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By OOkUMMIt JOURNAL Oa
With all due deference to Editoi
Bok, a womn't best beauty spots arc
hereyes.
Mrs. Maybrick is gela- to write a
book, but that's not. the wont It will
probably be dramatized.
-
The Meriden woman who was jilted
ax the altar is to be congratulated.
She had a narrow escape.
However a woman may detest to be
'stared at, she nevertheless is silently
pleased by this form of flattery.
Travelers say that Havana' now is
-a clean and healthy city. How queer
it must seem to the old residents!
Rockefeller thinks of starting a
bank in London, but "Uncle Russell"
will keep on burying his in the back
yard.
The Japanese-Russian war has
proved one thing beyond dispute. The
newspaper war correspondent is out
of date.
Those gold mines discovered tax Ja
pan were found on government prop
erty. At least it Is government prop
erty now.
Princes Louise of Coburg says her
friendship for Count Mattasich is
-.idealistic. No one will deny that she
idealizes it.
Grand Duke Boris expects to return
to the front in three weeks, if his
engagements with the chorus girls
don't delay him.
'A diamond worth $200 that was lost
at WInsted. Conn., fourteen years age
has been dug up, by chickens. That Is
a feat to crow over.
Burglars are offered $500 to return
Fbooty having a cash value of $4,000.
It Is- believed that burglars of the in
dicated brand are scarce.
.The man who claims that he does
not remember having committed big
amy is finding the awakening of his
recollection a painful process.
And now a course of housekeeping
is to be introduced into the Chicago
public schools. Where are the child
ren going to learn to read and write?
Two of the players belonging to a
baseball club in Memphis are named
respectively Kane and Abel. The
pire will do well to keep his eye
.Kane.
Now that the "Chinese are getting
progressive and cutting off theii
queues, why don't some of them re
vamp their names, while they arc
about it?
Any one going to Panama to make
money now has the government'
word for it that the most icdtspen'
sable feature of his equipment is s
return ticket.
A three thousand acre patch ot
ground near Boston is to be devoted
to the raising of cranberries. Good
lancl! Is Boston getting tired ot
b k d b ns?
A Sileslan doctor announces the dis
covery that breathing coal dust is a
cure for consumption. Remember this
when you find your ton of chestnut
' coal to be half slack.
The Turkish minister of the navy, M
is said, saved $12,000.00Q out of hit
$8,000 salary. Just imagine that chap
a New York police captain for a yea
or so! New York Telegram.
.A Russian captain reports that he
insulted the Japanese commander "by
striking him and throwing him into
the water." The Russian seems tc
know what an insult is, all right.
The czar, it is said, proposes to dee
orate some of the war correspondenta
There is a general consensus of opin
ion that those at Chefoo and Shanghai
should be decorated good and proper.
Despite the Ingenuity and exertions
of the makers of flying machines, re
' -cent experiments prove once more
that the Inventions have not yet buo
" ceeded in making these trifles light as
. air.
The sultan's life was saved the oth
er day by a shirt of mail. This IndV
'cates. that the sultan, in spite of the
maby. things that come up to disturb
htm. generally manages to keep his
shirt on.
Mr. and Mrs. Trasch were the sole
guests of the SL Regis hotel In New
York on Its opening morning. Envious
persons who cant afford to pay $20 a
day for a. room have been saying that
it was a trashy place, anyway.
For the flrst time since he renounc
ed his American citizenship. Wluiam
Waldorf .Astor is paying a visit tc
New York. He will be surprised tc
find how the country has prospered
since he" cruelly abandoned It to It
fate.
Tho rirhost man in Mexico. Gen.
.Luis .Terrazas, governor of the state
of Chihuahua, said to be worth $200,
000.000. is going to make a visit to
the' United States. Somebody .ought
to teach him to play poker while he
is over here.
An "Amencan restaurateur" who
founded the American restaurant in
the Strand. London, will establish an
'. .American restaurant 'in Paris. It is
'.strange that it does not occur to him
to establish one In America, where it
'-would be a real novelty.
. When' there is a fashionable wedH
ding -in New York the natives tear
pieces off the bride's gown, and when
' a baseball hero is in sight they are so
enthusiastic that they roll him .on the
'ground and walk all over him. And
' Vet New York talks of the wild West!
.
" -. - " "
Being asked it his 'visit to Canada
- ha any financial aspect. Mr. J. Pier-
- uont .Morgan promptly responded:
-None .whatever." Canada jmust
u '." . breathe, easier now, knowing that Mr.
- - -Morgan-didn't come -up -there to buy
: her-and 'arbitrarily' annex her to the
': "--United States. .'-'
-;- . c , .
" 'To 'be sure. Dec 25 is some distance
.i'.. away'ent .those -who--have had dill-
- '.v'cuUies in pat years to realize that It
.:.Y:4s.-not too .early to begin to"devote
"'- mental' energy to -thinking, out what I
is a GOOU treseM4pr a -mas. . ,
SLAVS AT MUKDEN
DO NOT ANTICIPATE ATTACK ON
THE PLACE.
JAP FORCES BEMC IKRUSEO
Many Convalescents Returning to
Duty Russian Forces at Mukden
Considered to Be Very Largs and
Mors Troops Being Added.
ST. PETERSBURG The reports
that General Kuroki is pushing on
northeast of Mukden are not borne
ont by oMcial telegrams that have
been received here. According to
the latest advices the Japanese forces
continue. to Increase at Blanupuza
and TentaL A decisive advance in
the direction of Mukden is therefore
not expected to occur for some days.
Menwhile, indications increase of the
probability of the Japanese meeting
with resistance. The Russian forces
at Mukden are undoubtedly very large
and every day's delay enables the
commander-in-chief to perfect his de
fences. A private dispatch from
Mukden reports the arrival of an im
saense train filled with convalescents
retaining to duty. This may be re
garded as good evidence of a large
concentration of troops -at Mukden.
The same correspondent, describing
the scenes at Tie Pass, notes extra
ordinary animation there. The great
mneme of visitors there and the
fact that theatrical performances and
open air concerts are of dally occur
rence, hardly indicate tnat tne rown
expecting an immediate attack.
Dispatches from Vladivostok and
fuvhnn make no mention of devel
opments there. The citizens of Vlad
ivisiok scout the idea of a siege and
many are returning from their coun
try villas. The long promised Japan
ese operations against Sakhalin and
Vladivostok, which were expected to
art as a diversion for General Kuro-
ifs advance, are not yet in sight.
Neither the admiralty nor the for
eign office is inclined to attach im
portance to charges of a breach of
neutrality over the supply of Welsh
coal by German steamers to Vice Ad
miral Rojestvensky's squadron and to
Russian cruisers in the Baltic It is
declared that there can be no breach
of neutrality in coaling Russian war
ships outside of Russian territorial
waters. This whole question was
thoroughly discussed by eminent Jur
ats at an earlier stage of the war
and resulted in the admlralltys de
oislosi not to seek coaling facilities
in neutral ports which might lead to
implications, but to adopt tne raoe
pendent course of coaling war ships
at sea. This course does not "fiy either
Great Britain or Germany open to
B'Aplcion of favoring Russia, for,
tliough German colliers were used on
tae occasion in question, the repson
sibility of the German government
was not Involved, as is shown by the
semi-official note m the Aligemeine
Zeitung and obviously Great Britain
is unable to follow up every departing
collier. If Japan feels aggrieved, offi
cials here say, she has the remedy
In her own hands and can send out
war ships to intercept the colliers.
The repair ship Kamchatka has left
Cronstadt to join the fleet of Vice
Admiral Rejestvensky at Liban.
Expect Early Developments.
MUKDEN The armies having re
covered from the effects of the recent
tghtlng before Laio Yang, an early de
velopment of the sltnatioin may be
expected. A mysterious movement
eastward is on foot on the part of
bands ot Chinese suitable for military
service.
Marceni in New York.
NEW YORK William Marconi ar
rived In New York from Europe. In
an Interview as to the reason for his
visit he said: "My 'present trip is
made to inspect the service of the
Cunard steamers and the Cape Bre
ton station."
Thief Gets $1345.
ATLANTIC, la. During the mo
mentary absence of Cashier C. H.
Miller, an unknown thief entered the
Rock Island freight office here and
made off with $1,545 from the cash
drawer. No arrests have as yet been
made.
Olney Refuses to Run.
BOSTON, Mass. At a meeting of
the democratic state committee it was
announced that Richard Olney, whose
nomination for governor has been
urged, bad absolutely declined to be
come the nominee under any circum
stances. Attendance at World's Fair.
ST. . LOUIS Attendance at the
womus fair for the week ended Sep
tember IT was 1.027,918. Total since
the opening of the fair, 11.022,340.
Break Up Concert with Dynamite.
CLEVELAND, O. During a band
concert at the corner of Falrmount
and Frank streets, a lead pipe loaded
with powder or dynamite was ex
ploded with malicious intent, the po
lice believe, and Pasqualo Farrito of
53 Hudson street, and Walter Cox, 15
years of age. of Cedar avenue, were
probably fatally injured. Pasqualo's
hack was torn away and Cox bad a
leg blown off. Rivalry between two
bands of the district is said to be the
cause for much 111 feeling of the
bandsmen toward each other .
Jap Advance Posts Re-lnforced.
ST. PETERSBURG General Sak
haroff has reported to the general
staff, under date of September 17, as
follows: The Manchurian army was
nowhere engaged on September 16 or
17. The arrival of considerable re-in-fcrcements
is noticeable at advance
poets, along the whole of the enemy's
front and especially near the village
of Biaaiuronza and east of the railway
toward the Yentah mines." It Is an
Bounced' from Mukden that both the
hHln mad Jananeee generals will
respect 'the tombs and palace there.
Peace Probable in Uruguay.
BUENOS AYRES Advices re
ceived here Sunday from Uruguay"
state that Basllio Munoz, successor to
General Apararicio Saraiva, as the
head, of the revolutionary forces, has
-written to resident, Ordonez of Uru
guay, expressing his belief Jn the fu
tility of further bloodshep, now that,
8aralva is dead, and asking the presi
dent -to psDpose -conditions of peace.
President Ordonez replied that, while
eeairsag V cessation- of the' struggle,
the government wan not' at present
tofsseke conditions. ,
A JUMP IN WHEAT.
Bull
Operators
8m a Chancs For
Hlohtr Pr1
CHICAGO "Wheat at $2 a bushel
before next May," was roared by the
bulls' on Monday on the board of
trade. At the opening of the market
there was an excited demand for
wheat, with few traders venturing, to
sell. The price for May delivery was
from $1.11 to $L12 and for delivery I
for the present month from $105
to $L08. Those who wished to buy
shouted bids of 2 cents a bushel above
the prices prevailing at the close Sat-
urday and the quantity that one wouia
sell even at such a tempting advance
was extremely limited.
The agricultural bureau at Wash
ington issued a report Saturday after
noon that, according to the bulls, con
firmed the worst fears regarding the
lamentable losses to the spring wheat
crop by the black rust Of wlntei
and spring wheat produced this yeai
in the United States it was contended
there was barely enough for bread
and seed If every bushel of It was
available, which is not possible; and
the country is therefore face to face
with the necessity of bringing in fori
eign wheat to help keep the wolf from
the door until another harvest shall
have been raised.
At the high point of the day all
deliveries showed a gain of 4 cents
or more, as compared with Satur
day's final quotations. The sensa
tional strength was maintained to the
end, the market closing almost at the
highest point Final figures on May
were at $1.48. September closed at
$1.09 and December at $1.12.
NEW YORK Before a combination
of sensational bullish crop report fig
ures from the government and a big
frost scare In the northwest, wheat
prices shot up 4 cents a bushel Mon
day and closed within five-eighths of
1 cent of the season's highest record.
HERBERT BISMARCK DYING.
Prince Herbert Bismarck's condi
tion is grave. His sister, Countess
Von Rantzau, has been summoned to
loin the rest of the family, who are
at Frledrichsruhe. The prince's mal
ady la pronounced to be cancer of the
liver, and although he is slightly bet
ter Profs. Schweininger and Van Nor
den pronounce his case hopeless.
prince Herbert Is the eldest son of
the late Prince Bismarck. He was
born In Berlin Dec 28, 1849, and
married Margaret, Countess of Hoyotf
in 1892.
PRINCE BISMARCK IS DEAD.
Son of Famous Iron Chancellor Passed
Away Sunday Morning.
PRIEDRICHSRUHE Prince Her
bert Bismarck died Sunday morning
at 10:15 o'clock. The end was pain
less. '
Since he ceased to be foreign min
ister on retirement of his father m
1890 Prince Herbert Bismarck had
taken part In public affairs only as
a member of the Reichstag. His at
titude had been that of a man not
appreciated by his sovereign and who
was waiting in the background for
an opportunity to resume his career.
From 1884 to 1887 the deceased was
a member of the German Reichstag
and also from 1893 to the time of his
death. He was married In 1892 to
Countess Margaret Hoyes of the Hun
garian nobility and after the death 'of
his father he Inherited the title of
prince. The deceased had only one
sister, who Is the wife of Count von
Rentzau. His brother William died
in 1901.
Delegate to the Philippines.
ROME Father Agius, the newly ap
pointor apostolic delegate to the Phil
ippine islands, was consecrated arch
bishop of Palmyra. The ceremony
took place in the Benedictine church
of St. Ambrose at Massima. Cardinal
Merry Del Val officiating, assisted by
Archbishop Chapelle of New Orleans
Members of Father Agius' family, wbd
had come from England and Malta tc
witness the consecration of their rela
tlve, were present Father Agim
omitted the uusal luncheon after the
ceremonies of consecration.
Lucien Cut-Off Now In Use.
SALT LAKE CITY The Ogden
Lucin cut off of the Harrlman system
running across the northern arm of
Great Salt Lake, was opened for pea
senger. traffic on Sunday, Sept. 18. If
has been in' use for some time for part
of the Overland freight traffic, but
now it is made a part of the Oveland
system, and henceforth freight and
passenger trains will be run over th
tracks of the cutoff, which stretches
for miles in a straight line over piling
and filling through the waters of Great
Salt Lake.
Lumber Combine At An End.
VANCOUVER, B. C The lumbei
combine in the Canadian northwest is
practically at an end. All monntain
mills in British Columba, numbering
fifty, have refused to sell excluilveltf
to retailers in the northwest and saj
they will start yards of their own ami
sell to any consumer who has the
cash. It is thought the British Colon
bla coast mills will be compelled to
follow salt. The provincial government
positively refuses to have the prohibi
ttves tax on logs exported to Washing
ton state repealed.
Plans for Cities Beautiful.
NEW YORK Plans for a deter
mined and extensive campaign for
civic betterment were outlined at a
meeting of the American Civic asso
ciation, which was held here Thurs
day. The situation with which the as
sociation -will have vto deal was dis
cussed. National headquarters will be
established hi Philadelphia and active
work wUlbegiB at once. Among the
.matters .taken np were- railroad ter
minal Improvements, school gardens,
suppression of offensive signboards,
'narks, children's playgrounds, etc
NEWS IN NEBRASKA
CONFESS TO KILLING WATCHMAN
Each of Accused Tries te Shift Blame
on the Others.
SIDNEY The preliminary hearing
of Tom Mclntyre, James J. Miles and
Harry Neville, alias Tom Flynn,
charged with the murder of Watch
man Frank Wiser, was held before
Judge Tucker. After the reading of the
information by County Attorney Span
ogle all the defendants plead not
guilty. They each in turn, however,
took the witness stand and accused
one another of the crime, alleging that
they did not Intend to kill Wiser.
Their statements were conflicting. Mc
lntyre claims that the watch and chain
and revolver were hidden under the
coal chutes at Pine Bluffs.
Their description of the death of
Wiser was harrowing in Its details.
They sat alongside of his body, smok
ing cigarettes, watching him die.
Flynn Is about 30, Miles about 32
and Mclntyre 20 years old. They were
bound over to the district court with
out bail and the two witnesses for the
state, Jenkins and Redding, were held
under' $2,000 bail for their appearance.
It is currently reported that this trio
will ask a speedy trial, plead guilty
and accept a life sentence.
Later The three men plead guilty
to manslaughter and were sentenced
to ,the penitentiary for life.
SUSPECTS UNDER ARREST.
Charged With Blowing the Safe of the
Palmyra Bank.
LINCOLN George Dowd and Frank
Todd, arrested by the police on sus
picion of having blown open the bank
at Palmyra, were taken to Otoe coun
ty by Sheriff Srader. The police have
strong evidence against the suspected
men, and believe .they will have no
trouble iu securing a conviction. Both
are ex-convicts and each was paroled
before the expiration of his sentence.
Todd was sent to the penitentiary
from Boone county on one occasion
for catle stealing and once for safe
blowing. Dowd was sent up for for
gery, and his sentence expired about
two weeks ago. Todd has been em
ployed by S. M. Melick until recently,
when he went to work at the Skinner
livery barn, while Dowd has been the
engineer at the Windsor hotel since
his release from prison.
Protests Against Fast Running.
GRAND ISLAND It is reported in
railroad circles that Engineer Wood
White of North Platte has just been
quite severely, censnred and given an
"cut-it-out" order for making too good
time on the Union Pacific The story
goes that the dispatcher's train sheet,
which ought to be the best evidence,
showed the train pulled by White re
cently from Gothenburg to Cozad to
have reached the latter point in six
minutes, and as the distance is ten and
two-tenths miles, showing a speed of
about 100 miles per hour, it called
forth vigorous protests. It Is learned
that the trip from North Platte to this
city, on this occasion, 138 miles, was
made In 126 minutes, including the
stops. White had the fast mail train
at the time, which was several hours
late.
Auburn Cannery Closing Season.
AUBURN The Auburn canning fac
tory Is just about to close a most suc
cessful season. Four carloads of Its
corn product has already been shipped
out. and 'more Is being rapidly put In
readiness for shipping. The capacity
of the plant was doubled for the sea
son's work and an average of. 65.000
cans of com dally, were put up since
the opening. An average of 200 per
sons have been on the pay roll of tho
company. The opening of the city
schools were postponed two weeks to
allow some of the pupils to continue
work.
Stolen Watch Returned.
PLATTSMOUTH Several days ago
while the family of J. A. Walker was
absent from their home near Murray.
some unknown party entered the place
and carried off a solid gold watch,
valued at $150 The owner did not
report the theft to the officers, as he
thought such a thing would be u -oles?.
The watch, however, came back to
him much to his surprise. The missing
time piece had been found where it is
thought the thief had thrown it away.
Nebraska Rhodes 'Scholar.
PERU. Neb. Remond Coon, son of
Rev. Dr. Coon of the Baptist church
at this place, has gone to Oxford, Eng
land, where he will study for the next
three years on a Rhodes scholarship
for which he was a successful contest
ant from this state.
LINCOLN James Marks of Doug
las county, a life prisoner at the peni
tentiary, and Charles Larkins. from
Thayer county, have been declared in
sane by the county board of insanity
and have been ordered transferred to
the asylum by Governor Mickey.
Two Held for Horsestealing.
SIDNEY 1 he preliminary examina
tion of Chance Will" and Jay Gap
ron of Bridgeport, charged with- steal
ing twenty head of horse s from William
uugger of Redingtoa, was held here.
The defendants undertook to prove an
alibi, but the court bopnd them over
to the district court under $2,000 bail.
The horses were found in Deuel coun
ty, nearly fifty miles from Dugger's
ranch, and several witnesses testified
they saw Willard and Caption with the
stock and that they afterwards turn
ed the horses loose.
Thieved in Gage County.
BEATRICE While the family of
Granville Sparks, who resides a few
miles soutneast of Beatrice, were In at
tendance at the circus here Wednes
day afternoon, sneak thieves entered
their home and carried away a set of
silver spoons, a set of silver knives
and forks and some jewelry. In the
search ior valuables the thieves emp
tied the contents of drawers and
trunks, and even the straw ticks and
feather beds. There Is no clue. The
theft is supposed to have been the
work of local talent.
Beatrice Man is Touched.
BEATRICE H. F; Sells, a resident
of this locality, was touched for $49
in cash, two money orders for $70 and
$90 and three railroad tickets at the
Rock Island passenger depot, just be
fore, he and his family bearded the
train for n trip to California.
Yerk College Opening.
YORK York college opened with a
t large attendance and the coming ees-
Btoh. which is the nrteentn year, prom
...
ises to he the best la the history off tne
THE STATE AT LARGE.
Matt V Huntington- will put in a
sewerage system at Wahoo.
It cost a Lincoln young man $50
for cutting a tire on a bicycle belong
ing to a policeman.
Elmer Barry, a Northwestern bridge
workman, fell from a bridge at Wa
hoo and had his' right arm broken.
The Masonic fraternity will have
charge of the laying of the corner
stone of the new court house for
Sheridan county.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
bank at Palmyra, wrecking the Inte
rior of vthe building, .but failed to get
Into the strong box of the safe that
contained $5,800.
The Independent Telephone' com
pany Is Issuing a new directory for
York county, which shows 1,400 sub
scribers. This is one of the largest
independent companies In the state
and has one of the best equipped tel
ephone exchanges.
The socialists of the Fifth congres
sional district met in Grand Island
with fifteen delegates present, all
from Adams and Hall counties, and
placed a congressional ticket in the
field for the first time in the history
of the district.
The Jones Grain company's elevator
at Mynard was totally destroyed by
fire at an early hour In the morning.
The blaze is supposed to have been
started by sparks from a passing en
gine. Besides the building, office and
elevator fixtures about 1,400 bushels
of grain was destroyed.
A marriage license has been issued
to Mr. Joseph M. Cudahy of Omaha,
son of Michael Cudahy of Chicago,
and Miss Jean Morton, daughter of
Joy Morton of Chicago. The wedding
will take place on the afternoon of
October 1 at Arbor Lodge, the coun
try home of Miss Morton's parents,
near Nebraska City.
The official board of SL Paul's
Methodist church has selected a Mas
sachusetts man to succeed Dr. Whar
ton. A call has been extended to
the Rev. J. W. Jones of Everett, Mass..
and he has accepted with the pro
viso that the consent of the bishops
be obtained for his transference
from the New England conference to
Nebraska.
Messrs. M. Robbins. W. H. Read
and N. B. Atkin. who hurriedly collect
ed material for the York county col
lective exhibit at the state fair, are
receiving their reward. While many
exhibits were larger than that of
York county, the fact remains that
York county received thirty-four first
and second prizes, and the firsts were
predominant.
The harvest of sugar beets at Grand
Island has begun, and as soon as a
sufficient supply of beets are on hand
the factory will begin the process of
manufacturing sugar. The crop is
fine and it is erpected will be espe
cially heavy, a condition much in fa
vor of the farmer owing to the flat
rate contracts in vogue during the
past few years.
Colonel J. F. Dickey and wife of Ne
braska City celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary at their home.
The celebration was a quiet affair,
there being only a few friends pres
ent outside of their family. All of
the children with their families were
present. Colonel Dickey served the
confederacy during the civil war un
der General Lee.
St. Francis hospital in Grand Island
has just discharged from its list of
patients one who held the record for
unconsciousness. Samuel Covington
was brought to the hospital from the
ranges of Wyoming. He had been
tlircwn from a horse and had his hip
dislocated and received a fracture of
the skull. He lay absolutely uncon
scious for six weeks. He Is now able
to be out on crutches.
The question of $30,000 school
bonds was carried at Geneva, 469 for
and- 157 against. No question has
ever created quite so much interest
(heretofore. The majority of the wo
men voters were out and voted lor
the bonds.
John Wass, a ten-year-old boy is ly-
ir. at the home of his mother in Co
lumbus critically ill from lockjaw
caused by stepping on a live catfish
some weks ago. One of the fins of
the fish penetrated the hollow of the
lad's foot to a depth of about half an
inch. Nothing was thought of the
matter at the time and the wound
gave the boy no trouble until several
days afterward, when blood poisoning
set ic
Charles Kelley was knocked sense
less at his threshing machine in Gree
ley county and had a close call for bis
life. A portion of the machine was
torn loose by sunflowers running
through the cylinder and struck him
across the breast and arms, throwing
him a dozen feet back from the table.
But for his having a sheaf of oats in
his hand that deadened the force oi
the blow, he would have been killed
outright.
John Weise, residing twelve mile?
southwest of Grand Island, lost sev
eral stacks of wheat, rye and oats by
fire, the same communicating to the
stacks shortly after the threshers had
Parted the work of threshing.
Frank Wiser, the Union Pacific
night watchman at Sidney, was mur
dered by seme unidentified tramps.
Wiser's duty was to keep tramp3 off
the trains and to keep guard over the
large amount of storage coal which is
constantly kept by the railroad com
pany, also to see that there were no
fires ne&r the stock yards.
A number of extra workmen on the
Union Pacific stationed at Alda, Hall
county, had their car destroyed bj
fire with all the contents while the
were some distance away at work
The men lost all of their persona
belongings, including some money.
Uncle Joe Cannon of Illinois, who
owns several acres of good land in
Cass county is now seeking to hnvc
some of the ponds upon it drained. M
B. Case of Peoria, 111., a former stu
dent in the engineering department in
the University of Nebraska, made the
survey last week.
Experts in the auditor's office are
busy figuring up the amount of taxet
dae the state from the various coun
ties and when complete it is believed
the figures will be $2,208,000. Or this
amount Douglas county owes more
than any single county. It being delin
quent to the amount of $323,482. Lan
caster county is short $100,845. These
figures will be used In the auditor's
biennial repcrt. The scavenger law
was enacted by the late legislature to
clean np these wpald taxes, bat just
how welT It will succeed is not yet
known.'
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CHAPTER XVII Continued.
The forest seemed very still when
she had done, the only sound the
clanking of the bite ar the horses
cropped the withered grass. ' Then
suddenly the King gathered np his
lines with a jerk.
"I cannot believe It," he said harsh
ly. I do not deny both that you know
well how to feign and that I would
like to believe you, but you must prove
it first before I do,"
"How can I do that, lordr she said
helplessly; but shrank, the next mo-,
ment, as she saw that already he had
a plan In his mind.
Moving his horse a step nearer, he
bent toward her triumphantly. "I will
send for the Englishman, in your name
or the name you wore and yon shall
meet him in my presence, and I shall
be able to tell from his manner wheth
er or not you have spoken truthfully."
"1 should like to reconcile myself to
yon," he went on. "Since first yon
came before me and showed by your
entreaty that you thought me some
thing besides an animal, I have felt
friendliness toward you. And I should
like to believe that some woman loves
some man as yon say you love this
Englishman." Out of the very wish
fulness of his voice a terrible menace
epake: "I shall like It so much that
I shall neither spare you in word nor
deed If you have deceived me!" Draw
ing off bis glove, he stretched forth
his hand. "Yon may find that a man's
harshness is little worse than a wom
an's guile," he said bitterly.
Dimly guessing what was in his
mind, she dared not trust herself to
words, but told her gratitude with her
eses, aa she returned his clasp. Then
he sent her back-by the one semblance
of a path which ran through the for
eft, and himself rode on to his hunt
ers. CHAPTER XVIII.
With the Jotun as Chamberlain.
"Once more. Lord Sebert, be ex
horted to turn back." old Morcard
spurred forward to offer a last remon-
The man who was advancing
rtrance as the city gates yawned be-
Jore them. "Even If the message be
zpnnine von are nuttine your life In
9 v- p r -w
feril."
The Ethellng replied without slack
ening his pace: "I do not think they
ire liable to molest a peaceful trav
eler. I will take care that I upheave
oo strife, and I will maka all my in
quiries of the monk?."
"Go a little more slowly, lord, and
consider the other side of it." the old
sniht entreated. "Suppose the mes
sage Is false, the black resfi around
t proves nothing. Suppose the son
ot Lodbrok has spread a net for you?"
"Then should 1 keep on my own way
still more lustily," the Lord of Ivars
dale answered, "for his making use of
the boy's name to entice me would
show that he had discovered our
friendship, in whicli case the young
ling would be suffering from his an
ger." Contenting himself with an Indig
nant grunt, the old cniht reined to bis
place at the head of the dozen armed
servants who formed the Etheling's
safeguard, and the young lord galloped
on between the bare fields, hummiag
absently under his breath.
"Poor bantling!" he was thinking
compassionately. "I shall be right
glad to get sight of him again. I hope
he will not betray himself in his joy
when he sees me. Anything like show
ing that one Is fond of him is apt to
tarn him a little soft."
None of these undercurrents was
visible in his face, however, when,
having left his escort in one of the
outer courts, he stood at last in the
parlor of the Abbey guest-house.
"I am a traveler, reverend brother,
kmrneying from London to Worces
ter," he said with grave courtesy to
the gaunt black-robed monk who ad
mitted him. "And my errand hither
s to ask refreshment for myself and
my men, as we have been in the sad
dle since cockcrow."
"The brother whose duty it is to at
tend upon travelers is at this hour in
the Chapter House, with the rest of
the household," the monk made an
swer. "When he comes forth, I will
acquaint him with your needs. Until
then, bide here, and I will bring you
a morsel to stay your stomach."
Sebert smiled his satisfaction as
the saadala pattered away. He had
foreseen this Interval of waiting in
deed, he had timed his arrival to gain
it and It was his design to put it to
good use. While he swallowed what
ne wanted of the wafers and wine
which were brought to him. he toon
measure of the reverend servitor, with
the result that, as he set down the
goblet, he ventured a question.
"From the numbers and heaps of at
tendants I saw In the outer courts,
tcly brother, it appears that this sea
son of peace has ia no way lessened
the tax on your' generosity. Is rumor
right in declaring the Danish King to
be one of the guests of your bounty?
"Rumpf, whieh ie the mother of lies,
tas given birth to one truth, noble
stranger. The King whom a chasten
ng Providence has set over the north
era half of the Island, has been our
guest for the space of four weeks.
together with1 the gold-bought English
woman who Is known as his 'Danish
wife,' If you have eagerness for n
tight of htm, yen have but to walk
through the galleries "until yon come
o the garden In which he la fleeting
:ia time with his women."
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"Now I think I should like to take
a look at him while I am waiting." the
Ethellng assented, rising gravely.
"Should Edmund be the first to pay
tie debt of nature, which God avert!
the Dane will become my King also."
The November sunlight that, unsoft
esed by any filter of rich-tinted glass,
fell coldly upon the worn ' stone.
showed the carrels beneath the wln-
dowa to be one and. all deserted by
their monkish occupants, and he
strode along unhampered by curious
eye or ear.
"After all this luck," he congratu
lated himself, "It will go hard with me
if I do not either stumble on the
youngling himself, or someone who
can give me news of him."
He had no more than thought- It,
when the sound reached him of a door
closing somewhere along the next side
of the square, followed by the clank
of spurred feet coming heavily toward
him. As they drew nearer, the rattle
of n sword also became audible. Lift
ing his eyebrows dubiously, the Ethel
lng grasped his own weapon beneath
bis cloak.
When the feet had brought then
owner around the corner into sight, he
did not feel that this motion had been
a mistaken one, for the man who was
advancing was Rothgar Lodbrokssoa.
Sebert stared in amazement when the
Dane, instead of flashing out his blade,
stopped short with a burst of jeering
laughter.
"Here Is the Englishman arrived,
and he looks small eaough now!" he
cried In his thunderous voice. "Has
it happened that I am to be the bower
thane who is to fetch you in!"
Sebert's grasp tightened around his
MIL Apparently the son of Lod
brok waa expecting him! He said
with what haughtiness he could mus
ter, "What should n plain traveler
want with n bower-thane. Danlshmaa?
I stand in more need of the cellarer
who Is to provide me with a meal"
Another jeering outburst interrupt
ed nisi. "I mean that I will fetch you
in to one who sent yon the summons."
"The one who sent yon the
waa Rothgar L roksson.
mons?" Certainly that sounded aa
though he were using the words to
conceal a name. Neither the Ethel-
Inrs patience nor hie temper was long
enough to reach below the knee. He
itade a swift geslnre of throwing
aside all reserve. ''Enough of mys
tery, Denlshmau! If the message
which I have received was not sent by
Fridtjof Frooessoc, it was sent by you.
Be honest enough to admit it and say
plainly what your Intention Is toward
me."
"Fridtjof Frodessoa," the Jotun
mocked, and his fiery eyes probed the
Englishman like knives. "Now since
honesty is to your wish, I will go so
far as to confess that the word came
neither from Frcde's son nor from
me."'
Sebert's foot rang upon the ground.
"Say then that the Devil sent It, and
a truce to this juggling! Since you
know that I am the boy's friend, you
understand that any harm he has suf
fered la a harm to me, and that my
sword Is equally ready to avenge it."
Much to his surprise, the Dane ac
corded this challenge no notice what
ever. He stood studying the Lord ot
Ivarsdale with eyes in which malicious
amusement was growing iato open
mirth. It came out in another laugh.
"Now It would be more unlikely
than the wonder which has occurred,
yet I begin to believe you! I myself
will guide you to your Fridtjof, only
for the pleasure of watching your face
The Fates are no such stepmothers
after all!" He turned in the direction
from which he bad come and made
the other a sign. "This way, if you
dare to follow. I am not afraid to gc
first, so you need give no thought ot
the chances of steel between yout
ribs."
The Ethellng took his hand off hit
weapon with a twinge of shame; but
te was not without misgivings as he
strode along at Rothgar's heels.
Unless the youngling had made a
decided change for the worse, what
satisfaction could the Jotun expect tc
get from witnessing their meeting!
Before his mind, there rose again the
tear-stained boyish face which had
bidden him farewell that night at the
postern, and bis pulses throbbed with
a fierce pity.
"He took himself from the one per
son who was dear to him. poor little
cub," he murmured. "If they have
maimed him. I swear I will tuck him
under my arm and cut my way out
though there be a wall of the brutes
around blm."
His musings came to an end, as the
man preceding him stopped suddenly
where one of the milky panes broken
from the cloister window gave a view
of 'the cloister garden. With the cold
November sunshine a hum of voice?
uas coming in, now brightened b
peals of laughter, again blurred by the
thud of falling quoits. Over the Jo
tun's shoulder, he caught a glimpse
of gorgeous nobles and fair-haired
women scattered in graceful group
about a sunny old garden, green in
the very face of win'- v thanks to the
protecting shelter of C& gray walls.
In a moment, they stood just out of
i each of the square of light which
fell through the open doorway.
Framed hi carved stone, the quaint old.
garden with Its graveled paths, its
weelless turfs and its background-of
ry-hung walls, lay before them like' a
p'ctnre. ' "
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Pathetic Appeal for. Sympathy. '.'
Did yon-ever carry, two suit cases,
a hat box and a bag of !frult bnro'a
traia that was Jest starting. . for. a
woman, and then have her walk past
seven' empty seats 'tooklng' for-oae'.
that might be a little eettsrTGouw '
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Allen's Foot-Eaet, WenderfaJ Remedy.' ;
"Have tried 'ALLEN'S -FOOT-EASE,-aad
find it to be a pertain cure, ana" givoa-toac
Sort to oae suffering-with sorevUn'der aad
swollen feet. 1 will reoommead ALLEN'S.
FOOT-EASE to my friends" as it' -.-.
ettaialy-a wonderful' remedy. Mrs. Jf.
. Guilford, Now OxJmum. L.' :
. Left-Hendee Compliment: ."'
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la a 'case lavolvlag the njaaage
asset o? an English lasaaa asylum mv
era! former Inmates were called, a
Witnesses- aad the' king's counsel, who '
called them, remarked that they were" .
as saae aa aay- one in the court. 'The
judge on. the beach showed; no eof
thasiaam at the announcement.. .
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The Germ Scare ;in France.- '
It has been recommended by -the'
French health authorities, of Parle.
that laundry articles be convey ea la.
dosed bags.-aad that all'dothes be
first disinfected before, .they . are
washed: The washerwomen are to use
rubber glove for their ownaroteo'
Chinese Name'fpr.Port ArUner. .
The Chinese name for. Port ArtacV
was Lnshunkow; the. town had. twen-
ty years ago.. only. a" few thansaad ia-.
habitants, and was. used as a place mr
the deportation of "criminals. -,
The sharper a' man is 'the mostdikev
,y Is he to stick-Into something aad "
get broken oft short. . . r -;
Religion gets its rating Infhia-i
a the basis of its reality. -v-
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The Reaeen Why. -.
Drammond. Wis.. Sept. .!;( Special) '.
Whole families-tn Beyflel&.Coaatr
are ataglnc the praises of Dertd's JKid- .
key Pills and tho reason why' is. given
la experiences such, as' that of Mr.
f. T. WoM,.' a well-known, cltiseu here.
"1 had such pains, in my .back, that -I
aid not kaow what to do,' save' Mr.
WoM, "and aalvcame across "aaaavar
ttoement of Dodd's" Kidney Pllkf sent
for a box. That one box relieved nVe
of all say earns.. My-wife-also- used,
them and found them Just what she
aeeded. I iecommendDodd'sKfdneV
Pills aa a sure care for. Backache aad
Other Kidney Troubles:" . . .
Backache Is one of 'the earliest '
tymptoma. of- Kidney Disease, Dodd'e
Kidney Pills cure: it promptly aajrper-..
otaaently and. prevent?-it developing",
tate Rheumatism; "Dropsy tHabetes of -Bright's
Disease.
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A Birches World. .-V ."....'
A naturalist saya'that it theworW"'1
Were to become- birdies,;; maa .could y
not inhabit It after nine years. time..
In spite of all-he sprays, and" poisons
that could be manufactured- foe. -the ,
destruction. of .insects, such! pesta.
would simply, eat. up orchards , aad
crops.-Exchange!'- . .." . v'
ajoet-Active Volcano - :.
Mouat.Sanguay -jS'tlie iast'.aettv
volcano ia the world. If is in' Ecuador,. '
la 17,120 feet ihheightj-aid has .-been
at constant activity.sinoe 172;- The'.
aeande of Its eruptions "pro aoeaetimee '
heard la Quito, If 0 miles distant, and
M7 reports-were once counted' hi as .
Laughter a Health-Tonic
There Is nothing betfer- establtsa
among physicians, than that" cheerfuli.
ness prolong Ufo. and 'also nricn'e,.
tad enlaces ILWholo-souIed. .-Joyous
laughter la- a powerful, health
tonic. . ' ': T. "
Midnight-Sun., ' -Tse
miahty glad," said be old ccS- -ored
lahabltant- "dat -de,. wor! oal)
'tarns 'roun once m a day.. Kaze el-
ever hit turned in de nighttime hit.
would er k'otched me at many, u hen
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Fungus ottCcrha.- ?C .' . I
It has been found "that- some-of the '
cork imported' In tbis-eoimtryj from .
Algeria Is affected- by a fungous '
growth, which, unlesa the-.corks.-ire
sterilized, give tattled "liquids teW
taste. .. :'- ;
CHANQE FOOO : .
awa . '. -awB
Seme Very Flne-Resulta'PoirevK,. -
The wrong;- hind ot"f6d .will pot .
the body in such a diseased-condition .
that no medicine wifl cure; it.; There ..,-,
It no way nut to change tuodi'A maa J.
la Ma says; S ''
"For 2 years I was proublfcd.sowlth c . -.
nrvM thaf'artnatlmes I.- was-Dre- V!j
trated and could. erdly;er get. in a. f V
full month at my w'ark." . ..- ."'-.-'. ''
"My stomach, back "and 'head would .
throb so I could get "no.ryst'-ati'nlghtr-. J"'
except by fit asA'starts-and always" ..''
had distressing paiaac-.v!- ' .? v -;"; . -
"I was quite certain. 't&e Jtraublu'. ' .'
came from my. stomach" huV.t'$-l&7V. '"
alclans could not help me "and all" tne
tonics failed and- 8o-,fiaaWy'I-'Uinied- -V
to food. ".. " -;--. "'; ... hV
"When. F had'-jstudi&d. up aa..' food -
and learned what -wight -be. expected '
from leaving off'-meatand ithe'cegu-.
hir food I had. been Hvirig, on; I " "ft ::
that change'to. Grape-Nuts .'wqurd. he' .
fast what was' required so-"rjreat"-taV-
entlnar 1L .'--.-
"From the start, I got stronger "aad"
letter until-1 vtf weft.-' again andt
from that time V haven't used' biV.'
of medicine- for" I hateeV needed-aayv,
T am so much, better in every". wa: r
sleep soundly nowaday; and-.as free.' .
treat the bad dreeaw.-'.. Indeed " this '
food ana made aoch agfeatcc'ange
la sae that mr ' wife aad'. daughter
have taken it .up 'and' We" are .never ':
without Grape-Nuta, on olflr tabre".6w-
it is a wouaenui.-suatame.'-
I we frequently nave hothins- jj'se "- -
alt' but .a:sauce. of QraieNuls and . - --
m '-. ! ,r -- .
ior oreauMt er. aiippvr. .srtni i - .
by.: PosiuaV Co.; 8aiWCreek."
Good food and-good .reL Ihwey :'--.
ere the tonics that" succeed 'where alt.' "'
the' bottled tonics
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-Grape-Nuts filt
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