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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Second Iowa cavalry. He enlisted from
Muscatine county and was commissioned
second lieutenant of Company A Of the Sec
ond cavalry September 2, 1861. He was at
that time % years old. He is a native Of
New York. In November he was made
first lieutenant and September 20, 1861, he
became a major In the regiment. He re-
celved his commission as lieutenant colonel
September y. 1864. With the Second Iowa
cavalry he had a distinguished service and
was regarded as one of the ablest Of the
young Iowa officers. He was selected as
commandant OF the State Soiuiers' Home at
Marshalltown and has proved himself a
most capable and popular official. Under
his management the Soldiers Home has be-
come a model of its kind and annually re-
cetves high commentator mom inspectors
and friends and from the residents of the
home.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

"a little louder.) Brother Jones will
lead us in prayer"
Still nc response. Then the preacher,
looking up, saw Brother Jones asleep in
the corner and bawled out the one word,
"Lead!'
Brother Jones awoke with q start and,
looking around all confused, said: "Tain't
ma lead; 1 just dealt"
A man with a woOden leg succeeded in
i~nveigling a quarter out of Clement A.
Griscom, head OF the Shipping trust. Mr..
Griscom was generous, but not careless In
giving aims. He told the cripple not to
cross his path again unless ne could prove
satisfactorily that he was worth more than
a quarter.
In the course of a few days the man with
the wooden leg again faced Mr.. Griscom.
A bed and a meal were the cripple's re-
q%uirements this time, as stated in his
appeal.
Can you show that you are worth more
today than you were two days ago?" asked
Mr.. Griscom, sternly.
Eyes. sir" said the man unhesitatingIy,
as he showed forward his wooden append
age. Look at that leg"
rs not that the same leg you had on the
other dayG" questioned the magnata
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

The district convention of the Epworth
league, held at Gretna, Neb.. recently, was
a success in every respect. The attendance
was large and the interest manifest in the
proceedings was gratifying. The usual
photograph was taken for the purpose of
providing those who were In attendance
with a worthy souvenir of the occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Tho story is told that Clark, the copper
king. refused the sale OF his copper mines
TO an English syndicate for $50. 600, 900. When
asked why he did so he said: Not that the
offer was not a good one. Perhaps it was.
But. than, that Ia such a great amount OF
snoney that l did not know how 1 should
Invest II II I had 1t in my hands. I am too
old now to face such a task. And for that
reason ] reJeeted the offer. I considered Il
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

CUDGE SIEBECKER of Wisconsin
~ has displayed Solomon-like wis.,
~ dom in some OF his decisions. Two
men appeared before him. One
- was a butcher. who claimed that
the defendant owed him $40 for a meat bill.
The defendant. a strikingly thin and gaunt
figure. denied the bill. Statements and
counter-statements followed each other
with great rapidity. The lie was passed,
but the constable interviewed.
when was this meat purchased which
you sold the defendant asked the Judge.
During the past four weeks, your honor"
declared the butcher.
Then I decide this case in favor of the
defendant" remarked the Judge, delib-
erately. as he scrutinized the emaciated
figure before him. Hi appearance indi-
Gates that he has not eaten $40 worth OF
meat In his lifetime"
One OF the most enterprlslng OF Amer
lean bishops. whose jurisdiction in the far
west Is so poor that he has developed such
remarkable talents as a beggar that his
friends In the east declare they fee when
they hear of his approach. turned up I'M
expectedly during the holidays at a country
house where a weekend party was being
ontertainod The house was 30 full that
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31


John Duss, the western musical director,
who came to New York two years ago to
battle with prejudice and harsh critics,
has had his hearing and is not found want
ing.
For his summer season Mr.. Duss has Sc
cured Madison Square Garden and such art
lists as Nordica, De Rezke, C~ampanar,
Blauvelt and Scott will assist him.. A
chorus of LOCO voices will be heard In large
choral works.
For this chorus there are many appu-
cants. A young woman tripped lightly into
the presence of Mr.. Duss a few weeks ago,
requesting a position in the chorus.
What experience have you had?' asked
the bandmaster.
I've sung in church choirs, in the chorus
of a comic opera, and recently on the
vaudeville stage, singing rag-tIme and coon
songs" said the applicant proudly.
"A case of from good to had to worse,
surely" remarked Duss, with some sag
casm.
MY mother said I was going to the d."
~whimpered the girl, and so / thought ia
make a change"
Are you going to keep on going to the
ID" questioned the musician more con-
siderately.
Yes, IL d stands for Duss," said the
girl, eagerly.
Duss engaged her.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

According to Senator Bailey of Texas
there was in that state a Judge who had
been robbed Of a horse. anu before whom
the thief, when apprehended, was brought
for trial. His honor eyed the prisoner with
deep satisfaction for a minute or SO, and
then delivered himself Of the following:
Owing to a personal prejudice the court
viii not hear this case. 1t will, however.
be tried by the bsiliE. who viii find a YER
dict In accordance with the facts and the
law. In the meantime" he ADDED impress
sively, "the court will go outside, bend a
rope and pick out a good tree"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

SPLENDID example of robust
western manhood was Carl Sch
neider. who has JUST died at Bur-
llngame, Kan, ageu SO. MIR. Sch
nelder went to California in the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

gold excitement of 1870 and made a small
fortune In the placer mines of Mount
SHASTA. He came to Kansas In 1874 and en-
gagged In farming. He remained a bachelor
until more than co years OF age. when he
married a young wife In Usage county. To
this marriage six daughters were born.
forming. perhaps, the most extraordinary
family record in Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

DR.. ID. r. Lee. the new county physician,
is an Omaha boy who started out to take
advantage of his opportunities and so far
has had no reason TO complain of the re-
suit. He was born in Omaha 25 years ago
and has resided in the city ever since. He
began his studies above the common school
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Omaha's delegation to the Washington
convention of the international Typograph.
ical Union, which convenes in August, will
be notable in one respect. It will contain.
two of the officers of the international
Wonan's auxiliary. Mrs. f. A. Kennedy
being the president and Mrs. Herman Mat
thos chaplain of the general society. This
body is made up of the wives and daughters
of members of the printers union, and has
proved an auxiliary in fact as we'll as
name- Among the printers the honor most
sought for is that of delegate to the Inter
national union, and in the affairs of n large
and prosperous subordinate union like No.
100 of Omaha the election uaKes on all the
aspects of a sharp political struggle. At the
recent election Herman Mattbes and l. ].
Copenharve. both of the day force of The
Bee composing room. were chosen.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
Gleanings From the Story Te1lers' Pack

'It is, sir nswered the cripple as he
pulled a newspaper from his pocket, but
by this paper you'll see as how the price
of lumber has gone up and made my leg
more valuable"
NJ. Griscom has adopted a new rule for
determining the Increased valuation OF
beggars.
Joseph Elkinton, the Philadelphia author.
belongs TO the Society of Friends. says the
New York Tribune. He converses as brill
liantly as he writes, and never is his So
ciety more engaging than when he con-
sents to narrate something from his store
of Quaker anecdotes.
The story goes" he said the other day,
that loud talking among the congregation
once interrupted a certain Friends meet
Ing. The women at this meeting sat on
one side of the room, the men on the other.
The speaker, when the talking became in
t~olerable, paused and looked at the audi
enoe reprOachfully.
A woman, rising. said to him:
II beg thee to take notice that the
talking you object to comes not from ours.
but from the mems side OF the house.
"The speaker smiled upon her. so much
the better, good woman; so much the bet
ter he said. 1t will be the sooner over"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
Pen and Picture Pointers

of the air and harbinger
of death and destruction. the tor
nado is the n terror of the
otherwise gladstone spring time.
Born Of conditions as easllv rec1p-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

appeared in letters of very large size; in
fact, five or six times as large as were the
letters I'm the name of Lincoln. DR.. Holmes
glanced at the monument and, catching
sight of the name of the giver in big let
tiers, dryly remarked: We'll, well; how
Moses Kimball has changed"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

Frank Thompson has gone to the
state cf Washington to hold a serie:
Cf meetings.
-Ryan's catarrhline cures you
colds and headaches when all othel
remedles fail.
u. w. Poss handles all kinds Of
patent medicines in general use; 170C
West Sixth avenue.
--Wanted-A comfortable room,
with CT without board; best of refer.
ences. Address r.. care Graphic Of
fee.
Telephone us for fresh rolls, cof-
feee cakes and doughnuts. Every af-
ternoon hot" between 4 and 8 oclock,
Joe C. Meyer and company.
Everybody should vote. We give
you votes on the elegant library for
any church, school or society. Bailey
and Lindsey's drug store.
We now hay1 another bread wag'
on in the city. Should any Of the
wagons rot reach you telephone us,
and deliveries will be made immedi
atelv from the store Joe c. Meye
and company.
Mr.. Sam Alexander has just pur
chased the most handsome turnout in
the city. 1t is a tWo-seated carriage
and when the top is in a reclining
position very much resembles Vie
tcria. Mr.. Alexander has also pur-
chased handsome span of bays from
Clarence Philpot, and the whole
makes q handsome turnout
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Sunday School Picnic.

The Sunday school Of the Riverside
NJ. E. church gave picnic at Bel
park Thursday. Those present We're
Misses Myrtle Regan. Madge Orr, Lol;
Eason. Allie kenser, May Stearns
Mittie Payne. Nita Payne, Messrs Ed
ward Roost. Mack Vought. King Rltcn
ie, James Mcclure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
+ !. i. 4. i. !. j. i. 1. T. j. 1. 1. f. + 4
+ LOCAL AND OTHERWISE 1
+ + + < j. s f. i. i. !. i i. f. r f. 4
WE HANDLE HOUSES

md lets. and lots without houses
We will sell you a big property or
a small one, and take just as much
pains to satisfy you, if you want a
vacant lot. as We would if you pur-
chased the largest property We have
listed.
If You want to sell your property
we will sell ii for YOU.
If YOU want to rent your houses, or
if YOU want TO rent a house, we can
fill the want.
IF YOU WANT A LOAN
on real estate Or commercial paper,
YOU can get it from US.
OUR SERVICE is YOURS,
OUR TIME is YOURS.
Let us help you today.
LEITNER & We'll,
113 MAIN STREET.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Mrs. Bob Unsell is reported ILL

Mrs Bob Unsell is reported i'll.
-T1y the celebrated P. and H. mo-
lasses Sold by Z. w. Poss grocer
ALL kinds of feed stuff on hand at
I. W. Poss' Phone us your order.
Rev. c. c. Cline, of Little Rock
will preach at the Christian church
morning and evening Sunday. Rev
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Mr.. Mills Declined Third Term.

\. w Mills. who has been seereta,>.
Of the state fire insurance associa1 on
sition again. but owing to 2 lack OF
time he refused a third term. The
association got through with the busi.
ness yesterday and tie representatives
from Pine Bluff have returned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Go13 Luck StQIe
VIM. RosenZWeig
1t5 and 115 East Third Avenue.
OLD PHONE 343.
Two More Blacks to Be Paved.

Plans are being perfected whereby
Laurel street can be paved from Sixth
to EighIn street. In order 10 do this
a couple of laws were changed by the
legislature during the present session.
anese two blocks will be paved With
,nr3c}1 and will add greatly TO the hand
some property along ,Aat part of Lau-
rel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

The front Of the White Barber.
shop" has been painted in stripes Of
red. white and blue. TWO feet wide,
from the top of the building TO the
pavement.
Cash egisters-Three second
hand National cash registers for sale
cheap. Can be seen at Truloek hotel
H L. Wilcox.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
A LARGE Haddish.

\ three and one half pound raddish
is now being displayed at the Jeffer
son county exhibit. it was raised on
Walkers plantation by F. N. Green
and is a beauty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Our Special
No. 4.

We have just received big
line of ladies' fine White Waists.
These goods were bought at sac
rifice from the manufactur to
close out odds and ends. We will
place them on sale at prices that
will suit you.
We are sole agents for the eel
ebrated John N5ier Union Made
Shoes for Men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12

Il. T. Sims. Of Little Rock, is in the
city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-12
Sixth and Chestnut
School
3O2 w. SIXTH AVENUE.

kindergarten and Grades ,2,3,4 So,
Z.
PRINCIPALS: Mrs. M. G. Jones
and Miss Callie Jones.
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Mr.. NJ. d.
McNeill
Miss Nellie Salee and Miss Marion
Larche are among the teachers en-.
gagged for next year.
The services OF a trained kinder.
gartner have been secured, and the
kindergarten facilities Of the school
will be enlarged.
The tuition i'll the kindergarten will
be $500 per month. Old phone 5S9.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-13
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK

Read the East Side news on page 16.
Don't fail to read the East Side news
on page l6 to-day.
Sale of roses and chrysanthemums at
half price at Mendenhal's, 81 Sixth street
S, Saturday only.
Collars last twice as long done up al
the Phoenix Laundry. We call and de-
liver. Try us. Country agents solicited.
Subscribe for all magazines. papers.
ETC., and get your binding done at Cen
tury News Stand. Third street. near
Hennepin avenue.
J. J. Fitzgerald. for twenty-one years
with local Nicollet avenue clothlns
house. has associated himself with the
Palace Clothing House.
Mendenhail, the florist, 81 Sixth street
s, Minneapolis. continues to get up the
finest funeral flowers. Also ships them
to any part of the northwest.
Where is Mendenhalrs flower store
At 81 Sixth street S. He always has the
finest and freshest flowers for funerals
and weddings; also decorates for recep-
tons.
Minneapolis Lodge No l. knights OF
Pythias, viii confer the second rank upor
q class this evening in their castle nan
second floor of Masonic Temple. Al
knights are welcome.
The regular monthly business meetihs
Of the Gideons will be held at st. James
hotel Saturday evening at 1880. Important
measures will be adopted at this meeting
and 1t is expected all Gideons will De
present.
Mahrah Temple No. II, D. o. X. k.
will hold a ceremonial Monday evening
when large class Of candidates will cross
the burning sands.' A number of prom
inent members from outside temples are
to be present. including w. D. Hadteld
imperial pasha, from Peoria, III.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-13
CHARGE OF PRADD MADE
I. L. Corse & Co. Seek to Recover
$4,000 From the Minnesota
Grain Company.

Serious charges are made against
the Minnesota Grain company, N. O..
Werner and Carl A. Werner in COM
plant filed this morning by I. L. Corse
& Co. The plaintiff alleges fraud and
seeks to recover 100000.
The complaint says the defendants
had claim of $4,000 against Anna
C. Hogan. AS security Mrs. Hogan
assigned mortgages on real estate, an
elevator and other property in Stearns
county worth from $4,000 to $4,000.
The defendants are said to have in
vestigated the securities, finding them
worth far less than the claim and then
upon false representations of their
value to have persuaded I. L. Corse
& Co. to purchase them for $4,000.
: The plaintiffs, therefore, asks that
upon the return of the securities the
defendants be compelled to repay the
$4,000 and interest. The defendants
put in general denial.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-13
POINTS FOR COUNCIL
Retailers Association Presents Com
mittee Suggestions as to Gen.
eral Electric Franchise.
Gross Earnings Tax in, Addition to
Other Taxes Is Thought
Desirable.

The Retailers association, thru it's
president w. l.. Harris yesterday pre-
sented to the special council commit
tee on the proposed Minneapolis Gem
eral Electric franchise, the result of it's
study OF the question for three weeks,
and after consideration with the off,
Gals OF the company. The following
suggestions are made:
First-Tcrm of Franchise-It is irnma
terial as to whether it is for twenty five
or thirty years. The company desires the
latter. and the concession might as well
be made.
Second-TaX on Gross F.arnings-It is
recommended that there shall be a taxa
ton OF gross earnings in addition and not
In lieu OF other taxes. The council should
decide whether the tax should be graded.
say IN periods OF ten years, or whether it
can otherWlse be arranged so the tax will
| increase In proportion to the increase Of
the company'ss gross receipts.
Ihlrd Fourth--The Rates to Be Charged
the City and Private Consumer-The cleo
trio company claims that the establishing
of fiat rate is unfair consumer in
the residence district should not get the
same rate q large consumer in the
business district. The company wants to
be In position to meet the competition
or private plants and those that supply
electricity for blocks 1t Is recommen led
a general ordinance be passed recurring
|
plants, or plants supplying business
blocks, be required to submit the plans for
the same to the city engineer, and to be
subject to gross earnings tax when
crossing street or alley. A sliding rate.
based, on quantity, is preferable, perhaps,
to either flat or graded rate.
| Fifth-Provision for the Purchase by the
Clty-Recommended that at the expiration
! OF franchise that the city be given the
! opuon OF purchasing the company's plant
| or renewal Of franchise.
SlXth-Readjustme of Rates-Recom-
mended that rates be readjusted every five
Years, the gross earnings tax to be taken
| into considera ton.
! Seventh-Recommende that there
| should be a municipal inspection of meter
| readings and lamp efficiency.
E1ghth-Recommende that there shall
| be arbitration between the company and
! consumer for the adjustment of disagree
ments.
The company, Mr.. Harris said had
| objected to the fixing of fiat rate
for it's purchase by the CITY, and the
readjustment of rates every five years.
1t had agred to the thirty-year fran
chise, to the gross earnings tax in addi-
| t1on to It's other taxes, and to the in
spection Of meters.
! General Manager A. M. Robertson
said that his company should not be
put on a par with individual or block
plants as to rates. He did not ask an
exclusive franchise, vet he thought it
unfair to hold the General Electric
company to the same rates as those to
be charged by concerns that operate
in a single building, block or small
area.
| Alderman Rand said that tonight
he would introduce resolution pro-
viding for further investigation. The
retail association was asked for more
assistance. Adjournment was taken
| for three weeks.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-13
THE FEAR OFHUMBUG
Prevents Many People from Trying
Good Medicine.

Stomach troubles are so common
and in most cases SO obstinate to cure
that people are apt to look With sus-
picion on any remedy claiming to be
radical, permanent cure for dyspep-
sia and indigestion. Many such pride
themselves on their acuteness in never
being humbugged, especially in medi-
cines.
This fear Of being humbugged can be
carried too far, SO far. in fact, that
many people suffer for years with
weak digestion rather than risk a lit
tie time and money in faithfully test
ing the claims made Of a preparation
SO reliable and universally used as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
Now Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets are
vastly different in one important re-
spect from ordinary proprietary med1-
cines for the reason that they are not
a secret patent medicine, no secret is
made of their ingredients, but analysis
shows them to contain the natural d1-
gestive ferments, pure aseptic pepsin,
the digestive acids, Golden Seal, bis
muth, hydrastis and nux. They are
not cathartic, neither do they act
powerfully on any organ, but they
cure indigestion on the common sense
plan if digesting the food eaten thor
oughly before it has time to ferment,
sour and cause the mischief. This is
the only secret OF their success.
Cathartic pills never have and never
can cure indigestion and stomach
troubles because they. act entirely on
the bowels, whereas the whole trouble
is really in the stom ach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken
after meals digest the food. That is
all there is to it. Food not digested
or half digested is poison, as it creates
gas, acidity, headaches, palpitation of
the heart, loss of flesh and appetite
and many other troubles which are
often called by some other name.
They are sold by druggists every
where at SO cents per package.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-11-13
TRINITY CHURCH's SITE
Corner at Lincoln and Bryant Ave.
nues Chosen by New Baptist
Organization.

At meeting of the congregation OF
Trinity Baptist church last evening.
on a test vote as to a site, more than
three to one favored a. Summit and
Bryant avenue corner. This vote was
imm ediately changed, however, when
it was learned that owners Of property
in the vicinity objected to the build
ing of a church at the corner named.
The change was in favor of the Lin
coin and Bryant avenue corner.
The location committee of which
j. A. Ridgeway is isschairnnan, will close
with Rev. II. A. stimson, former pas
tor of Plymouth Congregational
church, for two lots 100x135, facing
south and east, at the corner Of Lin
coin and Bryant The price of the
site is $500. .yfs
This action means that as soon as
possible in the spring the church
will begin to build. There are
already. three churches within a
block of Trinity's site, but the Baptist
location is strategic in that no church
lies in the large territory north to
Groveland avenue and that it is near
the junction Of three car lines.
st. Paul's Episcopal, Lowry Hill
Congregational and Fowler Methodist
churches are already in the field, with
Grace Presbyterian not far south.