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Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

The new pneumatic mail tube system
between New York and Brooklyn. 10y
which mail between the cities is car
ried in Two minutes and a half either
way, has just been put in operation,
and is pronounced 10y the postofice
officials a complete success. II is q sys-
TEN that means a great reduction in the
time Of transmitting mails between
points where the business is heavy and
the system is sure TO be more generally
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

The CONSENSUS Of opinion seems TO be
thai the late Prince Bismarck was not
greater nor more sensible il any one
thing thau in the ordering Of the simple
inscription Oh his tombstone.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Omaha Is in position 10 have the big
eest peace celebration Of the country
no matter what other cities enter the
competition for peace jubllees-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09
TART TRIPLES.

Detroit journal The brilliant mind
which strong drink has stolen away. zee
marked the observer % men and things
reminds vuu of the average list Of ra.us-
bles which the burglars took n Is - largely
fictitious.
Chicago Record: y don't see how skim
ne-ho-r ever succeeded 50 well as Z pp1k
KNOW, but. great Caesar, Look q, l-a,
cheek"
washington Star 'De trouble n-ut
advice. said Uncle Eber. rs cate De man
who has made a shc-uuH success ~ life Is
E1n rally toe busy tel siop al give lessons
Chicago Tribune: How die YOU ~: in
your vacation. Joueshy
Sitting il AZ easy chair, mostly
Hardy Il was my dentists easy rhl,-"
Chicago News Watkins wife mas re-
What brought her
Il wrote 10 her that he was getting VI
trolley parties for all the widows h knew
Cleveland Plain Dealer Isn't tina, nev
neichbor OF YOURS rather eccentric" in
CURED the commercial traveller.
NO" ~nswsred one @. the virlElz
prominent citizens lie amt -lth enough
to be called eccentric. Hes 5uss = p.-iu
crank
Detroit journal: The boy Is father 10
the man" remarked the ohsa~.e- ~ men
and things Anyway. its the ncv who
takes tns man 10 he circus.
Chicago Tribune. Rising Politician
Whose friends have given him & brass hand
serenade+-My fellow citizens. TINS
spontaneous t-ihute touches ne -eaulv. 7
an at a loss 10 md words TO explvss lu-
thanks. You have laid M under Obligations
! shall never, never 10 able 70 repav.
! zEEE- % EF-nEg r. l- ODE -H -
dis vas 70 pc q sash transaction, men
.rlznGt.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Garcia i acting very much like g sol
der who. while glad he did not get into
q fight. wants the public 10 believe he
is disappointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Butte miner llem.L
The porulis,s Of Nebraska seem &c be o. q
mind with the populiEt state chairman in
Montana They are willing 10 take every
thing In sight IL return for democratic sup
NM
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Money is offered TO Iowa farmer on
real estate security at ~ per cent in
terest straight and thus the money
power goes On IN its criminal career
by tempting poor folks 10 borrow money
they do not need.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

A~guinaldo's letter. in which he insists
that he is Dor both u fool and q rogue,
leaves it still an open question as 10
which he il.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Admission TO the exposition sunday
afternoons should be made - cents or
the exposition closed altogether on that
day. The experimental period il past
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09
PARTIES LEAVING FOR H SUMNER

Parties leaving the city for
the summer can have The
Bee sent to them regularly
by notifying The Bee busi-
ness Office in person or by
mail. The address will be
changed ns often rs desired.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Local republican clubs are gradually
waking up TO renewed activity. There
is plenty Of work ahead FIR all the clubs
in the campaign Of 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Fhiiad-l hta L-dCgr
Spanish bonds are quoted much higher on
the strength q the amount OF money Spain
is going 20 save by stopping the war with
the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

There is DO present likelihood that the
cabinet viii be- enlarged soon by the
addition Of a colonial secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09
eTATrNrNT on CIRCULATION.

State q Nebraska Douglas County IS:
George 2. TzEehuck. secretary q The Bee
Pulls hing company, being Gully sworn
says that the actual number Of fun and
complete copies cf Tn Daily. Morning.
Evening and Sunday lee printed during
the month Of July. ISIS. was as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

The peace party appears 10 be gaining
rapidly in Madrid despite the growing
Of Weyler, Don Carlos and Z few other
pOpocrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

The Alaska stampede is at its height
now. But it is u stampede TO Get U Of
the KIondike country. and not TO get in.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

When the CarlIsts get their literary
insurreccion il sure 10 attract attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Revised to fit the railroads the adage
reads: The scalpers We have always
with Us.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Lieutenant Hohson has been invited
10 attend 4 national meeting Of life in
sprance agents in Minneapoll, this
month. II he could tell The underwent
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09
OR DAILY

FREDERICK Nd Aug s 1SsS-Ths
monument e~c,ed Il -hs memory az Fran
cs >c9I hsy, EaIaC- az Thu S;~E--SpanElcd
b&1aer MI n unveiled hsrs today Pres
-aeIt mckinley has accepted AZ invitation
70 oe present a. he ceremony. AL hapo-
% Key and Ola Glory.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Detroit Journal The boy Is father o.
the man remarked the ohsa~=e- a. men
and things Anyway. its the nov who
takes tns mar 10 he circus
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Chicago News: Watkins wife mas re-
turned
What brought her
Il wrote 10 her that he was getting VI
trolley parties Tor all the widows h knew.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-09

Chicago Tribune. How die YOU ~. IN
your vacation. Jouesby +,
Sitting il an easy chair. mostly
And doing"
Hardy II was my dentist easy -hlf-"
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
STORIES OF LIFE AT VAssAR.
"They Do Such Things and They Say
Such Things" at POuEh-
EeeDSie,

"a great deal of studying is done at
Vassar. doubtless. But a part of the daily
programme. which is never neglected in
the least, no matter what else suffers, is
the table The motto of the college girl
who is not !. dig is Eat. drink and be
merry for tomorrow we work And there
are no digs at Vassar."
The Poughkeepsie student home on fur
lough'' paused and looked thoughtful for
a moment. -.,
ing the year is appalling she continued
THE VaSsar farm comprises nearly 3J
acres. The asparagus beds cover an acre
of ground. and in the season yield from
seventy-five to eighty-ive lunches daily.
Thousands of punches of celery are de-
voured by ethereal freshmen, sophomores,
seniors and juniors every year; hundreds
Of bushels of tomatoes. onions and pota-
toes are required to enable physical forces
to keep pace with mental progress. and
quantities of milk. eggs and bread that
would make the delicate young lady OF
the bonbon-eating period of thirty years
ago faint with horror are yearly consumed
by these voracious damsels who can read
Latin and jump five-barred gates with
equal facility. About fifty COWS are owned
by the college and they supply the girls
with about 100000 quarts of milk annually.
The Vassar girl is fond of an egg for her
breakfast. That is why about 100000 eggs
disappear every year.
If there is one thing more than Latin,
and Greek. and psychology. and geometry
and trigonometry. that the Nassar girl
cakes consumed at the college is enormous.
The griddle is ten feet long and three feet
wide. The NaSSar pancake has Il turn and
a brown that are peculiarly its own In
spite of the girls, fondness for cakes how
ever only about 200 are consumed at
breakfast
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
Women of Muscat.

TIE women wear a garb which Is dis
tinctive from that of other Fasteners in
general effect, though not in detail. says
Chambers Journal. While the men don
brilliant robes. the women put on brilliant
trousers. a sort of compromise between
kn:ckerbockers and breeches, and above is
a loose waistcoat of velvet. with big but
tons: but in the streets this is often hid by
a long enshrouding black shawl. They do
not cover their faces entirely. as the Per-
sian women do, nor do they hide the lower
part of the countenance. according to the
custom of the Egyptians. They obey the
Koran law of hiding the features. but the
hiding is perfunctory. Around the head.
and consequently stretched over the face.
is black cloth with holes cut to see
through, another to breathe through and
fourth. IL necessary. to sneeze through.
These holes are frequently quite large: and.
instead of the women being mystery.
could always tell at Il glance whether she
was young or old. ugly or beautiful
Around their ankles are big silver bangles:
other bangles jingle on their waists, and
heavy-loaded weights shake from the lobes
of their ears.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
THE POET MAKING A POEM.

bad words as he went. At last they came
to the quarry, a female moose, lying with
her brownish black body just where the
sun came through the tree tops and tinsed
Harry was craZed at the sight. She had
visions Of her apartment with her moose's
the floor. and portraits of her and the
moose, and when the guide told her she
must not touch it. but must get away AT
once and out of the state. she fatty re-
fused to listen to any such nonsense.
1t was only by the greatest effort that
Bob prevailed on her to come with him to
was prepared. she said TO camp out there
alone. while he fetched the men. AT the
camp-well. it is idle to say what the feel
guides thought about it. The cold facts
were that the Maine legislature had found
that the fine of 500 for every moose killed
the sake of sport. and SO the penalty for
killing a female moose had been changed
to fine of $500 and four months imprison-
the broad phrasing of the act. There was
nothing to do but break camp at once and
leave the moose where 1t was.
Leave the moose. cried Mrs. Harry.
Not for twenty-five $500 fines and a hum
dred imprisOnments of four months each
not If the court knows itself, and only
married men can guess what stress of
pleading. bullying. urging was necessary
to make her compromise on taking two
hoofs and two ears.
record of eighteen trout (eleven caught by
the womanJ two deer. and one moose
(bagged by the woman) in four days: II
was a sad ending for a proposed three
weeks trip. The men said bad words all
the way home, and are still saying them
now they are home. and the woman has
taken her ears and hoofs to a taxtdermist
to be fixed, and tells everyone what a
gilt-edged time she had. and now Harry Is
going to take her next year. because but for
her spoils they would have got absolutely
nothing, nothing. my dear. And Mr.. Har-
ry listens and says nothing. Next year Is
n long time vet.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
SHE SELLS STEAM SUPPLIES.
Miss Cora B. Pike. of Boston, Sue
ceeds In an Unsual
Line.

Women drummers have been gradually
introducing themselves of late years, but
the only feminine travelling saleswoman in
her line and one of the few in any line
in New England is Miss Cora B. Pike. of
Boston. who sells steam supplies She
visits most of the large mills and other
establishments using power in New Eng
land and sells various kinds of hard rub
Der goods that are used in boiler and en-
gine rooms.
She knows more engineers than any other
woman in New England and can sell
goods with any man insthe business Early
trains. country hotels cold carriage rides
and interviews with hurried and testy bust
ness men have no terrorS for her. She is
schooled in her trade. and she has as
much courage as any commercial man who
never put on Il front" to sell "A bill of
goods. The fact that she is a woman does
not deter her in the least from going
right ahead wherever a man would. Her
trips are from a week to two weeks in
duration.
Miss Pike is small woman. with light
brown hair. Large eyes and vivacious
face. She is a native of Charlestown
where she was born December :, 1861 She
was educated in the Boston high school
and three years ago. after working as "A
stenoSrapher and at other kinds of en-
ployment. she entered the office of a steam
supply company. on India street.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27

were kept awake. while she was being
soothed and convinced that there was no
danger of an attack by bears. She made an
humble apology for her "foolishness" the
that day with rifle. loaded and within
reach
The following day came the climax She
insisted on going with the hunters.
ITS no use. Harry" she said You
know can walk or wheel YOU stupid, and
l am going. II you don't want me- say so.
and | will take Bob and go out with him
and beat the bag of the whole of you" and
to the eternal disgrace of the men she did
what she said she would do. While taking
her into the wilds Bob inculcated much
good advice as to handling the rifle. After
time deer was sighted on the other side
OF a moist patch in such a location that the
guide was sure If disturbed it would come
down to the open trail where Mrs Harry
was Telling her TO lie close until the deer
went down wind to try and turn 1t for her
instead of stalking it for himself She
crouched down and waited and waited
until she heard something brushing along
below her on the edge Of the trail. A
minute later she saw n huge head rise
above the brush not thirty yards away.
Without a tremor she raised her rifle CAT
culated. as she had been told. where the
fore shoulder was, and pulled the trigger
closing her eyes at the same instant With
n crash. away went the animal while Bob's
voice. in picturesque remonstrance. asked
what i'll Paradise she was doing? Then he
came running up. fearing some accident.
He found no accident. but an indignant
woman who needed considerable persuasion
to tell what had occurred.
She Shot a Moose.
Bob whistled. and then they took up the
track of the evidently wounded animal.
Bob indulging in a series OF whistles and
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
ournaI with rare fidelity and ability.
News In 1.-The Olive"
Early on the morning of Feb. 10. 11S3.
altimore clipper ship came into the hon
ort with the news that Benjamin Fran
II and Silas Deane had signed the pr
minary articles of peace between Il
nited States and Great Britain. in CO
motion with the British minister at Pari
iss Goddard quickly caught up the new
nd before 1t was three hours old it W:
inounced in the extra issue of the Jon
Al, to which the felicitous title of III
live" WAS given. 1t was another inStan
the extreme cieverness of a woman wi
she k.al nc haar, horn 10 Sn1
Romance in American Colony.

The Atlanta Constitution, in aluding
to the coming wedding of Walter G. Thorn
son. II nephew of President Thomson. of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and now resident
of Berlin. Germany and Miss Lutte Gordon.
of Atlanta. Ga. and a niece of General
John b. Gordon. says: The story leading
up to the engagement of Miss Gordon and
Mr.. Thomson is quite romantic. She went
abroad late in the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dickson to complete her odu
The night of her arrival in Bremen she
met Mr.. Thomson. who was at once at
tracted by her youth beauty and charm
ing manners. Hearing of her intention to
study the languages. he took great interest
In advising her as 10 the best masters.
and joined German class with her A
short time afterward. when Miss Gordon
was received in the church frequented by
the American colonists. Mr.. Thomson was
her sponsor. thereby associatinE himself
with a more serious interest in. the Young
ladys life. In the meantime Miss Gordon
became an admired figure in the social life
of Bremen, receiving hatterinE attentions
from the distinguished cavaliers of that
city. as well as those of the American
colony but at dinner given in her honor
by Mr.. Thomson in December II was evi-
dent his interest extending much
further than that generally shown by
Young men toward their god children -
and their engagement was a foregone con-
clusion. 1t was not until last week how
ever. that Miss Gordon gave her consent to
the engagement and it was formally an
nounced in the American colony of Bremen
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27

ticed the account of Watsons arrest in
the papers and being possessed of more
than the usual amount of diligence for a
young woman she deciled to visit the Kan
sas authorities thinking that possibly the
man under arrest in Kansas was the pris-
oner who escaped from her father.
In the meantime Watson had been trans
ferred to Kansas City. Kas.. and had COM
promised the case against him by making
good the amount of money received on
the worthless check. This was on Sat
urdaE, February II. The trouble being sat
isfactorily settled with the prosecuting
witness. Detective Walsh left police head
quarters with Watson to take him to the
city court. where the case was to be legal
ly dismissed. While on the way TO the
court room the officer and the forger were
met by Miss Ashby. She Immediately rec
ognized Watson as being the prisoner who
escaped from her father. With all the
nerve of deputy United States marshal
Miss Ashby halted the two men and upon
learning the status of the case commanded
the officer to escort the prisoner back to
tn jail. There she unrivaled the story of
the mans escape and demanded of the
Kansas authorities that he be held until
she could get word to her father. OF course
her request was granted and Watson Is
still in Jail on the Kansas side. He refuses
to rturn to Missouri for fear that he will
he lynohed il taken there. Marshal Ashby
has asked for Il reuuisition. but an organ
ized effort is being made by the colored
people Of Kansas CiMty. kas.. to per
suade Governor Leedy to refuse the nee
essary eNtradition papers.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27

Women hold Office in Kansas and in some
other states. but not in Missouri. The fact
that the women do not hold office in Mis-
souri, is no evidence that they are not fit
for such positions in life. The law alone
Is responsible for members of the fair sex
being kept out of places of public trust in
Missouri.
An act recently performed by Miss Hattie
AShby, daughter of Marshal Ashby of
Brunswick. Mo, is perhaps one of the
strongest arguments that can be made in
support of woman's ability to serve in
public Office. Some two months ago DR.. w.
II. Watson. a cunning negro forger, under
arrest at Brunswick. succeeded in escaping
from Marshal -Ashby while being taken
from the Jail to the court ROOM The pris-
oner was handcuffed. but by his shrewd-
ness he bested the Missouri marshal, even
though handicapped. The escape of the
prisoner Worried Marshal Ashby. as it was
the first mishap which had befallen him
since he entered upon the duties of his Of
fetal position. He offered reward for the
capture of Dr. Watson. but the fugitive
had made his escape good and all trace of
him was lost.
Miss Ashby. two months after the escape
of the prisoner. was visiting IN Kansas
City. While here a DR.. Watson was ar
rested in Topeka on the strength of de-
scription furnished by the Kansas City.
Kas.. authorities. where he was wanted for
passing bogus check. Miss Ashby no.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27

than thirty years ago was the leader in
movement to raise $4,000 to insure the
location of, the Soldiers Home in Miwau-
kee and who has been at work on the
monument project for nearly fifteen years.
The order for the monument was given
on the .supposition that the late Alexander
Mitchell would see that the money was
Forthcoming. Mr. Mitchell died and his
affairs We're found to be in bad shape.
Then Mrs. Ely stepped to the front. She
sent word TO the sculptor to go on with
his work-that She would make it her busi-
ness TO attend to the money end of the
matter. She raised 10000 of the 100000 re-
qured by various devices. Finally she hit
upon Il unique idea. She entered into cor
rsspondence with celebrated people all over
the country. and has succeeded in obtaining
autographic scraps from 5000 celebrities.
These have been formed into the most
unique volume in existence. which will be
sold to the highest bidder. Many of the
poems and sentiments are worth their
weight In gold. For instance. James Whit
COMB Riley sent his autograph with the
following original lines:
A monument for the soldiers,
Built of peoples love.
With the hearts ye built |. Of,
And see tha. re build It stately
In pillar and niche and gate.
And high in pose the soul OF those
II would commemorate.
graph under the following lines from his
poem. The Advance Guard"
No fear for them. in our lower field
May We toll with unstained.
Till at length We be worthy to stand with
On the shining heights they've gained.
We shall meet and greet in closing ranks
In times declining sun.
When the busies of God shall sound recall
And the battle of life be won.
William Fl. Crane quotes from his play.
The Senator Mr.. President 1 appeal
to the senate for justice to the memory
OF a brave man. and for the payment of a
DEBT of honor to his descendants
Robert G. Ingersoll says of his birth:
II was born on the llth of August 1888;
that is the most wonderful thing that ever
happened to me-
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer wrote the motto
from General Clusters Damascus sword.
as follows: DO not draw me without
cause. Do not shield me without honor"
Thomas Bailey Aldrich expresses his
sentiment in this stanZa:
From the dead Danish sculptor let us learn
To make occasion, not to he denied:
Against the sheer precpitous mountain side
Thorwaldsen carved his lion a; Lucerne.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
Enjoyed Herself.

From the New York Sun. .
One girl had good time at the Fischer
benefit Tuesday night. She was a nice un-
musical little thing, with a. fluffy blond
pompadour and wide open blue eyes. Prob-
ably she didn't know what she was bring
ing upon herself when she agreed to hear
"Meistersinger" with a musician who is a
Wagnerian devotee. He told her all about
the motives during the overture. and she
made praiseworthy effort to look inter-
ested and keep her eyes from wandering
to the boxes. He hurled musical technicali-
ties at her during the progress of the opera
and she murmured beautiful and won
derful'' and marvellous whenever he ap-
pealed to her for appreciation. but the
bruised worm did turn at last. When the
orchestra went mad unreservedly in the
second act the musician turned to the
amiable little girl with tears of ecstacy
Listen. lsten.' he gasped. did you
ever hear such veritisinous contrapuntal
construction She looked at him despair
insly and spoke with emphasis:
III YOU say another word longer than
two syllables tonight I will go home alone
I don't know counterpart from hay and
l wish You would let me hear the music"
The man who sat in the seat in front of
the couple longed to applaud, but waited
until the end of the act.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-27
BARD OF CROOKED RIVER,
NEW METHOD. DOWN IN MAINE, OF
MANUFACTURING POETRY.
Alonzo Stevens, a Poet of .Ord and
SfnEler Ways" Makes His Poems
Out of Newspaper Letters
Pasted Upon Boards.

Down in Western Maine there is some
thing new under the sun. 1t is "a method
of manufacturing poetry unlike that of any
other versemaker. from Solomon to SWIM
burne.
According to the New York World. the
author of this new system is AIonzo Stev-
ems. of Otisfield. locally known as the
Bard OF Crooked River
Disdaining pen. ink and paper. racked by
no ambition for Immortality which
comes of creamy paper. elegant typography
and blue-and-gold binding. and. like sew
eral of his iilustrious prototypes, unable to
write a legible hand, whenever the poetic
frenzy is upon him. Stevens saws off a
piece of board. brings from the closet his
reserved pile of newspapers. cuts out the
required letters and paStes them one by
one upon his piece of board. thereby pre-
serving for himself and future generations
the thoughts which burn His method.
to be sure. precludes revision, but in his
case independence of style is one OF his
strongest points.
The illustration of Mr.. Stevens poems
which accompanies this article is a fac
siHile Of photograph 4 translation"