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rf r r THE NOIiOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JUUHNAL FllIDAY JULY 9 1909 Prostrated by the Heat. Unites Nob. , July 6. Special to The News : Pete Dogunttlor was prostrat ed by a HUH stroke , and for a tlmo was In n serious condition. By prompt nctlon his life wns saved. York , Neb. , Has a Flood. Lincoln , July ( . . On the nnnlversnry of the worst flood In Its history , a year ago , Lincoln last night lind an other terrific downpour without , however - over , any loss of life nnd only minor damage. The whole of southeast Ne braska got n drenching , and tin , town of York , fifty miles west , Is cxHoilen.- Ing the worst Hood for nineteen years. At that place five and a half Inches of rain fell In nn hour nnd a qimitor , with n steady downpour continuing Into In the night. This amount of water was unable to find an outlet and the streets wore under two feet of water. The western part of the town Is almost drowned out. A fire alarm was turned In In eider to secure aid , for the people who had to leave their homes , for n place of safety. Run Over at Crelghton. Bloouiflold , Nob. , July 5. B. L. Dur- bin , a plumber of this city , went to Crelghton with some friends to attend the celebration nnd whllo witnessing tbo race between the Plulnvlow and Bloomflold fire departments was run over by one of the hose carts , breaking his arm In throe places , crushing his head badly and receiving Internal In juries which are likely to prove fatal. Roman Candle Sparks Start Fire. Pierce , NoB. , July 5. Special to The News : Sparks from .romnn candles sot flre to Newton demon's feed barn but little damage resulted. Rural Carrier Buys Auto. Clearwater , Neb. , July G. Special to The News : Clay Babcock , rural car rier on route No. 1 , out of Clearwater , has made n deal for n ten-horse power automobile with which to make his dally rounds of the mall boxes. Mr. Babcock made a trial trip a week or two ago In a seven-horse power ma chine and arrived home In four hours Instead of the customary eight hours' drive with n team. The thirty miles were covered at nn expense of only about 30 cents for gasoline which shows a marked sav ing over horse feed. If repair bills are not too numerous the auto promises to be a great saving to rural car riers , not only In feed bills but In time , as with a good auto the mall carrier can get back home for dinner and have the afternoons free for other work. Young Woman Ends Her Life. Crelghton , Neb. , July 5. Special to The News : Miss Genla Hansen , a young lady 20 years old , committed suicide at the home of Mr. Glmm early Saturday morning , by taking car bolic ncld. This tragedy which came to sadden the holiday pleasure of the whole community , was undoubtedly the result of a lovers' quarrel. The story of the affair as told seems to be about ns follows : Miss Hansen wns In love with a young man named Glram , both of whom were working in O'Neill. The parents of both young people live here and they had been planning to come homo to spend the Fourth and visit their people. A few days before how6ver , they had quarrelled , nnd "when Miss Hansen learned that her lover had actually started for Crelgh ton by team without her , she took the train and reached this place Fri day .evening. Hiring a livery she drove out to the homo of her lover's parents , four miles southeast oi Crolghton , arriving there late at night nnd remaining until morning. Upon arising In the morning , she asked foi her lover and upon being told that ho was not there , Immediately swnl lowed n fntnl dose of .carbolic acid nnd five minutes later was dead. The young man drove Into Crelghton onlj a few minutes after word had been received In town of the tragedy. The girl's father , who also lives In the country- near Crelghton , had started for the east the day before but he wns located by wire and Im mediately returned. ploomfleld , Neb. , July 5. County coroner J. R. Kalar of this city wai summoned to the scene , but doctdei that nn Inquest was unnecessary , ni Miss Hansen left letters showing tha It wns a plain case of suicide. Dlsap polntment In love was evidently thi cause of her tnklng her own life. Sh < had received word from her sweethear saying that It was his earnest desln that they discontinue their assocla tlons. After receiving this word shi wrote her sweetheart , his parents am her own parents each a letter saylni that she had seen him in compnn ; with another girl and for this reasoi she did not consider life worth living Stanton's Celebration. Stanton , Neb. , July 5. Special t The News : Stanton celebrated In very successful manner. The da opened with a salute of 133 guns a sunrise. At 11 o'clock the parade made up of floats , the mayor , clt council , civic societies-and three band ( Stanton , Battle Creek and Wes Point ) took place. After dinner Rev. J. F. Pouchei Methodist Episcopal minister , delh ored the address of the day. Mi Poucher's effort commanded marke attention ftnds it Is commonly concede to have been one of the best , if no the best , ever delivered In Stanton. Following the address came the fee races of various kinds and the bal game between Wlsner and Stnntor which resulted In a victory for Stantoi by a score of 7 to 1. Base hits : Vfh nor 3 , Stanton 7 ; errors : Wlsner G Stanton 3 ; struck out : By Hartmai 9 , Schwarz 5. Batteries : Stantor Hartman and Hopper ; Wlsnej Schwnrz and Zacek. Umpire , Rev. J F. Pouchor. Dancing and fireworks furnished th program of the evening. Pierce Man Under Auto. Pierce , Neb. , July 5. Special to The Vows : Cheater Nelson of Pierce was Inncd miller an automobile when the ar tui in d tuitle returning from Nor- oik Saturday afternoon. He had one to Norfolk for Ice cieiuii and was oturnlng nt n good rate of speed when ho turned out sharply for n cam. The machine wont over. Nol- on was not seriously hurt. The ma- hlno wn * hiully damaged , Thrown from a Gravel Train. Nellgh , Neb. , July 5. Special to The ows : The only accident to mar the olobratlon on Saturday In this city vas that of Frnnk Belmer , who re- Ides In the extreme west pnrt of Ne igh. Ho nttemptod to got on nn ox- rn gravel train going west to the col- bratlon nt Clearwater. He was seen brown from the fast moving train by Bon Burton , who wont to his assist- uico as soon as possible. The young man was taken to a hos- iltnl , whore It wns discovered that his Ight foot was bndly crushed nnd brok 311. The attending physician reports lint the small too wns entirely pealed o the borto , and the Instep also frac- urcd. It Is the hope of the doctor to save the foot If possible , but at this line It Is Impossible to state what the condition will bo In the next twenty our hours. It required twenty-one stitches to get the mass of broken ) ones and flesh together to resemble he appearance of n human foot. Mrs. Schavland Sues. Lincoln , July b. Suit for $25,000 lamagcs wns Instituted In district court by Corlne B. Schavlnnd , widow of nnd administratrix of the estate of hrlstopher Schavland , deceased , against Fred W. Jeers , Floyd R. Raw- Ings and Frank Rnwllns. The action s brought on account of the death of he husband of the plaintiff , who wns killed on the night of May 16 , last , at the corner of Fourteenth nnd H streets , by an automobile , alleged to , iavo been the property of defend ants. Herman Bernecker and Bertha Frltts wel-e in the car at the time and a charge of manslaughter In con1 nectlon with the killing Is now pend- ng against them. Plaintiff in her petition alleges that defendants kept a livery or garage where automobiles for the transportation of passengers were kept for hire and that It was their duty to have such machines In ; oed repair and condition. They had at that time a machine which was not In safe condition nor equipped with proper appliances. They did not fur nish a driver of experience , but an In competent and Immature youth , and In the regular course of business , on the date In question , rented the faulty machine , which killed Schavland. It is further asserted that the cor was going at n dangerous rate of speed at : ho time of the fatality and that It was being driven on the wrong side of the street. Deceased was 42 years of age , a successful business man and was earning $2,000 per year. He left a widow , aged 44 and three minor children. Three Horses Stolen. West Point , Neb. , July 5. Special to The News : Three horses were stolen from A. A. Phelps , liveryman of Bee mer , and up to this time no trace of the animals has been discovered. The horses are described as two sorrel geldings and one grey gelding. The owner has offered a reward for their return and the county for the appro tienslon of the thief. Sheriff Malchow is following up all available clues. Baby Drank Fly Poison. Butte , Neb. , July 5. Special to The News : The 14-month-old baby ol Maje Yocum was seriously ill from drinking fly poison. The fact was soon discovered and a doctor hastily sum moned. She Is now out of danger Mr. Yocum Is the republican candidate for county treasurer of Boyd county. Real Estate Transfers. Transfers of real estate , compiled by the Madison County Abstract and Guarantee company , ofllce with Mapes & Hazon : Rachel Evans to L. A. Culmsee , war ranty deed , $500 , lot 11 , block 11 , West ern Town Lot company's addition , Nor folk. folk.Frederick Frederick W. Leavltt , executor to Margaret R. Wheeler , executor's deed $000 , lots 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 , block 6 , Ver ' ges' suburban lots , Norfolk. Ernestine K. Hengstler to Lizzie Carrablne , warranty deed , $1,200 , lots 5 and C , block 11 , Battle Creek. Robert L. Pearson to Claude L Whltcher , warranty deed , $375 , lot 16 block 18 , Railroad addition , 'Newman Grove. Herman C. Sattler to John W. Best warranty deed , $5,300 , lots 1 and 2 block 2 , Pasewalk's Third addition Norfolk , and a part of the ne > of ne % 23-24-1. C. F. Stelner to Hans J. Johnson warranty deed , $550 , lot 17 , block 7 Railroad addition , Newman Grove. Geo. E. Parker to Eva Freeman warranty deed , $2,000 , lot 4 , block 11 C. S. Hayes addition , Norfolk. Adam Pllger to John Freythaler warranty deed , $1,000 , part of the sw& of se % of 23-24-1. New Haven Trust company tc George W. Schwenk , trustee's deed $76 , part of se % of so'/i of 22-24-1. Independent Realty Co. to Thoma O'Shea , warranty deed , $5,250 , east 2 feet of lot 11 , and the west 3 feet o lot 10 , block 9 , Railroad addition , Newman man Grove. Julius Lenser to William and Ottc Selling , warranty deed , $387 , sV4 of eV of lot 1 , block 5 , Pasewalk's addition Norfolk. August H. Klesau to Mrs. A. M. C Dormon , warranty deed , $550 , nort 23 feet of lot 11 , and south 35 feet o lot 12 , block 8 , Durland's First addition Norfolk. F. J , Hale to Timothy D. Preece warranty deed , $1 , out lot 7 , F. J nnt Intg RULE OF THE SEA. Old Whaling Law Applied to Twice Caught Cod. Thnt etiquette Is observed among IIP fishermen that Journey to tlie flsh- ng banks was discovered by an ama- etir tuiplcr on his flrst trip. The amateur hooked n codfish , but ils line pnrted just ns the flab was nltovc the water. Back fell the cod fish , carrying with him two ( tinkers nnd the hook. Twenty minutes Inter another angler cried out that he had captured n cod with two Miikcra and n hook. The amateur went up to the angler , who ippen rod to be an old salt , and asked for his hook and sinkers , which bad ils nnmo stamped on them. lie was surprised when the old salt told him to take the flsh also. According to the rules generally fol- owed on the fishing boats , the second angler was entitled to the flsh. but the looks und sinkers should be returned to their owner. The old angler ex plained why ho wanted to give up the flsh. It seems that he had followed the sen s great part of his life. When n young man he was a whaler , nnd , nc- : ordlng to whaling law , a dead whale belongs to the ship whoso name ap- icnrs on the hnrpoon that killed It. Therefore the old salt figured that the amateur owned the codfish ho had taken. Now York Sun. Euler's Wonderful Memory. Lconbard Eulor , who was born ID 1707 and died In 1783 at St Peters burg , where he spent his life as a teacher of great power and as a pro lific writer , was an instance of the genuine mathematician endowed with almost superhuman powers , no left more than 200 manuscript treatises on Ills favorite subject , and the bulk of the works published by bis academy between 1727 and 1783 were from his pen. In his old age be was totally blind. Then ho carried in his memory a table of the first six powers of the "scries of natural numbers up to 100. " It Is related that on one 'occasion ' two of Euler's students attempted to calculate a converging series. As they advanced they found they disagreed in the result by a unit in the fifteenth figure. The question was referred to Euler , who decided to make the calcu lation. He did this mentally , and his result was found to bo correct Novr York Tribune. The Codmoppe. Herrings are still eaten as much as in the days when Yarmouth had to send a hundred yearly to the king , baked in four and twenty pasties. But where is the codmoppe gone , and what was it like when kings dined off it in Lent ? "Codmoppo sauce Hollandalse" would sound most Intriguing on a Sa voy menu. More original still would bo the "rostld perpcs" of a Henry V. banquet , which was the "sea swine" of the unrefined Saxon , the "porco ma rlno" of the mediaeval eccleslast A maister coke gives an early receipt for "puddyng of purpasse. " another teaches how to "salte porpyesse and seele , " another how to "undertraunche that purpos. " From which it may be seen that enterprise extended also to the spelling of the porpoise. London Chronicle. Candymakers' Tricks. An Atchlson man went into a candy factory. He was surprised to see one of the candymakers reach with bis bare hand Into a pot of boiling candy. He brought out n handful of the bellIng Ing fluid. He was testing its consist cncy , He first put bis band In a pail of water. After he bad jerked out his band be put It back in the water. The Atchlson man tried the same thing and did It without getting burned. Atchlson Globe. Another Boring Question. l say , pa , is a man from Poland called a Pole ? " "Yes. . " . my son. "Then , pa. why Isn't a man from Holland called a Hole ? " Comic Cuts. Insult Added. Big Man ( with a grouch ) Will you bo so kind as to get off my feet ? Lit tle Man ( with a bundle ) I'U try , Blr. Is It much of a walk ? Cleveland Leader. A Queer Flsh. In European fresh water is to bo found'a very large siluroid known as the wcls. Its head is largo , broad and depressed , fully aa long as the trunk itself , while the tall is compressed and longer than the head and trunk together. The entire flsh la destitute of scales and covered with a smooth , slippery skin like an eel. The snout ia very short , the month broad , with the lower" Jaw longer and very exten sible. Tborc arc six barbels around the mouth , two of which , situated on each sldo of the upper Jaw before the eye , arc very long , extending nearly to the tall. The other four are much shorter and arranged in pairs on the chin. Owing to its poor eyesight and sluggish movements the wcls wouk bo badly handicapped in the race of life If not for these barbels , especially those of the upper Jaw , which can bo moved voluntarily in every direction In mating leisurely about the flsh uses them constantly In feeling Its way and at the same time they servo to at tract other fishes , which mistake them for worms. When the wcls perceives Its prey close enough to bo seized it makes a dart and rarely falls to capture turo it Now York Tribune. Too Bad. "Somo men have a good start In life. " " . " "Tery true. "It la different with me , however. " "How different ? " 'Mine was n stop. " The things that are for sale but tha are not worth advertising are certain ly not worth the attention of serious THE SEA ELEPHANT. ' | HI * Fearful Jaws the Chief Danger Id "an Attack. j The chief danger attending the killIng - , Ing of the sea elephant is In approach * ' Ing too near his terrible jaws , which are capable of biting in two an Iron rod the thickness of one's finger. The liuntor , however , must get pretty close. ) as the thick hide and blubber have rendered the animal practically lin- pervious to attack , the only vulnerable point being n spot about the size of a walnut above each eye. Careless hunt era Imvo at times got within reach of the brute's teeth and have escaped only by dexterously wriggling from their clothes. I had occasion oiico to shed niy coat with great agility , ona of the smaller beasts having caught me by the sleeve , says Captain B. D. Cleveland In the American Magazine. One afternoon's kill had been about forty anlmnls , some of which had given , me nnd my four hunters con siderable trouble. This was mainly due to the treacherous footing and the heavy nature of the work , not only In killing , but In stripping the ponderous brutes. We were anxious to make the afternoon's kill an even fifty , and ulghl was fast coming on. In cutting out two particularly hard fighters , a male and female , I had overlooked a young bull partly hidden behind an Ice hummock. We had strip ped both animals and , walking over to the hummock where our guns wore stacked , I was leaning to pick mine up whnn , with n bellow of rage , the young bull reared and whipped his flail-like flippers at me. Luckily the guns wore stacked so as to form a tem porary barrier , but unluckily ono thick paw was Impaled on n bayonet. Rear ing In fresh rage , the animal lunged at me with Incredible speed , snapping the cun between his javelin teeth as tka Rh It were a straw. I leaped back ward , but slipped. Instantly he clutched at my body , but missed in the semidarkncss. lunged and clutched again , catching my rigbl arm in his 'powerful maw. His awk wardness enabled me to regain my feet but , with a ripping tug. the ani mal fastened on to the sleeve of my heavy skin Jacket out of which 1 slipped just as ono of my men drove a harpoon into him just above the eye. TOUR OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS. American Workers to Visit lnstitu < tions In Great Britain. Four prominent Sunday school work era will spend June In making a Sun day school tour of England , Scotland and Wales. They are William N. Hartshorn of Boston , chairman of the executive committee of the Intorna tlonal Sunday School association ; Marion Lawrence of Toledo , general secretary of the association ; Philip E. Howard , publisher of the , Sunday School Times , and F. N. Peloubet , au thor of "Peloubet's Notes. " They will depart on the Cunord steamship Sax- onla. leaving Boston for Liverpool Tuesday. Mny IS. One purpose of the trip is to arouse an Interest In the world's sixth Sun day school convention , which will be held In Washington In May , 1010. They hope to Induce at least 250 workers from Great Britain to como to the American capital next spring. This tour will bo under the direction of the British Sunday School union , the oldest organization of Its kind in the world , which was started 100 ye'ars ago. The tourists will visit all the largo rltlcs and address meetings on their particular work. An Interna tional welcome will bo extended to them June 10 In Crystal palace , Lon don. A feature of this will be the singing of the British national anthem and other songs by 5,000 Sunday school children. Dr. George W. Bailey of Philadel phia , chairman of the executive com mittee of the World's association , al ready has much of the program for the sixth quadrennial convention mapped out The last gathering of this organ ization was in Rome and the one pre vious to that In Jerusalem. * Nature as a Designer. Not the least mysterious of all the wonders of the earth Is the extraor dinary cleverness of Dame Nature as a carver and designer. Her tools nro air , ruin , rivers , springs and frost Any one who has ever seen the mar velous Queen Bess rock on the north Cornish coast that wonderful present ment of Queen Elizabeth , who Is seat ed so grandly upon the sands , must have asked himself the question as to how much a thing could have been ac complished. Continuous trickling of water wears away the face of the rock. Haphazard it was until at last a weird pattern Is formed that sometimes rc- Bcmbles a man's face , sometimes an animaL All over tfi world Nature bos placed her picture gallery and her collection of statuary , the biggest free show In the world. * Another work of Nature's that very often results In extraordinary changes being effected Js a landslip. And land slips have arisen from the tiniest pos sible causes. A little underground flow of water had gradually under mined a bill or cliff until at1 last the earth became like a hollow nut Then the soil became top heavy. The sea beat against Its foundations , and mil lions of tons of earth were flung Into the sea , which proves the axiom that the tiniest beginnings often produce the mightiest ends. London Standard. Had 8ur # Chance. A patient with a malignant disease of the throat consulted a London spe cialist The surgeon recommended the removal of the larynx. Tbo patient expressed a fear that the operation was dangerous. "Oh , nor * said the surgeon. "You are sure to recover. " "But" sold the patient MI under stood that the operation was serious Indeed. " "Well , " said the surgeon , "my rea son for saying that you are sure to re cover ia this : Tha mortality la nine teen out of twenty , and l'v had nine- ' KILLED THE JAGUAR. The Terrible Boa Constrictor of the Mexican Jungle , I had been traveling for about an hour , trying to locate the source of the Santa Itlta and winning every Inch of ground by hacking and slush- Ing with the machete , when iSvus star tled by a most fearful scream , which seemed to como from somewhere Im mediately behind mo. Turning round and looking back over the trail I bid : just uitidc , I saw n great commotion taking place among the vines , dead leaves and decaying branches which carpeted the ground , and the blood curdling screams I had heard rang out again and again. Returning a llttlo nearer , I discovered a "tiger , " or , properly - erly , speaking , a Jaguar or American leopard , and it was writhing In the cells of an enormous boa constrictor. The great snake appeared to have the sldo of the jaguar's head In Its mouth and a cell or two of Its body around the neck of the boast , which was mak ing frantic efforts to regain Its lib erty. The snakn had Its tall coiled round n small ebony tree about a foot In diameter , and whenever the hapless jaguar relaxed Its efforts the serpent would swiftly release Itself from the tree and uiako an attempt to get another - other coil around tbo body of its oppo nent. I stood there fascinated with horror and yet forgetting my fear in the in tcrcst I was taking In this terrlblo fight between beast and reptile. Presently ently the snake with nn incomprehen sively quick movement succeeded in getting two more cells around the body of the Jaguar , but not without receiv ing severe laceration from the form ! dable claws of its victim. Then , letting go the Jaguar's head , whcro It seemed to have a firm hold , the boa constrictor raised its head seemingly In triumph and. with Its tail still wrapped round the tree , lifted the body of the Jaguar up in the air. I heard the bones crack under the fearful strain , and with ono awful , despairing scream the Jaguar fell back , dead I World Wide Maga < tine. BABY SCHOOL FOR A CHURCH , Amuses Them With Playthings While Mothers Attend Service. An excuse for not going to church which has been valid for several gen eratlons among mothers of large fam Hies , though Its precise value in the minds of pastors has been somewhat vague , will no longer apply among the mothers of Calvary Methodist Episco pal church , at Seventh avenue and One Hundred nnd Twenty-ninth street New York city , In the heart of Har lem , where gocarts abound. The church has established a Sunday morn ing kindergarten , to which children more than two years old may bo taken , in a house adjoining the church. It Is being provided with sand tables , blocks and tbo other equipment of a kindergarten. The announcement was recently made In the bulletin of the church , and the mothers of ten children took advantage of the offer. The children were all over four years old , and no difficulty was found In amusing them. A well known candy manufacturer recently purchased the two houses 209 nnd 211 West One Hundred nnd Twen ty-nlnth street and gave their use to the church. PLAN FOR BALLOON RACE. Aero Club's National Championship Contest Which Will Occur June 5. Interest In the national champion ship balloon race of the Aero Club of America , to be held In Indianapolis * on June 5 , Is Increasing. In an official an nouncement A. Holland Forbes of New York , chairman of the contest com mittee of the Aero Club of America , says that every pilot who starts will receive a silver medal , and his assist ant v lll receive a bronze trophy. Among the new trophies offered Is one by Carl Fisher of .Indianapolis to the. pilot remaining longest In the air. All the contestants will be eligible for the Lahm trophy. Leo Stevens of New York city re cently completed five balloons , all of which will be entered In the contest. On May 15 the City of Springfield , owned by the Aero club of Springfield. Mass. , will make Its first voyage from the ascension grounds of the club pre paratory to entering the national race New Nose For Boy From His Ribs. Surgical skill has given to eight- year-old Carl Treworgy of Denver a new nose , taken from the cartilage of ono of hid ribs. About a year ago he was run down by an automobile and one of the wheels passed over his face , fracturing the nasal bone and practi cally destroying the organ. Dr. Ly- man. a Denver .surgeon , removed a nose flbapod piece of cartilage about two inches long from the boy's side and drew skin from either side of the face over it This was penetrated by tubes connecting with the original nos trils. . Venetian Coffee House * . The first cup of coffee was drunk In Europe nt Venice toward the end of the sixteenth century. The Venetian chronicler Moroslni in bis records of the events in tbo year 1585 mentions the beverage called "cavco" drunk by the Turks and noted for Its antl-sopo- rlflc qualities. In the year 1591 a Venetian doct6r Introduced the berries from Egypt taught Jils countrymen how to crush them and brow the bev erage , and the use of coffee soon be came general so much eo , in fact that Venice was full of coffee houses where the people Idled away their days drink ing the aromatic beverage. A pecul iarity of the Venetian coffee houses was that their patrons did not pay for each cup of coffee they drank , but settled their bills for all the coffee consumed at the end of each year. The regular price of a cup of coffee was 5 soldi , about 2Mi cents , and la some of the old cafes of Venice today the same price la still charged , Now QUEENSBORD BRIDGE. The Greatest Structure of Its Kind In the World. Measured by the combined length and capacity of Us tlvu main spans , the Queonnboro bridge , across the East river from Fifty-ninth street , New York , to Ravenswood , Queens , la the greatest bridge In the world. Includ ing approaches , Us total length Is 8.000 feet , width 80 foot and greatest height ovff aoo feet above the water. It crosses from shore to shore , 135 feet above the river , with three enormous spans of 1.182 feet , 030 feet and 084 feut , the middle one reaching across { he full width of Blnckwell's Island. HeHldcs these there arc two more great "anchor" spans , one at each end , whol ly over dry land , with u length of 3.721 feet for the five , which together contain over toUHK.000 : ) pounds of steel. No other spans In this country , except BUxjH'iislou bridges , approach the lonpest of these , and the enl r trussed span In the world which ex ceeds It.Is the Forth bridge , which , although 1,710 feet long , has a capaci ty for only two rnllrond trncks , less than one-third of this. There are two decks , the lower carrying n wide drive way and four electric car trncks and the upper one two sidewalks and two elevated rnllrond trncks nnd having In nil nu estimated capacity of 200,000.- 000 car passengers nud millions of ve hicles nnd pedestrians annually. It er $20,000,000. Exchange. TO PICTURE SHIPS IN ACTION. United States Navy to Use Cinemato graph on One of Its Tugs. At the Brooklyn unvy yard u moving picture camera placed on a tug will bo used to photograph tmeed trlnls. gun nery practice and imineuveis for the naval board at Washington. The machine will bo In a uonosclllnt- Ing room suspended on an axle , so as to remain stationary no matter how badly the tug rolls. The camera will be high enough just abaft tbo bridge to have uu unobstructed view of naval vessels In action. The pictures will enable the board to study the relative merits of the various shipte and correct errors In reports of the efficiency of gun crews. Navy men said It would revolutionize the methods of handling ships while attacking under fire. PLAN FOR A CANADIAN NAVY , British Rear Admiral Urges Airships aa a Prominent Feature. A nucleus of a Canadian navy , with cruisers on both coasts and with tor pedo boats and airship scouts , is what Rear Admiral Ernest James Fleet of London suggests for Canada in a let ter which he has written to this coun try , says an Ottawa dispatch. He has commanded two British warships on the Pacific coast He suggests for the Pacific coast two now cruisers , six destroyers , nix torpe do boats and airships. Regarding the latter ho says : "One or more dirigible airships fitted for observation and scouting and dropping high explosive bombs , to be worked by the Canadian navy and housed at Rodd bill , Esqul malt , would be invaluable working in conjunction with a naval force , both in threatening raiding cruisers with high explosive shells and In communl eating to the garrisons the locality of * a raiding force at sea. " He suggests a similar navy for the Atlantic coast He shows how both would be a valuable assistance to the imperial navy and how the ships could In times of peace patrol Bering sea and the onnsts The Clarinet. The clarinet has the richest sweet est voice of all the wood , wind instru ments , although its sound does not travel quite so inr ns that of the oboe. Whenever , as sometimes happens , there are two melodies to be played at once , the clarinet takes the lower of the two , while the violins play the upper and more Important one. But in a military band , where there are no strings at all , the clarinets play the chief melody. The bass clarinet is not BO smooth or so sweet as the higher ones. It has a rather choky sound , though softer tlmn that of the bas soon. St. Nicholas. Reassuring Him. "A little final advice , " said a pro fessor of elocution , addressing his pu pils before the annual entertainment "go well to the front of the stage , don't hesitate and don't be nervous I" "But I say , professor , " remarked a very self satisfied member of the class , "suppose 1 forget part of my oration ? " "Oh , that doesn't matter. " replied the professor. "On the contrary , the more of It you forget the better the audi- ince will like itl" Helped Out. A grocery clerk In a small town bad been considerably bored one day by solicitors for church fairs , raffles , char ity and other purposes and was get ting disgusted when a small , red hair ed urchin came In and asked him if he could help him out with a baseball glove. "Got the glove with your asked the Impatient clerk. "Er no , " answered the urchin. "Then. " Paid the Irritable clerk as ho caught him by the neck and trousers , "I'll help you out without ltt" Judue In a Dilemma. "A necklace of diamonds has been stolen from me ! " said Airs. Cumrox. "Aren't you going to notify the po lice ? " "I don't know what to do. It does seem rather classy to bo robbed of Jewelry , nnd yet I bate to have people think that I'd ever miss a llttlo thing Ukf a necklace. " Washington Star. From a "cold-blooded business vlew < point , " It's not worth whllo to actually cut prices below the "usual" and then fall to so advertise the fact that every- TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM. Masonic Structure to Be Modeled After One Erected by Solomon , With the Idea of ultimately estab lishing In Jerusalem , the blrtliplnco of Freemasonry , a Masonic temple , a peti tion is bolng circulated In Boston for the Incorporation by the legislature of n company to further the project. As yet details for tint purchase of the temple have not been completed , the present plan being to have the pro posed corporation attend to mich mat ters. ters.Tho The promoters of the plan urge that It is most fitting that Masonry flhould bo represented In Jerusalem by a tem ple modeled after thnt erected by King Solomon , the first grand master of the craft Another Way to Escape. " . " ' "Papa. . "What Is it , Theobald ? " "May I ask you n question ? " "Certainly you may , my child. It Is only by asking questions that wo can Improve our minds and prcpnro our selves for our work In the world. I am glnd to note a spirit of Inquiry In you , nnd I hope you may never arrive at the place where you think you know It nil and cense to solicit Information from others. Whnt is your question , my son ? " "I .for ut , papa. " Newark News. Hope. . "Have you seen the account In this morning's papers about Dr. Cutting having brought p dead mnn back to llfo ? " "No. Did he do that ? " "Yes. It wn-j a wonderful demon- stratlon of his skill. " "Well , 1 shall be more hopeful now than I have been for some tlmo. If he can bring the dead back to life ho may be able to bring back the book ho bor rowed from me about two years ago. " Chicago Record-Herald. Begging In Paris. Giving up bis profession , a Paris beggar offers his "pitch" for sale. His advertisement reads : "For solo , pres ent holder retiring to the country , good situation for one legged man ; neigh borhood of the Etollc ; hours of work , 2 p. m. to 7 p. in. ; receipts. $2.40 to $3.15 ; regular passersby , children and strangers ; or any Infirmity would suit" The Resemblance. Miss ( making an unexpected raid on the kitchen ) Who Is this , Mary ? Mary M-me b-rother , please 'm. Mistress Indeed I But he doesn't resemble you in the least. Mary No'm ! But'we was remarkable alike before 'c 'ad "i beard shaved off. London Sketch. Electrical Discharge * From Plants. The atmosphere surrounding our earth Is known to be electrified , and its charges are bound to play an impor tant part In many phenomena. Atmos pheric electrification thus is responsi ble for the formation of rain and hall , and , while fine weather generally Is characterized by the presence of posi tive electricity , a change In the weath er Is generally accompanied bv a change in the sign of atmospheric elec tricity. That the electrification of the air does exert some Influence on plant growth Is Inferred from the fact that electrified plants , under the Influence of sunshine , con give off electricity from the leaves , and as the air is nat urally electrified relatively to the soil all plants are bound to bo In a constant state of slow electrical discharge which Is made active on the rising of the sun. Technical World Magazine. Exclusive. "Where do the Hottentots live , Mary ? " a schoolteacher asked one of her pupils. "I don't know , 'm , " said Mary prim ly. "Ma won't let me visit any of the people In this negbborhood. " The Exceptions. "Blriks hns n fine now apartment. " "Everything stationary In It. I sup pose. " "Absolutely everything except his wife and the cook. " Harper's Bazar. Cynical. Sllllcup Do you think It Is possible for one womnn to make another wom an perfectly happy ? Cynlcus Oh , yes ; simply by envying her. Philadelphia Record. Yon cannot dream yourself into a character : you must hammer and forge yoqrself one. Thomas Carlyle. Stanton Ball Team Tour. Stanton , Neb. , June 30 , The Stanton - ton ball team will go to Valentine July 11 to play four games of ball with that fast'team In that city. The boys will take tents along and camp out during their stay there. A farmers' institute was organized Saturday afternoon. About twenty farmers met at the court house and elected Charles McLeod president , Leo Ohman of Pllger vice president , Edwin Chace secretary and treasurer. Ex ecutive committee : Conrad Wegner , James Doty of Pllger and Charles Co ney. The Institute will meet January 7 and 8 next. The Stanton band has an engage ment to play at the West Point cele bration July 5. Stanton celebrates July 3. Sold His Land. Presbo , S. D. , Juno 24. Norfolk Dally News. Gentlemen : Drop the ad sent you last week. I sold the % section , 1 % miles from town adver tised at $20 per acre to M. M. Hepton- stall , secretary and treasurer of the Elwood Land and Trust company of Sao City , la. Run the following for ono week : "A snap , " ICO-acro farm , best of soil , lays fine , 9 miles from town , $3,000. Can put In rolling H Joining , soil equally as 'good , $2,000. This will make an elegant farm. J. H. Conley ,
