Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
QUAINT FEATURES OF LIFE.

In Chicago. in May, at a time when there
had been no rain for three weeks, six
glass plates, two and one-half inches
square,, were exposed in as many streets
for one minute. The plates were then In
cubated 50 that each particle of dust to
which a germ was clinging would soon be
surrounded with a colony of germs which
could be seen and counted. The average
per plate was 1850 colonies. On the day
following nearly an inch of rain fell and
on the next day similar plates were ex-
posed at the same street corners, which,
after development, showed but 20 colonies.
A good rain had diminished the number of
microbes more than so per cent.
Poison sufficient to produce fatal results
was contained in a paste which Margaret
Carr of New York city put on her face.
She is in Harlem hospital and the physl-
clans said that unless complications set in
she might recover. The victim followed
her sweetheart's advice In using the paste
to remove a Euperfuous growth of hair.
She says she bought II at a drug store.
Soon after using 1t she suffered severely
from nausea and cramps. She lost con-
seriousness and her limbs were becoming
paralyzed.
A letter was received recently by A. f.
Root of Glenn Falls, N. Y, from a man In
Oregon. Forty years ago the writer stopped
at a store on Schroon river Aept by Roots
father, and bought a number Of articles.
When the amount was figured up the
~storekeeper cheated himself out of 5 cents.
The man noticed II, but said nothing.
In the letter received by Mr.. Root the
writer recounts the circumstances and says
/ that sft haQ troubled him all these Vpars
and that it was the one dishonest act of
his life"
He enclosed a money order for 70 cents.
being principal and interest.
J. Fred HOLSTER of Misha waka, Ind. has
ordered that the big stock of tobacco and
cigars In his store be destroyed. He car
ried the largest line Of this class Of goods
among local merchants, but was prompted
to burn 1t all on account of religious con-
victions. While I'm California. Hollister
says he received a divine message instruct
ing him TO cease using tobacco and dis
continue it's sale. He claims that no person
using or selling tobacco in any form can
enter the kingdom of heaven. His wife.
| who was dying from consumption, is again
healthy and strong, as a result Of a mys-
terious agency which both claim was provl-
Dental. She was cured at a religious tent
meeting. and HOLSTER, at the same time,
he says. had conveyed to him the startling
mandate against tobacco. Hollister is a
member OF the city Board OF Education.
The following coroner's verdict was re-
Gently rendered in one Of the counties OF
Indian: after having carefully axamined
the body, seen. heard and H. spected the
evidence adduced in the premises, I do find
that the true and lawful name OF said
person is as above given to wit: Andrew
Mitz, that HIS age at the time of his death
was So years. five feet and ten Inches high.
black hair and dark complexion. and that
he came to his death as follows: After
having the proper witnesses. which was a
son Of the deceased. / find that on the 18th
day Of February, A. D., 1905, and about
8 o'clock p. m. Mr.. Mitz having seen some
water in his cellar thought he would walk
out to the end OF the cellar Dream, wi n
was perhaps a hundred yards away. Ar
seeing the water coming out OF the tilh IS
parently alright. upon looking arounA ne
saw a rabbit sitting and went to the Nsnse
after his gun, when he returned, the nab
bit had gone. SO he went back and fust
before entering the house thought he would
take the loaded shell from the gun. when
by some means the gun went on. II kicked
back and the stock OF the gun hit him near
the Groin causing a severe meroraRe. He
managed to get into the house and took N
his bed and died from the effects about M
hours later. The accident was peculiar but
Il fataIg