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Cash for Eggs.

We pay cash for eggs, have large
orders to fill and want all we can get.
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can be traced to the stomach nine
times out Of ten. Keep the stomach
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he time, but especially during this
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onlv time you need to take KOdol;
Inst when you need IT. then you viii
not he troubled with sour stomach
belching. gas on the stomach, belch,
inc. dyspepsis and indigestion. Sold
hy G. N. Troup.
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All trains daily except Sunday
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03

one Of the recent graduates Of the college
at a mission station in China, is as live
and popular an organisation Of students
and alumni as the very popular literary
societies.
All this 10 an analysis Of the eoBtrollinE
reasons why 30 many earnest, discrimi-
mating citizens turn away from the exoep-
tional university advantages Of their own
city and from the great schools OF the east,
and send their sons for a cultural education
up the Missouri river and aside to the
pretty country town OF Fulton for the care
and instruction of Westminster college.
This patronage has a peculiar significance
In view Of the fact. that it stands for a
conscious choice.
II Is a proud record this college has,
with It's long list Of successful professors
IN colleges and universities and seminaries
powerful ministers Of eminent pulpits, use
ful practitioners Of medicine and of law.
members of legislatures and OF congress to
whose names the honorable is no mis-
homer, business men OF large affairs. and
not least to be spoken Of, the men IN humb.
Ter situations in life whose Christian train
ing has made them constructive moral
FORCES In their several communities. II ls
truly surprising to see how far Westmin-
ster has supplied leading lawyers. phys
lclans and merchants. and how far the
PRESBYTERIAN pulpits Of Missouri have been
dependent on Westminster's production NJ
ministers and 1t has supplied as well a
great number Of other states. as Drs. sneed
and Young of Pittsburg.
Inc careful search OF a discreet commit
Tee after the resignation of the former
president several years ago resulted in the
selection of DR.. David r. Kerr Of Belle
sue cohege' Nebraska His administration
mas neen marked with many tokens OF the
practical wisdom which he learned in his
long terms of successful service at Belle
Vue' Three new professorships have been
created courses for engineering. law and
medicine developed, and a fine atbletic
tieio added His prestige of the school has
nau us natural effect in bringing in new
has1been the largest in the institution.s IT.
tory. HIS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
Long Distance Hor.e p..

CHEYENNE wyo.. Aug. 2.-(special.)-
An effort is being made by the frontier
committee to arrange a match race be-
tween workman. owner of Teddy and
"VeKert owner of Sam winners of tho
recent endurance race from Evanston TO
Denver. 1t is proposed to race Teddy
and Sam from Denver to cheyenne d1r-
ing one of the Frontier days. and have them
finish In front Of the grandstand al
Frontier park. If the challenge of Work.
man Of Cody to Wyckert of Greeley for
the race is accepted. the riders will prob
ably start from Denver about 4 O'Clock
on the morning Of one day of the cele-
oraton, and as the distance can be made
easily In ten or eleven hours, the finish
could be had before the completion Of the
day program at the park here. Workman
is willing to ride for a purse that will
be hung up by the Frontier people. and a
side bet. 1t is now up to Wyckert,t
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
SPECIAL DAYS FORCORN SHOW
Agricultural Colleges Are Promised
Day All Of Their Own.
STUDENTS PARADE Is PLANNED
states want Similar RecoEnitiOn, hat
May Have Tt ne Contented By
Sending Governors on Day Set
Aside for Them.

college Day is to be one Of the fea-
lures OF the National Corn exposition, which
is now being planned by the managers Of
the big agricultural show.
Announcement was made Saturday by J.
Wilkes Jones, manager OF the corn show.
that though there are applications for many
special days, It will be possible to have one
set aside as the Agricultural College Day"
and the faculties OF the various schools
will begin at once planning for the trip to
Omaha.
It is hoped TO nave special trains from
the towns where the agricultural colleges
are located in Kansas. Iowa, Nebraska,
Colorado, South Dakota, Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana. Already the authorities at
the Iowa college at Ames are certain OF a
large attendance from that school. The
students will come at such time that they
will all arrive in the city during the early
morning of the day set aside for them. They
plan to have a street parade. headed by the
bands which will furnish the music for the
exposition, and all carrying the usual col
lege banners and making the usual demon
STATIONS. From a citizens standpoint the
parade will resemble a worlds congress OF
foot ball teams, but in reality will be COM
posed Of the young men Of the country who
are studying to increase the crop yields and
wealth Of the country millions of dollars.
Many Want Special Days.
Some Of the special days already planned
are; Nebraska day, Governors day, Chill
dren's day and Agricultural day. Several
states have asked for special days, but It
is doubtful whether they can be
dated. North Carolina, which expected to
have a big exhibit at the National Corn
exposition. has notified the exposition man
agement that because the appropriations OF
the board Of agriculture are exhausted and
Investigation has shown that not enough
of the grain growers are producing crops
for exhibition purposes, North Carolina will
not be represented this year. But we will
be with you in 1902" writes the secretary Of
state.
Led by the Commercial club and Corn
palace at Mitchell. S, D.. and the agricul-
tural college at Bookings. South Dakota
promises to be one Of the most important
participants in the National Corn exposition.
For several years Mitchell has held a
corn carnival In a great corn palace. The
palace will open in Mitchell this year on
September Is and close October 8. L. l..
Ness, commissioner of the Commercial club
of Mitchell, has written that the corn palace
Is being overhauled and redecorated and
everything goes to show that II will be the
best carnival ever held In South Dakota
From this big corn show the prize winning
grains will be sent to the National Corn
exposition In Omaha and South Dakota is
out after prizes, praise and prominence.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
ECHOES OF THE ANTE.ROOK
Mrs. Nellie Underwood Writes Of
Ladies Of Grand Army.
BOOSTS CH1CAGoAE FOR OFFICE
Wants Mrs. Genevteve II. LOnEneId
for National President OF Growing
Patriotic order, Chicago Having
Furnished other Presidents.

Mrs. Nellie Underwood OF Chicago,
national press correspondent of the Ladies'
Of the Grand Army, writes TO The Bee
as follows:
the members OF Garfield circle of your
city for remembering the grave OF my
daughter. Mrs. Ida DTegner, who sleeps in
your cemetery at Prospect Hin. My daugh-
ter was a member OF William Mckinley
circle Of Chicago, and on Memorial day, l
am informed recently, they placed flowers
thanks and her mother expresses sine. re
appreciation for the kind remembrance.
Il would like to ask space for a snort
the order OF Ladies of the Grand Army,
which | feel would be of interest to many
of your readers. The order was organized
in 1856 and is composed OF wives and
blood kin female relatives OF sold. ers and
sailors OF the civil war. only those able
to prove their relationship to veterans are
eligible. We number upwards of 5000
members, with 10000 honorary members,
meaning veterans who have Joined our
order. We have expended for relief since
1886 &464, 664, Fund on hand, $4,000. Flags
used in burial service of veterans, 800.
! We have subordinate councils In - ehir y
Chicago has furnished three national
presidents OF the order: Mrs. Agnes J.
Drisbow, Mrs. Nette Gunlock and Mrs.
that all three were members of Thomas
"Ininois will put forward the name of
AAA3s viz WV AAahtA LOlA6AAGANd do a Call-
didate for national president, to be elected
at Toledo at the annual national conven-
ton to be held there in August.
Mrs. Longfield is the present national
inspector, and has just completed a years
work as department president Of Iliionis.
She is well known to the Nebraska de-
partment, and has many staunch friends
In Omaha.
THE order stands today as an order
Of records, and like the Daughters of the
Revolution will be perpetual on similar
lines, although on striCter lines. Of eigib.l-
ity, and every member is proud Of the
priceless heritage bequeathed us from our
relatives. The Grand Army of the Re-
public as an organization stands entirely
alone In its ~uniqueness and wonderful
power for good. AS one worthier than l
has said: mo one can be born into 1t,
nor no KIM or czar issue a commission
into 1t. Only the time-worn piece of
parchment or paper called al honorable
discharge will admit a man to its sacred
ranks" The Ladies Of the Grand Army
are just as exclusive. Only absolute proof
of service that a relative named in the
application will receive consideration. AS
a consequence We feel closer to the Grand
Army and its interests than any other
organization could, and being AN indie
pendent organization we have come to
stay
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
MOVE 20 sett1e strike.

MARsHALLTowN, Ia. Aug. 2.-(spec-
ial.)-A movement that was started by
Mayor o.. L. Ingiedue, and which was made
public today may result in a settlement of
the Iowa Central strike. The four unions,
the machinis' s. boileFmakers. blacks niths
ana car workers. that are ipVolved W.
appointed a eeuernI committee. which
through the arrangements made by Mayor
Ingledue Is to meet General supe '!nten-
dent d. c. Noonhn OF the Iowa Central
In letter today Mr.. Noonsn said tina;
he would meet the committee sooA. This
committee has fuii authority 10 act. and
from a good source It Is learned that tn,
committee Is willing TO accept the u II
wages, which was the original cause Of
the strike. The company is getting ready
hunGrsas OF freight cars to be seat cas-
to b. repaired.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
liking UP FOR THE SHOW
what Attracts Johnnies to the stage
Door and Baldheads to the
Front Row.


In the August American MagaEine Elmer
B. Harris. the playwright, writes an anus
ing yet serious story OF a chorus girl, Fol
lowing is an extract which clears up the
mystery about "symmetricals;"
"Do have patience with me. Miss 81
Claire, but what is a show girlr'
Behold She puts her hands on her hipa
and poses. chin in air. You're having
breakfast with one"
"You said you were a chorus girl"
Yes, but 1 nthe chorus are long skirts,
short skirts and tights"
II see. You get paid by the length of
the shown
NO, goosie, by the length OF the skirt.
In these days when you can do anything
with symmetricals, tights are either the
cradle or the grave. I'd like to see the
manager who dare suggest tights to
me! I'd hand him the ice pltcherl The long
skirts are the show girls"
"what in the world are the symmet-
ricals7"
She looked at me with suspicion.
Are you from Missouri"
mo; but you'll have to show me-"
Say. you're the limit You don't know
your a, b c's. Symmetrieals, dearie, can
make a chorus girl OF a clothesptn. Are
you on7"
II suppose there are lots Of little jeal-
ousies in the chorus7" 1 continued, like q
reporter.
"Jealousies-oh, la, la 1 remember a
ballet dancer who had It in for me because
1 didn't wear symmetricals and she had to,
though she never admitted II .'Symmet-
ricalsl' she'd say, and put her nose up this
way-see 2-this way. I don't even have 70
wear garters.'
"And my very only dear, 1 wish you
could have seen them-like Christmas
tree stockings; you couldn't tell which
were oragnes and which were knees. Well,
anyway she had a beautiful figure from the
'front.' and there was a fellow In love
with her. Oh, he was the sickest thing
My word Trembled so he couldn't light g
cigarette, and got all sobered UP whenever
she spoke to him A prize fighter. 1 think,
One night she and me were coming out OF
the theater together and he met us, and
she, as usual gave him her bundle t.
carry. Just as we got into the light al
the corner It dropped and smashed open or
&,e cement. And there, right In plain
Aght, like somebody who had fallen th.r-
q five stories and had all her bones brSken
y ere the symmetrlcalsl
Good gracious, kiddo,' he says, whut'I
themf'
That's what you're in love with.
says l."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03

~slovenly treatment they received At the
hands Of the Mernaites who had agreed
10 furnish shade. drinking water ana seats
for the crowd. We distinctly remember
that the seating had to be done by the old
reliable settlers when they arrived. AS
for water. a family wash-tub partly filled
was set on the ground back OF the speak
ers' stand and used by the dogs as a
drinking resort; II was considered good
enough for the old settlers by the Goldfish
aristocracy whose sole object was to bam-
boozle pennies and nicSels from the kids.
On vest we could drink with your dogs
OF buy water tinctured with citric acid
and lemon rinds at five pennies per water.
Subscriber In Anselmo Enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
he WAS THE REAL ARTICLE
A Type of Kentucky Major Who Made
q Few Remarks I'm the
WoFld.

Major -Throckmorton, an innkeeper of
Louisville IN ante-bellum days, was one Of
the most interesting characters that ever
helped to make life worth living or history
worth reading.
Here are some OF his deeds: He elected
Charles Dickens. the great English novelist,
from his hotel; he wore an umbrella out
on a man who stared at him impudently,
and he made at least ore retort worthy to
be handed down from generation to genera
tfon.
h Dickens affair Is known to all, and
the umbrella episode to most Of the old
Kentuckians. The man was staring in a
very offensive way at the major. who, an
noyed at his persistence, stepped up to him
and remarked: My friend. I'm Just an
ordinary man, although 1 look 80 grand"
To which the reply came: You don't look
30 d grand. either" And then the trouble
began.
But the most notable feat Of all was that
retort previously referred to, and which is
here quoted from a contemporary chronicle,
Get this mans horse" said the major
10 his hostler (the man had insulted one
of the majors guests); that little Arkansas
pony"
"In let you know shouted the big man,
"that 1 am not from ArharsaS' anu my
horse is no Arkansas pony, either!" And
then In a still louder tone he called out
"Ill let you know that I am a gehtleman!'
The major answered: And I'll let YOU
know that / am a gentlemapl'
And I'll let you know" yelled the big
man, that 1 am Colonel Wilson Of Wood
Vile, Miss"
And I'll let you know" Moderated tht
major, that 1 am Major Arts Throck'
morton OF the Blue Licks, Kentucky"
'And I'll let you know screamed thu
big man, that 1 run for the state senat'
In my deestrick last summer, and that
was beat four votes!'
And I'll let you know" shrieked tn
major. that 1 ran for the state senate IL
this district last summer, and that l wa
beat 400 votes!"-Harpers Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
MfsceIInueOua.

The annual picnic of the Union Vet
Grams Union will be held at Hibbler's
park August 20. An ice cream social
will be given by Pansy camp No. 10,
Royal Neighbors of America, August II
at the residence of Mrs. t. M. Stewart,
1893 Corby street.
George Crook post No. 2e2, Grand Army
of the Republic, enjoys the distinction
of having the oldest veteran of the civil
war among its membership. Major John
Thorn Croft was formally mustered into
that post a week ago. He is past "a
Druid camp and Welcome grove of the
Woodmenoof the World will give a bas-
ket picnic at Miller park Sunday after
noon.
A card party to be followed by dancing
will be given Wednesday evening, Au-
gust IL. by Alpha grove No, 2, Woodmeu
Circle, in Barlght's sociey halls. Re
freshments will be served during the
Omaha hive No. 952, Ladies' of the
Maccabees. will meet in Fraternity hall
Tuesday evening. On August 6 this hive
will entertain its members and friends
with q basket picnic at Lake Manawa
The regular meeting of the Womanis
Relief corps of U. S. Grant post Will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock In
Baright's hall. Nineteenth and Farnam.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
IMPROVEMENTS ON FAIR GROUNDS
Immense New Cattle Barn Being
BuIIt-New Auditorium.


Built-New Auditorium.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. 2.-(Special.)-
Few Omaha people realize, and not every
body even in Lincoln realizes, the enormous
amount OF improvements that are being
effected at the State fair grounds at the
capital city this year in view OF the annual
State fair to be held during the last week
OF this month. An immense new cattle barn
is being built. located just west OF the adj
ministration building, and erected at a cost
Of 1000. This building is OF brick and
wood with cement floors and all modern i'm
provements for the handling of 900 head
OF cattle. Just east Of this structure is
being constructed an auditorium with q
seating capacity for 5000 people. built OF
steel and lumber. the arrangements beinG
such that there are onsy six columns in
the enclosure. the center span being
seventy-two feet wide
The state board Is clndering the drive
ways. reconstructing the bleachers and
many other improvements are being made
one OF the most convenient changes being
made Is the entrance 70 the quarter
stretch, which In the future will be en-
tirely away from the grandstand and
will be found much more suitable fol
teams and autos going 10 the race track
The stock judges stand has also beer
changed to a position west Of the presen
grandstand.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
A Rotary Washing Machine this weel
s260. Petersen & Schoening Co.
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Havs Root Print n.
sudolph =. swoboda4 Puhlic-Acoountant.
Thomas W.. Blackburn for congress. adv,
Bowman, All X l6. Douglas shoe. $3.50.
"a HourkS for Quality cigars. Sig S. 18th
1inehsrt, photographer. 18th a Farnatn,
James O. KinSlsr for county atty. Adv.
John L. Pierce for state auditor. (Adv.)
Douglas Printing Co., S14 8. 18th. Tel
644.
Equitable Gtfe-Policies, sight drafts at
maturity. IL. d. Nicely. mas Omaha.
E. W. Simsral has removed his law Of
fices to rooms 2l and 222 First National
Bank building.
Omaha Ad Club-The regular meeting
OF the Omaha Ad club will be held al
the Paxton hotel Tuesday night.
Suxgsss-0randin Co., 1911 Howard st,
Gas. electric fixtures. electric wiring anC
repairs. Residence electric fans, Si0.50
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
WIFE BEATER ALMOST MoBBED
Crowd Breaks Into Jail and Uses
BlRcksnake whip Pm the
CulDrit.

DEADwooD. s. D., Aug. 2.-Accused Of
wife beating on the public streets. George
Corey Of Terry. a small mining camp near
here. almost lost his life today at the hands
Of a mob. Corey had been arrested and
placed in Jail. A mob quickly formed and
broke into the Jail. The man was taken
to the highway, where he was forced to
run a g~uantlet OF men with blacksnake
whips. Many men were in favor OF lynch,
ing him. but the women OF the town pre-
vented this, and he was driven down the
gulch and warned never to return.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
Negro MOrtaIIy Wounasd.

CLINTON. Ia, Aug. a-"Peacefui Henry
Fields a Missouri negro, was shot and
mortally n this afternoon by Hugh
Brown. aged %. q Clinton resident. IN a
fight at Browns home. Brown used a
Shotgun after Fields had cut him with
a raaor. Fields fingers at a local hospital
with remarkable teDOcity TO life. He u
half dead With one eye. nose. mouth and
part Of his skull and brains blown away.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
strength OF westminster Attested.

strength OF Westminster Attested.
II you hear Of young men from a great
modern city which boasts an ambitious
and splendidiy equipped university of its
own, betsking themselves for education TO
a country college rather remotely located
in an interior county of the state; II YOU
learn OF leading business men OF that same
city Intensely Interested in the welfare OF
the same college and giving unsrar nzly
Of th.is time and financial skill to the Gd-
vsneement and conservation OF its inter-
ests; II you find the same institution,
though situated In competitive proximity
10 one OF the most flOurishing OF typt-al
American state universities, yet holding
It's own sturdily in that competition and
even drawing students from under the
shadow Of it's far larger. s-tate-supporting
rlval-if you happen upon such tokens OF
vitality as these when you are looking
about among the Christian colleges. It will
pay you to stop and give special heed; II
necessarily has q quality about It to In
qdire into.
So Il Is, that Westminster college at Full
ton, Mo-. continues today for young mel
an efficient Institution Of learning with
growing success.
The theory Of training boys for usefulness
in the world. to which Westminster con
secrated its effort In itA earliest youth
far back IN the fiftie OF the eighteen hun
creds-remains the good old schools funda
mental principle OF guidance down to thu
eighth year In the nineteen hundreds
Westminster has no finer glory than tn,
youthful alivensss OF its veteran professor
-as keenly informed OF the --latest" writ
ten IN their speeislties as any new fledge
"doStor" from the post graduate school
ana graSping the worth Of Il with expert
onee'a more comprehensive understanding
All this may Oe snid truly without SPEAK
ing Of The talented younger men who infus
new bleed" IN the faculty.
the Living Link league. which MAINTAIN
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
CHINESE OFFICIALS ARRIVE
Commission to study Commercial Con-
ditions Here Reaches San
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The steamer
Siberia from the orient today brought
here a commission appointed by the
Chinese government to visit the United
States to study commercial conditions.
The commission Is composed Of Wang
CHA. senior secretary of the Department
Of Agricultural Works and Commerce;
Pan Su Chih, second assistant secretary
of the same board, and Ii Ching Lien.
Collector of the Port Stratton was ap-
prised OF the coming of the commission
by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Beekman winthrop and It was met here
by a representative of the collector and
the Chinese consul here, The commits
zion will remain in San Francisco for
some days.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
Net IndemnianbIe

The unhappy man was now seeking n
rec9yer under the employers liability act,
my boss" he testified, raised my
wages and l got married. No, | swear I
~shouldn't have got married If he hadn't
raised my wages. S
But the court held. after hearing all
the evidence. that the plaintiff had been
guilty OF contributory negligence, and the
suit was dismissed.-Puck.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03
FraternaI Union Of America.

Banner lodge No. II will give a pro-
the auspices of the guards in Myrtle
hall, Fifteenth and Douglas streets,
Thursday evening. Refreshments will be
served.
Mondamin lodge No. Ill will give q high
five party and dance on Wednesday even
ing in Fraternity hall, Eighteenth and
Harvey streets. Refreshments Will be
served.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-03

do you believe In telepathyT' asked the
mystical person.
What do you mean by telepathyY
asked Mr., Dustin Stax,
Thought transfer-the faculty that en-
ables one person to know what another
person Is thinking shout"
"Oh, yes. There's my old friend, Mr..
s~kinboodle. I know what he's thinking
about thls very minute"
What h itf'
Acknowledgements star