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No moru striking avlilcncn of the romnrk
nble solidarity of the American people
coulil be wished than that afforded ilnrltiK
tho limt week Inclilent to the attack on
President M Klnley by the anarchlHt, Czol
.1 j. lan'oicr. who has honk ah
unitici) status consul to solin
ohn. ohr.many.
gosz. Iii an liiHtant after tbo news hail
been Hushed iicioss the country by tele
graph all parly illffereneen were forgotten,
all iIIvIhIoiih of race or creed fell down
and 77,()(Mi,(IOO people hh one guvo video to
their grief al Hie striking down of their
honored executive and their liidlgnnt Ion
against the criminal gullly of tho murder
oiih deeil, For three dayH and nights those
people waited n n x IouhI y for iicwh from tho
bedside and were not content until the sur
geons In al tendance gnvo It an their opln
Ion that the wouiiiIh would not prove fntal
It wiih not enough for the people to know
that the life of tho nation was In no danger
AHHiirance that the republic would survive
IRICI) of tho long-wluded oratory of
tho attorney for the defense, re
lates tho Chicago Tribune, the
Judge Interrupted him.
"Mr. Sharke," he said, "may I ask you
n question?"
"Certainly, jour honor What Is It?"
"Language." said the Judge, "we are told,
Is given to conceal thought, or words to
that effect. Inasmuch as you don't stem to
have any thought lo conceal I would like to
know why yen are talking."
Sir Harry Poland recalled, In a recently
published lecture, an anecdote of Maule, J.
The bailiff of the court hud been sworn to
keep the Jury locked up "without meat,
drink or lire, candles only excepted." A
Juryman demanded a glass of water. The
bailiff, a scrupulous man, asked the Judge-.
ROIIKRT I. PUHSII OF UCON. WHO HAS
.it st m:i:s ,pp inthh jumh ok
Till: SlIVKVm DISTRICT l)Y (!OV-
mtvoii sii w
the president was not asked. In the mo
mint of horror at the deed of a mental
p rvctl nil questions of iiiutcrlnl Interest
wiri" r fK)t It'ti anil only one prayer was
lllt red thai Die life of William McKlnley
might he spaied. Kroin the people of a
grcut nation went up a general HUpplicatloti
on hehalf of the nation's head.
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Much has been said in the public press
abdit the falluie of crops In Nebraska and
the great Iohs to farmers thereby. If the
pessimists had atlended the State falf held
at Lincoln recently they would have boon
glvt n Hlllllclellt evidence to ludlire them to
seek other occasion for their lamentation.
It Is undeniably true tlmt much damage
was done the Nebraska corn crop by the
protracted droiilh and uncommonly hot
weather of July, yet the nop was not
totally destroyed and the conservative gov
eminent estimate allows that the state will
pioduce what a few yearn ago would have
been considered a phenomenal crop. Hut
the government report dots not afford even
an Inkling "f the other resources of the Ne
braska farmer. In no state In the union
have agriculture ami Its kindred arts made
such ndvnnro ns In Nebraska. Krom de
pendence on a single crop, the failure of
which left til in helpless and destitute, the
Nebraska farmer has come to know better
and no longer puts all bin eggs In one bas
ket, lie has found that corn Is not the only
crop for which the soli of Nebraska Is
adapted, bill, on the contrary, there is no
grain, grass or fruit that can be raised In
a temperate climate hut what may be sue
eessfully cultivated In Nebraska. Diversity
Is now the watchword, not only in crops,
lint In methods anions the farmers of Ne
braska. It mny be safely asserted that
nowhere Is the work of tilling the soil ill
reeled with mote intelligent care than in
the Antelope state The result Is that al
though thu corn crop suffered materially
nnd some of the other crops were failures
in certain parts of the state as a whole
UAWOli DAY PICNIC AT SYNDICATB PARK
Episodes and Incidents That Enliven Court Proceedings
whether this refreshment was permissible
' Yes." said tho Judge, "it certainly Isn't
meat, and I should not call It drink."
Senator William Mason of Illinois was at
torney sonic years ago for James Mcdrath
of the Chicago postolllce. a Oraml Army
uiptaln. wlio was Injured by a street car.
It took some considerable time to settle the
suit Hint followed. Klnnlly the ear com
pany compromised by paying 12,000. Mc
drath endi rsed the check and took It to
.Senator Mason, telling him to take out his
fee and give the cripple the balance.
"That leg of yours will never get well,
captain?" inquired the senator. Indiffer
ent I j
"No," replied McOrath. "I am a cripple
for good, 1 suppose."
"And $2.00(1 Is a measly little bit of money
for such n thing." mused the senator Then
THE I LLUSTIt ATKI)
the yield of all minus the fnrm Is expected
to produce has not only been satisfactory,
but even bountiful, and the farmer Is far
from hi I iik an object of commiseration
Tho lieu this week shows some pictures
which were taken on tho State fair grounds
at Uncoil). It will take most careful
scrutinizing to discover any evidence of Im
pending disaster In the appearance of any
of tho people present, while the pictures
if live stock, grains, vegetables and fruits
ought to effectually answer any charge of
crop failure.
Labor day echoes arc still heard, and
likely will be for many weeks to come. The
union men of the nation never made n
more creditable display than this year, and
the part played by the unions of Council
Huffs. Omaha and South Omnha was cer
tainly not insigiilllcant. The lice this week
presents some snap shots taken by a staff
photographer, showing the unions lined up
ready to match and a view of the crowd
at Stiilln(c park, while M. Hosewater wns
delivering his address. These views will
give an excellent Idea of the sort of men
who make up tho strength of organized
labor.
on Labor day there assembled In Omnha
an organization which Is somewhat unique,
the Nebraska Society of Labor. This Is an
outgrowth of the Nebraska Kedenitlon of
Labor, which passed a precarious and some
what verlegated career of about four yeirs
and finally yielded up Its life from Inanition.
The now society has been In exlstenco a
Utile longer than n year. It is made up
of delegates 'roin trnd"S unions and lis ob
ject Is to look after matters of general
Interest to all trades unions, hut which do
not fall particularly within the scope of
any. Its sessions nre for tho Interchange
of Ideas and discussions of projects In
tended lo forwnrd the general Interest of
all. The Omaha meeting was well attended
nnd full of Interest for tho delegates and
the unions they represent. V. H. Hell of
WILLIAM II
PRKSIDKNT
LA IIOU
HULL, NKWLV UM'.CTKi
NKHRASKA SOCIKTY OK
MIt KDWAKl) HOSKWATKU ADDUKSSINd
he looked up suildeulj and iihked. ' (lot a
cigar?"
The captain hint one and gave It to his
lawyer. Senator Mason lighted It and be
gan to talk about Illinois affairs in gen
eral. "Hut. senator." Interrupted Mcdrath,
"how about your fee for your work fcr
mo?"
"My fee?" said the senator. "Why. this
cigar's my fee."
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An eminent Justice who wns trying a
right-of-way case, relates the Huston
Courier, had before him a witness, an old
fanner, who wns proceeding to tell the Jury
that he "had knowed the path for sixty
years and my feyther towbl I as he heard
my grandfeyther say"
"Stop!" cried tho Judge. "We can't have
any hearsay evidence here."
Crlles. "Then
"NoP" exclaimed Farmer
MKI5.
MRS IDA SAXTON M KINLKV I'hoto
Omaha wns chosen president for the com
ing year
It Is not generally known fiat in south
western Iowa Is located the heaibiuarters
of a set of Mormons which Is In many re
Hpeets as unlipie as that which has made
Salt Lake City famous throughout the
world. When the Mormon stronghold nt
Nnuvoo. 111., was broken up after the as
sassination of Prophet Joseph Smith and
his brother at Carthage, an hegira took
place. I'nder llrlgham Young it was de
termined that the valley surrounding the
(ireat Salt Lake was the promised land, and
thitherward the faithful turned. Not all
had the physical courage or endurance to
face the hardships of the Journey across
i he plains and many lingered along the
mute across Iowa. In time these were
gathered together, until they formed the
nucleus of the church known as tho Re
form! d Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints. These have their headquarters
at Lamoul la , but their congregations
aro scattered up and down tho Missouri
valley almost every city or town having
its Mormon church The chief point of
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how dost know who th feyther was
'cept
by Hearsay'
After the laughter had subsided the Judg.'
said:
"In courts of law we can only bo guided
by what you have seen with your own eyes
and nothing more or less."
"Oh. that be blowed for a tale!" replied
the farmer. "I ha' got a bile on the back
of my neck nnd 1 never seed "un, but I bo
prepared to swear he's there, dang 'un!"
This second triumph on the part of tho
witness set In u torrent of hearsay evidence
about the footpath, which obtained weight
with the Jury, nlbelt the Judge told them It
wns not testimony of nny value, nnd tho
fnrmer's party won.
Judge William P. Whltehnuse, one of the
most gonial and popular members of the
Maine bench, has recently been telling a
reporter of the Lewlston Journal some good
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difference between the Missouri valley Mor
minis and the t'tah Mormons Is that the
former never upheld or praetleel polygamy.
In this number of The Pee will bo found
a very interesting article describing In
detail the genesis nnd development of the
sect. ,
Hon. J. J. Langer of Wllber, Net)., Is the
latest member of Nebraska's brigade In the
diplomatic service of the United States,
having recently been appointed to bo United
Stntes consul nt Sollngen, (icrmany. Mr.
Lunger's post Is one of considerable com
mercial Importance. Kor nearly S00 years
Sollngen has been celebrated for Its cut
lery. Among swordsmen a Sollngen hlnde
has been esteemed almost, if not quite, ns
highly as a Toledo, while In modern days
people nil over tho world have become
acquainted with two legends on pocket and
table cutlery -"Sollngen" nnd "Made In
Clenunny." Mr. Langer will have much to
occupy him In looking after this Important
post. It Is a coincidence somewhat gratify
ing that Nebrasknns should represent the
United States at two of tho most lmportnnt
centers of cutlery and light hardwnro In the
world Church Howe nt IJlrmlnghnm and
J J Lnugeii at Sollngen.
Staff Artist.
htorles of his early experiences ns a dis
penser of Justice. "I onco drove," ho says,
"across the country from Mnchhis to Cher
rylleld nt the close of the court. It was a
hitter cold night In Jnnuary and I was
nearly frozen when I reached Chorrylleld
and drove up to tho hotel kept by tho fa
mous Harney McOouldrle. As I wns trying
to tlmw out over tho open lire Harney enme
In nnd said to mo. 'Judge, do you think It
would ho wrong for n map who had been
riding such a night ns this to take n drop
of punch If I should mix It?'
"I told him thnt I hardly thought It would
ho n heinous offense, If ho wanted to do so,
but for myself 1 did not enro to thaw out In
that way.
" 'Then you tnke no offenfo,' said Harney.
"'Oh, certainly not. certainly not,' I re
plied. (Continued on Klghth Pago.) '