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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05

six mouths. but no one was ever convicted
OF these crimes. and the child stolen was
always mysteriously returned after an alb
sence OF a week or two. Then the famous
barrel murder occurred. A woman going
to work on a wildly stormy morning In
March, 1908. discovered q barrel containins
the body OF man At Avenue d and East
Eleventh street. New York. His throat
had been cut from ear 70 ear. and in the
back of the neck were nineteen stab
wounds. showing how the man had been
killed as he sat at a table asleep His
identity was established four DAYS later
as that OF a Buffalo man. He had come
TO New York 20 intercede with a gang of
counterfeters who had deserted his nephew
after the latter had been sent 20 sing Sing
prison. A threat to expose the gang had
led 70 his murder. the crime being com
niitted in a little butcher shop on Stanton
street IN the heart Of one of the many
italian colonies IN New York. Thirteen ar
rests were made, but after two weeks the
prisoners were discharged for lack OF owl
dence
1T might be remarked here that not a
single member OF that gang is now free.
The nephew of the murdered man killed
Tupo' (the wolD and 'Bove' Cthe ok in
Scranton, Pa, three days after his release
from prison. Vito Laduco, in whose shop
Madonna was butchered. was knitted to
death in Baltimore after ne had been ar
rested and invariably released for q number
OF lddnapings and murders; another is one
Of the Camorrists now on trial for their
lives In vfterbo, italy. and the others, In
Guiding Giuseppe Morello. leader Of the
/ Malta IN this country, are now serving
long terms in the federal prison at Atlanta.
Ga They are the men who planned the
murder Of Joe Petrosino. the noted New
York italian detective.
Following the barrel murder and the
release Of the suspects crime among the
italians increased to an alarming extent.
1t was while covering a KIDNAPPING case
OF unusual pathos that the inventor of the
Black Hand hit upon name that has
now become synonymous with Italian
crime He was glancing over some black
mailing letters in an east side station
house. In themselves the letters were
commonplace, the usual threats being made
and the missives adorned with crudeiy
drawn pictures Of collins and stiletto
pierced hearts. In one letter the stiletto
was held against the heart by hand,
and IT was on this circumstance that the
name Of the now dreaded secret society
was founded."-Chicago News.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05
ORIGIN OF ~BLAcK HAND
Phrase, Coined by a Reporter, q,
Adopted by Criminals
From Abroad.

Black hand outrages. murders kidnapping
and bomb throwing now Of frequent oo-
currence In Chicago. have led many per
sons to believe that the BLACK Hand is
a closely associated secret society, similar
to the Malta and Camorra- That IL not so,
according to those best informed. Mono
Nera- or BLACK Hand" has been adopted
as the common name by the gangs of as
sassins and blackmailers in different parts
OF the country In the last seven years. The
phrase was coined by a New York reporter
who wanted to get beat while covering
kidnapping case. He got the beat, his
paper and finally other papers took up the
name IN designating crime among the
Italians and sicilians and the blackmailers
themselves then adopted It.
Today the name is known throughout
the country, and even in Italy, Il is said,
the signature Mono Nera is frequently as
potent a factor in wringing tribute from
a victim as the sign of the drended Ca
mora In Naples and southern Italy or
the Malta in Sicily.
THE story Of the Black Hand is in
teresting as showing what a simple sug-
gestion win DO and to what lengths It
may CO." said a man who was familiar
with the origin OF the society" Follow
ing the murder of the chief Of police in
New Orleans and the iynching Of his muir
derers, few Italian crimes came to the
public notice until about nine years ago.
OF course. the Malta and the Camorra
were secretly blackmailing wealthy rest
dents Of the growing Latin colonies in
this country. and occasionally there was a
murder. These, however, escaped more
than casual mention IN the papers.
1T was In the fall of 1902 that the
carnival of crime among the Italians
broke out in real earnest, and since that
time murders, robberies, bomb explosions
and instances of incendiarism there have
been. The murder Of Giuseppe Cantanis.
grocer in the Red Hook section of
Brooklyn. New York. was the first of
the series of crimes that has continued
with increasing force. His body was
found in sections along the Bay Ridge
shore. Investigation by the police and
secret service agents showed that his
grocery store had been blind for the
more profitable business OF showing the
queer passing counterfeit coin. Sus-
pected members of the gang that did
him to death were rounded up, but, no
evidence that would warrant a convic-
ton being secured they were released.
Several cases of kidnapping were reported
from the italian colonies during the next
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05
REUNION ON HISTORICAL SPOT
Tree saplinE st Apo
mattox.

Forty-six years with their vicissitudes
have obHterated from the tablet OF memory
many OF the tragic scenes enacted on
the battlefield OF Appomsttox on April .,
1865. when two Of the grandeSt armies Of
the world were confronting each other,
awaiting the action Of the chief com
mandcrs Of the United States and the Con-
federate States Of America, u. 9. Grant
and Robert e. Lee.
Those battle-scarred. weakened, half
naked. half-starved fighters under Lee did
not want tc give up, but General Lee
knew II would be hopeless task to hold
out longer against the army led by Cen
eral Grant. and on April 9. 1855, the south
ern leader agreed TO Grants terms Of sub
mission.
The leaders Of the two armies met under
an old apple tree near Appomattox to talk
over the terms of the surrender. That
apple tree is gone, but II the plans OF
Colonel George A Armes, u. S. A, re-
tired. owner of that historical battlefield
Of Appomattox. are materialized. Apo
mattox VIII have an apple tree, young
one, to be planted in the exact spot where
those rugged fighters OF forty-six years
ago stood and debated on the practical end
OF the war.
It is the intention Of Colonel Armes to
plant the tree on the day that Lee sur
rendered. and on April Q II IL hoped that
the governors Of many states, with their
military staffs, will be present at Apo
mattox when the tree is put In the ground.
Colonel ArInes has had the idea in mind
for many years. but, as he said yesterday
he did not want the tree planted until there
was a probability Of democrat occupyins
the presidential chair Y'
THE chance has come now" continued
Colonel Armes, and with Wilson. Harmon,
and many other prominent democrats
present, am sure there will be nothing
lacking. 1 had talk with Senator Mar
tine of New Jersey the other day, and he
informed me that he would be present"
Colonel Armes has planned to havet those
who will go to Appomattox meet at the
Arlington hotel in Washington, on the
morning of April g. The party will board
a special train and go to Appomattox on
the morning of the sth. Those who have
already been invited are, the governors OF
the several states. with their military
Stats, the Grand Army of the Republic,
the Virginia state militia. and others The
party will return to this city after the
ceremonies, and a banquet will be held at
the Arlington hotel on the night of April ..
Colonel Armes took possession Of Apo
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He is A WALKING CALENDAR
seven-Year-oId wonder from TObaseo,
Mex, Knows All About
Dates.

Ask Miguel Alberto Mantilla, aged
years what day of the week was Sep
TENDER l. 1908. and he instantly win reply
in Spanish. ''Tuesday.s's
Also it was Tuesday In 1903, in 1919.
1929. and 1t will be Tuesday In 1925 and
1881.
How do this I truly do not know"
said tho wonderful Nine" as they call
him down in Tobasco. Mex. from which
this fervid young lightning calculator
comes Il see a great black bali 20
around and around in my head and then
read the numbers and / answer"
The "Eino Prodigioso." or boy prodigy
Is the son OF Senior Don Victor Manuel
Mantilla. manager Of the branch Of the
National Bank of Mexico at San Juan
Bautista. In the state OF TobascO. He
learned OF the childs wonderful faculty
OF telling dates a year ago last February,
when the boy corrected his own calcula-
lions while the family were discussing
what dates the bank would be closed on
account Of holidays.
Senior Mantilla Is remarkably quick al
figures himself, but he yields the palm TO
his young son, who. eithey through spme
marvellous feat of memory or by calcula-
tons which cut across lets In the fields
OF arithmetic, is able to answNr all kinds
OF questions about dates
He has practiced on the calendar since
the discovery Of his faculty. but he has,
30 Tar as his parents know, never been
seen studying the interest tables. 'srhe
Walking Calendar" they cAil the Nino at
the Marines, a spanish boarding house.
where his parents are stopping prepare
tory to their departure with him, for
Europe
Prof. James H. Hyalop, secretary OF the
American Society for Psychicai Research.
has examined the boy At one sitting ana
has noted his tendency to automatic
scribbling. although the Nino does not yet
read and write words. while he can jot
down figures at bewildering rate. Prof.
Hyslop has given Senior Mantilla a letter
OF introduction 10 Dr. 'Stehet OF Paris. with
the suggestion that there be a thorough
investigation Of the powers OF this young
prodigy. View York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05

Those who never try will never triumph.
Love at first sight is eenerailv insnirsd
by an heiress W
The people who lend their troubles are
not SO apt TO share their joys.
It's all right TO take your own time about
eoing a thing, but don't take your neiEh-
Perhaps the reason a woman 30 often
carries her heart on her sleeve Is because
she hasn't any pockets.--New York Times
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS or rEn
OMAHA halfway CLUB

Pursuant to an order Of the DistriS
Court OF Douglas County, Nebraska, 81
The Omaha Railway Club. app Doc. III
No. 207, notice Is hereby given that al
persons having claims whether secured o
Club are required to file the same duh
verified and fully ttemized with mo a
my office In the Barker Block, Omahl
Neb before the goth day of July, 1911
and you are further notified that al
claims not filed by that time with me vii
of the assets of the club. Hugh Q. Goa
ertson. Receiver. 41S-4l4 Barker Block
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Az Auto CoIlinion

means many bad bruises. which Bucklen's
Arnica Salve heals quickly, as It does sores
and burns, Csc For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
PERCY AND PREACHERS.

Mr.. Editor: [ notice that the Brook,
haven Leader, in a recent issue, states,
or intimates, that no preacher" VINO
knows Leroy Percy, the man, can afford
to support him for the office of United
States Senator. [ do not know where
the editor of this journal obtained his
ideas of ministerial propriety, but l do
know that Mr.. Percy has no more en-
thusiastic admirers and supporters than
the ministers who have been closest to
him and know him best. Among these
may be mentioned DR.. r. A. Meek and
Rev. n. G.. Augustus, of the North Mis-
sissippi COnference-bOth of whom have
lived in Greenville (the former for six
years)-and Rev. Stevens on Archer, an
honored Presbyterian minister, who has
spent practically his whole life in that
city. If the editor of the Leader, or
any one else who reads his attempt to
reflect on Mr.. Percy, desires to know
about him, az a man, or as a citizen, or
anything else concerning him, l shOuld
be pleased to nave them write to any
one of these clergymen and make in
quiry. There are leading ministers, IN
every part of the state, who are sup,
porting Mr.. Percy, who have had quite
as good an opportunity to know him as
the editor of the Leader, and whose
standard as to what a preacher may, or
may not do, is quite as high as his. The
friends of Mr.. Percy will be glad to
place a list of the preachers supporting
him, in a parallel column with those
supporting Major Vardaman, if the
Leader will bestir itself and procure and
publish the names of the latter.-H.
Cassidy, in Lincoln County Times, April
20, 1911. .~*>
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
SETTING A HIGH STANDARD
ChiId's Idea Of Goodness Set Forth
in Perfect Faith, Without
IrreVerence.

All things are relative, and to the
child, gazing at life and it's wonders
with eyes as yet undimmed by So
phistication or sorrow, nothing is i'm
possible, nothing un~speakable, moth
ing too sacred to be discussed or too
difficult to be attempted. Not irrev-
erence nor i~mpertinence, but inno-
cence prompts such speeches as that
recorded of the child of a popular
journalist by his devoted pa~ternal
grandmother.
Grandma" said the little boy, de-
lightedly addressing her, do you
know what's going to happen? Papa
says that if we're real, real good. he'll
take US to the %circus!"
That's NICE" smiled the young
hearted adult between whom and he
eager youngling no hint of age sepa-
ration mars perfect comradship. How
good do we have to be-"
The embryo man, after a moment Of
silent considerations: "Oh, as good as
God, 1 guess!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
Some Antique MUGS.

The college collector of antiques
stopped off at Bacon Ridge.
Good day, sir" he said, addressing
the postmaster. Il am collecting old
fashioned articles and would like to
know if l could find anything like that
in his hamlet. Say antique mugs, for
instance"
Uncle Jason stroked his chin whis-
kers.
Antique mugs! BY HEX, 1 know the
very place where thar be two of them
now"
You do? Here's a good cigar. Now
where can l find these antique mugs?"
why, down on Main street, In HI
ram Spruceby's shop. Grandad Wheat
ley and Pap Simmons are in there
getting shaved, and by HEX, when 1T
comes to antique mugs l reckon
thars' be the oldest In the country,
stranger"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26

phoric Acid combined" and Potash 1874 per
cent from a total of 101.07.
Considerable more than one-half of Phos-
plate Of Potash.
Analysis of Grape-Nuts shows: Potassium
and Phosphorus (Which join and make Phos-
phate of Potash) is considerable more than
DR.. Geo. W. Carey, an authority on the
constituent elements Of the body, says: The
gray matter of the brain is controlled entirely
by the inorganic cell-aalt, Potassium Phos-
plate phosphate Of Potash. This salt unites
creates nerve fluid or the gray matter of the
brain. OF course, there is a trace Of other
salts and other organic matter in nerve fluid,
but Potassium Phosphate is the chief factor
and has the power within itself to attract, by
it's own law of affinity, all things needed to
manufacture the elixir Of life"
Further on he says: 1.-THE beginning and end
Of the matter is to supply the lacking principle.
and in molecular form, exactly as nature fur
nishes it in vegetables, fruits and grain. To
supply dehciencies-this is the only law Of
cure"
The natural conclusion is that II Phosphate
of Potash is the needed mineral element In
brain and you use food which does not contain
it, you have brain flag because its daily loss is
not supplied.
On the contrary, If you eat food known to
be rich in this element, you place before the
life forces that which nature demands for
brain-building.
Mind does not work well on a brain that is
broken down by lack Of n~ourishment.
A peaceful and evenly poised mind is neces-
sary to good digestion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
"Let the Blessed Sunlight
OF Publicity Shine In"
The Mississippi Senatorial Campaign, by L. S.

character of this extraordinary young
man Is his influence over men. lie was
born to rule; one of those peculiar char
acters whose Influence is felt and Obeyed,
and that, too, often when the person eX-
eTting the influence, and the person in
iluenced least expect it. That peculiar
power is God-given-must be born in the
man or woman. 1t cannot be acquired.
Another admirable trait, markedly de-
veloped in Mr.. Percy, is loyalty to
friends and devotion to principle. These
latter qualities are paramount and OF
supcrlative worth-they are the crown
ing virtues Of a perfect character. With
these qualities highly developed man APP
prOaches nearest to God; without them,
his tendency and proper place is the
other extreme.
TO such young men as Mr.. Percy we
must look for the future greatness and
goodness of the republic. He is capa-
bic of doing a great deal for his coun-
try, if only his powers are properly en-
ployed.
For reasons herein stated, and be-
cause, in the highest order of integrity,
he is second to none, and, in ability,
learning, courage, tact, resourcefulness,
and in capacity for largest usefulness,
he presents to Mississippians the best
opportunity Tor a great Senator-I give
my support to Leroy Percy. He will
begin the next session of the Senate
with a prestige that it would require
any other man the entire session to win.
With an even start, Mr.. Percy would
eclipse any other man we might elect.
With the advantage of the experience
he has had, and the position he has
gained, it would be the sheere5t unwis-
dom to change.'-From the Clarion
Ledger, April SO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
LOST FAITH IN WHITE MAN
Eskimo Tested Efficacy Of Telephone
Scheme, and Realized He Had
Been Deceived.

An interesting story is told regard
ing the efforts of an Eskimo to con-
struct a telephone line. The Eskimo
came into possession ofua piece of wire
of considerable length and never hav-
ing seen wire before he asked PROBES
sor Mcmillan of the Peary north pole
expedition what 1t was and what it
was for. He "a told that the white
man strung ii on poles stuck in the
ground and a voice talking to an in
strument at one end could be heard at
the other end. After some search the
next morning the Eskimo was found
20 be engaged in telephone construC-
tion work of his own He stuck some
sticks in the ground and hung his
wire on them. He held one end OF
the wire to his mouth and talked to
it at the top of his voice. Then he
ran as fast as he could to the other
end and held the wire TO his ear with
the expectation Of hearing his own
words repeated.
When he failed to hear any sounds
the expression on his face revealed
his opinion of his white friend
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
To the Cnildish Mind.

Dorothy UIlman of e. Eighty-fourth
street, is a very literal young person.
To her mothers definition of the All
Seeing Eye she returned a question
as to the size of the eye.
Can God see everything" she CON
tinued.
Yes, dear, he can see everything.
at all times"
That afternoon Dorothy escorted her
mother down town. Before an OPP
tician's display she stopped. Then.
Mother" she asked, pointing to the
big winking eye in the window "Is
Gods eye as big as this ?"-Cleveland
Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
Socially

In his native town Jimmy had al
ways been most popular with young
and old, but when he vas sent away
to boarding school, he was for a time
too homesick to make friends. His
first letter was little more than a
vail.
I'm way behind the other boys in
everything" he wrote, dolefully.
"'Tisn't only studies, but it's gymna-
SUM and banjos and everything. l
don't believe they'll ever have much
use for me-"
But the second letter, written after
a week in the new school, was quite
different in tone.
I'm all right" he wrote to his
mother. The boys say they'll teach
me all they know, for they're proud
to have me here. l can stretch my
mouth half an inch wider than any
other boy in school, and my feet are
the longest by a full inch. So you
needn't worry about me any more
Youths Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
KIDNEY TROUBLE
CAUSES LUMBAG0
Remarkable St0rVAb0Ut Great Remedy

l cannot refrain from writing to say
that your Swamp-Root has benefited me
greatly. Last year 1 had a severe attack
of lumbago. Was bad for a long time,
end on seeing your advertisement, 1 de-
termined to give it a trial. l did so and
in We weeks was cured. I gave a bottle
to a poor woman who could scarcely walk.
She came to me in four days to tell me
she was all right and most thankful. I
had another attack last November and
was so bad that [ could not rise from my
chair without assistance and could hardly
lace VI my boots. l at once sent for
more ~Swamp-Root and after taking two
bottles, | am more than glad that / am
well again. My age being ~seventy-threc, 1
am the more convinced of the excellence
of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
Yours very truly,
HENRY SFARLE,
141O Arch Street. Little Rock, Ark.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
a STRANGE Situation.

"HumOr is a funny thing" said
BinkS.
1T ought to be-" said the Philoso-
pher.
"Oh, 1 don't mean that way" said
Binks. Il mean that it is a strange
thing. Now, l can't speak French,
but l can always understand a French
joke, and 1 can speak English, but I'm
blest if can see an English joke"
Most people are" sale the Philo-
sopher.
Are WHAT" said Binks.
"Blest if they can see an English
joke" aid the Philosopher. 1T is a
sign of an unusually keen vision
Harper's Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26

Is it possible to nourish, strengthen and Re
build the Brain by Food?
Every man who thinks uses up part of the
brain each day. Why don't it all disappear
and leave an empty skull in say a month Of
brain work? Because the man rebuilds each
day.
If he builds a little less than he destroys,
brain fag and nervous prostration result sure.
If he builds back a little more each day, the
brain grows stronger and more capable. That
to rebuild his brain? Is it from air, sky or the
think about it, the rebuilding material must
be in the food and drink.
That also is sure.
Are the brain rebuilding materials found in
all food? In a good variety but not in suitable
proportion in all.
Tt illustrate: we know bones are made large
ly of lime and magnesia taken from food:
therefore to make healthy bone structure we
must have food containing these things. We
would hardly feed only sugar and fat to make
healthy bone structure in a growing child.
Likewise If we would feed in a skilful man
ner to insure getting what the brain requires
for strength and rebuilding, we must nrst know
what the brain is composed OF and then select
some article or articles (there are more than
one) that contain these elements.
Analysis of brain by an unquestionable
authority, Geoghegan. shows OF Mineral salts.
Phosphoric Acid and Potash combined IPhos-
plate Of Potash) POI per cent Of the total,
6.33 Of all mineral Salts.
This is over one-half.
Beaunis. another authority. shows "Phos-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
a Question OF Change.

A story is going the rounds OF 9
couple of young people who attended
church recently. When the collection
was being taken up the young man
commenced fishing in his pocket for
a dime. His face expressed his en-
barrassment as he hoarsely whis-
pered: Il guess l haven't a cent, l
changed my pants" The young lady.
who had been examining the unknown
regions of woman's dress for her
purse, turned a pink color, and said:
I'm in the same fix"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-05-26
Age of Oysters.
~~G@

Oysters grow only during the sum-
mer and especially during the long,
warm N at that, and are scarce
ly big enough for the mouth before
the third year. It is easy after look
ing over a bunch of shells to tell how
old an oyster is. A summer hump and
the winter sink come across the shell
every year, but after the seventh or
tenth year full growth comes; then, by
looking at the sinks between the
humps 1t is hard to tell anything
more about Miss Oysters age. Oysters
live to be 20 years old.