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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
INRoAD ON THE CIGAR GIRL
Patent Now in Use mat Aims at Beat
ing Smiling Young Person
Ont of Her Job.

For years inventors nave been working
overtime TO cheat the girl ~ho laughs men
out OF their money behind cigar counters
OF hotels, out Of her job. This summer they
succeeded and an Omaha hotel manager
bought one OF the first machines.
The first machine installed in Omaha Is
now working at the Her Grand. 1t has
neither a dice box attachment nor a smile.
1t simply drops out certain brands OF cigars
without comment and the busy traveller OF
loafer can go on about important business
affairs without stopping to josh the cigar
girl.
From all the slot machines about Omaha
there is only about one profession secure
that Of the rewsboy. No one has yet put in
a machine to sell newspapers. Shoes are
shined by dropping a coin in a slot; one
machine at the Paxton hotel offers to
speak your weight" The patient stands
on a scale. presses a lever and a phono-
graph "holIores,' you weigh 2l6 pounds
go play golf" On every street corner where
the people weigh. commodity" machines
were installed last week, where a customer
may help himself to a pasteboard box, and
feed the machine coils to get any Of fifty
seven articles Of confectionery. Another
machine sells cloves.
But the passing Of the cigar girl at hotels
means a rev era in American business life.
1t means decreasing expense accounts, de-
posts in the saving banks and various
other changes. Travelling men" may even
be hard to secure as a result Of the inven.
ton OF the mechanical cigar sellers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
NOT WASHBURN-CRoSBY
Makers of Gold Medal Flour Not Con.
cerned in Minneapolis
~Receivership.

1t should be understood that the Wash
burn-Crosby company, maker Of Gold
Medal Flour, is in no way concerned with
the recent Minneapolis FIGURING mill re-
ceivership. The slight similarity in names
has led to some confusioL.
One need have no fear that the Gold
Medal housewives whose pictures have
adorned the magazines and newspapers will
cease to appear. We shall see them the
same as ever, and the Washburn-C Crosby
company continues to be the largest mill
ing concern in the world.
Therefore, while the receivership in ques-
ton is most unfortunate, it does not by
any means concern all Minneapolis flour
mills. The Washburn-Crosb company.
maker OF the widely advertised Gold Medal
flour. shipped 5000 cars last year more than
it's nearest competitor. n 1t is flourish
ing still.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
FEDERAL COURT At CHADRoN
First Fall Term is Set for September
Fourteenth for Cases OrIRI-
mating There,

The first Of the fall terms oFthe federal
courts for the Nebraska district will be
held at Chadron. beginning Monday, Sep
TENDER Il. Only such cases as have
originated in the Chadron division since
February %. 1907. will be tried at Ch&dron.
These will involve both criminal and civil
cases. Those cases originating IN that
division before February q, 1907, will be
tried at Omaha. These latter will include
the land fraud cases yet undisposed of,
and OF which a number OF Indictments are
still pending. A jury will he empaneIled
for the Chadron division and possibly a
grand jury, though this latter is not yet
certain.
There will be a grand Jury drawn for the
Omaha term of court to look after a num-
Der of cases for miscellaneous o~ffcnses.
including selling liquor without license.
buying government property, and one or
two minor postoffice cases. in which the
several defendants are now under bonds
from hearings had before United States
commissioner in the Omaha division.
The term OF federal courts In the Norfolk
division will begin Monday, September q.
and the Omaha division. term Monday.
September q.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
OF interest 70 women.

To such women as are not seriously out
eilhealthA but who have ~exacting duties
toI perform either in the way OF house.
hdld cares\or In social duties and fune-
tidls Yhish\~ seriously tax their strength,
as wehNR nursing mothers, DR.. Pleree's
FAvorite Pfe$riptIon has proved a most
valuable ~supRArting tonic and invigorat-
ing nerYine. BY its timely use, much
keriouS sIekness and snteringLmaY6s
avoided. The Operating table and the
surgeonS knife, WonldA IelIeAe
seldom have TO be employed II this most
Valuable Woma1S IeRhdY YemEeSnrLd
TO In good dime. The "Favorite Prescrlp-
tIonEhas proven y great boon 10 expectant
mothers by preparing the system for the
coming Of baby, thereby rendering child
birth safe, easy, and almost painless.
Bear in mind, please that DR.. Piercc's
Favorite Prescription Is not a secret or
patent medicine, against which the most
intelligent people are quite naturally
avcrse, because of the uncertainty as 70
their composition and harmless character,
but IL Q MEDICINE OF KNOWN COMPOST
TON, Q full list Of all its ingredients being
printed, In plain English, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination OF this list OF
ingredients will disclose the fact that II ID
non-alcoholic in its composition, chemic-
ally pure, triple-refned glycerine taking
the place Of the commonly used alcohol,
in its makeup. In this connection it
may not be out OF place to state that the
NFavorite Prescription" OF Dr, Plerco is
the only medicine put up for the cure OF
Woman's peculiar weaknesses INC all
ments. and sold Through druggists, all
tn ingredients OF which have the an
animons endorsement OF all the leading
medical writers and teachers OF all the
several schools Of practice, and that too
as remedies for the ailments for which
~Favorite Prescription" Is recommended;
little book Of these endorsements will
be sent 20 any address. postpaid, and
absolutely free II you request same by
postal card, or letter, Of DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo. n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure en-
stipation. Constipation Is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease Easy 70 take as candy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
SLOPPY SMITH COMES BACK
Veteran Rogue Returns to the City
After Several Years of
Absence.

Charles Sloppy" Smith, who kept tho
police department on the move for several
years, but who disappeared from Omaha
about four years ago. is again a resident
of the city jail, where he slept Tuesday
night on the dual charge Of forgery and
breaking and entering.
SLOPPY as he Is most Familiarity known,
started his criminal career in Omaha as a
petty larceny thief, but as the years wore
on he began to promote a more dangerous
system Of crime, being the leader of a gang
which contemplated the blowing up and
robblng of the safes OF the various street
car barns In the city, but which plan was
frustrated by a member Of the gang dis
closing IL.
sloppy" returned to Omaha a few days
ago and was arrested Wednesday night
for breaking into the room Of Gus Shultz,
$40 North Sixteenth street, and stealing a
quantity OF the latter's clothes. He also
stole a few clothes from George NJ. Gay,
400 North sixteenth street. In the pockets
OF a coat, which he stole from Gay.
SLOPPY" found a check which he attempted
to cash at the store of Sam Adler, Twelfth
and Farnan streets. signing Gays name
and giving Chief OF Police Donahue as
reference. Adler called up Chief Donahue,
giving a description Of Smith, and the lat
ter Was soon under arrest.
He waived examination in police court
Wednesday morning and was bound over
TO the district court in the sum Of $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
EUGENE D6VAL, FISHERMAN
Milwaukee Railroad omciaI Makes
Record Catching Black Bass
In Illinois.

Eugene Duval, assistant general western
agent of the Milwaukee railroad in Omaha,
has Just returned from a vacation trip OF
ten days. He and Mrs. Duval visited with
his parents in Lenox. Mich, spent some
time in Detroit and the remainder in IL
linois. At Detroit they witnesses the cele-
bration of the hath university Of the
founding OF the city. Magnificent water
demonstrations were the chief features.
Great lines of steamboats, piled up and
down the beautiful Detroit river, presenting
a sight simply charming to an Omaha man
dreaming OF the days when the Missouri
river will be laden once more with COM
merce-besring steamboats,.
But where Mr.. Duval really found the
climax of his vacation was on the Illinois
river at Astoria, Ill There he visited a
young farmer named Frank Lutz. Mr..
Lutz has 400 acres of rich Illinois land skirt
ing the river.
My friend told me they had fine black
bass in that little old river and 1 could
scarcely believe him." said Mr.. Duval,
well. one morning bright and early after
breakfast we started out in a boat down
the river. Finally we came to a sort OF
pocket in the stream and he broguht our
boat to a standstilL.
whats this2' 1 asked.
This is where we catch the black bass,
he replied.
1T didn't look much like 1t to me, but
we began to throw out for black bass. Say,
in less than no time we had fourteen Of
those fish that measured-well, it looked
to me like they were at least fourteen
inches long, every one Of them. Why, We
just hauled them out as fast as we could
throw in our lines. We weren't there any
time. l just wondered what some of the
boys at home would do II they could step
off their back porch and catch such fish
as those"
Mrs. Duval remained In Chicago for a
little visit and will return home soon,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
ONE HUNDRED PER CENT CORN
Weld on Lincoln Division VIII Run
Thirty-Five to ~FOrty-FiVe


Corn on the Lincoln division Of the Bur
lington will average from thirty-five to
forty-five bushels per acre and Will yield
a 100 per cent crop, according to the crop
and soil report Of that road, which says
that corn in Nebraska is in exceptionally
good condition because Of the abundance OF
rain last week. The only parts Of the dis
trict where the corn does not look good
are on the Kansas branches and the west
ern part Of the McCook division. where
the corn was burned before the rains came.
In some places In the west the corn Is
being cut for fodder, but these places are
a small per cent Of the whole. The
average yield on the wymore division will
be from thirty to thirty-five bushels to
the acre. Reports from the McCook d.
vision as a whole show but 81 per cent Of
the normal crop.
Fall blowing is under way on all d.
visions, with the soil in fine condition.
Prospects are good for an increased acreage
Of winter wheat, especially on the Wymore
division, where the corn crop could not
be planted this year because Of the wet
weather. Threshing of wheat is still In
progress and the estimates for the various
divisions are: Lincoln division, q bushels
per acre; wymore division, 20 bushels. and
McCook division. 10 bushels per acre, which
Is one bushel higher than last weeks
estimate.
Potatoes will yield an average crop and
the prospects for sugar beets are excep-
tionally fine, larger than last year.
General rains prevailed Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning over the greater
part Of Nebraska, with the heavier rains
in the southern portion. The heaviest
rain reported was at Holdrege, where 2.SS
inches fell, at Hastings 2.25. at Fairmont
1872, at Fairbury 1852 and at Columbus
l.2O. Elsewhere throughout the state
the precipitations varied from one-tenth
to one-half IN inch. At Omaha the rain
fall was but five hundredths of an inch.
1t was still raining Wednesday morning
at Ashland, Fairbury, Fairmont and Hold
rege.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
JOE MIX BOOSTS FOR OMAHA
Veteran Turner wm Make Big Pull
Al Detroit to Land Next Ma
tiOnaI COnNPRFIo1,

Joe Mix and Frank Riha, at the head Of
a delegation OF some ten OF twelve Bohe-
MAR turner's from Nebraska, leave tonight
for Detroit to attend the fifth annual con-
vention Of the Bohemian turner's OF the
United States. This convention will decide
where the next national meeting will be
held and II II acts upon the demands Of Mr..
Mix that convention will be held right here
in Omaha where the Eagles and Jewellers
Of the United States are going to meet in
national assembly. Mr.. MIX went properly
laden and loaded with argument and evil
dence why the convention should cOme 10
this city.
MT. MIX vii be accompanied by Mrs, Mix
and their daughter, one OF the honor high
school graduates this year. and they will
be gone ten days. During that period the
melodious voice Of Mr.. Mix will be missed
at the Burlington station, where he has
been passenger director since the year one.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
FRANCES y. HEALD- President.
AIDED IN CLEAN VOTE
judge Advocate Influences the CUbRn
Election for the Best Inter
ests OF All.

]. w. Hitch. who has recently returned
from Cuba. where he was employed in the
government service, is an Omaha visitor.
Il have seen but very little regarding
the recent elections in Cuba in any OF the
western papers said Mr.. Hitch, and 1t
might interest you to know that Colonel
Enoch II. Crowder judge advocate general
Of the United States army Of occupation In
Cuba. and who l learn is well known In
Omaha, has been prominently identified
with the work Of securing a fair election
there. 1 have just received a letter from
+. J. Martinez. chief clerk OF the election
bureau of Cub at Havana, in which he
says:
Well. our rush Of work is over. A more
pleased. man than Colonel Crowder on the
day following the election | never saw. He
was all smiles and he certainly deserves a
ner in which he has conducted the whole
affair. II was no small task to hold COM
bined elections under a new law entirely
unfamiliar to the men who had to be
called upon TO administer II, and It Is GER
tainly gratifying that under such trying
conditions the elections should prove an
unqualified success. That they have been
Kicks have been few and far between,
and as a rule were found upon investiga-
ton TO be ~groundless. OF course in a very
few Instances defeated candidates have not
taken their medicine gracefully, but even
In these cases the matter has been dis
posed OF summarily. Most people, among
them-rather anticipated election troubles,
especially in the rural districts, but the
day passed without a hitch. In San Jose
de las Lajas, the candidates for mayor Of
opposing parties, who were bitter enemies
before election. met in the street. One OF
them shot at the other without effect. The
two men were arrested and landed in the
station house, and that was ali. / pre-
sumo this will give the yellow papers an
opportunity to display big headlines all
ABOUT serious election riots and bloodshed
not received a report Of any serious vio-
lence anywhere on the island as an out
come of the election
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
SPUDS PEELED FOR WIVES
Potato Chips Factory Removes Bur-
den from Women's Minds.
HITS AT THE DOMESTIC PROBLEM
Renders It Possible for Jan Cook 60
Make Up Beds During Time
He Would BE Prepar-
ing Potatoes.

Why worry over the servant problem or
stay out OF the bridge club? Why pay q
Japanese cook for peeling potatoes when he
might be making beds or chop suey? The
latest addition to the industries OF Omaha
Is a factory where potatoes are peeled for
hotels and busy housewives at night
and Saratoga chips cooked in cotton seed
oil for them in the daylight hours.
II. Brodsky and G. Gift of Sioux City
found life monotonous up there and the
society women all peeled their own po-
tatoes. So the factory for making chips
was moved to Omaha and a lease taken on
the old bee building at 94 Farnam street.
The machinery was Installed and a few
car loads of potatoes brought to tide the
factory over while eighty acres Of spuds
are ripening near Sioux City.
From now on Sioux City will grow po-
tatoes for Omaha, but Sioux City refuses
to peel them. The women up there will
peel their own potatoes, but they won't
peel spuds for the women OF Omaha. So a
Sioux Cityan will run a big factory and
peel 100 bushels of potatoes every night.
While Omaha gets the factory. the corn
palace" city, 100 miles above Omaha, will
get some of the advertising, for the new
industry Is to be called the Sioux City
Saratoga Chip Factory"
Guild Goes for Factory.
1t was discovered by Commissioner Guild
of the Commercial club that Omaha res
taurants and hotels had been securing
Saratoga chips from up the river for many
years. Sioux City had a factory, but
Omaha did not have one which could supply
the demand. SO the commissioner got
busy. He found a man who was making
chips at Sioux City and growing eighty
acres of spuds inside the city limits.
somewhere near the police station" the
comm. 'ssioner said. The result was that
Omahans are to not only have Saratoga
chips made I'm their midst" but also
peeled potatoes. In fact, no potato which
is imported from Sioux City will get to an
Omaha consumer without Omaha doing
something TO the potato and thus furnish
ing employment for a certain class of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
PROHIBITION is THE DEMAND
WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union is Pushing Its Cam
.paiHn Actively.

IN Nebraska has been opened by the
Women's Christian Temperance union.
While the Epworth league is bending its
efforts TO secure the passage Of a county
option bill ana Is threatening to oppose
any party or candidate who will not sub
scribe to its demands in this respect, the
women are openly demanding the passage
OF q prohibitory amendment bill. Every
candidate for the legislature in either
branch. and Of all parties, is in receipt of
a letter, similar 10 the one published here
with, which indicates the activity of the
prohibitionists In Nebraska at present:
NEBRASKA WOMENS CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

skilled labor. The eyes must be taken out
or the jacket slipped off OF every potato
grown in the limits Of Sioux City before
omahans will p%atronize the spud garden
Of the corn palace city.
The new factory is to give a grand open
ing. II will rival anything which Omaha
milliners or dress goods houses have ever
given in a good many ways, as the owner
is going to give away an acre Of Saratoga
chips as souvenirs and to those who prefer
them a sack (small size) of taties with
the skin skinned.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

Omaha. who goes to his old home at
Huron. 5. D.. and will TAX charge of the
weather bureau service there for a couple
Of months, incidentally visiting with his
parents in the meanwhile. Mr. Jakl is a
resident OF Omaha and was for some time
connected with the weather bureau here,
being later promoted 20 the position Of
chief observer at Huron.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
FRANCES B. HEAD. PRESIDENT

OSCELA, Neb., Aug. u-Dear Sir:
The citizens Of Nebraska are pettioning
prOhibitoTy amendment hill, allowing tile
people TO vote upoE SUCH amendment in
already filed in my office. Nine hundred
and forty-seyen from your district.
II you are nominated and elected to the
office you seek, would you favor such a
troduCed would you vote for IL? An
sWeT ........
Also, would you favor end vote for a
county option bill?
Answer ........
II you receive the nomination OF you-
party IL viii be your privilege 10 aid in the
selection II delegates from your county to
form the platform OF your. party. The
people will anXiously watch Ole character
uf men chosen, as that will Indicate, quite
as much as the above ansNeTs the position
Of every candidate for our law-making
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Building Permits

G. r. Croft, Twenty-ninth ard Ruggles
streets, frame dwelling, 5000; Omaha Cold
Storage company, l0l6 Jones street, CORFU
gated frame building, $500; o. Olson, 1llO-l2
North Twentieth street, double brick dwell
ing, 300; John ]. Urbank, 1922 South Eigh-
teenth street, repairs and alterations to
dwelling, 1900; Edward Clark, 1911 Park
avenue, repairs and alterations to dwelling,
i Loco; c.. Book. Thirty-elghth and Gold
str reefs, frame dwelling, 500; Joseph Soren-
son, Twenty first and Spencer streets,
frame dwelling. $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

Mt. Clemens, the Mineral Bath City,
is reached without change Of cars only by
the Grand Trunk Railway System.
Time tables and a beautiful descriptive
pamphlet will be mailed free on applica-
ton to Geo. w. Vaux. A. G. p, & +. A,
l35 Adams St., Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Looks bad.

Many an article you have which needs
repairing and REPEATING.
Kemper. Hemphin & buckingham.
Owners Omaha silver company. Inc.
ga S. 18th 81. All kinds plating.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Hrunh Hin.

Kemper, Hemphm & Buckingham.
Anything of metal made good as new.
Owners MI Silver Co.. S14 s. 18th 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

body and we ask your careful confederation
In this matter.
Thanking YOU in advance for prompt re
plies to both Of these questions. en- behalf
Of the above mentioned petitioners and
many more who are vitality interested in
these measures. 1 remain. respectfully
yours,
FRANCES v HEAIn prnrihrrt
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
FrtEhtfuI spasmE

Of the stomach. liver torpor, lame back
and weak kidneys are overcome by Electric
Bitters. Guaranteed. SOC. Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

By using the various departments of The
Bee Want Ad Pages you get best results
at least expense.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

BY using the various departments OF The
Bee Want Ad PsSss YOU act best results
at least expense
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

DR.. Ross. Dentist. AS Barker Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

Proof Is inexhaustible that
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound carries women safely
through the Change of Life.
Read the letter Mrs. Z. Hanson,
SO4 Z. Long St, Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Pinkhsm:
81 was passing through the Change
Of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, aud other annoying
symptoms. Ny doctor told me that
Lydia &. PinkhAm's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since TAX
Ing Il I feel so much bgttsr, aad l can
again do my " work l eve forget
70 tell my friends what Lydia h Pink
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duStng this trying period
C FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia < Pink
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from roots and heTbA has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
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displacemeutB, Inflammation, ulcera-
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paHodic palma baokacha, that bear
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MrsA Pfnkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice
She has guided Thousands to
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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-28
MusliDWear, Regular SOC and soc Values

T G0wns-Made of strong quality muslin or
cambric-V, high and low neck styles
long or short SleeveS-nicely finished gar
mentS all neatly trimmed with emhroid-
cry and hemstitching--5oc and soc goods.
Skirts-TheSe Skirts are made OF splendid
quality muslin with deep cambria flounce
finished with tucks, Others are lace
trimmed t~ucks-nicely made and neatly
finished garments. usually Soda SOC and
SOC each.
Drawers-Very good quality cambria or
muslin-both styles-all neatly trimmed
with pretty laces, enbroideries, tuckS
and hemstitching-well made and all sold
regularly at SOC and SOC.
Short Skirts-Made of an exceptionally
good grade of muslin with deep founce
of fine cambria, neatly he mstitched; also
deep ruffle trimmed with lace or emoroid-
cry and hen1stitching-reg. SOC and SOC.
Chcmise-Both long and short styles in this
observation-disclosures of an exceptionally
good grade of muslin and trimmed with
pretty lace, embroidery, hemstitching and
tucks-regular sos and soc.
Corset Covers-These corset covers come
in both French and tight fitting styles and
ats made of an extra fine grade of nainsook,
cambria or muSlin-all trimmed with lace,
embroidery and tucks-reg. soc and SOC.