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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
INVEYTS WHILE STRANDED
Captain Reynolds Conceive, Idea on Water
Filtration Wills shipwr'cksd.
on ISLAND IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS
Contaminated water Flowing Down
snou-Capped HiII Purided by
system of Intermittent
Precipitation.

Though many persons have admired the
beauty OF Minne-Lusa, the pumping station
OF the Omaha Water company at Florence,
and hundred thousand people every
day draw sustenance from It's long
reaching mains, few persons In Omaha
have ever heard the story OF how
the system OF purifying water at
this station and in operation in many
OF the principal cities OF the United States
was discovered. The inventor Of the sys-
TEN Is Captain +. B. Reynolds, superin-
tendcnt Of the station.
At tho bottom Of the map Of South Amer
lea will be found a number of Islands
marked on the atlas as Terre del Fuego.
On one Of these Islands, so small that 1t
hnds no place upon the largest map and
IL only recorded in the sailors chart as
place to be avoided, the idea Of the Ultra
tion system of the Omaha water works was
conceived by a man who at that time had
little thought Of becoming a citizen of Ne
braska. In fact at the time he discovered
the system he had little thought Of any
other fate than death by starvation, and
not until after years did he realize the i'm
portance OF the discovery he had made.
10 was I'm the fall Of 1872 that the bark
Francis Allen in command OF worthy
master. left the port Of New London, Conn.
for a cruise I'm the South seas, its destina-
tion being the South Shetland islands
The ship was one Of the combination ves-
sells then so popular, being propelled by
sail and steam. All went we'll with the
craft and crew until the vessel arrived
at the Terro del Fuego Stands. Here the
water gave out and number Of seamen
in command Of Captain Reynolds we're sent
ashore to secure water If possible,
Glad TO Go Ashore.
Spring had Just come TO the southern
land and the officer and sailors were pleased
10 get a chance to stretch their legs" or
land. The MONDAY sun was shining brightly
MS they cast off from the ship ant
the party welcomed the holiday on the ISL
end. When they arrived they believed thai
they would have no trouble in securing
water and the officer gave the men leave
TO stroll around for a few hours.
with the suddcnness Of the change O
weather In those latitudes, n storm aros,
which was declared by old sailors to he one
OF the ficrcest ever seen. The men or
shore had no opportunity to return TO tht
ship. as their boat was thrown upon n,
rocks and crushed as an eggshell. The
captain Of the ship saw the storm in tim,
and brought his boat to the lee Of tn,
island The men walked to the edge o
the raging waters, but found II impossible
to communicate with the ship.
Though but little past noon the sky wal
overcast with clouds so that the darkness
was that OF midnight. Through the gloon
the wind dashed the spray into the face
of the men on shore so that they wer
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
Miss Pollard Writes for Advice.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Il your medicine
mended thought would write to you for advice.
my menstruaton occurs every two weeks, lasts
painful. have been troubled in this for
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10

last dam clear and with all bad odor re-
moved.
On the thirteenth day the dropping spirits
OF the stranded sailors were gladdened by
the sight of a sail and in a few hours the
ship, which they believed to have been
wrecked came to anchor near the Island
and sent of boat which picked them up
The captain explained that under the stress
OF the storm the ship had slipped its cable
and had been driven out OF Its course so
that It required nearly two weeks for 1t
to get its bearings and return to the island
where its men had been left.
Brings Idea Into service.
Captain Reynolds followed the sea for
many years and later came west. When
he heard a discussion OF the different ways
OF purifying water for the use OF large
cities his experience on the southern island
came back to him and he laid his plans be-
fore the Omaha Water company. That
company was so favorably impressed with
the idea that 1t appropriated a large sum
OF money to make the experiment. Five
large basins we're erected and the water Is
permitted to fall from one to the other.
When IL reaches the lower basin all i'm
purties have been removed by the action
Of the wind and sun. The system has been
adopted by other cities since 1t has proven
so successful in Omaha and captain Rey-
nolds believes that he has good grounds to
bring suit for royalties against several
companies as a patent on the system has
been applied for.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
TABLE AND KITCHEN.
practical suggestions About Food and the
proparstions OF It.

~
Daily Menus.
MONDAY
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Dates. Cream.
Scrambled Eggs. flashed Potatoes.
LUNCH.
Clam Bouillon Blsque. ,.u..
Cold Sliced Capon. Cranberry Jelly.
Thin Bread and Butter Cocoa.
DINNER.
Split Pea Soup.
Broled Steak Brown Onion Sauce.
Lima Beans. Carrot Balls.
EndIne Salad
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Fresh Fruit
Fried BGIlsd B5IllRSd Sweet P69%toss' FS%SsS sauce
Pancakes. Maple Syrup.
Coffee
LUNCH
Tomato Soup.
Bean Croquettes. Brown Sauce.
Baked Apple Cream.
DINNER.
Raw oysters. Celery.
Lamb Pie. Escalloped Potatoes. Peas
Lettuce. French Dressing.
Lemon Jelly. Cake.
Coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAK FAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Poached Eggs OF Toast.
flashed Brown Potatoes.
Cornmeal Mullins. Coffee.
LUNCH.
Grilled Sardines
Hot Potato Salad.
Cocoa.
DlNNERA
Clam Chowder.
Rice Croquettes. Cheese Sauce.
Apple and Celery Salad.
Sweet Rolls. Coffee.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10

The increase In the sales OF Cooks I'm
perial Extra Dry Champagne is something
enormous. Purity and superiority will
tell
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10

pains, headache, backache, and was not able to
do my housework. What endured no one knows
but those who have suffered as did could
hardly drag myself across the floor. doctored
with the phi ysicans of this town for three months
and grew worse instead of better My husband
and friends wished me to write to you, but had
no faith in patent medicines. At last became so
bad that / concluded TO ask your advice. j re-
ceived an answer at once advising me TO take your
Vegetable Compound and did SO. Before had
taken two bottles l felt better, and after had
taken five bottles there was NO happier woman on
earth, for was well again. / know that your
Vegetable Compound cured me- and wish and
advise every woman who suffers as did to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Be
lieve me always grateful for the recovery of my
health."-MRS ELLA RICE, Chelsea, Wis.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-10
Sick Women Should Read these Letters.

was wit
bwith
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13

He raised something in his hand.
Interview. purchased a stiletto Ghe
shopman was produced, who swore TO
having sold the dagger and followed.
Further. that on some false pretext I
also had obtained admission. and. COM
ing behind them as they were pass
ing through the hall. had fatally in
jured my victim. Corroborated In one
or two points by other witnesses, the
story seemed credible. the case LOOKED
IN for me. and repeated assurances
that had never seen either OF the
parties before were not understood or
credited. The purchase Of the stiletto
I could not deny, aud that seemed the
clearest clrcumstantial evidence.
"A night spent In confinement did
net seem to raise my spirits. every
thing looked very black to me, and
was almost In despair, when. sudden
iy. a ray OF light broke in on my dark
ness. and for the FIRST time since the
trouble began | bethought me OF my
camera II only II had not been stolen
and could again secure 1t possibly II
might bear silent testimony in my
favor.
by entreaties and brides, sue
ceeded in getting hold OF someone who
spoke English and In interesting him
sufficiently to make diligent search for
my apparatus. which was secured and
brought TO me. with trembling fingers
I went through the necessary pro-
cesses Of developing my picture. and
there. ghostly, but still visible, was
the evidence | sought.
In the center OF the stairway
through which II could be plainly seen
was a mere Aim Of a group which the
sensitive plate had caught-the girl
as she ran. the man behind her with
the uplifted stiletto in his hand--un-
mistakable. damnatoryl II has faded
now and you are near-sighted. but IT
was clear enough then to be recog-
nized and TO save me.
The girl had made an appointment
with her lover whose Jealousy had
been wildly, and II seemed not I'M
foundedly, excited by her acceptance
OF the attentions OF another man.
Coming to meet her, the first lover
had CHANGED to pass where my coat
was lying. and. finding the stiletto, had
possessed himself OF IT, His intention
had not been to murder her. as was
evident from his not bringing his own
weapon. but talk with her had excited
his passions. and with a dangerous
Instrument in hand when angry he had
used It with only too fatal effect.
THE consul to whom appealed and
my new English-spsaking friend
united their efforts In my behalf. and
was soon released. very thankful to
be free once more. have never gone
back to Genoa; the memory is too
vivid and painful"
And the other mani" asked.
They don't hang or eleetrocute in
Italy. you know. and suppose he is
passing his life in solitary conhne-
ment. UGH" he said. putting his
hand over his eyes; how fresh II all
seemsl" and he thrust the photograph
into an empty drawer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13

nut my cry had attracted attention.
and in a few moments the hall was
full of people. talking and gestieulat-
ing violently, telling soms story. He
was much excited. but seemed calm be-
side the others as his soft. yoluble
italian flowed on.
MY knowledge Of the language was
very slight. but the scowling faces
soon turned upon me made me realize
that the wretch was laying the guilt
OF the murder at my door. was
young and inexperienced. a stranger
In the place. and even remembered
that the Official from whom | had got
ten my permit was temporarily absent
my nlnsaulns were far from pleas
ant. as the officers Of the law arrived
On the scene and took US both into
custody. To add to my misfortune I
was bc.ad to admit that the stiletto
used exactly resembled the one had
so recently purchased. as a curiosity,
whici was now missing from the
pocket Of the oyercoat where had
Put Il.
"Tko other man when questioned
made a plausible story. saying that we
both were admirers OF the unfortu-
nate girl, but pledging faith to me, for
the purpose Of extorlng money from
the rich foreigner. her affections were
really his. A connection OF the Gus
todian of the palace. she succeeded in
obtaining entrance and made an ap-
pointment to meet him, he having
formerly been an employe. That I had
obtained knowledge OF the proposed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13
The Stairway.
ny LEIGH NORTH.

/ Copyright, 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
THAT picture holds a tragedy" said
my friend Benson. thoughtfuily. and
his eyes had tho retrospective look
which tells that other scenes than the
present are before them. Literally |
mean" he added.
looked increduously at the faded
photograph In my hand. IL was
grand old stairway in some Venetian
or oenoeso palace whose fine curving
lines and the sweep Of its magnif cent
balustrade were a delight TO the eye.
Two crouching lions In marble ktpt
watch at the foot
/ tried 10 brush away a little mist
or dust IN the center.
"You can't do H." he said. 7 owe
my life. or rather. my liberty to that"
whats the story2" I asked.
Evidently II was rather a painful
memory, for he answered with sons
reluctance
There was a murder committed
there while was taking the photo
grpph."
| "lmpOthiDlt3 'NNte'i
1T Is dificult to credit, grant YOU
but true nevertheless"
He drew up his tall figure and
sort Of pallor came over Ms ia'''
can never forget IT.
Let IL 20. old fellow" ! cried. see
ing the effect upon him. but / confess
my curiosity was strong and ehciteo'
Nwh aNnrN Il
NO, ne saia WIN sns 4, "a
have brought It on myself and u u
only fair you shall hear about u.
ought 10 put the picture away IL
don't want TO be Questioned
So we turned to the hre, rent our
cigars. and. picture In hand ne oe
gan.
1t was many years ago on my ms
trip 20 Italy. and I had. with some
dlriculty, obtained permission 10 looA
at the inside Of one OF the old oenoese
palaces. seldom visited, and 10 taAe
photograph Of the stairway Nh,en
YOU see Is an exceedingly Deau'i,u'
one. | had a special fancy Tor areni-
tectural bits then.
ION my way to the palace pssslhs
through the tortuous thoroushtares
with their quaint little box-shops'
stopped here and there. as all new
comers Will. TO gaze In the winoo"s AT
the varied show.
ut CHANGED that the street was that
called the Goldsmiths.' and eaeh
tradesman WED with the other IN ms
display OF trinkets In sold ana s'i's'
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13

A curious feature to travellers in the
high roads OF Norway is the great
number Of gstes-upward Of 10000 in
the whole country-vhich have TO be
opened. These gates. which either
mark the boundaries Qf the farms or
separate the home fields from the
waste lands. constitute a considerable
Inconvenience and deny to'the trav.
eler, who has to stop his vehicle and
get down to opsn tAem.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13

cred shrek and a young and pretty
girl ran lightly down the stair. close
ly followed by a man. short, thick
set fellow. with dark clustering locks.
She must have paused involuntarily.
He raised something in his hand-I
saw the CLEAN OF a stilleto-he plunged
II into her body. seized her in his
arms. rushed TO the bottom OF the
steps and laid her on the floor. kneel-
ing beside her. II all seemed the work
OF an instant, and ere could realize
anything was over.
Mechanically ! closed the slide OF
my apparatus. uttered loud cry and
ran forward. The thrust had been
deadly sure. and the sirl had ceased
to breathe. The horror, OF II came
over me 90 strongly that had a faint
Feeling and could hardly aftfcaists.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-13
HOLIDAY
NOVELTIES.

GIVE latest Call inspect
Pin picture frames. Pspegh match glove
kerche cases books by good writer's
Also sterling silver hottsrs BELLS tooth
brushes nail files hos nail pohers knives any
Of which you get sse. soc Csc each.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
THE BLIND HooSE's FRIEND.

LED ABOUT AND PROTECTED EY y YOUNG BULL
From The Detroit Journal
From the region north OF Duluth comes n
story OF a blind moose that is led about by one
Of his mates, taken by him 10 feeding grounds
and protected from wolves.
Last fall some hunter shot at this moose but
instead of killing him succeeded only in binding
him. WOodsmen have had opportunities to
watch the animal more less during the win
ter, ana nave been much Interested in him. The
moose does not appear 10 have suffered greatly
from the loss Of his eyes. and is sleek and fat.
He IS magnificent specimen with antlers that
branch nearly six feet
Moose form so-called yards in winter in places
where there Is abundant brush When the feed
about one yard is exhausted they make another
some distance away, and there they travel in
circles as before. eating the small trees and
branches clean of tips and buds If alone and
forced to shift for himself . blind moose would
die of starvation.
To this blind moose there has attached himself
younger bull and the two constantly in
company, say those who have seen them The
younger moose is the guide and friend of the
blind one one wOOdSman who watched them
for hours one day says that the younger led the
elder 70 the best bushes about the yard IL had
then been eaten pretty clean, and was soon to
be deserted. and il was with difficulty
that the young animal able To lead the
showed sasacity in following. and was almost
able probably by an abnormal development Of
the sense OF smell, to go without assistance
Wolves are plenty in the neighborhood OF
Moose yards, and the backs and necks of the
cuthpdHlchS shoWeti plainly the marks of fights
With them. IL was plain. too. from the position
OF the wounds ON the smaller bull that he had
borne the chief attack and had defended the
other.
The blind bull has developed wonderful sense
OF smell Even the slightest breeze seems 10
carry 10 MS sharp nose knowledge Of the pres
ence OF man. and he will charge uD the wind
az once III Is easy To keep from him. for once
the scent cannot help him he loses all trace az
his enemy and wanders aimlessIy about bump
ing against trees and stumbling over obstacles
Young n
leads him back to the we'll beaten ward Ivbera
the two Seem TO live in solitude
Moose are SreEarious animals and that these
t"o hVe thuS alone. the younger one preferrins,
the society of an old. blind bull 10 that of tbe
herd' While the herd has dropped them both is
suggestive and interesting
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03

old Q'-the famous Duke of Queensberry-
had an extraordinarily fertile imagination for
weird and novel contests Passing a wheel
wright's shop one day. he noticed one Of the
WOrkmen trundling a big wheel into the yari
The man was running at a good pace and it i'm
mediately occurred to "Old o. that here was az
penny weekly. absolutely novel competition
After some conversation with the wheeIwrish hit
h. learned that man could probably run faster
with wheel than without one. the wheel no
doubt acting sort of pacemaker Having
obtained this valuable piece of information the
uuhe promptly arranged match between the
Wheelwright and a certain fleet footed harber of
Oxford-st., and offered n very substantial prize
To the winner. The conditions We're that the
wheelwright should trundle one of the back
wheels OF the dukes carriage. while the barber
on course. should run unencumbereC. just be-
fore the match came off the duke made the IN
pleasant discovery that his nominee could only
show his best turn of speed with n wheel a Got
higher than that of the dukes carriage But
ODD g wasn't To be batiied by an obstacle of
this kind He had sort of platform or dais a
Ioot hlSh erected along the course where the
race was To he run. BY truntIing the carriare
wheel along the top of this dais while he himself
ran on the ground beside il, the whe,Ivripbt
was no longer handicapped and won the race
easily. The winner. by the way must have. been
something of an acrobat as Well as a sprinter 10
nave balanced the wheel ON a narrow DIatforTn
while travelling at full speed
All true golfers must have read with pain an
account OF the dastardly attempt which was
made two years ago to tamper with the sacra3
game. In a most reprehensibIe sniri, OF Is,-;.1-
two golfers. in July 1898. arranged a match
OF which the conditions were that one of them
should go around the links with the ordinary
b'iil and clubs, while the other should go rnund
with a bow and arrow. The superior dri,iner
powers OF the bow and arrow won the dav As
d putter The bow proved a contemptibIy inef
Iectve Implement, but il amply compensated
Tor this inferiority by the certainty with which
IL sent the arrow soaring over the bunkers.
AS lawn tennis players are not nearly sucb q
serious minded race as golfers, il is only 10 he
expected that lawn tennis should suffer wbere
even golf cannot escape. The writer rernan,be.
seeing some ten years ago a weird contaet he
tween most distinguished Irish lawn tennis
prayer anu an opponent TO whom under or5inar,.
circumstances he could give enormous aJds n
ths occasion. in lieu OF the usual odds ha ~ ""
nsr,ook ;ns,d 20 play him with soda water bottia
more exciting to look at than II annaara as
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03

weather will moderate on the 9Th and this
Will be followed by two days of pleasant
weather. on the llth a cold wave will strike
New York city. there will be snow on the 18TH
and then three days Of very cold weather ST.
Patricks Day will be pleasant and on the 10Th
there will be more snow. followed by another
will be the Ereate=t storm Of the month for
New-YOrk will then be in the line of the storm
which has been playing havoc in Europe Now
there is no guesswork about this-it is going to
happen"
The Professor" then showed a printed card
on which the chilly March predictions were
printed ready To be- mailed 20 subscribers and
also card for February. His attention was
called To the fact that the February card indi-
Gated the state OF the weather for that dav
as cloudy, while. in fact the sun shone
brightly on the winter landscape with no sign
OF cloud anywhere. But little thing like
sunshine in place of clouds is nothing to a real
weather prophet. and the sage of Hackensack
merely smiled and said that il had been cloudy
early. very early in the day.
1T is pleasant 10 receive encourasernept and
recognition. said DE Voc, but being a weather
prophet has its disagreeatle features too Now
nobody takes notice of a man lust because
ne happens TO carry umbrella but let me
ieave the house with an umbrella and before 1
nave gone any distance people will be rushing
back 10 their houses for theirs and if il rains
it's all right. and if it doesn't why I'm blamed
and the people who had the umbrellas put down
n point against me- and-it doesn't always rain
when l carry my umbrella"
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03

any one Of them in debate and I'll prove that
/ know more about the weather than they do
The Equator is the pivot of all storms The
storms that swing about that line in the north
ern hemisphere go from west TO. east, and in
the southern hemisphere from east 10 west
The great storm belts of both North and South
America now approaching the Equator
This will cause intense cold weather in March,
both in North and South America. The floods
which now cover Peru will move into Ecuador.
where there will be some terrible weather No
man alive has such March as we
shall have in the United States. 1t Will break
all records for cold don't put away your
winter duds. don't let your coal run out, and
keep your rent paid for ii will be a hard. cold
month. 1t will come in with a snowstorm in
the Western States, and that storm will reach
the Atlantic about the 18th of the month The
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
QUEER CONTESTS.
EVENTS ARRANGED BY SPORTSMEN
WITH LIVELY VACCINATIONS
From Casselrs Magazine.

From CasselPs Magazine
At the beginning of last year account was
published of the sporting papers of foot
ball match bicycles which took place near
WoIverhamptOn The attempt to revolutOnize
our great winter game completely failed. owing
TO its many inherent impOssibilites, but it was
Interesting as showing a tendency of certain
orders of mind. There has always been large
number of sO-caIed spOrtsmen who are never
content with recognized forms of sport. They
are perpetually the lookout for some bizarre
contest. As a general rule, the more ridiculous
the conditions under which such contests take
place the better they pleased Any one who
cares TO take the trouble to look through the
files of Bells Life can find ample evidence of
this for himself
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
PALEOZOIC HUMOR.

From The Washington Star
You are taking a great deal OF interest in
geology of late" Al
am. answered the man who Worries
you have given up the consideration OF mad
affars?" " '
Not entirely: but like 10 read about the car
boniferous period and about glaciers rhey are
such good jokes ON the coal combine and The
Ice Trust" ~ -
New-York tribune., 1901-03-03
WHERE HIS EXPLOITATION rs BARRED.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

From The Pail Mall Gazette
one can quite understand how il is the free
and independent burSher objects to ANYTHING
like competition with the Kafir labor Under
ordinary circumstances. the latter would give
HIM two stones and a beating over any course
you might wish tn select There is one pecul-
iarity about the BOer laborer. He will expecto-
rate freely and Objectionably in every direction
his hands.