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Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

Caution-When you ask for DufRy's
Pure Malt Whiskey be sure you get
the genuine. INSCRIPTIONS dealers,
mindful of the excellence of this prep
RratiOn, will try to sell you cheap
limitations and so-called malt whiskey
substitutes, which are put on the
market for profit only, and which, far
from relieving the sick, are positively
harmful. Demand "Duny's" and be sure
you get IL. II IL the only absolutely
pure malt whiskey which contains
medicinal, health-giving qualities.
Look for the trademark, "The ola
Chemist on the label.
"Duffy's' is the only whiskey recognized
by the government as a medicine. This is
a guarantee. The genuine is sold by all
reliable druggists and grocers, or direct.
800 a bottle.
Valuable medical booklet. containing
symptoms and treatment Of diseases and
convincing testimonials, sent free to any
reader of The Bee who will write, Duffy
Malt Whiskey Company, Rochester, N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

The Women's society of First Methodist
church Will hold a bazaar IL the church
parlors on Friday evening, December 5,
for the benefit OF the fund they annually
raise for tho church.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23
LOSS RUNS INTO THOUSANDS
Iowa HOldup Men Get Probably Twenty
Thousand Dollars
TWO SUSPECTS ARE HELD IN DIES MONIES
Police, Dogs and Citisens scOur COun-
try In search of Robbers, who
Are Believed to Have
Buried Plunder.

DIES MONIES, Nov. 22.-It is now said
that the loss In the Davenport holdup on
the Rock Island approXimates $4,000.
Davenport officers Of the company, how
ever. assert there was but $500 In the safe
when It was dynamited.
Unidentified parties supposed to be
the train robbers stole a team
and wagon from william Rohmer,
whose farm was reached by a mile tramp
through heavy timber. They drove
northwest and near daylight passed a farm
house four miles from the scene of the rob-
berry. The farmers description tallies with
that Of the trainmen. The trail is being
followed hard and hope is strong that the
men will be caught.
The police here have arrested Richard F.
Ridley and Luther D. Hayward on sus-
picion.
Posses Of policemen and citizens
secured the woods in the vicinity of the
crime this morning in the search for the
highwaymen. They are believed to have
taken the plumber to some island in the
Mississippi river, where they buried 1t,
a%fterward crossing to the Illinois shore and
there hiding in the dense woods.
The bandits boarded the train at the
glucose works, west of the city, as pas
sengers. They soon made their purpose
known and after capturing the engine
crew detached the engine and express car
and ran them to Rockingham, where they
looted the safe and left the train.
At the local railroad Offices today It is
stated the loss must have amounted to
$40, 900, or possibly $4,000, as the train
carried a large sum Of money and jewelry
for Omaha and Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

The following omcers we're elected at
the recent meeting OF the Parish Aid So
ciety OF All Saints church: President,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-23

This combination would probably not
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

The results of experiments conducted
by different stations show that the de-
gree of maturity at which hay is cut
influences very largely the shrinkage
during curing. At the Pennsylvania
station early cut hay lost on an average
20 per cent in weight, while late cut
hay lost only 21.5 per cent. Timothy,
cut when just beginning to head, lost
20 per cent of water in curing; when
cut at the beginning of the blossoming
period, &C per cent, and when cut
little later, or about the usual time, 81
per cent The Michigan station found
a shrinkage of about GO per cent in
curing clover At the New York sta
ton meadow fescue mixed with a little
red clover lost in one lot GIGS per cent
and in another 5S.25 per cent during
curing. The moisture retained in cured
fodder varies with different kinds. At
water states that for New England
timothy hay retains on an average II
per cent of moisture, clover hay IA per
cent and corn fodder % per cent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
WIEN . WAS a BOY.
% in the attie where l sIept

Up in the attic where l slept
When l was BOYD little boy
In through the Lattice. the moonlight
crept,
Bringing a tide of dreams that swep.
Over the low red trundle bed,
Bathing the tangled curly head,
While moonbeams played at hide and
seek
WIKI the dimples on each sun-5-owned
cheek
When l was boy-a little boyl
And. oh. the dreams. the dreams (
dreamed
When was boy-a little boy.
FOr the grace that through the lattice
streamed
Over my folded eyelids seemed
To have a gift Of prophecy,
And TO bring me glimpses Of times to be
BEe-e manhood's clarion seemed to call,
All. that was the sweetest dream of all
When was boy-a little boyl
I'D like TO sleep where l used to sleep
When was boy--a little boy.
For IL at the lattice the moon would peep,
Bringing her tide of dreams to sweep
The crosses and griefs of the years away
From the heart that is weary and faint
to-day,
And those dreams should give me back
again
The peace l have never known since
then
When I was boy--a little boyl
Eugene Field.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

blue background of the Union Jack, on
which Is a pure white eagle, its
feathers heavily outlined in black. The
constellation is in white, with the rays
of the sunburst in heavy stitching OF
yellow. The flag is of bunting and
measures fourteen by ten and one-half
feet, for outdoor use. and is of heavy
taffeta silk. with gold thread and EN-.
broidery for indoor decoration. The
flag as it now is, is an exceedingly
handsome one and will probably be al
lowed to remain unaltered for all time
to come
With Secretary Welles' regulations
we're also provisions for flags which
should indicate the presence on board
any vessel of the vice president, mem
bers of the Cabinet and governors of
the States, but they are rarely, if ever
used. Indeed, the Presidents own flag
has been so infrequently displayed
that when President Harrison went up
the Atlantic coast in the Dolphin, with
his flag displayed, he was ridicule6 by
a number of prominent newspapers,
the editors of which did not know that
the custom was established a century
ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
Importing Butterine.

1t is now reported that the lateVt
scheme Of the manufacturers Of but
terlne is to import colored margarine
from Europe, thus avoiding the ten
cent tax, and placing 1t in the list of
food articles imported In the original
packages. Whether they expect to
send the oil to Holland and Denmark
and have Il manufactured there. or
will export the completely made mr.
ticle. either colored or uncolored, and
then have 1t sent back as Danish or
Dutch butter, we do MOI learn yet.
Possibly II they try the latter netEod
it will sell at higher prices when 1t
comes back, as Jamaica rum made in
Massachusetts, or French brandy from
California, or champagne from New
Jersey apples. sell for more aster they
have made the two ocean voyages
Exchange.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
a 4O.OOC-Acre Farm.

The agriculturist who carefully cult
Yates 40 or 60 or 80 acres and calls 1t a
farm is likely to look upon quarter
section"-the regulation homestead Of
leo aeres-as large estate: an entire
section IA mile square, be would doubt
less regard as a tremendous area. and
a half dozen sections would seem like a
whole province. What would such a
man think OF q farm on which 100 to
$50 men are employed; a farm whose
farthest corner Is II miles from the
farm house: tarm that requires three
bookkeepers and photographers to make
a record cf Is activity? That Is the
scale on which NJ. NJ. Sherman con-
ducts his farm In central Kansas. He
has more than 1000 acres. Every
year he sells more than $500 fat
beeves. If man were 10 start 10 ride
around his farm on horseback. follow
ing thu fence line and riding 50 miles
q day, he would not make the circuit
20 two DAYS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

Later on / had chat with Mr.. Dane,
and, being myself something of an au-
thority on dynamics, 1 was able to in
terest him. l was looking at him close.
" all the time we'were talking There
was only one thing that distinguished
him from any other guest. This was
that half of one OF his front teeth was
missing; 1t had been broken off in al
most exactly the middle.
did not connect Mr.. Dane with the
robbery; in fact, had up to this time
not the slightest suspicion of clue.
It was early the next morning that
was put & che scent l had visited the
lawn under the window of the room
from which the diamond had been
stolen, and was looking to see If could
find any trace of footprints on the
beds or the lawn. / did not find any
trace of footprints. but l noticed the
half of an apple directly under the win
dow. l picked it up and examined it
carefully. As l was turning it over and
over l was thinking and wondering
how it came there. 1t must have been
thrown there recently, otherwise it
would have been swept up. Then 1t
struck me that apples had been eaten
on the night that the diamond had been
stolen. and / understood that no one
had gone out on that night. or course,
[ thought some one might have thrown
it there since that night. Then l no.
ticed a popularity OF the marks of the
teeth on the apple. About half of it
had been eaten, and at every place
where the apple mad been bitten
small portion of the apple remained, 4
small ridge about an eighth of an inch
In width and extending the entire
length of the bite ! saw in moment
who had been eatiag the apple 1t was
the man with the broken tooth, Mr..
Dane, and the ridge was left where the
missing tooth must have bitten. Now it
occurred to me that it was just possible
that after Mr.. Middleton had given the
diamond to his wife (Which was just
after the apples had been brought in)
AIR. Dane had followed her and taken
his partly finished apple with him.
After she had left the room, leaving
the diamond in the easket, he had gone
in, and, when opening the box, had put
the ample down, and not knowing ex-
actly what to do with it had opened
the window, which opened after the
fashion of a door, and had thrown it
down on the grass below. Another
thcught struck me. Why did Mr.. Dane
have his shoes cleaned on his feet, in
stead of having them cleaned as the
other guests did? There must be some
reason for this unless it was a fad.
asked my confidential servant which
was Mr.. Danes bedroom, and in the
evening when Mr.. Dane was in the
drawing-room with his pumps on,
went to his room and, as l expected.
could not find the shoes. l could,
however, give guess that they were
in large box which stood in the corner
of the room. Further evidence: Why
did he keep his shoes locked up in his
box? l pulled a bunch of keys out Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19


Any person who viii make a careful
examination of the corn plant win find
that first n system Of very fine thread
like roots are formed as near the sur
face of the ground as they can find
heat and moist soil. These spread out
horizontally, and are almost certain to
be destroyed or pruned by the cultiva-
tor shovels. AS the plant develops
and has more need for food a second
set of horizontal roots are formed larg
er than the others These are tae main
feed roots of the plant. and in loose
If the condition Of soil will permit
these roots viii develop at such a
depth below the surface as to be safe
from the cnltivator shovels. but as
they branch out into numerous fine.
fibrous roots they actually fill the fine
cultivated soil to draw food from ey-
cry particle, and only shallow cultiva-
ton viii prevent injury TO them.
Besides the two sets of horizontal
roots as described, there are usually
wv VI AlNhN SSNSs bNS lIHAlS at VI uSuk
the base of the stalk as brace roots
and SO straight down into the subsoil
They have been traced as deep as four
feet. These vertical roots have few
fibrous roots attached, but serve an i'm
portant end in being able TO bring
moisture from the deep soil late in she
season. when droughts are likely to
prevail.
As will be seen, the roots IT the corn
plant develop as the top grows, also an
understanding of the root Development
suggests the method of fertilization
which should be through an the sur
face soil. and not in the hill nor in the
row only The cultivation should be
done so as not to interfertk with the
roots that want to occupy the ground
prepared for them. yet ut the same
time prevent evaporation of the moist
ure by maintaining a surface mulch of
fine earth by frequent sha low cult
vation.-Up-to-Date Farmind
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
Lime with Fertilizers.

The use of lime on farm lands is
largely for the purpose of sweetening
the soil, and as it has little or no manu-
rial value there is no good reason why
1t should be applied in connection with
commercial fertilizers, but many rea-
sons why it should not be so mixed. If
the commercial fertilizer contains nj
trogen in the form of ammonia the ac
ton of the lime will be to set free the
ammonia and it will escape into the
air; of course ii the fertilizer was ap-
piled to the soil at once after being
mixed with the lime the soil might re-
tain most of the ammonia, but it is
taking a risk that ought not to be
taken The same loss of fertilizing ma
terial takes place when lime is mixed
with some other chemicals, and the
loss is even greater with some than in
the case of mixing with the nitrogen in
the form of ammonia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19

my pocket and tried to unlock the pad
lock, but not one key in my possession
would fit the lock. The next morning
by six o'clock l was being driven to a
locksmith with the purpose of obtain
ing fresh keys.
On the evening of that day watched
for the appearance of Mr.. Dane with a
certain amount of excitement. 1 felt
as though l was going to find the dia.
mond that night Presently he appear
ed as usual in his pumps and challeng-
ed me to a game Of billiards. / would
rather not have played. but l accepted
his challenge and we had a game.
1t seemed a terrible long game, but
at last it was finished, and he made his
way to the smoking-room, while made
my way to his bedroom. / closed and
locked the door and then started to try
the various keys. Almost the first key
fitted and opened the box and got out
the shoes. They were of common make
and there appeared to be nothing out
of the way about them. noticed, how
ever, little cut in the heel of the right
shoe and put my finger in this cut and
gave it a pull, but it remained firm.
l examined it very carefully and dis.
covered the head of nail driven into
the heel freIthe side, and as this could
serve no Purpose there, and, moreover,
as it was blackened over so that ii
could hardly be seen without very close
inspection, l naturally thought 1t
might have some purpose, so 1 got my
knife from pocket, and, putting it un-
der the head, levered it. 1t came out
easy enough, and l then pulled the top
Of the heel right off, and there, snugly
resting in bed of cotton wool, lay the
missing diamond
l took it out and looked at it by the
light of the candle. 1t was a magnif-
cent stone and, could see, of immense
value.
At this moment some one tried the
door and fancied heard an exclama-
ton of rage and then hurrying Of feet
downstairs. / rushed toward the door
and was just in time to see Mr.. Dane
disappearing out of a door which led
into the grounds. l shouted out to the
gentlemen that the man who stole the
diamond was but a few yards away,
and they Joined In the pursuit. We
were not long in catching him.
Mr.. Middleton would not at first be-
lleye it was Mr.. Dane who stole the
dfornopd h,if rhap I choxUad him fha
shoe with the sliding heel he realized
how his confidence had been abused.
So you see that criminals should be
very careful If they have any part of
their anatomy missing. even If it Is
only half OF tooth. Mr.. Dane is still
in the stone business, but he is in Sing
Sing in the Independent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
zinc LAW Ahout Dishor1ling.

In some States it is unlawful FOR any
one but a graduate veterinarian to dis
horn cows. The idea is, Of course, to
prevent improper treatment eff the ami
mails. The reader who is an expert at
dishorning, and who sees chance to
do favor for neighbor, or. to turn a
penny in this way should first inquire
into the law of the State. II there
are any calves to be kept, take care Of
the small horns before the Eutton ap-
pears by applying caustic potash, OBJ
tainable at any drug store, to the spot
where the button may be felt. Moist
en- the stick of potash and rub it over
the spot, being careful not to cover too
much surface, for it will tale off the
hair and burn the flesh. Treat the
youngsters in this way. and there will
be no dishorning to do later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
M MlLLAN's LIFE ENDS.
Michigan Senator Passes Away Sud-
denly at His Summer Home.

Senator James II. Mcmillan of Michi-
gan died suddenly at his summer cottage,
at Manchester-by-the-S Mass, at 4
o'clock Sunday morning. His death,
which was due to congestion of the lungs
and heart failure, came after few hours
illness.
Senator Mcmillan was an ardent golfer
and he spent Saturday on the grounds of
the Essex Country Club in the sport,
although he was not entered in the tour
nament. While ascending a steep hill he
felt faint and was sent to the club house
and given a stimulant. He recovered, re-
turned home and ate a hearty dinner With
bis family, seeming in the best of spirits.
At midnight he was aroused from sleep
by difficult breathing and physician was
summoned. He found Mr.. Mcmillan suf-
fering from heart trouble and one Of his
lungs was congested. Under a powerful
stimulant he revived and soon was asleep
again. A second attack more violent fol-
lowed and the doctor found the other
lung congested. Restoratives failed to
give relief and the Senator died at 4
o'clock.
At the bedside when the end came were
the Senator's wife and daughter, and his
granddaughter, Miss Jarvis
James Mcmillan was born at Hamilton,
Ont, May II. 1888, and was a resilient
of Detroit from 1855. Early in the COM
mercial success of that city he became
identified with its manufacturing inter-
ests and became in few years one of
the big men of that city and of the State
and the railroad, lake marine, banking,
manufacturing and general commercial
world. The foundation of his fortune
was laid in the lumber field. Early in
life he became interested and active in
politics as Republican. In 1884 he was
a presidential eector. From 1885 to 1896
he served as chairman of the Michigan
Republican State committee. In 1889
he was elected to the United States SEN
ate, and in 1895 and again in 1901 he was
reelected. His present term expired in
1907. In Washington Senator Mcmillan
lived in a palatial home at 1114 Vermont
avenue. In the Senate he had great in
fuence, especially in committees where
legislation was framed, and in the inner
circle Of Senators who do the real work
of that body. He practically ruled the
District of Columbia and the capital city
as chairman of the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. He was a member of
the committees on appropriations, COM
merce, naval affairs, relations with Cuba,
rivers and harbors, and others Of minor
Importance. He was one of the foremost
workers for river and harbor improve
ment, especially on the great lakes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
Presidents Own Flag
An Eiisign the Existence Has known
to Comparatively Few People of This Republic.


n0OT everybody knows that the
I'M President of the United States
his own flag, which he is en-
titled to hoist over any boat of the
United States navy in which he may
happen to be. 1t is not a new flag. The
Presidents flag is an institution a CEN
fury old, and has, in some shape, prac-
tically been in existence ever since we
became nation.
Congress never legislated on the
Presidents flag. II was established
arbitrarily by the Secretary of the
Navy, though there was never a set
of rules regarding 1t until 1865, when
Secretary Gideon Welles promulgated
orders which permitted the President
to display his flag at the main royal
of any vessel honored by his presence,
the flag of the COMMANDING officer to
be struck for the time being. These
regulations were reafirmed in 1866,
and again in 1869, and have been in
force ever sincel At that time the
Presidents flag was the blue field Of
the Stars and Stripes, but in 1879, by
order of the Secretary OF the Navy,
the coat of arms OF the United States
was placed on the dag, in white with
the constellation above in single
curved line 4 Jew years later the
colors Of the Design were changed to
brown and e crest was added, showing
the stars within a ring of clouds. There
being no way Of representing clouds
with bunting. the design was painted.
This was unsatisfactory, as few hours
of whipping in the wind cracked the
paint and ruined the effect
President Rooseyelt's suggestions
that the flag be changed to overcome
inartistic details and do away with
the paint, were received with favor
and the Presidents flag Is now the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-19
AHOWS
COLLEGES

Frederick W. Vanderbilt of New York
has given 100000 to erect a dormitory
for Sheffield Scientific School, Yale Uni
versity.
The Registrar of Princeton University
announced Wednesday that twenty-five
students from Phillips Academy, Ando-
yer, Mass, were debarred from admission
to the university on the charge of crib
bling in the entrance examinations.
The Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology has decided to establish a course
in what is called insurance engineering,
the purpose of which will be to instruct
students in the selection and construc.
tive use of materials with a view to min
imizing the risk of destruction by fire.
President Remsen of Johns Hopkins
announced the completion of a $1.Oo0,000
endowment fund by the citizens Of Mary
land, which will enable the university
TO move to the new site presented by
Baltimore citizens. This places the uni
versity on an assured financial basis.
Mother Mary Katherine, founder and
head Of the Order of the Blessed Sacra-
ment formerly Miss DrexeI OF PhiIadel-
phia), has bought land and secured con-
troll Of the hot springs at Cascade, $. D.,
at which place she will erect a large
school and sanitarium for indian and
negro children.
On Tuesday the first session of a
unique schoo: was begun in the library
OF the Equitable Life Insurance Society
at New York. The subject taught is life
insurance, and the pupils are college
graduates Gne hundred and twenty men,
representing twenty-three colleges. were
IL attendance.
4 policy OF blacklisting current works
Of fiction which are thought to be objee-
tionable has been adopted by the public
library of Evanston, H. As soon as a
patron objects to a book it IS listed with
those which young people are not allowed
to take out. The list includes many
works OF standard reputation.
Prof. Oscar L. Trlggs Of Chicago Uni
versity has caused considerable stir in
the field OF education BY advocating a
more democratic and practical college
system. In a recent utterance he said
that the wrong idea OF culture was up
held in nearly all our schools and coll
Ieges-an idea derived from feudal con-
ditions intended only for those living in
a state OF comparative idleness. He
thinks that the Tuskegee Institute is the
first genuine effort to democratize edn-
cation
Princeton University has voted 70 give
former President Patton s.. 900 a year TO
continue in the chair Of ethics. Add
tioual subscriptions were taken up TO the
amount OF $4,000 to be used to increase
the salary to $4,000 for a period Of i've
years. This viii be the sans as be drew
as president.
The annual convention Of the Southern
Educational Association, in session re-
gently at Chattanooga. Tenn. adopted q
resolution Ealing on al State legislatures
70 enact laws authorizing The use OF a
portion Of the school funds for the estab-
Iishment Of district school Libraries wher-
ever Ike amount shall be provided By
the district.