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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

Il never even guessed that I was a seer
until the spur OF poverty drove me into
prophecy" writes James Andrews In a
recent issue Of Harper's Weekly. Then
l happened to light upon the advertisement
OF a wholesale dealer In prophesying ma
chimes, and he sold me an outfit for a
low price. Advice he gave free. Look
wise he said. Hand 'em a line OF hot
talk full O. big words, They'll fall easy
How the author set up his automatic ma
chine, with its large, pasteboard head OF
Abdul Aziz Khan, at Coney Island, and
raked in the nickels OF the credulous Is
told in this interesting confession. The
victims we're not OF the uneducated type.
They wore fine clothes, ate costly foods
and many Of them came In automobiles.
And yet the fortune-teller often took in
between three and four thousand nickels
during an afternoon and evening"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

Conductor con railroad traln)-Thls isn't
the right ticket, sir.
Absent-minded Passenger What's thu
matter with II?
Conductor-This ticket calls for a diamond
ring-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

Husband-Why don't you have Bridget
shut the kitchen door? one can smell the
breakfast cooking all over the house.
Wife-Wc leave II open on purpose. The
smell Is all that gets the family up.-Judfe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

A divine healer il in jail IN Brooklyn.
When locked up he was In rags, which
concealed S75 and several diamonds. He Is
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses, having promised a cure that
was not forthcoming and for which he
was careful to collect in advance.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

A moral or two may be drawn from the
report rendered by the gas companies OF
New York city to the United States dis
trict court concerning the sums rebated
TO consumers under the decision UNFOLDING
the reduction OF the price Of gas from
81 TO 10 cents. While the case was In the
court 20 cents for each 1000 feet OF gas
paid for the impounded, pending final
decision. The decision sustained the so
cent law, and the money %impounded was
ordered returned to the proper person.
The court commissioner has repaid So
$50. 900. leaving at this late day a balance
of over 81, 10000, and of this 1t is calcu.
lated that hardly t1,OOO,0OO will find own.
ers. That is not all. Several months be-
fore the litigation closed Judge Lacombe
ceased requiring the deposit of the re-
bates with the court, well knowing that
the amounts then accumulated would SUI
panies, should the case be decided against
them.
flee to meet all claims against the com.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

Miss Upper-I do so enjoy repartee.
Mrs. Cumso-My husband won't drink
anything but Oolong.-Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

She-Does Gladys look any different
since she and her husband have separated d?
He-Yes. She wears her hair a la di-
vorcee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

A woman In Connecticut ran a needle
into her finger, and the other day It came
out at her elbow"
That's nothing. My wife swallowed A
needle and two days later had a stitch
in her side. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

She-Goodnessi How's that?
He-Parted.-Kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

you are in a merry mood 80
NO. But I've got TO have something to
tell my constituents when I get home
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

1T strikes me you are reading a great
deal of humorous literature" said the CON
fidential friend.
Yes answered Senator Sorghum; ~
am reading all the funny stories ] can
find ~
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03
The OMAHA DAILY Bel

Entered at omshs pOstoffics as second
lass matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-03

Mistress-Jane. ] can't have you enter
tanning company in my kitchen all the
time.
New Cook-Faith, an it do be your own
fault, ma'am. Yea should ave advertised
for a plain c~ook.-Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
GENERAL NEWS.

In sinking bored well at Nashville,
Nash county, S. c., few days since
q rich vein of copper and gold was
found at rs feet
The third international congress on
sells from the 21st to the 25th of Au-
gust, 1910.
Ten million dollars is the price Col.
John Jacob Astor will pay for freedom
from his wife, a settlement having
been arranged on that basis
The Turkish ministry will urge upon
the Ottoman parliament the adoption
of naval program. providing for the
expenditure within the next seven
years of sl00.000,O0O.
Halley's comet will pass across the
suns face May is next, according to
the calculations made by Father G
NJ. Searle, C. S. p, the New York as
tronomer.
Commander Robert f. Peary has
been voted gold medal by the Ma
tional Geographic Society, which has
approved his claim to having reached
the north pole.
States commissioner of education. died
at Providence, r. l. on the 5th inst
His work in educational lines gained
him international recognition.
The British House OF Commons
passed the governments finance bill
OIL budget on the 4th inst. by vote
OF 379 to 149. The bill will be fiercely
fought in the House of Lords, because
IL is framed to increase the taxes OF
the great land owners.
At Mourmelon, France. on the Sd
inst, Henry Farman, the English avi
ator, won the Michelin cup, beating
all aeroplane records for duration OF
flight and distance. He covered over
144 miles in four hours six minutes
and 25 seconds.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Gen. John Coppinger died in Wash
ington on the 4th inst of pneumonia,
He had brilliant war record and was
son-in-law of the late James G..
Blaine.
Refusing to be drawn into the Cook
Peary North pole controversy. the
state department declined request
that it cable American Minister Egan
at Copenhagen to request of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen permission to
examine the records of DR.. Frederick
A. Cook when they are submitted to
that institution.
The question of granting naturaliza-
ton to Turkish subjects is for the
determination of competent courts.
This is the attitude of the state de.
partment as defined in a statement
Just issued, and Is taken to indicate
that the department is now prepared
to accept without question the con.
clusion of the bureau of naturalization
of the department of commerce and
labor that Turkish subjects are not
entitled to naturalization.
That approximately 25 per cent. OF
the deaths of persons whose occupa'
tions expose them to dust are due to
tuberculosis is disclosed in bulletin
prepared at the bureau of labor by
Frederick l.. Hoffman.
At the College Park aviation field
on the Sd inst, Lieuts. Humphreys
and Foulois of the signal corps re
manned in the air gig minutes and
in doing so exceeded all endurance
records made by any of the pupils OF
the Wright brothers in this country
AS two-man flight it was but 10 IL
minutes short of the longest previous
record made by Wilbur Wright.
w. Cameron Forbes, vice COVER
nor general of the PHILIPPINES. has
been named by the President to sue
ceed the present governor general
James Smith, whose resignation has
been accepted to take effect. Novem
her IL. at the expiration of his leave
of absence.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency shows thai
there were on November 1st S703,
940,756 of national bank notes out
standing secured by United State;
bonds. This is a net increase Of s3S.
O96,564 over a year ago and of 1,133.
] 297 over month ago.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Toitec Land Drawing.

Denver. An Antonito dispatch
Thursday night says: Nebraska and
Iowa people drew the cream of the
Toltec tract at the Carey act land
drawing. Several Denver men drew
land. but there were few lucky ones
down state. When the drawing was
completed it was estimated that from
,one-third to one-half of the $4,000 acres
had been disposed of.
One of the features OF the drawing
was the location of so acres by E. R.
Marshall of Antonito. who got second
choice. The piece he selected is three
miles from Antonito, fenced. has been
farmed, has two stacks of alfalfa and
many improvements. The land had
been farmed by Fred Ortiz. a wellto-
do land owner of this place, and 1t
had been supposed that Ortiz held a
patent to 1t.
The first number drawn was 1888, by
]. Doran of George, Iowa. He was
neither here nor represented by an
attorney, and his chance had to be
passed. If he arrives later he will
have to select from what remains. Sew
eral Nebraska and Iowa people are on
their way to the drawing failed to ar
rive in time and it is possible that he
Is in the party.
The first choice was given to the
next number drawn, 20z, held by Guy
It Nash of Pueblo. He had registered
for 1GO acres and selected tract
about two miles southwest of Antoni
to w. II. Sauber of Stayetown, Pa.
drew third. getting 1G0 acres of choice
land.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
NATIONAL LIVE
STOCK SHOW
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
GREAT ANNUAL EXHIBITION
IN DENVER.
70 DOUBLE LAST YEARS
BREEDERS OF PEpieREEo STOCK
WILL BRING THEIR BEST
ANIMALS.

Denver.-This city will be the
storm center of the live stock indus
try of the country In January, and
the coming annual stock show and the
conventions of the American National
Live Stock Association, the National
Beef Producers Congress and the
Colorado Cattle Growers Association
will provide an opportune occasion to
bring the men engaged in the various
branches OF the industry together to
discuss the present most interesting
situation in regard to the meat indus
try.
After long period of fluctuating
markets in which the profits of one
year are swallowed up in the losses
OF the succeeding year. 1t is generally
agreed that the industry has in sight
q long period of prosperity. So conf
dent are live stock investors OF this
fact that they are buying cattle right
and left and banks and money brokers
are besieged for loans with which to
buy more cattle.
Preparations for the big show in
January are being pushed vigorously.
Entries are already pouring in and
the show management is commencing
the construction of additional accom-
modations to take care of the large
amount of stock coming. The show
will be nearly double the size of last
year IN every department and General
Manager Skinner is busy planning
how to care for the exhibits. The big
stockmen of the East are alive to the
situation and realize that the center
OF the industry for the future will be
In the West. with Denver as head.
quarters. The breeders of pedigreed
stock are coming to show their best
and to sell some of their animals to
the West and many more are coming
to look over the country and try to
find a location. Thousands Of stock
men In the Middle West are selling
their farms with the idea of coming
West to locate where they can control
some cheap grass. The West has the
grass and the time is coming when 1t
will provide the bulk of the live stock
for the whole country.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

walked to the crossroads and tucked
the money under the stone. and then
stood back behind a tree to see what
would happen. In minute or 80 he
laid his shotgun on the ground and
stole slowly toward the fat stone.
Glancing cautiously around, he lifted
the stone. picked up the 500 and
slipped 1t into his pocket. with a,
cruel italian chuckle of glee.
At that moment his stanch' Scotch
nature rebelled. Never would he be
robbed in this manner! With cry of
anger he dashed for the shotgun. and
at the very moment that he laid his
hand upon 1t his left hand drew the trig.
ger. Then ensued terrific struggle,
in which his, Italian nature had all
the advantage. Try as he would he
was always too close to, himself to-
use the shotgun, while the dagger was
just the weapon to use at close quar-
ters. With groan he dashed the
shotgun from. him.. and closed in.
upon himself. Again and again he
wrested the dagger from himself, only
to have 1t wrested. away, again. At
length he put his knee upon his chest,
and pinned himself down thus, he
seized his ear in his, teeth, and bit un-
til he cried for mercy Then, putting
his hand in his pocket he pulled out
the ten bills and put them in his pock-
ct. He had triumphed.
All the way home his proud Scotch
nature gloated on. this, unequaled
achievement and he. took his seat at
his dinner table with a feeling of
great content. He felt in his pocket
to see that the $100 was still there,
and 1t was.
That for the Black Hand!" he cried,
swapping his fingers, and he set to
work devouring his meal.
Suddenly he paused and look of
| fright and amazement came over his
face. He paused with his fork half
way to his face, and stared at it. He
was eating spaghetti Instantly he
knew what had happened. In his ter.
rifle struggle with himself he had
mixed his two natures, and the Ital-
ian nature had triumphed after all!
He had allowed himself to take the
$100 away from himself. He had al
lowed himself to black-hand him
self.
AS he finished his meal he laughed
merrily to think how he had carried
out his threat, and at the same time
the tears ran down his cheeks as he
thought how he had been victimized
1t is a terrible thing to have two nj
lures.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
ANOTHER IMPORTANT VICTORY
FOR THE CARTER MEDICINE
COMPANY IN THE UNITED
sTATEo COURT.

The United States Circuit Court for
the Southern District of New York
sitting in New York City-has just
awarded to the Carter Medicine Com
pany decree which again sustains
the company's exclusive right to use
the red package for liver pills.
By the terms of the decree, 1t IL,
among other things:
Adjudged that the Carter Medicine
Company is the owner OF the sole and
exclusive right to the use OF red col
ored wrappers and labels upon said
small, round packages of liver pills of
the style described in the bill OF COM
plant: said right having been ac-
quired by the prior adoption OF said
style and color of package for liver
pills by the complainant predecessors
more than thirty years ago. and es-
tablished by the continuous and ex-
elusive use Of the same in constantly
increasing quantities by said prede-
cessors and by the complainant. the
Carter Medicine Company. itself. from
the time of their said adoption until
the present day.
The decision just announced is per-
haps the most important and far-reach-
ing Of all. by reason Of the character
of the tribunal which rendered it. No
Court in the country stands higher.
Druggist, st. Louis, No.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
READY TO FIGHT.

The big man with the fiery look on
his face had been struggling with the
car window for 20 minutes. Suddenly
it came down on him and held him
a prisoner. With much fumins and
wriggling he finally released himself
"Confound that blasted window!
he thundered, almost exploding with
rage. Il feel like could chew it ur
in bits, glass and ALL"
1t was then that the humorous little
man in the next seat touched him on
the arm.
MY friend" he said, with merry
twinkle in his eyes, don't be SO an
cry with the window. Why, that win
dow likes you. In fact. it is really
affecsionate."
3hat! Are you joshing me? The
window affectionate?'
Certainly. sir. Didn't it fall on youi
neck?"
And then the humorous little mar
vanished toward the smoker.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Weld County Statistics.

Greeley-County Assessor A. r
Fletcher has estimated the taxes in
Weld county to be collected from va
rious corporations, including rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone com
panies, at s119.1S277. This tax will
be paid for the year 1909 in the year
1910. The railroad alone will pay SIS.
900 more taxes than ever before for
one year and other corporations are
assessed in proportion.
The assessed valuation of the coun
ty is $16,OO0,00O of which 100000 is
represented by the assessments of cor
porations. There are 10 more school
districts in the county than in 1900
Nine years ago there were seven in
corporated towns in the county. Now
there are Is. Then there were 5000
taxpayers, while now there are 10000
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

According to figures compiled yes
terday by Secretary of State James Is.
Pearce, the receipts of his office for
last month. s22,14S.70, were nearly
double what they were for the same
month a year ago. The payment of
flat taxes by several corporations ac-
counts for part of the increase.
The farmers of Sunflower valley in
Las Animas county turned their at.
tention to raising beans. This years
crop, which has just been harvested
and is being threshed. will net them
about $4,000. This is the largest
bean crop ever harvested in the state.
Because OF the short life of wooden
fumes, iron fumes are being in.
stalled on the principal streets OF
Cripple Creek. The pipes are three
feet in diameter. made of ingot iron,
and are of the same pattern as those
now being used by the government.
The new fumes will cost about $1O,-
900.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Ruled by Kindness.

Lucy Burd's success with boys at
the reform school in Bucks county,
Pennsylvania, she thinks, is due sim
ply to kindness. She has reformed
more than 100 boys in her term of
five years as superintendent. Some of
her boys are in the navy some on
farms. Few have gone back to their
old ways after coming under her In
fiuence.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Unusual Luck.

so you've rented that haunted
house which was on your hands so
long?"
Yes; rented 1t to an actor"
did he find out its reputation"
That's the very thing which de-
cided him to take the house."
Rather surprising!"
He said 1t would be such a com
fort for him to get inside OF house
where the ghost walked every night" !"
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
For Consideration

All pertinent facts must be consid-
cred when you are dealing with the
great problem of prosperity. Would
you put the plus or minus sign before
the item that the county Jail has a
great falling of In patronage?-De-
troit Free Press.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

We Judge ourselves by what we feel
capable of doing, while others judge
US by what we have already done.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

DON'T NEGLECT THAT COUGH
II certainly racks your system md may run fHfe
something serious. Aliens Lung Balsnm will chech
itquicky and permanently. For sale At all druggists
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Many Children Are slekIy.

Many Children Are STekly.
Mother Cray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray. a nurse in
Children's Home. New York. cure Sum
mer Complaint, Feverishness. Headache.
Stomach troubles, Teething Disorders and
Destroy Worms. At all Druggists. 3e.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 8.
Olmstei. LIE Roy, NJ z.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

A cynic is a person who makes q
speciality of telling the truth.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

Many man suspects his neighbor
as he suspects himself.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12

Strong Winds and Sand Storms
cause granulation of the eyelids. PETTITS
EYE SALVE soothes and quickly relieves.
All druggistso or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1909-11-12
Important TO Mothers,

Important 10 MotheF8.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-19
PETITIONS EXPECTED TO HAVE
DESIRED EFFECT ON TRUSTEES

SAN PEDRO, June 1911 public sem
timent expressed by mammoth petltlohs
from the citizens of this city ana py IL
nubIic Indignation meeting which VIII
he held on Monday night has the desired
effect on the city trustees OF san Peuro'
the contemplated steal by the southern
Pacific and the Bannings OF all OF the
frontage of Mormon island VIII De Irus-
trated and these valuable franchises be
refused and the frontage heiu lor INC
use of the people.
The consolidation committee TO-DAY
Jumped into the fight and has called an
indignation meeting for Monday even
ing. The circulars which will be put
i'm the hands of every citizen tomorrow
read as follows:
"HARBOR FRANCHISE STEAL.
Attempt by S. p. and Bannings to
gobble entire frontage of Mormon
island.
"Action of Trustees on next Tuesday.
Indignation meeting of citizens at
Auditorium, Fifth|street, Monday even
ing, June q. at p. m.
Representatives from all the civic
bodies of Los Angeles and Capt. Amos
A. Fries will be there and speak. May
or Alexander and the entire city council
of Los Angeles have been invited to be
present.
Everybody come and protest against
this latest encroachment on the people, S
free harbor.
CONSOLIDATION -COMMITTEE.
'E. d. Seward, Secretary.
"W. A. Weldon, Chairman"
The city trustees will be asked to be
present, as will also the local chamber
of commerce. A large delegation is ex-
pected from Los Angeles, and also from
Wilmington.
While the action of three trustees or
Tuesday was hasty, Trustee Duffy is
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-19
MAYOR BOWLS OVER
LID Off ADVOCATES
SAYS OPEN TOWN SENTIMENT
IS INSULT
Believes EIks Will Be Better Pleased
to Know That Laws Are
Enforced in Los
Angeles

"An unwarranted insult to the city's
guests of honor" was the way Mayor
Alexander characterized the attempt
being made in some quarters to in
duce him to order the police to keep
their eyes shut during the week the
Elks are to be in Los Angeles, and step
off the lid
Barney Healy, the "short haired"
statesman from ''de Bloody Ate,' was
the first man with temerity enough to
approach Mayor Alexander on the sub
ject. Barney wanted to know what the
mayor and his police commission We're
going to do about it if the saloons
kept open after closing hours and the
redlights blazed little
"Of course, you can take away their
licenses" said Barney, "but you hadn't
oughter do it. These yere Elks are n
mighty fine bunch of men and we don't
want them to get sore on the town" !"
That's just it," says the mayor
'they are a mighty fine bunch of men,
and for that very reason | believe they
prefer to see the laws enforced. They
are certainly as law abiding citizens
as our own people of Los Angeles, and
if Los Angeles people want the laws
enforced it is certain our visitors Will.
''The lid is going to be on just as
tight Elk week as it is today, and l
really believe it is an unwarranted in
suit to our guests to ask that anything
else be done while they are in the
CITY. We want them to go away with
a good impression and the best way
we can convey that good impression is
to show them what a clean city we
have"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-19
START WORK ON NEW PIER
AT HUNTINGTON BEACH
Structure Will Be Completed and Ma
chinery of Wave Motor Installed
Within Next Few Weeks

HUNTINGTON BEACH, June 1S.-
The big pile driver that was brought
here Wednesday from San Pedro has
been started with a full crew on the
work of construction on the wave motor
pier at the foot of Twenty-first street.
The pier will be 500 feet long, and is
being built for the California Wave
Motor company. The company has con-
siderable machinery stored at this point,
and also has machinery under construc-
tion in Los Angeles.
1t is the intention of the company to
push the work of installing the first
ten units without delay. From the first
ten units, which will produce more cleo
tricity than Huntington Beach can con-
sume the plant will quickly be in
creased to twenty motors, and power
will be sold to other cities.
Mr.. Reynolds, inventor of the Wave
Motor, declares that within year all
the cities on the South Pacific coast will
be using his motors to generate the
power for commercial and domestic pur-
poses. After Huntington Beach will
come Long Beach as the next city to
be benefited by fuel for illuminating the
city and power for factories. The Rey-
nolds motor, which ran on a pier in
Huntington Beach for several months
and which convinced thousands who
saw it operate of the practicability OF
the wave engine, has been removed and
part of the machinery will be used on
the new pier. The pressure tank which
will be installed on the new wharf is
expected to be on the ground by the
time the construction company has
completed the structure.