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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
Dr.. Wiley ana His rules.

II DR.. Wiley, government food exnar,
hVes up to his ten commandments for
summer diet, he is greater than Moses
says the New York press. One of his orders
is: Eat only cooked fruits, as COOKING
Kills the ~pathogenic germ" Why doesn't
the observation-disclosures investigator
tell us how to cook cucumbers, cantalounes
oranges. lemons, and lines?
People would like to know IL DR.. Wiley
Is a healthy specimen of a man! What does
ne eat? His example might be much better
than his advice.
Wiley is a jolly old bachelor, "a years
old and inclined to portliness. His laws
for other persons are really no better
than those of the family doctor. Physicians
are not so long lived as many other peo.
Pile; they complain that they catch in
durable diseases from their patients. But
they never do as they instruct their vic
TINS to do. The other day 1 met a curious
specimen of robust manhood, aged So. For
breakfast he drinks two raw eggs from
the shell, without seasoning; for luncheon
he has n pint OF lactone Cbuttermilk); for
dinner he eats one whole, unpeeled, uncut
cucumber, biting it off as he would a
banana, dipping the end In a mixture of
salt and pepper; a large bowl Of Italian
rice two or three mealy potatoes, a pint
OF sour wine and a handful OF buttered
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
sucker GuIped Down diamond.

Miss Marie A.. Gross. a student OF the
Heron Art institute, in Indianapolis, lost
a valuable diamond ring and it's disap-
pearance and return are remarkable. She
was a guest at the Hanly cottage at Pot
tawatomie Point, and with some other
girls, attired in bathing suits. rowed to
the middle of the river to battle. A friend
suggested that she remove the diamond
ring which she wore, stating that 1t might
slip off In the water. She removed the
ring and having no other place to put Il,
she tied it to a piece of flshline and fas-
tened the other end to the boat. Then sh,
jumped into the water. When they rowe,
back to shore Miss Gross could find neithe
string or ring.
Two days later, while Frank Hanly was
out In the boat, he saw a string runnin
through q crack in the rear board of H..
craft, He began to draw in the string an
there was the answering tug. He pulle
hard and up out Of the water came
pound-and-a-half sucker. Hanly had TO-
gotten about the ring and sought the hook
in the suckers mouth.
Swallowed the darned thing" was his
disguised ejaculation.
He cut the line and threw the fish in
the bottom Of the boat. Later when clean
Ing the fish he was surprised to find the
missing ring inside the sucker.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
Thu Sultan of Turkcx.

Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, is a
written that to obtain anything like an ac-
cunning and simplicity. So much has been
written that to obtain anything like an ac-
curate idea of the real character is almost
impossible. Like most autocratic mon
archs, relates the Chicago News, he goes
about in hourly dread of assassination. and
1t is said that he spends as much as 500
q night to have his bedroom securely
guarded. The sultan's mistrust Of his sub
Jects has sometimes led to curious results.
A few years ago he was on his way to the
mosque, when he suddenly noticed that
some new telegraph wires had been
stretched across the roadway. No one to
this day knew what he thought would hap
pen, but he ave orders for the royal pro-
cession to halt and messengers were sent
post haste to the telegraph company to
fetch men to cut down the wires. After
considerable delay this was actually done.
and then the sultan and his retlnue pro-
ceeded on their way. Not content with
merely having the wires destroyed, Abdul
Hamid commanded that on no account
were they to be replaced.
The sultan's love OF ruling was once ex-
emplifled In an extraordinary manner. He
had purchased a parrot, of which he grew
very fond, and he spent many hours in
teaching it to speak. The bird was an apt
pupil and learned to initiate its august
masters voice to perfection. One day the
parrot was hanging in it's cage In the sui.
tan's private apartments when II suddenly
called out the name Of his majesty's favor
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
Back to the old sweetheart.

s. V. Elliott of Greensburg, Ind, and
Mrs. Katie Weeks of Anderson, Ind, q
widow of less than a year. were married
in Anderson last week.
When the marriage license was issued
Mr.. Elliott stated at the clerks office thai
the wedding would nave taken place twenty
years ago, but he presumed 1t was his
fault. He said that at that time another
sutton was more aggressive and won the
woman who became his bride last week
Her husband died a few months ago, after
a long Illness.
Mr.. Elliott a never married and re-
Gently he came to Anderson and found his
sweetheart OF a score of years ago. They
were born near Greensburg, where they
also attended school, and will again have
their home in Decatur county.
Mr.. Elliott is a farmer and stock dealer
and Is AZ years old. His bride is the same
age.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
ROGERS CORNER IS SOLD
Fourteenth and Farnam Property
Passes Into New Hands.
NO MOVE OF PIONEER STORE
Purchaser Comes in store 60 Buy =
stove and Goes Out
Owner of the
ufIdinR

For an investment Charles Gruenig, 1872
North Twenty-fourth street, bought the
Miltor Rogers corner at Fourteenth ana
Farnam streets, paying $40, 900 for the forty
MIR foe, front on Farnam street. The
deal was made through w. r. Holman.
Mr.. Gruenig went about his transaction in
a most commonplace way. The other day
he entered the Rogers store and priced one
or two heating stoves.
That's a good looking stove there he
sasd, pointing to a heater. whats II
worth7'
He was told the price. Tapping the stove
fere and there W tn his foot gently he made
a careful inspection Of II.
would you like to have that stoveT'
inquired the clerk, anxious to make a sale.
well. let me see, err Mr.. oruenig
paused, started, stopped and turning TO
Mr.. Rogers he asked:
what VIII you take for this building?"
And In a few minutes the deal. most un-
expected TO Mr.. Rogers. was made.
The three-story brick building on the
southeast corner Of Fourteenth and Far
nam streets is occupied by the Milton Rog-
ers & Sons company, hardware dealers, and
by the Rock Island railroad offices. Both
institutions have five-year leases and will
continue 70 oSCupy inc DuilNihhs Ahe WNS
are 44xlS2. AND the store has both a Far
nam and Fourteenth street entrance.
The late Milton Rogers bought the cor
ner, twenty-five feet, IN 1883 and paid but q
small sum for the lot. In 1882 he secured
the east twenty-five feet OF the lot, which
was Friday sold for almost 100000. The
lots probably cost Mr.. Rogers 5000 and the
Increase in value has made the heirs a
small fortune.
Since the death OF Milton Rogers in 1895
the property. with other properties which
he left, has been held by his heirs in the
name Of al estate company entirely sepa-
rate from the firms hardware business,
and the sale OF the building and lot will
In no way effect a change In the firms
business, which has been In the same To-
cation for almost forty years.
Mr.. Gruenig is a retired German capital
list and owns considerable Omaha property,
which he holds as an investment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

adelphia has fourteen insured for from
$4,000 to 100000; Chicago has five In
sured for from $4,000 to 100000; Pitts
burg has five insured for from 10000 70
fl.O55. 900; Baltimore has ten insured for
from s9OO,OOo to 10000; Buffalo has six In
sured for from t9oo.Ooo to $4,000; st Louis
has eleven insured for from 10000 to $780,
900; Detroit has eight insured for from
$4,000 TO 10000; san Francisco has five
In that class, Cincinnati has seventeen,
Cleveland six and Boston sixteen, with two
more whose policies run up to s6OO.OOO each.
Milwaukee has sixteen who are insured
for from $4,000 to 1900. 900; Minneapolis
five with policies ranging from $4,000 to
800, 900, and Rochester six who are insured
Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
Death Dream Comes True.

Tearing himself from the arms of his
wife, who begged him not to leave his
home in Sprinfield, Mo-, because she had
a presentiment in her dreams that he
would be terribly mangied, Oscar Whit
worth, a brakeman on a Frisco train,
left his home on a ride to death, for he
fell from the top Of a car one mile west
OF Aurora and was ground to pieces be-
meath the wheels Of the train.
Whitworth's absence was not noticed
by members Of his train crew until the
freight arrived at Monet, sixteen miles
away.
Half and hour later the members of an
other train crew passing the spot where
Whitworth had fallen saw the body.
When Whitworth started to go out on
his run his wife, with tears streaming
from her eyes, begged him to stay al
home. Whitworth laughed at her pre-
monition. and as he left home laughtingly
told her that he would return all right
and disprove her belief in dreams.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

ite attendant. The latter came at the sum.
mons, but Abdul Hamid flew into a tower
ing passion. Tearing the unfortunate bird
from the cage he killed it on the spot,
then turning to the frightened servant, he
said: Understand that in future only my
voice shall command here!"
But Abdul Hand has a softer and alto
gether nobler side TO his character an
those who know him intimately have
spoken eloquently OF his kindness. His own
dread Of physical pain has made him
thoughtful of the welfare of others, and he
has had a hospital built, which is kept up
entirely at his own expense. This hospi-
tai is principally for the use of women
and, children, but anyone is eligible for ad-
mission and every patient is treated free
OF charge. Even foreigners and strangers
are admitted and the whole concern is run
on the most up-to-date lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

Doubt Of you who are not personally sc-
quainted with me no my reputation. Now.
gentlemen, you know that IL my client
had been guilty OF any fraud, / should be
the last man on earth to admit it. l should
hide 1t from you. 1 should cover 1t up.
| should fight, Highland you know how 1
i~ight-against the proof Of its getting in
violence. II my client had been guilty of
fraud, do you think / would admit It? Mol
no! Never! neverl neverl" Here he looked
at his watch. Gentlemen, excuse my brew
ity. 1 have an engagement to dine today,
and my time is almost up; 1 will detsln
you no longer" He won his case.-New
York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
OIL MHgnate on Money Making.

o D.. Rockefeller, enjoying in excel
lent health and spirits his sixty-ninth birth
day, advised a reporter to be very slow
and careful and cautious In all business
matters.
Look about you" ne said. "See that
you get your moneys worth. Be a hard
customer rather than an easy one. II you
ont
John Sullivan of Cleveland was proud
If his reputation fer generosity. Every
body sought his patronage-tailors, gro
GERS, tobacconists, and so forth-and this
delighted John.
But one day at his tailor's he over
heard something that gave him food for
thought. He had been trying on some golf
trousers, and was still in the dressing
DOM, but the tailor thought him gone.
What shall l charge Mr.. Sullivan for
hese golf trousers?' John heard the clerk
ssk. Eight dollars a pair, the same as
ur other p~atrOEs?'
Sullivan said the tailor, in a tone at
nee thoughtful and enthusiastic, lis a good
ustomer. He always pays up promptly.
te never haggles. Charge him S12.'"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
Ensign Got the worst of It..

The following story OF German military
officiallsm is published in London. One
Ensign F1ugge claimed compensation for
damage to kit caused by a mouse having
gnawed a hole in his best tunic. The Of
ficer who had to decide the point dismissed
the claim and ordered the ensign to be
severely punished, on rne ground that,
a mouse to gnaw a hole in It, without
having to overcome the slightest imped-
iment."
Ensign F1ugge appealed, and, on further
hearing, it appeared that the officer who
first dealt with the case was mistaken in
the facts, the tunic having been slowed
in a knapsack at the time when the mouse
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

defaced 1t, and not hung upon a nail. The
first decision was, therefore, set aside by
higher authority, and Ensign Flugge was
ordered to be severity punished for having
slowed his tonic in his knapsack. instead
OF hanging 1t on a nail, thereby giving OPP
portunity to the mouse TO gnaw a hole IN It.
under cover OF the darkness" The senti-
ments of Ensign Flugge are not recorded.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

radishes. once a week he partakes of fish
or meat in a sort of homeopathic style.
just to remember that he was at one time
a cannibal. In his coat pocket he carries
around wherever he goes sailed pecans,
which he Is ever munching in a genteel
way,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

Kirk Jap Rose Bath and Toilet Soap
fathers freely in all waters. Nothing to
equal it for use in hard water. All dealers
sell IT.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

Advertise IN Inc bee, the paper that goeG
nto the homes of the best people.
Bee Want Ads for Business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

drove this into the big fish and he gave up
the fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

The wild beast which has been Tighten
ing the people in the vicinity OF bullock
town, Indiana, proves to be a bull calf
owned by Cardin Rice.
II Develops that G. w. Hadley, a peddler,
amused himself and confidential friends by
catching the calf after nightfan. tying a
brush to its tail. and permitting the fright
ened animal to run through the woods,
bAwling with every jump.
One night, While three Of the lockers"
were trying TO catch the cali. the animal
jumped a ditch. into which its pursuers
fell. and they nearly drowned before they
could scramble out.
Several men. who were trying to solve the
strange animal mystery, were witnesses Of
their plight. and In this way the secret be-
came known.
The bull calf Is no longer figuring in the
role OF a range wild animal.
Swordnsh Fights school OF DoEfish.
A 400 pound swordfish engaged in a
battle with a shool of dogfish was captured
by the crew OF the schooner Galatea, which
arrived at T wharf Boston. recently.
The Galatea was at anchor off Chatham
when the crew noticed a commotion In the
water. Two men rowed over in a dory
and witnessed a remarkable battle. The
swordfish was standing off a whole school,
Of dogfish. The swordfish would charge
right and left with his weapo One fish
after another wa impaled upon his sharp
sword. while his side cuts sent many OF
the small sharks out OF the water. II
dogfish closed In on him and tore huge
pieces out OF his sides. He shook then
off each time. however.
In the meantime the fisherman returnad
to the schooner and got . hArpoon- Thsy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-25

personal and dciai relations than
any other dipnat accredited to
Washington. =
Roosevelt s,ds Coincidence.
OYSTER RAY n. Y. Aug. "a
When Presiden Roosevelt learned vi
the death of AMBASSADOR Sterhpers
in Germany, sent the following
message:
oyster Ba n. Y. Aug. "a.
Count Herm, Won Hatsefelt-"elu-
burg. Charge denaires, German All
bassy. Beverly. lass. .,o
Am shockedand grieved at the
news of the den of the ambassador r.,
He was not onl,my intimate persona
friend and oneof the most fearless.
sincere and 10y, men l ever met pu.
also a diplomats signal ability Whe
served German with fervent patrio.
sim and vet wb showed such ln'eiii
gent good will for America that II
would be diffict TO ever estimate 'he
vain. of whathe did in strenstheh
ing and bringag closer the ties o.
friendship and good will between 'n'
two countries. ,.I
II mourn hislOss for my own sax
and ! deeply rSret II for the SAKE q
the people of tie United states.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-25
EDITOR SAYS NEGRO VOTE
VIII 90 FOR BRYAN
chm Mitchell, Editor Of The P'ane''
Says Nesoes :" Doubtful
States lave Decided.

RICHMOND VA, Aug 2i.-John
MITCHELL cJ;to, of the Planet, the
most influential negro pubhca''oh II.
The state. says that the Democratic
presidential Ticket will receive
large vote iron the negroes in the
doub,fnI states. Mitchell makes his
statement, upon advices which nc
saws he has received through private
and authentic ;ources. -,
n. said: The negro vote VIII
No, cDter into the question In the
South for many reasons. the mos.
important OF which Is the practlca'
elimination of the negro vote. bu'
1, is A fac, that many Of the negroes
in the NRJGIe Western states. SUCH
a. Ohio. Iowa and illinois. are sors
on the Republicans and viii vote io'
Rryan. The Republicans have maae
so many promises ard have kept 50
few with the negro that the inteh'i
gent members Of the race are dis
pleased. In fac,. they are downright
mad and IL is simply case OF the
worm turning
Il firmly believe that in several o'
these states the negroes hold inc
balance ~ power. and thar they VII
swing the vote in the electoral eo'
lego 10 Hryan. Nearly every nasr'
who has worked and voted for ke
publican principles has been PROMISE
job. ann about all that be receive.
in compensation Is the promise.
watch which way the wind rs biesins
and ! ;hins I am right IN prcdic' ins
a considerable falling away In 'h'
negro Republican vote.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-25

most exactly Sien. During the last
five years the average loss per fire
has been steadily reduced about TWEEN
ity per cent annually.
Statistics are stupid things but il
there be one subject which lends thrln
interest certainty those which describe
our serious fires should make them
| Interesting reading The nulb"r OF
| fires in New York mas remained prac-
| tlcaiiy tn" sam" from year 70 year for
almost a decade. ihal they should
; no; have Increased III proportion TO
the population may be- explained in
| many ways. Til" tir"proOfng OF build
ing material the education OF the pub
lie in the prevention Of fire. and of
course. the increased efficiency OF the
ire department, are the prime factors.
The fire companies thrOugnOut the
city responded last year 20 about -
600 calls. and of this trifie more
than ten per cent were false alarms.
Most OF the fires are very tritlng
Fully fifty per cent. of th. working
fires caused a loss OF SO or less.
while twenty, per cent were estimated
at about $50 and about twenty per
cent. of the others at $1,000 1t will
come as a surprise to the average lay
man to learn that only one per cent. |
of $20.Ooo or more.
The proportion of fires which gain
serious Roadway is aS,oniShlngly low.
With some thirtySiX fire alarms a
day to respond to, a serious fire. one
which the newspapers illustrate or
even mention. occurs only AZ intervals
of weeks OF the thousands Of work
ing fires in the year considerably
more than eighty per cent. are con-
fined to the point of starting. Fifteen
per cent. Of those remaining are con-
fined to the buildings in which they
Scarcely on" per cent OF
all city fires are allowed 30 extend 10
buildings other than those in which
they started Snch statistics gain Il
new interest from the recent discus
sion of the poor condition OF fire hose
throughout the city.
New York's harbor is patroiled
quite as Yigilantly as ar" its streets.
rhr fire serviC" now numbers seven
oats, all in very active service, and
t is shortly to be increased. Thesc
lOatilR engines are perhaps the most
picturesque of all the most powerful
nd efficient Built entirely Of metal. S
hey may approach III" hottest fires. Il
While the pumps Of 4 single boat vii! 4
10 the work of several fire. engines.
he New York. the flagship of the
eet, is equipped with six standpip"S T
r guns, as they are called. which to-
ether will throw some 1900 gallons 7
{ water per infinite in 400 foot
traams. Such a hrOausilc rendcrS 7
er practically invinciblc in the most
eriOus confagratiOn.-Ncw York ,
ierald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-25

1.-THE academy authorities was submit
ted TO the President. through the sec
rotary OF war. for approval. Accord
Ing to Wright. Loeb. ct al. the Presi
dent first approved the findings: then
decided to reinstate the boys, and nm
ally concluded to take no action what
ever until he could hold conference
with Secretary Wright and Colonel
Scott, the commandant OF the
academy.
This conference has now been held.
and the final decision is that the six
third classmen shall be suspended for
one year, without pay or allowances.
and the two seniors dismissed. In
the conference Secretary Wright held
that the boys had not been guilty o:
hazing. according 10 Il strict interPre-
tation OF that term; that they had
merely exercised unwarranted au-
th0rity over plebes. Both the secre-
tary and the President are said TO
have favored punishment of all OF the
offenders by suspension, but they were
finally induced to approve the expul.
sion OF the seniors BY Col. Scott. who
insisted upon this. contending that the
discipline of the Academy demanded
it,
A years suspension Is severe punish
ment for cadet and 1t would seem to
have been an adequate penalty for
the ofYense committed by these young
men. Perhaps an additional penalty
of some kind might have been impOs-
ed upon the seniors. but expulsion was
unnecessarily drastic.
Since this case has been under dis
cussion, some one has discovered that
Col. Scott. the commandment, was HIN
self convicted OF hazing and suspend
ed from the academy for one year
during his cadet days. And when
the colonel was convicted. hazing
meant something. 1t is more than
probable that the offense for which
he was suspended was many times
more serious than that for which he
demanded the dismissal Of the TWO
seniors.
AS far as the public has been able
to discover. the eight cadets recently
dealt with. were guilty of no unmanly
or brutal conduct. They did no
'.hazing." as the term Is ordinarily ap.
piled: their misconduct consisting al
most wholly in the assumption OF au-
thority over the under classmen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-25

al 7:OO +. NJ.
; FARE-FrSt-class. one way, $500:
Round trip, limit thirty days, $14.O0-
meals and berth in stateroom in
cluded.
Steeragc. without subsistence, $500.
| TICKETS on sale at c. & o. Rail-
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave Pier "A" $50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CON-
PANY, James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
inss. Steamer Pocahontas leaves
Newport News, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at S:45 a. III. Leave
Newport News Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at p. M. for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
a. daily except SUNDAY. at 800 q
m, going to Norfolk, ana at 4:SO p.
M, going to Smithtieid. Steamer "Ac-
comac' will leave Pier "a daily, ex-
cept Sunday at 0 a. M. going to Smith
field and about $50 p. IN, going
to Norfolk
ALI business between New York and
Newport News transacted at pier No.
G.
All business between NewpOr, News.
Norfolk. Smithfield and local points
transacted at Pier "a" foot Of Tween
ty-ft.h street
w. H. LANOoN, Agent.