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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1908)
to TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1908. BILLS TO Fir YOUR INCOME Physicians' Services Bated on "What the Traffio Will Bear." CUBES COME HIGH FOB WEALTHY Better Deri re the Surgeon If Yoa're rhedeled sit m MlUloa - , Charity Praetiee Mast Be Offset. t i t EXHIBITS II rees Ik of -un w . nrfc js i kmM if? A r ' h ssssiss -w, I! 1 I Apples, peaches, plums, apricots and all small fruits grow well in Washington and bring excellent returns. Eastern Washington alone produces over 20,000,000 bushels of wheat annually. . Oats, rye, barley, alfalfa and timothy hay are also produced in abundance. Splendid opportunities are also offered in Washing ton for the dairyman and the poultry raiser. There is a large demand for their products. Descriptive books free at the exhibit car or from the undersigned F. A. NASH, General Western Agent, 1524 Farnam Street, Omaha. CdWiTfamousfort ' f ' ' ' Tloaderoa;a of Revolntlonarv Mem mrr to Be Restored ud Preserved. Old Fort Tlconderoga, famous for lu his toric associations of the colonial and revo lutionary wars, is to rise again from the ruin Into which It has been allowed to lapse during the century and a quarter since It was last occupied. The plans are to have the restoration of the famous place coirpleted by July, when the tercentenary of the discovery, by Samuel de Champlaln, of the lake which bears his name, la to be celebrated on the site of the ancient battle rround. The old fort, together with the 700 acres that surround It, has been owned by the Pel,l family "since 1818, and Is now the prop-, erty of Mrs; S. H. P. Pell, whose father, Colonel Robert M. Thompson, hns commis sioned Architect- Alfred C. Bossom. to Spare ho expense In restoring "Fort Tl" as nearly as possible to its original ap pearance in accordance with plans and documents of which the French and Brit ain governments have furnished coplea. Host of the original stone of which 'the fort was constructed is still scattered abrnn the place, although a considerable portion ef It was carried away In the early part n! the last century by farmers In the vicinity. Who took. It to build foundations for thrl; houses. Generations of rello hunters also have left their Imprints upon Tlconderoga Held In turn by the mound builders, va rtous Indian tribes, the French, the Ens A COMPLETE FOOD Baker's Cocoa C A Highest Award in JJ Europe and America Registered TJ. S. Pal. Office A medical writer iayj: Baker's pure cocoa acts as a gentle stimulant, invigorat ing and correcting the action of the digestive organs, fur mshing the body with some of the purest elements of nutrition. Viller Mil & Co., Ltd. Eburf4 i78o. BCRCHESTEt, KA& Barkers hair balsam Ofritat u4. kMonflM tlx hate. h,w Vails to kHUn Or u t iu TNUiful Color. 1fi- ftmly 4 Ull tanuip This car contains exhibits of fruits and farm products from eastern "Washington and other sections of the new country along the PACIFIC COAST EXTENSION of the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railway llsh, and at last by the Americans, when the war of the revolution had been won, the memories of centuries cluster about the promontory overlooking Lake Cham plaln. Tl was the key to the Hudson val ley and the gateway between this country and Canada. The fortification overlooked the lower end of Lake Champlaln and the river connecting Champlaln with Lake George. There was an easy portage from Lake George to the head waters of the Hudson, at the foot of which lies the present city of New York. It was In 1609 that Champlaln, with an expedition of Huron and Algonquin In dians against the Iroquois, first set eyes upon the lake named after him and on or near the present site of .Tlconderoga, de cisively defeated a band of Mohawks. The Indians retreated southward and allied themselves with the British, 'while the French proceeded to erect Ftrt Carillon, afterward Tlconderoga, and make It the headquarters for the occupancy and de fense of that country. Carillon signifies "chime of bells," which designation came from the musical sound of the falls In the river a mile distant. Tlconderoga Is an Indian appellation, which means "brawling water." also referring to the falls. In 1757 General Montcalm had assembled 4,500 mert at Fort Carillon, and It was the bas of an expedition which captured Fnrt William Henry from the British. The fol lowing year General Abercromble, with a orce of 15,000, composed cf British regu 'ars, American colonists and Indian allies, ltd siege to the tort) but suffered most Msastrous defeat. Lord Howe was among '.he slain, and the famous Forty-second Highlanders, known as the Black Watch, 'ost 68 per cent of its men. The total Britlnh loss was 1.000. A year later Gen eral Amherst, with a force of 12,000 men, Invested the fort while Its garrison had been depleted) and captured the strong hold. ' " Vast sums were spent In strengthening the "American Gibraltar." Limestone was quarried in the neighborhood and piers were built in the river. Amherst also con structed at this time the first fleet of British war vessels which went Into action In this country. The fort remained in the peaceable possession of the British until May JO, 1776, when, by the coup of Colonel Ethan Allen, it was surprised and cap tured by the Americans, this event being, next to the attack of the minute men at Concord and the sklrnlsh at Lexington, the third event of Importance in the war of the American revolution. The Americans held the fort until July, 1777, when Burgoyne with a force of Prtt Ish placed a battery cn Mount Defiance, 3 higher point, then known asv Sugar Losf hill, and captured the fort. A few months lattr the Americans, under General Lin coln, recaptured Mount Defiance, released 100 American prisoners, and took 293 British, but failed to retake the fort, which remained In possess'on of the British until the end of the war, the last British garrison leaving It in 1780 . The fort and the property surrsundlng It was given to Columbia and Union colleges after the return of peace, and In lK it wis leased by F. Fell as a summer home and purchased by him outright in ISIS. For many years his heirs leased It to market gardeners and farmers, but the original landmarks, earthworks and redoubts have remained practically undisturbed. What remains of the old wist barracks or officers' quarters Is to be restored and occupied as a museum, while some of the other buildings within the fcrt Inclosur proper will be fitted for residential pur poses. The museum Is to be supplied from relics in the possession of the I'ell funUly and the Tlconderoga Historical society and will be open to visitors on certain days. Chicago Record-Herald. The WOMti at the Wire. One afternoon a young woman stepped up to ths telegraph counter In a local department store and in a trembling voice asked for a supply of blanks. She wrote a a a sdl - message on one blank, which she ImmedJ atsly tore in halves; then a eaeood nut Mil was wrttua out. taat wag trea jt mils Worth Seeing Before leaving Omaha visitors to the National Corn Exposition are invited to visit the exhibit car of the St. Paul road at 13th and 'Jones St s., Omaha. The car will be open from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. every day except Sunday during the Exposition. Admission is free. In the same way; finally ft third was fin ished, and this one she handed to the operator with a feverish request that It be "rushed." When the message had gone on the wire and the sender had departed, the operator read the other two for her own amusement. The first ran: "All at an end. Have no wish to see you again." "Do not write or try to see me any more," was the tenor of the second message. The third was to this effect: "Come at once. Take next train is possible. Answer." Everybody's Magaslne. LUSCIOUS TURK PASSED UP What MlRht Happen' Should Dlettao; Faddist Sarronnd the Festive Board. It was the family Christmas dinner, Peo ple had come from all over to attend. The host a genial, hearty looking soul flourished, the huge carving knife over the listening turkey. "Cousin Jane," he asked, "what part of the turkey do you prefer?" Cousin Jane smiled a superior smile. "None, thank you. I am a vegetarian Haven't eaten a bit of meat for one year, and look at me." "I'm," said the host, passing on to Uncle Jake. "Uncle Jako, what part ." "I'm on the buttermilk diet," replied Uncle Jake. "Greatest thing ycu ever saw. No Impurities In the system. Don't bother about me. I don't even have to drink but termilk any more, I Just swallow every day a tablet containing two billion lactic acid bacteria, and make It myself inside." The host passed on to the next. "Well, Cous'h Adelaide," he said, "what can I help you toT" Cousin Adelaide moved away slightly and scornfully from Uncle Jake. "If yot please, cne ounce of turkey. I'm a Fletcherite. Half an ounce would be my usual portion, but this is Christmas, and I'm going to be real reckless. Oh, if you only knew how It makes me feel." The host turned to brother Sam. "Well, Sam, what can I do for you?" "No proteld today, thank you, I eat noth ing but vegetables that grow underground. Roots if you you have a few of them they will be all I want or possible a little bran. You tee the primitive man lived on roota Our cliTf trouble toduy la that we do not get back to a state of nature." "Pass him the celery," said the host "I guess that is the best we can do. Bertha, what can I do for you?" i Cousin Bertha, a wan little thing, smiled brightly. "Nothing, thank you. I'm living on hot water. But I had my glass at eleven." Brooklyn Life. Truth and Quality appeal to the Well-Informed la TrJ walk of life and are essential to permanent success and creditable staiuL'ag. Aocor rngly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Flgg ajid Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of Known value, but one of many reaaoMc why it is the best of personal and family laxatives is the fact that it cleanses, sweetens and relieves the internal organs on which i' arts without any debilitating after effects and without having to increaas the quantity from time to time. , It acts . pleasantly and naturally and truly as a laxative, and its component parts are known to and approved by physicians, as it is free from all objection able substances. To get its beneficial effects always purchase the genuine- manufactured by the California Fig byruf 1 Co. ., only, and far sale by all leading drug "How much do I owe you, doctor?" "Really, my dear sir, I haven't had time to Investigate your income and look up your rating in Bradstreet's" "Thunder! What a my Income got to do with your bill for services? When I buy ft thing I want to pay the market price, which Is ultimately based on the cost of produc tion. You evidently want to reverse the economic law and charge all the traffio will bear, like the big monopolies. Why, man, that's unnatural; It's like those oti nal shopkeepers." "Gently, my friend. You don't under stand the ethics of the medical profession. We physicians are not to be classed with manufacturers or traders. Do they ever give anything away? A large part of our practice Is charity. Our prices justifiably range from nothing up to several thousand dollars. Our services are humanitarian, like those of the clergy; they are often priceless, and Cannot be balanced on a scale of dollars and cents." v "That sounds sort of reasonable,' doc. I feel like apologising. Only It must be hard for you professionals to figure out the de tails of a bill, making It match with the patient's necktie and his diamonds, and all that. Maybe, the patient's wearing a 'phony' stone, or he's dressed 'way beyond his means, ' or he's a " rich man dressed cheap. You must be Sherlock Holmes to know the right price to charge when you haven't time to investigate and want cash on the spot." - "It is an art," admitted the physician. "In the words of an eminent surgeon In the North American Review by tr. A. C. Hef fenger, 'The fixing of a fee correctly is a talent which is either born In a man or only learned after long experience. The 1 physician should endeavor to ascertain the ' patient's circumstances. He can thus be I in a position, knowing as he does the gravity of the operation or Its trlvallty, to , say what theN operation is worth to the patient. The physician is necessarily the better judge of the two " The possession of great wealth carries with It heavy obligations, it Is stated, and these obligations are rightfully cashed by the practitioner. Borne wealthy men don't have the Instinct of distribution, like col lege builders and library givers, and these need encouragement. Legal fees are no more invariable than medical fees; they depend on the amount of money Involved In a lawsuit or the wealth of the client and the jeopardy of his position. American fees are not worse than Eng lish. A city specialist charges from 16 to 20 for an office visit and ask about $160 for half a day's trip Out of town. A day or two spent away from the office is worth between tSOO and 11.000. There was a rail road owner who hired an obstetrical spe cialist to remain with his daughter during a critical period which lasted for two months. The service was successfully per formed and It was well worth a . fee of 17.000, being at the rate of $100 a day and a bonus of $1,000. "That's a beautiful theory; I'll sure read that article," said the patient. hastily scribbling a check of sufficient proportions to avert an Inquiry at his bank. "Still, you can always argue on the other side, and I know some men who'd rather judge for themselves what an operation was worth, to save their lives or otherwise. A man who isn't par ticular about living wouldn't like to pay a fancy price. An operation may seem elegant to the operator, like a painting does to the painter, but that doesn't take account of the customer." Standard Charge Impossible. No standard price for medical services is possible, according to the argument of Dr. Heffenger. The fee evolves with the evolution of the pocketbook. It Is claimed that one-third of New York City practice la charity, and much of that illegitimate. Those short-sighted persons who object to a sliding scale do not realise lh na ture of professional services. There was a mother who objected to a metropolitan surgeon's charge of $1,000 for removing her son's appendix, and wanted to pay only $(00, but the surgeon had witnesses to prove that the filial appendix was worth the price, and he received the full amount. The mother, perhaps with char acteristic feminine lack of logic, failed to see the connection between a fat bank account and plethoric appendix, and that the removal of one should naturally re sult In the reduction of the other. From another point of view, this appendix had been distended with Rial to lobsters and other costly foods, instead of corned beef and cabbage, and It was worth something to restore the young man to an exalted digestive career. Examples of Big Fees. An ordinary man with a fractured finger going to an ordinary surgeon might pay a trifling fee, but when a rich' polo player had his broken finger attended by an emi nent New York surgeon it cost him $1,000. The finger was worth that in polo play ing for that particular polo player. Again, there was a person of means who had an appendix removed from the left side and paid $ IS, 000 for the job. He was perhaps thankful that the appendix was not on some other side. Laparotomy, which is a more unpleasant operation than it sounds, was executed on the wife of a wealthy Bostonlan, and the grateful husband guessed about right when he sent a check for $10,009 to the surgeon. Borne bills are necessarily rendered to the estates of the deceased person. In one such case $3,000 was netted by a physician for a week's final services. A week still better paid was that of family phytsldan "who attended a patient in a yacht from New York to a port In one of our southern states." The patient died from tuberculosis as they arrived In port and the doctor earned $00,000. Dr. Adolf Lorena, the Austrian surgeon, re ceived $78,000 for going to Chicago and treating Loll t a Armour. The average yearly income of the SOO.OOO medical practitioners In the United States is said to be $750. If the exceptionally big fees were excluded from the calculation, the average remuneration would probably amount to that of the low-paid. clergy There is sometimes complaint of col lusion between family physicians ind spe cialists, the former referring cases to the latter in consideration of a share of the big fee. Dr. Robert T. Morris thinks j that the division of the fee between ex pert and assistants Is Justifiable If the pa tient is frankly informed of the fact. All who assist in a esse, before and after operation, should "share In receiving dig nified compensation for their services." New York Tribune. Moat Foo Is Poleom to the dyspeptic. Elwtrlc Bttters curs dy spepsia, liver and klJney complaints and debility. Price 60c. Kor tale by Beaton Drus; Co. Bat Want Ada. 4jt Buslasss Boosters, i t Just Tell the Sales Per son to Charge It in OUR EfiA i sjd.uu an Big Sale in Millinery Department Tomorrow we intend to sacrifice all our hats which we still have on hand. Many new numbers never shown before, go on sale Saturday, Values up to $12.60, at the sac rificed price of $2.75 Credit Terms t . 2C r ' ' irSsfm In other parts of this paper will be found ad vertisements of the different retail merchants of the city, urging shoppers to do their Christ mas shopping early. Wp also would urge the public to take time by the forelock and shop in comfort by shopping early. In a short while, when there is but little time left before Christmas, everybody will hurry down town and return on the cars loaded down witli packages and bundles; and although wo will make every effort to provide adequate facilities to carry the crowds, we know there is bound to bo severe congestion. Therefore, take advantage of this splendid weather, the unbroken stocks of merchandise at the stores and tho opportunity to travel in safety and comfort before tho rush commences. OFwIAHA STREET BIG COAL VEIN UNDEVELOPED Extends froaa Donates, Wye., North ward to the Cm4I Border. According; to a report recently submitted to the secretary of the Interior, the largest eoal field In the United States Is that which extends from Casper and Douglas, Wyo., northward to the Canadian boun dary. All of western North Dakota and eastern Montana and that part of Wyom ing lying between the Bells Fourche and the Bighorns Is an unbroken field of low grade bituminous eoal and lignite. As ths federal statutes providing for the sale of coal land by the general land office specify only the minimum charge per acre, the townships Included In this great coal field were withdrawn from entry three y.ars ago and the secretary ef the Interior Instructed ths geological survey to classify Wo will give away absolutely free of cost to you a beautifully Trimmed Christ mas Tree with each and every Cash or Credit Sale of Ton Dollars $10.00 or over in our Men's and Boys' Clothing Depart ment. By parrhnMng theme trees and trimming In Mich lanrei quantities we are enabled to (five yon A TU1.M MED CHHISTMAS TRKK Utat would ordinarily cost jon 93.60. An exact duplicate of the trimmed tree we (rive awny will 'be on display la our Clothing Window. Our valneg are equal to any offered in the elty, and the TRIMMKO CHRISTMAS TRKK IS A CLEAR GAIX TO YOU OVER AM) AIM1VE THE SPECIAL PRICES QUOTED rXJR SATURDAY'S SELLING. Special Sale of Sincerity Suits and Overcoats Made up In the latest style and guaranteed wear. Special values for Saturday a selling, at 1 A Trimmed Christmas Tree Free with each Gale of $10.00 or over HerVs A List ot the Premiums; 2 pounds of eandy 1 pound mixed nuta 1 dozen of oranges 1 package of figs 1 large paper girl 1 drawing slate 1 set of blocks 1 set of games 1 large glas marble 4 candy ornaments 8 other ornament 1 fancy toy 1 novelty 1 toy acrobat All of the above articles and a tree go free with all 10 on JR MEN'S AND ROYS' CLOTHING DEPARTMENT ONLY. rpM rraa n f rhftrff. wh.n a,.im -4 . t. ... o iiiioiictci niiu wucrtver instructed. Handsome Furs for In fancy neck pieces and muffs. Come in minks, natural and blended squirrels, foxes and coneys; b1HM) all are new and very stylish. Prices range from JS on down to Great Sale of Ladies' Consjsting ,of a new and large assortment of garments are made in the very latest style, $. ana many are worm up to SZU.uu. All go on sale tomorrow, cash or credit,, at the low price of Special Salo of Panama skirts, black and brown, trimmed with satin bands and buttons, 110.00 values, for. . Includes 395 Voile Skirts. eitner riare or pleated effect, $18.75 valueB. . a FA ON AM STREETS. OMAHA. (Tbs Peoples Furniture ana Carpet Co, Sst. 1887.) & COUNCIL BLUFFS RAILWAY COMPANY JL snd value the land. This work was begun In northern Wyoming last year, when a party under J. A. Taft examined the erea between Sheridan and Clearmont, and an other party, under E. W. Shaw, studied the Casper-Douglas end of ths field. The work was contlnuped this year by H. 8. Oale, who connected with Mr. Taff's work on the south, classifying ths area about Buffalo and Trablng, and by R. W. Stone, who carried Mr. Taff's work eastward from Clearmont to Roset. Mr. Stone, who has Just returned to Washington, has mads ths following state ment of ths scope of 'ths season's work: "All of the coal 1n this field lies nearly flat and In what are commonly known as "blanket seams"; that la. If coal outcrops on one side of a hill It probably extends through and will be found on tlie other side o( the hill st about the same level, so that ths geologist who can rsad ths natural $10.00 t Fancy tree ornaments 1 box randies v 1 lot candle holders Some holly 00 or over purchases 1 1 ..111 Jll..A. A. .... r Xmas Presents J fi Coats handsome coats. Skirts In black only, 'Q49 Special Sale o! Toy Trunks Tomorrow we place on sale 250 children's toy i trunks. Thy ore eub-V Manually inuile and nrp A positively the gratt'HtT toy thai you can Rive to a child. Cannot he iluplt-. cated elnewher.- I'm- Itjav than 125 or I1.C.0. thpm in nnr u-lndnw. I ! sale Saturday at 59 Cents os ew t BatMsalak Cm signs can trace a coal bed for miles, even though no coal is seen on the surface.' "Many ranchers appear to think that so long as there Is no coal tn sight the land cannot be classed as coal land. This view la obviously erroneous, for even a twenty foot coal bed may be completely hidden by a grassy slope, and yet by a little digging may become a paying mine. Therefore, such an operation as shoveling down ths top of a bank to conceal a coal bed at IU base neither deceives the geologist nor makes noncoal land out of coal land. The fact that thers is no eoal at ths surfacs in a whole township does not necessarily Imply that it is noncoal land; there may be a workable coal bed just below ths surface, a fact to be determined by examining ths geology of the surrounding area or by drilling." Washington Herald. emit !U2 mmm Bee Want Ads. Art Business Bo3:rs