THE OMATTA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. ATOIL 20. 1004.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
BIDS ON PUBLIC L1BRAY
Lowett On ii EUghtlj Under the Amount
of Moifj Avail tb'.e.
BOARD REFERS ALL TO THE ARCHITECTS
ta Addltloa to Loral Firms Several
Oatslders Pnt la Bid Sot Mack
Offered far the Old
Balldlnsjs.
Bids for the construction of the Carnegie
library building were opened last night by
the Board of Library Trustees and re
ferred to Architect Miller of the firm of
Patton st Miller of Chicago, for tabulation.
The bids for the construction of the build
ing proper were as follows:
W. H. Maxwell, Port Huron, Mich.,
I5.737; Wlckham Bro., Council Bluffs,
184,871; J. P. Weaver, Council Bluffs, $81.
171; Jensen Bros., Council Bluffs, 165,861;
George F. Hughes, Council Bluffs, $08,887;
Herman A Brown, Council Bluffs, 166.220;
Winchester A Cullen, Ilockford, 111., and
Janesville. Wis., 162,612.
Bids for the two buildings now located
on the site were as follows:
Wlckham Bros., $M; Jensen Bros., $500;
Hughes, 11.000; Winchester Cullen, $1,000.
Other bids received were: Wolf A Lov
tt, Council Bluffs, electric lighting, $1,292;
M. M. Larsen A Co., Council Bluff, fres
coing and decorating, $2,250; Btephan Bros.,
Council Bluffs, $1,110 for plumbing and gas;
Nebraska Electrlo and Fixture company,
three bids for gas and electrlo fixtures as
follows: $1,159.98, $975, $675. J. C. Blxby &
Bon. Council Bluffs, $1,066 for electric and
gaa fixtures and $2,852 for plumbing. New
York Plumbing company, Council Bluffs,
$967 plumbing, $3,120.69 steam heating, $1,000
gas and electrlo light Stephan Bros.,
Council Bluffs, $1,000 electrlo light fixtures.
Ford-Johnson & Co., Chicago, electrical
work, $1,195. Sperling & Linden, Chicago,
electrical work, $2,200. Chicago Gas and
Electrlo Manufacturing company, $1,000. A
number of other bids were also received for
the Installation of the counters and other
fixture for the library, such as chairs,
book stacks and counters.
Architect Miller, making a rough esti
mate from the bids submitted, stated to
the board that the lowest figures on the
library complete were $68,800.
A proposition from the Tabard Inn
library to establish a substation in the
local library was referred to the com
mittee on books and catalogues.
, Hafer sells lumber. Catch ihe Idea?
INDIAN CREEK NEEDS DREDGING
City Coaaell Canaot See the Money
to Do the Work.
At the meeting of the city council last
night City Engineer Etnyre called the at
tention of , the aldermen to the necessity
of cleaning Indian creek. He said that
about 15,000 yards needed being dredged nt
a cost of about 6 cents a yard, or a total
expenditure of $4,(00. Where the fundi
were to come from, however, he was unable
to suggest, as there was only about $3,100
In the aewer fund and the greater part of
this was needed for other work. Action In
the matter waa deferred.
A. " Fellentreter called the attention of
the council to the law recently enacted by
the state legislature requiring 'municipali
ties to give preference In the matter of
employment to old soldiers, and that there
fore, under this law, he was entitled to hold
over In the office of poll tax collector. The
aldermen looked upon the question in a
different light, however, and informed Mr.
Fellentreter that his term having expired
they had appointed another man In his
place and therefore they could do nothing
for him, Mr, Fellentreter thereupon noti
fied the 'council that ha would take the
matter Into court.
The heavy rain of the last few days was
responsible for a number of complaints
from residents In the low lying districts
and as a result the council .decided to
notify the Illinois Central and Northwest,
em railroads to construct culverts under
their tracks to carry oft the surface water
complained of. Complaints were chiefly
from the district which was submerged
last summer.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby A Son.
Oreea Declared Bankrapt.
fudge Smith MePherson held a special
fAsslon of United States court yesterday
for the purpose of hearing matters In con
nection with, the application to have H. S.
Oreen, the ownor of the banks at Dow City
and Buck Grove declared a bankrupt.
Green, waa adjudicated ' a bankrupt and
William Arnd of this city was continued
receiver until such time as the directors
meet and elect a trustee.
Marlon K. Parsons of Salt Lake City was
appointed receiver of the Green Cattle
company, which has become Involved owing
to the failure of the .Oreen banks, $52,000
Of the company's paper having been floated
BICYCLES AT COST
We are closing; out our bicycle r'ock and
tt vou want to Durchase a whal lm ,
fore buying. We also salt drays, delivery
wagons, mua, waguua, aw.
. 1 lOO loath Mala Street.
Oavid Bradley & Co,
LEWIS CUTLER
wnamnA.1.
d, Cast ifl Bluna
EsUUaaes task B B
The purity, pace, 1 IJ
1 1 - IK
Dorflingei vl
u Glassware j
romnKtnr it to care-
ful purcbicri at U
peculiarly appropnv H
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BLUFFS.
by N. 8. Green and which the company now
repudiates. Judge Oreen of the district
court Is a member of the Green Cattle com
pany. Iowa Ki Notes.
MT. AYR, April S6.-Belng unable to meet
a debt whlrh has been hanging over the
Institution for some years, It Is said the
Mormon college at Lamonl may close lis
doors at the end of the present school
yTKAER, April 25-The heirs of the late
IsaiHh Bhowers, who left all of his prop
erly to two rharltHlile Institutions In Des
Moines and the Methodist church st this
place, have decided to contest the Instru
ment. The will will be taken up for pro
bate In the district court tomorrow.
LINDEN, April 25 Fire broke out be
tween 12 and 1 o'clock In the hardware
store of Crnst A Bon. spread to the harness
shop of Charles Johnson, and totally de
stroyed both buildings. The Are Is sup
posed to have been started by two trampa
neon about the buildings a short time be-
fMASON CITY, April 26.-Judge Bmlth
this morning sentenced Martin Wescott,
the blacksmith, to Ave years in the peni
tentiary at Anamosa. wescott was found
guilty o' manslaughter of George Loque,
the Houlonton barber, on the night of De
cember U Inst. Richard Fltske, the chicken
thief, was sentenced to eight months In
jail and to pay $100 fine.
Rala Does Mick Damasre.
The heavy rain of Sunday Is said to have
caused considerable damage In parts, of
the city. On South Nineteenth street the
new sidewalks are claimed to have backed
up the water to a depth In some places of
eighteen Inches. Contractor J. M. Harden
says he notified the city that unless cul
verts were placed there the first heavy
rain would submerge that district. On
Frank street, opposite Mornlngalde addi
tion, about a block of the side hill washed
down and will cost the city several hund
red dollars to repair. From all parts of
the city reports of damage caused by the
washing of the hill streets was reported,
and the Indications are that the streets
and alleys committee will have plenty of
work on its hands for the next few weeks.
Dad Fire at Hillsdale.
The town of Hillsdale, Just over the line
In Mills county, was visited Sunday even
ing by a disastrous. Are, which destroyed
the elevator and Implement warehouse of
J. H. Hopp, together with about 15,000
bushels of grain. A considerable portion
of the Implement stock waa saved. The
Are Is thought to have been started by
tramps. Only determined work on the part
of the citizens saved the entire business
section of the town from being burned.
The Burlington railroad sent a switch
engine from Paclflo Junction and saved
seven cars loaded with coal from being
burned.
Matters la District Court.
The trial of the suit of John Devsney
against the city of Council Bluffs was be
gun yesterday in the district court. De
vaney wants the city to pay him $130 for
the alleged drowning of 200 chickens and
other damage to hla farm by the overflow
of Indian creek during the heavy rains of
last summer.
Harry Hall, whose trial for highway rob
bery Is set for today, has applied to the
court for an order that his witnesses be
subpoenaed at the expense of the state.
Marrlaare Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and residence. Age.
Lowell R. McClyde. MeCook, Neb it
Harriet E. Petrlt, Hemlock. Mich 26
Wlllard Vine Evans. Ban Francisco, Cal..2S
Clara Anderson, Minden, Neb , 24
Above all, place our prepared roofing on
your buildings. It will save you money, C.
Hafer. 'Phone 202.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 230; night. F-667.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs.
Lcffert's glasses fit. ,
Btockert sells carpets.
The Faust cigar, 6 cents.
Peterson, gun and locksmith, 420 B'y.
For rent, modern house, 71 Sixth ave.
Paints, oils and glaaa. Morgan Dickey.
Bpeclal sale on floor easels and screens.
Alexander's, 333 Broadway.
Dr. A. O. Wyland of Underwood, la., waa
In the city yesterday visiting friends.
For wall papering, painting, picture fram
ing, see llorwlck, 211 Main st. 1 Phone A-620.
Board and room wanted In a good private
boarding house. Address E., care of Omaha
Bee, 10 Pearl at.
The meeting of the county school super
intendents of southwestern Iowa will be
held in this city today and tomorrow.
Lowell R. Clyde of MeCook, Neb., and
Harriett E. Pettit of Hemlock, Mich., were
married yesteiuuy uy justice Ouren.
Have your carpets taken up, cleaned and
relald by modern methods. Old carpels
made Into handsome rugs. Council Bluffs
Carpet Cleaning Co., 84 Norta Main, street.
Phone 616.
Devoe'a mixed paints. Morgan Dickey.
Mrs. W. R. Huntington and children have
arrived In the city from New York to make
their home here with relatives during the
summer, while Mr. Huntington la In Eu
rope acting as general foreign agent for the
W ells-Fargo Express company. ;
E. O. Btlles. the Illinois Central freight
conductor who has been suffering from
blood poisoning, was reported yesterday to
be In a very low condition. Hla relatives
at Dubuque have been telegraphed for and
it m said that hla chances tor recovery are
slight.
Fred Vrooman. white, and Charles Bur
nett, colored, who were arrested Saturday
night for disturbing the peace by lighting
on Broadway, fulled to put In an appear
ance In police court yesterday morning and
their cash bonds of 115 and lii, respectively,
were declared forfeited. Ikter, on appli
cation of the defendants. Judge Scott con
sented to reopen the case and will give
them a hearing this morning.
The funeral of the late P. O. McDermott
waa held yesterday morning from St. Pe
ter's Catholic church, Rev. Father Her
mann otnclailng. Burial waa In St. Jo
seph a cemetery. The pall bearers were
j-Tans, r.urmuenien, eoiomon, ti. r . Hom
ing. John Toller, P. J. Kmlg, M. J.
O'Kourke. Ieceaaed waa a brollier-ln-law
of Mother Vincent of Mercy hospital and
leaves a widow ana six cmiarcu.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported April 26 to
The Bee by the abstract, title and loan of
fice of Squire A Annls, 101 Pearl atreet:
Julius C. Hosier, trustee, to Minden
tanning Co., two acres in so' u-77-41.
Ivina south of C. R. I. a P.
and north of C. O. W. Rys. w d $ $00
Addle M. Gregg and husband to W. A.
wood, lot i. diock la, njriu sod.,
w. d $.200
John B. Talt and wife to Elisabeth
M. IJ Meal, lot 10. DIOCK 1(L errr
add., w. d 100
Trustees estate W. W. Marsh to J. L
O NwL lot 14. block 18. terry add.
w. d 100
T. T. Snow and wife to H. Q. McOee,
north 7u feat lot 14. block a. Street s
add., w. d 60
F. C. Biker to Peter and Hedvlf Mo.
line, lota 11 and 11 block IS. Burns
add. w. d TO
Andrew Johnson to Arthur Marlon
Gerard, lot i. block 19. Howard add.
w. d 860
T. D. Mourner and wife to Barney Oer-
sghty. lot 1, block 16. Hyatt sub. w. d 1.500
rcter Moune ana wire to r. J. iay,
lot 1 and 4. block 39. Burr.s add.
w. d.. TO
L. H. Lasaall and wife to F. J. Day,
lot 7. block Bryant 4 Clark's sub..
w. d 10
Fred M. Bender and wife to Thomas
M Bell, lots 7 to 11 block 1 Lafay
ette add., w. d $00
Executora of Horace Everett to Paul
I. Van Order. Iota 11 and 12. block 27.
1 leers sub , s. w. d 624
Meyer II. Pearl man to C. O. Saunders
and D. E. Stuart, south 11 feet of
north 44 feet lot 1 In sub. of lot 230.
Original plat, w. d 1.500
Thirteen transfers, total ...$. 4
IOWA RAILROAD EARNINGS
Gross Reocip's Increase, but Net Earnings
Show a Decrena for Year.
ONLY TWO OF THE BIG LINES REPORT
Wabash aad I aloa Fa el He State Iowa
Baslaess Carried by These Com
panles Waa Done at Less
Than Cost.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES, April 26. (Special.) Sev
eral of the leading railroad companies op
erating in Iowa have not yet reported to
the state on the business done In 1903, and
the only lines that cross the state that
have filed reports are the Rock Island and
Illinois Central. The reports from these
two Indicate that while the business in
creased rapidly the expenses Increased
more rapidly. The Wabash, which has
always lost on Its Iowa business, decreased
Its losses materially, and the t'nlon Pa
cific reports that on Its business In Iowa
Its losses Increased with Increasing busi
ness. The Omaha road made a substantial
gain In business and In net profit. The
following table of comparisons shows the
difference between the business of 1902 and
1903 on the strictly Iowa business as re
ported to the state for assessment pur
pones by the auditors of the companies:
ROCK ISLAND.
1912. 193.
Receipts in Iowa $7,970,022 93 $S.1S4.46 27
Expenses 4.7W.31 77 5.620.WS9S
Net profits 3,210.641 16 2,604. 4M 00
Profits per mile 2,741 40 2,275 04
ROCK ISLAND (B.. C. R. & N.)
Receipts 4.51.631 70 8.87,37 25
Expenses 8.010. 43S 51 3.45,844 56
Net profits 1,671.193 19 42,042 69
Profits per mile 1,674 96 463 13
ILLINOIS CENTRAL (D. ft 8. C.)
Receipts 8.68.898 78 8.911.R22 68
Expenses ,.0iS4 85 8.570.2M 68
Net profits 383,844 43 341, W 10
Profits per mile 638 17 479 38
OMAHA ROAD (C, St. P.. M. O.)
Receipts 945.932 62 1,098,928 14
Expenses 499,061 20 631, 5"5 24
Net profits 446.W1 42 662.622 90
Profits per mile 6.595 19 7,646 69
WABASH.
Receipts 638,618 91 .
Expenses 733,63 99
Net loss 95,066 OH
Loss per mile 468 60
IOWA CENTRAL,
Receipts 1.885.783 83
Expenses 1,4X8.721 84
Net profits..... 897,061 99
fH2.4"8 53
833.157 13
20.750 60
99 34
1,726.048 76
1,379.947 74
345,101 02
767 46
fronts per nine m w
MINNEAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS.
Receipts 636.667 13 601.454 29
Expenses 419.622 81
Net profits 216,844 85
Profits per mile 1,020 20
UNION PACIFIC.
Receipts 164.752 32
Expenses 201.646 8)1
Net loss 36,793 64
Loss per mile 17,860 94
871.0W89
130,471 40
621 31
184,124 09
237. 9 90
62.935 SI
25.607 00
ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE.
Receipts 275,603 83 306.411 57
Expenses 214.270 02 200,6.10-06
Net profits 61,333 31 104,791 52
Profits per mile 3,108 91 6,276 61
DAVENPORT. ROCK ISLAND A NORTH
WESTERN. Receipts 190,563 72 43.6K8 16
lOA fAO EO OC QlO fan
Net profits 87,617 19 6,716 07
Profits per mile 2.58010 193 3$
ALBIA &. CENTERVILLE.
Receipts 85,147 72 84,22150
Expenses -82.326 63 30,618 65
Net profits 2,821 09 8.604 86
Profits per mile 115 48 147 60
CROOKED CREEK RAILROAD.
Receipts 28.843 82 28.947 25
Expenses 23,184 86 21,600 17
Net profits 3.6 97 7,387 08
Profits per mile...... . 19924 419 43
Borne Small Companies.
The new Iowa Falls line reports receipts,
$43,919.73; expenaes, $50,843.21; net loss, $8,
928.48; loss per mile, $98.91. The line was
not all In operation during all the year.
The Des Moines Western, which Is the
terminal for the same company, reported
expenses and receipts exactly equal, $6,
068 62.
The Des Moines Union, a terminal com
pany, reported receipts, $238,970.78; expenses
the same, as against $221,832.99 the year be
fore. The Omaha Bridge and Terminal reported
receipts, $15,834.39, and net profit, $1,670.14,
as against a net loss of $538.88 last year.
The Boone Suburban, which claims to
be not an Interurban, and runs from Boone
to the high bridge, had receipts, $8,022; ex
penses, $5,140, a profit of $2,882, or, $618 per
mile.
Of the profit on the Rock Island system,
$1,777,120.74 Is credited to the main line, or
$6,686.84 a mile, against $6,080.13 per mile In
1902. The southwest division earned $3,360.98
per mile, against $3,817.47 the year before;
and the main line of theurllngton, Cedar
Rapids A Northern earned $1,190.96 per mile,
against $4,061.89. The Oowrle line. Instead
of making $216.81 per mile, lost $32.51 per
mile. The Keokuk branch made $558.74 per
mile, a reduction from $1,487.05. The Fort
Dodge branch earned $1,208.11, a reduction
from $2,025.83 per mile.
The Ames A College dummy line earned
a profit of $3,162.73 on a business of $14,016.17,
while In 1902 the same company lost $608.67.
The main line of the Iowa Central earned
$1,604.17 per mile, against $1,510.35. The
Story City branch Is the only branch mak
ing a profit, earning $?0.08 per mile; other
branches lost per mile: Eastern division.
$488.84; western, $383.30; Belmond. $152.46;
State Center, $423.30; Monteiuma, $200 17.
The main line of the Illinois Central
earned $686.41 per mile, against $1,784.70 In
1902. The Omaha division lost $813.87 per
mile, against $$68.37 the year before. All
other branches showed losses per mile.
Governor Cummins has announced that
he will return to the city from Indiana
and be here Thursday morning, and on
that day he will be pleased to hear what
Iowa people have to say In regard to the
various bills which are still In his hands
and whlrh he was asked not to sign until
a hearing could be had thereon.
Ioekoat Partly Settled.
The settlement of the troubles of the
laboring men and the contractors in build
ing trades was only partially settled today.
The carpenters and mlllmen roturned to
work aa they agreed to do laat week, but
they claim that they found nobody to
direct them and that but few were given
work. The contractor claim, on the other
hand, that they have all the men at work
they desire. The laborers undertook to
fix terms which made the settlement only
tentative and the employers regard this
unsatisfactory. Both rides to the con
troversy claim that It Is the others who
are holding up the work. A meeting will
be held during the week and further ef
forts made to effect a permanent settle
ment.
Soldiers Make Chaaare.
The two companies of the Twenty-fifth
United States Infantry, the oolored men.
departed from the army post at Des
Moines today for Fort Niobrara, as their
places have been taken with the white
soldiers. The colored men have had charge
of the post since It was opened last fall.
Eleveath District Votes.
The congressional fight In the Eleventh
congressional district Is narrowing down.
All the conventions have been held and
the standing of the delegates on first bal
lot made known. It Is aa follows. Indi
cating a protracted contest at . the con'
veatlon:
Thomas Buena Vista 10, Clay 10, O'Brien
1 Cherokee ft. total .
Hubbard-Woodbury 25, 0,Brlen t, total
Struble-Plvmoiith 11. Bloux 12, O'Brien
27
1, total 24. ,
H'elsell-Sac 10, Ida 8, tots! 18.
Funk Dickinson 6.
Roach Lynn 8. . , , , ,,
llogue-.Monona 11, Cherokee 2. total is.
Railroads Have Trouble.
As the result of the heavy rains In Iowa
the past three days the railroad com
panies are having trouble getting trains
through on time. The Rock Island ex
perienced a bad washout last night on the
Wlnterset branch, and soft track made
slow running necessary on the main 11ns
through Iowa, The Wabash trains re
port the track covered with mud in places
In the south. The rivers have been rising
rapidly and some bridges are regarded as
dangerous. Rain tell all last nigm ana
nearly all day today.
NOW LET CASTANA REJOICE
An Iowa Village Achieves Eminence
aa a Promoter of Urgt
Families.
The vlllaira of Castana. Ia,, Is proud, and
It has reason to be. not only because the
president of the United States has written
a personal letter of congratulation to one
of Its esteemed oitlsens. but because ma
esteemed cltlsen deserves the distinguished
consideration which he had received.
Caatuna was not named, as might at
first appear, after a painkiller or a blood
tonlo. It Is one of the oldest hamlets In
Iowa, and owes Its name to Castana creek
which meanders through the Castana
prairies in the very heart of the richest
oorn belt in the inexhaustible nortnwesi-
But its principal distinction lies in the fact
that It Is the home of Mr. J. I Howe,
who settled In Iowa when the state was a
territory, has grown up with the country
and has been unwavering through all the
years of his manhood in his devotion to
the principles of the republican party.
It should be said, however, that Mr.
Howe probably never would have become
the man he is, and never would have
reached the high position which he holds
In the esteem of his neighbors, had It not
been for Mrs. Howe. The couple recently
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
happy marriage, and on this occasion they
were able to have themselves photographed
with nine children for a background.
The limited capacity of the largest cam
era in Castana prevented the Inclusion in
the picture of Mr. and Mrs. Howe's sons-in-law
and daughters-in-law, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, which Is to be re
gretted, for had the entire family been
photographed the result would have been
one of the finest family groups that the
west has produced In recent years, but,
with the sons-in-law and daughterB-ln-law
and grandchildren and great-grandchildren
left to Imagination, ...r. Howe sent the
family photograph to the president accom
panied by a letter stating that all of the
Howes, male and female, young and old,
big and little, were republicans. The pres
ident has made the following graceful ac
knowledgment: WASHINGTON, D. C My Dear Mr.
Howe: Truly yours Is a republican family.
And, what Is more, - a typically American
family, and 1 am proud of you and yours
In both respects. Affectionately yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
It should be added that the chief ex
ecutive waa prompted by no desire to curry
favor wlti; the populace of Iowa when he
wrote this kindly note. The state Is sura
for him, even without the Howe vote. And
it should be added also that Castana Is
one of the towns m Iowa where Mr.
Hearst's war "extras" exercise no Influ
ence whatever. . , . ,j ' , .
The residents are an honest, simple
minded, though intelligent people, 'who per
haps have never heard of the frequent falls
of Port Aithur and. Vladivostok, who have
not shuddered over the drowning of 25,000
Russians in the Yalu, who do not know
that the Russian fleet has been repeatedly
afinlhlluted, and who are perfectly content
to live In Ignorance of Mr. Hearst's efforts
to, enliven American Journalism.
So, Mr. Roosevelt's courtesy Is as un
selfish as Mr. Howe's achievement is pa
triotic. Hurrah for Roosevelt and Howe!
Chicago Inter Ocean.
THE GROWTH OF MOUNTAINS
Calculation on the Great Vpllfts of
Ranges that Splnal-Columa
Coatlnenta.
There Is something almost lifelike In the
growth of mountains. They do not attain
their maximum stature all at a leap. The
first great uplift of the Sierras, Prof. Law
son thinks, elevated the range about 2.600
feet. Even that was not done at a bound.
It took time while the gigantic pressure
was at work. Vast periods also elapsed
while the growing mountains swelled up
ward to their culmination of 14,000 or 16,000
feet. Perhaps they are still growing.
Age has Its common marks everywhere.
An old man stoops, shrinks In stature and
becomes round-shouldered; an aged tree
sheds Its branches, breaks off at the top
and finally tumbles Into ruin; a time-worn
mountain loses Its aspiring peaks, smoothes
down Its Jagged outlines, rounds oft Its
steep slopes, sinking lower and lower under
the ..constant wear of the elements, until
only a line of green carpeted hills remains
to mark the place where tremendous sum
mits rose Into the region of perpetual snow
and flashed back the sunshine from a
crown of glaciers.
It Is relatively an easy task to calcu
late the age of a mountain range which,
like the Sierra Nevada rnnge, had a new
birth at the beginning of quarternary time,
the latest period in the geological history
of our planet. It would be far more diffi
cult to offer the measuring tape of ths
centuries to the great Appalachian range,
which lies just behind the Atlantic sea
board. The Appalachians date back to
the remote carboniferous age, which ended
so long ago that nobody, probably, would
be willing to risk a guess at the number
The best hand processes,
as well as Ihe finest grapes,
are used in making
Champagne. The proper
fermenting and aging of a
champagne is a delicate
matter. You cannot make
good wine by machinery.
Each bottle is inspected
every day for months.
When it comes to yonrtable
U is a perfect champagne.
Old-mild ffiU,
Processes xr
of millions of years whlrh must since
have elapsed. The Appalachians may have
been magnificent giants In their day, but
time has conquered them, as It will also
conquer the rugged Sierras, and now their
verdured flanks and tops delight the un
alarmed eyes of railway tourists, winding
on swift trains of parlor cars through the
rich valleys thnt have fattened on the
substance of the disintegrated peaks.
The glory of a sun Is gone when it pansrs
from light to darkness, from solar Incan
descence to planetary opacity, nnd likewise
the splendor of life for a mountain departs
when It sinks from white to green, and
from the abode of snow to the levels of
grass. Garrett P. Scrvlss In Success.
NOTABLES CHANGED NAMES
Some Prominent Men In Army, Nary
and Civil Life Whose Sanies
Were Altered.
Among the navy orders n few days ago
was one to the effect thnt Civil Engineer
Ulysses Simpson Grant White had been de
tached from duty at Honolulu and ordered
home. The fact thnt one of the papers re
ferred to him as U. O. White recalled some
examples of the changes In names of army
and navy officers. In the enso of Civil En
gineer White, who was from Georgetown,
O., the early home of General Grant, he
was appointed to West Point as Ulysses
Grant White, but when he was transferred
to the navy, seven years later, his commis
sion was made out to Ulysses Simpson
Grant Whlto, and he has since been so
known. It will be recalled that General
Grant originally was named Hiram Ulysses,
but when he received his appointment as
a cadet at West Point hla name was en
tered as Ulysses Simpson, and by that he
waa afterward known.
Other Instances of changes In names .may
be noted, as the following: General Zach
arlah Taylor became Zochary Taylor. Cap
tain John Stewart was known In Scotland
as John Stuart, but when he enlisted In the
army as a private In 1861 his name was
written "Stewart," and it so remained.
Major Mason Carter enlisted as a private
In 1880 under the name of "Howard," but
he resumed his family name, Carter, soon
after he was commissioned as a lieutenant
In the Fifth Infantry. In 1862. Brigadier
General George B. F. Dandy, who also was
promoted from the ranks, subsequently
dropped the "F" from his name. Major
General Nathanael (not Nathaniel) Greene
was originally carried on the old army rec
ords as "Nathan" Greene, and later his
name was changed t6 Nathanael. General
P. O. T. Beauregard, son of James Toutant
of Beauregard, France, who was born near
New Orleans, was originally named Pierre
Gustavo Toutant, but when he went to
West Point as a cadet he was entered under
the name of Beauregard.
John James Alexander Alfred Mouton.
another West Pointer, who was graduated
In 1850, but resigned three months later,
dropped the "Alexander" out of his name,
and after being commissioned In the con
federate service became Alfred Mouton,
and when killed In battle Kla name so ap
peared on the records. Arnold E. Jones
changed his name upon graduation from
West Point in 1837 to Arnold Elxey, and
he was conspicuous In the Mexican war,
especially at Contrevas and Churubusco;
later he was a major general In the con
federate service. Major William D. Fraser,
another Mexican war hero, was plain Wil
liam Smith when he entered West Point,
but was graduated under the name of
Fraser. Lieutenant George R, Sullivan,
who was graduated at West Point In 1829,
was appointed under the name of George
R. J. Bowdoln, but changed his name to
that of Sullivan afterward. . Major Mlcah
John Jenkins, who was graduated from
West Point In 1879, was the son of Con
federate General Mlcah Jenkins, and, to be
like his father, he dropped the John, An
other West Pointer whose name 'was
changed was General Samuel M. Westmoro,
a South Carolinian. He waa graduated In
1827 as Stephen, W. Moore, but he changed
his name to Samuel W. West Moore, and
later to Samuel M. Westmore. His son,
who was a surgeon In the army, with the
rank of major, and who became the sur
geon general of the confederate service,
retained the family name and was Samuel
P. Moore. Quartermaster Bewail L. Fre
mont entered the Military academy as
Bewail L. Fish, but changed his name
soon afterward.
In the navy there have been fewer
changes In names, apparently. James Fan-
Imore Cooper, the famous author, was a
midshipman in 1811 as plain James Cooper,
but he added Fenlmore, his mother's fam
ily name, to his name soon after he re
signed from the navy. Alexander Slldell,
who was appointed a midshipman In 1815,
changed his name before his graduation to
Alexander Slldell Mackenzie, In spite of
protest sent to tha Navy department
Among others whose names have been
changed are ox-President Cleveland, Alex
ander H. Stephens, vloe president of the
confederate states, and General J. Patton
Anderson, a leading member of the con
federate congress. Mr. Cleveland's name
was originally Stephen Grdver, but he In
early life dropped Stephen. Mr. Stephens
was plain Alexander until he added Ham
ilton as his middle name In honor of a
favorite school teacher who was named
for the famous statesman who fought the
duel with Aaron Burr. Mr. Anderson did
not like his first name, John, and always
signed his name Patton Anderson. New
Tork Tribune.
GREAT SUIT OVER A STEER
Missouri Produces a Legal Squabble
Rivalling; Iowa's Celebrated
Calf Case.
Farmers John Massengale of Macon
county and Elijah E. Rice of Chariton
county, Missouri, are getting ready for the
seventh hitch over the scrub steer to
which each lays claim. The case la dock
eted for the April term of the circuit court
of Howard county at Fayette. It has been
estimated that the litigants are now out
about $2,000 apiece on court costs, attorney
fees and incidentals. When the controversy
originated In September, 1899, the subject
of It, a very ordinary animal, was valued
at a little less than $30.
Squire M. J. Lane's Justice shop was the
original tribunal. Since then these have
heard the case: John P. Butler, John A.
Hockaday, circuit Judges; Jackson U Smith,
James Ellison, E. J. Broaddus, appellate
Judges. The case is now before Judge A.
H. Waller. Meantime the two lawyers in
It. D. R. Hughea of Macon and Bert D.
Norton!, have been reinforced so that thore
are now four on each side, with Indications
that the legal forces will be further aug
mented at the coming trial.
When the witnesses are all together It
looks like a political gathering. At first
there were only those who had seen the
steer, and were sworn as to its Identity,
but at each subsequent trial the number
of witness has been increased, because of
conversations that have cropped out be
tween the parties at Interest, which were
overheard by bystanders, and which the
attorneys think are important.
John Massengale, the plaintiff, was known
in Wyoming In his early ranching days as
"Missouri John." He la more than six
feet tall, broad shouldered and has an Iron
gray mustache. He Is 64 years old.
The true cattleman would rather sacrifice
every bead of stock on his plat than ad
mit ha could be mistaken over the Identity
of an animal that he had called his own.
About twenty-five years ago Mr. Massen
gale became Involved la a law suit nearly
aa fiercely fouglit as thla in which he Is
now engaged. He was ranching with a
partner near Carbon, Wyo. An old, de
crepit cow strayed off the range and wns
taken up by a man named Wess. Wcss
and MnssrnKale were gftod friends nnd they
might have settled the matter, but, un
fortunately, before a compromise was ef
fected Wess died, nnd friends of tho widow
volunteered to sweor In court that the cow
had belongt-d to her hushand.
Massengale got out a writ of replevin
and the case took about the same course
as that pursued by his present one with
Rice. One day while the trial was pro
ceeding In tho circuit court a witness for
the widow stated tht he knew It was her
cow because It hod a full set of upper and
lower teeth; he hod examined the cow's
mouth, he said, and he knew. Thereupon
"Missouri John," who supposed that courts
of Justice regarded all things else as of
minor Importance to tho truth, arose and
remarked:
"Tou're a damned liar, sir! Cows don't
have upper front teeth."
The Information was not appreciated by
tho old Judge, who promptly lined the
frank litigant $26, and ordered the sheriff
to take him In charge until the money was
paid la. At that a number of stockmen
rushed forward, flashing rolls of money.
"Here's the money, Judge!" came In cho
rus. "I'll pay 'Missouri John's' fine!"
These demonstrations rather startled the
Judge, who suddenly became aware that
the plain looking ranchman was a man of
consequence. Massengale had the money
In his pockets, but before he could pro
duce it the Judge remitted the fine and told
him to contradict the witnesses In a less
emphatic manner next time.
Massengale won the case In the lower
court, and the widow, still following the
ad'lce of her friends, carried It up to the
supreme court It was there affirmed, and
of course that terminated the litigation.
On the day the decision reached him Mas
sengale picked out the best cow and calf
on the range, and, with the consent of his
partner, drove them over to the widow
and mado her a present of them. He also
paid all the court costs.
"I showed 'cm I was right, and It was
worth the trouble," sold "Missouri John."
"I never had any feelings against the
widow, and If she had ever needed any
money while the suit was on, and had come
to me, she'd 'a' got It. But when It comes
to telling me that I don't know one of my
own cattle, why, that's different." New
York Sun.
'TIS NOT THE REAL THING
Cowboy Hats So Named Because Your
True Cowboys Do Not
Wear Them.
The tenderfoot Is abroad In the land,
under the cowboy hat. You can "spot" him
Invariably by the headgear.
Time was In Montana when the stiff
umbrella-like hybrid-sombrero "sky piece"
now known as the cowboy hat was a nec
essity from the Canadian line to Idaho.
But that time Is past. Now only a small
portion of the population "sports" ths cow
boy hat. Of this portion a still smaller
portion Is of the cowboys themselves; the
remainder Is the tenderfoot who desires to
give the Impression that he Is a "ba-ad
man."
Somebody Imported the hats In from the
east, where they are manufactured and
exploited by a firm that probably never
saw a steer or a coulee. Hence, the ex
aggerated style. They are sold by the foot,
like timber. You lean over the counter and
explain to the clerk the diameter desired.
He saws you off a chunk of hat, and there
you are.
There Is the real cowboy hat and the
Imitation cowboy hat. . Like the Panama,
the real tblng la seldom -seen, the imita
tion often. The real cowboy hat la ex
pensive, the Imitation may be had at rates
within the reach of all.
The original article was made for the
west It waa broad because the blinding
rays of the sun, either on bare prairie or
snow, were unsupportable without a broad
brim; It was stiff, because if limp It would
have flapped In the puncher's face as he
rode. The tenderfoot wears the broad
brim for looks and a stiff brim because It
Is easier taken off when you bow to a
lady.
The cowboy hat Is a fad and, like all
fads, will pnss away. This first style, ab
surd In Itself, will ba discarded for a more
sensible slxe. Then the novelty will wear
off and the yellow "felt" will be seen less
frequently. But like all things end all
fads, this has Its usefulness. It enables
one to distinguish the green, fresh arrival
from the oldtimer, who, raised In the
west, or long a resident of It, sees neither
novelty nor pleasure In the dress the early
days demanded, but which the encroach
ments of clvlliratlon have made obsolete.
Butte Intfrmountaln.
GRANT
:AMILY REUNIONS
Representatives of tho Clans from
Various States Flock Tog-ether
Periodically.
It Is getting to be more and more an
established custom for families to hold re
unions In which the different branches and
clans meet and talk over the old times,
both of themselves and their ancestors.
One of the moat Interesting of these Is
the reunion of the Qrants, all of whom
trace their ancestry to Matthew Grant,
who. In 1035, settled down upon the
"Windsor meadows," by the side of the
Connecticut river, a few miles north of
whore now stands the city of Hartford.
It is an Interesting fact that Thomas
Dowey was his nearest neighbor, and that
from those two men sprang two of the
most oole.bratod of Americans thus far
General Grant of ths army and Admiral
Dewey of the navy.
Matthew Grant and his wife Prlsdlla
lived and prospered. In a straightforward,
sturdy way, and their descendants have
done their full share toward multiplying
and replenishing tho earth; there are now
living nearly 8,000 of them.
This copule, who never expected fame.
In 1637, came to Windsor from Dorchester,
Masa, whloh had fur a few years been
their home; and their descendants proved
i to be, for Via most part, of the same
modest, rellablo stuff. Matthew was a sur
veyor and a keeper of the town and
church records, and seems to have been
a good all-around man generally. His de
scendants point out the place where hla old
house used to atand, and the whole ter
ritory about Windsor and East Windsor
Is still peopled, to some considerable ex
THE NATURAL CURE FOB
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DRINK ON
HALF A GLASS OF THE NATURAL
LAXATIVE WATER
IT REMOVES BILIOUSNESS AND LIVER TROUBLE.
RESULTS ARE CERTAIN.
UK THC FULL NAME, HUNVADI JNO. WHIN ASKING FOR IT.
tent, with the same quiet, tralghtfurwr,l
race.
From such obscurely horolo beginning
sprang Ihe line that produced Uoiieml
Or.uit of Fort lonln and Appomattox.
No American war took place In which It
was not represented tho eld French war,
the revolution and the war of 1S12 all con
tained ancestors of Ulysses 8. Grant. Whin
the Mexican war camo he w.ts hlinsolf old
enough to tnko a part In It, tuid to bo
commended for his bravery. Ills history
since the world knows almost by heart.
Since then, his son. General Frederick IV
Grant, has worthily represented tho family
In our nation's army.
In 1899 the clans made a grand effort to
get together and celebrate their pint while
clearing the way for more achievements la
the future. They came flocking from four
teen different states and gathered on tho
old meadows at Windsor. The president
of the family, Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., w;u
unable to be there, but tho meotlng was,
notwithstanding, a great success,
upon them, so that each could sic at a
glance how nearly related ho was to an
other. It was the first tlfho thnt any effort
had been made to bring the tribes topcth. i ,
since thoy had disappeared 200 yours before.
Those festivities have been kept up every
year, sometimes enlivened or honored by
the presence of members of the Ulysses 8.
Grant family. Among theso has been Mrs.
Cramer, General Grant's youngvst airier,
who occasionally gives reminiscences i.f
hrr distinguished brother in Ills early days,
when upon coming Homo from West Point
vacations he used to mnkn a prisoner of
war of his baby sister, shut her Up in a
closet and then go nbout wondering whore
she was, until her plaintive cries drow Im
mediate release nnd ignorant protest from
the mother. It will ba seen from, this that
the great captain carried with him his
grim humor and his Opposition to mako
captures even In younger days.
The latest reunion of tho Grant family,
which Is now Incorywrafrd, wns the tho
Tnrk Avenue hotel In Now Tork on Sat
urday evening. February 27. A lnrpc num
ber were present, both women and men,
and "tha merry . !uu!i went round,"
mingled with song and reminiscence. In a
way that would have surprised the staid
Matthew Grant of Windsor and his faith
ful wife, Prlscllla, especially as tho revel
lers were celebrating tho SiJd anniversary
of the letter's birth. Collier's Weekly.
WIZARD EDIS0JNS FIRST. CHECK
How He Felt When He Kenchoil for
His First IIIk noli at the
Bank Window.
Thomas A. Edison not long ago fold a
friend the story of his acquaintance with
any big sum of money. It was when ho
wos struggling- with his earllor Inventions,
and ho had about as dear an Idea of the
value of a bank check as tho n-. an In
the moon. Ho had finally sold his pntcnt
on the gold and stock Indicator : H e
Wostern Union Telegraph fiomp:V I
had called at tho office to close (! i.
After a few preliminaries he wos r'- i. i
check for $40,000. He eyed it curloor: 1
appeared to be puzzled what to do wl
Observing his perlexlty. General Ler.
then president of the Wostern Union,
him that. If he would go to the Bank1
America In Wall street, ho could get
cash on his check.
"So I started," said Edison, "after care
fully folding up ths check, and wmt to
ward Wall street. So uncertain was I in
regard to that way of doing business that
I thought, while on the way, that, if any
man should come up to mo and offer me
two crisp JLOOO hills for that piece of
paper, I would give him tho check very
quickly.
On his arrival at the Bonk of America,
he half tremblingly shoved his chaok out
to the cashier. The latter scrutinized It
closely, gave him a piercing glance, and
said something which Edison,, be!ii hard
of hearing, failed to - understand. That
was enough. He was fjlly convinced that
his check was not worth W,000, and again
thought, as he rushed out of the bank,
that any man who would give him $?,000
for It could have It Ho hurried back to
the offlos of the Western Union and said
he could not get any money. A clerk wns
sent to tho bank with him to Identify him.
"This man," said tho clerk, "Is Mr.
Thomas A. Edison, to whose order the
check Is drawn." I
"Why, certainly, Mr. Edison," said the
cashier; "how would you like your money
In what shape?"
"Oh, any way to suit the bank; It doesn't
make any difference to roe so long aa I
get the money."
Edison was given $40,000 In largo bills.
After dividing the roll Into two wada of
$X.00O each, he stuffed one Into each
trousers' pocket, and made all speed out of
Wall atreet. The next day ho began work
on his first laboratory In New York Col
lier's Weekly.
CHEMICAL TESTS OF ATHLETICS
Interesting- Experiment to Dete-rmlae
the Blood Vitality Induced
by Exervlse.
According to experiments by Dr. Philip
B. Hawk, demonstrator In physiological
chemistry at the University of Pennsyl
vania, scientists will soon be able to tell
what branch of athletic exorcise Is moat
conducive to a healthy body.
Dr. Hawk directed his Investigations
toward the blood analysis of representa
tive athletes at the university, examining
the number of corpusclos before and after
various forms of sport bad been pructiued.
The results of this examination ahow an
enormous Increase in corpuscle itnmu
dlately after exercising.
The percentage of increase In the moNt
Interesting of these experiments follow.
One hundred-yard dash, 218; 120-yard hur
dles, 21.6; one-half mile run, 17.8: one mllo
run, 1S.9; two-mile run, 8.8;, broad Jump
(six Jumps), U.0. ,
The Influence of swimming on tho ih--puscles
Is most marked, tho greatuut In
crease being In a three-minute game of
water polo. In this, case the average In
crease was 104.4 per cent, proving swim
ming to bo the most vigorous of tha imports
considered. Dr. Hawk's Investigations bavu
brought to light a fact of ulmimt equal In
terest. The blood averago of a college ath
lete la found to contain S.GOu.OOG red cor
puscles per cubic mllllmoter, whllo that of
tho average male, according to physiolog
ical text books. Is only between 4,5uu,m0 unl
5,000,000.
"The enormous Increase lu the blood
count following vigorous athletlo exercise,"
states Dr. Hawk, "probably Is due to the
sudden paauage Into the circulation of largo
number of cells lying Inactive In various
parts of the body before the exurclie took
place." Chicago Tribune.
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