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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1898)
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Ixoiimi ti nf ilia IVlltn)..-, nihI In tii .il rl'ilili''l in lini Mr IUu, lii lil " ban t liln" sli Mnklu llmlatu of h Kitonun if .iii;ihii. f lii vlii III from iln'niiiiig. onfi liar a diiinKm limn waHiiJ tutu tin- atT iiiil ai'i'i-aii'il A ititmlwr f ! tiiltn liMiil by an, I (ti riit un lu n with lha utlniol linllfTi u n. r, tuit no nn rlril lo ri'iMiia Mm A fimrt of In quiry urn hilil, lint aa on rimiilnmlnn no rroaa wna fniitiil on Ma neck, a vcr dlit aa qulikly wkiimI iihiii liy th vlllaana, who dmliirail that lha man waa ,Miii mil lii a lira lis tiait no rroaa upon lilt iii'ck," Tim Holinmlan fluher man alirlnka from analclilui drown lull man from th walPia, fear lug that th walrr ili'iiion wonlil tnk way h la lurk In fl-ihltiK, Am) ilrown him at tho Drat npiMirlutilly, 'I'll la la llngiTliiR nurvlval of I lie amlint alKn!fl''aiirf of I lil auiirrilltlon, Ilia rmilanatlim lie In at that th wadT a.ilrlt la nalurally ungry nt bring (liniiollnd of Ita vlclim. and hrnorforih bean a apci'lal rn!c agnliiat tha tinliirhy pvraon who luu dsretl to frualrala him, Tbiia, wlitm noma una la drowt)d In Qprmany, the remark l nmila: "The rlvr aplrlt rlaliua hla yrarly aacrlfle," or "The nix baa tnki'ii him." Out of ICtirope, lao, the eiTlilciiinl drowning of prr on la aiirllnilcd to a alnillar aplture, nd the Hliimrae drrmla the I'nufc. or water aplrlt, Hint ai'lr.c lialhrra and draga Hu m under to hla dwelling, The Bloux Indiana have a alinllur fanry, nd tell how turn liMve linen drownad by tlnk-Tahft. the water monater. For the tenia renaon, It epprara, the XaiutrliHilnlH, far from helping, t man out of the water, would drown him by force, If nwueil by any chance no one would receive him Into hla hnima or give him food, The Chlneae reluc tance to aave 11 nmn from drowning rlaea from quite different benef it being auppoaed that the aplrlt of a lierann who lina met hla (lenlti In IhU way rontlniiea to flit along the eurfgee df the water until It haa rniued by drowning lha death of a fellow-creature. A Chinaman, therefore, who at tempta to reacue another from drown ing la ronaldered lo Incur the haired of the uneaay aplrlt, which la dealroua, even at (he expenee of a man'a life, to wcape from Ita wandering. floaton (llolie, HAD HEARD DIVINK PATTI. Why Nherman HI I M it I 'am (u Ut IIUni'liH H.ii.i-iiII Ming. An actor at one of the local theittera telle a alory ot liu blunt old (leneral Hherman declined to hear Itlnnche Itooaevelt alng. The general'a kind heart and helpful nature led him to atretch out the hand of encoiirugemnt to many a atruggllng aaplrant for dra matic and mimical honoii, Hut bla protegee anmctlmca were not aelectnj with a due regard for their artlatlo capabilities, Among olhera, he be aUiwed hla friendly Intereat upon MUa Itmiaevelt, who, fifteen yrara ago or more went to New York to alng In light opera. Hhe Itmtltuled a weekly niualcale at her hotel, preceding her appearance, One of thcae (leneral Hherman waa ei peeled lo attend aa the gueat of hlgheat honor, The boura went by and the hoaleaa waa In da palr, for ih general did not arrive, lethargy fell upon the anaemblage, which the playing and alnglng of mediocre people could not dlaalpate. After midnight the grim old warrior, wrapped In a long military cape, ap peared on the aiene, and joy beamed on Mlaa Rooaevelt'a handaome face, "Oh, general," the aaid Impulsively, "I've refuaed to alng until you came, What would you IlkeT" "Nothing," he anawered laconically. The Imly'a face fell. "You aee," he continued, "I have been down at the Academy thla evening llatenlng to I "alt I aa Marguer ite, and I don't want the memory dla turbed before I go to my dreame." It waa rather tough, but Mlaa Roote velt took It good-humoifidly, for ahe knew tlwit the old general had no thought of being ungallant when he aald juat what he meant In bla own delightfully blunt fashion, la Indiana KUawlmra, "In the beginning," aald the corn fed phlloeopher, "man la much coucerned that hla little wlfu'a heart shall always be light. Later, he paya more atten tion to the weight of the blacult." In dlanapoll Journal, Mlaa of Ihe Tenant. According to the latest available ststlsilcs the United States has this year canned 4,500.000 cases of tonia toea. Ls than fifty years ago peo ple did not know tomatoes were good to eat. Really Woodar. "What a pity, Kloaey, It Is that you can't dance In better time, when you've fcot such lovely clocks on your stockings." ! t I i . It r H IV WSI I.; i-t r i'i . ni:m la Jr n 4 I a la !'. - n m Mk it M I 4 1 1 m ! N"t f'4 I ( ! (to 4 f !.(! . Mii. tKr r mi-. "t t lfc I. !. fcfl In l 1 if .I.IK f,i f,t,V f ;ul ft tii I u mi l mm I t i I U Uim A mi ii 11. . t.t iM, of (l.h 'M I lh) tii tr!f III in i ir... u ,.f (hp !.( It. Bh ' I in k m ukrn f.m ihr mif ti iir- itiKlnnlli Of lh if itm ft lilt , ..'t nil'l mil l lull I l l tl l tlit In rlal an. ihf iM.tr lo f,)iii,t In it. P B1 ,,Bl iht rirn.li flub n1...,. ,.k ... f 11 in a n m in Mm nh, and the prl.e la rifu;,iii, y the iiianttly brought III l'" the fl-li iiotii'ia Hrirn tialica a lli.iirtii, (a a fair rlr Imring Ibe aaidlne itiniii almiit 3H wnnirn and f fty men anxbnialy await the arrival of (lie riiat boat. If there are no fluh I here la no wmk fur them, When the newa arrtvea that the boaia have their welcome rntgnea the women. In their il-t ot cntie iiiHiiitiica, ruxh to the can nery like a flock of frightened aheep. and each takea her plnce In the great room where the finh undergo their flrnt preparation. Here the aardlnca are epreud upon the talilu and aprlnkleJ with aalt. Then they are cleaned, and when that operation la flnlahed they are eorted by little boya and carried Into another part of the establleh ment, where they are put In pickle. After thla the flub, are waahed and placed one by one, with great care, upon the neta, called "grille," and put out to dry In the onen air. It the weather la wet or even foggy thla op- erallon la Impoaalble, and tha flah bon to draw. Helle M. Uraln In Worn epoll and become wortbleaa. except for'n' ,lon, Companion. fertlllaer. The tlna In which the ear-1 dlnea are then packed are carried iO, STRANGE BRAIN WOUND. the oiling room, where the laat ma-1 nlpulatlon conalaia of filling them with '" Who la Alive Ieilte a Oil. It la In thla part of the eatahllah-1 Kamarkable Injury, menl that the tomato aauce and the' The hoapltal recorda of the recent aplcea are placed In the boxea which war have directed a good deal of at give to the French preparation of tentlon to the caeca of brain wounda ardlnea their unlveraal renown. In from which the patlcnla aurvlved, and any of the above Important eutabllah- the fact him been act down to the credit menta the aardlnea are prepared and exported ten houra after coming out of the water, Oourmeta ahould never eat newly prepared aardlnea. They have neliher the perfume nor tha fla vor of Hume which have Iain In the boxea for a yenr. EXCITED AT THE THEATER. California Woman Overcome bf Hit Wuea of Nancy ftrkee. Ai preaontod by good playera, tha murder acene In the dramatized ver alon of "Oliver Tw let" la almost enough to upaet the nnrvea of an experienced theater-goer, Nance O'Ncll and Mc- Kee Rankin were the leading actor In a production of the play at the Co luinbla theater, Hun Kranclaco, lint week, and among the apoctaton wax Mra. Oeorge C. Wlllard, accompanied by her hiiahnnd, Dlckena' Immortal chapter read once, la forever Imprint ed on the memory, but the utter brut ality, mlaery and wretchediieaa of the eeena when enacted on the alage are accentuated many fold, eapecltilly at Ihe point where Nancy crcepa on the atage after Hill gykea baa at ruck the blow. At that moment In tha Ron Frnneleeo theater the audience, which waa atralnlna ever en.. t mi., no word, no movements of the supreme young actress, was distracted and al most terrified by the hysterical femin ine voice of Mra, Wlllard crying pile otialy: "Oh, God! Oh, don't kill her! Don't kill her! Thla Is too cruel I" The speaker'a emotion overcame her and aha could no longer articulate words, (the stood upright, ten Me, moaning, sobbing, her arms stretched in suppll cation toward the atage. Her excite ment waa conlagloua, Gaapa and aobs were heard from all parts of the house, In one of the boxes a woman fainted. In a few seconds the acene ended, the curtain fell and the lights went up. Meantime Mrs. Wlllard had been led by her husband to tha lobby, where after a time she regained some meas ure of composure and went home. MANY MILES OF GOLDEN HAIR Cro ruing llry linlore lloaatait Chora Ulrl In lloaloii. iy s Envied by all In tbs Castle Squars II. ll,wtn I. Marl. (1I...-I ' chorus girl, who according to careful estimates has 200 miles of beautiful golden balr. It claims attention not only from the quantity, but from Ita exquisite texture and color. There 1 1 no hint of bleaching; fluid about tl.i strands. They are aa fine as ginaannr and glint like the purest gold. Em! to end those golden halra nieamire a,) proximately 200 miles, or l.OOO.OJO feet Figure It out yourself. There are upor Miss Bttiart'a head about 123 equar Incbes of hslr bearlng scalp. The ban Is very abundant, and counts on an average 1,660 hairs to the square Inch The hair averages about five feet 'n length; taking the length at even five feet and the actual number of hairs ai 211,200, you see the 200 miles of tu.i and a few Inches to spare. Mla.i Stuart Is hardly flvo feet In height, so that the hair falls tn a golden shower about her shoulders. Mad It If armoiile. "You didn't tauten your esuuy with a blue ribbon, as you usually do," sai l the editor of the magazine. "No," nn swered the contributor. "My sen" nt harmony wouldn't permit It. Thla ! an article on the management of tin war. I tied it with rep tape." Wash iogton Star. 4.i . n.il, . i ',,1 at4 ttUI l m; 1 !.. It " , 1 l-t Mil iliilii kaliixl f ' i t a .li- lig t rtiiB. A i..l la l lai( u ink 1 ft fn.m want litres, hHli ate Irt I a m r.e r dt ,,1,1 i.( tn a.-i ni'i in ill rrii.,n mm imi artanfril i.i (( fi ae,i Ueih if lime I hit ranelHu. i month r a iir ilta tnea ldi BtaJe ii-, twiiv ir thlh a k. mtf rrm tpl. Plm ih i ipirai I t I he I ,ig 1, ,,, Kn r n a , f 111- j rfiinia, nor lniitn,i nf Ihe thaiair of Ihe g'fta. a ilouhle 'ii'ilM aaalla her at nui h drawing 1 hla ronlrlh- ii- 11111 a lime ll I tie iiiimi an-i 1 tint 111 nf the a. Inn. e Make a aintug bag of miltalile nmlt-tul, ireloiine, it. 11 -Im. raiitau or linen. Kiiilinilder it with hi Ilia la, a iwmingram or nthi-r aulialile denlun, and flnixh II with atout draw atrlnga of broad rllilMin. Klice It la to hang In the alikromn for long a time It khould be made hut Merely durable and aervlcealile, but alwn dainty and attractive. Wrap eai'h article In t Inane paper, uxlng many llnta; mark It with the name of the donor, and tie It aecurely with narrow ribbon of a contract Init color, leaving one end long eiioiiuli to be uaed In drawing It out. Pack the parcela care fully In the bag, heavier onea at the bottom, and let the long rlbbona hang out nlde at the top. Glfta appropriate for apeclal day a, atuh aa the Invalid! birthday, July 4, April 1, Knitter Bun day, Feb. 22, a "very weary day," a "atormy Sunday," etc., muy be desig nated by tiny carda attached to their rlbbona. Moat of the glfta, however, ahould be left without datea In order that the Invalid may have the prlvllcne onp ,n while of deciding which rib- of the Maimer bullet, It la well known among aurgeona, however, that an In Jury to the brain from any cauae la not neceaanrlly fit til, and an admlrnlila llliiHlrntlon la to be found In the per on of a mechanic now employed In one of the fouudrlea ot thla illy, aayi the Now Orleana Tlmoa-Democrat, He la aomcwhat aenaltlve over the mat ter, ao hla namn need not be men tioned, but the clrcumnlancea were theae: Rome yeara ago, while working at a lathe In Birmingham, a piece of machinery broke mid he waa at ruck on the aide of the head, juat above the ear, by a flying bolt. The blow frac- lured the akull and the trated the brain Itxelf to Iron pene a depth of about two Inchea, The man fell aa If ahot and lay uncnnacloua for aeveral weeka. Hla death waa hourly antici pated, but to the aurprlae of every body he regained hla aenaea and alow ty recovered, It waa found that he had forgotten certain thing, and for a while he had great difficulty In koep Ing hla balance while walking, but thla waa eventually overcome, and he la at (ireaent apparently aa well aa ever. There la a frightful Indentation at the place of tha Injury, but hla fucultlea general health aeem to be wholly unimpuirea. "ine caae ia a very re markable one," said a surgeon, "and proves that a man may lose a con siderable portion of actual brain tissue without being any worse for the ex perience." lingular rack "The singular fact that people ar about half an Inch taller In the morn ing than they are in the afternoon has enabled many a fellow to slip Into the army," said an officer who has seen a good deal of recruiting service. "Time and again when the examlnatlona were being conducted at a tolerably early hour, men have been passed In my presence who were barely tip 0 the regulation height. In fact, they were under It a shsde and the thlckne- of a sheet of cardboard would have result ed In throwing them out, I am per fectly confident that If these same men had been remeasured Just before taps In the evening they would have fallen so far short that they would never by l Mill,- k I....- . t.A BHy POeillll 1 1 J mil una mug, I b'"? U f" 'h"t mn Can FUt nearly an Inch to his height by ataylng In bed for a couple of days rnd mean while taking aeveral hot baths, but I have never ecn the thing tried. The average morning ind evening varia tion I have found by a good deal of ex perimenting on myself and others to be a little less than half an Inch." Mlntes llarrad tint of S liool. . 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