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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

The franehised corporations and their
friends in the council should remember
that a good thing can be overdone. The
people Of Omaha constitute the final
Nboard of review.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
Cruel and UnusuaI Punishment.
Washington Post

BY mAlieiously compelling the Hon. Tom
Mcdonald Patterson to listen to the read
ing Of q series OF his own editorials the
Hon. Joseph Benson Foraker succeeded in
demonstrating tina there are tortures ten
fold worse than the water cure.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
President Palma of Cuba has assured

President Palma Of Cuba has assured
Colonel Bryan that he would prefer to
have remained in the secfusion Of his
quiet home rather than 10 accept the
duties devolving on him as president Of
the new republic. President Palma is
nothing II not polite in thus Offering
soothing balm to console his distln-
guiS%al visitor,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
Hot Work for Lawyers.
Indianapolis News.

1t " said that the merger plan may be
Withdrawn by the railroad managers and
some other form OF concerted manage
ment substituted. In other words, tho
railroads are putting their lawyers 10 work
to discover some way around the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
Dishons.ty's Poor Reward.
Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript.
That the life Of the transgressor is ha: d
is conclusively shown by the record sheet
OF a professional bank thief. who during
twenty-one years OF criminal life passed
eighteen In jail and got by his steallngs
less than 81, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

They must have yellow journalists
over in Italy. The report that Mount
Vesuvius had begun unlimbering its ma
-chinery proves to be a plain ordinary
fake.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
santa Claus Recants.

Kansas City Star.
Senator Stewart OF Nevada declares that
silver is dead. This should be regarded as
expert testimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

1t seems that John Bulls unconditional
surrender ultlmatum has gone through
a revised edition.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
An Example for the World.

New York Sun.
The immense impulse to help the Mar
Unique people. in this country particularly
but all over the world as we'll. is splendid
evidence OF the bottom goodness Of human
nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

Emperor Francis Joseph, It is said, Is
anxious that Austria Hungary should have
a larger navy. This desire Of a venerable
ruler so honored and beloved throughout
his dominion is a little perplexing in pres
ent conditions. OF all the conspicuous ma
lions of Europe, Austria Hungary has the
smallest seacoast. Glance at the ocean
lines Of the other European powers, and
then consider the limits Of the tides
which beat upon the marine boundaries Of
the dual empire. Fortresses and batteries
where the waves roll upon the scanty
shores Of the ally Of Germany and Italy
may perhaps be useful, but what can Aus
tria and Hungary expect to accomplish by
spending more money upon their naval
establishment? Austrian war vessels fought
we'll at LISA, but that was long ago.
Times have changed since LISA. What
can the Hspsburg dynasty, with its narrow
access to salt water, hope to gain by
spending the money Of it's taxpayers upon
new battleships7 Neither Vienna nor
Budapest could be captured by ironclads
in any circumstances; and surely the
Hapsburg treasury is not so overlooking
that Austria Hungary can undertake the
building Of a navy which could now cope
successfully with that Of any other Euro
pean country Of the first, second or third
class in sea power. Is there not some
mistake in the reports that the emperor
is DESTROYS OF the building Of more war
ships?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

Nebraska has put In a claim for the
vacant seat on the court of claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

The SUMS smiles are only made
brighter by timely rains.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

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publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening n Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF ApriL. 1907. was as follower
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

manding the respect of the world by in
dustry and advancement in intellectual
and social conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

That anthracite coal strike begins to
look serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

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Net total ,S3S
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g. Notary Public.
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Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

The development of Germany as a naval
power is emphasized very forcibly by the
feet. under the command Of Prince Henry
OF Prussia, which arrived in Irish waters
the other day on a friendly visit. II is
said to be the most powerful aggregation
of foreign warships that has ever Wis
tied any British or Irish port. The squad
ron consists Of eight line of -battle ships
in two divisions. and three cruisers, and is
larger numerically. II not in actual power.
than the British Channel squadron or
the French Northern squadron. A note
worthy quality of the fleet is its homo
g%eneity. The four vessels of the first d.
vision, Of the so-called Kaiser class, are
Identical in all respects, size, maneuver-
ing capacity, radius Of action, speed and
gun power. All of them are protected by
the same weight of the very finest Har-
veyized nickel-steel armor. Between the
vessels Of the second division there are
certain differences, the slowest OF them
being unable to make more than six
teen knots, as against the eighteen knots
Of the Kaisers. Moreover, the feet is prac-
tically new, the oldest Of the first d.
vision vessels being only FIVE years old, and
the oldest Of the others only ten years.
Before returning to German waters the
feet will make a complete circuit Of the
United Kingdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

DR.PRICES
CREAMY akingP Powder

Each time the United States Government
has officially tested the baking powders
the report has shown DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder to be of superlative
leavening strength, free from alum, abso-
lutely pure and wholesome.
This is gratifying, for DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder is depended upon by mil
lions of people to raise their daily bread.
NoTR-These Government inquiries also
developed the fact that there are many
Price BAKING POWDER Co. mixtures upon the market made in imi-
CHICAGO. taton of baking powder, but containing
alum or other causdc acid, whose use in
t0od is dangerous,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

A correspondent of a London paper, writ
Ing from Moscow, says that a curious
feature Of the agitation among the work
ing classes in Central Russia is the anti
foreign character which 1t is assuming. In
some Of the revolutionary placards issued
by the labor leaders the populace is ex-
horted to do away with the foreign
DEVILS" a phrase apparently borrowed from
the Chinese Boxers" The line Of argu-
ment adopted is that foreign capitalists,
engineers and managers have invaded the
country for no other purpose than 10
make money out Of the toiling Russian
masses, Oppressed work-people are told to
remember that lead and steel are cheap.
This cutlery against the foreigners is re-
garded as the more surprising, because the
movement is at all events partly Of foreign
origin. The most active agents in rousing
the Russian workman to a sense OF his
miserable situation have been the hun
dreds of well-educated men who have
aba ndoned their own careers in order to
live among the people and teach them, not
only to read and write. but the doctrines OF
revolutionary socialism. This teaching,
however, would have had little effect, pos
sibly, had 1t not been that In most OF the
mills and factories the hands came into
contact with foreign workmen, from whom
they heard Of the rights and liberties en-
joyed by the laboring classes in other
countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

In order to prove the supremacy of
France in the automobile field, lie Journal
Of Paris proves that. coal mining and the
great metallurgical industries excepted,
the making Of motor vehicles employs
more people in France than any other
industry. All the factories have tripled
their output In the last three years. Not
only Paris, but Lyons, Bordeaux. Mar
settles, Lille, st. Etienne. Nantes and
Rouen have factories. OF course there is
not only the actual engineering part Of the
trade, but the many allied industries which
have been benefited. to consider. and, TAX
Ing them into account, 1t is estimated that
nearly 5 $1,000 people in France are now
dependent on automobilism. The French
minister Of agriculture in a recent meas
ure has attempted to make the automo-
bilist a friend Of the wine and beet-root
grower. After the overabundant yintages
Of the last two years the great question
has been to know what is to be done
with the wine, while beet growing Is a very
prosperous national industry. The minister.
in order to show what can be done In the
way Of utilizing surplus stock, has organ
lied an international motor car contest. in
which the competing carriages are TO de-
rive their motive force from alcohol, II be-
ing urged that this substance will serve the
purpose Just as well as petroleum and at q
much smaller outlay.
By the death of Prince Heinrich XXI.
OF Russia, one Of the thorns In the side
OF German Imperialism has been removed.
Although Reuss has an area OF 1922 square
miles and a population less than 10, 900,
its prince and It's people have obstinately
refused to enter into the spirit Of the
German emperor. On every occasion pos
sible the prince. when obliged TO refer 10
the German federation, would do so In the
most conservative terms, and when speak
ing of the relations between himself and
the kaiser would simply intimate that he
and the king Of Prussia we're allies for the
common defense OF the German federation.
Heinrich XXI. comes from a very illus
trious house, which consists of two
branches, the elder dying with him. Both
branches have ever since 1900 named all
their males Henry and numbered them ac-
eording to the date OF birth. but on indie
pendent and different systems. The law
OF the elder branch is that the numbering
shall recommence after the birth OF the
hundredth male, who will be Henry C. This
branch has, however. produced only
twenty-four males in 202 years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
THE CHA MONSTER.
Long Supposed to BE Most venomous,
1t Has Been Discovered to he
Quite Harmless.

| For years wonderful stories have
been published about the gila mon
ster, but these stories have been more
startling than truthful, according tc
an article in Country Life in America
from which publication the following
account of the much dreaded reptile is
reproduced: 4
Little is known of this curious lizard,
and probably on account of the ter
rible stories told of the agonizing
death struggles of hunters OF Indians
bitten by this deadly animal a con-
tinuous war has been waged on it, until
now it is almost extinct. 1t is report
ed to be so fearfully poisonous that
its breath is supposed to be fatal to
those inhaling it.
AS compared with the gila monster,
the rattlesnake is considered almost
harmless by those residing in the To-
cality inhabited by these dreaded
pests People in a rattlesnake country
seem to become accustomed to them
and lose the fear borne by the ordi
nary individual, dispatching large rat
tiers with small stick, horsewhip or
any handy implement; the holder
sometimes handling the rattlers while
alive. Really, it is not difficult to tame
a RATHER SO it will recognize its mas
ter, and unless a quick movement is
made to brighten it it can be safely
handled.
! People who seemingly handle rat
tier with impunity never lose their
fear of the gila monster, the Mexicans
and Indians holding the most fearful
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
GREEKS AS FINANCIERS.
They Have Conceived and Perfected
an Economic System Surpassed
by None.

The Greeks have been extolled as
poets and artists, but really they ex-
celled as colonizers and as financiers,
and they conceived and perfected an
economic system, perhaps, relatively
more perfect than any other ever de-
vised. Little argument is needed to
prove that no overland route from
Bactra to Syria, and thence west, can
compete with the line by the Cas-
plan, the Euxine, the Bosphorus and
the Isthmus of Corinth, says a writ
er in Scribner's Magazine. The OBJ
stacles which long retarded it's SUI
premacy were never geographical,
but military, and consisted in hos
tile occupation of the Dardanelles or
of the Bosphorus, of the Caucasus
or of the country between Teheran
and Trebizond. Even now English
wares enter Persia by the ancient
road which leads from TrebZond
through Tabriz to Teheran. The
Greeks grasped the situation from
the outset and through centuries
sought to solve the problem by a.
process of colonization at once cheap
and effective. First, they cleared
away Instructions, then, paying lit
tie attention to the back country,
they seized the outlets of trade.
Troy belonged to the Babylonian
system and was the key to the po-
sition. That Troy adhered to Nine
veh, is beyond doubt, even setting
aside the statement of Diodorus, for |
the legend of the Argonauts proves
that the gate to the Black sea was
so guarded that only heroes could
enter
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
ELEPHANTS LIKE SNOW.
A Troop OF Trained Pachyderms
Gives IN Impromptu Show ut
Hartford, Conn.

A troop of trained elephants have
been performing at Hartford, Conn, re-
Gently, says the Courant, and after the
big snowstorm they gave an i'm
promptu entertainment out of doors,
1t seems that though natives of warm
climate no animal loves snow better
not even the polar bear. Prof. Lock
hardt was telling some gentlemena about
this, and finally invited half dozen to
visit the stables where the animals are
quartered. The party found the stable
yard filled with snow, and two or three
large drifts piled up. Mr.. Lockhardt
told the stableman to let the elephants
out in the yard, after telling his friends
to post themselves high up in the wag-
ons under thes beds: Then Prof. Lock
hardt told the elephants they could
have just as much fun in the snow as
they wished. They Immediately rushed
for the highest drifts, and made the
snow fly in decidedly lively manner.
The beasts would take large quantities
of snow up in their trunks, and seemed
to find great delight in throwing It as
high as possible, letting it fall upon
their backs. Then they began snow
balling, and schoolboys never took
more delight than these huge animals,
rearing on their hind legs, trumpeting.
and giving signs of intense satisfaction
every time one gave another trunkful
Of snow in the face. At length Mr..
told the largest of the quar-
tette to lie down, and then permitted
the other elephants to cover her over
with snow, which they did with much
dexterity. At a word the big elephant
arose, shook off the snow, and amid
trumpetings and general excitement
the animals were returned to the barn.
The feats at the Coliseum were gone
through with that evening with much
speed and vim, and Mr.. Lockhardt said
he thought the snowballing Of the
afternoon had really done the ele-
plants good
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
p1TH AND POINT.

| When man brags about himself you
| may be sure he can find no one else
to do it for him.-Puck.
Wit is peculiar kind of talk that
often leads to pulled noses and broken
heads.-Chicago Daily News.
We regret that there is no we'll es-
tablished superstition about the bad
luck in wearing anything that is not
paid for.-Atchison Globe.
He-"How do you do, Mrs. West!
I've been intending calling on you for
some time; but somehow I've been so
busy ! haven't been able to-" She
I'm delighted to hear it, Mr.. Hard
upp. l hope you'll continue to be
busy!." Punch.
Boy (who has lost his way)-"1 say,
mister, how far is it to Camptown
Creek?" Man (surlily)-'Fin out. I
amt no city directory!" Boy with
acute emphasis) -"No, you amt;
you're volume on good manners, you
are!"-Pick-Me-Up.
What crowd of lady shoppers
there is in the shoe department to-
day.! remarked customer. "a
marked down sale, suppose" EYES,"
replied the salesman; ''all the ladies'
number SKIES are marked down to
NO. 4, and so on."-London Answers.
Helpful Hints-"O-o-o-h-h!" It is the
wife who shrieks thus. "What is the
matter?' calls the husband. "Baby
has swallowed a tack" Nervously the
husband seeks his copy of "First Aid
to the Injured" Quicker yet is the
wife. See! She is feeding the baby
Observation-Disclosures American.
A well-known bishop was once start
ing on railway journey from Chester
Station, when the stationmaster came
up to him and said, referring to his
luggage: How many articles are
there, my lord?' ''Thirty-nine," was
the reply. 81 can only find &c." an
swered the other. "Then," said the
bishop, "you must be dissenter!'-
Glasgow Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
a FARMER FATHERS ADVICE

Lear Son: Your letter of the 10th came IN
the mail to-day
80 lou want to marry and you wonder
what Well say!
'' zoe your mother here and l have
fsao your letter through,
sue seems to think that I'm the one
WHO better lecture you!
,ioush IN most affairs, of course
there nothing quite so nice
nlother letter, still it takes man to
give advice.
Aoor letter says: shes beautiful and
handsome as queen"
Aope SO, Joe, and hope you know Just
a "hat those two words mean.
"a oeautl1ul form is one which tells of a
;. beautiful soul within;
"a handsome face is one which wears no
Canning brand of sin:
eauulo III eyes are those that with the fire
OF pure thought glow;
oeau.llu! lips are those which speak for a
truthful heart below;
hanosomest hands are those not
ashamed the Masters work to do
~A""us tnat are patient and brave and kind,
gentle and strong and true;
beautiful feet are those which go in an
T.. sWer to duty's cali;
And beautiful shoulders are those which
pear their daily burdens all
1'ehemper this maxim true, my boy, wher-
ever you choose a wife;
1He nanosomest woman Of earth is she
VINO leads the handsOmest life"
L. therefore, trust that the woman YOU wed
df You really love each other)
"AaS De the handsomest one in the world
excepting oIe-your mother
FRANK s. Pixley, In Christian Advocate
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
OUR NATIONAL
FLORAL EMBLEM
By EDNA DEAN PROCTOR.

We all love the trailing abuus the coumbne the goldenrod
but choose these other flower national emblem
simply for its beauty color fanced meaning
FORM homogeneous and unworthy it would be
pleasing song and Th shall be national hymn
tiona hymns made hs They born of
sionate DEVOTION and conecrated the nations hours of
of peril OF triumph and of So national floral emblem
thing of unrelated arbitrary choice To be symbolic it must
have been interviewer with the of the land people
its associations with them must be potent and enduring
One plant have widespread enough and distinguished enough
to symbolic country, and that is stately maze-THE
GOLDEN CORN 1t wholly and absolutely Amecan--never
kernel in the world elsewhere till carried Columbus
from the lakes to the gulf and from ocean, 1t
the of the primitive peoples heree aboriginal Amer
with religious ceremonies OF and
they invoked the blessing of their gods upon planting and its
harvest they buried with their dead and to the sun in
temples saved lives European settlers here
and it has been factor in the civilization the continent
FROM STALK TO BLADE, FROM TASSEL TO GOLDEN
EAR, IT IS UNIQUELY AND MOLLY BEAUTIFUL and i
itself with grace and forms of decor
ton
Do you is commercial" It IS commercial rovalv and
grandy commercial; but this its least national
floral emblem 1t is of the history of the New World and is
invested with the tradition and sentiment poetry the Amer
lean ages
Each state will choose its device after heart California
will have her Vermont the red clover godenrod
and and through the long bright list but
country how fail to adopt the beautiful distinguished historic
American plant-THE MAIZE THE CORN!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
A SMALL BOYS AMBITION.

My brother Fred IS the incest man, SO big
an straight an tall.
| Why he can do all kinds of things that
| can't do at all!
And you always hear him whistlin' while
he's aWOrkin' round.
Sometimes he doubles up his arm, an says
to me: Now, pound"
An when I pound him lawful hard) he only
laughs at me.
When am big that's just the kind Of man
I'm goin' to be.
Sometimes when I've been hammerln' an
the nails won't go in straight.
Ny brother Fred he comes along. an says:
why, that's first-rate!
An then he takes my hammer an he taps
just once or twice,
An all those crooked, bent-up nails go In
as straight an nice!
An then he laughs an picks me up, till I
am taller'n he. +
An when I'm big that's just the kind Of
man I'm goin' to be.
Sometimes when I'm playin' round, break
things an feel bad;
But Fred he comes whistlin' along, an
says: Don't look so sad.'
Then off he goes. an pretty soon hear him
comm back;
An what l broke's all mended up so ma
can't find the crack!
don't cry then, but laugh, an mamma
laughs, an so does he.
An when I'm big that's just the kind of
man I'm goin' to be-
Once 1 was sick a-visitin', I guess was
most dead.
But my ma she knew what to do-she sent
for brother Fred.
An Fred he picked me right straight up an
carried me off home. AE
So easy in his big strong arms. An want
q I glad to come!
An I was thinkin' all along as he was
bringin' me,
when l am big Fred's just the kind of
man I'm goin' to be!''
Emma F. Bailey. in ST. Nicholas.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-05-24
Girl Paid the PenalfX

Readers of Jacob Grimm's beauti-
full stories will remember that one oil
his prettiest tales ends with the
words: whoever refuses to believe
this story owes me a thaler." One
winter morning little girl rang the
doorbel and asked the servant if
Herr Prof. Jacob Grimm was at
home. When informed that he was
not she said, politely; "Will you
please hand him this thaler when he
returns?" The servant took the
coin, glanced at it curiously and in
CURED who sent it and what it was
for. II owe him the money myself"
said the little girl. "Why? What
for?" because I don't believe the
story about the WOLF