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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Street Food Display.

y busy and crowded thoroughfares the
practice of exposing food for sale is open
Ito the greatest objection. The air Of such
places presents a terrible meteorological
history, and the contamination OF food sold
IN open places becomes an easy possibility.
street dust is full of tubercle bacilH; il
also may contain the microbes of malig-
nant tetanus, The faint deposited on food
exposed for sale may be purged in he proc
ess of cooking and mlcro-organls SINS may
be destroyed. Milk is peculiarly liable to
take up unpleasant odors. and so, also, is
hsh. The former Is employed exposed
in shallow trays, to reduce the smell
of paint in a. house. Fish cannot be placed
In the same parcel as coffee or other pIn-
gent smelling articles of food, as ii so rap
idly absorbs the odoriferous principle Busy
streets are seldom free from offensive
emuvia, and 1t is reasonable TO conclude
that these would easily affect many arti-
cles of food exposed to them
butchers meat might easily get tainted
1t has been recorded that meat exposed to
a current of tobacco smoke has proved
powerfully toxic and this again affords q
further illustration of the dangers in
Ivolved when food is indiscriminateIv left
In contact with air OF doubtful purity. II Is
mot desirable that food offered for sale
should be exposed to the free influx OF air
from the streets. II It must he presented to
view to attract customers Il should he ex-
hibHed behind glass screen and ADEQUATE
provision should be made for ventilation
with pure air.
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The Bank ofEngland contains silver IN
gots which have lain in the vaults since
1896.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
American Ceramics.

I Is claimed by some antiquarlans that
America has some of the oldest native
art ware In the world. The curious old
bowl which is illustrated herewith is an
excellent example of our native American
art. THE bowl in question was discovered
in Colorado buried beneath the accumula-
ton of centuries. Its origin is extremely
indefinite. but II is certain that it ante
dates Columbus by many centuries.
The Secretary's Department of the Prov
ince of Ontario Is endeavorlng to prevent
the issuing of marriage licenses at from
tier points din that province to persons
from the American SIDE which IL a -four
ishing business, particularly at Windsor.
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An African Custom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
History of Smallpox.

Q MALI1POX prevailed in China many
centuries before the Christian era. 1t is
oknown TO have prevailed during the
sixth century and again during the
Crusades. The first accurate description
was, however, given In the ninth century
by Rhazes, an Arabian physician, who dis
tinguished 1t from measles. The disease is
lthought TO have been introduced into
America by the spa niards early in the six
teenth century. In 1926 Junker wrote that
four hundred thousand lives were lost
yearly in Europe by smallpox and in 1906
King Frederick WiAlam. of Prussia, pub
lished an edlct 10 the effect that forty
thousand died annually in his kingdom OF
the same disease.
incubation of smallpox with a view 20
securing immunity from subsequent at
tacks was introduced into England In
MS 1t was, however, practised for cen
lturies previous TO this in China and other
Asiatic countries. II was introduced into
Germany in l721, but was not popular un-
til 174e
1t IS said, too, that a Dorsetshire eng
land) farmer successfully vaccinated his
wife and two sons as early as IVA from
a cowpoX on himself. In 1871. Plett, a
Holstein schoolmaster. vaccnated three
children, In one case on the finger tips.
Vaccination was introduced into the
United states July s, 1900, by Benia min
Waterhouse, professor of physics at Har-
ward University, who vaccinated his own
children, and about the same time into
Philadelphia by John Redman Coke, who
vaccinated his Oldest child and then tested
the experiment by exposing him to small
pox. The reliance on the protective power
OF vaccination in America was strengt hem
ed materially by this bold act President
Jefferson was instrumental in introducing
vaccination in the Southern United STATES.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
A REMARKABLE HOUSE BOAT IN MOTION.

" REMARKABLE case OF house NOV
II ing was to be seen last summer near
TNDalhousie, New Brunswick, at the
head OF the Bay Of Chaleur, when a
large frame structure, owned by w. S.
Montgomery. a prominent merchant. was
shifted more than two miles by water. 1t
was first taken one thousand yards to the
shore and then removed by means of light
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An English company has been formed
TO furnish new soap which makes laun-
dry work with salt water possible. Now
ocean steamships will not have to carry
from 5000 to 100000 pieces of bed and
table linen to last during the entire voy-
age. Washing can be done aboard.
On her last birthday the Emperor of
Germany presented the Empress with a
music box that played all his own compost
tons Each of his sons has an automatic
model of a Prussian soldier that goes
through all the movements Of the infantry
drill, and even fires blank cartridges from
his rife
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Married Doubles.

TIN Interesting case is reported from
Vienna, where a woman recently mar
tried her lover on his return from
America. For a month they lived in a
honeymoon paradise, and then the hus-
band suddenly disappeared, taking with
him his wife's entire savings
A few weeks later a letter from America
arrived saying that her dance had been
prevented through Illness from writing, but
that he was leaving for Vienna on the next
steamer and hoped to be married as soon
as he arrived.
II transpired when he appeared upon the
scene that while in America he had met a
man who was his exact double. The
strange resemblance had attracted him TO
the other and friendship was formed. He
conf1ded to his companion all of his per-
sonal affairs, and the rogue had in this
manner gained SUFFICIENT information upon
which to pass himself off as the other and
so rob the unsuspecting woman.
Much the same, though with a different
ending, was the case of a younk French
baker who fell into the hands ~ the police
on a serious charge. To friend who bore
a close resemblance to him he sent a mes
sage asking him to personate him during
his Incarceration. that the young woman
he was TO marry might not learn of his
crime. The friend fell In love with the girl
and married her. Three years later the
other was released. and. upon appearing on
the scene, was driven away by the girl
who declared that she was glad that events
had formed themselves as they had.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Antitrust Remedies.
VERY one knows that motor car

EVERY one knows that motor car dust
Is a pest to persons living in suburban
lana country houses. Consul Keene,
OF Geneva, says that public opinion
IN switzerland, desiring to put stop to
state OF affairs so objectionable, founded
IN 1904 SwIss league against road dust
ana already good results are shown After
several trials on different roads and streets
In Geneva, both the cantonaI and munich
pal authorities applied antI-dust prepana-
tfons on 5000 Ql0,6lO square feeO square
metres OF road The spring was mon un-
favorable for antl-dust applications, ana
the material and preparations were not
obtained by the authorities until the mid
die OF August last
The preparations mostly used have been
hot coal tar and, in a less quantity. hot
"Lambercier asphaltine" manufactured
IN Geneva). which Is found efficient but
expensive. and gas tar with water. West
rumte and apulvite have not given the
good results which we're expected. In
general. however. the results have been
satisfactory. and the treatment will be
continued next year. Private owners have
also applied anti-dust preparations on the
busy roads passing their country houses.
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The largest chain cable ever made is be-
ing constructed for one Of the new Cunard
turbiners. Each link weighs l60 poundA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

determined by comparing II with the man
lat It's side. This great boulder-one Of hum
Idreds along the rock strewn coast Of the
sicily Isles-is made to oscillate by the
mere pressure of the hands.
In court ot SarsEossa, Spain recently,
three peasants who had murdered family
of five were sentenced to ten years in
prison and the loss Of civil rights and each
was sentenced to death Ave times once for
every person murdered.
The sum OF slSOOco, which represents a
one per cent tax on betting transactions
under the French law. between January
10 and December l of the present year, Is
now available for the relief OF the poor OF
France
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
A New Automobile.

ERE is novelty In automobiles
IT which It is promised viii soon be
! familiar sight The machine is called
the Cyklonette TricaT. II accommo-
dates two passengers with comfort and is
extremely light. The expense OF large au-
tomoOiles, IL is promised will he greatly
economised by this simple solution Of the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

N HIPPO in a playful mood is an I'M
II usual sight for these monstrous
Nbeasts have little sense of humor and
are ponderous and heavy witted. This
one, which seems to have some inkllng OF
what the photographer required, volun-
tarily posed for the picture. The Keeper,
who is most familiar with its moods de-
clares that 1t was smiling when the camera
was snapped II this can be accepted as a
fact then this must be the most expansive
smile ever recorded by photography. 1t Is
cavernous enough to have received and
reflected all OF Mark Twaln's jokes and
Joe Miller's too and might be appropriate
ly called the ''Hippos Ha-Ha."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

ers to a fine location two miles distant.
II was a unique sight to see a two story
building, IS by 50 feet IN size, being towed
into port by gasolene launch.
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The syndicate which runs the gambling
at Monte Carlo pays the Prince of Monaco
a quarter of a million year for the priv
ilege.
The Saving of the Elk.
THE natural home of the elk in the
United states Is In Colorado. They are
to be found there in great numbers
and have been killed so indiscrim-
inatingly by the hunters that few years
ago they were threatened with extinction.
The State interfered and limited the open
season to twelve days. This gave the elk
a new chance for life. The small bands be-
gan to increase, until now IT is estimated
that there are more elk In Colorado than
there were five years ago. Owing to the
habits of the elk they were an easy prey.
They feed high up in the mountains. COM
ing down into the valleys only when forced
to do so by the SHOWS. When a heavy storm
came the hunters knew that large num-
Der Of elk would be caught near the TIM
Der line. A man on snowshoes could
catch up with herd and kill nearly every
one before they could founder out of the
deep snow and escape. The season Is now
closed before the heavy snow sets in. and
the hunter must stalk the elk through
forests that are carpeted with dry leaves
and twigs AS the animals sense of hear
ing is equalled only by his acute sight and
sense of smell, the hunters chances are
few, and he earns every pair of antlers he
sends out of the woods.
The favorite grazing grounds for the elk
in the Rockies are the fallen timber places
owing TO the abundance OF grass which
grows between the fallen trees. The fall
len trees also afford the elk ample protec-
tion. The animals seem as able to run in
the fallen mass Of timber as In the open,
and the swapping twigs invariably give
warning of the approach of a hunter. The
last few years has seen many fierce forest
fires In the Rockies, and this has increased
the feeding ground of the elk
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Seventy thousand Christmas trees were
required to supply the London market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

homing pigeon, FIVE months old. re-
leased on the Isle Of Man. with others. in
August, 1905, did not return TO Liverpool
with the others and was given up as lost
Recently it returned
The gesture language still exists in parts
Of Australasia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Steel Roads.

n NE of the most direct outconnes of
the present popularity of the horseless
~ vehicle Is the agitation for a new ma
terial which will make better roads
for the speeding of automobiles a surface
as perfect as the tracks of railroads is ne
cessary. That the perfect speedway for this
purpose must be of steel seems to be the
decision of experts Steel streets are the
latest PLAN The idea is to provide an eco
nomical road as well as a smooth track
Tor vehicles. The streets are not to be
paved with steel from curb to curb, but
are merely provided with continuous
tracks which truck wheels can follow.
They Will be about a foot wide, set at
standard gauge, and heavy trucks and
wagons will follow them up and down the
streets and avenues as they now follow
the car tracks. The great advantage will
be In avoiding an interruption to traffic
and the constant changing and shifting due
TO the passage of cars. The amount Of
time lost in a day by getting out of the
way of the passing cars is enormous to the
drivers. With the steel rails the heavy
wagons could form in line and keep their
places while the lighter vehicles could take
the outside of the street beyond the rails.
The cost OF this new form of road is, of
course, important. The expense would
vary according to the locality, but II
would be one-haf less than a macadam
road and would cost no more on an aver
age than the ordinary stone road.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
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An Early Bicycle.

THE first safety bicycle il curious
object to-day compared with the latest
j patterns, the finished chainless and
the suffering motor cycle. The
pioneer OF the safety" type was a long
step from the big wheel high-seated ma
chine. and It was called the Shergold 1t
was constructed in the 7Os and embodied
a great achievement. though to operate
the brake the rider had to twist the han
die bars around. Compared with our ex-
tremely light models. IL was heavy and
cumbersome, the thickness Of the chain
being noteworthy. And now 1t serves Its
place as an instructive freak.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
A Flying Lizard.

IN former times II was supposed that
with the passing of the pterodactyis,
] which were the rulers of the earth In the
mesozoic epoch. the last of the flying
reptiles had disap peared. But the Ma
tional Museum has two specimens of a
very peculiar reptile that was discovered
recently in Brazil II Is lizard and has
wings which IL uses In flying from boush
to bough, The specimens al the museum
are in alcohol and give no idea of the
beauty of the creatures in life. They
are strange looking reptiles about nine
inches long and are adorned with every
color of the rainbow. Naturalists who
have been so fortunate as to see them In
their native Surroundings say that no but
terflies surpass them in gorgeousness of
color. Because their anatomical likeness
is so striking many believe that the birds
descended from reptiles ana also that the
first flight made by animals on the earth
was made by the reptiles leaping from one
tree branch to another. Though the flying
dragon resembles the pterodactyl in many
ways II is really constructed on quite a
different principle. Its wings are spread on
a frame that Is made of the outwardly ex-
tended ribs of the animal and are not pro-
vided with any muscular apparatus for
flying. So 1t Is obvious that this strange
lizard can use its wings only in kite fash
ion. spreading them out as It fiits from
bough TO bough. When a number OF these
specimens are seen together they must,
with their beautiful colors produce a most
striking and beautiful effect.
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Consul General Lstoe, of Rotterdam re-
ports that he has received numerous m
quiries for the names and addresses OF
American manufaeturers OF paper milk
bottles. II appears that these bottles have
trecently been noticed at considerable
length and very favoraoly commented upon
by the Netheriand press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

Nitrogen Is 50 vital to the growth of
plants that large sums are expended for
fertilizers rich in that element. SO far
chemistry has done nothing effective in
the way of obtaining nitrogen from the
atmosphere. Yet 1t is calculated that the
nitrogen in the air weighs no less than
four billion million tons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

The Homes of Wasps.

# HE habits of wasps are OF unusual in
! terest, especially the preparations they
| ] make for keeping their race from dy-
ing out when the cold weather comes.
! They all die in winter except a few of the
/ females, who find shelter I'm cracks about
stones or buildings When the warm days
come these survivors creep out and com
mence at once TO build small nest and
| lay their eggs. The grubs are quickly
] Matched, and as they reach maturity and
change to perfect insects assist In the
building and feeding.
! The main paper nests are made by the
old females, but the white, convex covers
are made by the young ones when they
have their full growth. The covers are
made much as the other larvae of insects
/ weave their cocoons. The work of paper
making as performed by the red wasps Is
/ interesting They obtain fibre wherever
a wood surface has been exposed to the
elements and has "weathered." Poplar
planks which have remained out till the
soft part OF the wood has rotted and al
lowed the hbres TO hang, making the plank
look like velvet, are favorite spots from
which the raw material for nest building Is
obtained. The wasp cuts enough fibre to
make a small ball in his jaws. This is
taken to the nest and chewed into a soft
pulp. The pulp Is run all the way about
the edge of the cell and as It begins to
dry the wasp pulls It out into paper. While
| the wasps work the paper TO give II
strength, they constantly measure It's
thickness with their antennae.
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The only dumb soldier In the world Is a
cOnscript in the army of the Duchy of
Gutenberg. He was rendered dumb
through an illness contracted after his en-
listment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
Oldest Watch.

THB Oldest existing watch in the world
Is shown In the accompanying illus
tration. 1t was made in France In the
sixteenth century, and. despite Its age,
Is sim considered a very artistic product
II Is nearly twice the size of an ordinary
watch OF to-day. and, according to modern
standards, has very crude mechanism.
The habit of elaborate decoration. common
to its period. is very evident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

Beriin's new cathedral Is not only lighted
throughout by electricity. but the same
power is used for ringing the peal OF bells
and the organ Is operated by a nine horse
power motor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04
What Is the Height of wavesP

n WING TO many causes the ocean h
never still. The wind is one Of the
" chief disturbers, for IL gives rise TO
waves. The effect OF an ordinary
storm is not felt below depth OF fifty
feet and beneath seven hundred feet the
water can only be disturbed by tides and
undercurrents. When 1t is read that
waves ran mountains high" 1t may be
assumed with safety that the writer never
saw mountain but has a fine how Of
words. The usual height " q wave In
common storms is seldom more than
twelve feet and In violent storms on the
open sea never exceeds fifty feet from
trough to crest and length OF about six
hundred feet. In the South Pacific waves
fOrty-three feet In height have been meas
ured. in the South Atlantic thirty-nine
feet; in the Bay of Biscay. thirty-six feet:
In the North Sea and the Mediterranean.
thirteen feet. OF course. nearer land, when
driven furiously against an obstacle such
as a lighthouse. waves often dash to the
height OF two hundred feet. But In the
deep sea. even in a bowling tempest, they
never run higher than fifty feet. which
Is scarcely the altitude OF a hill. let alone
q mountain.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

The largest chain cable ever made is be-
ing constructed for one Of the new Cunard
.turbiners Each link weighs 100 poundA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

An African Custom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-04

The Bank ofEngland contains silver
gots which have lain in the vaults sin
1896
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-08
Lss; e Free RANGE

Beaver. Ok May ON Iuly Z re
sa,. o. free rsnre for Beaver count,
~HI probably expire A. long Az a.
I've g.ars -be cat;l-uen realized hat
--r settler. ve-. sef'inr TOO thick ios
th,f Interests They according call
s-d ~peiar election which tecla-"'.
fo- f--, ra1ga f1- aye years DlIl-
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u.tt.n ths county The fya s3.- 'N-
orr July 8 and sTT.- 'hs- date 10 -h,
ho1e.teader. % -aca d.sfric prepare
petition 90 the county commission
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yo.. or -r- herd .su pros. BE-: i1E
Te~ -'. t. being settled u1 so
rapidly -ns, b. l- expected that hor
laz utu .a-g s- least -wofh.rds Of
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a Seattle Tragedy

Seattle. Wash May Frank r
Crymoli. leader of q sooalled re'is-
ious organization known as the Hei'y
Roller. vas shot loo the head and iu.
stan'ly killed today by George Mitch
ell. a laborcr. aged twenty Mitchell
asserted that Cremeld had wrcngod
his Two sisters Cronicld and his wife
wsre walking down Frst avenue
when Mitchell who had been follow
ing them. addressed remark In
low tone 10 CrefBeld and then sho
him.