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-A I •AS Ui & 'tpl Sl1 -C f:. tfr (Democrat, BEOHSOH ft CAKE, Pnblirfiera. MANCHESTER, IOWA. Any one cau be the foolish half of a genius. Mr. Rockefeller says that rlcnes may lead to heaven. So may tlie eye of a needle after you once get through. It Is hard to Imagine anything more contemptible than the man who howls when lie Is beaten lit his own game. The new I'rlnce of Wales Is prob ably watting to get his titles on straight before beginning upon the duty of set ting the fashlou for men. Mrs. Roosevelt may be able to dress on $300 a year, but women who have not the title of first lady of the land to back them may not feel they can afford to do it. A Chicago woman saved her hus band's life with a broomstick this, however, is not the traditional purpose to which this humble domestic imple ment is put. Either 500 children were named af ter Mark Hanna In the last four vcars or 500 parents liave considered mm easy. At least that number of persons have written. Frank James frankly admits that he cannot act. However, elevating the stage ought to come rather natural to one who has had such ripe experience In holding up trains. A celebrated preacher has made the announcement that the world is better than It used to be. Well, he may be right Playing euchre and drive whist for prizes seems to have gone out of style. Mine. Sarah Grand claims that the way to approach man and subdue him Is by the dinner route, notwithstanding the admitted fact that most of the pub lic men of the country die of stomach trouble. Deportation and permanent banish ment would, perhaps, come nearer the popular conception of the punishment which ought to be Inflicted upon those who conspire against the government by propaganda and who advocate its overthrow. r- Some of the war veterans who tasted blood In Cuba or the Philippines think the sword should be abandoned, as it gets between the legs and trips the generals up. There Is nothing so de moralizing to the morale of an army as to seeo a fat general take a header over bis sword. Evidently the higher cultivation is in need of some polishing up. A lot of cows were lately shot by a party of New York hunters under the Impression that they were a herd of deer. In view of this and the many casualties of the Maine hunting fields natural history ought to be Insisted on as a necessary branch In the schools. One o,f the latest fads, a corollary of Palmistry, Is the "reading" of the soles of the feet. People who are credulous enough to have their feet read are usually disappointed In results because they are of that long-eared variety, of the human Bpecles that are more likely "to present hoofs than soles to the palm ist and the lines in hoofs are somewhat obscured. The crying need of these peo pie is a blacksmith rather than a palm smith. If Genius for government and genius for ||buslness are not even distantly related. Take the United States for example. ^Washington was a successful business :?lman, but he might be called the first j^aud the last of American Btatcseiricn who deserved the title. Nearly all the jother bright names in the history of American government, from Jefferson :to fe-jf \t\y ii McICInley, have been possessed by |'men, who. If they were not slothful in ^business, were by no meahs success ful. Si There Is a certain gratification nnd ^satisfaction In the knowledge that grFrance has In prospect the establish "t: rnent of a school In this country for the purpose of studying American in IJdustrles. To be recognized as the lead ing industrial nation of the world Is compliment, however well we may al .ready know this to be true. France an nouncos that It Is not her purpose to f'pry Into the secrets of the various In dUBtries, but merely to round out the ',V^ education ot her industrial students with a practical knowledge of Amerl j,ean methods and enterprise. A' The court physician who, has King Ed ward's health in charge gave expres f0," slon to views full o£ good sense In a re J, -"cent Interview. Summing up the rules i,ot correct living he said "To live long ijdo anything you like, but do nothing to excess. The best rule of life is inodera tion." Moderation conserves the life fci('orccs' 4 lntcml'ei'ance A4aKL.iv & dissipates tliein. jjg And temperance, be it remembered. Is -a much wider term than is contcmpiat ed In abstinence from the excessive use ,7 of Intoxicating liquors. Many a tcm perance advocate is Intemperate In business, or In eating or In speech. Many a man who does not drink to ex cess leads an unnatural life because of the demands of business, or of society, or of ambition. Many a woman who abhors Intoxicants strains every nerve center to "keep up appearances." But this court physician was not giving fx*"', away any professional secrets. Any 1 physician who has made a study of the human Bystein will freely agree as to this recipe of moderation. Habit is stronger than advice and habit leads most persons to live unnaturally. Na ture Btands up under the strain so long Sx and then rebels. "They that are whole i, need not a physician," but the average man will not live a wholesome life. Therefore the doctor. "As the twig is bent the tree's in cllned," Is a proverb which time has not discredited. Modern pedagogy con cerns itself more and more with tlio cnreful training of the twig. The value of early habit in play, work, associa tion and conduct is acknowledged everywhere. This is, we are often told, the era of the young: children receive every advantage, youth is barred from no opportunity. Great enterprises are In the hands of young men young wom en mold In the schools the citizens of the future, serve great charities, or step forth from a sheltered life to share the labors of the world. Fitting ly this young country sweeps forward toward Its destiny, borne on an Impetu .ous wave of youth. But what of age? What of the ancient ree. no longer supple, Its twisted trunk hardened Into shape, broken, gtorm-reut, yet vener- able? To the understanding eye It Is more interesting, more beautiful than the fresh nnd flexile sapling. But do the eyes of our triumphant young foil: see and understand? Too frequently they do not. Our young people often fail sadly In reverence for age often, too, they reverence yet shun it. With the marvelons rapidly of progress, re quiring an unprecedented adaptability of mind and habit to material and intel lectual changes, has come increased Im patience of the conservatism and men tal rigidity natural to age. It Is a re grettable mistake and one not at all to the credit of intelligent young people. The tree full grown cannot bend. At it grew, so it stands. Only fret, failure and injury can result from trying to effect a change. Nevertheless comfort, counsel, aud that wisdom which Is higher than mere knowledge are found In seeking the cool tranquillity of its shade. To the man who has not dallied with Croolco's tubes and docs not know an X-ray from an ampere the work of ex tracting sunbeams from cucumbers Would seeui to be a mere kindergarten game compared to getting light from decayed meat. And yet tills apparently impossible trick has been performed by Prof. Gorhain of Brown University. Instead of trying to extract light from old shoes or cigar stumps or sawdust, as most any ordinary scientist would. Prof Gorhain tackled the decayed por terhouse steak. In its undisturbed state the passe porterhouse has never emit ted anything but odor under the magic wand of the professor It will emit enough light to run a photograph gal lery. The phosphorescence of fireflies, of decaying flsli and vegetable matter, which gives aglow to summer seas, lias long been known to science. The phos phorescence of these minute animal and vegetable organisms is produced by oxi dation, the same as the heat of our bodies. This oxidation, of course, is a chemical action. Starting with this knowledge as a basis, Prof. Gorhain bo gnu experimenting to find the materi als that would produce the greatest luminosity in these decaying organ isms. He has at last found three chem ical salts which when applied to decay ing meat will produce enough phos phorescent light to take photographs. The object of the experiments Is to finally produce a light that is entirely devoid of heat. In these days when the servant girl problem fills the culin ary department of the average home with doubt and uncertainty, almost any efrigerator may contain complete phosphorescent light plant. A bottle of the professor's salts would tlitis make any well-regulated home independent of the gas trust. Hereafter the family need not hold its nose as the odor of the decaying feline is wafted from un der the porch. I.et the dead cat be dragged forth, suspended from the porch ceiling and made to glow in phos phorescent beauty. Tills is an age of science, when even the decayed things of life may radiate light aud beauty In stead of smelling to high heaven. f.o Harvard College paid $48,348.30 to the City of Boston last year as taxes, mainly for the property held as invest ment. A memorial tablet to the memory of the student volunteers of Missouri State University, who died in the war with Spaiu, has been put in place in the Academic Hall of the university, and will soon be uuveilod with appropriate services. Fifteen little princesses of Siam at tend a school at Bangkok opeued by an English lady. They receive lessons each day in readiug, writing and music, but much more time is spent in learning the duties of housekeeping. They cook the meals iu turn, set the table, write the menus and arrange the flowers. It is interesting to note the appro priations that have been made during the last nine years by the Geueral As semblies of Missouri for the State Uni versity. In 1802, tlie year the univers ity was destroyed by lire, the amount was $204,000 28!)l-0o, $133,000 1807-98, $100,000 1808-00, $142,700, and this year $472,400. Supt. J. M. Greenwood, of Kansas City, has no faith in the ability of the boy who smokes cigarettes. He says: "I have yet to tiud an inveterate cigar ette smoker who began early in life that ever completed the sixth years' work in the ward schools. A large ma jority of them drop out of school dur iug the fourth and tilth year. The effect of cigarette smoking is positively harm ful without one single redeeming qual ity. It dwarfs ami enfeebles the intel lectual faculties. It unfits the mind for any mental exertion or the concentra tion of attention on any subject to be studied. Finally it destroys the will power and the victim loses the ability of self-determination. The outcome may be summed up in a brief state ment: It is the most etliclent agency for human wrecks that has yet entered into our civilization. Notable Sermons. The pulpit at Westminster Abbey was once occupied by a preacher who was not a clergyman^ and had never been ordained. This was In December, 1873, when Dean Stanley invited Prof. Max Mueller to preach on the religions of the world. It was one of tlie most interest ing sermons ever heard, and when printed afterward brought in several hundred pounds. The world's sermon record is held by the late Mr. Spurgeon. His sermons have been published weekly for lifty years past, and (here are still enough to last several years more. Over 100, 000,000 copies have been sold, and their profits exceed those of any other half dozen preachers. For the most valuable single sermon ever preached, It, is, however, not Mr. Spurgeon, but Canon Fleming, who holds the record. This discourse was first heard from the pulpit of Sandrlug ham Church, on tlie. sad occasion of the death of the Duke of Clarence. It was afterward published aud its profits hare since amounted to a total of £1,498 ($7,490). The .uoney lias been equally divided between the Gordon Boys' Home and the British Home for Incur ables.—London Answers. Sioux Borrowing. Among the Sioux, when one family borrows a kettle from auolher, it is expected that when the kettle is re turned a small portion of the food that has been cooked in it will be left in the bottom, as the owner must always know what was cooked in her kettle. A rich man who gives nothing Is like a tree without fruit. aag Danger of "Educated lgnofance»" Our government can bo no purer than a majority of its citizens. OUr aim should be to tench our youth that the first duty of citizenship is the exercise of the di vine right guaran teed by our -consti tution through no .live participation in the selection of their public ser vants nnd in deciding upon those policies of government which shall prevail. Gov ernment cannot he made perfect any more thnn the human mind may attain omnipotence, but as education advances wo can improve upon old methods, aud wo can demand from our public servants honesty nnd fidelity, and by tho exer cise of the elective franchise in our pri maries nnd caucuses secure tlie highest standard of ability. If, however, as is too often the case, the so-called higher education leads us to forego this right, then wo deserve lnlsgovernment and spoliation and tho arraying of one por tion of our people against the other. Ig norance provokes discontent, and, if I mny bo permitted to use the term, "ed ucated iguorauce" provokes anarchy nnd confusion. Teach our youth that the principles for which our forefathers fought nr?as dear to them as "to those who took part in that great struggle teach theiu that the great battles which ended In the emanci pation of tlie slave are the glory of our country and were but another step la advance in our system of government imbue them with respect for our Hag teach them that otTr country is really the home for those who love liberty, that it is truly the refuge for the oppressed, and that it offers equal opportunities all. BENJAMIN B. ODEIJj, Jlt„ Governor of Xew York. Passing of the Hawaiian. civilization of the white man is not always a boon to tho savage it means, sooner or later, his doom. Tho red men are nearly gone, the ab origines of Austra lia are passing, and the Hawaiian race is rapidly melting away before the sunlight of civilized enterprise. In 1853 there were 71,019 Hawalians in the islands still, even though foreign ers had already begun introducing civil ization. In 1872 tho nntive population had dwindled to 40,044, to which must be added 1,487 part Hawaiinns—children of nn Hawaiian mother and a foreign hus band. The next twelve years saw a further drop to 40,144, nnd au increase of part Hawaiinns to 4,218, while iu 1890 there were only 34,430 llawaiians and 0,180 part Hawaiinns. Six years later*tho Ha waiians number 31,019, and the mixed population 8,485. Tlie latest census brings to light the fact that not only has the pure native population continued to diminish, but the part Hawaiian num bers have decreased from 8,485 to 7,835. The Hawaiian population is now actually one-third tho number of the Japanese Im VICTIM OF HER OWN BEAUTY. Mies Helen VanderbUt-'VVnckcrman Slandered-Into Insanity, In St. Giles' Infirmary, London, is a young woman in the worst stages of in sanity. Her eyes have a terrifying look, her once handsome features have lost much of their beauty, and she suiters from delusions, refusing to eat because MISS VANUEHU1LT-WACKERMAN. she believes that some one has attempt ed to poison her. A year ago this young woman was a merry creature—one of the most idol ized persons in London society. She is Helen Vandcrbilt-Wackerman, and her home is in Buffalo, from which city she went to London three years ago to study music and art. Her beauty won men. ller face, forehead, hands and neck wore all of a soft Ivory tint. Her hair Is golden, her eyes are brown, aud her shoulders and neck of such forma tion that artists raved over them. Sev eral painted her and others sought her for a "pose." One of the portraits was by.Ellis Roberts, and so strikingly handsome was it that when It was hung In the Royal Academy by the Hanging Committee, of which Hubert von Herkomer was a member, he objected to It, for he said it was "too beautiful to be true." It was not like anything on earth. When Introduced to the sub ject he realized that the portrait was not false and he appealed to her to sit for him. She granted the request, and while posing for him was treated as a member of the family. In society she continued to be a favorite. One day, as unexpectedly as the lightning Hashes from the sky, there came to her a request from the artist to whom she was sitting to leave his home, because of certain things he had heard concerning her conduct prior to entering his home. Pained and indig nant, she demanded the name of her detractor. Herkomer refused to say more than that lie himself believed her good, but* that the stories besmirching her name compelled him to insist upon her leaving his home. The matrer diu not end there. The friends of Miss Wackerman took up her cause, such men ns the bishop of London and United States Ambassador Choate demanding au explanation, which was not forthcoming. Herkomer was finally obliged to leave London In disgrace and is now living In Germany. He at one time lived in Syracuse, N. Y. That was before his departure for Eu rope. Despite the mairnillcent expression of faith In her given by her friends and by eminent persons, Miss Yunderbilt *f *V J«* «T- Vat migrant there have been 20,834 to over 01,000 Japanese. In fifty years there will be scarcely any Ilawaiiahs left to inhabit the Hawaiian Islands. l*he old customs and habits of the Itawailans are dying out foster even than the race itself The llawaiians do not work hard or systematically. In the' old days, before the advent of missionaries and traders, nil the Hawaiinns lived comfortably with out the need of working, thanks to the natural resources always available. Civ ilization brought to them the necessity of working for a living and seeing others occupy the lands which once were theirs. Japanese and Chinese and other alien races have come into the laud, and do tho better kinds of work, and the Ha waiian is left principally to fishing and boating, though even here the Chinese have intruded, and will soon drive out the poor Hawailans. It is sad to watch the passing of any race, and doubly so when the natives are,such fine, well made, generous and good-natured souls. But* the civilization of the white man is not kind to any of the colored races, and they go out one by one. With the cud of the llawaiians another picturesque race will have dis appeared from this earth. ALFRED STEAD, Fellow Royal Colonial Society. Capital and Labor* These riotous protests against the ap parently beneficent purpose of the Queen appear all the more remarkable when one remembers how Olga has heretofore been adored by her hus band's subjects. She is a woman of ex traordinary intelligence nnd high-mind ed principles. She is tall and of com manding presence, with splendid hair QUEEN OLGA. and a most wluulng smile. Throughout the kingdom she Is renowned for her unceasing and wide-reaching charity. She founded a model hospital and goes personally twice a month to inspect the Infirmaries so as to be certain that the sick are provided with every comfort. During the Russo-Turkish war, and again when Greeks aud Turks clashed, she attended the wounded with her own hands. Besides, she is a goml mother and a devoted wife nnd she superintends the education of her chil dren. By birth she Is a Russian grand duchess. Looked Like Cherries. There are many varieties of red pep pers, or Chili poppers, Iu the market, or •io tfj ^WA.Os'WiS 1 The most serious and persistent evil that disturbs co-op eratiou among our people is found iu the contentions and quarrels between employers and em ployes. Surely, as an original proposi tion there should bo no antagonism in this country between labor and capital. On the eoutrary, they should be in one close alliance and friend ship. Our institutions forbid that an ex planation of such antagonism should be found in class jealousy and abuses. I desire distinctly to disclaim any. in tention to suggest what may be tho cause or causes of the dislocation which unfor tunately so frequently occurs in the re lationship of labor to capital. Whether it results from unreasonable and irritat ing demands on the part of labor, or whether our workiugmen listen too credu lously to malign counsels, or whether again the trouble arises from the greed and avarice of capital and of its immense aggregations, I do not pretend to say. Perhaps all these have a share In creat ing the ditlleulty. But there is antag onism in this relationship where there should he a generous unity of purpose. The situation itself proves that some where there are members of our partner ship in American citizenship who act In violation of partnership duty and I am sure that I venture nothing in making the assertion that the only remedy for this situation must be found in a return to the observances of tho law of Ameri can co-operation. This return will not be accomplished by nursing real or im- Wackerma'n worried about it until her mind finally gave way. GOOD QUEEN OLGA, Whoso Beneficent Purpose lias Lid to Futal Kiots. The recent liots In Athens, in which the troops and great numbers of stu dents clashed with fatal results on both sides, and which have been followed by the resignation of the cabinet and dis turbances in the legislative houses, had their origin in a most i)ecullar cause. A desire on the part of Queen Olga to do something for what she considered the good of the soldiers was responsi ble. Durlug the Graeco-Turklsh wai she was everywhere told by wouuded soldiers that they had not read the gospelB because they dldu't understand the text, which was in old Greek. Tho Queen then arrauged for the publica tion of a translation of the gospels into modern Greek, exclusively for family use. The Holy Synod of the Greek Church protested against this proposi tion, and the. metropolitan of Athens, Procopius Oeconlmldis. held au audi ence with the Queen, in which, how ever, he did not so energetically cham pion the-opposition as was desired by those who objected to the translation. Queen Olga would not change her plan. Recently the students took up the mat ter and, armed like soldiers, paraded the streets and occupied the university buildings, their purpose being to resist by force the work of translation. aginary injuries on the part Of labor not by lordly aiid selfish arrogance on the part of capital. A beginning must be made by conspicuous examples of a rec ognition of tho duty and obligations which are tho conditions upon which the full orijtiyniciit of our partnership ad vantages depends. These examples should induce conserv ative and tolerant counsel they should be prominently recognized and appreciated, nnd constantly pressed upori the view of all who may be remiss in their obligations to American co-operation—whatever the scope and nature of these obligations may be. dttOVER CLEVELAND. People Who Must Be Amused* Sorry is tho lot of the man or woman who must be amused ev ery minute of the time. They dread a quiet Sunday afternoon or a rainy evening, when no one is likely to come in or it Is impossible for thenl to go out. Of course, somo of theso people just "growed that way." When they were in infancy their mothers spent days and weeks doing nothing but keeping them in a good humor. They were never thrown on their own resources nor had to make the best of circumstances. On the other hand are tho cheerful folk who are "pleased with a rattle and tickled with a straw.'" They manage to havo a good time almost anywhere. A blessing up on these simple hearts who take the world as they find it, without a murmur and, always looking for the good aud pleasant, realize essentially what they expect! They are tho conservators of sane living in the world. There is a class which amuses Itself directly at the expense of others. It Is composed of those who pride themselves upon their wit. Reportee and sharp lit tle turns that have reference to another are a sort of revel to them. Bringing into notice tho foibles and peculiarities of even a friend is not beneath their pur pose to pose as wits. But retribution in the form of the loss of friends and the faculty for pcrcelviug the ludicrous, be coming at last weakened through over work, degenerates into caricature, or pos itive siliiuess. It does not need a long experience to show us that those who surreuder them selves to the desire for amusement miss its realization. The everyday duties, tho close-at-haud service, the longing to be worthy of the gift of life, while driving from tho mind the unworthy aim toward getting a good time out of the world, will instead supply that peculiar, broad, va ried, interest, which furnishes happiness, including that lower order of satisfac tion named amusement. MARY B, BALDWIN. Ought to Have Poo! Tables. Physiological and biblical BClencc demonstrates that the primal aud uni versal desire on the part of children la to play. The church ought to provide a place for its young people to hold so cial daucing par ties. The modern church ought to have billiard and pool tables and ten piu alleys for its members. Iustcad- of belaboring legitimate amusements let tho church recognize their value and their necessity iu life. R. A. WHITE, D. D. cherry in appearance, nnd these are called cherry peppers, and are hotter than all the others in fact, no ther mometer can go high enough to show their hotness. A box of these peppers was displayed in front of a commission store on Front street yesterday, the top layer packed with steins down, so that even an Oregonian might have taken— or, rather, mistaken—them for Royal Anne cherries. A passerby stopped to ask the price of the "cherries." He was told $1.50 per box. lie asked how much the expressage would be to his home in Kansas and was told 90 cents. He planked down $2.40 and the box was marked with his address and handed to an express messenger. When the Kansas man had gone a person who witnessed the transaction asked the dealer what he meant by swindling him. The dealer asked how. "By selling him peppers for cherries was the answer. It then dawned on the dealer that the Kansas man had really supposed he was buying Oregon cher ries, and he began to wonder what would happen in suffering, bleeding Kansas when the peppers reached there and were tasted. And he Is still wond ering.—Portland Oregonian. A Bee ns a Barometer Such should be the title of these lines, for whoever observes theso interesting insects finds it easy enough to foretell exactly the kind of weather to be ex pected. At least, that is the opinion of many raisers of bees. Generally the bee stays at home when rain Is In the air. When the sky is sim ply dark and cloudy these busy workers do not leave their dwelling all at once. A few go out first, as though the queen had sent out messengers to study the state of the atmosphere. The greater number remain on observation until the clouds begin to dissipate, and It is only then that the' battalions entire rush out in search of nectar. A! bee never goes out in a fog, because 'it is well aware that dampness and cold are two fearsome, redoubtable enemies. We do not mean, however, that the bee is a meteorologist in the absolute sense of the word. Its cleverness consists in never being taken unawares, for it pos sesses untiring vigilance. Often one may observe the sudden entrance of bees into the hive when a dense cloud hides the suu, nnd even though the rain is not in evidence. The Trials of Genius. '•John, dear," she raid, in her sweet aud affectionate voice, which she only used on rare occasion «, "are you well up with your Christmas workV" "Pretty well," he ighed, as he put a period to a poem \.liich had almost given him nervous prostration. "Why do you ask?" "Because, dear, I'm afraid you are undermining your health, and I want you to take a recess and write me a short story to pay for my new dress, couple of poems for my hat nnd glo\ and a good, stirring campaign song i.mt will bring In enough for a ton of coal, nnd one or two of those darling love poems for some lard and a sugar-cnre ham, and ham dear, is only 12 cents a pound."—Atlanta Constitution. Tho Wuter Boatman. The insect known ns the water ooat man has a regular pair of oars, his legs I being used as such. He swims on his back, as in that position there Is less resistance to his progress. Wheu mnny shapes nnd sizes. They are nil ule house locked, ho has "hot 1' the tongue,' but some are hotter than others. One \uilety ^esonibles porch :4 muii goes houiu mid finds B|t 110 „*W$ deslro to |n tho comfortable rocker on the coccsxxxxao(xxxxoc^oooco^^(X)X*Na3C^(ocoaaooo N^X*WXXXXXX3C«XXXI(SOO«0(iDe3e«e««X)CXaX»XOCSDOCS5 Maraliul at theliea Slain. Marshal Itolla Smith of Chelsea was shot and killed by bank robbers. The three lawbreakers escaped on a hniid car. About 12:30 o'clock in the night Bert Compt, a young business man of Chel sea, was returning from a dnnce when he was stopped by three masked men who wore trying to break into the buiilr building Tho robbers thought Compt was tho village marshal. They gagged* bound niid blindfolded him nnd tied him to a pilo of lumber under nn elevator. A few minutes later while returning to complete their robbery at the bank the desperadoes encountered Marshal Smith, who suspected they were crooks and drew his revolver. He was instantly shot through the head nnd died a few hours. The murderers rode on a hand car to a place near Long Point and then walked across country to Gladstone, where they boarded a Milwaukee freight train. Girl Shot by ccldent. Tho home of Sam Thompson, who lives about seven miles southwest of Grinnell, was the scene of a terrible accident. The older boy had been hunting. Setting his loaded gun iu one corner of the kitch en he went out to sell some skins to a Jew peddler. Two little brothers, aged 3 and 3 years, got the gun and it was dis charged, the load of bird shot going through the shoulder of one and tearing a great hole as large as a child's hand. The physician says that there is small chance of the child's recovery. Sentence for Defranrilns Girl'. Bert .tohnson, alias John Linderstraum. alias Peter Seterstrauni, alias .James Anderson, alias Henry Mnnderson, who was convicted at Des Moines on a charge of obtaining money from a number of Swede servant' girls by falsely represent ing house in Sioux City, lias been giv en a year in the penitentiary at Fort Madison. When lie gets through there It is likely lie will be arrested by an Illinois sheriff, who has a warrant charging him with embezzlement. 1 1'lre Loin In Starch Works.' .:1 The National Starch Manufacturing Company's plant in the southeastern part of Des Moines, one of the largest plants of the kind in (he world, was destroyed by fire. Several hundred employes were about to quit work for the day aud all escaped. The city lire department for lack of water could only keep the h're from spreading to the adjacent property. The loss on building and contents is esti mated at about $200,000, insurance uu knowu. Tudienmit Unite Fhonts Lover. For some reason unknown Miss Mar guerite Knntz, a pretty young socicty woman of Hastings, and a daughter of the proprietor of the Hastings House, shot Operator R. L. Wilson. The bullet entered the shoulder just above the heart and was later removed. The young man will recover. He and Miss Kuutz were lovers. The shooting is said to be the outcome of a quarrel. Hoys Attempt Korcory. Two young boys, aged 1J» and living west of Low Moor, were arrested charg ed with attempting to pass forged checks to William Porter and trying to pass others upou prominent farmers. One was offered to Charles Wenzel and the for gery was detected. It is claimed the boys drew up the checks aud made them look like originals of the signatures used. Brief State Happenings* Waterloo is being victimized by passers of bogus ihoncy. The postotlice at Sinclair has been dis continued mail to Parkersburg. T. W. Ilathfield has been reappointed postmaster at Greeley, vice B. K. Par well, removed. Burglars entered the store of B. Rich ards at Rands and stole money and goods to the amount of .$100. No clue. William Sharpies*, white, was shot aud killed near Oskaloosa by Buck Williams, colored, as tlie result of an old grudge. Jesse Oldham, a farmer who lived near Wintersot, foil over a precipice while walking in the timber ami broke his neck. Kinsman Pust, ». A. R., of Des Moines, has started a fund for a monu ment to Gen. Kinsman at Council Bluffs. The tax agents now working under a contract with Dubuque County have add ed $-12,000 in back taxes within three and one-half mouths. According to the Globe-Gazette's "pros perity census" Mason City has a popula tion of about S.HOO, an increase of a trille over '00 in the last,year. Harry Angel was smothered to death in a well near Biakesburg. lie was en gaged in digging a well and while at the bottom was overcome by foul air. The East Des Moines school board has determined to adopt the one session a day system in the high school for an ex perimental perind of one month. If the pupils make satisfactory progress the sys tem will be continued. In the forthcoming biennial report of the Stale superintendent of public in struction theiv*"will be an- emphatic in dorsement of the present system of free text books, which has been adopted in a number of counties in Iowa. Alice Scott, nKcd a years, daughter of a wealthy »Mlar Rapids resident, died from ptomaine poisouing due to partak ing of almond butter put up by a so-call ed "health food" concern. Charles A. Scott, her father, was critically ill, but will recover. John Machlin. a janitor at the Volger saloon at Muscatine, was tilling an acety line lamp when the jet was left burning. The result was an explosion and Machlin was blown through the window, lighting on tlie sidewalk outside. He is painfully injured. The monster steel towboat, "Peter Sprague," the largest of its kind in the world, which was constructed by the Iowa iron works last summer, slid down the ways ami into the waters of the Mis sissippi the other day in the Dubuque lee harbor, where it will remain until com pleted in the spring. Dr. M. X. Voiding of Des Moines has been elected by the State board of con trol as the superintendent of the new hos pital for the iusane at Cherokee. Rev. A. A. Johnson, pastor of the Af rican M. E. Church of Oskaloosa, was shot and seriously wounded in his pulpit by a colored girl, Anna Nelson. Cornelia Lusch of Jackson, Minn., through her attorneys, lias filed pupers and commenced an action in the District Court oS Butler County against the in corporated town of Parkersburg, where in she asks for judgment in the sum of $5,000, as damages for personal injuries received by reason of a fall on one of the street crossings iu defendaut town. W. l'\ Reyuolds, a traveling salesman of Sioux Falls, S. D., has beeu arrested, charged with the murder of Samuel Crofter, a colored clergyman, at Ireton. Mrs. John Krnyer, an old woman, was struck by a Chicago Great Western freight at Dubuque. As the engine rouud ed a curve it struck her unawares and she died three hours after. Some of the inferior grades of tea sold iu this country are bought In Chi na ns low as 3 cents a pound. man Isn't necessarily as cool as a A cucumber pickle, bccauue he as sour as -f U* ...' .3. 4-^ Si 0(U& Christian Nelson, aged 23, of Masofi City, committed suicide at Los Angeles by firing a bullet through his heart. Nel son aiid his companion, Egloff Anderson, were peuiiilcss. An iudictmcnt for murder irt the first degree was returned at Mt. Ayr against •Matt Hunter for the killing of Ilomcr ilollaiidi aiid the cose goes over to the February term of court, Harry Augel was smothered to death la a well near Biakesburg by damps. Mr. Angel was engaged iu digging a well and while at the bottom was overcome by tho bad air* When the,body was taken out life was extinct. .Li D. Thomas, nn attorney of Musca tine, against whom Judge Wnde has or dered disbarment proceedings, has been captured in Bismarck, N. D., aud will bo returned to Muscatine, where action will be taken in hirf cast* Michael McCahe« a Wealthy farmer, was found mangled on the Milwaukee tracks neat* McGregor. His friends b» lieve he was murdered for his money and his body placed on the track. There is no known reason for suicide. Charles Meinkcy of Fontanelle, a juror in the Balliett mining case on trial in tho United States District Court in Des Moines, was found dead in his room In the GreiTe House. It was evident that he blew out the gas before retiring and was asphyxiated. Meinkcy wos a farmer and estimated to be worth ?50,000. Two Waterloo families have left their homes to take up their residence at V*Ion City, established by Rev. John Alexander Dowie on the shores of Lake Michigan. Tho families are those of Louis Bmnn and Clarence Iten. Relatives of both fam ilies endeavored to persuade them to re nounce their intention, but to no avail. The tax agents working In Dubuque under a contract with the county have added $42,000 in back taxes within threo and one-half months. They expect to swell this sum to nearly $00,000 before the end of the year and are confident that before their contract expires the totfal additions made by them will reach $100, 000. George Howard and Edward Mumford, ex-convicts, were convicted at Cedar Rapids under four indictments charging them with assault with intent to murder and with intent to rob J. J. Smyth and Samuel Shafer, business men. Albert Ray, an ex-eonvlct, turned State's evi dence. Howard is a nephew of ex-Sena tor James F. Filson. O. W. Cooley, the veteran landlord of Waterloo, who moved to Parkersburg somo time since, was drugged and robbed In Waterloo the other night. Two un known men are implicated in the hold-up which Mr. Cooley says was effected by giving him a drink of liquor cntaining "knockout" drops. A diamond ring and a small sum of money was secured by the highwaymen. The suicide of Henry Bouck, a wealthy bachelor and miser, at Gruvcr, it is be lieved, will prove a solution ot a mys terious disappearance from Independence way back in the time of the rebellion. George B. Bouck, on old and highly re spected citizen of Waterloo, believes that the suicide is none other tliivi his broth er, Warren Bouck, who enlisted in the Union army during the first years of the war and had never been heard from since. Fifty Italian laborers employed by the Chicago Great Western in the work on their depot yards in Fort Dodge, went on strike. On Dec. 1 wages were cut from $2 to $1.75 a day. This caused discon tent. They also complain that the cli mate is .too cold for them. Wild scenes attended the strike, one of the men, Pole, going so far as to threaten the life of the depot agent. The company paid the men and shipped them back to Chi cago. Superintendent Barrett has given out his biennial report on school libraries, which shows that the school districts of the State have expended nearly $50,000 for library books out of the school funds, and in addition to this $23,420 raised from voluntary contributions. The total number of volumes nor/ in school libra ries is 433,554, of which 110.815 were purchased during the year. The report shows that 4,245 rural schools are pro vided with suitable library cases, and that 7,073 sub-districts and 2.335 inde pendent districts have school libraries. The approaching session of the General Assembly will prove to be an uuusually busy and important one unless present signs are a failure." Moasuresrof signifi cance along a wide variety of lines will require consideration. That the session will last the traditional one hundred days appears to be certain, judging from the large amount of work that will have to' be disposed of. The secoud Mouday in January, in this instance Jan. 13, is the date fixed by the constitution for the meeting of the Geueral Assembly and It is likely the session will not be conclud ed until well toward the close of April. The State Superintendent of public in struction has discovered that for many years a number of school districts )u Frankenmuth and Birch Run townships, where there is a large German popula tion, have beeu using public money to conduct sectarian schools, in violation of the laws of the State. It has been tho practice to teach the German language, to give instruction in the Bible and cate chism of the German Lutheran Church Several of the schools were held in church buildings. The State superintendent has notified the district officers that hereaf ter they will not.be entitled to primary school money or to the mill tax set apart for the support of the common schools. After having been kept apart for fifty years by a lovers' quarrel, T. J. Ogle, a wealthy resident of Crawfordsville, Ind.. has married the sweetheart of his youth, Mrs. Anna Ash by of Russell, at that place. The bridegroom is 70 nnd the bride just a year youuger. The big Ilarmcr pinning mills iu Bur lington were fired fuur times within twenty-four hours. Kueh time the llnmes were disrovered before nn.v grcnt dam age was (lone. The property was recent ly sold under mnrtgngc to K. T. Dunknrd. The lusurauce will cover the loss. Com panies are investigating the matter. Becnusu no one could be found to act ns postmaster tho government has wiped the town of Butler Center olf the map,*- ,1 itlnnn ili.ir itniui 1„, and a place that once promised to be leading city of ccotral Iowa is no more. The town at one time was the county seat of Butler County and gave promise of attaining proportions of a city. Ill Davenport the jury upon whom rest ed the fate of Albert Itcrndt, indicted upon the charge of murder in tlie h'rst degree for the killing of Ed Thodc, on April 27 last, returned a verdict tindiug tho prisoner guilty of manslaughter, the maximum penalty for which crime upon conviction is eight years' imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Fire in a shoe shop near the Iowa Cen tral posseuger station in Oskaloosa caus ed the death of one man and badly burned a second. Dave Bartow, former ly councilman from the First Ward und a promineut citizen, died of burns receiv ed in the tire and Nathan Elliott, pro prietor of the shop, is suffering from a badly bnrned hanil and a number scorches about the head wus being plaei'd over the shop.l The tar pot hoilcil over am) the whoVplace was in (hunt's in an instant. Who Is the hero ot the play?" "1 can't tell you bis name, but he's an angel." "Is she a polite girl?" "Not at all. She finds It Impossible to break hcrselt of the habit ot telling the truth.' te He—Now, don't you bother to help me E on with my coat. She—It's no bother. It's a pleasure.—Town Topics. Heredity. "Wot you doin\ chile?" "Nothln', mammy. "My, but you Is ,, glttin' like yooh father."—Baltlmovo World. -V Blobbs—"Wigwag must be making an "v awful lot of money." Slobbs—"I should say he Is. I actually believe lie Is male- jl lug more thnu his wife can spend." fig 'I believe Mrs. Hemlock would rather quarrel with her husband than with anybody else." "Decidedly! Force nl ways seeks the line of least resistance Doctor—Did you take my prescrlp tion, nia'nui? I'atlent— Yos but, say, doctor, paper's awful hard to get down, an' It didn't seem to do mo no good.— Chicago News. Employer—And how loDg were you in your last place, my good man? James (Just out of Folsom peultentlary)—Ten years, sir, aud I never had a single ... evening out.—Ex. 'Why, gentlemen!" cried the after- 1 dinner speaker, tragically, "what would this nation bo without the Indies?" "Stag-nation, of course," murmured the Cheerful Idiot.-Judge. Didn't you go away at all, Mrs. Dash?" "No Mr. Dash said he was so well fixed now that we could afford to stay at home If we wanted to—so we did."—Detroit Free I'ress. He—I shall never marry until I meet a woman who Is my direct opposite. She (encouragingly)—Well, Mr. Duffer, there are plenty of bright. Intelligent girls in the neighborhood. A Guarantee and a Promise, "Do yon guarantee this goods not to fade?" "Ab BOlutely! And If It docs we will sell you new goods to match the changed color."—Indianapolis News. 0 1 1 A new tap-not pa an I bratod by making you this dish. Now, just guess what It Is." Young Hus band (chewing on his burut omelet)— "The diploma?"—Fliegemle Blatter. 7i rv Not His Fault. "Do you realize," said the economist, "that there Is a heavy surplus In the United States Treasury ?'i '. 'Well," answered Senator Sorghum, "It ain't my fault."—Washington Star. Newlywed-j-"Why don't you take a wife?" Bachelor—"My Income Is only sufficient for one." Newly wed—"Well, If she really loved you she would prob ably be satisfied with that."—Puck. Don't you miss you husband very much now that he is away. "Oh, nol At breakfast I just stand his newspaper V-S"/ up in front of a plate and half the time I really forget ho Isn't there."— change. "That Is your bUBband rapping!" an nounced the medium In a solemn voice. "My husband rapping?" said the wid- ft ow, absently "gracious! he must havo forgotten his night-key!"—Philadelphia liccorcl. Z: In His Favor. She—Papa says that a young man who smokes cigarettes will _. never set the world on lire. He—Well, -i that's the first good thing I ever heard any one say of a cigarette smoker.— Youkers Statesman. Dr. Brown—"Well did you keep the thermometer in the room nt.70 degrees, ns I told you?" Mrs. Murphy—"I did, Indade, doctor, but 1 bad a hard tolme to do It. The only place It would stay at slvluty was fornist the chimney- •, piece."—Life. Poet—I was pleased to sec my poem 1n your paper. Is there any money-- Editor—Oh, no we slia'u't charge you anything this time. It Is your first of fense, you know. If, however, it is re peated, we can not lot you off again so easily.—Boston Transcript Young Wife—"I received to-day a beautiful diploma from the cooking Manocuvors. Lieutenant Nobs (Just arrived)—How long will you take lo drive me to the fort, cabby? Cabby— TeD lninues, captlug. by tho short cut through the lialleys. Ilnt the military alius goes the loug way rouud, through the fashionable part o' tlie town, yer honor, which takes an hour. (Cabby gets Ills hour.)—Punch. "'Cordln t' th' statoots," began Judge Wayback, as he stood up, "I'll hev t» glv' y' ten years t' th' peuuyteuchurry." "But," exclaimed tlie lawyer for the do fendant, jumping to Ills feet, "there are extenuating circumstances." "Tliey ls?"^,^ cried tlie Judge in alarm. "Ef I thought 7, tliet, durned If 1 wouldn't giv' him flf- teen years."—Columbus Journal. "There, my dear," said the returned hunter, "there's one bird for you, any way. Bagged lilin just ns I was about to give up In disgust." "Oh, Georgel" «i she exclaimed, "it's a carrier-pigeon. Isn't It?" "Not much! It's? a quail." "But It has a card tied to its leg. with some message on It. Let's sec. It says:.:.. ....* 'John Jones, Poultry anil (inniQ, Con tral Market.' "—Philadelphia Press. Tho doctor examined bis patient care- _* fully, and, with grave face, told Uimx-'S that be was very 111, nnd asked If be had consulted any one else. "Oh," said tho man, "I. went to see a druggist and asked his advice, nud he——" "Drug gist!" the doctor broke In, angrily V' what was I he good of that? The best thing you can do wheu a druggist gives you a bit of advice Is to do exactly the opposite." "And he," tho patient con tinued, "advised me to come to you.'* -Ex. Cuvior-s Opportunity. Baron Cuvlor, tho renowned natursl 1st, then only eighteen, accepted a sit- untion ns tutor In a family living near Fecainps in Normandy. Tho house was nonr tho sen and he often strolled on tho bank. One day ho found a strand* ed cuttle fish. He took it home, dissect ed it, and began then tho study of luscae, ill which ho won such a reputa* ttion. Tlie ocean was his text book.. This was his opportunity to learn from that text book. By embracing the op. portunitles offered In his three years' residence by tho sen lie became one of the shining lights in natural history. Canada's Homestead Law. Canada lias a homestead law. Farm lots of 200 acres arc granted to each head of a family and 100 to each male adult on condftlou of their bonding log house !Gx20 feel, cultivating IS acres In every ,100,, ami DesidlQg of jtoffniy In each year doting fire years on iiul the property. 1 .luiiies lTnderwooil. a imminent citizen, was struck by a (.hii'tfu Northwest ern fast freight at^u-l .luncliott. He died an hour late*" Some men are born poorP so me achieve poverty, and some marry extravagant wives Poets uuty be bam, bat a mi. are better paid. it' 1 jl 'I h! m- 1 14