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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20
81. Loui. General Market.

ST. LOUIS. March 19.-wHEAT-Futures
weak; cash higher; track, No. 2 red, cash,
$1.3l6L321h; No. . hard, S1.1461.19; May,
N.13h: July, Sl01m1.01h.
CORN-Steady; track, No. 2 cash, 64%@
65c; No. 2 white. 66kd66sc; May. CSC; July,
6J&C.
~OATS-Steady; track. No. > cash. 521kc;
No. ? white, SOC; May, 5S1kc; July, 46Ac.
FLOUR-Higher; red winter patents,
$5.90G6.4 40; extra fancy and straight, 5000
5.75 hard winter clears, A.OOll4.3O.
SEED-Timothy, S2.5Od3.35
CORNMBAL-S3.3 20.
BRAN-Higher; sacked, east track. SIP
dt22.
HAY - Steady; timothy, ~sO.oop15OO;
prairie, S9OOa11.OO.
IRON COTTON TIES-SC.
BAGGING-7c.
HEMP TWTNE-7c.
PROVISTONS-Pork, steady; iobbing,
Sl7.m. Lard, higher: prime steam, S9.S71qd
9.91h. Dry salt meats. unchanged; boxed,
extra shorts, $3.50: clear ribs, ss.62h: short
clears, s9.S71R. Bacon. Unchanged: boxed,
extra short. $1075; clear ribs, $40 S7kc.
POULTRY-Higher; chickens, 1910;
springs, 17zc; turkeys, 1890; ducks. l5c;
geese, 61sc.
BUTTER-Steady; creamery, 23a30c.
EGGS-Steady at 16c, case count.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

SILVER-Bar, steady at 21sd per ounce.
MONEY-2l5d2A per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market
for short bills is 29s @2ls per cent: for
three months bills, pa per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

LONDON, March 1e.-American securities
were steady and from u 10 A below parity
during the early trading today.
London closing stock quotations:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-20

Articies.J opor. high. Low. close Yes'y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
A "Lady" In Pepys' Time.

There were worse terrors than the
matinee hat for the man who sat be-
hind lady in the seventeenth CEN
fury theater, as recalled by the Lon
don Chronicle. At least, we may sup
pose so from Mr.. Pepys' experience on
Jan. IS, 1861, when he saw 1.-THE
Lost Lady" for the second time. Nine
days earlier that play had not pleased
him much, partly perhaps because he
was troubled to be seen by four Of
our Office clerks, which sat in the half
crown box and l in the Is. Cd" But
on the second occasion the play did
"please. me better than before, and
here, sitting behind in a dark place,
lady spit backward upon me by a
mistake, not seeing me-" However, it
was all right, for, latter seeing her to
be a very pretty lady, was not trou-
bled at it at ALL
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
The Costly Rrier Pine.

"People don't understand brier pipe
making" said a dealer. IF they did
they wouldn't consider a five or six
dollar brier extravagant. Did you
know, for instance, that a brier pipe
after its completion is put away to
season for nine or ten years? French
brier is the best material for these
pipes. 1t isn't, though, brier, and 1t
doesn't come from France. 1t comes
from - etymologically speaking - the
word 'bruyere,' which means 'furze'
French brier is really Italian furze
root, a growth of the Tuscan Alps.
The plant is as carefully cultivated as
tobacco itself. All the sprouts and
leaves are kept well pruned; thus all
the sap goes to the roots nourishment.
The root is cut when fully developed
and boiled and dried before shipment
Afterward the pipemaker boils and
dries 1t again. And when the pipe Is
finished he stores it away for further
drying-a matter of eight years or so.
The best brier pipe is one cut cross
wise of the grain, and the grain should
be birdseye. Such pipe lasts a life
time-can be handed down from father
to son. OF course it's dear"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
For A More Attractive Barre

The observer cannot tail to note the
great improvement which is being
made about the city OF Barre at the
present time as regards general APP
pearances. This may be due to the
reawakening OF interest under the i'm
petus OF spring weather or it may be
traceable to the prospective visits of
various state and county conventions.
Whatever the cause, we wish that it
might be more widespread than it is
and that all the people would get the
habit of keeping their premises clean
and attractive. Those who make fire.
quent visits to communities other than
their own recall their feelings at tie
appearances which are forced upon
them; if they find things well kept up
and attractive, they at once recognize
that settled-down attitude which means
that the people are fairly prosperous
and that they are people with whom
they would like to deal. If, on the con-
trary, they see dirt, filth, uncared for
lawns, brokendown fences, blinds hang
ing from a single hinge, windows whose
greatest virtue is letting il fresh air,
buildings in need of paint and the
many other signs of individual and
collective slOthness, the visitors have
desire to get out Of that town as soon
as possible and ever afterwards they
will recall it with distaste while at the
same time they unconsciously spread
that towns repute tor unattractiveness
if not fer absolute uncleanliness. Who
has not had these widely varying feel
ings thrust upon him as he has gone
into strange communities? Certainly
the observant person has.
Therefore, there is every reason why
it should be to citys interest to keep
things looking well, tor the good re-
pute which it will bring. il not tor the
better and more satisfactory living
which it will give to the inhabitants
themselves. There are still many I'M
slightly places to be found throughout
our own city, nuisances which might
be done away with at little cost
in time or money. Will not the indi-
viduals cooperate with the munich
pality in the ebdeavor 10 make Barre
as clean as possible?-Daily Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Only the Truth.

A virtue carried to excess may be-
come ridiculous. To such action one
may well preach, "Be temperate In all
things" even IN virtue. Amelia Opie,
the English authoress, was not content
with any half measures, as is shown
In a letter from her quoted in Quaker
Pictures" by Wilfred Written. Mrs.
Opie's course of conduct is to be re-
spected as proceeding from her con-
scientious nature, but fiction readers
may congratulate themselves that her
opinions are not universal.
Before she became a Quaker she
wrote fiction. After her conversion she
was asked to contribute a story to a
magazine. Her answer to the editor
ran as follows:
Thou knowest or ought to know that
since l became a Friend am not free
to what is called to make a story.
will write fact for thy perusal or any
little matter of history or truth or a
poem if thou wishest, but 1 must not
lie and say such and such thing took
place when it did not. Dost thou un-
derStandY
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Our Hall OF Fame

There's Fred Platt. Reminds you OF
the story OF mali who would rather
die than work?
While his name doesn't appear along
with Lynn Hays and Hold Bailey and
the rest OF the bouquet of elite who
constitute the steering committee to
prevent a surplus occurring in the
S25, 900 appropriation for re-discover-
ing Lake Champlain, O. NJ. Ballup of
Victory will receive something more
than honorable mention when balance
sheet is made up of the loyal ones.
He's hero. 1t takes hero TO winter
and summer for lifetime in Victory.
While we're as rule, interested to
a greater extent in live rather than
dead ones, it costs but moment OF
our time to send thought ray toward
those fallen ones of the discard, Joe
Jones and Doc Peck OF Rutland county
Mart Allen, ldeposed king of Ferris
burgh H. II. Powers, once in Con-
gres; John Gordon, the Barre mug
wump; Bill Vial, posy from the old
guard bouquet; Wish Williams, dear
old Colonel Gardiner, Sim Peck and a
tdozen or two of judges and district at
torneys-all good fellows under the
old regime-fnd their names in agate
solid, while the whizler boys like De
Boer, Ed Deavitt, Hold Graham, who
wants to 90 to Congress bad, and Rob
Lawrence the Rutland frame-up artist,
get their names incorporated in three
deck tront-page stories.-Brattleboro
RetOrmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
MiddIebury College

st Johnsbury Republican: This
seems to be the boom year for Middle
bury College. President Thomas
is certainly making good in more
senses than one.
Mortified News Congratulations to
President Thomas of Middlebury col
lege upon the announcement that the
800. 900 endowment fund is now in
sight. The college will be able to use
it to advantage.
News and Citizen We congratulate
Middlebury college on the success it
has met in raising its 100000 endow-
ment fund. This took a whole lot of
hard work and President Thomas is
entitled to much credit Tor the success
of what has been uppermost on his
mind the past year.
Bristol Herald Middlebury college
has in John NJ. Thomas a president
who does things. 1t took him only one
year to raise SIS 600 in order to secure
the $4,000 offered by DR. Pearson of
Chicago. That's going some and in
the right direction.
st Adams Messenger: Middlebury
COllege is TO De congratulated upon the
completion of its 100000 fund. Great
things are being done for the rejuvena-
ton of this institution and a new
power and new policy have entered
into its administration for good.
st Johnsbury Caledonian: Middle
bury College and especially President
Thomas, who by his enterprise was
largely instrumental in securing the
required sum, are to be congratulated
on their success IN raising $4,000
among the alumni and friends of the
college and thus winning the $3.50
promised them by DR. d. X. Pearsons
of Chicago on those conditions. DR.
Thomas is rapidly coming to the front
as one of the most progressive college
presidents In New England and Middle
bury Is assured brilliant future under
his guidance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
How to Mix Fertilizers at
Home.

The question of the proper fertiliza.
ton of land to suit the vaied needs of
the different Crops and Soils is becom-
ing one of the paramount questions
among thinking farmers today. Drop
us postal card and let us tell how to
mix fertilizer at home especially
adapted to your needs ami explain to
you how very simple matter home
mixing is. We believe we can convince
you that you not only get better goods
when you purchase in the usual way.
Write today. Address
CARROLL :. PAGE. Hyde Park, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
A Famous Story.

Every section has its famous story.
A famous story that Is being retold in
Oregon is about a very rich banker
who got his start by doing work for
the government. His bill was 5000,
and it had to be submitted to congress.
Congress has a habit of cutting its
bills in two. To make allowance for
this he jumped his bill to $4,000. He
sent the bill to the governor for his
approval. The governor, having also
heard that congress generally appro-
priated only half as much as was ask
ed, jumped it to $4,000. The bill was
then sent to one of the congressman.
Being friendly to the contractor, he
jumped it to $4,000 and sent it to an
other Oregon congressman for his ap-
prevail. The second congressman jump
ed it to $4,000. Congress allowed the
whole $4,000, although the contractor
Yves entitled to only $1,000. This Is
told as a fact In Oregon. The man
who got the $4,000 got his start on
1t and is now Observation-Disclosures
Globe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
What We Have Ate

Some one evidently familiar with
the working of the pure-food law des-
cribes anonymously in the Druggists
Circular a few of the abuses that were
remedied by its operation. Imagine a
compound of ground olive pits, corn
meal and paradise seeds masquerad-
ing under the name Of black pepper,
and retailing at two ounces for five
cents or mustard made of wheat flour
dyed with ocher and favored with mus
tard oil. Picture the delights of straw
berry jam composed OF glucose, clover
seed, chemical flavoring and cochi-
neal. Is there any wonder that manu-
tacturers of such awful stuff objected
strenously to the pure food lawP-Rut-
land News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Patching IT Up

(From the st Adams Messenger
The mail order liquor houses in the
large cities are now as busy cultivat-
ing Vermont trade as if they had spent
a lot OF money in the last Legislature
to secure that amendment to the local
option law which curtails the sales of
second class dealers'"-Northheld
News.
Well, explain to our prohibition
friends, il you can, how each succeed
inc amendment made to the local op-
ton liquor law with view to narrow
ing and restricting and encumbering
and making onerous the liberty OF OPP
ton or the privilege of license under
it, simply defeats the practical pur-
poses OF common sense temperance
men in the long run. Once the local
option law is all patched up out of
of shape so that its original principles
is obscured by inventions design
ed to hamper or defeat it, and we shall
see that law begins to be as much of a
dead letter as the old prohibitory law
was. Then the reign of hypocrisy and
humbug, corrupt politics and all, once
more!
1t does not take prophet or the son
of prophet to see ahead as far as this.
It's the same old story of mems expert
ences under any similar law under
similar circumstances.
BY and by the local option men will
awake to notice that the prohibitionists
have been nibbling away at their law
and have pretty we'll eaten through it
in spots. And most of this, too, under
the pious promises of republican
platform to maintain the law!
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
In Different Sets,

1t is but seldom, one imagines, that
a good joke is made about an oyster
Edmund Yates, however, in his Ere
collections and Experiences" relates
one. Il was walking with Thackeray
one evening from the club" writes
Yates, land, passing a fish shop in
New street, he noticed two different
tubs of oysters, one marked 4 shilling
a dozen and the other is. Sd. Dozen
"'How they must hate each other!
said Thackeray"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The man who does not advertise
simply because his grandfather did
not, ought to wear knee breechee and
a queue.
The man who does not advertise be-
cause 1t costs money, should quit pay
ing rent for the same reason.
The man who does not advertise be-
Gauss he tried it and failed should
throw away his cigar because the light
went out.
The man who does not advertise be-
cause somebody said it did not pay,
ought not to believe that the world is
round because the ancients said it was
flat.-From the Inventors Guide"
Bangalore, India.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Hated on Two Continents

President Roosevelt now holds the
record for lion killing in the Protecto-
rate. Five lions and one lioness have
gone down before his trusty rifle. The
fact Is the ex-president is getting him
self about as much dlsliked in Lion
dom, Africa, as he is in Wall street,
North America. -Northfeld News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Socialism

Call it socialism or what you please,
but the large majority of people favor
an income tax-always providing that
the lowest limit for such taxation is
greater than any fixed income which
the advocate ever expects to realize
for himeelf.-Northfieid News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

Vermont granite is still in demand.
Witness the big contract just secured
by the Woodbury. Granite Co. The
steady increase in the granite and
manufacturing business in Vermont is
one of the most hopeful signs of the
times. Vermont granite will yet make
her famous throughout the world.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
London's Bridges.

Few people are aware of the extent
to which the city of London is bridged
over. In all, it seems, there are no
fewer than seventy-five bridges. OF
these nineteen are railway bridges,
three are bridges over roads (such as
Holborn viaducb, and fifty-three are
bridges which connect private prem
ises.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
can.

Maud (before the laughing hyena's
cage)-How provoking! Here we've
been twenty minutes, and the hyena
hasn't laughed once. Ella-Strange,
and he's been eylng your new hat tool
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
PRESS COMMENT
Clippings from the State Press on
Interesting Matters.

The Hams jury at Flushing have
the thanks of the country tor putting a
quietus on the emotional insanity"
plea in deliberate murders. The law
offers adequate relief for spouses
whose dissatisfied life-partners choose
the society of others.-Daily News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
His Great Ioxa.

she-Darling, do you love me? He
kissing her rapturously and repeated
ly)-Do i? wish you were a two
headed girl. That's all l can say.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

"May I ask you what your profess
sion ISL"
Certainly. I cure people of the blues
by hypnotic power"
"Oh, see. You're what you might
call cheerupodist."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
Shoe Sale
In the BARGAIN Basement.

IN the Bargain Basement.
Mems Canvas Oxfords or Shoes
$3.50 to $3.50 values, on sale
Women's Canvas Oxfords--All
colors and white; worth from $3.50
to $500; on sale at. .47c
Women's Tan or Black Oxfords-
Kid or calf; all sorts in small sizes,
$3.50 to $500 values, at. 80. .23
Misses Sample FootWear--All
sorts of kid and leather; fine new
styles; $3.50 to $3.50 values.
at ................. 1.2O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
OLD MAN COULD CUSS
(By United Press.)

UNIVERSITY. OF OREGON,
EUGENE, Ore, July 30.-John B.
Coleman. capitalist-philanthro-
pist of Eugene, who two years ago
donated $4,000 OF city property to
the Eugene Bible university, a
Christian theological school near
the university, was fined S. yester-
day in the city police court for pro
family on the street. Coleman,
who is over 60 years old, was
missed foot or so by speeding
automobile. Immediately burst
from his lips a flood of profanity
that was heard a block by Chief of
Police harrington, who at once ar
rested him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
COP DIDN'T KNOW
CASINO FROM POKER
NV United Press,)

SEATTLE, July 30.-Because A.
Hoke, a patrolman of the Seattle
police department, doesn't know
the difference between poker and
casino he has been suspended from
the force for period of two days.
Patrolman Hoke arrested six
men on Fifth avenue south several
days ago and charged them with
gambling. One of the men was
charged with conducting gam
bling game.
The police officer had filed a
charge of gambling but had neg.
lected to state what game was on.
The case was dismissed. The
men arrested stated they were
playing casino for beer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
AMERICAS ONLY EASTER LILY RANCH
MEANS LOSS OF THOURANDS TO JAPS

Special corasspoadence TO The Press
Los ANGELES, July 30.-An
Easter lily ranch sounds like
dream, but it isn't. It's a fact. It's
in Orange county, this state, and
is the only one of its kind in the
United States.
Heretofore Americans have paid
Bermuda and Japan tribute of
$3,000,000 every year for Easter
lilies. That's no joke, either. But
the foreigners have been too care.
less of the riches given them by
mother nature. Too much inbreed-
ing has worn out the foreign stock
and now there threatens to be a
famine of lilies that can be avert
ed only through the success of
this Orange county ranch.
Mis- Lind is the man who has
made lily farming in America
success. For years he was con-
nected with the experimental sta
ton of the department of agri-
culture at Santa Ana. He learned
through the departments reports
that the lily industry in Bermuda
and Japan was on the wane, so
he thought he would tackle the
problem scientifically, and see IL
a success could be made of lily
farming In this country.
He and his partner interested
Uncle Sam, and laid out a lily farm
at Buaro station, four miles from
Santa Ana. Already eight acres
have been set out to lilies, and
between $4,000 and $4,000 bulbs
are in the ground.
The Bermuda variety has been
mixed with that of Japan in the
hope of producing hardy stock
that will not die out.
THE problem we are tackling is
still an experiment" said Farmer
Linde, as he walked about the lily
ranch few days ago, but | am
sure we shall succeed. / have
been assured by dealers in New
York that they will take all the
bulbs | can raise. The market is
the easiest part of it. Uncle Sam
has been good to us because he is
tired of spending 100000 a year
for lilies raised in foreign parts
when they might as well be raised
at home. Easter lilies are a popu-
lar cut-flower, and Easter isn't the
only time when they are in de-
mand There is always a market
for them. They are used in the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
BY PETER POWER

At the Forthcoming convention at
st. Joe, Mo-, the printers will be
confronted by the extraordinary
situation that their estimated in
come for the payment of old age
pensions was more than double the
requirements. The pension system
has been in operation one year and
$4,000 has accumulated. The
printers pay one half of one per
cent of their earnings into the fund
and using this assessment as a
basis it has been found that the
aggregate earnings of the $4,000
members of the typographical
union were over $40,000,000 during
the year, or an average of 1897
each. The printers are now talk
ing of adding an insurance feature
to their beneficiary system.
Once more the United States SUI
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30

year Of age, his earnings" have
netted him a cool million dollars,
after barely a dozen years service
in the employ of street railway
corporations. In retiring to pri-
vate life, which will be largely
spent at his home in Plattsburg,
N. Y, the illustrious Mr.. Farley, in
sort of farewell address, cheer
fully admits that he cleaned up
$1,000 profits in breaking the
strike on the Interborough COM
pany of New York in 1906. Later
he started detective" agency on
Broadway, New York, and made
immense profits.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30

preme court has been overruled.
The supreme court of California
has handed down a decision to the
effect that the boycott, both pri-
mary and secondary, is legal, but
that the advertising of boycott by
means of picketing of other Of
fensive method is unlawful. The
court holds that in solicitations to
discontinue patronizing a certain
firm, publication, etc, reasonable
persuasion and threats to withdraw
patronage were legal
The United States supreme court
held to the contrary in the cele-
brated hatterS' case.
James Farley, strike breaker, an
nounces his retirement from
business" for Mr. Farley insists
that his occupation was a business
with him, and, although but 35
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
BROKE PLEDGE TO
THEIR DYING FATHER
(By United Press.)

DENVER, July 30.-Claiming
that their stepmother, Mrs. Joseph
inc Smeenan, has refused to carry
out the promise made to their dy-
ing father that she would care for
them, Glenn and George Smeenan,
age 16 and 13, respectively, have
filed suit in the district court
against her, asking the court to set
aside certain conveyances made by
their father prior to his death OF
property valued at $4,000.
Their sister, Gertrude, age IL, Is
also made a party to the suits but
the stepmother, they say, has not
turned her out upon the charities
of the world.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30

Assisting the Danish lily farmer
is his beautiful daughter, Jenny
Linde Not only does she bear the
name of the great Swedish prina
donna, but she also is gifted with
voice of remarkable sweetness
and mower
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30

churches, at funerals, during fiesta
times and in a host of other ways.
The Bermuda lilies are almost a
thing of the past now. What we
are trying to do is to raise lily
that will be strong enough to sur
yiye"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-07-30
SPECIAL

DR.. Graves Tooth Pow
der, regular price %; SAM
tary Tooth Brush, regular
price 25c-the two for 25c,
the price of one.