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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORICAL CONTEST
seward, Madison and sidney Get First
Prizes.

LEXINGTON, Neb May 11.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The annual contest of the Ne
brasl.a High School Declamatory union
came of tonight at Smiths opera house.
There were three departments and four
contestants I'm each department. The fol-
lowing were the winners: Oratorical de-
partments first prize, August Brokaw, Sew
ard; second prize, Martha Giltner Madi-
son. In the dramatic department, first
prize, Arthur Oberfelder Sidney; second
prize. Marie winker, Columbus. Humorous
department, first prize. Miss Keller Has
tings; second prize, Florence Farmer,
Rushville.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12
hoy Injured by Poul,,.,

AhAhNEf, Neb. May n.-(special Tele-
gram )-While playing with a small guam
uty OF gunpowder this morning Reginald,
the lO-year-Old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
salisberry. was badly burned about the
neck, face and arms. The boy had laid a
train Of powder and was trying to set Il
on hre with some paper bending over the
explosive In doing so. The boy is resting
easily and the question whether his eyes
have been injured will be known tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

were present, it looks very favorable for
a new court house for Burt county in place
of the "old shack" that is almost ready
TO tumble down. Committees were ap-
pointed to visit the different towns Of the
county and find out the sentiment that
existed and report at a meeting to be held
later
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

TABLE ROCK, Neb., May u.-(special0
An accident at the yards OF the Table
Rock Clay company resulted in the in
stantaneous death OF Frank W. Bailey. an
employe Of the company, who had the
supervision Of the machinery department.
IL 10 supposed that the sleeve on his left arm
caught In the COS wheel Of the cfusher ana
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

drew him into the machinery, mangling his
arm in a terrible manner, breaking his
neck, crushing his chest and INJECTING other
injuries. His death occurred before the
machinery could be stopped
He was about IS years old and leaves a
widow, son and a daughter. He was a
member of the Modern Woodmen, in which
he carried insurance of 5000 and $3.50 in
the American Accident. Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been announced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12
EDDY surprises Ais Friends.

FREMONT, Neb., My n-lspeciaIl-
The announcement Of the issue Of a mar
rage license at Omaha TO Russell Eddy and
Miss Laura Alexander, both OF this city,
was a surprise TO the friends OF the par
ties. who supposed Mr. Eddy was a con-
armed bachelor He is associated with HE
brothers in the dry goods and clothing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

Not a month in the year a man doesn't
want a Cravenette Coat-it is service
able whenever light ~
coat can be worn ID -
it is indispensable
when Il rains
our n -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12
PUBLIC FUNDS DISAPPEAR
Falls City Finds Its Treasurer Short Nearly
Twelve Thousand Dollars.
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS MAKE REPORT
city and school Funds Affected and
BOndsmen of Treasurer VIII
BE Called UPo&to tie
place Shortage.

FALLS CITY, Neb., May n.-(special.)-
The accountants who have been examining
the treasurer's books OF the city OF Falls
City and the Falls City school board fin
ished their work Wednesday of this week
and reported that they found Treasurer
Irving Bod short in the city fund 1906
and IN the school fund S. go. The matter
has not been acted upon by either the city
council or the school board and what steps
will be taken are unknown.
Mr., Bode has been treasurer since 1902
and there was nothing during his term of
once TO indicate anything OF the real con-
dtions. His time has been devoted to his
business and he has never been accused
Of any OF the misconduct which usually
accompanies shortage of this magnitude.
II is a mystery where the money has
gone. II seems 10 have disappeared leav-
ing nothing TO show for It and no trace of
il. In all probability the bondsmen will
make good the shortage.
Massachusetts Man short.
NEWBURYPoRT Mass, May l1-James
b. Felker, treasurer Of this city. who was
arrested last night. charged with embez-
element from the city treasury, admitted
today that his accounts are short not
less than $4,000. The greater portion OF
the money, he said, was invested in min
ing stocks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

business and his bride has been clerk
in their employ.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-12

Not one feature about these splendid
clothes that doesn't equal the best suit
class by itself the III
RoRers-Peet brand OF
excellence at 500 down - -
.................
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
BE A BUSINESS MAN.
Do Not Ignore the Money Side of
Your Vocation.

No matter what your vocation may
be, you must be business man first
or you will always be placed at great
disadvantage in the practical affairs of
life. We cannot entirely ignore the
money side of existence any more than
we can the food side, and the very
foundation of a practical, successful
life is the ability to know how to man
age the money side effectively.
1t is infinitely harder to save money
and to invest it wisely than to make
it, and il even the most practical men,
men who have had long training in
scientific business methods, find, it a
difficult thing to hold on to money aft
er they make it, what is likely to hap
pen to people who have had practically
no training in business methods?
If every child in America had q
thorough business training tens of thou
sands of promoters, long headed, cun-
ming schemers, who have thrived on
the peoples ignorance, would be out of
an occupation.
l believe that the business colleges
are among the greatest blessings in
American civilization today, because
they have saved thousands of homes
from being wrecked and have made
happy and comfortable tens of thou
sands of people who might otherwise
be living in poverty and wretchedness.
Success Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
TRIAL BY ORDEAL.
The Queer System That Exists In the
Sinai Peninsula.

The Queer System That Exists In the
Sinai Peninsula.
In the Sinai peninsula trial by ordeal
is still practiced In all criminal cases
where no witnesses are forthcoming
the Judge, eel mabashaa" tests the
suspected person by fire, by water or
by dream. In the first the judge places
an iron pan in the fire until it is redhot
and gives it to the accused to touch
three times with his tongue, If marks
of burning are shown on the tongue
the accused is pronounced guilty. The
theory apparently is that if he is not
guilty the moisture on the tongue pre-
vents it from being burnt; if guilty his
tongue would dry up from fear OF be-
ing discovered.
The test by water is described as fol-
lows: '"The 'mabashaa' sits with the
accu cl end the spectators in a circle
with :; copper jug full of water placed
in the center. This jug is then made
to appear to move rouEd the circle by
means of witchcraft or hypnotism. II
the jug returns back to the judge the
accused is pronounced not guilty, but
if the jug stops opposite the accused
he is pronounced guilty."
This description is rather wanting III
detail, and it is difficult to know how
a jug which only appears to move can
be Trustworthy index. In the test by
dream the "mabashaa" sleeps and sees
in a dream if the accused is guilty OF
nOt.--Chicago News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
why Eyes Get Red.

The eyeball contains high percent
age Of blood, and why, therefore, is it
white? The answer is that the blood
vessels which supply its surface are
so exceedingly minute that usually
they do not admit the little red corpus
cles to which the ordinary red appear
ance of the blood is due. Blood without
these corpuscles is colorless, or, at
most, of the faintest yellow tint. But
occasionally when the eye is irritated
or when there is any slight or consid-
cradle arrangement of the system GER
tain of the little vessels enlarge suffi-
ciently to allow the corpuscles to en-
ter, thereby producing the we'll known
red streaks or infiamed appearance of
the eyeball
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
BURIALS IN CUBA.
Customs That Remind One of the
Parsees of Bombay.

Burial customs i'll Cuba are almost
as strange as the Parsee customs and
their towers of silence in Bombay. 1t
seems that the reopening of graves in
Cuba is the result of a long established
custom of burying as many bodies as
possible in a single grave. The ceme-
terry routine is like this
First some one, usually the head of
a family, buys a plot. He at once sets
to work digging his own grave and
graves for all the members Of his fam
lily. He digs several graves six feet
long for adults and one grave four feet
long to provide for the possible death
of a child When the entire area of the
plot is thus in open graves the digger
turns mason and plasterer. He ce-
ments each grave, bottom and sides.
Then he fills in the cemented graves
with soil and goes home with the salts
factory thought that he may look upon
his own grave during his lifetime and
that it is ready for him at any time he
is ready for it,
But the weirdest part of this custom
is yet to be told. In the middle of the
plot square grave is dug a hole
about six feet each way. This square
hole is cemented like the graves and
filled in with soil. 1t should be explain
ed here that the bodies in the graves
are covered with Quiclllime. When the
flesh has disappeared and only the
bones are left the bones are taken out
of the grave and thrown into the
square hole in the center of the plot
Thus the graves are used over and
over again until the square hole in the
center is filled with the bones of the
members of this or that family The2
the hole is sealed over, and that par
ticular family plot is abandoned and a
new one purchased.-Lo London Tit-Bits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Blew Up BaIkinu Horse,

Raleigh, N. c., June 14-A white
farmer, Solomon James, has been ar
rested in Guilford county upon a war
rant sworn out by the newly organ
lied local society for the prevention
of cruelty to animals. While James
was driving home from a country
church his horse baked near a Holi-
ness church, in the suburb of South
Greensboro. James became so furi-
Gus that he went to a friend nearby
and secured stick of dynamite,
which he exploded under the horse in
the highway, the charge literally blow
ing off the head of the animal. At
the noise of the explosion a number
of people ran to the scene and saw
the horrible sight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
He Blew in Fiances, Money.

Macon, Ca, June 14.-S. B. Adams,
young man residing here, is lodged
in Bibb Jail, charged with larceny
after trust, after a chase in which he
was landed at Barnesville and return
ed here by Deputy Jones. He is ac-
cused Of securing about $3.50 from
Miss G. F. Reddy, who, it is stated,
he was soon to wed. After disposing
of the money belonging to his fiance,
and after he became suspicious, the
officer was put on his track and as a
result he must face the charge instead
of the promise to marry The ar
rest caused considerable interest
among the friends of both parties on
account of their prominence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
new LIFE LEASE
Z HAS BEEN GIVEN
Rawlings Boys Cases Will Go
/ Back to Supreme Court.
THEY WILL SECURE NEW TRIALS

Attorney Cooper Files Bill of Excep-
tlons In Extraordinary Motion for
New Trial and Judge Mitchell Signs
it-What Cooper Says.
Macon, Ca, June 14.-John R. Coop
er, attorney for ]. G.. Rawlings and
sons, Jesse and Milton, has secured
the signature of Judge Mitchell, of
Lowndes superior court to a bill of ex-
ceptions in an extraordinary motion
for new trial for Rawlings sons, and
the fight for their lives goes back to
the state supreme court.
Twenty days ago Attorney Cooper
hled an extraordinary motion for new
trial for Milton and Jesse Rawlings
upon the grounds that the father had
confessed to having hired Alf Moore
to commit the terrible crime for which
all have been sentenced to death.
Judge Mitchell denied this motion,
and exceptions were taken.
On arrival here Wednesday after
noon Attorney Cooper declared that he
had secured the present bill of excep-
tions upon unquestionably good
grounds. Judge Mitchell did not hes
itate to sign the bill, and the hopes of
saving the lives of Jesse and Milton
Rawlings were given wonderful force
In this action. Attorney Cooper de-
clares that he will be able now to Sc
cure new trials for the two younger
prisoners under sentence to die July
18TH
I'm my fifteen years at the bar, I
have neved presented a more reason
able bill of exceptions in such case"
said Mr.. Cooper.
No turn in any phase of these cases
has afforded Milton and Jesse Rawl-
ings more favorable opportunity for
escaping the gallows, according to
their counsel, and the matter will be
laid before the state supreme court in
the hope of securing the long-discuss-
ed new trials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Celebration Is Planned

New York, June 14-Plans for the
celebration Of the 3O0th anniversary of
Henry Hudsons exploration Of the
river which bears his name and the
100th anniversary of the first success
full navigation of that river by steam
by Robert Fulton, took tangible shape
at a meeting of the Hudson Fulton
celebration executive committee pre-
sided over by General Stewart l.. Food
ford, the chairman. 1t was decided
the celebration should take place the
week beginning September 20, 1909
and that instead of temporary
worlds fair" there shall be dedicat-
ed monumental works of lasting bene-
fit to the people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Three MEN DIE
BEFORE LOVERS GUN
Clarence Sturgeon Kills. Trio o
Men in Louisville.
MEN TRIED TO SEE SWEETHEART
w. J. Drummer, H. J. cIasby and An
other Were Instantly KiIled-Stur-
eeon Says that They Tried to Force
an Entrance.


Louisville, KY, June IA visit
paid by a trio of men to the apart
ment of a woman resulted Wednesday
evening in the death of all three at
the hands of Clarence Sturgeon, her
lover.
w. J. Bruner, 26 years old; W. H.
McMichael, As years old, and an un-
identified man about 80 years old, all
went down before the deadly aim of
Sturgeon, young man of 81.
According to Surgeons story, the
three men appeared at the room of
Daisy Jackson, 431 Eleventh street,
and called for her. Sturgeon, who
was with her, denied them admittance.
He claims they were boisterous and
began trying to kick the door in. Their
threats were followed according to
Surgeons statement, by attempts on
the part of two of the intruders to
draw revolvers, when he opened the
door and confronted them. He i'm
mediately began firing, every one of
the bullets taking effect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
THE LONDON COSTER.
He Is the King of the Curb In the
British Metropolis.

He Is the King of the Curb In the
British Metropolis.
LondOn's outdoor man is the coster.
He is the Ishmael of the cutters. A
very jolly Ishmael, it is true, who is
more than content to acknowledge the
line of demarcatiOn between himself
and the true cOckney. But, neVerthe
less, in a modified, twentieth century
way he is still the wild man whose
hand is against every mans and every
mans against his. He is probably the
last remnant of the worlds old race of
wanderers-the last suggestion of the
primitive man-left to the cities. He is
to us town dwellers what the gypsy is
to the countryside. His descent seems
to spring from the same rowing stock.
And he is regarded, from a safe dis
tance, with the same contempt by
those who don't know him. His habits
and his impulses still SAVIOR strongly of
the days when tribe Warred against
tribe and every mans arm was for
himself and his clan. And, although
his pitch is below the curb, his caravan
a barrow and his beast of burden
Russian pony, a donkey or himself, he
is as free and exclusive as any other
lusty scion of the people who live under
the skies. Ishmael he is, and Ishmael
he chooses to remain. And the chances
are ten to one that whoever goes a-fish-
ing for information among the barrows
will come back with an empty creel or
fine show of fishermen's tales, for
your coster knows both how to keep
silence and how to use his tongue pic
turesquely in defense of his jealousy
guarded traditions and the internal
economies of his existence.-Outing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15

When birds are migrating the males
usually precede the females. The rob
ms. for instance, which are seen early
in the year, are almost invariably males,
which apparently Travelled on before
their mates. The female birds follow.
perhaps because they are not so pow
erful and also perhaps because thev
like to take their time and gossip with
one another In the fall the male birds
leave first-the old ones-while the fe-
males travel along together with their
young solicitous for their welfare and
still training them after the fashion OF
mother birds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
r. r. D. CARRIERS GET VACATION
Fight for Them Is Won by Senator
Clay of Georgia.

Fight for Them Is Won by Senator
Clay of Georgia.
Washington, June 14.-Senator
Clay has won his fight for the rural
free delivery carriers.
The provision for fifteen days an
nual vacation for each carrier with
pay remains in the postofice appro-
priation bill
The Georgia senator had an exceed
ingly hard contest on his hands when
the senate and house conferees began
their consideration of the bill on
Wednesday.
Chairman Overstreet and his col
league, Mr.. Gardner, of New Jersey,
republican conferees on the part of
the house, were bitterly opposed to
the Clay amendment, and said they
would never accept it.
At the same time, Senators Penrose
and Dolliver, the republican conferees
on the part of the senate, were very
lukewarm in its support All through
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon
until 5 o'clock, the battle waged in
the conference. Other differences be-
tween the two houses We're easily ad-
justed, but the house conferees stood
out against the rural carrier provis-
ion until they found they could make
no impression upon Senator Clay,
who declared he would rather see the
bill fail than to have the rural free
delivery carrier vacation provision
stricken out. The Georgian kept Sen
ators Penrose and Dolliver firm in
their support of his measure. The
result was as stated, a final victory
for Senator Clay.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Coast Line Yard Men Strike.

Gainesville, Fla, June 14.-Sheriff
Fennell and fifteen special deputies
left for Hot Springs, on a special train
Wednesday night to protect the prop
erty of the Atlantic Coast Line there.
The entire force of yard men at the
railroad shops went out on strike to-
day, and as they have been stirred up
by the agitators it is feared attempts
might be made to destroy some of the
railroad property.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Alabama Mine Workers.

Birmingham, Ala, June 14.-At the
fourth days session of the United
Mine Workers Of America, Alabama
district No. 20. a second letter from
Chief Mine Inspector Gray in regards
to mining rules was read. 1t showed
that 26 per cent of the miners In AL
ALBANIA are worked by union labor, and
"a per cent Of all coal mine employees
were union members, of the 1876 per-
sons killed in 1906 in mines in Ala
bama, 1872 were working in union
mines, which is II per cent of all the
fatal accidents of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
Believe 1t Was Marshall,

Birmingham, Ala, June 14.-It is
thought by the members of his family
In this city that the man who com
miltted suicide from the bridge in Lit.
tie Rock, Ark, by jumping into the
river several days ago, is William i.
Marshall, a well known contractor of
Birmingham. The corpse has not yet
been identified in Little Rock, but the
family of Marshall give these facts to
substantiate their belief that the sui
eide is from Birmingham. Mr.. Mar
shall left hs home here June 7 under
the influence Of liquor, saying he was
never coming back. Two days later
an express package was received here
from Little Rock by members of the
family containing Mr.. Marshalps
watch, pocketknifet and $50 in money.
He also wrote letter, in which he
alluded to the Philippines. Nothing has
been heard from him since.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-06-15
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her ehurn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using, and gives
it a sun bath to Sweeten it, She knows
that if her churn is sour it will taint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach is
a churn. In the stomach and digestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesses which are exactly akin to the
churning of butter. Is it not apparent
then that if this stomach churn is foul it
makes foul all which is put into it?
The evil of foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste IN the mouth and the foul
breath caused by it, but the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
ination of disease throughout the body.
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