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VALENTINE , XSB.
. M. RICE , - - . - Publisher.
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"SMALL LOSS IN FINE ' l
OIL STOCK SLUMP COSTS ROCKE
FELLER OVER $100,000,000.
aso University as Holder of 5,000
Shares Has Suffered a Leas of $2-
000,000 Attorney Kellogg Secure *
More Valuable Information.
I Records of the stockholders of the
iStandard Oil Company of New Jersey ,
'laid bare Friday at the hearing of the
government suit for the dissolution of
Ihe alleged oil combine , disclosed the
fact that John D. Rockefeller owns
, shares , or nearly five times
as much stock as any other individual
jShareholder , and that he and his associates -
sociates who signed the trust agree-
jment in 1882 still control the majority
of Standard Oil stock. Measured by
fthe present market price , $440 a
Ishare , the holdings of Mr. Rockefeller
un the Standard Oil company have a
-value of $109,000,000.
The stockholders' record of August ,
J1907 , shows that the University of
, Cliicao is the owner of 5,000 shares
, of Standard Oil stock.
Depreciation in the price of Stand
ard Oil stock within the past ten
jyears , brought about by agitation
against the company , has been more
than $400 a share. Since the legal
proceedings against the Standard Oil
( Company of New Jersey were insti
tuted the stock has steadily declined
ointil it is now around $440. This rep
resents a loss of over $100.000,000 'on
the holdings of John D. Rockefeller.
The shrinkage in the market value of
the stock also affects the University of
Chicago to the extent of about $2,000-
000.
TORTURE HER TO DEATH.
AVoinan Killed by Members of Relig
ious Sect.
Five , people , members of the sect of
.Parhamites , are under arrest in Zion
City , 111. , accused of torturing to death
Mrs. Letitia Greenhaulgh , 64 years old ,
a cripple for twenty years , in order to
show belief in the religion they pro-
dCess. Those arrested are Walter and
Jennie Greenhaulgh , son and daughter
of the woman ; Harold Mitchell , Mrs.
Harold Mitchell antf rs. Smith.
MT'll'fjGreenhau jj } ' ad een for
"twU&irs / | an inv s su'ff'eying from
paraTjMs rfnd rheumatism. " .
Th Parhamites were founded about
a year ago by Charles F. Parham and
oiumber about 200 persons. The mem
bers originally belonged to Bowie's
church , and believe in the gift of
tongues , and especially diabilical pos
session. It is their theory that sick
ness is an evidence of the possession
of the body by evil spirits.
The condition of Mrs. Greenhaulgh
convinced the persons arrested that
she must be possessed of the devil , and
jthe'y determined to drive out the evil
spirit. After prayer the arms of Mrs.
Greenhaulgh , stiffened by rheuma
tism , were jerked and twisted about in
> order that the devil might be driven
out The cries of the aged
'
'woman were considered as those
'of the evil spirit and were
Jgreeted with trumphant shouts.
jAfter a course of this violent treat
ment Mrs. Greenhaulgh not only be
came so weak that she could not use
Tier limbs , but Became incapable of
making any motions. Then her neck
as twisted and for some time this
' 5 treatment was kept up. After five
,4f Uiours of treatment the woman died.
Efforts to restore her to life were
made and , when they failed , her death
was announced.
Young Greenhaulgh said his mother
j-had consented to the treatment.
GREEN CORN FOR CHRISTMAS.
Proposed to Import It from South
America ,
It is proposed to import green corn
.from Colombia , South America , so
jthat ft will begin to come in during
he middle of October , when the home
product fails. It will be easy to have
green corn on the cob for Christmas ,
the promoters of the scheme say , al
though the price will be some higher
than one has to pay from May to Oc-
tober.
A. Diaz-Guerra , who is a commer
cial agent for the Colombian govern
ment , says that corn might be grown
on some of the now deserted coffee
plantations in his country and shipped
to American seabord cities in refrig
erator ships at a price that would
bring it within the reach of people
who are willing to pay for moderate
priced luxuries. He expects that a
trial shipment will be made to New
York In December.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Butcher
< 3teers , $5.50@6.90. Top hogs , $6.00.
Shoe Factories Idle.
The strike of the shoe cutters in St.
.Louis , Mo. , Instituted Thursday , re-
isulted In a general strike of shoe
rworkers Friday , and eighteen shoe
factories in St. L/ouis , employing near- ' ,
\y 30,000 workmen , are idle. ,
Child is Fatally Hurt by Bull.
/ Selma , 2-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sven Vingsnes , Button's Bay ,
,
Mich. , was fatally hurt by a bull. One
; 021
eye was Injpred.'k
internally Injpred. 4.0
IX BITTER , DISPUTE.
Warlike Flurry at Hague Peace Con
ference.
One of the stormiest sittings since
5 the opening of the peace conference
at The Hague marked the discussion
Thursday by members of the commit-
tee on maritime warfare of the proposal -
al concerning laying submarine mines ,
and it was again demonstrated that
whenever military interests are involv
ed the rivalries of the powers pro-
'elude finding a common ground for
agreement.
The leading note Thursday was the
antagonism between Great Britain and
Germany. Great .Britain , having the
more powerful navy , wishes to abolish
or limit to the utmost the employment
of mines , while the interests of Ger
many are in direct opposition to such
a proposal.
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein ,
one of the German delegates , came to
an end of his patience during the dis
cussion and said :
"As the English press makes us ap
pear as barbarians , I propose that the
use of mines be abolished altogether.
Of course , the baron knew that this
motion would not be accepted , but the
remark made a deep impression.
Gen. Horace Porter , one of the
American delegates , made a note
worthy speech , in which he defended
the American proposal which prohib
its the use of floating mines , and also
of moored mines under certain cir
cumstances. Without mentioning
Great Britain Gen. Porter opposed the
British principle when he said :
"It is universally acknowledged
that mines are less expensive than le
gitimate means of defense for a state
having extensive coast or a weak fleeter
or both. Mines may be harmful to
states whose vital necessities consist
in having their ports open day and
night
THEY MAY SWALLOAV KOREA.
Ito Says Japan May Be Forced to Al
ter Policy.
The possibility that Japan may have
to annex Korea seems again to have
arisen.
Marquis Ito is quoted as saying it
may be necessary to alter the Japanese
policy owing to the present situation ,
and that if the Korean people persist
in the attitude of unfriendliness it will
be the "last day for them. "
Tokio papers are receiving reports
of insurgents , including one band of
800 , gathering around Seoul to attack
it. Roving parties of Koreans under
the leadership of ex-soldiers were
killing Japanese officials and civilians
and Koreans are suspected of being
pro-Japanese. They flee to the moun
tains when approached by the Japan
ese troops.
HAS BKAIX WASHED.
Patient Recovers After an Unusual
SurgicalOperation. .
After an operation , in which a clot
was removed from the brain , David
"Walke , of Manchester , Va. , is now
able to walk and talk and every indi
cation points to a complete recovery.
Mr. Walke fell from a building and
injured his head. He apparently re
covered from this injury , but in a few
weeks he lost the power of speech and
the use of an arm and a leg from par
alysis.
The skull was trephined several
weeks ago , a clot removed and the
brain thoroughly washed. Since then
Mr. Walke has been rapidly improv
ing. He was discharged from the hos
pital Thursday.
WILD NEGRO STAMPEDES TOWN.
Shot and Killed by Officer After Ex
citing Chase.
After running rampant through the
streets of Collinsville , 111. , Wednes
day night chasing people into their
homes at the point of a revolver and
clearing saloons of patrons , George
White , a negro , was shot and instant
ly killed by Deputy Sheriff Will Blake.
White owned a saloon in the out
skirts. He appeared on the streets
with a revolver , and after * terrorizing
the town he retreated to his saloon ,
barred the leer and refused to sub
mit to arrest. Deputy Blake broke
down the door and shot White through
the heart. White had long been con
sidered a dangerous character.
French-Canadian Treaty. biN
The French-Canadian commercial u
treaty was signed Thursday afternoon. C
The treaty not only provides for a d
reciprocal arrangement on a large
number of commodities , but also com
mits the parties to a general reciprocal
policy.
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King Thrown from His Horse. "Hi
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King Frederick August , of Saxony , d
was thrown from his horse in the ma
neuvers at Dresden Thursday. He sus
tained slight injury , but was able to
remount and resume command of the M
troops.
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Cruisers Sail for Frisco. re
The United States cruiser squadron
from the Asiatic station , consisting of
he Maryland , Pennsylvania , West "Vir
ginia and Colorado , which arrived de
Sept. 2 , sailed Thursday from Honolulu ci
lulu for San Francisco. sa
Gives Up His Bible Class.
John D. Rockefeller , Jr. , has resign
ed the leadership of the young men's sa
bible class of the Fifth Avenue Baptist chef
church of New York , to take effect on of
Oct 1. 20
Road Disaster in Mexico.
A wreck on the Mexican Central
road between a freight train and the Ta
Paso express near Aguas , Calientes , fr <
killed thirty persons and injured many ba
Bothers. v. ?
VAST PROFITS SHOWN.
Oil Octopus Responds to Mr. Kellogg's
| Prodding.
I More light was shed upon the re
markable earning capacity of the va
rious subsidiary companies of the
Standard Oil company Wednesday
when Frank B. Kellogg , who is con
ducting the federal suit in New York
succeeded in placing upon the record
the profits of seventeen of the principal -
! pal subsidiary companies in the years
1903 and 1906. The statement of the
earnings of the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana , which was recently fined
$29,240,000 by Judge Landis , of Chicago
cage , for rebating , disclosed that in
1906 the company earned $10,516,082
on a capital of $1,000,000 , or over
1,000 per cent a year. The Indiana
company in 1906 earned more than
any other subsidiary company of the
big combine.
Mr. Kellogg developed during the
day , while Clarence G. Fay , assistant
comptroller of the Standard Oil com
pany , was on the stand , a curious prob
j of financial bookkeeping , or handling
of accounts , which Mr. Fay failed to
explain. From figures submitted it
was shown that the Standard Oil Com
pany of New York in 1904 made a
profit of $7,751,160 , and paid in divi
dends to the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey the total sum of $32-
998,430. This transaction reduced
the net assets of the New York com
pany from $40,425,900 to $15,179,706.
while the liabilities leaped from $47-
646,235 in 1903 to $81,395,145 in 1904.
an increase of nearly $34,000,000. The
gross assets of the New York com
pany , however , increased from $88-
074,561 in 1903 to $96,574,852 in 1904.
Meanwhile the accounts receivable
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey grew from $19,045,014 in 1903
to $58,272,924.
REAL WIFE IS DISCOVERED.
Assertion that Feet Were Big
Settlement of Novel Dispute.
The real Mrs. Klimovicz has been
found. A few days ago John Xlimn
vicz , of Grand Rapids , Mich.vas , ar
rested on complaint of Miss TiJlie To- i
land , of Chicago , whom he had been
annoying by claiming she was his
wife. In court Mrs. Mary Sematis , of
Grand Rapids , Klimovicz's mother-in-
law , identified the girl as Mrs. Klimo-
vicz. The girl asked for one of the
missing woman's shoes , expressing
the opinion that she could put bo'h of
her feet in it. This so piqued the real
Mrs. Klimovicz , who has been living
near here , that she came to Chicago
to settle the controversy. She says ahe
fears Klimovicz and wants a divorce ,
ACCUSED OF BIG SWINDLE.
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Many AVarrants Sworn Out in Penn
sylvania. (
Warrants were issued Wednesday
for John H. Sanderson , George 3' .
Payne , Charles F. Vetter and II. Burd
Cassell , contractors ; Joseph M. Hus
ton , architect ; former Auditor General
Snyder , and State Treasurer Mathue-s.
all of Harrisburg , Pa. , charged with
the construction and equipment of the
state eapitol. Each of the defendants
will be required to furnish a bond of
$60,000 for the court. Seven other
warrants are also said to have been
issued.
HE HAS JEKYL-HYDE IDEA.
Indiana Man Imitates Ravings and
Becomes a Lunatic.
After witnessing a production of
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" some time
ago Albert Deaver , of Newcastle , Ind. .
attempted to imitate the ravings of
Mr. Hyde. He became so adept that
his impersonation amazed his friends.
and in a few weeks he began to expe
rience the same difficulty Dr. Jekyi
did in returning to his normal self. A
few days ago he lapsed involuntarily
into the character of Mr. Hyde , which
now has complete control of him. Tie
was taken to the insane hospital.
Germans AVin Balloon Race.
The long distance prize in the inter
national balloon race has been won
by the German balloon Pomeru , pilot
ed by Herr Edbslof. The Pomeru
came down at Bayonne , France , 621
miles from Brussels.
The "A. P. " Stands Pat.
At the annual meeting of the mem
bers of the Associated Press held in
New York Wednesday a resolution was
unanimously : adopted approving the S
course of the officers of the association I.
dealing with the telegraphers' strike
National Anti-SaJoon Meeting.
The Anti-Saloon League of Amer
ica in annual session at Norfolk , Va. ,
Wednesday elected Bishop Luther B.
Wilson , of Chattanooga , Tenn. , presi-
dent. (
Robbers Kill Bank Cashier.
Two Russians entered the bank at
s
Montreaux , Switzerland , shot and kill-
the cashier , seized the cash box and , * ,
fled. A crowd gave/ chase and the \
robbers were captured.
II. AAr. Trowbridge Dead.
Alva H. W. Trobridge , former president a
of
dent of the American Bankers' association
is
ciation ; , died at his home in Hacken- isV
sack , N. J.Wednesday.
New York's School Children.
Six hundred and thirty-seven thousand Ir
Irai
sand , three hundred and eighty-seven ai
aiw
children are enrolled in the schools w
New York , an increase of more than Ti
20,000 over last year. , J
Many People Perish.
A Japanese steamer , said to be the
fafu Maru , has burned three miles ty :
tyTJ
'rom Ching Kiang , China , on the right TJ
jank of the Yangtse Kiang. It Is ro- hi
orted 100 lives were lost. re
RETAILERS MEET AT COLUMBUS.
Topics of Interest to the Trade
1 Discussed.
The second annual meeting of the
Federation of Nebraska Retailers
closed a two-day session at Columbus
recently. A banquet was tendered to
.the delegates from the thirty-two Ne
braska towns represented. Addresses
were made by Mayor Phillips , of Co
lumbus ; J. W. Johnson , deputy food
commissioner ; A. George Peterson , of
Chicago , manager of the advertising
department of John V. Farwell & Co. ,
and others. The second day's session
was devoted to routine business and
general discussion of matters pertain
ing to the retail trade. Resolutions
were passed extending thanks to the
Columbus Commercial club for enter
tainment and the different speakers ;
the present system of merchandizing
indorsed , and co-operative buying
schemes opposed ; approving and in
dorsing the movement of the commer
cial travelers to gain a better railway
passenger service ; opposing parcels
post legislation and indorsing and
promising support to the state dairy
and food commissioner in enforcing
the pure food laws and agreeing to not
patronize any jobber or manufactur
er , either in the state or outside the
state , "who by their actions show that
they consider themselves larger than
the laws of Nebraska and whose aim
is to defy the provisions of the pure
Coed laws. "
BRIDEGROOM IS LANDED IX JAIL
Caught Rifling the Till of One of the
Waterloo Stores.
Harry Tuttle , a young man of Wa
terloo , was caught while robbing the
till of the general store of P. G. Roh-
wer & Co. and placed under arrest by
Deputy Marshal Louie Hancock. It
happened while the merchants were ai
dinner , the store being locked and
Tuttle gaining entrance through the
rear door. Hancock was hid in the
store and when Tuttle had rifled the
drawer , caught him as he started to
make a getaway. The jnarchants had
for some time missed mims of money ,
which generally have been taken during -
ing the noon hour when most of them
lock up and go to dinner. Suspicion
pointed to Tuttle and he was watched
for a week.
SEVERE STORM AT WATERLOO.
Trees Broken and Much Damage Done
to Property.
Two heavy wind storms , with rain
and hail , passed over Waterloo the
first one about 6 o'clock and a later
one at 7:30 p. m. The wind twisted
off big limbs large as a man's body
like pipestems and lightning struck
a. tree on a farm adjoining town ,
knocking Chester Stowe to the ground
and shocking him severely though not
seriously. Th2re was a heavy fall of
rain and some damage in the country
is likely to show up. Many yards in
town were almost covered with limbs
of trees. Telephone wires are down
and much damage has been done to
Unes.
FIVE CENTS LUMBER RAISE.
Increase from West to Omaha Not so
Much as Feared.
It is 5 cents increase on lumber
from the Pacific coast to Omaha and
not 10 cents. The advance copies of
the tariff received in Omaha a few
days ago were incorrect , as they pro
claimed a 10-cent increase in the rates.
Commissioner Guild , of the Commer
cial club has just received an official
tariff sheet and finds the advance is 5
cents , while it is 10 cents to Minne
apolis , St. Paul , Chicago and St. Louis.
Even at that the rate to Minneapolis
is 5 cents lower than it is to Omaha.
The tariff on lumber fills a' book of
380 pages and it required two carloads K
of paper for the addition. rjb
Vacancy on Ticket Filled. o
At a meeting of the Republican
county central committee held in
Bloomfield , F. C. Marshall , present
county superintendent of Knox county ,
was appointed to fill the vacancy on
the Republican ticket caused by the !
death of J. C. Elliott , candidate for )
clerk of the district court. )
Prairie Chicken Season Opens.
Sunday , Sept. 15 , according to the
game laws , was the opening day on
prairie chicken , and many a true
sportsman shouldered his musket , un
chained his bird dog and started forth. N
Some big kills are reported in the territory sub
ritory north of Central City , one party sub
from that place bagging fifteen birds. b
ce
Reese Takes Jackson's Place. th
The man that was on the bowery SI
Court Commissioner N. D. Jackson has
tendered his resignation to the su
preme court at Lincoln , giving as his
reason that he could not afford to hold fr
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Big Shipments of Stock. IK
Valentine is experiencing its busy he
time these days now that the stock ye
season ! is on. Recently there were nine es
stock trains on the Northwestern lu
track at a standstill , every rail of
\rackage being occupied.
Grand Island Man Named. ha
Max J. Egge , of Grand Island , was
appointed : by the governor a member ante
the state board of optometry. llhis to
the third appointment and fills the $5 ;
board. pi
Embezzlement Is Charged.
Richie O. Taylor , arrested at the
Instance of the American Telegraph sti
and Telephone company at Omaha , ab
was charged with embezzling $1,350.
Taylor came originally from the east ,
but was employed in Lincoln for some kit :
Ume. of
Brown County Has Good Fair.
The nineteenth annual Brown coun-
fair opened at Ainsworth recently , to
rhe exhibits are the best ths counti of
ever had. The speed ring was well of
epresentcd. [
DR. JAMES CARROLL IS DEAD.
Scientist Whom Nebraska Vnivcrsitj
Honored is Victim of Disease.
Dr. A. S. von Mansfelde , of Ashland ,
has received word of the death in
Washington , D. C. , of James Carroll ,
on whom , in recognition of his serv
ices to science and medicine , the Uni
versity of Nebraska last spring con
ferred an honorary title. Dr. Carroll
died in Washington from the effects of
the yellow fever infection which he
submitted to during the sanitary cam
paign instituted by the surgeons of the
United States army in Cuba some
years ago.
Dr. Carroll was associated with the
late Maj. Walter Reed , surgeon in the
United States army , in the study of
.Sanarelli's supposed yellow fever ba
cillus , during the years 1897 and 1902 ,
both in Cuba and the United States. To
justify experimentation on other per
sons , he volutarily submitted to the
bite of a contaminated mosquito that
had p/eviously been caused to bite
three well-marked cases of yellow fe
ver. Within four days he wa.i taken
ill and suffered a severe attack of the
disease the first case of experimental
yellow fever on record. His sacrifice
proved of inestimable value to the ex
perimentation planned by Major Reed
himself in the successful campaign
against the disease.
SALOON ROBBED.
Liquor Dealer Leaves Boy in Charge
and Loses $80.
Sheriff E. A. Dwyer , of Pierce , waa
called iff the village of McLean by the
news that the saloon at that place had
been robbed the evening before. It
seems : that the proprietor , William
Feddern , had gone to Sioux City and
had left one of the Scripter boys in
charge of the saloon. At 6 o'clock the
boy locked the saloon and went home
to supper. On returning he found the
back door open , and on going to the
money drawer he saw that it had been
pried open and the contents , amount
ing to nearly $80 , taken. No tramps
or other suspicious looking characters
had been seen about the village during
the . day , so it is thought by many that
it ' was the work of local talent.
CARS FOR SHIPPERS TO OMAHA
Great Northern Ordered to Permit Di
rect Shipment to Gate City.
The- state railroad commission has
issued a formal order commanding
the Wilmar and Sioux Falls Railway
company to furnish cars at the sta
tions along its line for the shipment of
grain direct to Omaha. This follows
the complaint of the Omaha Grain ex-
change made some time ago against
the Great Northern road , as owner of
the Wilmar & Sioux Falls branch ,
charging that it discriminates against t
Omaha in furnishing cars and making
shipments of grain.
OFFICER BROWN CREATES STIR.n
Fires Four Shots in Effort to Halt \
Man. fl
flt
Officer Brown , of Omaha , fired t
fet r shots at Henry Moran and three a
others who were thought to have held -
up John Jones at Thirteenth and
Douglas , but none of the shots took n
effect. Moran was caught. It appears , hn
however , from1 investigation that it htl
was not s. case of holdup , but that the tl
three simply intended to give Jones a
beating as a result of an old grudge.
The shooting attracted considerable of O1
a crowd and created much excitement tiw
tiw
Sward Surrenders Pass. w
Some time ago the state board ol tl
health issued an order that none of
the secretaries should ride on passes
In response to this order word has
been received from Dr. Sward , of Oak
land , one of the secretaries , that he
bad returned his pass to the Great tl
Northern road and notified that corpo
ration that hereafter any work done
by ; him for that corporation would been
on : a cash basis. Dt
Severe Storm at Pierce.
A heavy storm of wind and rain D
came up from the southeast and did in
quite a good deal of damage to prop y
erty ] in Pierce and vicinity. A num
ber l of trees were badly damaged. A
ll hi
bolt l of lightning struck near the Gar-
vey residence , and one of the boys , vl
who was sitting near the window , waa in
stunned.
Bodwell Gets Appointment.
E. J. Bodwellr superintendent of the fr
Norfolk schools and formerly county of
superintendent of Douglas county , has Id
been appointed a member of the fh
board to ermine teachers for state
sertificates.He takes the place on
Lhe board formerly occupied by E. D. cal
Sherman. ui
Mother Seeking Her Son.
Gov. Sheldon has received a letter
Mrs. Pinkton , 531 East Eighth
street , Oklahoma City , Okla. , asking na
lim to help her get information of sp
icr son , Robert Lee Pinkton , who left In
lome July IS , 1901. He was then 21 iss
rears old. He was five feet , four inch-
tall , weighed about 140 pounds and
: he
lad blue eyes and brown hair.
Fairmont Creamery to Build.
The Fairmont Creamery company he
las purchased a site at Grand Island
ilose to the Burlington and Missouri
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ind Union Pacific trackage and expect
begin at once the construction of a
50,000 creamery and cold storage tw
lant. thi
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Gas Stove Explodes.
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Mrs. C. A. Powell , of ,515 Court
sir
treet , Beatrice , was severely burned
.bout the face and hands by the ex- wl
ilosion of a gas stove at her home , kn :
he windows were blown out and the
itchen badly disarranged by the force
the explosion. ]
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Thought Gun Was Empty.
While handling a revolver supposed
be unloaded John J. Haul , director
the State bank at St. Paul , and son
the bank's president , accidentally ins
ict himself thresh the heart. tht
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EEL TEAVELS TEBOUGH HOSE.
fflc * Out Finally After Causing
a Growl and Blocking : Traffic.
A street cleaner's tussle with a hose-
that cut up queer antics and at last re
fused to work , furnished amusement
nnd finally n surprise to a large crowd'
at Oue Hundred and Forty-six street
and Amsterdam avenue , New York
City , aud halted street car traffic for a.
quarter of an hour. The trouble began
the hose had-
gan a few minutes after -
been attached to a hydrant at the cor
ner and the operator had made a good ,
job of flushing the avenue for half a-
block to the north.
Suddenly the stream diminished , ,
then switched off at a tangent , next-
shot forth a stream In a graceful
spiral , and then refused to work. Th < - .
street ? cleaner closed one eye an
squinted down the brass nozzle. H--
was rewarded by being nearly knocked
off his feet by a full blast from th < *
hose.
hose.He dropped it on the car tracks an *
mopped his face , whe a crowd of
schoolboys shouted derisively. Then ,
the crowd began to collect
The man with the hose became-
fingry. The hose began to act more-
strangely than before. It wriggled :
and squirmetl and shot forth small-
twisted jets Intermittently. Passen
gers from the cars it blocked crowded-
around the street cleaner , their anger-
at being delayed overcome by theiir
curlosity over the weird contortions ofT
the length of rubber.
" ' " screamed a-
"The thing's alive , -
woman , and the crowd edged back.
For a full minute water ceased to
flow from the nozzle. Then a small ,
boy advised :
"Blow in It , White Wings ! "
The street cleaner accepted the sug
gestion and blew with all his forces
A moment later , under heavy pressure , .
out shot a squirming eel about fifteeir.
inches long. There was a chorus of *
screams from the women spectators , ,
but the street cleaner pocketed the-
eel "to back me up when I tell about
It , " as he said.
Then the hose was dragged off the ;
car tracks and traffic was resumed.
New York Times.
LOST TBACK OF HTMC.
In a town of a few thousand inhabit
ants in the interior of Pennsylvania
there resided an ambitious young man , .
David Simpson , who , as soon as he-
was well out of his teens , removed to-
New York City and went into business.
He was sucessful , and when he became-
a middle-aged man , went into politics
In this also he succeeded , and at lasfc
rose < to distinguished official position in *
the ] city. Then a longing to revisit the-
old home of his boyhood , which he hadJ
not seen for a quarter of a century or-
more , came upon him.
It would be pleasant , he thought , to-
witness the look of surprise and grati
fication on the faces of his former-
townsmen when he made his appear
ance : among them again , unspoiled by
fame and prosperity. Without com
municating : his intentions to any one , .
he < went aboard a west-bound train one-
night and arrived at his destinatiooi
the next morning.
The first man he saw as he stepped !
out on th * platform of the railway sta
tion was one of his old playmates , ,
with whoiD he had grown up. no-
walked up to him and grasped him by
the hand.
"Charley Bennett , how are you ! " he-
said.
"I'm pretty well , thank you , " an
swered the other , "but you've got a lit
tle the advantage of me. "
"I'm Dave Simpson. "
"Why , hello , Dave I Where have yoia
been all this time ? "
"In New York , of course. "
"Well , I'm mighty glad to see yotv
Dave. What are you doing-for a liv
ing now ? Clerking hi a drug store , as-
you used to ? "
Mr. Simpson spent several days in *
his old home town , and enjoyed his-
visit , but he did not do any more pos
ing.
Greyhound of the Orient.
The eastern greyhound has been *
from time immemorial the hunting dogr
the eastern plains and , making a
Wwance for the artistic attainments or
fhose early periods , representations or
bim are found which are almost Identi
with the dogs of
to-day on * ? e mon
uments and tombs of ancient Egypt.
The various races of Afghanistan , .
Persia and Arabian desert
have always *
jred him from sport Coursing wftfc.
iawk and hound
was a truly royal *
sport in his earlier
days , the game be-
; chiefly the antelope and the wild !
as well as hares and foxes. Though *
nake and shape in all the varieties of
eastern greyhound are almost Iden-
ical , they vary somewhat in size the-
argest being the Afghan hound'andi
Persian.
The Arabs of the desert
keep the-
trains pure with the greatest care
The Persian hound stands about
wenty-six inches in height , is deep ia
girth , with
powerful loins and :
highs , the principal characteristics be-
the beautiful feathered tail and the-
iilky fringed ears. The third variety
rhich comes from the Syrian deserts \
nown as the " "
"slugh" or
gazelle hound.
I\ot a Good Singer.
Baeon Who's that singing in rhe
Itchen ?
Egbert That's my wife. She al-
rays sings at her work.
"Well , I hope to gracious sha's do-
the work better than she's doing
siting ! " Tonkers statesman.