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with perfect smoothness and is 80 cleverl v
stra pped that 1t cannot become disarranged,
yet cannot possibly catch upon the pom
mel
Before dismounting the straps arc
loosened, and when the rider reaches the
ground the extra piece, previously con-
fined by the straps, is drawn around and
buttoned so that the skirt il perfectly suit
able Tor walking. When adjusted for walk
ing 1t is however. rather shorter than other
riding skirts. and boots are a necessity.
This skirt Is recommended by the best
teachers and worn by tho most knowing
horsewomen.
The same model Ia made up for spring
IN the servioeabe mixed grays, ranging
from dark to comparatively light tones.
and number Of these lighter gray habits
have been seen In the park this spring.
The divided skirt habit 10 frowned upon
In New York. and is. In fact, not allowed In
the SWEETEST riding schools. but New York
tailors have yielded to the demands Of the
women all through the country who favor
Cross saddle riding and will make Cross
saddle habits II the customer insists. These
habits need careful cutting and Citing, and
though not 80 graceful a. the other skirt
when the wearer is in the saddle, are, at
their best, very attractive out Of the saddle.
Some woman who wear the park habit in
town have Gross saddle skirts Of tan for
country wear with shirt waists, and often
with this costume little boz coat or Nor
folk Is worn.
For the very youthful rider the Norfolk
habit Is a favonte, and the tricorne hat,
tarpaulin or straw, is much fanoied BY
young girls, though older riders as q rule
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THE FLY CHARMER.
New Occupation May De introduced Here
This Summer From the West.

New Occupation May De introduced Here
This Summer From the West.
-There Is summer occupation In the
West said the travelling man, that has
proved profitable for the last three years,
and many men are now getting ready to
drop their other work and take 1t UP, for
the occupation Of fly charmer pays IS q
day to man with high class clientele.
1t is said that several enterprising
Westerners are going to introduce their
queer occupation into Gotham this sum-
mer, but they can hardly hope for wide-
spread success, for this is q city OF aats
and small homes. cor. -
"In his business the fly charmer Ia armed
With q canvas fan about four feet square.
With this he slowly drives the swarma
OF flies from the attic OF the house down
through every floor, never missing q fly
and accommodating the insects in every
apartment visited. Every room in his
wake is Immediately closed to guard against
any homesiok flies that might try to get
back to their old quarters.
As the buzzing swarm In front Of tho
immense fan acoumulates they follow
their leader, much like a swarm Of bees,
unused room, where their conqueror sets
sends them of to land where there are
no bald heads to tickle, no soup to drown
In and no danger Of untimely burial in the
table butter, (
4But right here in New York the fly Is
migratory and will rush where angels
fear to tread. So the plan might not work
here
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PROFIT IN MAD WOMANs PLAN.
Fraud Order Needed to Head on tho Pro.
posals OF datrimony.

LINCOLN, Neb., May ls.-An insane
woman, with the delusion that the State
Hospital here was her castle and the at
tendants and inmates her servants and re-
tainers, has caused the Federal Government
a lot of trouble and reaped for herself a
harvest Of rings and money.
The woman Is a handsome widow, whose
mind was affected by the death Of her hus-
band Curiously, she developed mania
~ Under the Federal laws, as construed
by the courts, the State has no right to inter-
fere with the mail of insane patients, and.
seeing the advertisement Of a Denver
matrimonial bureau, the patient enrolled
herself as member OF 1t. She described
herself as handsome widow Of marriage
able age, whose first husband had left her
with boundless wealth.
Within two months she had received
more than /, 800 letters from as many diff
ferent men. She had asked for a photo
era ph, and 100 Of these adorn her collec-
ton. She answered many Of these letters,
and speedily jewels, rings, breastpns,
fancy collars and other articles OF dress
began to arrive. The size Of her mail
attracted the attention OF the authorities,
and the matter was placed in the hands OF
post office inspector. He found out the
facts and put in fraud order.
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and plate Of fish at her side and helping
herself with her fingers, first to one dish

and plate Of fish at her side and helping
herself with her fingers, first to one dish
and then to the other.
II, in the course OF this rather demo-
cratic meal visitor should come in init
mate enough to be received without core
mony the sefiora would offer bite from
the handful of food she CHANGED to be trans
ferring to her own lips. Even II the morsel
had partly passed those portals, it would
be withdrawn as a ceremony of even greater
intimacy and offered with grace Of hos
| pit atty very difficult to refuse wit bout
| giving offense.
This great house. which is as large on
the ground as half block in Manila, Is built
much in the style of Spanish house in
that city. The basement ia Of stone and
the upper story of wood. The ground
floor ia mostly occupied by the looms weav-
ing native cloths. There are twelve Of
these looms weaving ujsi. pima and abaca.
Every luxury that money can buy in
Iloilo or far of Manila will be found In the
house OF Ming Lee. In her own room
the sefiora has life size statue In brass OF
her patron saint and elsewhere statues
of the saints after whom each Of her sons
is named.
.No icps VIAL iohi Phouoo IIluslC
for the household.
The guardian OF the portal IL a very
old servitor who was the bAdy servant OF
the Governors father and who. according
to Visayan custom, received at the death
Of his master his entire wardrobe. As
the sei1or died ten years ago, the old man
may be found sitting opposite to the grand
stairway sewing a patch on the decaying
trousers Of his former master.
II it is during the hours of the siesta, he
Ill be doing on the stairs. alert enough
to shake a warning finger at the invading
stranger. az much as to say. They are all
asleep within
If you are known to the family and need
to see member he will precede you with
a stealthy tread, warning you by gesture
from every stair to keep silence. You
follow him bet ween the great brass can
delahra to a little Office on the landing,
where you wait until he returns with the
person you wish to see.
The Ex-Governor is such an ent husiastic
admrer of Americans that it Ia not only
safe to disturb his siesta, but he may be
awakened at midnight by newly arrived
American. who will have the whole estab-
lishment placed at his disposal.
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favor the straw sailor when they re1a1
from the severity Of the derby. In the
West one often sees In the summer country
riders wearing soft light brown felts Of the
rough rider sort with their dust brown
skirts and white shirt waists, and the ides
is comfortable and practical one.
There is Of course moro or less Of fad
for bareheaded country riding. but the
athletic girl is not quite 50 reckless In re-
| gard to her complexion az she was a few
to the eyes In a sunlight glare Is really
essential to comfort.
The very light weight fine straw tricornes
are considered by some riders much more
comfortable than the sailors. and there is
no reason why they should not be adopted
for the summer, II preferred.
The habit with the waistcoat Of pique or
linen Is jaunty thing. dear to French
women, though not often seen lately upon
this side Of the water. and in the French
habit the ia ilored waistcoat Is Of course
entirely separate from the coat, the latter
being single breasted, tightly fitted gar
ment. The absolutely close fitting habit
coat retains It's vogue In Paris, and there.
too, one sees vagaries In the line Of revers,
skirts, hunting pinks, DC. which are often
tremendously piquant, though our more
cow entional sportswomen elevate their
eyebrows at the daring and individuality
shown in the costumes OF French horse
women.
Here are sketches Of some Of the habits
that have been seen in the Bots in Paris
this season, and also one French hunting
habit made for a fashionable Parisen, but
our readers will doubtless find them in
teresting as examples Of sertorial ex-
tremee rather than as available models.
The trousers whioh accompanied the
habit Of an earlier date have given place
to soft silk bloomers or full Knockers Of
satin, the satin ones wearing better than
those of silk. but being much less popular
and practical than the bloomers Of china
elk or pongee. which are readily Numbered.
Crash habits and habits Of heavy, firm,
close woven linen are, as we have said,
popular, and are delightfully."- cool for hot
day. but have disadvantage in that they
usually look sadly demoralized at the end
Of a ride, though they may have been
charmingly crisp and fresh and attractive
at the start. One needs several Of these
habits and clever and patient Aundress
if one goes In for them at all, but there is no
dsputing their modishness and comfort.
The natural linen color Is the usual choice,
and the habit is made upon the model of
the park habit already described, unless
the rider Is youthful and wears Norfolk.
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4 PHILIPPINE GREAT LADY.
SONORA MING LEES LIFE OF
STATE AND LOVE OF GAMING.

Patriaruhal Customs In . Town Of the
Island Of Negros Of ~ 900 Population
in which . New York Schoolma'am
II To-Day tho Only White Inhabitant.
Many Of tho American teachers In the
outlying islands Of tho Philippine archipel-
ago come up to Manila to spend their summer
vacations. for a much needed rest, for a
little fling at the gay capital and just to
hear the music Of the English language
once more. Every teacher speaks Of the
town where his school is as my town. :
He refers to my province even to my
island
Miss K. L. B.. q New York girl, has
tho school at SHAY In the island Of Negros.
She Is the only white person in native city
Of $4,000 Inhabitants.
Miss B. began two years ago at SHAY with
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could almost weave romance here in this
spot
Did he comprehend? She held her breath.
.Yes, he continued, 1and look at the bright
twinkling stars. See how they peep down
like tiny angels keeping guard over our
hearts"
Heartsl He was surely coming to it
now.
And look at fair Luna. She is magnificent
tonight in her silvery brightness but with
all her beauty she is not as fair AS
WHAT" asked the trembling bluebell.
She nestled little closer.
He dropped his eyes and gazed into hers
for moment, but that moment was enough.
He had nearly fallen. Now for little
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125 pupils and at the end OF her hrst yea
had under her charge 1000 pupils, OF whom
400 were in the city school and in tho nigh
schools. and 800 in the barro schools, som
of them six miles away. She has sevel
assistant teachers, Filipinos, in the cit.
school, One class consists Of l20 children
from to years old who come with slate
and stubs OF pencils set in bamboo holden
suspended from their necks.
The school hours are from 7so A. NJ. t.
10 and from 2 P. NJ. to $50. So many chill
dren have arrived at Q A. NJ. that school
often begins at that hour.
| The barrio schools are taught by Filipino
teachers. and to each one Of them Miss B
pays one visit week. The children in these
schools are genuine little eavages, many
OF them coming to the class as naked as
they were born.
Miss B. has in her charge the entire school
population Of Silay, where there are no
church schools. Her salary from the In
sular Government is $1,000 gold; 500 Of
which was added at the end Of the first year
on account Of increase In the school attenol-
anoe.
She also receives $50 from the town for
the night school OF adults which meets
paid by the town and their salaries range
from is to IS pesos a month.
The teachers employed by the insular
government receive their checks monthly
from Manila, and these are cashed in the new
silver coinage OF the islands, which is called
aConant" money. A Conant dollar. which
is Just as large as an American dollar. Is
worth only so cents In gold, and a teache-
going to the bank with check for SIS gold
will receive nine pounds Of silver over the
counter.
Miss B. rents furnished house for $40
q month, and her establishment consists OF
a pony and two boys to do the homework.
So many presents are thrust upon her by
her patrons that she hardly has to buy
a chicken month, and chicken is the meat
of the provinces.
Two Filipino women come every night
and sleep on the floor, going away at sum
rise.
The great family OF SHAY is that Of Ming
Lee. The eldest son has just completed
his second term az Governor OF Negroes
and retired to the management of his ten
haciendas.
The Ming Lees are Chinese mestizos,
very rich and patriarchal. the great house
sheltering the sons and their families,
more than forty adults, besides drove Of
little ones.
Although the Governor with all the dig
nifty Of his late high Office. lived under the
common roof he is by no means the head of
the family OF Ming Lee. That distinction
is held by the mother of his E1cellency,
the Sehora Ming Lee, who is remarkable
character, as dominant in her family circle
as the Dowager Empress Of China.
She is 80 years old, 9 feet high and proba-
bly, weighs $50 pounds. She is an inveterate
gambler and will sit for twenty-five hours
at the round game Of pangingi, her meals
being served in a chair at her side.
About the only respite she takes from her
favorite game Is on Sunday morning when
she drives to church in her Manila built VIC
toria, two servants running ahead, one with
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NOVELTIES AT THE FLORISTS.

Dwarfed Rose Bushes and Old Mems Heads
of Esrthenware and Grass.
Florist shops are showing many little
novelties this season. All sorts OF little
earthenware and porcelain pots are dis
played for dwarfed trees or shrubs. You
may choose your tree and then POT for
1t, Of Just the color and style that Will suit
the room In which you wish to place the
ornament.
Through the winter dwarfed pines ana
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Drove Into Swarm OF bees.

Bordentorn correspondence Phi'o de'phid Te'c-
graph.
Joshua Willis, mail carrier between
wrightstown and Bordentown. yesterday
afternoon. near Chesterfield. drove into a
swarm OF bees.
The horse. wagon and the driver were
literally covered with bees. and Willtts thinks
It was nothing short Of a mirac that him.
sell and horse were not stung to death.
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Bacons Catalpa in Gray's Ina.

FTom He PaH Nall Gazette.
There Is evidence of renewed vitality on the
part OF the aged catalpa tree the west side OF
Gray's Inn Gardens. as the buds are swelling.
Should the summer be hot the veteran may even
flower early In August. According to tradition
this specimen WAS planted BY Lord Bacon lust
after The catalpa was int reduced here from North
America. Some two years ago this srboreal patri-
arch was falsely reported TO be In a moribund con-
dillon.
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Bee That Works At Nisht.

From the Lahore Tribune.
A bee that works only at night is found In
the iungles Of India.
1t is an unusually large insect, the combs
being often feet long. 4 feet wide and from
I inches to inches thick.
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THB WOMAN'S RIDING OUTFIT,
NEW AIRS AND GRACES ADDED TO
EQUESTRIAN COSTUMES.

The Shirt waist on Horseback
ties OF the Now Safety skirt--vaEaries
Of French Riding Hablts-Park Cos.
tunes and the Country Costume.
The automobile may be putting carriage
horses ont OF commission, but 1t does not
seem to be pushing the riding horse aside.
Not within many years has there been so
much riding In the park as there Is this
spring, and the popular riding academies
have been crowded with pupils who are now
proudly airing their accomplishments upon
the bridal paths.
The country life fad and the rise OF tho
hunt club are doubtless responsible for
the increasing interest In equestrianism,
and many woman who would rather sit
IN rockingham than on saddle horse Is
going in for riding because it Is the arnart
thing, Is even with agony Of soul train
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strategy, and with his eyes glued on the
distant moon he went on as abe was last
night"
And they walked slowly on.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12
LIFE INSURANCE AGAIN.
Some of the Bright spots.
Chicago Tribune.)

There has been much discussion the last
few months upon what the press mas caileo
scandals in some of the large eastern ire
insurance companies, and while attenuoh
has been riveted upon the din1culties OF
these institutions the public has almost
grown to believe all are alike, ana are IN
cIned TO censure all for the shortcomings
of the few.
In looking over the situation carefully
there seems TO be some companies located
In the west that have neither speculated
in Wall street securities nor invested In
them. All their assets, including both re-
serve and surplus, are invested In hrst
mortgages on western improved farms, the
hest security in the world, and drawing
good rate of interest. One such company
that certainly exhibits a clean record, as
shown by its reports, has its home office
at Lincoln, Neb and conducts it's business
under the name of The Old Line Bankers
Life of Nebraska. It is nearly twenty
years old, but has never done much talking
about itself. 1t has grown conservatlvely
and quietly and has made progress. each
year along lines that its policy holders ap-
prove Practically all of its assets of
million and a quarter dollars are invested
in first mortgages on the best of farms, and
not dollar of past due interest is shown
/ in It's report. lLb earnings last year AoE lAs
policy holders was more than IL per cent
| on its mean reserve, the cost for new
business written is less than any OF the
| leading life insurance companies in the
| United States, and its death loss per
| thousand was less by one-half than
| any of them. Unlike many companies or
ganized in recent years on the remains Of
| some defunct assessment order or company
| 1t started originally as an old line COM
pany, and has no assessment business
weighing II down. Its surplus already
earned for it's policy holders is in amount
equal 10 80 per cent of its entire reserve,
| its statement of assets docs not show a
| single dollar of the many items like agency
balances, bills receivable, premium notes,
stocks and bonds, real estate, other as
SETS" etc, which make up a considerable
portion Of the assets Of many companies,
but it consists Of money and loans, and
nothing else.
The public will discriminate more and
more in the future between companies, not
as to size, as in the past. but quality, and
the one that can show a clean record, and
ability through conservative management
to pay good dividends, will receive in the
future an increasing patronage from that
great conservative portion of the public
who are not looking for speculation In a
life contract, but for protection and reason
able returns on their investment
II the investigation OF New York com
panies has done nothing more, It will cause
the western people TO wake up TO the fac
that, as illustrated above, they have az
good companies as any in the world, eapa
bic Of taking care OF all business offered
and when taken managing II as you woul,
manage your own affairs, and showing re
suits that no eastern company has up q
date been able TO duplicate
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12

of the state, the court holding that thu
bounty act was unconstitutional becaus
two subjects were included in the titIa
Later the motion for rehearing was filed
Board Can Reduce Valuation.
The writ of mandamus applied for h
William r. Mellor to compel the Board O
Equalization of Sherman county to vacat,
an order reducing the assessed valuation
Of real estate in three townships in sher-
man county was denied by the supreme
court today. The board had arbitrarily
reduced the valuation of the entire town
ship at the request of land owners. Mellor
applied for a writ of mandamus to prevent
the carrying into execution of this reduc-
ton, contending that the order virtually
was a reopening of the real estate as
sessment of the county, which under the
law only can be made once in four years.
The case involves provisions of the
revenue act of 1903. The court holds that
where the county board has jurisdiction
its orders in behalf are not subject to
review In a collateral proceedings, but are
conclusive until set aside on error or APP
peal. The revenue act in question, au-
thorizes the county board to correct "evi-
dent errors of assessment, or of apparent
gross injustice. in GENERALIZATION or under
valuation of real property" at any Of it's
annual meetings, whether such errors or
injustice be due to some act of the as
SCISSOR or to that of the board itself. The
court holds that the several owners of
different tracts or lots of land may unite
in a petition to the board for relief Com
plant was made that several property
owners Joined in one petition I'm each case
The court decides that this is not a Just
ground OF complaint
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12

BEATRICE-The Beatrice Music club. as
sisted by Lincoln talent. will give re-
cital here next Tuesday evening.
BEATRICE-J. c. Miller an old resident
of Blue Springs, died Thursday at his home
in that city Of cancer OF the stomach.
ALBION = Several cases OF diphtheria
precaudon is taken to prevent spread.
BEATRICD-rhe loss by fire on the plant
OF the Queen City creamery plant was sd-
Justed yesterday and was settled for $500.
PLATTSMOUTH-C. c. and I. z. Par
mele have purchased from w. T. Davis his
6S4-acre farm near Hamburg, Ia, for S51,8O0
PLATTSMOUTH-Dist court for Cass
county. will convene In Plattsmouth Mon
on the benth.
WEST POINT-The county supervisors
elected for Cunning county are: District
No. 2, Gear (dem.); District No. 4, Loewe
(dem.); District No. g. Pekarek (dem.).
PdAT ISs st Td H.. has
e, aid the sufferers by Russian massacres.
There are only five Jewish families in this
AsHLAND-The Ashland teachers enter
tanned the patrons and friends of the school
at the school house Saturday afternoon.
A program was rendered, followed by a
| reception.
BEATRICE-Another case of Siphtheria
was reported yesterday at the home of G. ].
Story. Three members of the family have
1 been afflicted with the disease during the
past month.
| CHADRoN-James Ellis and Mamie SUIT
| ties We're married by Rev. Emerson 2.
| Hunt of the First Methodist church. They
| will reside near Chadron. on the large
| ranch of the groom.
| ALBION-The Commercial club held its
] first banquet last night. w. NJ. Robertson
| OF Norfolk delivered the address. The af-
| fair will do much toward giving new life
to the organization.
WEST POINT-The efforts of the eastern
! owners OF the West Point Milling property
to dispose Of the plant have so far been
unsuccessful. II is feared they will close
down the plant indefinitely.
| BEATRICE-The Crabtree Forensic club
met last night with a large attendance
The program consisted of a debate and
parliamentary drill. The question for dis
| cussion was, Resolved, That the president
should be elected by a direct vote of the
| people" The affirmative was upheld by
| Wilmer Johnson and Clifford Butler, and