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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
IrIshmen Meet at wheeling.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec, ga special from
Wheeling, w Va, says: \ secret meeting
o. Hishmen was held here last night in the
interests of the Fenian movement and the
Boer cause. T. f. McVelgh OF Dublin has
been in the city for a week working up the
meeting and made the principal address.
He today confirmed the report that a Fenian
movement was on foot and said there were
200, 900 Irishmen ready to strike a blow at
England at any opportunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Drop Insurnncc Feature.

st. LOUIS. Dec. 2S.-Tho Western COm-
mercial Travellers association applied TO
Judge Zachritz Of the circuit court today
COR permission to amend it's charter so that
the insurance feature may be eliminated
from the organization. The application was
signed by William y. M~CConklin, president;
GuStlyc j. Meyer, vice president, ana Henry
&. Tatum, secretary and treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Princn nn,Ih Enronte 10 CnnItnI.

MINNEAPOLIS, De-. LN-IriuCc David
uf Hawaii passed through Minneapolis this
morning enroutc 10 Washington. yia Chi
cago. The prince Is "a uepheW OF queen
l~.ilioukalaui ana the man who was 10 have
married Princess hduilani had she lived.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

the Littrolls and Grays are among the most
prominent families In the Trenton neigh
borhood and the tragedy has created kccl
excitement throughout the eastern section
Of Grayson county.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Two TcNns EniInres.

GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 2s.-In the
United States circuit court today a petition
of voluntary bankruptcy was filed for Israel
A. Ikelhe!mer, doing business in Galveston
in dry goods under the firm name of lkel-
heimer a co. Liabilities appropriated $50
600; assets, $5. 600. Albert Hampe. dry
goods and millinery merchant in Houston,
also filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liablli-
ties, $40, 200; assets, 500, 100.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Dnvin 10 ne Protected.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S-The Tribune tomor-
row viii say: pr John Alexander Dowie,
"divine header" VIII ask no further police
protection from the city. He rs Oruaniz.ng
a military COMPANY of stalwart disciples OF
his faith, VINO win carry firearms Wear uni
forms and bc paid as the professional Body
guard Of Zion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Movements of NavaI Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The Navy de-
partment has been informed that the Ma
chiae has arrived at Macoris and the
Stranger at Pensacola.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
ROBERTS REACHES FUNCHAL
Dunottnr Castle Encounters Head
Winds and Had Weather-An
Well ON Board.

Copyright, 1899, by Press Publishing Coz
FUNCHAL, Madeira, Dec. 27.-7;S0 p, NJ
New York World Cablegram-special Tele-
gram,)-The Dunottar Castle, with Lords
Roberts and Kitchener on board, has arrived
here. All we'll, General Roberts is in inn
proved health and spirits. WE shall arrive
At Capetowu on the 10th or 18th OF January.
Hove had head winds and bad weather,
HARRY FRANCIS, Provost Battersby.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
Gives Her Fatal Poison.

Later II. A. King came in and took the
bottle of bromo settler and started to take
some of 1t, but did not. Others We're in the
Office during the day and saw the bottle,
bottle holder and portion of the wrapper.
His desk was open the greater part of the
day and in the evening Cornish said he took
the bottle, bottle holder and address home
with him. Cornish was then shown the
poison bottle and the holder and identified
them. Shortly after reaching home that
evening, he said, Mrs, Adams came in. He
showed the things to her and both COM
mented on the similarity between the bottIe
holder and some small toilet trinkets she
had on her dressing case.
He said he told Mrs. Adams that he had
no use for the holder and gave it to her, and
that he was now positive that she put it on
her dressing table. He put the supposed
bromo settler and the wrapper in his own
desk in his room and left them there, The
next morning while he was reading the
paper Mrs. Rogers came to his room and
told him that her mother was i'll, that she
had a headache and wanted him to give her
some bromo settler. He said he gave the
bottle TO Mrs, Rogers, who took it out OF
the room. A moment later Mrs. Adams re-
turned with the bottle and said she could
not open it.
Mr.. Osborne, here interposed, "Oh, yes,
Cornish, | forgot to ask you If the bottle was
sealed?"
ut was" replied the witness, sealed
with parafine wax"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29
To Cure a cold M one Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, All
druggists refund tbs money II it fails to cure.
e. w. Groves signature is on each box. :5c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-29

Chicago PrO-Boer Organization.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The Liberty alliance,
4 pro- Boer organization, was projected TO-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
Improving LtnoIeun,.

The floor covering known as linoleum
is a preparation of pulverized cork and
linseed oil pressed on foundation of
burlap. The natural color of linoleum
is a yellowish brown. Sometimes the
cloth is sold in this natural color, but
it is more general to print pattern on
it, as in the case of oilcloth. When this
pattern wears off one comes down to the
natural color, sometimes much dark
ened by hard usage. There are several
methods of treating linoleum when in
this condition. First, simply washing
it with soap and water whenever it be-
comes soiled, which is almost daily on
much-used floor. Again, washing it
clean, drying it perfectly and rubbing
with cloth dampened with paraf1in
oil. and afterward letting it stand an
hour or two, and then rubbing it with
wooden cloth. This treatment will
keep the linoleum soft and give it a
gloss, but it will grow darker and will
still soil quickly. Another treatment
consists of painting it, and, when the
coat of paint is thoroughly dried, put
ting on two coats of varnish.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
WHAT IS GOOD MEAT.
1t Has but Little Odor and bears
Cooking without Much
ShrinkaEe.

Poisoning by alimentary substances
is so frequent, and the grave symptoms
following the ingestion of tainted ;2od
are often so transitory, that their causes
elude detection. Recently il has been
proposed to make use of the cluulping
reactions, made familiar by :he Vidal
test. to determine the bacillaemic quail
tiles of meat, and it would seem thai the
method promises much. it may be wise
to recall few of the characteristics of
sound meat. Good, wholesome meat is
neither of Il pale pinkish nor of deep
purple tint. 1t has a marblcd appear
ance, from the qualifications of little
veins or intercellular fat; the fat of the
internal organs especially is firm, hard
and suety, and is never wet; whereas
that of diseased animals is often soft
and watery. Good meat has but little
odor, whereas diseased meat smells
faint and cadaverous. Good meat bears
cooking without much shrinking or los
ing much of its weight, but bad meat
shrivels up and boils to pieces-this be-
ing due to the larger proportion of wa
terry and gelatinous material and the
absence of true muscular substance.
Under the microscope the fiber should
be clear and well defined and free from
infusorial animalculae. while that OF
diseased meat is sodden, as if it had
been soaked in water; the transverse
streaks are indistinct and wide apart,
and animalculae abound in it.--Sani-
tary Record.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
POetess of Passion Writes About the
Attitude of Women Towards the
Men of To-day.

The attitude of women to men is
varied, and interesting to study. There
lis the type of woman who regards man
as her natural enemy. She believes
that his one object in life is to destroy
her peace and to make her subservient
to his will.
She is always on the defensive
against his wiles; but she usually mar
ries early and poses ever afterward as
"a martyr. She warns her daughters
against men and assures them they will
regret it all their lives if they do not
heed her counsels.
They never do, and when they become
wives, she is the most impossible sort of
a mother-in-law, and makes trouble in
their households. Woman she believes
Ito be all angel, man all devil. Woman
can do no wrong, man no good. How
ever much in fault woman may be, she
Mfends her and blames the often inno-
cent masculine victim of feminine ca
price, and you might as well try to rea-
son with the wind as to argue this wom-
an into any other view of the sexes.
Another type is the woman who
thinks fman as can excellent fellow" a
''good comrade" She has no sentiment
lin her feeling for him. She likes him,
and finds him more companionable than
most women. She is breezy and up to
date and liberal in her views of human
Hty, and men meet her on mutual mental
ground more frequently than her own
sex.
She is, as a rule, given to outdoor
sports, and is versed in horse and dog
lore. When she marries, it is usually
through the accident of propinquity,
and constant association with some
''good fellow" whom she believes will
DE "good comrade" for life, and she
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
NOTES OF THE FASHIONS.
The Latest Ideas in Coats, Wraps and
Gowns for Early
Winter.

Coats of Persian lamb, with revers
and collar of chinchilla, are very hand
some, and an odd and effective jacket
of this rich fur had collar, revers and
cuffs Of white cloth, bordered with
sable. The effect is extremely pretty.
The newest boas are provided with
sumptuous array of tails, which form
fringe round the neck, and hang in
confused mass from the ends. The
newest cape is of Persian lamb, bor-
dered with rich, dark brown fox, with
tails hanging over the arms and down
the long stole fronts. Some OF the mink
and sable capes have shaped fiounces,
which fall back from the fronts in
curled revers.
Among new fashions comes that of
making out-of-door coats and likewise
Jacket bodies for indoor wear quite long
in front, but short at the back, or short
in front with greatly elongated backs.
1t is not unlikely that the old-styie
swallow-tail coats, with narrow lengths
reaching well down on the dress-skirt
at the back, will again prevail. On one
Ut TWO IGllCu lliOuClS Ill tlllS - II ehS
long directoire ends were lined with silk
shade lighter than the cloth fabric,
one being dahlia venetian cloth with
mauve silk lining. In another in
stance, on cocoa brown, pretty shade
of reseda green formed the liberty sat
in lining.
Black and white effects both in dress
and millinery are still in the height of
favor. Many designs in silk and wool
fabrics appear in these quiet combina-
tons, and some are more expensive by
the yard than silk. The newest black
and white gowns worn at day weddings
and receptions are those in brocaded
patterns over checked taffeta of very
rich quality, also in matelasse silks and
satins, and in plain or Powered stripes,
both wide and narrow, in silk and satin
alternately.
Plaid silk Innings appear in some Of
the wool dress skirts.
The idea for the disposition of full
ness around the hips, promised for the
immediate future, and already in sight,
is an overdress with box plaits begin
| ming at the waist on either side of the
front, and extending around the back.
There is a little space between these
plaits, and they are caught down fiat
nearly to the knee.
Deep plum, garnet, gray and tan are
the fashionable colors for cloth and vel
vet gowns.
Velvet, both plain and fancy, are to be
very much worn.
Narrow bands of fur, especially sable,
are prominent feature of dress trim
ming for gauzy evening gowns as well
as velvet and cloth costumes.-Boston
| Budget.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
THE WIND RAISER.
1t Was an Ingenious Idea, But It's
Working Was Only Moderate
Iy Satisfactory.

He was tall man with shifty eyes
and a telescope hand bag. Aside from
this, he had on dilapidated storm coat
and a tuft of hair on his pointed chin.
Sir" he said, with courtly gravity
police courtly or otherwise-"sir, have
here most remarkable model" and he
pointed skinny forefnger at his tele
scope. Il want you to look at it, sir,
and if it meets your approval l ask you
to give me card of introduction to
some New York newspaper man who
can put me in touch with either Sir
Thomas Upton or Ollie Iselin, or both"
''In touch, eh?" said the scribe, quite
softly.
The visitor slightly Redeemed.
at is figure of Speech" he hastily
said.
81 hope you make the figure low," said
the scribe.
"Lemme show you the model" quoth
the stranger, and diving into the tele-
scope he pulled out a wonderful con-
glomeration of strings, and spools and
wheels. II made it all since breakfast"
he smilingly asserted.
'When did you have your last break
fast?" queried the scribe, as he toyed
with the largest spool.
Il call it," the inventor hastily went
on, 1.-the wind compeller.' You turn
the crank a. which is geared to the
cylinder b. which causes the hywheel
Sc to revolve with great rapidity-
which naturally produces the wind.
By charging the fiywheel and the cylin-
DER
"And the crank?" interrupted the
scribe, with meaning look at the Wis
itor.
NO." said the latter, 1.-THE larger ma
key engine"
Il suppose it's much the same thing"
said the scribe. Then he leaned back
and surveyed the outfit with his eyes
half closed. "Will you tell me-" he
asked, what this mechanical night
mare means?"
81 knew it would interest YOU"
chuckled the stranger. well, sir, this
simple little device is intended for use
on racing yachts when becalmed. Put
one of these, sir, on the after deck of
the Columbia, We'll say; attach to it's
wind-producing focus huge funnel Of
the graphophone order, couple on your
motor, press the button. and when the
cylinder gets to revolving you'll have
breeze enough to fill every blessed sail
-spinnaller and all. Of course, | would
also have a compeller' on the after deck
of the Shamrock, the exact duplicate
of the Columbia one, and both would be
officially geared to exactly the same
speed. Why, just see what saving of
labor it would be! All the sailors would
lie around and smoke cigarettes. lcav-
ing the whole job of running the boat
to the man at the helm. There'd be ,o
eXcursionists disappointed, no report
ers disguised. Great scheme, isn't it?
What do you think of it?"
Gas wind raiser?' Gueried The
scribe.
"Yes.'
Gas raiser of the wind" >aii; :le
scribe, solemnly, its only par.ial sue
cess. The best l can DO ID" got, MY
friend. is ten cents. Here you ere, and
good morning"
The inventor connected with the dime
with great promptness ard accuracy,
and together they drifted cut. -Cieve-
land Plain Dealer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
An Effective Trimming.

The stitching in of large cords, al.
most as big round as ones little finger
is an odd but smart style introduced
of late. There are cloth gowns with
skirts corded in this style almost TO the
knee, and the cords are run across the
tops of bodices to form yoke effects
and around the tops Of sleeves. A black
silk tailor gown was trimmed in this
way, with not sign of ruffle or plat.
There was such an air of quiet ele-
gance about this gown that one found
it easy to forgive the show of pride on
the part of the owner as she showed il
to few admring women friends
Detroit Free Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
.JOhnStOn'S
Sarsa parilla
nllARH RnTTl
QUART BOTTLES.
WOMAN'S TROUBLES AND FEMALE
DISEASES.

Painful and Suppressed Menses, Ir-
regularity, Leucorrhea, Whites, Steril-
ity, liberation of the Uterus, change
OF life, in matron or maid, all find re-
lief, help, benefit and cure in JOHNS
TONS SARSAPARILLA. 1t is real
panacea for all pain or headache about
the top or back of the head, distress
ing pain in the left side, disturbed
condition of digestion, palpitation of
the heart, cold hands and feet, nerv-
BUSINESS and irritation, sleeplessness,
muscular weakness, bearing down
pains, backache, legache, irregular ac-
ton OF the heart, shortness of breath,
abnormal discharges, with extremely
painful menstruation, scalding of urine,
swelling of feet, soreness of the breasts,
neuralgia, uterine displacement and
catarrh, and all those symptoms and
troubles which make the average wo-
mans life so miserable.
MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit, Mich.
ELI T. REYNOLDS PHARMACY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
When in the Sick Room

Speak in low, cheerful but perfectly
distinct tones. If there is anything to
be said which the invalid must not hear,
go outside of the room to say it, for
there is nothing which so irritates the
sick person as whispering. A whisper
is more penetrating than full tone,
and it rasps every nerve. Do not speak
in loud tone, nor talk about the medi-
cine, the disease or the food. Never
tell anything of an exciting nature, and
avoid all reference TO what is annoying
or unpleasant. If there is jar in The
domestic machinery, never let it come
TO her ears, it will surely trouble her
and retard her recovery. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that all family
troubles or veXations be rigidly ex-
cluded from the sick room, and that II
be pervaded at all times by an atmos-
phere of cheerful and restful peace.
The one special qualification needed to
get on in the sick room is tact. With
this allied to patience and gentleness
the duties of nurse will be much light
ened.-St. Louis Republic.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
A GOVERNMENT lob.
In Many Cases 1t Saps the En-
ergy of Its Holder and Induces
LRziness.

The narcotic effect of government
employment is notorious, but, as in 9th
er cases, the victim of the sedative habit
does not believe and cannot realize its
power until it is too late.
There is such fascination to the old
and hardened to watch the young strug-
gle against their fate. The same sensa-
tions may be secured by observing the
operations of sheet of fly paper. The
victim is "foot loose" and is looking
around for favorable opening. In the
meantime, it seems desirable to have
some temporary DEMONSTRATING
room, as it were-until the delayed
opening appears. So the fly steps into
the soft government stickum. AT first
it does not seem so bad, and it is only
when he feels his feet sinking that he
decides to quit. But this he finds is not
so easy. He pauses and begins to cast
about for little leverage or a way to
wade out. In the operation he tangles
up another member or two. By this
time he suspects that the danger is seri-
Gus and buzzes frantically. The result
is the same, and while he is resting
from the exertion he tangles up one
wing. The other waves for awhile, the
emblem of a disappointed and hopeless
ambition, now and then buzzing about
the time to come when he will quit the
government fly paper and enter bust
ness or profession. Then he rents a
larger house, and his wife takes few
friends to board. His body is sub
merged in the government glue, and he
is in the government service for life.
AS secretary of the civil service COM
mission, Mr.. Doyle has had opportunity
to observe the number of government
employees who leave the service for 9th
er occupations and then return to it.
"a few years ago" SAID Mr.. Doyle, IN Y
attention was called to man by the ex-
cellence of the examination which he
passed. He secured the place, but after
year or so he resigned. He had saved
money and was going to Yale college.
After four years l heard he had grad
uated and was studying law. Then |
heard he had been admitted and had
gone to New York to practice. And
just the other day." he continued, 'the
man came in and made application to
take the examination for his old place
in the Detroit Free
Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The proportion of Latin students in
elementary schools has increased.
Vienna will soon celebrate the five
hundredth anniversary of the founda-
ton of its medical school,
W. Jones, 1900, who has been elected
editor of the Harvard monthly, is a
full-blooded Indian and graduate OF
Phillips Andover academy.
Instruction in old and middle Irish
has been given at Harvard for three
years, and there will be an additional
course this year in early Welsh.
There are 426 colleges in America,
with property estimated at $3.50, 900 900.
Girard, with $15,OO0,oOO, and Leland
Stanford, Jr., with $13,5OO,OGO, are the
richest.
A Persian, six Porto RicGns and full
blooded native of the Sandwich islands
are among the students that attract es-
pecial attention at the University of
Michigan.
Many of the Young Mems Christian
associations are giving instructions in
electricity to evening classes. Tech
nical instruction for those engaged in
the electrical industry is important,
and unfortunately they are in too many
cases deprived of opportunities for OBJ
tanning electrical knowledge beyond
that which can be gained in connection
with their everyday work.
The number of women in attendance
at the German universities during the
summer semester of 1899 was 355.
There were ITO at Berlin, 45 at Bonn,
81 at Breslau, 30 at Gottingen, 10 at
Heidelberg and 10 at Halle. The Uni
versity of Strasburg has just decided
to admit women to it's courses. Hith-
erto it has closed its doors to women,
but now there is no German university
where they may not pursue their
studies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-12-01

laughs at anyone in derision who ac-
cuses her of falling in love.
Then there is the woman who looks
upon man as merely signer of
checks, and who considers all methods
fair which result in the transfer of
money from his pocket to hers.
When she is well educated and reared
in refinement she becomes rich hus-
band hunter, but under less favorable
conditions she develops into an adven-
turess, and in the lower strata of life
she is blackmailer.
Whatever her station, she is at heart
always the samoa mercenary and
cold-hearted creature, who regards
man only from financial standpoint.
matter what impassioned sentiments it
breathes, compared to a simple auto
graph signed to check of three or four
figures.
In delightful contrast to her we have
the feminine-hearted creature to whom
man represents the eternal lover. She
may be dignifed and loyal wife and
mother, but she unconsciously gives her
hair little pat and her drapery a more
attractive twist when even her trades
man comes into her presence.
She does not like her butler to see her
in curl papers, though she would not
mind her maid. Where this sex distinc-
ton is Strongly developed in woman it
permeates her whole conduct and life.
1t makes her charming and seductive
in youth and during her prime, and if
she is not well balanced it renders her
ridiculous in middle life.
Even in old age the sentiment of CO.
quetry survives where it has been
strong in youth.
There was a quaint old lady of 95,
who in her prime had regarded all men
as possible lovers, and at 95, when an
invalid, she kept a bit of rogue and a
powderpuffun under her pillow and adroit-
ly used both before the visit of her ply
stefan, who might have been her grand
son.
Absurd, perhaps, and yet it is type
more agreeable to encounter than many
another, because it is nearer to nature.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in N. Y. Even
ing Journal.