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TUB NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKNAL , FRIDAY , OCTOBER 14 , 1910. McDrlde IB Enjoined , Nellgh. Neb. . Oct. 10. Special to The NOWH : Tlio Atncrlcnn Kxpress company IIIIH secured from Judge Welch ii temporary Injunction ro- Htriilnlng WllllB McHrldc. president of tlio ICIglti Nntlonal bank at Klgln , Neb. , from iHHuing any more of tlio eighty- 11 vo oxpreBs money ordurH for | 20 oncli , with which ho haw been making things hot for tlio oxprctm company. Attorney Hurt Mapcs of Norfolk IB hero today In the IntorcHta of the oxproHH company. It IB a curious co incident that Mr. MapeB IB a relative of McHrldc , whom ho IB opposing In the CIIHC. Attorney Charles II. Kol- Hey of Nellgh IB looking after the In- torcHta of Mr. McHrldc. Undoubtedly the three cases set for today will bo continued. A NEAR-FIRE AT LINDSAY. 3-Year-Old Boy Starts Blaze In Closet Upstairs at Home. Lindsay , Neb. , Oct. 10. Special to The News : Ed. J. We-ldncr'a resi dence had a narrow escape from be ing burned early yesterday morning started n lire In when a 3-year-old boy a closet upstairs. Mrs. Weldncr had nn errand upstairs KOOII after and dis covered the bln/.o. The lire alarm was given and the lire was extinguished with little damage to the building , but nil the clothing In the closet was de stroyed. They Shot Some Ducks. Lindsay , Nob. , Oct. 10. Special to The News : A party of three , George Uusselman , Ralph Johnson and John Sweeney had Just returned after a week's duck shooting from Goose Lake , about sixty miles northwest of hero. They killed enough to cat while there , but did not bring any game home , the weather being too warm and the sky too clear. Monocle is Coming. New York , Oct. 10. The woman with the monocle is coming. She has bob bed up In Paris , but as yet has not had courage enough to visit London , However , It may bo expected that be fore many months she will bo seen In New York , in the Metropolitan op era house , the theaters or along Fifth avenue. The lorgnette has been put aside to a great extent in Paris. Wo men have acquired the habit of using only one glass , which they hold before the eye by the ifiuscles of the cheek Some carry the glass on n long han die. The monocle is reported to have many advantages over the lorgnette and Paris women have taken to H with much eagerness. The monocle may be seen in the theaters and op era houses in that city , and ever Berlin has taken it up. News want ads for results. PLAY SHOWS THE SKELETON. The Novel Hides It , That's the Differ ence , W. J. Locke Says. New York , Oct. 10. W. J. Locke the English novelist ana playwright is making a second visit to Now York Some of the plays made out of Mr Locke's novels have been big success es as such. Others have not beet so fortunate , In splto of the great popularity of the books from whlcl they were drawn. Aa delicately si possible the impertinent question win put to him , "Why ? " The author tied his legs into some thing resembling a bowknot , but other wise took the question unperturbed. "If you've not a good dramatic stor ; in a novel , there is no reason wh ; the latter shouldn't be successful as s play , " he returned. "If you haven't then you don't get a good play. "What I feel about making a drami into a novel is this : In a novel oni has n certain skeleton which one hide ; from the public view , not the akeletoi of the closet , exactly , but a skoletoi which ho covers over with flesh am all the graces and charm that he can Very often the mere articulation of tin skeleton in the novel is not the ele ment with which the writer wants ti make his appeal. Now , in convertini a novel into a play one lias simpl ; got to make the skeleton promlnen and as there are only two or threi hours In which to do the whole stor ; one has got to sacrifice a host o things for which ho really wrote th novel. That Is the great difficulty 1 : dramatizing a novel. The 'Morals o Marcus' was successful as n play , fo the simple reason that the story , 'Th Morals of Marcus Ordeno , ' lent Itsel to dramatic use. "Do I think the public taste In fie tion is changing ? Not at all. It 1 the same as over. But there are man publics. After all , there is only on story In the world a man , n womar and a possible baby. It is the huma : story that alone Is interesting. " "Is It not a fact that you now hav n wider public in the United State than In England ? " "Well , of course , America is a roue larger country , and there may b Bomothlng in the fact that the Amor cans are a nation of book buyers an not a nation of book borrowers , awe wo are In England. Here if anybod wants to read n book , he goes an buys it , while in England he waits hi time until half a dozen other person have finished reading the copy bclouf Ing to the circulating library. " BOY OF 62 SENT TO JAIL. Parent Says Decrepit "Lad" Is Incoi rlglble and Court Sentences. New York , Oct. 10. That decrepl bad boy , Frank T. Wllmot of Wllliami burg , was sent to the workhouse fo six months by Magistrate O'Reilly tc day. The lad wept pitifully as ho wa sentenced , declaring that in his sis ty-two years of life such a dlsgrac never had been visited on him before Young Wllmot , his whiskers cart fully combed , appeared In court on ai adjourned hearing of his father' charge that he Is Incorrigible. Th distressed parent , George Washington Wllmot , who IB 81 , mild it was a bit too much at his time of life to look after a boy who drank the way young Prank T. did. "Ho'a a good boy for all but that , " quavered old Wllmot. "but I can't con trol him , and I wish the law would take a try at It. " , "Well , I think you are an incorrigi ble young Hcninp , " said Magistrate O'Hellly , and then sentenced him. Commissioners Proceedings. Madison , Neb. , Oct.1 , 1910 , 1 p. in. Board of county commissioners mot In regular session according to law. Present , Commissioners Henry Sun- dorman , John Malone and Burr Taft. Tlio minutes of the meeting of Sep tember 20 , lit 10. were read and ap proved as read. On motion the following bills were iillowcd and warrants ordered drawn for the same : lulliis Zuchcrt , grading , C. D. No. 2 ? 4-00 Fred Preusker , grading C. D. No. 2 12.00 E. J. Hauinann , grading , C. D. No. 2 4.GO Fred Byerly , grading , C. D. No. 2 ; . . . 16.75 J. T. Moore , grading , C. D. No. 2 17.00 J. H. Massman , grading , C. D. No. 2 1G.OO B. B. McGlnnla , road work , C. D. No. 2 136.00 William Blaer , road work , R. D. No. 8 25.45 Fred Heath , road work , R. D. No. 8 G.OO August Braasch , road work , R. IX No. 8 3.50 B. B. McGlnnts , road work , R. D. No. 8 70.25 John Brosh , dragging roads , R. D. No. 10 8.40 James Hughes , repairing bridges 43.0C James Hughes , work , R. D. No. 17 8C.OC James Hughes , work , C. D. No. 3 25.0C Fred Byerly , filling ditches , poor farm 30.0C J. T. Moore , filling ditches , poor farm 7.7C E. J. Baumann , filling ditches , poor farm 11.0 ( Omaha Brick & Tiling Co. , tilIng - Ing 90.1 Hamin & Roessler Eng. Co. , surveying tiling system 106.91 Battle Creek Valley bank , freight and overdraft 37.0 : B. B. McGinnis , freight and repairs 1.9 ! Gus Kaul , salary , September. . 50.01 I. M. Macy , auto hire 13.3i Dr. A. E. Gadbols , attending pauper 128.7i L. M. Johnson , work , R. D. No. 13 160.01 S. M. Dowling , bridge work. . . . 4.01 W. P. Dlxon , grading , C. D. No. 1 50.01 R. W. Linn , auto hire 12.61 B. B. Iletrick , work , C. D. No. 1 8.01 Hume-Robertson-Wycoff Co. , lumber , C. D. No. 1 2.91 G. C. Hunter , work , C. D. No. 2 , assigned to Win Lowe 12.01 S. M. Dowling , work , R. D. No. 16 20.0i B. B. Hetrick , work , R. D. No. 16 32.01 Loonan Lumber Co. , material , C. D. No. 1 S7.71 L. M. Johnson , bridge work. . . 20.01 Gabrlelson & Co. , repairs , etc. , R. D. No. 13 14.71 L. E. Dudley , hack hire , patient to asylum - . . . . 4.0i Madison Telephone Co. , rent and tolls 32.11 Hume-Robertson-Wycoff Co. , coal for pauper . . . . x 4.21 N. A. Housel , olllce expenses. . . 16.4 ! S. R. McFarland , making tax list TOO.Oi S. R. McFarland , postage , etc. . 17.8i E. G. Reeves , auto hire 5.0 C. S. Smith , salary and fees. . . 214.1' ' N. A. Housel , salary 116.6 J. M. Smith , salary and board ing prisoners 156.3 R. W. Linn , work on bridges. . . 11.0 llume-Robortson-Wycoff Co. , coal for Jail 31.5 W. H. Field , third quarter salary - ary 100.0 John Malone , labor and mileage 51.8 Joe Malone , grading , C. D. No. 1 37.5 Burr Taft , labor and mileage. . . 62.7 I lume-Robertson-Wycoff Co. , supplies 142.6 On motion the board instructed th county clerk to advertise for bids fo the erection of an addition to th county Jail. Such addition to bo bull according to plans and specification on file In the county clerk's office Each bid to be accompanied with certified check for $350 as a guarai tee that the bidder will enter Into contract and furnish bond for the fu flllment of same In case his bid I accepted. On motion the board adjourned t meet October 25 , 1910. nt 1 p. in. S. R. McFarland , County Clerl d DIETZ A CAPTIVE. Defender of Cameron Dam Surrender to Sheriff. Winter , Win. , Oct. 10. "If pap comes out will you promise not t shoot him ? Ho is shot through th hand and wants to surrender. " P. These words , spoken to Sheriff Mik ' Madden at'Vho edge of the clearln surrounding the besieged homo b little Helen , youngest daughter c John F. Dlctz , brought to an end th stubborn resistance of the man whos stand for the last six years agalns what ho considered Injustice has ai traded widespread interest. The surrender did not come , how ever , without death and bloodshed One man is dead , three men and i woman are wounded and much pror o erty has been destroyed. Oscar Harp , 25 years old , deputy sheriff , killed Saturday. The injured : John F. Dlctz , 40 years of age. de fender of Cameron dam , shot through the hand. Cliet Colepuch , 35 , deputy , right oar hot off. Clarence Dlctz , shot through arm. Myra Diet/ , shot through body , will lecover. The last two named , children of John Uletz , were shot a week ago by deputies. Harp was found on a hill beyond the Dletz cabin with a bullet hole In his head. He. wltlf Mont Wiley , Thomas Pomerlo and William Rankln , all dep uties , had tried to crawl to a place of vantage In the lumber plies near the llotz barn when a well directed bullet aught him. According to Wiley three bullets whistled through the air at about the same time , and one of them -truck Harp. The other reputles re- reated without trying to rescue their lomrade. He was found at 3.30 o'clock and had been dead about three lours. Dlctz was not wounded during the imn.ing fusillade as had been sup- oscd. Ills drop to the Around was nerely a ruse to fool the deputies. Ic was injured , however , while firing rom the barn during the afternoon , when a bullet went through a crack uul passed through his left hand. Dletz denied that the wound caused ilm to surrender. To Father Joseph Pllon , the priest who was largely instrumental in bring- ng the long drawnout contest to a close , It was whispered that a baby was about to be born to his wife , and ic feared that both she and the Infant might die. The surrender of Dietz was very dramatic. The alert lumbermen , leanIng - Ing on their rifles at the edge of the clearing and gazing Intently at the windows of the log cabin , suddenly saw the flutter of a white handker chief at the door. Then little Helen appeared and , advancing with cloth over her head , walked to the edge oi the clearing , where she announced that her father was willing to sur render. A short consultation followed be tween the sheriff and his deputies and Deputy Heffelflnger volunteered to go back with the girl. In the mean time , Father Pilon , a priest , In his eagerness to bring the combat to aii end , had started running toward the cabin. He waved a handkerchief as he ran and unhesitatingly entered the door. When Heffelilnger got half waj the priest was returning. He did nol stop , but hurried on to meet the sher iff. "Dietz will surrender , " said the priest , "but he wants a doctor to dress his wounds and he desires to talk wltl the newspaper men. " ON THE PACIFIC COAST. D. L. Crellln of Plalnvlew Tells of Hi- Trip Rain Scarce. Portland , Ore. , Sept. 20. I left Gen trnlla in the tender care of Buffalc William and his Wild West show Passing through Chchalis , you an pointed out the place whore Tracy the bandit was killed some years ago I stopped off at Wlnlock and an ok time friend , Frank Baxter , met me ai the train and drove me to his rancl a mile east of Toledo. This is an in land town seven miles from the rail load , at the very edge of the settle ment on . .Cowlitriver. . It is the heae of navigation on that noble stream Some of the "prairies" near then were settled at the time the Hudsoi Bay company had trading posts in the vicinity. Tills company had a big ger trust on the fur business than the Standaid has on oil. Great crops are laised on these level plateaus am land is valuable. Lumbering Is one of the principal Industries , but frill raising and dairying are growing more prominent. Here the Jersey cow ha ! a climate similar to her native land and she is at her best in the woodi and * pastures of the Cowlitz. In tills part of Washington a grea deal depends on the roads. Fron Winlock to Toledo the roads are sur faced with crushed rock and are ai good in wet weather as in the drj season. A few miles beyond Tolede the road ends and there is only i blazed trail through the dense for ests. Here are deer , bear and cou gars galore. The streams are full o trout and salmon , and you can ge as close to Nature as you desire. Ii the deep recesses of these vast for ests are said to be private stills ane the rendezvous of bandits and out laws. The people of Toledo are good loyal and hospitable citizens , wh < strictly enforce the laws of their state In fact , this little burg of 600 soul ; could bo profitably taken as an ex ample by much larger places. Port land is seventy miles down the Cow lltz river from Toledo. It is the larg est city north of San Francisco , am as truly American as any of the cltiei of the east. With a population o 250,000 and growing fast , It Is a riva of Seattle. The Columbia river rolls majestlcal ly by to the sea , bearing on its broae bosom the commerce of this city witl other ports , all over the world. Thi business houses have the finest ells plays in their windows of any city ii the union. It is the most orderly bl | city wo have even been In. The archl lecture Is modern and her sky scrap ers rival those of any city of her size Viewed from nn elevation by nigh the electric lights are too beautlfu to describe. Although people slee ] there Is no night in Portland , so fa as commerce Is concerned. It Is : very pleasant place to live In and tin scenery Is grand. Mountain peaks with a mantle of snow , loom up in the distance , The smoke of the citj seems to rise and disappear and doei not hang like a pall over the city , ai In some places. The public bulltllngi of Portland are second to none. Edu ration , culture and art arc found he-re and the Inhabitants are always plan ning for n great and glorious future. All Americans are , and ought to be , proud of Poitland. Koteburg , OnSept. . 22. I have jmtonu.lctcd ( a daylight rldo through the- famous WIIllame ttc valley , from Pen Hand to Roseburg. The term val ley IK father a misnomer. The Wll- Hume-tie basin would bo more appro- pi late. Tills magnificent river tum bles over the rocks at Oregon City , a few miles south of Portland , and the IninicMi.-o water power la being utlll/od for electric energy. A c.\s- tent of locks Is used te > promote the navigation up the river. As you proceed - coed touthward up stream the valley widens into a great basin , In some [ laces Illty inllos wide , of level pralrlo anels. Tills is the greatest agricul tural section of Oregon. The South ern Pacific railroad runs through this basin , the towns being , along the rail- load , only a few miles apart.- Some of the piettiest towns In the United States are found here. This has been the driest year west ern Oregon has experienced since the advent of the white man. The pastures are brown and the trees show the effects of drouth. Fruit , however , seems abundant. The apple trees near the road are piopped to prevent the weight of the fiult from breaking the branches. Flowers bloom in the open air. There are wheat Holds as far as the eye can see and the yellow stubble indicates n good yield. Farm ers are plowing for fall wheat. I met on the train an old man who told me that lie had been In Oregon since 1851. He was a moiose old fellow. When I asked him the price of Wllllamottc lands he tried to evade the question. I finally asked him If there wt-i any homesteads left near the railroad that I could file on. Then ho laughed and laughed and volun teered to say that land was worth from $100 to $500 an acre. Cut over lands In the hilly dibit-lets you can got at your own prlcf. I will tell you something about Rose-burg In my next. Roseburg. Ore. , St-pt. 25. As the name would suggest , the roses are in bloom here , beautiful to behold. Tills is a city after Hoose Belt's own heart. Teddy's name , translated from Hol land Dutch to English , means "rose plain. " Roseburg means a "rose vil lage. " Children are numerous here. No danger of race suicide for the ex > president to worry over. The night I arrived I was an interested specta tor at a school meeting in the court house , where it was decided to bullel a new high school building to cost not less than $100,000 , during the present year. Although a city of onlj U.OOO population , it has two dally pa pers each of them printing a semi weekly also. At the present time the sewer system is being extended r mile or two. This Is one of the best fruit ills tricts of Oregon , both In quantity ami quality. The prune and hop industry Is growing fast. Most of the prunes are dried and sent to London. Bart lett pears reach perfection here and peaches are a certain crop. Fruit rais Ing , farming , dairying , mining ami lumbering are tlio resources. The city is putting down a lot of pav ing. The county of which Roseburi ; Is the county seat , wont dry lasl spring and the costo f keeping and prosecuting criminals has been great ly reduced thereby. The elevation is 488 feet above the sea and distanl about bixty miles from the coast Tills is n rnlli and division point and the monthly pay roll Is large. A i United States land office Is locatee 3 here. Hemmed In by a low range of moun tains , this part of Oregon is sheltereei and the winter rain fall Is not exces sive. Grass is green and flowers bloon : nearly nil winter. There is no wine : nt any time and to the dust covered ears of a Nebraskan the calm Is like the- hush that comes before the rusl : of a tempest. Oregonians are makinf desperate efforts to populate the wile lands of the state. To a farmer raisee' on the broad and level prairies of the middle west , this is n rather forbid ding country. The "moss backs , " how ever , like a mountain for a buck ground to their landscapes. Those who desire a model western city neee' not look any farther , for here It Is Metford and Ashland are cities o ! about the size of Roseburg. The country near these two towns Is bad ly dried out this year and it will stoi or chock their growth. Grant Pass Is also a rival of Rose burg and that , too , is suffering fron lack of moisture. Washington and Oregon have theli drawbacks In climate which will no change as long as the earth revolves It is too wet in winter and too dry ii summer. Fields that are drained ii the spring are Irrigated In the fal and It will bo over thus. It is be tween the mountains and the deei blue sea and the climate is fixed foi all time. In the valley , near the citj limits , I came upon this : "A quiet little cottage , where the trees ate always green , and the charming roses blossom "round the door. " Near the house was an olc oaken bucket , an iron bound bucket , i moss covered bucket , that hung in the well. The orchard , tlio meadow , the deep tangled wlldwood was close bj and a mountain In the background foi the eye to look up against. It wai probably the home of a family whe moved hero for their health and whe sought this quiet , sequestered nook away from the maddening crowd where the winds are hushed and silence lonce soothes the strained nerves. The sunset , like the climate Is n dupll cato of Italy , The gorgeous skies o ; evening and the glories of the partlnf day , once seen are always remember eel. The purple and gold and crlm son blended with a turquoise sky fur nlshes inspiration for both painter nnt poet. The trees and roofs of housei are moss covered as well ns the old oaken bucket. This Is n product of , the rainy boawni and strange to say tlio wet pint of the year Is said to I bo the most honlthy. For six months ; there Is no dust and no sun bonnets ! nei-dcd. The children of Hosoburg have reiFe-s In tl-clr cheeks and they are a healthy , happy lot. One Is cs- l oclally lnii > re-ste-d with the city and ilmoit forgets tlio drawbacks as they linger and me loath to leave. Yroka. Calif. . Sept. 25. Special to The News : The rldo ever tin- South ern Pacific rnllrond , through the- glens , gorges , rnnyons and passes of the luiuntalns , ever the lofty Slsklyou lange Is elellgMful to the mortal whe ) has semi onoi-gh to appreciate sub lime and wonderful scenery. As you near the summit the train climbs the- mountains In spirals , loops nnd grace ful curves , and crawls through a tun nel on the summit said to bo a mile In length. When you emerge you behold - hold the fun shining on tlio snowy slopes of Mount Shasta. I stopped at Montague and bemrded the motor car that runs up the stub line to Yreka. When you alight in tills city you pass I rom the now to the old , back to the middle of the laHt centuryYreka has a population of 2,000. This epicer and quaint old town enves its existence to the gold excitement of 1849. There are many interesting and weird stories told of the accidental discovery of big mines and It Is n fact , that like other great discoveries In art , science and Invention , most of them are found when least expected. Gold was found by an ordinary chap named J. J. Poole in 1849. Mo got a panful of dirt on Yieka Hats which looked good to him He pulled up some grass by the roots and found some nuggets about the size of buckshot. Th glad tidings > = rroad on the wings of the wind and miners by the thousands proceeded to tear up the ground about Yreka. Yickn has two weekly newspapers. We- made a fraternal call on each and got the glad hand from the "boys" in both offices. This city Is the coun ty seat of Sisklyou , a county about the size of the state of Massachusetts. The first newspaper established hero was the Mountain Herald In 1851. We were shown the files of the pa per back to that elate. Although yel low with age It was wonderfully well printed and there were no typographi cal errors. The files are bound In book form which represent a history of the town , county and state extend ing over a' period of nearly sixty years. The Herald was changed to the Yreka Journal In I860 , and from 1S. > 4 lenialned under the manage ment of Robert Nixon for nearly fifty- three years. Mr. Nixon's record can hardly bo paralleled in the history of journalism. The subscription price of the Mountain Herald was $10 a year , the price for advertising being cor respondingly high. The subscription has been gradually reduced to the customary rates. While gold by the million was being produced in this part of California , the Journal was a big , seven column semi-weekly. Since the gold fields have been well worked out , It became again a weekly. Tlio first typo and press were brought ever the moun tains on the backs of pack mules , the freight being fifty cents per pound , Some of the largest poster typo that had been in the office since 1851 was used last week In the job department in printing a placard for one of the candidates for a state office and it is fairly well preserved. The present editor of the Journal Is ill with con- fiumption and was absent. Ills broth- t-r is In charge during his absence. The file of this paper is replete with accounts of the stirring events of the pioneer days , of Indian uprisings and massacres , crimes , mobs and doings of Judge Lynch ; finds and failures and periods of starvation when the hungry gold seekers seized and ate provisions. This county being moun tainous It was an ideal place for In dians to hide in and the rodnien were ; hard to catch. For more than twenty years one Indian war followeel an other. In the year 1873 , Captain Jack , chief of the Modoc Indians , refused to stay on his reservation. He hiked to the east part of the county among the lava beds , n region of volcanic forma tion , and defied the soldiers to capture - ture him. Hy this time the Indians had armed themselves with rifles and were expert marksmen. General Can- by and a Methodist minister from Yreka with an Interpreter met fie .Modocs under a Hag of truce , In a cave within Captain Jack's stronghold , for the purpose of negotiating terms of surrender. At a signal from Captain - tain Jack the party of white men worn cruelly murdered , General Cnnby being - ing killed by Jack's own hand In the most treacherous manner. The remains - mains of the murdered white men wore brought to Yreka and laid in the Masonic hall , where they were embalmed and shipped cast by stage lines. Tlio old building where the bodies laid In state , is now used for n cafe. Fifty of the dirty Modocs defied - fied a regiment of troops for several months. Jefferson C. Davis , a brave and nblo officer , took command after General Canby's death , April 11 , 1873 , One thousand dollars reward was offered for Captain Jack. Davis hunt ed him persistently from one hiding place to another , and the bad Indian nnd some of his followers surrendered , They were tried by court martial , Captain Jack and five of his warriors were hung at Fort Klamath , October 3 , 1873 , In the presence of a great crowd of soldiers , miners and Indians , General Davis thoroughly subdued the Indians after that. Ho afterward became president of the confederacy and narrowly escaped being hung himself on a sour apple tree. Most of the business men of Yroka are descendants of English , Welsh nnd Scotch minors , and people live In the staid old English style. Wo saw two houses built In 1853. They arc in fairly good condition both occupied by respectable families. There arc a few Indians. Most of them are- Modocs who have- returned from the lr now re-sorvatlon In Indian Territory , n later and hotter and wiser gene-ra tion. Wlille the gambling for gold was on , a man named Churchill got mid of the- water rlglita at .Klamath Falls , harne-Bsed them and now solids nn electric current that auppllos light mil power te > every town and hamlet in the county. Some of the signs of ( lie business liousos are t > o old that they hino ho- point1 curiosities. The Yroka Bakery could be spelled forward or backward. 1'horo has boon no rain hero since ln t Mnroh , yet the real estate men ot the city , I am told , wonder why the land ctnzo of the middle west has not loachoel thorn. There IB little Irrlga- tlou In this rough country , but little Irult rnlsa-d , mostly grnpos. Tomor- mw I will take the stage for a sixty mileildc into the mining districts. D. L. Crellln. HOG CHOLERA SERUM A SUCCESS. Experience at Omaha Leaves no Doubt of Its Efficacy as a Preventive. Washington , Oct. 10. Cholera , the great aceiurgo that has so lemg served to render the raising of hogs a Imviml- oils undertaking , has , In the opinion of exports of the agricultural depart ment , been conquered. The bureau of animal Industry of that department has been getting cumulative evidence for some time to show how otllcactous as a preventive of tlio disease is the scrum , which the bureau has been testing for several years. The bureau describes an experiment at the union stock yards at South Omaha , In co-operation with the un ion stock yards company of Omaha. A similar experiment was conducted at the Kansas City stock yards in the summer of 1909. Tlio report on tlio Omaha experiment says : "The stock yards company pur chased , thirty pigs , weighing from for ty to sixty pounds each , from a farm which had been free Srom hog cholera for several years. Those pigs wore brought to the stock yards , July 23 , 1910 , and four of them were injected with blood from hogs sick from hog cholera. These Inoculated pigs wore placed In n pen by themselves , and within five days they had become sick , at which time eighteen of the remain ing pigs were each given one dose of the serum , while the other eight pigs were not treated in any way. The eighteen serum treated pigs and the eight untreated pigs were then placed in the same pen with the four pigs which had been made sick by inocula tion. "The four pigs which were first given hog cholera all died and the eight untreated pigs all contracted the disease from them. The eighteen pigs which were given serum and which were confined in the same pen with the four original sick pigs and with the sick untreated pigs remained per fectly well and wore finally turned over to the officials of the stock yards company upon the completion of the experiment September 17 , 1910. " The experiment at Kansas City was equally successful. The department of agriculture does not dibtrihiite this -.orum to farmers , but is endeavoring to bring the value of this method to the attention of the stock raising interests In order that thej' may arrange to secure state funds for the manufacture and distri bution of the serum. AMERICANS MOST TACTFUL. Baron Mitsui Says They Are World's Best Business Men , New York , Oct. 10. Baron Mitsui one of Japan's big commercial men- banker , broker , miner , exporter and importer is staying at the Plaza with his wife. The baron , after introducing his wife , astonished his Interviewer by announcing that ho had been here on business once before , thirty-seven years ago. If ever there was a young looking man it is the baron , from his quick , light step to his sparkling eyes and dark , grayless hair. "Americans , " ho said , "arc the most tactful , accurate and reliable business men in the world. I prefer thorn to eloal with above all others. Thirty- seven years ago , I was amazed at the gigantic scale on which business was carried. But I assure you it was noth ing compared to what it is now. "You are keeping pace with the times , constantly readjusting things , improving , growing , perpetually mov ing along the road of progress. " HOBBLES FOR THE HAIR , TOO. Otherwise a Hobble Skirt Makes a Woman Appear Top Heavy. New York , Oct. 10. Tlio woman who wears a "hobble" skirt now must put "hobbles" on her hair to bo up-to-date. Instead of the "hobble" skirt dying out , it is receiving an Impetus from similar fashions that are being Intro duced. With the "hobble" skirt the old style of hair appears funny. It gives the woman a top heavy appear ance to have her hair dressed high with puffs and things , while her skirt Is drawn around her feet. "To dress your hair In hobble fashIon - Ion , " said n hair dresser recently , "you take It and part it In the middle. Then you drape it back from the face In some soft way , nnd finally you bunch It at the back In a big mass , around which you twist a coil of hair or a band of ribbon or anything else that may strike your fancy. This makes hobble. While a hobble may aound awkward for the head , It Is really the most becoming arrange ment wo have had In years , for It does away with the top heavy chorus ulrl pompadour and makes a woman's head look more nearly ideal. Her head keeps its shape and the knot at the back suggests to the uninitiated that it is merely a method of twisting up her own hair. " About Pepper HEAT develops the exqui site flavor of pepper. Always season food with Tone Bros. ' Pepper while cooking ; the aroma and flavor of the dish arc much im proved. Tone's pepper and all CANNON BRAND are three times the strength of common spices. At Your Grocer' * We. or send us a dime for retail pack age and "Tone's Spicy Talks. " TONE BROS. . OlS MOINtJ , IOWA Buioiit or ruoui OLD Conn Couit Roosevelt Disowns Tariff Plank. Now York , Oct. 10. Colonel Ilemse- volt disowned the- tariff approval plank In the Now York state republican plat form , aiiylng ho preferred to he Judged on his speech as temporary chairman. American League Season Ends. Chlcage ) , Oct. 10. After n season in which the Dotrolts , three times win ners of the American League cham pionship , were ousted from first place , the American League Boason came te > Its end with Philadelphia In first place. Two Suspects at Oakdale. Onkdale , Neb , Oct. 10. Special to The News : Two suspicious charac ters were arrested hero ycateiday , but when searched they hael nothing on them to indicate they wore hank rob- bora. MRS. ASTOR MET THE KING. In Scotland the Divorcee Was Pre sented to British Royalty. London , Oct. 10. Mrs. Waldorf AH- tor has met tlio king nnd queen In Scotland. Her majesty lias taken n great fancy to the millionaire's wife. There is a strict law that no woman who has been divorced by her hus band or has divorced him shall be ad mitted to make her bow at the Brit ish court. There was an idea that this statute of court etiquette would bo withdrawn by King Edward in favor of those of his subjects who were themselves blameless. There were a few , like Mrs. Astor , whom ho would have been glad to welcome. Ho was advised , however , that things bettor had be left as they were. The action of King George and Queen Mary has caused a great flutter In society. Mrs. Waldorf Astor was the famous beauty , Nannie Wltchor , Langhorno , daughter of Colonel nnd Mrs. Chlswcll L. Langhorne of Virginia. She is the third of five Langhorne sisters , one of whom is Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson , the original "Gibson girl. " At "Mirador , " the Langho.rne home , noted throughout Virginia for the roy al hospitality extended to all its guests , Robert Gould Shaw of Boston man led Miss Nannie , October 27 , 1897. It was a great society event. In 1902 Mrs. Shaw separated from her husband and the following year a decree of absolute divorce was granted her. The ONE Cleanser For The Farm. Gleans , Scrubs , Scours Polishes Old Dutch Cleanser Is the only thing you need to do all your cleaning in the kitchen , dairy , bath-room , parlor , psntry and throughout the house and in the barn. Old Dutch Cleanser polishes brass , copper , tin , nickel nd all metal surfaces. Excellent for clean ing harness ; DO acid or caustic ; ( not a soap powder ) , For Cleaning Harness : Sprinkle Old Dutch Cleanser on wet sponge , rub harness well , rinse with clean water and wipe dry remotes all dirt and will not harden or crack. For PoUalilng Metal : Sprinkle Old Dutch Cleanser on wet cloth , rub bruklr , rinse with clean water , wipe dry and polish with a little dry powder easiest and quickest. 10 Large Sifter Can