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Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
FEW NEW THINGS INVENTED.
Submarine Boat Used Forty Years
Ago, but L Sank.

We sometimes believe that there
has been an absolutely new thing
brought out in the way of invention,
and yet somebody comes along with
an old document and upsets it. Only
a short time ago it was shown that
wireless telegraphy was over thirty
years old, and that Mr. Loomis was
trying to interest people in it. For
a half dozen years experiments have
been made with submarine boats.
There has beekn a deal of talk about
them first and last. Factions for and
against them have been formed in
the navy, and you can find everything
from praise to the worst condemna-
ton of them in the official records.
More than this, there have been scan
dals about themA Congressional in
vestigations. with various persons
named During all this time we have
been treating the submarine boat as
something new and belonging to the
latter-day invention. But in the last
volume Of the naval records of the
civil war is a picture OF a submarine
boat, invented by Confederate naval
officer.
The picture taken from ore in the
museum at Richmond, Va, looks very
like the craft over which there has
been so much dispute for a few years
past The submarine boat Of forty
years ago was invented by H. L. Hen.
ley, and was to be used as a torpedo
boat to attack the bloekading vessels
Of the United, States. Henley had
confidence in 1t, for brief account Is
given Of his attempt to pass under
some ship, when he failed, and ne ana
seven men were lost. 1--WE could not
attempt to rescue them" says the 40
count 'tor they went down in nine
fathoms OF water" It Is recorded
that Bubbles appeared which
marked the place where they went
doWn.-WHshington Post.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
usefuIness Would Be Gone.

Mayor Low is telling an incident that
occurred while he was visiting one Of
the state prisons in company with a
clergyman. The good man stopped at
the cell of a burglar, and asked sol
emnly; my poor erring brother, have
you any hopes for tho futureT"
"Naw!" answered tho prisoner With
deep detection, "by the time gets out
OF this blasted jail I'll be too ole to
break into anybody's house!"-New
York Times.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
Battle Ships for Chile.

The Chilean government has order
ed two battleships of $1,000 tons each,
placing the contract for one with
Messrs. Armstrong and for the other
with Messrs. Vickers, Sons & Maxim.
The vessels will cost slightly over
$4,000, 900 each, and are to be delivered
within eighteen months.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Il is true that old Jim made no ref
erence to the place as a health resort.
Few people needed health in those
days and those who were in search of
II kept east Of the Missouri river,
well out of the range of the Blackfeet
and Sioux. To Jim It was the place
where h bubbles over" and this
was his description of the spot when
the editor of the Kansas City Jour
nal first listened to Jim's stoical ac-
count of it's wonders. The editor even
prepared an article on that wonder
section of the country, but suppressed
1t on account Of it's being unbeliev-
able. Jim stuck to the story, how
ever, and in 1879 the editor of the
paper printed an editorial apology to
Bridger for his lack of credence in
the story.
To-day old Jim Bridger's story
would not be half strong enough to
| encompass the whole truth of the
| region now set aside as a national
park for all the people. Within its
domains the lion almost literally has
lain down with the lamb. Bear and
deer and elk and moose that fed
from Bridger's buckskins in those
early days would only stand and stare
at him now in curiosity and interest.
The mountain sheep, shyest of all
the animals Of the hills, would allow
him to ride within a stones throw of
the crag upon which it rested. Even
the mountain lion, which at times
forces the military guards of the park
to wage war upon his carnivorous
destructiveness, is immune from the
bullets of the park visitors. Only the
speckled trout of the mountain
streams and lakes may be taken to
bag by the sportsman.
President Roosevelt in leaving the
park, paid it lasting tribute within
the limits of a paragraph.
The Yellowstone park" he said,
us something absolutely unique in
this world, as far as know. Nowhere
else in any civilized country is there
to be found such a tract of veritable
wonderland, made accessible to all
visitors, where at the same time not
only the scenery of the wilderness
but the wild creatures of the park are
scrupulously preserved as they were,
the only change being that these
same wild creatures have been so
carefully protected as to show liter
ally astounding tameness."
Geologically and geographically
nature left 1t unique, and in many
respects the hand of man has improv-
ed upon it. In it's rocks and powders
are to be found the materials of
which the foundations of the world
are made. The great seas which once
rolled over the continent have left
their sedimentary rocks in layers
thousands of feet thick. Then came
the age of mountain building, when
the foundations of the great deep
were broken up, piling range after
range, and sinking valley after valley.
Then the volcanic period and after
that the period of glaciers. And to-
day, after age upon age of cooling
Of the earth's crust, there are $500
hot springs in the park and the
scores of geysers and paint pots and
mud spouting cones and pools.
OF the geysers there is little that is
new to be said. The Giantess and
Old Faithful and the Fountain and
the Minute Man are familiar names
to everybody. Old Faithful is the
one geyser of them all that never dis
appoints the visitor, as his spoutings
occur at intervals of siXty-five to
seventy minutes, when water is
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Not to intimate that the President
Of the United States has been guilty
of plagiarism in his recent comments
upon the beauties and rejuvenating
character of the Yellowstone park. it
was famous old Jim Bridger, the Dan
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
Had Two TO snnnnrt.

Office Boy-Will you please raise my
salary? Employer-Why, l gave you
raise only last week because YOU
told me that you had your mother to
support. Office Boy-I know, but my
mother got married, and now have
two to support.-ohio State Journal.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

In some OF the remote villages Of
Armenia, when a girl reaches her 18th
year without being betrothed she Is
made to undergo strange punishment.
First OF all she has to fast for three
days. and during the following twenty
four hours she Is allowed to eat only
salt FISH, without anything TO drink.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

There is strong ground for the sus-
picion that somebody connected with
the Colombian government thinks
Uncle Sam has not yet been properly
shaken down for the canal building
privileges.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
The Method. Not the ATonar.

And now comes John d. Rockefeller,
Jr., and tells us that riches is no bar
to heaven" Probably not in them
selves, but it is the thing a man does
in trying to get riches that lessons his
chances for heaven.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The Paris Journal des Debates sug-
gests that citizens of the United States
be called "Unistatistes" instead Of
Americans" The rank and nile Of
Frenchmen will probably continue,
however, to call us Holsters.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
Clock Made of bread.

Milan has a curiosity in a clock
which is made entirely of bread. The
maker is a native of India and has de-
voted three years of his life to the
construction of this curiosity. The
clock is of good size and goes well.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

It was told that an enterprising
magazine manager offered Stockton
$4,000 II he would reveal the true end
OF the famous tale. but be YVES true 10
his story and declined the olfer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The Boston Globe MARBLES a spring
madrigal beginning thus: April
freezes hurt the treeses." The Hub
still has a firm grip on the literary
primacy of this country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Hard as an American may try 20 re-
member Russia's historic friendship
for this nation, the frequent repetition
of incidents like the massacre OF Kishi-
nen have a tendency to cause tempo
rary lapses of memory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Now that a Chicago publisher has
had the Bible set in type, for the first
time in that city and the first time in
twenty years in America, will the
Chicago papers review it as new Iitera-
ture.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Better the barking of kennel full
of dogs than the wrath of one Richard
Harding Davis" say the natives of
Marion, Mass. And Mr. Davis is in
the faf-off Balkans at that.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
H1hibltion Of FlemIah Palntlngs.

Travellers in Belgium this summer
will find at Bruges big exhibition Of
early Flemish painters. The pictures
have been brought together from coli
lections throughout the country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Here's chance, girls, Personal"
advertisement from Paris in the New.
York Herald: For a niceloolIing,
strong, well-educated marquis, aged
twenty-three. seek a young, rich
well-educated, niee-looklng American
lady" Ask Paps to buy him for you
ouickI
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
We Can't Tell Your Fortun..

but we have publications that will en-
tighten you about Texas and its great
possibilities. Other Katy" publica-
lions, "The Golden Square" The
Coming Country" "Old Mexico" ETC.,
will be mailed on application. Address,
KATY"
$40 Wainwright Bldg, st. Louis, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Mr.. Carnegie denies with some heat
that he belongs to New York's smart
set" Possibly Andrew considers Mr.
Harry Lehr a "puir fule body, after
a"
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The officers of the Arkansas say
that they find the fishing in the Missis.
sippi river tolerably good, but they
would enjoy catching more trout and
fewer catfish.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Agricultural dreamer,you may not be
able to hitch your wagon to a star, but
you can hitch your pillow to an auto
mobile.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

But If Ralph Waldo Emerson had
never written things, would he have
gone down in history as the discov.
erer of the great truth that pie is a
breakfast food?
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
urrs MIaa preonnt,on.

The Women's Protective Health As
ISOLATION of New York is demanding
that fruit sold on the walks be COW
cred to protect it from dust The sale
of candy is already regulated in this
rnsnect
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

A man named Peter Schwartz has
been dismissed from the New York
police force because he neglected duty
in order to parade with the Irish vol
unteers on st. Patrlck's day. There
seems to be something wrong here
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

There were eleven people killed in
the late revolution in Honduras. That
is almost as bad as wounding a man in
a French duel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

thrown from 1875 to $50 feet into the
air.
These hot springs and geysers are
the source of the Boiling river, steam
ing and trickling and spouting in. a
cool, rarefleld atmosphere from 1000
to 5000 feet above the level Of the
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Andrew Carnegie has left London
for Skibo Castle, to which place all
mendicant appeals should for the
present be addressed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The story that a Los Angeles news.
paperman's house has been entered
and robbed of "a number of valuables"
looks like a sarcastic dig at the pro-
fession.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

It is evident that Andrew Carnegie
will have to give it away faster, un-
less something happens to clog his in
take.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Mrs. Sage says that she is. proud be.
cause Russell never smoked But is
that a virtue, when a man can't afford
to smoke?
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
stops the Cough ana
Works on the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price25c,


A Mexican carpenter considers hang.
Ing one door a big days work. An
American carpenter win easily hang
ten doors a day.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Ireland possesses the biggest park
in the United Kingdom. This is the
Phoenix park. Dublin. 1t is three
miles long and two wide. The largest
private park is to be found in Eng
land. 1t surrounds Fridge castle, a
seat of the earl of Abergavenny. 1t
contains nearly eleven square miles.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The New York stock exchange has
moved into its new building, where it
is hoped the wind will be tempered
to the shorn lamb.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

There is a strike in a Philadelphia
Bible printing house. Next we shall
hear Of labor troubles in an arbitration
factory.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Blessed are the women who do not
talk and thrice blessed are those who
are in the same room with them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Peter Stanley, aged 10, died the
other day in Ohio. He waited as long
as he could, but the presidency did
not get around to him.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

"The Klean, Kool Kitchen Kind" of stoves
keep You clean and cool. Economical and
always ready. Sold at good stove stores.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

When men get together they talk
shop; when women meet they tank
shopping.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
MIN Itla the Reat

a because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch is unlike any
other, better aud one-third more for 10
cgutA
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

The scarcity of steeple-climbers ig
delaying work on the new Chicago
postofice, and this fact has led to the
discovery that there are only fourteen
"human flies" in the United States.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Don't give up. AS a usual thing,
Fate is kindest to the man that fights
back.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Birds are said to be Hetty Green's
favorite pets. But she is not throw
ing money at them.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Now that the smallpox germ has
been discovered. steps should be taken
to vaccinate him at once.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Shamrock doesn't seem to be very
lucky name for a yacht.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
Industrial school for Norroes.

An Industrial and agricultural
school for colored youths of Maryland
was opened last month near Laurel,
in that state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Why is It that so many really pret-
~ girls seemingly cannot keep their
shoes from running over at the heel?
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

Russia doesn't want Manchuria. So
many people are looking that it isn't
convenient.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

lei Booze Of the Rocky Mountain
country, who first brought the news
of this bit of natures wonderland to
the civilization represented by st.
Joseph, Mo-, away back in the SOS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18

British COlumbia's Mixed ReIIgiOnIsts.
In British Columbia there are more
Buddhists than Baptists, more Con-
fucians than Congregationalists, and
nearly as many pagans as Lutherans.
Mexico Missouri message., 1903-06-18
Those Who Have Tried Il

WIN use no other Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal In Quantity or DUAL
lty-l6 OF. FOR 10 cents. Other brAnds con,
tain only 10 OF.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
SHORT LINE TO SIOUX CITY
President Harris Gives Assurance that
Omaha's Interests VIII BE
Cared For.

The following letter from President
George B. Harris of the Chicago, Durling-
ton & Quincy railway, which was read at
the Commercial club yesterday, gave con-
siderable satisfaction:
have received your favor of the 27th
inst. with the petition of large number
of the responsible business men OF Omaha,
who desire, in case We build line TO sioux
City, that the interests of Omaha shall be
fully considered. l have to say that this
will be done, and whatever may be done at
first we expect 10 finally furnish Omaha
with a practicable and convenient connec-
ton for Sioux City and the country be-
yond.
It is known that the Hill interests pro-
pose to build a line from Sioux City down
into Nebraska to Ashland, with the idea
of getting a direct route for Nebraska grain
to the lake ports and the Hill water lines.
IL the connecting link is built, as 1t prob
ably will be, 1t will only need the con-
struction of a short cut off from Omaha to
a point near Fremont to give this city a
direct route to Sioux City and the country
beyond. Omaha jobbers desire this very
much, as 1t will increase their advantages
in the competition with st. Paul and
Minneapolis in the territory north OF Sioux
City, especially in South Dakota.
Aside from the letter. President Harris
has given verbal assurance that when the
Ashland extension is put in the cut or will
be built. II Fremont is made the junction
point that city will have another railroad
to Omaha and the east, together with the
new communication to the northeast.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
TELL OF SWITcHMEN'S UNION
Omaha Delegates Return from Bi-
enniaI Convention with Good
Reports.

Dr. M. ]. Ford and II. G. Stalder, who
were delegates TO the biennial convention
Of the Switchmen's union Of North America
at Indianapolis. have returned to Omaha,
and say that the gathering was one of the
best in the history of the organization.
the rolls showing the largest membership
ever enjoyed. The next convention will be
held in the Hoosier metropolis 5000 be-
ing offered by the citizens for the privi-
lege. A former Omaha man, NJ. r. Welsh,
was honored by reelection as grand sec
retary-treasurer. It being done by accia-
nation upon motion Of DIR. Ford. Mr..
Welsh has served little more than one
term and makes his headquarters at Buff
falo. Concerning the action of the union
in declaring against sympathetic strikes
one OF the returned delegates said: This
was simply putting on record a principle
that the organization has long held In
1888 we went on a sympathetic strike and
were nearly wiped out OF existence as
result We learned that our interests are
not Identical with the interests Of every
other union and since then have been will
ing to extend moral support and financial
assistance to striking brothers Of other
trades but decline firmly TO walk out in
sympathy in order to help them win. We
seek TO make the union strong within itself
and by following that course have gained
the respect Of the employers all over the
United States"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
GOVERNORS MEET HUsTLERS
Ak-sar-Ben Board and the BusInen.
Committee Lay Plans for
Campaign.

For the first time this season the board
OF governors OF the Ak-Sar-Ben and the
hustllng committee met together in fun
strength Of the company at the Omaha club
last night and made medicine and con-
trived organization in a manner to pump
up the anticipatory enthusiasm of those
subjects Of Quivera who were in a position
to be aware of the "doings which were
being done"
The honorable governors did not by them
selves do many noteworthy things. but the
hustling committee went through a little
preliminary signal practice and named
Thursday next and the noon hour thereof
as the time of meeting at the Millard
hostlery for the purpose of appointing each
other to districts of the city and thinkina
out the minor details Of the plan for the
active canvass which will begin at o'clock
OF the afternoon following the meetIne.
The chairman and secretary Of the hustiers
will appoint committees and district tho
city before the next meeting.
]. ID. Weaver was last night made chair
man and II. +. Robertson secretary. The
membership was the same as for last year
and includes Frank Wilcox, o. E. McCune
Julius RosenEweig. G. c. KitterinE. r q
Hayes, Max Goldsmith, N. s. Mann. Ed
Wilcox, Frank Simpson. f. c. Hudder
F. NJ Russell, Robert Haaker and J. G
Callahan.
The indications point TO better work than
ever said committeeman. The den is
in splendid shape for this time Of year and
We will begin the active work there on
Monday, June IS. We have had a prelimI.
nary trial or two, the first last Tuesday,
and when we get started fairly the show
will go splendidly"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
PORTER IS KILLED BY TRAIN
Joseph Tolbsrt, OOlored Missouri Pacific
EmplOye, Meets Violent Death.
RUN DOWN BY UNION PACIFIC DINER
One of the Oldest Porters in Omaha,
Having Put I'm Many Years on
the Hartman and Gould
Roads.

Joseph Tolbert, the colored porter Of n
Missouri Pacific Pullman sleeper, was run
down and Instantly killed last night shortly
after o'clock by Union Pacific diner
that was being switched into the Union
station.
The accident occurred just west of the
Tenth street viaduct. Tolbert had Just
finished his run, coming in on the belated
Missouri Pacific train from Kansas City.
He had left the car and was starting home
A. ]. Donahue, the pilot of the Union Pa
cifc train crew, saw him disappear in front
of the Union Pacific dining car, No. 317,
that was being backed into the station, and
not observing him pass on TO the other
side, at once surmised the result The
dining car was stopped Immediately and
Tolbert was found lying Just under the
front trucks, lengthwise across the track
He had evidently been knocked down and
rolled along the track by the trucks, which
had also passed over him.
Police Physician Trostler was at once
notified, and went down to the scene of the
accident. finding Tolbert lying in the posi-
ton described. With the aid Of Captain
Haze and one or two other officers the body
was dragged from the track the only
visible injury being about the head. Coroner
Bradley was summoned and took charge OF
the body.
Tolbert was carrying a bunch of flowers
and bowl when struck by the car He
was one OF the oldest Pullman porters in
Omaha, having been for many years a
porter on the Union Pacific. For the last
fifteen or twenty years he was a porter
on the Missouri Pacific. He has son
living in Sioux City, but has been separated
from his wife for many years. He is about
IS years old, and his home was on Thir-
teenth street opposite the Millard hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03

labors on June S and make a report TO the
county commissioners on June 3.
J. Klein left last night for Chicago TO
meet his brother and sister, who are
enroute from Germany to Omaha.
Mrs. Florence l.. Moore and Miss Sarah
Moore left last evening for a few weeks
visit with J. 3. Waite at Marseilles, III.
There is a big washout at the west end
Of the . street viaduct and the present
retaining wall may fall in IL the rains
continue.
John w. Carlow, formerly resident Of
South Omaha, but now located at Lyons,
Neb.. is In the city visiting friends Tor a
few days.
Spreading street car rails at Twenty
sixth and N streets yesterday caused some
little delay to trafhc The damage was
repaired in a couple of hours.
These births were reported yesterday:
Chris Buntzen and wife, Eighteenth and 8
streets, a son; Sam Greenberg and wife,
24Ol w street, a son; James Sargent and
wife, Twenty-ninth and l streets, a son.
T. w. Taliaferro, general manager OF
the Cudahy Packing company, and George
Parks, superintendent of construction, re-
turned yesterday from St. Joseph, Mo.
The pair made an effort TO get to Kansas
City, but failed and were compelled to
return.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-03
Meteorological summary for Nav

The meteorological summary for Nav
Issued by the local weather bureau shows
the following;
TemperatuTe-The mean temperature for
the month was 6S degrees; the highest a
on the Goth; the lowest 35 on the isl, tbs
greatest daily range 26, on the Cd: the NEAR
for May for thirty-three years is g. de-
Wind-The prevailing direction of the
wind was south and the total movement
1904 miles; The maximum velocity was az
miles per hour, from the southwest on the
Precipitation-The total precipitation for
the month was S32 inches the average Tor
May for thlrty-three years being ans: the
accumulated excess since January / is 2I6
There were eiRht clear days, hfteen pa artly
cloudy and eight cloudy There was a
heavy frost on the Sd and a killing frost on
the lst.