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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
THROUGH THE SOUTH SEAS.
Idyllic Journey Recently Enjoyed by
Western Women.

Eyer since Charles Warren Stoddard wrote
his delightful south sea idyls the charm OF
the journey has induced many travellers to
try it's fascinations. Mrs. A. A. d'Ancona
wife of physician of San Francisco, has
Just added such q delightful chapter to her
experiences. She made a trip to the south
sea islands on the Tropic Bird which re-
turned tC port on Tuesday last. The voyage
has given Mrs. d'Ancona a book full of the
most entertaining notes and cabinets Of rare
things She is a wide awake traveller saw
things with intelligent and alert eyes and
has the rare faculty Of being able to tell all
about it in graphic narrative. She entered
into the very spirit of the country. dressed
like the natives during her stay among them
and got more out Of her weeks there than
others have out OF years. The voyage, she
says, from the time the ship left San Fran
cisco until it dropped anchor again in the
home port was like a sail upon still pond.
Through the balmest of days the Tropic
Bird slipped down to the islands in thirty
one days, but the return trip, because the
winds were fckle and would not blow ex-
cept in zephyrs, took thirteen days longer.
Mrs. d'Ancona enters a protest against every
book that has been written about these far
away islands. She says that they do not give
the reader even suggestion of these happy
isles, whore no one IS busy, where the
natives loll while the food comes gratu-
tously or drift about on the clearest OF
waters on fishing excursions.
Mrs. d'AnCona was surprised to find that
her fellow passengers on the down trip were
Mormon missionaries. She says that she had
heard that they were quietly going to thl
furthermost corners CT the earth, but she
was not prepared to find them looking for
bn }og
tropics.
Tho first stop Of the Tropic Bird waS#at
Taiohae in the Marquesas group. A short
stay there showed a people far less inter
! estng than those CT the Society islands
| They are the ones who make and drink
abundantly of the toddes prepared from a
distilation of the cocoanut. From this
| least hospitable-looking of all the islands,
said Mrs. d'Anccna, comes the dreamy sal
| through the eighty-six Paumotu islands
| The first glimpse OF them looks as II some
| great palm fans were drifting in midocean
| Coming nearer, trees begin to take shape
! and Cne would have to land to be quite Ger.
| tain that the great palms were not growing
| directly from the water. On many OF tn
| islands the highest point above the sea leve
| is but twelve feet, and the very highest Of al
| is but eighty fest. They are just garden
| in the ocean. Upon one of them it is eati
| mated that there are more than 3,O00,0O
| eocoanut palms" From the PaumCtI island
| Mrs d'Ancona brings some rare shells and
| beautiful pearl. The longest stay was a
| Tahiti, where Mrs. d'Ancona dressed like tn
| natives and went among them. She jour
| neyed far into the country from the mail
| settlement and found the natives, wheneve
| they could, reverting to their original gras
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

each season. Besides there is t0OO,OC0
kilogrammes of jessamine TO be plucked, and
violets and orange blossoms to the extent Of
10000 900 kifOgrammes a year To give an
idea of the number of plants that ARE raised
fer. this huge result, 1t; is calcutta ted. tha t
each stalk of jessTmine yieldsdFtwS' 1RFto-
grammes of blossoms season, $50 There
must be at least 100000 stalks to yield the
1000 600 kilogrammes required
But the gathering of the blossoms is only
the beginning of the work. for then the
flowers must be picked apart and all of the
spoiled leaves thrown aside Then the max
ing of the perfume begins, The leaves are
spread one by one upon layers Of pure lard
that cover plates OF glass. Three or four
times these fower-la layers are renewed before
the lard has absorbed all OF the perfume
that it can hold, for the fat has peculiar
attraction for the essential Ci,s of the flow
ers. This perfumed lard is the "pomade"
of commerce, not the pomades used for hair
or beard, but the crude material out of
which these are afterwards manufactured,
The lard is then either shipped as it is to
other manufacturers, or put into alcohol
which draws off the perfume from the fat,
having a stronger attraction, therefore,
than the lard, and the result is the finest
eau de cologne. Most of this pomade is
shipped as it stands 10 all parts OF Europe
and America, but some Of it is reserved and
the oils are extracted by distilllng process
ses. making the purest extracts. So much
for the industry which has made 4Grasse
rich and famous, But in this story lies
much that is suggestive for us in the United
| States.
1t is beyond question that in many por-
tlons of the United States just as fine and
! strongly perfumed flowers can be raised as
in France, The varieties OF roses, for in
stance, which are best for making perfumes
are not the American Beauties, or La
France but the commoner varieties, which
will grow luXuriousIy almost anywhere in
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

no doubt that you've often felt like denounc-
ing doctors eoundly for not having a goody
supply of them in their offices for the ac-
commodaton. OF nervous PATIENTS" "go.. ..
The woman started up the pendulum-like
motion again. Well she returned, Il
must say that it would be good deal more
comfortable than having to sit in one Of
these straight, uncomfortable things
Whether the doctor took cffense at her
uncomplimentary reference to his office
chairs or whether he had been whetting
himself up to the point where he could give
her sharp, professional talk, it would be
impossible to say. but certain it is his lee
ture broke loose then with vehemence
Now see here" he said Il have scores
of women patients just like you. They
come in here and tell me all about how
their nerves are frazzled into strings, and
they can't sit down, and they can't stand up
and they can't walk, nor eat, nor sleep, noT
do this. that or the other thing. Oh, they're
In terrible condition. Well, that's right
They ara in n bad fix. And so you want
me to cure you? Well, I'm, willing but
you've got to do your part You cannot
very well remove these deplorabe defects
without roofing out the cause and you cam
dig out the cause without throwing away
rocking chairs. Oh, yes, | mean it, throw
away the rocking chairs. They send more
women TO the grave and the insane asylum
each year than all the sewing machines II
the United States They are at the bottom
OF more than half this nervous trouble yo'
women are always complaining about ant
II had my way about 1t fully two-thirds o
the rockers that now clutter up our house.
would be split into kinding wood, anC
three fourths of the factories that are nov
turning them out would be shut down
People who have never given the matte
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

one Of the RAPIDLY thinning band of old
aboIuonistS IS Mrs. Frances r. IL Harper
Of Philadelphia, who celebrated her dth
birthday recently.
General Jouberts wife has gone with him
m " hiS campaigns and IS S3id to have
his stra tcgic plans.
a biu has been presented to the Senate
Of EraMi aqih9ri2ins women i1e TO }r prIIbTe ,b6re
has been no question in that country as
TO why Is marriage a fatlureE
Miss Anastasla Miller of Versailles, Ky
a student at Wellesley, left the class the
beside a fellow-studcu; who Is coloryd.
Her friends have been summoned, aud 1t is
supposed that She Will have TO surrender
or leave, She IS said to expect to have to
do the latter.
ella Ewing, the giantess,, has completed
her residence near Gorin. Mo The house
was built ON scale proportionatc with Miss
Ewng's needs. The doors are ten feet
high and the ceilings and windows l9&2R 92,R
like those of tabled giants castles. She
IS still growing and is now eight feet ana
four inches tall.
Miss Alma Powell a member of the
Castle Square Opera company, Is going TO
study for the degree of master of Laws,
having already completed the course IN the
TsTs sw sSc s9ni stadcd a music SM Sroa w6
she made her. professional debut IN Inc Inc
maHs Fpe g5 70 psne Shs WebstSr L rssre' o" heF
The widow of former Governor Atkinson
of Georgia has created something of a
sensation In business and social circles by
| going into the field as a general state agent
| for fire and life insurance companies. She
says her purpose IS to make "A living ana
| educate her live children She is already
| doing well and has received letters of con-
graduation from numerous society women.
| a schoolgirl in Wabash, Ind. is suffering
from paralysis of the muscles Of the mouth,
caused by too persistenuy chewing gum.
| AS a result the left side of her mouth is
| drawing up toward the ear, and whethsr the
| Attic ion will yield to treatment. aided by
| rtfra.ning from the pernicious practice, Is
still problematiCal.
Mrs. Jennie June Croly, who founded the
New York Woman : Press club ten years
| ago, has resigned president of that or
ganization, largely on account of il!-health
and Will return to England. to reside there
| in the future. The election of a new pr. ST.
dent is expected to take place soon. The
principal candidates are Mrs. Cynthia West
over Alden and Rev. Phoebe Hannaford.
| A Raleigh IN. Co camp of Confederate
veterans has initiated n movement for the
erection there of a monument TO the WON n
monument be built Commandant StrOnach
| said: I'VE have built monuments to our
| selves or helped the women of the con-
| federaCy TO build them But If anybody de-
serves Il monument II Is the women of the
| stnte.'
A suit in New York over sum of about
| 500 left by widow Is being fought on the
| ground that since the woman's income was
| only $25 a month she could not have saved
| any money, and the cash mus, therefore,
! have been part of the deceased husband, s
| estate. one of the lawyers Contesting this
on 81 week, and testified that when he was
| 4 law student a. time when the cost of
| living was higher than at present he lived
on 81 per week -.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
USE oE roCKEr WHISTLES.


Have nccomC Invaluable to People
Living in the Country. 90
Those who are looking around for some
little girt for a friend who lives part or
the whole of the year in the country cannot
please him better than by selecting one Of
tho new whistles. 1t is we'll, therefore, to
bear in mind how acceptable as souvenirs
arc these trifles Indeed, whistles are for
the moment the smartest little doodadles
that arc to be seen It is astonishing how
many tins a day men, and women, too, for
that matter. find the occasion to use them.
They call their dogs by one; sometimes their
children.
THAT is Mary's, or Henry's whistle" is
an expression heard all over the place.
When returning from a drive in a runabout
or single trap the whistle is a splendid
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

from the beginning of May to the end of
June they ga,her the jcssamine, roses dpd
orange blossoms, as we'll rs the tube roses
in july the mignonette in August and the
cassa in September But the maiders are
not gathering blossoms to stick into their
hats. or to clasp at their belts 10 add to per-
sonal charms; it is their daily bread, earned
in a beautiful and delightful. tashiln,, \
breath will blow the rose leaf from, YOU apd
the nimblc fingers of the women must, mrlye
rapidly to pluck the billions and millions OF
leaves that go to make up the 100000 Eilo-
grammes of rose leaves alone that are used
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

the states, 1t is certain that II the atten
tion Of some Of our women we're directed to
this matter they could earn many a dollar
pleasantly by the manufacture Of perfumes
It would require no complicated machinery
to make pomade just as it is made at
Grassc. The lard gould be bought and re-
fined, it could be spread on the plates Of
glass, and it would be both pleasant and
profitable TO spend few weeks in June pick
ins roses.and spreading the leaves on the
absorbing fat Then If you did not care to
mako the cologne yourself, you could cell
Your pomade and get a good price for IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

Thousands have tried from time imme-
mortal to discover some efficacious remedy
for wrinkles and other imperfections OF the
complexion, but none had yet succeeded un-
I'll the Misses Belr the now famous Com
plexion Specialists, of rs Fifth avenue, New
York City, offered the public their wonder
tul Complexion Tonic. The reason so many
tailed to make this discovery before is plain
because they have not followed the right
principle. Balms Creams, Lotions, ETC.
never have tonic effect upon the skin
hence the failure
The MISSES BELLS COMPLEXION
TONIC has most eXhiliaratlng effect upon
The cuticle, absorbing and carrying off all
impurities which the blood by Its natural
action is constantly forcing to the surface Of
The skin. II Is to the skin what a vitaliz-
Ing tonic is 10 the blood and nerves. a kind
new life that Immediately exhiarates and
Itrengthens wherever applied. Its tonic eff
loct Is felt almost Immediately and it speed
NY banishes forever from the skin frecklcs,
pimples. blackheads, moth patches, wrinkles
lver spots, roughness, oillness, eruptions and
dscolorations of any kind
In order that all may be benefited by their
Great Discovery the Misses Belf Will. dur
ing the present month, give TO all callers at
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
PICKING nILLIoNs or FLOWERS.
work of Womsn ] whcre the Per-

Work of Women Where the Per-
rumcry Industry Is Carried on.
Grasse, in the southern part Of France. is
the center of the perfume industry. There
the women and girls may be seen, with broad
hats on their heads, gathering flowers front
o'clock until IL in the morning. and then
returning with their fragrant burdens to the
houses, where they pluck the leave2 from the
blossoms and pass the rest Of the day in
preparing them for the work of extracting
the essences or essential oils, which con-
tain the perfume itself.
In March they begin picking vioets, from
which the popular violet water is made, and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22


you must give me something to help me-
doctor, you really must said the woman
patient. "Why, I'm a total wreck, l can't
sit stl minute I'm on the verge Of pres
tration."
She swayed Iistlcssly back and forth in
the leather chair as sh, spoke. relates the
New York Sun, and looked at the doctor
hclplcasly. He nodded gravely.
''Yos, sce,' he said. Your nerves are in
terrible condition. and no mistake.
wonder" he added, after a moments re-
Election. what portion Of the day you spend
in swaying back and forward as you are
doing now"
The rhythmical motion of the woman's
body ceased and she stared at him in sur
prise.
why, my land'" she eta ulated. what
question! | don't do this amy Of the time
at home. | dent have to. We have rock
ing chairs there" The latter statement was
made somewhat spitofully, but it did not
Tease the doctor.
80 | supposed" he said, coolly. "and I've
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
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your rocking chair Just as a drunkard gives
up his whisky. II you do that you'll come
out all right. rocking chair may be
rostful and helpful up to certain point.
but il taken to excess 1t is bound to play
hob with the nerves sooner or later"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

misfortune Of an average model, ask the
chance Of a sitting from studio door to
door.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22
rALlk ABOUT WOMEN.

newspaper representative, she hopes to
ride on an automobile in the next century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-27
SLOT MACHINES CONTEST
The Law Suits Are Begun Today in
thd District Court.

The battle of the slot machines was
opened in earnest today by the ming
of eleven suits against the owners or
machines.
The suits were commenced in the dis
trict court and they are alike with the
exception of the name of the individual
against whom the action is brought.
They are all injunction suits ana are
of a. civil nature. The county attorney
has nothing to do with them and the at
torneys who appear in the papers are
Stebbins & Evans and H. w Page.
This is part of the fight opened by
the young peoples societies OF the
churches about two weeks ago. AT that
time each owner of slot machine re-
ceived notice to suspend operations A
few needed the warning but the greater
number paid no attention to It me
suits which were commenced today are
against those who paid no attention 10
the notice sent out by the committee.
The slot machine men do not intend
to surrender without fight and attor-
neys have been employed to carry the
case to the highest courts Last week
an action was commenced against Geo.
Burghart and it was supposed that
nothing more would be done until that
case could be heard. 1t was set down
for next Wednesday and the owners of
machines supposed they were safe until
after that case had been disposed Of
Nearly all those sued today are drug
sistS who use slot machines to taclh-
tate the cigar trade
Following is the list:
G. w. Stansdeld; E r. Simon, com
plainant.
r w. Squires; J. B. Hughes, COM
plainant.
Charles S. Eagle; J. B. Hughes, COM
plainant-
Larry Sheehan; E. R. Simon, COM
plainant.
Frank Sim; P. B. vanNice. complain
ant
o. A Keene; P. B. vanNice, COM
plainant.
Con Chumos; George B. Harrison,
complainant.
Louis Charowhas; George B. Harrison,
complainant.
RoWley & Snow; George B. Harrison,
complainant.
F Long; George B. Harrison, COM
plainant-
W. H. Wilson; George B. Harrison,
complainant
The cases are set down for hearing
on April 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-27
In Mem oriam of Mrs. Kirk.

(From the Chicago Times-Herald.l
Mrs. James S. Kirk. who lost her life in
the Windsor hotel fire, was the mother of
the Kirk boys" the Chicago soap man
ufacturers, and widow of the founder of
the firm. Her terrible death caused great
grief to her seven sons and their families
She used to rejoice over the fact that she
had seven sons and one daughter, twenty
five grandchildren and six great-grand-
children. She a great home lover
and mad big heart for her children, her
children's children and the latter's chill
dren.
Mrs. Kirk was born in Ottawa, Canada,
seventy-six years ago; She was Miss
fell in love with her She was only 16
years old when she was married, and she
was considered the prettiest girl in OF
tawa- Soon after the wedding Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk went to Utica, N. Y, to live.
In 1859 the family came to Chicago and
made their home here. Mr.. Kirk engaged
in the soap manufacturing business, and
was very successful. In 1867 the family
moved to Evanston, on the Ridge, where
the old family home still is. Among the
Kirk boys the Evanston residence is con-
sidered rs the homestead.
James S. Kirk died in 1885 and Mrs Kirk
family. She was proud of her boys, but
G. Haskins. who with her in the
Windsor hotel fire but who escaped with
her life. Mrs. Kirk was always a home
woman. She did not belong to any
mems clubs and did not care particularly
for discussions on women'S rights. She
was content to be with her family and
lived only for her children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-27
TWO ADMIRALS
Were Provided For by Congress by
Mistake 1t Is Said.

New York March "a special to the
Herald from Washinton says:
UnwfttingIy congress. just before its ad-
journment gave President Mckinley au-
1hority to appoint two admirals of the
navy instead Of limiting the grade to one,
as It undoubtedly intended.
The discovery has just been brought to
department and has aroused considerable
gossip. especially among the friends of
Rear AdmiraIS sampson and SchIeY.
President Mckinley approved on March
an act creating the office of admiral
dent is hereby authorized to appoint by
selection and promotion admiral of the
retired list except upon bis own applica-
ton and whenever such office shall be
shall cease to exist
A certified copy of the act was present.
ed TO Secretary Long by the state depar+-
ment and the former Immediately ma I'd
out the nomination of George Dewey 70
ed by the senate on March 2.
notwithstanding the president had ap-
navy as provided for in the act. congress
passed the navy appropriation bill which
was approved late on the legislative day
of March 3, containing a provision identi-
cal IL language with the act under winch
admiral Dewey had been appointed and
The act provided for the appointment of
an officer to be an admiral "by selection
read in both asses ssbv promotion Ad-
miral Dewey. being the ranking officer,
Admiral r. y. McNair might be consid-
miral.' but it specifically stated by
selection and promotion" the president if
he thinks he has sufficient authority to
do so. may select any officer he may see
lit, and he has expressed himself only
recently IL terms of high appreciat ton of
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS conduct, friends
OF the commander of the North Atlantic
squadron are confident that if anyone is
appointed he will be the man:
Friends of Rear Admiral Schley would
naturally like to have the honor conferred
upon him. but, approaching the temper of
the administration toward him. they do
not look for it. They say also that an
Interpretation of the act by a judicial Of
ncer of the government will show con-
clusively that congress intended that only
one admiral should be appointed. This is
the view taken by Secretary Long, but it
i not doubted that the matter will be
brought TO the attention of the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-27
PRESERVING CUT FLOWERS
(From the Boston Post1


Ordinarily cut flowers perish so rapidly
that during the cold weather they are out
of the reach of people with a moderate
income.
The most delicate and fragile of bios
SONS, however, can be kept in good
weeks if systematic care and attention are
given to them.
Before placing them in vases cut from
the end of each stem one-s1xteenth OF an
the pores together and prevent them alb
sorbing nourishment-
The vases should be carefully scalded and
then filled three-quarterS full of water
into which should be dropped five or six
drops of sulphate of ammonia This can
worth will outlast many branches of flow
ers. During the day the vases containing
flowers should be placed in the light away
from the heat and gas
At night the stems should be sponged
off in clear, cold water. so as to remove
any decayed matter which may have &C
cumulated during the day and all the
withered leaves and faded petals should
be removed with a sharp pair of scissors.
Take care not to get any water on the
bloom During the night they should be
put into vase containing a solution of
soap and water set in a cool place. In the
morning cut the end of the stems again
and leave in clear, cold water for two
hours kefore returning them to the vases
Niolets. roses and delicate ferns will last
best if they are laid each night on a piece
of damp flannel and covered over with
large bowl
Rosebuds will fatten into large. full
blown roses if placed in the ice box for
be tinted almost any shade by putting dye
in the water into which they placed.