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course. but there are truly, some genuine
ghosts. A possible explanation of these
extraordinary apparitions is given in these
words of Professor hyslop: The
phenomenon does not give the intelligent
psychologist any trouble. He is quite
willing to recognize that the whole appa-
rition, clothes and all, is a hallucination.
He simply regards il as veridical hallu-
cination, and thereby means that II is
caused by an extra-organ:c though super
normal stimulus. as subjective hallucina-
tions are caused by intra-organic and nor
NAL stimuli. He does not require to be-
lieve that the spirit is seen where it is
any more than he supposes that telepathic
phantasms are real as seen."
AS TO premonitions the author tells us
that there is mass of evidence that for
bids scoffing. The chief difficulty about
believing in premonitions is that their
acceptance would seem to prove in a
measure that fatalistic government of
the world which disturbs our accustomed
ideas of freedom and responsibility.
One of these remarkable. verified pre-
monitions is related of the noted scien-
tist, G. J. Romans. 1t foretold the death
of his sister. Hyslop gives an explana-
ton of these premonitions which does
away with the objection that proved pre-
monitions would prove the doctrine of
fatalism. He thinks they must find the
same general explanation as apparitions,
clairvoyant and medumistic incidents,
and that they involve a distinct unity
with those other supernormal experiences
related by him.
striking statement from the con-
cluding chapter, Retrospect and Vati-
cination," is where the professor, criti-
cising those people who think there is
so pitifully little in the psychic inquiry
that it is not worth while. says: "The
statement is usually made by such as are
seeking what am sure nature or Provi-
dence ought to conceal. They no doubt
speak from lie point of view of those
who have always sought a revelation
of the future as clear as that of the
present, and wholly mistake both the
scientific and the ethical problem"
Speaking of the measure of expectation
that We may indulge as the outcome Of
such inquiries the author of these enig-
mas OF psychic research quotes with ap-
proval from several great authorities,
among them these words of Sir oliver
Lodge:
IF any one cares to hear what sort
Of conviction has been borne in upon nv
mind, as a scientific man, by twenty
years familiarity with these questions
which concern us, 1 am willing to reply
as frankly as can. 1 am for all per-
sonal purposes, convinced of the per-
sistence of human existence beyond
bodily death, and though 1 am unable to
justify that belief in full and complete
manner. yet it is a belief that has been
produced by scientific evidence that is
based upon facts and experience"
(Herbert B. Turner & Co., Boston.)
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COLLECTION OF SHORT
STORIES BY PEARSE

1.-THE Pretty Ways o. Providence" is the
title of collection of pretty stories by
Mark Guy Pearse, the name of the first
short story being tactfully taken for the
books whole collection, which consists
IF just bakers dozen of tales of the
simple life, told in dialect. The pretty
ways o. Providence are instanced by the
whom he had romantically wooed in the
long ago days of their youth. The merry
old fellow, who tells the tale to a visitor,
whilst his wife sits silent, knitting, blush
ing and attempting to smile apologies
for her husbands garrulOusness about
their personal affairS, thinks it was mar
velously pretty way of Providence which
brought him the love and possession of his
wife, of whom even to old age and gray
ness he is still the ardent lover.
The title might well be taken in two
ways, for whilst the old man thinks it
was such pretty way of Providence to
bring him and his wife together, the lis
tener to his tale may have thought it was
a very pretty way of Providence, this
making of the husband believe that there
was something very special to him per-
sonally in the arrangements of the uni
verse Dy WHICH he ana Ills Nancy were
caused to be born in the same generation
and brought together, when the unroman-
tic person might attribute the event TO the
mere general law of sexual attraction.
This lover, Uncle Henny, and his Nancy
had lived long close in neighborhood, but
never meeting for many years. Both were
hard workers, and she could only get on
from duty in the mornings and he could
only get away from work in the evenings
So the only possible time for them to
come together was at Watch Night once
year, when the New Year was well
coined in by the custom made in Ger
many" Then it was that their mornings
and evenings merged into one. Still, not
being introduced, they were all the same
as miles and centuries apart even as they
sat close beside each other in church.
On one of these New Years nights Uncle
Henny, walking home some distance be-
hind Nancy, got the happy opportunity to
rescue her from a drunken ruffian who
wished to enforce kiss. Then he walked
nome with her, saying nothing save the
Good night" at her cottage door. 1t was
far away next New Years before they
met and spoke again. Then Henny made
bold to ask to walk home with her
once more. Again it was a silent walk
until they got to her cottage door. Then
ne mustered up courage to say Shall
us?" So the romance was settled and
Uncle Henny ever after marveled greatly,
and was very grateful for the Pretty
Ways O. Providence.
(Jennings & Graham. Wholesale depart
ment, 220 Fourth street Cincinnati, Ohio.
81 metz
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WHAT THE MAGAZINES
SAY OF EARTHQUAKE

The American Architect New York and
Boston) has a very interesting article on
| .The Earthquake in San Francisco,
written by w. G. Mitchell. 1t describes
his sensations during the quake and his
impressions of the character of the os-
citations. The chief interest of the
paper is in his observations upon what
the crucial tests of the temblor taught
about faulty and safe construction. The
following are some extracts from the
article:
"I determined to take advantage Of the
early hours and make a technical exam
ination of the destruction wrought. !
proceeded, accompanied by my wife. to
the street. All the chimney stacks, as !
had surmised, almost without exception,
were down; in a few cases where the
stack was high and had been tied back
with an iron rod the stack still stood,
although in all cases the upper part was
twisted SO that it sat generally at an
angle) ~ inches or more of its base on
the lower part of the chimney. Tall
smokestacks of power stations were
broken short at an angle of about forty
five degrees at about two thirds of their
height from the top. The movement, so
far as / could observe, had been from
north to south, and parapets and walls
of upper stories ranging east and west
succumbed more readily to the oscillation
than those ranging north and south.
"a very great deal of the terra-cotta
work, whether in large cornices or
smaller belt courses, had also succumbed
to pressure and had split of in all direc-
tions at their joints. / saw no cases
of cornices being shorn off from the
buildings, indicating an upward and
downward jar. All indicated crushing by
lateral pressure. Many Of the brick and
stone piers at the sides of store fronts
were split from the girder level to the
ground.
"At the foot of Van Ness avenue for
several blocks the ground sank bodily all
and the ground moved down the incline
(about per cent gradienD, leaving rents
across the asphalt from to Is inches
in width. No masonry could stand this
sort Of thing. so that in this section only
frame buildings withstood the shock
without being wrecked, although be 1t
said that nothing here collapsed.
"Structurally all the churches where col
lapse occurred were extremely poorly de-
signed from CONSTITUTIONAL point of
view, as measured by the best types of
Gothic cathedrals. In Grace Church and
the old Jewish synagogue both types, not
particularly substantial, but fair, Of
Gothic work well buttressed, could find
no cracks whatsoever, and as Grace
Church stands on hillside and has a
tower about 150 feet high, something
might have been expected to give way.
Structurally. although completely gutted
by fire. these two buildings stand intact.
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Arrest stops MarrIaae.

PARIS. May ga disguised burglar,
who was about to marry the pretty
daughter of stockholders clerk was
arrested at feast preceding the we'd
ding yesterday owing to the diligent in
quiries Of the bride-elect's cousin who
was himself in love with her.
Henri Vouvray. the burglar, was a man
Of good appearance and faultless man
ners. He became acquainted with Jeanne
Davignon by meeting her father in cafe
and accepting an invitation TO visit the
Davignon's house
The family thought him charming, he
became regular visitor. and 1t was ar
ranged that he should marry Jeanne
Jeanne's cousin. Gabriel Hormot. lived
with the Davignons. and he set to work
to find out the antecedents of Henri
Vouvray
At a dinner given yesterday by the
Davignons to celebrate the signing Of the
marriage contract. Gabriel suddenly ap-
peared with a pile Of papers and a police
man.
THAT man. ne said. pointing at You
vray. sis an Apache He is known to
the police as the knight of the Jenny
and 1 hold in my hands letters written
to him by his friends insrructing him
how he was to commit several burglaries
in this neighborhood. ("
The bride-elect tainted. and vouvray
made a desperate effort to escape. over
turning the feast. table and all. in his
struggles. Ten minutes later he was
marched OF to prison.
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tinuity. The pulpit has ceased to be the
national university. and the press has
taken its place.
Ivin explains his attitude of criticizing
our national traits that are faulty by say
ng that he felt it is more profitable to
realize our duties than to contemplate our
gifts. He wishes not merely to tell what
our national character is, but to point out
the work that is cut out for it. He is
sure. that our national character. will
emerge victoriously in the end, but there
will be days of deep anxiety and demand
for heroic self-sacrifice." The optimistic
little essay. or sermon, closes with
Browning's well-known:
Goods in his heaven,
All's right with the world" -
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tiful young woman very much. Beach's
words thus present her to our imagina-
ton:
LAS Helen appeared at the. door he
stepped inside and closed it after him.
The girls hair laid upon her neck and
shoulders in tumbled brown masses
while. her breast heaved unanimously at
the sudden, grim sight of him. She
STEPPED back against the wall her won
drous, deep gray eyes wide and trou-
bled, the blush of modesty struggling
with the pallor of dismay.''
(Harper & Brothers, New York. $1.50.)
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THE sERVICE-TREE.
(To Josephine Shaw LOVELY
Rrr Inhr, u.irnlor-

(To Josephine Shaw LOVELY
By John Finley.
There's an old Icelandic rune, -
Chanted to mournful tune. -
OF the service-tree. that grows
Ger the sepulchers Of those =
Who for others sins have died
Others hatred. greed or pride
Living monuments that stand. =
Planted of no human hand.
So from her fresh-fiowered grave.
Hers who all her being gave
Other lives to beautify.
Other ways to purify
There shall spring spirit-tree, Y
In her loving memory.
Till its top shall reach the skies,
Telling Of her sacrifice.
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The bottom would speedily fall out OF
the fortunes OF some church saints if
the city nailed the lid down.
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San Francisco. the blithe, light
hearted city by the Golden Gate, the
dwelling-place of romance and the gate
way to the ocean Of adventure, is in
ruins. There will be new city in it's
place; but there will never again be the
old San Francisco-seaagray, picturesque.
suggesting mystery and adventure in the
vistas. of her hills, in the pocket-pictures
OF her alleys. The greatest disaster that
ever came to an American city struck
her below and above ground on the
which shook all the lowlands and killed
hundreds preceded a fire. perhaps the
greatest fire in history. There was no
water to fight the fire. and most of the
city burned One day IL was the gayest
city of the continent; the next II was a
ruin.-Win Irwin, in Everybody's, for
June.
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College men fairly swarm IN the gold
camps of Nevada, and many Of them
fiocked in as soldiers Of fortune
Some fool threw a football into the
middle Of the main street OF Goldfeld
one day." said prospector. "Then he
gave college yell, and twenty men
piled out of the stores and hotels and
saloons so fast. you couldn't count 'em.
They lined up without anybody's giving
the word. and played a game right on
the jump. They clean wore that foot
ball out in no time"
While the college-bred man may find
only disappointment and hardship in
such stormy tide Of life as this, he
quits it, at any rate. with a new re-
spect for mankind, bedrock democracy
of viewpoint and a stock of elemental
courage and self-reliance. For there is
this TO be said of the men of the desert
and mountains. that they know how to
take defeat with a smile for the future
and a firmer set Of the jaw for the
present. While there are prodigal and
foolish deeds among the few who find
bewildering wealth in the earth. finer
wealth of mapkind is developed in the
hearts of the many who fail to find that
which they seek.-Ralph d. Paine in
"The Builders" in The Outing Magazine
for June.
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The more one becomes familiar with
the buildings which have been erected
in California of late years the more
one comes to appreciate the architectural
value for it's own purpose of the Califor-
MIA bungalow. 1t is not too much to say
that these bungalows are on the whole
the best type Of cheap frame house
which has been erected in large numbers
in this country since the old New Eng
land farmhouse went out of fashion. 1t
is, as rule, long, low one or two
story building. with conspicuous roof.
overhanging caves and an inclosed porch.
1t fits snugly on the ground. it is gem
orally well scaled with the surrounding
shrubbery and trees, and it's lines and
the distribution OF it's openings are for
the most part agreeable to the eye. A
California bungalow will cost anywhere
from few hundred to a few thousand
dollars, and there is no economic reason
why any California family, save those
who are actually poverty-stricken, should
not be able to own some kind Of good
looking little ''shack."-Ths Architectural
Record.
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"The American Hero. Of Kimberley, .
the subject of a sketch by T. J. Gordon
Gardiner In the June Century, was
George F. Labram of Detroit Although
citizen of the United States and a
non-combstant, Mr.. Labram holds a
unique position in the military history
of Great Britain. His services during
the siege of Kimberley recsiyed the
thanks of the British Government and
were publicly referred to by Lord Rob-
.erts as not only among the most uomen-
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Minneapolis Grain
sHERIEF,s SALE

Notice is hereby given, that by vir-
tue of an order of sale issued by the
clerk of the District Court of the
Third Judicial District of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster County, in
an action wherein ]. l.. Kellogg and
M. l.. Williams are plaintiffs and
the unknown heirs and o. M. Colby,
widow of O. p Colby, d ceased, now
intermarried with Henry Holt ct al,
defendants, will at o'clock p. m,
on the 21st day of August, A. D., 1906,
at the east door of the court house,
in the city of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Nebraska, offer for sale at
public auction the following described
lands and tenements, to wit:
Lots 3, 4, ID. Is, 16, II, IS, 25 and
26 in block five (5) and lots 5, 6,
and in block eight (S), al in Lin
coin View subdivision of the north
east quarter of the southwest quarter
of section II, town 10, range 6 east
in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Given under my hand this 18th da!
of July, A. D., 1906. >
NICHOLAS RESS, Sheriff.
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GRAIN MARKET

Omaha, Neb, July 1S.-All condi-
tions contributed to lower prices in
wheat. Early cables were half to
five-eighths lower and talk of damage
in Russia was not in evidence. North
west weather was favorable and re-
ceipts were large. Opening prices
were off and the market dragged until
a further decline left the close at
one and shrdletaoshrdletaoi
l 1-Sc lower for July and three-fourths
down for September.
The corn market was quiet, though
prices were lower. Weakness in wheat
and favorable weather exerted a bear.
ish influence, but this was Off It to a
large extent by light movement. Trade
is very light. Closing prices were
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sHERlFF,s SALE
Sheriff.

Notice is hereby given, that by vir-
tue of an order of sale issued by the
clerk of the District Court of the
Third Judicial District of Nebraska,
within and for Lancaster County, in
an action wherein J. l.. Kellogg and
M. l.. Williams are plaintiffs and
George w. Young ct al, defendants.
| will at 2 o'clock p. M. on the 21st
day of August, A. d., 1906 at the east
door of the court house in the city
of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Ne
braska, offer for sale at public auction
the following described lands and
tenements, towit:
Lots 1, 2, 5, s, 10, 20, 81, % in
block five 90 in Lincoln View Sub
division of northeast quarter of south
west quarter of section II, town 10,
range 6. east, Lancaster County, Ne
braska.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of July, A. D., 1906.
NICHOLAS RESS, Sheriff.
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Weekly Market Report
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

but an eighth lower than the day De-
fore.
Omaha Cash Prices
Wheat-No. 2 hard 71@71 IL; No.
3 hard 6S@70; No. 4 hard 64@6S; NO.
spring 10 IL.
Corn-No. 3 AZ 1-2@4S; No. 4 At;
No.3 yellow Az 3-4@4S IA.
OATS-No. mixed 49, No. 3 white
IS 1-2; No. 4 white IS.
RYE-No. 2 "a; No. SIC.
St. Louis Grain
st. Louis, July 1S.-Wheat-Lower;
No. 9 red cash elevator, 75c; track
rs 1-2@76 ~; September "a 7-S@75;
December II SIS; No. hard new, Is
Mt 10; old Is 1-2c.
Corn-Lower; No. 2 cash 81 IL;
track SIS IL; September 50 rs; De-
cember As 7-S@47.
Oats-Lower; No cash Sc II;
track 81 1-2; September "a 5-S@34;
No. 2 white 80 14@40.
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City, July 1S.-Wheat--
July 50 So; September 70 IA; Deem
Der 721-S; cash No. 2 hard 71@72i
No. 71@71 IL; No. 2 red u 1-2@
70; No. II 1-2@72.
Corn-July As rs; September 4Sc
December "A "a; cash No. mixed 81
No. 2 white 81 4S51 "a; No. 3 81 IL.
Oats-No. 2 white 40 1-2; No.
mixed 35 IL.
Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis, July 1S-Wheat-Jul
+ rs 1906 IA, September 1913; Dc
cember n SIS; May 81 IA; No. l har
| 10 3-S; No. l northern IS So; No.
northern TIC; No. 3 northern rs 1-20
| 76 IL.
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TOO MUCH FOR HIM
Mills Thompson Meets a F'r"''''
story Teller


There's a human being ID "'' -.
ton who con tell you more ore ao D Asher
travels trn he never took than =, a I never
man an can about the fish ne
caught. called a ChFs'I
tan Science traveller 9nI !5a nI' ont ID
mary experience are I nah bic doses
goo good old-fashioned aIlopa'n oc-o as this
soN Nils is Thompsoa came MEAS aS'T Morning
m W. = Street and NJ Thomp 1so d ios,
o misbes now he had mol ,1r II he ar.
e @'nrs1 near being loo nae l L oolr soss
lists t;sts's constitution when .tS Srie more
to show that it take. 'oL ,,io INTO to ticAs
substantial than con'ef'''''N
an artists palate ,be stransef
but can you dir f0.'''-D''
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state. Control of politics ma,,, !.
troll of caucus,s Control of oor,s w
means control Of conventions ~.
troll over conventions means ,o' ~
OF nominations But. after tbA ro~
ations are made the peope gs
chance with their ballots don't A.v.
No. The free pass system il Isv
in operation in all the parties apIs
The voter when he gets ipfo Il.
booth has no choice but TO yota i,
railroad candidate. The free ps
machine is the railroad police fos
with which the people are bulies h
the caucuses and manipulated al n.
conventions out of an expression \
their will.
Do the people see this pass machIps
and do they understand what lis Oua.
ness is?
Yes.
Then why do they submit to Il,
They do not submit. They resist
But their resistance is an unorgp
lied and scattered force while thsI
pass machine is like the old guard d
trained men that Napoleon cOua|
throw upon his enemies lines at the
critical moment and beat them down
But, still. a political party, like The
republican party, for example, under
Roosevelt. must have among the rank
and file a settled hatred for this rail-
road police force and this sentiment
cannot be entirely disregarded by The
railroad bosses.
No, they cannot ignore the anti.
pass sentiment, but they can appear
to humor it for d time and then at
the critical moment cheat the people
and fool them at the last,
| How?
They can give them antipaSs reso
buttons and then put up pass procuret
. candidates.
Can they do that this year.
They can and they will unless tn
rank and file republicans fight Whe
Old Horatius looked back across II
Tiber he saw the white porch OF d
+ home. He knew the mauraders,
, they crossed the bridge and got Id
, the city would burn his house an
, ravish his wife and murder his en-
/, dren. This thought, in his mind, ID
r he must defend his city and MS non
) at whatever cost made him face
, enemies with the strength OF steer
, his muscles and with the courage o.
, lion in his heart. It's poor splfl
;. man that won't fight for MS nol
$ The republican party was porn II
! battle for human rights. It's couls
has never weakened when the eleI
\ of free government have appeared
9 sight. ,,.,,, h,
= Do the Nebraska republicans u I.
b tate now in this conflict with Tue !
+ pass machine?
f No. They were a little SLOW IISp a. =,
b first. They were fooled in h Han o.
;. ty with a favorite SON Ine' pa
fooled in Valley county ana D. D.
$ county with favorite son ana M
0 ed free pass ring. Bur an ll iso sss
e republican press is turning l ne ' ol,
: light of publicity into the d i3afh.i p'
# and the whole situation Is Leut snr
a with the prospect of a ylclory ,o NJ
+ white porch and for independent
unbribed citizenship
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LIVE STOCK

Special Market Letter From Nye q
Buchanan Co., Livestock Commission
Merchants, South Omaha, Nebraska.
South Omaha, July 1S.-There is
wider spread between choice beer ana
the common now. The farmer has ad-
yanced some while the latter has
weakened. 1925 was paid Monday
A growing proportion of receipts is
range beef which is OF desirable
quality and has sold as high as $3.50.
There is little doing as yet in stock
ers and feeders. We quote.