Run Down and Killed by Speeding
Chicago Motorcyclist.
Or. Willett , Roused by Killing , Says It
Is Hard to Believe Some
Drivers Have Souls of
Their Own.
Chicago. "Before the motorcyclist
had time to realize that the man in
his path -was blind the machine struck
htm"
This sentence , an excerpt from a
morning newspaper's account of the
accident at South State and Sixty-
third streets the other day , which re
sulted in the death of Jacob Snapp , a
Wind man , from injuries sustained
while the helpless victim was groping
his way across the street , furnished a
text for a sermon on speed fiends. It
was preached by Dr. Herbert L. "Wil
lett , pastor of Memorial Church to
Christ and associate professor of Se
mitic languages and literature at the
University of Chicago , when the tragic
circumstances of the accident were
suggested to him.
Doctor Willett did not handle the
subject with gloves. Any motorcyclist
or antomobilist whose speed mania has
brought him to the stage where he has
forgotten that a common ordinary
pedestrian is a human being and should
have consideration even though not
"blind or crippled , had such a person
overheard the minister's dissertation ,
would not have needed an interpreter
to aid him in determining just how
.great a'menace he has grown to be.
In the opinion of the walking popula
tion.
"It is hard to believe that some of
these reckless autoists and motor
cyclists , who imperil pedestrians , mess
up our thoughts and tangle our nerves
until we are near insanity are persons
with souls , " Doctor Willett began , as
he launched with fervor into his tirade
-against the dangerous speeder.
"Such as accident as the one in
which the blind man met his fate is a
.horrible evidence of the pass to which
things have come in the big city's rage
lor speed. It raises the question of
wb.etb.er the pedestrian on our streets
lias any rights whatever. Must he be
continually on his guard , watching for
reckless speed fiends who show not a
whit of consideration for the lives of
"those on foot ? Is the pedestrian
obliged legally to be alert constantly
and prepared to leap from the path of
a. speeder ? The account of how the
blind man met his death would almost
seem to indicate as much.
"Think of the irony of the conclu
sion ! "Before the driver had time to
realize thatthe man was blind his ma-
Engllsh Rulers Allow the Heir Three
Cigarettes a Day Since His Sev
enteenth Birthday.
London. Since his seventeenth
birthday It has just become
known , the Prince of Wales fias
fceen permitted to enjoy an occa
sional cigarette. Like the King of
Spain , he shows a preference for the
genuine Spanish cigaritos , which are
very small and made of choice Havana
tobacco. They are not gummed , but
are held together by a dexterous In
ward fold cf the paper.
The king and queen did not wish
their eldest son to smoke until his
seventeenth birthday , and on that date
lie received many gifts representing
the smoker's small luxuries. If ru
mor speaks truly the young prince
-does not show great enthusiasm as
a smoker , and Is quite satisfied with
the three cigarettes a day which are
$500,000 CINCHED CY BABY
Arrival of Infant Secures Big Estate
for Pennsylvanlan , Nephew of
Former Congressman.
Scranton , Pa. When the stork
dropped into town the other night on
his usual rounds he called at the home
of Charles R. Connell , nephew of for
mer Congressman William Connell ,
and now Scranton is boasting of a
"half million dollar baby , " while the
baby's mother Is proudly displaying Its
charms to her friends and at the same
time showing a $10,000 diamond sun
burst , the gift of the proud father.
Under the will of the baby's grand
father , it was provided that if its fa
ther died without issue the estate waste
to go to the children of the former
congressman , and inasmuch as Mr. and
Mrs. Connell had been married eight
years without having their union
'blessed by children , it began to look
very much as if the behest of the will
would stand. The arrival of the baby ,
-however , sets aside this provision of
the will and the $500,000 will now re
main in the other branch of the fam
ily , no provision having been made by
the late congressman for its conver
sion in the event of the child's not
living.
Lightning Shocks ' -.any.
Dunkirk , N. Y. Eight oersons v.ho
were examining photographs at the
home of E. H. Ditcher at Fredonia.
were close to death when lightning
shot down the chimney. A ball of fire
circled the room several times , leav
ing -a charred course in the wall paper
and tearing the plaster off the walls.
It passed out an open door , shattering -
ing a tree in the yard. All in the
bouse suffered from shock.
NAVAL GUN TO DESTROY AIR CRAFT
" AEfOPt-ANE
ITHIN a short time , each destroyer , cruiser and battleship of the United
W States will be equipped with one of the new aeroplane guns pictured
above. This formidable weapon has a vertical range of three miles , and
can fire from 15 to 20 shots per minute. The sighting arrangements are
such that the object aimed at can be kept covered as long as it is in range.
The adoption of the gun by the authorities is proof positive that the of
fensive possibilities of the aeroplane have been fully recognized.
chine had struck him. ' The victim was
lacking one of his God-given senses
and did not perceive his danger. A
horrible death was the result
"Of all speed fiends of the present
day , some motorcyclists are by far the
greatest menace to the pedestrian. The
machine is small , much lighter than
an automobile and capable of darting
into and through a crowd with almost
the wariness of a rabbit. What chance
has the man on foot with a reckless ,
daredevil driver likely to cross his
path at any moment ? Chicago , I am
convinced , is today in great need of
ordinances which will serve more ef
fectively to protect its pedestrians. A
motorcycle speed law is needed which
will muzzle the mania of the careless
driver. "
PRINCE OF WALES A SMOKER
allotted to him until , he reaches his
eighteenth birthday.
The uealth of Prince Henry continues
to cause anxiety. The experiment of
sending him to school at Broadstairs
has resulted in an improvement , but
the gain in strength is hardly rapid
enough to satisfy the royal physicians.
It Is hoped , however , that a quick
change for the better will come dur
ing his holiday sojourn in the High
lands.
Prince Henry's lack of vigor is the
more serious because he is growing
too fast for his age. He is the tall
est of the king's sons , and he has
the making of a handsome lad. His
continued weakness does not seem to
affect the prince's lively disposition ,
which b.as earned for him the family
nickname of "Bluebottle. " He is the
humorist of the royal children , and
his comicalities of manner and speech
are the delight of all who know him.
Boston Savant Declares Charging
of Schoolroom With Powerful Cur
rent Will Stimulate Pupils.
Cambridge , Mass. Dr. Andrew F.
Christian , a Boston physician , believes
that "if backward or sickly school
children were made to study and re
cite their lessons in a room where the
atmosphere was charged with elec-
ericity , the children would improve ,
both mentally and physically , and
would soon cease to be backward or
sickly. " Dr. Christian says :
"The plain fact is that the electrifi
cation of a room creates what is
known as ozone , and the breathing of
this has an absolutely stimulating ef
fect , of which the reasons are well
known to medical men.
"Not only in the case of school
children , but also in relation to the
efficiency of adults employed in offi
ces. I think it would bo of great ad
vantage if the air of the rooms were
subjected to a high-frequency current
of electricity. "
Continuing. Dr. Christian says :
"I have noticed that a person feels
better in a room where the air has
been electrified than he does in a
roorr ; with common air , however well
the room may be ventilated. The
reason is that a high-frequency cur
rent in a room breaks up the atoms of
oxygen in the air and creates ozone.
The ozone enriches the red blood
corpuscles and they become more
numerous and more active.
"The blood thus carries more oxy
gen to the tissues and the result is
that an increase of circulation means
an increase of assimilation and this In
HEWS BIG TREE AT TRINITY
Passing of Landmark In Few Green
Spots of New York City Over
Three Hundred Years Old.
New York. Busy passersby in low
er Broadway have paused in the last
few days before one of the few green
spots in the business section to no
tice the passing of an old landmark.
This is a tall tree in Trinity church
yard , on the south side , very near
Pine street.
This tree , which Is credited with
having passed its three hundredth
birthday , recently died , and Thomas
Floyd , the venerable head gardener
of all Trinity's grave yards , who has
.
served in that capacity more than
thirty years , decreed it must come '
down , Mr. Floyd hired a sailor , who
has trimmed off all but the trunk and
the arms of its main branches. Even
yet the tree reaches to the fifth story
of the Trinity building and almost
touches its windows.
This is the only tree In Trinity
church yard which has been cut down
for more than a year.
Mistake Snake for Whip.
Hartford , Conn. < 3eorge Deady , a
farm hand living in Wilsonville , had
a hot time the other day and he faint
ed dead away from fright Deady
picked up what he thought was the tip
of a horse whip In the grass beside the
road , only to find that the horse whip
was alive. It proved to be a black
snake. It wound around Deady's arm
and poked its head in Deady's face and
grinned at him.
Deady let out a yell that could be
heard all over Wilsonville and ran to
Henry Pearl and implored him to pull
the snake off his arm. Pearl refused
to meddle , saying he was no snake
charmer , whereupon Deady fainted in
the road. Pearl says the snake then
uncoiled and wriggled off into the
bushes. It was about five feet long.
MACHINE TO CURE DULLNESS
turn means an increase of nutrition.
For children or adults an atmosphere |
that Is electrified will have a stimulat
ing effect"
It was with this knowledge that Dr.
Christian set about making a machine
which could electrify the atr in a
room thoroughly and quickly. The re
sult of his experiments is a cabinet
which contains the three essential ele
ments of a high-frequency electric
coil , an air pump and a vacuum tube.
The high-frequency coil charges the
vacuum tube , which is inclosed in a
glass air chamber.
The air pump draws air Into the air
chamber and the air , after circulat
ing about the charged vacuum tube ,
is carried out into the room from
tubes provided for the purpose. The
oxygen in the air is broken up as it
circulates about the charged vacuum
tubes and the air passed out again
into thp room is full of ozone.
Queer Freak of Lightning.
Mansfield Center , Conn. A Dolt of
lightning threw itself into the hip
pocket of Joseph Barrow , a farmer , as
he was sitting in the kitchen of his
home here. The bolt came into the
house via the stove pipe and was at
tracted to Barrow's hip pocket by
the presence there of an iron monkey
wrench and a big jackknife. It passed
down his leg. burning him severely ,
and then careened over the floor , up
setting a tub of water and splitting a
huge chopping block. In Barrow's
pocket the end of the wrench and the
blade of the , knife were fused into a
solid niece of steel.
ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
Close Call for Nebraskans.
Gage County. Dr. J. M McKibben
and J . B. Coffman , both of this conuty ,
who returned from Canada , where
they went to look after their land in
terests , had a thrilling experience in
the hills which came near ending
their lives. With two Chinamen and
a chauffeur they were rounding a
curve on a mountain in an automo
bile , when the car slipped and rolled
down the steep incline for some dis
tance before it was stopped by a big
log. Neither Mr. McKibben nor Mr.
Coffman were injured when the car
overturned , but the driver suffered a
broken thigh , while one of the China
men was so severely hurt that he
died several hours later.
Natural Gas Struck.
Richardson County. The people ot
Shubert are interested in the report
ed discovery of gas and oil in that
vicinity. Several days ago laborers
were digging a well on the farm of A.
B. Davison near there , when at a
depth of about sixty feet a reservoir
of gas was generated which exploded
with a loud noise , tearing out the top
of the well. The water and sand
ejected have been examined by a com
petent expert and has given a very
favorable report. A stock company
has been organized of Shubert resi-
dens and an eastern capitalist and
' further investigations will be made.
j Merrick County Fair.
: Merrick County. The Merrick
' county fair at Clarks drew big crowds.
I The big event of the fair was the bar
becue. A heifer
1,900-pound 3-year-old
was purchased from Fred Lind of
Polk county , and after being roasted
for over twenty-four hours by experts
j secured for the purpose it was served
to the crowds attending. Bushels of
buns were required for the sand
wiches and a barrel of pickles fur
nished a relish.
Finds the Crocker Jewels.
Lincoln County. A month and a
half ago Mrs. Crocker of San Fran
cisco , dropped a. diamond ear-ring in
the gravel near the depot at North
Platte. A search proved fruitless and
she left word that she would give a
large reward for the return of the dia
mond. Last week it was brought to
Jeweler Clinton by'F. D. Gibble of
Hershey , who found the jewel along
the track.
Horse and Buggy Stolen.
Adams County. A horse and buggy
was stolen from the F. Finningsmier
farm , three miles northeast of Hast
ings. Mr. Finningsmier missed the
! horse from the pasture , but thought
! it had strayed away until he returned
i to the barn and discovered the buggy
| and harness were also gone.
Investigation In the Sand Hills.
Lancaster County. R. J. Pool of the
state university , and C. V. Williams of
Wesleyan university , have returned to
Lincoln after a three months' trip
through the sandhills , during which
they made an extensive botanical in
vestigation and collected much data
and many specimens.
Platte Will Vote on Bonds.
Platte County. After having the
proposition under consideration for
some time , the Board of Supervisors
passed a resolution calling a special
election for December 19 to vote
$100,000 bonds for a new court house
for Platte county. The present court
louse- was built forty years ago.
Two Men Sent to Prison.
Cass County. Novak and Miller ,
the two youngsters .taken in the act of
robbing a Burlington bunk car at
South Bend , were arrainged before
Judge Travis in the district court
and sentenced to one year in the peni-
: entiar } ' .
Peru Normal Prosperous.
Nemaha County. The first semester j I
of school opened at the Peru Normal j !
last week under very flattering condij j
tion , with an attendance of over 500
at the first chapter exercises Wednes
day morning This number will be
largely increased.
Indian Knocked in River.
Gage County. The body of an In
dian , who belonged with Kit Carson's
Wild West show , which appeared at
Wymore was found in Indian creek
under the Burlington bridge , a mile
west of that place. It is thought he
was knocked from the bridge by a j
train.
Killed by Locomotive.
Jefferson County. While crossing
the Rock Island yards in Fairbury
John .Beattie , aged 69 years , was run
down by a freight locomotive and in
stantly killed. Near the body lay a
sawbuck and small bucket. It is the
supposition that he was picking up
coal.
Farm Laborer Killed.
Cuming County. The body of John
Mock , a farm laborer , was found in
the railroad yards in West Point.
From the position of the body it is
surmised that the deceased was run
over by a freight train.
Stromsburg Has New School.
Holt County. Monday was a big
day for Stromsburg , when the new .
High school building was opened.
Speaking was held in the park. Con
gressman George Norris made a
speech in the interest of education.
7/
CABINET
NOWLEDGE of food la thf
foundation of housekeeping.
Good food means good health.
Variety In food appetite Induces app
lite and good digestion.
BUTTERMILK DISHES.
To keep up the interest in
living every little while some new
specific for prolonging life , re
newing the tissues and preserv
ing beauty springs Into popular
favor. Buttermilk and sour milk
have both been highly praised , and
science is experimenting to prove the
wonderful tales. For years butter
milk has been recommended by physi- ,
clans for people * troubled with gout , I
rheumatism or liver troubles. Many
times those who cannot retain sweet
milk find buttermilk most satisfac
tory. A glass of iced buttermilk with
a sandwich makes a most satisfying
and wholesome luncheon. Butter
milk may be used in place of sour
milk in cookery , making a richer and
Rner-grained product. For those fond
of buttermilk , the buttermilk soup is
a great delicacy. Heat a quart of ,
buttermilk until nearly boiling ; do
aot let it boil or it will curdle. Pour [
over three well-beaten eggs , season
svith salt and sugar and serve with |
a grating of nutmeg on top of each
soup plate.
Buttermilk Ginger Cake. Take a
cup of molasses , one well-beaten egg ,
two-thirds of a cup of buttermilk , a
third of a cup of melted shortening ,
two teaspoonfuls of soda , spices to
taste and flour enough to make a bat
ter not too stiff , when It drops like a
veil from the spoon it is sufficiently
thick.
Buttermilk Spice Cake. Take two
cups of light brown sugar , one-half
cup of butter , two cups of buttermilk ,
two teaspoonfuls of soda , teaspoonful
of cinnamon , half a teaspoon of
cloves , a pinch of ginger and a grating
of nutmeg , two eggs , a cupful each of
raisins and currants and sufficient
flour to make a heavy batter. The
fruit will cause it to fall if it Is not
stift enough.
Buttermilk Cookies. Cream one cup
of butter , add two cups of sugar , a
cup of buttermilk , a teaspoonful of
soda , nutmeg to taste , and sufficient
flour to roll. Roll very thin and baka
in a hot oven.
Buttermilk heated hot , and adding
noodles is another favorite soup. j
In the west and middle west many
housewives use buttermilk In their
bread. Use two cups heated warm , I
add a yeast cake , a teaspoonful of j
soda and then proceed as usual in
making bread. ,
I
UDDINGS. my friend , do a mis
sion fulfill :
They add to the dinner as well as the
bill ;
They cause men to wish , with ardor they
may ,
That the meal which fortells them came
three times a day.
PUDDINGS , OLD AND NEW.
What to have for dessert Is the
daily question asked by thousands of
housewives all over the land. Here
is one to try :
Orange Tartlets. Take two tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of sponge cake crumbs , two
tablespoonfuls of cream , a teaspoonful
of vanilla , two tablespoonfuls of but
ter , one egg , the grated rind and juice
of an orange and four tablespoonfuls
of sugar. Roll out some pastry , cut
in rounds and line gem pans with it.
Beat the butter to a cream , add the
egg , well beaten , then the crumbs'and
flavoring and juice of the orange. Mix
well together and put a teaspoonful
in the lined gem pans. Bake fifteen
minutes in a hot oven.
Ice cream with a hot pudding sauce
of maple sirup or chocolate makes a
delicious dessert-
Caramel Rice Pudding. Cook a. cup
of rice in six cups of milk in a dwible
boiler two hours , then add a teaspocn-
ful of salt , two eggs slightly beaten
and the rind of half an orange. Caramelize - '
amelize a cup of sugar in a saucepan
and when a golden brown pour it into
the mold , coating the sides on the
inner surface. Add the rice mixture ,
cover and cook in the oven ; let stand i
twenty minutes In the pan of hot
water. Remove from the oven and ,
serve with a soft custard. I
'
Steamed Date Pudding. Cover two
and a fourth cups of soft bread crumbs
with a third of a cup of milk. Chop
a cup of figs and a ba3.f cup of suet together - j
gether ; add three beaten eggs , a cup ;
of brown sugar and a teaspoonful j
of salt. Pour into a melon mold and
steam for three hours and a half.
Serve with an egg sauce. Beat three
eggs until foamy , add half a cup of [
sugar and a half cup of hot milk with
a teaspoonful of flavoring.
Cocoa Fruit Pudding. Chop two-
thirds of a cup of suet and a cup of
figs , two and a fourth cups of bread
crumbs in a meat chopper ; add .a half
cup of cocoa , a cup of brown sugar ,
two eggs , a half cup of milk and a
half teaspoonful of salt. Steam three
hours and serve with chocolate sauce
ar sweetened cream whipped.
Fig pudding is made as above , using
a cupful of figs instead of the dates
BAKING
; POWDER
I SEC how much better it
makes the baking
SEE how" much more uni
form in quality
SEE hovr pure how good
SEE how economical and
SEE that you got Calumet
At your
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NATURAL HISTORY.
I
"Do giraffes catch cold when they
Wet their feet , papa ? "
"Of course , my son but not until
the next month ! " Heitere Welt.
Only a Moose.
"The modern woman isn't a bluff , "
asserted Mrs. Gobbolink , looking up
from her newspaper. "This suffrage
movement has more In it than mere
ideals. The new woman is brave and
fearless. Here is a story of a woman
up in Canada who killed a mouse. It
seems that she "
"Impossible ! " interjected Mr. Gob
bolink. "There must be some mis
take read it again. "
Mrs. Gobbolink searched out the
paragraph and then blushed vividly.
"How stupid of me , " she stammered.
"I did make a mistake. It wasn't a
mouse she killed Nothing but a
moose. "
Didn't Break It Around Her.
Ella Our frieid , the pitcher , has a
"glass arm. "
Stella I didn't notice it when he
called on me last evening.
FOOD AGAIN
A Mighty Important Subject to Every-
One.
A Boston , lady talks entertainingly
of food and the changes that can bo
made in health by some knowledge on
that line. She says :
"An injury to my spine in early worn-
anhood left me subject to severe sick
headaches which would last three or
four days at a time , and a violent
course of drugging brought on consti
pation with all the ills that follow.
"My appetite was always light and
uncertain and many kinds of food dis
tressed me.
"I began to eat Grape-Nuts food two
or three years ago , because I liked the
taste of it , and I kept on because I
soon found it was doing me good.
"I eat it regularly at breakfast , fre
quently at luncheon , and again before
going to bed and have no trouble in
'sleeping on it. ' It has relieved my con
stipation , my headaches have practi
cally ceased , and I am in better physi
cal condition at the age of 63 than I
was at 40.
"I give Grape-Nuts credit for restor
ing my health , if not saving my life ,
and you can make no claim for it too
strong for me to endorse. " Name
given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek
Mich.
Read the little book , "The Road to
Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's a reason. "
Ever rend the above letter ? A nevr
one appears from time to time. They
are grenuine , true , and full of
Interest.