. ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
The Coin Came Back.
Seward County. A bit of histor ,
was brought to light when J. H
Welch of Seward came into posses
sion of a silver 50-cent piece whicl
had been stolen from him forty year
' ago. In 18GG , just after Mr. Weld
left the army , his grandfather gavi
him a silver half dollar which wa
coined in 1858 and told him to givi
it to the oldest son as a keepsake. Ii
those days , silver coins were a scarci
article and Mr. Welch look the coil
to a jeweler in Nebraska and had i
hole drilled in It and a small ribboi
attached which he placed about hi ;
oldest son's neck , then an infant
Later , in 1871 , Mr. Welch settled 01
a homestead in Seward county , neai
West Mills , where the son died. On <
day when the family were abseni
from the "dugout , " the usual home o ;
the pioneer in those days , his hem <
was entered and ransacked by an in
truder and the coin , together witt
some other trinkets , was stolen. Nov
the coin has come into Mr. Welch' !
hands through his son Al , who hac
received it as wages from a local
butcher. It had been taken into his
market just forty years after it had
been stolen.
Vote Upon Supreme Judges.
Lancaster County. With all coun
ties in , Douglas unofficial , the follow
ing vote is shown on supreme
judges :
Republican Democratic
Rose 25,896 Dean . .21,483
Letton . . .1.25,993 Oldham .20,936
Hamer 25,631 Stark . .20,255
Cobbey 23,420 Albert .18,867
Root 21',350 West . .14,426
Davidson . . .16,271 Everson .13,514
MacFarland 17,434
Epperson . .15,999
May Be Hessee.
Hall County. Police Officer Meh-
lert saw a man coming out of the
postoffice in Grand Island who he
thought answered closely the descrip
tion of E. E. Hessee , wanted for wife
murder at Tecumsen. Mehlert called
the attention of other officers to the
man and it was decided to take him
.into custody and investigate. As
soon as the officers began to approach
preach the stranger , however , he fled
to corn fields southeast of the city
where the trace was lost.
Giltner Bank Robbers.
Hamilton County. The trial of the
robbers of the Giltner bank has been
concluded and the men have been
found guilty by the jury , and Judge
Corcoran -has sentenced them to
twenty-eight years in the penitentiary
at hard labor , and each succeeding
25th of April is to be spent in soli
tary confinement , that being the day
of the robbery. The jury took but
forty minutes in coming to a deci
sion , a motion was made by Attorney
Whitney for a new trial , but this was
denied by Judge Corcoran.
Broken Bow's Postal.
Custer County. Broken Bow's pos
tal savings bank has not created
very much enthusiasm and the de
posits are growing slowly. A num-
"ber of inquiries have been received
from people outside this postoffice's
territory. No extra help has been re
quired in the office.
Fremont Boy an Editor.
Dodge County. Mrs. H. H. Pratt of
Fremont , has received word from her
brother , Walter Hill , a former Fre
mont boy , that he has been made edi
tor of "The Player , " a theatrical pa
per published in New York city. Mr.
Hill for years was an advance agent
eor a big circus.
Fined for Wearing Button.
York County. Richard shipman re
cently filed complaint in the county
court against C. F. Brown for wearing
a G. A. R. button. Mr Brown appear
ed voluntarily in court , plead guilty
and was fined $10 and costs , which he
paid. He also remanded the offend
button in court.
Candidates on Four Tickets.
Merrick County. John M. Berslng-
er , clerk of the district court , has the
unique distinction of being a candi
date on four tickets. He filed regu
larly on the democratic and people's
independent ticket for the late pri
mary , and had no opposition , and
Tience was nominated on these tick
ets. There was no regular candidate
n the republican ticket , but on aobut
seventy ballots cast names were writ
ten in. Mr. Persinger had the good
fortune to receive thirty-five of these
oallots , while his nearest competitor
only registered thirty-three.
Second Regiment Band Roster.
Merrick County. A full quota of
officers have been appointed for the
Second Regimental band , located at
Central City , Adjutant General
Phelps having announced the appoint
ments.
Section Man Hurt Fatally.
Buffalo County. Harry Ross , 43
years old , section man on the Kear-
ney-Callaway line , was probably fatal
ly injured when three 150-pound rail
road ties fell from a flat car and
. pinned him beneath them. He was
crushed fearfully and is paralyzed.
Ruptured an Artery.
Jefferson County. Old pioneers
"were considerably shocked to learn of
the death of John Nicklaus Ruppel ,
one of the early settlers of the county.
He runtured an artery -yhile coughing.
COMMENCING AMERICA'S GREATEST DREADNAUGHT
photograph was made In.the Brooklyn navy yard recently and shows the "cradle" ot the battleship New
THIS , which is being built by the government and , it is said , will cost ? 2,000,000 more than any that has been
built by private contract. The New York will be the greatest battleship of the dreadnaught class in the United
States navy.
AT WAR OVER
Water Commissioner Would Fix
Limit at One a Week.
Question Has Become Burning One
Throughout State of Massachus
etts Head of Board of
Health Approves.
Boston. How many baths does a
person require in a w.eek ?
The above question Is being asked
by about every one of Lynn's 400,000
population , and the answers are va
ried ones. Some people claim only
one is necessary , thereby upholding
Water Commissioner Thomas Camp
bell , who has decreed that one bath
every seven days is enough.
Discussion of the subject is not con
fined to Lynn , as the question has be
come a burning issue throughout the
state.
The water supply at Lynn became
low recently , and Water Commission
er Campbell , seeking to care for the
city's interests , asked that the citizens
content themselves with one bath a
week. The outburst of indignation
which resulted fairly overwhelmed the
water commissioner , and he increased
the bathing privilege to twice weekly.
He did so grudgingly , however , and
still Insists that one bath a week
would be sufficient of course , taking
into consideration the condition that
exists.
Chairman Michael Ward of the
board of health said he approved of
the suggestion. He felt that the com
paratively few who had become accus
tomed to the luxury of a daily bath
should sacrifice their wishes for the
good of the many. Their abrogation
would be for a good purpose , he said ,
and redound to their credit.
Chairman Ward went a bit farther
and expressed the belief that many of
the politicians at the city hall should
practice the self-denial asked for. He
said that they were devotees of the
daily bath and declared that now was
SNAKE ANCHORS MAN'S WRIST
Policeman , Reaching Into Ground for
Edibl * Roots , Is Given Big Sur
prise and Held Fast.
Darby , Pa. Policeman Tom Clark ,
Link Dutton , James Began and Tom
Pappas , all of Darby , had an exciting
experience with a bed of blacksnakes
while hunting poke near the First
regiment rifle range at Essington.
They had gathered a fair supply of
the edible root when Clark found a
hug root , which stubbornly refused
to be dug out
After excavating the ground , Clark
thrust his arm Into the hole to cut off
the root , but a minute later when he
attempted to withdraw his hand he
round himself anchored. Not realizing
that his wrist was enmeshed in the
coils of a five-foot blacksnake , which
held him fast , Clark gave directions to
Dutton to dig the root out , when it
was discovered that he had thrust
his hand into a nest of snakes.
Seizing sticks , the three men went
to the rescue of their companion and
after five minutes succeeded in beat
ing the snakes off and killing three
3f them , including the largest.
Clark suffered only from a squeezed
tvrist and a bad scare.
Rattler Chokes Boy.
New Haven , Conn. While George
Mash , a fifteen-year-old boy , was
isleep in the woods here the other
Jay he was attacked by a big rattle-
make , which , contrary to the practice
) f such reptiles , wound itself about his
leek. Nash was unconscious from
.trangufation when the snake was
tilled.
the time for the city fathers and other
public officials to show their mettle
by putting aside their custom of bath
ing daily and restraining themselves
for the welfare of the public.
Chairman Ward was asked point
blank if he bathed daily , but he would
not reply. He is , however , the most
outspoken of the city department
heads and believes that the citizens
should bathe infrequently for a while.
Street Commissioner McPhetras was
the real brave man in city hall. He
was a boomer of the twice a week
plan and freely stated his conviction
that experience would never disprove
that twice a week would be too In
frequent bathing for any man. A lot
of people have been wondering just
what he meant , but his phraseology
was so lawlike they still remain puz
zled.
zled.Chief
Chief Thomas Harris of the fire de
partment raised a dissenting voice
in the general chorus of approving ac
clamation of the plan. He asserted
vigorously that neither he nor the
other members of the fire department
ought to be included in any restric
tions prescribing a weekly bath or a
biweekly bath.
He said that firemen had to bathe
after every fire and ought to be allow
ed the privilege "or should I say
right , " he continued. As for himself ,
he said that on his tours of the city
in his automobile he became covered
with dust every day and that a bath
had become "not a luxury , but a neces
sity. "
The discussion still rages and it
looks as if the twice-a-week plan would
be adopted. It is said to be a decided
advantage , viewed either from a sani
tary , health , or even moral standpoint.
This Letter a Silver Dollar.
Lafayette , Colo. A silver dollar
with a postage stamp on one side and
an address pasted on the other , was
mailed at Lafayette , to a man in
Boulder. It was officially decided that
it was all right and was delivered to
the man to whom addressed.
People Have Ever Been Enormous
Poultry Raisers and Exporters
Ducks Are Pickted and Dried.
Hongkong. For hundreds of years
China was the greatest poultry produc
ing nation In the world , and probably
this is true today , not only as regards
the total production , but also per cap
ita use. Of the more than 300,000.000
population of China , shown by the last
census , there are few indeed who do
not in the course of a year consume
something in the way of poultry
chickens or ducks or geese and cer
tainly a large number of eggs. For
considerable portions of the population
poultry is the only animal food used ,
and for the more weP-to-do classes it is
an ordinary meat diet the year around.
Ducks are pickled , dried , tinned and
otherwise preserved and shipped to
many parts of the world to Chinese
who are away from a home supply.
Eggs of all kinds are used fresh and
are cured by burying in clay and lime
until they acquire something of the
quality of cheese and are a great Chi
nese luxury. It is easy to calculate
that to meet all these lines of con
sumption the output of poultry and
poultry products needs to be enor
mous.
For the most part chickens and
ducks are produced upon the usual ba
sis of practically all Chinese produc
tion the family household or at most
a small farm. There are few families
in China , even in the larger cities , that
do not have at least some chickens.
Near the ports open to foreign trade
there are a few rather good sized poul-
BRITTLE GIRL BREAKS BONES
Fall of Very Short Distance Always
Proves Disastrous to Ruth Mor
gan , Aged 10 Years.
Wilmington , Del. Physicians in
this and other cities are making a
study of the case of Miss Ruth Mor
gan , aged 10 years , whose father , Da
vid Morgan , tenants the farm adjoin
ing the Minquidale Home , near this
city. Miss Morgan Is thought to have
unusually soft or brittle bones in her
body , for within a year she has had
four slight falls in every one of which
she sustained a broken bone.
Her latest accident occurred when
she fell one foot from a fence and
broke an arm above the elbow. Last
spring she fell from a step and broke
a shoulder blade. Later in the sum
mer she fell from a chair and broke
an arm , but this fracture was healed
before the girl or her parents knew
anything about it Three weeks ago
she fell from a table and broke the
other shoulder blade.
GARDENS LIGHTED BY WORMS
Luminous Insects Selling for 50 Cents
a Dozen Furnish the Latest
Fad in London.
London. Glowworms are the latest
thing in outdoor illuminations , and
many people are adopting this uovel
way of decorating their Gardens for
the summer.
L. Halg , a dealer ic glowworms ,
at his farm at Newdigaie. Surrey ,
said :
"The idea of using glowworms as
regular illuminant decorations occur
red to me some little time ago , and
it is certainly taking well with the
public , " he said.
"I charge 50 cents a dozen for
glowworms exclusive of postage , and
we go out and catch the little crea
tures as the orders come in. This
part of Surrey Is particularly prolific
in glowworms.
"They are usually found adhering to
longish blades of grass , and so long
as they glow are easy to catch in the
hand. A fine night after rain is the
best time for getting them.
China Power in Hen World
try farms , as a rule. Ducks are raised
in Immense numbers on farms along
the canals and rivers of central and
south China and are much more com
mon than chickens. One of the cus
tomary sights along the grand canal
in mid-China , for example , is that of
a Chinese cluck farmer in his boat
watching his flock feed in and along
the canal. The ducks are trained to
obey him , and armed with a long bam
boo pole to guide them , he controls
their movements and takes them back
to shelter for the night. The surplus
of poultry and poultry products which
China can export annually is immense.
Up to the present exportation has
taken the form largely of egg products ,
mostly dried albumen and yolks.
Police Billies of Paper.
Lynn , Mass. An order has been
placed by the Lynn police department
for thirty-six policemen's "billies"
made of hard rolled paper. It has
been found that wooden sticks , for
merly used , broke at times when violently
lently thwacked over tne heads of dis
turbers of the peace. It Is hoped the
paper clubs will have sufficient
strength to cope with any condition
of affairs that may arise.
Load of Hay Afire.
Cleveland , O. George Walken , who
was driving a load of hay to town ,
was surprised when notified that the
hay was on fire. George's descent to
the ground was remarkdole for its
speed. The hay and hayrack wer
entire consumed.
NEW IDEAS IN COOKINt
BERKSHIRE MUFFIN'S OF CORIS
MEAL , FLOUR AND RICE.
Recipes for Sausage Baked Witl
Beans and for Several Kinds of
Mayonnaise That May Be
New to Our Readers.
Berkshire Muffins. One cup corn
meal , one cup Hour , one cup boilec
rice , three teaspoons baking powder
one teaspoon salt , one-fourth cuj
sugar , one -and one-fourth cups ho
milk , two eggs , one tablespoon melte <
butter. Scald the meal with the ho
milk and let stand five minutes ; adt
the boiled rice and Hour , baking pow
der , salt and sugar sifted togethei
thoroughly ; add the yolks of the egg ;
beaten until thick , the butter and wel
beaten egg whites. Bake in hot but
tered gem pans 25 minutes.
Sausage Baked With Beans. Le
one quart of pea beans soak ovei
night in soft water ; wash , drain anc
cook until very tender , but not broken
in boiling water , changing the watei
at least twice. Put the beans into i
baking dish with links of sausage
here and there , using in all about z
pound of sausage. Dissolve two tea
spoons of salt in a quart of boilin ?
water and pour over the beans , add
ing more if needed to cover. Bake five
or six hours. Serve hot with tomatc
catsup. Press the "leftover" closelj
into an oval shaped dish , taking nc
care to retain the shape of the beans
When cold turn from the dish and cul
into slices. Garnish with celerj
leaves or parsley. Serve with a beel
or tomato salad.
Some Mayonnaise. Prepare the
mayonnaise with the lemon juice in
stead of vinegar and when ready tc
serve fold in a dressing made of one
pint of oil , a cup of whipped cream
and a few grains of salt and pepper
Use double cream , whip until solid
and measure after whipping.
Green Cook together a cup of peas
two or three leaves each of mint and
lettuce , a root of spinach and a sprig
of parsley , until the peas are tender ,
Drain and press through a fine sieve
If the pulp be moist , cook and stir un
til dry. When cold add to mayon
naise dressing , using such quantity as
is needed to secure the tint desired
Omit the mint leaves when the sauce
is for fish.
Red. Cook a can of tomato puree
( cooked tomatoes strained ) until re
duced to two tablespoons ; add when
cold to mayonnaise dressing , using
such quantity as is needed to secure
the desired tint.
Jelly fop Meats. To a cup of mayonnaise -
onnaise dressing beat in gradually
from two tablespoons to one-third ol
a cup of chilled but liquid aspic jelly.
A Delicious Bird Pie.
Squabs , pigeon , quail or a young
chicken may be used in the following
recipe. Cut the birds down the back ,
then rub In halves , wash and wipe
dry. . Rub each piece with catsup , a
little salt and pepper and roll in flour ,
fry in butter until a nice brown on
both sides ( use plenty of butter ) . As
each piece is browned lay in pan to
be baked. Add a tablespoon of flour
to butter your fried birds in. When
rubbed smooth , add two cups cold wa
ter and stir until it thickens. Add a
shake of celery salt and thyme to
liquid and pour over birds. A few
thin strips of bacon are a pleasant ad
dition.
Make a crust as follows : One cup
flour , one teaspoon baking powder , a
pinch of salt. Rub into flour a ta
blespoon of butter or lard ; add
enough milk to make it roll easily.
Roll thin , cover pie. Invert a cup in
center of pan to support crust that It
may not get liquid soared. Rub crust
with milk to insure its baking a pretty
brown ; cut hole in center and bake
30 minutes.
To Cook Smelts.
French cooks improve the humble
smelt by serving it with various
sauces , such as shrimp , anchovy or
crayfish sauce. For a shrimp sauce
to serve with smelts , add some ancho
vy essence , lemon juice , a little lob
ster coral and cayenne to melted but
ter. Stir in a few picked shrimps
and serve in a sauce boat beside the
smelts , which should have been fried
In deep fat to an appetizing brown.
Before frying trim and clean the fish
and treat them as usual with egg and
bread crumbs. French cooks use flour
ilso , dipping them first in the flour ,
then in egg , and finally in crumbs.
Smelts are much better for being
boned and the flesh will hold together
nicely if fastened with tiny skewers.
[ Jse a frying basket to cook them in.
Crystallized Fruit.
Pick out the finest of any kind o !
? ruit ; leave in the stones ; beat the
whites of a three eggs to a stiff froth ,
ay the fruit in it with the stems up
ward , drain them and beat the part
: hat drips off again , select them one
by one and dig them into a cup of
inely powdered sugar ; cover a pan
with a sheet of fine paper , place the
fruit on it and set in a lukewarm
jven. When the icing on the fruit be-
: omes firm pile them on a dish and
> et them in a cool place until ready tc
serve.
Ragout of Duck.
Cut the remains of cold duck Into
leat pieces , lay them in a stew pan
vith the gravy that was left Simmer
slowly over the fire for 15 minutes ,
; hen dish up , and garnish with small
iroutons. The Juice of am range la
e gravy is an imyroremeat
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THE USUAL WAY.
She We distrust those who flat
ter us.
He And dislike those who do not.
Risked Punishment for Dog.
A pleasing story of a prisoner's love
for his dog comes from North Yakima -
ma , Wash. Michael Short , sentenced
to the street chain gang to work out
his fine , escaped with two other men
recently , but somewhat to the surprise
of his overseers turned up again for
work the next morning. Mike ex
plained to the officer that acts as fore
man that he' had left his little dog
tied beneath his bed at home and that
he had stolen away to liberate It , as it
had been three days without food or
water.
No Wonder.
"Why is it all these anti-kissing
crusades fail ? "
"Principally for the paradoxical
reason that nearly all the young folks
set their faces against It. "
Just set to work and do a thing ,
and don't talk about it This is the
great secret of success In all enter
prises. Sarah Grand.
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start.
"In-1890 I began to drink coffee.
"At that time I was healthy and enJoyed -
Joyed life. At first I noticed no bad
effects from the indulgence but in
course of time found that various
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation of the heart took unto
Itself sick and nervous headaches , kid
ney troubles followed and eventually
my stomach became so deranged that
even a light meal caused me serious
distress.
"Our physician's prescriptions failed
to help me and then I dosed myself
with patent medicines till I was thor
oughly disgusted and hopeless.
"Finally I began to suspect that cof
fee was the cause of my troubles. I ex
perimented by leaving it off , except
for one small cup at breakfast. This
*
helped some but did not altogether re
lieve my distress. It satisfied me ,
however , that I was on the right track.
"So I gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days I
found myself greatly improved , my
nerves steady , my head clear , my kid
neys working better and better , mjr
heart's action rapidly improving , my
appetite improved and the ability to
oat a hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this con
dition remains.
"Leaving off coffee and using Postum
did this , vrith no help from drugs , as I
abandoned the use of medicines when
I began to use the food drink. " Name
given by Postum , Co. , Battle Creek ,
Mich.
"There's a reason , " and it is ex
plained in the little book , "The Road
to Wellville , " In pkgs.
Ever read tfce above letter ? A ew
one appear * from time to time. Tfcey
nre Keanlae , trae , aad fall f