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Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
ALL WEDDINGS ON ONE DAY
Unique Social Event In French Town
I'm which the ComRmunity
Joins.

In the city Of Piougastel. in Brittany.
France. all marriages take place on one
and the same day. relates Leslie's
Weekly. The men are all fishermen.
many Of them going as far north as
the Newfoundland banks. and are at
home only during few months In the win
ter. One day in early February Is set
apart for the weddings. Little counting
10 done, but much haggling over the
dowry OF the girls. they have to bring
certain quantity Of linen. chickens.
pigs and vegetables Frequently a match
Is broken off because the girls father
refuses to add a sack Of potatoes to the
dowry.
On the day set. the Inhabitants Of the
entire region go to Piougastel. The whole
population goes to church TO hear mass.
TO take communion and to witness the
wedding ceremonies. Often fifty and
more couples are united on the same day.
Bride and groom do not walk together
until the ceremony has been completed.
For the rest Of this and the whole Of
the next day every house Is open to re-
csiye guests and to provide food and
drink for them. On the evening Of the
second day the young men carry the dow
ries Of the brides TO the houses Of the
grooms. There they dance and frolic
until early morning. and. after they leave
the couples are for the first time to-
gether and alone. During the remainder
Of the year no marriages are concluded.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17


add to the balance in street improve
ment fund 1912 collection, OF street I'M
provement tax on probably $4,000,
which cannot. be used this year any
more than balance now in hand can be
used. and It becomess.a certainty that
the fund Is to remain for some time at
the ts0ooo0 mark or above
The difference between the per cent
interest received on this large balance
and the AZ per cent interest paid by
street Improvement district amounts TO
1880 per year. This annual loss II ex-
tended over the life Of bonds now out
standing will mean a loss to the city OF
sis5,oeo. and the figure is conservative.
1.-THE reason the cash balance In the
street Improvement funds is so large Is
because bonds are sold with too late
maturities. For instance, in the street
Improvement district bond issue. sold
February %. 1912 not single bond ma
lures In 1919 or 1913 and only $1,000 In
1911, while at this very moment, before
the bonds have been delivered si5.ooo are
in the fund ready to pay some Of these
bonds. and this money will have to re-
main in the treasury and draw per
cent interest until 1914. or later, while
the bonds so recently sold draw ~ per
cent interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

He song recital given by
Charles W. Clark at the
Methodist church Tuesday
evening proved to be one OF
the chief miiestones Of the
musical winter. Mr.. Clark is
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

the issue. while IS per cent of the issue Is
payable the ninth year. These bond is
sues are typical and the policy of late
maturity OF bonds gives the city this
tremendous balance in the street improve
ment fund.
The cash balances in the street
improvement districts in which
we have bonds and interest due
April 1912, are. ...........:........Se,5 IS 40
Bonds due April l, lsle... $1,000
Interest due April /. 1872. i0.lSl- eS1so.oo
Pay bonds and the interest due
and the balance left totals. .slS,s iS -
1T Is almost enough TO discharge the
bonds falling due in those districts in
1918, 1914 and 1915. But We must hold the
money and lose interest on it at the rate
of ca per cent per 'annum for one. two
and three years because of late maturity
of bonds.
The result Of the present method pur-
sued for ten years will be the loss OF
$4,000 TO $4,000. which will have to ba
made up for the various street improve
ment districts by general taxes.
Suggests Remedial Method.
The following steps should be taken
to prevent this tremendous loss:
"Ffrst-The city should not sell the
street Improvement bonds dated March
/. 1919, but should invest the cash now IN
street Improvement funds In them and
hold them 50 that the interest will &c
crue to the various street improvement
districts in which there are cash balances.
tn ax.a ahn
authorize the purchase Of siooooo or more
OF street improvement bonds IL they can
be Outlined at reasonable price.
"Thlrd-some competent person under
proper direction should make study OF
Omaha experience In the matter Of paw
ing. collecting taxes. issuing bonds and
paying bonds and interest in probably
LOO districts. omaha's experience prop.
erly analysed would mark out the course
to be pursued in the future.
'Fourth-If II can be done the warrants
drawn TO pay for paving, building. sew
ers and the like should be drawn for
smaller amounts than they are now
drawn for. For example, in Street Im-
provement District No. 1160 there is cash
In fund now ss,0oe.E. We cannot use II
because the warrant 1t Is applicable TO
pay is drawn for $685.. We are get
ting per cent on this saoo3.55. and We
pay per cent on the warrant II this
payment had been made In a half dozen
warrants the 800 IS. or most of II. could
have been used long ago and the Interest
stopped. w. G. URE,
CITY Treasurer"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

Who is August Bungert? His name is
new TO many people. In Omaha. dis
cover that he is a German. about 6O
years old. who considers himself second
Wagner, He has written a series Of six
operas. dealing with the Homeric legends
as Wagner dealt with the Morse. What
has been produced is said by competent
critics to have great beauty and power
and to be exceedingly melodie, character
istic and original There has been some
agitation In Germany as TO the building
Of a festival house In which to give
these operas. Bungert has written many
songs. Lii Lehman has done whole
programs OF them. Carmen Silva Is one
Of the composers devoted friends. He
has set a great many Of her poems.
The two examples Mr.. Clark chose are
Characteristic. The first, Itch hab elm
Kleines Lied err dact," is very popular
and very much sung. II is indeed lovely.
Der Sandtraeger'' Is a terrific thing.
reminding one OF DIR. wullner and the
stone breaker" except that the frightful
hopelessness and gloom gives way In the
end to thee Lines of ecstaue JOY. Mr..
Clark's reading Of this song was a master
piece. The audience was tense.
His Schubert "Erlkoenig'' was ire
mendously good, but he hadn't the sharp
contrasts Of wullner or Reacher. His
witch was not so insiduously sweet
Clark is not an exaggerator; he never
throws a song out Of focus for the sake
Of a general effect. To hear the Loewe
"Erlkoenig" so close TO the Schubert was
immensely interesting. II Is very diff
ferent, but almost as absorbing In It's
various colofs. The Loewe group ended
the program. Mr.. Clark was obliged TO
repeat the '.Kindende Jamben.s
Mr.. Clark's encores were real Joy
consisting OF a song by Hollander.
'.ReynoIdo Hahns L'heure Exguise' and
Brahms "wIe hist du meine Koenigin.' g
Mr.. Gordon Campbell at the piano
should come in for a wonderful amount
Of credit. His accomplishments were
most satisfying. and he had never note
In front Of him. Everything played from
memory and with the greatest SYM
patty and understanding.
More thanks to Miss Sorenson!
mr. Ashy se0oho iectHs IN the flIak
series at the Joslyn residence was even
more successful than the first The
house was packed and expressions Of
pleasure and satisfaction were very gen.
orally afloat Mr.. Charles w. Clark, Mr..
Gordon Campbell and Mr.. Eames were
visiting guests and expressed their hearty
approval die walkure" offers a tempt
ing field to the lecturer and gives ample
chance for musical illustration. Mr..
Kely's organ playing was . much
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
RELIEVING I'
HUNDREDS
OF PEOPLE
Local Druggists Kept Busy
ALI Week - No Sufferer of
Stomach, Kidney or Bladder
Trouble or Rheumatism
Should Leave the Simple
Mixture Untried.

That the readers Of the paper apprsc-
late advice when given In good faith Is
plainly demonstrated by the fact that
one local pharmacy supplied the inErsdi--
snts for the ~. B. II. Prescription"
many times within the past two weeks.
The announcement OF this simple harm
less mixture has certainly accomplished
much in reducing the great many cases
Of DYSPEPSIA. kidney complaint and rheu-
matism here. relieving pain and misery.
especially among the older population,
who are always suffering more or less
with stomach. bladder ana urinary
trouble. backache. and principally rhsu.
natism.
Another well-known druggist asked
US 10 continue the announcement OF the
prescription. 1t Is doing so much real
good here. he continued. that II would
be a crime not TO do 30. and further
states. many cases Of remarkable cures
wrought. s
The following is the prescription OF sim
pie ingredients. making a harmless, In.
expensive compound which any person
can prepare by shaking well In a bottieir
Fluid Extract Juniper Berries. one ounees
Compound Fluid Balmwort. one ounces
compound Syrup Of Hypophosphites. four
ounces. Any first class drug store will
sell this small amount Of each ingredients
and the dose for adults Is one teaspoonfnl
to be taken before each meal and again
at bed time. There is enough here to
last for over a week, II taken according
to directions. food results will be APP
1srent from the first few doses.
The above prescription is manufactured
by the well known pharmaceutical house,
-. -
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
At the Theaters

Continued from Page Tenn
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
BOND SALES ARE BUNGLED
City Treasurer IRE Calls Attention
to Some Bad Finance.
HEAVY DEAD LOSS ANNUALLY
Bonds of Too Late Maturity Losiur
City thousand. of Dollars Each
Year Remedial Measures
suggested to Council,

Bonds sold with too late maturities have
produced in the street Improvement funds
of the city cash balance of ssls,glS7O.
The difference between the interest re-
ceived on this balance and the interest
paid by street improvement districts is
A2,50 per year. This amount is a net
loss to the city. and extending 1t over
the life Of the bonds now outstanding a
loss of from $4,000 to $4,000 will be sus-
tanned within the next ten years.
These figures are contained in a spe-
cial communication sent to the city coun-
ell by Treasurer W. G. IRE, who implies
that serious error has occurred or dis
astrous mismanagement; that the policy
OF the council and the comptroller has
been to make bonds of late maturity,
thereby losing to the city the difference
in interest, ~. per cent; that the financial
bungle should be corrected at the earliest
possible moment.
Mr.. IRE suggests remedial measures:
The city should invest the cash now in
street Improvement funds in bonds and
hold them so that interest will accrue to
lhe ulSlTlctss purchase OF Slup,Vp or more
street Improvement bonds should be au-
thorized; 4 competent man should study
and analyze the situation 10 outline
future course; warrants should be drawn
for smaller amounts.
Cash Balance Tied Up.
Councllmanlc attention is called TO the
following statement OF facts:
"The matter OF cash on hand in the
street improvement fund, s5l62lS1o, should
have immediate and careful attention.
The fund is made up of the balances In
all street improvement districts. Under
the charter the fund OF each district is a
specific fund for the purpose of discharg-
ING the obligations OF that district. For
convenience Of statement the balances are
reported in one item, but the fund Of
each district must be held and used
only for the purposes of that district. The
fund is now in two parts:
Invested in street improvement
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

Piano-'Concerto, = Fiat No. 8. Beethoven
Miss Florence Hartford
Aria-One Fine Day............. Puccini
Miss Ruth Mcbride
'Mr. Eames will play the orchestra
parts on the second plano.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

Enthusiasm Is growing for Harold
Bauer's piano recital on March q at the
Lyric. A very good house will probably
greet this great artist,
MARY LEARNED.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
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The highest point Of woman's hap
piness is reached only through moth.
erhood, In the clasping Of her child
within her arms. Yet the mother-to-
be is often fearful Of natures ordeal
and shrinks from the suffering Incl.
dent to its contamination. But for
natures Ills and discomforts nature
provides remedies, and In Mothers
Friend Is to be found q medicine Of
great value to every expectsnt mother.
II Is an emulsion for external
application. composed OF ingredients
which act with beneficial and sooth-
ing effect on those portions Of the
system involved. II Is intended to
prepare the system for the crisis, and
thus relieve, in great part, the suffer
ing through which the mother usually
passes. The regular use Of Mothers
Friend will repay any mother In the
comfort 1t affords before. and the help
full restoration to health and strength
Il brings about after baby comes
Mothers Friend
Il; II /: {, {; !: T i; !: !: l
.xpectant moth
era which contains much valuable
information. and many suggestions Of
q helpful nature.
BaApfMp REGULATOR CO., lils..s, ca.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17
some surprisinej Things,

That We are confronted with such a
condition so soon after a sale OF bonds
may be surprising. but II is not less sur
prising than the fact that sll5.Ooo Of the
issue is made payable the first six years
while ,l22.5oo is made payable the ninth
year. A study Of Omaha experience in
the collection OF street improvement
taxes Will probably show that in the
average district 10 per cent of the taxes
are paid in the first two years. Yet. in
the bond issue sold February % less than
5 per cent Of the bonds arc payable at
the end Of the second year. In spite of
this experience in the 1911 Issue of street
Improvement bonds Of ss7s.oco, 500 Is
payable the first year. s1.5co the second
year and $4,000 the third year. In the
first three years less than per cent OF
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

This afternoon Bob Manehester's
Cracker Jacks" come for weeks stay
at the Gayety starting this afternoon.
The aggregation consists of thirty-eight
people. al capable. including TWENTY-FIVE
pretty girls all dressed in all the colors
Of the, rainbow, introducing songs that
are pleasing to the ear and dances that
are pretty. The comedy element includes
Johnny Jess. John Williams. Harvey
Brooks. Frank Tanning and Charles Ascot
The first part Is travesties. full of ridicu-
lous situations. finishing with an original
idea entitled. Past. Present and Future"
The vaudeville portion presents Mollie
Williams and company in La Danse
D'Enticement." Williams and Brooks.
comedians. in their act THE New Cadet"
the Marvellous Heumans the kings Of the
wheel, and Ascot and Eddie, the aero
battle cancers. The closing trayesty is a
satire on the latest New York craze and
contains all that is good In song and
dance. AS usual there will be a ladies'
matinee every week day.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-17

CONTINUED from Page Ten)
mencing with the Monday matinee, meet
ing all corners and forfeitlng s. minute
to any wrestler who cares to take a
chance on the mat with him. Gotch will
bar the too hold and will throw his OPP
ponents without the use Of that hold.
''The whirl OF Mirth" company will pre-
sent a two-act comedy entitled, "Dooley's
Reception Some of the principal fun
makers are Eddie B. Collins. William
Kenny. Harry McAvoy, George NJ.
George. Willie Mack. Hester Waters.
Gene Pollard and Ida Yeager.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
Public Sale of Personal Property

On the 9Th day of March, 1912,
l will sell by way of public auction
at my residence on Crab Run the
following property: 2 good mares,
6 and 10 years old, gentle and work
anywhere, a good team of work
horses weight 1850 to 400 lbs, l
yearling colt, II sheep, 3 hogs, 80
chickens, 4 turkeys, road wagon,
l runabout: l moving machine, |
buggy rake, 4 iron kettles, 400
buckets and sap spouts, l cultiva-
tor. hillside pillow, l set double
work harness good as new, l set
single buggy harness a lot of bacon
and lard, 20 bushels, of rye, some
corn, hay and straw 80 bushels po-
tatoes, so jars canned fruit, lot
of preserves and iellies, 80 bushels
apples, | cook stove and utensils,
two heating stoves, | sewing ma
chine, telephone, 4 hedsteads, l
bureau, l o'clock, glove fruit
dryer, | washing machine, 40 yards
new carpet and all other articles of
household furniture, too numerous
TO mention.
If not rented privately before the
above date | will rent publicly the
and on which | live containing 1913
acres, for one year. The land is
adapted to farming and grazing,
we'll watered with good dwelling
md all necessary out buildings.
Terms-For all sums over IS a
note we'll Endorsed, pay
able in six months with interest,
will be required and for sums of
IS and under the cash will be re-
luired. c. B. Halterman |
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
BEWARE CT PNEUMONIA

Richmond, Va. Feb. l9.-ln
these days of changing temperature,
the State Health Department warns
the prudent citizen to beware OF
pneumonia. This disease is annu-
ally very destructive aud, say the
health authorities is particularly
dangerous at this season OF the
year. :.
To protect oneself from this dis
ease, declares Il special bulletin
;ssued today. it is highly important
20 avoid close and lll-ventllate"
rooms. An even temperature
should be secured in all living and
working rooms and fresh air shouid
be admitted while care is taken t.
prevent draughts.
Another important precautlon Is
proper clothing. Rapid changes IN
temperature may be expected dur
inc the next six weeks. which VII
cause much Inconvenience and sick
ness unless they are guarded against
Overcoats should not be neglected.
for, even when there is no immed
late need for them, sudden drops
in the temperature supcr'nducr
pneumonia, lagrippe and like com
plants. The wise man Will carry
his overcoat even when the tenn
perature seems to promise the com,
ing of spring.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
Public Sale of
Personal Property

l will sell by public auction on
Monday, the lst day of April 1912
at my residence on the Homer
Stephenson farm near Meadow
Dale, Va, all of personal property
consisting in part, as follows:
| fine Redwood coach horse, six
years old, 2 good saddle horses,
years old, and we'll broke; l full,
blooded Durham COW with calf by
her side; fine brood SOW and pigs
4 good shoats; l new buggy and
set new buggy harness; l new Will
burn saddle; l side-saddle; l good
riding bride; about 1900 pounds of
bacon. 2 bed room suits, mattres-
ses and bed springs, l new sewing
machine, Morris chair, l rocking
chair, 9 dining-room chairs, about
rs yards of rag carpet, nearly new
3 heating stoves, l cook stove and
untensils, l washing machine ana
wringer, l clock, a lot of lard. can
ned fruit, apple-butter and many
other articles not mentioned.
Terms-For all sums over S. a
negotiable no4e we'll endorsed, pay
able in six months without interest,
will be required; on all sums of S.
and under cash will be required.
Dayid R. Cobb
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
VA. TEMPERANCE FORCES WIN BIZ
VICTORY

On last Thursday evening IL
Richmond, after three hours o!
heated debate, the House of thu
Virginia Assembly adopted the Jor
dan Enabling Act by a vote OF SIX
ty-two to thirty proving that whe'
one fourth of the persons voting ii
the preceding November election
for state officers, shall petition the
Governor, an election shall be call
ed on the question of statewide
prohibition. The bill now goes be-
fore the senate, where the first
public hearing will be held Monday
night. In event the Senate adopts
the Jordan bill the number of voters
required to petit II for an cleo =
ton will be 800 as in the last
state election a few more than ILL.,,
600 votes were cast. This Is no.
an average vote in Virginia fo'
presidential elections the vote totals
more than $40, 900.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
Public Sale of Real Estate

Will sell at public auction at
Warm Spring, Va, in front of
court house, II o'clock m. Wednes-
day, March the 20, 1912, to the
highest bidder, my home place of
Il acres, situated on the Cowpas-
ture river, two miles south of Will
Evansville, Bath county, Va.
A good 7 room dwelling, dairy
and washhouse adjoining dwelling,
with running water in same. All
necessary outbuildings. Two or
chards,' one bearing. Close to
school, churches and mill.
Large spring branch running
through the place. Star route de-
ilvers mail twice day.
Terms One half down, balance
in one and two years, at 6 per cent
interest or s per cent off for cash.
Sallie E. Burns,
Box IA Vollmer, Ida.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01

We are uuder obligations to c.
L. Campbell, a loyal Virglnlan now
living at Gilroy, Cal. for a clipping
covering the obsequies Of Lewis \.
Splitter, an honored Virginian, Il
native of New Market, Mr.. Camp
bell evidences jnst pride in he life
and record of the man. .a"d adds
hat there is another Virgianian
in office in his county a man of
great age and long in office"
We append the closing paragraph
of the long article sent us relative
to the obsequies of Mr.. Splitter:
The obsequies, pronounced by
many among the greatest ever
known to this section, were carried
out with dignity and smoothness
that was deeply gratifying to all
citizens Thus has the citizenship
of this valley once again paid trl
butte to a citizen whose thrift, abil-
ity and constant effort went to its
upbrilding and whose place must
be filled by some other whom it is
to he hoped may be blest to reach
up in some degree ia the measure
of the high standard that Lewis
Amiss Splitter set to all men.
Bysame mail we receive lengthy
clipping noting the appointment
of Mrs Splitter to succeed her hus-
band as county assessor. She is
! the first California woman to be ap-
,ointetI county executive office
The following comment will be
read with interest by Virginians:
Comments by citizens on hearing
of the appointment made by the
board of supervisors yesterday was
universally favorable. The action
came as a distinct surprise. Many
names of possible appointees had
been talked of in this city and 9TH
+ parts of the county.
Tie name of Mrs Splitter no one
had mentioned so far as is known
The appointment is regarded, not
,niy rs a worthy one, but as
me that shows some of the keenest
'olitical decernment possible. The
7 women of Santa Clara county arc
last registering and becoming cleo,
tors. That they will be entitled tc
run for, and hold office equally will,
men, is beyond a estion.
The judgment that directed the
appointment of Mrs Splitter to fill
the place made vacant by her hus-
bands death was therefore consid-
cred wise. That a mother who had
reared her family to manhood anc
womanhood and who had stooC
with her husband from the earlier
pioneer days in all things and all
adversities, in sorrow, health ant
sickness, should be thus honored
raise sense of chivalry and pride
in the bosom of every citizen. mar
or woman, more, perhaps. in the
hearts of men, for every man has
in his heart the mother love anc
respect j st a little deeper than
aught else.
The good wishes of thousands OF
Santa Clara county voters, men
and women, 60 with Mrs. Splitter
into the office she now occupies,
and she will be a credit to it NO
one questions.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-03-01
PUBLIC SALE
Wednesday, March 20, 1912

AT the Trimble place near IIightown,
| will offer for sale the following proper
~ to tho highest bidder, namely: | horse,
good worker, years old; mare 7 yrs
old, works any where; / two horse Bird
sell wagon with bows and sheet; 2 old
buggies; set good yankee harness; set
double buggy harness; 2 sets single buggy
harness; brides, collars, of different
kinds; McClellen saddle: and a lot Of
farming implements; 1 fine brood sow
will have rigs by day of sale; 2 shoats in
good order; 30 pullets; 5 turkey hens
and one gobler; l good extension table;
lot of bedsteads; chairs; 36 yards of rag
carpet, never been cut; l second hand
cooking stoye, and many other things too
tedious to mention
TERNS-il II sums over s. credit of
months with negotiable note well en-
dorse will be given; sums OF 50 and
under cash. &. 7. ahumate'