Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , JUNE 23 , 1011.
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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
,
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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
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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.
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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.
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which It is not at all important for you
to buy to best advantage ? If so , tbo
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