a NtiVVS : , DKCKMHEU 22 1 105
LOOKED LIKE THAT TO MR. BAK
ER OF DATTLE CREEK.
LUMBER SHEDS FOUND ON FIRE
An Investigation by Authorities Goes
to Show That the Fire Was Caused
by Waste Placed In the Sheds by
Children.
IjiHt Salur'bv nfiornnon I * . U. Baker
of Hattlo Cn-i'1 'llHcovorod ono of lil
lumber Hhods ou live. The llro arouned
Ills miHplclniiH Unit. Homonno wan trying
to tnirn him out. nnd uftor thinking the
mnttnr ever ho sent for County Attor-
nay KoonlgHtoln to como up to hlii
town nud Investigate ) the nffnlr.
Tuosiliiy Mr. KoonlgHtoln inni'o ' u
trip to thttt town nful Hpont Hovornl
hours Investigating the rondltloiiH nnil
causes which mlg it luivo led to the
tiro. From nn iiuthorltlve HOIIITO It
Is learned that I ho llro wan prohiihly
caused hy n bucket of wanto which had
boon picked up along Iho railroad track
and | )1accd In the nhod hy HOIIIO of the
boys and girls , who had timid thn iiluff
to make a llro at tholr Hknllug pond
cloHo by. The waHlo had boon on llro
hcforo being phicod In the Hhod. but
a lot of Ice had been thrown In on
top of the llro to oxIlngulHli the HIIIIIO.
All who are aciiualntod with mich con-
dltloiiH very well know that the llro
illicit apparently bo extinguished and
Htlll smoulder for a day or two before
again breaking out Into IhuucH.
Mr. llaker WIIH of the opinion that a
son of the Hoetton foreman. Mr. Ken-
dor , know something about thu llro ,
Kvory InvoHtlgHllon , bowover , failed
to make It appear HO to the authori
ties.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
S. O. Dean IH among the HOK ! about
town today.
Leonard IClslngor ofVayno WIIH In
town yesterday.
.1. A. Sohonkor of Madison IH a Bight-
seer In the city.
,1. 10. Wilson of WliiHldo was In town
Wednesday night.
Mrs. 11. H. Mohr of Plorco vlnlted In
the city yesterday.
Katlior Waluh was a passenger for
Columbus yesterday.
John King was a Sioux City Nlsltcr
In town over night.
M. K. Maloney went to Humphrey
on business yesterday.
A. N. McGlnuis was a passenger to
Huuiphroy Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. U. Taylor of Wlnsldo
are shopping In town today.
. .lamesVebor ( ! of Ctolghlon Is vis
iting at the homu of Joe Fox.
Miss HI hoi Orow Kilo of Tllden , is
in the city visiting and shopping ,
Mrs. 11. 10. Owens has returned from
a visit with her husband In Oniuhu. j
!
Air. and Mrs. Goo. llahn of Stuart
vlsftod In the city yesterday afternoon. |
Frank Phillips of Hosklns came to
town to take In the show Wednesday
nlKht.
II. Holmborg and Miss Ida Swanson -
son of Wakellold wore in the city jes-
( onlay.
Frank Herman of Stanton was look
ing ever the Christmas things in town
> esterday.
R. 11. Hall has arrived homo for the
holidays and will assist in the utoro
while hero.
H.lomor and Win. Maas of Hos-
kins weie transacting business in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. O. H. Meredith will visit dining
the holiday season with iclatlves at
Lake City. Iowa.
Fred Hunter and wife of Lindsay
wore In town yesterday looking after
their Christmas needs.
Mrs. Curt Ball will spend the boll-
days at Long 1'lne , for which point she
left Wednesday evening.
Trainmaster Frank Kouch of Fre
mont was bore yesterday attending
the funeral of Hobort Craft.
Kay Gleason and Miss Alma Denser
of Hosklns wore over to see the Lib
erty Holies Wednesday night.
Agent W. C. Hay of Battle Crook was
among the outside railroad men who
attended the Craft funeral yesterday.
Fred Cashln. an old time traveling
man of Norfolk , now located at Spo
kane , Wash. , Is greeting friends hero.
Thomas Sheean and wife of Long
Pine , attended the Craft funeral
Wednesday , and will visit friends hero
for n few days.
Mrs. A. L. Tucker and Mrs. N. A.
Huso wont to West Point at noon to
spend the holidays with their parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. Losch.
Miss Loretta Masters returned home
today from Kearney where she Is at
tending school. She will spend the
holidays with her parents.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. P. Hepperly left at
noon today for Waterloo , Neb , , where
he goes In the Interests of the John
W. Towlo bridge building firm.
Rev. W. J. Turner of the First Con-
grcgntional church was a Lincoln pas
senger this morning , where he attends
a state meeting of church workers.
Messrs. R. F. Royso and Frank Cray-
croft of Wlnsldo were In town today
enrouto to Omaha , whore they have ac
cepted positions In the packing houses
of the south end of that metropolis.
Mrs. H. L. Doughty and two chil
dren left on the noon train for Belle
Plaine and Charles City , Iowa , where
they will spend the Yuletide season
and attend the wedding of her sister
at the latter place.
The city treasurer has cash on hand
to pay all school fund warrants up to
and including No. 712G.
The Hlte boys will remain at Lamar.
Colo. , until the sugar campaign is
over. Dolf Is a foreman In the sugar
plant and has been offered a position
ill the year 'round with the compnnj
> ud Will probably accept the muno.
The now ntoro Will probably got
I heir awning up today , HO Unit the
handHome HIOW | windows can ho un
covered for the public.
W. A. Kmory of Iho Norfolk Lumber
company IH Hhowtng bin frlondn a hand *
Homo ChrlHtimiH Iron sent him hy
frlemlH In the WlHcoiiHln womln.
Thin In the HhortoHl day of the year
mil the beginning of winter People
were reminded of the latter fact thin
morning , when HIIOW llurrlori began to
fly. and phonl the imino time it WIIH
rumored that a bll//.iml was pointed
IhlH way fiom out went. Telegraph
Inquiry at DonoHtool and Omaha failed ,
however , to locate the bllzxard.
AugiiHtiiHtrow and MHH ! Martha
Ooslorwlg will bo married at U o'clock
today , at the homo of Mr. and MrH.
Giistav Town , the brothor'ln-law ' of
the bride , about live mlloH northeast
of the city. The gentleman who was
In the city thin mottling with horse
and whip decorated with ribbons Wan
the maHtor of comnonloH < "cr the oc-
oiiHlon , and doeH the Inviting ta the
event.
William Illllc , a prosperous farmer
of Blanton county , IIIIH purchiiHod a
llve-aeie lot In Iho ot'go of town , and
Is oroc'tluu a handromo residence ,
bain , etc. , and oxpectH to move Into
the HIUIIC about the first of March. Fif
teen yeaiH ago Mr. Hlllo moved onto
Iho faiin lie * now occupies and bo feels
thnt he IB doHorvlug u few plcatmit'H
and n rest In town , and after looking
about ho crneludod Not folk with HH
exco'lrrt ' ueKxi's nnd prosper oi"i fu
ture WIIH good ei'ough ' for h'ai. '
0. L. FniHloi and family me hctc
from Salt Lake Cltv , the g.io.'ls of hlH
relatives Mitt. I'rnnler ' and children
left for Omaha Mi's ' morning to vlHlt ,
her tolaUvoH for n few days , and Mr.
Fra/lor will go to Lincoln today to HOI >
mime old chiiiur , and then will meet
IIH | family at Oinahn and alt loturn
heio to leiualn ever the hclldcy sea-
HOU. Mr. Fraslor la a traveling PHH-
Hongei and freight agent frr tl-o Il'- ' ;
mils Central In Utah. Ilo was formal
ly connected with the local lall.'oads
of Not folk.
Mr. and Mrs. .lamcs llolton of Em-
erlek precinct celebrated tholr si'\or
wedding tr.day and entertained abi-gc
numhei of tholr nolfbbonj and out
side guests and relatives. Ait'cng the
presents they ircolved was a very
hundfiome sllvci tnb'o acrvlco from
the Ilayos cstiihllshmont , which was
purchased by a ch'b of the nolghbrrs.
U , s "a thing of beauty and n joy for-
over" to be so Imndsr.n'oly ' roinciu-
borcd , and tholi many friends all wish
that the host and hostess of the occa
sion way live long after thcli golden
wedding a quarter of a century H nee.
Fied Boigor's company of forty poo-
pie mostly girlsprorontod the Liberty -
orty Holies to a good audience at the
Audltoilum last night. The entertain-
inont was fm bettor than the ordinal y
munlcal comedy which appears hero
and on the whole gave good satisfnc-
tlon. The company laboted under a
few disadvantages , however , which
rather detracted from the beauty of
the piece. A musical comedy should
always bo given with a full orchestra ,
whereas last night , only a piano , drums
and cymbals were used. The electric
cunent in the bouse Is limited to 100
lO-candlc lights and the result was
that there was insutllclent power to
throw the colored lights effectively.
The swing scone , one of the prettiest
In the piece , was cut out entirely on
account of some defect In the stage.
These were drawbacks that marred
the pleasure of the piece somewhat ,
but on the whole It was a pretty outer-
talntueut well put on.
HON. W. P. WARNER TO SUCCEED
T. L. MATHEWS.
SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT
Name of the Chairman of the Repub
lican State Central Committee
Agreed Upon by Nebraska Senators
and Agreed to by the President.
Washington. D. C. , Dec. 20. Hon
Win. P. Warner of Nebraska was yes
terday nominated by the president for
United States marshal to succeed
Mathews.
Mr. Warner's recommendation was
agreed upon by the Nebraska senators
yesterday morning and sent at once to
the white house and there announced
without delay.
The nomination of Mr. Warner to bo
United States marshal for the district
of Nebraska comes as a sequel to the
summary dismissal of T. L. Mathews
The hearing given Mr. Andrews by
Attorney General Moody on Monda )
was productive of nothing in the wa >
of a reinstatement , and then the Ne
braska delegation commenced to cast
about for his successor.
Warnervllle.
A. H. Cropper Is baling hay and
shipping It to Humphrey.
Frank Reed , who has been sorlonslj
sick with typhoid fever , Is Improving
Milt. Webb sold his personal prop
erty at auction Monday and will re
move to town soon.
Henry Clark started overland wltl
a load of furniture Saturday for his
homestead In Garfleld county.
Geo. Wheeler has bought Mrs. Mar >
Kcnerson's homo In Warnervllle , am
will move his family hero In the near
future.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Morris , who
have been visiting In this neighbor
hood for two weeks , went to Bowllnt ,
Green , Mo. , Monday.
JOHN BETKE AND CLAUD HOUSCH
IN TROUBLE.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF GAMBLING
With a Jack Pot of Fifty Cents They
Were Having a Good Time Last
Night When the Police Took Them
In Another Story Back of It ,
Two hoyfl , 15 and 10 yearn old ,
mined John Hetko and Claude Ilousch ,
were found by Night Matshal Kucker
gambling with a "Jack pot" of fifty
; t'iUs. Ho to < k thorn In tow and the
irnccHHlon Htoppcd at the city cooler.
Thin morning they were brought be
fore Police Judge Wcstorvclt where
hey pleaded guilty to the charge of
gambling. Ho lined them $25 each
with costH , and an they could not pay
the lines they were sent to Jail.
ThlR line HooniB heavy for a couple
> f boyfl , hut It appearH that there IH
d Htory connected with the whole af
fair which Is the caiiHo of the Judge
making the price high.
MlHH Kiln Mather boards at the Ox-
nurd hotel and a few dayH ago she
nlsHod a watch and a handsome ring.
She made a complaint and mild she beloved -
loved the boyH could give Koine Infor-
nation In regard to the matter and
Marshal Kuckcr wan looking thorn up
0 quietly dlHcovor what ho could , when
noy wcto found an Hinted. Doth boys
leny knowing anything about the jew
elry and It was for this reason thai
ho fine wan made larger than usual ,
It Is bollovod the beys will grow
Ired of their Incarceration and tell all
they know about Miss Mather's Jew-
Iry.
Boys Released.
The two boys who were lined $25
'ach on Wednesday ; on the chaigo of
gambl'ng. ' were released upon paying
1 line of $10.20 each , Police Judge Wss-
ervell bnvli'g decided to reduce the
same aflei considering the matter. U
s understood other anects will bo
undo on the laiceuy charge which
hey had expected to plnco agnliut the
) oys.
Just a Drunk.
There was ono disorderly and drunk
loforo the police judge this morning
who plead guilty to the charge and
was taxed $ .J and costs.
Farmers' Institutes.
Ptof. W. P. Snydcr of the agrtcul-
nral school of the University of No
iraskn bus announced nineteen Instl-
utes during the first half of January ,
ind this Heel Ion of the state will have
he following dates :
Spencer , January 2-I ! , C. D. Math-
erscnd , secretary.
Hutto , January 2-3 , C. A. South , pies-
ident.
Verdlgre , January I , T. A. Tlkalsky ,
secretary.
Crelgbton , January -1-5 , C. L. Car-
pout or , secretary.
Pierce January 5 , C , S. J. Plymcs-
ser , secretary.
The state is doing everything poss'- '
bio to make these Institutes of the
greatest value to the farmers who de
sire to protlt by the experience of the
state experiment Institulon , where ev
ery effort Is made to make only such
advances as are practical on any farm
In the state. These Institutes should
he largely attended.
THE ROUND UP.
The Rounder was out and wandered
into a livery barn , not to get the
"horse laugh , " but to talk horse with
the clerks of the place , and get some
thing exciting for the ever-anxious
public to read and enjoy after the
evening dinner. It happened the boss
was In. Well , do yon ever tire of a
good horse story ? Guess not , Well ,
the boss told two or three about Old
Hill and Spot and others , but his can-
the-cllmax was a mule story , and when
you get through reading this , you are
ta liberty to pick out his politics the
boss' not the mule's. Some years ago
he said that he lived down In Mis
souri , and times were rather hard.
After talking it ever with Ma , It was
decided to take the best mule on the
place to town on Saturday and dis
pose of him to meet a note of $75
which was owing the local bank and
secured by a chattlo mortgage. Well ,
the final day came for the mule to go.
The children cried , Ma cried and when
the boss left with the old sorrel mare
and bis only mule for Trenton , the
road became long and dreary. The
town was finally reached and the mule
unharnessed nnd led Into the arena on
the south sldo of the court house
square. Ho was carefully examined
and by and by a follow from up In
Nebraska City said ho would give $05
for him. The boss hitched up and
started homo disgusted , as ho had
spent fifteen cents for a store lunch
and thirty-live cents for mineral wa
ter. Having just about gone to sleep
In his heavy thoughts , a hoarse voice
aroused him , and looking up , a Mis
souri colonel confronted him with
"Say , Mr. , that's a tarnal fine mule
ye hev ; wat will ycr take for him ? '
The boss was so astonished that ho
opened his mouth and without any
effort said , "By gel , was thinkln' I'd
take $200 for him , but If yer want him
right now will take a $150 spot , 'cause
when 1 get homo Ma won't let him go
fer $200. " "All right. " He was nn
harnessed on the spot and the boss
went home , paid the note and took
the balance of the money and mover
to Nebraska where "mules were
cheap , " and Mr. , I moved up In this
state and have never owned a mule
Hlnco , for I found thdirt nlbrb'cxpciiBh'o
: o. buy than hornoH , hut 1 feel Very
thankful every tlino-I think how much
that mule Hold for. "
When the M. o. came In Monday
light among the puHHongorH was Ud-
mnnd lOsau , alliiH Hod Horse Tall , an
) iniil a Indian a line Hpcclmen of
tone and Hlnow. The Rounder mulled
ind Mr. Kmiu realized ho bad met a
neniher of the Prevention of Cruelty
o AnlmalH Hoclety and forthwith came
fin waul for Information. Ho wanted
t hotel. A letter waH produced signed
iy the postmaster at Ponder , saying
the btviror wns a rqiiaro follow and
'not eat dog man. " Mr. lOsau said ho
WIIH enrouto to Nlobrara nnd that ho
wan 00 yoatB yearn of age. "I old
man. " The rounder took him Into his
atito-walk-f'iHt and escorted him to the
Not folk hoiiHo whore Mr. I3sau wan
given a guest chamber nnd left to
think of the glories of his forefathers.
The noon train today took htm north
to his destination. Ho Is quite an In
telligent old man and cairlod a civl-
lix.od grip and WIIH fairly well diesned.
GOVERNOR MICKEY TO RELEASE
FREDERICK SARGENT.
KILLED WIFE AT BATTLE CREEK
Was Guilty of an Atrocious Crime In
1893 , When He Followed the Mother
of His Child in Her Night Clothes
and Shot Her Twice.
It Is announced from Lincoln that
Governor Mickey yesterday Issued a
commutation to Frederick Sargent , a
Madison county man , sentenced In
1891 ! to twenty years In the state peni
tentiary for wife-murder.
S-irgcnt. who has served twelve
vears and IH the oldest Innifte of the
irlson In point cf service , will bo re-
eased on Now Year's day. lie Ins
torn a tiustv for several voara.
There are a great many people who
Ive in this part of the country who
la o forgotten all about the bri'tal
nitrdor of Mrs. Sargent on the morn-
ng of Juno 2 , 1S9C , i t Battle Cu-ck ,
the particulars cf which arourcd the
citizens of that place , and pt tl-at time
innglng was considered < oo gord fc-
Sargent , hut he went to coiut and bis
awycrs managed to get bin ) a ; : en-
once of twenty yearn at Lincoln.
The testimony at the Hire showed
that there bad been trouble in the Sar
gent domicile cff aril en fo scirotlme.
Dn the morning mentioned he dicvo
ils wife out of the hcuso by threaten-
: ng to kill her. She was ctlll dicsscd
in her right clothes and inn tc the
lionic of Frank Ueaves for succor , but
that family was still asleep and did
not hear her cries. In running the
finally fell nnd Soigent caught and
held her while ho shot her twice with
his lovolver. In falling shn hrd struck
her head against a tree and that
seemed' to have stunned the woman.
Hut his shots did not kill her instant
ly. She became conscious before dy
ing and kissed her little son and bade
him good bye ,
Sargent , realizing the crime he had
committed , then took an inning at
himself and cut his throat , but medic-
il aid was summoned and his wlndp ne
was repaired and by the time the In
quest was held ho had decided to live
An immediate hearing was demanded
and ho pleaded not guilty and was
taken to the county bastilo where ho
remained until tried at the November
term of district court , and on Tuesday ,
November 28 , 1893 , the jury returned
a compromise verdict of murder in the
second degree.
Judge Jackson Immediately sen
tenced him to a term of twenty years
In prison. The people felt greatly re
lieved when the sentence had been pro
nounced and the rejoicing at Governor
Mickey's act of clemency Is not likely
to bo very great about Battle Creek
whore the horrible tragedy occurred.
Stand Up for Old Santa.
If you bear anyone making an attack
on Santa Clans , just swat 'em on the
spot. The poison who will by word
or deed attempt to rob children of
any of their happy beliefs , Is to be
classed with those mortals who a-e
bereft of all love and tenderness of the
heart. When you go to buy some pres
ents for the children just remember
that they arc children nnd buy them
presents In perfect harmony with their
childish beliefs and fancies. There are
some people who have tried to rob
childhood of the happiest of associa
tions. For Instance , they try to con
vince them that there is no such per
son as Santa Clans. There Is little
enough In this old world to make chil
dren happy , and why the desire to rob
them of Santa Claus , their dearest of
all friends ? Why can't they leave the
children to deal -alone with Santa
Clans ? To take Santa out of the
hearts of the children would bo the
saddest blow that could fall upon their
precious hearts. They will grow old
nnd become burdened with the trials
and fortunes of llfo soon enough. In
believing In Santa Claus they have ono
of the strongest Incentives to quicken
the Imagination nnd fancies. There is
enough material for the reformers to
reform without trying to reform the
children out of the belief there Is
such a pe-son as Santa. Don't noprlvo
the children of their Innocent and hap
py beliefs. Let old Santa alone. Has
tings Republican.
What could be nicer for a Christmas
gift to a young man or young lady
than beautifully engraved cards ?
RAILROAD BUILDING OF COMING
YEAR WILL HELP.
THE NORTHWESTERN EXTENSION
Will Go Out on to the Rosebud Fifty
Miles Next Season Union Pacific
Pushing Out B. & M. Possibilities
for Norfolk.
There Is now no question but what
the Northwestern system will extend
their line at least fifty miles northwest
from Bonesteol , S. D. , In the spring.
This will ho done to Invade the terri
tory of the Milwaukee lines , the latter
now having under construction a line
from Chamberlain tq Rapid City , South
Dakota , which will give the Black Hllla
another through line to the lakes.
It seems to have been the policy of
these two systems to Invade each oth
er's territory In Ute northwest , but
the Milwaukee people for seme reason
never Invaded Nebraska , although they
como to the Missouri river at Council
Bluffs nnd Sioux City , Iowa , and to
Yankton and Running Water , S. D.
No sooner had they commenced to
build from Chamberlain west , than the
Northwestern announced their Hone-
steel uxtenslon , and a now line from
Plorro to Dead wood or Rapid City , and
only a few days since , the Ilrst tialn
crossed the temporary bridge atPlciro
and the rails were laid into l < ort
Pleire , some three months In advi'nce
of the time announced to the puol'c '
some months ago.
The Milwaukee has already crossed
the Missouri at Chambcilain and has
u tialn service something like fcrty
miles west , upon which two or tlueo
now towns have sprung up like mush
rooms.
Should the Milwaukee at any time
cross Into Nebraska from either of
the points named in Iowa or Sruth
Dakota , Norfolk would bo on their
man.
It can readily bo seen that It Is only
a mutter of a few years when the
Northwestern will connect their Ucnc-
stool line with the Picric extension ,
which will mean more trains Iiorn Nor
folk , and moio railroad people to cp-
ernto the trains , all of which means
more people here and that means this
town will be a better wholesplo center
than it Is at present.
Then there Is the Union Paclllc
whlrb it is announced will build a lire
from Spauldlng into Keya Palm ccun-
ty. While this announcement is new
made , yet it might be possible that the
extension will still be from Noifolk
rather than Spaulding. A year ago a
party of Union Pacific olllcials madj a
trip northwest from Norfolk and it
was rumored at the time that a UPC
through Boyd and Keya Paha coi'my
was the object of their visit. An ex
tension from Norfolk would take the
Union Pacific tlnongh a much better
country than one from Spaulding
would , and it is not beyond the range
of possibilities that such a Hue will be
built.
Hut by no means the least possibil
ity for Norfolk for the coming season
is the extension of the Schuyler branch
of the B. & M. to Norfolk. When the
Schuyler branch was originally planned
It was with the Intention of bringing
It through to Norfolk , but an agree
ment entered Into soon after the line
reached Schuyler precluded the Bur
lington from entering Northwestern
territory. This agreement has been
broken by the building of the Sioux
City-Ashlnnd line and It Is now figured
that both the Burlington and North
western will Invade the other's terri
tory as much as posalble. The bring
ing of the Burlington Into Norfolk
would perhaps prove of more real val
ue than any of the other extensions
talked of.
To a man who Is not prejudiced It
looks very much like all this railroad
building could bo used to an advant
age by every loyal and progressive
business man In Norfolk.
The railroad people are always ready
to meet the people along their lines
half way , so to speak , and Norfolk's
interests right now are In a position
which very little encouragement and
assistance will advance phenomenally.
.CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND GIVING
Appropriate Stories Heard and Culled
In the Days Approaching Yuletide.
What busy days these are ! Not In
a social way , for only a stray recep
tion or card party marks the calendar
this week until the return of the col
lege boys and girls will make the days
all too short for the gaieties that are
to bo crowded Into thorn. No , It Is
Christmas plans and holiday prepara
tions that are sending women around
with wrinkled brows and worried eyes ,
Instead of meeting for a chat at a tea
or a reception , you will find all of your
friends In the shops this week , for very
few women have been forehanded
enough to get their shopping done ear
ly.
"It doesn't pay , " mourned one little
woman , whoso brows were drawn Into
a deep frown. "I tried It this year and
the experience wasn't encouraging. I
found a clock , early In December , that
was just what my husband wanted , a
stunning affair , and I ordered It sent
up at once , I had It charged. Well ,
If you will bellovo mo , the bill was sent
to John before the clock reached mo.
'Clock , ' he said , In a puzzled tone ,
'what clock have you been buying for
35 ? ' I was so cross that I went right
downtown and told the proprietor of
the store that as long as ho had spoiled
my surprise ho could keep his clock.
'Mistakes will happen , ' was the only
A friend of the hem -
A foe of the Trust
Calumet
Compiles with tha Pure Food Laws
of all States.
excuse he had to offer , but that did not
help mo , and now I tun nearly crazy
try'ng to find something else for John. "
"Tho women nil have some philan
thropic Intelest thlB Chrlstmns , haven't
they. " commented a popular bachelor ,
"and It Is a regular case of holdup to
make a call now. 1 have already con
tributed to Christmas trees nnd sup
pers until I am beginning to fear I will
not have anything loft with .which to
remember the promoters of these very
woithy enterprises. But when a pret
ty girl begins to talk to you of chil
dren who have never seen a Christ
mas ttee or of little girls who have
never owned n doll and of ragged rnltcs
that don't know ' * < a turkey tastes
like , and tells the story with tears In
he : eyes and her cheeks pink with In
terest , you simply can't do .anything '
bi't offer her a bill nnd ask to share
her chntity. Ono of the gills told last
night cf a dot of a newsboy In the city ]
she rrot while she was down town.
And svliot do yen want for Christmas - I
mas ? ' she asked him , malting up her (
mind Hint ho should receive what ho
wrrted if she could arrange It.
'S'loes , ' was the surprising answer.
'Hut you have shoes , ' she objected
witii a glance at bis feet. 'But them'll
wear out an' then I'll have to have an
other pair , ' chirped the mite. 'But if
Santa Claus should bring you shoes
what else would you like ? ' The mlto
considered the question foi a moment
and then his face cleared. 'I dunne
but I'd say anuther pair of slices , " ho
said decidedly. 'For that there pair
the saint M bring 'ml wear oi't , too. '
" Must Imagine , ' cried the girl , and
there were tears in her eyes. Ho said
he didn't care for games because ho
didn't have any time to plr.y with
them. '
"So wo formed a committee of two
to see that the youngster is supplied
with unlimited shoes and provided with
time to enjoy the games that Santa
Claus is going to bring him. Oh , It's
great , this Christinas giving ! "
Dr. Meredith , osteopath ; new phones ,
oflico Ash 541 ; residence Ash 5-12.
MISS ROOSEVELT WAS CALLED
UPON TO PAY $1,206.15.
NOT SO VALUABLE AS STATED
The Total Appraised Valuation of Pres
ents Received by the President's
Daughter on Her Oriental Trip Was
Less Than $20,000.
Washington , Dec. 20. Miss Alice
Roosevelt's presents , brought by her
from the orient , have been appraised
by the customs collector of the port of
Georgetown and she has paid the duty ,
amounting to $1.200.15. The amount
of duty paid indicates that the gifts
wore not nearly so valuable as has
been stated. Their actual value was
less than $20,000. The appraisement
was made in strict conformity with
the law and not the slightest favor
was shown the president's daughter.
The amount of duty was paid by Miss
Roosevelt herself , by check , drawn
against her personal Income left her
by her mother.
Among the many and. varied gifts
that Miss Roosevelt received were a
number of oriental fans. There are
nearly fifty , and many of them are ex
ceedingly beautiful , having been In
tended originally for purely decorative
purposes. Pearl sticks and satin cov
erings predominate. It Is certain that
Miss Roosevelt now has the best col
lections of oriental fans ever seen In
this city.
One of the mikado's souvenirs , In
which Miss Roosevelt takes especial
delight , Is a tall screen of white sat
in , with pearl Inlaid. It Is said to bo
strikingly beautiful.
The present made to the young lady
by the sultan of Sulu , which made so
much talk , was not a ring , as had been
supposed. The sultan gave Miss s
Roosevelt two fine pearls , perfectly L „
matched. They are unmounted. The
president's daughter has turned them
over to her fiance , Congressman Nich
olas Longworth , who will have them
made into a ring for her.
Miss Roosevelt's presents Include
many pieces of royal Satsuraa , given
her In Japan. Ono piece was over two
hundred years old.
It Is the Intention of the young lady
to give each of the members of the
party that accompanied her on the trip
some memento of the occasion from
among her presents. She has already
distributed among the younger Roose-
volts an assortment of Philippine
weapons.
WANTED Bright , honest young
man from Norfolk to prepare for payIng -
Ing position In Government Mall Ser-
vice. Box One , Cedar Rapids. la.
O. R. MEREDITH , D.O
OSTEOPATH.
Office , Cotton block , Ash 541 , real-
dence , 109 North Tenth street , 'phono
Ash 542.