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by the erection of a variety Of American
basement" dwellings of a modern and more
cheerful exterior.
To dress" windows of retail shops with
seductive taste, an accomplishment the
practice OF which has always prevailed In
Europe, has become more general here; a
small dealer is won to place the best part
Of his stock with exquisite consideration Of
color and symmetry on revolving glasses in
his show case, before the astonished eyes
Of a passing stronger. and thus allure him
to enter. The signs which French shop
keepers display are more attractive than
ours. Lately shrewd Parlsians have re-
turned TO the ancient habit Of employing
artists to design and sometimes to execute
them. This gives to ambitious painters
an opportunity to demonstrate the skill OF
their brush, and makes the thoroughfare
more attractive.
Difference in Streets.
The street OF one city differs from every
other. and almost every one has. to the
pedestrian. a peculiar charm Of its own. We
must not look from the tops Of buses nor
from the windows Of cars II We want TO
know and appreciate an interesting way
we must measure its length with our steps.
On Market street. San Francisco, we meet
the original types Of our slippers, and freeze
on the shady side while we broil in the
sun on the other. On Canal street, New
Orleans. we admire the fashions and gait
of Creole beauties, and wonder at ships that
lie on the elevated Mississippi above the
surface. The "Nevsky Prospect in st.
Petersburg, is crowded with drojkies.
rapidly driven by unkempt. unwashed
Tartars, dressed in long kaftans. On the
ssgrande Rue de Pera." the only street In
Constantinople where we can walk with .
certain degree Of comfort, we meet almost
every human type OF the Orient and Ocoi-
dept but encounter not as many CANNES as
formerly nor as many as continue to hover
on the crooked alley ways OF Stamboul.
Method will add to the satisfaction OF
walking. When pass an organ or a band
Of music I love to measure my steps by the
notes hear; where none are audible l re-
hearse those I happen TO remember myself
Half a century ago. when 1 returned
with my class An rank and ME from an
outing. we kept step to the tunes OF some
favorite college song. like "Guadeamus;" l
have continued this habit. humming any
tune adaptable to my step. like Yankee
Doodle and the stirring battle hymn Of
Julia Ward Howe. Going with ease, at
the rate OF tisss miles IN hour, ] breathe
through my nose TO hitter the air that en-
tiers nv LUNGS and give full play to my
swinging arms. I exhale on the second
double step the air / inhaled on the nrst
and lean the back Of M neck against my
shirt collar, 70 look into = blue sky or
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

The State Historical society has taken
considerable interest IN the work Of Mr..
Brewer and Mr.. Hodge owing to the fact
that the history OF Kansas begins with the
Spanish expeditions visit to ouivirs years
before any colonies were established on the
continent in the New World.
The Quivira Historical society, for which
Mr.. Henderson erected this shaft, was or
ganized at Alma, Kan, October %, 1901.
The object was to form an association Of
explorers, authors and ethnologic stu
dents for the prosecution Of INVESTIGATION
and perpetuation Of results concerning the
ancient and more recent occupancy Of the
west and northwest, particularly the states
northwest of Arkansas to the Rocky noun
tains. The officers OF the society are:
Jacob v. Brewer, st. Paul. president; e. E.
~Blackman. Lincoln. Neb.. vice president;
Edward A. Killian, Alma, Kan, secretary;
John T. Keagy. Alma. Kan, chairman Of
executive committee. The late ]. Sterling
Morton was an honorary member Of the
society.
Juan de Padilla, whose name appears on
the shaft, was a friar who accompanied
the expedition of spaniards. He returned
to Mexico with Coronado, but later re-
turned and converted all the Quiviras. In
1912 he was killed by q war party Of Guas
Indians. J. v. Brewer says Padilla was
killed near what is known now as Reckon
Springs in Dickinson county. Many Catho-
lies are here today to attend the unwilling
ceremonies in memory of the FIRST martyr
to their faith in the New World.
Up to 1873 nc European had explored the
interior Of either North or South America.
Balboa began the work when he crossed
the Isthmus Of Panama and discovered an
ocean which he called the Pacific. In 1873
Cortes landed on the coast Of Mexico with
q force Of Spanish soldiers and adven-
turers and plunged into the heart Of the
country. Cortes captured the City Of
Mexico and took the ruler, Montezuma.
prisoner. He made himself master Of
Mexico. The expedition Of CoFtes turned
the attention of the spaniards from the
West Indian islands to the mainland.
The first explorers of what is now the
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gray clouds. when I veer my eyes from the
turmoil OF the immediate surroundings.
Take = walk.
The Latin advice, Post coenam stabia
seu passus mile meabis," I modify by rest
ing after every meal. II is pernicious to
strain an overloaded stomach and / would
rather go without food than without walk.
Obstacles increase the pleasure. vexations
cannot dampen the ardor for the luxury 1
sovet most. Rain or shine, in every degree
Of heat or cold. I go, when feasible, several
hours a day-twice as long when my spirits
are depressed. In warm weather 1t may
Increase perspiration. but that is a discom-
fort which must willingly be borne. H.. W.
Beecher said: There are many troubles
which you cannot cure by the bible or
hymn book. but which you can cure by
perspiration and fresh air" External gym
nasiums are scarce; golf and most other
outdoor plays require som exertion Of the
brain. But when we walk we can give the
mind a complete rest and graduate our
EFFORT according to our strength. Let those
who are feeble walk. at an easy gait, half
= mile-when their muscles strengthen, q
mile-and they will soon ind the exercise
a pleasure instead Of a penance; It will
dispel the gloom which they Rugged. and
their aches will vanish. Air is mans ele-
ment; he has no more excuse to refrain
from walking through it than a FISH would
have from swimming in water.
The rudy cheeks and stalwart figures Of
policemen, the bright eyes and elastic step
Of letter carriers. demonstrate the health
fulness of their calling; those whose occu-
patton compels indoor work, like type
settlers and t~ailors. look pale and haggard.
The idle tramp is happier than the busy
millionaire; still happier are those who go
forth with a distinct ai~m-physicians to
help the sick, ministers to console the
afnicted. The ambulating journeymen Of
Germany belonged to this class. They
formed associations for mutual help and
protection When an apprentice had served
his time and WAS admitted to a guild, he
shouldered his knspsack and wandered from
place 10 place over the continent
trying to find work. Where he
found none the poor traveller was en-
tertaihed free OF charge in the hosiery Of
his craft. Not all were as pretentious as
the Hotel des Brasseurs," the brewers
hall or the market place in Brussels. But
all were equally hospitsble. When work
had been found and finished he continued
his Journey with a light heart; as soon as he
had acquired SUFFICIENT experience and saved
enough money TO marry he established him
ssif - "Aeist@=." master Of his trade,
Specific for Many Ills.
A banker. troubled with govt. was obliged
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History with q Twist.

New York Times; As Elizabeth ap-
preached the mud puddle she noticed
Raleigh unfastening his mantle. what Is
your gamer" demanded the monarch. show
ing a royal nush.
ITO play the queen for All it's worth .
answered the courtier. laying his cloak at
her feet.
Take my hand" reioined the sovereign,
raising him.
Those In attendance thought that cards
would soon be out. but Sir Walter. being
promoted to mman the royal yacht. Sc
cured a new deck.
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keeping 1t In family temperate and strongly
frigid zones. The German hausfrau with
her big, highly decorated porcelain stove Is
in but slightly better case. In Russia
where the plain people sleep for the most
part wrapped in sheepskin coats, on the
brick or stone floor over the stove, with
the ever-ready samovar bubbling on the
chimney shelf above their heads, the prob
lem Of keeping warm is reduced to its low
est terms. Americans would not accept
such a reduction. any more than they
would accept the French plan Of half freez-
ing in bed to save the trouble and expense
of fires. nor the Italian habit Of shivering
genteelly around a diminutive brazier full
of half-dead Goals.
Europe sets awnings upon its palaces,
especially its pleasure palaces. In Amer
lea one finds them everywhere--even upon
tenements. That they are not entirely uni
versal is due in large measure to the uni
versal vacation habit. AS much may be
said of window and door screens, which bar
dust and insects and let in the fresh air.
But none of these ~adventitious aids to
summer comfort affords half so strong a
contrast as does the use OF ice. Here
everybody, without regard to age, sex. cplor
or previous condition, regards 1t as a com
monplace. something no more to be done
without in hot weather than bread or
clothes. 1t is far otherwise elsewhere.
London's bars even which serve iced drinks
placard them as American" Housewives
abroad get along without It, or II very
progressive. manage upon the most sparing
supply. The buying is often literally from
hand to mouth-no more than sufficient for
a present economical consumption. Such
lavish extravaganza as buying ice to melt
while keeping other things cool and fresh
Is unheard n unthought Of. There is
something pitiful in hearing that so near
us as the West Indies the supply Of Ice is
often fetched home wrapped in q single
palm leaf. By way Of contrast, In New
Orleans artificial ice is so cheap the levee
gangs and roustabouts, while at work,
often pelt each other with bits Of IL
snatched from their drinking water. And
in the harvest fields Of the west and the
middle south a barrel Of ice water, con-
stAntly repIenished. stands sweating cool
ness in some convenient shade.
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Anoth.r VOID IN sheep,s ClothinE.

Chicago Record-Herald: She reached
home all out OF breath and terribly ex-
cited.
What do you thinkr' she gasped at her
husband. "our minister's a bigamist-a
terrible. ~unprincipled ~scoundrel. who boasts
Of his villainy."
'Heavensi" the man replied. "what has
he been-OliVial You are not mixed up
speak, womanl What has happenedf"
mo, mol Merciful Providencel' Don't
think am mixed up in ii in any = Z met
him a little while ago. and in a pleasant
way told him l had been reading about a
New York preacher who was going to marry
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

A Sunday school superintcnd 1T. in talk
ing to his pupils about cruelty to animals,
said: "only a coward would abuse a
creature that has no way of protecting 1T
self. Why, children, l once knew a little
boy who cut on a calf's tall Think Of It
took a knife and cut the tail right on!
Can any one tell me a verse in the bible
that would have taught this cruel boy that
he should not have cut on the calf's taii?'
After a moments silence a small boy held
up his hand and when asked to quote his
verse. ~ventured: What God hath Joined
together let no man put ~asunder."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

Bessie. aged 4, heard her mother telling
a neighbor that the baby had pneumonia,
and, knowing that ON the bureau there were
two bottles, one containing ammonia and
the other camphor, got the names mixed
and told her small brother the baby had
camphor. mo. she amt" r~ejoined the
little fellow, who had also heard what his
mother said: "She's got ammonia"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

Foreign folk with one accord declare
American women, and especially American
housewives, to be the spoiled favorites Of
fortune. This in face of the servant prob
lem-wherefore 1t seems worth while to
look a little into the matter-far enough
at least to find out whether or not the
foreigners have reasonable grounds for
their contention.
"A cynic has recently set 1t down as his
opinion that there were more bath tubs in
the cities of New York and Chicago than
In all the British stands. This does not
In the least square with the popular con-
ception Of the Briton never divorced from
his tub. But those who know say 1t &C
cords infinitely better with the facts. Run
IiIs water, hot and cola, &c ~ thssse--!ss
OF all our city folk and a large and quick
growing moiety of our country ones. What
with water works, windmills, artesian
wells and gravity, how, precious few new
houses need lack It. while among old ones
the force pump in the corner of the kitchen
porch robs the cistern Of it's WEAKNESS.
Other countries likewise have running
water, but the provision is nlggard COM
pared to our own. and where 1t Is found
even much more than. half the time there
is no provision for heating save by the
kettleful.
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a woman with several million dollars.
Henry, what do you think he said?"
Gracious, how can 1 guess?" he painted.
He said: THAT is nothing. Every little
while I marry a woman who is worth a
million or sol" Oh, 1 pity his poor wife
and children!"
She is still wondering why her depraved
husband refused to keep on being shocked.
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A cognate aggravation of this hot-water
deficit is that in many places water can
not be heated without making up a special
fire. That is to say there is no gas stove,
nor oil stove. nor alcohol toy stove, over
which to make tea. boil eggs or heat a
casual sadiron. The kettle on the hob
which sings and 'splutters SO alluringly
through the pages Of English novels Is
undoubtedly p-ioturesque-and more i'll to
handl and worse to furnish.
Then there are the matters Of heating
and cooling. Where, outside America, do
steam heat. furnaces, hot water pipes, gas
logs, gas ranges, and all their kind, Danish
dust and CRIME. and save backaches, rough
hands and goose flesh. not to mention more
serious Ills? Open fires are all very we'll
more than delightful an decorative ad-
juncts to a house already sufficiently warm,
but intolerably burdensome as a dependence
fully doubling. sometimes Almost trebling.
the work of . housewife the result Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
To COronadO's Memory

While a host OF congenial spirits here
abouts annually pay tribute TO King Ak
Sar-Ben. puissant monarch Of ouivira, a
community In Kansas without the royal
assent, has reared and unveiled a monu-
ment TO Coronado, original explorer OF
the realm. The location Of the monument
Is Logan Grove, a mile and q half from
Junction City.
The monument is seventeen and a half
feet high. II was erected by Captain Hen
derson, owner Of Logan Grove, at a cost Of
about $3.50. A granite die and a shaft Of
polished granite surmount two bases OF ma
tive limestone. The first base is six feet
square and two feet thick, one massive
block that weighs about Ave tons. The sec
ond base is four feet square and thirteen
inches thick. One side Of the shaft bears
the inscription: Erected for the ouivira
historical society by Robert Henderson,
1907" On the other side is inscribed:
"Quivira and Harahey, Coronado. 1541.
Rediscovered by j. V. Brewer, 1896" The
name Of Juan de Padilla is also engraved
on the stone. He was the first martyr in
the New World.
The purpose Of this monument 10 TO COM
memorate the discovery of the territory
known now as Kansas and the rediscovery
Of ouivira. J. v. Brewer, an archaeologist,
author and explorer OF st. Paul, claims to
have made the discovery that this lie the
region which Coronado marched all the way
from Mexico to explore In quest Of gold.
Mr.. Brewer visited Geary county in 1885
to explore the surrounding country. His
researches were conducted very carefully
and he went over the ground south Of the
Smoky Hill and Kansas rivers from Linds-
borg to Topeka. After his explorations
he published two volumes giving the result
OF his work, 'Quivira' and "HaraheY."
Frederick W. Hodge Of the Smithsonian
institution at the time Mr.. Brewer was
making his researches In Kansas, was
searching In old and musty volumes for the
same thing. the exact geographical location
of the place called Quivira. where. the ad-
venturous~ spaniard, Coronado. spent TWEEN
ty-fve days exploring. When both had nm
ished their researches they found the re-
suits Of their labors were the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

Teacher-What is velocity, Johnny?
Johnny-Velocity is what a Teller let's 90
of a bumble-bee with.
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The precocious youngster had arranged
another trap for his mother, as youngsters
OF all kinds have a way OF doing without
fully appreciating the point they are seor-
ing.
Mamma" said the boy. did you tell
Lizzie to say you were not In when Mrs.
Jones called7"
Yes. dear" answered the mother.
rs It right to do that2' persisted the
boy.
at Is customary, Willie"
We'll" said the boy. after a thoughtful
pause, how would you like II IL God
should tell st. Peter to say that to you
when you get to heaven?"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
E~-,~%~- 80 E~~krn@ American Necessities Are
Il ALOS OA Il ia NASA ETOpeS LuMneS

Throughout Great Britain, the country
whose standard Of comfort most nearly ap-
proaches our own, many things which
American laborers eat plentifully are re-
served for the very rich. Peaches, for ex-
ample. Unless imported and tasteless as
well as dear, they are wall fruit, only a
little less havorless, and dearer still.
Peach trees grow we'll enough, but will
fruit only on a wall or In a glass house.
TIL best OF the fruit fetches 8 shillings, a
little more than q dollar, apiece. Ten
shilling the dozen will, in a favorable sea-
son, buy fair fruit. A basket, meaning
maybe four nne peaches packed in silver
tissue paper, cotton wool and osler willow,
may stand you in a guinea. Sc it is easy
to understand that many among even the
well-to-do live and die without ever tasting
. really fine peach.
1t Ia much the same as to melons.
France supplies the bulk Of those grown
outside melon houses and cold frames.
English gardeners have the soil and the
skill. but lack of sunshine to perfect them
In the open. Private gardeners, Of course,
take pains to supply the tables of the great,
but only in exceptional localities are there
market possibilities. In the case of grapes
what has been said Of melons and peaches
applies with double force. Still the mar
kets are better supplied, and at more rea-
sonable figures, since grapes from France,
Spain, Sicily, even from California, are
brought in, and reach the consumer in
fairly good condition. Green corn, how
ever, crown Of American summer delights,
the Briton In the mass knows not. He has
neither the climate nor the palate for II,
at home, although in America he takes to
1t like q native.
OF public and private elevators-lifts
John Bull calls them-America has a hun
dred to one anywhere else. And the bulk
OF these-in hotels. shops, theaters, rail-
way terminals and apartment houses-exist
for the ease n comfort Of womenkind.
Thus they come clearly within the cate
cory Of her recognized necessities, which
an older but cruder world still accounts
~luxuries. Harnessed electricity-for light,
heat, cooking. fans and sewing machine
motorists something that can be no more
than mentioned within the limits set this
screed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Kansas ReafS a Shaft
to the Spanish Explorer.

United States came from Cuba in 1898. In
that year Nsrvaez, excited by accounts Of
gold at the mouth OF the Mississippi river,
undertook the conquest OF the north coast
of the Gulf Of Mexico with 400 men. At
what is now Apalache bay he landed and
made a raid inland. On returning he
missed his ships and travelled westward on
foot for a month. Then he built I'VE YES
sells and Rugged the coast for six weeks.
travelling westward until he reached the
mouth Of the Mississippi. There two boats
we're upset and Narvaez was drowned The
rest reached the coast Of wha is now
Texas and were attacked by Indians. War
and famine reduced the number OF the
party from 400 to four. These men were
separated and carried by several bands OF
Indians over eastern Texas and western
Louisiana, and met again at the Sabine
river in Texas.
Their reputation for sorcery gave them
some influence over the savages and, led
by one Caheza de Vaca, they wandered
westward to the Rio Grande river and on
by way Of chihuahua and Sonora to the
gulf Of California. Following the shores OF
the gulf. they arrived. in 1886, at Culiacan,
a tow near the west coast Of Mexico.
NANS ~ - az NOhlAuCnNs
These men told stories Of the Seven
Cities" which. according to an ancient
legend, were founded by a bishop Of Lisbon,
who fed with his followers from the Arab
invasion to q group OF islands in the "Sea
of Darkness"
Coronado marched against the towns in
154O with LOO men. Finding the towns a
mere collection Of mud huts, Coronado
pushed westward for two years, wandering
over the plains and mountains Of the west
In search Of the Seven Cities" He crossed
Kansas twice. He passed near the site Of
modern Santa Fe and crossed the Canadian
river. Coronado founded a town which he
called ouivira. There has always boon q
dispute in the histories as to the exact
location Of Quivira, but 1t was believed TO
been In Kansas or Nebraska. Coins,
pieces Of armor and weapons of early Span
ish make have been found along the Mis-
souri, and other rivers which are supposed
to mark the trail Of Coronado.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

A certain Brooklyn kindergarten. reports
the Eagle. contains during the school term
many bright little folks and their answers
to questions are often very amusing. On
a morning not long ago the head teacher
was giving a talk on physiology and asked:
who can tell me what a nerve is2"
81 know" said one little tot.
well. what is it3'
at is what makes the tooth hurt When
you have the toothache."
This created a laugh and a number OF
other answers followed. when a little girl.
who Is usually depended upon to give a
reply to almost every question. raised her
pointed finger and said:
Il know the answer. teacher / can tell
you"
You may answer, Emily said the
teacher. What is a nerYe7"
when any one is too fresh my mamma
says, oh, What a nervei'" The lesson
ended after a desperate effort to restore
order.
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