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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10
SHIP GREATLY OVERCRowDED
No Confederation shown for the
Health Of Soldiers Being RE-
turned to Australia.

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. ~9.-Captaln
Shields, medical onicer Of the transport
Drayton Grange, from South Africa, has
mhao ropOTr ln "ns0h aS --g
The overcrowding OF the ship was shame
full and scandalous, and without considera-
ton for health or loss of life. The air was
poisonous and foul and the decks were al
ways wet. causing pleurisy and pneumonia.
Captain Shields adds that the supply of
medicine on board was absurd and that the
conditions Of the ship were directly respon-
sible for the epidemic and deaths on board.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

q That the government Of the United
ttnto4 4nQu have authority to assume full
control % the teld cable when a war OF
Whtn wal - threatened
n That all contracfa entered into b. the
taAd oompany With Foreign g~overn1nents for
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
i: sE 7ssasF u II - - 8
Sailor Tells Good ~ >& *
~ ~ \& Story On Bob Evans

An old sailor, in reminiscent mood,
told this story of ''Flghting Bob:
Did | ever hear Evans swear? Now,
you're asking me to tell tales out or
school, I know the newspapers have
given him a reputation for salt water
talk, which guess hasn't lowered him
very much in the affections of the peo-
pie. But wouldn't want to make any
s.staternel elt-a bout 1t what did
Zee, once, though, that was the fun
n1est thing to me I ever laid eyes on.
We had been lying w. at Funchal, in
the Madeiras, waiting for the south
east trades to help us along. The first
day out, toward sundoWn, everybody
was piped aft to prayers 1t was pref
ty hot, and things looked squally, but
there was a chaplain aboard, so we all
trooped aft to hear the prayers read.
On the bridge was an officer, who shall
be nameless. The captain was stand
Ing near the chaplain. The prayerbool
was spread out on capStan, and the
service had just begun, everybody will,
his cap in hand, listening I hope. with
reverence. All of sudden the ship.
gave a lurch. and We found ourselves
in the middle Of a nasty squall. For
second everybody stood still. Then
the officer on the bridge leaned over
toward us and shouted: You blankety-
blanked landlubbers, get aloft with you
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
GGG9GGGGGGG0 09990900G000d
) Discipline at Sea q
Necessity for Weight Of
GG0000

! A ship at sea is an isolated world.
Not only does the little floating vii
lage depend on the stoutness of the
planks beneath it, but the safety and
comfort of those on board depend on
obedience to Intelligent orders. The
man who rules must rule often, as
does chleftain OF half-savage tribe,
by physical force Mr.. Frank T.. Bull
len, author of THE Men of the Mer-
chant Service is no advocate of vio-
lence on the part Of officers, but, as
ne explains, If there is no weight of
force behind an order, men will al
ways be found who will disobey. One
of Mr.. Bullen's earliest recoNections
of sailor life is an incident on board
the East Lothian.
The men have been demoralized by
4 cowardly second mate who was fin
ally discharged at Bombay. HIS sue
cesse' was splendid specimen of a
seaman, not too tall, finely proportion
cd. and of a very pleasant face.
The first morning he was on board
we were washing decks. Mr.. Eaton.
the new second mate, was having 2
look around the ship, and stayed for
ward, where two men were passing
water out of the big washdeck tub.
AS Mr.. Eaton passed, one of them,
carelessly singing bucket toward the
other dropped it and cut the deck bad
ly with its edge. With a glance at
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
How an Indiana
Town WaSNaned

Indiana is full of towns with queer
names. But the .queerest of them all
has SO far been left to languish in un-
deserved obscurity. People who are
aequainteds with that portion Of 1ndi-
"a ma wi1i c1 shes ii III INN ediate= vicin-
ity of Charlottesville, must have seen
on the signboard of little railroad
station, as they rushed by on a lin
tied train, this astonishing name:
H'TOWN
Behind that apostrophe lies the
story of the joke which a rich old In
diana farmer played on the directors
Of great railroad company. The
farmer in question owned several
thousand acres of land in one body.
When the railroad was built it was
found necessary to cut through his
land. The right Of way agents went
to the old, farmer and asked him to
set a price On strip running through
his farm 1ew hundred feet wide
He laughed at them and said his
land was not for sale at any price. He
didn't believe in railroads anyhow,
and didn't want one running through
his property. They offered him huge
price for the land, for they had found
other property owners in the vicinity
reasonable and did not care to start
any condemnation suits unless it was
absolutely necessary. But the old
farmer would not listen 70 them. His
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

as if all he'll was on your heels! Climb,
you dashed pirates, Clin,b.'
The men at the wheel had the rat
ties or something, for they lost controE
of it, and the ship almost broached to-
and came around with a jerk The
captain Rad been standing right near
where tho starioard main sheet hass
been colled naan-o'-war fashion. He
gsWass avery heavy man, sweighinE near
ly three hundred pounds AS was
cutting up the shrouds looked below.
and nearly dropped off with laughing
There stood the outraged chaplain.
with his prayerijook tightly clasped,
looking with horror at the captain. He
had stepped back onto the coil OF the
main sheet. Some duffer had let it go.
and it raced out with a jerk. The
jerk threw tie captain fiat on the deck
There he sat, swearing like carpenter
ct the chaplain for not helping him up,
while Oh the bridge stood the offIceg
I've not naned, shouting blue language
at the topzsen. And, there, looking
from one 10 the other in horror and
disgust, stood the chaplain, holding the
prayerbook On the captain with hckk
hands, as IL he were trying to decide
whose language was the worst. I'VE
seen comic operas, but never has there
been situation SO funny to me rs
that."-New York Tribune.
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
Railroad Company
Had to Submit

income was twice as large as he cared
to spend, and he rather enjoyed the
position of blocking all the efforts o
q zgrsAt! CORPORATION.
.z. ThaSclaims agents mg gde5ssl .theII
minds that they would have to start
suit, and were about ready to bring
it when: they were surprised to get a
letter from the old farmer
IF you will let me name the town
you are going to build on my land" he
said, I'll give you all the land you
nee d.
/, They accepted his terms with glee
Of eoarse they expected that his van
ity would lead him to name the town
after himself, and they were quite pre-
pared for that emergency. But he
fooled them. A written agreement
was! drawn. up and signed and the
deeaS: passed. Then they asked him
for his name T he old man grinned
broadly.
We'll call it Helltown," he said
They argued with him until they
saw it was useless. They could not
back out, for the papers had already
been signed. Then they decided they
would get even in another way. They
elided the second, third, and fourth
letters Of the name and put in their
place an innocent apostrophe And so
the name of the village is '*Htown"
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

the new officer he burst out into furi-
GUS cursing at the other man for not
catching 1t. Mr.. Eaton turned quietly
to him and said:
If you don't shut that foul head up,
I'll shut it for you''
The man, a huge New York monde
script, deceived by Mr.. Eaton's pleas-
ant look, strobe up to him, swearing
horribly, and threatening to kill him
For answer the second mate leRped at
him and seized him by the throat anu
Waisthand, and the next minute he
was flying over the rail into the sea-
Mr.. Eaton turned swiftly, and was
just in time to catch the other man
in midrusil at him with a square2y
planted blow On the chin, which land
ed him ciucking heap in the SOUP
perS.
By this time the other men had seen
the fray and rushed forward, Shout
ing, "KllI hizn.' Presently Eaton was
the center Of q hcwling gang threatIng
his life. hut he armed himself with 4
norman" a handy iron bar from the
windlass, and none of them dared faee
him with that terrible weapon. The
skipper ana the first mate came rush
ing forward. and ranged themselves
by the side Of the second mate. In
two minutes the whole tone Of the
ship was altered. It was never again
necessary tc resort to violence
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

United. States and also in Europe,
originated in Scandinavia in the elev-
The verdict: asrendered during the
reign Of GcatfGiSttjaA fEiS tjai1 III of Denmark
The contesting parties were Erik Boil
sea, whose: DESCENDANTS had it in
their; possession: until about fifteen
years ago. When: Mr.. Lindholm Sc
cufed it frc5n one of Mr. Bollseas de-
scendants, and a Mrs Margaret Nils
datter, an .heiress. In those days all
cases of this kind were tried before a
jury consisting of four governors, four
attorneys and four counselors. Out
of these twelve men, one was selected
to act as Judge, and the evidence was
taken. After a verdict had been de-
cided upon, it was written en- a piece
of sheepskin parchment and the seals
of the twelve men who tried the case
were affixed: These seals were car
:,ied in the same manner as the people
of to-day carry their watch charms.
and all men in official positions i had
their seals attached to their watch
ct arms, that they would :be convent
ent when needed. -,
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

A feature OF the plan pursued by the
Solomon (Kas.) Farmers association
and one which if it should become gen.
eral would revclutionize the grain
business of the United States and
eliminate the grain-eXchange features
and gambling in futures on the boards
Ut trade IS the policy of selling direct
to mills instead of shipping to the
great grain centers
In addition to saving the commission
which must be paid for selling wheat
in the grain pits on the boards of
trade, a premium is obtained from the
mills for high-grade wheat. The ma
jority of elevator owners mix their
good wheat with a poorer quality un-
til it is all Of a certain grade. BY skill
ful mixing the elevator man can real
ize a large profit from this scource
alone, but the wheat is injured for
milling purposes.
In the big storage elevators at ter
1ninal points the grain is still further
mixed with rye Or inferior wheat for
export purposes. This mixing process
has detractcd from the reputation of
high grade Kansas wheat. In fact, by
the time it reaches the mills in the
east or the exporters it is no longer
high grace
Eastern nillers complain that they
have not been able to produce as good
-four from Kansas wheat as that pro-
duced by smaller mills in the wheat
region that are able to purchase their
wheat direct from the farmers This
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
~ was fool!" the man broke in
vehemently.

Feytor; but, she went with young
Peyton. she was a guest in his moth
cr's house. There are reserves oven
from the man woman loves. She
didn't tell him that she wanted to
leave it all and be dependent upon
him; she didn't tell him that bare
walls would not crush her spirit; she
didn't tell him that She was young
and strong and brave and that she
wanted to live his struggling, climbing
life; she didn't tell him any of it
but she showed him the richness OF
her love-beneath in her heart was the
solid ground OF trust and faith; this
Eo knew"
Miss Nicholson-Caroline--
''Mr. Brewster Barringer broke tie
engagement himself. A word from the
girl, who was eager to explain, would
have Strengthened things; but she was
given no opportunity to explain-in
fcct, She was not allowed to vindicate
herself. She suffered-young, tender
things do sometimes suffer-but she
pulled through" Miss Nicholson's S
her died, but the most OF her lived
She laughed little, low, amused
laugh.
81 vas a fool" the man broke in
vcilemently.
Yes Miss Nicholson agreed, sweet
ly; Il think you wece'
There's never been day since that
l haven't been hungrJ for a sight Of
YOU Mr.. Brewster Barringer had
got to his feet and stood over the ham.
neck; his eyes had lost their mood.
-t.s-.
She laughed; a little, low, delicio*;
laugh.
"1'm unworthy, unworthy of tbs
great happiness your love will bring,
but" he made an attempt to sweep
her into his arms.
A tail figure ,ossed the porch and
approached the hammock. A man
looked doubtfully towards the dusky
corner.
"Oh, are you there?' seeing the
gleam of a white gown His eyes, un-
accustomed to the. darkness, failed to
see Mr.. Brewster :Barringer. Il have
been bored to death! But then. am
always bored away from you, There
was an air of proprietorship in the
very manner in which he laid his hand
en- the hammock.
"Bored?'' herr voice rang like a JOY
bell, the pride and tenderness OF the
woman loved was there; she rose from
+ the hammock and turned towards the
ii rave been amusing MIR. Brewster
Barringer by telling him about girl
he once knew. He doesn't care in. the
/ least for congressman, SO we. wonl4
stay to bore him. We will see. YOU Il
dinner, Mr.. Barringer.'' r,r. i, -.
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
Cut Out WAiddlemen
kansas Farmers Adopt Policy Of Selling Direct Mills.

fact.is attributed to the mixing of the
grain by the elevators, and the millers
are willing to pay a premium for high
grade wheat that is entirely free from
rye and poor grain:
BY taking advantage of these condi-
tio1fs the manager Of the farmers ele-
vator at Solomon has been enabled to-
sell the greater part of his wheat at a
premium and pay correspondingly
high price to the farmers.
The members of the Farmers Ele-
yator association at Solomon have re-
Gently completed arrangements where
by they will export much of their
wheat direct to cooperative societies
in Germany. A number Of carloads
have already been sold in this manner
The wheat is billed direct from Solo
mon to Berlin. The local freight rate
Of 141a cents per 100 pounds is paid to
the Missouri river, but from Missouri
river points a through rate to Berlin
This saves to the farmers not only the
profits of the local grain dealers, but
also the profits of several commission
men and the exporter.
The German cooperative societies
own their own mills in Germany and
control a shipping elevator in New
York. says c. H, Matson in the Review
of Reviews. through which all wheat
consigned to them goes. This virtual
ly brings the producer and the con.
sumer together and eliminates ali
board Of trade speculation and manip.
ulation from the market.
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
0%Aa@@%@@@%N%s: :@%@@%A@N&NNH,
& His First Call
-- :,>
Prosperous Physician
Early 1

DR.. Boone, whose "reminiscences of
the Lost Cause interest many listeners
at several New York clubs where he is
a. frequent visitor, told a good one
about his first patient. His. shingle
had beenua target for the elements for
six months.
"It was not because the town of Fay
cite, Mo-, was so distressingly healthy, v
he said AL my professional brethren
were doing well while I waited. +,
my Office was on the second floor
Of a shop, and + could hear what was
going on below. One night man gal
loped his horse in front of the house
and halloed to the. shopman. When
the shopman answered, the man on
horseback asked him if he thought
Doc Boone was in his Office.
'The shopman assured him that l
was upstairs. The horseman dis
mounted and hitched his nag. AT
last!' mused, as most any young doc
tor. would have done under the circum-
stances. -.
"Then l began thinking of all the
ailments which human flesh is heir to-
and as each recurred to me I thought
Of what I would prescribe for it. ]
never thought so rapidly as did be.
tween the time of that mans dismouni
and his knock at my door. AS soon as
he came in I recognized him. In =.
-. Hello, Doc was the salutation
The authorization was common IN those
days All alone" he asked. sss= p.
"tsObstetrics,' I said to, myself,
( said to him that I had beer. alone zun.
It'll he appeared. @ f..;%s q 4: :.S =:
s,. s. was dust on my way TO a dance
/ down the road,'' he. went on to explain
and just before ! got here ! discovered
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

Alexander T. Lindholm, of Still
water, Wis, is the owner of an Inter-
esting old relic, dating back. TO [553,
which he has mounted on a pied Of
oak and framed, and has hung it. (n a
bank building in St.. Paul, says thd St.
Paul Pioneer Press. 1t is a. verdict
rendered by a jury Of twelve high. 6f1:
ficials in Norway, at Oslo zeouitho{se,
where Christiana now stands, in ID ne,
1868, and decided the legaf QYner}hi pip
of large estate. AT t4sekbottomEa Of
this novel verdictS hang twelve strips
of sheepskin, to whfHh are: attahed
twelve pieces of beesMax, abeNt the
shape and size of aISman gold witch.
These were callSa seals III III Tie . S{lden
days when this Verdict: d1itc was rendered,
and each: one, contains the; seal o1 one
:of: the jurors who decided the m}tter.
t When this verdict was rendered
there: was mo! !:>such thing as II bapea:
known >to:the, civilized world; a4d all
ofieia documents We're writted on
sheepskfn parchment. It may a}o be
stated: that the; ;present jury s$tem,
yhtch> is in vogue: in the:>'courts II. the
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

But l WON'T" Caroline frowned.
"You've been such DEAR" Miss Van
Horn spoke vehemently-it was Miss
Van Horns mother who gave the house
party-.and you look perfectly beauti-
full lying back among those cushions!
1t won't be long until dinner, and he is
very clever, and you are clever,
and---'
Very WE'LL" Miss Nicholson gave
little sigh. Who is hep she asked,
but Miss Van Horn was out of hearing.
Miss Van Horn recrossed the long
portico to the Swallowed corner
where the hammock swung SLOWLY
presented Mr.. Barrin5er to Miss Men
olson. and Departed
Miss Nicholson regarded her long,
slim hands as if she saw them tor the
first time; she turned them over ana
looked attentively at the pink palms.
Mr.. Barringer's moody eyes were liked
on her.
It's very hard to amuse clever
men" Miss Nicholson's voice was
plaintive. Last night there was a
youn:; congressman at dinner. | knew
was to go out to dinner with him. so
studied political questions all day
Cuba, the outluo,; in Porto Rico, the
Improvement in the Philippines l de-
tnr.nncI to shine, and | had absolute
ly no opportunity. I don't believe y
refloctively. that he talked OF any
body or anything but myself. lie said
ny lips were like cherries after rain.
| think they are more like woodland
berries. don't you?' The girls eyes
were lifted, to quickly retreat behind
the long lashes Ard he said my eyes
were mountain mists; and my hair
slkei,, golden mesh. was sorry he
came down to platitudes when ne
mentioned my hair. 1t was disappoint"
ing in the congressman. But perhaps
YOU are not interested in congress-
men?'
no." the man spoke deliberately, 81
am not"
In baseball?" hopefully.
NO"
In golfo" pleaGiEC}y.
NO"
You daHce?'
Me-" . .-- ---.-e- .s.,..ss...-a...-~z...s,..,.
You must be a very stupid person"
Miss Nicholson said. Il think it is
easier to amuse the congressman.
Mr.. Brewster Barringer was silent.
Miss Nicholson looked down on the red
lilies that ~wayed below them. A very
little smile twitched the corners Of her
mouth.
II met a NJ" Brewster Barringer
down in Florida one winter" she said.
He was engaged to q girl who was Wis
ting the PeytoIls. But perhaps you
arc not Interested IN the Peytons. II
you are not in severe tone, Il will
leave you to enjoy the twilight in sol-
tude."
Il an interested in the girl who Wis
ted the Pcytons,' he admitted.
"Oh,' her red lips parted suddenly,
disclosing raviGhing dinlples and the
glean1 Of regular teeth.
But Mr.. Brewster Barringer was
watching a dusky moth drift toward
he mass Of brilliant lilies.
The girl was called a f1irt but |
don't think she meant to flirt. She
-Oulun DC ullCOAcC1tuo VI LIS dOlAll q
ion she received. She was rather a
pretty girl, you know
Il shouldn't have used that adjec-
i've the Imam said, grimly, and this
lime he saw the fash Of Miss Nichol.
sons smile:
'No?' she was still smiling. He had
suddenly decided that deep dimple
On the left side of lips that parted in a
sweet, eager way was the loveliest
hing in the world.
The girl was glad there were men
n the world who loved her, all women
re- Into Miss Nicholson's voice
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

that 1 had changed my trousers Lean
me 3 dollar, Doc
And that was the result of q six
months wait for my first patient! Ny
visions. vanished
Well, [ had a. dollar and I let him
have it. I didn't see him for severaa
months; the next time he showed up
he had a lozd OF wood to SELL bought
it. After the fuel was delivered asked
him what I owed him.
"'Oh,' he replied, Just call it even.
Doc, on that dollar you loaned me-
II congratulated myself until found
that the wood was green elm, and r
you know anything about wood yo1
might as we'll try to fire asbestos as
to fire green elm. oh, yes, 1 remem~
Der my irss cau-''-New York Sun.
Widows Fight for Royalties.
A decision handed down recentIR-
in the United States circuit court of
New York makes it probable that
II 900 dentists will have to pay the
widow of a Dr. Shefield something
like $40, 600 Coo, = ...-
r: The dentists would not recognize
the claim of DR.. Shemeld to royalties,
for bridge work, and to keep the case
going in court 1000 organized the,
Dentists Protective Association. :, : !.
isH,; DIR. Sheffield died poor and broken
hearted, hut his widow took up the
litigation and the court decided that
the company whose case was a test
-one, must pay her Is per cent royalty.
She will Immediately start suit against
the other 1e, ,ss9 dentists OF the coun-
try. @.*5 3s*s.. .:...
If We prayed as long as God WOULD
listen we would never cease.
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
Town in Serious .Din3culti1eis::'

A remarkable state of affairs has
arisen in the town Of *Bandon, County
Cork, Ireland. !. The local governing
body is hopelessly insolvent. =: The
other day the sheriff; executing a writ,
seized the gas works, which is the
property of the local commissioners,
in satisfaction of a debt: The supply
of coal and the by-products. OF the
works were sold. at auction and the
town was left in darkness. ~. /
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there had suddenly come an earnest
note. They plead with her, or sighed
before her; but pleading or signing
her nature .retreated before their ad-
vance. Then Mr.. Brewster Barringer
came into her life. He didn't belong
TO her wqrld. She was rich, a society
girl, he hadn't g penny that he didn't
earn for himself, and was different
from the men she knew-men of the
golf links and clubs and dances. He
was alive! She caught his enthusi-
,asm, = and gloried in his strength Aand
In his belief in himself 7: sss7S sss77SsG' >a +
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

Miss Nicholson no longer lounged o:
the hammock pillows; she sat very
straight and still.
"The man did not understand the
girl she spoke quietly, but spirit OF
contempt hovered about her lips and
quivered her nostrils. "He viewed her
from an external point. He saw the
gowns she wore, the jewels-they were
the environment of her life-mere ad
juncts, but indispensable. He thought
they were herself-that she was all
billowy chiffon and perfumed lace
He thought-?" the man interrupt
Cd
The girl would rather have tramped
ten miles through rain and mud with
the man to whom she was engaged
than tool a coach through half dozeI
coll:mns Of society paper with young
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24

NJ more than one-half of the total extent
of cork forests. These forests are5kom-
posed mainly ofascork trees, intermixed
with. pines pinl and evergreen oaks. The
demand I: for cork increases from day TO
day, and it as added that France, the
United ,.flngdem, Germany, Russia and
the 81 sll}lnitad lll 81 ties absorb IS per cent
Aof the total pr bdduetipn of.cork: ;55 esSs
The Cook County herald., 1902-05-24
Remarkable Cork Output,

:ii:.@ : Remarkable Cork Output. =.
1.-THE production Of cQrk in the Nprld, ,
estimated at. 1000 metric tons M me-
Eric ton equals 2,2oF pounds avoEdu-
pots), is confined to Portugal, SPAIN,
France, Italy and North Africa lIpniis,
Algeria and Morocco, he arp Of
i reneh forests, including thosE il
Worth Africa, ffeeally pro aucing eoEE SIS