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The Ouster County Republican D. M. AMSBERRY , Editor BROKEN DOW NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES HERE { { J AND THERE. | PEBSONflLli"POLITICm Other Matters of Interest ConS - 2 S densed From the More S Ji Important Telegrams. * Washington. The population of the Island of Porto Rico Is 1,118012 , as shown by the complete returns of the recent census. This Is a gain of 104,793 or 37.3 per cent as compared with the census of 1899. San Juan Is shown to bo the largest town In the island , iUi population being 48,716. What is assumed to bo Italy's for mal demand for the extradition of Porter Charlton , the young Amor- lean in the Hudson county , New Jer- noy jail , charged with having killed Ills wife , Mary Scott Castle Charlton , ut Lake Como , Italy , reached the Btato department. As the case has not reached the Jurisdiction of the de partment , the papers were returned to the Italian embassy , whence they came. Present indications that the na tional regatta of the American As- eociation ot Amateur Oarsmen to beheld held this year on the Potomac river under the auspices of the Potomac Boat Club , will bo ono of the great est gatherings of oarsmen over hold In America. Two days , Friday and Saturday , August 12 and 13 , will bo devoted to the races. Crews and in dividual scullers from all parts of the United States arid from Canada will enter the contest. Emigration from and Immigration to Canada is the subject of a state ment Issued by the immigration bureau. During the twelve months ended March 31 last there were 74- 921 arrivals of aliens and citizens from Canada for permanent residence in the United States , against 01,517 during the previous twelve months. In the same period there were 103,789 departures of aliens and citizens froTi the United States Into Canada for permanent residence , against 59- 832 the previous twelve months. Foreign. Fighting continues in Formosa , ac cording to advices received from China , and popular subscriptions are being collected to supply the Japanese troops with comforts. Many Americans are included among the delegates and visitors who nrrlvcd in Berlin to take part in the fifth world congress of "free Christian ity and religious progress. . The Spanish ambassador to France , Senor Perez-Caballero , declares that the report that King Alfonso Is showIng - Ing signs of mental weakness is a ma licious invention of the clerical press , The accession declaration bill , strik ing out the phrases offensive to Rom- nn Catholics in the declaration made by the king after accession and substituting the words "I am n faith ful protestant" was passed by the Louse of lords on third reading. With a view to preventing the es cape of Dr. Crlppen and Miss Leneva through a technicality , Scotland Yard decided upon the advice of the attorney general that so far as It con trolled in the matter all formalities Involved In the extradition laws of Canada should bo complied with in the case of the prisoners under arrest at Quebec. General. Statistics show a shrinkage In the meat supply of the country. Speaker Cannon says ho is not wor rying over the result in Kansas. Thousands of acres of unoccupied lands are soon to bo thrown open to settlement. Mr. Roosevelt is looking into indus trial conditions in the mine regions of Pennsylvania. Democrats of Minnesota nominated John Llnd for governor , but it is said ho will 7iot accept. John Mitchell was suggested to Mr. HooHuvolt ns good material for the New York governorship. The steamer Princess May was lost In Alaskan waters , but the passen gers and crew were paved. Vice President Sherman reiterated his previous denial of any connection with Indian land contracts. The president of the United States and the president of Chill met at Bev erly with nn exchange of formalities lliat wore cordially informal. Church services In Esperanto , the International language , will bo con- conducted at Washington , on Sunday , August 14 , for the Ilrst time in the history of the national capital. Governor Harmon of Ohio commu ted to life imprisonment the sentence of death which was \\o \ have bqcn im posed upon Joseph J , Macklcy , the Toledo murderer , Japanpso newspapers publish speeches by Takenokoshl Josohurl , a noted Japanese .historian , in which he eays a war between Japan and Amor- lea is inevitable. Sixty farmers from Auburn , Neb. , have Just become aware that they nro victims of a land fraud In which they are losers of $110,000 cash , as the re- null of lax methods of the Utah State Land board. - > r tj T _ Inspector Dew denies a report that Dr. Crlppcn had confessed. The standpatters were badly defeat ed by the insurgents in Kansas. On the whole , it IH thought crops this year will bo about the Borne as last Postmaster General Hitchcock is cutting down the deficit in his depart ment. Senator Gore gave the full details concerning a brlbo ho alleges was offered to him. Joseph Wendling , alleged slayer of Alma Kelncr , reached Denver on his way to Louisville. President Taft helped dedicate n monument to the pilgrims who landed at Provincotown , Mass. Wholesome legislation for Indians Is expected to follow an expose of Uio charges of Senator Gore. The papal nuncio at the Spanish court has been warned to make ready to depart on short notice. Claude A. Swanson has been ap pointed U. S. Senator from Virginia in place of Daniels , deceased. At the meeting of railroad men at St. Louis the decision was reached to demand an eight hour day. Representative Bird McGulro of Aklahoma savs Senator Gore is not much better than a slanderer. With the coming election Cuba is facing ns serious n crisis an has yet confronted the young republic. Swarms of locusts recently Invaded Athens , rendering the streets slip pery with their crushed bodies. The total population of the United States under the last census will hardly hcknown before October. One of the first duties of the United States supreme court will bo to pass on the Kansas bank guaranty law. Sweeping authority is given the commerce commission by the law which IB to take effect August 17. Secretaries Wlckersham and Nngel are keeping out of the Alaska quarrel while visiting the territory. Senator Gore testified Vice Presi dent Sherman was one of the men higher up in the Indian contract scandal. Believing he was shooting n burg lar , Ivey Land shortly after midnight shot and killed his brother Qulntis at Albany , Ga. Betting on elections became illegal In Georgia when Governor Brown signed the anti-betting bill Just passed by the legislature. The French government has accept ed a bronze copy of Ilouden's statue of George Washington , which was presented by the state of Virginia. James B. Watt , the oldest tele grapher in point of service in the As sociated Press , died at his homo in Nashville , Tenn. , at the ago of 02. Lionel Waldron and' Jules Paces. the American artists and Alexander Garflold , the American explorer of Africa were decorated with the legion of honor. The ancient and long established pass book system , used In ordinary savings institutions , will bo adopted for .the proposed government postal savings banks. A force of 400 men under general Leo Christmas' , an American follower of General Bonilla in Spanish Hondu ras , repulsed 200 of the government troops , under General Diaz , Tuesday. With her throai cut from ear to ear , the body of Mrs. Joseph Wolfe , aged 51 , wife of a Dennlson , Tex. , contractor , was found by her daughter lying fully dressed on a bed in her homo. Robert Black and Miss Margaret Fitzpatrlck , who wcro among those injured when an automobile was wrecked by a Southern railway train at Birmingham , Ala. , died Monday , bringing the total dead to four. Because of the race riots at Gray , Jones county , Georgia , Governor Jo seph E. Brown was requested to Im mediately spend troops to that vicin ity , the request coming from the sher iff of the county. With an armed guard on each side of him , Dr. Crlppon attended divine services in the Catholic chapel of the provincial jail at Quebec. Miss Lonevo declined to Join the protes tant prisoners at this service. Leo Rapp , aged 13 ; Walter Sloan , aged 10 , and Emllo Jacobs , aged 11 , were killed when a train on the Al- legheney valley division of the Penn sylvania railroad struck a horse and wagon in which they were riding near Emlcnton. A special from Rome to the Petite Ropubllquo says that the hostility of the royal family to the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Kathcrino Elkins has been with drawn and that the official announce ment of their engagement will bo made shortly. Beverly , Mass. Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock made a preliminary report to President Taft on Tuesday regarding the plans for the Institu tion of postal savings banks in dif ferent parts of the country in the near future. The experimental banks will be located In the enmller cities. There is a desire to perfect the sys tem ns far as possible , through the experiments in the smaller communi ties before an attempt is made to open up the metropolitan branches. Personal. Oldficld Kaya ho Is willing to meet Jack Johnson in an automobile race. Progressives of Iowa largely controlled - trolled the republican state conven tion at DCS Molnes. President Taft has decided that his public speeches henceforth will bo few and far between. King Alfonso has given Premier Conalo-jas a frco hand In the contro versy with the Vatican. Congressman Charles Q. Tlrrcll of the Fourth Massachusetts district , died suddenly last week. CLOSE OF THE JUNIOR NORMALS THROUGH WITH THEIR WORK. STUDENTS ENROLLED It Is Shown That All of Them Did Good Work During the Eight Summer Weeks. The eight Junior normal schools , ( located at Alliance , Alum , llrokon How , Geneva , MeCouk , North Pltitto , O'Neill nnil Vnlontlno , closed their eight weeks' sessions July 29. The total number of students enrolled was 1,414 , including f > 57 enrolled for in stitute. , The total attendance was twenty more than the attendaneo for ! ! ) ( ) ! ) . The ilrst Week or first two weeks of the session was designed as Institute for the counties In which the Junior normals were Jocatcd , ex cept in the case of Lincoln county , which named the last week of the North Platte Junior Normal as in stitute week. At the Alliance Junior Normal , Grant , Hooker and Sioux counties united with Box Butte county for the Institute ; Illalne and Thomas coun ties united with Custer county at the Broken How Junior Normal ; Hitch cock county with lied Willow county at the McCook Junior Normal , and Perkins and Keith counttles with Lin coln county at North Platto. At these , and at the Geneva Junior Normal , - mal , special Instruction was given in domesIc ) science and agriculture , .tho counties uniting and hearing the greater part of the extra expense. The lecture course at the junior normals this year was made self- sustaining. The principal and local county superintendent of each school was responsible for whatever was provided in the way of entertainment and lectures. The plan proved very successful in that while good service was given the students in these spe cial features the stale was not called upon to use any money for such pur pose. The work of the junior normals at McCook was seriously interfered with by quarantine regulations for an epi demic of scarlet fever. Regular ses sions of the school were discontinued for about three weeks , but the in structors remained on duty and mot individually all students who cared to remain and complete any line of work. Much credit is rluo the fan- ulty at McCook for the satisfactory way in which the situation was hand led during such critical times. A number of students completed the junior normal training course at some of the schools and appropriate graduating exercises were held. These graduates have all attended the jun ior normal schools'not leds than four sessions , and have completed the re quired course of study , for which credit is given at the state normal schools. The appropriation for junior nor mal schools for the bicnnium ending April , 1911 , was $20,000. This ap propriation has been sufficient to meet every need and the junior nor mals close their second session of the biennlum with all accounts tu\\y \ \ paid. Free From Tornadoes. Nebraska has this summer been psceptionally free from tornadoes. The local station of the weather bu reau has practically no reports so far New Bank Chartered. The Farmers' State bank of Sar gent , Ouster county , has received a charter from the state banking board. The now organization starts with a paid up capital stock of $25,000. Good Place to Sell Goods. Sometime ago a machinery firm wrote Secretary of the State Fair \V. II. Mellor , asking for a lot on which to make an exhibit. Mr. Mellor re plied that all the machinery lots had been assigned , but if they wished to that they would place him some where on the grounds. The following reply was received. "Mr. W. U. Mcllor. Secretary. Lin coln , Nob. Dear Sir : Your letter of the 4th at hand , and wo learn with deep regret that the space on the ma chinery ground Is all assigned. You state that you can sandwich us In some place in the machinery depart ment. Now , If you can do this wo will certainly consider it "worth while. " Last year wo sold more ma chines on your grounds than at any other fair , and from the point of act ual buying the Lincoln state fair has always been a prize-winner. For Hydro-Electrlc Plant. Burdotto Boyes of Seward has ap plied to the state engineer for the wa ter right requisite for the erection of a hytlro-electrle plant on the Blue riv er , three miles below Mllford. A Showing at the Fair. There has been just enough of a flurry over crop damage in Nebraska this year to make it highly desirable that a showing of crop successes be made at the coming btato fair. It will help every Nebraskan , it will stimu late prldo as well as increase busi ness to have a demonstration made of the producing power of all of the leading counties made at this exposi tion. It will bo worth while to make a showing of the fruits of the Held this year , accompanied by the record of rainfall since March 1. HAVE NEW FEATURES. Information Concerning the State University Set Forth. The University of Nebraska , with its now complete catalog , with an nouncements for the coming year , of fers the clearest ami most consistent ly presented information that has been given in recent years. Ono of the now features shown Is the summer session of eight weeks , a qompared with six weeks hereto fore. This offers greater opportunity to teachers of the state for Increased efficiency and offers others instruction from September to August of each year. In addition to teachers' certificates previously given the university will now grant teachers' certificates in agriculture and homo economics. Also a first grade 'emergency certificate Is granted to such students as Iliul It necessary temporarily to leave the university to teach. The number of accredited second nry schools has been Increased and the entrance requirements have been raised from 28 to 30 points , to become csffuollvo on September 1 , 1010.'After the same date in" 1912 a simplified table of entrance requirements covers all colleges where cacli has varied in several subjects heretofore. This should cause high schools less diffi culty in arranging their curricula. In response to demands of the tlmea a new course in agricultural engineer ing takes rank with the civil , electric al and mechanical groups. The de partment of Slavonic offers Instruc tion to the large number of Bohe mians of the state , while In further response to the needs of the Increas ing cosmopolitan character of the state's population , Swedish now be comes a branch of the language taught. The forestry course has gradually grown In importance until graduate Instruction now leads to the second degree , that of master of forestry. This Is by reason of the greater inter est In conservative movements. Experiment substations have been established at Valentine under the direction of James Cowan and the Scottsbluff station at Mitchell to pro mote agriculture. The general and technical courses in agriculture have been merged Into one general course that admits of specialization as soon as the student's inclination is clear. The college of law after September 1 , 1911 , will require one year of gen eral college study before law subjects are begun. Also the college of medi cine has made a complete advance to two years before strictly medical sub jects are commenced. "Rules and regulations governing students" are Included In the com plete catalog , where previously separ ate hand books were distributed. By these it Is seen that the standard of scholarship is being raised gradually especially in the general colleges. The number of graduates to receive degrees during the university year just closed is 342 , while 1G5 certi ficates in agriculture , music and phy sical education were granted. The number of military commissions awarded to graduates by the governor Is thlrty-nve. Hearing Postponed. The railway commissioner has in definitely postponed the hearing of the Omaha lumber dealers who have complained of freight rates Trusties Take French Leave. Three prisoners got away from the state penitentiary during the month of July , according to the monthly re port of Warden Smith. William , from Douglas county , a colored prisoner , with only a few months to serve of a three-year term for breaking and en tering , managed to hide away and es cape while working In the cornlleld with no guard overlooking him. It Is reported that ho has wound up in Texas , from which place the warden says It may be hard to return him , owing to present conditions there. Quarantine Raised. Washington dlspatcn : The quaran tine against cattle In four counties In Nebraska , suffering from mange and scabies , was raised on orders Issued from the bureau of animal Industry of the agricultural department. Similar action was taken In the case of cattle In Dawson county , Montana. The counties In Nebraska In which the quarantine- was raised are Hayes , Hitchcock , Chase and Dundy. A num ber of Nebraska counties yet remain under quarantine Are Diamonds Being Pawned ? The fact that diamonds assessed in Nebraska this year have diminished slightly instead of Increasing with the growth of the country , is explained by by some by a mere statement of the increase in the amount of money by assessors to have been invested in automobiles. The number of auto mobiles April 1 was C.-1G1 and it is estimated that at this date a total of 10,000,000 to $15,000,000 has been spent by Nebraskans for automobiles. A slight decrease in diamonds asses. sod has caused some speculation. Irrigation Matters In Nebraska. P. H. Newell , chief of the federal re clamation service , stopped In Lincoln for iv short tlmo to talk with Secre tary Simmons of the state irrigation board , about irrigation matters in this stato. Mr. Newell is engaged with a board of army engineers In Inspecting reclamation projects with a view to apportioning the $20,000,000 , which will bo spent on these projects In the next few years. The North Platte project is the only one In which Ne braska Is interested. Mr. Newell will look this over. OPPOSITION BOTHERED ADAMS - AMS AND M'MURRAY. CARTER ON ' WITNESS STAND Also Met Hamon In Washington Op posing Gore's Bill Hamon Had Testified He Was Not Inter ested In Contracts. McAlcster. "The poor Indian" learned a few more things about the proposed sales of $30,000,000 worth of Ills land In the hearing before the congressional investigation commit tee In session here. Congressman C. D. Tarter of the Fourth Oklahoma district , testified that at an interview lit the home of Richard C. Adams , an attorney at Washington , Adams had said he had an arrangement by which he was to secured fi per cent of the "profits" to be derived from the M&Murray con tracts. "He told mo also , " testified Mr. Car ter , "that Congressman B. S. McGulre was in on the deal and would got his share. He also told me that Dr. Wright , a delegate for the Choctaw Indians at Washington , with a salary of $ G,000 , was in on the deal. He also said , 'We've got some others , ' but he did not mention any other names. "I also , met Jake L. Hamon at Washington. He told me to go to that old man Gore and get him to with draw that fool bill of his against the MdMurray contracts. " Hamou in denying the Gore bribery charge previously had testified he had never worked in behalf of the con tracts and had no Interest In them. - Habeas Corpus Writ Denied. St. I ouis. 'Following ' the failure of habeas corpus proceedings , Joseph Wendling , wanted In connection with the death of Alma Kellner at Louis ville , started for the Kentucky city in the custody of Detective Chief Car ney. ney.Chief Chief Carney announced that the trip to Louisville would not be com pleted at once , but declined to give his reasons. Neither would he state when the departure will take place. Wondllng's attorneys followed the Carney party to East St. Louis , where they are preparing to file habeas cor pus proceedings. Endorse Senator Bailey. Galveston , Tex.After endorsing United States Senator Joseph W. Bailey - loy for the democratic nomlnatipn for president in 1912 and nominating a full state ticket headed by Oscar B. Colqultt for governor and A. B. David son for lieutenant governor , the demo cratic state convention has adjourned. Both Colquitt and Davidson are anti- prohibitionists notwithstanding the fact that the party declared in favor of the submission of a prohibition amendment to the people. Proclamation Is Signed. Washington. The president has signed a proclamation eliminating 6- 075 acres of land from the Hayden national forest in Wyoming in pursu ance of the administration's general plan of restoring to the public do main all areas not valuable for forest purposes. The eliminated tracts are situated mainly along 'the northern boundary of the forests. Reports on India Cotton. Washington. Difficulty Is experi enced by cotton growers in India with both staple and yield. Many ex periments have been made with the object of improving both , but thus far with Indifferent success. Egyptian and other exotic varieties have been Introduced from Mme to tlmp imt thn results have not been encouraging. Was Too Talkative. Pittsburg. An echo of the shooting of Mayor Gaynor reached the police courts of Pittsburg , when a magistrate fined and sentenced Joseph McDonald for making public announcement that the shooting of the New York chief executive was justified. May Establish National Home. Colorado Springs. The establish ment of a national home for the deaf nt Colorado Springs was urged at the world's congress of the deaf here by G. W. Veditz. president of the national association of the deaf. Decide to Advance Price. Louisville. The Carriage Manufac turers' association of the United States In session here has resolved to advance the price of vehicles for the season of 1911. Cambridge , Mass. The discovery of a comet by Rev. Joel H. Metcalf of Tanton has been announced at the Harvard college conservatory. Indian Commission Appointed. Washington. Acting Secretary Pierce of the Interior department has appointed a commission to determine the competency of Indian allottees on the Santee Indian reservation in Ne braska. The membership of the com mission Is composed of F. E. Mclntyro , superintendent/ Santee Indian schools , Santee , Nob. ; Andrew G Power , a spovlal United States Indian agent , and II. B. Marble or Humboldt , Neb. The commission will meet In Sautcc , A DAD THING TO NEGLECT. Don't neglect the kidneys when you notlco lack of control over the score- tlons , Passages become - como too frequent or scanty ; urlno is dis colored and sedi ment appears. No medicine for ouch troubles llko Doan'a Kidney Pills. They quickly remove kid ney disorders. A. Dashem , 241 N , Grant St. , Wooster,1 O. , says : "Tho doc tors diagnosed my. : aso ns gravel , hut my agony ln : reased under their treatment , and I teen became too weak to stand alone , t had given up all hope of living more than a few weeks at the best [ was. strongly urged to try Doan'a Kidney Pills , and after twelve days' use , I passed two gravel stones. After that , I improved rapidly until cured. " Remember the name Doan's. For sale by all dealers. . 50 cents a box. Fostor-MIlburn Co. , Buffalo , tf. Y. Why She Brought It Up. "Do you remember , " she asked , "that you said once that unless 1 promised to bo yours the sun would cease to shine ? " "I don't remember it now. but I suppose I may have said comethlng J of the kind. " i "And have you forgotten that you issured mo that unless I permitted rou to claim mo as your own the moon would fall from her place in the ' heavens ? " "Oh. well , what If I did say BO ? Why do you want to bring that up , DOW 7" "I merely wished to assure you that | [ 'm sorry I didn't shut my eyoa and ' let her fall. " Casey at the Bat. This famous poem is contained ID the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 , together with records , schedulea ( or both leagues and other valuable baseball Information compiled by au thorities. This Interesting book sent by the Coca-Cola Co. , of Atlanta , Go. , , on receipt of 2o stamp for postage. Also copy of their booklet "The Truth About Coca-Cola" which tells all about this delicious beverage and why It la 10 pure , wholesome and refreshing. Are you 'over hot tired thirsty T Drink Coca-Cola it Is cooling , re lieves fatigue and quenches th thirst At soda fountains and car Donated la bottles Bo everywhere- Only Ono Cobb. The morning after Judge Andrew Cobb , a one-tlmo justice of the BU- premo court of Georgia , tendered hia resignation , an Atlanta lawyer and * shoe drummer sat in the same seat In an outgoing train. The lawyer bought a newspaper and looked over the headlines. Then bo turned to the drummer and said : "Well , I eeo Cobb has resigned. " "Geel" said the drummer. "What will Detroit do now ? " Phlladelphl Saturday Evening Post The Nurse's Opinion. A nurse had been called as a wit ness to prove the correctness of th bill of a physician. if "Let us get at the facta in the case , " said the lawyer , who was do ing a cross-examination stunt "Didn't the doctor make several visits after the patient waa out of danger ? " "No , sir , " answered the nurse. "I ' * considered the patient in danger aa j long aa the doctor continued hia via- 119 Years Old When He Died. / Paddy Blake , who was born at Bal- -fc ! \yglreen , parish of Kilnasoolagh , County - * ' ty Clare , Ireland , 119 years ego , has died in the Corofln Union hospital. Paddy had a clear memory of eventa that happened a hundred years ago and was one of those who went to sea Daniel O'Connell passing through Bun- ratty Pike on his way to EnnJs for the great election of 1828. Reformation. "You say you are a reformer ? " "Yep , " replied the local boss ; "at the deepest dye. " "But you were not always BO. " "No. The reformers reformed OUT town last year and I want to reform It back again. " Many n girl who refuses to stay single also refuses to stay married. No Trouble A Saucer , A little Cream , and right from the box. Breakfast in a minute , and you have a meal as delightful as it is whole- come. 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