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The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

The great circus was out on parade
when Jocko came. Everything was
confusion about the grounds IN preI1sf-
ration for the afternoon performance
and no one thought to take a peep
into the monkey cage where anotner
little member had been added 10 LIE
family.
Hundreds Of street urchfns stood
about gazing at the wonderful s1ae
show pictures, patronizing the req
zemoaade and peanut men ana sprlV-
ing to pass the time before the hour
snt for the show to begin. The smell
r4 sawdust permeated the air and
frourht real 5ov and fond memories
% the hearts of the few old timers
an the crowd who shifted and recalled
Kheir first circus.
Cyriers were drumming up patron
age Mounted on high boxes, they
enumerated the endless chain Of mar
eelOus features TO be seen In the
rthree great rings" And then "a
grand concert viii follow the main
show and Will enlist the services of
zDme of the greatest artists in the
world. All this can be heard for the
small sum of ten cents-only a dime
From one corner Of the grounds
came the boom of drum and the sub,
Hequent announcement that "now
sould be seen the most wonderful
mde show ever exhibited" while a
new feet away the family differences
af punch and judy offered amuse.
tnent to as many as could crowd
about the little improvised theatre.
e The atmosphere was fuH Of circus.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
The BLESSINGS of Sleep.

Sleep! "God bless the man who first
invented sleep!' While l am asleep
/ have neither fear nor hope, neither
trouble nor glory, said Sancho Panza
Blessings on him who invented sleep
the mantle that covers all human
thoughts; the food that appeases hun
ger; the drink that quenches thirst;
the fire that warns: the cold that mod
crates heat; and lastly, the general coin
that purchases all things: the balance
nd weight that makes the shepherd
equal to the king and the slmple Il
the wise.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

sad to the great events Of the day
had been added the coming Of Jocko.
Jocko's mother wore a look Of real
monkey pride when her associates
game i'm from the street show, and 1t
was not long before Jocko became Lhe
gride OF the entire monkey famny.
His vhims were INDUCED with for
Fearsnce that proved beyond doubt
Rne love of his guardians. 1heg heNer
sunolded. never moHeSted- 1T was only
~-,ben soraa one of their number, out
ST sorts. perhaps, gave him a stronger
reprimand than the ordinary Lhonhey
rahuke. They fought his battles'
.sr,ooDpd over him in his nishaps,
romped with him and stood up Ao'
him like one great parent.
Jocke was not like other monkey
children, and soon grew to know ms
mower. He wrapped his little sell
around their hearts, and When ne
grew big enough to go out IN the
street parade the pride of the monkey
Eamily knew no bounds.
First he travelled in a cage with his
afder associates. His little red coat,
brighter in hue than any Of the others
and embroidered most elaborate1F IN
yflt-for Jocko had his friends among
Sne circus people-made him 4 con-
sxDicuous figure in the group.
Jocko was the real monkey in the
crowd. He initiated the others, made
Ehem play "understander" for him
while he practiced all kinds Of aero
Ratio feats. and lie soon became an
vxuert performer. The Joy OF hrs
uardians. therefore, was complete
when they saw him riding about the
F,gg arena perched On ponys DacK
Yhev suueaked in true monkey de-
light at their protege's fine horse
y1anship," for Jocko BECAME the hRes'
monkey bareback rider in the mena'
srerie. Day after day he rode his pony
On victory Day after day the monkey
family waited excitedly for his turn
They were there to squeak approTal
when he came bounding into the cage
: and to I'LL his little monkey SOUL VIII
Soy and adulation-
One day the circus showed IN ba
city. and great preparations wer
made for an unusually fine display =
After a great street parade the com
many came marching into the grounds
The noon meal over. Jocke ceu1a
hardly wait for his f-turn." and wen
romping about fhe cage teasing frs
one and then another. In turn for tn
little pinches and pokes he gave tn
others, he received only loving tal
on his tiny head and sly little di
now and then. It was the happies
family under the big canvas.
The show was on and one after tn
ether went in to perform. 1Iadse
and gentlemen" sang the crier afte
awhile, *We will now introduce {
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
FOUR CENTURIES TO BUHD.
ST. Peters Cathedral One of the
Worlds Wonders.

St Peters at Rome is the largest
temple of worship in the world. 1t
stands on ground which was formerly
the site of Nero's circus in the north
west part of the city, and is built in
the form OF a Latin cross. The height
Of the dome from the pavement TO the
top OF the cross is 44S feet considera-
bly, higher than the Capitol at Wash
ington. The great bell alone, without
the hammer and clapper, weighs over
nine and one-quarter tons. The foun-
dation was laid in 1850 A. d. During
the time that work was in progress,
forty-three Popes lived and died.
While it was dedicated in the year
1896, it was not entirely finished until
1880. The cost was $70,000,00o.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

% the child she said cuaxingiy: ~Neb-
her mind honey. nanny an Uncle
Luke gwine car you home" and she
began TO wrap her ragged shawl over
the little visitor. muImaring all the
while: "Jes erlike Miss Alice fur all de
wurli-Got her berry blue eyes. an er
golden ha'r!
A. little later the two old dariaeys
were on their way to the mansion,
bearing their precious burden Along
the white road they trod, their bundled
feet making huge tracks in the newly
fallen snow, TIL on the Hill among some
fine old lombardies, their lost home
blazed out in old-time splendor. Some
servants were searching the grounds
with lanterns, and just then a lady
with golden hair ike the child's came
out of the front door, and when she
saw the old darkeys with their bundle
between them ran out crying:
"Oh, my darling! my poor lost child!
where have you been? We have been
searching everywhere for our babyi
And taking the child in her arms, she
kissed it again and again, while every
body crowded around with questioning
glances.
Mamma, Use only p'ayed Use de
Christmas Chile like 'ou wead me
bout an see-I foun' dose poor old
colored people we passed yesterday,
an a veal live nanny like 'ou use to
haVei"
The child pointed to the two shiver-
ing darkeys, who stood bewildered in
the glare of the open door; then TAX
ing them by the hands she led them in
the hall, down into the dining-room
blazing with lights and decked in
Christmas greens-the old dining-room
that had been as much lost to them
as though they had at one time really
owned it. Then as the family gath
cred eagerly around she seated the
strange couple by the bright warm
fire; till suddenly as the light from the
chandelier shone on their faces, the
lady with the golden hair ran to them
crying:
'Uncle Luke! and dear old NAM
my!" and falling on the old negress'
lap she threw her arms around her
still crying: Nanny, j have found you
at last! don't you know me?"
''Miss AIicei oh, my Cord! an cum
back to de manshun!" Both Of the
old darkeys had now recognized the
young mistress Of their far back days,
and held out their arms crying for
JOY.
Nanny, dear old mammyi and Un-
Gle Luke our faithful old carriage driv-
er!'' Miss Alice looked from one
ragged darkey to the other, Laughing 6
and crying by turns, while their faces
shone with such radiance in the fire
light that every body laughed and cried
too
What 4 happy Christmas it turned
ont to be after all. Back at the old
mansion with their own white people!
could they be dreaming? The clock
in the great hall struck twelve and the
lights were still blazing among the
evergreens, and the fire upon the
hearth sputtered and sparkled as cheer
lily as ever; while nestled among the
pines, far away under the hills, the
little cabin was dark and dreary. But
nanny" deep in the mysteries of ap-
ple-roasting for Uncle Luke's red-hot
poker, and the demijohn near by,
had no time to think of it's dreariness
now
The little Christ Child tucked in her
tiny bed was not forgotten Many
tears and kisses fell on her baby lips
that night, as she slept and dreamed
Of the Christmas morn that was fast
breaking over the sleeping earth.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

The children OF q reading class
were asked the meaning Of the word
furlough-" Mary answered that it
meant mule. "Oh. no" said the
teacher. Mary insisted and said she
had q book home that said So The
next day she appeared with 1t and IN
triumph opened it to the page where
there was the picture OF soldier
standing beside Q mule. Below the
picture were the words: "Going home
on his furlough."
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
Eefght Of q Dollar.

"Can any one tell how many 81
bills it takes to weigh as much as
$40 gold piece?" was asked Of mum
Der OF clerks in q large mercantile
house.
The answers showed a remarkable
range Of opinions. One member oi
the party, whose business it was to
handle money in large sums, suggest
ed the number would be from 1,00(
to LOO, Others guessed down to sol
but none lower
The number is from thirty to thirty
one, according to the condition and
cleanliness Of the bills.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
Real E1jOymenL

did you enjoy yourself at the sea-
shoreT
Did II should say So" replied
the Young man with the bright red hat
band. ct had a headache every morn
Ing for two weeks"
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

AT some Of our seashore resorts,
sea water is used as a medicinal bev-
erage. mostly to reduce obesity. 1t fs
brought in by fishermen from far out
TO be safe from any pollution. Three
glasses daily is the usual dose.
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

In an old cathedral in the Neither
lands the monks exhibit phial, which
appears empty, but is very dark.
They ten the visitor that It is one or
their most precious relics. for in 1t is
preserved some or the darkness which
Moses spread over the land OF Egypt,
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
Infant PesSinliSm.

Grandma-"FMargery hear you
have a little sister at your house. l
suppose she cries at times"
Little Margery-"Cries? Wen
should say SO! Why l never saw
anyone that appeared to look upon the
dark side Of things as she does"
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13
IN for Tar.

1t - quite generally known thst the
Smithsonian Institution at washing
ton, d. c.. was founded by an Eng.
iishman, but by comparatively few,
that the British Museum was founded
by Benjamin Thompson, an American
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

America owns the Declaration of In
dependence, containing 1850 letters,
written on a space not larger than the
head of a pin, which when viewed
through microscope, can be distinctly
read
The sea coast echo., 1906-01-13

One of the Nuremberg toy makers
enclosed in a cherry stone a plan OF
Sevastopol, a railway station and the
Messiah OF Klopstock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
CROWD AT OAkDALE.
Good Program is Planned for Tomor-
rou-Senator Allen Tomorrow,

GOOD Program is flanheo TOT 'onoT-
row-Senator Allen Tomorrow.
Oakdale, Neb., July 1.-THE crowd
still increases here for the G. A. r.
celebration. Governor Mickey will
speak this afternoon. The program
for tomorrow is as follows
900 a. m.-High wire and trapeze
acts.
1000 a. m.-Music by band at pavil-
ion. Address, Hon. d. c. Harrison.
1880 a. m.-Slack wire and paper
tearing.
2 p. m.-Music by band at tent. Mu'
sic by Oakdale orchestra.
2:30 p m.-Address, Hon. w. V. AL
len
$3.50 p. m.-Slack wire with trapeze
and horizontal bar.
400 p. m.-Baseball, Brunswick VS.
Petersburg.
$50 p. m.-High dive.
500 p. m. - Music by band a
grounds. Camp fire, led by J. X. Smith
of Plainview.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13

appraised at Slib,i7029 aud valued by
the land department at S22G, 1850, a
difference OF $S0GS5.2l, and as yet
have not been rc.appraiscd by free
holders.
Sold 5G,2i91G acres; appraised at
.S7ll,135.07; sold for, approved at and
valued by department, $S93,7O53l,
Approved 11,S73,23 acres; appraised
at 1S9 9.G0i.7G; sold for, approved and
valued by department S23l,57a22,
Rejected 13,7lG0i acres; appraised
at 1A5.l7O29; sold for, approved at
and valued by department, S22G, 1880.
Total S1,GSG.i3 acres; appraised at
$1.Oi9,210l2; sold for, approved at
and valued by the department, $l,35i,-
43i03.
Increase over local appralscments.
As the department views every
piece of land appraised for sale, and
the board rejects applications when
land Is not appraised at It's full value,
the local appraisers, no doubt value
/ the land higher than would he done
If applications were accepted without
investigation.
/ It is the policy of the office to look
after the interests of all the people as
we'll as to see that no injustice Is done
/ to the lessee.
The land belonging to the schools
of the state. when sold and title pass
es from the state, should sell for It's
| full value, to which the lessee can
have no objection, rs that was the
law in force at the time the state
leased the land and II he does not
care to buy, the law gives him the
privilege of renewing the lease for a
period of 25 years without competi
tion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
IMPROVEMENTS NOW PLANNED.
Some Of the Work That Big Systems
Are Hurryinq Along.

The Railroad Gazette says: "The
Chicago & Northwestern Is TO spend
50, 100000 for improvements on the
Ashland division during the present
season. Reducing grades and straight
ening curves will form the most i'm.
portant part of the work. Part OF
the extension from Manitowoc, Wis,
northwest seventy-four miles to Gill
lette will shortly be placed in opera
tion to Maribelle, sixteen miles north
of Manitowoc. The distance to Green
Bay, through which this line will pass,
is about forty-nine miles, and to Gil
lette from Green Bay about twenty
five miles. The company Is also build
ing a line from Kneeland junction
south to Shawano, through Forest,
Langlade and Shawno counties, to
open new territory. The plans for
operating this line have not yet been
definitely outlined. Both these lines
will greatly facilitate shipments over
the Ashland division, which is being
made low grade line for the speedy
transportation of freight. A contract
has been let by this company to Kill
patrick Bros. & Collins of Omaha for
building a twenty-siX mile extension
from Bonesteel west. The contract
calls for the completion of the work
by September Is. More than half of
the work has been already sublet and
grading is to be started at once.
The Burlington, it is reported, will
build a line from Gillette, Wyo., east
through Spearfish S. D., to a connec-
tion with the Great Northern at Ell
lendale, N. d., or Aberdeen or Huron,
S. ID. There is to be bridge over the
Missouri river at Pierre.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
it is reported has opened a new cut
off between Defiance and Early, Iowa
on the main line to Omaha, shortening
the distance a mile and reducing the
grade from seventy-four to thirty-foul
feet. The company is also laying &
, second track between Watertown anC
/ Portage, Wis, and at points between
, La Crosse and Minneapolis
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13

California In this letter he describes
visit to the gold mines. Among 9TH
er things, he says:
The work is very slack at present,
and for this reason my roommate ana !
took day off here at Jackson to
visit the gold mines. We visited two
of the mines and had a very interest
ing time seeing how they handle gold
in the mills above ground. Both mines
that we visited were quartz mines.
That Is, the gold does not come In
free nuggets as in placer mining. but
Is imbeddcd in regular quartz rock,
partly in fine particles OF pure gold,
but mostly in combination with other
substances, such as sulphur, arsenic,
copper, etc.
We did not have a chance to go
under ground because we we're unable
to get to any of the head men outside.
The shaft at the Kennedy mine Is
| about 5000 feet straight down into the
earth. The rock Is brought to the
surface, from that depth. This shaft
has two compartments, each about
five feet square While a loaded car
comes zip in one shaft an empty goes
down In the other You can see how
fast they go when |. mention the fact
that a car goes the whole distance In
about a minute. The cars dump them
selves at the top and load themselves
at, the bottom in almost no time.
i Men also ride up and down in these
cars. Not long ago a man fell on
$50 feet from the top and fell over g.
600 feet to the bottom. Here and
there he hit against the timbers on
the side. When picked up at the bot
tom there was hardly anything left OF
:. him.
On the surface the ore Is first
mashed up into small pieces in rock
!, crusher. Then II is put into STAMP
mill and ground into dust. stamp Is
nothing more than a heavy piece o
, Iron which is raised up about foo
and allowed to drop down onto the ore
, about sixty times a minute. There
are generally five stamps in a set
The size of the mill is generally indi
Gated by the number of stamps 1t con
tains. The Kennedy mine has 12O
n stamp mill and I can assure you /
makes so much noise that you canno
> hear yourself talk.
O Quicksilver is mixed with the or
under the stamps, and this dissolve
q all the free gold. This amalgam the
q flows onto silver plates, to which
q adheres. The plates are taken on
q and scraped into furnace, then hea
n ed until the mercury evaporates. Thi
p leaves just the pure gold behind. Thi
: is known as the amalgamation pr'
p cess.
The gold in combination with tn
other substances cannot be remove
in this way, so all the rest of the OF
10 is fioated away from under the stamT
over machines called concentrator
e. which let all the light sand float ava
e, but catch all the gold bearing cor
r. pounds on an apron and carry the
D. into tubs OF water, where 1t is allow6
s- to settle This is then take nou
in dried and roasted, then treated vii
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
WEATHER SUM MARY.
Past Week Was Cool and Dry With an
Excess Of Sunshine.


Lincoln, Neb, July 11.-Special to
The News: The general summary Tor
the weeks weather, ending Monday,
is as follows:
The past week was cool and dry,
with an excess of sunshine and with
light wind mostly from the north or
east.
The mean daily temperature aV-
eraged Go below the normal in the
eastern counties and 70 below In the
western. The temperature varied very
little from day to day; the daily maxi
mum was generally slightly above so
and the minimum slightly below co..
The total rainfall for the week was
below the normal in nearly all parts
of the state. Local showers occurred
in the southeastern counties on
Wednesday, but the rainfall was gen
orally less than half an inch. few
showers occurred in western counties
on Thursday and Friday, with a rain
fall exceeding an inch In Hitchcock
and Sheridan counties, and exceeding
ing half an inch in Scottsbluff county
In most of the state no rain fell during
the week. This was exceptionally fine
weather for harvesting, but in some
counties more rain would be beneficial
The total rainfall from April ! to date
is below normal in nearly all parts
of the state There is small excess
in Burt, Saunders and Hall counties
The deficiency generally ranges iron
one to slightly more than two inches
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
EDUCATIONAL LANDS FOR SALE
Deputy Land Commissioner Issues
List in Nebraska.

Deputy Commissioner OF Public
Lands and Buildings Shively has made
a list of educational lands appraised
for sale.
The record shows that from Janu-
airy /, 1905, to July 1, 1906, applica-
tions to purchase 81 ,S68.43 acres were
filed, and the land embraced in appll-
cations was examined by Commission
er Eaton or his deputy Except In
few instances when some other mem
ber of the board had personal knowl-
edge that the value as appraised was
sufficient) before final action was tax
en- by the board of educational lands
and funds. If, after examination OF
the land report is made that the land
is appraised at a fair price, the appli-
cation is approved, if not so appraised,
the board rejects.
During the eighteen months 56,'
249.16 acres were sold, the appraised
value as fixed by the local appraisers
being $714,135,07. The same lands
sold for 1898, ,705.91, an increase
amounting to s179,570.24. OF the
above but 14,317 acres were sold al
value placed thereon by appraisers
the other lands at from 1919 to 1907
higher than the appraised value
These lands were sold at prices rang
ing from $500 per acre-the minimum
price as fixed by the constitution o
the state-to $6500 per acre.
Additional applications covering H.
S73.23 acres have been approved b,
the board, but sale certificates not ye
issued. These lands were valued b.
appraisers at $1S9,6O4.76 and approve
for sale at an increase of $44,96S.4C
or $234,573.22.
4, Applications for 13,746.O4 acres hav
p been rejected by the board on accoun
Iof low appraisement, the same bein
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
FATHER 0F IL, HIS AGE rs
HENRY PILLER is CELEBRATING
BIRTHDAY TODAY.
WOULD RUN FooTRAcE FOR sto
Norfolk Man Who Owns the Belt Ter
the Largest Number Of Children, is
seventy.six Today and Can Beat
Anyone at 65 In a Race.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily.l


Seventy.six years old today and the
father of eighteen children, Henry Pill
Ter of Norfolk wants to bet $40 bill
that he can outrun in a footrace any
man in the state Of Nebraska fVe
years younger than himself.
This was the wager offered by Mr..
Piller this morning, when he woke up
and found that he had been on earth
three score and sixteen years. He
says he feels just as young as he did
sixty years ago, and he wants to get
back to the days of his boyhood by
beating somebody in a footrace.
Mr.. Piller Is celebrating his birth
day today as only the seventy-siXth
birthday ought TO be celebrated. With
dozen and a half heirs, Mr.. PilleI
feels something like a king upon his
throne, for all of his children who are
living have joined in making his cele
bration happy one.
No acceptance to his challenge FOL
footrace has as yet been received.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-07-13
CROPS BURSTING FORTH.
THE FARMERS AROUND NORFOLK
ARE BUSY JUST NOW.
HARVESTING WINTER WHEAT
Corn is Being Laid BY, Wheat Is Being
Cut and Hay is Being Mown and
Staeked-Past Week Was Cold and
Dry, with Excessive Sunshine.

Farmers around Norfolk, and In all
northern Nebraska, are busy In the
fields this week laying-by their corn
harvesting their winter wheat and cut
ting hay. II is one of the busiest sea
sons of the year and the very air
huns with the industry of the farmers
toll Just now. The quivering heat
above the cornheds and the dry buzz
ing of the grasshoppers all seems to
echo and re.echo the patient labor OF
the farmer as he makes ready to gath
err in another golden harvest.
Corn stands head.high, 1t is said, ON
the average field, having fairly burst
forth during the past two weeks OF
dry, hot weather.
Much of the winter wheat has al
ready been cut and all of 1t Is ready
to be cut.
A crop Of hay is being cut where
the meadows are green.
Among the new improvements used
on the farms, there Is one that is at
tracing attention on rural route 3
where Horace p. Grey Is riding on
cultivator with an umbrella overhead
Neighbors declare the umbrella Ii
frightening their horses.