Nebraska Newspapers

    ?\'i A
I IT IS IN HOMES LIKE. THIS THAT C
■ THE STRIKING ANTHRACITE ftsti
COAL MINERS UVE ^
Since the outbreak of the great an
thracite coal strike general curiosity
has been aroused as to how the idle
aess of an army of 150,000 affects the
hundreds of thousands of women and
children dependent on them. There
‘.a much misapprehension as to the
condition of the miner in the coal belt
»nd the standing of his family in the
community. It is with the miner as
with the people in other walks of life.
One is thrifty, another is not; one
builds a home for himself, the other
never gets further than the tumble
down shanty; one is sober, energetic
and ambitious and saves his earnings,
the other is reckless, drunken and
desperate, and rears his family in the
midst of squalor.
The sons and daughters of the for
mer class of miners are among the
prominent people in this community.
They are among the most cultured of
local musicians; the peers of any as
members of the local bar; are shining
in the journalistic world In many
cities, and are eloquent pulpit orators.
The miner himself, if thrifty, is the
H0U5E5 OF FOREIGN MINERS
NEAR TAYLOR.PA.
possessor of his own home and his
•jit of land to go with it. Flowers
bloom about his door, the summer
breezes rustle the vines that cling
about his windows; his garden pro
duces the vegetables that make his
'able a delight during the summer,
and in many instances a substantial
bank account has been accumulated
to tide over just such a trying time
as the community is now suffering
from.
To date the strike has brought no
suffering to the families of the min
ers of this region, but much apprehen
sion. The worriment upon the faces
jf their thrifty wives tells of the cares
that burden them.
The Press correspondent strolled
through one of the sections of the city
in which the poorer classes of the
miners reside. At one of the doors
stood a weary-eyed woman, her shoul
ders stooping as the result of the
toil of years. Several barefooted
and rather poorly clad children were
playing about and the sound of an
infant's wail came through the haif
opened doors.
“The good Lord only knows what
we will do. sir, unless this strike soon
ends.” she said in answer to a query.
“James—that’s my husband—sir, has
only worked a few days at whatever
he could get since the strike was de
clared. It’s mighty little that he can
do now for me or the childer. The
grocer has begun to look sour when
ever we ask for more credit. As for
buying clothing and the like of that,
why that can wait until after this
strike is settled. All that we are
trying to do now Is to make sure that
we get enough to eat so that we will
oot have to go hungry. It’s little
enough that we have now, but up to
this time there has been enough to
satisfy hunger.
“What do I think about this strike?
Why. I think as my husband does.
What does he think? Well, you 1
know wo were not very much taken
with the strike idea up here. To tell
you the truth, we women were against
it. But the men are running the
thing. When we seek to interfere
we're told to mind our washing and
our cooking and to let wiser heads
think this thing out. So we have
nothing to say and go right on trying
to provide for our little ones out of
our slender means.”
A few blocks away lives a prosper
ous miner, who has saved his earn
ings and who not only owns the house
he lives in. but several others on the
same block. A pleasant-faced, elderly
woman, nicely garbed, came in in
the course of a few minutes. She
smiled when questioned regarding her
impressions concerning the strike.
“My husband,” she said, "was not.
for the strike, but is a member of
the union and will not go back until
the others do. He has saved up
enough for a rainy day and is now
busying himself about a little matter
that will yield him almost as much as
would his position at the mines. But
1 am sorry for the familes of some of
the Polish, Hungarian and slavish
people who were thrown out of em
ployment by the shutting down of the
mines. Many oi these are rapidly ap
proaching a condition of extreme
want, 1 am told, and unless the strike
ends soon all the charitable associa
tions of the city will be kept busy
caring for them.”
The class of people referred to is
the one that wil feel most keenly the
effects of the miner's strike. Few of
these are miners proper. They work
about the mines, both outside and in
side, as laborers, at a compensation
generally of a little over $2 a day.
They have put nothing by for their
future. They live in the worst habi
tations that the regions afford, large
families of them accumulating in
small rooms, many in a house. Their
condition, even during prosperous
times, is sufficient to arouse commis
eration. Most of the members of
these families cannot speak English
and the people who seek to succor
them are made to understand their
wants with difficulty through some
addle-headed interpreter.
The fact that many of the miners
have secured temporary employment
j elsewhere is lightening conditions.
Yet if the strike is continued until
October the families of the most fru
gal of the miners will be reduced to
want. It is this thought that is caus
ing a cloud on the happiness of many
homes not yet materially affected.
; This is the fear that caused the wife
of the well-to-do miner to guard her
expense account with jealous eye, to
refuse to make expenditures that in
previous years she deemed absolutely
necessary.
The accompanying illustrations give
a proper idea of homes to be found
among the miners in the coal regions.
Two of the houses shown are those of
frugal miners, who have erected com
fortable homes on land purchased
with the money put aside from year
to year. Oue shows a house with the
vines creeping about the doors and
windows, the other a modest little
house with the mother and the sons
and daughter of the family grouped
in front of the door, the husband and
father being away at the time. An
other picture shows a group of min
ers' houses at Taylor, a suburb large
ly occupied by the foreign miners or
those whose desire for strong drink
absorbs the major portion of their
earnings.—New York Press.
How to Kill Mosquitoes.
First lie sure that the specimen se
lected for execution is of the large,
full-eyed soprano type of mosquito.
Then, having rolled up the sleeves and
thoroughly disinfected the hands, put
on your automobile glasses and begin
the pursuit. Red golf coats and
white ducks arc fashionable costume
for the mosquito chase, though many
prefer pyjamas.
Waving caught the specimen, if ho
refuses to be converted, the water
i cure may be administered. This fail
1 ing, tie him to any projection on the
! front porch, or cage him while you
! procure a weapon wherewith to exe
I cute him.
Any convenient weapon may be
used. My experience has caused me
to lose faith in machetes, bolos anil
bowie knives. On the whole, I would
i recommend taking a ping pong racket
and swatting him gently but firmly.
Be sure to hit square between the
eyes.
The mosquito of commerce will gen
erally be found to yield readily to
such treatment.
First of the State Flowers.
California was the first state in the
Union to cnooso a state flower. In
1890, at a meeting of the State Floral
Association, the guide; poppy was
I chosen.
*4 STRirtiHC ;11N£R5 i>3CU55triC_J
CD TtU SITUATIONE?
• OURCE OF ELECTRICITY.
Most Eminent Physicists Unable to
Explain It Satisfactorily.
At a time when electricity Is rapidly
transforming the face of the globe,
when it has already in great measure
annihilated distance and bids fair to
abolish darkness for us, it Is curious
to notice how completely ignorant "the
pialu man" remains as to the latter de
velopments of electrical theory. Some
recent correspondence has led me to
think that a vague notiou that electric
ity is a fluid which in some mysterious
way flows through a telegraph wire
like water through a pipe is about as
far as he has got, and if we add to
this some knowledge of what he ('alls
‘‘electric shocks" we should probably
exhaust his ideas on the subject. Yet
this is not to be wondered at. Even
the most instructed physicists can do
nothing out guess au to what elec
tricity is. and the only point on which
they agree is as to what it is not.
There is, in fact, a perfect consensus
of opinion among scientific writers
that it is not a fluid, i. e.. a continu
ous stream of ponderable matter, as
is a liquid or a gas; and that it is not
a form of energy, as is heat. Outside
this limit the scientific imagination is
at liberty to roam where it listeth, and
although it has used this liberty to a
considerable extent, no definite result
has followed up to the present time.—
The Academy.
HAD MADE A DISCOVERY.
But Non-Enthusiastic Friend Made
Ribald Remarks.
When speaking “In Praise of Hooks”
at the commencement exercises of
Bryn Mawr College. Richard Watson
Gilder told of a good friend of his who
found in almost every new book taken
up something to surprise her. “Some
thing so very much in the nature of a
discovery,” he said, “that it became a
sort of joke among us—these ‘discov
eries' of hers.
“A party of us were making that
ever-wonderful Hudson river trip
once,” he went on, “and this woman,
whom I regard as one of the ablest of
her sex, had a great deal to tell us of
the workings and appearances of the
devil idea in literature, both sacred
and profane. It was obviously her
latest discovery, and her enthusiasm
was such that at Peekskill one of the
party went ashore and wired a mutual
friend in New York:
“ Emma has discovered the devil.’
“The telegram did not reach its des
tination until quite late that night,
and the recipient was feeling a bit
under the weather. It was this combi
■ nation, taken with the seeming trivi
ality of the message, that inspired the
reply: ‘Tell Emma to follow up her
discovery.’ ”
The Mont Pelee Reports.
Every man who has written from
Martinique seized the proposition in a
different way from his fellow's way.
The correspondent of one of the morn
ing papers had the singular taste to
treat it as a humorous opportunity;
his description all revolved around the
fun he had with the geologist who was
blessed with strong individual charac
teristics and a picturesque name. An
other treated it as a literary proposi
tion, and two or three wrecked their
stories on the rock of the mere news
requirement. It was found hard to
unite the literary and the news as
pects.
The best story of the actual calamity
yet produced is that contained in an
interview with the priest who, from
his perch in the hill village of Morno
Vert—rising from the sirocco of hot
and sutfocating air that had swept
over him. and daring the rain of
stones that was still falling—sat and
watched St. Pierre flash into sudden
fire when the mountain blew its breath
of flame upon it. This supreme mo
ment will oe the thing that the inter
est of the world will be forever cen
tered upon; and fate has mocked the
Genius of Journalism, demigod as it is,
by leaving the telling of this tale to
shepherds or water-carriers or vil
lage priests who chanced to see from
afar.—New York Mail and Express.
She Runs an Engine.
In the city of Cleveland lives the
only woman engineer in the country'
—a Mrs. Marten, who understands the
business thoroughly and gives excel
lent satisfaction. She recently took
the place of her deceased husband and
has. been faithful to every require
ment of the place thus far.
Mrs. Marten had often been her hus
band’s helper in his work, and so
learned the ins and outs of his trade.
The day after his death she went to
the office of the building and asked for
the position that had been her hus
band's. The owners of the building,
knowing that the family was in poor
circumstances and that the woman,
from her familiarity with the engine,
was capable of holding the position,
gave her the place at the same salary
that had been earned by her husband.
"I’liere is a janitor in the building who
carries the coal, but Mrs. Marten han
dles the shovel and does not shirk
any task. Sho keeps the engine-room
as spotless as such a place can be,
and the engine shines like a new piece
of machinery.—Chicago Chronicle.
Tried It Inverted.
An amusing and somewhat curious
experience recently befell a certain
French painter, who shall be name
less. He had gone to tho Salon, ac
companied by a friend, who was a
member of the Committee of Selec
tion, and who had been instrumental
in procuring the acceptance of tho
painter's work. When the artist came
near his picture ho exclaimed, “Good
gracious! You are exhibiting my pic*
ture tha wrong side up!’’ “Hush!’’
was the reply, "the committee reject
ed it the other way up.”
An overproduction of rubber would
result In a gum-drop.
Mrs. Winslow'* Soollilng Syrup.
For chii.lrsn tenhlng. softens the gums, reduces In
Bcimuatlon ullsj-s pain, cures wind colic. iv a bottle.
A man seldom marries unless he's
in love or in debt.
INSIST ON HUTTING IT.
Some grocers say they don't keep De
fiance Starch. This Is because they have
a stock on hand of other brands contain
ing only 13 os. In a package, which they
won't be able to sell first, because De
fiance contains 18 o*. for the same money.
Do you want 16 oz. Instead of 13 oa.
for same money? Then buy Defiance
St arc U. Requires no cooking.
No man ever realizes how much
trash he owns until he moves.
A Place to Spend the Summer.
On the lines of the Milwaukee Rail
way in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa
are some of tne moot beautiful places
in the world to spend a sumaie.' vaca
tion. camping out or at the elegant
summer hotels. Boating, fishing,
beautiful Takes and streams and cool
weather.
Okoboji is the nearest of these re
sorts, but all are easily reached from
Omaha, and the round trip rates this
summer are lower than ever before.
Full information on application.
F. A. NASH,
Gen’l Western Agent. C. M. &. SL P.
Ry., 1504 Farnain SL, Omaha.
An Overzealous Official.
Two printed forms, valued at one
farthing, were lost recently at Baku on
the Trans-Causasian railway, and the
station master had telegrams sent to
every station in the Russian empire
to ask if they had been seen any
where. The company has since had to ,
pay telegraph charges amounting to ;
nearly $10,000, and the over-zealouB
official ia now out of employment
I am glad that my ancestors are
dead. It gives me a chance.
RUPTURE permanently cured In HO to
RO days; send for circular. O. S. Wood. M.
!•>., 521 N«w York Life bldg., Omaha, Neb.
If a man lives as he should the j
world will not be very much better by
his getting out of It
ARE YOCB CLOTHES FADEDf
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them
white again. Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents.
The man who persists in doing
nothing is entitled to first prize for
perseverance.
No chromos or cheap premiums, out
a better quality and onc-third more of
Defiance Starch for the same price or
other starches.
FTe is a wise son who knoweth the
proper time to strike his father for a
loan.
- |
MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTINU,
won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand, and
one-third more for same money.
A rolling stone gathers momentum
at every jump and is a good thing Co
keep away from.
Plso's Cur® Is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of the throat and lunes.—Wli.
O. END9L.KY, Vanburen, Iud.. Feb. 10, 190%
About the only martyrs we have at
this stage of the game are the base
ball umpires.
DELIGHTFUL EASTERN TRIPS.
The Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern Ry. has Just issued a new sum
mer book, “Lake Shore Tours,’’ show
ing a selected list of eastern resorts,
with routes and rates. Copy will be
sent on application to C. F. Daly,
Chief A. G. P. A.. Chicago.
Janitors’ Demand for Recognition.
An official of the new Janitors' so
ciety says its object ia “the elevation
of our profession not only financially,
but socially. Big people are beginning
to recognize U3.” Big people, also
small and middle-sized people, always
have recognized the janitors if they
wanted a quiet life.
It sometimes happens that a man
is absent minded when hia wife's
away.
Send *11 yonr order* In Gr»ln, rrovlsiont »n<J
Storks to riu) d J. * MniptM-11 t o., who have
pro ate »Ire* to all American market*, and are
luruibi r» or Chicago board ot Trade. Main Olfca,
hoard "t Trade oulldlug, Omaha, Xeh.. Tele
phones Mi t«4.
Personal responsibility cannot be
discharged by proxy.
DO Torn CI.OTHES T.OOK YKT.T.OTT?
Then nse Defiance Starch, tt will keep
them white—16 oz. for 10 cents.
TO MOTHERS *
Mrs. J. II. Haskins, of Chicago,
111., President Chfeago Arcade
Club, Addresses Comforting
Words to Women Regarding
Childbirth.
“Dear Mrs. I’ixkitam:— Mother*
need not dread childbearing after they
know the value of Lydia E. Pink
liarn’s Vegetable Compound.
While I loved children 1 dreaded the
ordeal, for it left me weak and sick
— A _
MBS. J. II. II S SIC 1X3.
for months after, and at the time I
thought death was a welcome relief;
but before my last child was born a
pood neighbor advised LydiaK.l'ink
ham’s Vegetable Compound, and
1 used that, together with your Pills
and Sanative Wash for four months
before the child’s birth;—it brought
me wonderful relief. I hardly had an
achs or pain, and when the child was
ten days old 1 left my bed strong in
health. Every spring nndfall I nowtaka
abottleof Lydia L. Pink ham’s Veg
etable Compound and find it keeps
mo in continual excellent health.” —
Mns. J. II. Haskins, 3248 Indiana Ave.,
Chicago, 111. —$5000 forftit If about Ultimo,
nlal It not genuine.
Care and careful counsel is
what the expectant and would-be
mother needs, and this counsel
she can secure without cost by
writing to Mrs. Pink hum at
Lynn, Mafia.
leu Farnam St.
Business, Shorthand, Typesetting and
English Stud.nt. furnished work to earn
board while Attending, when desired.
First fall term sept. 1. Send for catalogue.
DAITIITO *™*CO-Omsh«, Nebr.
(HI til I U Jlu *»• * ulM, Since#, ful.
1 n 1 “*■ * w Patents sold. Advice free.
nut1 B KEPSRS hi ppli es Send for
nriTj Free I a.[Hogue. LA All Y BA1F
FACTFRlBf. AO.. Oinalia, Neb.
$10,000 FREE
A Profit Sharing Distribution by
THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS
who also publish the Kansas City
World and St. Paul News.
How It Will Take Place.
On November ith, 1902, a general
election will be held In Nebraska,
Minnesota and Kansas, a governor
being selected In each state. The
total vota for governors In the
three states for the p-ust three
elections was
1896, 887,374; 1898, 731,399;
1900, 895,321.
Study these figures and send In
one estimate of what the total
vote will be In 1902, with *1.00 for
ana year's mail subscription to
The Omaha Dally News or two es
timates and *2 for The Dally and
Sunday News. To the one making
the nearest correct estimate
We will give.$5,000
The second nearest. 1,000
The third nearest. 600
Next 2 nearest, $100 each. 200
Next 4 nearest $50 each... 200
Next 10 nearest, $20 each. 200
Next 40 nearest, $10 each. 400
Next 100 nearest, $5 each. 500
Next 500 nearest, $2 each. 1,000
Next 1,000, $1 each. 1,000
In all 1,659 premiums
If you do not care to subscribe
you can estimate for 26c. As
many estimates may be made as
desired without subscribing, but
each estimate must be accompan
ied by 26c.
Cut this out and mall It with
the money and your estimate to
THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS
Omahi, Neb.
J
THE ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION
TO BE OPENED FOR SETTLEMENT.
\ T .il t T'l JL.’« ' ' * 1 w ■■ ' *
A HALF MILLION ACRES Of RICH LANDS
TO BE THROWN OPEN.
FINEST GRAZING AND FARMING LANDS.
DIRECT RAILROAD NOW BUILDING.
The new extension now being built
by the North-Western Line to Bone
steel, S. D., brings to mind tho treaty
recently made with the chiefs of the
warlike Sioux by which part of the
famous Rosebud Reservation Is to be
turned over to the government and
one more of the few choice tracts of
public lands now remaining, be thus
opened to settlement.
The land in question lies between the
Missouri and Niobrara rivers and is
well watered and fertile. Farm lands
near the Reservation are selling at
from $20 to f86 an acre, grazing lands
at from $6 to $15.
The country is level or slightly roll
ing consisting of black loam with clay
subsoil, maklhg the very best of farm
ing land. It seems to suffer exception
ally lit Je from drought.
A great boom has sprung Tip In Bon^
steel, to which point the North-West
ern Line is building. Last fall there
were fifty settlers there. To-day there
is a town of 300. Ninety days from now
there will be 3,000. Five real estate
offices have opened, and town lots are
selling at from $300 to $800 each.
The Reservation will probably bo
opened by a lottery plan, such as was
made use of in Oklahoma. Fifty thou
sand people are expected to take part
in the drawing for tho land.
To enter a homestead of 160 acres
one must be at the head of a family or
have attained the age of twenty-one
years; a citizen of tho United States
or one who has filed his declaration to
become such. To establish a title to
the land residence must be maintained
thereon. Improving and cultivating the
land continuously for five years
With the completion of the North
Western Line from Verdigre to tho
Reservation boundary at Bonesteel,
there will, without doubt, be a tremen
dous influx of homesteaders as soon^
as the President's proclamation sets
date for the opening. Interest in th«
, matter In Nebraska is intense.