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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1906)
A TfK OMAHA SIXJ)AY IVKK: XOVKMBKH li,..lHM. ATTACK ON BOSS MTARREN Fatrick Hiyri Cuv.f;f!i luooklja tfin with Bltii Dmoertie TirktU STORMY SESSION OF STATE COMMITTEE. Rflfllallnn Finally rtopH Ordering; a InTestlsat Ion of the lon4et of Kins' rnnnlr Organ isation. i NEW YORK. Nov. M.Th. democratic tat committee met j-esterdajr and lay a. ot of 80 to IK adopted a resolution providing- for an Investigation of tha conduct of tha Klnf'a county democratic organisa tion, headed by Btat Senator Patrick II. MeCarren, during tha. campaign Just cloaed. A delegation of Brooklyn democrats, headed by Patrick Hayes, warden of the King's county .penitentiary, and a former lender of ono of tha assembly districts, Included In Senator McCarren's senatorial district, preferred charge agnlnat the senator and tha KJng'a county committee. It was al leged that MeCarren had "knifed" -the head of tha ticket and urged his followers to do tha .Kama. , Tha atata committee alo took steps- to defend any action that may be take-n by tha republican to overthrow tha pluralities' which seem to exist in favor of tha demo crat! candidate on tha atata tlckat, from Ilautsnant governor down.,. I.ws- Stuy vaaant Chanler. tha democratic candidate Tor lieutenant governor; William 6chuier Johnsftit, of Buffalo, 'tha democratic candi date for attorney general; V. J. -Connors, who Jireelded-, I,adr Charles F Murphy of Tarn many hall. Senator , McCsrren of Brooklyn, Norman K. Mack of feuffalo, democratic national committeeman, were among those present. Max F. Ihmsen, atata chairman of the Independence league, arrived at the Gllsey house C6on after the committee met and was In consultation with number of tha members, although lie did not attend this session. ;' t. . Charge Against Ittet'arrea. - Warden Hayes and hta associates re mained with the committee for forty min utes and during that time there were fre quent' eutbursta of applause. Tha delega tion Betnanded that Senator MeCarren be relieved of rurther aervlce on the com mittee.'' It was declared by the spokes man ihat "McCarrnri's place is with tha republicans " " 'The petition which was presented declared among other things that McCarreh opertly advocated the eleatlon of the nominees of the republican party and used the election machinery and the Kings county commit tee to accomplish the defeat of the regular democratic candidate for governor. . .. . It was asserted that the action Of Sen ator MeCarren and the Kings county com mittee "destroyed the democratic organisa tion of the county and made that organiza tion simply an annex or ally of the repub lican organization." In conclusion the petition asked that not only Senator MeCarren, but all the other members of the committee from .Kings county be removed. : Senator MeCarren declared In reply that at a' meeting! of the Kings county com mittee, he had said some thlnga about Mr. Ilea ret. "and If the opportunity presents," he declared, "I shall repeat their). ' When a fellow-hits you on the jaw 1 do not be lieve In turning the other cheek, I- believe In striking back, straight from the shoul der. If on another occasion I could make my statements regarding Mr. Hearat any more emphatic. I should certainly .do so. Mr. Hayes, who Is here opposing me, never voted a democratic ticket In hta life. I have 'never voted a republican ticket. I deny that I knifed the ticket of the Buf falo convention. Aa to Mr. Hearst, I regard him aa .the bolter,, not my sell, And the Kings county' organisation recognised him as a. bolter."' " Mctloat for Inveatlsjatlan. The motion to . Investigate tha Kings county organization was carried. Tha In vestigating commute will be named later. W. Bourke Cockran then offered a resolu tion, which was adopted, declaring that "each member of this committee be In structed to place himself in communloa- What Sulphur Dcss - ' - . For the Human Body In Health and DlseaM. COSTS VOTKTJWO TO TT. The mention of sulphur will recall to many of ua the early days when our moth ars mi 4 grandmothers gave ua our dally done of aulphur and molasses every spring ana laiu it was trie universal spring and fall "blood purifier," tonic and cure-all, and mind you, this old-fashioned remedy was not without merit. V The Idea waa good, but the remedy was crude, and unpalatable, and a large quan tity had to be taken to get any effoct. Nwadays we get all the beneficial effects of sulphur in a palatable, concentrated form, ao that a single grain la far mora effective than a tablaspoonful of the crude sulphur, v- -In recent years research and experi ment tiav proven that the beat sulphur for medicinal us la that obtained from Calcium (Calcium Sulphide) and sold in drug atores under the name of Stuart's Calcium wafers. They are small choco late coated pellets and contain the active medicinal principle of aulphur In a highly concentrated, effective form. Few people are aware of the vaJue f tula form of aulphur. in restoring and maintaining bodily vigor and health; sul phur acts directly iOtl the liver, and excre tory organs and purifies and enriches the blood by the prompt elimination of waate material. Our gTandmothers knew thla when,. they dosed us with aulphur and molasses every spring and fall, but the crudity and Im purity of ordinary flowera of aulphur were often wortt than the dlaeaae, and cannot compare with the modern con centrated preparations of sulphur, of hich Stuart's Calcium Wafera la uu vdoubtdly the best and most widely used. They are. the natural antidote forallver and kidney troublea and cur constipation . and yurlfy the blood In a way that often surprise patient and physician alike. Dr. R. M. Wilklns, while experimenting with suipour remedies, soon f6und that the sulphur ftom Calcium was superior to any ether form. He aaya: "For liver, kidney and blood troublea, especially when resulting from constipation or malaria. I have been surprised at the result obtained from Stuart Calctum Wafer. In patlenta suffering from bolls and pimplea and even deep-aeated carbuncles, I havo ivpeatedly aaen them dry up and dla.ip per In four or five days, leaving the skin cltar and smooth. Although Ntuart'a Calcium Wafera Is a proprietary article and sold by druggists and for that reason tabooed by many phyaiclans. yet I know of nothing ao safe and tellable for con stipation, liver and kidney trouble ;id i upeclally In all forma of skin diseases as thla remedy." - t ' .At any rate people who are tired of pills, tathartlos and so-called blood "puii ttcrs" will find In Stuart's Calcium Waf is. a far aafar, more palatable and ef rocllve preparation. rnf J'ir'time and 'address icluy for a free, trial package and see for Voursijf. I A. Stuart Co., 47 Stuart Lii'Ming, Marshall, HUB, tion Immediately with nil local represent. Uvea i.f the jwrty orgnnir.atlnn In hi di- tvlct for the purpose of verifying the re- stilts of the Isle fclectirtn." j subiu'.nt to th meeting it a nn-j nounced that Tuly Hclnwnt s represr nta- , iiy iroru inr 'im i i I uinuiii miinuru In Nassua county liar reigned. Mr. F.i mont ha been serving on Hie committee temporarily since the HufTalo convention, at which time ho was appointor! by tho Nas ana county delegates who afterward wore unseated. Mr. Belmont voluntarily retired today to mako way. on the committee for former Senator Edward A. Hailey of Pat rhogue I,. I. HAD HIM ON THE HIP Venn; Lawyer Rostra HI olr l . penent hr Clever Bit of Pantomime. A lawyer was serving the common wealth of Ohio and the county of Vinton In the capacity of prosecuting attorney at the little town of McArthur. He then bore a rather youthful appearance for a man holding so responsible a position. The moat conspicuous personage known to the Vinton bar af that time was a grave -and pompous -barrister from i neighboring town n man who had reached the middle age of life, and with It an ex tensive prsctiee. profitable alike In fame and pecuniary pain: a man whose elo quence bent Juries to his will and whose logic pinned them fast, whose Invective and pointed warcasm blanched the cheek of the witness or the prisoner, aa might be necessary to gain the case, and was alike dreaded and hated by his fellow practitioners. , Cm this partlqulur dny.the young prose cutor had a riot case to try, and to his consternation he learned ' that the elo quent gentleman referred to had been re tained by the defense. He expected to be torn up by his op ponent, but was unprepared ' for the simoon that swept through the court room when the noted counsel got fairly tinder way. - . ' He paced up and dowu. in front of the judge; he sawed the air in front of the JUrora; he shook his finger in the face of the young prosecutor and shivered in im aginary horror at the ' thought of so youthful a man undertaking to measure swords with him. The voice was loud and bitter in its denunciation; the ges ticulations were violent and demonstra tive; the manner threatening ' and awe Insplrlng; and with face of scorn he sat down with folded arms and awaited the verdict which he did not suppose they dared to refuse. ' The young prosecutor Was angry. He felt he would like to thrash the opposing counsel out of his boots. He arose to his feet, uncertain for a moment what to do. A happy thought Struck him, and, throwing his head back, he cast his left arm behind him and thrust his right hand in the breast of his vent, while under overarching eyebrows he scowled out at the jury. The jury understood In an instant. So did the Judge, ao did the spectators. There was the familiar pose of the op posing counsel, perfect in ita imitation. Then the young prosecutor began, and, without opening his Hps, proceeded to copy the gesticulations and movements of the eminent attorney who had preceded him. He snorted and . cavorted and- stamped and rolled hrs eyes. He strode up and down la front the judge and Jury, following in his gesticulations pre cisely those they had just seen. ; He shook his nngev iuenactngly under the noee of the eminent aentleman, and then, assuming the statesmanlike pone, ho looked down upon him disdainfully. . .. It wa too muoh. The eminent attor ney appealed to the court for protection, whll the judge laughed until the teara rolled down his.cheeka, and the, Jury and spectators chuckled audibly. ! Tho Judge replied that the young man had : done nothing, , had said nothing to him and he did not. feel called upon to Interfere with .the argument. . That settled It. The old lawyer broke for the door, and the jury,, after fifteen minutes' absence, brought in a verdict Of guilty. C-oumbu Times. PAY OF THE LORDLY. CHEF Fnnr Ht Yerk ' Families Chip In 9X,IKM Bach for Service of. Oaa foot. Cookery i becoming ' an art, a ' noble cience; cooks are gentlemen. So said Robert Burton, the philosopher, over SCO years ago. We think nothing nowadays of paying JIO.OOO a year to a flrst-class chief cook. The chef, as he la generally called, must not only be master of his ranges, pots and kettles, but must be an artist, a designer, an- Inventor. In his do main he is more than a little tin god. H Is he who supports the family doctor by causing his employer's family and guests to. gorge themselves on indigestible delica cies. Among our multi-millionaires hit wages run from to IIO.OOO annually. He has his own family, his private resi dence in a clean neighborhood, and is al ways chesty enough to please even the critical Mr. Devery. There are hundreds of the big rich who flatly refuse to pay more than S2.000 or SS.OUO for a chef, and yet are filled a 1th envy because Bo-and-So has a XHi.WXi beauty. But there are tricks even among the upper ten. 1 learned recently that a banker who often boasts of his I10.ODO cook has only a ona-tourth- Interest in the service of that Important gentleman. He and three friends hire hhn In cahoot, each paying 13,600 a year. Kach has also a second cook at 11.000 a year." Monsieur Queux, there for, distributes his art and xclence among the four kitchens and is In reality only a director, giving orders to the scond cooks and their assistants. It Is sgraed among the four families that there shall never be a conflict of enter tainments. When Mr. and Mrs. lirownrr glv a dinner on Tuesday night tli-i lio.voo chef devotes his entire personal uttenllon to' Its arrangement and. preparation. He doe the same for Mr- snd Mrs. Dmihh r on Thursday nlaht. for Mr. and Mr. Ham merer on Friday night ami for Mr. .md Mrs, Lardener on Wednesday, night. m. Viueux aemauas uiv privilege u niiin tu discharging the second cooks, ao that he Is poneibl for Hi enure culinary depart- ment In each of the four households. The plan Is said to work satisfactorily. I talked this thing over with a brilliant young fellow who is paying his way through one Of the great universities by doing of odd jobs uf a menial character In vacation time. The fa vol lie recreation for this purpose among indigent and ambitious hoys in summer is waiting on the table. When I suggested cooking es something far more lucrative he gave me the "grand laugh." "Oh. any fellow can wait on a table after a day's experience." he said, "but it take year to learn to be a com petent cook. Besides, it is a jolly lark waiting at a summer hotel. The girls soon (earn we are college students and help us out all they een. It a fellom- la gond looking and discreet be I. almost certain to find a wife with a fortune In the kitchen we could never route in contact with the girls." New York Press Italian Inulsrssl Hobbrd PEHC. In l.. Nov. 10 Whllo Wabash rail- road train No. :t was standing at the ata-.i tlon at inulniglit a Oay cuacn on the rnr ; of the train h which were thirty Italian iiiinuwianta. vtii eiteied by two im-ai I lio held a lomlivl revolver at th head of J on of the foreigners standing at the j il.i.ir a':-! leluv.d M:n of his au-n and I t:i 'I'), r.i)il,r wiicMced. Vril' 4DCIC AV 1" A AHC Tl"l C L7C J L U LADLLj U.l 1 UU U J 1 I l 1 J , . . .. CmmfDtl Words and Piotnrii Unit flnm Off tha fn v LABEL MAKERS' IMAGINATION GETS A JOLT Kir-rj Word of Advertising am! F.very Itealan Mast Aceorrl vtlth Contents Trade Secrets Revealed. Whatever else It may do, the enforce ment of tho pure food law will necessitate, a iiberr.l expenditure of lithographer's and printer's ink In labeling new packages put. out by the manufacturers. .Where goods are shipped the length and breadth of the country, advertised and used accordingly, they come under federal Jurisdiction, and the complexion of the billboards and other display spaces advertising them will un dergo a decided change. This redeoora tlon may even extend to the delivery carts, for thi- renwn that designs used bn the labels become In time such A trade mark as to be repeated In facsimile wherever tho company's "ad" 1st displayed. The label must give the true contet.ts of the pack age, the true name of the manufacturer, and the ttuu name uf the place of manu facture. Many of the familiar signs and figures which gruet the eye In public? places will disappear. But the pure food law Is not to abolish display advertlsirg! New types, new designs, new colors will take the place of the old favorites. The rush for publicity will be greater than ever. Those manufacturers whoso products were up to requirements will give due prominence to the fact, and the less fortunate, once their shortcomings are remedied, will bn equally zealous In proclaiming the purity of their goods. Food products will no longer be sold for what they are not. The regulations provide that no picture design or device whiph gives any false Indication of origin or quality shall be used upon any label. For example, the picture of a pig will not "go" as a label if placed upon packages containing beef products, and the likeness of a chicken will be equally obnoxious to the government if pasted on cans con taining veal or pork. Geographical names may be used only with the words "cut," "type." "brand" Or "style," as the case may be, except upon foods produced .or manufactured in the place, state, territory or county named. For Instance, ham not produced In New York is not "New York ham," and may only be labeled "New York ttyle." Bologna sausage does not' neces sartly come from abroad, and hereafter It muat be labeled "Bologna style sausage." Whisky Is not wblsky unless It Is the straight, undiluted article,- and Boston baked beans, as now advertised, need not necessarily have ever been In Boston. In deed, most of them are not even baked, but oro cooked or boiled. Cod, if the ex perts are to be believed. Is not cod at all. It might be hake, haddock or cusk. Creanile.es Ice Cream. Ice cream Is no longer a strictly dairy product. It la now rather a kitcheu diali and classified with puddings. Of course there aro nil kinds of Ice cream, hut the truly, commercial product contains very little cream at all, and la made largely of corn starch, gelatine and flavoring .ex tracts. As such It Is lacking' by sever.'.I per cent In the fats required by the gov ernment. Patent medicines ore classified under "pure foods," so far. as the law lrj question is concerned, and those that con tain either alcohol, opium orocnlne, un less the fame Is Indicated on the label, tn long primer caps, ar not meeting the re quirements. No matter how much artlela and architects Imitate the old masters, any medicine manufacturer who attempts to Imitate the master work of some nostrum concoctor is perpetuating a fraud. The manufacturer must be perfectly frunk, make his Ingredients public and reveel trade secrets, If necessary. It has been proved beyond question thnt adulterations exist; also that they are frauds on the pocketbook rather than on the public health. Forced by competition, the manufacturer has cheapened the foods while not muklng them Injurious. To do this he sought the chemist's aid, and he Is now dependent upon the chemist to get the goods back to government specifications. No matter how good the Intention of the manufacturer, his product ia always liable to some changes of which he knows noth ing. Be they small or large, they are serious, end under the law become adul terations. To prevent them he Is depend ent upon the cheniint. By periodical tests and examinatlona the chemist keeps the mnnufftcf nrer Informed ua to (he KtAnrlnnl i of his goods and holds him to the legal re- quirements. These variations in qualitv may be occasioned by flaws in the raw material. Foreign substances may enter Into the composition during the process of making. Oa relessnesa or laxity on the part of an employer may allow grave discrepan cies In the receipt. The chemist, therefore, is the only check the manufacturer has to protect himself and the consumer. Just what the requirements will finally he In many of the foods Is not yet known. The commission haa been holding a last sou constantly washing over hhn. Cap hearing this week, and from factories, lab- ,aln c- H- Knowles of the El Paso picked oratories and law offices experts have been "I tne unfortunate man when he waa hurrying to Washington to get In a parting I nearly ready to succumb to his sufferings, word for some particular classification. I Russell believes he Is the only person There Is a long list of the most common ! saved out of the little colony on the house adulterated goods In the custody of the hoat, which was driven la sea during the government experts, and, strange as U may , trcplcal hurricane on the morning of Oc seem, many of these artificial products are toner 18, that devastated the northern anl deemed just as good for public consump- : western shores of Florida. Beset, when tiou as the real article. Coder the strict h bad crawled aboard his raft, by schools interpretation of the law, however, they of sharks, that hung about him through are violations, and as unci, must be recti- I out the long hours of more than a day and tied. A Ken Ailalrraina The government standard for lard la ren dered tat from slaughtered, healthy hogs, and leaf lard is that particular fat taken ll'iin lue Inner tilling of tile alHtomen. I'.olli have to pass certain tents for fats and adds, and unnecessary to say one may now buy lard put up In pails that neve- j W4" llMr " h,- Mllk nd Products are j v''' v easily adulterated, and d-splte the. " - over the country, th.s article of common "'""ium. i ..... ...uv inner an3 sold for below standard. Maple syrup, -be hlghly'-prlxed product from the rep of thn tiee. is very scare and dear some I years. Manufactured g. t proar.d thi h-jwever, by grinding raw suaar cane and navonng mr wna -sun nirsory oars, Maple syrup is adulterated by the use of glucose syrup, in is molasses. Kvun honey is not beyond duplicating, it is said that a preparation has been made and sold for honey that nver had any I medisiion In It. -the eomh being made of parafline. and the cells fillrrl with a fluid suhfrtance made from glucose. Thl state ment, however, has been challenged by the bee Industry, and branded as a He. But the government chemists claim that they have proof of their assertion. I 0rmlm, rpicc h hwn oftvni fof w,l(.n wa. ,i(tle ., ,han mitinri, of ground nuisheils and flour, with lamp-black i for cob. ring matter. Of course, some splee entered Into this ccmposrtlon, to give taste, but very little. Such has been the advance- niTt m synthetic product that many fla- voting extracts ire artificially nude. Cot tonseed and sraaiue oils make a clever substitution for olive oil, although they are not called by that name. They are known as salad oil -an J, altnough the trad knows the ilifTerenre, the average consumer do not atirl buys that article for true oil., (Are and Tea Adulterated. There has been a sfrh t guvet nment rea't latlon on tea, but this stimulant has been religiously adulterated for years, with leaves of other plants and spent tea leaves. To Increase bulk, coffee la adulterated with chicory. Not very long ago, some Ingen ious Imitator got out an artificial benh made with ft mixture o cereals, sweepings, flavoring material and elay. The bean was a perfect counterfeit so far as looks went and was strong enough to stand a hot roasting. Chocolate Is adulterated with flour, some manufacturers -declaring that flour Is absolutely essential to making chocolate palatable, just tho same ss It is to complete chicken a la fricasee. Wines are adulterated and fortified by adding spirits. A preservative i slso ued and some wine has fruit Juice In It at all. being a mixture of spirits, flavoring extracts, and alcohol. Vinegar Is another product commonly adulterated. A mlnernl acid is used for this, also an acetic acid, distilled from wood and some vinegar Is stretched by use of water. In some parts of the country, a glucose solution la sold for cider or wine vinegar. Makers of recognized pure food products have little to fenr either from the new regulations or the publicity attracted by the recent agitation and the framing of the new law. The great majority of manu facturers. In fact, pay little attention to the act on this score. What annoys them f most 1 that In many cases they must print their recipes on Jhe labels and reveal trade secrets to their competitors. New York Evening Post. SHAVING ON MOVING TRAINS The Operation ot early Ho nan serous a. Some People Imagine. "There waa a hurrah wTien some of the railroads started barber shops on their fast trslns," said a traveling man. "The news papers said that at last travelers could have the luxury of a shave whenever nec essary and that no longer would we see un kempt men leaving the trains at the end of a long run. "Now, the barber shops on the fast trains are undoubtedly a blessing to men who are not able to shave themselves, but for my part I consider them far more dangerous than the simple operation of shaving your self, even when going at the rate of sixty miles an hour. "I always shave myself, and I do not use a safety razor, yet I would sooner scrape my chin with an unprotected blade while the train la going sixty or seventy miles an hour than let a barber on the same train lean over me with a sharp razor and. per form the operation. "The reason for this Is that when one hold the razor In one's own hand the razor moves with you If there should be a sud den Jar or Jolt. If you fall toward the razor the razor falls away from you, as your arm is naturally outstretched to prevent you from striving ,x wall. "But suppose the barber is leaning over you as you alt in a chair and a sudden lurching of the train throws him, against the chair. What chance have you in the chair to get awny from the sharp blade coming In your direction? "I have shaved myself dozens of times on fast trains and slow trSlni and I have never cut myself, once. Yet a number of my acquaintances who have patronised the train barber shops have been compelled to wear court plaster during tho remainder of the trip. i . i - 1 "Up to. a year c so ego I never- shaved myself on a train, and I never saw any one else doing It. Then, perhaps, because of the advent, of- safely razors, It became. comparatively familiar sight to see li man shaving himself In the niokins room of the Pullman. "I have had traveling men, seeing me shave for tho first time, express their sur prise that I did rot cut myself, owing to 11m. lurching of the train, tind when I have ex plained to them how easily ono can sliave on a train they have become instant con verts to the practice. Like all simple thingH, one dots not realize how simple It is until one has tried it. "Another thing-It. s inllnitely smoother shaving when the train ia going fast than when making rmly twenty-tlve or thirty miles an hour. Tho curves and tht Jolts seem more suvaru on a clow train. The steady motion of a swiftly, movlntr train Is more conducive to security and comfort than any slow train." New York Sun, ADRIFT WITH SHARKS ABOUT Kxperlence uf a Victim t the Florida Hnrrlrane Rescued from a Raft. I 1 Stl" wei4li t'''olu ,he exposure and bearing 1 8C" wl,,r n" on hi fra" ra" nrl' ' "ayed him alive, John- Ruaaell, !W yeaia old, one of a gang of thirty-seven dredge workers living on a double decked house boat off Matacombl Key, and engaged in extension work on the Florida taut Coast railway, waa brought to New York by the Morgan liner Kl Paao. Adrift for thirty-two hours off the Flor ida coast on a handful of boards, with the a night adrift, the memory of his experi ence nearly unnerved the man when he lulii his story to a reporter on hoard the Kl Paso. "There were thirty-seven living aboard the Elfle, a two-story houseboat, and we 1 wcr-i moored nbout a hundred yards off ! ahoru on the eastward side of the key," I said Russell. "At an hour before daylight ' the hurricane struck us without warning, nlille we were all In our bunks, and within ;a few minutes the Elrle was draggliiR its anchors. anr we were noon out In the deee j wator wjth rrjtlc bl.eaku a ov. i ,he ,)OBti .it(.h waii llovf u . . wind. "At daylight a big sea turned 'the house boat over, and the house went to plee at once, the hull foundeilng. The thirtv seven men were tossed overboaid. and aa j ,aRV of ,ieI , hn(.w t.()ulli Jmt ,,lM nary aI, rd ut olu. Thf ! were tea of us gathered on a piece of , of ,h. flout Qf the houne, but I and a i Srvt Y .rk man named MeBiide droDoed off as one of the plar.sa posts of the native me up alongside. Scarcely hud we loft the fleering when a big sea turned it up on end and the gal twiated (t over and over. I never aaw the eight men alter that. "When a door floated by I told MrBrld to buck to it. ntj struc out for a pleee of flooring about four feet wide and i-ht fm ,0 fl . ,,. , go, on and . . ... . '" lite a e.Hiri raft waist deep in the witer. McBrlde drifted away and once In a while 1 could see him while I wa on lop of a act. It waa breaking fearfully all around and aoon I lost slirht of bint Aa he was not powerful swimmer I don't V-lieve he survived "Drifting by me I caught a rpe which had been used to hold a remit r over he side of the houseboat, and this rope alone aved my life. When my pieces of bner-i mm "Just a : Dollar or Two a diamond, a gold watch or any article in the jewelry line. It's an easy way -a wise way the way for you. i My credit plan is merely a charge account with you. It is not the usual installment house methods and is made to accommodate those who wish to scatter their payments, instead of paying all cash. ..Your Credit Is Good.. $2.50 a Week $1.00 a Week will in a short time give you possession of n fine pair oi Solid Gold Con Hul tons. My slock Is vriv buys this trontl," men's handsome ring; has larrw pure white ston-. set In an attractive 14 karat Kold mount ing. On sale this Ihiro, and you will W" sure to tind Just what you want. Cii from week for S50 S650 1522 Farnam St. would be broken off by the seas I would fasten them by a strand from tho precious bit of hawser. The wire nails In the boards worked loose as the raft broke apart and they tore my body and hands and feet. Then the sharks were lured to me by this and swam alongside and waited for me to die, I reckon. The sharp nails kept them off, but there were as many as twelve at one time swimming near me. "All that day 1 saw steamships pass by and during the night I could see many lights. I waved my coat to one which came quite close, but evidently the crew did not see mo. Then In the early part of the next afternoon I saw the El Paso bearing down on nie." New York Herald. GAS WELL SPOUTING FLAME Set on Fire by Lightning;, I Mule a Biasing; Column One Hundred and Fifty Feet Illgli. . The story of a thrlliing adventure with a burning gas well enlivened the proceedings St the first annual convention of the Amer ican fias Institute at the Auditorium hotel, Chicago. The talc was sandwiched In between top heavy palters on hydrocarbon vapors, calo rific power, volatile matter and photome try, and even the technical gus engineers forgot their troubles while W. M. Welch of Alliance, O.. told about the struggles to extinguish the gigantic flame 150 feet high. The gas was struck unexpectedly by workmen employed by the New York Oil and Qas company. Its disr-overy came In the midst of a heavy thunrlnrstorni. The rata poured down In torrents, and. luckily, the workmen left the derrick and sought shelter near by. Five minutes later there was a crash of thunder and a zigzag Hash of lightning descended. .Near the earth it changed Into a column of tire, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a funnel, and shot etraight down Into the depths of that well from which gas was pouring at the rate of 1,000,000 feet an hour. The effect was tremendous. It was like the application of a lighted match to an open gas jet, multiplied by 1.0M.0W. The flame that ascended from the pipe seemed to touch the clouds for a moment. It al most blinded those who witnet-scd the ex plosion. Then it settled down Into a steady, hissing folk of tire, reaching high Into the air and seeming to defy the puny efforts of man to extinguish it. The usual methods Were tried without success. The escaping gas had a 639-pound pressure, and the Jets of steam that were turned upon the fire had no more effect than the breath of a child would have on the flame of an ordinary jet. When this" method was found hopeless plans were made to construct a giant can dle snuffer. The first contrivance proved of no value. Two more weie made, but each proved as much of a failure aa the first. Apparently Insurmountable difficulties lay in the way of applying the snafler. Finally, after the engineers had fought tile burning well for five weeks, a snuffer was mad" that was successfully placed over tha top of the, will. The the was extinguished. 'This was the hardest piece of work In which I ever took part," said Mr. Welch, "as well as the most interesting. Although the nervous strain during the entire five weeks wan severe, I would not have missed the opportunity afforded. . I question whether 1. woijd enter knowingly Into an other such battle with the forces of na ture." Chicago Post. No More ?hlrt Wlsl. Not to give -the' .French pronunciation "blooze" to the word Mouse is jtisl now to he hopelessly out of fashion, report t the New York Times- And to call a sepa rate waist a "shirtwaist" Is to commit the unpardonable slti. No matter what the materlul or style of the garment, the edict has gone forth that anything In th' ahape of a separate waist must hence forth go under the generic term blouse, and that the French pronunciation of this word must be ,iven in till cases. "It s dreadfully hard s la-ays to remem ber to say 'blooze' Instead of shirt wuiHt," sighed one young thing who was laving In s supply of toggery preparatory to entering a fashionable subttrbau school "If you go Into one of the dav little lingerie places and ask for a shirtwaist. It's Just awfully mortifying- They look at one with such a stoay stare, as if they didn't know what you meant. "But it'a not that way at "all of the de. part ment atores. and I actually met one 'clerk the other dty who didn't know whv. a 'biooT.e" was. I was In the furniture de partment of ona of th big shops and asked for a 'blooie' box ' He simply stared at me In the most inane manner. Then I asked for a 'blouse .iox,' giving the Eng lish pronunciation of the word. Hut that wasn't any better. Finally 1 had to sa shirtwaist box.' Th-u his face hrigh--c-ued perceptibly and 1 got what I ennteil " Now I the ,tiiue to rn.ike your want: knowu through Hie liee Want Ad paga. THARIKSG1VI WATCHES AltD DIAMONDS ON CREDIT DUY 0!1E AIID BE THANKFUL Week" will crive you tlfe pleasure of owning a beautiful, ricu GOLD FILLED WATCHES 20-year guaranteed case, choice of the best American movements. Kold lor II a week at the special price $13 f FOR THANKSGIV KS Carving Sets. Xut Sets. Cut Glass and Silverware for the tahlo at prices just a little lower than the next. 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