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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1910)
TIIH NOKKOMv AVKKKIiY N'KWR JOl'HNAL , FIUDAYJANUAKY 7 , 11)10. ) 10 Below Here ; 30 nt Deadwood. \ At Norfolk , 1C liulow zero ; at Deadwood - wood , ; io below zero ; nt Chndron , zero ; temperature ever north Nebraska and Houthorn Houtli Dukotn , zero to 'JO below - low ; wnrinur west of Cluulron , Into WyomhiK ; 10 aboVe zero ut Douglas , Wyoin. ; cloudy and snowing thurc. V Tlio cold wuvo from I'rlnco Albert , where It WIIH11 below zero two elnyB \ ngo , reached Norfolk on Hchodulo time , an forocnHtod by the weather man. Train Ben-Ice WIIH Hllll further crippled - plod by the cold. Omaha , Jan. 5. Another low loin- poraturo record IH reported by the wonther bureau today. At 7 o'clock thlH morning the mercury registered 10 degrees below zero. Coldest of Winter at Lincoln. ' Lincoln , Jan. fi. The minimum tern- ' pnrnturo of the wlnt'er , 14 bcjlow zero , was recorded at 7 a. IH. today' ; * ' " Cold Nloht In New York. " New'York , Jan. 'fi. New York/uttwi' one of .tho ceildest nlghta of tlio winter , " " IB'confronted with a snowstorm toddy. ' During the night the minimum temper- , 'aturo was 9 degrees above zero. There was n biting wind. The municipal lodging house alone hoiiHcd nearly 500 persons , over a score of them women. A thinly clad wanderer was picked up , on the street today dead from expo sure. St. Louis Clothed In Ice. St. Loulfl , Jan. B. Hnln which fell 'during the night froze this morning and covered the streets and walks with Ice half an Inch thick. Tele graph and telephone companies ox- porloncod great trouble with wires falling to the ground. The union sta tion bulletin board showed the gen eral "no wires" and the arrival of trains was not posted. Most of the trains arrived fioin out to four hours late. Trains from the north we're reported nlno hours late. Fire at Castlewood , S. D. _ Watertown , S. D. , .lun. r > . Ttio town of Custlewood , eighteen miles south of here , narrowly missed being wiped out by fire last evening during u heavy wind. The entire south sldo of Main street hi In ashes and the Ions Is estimated at $180,000 with about half Insurance. Twelve buildings are gutted and the lire did not stop until the last buildIng - Ing on the side of the street was de stroyed. The lire started in Miller's hardware store and being fanned by a high wind spread rapidly. Ten min utes after the lire started two build ings were in ashes and the entire block threatened. A message came to this city asking for aid and thirty men with lire apparatus responded on a special train. At one time it was feared the entire business district would bo destroyed. When four build ings were gone an attempt was made to chcck the flames by dynamiting two stores but the wind carried the llamoR on and they continued to spread. At a late hour the tire burn ed itself outou _ the extreme edge of Main street. The principal losses are as follows : Miller hardware store $40,000 , New ton's clothing store $110,000 , Shank's jewelry store $15,000 ; Ilollls general store $35,000 , Bennett's harness shop , Implement sheds and office $50,000. The origin of the tire Is not known. Several persons had narrow escapes from injury and others are suffering with frozen hands as a result of their work fighting the flames. Strike Caused Davis' Death. Madison Post : Fred II. Davis re turned Wednesday night from Orleans , where ho went to assist In the last sad rites over the remains of his brother , George W. Davis , who died at Mlssoula , Mont. , last week. The sad story of the manner in which Winnie went to his death is Indeed pathetic and though ho has gone from the world for all time yet hls'momory will be revered as a hero who died at his post In faithful at tendance upon the duties Imposed up on him by his employers. Winnie was a fast freight conductor on the Milwaukee west out of Bntto and It was while in his way car or caboose that he sank down and died as a result of overwork and exhaus tion. Kor sometime the railroads in the west have been affected by a strike of switchmen and as a result the roads were operated under the most trying circumstances. This condition was iniulo doubly worse by reason of the intense cold. For eight days previous to his death Winnie had been con stantly In charge of his train doubling his division just as often as possible. Ho had no rest except a short nap now and then which ho took between stations. During those eight days ho had not seen his wife but made his homo on his car. Ho worked day In and day out without complaining and although sick would not give up. His crow heard no complaint neither did nny of his employers and until his death no one knew the Intense strain and suffering ho underwent. It is thought that the immediate cause of his death was acute pneumonia being brought on by exposure and exhaus tion. Nebraska Mute Ends Life. Uoaver City. Neb. , Jan. 5. Edward nrouhard , son of II. Brouhnrd , presi dent of the bank of Heaver City , com mitted suicide by shooting himself In the breast with a target ride. Ills lifeless body was found In the hayloft of the barn soon after 8 o'clock and it was still warm. The young man had risen at 7 o'clock , gone out and was not missed until the family rose some time later. Ho was 21 years old , and In the evening had celebrated the event at a party attended by young friends. Ho was n deaf rauto , but had been well educated and had accumulated considerable property. Ho Is supposed to have brooded over his affliction as ho had no other cause for the deed. , Mrs , Peyton Gets Divorce. Madison , Neb. , Jan. fi. Special to The NOWB : District court convened here , It being an adjourned session of the November , M09. term , with Judge A. A. Welch presiding and W. II. Powers reporter. Attorneys II. I \ Jarnhart , M. 1) . Tyler , Hurt Mapos , M. I1 , llazen , Jack Kocnlgstein and J. C. Hnglomnn of Norfolk attended. Mrs. Hesslo D. Peyton was granted n di vorce from her husband. Guy M. Pey ton , the custody of the four children being given to the father by stipula tion. Court will bo In session today , If not longer. Quails Most AM Frozen. Boyd County News : A largo per centage of the quails of thin section ihd'rtliilo'of'tno ' entire stnto- perished ns a result o'f tlio told weather and a lack of food the pant month.This . occurs about , every otbor winter The law protecting thorn from the rilmrod should ho repealed. The News debs not think they should bo hunt/d for market , but the resident of n locality should bo allowed to kill thorn for homo consumption. The prairie chick ens should have no protection what ever , as they leave a locality as soon as settlement Is made and It makes a mockery of our statute to have them burdened with such kangaroo laws. Lies in Snow All Night Long. William Hlshop , n peddler claiming "anywhere" for his homo , was found almost frozen to death , by Henry Ilorst , a farmer living between hero and Hosklns. Hlshop Is a cripple , having only one leg. Monday night the harness of the horse attached to his wagon became broken and with some dlfllculty Hishop alighted In the deep snow , unhar nessed the horse and tried to repair the harness. In the meantime his horse wandered nway from the wagon and could not be found. For several hours Bishop , with all the power of his lungs , yelled for as sistance that never came. Ho llnally lay down in the snow and tried to sleep , but , suffering from the terrible cold , he got little rest. The tempera ture was 12 ° below zoro. All Monday night he lay shivering in the snow on the lonely road , and when found Tues day morning by Mr. Ilorst both his hands wore terribly frozen. Ho was taken to the Horst honic , where his hands were thawed out , and Wednes day he was brought to Norfolk , where Dr. Verges treated him. The doctor says , although the hands arc fro/.en as badly as any ho had seen , amputation will not be necessary. "It was terrible , " said Mr. Hlshop , who Is a Gorman. "All night I tried to sleep In the road. I have no family and have no homo. " Who Wants a Baby Boy ? Does anybody want this boy baby ? The child was born yesterday to a woman who has been employed In the Calumet restaurant kitchen for some time , and whoso husband deserted her three months after marriage. The husband Is said to have lived formerly at Tilden. The babe's mother , a very young woman , has no money with which to take care of the child. Charity contri butions are needed In the way of gar ments , etc. , for the little day-old infant. Money is needed , until a home for the little one can be found. The first con tribution in the way of provisions was made during the day. The mother , who has been a con scientious worker at the cafe. Is alone in the world. Her father was killed In a railway accident and her mother died three months later. She married and her husband abandoned her , lay ing her destitute and ill. TUESDAY TOPICS. C. J. Kelsey of Nellgh was lieu O. A. Williams of Neligh was here. Henry Itoth of Atkinson was here. Fiank Pickeroll of Napor was here. Thomas Young of Bn/ile Mills was here. F. A. Ilerry of Wayne was In the city. city.P. P. G. Hale of Atkinson was In the city. city.G. G. D. Dutterfleld returned from Omaha. Archie Gow has returned to Des Moinus to continue his studies at college - lego there. 10. A. Bullock went to Chicago on business. F. A. Hedllno of Omaha Is In the city on business. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McKenzie of Pierce were in the city. Senator W. V. Allen of Madison call ed on friends here. Lowell Ersklne and Hess Tyndall re turned to the university at Lincoln. Mrs. II. A. Haley and her mother , Mrs. II. II. Miller , went to Pierce to visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Shannon , wno have been hero visiting with the E. D. Perry family , returned to Ewlng. M. D. Tyler , Hurt Mapos , M. C. Ha- zen , E. P. Weathorby have gone to Madison to attend the district court. Arthur Sounoland , who has been hero spending the holidays with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. I. Sonnoland. has returned to Omaha , whore ho Is attending the Crelghton Medical col- lego. S. W. Warner returned from Chad- ron Monday evening. Mr. Warner spent the holidays with relatives at Chadron and also helped celebrate his father's fortieth birthday. Charles Hlchardson , former book keeper of the Norfolk Long Distance Telephone company , has gene to Boomer - er for a month's visit after which ho will go to Alnsworth to take charge of his much. Fearing that some largo wild animal had made Its permanent quarters In his barn on South Fifth street , John Hermann , at the advlco of friends , put a wolf trap In the place and was rewarded In being the captor of a full grown skunk. Miss Hertha Wllklns , who has re cently returned from California , has just lately been able to get about without the aid of crutches. Miss Wil kins had her right nnkle badly broken In a street car wreck while at Los Angeles , In which five persons wore killed. Her trip to Seattle and Urltisli Columbian points was not made on this account. An automobile occupied by five persons ran Into n street cm and the entire automobile party wore killed , a number of passengers on the street car , among whom was Miss Wll kins , being Injured. The plaster ol Paris cast on Miss Wllkins' ankle was removed by her physician Monday. Joyce Hall Is reported 111. A. J * . Stear la on the sick list. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welhcr , a fion. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Klein , n daughter. .Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sold. HchloKt.u son. Paul Wetzel who has been ill Is now able to be nt his place of busl ness again. The Ladles' Aid society of the Moth' odlst church will meet In the church parlors Thursday afternoon at 2:1)0. : ) A telegram announces that the re mains of Owen O'Neill were shipped from Utah yesterday and they ought to reach Hattlo Creek probably Thurs day or Friday. Mrs. W. F. Edens of Fairfax , who was operated on at Rochester , Minn. , for goiter a few days ago , is reported to bo recovering rapidly. Mrs. Edens formerly lived in Norfolk. There will be no meeting of the Degree of Honor lodge tonight. The Norfolk Chess club meets with Miss Minnie Maas Thursday evening , Funeral services ever the remains of Owen O'Neill will be hold at the Catholic church at Hattlo Creek Fri day morning at 1 o'clock. Relatives of Mr. O'Neill have arrived at Battle Creek from the east. The Ladies Aid society of the First Congregational church will moot Thursday afternoon at 2:30 : at the home of Miss Alvira Durland , with Mrs. II. J. Cole assisting. All the ladles of the congregation and their friends are Invited , At the mooting of the Norfolk German - man Lutheran relief association at Winter's hall Tuesday evening the fol lowing oillcers wore elected : Prcsl- dent , Carl Schmledoberg ; vice president - dent , C. II. Krahn ; treasurer , Herman Winter ; secretary , Otto Zuelow ; or ganlzor. Carl SCuelow. Installation of the now oillcers ol the Eagles took place at the Eagles hall , after which a banquet was ten dered to the members. After partak ing of the refreshments the members enjoyed a smoker and the music from the Norfolk Mandolin club was greatly appreciated. Mlllard Green , the newly ly Installed president , made a short address and commented upon the fu ture welfare of the order. OVERLAND LIMITED GONE. Cross Continent Pathfinder Succumbs to Commercial Spirit. Omaha , Jan. C. The death knell ol the famous "Overland Limited" was sounded New Year's day. After trail ing for many years over the contlnenl between Chicago and San Franclsct the old flyer is to go out of tradltior and In its place will be "The San Fran clsco Limited. " Orders have been Issued on n'l the lines of the Union Pacific , the North western , the Southern Pacific and Mil waukee roads that all time tables advertisements and literature of al kinds is to bear the new title. The passing of the old "Ovorlant Limited" may not mean much to UK traveling public , but to railroad incr It means the destruction of an old tra dition. The name for many years has been a favorite with the men of the road and for advertising purposes II has been invaluable. This old trail was the pathfinder between Chicago and the Pacific coast , for its origh dates back to early days when througl trains were first run across the con tinonl. Commercialism is blamed for the change. Out by the Golden Gate the business men of San Francisco , aftci many appeals , have persuaded the foui railroads , over which the train runs to have the train bear the name ol their city. They pointed to the facl that there was a "Los Angeles Limit oil" and a "Portland Limited , " and fin ally the railroads conceded the point Chicago made no effort to name the eastbonnd train in her honor. CHRISTMAS ON ROSEBUD. Heaviest Postoffice Business That Sec tion Has Ever Seen. Dallas News : A popriar subject for the city dallies to write upon Christ mas day was the phenomenal mails and express that was handled this year nt the instance of the generous Santa Clans. Sioux City , Norfolk , Omaha and other cities elaborated upon the affair by giving facts and figures from the books of the postofllco department which was surprising in the extreme. Our own city postofllco had some care and labor to care for the great holiday rush , and from early In the morning until late at night was the postofllce force overtaxed In the handling of the heavy malls , not only for Dallas but for the entire territory west In Trlpp county. The malls for twelve offices going and coming passed through the Dallas ofllco and the figures from the registration books leaves no room to question but that the postofllco was n busy corner In this busy llttlo city. From December 1 until the 2Cth of the month 1,000 registered letters and packages In transit passed through the Dallas office ; 210 were received and distributed through this ofllco and 215 letters and packages originating hero were dispatched to other cities , making a total of nearly l.fiOO handled In the twenty-six days , which ! n Itself makes a pretty good showing for the city of Dalian and Its postal facilities , On the number of packages handled convoy ing Christmas Joys It IH hard to arrlvo nt the number , ns there wna no count made , but It Is a conservative estimate to state that fully 5,000 passed In tran sit ; that fully 1.000 were received and distributed through this olllco , and that fully 1,000 originated In tlio Dallas of fice and were dispatched to all parts of the world. Postcards by the thousands , here as everywhere else , gave nearly ns much labor to care for as the packnges re ceived. In the holiday season the letter - tor mall Is always very heavy. The mall carriers on tlio star routes wore overburdened with work In the transportation of the malls , and the passenger feature-of their enterprise was almost entirely eliminated , The bad condition of , the roads worked greatly to their disadvantage. The exchange of.Christmas greet ings , it Is claimed , wan the heaviest ever experienced , which Is n general Index to the gener'al prosperity of the people of the country. Near-Fire at Atkinson. Atkinson Graphtp : A disastrous fire was prevented at the home of K. F. Slemson last Wednesday by Mr. Stem- son arriving nt the house just In the nick of time. It appears that Mrs. Slemson , having occasion to go homo , found the house full of smoke as ho entered , and at once investigated and found a doll laid against the stove and ready to blaze. The children said tiio doll was cold and they wanted to warm It. DRESSMAKER PAID $7.500 FINE. Accused of Smuggling , Miss Wlndmul- ler Pleaded Guilty In New York. New York , Jan. G. To the surprise of the customs authorities , Augusta Wlndmuller , one of the fashionable dressmakers indicted 'for conspiracy to defraud the treasury by means of the "sleeper trunk" game , appeared before Judge Noyes in the United Stales circuit court , entered a plea of guilty , was fined $7,500 , which she promptly paid. Neither Collector Loch nor any of the oflicial force would discuss the disposition of the case. There was n general agreement , however , that should the courts here adopt the policy that has characterized the treatment of similar cases by the federal court at Trenton , N. J. , the task of breakIng - Ing up an organized revenue frauds here will be rendered all the harder. Both Collector Loeb and District At torney Wise are anxious for the full penalties to be given to smugglers. It Is believed that twenty-five or more others who arc under indictment for the same offense as that of Miss Windmuller's will be let off as light ly ns she has been by other federal judges. NEBRASKANS SLAIN IN GERMANY Thieves Murdered John Fogler and His Wife , Formerly of Superior. Superior , Neb. , Jan. G. News has reached here of the death of John Fog ler and his wife , who were murdered In their home in Germany a few days ago. The murder was committed by thieves who were attempting to rob the Fogler homo. The Fogler family left Superior about twelve years ago for Germany. Mr. Foglor was about SO years old. GRANTED A 5-YEAR DIVORCE. Lawyers Say There Is No Precedent for an Indiana Decree. Chicago , Jan. C. What was dubbed a "trial divorce" by Chicago lawyers , was granted at Hammond , Intl. , yester day by Judge V. S. Richter in the Lake county superior court. Some of the attorneys who learned of the unusual divorce declared the court had no precedent for his action and that the restrictions Imposed could not bo held to be binding under the laws of In diana. Judge Richter termed his now form of separation a limited divorce. By the terms of the decree Mr. and Mrs. William Wohole are divorced for five years , after which they may live to gether if they desire. If , In the mean time , they wish to re-wed they will be unable to do so. The question arises whether , In the live years' period , the couple should go outside of the state and re-wed , and then decide to got a divorce again after the expiration of the period , they would have to get two divorces to bo legally separated. MARS HAS A PANAMA , TOO. New Canals Have Been Discovered'on the Neighboring Planet. Boston , Jan. C. Dr. Perclval Lowell made the Ilrst public announcement of new discoveries regarding tlio plan et Mars which have convinced him It Ir Inhabited , which he bollovos will convince other scientists. Ho told of observations of a most remarkable series of phenomena produced , ho de clares , by "animate will. " Shorn of technical phraseology , Dr. Lowell's statement asserted that the Martians are now engaged In digging a new sot of canals and that he has been able , If not actually to see the dirt fly , to watch the canals grow. "September 30 , 1900 , " said Doctor Lowell , 'when the syrtls major came around again to view after Its periodic hiding of six weeks , two striking ca nals became at once evident to the east of the syrtls in places where no canals had ever previously boon soon. Not only was their appearance unpre- ccddntod. but the canals themselves were most conspicuous. They con veyed to an oasis , Itself new. "In form they nro llko nil the other canals , narrow regular lines of even width throughout running with geomet ric precision from definite points to another point where an oasis Is lo cated. The system exactly resembles what life there would evolve under the conditions wo know exist. "Tho phenomena transcend any na tural law and nro only explicable , so far ns can be seen , by the presence out yonder of nnlmato will. " He Collected the Bill. Pierce County Leader : The Leader collected , or , rather , Constable G. W. Golf did , an account that wo had al most given up. The Lender printed a liquor notlco for an Individual who wanted to run n saloon at Foster a couple yenra ngo. He lost out In get ting the saloon license and wo lost out In securing our money for printing the same. In spite of our efforts to locate the gentleman with letters , everything was fruitless Insofar ns receiving nn answer was concerned. Our opportu nity came the first of the week , how ever. The follow paused through Plercu on Sunday afternoon's passenger and , learning that ho would return Monday , wo had the necessary papers made out and gave them to Constable Goff to servo on him when ho passed through. The train pulled In , the officer boarded the smoker and fortunately came face to face with his man In short order. The preliminary Introduction was in dulged in , and then the real question popped. After denying the bill at first , the fellow llnally admitted that hu owed the little account , and came through with a bill of largo denomina tion , which the constable was unable to change. The train had started to pull out. but the olllcor , being game and seeing the coin In sight , accom panied the follow to Norfolk , where the proper change was brought across. Wo print this little item to show that printers are not all suckers and all they want is what Is coming to them. EVER HOLD A HAND LIKE THIS ? A Double Chicane In a Topeka Game . of Bridge. Topeka. Jan. G. Topeka bridge players arc very much interested in a bridge hand dealt at one of the clubs n few days ngo , none of thorn having seen anything similar to It hereto fore. The dealer picked up his hand finding seven hearts with two honors. Of course , ho Immediately made It "hearts. " Ills partner , In laying down his hand , remarked with a smile : "Partner , I certainly should have made it the same. " Ho showed on the table the other six hearts with three honors. This pave the opposition a double chicane , something that had never boon held in that club before. But the remainder of the hand was also unusual. The makers , with all the thirteen trumps in their hands , made only the odd. The opposition held all the remaining aces and kings and so divided that not u maker's trump could be used. Confer on School Lands. Washington , Jan. G. Attorney General - oral Clarke and Land Commissioner Dokken of South Dakota arc hero con ferring with the congressional delega tion from that state In regard 10 school lands which South Dakota claims in the national forest reserve of tlio Black Hills. Under the enabling act , by which the state was admitted. South Dakota claims 100 sections of lands now in the forest reserve. The government forestry bureau contends Dakota is entitled to only a few sec tions that were surveyed before the forest reserve was established. The South Dakota delegation wants to have the interior department formally declare its position in regard to these lands , and then whatever action scorns necessary to protect the rights of the state will be taken. It mny bo neces sary to obtain special legislation on the subject before the state can obtain the lands. Attorney General Clarke will remain hero next week and also take up in the supreme court the cases of the claimants to the McClellan estate at Sioux Falls. General Grigsby Is rep resenting several Arkansas "heirs" who claim the $40,000 estate belongs to thorn. All the alleged heirs have boon defeated In the courts below and the case is before the supreme court on n writ of cortiorari. If the heirs lose now the estate will go to South Dakota. ODDS FAVOR JEFFRIES NOW. But Many Believe That Johnson Will be the Choice July 4. New York , Jan. G. There must be a whole lot of loose money In the sporting world after all. Wo haven't seen nny of it , but there must be some just tlio same. There arc some sporting men willing right now to tie up money away up In the thousands on that Jeffries and Johnson fight , which is more than six months off. Cincinnatlans have started the big money talk and early quotations make Jeffries a nine to ton favorite. Henry Berry , who is now in the city on the Rhino , and when he Is homo nt Los Angles , Cal. , is referred to as the owner of the baseball club of that city , has $20,000 ho has no use for for some time and ho Is willing to let it rest up as n bet against $18,000 that the white man will bo returned victor In that Fourth of July scrap. To date ho has found no takers and this might servo as n tip to Baron Wllklns nnd his list of subscribers to that $10.000 fund that Is I elng raised to hot on Johnson. Out on the const the other day n hot of $500 to100 on Jeffries was re corded , but the betters nnd the stnko- holder were not nnmed because they do not cnro nbout lllrltlng with that anti-betting law which Is now on the statute books In California. There have boon many more hots mndo out In the Golden Stntes , but they have been kept under cover. In every one Jeffries has boon the ruling favorite , but the opinion of the unprejudiced Is that before Indopendanco day the negro - ro man will bo the cholco. Opinion In his favor Is growing steadily and it would bo no surprise to see him go in the ring nt odds-on. AT J. P. MORGAN'S ' COMMAND , Vast Banking Capital and Resourcca Controlled by the Great Danker. The enormous banking capital anil resources controlled liy ,1. I'lorpont Morgan , the tinted financier and bank < IT. who recently bought the slock ol the Equitable Life AHsurnnco society held by Thomas ! > ' . Uyan , who pur < chased the Equitable' * stock control from .lames llnzen Hyde In Juno , 100. , are shown In the following table Kqultulilo l.lfu ABHUI-IUICO mi- fifty $ liK.UUO.WX ! Now Vork l.lTo liinurancu com pany CwT.OOO.OCK National Hnnk of Commerce ; . . U4I.OUO.XA ( Klrnt Nntlonnl bank ISI.OUO.OX ej mi runty Tryst comimny 100.OU0.OOC MercnntllQ Trust comtmn)1. . . . . TC.OOO.ewc Kiillltublo Trust conipunr . ' . ( . . U2.000.00i Hankers' Trust cot\i | > aay. .1. ) . . 4S.UOO.UOi A tor Trust company 17.000.00C Total ' . . ' .I. . . ! | 1.7 ,000OOC Commenting on this flnmu'lal deal , u leading New York pnpcr In an edito rial says : "What J. rierpont Morgan bought 'rom Thomas P. Ryan was not a ma jority of the stock of the Hqultnblc Life Assurance society , but the privi lege of controlling over $ UiO.OOO.OOO of other people's money. The ICqultnhlt1 stock that Mr. Hyan originally owned could pay only $ JW I I In legitimate div idends under the 7 per cent clause in the society's charter. Mr. Hyan paUl James llazen Hyde ifi.VUXI.OOU for thlti opportunity to earn $ . ' ! , * r > M a year. Wlmt Mr. Morgan bus paid to Mr. Hyan Is still a secret , but Mr. Hyan Is not In the habit of selling anything for less than he paid for It. "The Morgan Interests have long dominated the New York Life. Now with the assets of the K < | Ullahlo in their possession they wield what is probably the most tremendous finan cial power concentrated In the Imndh of any set of prlvnte Individuals in tin- world. " FOR CHAIR OF PLAYWRITING , H. B. Harris Offers to Be Ono of Ten to Give $25,000 Each to Harvard. Henry B. Harris , the theatrical pro ducing manager of New York , bus offered - fored to be one of ten men.who will put .fLTi.ooo curb to found a chair of playw riling at Harvard university. Mr. Harris said recently that he had already put n-ddo that amount and was awaiting the others. Ills reasons for suggesting such a department at Har vard grew out of his recent visit to Cambridge to witness the performance by the University Dramatic club , when he had a talk with Professor HaKcr , professor of dramatic literature In that InstUulioii , Mr. Harris says that the lack of good plays is due to a lack of technical knowledge on the part of the writers and not to a dearth of Ideas. lie feels that men should be as carefully train ed for writing piny ? as for any othoi learned profession , and until sucli training can bu given only a few of those who al tempt the art can suc ceed , lie thinks that the educator.1 will be Interested In his plan and be Moves it can be carried out. Except that such a department In tin university would Include a lonx courts in ilasMliand modern dramatic litcra ture , he does not suggest any metlio < by which the Instruction might be car ricd on. Delaware Farmer's Mouscr. N. II. King of Brldgevllle , Del. . own > a remarkable English mocking bir- which has established n reputation : > > u mouse catcher and takes the jilaci of several catti. The other day while King was In the Held with the bin ! i caught ten mice In less than an hour kilint ! them all. KIuj : puts thelilr In hl'i luira at night and says it b keeping It free-1 from r : > ts nnd mice WHAT WILL SMITH THINK OF IT Scientific American Says It's Impos sible to Fly With Wings. David Smith , the Dovorro , Nob. farmer-inventor of a flying machine which is being built hero nt the Ahl man garage , and who Is so confldon that his machine is n success nnd wil fly , a statement which ho made before leaving for his homo to spend the boll days , will probably not feel so confi dent when ho reads what the Scion tiflc American has to say about llyln.i machines. Mr. Smith has assured t number of people here that ho wil make his trial flight In Norfolk 01 January 10. Sometime ngo ho inndi n statement thnt he hnd secret Inven tlons which ho would put on his ma chine which ho was positive were : success. According to the Scientific American , all of the Inventions whlcl Mr. Smith hns so fnr made public , have not proved sucossful. "Human flight,1 says the Scientific American , "by flap ping wings Is Impossible for sevcra reasons , chief among which Is thni nnturo has failed to furnish us witl the anatomy or the muscular strongtl which arc necessary for flight of thh kind. "It is evident that the motive powoi for the machine herewith Illustrated Is to bo furnished by the arms of the operator , nnd the movements when the body was In horizontal flight , wouh : consist of a vertical oscillatory move ment of the arms when stretched te their full extent. The power for lift Ing and propelling the man and the machine , whoso weight would bo al least 200 pounds , would , therefore have to bo furnished entirely by certain tain muscles of the chest nnd shoulders dors , which nro rarely brought Inte strenuous use , and are feeble com pared with other muscles of the body "Furthermore , with the slow rate ol oscillation of the wings of which n mnn would ho cnpnble , their nren would have to bo very large , and tholi weight would of course Increase rap Idly in proportion. Professor Lnngloj pointed out that the difficulty of flying with flapping wings increases rapidly with the Increase In size and weight ; this being duo to the mathematical law that the area In bodies Increases at the square of their dimensions , wjilk their weight Increapcs nn the culm. lit * pointed out thnt "tho larger the crea ture or machine , the ICHH the rolntlvu- aren of support may be ( that Is , If we consider the mathematical relation ship , without reference to the question whether this diminished support In nctunlly physically sulllclont or not ) , no that we flonn rench n condition where we cannot Imagine ( light pos sible. TliUB , If In a soaring bird , which wo may suppose to weigh two pounds , wo should tlnd that It had two square * feet of Burfnce , or n rale of a foot to the pound , It would follow from ther law just stated thnt In a Minrlng bint of twice the dimensions wo would hnvo- a weight of sixteen pounds and nn area of eight square feet , or only half a square foot of supporting mirfaco to the pound of weight , so If flight Is pos- _ slblo In the Ilrst case , It would appear to be highly Improbable In the second The difficulty grows greater ns wo In crease the size , for whan wo have n creature- three times the dlmonslonn we shall have twenty-seven tlmoB tho- welght nnd only nlno times the sus taining surface , which IH tint one-third of n foot to a pound , This IH n consequence quence of a mathematical law , from which It would nppenr to follow that wo cannot have n flying creature much greater than n limit of area llko the- condor , unless endued with extrnordl nary strength of wing. "To fly with the machine herewith Illustrated would call for an expendi ture of horse-power far beyond thnt which the strongest mnn on record ever possessed. It Is doubtful If the nvornge mnn Is capable of exerting- more than a quarter to a third of a horse-power continuously. It Is true that , In supreme moments of effort nnd for a very brief period , athletes may exert as high as one horse-power or n llltlo over. The motorless aero plane , or glider , Is the only successful medium of human flight. Flapping wings are clumsy , difficult to construct , uneconomical In operation , and , ac cording to present knowledge and ex perlence In the subject , they form a wholly Impossible means of human flight. " DIVORCE FOR MRS , COOK ? Report in New York Has It That She Wants Money Back. New York. Jan. ti. Mrs. Frederick , A. Cook , wife of the discredited arctle explorer , is hiding near New York under dor an assumed name , and is awaitInpr an opportunity to make a financial settlement tlomont for money advanced to Cook since their marriage , according to In formation obtained here. She has , it Is said , the most valuable' parts of Cook's diary , accumulated on his last trip to the frozen north , which she Intends to retain until a satisfac tory arrangement shall hnvo boon made. The two little daughters , Ruth nnd Helen , were locnted at the Hamil ton Institute for girls. The children were placed In the Institution n few days before Cook disappeared : They know nothing of the unfavorable re port made by the scientists' nt the Unl verslty of Copenhagen on their father's ' claim. Mrs. Cook has visited ( he children once , but has not boon seen by anv one connected with the school for several oral weeks. An effort to establish the truth of a rumor that Mrs. Cook intends ro aoek a separation from her husband was not successful , further than the statement of friends that she felt keenly the hu initiation that followed Cook's failure to establish bin claims to having reached the north pole , and running nway while under fire. Mrs , It. O. Stebblns , wife of a prom inent member of the Arctic club , who Is one of Mrs. Cook's closest friends , stated that the wife of the explorer was thoroughly disgusted with Cook's conduct. "Mrs. Cook Is a woman of grent refinement , nnd I know thnt she is completely crushed In spirit over the ? outcome of this nretle. matter , " snld Mrs. Stebbins. "If she had been given her way , Dr. Cook would have paid all of his obligations before he went away. | "I know Dr. Cook Is greatly Indebted to his wife for money advanced chirltiR the several years of their married life The fact is. Mrs. Cook told me her bus band never contributed a penny to ; ward the support of his family from the day their daughter Helen , now 5 , wi.s born. She bad not only supported the family , but had given" him funds . for his hunting trips. " ; A WOMAN DIED FROM FRIGHT. When Her Son-in-Law Shot an Agecf Woman Sank to the Floor Dead. ! Wilkesbarre , Pa. , Jan. G. Mrs. Wil Ham Minnlgar , an aged resident of , Yatesvillo , near here , is dead from fright. Her daughter is separnrted from her husband , James Gordon The husband called nt the home of his ; mothor-ln-law and demanded an in ( ten-low with his wife nnd being re fused , he drew a revolver nnd fired three shots. Mrs. Mimilgnr sank to the floor dead. Gordon fled. May Cut a Rural Route. Tildon Citizen : From apparently reliable source the report Is current that rural mail route No. I ! , running out of Tildon. Is likely to bo abandoned In the near future. The generally poor condition of the roads which the carrier of this route hns boon compelled polled to travel has been reported to the department , and notice was given some months ago in this paper that if the farmers , who were the bene ficiaries of this sorvlce. desired to have the free delivery of mall contln nod , the roads must bo put in bettor repair. This notlco scorns to have boon Ignored and the loss of free mall delivery is almost certain to re- suit. You can want-advertlso yourself Into a , , position where you can realize on your abilities to do things "cash In" on your experience , and on your knack of doing something or other a bit bet ter than the other parson.