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t THK NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 24 , 1911. \ Home Course In Health Culture VIII. Exercise In the Home By EUGENE L. FISK. M. D. Copyright , 1910. by American Preii Association. centuries the alchemists FOR nn elixir n innglc fluid thnt would restore exhausted vitality and pcrpctunto the nc- tlvltlcfl wo cnll life. For ninny yearn physicians nnd chemists , successors of the "mcdlclno man" nnd alchemist , Imvo laboriously oxpcrlntcntcd with drugs nnd chcmlcnln In the hope of nt least finding HOIIIO combination thnt would glvo health nnd Increased lon gevity to mankind. Many valuable drugs nnd combinations of drugs Imvo boon discovered , but It Is aufo to wry thnt the greatest achievement of med ical science Imvo coma not through the use of drugs , but through the em ployment of nnturnl remedies whoso powers were RO long neglected by the mystic "mcdlclno men" of the middle ngca. It Is Into thnt diphtheria anti toxin nnd the wonderful promise of other remedies of n similar clnss nro the products of the laboratory , but these nro truly nature's remedies nnd have no rclutlon with drug treatment The remarkable fall In the death rate among people under thirty ycnra of ago In the past quarter century Is al most wholly duo to hygiene and the use of natural re medico In disease. The power of physical training , fresh air nnd n llttlo surgery to make over the lymphatic , bnlf deformed , mouth breathing child Into n splendid and useful citizen is as wonderful in its way as the powers vainly Bought by the alchemists nnd necromancers. Troublesome Remedies Unpopular. It Is unfortunate , however , that some of these remedial measures are not BO easily prescribed or taken as pills and powders. To advise a man to take more ex ercise U very much like telling him XiM EXXROI3B. < to take digitalis. Exercise cannot confer its maximum benefit unless some dosage Is prescribed and some system followed. But the average man wishes to be made over at once. Any process Involving time , patience and effort la repugnant unless it is given a fancy name and has some mystery thrown around it , and then what marvelous results while the fad lasts ! There Is a great difference between exercising for health and exercising tor muscular development. They are not necessarily Identical processes. The vast , bulging muscles of the ath lete may be a real burden , calling for largo supplies of blood and nutriment and not contributing to harmony of movement or balance of function. Overdevelopment spoilt ultimate de generation. Juat aa disuse spells atro phy and decay. The ; object we should keep In view , therefore , is moderate and sufficient exercise of the entire muscular sys tem. Effect * of Ex r li * . The circulation and respiration are chiefly affected during exercise and muscular work. There la an Increased absorption of oxygen , an increased ex cretion of carbon dioxide and water. In other words , combustion proceeds more actively In the body , and more fuel , in the form of fat or starches or protclds , Is required. All of which goes to show that , whatever man's mind or soul may be , his body is a sort of engine which can no moro carry on its work without fuel than a locomo tive without coal can drag a train of cars. Mind and will power alone can * not run the human engine with beef tea and slops and food that is not fuel any more than the most skillful en * gineer can run a locomotive with air In the boiler and a few shartngs in the flreboa. The mechanical measure of exercise ts tb ktlocrammeter. ft has be a de termined ( Haughton ) that walking on a lerel surface at the rate of three miles (4A ( kilometers ) p r hour ts equivalent to lifting one-twentieth of the weight of lha body through the distance walked. To determine the amount of work performed In walking the weight of the body In kilograms la multiplied by the distance walked. The product constitutes the number of kilogram meters of work performed ; , IfiO.OOO kilogram meters Is considered ' . thu normal average amount of work or cxercl.se required In health. Deit Tim * For Exarolte. The Ideal tlmo for exercise is mid way between men In , hut few pcoplo can arrange to take It at such times. Be fore breakfast Is a suitable tlmo for most people , especially If the exercise Is followed by a cold bath and brisk rubbing. Borne pcoplo cannot exercise before breakfast without feeling unduly fa tigued , the exhaustion often lasting throughout thu day. Bcforo retiring Is n safer time for such people unless they can arrange for forenoon or after noon work. Nervous subjects with an excitable circulation should not , 03 a rule , exer cise before retiring. Exorcise should never bo taken just after a meal , and no exercise just prior to eating should bo BO severe as to cause great fatigue. In cither case the digestive functions nro Impaired , and nil benefits may bo neutralized. Form * of Exercise. Exercise should be graded according " to ago nnd condition. When there la actual disease medical advice must be sought and followed or Injudicious ex orcise may prove extremely harmful. In proscribing exercise n good sys tem Is thai of Dr. Dudley Sargent of Harvard. In this system the various movements have been given descrip tive names to facilitate memorizing hem. The following In a brief outline of he several exercises : First Adoration. Standing with 'cct together and bands raised before ho forehead , as in praying , throw the [ uuuls and forearms backward until ho arms are on a level with the shoul ders and forearms directed upward at right angles with arms. Repeat twen- y to eighty times. Second. Tree swnylng. Stand with feet together nnd arms thrust straight upward , but not rigid. Sway the up- iier part of the body from side to side. Third. Striking an anvil. Stand with feet twenty-four Inches apart , iirms straight out sideways , face turn- to left. Keeping the arms rigidly straight , swing the right hand over the head and down on to the left hand with a slap. Swing the right arm downward and back to original posi tion. Reverse the movement face turned to right Fourth. Swimming , breast stroke. Stand with feet twenty-four Inches apart left foot forward , weight restIng - Ing on right leg , arms nt right angles , held close to the side. Thrust arms forward , bend body forward and throw weight on left leg , bending at the knee. Sweep arms outward and back ward to original position , imitating n swimming stroke. Flfth.-Boxcr's guard. Stand with feet twenty-four Inches apart right foot forward , weight on left leg. left arm bent nnd guarding neck , right arm straight downward and backward. Press forward , throwing weight on right leg , nnd bring right arm up to guard the nock whllo thrusting the left arm downward and backward. Re peat the move , springing from ono foot to the other. Sixth. Chicken wings. Stand with feet together nnd thumbs In armpits. Rnise both elbows while raising left knco to the waist Return to first po sition and repeat , raising opposite knee. Keep up the movements alter nately. Seventh. Signal station. Stand erect , with heels together , hands on hips. Thrust the right arm straight upward while lifting the left leg outward nnd upward , rigidly extended. Lower the limbs and repeat on other side. Eighth. Rowing. Stand facing the right , feet twenty-four Inches apart , right leg forwnrd , arms nt right angles and close to sides. Bend forward , weight on right leg. with arms extend ed , until fingers touch the floor twelve inches in advance of right foot Re turn briskly to first position as though pulling on onr. Repeat , facing left Ninth. Restoration. Stand with feet together , face downwnrd , back of bands touching. Bring hands upwnrd , scpnrntlng ns they pass the face. Then describe n circle downward nnd out- wnrd back to first position. Repeat llegln to Inhale deeply as the arms are raised , slowly exhaling ns the arms descend. These movements should be perform ed from twenty to eighty times at a rate per mlnuto that Is not unduly fatiguing. Many simple movements of n slmllnr character will provo effec tive If regularly and systematically carried out It Is important to employ exercises that bring into play the abdominal and chest muscles , which encourages deep breathing and prevents the accumula tion of fat around the abdomen. Trco swaying , striking the anvil , chicken wings and signal station are especially good exercises for women and elderly people who are excessive ly fleshy. Dangers of Exoaulve Flih. Superfluous fat is not only a burden , bnt It Interferes with the normal func tions of the body. It may be caused by too much food and too little exer cise or merely a lack of exercise In one with a family tendency to flesh. Life insurance statistics clearly show that Individuals even slightly over weight have a higher death rate than those of arerago weight. This in creased death rate U manifested around middle life and later. Or * . i Ortt U tb grain of character , ft any generally be described as herolstn ma- tertaiiKcd-tpirit and will threat Into heart , brain and backbone , so M to form parr of the physical substance ) of tb ra uiVhlpple. . The worth-advertlfllng business op portunities are the only kind that got much beyond the stage of "plans. " EUROPEAN NEWS AND VIEWS London. Feb. 25. The Canadian icoiproclty discussion had grown to Immense proportions and has resulted In Homo strong editorials by the Lon don newspapers. Thnt there are Canadians who could want such n thing scorns Impossible to many of the leading journals , while others pro- HH to sco nothing but good results from such nn agreement between the United States and Canada. Secretary of State Knox's statement that the agreement Is ono of trade nnd not ono of politics IHIH not had quite the ef fect over here that It was perhaps hoped , but oven the most violent op ponent's of reciprocity content them- Holvcu with the thought that If an nexation between the United States and Canada should result , It will not ho for many years at least. Which neonis to the layman quite n sensible thought Indeed. The mantle worn by King George IV on the occasion of his coronation Is In perfect state of preservation and It has boon decided , It Is said , that King George shall wear It Instead of the mnntlo In which Edward VII was crowned. The roho Is made of the llnost cloth of gold nnd Is surrounded with a deep fringe of pure gold threads. A Munich statistician estimates that Germans last year were swindled out of $12,500,000 worth of beer , all through getting short measure , and this It seems , has been going on sys tematically for years. No wonder that the beer drinkers of the Fatherland arc In a ferment of excitement about It. The discovery aroused out of the prosecution In the courts of Munich , where beer drinkers foregather nt the original faunt of n big bcerlmllo pro prietor and his staff of waiters who were accused of habitually serving short measure with Intent and malice aforethought ; that is , their liter and half liter steins never contained the quantity Ilxed by law. The prosecu tion alleged that the brewery which stood behind the beorhnlle last year made ever $50,000 extra profit by glv Ing false measure , and the case result cd In a conviction. The agitation in Germany , against the "listing" of American railway shares on the Berlin Stovk Exchange , is a singular sign of the times. The government has not yet acted on the application of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , and the minister of couv merce very sensibly says that an out right attempt by the public authorl tics to prevent Investment of German capital In foreign enterprise , was certain tain to he futile. The present year promises to pro vide n record by the number of Us antarctic expcdltons. To those al ready announced must be added the British expedition now being oigan Ized by Dr. A. Forbes Mackay , who will be its leader. Ills Intention , he explains , Is not to attempt to reach the south pole , hut to map out the const line of the antarctic continent to the south of the Pacific ocean. The region to be transversed extends from Graham's land to King Edward VII land , a distance of some 2,000 mile along au entirely unknown coast which has never even been sighted. Ships are prevented from getting near by great fields of ice and Dr. Mac- kay's opinion is that the only way to explore the coastline Is by working a route around the ice which fringes the coast. In cruel disregard of the proofs dally adduced by the conservatives to show that the Asqulth ministry Is torn asunder'nnd doomed , Mr. Asqulth and his colleagues continue to bear them selves with n degree of cheerful ro business that verges on Impertinence The liberals are so self-confident thnt they will not even take the trouble to allude to the spirit of dissension and panic that has seized upon their op ponents. If It Is true that Mr. As quith has been taught to dance to the crack of Mr. RedmoncL's whip , the na lionallst leader's talents as an nnimn tamer must bo miraculous. For there is no denying the zest and sincerity with which Mr. Asqulth makes public profession of the lesson ho is sup posed to have learned from Mr. Red mond. On the subject of home rule he has been explicit enough to draw cheers from the Irish members. On the subject of imperial dismember ment as foreshadowed in the present calamitous negations between Cnnn da and the United States , Mr. Asqulth remarks clamly that it imperial dls memberment Is bound to come , it will come. And no abount of criticism can change him from his purpose. Complaint has been frequent in In dia that the census returns are mis leading , especially as regards the Hin du population. Millions of low-caste folk who are not acknowledged as Hindus at all have been enumerated as Hindus. Now the census commls sloner has proposed , with a view to accuracy , that the census takers should ask certain questions : Do the members of the caste or tribe worship the great Hindu gods ? Are they al lowed to enter Hindu temples or to make offerings nt the shrine ? Will good Brahmans act as their priests ? Will degraded Brahmana do so ? Will clean castes take water from them etc. , etc. The suggestion has stirred the Hindus to great excitement. It Is not an easy matter to rule India. The fashionable thing to do In Paris at the present time is to patronize boxing contests. So much baa this form of sport caught on that special matches are organized for members of the Parisian smart sot. It is aaton lulling to see the neighborhood of the Cirque de Paris , for Instance , on box ing nights actually encumbered by the carriages nnd automobiles of people of wealth and fashion. The list of , persons present nminlly contains soinu'j if thu best known names In nil Paris , The prices are such as to show that it scries of four boxing matches with en rounds each Is to be looked upon rom a fashionable standpoint ns su perior to a performance of "Lohen grin" nt the opera. Herr Dernberg , the former colonial secretary of Germany , who recently eturncd from n tour In the faro cast , s about to undertake n gigantic tusk which Is broadly described ns the olcc- rlllcatlon of China and Japan. Hcrr Jornberg not long ago became n dl- ector In one of the biggest electrical nncerns in Europe , the Allgcinolr.o Sloctrlcltnts Gescllschnft of Berlin , with a view to becoming president when llorr Emll Rethcnan , who Is over 70 retires. Uernborg's ambitious scheme includes contracts for electric railroads and street car systems In hlim nnd Japan , the Introduction of automobile omnibuses and the instal- atlon of electric light and power ilants In various Chinese nnd Jnpa nose cities. This also hns the warm support of the Gorman government. Found Dead from Bullet. Onkdnlo , Nob. , Feb. 25. Special to The News : Mrs. Knto Rose , a widow , aged about 55 , was found dead In bed at 10HO : o'clock this morning with n Millet wound In her face. Her son Walter , who lived with her , went to bed at 1 a. ui. and got up late. Ho found his mother's dead body. The coroner has been notified. Mrs. Baker's husband died some fif teen years ago. She earned a living I by sowing. There nro two sons and a daughter. Would Oust Express Companies. Pierre , S. D. , Fob , 25. The house passed a resolution today memorializ ing congress to oust all express com panics and compel railroads to carry packages direct Instead of through separate companies or organizations. Chicken Owners Should Obey Law , "The chicken nuisance in Norfolk Is becoming unbearable , " said a cltl- z6n of North Eighth street , whoso lawn Is made the roaming ground for his neighbor's fowls. "There Is a city ordinance making It unlawful for chickens to run at large , and people who own chickens ought to be considerate enough of their neighbors to obey the law , " the irate citizen continued. Complaint Is made by people living in all parts of the city over this Incon sideration on the part of chicken own ers , as the fowls roaming at large are considered a nuisance of first degree. "People cither ought to keep their chickens at home or not keep them at all , " said the man who was wrought up. A Hoskins Row. Wayne Democrat : There Is a big row on in Hosklns over a hog , the matter referred to last week by the Democrat wherein Gus Moritz , a weal thy fanner , is defendant. Monday a change of venue was taken to Carroll and the case will be tried next week. The Impression of some people is that the coroner and undertaker will pre side on an affair at Ilosklns before the dove of peace deigns to notice that locality. August Deck was down from Hosklns last Tuesday and in u visit at this office says it is a son of Gus Moritz whom the saloon crowd are after , and that the trouble over the saloon license is the cause of this prosecution , or ns he views It , perso < cution. Mr. Deck feels hurt , especial ly on his family's account , because of the publicity given the affair in ad vance of an opportunity to prove the baseness of the charge. He considers it not only maliciousness on the part of his saloon enemies , but ridiculous in the extreme. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. Norton Howe returned from Wisner , O. L. Baur of Sioux Falls was hero , M. V. Avery went to Anoka on bus ! ness. C. B. Durland went to Wayne on business. W. A. Cottrell of Lincoln was a vis itor in the city. Mrs.'C. W. Kuntzman of Tilden was here vlsitng with friends. Attorney W. A. Meserve of Crelgh ton was a visitor in the city. Fred Miller of Battle Creek was In the city visiting with friends. Ex-Sheriff Joseph Clements return ed from a business trip at Herrlck. C. II. Groesbeck returned from c business trip to Nellgh and Stuart. Mrs. C. W. Landers has gone to Al bion to spend Sunday with her sister , H. A. Pnsewalk returned from O ha , where ho attended the automobile show. C. P. Parish returned from Omaha where ho attended the automobile show. Harry Leggett of Dallas spent Sat urday afternoon in Norfolk.a guest of his sister , Mrs. W. N. Huse. Mrs. Patrick Grotty , who is holding down a claim in South Dakota , is in the city visiting with relatives. William Alilman and Charles Ahl man returned from Omaha , 'where they were visitors at the auto show. W. S. Butterfleld returned from a two months' visit in Los Angeles with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. H. But terfleld. M , C. Hazen , Burt Mnpea nnd M. D Tyler returned from Madison , where they attended n short term of the dis trict court. Miss Helen Babbitt , who Is Miss Dorothy Baiter's roommate at school accompanied the latter to Norfolk from Chicago last night Born , to Mr. and Mrs , Ed Bennlng , a son , Born , to Mr. and Mrs. A. Frederick son , a son. Walter Heffercamp la laid up wltli nn attack of rheumatism. The woman's club will mdet at the library building Monday afternoon at 2:30. : 2:30.Now Now awnings are being placed on the front of the Albert Dognor nnd P. J. Fueslor buildings. Ralph Beverldge , who sustained n sprained ankle a few days ago , is now mirroring with an attack of rliouma- Ism. Ism.Tom Tom 1 light , who hns been confined o his homo for some tlmo will Illness brought on by grip , la reported recov- Ting slowly. A cnrlond of wheelbarrows , to bo ised on the underground work of thu Bell Telephone company , arrived In : ho city yesterday. Because n number of the directors ivcro out of the city , there was no neetlng of the Commercial club dl * rectors last night. Matt Schaffer , sr. , who was for a time thought to bo past recovery , Is low reported entirely out of danger and Improving rapidly. Many Norfolk citizens seem quite satisfied with the Norfolk avenue pav- lib' . Many who witnessed workmen boring through the mnrhln-llku cement Friday to reach a gas leak declared 10 better concrete could bo had any- whore. .1. Plerpont Morgan and his wife ivere passengers on the same steamer for Europe which Mr. and Mrs. Math- ewson of Norfolk recently Hailed on from Now York. A. D. Scheimerhorn , assistant su perintendent and division engineer of the Union Pnclllc railroad company , was In thu city looking further Into the new depot proposition. A meeting of the citizens of North Ninth street , who are to present a pe tition to the city council for a now paving district , will be hold In. , the city hall Sunday afternoon. A. W. Hawkins , traveling salesman for the Bradley Davis Implement com pany of Council Bluffs , is laid up in his . room at the B. T. Reid rooming house with nn nttnck of tonsllltls. Fred Boche is entirely out of danger nnd will not bo opernted upon. Ho suffered a second attack of append- ! cits n few dnys ago , but Saturday ho was able to bo out of his bed for a short time. Mrs. S. E. Reed , mother of Elmer Reed of this city , died at her homo In St. Joseph , Mo. , Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Reed left the city Friday evening for St. Joseph , where the fu ueral services will take place Sunday. Ed Bnieggenmn and Frank Carrlck returned from Columbus , whore they were looking up n business proposl tlon. When asked if he would accept the franchise for street lighting , Mr. Brueggcman said he did not know at the present time what he would do. The Norfolk Commercial club have sent to a large number of farmers a | neat ! pamphlet telling of the Norfolk Breeders' Institute which will hold a three days' session in the Auditorium commencing February 28. The pam phlet Includes the complete program of the institute. Preceding the marriage of her son Robert Powers to Miss Elsie Hoofs at Pierce Saturday evening , Mrs. W. E. Powers gave a birthday linen shower for the bride on Friday , at which there were eighteen ladles as guests. A de licious supper was served at the close of the afternoon. Although a number of last year's clerks baseball team declared they would make strenuous efforts to bring Norfolk Into the state league with Fre mont , they are not doing anything at present In that direction. As far as can bo learned Red Cloud's franchise Is still for sale. The searchlight on the fire wagon , after a severe "tryout" last night by a number of llremen under the direction of Chief Green , proved a success and was passed upon favorably by the crit ics. It was found that the light illum inated the darkest alleys from ono block to the other. L. V. Kenerson has resigned his po sition as roundhouse foreman with the Union Pacific Railroad company nnd lias accepted the night roundhouse forenianahlp for the Northwestern road at the Junction. John Napier will probably succeed Mr. Kenerson with the Union Pacific. There was n large crowd at the oil lertalnment given by the Christ Luth eran church school last night nt the schoolhouse on South Fifth street. In fact , a large number of people were turned away , and to accommodate them , the performance will be re > peated Monday night at 8 o'clock. William Yates , the colored painter ! has been released from the county jail where he served a thirty-day sentence for furnishing liquor to Mrs. Sam Goon. Yates declared on arriving at Madison thnt he would remain there after his release , but he appeared on Norfolk avenue Saturday morning. It is found that in the report of the case of A. Morrison against Mrs. Gib son , mentioned In yesterday's paper thnt the figures taken from the record give the impression that the jury did not award the full amount of the claim. This Is caused by the fact that the difference had been paid since the suit was begun. Funeral bervlces over the remains of James C , O. Jensen , who died at Burke on February 23 , took place at Fairfax , S. D. , Saturday afternoon. The local camp of the Woodmen of the World , of which Mr. Jensen was n member , sent n llornl tribute to Fair fax Friday. Mr. Jensen was well known In this vicinity. The twenty Belgian horses being shipped to Norfolk by the Norfolk Commercial club for distribution nt cost to local farmers , as n foundation for a new pure bred live stock Indus try here , will reach Norfolk Monday noon. Tlioy leave New York City at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon , accordIng - Ing to a telegram received by G. L. Carlson from the Belgian traveling with the horses. They were delayed In the trans-Atlantic trip by rough Bens. Bens.Little Little Bobble Craven , son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Dan Craven , took a tumble off the cellar stairs at homo whllo playIng - Ing , striking on an Iron in falling u ' distance' several feet. He lay for Hoveral minutes tumble to arise or cry loud enough to be heard. His mother picked him up nnd found the blood gushing In spurts from thu wound In thu buck of the hund. Thu wound was dressed and after suffering 'or n few hours the Ind went quietly to sloop nnd this morning resumed Ills tiny as usual. China's Plague and Smallpox. Amoy , Chlnn , Fob , 27. Six dentlm from bubonic plague nnd live from smallpox were reported In this city ind suburbs during the fortnight end- ng Inst Saturday. Curtlss Repeats Water Flight. Sun Diego , Cnllf. , Fob. 27. A further - thor domonstrntlon wns given here of the adaptability of the aeroplane for land and water service. In a flight of six miles over the buy nnd ocean nnd ncross Coronado Island , Glenn II. Curtlss rose from the water , . ( lighted on laud and then started from thu land and alighted on the water. The ( lights were iniulo In a wind of twenty miles an hour. Corset Makers on Strike. Knlnmnzoo , Mich. , Feb. 27. Seven nimlrod women , employed by the Knl- nmiizoo Corset company , went on strlko today. A cut of ono to three cents per dozen on pleco work pre cipitated the strlko. Groups of young women strikers paraded the streets [ luring the day. Ten Drown on Fishing Boat. Cuxhaven , Germnny , Feb. 27. The fishing steamer Senator Strnck was sunk In the North Sea during last week's storm. The crew of ton per sons perished. Spectacular Fire In Cincinnati. Cincinnati , O. , Feb. 27. Exploding chemicals started n spectacular flro last night which destroyed the seven- story building together with the stock of the Fey Paint company. A general alarm brought all of the flro fighting apparatus of the down town district to the scene and conllncd the flro to , the Fey building. Guests of the Dennison - nison hotel across the street , many of them scantily clad , lied In panic but soon returned to the hotel which was not damaged. The loss to the Fey company Is estimated at $100,000 whllo other concerns in the same building and nearby sustained losses of nn equal amount. Welcome Industrial Tramp Army. Redding , Calif. , Feb. 27. The smelter tor town of Kennett gave the 100 marching Industrial Workers of the World , on their way to Fresno , so warm a welcome that the band will remain there until Wednesday to re cuperate. A hall was turned over to the tired men when they came In and comfortable bunks were made up on the benches and cots. The Industrials had n public meeting at which nt big collection was taken. MORE DIPHTHERIA THERE. There Are Now Forty-three Cases In Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore , Feb. 27. Four new cases of diphtheria developed at Johns Hop kins hospital , making the total num ber forty-three. Following a conference between the hospital authorities and officials of the health department physicians began an inspection of boarding houses In vhich medical students lived. It was announced that this wns merely a precautionary measure and that no. fear was entertained of nn epidemic outside the hospital. Dr. L. F. Barker , in charge of the medical department of the hospital said he thought he would be able to reopen the local schools the first part of next week. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A GLANCE , Business men of Sinai have petition ed the town board to erect a jail. John B. Sammons , pioneer , aged 70 , was found dead in his bed nt Yankton. The city council of Woonsocket is considering the installation of an ex tensive sewer system , The city council of Woonsocket Is considering the Installation of an ex tensive sewer system. Miss Ruth Erlckson and Jess Brandt of Huron were married at the home of the bride's parents. Saloon interests are seeking to se cure a foothold at Hurley , which has been dry for several years. C. M. Lyon of Watcrtown has been elected president of the South Dakotn State Laundrymen's association. ' The fifth annual inspection of Brulo commandery , Knights Templar , conj eluded at Chamberlain Thursday night. Governor Vessey has granted a pardon - don to Charles B. Van Gardner , senr r tenced from Beadle county for an al leged thei't. Governor R. S. Vessey , Lieutenant Governor F. M. Byrne , Captain Ros- kle and Captain Boucock addressed the Boy Scouts at Highrnore. Mike Shy was fatally burned as the result of throwing kerosene on a fire in n bunk car of the Rapid City-Can yon line. Mitchell expects to have a strong baseball team In the field this year. The city council of Huron has passed - ed an ordinance which provides for the closing of pool halls and bowling' ' alleys at 11 o'clock. Chris Koepler , n farmer living twelve miles north of Aberdeen , com- mlttod suicide by shooting himself through the head. Ill health wns the cause. Colonel John L. Jolly of Vormllllon , former congressman and one of the lending attorneys of the state , has boon taken to Rochester , Minn , , for n surgical operation. I Brookings county officers have been unable to secure any trace of Forbes and LoftiiR , alleged bank robbers , who escaped from the jail nt Brookings after they had been found guilty of blowing several safes. i James T. Norton of Elk Point , aged I ; Gl , pioneer resident , died at his home following nn Illness of several \veokn of pneumonia. Mrs. Eva May Kroltor , who killed her liiihbaiul. Phillip Kroltor In tholr cabin near Ahordoon , says the killing was In self defense. So\oral IIres of mysterious origin In the vicinity of Blunt recently hiivo oiiNlnood property owners thnt nn In- eHillary Is at work. Dick Fool Hull , a Sioux Indian , hns boon landed In the slate penitentiary it Sioux Kails for horse rustling In the vicinity of Colomo. Arthur I. Hastings of Aberdeen , n , 'eterau conductor on the Milwaukee rend , Is dead. Mr. and Mm. Frederick May of Belle Foiircho celebrated tholr guidon wed- ling anniversary. Mrs. Mary Tyler of Ynnktou , aged ll , sustained a fractured hip bouo Alien tilie fell upon an Icy sidewalk. Stuart Woman Wants Divorce. O'Noill Frontier : A llttlo over two yoarH of wedlock has brought Clnra B. Tuskey to the divorce court. She al leges In n petition tiled In district court that she and William Edward Taskoy were married at West Point , Nob. , November 21 , 1)03 ! ) ; thnt for the past six mouths or moro they linvo been at Stuart , this county , nnd slnco their removal lieie he has refused to live with her or to furnish her nny means of support. Thu petition states thnt Taskoy has conducted himself as an unmarried man nlnce coming to thin county and has "made love" to other women , naming ono woman at Stuart ns eo-respondeiiL nnd alleging criminal acts. She says the defendant has personal property nnd real estate to the value of $2,000 , has nn earning capacity of $60 per month nnd is the heir of nn estate valued at $20,000. She asko for absolute divorce nnd ali mony. Schooner Runs Down Two Men. San Francisco , Feb. 27. The police are seeking the owners of the lumber schooner Comet to lourn why , It true that the vessel ran down and drown ed two men Saturday , the fact was not reported. The case was brought to light after a twenty-four houra' search for the launch John A. and her crow of two by the police boat Patrol. The owner of the schooner Is said to Imvo ndtnitted thnt the Comet had run down the launch Saturday morning. Death of Mrs. Dutcher. Buttc , Nob. , Feb. 27. Special to The News : Mrs. John Dutchor died nt her homo in Butte Friday afternoon of cancer. She lenves to mourn her loss a husband , two SOIIH Clyde , who Is at home , and Clarence , who resides In the Black Hills country of South Dakota and an adopted child , Lyle. Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher are numbered among the earliest settlers of Butto. Ho has been In the livery business here for the past twenty years. TO ARM THE CANAL. Plan Goes Through After Five Hours' Debate. Washington , Feb. 27. After nearly five hours of debate , the house of representatives voted overwhelmingly for fortifying the Panama canal and appropriated $ Pi,000,000 for beginning the work , the total cost of which has been estimated nt $12,000,000. The action of the house practically settles the question of fortification , for the sentiment in the senate Is snld to bo moro than two to one In favor of protecting the isthmian waterway by seacoast batteries. So probable Is It that an extra ses sion of congress will be necessary to get action on the Canadian reciprocity ngreoment thnt President Taft hns fixed April 4 ns the date on which n session may be called. The date waa selected after consultation with Champ Clark , who will be speaker of the next house , and Representative Underwood of Alabama , who will be chairman of the ways and means com mittee , who will have charge of and report the reciprocity bill In the Ijpuse. The president had intended to convene - ' vene the extra session at nn earlier dntc , but Representatives -Clark and Underwood told him they desired a month's time after the present con gress adjourns to map out democratic plans for the next session. W. N. SMITH NOT HELD. Former Nebraska University Professor Lost $15,000 In this Game. Chicago , Feb. 27. William Neal Smith , president of n company dealIng - Ing | In lands In Mexico , arrested by federal j authorities charged with us ing | the malls to defraud , was dis charged ( by Judge Sanborn in the United | States court. Smith wns arrested at the Instance of George D. Ayers , formerly professor ser of law In the University of Ne braska , who wrote to Washington complaining - plaining thnt ho had lost $15,000 through an investment ho had made In Smith's property. Others told of purchasing land from Smith and said the property wns in n mountain region and not worth what they paid for it. The jury after being out twenty-five j hours was unable to agree and Judge Sanborn ordered the court clerk to enter ' a verdict of not guilty. A Militiaman Is Fired On. Taylorvllle , 111. , Fob. 27. A private of ' company H , Dccntur fifth regiment , I. ' N. G. , was fired upon when ho at tempted ' to halt n prowler near the plant I of a paper bag company , the Hceno ' of an inclpltent strike riot Fri day. ' The soldier fired three times at his ' would-be assassin , but none of the shots ' took effect. It is expected the four companies of state i troops sent here Friday by Gov ernor Deneon In response to a request from I Sheriff Smith will bo ordered homo Tuesday providing na further disturbance < * occur. Sheriff Smith deputized 150 men to protect the plant and tbo men workIng - Ing therein.