TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
CHOICE SELECTION OF INTERESTING -
ESTING ITEMS.
'CommentH and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings of the Day Histori
cal and Netn Note * .
Reflect , again , that many a harmless
old bachelor would be a howling nuis-
'once as a married'man.
Most of these city people who Invest
In get-rich-quick schemes would prob
ably laughh at a fanner who bought
a gold brick.
- A trust has been formed for the
purpose of cornering the mastodon
bones. The stray Indian arrow heads
are still open to invidual enterprise. , j
Now that the London laundry men
have entered a trust , maybe it vyill
be possible for the transatlantic tour-
1st to get a really white collar there.
The only time the Emperor of China
is ever taken into consideration Is
when the empress dowager makes him
sign the pay roll after she has put his
envelope in her stocking.
The next alliance may be formed by
the European powers for the purpose of
permanently curing the "sick man. "
And we may with much propriety inject
here the scriptural injunction , "Physi
cian , heal thyself. "
The Iowa supreme court holds the
owner of a hive of bees is responsi
ble when a bee hits father on the
neck and lifts him about twenty feet
Into the air. It is not only a good
law but it is good ethics.
Mr. Mitchell recently said a few
things which should be impressed on
recalcitrant employers and employes
alike. One of them was : "No great
strike can succeed if tne American people -
-ple are opposed to it If they conclude
a strike is right , it will win ; if wrong ,
it will fail. "
If the disappearance of millions de
posited with turf companies , for which
ho accounting can be made except that
one depositor was robbed to pay anoth
er , or all depositors were robbed by
the managersfl , does not involve the
Violation of either State or Federal
laws , there is certainly a deficiency
in the laws.
' There has been much heedless rheto
ric spilled both here and in Great Brit
ain over the ties of blood and birth and
language which should array the two
great English-speaking peoples in a
hard-and-fast alliance against the other
nations of the world. The true basis of
friendship between them Is natural , not
sentimental. They are held together
tiot so much by common ideals and com
mon inheritances as by common ambi
tions and common Interests.
That Merrimac farce was a bad thing
for Hobson. How singular that it
should have settled hi his eyes ! The
young man Is deserving of all our sym
pathy. There Is no hope in this world
for a handsome man who is a hero.
Heroes should be ugly as sin , because
their heroism makes them beautiful in
the eyes of the emotional feminine. The
man who Is both hero and handsome Is
taking undue advantage of the compen
sating influences of nature.
The editor of the Medical Record de
clares that the average woman of the
"smart set" thinks more of a dog than
she does of a baby that is , a baby of
her own and he ascribes this mainly
to life in flats and the demands of so
ciety. While the statement in a gen
eral way may be open to question ,
there is no room for argument when it
is asserted that a woman who lives in
a flat and goes into society had neither
room nor time for raising much of a
family.
In Sweden thousands of people are
sorrowing. It Is not alone because the
crops failed and there is hunger in
thousands of homes. An old King has
laid aside his crown and his jewels
and the cares of state , and will no
longer play the part of father to his
people. Why did he do It ? Perhaps
he was tired of It all. Pomp , cere
mony , grand dinners , gaudy clothes
seem very fine when age has not laid
its heavy hand on a monarch ; but
when the end of life approaches , adu
lation , fame , ambition , all become bau
bles. King Oscar dignified a throne ,
and has really loved his people. Were
there more like him wearing crowns
there would be less unrest in Europe ,
and fewer attempts to snuff out royal
lives. To-day he is still a giant , a
mighty oak. He stands six feet four
inches , has great shoulders , a great
chest and a gracious manner. All his
life he has lived simply and cleanly.
There are no scandals attached to him.
He has' good brains , and has kept
them well stirred. He is a writer , a
poet , a diplomat and a good fellow.
He likes a good story , and can tell one
and laugh as heartily as the next He
lias mingled with his people as freely
.as has the President of the United
States ; and the gap between King and
commoner , in Sweden and Norway ,
has been bridged by hearty good fel
lowship and sincere trust as a result
What couldn't such a man do for Eu
rope , if he possessed the ambition of
a Napoleon and the wealth of a Nich
olas ? King Oscar Is 74 , and at 74 am
bition falters , and the eyes of men
who are wise are lifted higher than
thrones.
In a search for a cause for the growth
of the cocaine and other stimulaiit-
sccklnfe hnbits. many people look be
yond the druggist , that "unconscious
uiliiisicz of celestial pleasures , " as De
Qulncy calls him , and find that modern ,
lift itself is responsible for such abnor
mnl conditions. In a state of society'
where women in their twenties know
the meaning of the words "anaemia"
and "nervous exhaustion , " and where
they are constantly reminded of tha
necessity of "building up their tissues , "
it is not to be wondered at , say the
critics , that deadly drugs are eagerly
sought. In the good old times the most
jaded pleasure lover , the most satiated
society lover could be restored to nor
mal nerves by simple tonics and home
brewed concoctionss. But now , so deep
is the world weariness , so great the
nervous fatigue resulting from "seeing
life , " that one must resort to those
"portable ecstacies , " that "bottled
peace of mind , " thnt are to be obtained
only at the druggist's. Yet on the
other hand , if this is an age of artifi
ciality and morbid introspection and
analysis , It is also an athletic age , an
age of outdoor ideals and high physical
standards. One hears constant repin-
ings over the increasing number of
drinking women , cocaine fiends , and
morphine victims , yet one seldom
conies across a person who numbers
any of these unfortunates among his
acquaintances , whereas everybody con
fesses to a large acquaintance with
sport-loving women , with croque
fiends and golf victims. It is useless to
blind one's self to the fact the firs
mentioned class exist , but it is quite ai
unnecessary and twice as deplorable to
deduce from this knowledge the belief
that present-day society Is driving ev
erybody to the drug store , there to
plead for some bottled panacea for hu
man miseries.
A coroner's jury fixed the blame foe
the disastrous wreck of the Philadel
phla express of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey upon Engineman Davis
who died from his injuries. The jury's
finding and Davis' confession bring to
the front again the old question of ter
rific speed of modern passenger trains
and safety in operating them. Davis
declared that he saw the red light of
the block set against him , but ex
pected it to turn white. Davis hac
the reputation of being one of the best
enginemen on the road , and his con
fession may therefore be taken as evi
dence that th'e man at the throttle of
the express engine of to-day is accus
tomed to takingo'long chances. This
conclusion Is emphasized by the fact
that early on the morning following
the Plainfield wreck an engineman on
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ran by two "blocks , " over a flaming
fusee and a torpedo , only to crash into
another train , thereby causing death
and destruction. The question arises
whether the exigencies of modern railroading
reading necessitate enginemen taking
chances. Operating officials would an
swer this emphatically in the negative ,
yet they know that there is not an im
portant railroad system in the country
on which chances are not taken almost
hourly. Competition and fancied pub
lic demand have led to excessively fast
time in the operation of passenger
trains. As the speed increases so does
the danger of operation. Schedules
are so arranged that time lost is diffi
cult to regain , and chronically delayed
trains mean loss of business and dis
charged or disciplined engine crews.
Naturally , therefore , the engineman is
going to strain every nerve to keep on
time and avoid the carpet in the gen
eral manager's office. In such constant ?
effort there come times when desire
takes the place of prudence. Ninety-
nine times , perhaps , the white light
for a clear track has been shown as
the train approached the bridge. Upon
the one hundredth occasion the fog has
enveloped the engine in impenetrable
mist , or the storm is beating fiercely
against the head windows of the cab ,
making the detection of signals diffi
cult Speed is not slackened accord
ing to operating rules , chance Is de
pended upon , the draw is open , and
disaster follows. Not even in the army
is discipline of higher order than on
American railroads , but it is the ex
ception that proves the rule , and the
exception that causes the fatal wreck.
Fortunately the introduction of modj
ern safety devices has reduced rail-j
road fatalities in a faster degree than
increased speed has increased the dan
ger of train operation. Railway man
agements , however , should strive to
constantly raise the standard of discij
pline and not wink at infraction of the !
rules which ninety-nine times out of
one hundred result in maintained time ;
schedules but are bound to sooner or
later result in a wreck.
Cotton Raisins in Russia.
A. Ahrens , a cotton buyer for a large
firm of cotton manufacturers in Mos
cow , Russia , spent nearly a year in
the United States. He purchased an im ]
inense consignment of raw cotton fen
manufacture in the mills of Moscow ]
which is the principal Russian point !
for the milling of cotton. Mr. Ahrens ,
confesses to the admiration for this
country without which few foreign vis
itors are afliicted.
There is considerable cotton raised
in Asiatic Russia , " said Mr. Ahrens tea
a reporter for the Washington Times ,
"but it is not enough for the demand
from the mills. Consequently the
American market is drawn upon. Ati
the present time all the cotton is1
shipped to Moscow by water that is ,
it comes most of the way by water.
When the Trans-Siberian Railway is
completed most of it will be shipped
by rail.
"Russia is very proud of this new
railway , which will entirely revolu
tionize conditions in Siberia , which is
a superb farming region. On the rail-
ro'ad all the engineers are Russian.
Very few Americans or Frenchmen or
Germans are employed. "
Some men owe more to their
than they ever get paid.
FOUND A REVOLVER
j '
Possibly a New Llsht on Lllfie Case
Weapon Drawn From Well
David City , Neb. , April 9. Ther
was considerable eyxcitement in th
ciby Monday afternoon when
it was rumored that a revolver had
been found with which it is possi
ble that narvey Lillie was killed
Upon investigation it is learned tha
A. L. Hughes had employed James
Clark to clean out an old well tba
had not been used for several years
the propertv b injj'occupied by a ten
ant. Mr. Clark went to work this
morning and as soon as he went down
into the well , which had . .very little
if anywater in it , he found a thirty
two calibre six shot medium length
barrel , rim fire revolver loaded with
catridgestwOaOf them had been shot ,
The gun is a bright looking one and
compares exactly with the one Mrs
Lillie told the officers that the man
held in his hand when he did the
shooting , as to being bright and
glistening. l.Tbe well where the re
volver was found is about one hun
dred feet from the Lillie residence and
at the time of the murder the premis
es were occupied by Arthur Pepper.
The "officers say that the bullets in
the cartidges with which the revolver
ver is loaded are exactly as those
found in Lillie's brain and in the
barn three hndred feet away. The
revolver is in the possession of Coun
ty Attorney Evens , who declines at
this time to give any further descrip
tion of it than above stated. The
motion for a new trial will be argued
and submitted to Judge Good on
April 17 , and it is a question of con
jecture as to whether or not the find
ing of this .revolver will have any
effect on the motion for a new trial.
NEW LAWS
Bills That Have Received Ex
ecutive Approval
H. E. 132. by Eouse , appropriating
$165,000 of money known as "The Ag
ricultural Experiment Station Fund"
"TheMorrill Fund" and "The Uni
versity Casb Fund" for tbe use and
benefit of tbe state university.
H E. 167 , by Weborg , joint resolu
tion memorializing congress to sub
mit an amendment providing for
elecetion of United States senators
by direct vote of tbe people.
H. E. 100 , by Hanna , to provide for
five junior .normal schools an appro
priating $110,00 therefore.
H. E. 27 , by Loomis , amending the
charier for cities of the second class. '
H. E. 305 , by Weborg , providing
for the annextion of territory to cit
ies situated in two or rnoie counties.
H. E. 13 , by Gregg , fixing compen-
sationof county superintendents lim
iting the same in counties of sparse
population.
H. E. 23 , by Nelson , appropriating
$100,000 * for repairing and rebuilding
the Norfolk insane hospital.
H. E. 63 , by Wilson , defining pow
ers of state board of health , provid
ing for a state health insoector , pre
scribing rules for quarantine , etc. ,
and appropriating $6,000 for the pur
pose of the act.
H. E. 70 , by Eomsey , requiring
railroads to grant elevator sites to
persons who will expend $3,000 in the
construction thereof.
H. E. 102 , by Cropsey , appropri
ating $100,000 out of the state univer
sity funds for the construction of
new buildings on the state farm at
Linocln.
H. E. 136. , by Davis , permitting
county treasurers to 'deposit county
money in banks outside the county
reducing the rate of interest for
county money to 2 per cent ; per
mitting the state treasurer to depos
it money in depository banks at 2
per cent
H. E. 60 By Wilson , appropriating
$28,000 for tbe incidental expenses of
tbe legislature.
H. E. 279 By Good , transferring
$10,000 from tbe board ana clothing
fund of Norfolk asylum to same
fund of Lincoln insane bospital.
II. E. 16 By Davis , to provide.for
township cemeteriesjn counties un
der township organization.
H. E 40 By Thompson , provides
] hat leases of land must be in writing
io be binding for terms longer thane
o ) e year.
IJ. E. 8 By Perry , extending to
three years the requisite course in
state university college of law giving
admission to the bar and raising the
requirements of examination to ap
plicants for admission at the bar.
II. E. 119 By Gregg , providing
; hafc county superintendents shall
notify school districts by the flrst
Monday in July of their duty in sub
mitting reports.
II. E. 64 By Douglas , altering
procedure in prosecutions for carrying '
concealed weapons so that on convic-
bion for a second offense the court
may not impose a fine and imprison
ment together , the old law giving the
court discretion to impose both if lie
desired.
PEOPLE TO VOTE
CALL FORA CONSTITUTIONAL ! CONVEN
TION.
DEFER THE ADJOURNMENT
WEDNESDAY , 1 A. M..THE DATE SET-REV
ENUE BILL FORGOTTEN.
ROUSE MAKES DISCOVERY
Must Pass H. R. 437 , Seven Mills for Start
Levy , to meet Appropriations Pend
ing Enforcement Revenue Law.
Lincoln , April 7. A constitutional
amendment will be submitted to the
to the electors of the state at the
general election of 1904 calling for a
constitutional convention to revise
tne organic Jaw of the state. Tnis
was decided Monday when in the
house the bill by Senator Hall , of
Douglas county' previously passed
by the senate , went through with a
vote of 62 to 29. The passage of the
bill came largely as a result of the
clash between the house and the sen
ate over the submission of individual
amendments. A deadlock ensued
over these measures and the need of a
constitutional convention was forci
bly biought to the attention of the
members. It is said that the bill
went through against the urgent wish
of the railroad interests of Nebraska.
The passage of the bill was effected
in the house only after the matter
had been fully discussed. Eepresen-
tative Sweezy , of Webster county
started the movement against the
amendments by moving the postpone
ment of one of the biJls sent over on
Saturday night from the senate call
ing for the submission of an amend
ment. Kepresentative Eouse amend
ed the motion by tacking on the oth
er bills sent over by the senate and
calling for this same thing. The
amended motion prevailed by a vote
> f 46 to 30.
Bills on Passage
At the night session the following
bills were passed :
H. K. 446 , the claims bill.
H. E , 231 , appropriating $35,000
for a state exhibit at the St. Louis
Exposition.
" H. E. 164 , nppropriating $5,500 for
the payment of the premium on the
official bond of Wm. Stuefer and Pe
ter Mortensen. This was recalled la
ter because it was passed prematureQ
ly , il having been read only the seo-
time.
H. E. 303 , to realize special assess
ments in Omaha.
H. E. 224 , to prohibit minors under
eighteen from using tobacco in pub
lic.
lic.H.
H. E. 210 , To permit the city of
Lincoln to make a levy for the pur
chase of a city hall.
In committee of the whole with
Pemberton of Gage in the chair ,
with lightning rapidity the following
bills were considered and ordered ad
vanced to a ihird reading.
H. E ? 401 , For the printing of the
annual'report of the state banking
board.
H. R. 449 , For a comission to re
port on the boundry line between
Nebraska and Iowa.
H. E. 450 , For a Nebraska-Mis
souri boundary commission.
H. E. 413 , To legalize oaths hereto
fore taken by commissioners of deeds.
H. E. 385 , Making it unlawful for
any one to give or sell tobacco or cig
arettes to persons under eighteen
yeais of age.
H. E. 157 , To authorize county
ooards to audit fees for justices of
the peace , constables and sheriffs.
H. E 259 , amending the compul-
gory atteudance law.
H. E. 364 , Providing a penalty for
interfering with hearigates of irri
gation ditches.
H. E. 311 , For the abandonment
and disorganization of irrigation
ditches.
H E. 386 , To vest power in the
Sjuth Omaha fire and police com
mission to license the sale of liquors.
U. E. 277 , Appropriating $15,000
frou , the temporary university fund
for the establishing of in agricul
tural experiment station in the west
ern part of the state.
Eepresentative Sears then started
the fight for the advancement of S.
F. No. 144 , the bill fora joint resolu
tion calling for the submission of. the
amendment for the constitutional
convention. He succeeded by degrees
in advancing the bi'l through the
sifting committee to the head"of the
general file The house immediately
went into committee of the whole to
consider the measure and before the
adjournment for noon it hart been
recommended for passage by the vote
of 52 to 27.
27.River
River Keeps Its Dead.
Plattsmouth , Neb. , April ' 8. The
search for the body of William Mc-
Clellen , the bridgeman who was
drowned in the Missouri river ten
days ago , has been given up. T
'river bottom has been thoroughly
dragged and much powder used , but
without results , A portion of the
traveller which fell into the river and
which floated down the stream for
some distance , has been located and
biought back.
MAPS OF AMERICA.
Drawings of the Western Continent
Made in the Iiast Ceiitnry.
An entertainment of much interest
from the standpoint of the antiquarian
was given recently at the Marquette
School , under the direction of Miss
Fanny M. Bacon , the priucipal , the
main nature of which was the exhi
bition of ten old maps of portions of
the American continent , reports the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat. They are
the property of Sidney Clemeuson of
Boston , who secured them while trav
eling in Australia from a French con
sul , and were loaned to Miss Bacon.
Eight of them were made by Pow-
nall , who came to America in 1753 as
royal governor to the colonies of Mas
sachusetts , New Jersey and South
Carolina , in succession. lie returned
to England in 17GI and obtained a
seat in parliament. The last part of
his life was devoted to antiquariau
studies. These maps were published
in London in 1794.
The other two maps were published
in Paris in 180G. One of the Eng
lish maps gives the thirteen original
States ; one of the French maps shows
seventeen stars and seventeen States.
None of the English maps show Wash
ington or St. Lous. The French map
does. There is no Chicago on either
of the maps. Cahokia and Kaskaskia
are on all of the maps. One of the
old maps gives the United States and
bordering Spanish possessions , gives
the four old paths across the country
"upper , " "middle , " "lower , " and
"old trading path. " One shows an
old wagon road , where the railroad
now goes through Harper's Ferry.
The endless mountains in Pennsj-lva-
nia are shown , and the mountains in
the southwestern part of the old
"United States , " in which there is a
"gap for horses. " One map shows that
California is not an "island. " Tha
Gulf of California seemed to make old
California an island until finally , trav
eling to the head of the gulf , it wag
discovered that California could bo
"reached by land. " New Albion i. j
shown on one of these maps , and Mexico
ice stretches north through the pres *
ent "United States. " On another mail
is marked "the French ascend thd
River Missoury thus high , " "and. tha
Mississippi unknown , " "the Wabaoh ,
or St. Jerome , according to tha
French. "
Many other interesting relics were
added , to the exhibition , one of them
being a copy of the first charter of
the City of Ste. Genevieve , Mo. , pub
lished at Kaskaskia , 111. , in 1842. It
belongs to the library of the late Gen
eral Rozier of that city. A pair ol
slippers given by Pierre Laclede to
Miss Valle , belongs to the same collec
tion. A poem on the capture of Fort
Kaskaskia in 1778 , written by Cap
tain St. Gem , of Ste. Genevieve , is now
owned by Miss Chauncey Clement , a
pupil , who was in charge of the pre
cious collection. Many of the pupils
assisted Miss Bacon in the entertain
ment.
Jones Liked the Girls.
"Yes , it is a pretty good cigar , " salt ,
Brown as he held it up and looked aj
it critically. "Jones bought it , but ii
he thinks he bought my silence witlj
it he is mistaken , as the story is ton
good to keep. Jones , as you know ,
considers himself a great ladies' man ,
although he is old enough to kno \
better. I was walking with him this
afternoon and he could talk of noth
ing but his 'latest. ' Suddenly he ex
claimed :
" 'By Jove , there she is now , across
the street ! Isn't she a peach ? '
"Off came his hat with a flourish ,
exposing his bald pate to the cole
wind , and an idiotic grin spread ovej
his features. (
"Much to my surprise , for she die
not look like a girl who would indulgt
in a street flirtation , she waved , he }
hand , hesitated a moment and the *
started to cross the street where w <
were.
" 'They can't resist me , " said tin
beaming Jones. 'Excuse me , old man- ,
see you later ta-ta ! '
"Hat in hand and grinning like s
monkey , " continued Brown , accordiu |
to the Detroit Free Press , "Jones ap
preached the young lady , who sudden
ly stopped , looked startled for a mo
ment and then gasped :
" 'Good gracious ! Pardon me I mis
took you for my grandfather. ' "
, "Bis Wash Little Han < j Out. "
* He Tlien everything is fixed and w (
can be married in May , can't we ?
\ She There is only one thing I hav <
not spoken of , and mamma insisted
tbat I must.
(
' He Certainly , my angel. What is
it ? Bid me go through any trial foi
your dear sake and I'll do it. Ask foi
the Golden Fleece , and if such a thing
is in existence I'll get it aye , ever
though I must swim the seas , climb th (
loftiest peaks , or search in the fuming
craters of mighty volcanoes , I'll do it
She It isn't much , my dear. Mam
ma said I musk ask you how much you
intended to allow me a week for pir
money.
He Um er how much are pins a
paper now ? Tit-Bits.
Drink , ft-om the Clouds.
The means by which sea bird ?
quench their thirst when far out ai
sea is described by an old skipper , wlic
tells how he has seen birds at sea , fai
from any land that could furnish then :
.water , hovering around and under
,
storm cloud , clattering like ducks era
a hot day at a pond , and drinking ii ;
the drops of rain as they fell. Thej
will smell a rain squall 100 miles dis
tout , cr even farther off , and scud foi
It with almost inconceivable swiftness
i Borrowed , money often causes a tota
loss of memory.
Notes
Winter wheat is exceptionally line
and this section has never had finer
prospects for a small grain crop.
* * *
Fire last night at 11:30 destroyed
the slaughter house and packing
plant ot B F. ITofilefinger at Bertirnei
fc.vo m'les south of Beatrice. The loss ' ,
$1000 with $3000 insurance.
* * *
The funeral of Frank Beunler was-
held this morning from St. Mary'.s
Catholic church at Nebraska City.
The Rev. Father McKenna officiated.
Interment was at the Catholic ceme
tery southwest of the city.
* * *
The marriage ceremony connecting
the lives of Mr. Oscar Hirth of Grand'
Eapids , Mich. , and Miss Lorett Blanch' '
Fran tz of University Places was sol
emnized by Dr. II. Rowlands yester
day afternoon at the parsonage. They
will reside in Grand E.tpiris.
* * *
A body of Burlington surveyors are
riming a line south from Arlington
on the east side of the Elkhorn river ,
on the proposed road from Ashlandi
to Sioux City. The mute lias been-
surveyed before and is reported to be
the most feasible one to be found.
Eoss E. Mullison charged with
shooting John Weidner , Saturday-
evening at Fremont was bound over
to the district court in the sum ot
$1,500. lie was unable to furnish
bond. The shootiug occured during a
drunken brawl. Mullison plead not
guilty.
# * *
The 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Armstrong , living in South
Beatrice , was fatally burned this af
ternoon while playing with a bonfire.
Portions of the child's body were lit
erally cooked and the attending phy
sicians are of the opinion that the
little.sulferer cannot possibly recover.
* * *
George Stein of Alliance , Nebr.baa
come to Denver in quest of his wife-
and 9-year-old son , who forsook him
last month on account of his'admon-
ishment to his wife's sister , whom he-
adopted. Stein is frantic with grief
at the breaking up of his home. For
days he has been wandering about *
the city in quest of his loved ones. ,
making an almost house to house can
vass. Stein is positive that his wife
came to Denver. She has a sister ,
Mrs. Clark Eunyan , living at 3348
Walnut street , but no information a *
to Mrs. Steins whereabouts can oaf
obtained from her. Stein's story ot
his wife's desertion is that he waa
married to tyiary Haskins eleven years.
ago. For several years after the
marriage the couple lived in Denver.
Only eighteen months ago Stein
moved his family to Alliance , bought
a cozy little home and enjoyed the
esteem of the newly found towns
men until his adopted ward began to
make trouble.
* * *
Western Nebraska farmers may take
heart. The Holdrege Citizen makes
pleasant promises for this year's crops
after the following fashion : "Our.
crop ' prediction from our crop report
er is very favorable for this season.
There will be a better corn crop than
wheat if signs do not fail. There
will be some rain in August and Sep
tember which will be appreciated
all corn fields. It predicts- good
heavy crop in 1904 , as every other"4 *
has been heavy and every " 1" light
for the past seventy years and all
know that last " 1" was not heavy
and he predicts that there will be
no failure until 1910. Bear this in
mind and see if it comes true. "
Philander W. Howe.one of the old
est' Methodist ministers of the west ,
known throughout Nebraska as Elder
Howe , died at his residence , 100 D.
Lincoln , after suffering for two years
from a paralytic stroke and a weak
ness , due to old age. Mr. Howe was
85 years of age. Fifty years of his
career were spent in the east. Thir
ty years ago he moved to Leach Lake ,
Minn. , where for three years he acted
for the Ind'an agency and as volun
teer missionary. After a brief pas
torate in Minneapolis he came to Ne
braska , serving as pastor for the
Methodist church at Friend for sev
eral vears. Twenty two years ago he
became pasor of the Trinity Metho
dist church at Lincoln. Mr. Howe
has been prominetly identified with
various charitable institutions in the
west. For twelve years he was Chap
lin lof the state penitentiary. De
ceased leaves four children
* *
The Battle Creek school board met
last evening and elected the following -
ing teachers for the ensuing yearr
"Prof. T. A. McCarthy , princpal ; Miss
Gertrude Wade , assistant principal ;
Miss Grace. Montiose , grammar ; Misa
Mollie Taylor , intermediate ; Misa
Agnes .Carberry of Norfolk , Nebr. ,
primary ; Miss Eileen Curas , ward
school.
