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New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool. April l. p. M Cotlon. Moderate ens-
middIing fair 5s2d good mlddilng $500 niddiing 5Std
middlinS ordinary. 50sd; ordinary. Aedd
The OF 1900 bales OF which 800 were
tor speculation export and included si00 American
Receipts $500 American Futures opened nrui
and closed easy: American middling c; April ltp
! i5d April and NAV. 51sd5 15d: May and June ) I'D
June and July 5isdtS III July and August S16a5 I'D
and September Slosqs.Oed September and Octo
he 4T4G+ TSd: October and Nov eber, AbSd November
and December 4t9i.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
FINAL ADJOURNMENT APRIL IL.

Albany. april (speciaI.-The Assembly passed a
resolution for the final adjournment OF the legs-
lature upon April II to-day but Senate sent the
resolution upon receiving 1t to the Senate Finance
Committee. Senator Raines stated that the legs-
lature would adjourn upon thg 18th if It had COM
pleted its work by that time. The Senate Finance
Committee viii hold the resolution until Ii is
learned if the desired legislation be accom-
pIished by April IL
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
PENNSYLVANIA BUYS, IT IS SAID.
Reported Purchase, Fifteen Parcels-Last
Barrier to Terminal Gone.

Il was unof1cially announced yesterday that the
last barrier to the beginning Of work on the Penn
svlvania tunnel terminal AZ Thirty-third-st. and
Seventh-aye had been removed by the purchase OF
fifteen DarceIs of real estate. The fifteen parcels
were scattered throughout the blocks bounded by
Seventh and Ninth aves, Thirty-f1rst and Thirty
third sts.. and owned by a syndicate headed
rv Sire Brothers, the theatrical managers and real
estate orerators II IS said that the Pennsylvania
T1aid about $500 90 for the properties.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02

Port de Paix H. Gonaives 15 Jereme L. Jacmel 1e
Baranquilla 81 Marta %. 10 the Hamburg
American I cabin passenger mails and mdse
a 2:4J A m
Augusta. Daggett Savannah March 80
o Ocean SIS Co. with passengers and mdse
Dole. News and Norfolk to
the Old Dominon SIS Co with passengers and mdse
steamer Goldsboro Geoghegan Philadelphia. to Will
lam Clyde & Co. with mdse
steamer Orion. Smith. Boston. to F II DalzelL
SANDY Hook y ], April 1, $50 m-Wnd north, hght
breeze: hazy off shore
SAILED
Steamers Celtic r) Liverpool Philadelphia South
anpton: NoordaIl Dutch Rotterdam; PhPbus Ger.
Flushing; Louise Roth t3r). Auckland. etc; st Bede
f3r) Singapore Shanghai Lady Gray (Br. Lisbon
Simon Dunois CSor) Port Antonio; Seminole Boston;
Hamilton Norfolk Newport News; El Mar New
Orleans; Minnetonka. San Francisco; Cherokee. San
Domingo City; ConaI Galveston Benefactor Phtlade-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE,

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 545 sunset s24 Moon sets II 20 Moons age
HIGH WATER.
AN-candv Hook 1917 Gov 10:49 He'll Gate 12;Ss
PM-Sandy 1882 Gov Island II "a He'll Gate lib
New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco April 1.-The official closing quo
.tions FOR mining stocks to-day were follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

send messages for one-half Of the Ameri-
can charges, and the service is fully az
good as ours. You can send a telegram
of ten words anywhere in Holland for 10
cents and for each additional word you
will pay about six-tenths of a cent. A
fve-wOrd dispatch to Great Britain costs
only 20 cents and one to the United States
costs 40 cents and upwards per word.
The telephone rates are equally low.
Every city has a good service with the
wires on steel towers 100 feet high so that
they rise far above the houses. | see them
erecting such poles here in The Hague.
They come in sections and look much like
the towers of enormous windmills.
The Dutch government Ofhcials are OBJ
jecting to our taTiff on their exports. They
sell us from $40, 600, COO to SIS 900 900 worth
of goods every year, and would sell a
great deal more were IL not for our import
duties. Holland is practically a free trade
country, duties being imposed for revenue
Indian corn, -four, lard, tallOw, leather
and a lot OF other things come in free.
We sell the Dutch almost ten times as
much as they sell us and they think there
should be reciprocity. There Is talk among
the members OF the States General Of plac-
ing an import tax upon our wheat and -four,
but our consul general at Rotterdam tells
me there is no danger OF such a measure
passing. Said he:
Holland cannot possibly raise enough
to feed her OWN people and the Dutch will
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
People in the Lime Light of Publicity

from Louisiana have served their states a.
governor and Dillingham; and Proctor have
been governors OF Vermont One-hfth OF
the present membership of the senate is
composed OF ex-governors. The list in
Cludes Berry OF Arkansas, Perkins OF Cali
fornia, Mooney and Foster Of Louisiana,
Cullom OF Illinois. Alger OF Michigan, Mel
son OF Minnesota MacLaurin of Mississippi,
Dietrich Of Nebraska. Foraker of Ohio,
Wetmorc of Rhode Island, Tillman Of South
Carolina, CulbCrson of Texas and Proctor
and Dillingham; of Vermont.
A st. Paul real estate dealer who had
charge of considerable real estate belong
ing to Archbishop ireland tells in the New
Ntrk Times a story on the distinguished
divine which illustrates the quick wit Of
the gentleman in turning n corner when In
n tight place. The real estate agent was
caught short on some investments OF his
own and his clients, and It was decided
that he and the archbishop must hasten at
once to New York, where they had mon
eyed friends who they expected would help
them out. The reverend gentleman sug-
gested that they go the next day, which
was Sunday. The real estate man Was
somewhat shocked at this suggestion com
ing from the source II did, and said that he
never travelled on the Sabbath, as II was
contrary to the Scriptures. The bishop saw
the point, and, rubbing his hands together
replied that he, too. had a text that might
apply: III thy ass fall into the ditch on
the Sabbath day, you must straightway take
him out and as there are two asses in this
case We had better be lively
1t is perhaps needless to say they left
for New York on Sunday.
.
Prof. William Henry Burr. whom Inger-
soil called a great literary detective is e
we'll preserved old man Of 81. As a
pamphlcteer he stands without a rival in
this generation. He has been official re-
porter Of the United States senate. court
reporter in New York. official reporter on
the Congressional Globe and n lifelong
advocate OF the Baconian theory Of Shakes
pears authorship. He has well nigh proved
to the satisfaction Of many hard thinkers
that Thomas Paine was "Junius;" that
Lord Bacon was the prince OF Wales, being
the son of Queen Elizabeth; that Governor
Dewitt Clinton committed suicide; that
William Morgan was murdered by Masons
and that there are l44 ACCOMMODATIONS II
the Bible.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
Real Heroes
Continued from Fourth Page.)

oil, to a place OF safety. And all the time
he climbs upward the steam puTsues him,
for the companionways are in the only
opening leading out Of the engine rooms.
But it is not often that escaping steam
gets ahead Of an engineer, for he is a man
trained to act like a lightning fash In
emergencies.
The emergency is not always below decks.
An English tramp once came into New
York harbor showing the queerest looking
funnel imaginable.
While still several days out a storm ear
ried away the funnel, and to keep their
ship from having to be toWed In, the engi-
neers rugged up a tunnel out OF pieces OF
old sails, Irvine, rope ends, Hattened out
tin cans, and all other kinds Of junk that
they could make TO serve their purpose.
This wonderful work they held in position
by lines made fast to the masts, and SO
we'll did II fulfill the duty for which II was
buiIded that the tramp made port only a
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
Carpenters Letter
CONTINUED from Sixth Page.)

body which deals with matters relating to
1t. Thus you have in Holland a congress
much like our national congress, a set of
provincial assemblies much like our state
legislatures and a set Of much
like our counties or city councils-al
elected by the people. Indeed, the govern
ment is almost republican.
AS far as l can learn, Holland is very
well governed. You find perfect order every
where. There are no beggars and few poor
houses. Vagabondage is treated as a crime
and persons so convicted are placed In
some OF the state work establishments
There are no poor taxes, and such poor
as there are are chiefly relieved by the
various charitable societies. Taxes are
comparatively low, the total OF direct and
indirect taxes averaging something like SIC
per head.
Holland runs its own railroads, It's teIe-
graphs and telephones, and It makes money
out OF them, giving a good service at COM
paratively low cost. The state railway
receipts are steadily increasing. They were
more than 23,00O,Oe0 guilders last year. the
most they had ever been up to that time
and ~one-third more than they were IN
1890. Our postal service runs behind every
year; the Dutch mak about 5000, 900 guild
ers a year out Of theirs. They are losing
. little on the telegraph service. but they
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

with persons OF that state. revised and re-
modelled the story and told II with great
interest. 1t was such a good story that
Vest would tell IL when the right sort OF a
company was assembled. and those who had
heard it once before would ask for II again
and again. 1t was a lonG version, and Vest
would begin by giving his version-thc true
version. as he said-of why he left Ken
lucky for Missouri. Then he would say:
This is the way Joe Blackburn tells the
story. OF course no enc believes 1t, but Il
shows what an artist blackburn is when it
comes to working up q story Thcn would
follow n long, circumstantial account Of
Vests movements. and no enc enjoyed the
laugh any better than Vest himself.
49,
A number of speakers made short ad-
dresses at the dinner which Secretary Root
recently gave TO members Of the military
affairs committee. Congressman Cannon
vcs present. but he escaped Mr.. Roots eye
until everybody else had talked. Then he
was called upon and said the occasion re-
minded him of a revival meeting he once
attended in this state. "A lot Of deacons
and other hefty persons addressed the as
semblage and then a reformed gambler was
called upon g testify continued Mr.. Can
non, ''and this Is what he said: Brethren
ana sisters, ! nave sat mere ana iisteh'u W
the great men tell of their experiences.
The elder has spoken and the minister and
tie deacon and now you call on me, only
a poor ninkumslinkum.' That's me- said
Uncle joe " sitting down.
An American who was accorded an inter
view recently with Won Bualow, the German
statesman. found him in 4 detected mood.
He was bcwailing the woes OF German
manufacturers. The American quoted sta
tistics showing the value of Germany's ex-
ports to the United States. why said
he, 1--WE impor; 5000 tens OF toys every
year Yes said Won Buelow, but when
the children receive the toys they credit
them TO Santa Claus and when they are oil
enough to give us the credit they don't
care for the toys"
Senators Stone of Missouri and Berry Of
Arkansas, both cx-governors of their re-
~spective states, have been counting the eX-
governors who now hold seats in the Uni
ted States senate. Three governors or ex-
governors will take their seats after March
4. They are McCreary Of Kentucky, Clark
of Arkansas and Stone. Both the senator's
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

not tolerate any tax on breadstuffs which
must be paid by themselves. As it is now
there are import taxes on our tobacco
amounting to IL cents a pound, taxes on
our preserved meats and fruits of 5 cents
per pound and on oils of about ~ cents
per hundredweight.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

day or so late under her own steam, re-
fusing all offers Of assistance and thus
saving to her owners thousands of dollars
in salvage money.
And such instances" said the manager,
"are almost of everyday occurrence"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

read in future, so he would take a copy.
Then sign here" said the pretty young
woman, and the congressman obeyed. Then
he said, carelessly: How much does the
book cost?' With a bright smile the girl
said: 9TH kind you have ordered will be
$15O.' And she tripped away, leaving the
Ohio man in something closely approaching
a dead faint. He thinks some OF having a
guardian.
There are in Japan twenty-ciEht natives
of the country who have been students at
the University Of Pennsylvania and scN eral
of them have recently met In Toxic and
formed an alumni association. one of them
writes: The name Is rather odd to you.
We call it in Japanese, The Same window
Society Of the University Of Pennsylvania
That means we have once studied by the
same window. Then we have no president
Of the society; we are too democratic maybe
too much Americanized, | fear. But the
members are too few to need Il. Only |
serve the society as the secretary and treas
urer and everything" He signs himself
"Sada Suguira."
The fact that some rich men. who are
amply able to retire from business. remain
in the harness simply because they can't
get out was illustrated in the continuous
business career Of Abram S. Hewitt. why
don't you retire from active buginess?' he
was asked one day. This referred more
particularly to his iron interests. II can't
get out" he answered. AT least, ! can't
get out on terms which | feel it would be
honorable to accept. | had n chance some
time ago TO sell out our Trenton works,
but the condition was that they should be
closed down permanently. This would have
thrown about 200 of our men out of work;
people who had been with US for years, and
many of whom bought their little homes in
Trenton. ! could not accept such terms, 50
here | am. with the burden yet on my
shoulders, and / suppose death alone will
relieve me of it,"
Senator COckrell is a native of Missouri,
and now resides in the town and county
where he was born. His colleague, Senator
Vest, is a native OF Kentucky, and the sue
cessor of Vest, Governor Stone, is also a
native of the Blue Grass state. Senator
Blackburn, after he became acquainted
with Vest and heard the story of how he
came to leave Kentucky, which, by the way
was because of some little disagreement
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

~NR. LAsKER, the chess champion,
in a recent interview declared
81 that chess playing not carried to
~ excess, improves a mans health,
~ Most of the prominent players"
he added, live to an advanced age. But
nervous people shouldn't play chess at
night. II they do they can't sleep. Nor in
the morning, or they can't work. They
shouldn't play at all, in fact. Chess is
beneficial to a normal man. just as ath-
letics is good for him. the chess player
lives longer than the athlete"
.
A Texan known as Volcano" Marshall
became stranded in Manila and asked Gen
eral Chaffee to send him home. The gen
eral said his orders were to give such aid
only to those in the military or civil SER
vice. you could send me IL you wanted
TO- said Mar hall peTsuasively. "Sae hire"
said the commander in stern tones, If
our places we're reversed would you give
me transportation ?" You bet l would,
and be darned glad to get rid of you" said
the Texas volcano. General ChaHee smiles
discreetly when asked whether he sent Mr..
Marshall home.
Chief Joseph. the famous Nee Perez war
rior, and several members of his band who
fought against GeneIdl Miles years ago,
attired in gaudy blankets, adorned with
feathers and streaked with war paint, were
the center of attraction at the reception
to the army and navy at the White House.
One night when the chiefs name wGs
called by Colonel Bingham, the master of
ceremonies, he grasped the hand Of the
great white father with a grip that made
even Mr.. Roosevelt vince and said How"
in a basso that made everybody in the
vicinity jump. Colonel Bingham nearly
dislocated his jaw introducing Chief Jo-
seph's followers. One of them is named
Ahiokat and another answers to the name
of Poyapyontaliki. Colonel Bingham made
q brave attempt at introducing the latter,
but the Indian evidently didn't recognize
his name as Colonel Bingham pronounced
Il, for he didn't make a move to grasp the
presidents hand until the Interpreter poked
him in the ribs.
A very charming young woman called
Congressman Statue out of his seat in the
house and asked him to buy a copy OF Gros-
venor's work, 1.-THE Book of Presidents
General Shattuc said that as he was retir-
ing from congress he would have time TO
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

A very charming young woman called
Congressman Statue out of his seat in the
house and asked him to buy a copy OF Gros-
venor's work, THE Book of Presidents"
General Shattuc said that as he was retir-
ing from congress he would have time to
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

~NR. LASKER, the chess champion,
in a recent interview declared
- that chess playing not carried to
excess, improves a mans health,
~ Most of the prominent players, y
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
BOUGHT MAGIC BONES.
Florida Negroes Seeking Invisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.

Florida Negroes Seeking Invisibi1ity
Realized that They Were Seen.
"For a good many years." said a
Florida man, who was up this way
recently, 1--WE have been familiar in the
far South with the schemes which lie
signing negroes with the money-mak-
ing instinct have been working upon
their ignorant fellows to coax the coin
from their clothes. I'd hate to say
how many thousands of dollars the
more ignorant negroes of Florida alone
give up every year for concoctions,
manufactured out of nothing worth
while by the crafty negroes, for whit
ening their SKINS Then there are the
multitadinous lotions or ointments or
whatever you call them on sale by
foxy negroes down our way for taking
the kink out Of woody hair on negroes
heads. Colored women, especitlly the
Younger ones, fall victims to this kind
Of stuff for all Of their spare change,
and there are plenty of young black
bloods who eagerly give up $5 and even
$40 for fake contraptions that are al
legged to be designed to make their
noses aquiline instead Of fat.
"But an ancient black schemer was
put away down in Florida not long
ago for springing and successfully
working an entirely new one. The
foxy old darky made literally thou
sands of dollars out of his dodge be-
fore he was nailed. He passed the
word around among the ignorant ne
gro men that he had a consignment Of
charms, in the shape of small pieces of
bone, that would come pretty near
making their purchasers bosses Of ev-
erything in sight. The owner and
wearer of one of his bone charms, he
announced, would be rendered COM
pletely invisible to human eyes. Well,
you can readily imagine how a charm
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
like that would take down in a coun

like that would take down in a coun-
try where yeller-legged chickens are
thicker'n bees, and where watermel-
ons just pop out of the soil out of
their own volition. The ignorant blacks
fell to those little bone charms all In
a bunch, and they dug up from $5 to
SIS apiece for the things at that.
'They absolutely and implicitly be-
lieved that the wearing Of the charms
would render them invisible, and for
months the darkies down our way
provided with these charms have been
attempting to help themselves to all
sorts of things that didn't belong to
them, right in the presence of the own
ers Of the property, and in broad day
light, under the belief that their
charms screened them from the vision
of men. 1t took long time, and not a
little buckshot, to convince them that
their bone charms didn't amount to
much, and then they came to the front
with the story Of how they had got
hold Of the charms" ms."-Washingt
Post
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
LIVES WITH THE PARIAHS.
American Millionaire Prefers a Resi-
dence Among Outcasts of Japan.

American Millionaire Prefers a Resi-
dence Among Outcasts of Japan.
An eminent American alienist, DR..
Barr, records the most peculiar case OF
mental perversion ever known, he be-
lieves, in the history of the world. 1t
/ sthat of an American millionaire, who
instead of living in luxury and ease
among those Of his own kin, has chosen
to reside among the outcasts In far
away Japan. Many years ago he was
| one of the greatset specialists In Amer
lea and was provided with vast sums of
money for the purchase of such instru-
| ments and assistance as he needed.
His reputation was very great and
| he amassed fortune Of over $1O,OOO,-
600. Then he took to dissipation,
| which soon led to his downfall and,
| though rich and handsome, with cul-
tured and aesthetic tastes, he wander
ed away from the United States and
took up a life of revolving excesses
among the "hanins' or gravediggers
and social outcasts Of Japan.
| He caused his body to be tattooed over
every inch of its surface and after a
| time returned to America, exhibiting
| the work Of the oriental tattoers to
| anyone who would care to look at 1t.
A great dragon, perfectly shaded In
| every detail, adorned his back, while
other designs were scattered over other
parts Of his body.
He was, however, cut by all his old
| friends and turned out Of all the clubs,
| and subsequently, returned to Japan,
where, in the garb Of one Of the despis-
ed "hanins," he wandered about the
country with a performing bear and
| q harem.
His next freak was to hire squad
of Japanese boys, practically buying
them outright from their parents. He
dressed them in military costume and
| opposed to them an equal number of
| trained monkeys, dressed as Chinese
| soldiers.
| Then for his entertainment the Chino
japanese war was constantly renewed.
| The contests were bloody and brutal
and rewards were offered to the boys to
urge them on to further atrocities.
| While thus describing the life and
doings of this strange specimen of hui
manity, DR.. Barr has taken the great
est pains to conceal the identity of the
man and has so far succeeded
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13
THE DEAREST GIFT.

When all the dancing feet are stti,
The roses bloom is shed and spend,
When she has waltzed her happy fill
With Will and Jack and Ted and
Fred,
Tired of the whirl and jollity.
Her lovely eyes weighed down with
sleep,
Then, at the last, she comes to me.
And she Is all my own-to keep!
I find her gloves and tie her wrap,
We say our good nights left and rignt'
Now I'm the to be-envied chap!
All, now, indeed, it is good night!
Of lovers joy let wooers prate;
What could a man ask more in life,
Than this best, dearest gift OF fate
To have a sweetheart for wife!
Smart Set.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-03-13

is a straight blade mounted on curv-
ed handle, which, in turn, is pivoted
at the end Of an arm extending from
the horizontal shaft to which the pow
er is applied by means Of short crank
at the inner end. In the yoke in which
the oar is pivoted is spring which
tends to throw the handle, at right
angles to the supporting arm, and in
this position it will clear the water in
returning after each stroke. In the po-
sition Of the oar here shown projec-
ton on the handle is engaging brack-
ct on the side of the boat to bring the
oar in position to exert its leverage In
the water with the next stroke by
throwing the upper end Of the handle
down against the shafts. To back the
boat the end of the handle Is clamped
fast on the shaft, but normally the
spring and bracket alternately exert
their influence to throw it into Its inop-
erative and working positions respec-
tiyely.