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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
JAPAN'S SPY SYSTEM.
Queer story of Some ST. Petersburg
Tea Merchants.

Queer story of Some St. Petersburg
Tea Merchants.
A good deal has been heard from
time to time of the extent to which the
japanese pushed their spy system
both in Manchuria and Russia. before
the war. The accuracy of the follow
ing story is guaranteed by the Matin:
Toward the end of 1898 a japanese
from Kiusiu arrived in st. Petersburg
and opened a tea warehouse on the
Nevsky prospect. Shops of this kind
simply swarm in the Russian capital,
but all the same the Japanese prosper
ed exceedingly.
In view of the big business he antic-
ipated at the Easter festivities during
the following spring the tea merchant
got over five of his fellow country
men as assistants. These were all eX-
remely agreeable, tactful young fel.
lows, who quickly ingratiated them.
selves with the aristocratic clientele of
the shop.
But despite the prosperity of their
business the Japanese did not seem
happy. Their melancholy was noticed
and at last they confessed their secret
They did not in the least mind leaving
Japan; they were delighted with Rus
STA. What they did not like was to To-
main foreigners on the soil of then
adopted country. Their dearest wish
they said, was to become naturalized
Russians and to be admitted into the
Orthodox church.
The idea appealed to the aristocratic
customers of the tea shop. and in due
course they were admitted into the Or
thodoX church and made Russian citi
zenS.
Shortly after this the five new Rus
slams wanted to get married and founC
families. Once more their customers
Brides were found in the shape OF
pretty young Russian work girls, dow
ries provided by subscription and the
marriage ceremony duly performed
Time went on. children were born. anC
everything in the various menagel
Seelneu 10 ne HlOSl satisfactory Wnel
suddenly the war broke out. Two days
later the Russian-Japanese tea mel
had all disappeared. leaving their wives
and families behind them in ST Peters
burg. ST Petersburg society was fab
bergasted. The condolences it had un
fortunately impaired to the tea mer
went to Tokyo in the form of private
reports to the japanese general staff
while the heroes of the story all cap
tains or lieutenants in the japanese
army, went back to their respective
regiments.-LOndon News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
Groceries !

Matches very best quality, regular
sc pkgs. Ransack price 8 for csc.
20 doz. only best can Corn, regu
lar I5c grade. Ransack price 95;
doZ.
One Lot mixed Candy, regular
price 15c. Ransack price &C.
IS Kegs best Soda, usually sold a
&c Ransack price II lbs. 25c,
Evaporated Apples in 1 ID Car
toons I2c quality. Ransack price
SIC.
A Lot of Pure Pepper in Glas:
Shakers Ioc goods Ransack price
sc.
A big Lot of Flavoring Extracts
zoe grade. Ransack price &c.
A few gal. Jugs Catsup, 75t
quality. Ransack prize soc,
Witch Water Soap. cheap at SC
Ransack price sc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
8'' - 81
W. issE.:le:GlC
HIGH ATTITUDES.
Eject on PeOple Who Are Used to
the Sea Level.

Eject on PeOple Who Are Used to
the Sea Level.
at is dangerous for me to go to bed"
That announcement by a stylishly
dressed woman at the desk of the AL
bany hotel Office startled William
Maher one of the proprietors, who was
standing at the counter
"What is the trouble?" asked Mr..
Maher when he recovered his voice.
1.-THE room is filled with electricity"
replied the woman. IF | walk across
the floor and touch my face with my
hand there is a snap, and if 1 touch
the iron bed l get shock. Why, kind
sir, it's awful! Everything 1 touch
snaps! You might think l was some
electrical freak and belonged with
some show. But l am not Honest, l
never knew before that my system was
electrified"
"Where is your homer asked Mr..
Maher.
"San Francisco" replied the woman.
Il thought you were from the sea
level" said Mr. Maher. You have
nothing to fear. The room 3 not
charged with electricity. There is
nothing wrong with the telephone or
electric light wires. You see, madam,
that you are not acclimated in Denver.
The air here is extremely dry and is
therefore surcharged with electricity,
so that you in touching iron feel IL
slight shock, and also slight shock
when you walk across the carpet and
then touch anything with your hand
or shake hands with anybody. You'll
get over it in a few days"
The woman went away mystifed.
but satisfied, and Mr.. Maher said:
That's common complaint in ev-
cry hotel in town. Those of us who
live here will now and then feel an
electric shock by touching a conductor
or when walking over a carpet if we
touch our faces or shake hands, but
we are not as subjective to electrical
| influences as those who come from sea
| level or from places where the air is
moist. These people, of course, are
shocked easily. and as it is Il new eX-
| rerience for them they invariably be
Eeve that Tie telephone or electric
| light wires are crossed and that they
are in danger of electrocutiOn.
we had woman in the hotel last
week who was startled because when
size began to comb the hair of her
French poodle electric currents ran up
her arms. She thought that somebody
had been playing joke on her dog,
and she was furious until | explained
to her the cause. Denver Republican.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
His own Voice mt His Burial

Herr Paul Turon of Teschen, in Aus
trlan Silesia, sang a hymn at his own
burial the other day. He had lntoned
the hymn into a photograph shortly
before his death and directed that it
should be reproduced at his funeral
service This was carried out by his
heirs, who under the terms of Herr
Iurons will had to sacrifice $500 of
his estate to charity if they failed to
comply with his wish.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
The life Line In Europe.

OF European nations the Norwegian
and Swedish are the longest lived and
the Spaniards the shortest According
to a foreign statistical return recently
issued. the average duration of life is
as follows: Sweden and Norway, 80
years; England, 40 years months;
Belgium, a years II months; Switzer-
land, A years months; France, 43
years 6 months;- Austria, 80 years s
months; Prussia and Italy. 80 years;
Bavaria, SO years; Spain, 80 years 4
months.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
A Transformation.

An American man-of-war's man
ashore at Gravesend, near London,
aWoke the other morning to find him
SELF attired in the uniform of a British
soldier No sooner had he wandered
out into the street than a picket stop
pea MN and told him to button up his
tunlc or he would be taken to barracks.
lie sought refuge in a police station,
Where it was discovered that a desert
er mad changed clothes with him while
he slept.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
Fifteen Million cnndIepov.,.

st. GATHERINGS lighthouse, Isle Of
Wight, has just been fitted with IA
tiashlight which is estimated to be
equal to 100000 candlepower, and
on nights when the atmosphere is ID
vorable Its beam probably is visible
from the French coast. The new light
is immensely more powerful than tie
old one, which was of about 3000,OJ0
candlepower.-London Globe.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01

Overstocked on Bakers Chocolate,
regular, 45c goods. Ransack price
$50.
One Lot of Jap Tea, regular CSC
grade. Ransack price, 25c, S lbs for
$500
One Lot good Black Tea, soc
grade. Ransack price, CSC, 4 lbs.
SI.oo.
One Lot good Green Jap Tea, reg
ular acc grade. Ransack price, CSC,
AZ lbs. S1.oo
One Lot good Drinking Coffee, zoe
grade. Ransack price, lac, 4 lbs.
soc.
One Lot broken Java, cheap at 25c
Ransack price I9c.
One Lot good broken Rice &c
grade. Ransack price SIC.
Corn Starch in ID. pkgs., regular
price loc. Kansack price &c.
Bakers Cocoa, overstocked on
15lb. cans, regular price 25c. Ran
sack price 19c.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
New Kind of water Pipes.

During the past year wooden pipes
wound with wire have come into use
by mill owners and mining engineers
in western Canada. 1t is said that this
form of pipe is superior to iron pipe
since it weighs much less, costs only
half as much and is less liable to burst
in freezing weather. When used in
place of fumes it saves water and
needs little repairing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01

One Lot of Ladies. Dong Polish
high cut cap toe, regular SI.35 grade
Ransack price csc.
One Lot Misses high cut Polish
good durable shoe, regular price
S1.35. Ransack price CSC.
Another Lot Childs Shoes. diff
ferent styles and prices. Ransack
price CSC.
Misses and Childs best American
makei Overshoes, usual price 75c to
S1.1o. Ransack price 48c.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01

He-Ive forgotten what was the
longest day in the year. She-Pm
not sure of the date, either, but | re-
member it was that day in June when
you called both in the morning and
afternoon.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01
Shoe Department.

200 pairs Boys heavy Lumbermen's
Rubbers, SI.Io grade. Ransack
price SOC.
Mems plush lined Antelope calf
Shoes, regular 81 50 grade. Ransack
price sos.
TIo Doz. Pairs Mems Gloves, cheap
at 15c. Ransack price Ioc.
10 boz. Warm Mittens, I5c grade:
Ransack price, pairs 25c.
A few DOE. Whips, usually sold
75c to s1oo. Ransack price 45c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14

program was rendered. neat little sum
was cleared for the exchequer OF the
church.
HUMBOLDT-A one-sided basket ball
game took place on the Humboldt school
grounds between the local high school
teams and a similar aggregation from Ia.
BILE Rock. Both the boys and the girls
teams played, and in each game Hum
boldt outcla ssed its opponents entirely. The
score on the boys game was 80 to z, and
on the girls, "a to Is.
HUMBOLDT-Fire, which started from
some unknown cause, did considerable
damage TO the house occupied by George
Anderson, the section boss, and his fam
lily. The inmates were awakened by the
discharge Of some loaded shells hanging
in a belt on the wall of storeroom where
the fire started, and by keeping the door
closed while the alarm was sounded man
aged to keep the fire smothered down I'M
til the arrival of the fire boys, who soon
extinguished 1t.
TEKAMAH-Two young men from Blair
on their way home from Decatur drove
into town about $50 yesterday morning.
When they reached the First National
bank corner one of the horses being com
pletely exhausted, fell. He was hauled to
the livery barn here and everything done
to save him. but to no avail. as he died
in a few hours. The owner of the horse,
livery man from Blair, was notified and
he came on the afternoon train. Later he
hitched up the other horse and started
home. leaving the two young men here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
CHANCE ron COAL mean HUMBOLDT
Farmer Strikes vein while sinking
a well.

HUMBOLDT Neb.. Nov. 12-Cspecial)-
Prof. G. Il. Condra of the geological de-
partment of the State university was
down from Lincoln to make an inspection
Of the regions where farmers Of this county
have been convinced for some time exist
either coal. gas or oil, and perhaps all
three. A number of years since one OF
the leading farmers of this section found
a good vein Of coal at quite a depth while
digging a well, but kept the matter Sc
cret in the hope Of buying up adjoining
land and controlling the output OF the
district II it should be found profitable.
Failing in his attempts to secure the land,
he recently told of his find. and the re-
suit is that farmers in that section Of the
county are interesting themselves in the
matter with view to forming a stock
company and sinking a shaft to determine
what underlies the district.
The geologist was brought down to give
expert advice. but his report has not yet
been received. II 1t is at all favorable
extensive operations are looked for here
at an early date. Those behind the project
are all w.ll-to-do farmers and are per-
fectly aJie to carry the prospecting as
far as they desire or until they are as
sured OF results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
PILES CURED
QUICKLY At HOME
Why Suffer Agony Any Longer When
You Can Get n Quick, Sure Cure
for Your Piles by Simply Send
ing Your Name and Address?
Trial Package IL sent Absolutely
Free, in Plain Wrapper, TO Every
one Who Writes.

To let a surgeon operate on you for piles
is foolhardy. 1t is suicide. The moment
you cut into those tender muscles you
throw away ten years Of your life in en-
ergy, life blood and vigor. besides render
ing a sure cure of your piles almost inn
possible.
The wonderful Pyramid Pile Cure makes
an operation unnecessary You cure your
self with perfect ease, in your own home,
and for little expense.
Pyramid Pile Cure gives you instant re-
lief. 1t Immediately heals all sores and
ulcers, reduces congestion and infiamma-
ton and takes away all pain, itching and
irritation. Just little of the treatment is
usually sufficient to give a permanent cure.
Pyramid Pile Cure is prepared in the
form Of suppositories, so they can be APP
piled directly to the parts without incon-
venience or interrupting your work in any
way.
We are sending a trial treatment free OF
charge to everyone who sends name and
address. We do this to prove what we
say about this wonderful remedy is true.
After you have tried the sample treat.
ment, and you are satisfied, you can get a
full, regular sized treatment of Pyramid
Pile Cure at your druggists for 90 cents
II he hasn't it, send us the money and we
will send you the treatment at once, by
mail, in plain, sealed package.
Send your name and address at once for
trial of this marvellous, quick, sure cure
Address Pyramid Drug Co., 6567 Pyramid
Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
News of Nebraska.

PLATTSMOUTH-Judg lessen convened
the November term of district court here
today and called the docket
BEATRICE-G. NJ. Smith & Son Of lin
coin today purchased the hardware store
OF +. Plerson, who recently came here
from Plattsmouth.
PLATTSMOUTH-Mis Lena Wesh de-
parted this morning for her old home in
Germany where she will marry the young
man of her choice.
PLATTSMOUTH - Superintendent C. NJ
Barr and his wife and fourteen teachers
in the Wahoo schools visited the Platts-
mouth schools today
TEKAMAH-The district court adjourned
until next week. The Wells-Renard trial
which occupied nearly all last week, was
finished Saturday night, the jury bringing
i'm a verdict for the defendant.
HUMBOLDT-The l7-days-old babe of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cory Dingle, living on a
farm south of this city was found dead
when she went TO look after II.
BEATRICE-Fire broke out in the kitchen
at the Paddock hotel this afternoon. caus-
ing considerable excitement about the
tinguished the flames before much damage
was done.
BEATRICE-At the instance Of his wife
Harm Huls was adjudged an inebriate to-
| released on parole pending good behavior.
| Charles Sjoberg of Franklin county was
| committed to the asylum.
AINSWORTH-Ias night a party OF
| twenty OF the old soldiers and their wives
met at the residence OF Comrade II. r
! GODDARD and gave him surprise, II being
| his 65th birthday. and with the assistance
| OF his wife a happy evening was spent.
! TEKAMAH-While Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
| Jeep were out riding yesterday their horse
| became frightened at an automobile and
/ ran away, throwing the occupants against
| a wire fence and turned the buggy over
/ Mr. Jeep was cut about the forehead, but
not serious Mrs. Jeep escaped uninjured
/ HUMBOLDT-The women of the Chris
! tian church gave a chrySanthemum social
! at the parsonage on Friday afternoon and
evening, serving light refreshments 20 al
| visitors and selling the chrysanthemums
| In the evening literary and musical
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
TAYLOR HEARING AtsTECUMSEH
Man Charged with Perjury in Con-
nectiOn with the Chamber
lain Case.

TDCUMsEH. Neb. Nov. 13.-(Special
Telegram THE hearing of the state of
Nebraska against Frank A. Taylor on the
charge OF perjury, occupied the attention
OF the county court here today and will
probably occupy a great portion OF to-
morrow.
This is a hearing in the case ordered by
Judge b. F. Good in the Chamberlain case
at Auburn some few weeks ago. Mr.. Tay-
Tor was presumed TO be vice president and
a ,director, OF the Chamberlain bank at the
time OF its failure. Judge Good was OF
the opinion that the evidence given in
Johnson county in cases bearing on the
bank failure and the case at Auburn did
not correspond, and ordered proceedings
on a perjury charge against Mr. Taylor.
County Attorney ]. c. Moore and Edgar
Ferneau OF Auburn, are prosecuting, and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14

PLATTSMoUTH, Neb., Nov. 13-(Spe-
cial )-Dewis Vellnow, who has been liv.
ing on apples. potatoes, corn and other
vegetables and sleeping in a strawhouse
in a plum thicket on the farm of ]. w
Thomas. near this city, since last July
but who is now being cared for at the
Cass county farm, was formerly an inmate
of the Lincoln Asylum for Insane. but was
discharged at the request OF his relatives
who agreed TO look after and care for him
His brother, Anton Xellnow, resides al
Norfolk. This man is supposed to owr
property In Madison county. and he viii
probably be taken to the Hospital for In.
sane at Norfolk as soon as the proper
arrangements can be made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
FARMERS MAKE 1T HOT FOR TRAMPs
Ready to Mob Men Who Refuse to
Work in Corn Fields.

Work In Corn Fields.
/ YORK, Neb., Nov. 13.-(Special 1.-Two
tramps, shut up in a boxcar, came near
being mobbed today at Knox, an elevator
siding south of York on the Kansas City
& Omaha railroad, not because they were
tramps, but on account of refusal to &C
cept work shocking corn. A freight train
had set the boxcar on the siding. and when
the farmers who were hauling grain to
the elevator saw two able-bodied men
crawl out OF the car they bounced on them.
Offering cents per bushel 10 shuck corn,
free board. room and washing and when
one of the tramps replied that he had all
the work he wanted to do picking his
teeth" the farmers made a rush for the
tramps who ran down the track and soon
disappeared. Tramps coming to York
county are liable to get mobbed If they
refuse to husk corn. York county farmers
have so large a crop and scarcity of labor
! that they are nearly desperate and. owing
to the scarcity of help, hundreds of wives,
daughters and small children are in the
! cornhelds from early morning until dark
| husking corn. One farmer has just fin
| ished building a coTncrib holding over
/ 5000 bushels, attaching to it an elevator
! that elevates wagon and all except team
| and dumps the load Of corn in top Of the
/ crib
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
o'ooNNOR GOES TO PANAMA AT ONCE
superintendent BOdweH of Omaha
After Place Mt Norfolk.

superintendent bOdWeH OF Omaha
After Place Mt Norfolk.
. NORFOLK, Neb., Nov 13.-(Special)-
Superintendent d. c. O'Connor of this city,
who has just been appointed superintendent
OF education In Panama by President
Roosevelt will leave Norfolk in about two
weeks and will sail from New York about
the first OF December for his new field.
His family will remain here indefinitely.
He leaves a salary of 1850 here to take
the new position at a salary of $4,000 Re-
garding the work of education in Panama
he said today that he will plan the system
there after the fashion OF the American
schools. At present the Panama schools
are In chaotic condition with no system
at all The pupils come from the fam
lilies Of laborers and others.
Mr.. OConnor has been superintendent of
the schools here for nine years and was
recently elected to serve three years more
He came here from West Point, Neb. He
has been president Of the Nebraska School
masters association, to which position
Chancellor f. Benjamin Andrews of the
State university succeeded him this year
Among those who have applied for the
position here are Superintendent Bodwell.
county superintendent of Douglas county
(omaha), Crozier of Iowa, Myers Of Oak
land. Neb.. and overholt of Minden. Neb
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14

YORK. Neb., Nov. 13-(Special>- S.
Loomer a well known farmer and stock
raiser in Nebraska, is one of the York
county farmers who actually figures cost
of production of crops and stock. and in
an interview he stated that no farm in
York county produced less than $50 per
acre for each acre intelligently cultivated.
and many acres paid in returns this year
SIS per acre and upwards.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
Young Man Fatally Injured.

STANTON, 'Neb., Nov. 13.-(Special)-A
sad accident occurred here about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Some boys were in
specting the new Congregational church,
which is nearing completion. Fred CHASER,
young man OF IS, was in the tower about
thirty feet from the lower floor, looking
over some OF the tinwork he was helping
to do, when he, in some manner stepped
through hole used by the workmen to
hoist, and fell to the floor below. In his
fall his head struck some plank at the
second story. From there he fell to the
lower floor, striking on his shoulder. He
was picked up and carried home in an
unconscious condition and the attending
physicians say he will die. The injured
young man is a son of G. H Chaser a
hardware man at this place, and is highly
respected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-14
STATE STATUTE IS No BAR
Supreme Court Of United States Decides
Psint Important to BsnkerL
PHILIPPINE TARIFF CASE IS REoPENEI
latter Involving Right of United
states TO Collect Duty viii BE
Heard for Second
Time.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-That the state
statute of limitation cannot be used to
protect stockholders OF a failed national
bank against liability on his stock was to-
day decided by the supreme court of the
United States in an opinion delivered by
Justice McKenna IN the case Of George
c. Rankin, receiver of the Hutchinson
National bank of Hutchinson, Kan, against
Edward e. Barton, a stakeholder in the
bank. In this instance an effort was made
to enforce the Individual liability require
ment of the national bank from the laws
In 1900, seven years after the suspension
Of the bank. Barton took the case into
the Kansas courts, pleading the state
statute of Limitation which protects
Iebtor after three years The state supreme
court sustained the plea, but that decis-
lon was reversed by today's decision.
.Reopens Philippine Tariff Case.
The supreme court of the United
States granted "a motion for the
rehearing OF the cases Of, Warner
Barnes & Co. and. Lincoln, both against
the United States, Involving the right of
the government to- collect tariff duties in
the Philippine islands on goods shipped in
from the United States subsequent to the
ratification Of the treaty with Spain and
prior to the enactment of legislation by
congress. ,asa
The hearing was set for January after
other cases on the call for that day. BY
order o. the court 1.-THE argument rs to be
confined to the single question whether con-
Eress ratified the collection of such taxes.
The cases were decided during the last
term of the court against the government.
The attorney general made vigorous
EFFORT TO secure re-opening of them in
which he was strongly supported by Sec
Rotary Taft. IL the fual decision is against
the government about 100000 will be re-
uuired TO settle the claims that will arise.
Kentucky's Power to Tax.
The supreme court of the United States
today reversed the decision of the Ken
lucky court OF appeals in the case OF the
Union Refrigerator Transit company
against the commonwealth of Kentucky
holding that the cars owned by the COM
pany and used in other states cannot be
taxed in that state, even though it be a
Kentucky corporation. Eh
The Ohio anti-gambling statute was up
held in an opinion In the case of William
Marvin against Belle Trout The case in
volved the constitutionalty of section. 427;
of the revised statutes of Ohio, author
izing any person who loses money al
gambling to bring suit for its recovery.