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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
SNAKE GETS PERRY MILLER
Big serpent Grasps Him by Hand and
lie Hits for the Missouri
River.

Perry Miller. official city weed cutter
and human squirrel" had an experience
Friday which win keep him in q calm and
chastened mood for several weeks.
When Miller approaches a tree he doesn't
get a ladder and ascend slowly like a
civilized human being. Tie takes a run and
a jump ard. as the small boy says, "shins'
up the trunk. Friday he was IN Florence
trimming "A row Of big cottonwoods. One
old monarch was so big that he could
scarcely embrace its noble girth. and when
he was about half way up and twenty feet
from the ground, he felt himself slowly
slipping. slipping. and realized with a sick
ening sensation that 1t was a long way to
the ground. Up above his head he felt a
hole. Here was relief. He thrust his fin
gers into the hole and started to draw
himself up. Whirr, there was an angry
r%ustling inside the hole and something
gripped him by the finger end. Thinking he
had an angry bird on his hand and not
being much frightened by the pain, Miller
drew his hand out. A snaky, green head
followed his hand down toward his face
and several feet Of real live wriggling
snake was sticking out of the hole.
Perry Miller forgot all about the distance
to the ground. He let out a whoop Of
superhuman dimensions and let so. He hit
the ground running, and he had to be
stopped to keep him from jumping into the
river. The snake was about as scared as
Perry was and had let go at the same
time, but that cottonwood tree is not
trimmed yet. And it won't be-not by
Perry Miller.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
SAMSON SUMMONS FAIR o
His Royal Nub-Nubs Issues the EdIet
n ahn KAnn

His Royal Nub-Nubs Issues the EdIct
of the King.
Samson himself. chamberlain to King
Ak-sar-Ben, puissant p~otentate Of the
kingdom Of Quivera, duke OF the Seven
Cities OF C1bola, m those young
women who are TO act as ladies Of the
oourt' in a specially prepared greeting"
which is none other than an edict Of the
king.
The summons Is printed on parchment
the color Of autumn leaves and tints OF
Ak-Sar-Ben oolors, made In England and
secured for the express purpose by Irwin
A. Medlar. who printed the same to re-
semble hand illumination.
In gold ink Samson signs the edlct and
don't forget the blot. 1t Is mailed in hand
made English parchment envelopes. and
the young woman who receives one Is
counted lucky. indeed.
The edict Says: Whereas. It Is om
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

cided by a vote Of "a to Il. South omaha
got into the game in a lively fashion when
the vote by wards was being taken on the
secretary ship. Several OF the South Omaha
delegates were missing, but when the first
man was called Il was announced that
South Omaha would cast twelve votes for
Holmes. The supporters Of Lynch pro-
tested, but Tom Harrington. who had nom
mated Holmes. advised them to take care
Of thoir own business. During a heated
period the South Omaha votes were taken
by precincts and It made no difference any
way, as the men who were not present
had their votes kindly cast for Holmes by
their enthusiastic colleagues.
Mayor Dahlman gave the personal liberty
issue an eloquent boost. which was enthusi-
sstically applauded and concurred I'm b.
the delegates. George Rogers was chosen
as the man to carry Dahlman's message
to the state meeting at Lincoln.
1t was decided to hold another meeting in
the same place, Parlor 3 Of the Paxton no.
tel. next Saturday at . o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Have Root Print II
Diamonds, Edholm, JowelOr.
Thomas W. Blackburn, Lawyer.
Rudolph r. swoboda, Public Accountant.
Bowman. 1T N. 16. Douglas shoe. $3.50
Pa BOurke for Quality cigars. S1s 8. 18TH.
Rinehart, photographer. 18th & Farnam.
Equitable Life-Policies, sight drafts az
maturity. H. d. Nicely, manager, Omaha
Electrical Wiring and Rspairs-Burgess-
Granden company. 1911 Howard street.
Muse Prefers Sontuds-Sames d. Muse
is an applicant for a divorce from Cornelia
Muse, charging her with desertion.
bertha Rabcock Wants DIvoroe1Berths
Babcock wants a divorce from Ambrose,
whom she married July 4, 1901, at Page,
Neb. She charges extreme cruelty and
n~onsupport.
Money, Insurance papers and abstracts
should be kept in a steel-lined burglar and
fireproof vault. Boxes in the American
Safe Deposit vaults, in The Bee building,
rent for only 81 a quarter.
Mrs. Pratt Requests TrEnScript-For the
purpose of completing her appeal to the
supreme court in the divorce suit, Mrs.
Julia Montgomery Pratt has filed a re-
quest for a transcript of the evidence in her
suit against James Harvey Pratt. This will
be filed in the supreme court as soon as
the court reporter can prepare it.
United States Court at Norfolk-The
September term of the United states court
for the Norfolk district will convene next
Monday, with Judge W. H.. Munger presid-
ing. The entire federal court machinery
will leave for Norfolk Sunday to be on
hand at the opening of court. The indica-
lions are that the term will be quite brief,
as only two or three civil cases are dock
eted for hearing. No criminal cases will be
tried at this term at Norfolk.
Asphalt on Harvey Strsst-Work has
been begun on the Harvey street pavement
at Sixteenth where it is proposed TO raise
the asphalt to a level with the sidewalk.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

The crossings at much travelled streets
which are even with the top Of the curb
are more satisfactory for heavy traffic
and the engineer department is planning
more changes of this kind. The eastern
corners are not affected by the present
work at Harvey street, but may be changed
later.
Burglars Are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
burglars gained an entrance [. the saloon
OF T. Mathies. 2S02 Farnam street, Friday
night by cutting out a basement window.
They entered the cellar and raising a trap
door in the floor OF the saloon they stole
a money sack containing sos, a Jug of
whisky, another jug of brandy and a guam
tity of cigars. While the clerks were busy
Friday night some sneak thief stole sew
eral boxes of cigars from the show window
of Merchants drug store, Sixteenth and
Howard streets.
Women VIII Keep Man II sober-An-
other subject for that once popular dItty,
Everybody Works But Father" was be-
fore Judge Crawfor Saturday morning in
the person of Nelson Hayes, who was
charged with being drunk and abusing his
family. Mrs, Hayes and daughter were in
court to testify against the husband and
father, for whom they announced they
were willing to provide if he would discon-
tinue his disagreeable drinking habit and
consequent abuse of them while he was
under the influence of liquor. Judge Craw-
ford gave him a ten days sentence in
which to think matters over.
BAD nay for 5euis Park Boys-The IA
year-old son of ], G. Edmundson, 1918 Ham
ilton street, was bitten by a dog while de-
livering some advertising literature at the
home of Fred Wight IN RaunIa narL INriIa,,
Tn wound is not serious and the dog,
said to be the property of Mr.. Wight, has
been sent out of town. Several Bemis
park children were playing Friday evening
with an air rifle when 1t was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking the lO-year-
old son of William w. Wesner Of 32l2 Lin
coin boulevard in the eye. The injury in
tlicted was not very serious, however, and
the boys sight is in no danger.
"Btn" Canada Honored by Elks-W. T..
Canada chief of the secret service OF the
Union Pacific and a prominent Elk, has
received a commission as deputy district
exalted ruler of the Order of Elks, which
commission gives him supervision OF all the
lodges of Elks in Nebraska. Mr.. Canada
was exalted ruler Of the local order two
years ago and in 1907 was special repre-
sentative to the meeting Of the grand lodge
at Philadelphia.
Army staff Back Next weeR-The
Department Of the Missouri staff officers,
including Brigadier General Charles Morton
and the corps of department clerks, will
return to Omaha during the latter part Of
next week from 81. Joseph, Mo, where
they are now attending the military tour
nament. The department staff has been
absent from Omaha since August /. The
officers were at Camp Emmett Crawford,
Wyoming, for the entire month Of August
attending the camp OF instruction there and
then went to the maneuver camp at Fort
Riley. From there they went to st. Joseph,
where General Morton is in or
the tournament camp, and associated with
him nearly his entire department staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
Dangerous Surgery

in the abdominal region is prevented by
the use of DIR. Kings New Life Pills, the
painless purifiers. 25c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
ELKS HAVE ANNUAL PICNIC
Two Hundred and Their Families Go
to Lake for Their
Outing.

Nearly 200 Blks and their families boarded
special street cars at Fifteenth and Far
nam streets at lis Saturday afternoon for
the grounds of the Omaha Rod and Gun
club to enjoy the annual picnic of the lodge.
The afternoon was given over to gen.
eral sports, which included fifteen or
twenty events. Three or four of them were
devoted to the men folks and the re-
mainder to the women and children. These
latter included foot races, egg races and
every series Of sports in which women and
children can participate, with prizes for the
best achievements.
All the women folks carried baskets with
them loaded with picnic delicacies for the
picnic dinner which was held at 8 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
THIRD OF CENTURY A POSTWAR
J. IL. ebbins VIII Celebrate Thirty
Firth Anniversary as Letter Car
rIer in Omaha.

j. II. Tebbens, an Oman letter carrier,
win celebrate Monday, the ~thirty-fifth an
niversary of his service as an Omaha mail
man. He entered the service September
q, 1873, and has been in it continuously
since. His route has lately been along
Howard street from Eleventh and Thir-
teenth. At his home, S21 South Twenty
eighth street. he expects to entertain Mon
day night for some of his friends as a COM
memoration of the occasion. Monday will
be the beginning of his thirty-sixth year
as a letter carrier, but he has been in the
government service for a longer period
than that, as he had acted in other capa-
cities before.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
ProIX PiIrrImn.

There are men who make their living by
being p~ilgrims-by performing, over and
over again. the difficult pilgrimage to
Mecca. These wanderers are called proxy
pilgrims.
No MohAmmedan, no matter how good
unless he makes the long pilgrimage. But
the long pilgrimage takes time and money.
Hence a priest discovered that II could
equally we'll be made by proxy. And now
from Constantinople. from Cairo, from
Bagdad, and from Jedydah the caravans
to Mecca are mostly made up OF proxies.
A pilgrim can proxy for more than one
p~srson-for a dozen II he likes. A caravan
OF 100 persons a actually represent
Press
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

royal will to have those in service about
our person at our coronation whose fealty
and devotion are proven; therefore 1t
pleases us to call you to the high place
of lady of the court to our most gracious
consort, the queen. In the fulfillment of
the duties of this high office it behooves
you to appear in the throne room of our
ancestral castle, 1.-The Den" in this, our
feudal city of Omaha, at the stroke of
nine on the eve of Friday, the second day
of October, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and eight"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
TOM FLYNN TO Leu DEMOCRATS
DahImnn Men Run Things I'm County
Committee as Per Program.

Committee as Per Program.
The program of the Dahlman faction
passed through the first meeting of the
democratic county committee without a
hitch, the only symptom of a contest being
between two Dahlman men. Thomas J..
Flynn was confirmed as chairman, Stephen
Vail Of South Omaha was made vice chair
man, George ID. Holmes, secretary, and Jo-
scph Hayden. treasurer. William Lynch Of
the First ward was also named for secre-
tary, but he has in the past had some Jack
sonian leanings. and that stood like a spec
ter. in hts track, keeping him from getting
the job. All the other offices went by
reclamation, and the secretaryshlp was de-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
Piles
Piles
Piles
Cured Quickly by Pyramid Pile Cure
As the Testimony Of Thousands
Proves.
Trial Package by Nan free.

THAI FackaBo " MHLI EEees
Don't despair OF curing piles. Our mail
Is practically a mass OF testimonial proof
Of the virtues OF Pyramid Pile Cure,
These little cone shaped healsrs cause
you no worry. pain or loss of business
time.
They do their work easily, pleasantly
and without apparent effort.
No great expense is necessary. no
operation is needed. Simply go to your
druggist and buy a box, price fifty cents,
OF Pyramid Pile Cure and follow the
directions or send us your name Nld ad-
dress and we viii send you a trial package
by mail free. Test them and prove their
merits. Address Pyramid Drug Co. $50
Pyramid Building, Marshall. Mich.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
NEW TAFT DAY MEETS APPROVAL
October L is More satisfactory Thar
Inst of Septem Der.

October L Is More Satisfactory Than
Last of Septem Der.
The announcement of the change in the
itinerary of w. II, Taft, republican and
date for president. with Its consequent
change in the date of his appearance in
Omaha has met with the hearty approval
Of the board Of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben.
According to the first announcement
which was sent out from republican head
quarters at Chicago, Mr.. Taft was to APP
pear in Omaha Wednesday night, Septem-
Der 80. This is the night of the big electric
parade and arrangement were being made
for Mr.. Taft to speak at the Auditorium
about 1880 o'clock, before the time for the
parade. Thursday, October /, is the date
now set for the presence of Mr.. Taft in
Omaha, and as that is an Off day in the
festivities the day probably will be changed
to be called Taft day.
An effort is also being made by the local
democratic county central committee to
nave w ]. Bryan in Omaha some day dur
ing the carnival. The reputation of King
Ak-sar-Ben has gone abroad all over the
country and 1t is well known that there
will be one OF the largest gatherings within
the history of the carnival, within the
gates of the chief city Of the kingdom. The
local committee is therefore trying to ar
range to have Mr.. Bryan appear and ad-
dress the large crowds which will be here.
Samson has set aside each day during
the carnival as a special day, subject to
change. The lays as announced are:
September 20, Ak-sar-Ben day.
September "a, Omaha day.
September %. Douglas County day.
September q, Woodman of the World
day.
September 2S, Modern woodmen day.
September %, Lincoln day.
September 30. Nebraska day.
October 1, Elk's day.
October ?, Ancient Order United Work
men day.
October 3, Eagles day.
Some OF these special days may have Ia
divide honors with the two presidential
candidates, W.. II. Taft and w. J. Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
An Ugly Cash

should be covered with clean bandages
saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Heals burns. wounds, sores, piles. Csc. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-08-19
10 THE PUBLIC.

The weekly issue of the"FREIE
PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. It is
mailed to $50 post-offices, and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico in the Indian Territory,
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly In
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlavenng men and our
very active local agents are con-
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the 'FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium In the State OF
Texas, when it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulatlon.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-08-19
Nn bas Ynblitnm.

Die uSreie 8reiie fiir geras" miro
an iber $50 8oitoffieen berimot,
uno bat cine groBe 8erbreitung in
Der Nadbar-M epubIif Merifo, i'm SIT
oianer Eerritorium uno 0flabomd.
Sbr Civilizations @ebiet in Eeras
eritreft iid bon Galbeiton Big binaui
nad 9eniion, bonn dlBeriten Often
Bis nod gI 9afo i'm ferniten Weiten;
es idlieBt extraordinarily nit BE-
ioroers aablreiden 2eiern oas oidt-
beiieoeIte MitteI-Seras uno ben @iio-
tpeiten Elm. @ud in Merifo bat fie
eine groBe gerbreitung.
3uei 8eiienbe fino beftanois,
iabrein, iabraus i'm Snterelie oes
8lattes utltertpegs uno fiibren BENT
ielben i'm 9erein init unIeren riibri.
gen 2ofal-Mgenten fortpdbreno ne,te
2efer su.
Sn @nbetradt oieier Satia6en I'll
Die uSreie 8reiie fir geras~. mo es
fi6 barum banoelt oie oemti6e 8e.
bolferung gu errefhen, bas bette gm.
seige.I ebiam int staats Seras.
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Steh MSarft.

San antpnio. 10. Gmg. 1903
Dhien $3.50 BITS 1925 per 100 Bfb
aihe $1.75 Bis So do.
Bunen unb nStags". s1.75 Bis 1925.
Sdbrlinge 1925 BIS 1915
Rdlber $3.50 Bis 1926.
Shafe 81. 80 BIS $500
8ieger $500 bis 1925.
Smtpeine $3.50 bf3 SIS. so.
ct. &Dnts, 10. Nua. 1905 Rinobteh,
Nntibes 81 rs Biz $3.50. Terns : Bieh
t2.75 Bis 1925
Smneine 5 1925 Bis Sc 90.
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sartoieIn. Neue Eeras, s1.75 u. s1.se
per @entner.
8tuiebeln, neue teTaniihe, wermuoas,
81. 70; grpfal @abs So per 100 Bfun6.
EDmaten, Seras, 80 Gents. u. $I.OO per
4 &Drb Crate.
RDhf, $500 u. 1925 per 100 Bfunb.
gohnen, grlne Teras, 20 unb IS Cts.
per &iite,
Stumble Babs IS gts. per Rite.
@urfen. rs U. so Cts. per Site.
Sauaih. so gts. Der Bmihel.
gnntelopes. Goo Der a 8ufEel.
Ofra 30 u. 40 Gents per Rifte.
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Nimntt inner bas gelte.

Mrs. Gbas. 6. 6mitb bon Beli
GronfIin, Maine. fagt: sd babe
germ CUTE Safen uino oesbalb aud
Or. Sings Neue 2ebenspiaen IN
n~nierer 6amilie eingefiibrt, neil fie
obne l~ndnnebmIihfeiten tpirfen. "
Dieie ihmer5loien Meiniger Derfauft
4oolpb 9reiB unb 81. Gobn & So,
Mpothefer. % Gents.
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Marets8erib4
San sntonip, 10. auoua 100
9 a It ut 10 ollie.

san Mntpnip, Ser,, 10 Dug. =
Ordinary ~ gents; @oDo Grbtnars
81 Gents; Som MibbIine 8 gents.'
Mio6iina 81 Cent?: gDoh MibbIing
~ gents.; Ribhlins Bair l0H Gents.
8aIDeftpn, 1es., IS. Gua -Drbtnars
So Gents; g0Do Ordinary III Gents.
GDrp Mtb6ling 8 Gents; Mibblira
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Wio6lina 6air 11I Gents.
Rein Drlea,as 3d., 10. aug :
gDDb Ordinary IA eta: 9utp Mibhs
ling 8 Gents; Wibblius 10 Gents
Cobb Mibbling 10 7gl6 Cts: WibbIire
fair IL GIG Gents
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8anmmeaiameu uuD 0efeuWroouit,

Brin1a 8aumuDnfamea . RehI. pc,
TDnne $24.50.
0aumtuDniamens Del, rob. 27L u. % cts.
Brirla 8aumtuDniamen sudden. per
Tonne S24.25
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-08-19

gtne DtebsFrabs. cine
Ms9sG urb eine 8abemutteritraBe eibt
% tn Mtsmar. Dte heutige Diebitrabe
mar, mad elmer grtldrung, als cine
GortfeBung Der @trabe urz
fpringli4 Ds@sTsGtrnbe gebeiben
iprrben. Daraus entfanb 3undaft
Detffrabe, unb bas Mort rDeef" iibers
febte man bann aus benz bsrmeintlt9
plattbeutfden tn bas bO6beutfas
-Dteb."
Oas MIter gu ebren,
ntd9t gu ifeblen unb niht gu ligen.
tnb bic bret bauptfddit9ffen 9ors
fhriften Der Mino In Sfdfien.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
REDUCE ESTIMATES
FOR CITY SALARIES
Supervisors Prune the Budget
in Order to Keep Within
the Dollar Limit

Tosksap thas general fund within the
u limit OF taxation the members Of
the finance committee OF the supervi-
sore were compelled TO materially re-
duce the estimates for salaries pre-
sented by several of the municipal de-
partments. AS result OF this prun-
ing the heads of these departments
will be forced either to reduce saieries
or get along with less clerical assist
ance. The work of the committee was
made particularly difncult By reason
OF the increased salaries voted BY the
electors last November to the poitce
and fire departments. The increase In
the salary roll OF these two depart
Inents is more than half q million
dollars. and It has to come out of tho
general fund, as well as the increase
allowed the school department.
FIFTEEN PER CENT OF LIMIT
These increases alone represent fully
16 per cent of tho dollar limit liked BY
the charter for the general fund, and
TO meet It the estimates of other d.
partments had to be scaled. In look
ing over the salaries provided In some
OF the offices the supervisors found
that they could be reduced without
Gripping or affecting the service. Dur
ing the Schmitz regime the salaries OF
certain favorites were placed at figures
entirely dispropcrtionate with the
work performed. and these employees
will feel the pruning knife. With the
heads Of the departments interested, II
Is case Of reduced salaries or re-
hueed once staffs. The committee al
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24
DUNNE RAPS AT RUFF
Judge Declares Law Appears
Unable TO Reach the Guilty

shrewd rap was taken at Ruef
and his attorney, Frank J. Murphy. by
Judge Dunno yesterday morning A
young Frenchman named Victor
Monssesu, having pleaded guilty to
charge OF grand larceny. was I'D for
sentence, after spending four months
in the county 5ail. but his employer
Paul Day. from whom Monssea1i stole
the money. expressed his Willingness
10 take him hack
Well. If you are satisfied. the law
ought TO BE-, remarked the judge, and
then. glsncing round to where Ruef
sne Murphy were sitting, Judge Dunno
- added: ~
There are people who ought TO be
in the penitentisry. but the law does
not seem 70 be. able 10 reach them -
knowing sgnirk between Ruef and
Murphy showed that the cap was ac-
cepted where It best fitted.
After court adjourned Judge Dunne
had the following 10 say about the
ebortiFe Ruef. trial.
J don't know anything about the
trial except from brief items L read
81 the New York papers. It is to be
regretted. however, that. after such a
long and expensive trial. the jury did
rot agree. Ruef IS either guilty or
not guilty. not half innocent and hsIr
guilty He snd the comrnrnfty were
entitled to a verdict one way OF the
other'