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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

She wanted ME to go to her friends
when we landed. but | wouldn't, and |
stayed at the port to look for ship. I
was shortly given a position by my old
firm, who were very good to me. and
then her lawyer came to see me. lie was
a pleasant old gentleman and wanted to
lend me money to start in business.
"A man with your abilities" he said,
my dear Mr.. Thompson ought not to be
content to pursue the calling of an ordi-
nary seaman, respectable and honorable
as that calling may be-"
That's all I'm fit for, sir, said, al
though l thank you. I know who sent
you. and you may tell your CLIENT, as you
call her, that I'm muck obliged--it's just
what I'd expect; but wnat I did for her
was what it was mans duty to do, and
his right; and | don't want to be paid in
any form. Give her my best wishes. 1t
isn't as though I wouldn't like to see her.
but don't care to go and feel that things
are different from when we were good
friends on the island. / know she was
right when she spoke about the line which
was between US; and so am off on Sat
urday.
"Ah.'' said the old gentleman. .'Umph.
your feeling of pride does you credit, Mr.
Thompson. great credit. But-er-you are
too chivalrous man to-er-wish to hurt
the feelings of "a woman. You sec
women have their duties and their rights,
too, and-er-my client naturally desires
TO show her gratitude to you. l think
you ought to consider her little in the
matter. Really now, my dear Mr.. Thomp-
son. you wouldn't think as We'll of her if
she didn't desire to be of friendly assist
ance to you. Now would your
mo, SIR" | said, that's SO. She's quite
right in making the offer, but I'm right,
according to my ideas, in refusing Please
give her my very grateful thanks and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

say that | shall think kindly OF her for
it,
"Emph' said he. lymph. I think you
would show your appreciation better by
sinking little of your pride and going
to thank her yourself. She'll be very much
hurt if YOU, go abroad without seeing
her"
'Ill call Oh her tomorrow, | said very
promptly, for | wanted 10 see her badly
enough, and was glad of an excuse, al
though l told myself that l was fool to
think SO much of any one who was on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

liking for her. when all was said and
done. But she stamped her foot and
looked at me with her eyes blazing.
You have made the line now. she
cried, and I'll never put my foot over it,
And she turned and ran.
For three days neither of us crossed the
line. though We spent most of our time
talking, one on each side We We're friend
ly enough. but both wished we hadn't said
what we had Then a ship came and too (
us off; and when we were finally on board
the line was plain enough!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

cruSty with the salt, and ached all over
and was hungry and thirsty. ] saw some
fresh water running down from the land,
and lay beside it, tapping it like dog.
Then l found some shellfish like whelks
and ate them. 1t occurred to me that
some of the others might be left, so
went and looked out to sea, and saw the
bows OF the old ship on the reef about
mile away; but it was plain enough that
no one was there. l started along the
shore to look for them.
Five washed ashore altogether. and a
quantity of wreckage. l dug five graves
in the loose earth with bit of plank for
a spade. and ! dug hers deepest I cut
five strips off the plank with my knife
hers was the widest-and stuck them up
and scratched their names on them, and
on hers l put In loving memory and
said a bit of the service that | could re-
member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

where ] was till / heard Tom Hands
swearing 1t was generally few words
and lot of sWears with Tom; but this
time II was no words and all swearing,
and l sat up on the floor and laughed at
him.
Must have struck a whale | said.
Whale" roared Tom. The cargo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

HAD come off the
dog-Watch about an
hour, as | reckon,
and was sleeping
\ hard when we
\ struck upon the
q reef. The jerk
pitched me out of
my bunk, and ! lost
my bearings and
couldn't I h i n k
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23

COPYRIGHT, 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
UNPRECEDENTED DEVELOPMENT
IN TOPEKA DUE TO PROSPERITY
OF HER FIELD
Factories All Over the United States Are Directing Their
Greatest Efforts to- Sell Their Products to Pros
porous Agricultural Class in Kansas.

Topeka is growing. Does any one
doubt it? The total amount spent for
building in Topeka since January 1,
as shown by the building permits, is
$664,593. The bank clearings in To-
peka for the week ending June "a,
1909 was $1,265.O0 as against $685.
600 for the corresponding week q
year ago shows an increase of 40.S
per cent. Only two cities in the Unit
ed States, Oklahoma City and Los
Angeles show a greater increase in
bank cleaFings than Topeka.
Activity in building and increase in
bank clearings are the best criterions
of the growth of a city. However,
these are the evidences of growth and
not the growth itself. The real
growth of a city consists of the in
crease in its commercial and manu-
featuring enterprises.
Every jobbing house in Topeka has
shown a steady increase in it's busi-
ness since Jan. 1. The Whitteker
Bros. for example have been crowd
ed entirely out of their old quarters
and have found it necessary to build
another story to their building. Man
ufacturing enterprises in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

freight rates, railroad facilities, and
cheap fuel. But of the field in which
the products of Topeka's factories
are consumed little has been said. 1t
is by this time pretty well known that
the farmers are in a splendid cendi-
ton of prosperity Manufacturers all
over the United States have come to
recognize that the farming class is
the greatest class of consumers. They
are all putting forth great effort to
sell their goods to this class and es-
peeially in this, our territory. An ar
ticle in Agricultural Advertising for
June speaking of the consumers most
able to buy, in backing their state
ment that the farmers in the middle
west are the most prosperous in the
country, says The Prudential Bank
Of Topeka, Kan, which makes a
specially of handling high class bonds
is selling one-third of its bonds to
farmers, usually in from one to five
thousand dollar lots. What is true
in Topeka IS beyond question true in
other parts of Kansas and the Gem
trail West" Topeka is in the very
center of this field which the East
is so covetous of. Topeka has every
advantage, to take possession of her
field. Topeka Kan-Topeka VIII for
kansas is great state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03

have shown an unprecedented increase
both in business and number. Since
Jan 1, seven manufacturing enter
prises have been launched in Topeka.
These are The Red Seal Mfg. Co.,
manufacturers of shirts and overalis.
The Standard Remedy Co. Manufae-
turers of feeds and remedies
for live stock, The Road Supply and
Metal Co., manufacturers of steel eul-
verts, The Bear Mfg. Co. manufacture
ers of The Bear Egg Gambler, The u.
S. Cistern Filter Mfg. Co. man
ufacturers of cistern filters, The Clip
per Windmill Co.. which is located
at Tenth and Adams ST., and will be
open for business about August L,
and the Sardou Canning factory.
All of these factories are employing
laborers, varying in number from 1
to 70. The largest and most impor-
tant of these, The Sardou Canning
factory while it has been in operation
only about ten days is employing IS
hands and is running short handed
on account of inability to get more
help. Few cities can boast of having
made such strides as Topeka has
since Jan. 1. But "There Is a Reas-
on"
Much has been said about the ad-
vantages Topeka has in the way of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10

they had been given their moneys
worth
Max Blooms name heads the cast
of characters in capital letters, but
bat does not mean that he monopo-
LIES the stage to the exclusion OF all
others. He gets a good many laughs
H. his impersonation Of the Hebrew
clothier-and he makes up well, which
helps some. He is assisted IN mis-
comedy work by Al Harrison AMI j.
e. Couglin, who appear as two sons
of the Emerald Isle. Coughlln claims
Sioux City as his home and he got a
good reception when he made his mi
tial appearance yesterday. Don Clark
ESSAYS the role of the college hoy,
who is head over heels in debt, and
he has several catchy song and dance
numbers with Carolyn Ryan, a petite
little miss who also sings and dances
well. The WentZ brothers furnish a
large portion of the fun with their
dancing horse stunt, and later on
demonstrate their ability as nifty NOV
ers of the feet
"The finale of the first act, In which
shower of real water is introduced
is the most novel of the chorus mum
bers, although the motor boat song re
ce!ved several hearty encores."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
NORTH NEBRkSKk'S CROP
Railroad Man From Lincoln is Amazed
at Difference.

Lincoln Journal: THE builders of
the state at one time rejected one of
the foundation stones as practically
worthless" said II. w. McGinnis, but
AZ has been proved that the one re-
iected was about the best In the bunch.
You ought to see the fields OF Holt
county now. More than that, you
ought to see the Elkhorn valley from
Fremont to O'Neill and beyond, They
have had too much rain up that way.
The grass is rank and green; the farm
ers have made good in every sense and
north Nebraska is prosperous. the
heat was n mighty good thing up there,
because along with heat rain fell and
soaked the ground"
Mr.. McGinnis has just returned from
n visit to O'Neill and Amelia In Holt
county, where he has extensive cream
e-y and ranch interests. When he got
off the train at O'Neill last Saturday
night II was raining and the streets
were muddy. An inch OF rain Tell tha'
night, The next day he drove to Anne
Tia. twenty-eight miles away, and saw
the country looking at It's best. sun
day night a three-inch rain fell al
Amelia
I'VE have flowing wells in that coun
try" said Mr. McGinnis, land wher
ever we want water in our pastures We
drive a well and place a half barrel u
the ground for tank. The water
rise to the height of from four to eigh
feet above the ground If piped.'
This water could be used for irri
eating purposes, then?"
at could be-" but who wants 10 lrrl
gate in a country where there Is NJ
drouth. no hot winds, no crop failures
Holt county is one of the greatest Pre-
ducing counties in the state now, II
proportion to population, and popuia
ton is growing rapidly there no"
One new farmer is now milking t"ehC
COWS and has raised a big crop. Mex
wear he will milk fifty cows ana q
more farming.
Land can be bought in northern Nc
braska for less money than Texas ian
ia being offered for, and, to my minC
the Nebraska farmer who is moving I
Texas or Alberta is making mistake
North Nebraska Is now offering ian
for from IS to $25 per acre that can
be beat any place you may go. In
people are finding it out, too, ana ne'
settlers are more numerous in mort
Nebraska now than they were te'
years ago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
ookl Listen! Locate.

The dry weather in certain parts OF
Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas pre-
venting the maturing Of crops success
fully. and the high price OF land In
other localities, has caused many VINO
are DESTROYS of obtaining home
where failures are unknown, where the
harvests are bountiful and the climate
pleasant to investigate the Teton ana
Snake river valleys with a view or To-
eating there, where choice land with
a perpetual paid up water right ana
some improvements may now be OBJ
tanned upon easy terms for $3.50 per
acre.
Are you one of the many desiring a
home? If so, purchase Yellowstone
National park round trip ticket, over
the Union Pacific, for 1872. Stop off at
St. Anthony, Ida. Call at our office
and we will show you some OF the
choicest, most fertile and productive
land in the United States. 1t beats
Twin Falls, better than San Luis val
ley or Big Horn basin. Don't take oul
word for it, come and see for yourself
Look and listen and you will locate
make plenty of money and always be
happy.
Idaho Land and Loan Company,
st. Anthony, Idaho.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
Ordinance No, 342,

An ordinance amending section of
ordinance No. 1886, of the city of Nor
folk, Nebraska, and repeating the said
section of said ordinance so amended.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
council of the city of Norfolk. Neb.:
Section /. That section 2 of ordi.
nance No. 1886, which reads as follows:
Said lateral sewer in said district to
be constructed of Pinch pipe as fol-
lows: Commencing in the center Of
Norfolk avenue and Seventh street,
thence east in the center of Norfolk
avenue to the center of First street,
thence connecting with the main sew
err" be amended to read as follows:
Said lateral sewer in said district to
be constructed of 15-inch pipe as fol-
lows: Commencing in the center of
Norfolk avenue and Seventh street.
thence east in the center of Norfolk
avenue to the center of First street,
there to connect with the main sewer.
Sec. 2. That section 2 of ordinance
No. 335 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This ordinance to be in
force and take effect from and after
/ it's passage, approval and publication
as required by law
Passed and approved this Both day
of August, A. d. 1909.
Attest ]. Friday,
Ed Harter, Mayor.
City Clerk
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10

circular letter to the church member.
ship in which he reiterated and en-.
larged on the street charge.
The situation is giving rise to much
gossip in Bonesteel, owing to the prom.
inence of both parties to the suit, Mr..
Stebbins being president of the Farm.
ers Cooperative association, as well as
president of the city council, and a
man of good reputation. Alexander is
a prominent real estate dealer and pol
itician of the insurgent wing of the
republican party. Attorney j. r. Cash
instituted the proceedings on behalf
of Mr.. Stebbins.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
Bank at Butte Changes Hands.

Butte, Neb., Sept. Especial to The
News: A deal terminated here where
by w. D. Forbes sold the Citizens
State bank Of Butte to H. F. Scat and
F. A. Putnam, both of Naper. Messrs.
Scat and Putnam have been connected
with the Peoples bank of Naper and
are gentlemen of experience and high
standing in the banking business.
The new firm has taken charge of
the bank and will move their families
to Butte, Mr.. Scat to occupy the w.
d. Forbes residence, which property
was transferred to the new firm in the
deal.
J. NJ. Flanagan of Stuart purchased
the Peoples bank and is now presi-
dent of both the Naper banks.
Mr.. Forbes is one of the landmarks
of Butte, having been in business here
for over seventeen years. He has not
vet determined where he will locate
but the abundance of worldly goods
he has gathered around him in this
land of plenty places him in position
to go where he will.
Thomas Roberts and bride arrived
in Butte expecting to make this theil
future home, but the recent change II
the management of the Citizens State
bank, of which he was vice president
will change their plans, and they have
not decided where they will locate.
The engine and pump for the cit!
waterworks are on the grounds, thu
well is being dug and plenty OF waite
has been struck, the mains are bein'
laid at a rapid rate and, all in all
Butte citizens are highly pleased a
the progress Contractor Bruce Is max
ing and the outlook for the plant u
be running on schedule time is YER
promising.
The sisters for the new Catholi
school at Butte are expected this wee
and school will begin in the neN
school building October /.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
creoorv Wins; Norfolk Wins.

Creighton, Neb., Sept. Especial to
The News: 1t was too wet Saturday
to risk the races, and only free-for-
all was run.
Gregory beat Norfolk Is to at
baseball saturday and Norfolk beat
Gregory Sunday, to 3. Saturdays
crowd was estimated at about LOO.
Norfolk won the game from Gregory
yesterday afternoon. Score, 5 to Z.
Although Kirkland pitched a good
game for Gregory the Norfolk team,
encouraged by the large crowd OF
rooters from their home town, pulled
out home run, a three Dagger and a
single, netting them three runs In the
first inning. Kissell, Norfolks new
pitcher, made good showing and
played a wonderful game. Although he
did not do much striking out he kept
the hits scattered. Kirkland struck
out ten men but toward the end of the
game seemed worn out. The features
of the game were Lusinskys home
run, Buckmaster's two-bagger, Neno's
Itwo-bagger, Browns One-handed catch
and double to first and Joe Wards
and Youngs catches in the outfield.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
Cure for Cholera.

Paris, Sept 4.-Serum and vaccine
for the treatment of cholera has been
discovered by the Italian doctor Sal
ambini, working under the direction
of prof, Metchnikoff and DR.. Pierre
Roux Of the Pasteur institute Thelr
serum has been tried in Russia In
desperate cases and reduced the death
rate, which was SO per cent, lower
than % per cent. The vaccine is pre-
pared by taking baccilli from the bod!
of a cholera patient and making cui
ture thereof which is injected SUB
cutaneously into healthy persons. Lo
cal infection follows and the person IL
afterward immune from cholera.
DR.. Hapkine is now studying the vac
cine results in India.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
wisner =. O1O1O1 oO--3 8
Pilger ....0 0 0 1 0 I l a 13 I
Mercury viii Fall Suddenly.

The rain clouds will clear away and
cold wave will follow.
This Is the forecast of the weather
man.
Showers and decidedly cooler to-
night; Sunday, generally fair and
cooler" These are his words.
The temperature sank to SO in Nor
folk during the night, and would have
to drop 26 degrees to get down tc
freezing. The forecast does not indi
cate whether the drop will be that Sc
we're or not.
From now on for the next ten days
the weather man will be of big i'm
portance to north Nebraska and south
ern South Dakota, because frost right
now would nip some of the late corr
and IL the freeze will hold off for
couple of weeks, the crop Will be
record-breaker.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
Tornado Wrecks a VILLAGE

Catania, Sicily, Sept. 4.-The village
of Scordia was almost wiped out by a
cyclone. Five persons were killed and
nifty injured, ten of whom suffered
grave hurts. One hundred houses
were completely demolished and many
Others unroofed The cyclone was
accompanied by torrential rain. The
populace in the widest panic took ref
uge in houses in the quarter Santa
Maria, where the status OF Santa Ma
ria Maggiore fell, adding terror to the
superstitious element.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
Tilden Man Drops Dead.

Tilden, Neb., Sept. Especial to
The News: Peter Whitwer died on the
street in Tilden at about 7 o'clock last
been visiting neighbor during the
afternoon and were returning in their
buggy when Mr.. Whitwer fell over
and was unconscious. This happened
Immediately in front of doctors Of
flee, and the physician was called at
once. Life was pronounced to be ex-
tinct, however, death appearing to
have been instantaneous.
Peter Whitwer was among the first
settlers of Antelope county, coming
here with three brothers in 1869, and
locating about three miles from where
Tilden now stands. He removed to
town about two years ago, but still re-
tanned possession of the original
homestead at the time of his death.
For several years he had suffered
acutely from heart disease and made
practice OF spending some weeks
each year at Hot Springs, S. d. He
leaves a widow and a large family OF
children, most of the latter having at
tanned their majority. He was helt
in the highest respect in the com
munity.
B. F. Cartney, who committed sui
lcide last Friday, was buried in Ode
Fellows cemetery yesterday after
noon The funeral was in charge o
the Freemasons of which fraternit!
the deceased was a member.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
DENTS IS At tlkFtFEY
DR.. Snyder of EInin Elected President
for Comma Year.

DR.. Snyder of EIain Elected President
for Coming Year.
Humphrey, Neb., Sept Especial to
The News: The Central Nebraska
Chronological society held a meeting
in this city yesterday, the day being
devoted to discussion of timely topics
and closing with a banquet.
Perhaps the most practical phase of
the days meeting was the table elm
les given by DR.. Snyder of Elgin, Dr.
Hoopman of Madison and DR.. Oaseber
of Humphrey.
DR.. Condor Of Humphrey read a
paper on THE Business Side of Den
tistry." 1t was discussed quite gen.
orally.
A banquet was given the visiting
delegates at the home of DR.. Condor,
at which DR.. Paul, the retiring presi.
dent, read an original poem.
The new officers elected were: DR..
H. E. Snyder of Elgin, president; DR..
n. MatZen, Columbus, vice president;
DR.. e. Hoopman, Madison, secretary;
DR.. c. p. Condor, Dodge, treasurer.
The next meeting will be held in
Humphrey in January.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
EGAN A CANDIDATE

Sioux Falls, S. d., Sept. Tn a let.
ter written to the officers of an Egan
club organized at Centerville, George
w. Egan of Sioux Falls has announced
that he will be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor of
South Dakota in next years primaries
and that he will begin his campaign
with an address at Centerville on or
about the first of October. He has
stated privately that he expects to
make the most extensive speaking
campaign ever undertaken in the state
and that that is the reason why he is
beginning so soon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-09-10
AERoPLANE HAT IN VOGUE.
MiIliners' Convention Show Newest
Creation From Paris.

Creation From Paris.
Chicago, Sept. 4.-The real newest
hat from Paris is the 'aeroplane" de-
sign, twenty inches across the front
and almost as long from front to back.
Two wings sweep back and out from
the middle of the front and tuft OF
feathers is placed between in front,
1t is shown at the milliners' conven-
ton here.
No more peach-basket hats; no more
scoop-shovel nor wide expanse OF
merry widows" is the decree, as set
forth at the opening meeting or the
National Association of Retail Mill
ners.
The milliners declare that the ex
IRENE styles in millinery have gone to
stay, because they have meant only
the loss of business and money.
But, Just to show that the exception
proves the rule among the new modes
which are being shown on pretty liV
ing models, is one which, for freakish
ness, has the peach basket" beater
all the way. 1t is called the Cossack
and is of Russian origin. In shape, the
new extreme mode resembles an ice
cream freezer turned upside down. l
is about eighteen inches in height
with a slightly flaring bottom, which
comes down almost to the eyes.