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THE NORFOLK WBBKpY ( NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , FEBRUABY 24 , 1911. DENTIST F1CIED IN Ul , BIHIIIII ! Illicit fame of Dr. John Henry Ev- THE , Marquis d'Oyley , the American dentist , whoso death was announced recently in Pa ris , was worldwide. Dom Pedro , the former emperor of Brazil , summoned him to his palace once , and when "la bon doctour , " as ho was generally call- di begged to bo oxcuscd owing to the difficulty ho found In leaving his work Dom Pedro made the Journey to Par- la to consult the dentist Ctar Alexander II. gave him novcral magnificent present * In recognition of tola Borvlccs , and Abdul Ilamld when niton sent for him on several occa sions to visit Constantinople. Pope Pius IX. wished to keep him In his ervlce , appointed him special cham berlain of the capo and sword and decorated him with the collar of 8t Bulplco. Dr. Evans received many decora- tloas from rulers and before he died posBcsscd at least ten grand cordons. Bla Utlo of Marquis d'Oyloy had a omcwlmt vague Norman origin. Un der William the Conqueror there was a Baron d'Oyloy In Normandy , and Dr. Evans was only Baron d'Oyley un til Napoleon HI. sent him as a special envoy to Pope Plus IX. At the re quest of Napoleon III. the pope changed the tltlo of bis chamberlain to that of Marquis d'Oyloy , and subse quently Dr. Evans added n marquis' coronet to the D'Oyley arms. Do used his tltlo In private life and signed his private letters "D'Oyloy. " Dentist and Diplomat. In addition to being a master of the art of dentistry Dr. Evans played a role In French court llfo during the brilliant period of the second empire. Ho went to Paris at the invitation of his uncle , Dr. Thomas Evans , who had already become the dentist and friend f Empress Eugenie. Dr. Evans was not long In Paris be fore ho attracted the attention of the emperor , Napoleon III. , whoso confi dant ho became. This honor brought with It more than one Inconvenience. For one thing , his uncle , who wfla friendly with the empress , took offense at it lie Ignored his uncle's displeas ure nnd continued to cultivate the em peror's friendship. From that tlmo friendly relations be tween uncle and nephew ceased. Dr. Thomas Evans remained the friend of the empress , whom ho was later to assist in her escape from France , while Dr. John Evans became n kind of spe cial envoy for the emperor on several occasions. Dr. Thomas Evans wrote his me moirs before he died some years ago. Dr. John Evans in turn decided to pub lish his reminiscences and collected a mass of material , notes and letters with this purpose in view. Some of his Intimate friends urged him to lose no time in beginning the work , for they knew that he could throw now light on many points ; they knew , too , that certain of the documents In his possession would not reflect too highly to the credit of the empress. When they pressed "tho good doctor" to set to work he used to reply : "You want mo to harm a woman at my ageV Now , now , now , you don't imagine I am going to fall In gallantry In my old age ! " And he waited , hoping to outlive the woman ho disliked , but fate has ruled otherwise , removing him at seventy- three and leaving her now clooo on eighty-five. Dr. Evans handled the sword and the pistol with skill and took part In sever- , a ] duels. One of them had BO pictur esque an accompaniment that It form- d the subject of a salon picture a year afterward. One night at a masked ball at the Tufleries , at which be was dressed as the traditional Yankee , be had a differ ence wKh the Due de Momy , who WM costumed as a plerrot The Yankee and the plerrot , followed by a few oft- r masked dancers , left the ballroom for the Tulleriea gardens and fell to with swords on a ground thickly car peted -with EUOW. A few rapid passes and a scratch on the Pierrot's arm put an end to the combat. Defeated Army Surgeoni. In 1 58 and 1850 Dr. Evans took part In the Italian expedition. Ola object was to accompany the Emperor and assist In caring for the wounded. On several battlefields , and notably at Sol- ferlno , he succeeded in displeasing the staff surgeons of the French army. Ho knew the value of Iodine as an antiseptic. The French surgeons were offended and went to the emperor to complain of "this yonng Idiot who was killing all their wounded. " Dr. Evans had no trouble in proving the benefit of his treatment , and Napoleon , turn- Ins to the gronp of angry medical of ficers , said : " 1 beg of you to let the young idiot act exactly as he wishes. " The result was that they , too , adopted .the use of iodine. At the battle of Sedan Dr. Evans was once more by the emperor's side. He had organised an ambulance serv ice with Dr. Plat Hero Napoleon as a last gift presented to him the com mander's cravat of the Legion of Hon or. or.The The Marquise d'Oyley , who bad Just become n mother , took refuge In Brus sels a little before the German force * began the siege of Paris , leaving her apartment on tbo Place de I'Opera to be sed a a hospital. The doctor , who rejoined his wife in Brussels aft cr the disaster of Sedan , was eager to return to Part * and take charge of the wounded in hla apartment , llow he succeeded In rtacblnr tht capital wat one of his favorite stories. Sought to Return. "Some days before the armistice 01 Jan. 28 , 1871 , was concluded , " the doc tor would begin , "my friend Jones then minister plcnlpotcntnry of tin United States In Belgium , came am told mo of the arrival of his colleague Ellhu B. Washburno. Washbumc provided with n safe conduct , had lef Paris , surrounded by Germans , by way of St. Cloud. "Jones , who know that I was not friendly with Washburno , as he wai a friend of my uncle Thomas , told m < that an armistice would bo signed it Paris within a week. 'Washburno hai just received the news from Berlin. Jones added , 'and has decided to re turn to Paris at once. ' " 'Very good , ' I replied , 'but I am de termlncd to bo one of his party , as 1 must get back to Paris. ' " 'Quito Impossible , ' Jones cried 'You cannot expect Washburno to al low you on his special train. I shal bo his sole companion. ' "I saw it would bo useless to inslai and betook myself to Burgomastci Anspach , a great friend of mine. ] told him my plan of returning bj Washburne's train , and ho gave mo r letter of warm recommendation , beg glng any one to whom I showed it tc do his best to assist me. "Tho director of the railroad on see Ing this document was thrown into r state of perplexity. He could not se < how he could help me. I suggested that a baggage car qhould bo placec at my disposal. I would take my placi In It half a mile from the station am then it could bo attached to the train. "Tho train started. All night wt crawled along nnd in the morning stop ped at St. Qucntin , well over the French frontier. Washburne hail heard of our presence on board duii Ing the journey. Ho was furious. Learned of Plot. "At St Quentin we left our car t have n comfortable breakfast at th , hotel. Wo were Just beginning who. the two ministers appeared. They prt. tended to be greatly surprised at see Ing us. They took their places & the other end of the dining room , an- I went across to shako hands wlk Jones. " 'We are traveling together , ' I salt to my friend. 'That's delightful 1' Ant I asked Washburne , who stretched ou his hand to me , 'You are going to Par Is , then , In my train ? ' "A little later Jones rose and wenl toward a passage , making me a sigi to follow him. Pretending to want tc speak to the landlord , I went and found Jones. icu cannot possibly go any far tuer , ' he warned me. 'Washburne hat just denounced to the authorities cer tain spies who have taken places Ir his train in the hope of getting tc Paris. ' "I thanked Jones and , leaving my wife taking a cup of coffee , while Washburne and Jones had not yet reached the dessert stage , I took I.egaj to the police commissary. This on ! rial , who had just received a de crip tlon of us , hardly expected the visit. " 'We have been denounced as spies. 1 began. 'Well , these spies are no afraid of the police , for here we are These documents will explain our Ideu tlty and our plans. ' I showed the bur gomaster's letter and other papers , nnd the police officer's visage grew lighter. Turned the Tables. " ' 1 don't understand. I can't under stand. ' he repeated. ' 1 have the utmosl respect for Dr. Evans and am glad tt shake his bund. But what does It al ! mean ? ' " 'You will soon know. Do you know the man who denounced us ( u spies ? ' " 'No , but he told me he was United States minister at Paris. He was..a' ' auy rate , with the minister at Brus sels. ' " 'Quite so. His companion is Mr Jones , but I don't know the other a1 nil. How do you know ho is not (1& Reiving Mr. Jones ? Did ho prove t ( you he was minister nt Paris ? No' Well , think it over well. Remember It'i always the robbers who atv first ti shout "Stop thief ! " Does it not seen possible to you that this man has trice to get mo arrested just to prevent mj Interfering with his criminal designs ? "The commissary hesitated a minute then , handing mo a note , said : " 'I thank you extremely and udvlst you ta leave at once. As to the mat you have denounced , I will see to him. "It was all I wanted. Wo hurried back to the hotel , where the minister were still nt table , and , calling my wlf $ \ve went to the station. There I tok the station agent that the train mus leave nt once. At the sight of my pa pers and the commissary's note hi made no objection. "I had the ministers' sleeping ant baggage cars detached and our frclgh car placed next to the engine. Wash burnc nnd Jonen only reached the fita tlon late In the afternoon. I bellevi that Washburne's anger was terrlfl < when he found his train gone , and 1 ; became n paroxysm of fury when th < police commissary came to ask him : few questions which I had suggest * * about his Identity. " Objects to Thle Teat. Baltimore , Md. , Fob. 27. Plans fo restricting Immigration by education ! ) tests were condemned by Judge Leo Sanders of Now York at head of th Independent Order of B'rith Abrahar in on address horo. "If these restrl < tlons are put in force , " said Judge Bat dere , "It will mean that only G percen of the Jews In Russia nnd Roumanl where opportunity of education 1 withhold from their people will bo able to enter the United States. The othei 95 percent will bo subjected to tht cntollst persecution and there will be nowhere for them to lice. Therefore the fury of the persecution has been tempered by the exodus of the Jewc from the countries where they suffer ed It. " HILLES TO ACCEPT TAFT OFFER , Present Assistant In Treasury Depart mcnt Will Become Secretary. Washington , Feb. 27. Charles I ) llllles of Dobbs Ferry , N. Y. , at pros out assistant secretary of the treats ury , has accepted the position of sec rctnry to the president offered to him by President Taft In succession tc Charles I ) . Norton , It wns learned on questionable authority. TO CONTEST FOR LAHM CUP. Assman Will Fight Award of Trophy to Alan R. Hawley. St. Louis , Feb. 27. William F. Ass man of St Louis , whoso flight In the balloon Miss Sofia from San Antonio Tex. , to Missouri exceeded by npprox Imatoly forty-throo miles the record made by A. Holland Forbes in 1009 will protest the award of the Lahni cup to Alan R. Hawley of New York Hawley , starting from St. Louis Ir the international balloon race last Oc tobcr , was carried into Canadian woods , 1,182 miles from the starting point Assman , who has now returned tc St. Louis , will base his contest to Haw ley's right to the Lnhm trophy on the ngrceniont of the racing committee ol the Aero Club of Missouri , which slip ulated that no American contestant could compote for the Lnhm cup and the International trophy at the same time. A. B. Lambert , president of the Aerc Club of St. Louis , who with Cortlani Field Bishop , Lieutenant F. S. Lahrr and L. D. Dozler , comprised the rac ing committee , Is authority for the statement that such an agreement wai made. Hawley , however , had com piled beforehand with conditions o ! entry for competition for the Lahra cup. Traveling Men to Protest. The railroad committee of the Nor folk council , U. C. T. , will present a resolution at the next meeting pro testing against the discontinuance ol the two dally passenger trains be twooen Norfolk and Long Pine by tht Northwestern. "A number of travel Ing men left Nellgh on n freight Sat urday afternoon , reaching homo after midnight Sunday morning , " said one of the committee. M. B. Huffman Near Death. Nellgh , Neb. , Feb. 27. Special tc The News : M. B. Huffman , for twelve years mayor of Nellgh and one of the most popular and prominent pioneen of Nebraska , is near death at Excel slor Springs , Mo. , according to a tele gram received hero today. His sons , Stanley of Nellgh and Rawley of Elgin , accompanied bj George N. Seymour , the Elgin banker left this morning for the Missouri health resort. The message stated that the sons must come at once in or der to see their father alive. Mr. Huffman had been at Excelsloi Springs some time , but about ten dayt ago ho developed a case of the grip Mrs. Huffman wns notified and wenl down a week ago. The news is a great shock to this community. Oakdalc Tragedy a Suicide. Oakdale , Neb. , Feb. 27. Special te The News : In the absence from the county of the coroner and the sickness of the sheriff , Dr. L. L. Nelson held an Inquest over the body of Mrs. Rose with n jury composed of W. AEl wood , J. E. Cooper , C. D. Bon and James McKim , and the findings wore that Mrs. Rose had been despondent for some weeks on account of 11 ! health , and presumably took her owr life with a 22-callbre rifle , which wat found beside her on the bed , the bul let entering the temple and penetrat ing the brain , apparently causing in stant death. She is survived by her two sons Henry Rose , employed by the Ed wards & Bradford Lumber company al Loretto , and Walter Rose , employed at Charles Beer's hotel hero in Oak dale ; also by her married daughter Mrs. Weaver Cowln , who lives three miles east of town. She is a sister ol Mrs. Clem Reno. Seven Years for Bigamist Butte , Neb. , Feb. 27. Special te The News : Daniel Holler , the big nmlst , was sentenced to a term ol seven years In the penitentiary at hard labor. In passing sentence Judge Har rington remarked that his only regrel was that the law did not permit bin : to send this fellow for llfo. Holler has been one of the mosi disagreeable of prisoners during hi : confinement in the county jail. Mrs. Daniel Holler No. 1 was grant ed a divorce from her bigamist bus band the day ho pleaded guilty to UK charge of bigamy. Boyd county district court adjourn cd last evening until March 6. John Malone Passes Away. Connty Commissioner John J. Ma lone of Madison county died at bli home three miles north ft Madison a C o'clock Monday morning at the ag < of 62 , following a surgical operatloi last summer In Chicago for ulcer o the stomach. The funeral will be hold in the Cath ollc church at Madison Thursda ; morning at 9 oSclock , Father Munlcl officiating. Mr. Malone's term as county com mlasloner , In which capacity be wai serving a second time , would have ex plred January 1 next. For thirty years Mr. Malone ha < been u resident of Madison count ; living in the homo where he died , hav ing moved here from Illinois in 1881 He Is survived by a widow and nlni children eight sons and a daughter nil but ( wo of whom were at his bed- Hide when death came Monday morn ing. Those two were Thomas , who Is in HosBctur , Sank. , nnd Edward , who Is studying for the priesthood In Den- topolls , HI. The children are : John , Thomas , Elizabeth , Francis , James , Joseph , Mark , Kdmond nnd Ambrose. Mr. Malone was born nt Blooming- dalo. 111. , March 10. 18 lit. Ho was ed ucated at St. Vlaters college , Hour- hounnls , 111. , and was married on Jan uary ! I , 1S70 , to Miss Anna Casey at Wilton , 111. Following his operation , Mr. Malone suffered greatly when complications arose. Ho bore his suffering , however , with never ti weird of complaint. In politics Mr. Malone was n demo crat. He was first elected county com missioner In 1905 nnd wns re-elected In 1908 , the confidence of his con stituents being expressed in this way. Dummy West In a Draw Battle. James Parcel ! , manager of "Dum my" West , the Gregory prize fighter , sends this telegram to the sporting editor of The News : "Green Isle , Minn. , Feb. 27. The light was n draw. Christie refused to fight unless fight wns n draw If both men were on their feet at the end of the tenth round. West knocked Chris- tic through the ropes four times. West got the popular decision from the crowd. West had the better of every round except the seventh. West played with him all through the fight. The referee was Martlnelly of St. Paul. " Johnny Coulon Wins Belt. New Orleans , La. , Feb. 27. Johnny Coulon of Chicago was given the de cision over Franklc Conley of Kenosha - sha , Wls. , at the end of a twenty-round bout for the bantamweight champion ship at 11C pounds. Tommy Welsh was the referee. INDIAN HAS NEGRO VALET. Rich Pawnee Tires of Pressing His Own Trousers. Joseph Decora , n full blooded Paw nee Indian , left Omaha recently for his home near Columbus , Neb. , accom panied by O. J. Jackson , an Omaha negro-who is to be his valet. The servant was the object of the Indian's visit to Omaha. Decora owns n large farm nnd Is wealthy , and he Las grown weary of attending to his trifling personal affairs. It will be the valet's duty , he said , to cook , to care for the wardrobe and provide general ly for his comfort. The negro proved an adept at his work and left with his red master for the latter's ranch. France's Tobacco Profits. The French government's profits from the tobacco monopoly during the century from 1811 to 1010 amounted to ? 2.929.r.ilG,000. Absolutely Free to the Farmers. An appeal to many of the German farmers in the vicinity of Norfolk is made by the Commercial club , to whom It has been reported that Ger man farmers who do not understand English have been made to believe the Farmers Breeding institute , which is holding a three days' session In the Auditorium commencing Tuesday , is held for the purpose of a financial ben efit for the club. The sooner the farmer gets rid of this belief the bettor ho will bo off. There is positively no charge made to this Institute. Everything is free ; there are no schemes to recommend for sale anything whatever , nor any recommendation to the farmer to buy anything. The Institute Is held on the same basis of work carried on in the large universities , only on a shorter scale. This work is brought here for the farmers for their own benefit and be cause It is seldom the farmer of this vicinity gets the advantage of hearing great educators of modern farm meth ods talk to them personally. It is something the farmer will get for his benefit and the welfare of his farm free of all cost. The farmers who can not come to this Institute ohould send tholr boys to Norfolk to hear these lectures. One German farmer , when Invited to come to the institute , declared that he "did not want to buy anything. " "That Is a wrong way to loot at this , " says G. L. Carlson , the scientific farmer who has done so much for the farmers of this vicinity. "I am sur prised to hear of farmers talking that way. We will have some of the best speakers on all kinds of farming and breeding In the state and farmers should take a few days off to hoar them. If they cannot come them selves they should send their boys to hear them. They will got some information mation which will be of great value to them without paying out one cent. ' * Norfolk is ready to welcome farmers Tuesday. The Institute starts nt 2 o'clock with an address of welcome by President A. L. Kllllan of the Com mercial club , under whose auspices the institute is being held here. Much of the first day's program Is given over to the lectures on breeding mares by G. L. Carlson and Dr. C. A. McKlm , who will do the dissecting. The directors of the Commercial club will hold a meeting in the di rectors' rooms of the Nebraska Na tional bank Monday night and the final arrangements will be mode for receiving the visitors. Merchants in the city have taken a great interest In the first meeting of this institute here nnd have put their show windows in the best of appear ance. Peterson-Weldenfeller. At 6 o'clock Monday morning , in the Sacred Heart church In this city , Fa ther Buckley bound In wedlock Miss Koto Weldenfeller and Louis Peterson. Miss Weldenfeller was attended by her cousin , Miss Anna Eberley of Le Mars , la. , and her brother , Maylard Eberley , attended Mr. Peterson. The young couple left the city on an early train for a brief wedding tour , after which they will return to this city and later to Pierces where Mr. Peterson Is part owner of a theatrical company. Mr. Peterson was known In Norfolk by his stage name , Frank Johnson. Death of John Chada. John Chada of West Point , brother of Joseph Chada of Norfolk , died nt West Point nt 7 o'clock Monday mornIng - Ing from tuberculosis. Funeral ur- inngements are being held pending word from Steve Chadn , another brother , who lives near Dallas. John Chada was III years old. Mine Workers Elect Rodgers. Oskaloosa , la. , Feb. 27. OHlclal fig ures tabulated today indicate that W. II. llodgors of Ottumwn , ! . , has been elected president of district No. 13 , Iowa MineWorkers' union , to succeed John P. White , recently chosen na tional president. Frank Cameron of Osknloosa was elected secretary. The annual convention Is to convene at Des Molncs March 9. Will Pave North Ninth. If the plans of the citizens of North Ninth street tire carried out , that street will bo one of the prettiest In the city. A number of citizens of that street held an enthusiastic meet In the city hall at 3 o'clock Sunday after noon and It was found that the peti tion for the paving of Norfolk uvenuo from Seventh street to Ninth street , thence north to Prospect avenue , was practically ready to be turned over to the city council , who will be asked to make as rapid progress as possible in paving this now district. It was believed by some of the men present at the meeting that n move should bo made on the part of prop erty owners on West Norfolk avenue to join them in making the petition read to pave Norfolk avenue to Thir teenth street and Ninth street north to Prospect avenue , thus making ono largo district , which would decrease greatly the cost per square yard. Most every resident of North Ninth street was at the meeting , among them many traveling nion , who proved them selves great boosters. It wns said there was no question whatever about enough signatures being - ing secured to the petition. It was the sense of the meeting that the paving on North Ninth street should bo thirty feet wide nnd on Nor folk avenue forty feet wide. A now grade for North Ninth street was also agreed upon which met the approval of City Engineer Tracy , who was pres ent at the meeting. The petition , with some of the resolutions , is to be sent to the city council at the meeting next Monday night. The material for the new paving was not decided on , but asphalt Is salrt to be favored. A Victim of the Blizzard. With a dislocated wrist sustained In a runaway accident and a frozen hand and arm. Miss Opal Madscn , who has been teaching school in the Tur- geon district near Bonesteel , has re turned to Norfolk and is laid up at the home of her mother , Mrs. Anna Mad- sen , 410 Madison avenue. Dr. P. H. Salter , who Is attending this plucky school teacher , took an X-ray photograph - graph of the arm and It is not believed Miss Madsen is at present suffering from the dislocation , which has now mended , but she will be laid up sev eral months with the frozen arm. * Miss Madsen went to Bonesteel Im mediately after the Christmas holi days , nnd during the severe New Years storm she left Bonesteel in a buggy for the Pense homo , where she was boarding. It was during this drive that the horses started their wild runaway , but the buggy was not overturned , Miss Madsen clinging suc cessfully to the reins. She did not know until later that her wrist had been dislocated , not taking much no tice of the pain until the hand became helpless. Three days later , while mak ing the trip from the Pense home to her school , the injured wrist gave her much pain and it was discovered later that it had also been frozen. "I am afraid I will have to remain here about two months longer , " said Miss Madsen. Cramer's Foot May Be Saved. Chester Cramer , the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cramer of Creighton , whose leg was badly crush ed under train No. 406 last Friday afternoon , is getting along very well and Dr. Salter. who is attending the young man , has great hopes of saving the boy's leg , which it waa believed would have to bo < nputated. Mrs. Cramer and a son and daughter are in the city , at the home of O. P. List at the Junction , where young Cramer Is being taken care of. There is no doubt , whatever , that the wheels of one car passed over Cra mer's leg , but Just how the accident occurred Is not known. In railroad circles there is persistent talk that Cramer Jumped from the car while the train was yet In motion , so that ho would bo able to reach the homo of his sister as soon as possible. The accident happened not far from the List homo. While this' gossip is on it develops that there are fair chances of more accidents from passengers jumping on and off the trains all the way from Norfolk avenue to tho. Junction. "There are going to bo more acci dents , " says one railroad man. "It Is a common occurrence to BOO men , wo men nnd boys jumping from trains ar riving In the city before the train is fairly at a standstill. If you want to see It yourself , Just stand on the crossIng - Ing on Norfolk avenue or any crossing between here and the Junction when trains are coming and going. Take for Instance on Norfolk avenue ; you can see them jumping oft Just to save the walk back from the depot It was Just the other day two ladles from Battle Creek jumped from a train on the Norfolk avenue crossing and bad to bo helped off by the brakeman. Both ladies carried packages. It would only require a little slip to fall. It IB very hard for trainmen to keep people ple from the platforms with the cars Installed at the present time. The roads should bo made to use vestibule coaches nnd no passuugor allowed or the platform until the car stops. " WAS UNABLE TO ftEAD , " BUT MADE HIS MILLION , 80 Long Islnnder Doupht Lund Ad joining Vanderbilt Estate. John Leahy of Long Island , wlui made more tlmn $1X)0,00 ) ( ) , although lie could neither rend nor write , IH dead lit hlH homo In Lakovlllc , N. Y. llli nhrowdnesH mid judgment seemingly compensated for his lack of education. Leahy , who was seventy , came tti the United States from Ireland iniin.v yearn ago. Ho bought n Long iHlniul farm for u small Hum and made a good living IIH a farmer and truck gar dener. Boon after consolidation lit1 weld hlH farm at n profit of $ .100,000 , after which he bought land adjoining Dcepdale , the estate of William K , Vnndcrhllt , Jr. , at Lakorlllc. Many times overtures were made by Vanderhllt and his agents to Induce Leahy to neil , but he had no further need of money and always declined , He felt that , having accumulated a million himself , he was entitled to a residence In the millionaire colony. The $ . ' 100,000 made l > y the sale of the original farm wan more than trebled in the past ten years notwithstanding Leahy's Inability to rend the hundrcdH of legal documents to which ho ntllxed his mark. All IIH ! checks were signed by the same mark. Several sons sur vive him. SPENT $6,000,000 FOR TOYS , Nuremberg Profited by Demand From American Children. The bulk of the American toy i r- chase at Nuremberg for 1010 has been figured , and It IH notable that It Is considerably larger than In 1000. For the first nine mouths of last year the declared valno of the toys shipped from that district to the Unit ed States was $ l,8rcl,31D. This is 9210,180 greater than the shipments for the same period of 1009 and only ? riOOr > 8 less than the shipments for the entire year. Toy exports to America for the last quarter will probably reach 13.10,000. making the total for the year something over ? 2,200,000 , an Increase of more than 15 per cent over 1001) ) . These toys pay an average of 35 per cent dutv. or a total of about $770,000 , find thus without taking account 01 freight they cost the American Import ers In round figures about $3,000,000 From the best Information obtainable 100 per cent Is a small figure to add for freight charges , profits of whole Balers and profits of retailers. Thus the toys bought In the single city ol Nuremberg last year for the nrause ment of the boys and girls of tin nUltcd States cost the American do nors theTound sum of $0,000,000. NO LIMIT TO ANNEXATION. President Taft After th * Aurora Borealis - realis Next. President Tnft talked territorial ex panslon recently nt the dinner given it honor of Secretary Knox by Repre Bcntntlve David J. Foster of Vermont chairman of the house committee or foreign u Hairs. He said , when asked to speak , that he wished to emphasize the importance of ' state depart ment and hoped the t Abject would nol cause surprise. "Our attention has recently been call ed to the subject of annexation , " said the president , turning laughingly t < the British ambassador , who was i guest , "and that's something Mr. Bryci and 1 ought to have a little conflden tlal chat about" "Look out , " broke In Secretary Knox ; "they'll think next we're after Aus tralia , " and his caution aroused laugh tcr , in which the president and am bnesador Bryce joined heartily. "But 1 want it distinctly under Htood , " continued the preoldtct "that If we are going to embark in the an nexatlon business wo must at the ear liest opportunity annex the anrora bo realls. " Drop Opium For Cigarette * . Whllo the native Chinese U being gradually driven from th use of opium , he Is Irclng educated in the consumption of cigarettes , the Imports of which amounted to $3,460,100 in 1009 , an increase of 14.76 per cent over 1008. In addition to the number of cigarettes Imported millions are made each year in the empire. New York Likes Milk. New York city is using flvo times as much milk as It did twenty-four years ago , when the dalrv law took effect The consumption now Is $800,000 quarts n day. The Festive Codfish. A correspondent of the New York Post says ( bat the codfish frequents "the tablelands of the sea. " Thfc cod * tish no doubt docs this to secure as nearly as possible a dry , bracing at mosphere. This pnro air of the sub marine tablelands gives to the codfish that breadth of chest and depth of lungs that we have so often noticed. The glad , free smile of the codfish is largely attributed to the exhilaration of this oceanic ultltoodleum. The cor respondent further says that the "cod- neb subsists largely on the sea cherry. " Those who have not had the pleasure of seeing the codfish climb the cherry tree In search of food or clubbing the fruit from the heavily laden branches with chunks of coral have missed a very fine sight The codfish when at homo rambling through the submarine forests docs not wear his vest unbut toned as he does while loafing around the grocery stores of the United States. -Bill Nyc. MONDAY MENTIONS. Emil Mathes , an employe of the C , P. Parish grocery , ID now reported en .out of danger after u number of days' sorlous Illness brought on by pneumonia. Mr. Mathos was consid ered very critically 111 Saturday night , but Sunday morning his parents re ported him much Improved. C. T. Dougherty of Lincoln wns horo. Dr. W , II. Pllger returned from Hos- lllllB. lllllB.Hurt Hurt Mnpcs wont to Stanton on bust- UOSH. UOSH.Mrs. Mrs. Becker of Hadnr was here visitIng - Ing with friends. George W. Phelps of Madison was n visitor In the city. Mrs. Ilohurt Lucas of Foster Is hi the city visiting with Mra. L. B. Nic ola. ola.A. A. Ruchholz went to Trlpp county , S. I ) . , on business. Ralph Oilman and C. F. Benton of Vordel wore horo. W. 8. WiuiHor of Plnlnvlow was in the city visiting with frlonds. Fred Frank of Herrlck nnd Carl Frank of St. Charles were visitors In the city. Miss Grncla. Kldder , matron of the Fremont normal nchoolvna In the city visiting with frlonds. Mr. nnd Mrs. George Dudley , jr. , re turned from Omaha , where they at tended the automobllo show. Mrs. F. A. Bryant has gone to Den ver , where she wna called on account of the serious Illness of n relative. A. H. Vlelo returned from a two weeks' visit with relatives uml friends at Omaha , Lincoln and Cnldwoll , Kan. Mrs. Bertha Pllgor returned from Stanton lost night , where she attended n reception nt the homo of Charles ChnHo , given In honor of Mr. and Mra. E. R. Chaso. Mrs. Chnso Is Mrs. Pll- gcr's daughter , formerly Miss Borthn Pllger. Born , to Mr. nnd Mrs. Arnold Wach- tor , n son. The mother of Mrs. Frank Fentross died at the Fontress farm homo during the night. The St. Agnes guild of Trinity church will moot with Miss Helen Rey nolds Tuesday. There has been a rush for the mask counters of the various stores In tbo city and It is expected a largo crowd will attend the mask ball given by n number of local young men in Mar- quardt hall tonight. D. F. Maston has moved from 100 V South Eighth street to the suite of rooniH over the Bates pool hall. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ludwlg Ko&nlgsteln hnvo moved to 113 North Eighth street until tholr now residence is finished. Miss Agnes Smith , who baa bflqn confined to her homo with an attack of the grip , is again abla to be at her work. At a dancing party at Wlsnor last Friday Norton Howe of this city and Miss Mabel Murphy of Wisnor were the winners of a prize , waltz. Ono of the inmates of a resort in the east portion of the city is sold to bo shy a good sum of money as the re sult of a theft there n few days ago. John Nnpior took up his new duties as foreman of the Union Pacific round house Saturday. L. V. Koncrson , whom Mr. Napier succeeded , took charge of the night shift at the North western roundhouse Saturday night. Mrs. B. W. Barrett announces that her daughter , Miss Allco Barrett , wa married on September 15 last to Otto Schelbel of Pllger , Neb. , the fact hav ing been kept a secret until this time. Mr. and Mrs. Schoibel will live at Pll gor. gor.Because Because they were uimblo to find room for the great crowd which came to enjoy their entertainment last Sat urday night , the choir of the Christ Lutheran church will give the same entertain/nent in the school house on South Fifth street tonight. To have the first "green" garden of the season a number of Norfolk people ple are busily engaged In filling boxes with black earth and planting various assortments of seeds. The boxes are placed In collars nnd the plants will be replanted into the gardens out of doors as soon as the weather permits. The gas leak on Third street and Norfolk avenue has betm located and repaired. It was found by the officials of the company that the pines were broken immediately after they were put in the ground. A now valve will be put in , but the gas has been turned on to consumers west of Third street after a , brief shutdown. There Is no further danger from escaping gas , say the officials. The company Buffered a heavy loss from the escape of gaa. Sheriff C. 8. Smith returned to Mad ison after serving subpoenas on a number of Norfolk citizens who are to serve on the grand and petit Juries which are called for March. The Nor folk men called for the grand Jury , March 20 , ore : W. H. Snyder , J. A. Porter , C. P. Parish and J. F. Moore. Those who were served with subpoe nas for the petit jury , March 27 , arc : Frank McWhorter , Otto Kaun , S. H. Grant Roy Carter , J. W. Wichert and D. Reos. So thorough has boon the search of Sheriff C. S. Smith for the Meadow Grove bank robbers that ho has b&en successful in obtaining several good photographs of "Shorty" Gray , loader of the gang who endeavored to rob the bank. Slavln said "Shorty" was the leader of the gang and with the aid of these good photographs which were obtained from the Kansas City pellc * . Sheriff Smith believes it will bo pos sible to arrest Gray. Gray Borved a short tlmo In Kansas City prisons for robbery committed there , but accord ing to Sheriff Smith , Gray served ten years In the Nebraska state peniten tiary for the Alliance bank robbery some years ago. When Slavln was captured by several Norfolk men , he gnvo a very poor dascriptlon of Gray , and Sheriff Smith Is being congratulat ed on his efficiency In obtaining , after strenuous work , a photograph of a man of whom he had little material for a description. Hundreds of photo graphs wore sent the sheriff and all proved to be wrong. Ho took up the search himself , sending for photo graphs to various cities with the re sult that the Kansas City authorities sent the correct ono. The reward for Gray has now reached close to the. 11,000 mark.
