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THE NORFOLK WEKKhY NKWS-JOUUNA.L F1UDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1909 A BELATEDAPOLOGY. _ it C mo After the Positive Man Dis covered HI * MltUke. An Irish olllcor who I mil florved In Mnltn wns ono dny at n public dinner. Expatiating on tliu luxurious living nt Mnltn , lie spoke imrllculnrly of the ex- sellout quality of the nnchovlcR. lie hiul never seen any like them any where clHc. lie told of n grove of tlicin which lie Imd seen growing In ilio governor's garden upon the ta- plnnnde. A Kcntlcmnn present dlHputed the Btntoiw.'iit that nnchovlcH grew on trees. The IrlHhtnnn reaffirmed It moat ctnplmtlcnlly. The wlno wns flowing anil the He panned. A chal lenge was given nnd accepted. On the following dny the parties met , attended by their seconds. At Uic flrnt lire the Irlshinnn'B shot took effect In hlH opponcnt'H thigh , the ball bitting the bone nnd causing Much n ahock that the latter fell upon his t > nck nnd In such pain that ho kicked lain heclH vigorously. "I * fnlth , major , " snlil our hero's eccond , "you're hit your man , but I think not dangerously , for nco what lively capers he IB cutting. " "Cnpcrsl CnpcrHl" exclaimed the Irishman , with a start. "Oh , by the powers , what have I done ? Bad luck to me forever for such a dreadful mis take ! " And , hastening to the Bldo of his antagonist , who had been raised to n sitting posture , he grasped hla hnnd , gushing forth as he did so : "My dear friend , I hope you're not killed. And If I've harmed you seriously I'll ask your pardon forever , for I made a murderln" inlstakel It was capera that I saw growing upon that treent Mnltn and not anchovies at nil ! " Why , Indeed ? Pnt nnd Mlko enlisted In the British nrmy. After their first drill the cap tain , thinking the circumstances oppor tune for n little lecture on patriotism , demanded eloquently , "Soldiers , why should n man die for his king nnd country ? " This struck Pnt ns a proper question. Turning to Mike , ho said : "Fnlth , Wolko , the cnptnln Is rolght ! Whol ? " A Soft Answer. During one of the national political conventions an orchestra was playing In n popular restaurant. The place was crowded with delegates , nnd the diners were talking loudly so they might hear nnd be heard. At one ta ble sat n beautiful woman and her escort cert nnd nt the next table a number of New York men. Suddenly the orchestra stopped blng ! and n New York man's voleo rang out : "By George , that's a good looking woman ! I'd like to meet her. " The man nt the next table , -who was with the lady , came over , tapped the New Yorker on the shoulder and said frigidly , "Sir , that lady Is my wife ! " "Shake ! " said the New York man. "I'm glad to meet you. You certainly rc n good picker. " And hostilities were averted. Happiness. If thou workcst at that which la be fore thee , following right reason seri ously , vigorously , calmly , without al lowing anything else to distract thee , but keeping thy divine part pure If ttoou should be bound to give It hack Immediately-If thou boldest to this , expecting nothing , fearing nothing , but catisllcd with thy present activity ac cording to nature nnd with heroic truth In every word and sound which thou utterest , thou wilt live happy. And there Is no man who Is nblo to prevent this. Marcus Aurellus. Turn About. The president of a western universi ty relates how on one occasion , when n certain well known educator was dean of that Institution , grave complaints against the college cook were brought to him by one of the undergraduates , whereupon the dean summoned the delinquent , duly lectured him upon hla shortcomings and , In short , threatened him with dismissal unless conditions vrcrc bettered. "Good gracious , sir ! " exclaimed the cook. "You oughtn't to place too much Importance on what the young men tell you about my meals. "Why , sir , they come to me In Just the same vraj and complain about your lectures ! " On the Fly. Probably the windiest place In Nort ! America Is the short stretch In Wash tngton from the F street car line t ( the entrance to the senate wing of th < capltol. On a good blustery w'nter1 ! day It Is possible nt almost any tlmi to see two or three people chnsln ; their hats across the street. The ol ( timers have learned that It doesn't pnj to chase your own hat. Somebody elsi will be sure to run after it and brlnt It to you. One dny Representative Murdock o : Kansas rebuked a friend for stnrtlni to chnse his own hat. "Never do It. " he said. "Somebody will bring it to you. " "Well , you ought to know , " replle < the other man. "Knnsns is the wind test place on the map. " "Yes , " replied Murdock , "It's s tvlndy out there that when a mnn' bat blows off ho never thinks of fol lowing it. He Just sticks his bant ep in the air and catches another. " How Victor Hugo Proposed. Adele. bolder nnd more curious thai ' Vl'ctor ( for she was a girl ) , wanted t find out what was the meaning : of hi silent admiration. She said : "I an euro you have secrets. Have you no ono secret greater than all ? " VIcto acknowledged that he had secrets am that ono of them was greater than nl the rest. "Just like mel" cried Adelc "Well , come , now ; tell me your grenl est secret , and I will tell you mine. "My great secret , " Victor replied. " 1 that I love you. " "And my grent sc cret Is that 1 love you , " said Adek like an echo. "Lovo Letters of Vlcto Hugo. " Women In Trousers. In t.he pretty Alp' ' " * village of Cham- pery. In the cnnton of Vitlols. Switzer land , the pennant women war trousers nnd wnlstvonts lu place of skirts nnd boleros , and the only distinguishing badge of their sex Is a ncnrf knotted around their liulr. the bright red ends of which llont coquettlshly over their boulders. The women of Clmmpery work In the open air , performing tin- name kinds of labor ns the men. and long ago their ancestors found that they could work more easily In trou sers than In sklrta. Line of Least Resistance. "A man will scrutinize the menu card for half an hour nnd then order n steak. " "Or examine n bushel of summer re sort folders nnd then go to bin usual place. " Knusns City Journal. Mystified Mabel. i Mother ( nt lunchl Yes. darling , these little sardines are sometimes eaten by the larger fish. Mnbel ( aged flve ) But , mntumn. how do they get the cans open ? Boston Transcript Three Day. Tourist In Ireland ( to rural postman ) How many mails have you here In the dny ? "Three breakfast , dinner and toy. " London Fun. Strange Caso. First Physician Any unusual symp toms about that last case of yours ? Second Physician Yes. Die pnld me $ .r > 0 on account yesterday. Wisconsin Sphinx. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Value of Books. A young girl once nskcd Mark Twain If ho liked books for Christmas gifts. "Well , that depends , " drawled the great humorist. "If a book has a leather cover It Is really valuable as a razor strop. If It Is a brief , concise work , such as the French write. It la useful to put under the short leg of a wnbbly table. An old fashioned book with a clasp can't be bent as a missile to hurl at a dog , and a large book , like n geography. Is ns good as a piece of tin to nail over a broken pane ot glass. " Where Compromise Ends. I would compromise wnr. I would compromise glory. I would corapro raise everything nt thnt point where hntc comes In. where misery comes in , where love censes to be love nnd life begins Its descent Into the valley of the shadow of death. But I would no ) compromise truth. I would not compromise - promise the right Henry Watternon. Praise , Indeed. One of the most candid tributes the late Edwin Booth erer received wat rendered to him on bis last southern tour by one who knew neither of his presence nor of his identity In the play. Mr. Booth told the story to hit friend Dr. John H. Glrdner. "We opened our engagement hi At lanta , Ga. . with 'Othello , ' " said Mr Booth , "and I played Othello. Aftci the performance my friend Mr. Ma lone and I went to the Klmball Honsi for some refreshment. The long bai was so crowded that we had to g < around the corner of It before wi could find n vacant epnc WhlU wi TIMELY SUGGESTIONS. Handsome Embroideries In Match * ' Sets Fashionable Ribbon Fancies. Among the matched sets of embrold ery can be seen n handsome Englisl eyelet design. It is a conventiona flower device. The flouncing , twenty two Inches wide , is 48 cents a yard and the all over , twenty-one inche wide , Is $1.00 ; but. of course , llttlo o THE rumcEsa CIIEJIISB. the latter Is needed compared to th former. In past years taffeta and molro rlt bens have been given the preferenc for warm weatner , and they are ur doubtedly more practical , being llgh er In weight nnd cooler looking. Bnndeaux are worn this year , bu not In the old fashioned way. Th new bandeau Is In a variety of shape and sizes. The milliner decides what 1 use after noting the way a customc arranges her hnlr. . Combination garments are In grcfl demand for girls as well as for thel . ciders. They do a way with bulk s the waist line and over the hips. Th hemlso in the cut serves the purpos ) f n corset cover nnd short skirt nn is pretty without being overelnbornt < " rossbnrred and embroidered muslin ire used for these combination gai nenta. JUDIO CIIOLLET. There Is n pnii r dignity and pr < lortlon to be ol > . ) In the pcrforn mce of every i > -Aurellus. . . . In nsgular Ordsr. - "A miner took his boot * for repairs , but wns not In. n- hurry to pay foi them. After n few weeks had elapsed the shoemaker called nnd asked for the money. The miner's wife answered the door , and on being told by the shoemaker that he had culled for the money fet the boots she shouted Into the lionet and told her good man what wns re quired " \Vhnt ! " exclaimed the miner. "He mints pnylng for repairing the boo'H Tell him It's not bis turn. Why. tac mnn that made them hasn't got paid yetl" London Scraps Fancy and Fact. I like to sit and dream in spring ot ) n.VH nnd robins on the wing , of bees that hum nnd vines thnt cling , but when I commence my wife hunts up a lot ol chores and makes me paint the kitch en doors and beat the rugs nnd wax the floors nnd calcimine the fence. Louisville Courier-Journal. Detachable. One of the prettiest actresses in Par Is was gl\lng n ten one afternoon when her hairdresser wns announced. "My hairdresser , oh ? " she unlit. Well , show him Into the boudoir nnd tell him to begin at once. I'll bo wltb him in an hour. " His Reason. Daughter Pa. why do you hnng around the pnrlor while Mr. SIkes li calling on me ? Father I'm nfrnld you'll sny something to him thnt'li make him n burden on me for the resl of my life. Town nnd Country. Henry Clay's Fame. Ersklne M. Phelps of Chicago wns Introduced nt Nice to Lord Blnnk ol Englnnd. As he wns smoking , he said to Lord Blnnk. "Will you hnve n cl gnr ? " "Thnnk you. but I smoke only one brnnd , the Henry Clny. " "All right ; I'll order some. " said Mr Phelps. The box wns brought. It wns em belllshed with the fnmlllnr picture ol "Harry of the West. " As he took his clgnr Lord Blnnk said. "When old Clnj wns nllve he made a good clgnr. bill his sons don't keep up his reputation. ' "Henry Clny ! Why. he didn't mnki clgnrs. He wns n statcsmnn nuc ranked as high with us as Glndstom and John Bright do in your country. " "I beg your pardon , " said the noble lord. "I've smoked these cigars nl my life , nnd I tell you old Clay mnd < n sight better cigar than his boyi do ! " Argonaut. Nye's Introduction. When James Whltcomb Riley and Bill Nye traveled together giving i joint entertainment the humorist hat grent fun with the poet. Once In In troduclng Rlley nnd himself to nn nu dlencc Nye remarked , "I will appeal first and speak until 1 get tired , tbet Mr. Riley will succeed mo and rcat from his own works until you ge tired. " Never Saw Them. A theological college professor whi was enjoying a walk among tbi Gloucester wharfs fell Into conversa tlon with a hardy fisherman. "Do you catch many mackerel thl year ? " queried the reverend professoi "Well , " the son of Neptune replied "we seine Home. " "Pardon me , " said the shocked pro fessor ; "you mean you saw some. " "Not by a Jugful ! " cried the fisher man. "Whoever heard tell of sawln * i flsh ? We split 'em. sir , we split 'ere but we never saw 'om ! " Their Present Names. "What are the names of that youn couple next door ? " "Wo won't be able to find out fc several weeks. They've Just been mm rled , and he calls her Birdie , nnd sh caUs him Pettle. " A Shooting Trip. He Did you shoot anything whll you were up In Canada ? She Yes. li deed ! We went cut in a boat one du nnd shot the loveliest rapids you ere saw. Ability. Irate Passenger I believe you'r driving over every stone In the roac Driver Waal , sir , it takes a purt good driver to hit 'em all. Boston Hei aid. aid.A A peed nnd faithful Judge prefci the honest to the expedient. Horace HILL WARNS FARMERS. Financier Says Wheat Crop Will Nc Come Up to Predictions. St. Paul , Aug. 31. "The wheat cro of the northwest for 1909 Is not bumper crop , " said James J. Hill toda In St. Paul. "It may " - 50,000,00 bushels In excess of the normal ylel in past years , but will hardly come ute to some of the predictions. "The effect of the general publlcit given to the big yield will bo tha many of our farmers will sell oven thing early to get the present marke and forestall a drop , and then wl have to buy It back again at hlghe prices for seed and for feeding "pu : poses. " Mr. Hill refused to discuss the muc talked of Invasion of Harrlman terr tory by means of the DOS Chutes va ley In Oregon. "That's all bosh , " h declared. CANADA'S NAVY STARTED. Great Britain to Send Two Thlrd-clas Cruisers Across Atlantic. Ottnwn , Ont. , Aug. 31. A dlspatc from London says It Is learned on big authority that two third-class cruiser are to be loaned to Canada by th British admiralty , ono for the Paclfl and the other , the Atlantic. Thes ships will required refitting and niton tions which will be done at Canada' ' expense. The dispatch adds that when Canad starts to build Its own warships th work will bo done In the dominion a representative of the leading British .shipbuilding firm Is comlne uhortly to seek a alto for a shipyard , It is also stated the hlcn of sub marines for the St. Lnwronco rlvor and the Pacific have boon suggested nnd received with some favor. CARS READY FOR CROPS. There Will Be No Shortage In the I West This Fall. I Chicago , Aug. 31. The crop moving season In the middle west nnd In the great grain bolts will not find the rail- 'roads ' napping. According to the re port of the committee on relations be tween railroads of the American Rail- wny association the great supply of surplus box cars already Is In the sec tion of the country which will first feel the demand for cars nnd In which ; the most serious cnr shortages hnppon. The report also furnishes a means of estimating the extent to which re vival in business has extended. The latest report of the committee , dated August 18 , records thnt throughout the country thcro arc 159,424 surplus cars , a decrease of 93,579 from the corresponding spending period In 1908. The largest ' decrease wns In box cars , In which ! class the surplus was reduced 21,141. The surplus number of this class of cars at the present time is about 80- 000 , nnd hnlf of these arc In lown , Illi nois , Wisconsin , Minnesota and the Dnkotas awaiting the call for crop moving purposes. Before the crops really begin to move n still greater number will be sent west to moot the estimated de mand. Hot Weather Kills Horses. Elgin Review : A number of val uable horses have died In this vicinity during the recent hot weather. The most valuable ono so far is the fine imported stallion , Leon , owned by Henry Hoofer. This animal died n few days ngo. Mr. Hoofer estimates the loss at $2,000. Only a few days pre vious to this , Mr. Beaver , one of Mr. Hoofer's neighbors , lost a fine mare valued at $200. Norfolk Needs Hospital. Colome Times : Roy Hoover Is get ting along quite well In the hospital and It Is hoped he will be fully recov ered in a short time. His father found on arriving at Norfolk there was no hospital there where ho could secure treatment , and had to go on to Omaha and the sick boy stood the trip very well. The physicians at the hospital decided that peritonitis had not set In but the trouble was severe inflamma tlon. NELIGH SCHOOLS START. Largest Enrollment Ever , 411 ; Term Starts Smoothly. Neligh , Neb. , Aug. 31. Special to The Newo : The fall term of the pub lie schools of this city opened yester day morning with an attendance ol 411 pupils. This is the largest en rollment ever recorded at an opening fal } day In the history of the public schools of Neligh. Seventy-five pupils are enrolled In the high school. Su perintcndent Fisher states that al classes moved along nicely for a starter , and that he Is highly flatter ed with the large attendance and that the prospects for an increased enroll ment within the next month Is a cor tainty. The following is the corps of teach crs : Supt. A. E. Fisher ; prlncipa high school , Miss Jennie M. Hall ; as slstant principals high school , Misses Katherine Hanloy nnd Jessie Ken nedy ; second grammar room , Miss Gertrude Alton ; first grammar , Miss Grace Warner ; second Intermediate Miss Myrtle Alton ; first intermediate Miss Mae Cravanaugh and Miss Mil dred Thornton ; second primary , Miss Grace Jackson ; first primary , Miss Leona Shenefelt. A Genuine Race. Holt County Independent : A trot ting race was pulled off Tuesday after noon at the fair grounds between Dav ( Stannard's "Speed On" and Gregg' , horse , "The Kid , " for $100 a side , tw ( out of three one-mile heats. The firs heat was won by Speed On easily. Ir the second heat it looked like The KU had the better of It , but he broke anc Speed On passed him and won the heat and race. The Kid Is a speedj horse , but for some reason loses hi head and his feet. Speed On Is a goot horse , honest and true. It would hav ( been a pretty race but for The KU breaking. Hero Gets Loving Cup. Minneapolis , Aug. 31. Young Don aid Thayer , the 17-year-old Mlnneap oils youth , who last week saved fron drowning Miss Janetto Galland of Chicago cage and Edwin R. Cooper , effectlnj both rescues within an hour , was las night the recipient of a handsome sollt silver loving cup , the gift of Mr. ant Mrs. I. D. Cooper. The Inscription or the cup carries the gratitude and ap preclntion of Cooper's parents. Thayer plunged Into the St. Crol : river , first for Miss Galland , who wa caught in the swift current , and late for his friend Cooper , after the latte had become exhausted In an effort t ( regain the bank. Inasmuch as th mother of Miss Galland Is HI In Chicago cage , her family has not yet been np prised of her experience. Miss Gal land returns homo next week. TOMBSTONES IN DEMAND , s Prosperity Wave Is Felt by the Menu h ment Dealers , h Chicago , Aug. 31. Even tombs hav B received a nod from prosperity , o At the fourth annual banquet of th c National Retail Monument Dealers' as o soclatlon , hold last night at the Palme i- house , Toastmaster Avery said in s creased sales of monuments and tomb stones showed an Indication ot pros a perlty. o "A man that's hard up don't want t < spend money for a tombstone , " ' 'But when l\o gets things ahond at the bank ho can nnd does invest In'testi menials to loved ones long neglected.1' The sale of gravestones , ho said , nd Increased 10 per cent in the last oar. NEXT LAND LOTTERY IN DAKOTA More Than Two Million Acres Are to Be Opened In October. Washington , Aug. 31. Indications ro that many of the 290,000 men and vomcn who were not lucky In Undo Snrn's lottery for Indian lands In the Flnthend , Cocur d'Alone nnd Spokane reservations this month will try for homesteads In North Dakota nnd South Dakota , where the Cheyenne liver and Standing Rock reservations vlll bo opened In October. The total crcago Is 2,237,040 , of which 217,360 icrcs are In North Dakota. Part of ho land has boon reserved for school mrposcs nnd allotments to Indians. Applications for registration may bo filed nt Aberdeen , Plorro , Lommon , bnu and Mobrldgo , S. D. , and Bis marck , N. D. , beginning October 4 and continuing until midnight October 23. loglstry must bo made In person and ho applications sent to Aberdeen , tvhorc the drawing will take place the ast week In October. The land Is subject to filing and entry on nnd af- or April 1 , 1910. HER THREE BABES DEAD. Terrible Experience of Wyoming Wom an May Cause Her to Lose Mind. Sun Dance , Wyo. , Aug. 31. Mrs. Lena Henderson , who resides on n ranch near here , saw her three chil dren die , two by a snake's bite and the third by drowning. She took her baby with her to the well , leaving two other children In the house. As she reached the well , she heard the chil dren In the house scream. Leaving the baby on the ground she raced to : he house , arriving thcro as n rattler emerged. Both children had been bit ten. ten.While While caring for them she heard a wall from the baby , and rushing to the well found that the child had crawled too near nnd had fallen Into the water. Mrs. Henderson climbed down and pulled the baby out , but life was ex tinct The mother rushed into the house again and found the other children dead. It is feared the sudden loss of her family will cause the woman to lose her mind. DEATH IN FOOD. Cashier of an Omaha Bank Succumbs to Attack of Ptomaine. Omaha , Aug. 31. Frank J. Morlar ity , cashier of the Packers Nationa' bank of South Omaha , is dead at St Joseph's hospital here from ptomaine poisoning , supposed to have resulted from something oaten at a recent ban quet. He was 38 years old. He en tered the Packers National bank years ago as a messenger. Found Dead In Yard. Elgin Review : The dead body of M Q. Stewart was found In his front yarc Tuesday morning by his neighbor Thos. Miskimen. When Mr. Mlsklmen passed through the yard he was horrl fled to find his friend and neighbor dead. The body was lying on the back and right side , his right arm partly under the body and his left Iny ncross the breast. A smile wns on his lips and the body had the appearance of a peaceful sleep. Mr. Mlskirnen at once notified County Coroner W. F. Con well , who took an automobile and was soon at the plnce. From Elgin he took his son , P. L. Conwell , and J. G. Hads After examining the body the coroner decided that an inquest was unneces sary. The physicians were satlsflec that death was caused from heart fail ure. Fix Stomachs of the Rich. New York , Aug. 31. This cornmunl ty has developed In recent years n speclnl class of physicians , who in a town of fewer democratic professions might attach to their signs the prom testimonial , "By special nppointmen of Wall street. " They minister to stomachs that have burned out their vitality In the mad hunt for dollars Some of them have only a single pa tlent , like those who devote them selves to men like Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Harrlman. Others who are engaged at given periods accompany their patients in travel , and nearly all are under a re talner which enables them to restrlc their practice to the few who assure them o better Income than they could get If they attended to all comers They maintain establishments in the choice residential districts and mus live with nil the outward show of the wealthy to whom they cater. The kind of breakdown that destroys a normal appetite and which Wai street Induces may bo classed as one of the burdens of wealth. A green old ago Is moro of a rarity In the quarter where bulls and boars disport them selves than is wrinkled withered pov erty , showing the ailments for whlcl a majority place themselves under the treatment permitted only to the rich. Sound Stomachs Mighty Few. If the host known names wcro selected lected from the offices In the Wai street district they would furnish a fairly accurate list of these whom spc clallsts are treating. There are few sound stomachs in the lot , and the ; grade from cases of aggravated debll ity , like Harrlman's kind , which does not rebel at being filled with food care fully selected , as docs that of Gates. Men llko Gates glvo the Impression to an observer that they eat every thing. On the contrary , only plnli food is allowed them ; they must avoid splcos and sauces and the fanciful con coctlons to nmko which chefs draw high salaries. There are many whoso digestive apparatus rebels at moat , bu who may partake of vegetables , and others who dare trust themselves with only the merest blto at midday anc V * ? ( ? 1 Z fe * . $25 / / To Portland and the Pacific Northwest Low One-Way Colonist Rates arc in effect daily September 15 October 15 , 1909 via Union Pacific "The Safe Road to Travel" Electric block signal protection. Dining car meals and service "Best in the World. " For tickets and information , call on or address E. L. LOMAX G. P. A.Union Pacific R. R. Co. , Omaha , Ncbr. others who can tnko llttlo moro than Invalid food. Russell Sage's miartny npplo fur nished a text for pleasantries to those who did not know that ho paid lavish ly for the ndvlco that hold him to a spare diet nnd enabled him to outlive by many years his early competitors In the speculative race. When Mr. Rockefeller's health wn bad milk was his strongest portion , and whatever accompanied It had to bo easily digested. Morgan Thinks Twice ; Eats Once. Mr. Morgan Is n careful cater , realiz ing that ho could not stand an indis criminate diet even if ho wore so dis posed. Mr. Rogers could tnko only the plainest food , and H. M. Flngler Is al most an ascetic in his table habits. The taste for buttermilk which has been developed In recent years has been shared with the common folk by the rich. There are bankers down town who keep It In their offices and frequently indulge In It. Some of them are drinking as much as five quarts a day and practically living on it. Alcohol has no place in this kind of regimen and doctors do not need to forbid It , for those who need medical care know well that artificial stimula tion of that kind breaks down their health faster than medical skill could repair it. The use of tobacco is gen eral among such men , and it is not dis couraged by their advisers. Exactly what derangement happens with the men who demand expert at tendance could not bo described In the terms that would generally apply. The only remedy Is plain living , and for tunes are spent every year in getting prescriptions for it. Was a Big Day In Burke Town. Burke , S. D. , Aug. 31. Special to The News : The first county picnic given by the M. W. A. camps of Greg ory county , and hold In Burke , was the biggest kind of a success in every par ticular. Fully 2,500 people were in attendance from various parts of the county. State Deputy B. Pearman of Water- town was present and delivered a stirring address in behalf of Wood craft , In the open air. The most attractive feature of the program was the ball game between Dallas and Gregory for a $100 purse , winner take all. It was the snappiest and fastest exhibition of the game seen In the county this year , and the game went for two and one-half In nings with no scores : then , with two men out , Dallas got n couple of hits , putting runners on second and third , and John y Sclsson found it for a nice single nnd both of thorn beat It to the home plate. Another hit net ted another score , the last ono of the game. Gregory got a man to third twice , but in each instance the man at bat failed to do the needful , and the game ended 3 to 0 In favor of Dallas. The Dallas players claim that this ought to settle the "champ" proposi tion , ns they have won four out of the Inst five games played with Gregory. Bert Harris of Lynch did a faultless Job of umpiring , and there was scarce ly a kick except from the Gregory bleachers. Batteries : Gregory , Klrkland nnd Ford ; Dallas , Allvln nnd George. After the ball game there was rac ing on Main street. Hank Slaughter challenged anyone in the crowd for a 50-yard dash , found a sucker bet him $10 and beat him a length. Walling of Gregory won the free-for-all foot race. In the pulling match for draft horses L. Wllley , a Drake drayman , won the money , his team walking away with two wagons loaded with sand and with the wheels locked. No other team entered , being unable to accom plish the feat. In the water fight , Burke won from Gregory after a very exciting scrim mage. The Bonesteel camp won the fine satin M. W. A. banner offered by the Burke camp to the largest delegation of visiting Woodmen , and It Is under stood that the banner carries with It the honor of giving the next annual picnic. What It Cost the Candidates. Madison , Neb. , Aug. 31. Special to The NOWBI Dr. Baker has notified County Clerk Richardson of his ac ceptance of the nomination for cor oner on the republican ticket. The following is a statement of what it cost the several candidates to make the race for nomination before the re cent primary : Sheriff Penny $9 , Flynn ? 27.65 , Elly $82.25 , Smith $73.75. Gcgner $ G4.CO , Martin $93. Treasurer F. A. Peterson $ G6.7C. Clerk McFnrland $51.25 , Ilaaso ? 39.25. Superintendent Ward $ GO.GG , Hou- sol $49.03. Judge Dowllng $11 , Bates $50.15. Commissioner Tnft $15 , Bouttow $25. ROCKEFELLER GIVES ADVICE. "Get Many Children to Come and Keep Them Coming Every Sunday. " Cleveland , Ohio , Aug. 31. Advice on "How to Build Up a Sunday School" was given by John D. Rockefeller , member of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church nnd an active member of the Sunday school. Secretary C. W. Shlnn of Cuyahogn County Sunday School association had Just finished an address on "How to Hurt n Sunday School. " Ho told of ways and means by which attendance may bo cut down and the children dis couraged in their religious impulse. Then Mr. Rockefeller was called on to speak. "For more years than go to moko up many a lifetime , " ho said , "I have attended Sunday school. I have ob served through all this time the prin ciple of success. It Is , 'Get many chil dren to come to Sunday school , and keep them coming every Sunday. ' \ Follow this rule and the Sunday school . will bo successful. " Dragged Under Fast Train. Central City , Nob. , Aug. 31. John Reeves , a young farmer , was struck and killed by the Union Pacific flyer near hero in an unusual way. Ho was leading a horse across the tracks , with the halter wrapped around his arms. The animal balked In the cen ter of the track and although Reeves was safely across ho was dragged c back and under the wheels when the engine struck the borso. North Nebraska Deaths. Edward E. Mooncy died at Wlsner August 22. Mrs. Edward D. Gullck died at her homo southeast of Burton August 22. Stay In Taylor Hanging. Lincoln , Aug. 31. Bert M. Taylor , the Kearney county murderer , cannot be hanged September 17 , the date set by court In which ho was convicted of murder. Taylor's attorneys filed n petition in error In the supreme court and this will act as a stay. Taylor was convicted of an atroc ious crime , the ravishment of the young sister of his wife , who died as the result of his abuse. Ho escaped but surrendered several months after the commission of the crime in Cali fornia. Suit to Test 8 O'clock Law. Lincoln , Aug. 31. A suit to test the constitutionality of the 8 o'clock sa loon law was begun In the supreme court , the brief filed being in behalf of Frank Dlnuzzo , nn Omaha saloon keeper. The act Is declared Illegal In that it fails to contain a repeal of amended sections of the former Ne braska law ; because It denies the right of the licensed saloonkeeper to an ap peal or trial by Jury before cancelling his liccnso , because it imposes unus ual fines and cxcossivo punishment. Dlnuzzo was convicted of keeping his saloon open after 8 o'clock and was subsequently fined $100 nnd costs. The Omnhn fire and police board revoked his license and ho appealed. In the brief filed stress is laid on the clause providing for Immediate forfeiture of license. This Is the first test of the early closing law. ATTENTION. Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Paw- nco Bill's Far East show will exhibit at Columbus on September 3. These two great shows form a com bination that you cannot well afford to miss. You will sec master horse men of the cast and west , together with the ro-cnnctmont of exciting and historic scenes from the Orient and Occident. 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