Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

not suffer any IN effects.
sand in considerably smaller doses than
the one I took is one Of the best things IN
the world for the stomach" he explained
after the performance. Il don't place any
faith in the theory Of those travelling men
that sand is poison or that It hurts the
membranes. I am going to go on eating
sand all my life because It is better than
any other medicine l know Of"
Matrimonial -BallOonacy.
Married in a balloon and by wireless
telephone 10 the latest word in unusual
marriages. Carey A. Beebe Of Seattle and
Miss Margaret a. Hall Of Lewiston. Mont,
both taken with the craze TO do something
new and original, were married that way
at Seattle a couple of weeks ago. In the
basket when the balloon sailed skyward
were only the engaged couple. The balloon
was equipped with a double telephone sys-
TEN of the wireless variety. The wireless
operator was on the ground below, sur
rounded by bridesmaids, the best man,
other attendants and the relatives Of the
young man. An Episcopal minister. Or.
sundstrom, was also present to o%fficiate
at this very odd wedding
While the balloon was sailing away the
wedding ceremony proceeded. The minister
read the marriage service and asked Mr..
Beebe and Miss Hall the usual questions
by wireless telephone. and their replies
were promptly received. After the cere-
mony was ended and the newly welded
pair had received congratulations and
kisses by wireless telephone, Mr.. Beeoe
opened the big valve In the top Of the
balloon and they descended In safety to be
overwhelmed with more congratulations
and kisses.
At Los Angeles, Cal, Mrs, Lillian M
Hoag has broken all records by fasting
for forty-nine day The highest known
previous record was that Of Eta Priscilla
| Grove, a Chicago school teacher, VINO
tasted at Long Beach forty-one lays a
year ago.
Mrs. Hoag's fast was broken a few
days ago when she "dined" with her
brother. Her first meal consisted Of a
small canteloupe. This long period OF alb
stlnence was due to illness that the woman
hoped to overcome by refraining from tooo
Of any kind. The result was even more
wonderful than she herself hoped for.
Throughout this long fast Mrs. Hoas
did her own .housework and washing
cooked the home meals and performed
all the tasks of a housekeeper. Rising every
morning at 4:N o'clock she was active
until between 9 and 10 o'clock At night
when she retired to sound sleep.
Romantic engagements and even happy
marriages have resulted from notes writ
ten on eggs, boxes, wrappers or hidden IT
goods consigned TO far-off cities. The
latest romance of this kind, and possibly
the most unusual. will culminate within
the next few days in the wedding OF
Joseph Law Of Sioux City to Miss Mary
Kingsley OF Tillingley, Conn. About 4
year ago, in a spirit Of fun. she wrote 9
note on a coffin in the factory where she
is employed, wrapped 1t around the nan
die of the coffin and then waited to SCI
what happened. The casket in due COURSE
reached the Westcot undertaking estao
Hshment at Sioux City, where Mr.. Law
is employed. He found the note incloseC
In the tissue paper wrapping covering OH
Of the handles. He answered it. Mis-
Kingsley replied and the correspondents
soon grew so serious that after an eN
change of photographs the pair announces
THAR enraRement-New York World.