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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29

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Today is not likely to be an eventful one
with the board. but next week there will
be abundant business, as notices we're be-
ing sent out yesterday, instructing the APP
pearance of the Omaha Belt line, Omaha
Bridge and Terminal company, the Barber
Asphalt company. Hugh Murphy, Carter
White Lead works, Lawrence Shot and
Lead company. Linlnger & Metcalf, the
laundries, the telegraph companies and
about 200 others.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29

pany. s9,5OO; electric light company. ga
$50.
The following table shows what was done
yesterday TO the South Omaha companies
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29
Personal Property.
Tax Committee Amused.

IOIdlS ss.sss 90 ~ TOO eltVtogtOy pAiOV-i0S4
Per cent of increase, 1928.
Increase In taxes, figuring on 1901 levy of
24.b mills. $39, 272.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-29

Tax COmn11tteG AmuheCs
When the voting was over the board ad-
journed for the day. the members pat
ting themselves on the back in a modest.
blushlng way. The members Of the tax
committee vent out into the hall and gig
gled. The board had accepted the commit
tees figures on everything except the pack
ers and had raised it's total on these only
about $11, 900, or from $262, 1913 to $273, 300
and this despite the large talk that was in
dulged in last Monday, when the committee
first presented its compromise proposals
to the equallzers. The committee and the
board both expect comparatively easy sail
Ing from now on.
To guard against any possible future
attempt to kick over the traces, Attorney
Mcintosh drew up for the board a model
Of the journal entry to be made In each
case, the wording OF which will, he says,
defeat any effort to retraet or the part
Of the parties taxed, because It makes the
boards action stand as a judgment rem
aered in legal and ofhcial manner,
Banker Appear Monday.
The next task laid out for the board is
the assessing OF the banks, which should
have been done by the assessors. This will
come up Monday at 4 p, m. Subsequently
the board win have 20 consider the realty
Of the franchise corporations. which. has
been returned by the assessors, as follows
Street railway. $S2.O25; water works. $751;
ESQ; gas company, t42, 700; telephone COM
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
DIR DayId Kenncdys
EdvOrite Remedy
CURES ALL KIDNEY SIOMACH
-AkD LIVER TROUBLES.

Everybody puffs "Lambertville
Puffs"-eyen the newspapers. They
are the best Scent cigar. Kline makes
them and sell them, wholesale and re-
tail, at 30 Bridge street, corner OF
Commerce.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
Ancient ejaculation.

kissing" said the antiquary, was
commoner In Philadelphia 200 years
ago than II is now. See what II belle
wrote In her diary in 1701." The good
old man took out his pocketbook and
read these words, which he had copied
carefully from some dusty volume of
the past: "One hates to be always
kissed, especially as 1t Is attended by
so many inconvenience. 1t discom-
poses the economy of ones necker-
chief, disorders ones high roll and ruff
fes the serenity of ones countenance."
The antiquary opened another sheet
| of foolscap and said that he would now
read an extract from n love letter, a
| typical love letter of the eighteenth
century. The extract was; That the
silver stream OF my dearest affection
and faithful love VIII be willingly re-
ceived into the millpond OF your tender
virgin heart, by your walling up the
foodgate of your virtuous love and af-
fection which VIII completely sirn the
wheels of your gracious will and un-
derstanding to receive the golden
grains The antiquary ceased and
smiled. so. for page after page" said
he, that single sentence runs on.'-
Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
NDnEOeA.v

1t is an elementary and not Il particu-
larly brilliant Joke To refer to all for
eIgners of tho Latin race as "dagoes."
But how many of us who thus adver-
tise our narrowness know where the
word dago originally came from2
In curly days the hcwcrs Of wood
and drawers of water In California
were Portuguese. They cultivated
thrifty little gardens and carried on II
fishing trade along the shores and up
the creeks near San Francisco. The
most common name among them was
Diego. pronounced Deeaygo, and the
transition from Diego to Dago was
natural. The epithet was transplanted
to the Atlantic coast. and the Ameri
can hoodlum there, as everywhere,
found 1t n convenient term to express
his crude intolerance.
One day ut II railway station two
Italian laborers were talking volubly
In their native tongue, ana two Amer
lean laborers were regarding them SUI
perclliously, yet with some pity, us
one might view the efforts of n chin
panzee to make himself understood.
Presently one of the Americans, who
certainly thought that he belonged to
II superior race, said to his companion:
"rhnt amt no language them fellers
are talkin'. It's nothin' but n jabber."
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
She did not answer.
An African Night.

From the bush rose the death scream
OF some animal In the grip of It's pur-
suer jackals yelped In the distance or
the prolonged howl Of hyena broke
out close at hand. A wakeful boy
Initiated 1t derisiyely. the snores gave
place to u renewed murmur OF talk, the
askari flung another log on the smol-
dering fire Not always did the land lie
silent. | have known sleep made diff
cult by the antics of hundreds Of zebra,
who thudded hither and thitber on the
plain like diminutiye cavalry and cried
I'm succession OF little barks worried,
perhaps, by finding the camp between
them and their accustomed watering
place. In some districts when on wet
nights rain had swamped the fires. u
geological garden Of "questing beasts
was apt to foregather round the tents
Thus hyenas, jackals. three lions and
brace of hippopotaml contributed In
timately to one seance that l wot Of
and, as the darkness was too thick fol-
vision, that night yielded but scanty
peace Hippo are at all times awkward
things to get raveled up In the tent
ropes.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

brous brass bedizened affair. posed as a
secretary throughout the daytime. Lie
had let 1t down, though she stood fully
dressed In street clothes. The Bun did
not notice II, but one window wds half
open, and a keen, wet morning smell
driftcG 'in. Again he caught the girl
and shook her hard. She looked up at
him undauntedly, saying. with hard
laugh: why don't you hit me2 Are
you afraidY'
Not of you" he cried, still very low.
Then he seized her flung her prone upon
the bed and knelt with all his force
upon her chest He heard faint, sick
ening sound of crashing ribs, but Lie
did not even groan. He sprang up and
down again. Again came that sound
of shattering bone. In spite of his rage
1t almost Sckened the Bun. He slid
from the bed and stood looking at the
girl, great fear wavering In his eyes.
She sprang past him, elutehed the win
dow casing. flung herself half through
1t and shouted, at first weak and
hoarsely, but with the gathering
strength of mortal anguish: "Helpi
Heipl Helpl Mur-derl Helpr"
Theory paralyzed him. He knew 1t
would be answered. In ten minutes, In
dye, 1t might be, people would be
swarming all about. Yet he did not
move to seize and silence the girl. He
was I'm the grip of a great superstitious
dread. As lad he had heard much of
hellfire, OF, f,retribution. Now 1t seemed
to him all his evil deeds were coming
back Mt him In concrete form.
The police were beating on the outer
door. In three minutes He dropped
to the floor and crawled to Lies feet.
They were pretty feet and daintily
shod In red high heeled slippers. He
patted them softly rs he mumbled out:
you've dono fer me. Lie, but take
that back. The-the other one amt no
more'n the dust under your feet"
LIE almost fell forward She was
dead white and shaking like leaf,
yet somehow she managed to get the
Bun on his feet
Here, you! Qulck~ she painted.
pushing him weakly toward the bed
and down upon 1t. Then, with her last
remnant of vital force, she pushed a
clicking catch out OF place and let the
heavy bed snap together, catching the
Dun harmlessly but uncomfortably In
its grasp. When there came thunder
Gus Knocks upon the door of the apart
ment, she crept to 1t painfully and let
In the police. A glance at the bod made
explanations unnecessary,
The very next week Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Montgomery went travelling
south for the lady's health. Since they
did not ask to have their lease vacated,
but paid up for the full term. the land
lord still regards them an having been
pattern tenants. And the police who
run down futllely several promising
clews TO tho biggest bank burglary Of
the season never dreamed that they
had helped the burglar out of q partieu-
larly tight place.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
BOILING 1T DOWN.
A Valuable Lesson In the Gentle Art
of OmittIng.


at was this way" was explaining
a quite fresh and young appearing
gentleman to much older companion
as | took n seat near them IN the res
taurant. 81 thought that 1t was quite
q clever short story, and as the pro
fessor had asked me to read II to him
for the purpose of criticism he listened
patiently for the thirty minutes that 1t
took me TO go through IT,
Good for the first writing he said,
but you must learn the art of omittng
You have unnecessary sentences. Find
them, omit them and come and read 1t
again
Il followed his advice, and the next
time 1t took me twenty minutes 10
read II.
Better he said TRY it again, for
there Is more you can omit
II didn't show the annoyance that
felt, but did some moro cutting and
condenslng. Then | read II to hin
again In fifteen minutes.
"That Is nearer 10 the correct thing,
he said, with an approving nod, but
Ing
ut was with an effort that l re
strained myself, but knowing that he
Is an authority in literary matters for
the third time | went to the slaughter
OF the innocents and, returning the
next day, read It to him IN ten minutes
""That is something like he OK
claimed, slapping me on the back
Another little emitting seance will fix
It.
"'Thls Is little too mueh,' | an
swered as | seized my manuscript
with u show of feeling. You had bet
ter tell me to omit every word of IT.
"'Thnts II, my boy, that's It, he re
Piled 1t Is too much. Omit the rest,
and you Will never hear II word Of ad-
verse criticism
"1'll be hanged If | didn't take his
advice again and throw the story in
the wastebasket. New York Herald
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

why" said a lady rcproachfully to
her husband, you know when l say
Denmark always mean Holland"
Perhaps the city girl In the following
story. told by the Philadelphia Tele-
graph. allowed herself n similar lati-
tude Of expression:
She was sitting on the porch, lazily
rocking to and fro and watching the
flrefles fitting about through the
shrubbery. Suddenly she turned TO
her companions and said In a musIng
tone:
IL wonder If 1t Is true that 6reaies
do get into the haymows sometimes
and set them aflre"
Everybody laughed at what was ap-
parently pleasantly, but the young
lady looked surprised.
"Why." said she. ut was only yester-
day that saw In the paper an article
headed Work of Firebugs.' 1t said
they had set barn on fire. Really"
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
Maori Women.

Maori women OF New Zealand know
nothing about kissing. Nose rubbing
is their form of salutatlon, and when
two friends meet they hold each other
by their hands, bend their heads until
their noses touch and then rub them
gently from side to side. This form
Of greeting Is not confined to the wO-
men, but is practiced by the men.
2hey seldom meet without rubbing
noses In times OF lamentation the
Maori women, will sit for hours with
their noses touching and moan for
the loss of some chief whom they have
In all probability never seen. The loss
of brother or friend Is enough to
start them off for days, all moaning
and bowling piteously. They are es-
sentially sympathetic race. and the
sorrows of one are the sorrows Of ALL
Chicago News.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
WOMEN WARRIORS.
Many Have Fought Drnvely-Esca-
padcs of IL Queen.

Many Have Fought Brnvcly-Esca-
padcs of II Queen.
The muster rolls of the civil war
show O number OF cases of soldiers who
were discovered to be women.
One of the most remarkable women
was Christian Cavenagh, who lived in
England In the nineteenth century. She
was married and had three children.
Her husband was carried off to Hol-
land, where he had to enlist as pri
vnte soldier. His wife dressed rs q
man and enlisted SO as to be near her
husband. She was wounded ut the bat
tie OF Landen, made prisoner by the
French and carried to st. Gcrmain-en-
Laye, where she remained until she
was exchanged. Then she quarreled
and fought a duel with her sergeant
and was transferred to another regi-
ment. Again she was wounded at Ra-
MILES, when her secret was discover
ed. She was, however, permitted to
remain with the regiment as cook.
Many English officers recall the case
of "Dr. James Barry" This woman
bCTNeu Ill tue bTIllSH uIInN ABOUT ulIy
years ago MS surgeon Mt tho Cape, at
Malta and at Barbados. At the Cape
"he' fought II duel with an officer who
had called him" II woman.
Mrs. Lindley, the wife OF a soldier.
went through some of the sharpest en-
gagements of the civil war. She en-
listed In Company d. Sixth Ohio cav
airy, and fought at Fort Magruder,
Hanover Court House, Bull Run, Antie-
tam and Boohsboro. She is said TO be
still living and the mother of several
children.
Christina, queen OF Sweden, was edu-
Gated and dressed like ii boy from her
birth because her father was disap-
pointed at not having II son. She was
more n king than queen and after
four years of rule resigned her crown
and went off TO amuse herself in Eu-
rope. She was dressed In mems clothes
and acted as uproariously as any man
who ever owned his clothes by right
of sex. She was only twenty eight Mt
the time.-Savannah News.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

The Extinct Northern "SeH cow"
In the year 1854 the Berlng explor-
crs discovered gigantic species of ryti.
nG, or northern sea COW. These enor-
nous manatees were similar In gener-
nj habits to those of the South Ameri
can coast and were from twenty to
thirty feet I'm length and from ten to
twenty feet In glrth. They were very
stupid, harmless beasts and lived by
browsing on seaweeds and other ma
rine growths near the land. The sail
ors were not slow In finding out that
sea COW steak beat seal meat "all
hollow" From 1854 until 170S they
were the principal food Of the sailors
and explorers on our western coast.
This being the case II Is not at all sur
prisIng that the northern sea cow, new
or n very numerous species, should be.
come extinct IN the short space of four
teen years. The last Of the giant man
ntees was killed In September, 176S a
few months less than fourteen years
a after the discovery Of the first one.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

j. A. Kelly relates an experience
similar to that which has happened in
almost every neighborhood in the
United States and has been told aud
re-told by thousands Of others. He
says: Last summer / had an attack
OF dysentery and purchased bottle
Of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, which / used ac-
cording to directions and with entire.
ly satisfactory results. The trouble
was controlled much quicker than for.
mer attacks when / used other RENE.
dies. Mr.. Kelly is well known cit
izen OF Henderson, N. G. For sale By
s. w. Cochran d Co.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

A Wise Answer.

The shah once asked u group Of court
icrs whom they thought the greater
man-hlmself or his father At first
he could get no reply to so dangerous
n question. the answer to which might
cost the courtiers their heads. At last
willy old courtier said Your father,
sire. for. though you are equal to your
father In all other respects, In this he
Ii superior to you-that he had great
er son than any you have"
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08

Vicar tseverely, to his cook)-Mary,
you had a soldier to supper last night.
Cook-Yes. sir; he's my brother
Vlcar-But you told me you had no
brother.
Cook-So | thought sir, until you
preached last Sunday and told US We
were all brothers and sisters.-London
Tit-Blts.
The Lambertville record., 1902-10-08
L.nRlc.

"rhe vessel IL OH the rocksw shouted
the captain, thrustIng his head In the
ships saloon.
THAT'S good news" remarked the
idotic passenger who was taking his
first trip abroad $50 long rs we are
on the rocks we cdn't sink."-Ohio
State journal
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-02

what conflicting. The organization of
regiments, battalions and companies is
not altered in any particular, except
that the senior surgeon is made a
major instead of a captain, as now,
so as to conform to the United States
Army regulations. Two color SER
geants are also provided. and one sur
geon, with rank of first lieutenant for
each battalion, there now being only
two in regiment. Drum majors are
given rank of first sergeant.
The staff of the Governor is restrict
ed to twenty-eight aides -de-camp. but
this restriction does not now affect the
aides appointed by Gov. Terrell, but
goes into effect for the next adminis-
tration. The bill reduces the term of
enlistment from two years to one. and
IT also changes the term of commission
from three years to good behavior. ="
IL describes the state flag, which re-
mains as now provided, but adds the
coat Of arms to the blue field. The
measure reserves to all organizations
their rights given them by charter or
special acts of the General Assembly.
The bill was drawn by a committee
or three officers of high rank, repre-
senting the Military Advisory Board,
ana after due consultation with all
oincers of the state troops, and their
work has been approved by the Mill
tary Advisory Board and other mill
tary authorities. No opposition is
known to exist to the bill, and. as il
seems to represent the almost unani-
nous wishes OF the troops of the state,
IL is believed that the bill will pass the
House with few. If any, amendments.
This was the only matter of impor-
lance passed on by the Senate.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-02
THE ST. LOUIS HAD
STORMY PASSAGE.
One Seaman Lost Overheard i'm the
Heavy weather.

New York. Dec. 1.-The American
Line steamer ST. Louis arrived in port
early to-day from Southampton and
Cherbourg one day late, after a very
stormy passage. The St Louis left the
channel with moderate breezes, which
later became a whole gale, with vio-
lent squalls and a very high, danger
Gus sea. The gales continued in vio-
lence until Friday, when they fell.
AS the St. Louis came into her dock
she showed the effect of the rough
weather. Her tunnels were salt in
crusted, where the spray had been
dashed against them. and one of the
forward starboard boats hung a wreck
on the davits others on the same side
were marked by dents where the heavy
seas had struck them. During the
hight of the storm on Wednesday af-
ternoon one seaman, Charles Johnson,
a Norwegian, was washed overheard
and lost During almost all of the
trip the captain was obliged to remain
on the bridge, and most of that time
the officers were dashed to supports to
keep the seas from carrying them
away.
On the Goth the st, Louis ran into
a violent hail storm, and the hail
stones were sc large that the officers
had hard work navigating the ship.
For days they ran the vessel under
reduced speed, with the passengers be-
hind storm doors and the sea contin
ually breaking over the ship and sweep
ing the decks.
On Wednesday about o'clock in the
afternoon the storm was so fierce and
the sea, which was high, was breaking
over the bow with such force, ii was
feared that some of the forward boats
on the starboard side would be carried
away. Orders were given to have the
boats made more secure, and a detail
of seven men was sent up to fasten
them.
4 The seamen who undertook the work
crept along the side of the deck to the
forward boat. They had been work.
ing but a few minutes to make 1t Sc
cure, when a heavy sea came curling
over the rail. There was a shout of
warning and all of the men held fast,
except Johnson, who was dashed over
board. The boat was stopped, but so
wild was the sea that no aid could be
given to the man. and the steamer re-
stunned her journey.
Yesterday afternoon. when the st.
Louis was off the Nantucket lightship,
a fire was discovered forward on the
main deck. 1t was caused by a de-
fective electric wire. and was extin-
guished with a few bucketfuls of wa
ter
The incident, which was related by
Gen. Viljoen. who was one of the pas
sengers. created no excitement.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-02
NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
One Is Aimed Against the Operation
of Automobiles.


Atlanta, Dec. 1.-The following bills
were introduced in the House to-day:
BY Mr.. Tigner of Muscogee-To pre-
vent the use of the public roads OF the
state by machines. operated and pro-
PEELED by steam, gasoline or other mo-
tive power other than animal power.
BY Mr.. West of Lowndes-To prorate
to each class of pensioners, under the
different acts providing pensions for
Confederate soldiers. whenever unable
to pay the sum allowed such persons
under the law.
BY Mr.. Gambler of DeKalb--To pro-
vide for the appointment of a tax COM
mission and TO prescribe It's duties.
This measure provides for the appoint
ment of five members of the House of
Representatives, two members of the
Senate and two citizens of the state,
not connected with any department OF
the state government, who shall, with
the attorney and the controller general.
constitute tax commission" The
commission shall have power to sum-
mon witnesses and compel attendance
at its meetings which shall be at its
convenience prior to the approaching
session Of the Legislature. The COM
mission shall sit for not more than
forty days. and the members will be
paid the same per diem as legislators.
The duty of the commission is to pre-
pare bill to rectify defects in the
present taxation system.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-02
HAS CHANGED FRONT.
Venesuela Accepts Statement of Part
of Germany's Claims.

venezueIa Accepts Statement of Part
of Germany's Claims.
Berlin, Dec. 1,--President Castro Of
Venezuela. probably on Thursday last.
handed to the German minister at
Caracas a written acceptance Of part
of Germany's claims, sufficiently COM
prehensive to delay the presentation OF
joint ultimatum by Germany and
Great Britain, If not rendering it all
together unnecessary. 1t is also I'M
derstood that Great Britain's demands
Will, be satisfied.
Foreign Secretary Won Richthofen
and the British foreign secretary, Lord
Lansdowne, are now in correspondence
over Venezuela's change of front. This
government considers that a peaceful
settlement of the questions in dispute
Is quite probable, and attributes Pres
idents Castro's yielding to the fact
that he has become aware that the
United States would not interpose any
obstacle to the forcible collection Of
the claims of Germany and Great Brit
ain.
President Castro tried by every
means to keep Great Britain and Ger
many apart in discussing the settle
nents, intimating or promising one
thing and then another. Germany,
ment with Great Britain to exact a
settlement jointly. will not make a sep
arate agreement.
The German cruisers Amazone.
Ariadne and Niobe continue fitting out
at Kiel for prolonged absence. The
understanding in naval quarters is that
the cruisers will be sent to the West
Indies irrespective of the Venezuela
affair, hence IT Is believed they will
sail, even through President Castro
may yield. 1t is understood that the
squadron will touch at the Azores and
thence go to st. Thomas, where it will
receive Commodore Scheder's instruc-
lions. This is the commodore's first
command promising action beyond
routine sea duty. He is reputed to be
a cool sensible man. who will do MOTH
ing hasty.