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Barbour County index., 1902-11-19
Prehistoric Pysmies I'm Enron.

froI. Ihllenlus has discovered in
the museum at Breslau the bones of
number of persons, both male and
female, belonging, as he believes. to
race of dwarfs, of pygmies, whose
stature ranged from four feet
eight inches to five feet. Prof
Kollmann, of Basel, has described.
from similar remains, an ancient
Swiss race of dwarfs, and relics of
other little people have been found
at Colmar, in Alsace, and at Worms.
on the Rhine. They have been as
signed to a very early time, but
Prof. Thilenius thinks some of the
Silesian pygmies, whose bodies are
at Breslau, may have lived as late
as the time of the Roman and Slavic
invasions.-Youth's Companion.
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19
ABILITY AS CAPITAL.
Chances for Smart Young Men of
Small Means Are Not Alto
Eether Lacking

10 the young man who ina agines
that the consolidation of industry
and the conducting of business on a
big scale have shut the door of op-
portunity in the face of the man
without capital, the recently adopted
policy o. great biscuit company is
commended, says the Minneapolis
Journal.
This great corporation, trust, if
you please, has discovered that mon
~ is helpless without brains. New
'lVal companies have recently taken
away from it some of it's best, execu-
i've and managerial ability. 1t has
telt the loss SO keenly that it is now
entering into longtime contracts
with its most important employees.
The mere man of money, without
particular ability Or special business
training of some kind, is absolutely
dependent on men who know how to
do things. Some men inherit money,
some men inherit brains, a few in
herit both.
Take the mediocre capitalist by ac-
cldent. He is absolutely unable to en-
ter into any profitable business un-
less he can establish some kind of an
alliance, either through a corpora
ton, partnership, Or employment,
with some experienced, shrewd, en-
ergetic man who knows all about
some business. Otherwise Mr.. Mon
eybags will have to get along on
three or four per cent. net income
from an inves tment which requires
no more intelligence on his part than
the picking out of some absolutely
safe investment, such as government
bonds.
1t is lot only the man with knowl-
edge, but without means, who is
looking for an opening. The man
with means, but without knowledge.
is also looking for an opening. These
two kinds of men are meeting every
day to their mutual good Practical
knowledge is just as much capital
as good yellow coin. The worker
with such knowledge gets two kinds
OF income. One represents dividends
on his knowledge capital, another
represents pay for the work he does
which requires no special prepara-
tlon. Thus men may acquire capital
by saving money or by accommodating
useful knowledge and experience. A
young mining engineer only six
weeks out of Leland Stanford univer-
sity is drawing larger salary, it is
said, than all the other mining en-
gineers in California together. That
man probably inherited a good sup
ply of brains, but he was capitalized
himself by his years of hard work
in the engineering college.
Viewed in this light the great ac-
emulation of wealth in the United
States means more opportunity.
American capitalists are "plungers."
looking at their money is no sport
for them. They are not idlers They
want to be in the thick of the fasci-
mating industrial fray. To win they
need allies. They match money
against knowledge.
Percenfaxe NJ neafh q ~ fs
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19


tne snip tossed about
before
November 90 Before landing
men ashore to choose location
'1o A-"' 'e'iehnen'
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19
The Obstacle

Music Teacher try to make of
your SON, ze little Thomas, a grande
musician, but he must help. I am
'fraid he does not practice.
Mrs. Woodby. No, his father gives
him ten cents day not to.-PhiladeI-
phia Press. -
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19
A PerpetuaI shake

Every few days cable dispatch. says
the Chicago Tribune, informs Uncle
Sam that some portion Of his farm has
been shaken up by an earthquake.
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19
Taking Turu.

Mrs. Towe-I 1en't like this young
man you're engaged to. q =
MIS- linda Towe-Well, mamma. I'll
let you pick ont the next one yourself.
PUCK.
Barbour County index., 1902-11-19

Taking the world as a whole Is per
cent. OF the people die before they
reach the age Of 17.-Medical Journal.
The gazette-news., 1902-12-20

''LAwD ER MASSEY, IKE, HE'S GOMEZ"
TOmboy done got er holt er him, an
wen we see de ole man grab up er
bresh an mex to'ds us we git f'om dar.
"W'en Crismus time gun ter git
close by. we all gun ter fix up TO dem
ole pussons. Day mex fo' Crismus
marse he mex er long highferlutin'
speech an' tell us dat longs we all
b'haved ou'se'fs purity wen an wO'k
hard an mex er good crop, he gwine
gin US er whole dSy fo' ter frolic erroun'
an Joy wese'fs. Me an Jack an
Tom-dem wus de wife bOys-sllp
out'n de back do an des lit out Down
at de fu'niss web dey ben er killin'
hogs we sot an rugged up er projick
70 ter wake up dem ole folks. Tom
say. Jack, yo' mus be de ole Sandy
Claws, an we watch SOS we don git
The gazette-news., 1902-12-20

She fell in love wild me,
Ole Aun' Sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me.
An she axed me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup er tea"
80 sang Black Cesar the wag of the
plantation, and then he proceeded to
tell us about Aunt Sukie.
Il des' tell yo' wat-I tell yo' To- or
rae. BY 10! Ef didn't git in de lam.
mines scrape er Crismus time! Dat
Wus de time we an dem wife bows
made up ter play er projick on Unc'
Ike an Aun' Sukie.
Long time TO Crismus come We
don't heah nuttin' but Sandy Claws.
Sandy Claws f'Om Aun' Sukie. She
go pudgin' errOun' de kitchen sayin':
'Um-m! WOn'er wat ole Marse Sandy
claws gwine ter fOtch me Crismus.'
Den ef we cit ter cuttin' up de leases
bit bout de house she low: 'Bettuh
mln wat yO' bout. Fuses fing yO'
know ole man Sandy Claws gwine ter
pars alOn' by N new so much es no
dice dem ole socks or yO'n. Won't
eben put er grOun' pea i'm EN-
so we all 'sidered an 'sidGred. an
las we made up ter fix dat ole crittur
up N good shape. We all know ole
Aun' Sukie ain got no sense ter frOw
way nOhOw, so we eide we gwine ter
sea- Aun' Sukie m Unc' Ike out n dey
seben senses.
Two er free days fo' CrlSmus we
wus er settin' on de fence. N ole lady
Sukie come 10y wild some truck ter
make de tah wild, an den | sing dot
little song wat a ben singin', an /
KEEP on:
AN it's wat do yo' fink
Ole Sukie had TO suppah,
An It's wat do yo' fink
Ole Sukie had 70 suppah,
An it's wat do yo' fink
Ole Sukie had fo' suppah-
Apple sass an sparrer grass
An hOminy an buttah
"Well. sab. dat ole soul mos had er |
spazzum wen she hearn us er singin' |
dat song. an she rail out m buse us
an 'buse us an call us all kin er bad
names an freaten us wild ha'nts an |
dunno wat all
"Unc' Ike, he Aun' Sukie's ole man,
an he wur de cuntraries' an de spite
fules' ole nigger ON de whole planta-
tiOn. He alus er pOkin' erroun' an er
grumlin' bout sumpin. lie couldn'
res easy lcss'n he studym' up some
kin er meanness. | don see wat mex
ole marse keep dat ole nigger bout de
place fO' nOhuw, case he ain fitten fo'
muffin but ter prowl erroun' an hunt
an wen he fin" one he arus
TEX toll Outn~{t He 'casioned us ter
git er many er larrupin, wild e ole
ways. ease marse b'lieve
ev'y wO'd Unc' Ike say. mex no diff
funce how much de ole scounl stretch
lie blankit. But we done made up our
Minis ter cit eben wild ole Aun' Sukie
an Unc' Ike. too. an We des tease dem
'le pussons twel dey mos have er fit.
"Useter sing dis way wen We see
Jnc' Ike er comm:
big Ike. little Ike. yo' bettah go;
Sukie bake dc ashCake slow.
OATS SO: 1
Sukie bake de ashcake slow. {
Too slow; 4
Big Ike. little Ike. yo bettah go!
"LO'd maSSy! Yu' dcs arter seed dat
lie contrary niggah wen we sing dat
Ong He look So Nigus dat yo' tink ole
The gazette-news., 1902-12-20
AUNT SUKIF'S
SANTA CLAUS
A Christmas Story .ss

"NLE sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me.
Ole Sukie Bmeskin
She fell in love wild me.
Ole Aun' Sukie Blueskin
She fell in love wild me.
An she axed me down ter her house
Ter drink er cup er tea"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

son for $40 and bagged a couple Of dozen
senators before complaints were made.
When charged with selling books she boldly
denied the accusation and refused to desist
until threatened with arrest.
A deformed woman, known as Little
Sunshine" gave the police-and Incident
ally the senators-even more trouble than
the female book agent. She presumed
upon her misfortune to ignore all the rules
of the senate and house, and pushed by
the doorkeepeTs on guard at the marble
room and committee rooms without hesi-
tation. II interfered with her ~favorite ey-
clamatton was, How dare you touch me,
you brutal man." She was usually ped
ding tickets at a dollar each, for a benefit
for herself, and pushed them on to SEN
ators in blocks of ten. The police finally
admitted that they we're helpless before
her and could no longer keep her in check.
Colonel Ransdell heard Of II and declared
that he would settle her on her next APP
pearance. The very next day she arrived,
brushed by the senate doorkeeper and
cornered Senator Mason in the marble
room. While Senator Mason was hopping
the perspiration from his expansive brow
and was protesting that he was a poor man
and could not give up $40 for tickets,
Colonel Ransdell was sent for. He bore
down on the woman with all sails set
and fire in his eyes. As he engaged her,
Senator Mason made his escape. A half
an hours wrangle ended by Colonel Rams
dell buying four tickets and Little sun
shine is still doing business at the old
stand.
The mention Of q certain woman's name
to Representative Eddy of Minnesota is
enough to send that valiant statesman
flying to his committee room, where he
seeks safety behind lock and key. Tell
him that the Minnesota Blizzard is in
the capitol and he shows every sign OF
CONSERVATION. The Minnesota Blizzard
is tall, gaunt and determined. She thinks
Uncle Sam owes her a pension and nothing
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
DOwIE'S GREAT SNAP.

Vast Profits of the Prophet of zion
City, Illinois.
Most remarkable Of all the faith healers
prophets OF Messiahs, who have rushed TO
the rescue of a sinful world in the last
half century, says the Brooklyn Eagle, is
the Rev. John Alexander Dowie of Zion
City, ILL.,, general overseer of Zion, as he
calls himself, or Elijah the Restorer, for
he claims to be the reincarnation of Elijah
the prophet; or, to be more exact. the third
r~eincarnation, for the first Elijah was
caught up to heaven In a whirIwind. and
the second, John the Baptist was beheaded.
He is remarkable first for the size of his
fortune, for he has accumulated assets es-
timated by outsiders at S15, 900, 900 in ten
years on a capital OF nothing.
He is remarkable for the number of his
followers and for his hold upon them. No
fewer than 10000 persons scattered
throughout the world profess faith in him.
He is remarkable for having succeeded in
fonding a model city Of 5000 souls, inhab-
tied solely by his followers.
He lie remarkable for the perfection OF the
organization he has formed. 1t not only
prosecutes missionary work all over the
world. but it also conducts a great variety
of business enterprises.
He is remarkable for the fact that every
thing is founded on his own personality. All
property Is in his name, everything is done
by his direct orders and everything depends
for its existence on him.
But most remarkable Of all is that method
by which he has accomplished this. Starting
In as an obscure, pennlless faith healer in
a little cottage on the south side Of Chicago
ten years ago, he began preaching to a little
band Ia a cheap hall. Soon he had enough
OF a following and enough contributions TO
be able to hire the Auditorium, Chicago's
largest and handsomest theater, for his
sunday services. He has been holding meet
ings there ever since, haranguing crowds o.
5000 people at every meeting. His har-
argues are made up chiefly Of wild rawlings
against the Roman Catholic church, the
Free Masons, doctors and druggists, and
especially against the newspapers. 1t seems
incredible that a frenzied TRADE against
newspapers-"the viper press" the Rev.
John Alexander Dowie calls them-should
make a man want TO give up his last dollar
to the Rev. John Alexander. but It does.
Yes, II is a most remarkable tale from
the beginning to the present and It is stiIl
developing In an extraordinary manner
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

but death will remove that impression.
Representative Eddy and Senator Gallinger
are her victims, the former being the mem
Der from her district and the latter chair
man of the senate pension committee. The
"Minnesota Blizzard" was a nurse in the
civil war and claims hat her husband was
a soldier; hence she wants two pensions,
one as nurse and the other as widow. She
got a pension as a nurse, and, after dog
cling Eddy and the members Of the penl
sion committee for four years, this was in
creased on the distinct understanding and
pledge that she would return to Minnesota
and stay there.
She paralyzed Eddy the other day by
turning UP and exclaiming: 81 am here
with blood in my eyes. We have got to
get rid OF that old fossil Evans in the
Pension office and have a western man
there who knows a first class blizzard
when he sees 1t. I am entitled to two
pensions and I am going to stay here Until
l get EN-"
The POLICE have standing orders to keep
the Minnesota Blizzard" out Of the com
mittee rooms of Senator Gallinger and
Representative Eddy, and a blue coated
officer may always be seen standing in
the vicinity Of those rooms.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
SOLOMON HAS HIS SAY.
lie Murmurs About the Season of Civ
ing and Getting Things.

He Murmurs About the Season OF Civ
ing and Getting Things.
Behold, writes Billy Nesbit in the Chicago
Tribune, behold the time Of the year Is at
hand and it is now upon US
When the fair maiden goeth about the
streets, looking for two yards Of plush and
a bale of narrow ribbon.
That she may construct a sofa pillow for
him that Is called Henry.
Yea, surely, my son; and Henry also
goeth up and down through the city, seek
ing a place where he may buy diamonds
and rubies and things Of great price.
To bestow them upon the damsel that is
called Gertie.
Now, hearken unto me, and give ear unto
my u~tterances, for of a truth l say that the
world is full of Henrys and Gerties.
Peradventure, Henry hath been slow in
coming to the realization Of the fact that
1t is not well for man to be alone.
Then doth Gertie garner many strange
materials and make for him a pair Of slip
pers and a bathrobe and a cravat box.
And in the fullness of time Henry shall
use the slippers to hold tobacco, and the
bathrobe as a curtain for his window. and
the cravat box as a place wherein TO place
poker checks.
For who can fathom the mind Of woman
when she doeth fancy work?
Verify, she stsrteth out with a pickle
recipe and a perforated pattern and sixteen
gilt beads and four yards OF watered silk,
and behold, she worketh upon 1t for q fort
night;
And at the end Of that time she holdeth
her work up to the light and voweth that it
is cute and cunning and too lovely for any
use
Which, my son. is correct.
For she hath designed it for a hat box.
Yea. yea. And the general run OF Henrys
have but the one hat.
My son. this is not swinging the hammer,
nor yet biting anybody, so to speak.
Let us not speak all our speaking against
woman.
Consider Henry for a moment.
He goeth into the places Of barter and
sale and buyeth a plush lined toilet case,
or a celluloid photograph frame, or dia-
mond sunburst, the jewels OF which are
cunningly set in gold from South Carolina,
and the diamonds thereof being made in
Wilkesbarre. Pa.
And he payeth therefor a kings ransom.
(That meaneth, at a time when kings
ransoms are on the Macedonian brigand
scale.)
And he giveth it unto his Gertie.
For he fancieth that she liveth sur
rounded at all times by priceless pearls and
dazzling diamonds and effulgent emeralds;
And that all through her life she should
not be permitted to turn her lily white hand
over.
All this he telleth Gertie, and prayeth
that she become his Christmas gift, in ad-
dition to the prize puzzles which she hath
unto him.
And after they had paid the preacher and
the fiat, then doth Henry moan and
make complaint because that he hath to
paying the installments on the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Among the many human curios to be seen
at Monte Carlo this season none attracts
more attention than M. Yturbide, an ec-
centric millionaire, who shuns daylight as
he would a plague. In his splendid villa he
has placed an enormous elevator, into
which his curtained and shattered carriage
is driven and raised to his heavily draDed
apartment when he wishes to take a drive.
His rooms are always kept at a Turkish
bath temperature, and as conditions I'm the
gambling rooms of the Casino are about
the same he sometimes ventures there In
the evening.
Storm cannons are very common in Italy
now along the southern slopes of the Alps.
where damage from hailstorms durinE har-
vest time Is always imminent, says the
Argonaut. They are the invention Of A
Padua firm. They look like a huge mega
phone, and they are set, with their Wide
mouths gaping skyward. beside little
houses that look like sentry boxes. When
they are fired they boom like sure enough"
cannons, but instead of a ball or she'll or
other similar projeetlle. they emit a ring OF
smoke which grows larger and larger as Il
ascends. until at last, before It breaks, II
is big enough TO surround a ~ten-acre field
Instead of hail. only rain falls when the
guns are used, and damage to crops is pre-
vented.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

HIghwayman sued by Partner for His
share of spells.

Perhaps the most remarkable suit ever
brought is on the records Of the court Of
the exchequer in England. II was filed on
October, 2, 1925, and it sets forth very
clearly that John Everit AID Joseph Will
liams were highway robbers.
In its succinct legal phrases the com
plant says that the men formed a partner
ship for the purpose of carrying on bust
ness as h~ighwaymen. II was mighty prohta-
Bile, as wal shown by the fact that Everit
sued Williams for the equivalent Of IS, 600,
being for moneys %wrongfully appropriated
to defendants private purse"
This was the amount in dispute after the
partnership had lasted only a year. Then
Everit claimed that he discovered that his
partner had not made a fair division Of the
kpoils.
The action was adjudged to be a gross
contempt of court, and the plaintiff was
ordered to pay all costs, while the solic-
itors who served the writ were fined. One
of the solicitors, a man named WTeathcock,
refused to pay the fine and was sent to
prison for six months.
Both plaintin and defendant to the ac-
tion were subsequently, hanged-one at
Tyburn and the other at Maidstone.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

nstely there was no bloodshed, and this
year the owners are more careful. Nearly
every claim, however. on which there has
been made a showing OF ore has been rep
resented, so that there will be very little
relocating done. and as It is an unhealthy
country for the professional Jumper" he
Is, as a general thing, a little cautious.
There are. however. a number Of people
who have made a practice Of locating
ground whether It contained mineral or not,
and the ground Of these people is In dan
ger, for man Of them have made no at
tempt to make a discovery or to do the
required amount OF work necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

mix very little with people not Of their
race and In a manner are quite thrifty.
In slavery times they owned slaves,
visited the several summer resorts Of the
southern mountains and in a way put on
quite a little style. While l have nothing
but superstition to guide me, l am of the
opinion that they are descendants of the
Basques Of southern France. They do
not lack courage, for a company OF them
served in Hampton's legion during the late
civil war and bore themselves bravely at
the first Manassas. Their skin is Of a
swarthy red, resembling that of the In
dian, but at that point all resemblance
ceases except it be that they are very hot
of temper. l have often wondered why
the ethnologists of this country have not
studied these people. Surely a monograph
of them would be highly interesting.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

expected today. Arrangements have been
made at the lake for the feeding and lodg-
ing OF a large number Of men during the
ice harvesting season. For the convenience
OF men who have families in South Omaha
and are working on the ice fields carry
alls will leave the Cudahy plant each
morning at s o'clock for Seymour lake. re-
turning in the evening.
Magic City Gossip.
Henry Clausen is in Vail, Ia, visiting rel
atives.
Thomas Anderson has gone to Chicago TO
look after business matters.
Rev. James Wise. rector of st. Martins
church, will be married Tuesday to Miss
Anna Belts Of Lincoln.
Sidney J. Kent will deliver an address to
laboring men at Labor temple Wednesday
evening. All laboring men as well as 9TH
ers are invited to attend.
Harley, 5-year-old son Of George Fang,
Thirty-eighth and L streets, died yesterday
afternoon. The body will be forwarded to
Gretna for interment today.
A subscription Is being taken up to Sc
cure suitable burial for William Howald,
the friendless young man who died at the
home OF Mrs. Avery, Twenty-ninth and r
streets, Saturday.
James Schneider, Nineteenth and o
streets, fell on the icy sidewalk on TWEEN
tieth street Saturday evening and is suf-
ferlns from a severe cut on the head, be-
sides a sprained back.
General Manager Kenyon of the Union
STOCK Yards ompan has sent a check for
$50 to Chief Etter of the city fire depart
ment In recognition of the splendid work
done by the department at the sheep barn
hre on Thursday last.
DR.. George Atcheson of Idaho Springs.
visit of a couple of d9vs with George w
Both DIT. Atcheson and Mr.. Mas
son are interested In the Blue Ribbon Min
ing and Milling company located in Gilpin
county, Colorado.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29

Baltimore Sun: II did one charitable act
today" remarked the bald headed druggist
as he sat down TO dinner.
I'm glad to hear II, DEAR rejoined his
wife. Tell me all about it,"
oh, there isn't much to tell" replied
the pill compiler. 'One of my clerks
wanted an increase In salary so he could
get married, and / refused to give it to
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
STRANGE RACE OF PEOPLE.

Red Bones Distinct from All Others
In the World.
Have you ever heard of a class of people
called red bones?'" said Lewis Marshall
of Charleston, S. c., quoted by the Wash
ington Star. They are the most peculiar
people in the United States. No one living
absolutely knows the race from which
they sprang or whence the original set
tiers came. They live very nearly on the
boundary between South Carolina and
Georgia, in the northwestern part Of the
first named state. They are very clannish,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
PERSISTENT WOMEN
Who Make the Lives of Government
Officials n Burden.

One OF the sliekest and most persistent
operators to bafie the capitol police was a
woman who appeared in Washington
shortly after the death OF ex-President
Harrison and secured permission TO ex-
hioit In the room OF the sergeant-at-arms
OF the senate a large oil painting of the
dead president. Her ostensible reason was
TO get congress 10 buy 1t, relates the cor
respondent OF the Brooklyn Eagle. After
making the acquaintance Of all the SEN
ators she gradually blossomed into a full
blown book agent. Ths picture was merely
a blind 20 enable her TO get intrenched in
the building. She sold the four volumes
embracing the life Of ex-PTesident Harri-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-29
Have Care.

Don't fool with a cold; no one can tell
what the end may be. Pneumonia, catarrh,
chronic bronchitis and consumption invar-
iaoly result from neglected colds. Nothing
can be compared with ChamberIaln's Cough
as a quick cure for colds and in
nuenza and by its use these diseases may
be avoided.