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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
HER TRIUMPH IN ECONOMY.
The wife Of the Hard Working Man
Has Her Own Ideas About Re
ducinH Expenses.

We'll" groaned the Hard Working
Man. "woman's ideas of economy are
certainly wonderful"
And the six married men who were
listening groaned a sympa thetic as
sent. says the New York Evening Tel
egram.
81 was going over my wife's account
books the other evening" he contin-
ued, land ] found TO my surprise and
CONSERVATION that we were living at
fearfully expensive rate. My wife
is quite young, you know In fact,
we have only been married about five
months. so she does not know much
about running an establishment. OF
course. did not want TO hurt her
feelings by demonstrating or kick
ing up a rumpus, so | said to her as
mildly as possible:
81 find, my love, that you are spend
ing 1000 a year more than | can pos
sibly allow you. I know that you are
young and inexperienced, but your
expenditures must be cut down, and
that Immediately, for | am a man Of
very moderately means, and If we go
on living at the present rate | shall be
forced into bankruptcy, else entertain
my friends in apartments at the Lud.
low street jail
This naturally discomposed her,
and there was suspicion of tears in
her eyes. She gulped hard several
times before replying, but finally she
faltered:
Very well, Henry, darling. shall
he more careful in the future. I'll
begin to save, and scrape and econo-
mize this very week.-Mrs. very day
and you shall see that your little wife
is not such a spendthrift or bad man
ager as you take her to be-
"WeIl, week later my wife met me
at the door on my return from the
days grind and kissed me with the
light of future shining in her eyes
like a limelight on matinee idol.
"'Henry,' said she, Il promised you
that | would begin an era of economy
instanter, didn't I?'
"'You did, my pet l responded,
'and YOU have
Succeeded she interrupted with
a shrek of joy. Il have already re.
duced our expenses
"'You don't say!' cried, thorough
" enraptured. In what way, may
inquire, dearest heart|
"'You'd never guess in the world.
she responded, bound to keep me in
n proper condition of suspense and
expectation before breaking the glad
tidings.
Don't make me try l retorted.
"'Henry,' said she proudly and i'm
pressiyely, Il have stopped the morn
ing paper and given away the cat!"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
NO VIOLINS IN CREMONA.
ness at the Natives on the SUBJ
icct of Riddles.

In Harper's W. l.. Alden says that
the Cremonese dislike Siolins, and
tells amusingly of his search for vic.
lin in Cremona:
Being in Crcmona, ] naturally went
in search OF violins. ! had a vague idea
that might pick up a Stradivarus, an
Amati, a Guarnerius, and perhaps
other treasures of the kind, for next
TO nothing. like those fabulous per
sons who are said TO pick up inyalu-
able furniture and priceless old books
for mere music hall song. OF course
/ did not find any valuable violins. but,
what was still stranger, | did not see
or hear a single violin the whole time
] was In Cremona. In every Italian
city there are dozens Of shops devoted
to the sale of musical instruments of
all sorts, and, among these, yiolins
Of all sizes and conditions, from the
young soprano violin to the venerable
and equity contrabass, are exposed in
the windows. In Cremona. however,
there is not a violin 10 be sold, and
] am persuaded that there is not one
in the possession Of a single Cremo-
nese. At first | could not understand
this mystery. Neither could / under
stand why no one to whom I spoke
seemed to take the slightest interest
in the great violin makers of the
town. Baedeker asserts that the
house Of Antonio Stradivarius is still
TO be seen, and | went in search Of IT.
! found only a vacant lot where the
house had stood, and ! was informed
by policeman, who looked al me
sternly and with evident suspicion.
that the house Of Stradivarius had
been torn down. | asked him why so
valuable a relic had been destroyed,
and he replied by suggesting that if
| would accompany him to the head.
quarters of the police, | might posi-
bly, receive an answer 10 my ques.
tion. left him more in anger than
in sorrow, and asked no more ques-
tions Of the Cremona police. From
what ] afterwards learned in con-
versation with several Of the leading
porters and street sweepers Of the
place. | came 10 the conclusion that
NV l'DBAN VI AitIublld ildA lbI 81
many weary years been asked by
strangers concerning the Cremona
violins and their makers that in a
fit Of iustifiable rage they had re-
solved that the entire subject Of vio-
Inns should be ignored both by them.
selves and the strangers who might
venture within their gates. cannot
say that | blame them. Their town
has picturesque architecture, a school
Of art of its own, and a history that
il has a right TO be proud of, but the
stranger never thinks these things
worthy of notice, and conceiyes Of
Cremona exclusively as the birth.
place OF certain flddles. no longer
wonder that it is unsafe for a man
10 speak of violins to the Cremonese.
They are a polite people and a long.
suffering people, but they are very
tired of violins, and the stranger who
visits Cremona will, if he is a prudent
man, remember this fact"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
GOOD ENOUGH REASON.
tween the Witness and Mr..
billings.

"Iour honor" said the solicitor for
the defense, relates Tit-Bits, II wish
10 prove by this question that the
witness is a man of quarrelsome dis
position. hard 20 get along with. and
on bad terms with his neighbors.
Now. sir" he continued, turning
again TO the witness, lid like 10
know whose farm is next TO yours ?"
Well" answered the witness.
"there is the Billings farm, and
the"
stop there. One at a time. Are
you on friendly terms with Mr. Bill
ings?"
IL can't say am"
Are you even on speaking terms
with him?"
"No, sir
"Whose fault is it?"
ITS his fault reckon"
"Oh, yes; it's his fault, you reckon.
How long has IL been since you have
spoken To him?"
about II years. as near as can
remember"
"Now, sir, ! want you to tell this
jury why you have not spoken to Mr..
Billings for IA years"
Gentlemen" said the witness,
turning TO the jury, "the reason why
I haven't spoken to Mr.. Billings for
II years is because that's about the
length of time he's been dead"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04

"No, Mr.. Dudieigh." said the
beautiful girl with the old-rose hair,
81 can never be your wifa, but I
shall always be your friend"
Then before 1 CO." rejoined the
young man as he calmly lit a paper
covered coffin nail, II have one last
word to say 10 you as a friend"
what is it," she asked after the
manner of the curious sex.
ut is this" he replied. II think
you have stacked the cards against
yourself in this game. You lose by
winning, while | win by losing
Chicago Daily News.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
WILD CAREER OF RICH MAN.
Barbarous Eccentricities Of m Amer-
lean Millionaire Who Lives
in Japan.

In paper on detectives, read by DR..
Martin W. Barr, chief physician OF the
Pennsylvania school for feeble mind
ed children, Before the summer school
of philanthropy at the charities build
ing, a remarkable instance was men
toned by him of ecceutricity that has
caused comment in scientific circles.
1t was the case of an American null
timillionaire who is living in far east
/ ern countries and leading life of such
popularity as to be almost incredible,
says "A New York report.
According to DIR. Barr, this man is a
neurotic. 1t is estimated that his for
tune is in the neighborhood of Sl0,-
| 100000, but no attempt has been made
TO have him declared incompetent;
he is left free to run his course. His
family are refined and socially promi-
nent. Whenever they speak of the
sons course, they refer to il as his
nervousness" They will not admit
that he has deranged intellect,
though he has left friends and posi-
ton here to take up life among the
"Hanins," the grave diggers and So
cial outcasts of the far east.
He was physician, rich, handsome,
cultured, of aesthetic tastes" said
DIR. Barr in his paper, "a graduate OF
one OF the most prominent medical
colleges in America, and a man who
had made a pronounced hit as q
| specialist.
His fortune enabled him to secure
every medical appliance known TO
| science and for some years he en-
/ joyed phenomenal success. Wine and
women proved his bane. He sank
/ lower and lower. His peculiarities
no longer tolerated at home, he
drifted from capital to capital of Eu-
rope, and finally established himself
in Japan. With an appetite still I'M
satisfied, he exhibited new phases of
moral degeneration. causing his
body TO be tattooed with wonderful
| skill, every picture work of art.
His back bore huge dragon, the
shading of every scale showing per-
/ lection of detail. This, on revisiting
America, with utmost vanity he
shamelessly exposed. He was turned
out Of the clubs.
Returning to Japan. he bought a
| performing bear and wandered from
| place to place clad in the garb of
Hanin, exhibiting himself and his
bear, and distributing photographs of
each and all in endless variety.
This master of eccentricity," said
DR.. Barr, shocking both Europe and
America, and astounding even Jap
anese next hired a squad of Japan
csc boys, practically buying them
outright from their parents, who, at
tired in full uniform. are trained in
military exercises. To these are OPP
posed an equal number of monkeys,
! dressed as Chinese soldiers, and the
war Of China and Japan is constantly
renewed for the entertainment of him
self and his satellites, who watch in
the ecstacy of delight the suffering
of the poor brutes. Rewards are of
| fered, and the more bloody the con-
| test and the greater the atrocities,
the more intense the qualification"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
WOMEN TO BE BARRED.
New York stock Brokers start q
Movement to Exclude Them
from Omces.

There is "a movement among brokers
in New York TO exclude women from
their business houses and to deny
them the privilege of specializing in
stocks. Femininity, they say, has
been given a fair chance 10 show its
sdaptability in the street" and has
failed miserably, reports the New
York Times.
For a long time many brokers have
considered women undesirable patrons
for multitude Of reasons. OF late
the opposition has crystallized, and
several prominent firms have taken a
bold. determined stand TO ostracise
those members Of the fair sex whose
gaming instinct and desire to get rich
quick prompt them to speculate on
the markets.
The following il a copy Of letter
sent out 10y well-knowu firm Of stock
brokers II shows plainly the attitude
of brokers, and it is not unlike letters
that have been sent out recently by
other firms:
that in future We shah be unable 10 AFFORD
you the privilege Of calling al our ONCE
on Bank street. We hLd that some
Of our best customers corsids r 10 urd,grl-
Nod FOR women TO frequent brokers offices,
HrG Tor that reason beg 10 ask That TO- fu-
ture YOU VII kindly communicate with us
only by letter or telephone. H. this matter
~ have us. G noc!scrimlnatior. Every wom-
ar Who has al account or who has done
business with US vii! receive similar no.
tioo by the same mall Yours very truly
Stock Brokers' - Broadway"
~ woman is nuisance anywhere
out side Of her own home" said we'll
known reputable stock broker to a
reporter who called on him al his Of
fee In lower Broadway skyscraper
the other day.
I'm the first place. a brokers office
H. no place for IA woman. The average
woman knows little about brokerage.
business instinct IL not innate in the
woman, ordinarily speaking, and,
worse than that, she can't learn. Tell
her all you know about stocks and
market conditions and practices, and
the next day she will ask you the same
thing again.
Another thing: The woman who de
sires TO trade in stocks, knowing moth
ing of them or the business, wants the
broker to become her contidnnt, TO tell
just where and when to buy or sell.
II she makes something out of an in
vcstment made on a brokers' advice,
she gloats over her shrewdncss ON
the street and the broker gets no
credit whatever. Should she lose, and
every broker must go wrong in predic-
tions once I'm awhile, then there's the
devil to pay"
Brokers say that a woman does not
seem to be able to realize that there
Is a possibility of losing in specializing
IN stocks. Therefore she is what a
gambler would call bad loser" or
course, there is an occasional woman
who knows the market and its sinuos-
tiles, and is as game as any man
on the street. But she is mighty
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
AN EXTRAORDINARY cow.
Remarkable Display Of
Intelligence Greatly Pleased
Her Proud Owner.

"It does me good TO ride downtown
with Slick in the morning." remarked
middle-aged citizen, according to a
story in the Detroit Free Press. "He
lives out in the suburbs and there is
always something doing out there.
Before Dick left town his wife and
baby were the smartest on earth. and
now that he has become country
jake his horses, cows, dogs and chick
ems are the smartest on earth. There
he is now; just You go and sit by him
and start him on his cow"
Hello, Dick, how are you? How's
the farm? How's your cow" asked
the mean man, who went over to sit
by the farm novice.
"0h. the farms all right; and the
cow" replied Dick; ''well, she ought
TO be teaching school-that's a fact.
She's the smartest cow l ever saw.
Last night, sir when she came up to
be milked-she's not one of these
silly, feeble minded cows that have
TO have somebody drive them up to
get their feed-no, sir, when Joseph
inc came up she was alone-the little
Jersey heifer, Daisy, that we bought
to keep her company in the pasture.
was not with her. We didn't worry.
for we thought Daisy had loitered
and would come along soon.
"But Josephine acted strangely.
We couldn't get her in the barn at
all; she stood in the lane looking to-
ward the pasture and bawled and
bawled and bawled. We thought she
was only calling Daisy to hurry up
and come home. Still she wouldn't
go in and still she kept on bawljng.
Then somebody suggested that Daisy
might be in trouble of some kind so
we all left Josephine and went down
into the pasture.
"She stopped bawling as we started
down the lane, and, sure enough, at
the farthest corner of the pasture,
in little triangle of land where
three wire fences cross each other,
making a queer little pen, was MISS
Daisy. She had got in, out of girlish
curiosity, and couldn't get out. We
had TO pull down piece of fence to
get her out. Now, wasn't Josephine
smart? l think So"
The other men all said that Joseph
inc ought to have a telephone out in
the pasture so she could call up the
house when Daisy got in trou BILE.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
ForSOcial Better.
ment---The Cafe
BY DIR. DAVID BLhUSTElN,
Superintendent OF the Educational ALLAN E.
New York.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

sVVNs
the heater visiting friends Clerks
sorckeepers have finished the days business All the
cafe where friends and there steamng
glasses and fragrance of Russian cigarettes
spirited discussions topics OF interest ph0osophc
lpous scientific economic dramatic literary aesthetic
The cafe is than club; IT IS FORUM. There no
lash cults Different cafes become
like and sympathes So
found artists in another socialists in another musicians
In intellectual the may be kened the club
cornwall atmosphere lack of restraint gives breadth
thought vvdness imagination brancy the expression
THUS THE CAFE Is BY FAR THE MOST POTENT SOCIAL
AND INTELLECTUAL. INFLUENCE ON THE EAST SIDE.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04
Just n Little Hint.

"Iour father doesn't seem to re-
gard me very favorably," remarked
Cholly. Does he think I'm too dash.
ing?"
NO" YEARLY replied the girl who
was already in her third season
"He thinks you are too slow."-Chi-
cago Post.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04

tt UUCS IIIUOH PUOU.
During the day the East Side
Cafe is restaurant pure and sim
pie. After ten o'clock in the
evening and until two in the
morning its character is changed
Then the nottingham is finishing
his evening stroll the professional
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-04

One does think of the cafe force for social moral
Nevertheless the East side
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
1904. 1891. 1890. 1889. lIsss. 1897. 1896.

" Indicates sunday.
RECEIPTS o THE YEAR TO DATE,
The following table shows the receipts
Of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha
for the year TO date, and comparisons with
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12

decline: state dairy. 209esc; creamery. ga
&c; Jun creamery, 1Sd2c; factory, 1sd2ic.
CHEESE-Receipts, So pkEs.; strong:
fancy full cream. fail made, large colored,
uhd11&c: fancy full cream, fali made,
large white, nhq11Ac; fancy. state full
i2Ao; fancy state full cream, early made,
small colored, 12Md12Ac.
BGGS-Receipts, u.e1 pkgs.; hrm; state
and Pennsylvania, tic; western, ~uncandled,
at mark, lie
MOLASsEs-F1rm.
TALLOW-F1rm; city 02 per pkg, SIC;
country (pkgs. freel, 6h@6hc.
Dressed, firm; sprirgers, iOd12c; fowls, lie;
turkeys, 12kd13c.
METALS-With the exception OF a drop
of NC in the outside price OF pig tin to-
day, New York metals showed no changes.
The bid price for tin remained at $3.50,
with the asked price down to $26.15. The
tone was easy. A decline of IS occurred
G115 los and futures at ELL los. Locally
there was a quiet but steady copper mar
ket, with no change in prices, lake being
quoted at $12. &612.5O and electrolytic and
casting at 81 .121k412371k. Dondon copper
eased of IS, closing with spot at R54 and
futures at e5S lbs. Lead was unchanged,
both at home and abroad. New YORK
closed at 411c and London at ell Sc Cd.
Spelter also remained unchanged here and
at London. The local price was A.2215a
4.27h and the foreign quotation at eli 15s.
Iron ruled steady to firm in the American
market. closing with pig iron warrants
nominal; No: I foundry. s1S5Oq19.50: No, z
ern, H7.5OQ1S.0o; No. 1 foundry, southern
soft, S1T.5O6ls.60. The English markets
were weak. Glasgow closed at 52s lid and
Middlesborough at 46s ND.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
FOREIGN

LONDON, March i1.-Money was in con-
siderable demand Today In connection with
the settlement on the Stock exchange, be-
sides calls for new Issues of capital and
new rates were firm. Discounts were
steadier. Business on the Stock exchange
ton was the capture of General Methuen.
Stagnation prevailed throughout, but the
market closed with a better tendency. The
declines were small. Leading mines lost
from n to u point, but prices were soon
steadied and had a hardening disposition,
South Africa cannot further effect or en-
courage the prolongation of the hopeless
struggle of the Beers. The general carry
over occupied most of the operators at
tention. Americans opened weak in re-
Spouse to New York and improved to about
1ouisyilles and Union, Pacihcs; Prices
closed quiet and steady. Kafirs were
maintained and there was a rally at the
close sustained by the Rand output for
February, being 81, 4O6 ounces, a decided In
crease. Bullion to the amount of en, 900
was withdrawn from the Bank of England
on balance today.
PARIS, March I1.-Prices on the bourse
today opened undecided. Kafflrs were weak
on account of the British disaster in South
Africa. Business was inanimate. Turks
were in good demand. Other International
were neglected. Rio tintos declined on the
easier prices of copper. Kaffirs recovered
somewhat sharply later In the day on Lon
don advices, but closed rather dull. The
private rate of discount was 2 5-16 per cent
Three per cent rentes, 101f 40c for the ac-
count. Spanish As closed, T.22.
BERLIN, March IL-Prtces were dull on
the bourse today, in consequence of the
hardening discount rate. Discount, short
bills. ~ per cent, and three months, TX
per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, March 11.-wOOL-Dull,
nominal; medium grades, 13q1Sc; light fine.
l2@14kc; heavy fine, lOd12c; tub washed. II
BOSTON, March u.-wooL-The trade
here is still quiet and what with the fair
prospects OF the last week, together with
a threatened strike in the big mills, the
developments of the past week have been
rather difficult to an active wool market
There has been no In prices on
offerings in territory woods lack that choice
selection which could be found In these
wool prices to the heavy purchases OF the
past six months, which cut so deeply into
the supplies of the country. Fine woods
have become well reduced In stock. as well
as fine medium of good staple, and these
woods command full figures. CHOICE lots OF
secured, while good stapled lots command
SOC. Fine medium territory. woods are
quoted on the basis Of HQ45c, secured.
Fleece woods are quiet. with prices holding
the same as last week. Ohio 1ne delaineis
quoted at 2Skc, but 29c is the general ask
ing figure: Ohios quoted at 25c and above
woods, available offerings being very light,
The demand for wool continues quiet. but
values are very firm. Fine territory woods
as fine medium OF good staple. For choice
lots OF fine territory woods the market Il
firm on the secured basis OF 4sc, while good
diums are quotable on the basis OF 4G45c,
secured, for good lots, with the range
higher II we'll stapled. Medium territory
woods are q1otaole at S SU secured SoId The
general figure asked. Ohio and above Is
Australian woods, available offerings being
LONDON, March n.-wooL-The sales
were postponed today. owing 70 the fog.
ST. LOUIS, March n.-WOOI~Quiet:
territory and western mediums, l5dl7kc;
fine, l2qi6c; coarse. l2qlbc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, March 11.-CoTToN-spot
closed dull; mild.dling,, o.hc; middling gulf,
barely steady; March, .Ss7c: April, S.S5c:
May. S7Sc; June. s.75c; July. S.77o; August,
vember, sole: December, S0ic. ,The mar
eral buying brought on by the failure of
here of yesterday. Moreover. the trade
here had. some reckoning In a serious de-
cline under the bad South African news,
but TO which English traders seemed to
attach little Importance, so far as it's
effect on cotton and cotton goods was con-
tinued to work higher and prices in the
Local. reign improved. Houston estimated
small receipts for tomorrow and southern
rising to Ssoc for May and to Sssc for
July, fresh liquidation set IN and bear
pressure became a feature a large esti-
and fears of stop orders being reached
caused room longs and shorts alike TO
May broke to S.72c and July to SEC. For
the rest Of the session the market was
very feverish at times, stiffening on de
later weakening again under pressure of
long cotton. The close was barely steady.
With prices 4 points owe to ! point higher.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1l-CoTTON-
Easy; sales, 1,15O bales; ordinary. ,77-l6c;
sScSse; or @iadiInis, SC sS1l'S good 'G %idd mfiiSaliS ss;
stock, 9S,S14 bales. Futures steady; March,
S.63dS.56c; April, 8.5SGS.6Oc; May, S.669S.67c;
SSlqS sc; September, S.15dS.17c; October.
ST. LOUIS, March 1l.-CoTToN-Quiet;
no sales; middling, Se-16c: receipts, 1878
bales.
GALVESTON. Tex, March n.-coTToN
at SMc.
LIVERPOOL, March n.-CoTroN-spot.
m~iddiing, 1880; the sales OF the day
were 5000 bales, of which 800 were for
speculation and export and included 400
American; receipts, 21.O00 bales, including
20,6OO American. Futures opened easier and
closed quiet; American middling, !. m. c.,
March, 445-64d. buyers; March and April.
4 45-64d, buyers; April and May, 45-640
4 46-64d, sellers; May and June, 446-64d,
buyers; June and July, 4 46-64d, buyers:
TENDER. I 41-64d4 42-64d, buyers; September
and October, 4 32-64d. sellers; October and
November, 497-64d4 2S-64d, buyers.