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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
CONTEST IN pEvRIEs ESTATE
Bone of Contention f. Two Thousand
Dollar Insurance Claim
Of child.

d. 2. Mummert, an attorney Of Blair. is
in Omaha settling a bill OF exceptions from
Judge Days court and preparing to carry
to the supreme court the case of Laura
Hawkins against the estate OF Elias p.
Devrles. He represents the estate and is
appealing from a decision Judge Day rem
dered in January, giving the plaintiff in
this suit title to $4,000 collected from a
Des Moines insurance company on a policy
held by Henry o. Devries.
Henry o. Devries was a son Of Elias P.
Devries. The former died in 1900 and the
latter in 1901. Henry's policy named Elias,
the father. as beneficiary, but Mrs. Henry
Devries testified that in her presence her
husband had told his father that the $4,000
collected from the policy should. in the
event OF his CHenry's) death, go to Henry's
daughter, Lois, aged 3, and that the father
had agreed to so dispose Of the money.
The father never transferred title to the
money and as both father and son are
dead now the case had to be fought out on
the testimony of others.
Attorney Mummert, for the estate, main
tanned that as Henry could have made his
child the beneficiary by filling in a blank on
the back Of his policy, but failed to do so,
and as the other agreement, II made, was
only an oral one, the money should be
left in the Elias Devries estate and the
grandchild given only her share with the
rest.
Judge Day, however, accepted the testi-
mony as to the oral agreement and held
such agreement to be valid and binding
and so found for Laura Hawkins. sister OF
Mrs. Henry Devries, who had been ap-
pointed guardian Of the child. 1t is from
this decision that the estates attorney is
appealing. He argues that the So 900 prop
erly belonged to the estate because OF
money advanced by Elias to his son Henry.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
Notes from Army headquarters.

II is expected that General Bates and
his aides will leave for Chicago perma.
nently about March %.
A board Of officers to consist OF Colone
Joseph h. Girard. assistant surgeon; Major
A. Hull, judge advocate, and FRS
is to convene at Omaha as soon as con,
yenient TO examine Thomas B. Robinson o
Des Moinesi Ia, formerly of Company /
Fifteenth Illinois cavalry, as to his fitness
for appointment as superintendent of a ma,
tional cemetery.
A board of officers consisting Of Major w
w. Witherspoon, Captain John II. Stone
Captain Charles 7, Menaher, First Lieu
tenant David Mailer and First Lieutenanr
Fred W. Hershler, viii assemble at For
Leavenworth at 10 o'clock a. m, Tuesday
March "a, to make the preliminary examina
tion of enlisted men In this department
who may be qualified under act of ongres
pointment as second lieutenants.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
TELLS OF CANINE BURGLAR
Druggist Says Dog stole Into His
Room and Carried on
Trousers.

For the last two days four detectives
have been engaged in a hunt for two bur-
glars and a dog. During the fore part Of
the week a druggist living on Cass street
reported to the police that his home had
been entered by two strangers and a dog.
The canine, according to the story, quietly
entered the druggists bed room, carried his
trousers to one of the burglars and then re-
turned the apparel with pockets empty.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14

First annual ball Of the Twenty-second
Infantry Base Ball team, in the post hall,
Fort Crook, Neb.. Saturday evening. March
IA, 1908. Tickets so cents. Ladies free.
Dancing begins at S:45. Special train from
Omaha leaves Webster street at 8 p. M.
South Omaha at 1925. Returning leaves Fort
Crook at 4:3O a. M. Tickets for train can
be procured on train.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14

The following births and deaths have
been reported 20 the Board of Health:
Births-Fred Arnold, 1923 Dodge, girl;
Carl A. Paulsen. 500 South Tenth, twin
girls; John Perkins, 2SO6 North Twenty
ixth, boy; Allen Houck. 1922 North Twenty
second, girl; Robert McCloud, 1922 South
Thirteenth, girl; George Reed. Forty-hfth
and Brown, boy; Joseph Young. Twenty
sighth and Miami, boy.
beaths-Hazel e. Cochran. 1907 South
rhirty-sixth. IL; Burget Blake, home in At
,antic. Ia, n.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
.sThe milwaukee CORNER,

Designates the new ticket once OF the Chi
cago, Milwaukee a St. Paul railway. 1t is
the northeast corner Of Farnam and Six
tenth streets and is pronounced the hand
soonest and most elegantly equipped rail-
road ticket once in the west. You are
cordially invited to call and inspect II.
F. A. NASH, General Western Agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
MortaIitv statIatIcn.

DR.. Roy. chirOpOdist. moved to 1905
Farnam-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
BeRIus at Bed Rock.

Health. strength and vigor depend on
digestion. DR.. Kings New Life Pills makes
Il perfect or no pay. Only Csc. For sale
by Kuhn q Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
Notice of Correction.

The last Sundays advertisement Of
Schneider & Mueller Piano Co, offering a
arst class piano player and new piano for
l275 on payments OF S2,OO per month should
have read on terms OF $500 per week.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
THE BUSY
HOUSEWIFE-

will appreciate this little list of
items and prices from food prod
ucts of absolute purity, fresh
and up-to-date.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
Constipation the Father of Many Ills

No one can reasonably hope for good
health unless his bowels move once each
day. When this is not attended to, disor-
ders of the stomach arise, biliousness
headache, dyspepsia and piles soon follow.
II you wish to avoid these ailments. keep
your bowels regular by taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when re-
uuired.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-14
PHestly's Genuine
GraVenette Rain
Goats at $6.75

On sale all day Saturday. We also have
a few more Of those all wool mems black
clay worsted suits at $500; also several
other good styles at the same price. For
$1,000 we can sell you pure all wool fancy
worsted suits in square or round cut. In
the furnishings department we sell Essen
drath's Horse Hide Asbestol Gloves for 75c,
this is the regulation s1.OO article. Good
medium weight underwear suitable for the
present season 45c a garment-men's
fancy seamless half hose, on sale at loo a
pair. actual 15c and zoe values. We Just
received a nobby line Of mems spring caps,
the latest styles, sale price 45c. The Guar
antee Clothing Co.. 15i9-1521 Douglas street,
agents In Omaha for Alfred Benjamin's
fine clothing, YOung's celebrated hats,
Adler's famous gloves, sargent's railroad
gloves, CarhaTtt's work clothes, etc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
PLowED TAROUGa shvERAL CARS.
Lexington the Scene Of Another Wreck The
Accident on a siding
Especial to News AMI Observer. }

(Specldl TO NEWS anu observer
Salisbury, N. c., Oct. 29.-Lexington,
about fifteen miles north of this city,
was the scene OF another wreck on the
Southern early this morning.
Northbound freight No Y was running
in two sections and the first section hal
stopped, according to orders, on the siding
at Lexington. The second section, which
was a hight train, also had orders, it is
said, to take the same siding there being
room for both trains.
The first section did not send out a
fiagman in the rear and when the second
train pulled in, steam was escaping from
the engine at such a rate that the eu-
gineer could not see the track in trent
and when he finally shut off steam he
was within a few feet of the caboose OF
the other train.
The engine ploWed through the caboose
and several loaded freight cars of the
section in front, slightly damaging the
engine Fortunately no one was hurt be-
yond a severe shock. The track has been
cleared and the main line trains were
delayed only short while.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
PAID IN CONFEDERATE MONEY.
The Hour Was Late, But Still Later a Son of
Ham Lay in Jail.
Especial to News and obscrver)

tCDSCld1 y
Durham, N. c.. Oct. 29-Albert Pow
ers. a negro was arrested this morning
OIL warrant charging HIM with de
frSuding John NJ. Woods by passing q.
$40 Confederate bill on him. 1t was near
night when the negro giving him the
supposed money said: "Here's a $40 bill
Take out what owe you and give me the
change" Mr.. Woods saw the figures anc
at once complied with the request of the
negro.
The store of John Hester, near Hicks
town, four miles from Durham, was robbei
last night The thief stole several suos
guns, pistols, knives and other things
Mrs. Lonnie Fogleman, who lived near
German, died this morning about eight
O'Clock The burial will take place tomor-
row.
The remains of Mrs. W. l.. Walker, who
died in New York yesterday morning
will reach here tomorrow morning. The
body will be taken direct to Trinity Meth
cdst church and will remain there unit,
3 O'Clock in the afternoon. DR.. e. a
Yates will preach the funeral.
The intcrment of tho late G. NJ Hutch.
ms took place in the city cemetery this
afternoon The funeral was conducted
from the saddened home at 3 O'Clock oy
Rev. S. S. Bost, rector OF St. Philips
church.
A few days ago il was stated in this
correspondence that Mr.. j. S. Murray.
brother-in-law oil Isaac Emerson, the
HromoSeltzer man, was arrested on tho
charge of cursiDg and abusing Mrs Ed
dins. who lives in house owned b.
Murray. At the trial the defendant was
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

discharged without putting a single wit
ness on the stand. IT was shown beyond
all question that there was not a single
witness to coTroborate or substantiate ting
charges made in the warrant. The mat
ter has been dismissed and the cost OF
the action was taxed against and paid
by Mrs. Eddins.
Tonight the anti-saloon league held a
rally in the new Academy OF Music and
the meeting was addressed by Hon. F.
A. London, of Pittsboro. On Sunday ar
ternoon another of these rallies will take
place and then there will be another Oh
Monday night. Mr.. N. B. Broughton, of
Raleigh, is expected to address the last
meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Found Dead in Bed.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer)
Laurlnburg, N. c., Oct. 29.-Mr. A. y.
ellis was found dead in us bed this
morning at the home of Mr.. Isaac VIII
liams. He was an estimablc man, abort
70 years old. heart failre was the cause
OF death.
During severe storm in this section
Mr.. j. NJ Deas, of near Hoffman. started
to walk to his home and got lost, he was
OUT all night and nearly frozen. AS soon
as ne reached a fire next morning he
dropped dead He was over 95 years old
and very hale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Ills HORRIBLE FATt
Conductor Goes Down With
Falling Car
VERY Bone 10 His Fsce Brk n by Falling
Upon The Iron
Rail,
Especial to News ani Observer

Especial to News ani Observer.)
Hamlet, N c., Oct 29.--Last night an
accident occurred at the coal chute IN
which two cars were demolished and one
man perhaps fatally injured by misun-
Outstanding of signals it is supposed.
Engineer Taylor IN placing two cars
loaded with coal on the coal chute pushed
them too far. one going over the end
and the other being badly torn up
Yard Conductor Geo. A. Winsor was
riding on the front end of the first car
when it made the frightful leap of more
tEan fifty feet. He sprang off of the car
iii the descent and fell on the track by
the side of the chute, his face striking
the track iron, breaking every bone IN
1t The doctors express very little hope
of his recovery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Strong Resolutions by the Conference
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Suffolk, Va. Oct. 29.-Some striking
features of the actions taken by the
Eastern Virginia Christian Conference
were: disapproval of alcoholic liquors
as a beverage, a declaration against the
dissertation of the Sabbath by reading
Sunday newspapers or by running Sunday
excursions, line or so declaring against
the use of tobacco in all forms, and OPP
posing the granting of divorces.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Cases From rederal Court

Especial to News and Observer
New Bern, n. c.. Oct. 29.-Federal court
adjourned today. Among the results may
be noted: Officer Mitchell left for Atlanta
tonight with Alex Tuition, two years tor
illicit distilling; and Joe Moore, a post
office case, goes to the United States re-
formatory for eighteen months.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Dupliu Going Forward.
CDuplin .Journal.)

An election was held at Teacheys a few
days ago for graded school and was
carried by good majority This is a
true sign of the awakening of the people
for better things. There are other dis
tricts in Duplin that ought to be consoli-
dated into good graded schools.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Fine Crowds and a Great Fair.
(special to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Weldon, N c., Oct 29-Fully ten thou-
sand people visited the fair today, the
weather was fine and the rwentv-eighth
fair is a big success. The .~, t.day
were close and exciting and eve, ! one Is
delighted with the fine exhibits. Tonight
the grand bali of the week took place,
some forty or more couples taking part.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30
Burdock

'It was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me of a terrible
breaking out all over the body. L am
very grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge,
West Cornwell, Conn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

A ICON to travellers. DR.. Fowler's Elk
tracts of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysen,
terry, diarrhoea, seasickness, nausea. Pleas
ant 20 take Acts promptly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Only one remedy in the world that will
at once stop itchincss of the skin in any
part of the body. Doans Ointment. AT
any drug store, so cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-30

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts
sprains, strings. Instant relief. DR.
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug store
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31
Napoleon,s Character.

In character Napoleon may be said
to have been not so much wicked as de-
void OF moral sense. The first princi-
pies Of morality seem TO have had no
place I'm his mind. and II Is difficult to
see how they could have found en-
trance there. He had really no coun-
try. and consequently no patriotism.
Born a Corsican and setting out with
bitter hatred OF France as the destroy
er of Corsican liberties. he never really
became Frenchman- He never learn
ed to write the language. hardly to pro-
nounce IL. France was the seat and
fulcrum of his power. his throne and
the recruiting ground OF his armies.
Whatever he might say In proclama-
tions. in his moments of sincerity he
spoke of the French contemptuously as
people who Were to be governed
through their vanity, which 1t was nee
essary to feed with a perpetual course
OF victories. Domiciled I'm France. he
had consorted with a set OF adventur-
ers as profiigate as any that the world
has seen. The only sort Of public mo-
rality with which he had ever been i'm
pressed was the fidelity OF the soldier
to military duty.-Goldwin Smith In
Atlantic.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

which he was charged. To have told
nullify 1t. | gloried in my silly girls
heart TO think / was enduring martyr
dom for his sake.
Il tried TO be a good wife to NAL
colin. but he made II very hard. He
had thought / was to be my aunt's
.heiress, she being childless. When at
her death all the property reverted to
her husbands side of the house he
threw off his last semblance of love or
respect. Perhaps was not entitled to
pither.
I'VE were miserably poor. and had
been reared I'm ignorance Of every use
full requirement. He settled down TO a
gamblers profession and TO the lot of
neglected wife. He is dead now. and
thank God there are no children TO in
herit his vices or my weakness. Do 1
thank God? My life is utterly desolate.
utterly without ties. At one time
thought of taking up the old home ties.
But father Is dead. and the old place
has been cut up and sold for the bene-
fit of the children who We're minors
when was married. would not dis
turb them I'm their occupancy. They
do not even remember me. / should
only be dark blot on any ones
hearthstone.
Il have told my story. shall coin
il for bread-lsead which shall sea-
son with the bitterest tears l have
shed for many a weary year."
ola had sAf
cinctly, clearly and effectively" She
took it down TO the Office of the Peo-
pies Pride herself. She gave it into the
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

Among the negroes the most striking
remedies are to be found. Witness the
combination of cure and spell de-
scribed under the name Of ''conJuring
a tooth" in Alabama. Go into lonely
part of the woods with one Of the oppo-
site sex, who is to carry an ak. The
bearer of the ak chops around the roots
of a white oak, cuts of with jack
knife nine splinters from the roots Of
the tree, then cuts around the roots Of
the aching tooth with the knife. dips
each OF the nine splinters in the blood
flowing from the cuts and finally buries
the splinters at the root of the tree
from which they came. While doing
this the operator repeats something
you don't understand. which Is the
charm.-Kansas City Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

hands of the business manager, who
told her. with an impersonal glance at
her pale face. that IL would be taken
up in due course of business and their
readers would pass upon IL without
any unnecessary delay.
Their readers were TO pass upon
her broken life. All. well. that was
what she had put IL into black and
white for. II only they would pass IA
vorably. That was her one concern
now.
1t seemed an eternity before an en-
velope stamped with the office address
of the Peoples Pride came TO her
hands. She tore open the envelope in
tiuttering haste. No check dropped out.
Instead u typewriter note. curt and
busincsslike:
Madam-Your story. entitled My Story"
has sufficient dramatic interest to make
IL acceptable with a few emendations
OF the Peoples Pride to receive some sug-
gestions along that line?
OF course she would call. A gleam of
hope warmed her chilled heart
She was promptly passed from hand
to hand until she stood i'm the awesome
presence of the chief. The great man
was sitting at big cylinder desk i'm
posingly Uttered with papers. She rec
ognized her own story even as she
reached his chair and before he had
risen slowly TO accost her gravely.
II was a crucial moment to her; her
first experience of the majesty OF the
sanctum. Her eyes rested on the litter
OF papers; his rested on her. With no
change of attitude he took up her man.
uscript and held 1t toward her with an
unsteady hand.
Helen. is this the way IT all happen
ed?"
Time had wrought some subtle
changes in his appearance. His voice
was as unforgotten music to her ears.
With low cry of wonder and of long
ing, she made a step forward, then
reeled diZzily.
thought you were thousands of miles
away on a ranch"
For little while, yes. I stayed out
| there long enough TO conclude that a
| man who allows a woman's fickleness
| TO slay all purposes in his life does not
deserve TO be called a man. But it was
| not fickleness If this is true
She stretched pleading hands toward
| him. NO. oh. no. 1 was so young. so
| frightened, so silly. / did not know
| wuat TO do. what TO believe"
| You should never have believed that
of me. Unfortunately the name | bear
has been duplicated many times even
within my own knowledge. l read
about that case of forgery with some
interest because Horace White had
| done II. but I never credited that story
with the wreck OF all my hopes"
| And now?''
She stood up before him. trembling
| He put out his hand TO detain her.
You are free" he said. "and / love
you" He smiled on her with solemn
tenderness. You will have TO add a
sequel TO your story, dearest. and call
II our story"
mo" she said. And into her smile
! crept the old time archness. My liter.
airy life Is at an end. IL is not fame that
feeds a woman's hungry heart. my
own; II is love. oh. Horace. l hunger
snd thirst for yoursr''
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

not recollect when had not been en-
gagged to him. but it had never occurred
TO us to name Il day.
perhaps this idyllic state of affairs
was what had aroused my dreaming
father to sense of parental obligation.
AT any rate was sent ON TO my New
York aunt.
Il was engaged 10 Horace White
when l left home: l. was engaged TO
Malcolm Ross when | went back. II
was without any sense of triviality or
wickedness that | transferred my al
legiance, not even recognizing the in
convenience of being ON with the new
love before being of with the old.
Il tbv.k 1t all came of my being so
suddenly transplanted from the dull
menotony Of my life with father on the
old plantation In the i-.wildering gay
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-31

We believe that kissing is an English
custom. We read in ancient history Of
a knight who visited the Field of the
Cloth OF Gold and who on being invit-
ed to a local castle was addressed by
the "kynde ladye" OF the establish
ment. who remarked:
"Forasmuch as in England We. have
such a custome as that n man may
kysse a woman. therefore l will that
ye shall kysse me. and ye shall also
kysse these my maidens."
(which thing" adds the old histo-
rian. we knyghte straightway did and
rejoyced greatly thereat."