Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 12, 1895, Page 12

12 = THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 1895 THE ELGIN BUTTER MARKET Town fets the Price for the Rest of the World, DEVELOPMENT OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY An Tllinoi unds of Butter Sold An- nually=The sin Bourd of nde and Ttw Methods— Dairies nnd Creamerlies, The thrifty town of Elgin, 111, a short hour's run from Chicago, enjoys the distinc- tion of ruling the butter market of the world, From fhe beginning of the dairy in- dustry in 3562 until the present time its growth in the EIgin district has been won- derfui, and never before equaled in the history of agriculture. Inciuded in this dis- trict and paying tribute to the Elgin Board of Trade is the fertile region of northern Tilinois, down to the center row of counties, and the lower tier of counties in Wisconsin The country, writes a correspondent of the Globe-Democrat, is well adapted to the dairy Industry, that along the Fox river forming o paradise of fertile valleys, woodcapped herds of aills and roliing acres, Immense the finest bred cattle, the Holstelns pre- dominating, crop tae grass and make for n national reputation for its dairy products, ry crossroads in the dis- trici has its creamery. Every farmer de- votes his entire attention to milk, which is made into butter or cheese, or condensed and shipped to all parts of the world. Fields of wheat or barley or rye are curiosities in this part of the country. Nothing is raised but that which will be relished by the cow and will produce milk. The dairy busine is sure pay. Many of the best dairy farms are owned by men who live in the cities and recelve good Incomes from their acre ELGIN BOARD OF TRADE. The Elgin Dairy Board of Trade, the st of its Kind in the world, consist 2 members, representing at present 335 creameries. Meetings are held every Mon- day afternoon during the year. Buyers and sellers meet to make transactions which de. termine the prices for the week following the meeting. The butter and cheese makers who have these commodities for sale place them before the buyers through the secretary, who writes the amount offered, the price de- manded, and the pric d by the first bidder on a blackbo At 2:30 in the after- noon the list is called off by the secretary and the excitement begins, The sellers, of course, try to keep the price as high as pos- Blgin a more th sible, and the buyers endeavor to purcha; at the lowest figures, The best known brands, which have a reputation for ex- cellence, are sold without trouble, and, in fact, nearly all the butter offe on the board is readily sold at the prevailing mar- ket price, The quotations for Elgin butter always average high, on account of its well established reputation, and because the dairy- men are unable to supply the large demand. New factories are being built every year, improved machinery facilitates pro- duction, but the price of Elgin butter has not varied much in corresponding months for several years. The total cash transac- tions during the twenty-three years the beard has been in existence aggregates the large sum of $72,147,741.85. The average price for butter during that time has been 28 3-5 cents, and the average price of cheese 8.23 cents, The total production of butter in the twenty-threa years was 245,945,391 pounds, and of cheese 136,100,475 pounds, malking a total of 382,015,866 pounds of diary products for the one district. Last year the cash transactions amounted to §$7,580,147.04. That vast sum of money was paid for 82,- 650,200 pounds of butter and 5,735,020 pounds of checse, It is a noticeable fact that while the output of butter last year was 1,500,000 pounds in excess of the product the vear previous, the amount of cheese was 500,000 pounds less. These statistics show the im- portance of the Elgin board and the reascn of its great influence. The actual sales on tho call hoard each Monday afternoon do net form any considerable part of the trans- actions. Sales are consummated before the board meets, the price to be determined by the sales on the opan board, and many more are made after the session at the ruling mar- ket price. Many of the largest buttcr and cheese makers contract with the dealers at New York, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Chi- cago and St. Louls for o many pounds each week during the year, the price to be de- termined by the market price on the Elgin board, RULES OF THE BOARD. The Elgin Dairy Board of Trade is gov- erned by a president, secretary, treasurer and a board of dircctors, the latter choosing the officers from thelr number. Any business man In good standing can become a member by application to the board of directors and the payment of the annual dues. The buy- ing and selling of dairy products are regu- lated by the by-laws and rules of the board Among the other matters of importance are the rules governing the inspection of butter and cheese. They include the classification of butter as follows: “All butter offered on the Board of Trade shall be assumed to be butter churned, salted and packed in a crcamery, from cream which Is separated from the milk In the creamery where the butier is made, unless otherwise designated. “Extra—Flavor must be quick, full, fine, fresh; taste must be pleasant and sweet: brine perfectly clear, and little of it; body and grain must be perfect; color even and uniform, and good for the market for which intended; properly salted, neither gritty nor flat; package good and uniform, and not less than five hoops to the tub of sixty pounds. “‘Classification of Cheese—Full creams extra shall be full cream, factory made, perfect in flayor, close made, fine texture, well cured, uniform color and ‘perfect surface. Boxes. to be in good order, “Firsts shall be full cream, factory made, clean flavor, good texture, well cured, uni- form color, good condition. Boxes in' good order. “'Seconds shall be reasonably clean in flavor, full cream. Boxes in good order. “All other grades of cheese, quality as understood between buyer and seller.” Inspectors are appointed by the board of directors, who, at the request of any member, must_examine any lot of butter or cheese to see that it iy properly classed and of proper welght, DAIRIES AND CREAMERIES, Within a radius of fifty miles from Elgin it 1s estimated that not less than $50,000,000 is invested in the dairy industry. Besides the creameries there are five large condens- ing factorles, condensing on the average 150,- 000 quarts of milk a day. Even this does not exhaust the supply, and the Elgin Qistrict snpplies Chicago with all its best milk. Dur- ing the hard times the members of the Elgin Board of Trade were probably less affected than any other class of men. Prices fell off a trifle, but whether factorles run or rust the dairy ‘cow continues to give milk. The farmers are required to keep their cattle as clean and in as good condition as possible, so that the dairy farms are models of neatness, The cows are curried each day, their stalls kept thoroughly clean and everything spot- less as a Dutch kitchen. In winter the feed 1s of the best. Hay and corn, or a combina tion of feed known as ensllage, are given the milkmakers In abundance. Very fre- quently in summer, when the supply of grass is seriously affected by lack of rains, the cows are gralnfed, the same as In winter. ‘The creameries which supply the Board of Trade are well cquipped with the best im- proved machinery. Early in the morning the farmer starts for the nearest factory, which has contracted for his milk the year around at a fixed price for each month, varying according to the time of year. In winter the price runs from 1 cent to 2 cents & quart over the price in summer, This is largely due to the fact that the cattie are hay and grain fed, and the trouble in reach- Ing the market 1s also a causa for increasing the price. At the creamery the milk s first cooled and placed In the recelving vats. It is all examined In the cams and care s ex- ercised to secure a uniform standard. When tooled the milk Is run through the patent separators, the cream belng separated from the milk by centrifugal force. The sepa- rators also cleansg the milk, taking out all the impurities. The cream is placed in large vats and churned by revolving paddles run by steam. When the butter ready for cking It 1s taken from the rolled band until the milk 1s all out, and Is then put ioto sixty-pound tubs, saited and made ready for shipment. In decided contrast to old methods employed in the making of the skimming by hand, churning and | which everything is done by machinery. The whole process is mechanical, only a few men in a large factory being necessary. ORIGIN OF THE INDUSTRY. As @ special industry, dairying was instl- tuted in the Elgin district by Phineas Smith in 1852, The Galena and the Fox River Val ley roads had been completed from Chicago to Blgin, and Mr. Smith conceived the idea of supplying some of the leading Chicago hotels with fresh country milk. Acting on this fdea he made a contract with the pro- prietor of the old Adams house to supply him, the first can being shipped February 2, 1852, This can io still in existenc though long ago relieved frum active service, and now & valued souvenir in the possession of the Elgin Board of Trade. Very soon the demand for the country milk far exceeded the supply. The price paid was 12 cents a gal- lon, which was considered a very good price when the same milk made into the butter of those days could only command 12 cents a pound in the best markets. Chicago was a small city when Elgin commenced feeding her on milk, and so the supply soon grew to bs greater than the demand. Along In the 60's the men interested in the dairy industry decided that the threatened overproduction of milk must be stopp channels for the product. They began by making cheese. n with this and the condensing company, which commenced oper- ations in 1860, the large production of milk was not easily disposed of. So atten- tion was called to the possibilities of butter making as a fine art. An early dairyman says: “About his time our real struggles in’ the dairy world commenced. Our home market was supplied, and a different article must be furnished for the export trade. The men who had come from the large dairy dis- tricts of the east soon discovered that the water, grasses and climate of northwestern Mlinois imparted a different quality to_the milk from that to be found elsewhere. With a sturdy determination they proceeded to work out a process adapted to the require- 1 by opening up new ments and peculiarities of the Elgin milk and market. The struggle for recognition was a long one, but emincntly successful.'” So great the demand for the butter and cheese the Elgin Board of Trade was or The first meeting was held in 1872, Dr. Joseph Tefft was chosen pres- ident and R. R. Stone secretary. Dr. Tefft Leld the office for many years and was suc- ceeded by Hon. D. F. Barclay, who held the place until last year, when John Newman was selected -as his successor. When the board was organized the manufacturers sold their products to commission merchants and they to the dealers. While this is done to some extent yet, it is growing more and more the custom to sell directly to the dealer. One of the causes of the elimination of the commission man was the action of the Chi- cago Produce exchange about a year ago, which endeavored to crush the Elgin board and transfer its influence to Chicago. The altempt was a complete failure, and the city produce men have been the only ones to suffer. The Elgin board has greatly in- creaed its influence in the past year, and is now undoubtedly the ruling factor in the butter markets of the world. New York dealers refuse to quote prices until they have heard from their Elgin correspondents, Eigin_has become the great center for im- proved machinery and advanced sclentific methods in handling milk. John Newman, president of the Elgin Board of Trade and the largest factory owner on the list of members, is commonly kinown as “the Butter King.” The company of which he Is the largest owner operates twenty-five large creameries, which will pro- duce an average of nearly 50,000 pounds of butter a week the entire year. His business exceeds $500,000 annually, e T No wine has a purer boquet than Cook'’s Extra Dry Imperfal. Champagne. It is the pure juice of the grapes fermented. o Atk FLANKED M'CLELLAN, How General Scholie from a Lieu In the summer of 1861 Schofield was a ilentenant of artillery serving on the staff of General Nathaniel Lyon in Missouri, until the death of that officer at Wilson's Creek, and afer that under General John C. Fre- mont. The story, says the Detroit Tribune, can best be told fn General Schofield’s own words: “I was en~aged in the fall of 1861,” he said, “in organizing and equipping a regi- ment of artillery at St. Louls, and had elght batteries complete. General Fremont had brought with him from Europe recently a large quantity of arms and war material, and among them a beautiful battery of smali field guns, which I greatly wanted for my regiment, “I had the men all mustered and well drilled, but had no guns for them. o 1 went 1o General Fremont and applied for this foreign battery, which was stored at the arsenal. General Fremont said ‘Certainly,” and at once wrqte out an order to the com- mandant of the arsenal to let me have the guns. I took a car and hurried to the ar- senal, but when I reached there I found that the oemmandant had received a tele- gram countermanding the order, and that tre guns were to be held for some foreign captain, and his supposed company. 1 In- vestigated and found that the company con- sisted of the captain and a lieutenant. I then went again to General Fremont and repre- sented the facts, told him that I had the com- pany all drilled and ready to go to the field, ard he at once gave me another order for the battery, but this order was countermanded like the former one. Imade up my mind not to fool around any longer about those guns. So I went to General Fremont and told him that I believed that if he would give me an order to go east I could get all the guns and equipments that 1 needed. He at once said: ‘Lieutenant write out such an order as you want.' 1 sat down and wrote, at his table an order for me to proceed to Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Washington and West Point, for the purpose of procuring guns, horses, har- ness, etc., and to report with the least prac- ticable delay. 4 “I at once started. A new regiment of artillery had been authorized and was orga- nizing to which I had been promoted as cap- tain, and the regiment had been assigned to General McClellan's army. Colonel (after- ward General) Barry was the colonel of the new artillery regiment, and was then on duty with McCellan. On my arrival at Washing- ton he wanted me to Teport to my regiment and take command of a battery. I said to him that I was engaged in a much mcre important work. But he went to Gen- eral McClellan and got him to issue an order that T should report to my regiment and take command of my battery. I did not think he had the right to do that, and I Qid not mean to do it it I could help it. So I went to Montgomery Blair, then Lincoln's postmaster general—I_was acquainted with his brother, General Frank P. Blair—and he went with me to President Lincoln to get McClellan's order countermanded. Mr, Lin- coln, after hearing the case, said with some hesitation: ‘Well, I'm afraid I can't do that. We are letting McClellan have prety much his own way.' And then, after a pause and a laugh, he added: ‘But I'll tell you how we can fix it. U'll make Schofleld a brigadier general and that will flank McClellan.' That was a very satisfactory solution to me. I proceeded to West Point, where I found Captain Parrott with a lot of guns on hand, and 1 soon got all I wanted, and by the time I got back to St. Louls the guns began to arrive, and very soon my commission as brigadier general came.” 1 Was Promoted ney. — In the cvests of Humanity, Mr. J. C. Padgett, editor of the Courler, Council Grove, Kan, writes: “I keep Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my house, and don't see how any well regulated family can afford to be without it. The remedy wiil do all, and more than 18 claimed for it. This statement Is not made in the interests of Chamberlain, but for humanity in gen- eral.” When you have a cough or cold, or if your children are troubled with croup or whooping cough, give it & trial. You will find it most excellent . e The Minister's Mistake, There is a story of a Scotch minister whose physiclan ordered him to drink beef tea. The next day, when the doctor called, the | patient complained that the new drink made him sick. *‘Why, sir,” said the doctor, “‘that can't ba. I'll try it myself. As he spoke he poured some of the fea into a skillet and set it on the fire. Then, having warmed it, he tasted it, smacked his lips, and sald: “Ex- cellent, excellent!” “Man,"” sald the min- | ister, “ls that the way ye sup It?" “Of course: what other way should it be supped? It's excellent.” “It may be gude that way, doctor, but try it wi’ cream and sugar, man Try it wi' that and see hoo ye like it. —r— Jor beauty, for comfort, for improvement of the complexion. use only Pozzoni's Pow- der; thers s uthing to equal it, | packing in jars, is the modefn creamery, in | THEY IMITATE THE PUGS Congressmen Beldom Fight, but Fume Threateningly, SOME INSTANCES OF WINDY BELLIGERENCY Notable Pawed Rows the in Which Alr, Members Made n Few “It Is wonderful,” sald one of fHe ex-ser- geants-at-arms of the house of representa- tives, to a writer In the New York Herald, “that in the hurly-burly of congressional life there are not more collisions between mem- bars, “John Heard's row with Breckinridge of Kentucky was the nearest to blood to which any of these events has recently come. This was In the last session of the last house. “Few people really know the reason for the trouble between Breckinridge and Heard Breckinridge, at the time, was famous in an tnfortunate way in connection with the Pollard case. It fell out also that just prior to the trouble between him and Heard both of these gentlemen, with their wives, were guests at the same hotel. The landlord seated Heard and his wife at the same table with Breckinridge, Heard promptly sent for the obtuse boniface and gave him orders to change him and his wife to another table in- stanter. “This was done. Breckinridge, who ap- preciated the reason, while he made no com- ment, went about heated over the transac tion. ' It was the recollection of this episode ot the Riggs house which inspired Breckin- ridge the day he and Heard fell foul of one another in the house. On the occasion of the trouble Heard had objected to Breck- inridge’s possession of the floor, and had been sustained. Breckinridge went around to where Heard was, and the first thing we knew hostilities had begun. These gentle- men were never in any imminent danger of doing each other bodily harm. Breckinridge making some very unskillful lunges at Heard, but as eight feet of intervening desks separated them his blows fell short. Lafe Pence of Colorado was hanging to Breckin- ridge’s neck, much like a rusebush to a trel- lis, and this did not contribute at all to the force and accuracy of Breckinridge's demon- strations, MADE A REPUTATION. “Heard, at the time, stood entirely un- moved. He saw that Breckinridge could not reach him, and therefore confined himself to standing resolutely in his place and looking with dignified contempt at Breckinridge. Hos- tilitles went no further, and as each stat man apologized to the house, as congressmen always do after a scrap, the matter ended. “Of course, the usual talk of a duel fol- lowed. If 1 were going into the prophetic business I should unhesitatingly play as a star statement that Washington would never see another duel between congressmen. Pub- lic sentiment_offers no reward for any fur- ther festivities at Bladensburg and none will ever oceur. “However, T will say that if Heard and Breckinridge had taken to burning powder at each other, my belief is that Heard would have bagged his man. He is very cool and very game. Indeed, the first time 1 saw John Heard some dissatisfied constituent was shooting at him with a pistol. This was in the Sischer hotel at Sedalia. The fusillade came off in the hotel office and was quite unexpected. After shooting at Heard two or three times his critical constituent seemed to run short of ammunition and went away. “Heard, who was unarmed, had dodged the bullets in a busy, interested way, and as soon as he was free organized himself with a pistol of his own. But the dis- gruntled man never came back. I noticed, however, at the time, that Heard took it all in a spirit of admirable composure, and ten minutes later sat down at the dinner table and took his dinner without a tremor. “Ho did not even forget to assail his ple with a fork, a ceremony which some con- gressmen overlook even in their calmest mo- ments. No, Heard is very cool and game. BETWEEN MISSOURIANS. “Hall and Dockery, both of Missouri, came very near having trouble once, and 1t was only averted by the cool, calculating mood of Dockery. The latter gentleman is not a coward, by any means, and keeps out of trou- ble when it comes his way, rather because he prefers peace than that he fears en- counter. Hall, on his part, is rather a hot gentleman, and in this instance had consid- crable provocation. “It was inl the earlier months of the extra on, when the whole Missouri outfit was scrambling for patronage. Cockerill, Vest, Hall, Dockery and all the rest of them had a candidate for every office in the gift of the president. On one ocassion Hall went up to see Carlisle, to urge his man for collector of revenue at Kansas City. Carlisle told him that Dockery had been there and charged that Hall had already obtained a greater amount of patronage than all the rest of the Missouri delegation. “Then he is an Infamous liar,’ said Hall. After he had left Carlisle Hall became worried as to what course he should pursue. He sought Blackburn of the senate, who Is supposed to be a perfect Crichton in all af- fairs o honor, and asked his advice. “ *You must tell Dockery what you said to Carlisle," said Blackburn. "‘You have no bus- iness to call a man a liar without immedi- ately repalring to the man and repeating it." “Hall went over to the house of representa- tives, and going down to where Dockery sat, asked him to come out in the corridor. Hall expected there would be a fracas and didn’t care to make the house its theater. “Dockery was acute enough to smell trouble. He would not go to the corridor. He was too busy, he said, and could not leave the debate then going on. “Finally Hall got him to go to the open space back of the house seats, Dockery de- clining a suggestion to retire’ to the cloak room. ~ Hall then told him his conversation with Carlisle, and wound up by saying: “‘I told Carlisle that you were an in- famous liar.’ “Those are pretty hard words, said Dock- ery, turning white. “‘Yes, sir, those are pretty hard words,' admitted Hall, ‘but I said them, and having sald them to Carlisle I felt that I ought to come and repeat them to you.' ALMOST CAME TO BLOWS. “Dockery bit his lips, said nothing further and returned to his seat. The next day, in company with Tarsney ot Missouri, he came up to Hall in the cloak room, where the lat- ter, with a dozen others, sat listening to one of ‘John Aller's stories. Hall looked up as Dockery approached. *I have been to Carlisle, sir,’ said Dock- ery, ‘and withdrawn my statement about you and the patronage you had obtained.’ s Yery well) sald Hall, T am glad you 1. 1 repeat again, sir,’ said Dockery, after a pause, and with what Hall deemed a rather threatening air, ‘I have been to Carlisle and withdrawn my statement.’ ‘I heard you the first time,’ retorted Hall, becoming irritated. ‘It is not necessary to repeat it to me a dozen times. I heard very well what you sald.’ “‘Well,’ ‘said Dockery, grimly, ‘is that all you have to say in reply? ** ‘No,' said Hall, jumping up and kicking his chair back and clearing for action in a general way, ‘it is not all the reply I have to make. 1 want to add to It, sir, that If J had told Carlisle an infernal iie, as you did, I would want to withdraw it. Therefore, I'm not at all surprised at your action.” “What might have transpired in the way of fisticufts will never be known. Other mem- bers got in between the irate Missourians, and the next day both Dockery and Hall had s0 far cooled off that they apparently made it up. However, they don't love each other yet. v “On another occasion during that period of the last session when Springer harassing the house with his currency bill, Hatch of Missouri took oceasion to scornfully announce that there wasn't a member of the banking and currency committee, of which Springer was chief, but who was'the abject slave of and legislated at the dictation of the national banks. Hall of Missourl was a member of this committee, and was very prominent in this very debafe. Following Hatch's charge be was on his feet in a moment. *So far as I am concerned,’ ‘I denounce that statement as fi n would not y that out- of the house,’ retorted Hatch. ‘We shall see about that, too,' sald Hall. “After the house had adjourned Hall went to the committee room of Hatch's committee on agriculture. He rapped at the door, and Hatch, who was Inside with his clerk, sald: ‘Come in.' Hall opened the door and stood there. ‘I don't care to come in,’ he said. ‘On the floor of the house today 1 denounced your statement that every member of the banking and currency committee was con- trolled by the national banks as false so far as it applied to me. You said that I would not repeat the declaratien outside of the house. T am bere now to repeat it, sir; Your statement, s far as it applies to me, is an absolute Tiz!* “Hatch, who knew he was in the wrong, and whose reputation precludes any theory of cowardice, did net ‘hesitate to apologize to Hall, who then withdrew all statements concerning Hatch's veracity. In fact, the two sat down and had:a very amiable time indeed, and the first thing they did the next day was to ask the spoaker to expunge the coiloquy from the house records. CRAIN'S BAD LUCK. “Crain of Texas has now and then had bad luck in picking out a foe. One afternoon over three years ago Crain and John R. Fel- lows of New York started for that suburban haven of rest known as Cabin John. They were In a sidebar buggy and with a swift horse were enjoying the spin. Suddenly they came on a rustic person who was beating his wife. Fellows drew upi he horse and remon- strated with him for his brutality. The rus- tie vigorously resonted this interference of Fellows in what was purely a family affair, and crowned his speech-aith offering to whip that statesman If he would get out of the buggy. Fellows declined, as he was needed to hold the horse. Crain, however, had nothing on his hands or mind. He had listened with some indignation when the brute of a coun- tryman bad offered to ‘do’ Fellows. Crain was from Texas and therefore pugnacious geographically. He would teach this hardy rogue a lesson, ““What do you mean by this insolence to Colonel Fellows?' said Crain in a spirit of lofty heat. ““What's the matter with you? responded the vulgar one. ‘You ain't more'n 30 years old. You get out here and I'll fix you.' “‘Crain_sprang lightly out and the warlike hayseed ‘fixed him’ in about a minute, Fel- lows said it was the greatest sporting event he had ever attended. It broke up the trip to Cabin John, however. Fellows conveyed what was left of his fellow congressman to the emergenzy hospital, where he was s cleded for four days.. Colonel Sterett, w visited Crain in his exile, reported that he looked as If he had been caught in a cattle stampede. The affafr was regarded as a good jcke by everybody but Crain. Fellows said that as he drove away with Crain he heard the lady in the case observe in a tone of ten- der interest to her victorious husband: “DId he hurt ye, Bill?’ “‘Naw,' responded Bill. ‘I could lick a corn field full of him.’ “The rustic's correction of his family was resumed by him at the point where Fellows had interfered. And the wails of that woman, suld Fellows, were music to his ears as he drove away. “Crain, among other bellefs, professes the duello. In a high way he always assumes to be ready to shoot it out with men who hurt his feelings. There Is a feeling extant that Crain wouldn't shoot anything or anybody if it came to a piuch. But nobody has ever brought affairs to the point where the pinch beging, o Crain has flourished in a more or less unfettered way. A FUNNY AFFAIR. “Perhaps as funny a scrap as ever came oft in congress since the day when Joe Blackburn is credited with tweaking the nose and pulling the ear of Chandler of New Hampshire was the encounter between Dan Waugh of Indiana and Turpin of Ala- hama. This was in the house in the Fifty- second congress, “Tarsney of Missouri was making a speech on pensions. Turpin of Alabama, eager to point a moral and adorn a tale, arose and asked Tarsney a question. “‘Don’t you know,’ asked Turpin of Tars- ney, ‘that there is a man now in the em- ploy of the government—attending the tele- phone, In fact, at the Interior department— who draws a pension on the ground that he is totally deat?' No,’ replied Tarsney, ‘but I presume it's It Is true, went on Turpin. ‘The man draws a pension for total deafness, occasioned by discharge of artillery, and yet attends to the telephone over at the Interior depart- ment. He's from Indiana.’ “‘In the name of Indiana,’ shouted Waugh, breaking into the debate and evidently very much excited at having his state thus in- vidiously referred to, ‘In the mame of In- diana I pronounce that statement false.’ “Without another.aword Turpin started for Waugh, while Waugh, -nothing loath for bat- tle, hastened down the aisle to meet him. The two belligerents 'met in front of the clerk’s desk. They struck at each other eral times, but In a way to make the arts of such as Corbett and Fitzsimmons ache. Sherman Hoar . of Massachusetts, in the enthusiasm of youth and his anxiety to preserve the peace and prevent general dis- grace, rushed to part the combatants and got all the licks. Every blow struck him, and he came out of the melee very sore and tousled indeed. As usual, both gentlemen apologized to each other and to the house, and the pension story of the deaf man who attended the telephone was allowed to drop.” e e e A cf TRICK. Getting the Best of an Abusive Ad- versary in Kentucky. The following story 1s told by Edward J. McDermott in an article entitled “Fun on the Stump,” in the October number of the Cen- tur; A few years ago a plain country doctor and a Mr. May, who was fond of jewelry and wore a valuable diamond stud in his shirt bosom, were running for the leglslature in one of our counties. The race was close and hot. At one speaking the doctor made the follow- ing flerce and dangerous thrust at his op- ponent: “Fellow citizens, don’t you want an honest man in the legislature? Of course you do. Now what sort of a_man is my op- ponent? Why, gentlemen, look at that mag- nificent diamond he wears! It is almost as big and bright as the headlight on a locomo- tive. Your eyes can hardly stand its glare. It 18 worth hundreds—may be thousands—of dollars. At what valuation do you suppose he has put it for taxation in his return to the stato assessor? Why, at the pitiful sum of $201" The crowd yelled for the doctor. Three days later the two met again in joint debate Again the doctor took up his telling theme, and held forth eloquently and passionately in denunciation of dishonesty and diamonds and falso assessments; and then he again told of May’s false return to the assessor. *Look at that gorgeous pin, gentlemen! My eyes can endure its dazzing rays. Solomon in glor: “Hold on there, doctor!” said May. “Do you mean to say this pin is worth more than T do—twenty times or fifty times $200 “Would you give $20 for it, doctor?” Ot course I would."” “Well, you can have it for that.”* “All right!" said the doctor, and he hur- riedly_counted out the money, and took the pin. Then May rose to speak, and the crowd cheered him. ~He was undoubtedly “‘game' and honest. He was willing to take what he sald the pin was worth. He was elected. A week after the election he called on the doe- tor and said: “Doctor, I don't want to rob you of your money. Here's your $20. That pin you'bought was paste. I got it in Louis- ville after your first speech. Here is my real diamond. If I can ever serve you let me Know. v Bucklen's Arnica galve, The best salve In the world for cuts, brulss sores, ulcers, ealt rhoum, fever sores, teiter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed fo give per- fect satisfac'ion or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Kuhn & Co. —— mely Advice, Washington Star: “My boy,” said the lawyer to his son, “are you determined to become a pugilist? “I am, father.” “Well, perhcps it s not right for me to stand in the way of-yowr making a fortune, So I will give you some advice “What is It, father®’ “Don’t proceed as it you had followed in my footsteps. Settle as much of your case in the newspapers as you can, every time.” —— Scarlet Fever Signs Up. The prevalence of Searlet fever or any other contaglous disease need not alarm you it you use Allen's Hyglenic Fluid, It Is SUPREME COURT SYLLADL Bowen against State and H. E. Murphy. Error from Holt county, Affirmed. Opinjon by Commissioner Ryan. A stipulation of the facts filed in the district court after its judgment has been rendered cannot bho considered upon pro- ceedings for the review of such judgment in_the supreme cour 2. Where the question presented in error proceedingk are dependent upon the exist- enco of certaln facts there can be no re- | view of such questions in the absence of a | showing that any evidence was introduced | Upon the trial Ih the district court. Murphy againet Ernst. Error from John- | son county.” Affirmed. ” Opinion by Justec | 08t A< a_general rule an action for maliclous | prosecutlon will not lle until the proceeding | complained of has been legally terminated in_favor of the defendant therein Orgall ggainst B. & M. Ry. Co. Brror | from Salifie county. Opinion by | Justice |Post. A petition” under chapter 21, Comp. Stats for the death of the plaintifts intestate the wrongful act of the defendant, is fa- ally defective, which fafla to show that the person or persons for whose benefit the action is brought have sustained pe- cuniary injury by the "death of the de- ased. 2. Nor will the petition in the absence of such allegation support a judgment for | nominal “damages. Hurs| Detroft R .R. Co., 8 Mich,, | Anderson against R. R. distinguished, against Co., Neb,, of the district court upon allegations errors where the successful party is clearly entitled to judgment on the pleadings. State of Nebraska ex rel Horn Governor Holcomb. Mandamus writ inst de- nied. Opinfon by Justice Post. Harrison T, dissente, A contemporaneous construction of a con- stituticnal provision which has for many years been adhered to by the legislative and executive departme of th ment will not be disregar y ¢ and in_doubtful ca generally held_conclusive ling the legislature of trus- 2. Section 2, laws for the election by tees for the institution f repugnant to sec. 10, art. tution and was therchy rep W n against Raben, 1875, p. M9, D v r the blind, is , of the consti- aled. Appeal from Hamilton county. Opinion Dby Commis- sioner Ragan. Evidence examined and held to support the findings med and in_comp McAle ler county. Opinion by An instruction by cover the whole met by the evid to find in a ce the referee, decree entere ice therewith. r against . Frror from But- Rover and remanded. Commissioner Trvine. which it is sought to and upon which if jury is instructed hould include his report con- in this court all the elements necessarily involved in the e and within the evidence, 2. Section 121, Criminal Code, construed Held, t the exception as to'the persons within the act relating to apprentices and those within the age of 18 does not apply to officers, agents, attorneys, clerks or servants of incorporated companies. 3. The corporate character of the em- er is therefore an essential clement ot offense of embezzlement when employ- ment by a corporation is charged in tne information, at least unless it is both charged a that the defendant is not an and not within the age of 18 4. To constitute embezzlement under sec- tion 121, Criminal the money or thi embezzled should session or care of the it Is essential that rged to have been have come into the pos defendant by vi tue of his employment. 5. A secreting with intent to convert to one's own usge does not prove the offen under an_information charging an actu embezzlement; the owner must be deprived of his property by an actual adverse use or holding, Court_met pursuant to_adjournment. J. Dunn, esq., Frank Heller, esq., Harry Burnam, esq, George W. How 1 _Philip ‘A, Craper of Dougl 2. Babeock, esq., and J 1y of Dawes county, York county, were admitted to practice, Walrath against Fousel. Bill of excep- tions quashed. Motion to dismiss over- and McCormick Harvesting hine comp: Leave to file amended petition in error. Ru 1l against Lavender. ply transcript extended. Powell against Yeazel, petition, Reed against Farrell, draw petitions in _error, Post against Olmstead. lowed, Leave to amend petition and briefs. Scott against State. Death of plaintift suggested, proceeding dismissed. Soclety ussian Israelites ag: Motion to dismiss sustained. Nebraskn Wesleyan University against Parker. Leave to file copy of general denial. Tietz against overruled. Ettenheimer against Harvey. docket as appeal. Tukey against Omaha. overruled, Time to sup- Leave to amend Leave to with- Diminution al- file nst Irey. State. Motion to dismiss Leave to Motion to advan Home Fire Tnsurance company against Weed. Bill of exceptions quashed. Kearney county against Taylor. Motion to_dismiss overruled. McMurtry against Blake, nied Stratton against Dole. Small against Sandall. Rehearing allowed Watson against Robertson. Order for ad- ditfonal security on supersedeas. Amoskeag Savings bank against Robbins, Order to return record. American Hand Sewed Shoe company against Hammond. = Motion to_strike affi- davits sustained. Leave to refile, and file counter affidav Boyd against. Felber. overruled. Smith against State. overrruled. Grifin_ agalnst Jenkins. Motion to miss overruled. Judgment affirmed. The following causes were dismissed for want of prosecution: Newell against Kimball; Bekley against Kauffman; Raymond agains Waoolman; _Spink against State ex rel Robbins; 'Seaman against Brummitt; Kil- patrick agalnst Atkinson; Andaréon against Lombard ~ Investment company: F against Probst: Spates against Hofler; W rous against Ganett; Hanna against’Re Bank of West Unfon agalnst MeGil Anthes against Anthes; Solomon agains Reynolds; ' Pedler agalnst Pearson; Baker against Lisco; First National bank,' Broken Bow, against' Barstow; Dwyer against Mc- Keighan: Harcourt against Dawes: Ross against Sturdevant: Roberts against Fisher; Menzie agalnst Menzle; Fleming against Fleming; Hamilton county against Straus State ex rel Leyy against Spicer; Hall against Plerce; Houston against Lovejoy; Walker = against Sweeney: Bosselman against Adams: State ex rel Hayes agains Scott; Munford against Johnson; S rel Lanterman against Painter: Bertram Rehearing de- Rehearing denied Motion to dismiss Motion to reinstate dis- against United States Wind Engine and Pump company; Clark against Dames; Studebaker against Holland; Anderson against Spargur; Bowman against Winch; te ex rel Rifers against Lewis. The following causes were argued submitted: Lamma agalnst Stat against Webster county; Blakele and lock against Chicago, K. & N, R. Co.; Beer against Thayer; Barnell against Mack; Hohner against’ Bohner; -American Water Works against Walker; Conway against Steen against Scheel; " Lanham Miller; Maver against 'VerBryck; inst Brett; Smith against against Meyer; Powell Galligher against Connell; Bryant against Thesing; Whitner agalnst State; Dobson against’ State; McMahon ainst State; Hawes against State; Lindsay against State; Conley agalnst State; State ex rel regenis State university against Moore: McGinn against State. Lanham against Miller. Deficlency judg- ent vacated. Otherwise judgment of dis- court affirmed. Court adjourned until October 15 e ———— A Dog's Passion for Dolls. The latest sensation in Birmingham, Eng- land, is the doll-snatching dog. The animal is the property of a woman who resides at Small Heath, and some time ago one of her little girls was very fond of inducing the dog to carry her doll, and the animal ac- quired quite a passion for relieving the child of her precious charge. The dog would carry the doll about for hours, and oftentimes take it to his kennel and lie down beside it for the greater part of the day. He never company Grimes; Brown against Yeazel; i Thip court will not review a fudgment | harmed the doll, always gripping its clothes, and not defacing it In the slightest. Up to a | certain point its tendencles were productive | of unadulterated fun, and so popular did the | dog become that the children of the neighbor- | hood frequently came to its owner's house | witk the query: ‘“Please, Mrs. ! your dog come and take my doll for a walk?'" | But by degrees the animal's healthy affec- | tion for dolls developed into an absolute | passion, and now a more unpopular quadruped does not exist in the whole suburb. Not content with carrylug a doll when requested to do so, the animal commenced to prowl about the nelghborhood and forcibly deprive stray children of their treasured pets, Whe ever and wherever he saw a ol in a child's arms he would stealthily walk up to her, seize the prize and run off with it to his kennel. In a single day he has been known to bring four captives home, and the maternal indignation of the neighborhood s something terrible to contemplate, It that dog does mot mend his ways shortly his career will be prematurely closed, The animal should be engaged at Christmas time ——, can the 1deal preventive medicine—cleansing, purifying and healing. No household should be without 18, l in the Interests of the Children's hospital; he would goon provide dolls for all the iy mates, SATURDAY’S SPECIALS AT THE GREAT BANKRUPT SALE! OF THE S. P. MORSE STOCK. 16th and Farnam Streets. Read every item and bear in mind that there are thousands of other just such bargains in every part of this mammoth stock. S. E. OLSON (0. Superb _Gents’ Corset Bargains. |Furnishing Snaps. 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