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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1896)
B s 1 I -5 the Wdhntine Bttnimi SUCCESSOR TO CHERRY COUNTY INDEPENDENT ROBERT 13 GOOD - Editoii Piiop VALENTINE NEBRASKA BRYAN AND WATSON ARE TO BE THE POPULIST STANDARD BEARERS 1 Democratic Presidential Candidate Nominated by the Peoples Party Last Day ttio Stormiest of the Convention Bryan and Watson William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska Who was nominated by the Democratic national convention at Chicago u fort night ago was Saturday made the stand ard bearer of the iopulist party by a vote of 1042 to 831 The Democratic candidate was nominated in the face of his own protest in the shape -of a telegram direct ing the withdrawal of his name sent to Senator Jones after Sewall his running mate had been ditched for the vice presi dential nomination and Thomas E Wat son had been named for second place on the ticket It was also made in the teeth of an opposition so -bitter that after the convention adjourned some of the radicals held a rump convention The last ses sion of the convention which lasted from 930 Saturday morning until almost 5 oclock that afternoon -was imarked by scenes of turbulence and noisy -excitement which several times bordered on actual riot and which almost precipitated personal collisions One fist fight did occur A Rhode Island delegate was ejected and a West Virginia delegate in flamed by the action of the convention walked sullenly -out of the hall TWENTY TWO DEAD Victims of the Terrible -Cloudburst in Colorado At Morrison in the foothills -seventeen miles from Denver where twenty two persons were drowned in the flood Friday night people were terror stricken when they saw the -second storm ap proachiug Saturday afternoon The storm continued with steadil3r increasing force until 4 oclock when a black cloud of unusual -density began to gather in the vicinity of Mt Vernon a few miles from Morrison There the cloud burst and in an instant a wall of water came down the gulch six feet higher that was -ever seen before Everything in its path was washed away The raging torrent carried along with it houses barns trees and de bris of all kinds The flood in the gulch the evening before was light compared to this It is hoped that the residents and campers in the gulch realizing their dan ger had all escaped to places of safety be fore the flood came Every house in Mor rison is flooded water having spread all over the place Below the town there havebeen search ing parties along the creek seeking for the uncovered bodies of the dead in Friday nights disaster There are fears that members of these parties have been caught in this last flood Families atMor rison are afraid to occupy their homes not knowing what time they will be over whelmed in afiood Of the twenty two persons drowned afMorrison only thir teen bodies have been recovered No Objection to Extradition Secretary of State Scott has received a telegram from the rrj nited States Consul General at Halifax asking if the Domin ion Government would raise any objec tion to the extradition of the crew and passengers -of the American barque Her bert Fuller now held at Halifax for the murder of Captain Nash his wife and second mate A reply was sent that the Canadian Government would offer no ob jections to extradition of accused Lake Excursionists Seared Wliile swinging away from the docks at Ogdensburg X X with a large excur sion party on board the passenger steamer Columbian -of ithe R Line parted hawser and swung against thedock The bulwarks and upper works aft were broken in causing consternation among the passengers but fortunately no one was injured The boat proceeded on her trip Dies at tlae Age of 117 Years Dina Smith supposed to be one of the oldest inhabitants of the United States and well known rto all the -old residents of Calhoun County Michigan died at Homer at the age 117 years -She was born near Ifew Haven Coniu an 1779 She lived to take care of the -children of three genera tions only two of whom Are now living Vanderbilt Oxct -of Danger Cornelius Vanderbilt arrived at New port Sunday morning It was stated at The Breakers that Mr Tanderbilt had withstood the voyage excellently and that he was much improved in health and that appearances indicated his speedy recovery Wholesale Massacres by 2Dmks A dispatch from Constantinople to the iLondon Chronicle says The latest news ireceived is to the effect that the prosper ous villages around Van have been de stroyed anevery male overS years of age killed The total killed is placed at 12000 By Liumber Blaze Fire at Cheboygan Mich destroyed be tween 5000000 and 0000000 feet of the docks on which it was piled at the Whitehall mill The mill was not damaged Sfe Thousand Soldiers Slain Xews by mail says the Chinese troops ent to Juonchou to suppress the Moham medan rebels appear to have been totally annihilated The troops numbered 6000 A11 were eilher killed or are missing The rebels are niassacreing all in authority killing and pillaging in a triumphant marcli through the country Fatal Shooting in Sprujgfleld Dunne a ouarrei between Richard Shep herd a farm hand and Que an emigrant jmover at Springfield III the former was Jhot and mortally wounded by the latter TKADE STILL LANGUISHES The Week Begins with Depression but Rallies Later On R G Dun Cos Weekly Review of Trade says The week began with ex treme depression in stock and speculative markets owing to the heavy outgo of gold and the fall of the treasury reserve below the minimum Then came a sharp recov ery with the union of the banks to turn 20000000 gold into the treasury and the efforts of international bankers to control foreign exchange The gold reserve has been quickly lifted above the 109000000 Wheat receipts at western points have been 10275257 bushels in three weeks against 44S9443 last year Atlantic ex ports for three weeks flour included as wheat have been 4663147 bushels against 2522053 last year in spite of eontradic tory accounts the impression grows that the crop may as much exceed official es timates as it did last year Wool sales at the chief markets for the week are the smallest ever known being only 1370450 pounds of which 842050 were domestic against 10501250 last year of which 0231750 were domestic Prices do not nominaiy change but are shaded to make sales Failures for the week have bsen 281 in the United States against 202 last year and 29 in Canada against 27 last year PROTECTING THE RESERVE New York Bankers Exchange Gold for Greenbacks Once more treasury officials are feeling comfortable for at the close of business on the 23d the gold reserve had been once more placed safely over the 100000000 This was accomplished through the de posit of gold coin by ther New York banks in exchange for United States notes The total of gold coin contributed by the banks up to the close of business in twenty four hours was 15250000 which brought the total gold reserve up to 101881770 There was no gold taken for export Thursday showing that the New York bankers have control of the exchange market and are using their power to pro tect the treasury NO BATTLE FOUGHT Minister DeLome Says the Big Rebel Victory Was Imaginary Senor DeLome Spanish Minister to the United States in an interview with a press repor ter at Lenox said The Key AVest news of a reported battle between the rebels at Pinar del Rio and a small force under General Suarez Inclan in which the latter was defeated part of his command killed and himself made pris oner was purely imaginary Mr De Lome added General Suarez Inclan is the hero of an engagement at Cacaricara in Pinar del Rio where he defeated and dispersed 0000 rebels with 1700 men He is well and operating with a column near Bahia Honda on the north coast of Pinar del Rio CINCINNATI TRAGEDY William Wiley Says He Killed His Wife in Self Defense Six shots were heard at the residence of William T Wiley ladies tailor and fur rier in West Fifth Streets Cincinnati When Wileys room was entered Mrs Wiley was found bleeding from five bul let wounds and her husband unconscious with a bullet wound in his right temple The woman died on the way to the hospi tal Wileys wound is superficial the ball glancing off the skull They had frequent quarrels and were separated but began to live together again three months ago Wiley says his wife shot him and then he seized the revolver and fired at her FIVE MONTHS WITHOUT FOOD Mrs Henry Ingram of Battle Creek Mich Continues Her Fast The strange fast of Mrs Henry Ingram still continues Days and months 10II by and still Mrs Ingram does not take nourishment of any kind She has now gone 150 days without food She still looks well but has lost over 100 pounds in weight When her fast began she weighed 210 pounds Hundreds of peo ple have visited her home to getaglimpse of this remarkable woman ip Mj iy imm mi me KiT ntMtPW y SOGRKll Ifci FLOODS IN OHIO thousands of Dollars Damage Done to Crops Continuous rains and floods have de stroyed a large share of the crops in northwestern Ohio Half the hay is still unout Wheat is nearly all in the fields and is sprouting and unfit for market Oatfields are so wet that no machine can go jn to cut them Hundreds of thou sands of dollars will not measure the loss of the past three weeks in the vicinity of Findlay Two New Counterfeits Two -new counterfeits of United States silver certificates have been discovered by the Treasury Department The first is a 1 series of 1891 check letter C signed by J Fount Tillman register and D X Morgan treasurer and having a portrait of Stanton The second is a 5 series of 1891 cheek ietter B signed by J Fount Tillman register and D Morgan treasurer and having a portrait of Grant China1 s Treaty with Japan A dispateh received from Pekiu says hat a commercial treaty between China and Japan was signed in that city It is based npon the treaty of Shimonoseki Under its provision China grants to Japan favored treatment but Japan does not reeiprocate Japanese factories may be established in China but the duties that may be laid against their output has not been fixed Deb3 Is Out of It A St Louis Republics Terre Haute special cays Eugene V Debs said that he was not going to the Populist conven tion at St Louis and would hot accept a nomination for president if it was ten dered Our Trade with Japan Consul General Mclvor at Kanagawa Japan has forwarded to the State Depart ment tables showing the foreign trade of Japan for 1895 The United States is credited with 2755474 for exports and 4730943 for imports SHE WORE RED BLOOMERS New York Commission Merchant Sues His Wife for Abandonment Henry Keating a New York conrrais sion merchant living at 3orth Patefson N J has decided to sue for divorceon the ground of abandonment Mrs Keating is about 25 years old anu five years he husbands junior She is an enthusiastic wheelwoman and makes a fine appearance in bicycle costume She has a penchant for light colored bloomers Keating does not ride and on severaloc casions has had to prepare his own supper because his wife took a notion to go out for a spin before his return home He grew tired of this and on oneoe casion when Mrs Keating came home late he damaged her wheel with an ax She went to her parents home but a re concilation was eifected Keating found his wife absent again and overheard a neighbor discussing a stunning costume He was horrified to learn that Mrs Keat ing was wearing red bloomers When the lady returned she had hardly closed the door when the bloomers were ruined Keating had torn them from her back He said he wanted a separation from this human danger signal as guickly as possible Mrs Keating says her hus band was drinking heavily at the time of the bloomer episode Neither side will listen to overtures of settlement made by mutual friends MRS STOWES WILL How the Noted Woman Has Allot ted Her Property A unique document is the will of Har riet Beecher Stowe offered for probate at Hartford Conn Under date of Novem ber 3 1S85 it is signed by Charles E Per kins Mary Russell Perkins and Arthur Perkins The large silver inkstand the gift of the women of England is given to her son Charles The silver waiter and the silver basket given her by the women of England are given to her daughters Harriet and Eliza The gold bracelet given to Mrs Stowe by the Duchess of Sutherland is bequeathed to her daughter Georgiana Mrs Allen of Boston now dead In the residuary clauses one third of all property is given to her son Rev Charles E Stowe of Simsbury Major John C Parsons of Hartford is made trustee of the remaining two thirds and the income is to be divided between the daughters Harriet and Eliza In a codi cil dated May 188S the Forest Street house which was Mrs Stowes home for so long is bequeathed to her daughters Harriet and Eliza The inventory of Mrs Stowes estate foots up at 428539S A BABY IN A BASKET Left Scantily Clothed at a Minne apolis Home Mrs E G Uavie residing at 12It Chestnut Avenue Minneapolis was sur prised the other day when she went out into her back shed to find in a clothes basket a little baby in scanty clothing about two weeks old She also found a note stating that the baby was American born and belonged to a- widow who did not have the means of looking after it Mrs Havie took it to Mrs Harvey at the Central police station and it Was subse quently taken to Bethany Home where it will be looked after There was no possible way to discover the parents of the child HUNDRED YEARS ODD Cleveland Celebrated Her Centen nial Anniversary Wednesday Cleveland was founded 100 years ago Wednesday by Gen Moses Cleveland The anniversary was celebrated by the booming of cannons clanging of bells and the shrieking of whistles All business houses were closed Commemorative ex ercises were held at the Central armory A historical address was made by Gen Hawley of Connecticut There were a number oE other brief addresses by prom inent people including Hon Wm Mc Kinley In the afternoon a grand civic and military parade took place Satolli Will Stay The New York Freemans Journal nas information from a trustworthy source that the Pope has given Cardinal Satolli the choice of returning to Rome or re maining in America and that the apos tolic delegate has elected to remain Hanging at Brainerd Minn John Pryde was hanged in the county jail at Brainerd Minn for the murder of Andrew Peterson for the purpose of rob bery MARKETS Sioux City Hogs 2 Cattle Cows and Heifers 2 Stockers and Feeders 8 Teal Calves 4 Sheep 8 Wheat Corn Oats Hay 4 Butter Eggs Chicago Hogs Cattle Beeves 3 Stockers and Feeders 2 Wheat Corn Oats Rye Timothy Seed 2 Flax Seed Cattle Beeves 2 Feeders 2 Sheep 2 Minneapolis Wheat July September Flax Oats 90 50 2 80 25 50 40 46 15 47 17tf 12 50 6 50 10 13 10 2 85 3 45 South Omaha Hogs 2 85 3 45 Cattle- Steers 8 Cows 1 Feeders 2 40 4 50 50 3 60 54 55K 26 27 10 10j 31 85 40 4 50 25 4 00 50 3 60 Kansas City 2 50 3 2234 Hogs 60 3 25 65 3 55 00 5 20 0 54 m 16 I OF A REAT STATE I sxrxr NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF NEBRASKA Young Son of a Farmer Near Platts mouth Seriously Wounded by a Companion Both Refuse to Ex plain the Details of the Affair Boy Mysteriously Shot A very mysterious case of shooting oc mrred the other morning upon the farm f John Hobschidt near Plattsmouth therein young Vogtlman a recently re leased inmate of the reform school played jhe principal part Vogtlman and a f oung son of John Hobschidt were in the sornfield and the other members of the family were at work elsewhere on the farm when the report of a pistol shot was heard Upon investigation young Hobschidt was found lying in the corn with a bullet wound in his thigh Upon inquiry he said that Vogtlman had shot him but either wouldnt or couldnt give any further information Vogtlman re fused to volunteer any explanation what ever and the cause of the shooting is at present a mystery The boys wound was found to be a dangerous one the bullet of a 22 caliber having gone right through the limb A physician was summoned and the wound dressed and as yet nothing has been done with the boy who fired the shot BOLD HOLD UP ON A TRAIN Passenger on Northwestern Limited Robbed at Omaha The Northwestern officials notified the Omaha police that one of their passengers on train No 2 the Chicago limited had been held up and robbed w hile the train was leaving the city The particulars furnished the police headquarters are rather meager It is only known that the passenger in going from one coach to an other encountered two men on the plat form who covered him with their revol vers getting his ticket baggage checks and about all the money he had After robbing their victim they swung off the train before it got fairly out of the yards The passenger went on to Boone and re ported the affair to the division officers at that place and they notified the Omaha police by wire It was also stated that the passenger would return and endeavor lo assist the police in capturing the ban dits The passenger returned on one of Wie later trains and gave the name of J Silver and said the highwayman got 10 i i money two baggage checks and his tailroad ticket Boiler Exposion As the Syracuse Journal was about to go to press the other afternoon a steam plug blew out of the boiler on which there was a pressure of forty five pounds to the square inch The entire office was Irenched with boiling water and steam So one was injured except Tom Dunn the engineer who had a wrench on the plug when it blew out He was scalded an the legs and one hand and had his shoulder wrenched His injuries are not serious however and the damage to the property was very slight Blackmailer Confesses A few years ago Ed Martly a young former of Dodge County was acquitted n the district court on the charge of criminal assault on one Ro3e Copeley Interest in the case has been revived by a letter written by the Copeley woman to a triend at Fremont in which she says she wore falsely on the trial and that Martin was justly acquitted Public opinion at the time was strongly in his favor and his friends regard this letter as a further vindication The Copeley woman says the charge was made for the purpose of extorting money from Martly For Platte Countys Poor The Platte County Board of Commis sioners have examined bids for the loca tion of a poor farm after having adver tised the past two months Many bids were filed but the board has yet made no selection and may personally view some of the oilers It is thought however that one of the several tracts of land in the beautiful Shell Creek Valley famed for its artesian wells and pleasant homes may be chosen Salvation Army Camp Meeting Monday was a great day at the Salva tion Army camp meeting at Fremont From morning till night there was a steady stream of teams going to the Chau tauqua grounds The auditorium was well filled at the morning afternoon and evening services The services were characteristic of their work a great deal of singing with a short sermon and testi monies Beatrice Boy Injured The 11-year-old son of C B Dempster fell from a turning pole at Beatrice and was quite seriously injured The lad was hanging by his feet and when he fell struck squarely upon his head For some time after his injury he had severe spasms rapidly succeeding each other and it is feared his spine is badly affected Wants to Fight the Masons A man giving his name as Carson was locked up at Calhoun as being crazy He paraded up and down the strets with a large club asking the Masons and the Maccabees to meet him face to face He said they were persecuting him and he thought every one was a Mason or Mac cabee and was after him Boy Badly Hurt The young son of J K Griffith living near Plattsmouth was thrown from a horse and the animal stepped upon his body His injuries are serious House Destroyed by Lightning A farm house owned by William Hor ner of Lexington was struck by light ning and burned during a recent storm Loss 1200 covered by insurance Fire at Alliance The general merchandise store of W D Rumer at Alliance was discovered to be on fire and all of the dry goods stock was damaged or destroyed The insur ance is ample The fire cannot be ac counted for G A R Reunion at Bordeaux One of the most interesting reunions ever heldjn the north western part of thev state took place at Bordeaux About 1000 were in attendance Captain J H Cul ver department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic addressed the reunion Improving an Irrigation Ditch The Sherman County irrigaiion ditch Which was damaged to the extent of 400 will be repaired by August 1 and put in good operating condition through its en tire length Child Killed in a Runaway O P Ralston a prominent farmer re siding in the southwestern portion of Gage County was returning home from Beatrice recently accompanied by his wife and three children when the team be came frightened and started to run The carriage tongue coming down was run into the ground and broken apiece flying up and striking Rose the 12-year-old daughter across the temple killing her instantly Mr Ralston was thrown from the carriage and seriously bruised Tha other occupants escaped uninjured May End in Murder John Snow the young man who re ceived three serious wounds from a knife at Lincoln early the other morning is re ported to be quite low with chances against his recovery Charles Scott and his son Frederick who are accused of do ing the stabbing were locked up at the station in default of bail of 1000 each It is thought by the police that the old man is the guilty party instead of his son The evidence was principally against the latter The knife was found near tho scene of the affray Indians Midsummer Celebration The Omaha Indian midsummer cele bration commonly called Indian pow wow is now iu full blast Where in former years they used to divide up in three or four camps they are all congre gated in one place this year There are about two hundred visitors from the Pon cas Winnebagos and Sioux It is a bo nanza for the gamblers Such games as chuckluck fortune wheels soap and shell games are running iu full blast Crazed by the Logan Wreck Anton Siskousky a wealthy Bohemian shot a bullet into his head at his home in Omaha because he could not forget the terrible scenes incident to the wreck at Logan Iowa a few days ago in which so many people were killed He was aboard the train and had a narrow escape Many of his friends were killed It preyed on his mind so heavily that he killed himself Little Girl Shoots Her Sister A little daughter of N B Roberts at Minden found a revolver lying in the sink at her home and took it and started out through the door She met her 12-year-old sister and by accident discharged the weapon the ball piercing her sister in the right side of the face just above the teeth passed over the roof of the mouth and came out under the left eye It mado a serious wound but she will recover Insurance Agents Cut Rates The board of supervisors and the local insurance men are having quite a squab ble at Beatrice over placing the court house insurance The board decided upon the agents with whom it would place the business whereupon another agen t offers a better rate with the same companies and appeals to the district court to compel tho board to accept his proposition Plenty of Fish During the last week nearly all of the water has been taken out of the PI atte River near Gothenburg for irrigation and people there have speared an abundance of fish out of the holes One hundred catfish weighing five pounds each were taken from the river One catfish meas ured thirty inches in length and weighed fifteen pounds Sudden Death at Falls City Wily Nickerson a laboring man was found dead in his room over the old Cen tropolis Hotel at Falls City A few min utes before he and his brother were to gether on the street His brother left him and when he went to his room knocked and getting no answer pushed the door open and found him dead Narrow Escape from Death County Clerk E R Haas and child of Nebraska City had a narrow escape a few days since While driving in an un frequented road the buggy struck a post and was overturned precipitating Haas to the ground He was severely bruised while the child escaped uuiu jured Experience of a Fairbury Boy Fred Linger a young mau was serious ly injured near Fairbury a day or two ago His wagon was overturned a few miles from town and falling on him crushed his right leg breaking the bones badly He lay on the prairie under a hot sun lor four hours before he was found and re moved to town Insist on Collecting Dog Tax City Marshal Nelson of Fremont has commeuceda war againstunlicensed dogs Ten warrants have been issued against people who are accused ofjharboringdogs without having paid the tax thereon and there are more to follow If the owners refuse to pay the license the dogs will bo killed Young Girl Suicides Maud Eadus died at Wymore from the effects of a dose of poison supposed to be administered by her own hand The un fortunate girl was about 22 years old and lived with her parents in that city Her father is a conductor on the B M Thieves Arrested with Their Booty The burglars who robbed Wells store at Palmer recently were arrested near the Union Pacific stock yards east of Central City The stolen goods were found in gunny sacks near where the thieves were arrested Quarantining Against Diphtheria The Columbus Board of Health placed a quarantine on the residence of James Nelson where a case of diphtheria had been reported Every precaution is being taken to prevent a contagion of the malady Failed to Return a Team A stranger hired a team of F C Bry ants livery barn at Yutan saying he wanted to go to Cedar Bluffs and would be back Sunday morning He had to have the best team and buggy A reward of 25 is now offered for Mr Bryant Drowned in a Watering Trough The 2-year-old son of George McCullom living seven miles east of Hastings was drowned in a watering trough The lit tle one tumbled in when no one was looking and was not discovered until life was extinct For the Gage County Fair The officers of the Gage County Agri cultural Society are putting forth every possible effort to make a signal success of the annual fair to be held September 15 to 18 and the prospects are decidedly en couraging therefor Curfew at Tecumseh The city council of Tecumseh has passed a curfew ordinance and all children under 16 years of age are required to go from the public streets to their houses at 9 oolook each evening unless attended by parent or guardians - j TWINS NOT POPULAR When They Appear in an Indian Camp One of Them Is Killed The following true story of Indian life is fold by an Arizona prospector and describes one of the queer super stitions of a barbaric tribe In Janu ary 1886 I was crossing a desert with a team It is necessary io carry water across the plain and I had a good sup ply in a barrel on the wagon Every thing was going along in good shape until nearly noon when an accident resulted in the loss of every drop of water we had It was impossible to proceed further without water and yet to remain there would be equally serious We did our best Along in the evening I was picked up by a band of Apaches in an almost exhausted con dition They gave me water and one young couple who seemed to be superi or in intelligence fed me I however did not have my full senses The terrible strain on a dry alkali plain without water and in the burning sun was enough to turn ones brain Indians are superstitious illogi cal and childish to a degree which no civilized man has any conception This was to my advantage They thought me insane and as they regarded one out of his mind as something supernatural and to be revered they treated me with the greatest kindness I did the Indians hence when I be not trust gun to re ed to glvi cover my mental balance I tried no outward evidence of this fact and wandered among them in a solitary and speechless manner I was sham ming to get away all the time A few days after my arrival at camp twin boys were born to the young wife of the Indian who had fed me and cared for me This is not any more uncom mon among the Indians than elsewhere and although the red man is passion ately fond of children yet the appear ance of twins and a crazy man as they regarded me forbode them evil and the medicine man said that the squaw was a witch and that she and her in fants must be sacrificed Melo pleaded for his wife without avail She did not attempt to escape I was not yet able to understand the Indian language and it was some time before I was aware of what troubled my young friends and only a few hours remained before the mother and her children would be burned I made my escape and succeeded in reaching the agency Here with much trouble I secured a detachment of cav alry and led them back to the Indian camp I had no hope of being in time but fortunately the chief had eaten something that did not agree with him and the sacrifice was postponed a few hours When we rode up the noise of the beating tomtoms and the singing of dancers drowned out the sound of our approach In the distance we could see the young wife and her two children being driven into her shack and the warriors with burning firebrands grad ually closing in to ignite the funeral The Age of Fish The age of fish is almost unlimited observes an official of the fish commis sion in reply to a question Professor Baird devoted a great deal of time to the question as to the length of life of fish and he found that the ordinary carp if not interfered with would live 500 years In his writings on the subject he stated that there are now living in the Royal Aquarium in Russia several carp that are known to be over 200 years old A gentleman in Baltimore has had an ordinary goldfish for sixty three years and his father informed him that he had purchased it over forty years before it came into his posses ion7 JX1UUUq wagon pile At this moment we were ered and the dance was Drougnt to a standstill The presence of the troop ers was sufficient I persuaded Melo and his wife to return to Phoenix with me They have lived there since and have aided me in gaining knowledge of the Apaches Denver Field and Farm The Bugle on Men-of-War Many of you know what an important part the bugle plays in military opera tions on shore how it assembles vast bodies of men deploys them for battle regulates their fire and sounds the charge which even dumb animals un derstand and in a desperate rush for victory The voice of the com mander gives the order but since his voice can reach only those near him the bugle takes it up and carries it in piercing notes to the most distant ear So too on board of a man-of-war the bugle is used to make an order pene trate the uttermost parts of the ship from deck to hold from stem to stern and from quarterdeck to masthead- From morning till night it is calling officers and men to routine duties and in battle it is directing nearly every movement and inspiring them to their utmost endeavor St Nicholas Rats Ate liive Cows Farmer J R Dutcher of Parksville N Y a few days ago noticed that his cows were growing languid and worn then the hair in various places disap peared and what seemed to be sores ap peared The sores grew larger and each morning when he entered the stable he noted new and large ones some as large as a mans hand with blood trickling from them Monday it was discovered that rats were the cause of the misfor tune The rats had become so starved that they would attack the cows and eat into the flesh of the defenseless ani mals which were fastened in the sta ble by stanchions which did not per mit a cow to bring its head in contact with any part of the body Mr Dutcher dispensed with the stanchions and since the change the rats have had to dispense with a beef diet If ten people go to a picnic seven are f lanagere and cuss th driver of the