f , THE NOKOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JO UIIN A LFIUDAY JUNE 25 1909
SOCIETY
Pleaiurei of the Week.
Mrs. C. 13. Burnhnrn niul Mrs. 8 , M.
JJnulon gave a luncheon Thursday at
the homo of the former , complimen
tary to the Misses Reynolds of Chi
cago. In n homo beautifully decorated
with ( lowers n delightful luncheon was
Borvod , nnil punch proved very accept-
nblo during the heat of the afternoon.
At the cloRO of the bridge games , Miss
Helen Brldgo received the prize , n
nandsomo lace center piece , which was
appropriately bestowed In view of her
npproachlng wedding.
Mrs. Storrs Mathewson gave a lunch
eon Wodtiomlay In honor of Miss Rey
nolds and Miss Elizabeth Reynolds ,
who nro bore from Chicago visiting
their brother , C. H. Reynolds. The
Kucsts were seated nt Rinall tables and
served with n delightful threo-courso
luncheon. Later the guests played
bridge , mid nt the close of the games
Jt wna found thnt Mrs. N. A. Hnlnbolt
liold high score and was entitled to
the prize.
The birthday party for Mrs. Emlllo
IMlttelstndt Thursday afternoon was
iillundod by the following guests from
aiwny : Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmodo
nd children of Wlnsor , Colo. ; Mr. and
TUrs. 0. A. Mlttolstadt and children of
Wlnsldo ; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Mlttel
stadt , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mlttol
atndt and Mrs. John Bruce and clitl
tlron of Laurel.
Friday the Misses Reynolds of Chi
en govoro again guests of honor at a
1 o'clock luncheon , given by Mrs. Sol
G. Mayor. Sixteen guests were seated
nt daintily laid tables in the midst of
a profusion of beautiful cut flowers.
The prlzo for the bridge games , a
liandsomo cut glass fern dish , went
to ono of the guests of honor , Miss
.Reynolds.
"Miss Bernice Barrett was 11 years
old on Friday , her birthday being col-
cbrated by n party at the homo of her
mother , Mrs. B. W. Barrett , on South
Eighth street. Seventeen little girls
were present.
A "shower" for Miss Glennlo Ship-
pee Was given Monday evening at the
"W. II. Shlppeo home , ten former class
mates In the Norfolk high school
spending a Jolly evening with the
.forldo-to-bo.
The Ladles society of the First Con
gregational church held the last meetIng -
Ing of the year at the church parlors
Thursday afternoon , on which occa
sion Mesdames Violo and Panglo were
hostesses.
A company of about thirty young
ladles attended a Jolly granite
"shower" given by Miss May Johnson
Monday evening for Miss Clara Rudat
at the I. J. Johnson home on Norfolk
avenue.
Judge and Mrs. I. Powers last Sat
urday evening entertained a small
company at a 0:30 : o'clock dinner , the
party being complimentary to Miss
Clara Rudat.
A birthday party was given for Miss
'Martha Brown Thursday evening nt
the J. W. Brown homo , on South Eleventh
enth street. It was her seventeenth
birthday.
Miss Gladys Weaver was "surprls
cd" Tuesday evening by a party of
friends. A pleasant evening followed.
"Mrs. E. E. Coleman entertained the
P. B. T. club nt her home on Pierce
street last Tuesday afternoon.
The ladles altar society cf the Cath
olic church met Thursday with Mrs
E. B. Kauffman.
Personal.
C. E. Burnham , past grand master
of Nebraska Masons , and A. H. Vlele
deputy grand master , were in Plain
view Tuesday evening and Installed
the newly elected officers of the Plain
view Masonic lodge at a Joint semi
public Installation by the blue lodge
and the Eastern Star.
Miss Durland and Miss Etta Durland
left Friday morning for Kansas City
where they will visit Mrs. Etta Dur
land for two weeks. From there they
will go to Washington , D. C. , for a
visit , and then to Orange county , New
York , to spend the summer.
"Fritz and Arden Bucholz came up
from Omaha on Sunday to spend two
weeks nt the home of their grandpa
rents , Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Ralnbolt
while Mr. and Mrs. Bucholz go to So
nttle to attend the National Bankers
convention.
Mabel and Louise Odlor.no , Ruth ant
Daisy Davenport went to Stanton on
Tuesday to attend the birthday party
of Gretchon Pllger , daughter of Mr
and Mrs. A. Pllger. The Davonpor
children did not return until last even
Ing.
Wayne Democrat : Miss C. M. White
accompanied her nieces , Ruth and
Edith White , as far as Sioux City last
Friday on their way to spend the sum
mer with their father in South Dakota.
C. L. Williams has rented ono of the
Rnnsch cottages on North Eleventh
street where ho and his sister , who
will be here next week from Indianap
olis , will go to housekeeping.
Miss Helen Reynolds returned Sat
urday from a week's visit at Inman In
the home of Mrs. Leon Tompklns.
Mrs. A. J. Durland spent Tuesday
and Wednesday In Stanton , the guest
of Mrs. John Ehrhardt.
Wayne Democrat : Miss ReglnaMc-
Gahn of. Norfolk wan the guest of the
Itssos Margaret Pryor and Agnes
ihnmion the past week.
Misses Marlon and Josephine May-
ard went to Madison Friday to attend
ho birthday party of Victor Davoh-
lort on Saturday.
Mrs. W. E. Powers of Pierce spent
evoral days this week with Mrs. Aug-
ist Hlcsnu.
Mrs. D. Baum , who has been quite
11 for BOIUO time , is very much im
proved.
Miss Mary Odiorno spent the week
n Plalnvlow visiting with Miss Loulso
lote.
Wllllams-Shlppee.
At the homo of the bride's parents ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shlppee at 117
South Blatn street , In the presence of
n few Intimate friends and Immediate
relatives , the marriage of Homer Will-
ams and Miss Glennlo Shlppoo took
) lace promptly nt 10:30 : this morning.
The wedding service was begun by
Miss Helen Herrmann singing "Oh
romlso Mo. " Immediately after this
slio played the Mendelssohn wedding
nnrch , the wedding party entering.
Rev. John E. Craig , pastor of the Second
end Congregational church , then pro-
lounced the wedding ritual , using the
beautiful ring service.
Little Fern Shlppee , a cousin of the
brldo , acted as ring bearer , accom-
mnylng the brldo. Miss Bonnie Shlp
pee , gowned In pink silk and carrying
[ ) lnk roses , acted as bridesmaid.
Frank Rnubach of Pierce acted as best
nan.
nan.Tho
The brldo was becomingly gowned
n white sheer flaxen , trimmed in
dainty mechlln lace. She carried white
roses.
The house was prettily decorated ,
pink and white roses be'ng used.
A three-course wedding breakfast
ivas served at the close of the cere
mony.
The brldo is the oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shlppeo of this
city , and has spent all her life In Nor-
'oik. Since graduating from the Nor
folk high school , In 1907 , Miss Ship-
pee has taught three terms of school
successfully. She has many friends
n Norfolk.
The groom Is a son of Mrs. B. P.
Plppen. He is employed by the North
western as a brakeman and is popular
among Norfolk railroad men.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams left for Oma
ha at 12:50. : They will visit friends
n Omaha and St. Louis and will stop
at one or two Missouri points for
brief visits. They expect to be at
lomo to their friends nt 423 South
Fifth street after July 12.
Hymcnlal.
The marriage of Miss Pearl McCor-
mlck , for the last few years a popu-
ar Instructor in the Norfolk city
schools , to Perry H. DIngman , a
Northwestern conductor , will take
place on Wednesday of the coming
week at Scranton la. Mr. and Mrs.
DIngmnn will make their home In this
city and will be at home to friends
after July 15.
The marriage of B. F. Blorer and
Miss Pearl Reese will take place In
Norfolk Thursday morning at the
: iome of the bride's sister , Mrs. L. M.
Beeler , on North Ninth street. Mr.
Blerer formerly lived at Oakdalo but
Is now In the automobile business In
Council Bluffs , where he and his bride
will make their home.
Norfolk friends have received word
of the marriage of Myson Victor Pat
terson , formerly of this city , to Miss
Jean Roscoe of Duluth , Minn. , June 6.
The groom is the third son of H. H.
Patterson , who formerly operated the
electric light plant and the Pacific
hotel here. Mrs. Patterson is now
living at Duluth.
John A. Johnson and Miss Clara Ru
dat will be married at 2:30 : o'clock
Monday afternoon at the home of the
bride's mother , Mrs. Augusta Rudat
Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , officiating.
Coming Events.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Mathewson have Is
sued invitations for a dinner party at
6:30 : Tuesday evening at their homo
on Koonlgsteln avenue.
Seymour-Rucker.
AInsworth , Neb. , Juno 19. Specla
to The News : Miss Ada Clara Rucker
and Ralph D. Seymour were mnrrlet
at noon Wednesday by Rev. Hugh Cllf
ford Van Valkonburgh of the Alns
worth Congregational church , at the
home of the bride on the Rucker
ranch , twelve miles southeast of Alns
worth , In the presence 'of the Immedl
ate members of the two families.
The bride was raised In Lincoln and
is a graduate of the Lincoln hlgl
school. She came here with her pa
rents in March , 1908 , and has made
hosts of friends by her gracious man
ner and winning ways. The groom
was raised at Donlson , In. , Is a grad
uate of the Iowa college , at Ames , and
is a civil engineer by profession. Ho
Is the county surveyor of Brown coun
ty , ns well as the proprietor of the Sey
mour ranch , eleven miles south 'of
AInsworth.
The happy couple will be nt homo on
the Seymour ranch after July 1 , 1909.
They make a worthy couple and
have the best wishes of a largo circle
of friends In this county and else
where.
Wayne Normal Nptes.
The summer term is n record break
er as to attendance. Every depart
ment Is well filled.
The manual training department la
very popular. So many teachers are
taking advantage of the courses of
fered.
Miss Carroll , of the department of
elocution , will give a program In the
near future. This entertainment will
be given In the chapel , and all
mvo an opportunity to hoar hor.
Many of the teachers liavo taken ad-
antago of the course offered In do
mestic science. Not only nro the la
dles enrolling In this class , but souio
of the gentlemen , ns well.
Miss Suslo McGco , who has been a
althful student for several years ,
brought her sister and two cousins
vlth her this term.
Arthur Anderson , scientific" 1908 ,
brought with him eight students. Loy
al students llkb him nro numerous and
are appreciated.
The reception given by the chrls-
tan associations Tuesday evening was
n pleasant affair. It gave the now stu
dents an opportunity to moot the fac
ulty and former students.
Our Mutual Friend.
John M. McAllister of Nollgh has
written this poem , following the pois
oning this week of n fine bird dog bo-
onglng to J. C. Jenkins , by an un
scrupulous flond who Is said to have
been making It his business of late In
trying to got rid of the most valuable
dogs In Ncllgh. The poem is pub-
Ished at the request of several Nollgh
friends of "Joo" :
Only a dog possosed of the traits
Common to all dog-kind ,
Only 'a dog , but ho patiently waits ,
Seeking his master's mind.
Expectant ho stands , for ho knows the
Joys
Of a frolic o'or valley and plain ,
Of the roar of the gun and the shout
of the boys
And his master's unerring aim.
Only a dog , devoid of a soul
Not worth a passing thought ,
Yet , somehow , wo miss him as home
ward we stroll
Recounting pleasures forgot.
Only a dog my faithful Joe ,
Our friendship began long past ;
You never betrayed mo to friend or
foe ;
I believed you , old boy , to the last.
Only a dog well , perhaps I'm a fool ,
But my eyes are dim today
And a chase o'er the fields or the fish
ing pool
Have no charms to lure me away.
For my dog Is gone ; no longer he
waits
At my office door till I come ,
And I seem to feel that the Open Gates
Stand ajar for all who roam ,
And sometime my turn will como to go
To the land where all is rest ,
My labors ended , and shall'I know
That I have strlved to do my best ?
So , If in memory I still bring Joy
To the hearts of those I have loved ,
As your life does mine today , old boy ,
I shall never regret the great move.
John M. McAllister.
CONFIRMATION SUNDAY.
Eighteen Young People at St. Paul's
Church In This Year's Class.
A class of eighteen will be confirm
ed at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran
church Sunday morning. This will be
the first June confirmation ever held
In Norfolk by a Lutheran church.
The young people who compose the
class are :
Alma Winter , Helena Hllle , Mar
garet Grimm , Irene Winter , Esther
Brnasch , Helena Schoenfeld , Hattle
Uttecht , Elsie Uecker , Dora Bern
liardt , Louise Ebeling , Leona Hart-
nmnn , Arnold Duehrlng , Hermann
Klug , Albert Raasch , Ervln Klug , Leo
Macihmuller , Otto Retzloff , Arthur
Wagner.
Madison Department Coming.
Madison Star-Mall : A communica
tion was received from the committee
on arrangements of the Norfolk
Fourth of July celebration asking the
Madison fire department to come to
Norfolk to take part In the parade.
The fire department will go to Nor
folk on July 3 in uniform to celebrate.
Madison will go to Norfolk this year
in a body. Arrangements are being
made to take the delegation from here
to Norfolk on the morning freight and
return In the evening after the fire
works.
fhe Acrobat ArtlTt
It Is In the visible expression of
strength , grace and vitality that the
artist of the circus holds himself at
one with the painter and sculptor , but
his art. like that of the actor , Is necca
sarlly alive and impermanent Let the
painter sot on canvas his fixed pre
sentment of lion , tlacr or leopard , and
the trainer , by his dangerous medium
of whip and training stick , will make
the living animals exhibit endless
graces of subtle line and lovely color.
When be puts bis heud in the lion's
mouth , believe me , be considers It
nothing hotter than n. concession to
tht > Krouiidllngs , a mere vulgar , nee
pssnry potboiler. When he compels
the great tavny thing to repeat the
grace of n natural movement , the
training of wild animals being always
nlonj : the line of what they do not
tirnlly. and Imp In n long , gracious
eurvo aiToss the arena to an unstable
landing on n rolling sphere , he feels
that he Is doing something worthy of
himself and his animals. Or , again ,
let thp sculptor depict a flying Mer
cury ; Mercury must nt least have a
point of arrival or departure. But for
ono brief moment the young woman
of tbo circus , swinging through space
from ono trapeze to another , Is the
grace of IMP rlylng Mercury. To at
tain this moment of self expression
she has given as long and arduous nn
apprenticeship as the artist who works
In clay , bronze or marble. Ralph Ber
Bongrcn In Atlantic.
Thought It Was a Proposal.
Scene Cab stand near London. Lad ;
distributing tracts , hands one to cat
by , who glances at It , hands It back
and says politely , "Thank you , lady
but I'm a married man. " Lady nerv
ously looks at the title and , reading
"Abide with mo , ' ' hurriedly departs , t
the great amusement of cabby. Lon
don 8par Moment * . > <
MS * BO *
TAFT AS A f
Practical Joke Played by Presi
dent on Newspaper Man.
"GET UP , THEREI" HE ROARED
Absentmlnded Correspondent Sat Still
s a Thousand Virginians Ron te
Honor Chief Executive Sorry Jim
Wasn't Among Journalists He Madt
Comfortable In His Private Car.
President Tnft's humorous disposi
tion Is well known , but ho came to
the front as a practical Joker on hla
recent trip to Petersburg , Vn. . and
Clmrlotto , N. 0. At Petersburg ho had
luncheon on the veranda nf a beauti
ful southern mansion , and In front of
him on the lawn were 1,000 men of the
F. p. V.'s. At the table nearest the
veranda were the newspaper men of
the Taft'party , most of whom had
been with him In the campaign , to
Panama and , one of them , around the
world.
A picture was to bo taken , and Pres
ident Taft , accompanied by two gov
ernors , senators , several congressmen
ami a lot of colonels of stuff In gold
braid , ranged themselves on the steps.
When the president stood all of the
1,000 men on the lawn rose to their
feet except one newspaper man. He
was tired , had seen n lot of things
like that and was n little bored. Be
sides , ho was thinking about some
thing else. The president , within ten
feet of this first table , happened to see
the newspaper man sitting In his chair
and gazing disinterestedly about , and ,
pointing n commanding finger , he
shouted :
"Get up , there ! "
The newspaper man , recognizing the
familiar voice raised to riot call vol
ume , looked about alertly for the
source of trouble , no saw nothing to
cause alarm , but the next moment was
Jerked to his foct by a etout hand In
serted In his collar :
"Get up ! " commanded a voice In his
ear. "He's got a right to order you
to stand 1"
The newspaper man Blood obedient
ly , still held by the Indignant Virginian
who had yanked him from the chair.
That night , leaving Petersburg to
go to Charlotte , the president discov
ered that , while he had a private cor
and could sleep In comparative com
fort all the way , any one trying to
keep up with him would have to
change cars twice in the night and
lese any seasonable chance to rest
Captain Archibald Butt , bis military
aid , discovered this fact and gnvo It
to the president Mr. Taft at once
invited the newspaper men of the
traveling party Into his car.
"There's no nso .Ja , you Jolks having
a bard night , " be said. "I don't know
how many extra berths we've got In
this carriage , but Archie , " as the pres
ident calls bis aid , "will do the best
ho can. By the way , whero's Jim ? "
Jim was the friend who bad been
ordered to get up. He bad gone on
to Charlotte by another route. The
president sincerely expressed the hope
that he wasn't "sore" and said good
night.
It was found that there were three
vacant berths In the president's car ,
BO the six newspaper men drew lots ,
and three of thorn slept on mattresses
on the floor of the drawing room. It
was comfortable , and , more. Important ,
they were on time for the next day's
work.
In the morning the man ordered to
get up , arriving on another train at
the same station , walked into the pres
ident's car. Mr. Taft reached out bia
band and shouted :
"Why , hello , Jim ! I haven't seen
you for a long time. "
"You saw me all right yesterday ,
Mr. President , " said the newspaper
man.
"Well , " said the president , with mock
severity , "will you stand up when you
ECO me again ? "
"I haven't been able to Bit still
since , " said the victim of tbo Joke
gloomily.
The president spoke with earnestness -
ness of bis two days at Petersburg and
Charlotte. Ho felt , be said , that the
reception , not to him , but to tbo presi
dent of the United States , was sincere.
Washington Cor. New York World.
TOMB UNDER HIS LAWN.
Ocean Park , Cat. , to Harbor Arliona
Mining Man's Strange Whim.
Permission to build a tomb beneath
the lawn of his luxurious homo on
St Mark's boulevard and Coeur
d'Alcne street as a future burial place
for himself and wife was granted the
other night by the city trustees of
Ocean Park , a suburb of Los Angeles ,
Cal. , to Ennls F. Kellner , ' a mining
man and broker.
Mr. Kellner , who Is president of tbo
Globe Bank and Savings company at
Globe , Ariz. , says that ho has secured
the consent of his neighbors to the
plan and that In bis will ho will pro
vide for having his body placed in a
casket made of Arizona copper.
The only outward sign that graves
re beneath the lawn-will be a head
stone or monument made from Ari
zona porphyry.
Horned Toads For Hatpins ,
Two thousand horned toads from
Texas are going through the metallz-
Ing process at a metallic reproduction
plant at Waukegan , 111. , and being
formed into hatpins. To make each
pin a fresh toad Is needed. It In chlo
reformed before being put into the
process. Tim company plans to put
out 80,000 of these toad pins. Tbo idea
of using thorn for hatpins Is expected
to appeal to the women who like fads.
The most Important w < mt ad In to
day's paper will accomplish something
important and worth while ; some
thing that may affect even you or your
affairs.
TEST RIDE FOR RACE HORSE.
Trip From New York to Chicago and
Return to Show Endurance.
Starting from the Herald building in
Now York at 10 o'clock the other morn
ing , mounted on the six-year-old thor
oughbred Estoban , H. H. Wonthorly
sot out on an Interesting rldo of 2,000
miles tq the Chicago Rccord-IIcrnld
building In Chicago and return In a
test of endurance , doHlgned to demon
strate the fallacy of the statement that
"the modem race horse off the track
is good for nothing but food for the
hounds. "
A journey of this distance baa never
been accomplished , If It has been at
tempted , with n twentieth century
thoroughbred In the United States , or
any other , so far ns known , and its
progress will be followed eagerly by
olllclnls of tbo war department , the
Jockey club and all Interested In tryIng -
Ing out the high mettled racer under
conditions such ns n cavalry horse
would have to endure ,
Estcban is n typical twentieth cen
tury racer , and If be can endure the
test to which Mr. Wcnthurly purposes
to put him the latter day thoroughbred
will be vindicated. IIo is light client-
nut or sorrel in color , sixteen hands
high , rather long of leg and light of/
bone and ut n casual glance does not
give the Impression of being n rugged
horso. But Mr.Veatherly says ho Is
n big feeder , always ready for his din
ner and always ready for a gallop.
Estcban was bred at the famous
Raneocas stud established by Pierre
Lorlllard at Jobstown , N. J. , and was
got by Locohntchlc , n noted race horse
and n son of Ououdngn and Sophronln
by Ten Broock. The dam of Estobnn
was Flash , by Ventilator , grandam
Molly Walton , by Mortemer , out of
Florence ( dam of Hindoo and gran ,
dam of Fircnzl ) , by Lexington. Estc-
ban was trained and raced as a two-
year-old and as a three-year-old ran
creditably up to one mile.
No schedule was laid ont for the
2,000 milo trip to Chicago and return ,
but the rider of the horse expects to
mnko it in forty days , thus doing an
average of fifty miles a day.
Mr. Weatherly Is an experienced
long distance rider. Ho was born In
England , served In the British army
with the Tenth hussars In 1882 and
from 1880 to 1891 was corporal and
sergeant In the northwest mounted
police force of Canada.
Mr. Weatherly Intends to feed , wa
ter and cnro for Esteban himself. He
will rldo about eight hours n day and
will take advantage of soft earth roads
whenever possible In order to keep his
horse from becoming footsore. When
macadam turnpikes are encountered
ho will take to the grass nt the side of
the road to avoid the hard footing.
Mr. Weatherly is about forty-five
years of age. His weight Is 132 pounds.
LARGEST OF STATUES.
Colossal Effigy of Victor Emmanuel II.
Cast For Capitol at Rome.
The bronze equestrian statue of Vic
tor Emmanuel II. , Intended to sur
mount the monument to the first king
of Italy on the capltol at Rome , has
recently been cast Owing to the huge
proportions of the statue which Is the
largest In the world , special molds had
to be provided for the casting. They
were divided Into thirteen sections.
An Idea of the colossal size of the
statue may bo formed from the fol
lowing figures : The king's sword is
over twelve feet in length and weighs
about 775 pounds. Tbe harness weighs
over four tons. Over thirteen tons of
metal were used in casting the horse's
chest and body , while the head of the
king , including the helmet , measures
seven feet and weighs 40,250 pounds.
There Is room for thirty men inside
the hollow body. Its size is unparal
leled In history or lepend , with the ex
ception of the celebrated wooden horse
fabled to bare been used at the siege
of Troy.
MARATHON RACE AT NIGHT.
Rutland ( Vt. ) County Fair Plans Ont
to Be Held In September.
A Marathon race of the full distance ,
20 miles 285 yards , will probably IK
one of the features of the Rutland
county fair at Rutland , Vt , in Septem
ber , and it Is planned to bold tbo con
test nt night
Secretary W. K. Farnsworth bat
been in communication with George
V. Brown , manager of the Boston Ath
letic association , regarding the race.
The plan is to have some of the best
long distance men enter the contest
and to have the track at tbo fall
grounds lighted by electricity.
First German Prince In Trade.
Prince Henry XXXH. of Rcuss re
cently passed his examination at the
Commercial academy at Cologne , Ger
many , whereby he secures a diploma
as a qualified merchant The prince ,
who has been studying nt the Cologne
Commercial college for two years , is
the first prlnco in Germany who hat
trained himself for n commercial ca
reer. He will folioup his successful
examination by entering the office of
n great Hamburg merchant ns a volun
tary unpaid clerk ( < nnd in this capacity
ho will serve his apprenticeship. His
cbolco of n business calling is regarded
as a remarkable sign of tbo times.
Hen's Nest on Wheels.
James Strong of Wainscot , N. J. , has
a black hen five years old which in
sists on laying an egg each day in the
Strong baby carriage , Dally she flut
ters up to the nil ! of the ball window ,
clucks until pome ono opens it , flics to
the carriage , deposits her egg , cackles
and departs Strong say sbo recently
laid ninety eggs In 1C2 days.
Sometimes one publication of a "to
let" ad Is enough sometimes Its half
enough. Again It might need even
more persistence but , the important
fact is that It will find the tenant
Juliet Qot the Light.
At a Hinnll wnjiort town a star no-
trcss of the third innftiltiuto appeared
ns Juliet.
"I cannot do Justice to myself , " she
said to the malinger , "If 1 do not have
n limelight thrown on me when I ap
pear nt the balcony. "
"Wo ain't got no limelight , miss , but
I think wo could get you n ship's blue
light , " replied the obliging tmuuiKcr ,
and to this the lady agreed.
The lad who wont to the shop to buy
the blue light brought back a signal
rocket , which wan given to him by
mistake. The prompter took the rock
et In good faith.
Romeo lie Jests nt scars who never
felt n wound.
( Juliet np | > cars. Prompter lights u
match. )
"But , soft ! What light through yonder -
dor whitlows breaks ? "
( This was the match lighting the
fuse. )
"Arise , fair sun ! "
The sun , or , rather , the rocket , did
rise with a terrlllc hiss. Juliet was
knocked off the balcony , the fly bor
ders were set on fire , and the theater
was filled with n sulphurous smoke ,
while the' audience , which was fortu
nately a small one , made a stampede
to the doors.
Since then "Romeo and Juliet" hns
always been looked upon In thnt town
as a dramatic work that could not bo
witnessed' without personal danger.
London Express.
The Falter Foiled.
Recently ono young man bet another
that be could not break nn egg placed
on the floor of their room by hitting It
with n barrel. The second young man
promptly took the bet.
Thereupon the first young man care
fully placed nn egg In a corner of the
room , Just where the walls made n
right angle , so that It was impossible
for the other to hit the egg with nn
ordinary barrel.
Then the first young man proceeded
to gloat
But the other suddenly produced a
revolver and broke the egg by tapping
It smartly with the barrel of the weap
on. Then he demanded the money.
There was quite n dispute naturally.
Finally the two agreed to submit the
question to the editor of n sporting pa
per. In due time the answer came.
The sporting authority decided that the
second young man was the winner of
the bet since the other had not speci
fied in any way what kind of barrel
should be used for the destruction of
the egg. New York Times.
Origin of the Term "Gringo. "
To the average Mexican nil Ameri
cans are "gringos. " They are too po
lite to call you n gringo to your face ,
but among themselves it is the term
generally used hi referring to Ameri
cans. It Is a term of disrespect , Just
ns "greaser" when applied to a Mexi
can Is an opprobrious term. "Gringo"
bad its origin during our war with
Mexico in 1847. Bobby Burns' song ,
with the chorus ,
Green grow the rashes , O !
Oreen grow the rashes , Dl
The sweetest hours that e'er I spend
Are spent among the lasses , Ol
was very popular then , and our sol
diers in Mexico snug It on the march
and on nearly every occasion. "Green
grow" sounded like "gringo" to the
Mexicans unacquainted with English ,
and they quickly learned to speak of
the American soldiers ns "gringos , "
and thenceforth this appellation has
been attached to nil Americans. OutIng -
Ing Magazine.
Three Kinds of Cigars.
What is a Havana cigar ? George
Augustus Sala , who bad studied Cuban
clgarmaklng on the spot once set forth
that three kinds of cigars come from
Havana Itself first , genuine Ilavanas ,
made of tobacco grown , cured and
rolled in the Island of Cuba ; second ,
cigars composed inside of United
States or European tobacco imported
into Cuba , with an outside wrapper of
Havana leaf ; third , cigars brought
ready made from Europe , mostly from
Bremen and Switzerland , and re-ex
ported from Havana to Europe , where
they pay duty and are sold to the un
wary as "Hnvanas. "
The Romance of Other Years.
"One of the most beautiful smiles
ever seen upon the face of mortal suf
fused itself on the countenance of
Lord St Orvllle as bo fell at the feet
of Julia in a deathlike swoon. " You
probably suppose that this sentence is
an extract from some schoolgirl's nov
elette ; but , In fact , it comes from a
novel which eighty years ago was seen
on the tables of most people , of taste
and culture. That Is the styrc which
was delectable In the brave days of
old. London Telegraph.
. Not Guilty.
"I have orders to arrest all blind
beggars , " said the policeman , not un
kindly , to the man with nn "I Am
Blind" placard.
"Go your way , " responded the ( men
dicant blithely. "I can see as well as
you can. Thnt placard Is part of the
fako. "
Naturally the embarrassed policeman
kit him go. Philadelphia Ledger.
Where Clothes Are No Clew.
A man's golfing garb not only affords
no clew to his golfing ability , but it
does not give the slightest Indication
of his social position or wealth or
even of bis taste. Golf Illustrated.
"Little Englands. "
The English always carry with them
their national customs , and wherever
they settle down , even for awhile ,
they organize "little Enclands. " Paris
Opinion.
Bobby's Query.
"Fatherasked little Bobby , "bail
Solomon 700 wives ? "
"I believe so , my boy , " said th
father ,
"Well , father , was he the man who
Bald , 'Give me liberty or giro me
death ? " ' Royal Magmiln * .
Battle Creek Newt.
Mr. and Mrs. F , S. Hunter of Lincoln
are visiting hero this weak nt the
homo of his brother , Giles C. Hunter ,
and wife.
George Docrlng , of the Doorlng
Drug Co. , went on business to Omaha
Sunday and returned Tuesday.
Rev. J , Hoffman wont to Scrlbnor
Saturday , where ho delivered n ser
mon at a Lutheran inlsslonfcst Sun
day , Ho was accompanied by his
daughter , Miss Selma Hoffman , and
Miss Emlllo Eyl.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Mans , accompa
nied by their two smallest children ,
Alvln and Marie , will start Saturday
to Seattle , Wash. , to visit the exposi
tion. They also will visit nt Spokane
nt the homo of his sister , Mrs. Sclnie-
holz.
JIowoll Avery was hero from Tlldon
Monday visiting relatives.
A. J. Wells , the liveryman , Is walk
ing with the assistance of n cnno on
account of rheumatism.
Wm. Dlttrlck , sr. , retuinod Tuesday
from a ton days' visit with relatives at
Humphrey.
Pnt Smith , n native of Battle Creek ,
arrived hero Tuesday from Omaha ,
where ho Is conductor on a street rail
way , for a visit with relatives hero
and nt Tlldon.
Frank Ilnnna was hero Saturday
from Table Rock , Pnwneo county , fern
n visit with his old friend , Wenzel
Koryta , and family.
Grant Beed had his right foot
crushed considerably Saturday , when
ono of his horses stepped on It.
Dr. Tanner had his olllco remodeled
this week with steel sidings and steel
roof and n now addition built In the
rear.
rear.Miss
Miss Nora Hans returned Friday
from Red Wing , Minn. , where she was
attending a Lutheran college for girls.
John Tledgen , formerly nn old set
tler of Battle Creek , arrived hero Sun
day from Ploasnntvlow , Mo. , and In
tends to make his homo hero in the fu
ture with relatives.
Joseph Korbel came up from South
Omaha Sunday for an extended visit
with his daughter , Mrs. Anna Sovera.
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Mans and two
youngest children were visiting from
Saturday till Monday with Mrs. Maan'
parents , Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hainan ,
nt Clearwater ,
The Lutheran parochial school
closed Thursday and n picnic will beheld
held by the teachers and students Fri
day at Albert Mantey's grove , ono
mile north of town , on the Elkhorn
river.
Fred Brechler and E. F. Hans board
ed the train Sunday night for a busi
ness trip west.
Miss Bessie Flood went to Wayne * 'I
Monday to take n course In the nor
mal college.
A. E. Ward , candidate for county
superintendent , was here from Mad
ison Monday to get acquainted with
our people. He makes a fine Impres
sion and Is a heart winning gentleman
and has , as stated in some county
papers , an excellent record to back
him.
him.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Borchers were
Norfolk visitors Monday.
Cyrus Henderson was hero Monday
on business from Newman Grove.
George Zimmerman is building a
largo addition to his house on his farm
two miles southeast of town.
BIG GATHERING.OF INDIANS
Sioux of Several Reservations Will Be
at Medicine Creek.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 18. What Is
expected to be one of the most notable
and most novel gathering of Sioux In
dians held in South Dakota for some
years , will be held July 16 at the
mouth of Medicine creek , on the Low
er Brule reservation. The Sioux In
dians of several reservations are mak
ing elaborate preparations for the big
gathering of red men. Rev. Luke
Walker , an educated Indian of the
Lower Brule Sioux tribe and a clergy
man of the Episcopal church of South
Dakota , . . has charge of the arrange
ments. The gathering will be largely
of a religious character , but neverthe
less sports will be indulged in quite
profusely. Invitations have been sent
to the Indians on a number of reser
vations , and it is expected large dele
gations will be present from the Rose
bud , Standing Rock , Pine Ridge and
Yankton reservations , as well as from
the Crow Creek reservation , which Is
situated Just across the Missouri river
from the place where the gathering
will bo held. Over 3,000 Sioux war
riors and members of their families
will attend the gathering , and will bo
encamped on an extensive flat near
f
the mouth of Medicine creek. Among
the features arranged for the day will
be speaking , fireworks , horse races ,
foot races and other sports. Owing
to the gathering being of a semi-re-
llglous character , no dancing or gam
bling will bo permitted.
IN MEMORY OF FATHER DESMET.
Gateway Park and Monument to Old-
Time Missionary.
Sioux Falls , S. D. , June 18. A move
ment has been inaugurated at DoSmet
for the establishment of a gateway
park and the erection in It of a statue
of the famous Father DoSmet , the old-
time missionary among the Indians of
the northwest , for whom the town , of
DoSmet was named. The ground upon
which It Is proposed to establish the
park Is situated In a central location ,
and It is generally conceded that on
the site could be established what
would be ono of the finest parks In
eastern South Dakota.
Water System for Doland.
Sioux Falls , 8. D , , Juno 18. At a
special election , to bo hold at Doland
on Monday of next week , the proposi
tion of issuing bonds In tbo sum of
? 7,000 for the layhig of a system of
water mains for domestic and fire pro
tection purposes will bo submitted to
the voters.