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NEBRASKA IN BRIEF.
, New'Note ® of Interest From Varloui
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( ; John F. Coad , a prominent banke
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I . .bf : South Omaha , died last week.
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j" Mrs. Hager of Holmesville vicinity
: ' jWas thrown from her buggy at the
:1' N -trailroad clossing north of Wymore
.land ! sustained a broken leg.
1 The Midwest Life has good openings
, , ifor active , competent men to repre
Isent it locally. Write the president ,
i iN. : : Z. Snell , at Lincoln , for particulars
James Ziggafoos has sold his quar
' ter ! ! section of land south of Fairfield
receiving $140 per acre from local
Parties. ( This is the record price in
{ "that vicinity for purely farming land.
i A two-acre patch of strawberries in
; full bloom in October and bearing
: strawberries in large quantities and
.of good size , color and flavor is a
I , -curiosity of which Central City b asts.
Charles Blakely of Omaha , heir of
the late Mrs. Margaret Blakely , paid
dnto the treasury of Gage county
-$553.43 , the amount recently found
-due from the estate under the inhe
ritance tax law of Nebraska.
W. J. O. Graves and his family of
. . .Honey Creek vicinity were chased for
.a half mile by Henry Horns , a Winne-
lago Indian. A dispute over fifteen
, bushels of corn was the incentive that
tmt blood in the brave's eye , and he
was going to settle with cold lead in-
stead of yellow dent. Shouldering his
: shotgun he set out on the chase. He
was finally captured.
Melvin John of Seward county , a
lad about sixteen years old , was sen-
tenced to the state industrial school
at Kearney , by County Judge Colman.
The boy was caught with stolen prop-
, erty in his possession , consisting of
three suits of clothes and one suit
case , which he had taken from the
. camp ' of the telephone men who are
building the new line.
Governor Shallenberger has issued
.a requisition for the return of Joseph
French from Tacoma , Wash. , on a
.charge of deserting his seven-year-old
child , Meri French. The complaint is
.signed by Mrs. Mary E. French , the
'wife of the accused. Sam M. Melick
.of Lincoln was appointed agent of the
state at the request of the county at-
torney ; to bring French back.
Albert Calhoun and B. M. Lynch ,
Ihe former a ranchman and the latter
.a carpenter living in Kearney , have
Installed throughly modern machinery
for a broom factory. Mr. Calhoun
raised seven acres of broom corn this
3rear and will make a thousand dozen
.brooms. They will plant a large acre-
-age to broom corn next year and will
manufacture it into brooms.
A statement which appeared recent-
ly , that the York high school has the
largest senior class of any school in
the state , not including Lincoln and
Omaha , has created considerable com-
ment in Pawnee City. The Pawnee
-City high school has an enrollment
of 175 and the senior class numbers
-thirty-six , which it is claimed is a
1 much larger class than the senior
the York high school.
This year marks the fiftieth anni-
versary : of woman's organized work in
America for foreign njissions. The
-central committee on the United
"Studj' of Missions , together with the
hoards Woman's Foreign Missions ,
1 -decided t * < hold a series of meetings
\ in thirty of the large cities of the
' " , country beginning in October and cul-
" inating in a great gathering in New
York City in the spring of 1911. The
meeting : in Omaha will be the 27th
; and 28th of October.
Burt Simpson , a farm hand , is being
: sought by the sheriff and deputies of
Dodge county on the theory that he is
-the man who stole a horse and buggy. 4
A horse disappeared from the resi-
dence of William Burt , ten miles
northwest of Fremont , and simultan-
eously Burt's neighbor , William Keel-
er , missed a new buggy. The horse
nitched to the buggy was found later
-near Fremont. Evidently it had been
abandoned near there. The fact that
"Simpson , who was employed on Bur't
farm , has disappeared , fastens suspi-
cion on him.
Julius Thiele , a prominent citizen
of West Point , died recently. , He was
-a native of Germany and had been a
resident of Cuming county for forty- ,
-three years , , coming there from Wis-
i consin as a small boy. He received
Tiis education in the public schools
of West Point and in 1883 was elect-
ed county clerk of Cuming county and
ex-officio clerk of the district court
which positions he held for three
terms. His estate is extremely valu-
.able : , consisting largely of choice real
-estate in this and other states.
Chicken thieves of York county
visited the poultry yards of Mrs.
Hoss of York county and took the en-
tire flock , including some setting hens
and young chickens. Many farmers
' nave lately reported the theft of poul-
-tr ) ' and several have made arrange-
* ments to give the thieves a warm re-
. ception with a shotgun.
F. 0. Bunnell , engineer of tests for
"the Rock Island railroad , was in Fair-
' lury making an analysis of the water
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-fuvnished passenger and freight loco.
nnotives. For some time past the
liock Island engineers have been ex.
jperiencing : considerable trouble with
foaming boilers
The York County Poultry associa-
tion is after chicken thieves that are
-contemplating "lifting" any of their
. fine productions and are offering a re-
-ward of. $50 for the arrest and convic
tion of anyone stealing from members
-of the association.
" . The Phelps county farmers' insti-
tute and the woman's auxiliary held
their annual meetings in Holdrege.
The largest attendance ever recorded
-characterized all of the sessions. Prof.
Pugsley of Lincoln was unable to be
present : and his place was taken by
Prof. Irving Hopt , who gave a lecture
.on "Alfalfa Raising. "
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6 ROM \ time out of mind the pub.
lic has been wont to think of
the city Washington as
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sole distinction from being the
seat of our national govern-
ment-certainly honor enough
t . t ) ' for any community. Within the
. past few years ; , however , the
\ \.d city on the Potomac has come
to have another significance. It
ray is rapidly taking rank as the
ah foremost residential mecca of
" the wealthy leisure class in
America - even surpassing New-
s port in that respect. During
the past decade wealthy men and women have
been flocking to the District of Columbia from
all parts of the country , and these wealthy in-
vaders are erecting magnificent mansions that
are coming to vie with the government buildings
as objects of interest to the tourists and sight-
seers who journey to Washington each year.
The moneyed . folk who are taking up their res
idence at the capital of the nation are distinctly
of the leisure class. No multi-millionaire would
think of settling in Washington primarily for
business reasons. There is practically no manu
facturing and no extensive commercial interests
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in the cIty-none of the ordinary
channels of wealth production for
Americans. However , it is just this
absence of the commercial atmos-
phere combined with the mild and de
lightful winter climate of Washington
that is attracting so many of the well-
to-do newcomers. Having made their
fortunes , they are eager to enjoy life
in a city where almost everybody has
more or less leisure ; where there are
infinite opportunities for amusement ;
where the climate is conducive to out-
of-door sport all the year , and where ,
finally : , there is ever to be witnessed
he spectacle of official life with its
parades , ceremonies and picturesque
social functions.
Whole "colonies" of wealthy folk ,
have migrated from different cities
Washington , notably from Chicago ,
Pittsburg , New York and Boston , and
to some extent these colonies have
foregathered in certain districts in
their adopted city. A most interest-
ing group of multimillionaires the
members of which have lately built
handsome mansions in Washington Is
made up of what is known as the
"South African millionaires' - men
who acquired the bulk of their for-
tunes in the gold mines and the dia-
mond mines of the Dark Continent.
Among these men who are now enJoy-
ing life at Washington are Hennen
Jennings , Gardner Williams , who was
for a long time manager of the fa-
mous De Beers diamond mines , and
John Hays Hammond , chum of Presi
dent Taft and the . highest salaried
mining engineer and ; expert in the
world.
Perhaps the most notable feature of the in
vasion of Washington is found in the number of
famous and wealthy widows who have taken up
their abode there , most of them purchasing or
erecting mansions. Among the well-known wid
ows who have "adopted" Washington are Mrs.
George M. Pullman , widow of the founder of the
sleeping car company ; Mrs. Mark Hanna , Mrs.
John Hay , Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney , Mrs. R. R.
Hitt , Mrs. "Phil" Sheridan , Mrs. Jonn A. Logan ,
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh , widow of the Colorado
mining king ; Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend , who in
herited many millions made in Pennsylvania coal
and oil interests ; Mrs. Slater , who requires 18
servants to minister to her lone comfort in a
monster mansion , and a number of others.
The influx of wealthy householders has caused
the price of real estate in Washington to advance
by leaps and bounds In those favored sections of
the northwest portion of the city which is being
to a considerable extent monopolized by the fash
ionables. Land that a few years ago sold for
$1 to $2 per square foot has jumped within a few
years to $10 rer square foot , and in some exclu-
sive ) neighborhoods it is almost impossible to se-
cure a large building site for love or money. The
mansions which have been erected have cost
all the way from $50,000 to $1,000,000 each W
some of them have stables and garages that have
cost as much , as $25,000 each.
The two principal hubs of this new moneyed
colonization of the most beautiful city in the
world are found in the two little circular parks
or plazas known respectively as Dupont circle
and Sheridan cIrcle-so named because statues
of these heroes grace these bits of greensward.
Around Dupont circle are grouped the stately
mansions of Mrs. : L. Z. Leiter and Mrs. Robert
W. Patterson of Chicago , the Herbert Wads-
worths of New York ; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Board-
man and their daughter Miss Mabel ( of Red
Cross fame ) , formerly of Cleveland. Nearby la
the new mansion of Perry Belmont of New York
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and the home of George Westinghouse , the fa
mous inventor and manufacturer of Pittsburg.
Encircling Sheridan circle are the mansions
of Hennen Jennings , Mrs. Barney , Mrs. S. B.
Wyeth of Philadelphia-another famous widow ;
Mrs. F. B. Moran , Gen. Charles L. Fitzhugh , Mrs.
Sheridan , widow of the general ; Lieutenant
Beale , a wealthy retired officer of the United
States navy , etc. The new mansions in Wash-
ington are notable not less for their magnificent
architecture than for their spotless appearance.
Washington being the cleanest of cities , it has
been possible to make use of marble , terra cotta
ad delicately tinted mosaics on the exteriors of
the residences and to have them retain indefi
nitely their pristine beauty.
Pathetic Case
Not so long ago the writer heard a little part-
ing talk between a married couple. It wasn't a
case of eavesdropping , because the conversation
was right there to be necessarily overheard. The
man was over forty and his wife was pretty close
to forty herself.
"Well , you look pretty good to me , now that
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you're hiking off , young feller , " he said to her ,
sort of sneaking his hand over so's to get hold
of hers. "Look pretty middling good to me any
old time , when it comes to that. It begins to
look to me that I'm mashed on you beyond all re
demption. If it does you any good to have your
man make that kind of a fool schoolboy speech
after all our years at the matrimony thing , why ,
you're welcome , kid , that's all. "
"Well , I'll take mine out in thinking , dear , " she
replied , "and I'll write all of my foolish things
In my letters. Now , you're honestly going to
remember to feed the canary every day , aren't
you ? The maid can attend to cleaning the cage ,
but you yourself will feed little Dickie every
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me again , so I can feel comfy about
it. "
"Sure , I'll feed the bird. Say , I've
just been noticing those hazel eyes
of yours. You've sure got 'em all
skinned forty ways from the jack
when it comes to the brown lamps.
and- "
"Such silliness ! she interrupted
him , looking pleased. "Now , dearie ,
listen. . You won't be getting poor old
Melinda to cook you those dreadful
messes-things with horrid cheese in
them-that you're : so crazy over and
that make you sick , will you ? Prom-
ise me solemnly once again now ,
won't you ? "
"Nix on cheesy thingi , as solemn as
you want it , " said he. "Going to be a mighty
dreary , dismal old imitation of a flat without you
' that. It sure
in it , sis , and don't you ever forget
does get me gulpy around the glue works to see
you going off , and I find that it's getting harder
every time you go away for a little trip to see
your folks. One of these old days I'm going to
pour an awful gob of grief all over you by going
along with you when you go away. "
"Now listen , Jim ; I darned up all your socks
day before yesterday , but I forgot to put them
In your drawer , and you'll find them in my wort
basket , and my work basket is in the box couch
In the sitting-room , and for mercy's sake , Jim ,
pul-lease remember this so you won't pull the
whole flat to pieces looking for your socks , won't
you ? Now , there you are , with a faraway look
In your eyes , and you're not hearing one single ,
solitary word that I'm saying to you. "
"G'way , I've heard every word you've said. You
said you sewed some buttons on the box couch
in the spare room . , and that- "
"Now , just listen to that ! Listen to me , sir-
stop looking at those crazy skylarking dogs on
their way to the , baggage car , but listen to me. I
said socks. Socks in the work basket , in box
couch. Repeat the words after me ; sir , just like
this : Socks in work basket in box couch. "
"Wocks in srfrk basket in cox bouch-say , hun ,
I haven't time for any such fool things as socks.
It's your going away that's got my goat. Doggone
It , can't I stand here and mutter my thinks to
you without your ringing in work couches and
socks and birds and cheese puddings and such
junk on me ? "
Most husbands are pretty good fellows , when
it comes to all that. Dub along , most of 'em , and
do the best they can , considering that they're
ornery he-creatures. And most of 'em , despite the
old funnyistical gag , just nachually HATE to sef
their wives go away - Washington Star.
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NEW USE FOR PANS ! I
RED MEN FIND A SOURCE OF
AMUSEMENT.
Indian Agent Wonders at Sudden De
mand for Frying Pans-Finds
Earthen Toboggan Slide on
Mountain Side.
The Indian however averse he may
be to any kind of useful labor , is not
slow to avail himself of a new source
of amusement. This was shown some
years ago , when among the supplies
sent by the government to a certain
agency In the west were several hun
dred large frying pans with long han
dles.
dles.These
These the Indian agent found In
stock when he took possession , and at
the end of the jear : the number had
not been diminished. Thinking that
perhaps he had not discharged his
; whole duty in the matter of supplying
Uncle Sam's wards with these culinary '
utensils , the agent began making spe
cial efforts to induce the red men to
use them.
At first , says Harper's WeeTcly , It
, was hard work , but by the time he
had ' given out about two dozen there
came a sudden change. Not a day
passed in which the agent did not
. have applications for at least a dozen
and some days he disposed of twice
that number.
When the supply was nearly ex-
hausted he noticed among the appli-
cants some to whom he had previously
given pans , and naturally enough he
became a trifle curious to know what
use they were making of them. He
questioned several of the men to no
purpose , but at length a young buck
more communicative than the rest
gave him to understand that if he
would visit a certain part of the res-
ervation net far away he would find
his inquiry answered.
The next day , therefore , the agent
rode out in the direction indicated. i
About two miles from the agency : he
noticed on the crest of a narrow spur .
of the mountain three or four Indians
who suddenly disappeared on the op- !
posite side of the ridge. At the same
time he heard faintly the cry of many
voices.
On turning the point of the ridge he
saw a crowd of several hundred In-
dians who were shouting as if greaUy
excited. He noticed also several ob
jects , which he at first supposed to be
boulders , descending the side of t-he
mountain toward them with tremen-
dous rapidity.
Instead of fleeing from these moving
objects , the Indians simply applauded i
and shouted. Soon he saw other ob
jects like the first descending and in
a short time the whole situation was
plain to him.
Having elected a long , smooth slope
of the mountain where there were no
stones , the Indians had converted It
Into a sort of earthen toboggan slide
and were utilizing "the frying pans as
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toboggans.
Seating themselves in the pans they
grasped the handles with both hands ;
then crossing their legs over their
arms they went spinning down the i
slide with great rapidity. The agent
let them have the few pans that re
mained in the storehouse , but did not
order a new supply.
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Value of Employment.
The beginning of all true reforma- t
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tion among the criminal classes de
pends on the establishment of institu-
tions for their active employment
while their criminality is still unripe
and their feelings of self-respect , ca- ,
pacities of affection and sense of jus-
tice not altogether quenched. That
those who are desirous of employment '
should always be able to find it will
hardly , at the present day , be dis
puted ; but that those who are unde-
sirous of employment should , of all
persons , be the most strictly com
pelled to it , the public is hardly yet
convinced , and they must be con-
vinced.
If the danger of the principal thor-
oughfares in their capital city , and
the multiplication of crimes more
ghastly than ever yet disgraced a
nominal civilization are not enough ,
they will not have to wait long be-
fore they receive sterner lessons. For
our neglect of the lower orders has
reached a point at which it begins to
bear its necessary fruit , and every :
day makes our fields not whiter , but .
more sable , to harvest. - Ruskin.
Pinched the Wrong One.
Among the passengers on a Penn
sylvania train leaving Newark about
four o'clock a day or so ago for New 1
York was a group of four , father ,
mother , a boy about five years old
tnd a girl about three years younger.
Nearly all the way to Jersey City the ,
head of the family was trying to con-
vince his wife that there was no dan-
ger in going by the tube but the
woman seemed nervous and kept re
peating , "Let's take the boat. " At
Jersey City the father guided them
to the elevator , and they entered the
car In waiting. No sooner had it
started than the woman gave signs of
hysterics , but the man , alive to the
situation , pinched the baby. It
squalled lustily , diverting the mother's
attention from Imaginary danger. A
number of passengers witnessed the
performance , one of whom when the
short trip was over asked the man :
"Why didn't you pinch the woman ? " J
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Valid Excuse.
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Mrs. Subbubs - Henry , that's twice 1
you've come home and forgotten to
bring the lard. '
Subbubs - Yea , my love ; It's so. . . :
Kreasy It slipped my mind. !
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