If u n wf 31 SATURDAY SIFTINGS iuss ijupv wiinnnis ion on tuo noon i train for her home in Omaha Sheriff J M Cherry of Wnyno was in town today on olllcinl bnMnefs Tho salary of the Norfolk postmaster has been increased nnothor flOO by vir tue of the iucreaso to business Tho infant child of Mr and Mrs S L Miler of South Norfolk died yesterday nfternoonaud tho body wns tnkou to Tihlen this morning for burial Father Thomas Walsh drove to Battle Creok last night where he was on tho program to make an address nt the graduating exercises of tho school nt tuat place V O Fry former day clerk nt the Oxuard hotel has made arrangements to take charge of a hotel at Jefferson Iowa He and his wife left this morn ing for that place MJbb Nellie Morrow returned at noon today from Emerick where she hns com pleted her school work Miss Dollie Stevens accompanied her home and will visit n short time Dr A E Scobee will leave Moudny for San Francisco where he expects to make his future home and will form a partnership with his brother-in-law for the practice of osteopnthy F H L Willis has been nppointed postmaster nt Battle Creek vice O F Montross resigned Mr Moutross is editor of the Republican and will prob ably devote his time to that publication Mr and Mrs F F Miller have gone to Aurora to spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs S R Barton and from there Mr Miller goes to Grand Island to at tend a meeting of deputy grand master workmen te be held Monday The Congregationali6ts of Pierce con template the erection of n new church edifice with modern convenienses The building will cost about J000 and the main part will be 28 by -15 feet with a wing 18 by 28 feet and a commodious basement for kitchen dining room and other purposes J N Bundick manager of the Nor folk sugnr factory returned yesterday from his sad mission to Washington D C where he went to attend the funeral of his father which took place on Fri day of last week His mother and sister will come nnd make their homo with him and will be here aboutthe 20th of June The timo of the public school teachersj will be taken up next week in grading examination papers checking off for books nnd supplies and doing other work following the close of the school year This is one of the hardest weekb for the teachers in the school year but it will be finished n week earlier than nsnal because of the early closing of the schools Stanton Picket This is not con sidered a peach country but for all that there will be a good many penches liar vested in Stanton county this fall The writer has a number of trees planted only two years ngo thnt nre heavily fruited On one of them are fully three hundred little downy balls that promise with time and favorable conditions to develop into luscious fruit The weather turned cold enough yes terday to make wrnps and fires seem comfortable A light frost fell last night but the recent rain had so thoroughly wet the ground and vegetation thnt it produced no effect A probability of froBt is promised for tonight by the weather bureau and it would undoubt edly be the part of wisdom for gardeners to take precautionary measures against it The following from the Neligh Advo cate is a sample of the way the Norfolk Bituation has been exaggerated in the surrounding country Norfolk is wrest ling with the smallpox epidemic as well ns the scarlet fever Several cases of the former scourge have developed in the city and one case was reported last week in the asylum The schools and o Lurches are closed until the disease is etamped out Up to the time the Ad vocate was issued no churches had been Globed and the schools had been closed but a couple of days and then reopened The fact is merely emphasized that the truth had best be told at home and thus forestall the stories that people and papers of surrounding towns may be in clined to originate The possibilities of a smallpox scare are thus disclosed by tho Wayne Demo crat and people with freckled faces should have a care that they are not quarantined The latest josh on the itch Cuban measles or smallpox comes from the quarantining of Judge Hunters home The judge tells me it is his opinion that his little boy had simply gotten his face poisoned with ivy None of the rest of the family and all were exposed to the poison ivy symptoms developed the slightest sigus of the pox Jt is up to Charley Liedtke to be durn careful he doesnt get hiB face scratched these days nor will it be safe for freck led faced people to look nt the sun When you dont know what youve got its the small pox The Winside Tribune relates a pecu liar case of suffocation Sherman Baker of that place has been smoking meat this spring using a cyclone cave IS feet deep for the purpose Tuesday three of his children went into the cave for po tatoes for dinner The oldest child got out without trouble but on looking for A the others sho found that they had bten overcome by fonl air She carried the youngest out nnd went bark after her brother who wns six years of age and almost as large as the little heroine Sho was unable to get him out and was compiled to hurry out herself or bo overcome The mother arrived just in tho nick of timo and got tho boy out but was compelled to work over him almost an hour before he showed nny signs of life Tho cave had n layer of dead air in it caused by smoking the meat simi lar to that sometimes encountered in mines wells and cisterns A match could not be made to burn in it THE OLD ESTABLISHED LINE llvtwevti OuihIih nml HI Iniil iMlie North WrMrrn Line Rates to tho biennial meeting Head Camp Modem Woodmen of America havo been announced at one fare plus 200 for the round trip The railroads of Nebraska connecting with the North Western Line at Omaha aro The Union Pacm ic B M Missotmi Pacific CR I A P and the road connecting at Missouri Valley is the Fremont Elkhorn Mo Valley Delegates nnd their friends from nil points in the state can therefore secure the best nccommodntious by buying through tickets from their homo towns via the most convenient road to the Missouri river nnd the North We6teru Line beyond TWO TJlROtKHI T11A1KR DAILY LenvoOinnha Union Passenger Station rip m Leave Omaha Union Passenger Station iV a m The night train hns modern broad vestibnlod coaches and Pullman sleepers The day train hns modern broad buled coaches and observation buffet parlor car We note the fact that M W of A always want the best when they can get it for the same money The motto of the North Western Line is The Best of Everything J R Buchanan General Passenger Agent Omaha Neb A iuixl TIiIiik German Syrup is rhe special prescrip tion of Dr A BoEchee a celebrated German Physician and is acknowledged to be one of the most fortunate discover ies in Medicine It quickly cures Coughs Colds and all Lung troubles of the severest nature removing as it does the cause of the affection and leaving the parts in a strong nndhenlthy condition It is not n experimental medicine but has stood tho test of years giving satis faction in every case which its rapidly increasing sale every season confirms Two million bottles sold annually Bo chees German Syrup wns introduced in tho Unites States in 1808 and is now sold in every town and villnge in the civilized world Tiiree doses will relieve any ordinary congh Price cts Get Greens Prize Almanac Asa K Leon nrd tSooil Advice The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint More than seventy five per cent of the people in the United States are afilicted with these two dis eases nnd their effects such ns Sour Stomach Sick Headache Habitual Cost iveness Palpitation of the HeartHeart burn Vaterbrash Gnawing aud Burn ing Pains at the Pit of Stomach Yellow Skin Coated tongue and Disagreeable Taste in the Mouth Coming up of Food after Eating Low Spirits etc Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of August Flower for 75 cents Two doses will re lieve you Try it Get Greens Prize Almanac Asn K Leonard CIohIiib Out fettle at the Variety Store We are closing out our entire line of queenswore tinware hardware lamps notions etc regardless of cost If yon are needing anything in this line dont let this opportunity pass We have a nice white semi porcelain Eng lish ware none better on the market 10 piece set for fJ25 worth i00 50 piece set same ware for 550 worth 8 112 piece set for 950 worth 1200 A fine line of ladies belts combs etc Remember everything goes nt away down prices so dont wait too long Goshen 111 Genesse Pure Food Co Le Roy N Y Dear Sirs Some days since a package of your Grain O prepar ation was left nt my office I took it home and gave it n trial and I have to say I was very much pleased with it as a substitute for coffee We have always used the best Java and Mocha in our family but I am tree to say I like the Groin 0 as well as the best coffee I ever drank Respectfully yours A O Jackson M D The complete service of The Special via Union Pacific enables passengers to reach the princi pal cities between the north and Paciflo coast and Missouri river not only in the shortest possible space of time but also ia tho most comfortable aud eujoyable manner The dining cars on this train are stocked with the best the market affords All meals Eerved a la carte Iell U Tli New IMM rt pleases all the family Four liavors Lemon orange raspberry and straw berry At your grocers 10 cents Try it today TIIK NOKTOLK NMVS FHIDAY MAY IN IHOl MONDAY MENTION Bom to Mr and Mrs 1 T Birchnid this morning a sou Mr nnd Mrs A V Childs wero pas sengers for Omaha today A special meeting of tho city council has been called for this evening George I Butterfield came down from Creighton on the early train Mr and Mrs Will Kenable of Win side were visitors In Norfolk today Mr and Mrs C H Reynolds spent Sunday in Madison with Mr and Mrs Willis MoBride Tho weather has warmed up to such an extent that it in thought all danger of I route is past Conductor T J llanraban of the F E ite M V hns moved his family from Fremont to Norfolk Mim Helen Millnitz who has been visiting Norfolk friends returned to her home in Plainview oday 1 1 E Gregory who has been visiting at the home of Mrs Hello Pheasant re turned to Lincoln yettcidiiy Ralph Ruth Dorothy and Margaret Birchard left on tho noon train for Marshalltown Iowa to visit their grand parents Mr aud Mrs Brainard who hnve been visiting at the home of his brother V E Brainard returned to Neligh yesterday Mrs Wm Queen has returned frcm Omahn where she Iiiib been receiving treatment and is very much improved in health Dr Frank Salter was called to Pierce today by Dr Pringlo to perform an operation for appendicitis Dr Robert Johnson went along to assist ColumbuB ofllcors had a clash with tramps Saturday night Revolvers were used on both sides Two tramps wero wounded and fourcaptured Col Simpson has been invited to make tho Decoration day address at Battle Creek at the exercises to be given by the G A R aud has accepted Mr and Mrs G T Davis who have been makiLg this their home for several months departed Saturday morning he going to Yakima Washington and she to Portland Oregon Ira L Hungerford was down from DeudwoodJ Saturday on business Ho states thnt his town had CO cases of smallpox during tho winter but no deaths trom the disease occurred Tho Northeast Nebraska conference of German Lutheran ministers will be held in Norfolk beginning next Wednes day and continuing over Sunday It is expected that there will bo about lift ministers present The sessions will by held in Christ Lutheran church G T Sprecher local manager for tho Nebraska Telephouo company was at ONeill last week negotiating for a toll lino into that city Tho negotiations nre still pending but it is probable that the telephone line will bo extended to that town before the summer ib over A blind man who is adept at making wire baskets is securing considerable custom on Main street Tho article he manufactures can be converted to many uses and can be changed from a cake basket to a lamp shade holder or cage for boiling eggs by a few simple turns of the wrist Stnte Superintendent Fowler has ap portioned the temporary school fund on a basis of 17782i persons of school age that being the census of one year ago The total found for the seini aiinnal period is J5085180 nnd the rate ier scholar is a little less than cents MadiEon countys share of the opportion ment is 5871551 Mrs Augustus Selline aged 21 years died at her home four miles northwest of the city at i oclock Saturday and the funeral will be held from St Paul Lutheran church tomorrow afternoon at 1 oclock Deceased whb a daughter of Wm Doering who Uvea three miles west of town and a niece of Ed Braabch of the firm of Braascb Zuelow Dnnkards are arriving in Lincoln by the trninload from all parts of tho country to attend the genernl confer ence of that denomination It is esti mated tlrot there are now 8000 delegates attending the convention The sect is quite generally known as tho German BaptiBt Brethern The Lincoln Journal says of them The Brethern are mostly agricultural people They are thrifty and economical plain in matters of dress and methodical in habits Years of living under the rules of the church and observing the simple modes of life of a thrifty home loviug people has brought about generations of strong healthy people firm in the faith of the fathers and desirous of perpetuating it To them the discussions of creed and doctrinal questions has little charm and it is on the Bible alone that they depend for guidance The Nebraska State Sunday School association throngh its field secretary R II Pollock atks the superintendents of Sundny schools to observe if possible one Sunday before the state convention as a day to inform their bchooh of the nature of the association nnd take nu offering for its support Tho purjiose and object of the association is to ele vate the Btandard of Sunday school work by holding conventions and nor mal institutes within reach of every body and to stimulate improvement such ns teachers training classes workers meetings Iioumi to house vNIt nt ion home clnsMH grading tpilp uit uts dr To this end it maintains a geneial secretary who devotes bis time to Hoisting in conventions institutes and classes aud furnishes information to any and all persons desiring help in making their Sunday schools better The annual competitive drill of the state university cadet battalion took place at Lincoln Saturday A K Harnes of this city first sergeant of Company II won the gold medal in the individual drill Company A under Captain Harry Tultey was given first place and Company I under Captain Guy Hrne second as thebest drilled companies The Journal says Captain Tnliev when the ceremony was ovt r was holding a massive silver cup in one hand and a presentation sword in the other His company broke ranks and tossed him high in the air in celebration Last night the wiui eis tore a few yards of air to pieces and hammered the wel kin with their voices till It lagged for mercy in celebration of tho grand vic tory 1 he cadets will hold their an nual encampment at Fremont this year leaving Lincoln for that city Wednes day noon Her lnNt Drink In Hyde J ark lives a young nintron who Is of such u high nervous tempera ment that If she drinks the very small tHt amount of alcoholic stimulant be fore going to bed the result Is eleeplesw uess for the remainder of the night Some nights ago a number of frleuda dropped in for the evening nnd tho husband who by the way Is a south erner suggHted that lie make a mint Julep for each of the company Tho HtiggcHtlou was received with delight and the Juleps were promptly mixed In his wifes glass however he put only enough whisky to flavor the water probably not more than a tea spoonful Of this she sipped about half The result however was the same She was troubled with Insomnia nil night lo g aud It was not until ft oclock In the morning that she drop ped off to sleep and as a conse quence was not called for breakfast At 10 oclock she came down stiilm nnd hearing the voices of children on the front porch stopped to listen Her heart tilled villi motherly pride as she heard her 1er son a boy of I telling seven or eight children from the neigh borhood thai they must not make loo much noise as his mamma was asleep Imagine her horror too as the young hopeful added She dnr k so much whisky last night that Llie couldnt come down lo breakfast this morning Kansas City Star SoiiH llilntf lie- Couldnt lVmr A wealthy American who became a convert to Home was very generous to Pope Leo XIII In money mnttcra He had done many generous things and the pope lied rewarded him with or ders and medals galore For once a year this convert niiide a pilgrimage to Home whole he was kindly received by the holy father as a son and gener ally until the orders were exhausted each time was bestowed with some fresh honor On such occasions all these brave metal pieces were attached to the rich Ainerliuns breast Ill soon end that the pope rctniiJ li ed to a confidante who was at his side during the levee Next time I shall give him a snuffbox which he did nnd a beautiful jeweled box It was The following year the American turned up again and was granted an audience when to the holy fathers consternation the faithful son of the church appeared not only with all his medals but with the snuffbox attached to his waistcoat The next time the pope said with n comical sigh I shall present him with a marble topped table It Is the only thing 1 can think of that he cant tie to his waistcoat Chicago Time Herald tiolnur the Ej e Unless one has some other sort of knowledge to contradict it It Is natural lo accept the evidence of the eye Therefore the answer which a teacher recently received from her class of small children was not altogether sur prising Which Is farther away she asked England or the moon England the children answered quickly England she questioned What makes you think that Cause we can see the moon and we cant see England answered one of the brightest of the class Youths Companion More Tim i n Hint As n gentleman was having hli luncheon In the coffee room of a small hotel he was much annoyed by another visitor who dining the whole meal stood with his back to the lire warm ing himself nnd watching him partake of his repast At length unable to endure It any longer he mug the hell nnd said Walter kindly turn thnt gentleman round I think he Is dond on thnt side The hint was taken LoiidoL Stand ard Artful Shrewd fellow that Bllgglns said one young man Hes a natural dip lomat How did you find It out I asked him to lend me a dollar And he got away from It No He said he hadnt a dollar but hed lend me five I might forget about 1 But he could remind me of 5 Washington Stur Spanish beggars do not think It nec essary to conceal their clgnr when usk Ing alms Smoking Is considered as necessary ae breathing to every human being ont of the cradle iSffflMlllfl 0 AT OMAHA ALL THE MONTH OF JUNE 1901 coNccrtTB evenv afternoon and cvcnino OPENO JUNE IPAVILLION 1 DtM A CAPITOL AVE The He IJnd in America Several clelrll singer will lift prntcnl Thrio will bo the finnul band concerts ever heard In any weilarn city Low rales on all railroads and iprcial eicarsiont to Omaha during entire mnnth of June This eitival ii for the bo n r fit of the Auditorium fund Come early and often MUSIC AT THE EXPOSITION Mrrj of II- lli M IImiiiIn tit lllr Villi ril to lie ltiiril nt llufTnlo The 11111-11-111 features at the Inn Atiieiieuu iponltioii will embrace the several classer of music The must prominent will he the liiiud music fur nished by some ef the best Known bands ol the Western World No lean than f oignnlstN liae been engaged for dally recitals In the Temple of Music where a magnificent organ has been Installed The hands engaged Tor the Imposi tion are as lollows Mrilmti Mmititril Aitltlrry llmiil of ffl mm un der tin illriitiiitliip il CiiiIii Itli urilo Im lirii for Dm i m umjIi Hciiiit mirth llcijlnirht Ituml llulTiilo 8r inni Way 1 In lull Vli hltv Mlli lliKlimnt lUml lliirtnlu Hi men Miij 1 lo July JO BcTriity flrnt llaml Nrw York rllj fi inrii Uj 0 tn Juno I Thlrtrnitti IUokI Hamilton Ontario 40 mm June 8 lo June 8 Koiimh lluml Hrw York city Ofi mm Jour 10 to July l rjln llaml EIkIh HI- 00 mm Jul 8 to Auir Bclntai llaml Iludulo AS men Jul 2V to Auk i Carlisle Indian Hand Carlisle Pa 10 men Jul 20 In Awe 2t Ithai a Hand Itliara N V 1A men Auk 6 o AuK 10 Korty elphlli II ltila ml rs Hand Toronto On tario M nun Aiir 20 to Auk HI lloliertMina llaml Allany N Y 40 men Auk 21 lo Sit 1 ttalctn Cadet lluml Salem Main 4o nun Sit 9 to HpU IS Ilrookca Marine Ikitid Cliliuiii M turn Kt pu D lo Oct 6 lloMon I adieu llaml llontou Mnvn 30 ladlin PqiL 10 lo Kept 2K Klmtt fiitli HiKlment Hand HI Catliarltun On tario 4ri nun Npt IG to S ft- 1 Ililnni yt U a MjimI CIiiiuio id mm Ai ft to Auk o Vriur HcrUrts Orcdutra Ilttbliurir 73 men Oil 7 linns Hand New York city Oct 7 to Oct VI Other bands with whom engagements are pending nre Cincinnati Cleveland and bell oil organizations ICHK SlipiThlll lllllH There are many Mipeisiithms nbont the egg In Scotland and Ireland chil dren are taught by their nurses to crush he hhell after eating nu egg or to push irte spoon through the button In the form of i cross showing a llu gerlllg lellc of the nllee geneial super stitious belief that wllehes lived In eggshells nnd made hunts of ilieni casting spells upon the IioiimIioIiI Ill Italy It was believed that an egg laid by a while hen In a new nest on Iasler day would cure pains In ihe head or stomach t lut t broken In a vineyard It would pi event lis sulferlng from hail or similarly would save u Held from fiost and Its possession gave one the power to see witches It was also believed thai an egg laid on flood Friday thrown on the llie would extinguish II while Ihe do II would be killed If shot with an egg laid on Christmas -Self Culture Magazine Mull Slilrl of n lerilli Warrior The shirt Is made ol rings every ilng from n piece of steel wire IV Inches long nnd about oue slxteeuth of an Inch thick Thf ends of the piece of wire are llatteiied out holes are punch ed through them one end Is turned on to the other and they are fastened to gether by u siiiull rivet Kvcry ring connects four others The wire differs somewhnt In thickness not by design seemingly so as to make one part of the shirt stronger than another but from material of uniform thickness running short In parts where the rings are free lo Jingle together they arc worn very thin Hound the neck Is a bund of three thicknesses of red leather stiff like the stock worn for merly In our army It Is ii4 Inches high and on the outside is decorated with ornamental lines like toolings made by a bookbinder Notes and Queries Ilmirrj Ihrnaea Professor Walter lialelgh who has published a rather clever book on Style likes making phrases The poetry of Catullus he said In a col lege address the other day has sur vived the passing of a religion nnd an empire the diary of Mr Samuel Pepys will be as fresh as at the day of Its birth when the Forth bridge is oxide of Iron aud London Is a geological pan cake of brick dust llrnrf Ima Did that man ever write anything that attracted attention V Oh yes answered Miss Cayenne I know some cople who have otllces near him He composes on a type writer aud It Is one of the noisiest ma chines over constructed Anything he writes attracts the attention of the en tire building Washington Btnr Too Mnrh Time AVnnted If you will get my new suit done by Saturday said a customer to n tailor Ill be forever Indebted to you If thats your game replied the tailor tho clothes will not be done at all Ohio State Journal The icollnn harp was tho Invention It Is believed of Athiinaslus Klrcher who lived In the seventeenth century If the earth is really round why do we talk of Its four comero Philadel phia TllUM Ill 111 Ilir II In lo Up The editor is loud of a Julio and hns the good sense to appreciate one lit hlH own expense A few weeks ago hu was walking with n friend and at the em hit of a busy thoroughfare ho saw a dilapidated looking lllhcmlim stnndlug at the opposite corner gazing listlessly Into Mieancy Watch me surprise this old fellow said he lo his friend Look right Into Ills lace mid see If II wont be a study A second later hey were abreast of the sou or 111 In and the editor pulled out a silver coin and said as he thrust II Into he mans hand Heres that half a eiown I owe you Now dont go round any moie telling people thnt I dont pay my debts For a second the minis face was n study lie was ainiizid at the tiulouk ed for kindness and then as its pur port dawned on lilm he mined his hat and snhl Heaven bless yer oniierl Ill never say another word ngln ye Mill and his eyes twInHed merrily are ye sure It wasnt a crown yu owed meV The friend roared Oh pay tho man In full liont try lo beat him out of a paltry half crown The Irishman got his crown but the editor no longer pays his debts at sight now London Tolegiaph I llhe Oil A mistress before going out told her negro cook to fry some Saratoga chips In olive oil The llrst thing that greet ed tin mistress upon her return was nu iiiirccognlablc and awful odor that peiielrateil every cranny of tho flat lEushlng to the kitchen the mistress found the chips sllIng away In a pan full of what proved to be vinegar Mut I told you olive oil oiled the mistress Yes miinin 1 know mniim re turned the cook who by the way can lend and write and Is up upon mat ters of geoginphy and history Hut you see inaain I didnt know what It was and I saw that bottle there pointing lo a Jar of olives and I Just poured the stuff out of that over the potatoes I sposed thai where thero wns olives here must be olive oil New Yoik Sun Win do in of fhc Went We find said the foreman of tha western Jury Unit If as the prisoner says the shootln was accidental then he ought lo hang for In these gun af fairs a man oughter know his own mind It oughter hi shoot to kill or no shoot A man who has accidents happen to him with a gun Is dangerous to our society an oughter be put out of the way for the safety of respectable folks Philadelphia North Aincrlcnn Sailors call n low lying Iceberg u growler and the woihl would In gen eral suggest something cool were It not for bulldogs and London four wheel cabs to which It Is nlso applied Nearly XIIOOOOO worth of articles ar pawned In London weekly How To Gain Fish Persons have been known gain a pound a day by taWidg an ounce of SCOTTS EAUL SION It is strange but it oflc happens Somehow the ounce produces the pound it seems to start the digestive machinery going prop erly so that the patient is able to digest and absorb his ordinary food which he could not do be fore and that is the way the gain is made A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health j if you have not got it you can get it by taking yoirs pulsion You will find it just as useful in summejr as in winter and if you are thriving upon it dont stop because the weather is warm 50 and tino all druggists SCOTT A UOWNE Chtmltty New Yfrk tl H IjjM For 14 Cents W mill tbi folio vlaj iw dotU1 lylBIBlMdToaUBM4 IS 1 HirtkiriLiHibNl 1 Flll Uliu RiJ 10 1 KatrUGrfrmcliftbMd 10 1 UlrJ Bt rxJ io 1 1 ll Du IU4ltk ktti 10 1 UJ Itrkrl UIUcSl 11 a it uiuuiMntvustt jj WortU 100 fuP 14 ctutu Atott 10 ptkt rr conltlvi will luUl 70a fret toftbr with our crcol llltutrunl SmJ Cul icUIsi oil boat SaUtraUllllon Dollar iiruu Ali Chwlce Uulo Heed title a lb Tonlbr with tbomdicf ttillcilttcc out ana rtrm otoat opou itctlsl wild o4 tkUaatlec Wltn oocjim plul oUor BnJi joo will stur dowitWi JMW AIA1III CO UCrMWk