Nebraska Newspapers

    ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
Find $4,500 in Old Building.
Dawson County. A small fortune
lias been found in an old store build
ing belonging to Neil McMullen , at
Willow Island. He just recently built
a new store building and moved his
istock into the same. After being located -
cated in the new place he decided to
tear down the old shack. It had suf
fered decay from old age as he had
been using it for thirty-five years. A
number , of neighbors and friends lent
A hand in demolishing the old build
ing , and while so engaged one of the
men found several hundred dollars in
silver packed away in an old tin can
"between the studding and the weather
boarding. This find caused the other
parties to look carefully as they pro
ceeded with their work. One man
found a package of gold coins that
contained $3 )00. ) Many other pack-
.ages were found until the total
amount unearthed totaled up to $4,500.
"Whether any cash was overlooked is
-not known.
Election Aftermath.
Custer County. John Craig , repub
lican candidate for. sheriff , who was
defeated by Joe Wilson with a major
ity of twenty-six , lias decided to ask
for a recount of the ballots , which
will be done in the near future. Craig
-and his supporters base their claim
on the fact of there being two candi
dates by the name of Wilson for sheriff -
iff on the ballot. Joe Wilson of Ans-
ley being the democratic candidate ,
-and John Wilson of Callaway , the socialist -
cialist candidate. It is contended that
similarity of names has caused mis-
.takes.
Nebraska's Corn Crop.
The Nebraska corn crop this year
-will fall 38,400,000 bushels below that
of last year , according to the Novem
ber issue of the Crop Reporter of the
United States department of agricul-
rture. The department makes an. esti
mate of 168,000,000 bushels as this
.year's crop , while last year's was
506,400,000. Not only is this year's
'crop estimated as considerably short
tof last year's , but the stock of old
-corn on hand is reported as about
-4,800,000 bushels below that of the
.year before.
Suicide at Chadron.
"Dawes County. While taking a
stroll through the hills back of Chad-
Ton state normal grounds , three cit
izens discovered the body of an un-
Icnown man who , upon later investi
gation by the county coroner , S. C.
'Gibson ' , was found to have committed
-suicide. He had shot himself through
the right temple. His name was found
to be W. F. Sullivan of Chicago. A
"watch found on his person was still
junning. f
Normal School Student Killed.
Dodge County. Bohumil Slerka ,
aged 21 , a student in the Fremont
Normal college , was instantly killed
when a gun in the hands of the 14-
3ear-old son of Frank Pekerny was
-.accidentally discharged. Slerka had
been in the United States only since
'last May and was visiting his relatives -
-tives on a farm northeast of Schuy
ler.
Serum Treatment for Hogs.
Curning County. Dr. G. J. Collins ,
deputy state veterinarian , of West
Point , is busily engaged in vaccinat
ing a large number of hogs for the
'farmers ' using the newly discovered
serum treatment. Dr. Collins states
that the remedy is proving absolutely
-certain.
La Follette to Speak.
Lancaster County. La Follette men
in this state have given out news
from headquarters of the league es
tablished to promote his candidacy for
the presidency of the United States ,
that they expect to entertain their
candidate in Nebraska about Decem
ber 1.
Office Waits for Man.
Garden County. Garden , Nebras
ka's newest county , comes to the front
with an election act that stands at
the head of recent freakish Amoves. A
coroner was elected in the county
who can't be found , who is not be
lieved to exist. His name is D. J. Morris -
-ris and so far as known he does not
live in the county. Two other men
Tiamed Morris live in the county and
many voters were confused as to iden
tity.
Books Will be Checked Up.
Custer County. Before the Board
of County Supervisors an important
motion affecting Custer county treasu
rers for sixteen years back was made
.and unanimously carried by all mem
bers present. An accountant will be
employed to check up the books.
Beaver's Condition Critical.
Dodge County. Postmaster James
Beaver of Scribner , who was seriosly
injured by being struck by an automo-
"bile about ten days ago , is still in a
critical condition. He was unconscious
for nearly a week after the accident
and his mind is still affected.
Wool Growers' Association Meet. .
Douglas County. When the sheep
men of the west meet in Omaha in
annual convention at the forty-eighth
annual meeting of the National Wool
Growers' association in Omaha on
December 14 to 16 , they will have an
-opportunity of hearing authorities on
various subjects discuss what is good
for the sheep men and for the general
public as well. The program includes
prominent speakers , men wh.o are at
the top in public life. Every conceiv
able phase of the wool situation will
: be discussed pro and con.
PARNELL MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN DUBLIN
recent unveiling of the Parnell memorial in Dublin was the occasion of the gathering together of a large
I number of sympathizers with the famous Irish leader and his movement. The monument is a triangular pyra
mid. At its base stands a statue of Parnell , which was the last work of the American sculptor , the late Augustus
St. Gaudens. The memorial is a notable addition to the works of art possessed by Dublin.
TEST BIGGEST GUNS
Broadside Breaks Dishes and
Wrecks Deck Boat.
Trial of 13'lnch ' Piece of New Su-
perdreadnought Orion Marks New
Stage in Art of War Most
Powerful Warship Afloat.
Portsmouth. Tfcc trial of the
inch guns of the new super-dread
nought Orion marks a new stage in
the art of war. They are the largest
guns ever fired at sea. There was
much interest in the question of how
the ship would stand the shock.
The concussion when the ten big
guns were fired at the same instant
broke many small articles on the ship ,
but did no damage to the hull.
The Orion is now the most powerful
warship afloat , but will not remain
long with that distinction. The Unit
ed States is building two ships of en
tirely similar construction , which are
to carry 14-inch guns instead of 13 % .
The test firing of the Orion took
place off Owers lightship. All the
ten big guns are , for the first time
in a dreadnought , placed on the cen
ter line , to secure a full broadside
fire , and even the inner guns have an
angle of fire of 110 degrees. First
with half-charges and then with full
charges of common and armor pierc-
KNEE BREECHES ARE COMING
Parisian Sartorial Expert Advocates
Ruffled Lace Shirts and Buckles
Also Silk Hose.
Los Angeles , Cal. Knee breeches ,
silk hose and ruffled lace shirts are
things that men are coming to in their
wearing apparel within the next ten
years , according to Louis Bourque ,
gentleman of leisure and sartorial ex
pert of Paris , who arrived here the
other day on a holiday jaunt around
the world'
The men are wearing very narrow
trousers. They are getting more nar
row all the time and it will be but a
few years before they will wear the
same styles that were in vogue dur
ing the days of the last Louis of
France , or during Colonial times in
the United States , he said.
"How much more handsome is the
man who can display a good figure
in knee breeches than he who wears
the present ordinary looking gar
ments , which do not show at all the
form as the Creator made it How
much better it would be to see a
man dressed in a fine silk shirt pret
tily trimmed in old lace and silk
hose and shoes with buckles would
be much more pleasant than our
loosely tied and slovenly appearing
string shoes or buttoned shoes with
ball the buttons off. "
Joy Kills New Yorker.
Rochester , N. Y. Charles W. McBride -
Bride , a prominent business man , died
suddenly while seated in an automo
bile he had just purchased. It is be
lieved the excitement incident to han
dling the car for the first time affect
ed his heart
ing shell each gun was fired singly ,
and the mountings , which are nearly
half as heavy again as those of the
12-inch ordnance , developed no de
fects.
The supreme test , however , was the
firing of all ten big guns on the beam
with full charges. The seamen and
marine gunners and every person on
deck or the upper works had their
ears covered in with wool padded
leather flaps. The guns were fired si
multaneously by pressing a trigger of
a new patent appliance connected with
the range finders , and operated from
a fire-control station at the apex of
the solitary tripod mast and in elec
trical connection with each gun.
The 13.5-inch gun fires a shell of
1,250 pounds an enormous increase
upon the 850 pounds of the 12-inch
gun and the force of the discharge ,
70,000 foot tons , would be sufficient
to drive the shell at the maximum
elevation from Dover to Calais. The
shells , however , were allowed to drop
into the sea in shallow watere near
Selsy Bill. The force developed by
the combined explosion would be suffi
cient , it Is calculated , to raise thirty
Orions a foot
It shook violently from stem to
stern , and yet the persons who were
least affected were the gun's crew.
They scarcely heard the explosion ,
and all they saw was the recoil of the ;
gun through the six feet of space in
the barbette , which happened like a
lightning flash. The huge wire-wound
steel tube , weighing 76 tons , returned
to its firing position with equal ve
locity under the influence of great
springs , whose work was controlled
by pistons with ports working in oil
cylinders.
Below deck all loose crockery and
pieces of lighter furniture had been
stowed away and they rattled ominously
nously and dozens of plates , cups and
saucers , etc. , were smashed by the
force of the concussion , which was
even sufficient to burst open tins of
syrup in the canteen. The hull itself
withstood the shock well , and showed
no signs of damage.
The thick glass of dozens of sky
lights and port holes was splintered ,
though the skylights were protected
by armored plates fastened down
tightly with butterfly screws. The
most amazing damage of all was that ,
imder the force of the concussion ,
chiefly from the central barbette , the
bottom of a boat fell clean out
The decks were practically undam
aged. The area over which the flashes
passed was specially thickened with
armored steel to resist the tendency
to buckle under the plunging shock
of the discharge of hundreds of
pounds of cordite , and the injury done
was merely superficial.
The force of the concussion was so
tremendous that the windows of the
houses at Southsea , over 12 miles dis
tant , were heavily shaken in their
frames.
WINE AIDS CHICKENS
Astonishing Result Follows a
French Experiment.
Glass of Vin Ordinaire Daily Proves
Great Help to Producing and Ben
efit to Quality Kind of Liquor
Is Not Mentioned.
Paris. It would be gilding thrice-
refined gold to sing the praises of
wine in France , but the experiments
conducted by M. Joubert , professor of
agriculture at Fountainebleau , will
cause the poultry keepers of this coun
try to chant anew the virtues of the
national beverage.
M. Joubert , as becomes one hold
ing his office , is greatly concerned at
the falling off in the production of
eggs in France , especially during the
winter months.
Whether it is that the hens have
grown lazy or the early hours they
keep in the cold prevents proper at
tention to business , the fact remains
that the number of eggs laid by
French hens has declined in recent
years , and there is , in consequence ,
a growing importation of foreign prod
uce.
uce.M.
M. Joubert set himself to remedy
this condition of affairs , and he seems
to have been successful. Last Octo
ber he selected a dozen young hens
and divided them into two indiscrim
inate lots of six each. Both were fed
on exactly the same diet , but to the
feed of one half-dozen there was add
ed a daily ration of a glass of wine
per head.
The results were surprising. From
the hens which get no wine M. Jou
bert had in October four eggs , in No
vember one and in December none ,
and in January 22.
The fowls which drank their glass
of wine daily responded notably to
the stimulant. In October they pro
duced 28 eggs , in November 57 , in De
cember 44 and in January 46 , s'o that
the topers showed an excess of pro
duction over the teetotalers of 148
eggs.
eggs.M.
M. Joubert , unfortunately , does not
say in his report what sort of wine he
employed in his experiments. If he.
used the best champagne , the cost
would exceed the profit ; but if the
stimulant was the vin ordinaire of the
country , which can be bought whole
sale for about three half-pence a
quart , a new and important field of
consumption for that article will be
opened up , greatly to the relief of the
wine growers , who have complained
In recent years of the decline in the
sale of their produce.
The administration of wine Is said
to have not only increased the out
put of eggs , but also to have greatly
improved their quality , a fact which
will prove somewhat disconcerting to
the temperance advocates.
Pulitzer Millions to Kin.
New York. The will of the late Jo
seph Pulitzer , disposing of an estate
estimated at $30,000,000 and includ
ing the New York World and the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch , provides liberal
allowances for his widow and sons
and daughters. The newspapers are
left to a body of trustees.
CABINET
_ l AKE your needle , my child ,
fL and work at your pattern ; It
wil come out a rose by and by. Life Is
like that one stitch at a time taken pa
tiently , and the pattern will coma out all
right , like embroidery.
OliverWendell Holmes.
DISHES FOR INVALIDS.
The following are dishes liked by In *
valids and are refreshing and nourish
ing. The manner of serving even a
glass of lemonade is most important in
a sick room. Attractiveness counts
for more here than any other quality.
Hot Lemonade. Shave the rind
from a lemon using only the thin outer
rind , pour over it one and a half cups
of boiling water and let steep while
the juice is extracted from the lemon ;
add this to the water with -two tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of sugar , strain and serve
at once. If allowed to cool it makes a
strong lemonade.
Quick Beef Tea. Put a half pound
of lean round steak through the meat
chopper and then into frying pan , heat
slowly to extract the juice ; turn into a
potato ricer and squeeze out all the
juice. This extract will need to be di
luted before being served. If heated
care should be taken not to over cook
the albumen. Add salt to make it pal
atable. This meat may be used for
croquettes or any dish with high sea
soning.
Bread Gruel. Take a cup of dried
bread crumbs , simmer in a pint of wa
ter until smooth. Rub through a strain
er , season lightly with salt and serve
either hot or cold. For variety the
crumbs may be browned first , or flavor
with extract of beef , or reduce the
water to one-half and fill the cup with
cream or milk.
Spanish Cream. Soak a half tea
spoon of granulated gelatine in a cup
of milk. After it is dissolved add a
cup of sugar and a beaten egg yolk.
Cook until the egg is thick , stirring
constantly , add fifteen drops of vanil
la and strain into a mold to cool.
Ice Cream. Boil together five min
utes a tablespoonful of sugar and two
of water , add a cup of thin cream and
a half teaspoonful of vanilla , mix well
and pour into a pound baking powder
can. Plunge into salt and ice in a
large pail or bowl and open and beat
well every five minutes. It will be
frozen in fifteen minutes. For those
suffering from gastric inflammation ,
beef tea and soups are often tolerated
if frozen like ice cream.
ARE indeed Is the soul which
has Journeyed through un
troubled ways from cradle to raid-life.
The sweetest as well as the greatest souls
on earth have experienced great difficul
ties and borne great burdens.
HOT DISHES.
Here is a nice breakfast dish : In a
skillet fry out two slices of fat salt
pork cut into cubes , in this brown a
cup of bread cut in cubes , add an
equal amount of cold cooked potatoes
cut in dice , when brown add two eggs
slightly beaten , heat slowly stirring
until the egg is cooked. Season with
salt and pepper and serve.
Minced Meat on Toast. Put any
cold cooked meat through the grinder
and into the saucepan with gravy or
stock and seasonings to taste. Let sim
mer while making fresh toast Butter
the toast after moistening it with a
little of the stock. Thicken the meat
with cream and a little flour mixed tea
a smooth paste , cook until well done ,
then pour over the toast
Luncheon Dish. Fry the fat from
six slices of good bacon , remove it
from the pan ; flour six thick slices of
ripe tomatoes and fry them in the ba
con fat ; while they cook make six
round slices of golden toast , and poach
six eggs ; put the toast on a hot plat
ter and a slice of tomato and an ejg ,
then a piece of cooked bacon ; dust
lightly with salt and pepper and serve
at once.
Another which is a great favorite.
Prepare a white sauce as follows : A
tablespoonful each of butter and flour.
When the butter is bubbling hot add
the flour and when mixed a cup of rich
milk and seasonings to taste. When
well cooked add a cup of finely grated
cheese , drop in gently four eggs ; as
soon as the eggs are set remove them
and place on a slice of toast , pour the
sauce over it and serve at once.
A bean or potato soup is one of the
most palatable dishes to serve on a
cold night for supper. Oyster stew or
cream of tomato soup are both prime
favorites. A dish of hot well made
cream or milk toast , seasoned with a
sprinkling of grated cheese , is a dish
that nearly everybody likes.
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Professional Pride.
"What were the last words of the
undertaker ? " asks the friend of the
departed.
"They were , " says the sorrowing
relative , " 'I wish that I could have
charge of my own funeral. ' "
"Just like him , " comments the
friend. "If he could have superintend
ed the services he simply would hav
laid himself out on them. "
When a politician holds the key to
the situation it may be of some use in
a deadlock , but never in a cantnt a
bull.
OFFICIAL INVITATION
TO AMERICANS
HOW ROBERT ROGERS , MINISTER
OF THE INTERIOR , IN WINNIPEG
ADDRESS , ISSUES WELCOME
OF AMERICANS TO WEST
ERN CANADA.
During the course of a reply to an
address presented to Hon. Robert Rog
ers , the newly appointed Minister of
the Interior of Canada at a banquet
given at Winnipeg in his honor that
gentleman spoke on immigration. The
tone of his remarks was that he intend
ed to pursue an aggressive and for
ward policy in the matter of immigra
tion. In part , he said :
"The most important branch per
haps of that department ( Interior ) la
that of immigration.
"If there is anything more than an
other we want here it is a greater pop
ulation , and it shall be my duty to pre
sent to the people in all' parts of the
world where desirable emigrants are
to be found the advantages and the
great possibilities of this country. We
have received in the past a reasonably
large immigration from south of the
international boundary , and in this
connection let me say just a word for
our American cousins who have found
happy homes amongst us , and these
whom we hope to welcome in greater
numbers in the years to come. There
are hundreds of thousands of them in.
our prairie provinces , happy in the en
joyment of a freedom as great as they
ever knew , and all contributing in a
material way towards the development
of Canada. We are not blind to their
value as settlers. They come better
equipped with scientific farming-
knowledge than most of our emi
grants , and constitute without doubt
the wealthiest class of emigrants any
new country has ever known. As
head of the immigration department it
will be my privilege to offer them a
welcome hearty and sincere , and to
so contribute to their welfare that un
der the protecting folds of the Union ,
Jack they will enjoy as great a degree
of liberty and happiness as under the
Stars and Stripes. The Borden gov
ernment cherishes nothing but the
kindliest feelings for the people of the
great republic to the south , and will
do all in its power to increase the
bonds of kinship and neighborly good
feeling that has BO long existed.
( Hear , hear. )
"While we adopt a vigorous emi
gration policy in that country , we will
also adopt the same vigorous policy in.
other parts of the world. We will go
to England , Ireland and Scotland , and
every other country irrespective of
race , creed or nationality , where we
can find suitable and desirable emi
grants for this great country. I think
much good "work can be done in those
countries , and especially perhaps at
the present time in England , Ireland ,
and Scotland. Now , then , it will be
my duty to stir up that policy in the
most vigorous manner possible. "
An Early Frohman.
First Mediaeval Manager How's
your latest miracle play ?
Second Ditto Fine. Thought it
would be a failure , though , till we hit
on something that's got the women ,
coming in droves.
F. M. M. How so ?
Second Ditto We lost the baby that
we used in the Solomon-and-the-Two-
Mothers' baby scene , and have been
using a lap-dog ever since. " Puck.
BABY'S ECZEMA AND BOILS
"My son was about three weeks old
when I noticed a breaking-out on hia
cheeks , from which a watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after , his
arms , shoulders and breast broke out
also , and in a few days became a solid
scab. I became alarmed , and called
our family physician who at once pro
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tle fellow was under treatment for
about three months. By the end of
that time , he seemed no better. I be
came discouraged. I dropped the doc
tor's treatment , and commenced the *
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment ,
and in a few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed , and his shoulders ,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven months
old , all trace of the eczema was gone.
"During his teething period , his
head and face were broken out in ,
boils which I cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must'
have been a great sufferer. During
the time of teething and from the time
I dropped the doctor's treatment , I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment , nothing else , and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti
ful , and his head a mass of silky curls.
I had been afraid that he would never
be well , and I feel that I owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies. "
( Signed ) Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey , 224
E. Jackson St. , Colorado Springs , Col. ,
Sept. 24 , 1910. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere , a sam
ple of each , with 32-page book , will be
mailed free on application , to "Cuti
cura , " Dept. 5 L , Boston.
Takes More Than That.
"Truth lies at the bottom of a
well. "
"Yes , and unlike most wells , you
can't raise it by hot air. " Baltimore
American.
The Happiest Man.
Happier than the man who .thinks
that whateever is ? s right is he who
thinks that whatever is his is best.