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3s X 8 CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE. Movement for Adequate Dullcllnc for Conducting the Work. This statcmont Is made to tho gen rnl public for tho Information of those who may bo In a position to ns lst tn meeting tho prosent neces sities of this organization. The homo i without ndequato buildings and fa cilities to takq care of tho homeless and dependant children In positions of distress, needing shelter and tem porary core. For several yoars past tho present buildings havo beon Inadequate to meet tho demands. Tho old build Ings can only nccommpdato comfort ably about -100. Tho number appeal ing for admission has been so large, hundreds havo been refused admis sion who need tomporary nsBlctanco. In splto of tho smnll quarters tho In stitute has Bholtored and fed and pro vided for 2,371 children tho past 11 years. During tho past 12 months 341 homeless nnd dependant Httlo ones havo been cared for and 40 of theBo aro on hand today. Cottages havo beon rented for two or three years past In tho neighbor hood of tho Instltuto In ordor to nc- commodato children and nurses and helpers and on account of having theso additional rooms near by tho institute could shelter nioro children. Tho avorago number on hand dally during tho past summer has been from GO to CO. Tho old buildings aro In such n dilapidated condition that ex toiiBlvo repairs nro absolutely nccos sary unless tho homo can enter at onco upon tho work of constructing new buildings. Tho Board of Trustees has been planning a new building for nbout four years, but on account of tho Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. the Audi torulm, tho various hospitals of tho city nnd othor building enterprises tho matter hns been postponed from time to time until tho present. Now tho manngors of this Instltuto feel tiint tho tlmo has come to launch tho enterprise Thoy aro assured by tho leading business mon of Omaha and by frlbnds In tho country districts that tho Child Saving Instltuto has tho right-of-way, an open field nnd tho sympathy and approval of tho 1 general public In tho ontorprlso to construct a suitable building for theso dependent Httlo ones. Tho Trustees look to tho country district for n largo amount of help, to bnnKors, merchants protesslonnl mon nnd tho farmors becauso this Institute belongs to tho whole district for hun dreds of miles In every direction from Omaha. A few yoars ago a messago camo. from Sldnoy that tho father of n largo family had broken In health and that ho was unablo to do anything for his wlfo and eight children and that tho county had assumed the bur den of his caso for tho rest of his llfo. Almost Immediately following this In formation enmo tho word thnt tho poor mother of tho chlldron, who had boon washing to support thorn and struggled against poverty, had sud denly collapsed and died leaving a baby and sovon Httlo brothers and sisters. This appeal from tho citi zens was responded to nnd a repre sentative of tho Institute sent by tho Necessaries of a Millionaire. What is a million sterling today? Fifty years ago a mllllonalro was nn object of universal curiosity. But In order to "startle" pcoplo today ono noeds a few country and town houses nnd estates, Btnbles full of horses, garages full of motors, a luxurious yacht and an aeroplano or two. Paris Gaulois. Has High Position in China. Sir Walter Illlyer has boon appoint ed export adviser to tho Chlncso gov ernment. Sir Walter was born in China of English parents and Is a learned linguist. LI Hung Chang onco said that ho spoko and wrote Chinese as well as tho most highly educated mandarin. Work In Minute Fractions. Tho human heat senso sannot real Izo a dlffercnco of tempcraturo be yond one-fifth of a degro; but tho barometer, nn Instrumont 200,000 times ns sensitive as tho skin, notes a difference of a millionth of a de gree. A galvanometer flexes Its finger nt n current generated by simply de forming a drop of mercury bo as to press It out of a spherical ihapo into that of an egg. A Novel Compliment. His wig blow off. and was captured nud returned by a nice young lady to whom tho gentloman acknowlodgod his obligation with: "A thousand thanks, my dear. You aro by far tho most successful hair restorer I ovor tried." No Expense to Be Spared. "When my undo comos to town," said tho young man, firmly, "ho shall bo properly entertained. Ho shnll nover say that I did not do him well, Ho shnll havo everything that his money will buy." Herodlas and the Whirlwind. Thn learned Jncob Grimm, who col lectcd much folk loro for his Teutonic mythology, says that In tho earlier half of tho nineteenth century mo ahlrlwlnd was In Germany Btlll ac counted for by tho dancing Herodlas whirling around In the air. British Pride. TiHtlBh hvDOcrlsy Is gradually dlsap pearlng. Until a few years ago moat Englishmen fancied that to bo born in tho United Kingdom was to bo a paraeon for all tho virtues. Brussels Le Soln. next train to bring tn tho eight Httlo children and provldo homes for adop tion for all of them. During tho past summer a messago came from Loulsvtllo to como for two Httlo girls, left absolutely homoless becauso tholr mother had died and tho father was nn Invalid and thoro wero no relatives or frlonds to tnko caro of tho children. Lsss than n month ago three Httlo children wero received from Ilolgrnde, Neb., whoso father was dead and whose mothor was sick, with tho hopo of living not moro than four to six weeks longer. There wore no friends or relatives to caro for the Httlo ones nnd thoy wero sent to tho Institute. Tolophono messages havo ofton been received from Dlnlr, Tokamah and other towns in Nobraska and from towns across tho river In western Iowa to como at onco to receive Httlo children thrown out homeless nnd dostltuto and such appeals havo al ways beon aswercd. It Is tho policy of tho Instltuto to And good Chrlstlnn homes for chil dren as soon as possible and it la usually found that two or throo months tlmo Is required In which to carefully lnvostlgnto homes by por ronnl visits nnd to make arrange ments for placing tho children. Tho mattor of flnnl ndoptlon Is carefully looked after and watchful enro exer cised ovor tho Httlo ones until they grow up. Another depart mont of tho work of tho Instltuto Is to rosciio chil dren from vllo and Immoral surround ings nnd to prosecute cases In tho courtB when nccossary to protect thoso who need It nnd In cases whoro tho parontB show themselves abso lutely unworthy of kcoplng their chil dren they nro sometimes taken from thorn by lcgnl proceedings and placed In good homes. It Is also the policy of tho Instltuto to assist parents to keep their chll dron, believing In all cases whoro this can bo done parents nnd chlldron should bo kept together. Tomporary nsslstanco Is thoreforo often given In tho care of Httlo children to help the mother tldo over a hard place until sho can rench a position of self-support. Efforts nro made to re-establish broken homos and to nsslst In tho reconciliation of husband and wife by holding out tho encouragement that thoy can havo tholr chlldron a Httlo later and thnt thoy ought to llvo for their children, nnd tho efforts of tho workors havo heon crowned with suc cess in scores of cai!8. I Now tho Instltuto has becomo so ' II 1 A. 1 L I. .. wen Known uirouguuui mo commun ity nnd tho volume of tho work hns so Increased thnt It Is Imposslblo to meet tho demnnds without larger buildings and sultnblo buildings for jtho work. A building of this kind will 1 cost nbout $50,000 and to soouro tho propor rrounds and to furnish and equip tho building will cost nearly $25,000 more, making an outlay of I $75,000 required. j Tho managers of tho Institute arc tho following woll known business men: Ceorgo F. Bldwoll, president! Guy C. I3artoni vico-presldont; C. W, Lyman, treasurer; K. C. Uarton, sec rotary; Homo Miller, chnlrmnn ot ex ecutive board; II. J. Tenfold, W. S. i Wright and Arthur C. Smith. Antl-Fat Diet. Fresh fish boiled or broiled chicken, gamo, Iamb or mutton, lean beef and veal (all sparingly), eggs poached on tonst or billed, lettuce, spinach, as paragus, celery, watorchoss, onions, radishes, whlto cabbnge, olives, rlpo fruits of the acid varieties ono glass of puro water or ono cup of coffee or tea without cream, milk or sugar, sipped slowly after meals. Hard to Do. Ono of tho hardest things for a hus band to do Is to arrange It so thnt tho nights ho comes homo lato to supper his wlfo Is nlso lato In getting It ready. If this wero possible a great deal of unpleasant conversation would bo spared. Detroit Free Press. What Country Dwellers Need. A third of our population is urban; the rest 1b moro or less rural. What tho country dwollors need to make them happy nro rollglon, education and material prosperity. Tho farmH cannot omploy as many laborers per aero as they did before tho coming of agricultural machlnory. Theroforo they must either raise fewer children or export somo of their population to tho cities. Harper's Weekly. Long Arm of Enterprise. Thoro will soon bo not nn Inch of land uncxplolted from tho poles to tho equator, but tho world will, never tholess, remain tho wide world as of yoro for merchants and capItallBtB who will bo tho only possible colonists In tho future. Juvenile Ignorance. "You ought to know better, Johnny," said Mrs. Lapsllng, reprovingly, "than ask mo what tho difference Is between courago and bravery. Thoy aro pusil lanimous terms and mean tho samo thing." To Melt Iron In a Moment. Heat a pleco of Iron (a poker will do) to whlto heat, then apply to It n roll of sulphur. Tho iron will Imme diately melt and run Into drops. This experiment Is best performed over a wash bath of water, allowing tho molted Iron (really sulphldo of Iron) to drop Into tho water. The One Exception. You can novor bo perfectly certain of unythlng In this world excopt that, when you nro alone In tho Hat and nro taking n bnth, some ono Is tniro to ring tho bell. JiiJco'b Library. At the National Capital Gossip of People and Events Gathered in Washington Dance to Mark Social Debut of Ethel WASHINGTON. Tho dnto for tho coming out dnnco of MIhh Roose velt, tho presidents second daughter, lias been set for Monday, December 28. While this will mnrk her debut Into the social llfo of tho younger sot, as has been announced boforo, the first stnto dinner bIio attends will really mean her formal debut. This dinner will bo tho Aral cabinet dinner of tho soaBon and will bo given short ly boforo Christmas. Though tho announcement sent out from tho Whlto House describes the entertainment as a "small" dnnco, tho number of Invitations will not fall far short of 1,000. Tho danco will bo hold in tho East room of tho Whlto House, and, nccordlng to present Intentions, will follow tho plan ndoptcd when Miss Alice Roosovolt enmo out, that of dis pensing with tho cotillion. President nnd Mrs. Roosovolt havo maintained that entertainments glvon to tho young membors of their fnmlly should bo as personnl as possible When Miss Alice Hoosovclt mado her debut ovon tho first assistant secretary Blase Bachelors of rf THE mnn queBtlon Is tho most seri ous proposition a fashlonablo girl In Wn8hlpgton has to contend with. Troublo No. 1 Is, thoro aren't any men. Troublo No. 2 Is, tho men that thoro art that's good Irish nro bo spoiled to death thoy aro a ncgllglblo quantity. " Said a religious young woman In tho Innermost cllquo tho othor day: "Conditions In Washington nro flcrco whero male creatures are, concorncd.1 Mon havo no obligations no responsi bilities. Thoy soom to think they nro conforrlng n favor on tho opposite sex by simply existing, Of course, for many a long day thoy havo absolved themselves from tho duty of paying dinner and party call3 It was kind enough In thorn to como In tho first place but half tho tlmo thoy don't oven nnswor your notes of Invitation. Wo girls hnvo discovered that tho only way to clinch tho men when wo really must havo them nt our affairs, Is to catch them ou tho tolophono boforo thoy havo tlmo to dodgo. Extort a verbal promise that thoy will como, and to facilitate thlngB offer to send a Texas Doctor a PERHAPS tho most picturesque fig uro at tho International Tubercu losis congress, In session hero lately, was Dr. A. J. Ileal! of San Marcus, Tex. Dr. Ileal! Is 85 yoarB old, has been a practicing physician In Texas for moro than half a century, and, be caiiRo of his long record and his fidel ity ns a practitioner, Is ono of tho best beloved men In' tho Lono Star state. Dr. Bcall's trip to Washington was Intondcd to bo the closing and crown ing fenturo of his career. When ho re turns to his homo nt San Marcus, so ho told his friends and patients before hp left, it will bo ns a man rotlrcd frpm ncllvo professional pursuits a private citizen. Tho esteem In which tho veteran Here's a "Bughouse" U.S. 8UC MOUSE MEN WANTED A"PREPARATOR" Is now wanted by tho bureau of oniomrlogy of tho Jnlted Slates department of agricul ture to assist In making tho bug bus! ess prqfltnblo to tho government or to ho rural communities. Tho rurallsts avo found that thoy hnd a legal ox juso to advanco tho prices on ojgs bi jauso tho bug crop was cut short by ho dry wcathor, and thoro wore no bugs for tho chlckons to cat, So tho prepnrut r Is to propnro buss or chlckon feed md other uss, At I tho civil aorvlco examination to bo mm 2 of stnto was not Invited, and, In gen eral, thnt rulo will bo followed this year. Miss Roosevelt Is only 18 years old, nnd tho guests will probably bo the youngest assemblage of tho kind that over gathered In tho While Houso. Tho fact that tho danco will bo glvon during tho holidays means that a Bpeclal effort will bo mado to havo on hand Miss Roosevelt's school friends from Now York and" tho col lego mates of Thcodoro Roosevelt, Jr. Her brother will como to Washington for tho occasion, nnd Miss Christlno Roosevelt nnd Mls3 Dorothy Roosovolt, cousins ot tho debutante, nro also ex pected. In nil, -about 200 young Now York ers will bo Invited. At least that number wns prcsont at Miss Allco'a debut, and tho president hna boon careful that his chlldron Bhould not weaken tholr nfllllntlonH with tholr Now York friends. Young Thcodoro will bring with him n number of his Harvard collcgo mates, and perhaps ono or two of tho frlondu ho hns mado slnco going Into tho cnrpotmnklng business. Tho llBt of thoso to bo In vited Ib' almost completed, and the In vitations will be sent out. very shortly. Tho debut of Miss Rooscvolt Is ex pected to introduco a very gny win tor at the capital. Slnco tho murrlngo of Miss Allco Roosevelt to Congress man Nicholas Longworth in 190G, tho Whlto Houso has boon voted a dull placo by young pcoplo. National Capital carriage for thorn ns well. You might add a bunch of American beauties bo sides," tho girl laughed sardonically, "and n handsomo souvenir to hoot." "In nnccstrnl days," tho young wom an went on, "I bollevo It wnB tho privi lege of tho 'beaux' to pay all tho ex penses of tho spreo when thoy took tho girls to balls nnd rooms. Not so in 1908. It's n Thanksgiving day to n girl if alio can corral a partner for tho cotillion, ovon when sho pnys her own subscription fco and supplies her own carrlago and flowora. It tnke3 monoy to bo a girl nowadays. For oxnmplo, ono can't bo nnybody and not bo a mombor ot tho Sixty Couples Cotillion In Washington. Tlckots for each oc casion aro throo dollars aplcco, with .put counting tho, extras. "Docs tho pnrtner whom you may possibly havo secured by treason and stratagem boar any of tho expenses of your ovonlng? Not by a Jugful. 'Heavy, heavy, hangs on your poor head,' finan cially speaking, nnd tho boncflcont be luga In evening clothes feel that they havo performod tho wholo olllco of man In simply allowing you to gimh over thorn In grntltudo for being thoro. Masculine stock is way nbovo par, and a man who known how to danco, or will. danco If ho knows how to, In stead of swelling tho mob of hlnso blackcoatB ucar tho exits of ballrooms, ldlo nnd unproductive, is Indeed a bonanza." Picturesque Figure physician Is held by bis neighbors Is attested In a way by tho fact that ho was urged to make tho trip to Wash ington by and nt tho cxponso of his frlonds In and nenr San Mnrcus. Tho fund to pay tho expoimo of tho trip waB not contributed by any ono phllan throphleally inclined porson, but by tho ontlro community. Tho monoy was raised by a popular imbscrlptlon. Tho doctor camo to Washington on tho special train of tho Texas delega tion, and during tho week was an In terested, an woll as an Interesting, par ticipator In tho proceedings nnd dem onstrations of tho congress. Another enthusiastic Toxns dclogato was Dr. W. T, Jones of Fort DavlB. Tho day before Dr. Jones loft bis homo at Fort Davis to eomo to Washington ho rodo hoiKoback 45 miles Into tho country to see a patient. Tho round trip was 00 inllos. Tho following day ho rodo GO miles to the- railroad sta tion, whore ho Joined tho othor dele gates bound for Washington. Tho doc tor, being used to such experiences, was not greatly fatigued by Ills two trlp3 through the country. Job for Some Qne held soon embryo preparators will bo required to assomblo ten specimens of lopldoptora that will he furnished them and the ono who succeeds In matching tho dissected pieces of tho ten hugs will bo entitled to tho price, which Is a position at $fi0 a month nnd board yourself or beat tho landlady. Thoso wl o fall In tho examination will bo entitled to admission to tho bughpuso on tho proper presentation of credentials. Another examination will bo held for applicants for tho po sition of aid In tho division of Insects ' of tho National museum. This dopnrt ' mont. pays better sularlcs than tho do- rnr'mont of a-jrlculturo, as tho salary Is 75 a month. Tho government nlso wants a chief for tho cattle and grain Invortlgntlon laboratory, Tho bureau of corporations, dorart nmnt of eommorco and labor, wuntR "in p" tits n silages ranging j Irjin ?l,2u to $3,500 a year. 50 CENTS PAYS Lincoln Daily State Journal WITHOUT SUNDAY Frem Wow Until January I, J8G9 75 CENTS INCLUDING SUNDAY THE REMEDY WAS EASY. Tho doctor had told her sho had no organic troublo and tho euro rested with herself. Sho had doctored and drugged for years, so, learning this good news, sho dotermlnod to try a now plan. Hero Is what sho did: Sho cut out nil medicine. Sho stopped dieting; that Is, sho tested things tilt she found thoso that agreed with her, and nto ot them frocly. Sho nto slowly, laughing and talk ing much In tho process. Sho gavo up violent exercise, but took a brisk walk oach day. Sho took a cold spongo bath each morning,' going back to bed for flvo mlnuloB afterward boforo boglunlng to dress. Sho gavo horsolf massagos of tho abdominal, chest and throat muscles for flvo minutes, morning nnd even ing. Sho stopped overstraining her mind. Whon hor bond or eycB bognn to fool tired sho rostcd thom. Sho neglected to worry and culti vated hor timuslng friends. In a month alio was woll. Laundry work nt homo would bo much moro satisfactory It tho right Starch wnro used. In ordor to got tho desired stiffness, It is usually nocos sary to uso so much Btarch that tho beauty and flnoncss of tho fabric Is hidden behind a pnsto ot varying thickness, which not only dostroys tho nppcaranco, but nlao affects tho wear tog quality of tho goods. This trou blo can bo ontlroly ovorcomo by using Dcflanco Starch, as It can bo applied much moro thinly becauso of Us groat er strength than othor makes. Has Done Good Work In Japan. Miss Ellzaboth Russell, who found cd tho Kwassul girls' school nt Nngn said, Japan, In 1879, celebrated her sovonty-flrst birthday a short tlmo ngo. Sho Is still connected with tho school, whoro sho docs tho work of three pcoplo. Beginning with a hand ful df girls, tho Bchool has grown un til nt prcsont tho enrollment Is con Bldorably moro than 100. It numbers among Its grnuatcs somo ot tho best known women In tho Jnpancso cmp!ro, Bovoral of whom traveled many mll03 to show tholr respect and gratltudo to tholr old teacher at hor birthday. Btarch, llkb everything elso, Is be ing constantly improved, tho patent Starches put on tho markot 2G years ago aro very different and Inferior to thoso of the present day. In tho lat est discovery Dcflanco Starch all la Jurious chemicals aro omitted, whtlo tho addition of anothor Ingredient, in vontcd by us, gives to tho Starch a strength and smoothness novor ap- nroached by other brands. Australia's First Theater. Tho first recorded production of n play In Australia took placo In June of tho year 1789. It was called "Tho Recruiting Olllcer." Tho proceeds of tho first pay night (Bomo $20) went to tho family of a man who had boon drowned. In January, 1790, n rough nnd rendy playhoiiBo was opened and tho public hnd to pay ono shilling a head for admission. Tho payments wero mado In kind, wheat, flour or rum tnklng tho placo of tho usual currency. The Silkworm. Thn silkworm, which spins or pro duces silk threads, was a natlvo of nhinn. For thousands of years tho ChlnoKO would not allow tho oggs ot tho silkworm to go out of tho country. About 5C0, two monks are said to havo brought to Europe a fow oggs hidden In their canes. Now It Is qulto domes ticated nnd has boon so long foil by man thnt tho fcmnlo Ib hb nearly mo tionless as If sho had no wings, and tho mnlo moroly lluttora without lcav Ing tho ground. 8AYING3 OF SAGES. Tho essenco of gonoroslty Is ovor In Bolf-sacrlflco. Taylor. In nil thlngB It Is hotter to hope than to deannlr. uootho. Humility Is to make a right oatl mnto of ono'GB solf. Snurgeon. No thoroughly occupied man was ever vnt vorv miserable. Limdon. I Thoro Is no gonlus In llfo l'ko tho I genius of energy and Industry. Mltcholl. i Adversity borrows Its sharpest Etlng from our own Irapatlonco, Bishop Ilorno. FOR TMU Omaha Directory BILLIARD TABLES POOL TABLES LOWEST PRICES. EASY PAYMENTS You cannot ndord to experiment with untried goodo sold by commission agents. Catalogues froo. Tho Brunswick Balko-CollMder Company 407-8 So. tOU) St., 0il.2, OMAHA, NEB. Aulabnuflh's complcto fitwl vnn xvlint" vnu wont. 4la G. N. AULABAUGH lull' rwt u innnnnnnii.ri nuti HAVE YOU HAD YOUR "WEDDING BREAKFAST" If not nsk your Rroccr for this brand of Mapfo Syrup. FARRELL & CO., OMAHA. Ura. llnllny A Murli, Tho DENTISTS m ntHtr. I'aimn Work, ror. Mill nnd Vnriium lentil onlre In thn Mlddlo Wrt. LntaH npplUuc t. UltfU iirivdo lhmtUUy. ltc.iitonablo prlotit. RUBBER GOODS I)!' mull nt cut nrlri-s. Bend for f reo cntnloirun. MYERS-DILLON OHUQ OO.. OMAHA, NCUR. I'lnlil Glnmcs, lllnoctilkr nnd Tilecmie. SyAiCi Wurn Optical Co. WnlVireifiiriilKlit,anitonlrpra- otripruiMTlj tHUxl. Ouniultnnrt. Wurn Otitlrnt Co., HUMlUrlr ICUul t r IKmU, UXilll, MB. MILLARD HOTEL Tnke Knmam Hln-rt rnr. Two JNillnM n day and up. u i-uiur ciociuii7 10 nam iniuu. xij us. The Carat.' This tiny stnndard of wolght, al though not ono person In n million over makes 'practical uso of it, pos scenes great prcstlge bocauoo of ltu connection with diamonds and othor procloiiB utoncH. Hut how many rond- ors havo any clear idea of tho wolght roprcsonted by n carat. In Knglnnd It is cuBtomary to reclton luivs carata to tho ounre, Troy. TIiIh makes tho carat equivalent to 20C.3 milligrams, or 3.1(583 gralnB. An nttompt Is now be ing mndo to sccuro gonoral recognition In nil countrlcs of a metric standard carat of 200 milligrams. Advancement In Turkey. Tho now TurlclBh mlnlstor of educa tion cnys: "Wo havo compulsory edu cation nt present, but wo lack prl mary schools. Wo shall establish thom. Wo ahall dovclop tho existing ihlghor educntlon. Tho study of his tory will now bo nllowcd, Wo want a roglmo of llborty, nnd particularly of liberty of tho prowi, ovon with nil tho ovlls It moans, for It Is a nccoa sary ovll." I California's Trees Very Old. Tho great trees of California, It hoa bon snld bognn llfo boforo tho earli est dawn of Chlncso hlHtory, and nt tho tlmo of the dolugo woro older than tho art of printing from typo Is today. Prof. Charles 15. DcsBoy, howevor, con- tends thnt ovon 2,000 yoars is a groat ovor-ostlmnto, nctual ring count of a tree 25 foot. In dlnmetor having Indi cated only 1,117 years. Bad Climate for . jrnlture. China Is n bad placo for furnlturo, In tho summer months It Is so damp that furnlturo put together with gluo 'nils apart and drawers stlcl', whllo In, tho dry months furnlturo goo3 to tho' othor oxtremo nnd ofton exhibits cracks half an Inch wldo. Australian Country Homes. In tho Illuo mountains, throo hoars from Sydney, aro many beautiful country housos, mostly bungalows with wldo verandas all round, whora Sydney pcoplo fly In Februnry nnd March to got away from tho hoat ol tho city by tho harbor. Peru Adopts Standard Time. I3y a decree of tho govornmont ot Peru, Issued by President Pnrdo, tho tlmo of tho sovonty-flfth meridian west of Grconwleh wns on July 28 adoptod ns tho national standard tlmo for tho wholo of Peru. Tho meridian Is only a fow minutes from that of Limn, and runs almost oxnetly through tho m il llo of tho country. All tlmoplecea throughout Peru will now coincide with thoso in the United States whoro 9atorn tlmo Is lcopt. Peru is tho first Soutf -icrlcan republic to adopt tho rorld Buuf..ard