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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17

about the dose--$22.50. If your ehyd has been sick for three days with the disease 20,0o0 units are about what is needed-$90'
 pr. Evans says that for 16 years phy- sicians have known what is to prevent it and how to cure it. He says that the death rate from diptheria is dropping down, but that it is villanous there Is any death rate from it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-17
Rome and Russian Differences

alton will be had between the two or
 ganzationS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Jillson to Study a Year

William Everett Jillson. A. NJ. BROWN,
who has Just been granted q years leave
of absence by Doane college to pursue
studies at Wisconsin university.
Mr.. Jillson was born in Providence, r. L.
in 1859. He was number one In the high
school there and gained the second honor
at Brown in the class Of 1882 Sam Walter
Foss was his classmate and he was as
ISOLATED with President Faunce, Justice
Hughes, Rev. c. M. Sheldon and Canon
Chase. Mr.. Jillson taught in Providence
and spent two years in Paris and Berlin
Since 1890 he has been at Doane college as
professor Of Latin, librarian and professor
Of German and French. which last posi-
ton he still retains. Mr.. Jillson has been q
writer from the date Of his graduation and
has had forty poems published Of which
Mother" "Our Volunteers" and ''Untten"
are samples. He has also had printed mat
ter In Human Life, Education, New Eng
land Journal of Education, North Western
Monthly, Advance, Congregationalist, Me-
braska Congregational News. Religious
Herald and The Kingdom
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

began all over the state in some places
at a. m.
In Lincoln at p m. It began to rain II
continued and soon the word came that
It was raining all over the state. BY Sun
day morning the whole state was wet
down. A Sunday paper said: 1T rained
last night in lincoln and very generally
over the entire state
Some one said Prof. Wright with his
mortars brought the rain The now cele-
brated Walt Mason. replied thus: I'VE
have no patience with those people who
are endeavoring to rob the pastors of their
well-earned laurels, by trying TO show that
the rain would have come, prayers or no
prayers" While a Lincoln poet made an
swer upon this wise:
How dear to my heart when the great
drouth was ended,
The atmosphere cooled and the pros
poets more fair,
How dear to my heart was the rain
that descended
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
HOT BLASTS BOLDLY DEFIED
CHEEKY Prospects of Cold Air sys-
TENS for superheated
Homes.

Or. Alexander Graham Bell has been
busy at Washington this summer on a
cold-air system for city houses In hot
weather. His refrigersting method is q
modification of the ''ice stove invented
some years ago by Prof. Moore of the
weather bureau The latter planned to
distribute chilled air through the living
rooms OF a house But the air soon es-
capped and the original temperature pres
emily returned.
DR.. Bell bases his system upon q cold
air tank on his ground floor. Air pipes
lead through an icebox to the bottom of
the tank. The flow of all v regulated
by an electric fan. the tank becomes
filled with cold air, exactly as It might
the air stays herewith a minimum of
loss through encounter with the warmer
air overhead. Thus while the president
and congress are sweltering at 80 degrees,
DR.. Bell, equipped with easy chair, study
table and couch, is enjoying life in his cold
air tank at the very comfortable tempera-
ture of 6.
The veteran inventor feels that he is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
BALLEW CLAIMS THE HONOR
Kansas Victim Uses Up n Roll I'm
Prosecuting the MRbrRy
Gang.

The man who broke into the secrets of
the Maybray gang" of swindlers, shat
tered the system backed by John c. May
bray's practical knowledge of psychology,
and closed the big store" in Council
Bluffs Ia, lives at the southwest corner
of Twenty-second street and Benton boule-
ward, in Kansas City. He is Thomas
Winfield Ballew, who lost $4,000 to the
gang in 1909 on a fake horse race. I'm
mediately he started to break the gang.
Since he started more than fifty of the
gang have been imprisoned and two hun
bred altogether have been caught who were
implicated In the swindles. He has spent
about $4,000 in chasing the crooks. Last
week he went to New York to identify
two men who were alleged to be members
of the gang. He recognized one OF the
men.
Mr.. Ballew lived in Princeton, Mo-, when
he became the victim of the swindler,
Maybray. He owned a string of lumber
yards on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific railroad, besides a store in Princeton.
He formerly was part owner OF a bank in
Princeton. A man named John r. Dobbins
was the "steerer'' in this case Ballew
was acquainted with Dcbbins. Dobbins
was one of the men convicted.
Mr.. Ballew still is in New York, but Mrs.
Ballew knows we'll the search that her
husband has been prosecuting to get the
gamblers.
Mr.. Ballew knew Dobbins when he lived
in Iowa, and took a kindly interest in
man." she said last night. 'Dobbins told
Mr.. Ballew that he could make a foIeIne
and start right again II he had the money.
He said that he knew of a fixed race which
he could get into for $4,000. He wanted
to borrow that amount. Mr.. Ballew let
him take 1t.
1T is a mistake to say that Mr.. BaIlew
| bet his money on the race himself He
never gambled in his life. But the fearful
voice Of Dobbins induced him to let him
have the money to bet. OF course, Dobblns
lost and the money was gone. Immedi-
ately Mr.. Bsllew started to break the
gang. He employed detectives to search
for the men He was responsible for the
capture of Maybray and the members of
his gang
I'VE received threatening letters from
different members of the gang. They
said they would kidnap our little grand
son They made threats of death, but Mr..
Ballew wasn't dismayed or worried ap-
parently. He kept after them. Others
seemed to be ashamed to admit that they
were mixed in the swindle or feared that
they would be arrested as parties TO a
| swindle'
Mr.. Ballew has lived in Kansas city
eight months He is IS years old. His
only sight OF the men was the day when
Dobbins induced him TO go out on the road
where the race was to DO run near Coun-
| Gil Bluffs. He was introduced to the
members Of the gang and has remembered
them so we'll that he has not failed to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

the part of wisdom to keep on the look
out and be prepared. Therefore by all
means spray plants to some extent. Liver
of sulphur solution Is effective against
mildew, and Bordeaux mixture is spe-
cific for all other fungus diseases.
If unduly crowded and in dry situations
the foliage of many OF these roses will
succumb to attacks of red spider, the one
efficient remedy for which is water. II
the rose bug comes and you must fight 1t,
hand picking is about the only remedy
You cannot attack this pest by poisoning,
because 1t finds its harbor in the very
flowers themselves. The really practical
remedy is to grow the flowers in such
lavish profusion that the appearance Of
the insects will not be seriously noticed.
If aphis attacks early in the season use
la strong water spray or a soap solution"
Country Life in America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
When the Rain Came Ten Years Ago

And soaked up Nebraska in answer to
prayer.
quote the poetry to show the extent
OF the rain. A great drouth prevailed.
Was this rain an answer to prayer; II so.
will God not hear the cry Of His people
now7
Again. and most important II God hears
prayer for rain. will He not for spiritual
blessingsf Nebraska never needed an old
fashioned Pentacostsl revival worse than
today. Hear Himl
II my people, which are called by my
name, shall humble themselves, and pray,
and seek my face, and turn from their
wicked ways; then will 1 hear from hea-
ven, and will forgive their sin, and will
heal their land
Savior. visit thy plantation,
Grant u.s. Lord, a gracious rain;
All will come to desolation,
Unless Thou return again.
Lord, revive us;
An our help must come from Thee.
Lincoln, Neb. BYRON BEALL.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Council at Nebraska
City Cuts Salaries
of All Officers
After Ordinance is Passed it is Dis
covered that New Law Does Not
Apply to City.

NEBRASKA CITY, July 22.-At the last
meeting of the city council an ordinance
was passed reducing all OF the salaries Of
the city officers TO conform with the new
state law which went into effect July l..
and II is now ascertained that the city
fathers have been too hasty and that the
law only referred to cities having less than
5000 population, and as this city has more
people than that number II does not come
under this law.
The suit Of Ed Mortimore against Fritz
Rambat. a wealthy farmer, for $500. has
been on trial in the county court for the
last three days and yesterday, Judge VIII
son handed down a judgment for the
plaintiff for 500. Mortimore was a tenant
of the defendant and they have been liti-
eating in the courts for over year.
Guy Cook has filed two suits in the
county court against Fred Thieman, one
on a note for $685. and on a second note
for S105. Warren d. Tibbitts filed two
suits against Frank S. Handley, being on
notes for $14455 and 1914, respectively The
First National bank of Shenandoah. Ia,
filed a suit against J. A Lockwood and
L. Leisge for $SS.5s due on note given in
the purchase of stock food
Mrs. Mary Hoerath. who was arrested
ana confined In the county jail ON the
charge of conducting an designation house,
has been released from custody with the
understanding that she take her belongings
and leave the city. The officers have
cleaned up the city under the direction OF
Moyor Morton and are keeping 1t clean
of this class of people,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lautara Roca, who after
they were married this spring went to the
home OF the groom in Mexico, where they
expected to reside. found the country in
bad shape and the supplies. inland, very
short, so they have returned to this city
to reside until the conditions are more
settled down there and mining supplies
more easily secured and retained. because
the bandits take the supplies as fast as
they are brought in and the people are at
their mercy.
The members Of the Otoe Poultry and
Pet Stock association have elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, James Wilson;
vice president Mrs. J. c. Watson; secre-
tary F. NJ. Cook directors. George S.
Koser, Mrs, J. c. Polling and T. F. law
renee; superintendent, Thomas Kastner,
and assistant superintendent, John C. Wat
son, jr
According to the report OF the school
census enumerator Nebraska City has 1871
school children, or forty-nine more than
the census of 1910 showed OF them So
were males and 965 females.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
NOTES FROM BROKEN BOW
ginning August First-Public
Library Moved.

BROKEN BOW, Neb., July 22%Special.)
Broken Bow merchants have agreed to
close their stores at o'clock, beginning
August l. Prior to and up to this date
they have been closing at T. The new
plan will give the merchants and clerks
more time for leisure and will arouse no
opposition.
Tho public library has been moved from
the old library building to the new city
hall building, where more convenient quar-
tiers have been secured. This institution
is managed by local organization, the
funds being secured by popular subscrip-
ton and from the membership of the IL
brary association.
County Attorney Beal was in Sargent
yesterday prosecuting c. L. Swanson, who
had assaulted a man named Hanson.
Swanson was fined s15 and costs. Hanson
owed Swanson and when the latter asked
him to pay the amount due, and was told
payment was impossible, Swanson volun-
teered TO take IT out of his hide" and
did so.
The Broken Bow chautauqua begins
August s and already considerable inter
est is being taken in the matter Next
week the advance ticket sales will be
started and II is expected that the sales
will be larger than last year. The chau-
tauqua Is this year specializing in music
and has contracted for some of the best
talent in this line for the chautauqua
here.
Frank Lockwood was brought to Broken
Bow this morning from Seneca, where he
had fled after being caught with a num-
Der OF Ansley people who were enjoying q
game Of cards with money up for stakes
The other five players pleaded guilty
and were fined S each. Lockwood entered
a similar plea here this afternoon and
was fined SIS and costs. He was unable
to pay and was sent to jail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
GEORGE HAYWOOD BROWNS
IN SHALLOW WATER

SPRINGFIELD, Neb.. July 22,-(Speclal)
George Maynard was drowned in the
Platte river five miles east OF here
last night Maynard was bathing in
shallow water with several others and
no notice was taken Of him until the par
ties saw his body lying in shallow water
and found that he was already dead One
of Mr.. Haywood's brothers was state treas
urer OF Pennsylvania several years ago
George Hayward had lived in this vicinity
for several years, but of late has made
his home at the Murray hotel in Omaha.
Coroner Peters held an inquest and the
verdict of the jury was accidental drown.
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

Elias was a man subject TO like passions
as we are, and he prayed earnestly that
Il might not rain: and Il rained not on
the earth by the space OF three years and
six months.
And he prayed again. and the heaven
gave rain, and the earth brought forth her
fruit.-St- James.
Was II in answer TO prayer7 Ten years
ago last Saturday the following proclama-
ton was issued by the governor Of Ne
braska:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, LIN
COLIN. Neb July %. 1901.-In response to
opportunities and at the earnest request
OF members of the ministry. that a day
be set apart and designated as a day upon
which the people may meet in their re-
spective houses OF worship and offer up
prayer TO Divine Providence for relief
from destructive winds and drouth,
hereby designate Friday, July 26 1901, as
said day. In testimony whereof have
hereunto set my hand this ed day of July,
1901. EZRA p. SAVAGE,
Governor.
Ten years ago July 2S 1901, the praying
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

establishing a principle upon which may
be based a practical plan for refrigerating
portion of any city house. He believes
that most householders may arrange sum-
mer climates for themselves, according TO
the peculiarities OF their respective homes.
He is not patenting any of the appliances
connected with the new idea. And IL. as
he maintains, the expense Of such a made
to-order climate for an entire summer is
likely to be less than that of a single week
at some watering place. many suffering
city jewellers may be prompted to try his
plan.-Chicago Record Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

Martin Nilsson transferred his half inter
est in portions of sections %, 20. 30. 80 and
"a, township 1, range 2S to w, 7. AUD
Of Lincoln, the consideration being $4,000.
The same date the same party transferred
to the same party half interest In the
elevator and alfalfa mill at Marion, the con-
sideration being $4,000. Marion Powell of
Lincoln is the owner of the other half
interest in both of these properties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
NEWS NOTES FROM CozAO
Postal telegraph Establishes Uptown
Office-Team Loses Two Games
10 North Platte.

COZAD, Neb,, July Especial THE
Postal Telegraph company has established
an uptown office with X. NJ. Thornton as
manager This gives Cozad the service OF
two lines now.
Cozad lost two interesting games OF base
ball ~ North Platte this week. In the first
game the umpire's decisions were so unfair
that the Cozad supporters thought they
could beat the Platte team with another
umpire. However, the score OF to . en-
abled the Platte supporters to rake In the
money the Cozad men had so enthusiastic
cally put up.
The district convention of the Modern
brotherhood OF America met in Broken
Bow this week and elected as district dele
gate to the Denver convention. William
Mclaughlin OF this city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
nir nrninnre Ditch Finished.

HUMBOLDT Neb., July 22.-(Special.)-
The last shovelful of dirt has been thrown
from the drainage ditch and eleven miles
of ditch work is completed. The new
channel extends from the west line Of
Richardson county eastward to Daw-
son. The first dirt was thrown
in May of last year. This is the
first drainage ditch completed in south
eastern Nebraska The dtching outfit
was dismantled and taken TO Falls City.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

have been good the system has been
rapidly extended, for the farmers are aware
that as fast as the handicap of surplus
water Is thrown off their lands are greatly
increased in productivity. There are thirty
wet counties" in Iowa, in twenty of which
practically the entire area must be drained,
while in the remaining ten only half of
the area needs help.-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
DRAINING FARMS IN IOWA
Vast Areas of Waste Land to BE
Reclaimed and Made Pro-
ductiVe.

The farmers OF Iowa are spending on a
vast project to drain their swamp lands
three quarters as much money as the
United States government is paying to
build the Panama canal. They have al
ready used $s.Ooo0Oo in the work, and the
total cost of the improvements when fin
ished is estimated at 1907, 100000.
1t is expected that hundreds of thousands
OF acres will be added to the tllable area
Of the state, acres which during ages have
been accommodating richness washed down
upon them from higher land as we'll as by
decay OF their own swamp vegetation,
acres which need only to be released
from the embarrassment of too much wa
ter to demonstrate their wonderful fertility.
The millions that viii thus be added TO
the value OF Iowa are beyond the reach OF
accurate computation. although sanguine
advocates declare that the state win be
Weather by half a billion dollars or
more when the work Is finished.
The reclamation was begun in 1904. and
thus far nearly $s0O0,OOo has been spent on
public drainage bitches in fourteen out of
the thirty counties in which the work is
projected. In the remaining sixteen coun-
ties some 100000 more will be expended
so that 100000 acres OF farms will be i'm
pIONeu ~ al dNSAdbe COSN Oh % oil acre
The result is the throwing open to cultiva-
ton of swamp and flood land which will
hereafter be worth from SIS to 500 an
acre. The estimated total cost OF the pub
lie drainage bitches is s60,OO0,000. These
figures are supplied by the state conserva-
ton board who calculate that individual
owners will spend $247 10000 more out OF
their own pockets In draining wet lands.
By the Iowa plan, large open drains are
first built, then tiled lateral bitches lead
ing to them, and the small tiled drains
under Individual farms-some OF the latter
running within four rods OF one another
and as small as four inches in diameter
In many cases farmers have paid from
/ S3 to $40 an acre to tile and drain theil
/ farms into the public drains. Where crop;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Fortx-Three RusheIs 40 Acre.

BOONE, Neb., July 22-(Special.)-
Boone county wheat Is proving exception
ally good. R. w. Gillispie threshed eight
acres of winter wheat that yielded 344 BUSH
els, an average of forty-three bushels per
acre This is the largest yield reported
around here Many fields are yielding thirty
to forty bushels an acre. the lowest reported
being sixteen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
srcCook Guards to Camp ut Home.

M'COOK, Neb.. July 22.-(Special)-Com
pany M, Nebraska National guard of Nc
Cook, will go into camp at their rifle range
adjoining the city limits August 4 to 10.
They will drill and use range every day.
and the company band will give a concert
each evening after the dress parade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
big Real Estate DeaI at NIcCook.

MCooK, Neb., July Z.-(Special,)-P
haps the heaviest transaction recorded in
Red Willow county in the year was that
placed on record here, Wednesday. when
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Desperate shootInu,

pains In the chest require quick treatment
with DIR. Kings New Discovery. Prevents
naspn'snls 90 ana a'se Der ssls by
Beaten pFug CO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23

identify any OF them He will return from
New York this week.-Kansas City Times
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-23
Osd-TIme Policeman Dead.

Frank 1. Grady, one OF the best known
police officers OF Lincoln, died shortly be-
fore 2 o'clock this afternoon. He was 81
years old. He was member Of the force
Tor about eighteen years and was con-
nected with It longer than any other Of
ficer with the exception OF Captain w. T.
b. Ireland, who was in the service for
more than twenty years. Mr.. Grady, how
ever, was employed as a patrolman for a
greater period than Captain Ireland.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-07
Cutting Corn for Sllage.

The composition OF corn undergoes
rapid changes from the tasseling pc
Rod until maturity. The dry matter
shows an increase OF one and three
fifths tons per acre from the time the
corn is in tassel until the kernels are
dented. Tasseled corn has only one
fifth as much dry matter as mature
corn. It is owing to such changes
that corn must be cut at the proper
stage If 1t is to make the best silage.
II cut too green. the silage will sour
more easily and will not possess the
fullest food value. Immature corn is
often the cause of the complaints that
silage makes undesirable milk. If cut
too ripe, the desired succulence is lost.
The proper stage for cutting is when
the lower leaves have commenced to
fire and brown. yet when the greater
mart of the leaves are still green. The
kernels should be out of the milk
stake and denied and hardened.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-07
MILKING Machines.

The use of milking machines has
been considerably extended in Vic
toria, Australia, during the past sea-
son; and. owing to the scarcity OF
suitable labor on dairy farms, their
adoption may be expected to become
even more general. The provincial
board of agriculture says: 1T is ad-
visable to emphasize that the utmost
care and cleanliness are necessary. A
haphazard method of dealing with rub
Der tubes and fittings cannot be toler-
ated. Greater care is necessary with
these machines than is the case with
the ordinary pail; but, given that ex-
ira intelligent attention. milking by
machinery should not detrimentally
affect the quality of the product. 1t is
advisable to cleanse the cows teats
before attaching the milking cups and
10 carefully strip every COW after the
machine is detached to see that no
milk has been left behind. Animals
regarding which there may be any sus-
picion should be hand-milked. With
these precautions the machine will
answer every purpose.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-12-07
ALWAYS GENTLE IN REPROOF
General Lees Real Kindness Of Heart
Made Manifest on Such
Occasions.

There are some new, or, at least, un-
familiar stories of Robert Z. Lee in
Gamaliel Bradford, Jr.'s articles on
Lee After the War" in the South At
lantic Quarterly. Lees methods of re-
proof were peculiar to him. A stu
dent was once called to account for
absence. Mr.. M, | am glad to see
you better" Lee said to him, smiling.
But, general, / have not been sick"
Then | am glad you have better news
from home" But, general, l have
had no bad news" All | took it for
granted that nothing less than sick
ness or distressing news from home
could have kept you from your duty"
In the same vein was his remark to
a student who had been late for pray
ers. "Mr. Page, will you kindly give
my compliments to Miss - and ask
her If she will please have breakfast a
little earlier for you?" To a negligent
student he said: How is your moth
er? am sure you must be devoted
to her; you are so careful Of the
health of her SON."
Summoned to Lees office, a lad was
told that only patience and industry
would save him from failure in col
lege and in life. But, general. you
failed" the student replied, with
sophomore inaptitude. Il hope that
you may be more fortunate than l,
was the quiet answer