Nebraska Newspapers

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May 28, inofi.
Gossip and Stories Told About People in Public and Private Life
Hh of eoraaka Knights Templar.
I 1ARROLL D. EVAN'S, who ha Just
f I been elected grand commander,
I J Knlirhta Tpitihlnr of Nehro.gka. la
one of the commanding figures In
the order, as well as In the Ma-
onlo fraternity of the state. One of the
beat known and busiest of the medical pro
fession of the atate, he atlll finds time to
devote himself to a multiplicity of duties
and occupations such as an ordinary Indi
vidual might consider work enough. He Is
the chief medical officer of the Nebraska
National Ouard, with rank of colonel, and
rives much time to the affairs of the clll
en soldiery of the state, having brought
Ma department In this regard to a state
of the highest efficiency. Othcf Interests
occupy him, while he still finds time to
keep abreast of the progress of his pro-.
fesslon. In Masonry his activity has been
no less notable. He became a member of
Pollock lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, at Tarentum, Pa., his birthplace,
In 1S78. He Joined Bradford chapter. Royal
Arch Masons, In August. 1SS1, and Gehal
council, Royal Select Masons, In May,
JSS6, at Columbus, Neb., his present home.
He Joined Mount Tabor commander-,
KnlRhts Templar, at Fremont In Decem
ber, 1883. He Is a past officer of each of
these bodies. Ho became a member of the
consistory. Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite,
at Omaha In January, 1886, and the
K. C. C. H. Jn October. 1903. Dr.
Evans Is 49 years of age and of
a most genial personality, with a high no
tion of life, and Is most deservedly popular
with all who enjoy his acquaintance.
A Snow Btorm la Mar.
May snowstorms are not an especial
novelty, but nowhere do they come with
more strenuoslty than In the Black Hills.
The one of the early part of May that
visited Iad and Deadwood was notable,
even In that section, as the Illustration will
Indicate. It was taken on Mill street, Lead
City, on the morning of May t, and shows
now to the depth of six feet on the level.
Heir Department Commander.
John Lett, the newly elected commander
cf the Grand Army of the Republic, de
partment of Nebraska, Is postmaster at
Benedict, Neb. He Is a native of Ohio, hav
ing been born In Richland county, that
state In 1841. When he was 4 months old
he brought his parents to Iowa, where they
located at Tipton, and followed the pursuit
of farming. Mr. Lett lived at this point
In Iowa, until the beginning of the war.
enlisting In September, 1861, In Company B,
Eleventh Iowa, as a private, serving for
the full term of three years, at the end of
which time he re-enllsted In the same conv
pany as a corporal, serving to the end of
the War. Vip t n hnnnraMv AlwKorfr In
I of the house of representatives, Slyly the committeeman Intimated to the August, 1866. He participated In the bat-
I went Into a barber shoD in Wash- ' Judge which mug he should drink from. tie of fihllnh. the hnttl nt rnrinih h
siege of Vlcksburg, the battles of Iuka and
Atlanta, and In the famous "march to the
he began to cast about him for further the mug, quaffed .It to the bottom, then ex- sea." He went back through the Carolinas
work or for a chance to sell hair tonics. claimed: "Ye gods, what a cow!" Boston and to Washington to take part In the
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tOLONTTT. CARROL T). EVANS, M. D., OF COLUMBUS. NEWLY
GRAND COMMANDER KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF NEBRASKA.
ELECTED
Tersely Told Teles Both Grim end Gay
Speaker need and the Barber.
EARS ago Tom Reed, then speaker
of the house of representatives,
went Into a barber shop in Wash
ington to be shaved. After the
two mugs, supposed to be filled with milk,
on a table near where the Judge stood.
Slyly the committeeman Intimated to the
Judge which mug he should drink from.
The Judge had not gotten far In hla dls-
darky barber had scraped his chin courso before he became thirsty. He raised
"Hair purty thin, sun," he said. Angering Herald.
the two or three stray locks that fringed
Mr. Reed's bald pate; "been that way Ions
uhT"
"I was born that way," replied Reed,
A Man of Hark.
When Police Commissioner McAdoo of
New York was-a member of congress he
grand review. After the close of the
war he returned to the farm In Iowa, re
maining there two years. He was married
to Miss Carrie Draucker and shortly there
after came to Nebraska, locating at once
BURDETTE O. LEWIS, WHO HAS WON
THE ANDREW D. WHITE FELLOW
SHIP AT CORNELL.
He was adjutant of the post upon Its
organization, and the next year was elected
commander of the same. Two years ago
he was elected senior vice commander of
the state department. His record as post
master has been such that he has held
the position for twelve years. As a citi
zen he is highly respected and known to
every man, woman and child In the county
as plain John Lett.
A Guarded Commendation.
Senor Don Manuel de Azplroz, the re
cently deceased ambassador from Mexico,
was one of the most genial and kindly of
men. When he first came to Washington
a young newspaper man had the good for
tune to serve him and save him some em
barrassment, and Uie diplomat was touch
ing grateful. A year or two later the
news gatherer fell upon evil days and left
his noble calling for one In which money
comes more easily and in larger quantities.
He obtained testimonials from high offi
cials and the article on which he tried his
hand was a new brand of whisky.
Every official was sent a gallon or two
free, and then the agent secured testimoni
als about the excellent quality of the liquor.
Remembering his friend, the Mexican am
bassador, he was sent a gallon, and then
the young man called and explained his
new vocation. The ambassador wanted to
help him and promised an autograph letter
on the merits of the whisky Just as soon
as be could get time to think It over. In
the course of several weeks the manu
facturers wrote their local agent about an
extraordinary epistle from the Mexican
embassy and asked htm --to get the docu
ment changed if he wanted to collect on It
as an advertisement.
The letter from Senor Azplroz thanked
Afterward I enjoyed a brief period of hir- P11 a vlslt to a Virginia town not far from m Tork county, where he pursued agricul- th manufacturers for a gallon of whisky
ute efflorescence, but it did not endure." Washington. As he was having his shoes ture unt lgg7 when he moved t0 tne town and stated that he never used whisky In
The barber gasped and said no more, "ninea e tavern a very pompous mai
Later some one told him he had shaved the vldual 8trode around the place for a minute
rwwkor "SwmVRh!" he exclaimed. "Don' nnd Stalked OUt.
of Benedict. He Joined the Grand Army any form- or shape. Therefore he ' could
"Who's that?" Inquired Mr. McAdoo.
much amused. "Does he own the town?"
"Dat's Kunnel George Washington Blus
tah, sir," said the darky with the brush.
"Well, he acts might large, doesn't he?"
"Oh, yes suh," grinned the darky. "De
kunnel's de mos' ambiguous pusson we's
got heah, suh." Cleveland Leader.
Candor of 'the I'mpfre.
In discussing a certain unfair decision.
Governor Bell of Vermont said:
"It Is a case of might making right. It
reminds me of one of my boyhood's base
ball games.
"In this game the umpire was a young
blacksmith, a Hercules of a young black
smith. He came, along with the opposition
team, from the opposition town next to
ours, and in his decisions he was most un
fair "la the third inning I went to the bat. I
sent a high fly to center field. The center
fielder got under the fly, but after striking
his hands It bounded off and rolled to the
grass.
" 'Out,' shouted the umpire.
" 'Out?' 1 cried. 'Bill Harris, you lie.'
" 'I know I do, my lad.' said the umpire
calmly, -but out you go all the same.' "
Buffalo Enquirer.
PFmlllnr.
A Mobile man tells the following story of
an odd character In that town who for
many years has done a thriving business In
hauling ashes. One day, says the Mobile
man, he chanced to be In the rear of hla
"Well," replied the conductor, "there have house when the darky In question was pre-
only been a few small accidents; nothing paring to depart with the customary load,
serious." "I've seen you haul away many a load of
"Where would I go," she Inquired. "If ashes," said the owner of the house, "but
this car should get away and go sliding niy good man, during all these years I've
down this steep hill?" never had the least Idea of your name.
"Well, madam." said tho conductor. "It What is It?"
would all depend on how you have lived "Muh name is George Washin'ton, sah."
your past llfe."-Phllade!phla Ledger. replied the old man, with a duck of his
i$ head.
, Appreciation. "George Washington, eh!" reiterated the
Judge Toland of Vermont was a member questioner. "It seems to me " he added
ol nnre. ana in uemana as a campaign with a smile, " that I've heard that nam.
I know dat? I should say he was a speakah,
sure 'nuf !" Philadelphia Record.
"AnyMilng In the river and harbor bill for
me?" Representative Bledler asked Chair
man Burton.
"Not a dollar," Mr. Burton answered.
"You're almost as candid as two friends
of mine In Cincinnati. One of them went
to a friend and borrowed S1.000. The next
day he failed, with a long list of preferred
creditors.
" 'You're a fine friend,' said the lender to
the borrower. 'Here you have my $1,000 and
I am not even In the list of preferred credi
tors.' " 'Oh, that's all right, old man.' an
swered the borrower. 'You know that you
won't get anything and the others won't
know it for two years.' "Minneapolis
Journal.
Comforting.
A few years ago when they were operat
ing cable cars up and down a steep hill In
one of the New England cities, a middle
aged woman, who had never seen them be
fore, entered a car one day that contained
only two other people, seating herself as
near the conductor as possible, and when
he had collected her fare she spoke to him
and said:
"Is this car perfectly safe?"
"I hope so, madam," replied the conduc
tor. "Have you ever had accidents on this
awful steep hill?"
of the Republic In 1880, being a charter
member of Robert Anderson post No. 32,
not conscientiously say that he thought it' dollar and then at Hamlin
good whisky, but, the letter continued: matter with this?" he asked.
'In my employ Is a colored butler, who Is
a connoisseur. He served once with the
famous Chamberlln, and this butler say
that the whisky i Is line. And, Indeed,"
ended the ambassador. "I believe he Ulla
the truth, because I unfortunately left the
Jug In the pantry and the butler kept
sampling it to make sure that It was good
until he drank the entire contents In less
than a week."
A Xnted iortoontat.
Sir John Tennlcl has Just passed his 85th
birthday. After drawing for Tunch for
half a century, with hardly a week's In
termission, Sir John retired In the unob
truslvo manner which Is characteristic of
the man anil the cartoons nave no longer
the familiar monogram. "J. T." which
week after week appeared on them with a
regularity unparalleled In the world of art.
It Is sixty years since Tennlel's first work
was published and forty-four years slnoe
his first drawing appeared In Punch. For
the last forty years and more he hardly
over failed to do the weekly cartoon. He
once went with a colleague for about a
month's rest to Venice and sometimes he
had a little hunting In Lelcestershle, but
regular holiday he had not. It Is a strange
commentary on his undoubted reputation
that the Royal academy passed him over.
He was a member of the Royal Institute of
Painters In Water Colors, but hardly an
other distinction, beyond knighthood, com
memorated his position In the world of art.
It is said that Tennlel originated few of
tho subjects fef his famous cartoons. But
he had the rare gift of translating and Im
proving any ideas which his colleagues at
the Punch table suggested. He used to
draw direct on the wood block.
Ranker Moffatt's Kindness.
An Incident lately made public reveals
one of the leading bankers of Denver,
David H. Moffat, In a favorable light. Mr.
Moffat was formerly the partner of the
late United States Senator Chaffee, whose
daughter married U. S. Grant, Jr. After
Mr. Chaffee's death his estate suffered re
verses, and in the panic of 1893 a large
business block In Denver, a part of Mrs.
Grant's Inheritance, was threatened with
foreclosure. The amount of the mortgage
was $150,000. Mr. Moffat advanced the sum
needed to save the block, and then carried
It along for Mrs. Grant until all danger
of loss had passed. Recently Mrs. Grant
sold the property for $300,000, leaving her,
after repaying Mr. Moffat, an equity of
$150,000.
Got What Was Coming.
Hannibal Hamlin, for many years a
United States senator from Maine and
vice president during the civil war, was
wont to tell the following story on him
self: An Englishman while passing along
the main street In Bangor stepped In a
hole In the sidewalk and, falling, broke
his leg. He brought suit against the city
for $1,000 and engaged Hamlin for counsel
Hamlin won his case, but tho city appealed
to the supreme court. Here also the de-.
clston was for Hamlin's client After
settling up the claim Hamlin sent for his
client and handed him $1. "What's this?"
asked the Englishman. "That's your
damages, after taking out my fee, the cost
of appeal and several other expenses," said
Hamlin. The Englishman looked at the
'What's the
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JOHN LETT OF BENEDICT. Neb., NEW COMMANDER GRAND ARMY OF NEBRASKA.
Quaint Features of Current Life
Loyal to the Water Wifos.
kARON S. VAIL, prominent Indiana
prohibitionist and well known
member of an old Quaker family,
died at La Porte of pneumonia,
though the attending physician
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speaker. He was not a strict temperance
man, though by no means Intemperate. He
was to make a speech In Maine, where the
temperance laws were stringent. The chief
committeeman knew tho Judge, so he placed
before."
"Reckon you have, sah," came the answer
In all seriousness, " 'cause Ise been haulln'
'way ashes from yo' house for more'n ten
years! "-Harper's Weekly.
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Entenaining Stories for the Little Folks
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The Kimble Pea.
USH a pin halfway through a
greenpea, making the two ends as
nearly as possible the same
weight I. o., let the point come a
little more than half way through.
Then break oft? the stem of a common clay
pipe and the toy will be completed. To
make the pea dance put It on top of the
pipe tem, the point of the pea sticking
down the bore.
Throw your head back with the pipe In
your mouth so 'that the stem may lie held
vertically, and blow gently. This will
maki the peu rise. Keep blowing harder
a moderato amount of cure and attention
became very tame. It was amusing to
see them, about the usual feeding time,
arrange themselves on a particular perch.
Each bird in order of precedence would
take the food from a stick, and If one was
purposely omitted there was no fluttering
of wings (or selfish attempt to obtain the
morsel as It was offered to the next bird.
The bluebird makes i. very playful and
affectionate little pet. Mr. A. Radclyff
Dugmore tells of a very Interesting one ha
jK.s.Hessed. "While I am writing," he sav,
"a pet one. but S months old. is sit tin
on my naner. t-eemlnv tn u-n,.,i. -.l.. .
until the pea rises entirely from the pipe doing and why I do not piny with him He
and Is supported in the air. It will now nips my incll. but I pay no attention to
begin to spin round and round and turn Mm; then he tries to creep up my sleeve
over and over, all the while bobbing up and still I pay no attention- so
and down as long as the current of air la
kept ui. The dance may be changed by
pushing the pin up to Its head.
The pea will now rle to the top and
dance slowly and with great dignity around
the edge, or. If the blast Is a Utile stronger,
ne mes on in search of ants and other small
inseci.. Aiier a time I raise my hand and
rail; back he comes, like a flash and hov
ering more like a large moth than
a bird, he perches on my linger, slnrlnr
at the same time a soft little song that la
It will spin rapidly unless the blower his method of speech." St. Nicholas.
tops to laugh, when It Is apt to fall Into
the open mouth below.
Mays of tho Blaeblrd.
Tha sweet disposition and gentle, lovable
ways of the bluebird are evident even In
captivity. In the summer of 1K96 I bad the Grandfather watrhM his darling until.
Vain Miss Retsy.
Little Miss Betsy on grandfather's knee
Dear little, queer little maid as can be '
Stopping a moment her frolicking gay'
blares In the eyes of her playfellow gray
pleasure of carefully studying the habits
behavior, not among their oun, but
In their relatives with other birds. The
old birds were kept In a large bird room
with Severn! other varieties of American
birds. The bluebirds were models of good
behavior, not only among their blrda The
young birds wsre kept In cages, and with
Curious, he asks what has made her so
Willi.
Smiling, the little maid coyly replies
"Grandpa, I like to look Into your eyes."
Then the old gentleman wishes to know
Why his old eyes are attracting her so.
Little Miss Betsy, with half bashful air.
Hugging him, whispers, "Because I am
there."
Laura G. Thompson In Epworth Herald.
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states that his refusal to take medicine that
contained brandy, which had been pre
scribed, was the underlying cause of death.
Three weeks ago Mr. Vail, who owned a
large sawmill, was injured by a buzz saw
coming off of the shaft and striking him In
the back. The right shoulder blade was
sawed through, six ribs were cut off, and
the right lung was horribly mutilated. It
was then not expected that the injured man
would live twenty-four hours, but he sur
vived the shock and was in a fair way to
recovery when he discovered that he was
being given liberal quantities of brandy.
He rebelled and refused to take any kind
of medicine that contained brandy. Com
plications set in, pneumonia developed and
the doctor told htm that unless he took the
medicine prescribed he could not hope for
recovery. So strong was his prohibition
principles, however, that he absolutely re
fused, though he knew that It meant death,
'lie was 0 years old and wealthy.
Hope for the Hairless.
There is hope for the bald man. He need
no longer seek to protect his head from
draughts and mosquitoes. Instead of bare
spots be may be covered with a luxurious
growth of hair that is. If he has the time
and patience to take advantage of the dis
covery of a Turkish physician. This physi
cian, Dr. Menahem Hodara, has been ex
perimenting successfully In transplanting
hairs, one by one, to the bald parts of tho
calp. He tried hla experiment in the case
of a patient who had lost a great part of
his hair through a disease. The method,
told briefly, Is this: He scarified the bare
surface and Implanted thereon hairs 're
moved from other parts of the patient's
head. The hairs used for the purpose were
cut at each end with scissors. Some four
weeks after implantation a certain number
of the hairs were found to have taken root
and In no time a goodly crop was produced.
80 much encouraged was Dr. Hodara by
this success that he has applied the method
In cases of baldness following fevers, and
he thinks himself Justified In stating that
"clinically there can be no doubt of the
curious fact that small bundles of hair
stems cut with' scissors and Implanted In
the incisions made with the scarifier can
take root and grow, forming in time long
and viable hairs." By microscopic exami
nation he has satisfied himself that after
some weeks a real new bulb Is formed at
the end of the hair. This opens up a vista
of undeamed-of results. Why should not
this method be employed in ordinary rases
of baldness? Many bald men would gladly
submit to have their heads plowed and
sown with new hairs if there was a reason
able hope of even a moderate crop.
ale of a Wife.
The fact was revealed In Rochester, N.
Y., recently that Abram Teneyck recently
old his wife to Samuel C. Klletnon, his
next door neighbor, for $6. Elletson and
Mrs. Teneyck were charged with disor
derly conduct and Mrs. Close, another
neighbor, claimed that she .had been as
saulted by them. Judge Merchauser asked
Mrs. Teneyck why she did not live with
her husband, whereupon Elletson pro
duced the following contract, .which ha
showed the court:
"POUGHKEEPSIE, May 1, 1906. This Is
to certify that I. Abram Teneyck, with
draw all claims on his wife, Katie Ten
eyck, and will not bother her again if she
will do the same by me, her husband.
"Witness: Mary Woodin.
"ABRAM TENEYCK."
Abram Teneyck received $8 for the said
wife, Katie Teneyck. on May , 180&, paid
by Samuel Elletson. After signing tne
agreement and receiving the $6 Teneyck
left town. The Judge was so disgusted
with the performance that he sent the wo
man to St. Ann's home, Albany, for six
months.
Embalmed Sausages and Hambora-ers.
Health officers of Kansas City are chas
ing lunch stands and restaurants on wheels
for serving "embalmed" meats. The use
of preservatives by butchers having been
stopped, Dr. Cutler, who was formerly a
government Inspector, went on night duty
among the lunch wagons. He placed a
number of samples of hamburger steak and
chile con carne in the hands of the city
chemist and arrests followed.
"The preparation used Is a proprietary
preparation," said the city chemist. "I
found that It consists chiefly of sulphurous
acid and produces severe stomach disor
der." "A nice red hamburger that has been
embalmed Is us easily detected by a health
officer as Uie artificial complexion on a
woman's face."
The preserving fluid Is used chiefly in
loose sausages, hamburger sandwiches,
chllo con came and other preparations that
are offered as the "strong" features of the
lunch-wagon menu.
Pictured His Death In Advance.
In order to test the love of his sweet
heart, of whom he was Jealous, Bert
Brown of Dubois, Pa., wrote a letter to the
girl Informing her of his death on the rail
road and signing to It the Christian name
of the man whom he regarded as a rival.
With the letter still in his pocket, before
he had had time to mail it. Brown suffered
almost tho Identical death which he had
pictured. The letter read as follows:
"Friend Lottie: I hate to break the
news to you, but you will have to find it
out anyway, and I might as well tell you.
Your friend, Mr. Brown, got run over Sat
urday morning. He was on a freight train
going past the glass plant, and Albert and
I were standing at the window and saw
him. He waived his hand to us and slipped
down under the wheels. He was the
awfulest sight you ever saw, all cut up, you
know you wouldn't have recognized him
at all. Rood-bye. CHARLIE."
After writing the letter Brown and a com
panion, John Prledman, walked along the
railroad near the glass plant referred to.
They stepped aside to escape a freight
train and Were caught by a paasenger train
on another track. Both were killed al
most Instantly.
Mystery Connected with a Moving Stone
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Neh., MAY .Photo by T. A. Carlson.
O. T. Toppert of Norfolk. Grand Councilor; M. L. Dolan of Grand Island, Grand Junior Councilor; K. W. Uetten of Omaha,
Past Grand Councilor; L. May of Fremont. Grand Conductor; IS. A. Bailey of Lincoln, Grand Pago; F. A. Biilllliig of
Holdrege, Grind Sentinel; Messrs. J. R. Corey and D. B. Owen, Members Grand Executive Committee.
IN THE cemetery at Marlon. O.,
there Is a monument which has
attracted widespread attention,
especially among the scientists of
I the state. Resting upon a
large stone base is a ttone hall thirty
six Inches in diameter, weighing 4,;'O0
pounds. For some time paRt the stone
has been slowly turning upon Its basn,
revolving about a horizontal axis In a di
rection from north to south. All sorts of
theories have been advanced to explain the
phenomenon, but no decision has been
reached.
The ball originally rested In a socket
provided on the base, the spot on the liall
which fitted In the die not being polished.
A few years ago C. B. Merchant, a local
banker, erected the monument. In August,
1904, an employe of the cemetery observed
that the unpolished spot of the ball had
become visible and that the ball had re
volved nearly twenty Inches In a northerly
direction from Its original resting place.
Since that time a regular systematic In
spection of the phenomenon has been made,
'the result being an unquestionable estab
lishment of proof that the ball Is con
tinuously and regularly moving. Between
August and December examinations show
that the ball has moved five Inches.
An Investigation showed that the ball In
no way had been fastened to Its base, the
bulldsra expecting that Us weight would
hold It In plate. When the matter was re
ported to them they replied by saying that
they had never in their experience heard
of such a phenomenon. All sorts of In
quiries were made, bringing a varied lot
of replies and explanations. The state
geologist, Edward Orton. assigns the rota
tion to .two causes. First, the ball be
comes more heated in the sunshine than
the heavy baae and consequently expands
more, giving rlae to a slight creeping. The
ensuing contraction, he says. Is probably
not enough to take up the displacement
caused by the heat In the earlier part of
the day. Secondly, the circumference of
the sphere probably lengthens out on one
side, giving rise to a pulling stress between
the ball nnd the base upon which It rests.
All sorts of ludicrous explanations have
been offered, prominent among which is
one by a person who maintains that It "Is
the work of the spirits." Some have even
gone so far as to say that some mls
crenjit has been playing a Joke on the
cemeiery officials. Those expounding this
theory hold that when the employe flrst
made his discovery, the news of which was
published in the local papers, this mis
creant began his work of "prying" It
around little by little fom time to time.
Of course, no credence Is given to this
story. The ball is far too heavy for that.
So the mystery remain. New York Trt-bunt.