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NEW LAWS OF NEBRASKA
Complete List of Bills Passed by the Recent
Session of the Legislature.
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GIVING AID TO HIS FOES
(Continued From Last Week.)
House toll No. 173, by Howe of Ne
maha, to nuke it obliRatory uton county
boards, inhtv.nl of optional te furnish aid
to count agricultural fcock-tie-H. Ap
proved April 1.
11 ohm- roll No. 223, by Perry of Furnas,
to provide lor -the conveyance of the in
terest ol an insane husband or wife
in the lands of his or her spouse, by
means of a guardian, to be appointed by
the district court upon application and
.proper showing. Approved April 1.
House roll No. 314. by the finance, ways
und means committee, to allow ihe state
printing board, in emergency, to pur
liae supplies to cost not exc-edins 1W).
on the renunition of the officer requiring
them, of th- best and lowest bidder, in
addition to the supplies procured under
the annual contract, emergency clause.
Approved Apul 1.
House rull No. 253, by Barto of Valley.
to provide that no person can be com
pelU'd to pjy lot a tiewspaier. macazine
or other public:iti-.n mailed hint if he
has not suh-ifribed. or :ifler his subscrip
tion has expiivd, notwithstanding lie may
have reoMKd the same. Approved April 1.
House roll No. 3GI. by Voter or Cedar,
authorizir.g eo'inty courts to empower
xecutors. auininistratoi's and guardians
to mortuiige teal estate when there is
no monei to redeem existing mortgages
due or about to become due. Approved
Aprii 1.
House roll No. 277, by the insurance
fontmittcv. providing for the admission
d foreign insurance associations or com
jianic.s to transact the business of ue
rident or sici.ness or accident and sick
ness insurance and to pay not to ex
teed $-"W) luti-ra.l benefits in case of
death from natural causes.
House roll No. 316, by lee of Douglas,
to make the "inty treasurer of Douglas
county ex-oiTicio city treasurer of Omaha
and also '.-olfi'io city treasurer of the
Omaha school district It requires him
to give bond to the city and school dis
trict in amounts to be fixed by the city
round! and the school board. He is to
iccelved such additional salary as ihe
mayor and city council shall authorize
The city shall jciy. in addition, for t.ie
necessary adlitiual ch'iks. He shall hold
office for four ears ftom January. 1MjO.
and shah not be eligible for re-election.
House roll No. 3J1. by the committee
'ti revenue -.ml tavaliou. to requir? tljat
holders of staii- warrants registering th
Mime sis ill ! reimircd to pay a fee of
Si cents on Jjo or I ss and 3) cents for
tsich additional $7,0. but that no charge
yhall bo mad for registering warrants
irurchased for the permanent school fund.
Tills is to induce hold-rs of state war
rants to st 11 the sime to the permanent
aciicol fund -tistead of holding heni as
an iitvtsitrent.
House roll No. 422. by McClay of J.rui
casttr, to amend the law providing for
the ch-c'iot! of trustees of Wyuka ceme
ter at Lincoln in conformity with the
bit imiali election law.
Hoj.se i oil No. 71. by Sell ley of Dodge,
to give cities of from l.uio. to o.iwj in
habitants authority to grant lighting
franchises, and also to furnish power
to resid--nt. ilizens and corporations
doing business in the city.
House roll No. 212. by Currie of Dawes,
to authorize county treasurers to take
tit letters of administration upon the
estate of a deceased personal tax debtor
for the collection of such taxes.
House toll No. 'SA, by Cisebeer of
Gage, to establish, at the Home for the
Kriendlos at Lincoln, a hospital for crip
pled, ruptured and deformed children and
those suffering from diseases from which
they .are likely to become deformed.
The hospital is to be governed ami man
aged by the board of regents of the
tate university. Applications for ad
mission are to be pnssed on first by the
vount physician in the county whence
they originate, and then by the Itoard.
An appropriation- of $10,000 is made to
cartA the act into effect.
House roll No 2C.. by Hill of Hitchcock.
to grant over all miis Infringing to the
staU th' riht of way for ditches, tun
nels, telephone and lnmsiiiissii.il lines
iicues-u v t- construct and operate any
irrigation works constructed by authority
wf The ('lit.-.! St iUs.
House roll No. n;;. liv Hill of Hitchcock,
lirovidis that tin v. ft-t-s must be paid
into tlii- state tr sury ly parties desir
ing t-i" s-erieos i" the secretary if llie
st.tti !. rl -f irrigation: Tiling appii
cl ops lor atr permits.
$
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i pier of
perfect their title according to the terms
and provisions of the laws of the state
which were in force and effect prior io
that time, under and by virtue of the
laws of the Mate under which law then
m force they obtained said contracts lor
lease aforesaid.
House roil No. 2C9, by McAllister of
Deuel, to provide that any water user's
association which is organized in con
formity with the requirements of the
taws of the United States and which
under its articles of incorporation is au
thorized to furnish water only to its
stockholders shall be exempt from the
payment of any incorporation tax. and
trom the payment of the annual franchise
tax. but shall be. required to pay as pre
liminary to the ineoi jioration, only a fee
of M tor the tiling and recording of its
articles of incorporation and the issuance
of tiie certificate of incorporation.
House roll No. SM, by Scilley of Dodge,
to amend the compulsory education law
so as to provide thai the required twelve
weeks ol attendance on scnool may Oe
made at any time during the terni in
stead of during the lir.st twelve weeks
thereof.
House roll No. IK. by ileradith of York,
to permit the owners of land to drain
same by the construction of tiled ditches,
as well as open ditches leading into nat
ural water courses.
House roll No. 72, by Casebeer of Gage,
makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell,
give away or willingly allow to be taken
away cigarettes or the material for their
manufacture. Violation of the act is made
a misdemeanor, punishable on convic
tion by a tine ol not less than $50 or
more than JleO. Officers, directors and
managers of firms and corporations vio
lating the law are made liable.
House roll No. 51. by Warner of Lan
caster, amendatory to the new revenue
law. Makes the following changes: In
counties of over :X),l population the
county assessor shall make up the as
sessment books; the deputv assessor shall
forward from time to time schedules of
personal property assessments. from
which the county assessor shall make
up the books of assessment In his office;
the county assessor shall revise real va
late assessii!' nts annually for the correc
tion of errors; the state board of equali
zation and assessment shall have power
to increase or decrease the assessed valu
ation of any class of property in any
county by per cent; the comity Ik raid
shall not make the levy until the state
board of equalization and assessment has
compacted the work ot equalization.
Knit rgency clause.
House roll No. ail. by Dodge of Doug
las, disclaiming and relinquishing ;iU
claims of ownership or title on the part
of the state of Nettraska to any and all
lands now being within the boundaries of
the state of Iowa, which shall here
after be or become within the boundaries
of the state of Nebraska by virtue of the
action nf any commissioners appointed
by the said states and the ratilicalion
thereof by said states and the sanction
theieof by the congress of the I'nited
States or otherwise; provided, however,
that said land has been for ten years or
more last past in the possession "or occu
pation of any person or persons claiming
ownership of tho title thereto, and those
so in possession or occupation have for
said period of ten years or longer paid
taxes claimed by state or county au
thorities or officers to have been "levied
upon said land.
House roll No. 3m;. by Andersen ol
Douglas, making it unlawful for any per
son to give or receive, offer to give or
agree to receive any sum of money or any
other bribe present or reward, or any
promise, contract, obligation or security
for the payment of any monev. present
or reward or any other thing lor the
purpose of securing signatures or signing
petitions designating materials to be usi'd
in the paving, rep.iving. macadamizing.
curlmig or guttering of streets or roads
anil to provide a punishment for the vio
lation of this act ol" not exceding &
line and three mouths' impiisoiimeut.
Kinergency clause.
House roll No. :;12, by Cropsey of Jef
ferson, to provide that no school district
meeting shall be held illegal for want of
the requisite fifteen Jus" no ice.
House roll No. 122. by McClay of I.an-
castel. to pmvide tor space m V uKa
c nietery for burial of decreased inmates
of -tate institutions located in Lincoln,
llou.-e i. ill No. 2S1. b Kohoins of ll.lge.
in M'S or :l.its. -''i c nts per hour tor tit.H
cot-juietl j.i lui.lv.ag same; r cording wa
ter ri i ir.-ti ij.-a -n:. $j for Sirst iu words
and 75 e nts toi acii adlitioail folio; is
suing iv trie t if.- of appi opriation. $1:
certified copii . ol luC'.iiaeais, l.lj per
lo 10
-louse roll No. 2C7. by Hill rf Hitchcock,
to 'pr vid- an official te.il for the office
fi;C St,it' board of irrigation.
Hous. . -4J No. 21t'.. bv Kyd of Gage, pro
vides that .Wxes levied for township pur
jhjscs shall noexceed lo mills for roads.
2 mills for lirio.v's and 2 mills for all
other puriaJes. ii.:4ead of 2 mills for
roads. 2 mills for bi'dges and 3 mills for
all othtr purposes, as -it present.
House roll No. 3. by "7-iolcn of Itutler.
lo allow mutual lire insurance companies
to issue irolicics on grain and hay in the
klack.
House roll No. 206. by KolK-rts of Dodge,
to inctease the salary of county com
missioners in counties of from 2J.HAi to
40.0V inhabitants from &'ki a year to
965U a year.
House roll No. 4?. by Ernst of John
Bon, for the erection and maintenance of
a binding twine plant at the state peni
tentiary Appropriates J.'iU.OO'i for the
plant ami machinery and $150,000 for an
uncrating fund. The plant is operated
ender the direction of the board of pub
lic Innds and buildings. The labor of a
sufficient number of convicts is to be
applied to operate the plant. To defray
the expenses Incurred the state shall
issue S2OO.OU0 of ten-year coupon bonds,
optional in two years, to bear not to
exceed 3 per cent Interest, and to le
noid to the permanent school fund. The
profits of the plant are to be applied to
the redemption of the bonds in such man
ner as the legislature may direct.
House roll No. 333. by Perry of Furnas.
lo provide that when creditors of persons
dying Intestate fail for two years to ap
rly for Ie.ters of administration or to
ausv- such estate to be administered
upon their rights so to do and their
claims against the state shall be barred
.r,d an order of descent may le made
ly the county judge on application of any
eir or interested person.
House roll No. 327. by Richardson of
Madison, to provide for the -oinpcxisaion
f clerks of the district court, in addition
to their fees, as follows: In counties of
from S.O0O to 12,. ?2C0; from 12.W0 to
20.000. $100; from ai.WO to 40.1W. JWO; 40.XV
r.d over. $1,000. to be paid quartet ly out
f the general fund of the county and be
subject to the same limitation as other
fees.
House roll No. SiM. by Bartoo of Val
ley, to cmjHiwer Ruth Oberg to maintain
an action in the district court of Doug
las coun y against school district No. 23
for xx-rsonal injuries claimed to have
tiecn sustained through the default and
negligence of the officers, agents and ser
vants of that district
House roll No. 343. by Anderson of
Hamilton, to strike from the book "and
records of the state auditor and treas
urer all charges against Hamilton county
and persons rd property therein on ac
count of unpaid taxes Tor the year 191
and al! years prior thereto, the county
records up to that time having been
totally destroyed by fire.
House roll N . H. 'y W indtvim of Ons.
to give district courts instead of Ixiards
f county commissioners original Jurisdic
tion in actions brought for the removal or
county officers lor cause.
House roll No. 121. by McClay of Lan
caster, to prohibit the wearing or use ot
the badge, ir.signia. jewel or badge of rec
cnltlon of anv society. lodge, guild or
association, fraternal or otherwise, by any
nauthorized person, under penalty of $SJ
ne or thirty days in jail, or both.
House roll No. 19S. by Wilson of Paw
ee. to provide that bona fide owners of
contracts for lease of educationil lands,
which were in full force and effect prior
to May 26, 1S79. so that said owners may
to fix the salines of sl.eriii's in the ari-
; oas ei.t'i.tj. s of tin- slate -is follows: in
eol, Piles if t;.i.H population. Si'll; O.llO to
J.of. ..; L'.O I to K.iel, $!.!'.); PJ.IKXI to
-' .(.-", M.."iii; L'.iii to 2."i.i.i. 51 T.,ii; j.,.,m to
.-..ij1". 2.i"r. 3..ij to ."xl.tW. 52.2il; ij.oi-j to
h.inl. 2."rl; !M.'Xi and upwards, $i,iM.
Lnn igiucy clause.
lioese mil No. n;. hy Hill of HitohfOck,
to mAkc it unlawful for county boards or
other officers authorized to urant licenses
to any person er penons to sell, barter
or exchange or otherwise dispose of malt,
spiritciojs or vinous liquors in less quanti
ties that live gallons within live miles of
any camp or assembly of men engaged in
the construction or repair of anv railroad,
canal, reservoir, public work " or other
kindied enterprise where twenty-five or
more men are employed.
House toll No. 27e. by McAllister of
Deuel, to provide for the sale of stale
lands which may Ik? situated within the
area to lie irrigated from irrigation works
constructed or to be constructed by Hie
United States.
House roll No. 407. bv Doran of Rnr.
field, to provide that in counties having
not mere than 2.C00 inhabitants, according
to the last official census, no election or
a county attorney shall lie had. but the
county board Is hereby authorized to ap
point a county attorney who shall quality
and have the same authority and power
as those elected.
House roll No. 320. by McMullcn of
Gage, provides that in counties of from
25.CM) to eo.iXO inhabitants the county
treasurer shall be entitled to the follow
ing assistants: One deputv or chief clerk,
whose salary shall be $1,400; one clerk,
whose salary shall be $1,000. and one clerk,
whose salary shall be $600 per annum.
Emergency clause.
House roll No. 39S. by Perry of Furnas.
to authorize the suite auditor to credit ex--cssive
payments of state taxes by coun
ties to the state tax accounts of such
counties, applying the amounts to the ac
count or accounts of such counties for
any year or years for which the county
still owes the state, provided such over
payments shall not lie applied upon the ac
counts of such county for any year later
than one year prior to the current year's
tax.
House roll No. 34S. by Lee of Douglas,
creating and making the counts assessor
of Douglas county the tax commissioner
ex-officio of Omaha and requiring him to
qualify as tax commissioner ex-ofticio of
said city by taking an official lwnd for
the faithful performance of his duties and
providing for his compensation as fixed
by the mayor and city council. To take
effect July 1. 1905.
House roll No. 337. by Post of Knox, pro
vides for the committment by an exam
ining magistrate of a person charged with
an offense where probable cause has been
hown. but where the offense charged is
bailable permits recognizance for appear
ance to be filed.
House roll No. 412, by McMulIen of
Gage, provides that in counties having
from 30.OX) to fin.000 inhabitants clerks or
the district court shall be supplied by the
beard of county commissioners or super
visors with a deputy or first assistant for
the use of such office, whose salary shall
be $1,000 per annum, to be paid monthly
out of the general fund of the county.
The board et county commissioners or
supervisors shall furnish such additional
help for the use of such office as may be
by them found necessary. The salaries of
such additional help shall be fixed, allowed
ind paid monthly by the county board out
of the general fund of the county.
Emergency clause.
House roll No. 361, by McClay of Lan
caster, provides that the law for the
protection of the flag shall not applx to
any law permitted by the statutes of" the
United Slates or by the United States
army and navy regulations, nor shall it
be construed to apply to a newspaper,
periodical, book, pamphlet, circular, cer
tificate, diploma, warrant or commission
of appointment to office, ornamental pic
ture, articles of jewelry or stationery
for use in correspondence on any of which
shall be printed, painted or placed said
Hag disconnected from any advertise
ment. Emergency clause.
House roll No. 215, by Dodge of Douglas,
provides for the proportionate distribu
tion of all funds heretofore paid into the
treasury of any county for the main
tenance of free High schools lor non
resident pupils among the schools which
have maintained such High schools.
Emergency clause.
House roll No. 421. by Marks of Fill
more, to transfer from the board and
dotliing fund of the Girls' Industrial
school at Geneva the sum of 5VJJ into
a fund for furniture and repairs.
Emergency clause.
House roll No. J. by Anderson of Ham
ilton, npproprini the sum of $3,o00 for
the purchase of a library for the use of
the officers and crew of the battleship
Nebraska.
House roll No. 146. by Hand of Cass,
requiring the registration of motor ve
hicles and regulating their use or opera
tion upon the highways or streets. Re
quires each owner of a motor vehicle to
file his name, address and brief de
scription of vehicle with the secreary of
state, for which he shall pay a regis
tration fee of $1, and receive an aluminum
medal, with number, which must be kepi
conspicuously displayed on the vehicle.
The same number must also be shown in
figures three inches high. The speed
limit is fixed at ten miles an hour in the
populous portions of cties, towns and vil
lages; fifteen miles an hour in the less
populous portions and twenty miles in
the country. Drivers of such vehicles are
required to stop, at the side of the road,
on signal from driver of restive horse,
anil to use reasonable care In passing.
Motor vehicles must have good brakes
and bell or horn and show lamps at
night. Cities and towns are forbidden to
exclude by ordinance vehicles whose own
ers have registered with the secretary of
state, and received the aluminum meual
provided for. Violations of the act are
punishable by a line of $25 for the first
offense and from $25 to $30 or thirty days
in jail for snlwequent offenses.
House roll No. 341. by McClay of Lan
caster, to prevent and punish the desecra
tion, mutilation or improper use or tne
Hag of the United States for advertising
pliriose.-.
House roll No. 221. by Muxen of Doug
las, requires laying in hospitals to ob
tain permit to do business from health
officer of the city where located, to be
conditioned on good moral character and
lit sanitary condition of premises, which
permit may lie revoked for cause at any
time. Report must be made of births
to said officer within three days of their
occurrence. The same regulations are to
apply to children's homes. Advertise
ments to dispose of children as an in
ducement to enter laying in hospitals are
forbidden. Violation or the law is pun
ishable bv a line not exceeding $10(i or
three months in jail. Emergency clause.
House roll No. 2M. ny Claik, making it
unlawful to solicit or accept a bribe. The
penalties are lines of not more than f'KM
or not less than $3"0 or imprisonment in
the penitentiary not to exceed one year.
House roll No. llu. by Jutikin, the anti
trust bill. This me:isure forbids restraint
of trade. Persons fou.id guilty of making
contracts, combinations or conspiracies in
restraint of trade shall be punished b
tines not exceeding $3.K.i. or by imprison
ment not exrecding one year, or both, at
the discretion of the court. The state may
sei?e and condemn as forfeit any property
owned under anv such contract, combina
tion or conspiracy. After June 30. 19;. no
corporation or joint stock company who:e
stockholders are not personally liable for
their debts shall engage in business In the
state unless, before September 15, 19U6. and
each year thereafter it tiles in the office
of tin- attoruty general a statement show
ing the ari'juut and value jf tin: capital
stock: this statement must be signed and
sworn to by the president, the treasurer,
the general manager and a majority of
the directors. Rofore. June ". 1W5. such
corporations must ab-o nle in the office of
tlie attorney general an undertaking
signed by the chief officers that they will
comply with the laws of the state in tlie
management of tlie affairs oT the vom
pan. The attorney general may require
from sueli corporations at any time such
sfitemenfs as lie thii'ks fit in regard to
t'ie conduit of its business. Any person
iiijnt d in his i jsipcss or property by
such c-cnpoiations by reason ot anything
loi bidden in this- act may sue theivfor in
my court of record in the suite and shall
recover thMefoM the damages sustained
by l.im and the costs ot" sun. including a
lea-..na!ile attorney's lee. The sum ot"
,li.M-i is ji;piopr.alcd for tlie enforcement
ot the a t in the employment of special
eouiis.-I and agents by the t'overnor Mid
the attorney general.
House roll No. 231. by Marks, a bill to
regulate the salaries of assessors. In
eour.ties having a population of less than
5,' the salary is $5 a day for th time
necessarily employed, but not to exceed
the following sums: In counties of less
than 2..r.tK, $l."0: in counties having a popu
lation fiom 2..Ynj to :VW. $250; in counties
having a population of from 5,000 to lO.OOw.
$5c0; in counties having a population ot
from 10.M to 20,000. $kj; counties hav
ing a population of ftom 20,000 to 30,000.
$7(0; in counties having a population of
from 30,(Wi lo 50,000. $iW. in counties hav
ing a liopulation of from 50,000 to 100.0H)
the sallary shall be $1.S"0. and in counties
having a population of lOO.OlN) nr more the
salary shall be $2,400 ier annum. Tho
compensation of the deputy assessors shall
be $3 ier day for the time actually and
necessarily employed In the discharge or
their duties. Kmergencv clause.
House roll No. 244. bv Copsey. forbid
ding the killing or injuring of English,
China and Mongolian pheasants. English
or Belgium partridges. English black
cocks or any imported game bird. Fines
range from $25 to $50, or imprisonment
not exceeding sixtv davs.
House roll No. aW. by Foster, exempt
ing Trom taxation capital stock, repre
senting tangible property, which is as
sessed in another state. Emergency
clause.
House roll No. 128. by Rouse, extending
the hotel keepers' lien law to boarding
house and restaurant proprietors.
Emergency clause.
Hous. roll No. 134. by Horton. requiring
the listing of land in blocks for taxation.
Sections or fractions thereof shall be lis
ted in one tract when the land belongs
to the same owner. Lots are to be listed
in blocks in the same manner when the
owner requests It.
House roll No. 58, by McAllister, de
fining the powers of magistrates in
breach of peace cases and providing that
the recognizance may be for a sum not
less than $50 nor more than $1.00).
House roll No. 22S, by Burgess, the
Lincoln charter bill. Seven councilmen
are elected from the wards and seven at
large. The storm sewer fund is enlarged
to $11,000. Emergency clause.
House roll No. 101. by Kaley. appropriat
ing $12,000 for the Lewis and Clark ex
position. Emergency clause.
House roll No. 222. by Clarke, giving
justices of the peace, magistrates and
ministerial officers the power to require
a surety to maKe an aixidavit to his
qualifications.
House roll No. 3S1. by Detrick. the de
ficiencies appropriation bill.
House roll No. 302. by Stetson, the mis
cellaneous claims bill.
House roll No. 347. by Wilson, the gen
eral appropriation bill allowing $1,902,690
for general state expenses. Emergency
clause.
House roll No. 219. by Burgess, pro
viding for a warehouse lien and allowing
goods to be sold for charges.
House roll No. 210. by Clarke, a bill
to forbid and punish lotteries and policy
playing. Fines have a maximum limit
of $500 and imprisonment not to exceed
six months. Emergency clause.
House roll No. 2S0, by Robbins. sheriffs'
fee bill for Gage county. Emergency
clause.
House roll No. 123. by McClay. providing
for the biennial election of the mem
bers of the Lincoln board or educa
tion. (Concluded Next Week.)
ROOM IN THE WEST.
Land am? Best of Opportunities for
Thousands.
Three Indian reservations in Mon
tana. Wyoming and Utah are slated
for opening before the fall of 1906. A
young man who gets a claim on either
of these reservations is independent
for life. There are no such opportuni
ties for land-getting in the east, where
every foot of ground has been under
private ownership for years and
where land is held at a high valuation.
The young man in the east finds his
opportunities confined to those of
business, and even in this there is
much more competition to meet than
in the west, where the inrush of a
new population makes new opportuni
ties in all lines. From tlie present
outlook the next ten years will he the
most prosperous and progressive de
cade the west has ever known. For
tunate will be the eastern young men
who are wise enough to take Horace
Greely's advice at this day and to
srrow up with a growing country.
Denver Republican.
NATURE'S GREAT DISINFECTANT. 1
I Let the Sunlight Reach Every Corner of the J
7 House and Destroy the Germr. a
LADY CURZON NEAR DEATH.
Charges that Gen. Francis V.
Greene, as one of the officers of the
Asphalt trust, drew a draft for $100,
C00 for tlie support of the Mates revo
lution against President Castro and
that the New York and Bermudez
company entered into an alliance
with the revolutionists are the most
Venezuela on March 14, 1905. This
decision was in denial of the motion
made by the New York and Bermudez
tonipany for dismissal of the action
of the court to compel the company
to pay damages to Venezuela for hav
ing aided the revolution. Gen. Greene
in an interview with Mr. Hay and af
fidavits by himself and others has re-
startling charges published in a do futed these charges to the state de
cision of the Federal District Court of ! nartment.
DAY OF "GUN MEN" ENDED.
Quickness of Brain Has Succeeded to Quickness of
Fingers.
Half a dozen men are still alive in
the West who can take a Colt's .43.
six-shooter, twirl it on the finger.. and
every time the barrel comes to the
level pull the trigger and hit the
mark.
I believe that Showton of New
castle, given a Colt's and a pocket
full of cartridges, could kill any num
ber of men that tried to reach him
within 150 feet, providing they could
not shoot as quick and as true as he.
But the days of the "gun" man are
almost at an end. The man of work
is driving him to a finish. Industry
is taking the place of the six-shooter.
We kill in these days with a dollar
and not a cartridge, and the execu
tion is more deadly than any warfare
ever waged with bullets.
On La Salle street and about the
Board of Trade 1 know half a dozen
men who daily in the legitimate prog
ress of industry put out of the run
ning in active business from two to
city council (if Chicago enjoy a six
shooter programme of this character:
"Wild Hill could also be diplomatic
on occasion, as he proved when tlie
council of Abilene was debating the
question cf increasing the license of
the saloons in the town. One of the
aldermen had made the vote a tie
by refusing to put in an appearance.
When the case was stated in the
council chamber Wild Bill arose and
briefly stated that he would get the
man. Tlie alderman had barricaded
himself in his office and refused to
come forth. Wild Bill hurled his six
feet of brawn against the door and
it tumbled in. Then he kicked the
heels of the alderman from under him
and carried the man to the council
chamber like a sack of meal. The of
ficial was plumped unceremoniously
into his chair, with Wild Bill sitting
at his elbow, and his vote was duly
cast and recorded."
adds what I
Narrow Escape of Viceroy's Wife Dur
ing Indian Earthquake.
Lady Curzon, formerly of Washing
ton and Chicago, wife of the Viceroy
of India, had a narrow escape during
the earthquake at Simla, India, last
week. A massive chimney fell
through the roof and ceiling into the
room above that in which she was
sleeping.
Four hundred of the Seventh Gurk
has were killed at the Dharmasala
cantonment by the collapse of a stone
barrack building in the earthquake.
In addition, twenty members of the
First battalion and fifty members of
the Second battalion of the First
Gurkhas were killed, while it is
roughly calculated that from 20 to 3d
per cent cf the native population of
the surrounding villages perished.
In addition to the Europeans al
ready reported killed at Dharmasala
seven children of Europeans are said
to have perished.
A telegram received by the Churtu
Missionary society fn, London from
diiinmnti hirntiienlta'
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a nozen men. smau auu hi, vuv ui havp cnnI,,0J!ted .
two of these master, of industry have ..TllJ. ,lj;;t(;1,c slrcc,g of AI)!leae
it within their power to disturb the Dode r . . ,Q ho c
l:appine:S. the comforts, the sense of a c.,w.p .s hoof3 to.dav The
financial seen y. ot a thousand onco rpat catt!e marlg ar0
h0f f,"!tl'n:csltic't-0' , ptrous inland cities, surrounded bv
Wild BUI thought he was busy fcrt,,e rant.hPS aU(, conventionav
when he kil td a man a xvoek with u,arefu, , lhoir niuc-coated
..r. .:.. .iTr. U .-w lino Iwirktt ilriml t'Olnn . T
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Nature's great disinfectant Is sun
light. It is a most interesting fact
that this wonderful light, which pro
motes the growth of useful plants and
sustains animal life, at the same time
destroys by its very brightness all
.sorts of germs which are brought in
contact with it. It is this fact alone
which renders the earth inhabitable.
Germs develop with such marvelous
rapidity that they would quickly over
whelm us by their very numbers if
not constantly destroyed by the sun.
A little computation will readily show
this. Some germs are capable of such
rapid multiplication that they may
double every fifteen minutes under
favorable conditions of temperature-'
and food supply. Estimate the num
ber of germs which might be pro
duced in a single day of twenty-four
hours, or ninety-six doublings. The
number would bo more than thirty
two thousand billion billions, or suf
ficient to cover eighty thousand
square miles a foot deep, or fill a
space of " more than fifteen cubic
miles. The increase of a minute or
ganism occupying a cubic space of
not more than one twenty-thousandth
of an inch to such prodigious magni
tude is beyond comprehension, and
practically cannot occur; for while
the germ may grow at this immense
rapidity for a short time, the poisons
which it produces become destructive
to itself. The material upon which it
feeds is also exhausted, so that its
growth ceases.
Doubtless all have noticed the fact
that mold grows during the night and
in dark, damp cellars. Bright sun
light quickly destroys germs, mold,
and other parasitic organisms. Dif
fused daylight does not act nearly so
rapidly, but accomplishes in the
course of a few hours what bright
sunlight is capable of doing in a few
minutes. It is clearly evident, then,
that in order that our houses should
be kept free trom germs, they, like
our bodies, should be made full of life.
The shutters should be opened, the
curtains raised, and the light admit
ted to every room in the house, clos
ets included, so that the disinfecting
power of light may be exercised in
every nook and corner of the dwelling.
i a crowd of coarse, half-drunken men.
and with them partake freely of in
toxicating liquor. Unfortunately, this
painful sight is not at all rare, and it
is quite common to see drunken wom
en reeling about in the streets. What
a sad commentary on our modern civ
ilization. In Copenhagen it is the custom to
dress young schoolgirls so that their
arms are almost or entirely bare, even
in weather when Americans appre
ciate their overcoats. This practice
necessarily chills the blood, and tends .
to produce congestion of the internal
organs, and undoubtedly lays tho
foundation for colds, pneumonia and
tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis Is making sad havoc
among the urban population of Nor
way. It is pitiful to note how this
plague is decimating this once hardy
race. Sedentary life, indoor confine
ment and defective ventilation aro
undoubtedly the most prolific causes.
for fifty per cent of the tubercular
cases make a satisfactory recovery
when they are sent to some outdoor
sanitarium; and what will cure a con
sumptive would certainly have pre
vented the onset of the disease.
The liquor curse is undermining tho
physical stamina of the -Swedish race.
Liquor drinking among the working
classes is almost universal. One
third of their population die before
the age of twenty-one. and one-fourth
of those who live, are rejected from
military service on account of phys
ical disqualifications.
Some people think they are dodging
the devil when they are only playing
peek-a-boo with him.
The man who has plenty of money
vsaally Is the man who knows how
to keep it
Most men regard their own safety
a something deserving of first
tkocght.
Give a weak man a little success,
i yoa will destroy him.
women are not vain, but that
i" has an exceedingly limited
Very often the less a man has to
say the greater reputation he gains
for wisdom.
It is not safe to presume that no
one can find anything in your doings
to gossip over.
If you are looking for a faultless
friend, you are sure to remain friend
less.
One may be sensitive to a degree
that gives it the appearance of jealousy.
A show of confidence inspires a feel
ing of friendliness even in a disposed-to-be
enemy.
Life has many sorrows that become
exquisite pain.
m have a wonderfully self-satis-way
of proclaiming themselves
a man says he is supersensl-
he- Means he is ashamed of what
Hdone.
soys a womas. to be reminded
tore which was passed on to
others.
A man usually estimates his value
according to a scale of his own mak
ing.
A man of many troubles has the sat
isfaction of knowing something comes
his way.
This would be a very unhappy
wrold if we could all see ourselves
as others see us.
The harder becomes the battle of
llfo rrpatpr will tho Imn tuw imtn
, 0- - - - .. mm mmirvw Mi
lyoHT nerves. J
The charity which covers a multi
tude of sins often is terrifically bad
fit
iS7fi. but he certainly never dreamed
that the day was coming when busi
ness, the doings of things in industry,
the life of work, would make and un
make more men in twenty-four hours
than he ever influenced in year.
The times have passed from blood
shed and quarrels of the irre
sponsibles to the work of those who
would rather make a plant grow than
take a human life.
All this is suggested by some things
Arthur Chapman has recently written
of Wild Bill, rightly termed the
greatest gun fighter the West erer
knew, and who died at the gaming
table by a foul shot the year Phifa
delphia gave the centennial to the
world.
Chapman writes of him:
"Tom Smith's successor as marshal
of Abilene was his very antithesis
Wild Bill Hickock. A young corre
spondent of the New York Herald,
Henry M. Stanley by name, whose im
pressions and experiences in the West
helped him immeasureably in his after
work in Africa, called Wild Bill a
child of nature.
"But rather. Wild Bill was of the
stage. A pink and white giant, with
long, shining curls hanging to bis
shoulders, the very appearance of this
hawk-faced artist in gun play argued
of the footlights. No man has ever
been his equal in handling firearms."
So now we write or say that a Har
riman, a Morgan or a Hill have been
and are without equal in carrying out
industrial projects and not one of
them understands how to throw over
a single-action gun and "pink" the ob
ject aimed at.
As Chapman tells it, how would the
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Origin of "Namby Pa.-nby. "
The term "namby pa:: by," which
has come to be applied to a person of
tacillating character as well as to
weak literary productions, was orig
inated by the poet Pope. He applied
it to some puerile verses that had
been written by an obscure poet, one
Ambrose Phillips, addressed to the
children of a peer. The first half
of the term is meant as a baby way
of pronouncing Amby, a pet nickname
for Ambrose, and the second half is
simply a jingling word to fit it.
officers of the law club the offender
into unconsciousness now, in tlie ap
proved style of our larger civilization,
and the wide-hatted, keen-eyed men
whose eloquent revolvers once car
ried the message of order "into Cattle
dom would have no place amid such
surroundings."
Wild Bill and his pistols are buried
on Mount Moriah 500 feet above Dead
wood. From Abilene to where he died the
annual volume of business now ex
ceeds $250,000,000 a year.
To carry a six-shooter subjects you
to a heavy fine and imprisonment.
H. I. C. in Chicago Post.
NIGHT A TIME FOR THOUGHT.
Lahore. India, reports that three of
the society's representatives at Kan
gra the Hov. II. F. Rowland. Mrs.
Daueble and Miss Lorbeer were kill
ed by the fall of the mission house
during the recent earthquake. All
the other missionaries in Punjab are
believed to be safe.
THE SLAUGHTER OF PEACE.
Cling a little closer to the faith of
your heart.
All the preaching since Adam has
not squeezed the selfishness out of
man.
So many people pray with their lips,
while the heart throbs on after other
creeds.
There is not an hour of human ex-1
isience out what trembles with its
destinies.
Winter may be upon the earth, but
the flowers of summer should be in
your soul.
Garden in a Wine Cellar.
What was formerly a wine cellar
on Usher's Quay, Dublin, is now an
underground market garden, growing
sea kale, rhubarb and mushrooms in
profusion.
The visitor to the underground city
"farm" is lighted through the former
wine vaults by a lantern. The prod
uce of the "farm" is sent to market
twice a week, and it is said that the
sea kale produced in the vaults now
commands the highest price in the
Dublin market
College Professor's Advice Upsets Old
Order of Things.
Here now is a college professor
who tells his students that the old
adage of "early to bed and early to
rise" is out of date and untrue, so far
at least as the last blessing it prom
ises us is concerned. His thesis is
that the time-honored aphorism only
applied to the elder days when the
shades of night were only to be dis
pelled by a farthing candle or an ill
smelling whale-oil lamp, but in these
joyous latter days or nights of
luminous kerosene and the incandes
cent mantle or the clever little elec
tric bulb the situation is altogether
changed; that the night hours are the
true time for study and mental effort;
keen and wide awake, the soul more
open to the inspiration of genius; in
short, that the morning is no time
for brain work at all. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Comic Opera Warfare.
The great Marshal Saxe was very
fond of gayety. and used to say, "The
French troops must be led on gaily."
His camp was always a gay scene,
and it was at his camp theater that
he gave the order for battle. The
principal actress used to come for
ward and say: "There will be no play
to-morrow, on account of the battle
which the marshal intends giving;
the day following we shall act "The
Cock of the Village' and 'The Merry
Intriguers.' "Stray Stories.
Victims of Neglect Outnumber Those
Killed in Warfare.
The world reads with the fascina
tion of horror of the slaughter of thou
sands in Manchuria, but scarcely
turns an eye to the newspaper para
graph which tesla of the death of hun
dreds of thousands in India, where in
a little over two months tlie plague
has killed oft more than 300,000 vic
tims. The roldier shot down as he
scales the shell-swept ramparts is a
figure which appeals to the imagina
tion, but the poor East Indian, crawl
ing away to die in his hovel by the
Ganges, is none the less a human be
ing wiped out. Modern medical and
sanitary science ought to be able to
check, if it could not entirely stop,
this devastation of India. Even the
British government is finally aroused
to the seriousness of the situation and
has dispatched an expedition to "in
vestigate the causes" something
which should have been done a long
time ago. New York Press.
Occupation and Tuberculosis.
The influence of occupation as a
cause of consumption is shown by Dr.
J. M. French in the Medical Exam
iner. At least four classes of employ
ments ments have a tendency to favor
the development of tuberculosis.
They are:
1. Sedentary employments in ill
ventilated apartments, involving con
finement in impure air, and other un
wholesome conditions. This class of
occupations is typified by the so
called swet-shops for the manufacture
of various articles of clothing.
2. Employments which necessitates
the inhalation of irritating dust and
noxious vapors. Such are tho?e of
fatone-cutters, bleachers, matchmak
ers, file-cutters, grinders, engravers,
etc.
:. Employments which involve 'he
overuse or abuse of certain mti.-'ch-s.
These are athletes, prize fighters,
gymnasts, wrestlers, professional bi
cycle nuers, nan players, etc.. a laise
proportion of whom die eventually of
phthisis.
4. Employments which involve un
due familiarity with intoxicants.
These are those connected with man
ufacture and sale of wine, beer and
the various classes of alcoholics.
Tatham's tables show that, taking the
average mortality from consumption
at one hundred, that of publicans is
one hundred and forty, of brewers one
hundred and forty-eight and of bar
tenders two hundred and fifty-seven.
An American Puzzle.
Dr. Lorenz. of bloodless surgery
fame, cannot understand how Amer
icans enjoy fair health on a diet that
would depopulate any other country.
"The pies, puddings, sauces and in
numerable other dishes, most of
which are unhcalthful in the extreme,
partaken of by young and old alike
in America, have caused me to won
der," says Dr. Lorenz. '"that the peo
ple are not physical and constitution
al wrecks."
The secret is to be found in tho
simple, hardy lives of the forefathers
of the present generation. Their vig
orous health has bestowed upon the
grandchildren wonderful constitution
al vigor. But the change from tho
simple to the luxurious is working
havoc. The rising generation havo
squandered the constitutional capital
bequeathed to them and are rapidly
becoming physical bankrupts. A halt
must be called and the simple habits
resumed or the prophecy of Dr. Lo
renz will surely be realized.
BREAKFAST BREADS.
Napoleonic Relics Fetch Little.
For one of the most important col
lections of Napoleonic relics which
have come under the hammer only
130 guineas was given at Christie's
rooms recently. It covered his whole
career, starting with a silver statuette
of the First Consul and ending with a
lock of his hair and the deathmask
taken at St. Helena. There were min
iatures of the great Corsican himself,
of his son, the ill-fated King of Rome,
of Desiree Beauharnais, Marie Louise,
Mme. Bonaparte; medals, crosses of
the Legion of Honor, Waterloo relics
and a remnant of the flag in which
his coffin was wrapped, with splinters
oi the coffin Itself. London Mail.
German-Chinese Railroad.
The Germans have completed their
railroad from Kiao-Chow up the Shan
tung valley, where a German company
is working a large coal mine. Nearly
2,000 men are employed in this mine,
most of them being Chinese coolies.
A branch line connects the colleries
with the Shantung railroad. The coal
is said to be of a very good quality,
and not only supplies the railroad and
German fleet at Kiao-Chow, but is
also being exported in increasing
quantities.
Use and Abuse of Condiments.
The abuse of condiments has its
attendant evils. The excessive use
of vinegar Is calculated to lead to an
anaemic condition, while it has an
unfavorable influence on gout. Some
silly women take vinegar to produc?
a pale complexion. Similarly, a free
indulgence in pepper or mustard,
which are both irritants, is likely to
have an irritating effect upon the
organs of secretion. On the other
hand, their moderate indulgence pro
motes digestion for they act as carminatives.
Overcoming Hereditary Tuberculosis.
Much is being said nowadays re
specting the out-of-door treatment cf
tuberculosis, a disease which, while
rarely directly transmissible by hered
ity, Is one the predisposition to which
is in the highest degree hereditary.
It has been clearly shown by numer
ous experiments in various parts of
the United States that out-of-door life
with regular hygienic habits, irre
spective of altitude or special climat
ic advantages, is capable of so aiding
the natural powers of the body as to
effect a cure of this formidable mal
ady without the use of drugs of any
sort.
Tuberculosis is a disease of civiliza
tion. It scarcely exists among sav
ages who live in the primitive state,
but quickly appears among such peo
ple when the habits of civilization are
adopted, especially the indoor life.
The South American monkey and the
North American Indian alike fall vic
tims to this disease when shut away
from the sunlight and active exercise
out of doors.
The time is not far distant when
every large city will find it necessary
to provide conveniences for the ap
plication of this simple curative meas
ure, not only for the purpose of rescu
ing the victims of pulmonary tuber
culosis from the certain fate which
awaits them, but as an essen'.ial
measure for protecting the public
health.
Has His Own Chef and Wines.
When the czar of Russia dines out,
except it be at the home of a very in
timate friend, he always takes his
chef to cook his food, and, as is the
case with King Edward, takes his
own wine along.
To Plead Cause of Ishmaelites.
Archibald Forder. widely known as
the "Arabian Livingston" for his ex
tensive travels In Arabia, is in this
country in the interest of the neglect
ed Tafitnaolitos irniinil an1 tmrw-i 1
1 Jordan.
Tax on Women's Dresses.
To raise money for the French
treasury the Municipal Council of La
Courtine gravely proposes that a tax
snould be levied on every dress a
woman possesses over and above one
for everyday wear and one for Sun
days and fete days.
Churchill Looks for Career.
To be only 30 years old and be al
ready the subject of a biographer is
the distinction of Winston Churchill.
A. McCulIom Scott has written a vol
ume describing his phenomenal ca
reer and comparing it with that of
the first duke of Marlborough. He
declares that Churchill "knows him
self to be the instrument of some
great purpose of nature, only half dis
closed as yet a cell charged with
some tremendous voltage of element
al energy."
Work of Youthful Sculptor.
William Salter, who has made the
accepted model of the Victoria memo
rial to be erected at Calcutta, is tily
22 vears of age. V" has en work
Izz zic .1 oitite 'May l, 1904.
College Education.
The business of college education
is one of the greatest businesses of
the country. The 426 colleges and
universities, in which are enrolled
175,000 students, represent an invest
ed capital of 1250,000.000 and give
employment to 25,000 persons as
teachers and officers.
Queen Aids Crippled Children.
The Queen of Holland has given
500,000 francs for the erection of a
hospital for crippled children at The
Hague.
Health Observations Abroad.
One of the most pitiful sights in
England is to see young women act
ing as barmaids in the public drink
ing places, and to see women elbow
ing their way to the bar and then
stand there, shoulder to shoulder with
Point of Etiquette.
Soon after the train left Lansing
one of the male passengers seemed
to be considerably perturbed about
something, and his seatmate finally
turned to him and asked him if he
was ill.
"No, not ill," was the lepiy, "but I
find myself in a quandary"
"As how?"
"Are you up on the rule? of eti
quette?" "Fairly so. What is the point?"
"Well, there sits my divorced wife
across the aisle from us, and I don't
know whether etiquette requires that
I take myself into the next car ahead
and out of her sight or whether I
should tell her if she doesn't like my
looks she can go herself!" Chicago
News.
Taxes Eat Up Income.
Lord Lonslow, president of the
board of agriculture, of England, said
at a meeting that in his own district,
the county of Surrey, taxes were so
high and returns from the land so
small that he had made up his mind
to sell most of his property.
Corn Puffs. Beat together two and
one-half cupfuls of unskimmed milk
and the yolks of two eggs, until thor
oughly blended. Add two cupfuls of
best granulated corn meal. Heat ihe
batter thoroughly: stir in lightly .he.
whites of the eggs, beaten to a, stiff
froth; turn into heated irons, and
bake.
Corn Codgers. Scald one cupful of
best granulated corn meal, into which
a tablespoon of sugar has been sifted,
with one cup of boiling milk. Beat
until smooth, and drop on a griddle,
in rakes about one inch in thickness,
and I ake slowly fur an hour. Turn
when brown. If preferred, the bakimc
may be finished in the oven after the
first turning.
Hominy Gems. Beat one egg until
very light, add to it one tablespoon
ful of thick sweet cream, a little salt.
it desired, and two cupfuls of cooked
hominy (fine). Thin the mixture with
one cupful or less of boiling water
until it will form easily, beat well,
and bake in heated irons.
Sally Lunn Gems. Beat together
the yolk of one egg, two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, and one cupful of thin,
ice-cold, sweet cream. Add slowly,
beating at the same time, one cup and
two tablespoonfuls of sifted Graham
flour. Beat vigorously, until full of
air bubbles, add the white of the egg
beaten stiffly, and bake in heated
irons.
Cream Corn Cakes. Into one cup
of thin cream stir one and one-half
cups of granular corn meal, or enough
to make a stiff batter; add one-third
of a teaspoonful of salt; beat well,
drop into heated irons, and bake.
Cream Graham Rolls. To one-half
cup of cold cream add one-half cup of
soft ice water. Make into a douch
with three cups of Graham flour,
sprinkling in slowly with the hands,
beating at the same time, so as to
Incorporate as much air as possible,
until the dough is tco stiff to bo
stirred; then knead thoroughly, form
into rolls and bake.
Hoecake. Scald one pint of white
corn meal, with which, if desired, a
tablespoonful of sugar and one-half
teaspoonful of salt have been mixed,
with boiling milk, or water enough to
make a batter sufficiently thick not to
spread. Drop on a hot griddle, in
large or small cakes as preferred,
about one-half inch in thickness.
Cook slowly, and when well browned
on the underside, turn over. The
cake may be cooked slowly until well
done throughout, or. as the portion
underneath becomes well browned,
the first brown crust may be peeled
off with a knife, and the cake again
turned. As rapidly as a crust be
comes formed and browned, one may
be removed, and the cake turned, un
til the whole, is browned. The thin,
wafer-like crusts are excellent served
with hot milk or cream.
Rothschild Declined Fortune.
Baron Rothschild, head of the
French branch of the family, recently
received a curious legacy. This was
the fortune of an ancient beggar
named Abraham Fidler. who died in a
garret at Nice, and was found to pos
sess 1.250,000 francs. He bequeathed
it to the other millionaire on the plea
that "money must seek money." Baron
Rothschild was not of the opinion, in
this case at any rate, and he pro
ceeded to hunt up the lamented Fid
Ier's relations, three of whom were
found at Odesia and a fourth at Brook
lyn. The legatee divided the million
and a quarter among them.
At School Late in Life.
William Standler, a soldier of the.
confederacy and 70 years old, is a
pupil in the Agricultural and Mechan
ical college at Starkville, Miss. He
never went to school in his youth,
and cow that his ten children have all
married and set up for themselves
thinks it is time for him to get an ed
ucation. Someone told him that Cato
learned Greek at 80, so he decided to
enter the college.
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