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, 1908-08-08
MARKET REPORTS
Live Stock At South Omaha.

South Omaha, Aug. 8.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 100 head. Market unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head. Market
SC lower. Heavy, SO; mixed,
$6.27h@6.30; light, $6.25@6.32h;
pigs, $5.50@6.10, bulk of sales, $6.27k
@6.S2h.
Sheep-Receipts, 100 head. Market
steady. Yearlings, s3.90q4.4Q; weth-
ers, $3.25@3.90; ewes, $3.00Q3.75;
lambs, $5.75@6.25.
, 1908-08-08
aids Wanted.

Sealed bids. marked Bids for Wa
ter Pipe" will be received by the
city council up to 7:30 p. m. August
18th. 1908. for all material and hboF
required to install q six-inch cast iron
water pipe and lateral connections. to
curb line on First street. Pipe to be
laid from connection with main pipe
On Second street, west along Grand
avenue to First street, az per specih-
cations with the city clerk.
Right to reject any or all bids re
served.
By order Of city council.
L TYvOIO. City Clerk
, 1908-08-08
HUDSON in PEN.
Casper Mar Makes Hard Fight to Pre-.
vent imprisonment.

Casper. Wyo.. Aug. S.-R- A. Hud-
son, who for six months has been
fighting To keep out Of the Wyoming
p~enitentiary, has at last been delivered
at the prison. Judge Matson having
overruled his motion for q new trial.
Hudson vas convicted last winter of
forging cashiers certificates on the
Stockmen's National bank here. and
was sentenced to three and one-ha!f
years.
, 1908-08-08
WYOMING SOLDIERS
THROUGH MANEUVERS,

The Third regiment of the Wyoming
national guard, which has been IN the
Crow creek reserve during the past
week, participating in the maneuvers
with the regular army, arrived in
Cheyenne early this morning in a spe-
cial train, says the Cheyenne Leader.
The Colorado national guard accom-
panied them and went en- through to
Denver. The Wyoming citizen sol
diers today depart fer their homes.
, 1908-08-08
NEW POSTAL CARDS
FOR LARAMIE PEOPLE.

A new Illustrated postal card has
been printed with a map of the United
States and the only town shown is Lar
annie by a black circle, with an arrow
running from the legend, The only
town on the map Hundreds r be-
ing sent broadcast.
, 1908-08-08
Mobility.

Mrs. vick-Senn's eyes flashed.
Johnnie doesn't get that weak
chin Of his from my side Of the
housed" she exclaimed.
mo. my dear" meekly responded
her husband, "JohDnie has my chin,
but he inherits his mothers tire3sss
capacity Tor keeping 1t in Motxpase
, 1908-08-08
chicapo Live stock Market.

Chicago. Aug. 8.-Cattle-Receipts,
300 head. Market steady. Beeves,
50. 7O@7.6 IS; Texans. $3-5O@5.25; west
erns, $3.6O@5.S0; stockers and feeders,
$2.4004.40; cows and heifers, 81. 500
$50; calves, $5.50@7.25.
SheeptReceipts. 1900 head. Market
steady. Westerns, $2.5004.40; year
lings. $4.2505.O0; western lambs, $500
@6.4O.
, 1908-08-08
TAKEN TO COUNTRY
TO SEE THE LAND

R. e. Fitch and w. H. Farrens OF
Clarendon, Ia, were driven to the
country this morning, the Iowa visit,
tor having a mind to see some Of the
lands lying on the plain. He was ia
vorahIy Impressed and may decide to
invest some money in real estate here.
, 1908-08-08

FOR LUNcHlNo. we HAVE THE
TIC AND IMPORTED sARDINEe,
CHEESE AND CANNED MEATS.
GEM CITY GROCERY co. 305t2
, 1908-08-08
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

Bellamy & Son. the engineers.
The bank barometer today marked
1886.
10 your hair falling out? Go to 21s
Thornburgh, have your scalp treated.
Tho Laramie Plains line will run an
other excursion train to Centennial to
morrow.
, 1908-08-08
CLOSING stock ouotations.

Closing Stock Quotations.
New York, Aug. S.-Unfon Pacifc.
18TH; Southern Pacific, 1884,. ANAL
gamated, S2N; Atchison, SSH; do pre-
ferred. "a; New York Central. 10sM;
Pennsylvania. 1z5h; Steel, 47h; do
preferred, 109A.
, 1908-08-08
EvERYBODY's WANTS

Locals will be inserted in this col
m at the small cost of n CEN q
word for each insertion. to be paid for
in advance. If you have lost or found
anything, have anything to sell or rent,
Or van TO secure anything, in short a
want OF any kind. = liner in THE RE
PUBLICAN win bring results.
, 1908-08-08
UNDERooEs OPERATION
FOR FRONTAL ABSCESS

Sheriff Therkildsen this morning un-
derwent operation for frontal abscess,
and Dr.. c. A. Ballard, who had charge
OF the operation, says he is doing as
we'll az could be wished.
, 1908-08-08

FOR RENT-Furnished housekeep.
ing rooms. Cor. University and Sixth.
eod-ti
, 1908-08-08

New York Financial Market.
New York, Aug. 8.-Money on call
nominal; prime mercantile paper. 3h
"a per cent.
, 1908-08-08

Mr.. M. P. Douthett of Denver, Colo.
having put Kern Bros billiard and
pool tables in first-class shape. left for
Ogden today.
, 1908-08-08
Grain and Provisions at chicago.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. s.-Wheat-Sept.,
s4h@94Nc: Dec, 96N 0s6Nc Corn
Sept, 76hc; Dec, 66Hc. Oats3Sept.,
4sQ4sMc; Dec, 4shc.
Fork-Sept., $16.47h: Oct, 1880,
$780, Oct. ss.57h. Ribs
Sept, $s.s7hGs.sO; octn 1850
1884,
, 1908-08-08

FOR sALE-S9 shares Albany Mu-
tual Building and Loan stock: 81 in
series 8. 9 in series 3 4 in series IL,
. in series IL; want s per cent inter-
est Apply this once.
, 1908-08-08

WANTED-At. once, girl as general
helper; s25 pei month. Address Mrs.
Nels G. sundby. Centennial. Wye.
3O5th
, 1908-08-08

FOR RENT-Furnished housekeep-
ing rooms. 1O1 Fourth street. 306t4
, 1908-08-08

WANTED-A competent girl for
general housework. GIG Thornburgh. tt
, 1908-08-08

FOR SALES showcases, dixing
room furniture and iron he'd. Inquire
at o. X. theater. 304te
, 1908-08-08

FOR sALE-A nice. gentle family
horse, buggy and harness. 403 south
Eighth. 3O5t3
, 1908-08-08

FOR SALE-Piano n household
furniture. $40 north Fourth street.
1osts
, 1908-08-08

THIS WEEK WILL CONCLUDE
OUR DISCOUNT SALE ON JARDEN-
iERs. GEM CITY GROCERY CO.
3O5t2
, 1908-08-08

FOR sALE-Gunn's sectional book
case, 4 sections, new. T. r. McCon-
nell. Phone 81 black. 301ts
, 1908-08-08
Wool Market at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-. Aug. S.-Market arm.
Territory n western mediums. $50
1Sc; fine mediums. 10@1oc; fine. $
.012c.
, 1908-08-08
GOING 10 COUNTRY
70 SPEND THE DAY,

R. E. Fitch and his son. &. Il Fitch,
will leave tomorrow morning TO speed
the day with their families At thatr
camp near Centennial. The gentlemen
will be compelled to spend the day
only there. leaving the folks for a
longer stay.
, 1908-08-08
Lead, Cooper and Bar sflver.

Lead, Copper n Bar silver
New York. Aug. 8.-Lead quiet, at
$4.52h @4.57k; lake copper, $13.50Q
1875; bar silver, ENC per ounce.
st. Louis, Aug. 8.-Spelter steady,
$4.65.
, 1908-08-08

FOR sAlE--An kinds Of horses and
cattle. including. milkeows; also all
kinds Of haying, farming machinery
and harness. Ernest Ranch, Nandle.
301te
, 1908-08-08

FOR RENT-Brick house. Apply
400 Fremont. tt
, 1908-08-08

"A complete line Of land blanks, for
sale at The Republican once.
, 1908-08-08

FOR sALE-5-room cottage. with
barn. 1880. M. r. Ulen- 4
, 1908-08-08

FOR sALE-aood Jersey COW. sss
north Firth st. 3e4tf
, 1908-08-08

GOING cAMPING7 DON'T FOR
GET WE CAN SUPPLY YOUR
WANTS. GEM CITY GROCERY CO.
305t2
, 1908-08-08

FINEST CAR or NEW POTATOES
TO, ARRIVE MONDAY. PHONE a..
30bt2 SMITH & HARVEY.
, 1908-08-08
sFoN

ron sALE-HoaaGloA oodass|
sAeae 81, ncrtA M stpssk ~
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
NORTH RIVER SEAD.

In the sprfng OF 1871 two large shad were cau,,.
in the North River and presented By Alfred G,
Thompson. a dealer in Washington Market to
Mayor Robert Fl. Morris. The female shad rn.a,
rred feet inches in length and IS inches AROUND
the middle 1t weighed six and one-half pounda
The other shad. male, measured feet and 4
inches In length and 15 inches around the ruicdA
and weighed seven pounds
THE. New York Times of August 20 1ssa relafs,
an interesting story about the catching OF a Lam,
muscalionge near Clayton, IN the ST. Lawrence
River. 1t reads:
1T is not uncommon TO little boys and z,r,s
in skffs rowing about the river trolling. One day
last week a small boy was thus engaged in the
bay when he fastened TO a muscallonge. Beins
alone In the boat. with no implements to secure
him or kill him. and the fish being heavy the
boy it was fair and yet doubtful fight The lad
however. had the advantage. for wfils the nsh
grew weak from struggling. the boy held his
The boat sWayed round and round as the fsh
struck out right and left, but at last the lad sue
ceeded in getting Mr. Muscalonge's head over The
gUnwale. With one sudden convulsion the ash feu
into the boat And now the reader may sNpposp
the fight was ended
.Not So for the boat sat low upon the water
and the 5-foot fish tried to leap overheard again
The boy let go mis- line and seized the nsh around
the body and a rough and tumble fight ensued
upon the bottom Of the boat. first the boy being
upperuost and then the fish, Another fisherman
pulled to the boy . assistance and pCAed tne ooos
ashore The fish weighed forty-eisht pounds and .
ralf and was purchased by Mr.. Johnson. OF the
Walton House. who sent il TO the proprietor OF the
Everett House, in New York
In April. 1851, W. NJ Rogers. a Fulton Marked
dealer. sold to the proprietor of the Astor House
to be served at the opening Of the restaurant, .
muscallonge of fortysix potnda. which when opened
was found TO contain two large silver or laAs
suckers, one weighing over three pounds and tas
other over two pounds.
Peter Vincellstte. a jefferson Market fisherman
in 1857 became possessed of very fat shad. which
weighed eight and a half pounds. II contained
neither roes nor nliIt.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
A SIXTY-POUND BASS.

"A bass weighing between ffty-fve and sixty
pounds was caught a few days since on Haddam
about twenty miles below this city Upon opening
II there was found q bottle of rum, which 1T is
supposed must have dropped overheard from some
vessel or boat and caught by this tippler OF
tho deep
In 1873 John Scudder the proprietor OF the New
York American Museum. related the following IN
teresting hsh story:
In 161 Albany sloop. becalned driI.so
through the Highlands and an eagle was observed
in the Shrewsbury nuttering its wings In a vain
endeavor to riss.- Some OF the crew rowed to the
scene and lassoed the bird. which they hauled
aboard In its taons thirty-three-pound
bass which the bird had been unable to discard
On September g. 1854. there caught IN the
North River at 18th street by butchers boy a
duke. from tho mouth of which hanging a
xartersnake eighteen inches long 1t was assumed
that the snake while crossing from the Jersey
shore was snapped up by the alert huke.
records that a large pike was caught in the Ouse
weighing wenty-eight pounds and sold by the
fisherman to a gentleman in the vicinity for
ruinea Upon cutting the nsh the cook-mad
found a gold watch with black ribbon and two
seals attached The butler opened the watch and
found that 1t bore the name of the maker, Thomas
Greenfield Burnham, Norfolk
The article concludes by saying:
upon strict inquiry it was learned that the
owner Of the watch had been drowned six weeks
previously, between Cambridge and South Ferry
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
DIDN'T HAVE COLD STORAGE.

1.-The Commercial Advertiser Of August 4 1872.
has the following:
..On Monday rs fine striped bass were caught In
the Hudson River below the dam at the village OF
Washington They weighed from five to thirty
pounds each"
The editor Of the paper above mentioned. on July
2 1S2. gave an experience of his purchase of a
stale fish. follows:
There fine looking stock Of sheep-head In
tho market yesterday, killed and dressed, one Of
which soon after we had the misfortune to bring
il home forcibly reminded of the following
anecdote: A colored detected smelling a
fish and the fshmonger said Indignantly, What
are you about, you black rascal? Do you smell OF
my fish,?
"I no smell him. Massa! 1 talk to him. / ask
him what news from sea-
Well what did he say"
" He say he been dar dis tree week, Massa.
That striped bass once plentiful of Bat
terry Park is evidenced by a paragraph In Ihe
Press OF October T. 1916, which says:
"On Saturday afternoon young gentleman OF
this city caught OF the Battery, with a hook
and line, nearly two hundred striped bass, weigh
ing from quarter to one pound and hail.
Another paper, October H. 49, records:
Twelve hundred bass were caught from the
Castle Garden bridge yesterday
It has been urged that wet bait Is insepar-
able from the gentle art OF fishing. and an article
in 'The Connecticut Mirror OF june. 1s0. would
foster this idea 1t says:
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
A VERY AGED PIKE.

"Kirby's Bridgewater Treatise in -.
some notable Instances OF the longevity o. -. -.
SAYS:
"A pike was taken in f74 at Kaiser's L.,
which had ring fastened to the gill cover, ~ ~
which II appeared that the fish was ou, !, =
pond of that castle by order Of Freder,ct =, ~
is57 period OF 2s7 years previously. Tn. NH. =. !"
nineteen feet long and weighed $50 po,1nda,.
The Commercial Advertiser" Of july ., -
under the caption of Something Curioua - -
Captain Stetson informs us that on w.d,.s"
last while fishing of Cohasset Rocks he c,u...-
haddock and. upon opening It for cooksn.
found in the stomach $40 in old Continental -
new emission"
The Trenton Fedsralist'' relates MANI -
ago. that a fisherman near Crosswicks Rrr,,..
County having set a gill net in Crosswics. c..
on going to examine il found large hawk 49,
on the water the net. Upon closer exan;
ton he found a pickerei in the net which ~.
seized one foot of the hawk in HIS mouth >.
pickereI was entangied near the cork line ana :,
was perceived that the hawk had struck I. v.s
one of its talons In the back. whereupon the oc.
ereI had seized the hawk by the other talon -.
held him prisoner. The fish was SMALL bn, -.
hawk measured three feet nine inches from n, -
tip OF each wing
. The following incident is reported in The Me-
York Patriot of July II. 1924
Captain Josiah IngersOll standing in W,.s
ington Market ON Tuesday morning last vh.,
severe blow at a boy with a seabass The bcv
lodged the blow and il fell Captain Inzer,olF.
thigh and many OF the back fin bones were Ier. 1,
the flesh Drs- Mott and Coulter found IL nscs.
sary to lay open the thigh in order to remove n.
fish homes"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
ural and attractive advantages. Parks, aiso' ar'
good for our business
TO INSURE PASSENGERS SAFETY.

What is being done TO insure the safety Of
persons who travel by trolley
I'VE spending $1,000 mile between Wash
ington and Baltimore block system OF Sig
nails Towers on steam roads are five miles
apart On electric line, with service every
fifteen minutes, the towers should Re two miles
apart-one mile would be still better-and should
be controlled from a central dispatcher's Office
Signal systems are being installed throughout the
country and all lines by and by will be safe
guarded in that manner. Then the modern cleo
trio car. the machinery of which costs $1,000
has three heavy steel beans under the floor, pro-
tected at each end by half curve of very thick
metal. Recently a head-on collision between such
cars of the same length and height tore every
thing loose, but the seventy-eight passengers es-
capped without serious injury. Solid roaooeos
large rails, and sound bridges are the other ele-
ments of safety common to all up-to-date electric
roads,
viii you give striking instances OF
the increase in land values along electric lines!
II could give you more than you would care
TO print. Let sly right here that neither
nor any company in which am interested ever
speculates in land. A farm Of one thousand acres
near Dallas Tex. was offered for sale at $4,000
The land rich as any IN the woflo
and the rainfall was abundant and regular A1ter
the electric road between Dallas and Fort Worth
had been completed and put into operation the
farm was readily sold for 100000 Land near
Washington and Baltimore has Quadrupled IN
value within year. Really, the touch OF the
trolley is golden in any region In the matter OF
land and small business"
HAS the Interstate Commerce Commission juris-
dction over the electric roads of the country?
IAN effort is being made by the commission
whose authority the matter is disputed, to COM
pei electric roads adopt the system OF account
ing established by law for steam roads and to
have certain percentage OF earnings set aside
to meet natural depreciation. The investment IN
a properly managed road is always kept up
cars, power stations. and tracks are maintained
at the highest standard of usefulness and service
However, If electric roads compelled to put
aside money for the depreciation OF their prop
erty a very large number of them will be driven
into bankruptcy
(Copyright by James B. Morrow, 190S.)
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
CAUGHT SALMON
In NORTH RIVER
EXPLOITS OF FISHERMEN
IN COLONIAL DAYS.
Eren Then They Told Some "UhoP-
pers," according to Fulton Mar
kct Mans ScrapboOk.

One OF the Oldest and best known fshmonsers III
Fulton Market-fs the possessor OF a large scrap
book in which are hundreds OF paragraphs clipped
from old newspapers relating to the exploits oi
fishermen in and about New York waters ana
nearby resorts. Many of the clippings are over
hundred years old, and most OF them are from
newspapers now long extinct The owner whose
ancestors for generations were fishermen. has re-
fused large sums for the scrapbook. and he intends
that IT shall remain in the possession OF his family
for generations to come.
THE New York Minerva Of June .. 1875. records
the following:
"A salmon, weighing twelve pounds two ounces
was caught on Monday by Captain James Deas. OF
the Marine Society at Little Sligo, four miles up
the North River
That salmon were plentiful in the Hudson three
hundred years ago is attested by an entry IN the
Iogbook of Juet, the mate of Hudson In the Hair
Moon which sailed up the North River on Septem-
Der l5 1909. The record says:
The morning was misty until the arose, then
It cleared weighed anchor. with the VINO
south. and the river twenty leagues, pass
ing by high mountains. We had very good depth.
as SIX seven, twelve and thirteen fathoms, and
great store Of salmon in the river
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
THE ERA OF ORATORY.

Fathers out campaigning
For the peoples pet.
Mothers making speeches, too;
She's a suffragette.
Brothers in the woodshed,
Making efforts great
To improve his voice and style
For the next debate.
Sister is rehearsing
For her commencement trick.
Guess I'll go a-fishin where
There amt no rhetoric,
Washington Star
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
WILL USE WATER POWER.

-It NAV be under certain conditions. but the SUBJ
ject ie so complicated and 30 many things are TO
be considered that reliable informat1on ae 10
comparative cost has thus far been obtained In
the hauling of rough freight electricity at present
is not so economical steam. Water Is some
times used generate electricity but unless water
is available in sufYicent quantities throughout the
year q steam auxiliary plant Is necessary. which.
although idle of the time represents money
invested and an annual charge for interest Il e1-
pect to see great power plants. capitalized at
s1ooo00oo and more dependable streams Ike
Niagara River, capable of supplying electric cur
rent in all directions for distance Of two hum
dred miles, and employed In the operation OF rail-
ways lighting stations. factories. and 80 on There
are 10 be surprising developments in that branch
NJ electrical enterprise Insulation has reached
such degree OF perfection that currents OF cleo,
fricity can now be transmitted without any appre-
ciable loss OF power. The New York Central Rail-
road in my opinion. will be electrihed to Cleve-
land. and perhaps TO Chicago at no remote day
other great lines. near rivers which never 30
dry will also be operated by electricity.
..Wiu electric roads become dangerous competi-
tors of steam roads?
They will never be dangerous. 70 far as can
ses hut the steam roads will always know there
are vigorous and intelligent rivals in the field
AGAINST them As matter Of fact. trolley line
almost invariably new business. We in
creased travel between Dallas and Fort Worth
.or,. ao ner cent in two years At the end Of that
,irn. the steam roads had suffered q loss OF only
1s pr cent In their business incident TO those
two cities All did was to get new people into
the habit of spending some Of their money for per-
sonal transportation
"r don't imagine that electric roads will ever
carry much heavy freight although road in
Southern Michigan is doing 30 and Is making
money On the other hand, was receiver for q
line which did considerable business In coal lumber
and stone a loss. and there was no steam COM
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

,.y4tv N 70 stations A man or woman came over
the field waving umbrella. and the car stopped
Time Is as important element TO the success OF
an electric line Al to line operated by steam So
va ceaeed TO build in the public roads and began
TO buy rights o. way from farmers. Land
was cheap and easy TO get at first Tho trolley,
a II vas called was welcomed with open arms and
glad acclaim
Gradually however land began to 20 up A
dead farm, dear at any price, was held Mt x'o an
aero Once ! went into a wretched little village
10 get a site for a large repair shop. Land had been
unsalAble at 80 There hadn't been a
transaction for years Well, the various owners
said they would together and deliberate.
When they had agreed on a price they would let
me know In a month six weeks they sent word
that might have a certain amount OF iaho' OUT to
more for 800 acre
ESQ the cost OF a modern electric road runs into
money very fast Heavy steel rails are now used
almost universally: the bridges and culverts are
OF stone or metal, and often. Al between chicago
and Kankakee the ties are set In broken rock Inc
cays on the Washington and Baltimore line cost
s22 600 apiece We have spent so far S6. 600 a mile
nm fhe road itself which means $4,000 q mile, be-
c.n.e there is a double track. In Indiana. where
tho country is level and where there are neather
ravfnes ridges. the mile cost inciuolhg power
and equipment, would not exceed <9ou Notwitn-
standing the expense OF building eIect'1c roaos
are often fairly profitable OF course many OK
IN. old ones cheap OF construction and laid in
nuhNc highways had to be reorganized. and in
some instances reconstructed
What Is the ordinary speed OF an electric ctrE
81 wouldn't attempt to strike average. On one
occasion i rode at speed OF edshty-nve miies an
hour. 1 have frequently gone mile minute for
q considerable distance. We expect 10 carry pas
..nuer. from, washington TO Baltimore, thrty-slx
miles in IS minutes but that speed will only be
made with limited cars which do not stop aS
small stations.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
EXPLAINING.

AHA Nose. What you doing win
ehickeuSr
us dem yo' chickens. bcesr
.You got them out OF my coop"
.sWhut kinda chickens Is dey. boss, -. 10
They Rhode Island reds Nhs' -"
doing with them? 49,. y.lard
.yVhy boss done bought some Rnode - - n
reds I'm a yesttddy an \ corsie ovol- IA
Ss,sne o. yo'allS chickens to ef mine
ycails All doesn't lak tu git cheated. W.
Houston Post
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

petition to regulate rates at that In the man,
the freight of an electric road Will be milk fruits
vegetables. exxs and poultry from the country to
the terminal cities and goods for merchants ana
supplies for farmers from the terminal cities 10
IA country