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swung clear of the ships side and lowered
into the water.
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A bull entered a china shop at Ashby-de
la Zouche, England, the other day, took a
walk around. surveyed the display with
having done more than twenty-five cents
worth Of damage.
Marriage Customs.
I T Is customary among the Lolos of West
/ ern China for the bride on the wedding
morning to perch herself on the highest
branch of large tree, while the other
female members of her family cluster on
the lower limbs armed with sticks. When
Ill are duly stationed the bridegroom clam
oers up the tree, assailed on all sides by
blows, pushes and punches from the dow
ayers, and it is not until he has broken
through their fence and captured the bride
hat he Is allowed to carry her OFF.
Similar difficulties assail the bridegroom
among the Monaghan Koraks, who are in
the habit Of celebrating their marriages
N large tents, divided into numerous sepa-
rate but communicating apartments.
At given signal, as soon as the guests
are assembled the bride starts of through
The compartments, followed by her wooer
while the women of the encampment throw
Every possible impediment in his way,
tripping up his unwary feet, holding down
he curtains to prevent his passage and
applying willow and alder switches I'M
nercifully as he stoops TO raise them. As
With the maiden on the treetop, the Korak
bride Is invariably captured, however
much the possibilities OF escape may be in
Ter favor.
or all the land frequenting FISH the most
famous is the climbing perch Of India, !
which not only walks out of the water, !
Dut also mounts into trees by means %
sharp spines situated near its head and |
all. II has a peculiar breathing appara-
us, which enables II to extract oxygen |
rom the water stored up within a small
'hamber near its gills, for use while on
and.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Nv IHILE waterspouts are comparatively
M common in tropical seas, il Is very
w unusual for ship to approach near
enough to them to obtain a good
view. Even the smallest of these water
spouts are very dangerous. For a ship
TO approach close enough for one to obtain
a photograph of waterspout Is practically
an unheard of thing Herewith is repro
duced a photograph, however, slightly re-
touched, which gives a very good idea as
to the formation of these curious columns
of water.
Match Prices Advanced
Owing to the troubles in Russia, the
Austrian manufacturers Of matches find 1t
impossible to procure the necessary guam
titles of Russian poplar wood with which
the sO-called Swedish matches are made.
The largest Austrian match factories
have been obliged to reduce their produc-
ton on this account. AS In addition to
this, the cost OF other materials required
in the manufacture of matches has in
creased and the worlOmen demand higher
wages than formerly. all manufacturers
have made an increase OF $1.O2 per loo
sacks in the price OF Swedish" matches.
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on the banks Of the Seine recently con-
siderable surprise was caused by a peram-
bulating motor for shearing dogs The
engine Is two and one-half horse power and
can shear six dogs an hour. There is little
doubt that before long this means of clip
ping will be generally adopted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Eggs by Competition.


THBY have had in Sheffield a novel egg
laying competition at the Lady War
wick's Ladies' Agricultural College.
The conclusions reached are that breed
does not govern 50 much as the laying
strain or families OF a breed highly de-
veloped as egg producers The pen Of four
Buff Orpingtons led from October lb to No
vember Is by producing forty-nine eggs,
and again November Is to December 10
with 100 eggs One thing the present com
petition shows is the little help 1t Is TO
birds to be what show enthusiasts call
beautifully marked" for as often as not
II is the ordinary looking competitors,
birds a show Judge would laugh at, that
have the biggest total of eggs to their
credit. In the winter laying competition
what stands bird in good stead is not that
It's father was the winner of medal, but
that its mother and its grandmother were
wonderful layers and that its male parents
also came of a good laying strain.
The Irish linen industry is booming as VI
has not 1ourished in years, largely on the
expanding exports TO the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

THE scooter is a common sight on the
great stretches Of ice which lie on the
south shore of Long Island in the win
ter months. II consists Of a thin, shall
Tow. sheI-llke body, supplied with steel
runners and a small sail. With a good
Dreeze these scooters are capable Of max
ing amazing speed. II IL claimed that they
nave travelled at the rate OF mile min
ute.
In Manchuria the rivers have long been
the great highways in summer and their
Icy surface is much used for cartng mer-
chandise in the winter. When the ground
Is frozen hard there are other roads which
serve tolerably we'll that are OF little use
In spring and fall. Nevchwang is the prin-
cipal port OF Manchuria, and this winter It
Is said that from fifteen hundred to two
thousand loaded carts have left that city
every day, on the average.
A Curious Relic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
An insane Sculptor.

~ oETIC license speaks of the chill
Idren Of the brain" That was con-
sidered striking and expressive hg-
ure even though It did not deal with any
thing that had definite shape, so far as
man and beast we're concerned. But here
We have what Is apparently combna-
ton of both man and beast. And what is
more, II Is the child of a brain-a dis
ordered one, It is true, but nevertheless a
brain teeming with vivid fancies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
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q Jenkins, agent general for south
.',.,ralta stated in a lecture in LONDON
that suitable land for cotton growing was
being offered in North Australia up 70 nve
,I1l'',,,d acres, rent free for seven years
tat rental Of three cents an acre per
snn,,n with right TO purchase at sixty
two cents an acre
7, h.s always been q moot point in Aus
- "a now an officer ought TO salute
q hrother officer when he has lady on
81 I'm This delicate point, however, has
- hssn settled by the issue Of an Official
-, order. In future, II the lady Is tax
To- the arm Of the oficer, then he can
S must give the salute with his left.
a. a. as a favorite custom Is, the officer
l. taking the lady under the arm, he has 10
dissngaEe himself and salute regularly
with his right
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

4 T is important that wild animals should
be carefully bathed and groomed in or
] der to keep them in good condition and
make them presentabe for exhibition
purposes. Herewith is reproduced photo
graph Of hppopotamus undergoing Its
daily toilet The bath consists OF a very
vigorous scrubbing administered with a
coarse brush, with plenty of soap and
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Bricks from Sand.

GREAT sand dunes extend for miles
lalong the north coast OF Bristol
Mcdaniel included In GlamorganshirS.
Wales. These. in addition to being
utterly worthless for all purposes, are
also a menace to the narrow strip
OF lowlands between them and the
hills. company OF business men,
with headquarters at Port Talbot. have
determined 10 put the sand to some use
and II their works prove profitable an in
dustry will be built up on the dunes. The
plan Is to manufacture bricks from sand
The experiment has proved a success on
the Continent, where the bricks are pro-
duced In several colors and take a glaze
satisfactorily, The Port Talbot plant will
have a minimum capacity OF ten thousand
bricks day. Some experts claim that
these bricks made OF sand and lime will
be the building brick Of the future in
the United Kingdom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
An Historic Mug.

THE best specimens Of English pottery
nf the early part Of the last century
find high favor among collectors. Then
the political feeling Jr the nation found
very extensive expression In the designs of
pottery, especially drinking mugs
lnnumerable cartoons were baked ana
glazed in the clay, and among them, OF
course, the portraiture OF Wellington had
a conspicuous place Here is shown a
Staffordshire mug with a peculiar raised
portrait of the Conqueror of Waterloo II
was made In 1918. and because OF the pc
culiarity Of design, in relief, rs considered
unique.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

water. Upward OF an hour is consumed
every day in this process.
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Brazilian ants make little gardens in the
tree tops and SOW them with pineapple
and other seeds. The gardens are found
of all sizes, from a single sprouting seed
surrounded by a little earth to a densely
oveFgTown ball as large as a mans head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

THE accompanying photograph does
not illustrate a new breed OF horses,
but records a very remarkable trick
OF the camera. The picture belongs TO
TINT general class OF Illustrations known
asl the combination photograph, or one
which Is formed by a combination of two
or more original photographs. In this case
q horses head has been very cleverly
addeI TO the body of an English grey
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Banks in Foreign Countries.
-r-HE number of banks established by
different nations in their colonies and
foreign countries, furnished by Consul
Harris, of Chemnitz, is as foilows:-
Country. Banks. Branches.
Lermany ...................... 70 ~
Holland .'..'..'''.''''''''''' 10
England SpSG ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50 2,2Ya
These banks form one of the most i'm
portant means of extending foreign trade
They interest themselves in everything
pertaining to commerce and Industry
They have been of indispensable service to
the expansion Of English trade all over the
world, and the Germans, quick to recog-
AiEe this fact, are beginning to extend, en-
large and establish branches to the banks
which they already have in foreign coun-
tries.
Altogether German is nowadays spoken
by about seventy-five million people. Ger
man thus ranks third in number among
the four leading languages Of Europe, the
FIRST being English, the second Russian
and the fourth French. These figures do
not include the Dutch language for al
though Dutch, from a linguistic point Of
view, represents the low German branch
Of the Franconian dialect, II has devel-
OpSd literary language of its own.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

out fear Of them, although ne realizes the
necessity OF caution He will 20 to any
kind OF snake haunt and pick the reptile
up bare handed, and In several years OF
study he has been bitten only once or
twice.
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In the capital NJ Belgium a prize was
offered recently for the best patriotic songs
for the use Of Belgian school children
A F'renchman won H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
The Possibilities Of Heat.

edged beds OF peat. Inc 1Ii9H
wcrxmen took great delight in carrying
home large sods which they could burn III
memory of their mother country. 1t makes
delightful fire, for the aroma REMINDS
one of that given forth by the pines Wheh
the sun shines hot upon them. II mas
soft and purifying effect upon the ar
Peat Is the deposit Of swamp moss ana
various bog plants and Is charged Win
carbon or bitumen. When the Sous are
dried in the air one and four-htths TONS
Ua1I give out as much heat as a ton Oh
80 "A has been estimated that the peat
UU,ulv along the Hudson River, throush
westchester and ROckland counties IS over
= vyo million cords with a greater neiu III
+h,a interior in these countries
In most parts of the country north OF lns
Corolinas there Is a plentiful supply VI
naat which would make cheap anu Otiie
ArtaI fuel for household use. IL mas many
qood qualities to recommend II DSsloeS ito
heating property. 1t does not dry the az
as coal does, and It's antisepuc 10. -
are az beneficial 20 weak lungs as the ar
4, the nine forests. Charcoal is also d
Valuable disinfectant. and It has been DEM
.oDstrated the bacillus of cholera cannon
H. ,,yhare Il is used. The ashes are valu-
abIa as a fertilizer and also as a remedy
against orchard pests. A peat bog Is a
vsrttable gold mine, for every inch OF II
he made oil value Inc hPpNA AN5
uyhicb are the least valuable as fuel, make
a most enduring and lasting street pave
n,snt when ground with asphalt The
charcoal has five times the value OF WOOD
charcoal for the highest uses IN manufac-
ture and the arts.
The commercial value Of peat has yet
IN he decided. Those who see great
culture for Il answer the objection OF lts
critIcs that II Is too expensive process TO
by saying that It is done on
tbe Continent at sixty cents ton. There
is one arm in America which turn out
thousands Of tons weekly at an expense
- 81 76 ton. including royalties. This
Sn,sbsd peat equals coal for heating and
has many other advantages. 1t burns on
no suiphurous gases Is almost si Ill ea;
49, moi burn out CRATES and boilers ana
,s very clean to handle. It argues much
IN its favor that the immaculate house
leepers of Holland are willing 10 ray
$3.50 Tor II than for coal because u
takes I'D much less room and Is so clean 10
handle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

New York at present boasts a man on
whom the surgeons have operated thirty
two times. But Milan, Italy, has one who
has been operated upon thirty-ive times,
though he Is only forty years old while
Penn brolSe Dock, South Wales believes Il
holds the record with a woman who has
undergone forty-eight surgical operations.
The clock at the entrance to Lord Files
mere's estate at Worsley strikes thirteen
at o'clock. This popularity Is due to the
last Duke Of Bridgewater. Noticing many
OF bis wOrikmen lettering around after the
noon hour one day he made inquiries and
was told they had not heard the clock
strike one. So he had 1t fixed 80 that It
would strike thirteen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

The man VINO was the mental sponsor
for this mOnstrosity also drew II. and. Il
Is readily 10 be believed, possessed no in
considerable talent as an artist. II Is a
madmans conception of the musician,
which inhabits his brain and plays wild
melodies, sometimes moving its possesaor
to tenderness and tears and again driving
him into the widest frenEles
The picture Is one OF the results Of a
remarkable series OF experiments made
By alienists IN Paris and thus IL a con
crete illustration Of a certain form OF
dementia. No master OF grotesques con-
sciously formed ever excelled this poor
maniac, who gave graphic expression 10
his Child Of the brain"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Fighting the Mosquito.

The director of the Breslau hygienic
institute has announced the results of
his mosquito war experiments. The
hrst object was to destroy egg bearing
females, which were found I'm large num-
bers in Breslau cellars. Fumigation was
used. and the number falling on the papers
placed on the floors often ran up TO more
than 1000 mosquitoes. For destroying the
larvae in pools of water fifty grains of
'larvclde" was put into a cubic metre of
water and poured into the pool This kills
all the larvae within half an hour, but
does not harm frogs and fish, To destroy
the pupae is another question which will
receive attention from now on. Breslau
seems to be the FIRST city In Europe to
wage a systematic war against this plague,
and other German cities suffering from
mosquitoes are preparing to initiate its
plans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

Rats, mice and squirrels unoeasins,,,
gnaw at something, not out Of pure mis-
chief, as people generally imagine but he
cause they are forced to. Animals Of this
class, especially rats, have teeth wbiCb
continue To grow as long as the OWE
lives. This being the case, the nodent n
obliged TO continue his gnawing SO "a Ia
keep his teeth ground of to a propsr
length.
Swiss railway companies have adopted a
measuring arrangement for half fares
Every one who asks for a half fare Is 10
be measured. a measuring machine beine
hXed near the ticket ONCE. All chil5rsn
under three feet one inch in height viii be
passed as half fare. but those above, what
ever their ages. are treated as adultA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15
Origin of Sea Terms.


THERE is hardly a language which has
not been called upon to provide at
! least one OF the curious sea terms
which are in constant use and whose
origin Is so little known. For instance,
the word Admiral" ds not of English ORR
gin, but is from the Arabic "Emir eli
Sagh' or Lord of the Sea. Captain comes
from the Latin caput, but mate is from
Icelandic, which means a companion or
equal Coxswain is a word whose deriva-
uoh would never be guessed. The coxswain
vas originally the man who pulled the
AFTER oar In the captains boat, which was
known as the cockboat. This in turn is
corruption of the word coraole, a small
round boat used on the Wye and JJsk
the Welsh
Commodore Is not 20 difficult to trace to
US beginning. 1t Is simply the Italian
Oonmandatore. meaning commander. No
suoh person as Davy Jones ever existed,
though We often hear of him and his
locker. One should speak Of Duffy Jonah's
locher'' Tor that was the original. Duffy
W ths West Indian name for spirit or
slsosh while Jonah refers, of course, to-
the prophet
Another curious case OF a term gradually
corrupted out Of its original form is the
Jog watch 1t was originally the dodge
Watch, because II lasted only two hours
instead of four and thus makes II possible
that the same men shall not be on duty
every day during the same hours.
Then there Is the sheet anchor" the
name given to the largest anchor carried
by vessel. 1t Is really "shote anchor
and is so called because OF its great weight
which makes 1t easy to shoot out in case
OF emergency.
Instead of the terms port" and star
board which are used nowadays they
used to talk OF "larboard" and Star
board Starboard has nothing in common
with stars. but is really the Anglo-saxon
'steor BOARD" for steer side" because In
old galleys which were steered by an oar
the oar was fixed somewhat to the hight
hand side of the stern. and the helmsman
held the inboard portion in his right hand
''Larbosrd" was probably corruption OF
lower board. the larboard side being con-
sidered inferior to the other.
The Jury mast has nothing In common
with jury except its derivation from the
same word four" the French word mean
ing hour. The jury mast Is one which Is
put up temporarily-for a daY-just as
jury IN it's legal term meant a tribunal
summoned for a short period only.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-15

4 T is required by law that on every voy-
age great steamships shall make an
actual test of their lifeboats to deter
mine II everything is shipshape and
ready for instant use in case of emer-
gency. The accompanying illustration Is
from photograph taken at the instant
lifeboat was being lowered on one of the
liners. The boat as is usual, wasl
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veTe rs ready as their psneils-
The following vas the menu:
MENU.
sws$
Blue Points
Celery
Consonme In Cups
Olives
SsIted Almonds
Lobster q Ia Newburg
,@' Swessbread croguettes
French Peas
Creme de- Menthe Punch
Roast sausb en- canape au cresson
Waldorf Salad
Tnsti FTutti lee Cream
Assorted Cake
Edam Cheese with Water Crackers
Cafe Soir Il
wATcHWoRp At @
SANTA FE CONVENTION
Special 10 The 0pilc.

Special to The Optic.
Santa Fe, n. A.. Sept. s7.-Harmony
was the wsschword Of the repuhlicss
convention Of Santa re county. held
here last night at the court house.
when full county ticket was nomin.
ated and delegates chosen for the ter.
ritofial convention In Las Vegas. q
marked the disappearance Of the fac.
tions that have divided the party of
this county for several years and In.
sures the success Of the various candi,
dates at the polls this fall.
Numerically Il was not a ,Catmn
convention. although II was donin.
ated by r. d. Catron. who was nomin-
ated for the legislative council.
Nominations on the county ticket
included:
House member. r. l.. Baca; .coun.
ty commissioners. !. Sparks and J.
Madril: sheriff, G. c. closson: treas.
urer. c. Lopez: assessor. NJ. Ortiz:
probate judge. A.. Alarid: probate
clerk. George Armito: superinteIfd.
ent Of schools. J. v. Conway.
Resolutions were adopted endors.
ing the administration of President
Roosevelt and Governor Hagerman.
Delegate Andrews was lauded and II.
o. Bursum's administration Of penf.
Eteneiary affairs was endorsed. &7t
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BAD WEATHER Pike
DAY At COLO. SPRINGS
MONUMENT UNVEILED IN ANT.
lER'S PARK WHERE NOTABLE
SPEAKERS GIVE ADDRESSES.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 27.-
Heavy skies and temperature that
seemed to threaten snow rather than
rain opened Pike day of the Pike cen,
tennial week. The program as an,
nounced was carried out in the main.
some minor ont ofs door attractions,
however. being dispensed with on ac,
count of the fnclement weather The
Pike monument, which is erected in
Antler's park. was unveiled at 1890
with appropriate addresses by Chan
cellor Henry "a. Buchtei Of Denver.
president of the Denver university and
republican candidate for governor of
Colorado. Congressman Franklin Z.
Brooks. Governor Jesse +. Mcdonald
and Mayor Henry c. Hall of Colorado
Springs.
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Crescent city on Wires

@ New Orleans, Sept, 27!-For more
than twelve hours tropical hnrri'
cane has been blowing at a speed
varying from thirty-five miles TO Sin
A IN miles an hour. The wires are all
down between here and Gulf of Mex
leo points where the storm is report.
ed TO have struck the heaviest. Wash
outs are reported on the railroads,
The damage thus far is confined most
IN 10 the havoc of the tide driven up.
on the gulf coast to an unusual height
Al the mouth Of the Mississippi
pilots are compelled to abandon their
tows. $s" $
Apprehension for Gulf Towns
Vessels are riding out the storm In
the open gulf. None have attempted to
enter the river since Tuesday night
The rice fields are considerably dam
aged, but the damage to the city is
small FHAt part u New Orleans be-
Tween Lac Galyex and Ursnline
streets II pnder I few inches OF wa
ser. Ats6 there was no indication
sof Inc abS Ement OF the storm. Pro
-tracted dslay Of news from towns on
the gulf coast has aroused apprehen
sf0y,e - ~ asseyy- = x -
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GLACIERS CREW GET TREAT
., TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND

Washington, Sept. .27-Orders have
been issued by the navy department
for the refrigeration ship Glacier, now
en- route from the suez canal to Port
Said, to proceed to Joppa in order to
give the crew an opportunity 10 visit
the Holy Land. This somewhat UNI
usual privilege was accorded because
Of the mems hard experience in con.
ducting the dry dock, Dewey to the
Philippines. I
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED
At REpUeLlc CITY, KANSAS

Republic. City Kas.. Sept. 27.--This
little city is celebrating the centennial
of the visit OF Lieut.. Zebulon NJ. Pike
who in 1906. upon his return from the
discovery OF Pixies peak. raised the
American flag In a Pawnee Indian
village here. In 1901 the state Of
Kansas erected a monument here to
Lieutenant Pike, and around this
shaft the celebration cpnsers. There
are five. thousand Visitors In the
town and federal troopssmder Captain
Mott are participating N the reelebra.
tion. On Saturday Governor Hoch
and United States Senator Long. will
make speeches. Nit. :. L, s'ss. u : e r | I.