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Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Mr.. MacCauey says that on January 6,
two days after the issuing Of the proclama-
tion of President Mckinley from the "office
of the military governor of the Philippine
Islands, he had talk with General Otis.
among other things" says Mr.. Mac
Cauley, General Otis expressed regret that
there was not better knowledge of the
situation among the Washington Legislators
than there seemed to be. And he impressed
me deeply by his declaration: I was or
dered to this post from San Francisco.
did not believe in the annexation of these
islands when l came here, nor do 1 believe
in their annexation now
General Otis has done his duty without
wavering all through the terrible months
since the struggle began, yet I often now
think of our Philippine communicable
careworn anxious man saw in January last
as doing his present duty without the in
spiration that should make his burden light
or course, l speak, thinking only Of what
General Otis believed at the time we had
our talk
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11
TRITE TAI<E-OEEs.

Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Did cd Major
Stiggins get the drop on you when YOU
asked him for his daughter2''
IL guess he did. He fell on my neck
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11
EcHoEs or THE wan.
Significant Sentiments Attributcd to
Admiral nrNcN mud General OTIS.


Admiral Dewey and General otis.
Rev. Clay MacCauley, minister OF the
Unitarian denomination stationed at Tokyo,
Japan, writes to the Boston Transcript, un-
der date Of June 3. a remarkable letter on
the Philippine question, 1t occupies four
columns in the Transcript and deals with
events and incidents leading UP to the in
surrection OF the natives. Some of the as
scrtions made by the writer, particularly the
sentiments attributed to Admiral Dewey and
Major General Otis, are bitterly denounced
by the imperialistic press as base fabrca-
tions.
Rev. MacCauley is an American mission
airy. n republican in politics, a union soldier
in the civil war and for a time. after the
battle OF Charlottesville, was confined in
the notorious Libby prison. He went to
Manila from his station in Japan last De-
cember mot to investigate the situation"
as he says, but for his health, believing
a sea voyage would be beneficial and re-
maned at Manila until the last week in
January. Furthermore, he declares, he cor
daily approved of the humanitarian princi.
pies that prompted the war with Spain and
also believed, before seeing. that annexa-
tion OF the Philippines would contribute to
the honor and glory OF the United States.
But his stay in Manila, the unmistakable
trend OF events. the scenes witnessed the
conversations had with army and navy Off
GERS, convinced him that the United States
was on the threshold of troublous times
In the Islands, the responsibility for which
he attributes to the lack OF definite policy.
Events since then justified his conclusions.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Indianapolis Journal: ''fhis is the time OF
year, said the Cornfed Philosopher, when
a man can send his wife out in the country
to save expenses and can then loaf around
down town and get lots of sympathy and
have a good time"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Chicago Record: What do you read in
summer?"
The Congressional Record"
Does 1t interest your
No; | don't want to be interested-I want
TO be put to sleep"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

For long time" writes Mr.. MacCauley,
Il could not believe that the disastrous
drift OF events was known to the Washing
ton authorities / was inclined to lay the
responsibility for the increasing perls upon
the military commander directly in charge.
still think that General Otis, conscientious,
faithful administrator and brave soldier that
he Is was not as tactful as one should have
been in his dealings with Agunaldo and his
followers. A commander temperamently
more like the president himself would prob
ably have avoided much that hastened the
grave alterations between Filipinos and
Americans.
yet now it seems clear to met, that Gen
eral Otis did his work, in the MAN, in lit
eral obedience to his superors in America;
that there it was assumed that the whole
right and duty concerning the future dis
position and control of the Philippine islands
lay in the wishes and will of the United
States that what the Fiipinos themselves
might wish need not be taken into the ac-
count in formulating plans for their govern
ment"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Jewett-Pay me that S. then.
Hewitt-The rule doesn't apply: that's
| can't do today.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Town Topics: Hewitt don't believe in
putting off until tomorrow what you can do
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

indianapolis journal: IN Peck's wife
leads him rather merry gait, fancy"
"Oh, yes. When he was courting her he
told her one day she looked pretty when
she was angry. And now 1t has got to be a
habit"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

Brooklyn Life: Grandma-What time did
Mr.. Lippincott leave last night, Oracle?
Gracie-Why, grandma, he started home
at
Grandma Cmildly)-Nevcr mind when he
started. i asked when he left.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE,

Il. RosEwATER, Editor.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-11

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-14
CEREALS FOR FUEL.
4 Question That May De Worth More
Conside ration Than Is Usual
ly Given to 1t.

Prof. Thomas Gray is reported to
have estimated the value of cereals as
a fuel to be about one-half that of coal.
We are not informed of what grain he
was speaking. If it be true of Indian
corn it would indicate that there are
times when corn would be much cheap
er than coal, especially in sections of
country far removed from railroad
transportation. In such places coal is
high because of the cost of bring ing i.
in and corn is cheap because of the cost
of transporting it to market. Thus in
1896 the average price of corn in Ne
braska for the whole year was only
10 cents. During a part of the year the
price was much lower, and in some Sec
tons it was far below ten cents per
bushel. With coal at only 81 per ton,
a very moderate price, it would pay to
burn corn rather than coal. Corn I'M
der the conditions named would be
worth $3.50 per ton, or ten cents per
bushel. But as coal has sold as high
as SO per ton in Illinois and Indiana
within a few years it has doubtless been
at price in some parts of the less ac-
cessible west where it would have
made corn worth at least Is cents per
bushel. The removal of part of the
corn surplus in this way might many
times. stimulate the market for corn
and depress the home market for Goa,
both of advantage to the farmer
Farmers Review.
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
How Progressive Market Gardeners
Take Care of The m During
the Fall and Winter.

Concerning the proper care of straw
berry plants in market garden during
the fall and winter the Country Gentle
man says: "There are, we suppose,
some market gardeners who do not give
their strawberry beds, any care in win
ter, trusting to the matted foliage to
protect the roots, or to fortunate
weather. With an ideal winter, snow
falling early and remaining until well
into spring, this practice would do, the
beds coming out in good condition.
Last spring, after one of the severest
winters known, it was noted that wher-
ever snow fell and remained straw
berry plants came out in good Or
der, while all other fruits were injured.
But the ideal winter is seldom realized,
and even if protected by snow during
the severe weather the beds are apt to
be exposed in early spring and subject
ed to alternate freezing and thawing,
upheaving and breaking the roots. The
wiser market gardeners keep their beds
or fields clearly cultivated until freez-
ing weather sets in, then cover them
three or four inches deep with straw,
swale or marsh hay. or whatever may
be the cheapest mulch availa BILE. In the
spring, but not too early, this mulch is
raked off the rows into the alleys be-
tween, and allowed to remain there till
after fruiting time, keeping down weeds
and retaining moisture. Some growers
treat their plantations of raspberries
and blackberries in the same way"
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SALT AND WOOD ASHES.
A Good Mixture to Some of Which
the Hogs Should Have Access
Mt All Times.

Occasionally some one rises up and
emphatically condemns the use of salt
for hogs, but fails to give the reasons
for such strong assertions. 1t is just as
reasonable to say that man does not
need salt. The digestive organs Of the
nog are nearer in resemblance to- those
of man, than any other animal. If hogs
had no relish for salt, it would give
some ground for such statements. Some
are often killed, and that very sudden
ly, by getting an overdose of it, arc
they take this overdose because of the
excessive craving of the appetite for it..
Prevent this craving by liberal sup
ply constantly before them and they
will not eat so much of it as to be sick
ened and killed. With man the amount
used is considerably matter of traiI-
ing and habit. Still we should be count
ed wide of the mark if we said he could
be trained to do without, and that he
is better off without it. When mixed
with wood ashes, there is very little dan
ger of swine eating so much of the
mixture that the salt will be inju-
rious. If the ashes are from hard wood,
and unleached, they are much better
because they rid the system of worms.
But if we could only get the leached we
would use them rather than none, as
they would aid the bone formation.
The hogs relish them, and will consume
large quantities of them. There is al
ways little charcoal in the ashes that
they eagerly hunt out and eat. The
charcoal is an absorbent. At the COM
mencement of new corn feeding, an
abundant supply of salt and ashes
should be constantly within reach. If
no ashes can be had, feed them salt
alone, but get them accustomed to it,
before giving free access to all they
want.-John NJ. Jalnison, in National
Stockman
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DRAMATIC CRITICISM.
"East Lynne" as Reviewed by q
Wild and WOOlly Topeka
Reporter.

The reports from those who attended the
production of east Lynne" in all its gor.
geous misconception the other night unite
in pronouncing it little the worst show
that has ever cracked IA square yards of
plastering off the ceiling of the opera house
in this city. Lady Isabel was about as be-
witchng as sun kissed maiden of Sene-
gambia, and man who would fall in love
with her would fall into coal pit through
a two-inch guard rail. When she returned
from the mountains of Germany as Miss
Vane to play the nursery maid to her son
she looked as though she had played hockey
from smallpox graveyard: The special
scenery where she met Sir Francis Levlson
and made a post-mortem contract to run
away with him looked like cross between
the malaria-smeared hills of Arkansas and a
diseased vermiform appendix.
Mr.. Carlyle had a voice which had to be
raised with derrick in order for the, people
and then when it was at its highest pitch the
tackle would break or some one would knock
the blocking from under it and it would fall
like the price of steers during democratic
administration. Barbara Hare looked as
though she had been left over from a bargain
sale and didn't care much whether her insur.
ance ran out or not. Aunt Cornelia had
voice that sounded like a cross between an
army mule with ringworm and a crosscut
saw, and was built good deal like an Okla
homa cyclone on stills. The only good thing
about the entire show that good deal OF
it was left out and it could have been i'm.
proved upon by taking meat ak and cut.
ting out the rest of it and turning the actors
into the cornfelds and kitchens where they
belong.-Topeka Journal. .n
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Little Goes n Long Way,

New corn is not good food for
poultry or any animals. Green corn
may be fed to good advantage, but the
ripe corn only partially dry is bad for
live stock, unless it has been soaked
until it is near or quite at the point OF
termination. Those who have tried
it in that way report that it gives as
good results as it does when ground
and cooked OF scalded. But the hens
do not want soaked corn. The hens
gizzard is a gristmill in miniature, and
every one who knows much about
grinding grain knows that soft or I'M
ripe corn does not grind well. The mill
clogs up and refuses to do its work.
The hens gizzard is affected in the
same way, and indigestion is the GER
tain result, as indicated by looseness of
the bowels, diarrhea and ''cholera,''
which is about as often a result of i'm
proper food poorly digested and Of
filthy surroundings as of any cause
American Cultivator.
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HANDY FEED TROUGH.

the trough, 4 inches apart at the bot
tom and a spread of IA to 16 inches at
top. Then l take an 1s-inch board
and nail on each side ION the inside"
of these upright 2 by As, but let these
side boards drop into the cut made in
the bottom 2 by 4, so the boards are
only inches from the bottom of the
trough and have a Pinch clear spread
at bottom, where the swil and feed
can come through. When I have this
all done, then I nail 1 by on the
sides, which makes the trough inches
deep. Then nail up the ends tight as
high as the standards and the trough
is complete. The dimensions I have
given are for a 16-foot long trough
and for old hogs. If the trough is want
ed for young shoats from three to
eight months old use narrower bot
tom; 16-inch bottom is wide enough
for little pigs. The 2O-inch is too wide
for the little fellows, as they will get
in with their front feet. These boards
that are put in center of trough are
to keep the hogs from getting in with
their feet; also to prevent spilling feed
and slop on their heads and ears. I
think this is the cleanest way of feed
ing hogs and beats the feeding floor
all to pieces. I never saw feeding
floor yet but what the hogs would leave
their offal on it while they were feed
ing and they would have to clean up
their feed in their own droppings, but
in this kind of a trough they cannot
drop anything neither can they get
their feet in it while they are full OF
mud.-Cor. American Swineherd.
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A BRITISH GREAT"
An Englishman Who Treated His
Guest Well, But Made Him
Pay His Way. '..

II was constantly struck" says Col.
T. w. Higginson, with the genuine
spirit of hospitality among English
men toward Americans, as such, even
those with whose pursuits they might
have almost nothing in common, and
for whom they had not the slightest
reason to put themselves out. 1 liked
this none the less for it's having its def
mite limitations as to pecuniary obliga-
tons, and the like, including every
thing in the nature of treating all
this being, in my opinion, weak point
in our more gushing or more self-con-
scious habit. I remember to have once
been taken by gentleman, on whom I
had but the slightest claim, to the
country house of another, on whom
had no claim whatever. The latter was
not at all literary, and had not even the
usual vague English interest in Ameri-
can affairs; yet he gave up his whole
afternoon to drive me to Kenilworth,
which he had seen thousand times.
But that for which liked him best,
and which afforded me a wholly new
experience, was that as we entered the
outer doorway, he going first, looked
back over his shoulder, and said simply:
They make you pay threepence for
admission here and then added, speak
ing to the attendant: here is my
threepence.' After all the time and
trouble he had given to his stranger
guest, he yet left him to pay his own
threepence; a thing which most Ameri-
cans would not have dreamed of doing.
It would have been the American no.
ton of good breeding to save guest
from expense, as it was the English inn
pulse to save him from the sense of OBJ
legation. confess that prefer the lat
ter method. '-Atlantic.
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The Bishops Arrival.

A grand wedding was being solemn
lied at St. Peters, Eaton square. On
each side of the strip of carpet that ex-
tended from the church door to the
curb was crowd of well dressed peo-
pie watching the guests arrive. In the
wake of a procession of equipages of the
more aristocratic and well appointed
character came a four-wheeled cab,
6ingy and disreputable beyond belief.
Here! Here!" shouted the policeman
in charge, ''you can't stop here! We're
waiting for the bishop of :"
The cabman regarded the policeman
with a triumphant leer, as he climbed
down from his seat and threw a ragged
blanket over his skeleton steed: cts
all right, guv'nor," he said. ''I've got
the old duffer inside!"-London Spare
Moments.
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30 God! don't let me do thing like

20 God! don't let me do thing like
this" she gasped. "Kill me, but don't
let me do it,! Stop it somehow: can't!"
She threw all her weight on the right
rein. Next moment there was shock
"a slighter shock than she had expect
ed-a moment of uncertainty, and then
she and her mare fell together among
the grass of the bank. Mrs. Casilis'
voice was ringing in her ears: ''She rode
at me, Ted; the wicked woman rode at
me-"
She did not hear the answer to that.
the next thing she knew was that she
was sitting on the bank. Her husband
was gently bathing her face with wet
handkerchief.
you're all right, old GIRL" he said;
"you're not hurt Bit
His voice was more loving. than she
had ever heard it before. She pushed
the handkerchief away, puzzled.
'Take pull out Of my flask" Ted
said. ''We mustn't have you showing
the white feather now, my dear. 1t
was the Quickest thing I ever saw in
my life. The whole field is praising
YOU"
'But she told you-1 heard her say I
, rode at her."
''Stupid woman, SO she did. I've made
Dick take her round and show her the
gravel pit she'd have broken her neck
in but for you. I'd no idea of it. Some
spring must have flooded it in the night
and carried the bank away just where
she'd have taken the fence. I saw it,
and rode back to stop her, but I
shouldn't have been in time. Your rid
ing at her was the one thing that could
have saved her, but your swerving off
just at the right moment, so that you
were split and she wasn't-well, that
was splendid, my dear, and I'll never
forget it," D..
She knew by his face what he meant.
Other people began to offer congratu-
lations and praises. But some one had
carriage close by, and was putting it
at her disposal. She could not collect
herself sufficiently to speak, but her
husband accepted the offer for her. He
lifted her into the seat, then he got in
beside her.
''You are coming?" she said. II
thought = doesn't Mrs. Casilis expect
you to take her home?"
"My dear!" Ted looked very reproach-
full. ''You are not hurt, know; but, of
course, you are shaken little. Mrs.
Casilis must take care of herself"
He hesitated, and turned very red,
and looked very young, and then spoke
awkwardly:
when Mrs. Casilis seemed to think
she could speak as she pleased of you,
I saw must have been making fool
of myself, so I sheered off bit. If I
hadn't I'd have been in the gravel-pit
myself, by the way. But don't think
she'll care about my society any more.
She didn't like what I said when she
accused you of riding at her!"-Black
and White. .
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PEOPLE TAUGHT TO SAVE.
Remarkable Growth and Benefits of
Great Britain's Post Office
Savings Bank.

The history of the post office savings
bank of Great Britain is specially re-
markable. There is nothing compar-
able with it in the world as savings in
stitution. It was founded only 3S years
ago, and it now has 100000 depositors,
and holds in trust over 5000, 100000. The
business of the central administrative
department in London has grown to
such enormous proportions that an
area of five acres has recently been pur-
chased at West Kensington, in the out
skirts of London, wherein new build
ings will be erected for its accommoda-
ton. The corner stone of the main
structure was laid in June by the prince
of Wales.
Every post Office in the United King
dom is branch of the bank, and there
are 1900 branches. The institution has
been popular with the masses from the
beginning, and it's benefits in the en-
enlargement of thrift and providence
have been beyond estimation. One in
every five persons in England and
Wales is said to have an account in these
banks, and one in every II in Scotland
and Ireland. The institution catches
the small savings, the average sum on
deposit by the 100000 depositors be-
ing only about $50. Every device is en-
ployed to encourage the making of de-
posits, and to render the banking proc
ess simple and convenient. The ele-
mentary schools of the country coop
crate with the banks, and the children
form a large percentage of the deposi-
tors. Penny stamp slips are provided
whereby children are enabled to begin
an account with minimum of one shil-
ling An interest rate of 2lh per cent. is
paid-N Y SIM
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AWAKE AND ASLEEP.

.Tfs said that If person who is vainly WOO
ing sleep
WIN close his eyes and calmly count mag
mary sheep
A-jumping over fences it will not be Ions
before
He'll find that peaceful slumber that he
knew in days of yore.
This little rule may possibly be useful in a
8& way,
For counting makes one sleep in the middle
of the day,
But if it keeps you wide awake, as prob
ably it WILL
We know better remedy to cure insom-
MAS i'll.
First rid your brain of worry, care and
hatred born of strife
BY thinking Of the pleasant things that
happen in life;
A book by some good author OF the HaW-
thorneIrving kind
Will cause balmy feeling that will smooth
the toughest mind.
Now, being in good humor with the world
and with yourself,
So what you call your troubles may be
laid upon the shelf,
Prepare to take the remedy were putting
in your path,
Which is before you go to bed enjoy cool
ing bath.
the case
You'll find cozy bathtub answers very
well in place,
And if a bathtub's lacking-then the good,
old-fashioned way
A sponge bath from the washbowl does the
business o. K.
OF all the pleasant feelings that mortal
ever knows
There's nothing beats a cooling bath and
putting on clean clothes,
And though in chilly weather it takes cour-
age to commence ......
The bliss it gives when over is glorious
recompense. .... ...
Enjoying now the luxury of feeling sweet
and clean,
Cooled off in mind and body so you're per-
fectly serene,
Slip on your loose pajamas = say your
prayers on your knees
And jump right in your little bed as quick
ly as you please.
Then comes that sweet sensation, bringing
happiness anew,
OF floating into sunderland like little
babies do,
And, like them, sleeping peacefully until
Proclaims another day Of Joy is born for
every one.
There's nothing like cool bath to bring
refreshing sleep; ~.
IT'S way ahead of counting out imaginary
sheep,
And-come to think about it-not a baby
that we know
Will go to sleep without its bath-which
proves it must be so.
III. c. Dodge, in Chicago Daily Sun.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-12-14
LIVE STOCK JoTT1NGs.

Milk quickly, clean quietly and regu-
larly.
Ventilate the stables and keep them
clean.
If horses are permitted to stand in
manure, expect scratches.
Breeding trotting horses will DO for
the millionaire, but it is usually poor
business for the farmer.
Permit a hog to break through a fence
once and it will give you trouble as long
as it lives and can find fence that it
can get through.
There are too many good, willing,
gentle horses-some of them at a low
price-to warrant man in keeping a
balky horse or exposing his life with a
vicious one.
Almost every day the killing of people
by bulls is announced. The man who
will go into a pasture where there is
bull, with no means of protection,
would seem to value his life lightly.
The bull cannot be trusted. -Agricul-
tural Epitomist.