Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-26

odorize the premises aroused sufficient
curiosity TO put Il to the test. Prof.
LantE gathered two dozen husky rats In
a cage and fed them liberal quantities
Of the Dope. Fourteen hours later the pro-
lessor found his colony as husky as ever
and lager for more dope.
Eggs, desdcated, liquid, dried or in any
form other than inclosed in the covering
given by nature will be construed BY the
government to be in violation OF the pure
food laws.
The crusade which was started in Chi
cago and Washington will be prosecuted In
ell sections, with the hope that the gov
eminent will find itself strong enough to
compel the sale Of eggs as they come from
the hens Of the country.
The pure food experts insist that the egg
is an article that must not be adultsrated:
hat any a~dulteration adds impurities to It.
Recently In Chicago the government seized
a consignment OF liquid eggs. and dessi-
Gated or evaporated eggs found in q local
bakery have been confisoated,
In the petition filed TO support the seizure
Of dessicated eggs, the government sets up
that the analysis of dried eggs disclosed
that they were '1n a filthy, decomposed
and putrid condition, and unfit for human
consumption"
The government will rest It's prosecutions
on the ground that any effort to adulter-
ate violates the pure food aw. Reports
reaching here from Chicago to the effect
that a shipment Of eggs when opened, dis
closed fourteen chicks which had been
Matched while the eggs were en- route, do
not shake the officials in their determine
ton to insist that eggs must be sold In
their shells and in no other form.
Ben" f. Daniels, who, II is announced
from Beverly, lie to be succeeded as mar
shall OF Arizona, was one of the first rough
riders put into office by President Roose-
Welt, and thereby hangs a tale of how
strong is the tie hat binds the Colonel"
to hts old OF cowboys, wealthy
society men, football players and gam
blers. Soon after Mr.. Roosevelt became
president Ben" Daniels called upon him,
and after they had snapped yarns about
the little affair at San Juan Ben"
emerged to announce that he had been
appointed marshal Of Arizona. He re-
turned to Phoenix to assume the duties Of
office, but before he began some person
with a long memory out in Laramie, wyo.,
inquired If this possibly could be the Dan
iels who once served a term in jail there.
investigation proved It was.
Well, the Colonel" was furious. not so
much because Ben" was supposed once
upon a time to have annexed some one
else's bronco. but because when he asked
Ben" II he had ever been In any very
Serious trouble Ben" said no. Ben" did
not get the marshalship. but a year or two
later, when President Roosevelt was trav-
cling out west Major Lleweilyn, formerly
OF the rough riders, told him that BEN
was broken heartedly dealing faro bank in
Arizona This touched the CoJone's''
heart, and 1t was quietly arranged that
Ben" should be warden Of the Arizona
pehitentiary, to which post he twas duly
appointed.
What to me was a new Lincoln story
was told me several years ago by the late
c. e. Creepy, the %well-known Washington
lawyer, who died a few days ago." said
]. #. Fitzgerald, a newspaper mar Of
New York. quoted by the Washington
Post.
And as the story concerned Mr..
Creecy himself, I presume II never was
published. When Mr.. Creecy was a young
man in the early sixties, his mother
brought him and his brother to washing
ton. She was anxious to procure for one
OF the boys a position In one Of the execu-
tive departments, but she could get no en-
enlargement from any Of the department
heads. Finally she determind to 90 to the
White House and make a personal an
peal to Mr.. Lincoln. She had little trou-
BILE In securing an audience with the presi-
dent and told him her desires. The presi-
dent listened TO her appeal, and then sug-
gested that as he did not know her per-
sonally he would be glad II she could fur
nish him with some recommendations.
Mrs. Creepy said she could do so, and a
few days later she again went to the
White House armed with letters written her
several years before and speaking OF her In
high terms. .
Lincoln read several Of the letters and
then came to one which seemed to amuse
him greatly. Finally he burst into a laugh,
and handing the letter to his visitor, said:
Well this is strange but ] am going
to appoint your boy to a position on this
recommendation of your character, and
on this letter only Mrs. Creepy looked at
the nam appended to the writing and read
the signature Of Jefferson Davis. She had
forgotten that she had included the rec
ommendatioDl OF the president OF the Con.
federacy among the letters she took to the
White House, but her boy got the appoint
ment"
Hello, Mcdowell" said a man walking
into the office of Major Mcdowell, clerk
OF the house OF representatives; "rl bet
you don't know me-"
Put up your money" said the good
Presbyterian. elder from Sharon. Il
couldn't ever forget you"
well, h is my name?' demanded the
stranger.
Patterson"
The stranger looked aghast. 'TH be
hanged, major, but how do you remember
a man you haven't seen since war days9
l wouldn't have known you and I can't
see much resemblance now to the Nc
Dowell / knew in the army"
After old times had been discussed the
stranger bade the major goodbye and the
latter turned to the others in his office.
did any Of you fellows know hlm?" he
asked. Even after he told me about so
many heroic things we didn't do 1
couldn't recall him. You soc, ia have
told him he looked so much like Patter-
son l couldn't think Of any other name"
Fine line OF retreat. wasn't it?' OBJ
served the major. and the worst Of II all
Is, / didn't need H."