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Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17

BOtanic Blood balm IN. II. b. IL
Pleasant and safe 70 take. Thoroughly
tested for 30 years. = Composed OF pure
Botanic Ingredients. Strengthens weak
kidneys and weak ~stornachs, cures dyspep-
STA. Complete directions with each bottle.
sold In Omaha by Boston store Drug
Department. 10th Spd Douglas SITS.
In Council BIyfIE by. RE. Anderson,
$50 broadway. In south Omaha by
Dillon Drug Col, gath and N.
Call or write any a1tove. stores.
Blood balm sent"by cypress on re-
ceipt of Al. MA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17
I'D Rheumatism, CRtRrrh, EcNema,
chinR pmo ScrOfulas

arc caused hv an awful Poisoned PondI-
ton Of the Blood. q. BIB. stops Hawking
and Splitting, Aches and P8hs. II hing aud
Scratching; cures fRhepmausm. Catarrh;
heals all ScBbs, Scales, yEruptions. Watery
Bllsters, foul feStering SoreeSbE giving Il
pure, healthy blo0d supply 10 a~nectedhparts.
nj Oh n 'lw { zee dancers Of ali Kinds
Suppurating swsTiings. yEaVng Sores, Tu-
mors, ugly U,c6rsS III Kills the Cancer
Poison and heals the sores or Worst cancer
ne. WIT E,' s}W
Pains. take Blood tJ6rn ara they will dis
appear before theyydevetaa ipto Cancer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17
BLOOD
p bone Pains, ItchInE, Scabby
Skin Diseases.

CANCERs, sWELLINGS, PIMPLES,
sOREs-Permanently cured by taking
Botanic Blood Balm. II destroys the
active poison in the blood. II you have
aches and pains in bones, back and joints,
Itching Scabby Skin, Blood feels hot
Skin, Mucus Patches in Mouth, Sore
Throat, Pimples, Cop~per-Colored Spots, all
rundown, Ulcers on any part OF the body.
Hair or Eyebrows falling out take
botanic BlHud Balm. guaranteed
to cure even the worst and most deep
seated cases where doctors, patent, meui,
cines and hot springs fail. Heals. all
sores, stops all aches and pains, reduces
all swellings, makes blood pure and rich,
completely changing the entire pody into
a clean, healthy condition. Il. BIB, has
cured thousands after reaching fhe last
stages Of Blood Poison.
old RheumntiEm, CatRrrh, EcNema,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17
COmptrOner Reports ON Funds.

The following from the city comptroIIeF
was received and placed on file:
/ have the honor 10 report that in com
plianee with the provisions of ordinance
No, 400 / did on December Is, 1902, at $3.50
a. m, Without notice, count the cash IN
the hands of the city treasurer. which l
found 10 be as follows:
Shecks and cash for deposit 80. 9,176.5s
Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. l6 -Odicia record of tem-
perature and precipitation compared with
years.:
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'Eugacedo Girls.

= = 80
Maisie Bender suggests that become
engaged. To whom or, anybody; that
part of 1t doesn't matter. She says that
the engaged girl has better time OF IT
Than her unengaged sisters because all
the men are forever strying to see II they
cant make her change her mind. There
are ttpes when I find Maisie decide dly
frivolous. I'm afraid she wouldn't have
acted with the same discretion as a
girl heard about last night. 1t was at
Jack Pendleton's club. We were dining
together, and he told me about It. "Ycu
Well, perhaps YOU know he's engaged
to Bessie James. No?. Well, it's so, and
he brought her here to dine little while
ago. Just in the middle of the dinner
what should come but call for the
doctor. must 60 he explained hur-
half an hour. Would you mind staying
here IL get one of my friends to keep
you company? Bessie said she wouldn't,
and Bob went and explained the case
TO one Of his friends who was taking
dinner by himself. The friend agreed to
act as substitute.
The dinner went on merrily; too mer-
rily. Bob's friend began to make vio-
lent, love to Bob's fiancee. He told her
how he had been aching to get a chance
to see her alone and finally asked her
II she would allow MIN to write to her
and K she wouldn't: arrange for a meet
ing. The girl was highly indignant but
she concealed her feelings beautifully.
Bob at this moment returned. and a lit
tie later he and his fiancee left the club
together Once outside she told him all.
He was so furious that he was on the
point OF going back to the club and maxi
Ing tremendous row. Bessie, however,
prevailed on him to do otherwise Leave
1t all to me- she said, and the doctor
agreed to do so
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BoERS IN PORTUGUESE TERRI
TORY.
A Happy Colony Unmarried by Brit
ish Troops.

new Iofk sun
During the terrible troubles that nave be-
fallen the Beers Of South Africa almost moth
ing has been said OF their brothers whe had
sso ana make new homes in. Portuguese terri
tory. They are thriving there. as comfortable
. people as can be found anywhere. They are
undoubtedly very glad that quarter Of a
century ago they left the region which has
lately been the scene Of 80 much bloodshed.
u is curious fact that the Beers never at.
tempted 10 explore the country north Of the
Transvasi. which is now known as Southern
Rhodesis. II they had trekked in that direc-
been driven u on, BY the srisish for MstaSel .'
land and Mashonaland have collaborating
area about 5000 square miles in extent and
But though they aid not trek to the north.
between 1874 and 1880. II was a teEribl.
the Kaiihari and suffered great privatons.
travelling for months with their slow OF teams,
TIL last they s,, rssc sen Ans s called
Huiiia on Lofty plateau among the NOUN
tains. The first party consisted Of 81 fami-
and 5000 oxen they drove along with them
5000 sheep and goats: and so they began
stock raising in Portuguese territory: 4 con
later In this lofty and beautiful country. They
are still living among the mountains. about
who have visited them have spoken words Of
high praise of their little settlements. of the
comfort that nils the small Dutch cottages
pie, who maintain q few schools, although the
Bible 10 almost the only book in their libra
ries. "f I'd
The Beers at HULA and Humpata, not far
away, are maintaining q state within etate
for. although within Portuguese territory. they
DO with the Portuguese. They have kept them
selves nearly distinct. showing no tendency
to mix very much with the natives Or the
whites who live in the country.
These Beers now number about 5000 souls
They are still devoted chiefly to cattle rails
ing. Their soil is well drained their pac-
Perhaps, however, they will soon have q
little more civilization than they want; for
ready planning to build q rsllroad from Port
Alexander on the neighboriA6 coast through
tho valleys inhabited by the Beers and on the
Buluwayo the capital Of Matabeleland. Port
Alexander at present has small Importance.
but the intention II to supply 1t with all ship
ping accommodations. and the railroad which
will start from 1t will be used as short cut
overland to Cape Town
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THE ALASKANS
Some characteristics Of the Far
Northern Race.

The Alaskan Eskimos are high intelli-
gent. Industrious. moral and honest accord
ing to their standards in such matters which
diner somewhat from our own They are
strictly truthful of kindly. cheerful DISPOSE
tion =, and exceedingly gentle, patient and
taetful In their manners In illustration of
their Intelligence, II was interesting to note
that while their language embraced but Q few
hundred words. az against our overwhelming
vocabulary. they and not We made all the I'D
vance, eytncing the Ike nest interest In the
acquisition OF the white mans tongue. In
voicing their proficiency IN this directian It
was not uncommon for some Of the more SEN
sftive among us. to be shocked upon being
saiuted BY some precocious maiden with q
string OF osths. strangely intoned. cuilsd for
orr edincaticn from the explosive speech in
gcnersl use among the representatives Of a
higher moral development. The natives soon
learned such tunes ana songs as were whis-
tied or sung in their hearing. These they re-
produced with considerable accuracy, words
and all. The words were however, generally
sounds phonetically similar to those heard
and were sometimes. in fact, quite amusing
This sudden musical development seemed re-
markable, considering that their natural at
tempts include only monotoneus droninev, Ac-
cornpanied sometimes BY an unmeasured inans
thrummings on a sort Of tambourlne.- There
are many artists among them whose earv-
ings ana etchlngs en- ivory are OF high ak
cefienee.
There ss q marked difference in the adapta-
bility to Caucasian customs between the men
and women of this race. The men are much
keener in anticipating what Is likely to meet
with white favor. and lose no time In at least
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THREE REMARKABLE GEMS.
Now in the Museum Of the University
Of Pennsylvania

Among the famous collection OF gems
deposited in the museum Of the University
of Pennsylvania, in the acquisition OF
which its donor, Prof. Maxwell Somer-
Vile, spent more than thirty years of his
life in Europe and Asia, there are several
of the most remarkable and most valuable
gems in existence each one of which cost
its collector what would be considered by
the average person a large fortune. These
three gems are known as ''Bacchus and
Ariadne.", Jupiter Aegiochus" and "Tri-
umph Of Constantine" The latter was
engraved when Constantine held the Ro-
man Empire in Byzantia. This gem was
once the property Of the Russian Court
and was presented in ITS to a Russian
ambassador by Empress Catherine II.
Later 1t was sold in Greece. and in the
early part Of the nineteenth century 1t be-
came the property Of Bieler. in Syria
Prof. semmerviile secured the treasure
after complicated negotiations which ex-
tended over a period Of more than five
years. Tho gem Is six by four inches,
and 10 the eleventh in size Of those ex-
listing in any collection. 1t Is maculated
sard, dark reddish amber in color. The
gem represents the Emperor being crown
ed by Victory, who stands behind him
in a triumphal car. Constantine holds the
reins of four horses in front In his left
hand in his right is roll Of manuscript
In front Of the group is the Roman Stand
ard. Behind the car stands Crispus and
Faunsta, and at the extreme end Of the
gem stands the triumphing Caesar with
such remarkable skill that the Augustus
like profile of Constantine may be recog-
nized at first glance.
Another gem that entitled Jupiter Aeg-
iochus," is slightly larger than the Con
stantine." This cameo is the eighth in i'm
portance of antique canoes preserved in
the early Christian centuries. This Grae-
co-Roman specimen is of the epoch of
Marcus Aurelius, or the earlier years of
the reign ofCommodus Prof Sommerville.
in describing this masterpiece. says: THE
work IL very beautiful for that epoch, and
there rests in this head OF the master of
the gods an accent Of grandeur in which
one feels the reflection of the original
Greek of the better centuries, initiated
here by the engraver of the Graeco-R
man age" The cameo was part Of the
celebrated Northwick collection of Eng
land. and in the early part of the nine
teenth century 1t became the property Of
wealthy French connoisseur. and still
later Of M. Feuardent of Paris. At the
time Prof. Sommerville negotiated with
the owner for it's purchase there were
several other museums which coveted
the treasure, but the price at which 1t was
held fcaused them to delay. The French
Government was urged very strongly by
Longperier to acquire the gem for the COL
lection In the Sale des Pierres Graves
in the Bibliotheque Rationale, Paris. or
fer the museum at Louvre. This distin-
guished glyptologist Of France had made
an exhaustive study of the gem and was
we'll acquainted with the value OF it.
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NEBRAsKAv aRAssHoPPERs
A Resident Recalls the Year in
which They Ate Up Everything.

Washington Post.
1--WE are trying very hard TO cnanse
are known said z. e. Gillespie OF Linz
coin, Neb. As you probably know, tne
people who are fortunate enough 70 nave
been born In our State are called Bus
assume Is free. Pianters.' The latter Is
gaining q little foothold out West among
the people who know Nebraska and ap-
preciate her but down here it's all Bug
"By the way continued Mr.. Gillespie,
did you ever hear how We got that t.
tie? OF course you know We had terri
bic plague. of grasehoppers in NEBRASKA IN
the seventies:l They ate up eyery,nins
no dream. either. A ccrrespondent OF IN
Eastern paper was touring the West ana
happened to cross the State during the
plague. He saw nothing but grasshop-
pers, and concluded the public must live
on them. In writing back to his paper
he referred to the. natives as Bug Eat
ers' and Bug Eaters We have been ever
since
plague, and only remember 1t indistinct-
iy. I know the year before we had such
an enormous corn crop that we burned
corn because Il was cheaper than coal
and wood. We lived on corn for about a
corn bread and corn fritters. l acquired
an aversion for corn that year that
have never recovered from. The next
season along came the grasshoppers and
ate the corn crop, ears. stalk. tassel and
ALL clean to the ground In few days,
and we didn't have, even corn to eat
that year.
~ don't exasserate one bit-and any.
one who was out there at the time Will
cfnHrrl mc-when / saw that the grass
hoppers were 10 thick that when they
passed over q community IL seemed like
total eclipse Of the sun. Tou could
look at fine field Of several hundred
acres of Germ standing as high as the
head Of q man on horseback and almost
see 1t disappear. A Gvarm Of millions
and millions of grasshoppers would light
on it. and in two hours the field would be
eaten clean to the stalks roots There
were several instances Of cattle being
attacked and killed. ana i know OF one
OF two communities where railroad ties
and rail fences suffered.
That was a good while ago." said Mr..
Gillr spie, In conclusion. We have driven
out all the grasshoppers now into the
neignborinE States. Just at present Ne
braska is an agricultural State and the
greatest member OF the Union
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Medicine Bottles as Goods.

Stray Stories.
A lady missionary in Burmah gives
the following account Of how she was
the innocent cause of the worship OF
medicine bottles having been instituted
In one Of her tours she came upon a
village where cholera was raging Hav-
ing with her a quantity of pain-killer,
she went from house to house adminis-
tering the remedy to those attacked
and left number of bottles to be used
after she had gone. Returning to the
village some months subsequently. she
was met by the head man of the commu-
nifty who cheered and delighted her by his
Teacher. we have come
so much good that we have accepted
your god" overjoyed at this news. she
was conducted to the house of her in
formant, who, opening room. showed
her the pain-kilier bottles solemnly ar
ranged in a row upon the shelf. and be-
fore them the whole company immedi-
ately Frustrated themselves in worship.
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Marie. where the waters OF Lake SUI
perior empty into Lake Huron. The
success Of this vast enterprise, where the
enormous sum Of t117.000. 900 10 being
an almost unlimited variety Of iron, steel,
nickel. and wood, with various chemical
products a. well, - due solely to the
Inventive genius and new economies of
one man. Fr ~
The first striking innovation which was
effected at the 500" had to do with the
manufacture Of wood pulp. BY the meth
DDS previously employed the pulp as
turned out for export contained q large
proportion OF water. This water added
to the weight, and consequently to the
cost Of transportation. without in the
least increasing the value of the article.
After much study and experiment a new
process was devised. and now pulp Is
waste of money in freight charges Is
saved. Other factories where the waste
still goes on have had their prof1ts al
most entirely wiped out by the reduced
prlce at which the pulp can now be SOLD.
A few years ago II was very common
practice for the managers OF mills ana
factories to show visitors over the prem
ises. Very often an employe was de,
tailed to take the strangers about ana
point out the different features OF In
ts.est. It was thought good advertising
and well worth the incidental trouble
Now this is all changed. Hardly a rae
tory OF importance In the country per-
mits visitors to gain entrance to ITS
works, and signs to that effect are dis
played conspicuously on the gates out
side.
The reason is not that it IL desired to
maintain secrecy regarding the machinery
and the plant but simply that 1t is a
waste Of time. It wastes the time OF
the manager or superintendent and a.
causes a waste of time among the men.
The entrance Of q party Of strangers to
q factory Is the signal for the employees
to turn about and look at them. The
lost time may amount to only minute
or two for each employe, or even
great deal less than that but repeated
two or three times a day, and in every
department, the loss mounts up to
very definite quantity. And lost time
mea ms diminished output.
One of the results Of the small econ
omies' Of which American manufactur-
ers nave been the originators has made
Itself felt in England in rather anus
ing way. 1t has long been the custom
there, especially In the large cities, to
serve afternoon tea to the employees In
certain kinds Of establishments. This
custom Of tea-serving grew to such pro-
portions that It finally meant consid-
cradle outlay 10 the proprietor and 1t
10 now being generally discontinued.
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A Snake Yarn.

London Chronicle
The usual travellers were telling the
usual snake stories around the usual
camp fire. One Of them apparently had
nothing much to tell. for he declined
to take any part in the conversation. un-
til the experiences Of the others had be-
come exhausted. Then he reused himself
reluctantly. II did once kill a snake"
he confessed. indifferently II saw it ly-
Ing by the side OF the road and picked
up stick and broke its back" We'll
there's nothing remarkable about that"
said the others. looking disappointed
Nothing whatever admitted the man
who had told the tale. except that the
stick l picked up happened to be a CO.
bra LINEN
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Thi n kin e It

over. come to the conclusion that the
strongest impression left on my mind is
the prevalence of brown. never saw
so many brown suits in my life or so
many different shades OF the color. Che
viot, hroadcloth. poplin and even silk
are being made up in this shade
bought light brown jacket and skirt
costume. 1t Is the one in the illustra-
ton. Wood color would perhaps better
describe 1t than brown. Anyway. 1t har-
monies beautifully with Maisie's red
hair. Why don't red haired women wear
more brown. by the way. instead of per-
petualiy trying to put on colors which
don't become them? However, let me
return to the suit
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costume is trimmed with this The up
standing collar IL of the Persian, and
there is . little blouse vest of it, Tho
Jacket 10 laid in fine tucks stitched fiat.
AZ the waist lire 1t Is confined into a
belt of the Persian embroidery, and be-
low this the Jacket Is continued for a few
Inches So you see the reaction against
the Elton has begun
Like the Jacket. the skirt II laid In
crosswise tucks. which outline the figure
beautifully. There Is wide nounce, also
tucked, and this Ii headed by a band of
Persian embroidery. Now here comes the
elegant part of it: The slip of the skirt
and the lining of the Jacket are both OF
Persian silk. combining the colors of the
gown. The hat is of mohair straw in
the same shade as the gown, and it is
trimmed with a scarf Of Persian silk and
embroidery like that on the costume
There was also q parasol which went
with the dress. However. l regret to say
that Maisie.s money gave out just then,
and she didn't buy 1t. It was made OF
taffeta Of the shade Of the costume. with
huge frills Of Persian chiffon. The idea
this spring.
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A Sweet Revenge.

The next day note arrived from
the friend trimming over with the most
sentimental kind Of language. Bessie an
swered 1t by making a RENDEZVOUS It
was to be on the corner nearN the club
at o'clock in the afternoon A little
before O'Clock Bob's friend stood shiv-
erins on the windy corner He did not
see hidden in the club a score Of the
members watching him. Four o'clock, a
quarter past 4, half past 4. went by. A
quarter to 5. He gave 1t up in despair
and retracinE his steps. started to go
up the ciuo steps. At this moment a
messenger boy all out Of breath ran be-
hind him up the steps, and touched him
on the arm. Bob's friend seized with
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SUITS
COLORS

instance. trimmed with strappings OF
pale blue and green, and that new shade
of reseda green. Nearly all the coats are
continued a little below the waist line,
and the blouse Is considered a smarter
fashion than the Elton. As for the sleeves
they all have fullness below the elbow.
Before I go on to another subject l
want to give hint to the girl whose last
summer suit needs freshening up. In
troduce II possible bit of the Persian
which Is just now so fashionabic--either
silk velvet or embroidery will do-and
1t will make 1t look like this season
costume. Another thing--if you have che
vfot costumes trimmed with taffeta
bands, as many were last summer, re-
move. the worn taffeta bands and SUBJ
stitute bias folds Of MORE. Moire will
take the place of taffeta for trimming this
summer
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letter the boy carried. He hardly waited
until he was inside the door. There he
tore the wrappings off feverishly, fiung
open the box and from it's depths pro-
duced big scarlet lobster! The letter
was sweet and terse. 1t begged his par
don for having caused him so much trou-
BILE. stated that 1t was all the writer's
fault; she had taken him for a gentle
man. etc. just as he was about to crum-
pie the letter in his rage there was a
Joyous shout. and half dozen clubmen.
Bob among them. surrounded him. Why,
what's the matter, old man.? they ex-
claimed. And before he could retreat
they had possessed themselves of the facts
the rounds of the club"
New York.
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SPRING y ; ;S;5s


1t is not a bit too early to think about
of so-cailed Easter gowns. They are chic
in the extreme. and even those coming
under the head Of tailor n,ades show
much dainty hand work. In fact, 1t is
perfectly useless nowadays to have a
plain gown. One doesn't feel up-to-date
in Il. ~.
Early yesterday Isle Bender. called
for me to make tou- OF the shops with
her. We spent the entire day in this
pleasant occupation and had lunch at a
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conceaIing habits and inclinations that are seen
to be objectionable. while the women mike
but little progress in this direction. The con-
trAst 10 best shown At the white mans table
one or two meals suffioing to prevent any
painful exhibitions from the men. whereas
with the women no improvement Ia TO be OBJ
served. With either sex. at such times, the
unselhsh solicituds for their absent friends IL
sure to evince itself In their setting aside
them. never falling, however. to ask leave
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The Craze for Brown.

This craze for brown Is to be seen in
many of the small accessories of dress.
Boas OF brown chiffon, for instance. are
velvet Brown gloves, brown pocket
books. and brown taffeta petticoats. too
are numerous. From Paris comes the
edict that with a brown costume brown
shoes are a necessity. and Louis Quinze
shoes Of brown suede promise 10 he
among the summer novelties for piazza
wear.
OF course there are other colors for
those who can't wear brown--black, for