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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
Art In an Elevator.

~ Just love to see art extending Its
influence to the masses" remarked
the cynical young woman. There's
that elevator man in the building
just left. He wears gray livery and
his cap has straight black leather
visor. Now, there is an art gallery on
the top floor Of the building. and he
has heard so much. probably, about
the harmony Of colors that he has al.
lowed the dust to gather on the visol
Of his cap Just to have 1t harmonizt
with the rest Of his clothes"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
A COLORADO BOYS SUCCESS
AT COLLEGE.

The Interstate Literary Society's
prize-winner in original music, "Noc-
turne," composed and written by Mr..
Clyde Andrews of Denver, Colo, now
attending Western University at Quin-
daro, has been published in high-class
sheet music form for the piano, and
organ, and is now being sold all over
the Western states by Professors AL
bert Ross and R. G. Jackson of West
en University. Every loyal Colora-
doan should back up this Colorado
boy by purchasing copy and thus in
spire other Colorado boys and girls to
see higher ideal in music for them,
than this degrading shake-your-foot
rag-time music. Encourage those who
reach up. Mailed to any address at
half price, Is cents each. Send to.
day. Address Music Department,
Western University, Box 725, Quin-
daro, Kans. For sale also by Misses
Mable and Jessie Andrews, 2516 Cur.
tis street, Denver, Colo.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
NOTICE..

Anyone desiring Nine. C. ]. Walk.
same at Mrs. R. Simpsons, 1850 Lo-
gan avenue. She is also agent for the
Eureka Comb, which can be had for
s1.5O. Nothing excels it for straight
enins and beautifying the hair. The
Grower can be had for so cents per
box, pressing oil for S5 cents per box.
ers wonderful hair-grower will find
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
Disorder Makes Trouble.

1t Is astonishing low all Of US ar.
generally cuLahered up with the thou.
sand and one hindrances and dutieA
which are not such, but which, never.
theles. wind u about with their spider
thread and fetter the r,ovement Of
our wings. 1t II the lack of order
which makes us slaves; the confusion
OF to-day discounts the freedom of to
morrow.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
According to a table contained in

According to a table contained IN
the annual report OF the Carnegie
Foundation 7howing the annual III.
comes Of nearly 500 colleges and
universities in this country, there
are only four with incomes above
a million dollars. There four are
not specified by name, but the Bos.
ton Herald suggests that presum.
ably they are Harvard, Columbia,
the University Of Chicago and
the Stanford university. The in.
comes Of half OF the whole 500
raLge all the way from $1,000 to
$4,000 only.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10


We are In receipt Of UNSIGNED no
tiees from time to time which ar.
omitted for lack Of signature. othe
contributors get economical and writ.
their news on such small pieces Of pa
per that they become lost among the
larger sheets on which such matter /,
usually written. It Is not often tha,
matter Is Intentionally omitted where
some good reason does not exis,
Therefore persons will do we'll to con-
form to the easy regulations which
govern matter for newspapers. Dom,
euss the editor. Just look and sec 4,
veu are not at fault.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
Hard Thrust.

I'VE come to your city and write
up your manners and customs"
scoffed the naughty New Yorker.
"Wny don't some Of your brains come
to Gotham and write up our manners
and customs?"
I'VE might write up your customs"
replied the Chicago man, indelicately
"but we'd have a hard time finding
your manners"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
He Millionaire. Of Yue.,.n.

The wealth Of the mines Of Mexico
10 proyerbial. yet there are nearly as
many millionaires in Merida, the cap
ital OF Yucatan. a state with practical
~ no mineral resources, as there are
ID all Mexico combined. Heneqnin
or sisal hemp, a. 1t Is sometimes
known. has made MsrtdaL and it, pc
pie Iich.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
A sNAP-sIMPLY A cINcH.

Eleven-room house, full of furniture,
right in town. $500 cash. Everything
modern. See Lawyer George G. Ross,
2o7 kittredgc Building.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
BOY IS KILLED BY LIGHTNING
One Playmate Is Fatally lnlsred and
Four Others Badly Shocked at
Carney, Mich.

Menominee, Mich, July 3. - One
youth was killed, another fatally in
tured and four more badly shocked
yesterday afternoon when lightning
struck the ice house of Felix Charter.
about Eve miles east of Carney.
The fatality occurred less than two
minutes after the youths entered the
ice house to seek shelter from the
storm. David Colder, father Of the
dead boy, was the first to reach the
scene OF the fatality, being attracted
there by his horse, which returned
home alone. When Mr.. Colder enter
ed the ice house the six boys were ly-
ing in heap. apparently dead. His
sons face was colored purple and
black and the body was doubled up
near a Jagged HOLE in the ice house
where the lightning had struck.
During the storm the steeple Of the
Catholic church at Niagara, mead this
city. was struck and in an instant the
church was mass of flames. With
the aid of the heavy downpour Of rain
the fire department extinguished the
fire before much damage was done.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
Lincoln, Neb., Experiences the
Worst Flood in Its History;
Hundreds Homeless.
At LEAST SEVEN lives lost
Property Loss Cannot Be Estimated;
Railroad Traffic Almost Totally
Suspended.

Lincoln, Neb., July 8.-Lincoln yes
terday experienced what was propa-
bly, the worst food in its history, caus-
ing the known loss Of five lives and
probably two others, minor injuries to
several, a property loss which cannot
vet be estimated, an almost total sus-
pension of railroad traffic to and from
the city and misery to hundreds OF
families who have been driven from
their homes and are now sheltered IN
public buildings and private resi-
dences
Lost Their Lives.
The known dead are:
John Nelson, drowned while trying
to rescue stock.
Three children of Henry AIMED, who
fell from boat after being rescued
from their flooded home.
Mrs. Schuester, who died from
fright and exposure after being taken
from her flooded home.
A young man named Cillard Nicolas
was caught in the flood and climbed a
telephone pole, and persons say they
saw him, after clinging for hours, fall
into the water, No trace of him has
since been found
The flood followed the greatest
downpour of rain. known here for
many years. The Lincoln gas and
electric light plant is flooded. The
food last night was subsiding.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
.RfvOLUT|ONISTS
WIN IN PARAGUAY
New Government Established
Personnel OF Cabinet Assur.
ance Of Early Peace.
500 ARE KILLED and WOUNDED
Fighting Has Been Going on for Several
Days Many Public Build.
ings Damaged.

Buenos Ayres, July Z. - Advices
received here yesterday state that the
revolutionists have been victorious In
Paraguay and that new government
has been established. These .advices
have been confirmed by dispatch. e.
ceived by the minister Of foreign af-
fairs from the Argentine legation at
Asuncion, officially notifying the min
lister that the revolutionary party had
succeeded In overthrowing the Para
guayan government and that several
OF the Paraguayan ministers of state
had taken refuge In the legation. The
revolutionists have appointed as pres
ident DIR. Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro.
He held the Office of vice president in
the government which has just been
ousted Unofficial dispatches state
THAT the new cabinet includes Manuel
Gondra, the Paraguayan minister to
Brazil; DR.. Eusebio Ayala, DR.. Alviro
lara, DIR. Adolfo Rigulme and DR..
Manuel Franco.
Will Assure Early Peace.
These represent combination Of
the two most powerful parties In Par
aguay, the Liberal and Colorado, and
It Is believed that their appointment
will assure early peace to the coun-
try.
The members OF the former govern
ment, who included Manuel Benitz,
minister OF interior; Cecilio Baez. Cor
eign affairs; Gen. RIGS, war; Adolfo
SOLDER, finance, and Carlos Isasi, min
lister OF justice, It is understood, have
taken refuge In the foreign legations.
Fighting has been proceeding In the
streets Of Asuncion for some days
past and many OF the public buildings
have been seriously damaged. Pre-
vious estimates OF the killed and
wounded, however, have been exag-
gerated, and 1t is now believed that
the number will not exceed 500. It IL
expected that telegraphic communica-
ton with Asuncion will be restored
to-day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
PuRDY is APPOINTED JUDGE
Assistant Attorney General cets Loeb
ren's Job.

|
ren's Job.
Washington, July s. - The resigna-
ton OF Judge Lochren from the United
States court in Minnesota has been
accepted and Milton D. Purdy of Min
neapolis, assistant to the attorney
general OF the United States, was yes
terday notified by President Roose-
welt of his appointment to fill the va
cancy.
This is recess nomination on ac-
count Of the failure Of the senate at
Its last session to confirm the nominal
ton Of Mr.. Purdy. Mr. Purdy yester-
day accepted the appointment He
will leave for Minnesota Thursday to
enter upon the duties Of his new Of
fee.
Judge Lochren sent resignation to
the department OF justice last winter,
to be effective on March 81. He was
later advised by the attorney general
to make the resignation effective upon
the appointment and confirmation OF
his successor. This was done, but the
senate failing to confirm the nomina-
tion Of his appointed successor. Judge
Lochren now has sent his resignation
to take erect Immediately 1t is nee
essary therefore for Mr.. Purdy to pro-
coed at once to Minneapolis to attend
to the business Of the federal court.
II the senate withholds confirmation
Mr.. Purdy will be ont Of once and I'M
able to obtain compensation for his
services as federal Judge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
A BREAK WITH VENEZUELA.

Minister Sleeper Withdraws After
Quarrel With Castro Government.
New York, July S. The break In
diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Venezuela, which result
ed in the withdrawal of Jacob Sleeper,
the American charge d'affaires, from
the Venezuelan capital, is far more
complete than was at first generally
believed. The full text of diplomatic
notes which passed between Mr..
Sleeper and DR.. Jose de Jesus Paul,
the Venezuelan minister of foreign af-
fairs, subsequent to the withdrawal OF
Mr. sleeper, indicates that not only
are the friendly relations interrupted,
but completely severed.
Sleeper Gives Reasons.
In his letter notifying the foreign
minister Of his intention to leave the
Venezuelan capital, Mr.. Sleeper wrote
that in view Of the Venezuelan govern
ment's persistent refusal to give re-
dress "for the government action by
which all American interests have
been destroyed or confiscated," and
in view Of the tone and character Of
the communications received from the
Venezuelan government" he believed
that ''the further presence in Caracas
of diplomatic representatives of the
United States subserved no useful pur-
pose DR.. Paul's reply to this COM
munication was made in the same
tone which characterized previous
communications made to the Ameri-
can representative.
Refuse "safe Conduct"
It declared that President Roosevelt
had persisted in asking redress for
American interests and individuals
without any justice and right, and that
Venezuela is not blamable if it does
not permit the nation to be swrested
of its rights" A request for esafe
conduct" made in Mr.. Sleeper's let
ter is refused on the ground that as
no state of war exists the Venezuelan
government did not consider it neces-
sary or fit to grant It.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
TAFT PLAYS BASEBALL.


Drops Politics to Engage ia Contest
With Newspaper Men.
Hot Springs, Va, July 8.--Senator
Beverage OF Indiana, Representative
Mckinley OF Illinois and Representa-
tive Burke Of Pennsylvania arrived
here yesterday Mr.. Taft was closet
ed with Senator Beverage for cou-
pie Of hours and they went over ,ondis
tons In Indiana and elsewhere with
great detail. Mr.. Beveridge told MI.
Taft that he did not consider that the
AFFAIRS Of the party IN Indiana in auy
condition to endanger the state nert
tall. a ball game between the states
men and the newspaper correspond-
ents put An end to further confer.
ences for the day. MI. Taft taking part
n the game on the team of statesmen
and Mrs. Taft witnessing the sport
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
EMuRAT HALsTED PASSES AWAY



nailsts Dies q His Home.
Cincinnati. July 4.--Murat Halstead
one Of the leaders in American Jour.
nalism for half century and wide
" known as vigorous editorial and
magazine writer, died 1t his home In
this city yesterday. AT his bedside
were bis wife, his son Robert and one
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Stem. Mr..
Halstead had been failing In strength
for several months, and Wednesday
suffered from cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Halstead was one Of the great
editors Of the last half OF the nine
teenth century. In 1853 he became
connected with the Cincinnati Com
mercial. becoming chief owner In
1865. Nearly twenty years later his
paper was consolidated with the Ga
zette and he was editor-in-chief OF the
combined newspaper until years AFT
erwards. when another consolidation
was effected. new owners scouting
cohrtol. For I time he was editor Of
the Brooklyn Standard Union, and
durink the last ten years he has 1g-
ured largely % : magazine and spe.
cial newspaper writer. besides issuing
) number Of books on current matters
o. historical interest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
MiNNEsoTANs CAUCUS.
T. B. Lynch Of ST. Paul Elected Ma
tionaI Committeeman.

tionaI Committeeman.
Denver. July s. The MINES ,ta
delegation at its caucus last evening
selected F. B. Lynch OF st. Paul as
national committeeman f, G. WINS
ton of Minneapolis was elected chair
man Of the delegation. Martin
O'Brien Of Crookston was chosen as
Minnesota's representative on the
committee on resolutions, j. M. Arm
strong Of Saltwater for the COMMITTEES
on credentials. John Dwan Of Two
Harbors for the committee on rules.
J. w Pauly Of Minneapolis for the
committee to notify the nominee for
president. ]. r. Wise OF Mankato for
the committee to notify the nominee
for vice president, A. c. Weiss Of Du-
luth for the committee on permanent
organization.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
California Limited and St. JOS
eph Express Meet in Head
on Collision.
CRASH OCCURS IN HEAVY FOG
Believed That Failure Of California Lin
itcd to Take Siding Caused
The Wreck.

Knobnoster Mo-, July 4. - Nine
persons were killed and score o.
passengers were badly injured yester
day morning In . wreck near here.
The fast Missouri Pacific California
limited and the st. Joseph express,
bound to st. Louis. met head-on be.
tween Lamont and Knobnoster. The
cause Of the collision has not been
determined, but II Is believed the fail
ure OF the California limited to take
the siding near Knobnoster caused
the wreck.
The track at the scene Is level and
without curves. but heavy fog pre-
vailed at the time and prevented the
engineers from seeing ahead any dis
lance.
Debris Catches Fire.
The locomotives were smashed and
the mail, baggage and forward
coaches were badly broken up. Part
OF the debris caught fire.
A special train bearing all available
physicians In Sedalia went to the
scene. and the dead and injured will
Re brought back there. The Califor-
MA limited carried two mail cars: a
luggage car, two chair cars, two
sleepers and an observation dining
car.
The wreckage of the engines and
mail cars was in such chaotic shape
that not until the wrecking train
cleared 1t away to large extent was
II positively determined how many
dead we're In the debris.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
ADMIRAL THOMAS DEAD.


Del monte, Gal.
Del Monte, Cal, July Rear Ad-
miral G. M. Thomas died suddenly of
apoplexy here Friday night. Mrs.
Thomas and her daughter Ruth are at
the hotel and will accompany the re-
mains, which probably will be taken
East
Rear Admiral Thomas voluntarily
gave UP the position Of COMMANDMENTS
chief OF the Atlantic battleship feet,
after holding that rank week in.
stead Of month, as planned, in order
that his successor. Rear Admiral
Charles s. Sperry, might familiarize
himself with all the workings OF the
fleet before it started on its long
journey around the world from San
Francisco.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09

Oeadwood Mayor Orders Resort In
mates 6anlshsd o. AJuoeed."
Deadwood, 8. D., July s. In the
campaign for cleaner Deadwood.
morally g well as physically. Mayor
ADAMS has issued orders to the police
70 close the Fred light resorts II the
lower part q town and 70 round IN
tne occupants and either force them
out q town ~ give them long jail
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
22s BODIES TAKEN OUT.
Eight Men Rescued Alive From Rue.
sian Mine.

GtUHK Wen HebCueu NIIVe rT0m nus"
sian Mine.
Yusovo, European Russia, July 4. ~
An Official statement shows that 22S
bodies have been recovered from the
Kikovsky coal mine, where gas ex-
plosion occurred several days ago.
Nineteen injured men are now In the
hospital. The IRE In the mine has
been extinguished, and Saturday
eight miners were brought out alive.
sixty-ilve bodies were brought up yes
terday, thirty Of which were inferred
after Identification 'rhe others VIII
be buried today. The inquest will
begin to-day.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-07-09
IRON, otber ehores


- dispatch received from Teheran
eaye that twelve members u the NJ
tfonal council condemned By court
martial have been hanged.
John w. Riddle of 81. Paul the
American Ambassador To Russia, who
has been threatened with IN attack
Of pneumonia. II continuing % gain
strength. although slowly.
The christening ok the infant son
q King Alfonso under the name Of
Jainc took place last week iii the
chapel house ct ~ Cranja, Spain,
with All the pomD ana ceremony o.
the Spanish court.
The liberation Of Nunxio Nisi. for
nler minister Of public instruction,
who has Just ended term of impris-
onmsnt 1t Trapani. Sicily, for embez-
zlement from the state treasury, II
hailed with great enthusiasm.
The last spike Of tho M. nican sec
ton Of the Pan-American railroad
Was driven at Euchiate, On the Guate-
mslan border. President Cabrera an
nounces that the Guatemalan section
Of this line will soon be commenced.
Mile. Sherstenova, who was con-
fined Ia the political prison 1t Kiev,
WAS shot and Killed BY : sentinel, who
discovered her signaling with mir
ror 10 other prisoners. she Was
standing st ! window At the time,
and the sentinels first shot killed her
TWO hundred soldiers belonging to
the French colonial infantry at Sal.
gOn, Cochin China, were seized with q
sudden nausea III their barracks This
unexpected Illness cannot be account
ed Tor and II Is believed the msn are
the victims az an attempt at whole
sale poisoning.
The Russian authorities have
closed ali the Polish schools H. the
province of Pitrokow, including those
~ LODI, Cxenstochowa, and Sosnow-
TEE, because. contrary to the regula-
tions, the Polish language was used
Tor instruction In the classes Of his
tory and geography.
meeting between Emperor Mich.
olaa Of Russia and the emperor Of
Germany on the Baltic, an intimation
q which appeared Id the Rech, is
considered ~ ST. Petersburg quite
possible. although no Information con.
cerning such an arrangement IL yet
available IA oficial quarters. either
RusnIan or German.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
a Dream Superstition.

l heard what was to me at least Il
new piece Of superstition the other day,
and when ! think Of the risks I've run
all these years because l didn't know
of it my blood runs cold. | met wo-
man from Virginia in market, and the
talk falling on dreams | recalled Il
most blood curdling nightmare I had
had the night before.
81 must tell you what | dreamed,
last night" | said
LET me ask first whether it's Il pleas
ant or an unpleasant dream?" said the
lady from Virginia.
DECIDEDLY unpleasant"
Then for mcrcys sake don't tell it,
said she. "Ncvcr tell Il bad dream on
Saturday, for we say in Virginia:
"Friday nights dream on Saturday told
Is sure to come true, no matter how old"
Washington Post
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
The Sea SERPENT.

When fourteen miles off the coast of
Brazil NJ. j. Nicoll, author of Three
Voyages of Naturalist" observed q
sea serpent which came within about
fifty yards of the ship. "All that we
could see was Il dorsal fin about four
feet long sticking up about two feet
from the water. The fin was brown
ish black color and much resembled q
gigantic piece of ribbon seaweed. Be
low the water we could indirectly see
q very large brownish black patch, but
could not make out the shape of the
creature. Every now and then the fin
disappeared below the water. Sud
denly an eel-like neck, about six feet
long and of the thickness of q mans
thigh, having head shaped like that
of a turtle, appeared in front of the fin,
lashing up the water with Il curious
wriggling movement. This creature
was an example, / consider of what
has been so often reported, for want
of a better name, as the great sea
serpent | feel sure, however that it
was not 4 reptile that we saw, but
mammal"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
Rounht His Own Work

To come across 4 bit Of ones own
work in print is an experience not ordi-
narily eXasperating to an author, but a
Washington writer on scientific mat
ters was recently not very agreeabiy
surprised by such a development.
1t appears that the writer was col
lecting material for Il monograph on
electro magnetism when word came to
him Of valuable paper on the subject
not long before published in Il Berlin
journal devoted 10 science. Thinking
that the paper would be of use to him
in the work in hand, he had it trans
lated. When the English version wcs
laid before him, together with quite a
bill for the translator's labor, what was
the disgust Of the writer to find that
the article was nothing more or less
than Il German reproduction of an ar
ticlc OF his own published the year be-
fore in an English journal. And he
had paid twice as much for the trans
lation as he had received for the orig
inal articlc!-Washington Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
A Dispenser Of Smiles.

Her mother said: "Oh. dear! Isn't
Elat awful? What will people think?"
but the people themselves seemed to
think it about the prettiest incident
they had met that day.
She was very little girl, white
frocled, pink ribboned, brown curled.
With her mother she left the subway
train at the Grand Central station. The
usual confusion prevailed. Timid trav-
elers grabbed suit cases and bundles
and exclaimed, ooh, do we change
hereF" Trainmen on the platform
shouted out directions for local and
express trains and the guards of that
particular car adjured the passengers
frequently and vehemently to "Step
lively" and to Watch the step" Then
all of a sudden there was lull in the
uproar. The little girl was leaving
the car. She stopped at the door, look
ed back and waved her hand.
"GoOdby, everybody" she said.
The words carried to the far end of
the car. They made every one sit up.
Two or three persons called out re-
yponsive "Goodby," two or three said
"Bless the child" and all smiled.-New
York Press