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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
Free Homesteads

Are becoming scarce. Join my Homestead
Club and Increase your opportunities Of
obtaining one by being kept posted. | have
good in view, send for my
Of homestead instructions and
treatise on public land surveys. Price p
cents silver and stamp.
c. j.. CONNER, 1905 Howard ST.. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
FASHIONS IN NOTE PAPER.
Nearly All of 1t is Now Made I'm Elk
tremely square style.

Nearly All of IL il Now Made I'm Ex-
tremeIy square style.
New styles OF letter paper. reports the
New York Times, are running to extremes
of squareness, and some go beyond, for
they are slightly wider than they are long,
and the envelopes are long and narrow. One
Of the new styles Of bond Is after the old
time buckram, and Is called the old-style
bond buck. This has an uneaven, rough
finish, something like blrchbark. II comes
in white only. II any one cares for names,
here are those OF the different sizes of the
paper: Haldor, Erling, Rob Roy and Vik-
ing. The envelopes for the Rob Roy size
have a ragged edge. an old style revived,
and the long nap Is uneven, shorter at one
side than the other. All the envelopes are
long. hut that OF the viking is extra long
and narrow.
There is an exceedingly pretty new style
in overland, or continental, note paper. 1t
has q beautiful silk finish, and there is a
fine cord effect in the paper. This Is made
in the ordinary shapes, larger sizes Of the
paper being better for foreign correspond
ence. Imperial and Gladstone are the names
Of the shapes in which 1t comes.
Scotch granite is a notified paper which
came originally from England and which is
always more or less popular. Point d'es-
prit is a paper with an invisible dot which
comes in white, gray and blue shades. Point
d'esprit II is called from this dot, like that
In the net so much used In gowns. It is a
new effect of Holland linen. Pongee is
still another new paper, after the style OF
linen lawn. II comes in a gray, blue, white
and in an odd pongee shade. In some Of
the shops this is sold in pads, with envel-
opes 10 match. Cheviot vellum is one more
paper which is taking the name Of one Of
the dress wosyes. All these papers ay-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
white Gowns.

The gowns which smart women are wear
ing at this moment display. in many cases,
a delicate sentiment for the holiness of the
season. For the informal d!nnerI which
occur during the Lanten period white cloth
is a material which lends itself 20 botA
suitable and elegant effects. Many such
gowns are now being seen, rich lace trim.
mings giving them a touch Of fashionable
worldliness and adding, in every case, to
becomingness.
One exquisite toilette Of white cloth dis
plays a skirt border and bodice trimmings
Of Irish lace in what is called Chinese fret
work. The pattern Of the lace mounts and
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

At the beginning of the season the senator
deposited $1,000 to the managers credit, re-
questing her to draw upon II and produce
such results as would make famous the
Inequalities of the historic house. She has
succeeded.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
TABLE AND KITCHEN
Menu.
BREAKFAST.
T-,aNN

BREAKFAST.
Fruit.
Cereal. Cream.
Broiled Sweetbreads,
Creamed Mushrooms.
Rolls. Coffee.
DINNER.
Oyster Cocktail.
Roast Capon. Giblet Sauce.
Grape Jelly,
Stewed Onions. Mashed Potatoes.
Apple and Celery Salad.
Cheese. Waters,
Apricot Cream. Coffee.
SUPPER.
Sardines au Frontage. Celery.
Thin Slices Bread and Butter.
Spiced Fruit. Cake.
Cocoa.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22
BEAUTY DON'TS.
Suggestions of Interest to Owners of
Pretty Hands.

Don't visit your manicure too often. Too
much manicuring is worse than not enough.
Don't polish nails too highly; they should
have only a natural gloss. Too much pol
ishing make them tender.
Don't polish nails without first rubbing
on a little rose-tinted paste. Use the palm
OF the hand to polish.
Don't cut nails without first holding
them in warm water or sweet oil.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-09-24
SeGerbit5ett aus GrSe.

paiteten aus @rbe pber ein SDrts
hen aus 2ebm tpGre Bel nns fein
2ederbifien. ylur tranfbaft perans
lagte Rinber iinb Bel uns autpeilen
bon Der paifion befeifen, i6ren Masen
nit grbe, &alf ober Qebm au ftopfen
unb babel Elm bersniigtes @eficbt at
Ihneiben, als ipenn fie Maraipan ober
gbpfolabe bersehrten. Merfpiirbiae
@peiien senteBen bic 5ablreihen 9erz
treter Der selben 9faffe in @ibirisn,
8ene3uela, Neu=galebDnien, Ramez
run, Siam ii. T. m. unb srg1ben fidb
Sung unb 4lt an fonberbaren CRIB
unb 2ebmfpeifen. Mnf ben sSnieln
SABA unb Sumatra iinb einiae Gprz
ten bon 2ebm btelseIudter 2ederbiis
len. Die 8ereitung Der 5peiIen be-
rubt auf culinarifder TRADITION. Der
2ebm tpirb nit MaHer bermenat unb
gu einem setg eefnetet, nobel aIle bars
ten 8eftanbtbeile, tpie @anb itnb
GteinfDrnhen. auf bas GorqfdltiaIte
entfernt iperben. Der 5eig tpirb bann
in 5orm pon flahen 5hnitten auf
gaherolen gebraten. Die ssapaner
MAIDEN aus bem geig tiinitlerifdbe sFis
sursn nnb baden ibn ipie pfefferfus
9en. Die Gbinefen legen befpnberen
Wertb duf bieienisen eBbdren Gprz
ten bon Grbe. in benen Iih cine ungss
henre Menge tDin5iger Rerbtbiere be-
finbet. Sn gOntins siebt es sipei Mrzs
ten Don 2ebmbddereien. Die cine, ge.'
ndnnt radbenobren", bat bic Jorm
Dpn 9obelfpdnen, bic dnbere ipirb nit
rDanpfanne1 be3eihnet unb erinnert
burA Garbe unb Gef1mad an de-
iDohnlihe Da93iegel. 1aahrbaft
linb biefe 2ederbinen teinesipegs, 5pls
len aber beffenungeahtet ben gelben
Gourmanbs gut number.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-09-24

Menr man nur niiBfe, mas til
Deutihlanb itrenger perbotsn TIT: Das
Dueniren oDer bns 9aihtbuslirtn!9
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
of regulation width would be an i'm

of regulation width would be an i'm
provement the town sorely needs.
The present travelling through mud
is not pleasant to the ladies nor con-
venient to the men. We believe the
ladies got the promise of property
holders that they would put down
walks in front of their own property
then collection should be taken to
put in crossings. Let the good work
be pushed to successful finish.
John Lovelace one of the best post
ed men in Audubon county, has been
solicited by his friends to announce
himself as a candidate for the office of
state representative. His friends and
himself feel that his loyalty to the
party are worthy of recognition and
having made a thorough study of
state questions for years he feels he
can serve his county and especially
the farming community as we'll as
any other person iii the county, and
respectfully solicits the support of the
republican party at the county con-
vention.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
The Title of "Mrs,"

The title Mrs. was in olden time ap
piled to unmarried as we'll as to mar
ried women and to young as we'll as
old. Sir Walter Scott spoke of joan
ma (unmarried as Mrs. Joanna Baillie.
Although it was not perhaps so univer-
sal to address quite young children as
1t was those over twenty-one by the
title OF Mrs, yet it was frequently
done. The most ludicrous example of
this occurs in the register of burials
for the parish of St Margaret, West
minister. The burial of Millions second
wife and that of his infant daughter,
named after her. who died at the age
of five months, are both recorded in
that register. the name in each case
being entered as Mrs. Katherin Mil
ton, without any mark of distinction
save the letter &C. for child" after
the second name Even in the reign of
George IL, as we read in "Pope's Let
tiers, unmarried ladies used to be
styled Mrs
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
ROSS

Edna wager was down to Audu-
bon Sunday visiting her parents.
We understand that Chas. Taylor
expects to build on his forty west of
town.
Geo. Ross sold 25 head of fine hogs
the first of the week and received top
price for them.
Miss Elsie Larsen has been at the
home of Allie Quimby this wee.:
waiting on her sister.
Sheldon Bates had the shelter at
his place the first Of the week and
shelled out enough corn to feed him
tor time.
Sam Jordan Jr. has rented the AL
bert Fest farm and will devote his
time this summer to raising good
crop on it.
The horse of Jay Shipgledecker
that was hurt last week in the run
away had to be killed as it was para
lyzed in the back.
Markets up to Tuesday even
ing, butter 15c, eggs 12c, barley 35c,
oats 262c, wheat SIC, corn shelled 2444
ear 264, hogs $3.50 to $500.
Ed Rutherford went down TO Ex-
ira the first of the week and will
assist Charley Wilde for time to
get started in the implement bust
ness.
Geo. Stemm moved to the Pass
more property Tuesday where he ex-
poets to take life easier. He expects
to devote great deal of time to the
raising Of poultry and will only do
light work.
Last week while working around
the elevator, Fred Ruhs was unfor-
tunate enough to lose $4,000 in cash.
He has no idea where he was when he
lost it and of course does not expect
to recover it.
Mrs. Edith Harris. Triplet has been
visiting her old time friend Clara
Luse the past week. Both these
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
Wonderful Insect Vitality.

1t IS standing puzzle to the ento-
biologists how frail little insects of the
mosquito and butterfly order can brave
the cold OF an arctic winter and yet re-
tain their vitality. The larva of the
milkweed butterfly has been exposed
to an artificial blast 6S degrees below
zero. Taken out of range Of this arti-
fetal blizzard and gradually "thawed
OUT this same worm was able to creep
In less than half an hour afterward
Butterflies have been found fitting ICY
ously about in the highest latitude man
has ever penetrated and the mosQui-
toes of Alaska and Greenland are
known to be the healthiest specimens
of that race of little pests.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12

Will Foster of Hawarden, is here
this week visiting his father, Uncle
James Foster. He came to Sioux City
to purchase cattle for his big five hun
dred acre ranch and then took notion
to visit his father.
Jim luton is to begin working for
Billy Shaw the latter part of this week
raising the roof on one part of his
house and making it the same height
as the other. This will give them
more room and a heater residence.
The Gray Lyceum Bureau will give
box sociabe and free entertainment
at the Woodmen hall the evening of
March Goth, and they have prepared a
program that will be of interest to all.
Let every body go and have good
time.
Chas. Garmire and Carl Forsbeck
got a few days lay off and came home
from Ames to visit their parents,
the first of the past week.
They however had to hurry back to
school only having time to say hello
to friends.
Word has come back from South
Dakota that Walter Jensen and
Minnie Kruse, both we'll known to
this vicinity. were married Feb. 22nd.
Both are young people deserving of
much happiness and it is the wish of
all they will receive their share.
A man from Pennsylvania was at
the home of August Meyer Tuesday
looking for brother in-law whom
they had not heard from for many
years and he had thought that August
might possibly be this man, but he
will still have to continue his search.
There was quite lively contest last
Monday over the election of the school
board and all the available voters We're
got out that it was possible to get to
the polls. The proposition to vote a
ten mills tax was carried by vote of
% to 49, The following named men
were elected on the board: HI. B..
Packard, Rev. n. G. Hicks and F. j..
Rogers. The first two for this year
and the latter two to fill vacancy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12

ladies went to Audubon Tuesday
evening, the former to her home and
Miss Clara for short visit.
Jay Shingledecker moved the
Harry Bates property Monday and
they are now quite comfortably To-
Gated. This is most excellent fam
lily and the town people most cord
tally welcome them to its midst.
Gus Penfeld one of the honored
and respected citizens of this COM
munity loaded his goods into car
Wednesday and left for his new home
in Nebraska. He has made friends
while here who regret his departure
to a new neighborhood.
Friday night will be the closing
program at the Sand Literary Soci-
ETY.. They have arranged for a spe-
cial program and will make it the
best of the season. They have had a
very successful society this winter
and all feel they have had much bene-
fit from it.
Postmaster Quimby has been noti-
fled that the post office at Viola Gen.
ter will be discontinued after March
81, by an order from the first assist
ant Postmaster General. This place
will be supplied by the route run
ming out from Ross and the one COM
ing down on the other side, from
Coon Rapids.
A wee small girl of eight pounds
weight came to the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Quimby Monday so they
will have watchful care and bud
ding hope in future years. The
mother and child are doing nicely
but Allie-well he is recovering a
little but it will be some days ere he
gets clear back down to earth where
the rest live.
Ross is certainly becoming a city.
| Even the county seat is city of
small dimensions and few in a hill
beside it. 1t looms up to traveller
like lone oyster in church sociable
stew. Only last Sunday it was tax
en- for Audubon. A man got off the
train and went striding up the street
and asked the first man he met for
Brooks hospital. If that isn't a
compliment, what is? Ross first
then Chicago.
Some of the ladies were out on a
commendable mission Monday. All
have recognized that good sidewalks
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
THE LONDON TAPsTER.
Hard Luck Stories That Take the
Place of Open Begging,


Place of Open Begging.
The plain and open tapster who &C.
costs, you in the street purely to beg
may generally be known by an amaz-
ing overpoliteness in opening the con-
versation. He is the only person I
know who begs pardon for taking the
liberty of speaking to you, and by this
sign you shall know him. They all be-
gin by begging pardon for taking this
not so very rare liberty. but only the
buffers 90 on straightway to tap. The
proficient tapsters approach the tap
sideways, so to speak. Something like
this, with quick touch of the hat
brim:
BEG pardon. sir, I'm sure l 'umblv
beg your pardon for takin' the great
liberty of speallin' to you in a public
thoroughfare like this. whice l am
quite aware it is a great liberty. sir
though trustin' you will kindly pardon
the great liberty of pore, 'ardvorkin
man, sir. in takin' the great liberty Of
askin' if this street is the 'Aymarket.
sir?" (Or the way to the Strand or the
day of the month, or something.)
You answer the question. but you
don't stop the stream of apologetics.
THANK you, kindly, SIR" pursues the
tapster. pouring out the words, thank
you kindly, sir, if you'll so far pardon
the liberty Of a pore. 'ardworllin' man.
sir. in aslin' the question, which I'M
fortunately | was forced to take the
great liberty. sir through bein' out O.
work eighteen months an nothink to
eat since last Toosday fortnight, sir,
upon my word of honor, which nothink
but the cries for bread of fourteen
young children in arms would prevail
on me. sir-so igstreme kind as you've
bin to me. sir, which l shall never for.
get-to take the very great liberty. sir,
in a public thoroughfare. of askin'
which is the nearest work ouse?''
If once more you give him Informal
ton instead of coppers, you only pro
woke another speech of the same sort
for he can go on like that for Il deal
longer than you want to listen. 1t is
only in the extreme that he will direct.
ly ask for money. though l fancy that
it is merely caution that marks his
guarded way, as they say in the lyric,
for if accused of begging by some
watchful policeman he can always
plead that he was only asking a harm
less question. And the questions are
endless in variety. l give my solemn
word that | was once buttonholed by
one of these seedy tapsters with the
apologize request that l would tel
him the number of stars on the ma
tional flag of the United States. This
is simple fact.-Leonard Larkin il
the Strand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
GRAY
Land-LotS Of it.

Fine Farms in Canada where you
can pay for one with a single crop.
We are agents for the Luse & Jones
Land Co., of Carroll.
Missouri Lands the prettiest you
ever saw.
Excursions Feb. II and March 3.
Insurance - Investment Endow-
ment policies, paying 66$ per cent
for your money.
Never too busy for business.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
BIRMINGHAM FIXTURES.
They Were Mere Paper. but They
Subducd The Artist Turner.


Turner, the great landscape painter,
was a curious mixture of parsimony
and generosity, determined money
grubbing and unreckoning devotion to
his art. He would drive hard bar
gain one day and the next refuse to
sell at any price. intending purchas-
hrs We're sometimes excluded from his
gallery, and the refusal of admission
was communicated in anything but a
polite manner.
Mr.. elliott, the wealthy pen manu-
facturcr of birmingham, once proved
himself equal to the task of storming
the castle iii the teeth of the grutf art
list and his doorkeeper and achieving a
bargain. A Sook on Turner gives the
story.
MI. elliott was met at the door OF
Turner's house by an old woman, who
opened the door and asked the gentle
mans business
when he told her, and tried to slam the
door.
But Mr.. elliott had put his foot In.
side the door and without waiting for
permission pushed past the enraged
janitless and hurried upstairs to the
gallery. Turner met him like Il spider
whose web has been invaded. The in
truder introduced himself and said
that he had come to buy.
Don't want to selln' was the an
swer
Have you seen our Birmingham pic
lures. Mr.. Turner?" inquired the visit
or, as calmly as if he had been received
as gentleman should be.
Never heard of en- said Turner.
Mr.. elliott took from his pocket some
Birmingham bank notes.
Mere paper" remarked farmer, who
evidently enjoyed the joke.
ITO be bartered for mere canvas
said the visitor. waving his hand to in
dictate the paintings on the wall. His
tone-perllups also the sight of the
mere paper" conquered Turner. and
when the visitor departed he had bar
gained for several valuable pictures.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
1tIns..

The custom of giving engagement
rings ranks back to long before the
Christian era. With the ancient Egyp-
dans engagement rings were always
OF iron, to indicate the mutual sacri-
fee OF liberty of the contracting par
ties.
One of the very earliest adornments
of berothal rings was loadstone,
which symbolized the attractive force
which drew maiden from her own
family circle into that of her husband.
1t is believed that the fourth finger
has always been the brides ring finger
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
Colds Are Dangerous.

How often you hear it remarked:
"It's only cold" and a few days
later learn that the man is on his
back with pneumonia. This is of
such common occurrence that cold,
however slight, should not be disre-
garded. Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy counteracts any tendency toward
pneumonia. 1t always cures and is
pleasant to take. Sold by Nick Dof-
finp 81 Co
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12
Privileged Person.
Caller-Well. the nerve of that

Caller-Well. the nerve of that!
observation-disclosures that?
Caller-Why, didn't you hear that
snip Of a boy referring to you as
"Bill?"
Merchant-Sh! That's our office boy
So long as I can pretend l didn't hear
him it's all right.-Catholic Standard
and Times.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-12

AT twenty love is rosy dream, at
thirty it is thrilling reality, at forty
1t is calm contentment, at fifty it is
"Reminiscences.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-26
HOME MISSIONS.
Subject Considered by Presby-
terrain General Assembly.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 26-The i'm
p0rtant subject of home mission and its
corollary-evangelica work among the
urches-occupied the morning session
Of the Pres yterian general assembly.
Rev. DR.. Holloway of New Jersey,
chairman Of the board of home missions,
presented the report of that committee.
The chairman was followed by the
secretary Of the board, Rex. Charles L.
Thompson, j. d., Of New York, who
spoke at length upon the subject
This afternoon at , o'clock the report
OF the standing committee on aid for
colleges was considered and discussed.
Moderator Coyle has announced his
appointments Of chairmen for the various
boards and standing committees. They
are as follows:
Rev Henry VanDyze, bills and over
lures; Rev. DR.. c. W. Van Water. judi
cial committee; Rev. W. d. Holloway,
home missions; Rev. DIR. John v Van
Malta, education; Rev. Dr. Frederick
Jonte Stanley. publication and Sabbath
school work; Rev. DR.. Charles Payson
Cheeseman, missions for freedmen: Rev.
Thomas F. Dixon. temperance; Rev Dr.
Peyton II. Hoge, theological seminaries;
Rev James Yerenace, mileage; E. S.
Stranger, finance.
The chairmen on foreign missions,
church erection and aid for colleges will
be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-26

ley and wheat heading out; first bloom
appearing on alfalfa
Decatur Small grains of all kinds
look fine; wheat beginning to head; rye
well headed, pastures afford ample
feed; corn planting about completed
early planting a good stand: first cror
OF alfalfa delayed by freeze, but viii
soon be ready to cut.
Finney-A warm. dry windy week.
pastures good; wheat and rye very
promising but will soon need rain. oats
ana barley growing nicely; first crop
or alfalfa VIII be light on account Of
the freeze.
Ford-A good growing week; wheat
continues fine; alfalfa and oats good.
barley fair; damage by hail is general
GoVeZGood growing week; alfalfa
has not recovered from the freeze and
VIII have to be cut before it win grow:
grass looks fine; corn up and growing
Iapldly; cane and mlllet look we'll;
wheat fine; oats and barley not quits
so good.
Wheat. very promising: alfaI-
IA looks fine; millet is coming up, cane is
being sown; potatoes and gardens doing
well,
Lane-Wheat. barley. corn and grass
growing nicely. spring seeding of alfaifa
viii probably nearly all be lost because of
heaNy rams after sowing; cattle are i'm
Ness-A dry. windy week but favorable
for teamwork and all growing crops:
wheat, rye. oats and barley ma king coed
grown except some wheat turning yellow.
rye headed: wheat jointing: grass fine:
stock doing well; potatoes looking nne;
gardens Improving.
Norton-Much corn planted: some dam
age to crops by hail; wheat ready to head;
good growing week.
Thomas-Aii crops doing well: early
planted corn coming Up. some to replant:
ground in good condition to work
Trego-Early wheat jointing. rye head
ed. alfalfa about ready to cut corn be-
ginning to need cultivation; potatoes are
up.
Wailace-Corn all planteds cane ana
Kaffir corn being planted; barley. wheat
and rye doing fairly we'll; range grass
good; cattle doing well; getting a little