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diir' of tin' iinmt intercHittm Miii'i'i' for
iiiikk'hh lii Nebraska thin yiar will uiltn
place In I In- 'I'hlnl cmigrc-H onal ll:'i i. i In
which llin opposing -it 1 1 1 1 ' I it t h inn John It
I lays of Nolfolk, the reptibl can nomiii'" n !
the present cnngreHainnii, John S lt.ii ion
of MiiiIIumi, on the fusion llrK' l Mr Havn
has long been lilciillllcd wPli ihi' i;niwih
of that section of Nebraska, ho hi lain
pioiiiliioiil In hU own prtifr hioii, i!u law.
mi I alKit In political elides, hi win h lit'
has boon huiio.vd In varlo.m capai itn Tlu
cnmuinniling piescneo anil good aihlrt'si of
llin icpiihll'.iiu fit ml iilitlo ari' mire io imil.o
him friends wherever ho goes. l''roin Iiih
poriralt, which forum tlm fiontlspio o of
iIiIh ti ii mlifi- of 'I'lio Hoe, the lines of ehur
ai tin- ami IIiiiiiii'mh may ho readily (listtn
guislici, ami If elected Nebraska can count
on having In him an utile ami active ropro
k illative at Washington.
The monument shown In the accompany
ing picture Ih an unique exemplification of
the teaching of till) christian religion licit
It. this life we should proparo for death
and the hereafter. Tho work of erecting
IIiIh monument In tho little cemetery at
Stirling. Neh., wan completed htHt wuok.
It l tweiity-lhreo feet high, weigh CO,
IMHI pnunilH and font $2,000. Two Hat cars
wire required to transport It from Initi
al a. wht iv It wan paiclmseil. There In
nothing rcmarkahte alioiit IIiIh occurrence
were It not for the fact that this monu
melit Ih to imirk Die last renting place of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry l.ainlwier, both of
III. as iho tew king of Italy. The olllclal of tho oldest citizen runneth not to tho
antioiincoiiiciit of the deatli of King Hum- contrary. He always wears a red Jacket
bcrt, also furnished by courtesy of Consul and u cap with a wide red hand about It.
Howe, Is reproduced its a souvenir of the There never was much music In his drum
memorable event, this proclamation having heals, but for all that everybody has
been ported ibrotighout tho country to no- watched him with Interest, for every time
tify tlm Italuxi people of the country's losf. ho save the sheepskin a lick there were
zeal and sincerity In It."
John R. Hays' Career
Candidate for Congress
Fle gener.i'lotis nre represented In the
photograph of Mrs Anna Mccarty of
When tho present Kins Victor Email-
The nomination
of Norfolk for
glasses. Victor described one of tho
scenes thus: "When papa saw the
glasses going up to mamma's eyes he cried.
'Murghorlta, put down those glasses!'
Mamma did not obey. 'MarRhorlta, If you
don't take those Klasses off I shnll slug!'
IHWUN I, HUSTON OK OMAHA NEW
StPKItlNi UNDENT OF ST TAt'l
(Minn ) SCHOOLS
(Ii, mil IhIiiihI. Neb., Ki years of age; Mrs.
Margaret Uyan of Schuyler, Neb., 02 years
old; Mrs. Kate Ferris, T years old, Mr
William Ferris, 23 years old, and Master
Ocorgo Ferris, 2 years old, living at
Sterling, III.
The most Interesting eighty miles in the
world today separate the seaport of Tien
Tsln from Pcktn, the cnpltal of ttio Chi
nese empire. I'rof. Isaac T. Headland of
tho I'ekln university furnishes Tho lice
with an article on the lines of coinmunl
cation between these two points. There
.are three routes by water, by dirt road
and by railroad. Tho railroad has been
destroyed and tho allied armies advanc
ing to the relief of the foreign legations
can only get to I'ekln by the dirt road
melhnil, the most dangerous to life.
While the Chinese may not be able to
successfully cepo with the foreigners In
modern warfare, they have shown that In
the business and Industrial world they
have few, If any, superiors. Nowhere Is
this more clearly demonstrated than In
the Philippines, whore tho celestials nro
practically In control of all lines of busi
ness. Frank (J. Carpenter writes to The
Iteo this week of his visit to the gorgeous
homo of Don Carlos l'alauca, In Manila
who talks of exclusion and says the Chi
nese will have to come hack to the Islands
again. l'alauca Is practically the ruler
of our Asiatic celestials. Ho has a th.m
sand dollars for every hair of his head.
of John H. Hays work nt Nevada, la., ho was appointed
congress by tho county superintendent of schools without
uel was a small boy ho frequently told republicans of the Third congrcs- his request or knowledge. This olllco ho
outsiders about tho domestic life of his h10"1'1 district of Nebraska was brought retained for three years nnd was then
parents. Humbert had a particularly "hout by a combination of circumstances elected county auditor. Ho held this post
dull car for music. He disliked to realize l,ml " 'innor which might Justly causa tlon for ten years, positively refusing to bo
that tlio queen w'ns getting on In years ,llm ,0 101,1 '"'Khly fluttered. Until thrco a candidate again. During his college days
and lie protested ngalnst her uso of eye- ''ays before the convention ho would not he began the study of law and while- In
consent io oe a caniiiiiuio mm 1111:11 iiubi- unicu hu uevoieu ins spare umo io mo
lively refused to see a person or write n pursuit of his legal studies and was ad
letter touching tils candidacy. In the milted to tho practice of law In tho Iowa
face of tho fact that most of the delegates courts In 1SS2. He followed his chosen
went to the nominating convention expect- profession In tho town where ho had lived
Ing to vote for some ono else he was so long with more than ordinary success
,nd mimiiim Ii.,.) Hindi n iirend of h.hiVm nominated on tho llftli ballot. for a new attorney until 1SSG.
false notes that sho obeyed nt onco, to 'Mr- ""'B ,mH 1,11 tllL requirements of a Fourteen years ago Mr. Hays moved to
save herself from torinmt." The 'late ttesman. Ho has a well trained brain, Norfolk, Net)., to accept tho position of
king of Italy certainly had humor, which Is a brlglit, original speaker, prepossessing cashier of tho Norfolk National bank,
Is one of the essential cliaraeterist les of ,n appearance and was favored with tho which he held for n year and a half, when
a trulv great statesman. 'Ight kind of a start in life by being born lie resigned It to enter tho prnctlco of
l In Ohio on a farm. Tills event took place law, In which ho has been actively nnd
Carl Schurz lias sustained a sad loss In in Clinton county on April HO, 1S1.", less successfully engaged ever since. Ho Is ono
tho death of his second son, Herbert, who than a year prior to the death of his of tho leading attorneys of northern No
died In London recently and whose body Is father. All that John It. Hays Is today ho liraska and a man In whom the people
now on the way to this country. The can attribute to his own perseverance nnd have the utmost confidence wherever ho Is
young man was of unusual promise. He hard work. He was not only early do- known,
expired suddenly of heart disease while prlved of a father's protecting care and
i n his way from an extended tour abroad, counsel, but ho was also hampered by tho . m t
which began with a trip to Ilarbadoes early hard obstacle of poverty, which sometimes StOTlCS AOOllt PreaCIlOFS
last spring. Ill health, brought on by seems to have Its compensation In lm-
nvcrwork while a student at tho Columbia pelting men to do those tilings which A Scottish prison chaplain, recently up-
Law school, forced liltn to drop his studies finally develop and perfect a character pointed, entered ono of tho cells on his
first round of Inspection nnd, with much
pomposity, thus nddrcsscd tho prisoner
who occupied It: "Well, my man, do you
know who I am?" "No, nor 1 dlnna care!"
was tho nonchalant reply. "Well, I'm
your new chaplain." "Oh, ye are? Then
1 hao heard o' yc before!" "And what did
you henr?" returned tho chaplain, his cu
rloslty get'tlng tho better of his dignity.
"Well, I heard that the last twa kirks ye
were In yo preached them balth empty:
lint ye wlllna Unci It such an easy matter
to do tho same wT this one."
"An Irishman of tho full blood cannol
resist nn opportunity for repartee, no
matter how solemn the occasion or what,
his surroundings," snld an English clergy
man the other dny, when the conversation
turned on the funny experiences of clergy
men and the humor that creeps Into mat
ters connected with tho church.
"I was assisting nn old friend of mine,
the rector of n church In Ireland, ono Sun
day, nnd before tho servlco wo were In the
vestry room putting on our robes, with
tho old sexton, n shrlveled-up Irishman of
tho perfect typo, assisting. My friend,
who was somewhat old, was a Uttlo testy
that morning and somehow the sleovo of
his surplice got mixed up. Notwithstand
ing tho assiduous efforts of tho old sexton
to direct his arm to tho right hole, tho two
would not connect. Finally, losing pa
tience, my friend said shnrply: 'Ach, tho
dlvll's In tho thing.'
"The old sexton brightened up nnd, look-
Mrs, Anna McCarty. nge 8.1, Grand Island, Net).; Mrs. Margaret Hvan,
.Schuyler, Net).. Mrs Kate Ferris, ago 15, Sterling, 111., Mr. William Ferris,
Sterling, 111 , Master (Jeorge Ferris, 2 years old.
Ft VH OHNUItATlONS UKI'HKSICNTHD.
age G'J.
age 2.1,
About Noted People
by his physician's orders and seek a more which the world must recognize and re
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health In travel and was believed to have Mr. Hays passed his boyhood days, until unlll .,,,, na ni.,, ,v,, . '
been wholly cured of his ailment. Herbert ho was 10 years of age. on the Ohio farm ver,ncoq. "stnlK. 'Not Jr
Schurz was 21 years old. Ho entered where he was born when he. removed to u rM;orc(, h(J
Harvard in IS!., and was graduated with Livingston county, Illinois. A ho ago of u nnJ ,h ve8tmcnt .. nronoPlv
Thin -M vi years ago all Kugland was Honor in imij. Tiinugn a Keen stuueui ami it an ncciuent nereii nun which eiiangeu i,lat(1(i
ringing with the name of (ioveruor Fyre; 11 young man of Intense zest for something tho whole course of his life. During liar
tuiw lie has completely passed out of put)- more than the pleasures of college life, vest lie was riding ono of tho liorses nt
lb iiii'timry. The former governor of Ja- young Scliuiv. was among the most popular tached to an old-fashioned Manny reaper.
maun whose suppression of revolt In that 1,1 his class. Ills election to tlio Tlio animals became frlglitcncd nnd ran
Inland ii'ialed such a ferment in the Hasty l'uddtng club. Harvard's most ex- away, throwing the rider In front of tho
Justed.'
In n country chargo In Scotland a young
minister was settled where lits house was
a long way from tho church. Ho was
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Knglaud of tho TiOs. Is not only alive, but elusive social Institution, attested that, sickle, which so mangled and bruised his " " ' " ' " "
hate and hearty In his Devonshire retreat, coming to .New oru upon ins grauuaiion, rtgni arm mat amputation just t.otow tno - : " . " ""n " "
lie is v, and has been enjoying the pension ho took up the study of law and. had his shoulder was necessary. Surgery In those ", P
, ..i ..... Imnllli nermllleil lie wnlllil lmve renelveil iIiivh una inneli tnnrn nrniln limn 11 la now u- P(,I1'l- ' driving tamleiU 11ISO to (111(1
hi a reiiren cuiuiimi Kiitt'iiiur 11,1 iwt'iii
oix yearn
health permitted, he would have received days was much more crude than It Is now
his degree this year,
and young Hays was compelled to suffer fro"' c,h"r ,on Sunday. One of his elders
the torture and pain of an operation with- nv" ",lu l,'u lBl" "l l,,u 111,315 l
out the use of an anaesthetic. After this v,rvh''' ?."n,,".y . 0 ro.InnHtrnto . w,,h
, i, i- a. "" uic 01 an aiiiicHiiiucic, jiiur cilia . , ,, ,, .. . . .
lie Got IIlS Receipt accident he was not in much demand on h' ,Bat 1,0 """"t. "what Is
There was a lawyer In the Indian country
'ho farm. Uln" wiuim iu uuvihk iiium uiiiuein more
Mr. Hays took advantage of such facilities "m" 1,1 ''riving inom anreast ; "Jt dlsna'
who had none to good a reputation for lion- tn'u country school afforded until ho was lo0'' woul on tno Sahhnth," remarked tlio
esty. Ono of tho aborlglues employed him able to obtain a cortlflcato nnd could teach, ol'!t, "Look! Wllnt nll0l't Ho 'look?'"
MoM MIC NT UIIK(THI) 1IY Mlt Jli
MUS. UFA'ltY LANDWIIOU AT STICK
LINO Neb TO M UK 'I'll HI K FINAL
ItKSiiNtJ I'l.U'i: Photo by llenson
whom are now living and enjoying good
health at their homo In Sterling. Mr.
Landwter Is 70 ears old, white tils wife Is
three years his Junior. They nro natives
of (lermany, but have lived In tho United
States since early childhood. 1 Hiring the
last thirty years they have made ttiolr
homo In Johnson county, Nebraska. They
are childless and live a rather secludud
life. It Is the Intention of Mr. Laudwier
to have a vault built when he and his life
(ompauloii will 1o prepared to cross tlio
mystic river. "We had tlio monument
erected whtlo wo woro still living," said
Mr Laudwier, "mi that our llmil renting
place might not bo forgotten. Had wo left
the matter to others It might have been
neglected. I think It Is the lluest monu
ment lu Nebraska." Mr. and Mrs. Laud
wier are Using examples of what good
management nnd Industry will do on a Ne
braska farm. Wtion they located In John
son county thirty years ago they owned
u horse and cow and had a few household
goods and farm Implements. Today they
own $3.1,000 worth of real estate in John
son nnd Otoe counties,
Tho portraits louud on nuotlier page of
the loyal family of Italy are reproduce 1
from photographs sent to The lice by Hon.
Church Howe, American consul at Palermo.
They linvo n peculiar Interest at tho prosoat
tlino because of tho changes forced by tho
iisaas3ltiutloii of King Humbert, which have
brought forwnrd his bou, Victor Kmniiuel
Charles M. .Schwab, the president of the
( aruegie Steel company. Is about to found
a trade school for boys lu the neighborhood
of Pittsburg. Ho will pay tho salaries
of oil the teachers and provide a library.
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, ham U.1 Mm besides thorough training " '1" " ' W' business. It was dono His first school was In n country district, f1''1 l0ra1l"1?.tcr' U18,ft,n,or mntto1r , of
lu simp work. Like Mr. Carnegie. Mr. ''u L'llunCs satisfaction, tho feo duty whero tils salary was $15 a month, with ,ln?1 e' , ,,ut' . , Persisted the elder.
S.hw.,1, proposes to make his gifts during 1'nl'l "'l receipt for It duly demanded. board among tho parents of tho pupils, thero s something oyen n the look o' a
his lifetime, so that he may direct more "A receipt Isn't necessary." tho lawyor which was taken out In Installments of 1 ""K' Now. when yo ro gl In tho hencdlc
H.,Hr. torllv the expenditure of his money, said. from ono to three weeks nt each place, ac- 1 " J? 'nU(l,"f1 your ,!m,.s so' V'.0
- "Hut I want it." replied tho red man. cording to tho nblllty of tlio host to supply (1h'r 1'1'ltnte,l tl10 minister's gesturo with
The Wichita ICuglo says: (leneral Ailna There was some argument, and the attorney the tablo with eatables. Whon a suulclent ""iHprcad and uplifted hands. "Hut sup
it Chalfee, the commander of Uncle Sam's finally demanded his reason. sum of money had boon nccumulntcd ho Poso ' Put 'our thoomb to yer noso nnd
troops In the Chinese empire, lias a brother "Since becoming a christian I lmve been attended Cornoll college at Mount Vernon, 8Prcni' 01,1 'or hands tandem fashion In
living In this city. Everybody knows him very enrcfut In all my dealings, that I may la., nfter which ho alternately taught and frontthis way wad thero no bo n guld
who knows the Salvation army, for Nelson ho ready for tlio Judgment," answered tho nttended coltego until his graduation In 'u,nl ln tno 'look' ' that?"
Olmu'eo has been one of Its most zealous brnvo sentcntlously, "and when that day lSfiii. Thus ho secured a collego education
members for several years. Ho Is tho comes I don't wnnt to take tlmo to go to without nny osststanco but from his own PnilltpH Puratrrnnhfi
quiet llttlo old mnn with llowing wtitskors tlio bad place to get my receipt from you." unaided efforts. nillllCU Sral tlplls
who lias hammered the big drum of tlio Tho receipt was mndo out nnd delivered After graduation ho continued to teach chlcairo Nnwc Tim nntinnn in n iniior
Salvation army so long that the memory promptly. for a time until, while engaged lu school of tho g00i 1
Dead crows nro silent mementos of tho
lost enws.
Somo men nover do anything without
ovordolng it.
Tho less a man boasts tho more true
worth ho possesses.
A lover's quarrel Is tho sauco that
seasons tho courtship,
Koform is nn nlrshlp that is always on
tho verge of starting.
A woman's mirror will tell her what
nono of her friends will.
Oood naturo is n glowworm that sheds
light In tho darkest places.
Tho man who is driven to desperation
usually nsslstB ln tho driving.
An envious person Is npt to dlsparago
everything, bo it good or bad.
Tho oftenor a man falls tho greotor the
npplnuso whon ho finally succeeds.
It matters but llttlo what your ancestors
were It's what you nro that counts.
Society Is a fashlonablo game In which
diamonds are wagered against hearts,
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COMPANY U, FIFTY-SECOND HEUIMKNT, OF PEHUY, la.