THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, APRIL Ifi. 1904.
APPETIZING
PARAGRAPHS
Hunger Hints to Tickle
the Fickle Appetite.
Hie Chronology ofi
Statistics Worth Tbloklng A bo at
Facts Werth Knowing; K
prssslons Worth Ra
n seat barf n
The turnpike road to peoples' Kt9.rU, J
Lite ihrvuah theft mmttk, or I mistake
man wwLKETER lUJDAB.
Dtr after day TJneeda Biscuit
List Ter the National Blamlt Com
piny used two million and fifty thou
sand, barrels of flour. Placed end to end,
thM barrel a would reach from New
Tort to Chicago, a dlatanoa of nine
hundred miles, aod then, for good meas
ure, stretch serenty miles beyond.
Of course! Certainly!! Cneeda Bis
cuit
What Terrbody Is eating must be
good.
It requires seven thousand barrels of
floor a day to supply the demand for
biscuit, crackers and wafers mads by
uxa Atnanai Jtiscuit company.
of uneeda Blsoult cave been enjoyed
ana in demand grows space.
ErerywheTe the blll-of fare says
XTneeda Biscuit.
Ixart you forget ws ssy It yet Uneeda
Bicult.
'The wotnan who buys crack era In
paper bag still uses a flint to light the
nrs. Both belong; to the same period.
"Uneeda Biscuit' said the Jester to
the king. "Gadxooks," quoth the king,
"ira so jest to make a man hungry.
Little drops of wster.
Little gusts of dust,
afake common soda crackers
Mighty hard to trust.
When your appetite plays truant
uneeda Biscuit.
Te bake the biscuit, crackers and wa
fers of the National Blacult Company
last year required 86505 tons of coaL
Quality snd purity are two words
that explain the success of the products
or the National Biscuit company.
The National Biscuit Company has
built up its enormous business entirely
upon merit the best goods baked In the
best manner.
When Johnny
Comes marching home again
"With crackers la a bag
Bend Johnny
marching back again
And write upon the tag
Uneeda Biscuit
i The National Biscuit Company has in
creased the buying power of a nickel.
TJaeeda Biscuit pursue their Journey
all the way from the oven to the home
In an air tight package untouched by
.human hand, except at one point y a
pretty girl inspector, and then only as I
a matter of precaution. ' I
EWER AND MERCURY FALL
XUsouri twsapi Lands aid Wath
FUcaw loses ia thr Frooegs, -
DECLINE IN BIG MUDDY VERY SLIGHT
Waters Merge with Cat 0 Lake aad
Threat e a Sertoae D ass age
Teaaperatar Love Katll
day.
While the water of the Missouri river la
practically at a atandatlll ao far aa the
resent rtaa la concerned, the worat that
waa fara4 with regard to the damage that
might be dona hatwean tha river bank and
tha and ef Cut-Off lake nearest the river
haa been realised. In other word, tha
water ef the rlvar has entirely overflowed
the Intervening land, margins the lake and
rlvar Into ona vast volume of water which
la constantly tncreaetng in surface, and
ehould the effort a to check It prove In
effectual, property for mllea around will be
flooded and deetroyed or greatly damaged.
Tha danger Ilea particularly In tha fact
that tha end of the lake fartheat from tha
river ta ao extremely low, ae la all tba
adjacent country, that ahould the water
rlae aufflclenily to break through tola and
a vaat tract not only will be flooded, but
It le feared a new water course will be
formed, and that It will be nest to Impos
sible to reconflne to the present bed of
the Missouri
County Surveyor Edqulst waa notified of
the conditions, and In company with Chair
nan O'Keeffe of the county commission
era, went to Eaat Omaha to determine
what (night be done to check the water.
After the situation had been carefully
looked over, a force of men waa put to
work damming tha break with bege of aand
and other available material.
The maximum height of the water Thurs
day night waa il l feet and yesterday It
(ad gone down to Ma. While the fall ta
ardly appreciable. It la believed It la the
beginning of the end. and If tha water
only can be held In check for a few houra
more the danger will be past, aa tha fall
to tba north baa been far greater during
tha aama time than haa been the ease here.
And again baa tha promise of early vio
late, peach, cherry and plum blossoms dlsd
la tha throea of a good April Intent of ths
last few dsye by a temperature of 38 ye
terdey irornlng. Just a scant I degrees
from rreesing.
A north wtnd came tsarlng down upon
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i Awerloa'a Dost Coffe. Q
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11 Subject te aaarket ueUaUeae. v
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V 1st Bert fat tat Msaei tter Offered. L
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thla devoted section Thursday night and
the moaning breesea were but the requiem
ef a prematura spring and an anthem for
the coal dealers, and an anathema for
house-holders who had the temerity to rele
gate heating stores to the barn or atoraga
bouses.
Very little encouragement waa to be de
rived from the autocrat of the weather,
Colonel Walsh. Seated In tha coay comfort
ot tha weather offices In the federsl build
ing yaatsrday, ha looked wise and asked:
"Are you looking for June roaea er Fourth
ef July celebrations? The thermometer
only indicated St here at 7 o'clock. Will
nothing satisfy you? Think of North
Platte with to degrees and Cheyenne 28.
You aea It ta below freealng out there. And
It look very much aa If we will get a simi
lar dose here tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. A high barometer ia coming tn from
tha weat. And you might auggeat that If
you expect your exposed lettuce beds to
keep It would be the part of prudence to
blanket them. There is not much prospect
for a change for the batter In the west
before Sunday. Then I anticipate It will
begin te grew warmer slowly. I am sorry
that we cannot give any better encourage
ment. There la nothing alarming In the
coming cold anap. But a little prudence
will ssve considerable trouble.
Don't blame the weather man. It'a the
climate the coylshness of April."
REFUSED TO KISS LINCOLN
Elderly Wenn'i Recollections of aa
laetdeat ef Her Childhood
Day.
Th. h,rnm. f h. fnllnwtr, anerdot. 1
about Lincoln I now an old lady, but ahe
declaree that when ahe recalla the way In
which .h. m.t h. .dv.nr.. of ths ma 1
who, afterward became her hero It still
brings tha blush of shame to her cheek.
When I waa about yeara old." ahe
narrate. "Lincoln for a ahort time served
In the 'general store' of ths little western
town near which was my father's farm.
In tha window of thla shop along with
ahoes, calicoes, sun-bonnets, toys, candy-
all the heterogeneoua stock of a country
atore was dlsplsyed a bead pln-cushlon,
which It was ths ambition of my life to
own
"Who haa not at aome time longed for
the unattainable the thins Just out of
reach which, for that very reason, per
haps, aeema to him the most Seslrable ob
ject the world holds? That berd pln-cush-lon
wsa to ma what Great Fltaln waa to
Napoleon, but. to my der.alr. the little'
ticket pinned to ita center read T7 centa'-'
Just rents In excess of my entire benk !
account!
"Week after week, when I went with my
mother to the atore to exchange butter and ; blebee stuck. I have come te the conclu
eggs for sugar and other eommcdlt'et : alon that peraietency la a characteristic ot
which the term did not yield, the coveted everything tn New Hampshire, whether
prise lay taotallslngly before my eyes. Aa ; men or bumblebees.
time went on the brilliancy of tha red roas Chase laughed, but aald nothing. Doubt
which adorned Ha center began te fade; ! less he thought thst at last he waa te be
flyspecks eppeared hare and there s-illylng , rewarded with aa office. Tbea Mr. Lln
tbe purity of the lilies, but never for a j coin went on. thoughtfully:
moment did my affections waver. Through "Chase, I have often wondered whether
whatever vicissitudes It might psss. they that bumblebee got enough honey eut of
j atlll clung round the wreck of that cushion.
"Lincoln's fellow-clerk, a fresh-complex-
loned young fellow, who with his red j
cheeka and oiled locks seemed te me a per- i
feci Adonis, end who. If the truth were I
kaown. shared my heart with the bead !
pincushion, elwaya met me with the stock!
pleasantry. Oot a kiss for me, today, little
glrtr Whereupon i would be eelsed with
a pa ro it sir of shyness and take refuge
behind my mother's skirts.
"One evening, after the red-cheeked youth
had proffered his request In vain for sbmt
the hundredtn time, a tan. ungamiy young
man came forward, and as he handed my
. mother her mall said:
j "I ahook my head most er.pnstlcally.
I " "Come bow, U you'll let me have a kie
In 1899 we said
In 1900 we said
0 In 1901 we said
In 1902 we said
In 1903 we said
In 1904 we still say Unocda Biscuit more earnestly than ever, and the Nation is unanimous In Its applause.
NATIONAL. BISCUIT COMPANY
I'll give you anything there le In the etore.'
be bribed, and. stooping from bis great
height, he lifted me to the counter, where
my face waa on a level with bis.
"Anything In tha atore! I glanoed at the
desire of my heart and my resolution weak
ened.
" 'Would would you give me that bead
pincushion?' I whispered.
"He smiled and nodded assent.
"I looked at my suitor oh. but be waa
ugly and grand, (but I didn't know that
then!) No, I ahook my head, the price waa
too high. Then, aa I glanced at my bloom
ing Adonis, who stood bnside him. It oc
curred to me thst I might strike a bargain
more to my taste.
" "Well,' I drew a long breath and took
my courage In both hands. 'If you'll give
that cushion. I'll I'll klaa tha pretty ona
for it!" "New York Ttmea.
A STORY WITH A POINT
Have President Llaeola Shewed aa
Office Seeker the Error
ef Bis Waye.
Abraham Lincoln waa no aooner inaug
urated president of tha United States than
he waa bealeged by a horde of office seek
ers; and much of tha time he ahould have
given to tba weighty conoerna of etate he
waa compelled to devote to listening te
tbelr claims. It la a marvaloua tribute te
Mr. Lincoln's patience and kindness of
heart that he never loot bis temper. Zle
hated to aay no, but there were not enough
offices to go round; so be often met the
importunate applicant with a atory that
00 nuroor' u' sffeetualljr
momon m -err. tounuj aa
poetmaater or In one ot the departments
In Washington,
Among those who went to Washington
soon sBrer Lincoln wss inaugurated was a
man named Chase, whose home waa In
New Hampshire. Ha had worked bard for
Lincoln's election, and thought ha waa en
titled to aome consideration. He wanted
an office of aoma kind. Ha had several
Interviews with the president, but could
get no satisfaction. One day Mr. Lincoln
noticed him In the throng ef office aeekere,
snd calling him Into hla private office, aald:
"Chase, you are from New Hampshire, I
believe?"
"Tea, air."
"I never ( waa In New Hampshire but
once." aald Mr. Lincoln, "and that waa la
tha fall of tha year a cold, rough day, and
a high wind was blowing. Just eutslde the
city I noticed a big bull-thlatle. and on thla
thistle ws a bumblebee trying te extract
honey from the blossom. Tha wind blew
, the thistle every which way. but the bum-
that bull-tblstle to pey hlra for ble gym-
nestles."
Thla completed the interview. Chase left
the presence of the president and a few
hours later started on his way home te
New Hampshire. .
He went back te bis business, which was
j that of running a sawmill, and ma paged It
so successfully 'bat he became ene of tha
substantial men of hie town. He had the
good aenae not to be offended et the pre-
j Ident's aoraewhat pointed atory. Hh Its
I personal application, and when Mr. Lincoln
i wt( ,not there was no more sincere
mourner than he. Touth'a Companion.
Ptso's Cur for Consumption rellevee all
bronchial afftstlooa. Try U at oaoa see.
Uncoda
Biscuit
Do
Yon
Know
Uneoda
Biscuit
7
Of Course
Unooda
Biscuit
Certainly! f
Lest you Torget
ire Say it yet
Unooda
Biscuit
TLberytohere
The mi-of-Tare
says
Unooda
Biscuit
STOLEN TREASURES FODND
Valusblos Puf from Groan! by Boyi ia
Heart of City.
BELONGS TO MAN WHO WAS ROBBED
Owes le r. J, Slltva, Oraad Islead
Sprinter, end Detective Sav
age Reeevere the
Articles.
A strange atory of hidden treasures re
covered by three boys in the heart ef
Omaha haa Just come to light, and were It
not for the fact that tha names of Chief
of Police Donahue and Detective Savage
are "blown In the bottle," the atory might
appear to be a page torn from one of
Fearnot Fred'a yellow claaalca.
About a week ago three boy. Isaee Bll
versteln, eon of Jacob Silvereteln, second
hand dealer, sot South Tenth street, and
William and Alex Becker, aona of the
leader of the orchestra at tha Wlrth Palm
gardena, were playing In an araaway near
tba alley between Tenth and Eleventh and
Harney and Howard streets. While dig
ging in the ground they suddenly struck
aome metal objects which proved to be
two gold medals end a gold watch charm.
The Silvereteln boy aold hi charm to a
pawnbroker for ts cents, but waa'later told
by hla mother to get the medal beck.
In making hla uaual examination of the
pawnbrokers' report Detective Savage no
ticed an entry reading, "Oold medal bear
ing name of T. 3. Sullivan. Bought and
returned."
ease Keew Sal Uvea.
Mr. Savage knew a man living at Oraad
Island by the nam of F, J. Sullivan and
Immediately etarted an Investigation. Chief
of Police Donahue wrote to the man at
Orand Island and reoetred the reply that
about two years ago hla house was en
tered by burglars and two gold medala and
a gold watch charm atolen. He knew
there were two men, for he saw them
leaving tha house when ha returned boma
one evening during the absence of his
wife, but did not think at tha minute that
they had entered Ma house.
Detective Savage recovered the valua
bles and Mr. Sullivan has Just rsturned
to his horns with the medals and charm.
F. J. Sullivan haa for years been a clerk
In the employ of the Union Paclflo rail
road at Graad Island, and up to several
yeara ago waa a champion foot racer. The
recovered medala were given hlra In Boa
ton and Grand Island aa prises in running
contests end bore Inscriptions to that ef
fect. The theory advanced by tha police le
that the burglars cam to Omaha after
tba burglary, planted their stuff and were
arrested and convicted for aome other
crime, or possibly waa unable to locate the
place.
TEAL DUCK IS NOT" FLESH
Why It le Eatea Darlag the Lea tea
Seasea aad Mallard
la net,
"Did you know that a teal duck la not
flesh T' inquired one of a party ef gentle
men who were discussing the high price ef
Bah since the Lenten season set In. 'It's
a fact The teal duck la not flesh, even if
It la a fowl. It la tha same aa a winged
and feathered fish, and any good Catholic
can aafely set one for fish during the Len
ten season oi on any Friday. I did not
know this wee a fact until a few days ago.
whea I happened te be guest at a luncheon
and the whole Nation laughed!
and the Nation looked hungry!
and the Nation agreed with us!
and the Nation remembered it!
and the Nation ordered more!
whereat eat ene ef the great dignitaries
of the Catbollo churoh. It was on a Friday
and I was aatounded whsn a teal duck waa
served at every plate. But I knew that
there were good Catholics there and that
one of the arms of the church government.
In fact, aat at the aama table and had a
duck before htm, so I said nothing Just at
that time.
"After the luncheon I thought over the
matter and putsled my mind to know why a
teal duck could be eaten on Friday when a
mallard would be under the ban of the
church. For that reason I asked a good
friend of mine who la a pastor of one of
the churches. He gave me the explana
tion. He Informed me that a teal duck
waa not flesh any more than a trout or a
minnow. The teal la the same aa a turtle
or aa egg, neither flesh nor fish. And
there la good reason for this, too when you
come to analyse the peculiar habits and
tastes of the teal. This little duck wl'l not
feed on anything but fish, or little thing
of that sort that live In water. That ac
counts for the teal having euch a atrong
fish taste. He Uvea on minnows and email
fish altogether. On tha other hand, the
mallard eats grain, such as wild rice, corn,
wild graaaee or the seeds thereof, besides
feeding, aa does the teal, on minnows and
email fish. But simply by the mixing of
diet the mallard le under the ban so far aa
adorning tha Friday dinner table of an or
thodox Catbollo goes." New Orleana Tlmea
csgo Inter Ocean.
MILLIONS 0FJJFE INSURANCE
Big Policies la Spots, Medlaaa
Aaseeate Cestniea Aa lastrae
tlee steeerd.
The tenth edition of a little book called
"Prominent Patrons of Life Insurance" it
Just eut Zt Is a Hat of about 6,000 persona
in Canada and tha United States who are
Insured for amounts varying from KO,G00
to 13.000,000. The list I interesting tn Itself
and many Interesting deductions may be
drawn from the figures.
A rather cursory examination of tha book
shows that there la but ona man who car
ries an inaurance of 12.000.000 Rodman
Wanamaker of Philadelphia. The men In
sured for 11, 000, 009 or over are fairly numer
ous, and are scattered widely, as, for ex
ample; H. M. Atkinson, Atlanta; F. II.
Howard. New Orleans; C. J. Devlin, To
peka; W. K. Bixby, St Leu); George W.
Vaoderbllt, New York; Thomaa W. Lawson.
Boeton; John M. Mack, Philadelphia, and
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, who
heads the list with Il.s00.0u0.
There are thirty er more men who are
Inaured for IM0.0Q0 and upward, while poll
clea from 1200.000 up seem to be almost as
common aa those for $60,000. The total of
the poll else represented by this list would
be Interesting; at an average of $60,000, the
minimum amount shown, they would
amount to $2X9.000.000. This Is a sum suffi
ciently large to point the moral, and the
total Ufa Inaurance of the country can be
left to the Imagination.
Tha list shows that women and children
are Inaured. In aome cases husband and
wife carry equal amounts, aa in the case
ot Colonel and Mrs Frank O. Lewden ef
Chicago, who are each Insured for $360,000.
Sometimes the wife carrlee mors. Baal! N.
Duke of Durham, N. C, is Insured for
100.00 and his wife for $3U,i0. In several
Instance ene ia where a physician ia th
head of the family husband, wife and
children are Inaured.
It has been generally supposed that In
aurance companies did not care to insure
women especially married women. Tbe list
shows that an immense amount of inaur
ance la carried by women, other Instance
Including Mrs. Anna Blssell. Orand Rapids,
Mica-, $300,400; Xi-s. X. B, Crocker, Elmire.
N". T., 1160,000; Mra. Sophia 8. Taylor, Cleve
Tbe J'sts by states are apparently a acre
Index of wealth and population. Such
land, $250,000, and Elisabeth A. Harter, Can
ton, O., $240,000.
states aa Tennessee, Arkansas and Wy
oming ahow up poorly, whereas Illlnota,
Michigan and Ohio carry great pollclea,
even In the smaller cltlea and towne. Rich
cities like New York, Chicago and Phila
delphia of course atand at tha top of the
Hat. The largest policy held In Canada la
one of ttoo.ooo.
The book contains hundreds of letter
from policy holders, and aome of them are
both Interesting and to tha point. Here
are aome of tha sayings: "Would not live
without It, and could not afford to die
unless I had It." "What religion le to the
aoul life Inaurance la often to a men's es
tatesalvation." "A religious duty." "A
composite picture of thrift, conservatism,
broad-mindedness, business acumen, and
duty performed."
Evidently Ufa Insurance le a panaccs,
and the old saw ahould be revised to read,
"Honesty and life Insurance are the best
policies " There seems to be no question
about tha policy; It ia merely, In most
casea, a question of the premium. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
LANGUAGE 0FJTRUNK TIPPING
Palated SlgalSeaaee of Certala Hiero
glyphics oa the Baa-gags of
the Traveler.
The bead porter of the hotel waa stand
ing in tornt of a mountain of trunks and
bags that bad com In from the steamer
plera and the railroad stations, when a
man with a hard-set face came up.
"Now when am I going to get those
trunks In my room?" asked the man.
"Here I've been waiting for them nearly
an hour and they aren't even out of the
pile. Thla I outrageoua. I shall report
thla unless you get them right up. There
they are right here. Now, there's no ex
cuse for you."
He then tapped with hla cane the end of
two big trunks nsar the center of the pile
and walked away.
"Guess they won't be In any hurry about
getting those trunks up." said tha head
porter to a man who happened to be near
him. "Oh, no, they can watt a few min
utes longer. They'll have to."
"Are you ahort of men?" aaked the man
to whom the porter had spoken.
"Oh, no; I've got plenty of men. Of
course, we're busy, but that Isn't the rea
son why these trunks won't be hurried.
There's nothing In It for us. That's what."
The byatander looked pusalad.
"No tip, I mean," said the head porter.
"Oh, I guess you can't alwaya tall," said
the bystander. "This fellow certainly did
talk sharp, but be may be generous Just
tbe aame.
"Not him," aald the head porter, posi
tively. "Look et his trunks. That's how I
know."
"Do you aea that little circle marked
with chalk on each ef them"? Well, that
tells the story.
"Tbe last hotel where he waa. he
man t give a tip to have his trunks
teken up, snd the porter marked thle circle
on It when the trunk left.
"That circle Is the regular elgn. It is
known In almost every hotel on thle side.
Wherever that trunk goes the owner will
be msrked aa a tight Astsr. .
"Not only tbe porters '11 know It, but
the word will be psssed elong. And It's
darn Uttle good service that he'll get until
be loosen up.
"There's another way tnat bote! porters
used to mark trunka and bags. That's the
way they put the hotel labels on 'em.
"Ordlnsrily apeskltig. if a label Is put on
slantingly, that means that tbe owner le a
free apeadar sail a good Upper. Bat there's
been a lot of trouble over thla mark, 'cause
'cross the water, they soy, the custom's
Just tha ether stay, and that's made tnlxupe
when people came home from abroad,
"You can Just bet though, that the chalk
tells the atory. That means aero nothing.
If you ever find one on your trunk or bag,
you'd batter hurry up and wipe it off.
That's a friendly tip." Philadelphia In
quirer. .
DEVIL FISH JNTIDE GAUGE
Mace Moaotcr Captared la a Xeve
Maaaer at Port Clsnysoa,
Washington.
A devil fish haa ben caught under remark
able circumstances at Port Simpson, Wash.,
by George Rudge, the officer In charge of
tha tide gauge, which was established there
in November, 102, by the tidal and cur
rent aurvey branch of the Department of
Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa.
The gauge ta a small self-registering In
strument placed In a sheltered box on a
wooden column or table well, made of a
plank placed against the aide of the wharf.
Thla well la about fifteen Inches square
and extenda from about three feet above
the top of the wharf to five or ala feet be
low the level of the low water. The well
le made water-tight to keep out the wave
motion, with the exception of a email
Inlet In one aide near the bottom one-half
aq Inch In width. Thla admits (he vater
and alao keepa out all foreign matter that
might Interfere with the working of a
els-Inch copper float which le suspended
inside. Thla float la attached to one end
of a copper cord which pease over the
pulley wheel of the Instrument and on the
other and Is a counter-weight of lesd.
For several weeks last December thla cord
waa continually breaking and much of the
record of tbe tldea waa lost Thinking that
something must be catching the float aa It
rose and fell with the tide, tbe observer
In charge waa ordered to open the top of
the column and ascertain the trouble. In
stead of finding something projecting from
the side of the well, he discovered a devil
fish trying to climb up the sides. This st
once explained the breaking of tha wlro.
Tba octopus wae evidently catching the
float and breaking the copper cord.
After two hours' lard fghtlng the octo
pus waa finally fished out onto the wharf
by mean a of spears. Ita weight was eighty
pounds and tbe arms wers from eight to
nine feet in length. The question le, how
did the octopus get there? The only open
ing was the one-half Inch inlet at tha bot
tom of tbe well. The devil fish must have
got In when very email and kept on grow
ing until it became etrong enough te do
the damage mentioned.
ASTHMA
Medical author! ties now concede that ander
lh svitea ot treauuent introduced) by lit.
frank Wbeual el uutcago.
ASTHMA CAN BC CURED.
Dr. U D. Lnntt. Lebanon. Kr.i Dr. T. K.
Brown. Primgber. Iowa: Dr. J. C. Curryer,
St faul. Minn.: Dr. M. L. Craffey, St. Louis,
Ma i br. c. p. Beam. -o. rreniasBsos, Bees..
bear wltoea to the effwwey oi hi treatment
and aba Dermanencv of th cure le ttielr
own cases. Dr. Wbeuei s new atetbod is e
mdiral departure froia e oia naiiionea
moke powders, sprsrs, etc., which relieve
but ao not cur.
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