. Divorces In Japan
.1't : , lvorces In Japan which can be o1. : )
tamed on the most trivial pretension ,
' have somewhat diminished In number
In recent years , but they still occur
at the rate of one to every three mar-
r riages. In 1902 there were 349,489
narrlages and 11'.1,498 divorces
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, ' \ . Where He's Wrong
: A man has no right to KiTe his wife
sway when she boasts before com
pang , considering that she never
gives him away by looking surprised
when he offers her the rocking chair
when company Is present.-AtchlsoIJ
i Globe.
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Leave Mementoes of VI.lt.
" According to a very old custom pre-
palling at the quaint old town of Oak.
ham , England . every peer of the realm
passing through the town Is reQulrel
to leave a horseshoe , or Its equivalent ,
to be placed In the castle.
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t ; ; Australian Curiosity
y : Australian geologists recently 411-
, iff ; ! covered a great curiosity In the shape
of 8 fish of opal. The fish Is about
. three and ono - half feet long , and Is
of the shape of the dog-fish. It . has
distinct opal veinings. ,
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River Skirts Lake
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\ " One discovery made by an explorIng -
lag party In Abyssinia recently Is that
. . the river Gelo skirts the southernmost
extremity of Lake Tala instead ff
Sowing . into the lake , as was hitherto
believed.
Opportunity
, When Opportunity knocks at your
. .oor , go and open it quick and don't
stand still sneering at her because she
wasn't up to date enough to ring the
electric boll.-Somervllle Journal.
_ I Women ! Know No Birthdays.
\ . Among female Moors birthday cele-
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'v braUOtU are unknown. A Moorish
woman : ' considers It a point of honor
ti to be absolutely ignorant of her age.
Water al Sound Conductor. . .
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The BOund of a bell which , can bG
heard 45.200 feet through the water
can be heard through the air only 456
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I feet.
Oil for Locomotive : Fuel
Of the 1,360 locomotives owned and
operated by-the Southern Pacific , 780
are noW using oil as fuel. _
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Tartar Alphabet.
The Tartar alphabet contains 206
'Btters. ' being thO } ) enl egt In the world
. " ' The Reason Why.
Drummond , Wis. , Sept. 19 ( Spectal )
-Whole families In Bayftold County
are singing the praises of Dodd'a Kidd
nay Pills and the reason why is given
In experiences such all that gf ) lr.
r. T. Weld a well.known citizen hOle.
"I had such pains In my back that
.j , I did not know what to do . " says Mr.
Weld , "and as I came aoross a. advertisement -
tltlement of DOthl' Kidney Pills r sent
for a box. That one box relieved me
of all my pains. My wife also used
, 'thom and found them just what she
needed. I recommend Dodd' Kidney
Pills as a sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles. "
Backache Is one of the earliest
symptoms of Kidney DLaea o. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cure It promptly and per-
, 'tDanently and prevent it developing
qinto Rheumatl'3ID , Drops , Diabetes or
Bright's Dlseaae. .
Undortaker'a Thank Offering.
The bishop of London has received
a subscription of $25 from au under-
taker who described the gift as a
thank offering "because trade has
been BO brisk of ll\to. "
While we are sorry to learn that
the attendance at St. Louis Is not as
large as was expected , still there Is
the happy thought that there will not
, be so many people who will want to
s ta\k all winter about their visit to the
fair. . - . _ _ _
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CONFESS TO KILLING WATCHMAN
Each' of Accused Tries to Shift Blame
on the Others
SIDNEY-The preliminary hearing
of Tom McIntyre , James J. Miles and
Harry Neville alias Tom Flynn ,
charged with the murder at Watch-
man Frank Wiser , was held before
Judge Tuclter. After the reading of the
Information by County Attorney Sl > nn-
ogle all the defendants plead not
guilty. They each in turn , however ,
took the witness stand and accused
one another of the crime , alleging that
they did not Intend to kill Wiser.
Their statements were conflicting. Mc-
Intyre claims that the watch and chain
and revolver were hidden under the
coal chutes at PIne Bluffs.
Their descrIption at the death of
Wiser was harrowing In Its details.
They sat alongside of his body , smeltIng -
Ing cigarettes , watching him die.
Flynn Is about 30 , Miles about 32
and McIntyre 20 years old. They were
bound over to the district court with-
out ball and the two witnesses for the
state , Jenkins and Redding , wore held
under $2,000 ball for their appearance.
It Is currently reported that this trio
will ask a speedy trial } plead guilty
and accept a life sentence. -
Later-The three men plead guilty
to manslaughter and were sentenced
to the penitentiary for Ufe.
SUSPECTS UNDER ARREST
Charged With Blowing the Safe of the
Palmyra Bank.
LlNCOLN-George Dowd and Frank
Todd , arrested by the police on sus-
picion of having blown open the bank .
at Palmyra , were taken to Otoe coun-
ty by Sheriff Srader. The police have
strong evidence against the suspected
men , and believe they will have no
trouble In securing a conviction. Both
are ex-convicts and each was paroled
botore" the expiration of his sentence.
Todd was sent to the penitentiary
from Boone county on one occasion
for ca-tle stealing and once for safe
blowing. Dowd was sent up for for-
gery , and his sentence expired about
two weeks ago. Todd has been employed -
ployed by S. M. Melicle until recently ,
when ho went to work at the Skinner
livery barn , while Dowd has been the
engineer at the Windsor hotel since
his release from prison.
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Protests Against Fast Running.
GRAND ISLAND-It .Is reported in
railroad circles that Engineer Wood ,
White of North Platte has just been
quite severely censured and given an
"cut-it-out" order for making too good
time on the Union Pacific. The story
goes that the dispatcher's train sheet ,
which ought to be the best evidence ,
showed the train pulled by White recently -
cently from Gothenburg to Cozad to
have reached the latter point in six
minutes and _ as the distance is ten and
two-tenths miles , showing a speed of
about 100 miles per hour , It called
forth vigorous protests. It Is learned
that the trip from North Platte to this
city , on this occasion , 138 miles , was
made III 12G minutes , Including the
stops. White had the fast man train
at the time which was several hours
late.
Auburn Cannery Closing Season.
AUBURN-'rho Auburn canning factory -
tory is just about to close a most suc-
cessful season. Four carloads of its
corn product has already been shipped
out , and more is being rapidly put In
readiness for shipping. The capacity
of the plant was doubled for the sea-
son's work and an average ot 65,000
cans of com dally , were put up since
the opening. An average of 200 persons -
sons have been on the pay roll of the
company. The opening of the city
schools were postponed two weeks to
allow some of the pupils to , continue
work.
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THE STATE AT LARGE.
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Matt & Huntington will put In a
sewerage system at Wahoo.
It cost a Lincoln young man $50
for cutting a tire on a bicycle belonging .
ing to a 1)ollcemnn.
Elmer Barry a Northwestern bridge
workman , fell from n bridge at Wn
boo and had his right arm brolton.
The Masonic fraternity will have
charge of the laying of the cornerstone
stone of the now court house for
Sheridan county.
Burglars blow open the - safe 'of the :
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bank at Palmyra , wrecking the interior -
rial' of the building , but failed to got
Into tho..strong box of the safe that
contained $ [ ; ,800.
The Independent Telel)1 ono cOm'
pany Is Issuing a new directory for
York county , which shows 1,400 sub-
scrlbers. This Is one of the largest
independent companies In the state
and has one of the best equipped telephone -
ophono exchanges.
The socialists of the Fifth congressional .
sional district met in Grand Island
with fifteen delegates present , all
from Adams and Hall counties , and
placed n congressional ticket In the
field for the , first time in the history
of the district.
The Jones Grain company's elevator
at M'nard was totally destroyed by
fire at an early hour in the morning.
The blaze Is supposed to have been
started by sparks from a passing en-
gine. Besides the building , office and
elevator fixtures about 1.100 bushels
of grain was destroyoel. . .
A marriage license has been Issued
to Mr. Joseph M. Cullahy of Omaha ,
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son of Michael CUl1hy or Chicago ,
and Miss Jean Morton , daughter of
Joy Morton of Chicago. The wedding
will take place on the afternoon of
October 1 at Arbor Lodge , the country '
try home of Miss Morton's parents ,
near Nebraska City.
The official board of St. Paut's
MethodIst church has selected a MasJ
sachusetts man to succeed Dr. Whar-
ton. A call has been extended tU
the Rev. J. W Jones of Everett , Mass. .
at.d ho has accepted with the pro-
vise that the consent of the bishops
bo obtained for his tranaferronco
from the New England conference 'to
Nebraska.
Messrs. M. Robbins , W. H. Read
and N. B. Atlcin who hurriedly collected .
ed material for the York county col.
lectlvo exhibit at the state fair , are
receiving their reward. While many
exhibits were larger than that of
York county , the act remains that
York county received thirty-four first
and second prizes , and the firsts were
predominant.
The harvest of sugar beets at Grand
Island has begun , and as soon as a
sufficlerit supply of beets are on hand
the factory will begin the process at
manufacturing sugar. The crop i@
fine and lt is erpected will ho especially - -
daily heavy , a condition much In fa-
vor of the farmer owing to the fiat
rate contracts In vogue during the'
past few years.
Colonel J. F. Dickey and wife or No.
raslm City celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary at their home.
The celebration was a Quiet affair ,
there being onlY a few friends pres-
ent outside at their family. AU of
the children with their families were
present. Colonel Dlclcey served the
confederacy during the civil war under .
del' General Lee.
St. Francis hospital in Grand Island
has just discharged tram Its list of
patients one who held the record for
unconsciousness Samuel Covington
was brought to the hospital tram the
ranges of Wyoming. lIe had been
thrown from a horse and had hid hip
dislocated and received a fracture at !
the skull. He lay absolutely unconscious .
sclous for six weelcs. He Is now able
to be out on crutchcs.
WASH BLUE
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cenU
worth 01 eny other kind of bluing.
Won't Freeze , Spill , Break
Nor Spot Clothes
DIRICTIONII FOil VIII
Wftle 6t1c\
. around In the fI1 ter.
At III glee Grocora.
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Chinese Name for Port Arthur.
The Chinese name for Port Arthur .
was I..ushunltow : the town had , twenty .
ty years ago , only a few thousand inhabitants . -
habitants , and was used as a place for
the deportation of crIminals.
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Every housekeeper should know
that If they wlll buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time , because It
never sticks to the Iron , hut because
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each package contains 16 oZ.-one full
pound-whlle all other Cold Water
Starches are put Ul Inpound pack-
ages , and the price Is the Imo ! , 10
cents. Then again because Defiance .
Starch Is free from all injurious chemIcals -
Icals If your grocer tries to SlitI' you
a 12-oz. package it ia because ho has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before ho puts .In Defianco.
He knows that Defiance Starch bas
printed on every package In large letters .
ters and figures " 16 ozs. " Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance at the iron
sUcking Defiance never sUclcs
Old Fashion Beat.
A Massachusetts man was fined the
other day for kicking a cat. This
would make It , appear that the old
bootjack Is still the best weapon with
which to got even with a feline of.
fonder
Insist on Getting It.
Some grocers say they 110n't keep
Defiance Starah. ' '
This Is because they
have 0. stock on hand . or other brands
containing only 12 oz In 0. package ,
whlchth ey won't be able . to sell first
because Defiance contains 16 oz. for
the same money.
Do you want 16 mo : . instead of 12 oz.
for same money ! Then buy Dettanae
Starch. Requires no cool < 1ng. _ "
The only way some of us can bo
made to loote up at all Is by being
dropped to the bottom of Homo loop
pit of trouble and left thOro awhllo.-
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Chicago 'rrlbune.
Very Low Raes to St. Paui - Minneapolis .
apolla
Via The Northwestern Line. .
Excursion tickets will bo sold at
one fare plus ro ; cents on Sept. 28th ,
20th and 30th. with favorable return
limits , on account of Gideons' conven-
tlon.
tlon.City
City Offices , 1401.1403 Farnam St. ,
Omaha , Neb.
The consumer Is the Individual who
Is out the most on the strHee.
Home VIsitors' Excursion Tickets ta
Indiana and Ohio.
Via The Northwestern Line.
will be sold at very low rates on four
Tuesdays , Sept. 13th , 20th and 27th ,
and Oct. 11th , limited to return within
30 days from data of sale.
For particulars as to territory to
which excursion tickets may be sold ,
etc. , apply
City Offices , 1401-1403 li'arnam St. ,
Omaha , Neb.
Most people eat their sorrows and
drink their dikappolntmonts.
Why It 10 the Best
isbecauso made by an entirely dltrar.
tnt pl'OCC8S Dcttunce Starch Is un. .
like any other , better and . o1l ( -thlrtl
more for 10 cents.
Some men lead double lives because
they are driven to It.
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