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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

meeting of the American Association. for
the Advancement OF Science on. Federal
Guarantees for Maintaining Republican
Government in the states has been made
a fellow of the association. Miss Benne-
son Is a graduate of the University of
Mrs, Matte w. Davis. a society woman
of Richmond, Va, who has lost all power
OF speech through illness. has, now sud
denly developed an ability to sing, an ac-
complishment she did not possess before
her illness. She sings songs with words, TO
them In n clear and distinct voice, which
can be heard all over the house. She is
still unable to talk.
Miss Perceval of Ealing, the youngest but
one of the twelve children of RI. Hon.
Spencer Perceval, the English prime min
lister who was assassinated in the lobby of
the House of Commons in the early part of
year on August % last. She still continues
to show a keen interest in all around her
tragedy of her childhood.
Mrs, Osborne, her daughter, Virginia, and
her sons, Perry and Fairfield Osborne, and
Morgan of New York, are on their way
back from their fve-weeks' hunt for big
game in the wilds of Colorado. Nothing has
been seen as yet of the bears and mountain
lions the party is supposed to have killed,
but 1t is. given out that the pelts of their
New York. The members of the party re-
success.
Mrs. Cornelia Robinson, president of the
| West End Republican Women's club of
| New York, who has just returned from
ENGLAND, is shocked at the way women
Pioneer club she says, they took me into
their smoking room, a beautiful room.
About twenty-five women were lounging
about on divans, smoking cigarettes. I've
been In a great many American women's
clubs, but | never saw a thing like that.
They asked me to have a cigarette. 1 de-
clined."
For the last fifteen years Prof. Maria
Sanford of the Minnesota State university
has been working to preserve the forests of
Northern Minnesota, writing papers, seek
ing the aid of prominent officials and illus
that Vas sh goins an in t hnu de VASE ! g ton En t nf tSe
forests. Through her efforts. and with the
| assistance of Colorel John S. Cooper, a
waters of the Mississippi and Red River
of the North was set apart by the govern
ment as a forest reserve and was named
| Itasca, park,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24
"kATE FIELD, A RECoRD.n
That VIII lie the Title of Lillian Whit.
iDg's Book About Her Friend.


A book calculated to be of interest to all
sorts and conditions of Americans, says the
Boston Globe, will be the life story of Kate
Field, told by her most intimate friend and
correspondent. Lillian Whiting, and which
will probably appear next month.
Miss Whiting is qualified for her work, on
account of her affection for the subject OF
her story.
In connection with this long and tender
friendship Miss Whiting recently said:
Even as a child my Imagination was
captivated by the piquant style OF Kate
Fields journalistic letters from abroad. and
so all through my early girlhood thought
OF her--in fact, she dominated my life more
than any other one influence.
my first meeting with her was really a
sort of experimental interview, upon my
entrance into journalistic work. In 1880. !
remember we'll how frightened / was upon
approaching the house where she was at
that time a guest. on Beacon street, over
looking the Charles river.
"But here kindness and charm put me
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24
CARE OF A STRING OF PEARLS.
Precautions Against Loss by Break
ape of the string.

Precautions Against Loss by Break
age of the string.
1t would seem as though the care OF a
string Of pearls was a very simple matter;
and yet how often 1t Is that we hear the
possessors OF these precious gems bewailing
some misfortune that has happened to
them.
Naturally, l was three-quarters OF an
hour late to dinner the other evening" one
woman said, my string of pearls broke jus'
as | was clasping 1t around my neck"
1.-THE being late Is immaterial, but did
you find them all 2" she was assured and
questioned.
mo" the grieved speaker continued
there were seventy-three on my string and
five Of them lave slipped away; feal
never to be recovered, as every crevice and
spot in the room has apparently beer
searched into. Perhaps I have been a little
careless about having them restrung OTTER
enough"
AS a fact, pearls should be unfaiflngly re-
strung every three months or they cannot
be worn with any amount of security. the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24
Talk About Women.

1t Is said that Queen Victoria is the
Is 6nly f adn! f seyer e5eyen IN inches She wG bisb shs
tips the beam at III pounds.
Miss Braddon, the novelist, who has Just
published her Sixtieth book, %rejoices In the
fact that the only picture of her ever printed
was from a photograph made so long ago
that no one can now recognize the original.
Housekeepers in Berlin are facing what
seems to be a crisis in the servant question.
Recently the dienstnmaedchen have been
seized with a fever for going into factories
and dres smaking establishments, and now
ldhose who are left are forming a Tabor
union.
Evidently the medical profession holds out
many inducements to the more progressive
daughter of the secretary of the navy, and
Miss Mabel Austin, daughter of ex-Governor
Austin of Minnesota, are studying medicine
The princess of Wales is said to be the
most fastidious of all royalties as regards
her dress. Whatever is made for, her in
fingers or that needles and cotton have been
employed in the building of them.
Mrs. b. X. Bruce of Mississippi, new as
~sistant principal of the Tuskegee Normal
school is the widow of the colored
United States senator. the only man of his
the first TO be registrar of the treasury.
Her son Is a student at Harvard.
The champion l91g-distanee horseback
Journey from her southern home to
Kokomos Ind. where she is a guest of her
uncle, Charles zimmerman. Mrs. Wheeler
made the trip of 800 miles in less than three
weeks.
Mrs. Clara f. Wright of San Francisco
s sba K1o ndhe fampar 1ity Whlsipoof, IN
proved to be a great success. 1t is Issued
once a month. and sells at 81 a copy. 1t is
not printed, but is typewriter by Mrs.
Wright and her daughter. and is we'll filled
with good, paying ads"
Miss Cora Agnes Benneson of Cambridge,
Mass, who read a paper at the recent
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

quite at my ease and when I left she kissed
me goodby at the door and asked me TO come
and see her when she was again in Boston.
Soon afterward, l don't know how, our cor
respondence began, and 1t was almost a daily
one until her departure for Honolulu, when
1t was interrupted by infrequent mails.
"Had l known, during all these years, that
l was to one day write her biography, l
could hardly have prepared more fully for
the work than | was thus unconsciously led
to do"
The title of the book will be simply:
Kate Field; a Record
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

daring to drape them below a narrow band
of fur on cloth tailor costumes, while some
of the most famous Paris milliners are
trimming fine French felt hats with the
richest of lace, both black and white.
There is a decided return this season to
the use of the delightfully."- soft and clinging
camel,s-hair, fabrics which have been dis
placed by the heavier faced cloths. The
new goods at the importing houses are very
delicate and fieecy; some of the expensive
qualities are double-faced, but all are ex-
c%eedingly warm-looking, yet light and com
Portable to wear.
The tendency most evident in all that
fashion offers is stin toward the svelt and
clinging effects of the last season, with,
however, simpler outlines, less of elaborate
decoration and a natural reaction in the
matter of cutting up yards and yards OF
expensive material into frills and furbelows.
The deft interminging of brilliant colors so
widely popular this season is seen to great
advantage among the large Russian plaids:
melanges on very dark grounds, while
others have medium wide stripes IN rather
green, gold, blue. olive, ruby, etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24
MORE MEN THAN WOMEN COME.

A Feature of immigration Into United
states which Does Not Change.
From 1919, the year of the passage by con-
gress OF the law for the registration of i'm
migrants arriving in the United States,
until the present time. there have been
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

Thousands have tried from time imme-
mortal to discover some efncacious remedy
for wrinkles and other imperfections of the
complexion, but none had yet succeeded un-
I'll the Misses Bell. the now famous Com
plexion Specialists. Of rs Fifth avenue. New
York City, offered the public their wonder
fl Complexion Tonic. The reason SO many
failed to make this discovery before is plain,
because they have not followed the right
principle. Balms, Creams. Lotions, etc.,
never have a tonic effect upon the skin,
hence the failure.
The MISSES BELLS COMPLEXION
TONIC has a most exhiliarating 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. 1t ia to the skin what a vitaliz-
Ing tonic is to the blood and nerves, a kind
h new life that Immediately exhilarates and
itrengthens wherever applied. Its tonic ef-
feet is felt almost Immediately and It speed
lily banishes forever from the skin freckles,
pimples. blackheads, moth patches, wrinkles,
liver spots, roughness, o~iliness. eruptions and
discolorations OF any kind.
In order that all may be benefited by their
Great Discovery the Misses Belr will, dur
ing the present month. give to all callers at
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-24

their parlors one trial bottle Of their COM
plexion Tonic absolutely free. and in order
that those who cannot call or live away
from New York may be benefited they Will
send one bottle to any address. all charges
prepaid, on receipt OF rs cents (stamps %
silver to cover cost of packing and delivers
Ing. The price of this wonderful tonic 10
sl'Oo per bottle and this liberal offer should
be embraced by all.
The Misses Bell have Just published their
NEW BOOK. SECRETS OF BEAUTY"
This valuable work is free to all desiring II.
The book treats exclusively of the import
ance Of a good complexion; tells how q
woman may acquire beauty and keep 1t.
Special chapters on the care Of the hairj
how to have ruxuriant growth; harmless
methods OF making the hair preserve Ito
natural beauty and color. even to advanced
age. Also instructions how to Danish
superiuous hair from the face. neck and
arms without injury to the skin. This book
will be mailed to any address on request.
FREE Trial Bottles Of Wonderful Com
plexion Tonic free at parlors or 26 cents
(cost OF packing and mailing) to those at .
distance.
Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad-
dress.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
AS to the "kissing Bug. I"

During the last week or two the
eastern section of our country has, ac-
cording to the newspapers, been suf-
fering from the invasion of new enc
my to human comfort, the ''kissing
bug 1t is said to attack sleepers and
produce an acute swelling, usually on
the lips its favorite point of attack
hence the popular appellation. So far
we have seen little mention of it in
medical literature except in the Phil
adelphia correspondence of The Medi-
cal News, which gives delightfully."-
indefinite description of the creature
that is supposed to be the offender,
calling it a parasite of the bedbug
about an inch in length, of dark
brownish red color, and having six
legs and long antennae. The name
given it is, however, a better identif-
cation = s.opiscaetus" (opsicaetus?)
personatus, a European species that is
quite capable of performing the ac-
credited '.kissing bug" role. Other
newspaper identifcations have been
published, and it is possible that every
kind Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS puncture,
from flee bite up, is being credited
to this new and fashionable cause
Reports Of its performances are com
ing in from all parts of the East and
Middle West, and even deaths are re
ported from it's bite. 1t is hardly pro-
bable that we have any general eX
aggeration of the frequency Of any one
species, though there may be a local
increase.
We must therefore assume, as most
likely, that large proportion of the
cases reported have in them a mental
element due to the newspaper reports
Cases of painful stings and bites dur
ing sleep are not uncommon. We have
nearly all Of us experienced them or
observed their effects, but any ordin-
airy or extraordinary event of the kind
lust now is credited to the ''kis5ing
bug" The probability that it is the
species referred to by the Philadelphia
correspondent or some allied one of the
| family. is the greater, as that insect
| is a well-knOwn infester of dwellings,
and it's bite is sufficiently painful and
serious to meet the descriptions.
Other species, however, may be i'm
| plicated. Several Of the water bugs,
| nOtanecta and belostoma are said to
be poisonous, and there is a possibility
that the electric light, so general in
our towns and villages, may attract
them in unaccustomed numbers. so as
to render more frequent the accidents
of their bites. For the most part,
however, we think the present cpl
demic of ''kissing bug" except, per-
haps, locally on our Eastern border, is
largely matter of the imagination. -
Journal of the Medical Association.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
DONE BY MACHINERY.
Luxuries as Well as Necessities Have
Been Multiplied by In
ventiOn.

By the aid of improved machinery,
that which at the beginning of the cen
fury was the luxury Of the rich is now
the comfort of the poor, says the Engi-
neerlng Magazine. Material and labor
are no longer the sole factors of produc-
ton. Assisted by machinery and tools,
mans labor now converts the raw ma
terials of nature into the useful, nee
essary, and, in some cases, even the ar
tistic paraphernalia Of civilization with
one-third of the exertion formerly nee
essary. Even Russia, the latest COM
petitor in the industrial field has, with
the aid of machinery, more than
doubled, since 1861, the Individual out
put Of those employed in her manufac-
tories. In the course of 20 years G87O-
1S90) the number of persons employed
in the American manufactures has
more than doubled, and the value of
their product has nearly trebled. /
mention these facts to show the i'm
portant part that machinery now plays
in modern industrial warfare. Few
realize or stop to think how much we
are indebted to the inventor and ma
chine designer fer the comforts, lux
uries and necessities of our daily life.
The loom which weaves our silks, cot
tons and woolens; the harvesting ma
chimes which reap our corn; the ma
chinery which forms our bricks and
mixes our mortar; the printing ma
chine which makes the penny daily
possible. Our food, clothing, furniture,
literature, all are produced on machin-
cry which it is practically impossible to
make or maintain without the modern
machine tool.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15

they took a year ago and flop back
to where they were in 1896.
Eyes, | think the Republican ticket
will have a majority in Dodge county
next year. In past years [ have
been accustomed to judge the county
as whole by the conditions which |
found to exist in my immediate
ncighborhood. [ have talked to
some of my neighbors and have not
found a man who was Gold Demo
crat in 1896 who is not still opposed
to 16 to l. They are as strong in
their convictions AS ever, and will
not be misled by bushwhacking to
raise new issues and thus divert at
tention from the one principle for
which William j. Bryan stands. IN
less the money question is complete
ly eliminated the Republicans will
carry Dodge county"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
A STRANGE AFFECTION.
1t Crops Out Amongst Society Ladiew
Who Have the Five O'Clock
Tea Habit.

There Is a nervous disease-the re-
suit of the five O'clock tea habit-which
af1icts many women, says the New
York Herlad. Said ono bright woman,
lately:
Il never remember finishing a SEN
tence which | have commenced at one
of these functions. Before / have a
chance to round it off am interrupted,
dragged away or confronted with a new
face to whom I am introduced I begin
again, to have the experience dupli-
Gated again and again. have the same
trouble with my cups of tea. | put them
down half emptied to greet some new
arrival, to find them whisked away, and
each one repeats the history of it's pre-
decessor.
81 leave these bun worries with a
trail of unfinished phrases and I'M
drunk cups of tea behind me. | go
home in a thoroughly unkempt frame
of mind. with a tendency to leave off
everything 7 undertake and start some
thing fresh. It is really disease, sort
of five-oelo"k-tea paralysis. Just lis
ten at any Of these receptions and you
will agree with me. The women talk in
spasmodie, staccato gasps. You never
get the point of a story or the telling
point of biography. Everyone has her
eve on the door for the new arrival, who
may prove more interesting or desira-
BILE than the one she is talking to.
Pardon me- seems to be the excuse
for every form of conversational rude
ness. I believe this form of nervous
ness is one of the many symptoms of
the national unrest, or lack of poise,
Of which foreigners so bitterly COM
plain"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
Crop Report.

Following is the crop report made
for Wisconsin, August 5, by the de-
partment of agriculture:
The temperature conditions were
fairly uniform throughout the week,
the average ranging from "a degrees.
along Lake Superior, to ~ degrees
over the southwestern counties.
Generally it was slightly cooler than
last week and about 5 degrees cooler
than the same week last year.
The distribution OF rainfall was
very uneven. Generous and even
heavy rains occurred over the south
ern half of the state, while practically
no rain fell in the northern portion,
where the soil is becoming very dry
and crops in many localities are suf-
fering.
Corn has made excellent growth
during the week, especially in the
southern counties, where the rains
have been abundant. The crop in
the northern section is still in good
condition, although in need of rain.
It is generally strong and healthy and
free from smut.
Harvesting of grains is practically
completed, Oats and barley are
! mostly secured and some threshine
has been done. Oats are reported as
| turning out well. Spring wheat is
generally good crop.
The rains in the southern and cen.
trail counties have greatly benefited
late potatoes, but IN the northern sec
ton the crop has deteriorated to some
extent on account of dry weather and
blight. The present condition of the to-
bacco crop is generally very good, an6
early paintings are being topped
The apple crop is very light. Black
berries, plums and small fruit are plen
tiful and of good quality. Gran
berries are making excellent growth
and promise large crop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
The Ledger r1onthIy for August.

The Ledger Monthly for August has
on its cover a picture in colors of a
rollicking urchin in a blue bathing
suit, up to his waist in gentle surf,
with grin Of enjoyment on his face
which radiates the ful of the situation.
liz is entitled Ecstasy suggesting
the cool sea and the freedom of loose
bathing suit for the sultry days of Au-
gust. This number of The Ledger
Monthly has delightful atmosphere
OF summer recreation. 1.-The Gate
ways and Summer Palaces of New
port, the city by the sea, are beauti-
fully illustrated on three full pages.
accompanied by descriptive article
on another page. ga Glimpse of
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,'' is an
other illustrated article, delightfully."-
refreshing in subject aud treatment
for a summer holiday. "The Ro-
nance of Book Shop by Mrs. j. H.
Walworth, and ''Mrs. Twisdcn's Sum-
mer Boarder, y a New England episode,
are short stories appropriate to the
season. The Ideal Summer Veran-
da" is an interesting article of sug-
gestions for this important part of the
house. Thoughts Affecting the Life
of Young Girl" by Mrs. Clement
Farley, is d new feature of The Ledger
Monthly, deeply interesting in subject,
full of charming sentiment and excel
lent suggestions, showing how much
power for good exists in our girls, and
how much the happiness of our homes
depends upon their gentle and thought
full activities Eben Z. Rexford's Sec
ond paper on The Arrangement of
Flowers" appears in this number, and
Mrs. L. Barton Wilson tells how to
embrOider fsh-net linens in the most
beautiful and artistic designs.
Questionable Lingerie" is timely
article for women's summer wear.
The Ledger Monthly is only 80 cents
year Robert Bonner's Sons. publish
ers, Ledger building, New York City
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
HustiSfOrd

Mrs. Boeing, of Milwaukee, is visit
ing her two sons, Edgar and Robert
Boeing, of the village.
Mrs S. M. Randall and Mrs. Mar
tina Randall, of Madison, visited
friends in Waupun and Randolph last
week.
Miss Ruth Fletcher, of FL Paso,
Tex, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. David
Fletcher and other friends.
The Misses Gertie and Mabel Beis-
ner, of Watertown, are guests of Amy
and Dora Hooker.
The death of A. w. Lehman, a
resident of the town of Hustisford
since 1913, occurred at his home Aug
ust s. His sickness dates from Sep
TENDER, 1898. at which time he con-
tracted severe cold that settled into
consumption. from which be never
rallied. His funeral was held at his
late home Thursday afternoon and his
remains were laid to rest in the ceme-
terry near the family home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roster, of Sussex,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. S.
Randall over Sunday.
The corner stone for the ne Y Union
church which is being built at the
village was laid Sunday, August 6,
Rev. L. S. johnson, of Beaver Dam, and
Rev. Mr.. Macchus officiating. The
choir from the German Reform church,
lime an furnished muSic
The Misses Emily and Mary Hall,
of WATERFOWL. were guests of Mrs. K.
Boeing last Sunday.
Miss Addie Baker, of Chicago, is
spending her vacation with her aunt,
Mrs NJ L. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Huse, of Mont
pelier, VT, were very pleasant callers
at several homes of their old-time
friends here
The wet weather of the past week
interfered greatly with the cutting
of late oats. SAY SO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15
CENTENARIANS I'm SPAIN.
The Percentage Is Very Large I'm
the Southern Provinces and
Steadily Increasing.

Would you like to live to the age of
Methuselah? Then, according to the
latest authority on the subject of
longevity, you should spend the re-
Inainder of your days in the south of
Spain.
According to statistics which have
just been published in Madrid, Spain is
wonderfully rich in centenarians. The
compiler, indeed, estimates that there
are 25 centenarians to every 100000
inhabitants. Moreover, this proportion
has been constantly increasing during
the last half century. In 1857 there
were IL centenarians to every 100000;
in 1867 there were 1897, and in 1877 the
number rose as high as 1881. For a
few years after 1877 the proportion
was not as great as usual, but since 1889
ground.
Centenarians thrive better in some
parts of the country than in others. In
Andalusia there are more than any
where else. In Malaga the proportion
Is something like 100 to every 100000
of inhabitants. On the other hand,
there is not a single centenarian in the
provinces of Soria, Alava and Teruel
Broadly speaking, it may be said that
centenarians flourish best in the coun-
try south of the Sierra Morena, the pro-
portion there being approximately
from so to 80 to every 100000 of in
habitants. In the north, on the con.
trarv If ia very rare nav almost imDOs.
sible, to find single centenarian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-08-15

THE authorities of this state are
apparently coming to the idea that
contract labor at the state prison
should be abolished. 1t is probable
that the contracts had with firms at
present will not berenewed when they
expire, but that some other means
will be adopted whereby the prison
inmates may be kept employed. The
last legislature passed a joint resolu
ton favoring the employment OF prls
oners upongoods utilized in the other
state institutions, and no doubt this
policy will be pursued. The aboli
ton of prison contract labor would
be q step forward.