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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

A Spanish bull lighters fee for special
performance is about $1,000 pesetas Cf6OO)
Tho funded debts of Spain and Cuba ex-
ceed 81 900, 900 900 and there is a floating
debt OF nearly Sl70,0OO,000.
Tho California Board of Health finds that
In San Jose the average duration of life is
about forty-three years, which is longer
than that of any other city in the United
States.
There Is tribe in Central Africa among
whom speakers in public debates are re-
quired to stand on one leg while speaking,
and to speak only long as they can so
stand.
Frank Rodrigues, a young Portuguese Of
Summt, Cal, recently won wager of $500
by walking over the Lower Cascade canyon
on the three-inch guard rail OF a bridge 400
feet above the ground.
The smallest salary drawn by any ma
tional chief executive in the civilized world
is that which the president Of the Republic
OF Andorra receives. 1t is six shillings a
month, or f3 12s year.
Russian cannons captured at Sebastopol
are used as trophies in various parts of
France. Durins the cars recent visit to
Paris four of these identical guns were used
III hring a salute to welcome him.
A Liverpool policeman. who, as he thought.
swallowed a siXpence thirteen years ago,
recently had severe pain in his throat A
ut or coughing came on, and the long lost
coin half of its original thickness, was re-
leased from his throat.
According to not very convincing esti-
mate that somebody has Just made there
are 25,OOO,OO0 people in this country with
one or more gold-hlled teeth whence he
ngures out that about 500 600 900 worth of
the precious metal is thus removed from
any circulation not distinctly personal He
thinks that gold worth at least $50 900 900
could be recovered from American grave
yards If the teeth OF the last two or three
generations were collected and sent to the
smeltors
Frank Moore of BENEFITS Chapel XIV.
while returning home at night from a po-
litical meeting at Portsmouth was attacked
at Morton's hill by two footpads One
seized the mules bit, and the animal re-
taliated by selling his hand The other
ran to his companions assistance. but was
Kicked over an embaDkmeht. Moore was
thrown Off his mule onto the first footpad
The robbers took flight and fed and Moore
after little trouble, recaptured the mule
and rode home without further molestation
correspondent of London Truth advances
the theory that the origin of the practice of
walking backward before royalty is due to
the fact that the primitive monarch, being
sometimes OF a hasty temper and often of
playful humor, was apt TO take an undue
advantage of his visitors when their backs
were turned, and by keeping their faces
toward him his subjects were in a better DO
sition to evade a parting compliment from
the sovereign's toe or any missile which no
might have handy
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

spud Parrish has returned from trip to
Chicago.
w. II. Turner of Fremont was in the
city yesterday.
DR.. p. w. Salter of Norfolk was in the
city yesterday.
c. II. Cox of Sheridan, Wyo., was among
the arrivals yesterday.
II. B. Walquist of Hastings was among
the arrivals yesterday.
Bishop Newman and wife will leave for
California this afternoon.
C. b. Harris left last night for Dead
wood, S. D., on business.
Juan Boyle of Kearney was among the
Omaha arrivals yesterday.
James Stephenson left yesterday for CHI
cago on a short business trip.
]. b. Meserve of McCook, state treasurer.
elect, was in the city yesterday.
Dudley Smith and his bride reached
Omaha from the east this morning.
George H. Thummel and wife of Grand
Island were Omaha visitors yesterday.
John Bratt, one of the leading cattlemer
OF North Platte, was in the city yesterday.
James Addison has gone to Portland, Ore,
where he will visit relatives for a fort
night.
S. d. Barkalow and wife left last even
ing for Denver, where they will visit
friends.
Matt Miller OF David city one of Butler
county's leading democrats, was an Omaha
visitor yesterday.
]. II. MacCol, who has been in the city
for few days, returned to his home at
Lexington last night
j. G. Denise returned home last night
from points in Manitoba, where he has been
sojourning for several weeks.
Jack David, assistant to eDpot Master
Ed Haney. left for Chicago last night, where
he wed n nf hat
city.
Nebraskans at the hotels: B. H. Bge.
low and wife and Mrs Il. S. Bbb, Beatrice;
e. Pettis, T. c. VanVaIkenburg, H. j.
Whitmore S. J. Kirkpatrick Lincoln; John
r. Plerson, York. Morris Palmer and 9. l..
Towle Schuyler; J. NJ. Patterson, Platts-
mouth Charles b. Smith, Fremont; Gus
Norbery, Holdrege; w. NJ Stewart, Hastings;
w. II. Bradley, Waco; c. Il. Gummell, Pax
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

There are very intelligent men and women
who still prefer open fires to steam pipes
and furnaces.
But only a very shallow-minded person
would deliberately choose an oid-fashioned
remedy in cases of sickness.
Sufferers from neuralgia, rheumatism or
kidney trouble want the surest and most ad-
vanced remedy science can give them. Get
ting well is not a matter Of sentiment, but
the most seriously practical matter. That
is why the most thoughtful and conservative
people now use Paine's celery compound and
recommend it to friends and relatives who
are threatened or afflicted. with nervous ex-
haustion, sleeplessncss, disordered liver or
blood diseases. t-U
That wonderfully acute and patient in
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

vestgator, Prof. Edward E. Phelps, NJ. D.,
LIZ D., of Dartmouth college, embodied in
Palne's celery compound the most progress
slvc, yet thoroughly established, views on
the cure of diseases of nervous origin.
All of the mitators of Panes celery com
pound-every one knows how many there
are-have proved to be entirely wide of
the mark. Their promises of astonishing
curative abilities are easily made on paper,
but they are not kept.
1t is clsy to verify every claim made by
Palno's celery compound. There is no viii
lage so small but it contains families in
which this wonderful remedy has made some
member we'll Men who weigh their words
and are careful what they write above their
signatures have publicly given this great in
vigorator its deserved credit for health-mak-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
THE OLD MAN GETS HOME.

Frank I. Stanton in the Times Herald
Molly, I'm glad ter meet you: an how air
the children all?
I've been away sence the fust o. May clean
up ter the gates o. fall;
But I'm done with 'lectioneerln'-no matter
how times may go;
So, you look after the house, Molly, an I'll
take keer o. the hoei
They say you Jest made half n crap, an
things Is lookin' slim:
That the squire closed out the mortgage
we've been a-owln' of him.
An thar's mighty little ter keep us warm in
the winters cold an snow;
But you look after the house, Molly, an I'll
take keer o. the hoe!
I've been half-around the country workn'
from sun ter sun;
Bet all had on Jinkins. an Johnson It wuz
that wonl
An I've come home like the prodigal an
the veal won't have no show;
But III you'll take keer o. the house, Molly
I'll take keer o. the hoeI
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
NEW STAMP cAscEIING MACHINE.


One In tbc Omaha POstoiiirc Handles
10000 Letters Per Hour.
A new stamp canoellng and dating ma
chine was set up and put in operation in
the Omaha postoGicd yesterday. The ma
chine has been here some time awaiting the
arrival of a man from the factory to set
it up and start 1t in operation. Some two
years ago a machine for the same purpose
was put in here and run for time. but
litigation over the right of ownership In
the patent compelled the government to
stop its use. This litigation is now ended and
improved machines are being placed in all
the larger offices.
The capacity of the machine just put in
operation here is 0000 letters per hour
double that of the one formerly in use and
many times as great as the old system of
hand stamping. By its use the amount Of
help required is not only reduced but the
speed with which letters Gan be handled
greatly eXpediteS the handling of the mall
The machine is run by electricity, the
power being furnished by the electric light
company. 1t only occupies a floor space
about as great as an ordinary folding sew
ing table, such as is used by many women
and there is very little complicated mechan-
ism about it. The letters are stacked on the
table, and a guide back OF the pile, opera
ted by a weight, keeps showing the pile along
as tho letters are drawn into the stamping
device. This consists of two rollers revolv-
ing in opposite directions, between which
the letters pass. One is blank and the
other contains the stamp which In revolving
leaves an impress on the letter which is
being carried through by the revolving mo
tion of the two rollers. On the other side
the letters are stacked upon the table in
just the same position they were before
going through the canceling apparatus.
The letters are simply placed on the table,
stacked up in an even pile and the machine
does the rest
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

specific for this disease.
Says Mrs. W. X. Johnson of Cape Rozier,
Me:
IL was attacked with heumatic fever In Its
worst form. | employed the best physicians,
but received no permanent relief When l
commenced to take paine's celery COM
pound my feet and hands were swollen so
badly that they We're useless. l could not
walk step and was suffering very Tuch.
when 1 had taken four bottles OF Paine's
celery compound | could walk we'll, and
continued until | took six bottles 1t made
me perfectly well, and | have been so ever
since. l wish the whole world might know
of its great value"
Paine's celery compound makes people well.
Winter searches out the weak parts in
the body; colds settle in the deranged organs
and develop disease Make every part of the
body sound; build up the strength and be
ready for the shock of cold weather by talk.
ing Paine's celery compound.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

and who had imported machinery and begun
the erection OF factories at Shanghai and
elsewhere I'm China. will probably ind that
the Celestial empire Is stll the land OF
easy promises and imperfect performance
that II hes always been.
The famine in India, which is due to the
dry season, is likely to affect wide area
OF country, but there Is no fear that It will
be as appalling as in past years. The time
was when certain districts could not be
reached with supplies, but the construction
OF roads. railways, canals and irrigation
work has changed all this, and It is ex-
pected that the government will find little
diihculty in distributing supplies IL may
sound strange, and yet 1t Is a fact, that
the very existence Of the famnes in India
has brought about these changes. Whom
ever there was a failure Of the crops the
government set about the task OF relieving
suffering by beginning public works. Thus
the natives were helped without the sugges-
tlon OF paupersm, while the works when
completed, were found to be profitable in
Nestments. adding to the prosperity Of the
whole country When ID Is remembered that
the population Of India Is 2S0 ,000. 900 II can
be understood what a vast work is involved
IN helping the distress that comes from
general famine
The government censorship OF the Rus
sian press is Of the most absolute charac-
ter, and, therefore, particular significance
Is attached to an article which has lust
appeared In a st. Petersburg newspaper
urging France to abandon her policy of re-
Venso upon Germany and no longer to
dream of recovering the los provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine II is pointed out that
france is injurihg not only herself but all
Oh Europe, that the German kaiser would
accept the olive branch If 1t were held out
TO MIN and that Russia would be more than
willing to mediate between the two pow
crs. While the French people would doubt
less listen with attention to anything that
the cZar might advise or suggest yet the
memory OF Sedan is too deeply rooted to
cause them TO give up their most cherished
longing
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
SfasGsiNsoifO1 aG Vi III " II M vi

Charles II. Yale's "The Twelve Tcmpta-
tions," will be presented at Boyd's Wednes-
day and Thursday, November 25 and %. and
at a special matinee Thanksgiving day. Mr..
Yale has produced many delightful and
sumptuous show pieces, but in this one, 1t
is said, he has fairly surpassed himself,
THE Twelve Temptations" is spoken of as
a marvel of intricate and novel scenery,
every set OF which is new, and was painted
and built expressly for it. There are trick
devices, sure to make everybody roar and
the final transformation, "Davy Jones
Locker" is announced a perfect vision of
enchantment, wholly different from any
thing of the kind yet exhibited on the Amer
lean stage. The costumes are dazzling and
gorgeous, while the grand ballets, THE Four
Seasons" "The Reigning Female Fads"
'The National Trio Issues" and the improved
Shaft of Light introduce two of the great
est italian prcmiCreS, SignOritas FerrerO
and BaSscggio, supported by one of the big
gest and best ballet troupe ever organized
and under the direction of LOndon's most
famous Maitre de Ballet, signor Aurclo
Coccia.
"The Black Crook" with its many familiar
features will be presented at the Creighton
during the first half OF the coming week,
opening tomorrow night. The interpreting
power in the present instance will be Tomp
kins' original company. which was idcnti-
fed with the twelve months run of this
piece at the Academy of Music, New York
City, as well as the long engagements in
Chicago during the World fair, and at the
Boston theater. The company is said to
include, besides competent dramatic people,
talented specially performers and a large
and attractive corps de ballet A WedneJ-
day matinee will be given.
DeKoven and Smiths popular opera. "Rob
Roy" will be the attraction at The Creigh-
ton for three nights, commencing Thanks,
giving matinee, when an opera company,
bearing the familiar name OF Whitney will
open an engagement at that theater. The
company which will appear in this produc-
tion, Is said to be in every way an adequate
one and includes in its ranks a number OF
talented singers who pleased New York
fastidious playgoers, during the original run
of 200 nights Seats for the engagement will
be placed on sale at the Creighton box Office
Monday morning. at 8 o'clock. The usual
Saturday matinee will be given during the
engagement. The cOntesting foot ball teams
of the Universities of Iowa and Nebraska
will attend the performance Thanksgiving
night.
The first concert of the Omaha Symphony
orchestra, under the direction of Hans Albert
Will be heard in BoydS theater on Tuesday
November "a The soloists Will be Miss
Lillian Terry, the well known and popular
soprano, Mr.. Joseph Calm, pianist and
Mr. Hans Albert. People who appreciate
good music will be given a treat the
program being composed of bright, sparkling
melodies of the highest merit.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
BoNDsMEN NOW REFUSE TO PAY UP.
Men who Hacked n hank Cashier Go
Into Court,


NASHUA, N. H., Nov 2O.-A hearing on
the suit of the Indian Head National bank
against the four bondsmen of Frank A.
Mexican, defaulting cashier of the bank, who
left the city suddenly and wGs found to be
$4,000 short in his accounts, was given be-
fore Judge Pardons in the supreme court
today. The bondsmen are Hon. Charles A.
Sinclair OF Boston George C. Whiting of Will
ton. N. H.; Dr. G. w. Currer and Mrs Clara
Mexican, wife of the defaulting cashier of
Nashua. They are sued for the total bond,
$35 900
The only argument today was whether the
case be tried by jury or by a referee.
The bondsmen asked for a jury and Judge
Pardons decided that the trial will begin
November 27 before jury unless an agree
ment is reached between the two parties
before that date for a private trial.
The bondsmen Will fight the claim against
them on the grounds thai tne officers Of
the bank did not take adequate precaution
against dishonesty on the part of the
cashier.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
In the HniIIinr Line

Building Inspector Harte issued permit
to Grant G. Grant yesterday morning for the
construction of a row of six flats at Twenty
second and Harney streets at cost OF $14,-
900. The flats will be of brick. with three
stories and basement. The street frontage
will be 120 feet and the depth fifty feet
Work has already been begun and will be
pushed as rapidly as the weather will permit.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

will see to it that the Sugar trust is not
permitted to throttle, If not destroy the
present promising future for the rapid devel
opment of the beet sugar industry through
out the United States, and especially in this
western country, where it would mean so
much to all classes, and especially to our
farmers and wage earners. We have passed
through the experimental stages and with
national legislation of the right character
firmly believe there will be millions of
dollars invested in this industry within
very short period OF time"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

last Tuesday night, when, upon nearing
the corner of Fourteenth and Jones' u
man suddenly sprang out from a shndowy
corner and struck SChartow over the eye.
1t was thought at first to he case of
holdup. Frank and Alstcad had business
i'm another part of the city and ran down
Sixteenth until halted 10y an officer. Schar-
tow rcjoined them later and stated that IT
was merely "A little misunderstanding he
had had with some ono who had been at
the Thirteenth slrceL moelimg.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
INDUSTRY NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT.
Sugar Trust ShouId Not lie Allowed
10 ThrnitIc Homo Inhustry.

TO Throttle Home Industry.
j. G. Hamilton, secretary of the Norfolk
Beet Sugar company was in the city yes
terday and in speaking of the work of the
recent beet sugar convention held at Grand
Island said:
81 have read the resolutions passed at the
beet sugar convention held at Grand Island
this week and fully concur in that relative
to the future national legislation in the
interests of producing our own sugar In
America. / am absolutely satisfied in my
own mind that there can be no further de-
velopment of the beet sugar industry in
this country IL the Sugar trust is to be
permitted to frame the next sugar schedule
OF tho expected new tariff bill. Its In
terests and those OF the American producers
are directly antagonistic, and l sincerely
trust that the representatives of Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Convicted of Murdering n noy.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 2O.-Wlllam j.
Richter. the murderer of his little nephew,
James Mcconnell, was convicted today of
murder in the second degree, the extreme
penalty of which is twenty years imprlson-
ment. The defense was insanity. The muir
dered boy was a son Of William J. McCon-
nell, the temperance evangelist OF Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Texnr WANTS a Cabinct PosItion.

ST LOUIS, Nov. 2O.-A special to the
Republic from Dallas Tex says: Nearly
200 republicans Of prominence, representing
all sections of Texas, met here to promote
the movement in the interest of procuring
cabinet position in the coming Mckinley
administration for DR. John Grant who is
now the national republican committeeman
for Texas.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Tribe of Hen Hur Enjoys Itself.

The fraternal society, the Tribe of Ben
Hur, gave a pleasant entertainment and
dance at its hall in The Bee building
last evening. The fore part of the evening
was filled in with a literary and musical
program, at the conclusion of which the
members and their female friends INDUCED
in "a dance.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. 20.-Edwardo
del Wecchlo has been missing from his
home for two weeks Yesterday afternoon
his body was found in the suburbs of the
city with two bullet holes in his side. No
motive is known for the murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Chicago Record.

He blew In money for the sake of fun
Blew In on friends when his nose was red :
One day he blew in the end of a gun,
And the gun, in turn, blew off his head.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

Woman, from the best reports,
Advances more and more:
And heaven knows. and so do you,
She cost enough before.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

AS he paid the bill for the sealskin sacaue
The maiden's father said with n sigh:
S"rhe summer girl Is very dear,
But the winter girl comes just as highw
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

'Man wants but little here below"
Says some grave old authority;
Perhaps that's why some candidates
Can't scrape up a majority.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Settled After the Meetinr.

Charles Schartow, Billy Alstead and Ell
mer Frank were on their way up town
from a meeting on South Thirteenth street
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

"If l should take a kiss" said he.
What would you do? Look black?"
'T'd boldly catch the thief" said she,
And straightway take 1t back"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

The good man now doth homeward come.
His walk and talk are jerky;
And then the good wife knows that he's
Been shaking for n turkey"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
MIRTH IN RHYME.

Chicago Record.
Thanksgiving, though a joyous day,
VIII be "a time of woe,
For those who bet the other way
And have to dine on crow.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Give. oh, give me back my heart.
Right here and now l say to you,
That this old marble thing won't do.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Washington Star.

Some strange illusions now we see
As down the street the chappies come
For as you gaze each seems to be
Two legs and chrysanthemum.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Washington Post.

The king of beasts doth sally forth
AT evening from his lair
He ought to be social lion
With that left-tackle hair.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Detroit Tribune.

She was Kitty no more, but Kathryni
The reasons We're easy to glyn,
III one would but hark
To the damscl's remark:
'Its the SWEETEST name ever / syn"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Baltimore News

Right here and now l say to you,
That this old marble thing won't do.
Baltimore News
"Nan wants but little here below"
Says some grave old authority;
Perhaps that's why some candidates
Can't scrape up majority.
Washington Star
The good man now doth homeward come,
His walk and talk are jerky;
And then the good wife knows that he's
Been shaking for n turkey"
Chicago Tribune.
AS he paid the bill for the sealskin sacnue
The maiden's father said with n sigh:
1.-THE summer girl Is very dear
But the winter girl comes just as hight"
Kan-s. City World
'If 1 should take a kiss" said he.
What would you do? Look black?"
"Td boldly catch the thief" said she,
And straightway take 1t back"
Chicago Record
He blew In money for the sake of fun
Blew I'm on friends when his nose was red :
One day he blew in the end of a gun,
And the gun, in turn blew off his head.
Detroit Tribune.
Woman. from the best reports,
Advances more and more:
And heaven knows, and so do you,
she cost enough before.
Washington Star.
Come strange illusions now we see,
As down the street the chappies come.
For as you gaze each seems to be
Two legs and n chrysanthemum
Washington Post.
The king of beasts doth sally forth
AT evening from his lair
He ought to be a social lion
With that left-tackle hair.
Detroit Tribune.
She was Kitty no more, but Kathryn;
The reasons We're easy to glyn,
III one would but hark
To the damscl's remark:
"It's the SWEETEST name ever l syn"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

board OF trade.
The senate spent several days the lat.
ter part of last week considering the bill
appropriating funds for the State Agri.
cultural society. The house bill appro.
priated 5000 for the society in 1880
and $4,000 annually for three years.
The senate committee on appropriations
amended the bill to make the appropria-
$1,000.
BY an emphatic majority the house
has refused to pass the resolution for the
pardon of Polk Wells, the outlaw. The
members felt that as long as he is in
the penitentiary the state is certain he
Is not in mischief.
Governor brakes appointments were
announced Friday. He reappointed
George Metzgar, custodian; Luther A.
Brewer, state oil inspector w. X.
O'Blenness, labor commissioner; w. O.
Broadman, dairy commissioner; George
y. Delevan, fish commissioner, and the
steamboat inspectors and members OF
the visiting committees Of the insane
hospitals. DR.. ]. j. Gibson Of Denison
was appointed state veterinarian in
place Of DR.. Stalker, and Mrs. l.. H.
Cope Of Marshalltown librarian.
JULIEN RICHARDS.