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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

THE teachers Of agriculture in Russia
have revived the floating gardens Oh
past ages, but instead OF being a
49, means for the lavish expenditure OF
money the object is-one OF utility entirely.
Ihese teachers were impressed with the
fact that the most prosperous farms lay
along water courses, SO they resolved TO
experiment with large floating gardens.
which should be laid out on barges of great
width. This was accordingly done. and as
soon as the ice melted these experiment
stations drfted down the stream to
warmer climates. where the seeds sprouted
and the grain grew and ripened. AS each
barge floats along 1t stops at each village
where the church bells are rung to an
nounce its arrival and the people flock on
board led by the Mayor The beds con-
tanning vege tables and grain are inspect
ed. and the teachers explain how the va
rious plants are grown. During the talk
many questions are asked by the peas
ants. which the teacher endeavors to an
swer clearly. II the peasants have no seed
with which to experiment 1t is freely sup
pied to them. Russian educators are high
~ pleased with the experiment station,
and have decided that 1t Is the most effect
i've method yet discovered for populariz-
ing intelligent farming among the peas
ants.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

Pats Shillalah.

I(7V GENUINE shillalah OF the best
sort" said an Irish gentleman
us not a simple cudgel cut from
the wayside. 1t grows to mAtu-
rlty under the care of the man who Intends
to use 1t. Pat will select a promising
olaekthorn shoot, and having marked H.
watch 1t develop to the proper size
When 1t is strong and stout, he digs It up,
carefully leaving enough OF the dubious
root to serve as a handle. After II Is thor
oughly pruned. the butt end Is placed in
warm ashes night after night TO season It,
AS soon as 1t is sapless and hard, he cuts
1t into shape and puts It in a pickle of
salt water. afterward rubbing In train oil
with a bit OF leather for many hours The
next thing to do Is to shoot q maybe,
catch its blood In cup. and with this
polish the blackthorn until It Is q deep
rich black with a mahogany tint.
A shillalah made In this careful fashion
and tipped with a steel or iron ferrule is
a handsome and servlceable weapon. OF
course you don't ind such sold to tourists
in the old country. But back In the hills
where there Is plenty OF time ana black
thorns. the shillalah becomes an object
OF loving care in the making and you sell
dom ind the owner willing 70 part with
It's
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Her Dramatic Revenge.

4 AUNCELOT LARDPADDLE was be-
| ing welded to the naughty heiress
l. in her pllatial home. when through
the porte cochere skunk a young girl.
with the imprint of mental anguish on
her drawn face. Dressed in black as II
to mourn a buried love, this Tilted girl
slipped among the wedding guests to witt
ness her rivals triumph.
Now for my revenge-my horrible re-
vengev' she Missed, casting a baleful
glance at bride and groom. 1t was melo-
dramatic moment.
Waving aloft bottle of acid she dashed
forward.
she has acid! Stop her!' cried many
voices, but the guests shrank back before
her unfinching eye. Opposite the cover
ing couple the fury paused second ana
then poured the acid in tiny drops on the
gold and silver wedding presents.
HUH Plated-just as l thought!' she
cried, pointing to the telltale yellow.
At this exposure. the wedding guests
hastily took their name tags off the plated
ware and departed hastily, while the we'd
ding feast settled into gloom.
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According to a recent report from To-
kio. there are 1.1S6 wholesale and 235.Il4
retail tobacco dealers in japan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Women In Corea.

THE women in Seoul wear remarka-
BILE garment, cut like a mans coat
and of a vivid green. The arms, how
ever are not inserted In the sleeves,
and the coat hangs from the head, COM
pletely shrouding the wearer. The Co
reans have a story to account for this
strange garment to the effect that years
ago there was war and the men OF Seoul
were compelled to go away in sucn hurry
that they left their coats behind them:
The women thereupon set to Work ana
made them supply of green coats, put
by the time they were ready the war was
over, and so in order that the coats might
not go to waste the women decided 10
wear Them themselves. The people VIII
tell you If you ask them why they all
dress in white that this Is the Eastern
color of mourning, and that during GER
tain period, ages ago, so many of the i'm
perial household died and the Peep e of
the country were forced so frequently to
don mourning that they ii great meet
ing and decided that 1t would be much
more economical and convenient to con-
tinue to wear that color permanently.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
An Ant Wagon.

r HE extraordinary strength of the ant,
considering its size, is well known. 1t
! IS only OF late, however, that an ant
mas been successfully broken to har-
Inc photograph of one of these re-
arkaoie steeds with its vehicle and har-
ness ness Is here shown. In this case the
niue wagon weighs thirteen hundred times
as much as the ant, yet II Is pulled with
apparent ease. The ant pulls when left to
Itself by going from side to side as does
a morse in pulling a heavy load up a hill.
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In the middle ages swings were hung by
an ingenious pulley device. The rope was
passed over a grooved wheel that was fast
ened to the ceiling by bracket. The one
who was swinging was not only pushed
from behind by one of his fellows, but
was also helped from the front by striking
with his foot the outstretched foot of an
other comrade. This sport was a favorite
pastlme OF pages.
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S,ne1lest Elephaut
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Three Legged Chicken.

lERE is a three legged chicken very
RI much alive and in every way normal
] except for it's multiplicity of feet. The
chicken was Matched In an incubator
In the conventional manner and is now
being carefully reared in the hope that it
Will propagate its peculiar species. All
three OF its legs are perfectly formed, and
In walking. except that 1t Is somewhat
lame. It moves about much the same as
other chickens. In standing it rests all
three of its feet on the ground, thus form
Ing regular tripod
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China has recently issued an edct pro-
hibiting, except in the treaty ports, the
sale of metal trimmed spectacles. Tan
shoes are also tabooed, and any one deal
ing In them renders himself liable to de-
capitation. This latter drastic regulation
is due to the fact that yellow is there
the imperial color, TO be worn by none
save members OF the royal family.
Restaurant keepers OF Berlin are in the
midst OF war with their guests as TO
whether "broedchen" shall be free with
meals or be charged for in the bill From
time immemorial Berliners have eaten
many rolls as they desired. but the res
taurateurs determined to put the bread
into the reckoning. They hung up notices
to that effect in their dining rooms. but
their guests tore down the placards and
refused to pay for their ''broedchen."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Smallest Elephant.

THE elephant whose picture is shown
on this page is no larger than a good
] sized dog. 1t is claimed to be the
smallest elephant in the world, title
which Is disputed by at least a score OF
animals at the present day. The little
fellow was born In captivity near London
and has been exhibited during the past
year all over the continent Of Europe.
It has been pointed out by an eminent
doctor that bald headed men never suffer
from consumption, and that a tendency to
badness is an assurance that the dreaded
scourge will pass over him. The doctor
mad under treatment more than six hun
dreo cases and he makes the further state
ment that In a census of more than Ave
thousand tuberculosis cases he failed to
discover single sufferer who was bald
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
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WAKE OF AN AUTOMOBILE BOAT.

THE wonderful speed of auto motor
boats results, as might be imagined
] In creating a wake much greater than
that of any other class of boats pro-
portionate to the size. While tearing
through the water with the speed OF a
railroad train the disturbance is out of all
proportion to the length or the beam of
the boat. The following wave, In fact. is
often higher than the boat itself. re-
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Turnip Bread.
\VgHAT might In all seriousness be
w ciassed among the lost arts" is
the varied use OF vegetables. The
present generation eats them either raw or
simply cooked. the most complex prepare
ton being in the form of pie or pudding.
A century ago. man multiplied their uses
with great deal OF wisdom and ingenuity.
From the Chinese radish was drawn a
very superior oil, excellent for table use
as well as for light and medicinal pur-
poses. The parsnlp furnished very de-
lectable wine. while from the fresh starch
OF potatoes was made a very good size.
which, by mixture with chalk, formed an
excellent material for stucco workers.
The most noteworthy use of vegetables,
however. seems to have been In the maxi
Ing OF bread. At time OF failure in the
wheat crop. 1t was demonstrated that very
good bread can be made from turnlps.
They are first prepared as a vegetable;
cleaned and cooked In the usual way.
When mashed, a greater part of the water
is pressed out OF them and the pulp then
mixed with an equal quantity In weight
OF wheat meal. The dough is set to raise
with yeast and then treated In the usual
manner-kneaded, made into loaves and
baked The bread is FOUND to be a little
sweeter than the regulation kind, but fully
as light and white. II cut Immediately,
II will taste OF the turnlp, but to no dis
agreeable extent, while in twenty-four
hours after baking. all trace of the vege-
table will have disappeared.
II turnlps can be used for bread, why
not parsnips, carrots, potatoes or any
farlnaceous tuber? The potato pudding
and the sweet potato pie have very little
taste of the respective roots from which
they are made. and this quality should be
still less noticeable In the case of bread.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
A Strange Family.

THE maternal instinct of the chicken
is often manifested in curious ways
j A chicken in Missouri recently gained
fame by voluntarily taking on herself
the responsibility of mothering family
OF puppies. The happy family Is shown in
the accompanying photograph. The dogs
seem entirely satisfied with their foster
mother. and the family is a very happy
one.
The Fuel of the Future.
4 T was in January of 1901 that the first
| 'o,l gusher" was discovered in Southea It
Texas. Since that time the enormous out
put has increased yearly. till there are
hundreds of oil wells, which give up hum
dreds of thousands of gallons of oil. But
1t is impossible to get any idea of the
quantity thus added to the worlds supply
unless we contrast the output Of the first
sixty oil wells with the combined output
of the world previous to the time OF this
great discovery in Texas. In the Pennsyl-
vania and California oil fields, and even
N the Corsicana field there are acres of
producing wells, yet they, with all those
OF the rest OF the world, can produce but
about one-eighth as much oil as the first
sixty "gushers' which were discovered in
Texas
In the year 1900 the oil production OF the
world amounted to 13s, 900 barrels, or
$4,000 barrels a day. This output was d.
vided among Russia, producing IS, 900 900
barrels: the United States, IS. 0OO,O the
Dutch East Indies, 100000: Austria,
100000; Roumania. 1000. 900; and a half
dozen other countries the remaining
100000 The Corsicana field produces
about 100000 barrels annually. The
"gushers" in Texas have altogether a ca
pacity which can be conservatively esti-
mated at 100000 barrels a day. This is
more than eight times much as the
daily output OF the world for 1900. 1t raises
the annual production from 100. 900 900 to
1895. 900, 900 barrels. At thirty cents per bar
rel the Texas discovery has increased the
value Of the product SIS. 900 annually.
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Corea has a population of about 5000.
600 Seoul. the capital. has % 900 and Is
constantly increasing. Already $4,000
japanese live In the kingdom. No less
than ss.Oo0,ooo has been spent on rail-.
ways. The foreign trade was worth
s2s.us.+s7 last year.
The young Sultan OF Johore possesses
one great popularity. Many years ago an
accident with a horse resulted in nearly
the whole OF his teeth being knocked out.
These have been replaced by teeth of solid
gold, in each OF which a large diamond
has been inserted. and as they become
uncovered, even in the act OF smiling, the
effect 10 most wlerd.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Floating Islands.

The great rivers of the ocean. the
ocean currents. carry many strange
Things from one point to another but
. none more remarkable than the float
ing Islands. These islands were originally
parts OF low lying river banks, which in
storm or Hood have broken away and been
carried out to sea. The tropical rivers the
Orlnoco, the Amazon and the Plata, carry
many such fragments OF land to the
ocean. Some are OF large size and carry
animals and vegetation. even at times in
Guiding trees, the roots of which serve IN
hold the land together and the leaves and
branches act as Sails These Islands usu-
ally break up soon. but under favorable
conditions they travel long distances.
The government has records OF an island
which voyaged about in 1893 and made the
longest journey known to us of any piece
OF land. 1t was first seen off Florida and
apparently had an area Of about two acres
1t was thickly covered with trees and in
one place was thirty feet high. II trav-
elled slowly in the Gulf Stream. with occa-
sional undulations to show where the
ground swell was working underneath. It
probably left Its river anchorage In the
spring, for II appeared in the latitude OF
Wilmington. Del. In July of that year.
No large animal life was sean upon 1t, but
there must have been myriads of the creep
ing things which abound in the tropics BY
the end of August 1t had passed Cape Cod
and was headed for the Grand Banks. 1t
followed the steamer lanes accurately and
was reported by several steamers. A
month later It was in midocean, north
west OF the Azores, and II began to show
the effect Of it's long voyage. for 1t was
much more compact. 1t was not seen
again, and 1t probably went to pieces dur
ing the October gales 1t had travelled at
least a thousand miles. and IL, as was
supposed. 1t had come from the Orinoco. 1t
had covered twice that distance. 1t is pos
sible that such Islands, under favorable
circumstances might in past ages have
made the journey from America 10 Europe
or Africa, thus bringing about a distribu-
ton of animal and vegetable species.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

markaDle picture OF one OF tneSe podts'
taken while going at full speed is here
shown. The boat is the Napier H., the
winner of the 40-foot class in the recent
races at Monaco.
During the year 1904 Siam exported more
than 1900, 900 worth OF rice. Teakwood
Is second in value.
Chinese Figurines.
OF the many varieties of figures
1 (which are made in China of every
~ conceivable material none are more
Interesting than the clay figures of
Tlen-Tsin. The material Is a silt which
compares in fineness with any modelling
clay known. The colors range from light
gray and pale yellow to dark red and slate.
With this material the artist models his
figure, dries it. and with a brush adds
color where 1t will be most effective. Red
Is applied to the lips and cheeks. black to
the hair and brown to the eyes. The most
Interesting part of all is the fitting of
clothes to these tiny figures. for the ar
lists are realists and these images are
studies representing the dramatic. pathet-
ic, ridiculous or horrible side of daily
life. One figure Is that of an opium smok-
er, whose bones are coming through his
skin and whose rags are hardly decent.
Another Is that of a beggar. who ex-
poses a CHASTITY wound or points to the
stump OF an arm or leg. third Is a
gambler whose vices have ruined him A
fourth is a farmer endeayorlng To lead a
refractory pig to market A fifth is a
porter staggering under his load. And so
the list runs on, the statues showing
every type. trade and romance. The mod
elling Is the best in the empire and Is the
only school OF Chinese art which has not
been crushed by conventionalism and his
torical motives.
From the door OF the store where one
has paused to buy these 1gur1nes one has
only to look into the street TO see the char
acters. alive and real. of the modelled
miniatures. The only drawback to these
works OF art Is their extreme fragility.
for. though the clay is modelled or a
framework. IL Is SO uncohesive that a
slight jar Will often break on q hand or
foot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
A STUDY OF SEA aULLs IN MOTION.

cess. A remarkable picture of this nature
lis here shown. Seagulls to the number Of
many hundreds or thousands were sur
rounding the photographer on this occa-
sion and the group is a remarkable one in
many ways. 1t not only includes an UNI
usual number of birds, but is so clear
that the wing action of the birds is clearly
indicated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

Q EAGULLS are comparatively common
all along the coast and in the harbors
Jon the Atlantic as every one who has
sailed about these harbors can testify.
From long association with ships the
gulls are, for the most part, exceedingly
tame and will fly or float about a ship in
great numbers. 1t is even possible to
photograph them with considerable sue
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11

siberia has the biggest forest area of any
country on earth, yet the timber for the
construction of the eastern end of the
Trans-Siberian Railway all came from the
United States. 1t was brought from Ore
gon, being shipped across to Vladivostock
thence transported by rail to the banks of
a tributary of the Amur and loaded into
barges to be towed to its destinations
Texas is the greatest pecan growing sec
tion In the world. Pecans are a valuable
food product Cultivation of pecans is a
profitable industry, the trees in many
orchards being valued at 500 each. Ex-
perts declare the crop will pay more in
proportion to the care given and money
invested than any other crop. There are
pecan orchards in Texas more than one
thousand acres in extent. and even larger
ones are to be created.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-11
Revival of Floating Gardens.

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
SuppIementlng Skim Milk.

In a recent work, entitled
profitable Stock Feeding" Pro
lessor Lmith, OF the. Nebraska
station, gives some, attention TT
the subject of feeding. skim milk
for calves. In treating that
phase of the subject relating. tc
the question of supplementary
feeds that must, be used along
with skim milk, Professor Smith
says that flaxseed MEALS richest
in fat of all the concentrated
food stuffs. and that it may be
used with much success.
Soon after a part Of the whole
milk is withdrawn and skim
milk fed in it's stead, said Pro-
lessor Smith, a tablespoonful
offlaxseed meal NAV be stirred
in the milk each day just before
feeding. Making a jelly by pour
ing hot water on tlaxseed meal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

reason for this practice in mat
ing will be apparent when 1T is
pointed out that hens that have
a good egg record should make
up the breeding pens. This can
not be ascertained in pullets un-
less they be of a laying strain.
1t does not alwaysfollow that
the hen which has produced 100
eggs will produce pullets that
will do as we'll or. better, but it
is to be inferred that. many OF
them will be good layers. Here
is one of the methods of irnprov-
ed mating that is meeting with
success. The Wisconsin Farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
MATING FOWLS.

No hens should be put in the
breeding pens or allowed to
breed that have not come fully
to maturity and certainly not
until they have fully recovered
from the ordeal of moulting.
The hens with the strongest
constitutions are the ones that
are first through the mott, hence
they will make the best breeders.
AS a rule chicks Matched ftom
eggs laid by hens mted with a
cockerel will be stronger and
easier to raise than where they
have been produced from eggs
laid by, pullets.- Another good
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

The bill in question prohibit the
use, Of all kinds of automatic
.shotguns in the territories OF the
United States.
Ehe automatic, gun should
not be COMPOUNDED with the re-
peatiwg rifle. 1t is a different
weapon that may be styled a
machine gun With one of these
weapons ia his possession, a pot
hunter could go through the
woods and practically riddle
everything before him with shot,
by simply setting his automatic
gun in operation. This would
not be sport, but slaughter; and
only short time would be re-
CURED to exterminate prairie
chickens and otner. game birds
of the prairies wers it's use not
prohibited.
A repeating rifle is, valuable
weapon, it is for larger harm
less game, and also for the shoot
ing of dangerous animals such
as bears and mountain, lions.
1t is not automatic, as the hun
ter must operate the lever and
the trigger for each shot, insteed
ofmerely setting an automatic
mechanism in motion for con-
tinuous performance. A good re-
peating rife has saved many a
hunters life in close quarters,
and it is all that a good sports
man requires. The automatic
gun is for men style themselves
sportsmen, but who are moved
by the all too common rage to
kill everything that may be hid
ING in woodland retreats or I'M
der the cover of prairie grass
and shrubhery. Evening Wis
consin,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16
Monday, April 18th i ea6,
OFFICIAL ToWR BOARD PROCEED
,INeS.

(Continued frog last week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-04-16

753 VIM Petnesgatzes labor on
highway 10 90
ia 7 White fixing bydrant 400
755 T Laughlin and Geo O'Connor
del 592 yds earth on street ll6 40
| 756 John zlmpe Imam looking
after poor IL 90
7a7 John Zimpelmann looking.
after blowing and meetings Is on
758 John Zimpelmann looking
after DOOR F." = u 90
75e F. Bcardsley salary for
Jan. Feb and March 100 90
16O VIM Murphy board OF
tramps and oil 10 90
76l F J Thrun batteries for
fire alarm etc 81 90
1872 Henry Ashby care of hose
and hose room 20 90
1853 James Morgan supplies to poorH II
764 A 6 Richison hardgare n2l
1855 J " .Petey balance on
snow blowing contract so 90
1853 August Itadke use of
jack screws and seraper 3 90
1877 W.m Murphy Z months salary t83 90
.768 w J Pinkerton organization
OF James Conway 90
769 W PinkertOn treatment
of Mrs Sdringsteen 45O
TO W Pinkerton treatment Of
poor 234 IS
I'll Sherpq Clark opening
catch basins 2 90
TIP Frank DildIne labor on
catch basins DC
773 c A Goodyear rebate an taxesz34 90
TIA Amos Radcliffe filing four
satisfactian of Judgments 40
IT'S James Morgan supplies
to Stelnmitz 20
776 ] B Rodgers material and
labor on. election sack 90
III j H Bolte board of health
and board meetings 40 so
778 John Zimpelmann boand of
health and board meetings "a 90
779 John Radcliffe board meetings
and looking after waterwOrds "a 90
1870 Otto Decke TT shoveIing show 90
Upon motiou Board adjourned Sine
Dire. Frank Beardsley
Town Clerk.