of this cltr , was caught when ho ! apcd from the cab nnd Impl'lsoned In the wreckage , : r-ot n cut , bruise 01' scratch did he receive , and wher bo was penned In looked as If it had been built for his protecUon. So tlghtJ ' were timbers wedged nbout Malcolm 'that. human hnnds could not bUdge them and ho was in danger of being burned aJlve , for the wreck hnd laken fire Rnd was spread- Ing. Hin cries for 11elp were heart- rondin . Fortunately , two sectlona of the John Hoblnson circus were closely following - lowing al1fl lhese "ero fingged. 'rhe loon thoughtfulness of Gov.John F. Robinson 11Ipla'ed ItseU and the ele- ph"anta , eight of them , were quicklY wlloaded and taken to the scene of the wrecl ( , which was right In the center or the town. I mOD mn LONG TRIP NAVY DEPARTMENT PREPARING FOR VOYAGE TO PACIFIC. Bids for Supplies for from 12,000 to ' 15,000 Men Asked 'for-6OCOOOO Pounds of .Provlslons Required to Feed Sailors. New York.-Flvo mmion pounds of vrovlslons win bo required to feed the enJlsted men of the Atlantic fleet on the voyage to San Francisco , which Is to eommence nbo1t three months hence. Dids for this amount have been asked for , an of the Buppl1cs to be deJlvcred nt the New York navy yard , th doJlverlcs to begin Novem. , , ber 1. It Is nnno nced that each of the mhills , Including those In the torIledo beat tlotllJa nnd the coUlers and sup- , . for the Pa. 1)1Y ) ehl11s wIlen they lea.o clOc wlU l1ave on board an of the provisions neccssary for the entire 'foyage. But the omcem have not been taken Into consideration In "heAl ! ! figures. 'fiey wllJ have to make thclr own arrangements for board be. tore they snll. Nearly oVerythlng that a person clln think o ( to eat or drink , except Into : ( ' lcanta , Is Included In the lists of sup. p1leo. In making out the Jlots the nayy fleJlnrtment officials took Into consideration the fncts that the ships wlU bo at sen on 'thanksgiving , Cllrlstmas , New Year's nnd Wnflhln ' .on's Dlrtl1dn ' , and special dinners for thee : occasions have ntrendy been arranged , as Is shown by the Inrge number of turlteys , plum rmddlngs , pumpkin plcs , nuts , dried trults and otber dellcaclcs that are named In the lists ot toods required. 'rhere will he between 12,000 and 15,000 enlisted mon on the battle. , ships , torpedo boatJJ and auxiliary \'CR' 80111 , that are going to the Pacific , and the job of figuring out how much food nnd of what kJnd , was needed for tbem , was one of the toughest mnth. emo.Ucal lroblems ever turned over to the bureau of supplies and accounts to solvo. 'fh nnv ' department reaJlzes : bow long nnd nt timeR how monotonous - ous the voyage Is going to be , and It was determined that so tar as thE food wns concerned the men would nol bave nny cxcuee to grumble. Some of the Items In the 1Ists senl out tQ , tll btd(1era , besides tbo o men , tlonelI , are 1,000,000 pounds ot fr sl1 beet , 1,000,000 pounds of v\getn \ lcs to Include turnips , cnbbagc , carroftJ onions , nspnraJ\ll1" tomatncs and ethel 'fegeta1)los ) : 1,000,000 pounds of flour 610,000 p0J111 a of canned nnd othe1 fruits , InoludlnJ ; npples , peRches . i Old "Bacll , " 200 yearn old , mother . of "J11Inb , ' res uetl the Imprisoned nrlncel' . She wound } ler lrunk around the debris and bcnvy timbers and rocls of Iron , and puJled them Crom abol1t. the engineer as though the ) ' were only toothpleko. Then eho I1roucJl ' took : ' .talcolm In her trunk and carried 111m to n pll1co of safoty. Ho fell In a faint and was rosuscltated with difficult ) ' . 'I'he othel' 1310p1lnnts were taken tea a rtrenm near and commanded to fill their trunks with water. They got a ' bl ! ; sU\lply \ and going back to the wreck threw watcr on the flames. After three trips they had the fire ouL Trains , Ilarsenger and trelght. , were bloclCd ; tramc' was entirely suspcmd , ed. An mall trains were held up. Th wrecte train was sent for , but the elephants did their work for them be. fore ther : arrived. In less. than two hours thoJ' had the track cleared. It was a sight to 50e them pun the locomotive - comotive apart and throw the big wheels and stack anel boll or over to one side. The elephantH rlre large ones , each w'i hlng about six tons , which gives an , Idea of the power-greater than several " , reclt trains. Baltlmoro & Ohio officials. It Is said , remarked that clephants wouldn't be hall for use In removIn hNI.\'Y wreckage. The Dal. tlmore & Ohio may so equip themselves - selves , pears and oUler fruits ; 400,000 pounds I of peas , 200,000 pounds of ham. 100. . 000 pounds of condensed mlJlr. 100,000 pounts of coffee , l , OOO pounds of tea , 40,000 dozen freRh egsa , 5,000 pounds of mustard , 5,000 poulds .of pepper and 5,000 pounds of FaIt. . The handling of the provisions at. the navy ) 'ard here will probably necessitate - cessitate the employment of a large number of extra labQrers during .tho two weoko In wblch the contractors wlJ ] be o.lJowod to make tbeir deliverIes - Ies , Dlds win be asked for a great quantity - tity of smoking and chewh g tobacco before the fteet starts on Its long voy- age. SIMIANS IIURIED ! IN OCEAN. Immense Apes DIe at Sea and Are DIsposed - posed of Saller Fashion. - . P rUand , Ore.-Two Immenf ! ( ) apetl , captured In th'e wilds of Slam. would have been Jad d at Per aJ1d . . . .hen the Gflrman steamer Arabln , of the Portland & Asiatic line arrived trom the orlf'nt. had they not contracted pneumonia anrl died 011 the voyage. I One died elsbt. da 's out from YolO. hama and the other palmed away two days off the mouth of the Columbia river. fn sailor fashion. they 'Wore burled at tleQ by tpo' ( 'oolle decknnnds who had occupied ( Iuarters with the apes In the forepeak and tried to nurse them back to hN\Jtb. The Rpes stood fully five feet high when erect. so the omcers at the steamer declare , and they would have made splendid specimens for n zooloS' leal garden or circus menagerie. The Chinese nre heartbrotrcn over their death , because the ) ' were valned nt nbout $100 apiece. There were four "missing JInks" on board when the 5teamer pulled out tram Hongkong , and two ot thorn are stili In their bunls In the forecastle , their more roe bust cOllstltutlons having withstood the bIting c1lmate of the north Pacific ocean. The anlmato will be put ashore here. KaIser Has a War House , Hoexter , Wcstphalla.-Tho nrmy maneuvers bolng over , the kaleer's I "asbestos house , " In which he eleeps I on the field near the contending armies , has ooen } 'lacked ' away tor an. other ) 'ear. , This house conolsts of ono story , I nnd contains a reception room , the kaleel"s bedroom , n bedroom tor the : suite , and a bathroom. It Is bum of . wood nmi aBbe toB , with double was , L hot.atr circulating h tween. , The structure takes thrte hours to , erect , Bnd rCQulres 24 carts to carTY the soctons. There nre six glazed , windows and two doors , one Into th ( ; r reception room and one Into the katz" " , cr'ft bed room. / ' . SEE.KS FOR HONEST MAN. \ . _ , ( . ) ' He FInds Mr3 , O'Bryan's Lost $11000 Package and Malls It. ! \ow York.-Mrs. EtIwnrtI O'Drynll of Mount l'rospcctl1vcnne , Newark , Is. lookIng for the person WIIO round her pllcknro containIng $ H IUHI aovornl ; ' ' 11Jn blo treasufCS which she hatJ loot , . end which wore ma.lled to the pergon. that the owner IntentIcd them to bo , sent to , In order that. she might 10- , ward hIm for hIs honesty. Sbe M cordlnly , Insort.ed an ntIvcrtlacmcnt In a Nowarl : Bunrla.y papcr. whlcb roads : "WIU the honest l'Cnllcma.n WM has malJod my lost reglulcrol1 l In front of t.ho Newark city J1I111 on' ' WtJdnesday m'cnlng , which centnhtOtf , four dlnmond ringe , flvo $20 } 'll1 , two , $20 gold pIeces , ono ' 5 gold plcce , and a plcturo of m ) ' dccc.'lsed moU1cr. tot Mr. C. O'Brynn , Scrmton , Pa. , lS : ad . his name and address to lira. E , R. , " lIrs. O'Bryan had Ilreparoo and addressed - . . dressed the pacl < 11ge to IJe 8Cl'i to Itor- brother In Bcranton last WeducsdAY , nnlll whlJo on route to tbo Nowark. post office she dropped It. near tlto. new city h 11.1 1 at. Broad and Groan. streets. The loss of the money , nd ) ' 11 lewelry caused her conslderablo wort'1 , I- 'but ' she was surprlfed ; .1o.to Saturday , nflernoon when she received a letter from her brother stating tbat 110 hadl received the pack ago safoly. TIm en. velopo containing tl10 valuable ! ! bore- , the name and address of the brother , and the finder , seeing tile addrcsu , ro- mailed It and regIstered It at his own . cxpensos. Mrs. O'Drynn values the contents or the paclmgo at. about $1,000 , and 'Is determlnod to locate the person wh . was hOI : ft onol1gh to Henc.1 It on to Its destination. She hopcs to eventual. I Iy learn tbe na.me ot the sendor- through her brother , who may have it I on the return card of the rcglstoro . pnc1tago. THREE GEESE ON A SPREE. , Ate Some of Beck's Cider Pulp and Were 300n Dc < td to the World. York , Pa.-Martln Deck , n farmer or the Com.-cgo hills , came to town with a tale about. 00111e geeBe owne by a. neighbor named Becle. On Beck's farm is 11 elder press , and It Is the custom to throw the pUlp Into a heap near by. The farmer's geesel t discoverIng the plJe , ate tbe pulp , villi ' " reJlsh. Soon tbe geese sWl1yerl from t ! side to sldo and cackled hoarsely , u.nd Beck and his wlfo ngreed that tbey were sick. FinaJly one by ono they feJl , limp and apparently doo.(1. . . V . . Grieving ov the loss of threO' , . plump geese , yet remembering that feathers were worth someUllngrn. : . , . Beck carried them Into Ule house and began to pluck the feathers. She had about haJr finished with lho flrst when Rhe detected II. quiver in the body and ! dropped the goose in astonishment , : Tbe movements contlnuod and pres. i ently the half nnked Jaw ] opel1ed Its cyes. staggered to It II feet and startet ! out. through the doorwny. The ot.bor , . two soon afterward also revlvol1. , It was not until later , when a pair of ducks werc similarly aflected , that. t. e farmer realized what. was tIle IDl1.tr. ler. The pulp , lying In the sun , 1r.1d fermented and hIs poultry had been Indulbln In sprees upon u very fair Gu sUtuto for npplejaclL WILL HAVE THEATERS ON SEA , ; - Frohman Arranges for Regular Performances - formances on Cunard Liners. New York.-Hereafter . thOlO who g ( ) 4 down to the sell. In ships wItb the In.- . tent of crossin ; ; the Atlantic win not be forced to forego the Wednesday matinee , the vaudevIlJe vcrlormanco or the concert. . The Cunard Steam- e fll compay has nnangetI wIth Charlee FrOhman to gIve tbeatrlc\l : pcrlormll.ncetl on its bIg Uncrs Iy } phl- < < : T : ! who may be making the voyage , , and Jr these I rove a eu.e ss regular . companies . .1) ) ] be put on the shJ IJ. AU Hayman , manager tar Mr. Froh. man hi this city , eaJd : HMr. F7 $ . man Is at Jlresent In London eooperat- 'Ing ' with tftC Cunard company. The wlIJ probably be trIed rst on the Lultanla. ! J lsht comedy wiD be given. and If sucecsoful other branche's of theatricals wJJ1 be put on the steamship boards. The chJot difficulty wIth the players would prob. ably arise trom BCMjlcknes3 , but [ suppose othero would go on and nil . . . . the gaps. I cannot teU when the the&- ter on the high seas wJU be Imt Into . . . . . . . . 'operatlon , tor some of .tho det.\IJs are not definitely settled. " BERLIN HA.S PRIZE GARAGE. Tanks In Building Can Hold 12,0011 Gi.lllonll of Benzine. \ , DerJln.-Tho blggellt : automoblto garage In the world wllJ bo the one tn he estnbllshed by 111O Darlln Omnibus eompany , which wlJ ] have tanks hold. Ing the unprecedented quantity of 12,000 gaons ] ) of benzine. To safeguard the hulJding against exploelons , the benzlno ' 1I1J ] be storet1 on the Martin Huneke Ryotem , which has prevented an explosion 0r 21,000 gaons ] ) In a nre which destroyell n. huge DcrJln storage . buildIng. The benzine wlJ ] bo kept In two un. derground tanks , upon which will bn II. . strong pressure of enrbonlc acid gas ' i to prevent the tormatlon o.t exploslvo gascs , and the carbonic acid gas witt provide the power tor vumplng thn benzine up to tnps. The 'cotabJlshment or-tbls , great , gar- I nee I was not possible unUl after rponths at negotlatlun 'With the Dor. \ . . . I Iin munlcpallty , whle11 was rather un. t wl11tng to grant JlCrmls lon for the . conotrucUon of such n gigantic aut - house. . ' - . . . . \ / . .