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The age-herald., 1898-07-31
RUM AND COCoANUT MILK.
Combination Which Events at Santiago
 May Render Popular Soon.

From the New York Sun.
 From the fact that 1t has-not been men, toned in dispatches from the front, should judge that our troops on the south coast of Cuba have not yet been introduced quently visited Cuba. "It is the cheapest and best drink that I hnow of in the trop- ics, and shall be very much surprised if it does not become popular in New York after the war. Santiago rum costs about a third as much as cheap whisky and is ex- ceedingly smooth. The best drink that I know of for a warm climat te is Santiago rum and fresh cocoanut milk. I never have been able to get fresh cocoanut milk here, and I suppose that New Workers who do not go to a cocoanut country can ever know the delights of this mixture. The milk when fresh is almost as colorless as water, and when a little rum is added to 1t the combination beats a gin rickey, even though it may not be cooled by ice.
 You will find that all tho small pasesn- ger steamers which sail down through the West Indies are well supplied with Santi- ago rum, but the demand for it is almost exclusively from men who have become familiar with it's merits by living in a trop- ical climate. Whisky and brandy, although the latter Is a very popular drink all through the tropics, are exceedingly dam gerous, and ones very much better off without them. At one South American port where I used to call regularly the favorite drink was vermouth straight A large proportion of the population was French, and every afternoon the men and women would drive out to the roadside cafes and sip vermouth. It was served in a tall, thin glass, which wasm half filled with ice. The ice made it expensive"
The age-herald., 1898-07-31
HIGH LIGHTS.

From the Chicago Record.
 One variety of joy Is the discovery that your last nickel is a quarter.
 No man ever believes that woman in a white frock can be anything but angelic. The young man can't hide his egotism any more than he can hide his mustache.
 Some people go away to rest and take with them other people who make them tired.
 The summer girl looks happy, but the cow standing knee-deep in pool LOOKS happier
 Society needs protection from people who talk about books which other people nave not read.
 Some men go home on hot day and quarrel with their wives because they iooh conf fortable. N .,.
 You can tell ss>,aakiiss at some women that they would maRe> blaskoerry ,,a 1a'h n' flytime without a cover oH tSsNEe.sue.
The age-herald., 1898-07-31

tween New York and San Francisco, via the Cape, is nearly 16,000 miles; by the canal it would be a little less than 5O9o miles, making a saving of nearly II 900 miles. The Nicaragua Canal woui1 bring New York nearly 5000 miles nearer to To- kohama than to Liverpool, thus giviag us substantial control of the trade of Japan, which is rapidly increasing and which We have every reason to believe will be very profitable This statement alone is suffi- cient to prove the necessity of the con- struction of the canal. -sr
 The Pacific coast of the United States is today further removed from the markets of the old world than any other part of our possessions. The population of the states of California, Oregon and Washing ton is less by more than one-half million than the population of the city of Greater New York.
 are capable of producing food enough if fully cultivated, to supply the wants of 1G0 00,000 people. The soil is rich, the mountains are filled with the precious met als, the climate is salubrious and more to be desired than that of any other por- tion of our great commonwealth. The population increases slowly and the states can never be largely developed until they are brought nearer to the markets of the world by quicker and cheaper transpor- tation, which can only be obtained by pierc- ing the isthmus with a ship canal.
 It ought to be unnecessary to argue this question with the American people, and have no doubt that very great majority of our people recognize the importance of the construction of this canal and that they will demand of our government that it take up this question and settle it by the construction of the canal at the earliest
The age-herald., 1898-07-31
VOLUME Io3

destroyed escaped with but one slight in- jury. They were Colonel Drew, chief Of engineers on General Shafters staff; Ma jor J. D. Maxfield. of the signal corps, and Sergeant Thomas c. Boone, detached from Go. K of the Second Massachusetts Vol- unteers as telegrapher in the balloon de- tachment. Three of the men holding the rope on the ground were wounded. The balloon was finally landed in the middle of stream waist-deep just as the First and Tenth regiments of cavalry (dismount- ed) were charging a Spanish ambush in a field of wild corn on the west side of the stream, which, for the terrible slaughter there, is known as Hells Crossing.
The age-herald., 1898-07-31
The Bal'o m Under Fire
e Snringfield Renuhlican.

From the Springfield Republican.
 The balloon, propelled by a strong rope 1000 feet in length and held by eighteen men, was being carried all over the field, and the movement of the troops was di- rected from it until it was finally shot to pieces at about 12 o'clock. telegraph wire connected the basket of the balloon with the ground, and observations were transmitted in that manner to the officers below. Finally a point that is now known as Helrs Crossing was reached by the bal loon men, and a scathing fire was poured into the inflating bag. Three shells from a shrapnel battery tore great holes in it and showers of bullets made it resemble a large seive. Remarkable is the fact that the three men in the basket at the time it was
The age-herald., 1898-07-31

the United States are beyond computation The question now before the American people is, shall this project be rapidly pushed to conclusion under American own ership, or shall it be given up to the capi- talists of Europe? To this question I be- lieve there can be but one answer. The Nicaragua Canal must be an American canal. built and owned by the American people.
 WARNER MILLER.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03
THOS. JEFFERSON, THE NAN
Personality Of the Author Of the Declaration
Of Independence.
TRAITS AND FoTBLEs OF THE WRGINlAN
His Lonely Boyhood, Unfortunate
Love AFFAIR and Pleasant Old Age
Recalled b. Old Lettcrs-His
Views of Right Living.

Jefferson, the nation builder, the states
man, theorist and philosopher, is well known
TO his countrymen; in fact, to all the world.
The Jefferson Of everyday life Is a less
familiar but no less interesting figure. No
one OF Jefferson's many biographers has sue
ceeded in giving an adequate presentation
OF his personality, but from contemporary
descriptions, old letters and family records
1t Is possible to get a very fair and accurate
mental picture Of Jefferson's human side.
for, like all heroes, he was intensely human.
In point Of stature Jefferson was in the
Washington and Lincoln class, six feet two
and a half inches in height, not as well
built as Washington, but resembling in lines
Of certain disproportion the great Kentuckian
rather than the almost physically perfect
Virginian. He was a good horseman, but in
this respect below the Washington standard,
as, indeed, what man of that era was not
Like Washington, too, Jefferson possessed
prodigious strength. He was the strongest
man in his county, and could lift the weight
of 1000 pounds with ease. His great
strength was an inheritance from his father,
who is described as having been "a wonder
OF physical force" Unlike Lincoln, not O
trace of awkwardness could be discovered In
Jefferson. The widely different associations
OF the two men easily account for the fact
The log cabin in the wilderness, the ha'
boat, the small country village, the rough
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03
Does This Mean Y0n?

the prominence the pride and sunshine OF
the household had attained. she urgently.
pledged the manufact!I ers to secrecy, and
pleaded with them never to divulge the
identity of the children. All efforts of Curl
Gus people to ascertain the names of the
wool soap kids" have therefore proved in
vain. From the Golden Gate of the Pacific
slope to the Atlantic seaboard and from
the Manitoba line to the southland these
handsome and innocent trademark babies
have been the star attraction on the bulletin
boards, confronted many people in the pub
lie prints, and made millions smile, but few
are aware that they were taken from life,
and that a fond mother in her far-away
Rocky mountain nome had blushed with
mOistened eyes over the fame that had thus
The twins are grandchildren of one of the
greatest poets in America. They are I'M
usually bright for their age, and are resid-
ing in Denver today. Both are girls.
Latest Picture of the Twins.
There is no evidence that the long UNDER
shirt worn By one Of the twins had been
washed with wool soap, but it is positively
known that the shrunken garment worn by
the other babe was not washed with that
standard and Indispensable adjunct Of tho
household. In this issue of The Bee the lat
est photograph of the twins in street dress
is presented for the first time. 1t was re-
luctantly given by the parents of the orig
iials under promise that the names of the
children would not be used.
Many inquiries have recently been re-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03
THE CELEBRATED BABIES
Something About a Trademark That Is
Now Famous.
THEY ARE TWIN SISTERS.
Showing WInt Small Things May He
Turned Into u Great Profit if
Properly Handled and Fol-
lowed Up.
THEY ARE TWIN SISTERS.

A snap shot from a mera taken by a
southside belle three years ago has given the
world one of its most famous trademarks.
Millions of people who have smiled at the
pictures of the wool soap twins in the news
papers and on bulletin boards throughout
the country will doubtless recall the catch
line, my mamma used wool SOAP II wish
mine had" a dialogue accompanied with
lifelike reproductions of the long and
short of it in children's undershirts.
Few are aware that a factor in the origin
of this popular advertisement was one of the
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

Bedford, author of the once -!mous
"yatherk,' and his daughter possessed
extraordinary vocal gifts, says the Argo-
naut The father took it into his head to
practice in a back room the snr:il cry OF a
peacock. He had noticed that when one
peacock screamed another on the opposite
side of the house generally screamed in
defiance. At last, believing himself pro
ticient, he gave his peacock cry, hiding
himself behind a tree. To his delight the
peacock on the opposite side of the lawn
screamed defantly. Immediately after this,
which occurred Just before breakfast, he
came into the breakfast room, saying with
triumph to his daughter: And Susan, the
other peacock answered me- To his great
annoyance his daughter burst into a fit of
laughter. Rather provoked at this, he said:
"Well, | think you might have congratu-
lated me-" And then. though still hardly
able to speak for laughing, she said: why
papa, l was the peacock that answered
youi"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

most prominent society girls Of Chicago,
who photographed two charming little tots
from Denver. who, with a relative, were
visiting Chicago several years ago. Since that
date the twins from the Queen City of the
plains have been popularized to such an ex-
tent that the trade, the household, and the
public generally unite in conco9ing it to be
a rational hit.
Interest in this pleasing production from
the simplicity and innocence OF child life has
been intensified by the fact that one of the
most famous sculptors OF Europe has repro
duced them in bronze, and the thought was
thus presented to Swift & Co. to have a mum
Der of copies of the original made out OF
actual wool soap. This has been done, and a
limited number has been placed on exhibit
ton throughout the country at newspaper
Offices and stores. One OF these unique
gems OF artistic work is displayed at the
Transmississippi Exposition at Omaha and
the Paris exposition of 1900.
For the Use of Advertising.
The use of the twins for advertising pur-
poses was first conceived by y. NJ. Raworth,
then manufacturer of wool soap, and G. ID.
Bertolet, at that time connected with the
well known advertising firm OF Lord d
Thomas. The idea was developed when an
| illustration appealed to their mutual admira-
ton in May, 1895, while they we're looking
over one of the magazines. An artist in
the employ Of Lord e. Thomas subsequently
elaborated on the original plan. When ii
was submitted to Mr.. Raworth he said that
he had a relative who would visit him in
July and bring two charming little twin girls
with her from Denver. When they arrived
the snap shot" was taken whose fame now
knows no boundary line. The children were
4 years old when the picture was obtained
They are now approaching 7.
When the mother OF the little ones saw
what an instantaneous hit the appearance
OF the semi-nude twins had created sh'
became first mortified and then alarmed a
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

weighed down., over burdened men and
women by giving them the physical
strength and stamina to carry on their work
forcefully and easily.
"For the last three years" says Mr.. ]. c.
Morgan, of Monongah, Marion Co., W. Va, in a
letter to Or. Pierce, a. have been a constant suf-
ferer from indigestion complicated with COM
plants that generally accompany such cases.
Always after eating there would be n formation
of gas and a heavy load in my stomach. l would
belch up my food after eating; bowels were very
irregular; / would imagine / saw objects floating
before my eyes. l had pain across my back.
About December, 1896, l began feeling much
worse than usual and was beginning TO think l
would have to suffer the remainder of my life.
was greatly discouraged. 1 described my case
To DR., Pierce's staff of physicians aud they di-
rected me to begin at once taking the Golden
Medical Discovery according TO directions. I
did so, and am happy to state I experienced
most gratifying results, as all the unpleasant
feelings have entirely left me. ! have now
a very good appetite, relish my food, and am
pleased to say / feel once more like my former
self, l recently walked a distance of one hum
dred and ten miles in about four days."
No remedy relieves constipation SO
quickly and effectively a. DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

The gray gowns this year are extremely
dainty and handsome and they appear in
every sort OF material from linen, pique
batiste, nuns yelling and cashmere, on
through the array OF attractive dress fab
rics to crisp stand-alone tafeta, satin foul
ard. crepe de chine. MORE, faille and sum
mer brocade.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

ceiyed as to the identity Of the famous twins
whose features In the newspapers have
caused so many millions to smile, nod aD-
provingly and nudge their companions.
1he only concession the parents will make
to crafty public curiosity is to submit these
new photographs of their beloved ones IN =
garb not SO abbreviated as the one that sp.
pears in the trademark prints
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

William G. Whitney, the democratic
leader of New York, has retired from active
business life. He is very wealthy, and it is
his intention to pass the remainder Of his
days in the enjoyment OF what his large
wealth will give him and in the task of
bringing back to health the wife in whom
his existence seems centered.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

The future author of the Declaration Of
Indenendence was wildly in love with a
Miss Rebecca Burwell at the age of ID lie
was reading law at the time, and dwelling
upon the picture of Rebecca, when ne
carried in his case, he fervently wished IN
n letter to a friend that the devil had old
Coke. for he was sure he never was so tired
Of an old dull ~sCoundrsl In his life" TO
add to his mental agonies the cherished
picture was ruined by a rainstorm one nlght'
and the rats ran off with the silk garters
the fair hands of Rebecca mad made Tor him.
Despairing of the success of his suit ne
planned a foreign tour. England, Holland,
Spain, Egypt. Should he ask her. was
the great problem. Inclination led that way
but if refused he would be ten times more
wretched than ever" This dreadful state
of suspense lasted nearly a year. Bold re-
solves to end the agony all melted away
when the time came he could never get
beyond explaining his projects and in
timating that he should ask the question in
due time. The catastrophe came at last in
the announcement of the fair Rebecca's en-
gagement to another, and in the Jeffersonian
letter giving the horrible news to his friend,
the name of Williamsburg was changed to
"Devilsburg." In this letter he philosophi-
cally discoursed on the necessity OF
fortitude in this strain: 1.-The only method
of doing this is to assume a perfect resigna-
ton to the divine will, to consider that
whatever does happen must happen, and
that by our uneasiness we cannot prevent
the blow before it does fall, but we may ado
to its force after II has fallen"
Jefferson was exceedingly fond OF music
While a boy he learned to PLAY the violin
and in his early manhood he took his fiddle
with him wherever he went. There is
tradition that 1t helped him to win his wife
the rich and beautiful Widow SHELTON. Thu
story goes that two OF his rivals met on
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

The Presbyterian Board OF Missions re-
csives .S44.0 900 from omen's societies and
boards alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

Senator Stewart was addressing his fellow
members the other day on the subject of
finance, and quoted copiously from what he
had called eminent authorities" At the
close of a lengthy extract Senator Hoar
inquired from what book the western man
had been reading. at is an analysis of the
functions of money" by William NJ Stewart,
United States SENATOR" was the cool reply.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

iICS NIW lliStCdu Vi
his work. His
task instead of being
which supports
him ON to COM
fort and prosperity
b C c mes an over
whelming c IL
weighing him
80 down. He has
no strength, no
ambition. He feels
, that there is moth
4 ing left but for him
n to stagger along un-
tatil the awful pres
sure of disease and
trouble at last
brushes h ! m to
earth.
The prosperous
. man is the one who
. keeps the upper
|. hand of his work,
,Xbccausc he is strong,
y capable and ener-
. getic, DR.. Pierce's
Golden NJ e dical
las
brought the best
kind of prosperity
to thousands of
..lA- -
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

w. l.. Foster has piloted over 200 boats
through the White Horse rapids in Alaska
during the last two months. For this work
he received nearly S12, 900, and he thinks that
he succeeded in earning as much money in
the same length of time as any man in
Alaska. Foster ran a street car at Astoria
before he went to Alaska, and he is now
thinking of buying a few shares Of stock
in the company of which he was once an
humble employe.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

llSIen-
Do you know we can save you pain
and money ?-Not n day passes but that
we do this for some one-We've appli.
auces for the painless application Of
crown and bridge work which are far
superior to anything ever used in den.
tistry-The purse strings don't need to
be opened wide to pay our bills-Small
gold filings with us are only $500
silver and gold alloy S10o-We have
made n study of filling and know we
can guarantee you the best of work
We examine teeth frce-Electric fans
that give you rest and COMFORTABLY
attendant.
BAILEY,
IL Years 3D. Floor Paxton Blk.
Experience. 18th ana Fnrnana.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

Sir Marshall Clarke, who has just been
appointed to a post that is virtually that Of
governor of the immense African territory
known by the name of Rhodesia, enjoys the
reputation of being the man who knows
better than any one else how to deal with
the natives. He has an almost perfect
knowledge OF the native modes OF action,
prejudices and ideas, and a year ago re-
ceived an address OF thanks from the
Aborigines' Protection society for his re-
markable defense OF native rights during the
quarter of a century which he has spent
in southern Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

not to be expected" Jefferson, however,
appreciated oratory. He observed of Pat
rick Henry that ''he appeared to me to
speak as Homer wrote" and of John Adams
he said, he was our colossus on the floor"
and came out with a power of thought
and expression which moved us from our
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

1t is told of Mrs. Gladstone that once
when in an underground train, in London,
she had for n companion n woman, who said
in the course of the conversation that she
and her husband were in a tight fix. He
had held a high place in the civil service,
but had been compelled to resign. Nothing
which he could do presented itself, and he
resolved TO go out to Australia, but his
wife and family would have to be left be-
hind. The woman told the story without
guessing who her listener was. When Mrs.
Gladstone came to get off she found she
had not a penny to take her home II
should like to help you,' she said to the
wife, but / must first consult my hus-
band. II you will call on me at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning. at No. 10 st. James
Square, / will see what can be done for
you. In the meantime l have come out
without my purse. ] have not a penny
to pay my return fare, so please lend me
sixpenee." Though this sounded somewhat
like the holdup OF a confidence woman, the
almost destitute wife gave OF the littl'
money she had with her. Next day she
called at the Gladstone house. Mrs. Glad
stone gave her $3.50 from Mr.. Gladstone
and added $50 more on her WI behalf.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03

Henri Schneider. who has just died at
the age of 5S. was the Krupp of France.
Mere than twenty years ago he succeeded
his father as chief proprietor OF the great
Creusot Iron works, which had attained
great prosperity under the second empire.
He carried further his fathers principle of
associating the workmen with success of the
firm, as is done at the Krupp factory at
Essen, and this regard for the employees
was one cause of the Schneidcrs' remarkable
prosperity. The elder Schneider took a
prominent part in politics, but his son con-
fined his energies to private business, He
leaves a son. Eugene, who had a long
training for the management OF the works.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16

WASHINGTON. Apri. ls,-In view of
conflicting reports az 10 the attitude OF
Spain. high foreign authority zasnor.zed
the fo.sowsnx ofsselsl statement al the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16
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