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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

ing, Charley Tattle. having a great natural
talent, has by education and Industry be-
come the most successful professional | ar
in New York and OF course leads tbe
world! Now l would like to OutWit tn $
champion in his chosen field, and with
your help can. Just let me introduce yvu
as my young cousin from the West, plea l.
ed the sohemer who wished to Kill two
birds with one stone.
When the Titan head was bowed in as
sent the man felt he had won the steeple-
chase Charley Tattle did great stunts
WIN the family suitcase His friend
urged MIN on with the keenes. enjoyment
thinking all the poison had been extracted
Nhen the devils understudy had passed
TO another group TO ply his trade, the
schemer, with a deep sigh OF relief. said
i feel like a twentieth century Milton
That reminds me of the question
is a mans idea OF paradise2"
well. / shall answer for the average
man who has not met my Titan haired
lnspiration:-To have a mouth that reaches
from New York to San Francisco. by the
way OF New Orleans, so he can take in all
the pretty girls on the continent with one
long. blissful kiss. That Is a mans earthly
paradise"
"Good I shall write that to your wife
tomorrow; and also that her husband
needs a chaperOn." laughed the maiden
as she walked away. And he who drank
hOneysuckls hlghballs In an enchanted
Eden steppel back on the treadmill OF en-.
istsnce and because once more a mere bus.
mess machine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
Corinq for the Statue Of Liberty eSHDt

srdlt of tile many "indiscretions" which
nave been committed on the Temple or
LiDer'y Is that perpetrated by some sentl-
ment-shy Individual who has. apparently
py ana with the consent of the Senate anu
Rouse or Representatives, built himset
Mucous red painted thing which he cans
care This he has put right IN troht "a
the main entrance of the pedestal. AASo
II is in plain view of the passing INBOUND
ships, with their loads of foreign future
citizens aboard. No wonder some OF
these assert that liberty has grown rusty
in America" when the first really typlcaA
American thing their eyes light upon IN
the harbOr o. New York is the blatant
announcement of the merits OF wen
known soft drink" under the very nose
of the American goddess herself and on
ground supposed TO be sacred TO her alone
Possibly their suspicious are confirmed
when they enter the first floor of the ped
estal and are greeted by huge black
and white sign which sings. in the ooldest
OF type the superlative excellence oil
somebody's Ice Cream" for cooling pur-
poses. Carelessness and vandalism, hand
In hand, have succeeded In making OF the
island something mighty like Junk shop
of a resort for old iron in the days when
all good has passed from It.
There is another phase OF the matter
that deserves mention, the more so that
no camera can give any Idea OF 1t. The
inside OF the monument is totally and abb
solutely black II Is impossible to see the
next step. and one must feel ones way
during the entire climb. There are posi-
bly, two or three lights. of the oil lamp va
/ rlety. swung between the crown chamber
| In the head ana the sandalled feet which
rest on the pedestal; nothing more In the
shape of Illumination save the tiny
CLEANS OF light that struggle through pin
/ holes in the bronze plates of the statue
itself, and do but serve TO show the dark
ness. OF these latter holes the HERALD re-
porter counted one hundred, ana then gave
/ II up as a bad job, but on a moderate es-
innate there are fully Ave hundred Just
what caused these holes no one seemed
to know, but the general opinion wai
that they are rust marks. AS they are on
I the side of the statue il was impossible
TO reach them and examine them care
fully in order 10 ascertain their character
exactly.
\ Such is. in brief, the present state OF
Ithe statue OF Liberty Enllghtening The
World" and Bedloe's Island. on which h
stands. Just WIN % should be 20 nobody
can say-or at least nobody will-noboj,
seems 10 know and nobody seems TO care
/ Captain Burnel said he was unable &c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
IInIl ~--=---- - Stairway old Fort Wood

manifesty absurd, and on a par with other
statements regarding the island"
On having the dilapidation of the place
pointed out to him the Captain said:-
Yes, 1 know it is bad-as bad as 1t can
be, but these things cannot be undone in
a hurry. Contracts have already been let
for part of the work and the rest VIII fol-
low soon."
Asked what part of the work he referred
to he replied that 1.-The boilers for the en-
CINE room and the machinery for lighting
the statue might be expected any day,
and added that the cost of these improve
ments would consume $4,000 of the S62,nO
appropriated by Congress
The question as to whether or not tns
government proposed to grade the grounds
around the statue to the level OF the tops
of the walls of Fort Wood and fill In the
star" area of the fort drew a laugh,
did the query regarding the seams In the
concrete base of the statue. OF the latter
he said THOSE cracks amount TO moth
ing; they are merely on the surface.
neat cement face was put over the concrete
for appearance sake, and that has crackei
but the base itself is unaffected. There -,
however, plenty of work to be done In and
around the area. The coping stones on
brick wall have long since disappeared;
they were gone before my day. and the re-
suit is that the wall Is pretty much ruin.
Grass has grown in and driven apart the
!
That s to be repaired. a new facing put on
the bricks. coping stones laid in place ami
the tumbled steps put back where they be.
long Next In order will be the tearing
down of the weather beaten stairway and
the substitution of an ornamental one of
wrought iron.
| 1--WE have patched and repaired thai
a bout as far as is safe, and Ii really needs
repla cling. 1t is safe enough as 1t stands,
| suppose, butt does not look well"
1t doesn't; the picture shows that.
Bedloes Island. on which the Statue of
Liberty stands, contains about twelve
acres Of land and was at one time the site
| of one OF the subsidiary forthcations OF
New York Harbor. In 1900 the State of
New York through It's Legislature ceded
the island to the United States for military
purposes When the French government
announced its Intention of presenting to
this country Bartholdls masterpiece this
island was, after much discussion, chosen
as its future home. originally the statue
was placed in the custody of body OF
governors known as the American Statue
Committee. This body was IN charge until
1903. when the government assumed con
troll Since that time the officer in com
mand OF the Signal Corps station on the
island has been held responsible not only
for the condition of the post, but of the
statue and It's surroundings as well
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26
A Mans Idea of Paradise
as Elected by Woman

ct ELL me a mans Idea Of para
dlseY' This question was asked by
a charming girl. with big blue eyes
and Titan hair, who also possessed
soul afflicted with a mission, and that
was 10 make the modern business ma
chine-who Is a medley OF stocks ana
bonds, margins. race tracks and cotton
futures-forset the nerve racking pursuit
or the great American dollar and In the
good old summer time on his brief vaca-
ton drink honeysuckle highbalS and in
dulge in a seashore Irritation.
She pins with rare grace a lotus blos-
som ON his coat, which causes loss Of
memory, and he Is totally obllyious OF the
fact that he bought with a marriage IL
cense and a wedding ring a fashionable
wife who has swooned under the weight
OF bridge whist and is now taking the
rest cure and sun baths for her complex
ion. But zone day when walking down
Lovers Lane with the Titan girl he
slipped on the banana peeling Of Con-
science and fell on the sidewalk Of Re-
morse, for he saw In the distance a youth
coming as straight as a shot from a gun
ir MS direction, who happened TO be the
free advertising agent OF all OF his friends
AFFAIRS and was an understudy Of His
Satanic Majesty in the mischief making
line.
Purgatory had descended upon him, in
the fun blaze Of flannel stat and tennis
racquet lie was up against it, with a
yenReanct-betWeen the deyil and the deep
blue sea. Life i patchwork quilt made
Up Of the scraps OF time. and he owned a
rich collection Of domestic scraps given
him by his Marcel-waved spouse
Remembering YOk's expression In The
Darling % the Gods" Better a little lie
than much suffering he prJ,e ded 10 APP
ply {. 10 his desperate needs
DO you think liar Is born or nader
hs Queried. For the man now approach
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

nothing but flea bites, that there was no
cure except to leave theNcountry, and that
his fee was five dollars The man had
come 10 Mexico with considerable money
OF his own to invest, thinking to make IT
his home, but he sYOre that II they would
present him with as much as the national
debt amounted to he would not remain in
the country
The story is told that a couple of Amer
lean girls were riding in one OF the City
or Mexico tramcars-as they call them
there-one afternoon. One of the girls no.
tlced that the other had a paper of pins
and was busily engaged, during converse
ton, in sticking them into herself appar-
entity at random
What on earth are you doing with those
pins, May?" she Inquired.
why. it's just these darned heas. Some
one told me that when l felt one bite
should stick him with pin and that would
Kill him. But these heas are either toe
sly or else I'm too slow, for they get out
0r the way before can jab them l don't
know which are pinpricks and which are
flea bites now, so l guess III have TO aban-
don that remedy"
Chasing heas is a great breaker down OF
decorum in Mexico. At first the new
conner is ashamed to hunt the tormenters
except in the secluslon OF his room, but
after a little, their capture is attempted
anywhere WITHOUT much regard to whoever
is about. 1t Is a common thing in the
CITY OF Mexico to see half a dozen OF
these flea hunts going on at the same time
within the space OF a block. The Next
cans look at the frantic men and women
and smile pityingly. All Americans airs
crazy, they say, and such queer actions
are but another form OF their many kinds
.of insanity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

had at heart for long time, and in speak
ing of which he showed his enthusiasm
strongly.
'I have been overwhelmed with letters"
said he, "for some time past particularly
since q rumor became current that the
statue was to be painted. Where this origi-
mated l don't know l certainly have re-
ceived no official communication as yet
regarding the painting OF the outside OF the
statue. The inside, certainly, will be
scraped to remove the rust and repainted
with a light colored preservative that will
protect the walls Of the statue and reflect
the light. making the interior easier to IL
I Illuminate. The lights, which we hope 20
install by the 6rst of next year. will be
ample for their purpose, / don't know
just how many there will be, but about
one for every turn of the stairway, /
think.
I THE torch lights will be increased, both
as to number and power. As things are
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

to make out the names Of the visitors
who had gone before him Maybe ne
thought the inscriptions were in the nature
OF prayers TO the goddess-maybe. Any
how, the carelessness of those in authority
was plain enough for even him to read /
Stands out boldly in the statue, round the
statue and on the statue. And nobody
seems to give it thought.
Down in the area of the fort also 1t is
to be marked. There the massive brick
walls are rapidly crumbing to decay. the
huge stones Of the steps leading to the top
of the facade are all awry. and grass Is
growing everywhere. But the most ia
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Mexican town opposite III faso'
the feas begin to nip him. and II he Jour
neys southwark to the City of Mexico
these interchangeable insects keep busy every
moment. On his return journey, however
after ne has had his baggage pertunctoIlly
examined by the Mexican officials ana
lands In the United States frontier Gus
tom house he feels a sense of RELIEF that
at first he Is unable to account for. soon
he realizes that he is once more IN the
land OF freedom-from fieas
People who have lived IN Mexico LOI
years say they are as much annoyed py
them as the first day they crossed the
border. The Mexican fieas seem 10 nave
an especial liking for white folks ana
Doubtless regard them as exceptionally
choice morsels. As a general thlhs the
Mex!cans of all classes do not mind these
little sharp toothed insects in the least
and seem surprised when an American
about them. They acknowledge
their prevalence, but say that they are
harmless and never annoy them. Some
people who nave looked into the matter
claim that the Mexican's immunity from
the aea arises from his diet of peppery
foods. The average Mexican will eat red
peppers with as much gustO as a school
girl will candy. His favOrite salads-in
fact. everything-are favored With peppers
and other fiery vegetables that will make
an American think he Is chewing red
hot sealing wax. Few Americans in fact,
ever become accustomed TO their merry
foods Those that do say they are immune
from feas, but to the man from the
States who has felt the fortunes OF both
there seems TO be little choice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Statue OF Liberty, New York Harbor.
To equip with the proper machinery and
lighting apparatus, TO light Statue Of Lib
erty, at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island IN
Guiding electric elevator and necessary re-
pairs to place the statue, pedestal, round
atoms and surroundings I'm a safe condl-
ton, s62SOO"
Ihis was passed on June q, OF this year.
in response TO the demands of several
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

New York members of the House, promi-
nent among whom was Mr. Joseph A.
Goulden. The plans contemplate, pr
marily, making the surroundings of the
statue into a sort of park, where, as Cap
tain Burnell says. honeymoon couples
can enjoy themselves"
The Captain is very enthusiastic over
the outlook for the improvement Of statue
and grounds. which are matters he has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

now the power we are able to generate in
the post power house is insufficient for our
needs, but one of the improvements, as
you see by the bill, is a new Illuminating
plant. or course. the electric elevator will
be run by the power from the same sta
ton. which will be ample for all the needs
of the island.
Not 10 Go TO TIE Top.
1.-THE boilers of the new power house will
furnish power to run two 35-kilowatt dyna-
mos. only one of which will be used at
time. All the wiring. which has been up
TO the present of the old fashioned eX-
posed kind, will be led through conduits TO
the statue and kept enclosed to the point OF
delivery to the lamps. The elevator Is TO
run from the base of the foundation to the
top of the pedestal only. / see that some
statements have been made that 1t Is to
run to the top of the statue, but that Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

The idea OF using motor trains I'm suI. n
Africa Is thought TO be growing popuiar
1t is figured that the advantages OF econ
omy In fuel saving and smaller train Crew
viii make them advantageous for branch
lines Of railwavs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

In Cuba alcohol Il produced and sold at
from y 10 IS cents a gallon. and 70 Is said
10 make an excellent fuel for running en-
g.nes. II produces no SCOT or disagreeable
doors When the law recently passed by
Congress TO denaturize alcohol In the
United states becomes operative Il Is eN-
1ecte1 greatly 10 increase the use OF the
article both for fuel sr1 other purposes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

Bay may be checked and the total ruin Of
the statue stayed.
Despite the fact that the authorities now
IN charge OF the statue and Bedloe' )
Island emphatically deny the report
which has been circulated to the effect
that the stairways and very walls OF the
statue itself are unsafe, Il is certain that
q great deal OF damage has been done dur
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

answer any questions as to what had been
done before his regime, because no reeoreS
had been turned over to him. He kneV
nothing save that in 1893 when he ASSUME d
command, the condition of affairs vas
Just about as 1t IS now. He had reported
This to the department. which had i'm.
mediately set about procuring the funds
with which to put the statue In repair.
After a long wait Congress, at its last
session. came to the rescue with S62, 500
1862 S00 for the renovation OF the national
goddess after twenty years of neglect.
With this money what is to be done
The bill which apPropriates it reads in
part as follows:-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

NE of the first things that the
traveller from the United States
has impressed upon him when ne
enters Mexico is the flea. Inc
moment he crosses the klo
Grande into Ciudad Juafez, the
Mexican town opposite lei Paso'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

FTER nearlytwenty years OF prac-
teal neglect 1t has at last been
decided to paint the Statue of
Liberty. They are going to do
this in the hope that the inroads
made by a too long exposure to
the salt stepped air OF the Upper
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-26

1T ELL me mans Idea OF para
dlse?' This question was asked by
a charming girl, with big blue eyes
-.r.A Lur ~ IL oil ur. .l-.- ~
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
BANDITS
RECRUITED FROM RANKS OF
CUBAN INSURGENTS.
Crucial Period In Occupation of Cuba
Has Been Reached by United
States.

Havana. Oct. Now is the cru
cial period in the American occupa-
ton of Cuba. In the next few days
it will be determined whether the
United States will be able to occupy
the island peacefully or engage in
guerilla warfare with hundreds of
former insurgents now turned bandits
Indications are that many rebels,
asked to lay down their arms, will
take to the woods and mountains and
support themselves by highway rob-
berry. Knowing this Governor Taft
has proceeded cautiously in his
moves being made about disarment
of rebels and dlsbanding of insur-
gent armies. Delay no longer is pos
sible. The insurgents must be. dis
banded and sent home, before pro-
gress is made in re-establishing Gu
ban stability.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
Awful Brutality Of Cossacks.

Kherson. Russia. Oct. a. Nine
ty-seven peasants were tried here to-
day on charge OF having devastat-
ed the estate Of NJ. Kriveshein, for
merry minister OF railroads. Sixty
three were sentenced TO imprison-
ment and "a acquitted.
The trial brought out recital of
the horrible atrocities committed by
the authorities upon the accused
peasants. The chief OF the district,
accompanied by detachment OF
Cossacks reached the estate soon af-
ter the devastation and all peasants
there were at once gathered in. No
investigation was made. The chief in
vited priests to administer the last
sacrament of the church to the pris-
oners and then ordered the Cossacks
to beat them all to death.
The butchery continued TOR four
hours, and % peasants were killed
and 1876 mutilated. The Cossacks,
then thoroughly tired out compell-
ed the peasants to continue flogging
one another, and men had to beat
their own brothers. sons and fathers
The victims thus slaughtered were
innocent and those really guilty es-
capped by night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
OYER THOUSAND
PLEDGED TO COME
List of the Cities and Number
From Each.
The immigration Convention Round
Up Shows What Has Been Done
In Advance.
EVERY SECTION REPRESENTED.

To give an idea of the interest
shown in the immigration convention,
lnaugurated by the Paducah Com
mercial club, over 1,20O delegates
will be in attendance at the conven-
ton on Thursday and Friday. The
mayor OF Marion, Hon. ]. w. Blue.
appointed a delegation Of twenty,
and Thomas II. Cochran, president of
the Crittenden Commercial club, of
Marion. has appointed a delegation
of ten. making thirty from Marion.
The mayor and president of the Com
mercial club say the delegation will
be considerably In access of this
number.
From Murray, Hon. L. A. Hughes,
mayor. has appointed 100 delegates,
and recent visit there has shown
that their delegation will be over
one hundred strong.
Following are the delegations:
The Kuttawa Commercial club, SO;
the citizens of Benton, 30 Maxon's
Mill. rs: Melber 25; Clinton, 16;
Birmingham. s; Princeton. Is;
Wickliffe. go: Eddyvi,le, IA; Heights.
20; Bayou, 10; JOY, .; Carrsyille, 3
Pinckneyville, Z; Birdsville, 4 Cal
vert City, 8; Smithland, SO; May
field, 32; Oscar, IA; Salem, g. Hamp-
ton, 3; Kevil, go; Milburn, 20; Graves
county. IS; Thine, ,; Cairo. rs;
La Center, %; Barlow, 40: Lone Oak,
SO Metropolis, 100; State Line. so;
Bardwell, ) Lamasco. 4; Albany. 3;
Dexter. q state board of agriculture
and statistics, s; Louisville CONNER
cial club. 3 Ida, Ky. 10; Bowling
Green, 8; Henshaw and Paducah.
200.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
SMITH ARRESTED
MORMON LEADER HAS FIVE
WIVES LIVING.
Waived Preliminary Examination and
Was Recognized After Being
Held Over.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. Jos
eph F. Smith, president of the Nor
mon church, was arrested and bound
over to the district court today, on
charge of living unlawfully with
five wives.
The complaint was sworn to by a
Mormon deputy sheriff and was
served by the order of Mormon
sheriff and the committing magistrate
is also a Mormon.
Smith was released Immediately
after his arrest and waived prelimins
AIRY hearing. After being bound over
he was released on his own recognize
ance. Smith reached here two days
ago on his way from Europe. He then
learned that an attempt had been
made to secure his arrest for statu-
tory offenses ia connection with the
birth of his forty-third child.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
SLOWLY
REGISTRATION Is PROGRESSING
IN ALL PRECINCTS.
Estimated That About One-Third of
the Vote Is Represented
Rush Tonight.

From Indications the registration
will be light today. but nothing can
definitely be told until after the
polls close at . o'clock.
This Afternoon at press time an
average of one-third had registered
At the north side of the court house
40 out Of 1875 had registered, AT
the south side, No, 2. 40 out of 75
had registered. and at the south side
of the court house. No. 1, only 25
out of 40. Other precincts report
about the same. IA
This morning many officers were
not on hand and at several pre-
clncts voters could not register.
This kept laboring men from regis
tering and after supper 1t is expected
rush will come on.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
FIVE DOLLARS
FINE AGAINST SENATOR CAMP.
BELL FOR CONTEMPT.
Said the Court and Prosecutor Were
There to Defend the Ice
Trust.

II cost Senator Wheeler Campbell
IS for making a charge against the
court and prosecutor while defend
ing Ed Vasseur and Herman VIII
llams, accused of knowingly receiv-
ing and disposing of ice tickets
stolen from the II. A, Peter Ice
company.
He tried to show that the boys
secured the tickets to benefit the
public by selling them at a rate
lower than II. A, Peter. the owner,
did. The court broke in on some of
his argument and the attorney re-
piled that he understood the prose
cutting attorney and court were there
to protect the ice trust.
Five dollars fine for contempt OF
court " Judge Puryear promptly an
nounced, and leaned back In his
chair to hear the remainder of the
argument.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02
Three Ships of The Black Sea
Fleet Without Men.
Report Made by Officer Who Deserted
and Escaped 10 Calatz--Cruelty
Fracticed.
PEASANTS SHOOT PEASANTS

Bucarest. Rouma. Oct. whole
sale desertiUns from the Russian
Black sea feet are reported by an
officer Of the Russian navy, himself
deserter. who arrived at Ca,atz.
According to the officer so many sail
ors have deserted that three war
ships were left practically without
men for weeks.