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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10

four quails or large chicken, Of which he
eats one mouthful His desert consists OF
four grapes and a cup of coffee, while dur
ing the meal he just mcistens his lipe from
bottle Of expensive claret and another OF
the finest champagne. At the conclusion
Of each meal, for which he pays SOS, he
hands 50 to the head waiter "a to the waiter
who has attended him, 50 to the woman
cashier and 81 to the porter.
A weird form Of extravaganza was that
of a woman named Hitler, who recently
buried her husband in a $4,000 coffin. The
coffin was made Of richly carved mahos-
any with solid gold trimmings "a single
knob costing s1.75O) and lined with silk
which is said to have cost 70 cents an inch
The Nizam Of Tyderabad has a set Of
false teeth for which he paid a Madras
dentist $500. and Dixie w. Thompson, n
wealthy rancher Of Santa Barbara, Cal,
not long ago spent $3.50 for a saddle, which
is Of the finest embossed leather heavily
and most deliberately mounted with silver.
Henry G. Marshall lavished $4,000 on
grand plano. exquisitely painted by Sir
L. Alma-Tadema and studded with precious
tones. Jan Van Beers has plano,
miracle OF painting, precious metals and
Jewels. which cost him $4,000 Chicago
Chronicle.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
"PROUD AND GLAD"
Because Mother Looked So Well After
Quitting Coffee.

An Ohio woman was almost distracted
with coffee dyspepsia and heart trouble.
Like thousands Of others, the drug in the
observation-disclosures slowly, but steadily
undermining her nervous system and inter
fering with natural digestion OF food.
For 30 years." she writes, Il have used
coffee. Have always been sickly-had heart
trouble and dyspepsia, with ulcers in my
stomach and mouth. 80 bad sometimes 1
was almost distracted and could hardly cat
a thing for a week
Il could not sleep for nervousness, and
when l would lie down at night I'd belch
up coffee and my heart would trouble me.
At last, when l would want to drink cOf-
fee, It would gag me. It was like poison
TO me. 1 was thin5-only weighed LIS lbs
when quit coffee and began to use Pos
tum-
From the FIRST day that belehing and
burning in my stomach stopped. The Pos
tum went down so easy and pleasant !
could sleep as soundly as anyone. and.
after the FIRST month. whenever met any
friends they would ask me what was max
ing me 80 ieshy and look so well.
Sometimes, before I could answer qulcl,
enough. one OF the children OF my husband
would say, Why. that Is what Postum is
doing for her'-they were all so proud and
glad.
when / recommend It TO anyone !
always tell them to follow directions IN
making Postum, as Il Is not good TO taste II
weak, but hne when II is boiled long
enough 10 get the favor and rich brown
color" Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the little book. The
Road to MELVILLE" In pkEA There's q
reason"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
SMOoTHEST IN THE WORLD
Pickpockets in Guatemala Accounted
the slickest TOuchers in the
Business.

ct once thought the New York pickpocket
about the slickest in the world" said
detective sergeant just back from Central
America with a prisoner; but the Guate-
mala operators have our local artists
beaten to an omelette
II was standing at the corner Of one OF
the main streets OF a Guatemala city about
noon one afternoon, watching the handful
Of people abroad. A prosperous looking
man passed me- took particular notice to
him, because he appeared to be well deco
rated with jewelry. He had heavy finger
rings, massive raw gold watch chain and
earrings of curious pattern. was think
ing how he would delight New York pick
pocket as he halted few yards away to
look into his wallet, fat. bulky AFFAIR.
Just then young man about six yards
distant gave a shout and ran toward the
man with the wallet ana :ewesry. The lat
ter started and stood perplexed for Just
about two seconds. In that time L saw the
young man run into him, knock him down
by the force of the collision and race to-
ward me. As he came / saw him stow away
the mans watch, several rings and the
wallet.
IT shouted and made a spring for him.
He ran into me, lodged a swing 1 made at
him and was across the street in an in
conceivably short time. l started after
him and saw him run into third man.
The third man tried TO hold him-but he
might as we'll have tried to catch a bunch
of forked lightning. The man was away
and up an alley in two minutes after he
had run into the first of US,
when we compared notes It was found
that he had skinned the first mans fingers
OF rings got one of the earrings, the wallet
and the watch and chain. The third man
had lost a handsome pin from his tie and
, his watch and chain.
What did you lose?" they asked me.
81 haven't lost anything 1 said. Then
one Of them pointed at my tie, which had
become undone,
81 found that I, too, had lost a wallet, a
stick pin, my watch and chain. I got my
property back through the chief of police
He sent for the chief OF the gang and made
him hold up the young operator for the
goods. The operator was very obliging
when he heard l was a detective from New
York. He wanted TO know If l could assist
him in working in New York. and how the
pickpockets operated In this city. II he
ever comes here It is all day with many q
bundle Of goods New York Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10

refused to do so and had several shots
fired at him to scare him. He was arrested
and claimed to know nothing OF the affair
owing to his condition.
COLUMBUS-The Council of knights of
Columbus has just elected the following Of
nee bearers for the ensuing year: Frank
]. Gerharz, @. K; T G. Hogan. ID; 9. K;
J. c. ByTnes,, &; Frederick Gerber r.;
Ratterman, l.; William OBrien. A; c.
Kavanaugh, w. E; Rev g. II. Vermuelen,
chaplain; William Ragatz, 1. G.; / v.
Greisen, Thomas Wade and A. Frischolz.
MCOOK-McCook merchants have been
victimized this week by a stranger who
succeeded in passing several counterfeit
$40 bills on them in the course of business.
The bills are the issue of a Georgia state
bank OF ante-bellum days and could only be
passed on any business man in the rush
and hurry Of business. Nebraska business
men will do well TO be on the lookout for
the slick stranger, who succeeded in evad-
his crime had been discovered.
COLUMBUS-The Royal Arcanum held its
annual meeting on Thursday evening and
Caffrey, regent; j. c. Freidig. vice regent;
| w. II. Benham, chaplain; M. Savage,
orator; ]. II: Galley, secretary; ]. d. Stires,
collector; w. A. McAllster, treasurer; Au-
| gust DIETRICH, warden Henry Gass, jr,,
guide; Earl Galley, sentinel; George Fair
| child, past regent. George tairchlld was
I ]. c. Freidig as alternate.
! COLUMBUS-Dr. A ]. Westcott of Grace
1 Episcopal church is to have an assistant In
, his work here and at Silver Creek. The
Right Rev. A. L. Williams, coadjutor Of the
| diocese OF Nebraska has appointed Ernest
F. Oxley, late principal Of the diocese
! school Of MOosenee, Canada, to assist DR.
| Westcott in his labor in the churches under
| his supervision. Mr.. Oxley Is a graduate
! of Nottingham and Boone colleges in Eng
land, and will prepare for his final examina.
| ton for holy orders under DR.. Westcott'I
! direction. He will arrive next week and
take up his residence at Grace church
rectory.
| TABLE ROCK-Mrs. Ruby Brown widow
of Joseph Brown a former stock yards
employe at st. Joseph, who was killed II
tn the st. Joseph stock yards on the 18Th
Of May last by being mangled beneath thu
wheels Of a passenger train left Wednes
day afternoon last for Iva, S. c., takinl
with her the body of her husband. 1t viii
be buried at his old home in South Caro-
lima, after which Mrs. Brown will go L
her childhood home at New Holland, Ga,
where she expects to remain permanently
Y Since the terrible accident she has mad
her home here with her sister, Mrs. j. f
Owens. Mrs. Brown recently obtained
judgment of 5000 I'm the courts at ST
Joseph for the loss of her husband. TIL
contrary appealed and the case is stil
pending.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
MADE THEIR MONEY FLY
Some Odd spendthrifts Scatter Their
Coin in Various Unique
WaYa.

When people have more money than they
know what to do with they sometimes de-
velop remarkable ingenuity in devisins
methods Of squandering It, as in the case
OF the French marquise who, according to
the paper, has her bed strewn with rare and
exquisite orchids at cost Of several thous-
and dollars a week.
Even more remarkable is the story told
Of a wealthy Frenchman who dimes twice
week at a famous Parisian restaurant.
His appetite is the poorest, and he always
insists on having a tureen filled with a spe-
cially prepared soup placed before him.
Next comes a huge Joint Of meat, from
which he cuts one tiny slice, Then follow
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10


st. Paul, the county seat Of Howard
county and the principal city OF the region
Of the Loups, is by common consent Of the
travelling public one OF the best built and
most beautiful county seat towns In the
state. Its location IN the DOup valley, on
the so-called second bottom Is ideal, the
site while smooth is sloping enough to
be well drained. and the water supply is
OF pure quality. The stranger visiting st.
Paul 10 agreeably impressed with the solid
brick blocks OF business houses, that gives
the city a substantial and neat appearance,
and from this center radates miles OF
cement and brick walks I'm all directions,
leading to neat and well-kept residences,
some Of which are large and elegant and
have been erected at the cost Of many thou
sands OF dollars.
st. Paul is the junction Of two lines Of
the Union Pacific railroad, and one line OF
the Burlington also passes through Il.
There are three banks here Zone a ma
tionaD, all Of which do large volume Of
business. The parent house OF the large
wholesale business Of the Nebraska Mercan-
tile company is located here. We have a
canning factory that turns out 100000
cans Of corn annually; and this is the home
OF Frank Iams' prize-winners the greatest
and most valuable stud OF imported stall
lions in all the Transmississippi country,
and a business that amounts to probably
$4,000 a year. The ST. Paul Normal and
Business college is one Of the leading pri-
vate educational institutions of the state,
and attracts hundreds of young people TO
our city. We have a large public school
building with a corps OF fourteen teachers,
but within few years another ward school
will be needed to accommodate the swelling
ranks OF the children. The Presbyterian,
Methodist, Catholic and Episcopal congre-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
.COpley. jeweler, 2l5 S. 18th.
SEVEN MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS
Dynamite Explosion in Railroad Tun-
mel Kills Seven LabOrers, but
Mule Escapes Injury.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Dec. s.-One white
man. five negroes and an Indian were
blown into fragments Friday night by the
explosion OF dynamite In a tunnel on the
right-of-way of the New South & Western
railroad.
The white man was ordered to open a
box Of dynamite for blasting purposes and
started to comply. One blow from a ham,
mer exploded the contents, and only a
small fragment OF the white man has been
found. Six others were dismembered and
seven were seriously injured mule and
car were blown through the portal Of the
tunnel and down the, mountainside. The
car was wrecked, but the mule escaped un-
seathed and galloped on to the stable.
Not a single person in the tunnel escaped
injury. The scene of the accident Is re-
mote from the telegraph.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
Some Needs of Nebraska Towns

cations have ample and comfortable
churches, the Presbyterian church. which
was erected last year at a cost Of $4,000,
IL said to be the finest church ediGce OF this
denomination in central Nebraska. An
efficient waterworks system has been In
operation the last twenty years, and the
electric plant, built three years ago by the
Loup Valley Electric company, supplies
the city with lighting service that is per-
feet. There is also good steam laundry,
a bottllng works and a brick mandatory
with a large output. We have a good opera
house. and highly ornamental city hall
building is now in course Of erection.
These are only some Of the principal
features of St. Paul's possessions and ad-
vantages Hence it will be seen that our
city is pretty well developed. Yet there
are some things which she badly needs and
a lot OF other things which she could very
nicely accommodate to the mutual benefit
Of the investor and herself What is mainly
needed is a number of the smaller manu-
featuring industries. The very first and
most urgent need is fifty or seventy-tve-
barrel roller Touring mill. The old City
MILL which was burned down year ago,
had large and old established trade and
a new enterprise raised on the ruins OF
the old one would be in position to do a
constant and profitable business. Our bust
ness men are fairly progressive, and would
undoubtedly encourage any other suitable
manufacturing enterprise that would come
in good faith but undoubtedly we need a
commercial club OF some kind through
which our business men could act in a
united way. Being the best built small
city, st. Paul does not need much in the
way Of buildings, though It is thinkable
that when the new city hall is completed,
she will need new county court house,
too for the sake of style and consistency.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
Souvenir PLAYING Cnrd..

The Great Northern railway and Great
Northern, Steamship companies have is
sued a new edition Of playing cards. They
are printed on exceptionally fine stock
and are better cards for the price asked
than can be had elsewhere The adver-
Using, consisting OF the trade mark, Is
worked into an oriental design and is con-
hned entirely to the back OF the card
The steamship card is the more elaborate
of the two and is finished with gilt edges
Great Northern railway cards. Is cents per
pack; steamship cards. Is cents per pack
Mailed 10 any address on receipt Of price.
A. l. CRAIG,
Passenger Tramc Manager. ST. Paul, MINI.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
FORECAST FOR WEEK
Continued from First Puge.)

ing companies indicted for alleged comblna-
ton will begin in Chicago on Monday.
THE japanese Question as Affecting San
Francisco" will be the subject Of an ad-
dress by Congressman julius Kahn of Cali
fornia at dinner Of the New York Credit
Mems association in New York on Tuesday
evening.
Sentence is to be imposed upon Chester
E. Gillette for the murder of Grace Brown
at Herkimer, N. Y, Monday morning.
An investigation by the New York state
democratic committee for the conduct of
Senator Patrick McCarren Of Brooklyn
who is accused Of opposing w. r. Hearst's
candidacy for governor in the last state
campaign, will be resumed in New York
on Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair in Nebraska and Kansas Today
and TOmOrFOw-snOw Fluries
In Iowa Today.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9-Forecast OF the
weather for Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska and Kansas-Fsir Monday
and Tuesday.
For Iowa-snow furries Monday; Tues
day fair.
For Montana'-Fair Monday and Tuesday,
except snow hurries in west portion, not
so cold in east portion.
For Missouri-Rain Monday, colder in
central and south portions; Tuesday fair,
For CoIoradO-Partly cloudy Monday and
Tuesday.
For wyoming-Fair Monday and Tuesday,
except snow in northwest portion.
For South Dakota-Fair and not 50 cold
Monday and Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
PACKERS TRIALS TO GO OVER
Counsel for Both sides Agree to Con-
tinuAtiOn of Cases Set for
Today in Chicago.

against the packing companies indicted for
alleged combination in restraint Of trade.
which was set for tomorrow, will be con-
tinued by sent OF the government and
counsel for the defendant companies This
trial Is remnant OF the case In which
immunity was secured for the individuals
indicted Jointly with the packing companies
In the hearing before Judge Humphrey.
An attack upon the manifold indictments
against the Standard on company will be
made In the United States court tomorrow
when demurrers to the true bills returned
by the federal grand Jury last August are
70 be argued. Judge lands viii hear the
arguments. which will probably consume
two days.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10

next year at the International show. Ne
braska hopes to have a better show next
year than 1t had this year. The grand
championship was won this year by a
breeder in Illinois Schools from the fol
lowing states were represented: Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Ohio Iowa, Kansas, Ne
brasks, Indiana, North and South Dakota.
Mississippi and the Ontario Agricultural
college. Among other honors that have
come to the Nebraska schoo, lately is the
adoption in twenty states and in Canada
Of the text book on feeding written BY
Prof Smith,
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Grent Po.sIhiIItien

The professor OF natural history was
dwelling Chguratively speaking. that is)
upon the anatomical structure OF the COW.
You are probably aware" he remarked.
that the COW has 1--WE stomachs. by
means OF which,"
But here he was interrupted by a young
woman who had evidently not heard this
piece OF information before
"GraciOusl" she exclaimed IN awe-strlck
tones 70 her neighbOT 'Just suppose the
poor thing got seasiokr'-NsW York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
BESELIN'S MIXERS
Dunhams Beat hen Hurs.

The Duhan & Durham foot ball team
defeated the Ben Hurs Sunday, Is 70 D.
Quigley made the first touchdown in about
five minutes Of play. Watts on a fumb.e
made the next one. Thomas made the tn I'd
and last touchdown on fake kick and
with the assistance Of Goodrich made
seventy yards. Goodrich made several long
gains through the line. Thomas for the
Dunhams easily outpunted Virgins and
Clair of the Ben Hurs The lineup:
nIINHAMa BEN HURS
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-10
Local Record,

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Dec. 9.-Ohcial record OF tenn
the corresponding day Of the last three
years; lSOa. 1910 lsO4, lSJ3
H Hi9i#a% t timssss'SS' Z 6 z !
Mean temperature ........ ~ % " q
Precipitation .....s......... T. W
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1,
and comparisons with the last two years:
Normal temperature ........................ 81
Deficiency for the day...,.,.,,............ 4
Total excess since March l................,. 10
Normal precipitation .........--.. Us mon
Deficiency for the day. .........,.. .0s inch
Deficiency since March 1.......... .S8 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1905.,. 2.l6 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1904. b.S6 Inches
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WIFI THE noWLERs.

Sunday afternoon on the METROPOLITAN
basement alleys the Beselin's Mixers and
the Black Mats played an interesting
match game Of ten pins. Score:
RINCE-I ms AHINrLrPC
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water which spilled on 1t out of a pan
which 1t pulled down on its head from
table
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-26
THOMAS J. OWEN soN. AUcT1oNEERs.
TRUSTEES -. SALE OF VALUABLE uNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE, on THE WEST
SIDE or WISCONSIN AVENUE NV. OPPo-

TRUSTEES. SALE OF VALUABLE uNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE. or THE WEST
SIDE or WISCONSIN AVENUE \. w. oPPo-
SITE ENTRANCE TO NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
Ry virtue OF 4 certain deed OF trust, duly
corded In Liber No 29l1, folio $40 ct seq, OF the
land records Of the District Of Columbia. and at
the request OF the party secured thereby. the I'M
dersigued trustees VIII sell at public auction. 10
frrnt Of the premises, WEDNESDAY. THE
FIRST DAY OF AUGUST. AID. 1900. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM. tie following described land and
premises situate IN the city OF Washington Dis
tFict OF Columbia, and designated aud being
part ~ lot numbered 800 In Mary Ann Weaver
and others subdivision OF lots in square numbered
1900, per plat recorded In the Office Of the sur
yeyor FOR the District OF Columbia In Liber
Georgetown 2. at folio IL and part Of lot
htTed 2Te IN said square. said parts OF said lots
being described together. follows: BEGINNING
az the n0rtheasteTiy corner Of sublot 3f1 In said
square thence nCTthwesterly along the easterly
line OF said lot SOC SO feet: iheace southwesterly
AZ right angles 10 said essterly line 1875 feet:
thence southcasterly 81 feet TO the northwesterly
o: said lot Sii; thence northessteriy along
the uortherly line Of said lot 3il t25 feet the
beginning.
Terms % sale; one-third cash. balance In one
aud two years, with interest at per cent per an
mum, payable seml annually. 500 deposit required
az ti"e Of sale. Good title sale. All con-
yeyauclng at purchasers cost Terms OF sale to
he compiled with "a 10 days from day OF sale
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
Trustee.
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FOLK SONGS FOR SCHOOLS.
Complaint That English Children Are
Not Taught Them in Glass Room.

From the London Chronicle.
Chose who, like myself. have for some
years been advocating the introduction of
folk-songs into the elementary schools of
this country, have been greatly disappoint-
ed with the pronouncement on the subject
recently made by the board of education.
This pronouncement is contained In a blue
book, entitled Suggestions for the Consid-
Grafton OF Teachers"
The article THE Teaching of Singing
National or folk-songs," we are told are
the expression In the idiom of the people
of their joys and sorrows. their unaffected
patriotism, their zest for sport, and the
simple pleasures of country life. Such
music is the early and spontaneous uprising
of artistic power 10 a nation, and the
ground on which all national music is built
up foIk-songs are the true classics of q
people, and their survival. 30 often by ira
dition alone proves that their appeal is d.
rect and lasting.
All of this-with one reservation-is excel
lent Had the list OF songs, which follow
ed. given logical expression to these views
there would have been no room for objec-
ton. Unfortunately this is not go. The
songs are not, for the most part couched
lin the idiom of the people" nor do they
express their Joys and SORROWS, their I'M
affected patriotism
Take the English list, for example. Here
we have fifty ballads" seventeen of which
are ordinary art-songs, such as, for exam
pie, Tom Bowling" Sign no more. la
dies" and 'tDulce Domum. They are the
individual inventions of poets and must
clans. They are not folk-songs. The folk
have had nothing to do with them. They
did not compose them. nor do they sing
them.
OF the remaining thirty-three songs not
more than six or seven can rightly be
placed in the category of folk-songs. The
rest would be more correctly described as
Old English Songs The tunes of these are.
no doubt founded upon folk-tunes, which
have however in days gone by, been ed
baIlad-mongers for popular purposes.
TO call such songs as these folk-songs Is
an abuse of language They possess none
of those qualities which are the peculiar
glory of the folk-song. In the process Of
editing, the tunes have been despoiied OF
their freshness, vigor. and spontaneity;
while the words reflect the conventional
ideas OF the townsman. and are clothed In
the affected idiom of bygone day. They
are, at the best. but bastard cousins OF the
folk-soug.
The selection, too. of the half-dozen folk
songs that are in the list displays strange
lack of discrimination. Side by side with
THE Golden Vanity" which lis an excellent
choice, we find "The Barley Now This
latter is a bacchanalian song with poor
tune and is, perhaps, about as bad an ex-
ample of an English folk-song for school
use as It was possible to give.