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( KING CORN RILES EUROPE American Product Hare Tight Hold on the Old World. C. H. PICKENS EMPRESS ED BY THIS Osaahaa flrterae f rasa ikrwl with Report that Eerepe as Mrork Money Wtrlagenry. In a trip through continental Europe and England. Charles H. Pickens, general vt manager of Paxton OeJlagher company. who rMunxd W4n!tir. found scores of products of Amnlrin corn, from roasting rare on the streets of Naples, to glucoae confectionery along the bank of th Danube; front breskfast fuods at the hotels f dear old London to corn cakes on tha tranaatlantlc steamers. "Theee corn products are netting a fat hoM on Europe." ssld Mr. Pickens. "In Oermany. gwltserland. France. Italy and England American demontratora are In troducing corn product and they are nearly all made. In America or from corn grown In the Cnlfed States." "There la some corn produced In Italy ind more In Austria-Hungary, but It does not seem to be equal to the American orn. The Italian corn Is not served at tha hotels of Italy. bt we m w the people cooking It on the streets. They string tha ear still In the milk on wires and suspend them In kettles of boiling water. The pae- engera on tha streets buy an ear or two and eat them on the sidewalk. In fact. the people In one or two streets In Naples almost live on the sldewalka. We saw dealers selling alfalfa In little bundlea to the drivers of carts, who drove up to the curb an bought a lunch for themselves of boiled corn and a bundle of alfalfa for the horaea." ' Interest la Pall Election. Mr. Pickens aald there was more than nHlnirv Interest In fh. rnnilnf nrtftalffontla' l election In America among the Europeans " and erpeclally In France and England. "The wocder of the financial Interests In Europe Is the way In which American securities have advanced regardless of our financial' disturbance of last winter," he j said. "They felt certain that our aecurt I ties would go still lower when the 'panic' " was heralded by the pres of Europe. Then hen . tha country recovered quickly and the prices of securities went onward. It caught some of the Englishmen and othera. "EVenrwhere there Is Interest felt In the American crops, and It requires no careful observer to see how prosperity In America affects the European world." Coming through the east, Mr. Pickens said he noticed how much business had Improved since he sailed for his trip, and as he returned to Nebraska has seen and heard enough to Justify his belief th Nebraska. Iowa. Kansas and Missouri are the four beat slates In the union. Trade has recovered in the west In much better ah ape than In the eaet." he said. "Our reports now are very satisfac tory and I find business In Omaha has Improved to an astonishing extent during my absence." While In Switzerland Mr. and Mra. Plckene and daughter. Elisabeth, met Miss Elisabeth Baum. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Baum and a party of young women and Instructors from an art achool. Every where the party met Omahana. Nebraska or people of their acquaintance In the west. ft i ELKHORN FARMER ENDS LIFE la Fit of ' Drupsadtaey .Ferdlaaa 1 BTtrfrs Batata Tmm - Head Off. ELKHORN. Nb., Aug. ll.-fipecial Tel egram.) Ferdinand Martin, a well known and prosperoua farmer living four miles northeast of hers committed suicide about I o'clock thia morning by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun. Th deed was committed at his home, with his fam ily ntar him. Mr. Martin had been In poor health for loir.t time and It Is believed he took his lfe In a fit of despondency over his condi tion. He waa (8 years old and leaves a sidow and five children. He owned 160 . teres of land and waa considered well fixed 'inanclally. Homage hy (Moras at Hast I age. HASTINGS. Neb.. Aug ll- Special.) Monday night's electrical storm was one if the moet severe this city haa experienced W a number of years. Three homes were it ruck by lightning and several persona rtunned. but not seriously hurt. At the tome of Mrs. M. A. Thurmond two chlrn-- re shattered, the plaster broken in wveral room, a number af pictures broken r.to fragments and a streak burned across r.e room. Mr. Thurmond saw a atreak f lightning flash across the celling of her Vd room. She waa atrunned. but s-Kin rcnrerd eonec1ousns. Mrs. MrKenna araa knocked prostrate t the floor when lightning muck the torn of her father. Ulcha"! McK.nna. in which ehe was cloting 1 window. She recovered In a few mo- I people of this section, contribute to a fund aients. Heffathrr as a sttesk of light- j which would be sufficient to erect a hand ring from the wrr.dow the ae closing aome church to coat not leaa than I40.0MV uoaa to oo on th opposite aid of th Th Xodestj of Women Hatarallf Bakes tnem shrink from lb Indelicate questions, th obnaxioa ex amination, and unpleasant local treat ments, which som physicians coamder essentia In the treatment of diseases ot women. vYat, if help ran be had. It t better to submit to this ordeal than let th di4M rrow and spread. The troubl ts that so often th womaa undergo ail the a r. nomine and sham for nothing. Tbomwnd. t women who hav been cured v Dr. nerea't Favorite Prescrip tion wriCh ta iVpreeUtlon of the cure which djpVrsfeSSb the exaatinattona AM Weal tmauneni There is co ether moflcir. lure an1 'e r wy aien a Faor rreynytion. Jt1 cure acui.iai.iig aja.b. irntguurity im fewiiU weak a was. It always helps. It almoat awis cares. It la strictly noo alcofeolle, do secret, all Its Ingredient . being printed oa Its hoUle-wrap per; con tains Be deltr.oaj or habit-fomlaf drag, and every native medicinal root entering into It oempoalUon has tt full edorMneat of those moat em.orm la ihi ever! school of awsiical practice, Soaa f these nusMrrous and strongest of pro fessional endoraem!. of Its ina'redient, will be toned ta a pamphlet wrapped around the bottle, also la booklet mat led frwj on reqaealt by Vr. R. V. Pierce, of Baffsjo, N. Y. These arofetiaial en dorsements ahoald have far sxn weight than any amount of the ordiaary lT. 0 BOB-profasional treumonfala. The most Intelligent women now-w-dif natal on knowing what they take as med icine Instead of opening their meeto like ' a lot of yoong birds sad gajptng down whatever hi offered them. Favorite Pre rrtpUoB'as of exowst coarosmol. It Ktkee weak women strong and sick SUM weiL lr. PWoe's Medical Adviser U aont frm a reeelpt of eiamp to pay opens ot (nailing only. Scad to Dr. R. . Pierce, a buSaio. N. Y Si one-cent stamp for pa Fi per-coverad.er 11 stamp for ciotb-bound. 1 v If each eooault th boeior. tree of charge k oby tetter. Ail such rommunlcatiuM are 1 held sacredly confidential. r-r Pree s Plraasst lvjieu inrleorat ftfad refuiat Stoanach, bver and bowels. idem. The chimney ws shattered, the all peper torn lonoe and the carpets werp burnM. Minor damage wa rid by lightning at the horn of Frank Kirk. H 9TIGI) PtA JIT Electric Llghtlasl Systems Opera ted r City Tata lee. CeneaBaere. HASTINGS. Neb.. Aug. 11 tPpecial .) Municipal ownership of electric lighting and power service In Haatlngs has been successful beyond the expectattona of thoee who first proposed the enterpnae. The con dition of the department and th enlarge ment of tha plant sine it was established In February. ehown by the re ports of the city clerk for the official year ending with July. The plant was established with th pro ceeds of a $ 31 ono bond issue and waa de signed for street lighting only. A commer cial aervtce was almost Immediately added and now the plant represents an Invest ment of approximately M),nnft. With the exception of revenue averaging about tl.XO a year from direct levy, sal operating ex perts and all extensions and permanent Improvements have been paid for from the receipts of the commercial service. The only debt of the department Is the original bond lasue and outstanding warrants ag gregating leaa than U.&'TX Not only has the plant paid for Itself and Its operation, with the exception of the amount derived from the sale of the bonds and the small amount f rem the levy, but It haa fumlahed the city with street light ing, which would have cost approximately tK.WO per year. There are aixty-eeven street lamps on the public circuit. Before tha municipal plant waa Installed the city paid til per lamp per month to a private concern. At 119 per month theae lamps In seven and one-half years would have cost approximately 166,000. If the city had chraged Itself for street lighting at thia rate, or credited the lighting fund at this rate, the department would now have a balance of tlXODO after paying off all bonded and warrant debt. Rates for commercial service are much less (than the average throughout the country for towna of this site. The pur pose of the administration has been to give the consumer minimum rates, rather than Impose rates which would give the city a profit. Persons who have given the matter careful thought are Inclined' to be lleve that eventually the commercial serv ice will support the entire plant and give ample revenue for extensions. OTOK REPIBLICAXS MEET Ceaatr Cowjwilttee Receive Reports of Work Betas Dame. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Aug. li-(Spe- clal. The republican county central com mittee held a very Interesting meeting at Syracuse today, which waa well attended, LMattera of vital Importance to the rank and file cf thia county were taken up and fully dlscuaaed. Plana were adopted for the coming- primaries and the fall cam paign. A complete poll of the county Is to be taken and work to be done In precincts where It is thought the most good can be accomplished. The card system, which Judge William Hayward 1a using In the state and will uae aa secretary of tha na tlonal committee, haa been In uae In thia county for years by the lepublicana and fojnd to be very effective. This enable the committee to ascertain Just how each voter stands and his views and work can alwaya be done In his neighborhood. Reports were made to the committee re garding the formation of Tart clubs all over the county. There have been a num ber formed and they all have a good meni bershlp. Nebraska City haa the strongest club and is Increasing- lla m err. bershlp quite rapidly, as are tha other clubs. Cluba are to be formed In each predr.ct and In soms instances In each school district and will hold regular meetings. Considerable inter eat la being taken by the republicans of thia county and they aeem to have awakened to th fact that th county belongs to the republican column and will remain there. They report they have found a cumber of democrats wl.o are faorable to the elee tlon of Judxe Te.ft and a number of popu lists who are willing to join the ranks of the republican etaodardtxarer. Body Foaad la River. TEKAMAH. Neb.. Aug. II. (Spccla Telegram.) The body of Jay Webster, mho was drowned In the Missouri river last Sunday afternoon, was found almost east of thia place thia afternoon about seven miles below where the accident oc curred. The body was caught on a log which projected out into the river and waa almoat burled with rubbish. From the condition of the body It is aupposed that tit ha been exposed to the aun at least two daya. However, the place where he waa last seen was dynamited last night and aome claim this Is the cause of the raising. The body wai brought to the undertakers here tonight and the funeral will be held tomorrow morning. Catholic raaa-regatloaa Merged. NEBRASKA CITT, Neb.. Aug. 11 (?p--cial 1 Pome time ago the moVe was made to have both Catholic churches In this city consolidate and the congregations, which 1 arv composed of some of th wealthiest Th matter was taken up with Btahot Boncum. prior to his departure for Europe and he approved the plan, but permitted the St. Benedict church to remain aa a memorial to Vicar Genera! Emanuel Hartig. who, after serving the church fifty yrara. retired to a convent at Atchison, where he will spend the remainder of his life, he being very old and feeble. Telecra.h Wires Ceaae Dewa. NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Aug lS.-fBpe-clal.) The Western Vnlon Telgraph com pany waa ordered to move Ita lines from the principal streets and take down all poles. Suit has been instituted to enforej the orW and eaterday th managers of the company were here and compromised with the city hy agreeing to comply with the order If they were given sixty days' time. This waa done and all poles and lines will be placed In th alleys. This clears the principal streets of wires and pna of all kinds, aa the telephone eompanlc re moved theirs som time sine and put rablea In the alleys In condjita. By uvlrg the various departments of Tha Be. Want Ad Page you get best results at least expert. Marhlae t Cwt Weew a Track. CENTRAL. CITT. Neb.. Auj. Spec ial. Lon Tut tie of Palmer has perfected a machine for cutting the grass along railroad tracks, which haa been tried with the greatest auccaa by the Burlington rail road here thia week. It la built aimllar to a mowing machine, with a five-foot sick. and th wheela and axlea wer taken froi.i a hardVar. On horse draws tt with eaae and tt does the work of many mea with arythea and will enable th section men to keep the grass along the rati rut down as haa never been don before. Ed war Meet rrssrls Jeweph. lSC'lfL. Austria, Aug. 11 King Edward arrived her today from Cronbers; en a brief vuut to Emperor Francta Joaeph. 1 raler of the dual monarchy met the king of England at the railway station with full military honor. This la th first tlm a sovereign visiting to emperor Lr has beee greeted In thia crmoaious naanr BONNELL BOOSTS CORN SHOW Nebraska Commissioner to Centennial Engagtd by Rock Island. FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF STATE Maa k Waa Hlfkeit A war at Philadelphia far Jlebraeka Cera Will Proasete He Kaileaal Exhthltlaa. Measuring tip th sla of th National Corn Exposition the Rock Island Railway company has selected John C. Bonnell. veteran exposition promoter. Industrial agent, their leader In immigration and set tlement work and said to be their Tery best man, to promota tha expoaltlon on the lines of th company. Mr. Bonnell. with Hal S. Ray, aaalstant general passenger agent, arrived In Omaha Wednesday. Mr. Bonnell coming from Fort Worth, Tex. where he haa given up im portant work for the company during the summer to look after the Interests f the exposition along the lines of the Rock I aland. It waa John C. Bonnell whom Governor Bilar Garber of Nebraska appointed as tha Nebraska commissioner to look after the exhibits for this stste at the Centennial exposition In Philadelphia In 11174. And Mr. Bonnell went there with th determination of showing aome of tha other atatea what Nebraska had In the way of com, winning the first laurels for the state. Bat Nebraska Wist, When Mr. Bonnell arrived In Philadel phia he found th longest ear of corn from Virginia and Virginia waa vary proud of It Then he aaw the heaviest ear from Mis souri, the beat ear from Iowa and to largest ear from Illinois. ' All these signs attracted attention. Four great states were there ahead of him and claimed everything in sight. But th Ne braska commissioner put up his exhibit of corn. Then he sought tha judges and with them determined on a basis on which to judge the beat ear of corn and. the best collection of ear. When the Nebraska corn waa Judged by the proper standard It won the ribbons. Signs of Iowa. Illi nois, Missouri and Virginia came down, and the exhibitors expected the Nebraska sign to go up. In his modesty, Mr. Bon nell did not put up a sign, but allowed the excellent exhibit of Nebraska corn to do the bragging for the whole at ate. Th man whom th Rock Island line have selected to "boost" th National Corn exposition waa formerly Industrial com missioner of the Burlington at Lincoln, and Is thoroughly familiar with the western country. He Is well known in Omaha. The Rock Island already haa a bulletin out to tell every employe on the system of th corn show. .Mr. Ray haa aent on to everyone from Vic President George Biddle to the section gangs In the eouth west. He says the company will tolerate anything but negligence in handling train and forgetting the National Corn expoei tlon. Ittkraska litwi te. BEATRICE The Peward ball team will play in this city Friday and Saturday with a team picked from the Beatrice city league. WTMORE A large party from her went to the San I.uis valley to be present at the land drawing mere. About seventy-five In this city have Invested in the land scheme. BEATRICE Lightning early yesterday morning set fire to five wheat etacka belonging to 1. Cornelius, living Pickrell. which were all consumed. aboutt600, with no Insurance. near Loss WTMORE Charley Snow returned from LaPlatte. Mo., thia mornlnc with Conners. G. Hulshlxer's horse, which had stepped in a note ana injurea an anaie, so mat It can do no more racing thia season. GENEVA During a rainstorm yesterday morning th residences of T. J Hill and T. L. Wllllame were struck by lightning. The former had a hole made in the roof. On the latter the chimney was injured some. ST. PAUL Several light shomers hav fallen here during the day and evening. Altogether the precipitation waa .ht of an Inch and will be of great benefit to the corn, which now promises to be a fine crop. M'COOK McCook'a base ball team &( fcated the Arkansas Traveler In a hotly comestea game Dy tne score or to I The Arkansas Travelera are weatward- bound on a tour to the Pacific coast and return. BEATRICE Henry Frericha. proprietor of the feed barn at the corner of Seventh and Market streets, waa severely injured by falling from the haymow. A cut three Inchea long waa inflicted in the back of his head. WTMORE Barneston has challenged Wymore to a thirteen event track meet, to oe pulled oir oerore August zz. ana v - more hmm accented. The event mill nrohahlv oe arranged lor tnia city tne iirst ot tne coming weeK. BEATRICE A number of the republi cans of this city held a meeting at th city hall Monday night for the purpose of organising a Taft club, but it was de cided not to take any action until after the prlmarlea. PONCA Today waa held the axth an nual Old Settlers'1 jubilee picnic at New castle. Rev. J. W. Taylor of Newcastle delivered the main address. A ball game waa played between Newcastle and Allen for a purse of $100. CENTRAL CITY The member of th First Christian church are preparing to hold a big revival. The service of Hev. 11 G. Knowles. a noted evangelist of Col umbus, O., and of Prof. T. N. Ridenour. singer, have been engaged. PONCA The annual harvest picnic at Dixon will be held on Saturday. Prominent vpeakera will address the people. Hall games will be plaed by Laurel and Col eridge for a purae of t. and by Plainview and Allen for a purae of tTa HASTINGS B. P. Bailey has resigned the position of city electrician to accept a place aa manager of an electrical plant at Pasco. Wash. Clive Morey. who re cently graduated from the Armour Insti tute, has been appointed his successor. M INPEN Three recent rains have put the corn In the eaat two-thirds of Kearney county into the bumper clasa. Enough rain haa now fallen to Insure a yield of fifty to aiaty bushels. Many spots In the western part of the county have been Injured con siderably by the recent hot wlnda. WTMORE A light rain fell here this morning and is welcomed by farmers. The ground is so dry that plowing ia Impossible In this neighborhood. Down on the Kan sas tine, nine miles south of her. It is too wet to plow. Corn In general ia In ex cellent condition. Many fields with twelve and fifteen foot etaiks are wrrtt. NEBRASKA CITT James Carpjer and Mlsa Cora Krelnier. two popular young people, were married thia afternoon at the home of the bride'a parents at Tal mage. T'he wedding waa a veiy elaborate affair. They mill take a trip through Yellowatone park and on their rtiurn make their home on a farm belonging to th groom. BEATRICE While In attendance at th Methodist -Sunday achool picnic at the Chautauqua grounda yesterday. Miss Haael 1'nderwoud ran into a wire stretched acrovs a small bridge, caualng her to fall headlong with considerable force. Sh waa unconscious for several hours and for a time It waa feared she could not re cover. She waa reported better today. M'COOK Inspector Grogan of the Post office department a In the city making a preliminary survey of the city for tha city free delivery system to be Installed In Mrook aa aoon aa the government can perfect arrangement. McCook peseed into A cherished household word In thousands of ho mea POSTUM "There's . ReieM the dlM of eltle entitled -to free de livery July 1, and th people of the city are anxloua for the system to be estab lished. PONC AThe reception given the teachers last night waa a brilliant affair. The musk- bv th Wood Pleter orchestra of Lea Mntne. la., waa well received Mies Grace Orevee rendered two aloe. and brief addre- were made by Prof. H. H. Hahn of Blair and Prof. T. 8. Purdue of Madi son. The Institute promises to be one of th best ever held In lixon county. MINDEN Mr. end Mrs. John Grom of Cosmo township celebrated tnelr golden wedding on Monday afternoon and evening. Several h-mdred of their nelghbora and friends called and paid their respects to the elderly couple, who are yet enjoying good health. Among the many out ot town guests mere one daughter from Omaha and one from lenver. Mr. and Mrs Grom are among the oldest sttlers In this county. . LOP CITT A special seslon of the dl trlct court was In serslon here todev and the aaloon cases of John Heesch. M. C Mullck and T. Henry Eisner coming up for hearing on an appeal from the as Jon of the city council In granting them llcene.es for the present year Judge lloe tetler overruled the contentions of the Ant I-Rb loon league In each case. It Is understood the cases may be appealed to the supreme court. NEBRASKA CITT The Chautauqua which la being held here this week haa proved a big success and tre attendance is double that of last yer. Sylvester A. Long drew a larja crowd yesterday and the Dunbars last evening, and today Rev. L. B. Wlckersham wan greeted by a monster crowd and was ably agisted ny the famoua Dunbars. who hold forth un til tomorrow evening. Oovernor Haniy of Ohio Is the attraction for Friday, and there promises to b a large crowd here then. ntRATTRlCTE At a meeting of the city council last night Councilman Baer of the light committee reportea mat me ga company refused to remove any of its lamps from Court street on the ground that the company haa a contract with th city attorney. The committee on parks waa Instructed to complete ine rrmi menta for the purchase of the ground se lected for a park aome time ago. Oty Treaaurer Jonee' report for the month of July showed eollectlone amounting to lr.4l I and disDurwemenis pi " balance on hand. IU.740.BO. 1TWTH At. CITY Th preliminary hear ing of Frank Smith and James Burke, who are being held In eonn,-ctlon with a rob bery at the reunion grounds last week, haa k ma fnr Thurndiv mornint. The sum of 163 wa atolen from a stand operated by th women of tne i.nnvuan cnurcn aim two watchea also were taken. Burke and Smith were euapected and arrested while they were trying to leave town on a freight train. Sheriff Her followed the train In an automobile, overtaking tt and inducing the engineer to atop until he and his assistants could capture the men. The sum of fi2 waa round in tneir possession, cui atchea. BFiTPtrF Th democrats of this city met laat nlht and orcanlsed what Is to be known aa the Beatrice Bryan club. A constitution waa adopted, one section of which stipulates that the Beatrice Bryan club shall be supported solely by popular subscription and no donations shall b accepted rrom corporations or amounts. These orncer were eircieu. Virgil McGlrr. president; n. . wnrmtr, vice president; E. J. Shlnn. secretary; J. W. McKlsslck. treasurer. W. F. Cramb. editor of the Fairbury Journal and demo cratic candidate for congressman from the Fourth district, was present and addreased the meeting. ar Pil l, The Howard County Teacn- ers' Institute began ita annual seaeian Monday morning at tne nign scnooi ouuu Ing. under the direction of County Super intendent Vogt. and will remain In es .1.. .11 thi week. There I already an enrollment of about ninety and the num ber will probably reacn 100. P"!""" and effective cotr of Instructors has been procured, being Pean Fordyce of the state university. who Inatructs In pedagogy; Miss K. LAiiy 01 ine rrru mal. in charge of the primary work and music, and Mis Carrie Jensen who con ducts the work In several branchea. Mon day evening a nice reception and enter tainment was given to th teachers at the Presbyterian church. CAIRO Threshing has been In progress here for some time and some fair yield have been received on both wheat and oats J. L. Tltterlngton. who leasee a large farm, owned by John Dergans. a re tired farmer of this place, raised and threshed out tl.SiO worth of wheat and oats from one quarter section of land, there also being a few acres taken out by I -L-Jr Thi. L.rt of land was bought a few "yeara ago by Mr. irn 13 00. OtSher people are doing equally well, though few have .0. large - body of grain together. The ralne o week or ten oayv. "s"l-."-'r ',. of great benefit t othe corn and PfO'Slf are good for a big crop of this grain Altogether the farmer ar having a very profitable year. MAYOR EVERY DAY IN WEEK Owe Thlaw Dahlsaaa Dwea t Mo- epallae Chair He Waa Elected te Fill. A new mayor every day In the week That is the record in Omaha. U B. Johnson, president of the council was actlnar mayor Monday. James C. Dahlman. th truly elected msvor. officiated Tuesday. Jeff W. Bedford, temporary president of the council, held down the boards weanes Mayor Jim was in Texas on Monday and Mr. Johnson acted as mayor In hie atead, but abdicated in favor of Mr. Dahlman .h.n he returned Tuesday. Wednesday Jim headed the Jim delegation to Lincoln and Mr. Johnaon headed the Jack dele gation to the capltol city and this left the way clear for Mr. Bedford to sit upon the throne, which he did with ail dignity, handing out clgare-whether Us own or Jim's he did not say with magnanimity. Acting Mayor Bedford (and It was the first Urn In the two yeara he ha been on th council that h haa had the chante to wield the acepter) Issued no pro clamation. grntd no pardons, listened to no petitions and did no official act during hla short reign other than algn a few salary warranta. which his two pre deceaaors In the two preceding days had not found the time to do, "I am just here to loaf around and b on hand In case a riot should break out." said His Honor in explaining hla easy existence, while safely ensconced In the big office chair in the innermoat sanctum of the office of the chief executive of Omaha, Take Waralsg. Don't let stomach, liver nor kidney trouble down you. when you can quickly down them with Electric Bitters. fcv. Beaton Drug Co. ANTHES SOUNDS A KEYNOTE aye "Let Repablleaaa Fight Oat Per seeal Rights la Their Owa Party. "Republicans of foreign nationality, whether they be Germane. Bohemians, Swedes or Danes, will make the fight for personal liberty right In the ranka of the re publican party, not withstanding the claims of certain democratic politicians to the con trary." aald George Anthes, secretary of the Personal Rights league during the first prohibition campaign and now a candidate for the republican rcmination for state auditor. Mr. Anthea was speaking of democratic claima to the solid foreign-born vote on ac count of threatened hoatlie legislation and he said be had been making quite a canvas of the state and drew his, conclusions from what he had obeerved In the state. 'While the great majority of foreign- born republicana arv utterly opposed to the propoeed county option bill advocated by the Autl-Baloon league, they stand ready to fight out thia and similar meas ures la their own party in preference to delegating this mission ro the democrats for them to make political capital of. No party has a monopoly on. ncr la the sole custodian of the liberties of the people and we know from past experience that the republlcaa party Is In every way qualified to deal wisely with thia subject and that eur own wishes will have far mora eon etdereUon than tf advocated through the opposition. Te sum up In a nutshell, we are aot rad to frcil eur UrlbrtatU far a mesa of pottage.'' HOW CRA5T HONORED EMMY Federal Leader Ordered Bonfires for Confederate'! Yint Born. MRS. PICKETT TELLS ANXCD0TX Wider f Ssstkera Oearral Wh Leg Faaseae Charge at Gettysburg Speaks ta Graad Araav Veterwas. Mrs. George E. Pickett, widow of the late confederate general. George E. Plcktt. leader of th famous chsrge of Pickett's division at the battle of Gettysburg, de livered an a lress last evening at the Ben son Grand Army reunion grounds on the "Battle of Gettysburg." "I did not become th bride of General Pickett until shortly after the battle of Gettysburg," said Mrs. Tlckett in sn Inter view yesterday afternoon. "though I waa familiar with every detail of the battle from hla reports and Icttera. Gen eral Pickett d,ed eleven years after the war. We have one son. who is named after his father. He Is now a major In th? Vnlted Ptatea army, connected with the paymaster's department and Is on duty at tke Presidio, San Francisco, Cal. He has served also In the Philippines snd It Is a pride to me to know that when th op portunity offered h proved himself worthy of his father. Graat Paya a Trlhate. "Major Pickett, our son. was born July 17, 1S61. at Richmond. At that time you will remember General Grant bad begun the investment of Richmond and the two armies were pretty close together. While on his road to Richmond to see his boy. General Pickett, who was very popular with the army, was constantly con gratulated by his soldiers and officers and some of them built bonfires In honor of the event. These bonfires attracted the at tention of General Grant, who asked the cause. Being told that General Pickett was thus being congratulated over his new son. General Grant remarked, 'Put a match to some of the brueh heaps along out front there In honor of Pickett's boy.' Iter a set of baby silverware was sent through the lines to our house with the donors names attached to a card and the most cord.al expression of congratulations. The signers were General Phil Sheridan. Gen eral Meade and other old friends and West Point classmates of my husband. 'I think I am one of the few widows of confederate generals now living. Mrs. Stonewall" Jackson is still living. She Is quite aged and Is extremely bright and vivacious for her years. She has a most charming personality and she and I enjoy a very dear and close personal acquain tance. Cordially Greeted la Narth. 'Everywhere I go I find that the bitter ness of the was has completely vanished. The Grand Army of the Republic and the wives and daughters of union soldiers, ex tend to me that same 'cordiality that come from the confederatea. I love to meet them. Thete Is a fraternity of sympathy between those who passed through that mighty struggle of nearly halt a century ago, both north and south, that grows with the years and which none hut they can un derstand." How strongly this was manifested at Appomattox, when General Sheridan, who waa a claas mate of General Pickett, asked him to be his guest snd entertained him with the aiucereet hospitality for the day or two following until the terms of the dispersal of the confederate army could be arranged. Only a short while before they were engaged In the most deadly conflict. and within a few short hours were renew Ing the friendships of former years, and were again boys at the historic old academy at West Po)n, forgetting and forgiving and cementing anew a friendship that only ceased with my husband's death." During the day Mrs. Pickett was visited by a number of Grand Army men and aev eral confederate veterans now 11 vine in Omaha. A delegation of women of both the Union and Confederate Auxiliary aaso clations called upon Mrs. Pickett during the ' afternoon. DENIAL OF CAMP SICKNESS Majer McCarthy Slays Report of Epi demic at Casap Craw far Is Mot Trae. Major D. E. McCarthy, chief quarter master. Department of the Missouri, and chief quartermaster of the provisional di vision at the army maneuver camp 01 Camp Emmet Crawford. Wyoming, stepped in Omaha enroute to Evanaville. Ind.. where he waa called by the death of Mra. McCarthy's mother. Major McCarthy enters an emphatic de nial ot the report that any considerable sickness prevails at Camp Emmet Craw ford, either of typhoid fever or any other ailment. Neither haa there been any deatha there, as indicated by some of the ! press dispatches from illness or any other cause. "A number of caaea of dyaentery srew out of the change of water," aald Major McCarthy, "but these are very slight and none of the victims have succumb d to the ailment, nor are there any serious ceei of sickness at the camp. On the other hand, the health of the command is exceptionally OOd." SIXTEEN COUPLES TO WED Caa'd Haa Good Day at the of tke Marriage Llceaae Clerk. Omee June It not the only month when people like to get married. Wednesday morning at the fftce of Charles Pursy, marriage license clerk, thirteen couples presented themselves for permission to assume the holy bonds of wedlock, and in the after noon three more. This ia about three time ss many as usual per day. They were young people, most of them, gathered from Omaha and suburb, but oae man hsd come all the way from Missouri to meet his bride, another from Wyoming, and one couple came almost M0 miles. Harry King. who took a license to marry Miss Ethel Hennon of South Port, Ind.. came from Hubert. Minn. Judge Leelle performed the ceremony for John Bly and Susie FaJsnlck of Omaha and for Luther W. Lingner and Eunice M. Harle of Gretna. SHORTEST POLICE COURT DAY Twenty Mlaatea Oaly Reejolreel to Wlsi I p All the OBelal Baalaeaa. Just twenty minutes was consumed by Judge Crawford In disposing of the police court caaea Wednesday morning, which, according to the old habitues of the court, waa one of the shortest seaalons in yeara. One of the wlta attributed the lack of police court business to the Influx of local democrats Into Lincoln. The police are making a persistent effort to clean the town of street walkers, five more of these women being arrested Tues day night aad were all fined by Judge Crawford. By using the various department Of The five Wast Ad page, IU gt teee retkltg at saell exeaas War against dirty bread... Mrs. Harriett MacMurphy, in?.poetor of tho State Food Commission, says there are 17.000 loaves of tlirty bread each day put on tle market of Omaha. Dirty flour won't make clean bread. The first basis of clean bread is clean flour. See that your bakery uses Updike's -Pride of Omaha Flour If you want to know for yourself that our flour is clean as the new fallen snow, come to our mill and let us show you the care taken by us to make clean flour. The wheat is thoroughly washed before it is ground and no human hand touches it after it enters our mill. The mill is as clean as a Dutch kitchen. The sign in a bakery, "This Bakery Uses Updike's Pride of Omaha Flour," is the best guarantee of clean flour for tlean bread. UPDIKE HULL COMPANY Sixteenth and Charles Streets, Omaha, Neb. HILL LINE IS FOUND OUT Burlington's Midnight Pro -St. Joe Bate Jmt Discovered. TWO TEAKS OF SECRET EXISTENCE laeartked by Shippers at Last la Their Excltesaeat Over the Hew TarlS of the "treat Weittra. Discovered! (Accent on "die," ala Stage.) Probabilities of a "grain rate war" aa a result of the new Great Weetern tariff are apt to come to a sudden end by all roads issuing similar tariffs, or became more aggravated by their refusal to do so, since the discovery that for almost two years the Burlington line haa had a simi lar tariff in effect for the benefit of Bt. Joseph and Omaha grain shippers have never known it until Wednesday morning. The Great Western threw some of the railroads into spasms and caused more war to be predicted than Richard Pearson Hob eon ever dared dream of by filing last week tariffs to equallxe ratee between Omaha and Chicago and Omaha and St. Paul on gratn coming west of the Missnirt river. The r.ew rates vary from t to 10 cents, the former charges being 11 and 11 cents. It amounted simply to the Great West ern giving a large number of towns west of the river on the Burlirgton and Mis souri Pacific lines an opportunity to ship the grain to Omaha, have It stopped on a market which haa been paying the high est prices for com and wheat, and for warded to Chicago or &t. Paul, the Great Weetern agreeing to take the little end of the rate. When the Great Western Issued the tariff the Burlington rail rod had nothing to say no objection to make or other threat of a rate war. This led some of the curious to look around a little and their sleuthing was re warded by the discovery that the Burling ton had issued, almoet two years ago. one of the "midnight" tariffs, giving St. Joseph the benefit of the same kind of a rate which fpo Great Western haa Just, given to Omaha. Whethfr the Burlington will 'now lasue a tariff meeting the Great Weetern rate and other lines follow suit, or the Burling. ton and Great Western be compelled to take a stand against all competitors. Is a mat ter of conjecture both wlfh railroad men and grain dealera. It is almost certain that the Burlington will be asked to lssu tariffs equalising the ratea from Omaha to Chicago and Bt. Paul on shipments originating weat of the Missouri river, the sa-ne aa the Great Western road has done. Fake Repaete Dealed. Reports published Wednesday that the Great Western would cancel the tariff Oc tober i are denied by both the Great West ern and the grain dealers. General Agent C. E. Ellis of the Great Western said he had received no official notice about- the cancellation. He htd heard from ao'meone that the grain dealers of Omaha had re quested that the rate be cancelled. Secre tary E. J. McVann of the Grain exchange said he had heard nothing of gra.'n dealera making sjch a request. IRON WORKS AT LARAMIE Vialoa of the Wyomlaaj Tawa la View of Proeese of Treatlas; Ore la tke Moaatalae. Laramie haa a bright vision of a large reduction Iron works within Its borders aa a result of the new process for removing titanic acid from the ore In Iron mountain and preparing vast quantities of this ore When soup and gravy are smooth and rich and delightfully flavored, you may rest assured they were thickened with S!3R(!5S!F(BIIS!II)9S Two of America's most famous cooks, Janet M. Hill and Alice Cary Waterman, say that Kingsford's Oswego Oyn Starch is invaluable for improving the delicacy and palatabtlity of the finest dishes. It stands first, highest, best; the most uniformly excellent corn starch on the market. Read what these two cooks say in Tt,4Al leeifc aad Caeelaf Eclpc Sent free on request. Grocers, pound packages, 10c T. KRorcn i ssi. enrm. i. r. aTaasat Ha for commercial purposes. The process was) recently discovered In Germany and ! pro nounced entirely practicable. The Union Pacific recently tested several carloads of this ore and .the test was satisfactory. This leads the busfViess men of Laramie ta believe a great reduction plant may be erected there. OLD LAMPS FOR RESIDENTS Oae Thoaeaaa si Them Released from Jaak Heap Are Available. Councilman Bedford baa succfeed in get ting the diacaided gasoline lamps released from the Junk heap In the basetnent of the city hall and wishus to let. rcsidenta In th outlying districts know that they can have a many of the old lamps aa they want merely for the asking. There are over l.l of the old lumps and most of them are In perfect condkion. It is impossible to place arc or gas lamps at every corner, es-ccially in the suburb;, where the mains have not as yet been laid. People living In these localities can erect one of tile gasoline lamps for their own conveuience. though they must furnish the gasoline. Mr. Bedford says he believes there will be many calls for the old lamps, though he dots not think the people will keep them burning every night. His Idea is that when the householder goes down town at night he wi:i first light hia lamp to guide him on his way home. HILL HEIRS MAY CONTEST Raaaor Has It that Dlaaa-reemeat May Arise at Probating; of Will. George J. Wilson of Dallas. Tex, and John II. Hill of Carthage. 111., nephew and brother of the late Lew Hill, are In Omaha for the probating of the Hill will, which occurs Thursday before Judge Leslie. The other heirs at law who will receive a share of the property from the special adminis trator, Juhn II. Hill, Jr.. are James H. Hill of Sidney, Shirley Wilson of Sidney and Miss Elisabeth Siioll ot Carthage. They have not yet arrived. The LCO.OO estate will be divided equally among the heira after a period of several years. There have been some rumors of a pos sible contest, but no definite action has been taken in that direction. Some of the heirs, including James II. Hill of Sidney, filed a petition resisting the appointment of John H. H:ll, Jr., as spr-lal adminis trator, but as he was named in the will aa executor the protest was overruled. Are Tea la Doabt Wkrre to Spend Year Vaeatloa f The Grand Trunk Railway System (double track) offers the choice of many delightful resorts. Special low round-trip fares to many of them. If you will advise, how much you have to spend for railroad fare, a publication describing attractive routea to the sections you can reach, to gether wtih fares, will bo sent you. Geo. W. Vaus. A. (J. P. & T. A.. Vi Adam St., Chicago. Orchard A Wllhelin fosopaay Branches Oat, having bousht the t ntiie '.o k of O.l lins Hoasiip Car;t company of Dei Moines. 'Thete ROvd eonMst of carpe.a, rugs, lace curtains and purtl'res. which were bought far below th market value. Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet company will offer part of this stock for saU on Mon day next at a; pries less than any ever made in Omaha. Note our window on Thursday. Be Sunday tapers for prices. ' KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. 12 George B. Ij.ngan. Jr.. city editor of tne Kansas City Piar; Floyd It. S .: t of I'.iK S'.ar s edi'orial department and formerly of St. Joseph. Mo., and M. '. Nolan, a rumber of I lie Automob'lf club of Kanui lily, left here early today for an uverlaaid trip in their machine to D nver. a Sixty-six a I Years H Superiority.