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the nKE: omaha. Monday, pecemrkr 29. iou. ) SOLDIERS QUITE FRIENDLY, ' i Frenchmen and Gennani Quite Neighborly Outside of Battle. HAVE JOLLY TARGET SHOOTS Nebraska Nebraska NEW MEN IN IOWA HOUSE Trtnrkti Are So Close Tnn-etner that Competent Ilae Slw Visits Arbitrate nlrl.lon t Rabbit, hot. PERU COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL ENTERTAIN LEGISLATORS rERtT. Neb.. Per. Jl (Special.) The Peru Commercial club mill give a tmnnuei to member of the legislature from this section of Nebraska. Wednesday evening. A number of leading senator and repre- rnUtlvAi mnit nrnmlnent men from Other fOorresnondenre of The Assoclntcd FTe.f I nnrti nt that atate have alao been In- THE HAGUE. VK. .-When a battle vit TT r Richmond of Omaha has ! Edward norchera. la not In progress the beat of feeling an- promised to be present, as haa Rate P'l- ,Brm nar Lortoa. neara to exist between the French and .i, a o Thomas. The Christmas day at the home of the German soldiers, who for two months pUn lo nsve ,hp(le p.ople see Peru and j brldo parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 1 disease. L. Phow alter, a neighbor, lost the same number. Other farmer! have met loasei. ontheaat hnnV We.lllg. AVOCA, Neb.. lec. 17. (Special.) On Wednesday of this week, at the home of the brlde'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles lircmer, near Lorton, occurred the mar riage of their daughter. Miss Clara, to Herman Horchers. son of Mr. and Mre. They will reside on normal's needs at first hand. The Knights of Pythias lodge had quite a revival the last week. It has added about a doscn members lately. Last wcca It had an excellent banquet at which eighty people were present. Fletcher Neal and Miss Orrel Forsyth I were united In marriage Thursday noon ' maa day. have faced one another on the long line between NleupOrt and Belfort. . So cloee are the camps, to each other that It Is possible for the two forces to exchange words. They Indulge In good natured contests, such as shooting at npndo targets, with no Intention of hit ting anyone, and competition for hares which run between the lines. A French soldier writes of these amuse ments: l I. nn . mnmAm nr1 . . .. . Z K Zru . -.v lir. has Mies Forsyth. Ill' - UllVSUgll UUT 11 t-lIV II nn ' J that It shows about two feet above the (.round. The Germans shoot at It. With a stick we indicate the results of their fire and when one hits the bull's-eye he Is rewarded with the waving of a French flag. There Is another sort of target prac- Serenty-Eight of , Them Hate Had No Preyious Experience. REPUBLICANS ARE IN CONTROL rrartleal Certainty that Joslln Barry of Man Connty Will Re Chosen Speaker of Lower Chamber. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DFK MOINES. Deo. X?. (Special.) Of the NTS members tf the Iowa house that will meet within twj weeks, seven ty-eight of them have had no previous Its outlook a It really Is: also to see the J Marquis, near Syracuse, occurred the ' irfrtsiMwe experience. Thla la perhaps marriage or meir aaugmer, miss wini the lamest proportion of entirely new fred. to Frank J. Staack. son ot Mr. and mfmbers on m-m-d. A great many of Mrs. Frits Staack. the members of the las legislature dl.l Arthur Hoffman, aged S2. and Misalno. re-clectHn. others failed In the Oretha Mabel Krelder, aged 23, were united In marriage at" the home of the bride's parents In Weeping Water, ChrUt- by Rev. church. C. A. Carman of the Paptlst Mr. Nea! has lived here all his NORMAN GETS HIGHEST VOTE FOR POSTMASTER OXFORD, tteb.. Deo. 17. (Special Tele gram.) In the democratic primary for tice.whlch Is very popular. The region j recommendation to Congressman-elect around til Is full of cabbage fields and . Shallenberger, T. O. Norman received the cabbage fields are full of hares and seventy-one votes. C. L. Anderson, twenty rabbits. These hares sometimes cross land L. W, Daniels eighteen, for postmas- our own private meadow. Immediately both trenchea are all aflame. Long Bounding volleys follow the poor little .beast He takea a graceful sommersault, throws, his ears up In the air and falls a martyr to Europe's militarism. Time to DlTlde Spoil. "Than comes the time to divide our spoils. If . Hrer' Rabbit expires on the German half the custom of the country prescribes that a German may leave the trenches and get the prize. That day the German cave dwellers cat 'tfasenbraten.' If the animal dies on our side we dele Kate a man to fetch him and we ear 'lievre farcl.' But if ho should die .most inconsiderately right on the line then I there Is trouble. We both rush for our meal while a terrific fire Is opened and we run the risk of being killed by friend ' as well as by enemy. "The other day we did not know on which side of the line a hare had died. Wo looked out of our trenches and the Germans fired. The Germans peeped around the- corner and we fired. Finally a cour of arbitration took the matter In hand.' A loud German voice called out 'tobacco.' We thought that the pro posal wafnir. One of our men showed the Germans three packages of cigarettes. Then he climbed out' of the trench and walked to the dead hare. He deposited his cigarettes and took the hare. Then he returned. A German came and took the tobacco. Five minutes late the Ger mans were smoking and we were prepar ing our stew." . . The camps frequently, entertain each other with singing. And perhaps a few moments later the efforts of both sides will turn to whistling bullets about ons another's heads. , ter here. HYMENEAL LES HIBOUX GIVE ANNUAL BANQUET AT HOTEL ROME The, Les HIboux gave their eighth an nual banquet at the Hotel Rome on Sat urday evening, Howard Grander, of the senior fnembem held the chair. of-toast-master Paul Flothow gave, a welcome to the alumni. ' Charles Perrlgo, George Grimes and Robert Thompson also re sponded to toast. The banquet was In charge ofsKenyon Smith, Walter Cham berlain and ' Thomson Wakely. Those present were: ' '- Robert Loom Is George Grimes Vergil Rector Lotlng Elliot Ieo McShane It. chard Jones Maurice LoomU Kawaon White Porter Durkee Kenneth Norton llarman Harte Marshall-Dill. GLENWOOD, la., Dec. r (Special.) Walter C. Marshall and Miss Bessie Dill were married by Rev. Fred Ixng of the local Congregational church. Christmas evening, at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. J. L. Bellattl. Mrs. Marshall has been for several years a teacher In the Glenwood schools, and her place will be difficult to fill. Mr. Marshall Is one of Glenwood's best known business men. They left for the west on a honeymoon trip and on their return will be at home here. News IVnte, from West Point. WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. Z7. (Special.) The West Point, Milling company today shipped 100 sacks of flour, the donation of the citizens of West Point, to Belgian sufferers. News has reached the city of the mar riage at Pierce, Neb., of Otto Prawlti and Miss Alice Ayers, which occurred Wednesday morning at that place. The newly married pair will make their home Merle Howard Arthur Wakely' Vaughun Bacon " Reed Peters Frank Selby Allen Tukey Harry Carpenter Robert Thompson Ralph Doud Randall Curtis Sanford Gifford Crowbv W'yman Warren Howard Herbert Ryan Samuel Carrier , Isaac Curpenter, Jr. Guy Wood Jack Bowen Frank Latenser - Richard Pnyne William Hayes Max Flothow Horace Schram " Edwin Aldersen Clarence Patton PrllHp Payne John Koomis Wayne Shelby David Bowman . . . i Malcomb tialdrlge Cheater Nelman , Henry Howes James Purkee ' Everett Burke Walter Klopp Keivers Suaman ,' Cheater Arnold Arthur KloPD Harry Claloorne Morton Wakoly Robert Wood Arthur Smith Edmund Booth a Lester Klopp William Harte David Hervey Harvey Nelson Harry Ryan Paul Flothow Kenyon Smith Wyman Robblna Robert McShane Charles Perrlgo Howard Granden . Thompson Wakely ' Burton Howard . Russell Peters W. Chamberlain, Jr. Robert Buckingham Bernle Hnlmqulst Edward Chamberlain Richard Peters Obert Booth FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET . IS GIVEN BY THE "T. K.'S" The Trals Kaldeka gave the fourth an nual l banquet at the Henehaw on Satur day evening. A large number of the alumni was present. The banquet was In charge of Clayton Nichols, Frank Camp bell and Donald Shepard. Those present on the Prawlta" farm, north of West Point ' Henry RaBmus, a young farmer of this vicinity, was married to Mrs. Isabella Belter of the east side, by County Judge Dewald at his office Friday afternoon. The bride Is the widow of the late Charles Belter. They will live on their farm in Cuming township. Marriage licenses have been Issued dur ing the week to the following: Anton Sticren and Miss Mary Rolf, Henry Ras mus and Miss Isabella Belter. ' Mnlct Fla-ht In Crawford. DBNISON, la., Dec. 27. (Speclal.)-The Crawford oouhty board of supervisors, having completed a canvass of the names from the mulct law saloon "petition which was presented, will convene on Monday for .the purpose ot hearing arguments from the attorneys of the "wet and dry sides and determining action- The drya have absolute confidence that while the board, made up of a majority of men favorable to the continuance of the saloon, may decide to give that side the benefit of a doubt, that the district court and alupreme court will decide that the petition Is faulty In many ways. With the failure of the present petition the saloons have one year yet to run under their old permit. William Rex Young of Murray and Miss Pearl Hlnton of Mynard, were united in primary; the chief reason for the large mortality being the stctm, which waa stirred up by some special Interests, when the excellent legislation of the last seslon was being er.acted. One of the greatest causes of trouble for the marriage at Bethany on Tuesday. They old members was the passage of the will make their home on a farm near j highway law, which at first wis very Mynard". Joseph C. L. Uttrell and Miss Nesta M. Merrltt, were married at Nebraska City Christmas day. The groom la em ployed by the Burlington at that city. The bride Is a teacher In the schools at Nemaha City. Alllanre, Will Rerome City. ALLIANCE, Neb., Dec. CT.-(Speclal.) Alliance city council and mayor have asked Governor Morehead to proclaim Al liance a city of the first class In accord ance with the provisions ot a law passed In 191S. The census of the city recently completed by G. M. Burns under direc tion ot the council, shows a population of (.110. DEATH RECORD.' Arthur S. Ferrell. EDGE MONT. S. D Dec. 27. (Special Telegram. )-Arthur 8. Ferrell, president and manager of the Hill City Lumber company and county commissioner of Fall Rlver county, died at his ranch a mile out of Edgemont shortly before noon today. He had been 111 with a complica tion of diseases for the last three weeks. Tho funeral will bo held here Monday. He waa well known in business and political circles In this part of the state. A Ilrnlse or Cut la rendered antiseptic by Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, a sure remedy for sores, bruises, piles, eczema. 25c All druggists. Advertisement.. , lature. Ills) recommendations In regard to betterment of the laws as to. highway administration were enacted Into law and also much of what he urged as to betterment of county government. The In their development. The methods used by our fathers were adequate for the demands of the time, but present condi tion demand modification. Originally the most essential plant food elements plan for a public utilities commission will experienced a llmlttd drain. The farmer be worked out. If possible, and a law be secured on that subject. The State Roarl of Education Is ask ing for large addition to funda annually available for handling the work of the colleges. The Hoard of Control la more modest and desires but little. There will be demand for funds for aomo new In stitutions. Various departments of the state will ask for Increase ot funds. The problem of supplying adlltlonal funds will be one of the hardest to be tackled by the men ot the legislature. There will be very Mttle change In the state offices the first of the year as only one new state officer comes In and he makes only partial change In the office force. Banks Are Prosperous. The reports of dividends by local banks originally did not experience any con siderable competlonll, therefore the soil was not heavily drawn upon. It has been natural for the second generation to fol low the methods used by their fathers. Improved machinery has cut the cost ot production and lightened manual labor. He pointed out that Intensive methods without adldtlon ot fertilising materials needed, tends to deplete soil fcrtlllly. The large cultivated areas are not sufficiently tilled, less acreage of better tilled land should be practiced. The factors of pri mary Importance are, nitrogen, humus. lime and phosphoras. Two needs are most apparent: First: The need of better tillage on smaller tracts ot cultivated lands, and the addition of more organic matter to keep up tho humus supply. Second. The need of systematic cropping nt all Mllllvtt Kim nf I h. made at the close of the year show they , bfncfu . Nllr0M.n ' ftnd hnmm ,. Bee Want Ada Produce Results. unpopular, because of misrepresentation of Its purposes, but, which could net now be repealed. Of the members of the house there is an actual maorlty v-ho class them selves as farmers. Tleropubllcans, on whom the burden ot legislation must fall by reason of having more than two thirds of the mcmben hip, are some what poorly equipped for floor leader ship. It Is almost certain that Justin Harry of Linn county, will be selected as speaker of the hoose He Is quiet and conservative and has 'never been very active In state politics. Iiu'l the headship of Important committee Is an other matter of great Importance the solution of which la not clear. In the aenate there are nearly three fourths of the members, who have had legislative experience In other sessions; and the senate is more likely to be con servative on almost very possible question. It Is expected that the 'members will begin to arrive In Des Moines early next week for various conferences. Governor at Work on Mrjraaa-e, Governor Clarke haa been at work, at odd hour,' on his first message to the legislature, which must be ready by about January 12. He covered such a large territory In his Inaugural address that he will need but to repeat hla former recommendations and make a fow addi tion shown by experience to be advis able. He will not need to recommond again In such positive terms for the long agitated and much needed capltol grounds extension; Dut can report on actual progress made In accord with thi plana laid and adopted by the laat legls- Notes From Omaha's Suburbs have been prosperous, dividends paid running from t to 18 per cent for the year. The highest dividend yet recorded! was voted by the directors of the Home Sav ings bank. The bank duplicated Its frat ot laat year and paid M per cent divi dends. Its earnings for the year reached S7 per cent. The stockholders received their checks In the morning mall tolay. Every bank In the city paid the usual dividend. Several annual meetings have already been held. but many bank will assemble their directorates next week before 1315 is formally ushered In before sending out the little engraved slips. The Central State bank will pay 10 per cent dividend and the Iowa National Is scheduled to distribute Its ueual 11 per cent The Des Molne National will place the total dividend for the year at 10 per cent The other bank alao will voto dividend ranging from I to 11 per cent Study of Chllil Welfare. The recommendation to the State Board of Education some time ago by Dr. Mac Bride, president of the state university, Is being taken up by the women of the state and a concerted movement will be male to have an appropriation for the tudy of child welfare.' Prof. Seashore, of the state university, 1 making a study of the question and urge that steps be taken for adding the new de partment. He states that there haa been great progress In the science that Jear on the welfare of the children particu larly In the line of preventive medicine, dentistry, home economic, sociology, education and psychology. It la proposed to establish at Iowa City a bureau well equipped for this work and to co-operate with the club women of the state. Be.tter Karmlag for Iowa, In a paper before the quarterly con ference of institutions Prof. L. W. Fore man of the state college at Ames, haa outlined some ot the thing needful for better results on farma of Iowa. He aald that the agricultural Interests of the aule are passing through a critical stage creased. Insect and weeds decreased and farm labor better distributed. No plan of rotation can In Itself keep up soH fertility. Carina" for Quail la Iowa. Klwght thousand quail. Imported Into ! Iowa from all parts of the country, are being cared for at the state fair grounds by E. C. lllnehaw, state game waaden. The first largo shipment was received Thursday of this week, and other con signments are expected every few days for several weeka. The birds will be well cared for and early In the spring will be shipped to all parts of Iowa for re stocking game preserves and large farnta, where the quail can propogate Its kind under the moat favorable conditions. WILL NOT SIGNPEACE APPEAL Archbishop of Canterbury and Ger man Chaplain Eefue Signature. WANT THE WAS TO A FINISH Minister of the ttosnel ef English Nation Bay "Only Fence De sired to Be Founded on Tri umphant Demonstration." (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) LONDON, Dec. 9. The archbishop of Canterbury and Dr. Dryandor, the Ger man court chaplain, have refused tp lgn an appeal addressed to the Christian churches urging them, among other things, "seriously to keep peace beforo their eye In order that bloodshed soon may ceaae." The appeal has been signed by many prominent divines. Including Bishop Greer of New York and Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis. But although both the Anglican prelate and the German doctor of divin ity are In entire accord with the slgni- torlea, as the correspondence Just pub lished makes plain. In devoutedly honing God may ordain that peace shall soon be restored, each Is of the opinion, appar ently, that tho only peace to be dcalred la that founded on the triumphant dem onstration of tho righteousness of hla country' cause. The archbishop writes: "You may bo certain that at the first moment when It seems to me that an opening Is pre sented for securing 'a righteou and en during peace I shall do my utmost to urge It. but I am clear that that moment. greatly as we Ion if for It ha not yet come. "Tho conflict which ha been forced upon Europe (I Impute no motive but merely state a fact) must, I fear, now' that It ha begun, proceed for th bring ing to an Issue the fundamental moral principle of faithfulness to a nation's obligation to It solemnly plighted word. The recognition of tho moral validity of such an obligation Is fundamental to tho maintenance ot peace and progress among the nations of the world." Dr. Dryander take strong exception to ' a paragraph of the appeal which reads: "The tanglo of underlying and actlva cause which Accumulate In the course of time, and the proximate events which, led to the breaking ot peace, are left to his tory to unravel." He declare It would be impossible for him to sign that state ment. He writes: "History will certainly show to u In a different light much that we can now . see through the dark clouds of dust aris ing from the arena of the present Strug glo. But that history will show only nil the clearer has been done already the' righteousness of our. cause, upon thla firm conviction of our are founded ur gool conscience our confidence and our resolution In the terrible distress ot the present time. If anyone Is at- were: Ralph Campbell Parry Kindles Frd Bulhota Hennail Kobst Walter Jones . Fov Porter 8. M. Nichols John Drexel Robert Edwards Wallace Fhepard Mahns Berry Ellsworth Mcser Herbert Davis Ruasell Larmon Donald Hall .. Harry Uenold John Reed Phillip Down Blair Scott Eugene Neville Gilbert Kennedy Lyman Phillips Wilbur Fullaway Donald Shepard John Jenkins Frank Campbell Clayton Nichols Walter C. Johnson Herbert Drexell Ralph Powel Robert Wiley Bfotea from Tecumaea. TECUMSEH, Neb.. Dec. 27. (Special.) Miss Daisy Mlnner and Howard Law rence, well known young people of thla city, were married here Friday.- They have gone, to Oklahoma on a wedding trip, but will continue to reside In Te- cumseh. ' During the last week or two five cases for divorce have been filed In the John son county district court They are Josle Thompson against Daniel C. Thompson, Dora Weber against Ind : Weber. Dora M. Buehler against Frederick Buehler, Mary A. Pierce against Rufus, Pierce and France Berghahn against William C. Berghahn. I Rea-ers-Gahaaren. FAIRBTJRT, Neb., De. 27. (Special.) A quiet December wedding wa solem nised at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith, northeast of Falrbury, Thursday night when the latter sister, Miss Lela Gahagen, waa married to Frank Rogers. Rev. S. J. Megaw of the Pres byterian church officiated and the cere mony waa witnessed by Immediate friends and relative of the contracting parties. The groom 1 tho youngest son of Mrs. J. W. Roger and has resided her for the last eleven years. The bride Is a Jeffer son county school teacher and a daugh ter of Byron Gahagen of . Denver, .Mr. and Mrs. Roger will go to housekeep ing on a farm north of Falrbury. y WILL OF JOHN A. DEMPSTER LEAVES ESTATE TO FAMILY The will of the late John A. Dempster, department commander of the Nebraska Grand Anny of th Republic, filed for probate., bequeathes all of his real estate I A . . 1.1. ..I A U.pv TT I In UOUgiaa cuumy iv mm Dempster, for. life and after her death to his five children. Farms In other counties In Nebraska are divided among Mr. Dempster's chil dren. Hi Knight Templar uniform 1 given his son, John H. lempster. Tommy's Joke.' Hla noma waa Tommy, and he came home from school looking so down In tho mouth that mother anked him severely what waa the matter. Out of hla little trousers pockft he fished a note from the teacher which said: "Tommy ha been a very naughty boy. Please have a eriou talk with him." , What did you do?" asked mother. "Nothing," sobbed Tommy, "tih asked a question, and I wa the only one who could answer lt.t "ll'm." murmured mother. "What wa the question?" " ho put the dead mouse in ber deek drawer?" answered Toiarav. Philadelphia Record. ' Beneon. - Arthur Vaas Is at home from Kansas for the holidays. Guy Klllian of Sterling, Colo, I at home for. two week. Miss Bessie Bedell haa gone to Peru for the vacation from school. . Miss Elizabeth Selling apent Christmas with relatives at Wlsner, Neb. J. H. Berry is spending the holiday with relatives at Bellevue,. Neb. Mrs. J. L. Peska has returned from the Methodist hospital much Improved. Daughters were born this Week In the McNlel and Luther Johnson families. Conrad Swanson went to Rochester, Minn., last week for a surgical operation. The Glenn Park Lutheran church held it Christmas tree program last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fedde were recent visitors at the John Aye home at Elk horn. Miss Luclle Wlsner will visit In Falr bury and in Fairfield, Neb., during the vacation. Mise Beulah Byars, a teacher, Is spend ing the ten days' vacation at her home In Valley. . . Miss June Grove and Clara Norby are home for the holiday from Wesley an university. Mrs. E. Holub and children have gone to Tyndall, a D where they will vlalt her parents. Roy Young Is spending his vacation from the university at his home on Evans street. Eller and Agnes Nlaaen of Aurora, Neb., are visiting their slater, Mrs. Dan Weatergaard. Dr. Mills of Omaha will preach Sunday evening at the Baptist church. Miss Jes sie Moulthrop will sing. E. A. Stelger ha gone to Thayer, Mo., for a short visit at the home ot hla brothers, George Stelger. Leslie Hammond, s. recent visitor at the J. C. Edwards home haa returned to his home In Chattanooga, Okl. The Woman's club will give it annual watch party on New, Year eve at the home of Mr. Mead at Cl.fton bill. Misses Alma and Mildred Henlxelmann of Lyons have returned home after visit ing at. the H. Heinxelmann home in Glenn park. A large house party la being enter tained during the holiday season oy Mr. and Mrs. J. W.- Welch at Cherrycroft farm. Chris Lyck wa presented with a gold chain and charm by the Benson Danish Brotherhood In appreciation ot recent services. Miss Margaret Fedde, domestic science teacher at the 8tate University Farm, ts pending her vacation with her parent on Fifty-eighth avenue. Benson volunteer firemen give their annual New Year's eve ball with elab orate preparations this year. Out-of-town firemen are expected to be present nee party at the Orpheum Monday for Mrs William Belcher, on Turnluv Mm .Harte will give a bridge party for her cousin, Mis Henrietta Drexel of Los A nudes. . Mr. and Mr. P. R. Cook and Mr. and Mrs. E. Roe have taken apartments to gether In Los Angeles, .after having apent thre months In Colorado, Idaho and along the Pacific coast, and will visit the Panama exposition before re turning to Dundee in the spring. Dundee boys at home from school tor the holiday are Morton Rhoades from Dartmouth, John Chadwick and Wallace Shepard from Cornell, Philip Payne from Harvard, Herman Jobst from Champlalrt university. Drew A rend from Culver Military academy, Harold Simpson from the Nebraska Military school and John Reed from the Shattuck school In Minnesota, Blsr Fire at Bchleawla;. DENISON, la., Dec. 27. (Special.) Three of the leading business buildings of Schleswlg, la., were burned to- the ground on Christmas night The fire was discovered at t In the morning. Ow ing to Intense cold the water work were frozen up and, thus, unavailable. The buildings were at' the north end of the town, Including property owned by Jar gen Schroeder and the general merchan dise stock of Albert Stoltenberg, which was a total loss. The total damage wa some tCO.000. Table Rock Note. TABLE ROCK, Neb.. Dec, S7.-(Special.) The body "of Fred Barker, a pioneer ef thla county, who recently died at hi home at Upton, Wyo., was brought ' here for burial. He waa about 60 years old. The stockholders of the Pawnee County Fair association haa elected the following officers: W T. Parkinson, president; Frank Vertlska, vice president; C. A. Schappel, secretary; Frank L. Bennett, treasurer; directors, T. A. Barton, Titus Davis, William Loch, W. M. Pyle, D. E. Wherry and W. W. Wolford. ' Cornstalk Dlaeaao la Jrfferaon. FAIRBURY, Neb., Deo. 7.-SpeclaL) The dreaded cornstalk disease has reached Jefferson county and a number of farmers living In Richland precinct, north of Falrbury, six miles, have ex perience heavy losses. Henry Robin son, a prosperous farmer In that neigh borhood, lost lour valuable horses sud de&ly from the ravage of the cornstalk Dnndee. Mr. . and Mrs. F. H. Chlokerlng , had ten guest for Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harte entertained at a family dinner Christmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sunderland had twelve guests at Christmas dinner. Mlsa Lula Wirt of Kearney, spent Christmas with Miss Olive ferguson. Mr and Mrs. E. R. Ramsdalo enter tained eight guest at Cl.rlatmaa dinner. Mr. Kate Smith of Nebraska City wa the guttet. tor Christina of her daughter, Mrs. C. R. Dodds. Senator and Mrs. Norrta Brown and their daughter are spending the holi days In Dea Moinea. Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Anson entertained at a family dinner party ClnUunaa. Covers were laid for eighteen. Mts. J. J- Dodds entertained at a kenslngton laat Saturday In honor of Mrs. F. E. Mayer of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hart of Atkinson. Neb., were guests part of the week ot Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cross man. Miss Julia Raftree and Miss Eva Hunt of Chicago are the gusta over the holi days of Mr. and Mrs.' J. It. Beaton. A number of affairs were given during the week for Miss Marguerite Prentiss, whose marriage take placo Tuesday. Ma. and Mrs. E. H. Westerfield enter tained at dinner last -faturday In honor of Mr. and .tlrs F. E. Meyers of Chicago. A son was born laat Friday to Mr. and Mr J. W. Palmer of Sioux City, and la the first grandchild of Mr. A, H. Palmer. Mra. Henry C. Van Gleaon had ber usual Christina tree celebration fur those of her children and twelve of her grandchildren, who were here. Mr. and Mr. A. EL Compton. Mr. and Mrs. L. B Compton and Mtsa Marian Oxnplun of South Dakota, were guenta at ChrlHtmas dinner of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Crosby. Mis Lucy Harte entertained at ft mall- Florence. . Mrs. Newel Burton Is reported as being very sick. Mrs. J. Hshn spent ChrUUnaa with friends at Sutton, Neb. Dr. II. H. Avery spent Christmas with home folk at Millard, Neb, Miss Beyers will spend New Year's with friends at Aurora, Neb. A eon waa born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker' last Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. William Kindred spent Christmas, with, relatives at Alta, la. Ralph Jones of Lincoln was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Relraer. Mrs. Hunter of Missouri Valley, la.; was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Price, Monday. Miss Alice Elisabeth Oleave of Chicago Is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Houston. Miss Alice Kern and Walter Kern of Stanton, Neb., are holiday guest of their Aunt Mr. A. C Griffin. Mr. and Mr. W. A. Yoder and son, Ronald, left Thursday for Fremont, where they will spend th holiday with rela tive. - Mr. J. H. Price and Mis Florence Price are spending the holidays at Mis souri Valley, la., with Mrs. Price's par ents. Mr. and Mra H. W. Harrington have as holiday guests Mrs. Harrington's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. L Coon of Trenton. Neb. Misses Margaret and Ethel Long are spenaing the holidays at home, having returned from Kearney laat week. D. J. Traill and Mlas Dorothy Traill of Cincinnati, o., are holiday guests of Mr. George Welty and Mrs. Alfred Relmer. Mr. B. G. McCloud and eon of Chi cago are Christmas guests of Mrs. Ie- i ioua s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. II Olmsted. Miss Helen Reynolds returned from North Carolina In time to siend Christ mas with her brother, Harold Reynolds and family. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Chandler of Wal nut la., are spending the holidays with Mrs. Chandler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Taylor. Mrs. Edith Johnston. Wallace Johnston and Misses Helen and Marlon Johnston of Omaha, and John Reed of Benson were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ml L. Platz, west of town, on Christmas. Mra. Brodersen entertained the Ponca Kenslnxton club at Its last meeting, when the following members were present: Mesdames. Morin, Sachs, Jasperaen, Brown, Albeck, Hansen, Raymond, Dlnk 1ns and Brodersen. WhI Ambler. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Parker were Christmas guests of the latter parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stulta. Mrs. Guy Matsen and two daughters of Columbus were week-end guests of Mr. E. G. Orover of Eckerman. Theodore Ryan, who accidentally shot himself in the le(r, U slowly recovering and will be home In a few weeka. Oliver Long and bride, who have been the guests of his uncle, John Long, and family, left for their future home m ban Francisco on Monday evening. Orvllle Webber and family motored from Henderson, la, Thursday to be Christmas guest of W. A. Webber and family on West Arbor street Miss-Gurtha Long came home Thurs day evening from the Oak dale school to spend her holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mra John Long. Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Mirer went to West Point on Friday morning to spend Christmas holiday with their aged mother and brother, Arthur Kiebell. at Wlsner. The 'Ladies' Aid society will hold an all-dar mnetlng at the home of Mrs. Frank Dun-, on Forty-seventh and Ma son, Thursday, Denamber 31. Mesdamna V. Dunn and B. & UaaU wlu be the hosUiiaf. ... s (First Article) Your hand look at it, examine it casually, then closely. Familiar and uninteresting, is it? Do you know that in this hand of yoursf be you man, woman .or child, is locked the inexplicable mystery of your own lie, of the, lives of those you love and those you hate yes, of all Life? ' The enigma of human destiny is in. the Human Hand. The "why of business success, pro fessional superiority the reason for war, enmity, is all in the hand. All that we associate with Life is indelibly engraved and chiseled in the hand love, hate, hope, des pair, courage, defiance, every emotion the heart of man or woman is capable of, every thought the human brain can conceive all find their distinctive mark in the hand. Erery line, every muscle, less. The complete every, curve, every little drcleoflife is represented hillock of flesh and bone all the numberless cabal istic signs, to be found in the hand have a meaning. Each and all con stitute the Riddle of the Sphinx which the ages have not solved. V May be, the secret of the one ahead of you in business or society may be disclosed in his hand. An inscrutable mys tery,indeed,is theHuman Handl - . The babe is born with its tiny, tender Land closely fisted, defying the cruelty of the world and determined to live. The dying man clutches the air desperately, he is un willing to let go of life. But as death takes a firmer grip on his heart, the tense muscles relax, the fingers become limp, nerveless, helpless, hope- in the action of the hand. Since the world began, before the mind of man could see the sig nificance of two and two, the hand the mere human hand has excited the awe, the wonder, the longing for more light of all mankind. Reading of the hand, palmistry, that poor, foolish effort to unlock the future by interpreting the signs that are there, was practised in re motest antiquity. But in vain is all the char latanery; neither science, nor occult wisdom have yet found the key that will unlock the in scrutable mystery of the Human Hand. (Second discussion tomorrow.) RICH CARROLL LANDOWNER DIES AGED SEVENTY-TWO CARROLL, Ia Iec. ST. C Special Tele gram.) M. A. lloyt. one of the earliest settlers of Carroll and one of the largest land owners in this county, died this morning, aged "2. He had been 111 about four weeks. Ills principal ailment wa pernicious anemia. Mr. Hoyt rame to Carroll shortly after the town started. In 1S3, and entered the hardware business. In which he laid the foundation for a fortune estimated at $1,000,000, He owned 6,000 acres of land within a radius of thirty-five miles of Carroll. As a private money lender he Is sup posed to have outstanding notes of sev eral hundred thousand dollars. He waa an over-conservative nmn, and never caught up with the world with electric lights, telephones or automobiles. Hla chief and only diversion waa Masonry, being active and liberal in lodge affair. He la survived by hla widow, daughter and son. tacneu on lour skips ana aerenas nts lire. Bee Want Ads Are the Rest Duslnes I he acts In aelf-iefcnse and fulfills Read ftally by People In Search of Ad- I Christian duty. We are In this situa vertlsed Opportunities. 1 tlon." . sft'!$Ji .I if