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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-22
Wants a Merchant Marine.

OMAHA, Jan. Alto the Editor of The
Bee: Industry is what counts in this
country. We have an abundance of sup
plies Of all kinds. every bit of which could
be sold at good price in England and
on the continent. The trouble IL ship
ping facilities. Freights have more than
quadrupled IN price. The freight situa-
ton has almost killed the export bust
ness to England. Europe and the prin-
cipal markets Plenty Of business would
come to this country II we could get ships
TO carry II, but double OF triple freight
III to 2 per cent war risk insurance Is q
heavy handicap. Ships carrying cotton
and grain can be had in limited num-
Der, but at three or four times the nor
NAL rate. Think OF ss% per hundred
freight to Germany OF England
The remedy for this situation Il an Amer
lean merchant marine. Let the president
and congress get busy. More ships will
remedy the situation.
C. F. WELLER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-22
Wonderful Case of Mrs. Crusen,
Of Bushnell, iii.

BuszpF1l InrUI think all the trouble have my
marriage caused by exposure when young girl My work has
all kinds and have done milking the cold
when young to realize that would hurt have
with bearing down pains in back and such
and generally
down in health Ihave taken Lydia Pkham Vegetable
hurts stronger and
am gaining in health every day thank for the great help
medicine and letter will benefit sui
eng viii be glad for you to print Mrs JAMES CRUsE
Illinois.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-22
DECEMBER CIRCULATION

DECEMBER CIRCULATION.
54,211
State OF Nebraska County OF Douglas, IS.
Dwight Williams. circulation manager of The
Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn, says
that the average daily circulation for the month NJ
December, 1914, b4,211.
DWIGHT WILLIAMS Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in presence and sworn to before
me this I'd day OF January, 1915.
ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-22
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDeDoN ME- feel duty owe to all suffering to
tell what Lydia Pnhams Vegetable Compound did for One
myself terrible sufferer had both sides
and such could scarcely srsghten up times My
appetite and could sleep
then would tired mornings that could scarcely around
almost impossible to do bit of work and
thought would be better until submitted to
ton commenced taking Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound
felt like had palms, slept WE'LL had good
appetite could do almost all fam
lily four shall always feel that good health to your
medicine.-Mrs HAYWARD SowERs Hodgdon, Name
For 80 years Lydia e. Plnkham's Vegetable GES~SS
standard re1edy fOrfe- M/Y&&ANM
Ills No sick with Womanls ailments f/ n EaW
justice TO herself she does not this Ia W
medicine made roots and herbs, N lzA ii
has restored sOmany suffering women health NJ
10 LYDIA EPINRHAM MEDICINE co. (A Se-SG2 I'M
(CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, MASS. for advice. MNfe2ENSlW
letter will opened, read and answered
q and held in strict confidence,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-22
Rernhadi a. auoted by Jordan

5l5 South Thirty-third street.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
TOOK THE CREDIT, ANYWAY
Man Who Had Intended to Disregard
Wife's Advice Made Her Think
Otherwise.

When I am going to be extravagant
I always like the encouragement Of
my wife, and / usually get it, writes
A. Edward Newton in the Atlantic
Monthly. I determined to talk over
with her proposed purchase. Her
prophetic instinct in this instance was
against it. She reminded me that the
business outlook was not good when
we left homo and that the reports
received since were anything but en-.
couraging.
"That amount of money she said,
may be useful when you get home
The advice was good, indeed, her argu
ments were SO unanswerable that !
determined not to discuss it further,
but to buy anyhow and say nothing
Early the next morning l went back
and to my great disappointment found
that someone more forehanded than
l had taken the treasure. My regrets
for time were keen, but upon my re
turn to this country l found myself
in the height of the 1907 panic. Secu
rites seemed almost worthless and
actual money unobtainable. Then ]
congratulated my wife on her wisdom,
and pointed out what a fine fellow
had been to follow her advice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Fed Wood Pulp to Wounded.

A riot recently took place in Buda'
pest because of the discovery Of
scheme of a war contractor to feed
wax and wood pulp to wounded sol
in hospital, according to Budapest
newspaper.
"The riot" says the paper in ques
ton, was the outcome Of an investi
cation into charges against the man
who obtained the contract to feed the
wounded soldiers at one of the tenn
porary hospitals established in the
spacious rooms and halls of the stock
exchange of Budapest.
"The inmates complained bitterly OF
the bad and insufficient food. The
board of health began an investigation,
and discoveries that wood pulp was
mixed with the -four used, and that
instead of eggs a powder containing
albumen was mixed with hard wax,
usually employed in polishing floors,
which was grated for the purpose
CAS- soon as the discovery betame
known, the convalescent inmates at
tackled the contractor, who was res.
cued with difficulty. The military au.
thorities insist that the contractor
should be tried by court-martial. The
man at present is held by the civil
authorities"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Made Point for Defense.

Of Sir Thomas Egerton, who was
gifted with quick perception, this story
is told: "a poor woman had been in
trusted with the care of large sum
Of money by three farmers, who told
her to keep it safely until they ap
peared together to claim it. Shortly
afterwards one of them went to her
and, representing that he came at the
direction Of the other two, he received
the money and forthwith disappeared
The other two brought action to re-
cover the whole deposit Egerton hap
pened to be in court during the trial,
In which an intimate friend defended
the woman. Seeing that the case was
going against his friend, Egerton vol
unteered to speak as amicus curiae.
Permission was granted. Emphasiz-
ing the condition on which the money
was left In the woman's care, Eyer.
ton said: at is clear that the plain
tiffs cannot recover, because it Is to
the three appearing together that the
defendant agreed to deliver the money.
Where is the third? Let him be pro-
duced" Thus Egerton saved the day
fol his friend
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
cLuaaeo up BY SEDIMENT
Flow 81 Water IN City Mains Restrict
ed by Sedimentation and Inefusta-
lion Taking Place Within.

It has only recently been observed
that the efficiency of the flow OF water
in a city's main is very much restrict
ed by the sedimentation which taxes
place in them. Because OF the SLOW
ness with which these deposits occur,
It is not readily noticeable. but the dill
ference Is quickly discernible by max
ing note of the character of the stream
issuing therefrom before and after
cleaning. In the case of an eight-inch
main in Camden, N. j., the capacity was
found to have been cut down to less
than one-quarter. Another Illustration
may be derived from the experience
Of Belle PLANE, Ia. Here a cast iron
water pipe nearly mile long and SIX
inches in diameter had a capacity
when clean of 1886 gallons a minute
with a pressure of 90 pounds. This
pipe became so clogged that a press
ure of 1875 pounds was necessary In or.
der to deliver 24S gallons a minute.
There are several mechanical means
of accomplishing this task. One con-
sists of a nine-foot device which Is
placed in the pipe and sent along by
pressure behind it, and as it moves the
deposit is cut by the many revolving
knives Of which 1t is made. A flow OF
water is maintained and the released
material is washed away as it Is de-
tached.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
4 Falolui fsas e che1a

n ~ 1panASD fradition thAf the
dts Of Columbus Sverhpng ON 4 1;6iA
Of chess For years the great natiga-
tor bad h11nted- the Spanish court. try
has to int4rest some one In his plans,
but at last he determined to abandon
the country and visit France. The
night before his intended departure be
sought an audience with the queen to
communicate his Intentions and to take
his leave. The queen asked him to
wait while she made another effort to-
interest the king. She found Ferdi-
nand engaged at game Of chess and,
disturbing him BY her entrance, caused
him to lose piece. Annoyed and irrt
tated by the incident. the king. after
rudely denouncing Columbus and his
schemes. informed Isabella that the
result Of the petition would depend on
the result of the game. 1t grew worse,
and the chances were al! against the
launching Of the expedition. But the
queen, overlooking the board, whisper
ed to her august spouse a suggestion
relative to a move that would be ad-
vantageous. The king followed the
advice. the complexion Of the game
was quickly reversed, and Columbus
dream of years was realized at last.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Florence NiobtinoaIe,s Statue.

The Lady With the Lamp" status
OF Florence Nightingale, has been III
yelled without ceremonial, in Water
loo place, London. The statue stands
aigh on red and gray granite pedes-
tal, and makes notable and an ap-
propriate addition to Waterloo place
By its side, fully harmonizing with II
in general outline, is that of Sidney
Herbert. The effective background
for both is the Crimean memorial. The
sculptor portrayed his subject in a
sympathetic pose, standing in the vo
luminous skirt of the early Victorian
period, with the lamp borne in the
right hand. This statue of 'The Lady
With the Lamp" is the first Public
statue of a woman in London other
than those Of royal ladies.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
MANY KINDS OF ART1cHoKE
Plant Really 10 Variety Of Thistle,
but Man Has Greatly improved
ID Edible Qualities.

The Aaxtichoks, which originally
came nom Barbary. II not . botanical
species, but . variety of the thistle,
which grows- spontaneously all along
the African coast Of the Mediterra-
mean from Morocco to Palestine. It II
now cultivated extensively In France,
whore those which come from Brit.
tany and Algeria are tho species most
highly esteemed. Even Of these there
are many varieties, such as the Ca.
mus artichoke Of Brittany. the
bronzed artichoke Of Roscon, the big
green artichoke Of Laon. and the vio-
let artichoke Of Provence There are
also varieties which come from italy,
Spsia. india and Canada. to say moth.
Ing sof the Jerusalem arschoke. H.
mous for the enormous size Of it,
leaves. In the south Of France, when
the crop = abundant the heads are
carefully picked Of al their leaves, and
the hearts dried IN the sun. put up
IA sacks. and stored away for winter
use. These hearts. when boiled In
Eater. or In "a rich beef broth. become
soft and recover their form. color ana
flavor. They are then taken from tho
pot the water and broth strained
away. the center II filed with forced
msak and they are eaten either fried OF
baked.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
QUEER USE or GRAMoPK6NE
That instrument il Not DESTINED
Merely for Amusement fias
Been Proved.

The gramophone Is sometimes put
to strange uses. The leader of an AT.
rican hunting expedition, who set out
on motor trip from the Cape to Cairo,
recently used it as a decoy for tigers
and hippopotami. In tiger hunting it
Is usual to tether lamb to a tree;
its bleatings attract the tiger within
reach Of the hunters. Before leav-
ing England, the explorer had some
records made by bleating lambs, and,
says a writer in Answers, he tried
them on the unsuspecting tigers of the
African jungle with considerable sue
cess.
The record makers gained one of
their greatest triumphs when they sue
ceeded in getting good nightingale
and blackbird records. The chief diff
fculty was the objection that the
birds had to the sounds of the re-
cording machine. The clever men got
round that by setting up a dummy
recording machine, in the horn Of
which they put some Of the birds IA
vorite food
When bird entered the hccr r.
get the food the clockwork was Sc.
in motion. The little creatures soor
grew accustomed to tie sound, and
so, after much tedious and discour-
aging labor, successful records were
made. These records are selling in
thousands all over the world.
The gramophone is also Of service
in more serious and more scientific
undertakings. Records of all dialects
and languages spoken in Great Britain
have been made and preserved in the
British museum for the benefit Of
posterity. The people of the thir.
tieth century will know by the help
Of these records Just how Manx and
Gaelic sounded, and how the cockney
lingo differs from braid Scots" Sew
eral of the universities also have col
lections of the same kind.-Youth's
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Ancient Astronomy,

A most interesting discovery b
Egypt has been made. where an oh
servatory has been found at Meroe at
the bottom Of well In an under
ground bathing esta blishment.. the ad-
vantage Of such an observatory being
that the stars could be seen by day an
we'll as by night. This observatory. 1t
Is claimed, was evidently a copy of the
famous observatory at Assuan, where
the circumference Of the earth was
FIRST determined-a work which was
said to have been done at the bottom
Of the well. The chamber in which the
astronomers instruments were placed
was ideally fitted for Its purpose. Only
q strip Of sky was observable. On one
OF the stucco walls the astronomer has
left record Of his calculations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12

-
BiitisA' HsadQuartsrs-An amusing
htt1e incident MAS told me b. Tie ON
81 commanditig - clearing Hospital
which b now being used q I Gonzales;
cent Abapltal. writes : correspondent
* the London Times. HIS hospital n
hoasel a Z cfstercian monastery.
Anklg To wounded we're ssconsid-
etable body at Pathanss Who. sfter the
manner Of their kind. I'D NO sooner
halsthsif wounds attended % than they
6A1AA 10 wander about he building
aA4 explore what kind sof place II
was b which they had hsen brought.
They chose for this amuseMent the
hour-bstwssn two O'Clock and three
o'clock IN the morning-when the
monks we're at complins.S Some Of
thon even want % TAR ~ 10 got into
the monks beds and settle down there.
In due course the monks returned
and there was . scene Of frantic ex-
element The Pathans, seeing these
white figures waking along the cor.
ridors and coming Into the rooms,
thought that the building was haunt
cd BY ghosts, while the monks sudden
" confronted by \ crowd Of black hu-
man shapes. became diseased With the
idea that their monastery had been
invaded BY host Of black phantoms.
Each side began to shout With the
fury Of fear at the other. Luckily.
they made such . noise that the 1t.
tention OF my informant was attracted
and he succeeded In putting nattsrs
right. s=@~ s-azs~ - -- s@aas-12
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
HE GUARDED LARGE AMOUNT
Man Who Carried Fortune Across Con.
tinent In Suit Cases, Dies in
San Francisco.

With the death at the Alameda coun.
ty inf1rmary of William Frederick liar.
shall, sixty-five years of age, said to
be relative of John Marshall, the DIS
coverer of gold In California, there
was brought to close the life Of .
man who once carried 100000 n
bonds across the continent in suit
cases.
Marshall, who for the past ten yeass
had resided with Mrs. Mary C. Bow
ers, 146S Eighth street, was commits.
stoned by T. G. Crothers and R. D.
Mitchell, the executors of the James @.
Fair estate in California, In 1897, to
bring the $4,000 in bonds from New
York to San Francisco. Wells Fargo
& Co. wanted s4,S12 for the same serv.
Ice, and the executors decided to save
this amount.
Accordingly on October s of that
year Marshall left New York with the
bonds in three slitcases, heavily
armed, in private 6rawing-room. He
delivered the bonds to the executors
in San Francisco without mishap on
October 10. En- route the train was
held UP and the passengers robbed Of
personal belongings in Utah by gang
of highwaymen, who fortunately over
looked the three suitcases.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
4 aamisskakil ffask,

Tie whale bi1fed stofk Is f0und on
lake south of the White Nile. Tho
lake has never been mapped and il
b0rdered by extensive swamps. 1t is
hard to tell where swamp ends and
lake begins. for most Of the water sur
face is covered with dense mat OF
tangled vegetation. On this mat the
whale billed stork builds its nest. 1t Is
a very rare bird and is known to the
Arabs as the Father of the Shoe, be-
cause Of it's huge shoe shaped bill. 1t
Is of solitary habits, blackish gray In
color, with wide spreading long toed
feet adapted for standing on the Quak
ing surface of floating field of vege-
tation. It's habits are sluggish, and 1t
lives mainly on fish. Colonel Roosevelt
describes it as hunting sedately In
muddy shadows or standing moticnless
for hours. surrounded by Geed beds or
by long reaches Of treacherous ooze."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12

The Russian Cossacks have q form
Of attack which IL peculiarly their own.
1t Is known as the lava" CossacA
horses are specially trained to carry
out the maneuver. The leading sotnia
(squadrOn) spreads ont to right and
left. and the others. At full speed. form
up on either side Of Il In . ssmieireis
or half moon. Every man Nth anes
u attended by a man wearing . sword.
and all the ofncers are In front Of the
men Of each sotnia. The other squad
rons do not wait for a special order.
but at once adopt the same formation,
endeayoring to surround the enemy.
from another side. With loud shouts
reminiscent Of the red Indian war
who0p the Cossacks rush down on til
foe. and even though the arst assault
be repulsed another "lava" poury down
on the shaken enemy. This system q
attack takes Its name, Of course, from
the liquid products Of volcanic activity.
London Mail. ~ i
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
RedIam.


The word "bedlam" Il q corruption
Of the word Bethlehem" and original.
ed as a syNuym for chaos at the time
when the mousse of Bethlehem, occu.
pied by sisterhood Of London, be.
came an insane asylum. The treat
ment Of the insane in the early part Of
the sixteenth century was not well un-
desto0d, and. according to the theo-
fies then prevalent, 1t was necessary
to frfghten the patient out of his iu-
macy. All sorts Of awful expedients
were resOrted to, among them SUI
prise floors," which slipped from under
the feet; surprise baths and fog
gings at the periods Of most severe ILL.,
ness; hence the name "bedlam," the
result Of incorrect spelling possibly.
came easily to stand for awful things
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Prolific Fungi.

An average sized mushroom will pro-
duce as many as 1900. 100000 spores,
and common toadstool shaggy cap
has been shown to produce as many
as 5,OOO.OOOOOO. Fortunately for the
other inhabitants Of the world, how
ever, the probability Of successful
growth Of any given spore is some
what remote.
The mushroom or toadstool plant is
formed by fine filamentous threads
which ramify beneath the soil. and II
We assume that successful plant of
the mushroom or shaggy caps pro-
duces as many as ten mushrooms or
toadstools we find that the chance
against successful growth to maturity
Is respectively about $4,000 100000 and
80, OO0, 100000 to one in the two species
mentioned. Even more prolific than
the mushrooms and toadstools proper
Is the giant puffball, a large specimen
of which has been known to produce
as many as 1900, Co., 600 Spores
London knowledge.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Empty Compliments.

Fifty years or more ago Sir Harry
Smith, after whose wife Ladysmith
was named, was governor of Cape Col
ony. and led number Of campaigns
against the Kafirs. Returning from
particularly lively one, he held a re-
view Of his troops, who We're in a most
dilapidated condition-barefooted rag
ged and half starving.
3 Vixen the time came for him to say
a few words he lavished praise upon
them. dwelling upon their bravery. en-
durance and even upon their soldier
like appearance.
This last compliment was too much
for the patience Of the old color-ser.
geant. He stepped forward-tattered
and unkempt-saluted most respect.
fully and then said:
Begging your pardon, Sir AIRY. We
don't want no CANNON; we want
boOts."
This outspoken criticism was for.
tunately taken In good part and shortly
afterward the men got their boots.-
London Scraps.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Action Misunderstood.

An English Tommy" while sta.
toned in a Flemish village, wanted to
buy toothbrush. Being unable to
speak either French or Flemish he
could not manage to make the people
understand what he wanted. After
several unsuccessful attempts, he hit
on brilliant idea and, entering little
shop, he proceeded to initiate the &C
ton of brushing his teeth.
At first the old dame shook her head,
then her face suddenly lit up with
smile. Placing ladder against the
wall, she searched several minutes in
some cardboard boxes on top shelf
She at last found what she wanted and
triumphantly handed him, not tooth.
brush. but jew's-harp!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
GOAT RANKS AS ARISTOCRAT
Always Spotless, the Animal Figures
In Strong Contrast With Sheep
on Australian Ranges.

Out on the Australian ranges among
the dirty gray pillows Of sheep fleece
the snowy forms Of the Angora goats
show up like beacon lights, for they
are always spotless. They are cool
and easy-mannered, and seemingly
hold their wool-bearipg companions
somewhat in disdain.
When overcrowded in a press in the
pen they will perch on the backs OF
the sheep or step over them to a more
airy point of vantage, the top of the
fence by preference.
The hours never hang heavily on
the hands Of goat Seemingly re-
curing but little grass nourishment
as compared with the sheep, they find
much leisure. which they spend in in.
citing to wonder or in stirring up strife
and mischief.
AS with the salt-seekins COW, few
things. provided they are novelties,
come amiss to their palate A healthy
Angora will quit the most succulent
heritage any time for felt hat or
pocket edition of Shakespeare, and
then proceed to hunt for a tin can for
further sustenance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-11-12
Bravery Of the esIaians.

When Caesar In his ''Commentariese
preaounced the Belgae the hravest a
81. the Gauls he was merely recording
the reputation that they had earned a
many z battlefield and which. they
maintained even In defeat. Caesar
overwhelmed more than q quarter Of
q million OF them In the year 81 B. C.
Oh the banks Of the Aisne. After the
crushing defeat on the Aisne several
tribes, headed by the Nervii. made q
last stand on the Sambre. taking ths
offensive against the Roman legions
and very nearly defeating them by the
Intensity OF their onslaught. But the
training and discipline. OF Rome saved
Caesar, and the final result Of the be-
roic resistance Of the Neryu was then
practical humiliation. ThstF peace
eEiissaries said. "Of 600 senators We
have lost all but three; Of 10000 fight
ing men but 500 remain" It = from
this stock that the Belyians Of today
are descended-F. J. Splitstons In La
ue's.