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Columbus Journal R. S. STROTHER, Publisher COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA HEWS OF 1 WEEK TOLD IN BRIEF MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH ERED FROM ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE. GIVEN IN ITEMIZED FORM Notable Happenings Prepared for the Perusal of the Busy Man Sum mary of the Latest Home and For eign Notes. PERSONAL. James Wickersham of Juneau was elected representative in congress from Alaska. Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, former wife of Brodie L. Duke, the tobacco mag nate, was convicted in Chicago of ob taining money under false pretenses by passing forged checks. Harry K. Thaw was formally ad judged a bankrupt in Pittsburg by Referee in Bankruptcy W. R. Blair. William J. Bryan was formally noti fied of his nomination for the presi dency by the Democratic party, the event being the occasion of a great celebration in Lincoln. Neb. John W. Boehne. mayor of Evans ville, Ind., was nominated for congress by the Democrats. .Mehmed AH Bey, the Turkish minis ter to tlie United States, admitted that he had received advices from his government recalling him from his post After two false starts Wilbur Wright, the Dayton aeroplanist, made a successful ascension at Lemans, France. The machine flew about two Irilometers (1.24 miles) in 1:43. Eugene W. Chafin, Prohibition can didate for president, narrowly escaped drowning while swimming in the Y. M. C. A. pool at Lincoln, Neb. GENERAL NEWS. Springfield. III., was completely in the control of a mob for several hours, the police, sheriff's force and troop D of the First cavalry, and the members of Gatling gun section of the Illinois National Guard being unable to do anything to control the mob, which was rendered furious by the removal from the city of George Richardson, a negro who assaulted a white woman. As the result of the mob's actions one man is dead, another will probably die and several others were injured, while Loper's restaurant was wrecked, the shanties of a number of negroes residing in the "bad lands" burned, and Gov. Deneen called a number of companies of the Illinois National Guard to Springfield to preserve or der. Among the Injured wa3 R. W. Chafin, candidate for president of the United States on the Prohibition party ticket, who was struck In the head with a brick. Fire In the East Butfalo stock yards of the New York Central railroad de stroyed $1,000,000 worth of property. Two persons were seriously injured and a dozen others were painfully hurt when an automobile, that was taking part in a hill climbing contest, swerved and ran wild into a throng of spectators at Algonquin, 111. E. R. Thomas, former banker and racehorse owner, was seriously in jured at Long Branch, N. J., when his automobile struck and wrecked a car riage. Bandits held up a Northern Pacific passenger train near Spokane, Wash., and robbed the mail car. Thomas E. Howell of Beardstown, 111., sacriflced his life in an unsuccess ful attempt to rescue his nephew, Henry M. Howell. 11 years old, from drowning in the Illinois river. It is announced in Holland that an interesting event is expected in the Dutch royal family. Louis A. Ryan of Bridgeport. 111., thrice shot and badly wounded his bride at Noble. 111., and then prob ably fatally wounded himself. Four men attempted to rob a sa loon in Chicago and the bartender shot and killed Leemond Smith, alias William Fay, a confidence man. The Indiana Coal Operators associa tion ended official relations with the United Mine Workers of America. Two persons were killed and six in jured by the explosion at the grounds of the Franco-British exhibition at London of the balloon owned by Capt. Lovelace of the New York Aero club. One of the dead is Miss Hill, secretary to Capt. Lovelace. Capt Baldwin made two successful speed trials of his dirigible balloon at Fort Myer. The American battleship fleet sailed from Auckland, New Zealand, for Syd ney, Australia. J. Montgomery Sears, a young mill ionaire of Boston, was killed when his automobile plunged over an embank ment. He was a candidate for the Massachusetts senate. Republicans of Texas nominated a ticket, headed by Col. J. L. Simpson of Dallas for governor. Wilbur Wright of Dayton, O., made the longest and mest successful flight of the series of aeroplane trials which lie is conducting at Lemans, France, remaining in the air three minutes and forty-four seconds. The machine circled the field three times at the rate of 36 miles an hour. As a result of an explosion of fire damp in the Dudweiler mine, five miles from Saarbruekin, Garmany, 15 persons were killed and six badly robbed railway stations at Crown Point and Griffith, Ind., of nearly $1,000 in money and tickets. Fire in a residence and millinery store at Wheeling, W. Va.. caused the death of Clara, Mamie and Mar garet Gavin. Pittsburg police unearthed an al leged conspiracy of department store employes that bad resulted in the theft of $50,000 worth of goods. John J. Carroll, a veteran member of the New Orleans police force, was cut to death by a negro cook, who was afterwards killed by the police. By the capsizing of a pleasure launch at Kilbourn. Wis., Mrs. W. G. Heath, Miss Mabel Ward and E. G. Pfeiffer and son. all of Chicago, were drowned. Martin Phillips was arraigned in a New York court on a charge of lar ceny and held for trial and the case brought out an interesting story of a "high rollers' " faro game in a private house In the fashionable upper west side district. Neville R. Moxley, for merly of Pittsburg, Pa was the com plainant, alleging that he lost $600 in a faro game dealt by Phillips, with whom he had agreed to swindle the house. At Los Angeles, Cal.. H. J. Dufty, 60 years old, went violently insane over religion and killed his son and daughter with an ax. He then slashed his own throat with a razor, but prob ably will recover. Stuart Huntley, 75 years old, en route from California to his home in Decatur, 111., committed suicide at Parsons, Kan., by taking poison. He was recently robbed of money, was di vorced from his wife and estranged from other relatives. Vivian Burden, 12 years old. commit ted suicide in Kansas City, Mo., by swallowing carbolic acid. George Vail, Jr., charged with the murder of his father, who disappeared suddenly on June 10, 1907, from Ba tavia, O., confessed to having commit ted the crime. Because his wife would not talk to him as frequently as he desired her to, William Lush, wealthy German citizen of Lincoln. Neb., fired four times at her with a revolver, and then vainly attempted suicide. The supreme grand lodge of Orange men elected Henry Stewart of New York grand master and decided to meet in Cleveland, O., in 1910. Night riders warned Ohio farmers there would be trouble if they didn't pool their tobacco this season. Miss Frances Sholes, a society girl of Evanston, 111., was found dead in a gas-filled room and is believed to have committed suicide. Pietro Brilla, a hotel keeper of Woodhaven, Long Island, was am bushed and murdered by a number of men. Fire in San Francisco destroyed the Coney Island Amusement pavilion and damaged other buildings, the loss be ing $100,000. Harry Jarrel and his sister of Balti more, Md., were poisoned by toad stools and died at Rochester, N. Y. Charles Foresman and Henry Rose, young boys, were drowned near Mar quette, Mich. The isthmian canal zone has a plague of dogs and a ukase has gone forth that all dogs at large must be muzzled. The Methodist Episcopal church has begun an active crusade for the elec tion of a speaker "who will allow con gress to vote on the 'interstate liquor shipment bill.'" Six persons were killed and 18 in jured in a gun explosion aboard the French gunnery school ship Couronne off Lcs Salins d'Hyeres. Charles E. Higbee, aged 52 years, of Denver, one of the world's most noted tunnel builders, was almost in stantly killed by an accident at Shos hone. 12 miles east of Glenwood Springs. Col. The American Federation of Catho lic societies finished its seventh an nual convention in Boston by re electing Edward Feeney of Brooklyn president and selecting Pittsburg for next year's meeting. Six men were severely injured when a Grand Trunk passenger train struck a street car in Detroit in a blinding rain storm. The Colorado Federation of Labor, in convention at Denver, by a viva voce vote indorsed the Democratic party in the national campaign. With her feet tightly bound to gether and a stocking stuffed down her throat, Mrs. Adeline M. Miller of St. Louis was found dead by her hus band, a mail clerk. One thousand Chinese soldiers sta tioned at Konghau, near Wuchow, mutinied, murdered their commander, his clerk and secretary and then at tacked a camp of soldiers at Onyung. Wilbur Wright made a splendid flight with his aeroplane at Le Mans, France, circling the field five times and remaining in the air 6 minutes 56 2-5 seconds. E. J. Lewis, treasurer of the Savings Life Insurance company of Peoria, committed suicide by taking poison. He was a thirty-second degree Mason. A messenger's pouch containing United States government pay checks for nearly $2,000 was stolen from in front of the building occupied by the department of commerce and labor in Washington. Miss May Williams of Kansas City. Mo., who won a prize last spring as the most beautiful girl in Missouri, committed suicide because her proj ected marriage was about to be pre vented by her removal to an industrial school. Fire destroyed the mining camp of Ripetown, Nev., the loss being $100, 000. Fifteen workmen were held up and robbed in relays of their month's pay near Stirling City, Cal. Eight men were killed, nearly a score of others more or less seriously injured and thousands of dollars' worth of property damaged by the ex plosion of a boiler in the York (Pa.) rolling mill. Mrs. Daniel Leroy Dresser was granted an absolute divorce at Sioux Falls, S. D.. from Daniel Dresser, pres ident of the Ship Building Trust and of the Trust Company of the Repub lic of New York city, on the ground of desertion. Three persons were killed and many injured in a collision between two limited traction cars on the Western Ohio Traction line, nine miles north of Piqua. By order of its directors, the Bank of Arton. Okla., was closed pending an investigation of its affairs by the j state bank commissioner. W. H. Rey- ! nolds, cashier, is missing. At the International Historical con gress in Berlin American Ambassador Hill announced that Adolphus Busch of St. Louis was ready to give $50,009 towa-ds the Germanic museum build ing a': Harvard. GUARDED BY MILITIA OVER FOUR THOUSAND TROOPS PATROL SPRINGFIELD. INCIPIENT RIOTS SQUELCHED Crowds Gather but are Quickly Scat tered by State Militia Ordered to the Capital. Springfield, III. With tie arrival here of the Second and Seventh in fantry regiments, Illinois National guard, and two squadrons of the First cavalry, all from Chicago, the entire National guard of Illinois, with the exception of the Sixth infantry and the Eight infantry (colored), was on duty in the diot-ridden districts .Sat duty in the riot-ridden districts Sat the city. Two deaths due to the violence of Friday and Saturday occured at SL John's hospital. William Donnigan, the aged colored man whose throat was cut last night, expired at 11 a. m. Frank Delmore, who was shot through the lungs on Friday night, passed away an hour later. This brings the list of violent deaths during the race troubles up to five. A council of war was held at the capitol at 4 o'clock Saturday after noon by Governor Deneen, Major Gen eral Young, Adjutant General Scott, General F. P. Wells and Colonel J. B. Sanborn. At the meeting a plan was adopted which it is believed will ren der furtfcr.r demonstrations improb able. Colonel Sanborn was given com mand of a provisional brigade, consist ing of the First and Second infantry regiments, with instructions to pre serve the peace in the territory west of Seventh street The two regiments established headquarters on the capitol grounds, their shelter tents bordering the state house on three sides. Gen eral E. P. Wells was placed in com mand of a second provisional brigade, consisting of nine companies of the Fourth infantry, three companies of the Third infantry and two companies of the Fifth infantrj-. General Wells, with headquarters at the county jail, immediately posted guards to cover the city east of Sev enth street. Troops B and G of the First cavalry were detailed under Major Frank Bush at division head quarters under Major General Young. The Second infantry reached this city at 3:30 p. m., under command of Col. John Garrity. The manner in which a line of skirmishers was thrown out as the guardsmen debarked from the train gained applause from the crowd which had gathered at the railroad station to watch the arrival. The khakiclad militiamen marched to the capitol to the beat of a fife and drum quickstep and then assignment to Colonel Sanborn's brigade followed. As it was nearly midnight when the Seventh Infantry and the First cavalry troopers arrived, no brigade assign ment was given them, they probably will be detailed as reinforcements to the two brigades already formed. Governor Deneen said that he wished to so protect the city that tne negroes who fled will return. "We can pro tect them here and we can't when they scatter about the country," said the governor. "If they will come back we will give them food and shelter in government tents." WRIGHT WILL COME TUESDAY. One of Famous Brothers Will Reach Washington with Aeroplane. Washington Monday the board of Signal corps officers who have been conducting the airship tests at Fort Meyer will pass finally upon the Bald win motor balloon, which fulfilled the endurance requirements Saturday. Orville Wright is expected to ar rive here Tuesday with his aeroplane. It is expected that one or two prelim inary flights will be made during the week. The Wright brothers contract with the government is for a heavier than air flying machine. For a speed of forty miles an hour, twice that re quired of the dirigible, the Wright brothers will receive $25,000. Captain of Coepenick Out. Berlin William Voigt, notorious as "The Captain of Coepenick," has been liberated from prison by order of the emperor. Voigt on December 1, 190C. was sentenced to serve four year? in prison. AIRSHIP STANDS FINAL TEST. Baldwin Machine Stays Aloft Two Hours and is Accepted. Washington The Baldwin airship at Fort Meyer made a flight which broke all records for airships in this country. For two hous and five min utes the dirigible flew back and forth nearly five miles of a course. The airship is now the property of the signal corps of the United States army, a few formalities only remain ing to be gone through before Bald win turns it over. General Wardwell i3 Dead. Tombstone, Ariz. General D. K. Wardwell died Saturday afternoon while in quarantine with his leper wife. Her sufferings from the com bined effects of lerropy and the nerv ous strain following the attending no toriety of their case has destroyed her reason and she is totally unaware that her husband is dead. General Wardwell w?.s a veteran cf the Mexi can and civil wars. Efforts to deport Mrs. Wardwell to the leper colony habe brought mary complications. It is probable that she will remain here. Treasury Balances. Washington Friday's statement of ie treasury balances in ths ren-rcl und. exclusive of the $10.0 0,'0 old reserve, s'jcws: Ava'labl?, $12. S7.SJ0; gr-H rein and tu H"n ?4n. -11.974; geld certificates. S33.SC0C0C No Stcte Fa Er.ts. L:n"c:n. v"e .-""'le r-:i.o"ds cr.e !.:-'" ' " av.n the e:c NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES. Ir Items of Greater or Lesser Impor tance Over the State. Nebraska City has made its annual tax levy 8 per cent lower than last year. United Brethren at Shelby have laid the corner stone for their new church. The farmers elevator at York has proved to be a highly successful in vestment. Big polithical guns, it is said, have not drawn well at NebisUa Chautau quas this year. Barneston, Gage county. Is now without a saloon, whereat old boozers are in a sullen state. Ainsworth had a hail storm that made smithereens of twenty-seven lights in the school house. Out In Deuel county they are get ting forty bushels of wheat to the acre and corn appears the best ever. Elmer Duncan, a young man about twenty-three years of age, was arrest ed at Beatrice charged with bootleg ging. Many eastern people are this year visiting relatives and friends in Ne braska and are delighted with the state. A half-section of land two and a half miles west of Hemingford was sold for $25 per acre. This same sold for $3 per acre four years ago. At Fremont preparation Is being made for the opening of the new $60, 000 Young Meu's Christion association building during the week ending Sep tember 14. As evidence that Dodge county land is not declining In value witness the sale last week of a 400-acre tract in Pleasant Valley township at the rat of $110 per acre is chronicled. John Frerichs, of Gage county, a prominent German .farmer, was kicked in the stomach by a horse and se riously injured. While his condition is serious, it is thought he will recover. Elmer, aged 18, and Charles, aged 20. sons of David James, were drowned in the river six milss below Nebraska City. The family resides at Minorsville. They had gone In swim- ming. Miss Mary Booking was killed at Lorton by a Missouri Pacific train as she was making 3. crossing. The road had allowed the weeds to grow so high that approach of the trains could not be seen. Old friends and neighbors of the Pioneers and Old Settlers' association of Burt county have been invited to attend the sixth annual reunion and picnic, which is to be held in Te kamah, August 22. Division of Knox county is being agitated again, the plan being to divide the county east and west, and a peti tion asking for a vote on It this fall will soon be presented to the county board for consideration. Jay Webster, age eighteen, a son of Al Webster, a farmer living about fifteen miles north of Tekamah along the river, was drowned in the Mis souri. He was a good swimmer, nut 1 never rose after he jumped into the river. August 25 and 26 the Northwestern Nebraska Dental society will meet in Hastings for its semi-annual meeting. This society is one of the strongest in the state, comprising about twelve counties and the cities of Grand Island and Kearney. Many Beatrice people read with regret regarding the removal of Union Pacific headauarters from Beatrice to Marysvllle, Kas. The company em- 1 ploys about 150 men in Beatrice and the Commercial club will do all in its power to prevent such a change. Practically every section of land in Sioux county is now filed and has a bona fide resident on It. Before the Kinkaid law was passed this land was all the range of a few cattle com panies. The entrymen are raising splendid crops of all kinds on the land, which has similar soil to east ern Nebraska, and relinquishments are hard to buy at any price. Ingersoll Bros., who are sinking a deep well for Gilbert E. Hanks on his farm south of Nebraska City, are down to a depth of 1.000 feet and have struck several traces of oil and they have encountered a number of layers of shale, which is encountered above oil fields. Their well is dry and ex pact to go the depth of 2.000 feet. Mr. Hanks is not bring for oil, but is after a big flow of artesian water to supply his home and farm. The Omaha Corn exposition has ar ranged to hold an agricultural con gress during the exposition this win ter. Plans are made for a number ol noted speakers. Among them will be: William J. Bryan, Zeferino Domin quez of Pueblo, Mex.; Judge H. E. Deemer of Red Oak, la., judge of the supreme court of Iowa; Governor Cummins of Iowa, Editor Henry Wal lace, Governors Buchtel of Colorado, Hoch of Kansas and Sheldon of Ne braska. Spill, a Beatrice pacing horse, pur chased some time ago by C. H. Dixon, has been doing some fine work since being taken east The other day he was third In the 2:08 pace at Kalama zoo, Mich., the time of the heats being 2:02, 2:06, 2:03. 2:06. The.recrd price for land values in Cuming county was reached a few days age in the sale of a quarter sec tion in Beemer township owned by T. C. Kirk to Benjamin Martin of Illinois at a price of $22,000 for the quarter, or j $140.62 per acre. This Is the highest price ever obtained in Cuming county for ordinary agricultural land. At Tecumseh, Robert Caton suc ceeded In passing four forged checks in the amount of $25 each at various mercantile establishments and the fraud was not detected until after he had escaped on a horse stolen from his employers. One hundred dollars Is offered for his arrest. Harry Kranse, the 18-year-old son of A. L. Kranse of Bloomfield. who fell from a two-story building in Billings, Mont, last summer while employed on same as a mason, as a rasult cf which he has been partially paralyzed, died In a hospital in Kirks ville. Mo., where j he was sent for treatment 1 ! 0 SURPLUS FUNDS THERE. Beggar Satisfied with Evidence off Poverty in Sight. Two old Hebrew beggars were trav eling together through the residence section of Pittsburg not long ago, in quest of contributions toward their joint capital. Presently they passed a handsome residence, from which sweet sounds of music issued. It was Ike's turn and hopefully he ascended the steps to the front door, eagerly watched by Jake, who expected quite a handsome addi tion to their funds. His consternation was great conse quently when he beheld Ike returning crestfallen and empty-handed. Anxiously running to meet him, he said: "Veil, Ikey, how did you make out with the good people?' "Ach, Jakey," replied Ike, "there was no use asking in there, because they are very poor people themselves. Just think two lovely ladies playing on one piano!" Judge's Library. BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED All the Time Covered with Tortus ing Eczema Doctor Said Sores Would Last for Years Per fect Cure by Cuticura. "My baby niece was suffering from that terrible torture, eczema. It was All over her body but the worst was on her face and hands. She cried and scratched all the time and could not sleep night or day from the scratch ing. I had her under the doctor's care for a year and a half and he seemed to do her no good. I took her to the best doctor in the city and he said that she would have the sores until she was six years old. But if I had depended on the doctor my baby would have lost her mind and died from the want of aid. But I used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and she was cured in three months. Alice L. Dowell, 4769 Easton Ave., SL Louis, Mo., May 2 and 20. 1907." The Methodist Times, a British weekly, divides Its profits every year between certain charities. This year the aged ministers and ministers' widows' fund got $2,200. Smokers appreciate the quality value ol Lews' iSinple Binder cigar. Your dealer or Lewis' Factory, Peoria, HI. Goodness thinks no ill where no III seems. Milton. Is Pe-ru-na Useful for Catarrh? Should a list of the ingredients of Pe runa be submitted to any medical ex pert of whatever school or nationality, ho would bo obliged to admit without reserve that the medicinal herbs com posing Peruna are of two kinds. First, standard and well-tried catarrh reme dies. Second, well-known and gener ally acknowledged toni? remedies. That in one or the other of theso uses they have stood the test of many years' experience by physicians of different schools. There can be no dispute about this, whatever. Peruna is composed of some of the most efficacious and uni versally used herbal remedies for ca tarrhal diseases, and for such conditions of the human system as require a tonic. Each one of the principal ingredients of Peruna has a reputation of its own in the cure of some phase of catarrh or as a tonic medicine. The fact 1b, chronic catarrh is a dis ease which is very prevalent. Many thousand people know they have chronic catarrh. Thoy have visited doc tors over and over again, and been told that their case is one of chronic catarrh. It may be of the nose, throat, lungs, stomach or some other internal organ. There is no doubt as to the nature of the disease. The only trouble is the remedy. This doctor has tried to cure them. That doctor has tried to pre scribe for them. No other household remedy so uni versally advertised carries upon the label the principal active constituents, showing that Peruna invites the full inspection of the critics. Food Products Peerless Dried Beef Unlike the ordinary dried beef that sold in bulk Libby's Peerless Dried Beef comes in a sealed glass jar in which it is packed the moment it is sliced into those delicious thin wafers. None of the rich natural flavor or goodness escapes or dries ouL It reaches you fresh and with all the nutri ment retained. Libby's Peerless Dried Bee! is only one of a Great number of high-grade, ready to serve, pure food products that are prepared in LibbyS Great While Kitchen. Just try a package of any of these, such as Ox Tongue, Vienna Sausage, Pickles, Olives eta, and see how delightfully dif ferent they are from others youhaveeaten. Libby, McNeill Libby, Chicago mtfi OJ MijfTood 1 THE STATE CAPITAL MATTENS OF INTEREST TO ALL CITIZENS. LIVE STOCK IN NEBRASKA The Total Assessed Value as Fixed by the State Board After Much Deliberation. Live Stock Values Fixed. The total assessed value of all the cattle In Nebraska as fixed by the State Board of Equalization is $10,2'JS. 801, against an assessment of $11,502. 876 in 1907. The total assessed value of all the horses in Nebraska is $11. 896,047. against $12,253,479 in 1907. The decrease in the assessment of both horses and cattle is supposed to be due to the decrease in number. The decrease in the number of cattle is supposed to be occasioned by the high price of corn and fee stuff and the high price of cattle, causing owners to sell. The figures on the number, however, are not yet available. The board increased the assessment of horses in seventeen counties and decreased the assesment in two coun ties. These were Hamilton, reduced 10 percent, and Merrick 10 per cent. In the assessment of cattle twenty four counties were increased and one county reduced Nuckolls 10 per cent. The assessment on horses was in creased as follows Banner, 10 per cent; Box Butte, 20; Cherry, 15; Col fax, 15; Deuel 20; Dixon. 15; Douglas, 20; Fillmore, 5; Franklin, 15; Grant, 10; Hooker, 25; Johnson, 10; McPhcr son, 75; Nance. 10; Pierce, 5; Saline, 10; Thomas, CO. The assessment on cattle was in creased as follows: Buffalo. 10; But ler, 10; Cedar, 10; Colfax. 10; Custer. 10; Dakota. 10; Dawes, 10; Deuel, 10; Fillmore. !": Frontier, 10; Hayes, 10; Hitchcock, 25; Hooker, 15; Johnson, 10; Keith, 15; Knox, 10: Lincoln. 15; McPherson, 25; Perkins, 50; Rock. 20; Saline, 10; Saunders. 10; Thayer, 5; Thomas, 15. Writing Insurance Illegally. John L. Pierce, insurance deputy, gave out the following statement: Information has just been received by the insurance department that agents are operating in Nebraska for the Druggists' Indemnity Exchange of St. Louis and that such agents are soliciting and securing fire insurance risks in that institution. The Exchange is an inter-insurance institution somewhat of the character of the Lloyds, where individuals, firms and corporations as subscribers mutu ally Insure each other. As this con cern refuses to give out sufficient in formation to the reporting agencies of its financial standing it is impos sible to estimate intelligently whether its policies are desirable or not, but even if they were, the Indemnity Ex change is not licensed to do business in Nebraska and whatever business its agents secure here is unlawfully se cured. In fact, its policies are made void by the statutes of this state. For the protection of the companies and agents that have complied with the law and that are paying their por tion of the state taxes this depart ment will prosecute any agent of this or any other unauthorized company when proper compliant is made. Soldiers' Homes. Governor Sheldon has received $7, 727 as the quarterly payment from the government for the support of the state soldiers' homes in Nebraska for the quarter ending June 30, at the rate of $1,000 for each member of the homes. There were 205 members in the Grand Island home and 104 In the Milford home. Seeks to Dismiss Appeal. The legal department of state has filed a motion and brief with the su preme court asking that the appeal of Dr. J. T. Mathews be dismissed. Dr. Mathews was charged with a criminal operation and after a hearing his license to practice medicine was or dered revoked by the State Board of Health. This decision was sustained by the district court of Lancaster county and Dr. Mathews then appealed to the supreme court. As Presidential Elector. Secretary of State Junkin has re ceived an opinion from Attorney Gen eral Thompson bearing on the protest against the placing of the name of Nebic on the primary ballot as can didate for presidential elector in the Second congressional district as- a democrat and populist. The secre tary of state will give an opinion soon. The opinion of the attorney general holds that no candidate has the right to place on the primary ballot unless the party he represents cast one per cent of the vote in the congressional district and that one elector is to be nominated in each congressional dis trict. Grand Assessment Roll. The grand assessment roll of Ne braska as fixed by the State Board c Equalization is $332.1G7,814.C0. Last year Nebraska property was assessed at 5329,413.349.32. This Is an Increase of $62,754,465.28. The assessment ss one-fifth of the actual value. There will be some change in the total giv- J en for this year and it will be slightly increased by reason of an increase m the value of horses, mules and bank stock in Douglas county. In the total for 1908 the returns imde by the as sessor arc taken as official. Decrease in Merchandise. The State Board of Equalization has completed the assessment of mer chandise, making the total assessment of this class of property SS.27 1.967. against an assessment of $9,301,831 in 1907. The assessment in one county only was changed. Lancaster getting a 10 per cent reduction. The show ing made by the delegation of Onnha business men prevented an increase In the assessment of that county. though Land Commissicne: Eaten moved that it be incrensed 15 per cent. This was voted down. LOOKED FOR OTHER TWO. Little On Had But One Idea of Term Fore-Handed." Little Catherine has been boarding on a farm this snmmer. and many of the rural expressions are wholly un familiar to her. One day she chanced to hear her country hostess praising the good qualities of a certain thrifty neighbor. "He really ain't got much, com pared to some folks," said the farm er's wife, "but he makes out wonder ful well; he's so fore-handed." That evening the man thus lauded happened to drop in, and Katherlne immediately sidled up to him. with cu rious eyes. Slowly she revolved about the chair in which ho sat. and so por sistently did she gaze at him that the farmer's wife finally noticed It. "Well. Katherine." she said, "you seem to find a good deal to look at in Mr. B ; don't you?" "Why." replied tho child, her little forehead wrinkled In perplexity. "1 did want to see his two uvver hands, but I can't Is he sittin on 'em?" OF COURSE HE WOULDN'T. " .. 25T "You certainly wouldn't marry a girl for her money, would you. Tom?" "Of course not; neither would I have the heart to let her become an old maid because she happened to be well off." The Spider and the Fly. In the long warfare between the spider and the fly, tho latter has had the housewife for its auxiliary and friend. The flies havo been tolerated, even fed and nurtured, while the spiders and their webs have been ruth lessly destroyed. This unremitting and unrelenting war against it koeps the spider population down, while the flies Increase and multiply by the millions and ten of millions, almost unchecked. The spider Is ugly and bis web is unsightly in tho estima tion of most people, bat spiders hurt no human creatare. They feed on flies, which are the foes of mankind, and do mankind a service. Philadel phia Press. Starch, like everything- else, is b Ing constantly improved, the patent Starches put on the market 25 years ago are very different and inferior to those of the present day. In the lat est discovery Defiance Starch all In jurious chemicals are omitted, while the addition of another ingredient. In vented by us, gives to the Starch a strength and smoothness never ap proached by other brands. Novel Use for Visiting Cards. In connection with the forthcoming world's drawing congress in London, when it is anticipated that 3.000 people will attend the reception at the Royal College of Art, it is proposed, for the purposes of identification, that mem bers of the British committee should wear their visiting cards upon the lapels of their coats or their dress bodices. The extraordinary popularity of fine white goods this summer makes the choice of Starch a matter of great im portance. Defiance Starch, being free from all injurious chemicals, is the only one which is safe to use on fine fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen er makes half the usual quantity of Starch necessary, with tho result of perfect finish, equal to that when th goods were new. 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