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TTU; RKK: OMAHA. MONDAY. KKP.RUARY 13. 1011. WHAT SCIENCEDOES FOR MAN IffeeU cf the Student'. Efforts in Our Everyday Life. IDVANCE DUE TO INVESTIGATORS Dr. He.wy f t .ltfr,(r f hra.ki (.Irrm la(rtlii Talk After Dlnnrr ! the rallmp.rat lab. Influnrt of Mnie on Modem Life." was thit ut t of an addrera delivered be for th Pallmpipt club by Dr. Char1 E Bty of the aiaM university, at a dlnnei Baaey Indicated In what menmire arlenca liaa coma to bo the vital factor In th aur oras of the Industrie of the world. He placed aneclal emphaaln on the work done for the agricultural Intereeit by hi own Specialty,' botany. toany. The dinner was held In the main dining room. htch was elaborately decorated for the occasion. Thoe present were: K. M Andreeaen. I.. F. Crofoot. M. L. Learned. K. F. Teck. C. II. Pickens. Hr. A. F. Jonaa K. M. Morimin. Jr.; A. Wakeley, I. It. Cons; don. Dr. J. P. I.ord. Ir. W. F. Bryant, W. F. Oiirley. W. I) Mclluah. Clement Chase, J. C. Cowln, W. H. Buchola, N. If. Loomlfl. B. T. White. O. N. Peck. E. W. Dixon. E. M. Fairfield, C. W. Howell, Thomas Crelah, Jr.; W. T. Page. Alfred Kennedy, W. M. Davldeon Dr. Jlarold Olfford. C. M. WllhHm. D. A. Baum, M. T. Barlow, F. P. Klrkendall, JudKe W. A. Redlck, General Fred A. Kmlth, John U. Webater, T. Ct Byrna and Prof. C. E. Besaey. Science and Life. Prof. Beasey aald: "Time waa when there waa little or no relation between aclenca and the everyday life of the people. No longer ago than the time when the land where we now live became a part of our nation, aclence waa atill a thing remote from the work-a-day life of men and women. Aatronomy dwelt among the atars then as now. Chemistry had grudgingly given a very little to cer tain manufactures. Physlca had not passed much beyond the several mechanical powers, which It exploited over much, and with little profit. Zoology waa still a wonder book of curious beasts, aome of which might supply fura to man. Botany led ua to certain roots and herbs for our dosing and doubtful healing and the beautlea of leaves and flowers. Geology was another wonder book, too often classed as apocryphal or even worse. ""No wonder our grandfathers had little patience with science. Hclence In those days seemed to be curious, but Useless prying into the secrets of nature. And thla prejudice against science still per sists among many men who suppose it to be yet what la ones was. Take out of our life four things, the steam engine, the dynamo, the modern power printing press, the telegraph with Ha Improved phases, the telephone and the wireleaa telegraph and what would bo left that la characteristic of the pres ent? "If we could Imagine the throbbing en ergy of every engine obliterated; the hum of every dynamo stilled; the roar and clat ter of the power press silenced, and the clicking and crackling of wire and wire leas electric currents quieted and dead, we ahould have to roll human progress back from the twentieth century to the flatter part of the eighteenth. And yet these are but four of the many things that modern aclenca has given the Ufa of today. ' What Botaar Coatrlbatra. Tim a student' of one part of the domain f aclence. I have studied plants for many years. I am a botanist. Let me narrow my theme to my specialty. "What la modern botany contributing to modern life, to the life of auch a com munity aa thla In which wa are living? Ia It showing Itself a science related to the life of the average man In a city Ilka thla, and on the farm of the state? Or Is It a cloister aclence tnat la concerned solely with those recondite investigations that may be made only In the quiet of the acientlflo labratory? There is fir ft of all what It has told ua of the origin and development of the thousanda of plants we have brought under cultivation in our fields, our orchards, our gardena. our vineyards and our con eervatorltlea. For while moat of these were originally brought Into use by non aclentlfie laborers, It la ull true that It haa required the scientific botanist to keep the record of the origin and rate of de velopment of each crop, and fruit, and vine, and flowsr. And this is no mean labor, aa you may be aura, when 1 tell you that, in Nebraska alone the number of klnda of plants under cultivation reaches several thousands, while for the whole world It probably reaches the enormous number of from 30.000 to 40,000. And every one of thla vast number la accurately de scribed and ticketed ao that it may be Identified with absolute certainty, while Its rials, native country and habits also are fully recorded. Paraalt ml Plant Peats. "But along with the plants we purposely cultivate are many that crowd their way unasked Into our fielda and gardens, taking the food and apace we had dtalgned for the crops of our own planting. Here again the syatematlo botanist la the one who haa made the record of the wanderings of the Intruder 'from the time when it emerged from some far corner of the earth, traveling acrosa rlvera and plains and aeas to where it Uvea aa a pest In field or garden. And when the troubled grower seeks relief from these intruders It ia to the systematic botanist that he must turn. "Wlthtn the Isst few years a new sub division of botany has arisen, o which we have applied the name of bacteriology. It Ilea wholly within the modern science of botany, for the bacteria are extremely minute plana ao minute as to be visible only , by means of powerful compound ml rroaonpea. The atudy of these tiny organ isms, falls to the botanist. He must tell of thtlr origin and development, their structure and mode of life, the details of theln, reproduction, their relationship to the plants and the means by whlcn they are' distributed widely throughout the earth,. ' taay Forestry. "I might apeak at length on the recently much, talked of auhject of forestry, which Is In, fact a special application of botany to blg-treea, aa bacteriology is sn applica tion o minute bacteria. -o the great devel opment of Interest In forestry during the last decade-or (wo U but another Irttanca of the widening of the fit-Id of . clrncf . 80 tt la in theae later year a alth much of that Industry we call horticulture. Beginning as the unremitting toil of an outcast Adam, It haa drawn aclence to its aid more and more, until It has become so closely iden tified, with botany that It ia now difficult to discern an essential difference between tbem. ' "In like manner botany haa come to the aid of agriculture to an extent not dreamed of by our forefathers, for whom terming aa Wholly a most Uborlnua ocatton." Dr. bessey concluded W 'th a UUser' uloo on the aesthetic aide of the study i-f bot any and its ultimate significance in com mon with all 1 ka rtrchea ef acterce knowledge af Ufa, Amateur Theatricals For Benefit of the . Social Settlement Omaha Women Give an Entertainment at the Lyrio, Appearing in ( Songrs and Dance. In the enjoyment which It gave the Isrxe. audience and in the fact that the audience was a theater filler, the entertainment given at the Lyric. Saturday evening as a benefit for the Boclsl Settlement was entirely successful. L'nusual In character as well aa In qual ity, the program offered a pleasing com bination of professional skill and amateur enthusiasm. For Instance, while the audi ence was enjoying the philosophy of the Persian poet, as expressed in the song cycle, "In a Pcrnlan Garden." sung by Lira Lchmann, It also caught glimpses of Grecian maidens waiting In the wings fur the opportunity to give their floral dance. This glimpse by no means lessened the enjoyment of the song cycle, which was excellently sung by the Brahms quartet. The members are: Mrs. Harry Paul, so prano; Miss Ruth Ganson, contralto; II. C. Jenson, tenor; I.. P. Ijorlna. bass. Miss Grace Hancock, as accompanist for the song cycle and alo for the solos given by these singers In part two, was an Im portant factor In the success of the pro gram. The Omaha names of the Greclnn maids and gypsies sre: Misses ' Mary rtlrgwalt, Daphne Peters, Marie Holltnger, Catherine Thummell, Grotchen McCotinell, Helen Clark. Katherine arable, Margery Smith, Bertha Dickey, Helen Smith, Hazel Evans, Leta Holdrege. Sarah Outcalt, Mary Iturkley and Erna Ree. MIsa West, to whom belongs credit for the training of the chorus of dancers, pleased also by her solo dancing, given to the music of the dance of the hours "La Gtoconda." "La Habanera" was gracefully danced by Mies Adellna Fogg. John L. Kennedy gave a brief talk "monologue" raining It," "Telling of the Social Settle ment, Its Aim and Good Work," and en listing the Interest of the audience. But first honors belong to the sixteen young women, who first as Grecian maidens and then as gypsies, gave the opening and closing numbers of part two of the pro gram. The opening of the "Grecian Spring Dance," given to the music of "Evening Song" by Kussner, was especially attrac tive. With the closing of the flower dance, which was given to the music of a valse from "Coppella" by Dellbes, each maid showered the audience with the flowers from the basket she carried and the clouds abovi, canvaa ones, showered the dancers, Aa gypsies they were equally pleasing. The members of the board under whose auspices the entertainment was given in clude: Mesdames W. M. Alderson, J. H. Dumont, Frank Crawford, Howard Ken nedy, C. F. Manderson, Harold Glfford, Thomas Kllpatrlck, W. C. Shannon, Draper Smith, H. II. Brandels, E. A. Scott, M. R. Murphy, Theodore Rlngwalt, E. W. Naah, Misses Alice Buchanan, Anna L. Peterson, Janet Wallace and Joy Higglns. Harvard Club Holds Happy Annual Feast Twenty-Two Covert Laid at Banquet at Omaha Club Old Officers Be-Elected. The Harvard Club of Nebraska held Its annual meeting and banquet ,. last evening at the Omaha club, the business session preceding the festivities. At the business session all the old officers were re-elected as follows: Arthur C. Smith, president; William Poppleton, vice president: H. W. Yates, Jr., treasurer; Ezra Millard, secre tary. It waa decided to invite the Har vard track team to meet the track athletes who will gather here In April. In addition It was determined to extend a cordial in vitation to the Glee, Mandolin and Guitar clubs of Harvard to Include Omaha in its Itinerary next winter. Following the business session there was a dinner at which there were about thirty present, one of them being a Yale man, the only rank outsider present. He Is Vic tor B. Caldwell of this city, but, being in need of a rank outsider to give the proper lone to the festivities, the club admitted him. It was an unfair advantage, but he upheld the blue In true Yalesque style against the overpowering force of crim son. Twenty-two covers were laid for the din ner, and among the guests present were Dr. Hiltner of the University of Nebraska, George J. Lyon of Nelson, Neb.; Dr. Han chett of Council Bluffs and Wright Clark of rted Oak. All spoke entertainingly, especially did George Lyon, who la an in terpreter and reader of the classics of some considerable moment. Mr. Lyon en tertained the party for over an hour. This gathering of Harvard men waa one of the happleat they have ever experienced aince leaving college. JURY SUGGESTS MORE CARE BY PACKING COMPANY Flads Jallaa Marl C'aaae to Death by Klgbteea-Foot Fall to Cement Floor. After five hours of deliberation yeaterday, a coroner a Jury returned a verdict In which they suggested that "the Cudahy Packing company be more careful In the future in providing protection to their workmen." The advice waa given after alx witnesses had testified aa to the death of Jullua Muii. a carpenter, who fell from a acaffold Ing In the engine room of the packing company, fracturing hla skull in several places. The verdict read: "We, the Jury, find that Jullua Murl came to his death at the South Omaha hospital at 10:30 a. m., Feb ruary . 1911, from injurlea received by a fall from a ateam pipe, about eighteen feet from the floof of the beef houae engine room or the Cudahy Packing com pany's plant and we, the Jury, would sug gest that the said Cudahy Packing com pany be more careful In the future In providing protection for their workmen." OMAHA BUYERS TAKING TRIP George W. Ryan Off to Esraae This WeekMajor n. a. Wtlcax Goea to w 1 ork. George W. Ryan leavea Omaha Wednes day, and will sail for Europe February II. He goes to purchase an Important stock of novelties. Major It. 8. Wilcox leaves tonight for New York, where ha will purchase a fall stock. Barkarst. Kheansatlaaa. 1sleeaaraa Result from disordered kldneva Foley Kidney Pills have helped ot tiara, they will help you. Mrs. J. B. Miller. Syracuse, N. T.. sat: "For a long time I Buffered with kidney trouble and rheumatism, I bad ae vera backachea and felt all played out After taking twa hoUlea of -Foley Kidney Pllla my backache la gone and where I used to He anake with rheumatic pains I now aleep In comfort- Foley Kidney Pllla aid wonderful tblnge for ma" Try then as, told by ail druggist. ELXS READY FOR BIG JUBILEL Local Lodge to Have Great Even Tomorrow Evening. TWO THOUSAND WELL ATTENI Tnrl)-l lie Years of History Will lit Celebrated by Grand rtirrlra at tadllorlam list later eatlnsj History. The Omaha lodge of Elks will celebrate tomorrow night at the Auditorium twenty five years of history. At least 2.0H0 persons will attend the silver Jubilee of the order on that occasion. A quarter of a century o a distinguished tragedian of that day. Thomas W. Kerne, was a most enthusiastic member of a fraternal order that had been organized eighteen years previous and known as the Elks. Keene was especially popular In Omaha. He came to the old Boyd opera house. Fifteenth and Farnam, every season, and on the occasion of each visit he urged the establishment of an F.Ik lodge In Omaha. The fruits of his lsbors were realized in the fall of ISfO. when steps were taken to organize the Omaha lodge. It was Installed In February, 1SSH, with twenty charter members. The lodge was Instituted by Dr. Simon Qulnlan, past grand exalted ruler of the order, and a delegation from the Chicago lodge. The ceremony oafurred In Clark & Kouny's hall. Fourteenth and Dodge streets, and after the lodge was duly Installed a ban quet was served at the Millard hotel to the visitors and the members of the new lodge. The first sessions of the lodge were held In the old Boyd opera house on the top floor, the principal one being a stag social tendered to H. C. Barnabee, George Mc Dorald, Tom Karl, George Frotherlngham, Director S. I.. Studley and other male members of that most famous organization, the Bostonlans. Later the lodge secured the top floor of the Continental block. Fif teenth and Douglas, where they maintained the most luxurious club rooms In the city at that time. The expense, however, was too great for the membership and after running In debt to the extent of fo.000 they decided to liquidate and economise. A small hall waa secured at 1330 Farnam street, where the lodge met until May, 1X96, when the third floor of the Ware block, Fifteenth and Farnam, was leased. There the lodge remained until January, 1910, when removal waa made to the new Elks' home fomerly In the Granite block, 113-315-317 South Fifteenth street, which had been purchased by the Omaha 1 Elks Building company, an organization within the lodge. The building with Its furniture represents an Investment of 1135,000. Six Charter Members Active. Of trie twenty charter members of the lodge,1 six are In active membership today; two are non-resident, namely, Thomas F. Boyd, in Cheyenne, Wyo., and A. B. Dav enport of Steubenville, O. Four of the number are residents In Omaha today, namely, 8. F. Woodbrldge of the World Herald, Alfred Sorensen of the Examiner, D. W. Van Cptt, retired, and I. W. Miner, the present secretary of the lodge. The lodge has grown to a membership of 1,400, and It Is gaining at the rate of about 300 new members a year. A total of 1,986 men have been initiated into Omaha lodge since its foundation; 107 have died and the re mainder, showing the difference between the above named totals, have dlmltted or lost their membership, for various reasons. Omaha has a larger membership of Elka than any other city of the same aize In the country. The personnel of Us membership has been warmly -praised by Elka all over the United States, jvho know their high character. For this rea son Omaha lodge stands high in tho na tional councils of the order. Anticipating Its silver Jubilee several weeks ago, the lodge went deep Into Ha treasury for tho purpose of celebrating the event at the Auditorium and en trusted the arrangements to a large com mittee, headed by Gus Renze, known all over the state as "the wizard of Ak-Sar-Ben." A splendid program haa been ar ranged, spectacular In most of Its gen eral effects, as beflta auch a large build ing, where apeech making is difficult. The singing of old songs will be a pre dominant feature, accompanied by Dlm ick's orchestra, a double octet and the audience Joining in the chorus. To Develop Surprises. Carl E. Herring will act as chairman and master of ceremonies, and the addresses of the evening' will be delivered by I. J. Dunn. Sidney W. Smith, exalted ruler of the lodge, will act as chairman of the committee of reception. Captain H. W. Dunn will have charge of the auxiliary committee who will serve the guests with cigars, refreshments and lunch. The com mittee la very reticent concerning the program, ita plan being to develop as many surprises during the evening as possible. Many delegationa will come from neigh boring lodges. A large number will be here from the atate capital. A special train will arrive at the Burlington depot at 7:60 Monday evening, containing at leaat thirty-five members of the house of repreaentatives, fifteen from the state senate and at least forty members of the Lincoln lodge of Elks. They will be met by a special reception committee consisting of Mayor Jamea C. Dahlman, Colonel J. G. Martin, G. A. Schoedstack, George F. West and Thomas F. Godfrey, who will escort them to the Auditorium. Bpeclal parties of fifty from Plat tsmoutli, forty from Council Bluffs and twenty five from Shenandoah, la., are expected, with smaller delegations from many other lodges. All visiting Elks have been Invited and will be admitted to the Auditorium on presentation of their membership card at the door. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED MONDAY Exerelaes for Mea and Boya ta Bo Held at the Third Preaby. terlaa Ihnrrh. Lincoln's birthday anniversary exercises will be held at the Third Presbyterian church, Twentieth and Leavenworth streets. Monday evening for men and boys. Arthur C. Hansen, president of the Third Church Brotherhood, will preside. Follow ing Is the program: America. Audience. Prayer. A. I. tiohermerhorn. piano solo, Leland Wykert. tasay, "Lincoln." Wellington Hoatettor. Kamty. "Lincoln." t'arlos Hughea. Mandolin and guitar aelectlona, Messrs. J. IC Hunhes and Overmyer. Essay. "Lincoln." Wendell Keracher. Kasay, "Lincoln." Albert DeWaal. Vocal aolo. Fred A. Dlckaaon. Address. "Uncoln," F. P. Kamsey, Ph. D. Kefreahnients. Pianist. E. H. Packard. F.dlana Haa Birthday. ORANGE. N. J.. Feb. 11 -Thomaa A. Ediaon received nieaaage of congratula tion today on the occasion of his Mill birthday. II apent the dav at work In his laboratory. To his mlfe. who tried to get him to tske a little outing, he aald he was "ton bus." Cilft for Yaanar College. CHICAGO, Feb. 11. One thousand dol lars for every year since Vasnar college received a charter, a total of tSO.000 was gHtn to the Institution todsy by the as sociated alumna at a session held bare. Mutes Hold Meeting and Decide to Boost For National Body Exciting; But Noiseless Gathering; of Silentium Association Uses Signs in Communicating. If the plans of the deaf of Omaha and irrounding territory materialize as x rcssed at the mass meeting of the Sllen lum association, one of the three societies 'f the deaf of Omaha. Saturday night, the icxt convention of the National Association f Deaf, which will be held In 1K13. will be eld In Omaha. Great was the enthusiasm engendered itnong the fifty-three people, men. women md children, at the mass meeting, and stirring were the speeches made In the sign 'snguage In favor of the convention. One speaker, for It must be understood (here are good and bad talkers In the sign 'snguage. pointed out that since there are r..000 wage earners among the deaf within a radius of 600 mllea of Omaha that se curing the convention for Omaha meant no small thing. The deaf are strict parliamentarians. Af ter the usual business had been dispensed with, it was necessary to select a tem porary chairman for the meeting- J. D. Long, principal of the Council Bluffs school, was finally chosen. When It came to choosing a temporary secretary more op position developed. It seems there are two factions among the deaf. It Is said they play politics upon all occasions. Each fac tion put up a candidate and It was neces sary to go to ballot td make the selection. It wss also discovered that one member In seconding a motion was not In good stand ing and his second was not allowed to count. Many cities are after the 1913 convention, among them being Buffalo, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Duluth, Memphis and Seattle. It waa pointed out that both the east and west have had the convention, but that never has it been held In the middle wet. It was freely predicted that If an adver tising boosting campaign were begun at once, that chances would be good for land ing It. It was suggested that an Indus trial exhibit might be made a good feature and that the hearing people could be shown that the deaf can raise corn as good as others. R. E. Stewart, superintendent of the Ne braska school, made a speech for the convention. Judge Munger Enters Order in Water Works Case Against City Holds that Provision Hast at Once Be Ka.it for the Payment of Hydrant Rental. A writ of mandamus commanding the city of Omaha to pay to the Omaha Water company nearly S250,(X for hydrant rentals waa Issued Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Judge Thomas C. MunBer, United States district court. In his holding he says the city of Omaha shall pay at once to the Omaha Water company the sum of $226,43136 due aa hydrant rentals. This case has been pending in the United States court for months and covers a period of several years. The city In con testing the Judgments haa maintained that tho water provided by the water company haa not been up to the standard of purity. Judge Munger In 'bis decision says In part: :-.. "And it appearing to the court thaf'the four Judgments of the relator obtained In this court on May 24, 1910, for the aggregate sum of 1226.434.36, together with the coats of suit and Interest, are wholly unsatisfied, and that due demand has been made upon said respondents to pay said Judgments, or to provide for auch payments by means of a tax levy, and that such respondents have neglected and refused to pay or pro vide by tax levy or otherwise for the pay ment of auch Judgments. Such Judgments were in full force and effect at the time of the tax levy for the current year." I menta. Such 1ud? mpnti wr. In full f.... and effect at the time of the tax levy for the current year." Judge Munger therefore order and ad Judges that a pre-emptory writ of man damus Issue, commanding the mayor of Omaha and the members of the city coun cil to at once pay, or cause to be paid such Judgments and costs, or cause to be levied a sufficient tax to cover the same. SMALL BOY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY Pretty Affair Held at Home of Job a C. Lyach to Celebrate Sixth Birthday of Saa. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lynch entertained twenty of the little friend of their son, Jack, at a party celebrating hla sixth birth day, at their home, 2212 Mason street, yes terday afternoon. Thar were many gift presented to the honor guest. Games, singing and music formed the en tertainment. A dinner waa served In the course of the party. The dining room wa decorated with smllax, carnations and au tumn leaves, with rope of pink heart strung across. A Viper la the stomach la dyspepsia complicated with Uver and kidney trouble. Electric Bitter help all such cases or no pay. 60c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Washington Affairs. WASHINGTON. Feb. ll.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Army orders: Major William P. fcturnham, after relief from detail in gen eral staff corps, will sail from Ban Fran cisco about April 6 tor Honolulu, where he will assume command of the Second battalion of the Twentieth Infantry; order of November relating to Dental Burgeon George D. Graham are amended so aa to relive him from duty In Hawaii, to take effect upon the arrival of transport from Han Francisco, when he will proceed to Manila for duty in the 1'hillpplnes division; orders of February ti. relating to Captain William II. Moncrlef, revoked; Captain William H. Moncrlef, medical corps, after his arrival at an Franiieco and on com pletion of duty assigned to him by the commanding general, Department of Cali fornia, will proceed to Fort Iavenworth. Kan. for duty; ordera of December 6. relating to Major Ernest Hinda, adjutant general, are amended so aa to relieve Major Hinda from duty in the Philippines, in time to sail from Manila about May lo. for Han Franclaco, where he will report for further ordera. Leavea of absence: Captain Benjamin H. Walkina. Isecond Infantry, tVo months; Dental burgeon John D. Mllllkln, two months; Fiiat Lieutenant Max C. Tyler, corps of englneera, one month and twenty daa; First Lieutenant Walter 8. Grant, Third cavalry, one month; Flrat Lieutenant Resolve P. Palmer, Twenty-fourth infantry, twenty days; Hecond Lieutenant Andrew W. Smith, Third cavalry, one month. The house of representativea today paaaed fhe resolution, already agreed to by the aenate, reaffirming the ao-called Clark lines forming the boundary between the state of Texaa and New Mexico. This boundary waa fixed In lfco and Vnttt. but waa ques tioned recently by New Mexico. The house today passed th agricultural appropriation bill carrying an appropria tion of approximately aio.uOo.Ota) lor the operatlona of tho department of agricul ture for th next fiscal ar. LAND SHOW PRODUCES FRUIT I Letters from Exhibitors Prove Value i of the Exhibit. AGENTS GATHER ,TR0SPECTS, gales of Kitenalve Tracts In Wlshl as Direct Reanlt of Display Made Appreciations from Rail roada. Fruits of the Omaha Land Show are ripening. In the correspondence received at the office of the l-and Show following the close ofthe first exhibition are many expres sions of appreciation of the efforts of this first significant move toward the conserva tion of the American farmer, the develop ment of American acres. As a result of the Land Show hundreds of farmers who might otherwise have gone Into the uncertainties of the Canadian northwest or the more forbidding territory of northern Mexico are preparing to take up homes In the United States. H. E. Schults of the Llebler Land com pany of Colorado Is remaining In Omaha to take care of the business which has been developed for hla rompany In this territory. "The Land Show developed a remarkable number of prospects for us," said Mr. Schults yesterday. "We will certainly be In on the next show bigger than ever. The show, was particularly worth while because of the large number of real land buyers who attended." The appreciation of the Land Show comes not only from those who were represented In the exhibits, but fron those who. were too late. For Instsnce, the following excerpt from a letter written by D. Mcleod, secre tary of the Northwestern Land company of Valentine: Want In t Show. "I would like very much to arrange with you to make an exhibit from thla part of the country for 1912. Keep me posted as to about the time when you will have your next exhibit." A boost for Omaha is contained in the letter from John H. Mullen, assistant to the chief engineer of the Minnesota State Highway commission. "I enjoyed the visit a greet desl and want to add my vote to the many othera that Omaha la the home of hospitality and one of the two best towns on the map." The Twin Falls Commercial club speaks In behalf of Idaho in no uncertain terms. Idaho ia already looking toward next year at the Land Show. Robert W. 8pangler, secretary, wrltea: "I will be glad to have you keep m advised aa to the 1912 show, and I hope we will be able to giv you an exhibit that will be a credit to the Twin Falls country." Rexburg, Idaho, cornea to the front with a promise from Ross J. Comstock, presi dent of the League of Commercial clubs of his section. "This matter of exhibit has been taken up and commltteea have been appointed to look after thla matter during the sum mer of 1911 so that we will be able to make a creditable showing at the next show." The Great Falls Board of Commerce, through O. M. Holmes, secretary, says: "If Omaha is to have another show, we will hope to take the matter up ao aa to have more preparatory time, In which case we would have a much better exhibit to display, as this la the country that can produce the samples, minerals. Industrial, or agricultural." Pralsea from Colorado. Alfred Pat ek, commlaaloner of the Colo rado State Board of Immigration, writes: "I want to congratulate you on your suc cess at the show. Everybody that comes back talks enthusiastically about It, and I feel that It waa a distinct benefit to the state." An appreciation of the Land Show by one of the principal exhibitors comes from Hiram R. McCullough, vice president of The Muatiuial Life Mseraiiic Company of New York i The close of the 68th year of the oldest cbmpany in America shows an increased amount of insurance in force, $1,464,024,396, and an increased amount of new insurance" paid for dur ing the year, $120,773,166, including restorations and additions. Other notable features marking: the progress of the Company are: i Admitted Assets, Policy Reserves. Total Income, Total Disbursements, 66,340,555.86 5 a Payments to policyholders, $56,751,062.23, include dividends to the amount of $12,301, 769.73; while the sum of $13,539,333.07 has been apportioned for dividends payable in 1911 a larger sum than has ever been apportioned for dividends in a single year by any other com pany in the world. ....,! Balance ASSETS Real EsUta (market value) Mortgage Loans on Real Estate. . . . Ixana on Tollcles Bonda Stock (market value) Interest and Rents, due and accrued Premiums In course of collection... Cash (deposited on Interest) Cash (not on Interest) Deposited to pa policy claims..... Total Admitted Assets WAITC II. SQUIRE, Manager, Drandeis Building, Omaha, Nebraska. THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK Home OHice, 34 Nassau Street, New York, N. Y. the Chicago Northwestern Raltaay com pany. OMAHA MUSICIANS' UNION ANNUAL CONCERT AND BALL Real Event of tho Seeson to Be t.lven at Andltorlnm Nut Friday And now comes the real event of the season, the annual musicians ball and con cert. Thla Is to be given by the memlers of Omaha local No. TO. American Federa tion of Musicians' on Friday of this week at the Auditorium. Two hundred of the local musicians will unite In forming the orchestra and bund and will give a con cert for one hour, from to 9. preceding the dancing. The musicians want to em phasise the fact that thla is not to be a masquerade ball, but that any who at tends may take part In the dancing, as one ticket admits to both concert and ball. The purpose of the affair this year la to raise money to be added to the fund for entertaining -the national convention of the American Federation of Mtialclans, which meets here in May, 1312. PATRONS OF BOYD PICK PLAY Decide on "Wildfire" by Ballot at an Election l.aatlng All I.aat Week. A novel plan to determine the play to be given next has Just been tested at the Boyd theater. It was left to the patrons of the house to make a selection from a list submitted, and the votlr.T whs quite lively. Iast night the ballots for the week were figured up and It was found that "Wildfire." the amusing comedy presented here by Lillian Russell, had won by a large majority. "Wildfire" is. therefore, scheduled for early production at the Boyd by Mlxs Lang and her company. Do you hold the family purse? You can make its contents go further if you will use health ful, nutritious, flavory . Swift's Premium Butterine instead of butter. It is just as tasty and costs much less. Swift's "Premium" 1 A ' .- B 0 4 ' f H' Mli i uttering Made only by Swift Record of 1910 $572,859,062.08 401,834,185.00 83,081,241.80 Sheet, December I S6. 062,439. 63 140,618,618.00 70,963,535.65 276, 267, 936. 6S 46,437.900. 00 4,141.880.91 3,942.648.80 3,736,655.31 362,921.34 344,626.36 Other Policy Liabilities ' Premiums, Interest and Rents paid in advance Miscellaneous Liabilities Reserve for death claims unreported Reserve for Taxes. Licenses, etc., payable in 191 1 Dlvideuds payable in 1911 Reserve for Ueferred Dividends and Contingencies .... Total Liabilities $572,859,062.98 Official of Thone ' Company Admits it Was Purchased President C. E. Yost Verifies Report of Council Bluffs Independent riant. That the Council Bluffs Independent Tele phone company has passod Into the hands of the Morgan Interests was admitted Sat urday morning by Casper E. Yot. presi dent of the Nebraska Telephone compute. "It might be better In the Interests of the company not to iniike the fact public.'' said Mr. Yost. "Ihit I -want to say this -that Friday was the first time I have ever been taken for J. 1'. . Morgan." Mr. Yost did not give ' out the terms under which the Iowa enmpsny was ab sorbed. , The Morgan Interests may also have a covetous eye on the Independent Telephone company of Omaha., hut orfl!ng. to Lyslo I. Abbott, receiver of the' company, there Is not a chance for tho eastern capltallata to acquire these holdings. . "No deal Is possible whereby the Mor gan Interests can buy the plant of the In dependent Telephone company of. Omaha." said Mr. Abbott. "The company' business Is practically In the handa of the stock holders, who number about l.Onrt, and are scattered all over the country. I, know nr one has mada any offers. to Omaha stock holders." . , "I had been troubles with constipation for two years and tried all of the best physicians In Bristol, TeniVv and they could do nothing for. me.".wrl( Tho. E. William, Middleboro. Ky. "Two pack n&'ea of Chamsrlai i's Slom.ich onl .'-.Iver Tablets cured 11.' l'"r ' bv, o'l deal era & Company, U. S. A. 31st, 1910 LIABILITIES ; Nrt Policy Rcmtvcs J461. 834,185. 00 6.52S.847.36 1,915,511.96 1.803?55'3.49 600,000.00 1,138,546.91 13,539.333.07 86.504.285.16 $572. 858, 062.98