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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
George wiIes.
TRIBUTE TO THE AUToCRAT
Senator Hoar and President Eliot of
Harvard sing Praises OF
Emerson.

BOSTON, May A.-Memorial services per-
tinent to Memorial day were held in the
various city churches today. the various
Grand Army posts. Sons OF Veterans camps
and other army and navy organizations
and the women's auxiliaries connected with
them attending in large numbers. Many OF
the city pastors also devoted their morning
sermons to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Tooth
anniversary Of whose birth occurs tonior-
row
The principal Emerson memorial service
was held this evening in Symphony hail.
under the auspices of the American Uni
tartan association. After DR.. EDWARD
Everett Hale had offered a prayer Senator
George +. Hoar. who presided, opened the
meeting with brief address. He said:
Ralph Waldo Emerson, among many other
precious lessons, reafirmed for us and
taught as anew the value Of the human af-
fections He. was a royal and noble lover:
lie loved wife and children and home and
heighbors and friends and town and ooun;
try and college. Emerson loved liberty and
Justice. HIS picture of New England
town, for which Concord sat; his picture Of
aiS Geiovea @ ely ~nese tW,ce esen @ 9sY nS me
his Fortune of the Republic" are the high.
water mark which the love Of country. Of
time. So Il Is hitting that Boston and Con-
cord and Harvard should be foremost to
utter on this anniversary what all his ooun-
tryment are thinking
President Charles w. Eliot Of Harvard
was then presented. He said:
AS a young man I found the writings of
Emerson unattractive and not seldom unin-
Ineligible. ! was concerned with physical
science and with routine teaching and dis
cpline, and Emerson's thinking seemed to
me speculative and visionary But when !
had got at what proved to be my lifework
for education l discovered in Eme san $
poems and essays all the fundamental mo-
tives and principles of my own hou. ly
struggle against educational routine and
tradition and against the prevailing no.
tions OF discipline for the young Indeed,
many of the sober, practical undertaking 3
of today we're anticipated I'm all their prin-
clples by this solitary, shrewd, independent
thinker, who In an tnconsecutive and. al
most etaculary way wrought out many
sentences and verses which will travel far
down the generations.
WASHINGTON, May 24-The Unitarian
club of Washington celebrated the cen
tepary Of Emersons birthday at All Souls
church tonight. Carroll d. Wright com
missioner of labor. presided and addresses
were made by Ainsworth r. Spofford, as
sistant librarian of congress, DR.. William
r. Harris. commissioner of education
George Willis Cooke OF Boston and Rev
Ulysses G, B. Pierce, pastor OF All Souls
| church,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

HASTINGS. Neb., May A.-(speeiaI Tele-
gram.)-The funeral OF Fred stanke. the
young switchman. who fell from the ton
Of a moving train Friday night and was
instantly killed, was held this afternoon
from the Presbyterian church The funeral
cortege was the largest seen here for sew
eral years. The members of the Ancient
Order of United workmen were out in a
body as the deceased was a member of
that order. The remains were inferred in
Parkview cemetery,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
Freight Handlers settle strike.

ST. LOUIS. May 2L-The strike OF the
freight handlers at Cupples Station. which
affected so men. including the warehouse
men. has beea settled and the men will re-
turn 10 work tomorrow. The settlement,
the terms OF which have not been made
known. is believed TO be the commence
ment OF general understanding between
the freight handlers and their employers
which will preclude future difhculties
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
sermon 90 Graduates.

WEST POINT. Neb.. May 2L-Cspeciai.)-
Rev. F. w. Leavitt. pastor of the Consre-
gational church. delivered the baccalau-
reate sermon TO, the graduates and alumni
Of the West Point High school this evening
TO a crowded house. Graduation exercises
will take place on May % at the opera
house. There are eleven graduates.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
,,,,on TemDernnce Meeting.

FALLS CITY. Neb., May A.-(speeial)-
A union temperance meeting was held by
the woman's CHRISTIAN Temperance union
at the United Brethren church this even
ing There was a large crowd present ana
deem interest shown.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
SAWMlLL BOILER KILLS SIX
Explodes, hut as Usual No one IL Able
TO Tell How IL Hap
Pened.

PLAQUE, Mimi. May 24-one Of the
boilers Of Wilson & Cochran's sawmil at
Wilcox, near Warrington station, exploded
today, killing six persons.
The dead:
JAMES VICTOR.
WILLIAM PEARSON, white, engineer.
PHILLIP ARCHER.
WILLIAM HILL.
RICHARD HILL.
JESSE THOMAS.
Nine others are seriously injured and it
IL thought two Of thom will die. Among
the injured are Glover. the sawyer, and
J. j. Dollinger. boileImaker. No cause
is known for the explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

COPENHAGEN, May A-on the de-
mand OF General Bobrinkoff, the governor
general OF Finland. NJ. Savon. the Swedish
consul at Nystd. Finland. has heen dis
missed for participation in the anti Russ. an
agitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

HASTINGS. Neb., May A-(special Tele-
grant, "A severe rain and hailstorm visited
Hastings tonight at 6 o'clock. At Roselahd
considerable damage was done By hail.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
DEATH RECORD.
MAJ o'R.lI. noted Author.

PARIS, May A-Paul Bleuet Cdax o'RslD
died last night. He had been ailiHG for
several months and never recovered en-
tireIy from an operation performed some
time ago in New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
JUDI NJ. O,ponohue.

PLATTsMoUTH. Neb., May A-(spe-
cial)-Judge N. oDonohue OF this city.
who was operated on at ST. Joseph's hos
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25

The following table shows our commerce
with Russia, Austria Hungary and Ger
many in the nine months ending with
March in each year from 1894 to 1908, as
shown by the reports Of the bureau of sta
tstics;
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
BREAK RECORDS AND NECES
CONTINUED from First Pase)

Paris-Madriu automobile race from ver-
sailles to Bordeaux. Premier Combes has
forbidden the continuance OF the contest
on French territory. The second stage OF
the race. which was TO have been con-
tinued on Tuesday. included run over
French territory from Bordeaux to the
Spanish frontier Premier Combes' action
will probably lead to the races being
abandoned.
Chauffeur Burned 10 Death.
Dispatches arriving from points along
the course add to the list OF fatalities and
accidents. The most terrible occurred near
Bonneval, nineteen miles from Chartres.
where machine No. 24S, driven by M. Porter,
was overturned at a railroad crossing and
took hre. The chauffeur was caught un-
derneAth the automobile and burned to
tn, while two soldiers and a child were
killed.
ohauffeur was badly injured by an
accident to his motor car near Angouleme.
A woman crossing the road in the neighbor-
hood Of Abliz was run over by one of the
competing cars and killed
Mr.. Stead and his chauffeur, who were
at first reported to have been killed. are
still alive. 1t seems that their automobile
COillueO WIN dHONHcE Car Win WnlCn N1F.
Stead had been racing for several kilo.
metres wheel to wheel and was completely
overturned in a ditch near Montguyo Mr..
stead was caught under the machine. while
his chauffeur was hurled a distance OF
thirty feet and had his head and body
badly cut Mr.. Stead was conscious when
picked up. but complained OF suffering
great pain. He was conveyed TO the near
est farm.
II was stated that Leuis Renaults auto
mobile attained at Beourdinier, between
Chartres snd Bonneval a maximum speed
OF eishty-eight and three-quarters miles an
hour.
Il is reported that the Spanish govern
ment has also forbidden the continuance
OF the race on Spanish territory.
BORDEAUX. May 24.-The illuminations
which we're fixed for tonight In honor OF
the automobile race have been counter
manded as a sign OF mourning for the
persons killed during the contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25


pitsl, Omaha. yesterday afternoon for the
interception Of the intestines died there In
the evening. The remains we're brought to
this city and the funeral services will be
held In 81. Johns Catholic church Monday
morning. Deceased was 6s years old and
had resided here for thirty years. He leaves
n widow.
Funeral of Chaplain MiIburn.
JACKSONVILLE, III, May A.-wilism
n. Milhurn, the blind chaplain OF the
United States senate, was buried here to-
day Funeral services took place st Cen
tenary church. Rev. A. l.. 7. Ewart officiat-
ins. Interment was In Diamond Grove
cemetery. The remains Of Chaplain Mil
burn arrived at his old home saturday
from California. Despite heavy dowupour
Of rain large number OF old friends at
tended the funeral.
Mrs. John Gerdes.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., May a--(SpeCial)- j.
Mrs. Gerdes, an aged pioneer of this city,
died this morning At the home Of her
husband, John Gerdes. IN the northeast
part OF the city, after a severe illness ex-
tending over several months The de-
ceased was a native OF Germany and
leaves husband and several grown chill.
dren
George WiIes.
HASTINGS, Neb., May 2l.-(speciai Tele-
gram )-George wiles died of lung trouble
this morning. Deceased was "A years old
The funeral will be held tomorrow after.
noon at o'clock from the Congregational
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
EXPORTS.
our Rusiness with China.

c,binese oficial returns show that the
,,,s.orts from the United States in 1907
sraounted 10 s0.1ss.TS haikwan taels.
sga,nst esBe9. sos taels in 1901; 22,2ss745 taels
a. 1Soe l2. S02 taels in 1897 and 5,o93.iS
.as,s In 1895. The total for 1902 is the
largest In the history OF commerce between
china ana the United States, and is six
times as much as In 1895, two and half
Zines as much as in 1897, about IS per cent
more than In 1893, and nearly 80 per cent
lare4r than In 1901. Cotton goods, kerosene
on ana -four continue to form the chief i'm
ports from the United States. The i'm
nortations of American jeans In 1902
amounted to 5.s,493 haixwan taels against
ga. .s9s taels in 1901; American drills, 6,0s4-
IA tAels, against 4.Ss4,s7s taels in 1901 !.
American sheetinEs, ls,iSo.s sos taels. against
: ess IA taels in 1901. while American kero-
sene oil shows a reduction amounting to
az es7. .sO7 gallons in 1902, against 57,75s,s77
salons In 1901 The decrease in Chinese
imports Of oil. however, is general, the
total having fallen from 49,, 100000 gallons
I'm 1901 10 90 100000 In 1902. That from Russia
fell from s, 100000 gallons in 1901 to 10000 600
Gallons in 1904. Fand that from sumatra
from a0BOO.OoO in 1901 TO sS $4,000 gallons IN
lsos. Flour also showed a slight decrease.
the total value imported In 1902 being
| .si4sis haikwan taels, against lT26. s62 IN
1901. Ginseng. which comes chiefly from
| the United States. shows an increase, being
| In 1909, l.s14sSs haikwan taels, against
l.isl.5Se taels In 1901. The average value
OF the haikwan tSel In lSo2 Is given by the
report at 6 cents. American gold.
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cottoa Goods Cost more.

Statistical Secretary Taylor. who presents
the report says In the preliminary state
ment: The value OF cotton goods OF all
kinds imported was estimated at l37 S45. 800
haikwan taels as compared with 1851, 500
taels during 1901. T-cloths OF all kinds
advanced. especially Indian. which rose
from 1880, TO lss.4S5 pieces. There was
good demand for drills. and English Jeans
made the astonishing advance from A .Oss
to o-SaS mecca while Dutch and American
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APES SING IN CONCERT,
African Traveller Tells Of a Remark
able Performance.

African Traveller ieNu oI NeWeI"
able Performances.
In tho Geological garden at Berlin
may be seen a curlous.looking ape IL
is q member OF the species k1own as
"guereza."
Herr Schlillng, an African traveller,
shot Il near Kilmandscharo, In Ger
man East Africa, but the animal was
not badly wounded, and he soon sue
ceeded in restoring II to health.
This is the first adult "guereza"
which has ever been seen In captiy.
ity in Europe. Three young apes Of
a somewhat similar type, whose home
is In Abysslnia, were captured some
time ago. but died very soon after
they were photographed.
An interesting fact about the que
rezas" is that they hold a regular con.
cert in their native woods every night,
which, while not very musical, since
II consists merely Of n succession OF
growls. produces startling effect on
those who hear II for the FIRST time.
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Time Brlnqs Chances.

We'll, dearest" he wrote. 1T Is
the old, old story, this story OF love,
the divine music of the heart. 1t is
tho basis of all the worlds poetry and
sohg; we never grow tired OF 1t or
desire any change In its main fea,
lures | can come as near describing
my delight in getting your letter as
In describing the fragrance OF the
ro6e or the beauty of a sunset Each
word you write takes on n new mean
INK as It drops from your pen. There
clusters around the little incidents Of
QUE acquaintance the sweetest, ten
derest memories. ! look-I see your
face. look forward and II is there
II is entwined in every hope, wrapped
up In every Joy" And now she 10
suing him for breach of promise!
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A Wonder Of Science.

The method known as spectrum an.
alysis originated in the discovery OF
Fraunhofer that ray of light decom.
posed and split up into its seven prln.
cipal colors numerous fine and thick,
black and colored lines. the number
of which seen grew to hundreds and
now amounts to thousands. Kirchofi
and Bunsen found (lS59) that these
lines have their origin in the chemical
componcnts Of the burning or shining
substance, and that each element pro.
duces particular invariable lines, al.
ways appearing in the same place and
spectrum-sodium, for example, a
light, broad, yellow line: thallium, a
blue; rubidium, three green lines etc
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The WORKINGS Of Trusts.

An eminent English student of
economies, Prof. Smart regards the
trusts In Britain "as, In the main. the
elimination Of the unnecessary-the
unnecessary persons, the unnecessary
processes, the unnecessary machinery
of production and distribution. They
mean smaller cost of raw materials.
the dispensing with costly advertise.
ments larger shipments fewer mid.
dlemen and smaller stan" He does
not refer to the elimination Of unnec.
essary profits.
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rAE FACE AND TIE coLLAR.
Easy Means BY Which a Stout Man
May Make Himself Look Thin.

Eaay Means BY Which a Stout Man
May Make Himself Look Thin.
Men who do not want tc look any
fatter in the face than they can help
have an easy means OF accomplish.
Ing their purpose. Not all Of them
are aware of the effect that may be
created by the form Of a collar or
cravat.
"The stout man who wants to look
as thin as he can" said the haber.
dasber's clerk. ought to wear tie
OF the kind known as a tour-inhand.
Preferably 1t should be dark In color
and drawn tight That carries down
the line Of the face and lengthens 1t
TO a degree that tends to make the
face look thinner.
Another aid to making a man look
thin is in the height OF his collar
Stout men who want TO look thin
should wear high collars and closed
ones, ANY collar that opens in front
makes one look stouter under nearly
every circumstance. Such collars are
becoming to the thin men.
The fat man should avoid the kind
OF tie that has a horizontal effect. This
will add pounds TO his appearance
in his face at least On the contrary,
this cross effect will make the tain
man look stout. New York Sun.
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Do children lie? Yes; constantly,
persistently, and universally, says Kin.
dergarten Magazine. A child does not
tell the truth, because he could not,
He does not know the truth, and his
approximation to the truth is much
wagner than ours. And there are Ger.
tain qualities of his mind which make
It inevitable that he should peryert
the truth. In the first place, truth Is
synonymous with knowledge. He does
not know what truth is. In the second
place land 1t is the same with us),
children gradually approximate the
truth. They have their ideas Of truth.
In the third place, the child's imagln.
alton drives him often to tell what is
not true.
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She Wanted "a KNOW.

a Chicago dentist tells this story
Some years ago a young woman re
Gently from the Emerald isle called at
nv office to have some dental work
done. | examined her teeth and found
that among them was one so badly
wasted that It was not worth filling. !
told her this How long, she asked,
do you think II would last II It were
filled? I have no idea, | replied
Not very long, anyway Well. how
long do you think?' she persisted. i
cannot say | returned. I would not
guarantee 1t for any length Of time.
Still anxious and determined to secure
favorable and definite answer, she
asked; VIII It last longer than VOL
think II will?''
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UNCLE SANS PENSION ROLLS
How the Vast Sums Are Paid Through
out the Country.

How the Vast Sums Are Paid Through
out the Country.
Some idea Of the vastness OF the
funds paid out at the various pension
agencies throughout the country
every three months is given in a reQul
sition just forwarded by the secretary
OF the interior to the secretary Of the
treasury. The reQulsition calls for an
aggregate Of Sl0,955,O0O and is to be
paid to small armies OF veterans from
half a dozen Of the agencies during
the first week in March. Payments
are made at each agency quarterly
but for convenience sake the agencies
are divided into three groups, each
group paying of on a different month
Following are the figures for March.
Boston. Mass $3.50, COO; Augusta,
Me-, 100000; Washington, d. O., 81,
10000; Columbus, Ohio. $3.50 900;
San Francisco, Cal, S1,155,OO0 De
troit, Mich. $l.6OO,OOO.
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Juriss Many Times plsanres.

Two juries have disagreed in the
case Of William Gardiner twice tried
for murder, There is no precedent
for this in England, but In the north
Of Ireland some years ago a police
superintendent was tried three times
for the murder of bank clerk, and
then confessed. In the first trial OF
Gardiner only one iuryman stood out
against conviction; but in the second
trial It is believed that the majority
Of the jury were for acquittal.
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Bound 10 Win.

Yes, said the young wife, Henry
and had some words this morning
and ] can't deny that he got the best
of IT," That will never do, returned
the experienced neighbor. You can't
afford to start in married life that
way" Il know IT," answered the
young wife. I've thought II all over
and when he comes home tonight I'm
going to bring him to terms so quick
that he'll hardly know what's hap
pened.' That's right my dear. Show
some spirit What are you going to
do?" I'm going to bring up the sub.
ject again and then cry"-Stray
Stories.
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GOD WAS NOT DIsPLeAsEp.
How Little One Obtained Absolution
for a Fib.

now Little one obtained Apsoluu0h
for a Fib.
Little Dorothy Perkins was usually
n truthful child. When she was not
truthful she was plausible
Coming in from her walk one morn
ing she informed her mother that she
had seen lion In the park.
No amount Of persuasion or reason
ing wayered her statement one hairs.
breadth, so at night, when she slipped
down beside her knee. her mother
said: ASK God to forgive you for
that fb, Dorothy
Dorothy hid her face for minute;
then she looked straight into her
mothers eyes with her own shining
like stars, and said: Il did ask him,
mamma dearest, and he said: Don't
mention IT, Miss Perkins. That big
dog has often fooled me.
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Not Usually So Fatal.

A man from Plttsburg was intro
duced 10 Representative Littleheld OF
Maine the other day Il spoke in
PittsbUrg last fall" said LlttleAeld
Yes" replied the Plttsburg man. 81
ran for Office there and | was beaten
by only 1000" Heavens" said Lit.
tlehe!d. 81 am not usually so fatal as
that. ! spoke out In Omaha in 1900
for Dave Mercer and they dldnt bsa,
him until 1902"
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Historic Battle Chests on View.

In the Irish House Of Lords" now
the board room OF the directors Of the
Bank OF Ireland, are at present on
view two great wooden chests strong.
ly bound in iron, which are believed
TO have contained the money with
which King William Ill. paid his
troops after the battle of the Boyne
The chests were discovered in one
of the bank vaults some time ago, and
after having been cleared of the dust
and dirt of two centuries are now
decided objects OF interest to visitors.
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The Congressional Pun.

What has the capitol got that you
will never have?" asked Congressman
Fletcher of Minnesota OF Congressman
Tawney. Give it up" said Tawney.
Two white wings" said Fletcher.
Pretty fair pretty fair" admitted
Tawney. But what has the capitol
got that you give to applicants for of.
tce?" ITS too many for me, replied
the other Minnesota man. a mar.
BILE stair" At this point quits were
called. --Baltimor Herald.
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Mrs. Kate Mann, SOC Bathurst Street,
Toronto, Ont, Can, Vice President OF the
Ladies' Aid Society, writes ~ am pleased
TO give praise 90 Pemna for the blessed relief
found through is use ] suffered for years with
backache and dragging down pains and often had
10 90 TO bed and stay there when was so busy
that could lily be spared. II was Therefore a
sirlplo Godsend TO me when pcruna was brought
70 my notice. Every drop seemed 20 rive me new
life and every dose made me feel much better
and promised myself that II found that Il cured
me ! would advocate II so that other suffering
women should know OF Il. | have been In ptriest
health for one year enjoy work and pleasure boz
cause IN such fine health and no trouble seems too
heavy 10 bear when you are In good health. pefuna
has simply been a household blessing. and never
will be without II again. Mrs. Kate Mann.
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taken. l used Il faithfully for two weeks
and it completely cured me. l have no,
had any pains since. anywhere, but feel
like new woman. | am truly thankful
for what Peruna has done for me. Bar
bara Alberty.
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DISGUISED CATARRH.
Sthy nOuS Weakening Enemy WOmen-Many Thousand Women Suffe
NeedeSSIY From This Cause

There are a multitude of women, es-
peoially housewives, and all other women
obliged to be on their feet constantly, who
are wre,ched beyond description, simply
because their strength and vitality is sapped
away by catarrhal discharges from the
pelvic organs. These women get up in
the morning tired, drag themselves through
their daily duties tired, only to go to bed
at night as tired as before.
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Mvs. Eva Bartho, 13s East 18th Street
N \. city n. u, writes I'll suffered for
three years with. what Is generally known rs
leueorrhea, In connection with liberation Of the
womb. The doctors advocated an operation which
! dreaded very much and strongly objected to 20
under H. Reading Of the value Of pemna thought
u best TO give this wellknown remedy trial 50
bought three bottles Of Il at once. Now am a
changed woman. pemnR cured me; Il took nine
bottles but felt 50 much improved kept taking
IT, as dreaded an operation 80 much am to-day
IN perfect health. and have not felt SO well for
fifteen years. Mrs. Eve RaItho.