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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
Court at Alma.

ALMA, Neb.. Oct. 2O.-(special. )-District
court at Alma will convene next Monday.
There are eight criminal cases on the
docket, five divorce cases and forty other
civil cases for trial.
The criminal case that will attract as
much attention as any will be that Of the
State against Charles strampher. He is
charged with selling liquor without a IL
cense. The state expects to prove that
certain brewing companies OF Omaha and
Kansas City have been shipping beer to
Strampher in original packages; that
strampher took them to his barn in Or
leans, Neb,, and there opened up a joint,
employing his minor son TO run in custom
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
THREE VICTIMS OF Kerosene
Two Children Dead and Mother IL
Fatally Burned.

Fatally Burned.
BLADEN. Neb Oct. 2O.-Two girls dead
and their mother in a dying condition is
the result of trying to start the kitchen
fire with kerosene at the home of Fred Piel
Thursday evening
One daughter, aged 16, the other daughter
a child of years are dead. Mrs. Piel can
not live, as her body is terribly bi.stered
and she is suffering from the horrible
burns.
The elder daughter was pouring oil on
the fire, when the kerosene can exploded,
the building catching fire, destroying the
structure and nearly all of the contents.
Neighbors rushed to the scene and carried
out the inmates of the burning home. Mrs
Piel was in bed, having been in i'll health
for some time.
Mr. Piel was In Blue HILL eight miles
away, where he was working for the Bur-
lington railway
One boy and two girls were at school,
while another girl was working in the
country. The family was not in good finan-
cial circumstances and a subscription has
been raised for the burial Of the victims
and to provide for necessaries for the
family.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
Figures ON the Corn Crop.

The State Bureau of Statistics is estimat-
ing the yield of the various crops In the
state this year, and in view Of the est-
mates and figures given out by other inter-
ests there is some interest being manifested
as TO what the figures Of the bureau will
show relative to the various crops. and es-
pecially as to the yield OF corn. From
Burlington sources the corn yield has been
estimated at 800 900, 90 bushels and the est
mate made by General Manager Bidwell of
the Northwestern is $4,000, 600 bushels. The
figures issued by the Union Pacific approx
mate 245, 10000 bushels.
Special attention has been given the mat
ter VI crop enumeration this year by the
state bureau. The matter of acreage emu
meration constitutes the basis upon which
all crop calculation must be formed. and
from the first OF the year until the asses
sors completed their enumerations the
bureau used every means to impress upon
the assessors the necessity OF thoroughness
In the collection OF acreage statistics. The
result was very satisfactory 10 the officials
and they consequently believe that the fig
ures on acreage this year are as accurate
and complete as Il is possible to secure.
Commissioner Bush and Chief Clerk Des-
pain have organized system of crop cor
respondents over the state, consisting OF
ten crop correspondents I'm each county
These are located in as many different To-
calities in the county as possible, and are
instructed 20 estimate crops only within a
radius Of eight miles Of their residence. The
average of these ten estimates constitutes
the bureaus estimate for the county. ,Thi'
corps Of correspondents is composed en-
tirely OF representative producers.
II the figures Of the bureau on acreage OF
corn in Nebraska are anywhere within the
realm Of accuracy the state would havs e
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
cellor on this board. they have only to
say the word.
E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.
HOLDS THE RAILROAD RESPONSIBLE
COrOner's Jury Returns Verdict on
Nehavka Wreck.

WEEPING WATER, Neb., Oct. S0-(spe-
cial legram)-Coroner Henry Boeck held
an inquest here today over the bodies OF
Engineer BENJAMIN Franklin Young and
Fireman William Sheffield, who were killed
in the Missouri Pacific railway wreck be-
tween this place and Nehawka The Jurors
found that the men came to their death in
the wreck which was caused by the de-
cayed condition of the bridge and track
approaching thereto. causing the engine to
break through, and that the division engi-
neer. or whoever is responsible for the
condition Of the roadbed, is responsible for
the wreck of the train causing the death
Of the men. The bodies of the men were
taken to their homes In Nebraska City this
evening
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
FARMER DRINKS SELF TO DEATH
Consumes Two Jugs of whisky Before
He Succumbs

KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 2O-(Special Tele-
gram.)-James Halpin, a farmer living in
Loup township, was found dead this morn
Ing near his home. Halpin has been ad-
dicted TO the liquor habit for years and
that was the cause of his death His
wife has gone insane from her troubles
and yesterday was sent to the Hastings
asylum. The last time that he was seen
alive was yesterday afternoon. when he
was found sitting in the road beside his
buggy in the spot where his body was
found this morning.
1t is supposed that he got out Of the
buggy, unhitched the horses and turned
them loose and sat down and actually
drank himself to death. By his side was
found three jugs OF whisky, two of which
were empty. He was in Ravenna Wednes-
day and 1t is supposed that he purchased
the liquor in that place.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
PIANO VALUES
AT HOSPE'S
Are Like
Diamonds
From
Tiffany's

You buy the Knabe Piano, the
Kranich & Bach, or the Kimball,
and you know they are equal TO the
blue mine stones you read about.
You take no chances as to the future
OF the instruments--you know the
quality Is there and tho price is right.
Then again. the easy payment plan
appeals to the trade. and. having the
pianos marked in plain figures, makes
buying easy. This Is known as the
Hospe plan.
To those who cannot quite reach
the price OF the fancy grades Of pi-
amos, we recommend such well-known
pianos as the Hallet-Davis. Kreil.
Sterling Mathushek Cable Nelson.
Hospe, Burton. Whitney, HinGs and
Cramer pianos.
This line OF Pianos has been 40
long IN use by our good people that
further comment would be super-
huous, but We again remind thsm
that our ten-year guarantee goes
With every plano We sell.
When you can buy good pianos
from the Oldest established house
with full security and perfect con
tdence, at prices that are positively
saving OF no less than $50 and up
TO 500. you have no excuse for buy
ing elsewhere. Brand new Pianos
are selling for t145. sl65. $lS5, AS,
t2i5, $40 at retail and on small pay
ments Inclusive OF stool and scarD
Pianos that are dOubly veneered,
highly polished, high grade actions.
with ivory keys and the best Of mu-
sic wire, also a foundation built like
q house for strength and durability,
what more can we offer7 except that
we do take small monthly payments
from IS UP.
You pay no more money when buy
ing on time than for cash. Pianos
are marked IN plain figures and no
more will be asked.
A word about ORGANS-we have
the celebrated Kimball organs, as
well as our own. We sell the new
organs at prices from tSg. 80 and up.
according to style We have used
organs FOR $40, 1s5, $50, which can be
bought on Doc weekly payments.
Plano tuning, piano repairing, P-
ano rebuilding, piano packing and
moving. as well as the best stock OF
stools and scarfs.
A. HOSPE,CO.
I5lS-l5l5 DOUGLAS STREET.
Established 1874.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
JerrY simpson stronger.

WICHITA, Kan. Oct. 2o.-Ex-CongTess-
man Jerry Simpson awoke today tribe
stronger Life Is being prolonged by the
use Of opiates. His family physician arr
rived today from Roswell, N. NJ
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
CHAPTER XVI.


David nodded his head slowly.
Three thousand pounds" he repeated.
ut was three thousand pounds"
I'm not a rich man, David, though
you think l am. As for taking your
else would; for you were a ruined man.
And now, even, II l leave it to you In my
will, 1t would be little use, because
Mary's money must come out Of 1t. Oh!
1t was hard blow-a cruel, hard blow"
Yes" said David. LAS judgment,
II was a-a-a-wunner. l never heard
Of nobler judgment Three thousand
pounds!-and a fall of your pony.-and
a paralysis!-all for robbing me of my
land. Did you ever offer any reward 2"
mo. What was the good?"
would you give any reward?'
II would give-I would give-yes-I
would give ten pounds to get that box
back again"
Ten pounds for three thousand.
That's a generous offer, isn't itT'
I'D give fifty pounds-Id give a hun
dred--two hundred-four hundred, Da-
vid." He multiplied his offer by two ev-
cry time that David shook his head.
You'd have to come down more hand
some than four hundred to get back three
thousand pounds. Well" he rose as II
to 60, that's all I've got to say this
morning. That will do for to-day. Much
more handsome you would have to come
down."
David" cried his uncle, eagerly,
what do you mean by being more hand
some? Tell me, David-do you know
anything"
why" said David. II may know. or
Didn't say that might have something
to sell? Well-thats enough for this
morning" He moved toward the door.
David. David. come back! What have
you got to sell?'
THAT Is my secret"-he stood with
his hand ON the door handle-"if you tell
4 secret. what Is the good Of IT."
David, stop-stop! no you know
where that box was taken? Oh! David,
put away your hard thoughts. Remem-
Der you were ruined already. didn't
ruin you; my heart bled to see your faith
er's son running himself"
Look here, uncle; perhaps the hox ex-
lists, and perhaps 1t doesn't. Perhaps
l have learned where 1t is and perhaps
l haven't. Perhaps I've got a paper out
Of the box in my pocket at this minute,
and perhaps-well, what would you give
ME for a paper out Of the box. taken
out this very morning, none Of the other
papers having been 30 much as touched
What would you give for that, just to
show that the others can be laid hold
off,"
"Oh! give it to me. David" the old
man stretched out both hands with yearn-
ing eyes; "let me look at it. Can it be
that the box is found after all, and safe?"
III 1t Is found, depend upon 1t that
1t Is safe. uncle. Take your oath of that.
The man who's got that box won't let it
60 In a hurry. particularly when he
knows what's inside it. Three thousan nd
pounds. and, perhaps, if he knew it, his
own. for the trouble of presenting them
at the right place."
They've been stopped" Daniel ex-
planned for the second time. "YOu don't
know what that means, perhaps; It means
that any one who presents those papers
for payment will find the money stopped,
and himself taken up for unlawful pos
session Of the coupons. David-whch Is
seven years, I believe!"
CTo be continued.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02

Rough, tough we're the stuff! We
want to fight and we can't get enough!
Whoop-e-e-e.'
President Roosevelt stood with a cup
Of coffee in his hand and ripped out
that battle cry as Justify as the Khaki
clad rough riders who were gathered
around him. Indeed, the presidential
voice put high c crescendo on that
"Whoop7e-e-e" that drowned every
thing except the bass OF Maj. Level
Ign, says the San Antonio correspond
ent Of the \" " York World.
The present took the lid of when
he foregati red with his rough riders
at the fair grounds in the afternoon.
Until that time he had been president.
Then. with his high hat pushed back
displa ying every tooth, he was rough
rider himself. The only drawback,
his comrades said, was that he did not
wear his uniform. Their fond hopes
that in some way he would get a
chance to put on his khaki suit were
dashed early in the day. There was
no bundle under the seat in the car
riage. Mr.. Roosevelt kept to the presi-
dental attire. but he entered into the
affair so heartily that his collar was
wilted when he started home and his
face streaked with dust.
The rough riders were modified on
the fair grounds. about three miles
from San Antonio. in May. $685. The
president had not been in San Antonio
since, but he had not forgotten that
he started here the career that made
him president Of the United States.
He spoke about 1t to the crowd.
when was last here" he added,
nobody in the world dreamed I would
return a. president"
The rough riders disagreed.
q" they said. I'VE knew It ali
the time"
Then the president waved q dsprs
eating hand. but be smiled.
The beauty seen 10 partly IN hin
who sees it-BsvsA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02

nave presented these coupons one BY one.
and got them paid as they fell due, with
out questions asked-that IL, he could I'M
til l stopped them. Oh! could stop
them, and l did; but could never get
them paid until presented them through
my own bankers. David, if you are re-
vengeful, you may laugh; for 1t 10 a blow
from which have never recovered. They
say that the paralysis In my legs was
caused By falling from the pony, where
by l got, it seems, conclusion Of the
brain. But know better, David. A
man like me does not get paralyxed in
the legs by falling on his head. Twas
the loss Of all the money that caused
the paralysis. And now I sit here all
day long-I who used to ride about on
my own land all day long!-and I try
to think. all day and all night, II could
have left that box anywhere or given
to any ono that bag Of twenty sovereigns.
David, tell mel will reward you II you
tell me anything to my advantags-havs
you heard something?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02

heads. At first he was somewhat
puzzled at the strange spectacle,
but on nearer approach discovered
that the man was perched on a
bamboo pole, giving a public perform
ance. The pole upon which the per-
former was mounted was Is feet high
the top Of 1t being tied to a girdle
| worn around his waist. a small
cushion was fastened few feet down
the pole, which acted as a rest.
The acrobat hoped around large
space in the liveliest way, uttering
cheerful shouts. He also executed n
sort OF dance and went through lit.
tie pantomime. 1t was marvellous
feat Of equilibrium. To walk on a
pair Of stills as high as this would be
a performance worthy Of exhibition on
the variety stage Of this country. But
to hop around OH one Is quite another
and certainly far more difficult per
Torrance.
This acrobat could do many other
things. He appeared absolutely per.
feet in the art Of balancing. He could
balance very light stick on his nose
and a heavy one on his chin. and then
throw the heavy one into the air with
his head and catch it on thu end OF
the light one. While balancing these
two sicks, end on end. he would
make one revolve in one direction and
the other In the other direction. He
put one hand on a fiat circular stone
| threw his feet into the air and bal.
anced stick upon each of them. at
the same time revolving rapidly OH
the pivot formed by his arm and the
stone.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
Corn Shock Binder,

l have seen two articles of late tell
ing how to tie corn in the shock. VIII
give my way. which l believe to be
more rapid than either the former arti-
Giles teach. The accompanying cuts will
give the idea ut a glance. 1 take a
curved stick (the end of buggy shaft
Is best about 30 inches long. Bore a
half-inch hole inches from the larger
end and put through it piece Of rope
~ inches long and tie the ends to-
gether, forming ring or loop. Into
this loop tie a piece of rope 31a feet
long. or longer If very large shocks are
to be tied. TO the other end of this
rope tie 4-inch ring made of 1a-inch
rod q use an old breeching ring). This
makes the compressor complete as
shown at Fig. 1. In tying the shock
take the stick in your right hand and
throw the rope and ring around the
shock. Catch ring In left hand and slip
stick through it as far as you can,
then bring stick to the right until 9TH
er end passes through the ring. Us
shown at Fig. 2, when the shock Is
ready for tying and the compressor
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
SMOKING WITH A HOLDER.
As Many Cigar Holders Sold as Ever
and They Have Their Reasons.


you may not see used as many
fancy cigar holders Of meeschaum
and of amber as you once did," said
the cigar man, but we still sell them,
and of cigar holders ell told, includ-
ing holders designed solely for utility
and comfort, as those OF Weichsel, we
sell as many as ever The great ma
jority Of cigar smokers, to be sure,
hold a cigar in their teeth, but 4
considerable number Of smokers al
ways use u holder, for which practice
they may have various reasons, some
of them Of sanitary nature.
"One man may use holder to
avoid burning his mustache. Another
man may use one because the burning
end of the cigar Is farther away and
so he gets Il cooler smoke. Some men
use holder wnen playing cards, be-
cause In holder he can lay cigar
down without burning the table and
without scattering the ashes on 1t.
And with holde.' might be the
coolest and most convenient and com
Portable way for man to smoke
while reading.
II think II you were to observe the
men you meet In the street smoking
cigars in cigar holders you would find
them to be mostly men Of middle age
or thereabouts, whom you would never
find smoking violently; and think
II you would know their smoking
habits that you would find these
smokers to be. while moderate and
temperate in their manner Of smok-
ing. pretty steady smokers. smokers
who use cigar holder to minimize
the danger Of smoking and to enhance
It's comfort WASHINGTON Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
Smut Attacks Late sown Grain.

Smut Attacks Late Sown Grain.
Early sowing Of cereals when the
soil temperature is low gave In expe-
riments with barley. oats and spring
wheat less smut than late sowings. In
a similar manner, less smut will be
found on those cereals grown on a cold
clay soil than on loamy soil. and. as
a rule. the greatest amount Of disease
will be found In cereals grown OH
sandy humus soils. A high tempera-
ture Of the soil during the first week
after sowing favors the termination
OF the smut pores. and consequently
the infection Of the cereals. Cereals
will terminate and begin their growth
at temperature below that at which
the fungus can develop.-New Eng
land Homestead.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
Drawing a Natural Conclusion.

II notice here. Mandy. that some
Buffalo expert claims that working
about high voltage 'lectric appara.
tus brings on serious disturbances OF
the digestive organs"
lis that so, Jirah? Then I guess
there must be lot O. high voltage in
fresh cowcumbers."- Plair
Dealer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02

been made. Writing to our contem-
porary this man says:
ut is my opinion that many Of the
maladies and much Of the fatalities
among hogs Is due to carelessness on
the part of the owner by which the
hog Is compelled to take into his sys-
tenn large quantities Of filth in his
drinking water. l know where there
are wallowing places 1t is indeed
problem to prevent this, because II
there is one thing which hog delights
in more than another it is to battle
himself In mud and then try to dry 1t
off In the drinking trough, and he gen
orally succeeds quite well. And
bunch Of them can usually put three
or four inches Of mud in the bottom Of
a trough In single week. enclose
you a drawing illustrating the plan
that l have used for some time in try
Ing to keep my troughs clean. The
trough in this case is made out Of two
planks, one 2xS and the other 2x6, a
piece of eight-inch plank Is inches long
nailed on each end. To this in turn
two other planks are nailed, thus fur
nishing an agency for scraping of
considerable mud from the hogs while
they are drinking. then nail on an
upright, as Is indicated in the illustra-
ton, mortised out so that a plank may
be raised or lowered directly above the
center of the trough, the height de-
pending upon the size Of the hogs that
have access to the trough. l acknowl-
edge that it takes little labor to
make troughs of this kind, but where
one has a big bunch of hogs l believe
that he can save the price of his mate
rial and labor almost every day"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02

can be turned loose, as it will stay in
place. This implement can be used for
two-fold purpose. In husklng corn
l use shorter one like this for tying
stover. Unite the shock and lay 1t
down. then as you pull the ears of
gather the stalks In your lap, have the
binder lying straight out at your side,
and when you get an armful lay the
slower across the rope, pick up the ring
In one hand and the stick in the other.
slip ring over end of stick and slip
down until entire stick has passed
through the ring the same as in tying
shocks. Tie Irvine around the bundle,
which can then be reshocked II not
ready to haul. This way takes a little
more time at first, but saves time and
trouble when you come to haul, and
the stover will take less room in the
she'd. II. Freeman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
NfiRht Have Been Worse.

Young Nerveleigh Congratulate
yourself, old man; Pm to be II son Of
yours.
Old GotroX-What. You don't mean
to say my daughter Is going to be
your wife?
Young Nerveleigh-Oh. no; but she
has promised to be a sister to me-
Columbus Ditpatch.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
A&sdat,4aG
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Clean Water for Hose.

How to provide clean water for the
hog is one Of the problems. 1t 10 dim
cult to devise any means by which
water can be kept before the swine
at all times and yet be 80 arranged
that the hogs will not wallow in 1t. 1t
appears, however, as though valu-
able suggestion looking to the solution
of this point has been made in late
issue Of the Iowa Homestead by a
Kansas farmer who suggests a plan
from which the accompanying cut has
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
Why Strawberry Plants Die.

Many strawberry plants die because
they are kept too long after being dug
before transplanting. Some die be-
cause set too deep and the crown or
center Of the plant is covered. But
in dry time more plants die from a
lack Of pressure on the soil about the
roots than from all other causes. In
wet season they will live II left on
top Of the soil with no earth to cover
the roots Plants out of the ground
are like nsh out Of water. Therefore
the sooner they are In their natural
element the lower the death rate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-02
Keepinrthe Soil Fertile.

Prof. Hopkins suggests: If tho SOIL
Is acid or sour, apply lime to 1t to
make 1t sweet II the soil IL poor in
nitrogen only, grow clover or some 9TH
er legume which has the power to So
cure nitrogen from the air. If the soil
Is poor in phosphorus only. apply bone
meal or some other form Of phos-
phorus. II the soil is poor in POTASH
UNI only. apply potassium chisride OF
some other form Of potasdum.