THE OMAHA DAILY KVT&ISVXDAY \ , JUNE 13 , 1807. in
hlml omo bushc * oft r completing hl work.
Th girls rode to the "pot and found that
pieces of broken Rla * had been scattered
bout , with the evident Intention of punctur
ing the tlron of tbclr wheels , looking about
they caught flight of tbe tramp hiding In the
bushes
"You did thU , " exclaimed Mls Hilt , point.
Ins tonard the man ; "come out hero at once
and pick up the gt M. "
The tramp laughed Insolently and uttered
a coarao remark. The two girls held a brief
consultation. Then one of them walked
coolly over to a willow tree , from which shf
broke oft two email branches. The two then
advanced rc olutely toward the tramp , wheat
at once capitulated and picked up every bit
of glata he had ntrewn on the road i few
momenta before. Then ho douched away ,
but when at what he regarded as a afo
distance he hurled back a roller of abue.
The. girls Jumped on their wheels and In a
minute had overhauled the rascal , to whom
they aOmlnlalcrcd a thorough thrashing with
the switches.
A l.\.MIi : > t AT LAST.
New York Bun.
. .Augustus1wait n. nice younp man , In style
i Jlte up to date ;
Considered an authority In f hlons new
nnd Inte ;
Ami In the conrno of tlinf ho did as nil
young men will do ,
lie met mid loved n. charming girl whoso
nnino w.m Helen Drew.
Augustus Imd n wheel , of course , nnd often
went to rule ,
Ho thought lie wni In I'nradlso with Helen
by lil-u "Me.
Until outilny hln sweetheart Bald "As
"iinus I'm nllve ,
"My whfiM fioe JUKI aa fast as yours , and
mint s x 831"
Augustus nrnrly had a nt ; how such things
n HIM ntnazc !
This dri-a'lful branch of etiquette would
Imiint him all his daytl
And to hl love that night he vowed , by all
his hopes of heaven ,
With htr iiKiiln hu would not ride till she
bought a ' 97.
Both lovers loot their temper , nnd Home
bitter wnrdi were said ;
Ho HVVOIC she had no ftllng , nnd she
wished that who wcio ( lend ;
Hut Ilnallj they rornpruml td , forgot their
words nt random ,
Got mm ! < < ] . and exchanged their wheels
for n ' 97 tandem.
Avmit.iMi CIIAI < T.
Detroit Free Pro'sVliv did you dis
miss > our doctor , Mlra Sprightly ? "
"I had flvo princrlptlons from him and
thcro was not a bicycle In one of them. "
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Indianapolis Journal : "You seem to know
a good < lnl about anatomy. Whore did you
gut jour Information1"
"Heading the advertisements of bicycle
saddles. "
i .
Boston Transcript : He Tell me , Carrie ,
were you ever In love before ?
She To bo frank with jou , Harry , my
heart never went out from inu but once , and
that was to my blcjcle , but Harry , I like
jou as well as It Is possible for mo to llko a
man.
Chleigo Journal"I understand their en
gagement has been broken "
"Yos She says she was deceived. Ho had
only six century runs to his credit Instead of
sixteen , and .id she hail fourteen herself he
was clearly out of her class. "
Puck IJarlngs Perfidious woman , you
hava broken my heart !
Mhs Wheeler Oh , I don't think It Is as
bad as that. Nothing worse than a small
puncture.
Chicago IUcord : "I told her I was afraid
to kiss her while we were on tbe tandem for
fear wo would both fall off. "
"What did she say ? "
"Sho sild who hoped I didn't call myself
an experienced wheelman. "
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Chicago Peat : Ho laughed most uproar
iously. I
"What's the matter ? " she asked.
"Hero's a story of a lot of girl bicyclists
tearing up their skirts to make bandages for
the wounded In an nccldtnt , " he replied ,
"I don't see anything humorous about
that , " she said.
"Think of the predicament If they had been
bloomer girls , " ho answered.
\ \ lilopcrliiKN of lhVhc < > l.
The rctults of the different bicycle races
during the race meet given last week by the
Omaha Fair and Speed association , June
trotting meet , has demonstrated the fact that
succeissful bicycle racca cannot bo held In
connection with , and on the same track , with
horse races. In the first place , the horses
cut up the track so that it U almost Im-
po'wlblo for wheelmen to make fast time over
It afterwards. True , there H nlwajs n
narrow space next to the pole vvhero the
left wheel of the sulky runs that Isery
smooth , but an this apace l too narrow for
more than one man to ride upon It can
readily bo eecn that thn rider who bos the
polo In the finishing btralght has
a great advantage over the other
men In the race , who are compelled to ride
on the xoft and cut-up port of the track If
they wish to pass tbo polo man. Tor this
reason last week's races could hardly be
called true testa of speed , luck and strength
playing an Important part In the results of
them. Nearly all of the men. who competed
In the four days' racing were fortunate
enough to secure one prlzo or purse out of
the lot , and as the purges and prizes were
pretty evenly divided among the different
competitors the public la left to decide which
are the fastest riders in the different classes.
If the Omaha Fair and Speed association
Intends to hold blcjclo racesln connection
with the horse laces during th'ls year's state
fair , and wishes to make them a success ,
the only way that It can be done Is to build
a one-third or onc-half-mlle blc > clo track
Inside the mile track. The bicycles could
then have the track to themselves and It
could bo kept hard and smooth , which would
permit of much faster tlmo being made and
tha blc > cle i aces could bo run oft without
delay.
Virgil Hull , who was quite a promising
imatuur last Reason and who Joined the pro
fessional ranks only this spring , made quite
i good showing In last week's races. Hall
gives promise of being one of Nebraska' * ) best
riders before the season closes Flo > d Mc-
Call's riding was a disappointment to his
many friends and admirers , who expected to
BOO him win at least one of the four pro
fessional events. George Mlcrstein's work ,
while hardly up to hU standard , was fairly
good , r.Uthfiil Oadko seemed to play In
hard luck during the last three days of the
races , but succeeded In landing the 11 rut day's
race , Frederlckgen la not allowing his usual
ipeoJ > et. In the amateur events soveiul
surprises were sprung upon tbe public. Fred
llarnum , who has not shown any remarkable
speed this spring until last Tuesday fairly
romped away with the mlle amateur race.
Du the second day Frank Shrader , a younger
brother of W , J. Shrader the professional
rider , who Is practically a novice , won out
Mthout much trouble. Not any of the other
local amateurs showed any remarkable bursts
it speed and It remains for the coming state
iieel to demonstrate who la champion lu this
lliiBa.
The Omaha ' 93 Meet club held a meeting
axt Tuesday evening to appoint committed ,
md make final arrangements for holding the
innual state meet of the Nebraska division
Ji this city on July 3 and ! > , Messrs ,
ilartry , Henderson nnd MIckel have charge
) f the program , prizes and track , while
Dave O'llrlen will look after the entertain-
iienl branch of the meet. The entry blanks
frill be out tbU week , and , as tbo prii.es
jffercd are much more valuable than those
Jtteretl at any other mid-western meet , on
these datrn the entries of the cream of mid-
iv eat era riders may bo expected. The meet
will be held at the old fair grounds track ,
which will be put lu thapo at ouce. It Is
the club's Intention to fence thu track In ,
10 as to prevent driving over It between now
ind July 3 , Tills will give them a
chance to get the track In rword-breaklng
condition. It U the club's Intention to have
this year's meet the Inwt over hold In the
Btato , and uo pains or expense will bo spared
to make It such. All of the local racing
men , both professional and amateur , will
begin preparing thetusel/ei for this meet Im
mediately , and from today on until the 3d
th .oM fair grounds tVack will bo kept warm
by racing men -who asplro to win glory ,
money and prizes at the state meet. A
trip to the track any evening between 6 and
7 o'clock to watch th men work out will
bo well worth one's time and trouble , as
lome fast mllea nrp already being reeled off.
Charlie Thomas will have charge of Floyd
during the balance of the season.
Charlie la a first daft * trainer anil manager
and as a starter bo hag few , It any , equals In
the west , and he usually g ta his man away
from the tape In thn lead. Thomas usually
putties a man hard enough so that he can
get Into his stride with little or no work at
all.
I
D , J. Hall ban been transferred to the pro
fessional class by the League of American
Wheelmen Haclng board. Thin puts tbo tbreo
Hall brothers In the professional class.
The Omaha Guards Wheel club U being re
organized and will bo made one of the rep *
rcficntatlvo clubs of the city during the com
ing ea on. Their quarters will bo at Nine
teenth and Harncy streets
The Omaha Wheel club will make the run
to Glenwood- , starting at 9 30 a. m. ,
weather permitting.
TOI.IJ OUT OF COURT.
"I want to bo euro I understand you
rightly , " said the lawyer , who was cross-ex
amining the locomotive engineer , an related
by the Detroit Free Prt a. "At the time tbe
accident happened to tbo plalntlfl at what
rate were you running ? Plcaso repeat your
statement as to that particular. "
"I had slowed down to about six miles an
hour , " replied the engineer.
"You are positive as to that , arc you ? "
"Yos , air"
"You want the Jury to understand . that
> ou had slowed down to six miles an hour ,
do you ? "
"Yes. sir" '
"Once again , jou had slowed down to six
miles an hour , had you ? "
"Yes. "
"Now , sir1" thundered the lawyer , rising
to his feet and glaring fiercely nt the w lints * ,
"did jou not testify In your direct examina
tion that vou bad slowed up ? "
"Of course , but "
"That will do sir ! Gentlemen of the Jury ,
that's our case ! "
Anil the Jurjmen , without leaving their
scats , brought In a verdict against the rail-
waj company.
The cross-examiner had had the witness on
the stand for some time and the latter was
naturally getting a little weary , relates the
Chicago Post.
"If you would only answer my questions
properly , " said the cross-examiner , who was
called by courtesy a lawyer , "wo would have
no trouble "
The witness , who was a good witness ,
simply looked askance and let It go at that.
"If I could only get you to understand , "
continued the lawyer "that all I want to
know Is what you know , we "
"It would take jou a lifetime to acquire
that , " Interrupted the witness.
The lawyer recovcied shortly after , being
accustomed to knockout blows , and tried to
explain himself.
"What I mean Is that I merely want to
Icain what jou know about this alTali , " he
said. "I don't care anything about your
abstract Knowledge of law or jour Informa
tion In regard to theosophy , but what juti
know about this case "
"Oh. that Isn't what jou want , " returned
the witness In an off-hand way. "I've bcpn
trying to give jou that for some time ,
and "
Of course the law j or got In his de.illy
work In the line of objections at this point
and the witness had to stop
"If I don't want to know what you know
about this particular case and nothing else , "
Inquired the lawyer later , "what do jou
think I do want to know ' "
That seemed so easy to the witness that
he almost laughed and he showed a willing
ness to speak that made the lawyer pre
pare to object before a word \vas said.
"It Isn't what I know that you want to
know ; It's what you think I know that you're
after ; nnd jou're trying to make mo Know It
or prove mo a liar. "
Then It was that every one In the court
room knew thnt bo had been on tut ) witness
stand before.
Lawyer Joseph David of Chicago lost his
first case a habit he corrected with remark
able promptness. It Is a pretty little story ,
told by the Times-Herald.
He had been a student In the office of M
n. Sclnffner , and had almost finished the re
quired jcara of his studjSchaffner had a
Jury ciso on trial and iMwIn Walker was on
the other side. Schafluer was called out Just
as the time came to examine the Jurj- , and
Mr. Walker wanted to go on with the pre
liminaries. David stepped up and hald 5Ir.
Schaffner would bo lu presently. Dut that
would not do.
"Then wo can go on , and I will examln
the Jury till he comes jn , " said the small
and rather youthful-looking Air. David.
"Are you a member of the bar ? " asked
tlu > court.
"No , your honor. But I will be In a month
I have passed my examinations , but have not
yet received my license. I offer to do this
only to prevent a delay In the case. Judge
Walker , I think , will not object. "
But Judge Walker did object. Up to this
present date he has never been known to
overlook any advantage in the tiial of a case.
And Just as a friendly attorney had volun
teered to examine tbo Jury 'Mr. ' Sclmffner
came In.
A month later Mr. David went gayly up
to that same court , where Judge Gary was
presiding , and proudly claimed the privil
eges of an attorney.
'All right , " said Judge Gary , "I will as
sign you to defend this young man , who Is
charged with larcenj. "
And David tackled his first case. Of
course all the vital points of the law were In
volved and all tbe world of Justice was at
stake. It la alwajs so In the first case.
And the defendant was sentenced to eigh
teen months In the penitentiary.
"Pretty tough , " said David , as he rode
down lu the elevator with Judge Gary First
case ; fortune at stake ; all my work and my
man gets eighteen months. "
"You think that Is tough ? " asked the sat
urnine Judge calmly. "Well , the first man
I defended was less guilty than this client of
yours and ho got eighteen years. "
If j-our face Is pimpled or your skin
blotched purify jour blood with Pill Auae-
mlc Pink.
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L.VI10H AMI I.MlUbTUY.
Oregon has 25,000 acres of prunes.
United States have forty-five pin factories.
Seattle mills grind Hour night and day for
Japan.
The woolen manufacture of Oregon aggre
gates In value $1,500,000 for the output of
The plug tobacco contract for the United
States navy , 150,000 pounds , ban been awarded
to a Richmond. Va. , Ilrm at their bid of 32
cents per pound.
England and Franco are giving far more
attention than the United States to horseless
carriages , the Investment oi Kngll.sh capital
In them last year amounting to 126,000,000.
One of the largest unit works In Okla
homa la owned and operated by two young
women , who expect to pay their way through
college from the profits of their business
Tlie story goes that the sulphur mines now
located near the Notches trail , Washington
about fifteen miles from Buckley , were first
discovered by a camper , whoso flro took hold
of the rocks , which burned and created such
a smell that ho had to move two or three
in I lea to get away from the fumes
Tbe Iron works at ( Han Tang , China , are
very complete , Including two blast furnaces ,
a rail mill , an open hearth sto l department ,
Bessemer converter , plate , bar , muck and
blooming mills , puddling furnaces and a nut
aud bolt works. About 1.200 hands are em
ployed lu the mill , nearly all of whom are
Chinese ,
There has not been an Industrial census
of the manufactures and products of New
York since 1876 , and Stata Commissioner of
Labor Statistic * McDonough la agitating for
ona thli year. Tbo coat of such a census
would bo about $100,000. The last census of
the state was taken lu 1S92 , but It lwa an
enumeration of tha inhabitants only. The
next federal census will be In 1900.
Tha Puget Bound Lumber and -Shingle com
pany of Kalrhavea , Wash. . ha t started three
shingle machines at work In Its big mill
Tbo mill has a capacity of 400,000 shingles
per day , 'which Is the largest In that part of
the world , with the exception of the Stlm-
con mill , at BalUrd , which hai about that
capacity. There will be between eighty aud
eighty-live men employed.
"They are dandles , " said Thos. Bowera of
the Crocket. Texas , Enterprise , while writIng -
Ing about De Wltt' Little Early Risers ,
the famouj little pills for nick headache and
ot lit utomach and liver.
PURLOINING LOCOMOTIVES. |
An Incident of the War Between the Klo Grnnitc and the ilj
Santa Fe. T . *
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lly Cy Warman. J
( Copyrlsht , 1S 7. by S S. McC'lure Co )
"Doubtful things Is dcrncd onsartln , " I
used to hear a philosophizing old farmer
say , and If that be true the position of a
president or general manager of an Amer
ican railroad comes under the head of
doubtful things.
When the narrow gauge rood was opened
over the Sangre do Chrlsto , connecting the
capital of Colorado with the modern 7.lon ,
U wan all onn system , under one manage
ment. General William J. Palmer was the
president , and Colonel D C. Dodge was gen
eral manager. It Is written In the history
of Colorado that these two warriors had ,
only a few years prior to the opening of the
through line , literally taken this entire.rail
road from thu AtchUon , Topcka & Santa Kc
company at the point of a gun or a few-
thousand guns. It would seem to a fair-
minded man tbat such an enterprising man
agement ought to feel secure for life but It
was not so. For some reason , of no particu
lar Interest to the reader , the owners of the
parent road , the Denver & Hlo Grande
proper , wanted to get rid of Palmer and
Dodge. It was a simple enough matter to
dismiss them , but to lese thorn without los
ing the new line , which they appear to have
controlled , was a difficult matter. Finally
the directors determined to take possession
at Denver and work to the west Accord
ing ! y , when Colonel Dodge was out on the
road a new general manager took possession
of his olllco and thp colonel's private car
was cut off at Sargcnts , a small station on
the western slope In vain did the general
AS M\NY AS COULD FIND DUPKHrS HEGN CARRYING W\TER
manager storm and scold but the conductor
could only obey the orders that came to him j
from the dispatcher's office , and the colonel
was powerless. The trainmaster , who was
In sympathy with the colonel ,
finally allowed ) the private car to como over
the mountains , but tbo general manager , ar
riving at Denver , found his place filled bj
another mnn. Palmei and Dodge Im
mediately took possession of the Utah ex
tension , and the llttlo line that lay along
the banks of the Jordan was from that day j
operated as an Independent almost offen
sively independent road , and tuej" called It
the Rio Grande Westein. Of course , all
the rolling stock bore the initials of the
parent road , and to all appearances belonged
to it , but the new management , or rather
the new road , began to corral cars and lo
comotives and brand them with the new
brand There were a number of new and
valuable engines at the nest end , and how
to get Hum over the state line and Into
Colorado was a question which was occupj--
Ing the minds of the now officials at Den-
\er.
er.An old engineer from the east end went
out to work for the new road. They were
glad to get good mountain men , and this
man , being a good runner , was given a nuw
locomotive , but the first time he found him
self near the state line ho opened up the
throttle and dashed away for Den\er , and
the new road was short a good locomotive
When this ptrformance nad been repeated
a number of tlmca the western people placed
an operator on the mountainside near the
biding which Is at the state line One day
a daring driver made a dash for tbe east
end with a new engine The operator was
notified am ! when the purlolner came to the
stale line ho , found a hhort rail. The switch
had been thrown and the new locomotive
went plowing out Into ltd sage brush The
western officials followed It up , picked up
the wrecked engine and dragged her back
to Salt Lake , rinding their stock of loco
motives constantly decreasing the western
people determined to take a hand In the
matter.
Three of their trusted engine crews were
Bent by a night train to Grand Junction
some thirty inllfH east of the state line , where
the Denver & Rio Grande shopa and round
house were locattxl. When the train bad
pulled out for Denver tbe six men entered
the roundhouse , captures ! the watchman and
compelled him at the point of a gun to throw
the sttitche * and let them out onto the main
line with three locomotives. After carrying
the vvatchirar down the line three or four
miles they dropped him off , and by the time
he had walked back to the Junction and re
ported the matter to the night operator the
stolen englt es were over the line and In
possession of the Rio Grande Western.
Of course this condition of affairs could
last but a llttlo while and In time a com
promise was effected and the rival roada have
been exchanging traffic In tbo most friendly
manner ever since.
Kngine stealing and train stealing , as every
one knows , became quite common during tbe
Coxey "uprUlng. " When "General" John
Sherman Sanders reached I'ucblo , with 15'j
wealera behind him , most of whom had left
a job at Cripple Creek which paid them $3
a day , but who wanted $3.50 he found that
no arrangements had been made for trans
porting his army over the plalno There
were no less than three expert locomotive
engineers In the regiment , mid any number
of trainmen , and when a Rio Grande yard
cnglno backed down to the coal chute for
coal and water she was surrounded When
Bho had received the necessary supplies the
engineer was pushed quietly through the cab
window , and , the switches having been sat
for the Missouri Pacific jards , the locomotive
backed away. At tbe yard limits an express
car. a day coach and a number of coal card
were coupled together , and , without even
watting to turn her , the new crew backed
out onto the main line of Mr Gould's rail
road. A yard engine , having no pony trucks ,
U not eafu over twenty miles an hour , but
on this trip the old fantalled switcher rarely
made let * than forty. In thirty minutes from
the time they crossed tbo last switch every
pin and box about her was smoking hot , and
there wag no tallow on her. ThU was the
first emergency. A Pueblo merchant had do
nated a few bides of bacon , from which tha
rliids were uow ripped and bouud about the
hot pins Chunks of 5at frncon were driven
Into tbe oil cups , amid tijo protests of the
hungry soldiers ,
At Horace the Missouri Pacific people of
fered to exchange a road cnglno for the
switch engine , which belonged to another
company , but the wealcns were afraid she
had been "doped" or doctored so tbat she
would lay down on them , and refused to
swap. Finding It Impossible to stop the
train by threats and orders , the company
began , to ditch cam aud engines In front
of the fugitive * . When they came to an
emergency of that sort the weMcrs would
draw their train up as near a-i possible to the
wreck ; then they would pull up the track
behind them aud build a load around the
ditched train , and resume their journey
One wreck of considerable length was passed
In Iras than three hour * . It took the1 com
pany three days to repair the damage , and
coat over ? 3,000.
rinding It Impossible to check the wealcrs
In this expensive way the railway manage
ment began emptjtng water tanks The lirst
dry tank the tunavvaj'n found waa by the
Ride of a little pond of water at the edge of
a llttlo town As many as could find buckets
formed In line and began carrying wate"
from the pond. The vacant lots of all west
ern towns are covered with tin cana nnd
balling wire , and lu Avc minutes tlmo no
less than 200 men were walking In the end *
le < a chain , dipping water from the pond and
pouring It Into the engine tank. Some ,
who could not find cans , or would not take
the time , carried water In their hats , and In
a very little while the tank was filled and
the cans loaded Into the empty coal cars ,
to bo carried foiward for tue In another
emergency Hvcry obstacle thrown In the
way of t e vvealers watt upeedily overcome
and the "general" passed in triumph across ,
the plains to Topeka and to Jail.
or councn. .
llra ory at holill.-rx nt Solferiuo mill
Oi June 21. 1S39 , the day of the battle of
Solfcrino , toward 4 o'clorlc In the evening , an
order was given to talco the heights of Cav-
reana , anj especially Mount FoUtana , which
had been for several hours the theater of
blcody and undecided contest. A company
separated from the regiment preceded by its
two trumpeters. They sounded the well
known air of the Casquette.
liullcts were sweeping the company , whose
ranks reformed after each discharge , and
the two trumpetois mounting always and
plajing that air , whose piercing notes dom
inated the fire of the musketry and the de
tonations of the artillery. Nothing stopped
them In the right hand they held theli
trumpet and sounded aa those enraged
"Have you seen the casquette , the cas-
quetto ? "
"Have jou seen "
All at once a cloud of dust and smoke en
\eloped them and hid thorn from sight. The
ahof "Casquette" waa no longer heard. A
shell- had fallen. Its explosions had manj
victims among the co.r.pauy. and the two
trumpeters had certainlj fallen. Several
moments passed , then two nun arose. Thej
were wounded , but they pressed on the
truniDcta at their lips , aud ajaln the famous
terrain was heard.
At one of the night attacks directed against
Dantzlt ; . In 1S07 , Fortenas , a chasseur of the
Second light Infantry , marching ca a. scout ,
at some distance before his bittallou , fell
Into a column of the enemy. The Russian
commander placed a pistol at his breast ,
threatening to kill him If he said a word ,
and called out In French , "Do not flro ; we
aio Frenchmen. "
Fortenas comprehended that his silence
would cause his regiment to fall Into an ambuscade -
buscade , and ho cried out with all his force ,
' Fire , my captain. These are Russians , "
then fell , a bullet in his , brain ,
A llOK'b HHOIti : > lIiUT.
Orlevctl to IHiitliOver llur I.UMN of
HlH Mil 1C.
Mr. W. L. Murfrco.1 brolher of tbe well
known novelist , Charlcvj J gbert Craddock ,
recently related a remarkable Instance of a
dog's affection for hla , klnd.
It was during tbo war , when the Mur-
free family lived near Murfreesboro , Tenn.
The children owned two dogs , a great St
Dcrnard named Hugetiii a tiny white
poodle- , Fleece The tw'rf were Inseparable
companions and wherever Hugo's dignified
self appeared , there gamboled besldo him
the abourd bundle of ttirls and wool. It
was Landseer's picture of TMgnlty and Impudence -
pudence in life Hugo looked with anxious
solicitude after Fleece If ( ho little fellow
ran away , which ho frequently did , and
never gave It up until he brought Fleece
homo again In safe conduct
nattlea were raging all aVound them and
one night tha firing was rte near and In
cessant tbat no one slept ,
The next morning Hugo and Flecco were
missing , and while the children searched
for them , Hugo wearily walked through the
gate , carrying poor little Fleece's dead body.
Ho walked to his mistress and laid hla
burden gently down at tier feet , then with
a look of unutterable grief laid himself
down beside it , nor could they coax or drive
him away. Llttlo Flwce's whlto coai waa
bloodstained. A stray bullet had ended hla
happy little life , and the children wept over
the sorrov.-a of war , realizing as never before
what It meant.
They had a most elaborate funesral and
burled Fleece with military honors , with
his boly wrapped In a flag , and they marcU d
to the grave to the beat of a toy drum , with
Hugo , who followed close , as chief mourner
When the little mound , flower covered and
draped with a flag , waa finished. Hugo laid
himself down across tbo tiny grave and re
fused to bo comforted Ho would neither
eat uor drink , aud the next morning they
found tn * great fellow ntlft tn < l cold In
death , still faithfully guarding tbe mound
that covered bb dear little ft lend , HU great ,
loving heart waa broken with grief.
I'llATTI.H OF TUI1 YOUSCJSTKUS.
Little * Harry , whose mamma wanted to
wish bis face and give blm a general cleanIng -
Ing the other day , didn't like the Idea of It
very well , and protested quite vigorously ,
but to no avail. At last bo straightened
up. and said.
" .Mamma , I'll do out and cat worms * dln
It you don't atop"
"What do you meanT" the horrified
mother exclaimed.
"I eat two smoovo one * and ( i woolly
Msterdaj' , " the dear little child replied , "and
I'll eat pome more adln today It oo don't
let me alone. "
Since then llttlo Harry has been under
close surveillance , especially during his ex
plorations In th * back yard.
The boy cams Into the house weeplui ; , nnd
bis mother wan naturally eollcitous.
"What's the matter , Tommy' ' " aho asked
"Tho boy ncrcrs the etrect hit me , " he re
plied
"Oh , well. I wouldn't cry for that , " he
returned. "Show that you ran bo a little
man "
"I ain't crjlng for that. " ho tctorted.
"Then what are you crying for ? "
"Ho ran Into the house before I wild get
at him. "
"Do jou think your sister likes me ,
Tommy ? "
"Yew. Shu stood up for you at dinner. "
"Stcod up for me ! Waa anybody saying
anjthing against me ? "
"No. nothing much. rather said he
thought jou were rather n donkey , but ls
got up And said jou vvcre'nt , and told father
bo ouqht to know better than judge a man
by bU looko "
"Johnny ? "
" ' "
"Ycs'm
"Complete this adige for me ; "People who
live In gla.s houses should "
"Should pull down the blinds. "
Tommle Aur.tle. mamma bought me a
pair of glovea today.
Auntie Did she , Tommle ? What are
thej. kids ?
Tommle No , Indeed ; they're men's. -
"Dad , Hurt Ilrown said 1 looked llko jou. "
"What did jou say' "
"I knocked him down. "
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OOSSIl * A1IIHT MlTIMl moiM.IJ.
Slg. Cipriani whoso company of Italian
volunteers , raised for service In Greece , was
recently disbanded. Is one of the most extra
ordinary characters In contemporary Italian
life In spite of bis being In prison be was
elec'ed no fewer than six consecutive times
by overwhelming majorities to represent his
native cilv of Ravenna In the Chamber of
Deputies whereupon tbe king on the recom
mendation of his then pi line minister , Sig
Ci i i > l , issued a pardon to the man In the
hope of conciliating the people of the north
eastern provinces , alwajs notorious for their
disaffection to the throne , and for their revo
lutionary tendencies.
In a lecent interview Prince Dtsmarek
laughed about the sentimental reports of hid
loss of Interest In life "My depression , " he
said , "is solely mv great age. Wall till
jou are ! > 2 and see how you feel , especially
if you have spent nearly half a century in
struggles and anxiety. My whole life has
been spent lu playing high with other pee
ple's monej1 could sail my ship on the
htreatn of events , but not steer It. " Never
theless , the prince' reached his port us often
as anj pilot of his time. His health l good
and his phjslclans say he maj live to a very
great age.
T. P. O'Connor says that for a long time
Mr. Morley failed to be a good speaker be
cause he had made up his mind that he was
not a good speaker. "Curiously enough , "
ho adds , "H was the platform that first
taught Mr. Morley something of what was
In him. At the erv moment when hla
speeches In the House of Commons were
Ineffective , ' he used to address vast gath
erings throughout the country and hold
them spellbound for upward of an hour at a
time. And finally practice , Increase of self-
confidence , success , have pi educed their cf
ftct in the Hou e of Commons ; and though
He has jet much to learn In the shape of
readiness and ease , ho has become- most
effective speaker. "
"Samuel Maxim , " sajs the Boston Tran
script , "a brother of the famous Hiram , In
ventor of guns , lives in the little tillage of
Wayne , Kennebec county , Me. , and Is him
self an Inventor. Some time ago his atten
tion was called to the fact tbat both India
and Japan have produced swords that w-Iil
cut through a gun barrel without losing their
edge. This led him to study old Hlndoc
literature on the subject of steel manufac
ture , and then to begin at Wayne a serlet.
of experiments which soon re&ulted In the
production of a small quantity of steel pcs
sesbing a remarkable temper. From thes
few ounces of steel be had one or two drllli
forged , and with these he was able to drill
I olcs through an ordinary file iwlthout dam
aging the drills at all. He has not yet made
any steel for sale , nor does h's ' process , at
present , alwajs produce tbe desired results "
Dean Tarrar thus describes Oliver "Wen
dell Holmes vvhe-n he made his last visit to
England in 1SSC "He was on old man , and
his diminutive figure perhaps showed that
ho rotild never have had great physical
strength It Is a fatiguing thing to go over
the Abbey , and ho undoubtedly felt tired , and
was glad to get back to my house for a cup
of tea , Hut lie has recorded the Intens"
pleasure the visit gave him , nnd he told mo
that he thought those two hours 'In the great
Temple of Sllenex ; and Reconciliation' vveio
among the most Interesting ho bad ever spent.
Ho mentions also the curious fact tbat we
aru often more struck by llttlo things than
by great 'Amidst the Imposing recollections
of the ancient edifice , ' he writes , 'one Im
pressed mo In the Inverse ratio of lu Im
portance Tbo archdeacon pointed out the
llttl-a holes on the stones ( of the cloister
benches ) where the boys of the choir ( ho
should have said of the 'Monestlc ' school )
used to play marbles before America woo
discovered probably centuries before. It may
be. It Is a. sttangoly Impressive glimpse
of a living post , like tbe graffiti of Pom-
pell. ' "
Tbo real name of Colonel Smolensk ) , the
gallant Greek commander , is Constantine
Smolentz , and he comes of Dalmatian stock.
His father took part In tbe war of inde
pendence * , settled at Athene , and married a
Greek lady. His two sons adopted a mili
tary career , for which they were educated
partly at home , partly In France and Bel
gium. Constantine Is the. younger of the
two , and besides possessing strategical abili
ties of a high order bo Id endowed with
great phjslcal courage. It is related of
him that a few years ago he had to visit
Germany for the purpose of undergoing a
seven surgical operation The doctors were
proceeding to administer an anaesthetic , but
Smolentz would have ncno of it. "Chloro
form , " he exclaimed , "is only Jit for women , "
and while tbe knife was being1 used he said
"Go on , gentlemen ! " as coolly as though bo
were a mere spectator , nor did a single
expression of pain oacapo him during the most
trying moments.
TDD Murli for ( litPrriirJiiiiiin. .
A Frenchman went to an American and
raid to him , "What a polar bear ? "
The Ameilcau answered : "What doe * a
polar bear do ? I don't know. Why , be nits
on the Ice. "
"Sits on zee ice ? ' '
"Ye * , " said the American , "there U noth
ing else to sit on. "
"Veil , vat ho do , too ? "
"What does he also do ? Why , he eats
"Eats. Ash sits on zee Ice and eats fish.
Then I not accept. "
"Whj , what do you mean ? You don't , ac
cept ? What do you mean ? ' '
"O. non , non I does not accept. I was
Invite to be polar bear to a funeral. "
An honest storekeeper will uot try to con
vince bujers that he knovvi what they nwd
Oilier than , they oa.
CO-OPERATlVEnOHE BUILDING
Nebraska Associations Moving for the
United States League Convention.
NEW LAWS IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS
Sonic Itcrpiit lecl lom AfTcctliiK
Ilulliltiiir nnd liiui Amioclntlonn
Snntnmr ) of. Hciiorti ( runt
ronrlfcn
By common consent , 1S98 will be Omaha's
convention year. Many Important gatherings
arc already booked tor the exposition bcason ,
others will follow as mircly as the magnet
points to the pole. Among tha latter , not
the least Id tbe national convention of the
United State * I < KUU of Local Loan and
Building ftfeoclatiotid. which mocU In Detroit
next month ,
At the last convention held In Philadelphia ,
Hon. Da\ld Christie , repuscnllng tbo Ne
braska league , secured an expression lu fa\or
of Omaha lu IbDS. That action , of courno ,
la not binding on the Detroit convention but
It Is exptutcd to e.xerclse considerable Influ
ence in the choice of location Tbe Ne
braska league convention which mot at Fre
mont last April extended a cordial Invitation
t the United State ? league to meet at Omaha
next jear Thl.s invitation will be presented
to the convention at Detiolt by .Messrs. C.
K. Bentley of ( hand l l ud nnd G. M. Nat-
tlnnor and r J Fltzmotrls of Omaha , the
Nebmaka delegation , and every effort will be
made to secure Its acceptance. Mr Fry of
thU city , a member of the executive com
mittee of the Unltul States league , l < about
to call 11 conference of the olllccrs of the
Inui and building acsoi latlona of Omaha and
South Omaha for the puipose of devising
wajs and means for ghlug ellect to the In
vitation. The ditc of the conference has not
been decided , but it will probably bo held
during the present month. Association men
are confident of securing the convention ,
which will materially help to swell the
throngs during the exposition jcar.
The United States league Is compo ed of
delegates from state leagues , of which there
are upwards of thlrtj The basis of repre
sentation Is two delegates from each liague
having a membership of fifty or less asso
clatlous. and one additional delegate for each
twentj-flve associations or fractional num
ber. Tbo league was organized In Chicago
In 1S91 , and annual conventions have been
held since their In Buffalo , Cleveland and
Philadelphia.
SOMH NEW LAWS
Iho legislatures of Illinois ami Iowa , at
their last sessions have materially Improved
the statutes governing building and loan as
sociations The revised law of Illinois pro-
\ldes among other features , tint all officers
shall bo bonded by a guarnty company
Associations are authorized to bortow monej
not to exceed 5 per cent of their asserts , and
the loan not to exceed one jear It gives
additional powers to the state for the purpose
of winding up the affairs of dissolving asso-
clatl 1113 when It appears necessary , and the
appointment of receivers In such emer
gencies It also provides for the division of
profits and looses , at least annually , and the
establishing of a sinking fund to meet possi
ble Icssew "I' lb doubtful , " sajs the Chicago
limes Herald , "If any act of the legislature
gives satisfaction to so large an element of
our population or promises relief to such Im
portant Interests , . The new law places the
building and loan business of Illinois upon a
basis tbat will Insure safety for Investments
and will glvo advantage to those associations
that arc prudently and honestly managed. "
CODIFYING THE IOWA LAW.
But tew changes were made In the law
enacted at tbe regular session of the Iowa
legislature held a j'ear ago laat winter At
the extra session last winter an attempt was
made to amend section 5 , which provides
for the submission by associations of this
character of their articles of Incorporation
and by-laws to the executive council for re
view before putting them into effect. An
amendment was offered to provide that there
should bo right of appeal granted to auch
associations from the action of the executive
council to the district court of Polk county
so that when any association felt aggrieved
at any change ordered by the executive coun
cil In their articles or by-lawn , they might
ha\o the matter reviewed by the courts.
Such an amendment was adopted by tht
house , with the added provision that uo per
son occupying the position of officer or direc
tor In a building and loan association should
act as a member of such council upon arti
cles presented , by other associations. The
senate struck this amendment out , and after
considerable parleying between the two
houses , the section , as adopted by the
Twenty-sixth general assembly , was allowed
to stand , except tbat there was added a
provision that the executive council should
not only decide whether the articles sub
mitted are In conformity with law , but also
whether they are "based upon a plan equita
ble In all respects to Its members" As
thus amended tbo section was adopted.
Section 9 was amended making It the duty
of the secretary of every association doing
business In tbo state to file in the office of
the state auditor not later than February
15 In each year \erlflcd statement showing
the book value and withdrawal \nlue of all
series of stock on the 1st of January of that
j'ear. such report Is to bo kept on file In the
auditor's office and a copy is to be sent to
each of the shareholders in the etatc.
To that part of section 9 governing fore
closures was added the following. "In the
event that Judgment I obtained agalrst a
borrower from a building and loan associa
tion , no greater recovery shall bo had than
the net amount of principal actually re
ceived , with Interest thereon at a rate not
greater than 12 per centum per annum on
the net amount of loan actually received by
and paid the borrower , with statutory at
torney's fees. No evasion of this provision
shall be had by means of any dues , member
ship fees , premiums , fines , forfeitures , or
other charges , any agreement to the con
trary notwithstanding. "
Sections 30 and 31 which required that
their articles of Incorporation and by-lawn
within sixty daj after taking effect of this
act were strlckea out as being simply
temporary In their nature.
With the exception of the amendments
noted above , tbo building and loan laws
remain aa originally enacted. The taxation
of building and loin ntock was made a part
of the chapter on revenue.
AN IOWA DECISION.
A case of considerable Importance to Iowa
building and loin associations was tried and
decided before Judge Holmes of the equity
division of tbe district court for Polk county
recently. The mibstanco of the decision Is
that Interest charged by building and loan
associations , prior to the going into effect of
the new building and loan law , on money
borrowed from such associations on which
there was no competitive bidding , Is usurious.
The decision was rendered against the
Iowa Savings and Loan association , of which
State Auditor McCarthy U the president.
Lawrence Heidi borrowed $1,000 from the
association In 1S93 , Ho has paid $ S39 to the
association on this amount , but It Is claimed
by tbe company that $ SOO Is still duo It under
the contract made with Heldt. The associa
tion brought suit against him for $800 and he
contwted on the ground that It had been
charging him usurious Interest.
Judge Holmes hold. ) that the point raised
by the dofunso la well taken , so that under
the rullqg Ilelilt will bu compelled to pay
only thu face of the note or about $160 more ,
Tbe Judge took tbo ground that under thu
old building and loan law that U , the one
which was In effect for years all Interest
charged by building and loan associations
on money borrowed which was not borrowed
under competitive bidding and In excess of
8 per cent was usurious ,
The court contends that where an associa
tion hau money to loan and loans It to the
highest bidder , uo matter what the price of
the bid may make tbe Interest , It Is legal.
But where there U no competitive bidding
and the association makes the loan at what
would be In excess of H per cent then the
Interest is usurious ,
Judge Holmes stated that several similar
cases had come before him and he had given
the matter much thought. He had con
sulted with the attorney general and with
the auditor of tate , but bad not been able
to arrive at any other conclusion than tbat
such Interest was not legal
CUMULATION OF FINES UNLAWFUL.
Cumulation of flues for each additional
mouth of a default k held , la Du P
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Eastern Dulldlng and Loin Association , ( Va )
35 It U. A. , 215 , to be unlawful where tha
bj'-laws provide for flnos of 20 cents per
month on each $100 borrowed , In case of ]
default , and It la held that If the by-lawsj
do not Impose as great a fine as the charter
authorizes , the bj-Iawu will control the
amount. In a note to the cat > e are compiled
the authorltlea respecting fines In such asso
ciations.
A fixed premium , or a premium required
by a by-law to be not more than 30 per center
or less than 207t { per cent Is held , In
McCauley against Worklngman's Building
and Savings Association ( Tenn ) , 35 L. H. A ,
244 , to be unlawful. The other authorities on
the question are found In a note to the case.
ENCOURAGING iHCPORTS.
The bulletin of the Department of Labor
for May contains the latest reports of the
business of building and loan associations la
fourteen states , as follows * California , Con
necticut , Illinois , Indiana , iMalne , Massachu
setts , Missouri , Nebraska , New Hamp&hilo ,
New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania
and Tennessee , which contain 75 per cent
of all the building and loan flFsociatlorm oC
the United States. These reports show that
the total number of associations In these >
states wai1,017 at the clcw > of the fls > cal
jear IS95-9G , with 9.SS5.099 shareholder ! ) anil
$449,643,048 dUM paid In , paid up , and pre
paid stocks and profits The assets of the
associations of that date were Loans , $402-
027,297 , ca h on hand , $10,103,568 ; all other
assets , $32,351,757 ; total , $489,639,734 The
liabilities were Dues paid in and paid-up
slouks , $383,500,588 ; profits , $ G8OS2.4GO ; all
other liabilities , $40,016,686 ; total , $189.659-
734.
734.Inn
Inn foregoing are the latest statistics or
building and loan associations which hava
bren given covering so many states. la
connection with them the statistics pub
lished bj the National Labor bureau January
1 , 1893 , are Interesting At that date the
number of associations in the fourteen states
named was 1,499 ; the number of sharehold
ers , 9,500,755 , the total assets , $103,175,395 , ot
which $37S,937,3GG was loans. The Install
ment dues paid In , paid up ana prepaid
stock vvero $308,705,478 , profits , $ G1.7C5.802 ;
all other liabilities , $33,001,106. Total , $40.- )
175,395.
From the foregoing flgurra It appears that
thu number of ataociatlons has not Increased :
In the period of three - > uars to any extent.
Remembering that thu Increase In the num
ber of companies has Indicated a cpeculatlvo
and dangerous tendency , the mnall lncrea a
In that , direction Is an encouraging indica
tion. Halt a million gain In shareholders
proves that tha bulldiiifc and loan assoc'la-
tlon as a means of Investment continues to
enjoy the confidence of umaJl inventory , lu
spite of occasional Instance * * of bad man
agement and loss. An Increase * of dueu col
lected and profits aggregating $79,17.2,000 In
between two and three years , or 21.1 par
cent , shows that the cVtss of people vvho >
Invest In shan of associations are not so
reduced that they have no money to eave ,
and , further , that Having In hard times - Indicated
dicated that a large clat-ii of people of Binalli
means have learned the trick of putting by
a llttlo money and will sacrifice to do U.
The associations iu thu fourteen statcu re
ported January 1. 1893 , held 76.C per cent
of the Investments , the aggregate In tbo
thirty-four states being $493.490,948. If there
was a llko Increaho In ' .ho three years 4n
all the states as In thu fourteen reported
tbo total In 1895-96 woo about $545,000,000 ,
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Mflllul ( iluliulrH ,
AtcbUion Globe ; Wo alwaya wonder at
this time of the year whore the fllco coma >
from.
There hi moro or let * vanity wrapped up la
everything a man or woman aayu.
Why U it they call a man "the late" when
ho baa been dead ton or fifteen years ?
Wo would rather not have people give uu
tilings than bo as grateful an they expect.
When a man /alls In other vvaju , ho catv
attract attention by shaving off liU whluliera.
A man has enough troublcu aud voxatloiia
In evory-day life to worry hlta , without readIng -
Ing continued utorktf.
Hvery one adtnlrrathe woman who la BOJ
loyal to her husband that no one darej pity
her when ho mlsbeluvcu.
"Falie ID one , false in all , " U an inclenl
legal maxim. Remember it to the disad
vantage of any tradeiman who trloi to iub >
etltuto oii article for another.