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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

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A feature Of the boys swimming club
which Mr.. Barnes directs is that all the
abuses Of the sport are omitted. There
are no exhaustion, no blue lips, nor dead
t~iredness. The boys swim as long as is
good Tor them. and then are ordered OFT
"niie they miss some of the Joys which
some OF VS. associate indelibiy with our
earliest swimming ventures as indispenibIes
the slippery jimmy" the hours naked on
the warm bank. the plasterfng with mud
and diving In black to come out white-it a.
probably better for them. They learn 10
swim, and that's the game.
But It is not only the boys Of the Young
Mems Christian association who swim req
uiarfy. The men also know about that
sandy beach by the icehouse and take their
turns at It with equal rest, though neces-
sartly not 30 often. Saturday night Il
their time and $3.50 on that evening ara,
a good sized party OF them leaving the park
for the swimming 'hole." They all say
II beats all the work at the park. And
no one Will deny that it's & finer thing to
be a good swimmer than the best hitch
kicker living.
Two base ball diamonds are busy at the
PARK this summer and some star amateur
players have been developed. The dia-
monds are me. being thoroughly skinned
ana under constant care, and the boys can
play just as fast bali as they know. The
hrst team Is running through the season
with a record very nearly unsmirched with
defeats and this despite the fact that Il
plays three times a week. At $40 on
Wednesdays and Fridays there is always a
game with some outside opponent and on
Saturday afternoon the boys finish on With
a strong contest. This last week the boys
played the sprasue Rubber company team
Wednesday, the Benson nine Friday. ana
the Union Stock Yards Juniors on satur-
day.
The personnel Of the Young Mems Chris-
tian Association team shows some GOOD
material. @. willard and whitehead are
effective pitchers ana the latter adds to his
prowess In the box the ability to bat heav-
lily and surely. Karr Is q star backstop.
being ranked one OF the best amateurs IN
Omaha and is another Of the strongest hit
tiers on the team. @. willard and Erick-
son are two more good eatchers and the
latter handles FIRST base in q mastery man
ner when not behind the bat.
The inield is the source Of especial pride.
Edison at second. Foley at short ana VIII
liams at third compose a rapid trio. They
are all about Of a size. short fellows, and
throw like shots. The Arst I'VE are good
stiekers.
Kavan at left is a star ouh,eIder and Me-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

Apropss Of this thought, there comes TO
mind a story told OF four oman men.
sportsmen all. who recently vent on A FISH,
ing trip to q northern lake. These men are
All well into middle age and have long since
abandoned the mere active sports for the
milder one Of angling, which they declare to
be the only real thing in that line. But des-
Pite q generous heshiness there 4 4 look
about the shoulders , arms OF the four
fishermen that tells Of a one-time power
there, and on can easily Imagine them plow-
ms through the water with shoulders and
half their back high and dry-a thing which
only strong swimmers can do.
On this particular occasion the quartet
started early on the first mornine for a
pike hole around q knob OF land to the right
They were two in q boat, and one pair
starting In advance Of the other, rowed lsis-
urely towards the point. The man In the
stern sat trailing his hands idly IN the
warm. inviting water and something was
plainly N his mind. Now and then he
looked furtivsly back towards the landing.
from which the other boat had not yet
started.
Finally the place was reached aud the man
at the oars watched his companion a mo-
ment. Then he said:
Well. we're here. Why don't you bait
upg"
The other made no move. Il was Just
thinking'-he started. shamefacecly. Then,
I'm going TO a a swim" And his shoes
we're on In a trice.
But we cam 10 ash" demonstrated bis
partner. What viii the others say"
Il DO not care what any one says" said
the frst. pow Juggling At his shirt, ia rather
have. one dip IN that water than a boat
load Of nsh, n I'm going to have Il II It
queers the nah In this hole for a week"
Bun you can't set back IN this boat
vas the last feeble remonstrance.
Can't ~ just watch me. Twenty years
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

A girls auxiliary COMMITTEES TO the en-
tertainment eomnittss wiz be a unique
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10
BASE BALL GOSSIP OF WEEk
sstern League Racs Reaches Last Tuft
withOmaha Leading.
THE ONLY NEAR COMPETITOR
Kansas city SIN Has Ambitions 20
VIE n rehnant. hut the Others
Have Pretty Wen settled
I'm the Rack.


On the last turn.
Omaha's base ball team will soon be COM
tng down the home stretch. IL q now on
hs last visit east for this season and will
Wind up with four clubs before coming
home. Three games each at Peoria. NIL
Faukee, 81. Joseph and Kansas City. and
hen SIX with Denver and Colorado Springs
q homes then at Dea Molnes. three at
home, three at Colorado Springs and three
y Denver. and Omaha comes home on Sep.
TENDER 10 for q series Of twelve games.
winding up the season with Milwaukee on
september %. While the penhant isn't won
yet, Omaha's chances are most excellent.
twice the team has been over the trip Il
now taking. and twice 1t has returned
victorious. II Is not unreasonable 10 ex-
pect that this will be repeated. Denver is
omaha's nearest competitor in the race.
Twice the Grizzlies have gone over the
route and twice have they been licked an
mercifully. II this be repeated, II Will re-
move Denver as a dangerous factor. Kan
tas City must still be reckoned With. ana
e Manager Nichols Is really ambitious to
win the pennant. HIS team must be consid,
cred In all calculations. Milwaukee might
have been dangerous n Hugh Duffy had
Kept his temper; but he allowed the m
pires TO discourage him and now doesn't
care, apparently. who wins the rag. The
rest are out OF II. unless something like a
miranle should raise st. Joseph. Omaha's
performance Of the last two weeks, LOSING
ten games out OF thirteen played, doesn't
look so very much like pennant- winning
ball. but the recuperative capacity Of the
team has surprised It's critics once or twice
already this season and none Of them will
breathe freely until the season IL closed
or the pennant is hopelessly disposed Of.
Omaha has held the lead since July 4. the
longest time any team has been In FIRST
place. For the matter Of that only two
teams have had the lead this season,
Omaha and Kansas City. Twenty-one
more games at home. and twenty games
abroad after today will end the most pros
porous season ever known in Omaha's base
ball history. Loyal fans hope to see the
Rourke family finish hrst, but will have
cheers for the victor. no matter which team
wins.
Last weeks playing shows very little
change In the work OF the Omaha team.
Fielding averages have suffered slightly and
batting as well, but not 30 much as to con-
Stitute a noteworthy variance from the sea-
sons record. Stone rang up his hundredth
bit since joining the Omaha team in the last
game with Des Moines. He is the only man
IN the punch WIN q century uan6iins 20 ass
name. Data concerning his performance
with Peoria has never been obtainable. The
statistics are:
. uwwrwrn rrmrm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
A CURIOUS STORY
ABOUT EMPRESS EUGENE

The projected memoirs of the EN-
press Eugene will probably not contain
the following anecdote, which is related
by NJ. Bruno in the Paris Journal:
1t was in one of the last years of the
Third Empire, just after the close of the
1867 exposition. The foreign sovereigns
who had visited Paris had made, to the
imperial couple, demonstrations of
friendship, the hollowness of which was
soon disclosed by events. The air was
filled with rumors of general upheav-
al in the politics of Europe King Will
lam OF Prussia had come "as a friend"
to visit-and reconnoitre-the city, the
siege of which he was already contem-
plating. The internal situation was no
less grave Extremists of all sorts were
making themselves heard, and the re-
publicans were beginning to raise their
heads again.
Napoleon III, already suffering with
the malady which ended his life, was
weak and vacillating. Italy was re-
solved upon the occupation of Rome
then under Papal dominion supported
by the French troops. One faction in
the Government was in favor of the
withdrawal of these troops, but the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
THE SONNET CONTEST.

"a prize of steel engraving of
George Washington was offered for the
best sonnet built on rhymes to the
names Battromie Szlizexc and Waron-
Xxi Kizayteza, who had been licensed to
wed at Danville, Ill.)
A Battromie, no doubt you think me
cheeky,
But 1 were no true man did L not seize
Good chance like this to tickle and to
please a
Sweet person as is darling Waroniki.
Let others sing 90 Lassies o. Aud
Reekie'"
sing of Danville's fairest maid, for
she's a
Peach, be she Szlizexc, be she Kizay-
teza-
1 sing her praises in sonnet squeaky.
I hereby tender my congratulations
To both or you, dear Mr.. and dear
Mrs,
But tho 1 send my true felicitations,
A questions in my mind tonight and
this is:
BY all the shades of Polanders most
shady!
Which is the Gentleman and which the
Lady?
Bert Lesion Taylor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
ARMENlANs FIRING A WARNING BEACON.

Empress, a Spaniard and a devout
Catholic, insisted that they should be
maintained.
One day Napoleon summoned his cab
met to discuss this question, and, in
order to escape from the influence of
Eugene, who usually was present at
cabinet meetings, he gave orders that
she should not be informed of the event
But Eugene heard of both the meeting
and the Emperor's order, and as might
have been expected from her naughty
and imperiouS character she flew into
a violent passion. She went at once to
the council chamber and demanded en-
trance, but the guard, in obedience to
the Emperor's order, refused to admit
her
IT will enter! Stand aside!'' she ex-
claimed. Turiously.
At this epoch Eugene was young and
remarkably beautiful, and the poor
guardsman was almost overawed by the
combined majesty of authority and
beauty. He fell on his knees, but kept
his bayonet across the doorway
Your Majesty, no one may enter. by
the Emperor's command"
we snail see, cried Eugene, and
springing over the bayonet she burst
open the door and entered the roo
like whirlwind. She went straight I
the Emperor, who sat at the head OF
the table in his usual impassive atti-
tude with his eyes half closed. He wore
hat, all the others We're uncovered.
With quick backward sweep of her
arm Eugene knocked off the Emperor S
hat and rushed out as she had rushed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
BRET HARTE'S LAST Poem.

In Harpers for October Bret Harte's
last poem, found after his death, is print
ed for the first time. It was written at
the time of the death of Queen Victoria.
The poem is reprinted in full:
When your men bowed heads together
With hushed lips,
And the globe SWING out from gladness
To eclipse,
When your drums from the equator
To the pole
Carried round it an unending
Funeral roll,
When your capitals from Norway
To the Cape
Through their streets and from their
houses
Trailed their Grape.
Still the sun awoke to gladness
AS of old,
And the stars their midnight beauty
Still unrolled,
For the glory born of Goodness
Never dies,
And its flag is not half-masted
In me skies
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in, leaving the ministers speechless with
establishment.
The Empress, after this exploit re-
paired to her apartments, made hasty
toilet, and went off in a cab with one of
her ladies, like little bourgeois fleeing
from the conjugal roof after IL quarrel
with her husband.
On the following day she was in Eng
land. The news of her flight filled the
Emperor with CONSERVATION. What
would people say? To account for this
sudden departure he had recourse to an
eXpedient worthy of a romance writer.
The British ambassador was informed
that the Empress was going to visit her
great and good friend, Queen Victoria,
and on the following day a lady re-
sembling Eugene in figure, closely
yelled, ostentatiously entered a court
carriage and was driven, in great state,
to the Northern Railway terminus. 1t
was one of Eugenie's ladies-in-waiting
Meanwhile a diplomatic agent had
been sent to the real Eugene, to warn
her of the possible consequences of her
folly. And Queen Victoria, who had
learned the cause of Eugenies visit,
and whose English ideas of decorum
were shocked thereby, received her with
extreme GOODNESS.
The Jesuit of the whole affair was
chat J. genie, seeing that she cut but a
sorry figure at the English court, re-
turned in very contrite spirit to the
Tuileries.
Three years later she fled again, but
this time she did not come back
Translation made for The Literary
T.ipeSt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
MANS LIFE.

The laughter in childish voice,
The Iove-light in a woman's eyes,
The raising of a white-crowned head in
welcome, when tbs eventide;
A sheltering roof.
Sufficient food,
Abundant strength wherewith to
work;
A prayer of gratitude for these, for
warming sun, and cooling rain
The endless circle is complete.
Henry Edward Rood in September
Harper's Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25
THE FATTED CALF.
BY Charles BattelI Loomis.

BY Charles Battell Loomis.
1 had a little doggy who went and bit
a calf,
And though he did it jokingly I really
couldn't laugh:
cut little birch rod and took him
down a peg
Because you see the calf he bit was one
that's on my leg.
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:. Ills very Fortunate remarked Mr..
Grady. wisely. that hay be not as hwy
as coal For whoy, Pat?'' ''Shure, a
ton az the shtuff would weigh SO much
that poor man could Mt afford to
kape asscow.''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-25

Glass in history: Teacher Jamie.
can you tell me why Lincoln is called
the martyr PRESIDENT" Jamie
"'Cause he has to stand for all the Lin
coin stories. Eek.
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Mrs. Fortyodd-"A man is as old IS
he feels, but woman is as old as she
looks" Mr.. Really, MAIDEN.
that doesn't apply to your case. IN
sure Chicago Daily News.
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Casey-"Kelly called me ioyer. bat
Oh got satisfaction out of him." Room
eye did?" Casey-"Oi did! He
knocked out two av me teeth thot hoy
bin throubIin me fer moonths. Puck.
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The Browning clubs of Boston; DO
you still read Browning in Bostone"
"Oh dear, no. We all learned hia by
heart long ago. We merely discuss
him now"-Chicago Record-Herald
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so you are going to get IN auto
mobile?" YES" answered the man
who is always thinking of his health.
1.-THE doctor says 1 must walk more"
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HUMOROUS

why, Harold. am surprised You
should wait until the blessing is ask
ed" 81 did ask mine" ''Yoa did,
Yes; and God said Go ahead!r-
Life.
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Fuddy-"There is one thing about
Flanders that l like. He never has
anything TO say about mis- aches and
pains" Daddy-"No; but he's all the
time Dragging about his splendid
health. Boston Transcript.
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Tourist-"Do these racing automo-
biles give you farmers much trouhle?"
Native-"No end of it! It's got so now
that when we see dark, funeral-shap-
ed cloud approaching we don't know
whether to run for gun or a cyclone
cellar. Puck.
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When Nora dropped the roast on the
dining room floor, Ferguson, the polit-
est man in new York, said: when
you go back, Nora, please ask the cook
if there is any cold meet in the house.
exit Nora.) To the company: Il beg
you to excuse our maid. These acct
dents happen to her somewhat over
frequently. She was bred, believe,
dairy maid, but had to leave that en-
ployment because of her inability to
handle the cows without breaking of
their horns. Life
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Dorothy-"Say, auntie, isn't religion
something to wear?" Aunt Julia-''My
dear, why do you ask such foolish
questions?" Dorothy" Cause papa
said you used your religion for a
cloak. Judge.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-11

All kinds of Furs lower than market price. Capes, Collar cites, Neckpieces, Boas and Jackets in variety of skins. and Neck Scarfs from o8c up- wards.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-11

Mrs James Bagnell of Bayonne, N J., is visiting friends in Waterbury. The funeral of Mrs Martha Mark ham Parsons, who died yesterday at her home on Franklin street, will take place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock The law firm of Bronson 6 Miner has been dissolved. Mutual advant- age is said to be the reason. For the present MT Miner will remain in the firms quarters.
 The appraisers on the estate of the late Edward s. Hayden filed their ac- count in probate yesterday. It shows that after all debts are paid there is left for distribution S17,QOO in real estate and $143, ,996 in personal es- tate. The heirs at law are the widow, Elizabeth K. Hayden and the chil- dren, Pauline M, Rose H, and Mar gery K. Hayden. An order or dis nibution has been allowed by the court and the provisions of the will will accordingly be carried out.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-11
WFO

was it that went down into the ele- Kafor in Egypt hundreds of years ago and bought all the grain, or at least got a corner on the market. As far as we understand he was the first one ever born who started a monOp- 0ly, or in other words, a trust: there Tore, for short, we'll call him a grain klng. From that time up to the 18th century there has been quite a number of trust kings, but here they never were in it for a minute with our present day kings, for instance, our grain king, the Standard Oil Alng, the copper king i've don't mean hhe Mer1den road copper kingl. the sotton king, and. worst of all, the coal King. Say, we've been wondering of 1ate as to whether this latter coal kang is possessed of heart. h all probability he has one, but for heav- ems sake, what is it composed of? 1s 1t made of Carnegie steel or polit- lcal steal? Is it of guerrilla type or 1s lI composed of real Americanism ? 1l It's the latter, and we hope if is. why the dickens don't he prove if so ana settle the coal strike? He might as well say the word for humanity,s sake; he should remember that he cannon . take his wealth with him Wnen he closes his eyes for his last rest. Say, we've been thinking that Lnls coal king, smart as he is, doesn't lrlnk tea or coffee, or if he does he puys the cheap trash. The quality 9l tea we sell at soc per pound would lo tnis coal king more good than q uozen trlps across the ocean. Any one In doubt should try it from
 Phelan's T Store.
 Aiain street. Telephone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-11
ThGMi||er &PeckCO Specials for Saturday
 Night and Wondap,

At 45c-Ladies' Flannel Waists. At $l.9S-Ladies' Cloth Jackets, all silk
 lined, were $5.
 At $4 98-Ladies' Princess Walking
 Skirts, ask to see them. At 49c-24-inch Taffeta Silk, all colors. At 5Oc-striped Waist Taffeta Silk,
 value 75c.
 At 7sc-Colored Peau de Cygne, all At 25c-All wool Wasting, value 39c. At $4.98-Ladies' Taffera Silk Petit.
 coats, value $6.
 At 45c-50-inch all wool Cloth, value
 59c. At 49c-Infants' long muslin Skirts,
 with Hamburg ruff1e, value 75c. At 23c-Children's Outing Flannel
 Dresses, value soc.
 At -Children's Silk Bonnets, with
 full ruching, value 25c. Al 2oc-Commode Scarfs with ruff1e.
 value soc. Al 5c-Lad1es' Top Collars, value lOc. Al loc-Germantown Yarn, from 125kc. Al Corsage Sachet Bags, from l5c. At lOc-Note Paper, was 25c. At 7c-Whisk Brooms, from 1Oc At for 5c-ColOred Border Handker-
 chiefs, from 5c each. At Embroidered Handkerchiefs
 from 1Oc s-.-9-'9' At 1Oc-Embroidered Handkerchiefs.
 from 121ac. T - ' = At 7c-Fancy Ribbons, from 1Oc. At 15c-Wide Satin Liberty Ribbon.
 from 25c. " At 59c-Men's Natural Wool and Cam
 eIs Hair Underwear. value 75c At loc, or ? for 25c- Mems heavy part
 wool Hose, value 19c. AL 59c- WomeI's heavy ribbed feeced
 Under Vests and Pants, were soc. SECOND FLOOR. At 6Ac-36-inch Sash MI1siins ~ Sz.59 pair-Fancy Rope Curtains. At 9Sc-3O-inch Smyrna Rugs. At -1oc-Brussels and Ingrain Has.
 socks.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-11
The |. E. Haase Co
5 Floors of
 New, Clean
 Reliable Goods.

FURNITURE The good, substan tial, honest-made kind. (Nothins trashy). CARPETS New goods, beautiful designs; low prices put them within everybody's reach.
 RUGS-All kinds and sizes; very popular; used more than ever: i'm. mense stock of new goods to selec1 from.
 LACE CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES.
 OIL CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS
 MUSLIN. AND LACE GOODS by the yard.
 ORIENTAL FABRICS lot just received. Everything to make home beautiful. Prices always marked il plain figures.
 WALL PAPERS fall stock just in. Nice, fresh goods. Prices are still lower than last season. Come in and look them over.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
EQUIPPED SHIP STRANDED IN DESERT

There does not seem to be much use
for ship in the desert country of Cali
fornia which borders on the Colorado
River. yet travellers in that region may
see there veritable Ship of the
desert" Far from any body of water
capable of floating even a mudscow
may be found big sternwheel steamer,
accustomed to ply up and down the
river carrying passengers and freight.
She has been lying there since last Sep
tember. stranded high and dry on the
sands mile and half from the
streams present course.
This strange condition of affairs has
come about simply because the Colorado
a mighty stream. but one of the most
treaeherous of rivers, chose to cut n
new channel for itself in the early fall
without notice or warning.
One night last September the Alviso,
Capt. J. W. Babson, tied up to the
shore a couple OF miles above Needles
awaiting telegraphic orders She was
loaded with passengers and supplies,
and as travel is sometimes leisureiy
pursued on the Colorado all hands turn
y - fN- ,~t-r-.'-
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Struggle With a Chair.

is a most pious bill of lading issued a
century and a half ago:
Shipped by the grace OF God in good
order and well conditioned, by Thomas
Adrian Hope. in and upon the good Ship.
called the Endeavour, where of is Mas
ter under God for this present voyage
John Sweet, and is now riding at anker
in the River Before this City and by
Gods grace bound for Newport Rhode
Island to Jan.
'One Case of Merchandise being mark
ed and hundred as in the margent, and
are to be delivered in the like good order,
and well conditioned at the aforesaid Port
OF Newport Rhodes Island (the danger OF
the seas onely excepted) unto Mr.. Sam
uel Holmes or TO his asignes. he or they
paying fIeight for the said goods accord
ing TO Custome with primage and avar-
age accustomed. In witnesse where OF
the Master or purser OF the said Ship
hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading al
dt this tenor and date. the one of which
three Bills being accomplished, the other
TWO TO stand void And so God send the
GOOD snip to her desired Port in safety
Amen. Dated in Amsterdam q August.
175i. JOHN SWEET -
New York Evening Post.