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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
RATES WILL BENEFIT OMAHA
Proposed Spokane Tariffs, if Adopted,
Will Cut Heavily.
M'vANN HAS COPY OF THEM
They Contemplate Reductions of from
Eleven 40 Fifty Cents a Hun
dred on Class Rates from
Omaha 10 spokane.

Manager f. j. McVann OF the traffic
bureau OF the Commercial club has re-
ceiVed copies of the proposed Spokane
rates which the Interstate
commission is considering, at the sugges-
ton of the HIN and Hartman lines. The
hearing Is to be held June 3.
Should these rates be considered lust bv
the Interstate Commerce commission Il
will mean a reduction of from II TO 20
cents per hundred Of class rates from
Omaha to Spokane.
The basis Of the Spokane class rates Is
given as, Adopt the rates from ST. PAIL
and Chicago as fixed by the Interstate
Commerce commission, Apply the same
class rates as from ST Paul, and from st,
Louis the same as from Chicago, excep.
where the combination on the locals makes
less. From Denver apply 90 per cent OF the
Missouri river-Spokane rates, which Is pro-
portionate TO the distance"
The reduction from Omaha 10 Spokane
and also applying 20 81. Paul are as fol-
lows: First-class, from SO to S2.50; second
class, $3.50 to S2.l7; third-class, from g. 20
70 3l.S3; fouTth-class, $3.50 to sl.5s; fifth
class, from $50 TO 1913; class A. from
N45 to SiS3; class B. S3 TO 800; class
c, from 81 10 SO cents; class D., from 90 to
70 cents; class +, from IS TO II cents per
hundred.
The commission proposes 10 allow all
those who desire to do so TO appear and
protest against putting this schedule into
effect on short notice. 1t is desired to
have the rates take effect July l.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
GENERAL ALLEN Is PLEASED
Head of Signal Corps Gratifed at
Omaha Balloon Work.
COMES TO INSPECT THE PLANT
Says Fort Omaha VIII Continue 10
Be the Principal Signal Instruc-
tIOn school of the United
States Army.

Brigadier General James Allen, chief Sig
nal officer of the United States army, ar
rived in Omaha Friday morning and is
quartered at the Paxton.
Il am out here merely to take a lock
over Fort Omaha" said General Allen,
and will remain possibly over Sunday. l
want TO see the big balloon house and n.y.
drogen plant, which, as you know, is the
finest and most complete in the United
States, If not in the world. Colonel Glass
ford and Captain Chandler have been doing
some splendid work in getting the plant in
shape.
Fort Omaha is going to be one OF the
great forts Of the country, and is now, for
that matter. 1t Is and will continue to be
the principal sigma instruction school of
the army.
There is much yet to be done, but VIC
have to go slow and keep within our
means. It takes money 10 build balloons.
The two balloons, including the dirigible,
are small affairs, as you have seen. but
they will answer for demonstration and
experimental purposes. Both balloons will
be taken to Fort Leavenworth for expert
mental and instruction purposes there,
There is not any balloon house at Fort
L~eavenwUrth. We have a big tent there
for housing the balloons.
other OmeerH Coming.
Other classes of officers will be sent
70 Fort Omaha for instructions. One of
the finest field signal troops in the army
Is stationed at Fort Omaha, but is now. l
believe, enroute TO Fort Leavenworth for
practice and instruction. There are out
four such companies at present in the serv-
ice, but we are hoping to organize others
in time. The value Of the signal service
is becoming more apparent each year.
Wireless telegraphy has come to stay and
here again the Fort Omaha equipment is
one of the best I'm the country, and the
Fort Omaha school Is turning out a fine
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
,ody OF competent, bright and Intelligent

body OF competent, bright and intelligent
signal service men,"
General Allen visited Fort Omaha Friday
afternoon. He was given a reception there
by the post officers and student class now
under aeronautical Instruction.
The wind was a little too brisk to permit
balloon Rscensions Friday afternoon, but
considerable demonstration work was car
rled on in the big balloon house.
The greater number OF the student class
of officers will return to Fort Leaven-
worth Friday evening.
Stay Until Next Week.
Lieutenant Lahm, Faulois, Bamberger,
Winter and Dickinson will remain until
early next week to assist in the dismantling
of the balloons for shipment to Fort Leav-
enworth.
Both balloons will be debated here, and
the hydrogen gas for Initiating them at
Fort Leavenworth will be sent there In spe-
cial portable tanks, which hold about 1000
feet each Of compressed hydrogen gas. The
tanks will be filled from the Fort Omaha
hydrogen gas plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
JACOBS TRIAL NEXT WEEK
Young Man Charged with Killing
Eiba Roberts VIII Face Jury
at SturRtS-

sTURGIS, s. D., May 2~s.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Meade county circuit court
adjourned here this morning until Tues
day, when the case OF oscar Jacobs,
charged with killing Elba Roberts in
Sturgis on the night OF January IS, will
come up for trial. The trial will be pre-
sided over by Judge Jones OF Sioux Falls,
who will exchange circuits with Judge Rice
OF this circuit. Rice goes 10 Flandreau
Saturday night TO conduct the trial Of
Mrs. Kaufman, charged with the murder
Of her servant girl. Jacobs trial will at
tract a great crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
William Hays
Will Come Here
toTalk Corn Show
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Seeking Conference with Officials
of Big Exposition.

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Will
liam Hays will arrive in Omaha Saturday
to attend a conference OF the general Off
GERS and state vice presidents of the Ma
tiOnal Corn association, who are to meet
and discuss the classification for the next
National Corn exposition premium list and
the program ana the meeting Of the Amer
lean Plant Breeders association. which
will meet in Omaha during the exposition.
Mr.. Hays will also ave a conference
with President c. w. Wattles. who has
charge Of the program Of the exposition.
Others who will attend the meeting are
f. n. Funk Of Bloomington, H., presi-
dent OF the association: p. G. Holden and
f.. A. Montgomery, general vice presi-
dents; C. p. Bull. vice president from Min
nesota; w. c. Gibreath, vice president
from North Dakota; w. II. Young, vice
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29

president from Illinois, and Joh Fields
vice president from Oklahoma.
w. II. DIN, the vice president Of Colo.
RADIO, has wired that he is making every
effort to attend the meeting.
Many OF the officers of the association
are engaged in special work on the trains
travelling in their respective states and
1t is impossible for them to attend.
association from North Dakota, is the
association from North Dakota is the
newly appointed officer from that state.
He will arrive Friday evening from Bis
marck. He is the commissioners of agri-
culture OF the state as we'll as editor of
the North Dakota Magazine, a pubica-
ton which has been consistently boosting
the National Corn exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
Astragulus a
Valuable Member
Bone in Woman's Foot Costs City Saw.
ings Bank Twenty-Five Hun
dred Dollars.

The broken ~astragulus has proved 10 be
worth s.. 900. the jury returning that amount
to Mrs. Mary Carbon. who sued the City
Savings bank in district court.
Whether il was the X-ray pictures shown
the jury. the eloquent remarks OF counsel
or Mrs. Cartons tears during her attor-
ney's summing up, the jury at any rate
was prompt In returning the verdict for
the sum named 10 Judge Kennedy. The
trial Of the case is It's second, a first hear
ing ending in a directed verdict for defend
ant n the supreme court granted a new
trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
Stomach Trouble.
Your tongue Is coated.
Your breath is foul.

Headaches come and 60.
These symptoms show that
your stomach l. the trouble. To
remove the causeis thefirst thing,
and Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets viii do that. Easy
to take and most sffs-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-29
Most Food is Poison

to the dyspeptie. Electric Bitters cure
dyspepsia. liver and kidney complaints and
debility, Price Soc. For sale by Beston
Drug Co.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Supply of Nitrate,

1t is claimed that at the present rate
Of use the known supply of nitrate of
soda will be exhausted in less than
fifty years, while as matter of fact
the consumption is increasing steadily
and rapidly. 1t is therefore safe to
say that before twenty-five years have
passed the supply will be low, unless
new fields are discovered, and that the
price will be high. Over million and
a half tons were used last year. This
is not encouraging for the young gen
GRAFTON of farmers, except for the fact
that we will always have our clovers,
our alfalfa, our cowpeas-the great le-
gume family - and properly rotated
these will supply the soil with nitro
gen from the inexhaustible supply in
the air
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
HYMNS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
ROCK OF AGES.
BY Augustus nj. TopIady.

ham, Surrey, England Nov. 4, 174o.-
London, Aug. 4, 1879, known to our day
only as the author of "the most popular
hymn in the English tongue" was cele-
brated in his own time as religious
controversial. Strange to say, this uni
yersal hymn was written to oppose the
doctrines taught by Wesley and 1t orig
inally formed the curious closing argu-
ment of an elaborate theological article:
entitled THE National Debt" published
in the Gospel Magazine. Yet 1t is by far
the most popular Of all Christian hymns.
holding first place in nearly every list that
has been compiled and on every popular
vote. 1t has been translated into the
tongues OF the peoples wherever Christian
ity has gone, and is sung, not only in
German and Swedish, French and Italian
etc, but also in Telugu, Karen, Burmese
Bengal, Ganda, and, indeed, 1t is found
in almost as many tongues as the Bible
itself probably over 800 being sung all
around the globe. Mr.. Gladstone traps
lated It into Latin, Greek, and italian.
1t is said that the brave Gen. Stuart
wounded before Richmond, died with this
hymn on his lips and the same lis related
Of the prince consort of England. When
the London went down in the Bay Of
Biscay in 1856 the last thing heard by the
sP RodE the MANS ngRs
crept into this hymn, but the following
is probably exactly Toplady wrote it
in 17761:
Rock of Ages, cleft for ME!
Let me hide myself in thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From thy wounded side that flowed
Be of sin the double cure:
Cleanse me from it's guilt and power
Not the labor Of my hands
Can fulfill the laws demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears for ever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and thou alone.
Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to thy cross / cling;
Naked, come to thee for dress,
Helpless, look to thee for grace;
Vile, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Saviour, or I die!
While I draw this fleeing breath,
When my eyelids close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See thee on thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me!
Let me hide myself in thee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

Con. Lee i'm Wilderness Campaign
From an illustrated description from
the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, in the
Century, we quote as follows: Gen
era1 Lee held SO completely the ad
miration and confidence Of his men
that his conduct OF campaign Wal
rarely criticised. Few points present
themselves in his campaign from the
Wilderness to Cold Harbor upon
which criticism can lay hold, when all
the circumstances are considered. His
plan of striking the flank Of Grants
army as 1t passed through the Wilder
ness is above criticism. Fault can be
found only with it's execution. The two
divisions of Longstreet at GordoDs
vile, and Anderson's division OF
HIPS corps left on the Upper Rapidar,
were too widely separated from TIE
rest of the army, and, as the event
proved, should have been in support
ing distance of A. P. Hill on the
Orange plank road on the afternoon
of the 9Th of May. That he did NOT
strike Grant damaging blow when
he had him at such disadvantage on
the North Anna may seem strange tc
those who had witnessed his bold ag
gressiveness at the Wilderness and on
other fields. He was III and confined
to his tent at the time but, as show.
ing his purpose had he been able to
keep the saddle, he was heard to say
as he lay Frustrated by sickness, we
must strike them a blow; we must
never let them pass US again What
ever General Lee did, HIS men thought
1t the best that could be done under
the circumstances. Their feeling to
ward him is we'll illustrated by the
remark that ragged rebel who TOOK
off his hat to the General as he was
passing and received like courteous
salute In return: God bless Marse
Robert! ! wish he was Emperor OF
this country and I was his carriage
driver"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Cultivate the Orchard.

The young orchard should be culti-
Tated but not with grain or grass
crops. Corn, potatoes, beans or other
vegetables, we'll cultivated, are ideal
Tor a young orchard. The ground
should be stirred every two or three
weeks until the middle of August. In
going through the orchard with the
harrow care should be taken not to
njure, bruise or bark the trees. To
avoid this, the horses ought to be
muZzled and the outside portions of
traces and whiffletrees padded.
In going through some young or
ehards early in the season for the pur-
pose of demonstrating pruning, Prof.
Surface found many cases of trees
which had been seriously damaged
through being grazed by whiffietrees,
or struck or bitten by the horses. In
going through the orchard, rub of all
unnecessary sprouts.-Rural World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

Salt Goldfish was a species of food
that not one Southern soldier in ten
thousand knew how to prepare. The
Confederate cruiser Alabama captured
vessel laden with dried Goldfish. The
fish, although distasteful to the sol
diers. was given out to them as ra
tions, and they had to eat it or GO
hungry The hottest part of July
company of Confederate soldiers occu
pied the advance rife-pits facing the
Union forces Their only rations was
salt Goldfish, which hunger forced them
to eat. The more they ate, the more
water they drank. About the time
they had emptied their canteens, the
Federals having got the range, opened
a cross fire that made it dangerous for
a Confederate to show his head above
the pit All day and night the thirsty
Confederates endured the fire within
and the fire without. Not until 10
o'clock the next morning were they
relieved, by an advance of their own
army. from the terrible imprisonment,
1t is said that to this day not man
of that picket line will touch saltfsh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

OF God in our hearts, being made per
feet through suffering"
And as this Is the case In time,
much more is 1t so In eternity, when
we shall receive our reward, even "a
crown of glory which fadeth not
away" Then we shall realize, as ST.
Paul told the Corinthians, that "our
light af1iction, which is but for a mo-
ment, worketh for US far more ex-
ceeding and eternal weight of glory"
Let nothing dim our faith nor de-
stroy our confidence in our Fathers
love. If our hope is kindled and kept
alive by the love of Christ, even when
we are passing through the darkest
depths of suffering and affiictton, we
shall not give in, but shall bravely
bear on to the end, assured that our
present discipline and trial will re-
suit in blessing to ourselves, and in the
honor and glory Of God, and that His
glory will be revealed and made mani
fest in US.
It is our greatest privilege. as Chris
tians, journeying through this earthly
pilgrimage, wearied with the march
OF life, that we have a Friend who
never faileth us-that, in the blacklist
night Of sorrow and doubt, we have the
comfort and strength of the love of
God around us, and the hand Of
Christ within our own, so that the
weakest and frailest follower of the
cross can exclaim with St. Paul, II
am persuaded that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities. nor
powers, nor things present, nor things
to come, nor height, nor depth, nor
any other creature, shall be able to
separate US from the love of God,
which Is in Christ Jesus our Lord"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

search that was made failed to dis
close anything. The light of morning
revealed the truth A huge alligator
twelve feet long, lay dead within
few rods of the picket. An examina
ton showed that the bullet had enter
ed the eye, which is almost the only
place where these mailed creatures can
able that such telling shot should
have been delivered in the dark.
The occasion could not pass with
out a joke. Some of the soldiers de
clared that this alligator had come UP
from the bayou, which was some dis
lance off, looking for a Brigadier Cen
eral.
They are wonderfully hard to kill
On our way up the river to Port Hud-
son, the steamer passed the lower enc
of Prophets Island, upon the long
sandy point of which huge alligator
lay basking In the hot sun. From the
bow of the boat a dozen rifles were
fred at him. The bullets struck the
water. the sand, and the alligator.
some of them rafting against his coat
of mail He lazily rose, waddled t"
the water, and slipped in, apparently
unframed
The stars in their courses fought
against Sisera" President Lincoln
was fond of quoting these words from
the Scripture, as suggestive OF the
silent, unnoted influences that enter
into the great game Of war WneH
such are counted up, the great evils
and sufferings Of the Union soldier In
overcoming nature herself, and with
standing the attacks Of the reptiles
and the insects OF the South, oughf
not to be overlooked.
History deals SO little with these
things that the world will never know
the extent of the evils and suneringE
of the American soldier.
It tells about campaigns and large
movements; 1t tells how many were
killed and wounded in a battle; but
you look in vain for some account OF
the dreadful sufferings of the mer
who waded the Chickahominy swamps
who held their grounud on the Mfssis
sippi, amid the poison OF its malarfa'
bottoms and insects, who hung reso
1utely to the territory acquired by
hard knocks in "the Louisiana low
lands low" the Florida swamps, and
the Carolina marshes. All these things
the comrades know, but it is hard tc
make the people understand them.
These men simply illustrated the
strength of the American character.
There was never time when dan
gerous service was demanded-a scout
through a tracRless swamp, or a de
tail on some necessary service in an
unhealthy region-but dozen would
volunteer for one that was wanted
The proud record Of the American sol
der Is that of devotion-the absolute
giving Of himself to the cause.
All honor to him!-James Franklin
Fits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Ants Destroy Scale Insects.

Prof. Harlan of California has dis
covered that the ordinary black ant
will remove the scale from fruit trees
without tnjuring the tree or leaves in
the least. He says their work is more
complete than that accomplished by
spraying or by any of the imported
insects. The ants are captured by
placing plate of sugar near an ant
hill, and when covered with ants the
plate is put in the forks of the infect
ed tree. The ants leave the sugar and
go to work on the scale. AS soon as
they all leave the sugar the plate is
placed at the foot of the tree, and as
the ants come down after having
cleaned the tree of scale, they again
assemble on the sugar and are thus
easily removed to another tree.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
A Butter Fraud.

An ingenious fraud in the butter
line was brought to light recently in
England In that country the amount
of moisture in butter is limited by
New Zealand buffers, on the other
hand, usually contain only 8 per cent
of water. Taking advantage of this
fact. several firms imported large
quantities of these colonial buffers,
to which 8 per cent of water was then
added, thus bringing them down to
the British standard AS the added
water naturally cost nothing and the
product was sold at the current price,
a substantial profit was made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Food yalue of Buttermi1k.

Buttermilk is nutritious and
wholesome food, or drink, and it is
relished by a great many people.
There is a good sale for it in all towns
and cities Of any size. The quality of
buttermilk, like all other foods, is de-
termined by the way it is prepared.
To secure the most wholesome prod
uct, keep the milk as pure and clean
as possible, use the most pure water
obtainable and practice absolutely clean
methods In churning. 1t must be held
at a low temperature in order to have
if fresh for any great length of time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Effects OF Lining Soil.

The continuation of an experiment
IN AroOstook County. Maine, shows
that While lining is exceedingly bene-
bcal 10 the grass and clover crops,
even a moderate application of lime
10 the soils in that section leads to
a considerable increase in the amount
Of scab on the potato crop, even after
three years in grain and grass. Two
successive crops of potatoes on lined
soils after two years in grass showed
An alarming increase of scab on the
second year crop.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17
Shorthorn Milk Cows.

Experiments in developing a milk
Hg strain Of shorthorn cattle have
Seen begun by the dairy division OF
he United States Department OF
agriculture Ia cooperation with the
minnesota Experiment Station and
With nine Minnesota breeders, the lat
er having agreed to allow their herds
% be used and to manage them &C
NFding TO the instructions of the de-
partment
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

A horse authority says that scabs
on the legs of horses may be easily
removed by either of the following
simnle remedies: Wash well with
warm water made to a suds with cas-
tile soap and dry with clean cloth.
Nix well one ounce of oxide of zinc
and three ounces of vaseline, and ap-
nIv once each day, rubbing we'll into
the affected parts Another remedy is
one tablespoonful of sulphur and three
~ hogs lard, applied in the same way
&c Unpeested for the remedy above.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

When one comes to figure on a
difference In weight for the same age
and feed Of 200 to 400 pounds, and
difference in price Of several cents,
he can see as plainly as he can see
anything that there is more money in
improved stock. Suppose a 2-year-old
scrub steer weighs 900 pounds and
sells for 4 cents a pound, while a
2-year-old pure bred weighs 1900
and sells for Ga cents, there will be
$36 for one and SIS for the other.
Is there any man In his right senses
who can think it will not pay to keep
Well-bred stock when he compares
these figures? They are not irnag-
mary at all, but represent the quota
lions in the market reports during the
last few months. The real question
then is, how to get better cattle.
Bulls are cheap Just now, and In fact
have been selling lower than cows and
heifers.-Denver Field and Farm.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-09-17

nuts and consists Of q square or
aiam0nd-shaped hole pressed through
The Z bar of the harrow for the re-
eeption of the teeth, and a Wshaped
fastener pressed out of sheet metal in
serted between the teeth and the back
Of the bar. with a corresponding
round notch in the tooth to receive
the fastener Thus, one fastener
holds all the teeth in the bar.