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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
Corporations File Protest.

The public service corporations are max
ing strenuous kicks against their assess
ment The Lincoln Traction company, Ne
braska Telephone company and the Lin
coin Gas and Electric Light company have
asked for reductions.
The telephone company, on fifth of the
actual value, is down for $4,000, which
means a total valuation Of 100000 at the
old figures. Manager II. Vance Lane de-
clares in his protest that II had been over
assessed to the value of 100000.
The Traction company's kick is a mod
est one. 1t wants the total valuation, in
cluding the heating company. at $500 900
actual value, or $4,000 taxable value. It's
protest. therefore, is based on the belief
that the heating company's personally
ought to be $1,000 and that OF the Traction
company at SSs.S50, the remainder repre-
senting it's realty.
The gas company, however, is loaded for
bear. Its protest is very lengthy and is
based upon a claim OF disproportionate
assessments the ones which II considers
lower in comparison being recited at
| length.
c. f. Harpham and Fred Williams insist
| that the tax commissioner has embarrassed
them with riches by putting them down as
the owners Of a $500 and a $500 mortgage
respectively. and ask for cancellation.
Thanks from scandinavians.
Governor Mickey this morning received
a letter from the acting minister OF Nor
way and Sweden, thanking him for the
81 500 appropriation made by the late legis-
lature for the sufferers In those countries
Through the governor the acting minister
desired TO thank the legislature and the
people OF Nebraska
Adjutant General Culver this morning re-
ceived from his son in Manila a box con
| tanning several shawls. wearing apparel
slippers and other gewgaws worn by the
people Of the islandA
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13

Milwaukee, Wis. Treasurer of the Schiller
Club, writes:
II never had any faith in patent medi-
cines until l tried Peruna but my expert
ence with this reliable medicine has taught
me that there is one that can be trusted
and that will not fail in time of need,
"Eor the past few Years I have found
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
PE.RU.NA
FORTIFIES THE
SYSTEM
AGAINST CATCH.
ING COLD.

evenings and not TO get chilled when
dressed thin for parties, but since 1 have
used Peruna my general health is improved
and my system is in such good condition
that even though am exposed to inclem-
ent weather 1t no longer affects me.
IT have splendid appetite and enjoy
life, being in perfect health."-Mrs. b. f.
Henderson.
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving
full statement of your case, and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
I'm Gh'EEaOOd

There Is a great need of motherly watch
fulness and care. A growing girl needs
all her strength, and if she is nervous
and melancholy, and loses appetite there
is surely something wrong. This is espe-
cially true as the young girl approaches
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13

WMy daughter was troubled with dizziness and
constipation aud was very nervous for hve
years. writes Mrs. ~. Carter, Of IS4S 4th street.
N. W., Washington, d. c. ~ tried several doc
tors but they gave her relief At times she
Would eat nothing, had green and purple circles
under her -yes, and was melancholy. A woman
friend Of mine told me TO try your Favorite
Prescription and Pleasant Pellets which did
Amer taxing one bottle Of each she began 10 Inn
prove and q still improving. People said she
looked a. though she were going into q decline
She is twelve years old There are no circles
ground her eyes now and she IS healthy and
TSoust, eats as much as any child, and " grow
ing fatter every day"
Or. Pierce Pellets regulate the bowels.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
Let Contract for Furniture.

The Board of Purchase and Supplies has
finally bought furniture for the peniten-
tiary. The contracts were let this morning
and II is expected the goods will be de-
livered at once. The Baker Furniture COM
pany of Omaha got a contract for $7O2.55
and the remainder of the $2,035 worth went
to Lincoln dealers. These were: The A.
NJ. Davis company, $637; the Rudge-Guenzel
company, $3347; Hardy company. S175.7O;
Miller & Paine. Sls5 for rugs. The contract
for carpets was let TO the Rudge-Guenzel
company and Miller & Paine. This contract
was let by the yard and it is not known
how many yards 1t will take to carpet the
new buildings. The date of the dedication
of the chapel, which was TO have occurred
next Sunday, has been postponed indeh-
nitely.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
Reese b .Foreed Out.

It is said now that Judge NJ. b. Reese,
who until the last meeting of the Board OF
Regents Of the State university was dean
of the law department, does not. nor did
not, intend to leave the state. His friends
claim that he resigned as dean of the law
department because his resignation was
asked for One who is a close friend of
Judge Reese said: THE action of the re-
gents in substituting Judge Roscoe Pound
for Judge Reese was as much of surprise
to the Judge as 1t was to any one. The
Judge knew nothing of the intention of the
regents to supplant him until the very last
day. The Judge received an intimation that
Chancellor Andrews wanted to see him,
and It was during this conversation that
on a direct question the chancellor in
formed Judge Reese that his resignation
would be accepted. Thereupon the resigna-
ton was rendered.
There is nothing in the report that the
resignation of Judge Reese had been con-
templated, nor is there anything in the
report that Judge Reese intended to re-
sign"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13

that l caught cold
Q q ily, which
would settle in a
most unpleasant
catarrh of the
head. l had to be
especially careful
ahnnt hainR out
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
summer Session of University.

The summer session of the State univer-
sity opens next Monday and already the
teachers from over the state have begun
coming in to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities offered for instruction during the
summer months. 1t is thought now that
the registration for this short term will be
about 300, most of whom will be teachers.
Some university students, who are behind
in their work or who wish to make up
some credits so they can get out next year.
will also stay. Besides the regular course
of instruction, the following lectures will
be given:
June Is, Chancellor E. BENJAMIN An
| drews Colonial Money" June 16, Chancel-
1GT Great n Ps45a%i" srit5ain AnGTsT 1Tne ch%ndeor
| Benjamin Andrews, Education Through
Reading June IS, NJ. V. o'sheas B; L.,
! ton, University of Wisconsin, Phases Of
! Education;" June 49, Prof M. " U Shea'
PHASES OF Education June 20, Prof; M.
~ II '"S' W. CaIdweil, The Frontiers in
! American History" June 23, Prof. IL. w.
Caldwell, The Formation, and In55eerppTetat- 5e ppsot
! II. w. Caldwell, 1.-THE Industrial Evolution
| of the United States June %, Prof IL W
Caldwell 1.-THE Negro saeSt TsaGtDSs Sgng June ne
Europe" June 30, H; G; shedd Lyndon hI3n
and 95s Paris, PaTiS, 5gty dy H q Saede H. sSedd
son the Edge OF the ORIENT July g. Miss
H. Alice Howell, select readings; July 8,
reaching German" July TO- 9. c. shedd,
dra, 'SThe. Geography of Nebraska" July
+ FanIs PFSf july Il IS Ffof 9sS F. 4 Fling THE
French Revolutlon7 July IL, II. Is, Miss
zSnia BsSes T4s FsSeh1RgI MIbSr or Se9scss JACK
1 son Mature Studya@ al.t
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-13
DAVIS GETS NO CONVICTS'
Supreme Court Dec des Contract for Labor
is Not Valid One.
SUMNER SCHOOL At STATE UNIVERSITY
Judge Reese, Former Dean of the Law
school, Denies that He was
Anxious TO Retire, but Re-
signed Per Request.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN, June 12.-(Special) )-Former
Warden Davis will not get the cenvicts he
wanted to run his button factory. So de-
cided the supreme court in an opinion
handed down yesterday. The opinion was
written by Chief Justice Sullivan.
In this case the relator, Davis, seeks by
means of the writ of mandamus to compel
the respondents, who constitute the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings, TO perform
a contract for the hiring of convict labor.
Two members of the board, Mr.. Mortensen
and Mr.. Follmer admit the execution Of the
alleged contract, assert its validity and
say they are ready and willing to comply
with it's terms The other two members,
Mr.. Marsh and Mr.. Prout, in effect deny
that the contract is valid and insist II
so 1t cannot be enforced by mandamus. The
Lee Broom and puster company, a corpora
ton having a prior contract for convict
labor, intervened on the action on the
theory that the allowance Of the writ would
be prejudicial to its rights.
The Lee Broom and Duster company had
q contract for 125 convicts, with the option
of not to exceed $50, in preference to any
other employment OF convicts save for such
work as convicts are now employed In and
about the prison in the performance Of
menial prison duties. There are now in the
penitentary 2SO convicts, l0O of whom are
performing menlal prison duties. The others
are in the service of the intervenors.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
Salt Cures Snake Bites

Salt is a good cure for snake bite
said a man who has been in the hills
OF Alabama, but did not know It
until recently. l spent several weeks
in Alabama with a friend of mine, and
while up there learned something
about snakes and snake bites that I
never knew before, and, more han
that, | saw practical demonstrations
OF the efficacy Of salt as a cure for
snake bite.
BY the way, the crop Of rattle
snakes In Alabama is larger this year
than ever before in the history of the
state, and that is saying a good deal.
for 1t has been a long time since there
was anything but a big crop Of rattIers
up in that section Of the world. Dur
ing one day spent in the cane which
grows in abundance at the foot Of the
hills l personally killed twenty-five rat
tlesnakes Of various sizes and ages.
l never saw as many snakes In nv
life, and | would be ashamed to tell
you the vast number saw but did not
kill. But | was speaking of salt as
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23

HIS WORD OF HONOR 4
~
A Tale of the Blue and the Gray. III
BYE WERNER. ~
Copyright 1884, b Robert Ronners Sons N


Maxwell listened silently. without in
terrupting her. Not until she had
finished her story did he ask a few
brief, direct questions.
Is Captain Wilson still in Spring
field"
No. heard from Ralph that he
rode away half an hour ago
And when do you expect your fam
lily physician and the real Doctor
Blackwood9"
Toward evening. They will not
arrive before seven o'clock"
Well. then, We Shall have a few
hours at our disposal. Can you rely
Upon this Old man? Implicitly?"
Ralph was the friend and conf
dant of my childhood. He is devoted
to me with all his soul. and will do
anything to save William. Won't you.
Ralph"
She had summoned the Old servant
by a gesture. He laid his hand upon
his heart.
Yes, Miss FIorence-anything."
Maxwell looked keenly at him a few
minutes, and seemed satisfied.
Miss Harrison's lover is to be res
cued. he said. will you help u.s."
Yes, master, as much as l can"
Then first inform Mr.. Harrison
that | must remain here for the pres
ent, as his uncie's death may take
place at any moment. But l must re-
quest him not TO enter the sick cham
her. Miss Florence does not wish it.
Then find out for me in what part Of
house Lieutenant Roland is imprison-
ed and whether it is possible to reach
him unseen. This can easily be learn
ed from the servants; but be careful
to rouse 40 suspicion"
Ralph's face showed that he clearly
understood the importance. of the COM
mission. He promised in a whisper
to obey exactly, and then glided noise
lessly out of the room. Maxwell again
turned to Florence, who seemed some
what sustained by his presence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
For a Bad Back.

Sabra, Montana, Oct. ia ,,...I
many men in this neighborhood M.
to complain of pains in the bach l..
now scarcely one can be found ~
has any such trouble. 1
Mr.. Gottlieb Mill is largely ras,,.
sible for the Improvement, for Il w..
he who first Of all found the ram.a,
for this backache He has recon
mended it to all his friends and nei,h
bors, and in every case it has b,i
wonderful success.
MIR. Mill says
For many years I had been trim.
bled with my kidneys and pains |,
the small of my back. | tried msuy
medicines but did not derive any hem.
at until last fail. when I bough, /,
dozen boxes of Dodd's Kidney PHI,
After using them a few days | began
to improve, my back quit aching and
[ felt better and stronger all around
81 will keep them in the house righl
along for in my opinion they are ts
best medicine in the market TO-DAY
and If my back should bother u,
again, | will use nothing else"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
The Office Boys Lesson

In a down town real estate office
the boss called up an office boy who
vas first in line Of promotion, to a
clerks desk.
Here. john he said, lis $50 |
want paid at once 70 Mr.. Blank. Be
sure to bring the receipt with you"
John took the roll OF bills handed
him by his employer and hurried away,
He was Obliged to travel 10 Harlem,
and in three hours he came Oack look
ing very much upset. But he handed
in the receipt all right. and went TO
his desk. The BOSS looked at him
c%uriously several times during the
day, but said nothing further TO him
until ~closing-up time. Then he asked
John:
What did Mr.. Blank say when you
took him that money Iuls morning
Nothing" was Johns brief re.
Spouse.
Now. John" said the boss, 81
want you to tell me the truth. / gave
you only $55. and you brought me back
a receipt for $50 Where did O
get the other IS. I wanted to teach
you a lesson before promoting you in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
He "HoOfed'' 1t Back.

Farmer Burlington was Jogging
along homeward. behind his old gray
mare. after a day of peddling garden
truck" among the summer cottagers,
when he overlook a young man in q
sea blue shirtwaist, purple checked
golf trousers and red shoes. who was
smoking q cigarette.
"Hello!" he cried loudly. Say. un-
Gle, can you give a fellow a lift to
Harbor Breezee"
Without waiting for assent he
jumped into the wagon and took a
seat alongside the farmer. Might as
well ride with you as walk" he said;
those country roads of yours are
horrible. Why don't you wake up in
this section and get a decent road
heb? Makes me wish | was back in
the city. Ever been there, old chap?
Have a cigarette?"
The farmer looked at him a little
sharply. "You a real city MANI" he
asked.
The young Getty boarder," who unit
ed the fascinating grace of a floor
walker with the OF a circus
barker, but whom the cows were still
missing in his native village, said he
guessed he was, ali right, all right, and
the farmer lapsed into silence and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23

handling cash. Never trust any mans
word when he hands you a roll Of bills.
count your money every time, my
boy. | merely wanted to teach you
a lesson in business"
You mean old cuss," shouted John.
4 never suspected you of a trick like
that. When Mr.. Blank counted only
$50 | told him you said it was $50
when you handed me the roll. tie look
ed at NE kind of queer and said, What
are YOU going to do about it?'
Coin right home to mother I
says, an get the money
Il went home and told mother I'd
lost one of the fve-dollar bills. and
sne lent me S. out of dads insurance
money. which she'd been savin'. When
| paid Mr.. Blank he says: Sonny, IL
ever you want to change your Job
come to me-
And I'm going to do it. Please pay
me back that five dollars and what's
coming to me in wages. You are
losing a good of , boy and Mr..
Blanks getting one. That's where I'm
givin' you a lesson il bus -ness."-New
York Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
kNEELING BE SIDE THE BED.

DO you really mean to try to reach
William" she asked. Suppose that
you should be discovered and recog-
nized as his friend?"
John shrugged his shoulders.
Then we shall probably be shot to-
gether. Yes, Miss Harrison. a faint
ing fit will be quite superhuous here
and cannot serve us in the least. If
you are lot resolute. the game will be
lost; and | tell you frankly that it
is a matter of life and death. We
shall undoubtedly be considered spies,
and our cousin will certainly do
nothing to clear up the error. This
is the exact state of the case.
you lie here, fainting. while it is
cided. or viii you do what you can to
help?"
These blunt words fulfilled their pur-
pose. What William, with all his con
s~ideration and tenderness, had failed
to do, his friends sharpness accom-
plished. Florence, who was really on
the verge of fainting. rallied her
strength. Her voice still trembled yet
thrilled with kindling energy as she
replied:
Il am not so weak as you imagine.
l have courage for anything where
William is concerned. Tell me what
l am to do"
For the present you must remain
quietly here, but be ready to respond
at any moment If I call you. This
has another door, I see; so l
a leave it, unobserved, while l am
supposed to be engaged in my profess
sional duties. After the message l
sent to Mr.. Harrison, he will probably
remain near, expecting further news"
But II he doesn't-if he discovers
and surprises you-if the doctors
should arrive a few hours earlier"
Yes. but one must not take the
ifs into account in such enterprises
said Maxwell, carelessly. Several
hundred ifs menaced me when I rode
after that obstinate William, yet here
1 am, and my identity is wholly I'M
suspected, which is enough for the
beginning"
He again approached the sick bed.
where his prediction was being full
filled. Death was approaching slowly
but calmly and without suffering, and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23

touched up the old gray mare. The
DID man was said to be nigh" and
close" in most matters, but hs was
always ready to give foot PASSENGER
q lift" he rather liked, however. to
be asked for the favor a little politely,
After two or three miles had been
tra7ersed the youth in the sea blue
shlrtWaist stopped relating the charms
OF Broadway to remark:
Seems more Of a distance to Har.
Dor Breeze than I had thought"
Its quite a ways" said the farmer.
Another half hour passed and the
city youth asked:
I say, old Turnips, how far Is II 10
this blamed Harbor Breeze. anywav9 p.
WALL responded the farmer, in
his slowest drawl, keeping on this
way we're goin' naow I'd say twas a
matter of abaout %, 900 miles or so
clean around the world; but eff Won
want you could jump aout of this
wagon and hoof it back the road. Il
amt much-no, not much, | guess
above ten miles"
And, speeches., Blue Shirtwaist got
out and hoofed it.
1 calclate," said the farmer IN
mother later, Il calc'late his wav q,
talking to the next man he meets will
be some different"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
CHAPTER VII.-(Continued.,

His tone was the courteous yet de-
sided n of a man accustomed to see
HIS medical authority recognized with
s1A opposition. Edward had not in
ten6ed to enter the sick chamber,
where he would be Obliged to meet
Florence, but the plainly intimated re-
guest that he should remain outside
aettled him. He glanced haughtily at
The doctor and replied with evident
eoldness.
The physician always has the right
% command in such cases. | will
submit. but shall expect speedy news
II my uncle's health"
He gave the necessary orders to the
servant, who was still in the room,
and then turned to Thompson again.
The doctor was ushered through sew
eral apartments no less richly fur
hished than the drawing-room, then
the man opened a door yelled by a
heavy portiere and permitted the ply
sician to enter, while he himself re-
manned behind.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23

a cure for bite of a snake. Most averv.
one In that part of the ountry when
they go into the woods will carry q
small bag of salt along in order to nro-
tect themselves against snake hita
snakes are so plentiful that thew
never know when they will be attach.
ed by one OF these members. and so
they 60 prepared for an emergency
1T seems hat the salt is a good an
soroent and in a very short While
after its application it will draw the
poison out OF the body. l knew that
sal was frequently used to ORA
stains out OF soiled linen and things
o tina sort, but the fact that r. 10
sood ior snake bites is a new thing for
me. The plan works in Alabama bu,
l suppose 1t would be an awfully hard
matter to convince some of tha ia
codgers that mere was not a bettar
remedy than salt for an aff1iction =,
TINS sort. And ] may add that 7 am
Wiling to concede that the other well.
known remedy is a bit more pleasant "
New Orleans Times Democrat
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
BOUGHT ART TO DESTROY n.
Man Of Wealth Who Would Have No
Reproduction Of His Paintinos

''S"
The attendants in the art gallery Of
a department store in Brooklyn were
startled the other day to see a man
deliberately destroy two pictures that
he had just purchased at a cost d
SAT. The man is wealthy and aims 70
have a collection of art objects that
have no duplicates. He had pun.
chased in the art gallery that was the
scene OF his vandalism a painting for
which he paid 5 $1,000. After it was sent
home he was showing it to a friend,
who, knowing the collectors weak.
ness. told him he had seen two repro
auctions Of the painting in the sans
gallery, one priced at s35 the other III.
go and buy them for me" said tho
collector, and when you get then
break them up. I'll give you q cheek
for SAT before you go home"
The friend declined the task, 90 To
collector went to the store himssh
pointed out the two pictures, IN
after he had paid for them destroys
them on the spot.
This same man ordered a table WIN
q carved top. for which he paid w.
and after it had been finished he wea!
to the artist who had designed 1t an
stood by him while he destroyed us
original drawings for the table, In.
was part of the contract, and he mean
to see It carried out.-New York PreA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-23
SPOILED CHILDREN
Usually Make sickIy Men and Women

Usually MAKE oaCkiy Weh d"u "S
The spoiled child" usually max.
a weak, sickly mar or woman "
cause such a youngster has us OWE
way about diet and eats and ofinA'
things that are ~unsuited tor any SUI"
ach and sickness results.
81 was always a delicate, sponeu
child, and my parents used 10 le' -.
drink coffee because | would CRY ~
It," says a Georgia young woman
when | entered school my nervous
ness increased and nay pai0n.
thought it was due to my going y
school, so they took me out asa..
But | did not get any better anu -.
headaches got worse and "eaAe
me so that | was unfit for any uu".
Sometimes would go a Whole 70.
without any other nourishmeh'
a cup of coffee.
Last spring | had a bad a'ta0N
the Grippe and when reco'e "a
found that coffee nauseated me
| could not drink 1t, and wen 60.
swallows would cause a terrloie a.,.
ing in my stomach, 1t was az
time that a friend who had been m
benefited by the use of Postum sue
gested that I try this food 'orihA
found it simply delicious anu IT..
used it ever since and the ,.oA
speak for themselves. | have gaiD
IL pounds and my nerves aO
steady as any ones.
IL consider myself well ana 81 .
and I make 1t a point now 10 uN ia
cup Of Postum with a cracker
as soon as | come home from N..s.
In the afternoon. Postum Win
ers or q biscuit makes my iuhcni
1t certainly saved my lie, !" a
know coffee would have killed !"
time had I continued drinking II ...
II have a young girl friend' .
ographer, who declares n NV
strengthens and r~efreshes nu ..ov1
Postum, and she has a little OH o..
In her office and makes a cup 49,.
tum at noontime. have recom NV
ed this wonderful beverage U -.
OF my friends who know VIVA. Or.
done for me-" Name given w
tum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
Look in each package for oop =
the famous little book, the "
MELVILLE" -