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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 23 , 1011. \ SOCIETY Pleasures of the Week. The ladles of the Missionary so ciety of the First Congregational church had the pleasure of listening to a most entertaining talk this after noon given by Miss Julia Martin In the homo of Mrs. V. 0. Coryoll on Norfolk - folk avenue. Miss Martin's talk was along the line of her work In Korea an' a missionary , and she told many Interesting things of the country and its people. Miss Martin will return to Korea In August to resume her work , which Hho thoroughly enjoys. Mrs. Corycll served n light refreshment at the close of the afternoon. Mrs. F. B. Davenport gave an Informal mal reception from 3 to 0 o'clock on Friday In honor of her sister , Miss Julia Martin , who Is hero from Korea. Forty ladlon had the pleasure of greet ing Miss Martin. The rooms through out the homes were very attractively decorated with roses. Dainty refresh ments wore served In the dining room by Mrs. J. S. Mathewson , Mrs. W. P. Logan , Mrs. T. E < Odiorno and Miss Laura Durland. Punch was served In the hall with Miss Mary Odiorno pro- aiding at the punch bowl. Sioux City Journal , Juno 12 : To compliment Miss Violet Hatch of Chicago cage and Miss Mary Odlorne of Nor folk , Neb. , Miss Kathleen Boas enter tained informally Friday afternoon. The hours wore spent with sowing and music , after which Miss Dorothy Boas assisted her sister In serving an at tractive luncheon. Miss Pearl Livingston entertalnco ninny of her friends Thursday evening at a lawn party In honor of Miss Pearl King of Shoshone , Wyo. , who has been hero for the past three weeks visiting with Miss Livingston. The lawn was beautifully decorated with Chinese lanterns. Refreshments were served on the lawn. Miss Etta Durland entertained a dozen friends at a delightful 10 o'clock breakfast this morning. Miss Julia Martin occupied the seat of honor at the prettily appointed table. After the breakfast , which was daintily served in three courses , the guests enjoyed a real visit with Miss Martin. Misses Mabel and Myrtle Bouton entertained four young friends at a house party a couple of days during the past week. Those who had the pleasure of the good time were Mrs. Florence McWhorter , Miss Jessie Hep- perly , Miss Eva Collins and Miss Es ther Tnft. Mrs. Sol G. Mayer was hostess at a 1 o'clock luncheon on Monday .to com pliment Mrs. O. J. Johnson and her little daughter of California. Twelve ladles and six little folks found places laid for them at prettily arranged ta llies. The afternoon was a social one. Mrs. J. S. Mathewson entertained a company of twenty-five ladles at an attractive 1 o'clock luncheon on Wed nesday In honor of her guest , Mrs. O. J. Johnson. After the lunch , which was thoroughly enjoyed , a game of cards was indulged in. The Ladles' guild of Trinity church met with $ Irs. Colegrovo at the rec tory on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. T. C. Cantwell entertained the Altar society of the Sacred Heart church Thursday afternoon. Personal , L. N. Jacobs of New York City ar rived in Norfolk Friday to Join his family and visit in the home of his brother-in-law , Sol G. Mayer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer and Mr , and Mrs. Henry Mayer of Lincoln will spend Sunday In Norfolk , guests ol Mr. and Mrs. Sol G. Mayer. Rev. and Mrs. George Southwortl of Central City , Neb. , arrived In Nor folk Friday to spend Sunday with Rev and Mrs. D. C. Colegrove. Mrs. Wallace Gallup and little soi of Council Bluffs spent a week in Nor folk. She was formerly Miss Nel Dlngman. Mrs. Joseph Shoemaker and daughter tor Gertrude of Omaha are visiting It the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Weath erby. Mrs. A. Morrison returned horn * Wednesday evening from a two weeks , , * visit with her sister in Hutchlnson Kan. Miss Martha Davenport will retun home tonight from a week's visit li Sioux City in the home of her brother Mrs. L. B. Nicola atid son Dick re turned Thursday evening from a si : weeks' visit in Washington , la. Mrs. C. E. Burnlmm and Miss Fat Burnham spent Wednesday In Beemei guests of Mrs. A. Beemer. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Golden of Frc mont were week-end guests of Mi and Mrs. S. M. Braden. Mrs. Bruce Ramer returned Wedne ! day from an extended visit wit friends In Kansas. Coming Events. The members of the Ad club ar planning to give a banquet to 250 me In Marquardt hall on Friday evenlni Juno 23. The banquet will bo I charge of the Ladles guild of Trlnlt church. The members of the Christian Ei deavor society of the First Congreg tional church will give a social on U lawn at the church Monday evonlr to compliment Miss Julia Martin. A Shower at Orchard. Orchard , Neb , , Juno 17. Special to The News : Orchard was the scene of n copious shower on Wednesday evening , not extensive In area In fact confined to the homo of Mr. and Mrs. A , C. King. Besides , It was not a shower of rain , but a bundle shower perpetrated by numerous friends In honor of Miss Edna L. King. Guests to the number ot about fifty wore present , bringing beautiful presents. The gathering , with ono exception to bo mentioned later , was made up ot ladles who participated In merry mak ing throughout the evening , one of the main features of which was a mock , church wedding which was giv en In the following manner : Mrs. O. J. Goldsmith , and Miss Lucllo Caas acted as the small hey ushers , the wedding march being gracefully ren dered by Mrs. Elbert Odren. The bridal party was led by Mrs. Charles Savidgo as minister , followed by Miss Minnie Hagerman as matron , Miss Nina Churchill as groom , and Miss Pearl Brown as groomsman. Miss Flora Porter acted as ring bearer , while Mrs. Lee Drayton as flower girl strewed thu path with wild roses. Nella King and Gwendoline Drayton wore the maids of honor and the Misses Cora Brewster , Opal Turner and Mrs. O. W. Miller were the brides maids. Lastly came the bride , Mrs. T. A. Drayton , on the arm of her fa ther , Mrs. W. E. Alexander , carrying a beautiful bouquet of asparagus , rad ishes and onions. One of the "dis tinguished" guests was a Mrs. Murphy ( A. C. King ) who Just arrived from Ireland. The serving of light refresh ments completed the affair , which was thoroughly appreciated by all. To Investigate Eggs. Ithaca , N. Y. , June 19. An Investi gation of the cold storage of eggs for the government will bo conducted this summer by Prof. W. A. Stocking of Cornell university , a bacteriologist of note. The investigation will be at Omaha with several experts from the government offices in Washington as sisting. The investigators propose to find out particularly what kind of eggs should bo placed in storage to isure the best keeping qualities. Arthur Small Is Drowned. The body of a man found floating In ie Missouri river at Omaha near the oot of Mason street Tuesday evening Identified Wednesday afternoon s that of Arthur H. Small , a former nembor ot the Omaha fire department nd for ten years a well known rest- ; ont of Norfolk. The body was badly decomposed but .Irs. . Small , who Is employed at the Calumet restaurant , had no difficulty n identifying It. Small wore a blue ult of a texture similar to the unl- ornis worn by the city firemen. He s survived by his widow , mother and hreo sisters , all of whom reside In Omaha. Small had been a member of Corn- any No. 3 , for a considerable time in ho capacity of hoseman , but severed Is connection with the department flvo years ago. Small worked at the sugar factory en years ago. Five Buildings Under Construction. Fifteen teams are busy today , work- ng on excavation work for five nefr ulldlngs under construction. I. T. look has ten teams at work on the new Northwestern depot , and two oth- rs are at work on the Carlson , Our- and and Cotton block properties. The excavating for the Carlson buildings will be completed Monday , wnen the excavating for the Koyen building on he Foster lot will be started. Providing For His Qussts. Two men stopped at the store of a haberdasher who displayed In his ihowcase a job lot of collars at 5 enta apiece. One of them bought two dozen , in sizes ranging from 15 to 17 % . His friend politely controlled his sur prise at discovering that the broker wore five cent collars and inquired only about , the elastic neck. The purchaser said : "We live In the suburbs. Friends who visit us and remain overnight unexpectedly want clean collars the next morning. It depletes my own stock too far to keep furnishing these. I can't always supply a comfortable size either. Of course the collars nev er come back. Since I discovered the scheme of five cent collars I can pick up anybody , take him home with me and inform him that he need not bring nny luggage , because one of my wife's beneficences Includes five cent tooth brushes for the wayfarer. " New York Sun. A Martyr to Art. "Which tooth ? " Inquired the man of forceps grimly. "Any one you like , " responded the victim calmly , "so long as It's a front one. " "But" began the astounded dentist "Hurry up ! " thundered the visitor. With bleeding heart the operator hitched his forceps on to a bit of ab solutely sound Ivory , dragged hla pa- tlent three times around the room and"Hey "Hey , presto1. " smiled the dentist , "It's out ! But will you be so good as to tell me why on earth you wanted n sound tooth extracted1 "By all meauth , " responded the pa tlent. "You thee , I'm an actor , and 1 have to take a part where the thpeak er llthpth. At flrtht I couldn't mathtci It , but now I'm thure It'll be a thlmplj thcreamlng thuctheth ! " Friday Seems to Be Ahead. Madison , Neb. , June 17. Special t The News : That but slight chang will be made In the Norfolk mayoralt election ballot count , but that whai ever slight change Is made will prol ably favor Mayor Friday Instead of th republican candidate , E. E. Colemai was the opinion this afternoon of thos g' who had watched the recount In Judg Dates' court of the first three wards jf Norfolk. As n result of the recount of these three wards a large number of disput ed ballots have developed and the re sult ot the contest will not be known until Judge Hates announces his de cision regarding these votes but grant- ng that the objections'made be sus tained the Indications this afternoon wore that Friday would be the win ner. ner.Tho The Fourth ward Is yet to be re counted and that will be finished to day. Later arguments will be made jy both sides and the court's decision announced. The Third ward recount shows that n counting disputed ballots Friday ms 118 and Coleman 142. The official canvass originally gave Friday 111 and Coleman 138. There wore the following disputed votes : One Friday ballot on which the name of Ed Harter was scratched and .ho name ot Ernest Korth substituted n writing. Another Friday vote , because the cross was obliterated. Another Friday vote , because the crosit was obliterated. Another Friday vote with only ono udgo's name written on the back. There were six disputed Coleman votes. On one the figures 99 and 37 appeared on the back in lead pencil. Another had only one judge's name on the back. On another the cross was obliterated opposite the name of another candi date. date.Another Another one for the same reason. Another Coleman vote had only one judge's name on the back. Another because the name of H. H. Swan was written on the back. Madison , Neb. , June 17. Special to The News : The recounting of the jallots In the Second ward , Norfolk , in the mayoralty contest , was finished at 11 o'clock this morning. The orlg- nal official canvass gave Coleman 194 , Friday 177. Today's count , with eleven ballots disputed , gives Cole man 190 , Friday 172. Judge Bates lias not yet passed on the eleven dis puted ballots. There is a discrepancy of three ballots between the number of voters recorded in the poll book and the number ot ballots actually found In the ballot box , three more jallots being found than the names called for. In this ward the following ballots were disputed : Ono Friday ballot with the name of one judge written on the back. One Friday ballot crossed on the bottom corner. One Friday ballot crossed on the front corner. One Friday ballot written on the back "Edwin Phillips. " One Friday ballot signed by all judges. One Friday ballot with the figures " 400" on the back of it. One Coleman ballot had been thrown out because the name of Henry Slfert was on * the back of It One Coleman ballot had the cross obliterated. Five of these disputed ballots were counted for Friday and two for Cole man in the original canvass. One republican ballot found on the floor after the ballots had been count ed and sealed Is a matter of dispute , and one spoiled ballot is claimed for Coleman. Madison , Neb. , June 17. Special to The News : The Friday-Coleman Nor folk city mayoralty contest was open ed for trial before County Judge Bates with Mayor Friday , the Incumbent , and Coleman , contestant , present , the former represented by counsel Judge Isaac Powers , City Attorney H. F. Barnhart , and ex-County Attorney Jack Koenlgsteln ; the latter by Attorneys M. D. Tyler and Burt Mapes. City Clerk Ed Harter and all of the judges and clerks of the several election boards were also present. ' The first issue came during the ex amination of Witness Ed Harter , city clerk , who was introduced for the purpose of identifying the sacks con taining the ballots. Judge Powers moved the court not to consider the ballots arguing that they were not ad missible as evidence in as much as the city clerk was not the proper cus todian of them within the compre hension of the law. After a long and heated debate , interspersed with plen ty of personalities , in which all the members of the council on both sides took part , the court overruled the mo tion. tion.The The remainder of the afternoon was occupied canvassing the ballots of the first ward , Burt Mapes and Jack Koe- nlgstein Acting as tellers. The court found that Coleman received 157 votes In the First ward and .Friday . 135 , The court also found one disputed Coleman ballot and marked it as such and two disputed Friday ballots and one "no count" ballot end one double ballot. These five ballots were marked as exhibits and will bo considered by : he court later and either counted ot rejected as he may see fit after listenIng - Ing to arguments by the counsel touching their validity. Thereupon the court adjourned until S o'clock this morning. Waiving the final dlsposi tlou of the five ballots not yet passed upon by the court , Mayor Frldaj gained two ballots In the First ward , the official canvass giving Coleman a ma Jorlty of 24. Nebraskan is Secure , Washington , June 17. The safety o : American Missionary George C. Reec of Weeping Water , Neb. , reported hole prisoner among the rebellious moors was indicated by a cablegram to thi state department from American Min ister Carpenter at Tangier , nnnounc ing that Reed had been given a saf < escort to the coast YANKEES SEE 'EM FLY. Uncle Sam's Warship Men at Kle Watching Aviation Meet. Kiel , June 17. Seven aviators ai rived hero today from Hamburg , co\ erlng the fourth stage of the natlonn aviation circuit race course. Llnd- painter and liouchuer , however , are the only competitors who have made the ttlght from Berlin tp this place within the prescribed time set for the various stages. The aviators will remain here for one week , taking part In dally con tests , which will be a feature of the program for the entertainment ot the American- warship crews. SATURDAY 8IFTINQ8. Mrs. Ben Skalowsky went to Sioux City to visit with relatives. Miss Mildred Gow Is visiting with friends at Dos Molnes , In. Martin Wagner has been called' ' to Colome , S. D. , on mission field work. Miss Lillian Hcckman Is In Council Bluffs spending : a few days with frlcnda. John R , Hays returned from York , where he attended the postmasters convention. Mrs. Charlotte Illgen Is enjoying a visit with her sister , Mrs. John Klose , and daughter , Miss Klose , of Chicago. Miss Anna Vnsholz , who has been hero visiting with friends , has return ed to her homo at Verdol. Dr. H. J. Cole and his daughters Ro- sclla and Nadlne returned from Oma ha , where they attended the wedding ot a relative. The Misses Myrtle Fisher , Llla Wil liams and Leila Scott are at homo from St. Mary's academy at O'Neill to spend their summer vacation with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Chrlstoph returned from Falrbury , where they attended the convention of the State Pharmaceutical association of which Mr. Chrlstoph is now past president A. V. Pease of Falrbury succeeded Mr. Chrlstoph as head of the association. Mr. Chrlstoph was made chairman of the executive committee. The at tendance at the convention was very large. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Haase , a son. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leitz- ke , a daughter. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Westervelt Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. : The F. L. Estabrook cottage at 408 South Tenth street has'been sold to Mrs. Cordelia Page. On account of the rain Friday , the Country club dancing party was pos.t- poned until next Friday evening. Mrs. Fred Gall , sr. , Is reported se riously 111 , as the result of a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Gall is 70 years old. Nineteen graduates of the St. Paul Lutheran schools will be confirmed in the St. Paul church Sunday morning. The Evans Fruit company have branched out from Norfolk trade and this week sent a representative to the various towns on the five roads leadIng - Ing out of the city. Their representa tive reports meeting with great suc cess. cess.Some Some fast ball playing will be ex hibited on the driving park diamond Sunday afternoon , when.TIlden comes here with a good lineup1 fora "grime. Tilden's battery is said to be a fast one and the Norfolk team is in shape to make a good showing. Fred Volbridlng , enroute from Win ner to his home at Wlsner , was In the city visiting with Carl Nordwig and other Norfolk friends. Mr. Volbridlng reports a heavy rain at Dallas Thurs- lay. Telephone communication there , le says , was out ot commission during he storm. Rev. Edwin Booth , Jr. , spent a por- ion of the day yesterday raising funds o help Mrs. Isabel Good , who lives on ? hlllp avenue to get her son who Is sick and alone In San Francisco to a sanitarium. The amount needed , $25 , was quickly raised and sent to San ranclsco. Mrs. E. Mlttelstadt mother of L. C. Mittelstadt and Dr. R. A. Mlttelstadt , s today celebrating her seventy-sec end birthday anniversary. Mrs. Mit- elstadt came to Norfolk from Ger many nineteen years ago. Her two sons and a number of relatives helped her make the'day's ' celebration a suc cessful one. Engineer' Gay * Hmlversteln has .fully recovered from a wound on the left side of his forehead which he sustain ed Wednesday at Clearwater. Mr. rJalversteln found that the water valve on his engine would not work and en deavored to shut it when the lever struck him on the head. A physician ook four stitches In the wound. Funeral services over the remains of Adam Kost , who died at the home of his daughter , Mrs. John D. Hale , at Sturgls , S. D. , at noon Thursday , will : ake place in the Sacred Heart churcli in this city at 10:30 : Sunday morning , The remains are at the undertaking parlors of Sessions & Bell , where they may be viewed by friends. The cas ket will not be opened at the church , R. H. Reynolds was appointed fore man of the brick work for the new Northwestern depot at South Norfolk The position Mr. Reynolds has accept ed is a responsible one. The contract or is making all possible efforts to em ploy all Norfolk men for the work The concrete mixer Is expected here today. The excavating will have pro gressed sufficiently to allow the com menclng of laying 'brick within om week. The large tent sheltering a merry go-round , which has been doing bus ! ness on the Walter Foster lots on Nor folk avenue , between Fourth and Flftl streets during the week was subinerg ed in about two feet of water Frldaj evening. Employes worked until lat < in the evening digging through tin sand to find an outlet for the water The engine and coal supply were al most out of sight for a time. A sur ply of sand brought to the lots for th construction of a new building wa also submerged. Final organization of the runnlni and baseball teams of the fire depart meut was the feature work of the 01 ganlzatlon's meeting Friday nlghl Fourteen men have been chosen b the various foremen from dlfferen companies for the running team. Th flrst practice will take place on th driving park at 9 o'clock Sunday mon Ing. The ball team and all firemen wishing to "tryout" will also bo on the driving park diamond Sunday morn- Ing. Secretary Hnwkliis of the Com- morclal club met with ( ho firemen and addressed them on "Harmony. " THE MILITARY SPY He Is an Important Factor In the Mod. ern Game of War. Once In awhile an army or nary offi cer In arrested for spying or attempt * Ing to obtain military secrets from a foreign government. Practically every government. Including tbo United States , has a law which makoa this a ritno. Usually there la more or leaa ecrecy about the officer's arrest and rial. HU government repudiates hla ctlvlty , and If ho la sentenced to a erm of Imprisonment bo receives no upport or aid from hla government Although they will not officially ad' nit It , practically every government ms a secret service of army and navy Ulcers whoso only duty is to travel n foreign countries to gather Informa- lou which might bo useful In time of wnr. Because of the shortage of of ficers the United States has only en- : agcd In this practice In time of nc- ual hostilities. Military espionage Is , of course , a delicate subject , and It would be a gross violation of International pro- rlcty for any government to admit hat It had Bccrot n gouts spying on Its neighbors. However , It is a well known act that this system exists. In 1007 _ an American ambassador at a foreign capital reported to the state department that an army officer of the ountry to which he was accredited had been detailed to visit the American : ountries secretly to ascertain the trength of their forces. His mission was thwarted , however , by the Information mation furnished by the ambassador. The military authorities of every flrst class power are constantly preparing - paring for wnr. Naturally they are anxious to know what their neighbors are accomplishing in military science , lero develops the function of the mod- rn military spy. Fiction writers clothe he spy with a veil of mystery and n supernatural cleverness which en ables him to get out of all dangerous pitfalls Into which he falls. But the real flesh and blood spy Is n different person. In these days of modern and scientific warfare the spy has become a technical expert who must bo thor- pughly versed In every branch of his art Ho must be tactful and above all close mouthed. The procedure In sending out a spy s something like this : If the German government wishes information which t cannot get In the regular channels of Information some officer is sent for. le is summoned to the war office to receive his instructions. In the caae of confidential work abroad ho receives oral orders , so that he will not bavo any documentary evidence on his per son to disclose-his.identity la case he jets Into trouble. Having received bid nstructlons he starts out sometimes so secretly that' ' even bis family do not know where he Is going. Usually be speaks the language of the country to which he Is bound. His real Identity 'or the time being Is forgotten , and he ravels' under an assumed name. 11 necessary he uses a disguise to cover his movements. If ho Is a good spy he returns with the desired Information , and no questions m regard to the methods he employed arc asked. If be s captured while engaged in bis work le la pnnlshed for attempting to ob tain the military secrets of a foreign government , and his own country lets ilm severely alone. The cipher code books by means of which diplomatic correspondence Is carried on arc often sought after by these secret agents. Several years ago : he code book of the American legn- : lon at Bucharest "disappeared. " Its oss was reported to Secretary of State Ellhn Root by telegraph. Mr. Boot sent for the chief clerkat tbo depart ment. "Mr. Smith , " said the secretary , "tbo code book at Bucharest has been lost believe It is about time for us to have a new code for our diplomatic correspondence. " Some months later the missing book wad offered for sale to the Japanese ambassador at St. Petersburg , who purchased it for a small sum and as an act of comity turned it over to the American ambassador there. A young man several years ago ap- leered at the American embassy In L'erlin and offered to sell to the am- .msador n copy of the state depart ment's code book which no said be bad n his possession. He left several specimen pages to prove that his book was genuine. A comparison with the embassy's code book proved that he hud the real code , but where be had obtained It was a mystery. The am- jassador knew that n new code was In course of preparation and would shortly be distributed by the depart ment. The offer was politely declined on the ground that tbo embassy bad n cede book of Its own and did not need another. New York Sun. Preposterous. "It is my policy , " said the Impulsive young candidate , "to send every law breaker and every law evader to Jail. " "Good heavens ! " exclaimed a promi nent citizen. "This fool wants to lock up the entire community. " Chicago Record-Herald. You cannot dream yourself Into a character. You must hammer and forge one yourself. Froudo. Valus of Silence. "Speech la silver , " nays the boarding house philosopher , "but alienee , right ly used , Is what makes golden wed dings possible. " Toledo Blade. Don't ban ? a dismal picture on the vail , and don't daub with sable and gloom your conversation , Emeraon. -Ooo oot > PUNS STATE COLONY FOR THE Successful European Idea The Experiment May Be to Be Tried In This Wideiy Copicd by Country Other States , -Ooo are half a million tramps THERE vagrants In the United States. This Is not an official figure , for no tramp COUSUH has ever been taken , but It IH the es timate of the national committee on vagrancy and of other organizations that have studied the problem of the vagabond and what to do with him. This vast army la now engaged In a march across the country , swarming out of the cities , whore It bos been In winter quarters ; out of the Jails and penitentiaries and almhouscs , where It has been supported In idleness and comparative luxury during the past few months , and spreading out through the villages and country districts. Its members follow the lines of the railways , beating their way on freight trains , getting their food In "hand outs" or by petty thefts , sleeping In barns and under haystacks or , if the weather drives them to It , seeking the shelter of the town police station or the village lockup. One-flfth of their number are always In Jail , and in one way or another the public lodges them , feeds them and boars the burden of their pllferlngs and their destruction of property , all of which In the aggregate - gate amounts to many millions of dollars lars every year. New York First to More. As the state which has more of these "knights of the road" than any other Now York Is now endeavoring to find a better way of dealing with the evil than the present one of passing the tramps on from ono community to an other , with an enforced rest now and then in some penitentiary or Jail which docs not In the least Inconvenience them and serves only to make them more confirmed in the belief that the public owes them a living and In the determination to collect it by their tlmo honored methods. The attention of the state authorities has been fixed upon this subject by the collection of statistics recently , which showed that there has been a very great increase In vagrancy in the state within the past year and that the number of homeless and unemployed wanderers Is several times as great as It wus only five years ago. As a result of the discovery that the methods heretofore followed are far more satisfactory"to the hobo thu'iTto" the public and that they serve only to Increase the number of beggars and vagabonds a bill Is now before the state legislature providing a new rem edy for the evil. This Is nothing less than a proposal to set the tramp to work. The very Idea of such a thing is enough to horrify Dusty Rhodes and all his clan , but their wishes are not to be consulted In the matter. Gist of the Bill. Hereafter , If the bill becomes law , Panhandle Pete whenever he runs afoul the law , Instead of a week or two In the county jail spent in swap ping yarns or playing cards with oth ers of his kind around a comfortable stove , will bo promptly shipped to the state farm and will be forced to apply himself to hoe and shovel In tilling the soil and wooing It to a produc tiveness that will pay the cost of hia keep. The length of tlmo that ho will continue this occupation will depend upon the Judgment of those In charge ooooooooooooooooooo M'KINLEY'S VOTE Mis TariMit Tails How H Cam * to Cast It For the Silver Bill. Trades and deals formed the lifeblood - blood of politics in the old days even more than now. An Interesting story Is told along this line by Ida M. Tar- bell In the June number of the Amer ican Magazine. In part she says : "The surprising trades and compro mises that Mr. McKinlcy made in put ting through the tariff bill of 1800 were part and parcel of his Insensibil ity to the moral side of the doctrine of protection. One of the most amaz ing of bis acts was his voting for the silver bill. He bad persuaded the western senators to support his tariff bill , la much of whloh they did not be lieve , and they In turn expected him to support their sliver bill , In which ho did not believe. I cannot say that Mr. McKlnley had promised beforehand to give them support I do not know- but I do know that when the silver bill came to vote Mr. McKlnley sought his friend and political opponent , Rog er Q. Mills of Texas , and asked : 'What can I do ? I do not want to vote for this bill ; I do not believe in It' And Mr. Mills said to him : 'You can do nothing else. They voted for your bill on the understanding that you in turn would support theirs. There Is nothing else to do. ' These are protec tionist morals. Could .there be a better training school In legislative cynicism and callousness ? " From Same to Italy. By the completion of the Lotschberg tunnel In two years Berne will realize Its ambition of over half a century to secure a direct line to Italy , and the Swiss capital expects to benefit much thereby. The store that makes any preten slon to render "store-service" not enl ; advertises regularly , but makes Us ad vertisements a sort ot "store new service" for ita patrons. of the Institution. If ho goto the work habit strongly enough to want to con- ttnuo It he will bo released as soon an hu galnn a fair knowledge ot farm work and thereafter will find no diffi culty In maintaining himself , for there la always a shortage of farm labor lu New York. If ho la an Incorrigible one , experience of tbo farm colony will be enough , and an noon an ho Is re leased ho will make a bee line for tint state border and will shun the Buiplnt State forevormoro. In any cane It IH the opinion of those who are urging the plan that the public will bo ro * lleved of a largo share oC the oxpouHc of maintaining him , which , according to the estimate of the state board of charities , amounta to over $2,000,000 a year in the expenses of jalla and peultcutiuripn alone. Flan Successful Abroad. Thia plan In a brand now ono In the United States , but It has been employ ed for yearn In European countries and Is said to have been highly successful there. The largest of these European colonies is located at Mcrxplas , Bel gium , and has 0,000 Inmatett. Germa ny has thirty-four of these colonlnH hi different parts of the empire. Switzer land , which Is the only country In the world that has solved tbo tramp prob lem , has done It largely through tbo farm colony which la located nt Wit- wit , In the canton of Berne. Thin Swiss trump farm con.slsta of 2,000 acres. Good gravel roads traverse Ita fields. No fences , walls or signs tell the visitor when he has entered the prison grounds. Here and there ant substantlul farmhouses , each with a large , plain , practical barn. A paid fanner lives with his family and four working prisoners at each of these out posts , where about thirty cows arn kept. In the center of the farm is a group of building ; ) , Including the di rector's house , a ceil house and large bums and workshops. This farming enterprise , in which most of the work is done by prisoners , has turned out to be a good business Investment for the canton. There him been expended upon it $350,000 , and lt present valuation is $050,000 , an aver age gain for the time the Institution has boon in operation of over $13,000 a year. . , Other-States May Copy. Five-sixths both of the gross and the net Industrial receipts of the farm are from agriculture. Yearly there arc sold $20,000 worth of cattle and hogs , $12,000 worth of milk and $40,000 worth of other agricultural products , and through the winter 400 hoga and 800 cattle are kept The charitable organizations of New York , the mayors , chiefs of police and city judges of its various cities are all In favor of the adoption of the farm colony' idea. It is believed that It will greatly decrease the number of tramps In the state , teach some of them to become Industrious and self support ing workers , save the millions of dollars lars now paid out by the people of the state for their maintenance and do away with the social danger that ex ists in the presence of these undesir ables In the unpollccd rural sections of the state. The experiment la ono that will be watched with Interest If suc cessful It la likely to be widely copied by other states. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCLUSIVE HOSPITAL Wealthy Men of Boston Are Back of $500,000 Project. Backed by prominent men of Bos ton , a hospital is to be established in that city which will bo exclusively for the wealthy. The promoters of the hospital figure on Its paying at least 5 per cent dividends. The plan has grown out of the curi ous conditions which persons of ample means face when they seek in Boston the best medical treatment and such comfort or even luxury in hospital ac commodations as they are able and willing to pay for. The public hos pitals of Boston , intended mainly for the 111 poor , make little provision for well to do patients , and the latter class can , In fact , secure tbo benefits of treatment by the staffs of the largo hospitals only by accepting conditions which are repugnant to them. The corporation la to be formed with a capital stock of $500,000 , divided Into two classes of shares. There will be twenty-five shares of common stock , paying no dividends , but carry ing the voting power , to be held by fifteen physicians and by ten business men , who will form the board of di rectors. The other 4,075 shares will be preferred stock , with 5 per cent cumulative dividends , but with novot- lug power. Photographs of Stars. At the astronomical observatory of Harvard university 200,000 photo graphs of stars have been taken dur ing the last twenty years. Norway's Rye Flour. Norway Imports about half a mil lion sacks of rye flour from Germany annually. Have you any purchases to make In which It is not at all important for you to buy to best advantage ? If so , tbo ads , for once , will not Interest yon especially. ,