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7i. It'i. Ii' .. "5 k.&!Wm. r. ... "M 1 i """SSSnm ' ". f r ?. Hfd&fes HhafyPrey on Women . tY7 lidtvocmeni vr Telegraph the "Work at Home" and Other Frauds Are Employed to Fleece Poor Housewives and Girls. - "T By MISS JANE ADDAMS Of Htfl Hwe, Ckkaf. One of the Inevitable results of the ataancial independents of wage earn ing women is a corresponding -Independence in the matter of seeking in vestments. Women who have secured their money without masculine aid naturally feel at liberty to invest it without masculine advice. Before pro ceeding upon this natural theory, how ever, women should be equipped with a knowledge of the fact that the pro alters of fake investments have come to regard women as one of their most profitable specialties, and that the' art of fleecing them has been cultivated with the greatest care. Experience has taught unscrupulous "promoters" that it is easier' to secure money from women than from men through at least two lines of appeal to which women ire more susceptible than men. The rst of these is the appeal to wage earning women as "business women" and the' nattering inference that as uch they will recognize the oppor tunity for a good investment, quite norlng the fact that much of wage earning is done under direction and Joes not of necessity imply knowledge of business' affairs. The second line of appeal which tempts many women to go into fake deals is that made to feminine vanity by the promoters of Uie scheme who urge: "We believe in the intuition of women and would ather have it in the counsels of our enterprise than cold masculine logic; combination of both i3 the ideal, and that is why we are asking you to give us your aid. and cooperation." The idea of a connection with a big enterprise is, in very many instances, Mattering to the woman who has never before had such an opportunity, and, moreover, many women have come to believe that optimism is in itself a ort of feminine virtue, while on the Either hand they regard suspicion as a most unworthy trait. "Intuition" con fists of. faith in a favorable outcome. Hundreds -of women are entrapped every year through some such subtle and flattering form of appeal. Very often these campaigns for the savings of women are conducted along the lines of the professions and occu pations in which large numbers of fairly prosperous women are naturally engaged. The first thing which the woman who is solicited to invest her savings in the stock or bonds of a min ing, plantation, oil or financial enter prise should bear in mind is the fact that in all probability the promoter who Is talking to her has secured a list of the women belonging to a profes sional organization or a club with which she ts associated, and if the wom an thus appealed to merely communi cated with her natural associates she could easily discover this for herself. But the whole affair is purposely sur rounded by an air of mystery arid "a special opportunity for you," which keeps her silent. The wireless telegraphy scheme" which was worked in Chicago several years ago wilMllustrate this: When wireless telegraphy was first demon strated to be practical in its operation the swindlers saw a fresh and fascinat ing field in its manipulation. It had the' charm of science about it and ap pealed to' the progressive mind Inter ested In the "onward march of civili sation." An office was located con venient to the rooms of the board of education, which contained a wireless "demonstration apparatus." a full equipment of wiieless literature, and most important of all a list of all the school teachers of the city. The women teachers received a broadside of literature in which handsome divi dends were promised from an invest ment in the greatest scientific discov ery cf the age, and also an implication that the stock was offered first to edu cationaleople who were best fitted to understand its value and who would have sentimental as well as a material; satisfaction from such an investment. When an abundant harvest had been garnered from the savings of women teachers, a series of maneuvers was instigated which left undistributed in the possession of the promoter of the scheme the thousands of dollars he bad acquired. The teachers received "confidential and important" an nouncement from his office to the ef lsct the most powerful rival in the immediate field of his company's oper ations had consented to a consolida- tton on terms which he regarded as highly advantageous to all bis invest ors. The consolidated company would be so much stronger than the one in which they had made their incstment Jhat'thejvcould not. of course, expect to exchange the stock on an even .basis. share for share. He advised -them, however, to 'increase their in .vestment so that ther. .could still retain their original nunibeV-or shares which would not.? fail tOjjjcqve, immensely profitable. , Thlsxappeal not' only., induced many of' the original in veitota to put in addi tional money; but it also brought a ;fresh volume of recruits. A little while later, a. second reorganization was an-nouneed-rthis time a consolidation -with-all-of the principal wireless com panies then ,in the field. ,It was ex plained that this not only did away witJeanpetltjon but .eliminated the possibility of 'troublesome and expen sive lit&ation with' regard to patents and improvements. This was said to he a .great victory, and his investors were again-urged to surrender their bid certificates, in a descending ratio, for those of the jiew "complete" con solidation. As they were anxious for anything which promised to give them dividends on their investment they fell? m line witn tne suggestion. At tne time of the final consolidation the pro inoter . - disappeared leaving behind irim a -wake of hardship, privation and suffering. There are many and varied planes and altitudes in the contemptible craft' of swindling women, and the smaller the. swindle the more contemptible it often is. Almost innumerable frauds 1 F 11 T9 al tlVF 1 oncer leus now me wirctcaa are worked in this field in a petty way nearly all of them based on an Initial fee of some sort which Is to give them the benefit of "easy and lucrative work at home." After the fee is paid the work furnished is either impossible in its requirements or it is not furnished at all. Poor women in almost every state in the union were defrauded by an "Apron club" concern which claimed to be organized on a co-opera- J tive basis and for the philanthropic purpose of affording those who "joined" to earn easy money at home. 'The ini tiation or membership fee was $2. The swindlers operating this scheme were prosecuted and convicted by the fed eral government and in the trial it developed that many of the victims were widows who had believed that a membership In this club would permit them to earn a living for their families without the necessity of being absent from their little children. The "letter copying" scheme is another develop ment of "easy and profitable work at home" swindles. Some 15 of these petty swindlers were recently closed out in Chicago, and Detective Wool dridge, who handled the cases, found that a large and pitiable number of the victims were invalids, some of them bedridden. There is one way by which poor women may know when they are being offered a swindle in the game of "work at home." If It develops that there is any kind of a fee demanded at the outset it is safe to class the proposi tion as a fraud, although the demand may be in a very plausible form a "deposit" against "materials sent," or a "membership" in an organization. Many of these schemes are concerned with so-called "art work" and make that flattering appeal to "women of re finement and appreciation." When it comes to an investment of any sort the promoters of which ap peal to women who are comparatively or actually poor, to float their enter prise, is it not fair to assume that the thing is a swindle? If the investment had merit in the true sense of .the term, could not its promoters readily obtain capital for it from business men with their eyes open? The promoter who makes it a business to secure lists of women in order to inveigle their sav ings from them Is, on the face of it, open to grave suspicion of fraud. JANE ADDAMS, Hull House, Chicago FAME OF WASHINGTON SECURE. Charge of "Tax Dodging" Will Dim His Glorious Record. Not Somebody into whose hands a copy of the records of Fairfax county, Vir ginia, has fallen has made the inter- 1 esting discovery that George Washing ton, in company with 15 other taxpay ers, was "presented" by the grand jury in 1760 for- not making a return of "wheel carriages" for the purpose of taxation, says the Boston Transcript. The other interesting fact, what be came of the presentment, is missing, and we do not know whether George Washington, Lord Fairfax and George Mason paid lines or won a test case, or whether the "presentment" was prosecuted to judgment. The acco ciation of so many men of eminence in one indictment, for substantially a presentment of the grand jury differ ed in no essential from the modern in dictment, suggests that they had made up their minds to test the constitu tionality of the statute under which their wheel carriages were taxed. Their defense is missing, and, there fore, we cannot know their motives or whether they neglected or refused to make the returns required by law: The discovery will probably be fol lowed by declarations that it reveals to us "the real Washington," coming mainly from that class of critics who. assure us that the gold-and-ivory statue by Phidias was in part plated and that, the ivory was of inferior quality. That great characters have infirmities, that they. are agreeably human, is no discovery, though a' certain element of "historians" appear to think it is. Jf the "Veal' Washington" should be shown to have dodged his taxes, it will be impossible to deprive the "real Washington" of the glory of carrying through the American revolution to its triumph in the field and its con- eiimmitlAn in Yia Actnlilichmont nt the federal constitution. Washing ton, it may be asserted, did not "value money" and his independence of finan cial considerations was not entirely due tothe circumstances that he per sonally was the wealthiest president the United; States has ever had. The man who .'would put a great estate at the hjfZiTd' of war was not m'er cenary' afl-Jhls reluctance to accept any sabuyXgr his services as presi dent is weiiTCnownr The late Gen. Butler made an 'at tempt to demonstrate that George Washington's a "salary grabber" and demanded and received "back pay," butthe attempt recoiled on his own head,. when it was proved 'that Washington as commander-in-chief of the continental army rendered an 'ac count at the close of the war only for his personal expenses, and those calculated on a most reasonable scale. He never charged his country one penny for his military services, and when during the quasi-war with France he was appointed lieutenant general he 'stipulated in accepting the appointment that it should carry no pay and emoluments unless he was called into actual Jservice. He died lieutenant general, unpaid. Few more disinterested men than George Wash ington ever lived, since not only did lie risk his life, his 'fortune and his acred honor in the cause of his coun- J :y, but bis. benefices to his Jess for mate companions in arms were un counted and by him unrecorded. Washington .was "one of Plutarch's -ion," as invulnerable to the"muck .2" as to Britisi bayonels. x' ' The State Capital Matters ! Geaeral. Isterest ' rtoM m Nesrtska's Seat f Gtvi Distribution of Nebraska Patronage The Nebraska delegation in con gress, at a meeting in Washington last week, agreed upon the following plan for appointments in this state during the Sixtieth congress. First All postmaster appointments to be recommended by republican members of the house from their re spective districts, except in the home towns of senators, where each senator hall have entire jurisdiction. Second All officers whose duties shall cover the entire state shall be recommended as per vote of the major ity of the entire republican delegation. Third Officers whose duties shall cover less territory than the entire state shall be recommended by a ma jority of two senators and. such re publican members of the house whose districts in whole or in part are in cluded within the jurisdiction of such office. Fourth Local and district officers located at the home towns of any member of the delegation shall be se lected by such member. 'Fifth All recommendations for fed eral appointments hereafter to be made by the president, of statewide scope-and all such appointments from the state for offices outside the state shall be distributed as near as may be among the different congressional districts of the state on a salary basis, provided this section as to distribution shall not apply to reappointments or to promotions, except as to the in creased salary; provided, also, that this section as to distribution shall not include cabinet officers or appoint ments in the diplomatic service. Sixth The meetings of the delega tion shall be on call of the chairman, or a majority of the delegation, and the expenses of attending such meet ings during recess shall be borne equally by the members. Seventh The vote shall be taken by roll call. Eighth Upon the adoption of the plan there shall be selected a chair man and a secretary, who shall also act as treasurer. Says Cattle Mange Is Exaggerated. Ex-Senator Frank Currie of Dawes county called on Governor Sheldon to discuss the question of a state quaran tine proclamation issued by the gov ernor for the purpose of aiding in wip ing out mange in cattle. Mr. Currie has been in the cattle business for thirty years. He believes cattlemen who have accumulated herds would be very foolish if, after gathering property of this kind, they should at tempt to destroy it. He says cattle men . desire to do all within their power to keep their herds clean. It is his opinion that the infection and prevalence of the disease has been exaggerated by inspectors, whose job depends on work of this kind. He cites his own case, where an inspector re ported a herd of 1,500 infected, when, in fact, the inspector admitted he had not seen more than 150 head, and, in fact, had only seen 86 head. Mr. Cur rie does not believe the state should try to do anything until the extent of the disease and infection is ascer tained and until the state makes an appropriation for practical inspectors to aid in enforcing quarantine regula tions. State Depository Bonds Approved. Governor Sheldon, Attorney General Thompson and Secretary of State Junkin have approved bonds of five state depository banks, signed by State Auditor Searle's bonding com pany of Omaha, after having investi gated the legality and the advisability of accepting any considerable security from a bonding company that has a paid-up capital of $50,000. At present the total amount which the company in question has indemnified the state is about $32,000. The approval of the state officers was given after Auditor Searle had said he bad sold his stock in the bonding company. No an nouncement was made in regard to who now holds the stock owned by Auditor Searle. The company was formed by officers of the Metropolitan company of Omaha, which was organ ized to bond saloonkeepers and which is not now soliciting business on ac coutn of some judgments against it. The list of officers is the same, with the exception that the name of R. J. Clancy has been dropped from the new company's rolls. Station to' Remain Open. General Manager Holdrege of the Bur lington has written the railway com missionTthat It is not deemed advisable by hiscompany to close the depot at Dickehs'A' few days ago the com misshjin J issued an order against the Burll8ttao closing this station. OMptiesto Have Primaries. Th6foltewIng counties have' asked the 'republican r state committee for ballots on t'which 'to vote a preference for a .president jal , candidate : vj County. , Del. County. ' DeL Antelope It' Lancaster ..;... 54 Butler ....-.'..-.. 11 Lincoln .'....... 10 Cedar 12 Otoe ...1....'... 17 Cheyenne 5 Perkins . :c . . . . 1 Dakota 6 Red Willow ... 9 Dixon 10 Richardson .... 17 Dodge 19 Reck 3 Fillmore 13 Seward 115 Hall 17 Thayer . :,13 Hamilton :.'12 Webster ..'..... 11 Hitchcock .4 York 17 Total 728S Rock Island Appeals. The Rock Island Railroad company has appealed to the district court from the reeent order of the state railway commission directing it to maintain a passenger and freight depot at the town of University Place. The petitio nrevives the whole ques tion of the rights of railroads and the power of the comossion. It is assert ed that the state commission law is unconstitutional because' it is an in terference witn interstate commerce. Is unreasonable and deprives the com pany, of its property. fS Brickyard Jgf Pcnftcn-Ua. A brick yard.owned aad,oerated by the state and 'workedtby' state con victs and state wards Is one of the possibilities. Governor Sheldon said he believed It possible for Nebraska to make all the brick it needs-foe the construction of state buildings. He intends to get the state geologist to visit the various institutions rand make an analysis of the soil owned by the state and if the investigation shows the clay is of such a nature that brick can be made from It of. a good quality. he will urge an appropriation for the construction of a brick yarcLtSuch a plant would afford employment for the convicts of the state penitentiary and for many of the inmates of the Insane asylums. The employment would be conductive of good health for the con victs and at the same time it would save an immense amount of money for the state and permit of the con struction of many buildings which are now delayed by reason of the heavy appropriations made against the state treasury. - Law Too Drastic Attorney General Thompson has re ceived from Congressman Clayton ol' Alabama a copy of the latter's bill to prevent the 'issuance of federal injunc tions against the .operation of state laws' and a personal letter asking Mr.' Thompson's opinion of the bill. This' measure provides that no district or circuit judge of the United States can enjoin the enforcement of a state law until the same has been tried and a decree entered to the effect that it is in violation of the constitution' or treaties of the United States. In other words, that the federal court cannot issue a temporary injunction against the enforcement of any state law. In reply to the letter, Mr. Thompson will state that in his opinion the law is too drastic, and he will advise that It be limited so that no federal judge can restrain a state officer from enforcing a state law in a state court until the matter has been tried in a state court. As to Oil Inspection. The validity of the law requiring that all oil shipped into Nebraska be inspected and that all such inspected oil be assessed an Inspection fee of 10 cents per barrel is to be tested. The railroads insist that they ought not to have to pay any inspection fee on oil shipped into the state for their own use. Arrangements are being made for a test suit against the Burlington and Union Pacific railroads. The Union Pacific has refused to allow 760 barrels of oil to be inspected and the Burlington has refused to pay inspec tion fees on 348 barrels. Railroad at torneys will meet Attorney General Thompson and agree upon certain points on which the case will be based. The attorney general is of the opinion that the railroads should pay the in spection fees on all oil, no matter bow the oil is to be used. Insurance Matters. The state insurance department has announced Its intention of holding up all insurance reports which fail to show the amount of business written in Nebraska during the last year. Only a few of the 300 foreign insur ance companies now doing business in the state have included this important item in their reports. It is supposed that the reason for the omission is the fear of the companies that the appar ent discrepancy between the risks and the resources will cause alarm to pol icyholders. The risks, however, are not so dangerous as would appear to those unfamiliar with insurance busi ness. Rock Island Appeals. The Rock Island Railroad company has appealed to the district court from the recent order of the state railway commission directing it to maintain a passenger and freight depot at the town of University Place. The peti tion of the railroad revives the whole question of the rights of railroads and the power of the commission. It is asserted that the state commission law is unconstitutional because it is an in terference with Interstate commerce, is unreasonable and deprives the com pany of its property without due process of law; takes private property for public 'use without compensation, and, finally, that it disallows the peti tioner of its right to trial by jury. License to Practice Medicine. Fifteen applicants arc taking an ex amination before the secretaries of the state board of health for license to practice medicine or csteopathy. One applicant is taking an examination in osteopathy. The board of health has had 15.C00 copies of quarantine regu lations published in pamphlet form for distribution to teachers, physicians, county commissioners, undertakers, registrars and local boards of health. Cook Announces Candidacy. H. L. Cook, deputy state auditor, has formally announced his candidacy to succeed E. M. Searle, and he will begin at once an active campaign to secure the republican nomination. Mr. Cook lives at St. Paul, in Howard county. 'han Jfc mm AnnnlHlnJ lnn4Vif aeiB Ba auu was aiyuiuicu ucjuij uuuuui uj Mr. Searle. The state railway commission de nied a rehearing asked for by the plaintiffs in the case of the central ized creameries against the various railroads of the state in which the matter of service was the issue, ex cept in the request that receipts be given for empty cans returned by the railroad. The commission ordered the transportation companies to ap pear in Lincoln February IS. at 10 o'clock in the morning, to show cause why an. order should not issue to re quire them to give receipts for the empty cans. Newspaper Teferaaph Rates Legal. The state railway commission wrote a few ays ago to Attorney Meyers of Alma, who complained against tele graph companies making a reduced rate to newspapers. The letter called the attorney's attention to the stat utes which 'provides for this reduced rate to all newspapers, and inasmuch as. that statute has not been changed by the legislature and for the further reason, that .reduced telegraph rates to newspapers is in the interest of the public, the commission has no author ity to do anything in the matter. mres w an, 4flSk Sm AwLW wSaOvIM YAm MtLnffiF Save the liquid manure. Feed only what the cattle will eatv up clean. " ' Always aim to sell a'finlshedprod uct from the farm. t The inferior animal requires as much feed as the higher-priced one. r Sour soils need better drainage. Tiling .always pays if properly done.' Arrange things in the barn so as to make the chores as easy as, possible. " . .. Get the spraying apparatus ready for use. Effective treatment must begin early. Sheep like other animals enjoy va riety in their food. Feed a little wheat bran occasionally. Clover, the foundation of agricult ural prosperity, must ever prove the salvation of the farmer. Above all others the farmer who is supplying cream to the creamery needs a Babcock tester. Something growing on the soil and something decaying in the soil Is a good rule for the farmer to follow. When you notice the shoe to your horse is a little loose, don't delay fix ing it. It may -save the horse a bad sprain. ' Blanket the horses when they are exposed to hard winds. A bad cold will prove a poor thing for the horse and you too. Animals which are selected for breeding purposes should be fed and cared for so as to induce the most thrifty habits. Start your tomato seed, also celery, cabbage, egg plant, endive, lettuce, onion, etc., indoors and have the plants ready to set out in May. As a part ration corn is a good poul try feed,, but as the sole ratios, such as the practice of some farmers, it is one of the worst possible feeds. When things go wrong, don't scold the wife and children. If you must do something to relieve your feelings go out and take a few kicks at the horse block. The future usefulness of a cow de pends largely upon the way she has been brought up. Good breeding, of course, but more important still, good bringing up. It is a mistake to neglect the things that are in trying to find out the things which may be but are not yet. Many an impractical investigator commits this blunder. Don't permit the blacksmith to put on too heavy shoes. They are a need less burden to the horses and add strain to every muscle and tendon, and really wear no longer than the light er shoes. The dairyman who treats his cows right is not ashamed to look them in the face, neither is he ashamed to look his customers in the face if he is giving an honest article in an honest measure. Cotton seed hulls are not desirable feed for cows, but they are being worked into some of the patent dairy feeds that are bringing good prices in the market. Watch out for them if you are buying any feedpr 'your cows. Reading Meadowbrook Far: gives one an appetite for the" work. It is sort of short course n farming, and is the best kind of a preliminary to the reading of a good farm paper, which of course you have coming regularly to your home. A pecan tree at Raleigh, X. C, which is 35 years old, has borne a crop every year for the last 23 years. In 1905 the crop equaled 300 pounds, in 1907 it was more than 400 pounds. Estimateing the selling price of the nuts at 25 cents a pound. 400 pounds .would bring $100. A profitable tree. surely. Scours in horses is very annoying and unfits them for hard work. If change of diet and short rations do not correct the disorder try giving four drams powdered sulphate iron, one-half ounce ground gentian, one half ounce ground ginger and one ounce powdered charcoal in feed three times a day. If you can arrange to feed cut fodder and ground grain it will give better results. In a recent number of one of the leading humorous papers one of the pictures shows Farmer Stubble reach ing out of bed at 4 a. m. and touch ing an electric button, remarking with a yawn as be does so that it is "time t milk the keows, b'gosh." And when one stops to think how the lot of the farmer had improved in the last ten, twenty, thirty years it is not hard to believe that in the future much of the present drudgery will be done away by the still greater advancement made in farm machinery and farm methods. Surely the farmer is . having his Inning, now. HPfSSfUf aTarJaaaaaaLaSaaaMStt I yrnVaVBhAanaM v l "" I asnananmanwaJ t AtSj VS9CSkBBi Bto H?sflHfc5 AnSfal Clean yoar seat before sowing. - Careful not to' let the brood get too fat Comfort for the brood animals stronger, healthier offspring. , Don't waste the manure, it Is the most valuable asset on the farm. The compact horse is better for farm work than the long-legged one. Good poultrymen never keep bat one male bird in the flock at a time. Salt is good but If It is not where the sheep can get at It, what shall it profit them?' The cow shed should be open to the south so that it can catch all the sun shine that is going. The man who is content with the crooked furrow is more than likely to be careless about his morals. The progeny of a grade bred to a grade is certain to be of inferior qual ity than either of the parents. Whether the farm flock is pure bred or just common fowls, new blood should be Introduced each year. Sheep and cows should not be yard ed together, as the former are timid and defenseless and easily injured. The profits from the orchard are determined in large measure by the care bestowed upon the trees and the fruit. Keep a record of each brood sow. Don't trust to memory to tell ybu a year from now which animals did yon the best 'service. One good farm paper well-read is better than the skimmings from a doz en others. Be a careful reader, and a patient practicer. What! A rag drawn through that hole in the milk pail, when a few min utes work and a little solder will fix it? Shame on you. One ounce of glycerine, one- half ounce of lemon juice and two ounces of rose water make a good lo tion for the hands and face. A poor appetite in any farm animal indicates Improper housing, or feed ing. Keep the animals thrifty If you would have them return a profit. The supply of good cows Is never equal to the demand. Don't think therefore that you can buy to good advantage. Better raise your own cows. Neglect in the poultry house seems easy at the time, but it is expensive. The poultry business is made up of little details and they must be at tended to. Get a graduated glass on which the drops, drams and ounces are marked. lc will prove handy in putting up the simple remedies, formulas for which you often see in print Not one farm in a hundred is stocked up to its full capacity. Is your farm the one in a hundred or is it one of the ninety-nine, which are falling short of their privilege and op portunity? Saving the chilled Iamb is one or the tasks of the early spring. Take it in where it is warm, rubbing thor oughly to restore circulation and then feed a little hot milk from a bottle to which is attached a rubber nipple. Calves must have clean, dry pens if they would be thrifty. A filthy wet pen. especially for very young calves, is apt to derange their stomachs. While a cement floor is ideal, it takes lots of bedding to keep it dry. A light pen is also very desirable. Every calf pen should have a window where the sunlight can get in. Sunlight is one of the best disenfectants that God ever gave to man. It is the cheapest also; therefore use plenty of it in the barns. Milking a cow in Mexico is rather a perilous and unsatisfactory task if the following account of the process is ac curate: The cow is lassoed and tied to a stump at the head end; she is made to "hist" by tying a rope to one hind leg and fastening it to another stump. One man holds the calf to the cow. with his fingers so it will suck wind instead of milk, and the other man milks into a dipper the milk which the cow mistakenly gives down for the - To cure the breechy cow Is almost impossible, but she may be restrained. Here is the method employed by a farmer who has such a cow in his herd: Fasten a strip of strong, straight-grained wood, three inches wide by one inch thick to the tips of her hjorns. This should be fastened by means of screws. Then fix another strip to this one-hair inch thicker and of a length sufficient to reach down ward wjtkin an inch of her face and within two or three inches of her nos trils. In the lower end of this strip have several large nails projecting about a quarter of an inch. When an attempt is made to throw a fence the shariiened nails restrain the animal. Here js a recipe for tanning skins with the hair on which is said to be good, although we have not tried it. When the skin is fresh, powder the flesh side with a mixture of salt two parts, alum and saltpeter each one part, and roll tightly, letting it lie until the mixture is thoroughly dis solved. This mixture should be pul verized before being applied. Then stretch tho hide on a board and scrape off all flesh or membrane that may ad here to it. Then dry in the sun and cover with neat's foot oil, after which it should be laid away for a few days. Next scrape as clean as possible with a piece of wood, and apply Spanish whiting which has been heated in an oven until it is hot. rubbing it with a flannel cloth. The skin is now ready for use, and if at all stiff, may ' be rubbed and worked soft with but lit tle trouble. - TABLOID PHILOSOPHY.' A new dress 'is sisiply a haWt witk a woman. ' la any event the Knickerbocker Trast had a good ran for it bjmmt. Oat of the financial wreck castes the 4uceat truth that very Jrw trast are be trusted. '"", xl There seems to he a close' and fatl state relationship between tight shoes aad the-cora crop. The pnWlc Is still a little saspieioas of the taximeter cab. Sounds too stuck gas meter. NOT GENERALLY KNOWN. A girl pupil in the New Shoreham (Loadoa) school has neither been ab sent nor tardy in eight years. Pitch pine, which has been consid ered alsftost worthless, is now in de mand for cranberry barrels. All the revolvers taken from prison ers at Portland, Ore., were melted up and made into a stove for the police station. The United States owns and main tains a national cemetery at San Cosme, near the City of Mexico. TEXAS FARMS. For Sale or Exchange for Eastern Nebraska or Western Iowa Farms. 3566 acres Brazos Valley land in Bay lor county. Northern Texas; subdivided Into 160 acre tracts. Strong, rich soil. Suitable for winter wheat, oats, corn, cotton and alfalfa. All kinds of vegetables and fruit Suflcient tim ber for fencing and fire wood. Abun dant rainfall. Healthful climate. Near good county seat town of 3.000 people. For further information call on or write, F. A. Field, Room 686 New Brandels Bldg.. Omaha. Neb. Rothesay Wedding Dowry. There are only three applicants this year for the Rothesay wedding dowry, for which the late marquess of Bute left a sum of 1,000, the interest of which is to be given annually by the magistrates of the town to some de serving bride. It may be that the Scottish lasses shrink from the ordeal of having the first 11 verses of the second chapter of St John's gospel read to them by the magistrate, which is one of the conditions. YOUR EYES Don't trust your eyes to tmvellnic opticians or pack peddlars. We are the oldest manufactur ing opticians In the state grind our own lenses make our own frames. Consulta tion free. Glasses fitted. $1.4)4J up. HuU son Optical Co Exclusive Opticians. 213 So. 16th St.. Omaha. Factory on prem ises. Wholesale and Retail. A morning fog usually clears away before noon; an afternoon fog has set In for the day. Omaha Directory NEBRASKA-IOWA! Do a General Grain Busineas Terminal elevator at Omaha. We solicit consignments; we buy grain; we sell corn to feeders; we sell seed oats; we sell choice stilling wheat Write, wire or phone us. A "SQUARE DEAL" ON Aft IDES MD FURO Wmat . Xaaktmta awl ljm mtak at om. So. I Irnrgrn Kata IMSe. Klta 7c. No. 1 Wak. taiga aj.74. Writ for prtca list on aldca aad fan which la now ready. TagaaadfaU latin nation chaiifiilly furnlrttiL d. a. Mcdonald hide a pur co. Office and warahoua. 913 so. 13th stf Karcrencea: Omaha NaUoaal Bank OMAHA Commercial Jkgradea N( 6til0 lUEKSTOl YMftMOKY That la that yon can eat by baying OMAHA REAL ESTATE Wh many soon f AAA fCA AAA properties from fVW II rSjSjSjSi TSat wt will ha plaatcl to ahow yon any tlw, aoUUaa; aafer. batter or mora aabataattaJ. MABTIMmm mm HmVOKM WTmsrmrmmmmt. IF YOU anBnanaA-fSWfv ' BSSfSS', hare sever used tae CBMMNO" SCBEWCALK with a Black Ala ii J St.l Crater mil toe war throngs, you have nevrr used the beat Calk on the market. Ask your blacksmith to show it to you. FMSILE 1760 acres, solid body ot land. Improved, central xveDrasKa: 9Z3.00 ier acre. mfll B 312 acres, well Improved. wNaVs only three miles from South Omaha; 190.00 per acre. mCll B Corner lot. two houses on WlMkAi business street. Omaha. Bargain. Price $6,500.00. Rental fGOO.OO per year. Address JOHN L. McCAQUE. Omaha. OMAHA TENT & AWH1H6 GO. Tents. Awnings, etc. Largest west of Chicago. Write for prices and estimates before buying, cor. lth and Harney Sta. Do You Drink Coffee Way pal tfca cbaap. rank. blttor-Savofad eoffaa la ZOZZSiftZi? P"r aia"-aaiaAicAw COFFIIcaMiommi lariat oaanvtar it. rami It or aa oat It. OIL HEAL Cotton MmI taii- wii. saw. hmmm and AIf)fa Feds ! M. CONRAD Tm-Tat Omaha Uialn Kxchange. Eatabllaacd UM. Ton aad ear luada. Conslgnmenta grata solicited. Mambac Qmaaa Praia Etehanna. Win M OMAHA StM at tte Ilcr Grand Hotel ELECTWCAL SVPPLKS -,,.3tu. RAILWAY, STEAM AND QCNERAU SUPPLIES ""'- Jtttw i. tana, hh mm, last . altjr.Allletteriairdoaebr pneumatic toaU. First-da work and lowest ? -'T!222r,c9llcUe- tte us a call. j. r. avaam .imam, ima-imi ramUA IT.. SHIP ttSft DIRECT aim; car ion S to Haa ear by ahlplnTftelr o"n rratn to ua for asle. A. L. Uavla. Uor&a. Se m?i Sim on on car at barter.) Wrltoi iod ftr :! H"J OaUla-wiai fall dlreeSon.. dtaaiir.,'iKf. Co. 7t l-2randi IdA.omTn?. msb? Or. BaHry A Btseh. Tm i DENTISTS M Boor. Faxion Bluck, cor. Kta and t'krean ' Uih arade Dcntut KISSh.," appliances. '- "iip prices. HAY AND GRAIN ?" "". nfll "" Wnllin 707- Brandies' Bldg. Omaha. E. A. Nordstrom. Manager. 'Phona or wire na. Members Omaha Grain Exchange. Carload Consignment Our Specialty. MI'T 3ffi.,il.! By having them experimented on bv trav eling fakers. Come to us for Free Exami nation. H. J. PENFOLD A CoT "iduir Scientific Opticians. 1408 Farnarn. QmS If In Doubt, Buy A JOHN DEERE mm. P.Js "J i'l FL3K 1 rr t XI aa .. i, - f i A I -U if t I i ?i - -t?r-v !,:, . .VtiSEsiw a 'r.- - . . - v.-i 'If, fr '- ?ssfo- -: SSaiSj -2V-J2?- j t5$ . .k-X' -r ijjiila l " iii-'iii' mTiniitMi 'iiiriiia - -' ""ma-aaja"" r -in i it ,m i ii A ii i ji aibax.-1 r V I li sa d?:2 s - I 1 - ! Al-