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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
OMAHA KEEPS HEADQUARTERS
win Not Lose Department OF the Mis-
souri,. says Major General
GreeIy.

There is no danger of Omaha losing the
headquarters Of the Department of the
Missouri, according 70 Major General A.
w. Greely. In response 10 a letter OF in
quiry, the Commercial club has received
this answer from General Greedy;
Referring 10 your letter Of October 20. [
have 10 say that the headquarters Of the
Northern Division Is ordered TO be trans
ferred to Chicago and likewise the head
quarters Of the Southwestern Division to be
transferred TO St Louis.
The state of Kansas Ia not transferred to
the Southwestern Division. nor has any
post containing troops been 50 transferred.
The only territorial transfer Is that of the
state OF Missouri, IN which there Il a gem
erfl recruiting depot at jefferson Barracks
hear no talk OF any change in the head
quarters OF the Department Of the Missouri
DR., w, F. Hutchinson. e2O5 Cunning, has
so far recovered from his recent accident
that he is able to attend TO his Office calls
from I 10 p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27

Omcers Of the Associated Charities an
nounced Friday morning that only persons
duly authorized by the endorsement COM
mlttee Of the Associated Charities should
he recognized by the public in the matter
OF soliciting aid. The endorsement commit
tee consists OF ii. X. Burket, a. Huspe and
f. V. Lewis Of the Commercial club; W. w.
Joseph Hayden, members at large.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27

Manager Burgess and the members OF the
different theatrical companies playing in
Omaha this week donated their services.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
OnIv AntborI4ed CoIIector.

Omega oil - Good for Any Pain
that can be reached externally. Trial Zoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
GRAIN MEN ARE AROUSED
ore Not Getting Special PRIVILEGES
Threaten to Make Trouble,
INVESTIGATION STlsS UP HOT FEELING
witness Who Dared Testify and News
papers that Printed Reports
Are Condemned By Ger
tain Persons.

Around the Grain exchange Friday MORN
ing the talk, outside of the, regular trading,
was on the investigation made by the Inter-
state Commerce commission in the last two
days. II develops there were few grain
men but were. surprised" by some of the
conditions brought to light with reference
10 the relations Of certain of the elevators
with the railroads.
on the testimony Of some OF the elevator
men that they have been enjoying certain
allowances the other dealers did not get.
a number OF the latter have announced to
their fellows their intention Of presenting
bills 10 the railroads for the same allow
ance in proportion to their business that
the others received. In case the railroads
refuse TO pay, the grain men suggest a
resort to the courts in order TO get what
they consider IL rightly coming to them.
Several surprises were sprung during this
hearing and not tho least was the testi-
rnony Of Tom Worral II was not supposed
Mr.. Worral would be so brutSlly frank in
dealing with his relations to the Nebraska
Grain Dealers association. When he viz
tually admitted ne had been bought of to
A., drop his fight against the association after
prominent members. e. p. Peck and others
OF the association, had testified they had
no knowledge of a settlement having been
made, he threw a bomb into the midst Of
the line elevator men and aroused their
indignation.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
spanIsh MiIitnry ContinrenI

MADRID oct @-The military con
tingent for 1907 has been fixed at 10000
men.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27

Correct quality goods. lowest prices
Hubermann. ieweIer. 18th and Douglas.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
HOUSE FOR FREE SEEDS.
CONTINUED from preceding page. J


Currier, of New Hampshire, where it is
commonly understood one of the chief
industries is that Of raising rocks,
granite, and marble, protested against
his assertion that the farmers were not
in sympathy with the free-seed bust
ness. They declared the farmers of
their State demanded them anyhow.
Mr. Cocks read letters from the edi-
tors of practically every agricultural
paper in the country, denouncing free
seeds, and when he frankly admitted
he had written these editors asking
their opinion of the proposed action
of the committees he was attacked by
the advocates of free seeds as if he
had committed some crime.
ALL ABOUT SEED "ADS.'
Mr. Bartlett wanted to know if these
papers carried advertisements of the
seed dealers, to which Mr.. Cocks af-
firmed that he had no doubt of it, as
the business Of selling seeds was a
legitimate one. Mr. FOrdney did not
believe the answers represented an
honest opinion, as the replies had been
sought.
MI. COChS cuuedNOTcu
with his argument, reinforcing 1t with
citations from a stack of letters, but
he spoke amid confusion that marked
the day as the most unruly Of the en-
tire session. Mr.. Gains shouted him
self hoarse-and that is a difficult
thing, even for Mr.. Gaines to do; Mr..
Mann scolded, as he often does when
he fails to approve; Mr.. Fordney, Mr..
French, Mr.. Sims, H. Chandler, and
others asked questions simultaneously,
and the chairman of the committee all
but broke his gavel in vain endeavor
to maintain order. At one time IL
looked as if the mace, that symbol of
the dignity and power of the House,
would have to be taken from its perch
and waved over the heads of refrac-
tory and angry free-seed mutineers
who refused to take their seats when
so ordered.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

ington and Fielding Lewis, of Fred
ericksburg, and nephew of the great
George Washington. The wife Of Law
renee Lewis was Nellie Custis, grand
daughter of Mrs. Martha Washington
and the adopted daughter of George
Washington.
The marriage of Nellie GUSTS and
young Lewis was the social event of the
year 1899. The marriage took place in
the mansion house at Mount Vernon
on the birthday of Washington, and in
the year of his death. Washington
gave to the couple a tract of forest land
covering range of hills on the Mount
Vernon property two miles southwest
of the mansion house. Lewis personal
ly saw that part of the woods were
cleared away, and in the clearing he
had erected the great house which he
called Woodlawn. The place passed to
Lorenzo Lewis at the death of his
mother, Nellie GUSTS Lewis, and by
him was sold in 1S4S to two Quakers
from New Jersey, Chalkley Gillingham
and Jacob M. Troth. The sons of these
men live near the estate to-day, Jacob
M. Troth, the younger, living on an
adjoining farm and on land that was
a part of the original Woodawn. The
house passed through many hands and
in 1900 was bought by Paul Hester,
who now sells it to Miss Sharp.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
Wanted All the Goodies.

Teddy was about to be ten years old.
In view of this interesting event Ted
dys mother had ordered some ice
cream and cakes ond other dainties,
and Teddy was told to invite his little
friends to birthday party. The even
ing of the celebration came around,
and all the goodies were waiting to be
enjoyed. Teddy and his mother were
also waiting.
Suddenly the youngster said:
Mother, don't you think it's time to
eat the ice-cream and cake now?"
mo, indeed, my son." she replied,
1--WE must wait until your friends are
here"
well, to tell you the truth, mother"
began Teddy, Il just thought that for
once in my life I'd like to have enough
goodies, so l guess we better begin
now, cause didn't invite anyone"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

postage stamps, and cash, instead OF
the seeds he has been sending out
since he came to Congress. The read
ing of these letters again plunged the
House i'm disorder and confusion.
PITY THE POOR FARMER.
Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee, endeav-
ored to be heard above the noise and
confusion. AS he sat down, by COM
mand of the Chair, he managed to say
that the bill was loaded with all kinds
of appropriations to take care of and
suppress the "mouth and foot disease,
hollow horn, and hollow tail" but took
away from the farmer the few seeds
that he every year looked forward
to receiving.
This new outburst of eloQuence on
the part of Mr.. Gaines threw the
House into convulsive laughter.
When the members had partially re-
covered their composure Mr.. Gainas
rushed down the aisle, carrying a mass
of manuscript i'm both hands, holding 1t
aloft, sho0ting that he had hundre .
of letters from farmers favoring free
seeds
AS chairman Wadsworth reached out
his hand for them. Mr.. Gaines laid
them on desk and began pulling from
the bunch various documents. II
developed that among these hun
dreds" of letters there were an unusu'
ally large portion of bills Of various
sorts and other pub. docs" that had
no relevancy to the seed question.
Again the members shrieked and
gathered i'm the aisle, forcing the
chairman to resort t" every parlia
mentary expedient to secure order.
| When the bill came up for vote
the free seeds were continued by Q
vote of 1913 to 80. A fight for the abol
ishment of the free seed practice will
continue, for it is believed that the
sending out of the packages are of M
practical benefit to the farming classes
of the country, and it is safe to say
that next years bill will find the ap
preparation for these seeds omitted
when it comes from the COMMITTEES
and the probabilities are that by tina
time a majority of the members OF TIT
House will support the committee.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

the civilized West. who would no
longer rest the wick upon the edge of
the receptacle for the oil. to pass 1t
through the brass arrangement which
he called the burner, and to provide
it with a screw in order that 1t might
be raised or lowered, and the essentials
of the modern oil lamp were as
sembled.
While we have the sea-shell. the
lamp of primitive man of over 5000
years ago, it would be interesting to
know what kind of oil was burned.
The olive tree produces the illuminate
ing oil of the mOdel Orient, and al
though in other parts Of the world
the fat of animals was used, the
unchanging customs of the East lead
us to infer that olive oil was also then
employed. The wick was doubtless a
twist Of the cotton which grows wild
along the shores of lie Tigris and the
Observation-Disclosures News.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

After threatening to call members
by name il they did not obey, the band
of agriculturists, shouting and yelling
for the free-seeds loot" quoted down,
and Mr.. Cooks was enabled to proceed.
SEEDS VERSUS BATTLESHIPS.
Free seeds found another doughty
champion in South Trimble. of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Trimble asserted that the
seed dealers of the country were
instigating the newspapers to fight
free seeds. Real farmers wanted these
seeds, but kid-glove farmers who
run the oranges did not need them
and did not want them. If this was
graft, he said, it was the only kind
of which every one of the 100000
people of the country got piece.
Advocating economy in other direc-
lions, Mr.. Trimble suggested less ex-
penditure on battle ships IF we stay
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

rams head. the lighted end Of the wick
projecting from its mouth. After the
discovery of the hole for the wick, it
was an easy step to cover the entire
lamp, with the exception of an opening
in the center to receive the oil. Thus
the lamp of classical times originated
Another interesting example from Bis
mya is an extremely large marble
lamp, oval in shape and with vertical
walls. The snout for it's wick is a
deep groove extending out about 2
inches, and with its support from be-
meath 1t resembles the handle of mod
ern dish. This lamp held about two
quarts of oil, and, as it was found in
the ruins of the temple, it's unusual
size suggests that in the Babylonian
temple, as i'm the synagogues of a later
era, and in some churches, even to the
present day, light was kept perpet-
ually burning.
Previous to 1000 3. c. the lamps, as
well as most dishes and household eff
fects, were of stone; after that time
objects of burned clay began to ap-
pear. Before that date lamps were
found only i'm the ruins of the temple
later clay lamps were found I'm the
dwelling houses of the people. OF the
latter a variety of shapes have ap-
peared. Some are triangular, the shape
suggested by the conch; one is a min
iature boat; others of later period
are identical in shape and size with
those Of Rome and Greece. The lamp
Of these nations was undoubtedly bOr-
rowed from the older civilization of
Babylonia. The common clay lamp
of Persia and of the time of Haroun
er Raschid assumed n round form
with a dent in its rim for the wick,
resembling in every respect n NINA
ture frying pan, from which the handle
is missing. The lamp of modern Bag
dad differs from it only i'm being set
upon a pedestal and provided with a
handle.
1t remained for the lamp-maker Of
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
NOW THE WATCH TRUST.
Representative VreeIand the Victim
of Joke During Watch Monopoly
Controversy.

When Representative Rainey of ILL
nois, few days ago, made a speech in
Congress on the alleged watch trust,
he opened up subject that has been
of decided interest in Congressional
circles ever since. He had a collection
of watches on his desk which he
showed as exhibits.
Representative Vreeland Of New
York found another phase of the watch
question which he wanted to talk
about, and proceeded to stock up with
sample watches and watch cases. He
had the assortment nicely displayed on
his desk, when, by a prearrangement,
he was called out into the corridor.
AS soon as he was gone a joker in a
neighboring seat produced three men,
orandum spindles, two short and one
tall. He set them in row on Vree-
lands desk. Then he produced three
oranges and carefully stuck one on
the point of each spindle, producing
the perfect effect of the three golden
balls of the pawn shop sign.
well, by gosh" exclaimed Vree-
land, when he came back. The laugh
scared his intended speech out of him.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
EARNER IMMIGRANTS.
Some of Our Citizens Make Good
Farmers-But Poor City DweIlers.

Many of our Italian immigrants are
good farmers, after their fashion OF
laborious intensive cultivation. They
are wretchedly poor, but they are chill
dren of the soil and where they occa-
sionally do get into the same con-
genial occupation in this country they
make good farmers and eventually
good citizens.
The greater part of the immigrants,
| i'm fact. now pouring into the country
are better qualified for agricultural
and horticultural pursuits than for
any others. These pursuits were theirs
| in their European homes, and but for
certain difficulties they would natural
ly resort to them here. The trouble is,
there is nobody ready, as a general
thing. to offer them employment, in
groups. on the land; and transporta-
| ton to the land is more or less expen-
sive. On the other hand, there are al
ways contractors ready to engage them
for railroad, mining and similar en-
ployments in the seaboard States, and
sometimes in other States; more often
they simply settle down in the big and
already congested cities. They take
what they can get; and, more espe-
cially, what will be most Likely to en-
able them to enjoy the contlnhed com,
partnership of their fellow immigrants.
The newcomer breads the isolation
which will usually be his lot II he ac-
cepts employment on a farm.
Under the far-sighted plan OF the
men who are colonizing some Western
areas, particularly in California and
New Mexico, all these difficulties are
avoided. Groups of agriculturists OF
the same nationality are brought to-
gether, and invited to become owners
of small tracts, sold to them on easy
terms. Ten acres of good land, so OBJ
tainable-and the price Of which he
can usually pay in labor for others
is a very attractive proposition to the
average immigrant, especially when,
in his new home, he may be sur
rounded by others of his own race.
The plan has been already demon
strated to be very profitable to the
promoters also.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
THE LAMPS EVOLUTION.
EXCAVATIONS OF ANCIENT CIT.
les SHOW 1T OYER SIX
THOUSAND YEARS OLD.
Originally was a Conch Shell and a
Twist of Cotton-Western lngen-
uity Devised the Brass Burner
and Regulator.

BY EDGAR JAMES BANKS, Phi. ID.
The Oriental lamp is the same now
as it always has been-a simple dish
of clay, stone, bronze or glass, filled
with OIL it's wick is a rag or twist of
cotton, one end of which is immersed
i'm oil and the other rests over the edge
of the dish to be lighted. This was
the lamp not only of ancient Babylonia
and Egypt, but also of the Hebrews,
7 Greeks, Romans. and all other early
peoples. Even to this day 1t is the COM
mon lamp of Mesopotamia. In Saint
Sophia, the great mosque of CONSTANT
nople, there is no other method of il
Elimination.
The first artificial light with which
primitive man frightened the dark
ness of night was the camp fire. the
same fire with which he slightly
roasted his meat and warmed his
naked body. At just what age the
idea of lighting by other means first
occurred to him is no longer known,
but the excavations at the Babylonian
mound, Bsmya, the ruin of the Oldest
known city in the world. have shown
that it was in the very long ago, per-
haps thousands Of years before 1900
B. c.
During the excavations far beneath
a temple which was constructed at
that remote date, among the ruins of
earlier ages, there was found large
conch shell about s inches in length.
It's exterior had been worn smooth by
constant handling, and q section at It's
opening and half o. its elongated
loo In1 a,.A hnt
formed deep dish terminating in a
long snout. In its interior were slight
traces of a thin, black deposit. At
first the use for which this dish was
intended was puZZling; it was weeks
later when it suddenly occurred to me
that this sea-shell was the primitive
lamp, the ancestor Of the great family
of lamps.
Some time later. while eXcavating
at a higher level in the temple refuse
heap, where the priests of 1900 Il. q.
threw the broken and discarded
utensils of the temp service, there
appeared among the dozens of baskets
full of polished and cut stone several
triangular objects which resembled
the conch shell in shape. One Of ala
baster was entire; others were frag-
mentary, yet their original forms could
be restored. They were the lamps
which came into vogue after the conch
had passed away, or when it became
so scarce that it was no longer en-
ployed, and stone was substituted in
its place. Although the cOnch was dis
carded, it's triangular form remained,
even to the natural snout for the sup
port of the wick. which was repro
duced in the stone.
To the early Babylonian, the pure,
almost transparent alabaster lamp was
perfect in shape; the next step in the
evolution was in its decoration. In
stead of the plain exterior, it was
engraved with reticulated or curved
lines; but a more important step in its
decoration was when the lamp-maker
conceived the idea Of supporting the
wick in a hole at the sharp corner.
One such example from the Bismya
temple refuse heap terminated in a
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
Old Methods Succeed.

It has been claimed that old methods
Of doing business cannot succeed in
this twentieth century of ours, but a
striking example of where old manners
have been and are yet successful may
be found in the busiest city of the world
New York. Right in the heart of
the wholesale district may be found a
restaurant that is feeding more people
every day of the year than any other
house in New York City, and doing it
along the line of "old methods"
1t is claimed for this famous eating
house that every pound of food used
is paid for in cash upon the day it is
purchased and that the proprietors
have never yet given a check in pay.
ment for supplies, nor owed one dollar
at the close of the day, and they keep
no books.
Each morning the dealers supplying
this remarkable establishment deliver
the necessary goods at the receiving
department and then form in a line
leading to the cashiers desk where
each one in turn receives his money in
good hard coin.
When evening comes whatever Is
left in the cash drawer is profit, less
charges such as taxes, light, fuel &c.
A further boast of the owner of this
restaurant is that its doors have never
been locked since first opened, way
back in wartime" and that no one
knows where the key now is.
An idea of the number of people fed
may be gained from the fact that table
salt, used exclusively by the patrons
at the tables and not including any
used for cooking, is purchased every
four months in ten barrel lots, each
barrel containing three hundred
pounds.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

at home, mind our own business, let
other people alone, we shan't need a
battle ship any more than a burglar
needs a jimmy and a dark lantern"
shouted Mr. Trimble. This sentiment,
notwithstanding the speaker was a
trihe mixed in his metaphor, met with
prolonged applause from the gallant
band of free seeders.
Mr. Lilley, of Connecticut, read let
tiers from his constituents, some asking
for Shropshire sheep, Durham bulls,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02
FAMOUS VIRGINIA HOME.
W00DzARN MANSION, PART OF
WASHZNGTON'S ESTATE, NOW
CHANGES HANDS.
A Gift from the First President to
His Adopted Daughter-PlaywrIght
Paul Kester Disposes of Manor TO
Princeton Woman.

Another change of owners has come
to Woodlawn Mansion, that historic
property having been bought by Miss
Elizabeth M. Sharp, of Princeton, N. j.,
from Paul Hester, who dramatized
when Knighthood Was in Flower
and other plays.
Woodlawn Mansion was the home OF
Lawrence Lewis, son of Betty Wash
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

Mrs. Ferguson.-George, dear, how
do you like my new hat?
Mr.. Ferguson-Do you want my real
opinion of it, Laura?
Mrs. Ferguson.-No, DON'T you
mean thing!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

There are now one million pension
ers on the pension rolls Of the United
States.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

The number Of cameras made in the
United States last year was 1000,
worth about S20,0OO,0OO. A gener-
alton ago a camera was an unusual
object
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

The highest mountain in Colorado
is Massive, 14,424, and the next is
Ebert, 14,421. Pixies Peak is IA, 10S
feet high and there are twenty noun
tains in Colorado higher than this.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

The most expensive fish in the fish
markets of the United States Is tho
English sole which retails for about
sixty cents per pound.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

"Do you think mans importance Is
measured by his pocketbook?"
Certainly not" answered Senator
Sorghum. "a pocketbook couldn't hold
enough to amount to anything. It's
the bank book that counts. Washing
ton Star.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-02

Since 1896 the worlds annual pro.
duction Of gold has doubled.