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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

General Luna is evidently n lumi-
nary who knows when he Is eclipsed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

San Francisco Chronicle. "
Naval officers who undertake to carry too
big a load Of the white mans burden should
do all their talking to themselves or 20 the
policeman on the way home.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

1t seems the Kansas men in these later
days take to water just as handily rs
they did to the brewery in the earlier
stages Of the conflict.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

After all, the food of the Missouri
river Is only the Big Muddy's contribn-
ton to the %quickening movement in real
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

Ajax dcfying the lightning isn't in It
with Deputy County Attorney Dunn de-
flying County Attorney Shields.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

April showers having been greatly de-
layed seem to be trying to get in their
work all at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

DO not overlook the fact that the
deputy of County Attorney Shields who
refuses TO testify in a gambling case for
fear of discriminating himself is chair
man Of the democratic county commit
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29


The Bee acknowledges receipt of a
copy of the Verdict with its editors
compliments, admitting and explaining
It's error in taking an editorial from The
Bee as a text to read the World-Her-
aid and Mr.. Bryan a severe curtain lee
ture. The explanation is that Through
the bullhead inadvertence of a clipping
bureau the Verdict was misled to a mis-
take The Verdict, however, keeps
right on reiterating its demand for har-
mony and reconciliation of the gold
democrats, for which it took Mr.. Bryan
so soundiy to task, and tells him again
that he needs New York, but he can
not get it unless he puts aside his fool
friends and embraces Croker and Tam
many Hall. In other words, all the
bullhead inadvertences of all the clip
ping bureaus eXtant cannot change the
truths embodied in Its scathing arraign-
ment two weeks ago of the presidency
seeker.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29
CHERRY CHAFF'.

Chicago Record: ''How carefully YOU,
wife does watch your health
Yes; she knows that If | get up a bis
doctors bill she won't get a summer trip"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

GEORGE p. TzSCHUCK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
LIST day of April, 1899.
CSeal) II. /. PLUME,
Notary Public In and for Douglas County,
Npb
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

Omaha: The Bee Buil1ing.
South Omaha: city Hall building, twenty
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Council Blufs. 10 Pearl Street.
Chicago: Stock Exchange Building.
New York. Temple Court.
Washington: sol Fourteenth Street.
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REMITTANCES.
Remit by draft, express Or postal order
payable to The Bee Publishing Company.
Ony 2-Cent stamps accepted In payment OF
mall accounts. Personal checks, except on
Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted.
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29

It is the belief in Paris that Don Carlos
will make the attempt to gain the Spanish
throne within n short time, or will indeh-
nitely postpone the enterprise. II is we'll
known, 1t is asserted, that several repub-
lican leaders are on his side. and that GER
tain generals OF the army would be GLAD
to join him II success were assured. and
that the Carlists generally are ~fretting at
the delay, The leaders have for the LAST
three months tried in every way to make
the pretender act. His only reply has been
wait" Recently an explanation OF the de-
lay was made by a friend OF Don Carlos.
The pretender, whatever may be his per,
sonal faults. abhors war. particularly civil
war. He learned all its lessons in his las,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-29
Chicago Post: She says her face is her

fOrtune."
well, she certainly ought to take ad.
vantage of the new bankruptcy law"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
YouthfuI Leader. Of .Ftliplno..

From the American point of view
the insurgent leaders over in the Phil
ippines are all pack of boys" said
Louis Rodriques, the Filipino, now re-
siding in New Orleans, who has applied
for the position of stenographer on
Gen. Otis staff. ut may surprise you
to know that their average age is be-
tween Is and IS. / know nearly all of
them personally, and many of them are
the sons of our old friends and neigh
bors, SO i am not at all likely to be
mistaken. There is hardly a native Of
ficer in Aguinaldo's whole command
who has reached 30, and few who are
over 25. / know positively that some
OF the colonies and minor officers are
boys between Is and Is. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that young
people mature much more rapidly in
that tropical climate than they do in
this country. There, Is is regarded az
an age of discretion and responsibility.
and not few marry even younger. Sc.
we're, long-continued exertion is ;mpos-
sible in the latitude of Manila, and
man of IS ought to be provided against
future want. To that end he has to be
gin early. Aguinaldo chose boys for his
officers because he was shrewd enough
to appreciate the military value of the
enthusiasm of youth."-N. o. Times
Democrat,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
CARVED HIS OWN MONUMENT.
Himself and Wife Before
Death.

Two unique monuments tower high
above the other testimonials to the dead
in lakewood cemetery, Richmond, Va.
They were erected to himself and wife
by James Netherwood, of that city. Mr..
Motherhood was the greatest monu-
ment builder in the south. After hay-
ing erected the Jackson monument, the
Lee monument, the soldiers and sail
ors' monument and the A. p. Hill and
Howitzer monuments he erected the
stately monument for himself.
There is little story connected with
the monument which now marks the
place where his body lies in lakewood.
Mr.. Netherwood was a great admirer
OF Virginia graninte as a medium
through which to immortalize heroes
and other celebrities. When the SOL
diers' and sailors monument was erect
ed he was strong advocate of using
Virginia granite for the soldiers figure
on the top. The committee on design
disagreed with him. They thought that
bronze would be much more suitable
and would be capable of more grace
full mold. The Virginia granite was
rejected and the bronze decided upon.
Mr.. Netherwood went to work and
had statue of himself carved in Vir-
ginia granite. This he set up at his
place of business, and, seeing that it
showed up well, he decided to have it
mounted on tall shaft and placed at
the spot where he would be buried.
This was done, and the monument is
now one of the ornaments of lakewood.
1t is thirty feet four inches high and oc-
cupies one of the most commanding po-
sitions in the cemetery The base and
pedestal are nine feet and the column
Is, and the figure, which is good like
ness of Mr.. Motherhood, is six feet four
inches.
Some time after Mr.. Motherhood
erected the monument to himself he put
up one to his wife, who is still living.
She was Miss Nancy Ramsley, and has
no children. The monument erected to
her is about IL feet high. The pedestal
is about six feet four inches and sus.
tains the figure of a woman clothed in
Grecian robes and is about five feet
eight inches in height. The monument
to his wife is Immediately to the right
of that erected to himself and is of a
rather striking design. = Chicago
Chronicle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

An Insinuation.-'I forgot 60 wind
my watch when / left home" "Eh?
Are you living at the pawnbroksr's?" -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
She-'Didn't you feel like clapping
your hands while she was singing?''
He-"Yes; clapping my hands over my
ears."-Yonkers Statesman.
He-"I've bought bicycle for two
She-"Oh, Jack, this is so student" He
(continuing)-'for two dollars less
than my last one cost. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Fuddy-"You speak about Twigger's
friends. Why, he hasn't friend in the
world" Duddy-"My, but isn't that
awful? Who does he get to borrow
money from him ?'-Boston Transcript.
snow, on this question of the trust"
said the frayed wayfarer with an in
terest in public affairs. mo, sir" said
the bartender, stolidly but significant
ly, 1--WE don't trust" -Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Ferdy-"I love you bettaw than my
awhile! WEAKLY I-aw-do!" Ethel
--"Ah, Ferdy! But how do know but
that you are one of those Hobson or
Funston sort of men, who value their
lives at naught?"-Puck.
His Training-"Are you the man who
advertised for track walker?" he
asked, as he put his head in the door
of the railroad office. "Yes," said the
man at the desk; what qualifications ?"
"Been an actor three ears."-Yonkers
Statesman.
A teacher in north of England board
school was recently examining class
of small boys in mental arithmetic. She
said: IF your father gave your mother
80 shillings to-day and two pounds to-
morrow, what would she have?" And
a small boy near the bottom of the
class replied: "She would have fit"
Spare Moments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.
Russia Are Using Astatki
Oil for Fuel.

In appearance astatki, a product OF
the oil wells of Baku, is dark, viscuous
fluid, not more inflammable than vege-
table oil and less SO than coal. As a
steam producer it has no rival and the
demand for this purpose is constantly
on the increase. Nothing else is burned
on railways in central Asia, the eau
casus and southern Russia, ON the
Black sea, Caspian and river steamers,
and in the innumerable industrial
works which are springing into exist
ence on the Azov littoral.
On the railways which employ this
substitute for coal locomotive tenders
are not piled high with black diamonds,
but carry sheet-iron astati tank,
which is filed by pumping or the force
OF gravity. Numerous are the systems
of feeding furnaces with astatki; and,
indeed, every engineer has his own pet
apparatus. The principle of all is that
of the Roots blower. A current OF
steam, or preferably air, carrying with
it the fuel in minute subdivisions, is
forced at high pressure through a
nozzle, called a ''pulverizer." into the
tubular interior of the boiler to be
heated.
The result is an intensely white, roar
ing flame, and in pulverizers of the
latest type the value of astatki as COM
pared with coal on a steam raiser is as
2H to 1. The former sells at Baku at
$3.50 per ton, and when the pipe line
connecting that place with Batoum is
complete astatki will be delivered at
the steamers side at something like
four dollars. At the latter price coal
will clearly be unable to compete with
its youthful rival. Nor do the advan-
tages of astatki end with it's cheapness.
Engines burning it require no army of
stokers, for all that is necessary in the
largest is man to regulate the supply
by taps. There is no smoke, litter or
dust. Many passenger by ocean
steamer will bless the day when as
tatki shall supplant coal, and the stok-
ers who are roasted alive in tropical
waters will have still greater reason to
be thankful for the revolution.-Pall
Mall Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02

framed in shock of bushy hair, and
deep-set eyes that glowed like cats
when it's in the dark, and there was
such an antique, old-world air about
him that if he'd had on fur-trimmed
: pelisse he might have passed for one of
: Rembrandt's old burgomeisters.
And how he played!
The tone he drew from the big fiddle
made my skin creep up my spine till it
felt like acknowledged worm.
The Greek-nosed girl was singing an
ordinary little ditty most all on one
note, and the only 'cellist wove into
the accompaniment the most wonderful
little airs-not loud, but sweet and sad
as life itself and full of heart-breaking
sort of longing. 1t was simply marvel
Gus.
gave Devereux an expressive glance
to show that l was ''on," and after that
we didn't either of us pay any atten-
ton to the stage. We were too busy
with the cello player.
He was an artist; that was fiat. and
how came he in such place wondered
as listened to the weird cadences his
bow was dreaming over. Strange, far
away little fragments of melody they
were, seeming somehow to come from
. long distance, though we might al
most have touched him as he sat in his
place at the end of the row.
Here was find" indeed. / could
hardly be still for joyous excitement.
At last the performance came to a hi
larious though hardly mirthful close.
and we Joined the crowd that was press
ing down the aisles to the doors.
"Jove. what a type that is" l ex-
claimed over Devereux's shoulder.
Queer old fish, wasn't hep" said
Devereux. Lets go and get club sand
witch. I'm so hungry can hardly tell
whether the pangs that assail me at
present emanate from my spine or INV
stomach"
"Not on your life," cried. 'Im go
ing to land that queer old fish. as you
call him. before sleep tonight. He's
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
THE CHINESE EAR-cLEANER.
ais to Be Met with In
Manila Streets.

In this city of strange and unusual
sights there is probably nothing that
appears so strange at first sight to the
American as the Chinese ear cleaner
pursuing his calling on the street COR
ners. The Chinaman SO engaged is pro-
vided with a stool and small bamboo
case, in which are inclosed his instru-
ments.
The Filipino is just as sure of having
his ears cleaned on Sunday as an Amer
lean is of having a shave, and in the
bye streets and alleyways they line
up for all the world like a barber shop
on Sunday morning, the only difference
being the Chinaman can't say "nexti"
First of all the Chino takes a razor
which looks more like propeller blade
than anything else, and, wiping the VIC
tins face with wet rag, proceeds to
mop the dirt therefrom. While watch
ing this part of the proceedings / was
surprised at the fiexibility of the native
nose as demonstrated by the skillful
fingers of the operator. To windward,
to leeward, on its stern, beam and bow
the natives nose is rapidly twisted to
avoid the aforesaid razor. Having re-
moved the real estate from the natives
face, the Chinaman turns to the more.
difficult task of ear cleaning. The
smallest spot of dirt and the tiniest
fieshworm is removed before the op-
Grafton is complete. and from the.
heavenly expression" one would imag-
Inc that the operation was anything but
pleasant.--Manila Freedom.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
An Intellectual Test.

"Your namew
"Jan Przybskalzi"
Glow long have you been in this couns
try?"
"Vilhelm Mckinley"
"Who wrote the declaration of independ.
ence"
Congress"
"Do you swear to obey the laws Of this
nation%
"Jorge Washington"
"What form of government Is this?"
Ebryhem Linking" slsi.,tf.
"That win do. You're accepted. Step
down, say"
der Star Spangled Bennerl"
Don't you understand mel told you
you were all right"
Dree cheerz! Heep, heep, hocrayis on
Is this an examination for admission to
citizenship? No, gentle reader, the man
wants to be soldier, and our great and
good government has declared that sol
der needn't have any more brains. than
voter.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02

Willow and poplar cOrks are now
used in France for champagne bottles
by some of the wine producers.
Platinum is scarce. A 100000
Franco-Russian company has been or
ganized TO develop rich platinum de-
posits in Russia.
Motor cars to hold 120 persons and
operated by compressed air expanded
down from 1000 pounds per square inch
to 200 pounds will be introduced in Chi
cago by one of the lines for suburban
travel.
American foundrymen are becoming
scientific in their methods and manage
ment. Old rule of thumb ways are go
ing out and chemical analyses are COM
ing in to determine quality of iron.
The industry has grown rapidly, and
one-half more work is produced than
year ago.
1t is said of James Smithson that,
happening to observe tear sliding
down lady's cheek, he endeavored to
catch it in a crystal vessel; that one half
of the drop escaped, but having pre-
served the other half, he submitted it to
reagents and detected what was then
called microcosmic salt, with muriate
of soda and three or four more saline
substances held in solution"
People have been poisoned with bread
containing salts of lead, which came
from the timber used to heat the oven.
The Paris council of hygiene has there
fore forbidden the employment of
painted or implanted wood from old
houses, old sleepers impregnated with
creosote or sulphate of copper and dis
used blocks of wood paving for heating
ovens, on the ground that poisonous vol
atile salts may arise from them and de-
post on the roof or floor of the oven.
The lighting of a room depends, to
. large exteHt, upon the color and the
material of the walls; in other words,
upon the percentage of light reflected
by them. Recent experiments have
shown the proportion of light reflected
to be in percentage as follows: Black
velvet, 0.4; black cloth, 1.2; black paper,
As; dark blue, 6.5; dark green, 1O.1;
light red, 1872; dark yellow, 20; blue.
30; light yellow, 40; light green, 46:5;
light orange, 54.s; white, 20; mir
ror, 92.3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
NICELY TAKEN IN.
He knew the Ways Of thd
World But Got Caught
Mapping.

The man in question used to say he knew
the way of the world as a cat knows its
own kittens, and laugh at the wiles of those
who live on their wits.
He had been economizing at every turn
for long time, saving all that he could
for the holidays were near at hand. He
left his station the other night in the teeth
ming, and he buttoned his coat collar about
his neck with determination to walk
home rather than squander the price OF .
cab.
"Beastly night" said tall, imposing
man, as he tapped our friend on the Shout
der; Get into my carriage there; III be
an offer to be refused, and the travelling
man put in most of his time in thanking
his benefactor, who politely insisted that
the pleasure was all his.
Gust tell him where to drive to, |" he said
later; 9! get out here. No, don't mention
it, Glad of the opportunity;
not do less than to treat the driver and
give him cigar to keep his nose warm. At
last the economical traveller was at home,
and he shouted CHEEKY good night" a.
he slammed the door of the vehicle and
ten something"
Thanks. What is it~ as he hurried
back.
"Nine shillings."
'What?" as the narrowing conviction
seized him. ''Why, the other man."
"That other man be blowed. don't know
him from crow. You took the cab"
Then our man drowned the voice Of the
storm while he was settling, and, going in.
swore his wife to secrecy. That's the way
it got out.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
The Cello Player.
By Edgar Temple Field.
ITO DEvEREUx belongs the honor

ITO DEVEREUX belongs the honor
Of his discovery, a fact that rather
ranked in my mind at the time, for
Devereux, having a snug berth in a
railroad Office, is not engaged in that
feverish search for copy which distin-
cuisines my own troubled journalistic
existence, nor does he claim, like my
self, to be keen and critical observer
of types. What's more, Devereux is
not the musician that am.
To be sure, he has pretty tenor of
his own and that mysterious something
we call ear" which enables a man to
join in on a quartette without danger
of being pitched from the window. But
still, he can't play everything, from
Rubinstein to rag-time, with his eyes
shut, nor has he composed comic
opera that only the short-sighted stu
pidity of theatrical managers has kept
from sweeping the country like Sec
ond "Pinafore."
But enough of ourselves. 1t was the
cello player was going to tell about.
We had gone up to the Regia music
hall that evening in the rather vain
hope of little amusement when we, or
rather Devereux, discovered him.
The big red and white auditorium was
jammed with q noisy crowd when we
got there, and. you could have SHOW
eled the cigar smoke out with spade.
We took seats in the front row on ac-
count of the crowd, rather than that
we were habitues of that locality, for
neither of us could boast bald spot.
My own hair may be thinning a trife on
the temples, but still, when properly
arranged, it makes a very respectable
appearance, while Devereux's blond
locks, accurately parted in the middle,
are thick enough to stuff soft cushion
for some pretty girl to. rest her head
upon If he chose to dedicate them to
such quixotic purpose.
A lean girl with a Greek nose and
voice located somewhere in the bridge
thereof, was doing male impersona-
ton, interspersed with fascinating
smiles at the chappies in the audience,
and had just got to the hiccoughs in the
inevitable intoxication scene.
was wondering, as lighted my
cigarette, why girls always get the hic-
coughs when they put on trousers,
when Devereux logged my elbow and
my match went out. 1 swore at him
mildly as / scratched another-some-
how one can never be very fierce with
Devereux, he's such gentlemanly chap
but he paid no attention to what l
said, and only motioned me excitedly to
look at the orchestra.
l looked, of course, and there, right
in front of us, was an old fellow playing
the cello. He had long, pale face,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02

Tommy said Devereux, solemnly.
as we were walking homeward an hour
or two later, show do you feeI?"
As if there weren't enough cock.
tails in New York to steady nv
nerves. l replied, with conviction.
Its too bad you lost that COPY. he
proceeded, hypocriticalIy, but surely
even the most exacting newspaper
could hardly expect man to go to hell
in search of copy"
My reply, which will scarcely bear
publication, seemed to startle Dew.
ereux.
you really ought to go away, old
man. You've been working too hard"
he observed, solicitously. when a fell
low gets to seeing ghosts, you know,
"fou forget" replied, with much
dignity. that if it hadn't been for Won
l never should have seen him 1t all"
Chicago Times-Hers.ld-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02

One day Tommy accompanied his
mother on shopping expedition, and,
seeing large candy man in confec-
toners window, he paused in front of
1t with wistful look. Then, turning
away. regretfully, he said: Mamma,
/ could lick that fellow with both hands
tied behind me."-Troy Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02
Homemade.

The trouble with self-made men get
ting into our best society is that they
are mostly made in this country
Puck. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-09-02

Getting married is good deal like coast.
ing down hill in winter; good deal Of
preparation is necessary, and i Il socu
over.-Atchison Globe.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-04-15
AEes Of French Rraae..

The Hachette Almanac for the cur
rent year gives some very interesting
statistics as to the ages OF brides III
France. Only ia out Of 100 young wom-
en- marry between the ages OF IS and 20.
From 20 TO IS years the average Is co
out Of 100. The further from her TWEEN.
ty-ifth year the maid travels the slim
mer are her chances for marriage; stin
up to 80 years the nuptial chimes ring
out for p2 out Of 100. Maids from 80 TO
S5 years old have 10 chances in 100:
from IS to 40 years, 0, and from 10 10
- years only 8 IN 100. There is only
one lucky female in 100 who marries
when between As and 80 years old. II
must not be supposed, however. that
after so oblivion covers the hearts OF
debated maids" Even between me
years Of 60 and 65 there is a chance for
one maid among 365. The strongest
competitors maids have TO encounter
are the widows, for they marry with
equal II not better chances than their
single sisters.-N. Y. Herald.