THE NOHOLK WEEKLY NEWfr-JOUKJNAL FinDAV APt IL 231909
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.
Mrsl Warren of Tlldcn was In Nor
folk ,
William Carroll went to Dallas Wed-
ncstlay. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ICberly loft'for
Dallas , 8 , D.
P , H. Baker of Tlldcn was In Norfolk
on business.
M. C. Ilnzen IB in Center attending
district court ,
J , E , Hanso has been In Omaha on
a business trip.
Miss Lillian Fox returned at noon
from Rochester , Minn ,
W. H. Tackott of Gregory , S. D. ,
was In Norfolk Wednesday.
Mr , and Mrs. Charles Dcnlsh nnd
tholr two children have gone to Dallas ,
S. D.
P. F. Be-'ll left last evening for a
ten days' visit to his brothors's ranch
near Lusk , Wyo.
Mrs. F. E. Barntim and children
, fflBsod through Norfolk Jrom Bone-
Htccl to the old. homo at Still water ,
Minn.
Seymour Miller , a Northwestern con
ductor , has purchased two lots on
South Third street from L. P. Pose-
walk and will erect n nice homo on
the property.
J. H. Conley Has received further
word from Fremont to the effect that
his mother Is doing well. A few days
ago it was feared that Mrs. Conloy
could not recover but her condition is
now encouraging.
At a meeting held recently at Brls
tow , by representatives of the Fairfax
Mutual Telephone Co. , the Spencer In
dependent Telephone Co. and the Brls
tow Mutual Telephone Co. It was de
cided to build a copper toll line from
Lynch to Bonesteel , and later extend
to Dallas.
Mrs. Peter Unrtih and Miss Sophia
Ilnruh , wlfo find daughter of the Tyn
dall , S. D. , man who Is at Madison
waiting trial on the charge of de
frauding the Mennonlto Aid society
were in Norfolk over night , returning
to Tyndall after a visit with the
accused man at Madison. Unruh has
been suffering from an attack of
pneumonia and Is confined In the Madl
son hotel under guard.
Mrs. Carl Wilde left this morning
for New Ulra , Minn. , to bo present at
the funeral of her uncle , Jacob Pfen
nlnger. Mr. Pfennlnger , who was a
wealthy man , donated large sums of
money to charitable Istltutlons and to
the upbuilding of his city. Ho was one
of the pioneers who settled In early
years at New Ulm and one of the few
who escaped the slaughter and massa
ere In the great Indian uprising which
was In Its worst aspects around New
Ulm.
Ulm.Plalnvlew
Plalnvlew Republican : The board
of education met on Monday forenoon
and bids for the now school building
were opened. The contract was award
ed to the firm of Beckenhauer &
frt\tle'nIl"or'NbrfolRr \ 'Wl'HT.Prtlddir '
lives nt Randolph at present and W
H. Beckenhauer resides at Norfolk
Their bid was the lowest , $20,724
They allowed $500 for the old schoo
building which brings the cost of the
now building down to $20,224. Worl
on the excavation will begin next
week. Mr. Beckenhauer informed us
\ / \
that ho will employ as many Plalnvlew
men as possible while building and we
have always known him to be a man
who keeps his word.
As had been fonrod for several days
'Mrs. O. F. Ewlng , daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. McLaughlin of West Poln
and niece of Mrs , M. A. McMillan o
Norfolk , was unable to rally from he
weakened condition resulting from
lotig Illness and an operation , and sh
succumbed in San Antonio , Tex. , yes
terday. The remains will be brough
to West Point for burial and the fun
era ! will be held Friday of this week
Mrs. Ewlng was well known in Nor
folk nnd her friends here will be very
greatly grieved over announcement o
her death. She was prominent in the
social life of Sioux City and was a
leader there in the First Presbyterian
church. She had been a chronic suf
ferer from a comparatively minor com
plaint for years. Recently she wa
taken south In the hope that the
change of climate would prove bone
ficlal. She underwent an operation
nnd for a time hopes seemed justlfiet
that she would completely recpver
Last week she became weaker am
failed rapidly. The very best o
medical attention and nursing fallet
to avail. Mr. Ewlng was a promlnen
commercial traveler on this territorj
for years , but recently left the roat
for Mexican real estate business. B
sides the parents , Mrs. George Korb o
West Point , a sister , survives Mrs
Ewlng.
C. H. Groesbeck left Wednesday fo
Colome , one of the new Trlpp countj
towns.
Among the day's out of town vlsl
tors in Norfolk were : L. A. Hansen
F. Hansen , Tilden ; F. Soppe , Osmond
Ottoe Huebnor , Hosklns ; J. R. Nelson
St. Edward ; M. C. Beck , Dallas , S. D.
N. P. Jeppeson , Plalnvlew ; Wilfor
Standlford , Gregory , S. D. ; G.S
Holmes , Foster ; S. 0. Campbel
Creighton ; J. P. Bayne , Verdlgre ; J
M. Ba > ne , Gross ; Mrs. F. W. Glicl
Verdel ; R. Perrln , Wayne.
The W. C. T. U. met with Mrs. C. J
Llndstrom at 3 o'clock. /
Woods Cones , the Pierce banker
who recently went to Texas , is now i
Excelsior Springs , Mo. , for his healtl
J. L. Lough is preparing to lot th
contract for the erection of a two
story dwelling on South Eighth street
Rev. F..M. Slason , formerly of Nor
folk but now pastor of the Methodis
church at Nebraska CJty , closes th
Nebraska City lecture course at th
Overland theater by delivering a Ice
ture entitled , "Plus. "
Superintendent R. I. Elliott of Choi
dron , n former Norfolk boy , ha
been elected to the superlnten
dency of the Broken Bow school
At a salary of $1,500 which is $30
nero than hue ever bccn paid .to a BU-.C
orlntcndcnt In that city.
The Lndles' Aid society of the
Iflthodtst church will ho entertained
t the home or Mrs. C. J. Hlbben
Thursday afternoon Instead of at the
omo of Mrs. H. T. Donnor.
Fred Hellerman will not trade his
ilace with the Star Clothing company
or a Trlpp county farm. He drew No.
,748 In the land drawing. Ho U back
rom a visit to Gregory , having passed
ip his chance to file after looking over
ho country.
A letter has been received In Nor-
oik from Mrs. M. S. Jessup of Webb
City , Mo. , asking for details of the
nurder of the stranger near Plalnvlow [
March 1C. She has lost a son , Jeremy I
O. Jcssup , and as it was at flrst ,
bought the murdered man's name
vns Jessup , the woman saw a dispatch
eadlng her to believe that it was her
on whose body was cul to pieces u fi
ler a Burlington tralnx The man
dllcd , however , is believed to have
been Tobias Jasck.
Campbell Brothers' circus , nn an
nual visitor to this city , Is in Kansas
City for the entire week , playing in
onvention hall nnd drawing good
crowds. The circus was brought to
Cansas City for the benefit of the
Kansas City Zoological society. "Tho
canvas tent , " according to the Kansas
Ity star , is all that is lacking to make
of it a regulation summer circus.
There's plenty of red lemonade , ele
phants to spare , Timl everything to
satisfy the circus "bug" which wakes
ip this time of the year.
WETS" WIN INJOUTH DAKOTA
Burnslde Elected Mayor of Sioux Falls.
Fort Pterre Goes "Dry. "
Pierre , S. D. , April 21. Municipal
elections \\ere held In most of the
cities nnd towns of South Dakota yes
terday. The liquor question was the
absorbing Issue In most places , al
though the'commission form of gov
ernment was voted on by several of
the large cities.
George W. Burnslde was elected the
flrst mayor of Sioux Falls under the
commission plan. The majority for
license was the largest ever , returned
on the liquor issue. .
Mitchell reversed last year's vote
and decided to license saloons.
Fort Pierre , for the flrst time In Us
history , voted out saloons. Mlllbank
also went "dry. "
Every Incorporated city and town In
the Black Hills returned a majority
for license. Principal among these
places are Deadwood , Lead , Sturgis ,
Rapid City , Belle Fourche and Spear-
fish.
PRESBYTERY MEETS AT STUART.
Ministers From Nlobrara District
Gather Ten Counties Represented
Stuart , Neb. , April 21. Special to
* The"NewsH : The Nlobrara'Presbytery ,
covering the ten northeast counties of
Nebraska , convened in the Presby
terlan church at this place last night.
Rev. V. F. Wler of Randolph , the
retiring moderator , delivered the open
Ing sermon which was followed by an
address by Dr. S. W. Stookey , presi
dent of Bellevue college. .
Twenty-flve ministers and elders
were present at opening meeting. The
session will close tomorrow night.
Harned Suit Is Thrown Out.
Reno , Nev. , April 21. One of the
most important legal decisions ever
written in the district court of the
state of Nevada was handed down in
the second judicial district court by
Judge W. H. A. Pike of Reno , when
in an elaborate opinion on the mar
rlage and divorce laws of Nevada he
announced his refusal to entertain
jurisdiction of the proceedings begun
last July by Virginia Harned Sothern ,
the actress , for divorce from E. H.
Sothern.
Judge Pike's decision , condensed ,
settles beyond question the fact that
Virginia Harned Sothern cannot se
cure a divorce from her husband un
less either she or her husband comes
to the state and takes up such a real
dence liere as proves conclusively a
bona flde Intention to remain here.
Batoum , Russia , Open Again.
Batoum , Russia , April 21. The state
of selge that has been maintained here
for the past three years was raised
yesterday , the disorder and anarchy
that made the original decree neces
sary having subsided.
County Superintendent No Better.
Wayne , Neb. , April 21. County Sit
perlntendent Llttel , who has been sick
for several weeks of typhoid fever , is
not doing as well now. He took a turn
for the better about ten days ago , hul
since that time has not been improv
ing.
Big Smoker at Eagle Aerie.
The "after election" sraoKer of the
Norfolk Eagles held at Eagle hall is
a compliment to the three members
of the aerie who were honored at the
recent city election , Mayor John Fri
day , City Treasurer W. J. Stafford and
Councilman P. F. Dolln , resulted in
completely filling Eagle hall despite
the inclemency of the weather.
The early part of the evening was
Informal. At 10 o'clock an appetizing
lunch was served in the lodge room
under the direction of C. H. Groesbeck ,
chairman of the entertainment com
mlttce. The chairman admitted that
a "big feed" was the essential part ol
any good meeting and this was unanl
mously agreed to.
Many Speeches Made.
In the latter part of the evening a
number of Informal talks were made
the toastmaster , E. A. Bullock , calling
on avrious members of the order , ln <
eluding several out of town visitors. .
John Friday in a few brief remark
expressed his appreciation of the com
pllmont of the smoker and stated that
he hoped to ECO his administration
close with something definite accom
plished I for the good of the city. Pat
Dolin I "Jollied up" the crowd with a ,
llttlo 1 of his past political history. Ho
said that he had been elected to the
council two years ago on the repub
lican ticket hut that the republicans
apparently not being entirely satisfied
11 with him ho had run for re-election
on the democratic ticket. It was inti
mated that ho would bo elected on the
prohibition 1 ticket two years from
now. He declared that he made no
promises. 1 James H. Con Icy , a former
deputy grand president of the order
spoke on the Eagle motto , "Liberty ,
Truth , Justice and Equality" and gave
H an eloquent address of some length.
Former ' Mayor Clint Smith of Madison ,
C. < H. Groesbcck nnd many others
present 1 made brief remarks.
Those From Away.
Among those at thq smoker from
away were : B. S. Perrln of Wlnno-
teen ; Sam Marty of Crclghton ; John
Nowls and John Jacobson of Wlsner ;
Peter Davidson of Stanton ; George
W. Mungor ; Otto Schelble and L. F.
Koplln of Pllger ; C. S. Smith of Madi
son and Frank Backhaus , Charles
Smith , August Juhls and Mr. Schuftz
of Pierce.
Baskervllle Known Here.
Howard Baskervllle , the young
American who was killed in a battle
against the forces , of the , shah of Per
sia , Tuesday , was a former student at
Jcllevuo college and was personally
tnown to former Bellevue students in
Norfolk , among whom are Mrs. W. G.
P'ercy , Miss Mlno McNeely , Charles
Miller and Rev. E. F. Hammond , the
new pastor of the Presbyterian
church. A brother , Charles Basket
vllle , also a former Bellevue student ,
md a charge near Inrnan a short time
ago and visited friends in this city
last summer. Ho is now finishing
Princeton university.
The Baskervllle family home was
formerly at Spcarflsh , S. D , . The
The family has since moved to Royal
ton , Minn. The father is Rev. Henry
C. Baskervillo , a Presbyterian minis
ter.
Howard Baskerville was sent to Per
sia last fall by American Presby
terians. He was twenty-four years
old , unmarried and generally classed
by his acquaintances as rather ec
centric. . He became a teacher in a
Presb > terlan boy's school at Tabriz ,
Persia. . , .
The Associated Press dispatches
state that Baskerville was killed while
leading a sortie of nationalists from
Tabriz , the object of the expedition
being to open a way for bringing In
provisions of which the city was great
ly in need. The expedition was un
successful. Baskervllle had openly
allied himself with the revolutionary
movement and had resigned his post ,
following the course of the Presby'
terlan mission in disavowing his acts.
Mrs. Baskervllle tat hqr home in
Royalton was caj'led to the telephone
by the Associated Press and told of
the fate of her son in Persia. She
said the joung man was always of an
adventurous disposition and had en
tered the missionary service eleven
months ago. The mother had heard
nothing from him in some time.
Country Club to Be Formed.
A country club , with golf links , club
house , tennis courts , baseball grounds ,
etc. , is one of the probabilities of the
immediate future for Norfolk.
Plans for the club have been dls
cussed and have found favor. A meetIng -
Ing of the persons who have been dis
cussing the plans will be held at the ,
office of Mapes & Hazen at 8 o'clock
tonight to go Into details of the
scheme.
A location has not yet been selected
for the club grounds.
M. E. Minister's Meeting Here.
Methodist ministers of the Norfolk
district have been engaged In holding
a regular conference at the Methodist
church In this city. Bishop John L.
Nuelson of Omaha arrived here Wed
nesday and succeeded Dr. D. K. Tin-
dall as the presiding officer.
The conference adjourns Wednesday
evening with an address by Bishop"
Nuelson. The meeUng Is public.
Dr. J. W. Jennings , formerly of Nor
folk but now of Kansas city , delivered
an address Tuesday evening on the
subject of the Methodist publishing
house with which he Is connected.
The book concern has a capital ot | 4-
000,000 and is doing a business of
$2,000,000 annually.
Chancellor W. J. 'Davidson of Ne
braska Wesleyan university followed
Dr. Jennings with an inspiring ad
dress on 'Religion and Culture. " The
Wesleyan school formed part of the
subject matter of his discourse.
The speakers Tuesday afternoon
were Rev. C. N. Dawson of Omaha ,
Attorney M. C. Hazen of this city and
Rev. J. M. Leidy of Lyons.
Among the ministers in attendance
were : Dr. D. K. Tindall , district su
perintendent , Norfolk ; F. M. Durllner ,
Allen ; W. M. Gornall , Bancroft cir
cuit ; L. V. Slocumb , Beemer and
Wisner ; J. G. Galloway , Belden and
Sholes ; H. H. St. Louis , Bloomfleld ;
E. T. Antrim , Coleridge ; C. H. Moore ,
Creston and Humphrey ; G , E , Van
Hngen , Dakota City ; J. L. Phillips ,
Homer circuit ; Henry Trozona ,
Laurel ; J. M. Leady , Lyons ; C. W.
Roy , Norfolk ; John Crews , Blair ; W.
A. Romtnger , Pilger ; H. G. Langley ,
Ponca ' and Waterbury ; J. P. Yost , Ran
dolph' ; J. F. Poucher , Stanton : W. R.
Warren , Wakeflold ; A. E. Fowler ,
Wausa ; C. F. Sharpe , Wayne ; A. W.
Ahrendts , Wlnsldo ; Amos Fetzer ,
Wynot aud Spring Valley.
Ertlre Gravel Crew Poisoned.
Long Pine Journal ; Last Wednes
day ubout thirty of the men employed
In the Atkinson gravel pit were taken
violently ill and for a short time all
wprk at the pit was suspended , The i
men all take their meals at a boarding
car , where a largo amount4of canned
'goods ' are used. It IB thought that
some of these goods were poisoned as
all the men were taken sick Just after
the supper hour' Lyniun Cox , who
was one of the party , says there was
a lively time there for a few houis. AH
the tncn were at once given medical
care and none of the cases were fatal.
COLD RAIN AT NORFOLK.
Third of an Inch of Moisture Tem
perature at'Freezing ' Point.
A cold rain fell on Norfolk during
the early morning hours .31 of an
Inch , to bo exact. The mercury sank
to almost the freezing point 33.
THE SNOW AREA.
West From Atkinson , North From
Spencer Melts as Falls.
Reports received at Northwestern
railroad headquarters in Norfolk show
two to three Inches of snow west of
Atkinson to Deadwood and north of
Spencer Into the Rosebud country.
The snow melted as It fell.
Ainsworth , Neb. , April 21. Special
to The News : Snow fell hero yester
day lots of It.
In all the snowfall for the day on
this balmy twentieth of April , totaled
three Inches and a half.
The temperature was corresponding
ly low.
A Bear Story From Yankton.
YnuKton. 13 D. , April 21. Special to
The News : Close observers here of
the new movements' regaidlng the
Yankton-Norfolk are unable to make
out whether the latest project Is a
bluff or the real thing. At times people
ple are somewhat enthusiastic over
the prospects , then again they sort of
lose hope when things do not progress
as fast as they'd like.
Very Quiet In Yankton Right Now.
At present it is very quiet in Yank-
ton. There are none of the promoters
here at presentr Engineer YuIIle went
to Norfolk with Graham and has not
yet returned. Johnson , who is the
Bridge contractor , and Ogden , his fore
man , went to Chicago about the same
time and have "hot returned.
An Invoice of Material on Hand.
The News correspondent made an
Invoice of the jnaterlal on the ground
yesterday anff | found that about six
or seven carloads of ties have been un
loaded , also a carload of light lum
ber , presumably for shacks. There are
also two carloads of piling and one
hoisting englnp here.
In addition to this stuff , which is on
the track , theie is said to be a large
quantity of material stored In the
Queal lumber' yards , Including tools
of all kinds and a pile driver.
The only work done thus far was
(
the running pf a line from the old
depot which was built when the road
was projected twenty years ago , to
the grade which " was also completed
at that tlme.t" - ' " "
People here , sincerely hope the pro
ject is real , but there Is nothing yet
to indicate whether it is a bluff or not.
An Embarrassing Momant.
The author of "Collections and Rec
ollections" relates a personal experi
ence of uaviug said a "thing one would
rather have left unsaid. " Even after
the lapse of Twenty years , be udds ,
the recollection of the sensations of
the moment turns him hot with cha
grin.
grin.A
A remarkably pompous clergyman , a
diocesan Inspector of schools , once
showed me a theme on a Scriptural
subject wrlttetf-by a girl who was
trying to puss from the rank of a pupil
teacher to the'rank ' of schoolmistress
The thenie was full of absurd mis
takes , over which the Inspector laugh'
ed uproariously.
"Well , what do you think of that ? "
ho Inquired when I banded back the
paper.
"Oh , " said I in perfectly good faith ,
"the mistakes are bad enough , but the
writing Is far worse. It really is a
disgrace. "
"Tho writing ? What , my writing ? '
said the Inspector. "I copied the
theme out myself. "
The Bread nnd Pipe Baker.
Tup lecturer ut the cooking school
sometimes enlivened her remarks with
an anecdote.
"Tho eighteenth century baker , " she
said , "was a pipe cleaner as well. Just
as the barber a little earlier was a
surgeon. Everybody in those days
smoked clay pipes , provided , the same
as cups or spoons , by the coffee bousos
Well , each morning a waiter carried
his master's stock of pipes seine bun
dred perhaps to the nearest bakery.
The baker would boll them out , then
dip them in liquid llmo , then bake
them dry. They came out of the oven
as sweet and white as new. " New
Orleans Times-Democrat
INDIA 'GREAT NEED.
A New Grandmother , Says Sir Andrew
Fraser , and Tells Why.
Sir Andrew Fraser , K. C. S. I. , late
lieutenant governor of Bengal , India ,
who recently addressed a meeting of
the laymen's missionary movement in
the Mnje.stlc . theater in New York , said
that "tho greatest religious need of
India Is a new grandmother , " explain
Ing that the women of the zenana were
not the more slaves many supposed ,
but behind the curtain were a power
ful Influence In the affairs of the em
pire. If n Christian grandmother
could be established behind the cur
tain Christianity would be advanced
more rapidly. It was necessary to get
hold of the children , he said , to coun
teract the Influence of native teachers ,
who tell children that nil science is
false.
"Education nnd religion must go
hand In huiul In India. You cannot
divorce them. " snld the bymker ,
Sir Andrew came to New York on
his way to attend a general mission-
ary conference of British schools and
university clubs nt Toronto.
! Cht N w BoBtdtr.
"Wbnt UIU you mi.v J ' r inline was ? "
Inquires the landlady In u hour * * whis
per.
per."Ciimii.
" "
"Ciimii.
"Ladles and gentlemen , tbU U Mr.
Grant. "
She waves yen to a vacunt chair.
The young lady on your right drops n
half bow. Thr yo-mg gcntlumnu to
your left drops | > orV "hop. Tims ,
amid covert super * , 6up rcllloua glances
ami general nwkwHrdaufs , you take
your place among nu alien people.
"A nash house IniioiUictJon nhvn.rs
reminds me of a lulutlrcl show. " tic-
Clares the humorous boarder. "He
seated , gentlemen ; know cuob other
nud be acquainted. "
Whereat you must smile.
"Chase the cow this way , " continues
the humorous boarder in time honored
reference to the milk pitcher , whereat
you must guffaw ,
"You are always master of ceremo
nies , " says a young lady boarder to
the humorous one. "As for me , I'm
too timid. "
"Why are you timid ? "
"Ob. I'm so little ! "
"Sweot goods coino In small pack-
nges. "
"So does poison. "
Fine old repartee ! After dinner you
accond to your hall bedroom and won
der If you will ever bo at homo in this
coiinuuiy. But you know you will.
Within n mouth you will bo lending
money to the humorous boarder and
perhaps have u love affair started.
Puck.
Not a Success.
The manager of the subscription
book department was telling of some
of his experiences. "Tho funniest case J ;
I remember , " bo said , "was that of an ,
applicant for a Job at book canvassing
from whom I expected great things.
He made a careful study of the litera
ture we supplied him with and was
very enthusiastic. Judge of my sur
prise when the flrst morning he went
out back he came and handed in bis
resignation.
" 'But you should not be so easily
discouraged , ' I told him. 'Few makp
a success at the start , and you ac
knowledge that you went Into only
two places. '
" 'Only two , ' he said lugubriously.
'Ono was a real estate ngcnt , who per
suaded me to sign a contract for two
lots in Flzzlehurst , and the other was
a tailor , who sold me a suit of clothes
I didn't want. ' And , shaking bis head
mournfully , he mumbled 'Good day1
and went out. " Llpplncott's.
In the Hands of the Law.
An Impecunious young lawyer re
cently received the following letter
from a tailor to whom he was in
debted :
Dear Sir Kindly advise me by return
mall when I may expect a remittance
from you In Battlement of my account.
Yours truly. J. SNIPPEM.
The follower of Blackstone immedi
ately jeplied :
Dear Sir 1 have your request for ad
vice of o recent date and beg leave to
eay that , not having received any retain
er from you , I cannot act In the premises.
Upon receipt of your check for ? 2SO I shall
b very glad to look the matter up for
you and to acquaint you with the results
of my Investigations. I am , sir. with
treat respect , your most obedient servant ,
BARCLAY B. COKE.
Success Magazine.
Redundant Particulars.
Cleveland people consider the name
of their town sufficient us un address
without the addition of Ohio , and oue
protesting against the use of the name
of the state tells u Htory to Illustrate
the folly of redundant particulars. "It
reminds me , " he suld , "of the fussy
Englishman who weut up to St. Peter
and said. 'I'm from London. ' And
then , for fear the saiut might mix him
up with somebody else , he added ,
'London , England , you know. ' That
riled the good old gatekeeper. 'From
London , England , eh ? ' he said. 'Well.
Mr. Man from London , England , you're
knocking at the wrong door. Your
new address Is Sbeol. Brimstone coun
ty , Dominion of Lucifer ! ' " Exchange.
.The Gnu In the Zoo.
They've got a gnu In the zoo. It's anew
now gnu. That Is to say , no oue ever j
knew it there before. When it arrived 1
it had very little coat. Consequently
It was lu a state of gnudlty ; hence ,
this new ditty wo are composing on
the subject. But now it Is no longer
gnude. That new gnu knew some
thing aud grew a now coat for the
cold weather. If some people knew
what that new Nubian gnu knew , they
would keep their hair on. London
Scraps.
Importance of Vowels.
Do you fully realize the Importance
of the vowel "c" In English ? The 'In
scription. "Prsrvyprfctumvrkpthsprcp-
tstn , " over the Decalogue lu an Eng
lish country church puzzled people for
200 years. Pepper it properly with
"e's" and you may read , "Preserve , ye
perfect men ; over keep tbeso precepts
ten. " Easy , Isn't It ? Boston Globe.
Modest Modern Man.
Whatever may bo said of the modern
man , he cannot be said to be lacking In
modesty. While the ancients did their
almost to prove that they Issued from
the gods , wo do our best to demon
strate that wo have descended from
monkeys. Purls Journal.
Merely Local.
You UK Thomas , aflllctcd with a green
apple pain lu his midst , thus explained
his condition to his mother : "Mother ,
I've got an awful bad palu right in
the middle of my stomach , but the
rest of mo feels flnel" Llpplncott's.
In this world one must bo a llttlo
too kind to bo kind enough. Marl-
vaur.
Peace and War ,
"Peace hath her victories. " quoted
thb wise guy.
"Yes. but we generally have to fight
pretty hard for thum , " added the aim-
plo mug , Philadelphia Record.
THE MEASLES CANNIBAL
Msthod of Vancouver Island Tribe
to Drlv * Away Dlitait.
A few years ago nn epidemic of
measles broke out among the Indian
tribes living on Vancouver Island , In
British Columbia , not far from Fort
Rupert , nnd the shnmnna or medicine
men cnmo to the conclusion that n can-
nlbal sorcerer , whom they termed the
"tmmatsu" ( measles cannibal ) , was
slaying their children to cat them and
that he would continue to do so until
he was killed.
As they could not slay n Khoat in his
own person they arranged n ceremony
In which one of their number posed ns
the cannibal nnd was treated ns they
would have liked to treat the real foe.
This fact of a substitute was , of
course , not made public , only the med
icine men knowing the truth of the
matter.
Against n wall of rock was painted
nn Imitation opening , In the center of
which the "cannibal"
was fastened.
At the proper time , after going
through various Incantations , a coverIng -
Ing was jerked away , exposing the
cannibal apparently springing through
the solid rock. He was promptly grasp
ed by two of the priests , who dragged
htm out nnd rushed him through n flro
which was burning In front of the
place nnd which was surrounded by
nil the members of the trlbo beating
drums nnd singing nt the top of their
voices. By some Jugglery the cnnnl-
bnl was got fid of , nnd the people were
told that ho had flown nwny through
the air and would not como back.
After thin ceremony had been re
peated several times to put nn end to
other epidemics , which were only too
prevalent among the Indians , it grow
Into a sort of annual affair , managed
by the members of n secret society
whose members know that the sup
posed "humntsu" was only a man.
Scientific American.
Tco Much Equality.
"Why arc you soexed , Irmn ? "
"I nin HO exasperated : I attended
the meeting of the Social Equality
league , nnd my parlor maid presided
nnd had the audacity to call me to
order three ttrocsi" Fllcgcnde Blatter.
Rare Combinations.
"Tbe time , the plnco and the girl-
how seldom we see them together ! "
"And another rare combination is-thc
man , the soheire nnd the coin. " Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
The Bank Could Stand It.
A westeru lawyer tells of 'a remark
able Instance of the convincing power
of feminine logic as evidenced by an
occurrence which ho once witnessed
vlille standing on the edge of a crowd
that was besieging the doors of a bank
supposed to be on the point of sus
pending payment.
A conversation between a rosy cheek
ed Irishwoman and her husband , who
were near the lawyer , at once attract
ed bis attention.
"Mary , " said the man , "we must
push up , so ye can dbraw your money
at onct ! "
"But I don't want to draw It out ,
Roger , " replied Mary placidly.
"Don't ye know , Mary , " persisted the
husband , "that they'll lose your mon
ey for yo If ye don't hurry t' dbraw H
ont ? "
"An * shure , Roger , " retorted Mary ,
' 'ain't they better able to lose It than
we are ? "
Roger was stunned by this unan
swerable logic , nnd nfter a few more
words the two withdrew. Fortunate
ly the bank survived Its difficulties ,
and no depositor lost a cent. Harper's.
A Purse For the Bride.
Some brides may be inclined to re
gret that the old marriage custom of
the dow purse has fallen Into disuse.
It was the custom of the bridegroom
to fill a purse with a goodly sum of
money and present it to the bride on
the wedding day as the price of the
purchase of her person. It sounds like
slavery , like the buying of goods and
chattels , .vet the bride had a nice lit
tle sum of money for her own use.
gome of the oldest Inhabitants of
Cumberland may remember a similar
custom lu that county. The bride-
groom provided himself with n num
ber of gold and silver pieces , nnd ut
the words "with all my worldly goods
I thee endow" ho handed the clergy
man his fee and poured the other
coins into n handkerchief held out for
that purpose by the bride. In other
places , again , the bride had the right
to ask her husband for n gift of money
or property on the day after the wed
ding , and he was bound in honor to
grant the request. London Answers.
Sixty Kinds of Bananas.
To most persons in the temperate
zones a banana Isa banana. But the
truth Is that there are over sixty
known varieties of the fruit , with ns
great or greater variation In character
as in the different kinds of apples.
Ilawall Is said to have something over
forty distinct varieties of the fruit , |
most of which have been introduced
by the whites. Some of these are of
extrcmclv delicate and delicious flavor ,
while other kinds are used , if at all ,
only when cooked in various ways.
There Is scarcely a city house lot or
country "kuleana" or homestead which
does not have a clump or two of ba-
nanns , which grow with practically no
care , new plants or suckers shooting
up to replace the ones which have
fruited nnd been removed. Los An
geles Times.
The Bee's Market Basket.
Every bco cnrrles his marker basket
around his hind legs. Any one exam
ining the body of the bee through n
mlcroJcope will 'observe that on the
bind legs of the creature there Is a
fringe of stiff hairs on the surface , the
hairs approaching each other at the
lips , so as to form a sort of cage. This
Is the bee's basket , and Into it after
a Biicccbsful journey he will cram
enough pollen to last hlin for two or
three days.
Sioux Falls Old Settler's Picnic.
Sioux Falls , April 22. The board ol
directors of the Early Scttlorn' IIBRO-
elation of Mlnnehaha count } him se
lected Tuesday , Juno 17 , as the time
for the annual gathering and plcnle
of the members of the aiisoclr.llon to-
which the general public is Invited.
The picnics of this association are tk -
big oventH of the kind each year to , ,
South Dakota , ns it Is not uncoinaM * *
for 10,000 or 12,000 people to nttcaft
them. The picnic will be hold on the
permanent grounds of the association
nt John Thompnon's grove near Baltic ,
north of Sioux Falls.
Bank for Wltten , Trlpp County. .
Pierre , S. D. , April 22. Articlesot
incorporation have been Illod for a
new bank nt Wlttcii , in Trlpp county.
The now Institution will hear the nnmo
of the Atlas State hank. The organIzers -
Izers nro Fred and Churlea Worcester ,
who recently came to South Dakota
from Irotou , In , , and H. F. Slaughter ,
of Gregory , this state. The bank begins -
gins business with n capital ot $5.000.
"
Wets In Big Majority at Dallas.
Dallas , S. D. , April 22. At the city
election the following were olcctod on
the citizens ticket without opposition ; .
Mayor , Ford Relchnmii ; trcasurur.
Ford Guugthnor ; Justice of the pouco.
A. W. Stow ; police Judge , Mart Coff-
mnn. The wets carried the city by a
vote of 243 to 20.
Not Much Headway.
Pierre , S. D. , April 22. The con-
ruction of the now capital building
Is progressing slowly , amount of work
done so far falling below that of the
same time last year.
Farming Replaces Grazing.
Pierre , S. D. , April 22. The Ka-
doka Press In commenting on the
change from a grazing to a farming
country In southwestern Stanley coun
ty shows that In Cedar township ,
there will bo 2,000 crops put in for
that township.
To Sprint Toward Governor's Chair :
Lincoln , April 22. Word comes
from David City that former State Sen
ator Charles H. Aldrlch , who was de
feated for congress in the republican
primaries of the Fourth district last
fall will shortly anounce his candid
acy for goveror on a temperance plat
form. .
Idlcatlons now point to a warm con
test for the republican nomination. A
considerable sentiment has appeared
demanding that Sheldon run. again ,
while "Undo Dim" Nottleton of Clay. ,
Will Hayward of Otoe , C. B. Ander
son of Crete and Snnator Myers ot
Newport are also mentioned.
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Drinking Rain or Snow.
Royal , Neb. , April 22. Special to- -
The News : A local man said to an
other here yesterday : "Let's take a *
drink. What'll you have rnln or"
snow ? "
Trout for Verdlgre Creek.
Royal , Neo. , April 22. Special to
The News : The fishing club of Royal
has just received eight cans of trout
for the Verdigre creek , which iq well
protected and furnished by the state
fish commission.
Order of Hearing of Final Account.
In the county court of Madison county ,
Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of Ralph
L. Bronsch , deceased.
Now , on the twenty-first day ot
April , 1909 , came Burt t.npes , the ad-
ministintor do bonls non of said es
tate , and prays for leave to render an
account as such administrator.
It is therefore ordered that the
twentieth day of May , 1909 , at 1
o'clock p. m. , at my office in Madison ,
Nebraska , be fixed as the time and ,
place for examining and allowing such
account. And the heirs of said de
ceased , and all persons interested in
said estate , aie required to appear at
the time and place bo designated , and
show cause , If such exists , why said
account should not be allowed.
It Is further ordered that said Burt
Mapes , administrator , give notlco to
all persons Interested in said estate
by causing a copy of this order to bo
published in the Norfolk Weekly News-
Journal , a newspaper printed and In.
general circulation In said county for
thiee weeks prior to the day set for
said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my of
ficial seal this twenty-first day of
April , A. D. 190D.
William Bates ,
( Seal. ) County Judge.
Order of Hearing of Final Account.
In the county court of Madison county ,
Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of C. W.
Braasch , deceased.
Now , on the twenty-first day oC
April , 1909 , came Burt Mapcs , the
executor * of said estate , and prays for
leave to render' an account as sucli
executor.
It is therefore ordered that the
twentieth day of May , 1909 , at I
o'clock p. m. , at my office In Madison ,
Nebrabka , be fixed as the time and
place for examining and allowing such
account. And the heirs of said deceased -
ceased , and all persons interested In
said estate , are required to appear at
the time and place so designated , and
show cause , if such exists , why said
account should not be allowed.
It Is further ordered that snld Burt
Mnpes , executor , give notlco to nil
persons Interested in said estate by
causing a copy of this order to bo pub
lished in the Norfolk Weekly Nows-
Journnl , a newspaper printed and in
genornl circulation in said county for
three weeks prior to the day set for
said hearing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto -
unto set my hand and affixed my of
ficial seal this twenty-first day of
April , A. D. 1909.
William , Bates ,
( Seal. ) County Judge.