SIFTING PETERSON MYSTERY
Countrroen of the Dud Qirl Take Part ia
the Inriitigatlon.
JURY INSPECTS THE SCENE OF DEATH
fuller nrinr(mcil( mill Coroner Arc
Ci0irrntliiK In IlfTorl In Solve
the Uilraiirillnnry llrnlh of Mr.
Colllnn' llouaelirrprr.
The large crowds that attended the Peter,
on Inquest in the rooms of the coroner
Thursday afternoon were poorly paid for
their trouble, tin tho wttneises told very
little, that tins not already appeared In the
columns of The Dec. Seven witticizes were
examined. Of these the most Important
was J. 8. Collins, In whoso home the dead
woman had been employed, and Drs. Oil
brt and Powell, who conducted the post
mortem examination. When the last wit
Bess left tho stand the Inquest was ad
journed until 9:30 this morning.
In the expert testimony given by the
physicians they exprcsicd the opinion that
Mary Peterson had eomo to her death ns
tho result of blows In the face, or from
having fallen nnd struck her face against
omo hanl substance, causing n concussion
of tho brain. They had reached the con
clusion, they said, ns the result of a proc
ess of reasoning known as elimination. All
the other vital organs of the body were
found to he normal, there was no evidence
of poisoning and no cildencc that the
woman had sustained nny violence snvc to
the head, so the deduction was that the
brain had suffered the Injury. Indeed, tho
condition of the blood In the brain Indi
cated that there had been a concussion. It
was brought out that it Is possible for the
human brain to Htistaln an Injury from n
Wow so severe as to enuso death nnd still
leave no tracts upon the organ that would
bp apparent at nn autopsy.
Tho physicians testifier! that In tho nat
ural courso of events the woman would have
brcome a mother1 In about live month,
which point was verified by the testimony
of Dr. A. K. Jonas, who had examined her
about two weeka before death.
Jury Vlnlt .Stii of Dcutli.
Tho coroner's Jury was sworn In shortly
after 3 o'clock, nnd, In chargo of the cor
oner and County Attorney Shields nnd ac
companied by Mr. Collins, repaired nt once
to the Collins home, I'll Hurt street,
where the body had been found. The prem
ises wcro subjected to n rigid Inspection.
The lock of every door nnd window wns
carefully examined. Mr. Collins conducted
tho party to tho coat room on the second
floor, where he, hud first Been tho dead
woman, and pointed out the exact spot
where sho lay, describing her position, also
her location with reference to various ai
tides of furniture. It was observed that
the woman's attitude was that of one who
had Just rlscu from the rocking ehnlr and
while In tho net hnd fallen forward upon
the carpet. Had sho taken two moro steps
her head would probably have struck the
edge of n table, which was standing near
the mtddlo of the room. As It was, how
ever, her face could have struck nothing
harder than n well-padded Brutsels cav
pet.' Tho stain made by the blood upon
the fabric was still In cvldoncc anJ Mr.
Collins said that the articles of furniture
In the room hnd not been moved since the,
fatality.
Having finished the Inspection of the
Iiouso the Jury whb taken back to the coro
ner's office nnd Mr. Collins was placed upon
the stnnd as the first witness. Ho related
his version of the affair substantially an
published In The Deo of Monday, though In
greater detail. Ho and' Mary Peterson, who
was his only servant, never ate at the same
table, he. said, and his relations with her
woro never other than thoso of master anil
servant. She had frequented dances nnd
once had remained out all night. So fnr as
he knew she never had men callers.
Dr. A. .P. Jonas had treated her for n
minor disorder nnd while doing so hnd dis
covered her condition with reference to
maternity. She had denied the latter, say
ing that -he must bo mistaken.
Hert Stone, about 22 years old, living nt
2T11 Hickory street, testified that he had
been acquainted with tho deceased for
about five weeks, having first met her late
in January at a dance given In Ocrmpnln
hall. Ho had seen her at dances four or
llvo times since. Once he had escorted licr
to a dance, but had not' tnken her home.
Ho had never been formally Introduced to
her, but had simply wnlked up to her In
tho hall and asked to see her dunco pro
gram. Sho had never balled him out of
Jail, he sold, nor had she promised to buy
him jjt overcoat. Asked the names of her
young woman friends ho said he know them
only ns Clara, Xell nnd Mary.
Ile'n Mnrrlril .mv.
Tho other witnesses wcro 15. J. Hamlin,
drug clerk, and Will i'amp of Irvlngton,
who suld ho know the deceased two years
ago, but slnco his marriage had lost track
of her. Hamlin's testimony was not Im
portant. Now that a part of the truth ubout tho
death of Mary Peterson hus become public
a largo number of representative Swedes
of tho city have expressed deep Interest
nnd a determination to sift tho matter to
the bottom. Yesterday n movement was
on foot to employ nn attorney to represent
tho relatives of tho dead girl at the In
quest, and If necessary take action to bring
the guilty party to Justlcr.
It was thought at ono time that the testi
mony of Ida Carlson would tend to show
thnt Mary Peterson had committed suicide,
hut tho coroner has slnco had an Interview
with her In private nnd he now thinks that
tho evidence she will give will be without
significance In this direction.
"Miss Carlson said sho had a talk with
Mary Peterson on Saturday," said ho, "and
that Mary bade hor goodby, with the re
mark, 'This may bo the last time I will
see you.' She says she thought nothing of
this nt tho time, as Mary had been tulklng
of going to Chicago to havo a surgical
operation performed, and she thought tho
deceased meant that that would bo tho
lnsl time they would meet before she
started on her trip. And I think, perhaps,
that was what sho did mean. Unsupported
as It Is by other witnesses or by clrcum-
iii:coviiitii:s kiiom iui
Mrs. E, I, Masters, at her home In Moni
tor, Ind used Dr. Miles' Nervine and Pills
to cure after effects of grip.
Mrs. A. E. Lopeer, In the little town of
Modelln, Minn,, used Dr. Miles' Pain Pills
and Nerve and Liver Tills and was well In
a few days.
President McKlnley Is slowly recovering
from grip nnd Its after offocts.
Geo no J, Hnnnery was relieved of the
awful pains In tho head in fifteen minutes
by the uso of Dr. Miles' ltin Pills. Now
he is rapidly recovering at his home In
Buffalo, N, V.
Speaker Henderson is again in the chair
lit the houso of representatives after u se
vere attack of grip.
J. C. Helfrey, foreman nt the Westing
house factory in East Pittsburg, had n se
vere attack of grip, but ho used Dr. Milts'
Nervine and Pain Pills and was soon back
In his place.
Rev. C, nody wbb In a serious condition
at his home In St. Paris, O., but Dr. Milts'
Nfrvlna and Nerve and Liver Pills pulled
htm through all right.
stances, It Is certainly very slender evi
dence that the girl committed suicide."
.MMU. .i:.MIUtlCII.
Till- l.mly's Virus In Itr-Kiinl to Oprrnn
n n (I .Mil iter mill tin- I'litnrr,
Mme. Hcmbrlch has made her rooms at
tho hotel homelike, In the customary prima
iltrnn fashion, with photographs nnd flow
ers. Iloynltyusunlly predominates among the
portraits, but Mme. Sembrlch has varied
this scheme of decoration with sorao pho
tographs of n more personal nature. These
Include pictures of her two sturdy young
sons, who are now busy al their studies
In Dresden,
"They will never be musicians," their
mother snys, without a trace of regret In
her voice, "for they seem to have no tal
ents of thnt kind. They study music Just
ns other children do, but neither one of
Item has shown tiny gift for It."
This Is n rather unusual exception to the
laws of heredity, ns their father Is a mu
sician and ts a professor nt the conserva
tory in Dresden when he Is not traveling
with his wife. Dr. Wllhelm Stcnglor Is
his nnmc, and there never was n prima
donna's husband on these shores who was
enabled, by his beard nnd spectacles, to
present quite so serious nn appearance.
Mme. Sembrlch Is a Pole by birth nnd by
training ns cosmopolitan as the rest of her
profession. She speaks English with some
fluency and her accomplishments In tho lino
of languages Include Oerman, French and
Italian, besides her native tongue. Any one
of thoso Is likely to be drawn upon when the
most expressive word Is sought. Put she In
proud of her English nnd clings to It. In
view of the amount of prnctlco she has had
her skill In It Is considerable.
"Nobody knows how much I regret not
to reappear here In oporn," she said, "but
I am In hopes It mny be possible at soroo
other time. I hear the Americans like
concerts now, nnd maybe they will like mo
Just as well In them as In opera. And tho
Wagner operas arc nowadays so much sung
Hut 1 nm sure thnt 'Tho Harber of Seville'
nnd 'The Daughter of the Regiment' would
bo popular now If the people over got n
chnnce to hear them. Personally, I prefer
to sing the Mozart operas. I llko the music
of them bettor than nny other In tho world.
Hut 1 suppose that these older operas are
losing their popularity, becnuso there are
really so few singers who can do them Jus
tice. 1 often wonder where the singers
hro to come from. There nrc none for tho
Italian operas nnd thero nro nono who will
bo nblo to take the plncc of tho singers
who have been famous In tho Wagner
works. Where nre the women to como from
who will tnke the places of I, Ml Lehmann,
Theresa Maltcn and Rosa Suchcr? Thcro
Is nono In Germany. Ccrtnlnly there 13
none In Italy,
"The art of singing seems to be dead
there. If one can Judge from the methods
of the young Italian singers. One enso
sIiowb strikingly the way In which the art
has declined. Only a short time beforo I
left Europe I heard n young woman sing
who four or flvo years ago was the best
of tho Italian prlnin donnns. She Is a
charming presence on tho stago and a de
lightful nctrcss. Now she Is not moro than
30 years old. Hut her volco Is nearly gone.
At her ago sho ought to bo reaching tho
best period of her career. It Is coming
to nn end InBtcnd. Thero aro no teachers
left thcro, for one thing, nnd tho style of
Italian music written now does not de
mand fine singing, as the older operas did.
After a year or two, in which they learn
some otrafi of tho old ropertolro, they go
on tho stage. Then they begin to sing tho
modern Italian music, or, what Is worse
for them, tho Wagner operas, and within
a few years their voices nre gono. Hut,
nbove nil. it Is tho lack of good .teachers
thot Is responsible for their poor training.
I was n pupil of tho older Lampertl, and
when ho died one of .jhe. best was-. lost.
Today I know of very few. women' who
know what the best methods of the old
singers were. Adellna Pattl, abovo every
body else, is a singer. She knows nil about
tho art thnt can be taught. MnrcheBl Is a
great teacher, nnd so Is Artot-Pndllla. Hut
there nro so' few teachers now that the
nbsenco of well-trained singers Is not sur
prising. One need think only of the work
that used to bo necessary to sco the differ
ence now. Formerly years of study wcro
necessary: now within a few months a girl
thinks thnt she Is ready to begin her career.
If sho has n great voice, then success Is
possible In tho heavier Wagner roles. They
need no singing: all that Is necessary for
them Is plenty of voice. Hut the woman
who would sing Elsa, Elizabeth, Senta or
Evn must know how to Blng."
With the exception of occasional ap
pearances nt Covcnt Garden, Mine. Sem
brlch has of recent yonrs appeared only on
tho continent. Three or four months of
tho winter senson havo been spent In St.
Petersburg. Tho rest of the year has been
dtvlded among' Austria, Germany and Spain.
Spring will soon bo here how nre you
going to get that new wheel? Read Tho
Bee's special offer.
w
oman's
ork
Though tho Woman's Christian Temper
ance union's second meeting of each month
was originally Intended to be devoted to
literature, Wednesday's session was given 1
over entirely to business nnd there was o
much of It that the nllottcd hour was In
adequate' and the session held until long
after S o'clock.
Tho secretary's report Included nn un
ucual number of communications and In
nddltlon to these there were reports of
special committees, besides the regular
business. As chnlrmnn of the committee to'
Investigate tho custom of the South Omaha
Institutions paying their employes by check,
the larger purl of which are cashed In the
saloons nnd spent there, Mrs. Towlo of
South Omaha reported that the packlug
houses consider tho check system tho sr.feat
method for the protection of the majority,
as paying in rash would only increase tho
danger of the men being "held up" on their
way home, It is possible for the mon to get
their money nt the banks the evenings
that tho checks are Issued, but the ma
jority of those who go to the saloons do bo
because they run book accounts there nnd
In consequence tho saloon owns tholr
checks before they are Issued. This con
dition of nffalrs explains the difficulty the
men's wives encounter when they under
take to get the money nt othor places. A
detailed account was read of n proceeding
In tho state senate not long since, in which,
by n small vote, that body failed to put
Itself on record as opposed to the method
now In use in South Omaha..
Tho rssult of the conference of tho com
mittees from tho polltlcnl and social sci
ence department of tho Woman's club nnd
the Woman's Christian Temperance union
regarding tho proposed co-operntivo work
nt the Tenth Street City mission was re
ported, Tho department will do nothing
until tho possession of the building Is set
tled, but will In tho meantlmo contribute
as Individuals to the support of Miss
Magee's classes.
Miss Magee reported that all women and
children had received shelter at the
Woman's Christian Temperance union cot
tage and that eighty-nine classes had been
hold at the Tenth Street City mission slnco
tho last report, seventeen of these classes
being a boys' temperance club, supported
by the union, nnd the others are the chil
dren's Industrial classes and the gospel
services,
Mm. L. W. Shade! of Odell, who Is In
charge of the Woman's Christian Temper
THE OMAHA
MRS, MARY ADAMS IS HELD
Alliged Aold Thrown Must SUnd Trial in
District Court.
SHE IS BOUND OVER BY POLICE JUDGE
Defeiiilunt AstertM She Went to l.ocint
Street Home to Take tier On it
Life In I'roNpiicc of
.Mr. Ailniiis.
Mary Adams, on trial In police court on
the charge of dashing nitric acid into the
face of her former husband, Joseph Adams,
declares she went to tbo Adams homo on
Loiust street the night of February 15 for
the purpose of committing suicide In the
presence of the man whom she alleges de
serted her for n younger woman.
This story was told by the accused woman
on the witness stnnd yestorday morning.
Sho denies absolutely that she went to
the house Intending to inflict nny harm
upon her former husband. Tho object of
her nocturnal visit was, she says, to see If
the reports that had come to her concern
ing the relations between her former hus
band and a girl whom she had always con
sidered In the light of a sister were really
true. She asserted emphatically that she
did not throw acid of any kind Into her
former husband's face.
At the conclusion of the attorneys' argu
ments late In tho afternoon, Judgo Learn
nnnounred that probable cause of guilt had
been shown nnd held Mrs. Adams to the
district court under bonds of 1500. The
amount was satisfactory to her attorney
nd tho bond will bo furnished Friday.
Deputy County Attorney Thomas announced
that she would be given a speedy trlnl In
the district court.
Mrs. Adams was tho principal witness In
her own behalf. Beforo she took the stand
but little testimony had been Introduced by
the defense. Dr. Ames, police surgeon,
told of dressing the woman's wounds when
sho was brought to the central station after
her encounter with Joseph Adams. He
said the head was cut In two or throe
places and seemed to doubt the possibility
of the wounds having been Inflicted by n
rounded coffeepot. On cross-examination
Dr. Ames admitted that tho cuts might have
come from contact of the head with the
Jagged glass of a broken window.
Mrs. Adams was dresesd. In mourning.
There was no contrast in the somber garb
except that formed by the white bandages
covering her head, which wero easily dis
tinguishable under the outer fold of crepe.
During the first part of tbo examination
she replied to the questions asked her In n
clear voice. When sho related the inci
dent of her arrival at the houso on Locust
strcot nnd her former husband's appcar
anco at tho door, her calm demeanor gavo
way to the most violent emotion. Fre
quently Mrs. Adams was unable to continue
her narrative because of weeping.
Tlntcr of 1'atbon In ThU.
"I knew Joe Adams," she said, "for sev
enteen years. Sixteen years of this time
wo were married. Last spring we had n
slight misunderstanding. Ho seemed
troubled and morose and told me his busi
ness affairs were worrying him. Ho was
not the same Joe as of old, and when ho
suggested that I go away for a while and
leave him alone, I reluctantly consented,
I went to Orlnnell, la., Bomo time last
spring.
"Two weeks ago I came to Omaha. I got
oft the train at Council Bluffs and when I
was so near my old home, where I had been
so happy, and thought of tho things I bad
heard about my husband, I was nenrly
craxy. . So J went, to a .drug store and
bought a small bottle br'tarbollc. acid.4
"Tho following Frlflar'nlght I determined
to find out the truth and drove out to Joe's
house. I sent a messenger boy to tho front
door and I went around to the back. I
wanted to see Joe. so I intended to walk
right Into the house by the back door. I
thought It would be open. Joe nnd I never
locked It.
"Arrlvlag at the house I went to the back
door. It was locked and I knocked. It
opened Jutt a trifle, but I shall never forget
what I saw. I cried: 'My God, Joe, it is
you!'
"Ho raised over his head a small hatchet
and struck me twice that I remember of,
Tho pain was awful and the blood was all
over my face. After that I remember but
little!! I know I got Into tho bouse In some
manner. How, I do not remember. I was
suffering Intense pain. I remember I walked
through the hall to the door of what I sup
posed was the dining room.
"I thought surely I would die, nnd I
didn't care. Then I remember my husband
came and kicked me out the back door, and
tho next thing I remember of was seeing
Captain Hayes as he helped lift me Into the
patrol wagon."
"When the door opened for you, MrB,
in Tlub and
Vharity. VW
ance1 union edition of tbo Woman's Weekly,
shortly to be published, was present nnd
gave a general report of the work and what
tho features of the edltlou would be.
Tbo work nt the Tenth , Street mission
has become so extensive that the union
deemed It advisable to appoint a commutes
to consult with Miss Magee. This com
mittee is to consist of three members and
will greatly facilitate the work of nil con
cerned, as these three women can by per
sonal contact with the work: Judge tho
better of Its needs nnd relieve Miss Magee
of many responsibilities that sho has pre
viously had, A meeting of the executive
board of tho union has been set for next
Tuesday,
Nebratka City is the dene of an u tivo
convention of the Woman's Sufrvje associa
tions of Otoo countv today, the cession to
bold during" the ovcatng also, Mrs, Ida L.
Denney of Tekaniah, corresponding secre
tary of the state association, was In Cmaha
this wepk and reports the women of Burt
county preparing for a convention to be
held the latter part of March.
Tho possibilities and practicabilities
of the teachers annuity 'and aid
associations, which in tho last few
ytars have so bound tha teachers together
and made posaiblo to them In many of tho
privileges that aro now enjoyed In many'
of the eastern cities, is ndmlrably Il
lustrated In an Institution of this kind now
In operation in Philadelphia.
The. association was established largely
through the efforts of the Philadelphia High
school alumnae and now has n permanent
fund of $185,000. Tho Interest from this
fund, with the dues of Its large member
ship nnd an annual appropriation from the
city nnd state of J20.000, ls.dcvoted to pay
ing annuities, which amount to $15,000
yearly.
Tho devotional committee of tho Young
Women's Christian association has nrranged
for the Thursday night bible clats to re
open next Thursdny evening under tho In
struction of Mrs. Borshelm. It was with
rcluctaneo that tho resignation of Rev.
Sumner Mertln was accepted nou long ago,
but the committee feel that It has boen
most fortunate In hh successor, Mrs, Bor
utielm being n graduate of the Chicago
Moody Bible Institute Is especially fitted
for tho work. The lite of Paul will prob
DAILY H.E12: Kit IDA V.
Adams," questioned her attorney, "did you
throw any nitric acid Into the fuco of Jot
Adnms?"
'!! did nor, ' she replied, "I didn't have
any nitric ncld."
"Did you havo nny Intention of doing In
Jury to Joe Adams?"
"My Joe," she tearfully responded. "No,
I didn't."
"What did you Intend to do when you ar
rived nt the houso In case you found your
husband was living with another woman?"
"I hnd determined," she nnswered, "thnt
If 1 found out the awful truth that life
would not be worth living nny longer. I
didn't caro what became of me. I thought
that all my hopes In llfo were gone and
that I should end It right there. I had n
bottle of catholic acid In my muff. I In
tended to swallow It and kill myself."
I'nlln to llrcottiilrc Mottle,
On iross-exnmlnntlon the bottle which
was found In tho Adnms' kitchen on the
night of tho trouble was Bhown Mnry Ad
ams. It presumably contained tho nitric
acid that Mr. Adams charges his former
wlfo with throwing Into his fnce. Tho wit
ness denied that she had ever seen tho
bottle.
"Tho bottle of rnrbollc ncld," she said,
"wob n smaller one. I never saw that bot
tle before."
"Hut what were you doing with the re
volver you hnd with you that night?" naked
Prosecuting Attorney Elmer Thomns.
"I was despcrnte," tho woman answered.
"In case I should find my worst fears real
ized I Intended to commit suicide right be
fore my husband's eyes nnd let him see
what he had driven mo to, If the carbolic
ncld failed In Its vork I Intended to shoot
rfiyself."
Mrs, Adams denied that she hnd gone up
stnlrs after she entered the house and
threatened to kill Clara Adams, tho second
wife.
"I did not burst n water pitcher upon tho
floor of tho room whero Clnni Is said to
hnvc been hiding," she declared. "I did not
even go upstairs."
Tho last witness was Robert Glider, a
newspaper reporter. He created nome mer
riment by describing n bloodthirsty citizen
whom ho met on tho night of the trouble
near tho Adams Iioubc.
"I rodo out to the scene of tho trouble In
tho pntrol wagon," said Mr. Glider. "When
wo got Into the vicinity of tho Adams house
tho first thing wo suw thnt looked suspi
cious was u man prowling about In n long
bath-robo nnd with a big revolver In his
hand. Hp wns at tho corner of Eighteenth
nnd Locust streets, Just a few steps from
the Adams home, but ho studiously avoided
the place. 'What's tho matter there,' the
patrol conductor naked him. 'There's Just
been a woman murdered over tljsre.' ho re
plied, 'and I'm looking for tho murderer.'
'You'ro llnblo to find him If you don't
watch out,' the olllccr replied, 'but tho best
thing you can do Is to go homo nnd get tu
bed "
"Grip made me. very weak nnd nervous,
with tightness of chest nnd hendathc. Dr.
Miles' Pain Pills and Nervine gavo mo quick
relief." Mrs. Clarlnda Butler, W. Wheel
ing, O.
HYMENEAL
I'nrilre-Wlilto.
SLOAN, In., Feb. 28. (Special.) MIbs
Maud White of Lakcport nnd Clyde R. I'.ir
dco of Sloan were married Wednesday night
nt the homo of' tho brido'H mother by Rov.
C. M. Vnn Martin of tho Methodist Episco
pal church,
t ivIii-llmliMt.
LOUISVILLE. Neb. Feb. 28. (Special.)
Charles E. Urwln nhd Miss Susie Hrobst
went to Plnttsmoutli today nnd wero mar
ried by the county .Judgo. returning this
evening. Tho young peoplo are both of
this place..-
J 1 " y y, i
"I havo Foley's Honey nnd Tar
cough mcdlclno und think It is the best in
the world," sny3 ChaB. Bender, n nows
dealer of Erie, Pa Nothing elso as good.
Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha, Dillon's
drug store. South Omaha.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. Mnry J. Stevens, ngeil M yenrs, wlfo
of D. W. Stevens, died Thursday afternoon
nt the family' residence, 1101 South Nine
teenth direct.
No. t nollco pntrol wHgon came out of the
shops Thursday resplendent with bright
pnlnt, vnrnlsh and now cushion, and was
at once put In service nt tho central sta
tion. Tho Woman's allhinee of I'nilv church
gavo the fourth of a series of socials In tho
Metropolitan hall last night. Ono hundred
couples wero present und the evening was
spent In dancing.
Miss Myrtlo Aldrlch, aged IS ycurs, died
Thursdny nt tho family rosldrnco, 4122
Hownrd street, after a year's illness. Tho
funeral will bo from tho residence at 2
o'clock Friday nflumoon.
Wasto paper burning In u storeroom of
tho Her Grand hotel. Sixteenth and Jackson
streets, gave the tiro department n run
shortly beforo fi o'clock Thursday night,
Tho damagu was nominal.
ably be the beginning of her vork with
tho class.
Since tho privileges of the International
examinations havo been granted tho as
sociation, tho cducntlonnl work has taken
almost first place in the interest of many
of tho members, greatly to tho satisfaction
of tho education committee, nr this in
terest will mnko It possible for them to ex
tend the work on the broad scale that It
wishes to adopt. At present thero nro
classes In tho following branches, German,
French, English history, English literature,
elocution, dressmaking, chorus music and
lectures In hygiene nnd physiology, nnd tho
advancement in the standards of these
classes In their organization Is very
marked. The branches embraced under tho
International examination nro as follows
Commercial and polltlcnl course, arith
metic, bookkeeping, business and commer
cial law, stenography and typewriting, In
dustrial art courso, free hand drawing, do
mestic art and domestic science, .scientific
course, hygiene, physiology, algebra, geom
etry, physic nnd chomlstry, ungunge
course, English, French nnd German.
it Is tho Intention of tho committee to
Interest the members us fnr ns possible) dur
ing tho summer nnd by October 1 to open
classes Inas many of the branches ns at least
six of tho members shall desire to tnke up.
Tho syllabi for these various courses nre
nrranged and sent out ut tho beginning of
each terra by the leading educators of tho
day, among them being Calvin Thomas,
Walter S, Perry, and Hnmllton W. Mnble.
they nlso being tho Judges of the examina
tions. Tho English literature classes havo this
week made a valuable contribution to the
association library. '
The conditions for the membership con
test, which opens on Monday nnd closes
May 31, havo recently been given out, they
nro most liberal and the rewards are to
be tho highest ever offered by tho associa
tion. Tho trip to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,
with all expcnsr.s paid I J tho most attrnc
tlve, nnd. this ono alone will not bo dupli
cated. Thn sllmmpr ,nnfnrmifrt nt l,nlh Mm
nssoclntlons. which nto hold thero cne'i j
year arc a grout fenturo to all association '
members and with the conferenco privileges
Included this first premium will bo eagerly i
worked for. The other premiums include I
n number of tho sneclnl negotiation iiriv'. I
leges und BUbcrlptlons to several of tin.
leading mugazlnes, all of which wfll bo
duplicated.
5IAHCI1 I, 1001.
'FRISCO AND MEMPHIS JOIN
Consolidation of Two Sjatemi Auurod by
Thrmhy'i Big Pnrchaie.
BOTH TO USE KANSAS CITY TERMINAL
Sl l'roH-rtl'H Iiii'IiiiIciI In tin- Deal
nml .MimitmI .Minor Tritn
iu'IIoiik Arc liiclilfiitnl
to It.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. SS. Announcement
Is made of the purchase of coutrol of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott &. Memphis rail
way system by Investors who nro Interested
In tho St. Louis & Sail Francisco railroad,
a trnnsactlon which will result In the con
solidation of thy 'Frisco and Memphis sys
tems. It Ib said that the majority Interest In
tho Memphis wns purchased for the 'Frisco
by 11. Clay Plcrco of St. Louis, J. nnd W
Sellgnnui & Co.. J. Kennedy Todd & Co,
nud Clnlr & Co. of Now Vork, banking
houses, who nro heavily Interested In the
Frisco.
Tho Memphis and 'Frisco consolidation
will make a system with 3.002 miles of rail
road, of which the Memphis contributes
L2R0 miles. The Memphis extends from
Kansas City to Hlrmlnghnm, Aln., with
branch lines In Kansas nnd Missouri. The
Frisco has lines from St. IaiiIs and Kan
sas City nnd Ellsworth, Kan., Into Arknn
hus. Oklahoma, the Indian Territory nnd
Texas. It wns formerly a part of the Sanln
Fo system.
The Memphis properties included In tho
deal nro tho Kansas City, Fort Scott &
Memphis, the Kansas City, Memphis &
Birmingham, the Kansas City, Clinton &
Memphis Railway and Bridge compnny nnd
the Kansas City Belt railroad. Tho con
solidation will, glvo the 'Frisco road uso
of tho vnlunbto Memphis terminals in Kan
sas City, entrnr.ee to the union station nnd
a controlling Interest In the Kansas Belt
railroad.
1). L. Wlnchcll, president of the Memphis
railroad, ho Is In Flnrldn, wired tho fol
lowing statement today regarding tho dealt
"Nothing has over meant more good for
Knnsns City commercially than tho plan
contemplated for unification nnd enlarge
ment of tho Memphis system. The new
cnpltnl will be nvnllable for needed ad
ditions to mileage, all of which will largely
benefit both Knnsns City nnd the Memphis
road. Much valunble oddltlonnl territory
will bo opened to Knnsas City Jobbers and
manufacturers. Tho present organization
of tho road will be maintained through
out." Tho Memphis road today purchased tho
Deckorvllle, Osceola Northern road,
which runs from Dcckcrvlllo, Ark., to
Luxorn, Ark., forty-five miles northeast of
Deckervllle. on tho Mississippi river. Tho
rond was owned by the Pond-Decker Lum
ber company.
BOSTON, Mass.. Feb. 2S. Tho salo is
to bo made on the following basis: Knnsns
City &. Fort Scott preferred stockholders
nro to recelvo $li0 In cash, common stock
holders $75 In cash nnd 25 per cent In se
curities; Knnsns City, Memphis & Birming
ham stockholders, $50 In cash; Income bond
holders, 5 per cont; second mortgage bonds
redeemable nt !to. It Is understood that
tho exchange of tho income bonds Is not
obligatory. Nathaniel Thayer, chairman of
tho board of directors of tho Knnsns City
& Fort Scott nnd of the Knnsas City, Mem
phis & Birmingham roads made known tho
facts of tho ngrccmcnt today.
Ho snld: "I shall remain as chnlrman
of the board of directors and Mr. Mnrrl
mun will contlnuo ns treasurer nnd Mr.
Wlnchcll as president. Tho general offices
will remain in Boston."
"I had been In bed thrco weeks with grip
when my husband brought me Dr. Miles'
Nervine, Pain Pills nnd Nervo and Liver
Pills. I was cured." Mrs. J. Reinlcr,
Franklin, Ind,
ECZEMA'S
ITCH IS TORTURE.
Eczema is caused by nn acid humor in
the blood coming in contnet with the
skin nnd producing great redness nnd in
flammation ; little pustular eruptions form
and discharge a thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales oft ; sometimes the skin is
hard, dry and fissured. Kczema in any
form is n tormenting, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearable; the ncid burning
humor seems to ooze out and set the skin
on fire. Salves, -washes nor other exter
nal applications do any real good, for as
long as the poison remains in the blood
Jt will keep the slcin irritated.
BAD FORM OF TETTER.
"For three years I
had Tetter on my
hands, which caued
them to swell to twice
tliclrnnturoUlic. Patt
of the time the disease
was in the form of run.
ning sores, very pain
fill, and causing roe
much discomfort. I'our
doctors said the Tetter
had progressed too far
to tw cured, and they
could di nothing for
me. I took only three
bottles of S. 8. S.nnd
was completely cured,
This was fifteen years
aero, and I have never
since en any sign of my old trouble," Mrs.
L. n. Jackson, hh McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
S. S. S. neutralizes this acid poison,
cools the blood and restores it to a healthy,
natural state, and the rough, unhealthy
skin becomes soft, smooth nud clear.
0 0 cures Tetter, Ery
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IB diseases due to a pois
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For Grip aches use Dr.
Miles Pain Pills.
tiold by all Druggists. g
She Let Concealment
Like a Worm V the Bud
Feed on Her Damask
Cheek."
How nptly Shakespeare touches tho dom
inant chord lit n wnrann's nature. She
suffers In silence; draws n curtain over her
private sorrows, nnd endures until endur
ance censes to be n virtue. This Is espe
cially the enso with tho modest minded
women who suffer from diseases peculiar
to the sex. They nro miserable nnd unhap
py, and yet, although they know thnt they
need medlcnl nld and nsslstnnce, they
chooso rather to bear the Ills they know
than to submit to the examination of some
!.,., .. ... cc f womanly ailments Is tho dlfforenco
wnn nrf f 'I' rcl,80n , mnn;, R between skill, and success on the one hand
rrZlu . r n. ,m ""J T" "Cr- , 8,? 0 cnBn' wporloncc on tho other,
conceals her condition and endures n dally .,.., , ..
martyrdom of pain because her mind re- ... , , , ! ,J . . 1,7 . ..
volts nt tho thought of submission to tho , ,0?,k 'r bottles of Dr. Plerco s r a-
treatment sho knows the local practitioner "r 0 i1'r"erlpllon nnd two of his 'Ooldcn
will Inslet upon. Medical Discovery' nnd received great bene
Very mnnV women hnve written grate- flt wrtuM- Elmer D. Shcnro of Mnunth
ful letters to Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, I-ncnstor Co.. Pa. "I do not hnvo tl.sc
N. Y becnuso they have found In his mcth- lck "t"1 ns f""nerly. Beforo I took
oils nn escape from tho offensive question, t,ur n"ctllc' 1 f0"''! hardly wnlk, nt times
the obnoxious examinations nnd tho dls- wl,0n ' ha'1 utcrlno trouble. 1 can truly
agreeable local Ueatmcnts Insisted upon by sny1, ,hn,t nfter laMn ,our of l'n
so mnny home physicians. Theso things nro orl,. ''ascription and two of Col
as a rule not necessary. Dr. Pierce's ox- de" Mcnlcnl Discovery' I did not surter nny
perienco and success In fronting hundreds ,norc' 1 'nl"'ou 'en pounds in weight, lu
of thousands of women, enables him nt onco ,L'"n 1 c"1""i'el using tho mcdlclno and
to determine from tho written statements ,n JuIy llc'ned to harvest tho wheat, bo
of women the form of disease which it Is ,u lnRy know tnnt 1 dld not focl V(,rlr unt1'"
necessary to treat. Sick women nro In- Ur- per"'s Fnvorlto Prescription estah
vltcd to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. "shes rcRUhirlty. 'Irles dlsngreeablo drains
All correspondence is sacredly confidential hecls Inlummatlon nnd ulccrntton and cures
and the samo strict professional privacy lcnl weakness. It tranqulllzcs tho
guards tho written confidences of women nerv. encourages tho appetite, nnd In
ns Is observed by Dr. Pierce nnd his staff dllc refreshing sleep. As a tonlo for
in personal consultations with women nt wok. worn-out, run-down women, It Is
the Invnllds' Hotel nnd Surglrnl Institute, unequalled. It makes weak women strong,
Buffalo, N. Y. Blck women well.
A WOMAN' STATEMENT. Accept no substitute for "Favorite Pre-
"I enjoy good health, thanks to Dr. srrlptlon."The only motive for substitution
Plcrcn's Fnvorlto Prescription" nnd "Ool- Ib to nahlo the denier to make tho little
den Medical Discovery," writes Mrs. J. .1.
Schnetyer, of Pontine. Livingston Co., 111.
"Hnvo taken six bottles of ench kind. 1
was tnken slrk Inst February nnd the doc-
tors hero called it 'Crip.' I lay for four
weeks in bad, then when I got up I found
I had 'Displacement.' Hnd such aches nnd
pains in my back and llmhs could not stand
any length of time, 1 know that our homo
doctor would Insist tho first thing on nn
examination, nnd that I would not submit
to, unless I was dangerously sick, and then
It would bo too Inte to do any good. My
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so It has. If any ono had told mo It would
do me so much good I would havo snld,
'Oh, no, not that much good.' I can truly
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told her I had taken six bottles of l)r,
Pierce's medicines, and If she would
do likewise she would feel ten years joiing
cr, too."
However wonderful It may seem, that
Doctor Pierce's Favorito Prescription Is
uniformly successful In curing diseases pe
culiar to women, It is not so wonderful as
it appears. It Is not wonderful to us,
that a maehlno made to perform n certain
task accomplishes It per
fectly. Wo do not wonder
it tho cnglno which pulls
tho trnin of cars, though wo
know rothlng of mechanics.
Wo Know the englno was
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snnt prnctlco enables his
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ano, nnd the tnme keys
falsely touched Jar Into
discord, It is so with Dr.
Plerco in his experience
nnd prnctlco of medicine,
"Favorito Prescription"
only does whnt It was made
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whon gamut of tho female
organism. Where a less ex
perienced practitioner pro
duces n discord, his experi
ence und skill enables the
production of perfect harmo
ny. Tho dlffcronco between
the success of Dr Pierce
und tho ordinary practll
tlone'r in tho treatment and
n'oro nr',llt I1'1 on tho sale of less merl-
torlous medicines.
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