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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-21

DELICATE How old are you, ma
DAM" asked the cross-examing lawyer
The woman blushed deeply, and stammer-
ing blurted OUT.
IL" and stopped short.
The attorney looked guilty. "Please
madam, quickly" he urged in a gentle,
kindly voice, tits getting worse every
minute you know. Chicago Socialist.
"TLe trip has had its discomforts, "
said Norah, as the ark settled on Mount
Ararat.
yes" replied his wife, "But it is a
comfort to land without being troubled
by the customs inspectors. - Washing
ton tar.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
EAST MARVELS AT THE. WEST
struck by the Splendid Crops and
Financial independents OF
Wall street.

The west is the marvel OF the east at
present. says Robert Coweil, who re-
turned Tuesday from New York. "As soon
as you meet a business man he begins to
talk Of the wonderful prosperity and mag
nificent conditions in the west. OF our
bumper crops. and the fact that the west
no longer needs the money Of the east to
move its crops.
II was more and more amazed at the
l~avishness OF the eastern people In tho
matter Of expenditures. Upon all sides
they are opening new hotels and
restaurants. and the more ex~travagant the
building and equipment, the greater seems
to be the measure OF success.
"A new apartment house Is being erected
at EiEhty-sixth street and Broadway, the
finest Of lts kind In the world. There is a
magnificent court In the center and ar.
engagements for recreation and pleasure
The cheapcz. at which an apartment may
be rented Is S2.lO0 3 year. and from thai
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
SURFACE CULTIVATION BEST
FOR CORN, SAYS CITY FARMER
e. b. Gibbs Raises Small Crop at
Twentieth and VintOn to Prove
His Theory to he Correct.

Beyond any doubt in the mind OF Edward
b. Gibbs of SOO9 South Twentieth street
surface cultivation is the best KIM for
raising fine crops. He has experimental
and has a small patch of three rows of
corn at the corner of Twentieth and Vinton
streets to prove his contention.
Some of the stalks in his field are thir-
teen feet high and the corn is practically
ready for a frost. The ground has no black
soil in it and is mostly clay. Two inches
below the surface 1t is moist and shows
that the corn has all the water 1t needs.
This corn has never been cultivated
deeper than two inches and Mr.. Gibbs has
not been particular about wedding it, wish
ing to prove that his method of farming
corn is the best.
The corn was 'piowed shallow and to
this he attributes the moist condition in
which 1t is now. Close to his patch are
several fields in which the owners pIowed
and cultivated their corn deep. These, SO
Mr.. Gibbs contends, were allowed to dry
out on that account aud they are now in
need Of moisture. He says hat by just
cultivattns on the surface the moisture is
given no chance to get out and is kept In
store for the stalk when a dry spell comes.
II have experimental a great deal with
surface farming said Mr.. Gibbs, and
find 1t to be most successful. My corn In
this patch is higher and In better condition
than any around here. Why7 Simply be-
cause 1 have cultivated less than two
inches. 1t has been given no chance to
fire or dry up as a result of deep plow-
ing. .ea.
Other people made high ridges for tn eli
corn. l do not do that. The roots on I'll
my stalks here are in plain sight and they
have plenty Of moisture"
Mr.. Gibbs dug into the soil in severa.
places in his small patch and showed thai
IN every case the soil, two inches below
the surface, was in a wet condition tina.
gave the corn plenty Of moisture. 90
The stalks and ears in his field are al
large and are far in advance of the corr
grown by the deeper method Of cultivating
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

r.. ]. Sanders Of Kearney is at the
Rome.
r. b. Schneider of Fremont spent the day
on bushes in Omaha.
Peter Jansen and wife of Beatrice passed
through Omaha this morning on their way
home from a trip into Canada.
c. v. Fitzsimons Of Wahoo. l.. T. Will
envy of Nebraska City, and r. w. Erick-
son OF Stromsburg are guests at the Hem
shaw. T."
g. 4. Vermillion of Alma, d. r. Camp
bell OF Sidney, and II. S. Raymond OF Al
iiRnee are stopping at the Paxton.
J. w. Parsons OF Norfolk. r. NJ. LaddIe
Of North Platte, John Popp OF Harrison.
John Miskimins of Atkinson, and Il. Il.
Ptrdell Of Verdee are registered at the
Her Grand. 4ea n
II. L. Hughson OF Agate, L. II. Reese Of
st. Paul, I. Bronderslev OF Mlnden, III. p.
Larson and son of Antioch, j. II. Baer OF
Beatrice. and r. r. Fushie of EIgin are
guests at the Murray
A. L. Cochran OF BARLEY. c. K. Martin
OF North Platte, Frank Daniels OF Gibbon,
p. II. Dow OF Creighton, G. r. Watson OF
Miller. @. w. Fererache OF Sutherland. i.
r. Anderson and f. Erickson OF Wakefield.
c. w. Boetel Of Leigh. J. II. Peeles OF
Lynch, and w. F. Sears OF TekamAh are
at the Merchants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
Square Deal Club
Gives Up Ghost
E. Field breaches the Funeral
Sermon, Saying Club Was
q Bluff.

DIED-In the first year Of it's life, the
Square Deal Republican club. Funeral
private. No flowers,
The Square Deal club ended its brief
existence at a meeting held last evening,
a motion to disband carrying unanimously.
The funeral grafton was pronounced by C.
e. Fields, secretary of the club, who said
there was no reason for its continuing
longer. There are, one or more who would
like to keep the club going" said he, but
the rest Of usl Wish to disband."
Fields made the further statement that
at no time in the history of the club could
It influence none than fifty votes, al
though 1t asserted that It could control
1900 votes. That was just a bluff he
added. 30 SIT Q
w are all republicans" he said, land
all of us are going to vote the ticket this
fall from top to bottom"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
BOY BROWNS IN CUTOFF LAKE
Unable to Swim and Wades Into
Deep Pool Near Railroad
Bridge.

Jacob Siegel, the 11-year-old son Of H.
siegel, 1O17 Farnam street, was rowne
last night in Cutoff lake near the Illinois
Central bridge and the body was recovered
by friends today.
The boy, with three companions, was
wading in the lake when he came unex-
pectedly to a deep pool and went in over
his head, His companions were unable to
aid him and he drowned before they could
summon help.
1t is said that the boys who were with
young Siegel at the time were so fright
ened that they did not report the affair
until more than IN hour after 1t happened.
Mrs. Slegel, mother of the boy, was at
her husbands place of business when tire
news arrived and it was broken to her so
suddenly that she became rantlc with
grief and her condition gives her family
much uneasiness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
CHlVERS NABBED BY POLICE
County Attorney VIII File Charge OF
ManslauShter Against
Him. ..r

Gus Chivers, the colored prize fisher.
who is charged with the murder OF
Charles Johnson, also colored. in a pistol
duel on Twelfth street between Daven-
port and Chicago streets Saturday night,
was arrested about 6 O'Clock last night
at Sixteenth and Fort streets by officer
Woodbridge.
The verdict OF the ~ooroner's Jury was
that Chivers acted in self-defense but
County Attorney English has already pre-
pared a complaint charging the man with
second degree murder. 1t will be filed
Thursday. -.
Lydia Hall. the white woman over whom
the shooting is said to have occurred. Is
held a. q witness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26

designs are applied, and one finds these
net or lattice work bands without the
heavy design worked out in jet, in crystal
and In combinations
The amount Of deep gray metallic trim
mings in aluminium, steel and gun metal
tones augurs well for the autumn popu-
larity Of the dark grays and a new shade
OF this color dubbed coal dust has seemed
to find ready acceptance in Paris.
The color char shows little or no start
ling novelty, and there is no telling until
later what shades will be most modisn
when autumn fashions crystallze; but the
knowing ones think well of certain dark
greens and browns and very dark puppies
for street wear. @
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
SOMETHING NEW FOR SHOWER
Mnch Co. Appreciated Bags May BE
- Made for Many House, 9
.a.agl r. hold Needs.

o Something new in the way of a shower
for a prospective bride, which would be
practical and much appreciated is a bag
Shower 70 include also the pecessary
housekeeping cloths Of All kinds. .r. So.
The girls get together or one or two
afternoons and make for their friend a
complete set Of bags. including those for
laundry, for buildings, cor clothespjns, for
sewing, for dainty waists (these should
have faint sachets Of her 'favorite powder),
house pockets, etc. In the way of house
hold clothes she will need busters, dish
cloths, iron holders, dish towels, polish
ing cloths for furniture, heavy floor cloths
and others which the individual kitchen
will suggest
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
DRUMMOND's acoND WEEK.
SAFE Of vehicles a'sssauosa Price. e

sale of vehicles atEseduced Prices TO
BE GreRter Tim Last Week.
? The second week o. Drummond's vehicle
sale begins today.
The reserve stock tas been placed out
on the main floor ant everything has been
worked down as low Is the first Iot.
This stock embracesmany Of the newest
aud prettiest vehiclei that are found In
the country.
II possible. Dremmod says, he is offer
ing nov greater barains than was Of
fered last week. and since the people in
and out OF Omaha geserally know OF the
sale, he does not expect the stock to re-
main long on the floor
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
wing Hats.

A distinct novelty, though one hardly as
practical as most novelties, is a hat formed
entirely Of wings, not a toqde nor a hat
trimmed with wings only. but literally
made Of them, the brim formed from
them, arranged to overlap with the tips
pointing outward and the crown encircled
with one OF the revived" wrsaths of tiny
spiky piniOns. The edges OF the brim cut
50 . certain outline is given; the whole
carried out in soft specky brown, re-
mluding Que of a thrush, but lined with
jay-blue, The crown covered with breast
feathers In loose, bent style, dyed blue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
An eEcOnOmicnI Vacation.

Round trip tickets at figures but slightly
in excess OF one way fares to a hundred or
more resorts in Canada and New England,
also to New York City and Jersey Coast
Resorts. viii be placed on sale ON various
dates after June !, 1909.
Fun particulars and dates Of sale, limits,
~stopovers and descriptive literature can be
obtained by writing W. S. Cookson, A. q.
P. A.. Grsnd Trunk Railway System, LIS
Adams street. Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
FunernI Nntice.

Mecca Court No. 10, Tribe OF Ben Hur-
All members are requested to attend the
funeral Of our late sister, Angeline Whit
marsh on Thursday, August &C. at 2 .. M,
from Ss1 North T~wenty-third street.
ID. c. Dodds. chief L d. SehAub. Scribe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26

they run to $500, Each apartment has its
own ice manufacturing plant.
Retail business in New York a little
dull, but that is not unusual at this season
of the year."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
JET is IMMENSELY POPULAR
II VIII be Combined with Metals
In This Seasons New
Trimmings.

Jet and gold. Jet and silver. Jet ana
steel. Set and crystal. all are represented,
and superb embroidery designs in color
show touches Of jet introduced Into the de
sign. open work or net work foundations
formed of tiny bangles strung together are
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
peadIr frInht

possesses suffers from lung trouble till
they learn DR., Kings New Discovery will
help them. Soc and tlN soId BY Bsaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
W. H. RHODES IN NEW BANK

sIstant Rshie of the City
National.
Walter II. Rhodes, cashier and executive
officer of the Lewiston National bank OF
Lewiston, ILL.,, for fourteen years, has
been elected assistant cashier of the new
City National bank and will take up his
duties at once. Mr.. Rhodes came to Omaha
two years ago to enter business and
formed the American Investors corpora
ton
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26

George Hall and William Page were fined
SIS and costs yesterday. They We're
charged with petit larceny. 1t was estab-
lished that they were playing with loaded
dice. The complaining witness was George
Chlnn. Chinn appealed to the police when
he had/1ost his money on the shin" game
as he called It. AS soon as the judge had
passed sentence both men were rearrested
n charged with gambling. This case will
be heard today. All the participants were
NOl0rAd
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26
Thirty Days tor Woman.

Elizabeth Williams was sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail yesterday
morning She was one Of the trio, James
Wilson and Carrie Princ being the 9TH
ers, who were suspected of taking $H from
Sarah Butler, Monday afternoon. Wilson
was dismissed and the trial of Carrie
Prince has not been held. Sarah Butler
denied Tuesday morning that she had
taken laudanum with suicidal intent after
the money was stolen. She said che was
only
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-03
Hearing Both Sides of the Case

The Washington president
of amending the
that he obtaining the of the railway officials
1t is well that the president hear both sides the
for him. The public will be scented by the cabinet officers
and the railroads by the railroad officials will the
If the railroad people heard there might
that Cabinet Member
might presidents railways
him to violent
Mr. Wiekersham formerly private counsel Pierpon
ing against the railways His enthusiasm for the plain
who the freight will be allowed to- him
into extreme
Mr. will whirled anti-railway roing.
viii the strengthening
with the railway presidents and general
Phander c. Knox Tricks attorney cabinet raid
the railways Richard Achilles Balngers
the roads will be futile well antcapitaism of
Veagh will not be unbalanced by other counsels.
The railways will be heard Their nveterae mania for the
STRENGTHENING of the interstate act will be in all
measure INDUCED.
Surrounded b the raging popuistc mob in his cabinet the
president will what his
is worth but he will hear
Knox Dickinson. Macveagh Wickersham Hitchcock the
rest of the cabinet will side of
They will it
haps but they will be heard
people will be weighed what the Hills Ripley
the for the railways.
And then the law will be STRENGTHENED.
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TELL. NE A US
irSTORYA
E--:-NaMl
AACHlLDREN,S
~ PlAYTlME-5
THE RABBIT CHILDREN

The little Rabbit brothers were
very cross. They wanted to go
down to the pond and slide on the
nice smooth ice. A light snow
had fallen the night before, and
Papa Rabbit had said that they
shouldn't He was afraid the
hunters and their dogs would
track the little rabbits In the
snow.
Like naughty children. they
disobeyed and went to the pond
They were having fine time
when suddenly they heard dog
bark. Then they were sorry
little rabbits. They were so
frightened they didn't know what
to do until they thought of the
hole in the old log by the pond.
They had just time to crawl in.
1t was great sport to watch the
dog jumping about. He was so
anxious to get them that he was
almost wriggling inside out. He
was about to give it up and go
away when he caught sight of
Papa Rabbit hopping across the
fields to his dinner. But the lit
tie ones had seen him, too. and
before the dog could reach him
called out a warning.
He ran quickly to the log, but
alas! he was larger than the
hole. The dog ran back and bark
ed furiously, and the hunters were
now in sight. But before they
could reach the spot, the bright
little Rabbit brothers had dug
away the rotten wood until the
opening was large enough for the
old one to squeeze in.
When the hunters and their
dogs had gone they all came out
and hurried home. And the little
brothers were forgiven for dis
obeying this time. and got some
thing extra for dinner.
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DailYSborfSforY

her own. That a creeper might
have touched her was not improb-
able; but the story of the eyes
was obviously the delirum of a
frightened girl.
"Lal Chundra had the task of
caring for the greenhouse. Four
days before the colonel's death he
had warned him that the plant
should be cut down. He was heard
to do so, and the colonel laughed
at him. Four days later the
Icolonels body was found lying
among the creepers. The life had
been sucked out of him by ten
tacles, as hideous blue welts upon
the body disclosed.
Drowning was given officially
as the cause of death. Lal Chun-
dra, who inherited a goodly sum
from his master. wept in heart
broken sort of way, and, alleging
that to enter the place meant GER
tain death, obtained permission
from the authorities to have the
entire structure burned to the
ground. But /, who had found
the colonefs body. who had en-
tered the greenhouse unobserved,
and in perfect immunity, had GER
tain suspicious.
"Lal Chundra had departed for
hideous tentacle emerged, fol-
l have mentioned, and the house
was left untenated. l toook up
my residence there, and, on the
first morning after my arrival,
went to the burned greenhouse.
Nothing could be seen but the
Shiny water of the pond, with its
heaps of charred and dying plants,
among them the marine asclep-
teris.
81 had taken my cane with me,
and was poking idly among the
grottoes, when an enormous
hideous tentacle emerger, fol-
lowed by another and another.
And finally a vile, writing thing
lay squirming before me, with
eight horrible arms radiating
from a central nucleus, from
which two CLASSY eyes glared at
me viciously.
Even though the monster was
sluggish from its horrible meal,
only my call saved me. / cannot
tell my sensations as l fought that
battle for life. When 1 had re-
covered my senses the octopus lay
dead at my feet"
1.-THE octopus" cried Greene.
EYES," said the doctor. "Lal
Chundra had conveyed 1t thither,
knowing that 1t would seclude it.
self in the grottos. A few days
of abstinence from foodz-and it.
was ready to devour the first vic
tim that entered.
I'm that case you must absolve
the asclepteris from blame. l know
of other stories, however-but
there's the luncheon bell"
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The Woman's Study club has
lust issued Its booklet for the
l9O9-1910 season. The pamphlet
is a pretty and well arranged one
and speaks we'll for the enterprise
1f the club members. The next
meeting will be held Tuesday,
December z, at the home of Mrs.
Bennett Palmer, 618 South L
street. The author for study will
be w. d. Howells.
One of the large dancing parties
of the week will be given Satur-
day evening ait Sloan's hall by the
commercial travellers.
The Metropolitan club enter
tanned with one of it's jolly dane
ing parties last evening at Sloan's
hall. During the evening punch
was served while the dancing
went on to the fine music furn-
lshed by st. Jeans orchestra.
OF great interest among the
boys and girls, especially of the
High school, is the dancing party
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to be given this evening at Sloan's
hall by the II. Il. It. club of High
school boys. This club has made
a name for itself by its delightful
parties and they are always an
ticipated with much pleasure by
the students and their friends.
Nason's orchestra will play the
dancing music.
An important event in Masonic
circles will be the elaborate ball
to be given Friday evening, De-
cember 10, at Masonic temple in
honor of the annual meeting of
the Daughters of Isis. Many
women from various cities will be
present. Music will be played by
the Alfif band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stevens
have as their guest for a few days
Mrs. Frederick Eitel of Seattle
st. GATHERINGS guild of st,
Luke's church will entertain with
an informal reception and dane
ing party this evening compliment
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BY Harold Carter


$50 far from being our prey"
said the doctor, laying down the
law in the Anglo-Indians club, y
the vegetable world wages inces-
SAINT war with us and frequently
wins. The germs of smallpox
scarlet fever and other zymotic dis.
eases are minute fungi, vegetable
parasites, not animal"
"But, DOCTOR" said Greene, "you
were saying that certain plants
exist whach are capable of seizing
a man in their tentacles and liter
ally sucking the life out of him
/ have read of such in sensational
fiction, but in real life"
do you remember the death OF
Col. Fitzpatrick" asked the doc
tor quietly.
We all remembered how the
colonel had fallen into the minia-
ture pond in his greenhouse, prob
ably during an apopleetic attack
and was found drowned.
Drowning was not the cause OF
DEATH" said the doctor. "Now that
these years have elapsed, may
perhaps acuqaint you with as hor-
rid a murder as has ever been
planned.
'rLal Chundra!" gasped Greene.
Eyes" said the doctor slowly.
HE had been appointed by the
anarchist committee to secure the
colonels death. All this came out
afterward. But as the evidence of
accidental death was positive, we
could not even place aim under
arrest. The fiendish ingenuity CT
the SCHEME throws a shining light
into the dark corners of the indian
mind"
"Never mind; tell u.s." said
Greene.
"Col. Fitzpatrick, as you
know" said the doctor, had a
hobby for marine growths. He had
constructed upon his estate in
England a huge greenhouse, filled
with rank tropical growths. In
the center was large pond, sur
rounded with an artificial rockery
containing caverns of great depth.
Among other growths he had
the weed asclepteris, which, as
you may know, catches and de-
yours spiders. insects and even
young birds. That is about the
limit of its powers. But in the
greenhouse, fed with fertilizer and
kept at an even temperature, the
colonel's plants grew tremendous
ly. Their long creepers trailed
along walls and roof, shutting out
the sun.
Zone day maid, who entered
through curiosity, came out
screaming Historically. When
she recovered she told how the
plant had caught her round the
waist with an immense creeper.
while two CLASSY eyes stared into
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irish boric solution daily to hold
tho rubber nipples.
Many a cold is spared the child
who sleeps in a room with the
window wide open at night. iol
If a child's scalp is not in per-
feet health, a little vaseline makes
a good application.
To make rompers were the
best, some mothers stitched a
square of goods on the inside OF
the knees. zee
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tary ITO the members of the guild
and their friends. A short play
let will be presented.
d
Miss Cecil Cheney will be hos
tess for an evening bridge COM
plimentary to the members of the
G. "A. Y. club this evening at her
home, 620 South e street.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
First United Presbyterian church
will hold its annual Christmas
sale of fancy work tomorrow at
the Lucore Piano oompany's store
ON G street.
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Fur turbans in the latest styles
can be made from your discarded
muffs and neckpieces.
Hats reblocked, dyed and clean
ed. Prices reasonable. Plumes
dyed, cleaned, curled and remade
at the Modern Millinery, 522 Prov
ident Bldg, Pacific ave. Phone
Main 1888.
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On, yes, replica the tot.
why do your"
Because the dollies can't eat
any of the cake"
There was method in jean
nette's mischance, as it proved.
Il have broken my dolly she
mourned.
Never mind" said her mother.
Il will mend it for you"
Shawl" pouted Jeanette, 81
didn't break it for you to mend
l want a new one."
Milton, 6, was caught in mis-
chief.
What do you mean by ampu-
tating the leg of that mahogany
center table with your saw, my
SOM" she exclaimed.
ooh, I'm only performing a
little bloodless surgery, mother"
replied he, brushing the sawdust
off his trousers.