THE COURIER
oft in the way of animals maimed and
killed on the rotten structure would
start a fertilizer factory In Gerlng
which Is the proper place for an Insti
tution of that kind.
For the smallest club A year's sub
scription to the Scottsbluff Herald.
This Is offered as a booby prize.
Now Is the time to get up clubs.
Wymore people are wondering what
Is up in the north part of Midland
township. Although there has been an
abundance of rain the wells are nil dry.
But lately large cracks in the earth
have been noticed extending to the sur
face. It is thought that these go to a
considerable depth and drain off the
water supply. Local wise men have
taken the peculiar state of affairs un
der advisement.
Dawson county farmers are coining
money through the medium of alfalfa
fed cows. Among the converts to the
merits of the meek eyed bovines Is D.
Lang of Hillside precinct. He milks
twelve cows. His monthly cream
check is $72. The feed, alfalfa hay. Is
so abundant that he wouldn't know
what to do with it anyway. To haul
the grass to town would throw a large
chunk of profit Into the fingers of the
dealer. So the chief Item Is the labor
of milking the cows.
Near Westcott a farmer has dis
covered an Indian cave. The place
was unearthed by the heavy ruins and
the fanner. In following the course of
Spring creek, happened to see the
opening in the earth: This he enlarged
nnd entered. Within was the skele
ton of a human being, evidently nn
Indian. A tomnhawk. Hint nrroxvs and
other trinkets were found. The skele
ton was so decayed that It crumbled
when touched. The skull, however,
was In an excellent state of preserva
tion. &
JUSTICE TO THE DRAGON FLY.
Apropos of the recent discovery that th
nragon lly Is a destroyer of mosquitoes
and as such Is entitled to nil the protec
tion that can be extended. It Is Interest
ing to learn that the Investigators anil
scientists of the army and navy hospital
have been forestalled In this discovery
by the negroes of lower Louisiana. The
dragon lly Is known under different names
In different sections of the United States.
In some sections it is known under the
name of the "snake-doctor," In others the
name of "big-head lly" prevails, while
"dragon fly" Is, perhaps, the most general
designation under which this Insect Is
known, but In Louisiana It Is known as
the "mosquito hawk," to the exclusion of
all other designations.
The name "dragon fly" Is unknown In
lower Louisiana, where the Insect has
ntver been known under any other name
than that of the "mosquito hawk." and
w here It Is the object of what many have
considered a myth, but which, in the light
of recent Investigations, turns out to be
a bit of good, sound reason and fact. For
a long time the negroes of that section
have clung to the belief that the "mo
bquito hawk" Is a destroyer of mosqul-
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REV. JOHN E. TUTTLE.
In fine health and vigor Rev. John E. Tuttle after a sojourn in
Colorado, assumed the pastorate of the First Congregational church
of this city.
Dr. Tuttle was born in Perry. Me. He graduated from Amherst col
lege in 1879, where he was a classmate of Dr. Nehemiah Boynton and
at Yale seminary in 1S82. After a year of post graduate study at Tale
in theology and new testament exegesis, he was ordained and In
stalled pastor of the Saugatuck church, Westport, Conn., May 22, 1S83.
After a successful pastorate of Ave years he was called to Central
church, Jamaica Plain, to succeed Rev. G. M. Boynton. Dr. Tuttle was
called In 1893 to the pastorate of the Amherst college church and to the
chair of biblical history and interpretation, and in November, 1896, he
became the pastor of Union church, Worcester. Amherst college con
ferred upon him the degree of doctor of divinity in 1S93. He has filled
many positions of honor, being a corporate member of the A. B. C. F.
N., a trustee of Hartford seminary and of the school for Christian Work
ers, Springfield.
On account of ill health Mr. Tuttle resigned his position at Worces
ter some time ago. Complete rest and change of climate had a splendid
effect and he is now In perfect health.-
Both Rev. and Mrs. Tuttle have been prominent In Christian Endeavor
work, Mrs. Tuttle being for some time president of the Massachusetts
Junior union.
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PETER MORTEN'S EN.
Republican Candidate for State Treasurer.
Conservative, careful and strictly accurate, at the same time n thor
ough financier. Peter Mortensen seems a model candidate for the ofllce
of state treasurer. Valley county has been his home for thirty years and
he is well known In political and business circles.
Mr. Mortensen Is a native of Denmark, where he was born October
S, 1811. He came to America In 1870 and two yeurs later settled In Val
ley county. The house he erected was the first one built In the county.
In 1875 he was elected county treasurer and held the office for nine
years. Rigid inspections of the records disclosed admirable management
and the county was piloted through the hnrd times under his guidance
without financial loss.
In company with several others he became Interested In the First Na
tional bank of Ord in 1SS3. For many years he was president and active
manager. Today the institution has an enviable reputation In business
circles.
Mr. Mortensen has always been a republican. Four years ago he was
the nominee for state treasurer and accepted it. knowing that there was
scant chance of election. However, fhe vote was surprisingly large and
the many friends which Mr. Mortensen made during the campaign cap
tured the place for him this fall.
At present he Is engaged In banking and real estate business. His
family consists of a wife and a boy ten years of age.
In the state convention recently held In Lincoln Mr. Mortensen was
nominated on the first ballot. This action his neighbors and friends
heartily commend and he Is considered the best possible candidate for
the difficult and trying position of state treasurer.
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toes, and that, to kill one is to court mis
fortune nnd ill luck. It Is said that this
was formerly the belief of the Attakapas
Indians, a tribe now extinct, but which
at one time occupied the whole of lower
Louisiana, and that the negroes received
the myth from them. At all events, the
dragon fly is protected in Louisiana, just
as in other states people are not allowed
to molest the buzzard. They believe tha
the mosiiulto hawk hovers about pools
of water, capturing and destroying the
young mosquitoes as fast as they emerge
from the water, and. for; that reason, it
Is looked upon as a benefactor to man
kind. Washington Post.
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HELD BY A SNAPPING TURTLE.
A negro whose name could not be as
certained, had a narrow escape from pain
ful Injur during the unloading of the
steamer Kitty Knight, at the Light street
wharf of the Sassafras river line yester
day afternoon, but gained quite a lot of
aluable experience concerning the hand
ling of snapping turtles.
It was while the wharf was crowded
with commission men and agents and the
excitement attendant upon the unloading
of several score of cattle was at Its height
that the bystanders were startled by the
loud and continuous screaming of some
one In their rear. Turning they beheld a
big. swarthy negro vainly endeavoring
tj climb over the side of his wagon,
which was backed, up against the wharf,
and In the bottom of which his foot and
leg seemed to be caught. Suddenly there
was a rip and a tear, a portion of tha
man's trousers leg gave way and he
dropped to the ground.
By that time the crowd had gathered
nearer the wagon. In which they lehe!il,
lying on his back, frantically waving his
head at Intervals, an immense snap
ping turtle. In the reptile's mouth there
was a square piece of cloth which
matched the pantaloons the negro wore.
The trouble was explained at a glance.
The negro in loading his wagon had
gone too near the turtle, which angry
over treatment it had received, grabbed
the first thing within its reach upon which
to wreak his vengeance. The Jaws came
together with a snap, missing the negro,
but catchins his clothing.
The threatening look In the little eyes
frightened the man, who turned as he felt
something grab his nether garments, and
he shrieked and attempted to get away.
The cloth could not stand the tug of war
and gave way. Baltimore Herald.
EDWARD AND TIIE LIBERTY BELL.
When King Edward VII., then Prince
of Wales, and traveling as Baron Ren
frew, visited Philadelphia In 1800, one of
the places he particularly expressed a
desire to visit was Independence hall.
There he spent a very considerable time,
examining every object and asking many
quehtlons. In the Declaration chamber he
was shown the liberty bell, which. It Is
said, was stored in a corner and sur
rounded by a lot of boxes and rubbish.
The prince xpress.-d great surprise that
an object which so Justly deserved ven
eration should be treated with so little
respect, and it Is said that, turning to
the mayor, he exclaimed. "This bell
should be treasured and reverenced bv
the people of the United States as their
most precious heirloom!" That remark
stirred a ripple of thought In the right
direction; but It operated slowly, and
although talk of restoring Independence
hall became general, and Interest In It
grew and was accelerated by the cen
tennial, nothing of a substantial nature
was done until a few years ago. To the
Colonial Dames. Daughters of the Revo
lution and the city of Phlladalphia the
American people are Indebted for the priv
ilege of once more looking upon th
"Cradle of Liberty" Just as It was the day
the first continental congress assembled
there. July Woman's Home Companion.
IMPORTANCE OF THE KITCHEN.
As regards the arrangement and fur
nishing of the kitchen we may learn
much by studying the Dutch. In Holland
the kitchen Is often the most interesting
room In the house. If it Is possible, by
all means have the room tiled like the
Dutch kitchens. If tiles are too expen
sive, which is often the case, tiled paper
may be used, and this varnished over, so
that It may be easily cleaned, or the walls
may be covered with paint. In buff or a
warm light brown, never dingy green or
slate-colors. People have an Idea that
anything is good enough for the kitchen.
They are very wrong in this: on the other
hand, nothing Is too good for the kitch
en. The kitchen should be a room which
we should not be ashamed to allow our
guests to enter. An artistic, cheery-looking
kitchen must needs have an elevating
effect upon the servants who work there.
Josephine Wright Chapman In the July
Woman's Home Companion.