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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
Where II is Really Cold.

A recent Siberian traveller narrates: "At
Sadonsk in the intensely cold nights the
silence was sometimes broken by loud
report. as of a cannon. This was the
river, a phenomenon i had neither heard
nor read Of before, The streams coming
down from the hills were frozen on the
surface some six to nine inches thick. The
water beneath flowed faster than it could
escape and the pressure, on the principle OF
hydraulic press became irresistible. First,
the elasticity OF the ice was seen by the
rising OF circular mounds some six TO eight
feet in diameter and from four to five feet
high The bursting point came at last with
a report like an explosion, The water
escaped, but soon froze again. have seen
scores OF these ice hillocks in a few yersts
Of the river"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Mlndanao, New Guinea and the north coast
of Australia.
From its semi religious or semi-supersti-
tious side cannibalsm had its inception in
the belief that human sacrifice was the most
efilcacious manner of appeasing the wrath
and hunger of the gods; and that in the
devotees themselves partaking Of the flesh
or the blood of a fallen warrior his virtues
were transmitted to the person of the victor.
The question which might naturally have
presented itself as to whether the devourer
did not also inherit the vices OF the slain
was apparently settled in the negative as
far as the New zealanders were concerned,
for there is an old proverb in the Maori
language which runs:
"The bad quality in the human food a
man eats will not affect his good qualities
or lower him, but the good qualities will
raise and ennoble him"
Selections for the Pot.
OF its judicial character there Is an eX
ample afforded among certain OF the Malay
tribes near akin to the Sulus, by which
breakers of the seventh commandment bur
glars, and such offenders against society
upon conviction before raja
are promptly sentenced TO the pot
Women however, are not permitted to at
tend these feasts-a seeming deprivation OF
female rights which may require LOOKING
into by the advanced women" societies
which will doubtless shortly be established
in Sulu. OF its purely gastronomic features
the Mindanao cannbals like those of New
Guinea and elsewhere adopted the practice
first of all, from lack of other animal
food When obtainable, however, pig Is
usually preferred and is invariably Offered
as a more savory burnt sacrifice to the
gods. Next to pig comes Cinnamon, then
people of their own race, and last white
mana marking down of our tissue in the
market scale that while NOT fattering to oul
self-esteem, must remain OF some comfort
to travellers falling into their hands.
That the United States will permit canni'
balism to become a factor in Philippine
state politics, that we may shortly read Of
native gentleman running in the interest
Of cannibal party for the office Of mayor
Of Zamboanja, the capital OF Mindanao, is
hardly probable; but that so considerably q
body OF Americans will finally relinquish the
practice without the mysterious disappear
ance Of few pioneers is a matter for pros
pective pioneers in that country to ponder
over. MICHAEL CLIFFORD WHITE.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

who occupies his unique position. For one
thing, he is the veteran or one of the vet
Grams OF the street. He was here in the
days of Jay Gould and the elder Wander
bilt He has seen the rise and fall OF many
fortunes, including his own. He has made
millions lost them and made others tC
replace them. But the chief influence that
led investors to accept his judgment as tr
the course of prices was his reputation fol
absolute honesty. Everybody knows that
jim Keene is honest. If another man had
come out with the same statements he
would have been accused Of trying to in
nuence the market for the benefit of deals
that he had on foot. When Keene said il
the people believed it,
Kccne, King of Spectators.
Keene has vndicated his financial sa-
gacty by accommodating two great fortunes
He has done battle with some of the masters
of the street" and has not come off van
quished. He may not be so great manager
as Flower or Pierpont Morgan but he ie
the king of spectators. His honesty
was proved when he paid 100000 for
which he was not legally responsible. He
has been in many deals and has always
acted on the square. He has been 'eu-
chered," sold out" ruined by men whom
nc u itu anu SOIllt vi NllolA hC H"i iii"NS
but Keene himself has never been accused
OF mean or dishonest act
The James h. Keene of today is a man
OF medium height and compact build. His
gray beard, close cropped to the chin, does
not hide the firm outlines of his jaw. His
gray eyes are searching, kindly and bright
His manner in transaCting business is abb
rupt and decisive. But he will stop in
the middle of the most important transac-
tion to shake hands with an old friend oil
to give ear to a dependent acquaintance
and he has many OF the latter.
Keenes charities are characteristic OF the
man. During the recent blizzard in New
York he was sitting with two friends in
the WaldorfAstOria This is the time, II
said Keene. "when the well to-do ought to
put their hands into their pockets TO relieve
the poor The people in this hotel should
give 100000 toward it, and if they don't ]
will"
"I'l give $1,000" said one of his compan-
ions.
''I'll do the same" said the other.
Keene walked to the telephone, called up
the mayor and told him that $4,000 was
waiting to relieve the suiferngs of the des-
titute poor. The only stipulation was that
1t should reach them Immediately.
1t was a holiday, and the mayor had ia
get hold of the commissioner of charities
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
SIX MILLIONS IN SIX WEEKS
Prophet Of tho Boom in Stocks and the
Fortune He Made from It,
JIM KEENE, king OF sPECULAToRS"
His Struggle with Jay Gould and the
Fortune He Lost in n Wheat Cor
ncr-Commcnt stock
Market Conditions.

In the recent Wall street boom James R.
Keeno recovered his old-tlme position as the
most daring and successful speculator on
change. He was the only prominent
trader who saw the advance coming, ana
he has made between $4,000 900 and $4,000,
OOO in six weeks, with more in prospect,
But Keene has helped the public as well
as himself on December 6 last he came
out with an interview in which be pre-
dlctod general and sustained rise in
values. In the three months since then the
stocks and securities handled in Wall street
have advanced over 100000, 600. a large
part OF this increase has gone to small in
vastors all over the country, who took
Kcenos advice and went in at the begin
ming OF the advance,
Nobody except Keene could have done It..
There are bigger operators here and men
whoec names are more familiar, but not one
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
READ
AN ID
DRIN X

To improve your IMAGINATION, read MIL
ton, Shakespeare and Spenser.
To improve your REASONING, read
Bacon and Locke.
To improve your JUDGMENT and GOOD
SENSE on the common affairs Of life read
Ben Franklin.
To improve your POLITICAL KNOWL-
EDGE, read Webster and Calhoun.
To improve your PATRIOTISM, read
DcmosthenCs and the life Of Washington.
To improve your HEALTH drink Krug
Cabinet bottled beer, It's put up in quart
and pint bottles hermeticaIIy sealed and
we would be pleased to send you a case
of either Which do you desire?
FRED IiRuG BREWING co,
Tel. 420. 1907 Jackson St., Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
he did on December s. When asked in re

he did on December s. When asked in re-
gard to the matter he said
There may be a few stocks that are
selling too high now, but the great majority
are well within their worth. Prices have
gone to a higher level because they belong
there and they will not fall until business
conditions offer a decided change. The ma
tiOn has gained in wealth a billion and a half
on foreign exchanges in the last three years
and is feeling the good effect OF this in
crease now. Values Will go still higher ac-
cording to my iudgment."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Chicago Tribune; The car turned sharply
around a curve, and the tall man who was
holding on TO a strap somewhat loosely was
suddenly thrown from his upright position
with force that landed him in the lap of a
dignified dowager sitting near him, while
his high silk hat few from his head and
rolled down the aisle Of the car.
Sir" she said, as he rose TO his feet
again with profuse apologies, 81 am com
PEELED to say that in my judgment you were
lacking In that complete grasp Of the strap
which was essential to the highest efficiency
in maintaining an upright attitude when
turning a curve"
That was all But It crushed him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
nncl,IIn,, ArnIcn se!.E

THE BEST SALVE in the world for Cuts
Sores Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblainh
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded Price 20 cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn e. Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Lord Norbury was once trying a prisoner
for horse stealing-then a capital offense-
and during the trial fell fast asleep. On
awakening he proceeded to pass sentence of
death on the prisoner, who interrupted him
with the following explanation: "Ah my
lord, you may leave out the rest if your lord
ship pIeases. The jury, God bless them, ac-
quilted me just before you awoke."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

GIVE Inc liver regulator and , can regu-
late the world" said genius. The druggist
handed him bottle of De Wits Little EARLY
Risers. the famous little pills.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
TOLD OUT OF COURT.

The lawyer for the prosecution had made
long, labored and tiresome plea for his
client and the defendants counsel arose.
Your honor" he said following the eX-
ample that has just been set by the plain
tiffs attorney, | shall let the case go TO the
jury without argument"
Then he sat down.
And he won the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

before he could promise that the money
would be applied Immediately. Meanwhile
Keene sent for the head OF one OF the princi-
pal charitable organizations Of the city, and
placed in his hands S1O.OOO-eight from his
own pocket and two from his two friends,
The only proviso attached to the gift was
Get It to the needy today"
A little later the mayor, having made his
arrangements, called up Mr. Keene and an
nounced that his gift was accepted Keenc's
response was, CAN right" and so he gave
$4,000 to a very practical charity instead
Of the $1,000 he had at first intended for
the purpose.
Keene's Remarkable Rise.
Keene's rise to fortune has been a re-
markable and in some respects a romantic
one. lie was born In London a little more
than sixty years ago. He came to America
at the age Of II. For few years he lived
in the south, and studied law there. As
soon as he was admitted to the bar in the
late sos. he Joined the throns of young
men drawn westward by the California gold
discoveries and began his practice in San
Francisco.
The young lawyers practice related chiefly
to mining claims He became familiar with
mining stocks and properties and soon was
more a mining speculator than a lawyer,
He made money in his ventures, but his
health was poor and a physician advised
him to take long trip. So he closed up his
business affairs, packed his effects and
started for the Atlantic coast, to be absent
year.
That was an important trip for Keene. 1t
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19

Law Notes prints the following business
card of a Wisconsin lawyer:
IF a Mans in Love,
That's his business.
If a Girls in Love
That's her business.
II They Contemplate Matrimony,
That's my business
j. b. FRENCH
Justice OF the Peace.
r. S.-I always reserve the right to kiss
the bride Terms liberal Time given If de-
SIRED
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-19
When Judge William F. Cooper was chan

When Judge William F. Cooper was chan
cellor of Davidson county Tennessee, a
question was one day raised as to the pow
ers and duties of a trustee who happened
to be present In the court room. The trus-
tee addressing the court said: IF your
honor please. have no interest in this mat
ter | simply stand as a naked trustee be-
tween a husband and his wife" "In that
event" said Judge Cooper, 'you should be
removed Immediately"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
The German Census.

From the recently completed census
if Germany it appears that the popula-
ton amounted on that day to 81, 40, 900,
of whom 100000 were males and 20
100000 females. the excess of females
being. therefore, nearly 100000 This
population increases at the rate of
little more than 100000 a year, for
which new means of maintenance, edu-
cation and housing must be provided.
The rush is, of course, to the towns,
the general urban population having m
creased since 1882 by So per cent, while
the population of towns with more
than 1000 persons had more than
doubled. OF the total. s,292,000 are oc-
cupied in agriculture, S,2S1, 900 in in
dustry. 2,238,000 in trade, $4,000 in the
professions, 631 900 as soldiers or sail
ors and 1885, 600 as servants. The pro-
portion of servants is the lowest in the
demonstrating world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
THEY HUNT FOR SEAL FAR OUT AT SEA

How the Daring Pagc Seers Their Hazardous Calling
Little Known the World The Hdps and Dangers Their
Peculiar Means of Earning Living
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

"The 1895 boom in South African
shares has come back after a holiday
of four years. but it's return is not
welcomed most by those who ex-
pressed the greatest regret at its de-
parture.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
The War Doomed kaffir Stock.

'The reason of this is that it gave
no indication of its approach and
sprung it's arrival upon an unprepared
city. The Kaf1ir houses and the Stock
Exchange professionals even throw
doubt upon its genuineness and pretend
to think that it is only little wolf
masquerading in the lions skin. They
know all the while that it is the real
thing, but if they could get few sell
ers to weaken the market for them it
would suit their books much better"
cloud national cheers.) And then fol-
lows the announcement that-"Yester-
days Chartereds became a hot favorite
and were bid up to 35s, with signs of
old-fashioned buying in 5000 and 10000
shares lines
The English Investor offered the Spells
Taken From the Beers,
with regard to them it is plausibly
argued that they will benefit most from
the results of the war and will be soon
est able to take advantage of the
change in the situation. 1t is still pos
sible that the Beers may do great
deal of harm to mines on the Rand. but
they cannot possibly hurt Rhodesia.
After the fighting is over a'feW weeks
will see railway communication with
Buluwayo restored and new influx
of immigrants into Rhodesla started.
And this is the war f. the franchlse,'
the war against 'Boer corruption the
war for "iustice, liberty and humanity"
Derisive national cheers.) 1t is not
such a war.
It is a war for the meanest and most
mereenenary of ends and aims which
ever prompted conquest or aggression,
and ii will rank in history as the great
est crime of the nineteenth century.
cloud national cheers)
The member for Kings Lynn (Gil-
son Bowles) poured the walls of his
wrath upon our heads on Monday even
ing because we voiced a sympathy not
with England, but with the Transvaal
in this struggle; but how is national.
political or human sympathy won or
provoked in conflicts between nations?
Can it be said for an instant with truth
that freedom, justice or Righteousness
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
PATRIOTISM THAT PAID.

"How the Inventors backed the little
British army.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
70 Q ED
WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA
 COUNTY.

WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA
 COUNTY.
 Because the climate is perfect.
 Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap.
 Because home can be made with little labor.
 Because so great a variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative.
 Because life is luxury in land where the sun shines every day.
 Because there are chances for poor man which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block all the av. enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor man to the wall.
 Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants.
 Because churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral and material clements of the Territory
 Because good land is becoming scarce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones. | Because the worker receives a fair com- pensation for his labor, And the hustler has field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-sto: ms nor cyclones.
 Becaus,, the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, it's farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet bull up great and prosperous county.
 Because a man can make livelihood ter, with less labor than in any other part of the | United States
 Because there is health in every breeze, and strength and vigor under its cloudlees skies.
 Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and grubbing cut stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth of trees and shrubs which would require five years to develop in colder cline. Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted. Because the country has brilliant future and you want to be in the swim. Because in its pure, dry inyigorating air, epidemic diseases cannot live CT germinate. Because it's people are generous, liberal, hospitable and progressive.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
LANDS AND SOILS.

The lands of Yuma County comprise the river | bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The
 bottom ands moister and slightly mere fertile | if, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons
 where all wonderfully productive and prolific | The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps,
 lightly for better the cultivation the citrus fruits Yuma contains variety of soil The valley land
 of the Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most
 part deep sedimentary soil of brownish, gray sandy loam, resting, in most places, upon gray clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms hard
 pan which is impervious to water These soils have
 been slowly formed by the decomposition of shaIes sandstones, marls lmestones, etc., mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by the
 mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertiIizing
 brownish mud held in the wat tIof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and it's quantity varies from OI to O.5 per cent,
 though the water " hen considerably discolor- ed by mud is good drink, resembling in this res- pect the Missouri river water. A chemical analysis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trihe less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car
 bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado passs In other respects the sedimJ It of the Colorado is almost identical with that of the Nile
 It will be noticed therefore, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to aresan waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richestfertilizng elements The soil of the valley is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and uncou.bined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, oxygen which en- tering the soil, decomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nouriSh the plants which may De considered leading feature in 1t fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while the frmness of it's particles affords every facility for percoation and the activity of capillary action. In it's mechanical composition it's particles in state of very fine division which renders it more productive than cOarser soils I acquires heat readily in the daytime and the loss of the heat at night is very gradual so that it re- mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold. Besides it's essential con- stituents of water, organic or vegetable matter sand and clay, chemical anal ysis shows that lime soda, magnesia, iron, ammOI- and available forms of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash enter into composition in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility though, of course as is always the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is net always constant.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
The Wiser Way.

"How fresh and rosy you look, Nora," exclaimed Isabel, who had just returned from the beach, and was greeting her friend.
 "Yes, dear," replied Nora, "I am feeling splendidly, and mamma says have an alarming appetite"
 "Where in the world have you been since saw you?".
 q have remained at home" replied Nora, "and have worked hard every day. But l have been taking that wonderful medicine, Hoods sarsa- parllla, and tt has done me, oh, SO much good. You see I always like to feelwell when go away, and I leaYs the mountains next week.p
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
MINES.

There is no. section of the United States, pr probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. An the country north, east and south of Yuma
 les directly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and cn@s ill Mexico. From the San B"rnardino mountains in California to the Sonora boundary line the mountains and hills are exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating the theory often advanced that the richest gold mines are found bordering the beds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
ARIZONA.
lis Attractions and Advantages as q
 PIace of Residence in Winter.


 PIace of Residence in Winter.
 Whitelaw Reid. owner aAd editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Ar.zona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in struetively concerning that part of the country Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as a place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a deartb of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, a few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During a five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the N eather made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were a good many days which weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy, and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No' ember. 1895, to May, lS96.l there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any, where north of Luxor, Arizona IS the laud of sunshine As to details:
 TEMPERATURE
 1 have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frostS which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed The government reports show mean temperature for fourt cen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 574 degrees in November, 53 degrees ill December, 49 de grees in January, 54 degrees in February, 6l degrees in March and G6 degrees il