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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-11
Chronic Cured.

Miss Maggie Walton Of No. 1896 Main
street, Peoria. H., says: Il was afflicted
with chronic inhsmmatory rheumatism and
had suffered with it from my childhood.
When l was Il l was a helpless cripple.
unable to leave my bed and with my arms
and legs swollen to twice their natural size.
l often fairted away with the pain. fire.
quently several times during the day.
Sometimes they thought l was dead. The
rheumatism had affected my heart and that
was the cause Of the ~fsinting spells. II
was impossible for me to take any solid
food. and there were days and days when
not even a spoonful of liquid would stay
on my stomach.
When the doctor had given me up my
father determined to have me try DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. So he
got some and / could feel an Improvement
after the first few doses. Little by little
l began TO get better and a faithful course
with these pills restored me 10 health.
That was nearly Eve years ago. Now l am
20 and in the best Of health. l am sure that
DR.. williams Pink Pills saved my life
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-11
Grocer Reports HoIdup.

tn above books are for sale by the Me-
geRth Stationery Co, 1905 Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-11
After.E Effects of The Grip.

Mr.. Robert G. Yates Of No. IS Clark
street, Dubuque, Ia, had a hard attack cf
the grip and was slow in recovering from
the after-efects. He says: II was r,st-
less and sleepless. with constant pains IN
my limbs. / :en away in aesh. lost my APP
petite. was tired o1t for no reason, and
became generally miserable. Finally I saw
DR.. williams Pink Pills menti,n.d in a
newspaper and l decided 10 try th-sn. I
felt better before l had finished o=e box.
/ kept on taking Them and they cl'eS me.
Sow i am past e3 years Of age. ! enJ>r per
feet health and. hanks to Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills, ! can do a good days work
again. l am as hale and as hearty as many
men much younger than /. have a splendid
Sppetite and can go to sleep a sew min
utes after retiring"
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
is HERO or BALAkLAvA.
George Mckllllgan Passing His Days
In Delaware VILLAGE.

George McKilligan, one Of the few
survivors Of that band of men who
have gone down in history since the
battle Of Balaklava as the "thin red
line" Is living quietly on a farm
near Viola, Del. There are several
still living who went to make up "the
Noble Six Hundred" but SO far as Mr..
McKiliigan knows he is the only one
remaining of the Ninety-third High.
landers.
After the battle McKilligan was
made a corporal, although he had
many times before refused to accept
promotion. He received three medals
the Crlmean Clasp and Pin for Sc
bastapol and Alma, one from the Sui.
tan Of Turkey, and the third Of the
Combined Armies Of the Crimea.
Mr., McKilligan came to America
twenty-three years ago and settled In
Viola. Since then he has become a
naturalized citizen Of the United
S.ates. 1t was this fact which pre-.
vented him from accepting the pen.
sion offered to all survivors Of the
siege forty years after the war had
ended. He is rs years old, and bis
faculties are still good.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
HAS GAS 70 BURN.
Twenty Times as Much as 10 Used a
Gas civ. Kan.

Twenty Times as Much as 10 Used a
Gas City Kan.
GAS CITY. Especially With the
postoffice Of Gas City as the center,
circle with a radius Of one mile will
Include enough natural gas wells to
light New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago and still leave enough to
light every room In every house in the
state Of Kansas This gives some Idea
Of the vast supply Of gas In this yicin-
ity and explains why Gas City has
more than doubled Its population With
In the past yesT Within the circle as
described, there are 127 producing gas
wells. The weakest one produces
100000 cubic feet of gas a day. Sew
eral Of the big ones produce from l6,-
100000 to 100000 cubic feet per day.
A fair average for all the wells prob
ably is 100000 cubic feet, Or 1,O0O,-
100000 cubic feet combined. 1t takes
10000 cubic feet Of gas to equal one
tone Of bituminous coal In heating
capacity. Reduced to a coal basis, the
daily output of gas here Is equivalent
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The rapid increase III the number
of fatalities from fires in London has
attracted the attention Of inventors
to the great problem of saving life
endangered by fire and one result
Is the invention of large motor car
which carries series of platforms
with mechanical means for raising
them to q great height,
In use the machine would be swift
ly driven to a burning house and at
once extended so that the platforms
are on level with the upper win.
dows. The occupants whose escape
by the staircase has been cut off by
the flames can then step from the
windows directly on to these firm,
elevated tables, and can easily des.
cend to the ground by means OF the
light steel ladders. ,.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
Famous EnuIIsh sportsworra,,,

Miss Margaret Chandos.Pole, known
as the best sportswoman in England"
also noted as a bachelor girl, globe
trotter and brilliant conversatlonalist,
Is a celebrity at Newport, where she
Is the guest Of Miss May Van Allen.
She is a very handsome girl and there.
fore can afford to indulge in open con.
tempt for fashlonably made gowns,
which she never wears. She dances
dlvlnely, knows horses thoroughly,
can command and sail almost any rig
Of yacht and can tell more about such
craft than most Of the men who never
miss o race. Her apartments In Lon
don and Paris are immensely popular
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.
Cottonwood Sprouts Cover the Kansas
River Bottoms,

HlVer bottofrlS,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY The cotton
wood tree was Kansas early friend
Its shade has blessed every son Of the
state since white men came here
Fashionabel society has Of late de.
creed that the indecorous- habit OF
splitting cotton" must cease, and
many cities have enacted laws requir.
ing all cottonwoods to be cut down.
But cottonwoods continue to stay Just
the same, and grow fast and do the
part of a "great rock in a weary land"
Nature has recently filed an interyen-
ing petition, as it were-at least, has
come into the case and filed a most
curious exhibit which appeals to the
sentiment and sympathies Of q court
composed Of an emotional people. All
down the Kaw valley where the
waters during the food covered the
ground, there Is breaking out on the
skin Of the soil Q rash of little sprout.
ing cottonwoods. They peer out like
timid pin feathers as they break
through and begin to grow, wondering
what sort Of a welcome this, their ma
tive soil, will have for. them; whether
man will plOw them up or cut them
down because they are only little,
plain cottonwoods. This piece of po-
etic justice enacted by nature Is a
queer result Of the havoc wrought
In the valley where cultivation and
civilization succeeded savagery.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
CITY officials Arrested.

GALENA,-(Special,) The officials
Of this place were arrested Monday on
a warrant sworn out by John Miller,
q Joint keeper at this place, Mayor
Sawyer, Marshal Fitzgerald, City Clerk
Coe, and Police Judge Coles gave ball
for their appearance next Friday.
Miller charges the officials with viola
ton Of the prohibltory law lnasmuch
as they received monthly revenue from
each Joint allowed to run inside the
Incorporation. The joints, about
twelve in number, were closed last
week and 1t now looks like Galena
will experience a long dry spell,
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
NAV Buy Alden Homestead,


The descendants Of John Alden and
Priscilla at their reunion in Duxbury,
Mass, last week stated a subscription
for o fund to buy the old Alden home
stead In that town, President George
W. Alden Of the association, says that
IT can be bought at 0 reasonable
price The house, erected by John
Aldcn's grandson and now $50 years
old, has been held by the Alden fam.
fly through all Its history, and Is now
occupied by John W. Alden and Ills
wife, MI. Alden being q direct des.
cendant from the original line.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

One Of the most novel features Of
the invention is the clever device
by which the platforms are extended
lengthways to the width of the house
on fire, SO that exit is easy from any
window.
In addition to forming an escape
the engine is provided with a pump
ing arrangement, and from the varl-
GUS balconies the fremen would be
able to direct streams Of water into
the rooms far more effectually than
they would from the street level
From the high platforms the fire.
men would, where necessary, be able
with the greatest ease to enter
through the windows, dragging the
hose after them, thus quickly reach.
ing the real seat OF the fire, and
bringing all their resources to bear
upon 1t.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

WICHITA-(spe Deputy Mar.
shall Hawk Of the city court, left for
Dodge City Tuesday afternoon, having
received word that G. WI Anderson,
the missing soap man who escaped
from him 4 couple Of weeks ago, was
In that city. The officers refuse to
discuss the matter, but It Is said the
information was gained through An.
derson's wife, who received a message
from him requesting her to meet him
there, The marshal telegraphed the
Dodge CITY authorities 70 arrest and
hold Anderson.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
LAST SEEN IN WICHITA.
P. E. Ashenfelter, a Kansas Farmer,
Mysteriously Disappeared.

WICHITA.-(Special.) P. 3. Ashen.
felter, formerly a practicing attorney
in Butler county, but more recently
engaged in farming and stock raising
near Eldorado, is missing He has not
been seen since Saturday, September
5, when he was In Wichita. Just prior
to that time he had sold all his prop
erty and sent his family to White
water. While here he conversed with
many OF his old acquaintance and
cashed two checks for small amounts,
which have turned out to be worth
less The missing man Is about As
years old and was quite well known.
He had not been practieing law for
about twelve years.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
GRAND DUKES GIFT RETURNED.
Mrs. Mamie L. Shaw Refuses Gems
from Royal Russian.

UoII H0yN' ituSoidh
Mrs. Mamie Langhorne Shaw of
Richmond, Va, has returned to Grand
Duke Michael of Russia a diamond
studded brooch, valued at $500, sent
her by the Grand Duke soon after her
return with her mother from q recent
tour Of Europe.
From Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins Of
Richmond, a sister Of Mrs. Shaw, it
was learned that the latter met the
grand duke while in London, and that
there was a pleasant, though slight
acquaintance, as a'remlnder of which
no doubt the duke sent the token Of
his esteem.
No reason was given for the return
Of the gift, but 1t Is obvious that the
American beauty did not deem 1t
proper to accept presents Of such
value from SO brief an acquaintance,
even though Of such exalted rank
Mrs. Shaw Is the beautiful sister Of
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, wife Of
the noted artist.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
Soap AGENT Skipped.

W1CHlTA.-(Special.) A farmer
from near sedgwick was In Wichita
Monday morning and reports the pres
ence of a soap agent in his vicinity
who answers the description Of G.. W.
Anderson, who escaped from Deputy
Marshal Hawk while under arrest a
couple Of weeks ago. The agent tried
to sell the farmer a quantity of soap
at an advanced price and offered a
premium with It just as Anderson did,
and for which he was arrested. The
farmer told him that he believed him
to be the man wanted In Wichita
and Kansas City and the smooth
stranger left instanter.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

ENTHUSIASTICALLY 1t is becom
Ing very popular for Topeka jointists
and druggists who violate the prohl-
bilory law to escape prosecution in
the district court by setaling the pa.
pers in their case from the county
attorneys office. This has been hap.
pening 50 frequentlytn The last month
that several Of the cases on the doc,
ket for this month were dismissed,
because the county attorney had no
record Of them, ssY
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
penounces sulrItuaIistic Medium.

DenuunCeo op'TltuaiIst'C MSu'uIl'
DR.. Albert MolT Of Berlin has under.
taken to expose the famous Italian spir.
itualistlc medium, Eusapia Palladlno,
who has convinced DR.. Lombroso and
q number Of other Italian professors
that she Is the possessor Of a mysterl.
GUS psychic power. According to DR..
Mol the Palladlno humbug has become
almost an epidemic not only among
the Italian nobility, but among the
sayants. These savants, headed by
Lombroso, claim that their scientific
training enables them to Judge such
phenomena as experts. DR.. Mol re.
torts that It Is not d question Of scien.
tifc observation, but Of legerdemaln,
In which they are not experts. She
dupes them, like other victims, by
cleverly distracting their attention.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
Crop Is $500 Per Capita.

TOPEKA. = Especially Decatur
county's crop this year amounts to
over $500 per capita. That county has
about 1900 population. This year 1t
raised sl,275O87 worth Of wheat,
$l,s7s,2SS worth Of corn, s4os,oOO
worth Of live stock and $4,000 Of
other crops, making a total Of sS,6O6,-
s55. This would be $500 to the person,
or about $4,000 to each family,
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Two Montana men have been sen.
fenced to q year In the penitentlary
for killing a steer. In Montana they
do not pass over crimes Of this ma
ture without q deep and solemn sense
of their gravi-
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The employment by the Neapoli.
tans Of the magnificent display that
vesuvlus is making now would be-
keener than II Is II II were not for
their apprehension that at any time
the marvellous spectacle may change
into a terrible catastrophe,
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Prof. Erne Of Columbia is reported
to be a gentleman Of pleasing address
and faultless manners. 1t will not
he wise, however, for any Of his pu.
pills to attempt to guy him in the
classroom.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The British government has learned
that English merchants have been SELL
. Ing arms to the followers Of the Mad
Mullah. When 1t comes to q toss up
between patriotism and business, 1t Is
a case Of heads business wins, tails
patriotism loses.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Chief Ghlrdijlkoif, General Tzon.
chef, Captain Majdjaroff and Colonel
Gievgyeli are directing the, Macedon.
Ian revolution. Some man with q ca.
tarrh remedy ought to get busy on
those names.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Sir Thomas business sense must
have been mapping when he permit.
ted himself to remark that tea.drink.
ing England is in decay as compared
with coifee-drinking America.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
X. A. U. GOT BUSH IN TROUBLE
Found Guilty Of Aiding in Running a
Joint at Denton.

Joint at Denton.
TROY.-(Special.) Frank d. Bush
Of BellvilIe, Kan, grand secretary Of
the Kansas Utoplan Association, an
organization to beat the prohlbitory
law, was Tuesday found guilty Of aid
ing an dabetting the running Of X.
A. U. joint at Denton by one ]. o.
Brownell as manager. He was con.
victed of running joint, and in the
trial the connection Of Bush with the
order came out. Bush failed to assist
Brownell, and Brownell swore out a
complaint against Bush. Bush Is said
to be well connected In Republican
county, and to have made q fortune
out of the X. U. A. The penalty Of
this conviction Is the same as though
he was the principal, not less than
thirty days in Jail and $1O0 fine. The
case will be appealed.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

/ --latest Kansas News
Thermometers SUDDEN DROP
Possibility Of a Light Frost In North.
ern kansas.

Possibility Of Light Frost In North
ern kansas. r
| enthusiastically The govern
ment thermometer fell A degrees here
since Monday night, the change in thu
atmosphere was very sudden, and II
II should freeze corn would sustain
considerable damage,
ELLSWORTH. -(Speclal.) The tenn
Ierature took a sudden drop Monday
and the weather is decidedly cool
Overcoats feel comfortable. Rain has
been falling all day.
NEWoN.- Especially There Is "a
possibility Of a light frost here. A
cold wind has been blowing from the
north and at 5 o'clock Monday the
thermometer stood at 80 degrees. The
sudden change has brought out winter
clothing and caused fires to be built.
JUNCTION CITY.-(Special.) Near
ly an inch and a ha.f Of rain fell here
Monday night, 1t was greatly needed
by fields being plowed up for wheat.
1t was followed by a low temperature
and cloudy weather, a detriment to
the large acreage Of late planted corn
in this county. M I
ARKANSAS CITY. - Especially
Southern Kansas received q rain Mon
day morning that will do considerable
good for the farmers, although they
claim 1t was not nearly enough to
make the ground right for the fall
plowing, The rain was general over
Oklahoma, according to reports re.
celyed at the railroad headquarters
here. The storm was followed by cold
weather.
sENECA,-(speclal.) A aeavy rain
fell here Monday night. The Nemaha
river is higher than at any time during
the year, and all cellars along Main
street are flooded.
CLAY ENTHUSIASTICALLY 1t is
cold here The cold wave which struck
here Monday forced the mercury down
in the region of the freezing point. No
'ain has fallen as yet.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

1t Is claimed by an eminent artist
that In q crowd Of clever men 1t IS
always noticeable that large major.
ity Of them are homely. Still we In.
sist that not all homely men are
clever.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The Neapolitans are demanding the
Punishment Of the man who predicted
the eruption Of Mt Vesuvlus, In the
belief that he has " the evil eyer
That's what man gets for being far
sighted In superstitious Naples.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

A German inventor has succeeded
In combining the moving picture with
the monograph. Surely no one will
hastily call this man benefactor Of
his kind.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The report from California that the
prune crop Is short gives the news
paper humorists Of the country an
excellent opportunity to say nothing
about 1t, which they are not likely to
take advantage Of.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

II the Beers had known just how
England was fixed at the beginning
Of the South African war they might
have eaten their Christmas dinners In
London,
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The 12S cigar factories in the Cuban
capital must be large ones, consider.
ing the number of genuine Havana
cigars that are sold in this country
every year.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

A Salt Lake paper asks, what are
angels% This is pretty hard, coming
from a place where the women are
supposed 10 be so largely in the ma
jority.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

The school board of st. Paul in sup.
planting the piano by the drum clear
ly has been influenced by the ordi.
nary manner in which the stringed in.
strument Is played.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Mr.. Billings will not try to beat
the two-minute trotting record with
Lou Dillon till next year. In the
meantime the opportunity is open to
everybody else.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Vesuvlus' reputation as a decorous
and well.behaved volcano will soon be
utterly ruined unless it changes its
ways,
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

We cannot help wishing the dane.
ing masters success in their efforts
to eliminate the football tackle from
the ballroom.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

If Sir Thomas is philosopher he
will recall that the Americas cup Is a
battered old intrinsically valueless bit
Of silver, anyhow.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

It's a pity that there isn't some
better grain than oats to feed Lou
Dillon on.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

Designer Fife ought to build an Ice
yacht. 1t might win when the Allan
tic freezes over.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
The GLOBE.REpuBLICAN.
sLoss-REPuBLroAs rRro. co, ~.
DODGE CITY, ~. KANSAS
Honesty Is a policy on which there
Is always a premium.
Sometimes an apology feels heavier
after one has parted with 1t.
The Shamrock III cost 100000 and
the Reliance made her look like 80
cents.

Always aim a little higher than the
markell the mark is a dimple In
her chin.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24
"What would the nation be without
women?" frantically asks a magazine
writer. That's easy. Stagnation.

We are still anxiously awaiting
something definite to determine
whether the aerodrome is a bird or a
fish.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

According to Carlyle, all speech has
something Of song in 1t. But what we
object to is the sing-song.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

CLAY ENTHUSIASTICALLY 1t is
cold here. The cold wave which struck
here Monday forced the mercury down
in the region of the freezing point. No
rain has fallen as yet.
The Globe-republican., 1903-09-24

SENECA.-(Speclal,) A heavy rain
fell here Monday night. The Nemaha
river is higher than at any time during
the year, and all cellars along Main
street are flooded.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-31
WILLARD L. CATL!N, .
DrayinG and Hauling.

A general hauling and cray.
ing business transacted.
Trunks moved 70 and from
trains Household goods care
fully handled. Prompt atten.
ton given all orders
Orders can be left at the
Carson Cigar Factory.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-31

There is a handsome specimen Of
silver and lead ore, weighing some
thing over one hundred pounds, at
the Valhalla saloon 1t came from
the Winters mine in this county and
will be shipped to the Reno Chamber
of Commerce. 1t is low-grade ore, car
rying a large percentage of lead.
Messrs. Wilder & Jessens, the own
ers of the mine, have large guam
tity Of this ore and will commence
sacking and shipping it away for re-
duction early in the spring. A crew
Of five or six men is now working in
the mine and on the new cOncentra-
ting plant. which will be started up
as early in the spring as the weather
will permit.-COurier.
The Bamberger Gold Mining com
pany, at DeLamar, is meeting with
most encouraging results in the opera
lions of their properties: the new ma
chinery is being rapidly put in place
and it is expected to have the powel
plant in operation within few weeks
Large bodies of ore are being steadi
ly blocked out.
That famous Montana miner VIII,
| shot into fame so soon by flOorin.
Jim Jeffries, is now going east AM
IS under engagement TO teach ShaI
key tine Monroe Doctrine
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-31
Silver Hill Bullion Yield.

superintendent Kyle is making .
cleanup today of a run of 23O toni
in Silver City, the returns from which
will be a gold bar of between $4,000
and 5000. Since April. 1900, the bull
lion returns from Silver Hill ore ex-
coed 100000. Before MIR. Kyle assum-
ed management of the mine the Sill
yer Hill company offered the property
to Sam Longabaugh in payment of a
promissory note for $4,000, which he
refused to accept, thus missing an op-
portunity of making handsome for
tune. AS heretofore stated, the ore re-
sources of the mine are not exhaus-
ted by any means. with highly favor
able prospect that work now in pro-
gress will add materially there to-
Report.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-31
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

Sealed proposals for furnishing gro
ceries, provisions. ami meats (the lat
ter in separate bids) AS per schedule
on file in the Office of the Secretary az
State, and to be delivered at Nevada
State Prison one year from the first
day of February, 1908, will be received
up to but not including January oath,
1908, when proposals will be opened in
the Office of the Secretary of State at
Carson City in the presence of the bid
ders at II a. IN. of said day.
All articles to be first class of their
kind, and to be delivered at such times
as the Warden may direct, quantity va
rying each month as required. All ar
ticles not satisfactory 20 be returned
at contractors expense.
Bids to be directed t. the Clerk OF
the Board Of State Prison Commission
ers, Carson City, Nevada. up to (but
not including January oath, 1903.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
BY order of the State Prison Com
missioners, Carson City. Nevada, Jan
uary 7tk, A. D. 1903.
Attest:
GEO. N. NOEL, Clerk.