Nebraska Newspapers

    NOIIFOLK NKWSs 1'MtlDAY. ' NOVKMIUM JO 11)05 ) ,
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ICntort'il nt tlio iMinlnllloo nt Norfolk.
Not ) , , tin nocond chin * matter.
Telcphonm' KdltorliU Ootnirtmnnt ,
No. 22. ItilHliieiiH Olllcn mill Joti UOIIIIIH ,
Nn. II ! 2
You cnn't iol ; around ( lib fact Mint
Mr. McCurdy IH n good fittnlly ninn ,
anyway.
During Ilio month of September
only out ) American WIIH naturalized In
Great Britain.
It Is generally believed tluit roHOcol
orod aliotehoa of love In it collage nro
written liy old malda.
Secretary Hoot doslgnntca tlio Pltll
ndclphln gang aa n corrupt and crlm
I mi I combination masquerading ait ro
publicans.
These scares nro economical after
nil. 'I'ho government print Ing olllco
ROOM KHvny clear to run on u million
dollars lean thlH your tlian Inat.
The Russians at one ( line predicted
that tlio Huaslnn navy would nail Into
Yoknhnma harbor. They made a
slight mistake It wna towed In.
Will troubles never coaao In Kan
sits ? Now an asphalt deposit lian beer
tllscovorod within her borders. Aa
plmlt dotitiln discounts Standard Oil
an n trnat breeder.
Russia's lllltoracy , which Is reapou
Riblo for tlio proaont dlatrosslng con
tlltlon , la appalling. There la an av
erage of ono village school to every
12,000 people.
The Chinese editor of the newspaper
which cartooned Miss Allco Roosevelt
wns banished for flvo years by author
ity of Hong Kong. Gov. Pouuypackor
ought to rolgn In China.
Oov. LnFollolto haa decided to tnUo
hla a'oat In the aenato and It Is goner-
nlly bolloved that hla estimate of tlio
men ho will meet In that auguat body
will Improve aa much as Senator's
Tlllmnn's did after ho had been there
n few yeara.
The growth of Independence In voting
ing on municipal affairs In many of
our cities has reached tlio point where
party lines count for very llttlo. The
best man Is the Issue and It Is not n
bad thing In some cases.
Secretary Taft says ho has no In
tention of resigning from the cabinet
to maho room for the executive olllce.
Nevertheless , the big secretary Is n
prominent llgnro and enters into the
presidential situation largely.
Norway Is to have n referendum af
ter all on the question of who occu
pies the throne. Premier Mlcholson
has been authorized to negotiate with
Prince Karl of Denmark with the con
dition of tlio referendum as soon as
Karl has consented.
In sending his check to assist In the
Jerome campaign , Joseph Choato , late
ambassador to the court of St. .Tames ,
wrote : " 1 am In favor of his election
because ho has been such a fearless
and courageous prosecuting otllcor and
a terror to evil doers. "
Fremont Tribune ( again ) : The
Norfolk Press In Its work of proving
that city Is discriminated against In
freight rates prints every day some
thing bearing tlio semblance of an
election table. The Press sttlkes Its
fists against the posts and still insists
Norfolk isn't In it with Fremont.
Miss Hose Elizabeth Cleveland , sis
ter of former President Cleveland ,
has become a wealthy lady. Some
years ago she Invested ? l,500 In an
island off the Maine coast near Cam-
don. Fashion has turned toward this
place as a summer resort , and Miss
Cleveland has recently sold n portion
of the Island for $200,000.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst's recent do
nation to the university of California
comprises a collection for the depart
ment of anthropology valued at $500-
000. Some of that money came from
Black Hills mines. A donation to the
Black Hills people for the purpose of
exterminating the bug that is destroy
ing the forestry there might bo almost
as well placed.
Great lamentations are being made
because Sir Irving died poor , while
all admit that ho used largo sums of
money during hits life. As far as hu
manity is nble to understand the fu
ture state , Sir Henry took as much
wealth with him as John D. or any
of this world's magnates will bo able
to carry.
President Roosevelt placed himself
on record as not believing in govern
ment ownership of anything that can
with propriety bo left In private hands ,
and rmld ho would most strenuously
object to government ownership of
rallroadH but that ho bolloved with
ciiuitl flnnncHn that It IH out of the
litest Ion for government not to exer
cise n supervisory nnd regulatory
right over the rallroada.
"Suppose that ProHldent HooHOVol !
determines that $ 18.000 shall bo returned -
turned to the Now York Life , who IH
going to return It ? " This la the per-
llnont question asked by the Mlnne-
tpollH .Journal. There might ho nome
time wasted In questioning who Hhoiild
i el urn It If I ho president HO decided ,
but If the federal courts should decide
Hint piich a step wan necessary , It
would piolmhly be speedily forthcom
ing from the men who checked It out
II remains to lie seen whether III'1
concesHloiiH made by I ho c/ar will
quiet the disorders which threaten to |
rend the empire. The responsibility
for the result a will fall moat heavily
upon Count \\Mllo. Ilia powerful per-
Honnllly IIIIH compelled those conces
sions from the weak and frightened ,
/ur. The question now In , will the |
people accept them and accept M.
\Vllto an the man to work out. their
destiny ?
Secretary Taft la authority for the
statement that all the presents re
ceived by Mlsa Allco Roosevelt on her
foreign tour wouldn't bring $150 If
sold nl unction , while the reports giv
en of them before her return placed
their value at $100.000. It la strange
how values do shrink In crossing the
Paelflc , nnd that Interesting ndve'u-
due of her plunging Into the swim
ming Inuk to be rescued by Congressman -
man Longworth Is nil a myth , too. It
la HO disappointing !
An enterprising writer luia already
mapped out the next great undertak
ing for this government after the Pan
ama canal la complete. In hla Judg
ment the opening of a navigable waterway -
terway from the great lakes to the
sea , entirely In our own domain , should
bo provided against possible war with
Oreat llrltnln. Let us hope that both
English speaking nations will advance
In Christian clvlll/.atlon so rapidly
that such an event will never again
take place.
A now phase of the Chinese policy
of retaliation was disclosed at Wash
ington last week. The Chinese claim
that since the lapse of 1891 , the only
oxlHtlng treaty between China and the
United States Is the Burllngamo treaty
of 1808 , which does not restrict Imml- '
gratlou. Accordingly the Chinese .
government Is encouraging every j
Chinaman who Is deported to flle i
claims for damages. Hundreds of ,
claims nveraglng over $1,000 each i
have already been filed. It la understood -
stood that In case the United States i
government refuses to grnnt them an !
appeal will bo taken to Tbo Hague |
tribunal for settlement.
No question wns ever before the' '
people of Norfolk that Is of more vital
Interest thnn the sewerage question ,
which Is to bo discussed at n public
meeting to bo held nt the city hall
Friday evening. This meeting should
be largely attended let those who nro [ [
In favor of n sewerage system ns well 1
ns those opposed bo on hand and give
their views. The council does not t j
cnro to create the expense of n spo- -1
clnl election unless there Is a strong
sentiment in favor of sewerage. The I I
suggestion made yesterday at tbo Instance - I
stance of the Commercial club Is a I
good ono that failure to attend the' '
meeting should In nil fairness debar
anyone from later taking exception to
anything that Is done. The Commor- i
clnl club believes that the city should 1 ,
t
vote bonds enough to put In an adequate -
quato sewerage system , and the offi
cers propose to back up tbo efforts of f ,
the city council to that effect. For
this reason they hope to sec every
one in fnvor of the proposition out at' '
the meeting Friday evening.
It Is commonly reported that Kng- ; i ,
llsh railways are conducted with an
inflnitcsimally small loss of life as
compared with those of this country. I
The Boston Glebe has seen fit to in
vestigate this matter and has discov
ered that while figures will not lie ,
some liars will figure. The English :
have a way of making two reports of f ,
fatal accidents , original reports and !
olllclal reports. Original reports , ac !
cording to this authority , show more j I
people killed per mlle of track per
thousand passengers carried than In
America , but the olllclal reports show I
very few accidents. The English have |
also a way of reporting certain occur
rences such as persons falling from
the Insecurely fastened side doors of
coaches and being smashed on the
track as not accidents. This Is quite
ix common occurrence in Great Brit
ain supposedly those people choose
this manner of committing suicide.
Anyway , one would like a little more'
reliable information before the British
railways are taken ns models of per
fection , to bo patterned after by the
American companies.
If all men were right when they >
think they are right , thin would ho
belter world than It IH nt present.
With Now York fltlll In doubt nnd
Hoarnt threatening u content , that city
IH not likely to enjoy much of an after
tor election breathing spell.
For the further aggrandizement of
the name of Hoonovelt Now York ad-
inlrora now piopono to name Seventh
atreet beyond the park for the chief
executive.
North NebntHkn and Madlnon coun
ty remained In the republican column
to quite n tmtlHfactory extent , oven If
the rest of the world did forget that
there were party lines.
Chris Schnvlaiid , with a majority of [
more than the total number of votes
received by hlH opponent , la probably '
convinced by this tlmo that ho did not |
hitvo ' ' much to worry over during the
campaign.
Jerome 1C. Jerome , who IH making
a lecture tour through thin country ,
IH regarded na a sort of Kngllsh Murk
Twain. Although Hull Cnlno reached
thlH country first , ho hns to yield the t
distinction of chief popularity to Je-C
" rome.
President Jordon of the Stanford |
university has had occasion to decide j
that the fact that valuable ancient
curloa presented to the unlver.slty
weio stated by the donor to have been
obtained through spiritualistic revelations
.
tions , does not taint the curios.
This Is the year when the farmers
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have their Inning , with good ciopsand
what Is more good prices for everything
.
thing they have to sell. Bank depos
its are likely to Increase at a rate that
may ctowd the vaults , but a bank was
never heard of that broke on that ac
count.
Marvelous aa has been the growth
of the American west , the material ad
vancement of the newer provinces of
Canada bid fair to rival It. Where
thirty years ago an unbroken wilder
ness given up to Indians and trappers
nnd a few Hudson Bay company posts
scattered at long distances through It ,
nro now found splendid modern cities
nnd prosperous communities. There
Is no doubt but that Canada Is gain
ing wonderfully in wheat production
and has possibilities for far greater
acreage than la now thought of.
The contract to Markel of Nebraska
I' for ' $50,000,000 for feeding tbo laborers -
ers * on the canal was cancelled recently -
ly I by consent of both parties. Uncle
i' Sam ' Is going Into the restaurant busl-
ness ' himself on a largo scale. BuildIngs -
Ings I are under way to feed and house
30,000 men. It is now agreed that
there ' will bo no difficulty in getting
laborers ' when comfortable nnd sanl-
tary ' food and shelter can bo provided.
The ' supply department of the canal
commission will have all charge of
hotels nnd will run them under rules
that will glvo satisfaction.
The Hallway World gives some ad
vlco to employers of men which ap
plies equally to men In any line of
work. It says : "This Is an ago of
specialists i nnd In hiring men you will
find some who nro first rate In one
line nnd not much good In others.
Find your man's strong forte and use
him there. Always be on the lookout
for young men of special promise and
encourage them. Many n good man
bus been lost to a profession for lack
Jof encouragement. Nothing stlmu
lates n man so much ns to know his
work Is appreciated. Some of us are
prone to find fault nnd do that unspar-
Ingly , but how many give credit where
credit Is duo ? "
"Tho new Atlantic cable which has
recently been laid between Canso ,
Nova Scotia , and Watorville , Ireland ,
Is a great Improvement In various
t'ways over former cables. The speed
of transmission of signals for the new
cable Is 15 per cent greater than that
of any other Atlantic cable of equal
length. Some idea of the size of these
cables and the dlfncultlos connected
with their construction can bo formed
when it Is realized that 1,411,200
pounds of copper was required for the
conductor and nearly 800,000 pounds
of gntta percha for the Insulation ,
while lfl.S-15,000 pounds of brass , tape
jute , yarn , Ironware nnd preservative
compound were used In the construe-
tion of the protective covering.
No public meeting for years has
been ns important ns the ono to be
held at the city hnll this evening , when
the proposition to construct a sanl
tary sewerage system Is to be dis
cussed. The council now has the
plans In shape to submit to the citi
zens nnd everyone Interested In the
wolfnro of the town should bo present
nt the meeting tonight so that there
may bo no misunderstanding of the
a'proposition. . The News believes with
the city council nnd the Commercial
club that the time has come when pub
He health , to say nothing of public
convenience , demands that something
Rhnll be done to clear the polluted soil
of the city. That the plan the council
now has Is what Is wanted by the
city , The NOWB Is not prepared to Hay ,
bocnttRO It does not know what It IH .
only In n general way that is what ]
the meeting la for tonight. It Is a
duty every tax payer OWCH himself OB
well nn the city , to bo present nt the
meeting , to learn junt what the propo
sition contemplates , nnd then glvo the
council the benefit of his opinion. It
In understood that the council will
base future action upon the sentiment
expressed nt the meeting.
General drosvener , who hns for n'c '
score of years done a genernl predict- '
Ing biislnoHH for the republican party ,
dared not venture bin reputation on a
prophesy ' ' this year. With democrats
In noino sectlona supporting repubH
llcnn tickets and with republicans In
'other sections supporting democratic
candidates , while the president ncted
aa n spokesman for all parties and do-
clareil the lasuo to be one of the smitt
Ing of corruption with the sword of
the Ixml nnd Gideon , the venerable
general mild that the campaign was
Inscrutable I and he felt that ho should
yield ' his position ns party prophet to
Champ Clark of Missouri.
Thoro'fl no beauty In nil the land
'Flint can with her face compare ,
Her lips nro red , her eyes nro bright ,
She takes Rocky Mountain Tea nt
night.
The Klesaii Drug Co.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
What a lot of tlmo is wasted in
growing up !
No one likes a man who Is everlast
ingly saying : "Beg pardon. "
The man who talks too much as a
rule , docs not talk enough at tlio right
tlmo
Two bends are bettor than ono but
one of them nearly always does the
business. I
After a woman has had her fortieth
birthday , she should stop putting post
scripts on her letters.
Ktlquetto is supposed to be stronger
In women than In men. But nt the
theater or a band concert have you
over boon disturbed during the per-
formnnco by men's voices , and did you
ever ntteud nny place of the kind but
that somewhere in tlio audience there
have been women conversing in nn
annoying way ? I
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When a traveler wants to express
the fullness of his contempt for a
train , ho refers to it as a "milk train. "
A woman's distrust of her husband
really isn't serious until she begins
to call some other womnn a serpent.
When a girl quits her position down
town , she should always be prepared i ,
for the marrying story that will bo j i
started on her.
What hns become of the old fash
ioned woman whose Idea of high art
was to put a piece of red flannel in
the bowl of the lamp ?
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Obstinate constipation , Indigestion
nnd stomach disorders are permanent
ly and positively cured by taking Hoi- I
lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents , ten or tablets.
The Klesnn Drug Co.
Baby sleeps and grows while mam .
my rests If Holllstor's Rocky Mountain ,
Tea Is given. It is the greatest baby
medicine ever offered loving mothers.
35 cents , tea or tablets. I
The KicsHti Drug Co.
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SECRETARY OF STATE WRITES A
LETTER ON CAMPAIGN. l
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HONEST MAN AGAINST CROOKS
Mr. Root's Letter Congratulates Flam-
mer , the Republican Candidate Who
Withdrew In Favor of Mr. Jerome. |
Says Jerome Has a Chance.
New York , Nov. 4. Ellhu Root , sec
retary of state , has written to Judge
Charles A. Flammer a letter , congrat
ulating him upon his withdrawal from
the race for district attorney in favor
of District Attorney Jerome. The sec
retary's letter follows :
"Department of State , Washington.
Oct. 27 , 1005. My Dear Judge Flam-
mer : I congratulate you upon your
withdrawal from the race for tbo dis
trict attorneyshlp. It was public spir
ited nnd wise , and shows the qualities
which have made you such a good
judge and such a. good citizen.
"Tho selection of a district attorney
is not so much n question of ono party
against another as It is of all honest
people against all the crooks and
criminals of every kind. Jerome now
seems to have a good chance of elec
tion , and his election would bo a great
thing for New York. Ho has vigor
and fearlessness and enthusiasm In
the cause of justice and hates a thief
and cannot be hushed up or put to
sleep by any influence whatsoever ,
Every man who cares about having a
decent ! , law-abiding town ought to bo
for fair i. I am always , my dear judge ,
faithfully yours , Elihu Root
COURT HOUSE WILL BE NEARLY
FILLED BY REPUBLICANS.
DEMOCRATS PULL THROUGH TWOc
All the Officers In the County Except
County Judge and Commissioner
arc Taken by tbo Republicans A
Close Call on Clerk.'l '
( From WetliiP'ilny'B Dully. ]
With the exception of Bates for
county judge nnd Mnlono for county
commissioner , the ropuhllcnnH have
carried everything In Madison county.
Sehavland for county treasurer , Rich-
nrdson for county clerk , Clements for
sheriff , Perdue for superintendent ,
Kindred for coroner , Thatch for surveyor -
veyor , all republicans , nro dlcctcd by
safe majorities. The narrowest ma
jority j is on Richardson for county j
clerk , who has only nbiiiit 18 votes to
the good. But the democrats , reall/-
Ing I the utter hopelessness of trying
to t win on the whole of the ticket , cen
tered t their fight for Daniel , Bates and
Malone , nnd succeeded In pulling
Bates and Mnlono through , while thev
carried Daniel to a point dangerously ,
close to the wlro. |
Many of tbo precincts did not re
turn the vote on the head of the tick
et , and the result Is that It Is not pos
slblo to glvo the exact result on the
state ticket , but It Is estimated that
the republicans hnvo carried the conn-
Ity by from 3GO to100. . Schnvlund for
treasurer received tlio largest major
ity of any candidate , 921 , being more
than the total vote received by his
opponent. Richardson has a major
ity of ' 18 , and Mnlono for county com
missioner has 11-1. On the other can
didates ' ono or more precincts have
made Incomplete returns , so that It is
impossible 1 to glvo exact figures , but on
tbo ' face of the returns Clements has
801 j , Bates 59C , Perdue -175 , Kindred
377 , Thatch 085. Complete returns
will \ change these figures considerably
but will not change the results.
I. It was the quietest election that
Madison county hns ever experienced. '
The county Is naturally republican by
a ' good majority and the democrats
knew ' from the start that they had lit
tle show to overcome the handicap ,
but by massing their strength on a
few candidates they were able to ac-1
compllsh ' oven more than they had
hoped. 1 The vote throughout the coun
ty was unusually light , showing a lack ,
of ' interest in the results on the part !
of ' voters. The same indifference was
manifested : in Norfolk last night when
returns were coming in. People who
ordinarily i sit up nearly all of election |
night to see returns , quietly went
home and contentedly waited until ,
morning to know how it came out. J | 1
Returns were taken by Manager
Sprccher of the Telephone company
and at the office of Mapes & Hazen , [ |
but the usual crowds and enthusiasm i j
present on such occasions were laige- ,
ly lacking.
Precinct ,
Republican Justices of the peace
nnd constables are elected In Norfolk
precinct. C. F. Eiscley and S. W.
Hayes will servo as justices nnd G.
F. Bilgcr and James Covert for con
stables. The vote stood :
For C. F. Eiseley First ward S3 ,
Second ward 137 , Third ward 90 ,
Fourth ward 38 , outside CO total 520.
For S. W. Hayes First ward 7-1 , Second
end ward 112 , Third ward 77 , Fourth
ward 32. outside 53 total 348.
For M. J. Kennedy First ward 53 ,
Second ward 80 , Third ward 51 , Fourth
ward 49 ; outside 85 total 328.
For Geo. McCormick First ward
53 , Second wnrd 85 , Third ward 51 ,
Fourth ward 47 , outside 81 total 317.
For G. F. Bllger First ward 08 , Second
end wnrd 115 , Third ward 74 , Fourth
ward 38 , outside 01 total 359.
For James Covert First ward 75 ,
Second wnrd 117 , Third ward 72 ,
Fourth ward 37 , outside 57 total 358.
For I M. Hamilton First ward 58 ,
Second wnrd 82 , Third ward 55 , Fourth
ward II , outside 81 total 323.
For .1. II. Conley Flrts ward 51 ,
Second ward 98 , Third ward Cl , Fourth
'ward 52. outside 89 total 357.
ROSEBUD DIVISION POINT.
Town of Gregory Sees That Future In
Store For It.
Gregory , S. D. , Advocate : Along
with nil the railroad talk that Is going
on through the newspapers the Advo
cate wishes to make a few remarks.
Some day In the near future , when
the surroundings justify it , the North
western will extend from Bonesteel
Into the new fields of traffic. Rail
roads extend Into new territory as
soon as the traffic of such territory
will Justify it , and wo all hope that
the Rosebud will soon develop so as
to justify an extension west from
Bonesteel. When a railroad contem
plates an extension , they look to the
route that will glvo them the best
territory from which to draw trade ,
and then the question comes up as
to the feasibility of that route.
The terminus of the road Is now at
Bonesteol. The course of the old line
west from NIobrara to Anoka , Nob. ,
Is up the Ponca valley , but nt Anoka
It leaves the Ponca , strikes the divide
? t Fairfax , and continues on the dl-
"Ido , past Bonesteel , to the Rosebud
lino. To continue that line they will ,
without doubt , continue on the divide
end by taking a northwesterly direc
tion would strike the towns of Herrick -
rick , Burke and Gregory.
At no place along the line are there
tetter facilities for a railroad than at
Gregory. The town Is nicely located
on n level tract of land easily accossa--
bio from all directions. But the main
thing Is that an abundance of soft
water IH obtained at a depth of fifteen
to thirty feet. Wo all know that a
railroad compnny will go to great ex
pense to procure good soft water for
engine use , as It docs not fill up the
flues and necessitate their cleaning-
That la ono great thing which will"
draw the attention of railroad ofllcliils-
to Gregory when nn extension Is con
templated. Wo nro but five miles from
'l the Trlpp county line which Is but a1
trifle fnrthor thnn Bonesteel was fiom
the Rosebud. It would bo easy to
drive stock to this plnco from the
.
grcnt Indian reserve on the west
which , Is literally covered with cattle-
ranches. Gregory Is also a good dis
tance ( from Norfolk , the last division
station , nnd , therefore , with our fncll-
tiles ( , wo could look for this to bo a
division station.
Burled at Stella , Neb.
Stella. Neb. , Nov. 7. The remains
of Newton Hedge , killed by accident
In | Colorado Springs , were burled hero
yesterday. ;
NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN WASH
INGTON PENSION OFFICE.
NO MORE EYES AT LUNCHEON'
Men and Women Clerks In the Pen
sion Office Can Not Eat Lunch To
gether Hereafter No More Letter
Writing Other Needed Reforms.
Washington , Nov. 2. Flirtatious
clerks In the pension office will no
longer bo permitted to eat their lunch
eon together. Major Lockwood , su
perintendent of the building , has is
sued an order that the men nnd women
must not sit together while they eat.
and the order wont Into effect Imme
diately. The clerks can no longer
whisper sweet nothings to each other
| while they eat ham sandwiches , frank
furters and kraut and mince pie.
The clerks resent the order. The
average age of the clerks , male and
female , la the pension office , is consid
erably over 40 years , and they think.
they are old enough to take care of
themselves.
Still , there are some really pretty
girls in the office and the mala clerks
have found It great fun chatting with
them while at luncheon.
That Major Lockwood is thoroughly
In earnest about the order ho Issued is
shown by the presence of a grizzled
old veteran of the civil war at the
tables during the luncheon hour.
Beauty Is nothing to him , and he
sternly enforces the order.
Not so very many months ago Major
Lockwood married ono of the clerks
in the pension offfce. His wife did not
resign from the office , and under his-
order even they cannot cat their luncheon -
eon together.
And Letter-Writing Reform.
Reforms In the government depart
ments and the practice of economy are
already effective as the result of the
Investigation being conducted by the
Keep commission. Upon the recom
mendation of the commissioner , Ves
pasian Warner , the commissioner of
pensions , has issued an order which
will save the government several thou
sand dollars In this bureau alone. He
has directed that the employes of the
bureau cease using government sta
tionery and writing letters during
office hours ; that they receive no visitors - -
itors while on duty ; that the clerks
take but half an hour for luncheon , in
stead of forty-five minutes ; that they
remain at their desks until 4:30 : in the
afternoon , and not prepare to leave
the building until they have performed
a full day's work.
There are about 2,500 clerks In the
pension office and the saving in time
will bo considerable , much more work
will be performed , nnd the government
will be able to dlspenso with the ser
vices of a number of clerks.
SALT LAKE PROFESSOR DID NOT
KEEP HIS WORD.
HAD OFFERED A PENNY A BUG'
Amusing Revenge of the Boys When
the Professor Tried to Scale the
Debt Tried to Settle for $3 but That
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. .Wouldn't Do. I
Salt Lake City , Utah , Nov. 2. Dr.
Charles W. Ballard , professor of sci
ence In the high school , has fled from ? i
the state , but has left behind him In Jf
his apartment a collection of insects
that will keep professional exterminat
ors busy for a week.
The Insects were forced on Dr. Bal
lard. In a recent biology recitation ho
offered his pupils a penny for each and <
every bug they brought him. Ho want- " J
cd a collection of insects for experi
ments. All the pupils in the school
Set to work gathering bugs. It would
have taken the professor's salary fern
n year to pay the pennies claimed.
Fifty youngsters between them cor
nered the bug crop of a largo section
of the state.
Dr. Ballard tried to settle for ? 3.
This angered the boys. They ripped
open boxes and bags. The Inundation
of bugs left no room for Ballard In
his apartments. Ho has gone to visit
his former homo , In Logansport Ind. ,
until tbo exterminators report the lost
death.