THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
PART : ONE , NORFOLK , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY , FHHRUARY [ , li)0 ) . PAGES 1 TO 8
Elkhorn Will Improve
This Summer.
LOCATION IS OF INTEREST
'Will Indicate Intentions Regarding Enlargement
largoment of Engine House General -
oral offices Will bo Maintained ir
Omaha.
[ From Saturday's Dully. ]
Plarts for the construction of now
coal sheds liavo boon reoolvod by tin
Elkhorn officials nt South Norfolk ,
The plans contemplate doing away will :
the bucket and derrick system now env
ployed nud the coal will hereafter bo
loaded by the use of ohntes. Junctior
people are Interested in the location oi
the now chutes as they are of the opln.
ion that there location will determine
whether or not the contemplated en
largement of the engine house there ii
to be undertaken. Work on the shode
will probably bo undertaken as soon m
iho weatlur opens up sufficiently tc
'permit it.
It is now reported from Omaha that
there may be nothing in the rumor that
the Northwestern is to completely
absorb the E.korn which would result
in the discontinuance of the general
offices of the Elkhorn system at that
city. If any change is made it is said
that it will not interfere with the pros-
out management , that the general of
fices will be maintained in Omaha and
that Fremont , Norfolk , Long Pine and
Onadron will continue to be division
headquarters.
The publication in a Chicago paper of
a notice of "special meeting of the stock
holders and voting bond holders of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway com
pany , " In Chicago February 2 , for the
purpose , among other things , of acting
"upon the question of leasing
the railroad franchises and property
of the Fremont , Elkuorn jfc Mis
souri Valley Railroad company ,
and of thereupon purchasing such
railroad franchises and property , beside -
side all the other property of the Fre
mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
way company , " has aroused interest in
a former rumor.
Of this matter General Manager Bid-
well said yesterday morning to a Boo
reporter :
While I have not been formally nd-
vised by the board of directors who
called this meeting , I think I can safely
announce that there is no special
significance in this legal notice. I think
I con also say that the management of
the Elkhoru will continue the same as
it has been in the past , that the two
corporations will not be merged and
that the Omaha general headquarters of
the Elkhoru road will be kept here and
that the Elkhorn system will con
tinue to bo operated from here. "
Mr. BidwelTs statement does away
with the rumor , therefore , which sprung
up as a resrlt of the original report of
the merging of these two railroad cor
porations , that Omaha was about to
lose the general headquarters of this
railroad , and will have a consoling
effect upon the business constituency of
that city , by whom such institutions as
this are justly appreciated.
NO FEAR OF DEATH.
Pierce County Murderer Awaits His
End by Waxing Fat.
[ From Saturclay'8 Dally. ]
A Lincoln correspondent has inter-
vie we'd the Pierce county murderer and
finds him as below set forth :
Gottlieb Neigenfiend , the murderer of
his wife and John Breyor of Pierce
county , who will hang March 13 , and is
now at the penitentiary , is not at all
disturbed by his impending fate. He is
indifferent , talks nonchalantly of his
impending execution and is apparently
enjfvlng himself while life lasts.
The man is in solitary confinement
and is permitted to see but few visitors.
He has waxed fat and has gained thirty
pounds since his incarceration. He is
also a great deal oloaner and looks much
better than ho did when recently his
attorneys fought in vain for his life.
A resident of Pierce at which town ho
was tried , visited him recently and
broached the subject of his execution.
Neigeuflond laughed , seized upon the
subject of his death eagerly , and re
marked that when ho was hanged ho
expected to bo ticketed to the next
world via Pierce. In that event he
would stop off and make his .many
friends there a neighborly visit.
Asked whether he wanted to send any
news to Pierce , he , said no , unless that
it was ho would like to , but was unable
to do so , owing to the fact that he had
uot been able to circulate around much
lately.
A Mastodon Tooth ,
[ From Saturday's Dally. ]
While digging in the yard nt Win.
Terrell's in the northwest part of the
city , Frankie , the young lad , found a
valuable relio , n mastodon tooth. The
pleco measures 10 inches nrout.cl , 8
u ohes wide and although the root of
the tooth is broken off It Is 7 % iuchr
long , nud weighs 8'u ' pounds. Thor
is no doubt HH to its being n tootli
Wliero the rollo caino from is some
hat of a mystery It may have booi
\vn up with dirt when digging tin
° 4' , ' . T have boon in the soil used ii
" ' * & * . 'helot. ' Years ago the hem
<
otnSOfy MI was found on thn fnrn
of Fnu. # 00 , -tier , northeast of Oolum
bus , the L0ff. . owned by his FOI
George HotiK The latter last Sut
urday , In convening about the incident
told us that it wa.s in ISllit whllu digging
the collar for the house they found tin
entire Load of a mastodon about fivi
foot below the surface in the sand. Tin
horns wore 10 to 12 feet in length ant'
the head was in all ways very largo. Tlu
bones wore not well preserved am !
finally crumbled to pieces. The peon
iar part about it was , that they won
found on one of the hills and In a bed ol
sand , indicating that nt some remote
timoporhaps thousands of years agothal ,
section of country was covered witli
water. Mr. Hongglor also tells us thai
ho can remember when the bluffs nortli
of Shell crook showed n dlstiuot watoi
line , as if , years ago , high water had
loft trees , shrubbery , oto. , along the
banks , and where young trees grew \ \ \
from the debris. Ho also says that
about seven years ago , while digging u
well on the farm of Gerhard Loseko au
ash tree , in good preservation , was
found. Oolumbns Journal.
PIANO HOUSE CLOSED.
J. D. Sturgeon Makes Voluntary As
signment in Favor of Creditors.
[ From Wednesday's Dally ]
J. D. Sturgeon this morning made n
voluntary assignment in favor of his
creditors and closed the doors of his
music house to the publio. Represent
atives of two creditors were present at
the time.
Mr. Sturgeon's friends have taken
hold of the matter and hope to so ar
range his affairs that he may reopen in
a short time and resume his business ,
and he has many friends in Norfolk and
throughout the state who will wish him
well cleared of his present difficulty.
There is , perhaps , no business man in
Norfolk who has had more to contend
with in the way of sickness and other
trouble than has Mr Sturgeon and his
failure is in no wlso due to his lack of
business ability but to the adverse cir
cumstances with which ho has boon
surrounded. Through all his taials ho
has been aggressive in his business
affairs and his friends will bo , sorry to
learn that ho has not been able to keep
up with the fight , for ho has certainly
earned success.
His strenuous efforts have resulted in
his building up a largo business through
out this section of the state , and ho explains -
plains as his only reason for not being
able to win out was because of a lack
of capital with Which to transact his
business. He is a clever salesman but
has not been able to collect money that
was due him rapidly enough to meet
pressing obligations. He is confident
that his creditors will be paid in full
through the sale of his stock and the
collection of money that is now due
him , and it is hoped that they will
be patient and make it possible
for him to re-open and continue his
business.
Those who know of Mr. Sturgeon's
long sickness , the sickness and death of
his wife audjoldest son , and now the seri
ous illness of his eldest daughter , will
be able to appreciate what he has strug
gled against and hope for better things
for himself and family. ,
THREE NEW ROUTES.
Additional Rural Service to be Given
Norfolk April I.
[ From Wednesday's Dally ]
Another item tending toward Nor
folk's development , Is reported in the
Bee this morning by its Washington
correspondent. It is that Senator
billiard was advised yesterday by the
postoffice department that rural free
lellvery routes 3 , 8 , and 4 would bo
established out of Norfolk April 1. It
will bo remembered that those routes
were gone over and examinations for
warriors was held some tune ago.
One will aervo the people west of the
nty , another north and another south.
Sugar Beet Seed Coming.
[ From Monday's Dally ]
Within the next thirty days there
tvill pass through the Omaha customs
uouse about 7,000 bags of sugar beet
seed which will bo distributed by the
manufacturers of boot sugar to the
farmers who raise beets In the west and
northwest. Under the present plan
Dmaha is the port of delivery for all of
the beet seed used In this part of the
country. The beet seed comes from
3ermany , where it Is raised with
special reference to Its use in the United
States and is limited in quantity , as the
variety in common use In that country
is said to bo not so successful ns the
jpeolal variety which Is exported to this
country. The seed is admitted free of
luty , but the forms necessary to bo
Dbserved In passing it through the
justoms house involve as much work as
though n duty were collected. Omaha
Bee.
Firemen Appoint Committee to
Get Money.
FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT.
If Necessary Amount is Subscribed
the Matter Will bo Presented to the
Board of Control and Data May beSet
Set at Juno 22 , 23 and 24.
I From Tumlay'H lall > 1
At the ndjournud spoohvl mooting of
the lire department held nt the city
liall last night the question of inviting
; ho firemen to hold their ntnto tourna
ment hero was the matter of businosi
up for discussion. The mooting wai
largely attended and in noli enthusiast !
was shown.
It was decided that a committee
should bo appointed for the purposu ol
soliciting contributions toward the on
tertaiumont of the tournament nnd tlu
amount to bo raised by snoh committee
was placed at $1200. Inasmuch an Fro
nout and Grand Island contributed bo *
twoeu 12200 and $2500 for the enter
tainment of the event , it is believed
that there will bo no difilonlty In mis-
ng this sum In Norfolk. It is believed
that this can bo largely ndded tc
through the sale of concessions , some
thing that was not given much atten
tion nt either of the two cities that last
entertained the tournament , nnd when
ho business men nud citizens of Nor-
'oik have agreed to contribute thie
amount the matter will bo taken up
vith the board of control of the state
association and settled.
The dates preferred for the tourna
ment , providing the people of Norfolk
respond , nro Monday , Tuesday nnd
Wednesday , Juno 22 , 23 , and 21 , which
vill got the event out of the way for
ho towns that expect to celebrate the
Fourth of July , nnd will nlso permit the
firemen to return to their homes and
heir duties for Saturday and Sunday.
The committee appointed to do the
olicitiug is composed of O. E. Hartford ,
I. W. Winter , W. B. Vail , W. L. Kern
and J. S. Burnett. The committee
proposes to begin the work laid out for
them at once as there is uot much time
between now and the mooting of the
board of control when the location will
bo decided upon , so that it is necessary
to know just how liberally Norfolk will
support the mooting at an early date.
From the expressions of business men
recently given it Is believed that the
committee will have little difficulty in
securing pledges for the $1,200 required
fet the expenses of the tournament , and
the members of the local department
hope to swell this to a hnndsomo sum
from the sale of concessions , for which
they anticipate a lively demand , ns
there is certain to bo a largo crowd in
attendance and there will not likely bo
many other attractions so early in the
season to draw the attention of the con
cessionaires who look to such entertain
ments for patronage.
WOULD OBSERVE SUNDAY.
Northwestern System Plans Day
of Rest for the Men.
[ From Tuesday's Dally. ]
The Northwestern railway company
Is working out a plan whereby employes
of that system may be able to spend
their Sundays at home , or at least part
of the day , and it is proposed that in the
future there will bo little dead freight
moved on that day andjthnt only mail
and passenger business and the handling
of llvo stock and perishable freight
shall receive the attention of the train
men.
men.Many thousands of the employes of
the system spent their first Sunday at
homo last Sunday. Orders have boon
issued by the management which will
result in a general Sunday observance
throughout the system hereafter and it
Is the purpose to change the Sabbath
lay from the hardest day of the week to
i day of rest , recreation and enjoyment
for a vast army of employes.
For the first time since the organiza
tion of the Northwestern road fifty
rears ago , not a ton of "dead freight"
axcept coal , was moved on Sunday , and
If the plan proves a success this will bo
the conditions each succeeding Sunday
hereafter. The management has also
axpressed the hope that the North-
western's example will bo followed by
Dther systems , so that the reform may
ipread to all the railroads centering in
Chicago.
The order Issued by the Northwestern
instructed all division superintendents
to confine the movement of freight Sun-
lay to the handling of live stock , meat ,
ind perishable shipments. The sole ex-
joptiou was in favor of coal nnd fuel of
ril kinds and the necessary coal cam to
keep the mines supplied. When the
3onl famine is past all "dead freight"
will be barred on Sundays.
The snperlntentents wore instructed
to arrange matters so that the greatest
possible number of engine and freight
train crews shall be at their homo
stations by Sunday morning , or Sunday
noon at the latest. If this can bo no-
oompllHhml by starting thiuirinvH out at
midnight , the HUporlntondunlN mo instructed
structod to do HO. It in further provide !
that all swltuliiium and yard orowH , except
copt those noooHsnry to move the perish
able freight , shall bo given their tlm
between 7 n. in. nud 7 p. in. on Sundayrt
The ohnjigos oontomplntod by tlu
order nro radical. It In the uunton
with railroads to mnko Sunday n dixy
for goiiornl donning up In freight mat
tors. On Unit day nil wny frolgh
orowfl , nil nvnllablo Bubtirbnn PIIHHOII
gor power and every nvnilablu omployi
nnd rquipmnnt on the entire system nro
pressed into service , with a view of getting
ting all delayed frulght to domination
The railroad him known no Sunday ox-
cop t one of oxtrn toil nnd hardship ,
UNIVERSITY EXPERIMENTS.
Results Obtained From the Dnlr )
Herd for the Past Five Years.
I From WiMnuHilny'H Dally ]
A. L , Haockor of the Nebraska ox
pertinent station has prepared the fol
lowing summary of tests with the dairy
herd at the state farm during the pun !
five yours , which la given In dotall ii ;
bulletin No. 70 , whloh may bo obtained
tainod free by those wishing it :
In October , 1800 , the experiment
station purchased 10 grndo Jersey
heifers , all to come fresh in the late
fall or early winter. This small herd
was to bo used for investigations nlonp
the line of dairy husbandry , nud there
fore all records wore kept ns to the food
and production of the animals. * Dur
ing the five years the herd was on teHt ,
they gave nn nvorngo butter production
ns follows : In 1807 , 8101)8 ) pounds ol
butter per oow ; In 1898 , ! 1)8.81) ( ) ) pounds ;
In 1801) ) , 217.0U pounds ; in 11K)0 ) , 270.tfi !
pounds ; in 1001 , Ii5l.4i ! ! pounds. Dur
ing the five years , fifty-two yonrly
records showed nn average of ! llf > .82
pounds of butter. The variations from
your to year wore caused by varioiiH
ohaugcH in the herd nnd to Homo extent
by the food given. It wns found that
certain cows gnvo excellent records
during the five years nnd such COWH
wore shown to possosa a innrkod d ilry
typo and conformation. The poorest
record in the herd was made by a cow
lacking in depth nnd possessing a fitoor-
llko form.
AlfiUfn nnd wild liny wore tested for
their value in rations for dairy cows.
The herd was divided into two los KO
thut fchoy wore about equal us to thuir
butter nud milk production. Lot I re
ceived alfalfa hay for six weeks , while
lot II received wild hny for the same
time. After this period the lots wore
reversed. Comparisons wore nmdo as
to the amount of milk nnd butter pro
duced while on the two foods. It wns
found in this experiment that alfalfa
hay gave bettor returns than wild * hay
and at the same time wax more ocono-
mouically fed , as it required more wild
hay per ration.
Corn ensilage and sugar boots wore
tested as to their value ns succulent feed
when given to dairy cows. The herd
was divided Into two lots , the same ns
in the experiment for testing alfalfa
and wild hay. The results shown
by this experiment were n little in
favor of ensilage , but the difference
was very slight. It seems to bo more
question of how cheaply the two suc
culent feeds are produced than of their
feeding value. Both foods guvo good
results and wore relished by the an
imals.
It is often of much Importance to
know at what time in a cow's lactation
she is liable to make her best record ,
as the different live stock associations
favor animals coming within a tcstod
list. In order to obtain a Inrgo number
of records , the Nebraska experiment
station co-operated with the Minnesota
station nud together 2 ! ! ' . ) complete
yearly records were available. Out of
this large list , which was made by cows
of various broods and ages , a table was
compiled. It was found that the
second and third weeks of a cow's lac
tation in most cases proved to bo the best.
The records nlso showed that n cow
reaches her highest butter production
at an earlier period in lactation than
she does her greatest milk flow.
A Quiet Place.
[ From Wednesday's Dally ]
A nervous looking man went into n
store the other day and sat down for
half an hour or so when n clerk asked
if there was anything she could do for
him , says nn exchange. Ho said no , ho
didn't want anything. She went away ,
and ho sat half an hour longer , when
the proprietor wont to him and aaked if
he wanted to bo shown anything.
"No , " said the nervous man , "I just
want to sit nrouud. My physician has
recommended perfect quiet for mo , and
says above nil things I should nvoid
being in crowds. Noticing that you
did not ndvertiso In the nowspnper , I
thought this would be as quiet a place
ns I could find , BO I just dropped In for
a few hours of isolation. " The merch
ant picked up n bolt of paper cambric to
brain him , but the man wont out. Ho
said all ho wanted was a quiet life.
The TecuniBeh people who have boon
Interested in making that towu n "dry"
one have recently objected to the sale of
blttors by the druggists and their ob
jection has boon sustained by the
dealers.
A Change in Assessor Systen
is Planned.
VALUATION QUESTION A I'OSER
May Aasoss all Property nt Aetna
Cash Value Work of Committee
Has Boon Divided In Sections and
Much Has Boon Accomplished.
IKunti Tni'Hduj'H Dally 1
Lincoln , February I ) , ( Spoolal Oorro
Hpondonoo. ) The logiHlnturo IHIH no
boon in HOKHlon the pant week , but tlu
Npocinl uonunittooH for the framing of i
rovonno bill have boon very biwy , am
hnvo accomplished n grout deal. Tin
work has boon divided up in Hootlonn
with thron or four men to oaoh miotloti
Hid the work of rnoh In rovlowod by n
oonimUtou of the whole dally. In thlt
work it IH understood that the commit-
.OCR have drawn upon the Nebraska ,
Caiman nnd Missouri rovonno IIUVH , nnd
the general bollof In that if they nrt
given ronsonnblo time a bill will bo pro-
mrod whloh will bo noooptnblo to n
nnjorlty of the loglalntorn , nnd will pro-
luce the much desired revenue for the
state.
Quo of the important points whloh
ins uotuo before thn committee Is the
change in the iiHSORHor system. There
coins to hnvo boon n unanimous agree-
nont that the present system of olootlvo
prooinot nssoBBors is defective , nnd the
oauso of many of the present ills. The
) lan adopted by the comnilttoo is the
nmo OH that of several of the eastern
tales : Ono or more state tax uommiri-
loners , an elective county assessor in
each county , nirl enough appointive
lopntioH in each uounty to do the IIHHCHH-
ng. There IH also the provision that
iHseeHorB cannot do the work in the
irooincts whore they themselves livo.
The question of valuation does not
com to hnvo yet boon entirely settled ,
t was agreed by the connnittoo that the
iroHont system in no system nt all , and
omo desire to nssesH nil property at Its
ictunl cash vnlno. Others nro of
opinion thnt property should bo listed
it cash value nud then nssessod ut a
valuation of one-fourth or ono-Ufthf 'tis
" ty 'prnntic' } 'u Iowa , Illinois , nnd
othnr stntos , absolutely fixing the
motion by law , so ns to prevent grndunl
eduction in the rate. They hold , thnt
his would give the actual figures , nnd
nt the muno time would keep thoj levies
icar what they arc now , thus avoiding
ho tendency toward oxtrnvngnuco.
3oth iduas have adherents in the logix-
aturo , and it is probable that they will
provoke considerable discussion when
ho bill gets Into the two houses.
The disturbing question of local taxa-
.ion . of railroad terminals will not bo
landlod by the revenue committees ,
hey having decided by vote thnt this
question should come up in connection
with the bill proposing changes in the
Omaha charter.
In the preparation of the no N measure
much care is being taken In the matters
elating to the collection of taxes , and
ho committee is said to unanimously
aver the provision for a seal for county
reasurors so that good tax deeds may bo
; iven after n reason able length of time ,
nstead of making it necessary to go the
Id circuitous nnd expensive way
hrotigh the courts. This proposition
ins boon up before legislatures several
imos before , but was never adopted.
It is evident nt this time thnt while
lie committees have been Industrious ,
working night nud day on the new
leasuro , they have not had sufficient
.mo to complete their work , nud that at
east nil of the present week must bo nl-
owed them in the preparation of n sue-
ossfnl bill. There will bo n tendency
n part of some members of the logisla-
uro to hurry them or to show impatience
ecanso a bill has'not been framed in
no week , but those who find fault have
ttlo conception of the amount of work
eceBsary , not only in the discussion of
moans and measures , but in the nctunl
rafting of the bill In proper and legnl
angnngo after the main points have
eon agreed upon. The work is being
hurried ns much ns Is consistent with
safety nnd two or three nights the com
mittees have boon up until nf tor mid
night engaged in discussions and re
searches. They draw no extra pay for
this week of "vacation , " nnd the people
of the state must give them full credit
for Industry and honesty of purpose. If
the bill propnrod by them passes muster ,
its adoption will open a now era for Ne
braska.
MINNESOTA SNOW.
Bixby Finds it Cold , Disagreeable
and Nebraska Weather Preferable.
[ From Saturday a Dally ]
t
One day last week the government
weather man stationed nt St. Pnul re
ported Indications of "more snow , "
which inspired Oolonol A. O.JRnssoll of
the Minneapolis Journal to uncork his
think-tank and turn out this :
A Psalm of the Snow I went out in
the early morning In Minnesota and onw
tlm Himw upon the pralrluH.
ItH pli'HOIHJO Illlwl tllO lldlloWH of till )
lillls nnd ItH mantle wan ( lung HOI-OHM tlm
valleys
It wreathed ( lie ovorgronim with the
glory of ItH whllont'HH , tlm ( lend vimm of
the gnrdoiiH were filled with Us unspenk.
nblo purity.
AH the HlmdowH of Ihodnwn withdrew
from the fields before the growing light ,
the color lumiionli's of the custom Hklon
were palntud by the hands of the inviH-
iblo angels of the morning.
Thou I Hiild : "O Minnesota Winter ,
In bounty nnd love bast tliou revealed
thymilf , chill nnd oold hnvo not declared
thee nuitluir liast , tliou drawn after thun
thorlgornof NobniHkn ; H'orm nnd nn-
gulHh nro not thy inoHKongerH , prlentH
mil IcIngH nro not thy lioralds , neither
IniHt the undorHlnndlng of thee entered
nto the lioart of Dee Ulxby of the Ne
braska Slate Journal.
"For while the wintry fronts paint
'roHt ploturcH upon the NebraHhan's red
lot Htovo , thoHO who perceive thee in
\linnoHotndriiilc great drafts from tint
urn ) rivers of thy llfo giving streams of
Hillnold air. Might nnd strength nro nt.
.ho . motor end of the snowy shovels thnt
vttnok the drifts. Thy joy nnd pomw
ire Htlll with ns nt breakfast time. "
And I also wont out in the early morn-
ng in Minnesota , nnd saw the snow
upon the prairies , high in heaven as the
pit OH of the tallest ohnrohos , nud n lot
noro. And T touched It nnd U wns cold.
Other people also wont out , nnd they
wont too far , nnd their friends found
liem on the third dny thereafter , white
is the driven HIIOW , and not n whit IOHH
mlo.
0 bnrnnti lilnit of long u o
Thought ! of tlion mnko not mnrry -
O , limiplntf drlfU ( if chnorloBH miuw
On MlnnoHotii'R prnlrlo ,
Tlm niiKry tnndoRt llnt tlio sky.
\Vhllo r.nro wniithnr llngom ;
The ( mil faced Bchoollmy liurrloB liy
With frornii oars nod ( liiHorn ,
O , MliiiuiHolii , frl ld itnto.
Wliono neil thn front Ims stink In
1 olthor hud to "pull my frol lit"
Or fro070 up Ilko n pumpkin.
And jol , whim wnrm nuns Intorvonn ,
Todrlvo nwny tlninlilvorH.
Whnn nil jour llolilH nro clothed In Rroon ,
I'll lilngn your Inkon nnd rlvnrs.
Whoa olillly winter winds nro o'or
And vornul gnus nro xlilnlng ,
I'll want to BOO thn homo once moro
For which my lioart IB iilnln .
You know , old utato , I'll love you thim
Von , too , will ho foruUIn'
lint now I any hoforo nil ninn ,
You're ) too ( laincolcl to llvo In.
A. L , lilxhy in Hlnto Journl.
Several Breaks.
MOiiilny'rt ' Tttlly.1 "
Mr. Walker Whitosido , who IH shortly
o appear hero tells nu interesting little
arn of nu experience ho had while milk-
ng n jump on one of the western niil-
ondH last season. A gentleman , ovi-
outly of French oxtrnction , occupied u
out near him in the chair car.
"Thoeso language of yours , it OHH
wondnlrful , " said the man in question ,
'HO vnir many funny /.ings you say. L
noot a friend , oho has a school for the
oungs girls nnd she tolls mo she Is
{ oing to break down her school so vor'
much earlier than last year , am I right
hero ? "
"Break up , would bo bettor , " sug
gested Mr. Whltosido.
"Why does she break up her school ? "
eked the actor.
"Because her health Is broken into , "
ospouded the man.
"Broken down. " ,
"Oh yes , and indeed since fever has
rokon up > n town. "
"Broken out. "
"Sho thinks she will leave her house
or n time. "
"Will she leave it nlono ? "
"No she is afraid it will be , how do
say thnt ? "
"Broken into. "
"Certainly It is what I meant to sny.
lor son too wns to bo married soon but
he engngoment has boon broken
broken- "
"Broken off. "
"Yes , broken off. She is very sorry
bout it , her sou only broke the news
down to her last wook. Am I right ?
nm nnxtous to spenk English well. "
"Ho merely broke the news to her ,
no preposition this timo. "
"It is hard to understand. That
young man , her sou , is a fine fellow , a
> reaker , I think. "
"A broker you moan , and n fine fel-
ow. Well hero Is my station good
day , " nud Mr. Whiteside still dreams
f that verb "break" nud the multlpli-
Ity of twistlngs aud turnings It ro-
elved in that car. Mr. Whiteside
vill present' Richard III" at the Audi-
torinin Monday uight.
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lobel ; Mr. Hnrry Snltzer ; Mrs. Roy
Schroyer ; Mrs. R. S. Schroyer (2) ( ) ; O.
V. Wnles ; Cyrus Ward ; George B.
Weboter ; Mrs. Louise Weyuerj Mr.
Ved A. Well.
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