THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JTNE 10 , 1899.
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The soldier's life is hard and stern ;
But there's no need that he should suffer
From using common soaps , which burn.
His skin , and make his clothing rougher.
Pure Ivory Soap it floats is best
For bath , for clothes , and all the rest.
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KRAUSE HELD FOR MURDER
Little Evidence Showing He Killed the
Notorious Minnie Boss.
CUBAN SOLDIERS COMING FOR THEIR PAY
SuriirlNcil that ( he United Slated
Should Itft .IiiNt AVlmt It I'roniUcil
1 > > - Them Something They Arc
IVot Ac'ciintoincil To.
1IAV1ANA , Juno 18. The local papers today
dcvoto considerable space to the murder of
the notorious 'Minnie ness , who was killed
with the blunt end ot n hatchet alter being
choked , and was found dead early yesterday
morning. It was nrst reported that a well-
known army officer was Involved , but the
uniform found In the room of Fred Krnuse ,
now In custody on charge of being the
( murderer , Is undoubtedly one formerly worn
by him. Krnuse was at one time a lieuten
ant ot the Florida volunteers. He Is said to
bo a member of a wealthy Tampa family.
Thus far there Is but little evidence against
lilm. iMnny believe , from the nature of the
crime , that It wna committed by a woman.
One theory Is that the blow with the hatchet
was not Immediately fatal and that the vic
tim wns then choked to death. Robbery
could scarcely have been the motive , for the
police found f2,500 , In the murdered woman's
room nnd n quantity of valuable Jewelry on
lier dressing table.
Another theory Is that the authorities hav
ing received definite Information that the
woman had been paying money to some one
connected with the police department for the
( privilege of conducting her house , which
was one of bad repute , hnd sent an agent to
ascertain the name of the guilty official.
This agent. It Is thought , had threatened her
that unless she disclosed the man's name
her house would be clcsed. She , as this
theory goes , refused to give up. The agent
left her after midnight , according to this
explanation of the crime , and It Is sup
posed that she afterwards had an Interview
with the blackmailer , with the result that
tie killed her.
The friends of Krauae bitterly complain of
the Incomunlcado system , which Is rigidly
enforced In his case. Thus far neither his
friends nor legal counsel have been allowed
to see him.
VntchliiK Ilrnnlcc'H I.llicl CIIHC.
The libel action which Governor General
IJrooko has ordered begun against El Uoeon-
centrado , Is exciting general interest , for It
Is regarded as a test case under the recent
decree ,
The possibility that Genera ! Froyre An-
drade , president of the late military assem
bly , may be named ns one of the Judges of
appeal has caused considerable agitation
among1 the Cubans , who consider him decid
edly erratic. At the tlmo of the Garcia
funeral his attitude toward General Brooke ,
whom h" charged with endeavoring by ovcry
possible means to provoke the Cubans ,
' aroused considerable anlmonlty among the
latter. More than this , at all the meetings
of the assembly he bitterly denounced the
Americans and at all the subsequent gath
erings of Cubans where he has put lii an ap
pearance ho has followed the same course.
Ills selection for a Judgshlp would bo disap
proved by many , not only for auch consid
erations as the foregoing , but because be
is not old enough or sufficiently experienced
to fill the position satisfactorily.
Ciibnn * Co in o In for .Money.
The work of paying the Cuban troops con
tinues at Cardenas and Puerto 1'rlnclpo.
Colonel Moulo Is In charge at the latter
point. The Cubans are Hocking to tbo dis
tributing centers , asserting that It was only
by accident that they heard they were to
receive American money. The palpable evl.
< lMice of fraud In making up the lists Is
arousing popular Indignation throughout the
Island and the evident desire of the Amer
icans to carry out their pledges excites gen
eral admiration. The Cubans say this Is
the nrst tlmo In their history when a gov
ernment promise has been kept and that
they havfli never before experienced such
considerate treatment from government rep
resentatives.
The papers that represent the members of
the former military assembly contlne their
disparaging allusions to Scnor Quesadu , the
special representative of Cuba In Washing
ton. They characterize the appointment as
o "direct slap In the face" from President
McKlnley. The Gomez party , on the other
liand , says that the president's choice In
this matter Is onothor "Illustration of his
excellent Judgment. " They regard Senor
Quesada as a man devoted to the best In
terests of Cuba and consider this appoint
ment places In Washington "a man who
will tell the truth and save us the expwuo
ot sending commissions there , " which was
B i the lha Kind Yea Have Alwarj Bought
Bljniture
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the usual device of the military assembly.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the tempera
ture In Havana was-S3 degrees Fahrenheit.
.AMUSEMENTS.
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The managomcnt of t'ho Crelghton-Or-
pheum Vaudeville theater is being brought
to realize that this form of amusement has
been long enough in Omaha now so that its
patrons have become pretty harsh critics ,
and In bidding for public favor and liberal
patronage they llnd that they cannot get
it 'by ' offering mediocre attractions , and In
the bill offered this week a decided Improve
ment is noticed. There Is but one act that
may bo called weak , but dt can easily be
overlooked on account of Its briefness. The
program is a diversified one , there being no
acts that are similar on conflicting. While
the Pholtes are hcadllners , the real hits of
the bill were Miss Emma Carus and Polk
and Kolllns.
Miss Carus 'is a very pretty little woman ,
who possesses a voice that ranges from con
tralto to a rich baritone , and she uses it
to great advantage in singing several sen
timental and character songs. Her coon
songj are especially well rendered. She
has the manncrlslms of the darkey learned
to perfection and at no time does she over
step the limits of naturalness far enough to
become ridiculous or burlesque this char
acter that is now so frequently being over
done. Miss Carus is quite well known in
local society.
Polk and Kolllns are banjolsts of more
than ordinary ability and they get music out
of this old-time Instrument that seems al
most Impossible. Their Imitation of a church
organ and the rendition of the overture
from the opera "William Tell" is deserving
of especial praise , while the negro melodies
they played won them hearty applause as
well.
15io Pholtes offer an act that Is a decided
novelty , the like of which has not been seen
a * this theater before. It consists of a spec
tacular and pantomimic entertainment that
Is qulto laughable. Some moving pictures
that are very realistic are shown with the
klnodromc. Especially good are those of
the charge up San Juan Hill by a troop of
Infantry and the panoramic view of London
taken from the front of a moving train.
Valmore , who styles himself the human
instrumentalist , does some Imitations that
are wonderfully clever , including that of a
violin , violin cello , church bells , bazoo ,
phonograph playing band selections and that
squeaky little Midway instrument' called the
musette.
The De Qraus , with an acrobatic act , and
Jack Symonds , monologuUt , complete the
bill.
The sultry and oppressive heat of Sunday
aft-ornoon and evening kept those people who
were looking for recreation or amusement
from riding or driving nnd sent them hurryIng -
Ing to the shady parks or amusement re
sorts where refreshments were to be had
and as a result the Trocadero enjoyed liberal
patronage at 1 > oth of yesterday's perform
ances and especially so In the evening. The
vaudeville bill given Its Initial production 1 *
hardly up to that offered during the pre
vious week and while it Is by no means a
bad one Manager Cole Is unfortunate In hav
ing no novelty acts to bid for public favor
this week.
In point of merit Mattln Vlckers , who Is
supported by Monroe and Hart , easily leadi.
( Mlsa Vickers Is a character comedienne of
considerable ability and her songs were es
pecially pleasing. The burlesque cake walk
participated In by the trio made a decided
hit , Frances Grey does a specialty that Is
qulto pleasing. She Is a very graceful dancer
and her fetching costumes appropriate for
each of her dnncw , are quite beautiful.
Robert Meyers plays a violin with the finish
of a Hemenyi. Ho renders the Mlaerero
from "II Trovatore , " ns well as some of the
popular airs of the day.
Pauline Ferguson la a child performer of
local prominence and her singing and danc
ing specialty won commendation at bofh
performances. The brothers Biarll , with an
acrobatic act ; Spcnce nnd Sartelle , comedy
sketch performers ; Mile. Stella , electrical
and drapery dancer , and MorrUsey and
Camcrcn , grotesque acrobats , complete the
bill.
St. John IN Hound Over.
After listening to the evidence In the
case of forgery and uttering a forged In
strument against J. C. St. John and P. M.
Powers , Judge Gordon held St. John to an
swer in the district court and discharged
Powers. The evidence indicated that St.
John drew the check for 10 , which was
offered to the manager of the Regent Shoe
company In payment for a pair of shoes pur
chased for Powers. Six other cases are pend
ing against St. John. Both men bore gord
reputations prior to the troubre. Powers was
advertising goflcltor on the Kansas City
Star a number of years , and mode such a
good record that the assistant business man
ager of paper , J. T. Barrens , has como
here to see what can be done to get him
out of the difficulty. U Is the general opln-
Ion that St. John would not have gotten Into
the scrape had he not been on a continuous
drunk for several days.
Detroit Journal : Finally , the patience of
Christendom being exhausted , a fleet of the
allied powers forced the Dardanelles , nnd
cast anchor under the battlements of Con
stantinople ,
"Now will you bo good ? " signaled the
admiral In command.
"Oh , I'm so dreadfully out of practice ,
don't you know ! " protested the suftan , In
wig-wag.
However. It was likely no excuses would
be accepted.
STABS HIM OVER A QUARTER'
Wiley Williams Drives a Knife Into the
Lung of Robert Alexander.
TROUBLE IS CAUSED BY GAME OF CRAPS
Anfinllniit li CliiiNcil Doirn lij' SerRCnnt
Helmut CountAttornrj - Shield *
Decline * to Take Wounded
.Mun'jt Stud-infill.
A quarrel , resulting In the wounding of
Robert Alexander , perhaps family , byS'lley
Williams , occurred Sunday morning soon
after 7 o'clock In the pool room ot the Midway -
way saloon. Williams drove his knlfo
through the right lung , the blndo being so
keen and the blow so forceful that It pene
trated the pleural cavity so that It Is doubt
ful If Alexander recovers. Ho was removed
to the Clarkson hospital where Assistant City
Physician Knlph , Dr. lllcketts , and Dr. Del-
weller , held a consultation over him. They
came to the conclusion that they may pos
sibly save his life.
The trouble originated at an early hour.
Several colored men were back In the alley
shooting craps , Williams proving the most
successful of the crowd. Ho had won $1.50.
Alexander claimed that Williams owed him
25 cents , nnd they devoted the tlmo occupied
In walking to the pool room to a wordy
quarrel. The quarrel was continued Inside
the pool room , even after the men had been
ordered out by the bartender , Will Minor.
They called each other all kinds of names ,
and Hnally Williams started toward Alex
ander with the avowed Intention of striking
him. Alexander put his hand In his pocket ,
and fearing ho had a razor , Williams halted.
When Alexander drew out n small pocket
knlfo Williams' courage returned and ho
drew his own knife. Again he started to
ward Alexander , who ran around a pool table
with Williams after him. Williams slashed
at Alexander several times , one blow strik
ing the right shoe and penetrating It as If
the leather had been paper. Another blow
Inflicted a long gash In one of Alexander's
legs. Williams , seeing that ho could not
overtake Alexander , ran to the cue rack
and grabbing a heavy cue , followed his oppo
nent Into the bar , where he struck him a
wicked blo\v \ over the head , felling him to
the noor. Then dropping the cue ho again
used his knife. In attempting to get away ,
Alexander stumbled against the piano and
fell. Williams struck him In the right side
with hla knife , and was about to cut his
throat , when Charles Hatcher and John Lan-
dls , bystanders , Jumped between them and
Interfered. So enraged was Williams that
ho threatened to kill Hatcher , who kept him
off , however , with a cue.
The AVoiiniH'd Tnkrtt to the Honpltnl.
Alexander was picked up and carried
across the street to Frank Foggs' drug store.
Mr. Foggs gave them some cottcn to staunch
the flowing blood and sumoned Dr. lUcketts.
Then the Injured man was borne to a room
on the second lloor of the lodging house over
the Midway saloon , whore the physicians
found htm. Dr. nickotts dressed the wound ,
assisted by Dr. Detwcller , nnd gave the
wounded man brandy continuously until the
arrival of Assistant City Physician Ualph.
Meantime Detectives Keysor , Dempsey and
Sullivan and Officer Klssane arrived , nnd
while Keysor questioned Alexander , Dempsey -
sey transcribed the statement of the affray ,
as it was believed then that the wounded
man would die. His answers were Inter
rupted 'by ' pleadings for the- physicians to
alleviate the pain In his head nnd the
burning about the wound In his lungs. At
11 o'clock Dr. Ralph arrived with the am-
buinnco from the Clarkson hospital- Alex
ander was borne down stairs , followed by a
crowd of colored men and women , and
placed In the ambulance. He groaned and
crlod out from the pain which seemed about
to overcome him. The parting admonition
of one of his friends was , "Pray all the time ,
Bob , and you will come out all right. "
ArrcNt of AVllllninH.
After having stabbed Alexander , Williams
ran out of the saloon and started toward his
room at the home of Tom Vann , 900 Jackson
fltreet. Captain Her , Sergeant Bebout and
a squad of officers followed him. Captain
Her and another officer entered Vann's house
to see If Williams was there. Being un
successful in their search they returned to
the street Just In time to see Sergeant Be
bout disappearing as If chalslng some one.
The sergeant was In citizen's clothing , so
when ho remained on the corner ho was not
observed. Ho saw a colored fellow peeping
from behind the corner of a building. Be
lieving that It was Williams he started
toward him. Williams saw Bebout and com
menced to run. Bebout gave chase and a
lively race ensued. The officer was too
swift for the colored man and scon over
took him. With the aid of a revolver he
Induced him to surrender and return to
the rest of the party. Ho was then taken
to the station and lodged in Jail.
Kvlilenue Promptly Secured.
Anticipating the disappearance of the wlt-
nesw-i Captain Her sent Sergeant Wlsenburg
out to get all who had seen the affray. The
officers arrested Minor , the bartender ; John
Landls , alias "Stocklns , " and Charles
Hatcher , who had Interfered whan the fight
occurred. These related their versions of the
stabbing , which were taken down In short
hand by Clerk Tucker , and placed with the
statement made by Alexander.
Captain Her notified County Attorney
Shields of the stabbing and advised taking
a formal Btatcment by that official. The
county attorney visited the hospital and clo
dded that It wits unnecessary , notwithstand
ing the belief of the physicians that Alex
ander might die.
It has been a long time since such an
affray occurred In which the police secured
the assailant and obtained a complete state
ment of the affair and arrested the wit
nesses within less than three hours after
the occurrence. Thc"work was systematic
and speaks well for the efficiency of the de
partment.
Alexander came here last summer from
Chicago , Ho has been hanging around dif
ferent places all winter. While not pnrtlcu.
larly quarrelsome he was given to bandying
words and starting trouble from which he
usually escaped without coming to blows.
His home Is In Memphis , Tcnn.
Williams Is from St. Louis. He has borne
a pretty tough reputation among the col
ored people for some time. Not long agu
ho chased half a dozen people down the
street with a revolver , but none of them
would file a complaint against him. He and
Alexander were warned several times to stay
out of the Midway , as thev were looked
upon as troublesome characters. Sunday
morning they simply entered the place to
finish the quarrel which had originated in
the alley after the crap game.
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The picnic of the rnllroad passenger men
rf this city and Council Bluffs was an
enjoyable outing. The grounds near Arling
ton afforded opportunities for out-door
games and fishing as one was Inclined.
About sixty took part In the program , the
most Important feature being the base ball
game between the city and traveling passen
ger agents , the latter winning by a score
of 7 to 6. A runch was served soon after
reaching the grounds , and late in the after
noon dinner was spread by an experienced
caterer from the city and was entirely rat-
Isfactory. A trio of colored musicians fur-
nUhcd music during the afternoon. The
party went to Arlington in a special train ,
and returned to the city about 9 o'clock
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SOU ill OMAHA NEWS. )
Today , tomorrow and Wednesday the city
council will meet at the office of the city
clerk as a board of equalization for the pur
pose of receiving ccmplaints on the 1899
asseesment. Property owners seem to have
taken more Interest In the valuation this
year than for some tlmo past and compari
sons with former assessments are being
made. The fact that the property of some
of the corporations has been assessed lower
than It was a year ago , ami this In the face
of Innumerable Improvements , Is causing
considerable talk and the assessors are being
criticized for their actions. Complaints maybe
bo made against some of these valuations ,
but there Is little prospect of any radical
changes being made on account of the lim
ited powers of the Board of Equalization.
The law allows the board the right to take
from one party In a certain district and add
to another , but the total valuation as origi
nally turned In by the assessors must not bo
raised or lowered. This was tried last year
when the council saw the injustice of scmo
of the corporation valuations and ordered
that the sum of $114,000 be added to the
total valuation. This amount was appor
tioned among the different corporations and
was added to the total valuation , but was
never placed on the tax books , as attorneys
held that the action of the council was not
legal , the order for the Increase In valua
tion having been Issued after the Beard of
Equalization had adjourned sine die. It was
further held that the council had no right
to change the totals as turned In by the
assessors , neither has the Board of Equali
zation this rigtit. In the face of these opin
ions , which are now on file with the city
clerk , It Is hardly to be supposed that any
action can be taken toward placing the cor
poration assessments where they were last
year.
For 11 I'liuiliiK Mill Site.
Members of the executive committee of
the Commercial club are casting about for
a location for the proposed new planing mill
and it was stated yesterday that several
slips would bo submitted to the promoters
of the enterprise within n short time. The
difficulty about securing a desirable slto Is
the trouble In obtaining land on nil/road
tracks and at the same time
somewhere near the business portion of
the city. Plenty of land Is in bo obtained
bold in the northern and southern sections
of the city , but the planing mill people
want to lease a strip of ground as near the
city as possible , and this Is where the diffi
culty comes in. Those who own property
of this kind ore holding It at a good , stiff
price and prefer to sell rather than lease.
The members of the committee are In
hopes of adjusting matters to the satisfac
tion of all concerned within a short time.
ShnrtiiHX- Cuttle Drilled ,
In connection with the much talked of
shortage in the supply of cattle the Denver
Post ot recent date has this to eay :
"Tho fact of the matter la that the terri
tory in which cattle are raUed is so exten
sive as to preclude the possibility of mak
ing entirely accurate estimates. Cattle are
being fed in small bunches throughout the
whole territory and because the bunches are
small and scattered the report has gone oui
that but few cattle arc being tt-d. "
hive stock men doing business hero are
of the opinion that when these small
bunches are gathered together and shipped
to market tbo shortage will not bo as largo
aa has been estimated. IlcportH from Wyom
ing and Montana are to the ellect that the
grass Is growing nicely and that stock Is
doing well , although shipments will be later
than usual.
Arrt-Nteil for VlnliitliiK Kiixur'x Order ,
Yesterday afternoon Patrick J. Martin of
the firm of Welsh & Martin , liquor dealers
on N street , . a arrested on the charge of
keeping open and selling on Sunday In violation
lation of the mayor's orders. After Mar
tin had been locked up in the city Jail
Miles Welsh , George Parks and M J. Flah
erty signed a bond In the eura of ' $200 for
the defendant's appearance in police court
on next Friday afternoon. This bond was
accepted by Police Judge Babcock , who filled
out an order for the release of Martin and ,
In company with witnesses , proceeded to the
Jail. Officer Burson was acting as Jailer and
ho refused to release the prisoner on the
Judge's order , asserting that Mayor Ensor
had directed htm to keep Martin in Jail.
The friends of Martin then tried to find one
of the district Judges , but failed , and so
Martin will be compelled to remain behind
the bars until the mayor decides to order
his release.
Interest on Funding IloiulN Due.
It will be necessary for the city council to
hold a session tonight In order to take some
action on a communication from Deputy City
Treasurer Gallagher. Arrangements must
be made for the payment of $4,200 interest on
the $70,000 funding bonds , which falls due at
the state fiscal agency on July 1. The coun
cil will have to authorize tlm drawing
warrants for this amount and these must be
sold In order to obtain the each to sent to
Now York. With the payment of this inter
est the last coupons on the $70,000 funding
bonds Issued ten years ago will be canceled.
These bonds are to be refunded on July 1 nt
a lower rate of interest than the first series.
A premium of ? S75 was paid for these re
funding bonds.
iiK About I'eilerni IliiililliiK.
Now that the driveways and sidewalks
about the now federal building are com
pleted it Is noticed that the north aide of
M street Is considerably above grade , as Is
also the alley at the rear of the building.
The city will bo expected to grade out both
the alley and the street so that the surface
of the roadways will come below the curb
line Instead of above , as is now the case.
City Engineer fleal's attention IB to be called
to the matter and it expected that the street
department will soon get to work rounding
up these roadways so that storm water will
run In the gutters Instead of Into the drive
ways and over the sidewalks.
School Hoard Meeting Tonight.
An adjourned meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation Is to be held tonight. It Is expected
that the report of the examiners will be
submitted and the board will then know the
standing of those who prepared examination
papers last week. Certificates will bo Issued
to all who passed and from these selections
of teachgrs will be made. There remains to
bo chosen about fifteen teachers , and It Is
pofBlble that the committee on tcahers will
be prepared to make a report at tonight's
meeting.
City noNNlp.
Bids for permanent sidewalks will close
at noon today.
To all' appearances the saloons remained
closed yesterday.
Sol Goldstrom leaven today for a business
trip through the state.
Gennsler , the forger , will be arraigned in
police court this afternoon.
Late Saturday night the police raided the
wine rooms in a number of saloons and
arrested about a dozen women.
Henry Mies has placed on ornamental Iron
front on his building on Twenty-fourth
street between N and 0 streets ,
Primaries for ecrecting four delegate ?
from each ward to attend the republican
Judicial convention will be held on July 21.
Bids for furnishing light , fuel and various
supplies for the new postofllco will be re
ceived by Postmaster Etter until 2 p. m.
on Tuesday.
Work on the Holmcs-Adklns barn prog
resses slowly. The recent rains have inter
fered greatly with the laying of ihe
foundations.
There Is n bad ho To In the planldng a' '
the west end of the L street viaduct and
the attention of Hie street commissioner
has been called to the mailer.
Cattle receipts at Kansas City last week
were the smallest In seven years. The
shortage Is attributed to this being the time
between grass and corn fed cattle. South
Omaha's cattle receipts last week numbered
14,039 head , as compared with 9,562 the
week before.
Yesterday was celebrated by the local Odd
Fellows lodge as Memorial day. The graves
of deceased Odd Fellows In the different
cemett-rlea in the city were decorated with
flowers during the afternoon and in the
evening special Memorial services were held
at the First Pnebyterian church.
H13AI/riI AXD DOCTORS.
StiitlHtli'H Applied to II Question of
the Itelutlon HetwciMi the Two.
By the federal census of 1870 , says the
New York Sun , there were 62,415 physicians
and surgeons in the United States. By thej
census of 1SSO the number had Increased
to 85,071. By the census of 1890 the number
was In excess of 100,000 , and It Is computed
from 'the ' figures of the various medical as
sociations that the total number by 1900
will be In excess of 125,000 , or about double
what It was thirty years ago. There were
at the data of the last official computation
28,000 physicians nnd surgeons in the whole
of Great Britain , an increase of nearly
6,000 beyond the figures of ten years ago.
It is usually computed that the United
States , exclusive of newly acquired territory
and lands under Its protectorate , will
show a population of 75,000,000 In 1900 , as
against 62,000,000 In the census of ten years
ago , and if the estimate of the number of
physicians and surgeons is correct , the pro
portion ol physicians and surgeons to the
whole population would bo 1.CC6 to 1,000,000 ,
or a larger proportion than In any other
country. These flsures seem to Indicate
that an affirmative answer must be given
to the Question , Do doctors nnd health go
together ? The country in which there are
relatively to the whole population the few
est doctors Is Russia , In which there are
only one-fifth as many as In the United
States , though the population'of Russia Is
materially rarger. As against 125,000 phy
sicians and surgeons In the United States ,
thcro nro only i'5,000 in Russia , a smaller
number than there are to be found In Great
Britain , though the total population of the i
Russian empire , Europe and Asia , was 12- ! ) '
000,000 by the last official census , that of
1897 , as against 38,000,000 In Great Britain ,
and the total area cf the Russian empire Is
8,660,000 square miles ns against 120,000 In
Great Britain. The death rate In England
Is constantly getting lower by the adoption
of wlso sanitary and hyglenls measures , but
Is high and remains high In Russia.
There are about 25,000 physicians and sur
geons In Germany. There , nro 15,000 phy
sicians nnd surgeons la France , 12,000 in
Italy , 2,500 in Belgium , 2,000 In Holland and
6,000 In Spain. Hofland , which has a very
low death rate , has a larger proportionate
number of doctors than any other country of
Europe , and Norway , In which the conditions
nro normally favorable to good health , has
a small number of doctors and quite a high
death rate the two apparently going to
gether.
Ail Incident.
Detroit Journal : A man , having accepted
the germ theory of disease , was accord
ingly much scared all the time ,
"Alas , what shall I do ! " lie exclaimed ,
and In his despair took to drinking.
Thus the microbes In his midst ncqulrc-d
a taste for liquor , which grew upon them ,
until they wer ; quite unfitted for business.
The man , In his gratitude , became un
reasonable nnd voted against local option
at the following election.
Drugs
That urn pure , fresh nnd
reliable , are the only kind
we use In compounding
Prescriptions
Only competent and gradu
ate pharmacists etnploysd.
We can fill
any Prescriptions.
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are the higher priced kind The quality
of the soles Is the best there Is nnd the
uppers No. 1 Nothing like them ever
sold before for $ ii.OO.
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