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The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
WHERE THE BIG BILLS ARE
Used Only in the East in Large Real
Estate Transactions and Pay
ment of Duties.

The ordinary citizen, even
though he may be man of more
than ordinary means, seldom sees
800 bill, while 81 900 bills are al
most an unknown article. Yet, ac,
cording to the paying teller of one
of the largest banks III the city,
says the Omaha News, these same
500 and even 81 900 bills are rath-
er common. This teller estimates
that he handles from $4,000 to
$4,000 a day in large bills on an
average. BY large bills, he ex-
planned. he meant those of de-
nomination of $50 and up.
But if these bills abound In
quantity, the use to which they are
put has very narrow field, and is
confined to only a few definite pur-
poses in Omaha. Chief among
these special purposes is the large
real estate deal.
It is a trick of the real estate
nan to make man an offer for a
Piece of property and then follow
it up by flourishing the price in
$50 or 81 900 bills. 1t is said that
several of Omaha's best known
real estate men use this very plan.
IN agent will come to the bank
ansl draw his check for the amount
he wants. "Give it to me in hun
dr. ds," he will say, or, if the deal is
a large one, he calls for thousands.
When he has made his trade, the
Sc Ter is. of course, no better Off
than if he had been given certi-
fed check. but there is something
abeut the sight of real money that
oftentimes consummates trade
Perhaps the charm fails to work
and the agent brings the money
back to the bank and deposits it
until he wants to draw q clash
rolf on some other unsuspecting
victim.
"Another use for these large
bills is to pay duties. The duties
IT the Omaha custom house some
ines run as high as $4,000 day"
aid the teller. '"The government
Doesn't take any chances, you can
ut that down. When one does
gsiness with Uncle Sam he finds
Aat the old gentleman is from
isconsin and wants it in his
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
saints. ] dared not tell her, yet ]
was running her life"

saints. / dared not tell her, yet
was running her life"
The man stopped speaking. The
sun had set and a great gloom
filled the church. He leaned down
and touched the girls arm lightly.
"Tellme, he whispered; should
/ have told her alp
There were tears in the girls
eyes.
1T would have broken her
heart she said.
The man turned away with a
groan. He moved as if staggering
under a great burden. The girl
touched his arm.
You have acted like a hero"
she said, simply.
The man picked up the girls bas-
ket, and they moved toward the
church door. When they came to
the curtain the man held it aside,
and as the girl passed through a
great sob broke from him.
He took the church key from the
basket and locked the door
There were some crumpled little
white flowers from the wreath of
Private Williams lying in the bas
ket. He picked them up.
May / keep these?" he said, as
he gave the basket to the girl.
The girl answered: Yes"
They stood irresolute for mo-
ment.
"Good-by,2 said the man, and
turned towards the little wicket
gate which cuts the churchyard off
from the London road.
Before he had gone three yards
he felt a light touch on his arm.
He turned. The girl was standing
beside him.
Your way is very lonely" she
said. "Will YOU remember that in
little country yicarage a girl who
has known sorrow prays for YOU"
God will thank you," said the
man, and stumbled forward.
As he turned to close the little
wicket gate he sobbed:
Il could not tell her, it would
break her heart"
He looked up. The girl was GO
ing in the opposite direction.-Se-
lected.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
Friends Contribute.

a singular custom prevails
among the Tartars or kurds. II
a man loses his cattle or other
property, he pours little brown
sugar into piece of colored
cloth, ties it up, and carries one
such parcel to each of his friends
and acquaintance. In return he
is presented, according to circum-
stances, with a COW, a sheep, or a
sum of money.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
DATE PALMS IN AMERICA.
salton Basin in California Is Better
Adapted for Their Culture
Than the Sahara.

The attempt to cultivate in Cal
ifornia and Arizona the Algerian
date palm seems to have been
fairly successful. One of these
days, perhaps, all the dates which
can be consumed in this country
will be raised here. Walter I.
Swingler declares, in bulletin of
the department of agriculture,
that the soil in the most arid re-
gions of the United States is par
ticularly suitable to the growth of
the trees about which he talks.
According 10 a summary of this
document made by Science, 1.-The
most intense heat, the most exces-
sive dryness of the air, the alb
sence of all rainfall for months at
time during the growing season,
and even the hot, dry winds that
blow in desert regions, are not
drawbacks. as in almost all other
cultures, but positive advantages
to the date palm, enabling it to
mature fruit of the highest excel
lence." Nor does alkali injure the
soil The author shows that the
Salton basin in California lis not
only the most promising region in
the United States, or in North
America, for the culture of the
best sort of dates, but that it is
actually better adapted for this
profitable culture than those parts
of the Sahara desert where the
best exported dates are pro-
duced." 1t is shown to be prob
able that this single region is ca
pable of producing dates enough
to supply the demand for the
whole country. Other regions in
California, Nevada. Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas are discussed,
the conclusion being that in all
these states date palms of certain
varieties may be grown with
profit.
From the bulletin it appears
that there are three principal
types of dates cultivated by the
Arabs-viz., soft dates" which
are very sugary and include the
sorts with which we are familiar:
sour dates" which contain a
much lower percentage of sugar,
not enough, in fact, to preserve
them dry dates" which are not
at all soft or sticky when ripe,
and which may be stored and kept
indefinitely. None of the last are
TO be found in the American mar
kets, and scarcely any of the sec
ond type. OF the "soft dates" the
variety which bears the name of
"Deglet Moor" is the most famous
1t is very late in maturing. but
Yields a fruit of great excellence.
we are assured that this variety
can be grown in the Salton Basin.
California.
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HENRY JOHN WILLIAMS.
Private in the Royal East At
rican Regiment.

rican Regiment.
Born in this Parish, April 0, 1866.
Lost during the British retreat
from Goomassie, Aug. II, 1897.
I beheld, and 10! a great multi.
tude which no man could number.
of all nations and kindreds, and
people and tongues, stood before
the throne, and before the lamb.
clothed with white robes and
palms in their hands. - Reyela-
tons 10.
Below the tablet was a glass
faced case containing newspaper
cutting. The girl read on as one
who knows what she reads by
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
Good Way.

Bride-George, dear, when we
reach our destination let us try to
avoid giving the impression that
we are newly married.
George-All right, Maud; you
can carry this suitcase. - New
Yorker.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1904-09-16
HOME COMING OF
PRIVATE WILLIAMS.

Having unlocked the church
door, the girl brushed her shoes on
the porch mat; then, pushing aside
the heavy red curtain, walked up
the aisle to the leetern.
Looking at the half sheet of
writing paper in her left hand she
turned over the pages of the heavy
Bible. putting in the ribbon mark
er at the first and second lesson
for the morrows service. Slip
ping another half sheet of writing
paper into her fathers prayer
book on the reading desk, she as
cended the pulpit.
She rested the basket, which she
carried on her left arm, on the pull
pit edge and took up her fathers
sermon case.
\ mans hushed voice crept
through the shrouded afternoon
gloom.
MAY l come in?o
The girl started, and faced
hastily toward the porch, Her
arm tipped the basket over and a
simple wreath of white flowers
fell to the cold aisle pavement.
Before the girl could speak man
stepped from the darkened porch,
walked quickly up the aisle, and
picking up the wreath, handed 1t
TO her.
He stood looking intently at the
girl without speaking.
"Father does not leave the
church OPEN said the girl; but if
YOU want TO examine it you can al
ways get the key from Mr.. John
son, the bell ringer. He keeps the
village newspaper shop. But !
shall be here for another 20 min
utes or so. if that will be long
enough" she added.
"Thank you," said the man.
The girl noticed that as he
turned to walk away a look OF
blank despair passed over his face.
Leaving her fathers sermon IN
the pulpit the girl turned to come
down. She looked to see what the
man was doing. He was standing
in the center aisle looking at her,
but turned away Immediately he
caught her eye.
Having arranged some flowers
on the altar, the girl picked up her
basket, now empty save for the
church key and the single wreath
of white flowers, and walked down
towards the western end. Sud
denly she turned to the left. The
sun was throwing shaft of light
through the western window, illu-
minating the features of the cru
Gifted Christ pictured on it. The
beam of sunlight flashed onto
small brass tablet on the pillar.
The man was standing staring at
the tablet. The girl stopped; the
man did not hear her. He was
clutching the back of the pew TO
support himself. His rusty SLOUGH
hat had fallen to the ground, and
the girl saw that his hair and
beard were scanned with iron gray.
Yet he looked rather as one who
had seen great sorrow than one
who had seen many years.
The girl tapped with her heel on
the aisle to arouse him. He
started.
Il beg your pardon" he half
whispered, then, after pause, "if
you would read out that inscrip.
ton YOU would be doing me great
favor. Ny eyesight is bad and the
sunlight dazzles me-
He spoke as if frightened of his
own voice.
The girl stepped up closer to the
tablet, and, standing so that the
fading beams of light struck it,
read in a hushed voice:
In Loving Memory
of
HENRY JOHN WILLIAMS.
Private in the Royal East At
rican Regiment.
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heart:
The Times, August 2S, 1897.
BRITISH DISASTER AT COON
A GGIE

From Our Own Correspondent.
Il have already sent you news
of the defeat and retreat of The
British force sent to recaptuIe
Coomassie.
81 have just heard of one OF
those heroic acts which brighten
wen the worst reyerses of the
British army.
"When at noon, on August II, it
was discovered that the Royal
East African regiment had been
ambushed the retreat was sound
I'd The regiment had to cross an
open space of some 900 yards.
swept by the enemy's fire. Most of
the troops had reached cover on
the farther side, when Lieut.. An
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the assault
and last to turn his back on the
anemy-appeared.
The hidden natives immediate
~ rained down a storm of bullets,
and Lieut.. Anderson fell. Some Of
the Ashantees rushed out from
cover, but Private Williams was
before them. Dashing out, SEEM
ingly from the enemy's midst, and
hotly pursued by the yelling
Ashantees. he lifted his lieuten-
ant on his back and ran swiftly
across the zone of fire. Thus was
Lieut.. Anderson saved.
I'm the evening Col. Dorian, in
command of the British force, sent
for Private Williams. He was sit
ting alone talking to himself. His
fellows said he would speak to no
one. Col. Dorian praised his BRAY
cry, and told him he would be rec
commended for the Victoria cross.
"'Not that cried Private VIII
liams. Shoot me. | used Lieut..
Anderson as a guard for my own
body
Guessing that the excitement
and strain had been too great, the
Colonel ordered Williams to see
the doctor. He was sent to his
tent, and given sleeping draught.
During the night the men in the
same tent heard some one moving,
but seeing it was only Private Will
liams turned over and went to
sleep again. When reveille sound
ed Private Williams had disap-
peared.
"As the jungle was full of native
snipers watching for stragglers,
Private Williams must have been
killed.
THUS did he give his life for his
officer"
AS the girl finished reading a
great hush fell over the empty
church, and the last touch of light
from the sinking sun lit the
Christ's face into look of yearn-
ing pity.
\ deep sob shook the mans
body, and he turned away his face.
The silence grew deeper.
The girl lifted the simple wreath
of white flowers from the basket,
and, kissing it, hung it on the tab
let.
As she moved the man turned
towards her, but seeing her action
turned away again. Then, leaning
against the pillar for support, he
whispered:
4 loved a girl, and enlisted
thinking to win a commission and
fame. served in Africa. During
one of our fights with the natives
saved a mans life as Private Will
liams did. He accused himself of
wanting TO save his own skin.
That was my reason. They want
ed TO give me the Victoria cross,
but | bolted."
voice grew huskier.
after many years | came back
TO England. Days and nights in
the African jungle had stolen my
youth. BY chance mot a man who
had been my chum - sahool and in
after life. | talked with him for
more than an hour. The CONVEX
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Blockade
Runner Taken
/. BY TOgO.

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The Japanese,
according to a dispatch from Chefu to
the Chronicle, are reported to have cap
tured the British steamship Tungchow,
laden with 10000 cases of canned meat
for Port Arthur.
WASHINGTON. Nov 23.-The Japa-
nese Legation has received the follow
ing cablegram from Toxic:
Port Arthur army reports that build
ings near the arsenal caught fire at
about noon on November %, owing to
bombardment by our naval guns. AT
9:40 o'clock this morning they were still
burning"
TOXIC. Nov. pa telegram from
the headquarters of the Japanese Third
Army, besieging Port Arthur, dated at
midnight. November %, says:
"On Monday night, November q, the
enemy made a counter attack on our
force in front of the north fort of the
eastern group of forts on Keekwan
Mountain. The attack was repulsed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Increasing Dc.
SeptiOlS 2tPOrt
Arthur.

LONDON, Nov. PA dispatch from
ing desertions from the Port Arthur
garrison into the Japanese lines, the
stories the deserters tell Indicating the
generalization of the Russian defend
ers. The same correspondent says the
Russian defenders on the sea front of
Fort Arthur no longer fire on the ap-
proach of the Japanese warships.
A Japanese correspondent, writing to
the Morning Post, betrays growing
anxiety concerning the Russian second
Pacific squadron, which probably is due
to the strength of Port Arthur's re-
sisting power" He points out the in
consistency Of Egypt in permitting
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky' ships to
coal when not going to Russian port,
compared with 6he refusal Of such
facilities when the Spanish admiral,
Camara, wanted to take the battleship
Pelayo by the Suez route six years ago,
and maintains that it is Great Britains s
business to compel Egypt to maintain
neutrality in the present case.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Port Said says the Russian warships
when berthed will be completely iso-
lated from other shipping and that they
will be allowed to take on water and
provisions, but the correspondent adds
that it is still rather uncertain that
they will be permitted to coal, the au-
thorities seeming to be undecided on
that point.
Copenhagen kilograms report that
the supplementary detachment of the
Russian second Pacific squadron is still
detained at Skagon by storms.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
CzAk FROWNS
UPON PETITION
Reform Scheme of Zemst-
yoisr Conference Said to
Be Doomed in Advance
SMALL HOPE HELD OUT
Family Council Develops
a Unanimous Opinion
Against Granting Relief

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 23.-The
meeting of the zemstvoists is ended,
the members dispensing to their homes,
and in a few days the news of their
action will be spread throughout Rus
STA, to the Finnish Gulf, the Caspian
Sea, Poland and the UraI Mountains.
They are leaving in high spirits, conf
dent that, no matter what the immedi-
ate results, the days, November 10 to
22, will mark turning point in Rus
sian history.
The Rubicon is crossed. No retreat
is possible is the unanimous senti-
ment.
At last nights joint meeting of edi
tors and literary men and the Zemst-
vos the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
and the fullest Support was pledged to
the programme adopted. Interior Min.
ister Sviatopolk Mitsky mas informed
the Zemstvoists that he will lay the
memorial resolutions before the. En-
peror, and while he made no promise
regarding his personal recommends
tions, the Zemstvoists are satisfied that
the Prince will not leave the Emperor
in the, dark regarding the breadth,
strength and import of the movement.
There is an intimation that the En-
peror has already been advised of the
action of the meeting and has express
ed himself as unfavorable to it. Ac-
cording to story which is told with
much circumstantiality Pobiedonost-
self, the Procurer General of the Holy
Synod, Informed the Emperor that in
his opinion autocracy had reached the
parting of the ways. There was
no middle course. He must hold firmly
to the old regime or be prepared to
grant a constitution. Pobiedonostseff
is said to have contented himself with
an expression of this opinion, without
rendering any advice. Thereupon, the
story goes, the Emperor called family
council, at which opinion was practi-
cally united against yielding an iota-
The young Empress, when asked for
her view, is said to have replied briefly:
Il do not wish to see my son blown
IN"
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
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AS TO COLDS

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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24

away from town, but her young son,
Lawrence, who is in charge during his
mother's absence, says the Weber fam
lily was very quiet. Adolph spent most
of his time either playing chess or
drumming on the piano. He would sit
for hours playing a solitaire game of
chess. At times he would be so COM
pletely lost in the game that he would
pay no attention to any of his surround
ings He would receive a dozen or so
postal cards every day, sent him appar-
emily from different persons, all being
relative to chess playing. Some of
them appeared to be from pupils asking
for advice about making certain moves.
Others were from persons who ten
dered to him votes of thanks for the in
structions he had given them in the
game. The postal cards came in such
numbers that it caused comment by
all who happened to be present when
the mail carrier arrived. yfa
1t was particularly noticed that, he
was never WITHOUT his light colored
SLOUGH hat. Whenever he went into the
reception room of the Apollo to play
the piano he still kept his hat on. In
the apartments of his family he in
variably wore his hat. 1t was noted
that even when at his meals he kept
his hat on. His mother was heard to
frequently demonstrate with him for so
doing, but all to no avail. He would
wear the hat on any, every and all oc-
casions. Adolph rarely went out even
irgs. When he was not playing chess
or playing the piano he was lost in
reading. He had very little to say to
the members of his family. julius
Weber, the father, was very quiet.
Mrs. Weber and little Earl went out to
the beach every day. Earl was lame
and mentally weak. He could not talk,
and walked with great difficulty.
Bertha was very popular at the Arol-
10. She was studious and devoted a
large portion of her time to music
They all appeared happy
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Battle Of Sl2klG
Is About to Be
Resumed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 24-(2:25
a. .m.).-Appearances again point to the
possibility Of a big battle south OF
Aukden. The japanese, according to
an official report. have received a Sc
we're setback in the vicinity Of Sintsin-
tin. in which direction they appar-
emily were attempting to execute
wide turning movement. The opinion
here is that il is scarcely possible that
the two great armies can winter less
than a rifle-shot distance from one an
other, though cle heavy defenses on
each side make it extremely difficult
for either to assume the offensive.
It is believed. however, that if the
deadlock is to be broken. General Kuro-
patkin viii let Field Marshal Oyama
take the initiative. as the Russians
have the better Of the present position,
namely. a strong line Of defense and
Afukden behind them. making satisfac-
tory winter quarters. where the Rus
sian reinforcements are now accumu-
lating for an advance next spring.
The japanese also are being strongly
reinforced. The rivers are already
frozen sufficiently to permit Of the
movement Of artillery and commissariat
trains, so that the country actually is
better adapted TO Japanese advance
than during the summer.
NCKDEN, Nov. 23.-General Kuro-
ratkin has permitted men who have
captured horses to sell them to officers,
the proceeds TO go TO the families of
men killed in battle.
The spirits of the men are good and
the food is satisfactory. The rations of
the men at the outposts and in the ad-
vance trenches are sent TO them at
night, as il would be impossible to do
so during the day, because the Japan
ese shell every convoy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24

The officers feel certain that young
Weber also committed that crime. The
murders and the bank robbery were
committed by the same person." says
the Sheriff. The pistol used by the
bank robber was of % caliber and was
found on the hillside below town. 1t
has been identified by Mr.. Lichtenstein.
of Sacramento and his description of
the purchaser tallies exactly with that
of Weber. Cashier McFadyen says
Weber tallies in size with the robber.
Weber was seen on the hillside on the
day of the robbery. A posse was inn
mediately organized after the robbery,
but the only trace of the robber found
was q pair of overalls, a mask made
from a piece of ticking and the pistol
The money was never, found. Many
think that the money was returned to
the bank officials and intimate that
Julius Weber, the father of Adolph,
made good the loss. The bank officials
denied this story, and to a Call reporter
to-day Vice President Lubbock denied it
again.
Lubbock believes the money will never
be found. There are others, however.
who believe it is hidden not far from
the Weber home, and the hills are full
of searchers every day.