THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 31,. 1913.
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FARMERS TAUGHT IN FIELDS
New Method of Imparting Scientific
Agricultural Information.
GREAT MEETING IN GAGE COUNTY
Five Hundred Attend Our District
Session and Listen to Hxprrtn
, Lcctnre on litre Knrnt
l Topic.
IWITMORE, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe-;.ul.)
It la one thing; to find a better way of
doing a thins and another thing to put
that method Into general practice. For
years the gospel of better farming has
been preached, printed and expounded In
Various ways without arousing mors than
passing interest among fnrmors. Farm
ers as a class hnvo been Inclined to scoff
At what they termed "book" an J 'Toll
top desk" farmers, who came nmnnt:
them with scientific facts and formulas
to better methods of crop production.
But that is changing. In each com
munity there is some progressive person
mho has acted upon suggestions of those
Who have made a scientific study of
farming, and they aro bringing homo to
Itheir neighbors the value of Improve!
methods, as no amount of talking and
argument could ever do.
The Gago County Crop Improvement
association, which has been organized
about a year, had some such idea whon
there was planned this year a series of
demonstrations to be held on different
farms where Improved methods are' in
Use and where results can be readily
seen.
Met In an Orchnrd.
t'i last Thursday, in connection with
th Wymoro Farmers' Institute, the
fi h of these meetings was held on
i;. Lake Brldenthal farm, near her, and
t. j changing attitude of farmers was
i tver more clearly marked. Over COO
were present; some camo from as far as
fourteen mites away. Every part of the
southern half of dago county was repre
sented by farmers Intensely Interested in
the talks and demonstrations.
This meeting was arranged as 9. sort
cf plcnlo outing in connection with the
talks and the demonstration of the
scientific care of an orchard. A program
had .been arranged for the morning, but
people came so lato it waa decldod to
epend the morning hours in an Inspec
tion of the farm generally. At noon there
ftvas a basket dinner, followed by a con
Cert by tho Blue. Springs hand. After
Soon peoplo began coming and ther con
tinued until the tent crectod for the
(Speaking was filled to overflowing and
creat numbers stood in tho Bhada of
Dcarby trees.
Methods of Fanning.
Tho speakers were Introduced by W I.
Reed, president of the Wymora Farm-
ers' institute. A H. Kldd, president of
the Qago County Crop Improvement as
sociation, gave an address of welcome.
He described the fruit countries of tho
toorthwest and of New England and
claims as good conditions for fruit grow
ing In Gage county as in either of tho
Other locations. Ho predicted that within
ten years orchard lands in Gage county,
IWhlch can now bo bought foe from ISO
to $90 an acre, will be selling for from
61 .000 to $1,000 an- acre.
a Dean Burnett of the Btate Agricultural
'pollege spoke on bettering farm condi
tions generally, especially urging tho use
Of products such aa foddor and straw,
iow generally wasted. He suggested
the raising of beef cattle and the keep
ing of dairy herds and best methods of
fctlllzinK these waste products. He ex.
plained in detail how hogs and cattle
are raised at a profit on stats expert'
mental farms, and also told of some x
perimenta that were not so profitable.
He stated that hogs on alfalfa. It had
been found, did better when fed a short
corn ration, naming the amount of grain
at about tvfc pounds for every hundred
Jbounds of live weight in tho hog.
ZtaUlnc; Setter Fruit.
Prof. J, W. Cooper of the Btate Ag.
Hcultural college evoke on orchards and
fruit growing. Tho first orchards were
planted la the state in tha early 'EOs or
fiOa, and with their rrofltable bearing
, Men Welcome
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A Daly thai Every Mas Owes to Thoso
who Perpetuate the Race.
it Is Just as important that men should
know of progressive methods In advance ef
.motherhood. The suffering, pain and dis
tress incident to child-bearing can be easily
avoided by having at hand a bottle of
Blether's Friend.
I This is a wonderful, penetrating, exter
nal application that relieves all tension
upon the murfcles and enables them1 to expand
without the palnfnl strain upon the Hga.
tnents. Thus there is avoided all those ner
tvons spells; the tendency to nausea or morn
ing sickness is counteracted, and a bright,
ainmy, happy deposition is preserved that
reflects wonderfully upon the character and
temperament of the little one soon to open
Its eyes In bewilderment at the Joy of bis
arrival. You can obtain a bottle of
"Mother's Friend" at any drug store at
HL00, and it will be the best dollar's worth,
you ever obtained. It preserves the moth
er's health, enables her to make a qulcK
and complete recovery, and thus with re
newed strength she will eagerly devota
berself to the cars and attention which
tnean so much to the welfare of the child.
iWrlte to the Uradfleld llegulator Co., 120
Xamar Bide, Atlanta, Ga., for tbelr valu
able and Instructive book of guidance for
expectant mothers. Get a bottle of Moth
er's Friend to-day.
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Chancellor's Secretary
Anon Raymond, who has been Chan
cellor Avery's "right-hand man" for the
last two years, has submitted his res
ignation, effective September 1. He
leaves tho university to enter tho prac
tice of law In Omaha.
Jlr. Raymond graduated from the lib
eral arts college of tho state Institution
in 1811. As an undergraduate hla record
was a brilliant one. Among his univer
sity honors ho was an officer In tho
cadet regiment, senior managing editor
of the Cornhusker, president of tho sen
ior class, member of a championship
Interclass debate team and of the var
sity debate team which dofeated Illinois
In 1910, and assistant to lrof. Fogg, tho
head of tho university's work In debate
and public discussion. He also hended
tho list of Phi Heta Kappa elections
from the class of Mil.
In tho spring of 1911 ho entered life
chancellor's office, continuing h's law
studies besides taking care of his offi
cial duties. In addition he hss been
prominent In the discussion of student
questions, and has done a considerable
amount of spooking and writing, notably
an artlclo on "Foreign Trade and Ship
ping Subsidies," which appeared In the
Forum for last April. Last June he
took his law degree, ranking first in a
class of fifty-five. Since commencement
he has been directing tho circulation of
tho Initiative petition on the' university
location question.
a great many others were planted. Un
scrupulous nurserymen gave fruit grow
ing a serious setback in Nebraska in the
early days. They sold trees from a
common stock, claiming they were any
variety the customer desired. Insects
first appeared In 1890 and became a se
rious menace !n 1893. Lack of knowl
edge to successfully combat the Insects
and various tree diseases that put In an
appearance caused orchard! sts to neg
lect their trees, and fruit growing be
came less than a stdo Issue. Of late
years Interest has revived and there aro
In the state a great number of success
ful fruit growers. One firm, tho Weaver
Brothers ot Falls City, Bell their apples
In Germany, because they can secure
better prices there. Mr. Cooper stated
that In Nebraska la Just as good fruit
land and fruit weather as can be found
anywhere. lie says that Nebraska fruit
Is In demand because It has a better ap
pearance and keeps better than tha aver
age product of other localities. In Oage
county aro hundreds of neglected or
chards that can bo turned into money
makers for their owners with a little
work and proper care. Mr. Coopor de
ferred most of his talk until the other
talks had been made, so he could take
his hearers Into the Drldenthal orchard
and illustrate his points practically.
Vol no ot Dairy Stock.
Following Mr. Cooper's talk; Otto Ielb-
ers, Gago county demonstrator, gave a
practical ioik on dairy cattle, using a
full blood Molsteln cow from the herd of
Mr. Ellington upon which to Illustrate
.his points. Mr. Letbers urged farmers
to keep more dairy cattlo and better
ones. He did not recommend any par
ticular breed, but suggested the Holstetn,
the Jersey and the Guernsey aa good
breeds for this locality, explaining the
good and bad points of each breed. He
showed on tho Holsteln Just what polcts
should bo considered in picking a dairy
cow. Ho stated that tha only way to teU
whother a dairy animal is paying is to
keep a milk record, weighing the milk
and testing It each day. In that way un
profitable animals may be weeded out
of a herd. Dairy cattle on a farm will
utilize products usually wasted, and
bring good money returns for the work
necessary for their proper care. Great
Interest was shown In his talk, innumer
able Questions being asked, A. H. Kldd
has an ambition to fill two or more
townships In Gage county with Holatelns,
which he thinks Is the Ideal dairy breed
for this country. Ho wants Gago to bo-
come noted for Holatelns.
Mr. Lelbtws -followed his talk on dairy
ing with a demonstration of horse Judg
ing, using a fine Belgian maro and colt
belonging to Mr. Brldenthal to Illustrate
tha points. He urged upon farmers the
point that thoroughbred animals cost no
mora to keep on the farms than scrubs
and that they bring far greater returns,
Illustrated Tree Talk,
When tha meeting tn the tent had con
cluded Mr. Cooper and those Interested In
orchards, over 100 In all, went into the
Brldenthal orchard, where Mr. Cooper
concluded his talk on proper care of fruit
trees, walking from tree to tree to lllus
trato his points. He waa followed about
for over two hours by over 100 men, who
showed their Interest by the great num
ber ot questions they asked. In fact.
Mr. Cooper's talk waa largely confined
to the answering of practical questions.
On the subject of spraying, one man
wanted to know If the fruit did not carry
poison In harmful quantities. Mr. Cooper
replied that if a man were to eat eight
tons of apples right down he might get
enough poison to hurt.
Tho orchard on tho Brldenthal farm U
an old one, planted many years ago. Un
til Mr. Brldenthal came into possession
of the place in 1912. the trees had re
ceived the care usual In Nebraska, which
Is practically none at all. Occasionally
a fair crop was produced, but so far as
known the trees had never been sprayed
and no attempt been made to rid the
trees of disease. In the spring of 1912 Mr.
Brldenthal found tho trees in very bad
condition. Many wero dead, and others
dying from neglect and disease. Tho
trees stood unpruned In a close sod,
Hevlrlna- Dead Orchard.
The dead trees, about 20o In number,
were removed, root and branch. The re
maining trees wero carefully pruned.
All superfluous wood and all dead limbs
were removed. Canker waa cut out and
tho wounds disinfected and covered. Now
trees were Bet out where the old onos
had been removed. Before doing so the
old soil was removed. A hole shot with
dynamite, filled with clean new soil, was
prepared In which the trees were set,
watered and firmed. Trees were sprayed
with lime-sulphur solution, plus arsenate
of lead. The same general treatment was
repeated this year. The condition of the
orchard shows tho effect of its recent
care In a very marked manner. Mr.
Brldenthal stated that the yield luit
year was about 2,000 bushels, and that
the yield this year will be but half that
on account of adverse weather, but tho
quality of fruit had been Improved im
mensely, Mr. Cooper explained that the. Brlden
thal orchard Is one of six tn the state
which the state agricultural college is
watching and assisting in the care of.
The others are located at Nemaha,
Brownvlllc. Lincoln and two at Florence,
In each orchard there are a certain
number of trees marked. In the Brlden
thal orchard there are three treca In each
row marked. On these trees different
kinds of Iniectlcldes. and sprays ar
tried out side by side. Each apple that
falls from these trees Is counted, and
carefully examined to determine the
Is Coming to Omoha
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m x(a.Y7no2xc
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causa of its fall. At picking tlmo each
apple remaining on tho trees will be
counted and examined to determine the
effect of the various remedies applied to
the treo and fruit. Mr. Cooper stated
that in all about 750,000 apples will havo
been counted and examined at the cloo
of the picking season this fall, and he
anticipates a large amount ot valuable
Information from this source.
Farmers Interested In Work.
The Gage County Crop Improvement
association will hold probably two other
meetings similar to the one on the Brld
enthal farm this fall. At ono dairying
wUl b the principal topic. Mr. Kldd.
president Of the association, believes
these meetings are of great benefit, and
he was especially pleased with the suc
cess of Thursday's meeting. He believes
it will result In more fruit growing In
uage county. Farmers like the new !
method of demonstration. They say that
the mere reading ot facts and formulas,
including as they must many technical
terms and sclentlflo names, does not
bring home to them the facts, as docs
the actual seeing of the work, and tho
results. They all expressed satisfaction
at having attended themeetlng and plan
to put Into effeot what they learned.
BAPTIsrASSOCIATION
MEETS AT BELLW00D
BELLWOOD, Neb., Aug. SO.-fSpocJaU
The fortieth annual meeting of the
York .Baptist association waa Just closed
here last night. The soaslons were held
In the Methodist church as the Baptists
lost their building by lightning last
spring. The York association Includes
all the English' speaking Baptist churches
of seven or eight counties In and around
York.
Annual letters from the churches show
thtt there has been much good work
done In most of the churches and that
some have made good gains. The en
rollment In Sunday school and Baptist
Young People's union has Increased, Tho
reports indicate that soma churches have
been revising their rolls so that dead
timber has been cut out and the figures
represent more nearly a working foroa
and not a dead membership. Each of the
churches have given largely to benevo
lent objects, and a spirit of harmony
exists. All ot the churches of this asso
ciation are supplied with pastors save
three, and David City Is planning to call
one soon.
Some of the state workers had a part
of the program. Rev. Fred Berry of Lin
coln, Rev. J. D. Collins ot Lincoln, Rev.
Wlllson Mills ot Omaha, Mrs. J. H. Kerr
or Ainsley, and Mrs. Bertha Beeman of
this Sunlight mission to the Hop! Indians
tn Arizona, gave addresses. Beveral
pastors of the association also delivered
sermons, Rev. C. A. Spauldlng of Os
ceola, Rev. E. F. Eberley ot Hampton,
Rev. Mr, Markham ot Cedar Rapids, and
Rev. J. Q. Dickson ot York.
The election of officers resulted In tho
choice of Rev. Ellsha II. Jackson of
Stromsburg as moderator, Miss LiVzle
Hall of York aa clerk and Mr. Ludden
of Burprise as treasurer. Members were
elected to the various boards as follows:
For Baptist Young People's union board,
Miss Fortna of Octavla; education board,
Rev. Ellsha IL Jackson of Stromsburg;
mission board. Rev. J, G. Dickson of
York; social board. Judge Aithur Wray
bf York; Sunday school board, E. C.
Knight of York.
BUFFALO TEACHERS
INSTITUTE CLOSES
KEARNEY. Neb., Aug. S9.-(SpeclaL)-
The Buffalo county institute, at which
about 200 teachers were In attendance,
closed Friday evening after an address
by State .Superintendent Delzell. The ses
slons have been running for four days tn
the high bcIiooI building In this city and
have been of unusual Interest throughout
The first day's program was in charge
of A. E. Fisher, and Miss CMallory of
tha American Book company gavo several
Interesting talks to the teachers along
the lines ot primary reading.
On Wednesday the sessions were in
charge of E. F. Monroe, superintendent
of the Bhelton city schools. He took for
his subjects "Composition" and "Geog
raphy." Paul Detrlchr ot Lincoln waa a
decided success on this day with his
story-telling department On Thursday
Miss Edith Hall was tn attendance, talc
ing for her subject "Primary Methods."
Dean Fordyce, dean of the teachers' col
lege, University of Nebraska, gave sev.
eral good talks on this day. Superintend
eni Delzell was In attendance on Friday
and brought soma very good Ideas to the
teachers.
On Wednesday evening the Normal Con
cert company entertained the institute
with a musical program. The company,
which consists of an orchestra, a so
prano and a reader, was well received
by the visitors.
Live Stork Car Take Fire.
COLUMBUS, Neb.. Aug. S0.-(8peclal.)
The Spalding freight came In Friday
evening with a car of stock on fire. Th
consignment was from the Indian school
at Genoa and consisted of some fine stock
to be taken to the state fair. One end
was filled with hay and blankets for the
stock and this Is where the fire caught
from the locomotive. The local fire de
partment was called out and soon had
tha blaza under control and saved the
live stock from injury.
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
TAKES UP CONVICT'S FIGHT
Woostcr Ohampioni Personal Privi
lege in Penitentiary.
CASE OF PRISONER ST, CLAIR
rtefnaea to Attend Chnptl on Sunday
and Warden Placea Him In
Solitary Confinement as
Ileanlt,
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Aug. 30.-(Speolal Telegram.)
V ........ i. IT UUtll V.' 1 . 1 V . V- V. V (I..,
pealed to tho Hoard of Control from tho
I ..ill. ..f Unri1.n t'.intnu nf tA iv.nl.
. II Ml ...... . VII. VI V. IIIU I'-.". '
lentlnrv. whn inmn limp :ifrn'rnll Hint n
prisoner named St. Clair should attend
ehnpel exercise on Sunday. The man J
refuted and Was placed In solitary con
finement pending his willingness to obey
personal rules. Wooter has employed
Judge I. L. Albeit of Columbus to look
after St. Clair's intents and the Board
of Control has signified its willingness
to listen to a pica for leniency.
Tho hearing will probably not come off
until after tho state fair.
Hull Kile opinion.
The long-promised dissenting opinion ot
Railway Commlisloner Thomas Hall on
tho IJncoln Telephone and Telegraph
rase appealed late this afternoon. Com
missioner Hall apologises for the brevity
of the opinion, which covers thrlyt-thieo
typewritten pages, nnd says that owing to ;
press ot business ha had to cut It short
In closing he hopes he has not hurt any
body's feelfnRB or injured anybody. The
opinion chiefly flireo things differently
from tho way his colleagues decided them
and goes to show from his standpoint
that tha telephnnq company was not en
titled to tho small raise in rates given It
by tha commission.
Shnhnn Succeeds Ilprr.
The Board of Charities and Correction,
consisting of Governor Morchcad, Super
intendent Delcell and Land Commissioner
Beckman, met this afternoon and clcctod
John T. Shahan to the potltlon of secre
tary of the board In place of J. F. Plpnr,
who tenlgnod to take up work with a local
building and loan company. Mr. Shahan
was formcily deputy state auditor undor
Auditor 8. A. Barton and came from
Kearney, where he was formerly deputy
county treasurer. He will taka charge ot
tho office Monday.
TEACHERS HAVE GOOD
TIME AT ORD INSTITUTE,
ORD. Neb.. Aug. 30.-(Speclat)-Tho
Valley county teachora' Institute, wlilch
haw been In session here since Monday,
will close tonight. The Institute has been
the most successful that haa ever been
held In tha county. The attendance was
the largest, eighty-two teachers being
present during tho week. There haa been
plenty of entertainment for tho teachers
while In the city. Monday evening there
was a plcnlo in the park; Tuesday night
Miss Frances M. Richardson of Lob An.
geles, Cal., "The Flag Lady," gave an
entertainment for tho teachers and pub
11c under the auspices of the Grand Army
of the Republic; Wednesday ovonlng there
waa a band concert and a oomlo opera
by the Methodist choir, and Thursday
ovonlng Mlsa Pllve wouetn, ono 01, mo
Instructors. secured for tho Institute, gave
a miscellaneous program of readings.
Notes from CC Point.
WEST POINT, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.)
if-Hct-A itponnKn linvn been Issued dur
ing the week to Otto W. Luebke of Cd-
lumbus and Miss Mary Anna wacicer or
this county and to Arthur 8. Tinning nnd
Miss Paulina Bans, both of Pllger.
Miss Lillian Koch of West Point haa
been elected musical director ot tha pub
lic schools of West Point in the place of
Prof. Reese Solomon, who haa accepted a
similar position In tha Fremont schools.
Herman Boldt and Marlon Marsnaai or
Bancroft have been arrested on a charge
of selling liquor to Indians. They were
brought before County judge Dewald for
preliminary hearing and the case ad
journed to September l, tho accused men
being artmlttea to oaai.
Arthur S. Tinning and Miss raunna,
Bans wero married by County Judge De
wald at the court house. The young peo
ple are residents of Pllger, whero tnoy
will make their future home.
Ilav G. Hulburt, who was placed in
charge ot the news department of tho
Cumine County Democrat at West Point
a few Weeks agorae been appointed pub
licity manager of tho weorasKa maio
Christian Endeavor union.
A movement has been stnrted to secure
a Chautauqua for West Point during tha
next season.
Km School Honne for Stella.
STELLA. Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.) The
contract for tho new nchool building was
let to H. A. Bellas of Auburn for lis.JW.
The building Is to bo of a hard, rough
vitrified brick known as hy-tex. If Bed-
ford Btone is used for trimming the cost
will bo $400 extra. Tha building la to bo
4fix70 faet. with a basement ton leet deep,
so that the basement will have windows
four feet above' ground, and a part of It
can be used for a gymnaHiuro. The con
tract calls for the completion of tho touiid
lng by January 1. 1914. The Stella school
has added tho twelfth grade and will
have six teachers this year, with w. 1
'Best late of Pleasantdale, as the prin
cipal,
Vnrlelr Merchants Meet,
NORFOLK, Neb.. Aug. .-(Speclal.)
Tho Nebraska Variety Merchants asao
elation met in convention here Wednes
day and Thursday. Most of tha tlma was
devoted to the discussion of how they
could mirchase merchandise direct from
tho manufacturers and thereby give their
customers the advantage of lower prices,
Grand Island was selected for the next
meeting! which will be held February u
and 12.
Allesred DootleKBer Arrested.
ARLINGTON, Neb., Aug. 30.-(8peclal.)
Marshal Utterback ot this place ar
rested a man who gave his name as Tony
Bronson last Saturday ior bootlegging.
Ha haa been here since July 4 in tha
nark and was always seen with a large
suitcase, which when searched hr the
marshal rovealed whisky and beer. He
waa taken to Blair and tried before
County Judge Eller, who bound him over
to the district court for trial.
riiarired with Abnslnv Wife,
ORD, Neb., Aug. SO. (Special.) Joseph
Hosek, a well-known resident of this vi
clnlty, was brought Into court hero on a
chargo ot having failed to procure meal
cal aid for his wife when she was III and
of otherwise misusing her. The com
plaint waa sworn out by Vaclav Hejsek,
fathor of Mrs. Hosek. Hosek was re
leased on W bond and tha case con
tinued thirty days.
The Persistent and Judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising is the Road to
Business Success.
FREAK SPORT OF ENGLAND
Duke of Queensberry a Hot Bird in
His Say.
WINNER OF AMAZING WAGERS
Type of tee Ttmea "When Men Drnnlc
Deeply. Loved Lightly, Fonaht
Fiercely and Gambled
Itee)leiw1r."
James Douglas, fourth and last duke of
Queensberry was not exactly a saint.
Indeed, under his universally known
nickname of "Old Q.." he figured In pos-
slbly more scandalous stories than any
f.UIJ . I I II t U ?t.ll I .'.." v.wa.vv .......
nthrvi man et hla rinv and Eeneratlou.
which Is saying a good deal, for his grace
lived In an age when men drank deeply,
loved lightly, fought fiercely and gam
bled recklessly.
But whatever might be said against hla
fair fame In other directions, no ono ever
whispered a word against hla honor as
an owner of race horses. For years he
made It a practice to ride hla own mounts,
and ho rodo them straight.
This may not seem much of a distinc
tion nowadays, but tho standard of honor
was lower then than it la at present.
Kven the holders of old and honored
names were not nlwaya free from sus
picion ot "Jockeying" the public
James' Douglas, however, was known
to be averse from even tho appoaranco ot
trickery, and he was In consequence tho
Idol ot tho racing public whenever ho
appeared on tha course. In the many
strange wagers, too. In which he figured
as one of the principals, he nlwaya found
plonty of followers, for people knew that
ho bet to win, It winning were humanly
possible.
An Amaalnir Wnaer.
Thus, when at tho ago of 25 he laid a
wager ot 1,000 guineas that he would pro
duce ef carriage that could be driven
nineteen miles In one hour, the public
showed Ita faith in hlin by backing him
to tho tune of 150,000, at odds on that aver
agod something le 3 to 1.
By the terms ot the hot he was to havo
th cartage ready on Newmarket Heath
August 29, 1750, and such was the public
Interest In tho event that a crowd esti
mated to number In excess of IOJ.000 por
sons assembled thero on that day, peo
ple coming from all parts ot England on
foot, on horseback and In vehicles ot
very description.
The carriage, when uncovered, proved
to he an extraordinary contrivance. It
was. indeed, not so much a carriage as
the framework of a carriage, mado prin
cipally of whalebone, steel springs and
leather straps. It was drawn by four
horses, each tldden by a postilion armed
with whip and spur.
The scat for tho driver was placed very
low In the rear, and consisted of leathor
straps paddod with vclvot Ball bearings
wore not then invented, of course, but
the ends of the axles revolved In brass
sockets fitted with the old-time eaulvalcnt
of the modern oil bath. The whole
weighed Jess than 1M pounds.
Letter In a Cricket Ball.
Before this carriage was decided ,on
several others had been tried, about 1700
having been spont in preliminary experi
ments. Douglas won his wagor, how
ever, together with about 10,000 In aldo
bets, for the carriage covored the dlstanco
In 13 minutes and 27 seconds, leaving fully
time enough to have gone another mile.
Soon after this ho mode a series of
bets, aggregating nearly 10,000 guineas,
that he would have a letter conveyed
fifty miles within an hour. Aa this was
long before the days of Bteani, the feat
was looked upon as an Impossible one.
But "Old Q." successfully accomplished
it by Inclosing the mlsalvo in a cricket
ball, which was thrown from hand to
hand by relays of expert catchers.
About this time he foil In love with
Miss Pelham, the ravlshtngly beautiful
daughter ot the then secretary of state,
and niece of tha duke ot Newcastle. Tho
duke of Hamilton waa also a suitor for
tha lady's hand, and to settlo which of
them waa to retire in favor ot tha other,
the two noblemen aareod to raea against
one another, each to ride his own horse,
A wager of 1,000 gulneaa also depended on
the result.
Queensberry showed superb Jockeyshlp
and won by a short head. The lady docs
not seem to have taken amiss this
summary method of disposing of her per
son and soon afterward tha couple be
came engaged.
Almost on tha era ot the wedding, how
ever, the engagement was officially de
clared vott," and, though the reason waa
never made public, It is fairly certain
that the coupla were genuinely In love
with one another, and anxious 'to bo mar
ried, and that the opposition camo from
the young lady's relatives. It is a note
worthy fact that both hie lovers remained
single to the day ot their deaths,
(lolna- to Live for 1'lrnsura Alone
The disappointment had probably much
to do with launching "Old Q." on that
career of fashionable dissipation which
was afterwards to make his name a by
word even amongst the notoriously lax
Bet in which he moved. Not that he ever
did anything dishonorable according to
his code of morality. In outer words, ha
remained to tha end of his Ufa a gentle
man, as the term "geniieman- was un
derstood In those days.
But ha openly avowed that henceforth
he meant to live for pleasure alone, and
as a first step towards tha attainment
ot his object he had built for him at
Richmond a villa which waa a marvel of
splendor.
Hero his amours, however, exposed him
to the vengeance ot men whom he had
supplanted, or whose wives and daughters
ha had played fast and loose with, ana
ha waa several times challenged to fight
duels. "Old Q.," however, although not
exactly a coward, seems to have had a
constitutional aversion to meeting an
adversary in mortal combat.
Most of his "affairs of honor" ha man
aged to compromise, either by a money
payment or an apology, or both com
bined. But on one occasion the aggrieved
party, a flra eatlnK Irish nobleman,
would taka no denial, and a duel wuo
arranged to taka placa on Wimbledon
common, the weapons to be pistols.
Ilraaffht n Coffin for "Old a."
On the morning appointed for the meet
ing tha Irishman appeared on the ground
somewhat late, followed by a closed car
riage of hearselike appearance, when two
men presently withdrew a coffin, which
they laid upon the grass. Considerably
agitated, "Old Q." demanded of his an
tagonist what he meant by this strange
proceeding,
"Well, my dear fellow," was the reply,
"you know, of course, that I never miss
my man, and aa I feel In excellent form
today I make no doubt but you will need
a coffin before many more minutes are
over, and so, you see, I have' had the
consideration and forethought to briny
one along with ine, In order to sava
your friends trouble."
tfhls coldblooded speech, delivered with
tlia most perfect monchabnee of manner,
was too much for Queensberry's nerve.
He turned deadly pale, dropped his pistol
and bolted from tho spot.
3111k and Ilrnnily Ilaths.
Navarthclers, up to almost the day ot
his death, which took place at tha ad
vanced nga of 88, "Old Q." continued to
scandalize tho Mrs. Orundys of his day
by all sorts ot mad tricks and wild
pranks. "Country cousins," up in Lon
don for a holiday, would be escorted
down Plcadllly In order to have tho
"wicked old duko" pointed out to them,
sitting, as was his custom, on the bal
cony of his club, dressed in a bluo coat
nnd yellow breeches, and consistently
ogling through his glasses everything tn
petticoats that passed within range ot
Ws vision.
Then, too. would be told with bated
breath wonderful stories ot how he sus
tained his flagging energies, and prac
tically defied old age, with all kinds ot
wonderful restoratives, notably milk
and brandy baths, followed by copious
draughts of his world famous Tokay
wlno, the remnants of which aold, after
Ms death, for 100 guineas a doien,
Pearson's Weekly.
BOY IS WORTH HIS COST
No Other Investment Itrlnar Bncn
Illir netnrns In Fun, Frolic
and Trimble,
A professor ot the Chicago university
has been Indulging In figures relating to
the cost ot rearing n boy. Ho says that
no matter how poor a boy's parents may
be It cost 14,000 to bring him from baby'
hood to the ago ot 18. This Is tha min
imum for any boy. And you can spend
as much more than ttn h you please.
The professor, perhaps unconsciously,
conveys the Impression that even It you
spend as llttlo as 14,000 you may not
get your money's worth.
But In our humble opinion. It It should
happen to cost 11,000,000 to rear a boy it
la well worth It. Not that we would en
courago the expenditure of a million
dollars on any boy. But Is there any
other investment which pays such big
returns?
.It Is true, ot course, that you are al
ways taking a gambling chance with any
boy. He may go wrong in splto of every'
thing you can do, nnd yet, looking at tha
matter In Its very worst aspects, there
Is so much that you gain In largo human
experience, in varieties of emotions, in
expansion and contraction of the soul, tha
mind and the heart In rearing a boy that
It pays under any conditions.
When yui put thought nnd affection
and interest nnd encouragement and as
much chastisement as may be necessary
and hope and faith and charity Into a
boy, It la better than planting a garden,
betW than speculating In Wall street
better than falling In lova with a woman
better than anything else In tho world
that we know anything about.
A boy is a much more human docu
ment than any other kind of a human
being. Thero Is tnoro genuine response
In a small boy than thoro is tn a Wagner
orchestra or a medium sized ocean
There la everything In a small boy that
thoro ought to bo and a great deal more,
Besides, a smalt boy can causo mora
trouble to tho square Inch than any
thing else on earth.
And that Is the reason, professor, why
It pays to raise one, no mattetvhow much
he costs. Life.
Ont or Style.
"No," Alfred," alghcd the beautiful
maiden, "It can never be!"
"Wh-why not, MaxloT" faltered the
young man. "Can you look me In the
foco. dear, and tell mo you don't love
mar'
"I havo a very hlaii reirard for you."
she admitted, "but your are not quite
what a lover should be.'
"in what respect! '
aho Bald, bringing a scrutinizing gaze to
bear upon him. "You are 'tall and
broad shouldered,' but you haven't the
'lean face' Indispensable in the hero ot
a love story nowadays." Chicago Trlb-un.
11AS STOOD FOR SUPERIOR EXCETJLT2NCB SINCE 1S60
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
la a predigeated liquid food In the form ot a medicinal whiskey and iU
palatablllty and freedom from Injurious Hubstancen render it bo that it
can bo retained by the most sensitive stomach. It is invaluable for the
prevention and alleviation of distressing summer complaints. Look tor
the "Old Chemlst'a Head" and be sure you get the genuine. Get a bottle
today and you'll begin to notice an improvement tomorrow. Sold by moBt
druggists, grocers, and dealers, $1.00 a bottle. Medical booklet and doc
tor's advlco freo on request.
Tho Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, N. Y.
f
Be Ready
These
too, alter a long dry season such as tnis naa ueen ana now mucn uiey
must need a thorough cleaning In order to ba ready for Fall and Winter
useT The Wardrobe will put them in first class condition at reasonable
prices and all work guaranteed. Phone Douglas I72t wo will call for and
deliver to all parts of the city and Dundee.
Douglas 1739.
8010 rarnant
Btraat.
Stars will ba open until
GRAND MUSIC CARNIVAL
STATE FAIR GROUNDS, 3:30 aril 7. P. M.
Sunday Afternoon and Evening, Aug. 81.
LIBERATTI'S BAND,
Stars will give Sacred and Classical Concerts.
Admis3ion to Grounds, 25o After 2:00 P. M., Sunday.
END OF AK-SAR-BEN SEASON
Two More Initiation Nights Schcd
tiled for This Year.
REPARATIONS FOR CARNIVAL
Contractor Expect to Begin Ilalld.
Insr Booths on King's HlRavrnr
Within Few Days-Nevr
Areli Completed.
There will bo but two more lnltlatloi.
nights at the Ak-Sar-Ben Den. They are
Monday night nnd a week from Monday
September 1 will be tho lost time ttilk
year when out-of-town visitors will be
specially Invited. Those who happen to
bo In town a week from Monday evening,
and como to tho Den will be heartily wel
comed, howover.
Tho evening of Scptembor 8 will bf
known as Omolui night All clubs anc
organizations In tho city will receive spe
cial invitations for that night and a large
class ot local men 1b expected to be In
itiated. A number of special feature!
will bo attached to tho Initiation toi
Omaha night
No special trains will be run to Omaht
Monday evening for out-of-town visitors,
but word comes that a great many wll'
bo here from Oakland, Bancroft Pender
Nebraska City, Silver City and many
other towns ot tho stato.
Tho work of preparing for carnlva.
week Is progressing nicely and all hands
are well up with their work. The wecdi
and grass aro being cut on what is to be
the carnival ground. The new arch for
tha Howard street entrance Is practlcallj
complete and will be set up eomo Umt
during next week. A request haa beer
made of the olty that tha following streets
! closed for the carnival .week: How
ard from Seventeenth to Twentieth
Eighteenth from Harney to Howard,
Nineteenth from Harney to Howard. St
Mary's avenue from Nineteenth to Twen
tieth. Contractors oxpoct to begin build
lng tha booths within a fow days. Boot!
spaoe has sold well, but thero aro still
soma good locations left, which aio ex
pected to go rapidly beginning with this
week.
Word has been received from many Ger
man organisations throughout the stati
that Immense representations of German!
are to bo hero for the German day pa-
rado Thursday afternoon, October 2.
'Should Worry" Class Itf otto.
"Perturbaremur" Is the motto of tha
graduating class of the Racine (WUK)
High school. It was chosen as a com
pliment to the method ot teaching and
lessons learned by tho membera ot the
class while nt tho school.
Persons not members of the class be
camo Inquisitive and nsked tho meaning
of tho term. Members of the class re
fused to enlighten them. Then one of the
teachers, well versed In Latin, translated
the phrase and was astonished. She re
ported to L. H. Brooks, principal of the
school, who said the class probably
would realize the absurdity ot the motto
bctoro It is too late to adopt a different
one.
"Thera never was a more inspiring
phrase than our motto," said a member
of the class. "It expresses all the hope
and optimism of mankind. It Is the
doctrine of cheerfulness."
The translation of perturbaremur is,
"We should worry." Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Earth, Waa Kuffcrlnar.
.Not long ago, when lier father pur
chased a country place In Virginia, a llt
tlo Washington girl waa afforded her
first experience of things rural.
Hho roso very early and her eye was
Immediately caught by the sparkle ot
the dew on the grass.
"Why, daddy," she observed, "It's
hotter than I thought! Bee tho grass all
covered with persplratlonl" Judge.
Uncle Jerry.
"I notice,"' said Uncle Jerry Peebles,
taking oft his glasses and wiping them,
"that a woman wants to be. divorced
from her husband because he can't hold
a Job long anywhe.ro and they have to
be always movlnr. She -aaya they've
moved six times In the last ten years.
Oreat Poter Cartwrightt Wouldn't alio
'a' been an awful falluro aa an old-tlma
Methodist preacher's wlfeT" Chicago
Tribune.
few cool daya are Just a reminder that
It is time to nave your Fall cleaning Gone.
Do you realise how the dust la ground into
vour cornets, curtains, draperies and clothing
TttO. O. Wlmotn,
Xaaaffer.
noon on Von lay, labor Bay,
Assisted by Ten Grand Opera
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