The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, December 30, 1910, Page 8, Image 8
T11K NORFOLK 'NVKKKIjV NEWS-JO UK NAL , FRIDAY , DKOK.MHHT ? HO , 1010. Round About NEW YORK Now Yoik , Dor. 21. Now York Is a ] i clirlHtliui city , There urn many JOWH , i 1 of courseinoio tliiin In Palestine. Probably alco inoro MuRluma than In Mecca , anil IhoilHamlH of persons of oth r faiths and of none. There nro' I ' ; higher and lower crltlcH who look upon all religions HH gross superstl- i tloiiH. who speak airily of "the Christ | myth , " mid who dlBiulsa Christmas as hut a survival of the annual festival of the imgniiH rololirnthiB the triumph or tlio sun ever the POWIM-B of dark- nesa. Yet with the necessary excep tions , taken by and largo and altogeth er , New York Is ti chrsllnn city. As such , It IB on the cvo of celebrating the birthday of the Son of GotU Tlilp fact has not escaped the obser vation of my friend , Mr. Wing , the sou of a wealthy Pokln merchant , who Is engaged In absorbing Information atone ono of our leading founts of learning. Although ho wears good clothes nml speaks good Kngllsh , ho Is but n heath en Chinee , after all , and Ms remarks are not to bo taken seriously. "I admire your Christian civilization very much , " said Mr. Wing , "very much , Indeed. Yet I am at a. loss to account for your way of observing the nativity of the Savior whom you wor ship. Last Christmas , I observed a no Inconsiderable proportion of your adult male population celebrated the day by becoming what you call soused , Is It not ? In the fashionable restaurants I also observed many wo men who wore ah verging on that condition. The saloons all ever the city , 1 noticed , were packed full of men , whoso devotions appeared to cen ter upon some persons or so I gath ered from the signs named Thomas and Jeremiah. "Another thing that seems to me /rather / odd Is that on every street cor ner there are persons In fantastic garb collecting money for charity. And standing near thorn I have seen poor old men and women and llttlo , shiver ing boys and girls , selling papers and gew-gaws. It seems" to mo that your charity might be more direct. "Your custom of giving gifts at the Christmas , too , seems peculiar to the unenlightened oriental. Last year one of my college associates told mo that he received olghty-two presents from resenting a total expenditure of ever resenting a total expenditure of ovr a thousand dollars , and having an ac tual value to him , he said , of thirty cents. What a tremendous economic waste such a system must Involve ! "In China we celebrate the birth day of Confucius by reading and studying his precepts. Of course , wo do not look upon the great sago as aged god , and perhaps this should make a difference In the mode of observance. But at any rate , wo do not suffer what you call It ? the morning after head , and we are not broke , as you say. " A few years ago. If a physician had prescribed open windows and appli cations of Ice cold water as a euro for a cough , ho would probably have been sent to the psychopathic ward for ex amination Into his sanity. This Is the sort of treatment which many lead ing Now York physicians advise , un der certain conditions , for sufferers from "colds" and la grippe. Pneumon ia patients , even , have been treated In this manner and have recovered. It Is unnecessary to add that the air and cold water cure should bo undertaken only under the direction of a doctor. Mayor Gnynor Is ji believer in the efficiency of fresh air and exercise as aids to health , and to the fact that ho practices what he preached ho at tributes his speedy lucovory from the wound Indicted by a would-be assas sin. When a citizen wrote to him , complaining of the lack of heat In street , elevated and subway cars , May or Gnynor replied : "So far as I am concerned I wish the cars were not heated at all. Your statement that at least 5,000 people die every year from cold in the street cars seems to mo a great exaggera tion. Suppose you stay out of doors and walk back and forth for a month. I will warrant that at the end of that time yon will not care much about heat In the cars and that , moreover , you will not feel like complaining with everybody and everything In the 1 world. " Physicians say that the mayor is right , and that If cars wore not heat ed at all the health of the public would bo all the better for It. Cars that are 1 kept very warm. It Is alleged , do more than any other agency In the spread of pneumonia , la grlppo and tubercu losis. The passenger , bundled up in an overcoat , enters the car and soon , if It bo very warm , begins to perspire. Then the car door is opened and a blast of air chills him. During his journey ho Is alternately hot and cold , and if there -Is anyone In the car suf fering from a cold as there is almost certain to bo ho Is breathing In the germs that may develop pneumonia. Upon leaving the car ho is exposed to the full vigor of the Icy blasts , and , as ho has been wearing his overcoat In the warm car , It affords him llttlo i protection. By this method , say the i doctors , at least a half of the throat and lung affections of New Yorkers are contracted and developed. Tests made by Dr. George L. Mey- Ian , director of the Columbia univer sity gymnasium , seem to prove con clusively that tobacco does not stunt the physical growth and health. Two , hundred and thlrty-threo Co lumbia students were used In the In vestigation. Of these , 115 wore habit ual smokers. Records of their physi cal condition covering a period of two yearn showed that sixty-six smokers gained r.n average of eight pounds in weight , and 1.2 centimetres In height , as against six pounds and 1.1 centi metres for the non-mnokors. The de votees of Lady Nicotine also surpass ed the non-HinokerH In total strength , uf the students who niuoko 47 percent won places on varsity teams as against ! 17 percent for the non-smok- ors. Of all the students of thu uni versity 52 percent nro smokers , and of the athletes f > G percent smoke. In scholarship , the non-smokers showed themselves a trifle superior to the smokers , hut this Is accounted for by their lessor athletic activities , EUROPEAN NE\VS AND VIEWS London , Dec. 21. For the present at least politics will have no place In the thoughts of Britishers. Christmas Is upon the civilized nations of the world , and most of them have accept ed the custom of Its celebration , whe ther they arc Christians or not. Christ mas day falling on Sunday this year , the religious feature of the Christmas festival will come more prominently to the foreground than In other years. All of the leading churches of London will have elaborate services , special musical programs having been pro * pared for the occasion. At the Royal Palace the celebration will be of a ther quiet nature , not only becau& of the family's private mourning for the late King Edward , but also because Queen Mary has recently been plunged into mourning by the death of her brother , Prince Francis of Tock. For the children , however , there will be plenty of Christmas cheer , and It will fall to the lot of the now prlnco of Wales and his brothers and sister to distribute gifts to the employes about the palace and to the poor of the city , through the various societies organ ized to help the poor. At the American embassy plans have been made to celebrate the sea son Ilttlngly , though quietly , for Mrs Reid , wife of the American ambassa dor , is also in mourning for her fa ther. Consul General and Mrs. Grif fiths will entertain extensively , Mr Griffiths having recently returned from a vacation spent In the United States. The leading west end hotels have made elaborate preparations for the celebration of both Christmas and New Year's oves. Tables wore re served months ago for dinner parties and after-theater suppers. This prac tice has grown up In recent years and Is adopted in many cases by people ple who live In London , many of whom have taken up the fad for the purpose of giving their servants a holiday. At Paris , Ambassador and Mrs. Ba con will give a series of Christmas holiday entertainments. Mrs. Hill , wife of the American ambassador at Berlin , has been spending a while In Paris , resting from the fatigue of get ting their now home In order , but has returned to preside over the holiday functions to be given to prominent Germans and Americans during the Christmas week. At VIenne , Ambas- I sndor and Mrs. Kerens have sent out n largo number of Invitations for Im portant social events. The Kerens are rapidly establishing a record for lavish entertaining that compares favorably with the pace set by the Reids in London. Hotel sharpers , swindlers and thieves who have victimized many an over-contldent American on his trav els abroad are going to have a hard i time from January , next. An Interna tional crusade against them has been started , headed by the Swiss hotel m keepers , who have for two year's been publishing descriptions and photographs - graphs of "well known hotel rats , " ns they are named In Europe. Seventy of the principal towns In England , Germany , France , Austria , Italy , Bel gium and Holland have joined the movement and other countries are ex pected to follow suit. Japanese competition Is making ser ious inroads upon British industries , i handicapped as they are by free trade. j Whllo British trade Is booming , ac- jcoidlng to the free trade Importers , Japanese cheap labor is displacing I English produce In the hardware , cotton - , ton goods nnd dressmaking trades. London west end shops today offer j French costumes made on the latest French models and exquisitely worked - ed , but made In Japan , nt one-fourth the cost for labor that would be paid to English dressmakers. At other shops can bo bought dinner and tea services modelled In Japan on the best English Doulton and Mlnton designs and perfectly turned out nt one-third the price of the genuine English goods and it is the same with cotton mater ials. The sultan of Morocco has decid ed to reorganize his army Into a small er but well drilled and well equipped force. It Is Improbable that more than 5,000 men will bo recruited , as the sul- tnn realizes that they will never bo required except against his own sub- jocts. The old army Is being disband ed nnd only such troops ns are medi cally lit are recruited. The Moorish officers who have made a profitable living out of their positions , are ex tremely antagonistic to the now sys tem , especially as the payment of the inon will bo taken out of their hands , The Prussian ministry of the Inter ior has Issued a sot of rules and regu lations dealing with aerial navigation. Aerial flights undertaken by persons who have not obtained a certificate of efllclency can only bo permitted above such land as Is unpopulated , and where there Is practically no trafllc , Aerial pilots In possession of their certificates must , ns n rule , fly out- Hide of Inhabited places. At the same tlmo the ministry of the Interior do- clarcs that there ought not to bo n general prohibition of ( lights above In- liablted places , which may bo permis sible In certain cases. Even the air men aie to bo warned of the danger which they cnuso to those beneath. No passenger may bo taken up In n flying machine by pilots who do not possess certificates of ofllclcncy. In all cases of doubt the police have far reaching powers to dcslco all quos- tloiiH and to enforce their decision. Rumor says that Qucon Mary Is goIng - Ing to hnvo a black carpet In her bou doir In Buckingham paluco and If the rumor Is true black drawing robins will speedily become the fnshht'ii In England. As a rule EngllshH'-\vomon have but little respect for tj ; 1 taste of the queen In matters of dr/ss , but her opinion of things relating to the homo and Its care Is consldj.l'ed as the last word In elegance.Some years ago there was a temporary liking for black carpets and tm&rt p6oplo fitted up rouge-et-noir ; udons In their houses , but the fashion quickly died out. CHIEF ON TRIAL. Donahue May Be Ousted From Office In Omaha , Omaha , Dec. 28. Chief of Police Donahue Is on trial for alleged failure to enforce liquor and gambling laws In Omaha. Judge Robert E. Evans of Dakota City , ns reforco appointed by the supreme promo court , will take testimony nnd make his report to the high court for Its review and final decision. That the trial will not conclude before - ' fore Saturday Is the opinion of Attor ney General Mullen , who will prosecute - cute the case. The ouster suit was filed three months ago by direction of Governor Shallenberger upon formal complaint of Flro nnd Police Commissioner Charles J. Karbach. Scores of resorts where liquor is sold after 8 p. m. and on Sundays and several gambling dens are named In the complaint against Donahue and existence of assignation houses In the residence districts Is recited. ADE'S BACTERIAL RHYME. At the New Theater Dinner , the Play wright Read a New One. Now York , Dec. 28. George Ado , one of our most promising young play wrights , said a piece at the Now The ater dinner. He said the New The ater might have the piece If It de sired , but as yet no decision has been reached. Anyhow , hero Is the piece : The Microbe's Serenade. A lovelorn microbe met by chance , At a swagger bacteroldnl dance , A proud bacllllan belle , and she Was first of the nnimalculae , Of organism saccharine , She was the protoplasmic queen. The microscopical pride and pet Of the biological smartest set , And so this infinitesimal swain Evolved n pleading low refrain : "Oh , lovely metamorphlc germ , What futile scientific term Can well describe your many charms ? Come to these embryonic arms , Then hie away to my cellular home , And by my little diatom ! " ( Hls epithelium burned with love , He swore by molecules above She'd be his own gregarious mate , Or else he would disintegrate. This amorous mite of a parasite Pursued the germ both day and night And 'neath her window often played This Darwin-Huxley serenade He'd warble to her every day This rhlzopodlcal roundelay : "Oh , most primordial type of spore , 1 never met your like before , And though a microbe has no heart , From you , sweet germ , I'll never part. We'll sit beneath some fungus growth Till dissolution claims us both. " LIFE IS A MONTE CARLO. New York , Dec. 28. Much has been said of the high cost of living. It was brought out the other day that under- tni.-ers make 500 percent profit and now It Is ascertained that the cost of being ill has doubled in ten years. How are you going to beat that game ? To determine how the growth In the cost of living has affected the hospit als , a typical institution was selected and the figures of ten years ago were compared with those of the present time. It was found that in 1000 the daily expense of maintaining a pa tient was $1.17. Today It is $2.06. North Nebraska Deaths. John A. Vought died at Nellgh. Simon P. Hlght died nt Brlstow. Ellen Hoaglnnd died at Winner. H. Ray Keith died nt Long Pino. Herman Hoer died at West Point. Mrs. John Maybury died at Ncligh. Thomas H. Farrand died at Wayno. Mrs. Herman Raasch died at Stan- ton. PLAYERS OF GREAT VALUE. Each Club Has One or More Men That Money Cannot Buy. Now York , Dec. 20. Two years ago SSach Wheat was dubbing around In the minor league , not making any great name for himself , but showing the promise that most young players Hash at ono tlmo or another. Now ho is rated one of the best youngsters that have broken Into fast company In years. You couldn't buy htm from Charley Ebbotts any more than you could purchase Christy MnthowBon from John T. Brush. Ho is Just about the backbone of the Washington park outfit and is young enough to have many seasons of star performances in him. From an ordinary hlttor ho de veloped suddenly Into n real slii ur. Ho always was n sensational fleldor IMISO runnor. The two big leagues contain many players who are just as valuable to tlio | - clubs as Zach Wheat is to Brooklyn. They are not all as good plnvors as Wheat , but they are the mo > i around whom the tun in Is built UV and whom the fans cotton. Every ono 'j ' > a while Charley Mur phy breaks lfci.o print with an offer for MathcW8qti'"but there Is not a chnnco on enrtfS'thnt any club will ever bo nhlo to'buy htm until ho has pitched his um off. For years ho has been the real strength of the club , There ate any number of people who firmly believe ho IB the whole team. There Is no tolling what might have been the outcome of the Yankees-Giants series had the Polo Grounders been forced to play without Matty. For years Matty , by his pitching , and McGraw. by shrewd innnugement , have kept the Giants several positions higher up In the National League than they should have been. Now the Giants arc being picked as the most probable winner next year. Prove to the experts that Matty Is all In and the Giants would be dropped Immedi ately as championship possibilities. He Is n Now York Institution and will remain one until he has gone to pieces. Eddie Collins , Jack Coombs and Chief Bender mean almost as much to Connie Mack. No amount of money would Induce Mack to part with Col tins. Anyone could offer $20,000 for him with perfect safety. It Is not at all likely that Johnny Evers could bo purchased at that figure , though It Is not at nil certain that the "human crab" will over play ball , championship s-hip ball , that is , again. Johnny broke his right ankle last fall and It's an even chnnco that ho will never again be able to cover second base as he used to. For nil that he Is not on the market. Where would Detroit be without Ty Cobb ? Cobb Is one of the most un popular players In the American League with the fans , all of whom look upon him as the very personifica tion of the last word In the conceit line. But his acquisition made pen nant winners of the Tigers , and hi ranks with Christy Mathewson nnd Hans Wagner as the greatest drawing cards in baseball. The Boston Americans , fo > - nil Tohn I Taylors talk , would hem and haw a long time before parting with Trls Speaker. Washington fans would raise nn awful holler If Walter John son were disposed of to a rival club. Cleveland thinks so much of Larry Lajole that no amount of money could buy the Frenchman. The St. Louis Americans have not anything that tbe fans hanker about ever seeing again , but any number of clubs.have been trying vainly for a couple of years to buy or trade for First Baseman Kon- etchy. During the recent baseball meetings Charley Comiskey was approached by rival magnates nnd magnates seeking trades oftener than any other magnate In cither league. But they nil wanted Big Ed Walsh and It would cost as much to get Walsh out of Chicago as it would to get Mathewson away from New York. Hans Wagner has been traded , on paper , to half the clubs In the National League , but Fred Clarke said the oth er day that the demon Dutchman will play for Pittsburg as long as he plays , lie Is one of the most popular players In the country and one of the three greatest drawing cards. Getting back to New York again , what would happen If Chase tried to send Russ Ford or Ed Sweeney or Jack Knight to another club ? Chase wouldn't for there Isn't enough mon ey In the strong box of any ball club to purchase them. But Just supposln' for that matter , how many people would attend the opening of Farrell field next spring If the Yanks presi dent parted with Chase for a cash consideration. It's easy enough to go out and buy star players on paper. As an actual fact there Is generally some good rea son for letting the man go when n club parts with a star of the first magnitude. Bad habits that may cut his career short , failure to get along with the players on the team or too long a stay In one town are usually the reasons behind the sale of a star. There Is a whole lot more In the one man ball team idea than many fans believe. The Giants would look fairly good for next seafaon without Matty , but with him they figure to romp home. The Cubs have gone back tremendously , but It Is a cinch bet that they never would have lost that world's series so Inglorlously had Evers been on the job. And whllo the Athletics might struggle along without Eddlo Collins , it In ro.-toln that his presence In the Infield strengthens the team fully 50 percent. Ferguson to Box Langford. Boston , Dec. 27. Sandy Ferguson and Sam Langford will try conclusions here tonight before the Armory nth- letlc club. The bout is scheduled for ten rounds. Moha Outpoints Quill , Milwaukee , Dec. 27. Tommy Quill of Boston was outpointed by Bob Moha of Milwaukee in a 10-round fight , Moha having the host of the sparring In every round except the first three. New World's Skate Record. Now York , Doc. 27. Edmund Lamy at Saranac Lake , N. Y. , broke the world's amateur 220-yard skating record , negotiating the distance In 17 2-5 seconds. This clips 2 2-5 sec ond's from the record of 1915 seconds ends , made by Leroy See In 1900. A Tame Fight. Memphis , Tenn. , Dec. 27. James Barry of Chicago and Tony Ross of New Castle , Pa. , fought eight rather tame rounds to a draw before the Na tional Athletic club. A Knockout , Syracuse , N. Y. , Dec. 27. Howard Morrow of Benton Harbor , Mich. , knocked out Hugh Ross of Oswoga In the tenth round , Hack Beats Roller. Boston , Dec. 27. George Hackon- Hchmldt , the Russian wrestler , de feated Dr. Bon F. Roller of Seattle , by winning two straight falls , the first In 1 hour , 7 minutes , 20 seconds ; the second In 10 minutes , 27 seconds , with an arm grab and a body roll. McGovcrn Nearly Out. Milwaukee , Dec. 27. Jack White of Chicago all but knocked out Gone Me- Govern In a 10-round bout. McGovern was substituted for Johnny Schultz of Toledo who was taken sick. The bout WIIH an uninteresting ono. It being n slugging match In which White did thu slugging. Will West Flght Sulllvan ? Norfolk light fans nro now wonderIng - Ing whether or not the West-Jack Sullivan fight for the $1,000 deposited at Gregory will come off. West stat ed after his defeat at the hands of Dan Sullivan that It was his last light. Saturday jWest declared ho could defeat any of the Sullivan boys In a twenty or forty-llve-round go nnd that ho had a good backing. When he was asked if 'the ' fight for the $1,000 side bet would be fought he stated that he would not know until he reached Gregory. AGREES NOT TO WED. This Telephone Girl Gives a Bond Not to Marry Before June. Spokane , Wash. , Dec. 27. When Miss Margaret Perkins went to work as telephone operator in a local hotel today the management required her to give a bond not to marry within six months. This instrument , duly signed and sealed , holds Miss Perkins bondsmen liable to the extent of $500 In the event she becomes a bride on or before June 21 , 1911. The sureties are profninent business men. The reason for this unusual require ment by the hotel management Is that a half dozen telephone operators have married within ns many months , the last two being Miss Florence Joyce , who recently married a rancher , nnd Miss Olive Bourne , who has gone to Rockland , Mich. , to join her Intended husband. "I am not engaged to any one , nor do I expect to enter into an engage ment during the coining six months , " said Miss Perkins , a comely brunette , "nnd for that reason my bondsmen have nothing to fear. Of course I have received a proposal or two , but I am not ready to settle down for life. "The making of a bond is a matter of business with the management of the hotel , " the operator continued. "There Is more or less trouble every tlmo a new operator is 'broken in , " the rule being that ns soon as a girl becomes efficient she deserts the switchboard to join heart and hand with some mere man. "As I said , I am not ready to become the wife of any man , therefore the management has nothing to fear so far as I am concerned. The two young women working on the other eight-hour shifts will also bo required to give bonds , I am Informed. " A. G. Benson , manager of the house , believes that Miss Perkins and the other operators will carry out their agreement to the letter. Historians at Indianapolis. Indianapolis , Ind. , Dec. 27 The American Historical association began Its twenty-sixth annual meeting bore today , with a number of distinguished delegates In attendance. Holding meetings at the same tlmo are the North Central History Teachers' asso ciation , the Mississippi Valley Histor ical Association and the Ohio Valley association. Headquarters of the or ganizations nro nt the Claypool hotel. Among these expected to make ad dresses Is J. F. Rhodes , the historian who was recently honored for his history of the United States. A Large Jurisdiction. Spokane , Wash. , Dec. 27. Rev. Father James Rockllff of Spokane , appointed recently as head of the California province , to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. Father Herman J. Goller , provincial , has the largest jurisdiction In the gift of the Jesuit order. His territory extends from the Pacific coast to the Dakota- Minnesota line and from Alaska to Mexico. There are 300 priests under his orders. Father Rockllff announces ho will make Spokane his headquar ters and direct the work of the par ishes and missions from this city. Ho will visit numerous cltlea In Cali fornia early In 1911 , afterward making trips to other parts of the province. Father Rockllff came to Spokane from the east a short time ago and was connected with Gonzaga college here. Ho knew his predecessor as a boy and was with him when ho began his studies for the priesthood "Father Gollcraw Is a most lovable character , " he said , "and ho did a great work In this country. Ho was broad In his views and as a result * attracted many men and made them his friends. " BRIDGE RULES TO MUSIC , ' " t That Explains Much Humming Now Done at Card Parties. Now York , Dec. 27. A woman who makes it a point to ask the name of every now tune she hears spent half an hour in a room whore a dozen other women were playing cards. When the other women had gone she asked the hostess : "What was that pretty llttlo air your guesta kept humming every llttlo whllo ? IB It from some now opera ? " No opera on cmth was ever HO pop ular as that song Is just now , " laughed thc % hostess. "It was com posed by a teacher of bridge. She put thu most Important rules of the game Into rhyme and set them to music. It's a pretty , lilting tune that , appeals to the oar. Women that lirttl never been able to remember , the rules from ono day to another could easily remember that song and become - como pretty good plnyorn. Even now In their excitement , they forgot a point oneo In a whifo , but they have that song nt their tongues' end nnd n few measures sets them right , " Northwest Weddings. G. Tunis nnd Miss Goldle Phillips wore married at Butte. J. C > Hlnk and Miss Lonn Mauror were married at Bassott. Robert Kcckler and Miss Bosslo Pll- nr were married at Fairfax. Frank Mallory and Miss Daisy Dredge wore married at Plorco. Alvln P. Lelsey and Miss Sndlc Ebol were married nt Wlsncr. Rudolph Boettgor and Miss Mattie Patjon were married at Pierce. P. L. Weiss and Miss Marie Splchor were married at Battle Crook. C. 10. Neff nnd Miss Amalla M. Hof- orer were married at Crolghton. RAILROAD NOTES. Frank A. Dudley of Niagara Falls , president of the Utah and Grand Can yon railroad , which has been at pro ject for some time , says that work on the road will begin as soon as con tracts can be let nnd the weather port rnits , The Kansas Southern & Gulf , a Kansas state road , has finally given up the ghost. Its operation was con ducted for eighteen months by C. E. Morris , who , ns receiver , finding its one engine had fallen to pieces , re signed and the one employe of the road Is hauling the mall between the two stations on a handcar. The Lehlgh Valley has authorized the construction of an extensive freight transfer station at Manchester , N. Y. , The principal results of the improvement will bo a more rapid movement of high class freight , and a reduction in the expense of handl ing. There will be 28,000 feet of new track. Employes of the Pennsylvania rail road engaged on or about tracks have been provided with a sot of rules de signed more fully to protect their lives and save them from injury. They are of a very specific character and printed in several languages. Important changes in the official family of the Pennsylvania are ex pected early In the new year , owing to the retirement of Charles E. Pugh In February , when he will attain the ago limit of the company. Employes of the Santa Fc have been given to understand that they can not smoke cigarettes and remain In the service of the company. Several hnvo already been discharged for carrying the mark of the "yellow stained lin ger. " Official notice of the Missouri , Kan sas and Texas to take over the Texas Central has been issued , in accordance with a texns statute. It states that this first will be done by means of a lease for twenty-five years , the stock of the road to bo acquired later and its indebtedness assumed. No reduced rates for the holidays or for the next three months are avail able for these who travel during that period In the territory east of the Mississippi river and north of the Ohio. Associations having jurisdic tion there decided several weeks ago to suspend special rates until after February 28. It may mean hardship to some , but the railroads expect to get Increased revenue in the belief that there will at least bo heavy travel during the holidays. What the policy will be for the sumemr season will not bo known until the usual rate conferences are held in February. At a post of $6.000.000 the Pennsyl vania will equip all of Its locomotives with smoke consumers that will cost $1,000 each. Seven of these devices are in experimental use now on vari ous divisions. Twenty-live are being constructed in the shops of the rail road. The stoker is an underfeeding device designed to mechanically con voy the coal underneath the fire In stead of It being thrown on top as heretofore. The invention will reduce the work of the locomotive firemen about ninety percent and they are correspondingly happy. Sixty thousand miles of railroad east nnd west , will have been traveled be fore the year 1910 closes , by R. S. Church , chief watch Inspector for four lines of railroad. Mr. Church Inspects the watches of railroad em ployes on the Milwaukee road , Includ ing the Puget Sound extension , the Chicago & Northwestern , Chicago & Alton , and the Chicago division of the See Line. 1,000 miles a month Mr. Church travels much at night and the sleeping car habit Is strong with him. Charles Jordan , a ticket broker , was recently arrested In Los Angeles for misusing the malls , in conducting bis business in soiling non-transferable tickets. It was his practice to find customers whom tickets coming into his hands would benefit. His case Is believed to bo the first of Its kind. HAND GROUND IN SHELLER. Farmer Near Wayne Loses Hand as Result of Accident. Wnyno Herald : William Harder , who lives seven miles north of Wayne , caught his right hand In a corn sheller - lor at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon , and the member was BO torn nnd man gled that It had to bo amputated at the wrist joint. Ho was shelling corn on htn farm , nnd the shelter , with n , gasoline onglno na power , wan workIng - Ing at full Bpeed , Ho was wearing mlUeiiH with two thumb stalls on each hand. Ho tried to release an oar of corn that had rnught , the wheels fastened - oned to the extra thumb stall , and in an Instant his hand was drawn Into the flying machinery and ground off. Snow Is of Benefit , Alnsworth , Neb. , Deo. 21. Special to The News : A" three-Inch snow , very wet , fell hero followed by a Che- nook wind from the northwest. Much of the snow molted nml the balance settled down close to the ground where It will do much good for next year's crops. SIR KNIGHTS ASSEMBLE. Regular Annual Christmas Day Obser vance Held In Norfolk , At the annual Christmas observance held by Damascus Comnmndory , No. 20 , at 11 o'clock Monday morning nineteen knights were present. W. E. Reed of Madison was principal speaker. Rev. J. F. Poucher of Stanton - ton , who was expected , was nimble to bo present. J. G. Mines and J. T. Urosslor of Wayne wore among the out-of-town knights. Eminent Com mander G. I ) . Snltor was toastmaster and read a letter from Judge Barnou of Lincoln expressing regrets nt not being able to bo present. A collection was taken up by the sir knights and the usual amount was sent to the Masonic homo and the re mainder will bo given to the local board of charity. About 100,000 knights throughout the United States met nt the same hour Monday morning. Knights at Fremont drank to the health of Colonel S. W. Hayes of Nor folk , who founded the commnndery there. j Benefited Improvements. Bonestcel , S. D. , Dec. 27. John Sullivan of Grimes , la. , has purchased the E. E. Morn property occupied by the O. A. Gamlt news nnd con fectionery , also the stock of Mr. Gam- It , and will as soon as the weather permits , erect n cement block building 24 by 60 two stories high. As soon as the building is complete ho will install a hardware and harness stock. A. P. Hcndrickson , our retired mayor , will In the spring erect a cement block building on the lot now occupied by the George H. Brown bakery and confectionery. The now structure will bo 24 by 60 two stories high ; the ground floor will bo used as a store building and the upper story as a lodge hall. George Brown has purchased the bulk of the O. A. Gnmlt confectionery stock of John Sullivan. F. L. Crosby , Into of the Bonesteol State bank , has secured the cooperation tion of the majority of our business men and will shortly begin the orec- ' tlon of an ice plant. He will also install an electric light plant. The next year gives promise of being the most prosperous Bonesteel has ex perienced since 1904. Notice of Probate of Foreign Will. In the county court of Madison coun ty , Nebraska. The State of Nebras ka , Madison county , ss : To Metta B. Hlgmnn , widow , Ruth Higninn , Marietta Higman , Helen G. Hlgman. Arthur B. Hlgman , Mable Higman Flood , Bertha Hlginan , Louise Higman Price , John Floyd Hlgmnn , Ada B. Hlgman Fox , Mary L. Hlgman , Anna B. Fowldr , H. C. Hlgman , Com fort B. Hlgman , W. 13. Higman , John Hlgmnn Flood , Anna Hlgman Webb , Nellie Hlgman , Margin el Hlgman , Edna Hlgman Wilder , Clarissa Fowler Murdock , Jane Fowler , 'Mary Fowler , Mnble Alliston. Grace Hlgman , Helen tllgman , Lulu R. Baker , Ethel R. Fowl er , Helen Ray Lee , Florence Barlow , May Barlow , Olive Barlow , Ruth Bar low. Esther Barlow , Anna H. Ray , John Barlow , Katherlne Hlgman , Margaret - garet Hlgman , Elaine Iligman , Sally Douglas Flood , Barbara Wilder Price , the First Baptist church of Benton Harbor , Mich. , Children's Home socie ty , St. Joseph , Mich. , and all persons Interested in the estate of said John Iligman , late of Berrlen county , state of Michigan , deceased. Whereas , Motta B. Hlgman , Bertha Hlgman , Irving W. Allen nnd Oren B. Hipp , executors of the last will and. testament of said John Hlgman , have filed In my office n duly authenticated copy of an Instrument purporting to bo the last will and testament of John Hlgman , deceased , and of the proceed ings and probate thereof In , and * by the probate court for the county of Berrlen , In the state of Michigan , and also their petition , duly verified , pray ing that said Instrument may bo pro bated , allowed and recorded In this court ns the last will and testament of said deceased ; that letters testa mentary or letters of administration with the will annexed Issue to Metta B. Hlgman , Bertha Hlgman , Oren B. Hipp nnd Irving W. Allen , and for such proceedings as the law requires. It Is therefore ordered that the 24th day of January , 1911 , at 1 o'clock , p. m. , at the county court room in Madison , In said county of Madison , Neb. , Is the time nnd place appointed for hearing said matter , when all per sons interested 'therein may appear at the hearing in the county court to beheld held In , and for said county , and show cause , If any there bo , why the pray er of the petitioner should not be granted nnd the Bald Instrument 'pro ' bated , and that notice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing there on bo given to all persons Interested by publishing a copy of this order In The Norfolk Weekly News-Journal , a legal weekly newspaper , printed , pub lished and of general circulation in said county , three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my band and official seal nt Madison , In said county , thin 27th day of December , A. D. , 1910 Win. Bates , ( Seal ) County Judge.