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A FASHIONABLE PERFUME f'uirlna of Rniili Mad* Kd*l<r»ln P»P‘ ulnr In Part*. The edelweiss having been the par ticular fancy of the Parisians since the czarina's visit to France, it has not only figured conspicuously in millin ery and dress for the last few months, hut now serves its turn as a charm in enamel and pearls for the Christinas season, says the Philadelphia l<rdger. The newest and most fashionable per fume is edelweiss, which has a subtle, elusive, but pleasing scent; small sachets simulating the little mountain fiower, are made to sew inside and perfume the dress. The edelweiss has always been regarded with affection by the superstitious, on account of its supposed health-giving and lucky properties. A pretty fancy Is the leg endary origin of the flower, which imagines it to be the guiding star which went before the magi, and led the wise men of the er.st to Bethlehem, dropping to earth after having fulfilled its mission. FORTUNE FOR CHARITY. \ . Wealthy .Jewish Financier Donate* One million Dollar*. There is said to be authority for the statement that Sir Ernest Cassel is the man who has placed $1,000,000 ut the disposal of King Edward for use in some charity and who stipulated that his name should not be made public. King Edward will devote the money to the erection of a home for consump tives. Sir Ernest is a naturalized Brit isher, having been born in France. Hr is one of England's wealthiest Jewish Kir KrneHt Casael. financiers. Within the last two years he has become a devoted sportsman and has a racing stable and a breeding stud. REIGNS OF POPES. Onlj lour llttr (Governed lltr < hurt'll I.onger Than I.cn. Mil. Only four popes have governed the church for a longer period of time than Leo XIII. The apostle Peter’s pontificate lasted thirty-four years, from A. D. 33 to 67; that of Pius IX., thirty-one years, from 1846 to 1878: of Pius VI. twenty-four years, from 1775 to 1789. and Adrian's twenty-three years and ten months from 772 to 795. l/eo XIII. has now reigned for twenty three years and nine months, having been elected to the papal throne on Feb. 20, 1878. The pope St. Agathus died in 682 at the age of 107 years; (Jregory IX. in 1241. aged 99; Celes tine III. in 1198 at the age of 92 years. l,eo XIII. will probably reach the age of Celesttne, and it is hoped that of Gregory IX. ROSE T0J40N0RS. Former Section Hand Appointed Judge on Illlnolt flench. Frederick G. White, who has Just, at the age of 30, been appointed County Judge of Livingston County, Illinois, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Brickman. resigned, was a few years ago a section hand on a railroad. Judge White was born of poor parents and earned money for a college term by tamping the ties of the Chicago and Alton railroad. He was educated at the Illinois State Normal University, taught school for a time, served as Jtulgo White. city clerk and deputy circuit clerk, and in 189S was admitted to the bar. Tricks of Notable#. Most men have little tricks of some kind to which they are addicted Jus. (}. Blaine used to sit by the hour and twirl his thumbs around each other. Secretary Root tips his chin up and down. President McKinley used to keep wetllug his lips with his tongue. Snibking made them dry. President Roosevelt jerks the corner of his mouth as If he had a string tied to It. Andrew Carnegie beats a tattoo on the floor with his foot. FAVORS CHURCH THEATER K**. «i. W. Terhanh's CMtnftlioa In rtorftfli HU Proposal. Rev. O. \V Teih»sb*s proposal for the endowment by the ehnrehes of a Christian theater has been much dis cussed since the issue was broached in a sermon recently. At first the pro posal fell like a thunderbolt on the congregation of the West Knd Metho dist church of Pittsburg. Pa., but upon Kn. (i. W T«rbu*li. Pittsburg minister who advocates the | endowment of Christian theaters, reflection many of the churchmen are inclined to favor the plan. TEACHER'S READY WIT. Attempt of Boy* to Annoy ln*tructor Not Eminently SicrMtful. There was once a veteran teacher in a boys’ high school who often made his classes wince under his bitter sar casm and ready wit. One day a little half-starved yellow cur strayed into the school, and the boys thought they saw a chance to express their feelings toward their teacher, who was busy in another room. The frightened mon grel was picked up. quickly fitted with a pair of large wire spectacles and placed on the teacher's chair. The teacher entered the room, walked to his desk, calmly surveyed the work of his pupils, and then, turning to them, pleasantly said: "In my absence, I see you have held a meeting and elected one of your number chairman." MOTORS FOR CHINESE. Followers of Confucius Serin to He Losing Their Conservatism. A great deal of surprise and no little amusement has been caused among the Hongkong Chinese community by the spectacle of a well dressed China man careering along the Praya on a motorcycle. The machine had seats for two behind, and these were occu pied by Chinese ladies. The Chinese are not prone to western innovations, yet the use by them of the cycle is in creasing in the colony.—Hongkong Press. VERY YOUNG GENERAL. Fotirtcrn-Yoar Old Bojr Hus High Com mand In Khali’s Army The youngest general in the world is the nephew of the late shah of Persia. His name is Donst and he is now a general in the army of his uncle. Mu zafllr-ed-Din. He has been spending some time at Moscow learning the lan guage and studying thp ways of the Russians. As he is not yet 14 years of age it is safe to say that nobody of his age holds as high a rank in any I army in the world. lloyaltlea an Admiral*. It is rumored that Rear-Admiral the Prince of Wales, R. N.. will shortly be promoted to the rank of vice admiral. He is still on the active list of the navy. It is said that this Is the first time that a prince of Wales has so figured, but it is certainly not the first time that a duke of York, be ing heir to the throne, has been on active service. James II. before his accession to the throne was duke of York, and as admiral of the fleet he did good service, proving a better sailor than he did a monarch. He sig nalized himself by defeating the Dutch at Solebav and was again victorious over the same enemy In 1672. Growth of Cltru* Fruit. Work has begun in the Salt River valley on a great plan for the growing if citrus fruit indoors. The project Involves the roofing of more than one thousand acres of orange, lemon and pomelo trees, and is undertaken by the Territorial Association of Citrus Fruit Growers. Smoking »nrt I.ung Power. l)r. Jay W. Seaver of Yale finds that because the members of the fresh man class of that institution are usu ally light smokers they have more liiug power and can accordingly make more vocal racket in giving the college yell than any of their rivals. ROPES OF HAIR. Nwnlnt In Ilie Hfbrldti I'tllim Their hwMtlirtrti* Crown of <ilorj. The young fellows who make their living by gathering the eggs of sea fowl on the rocky island of St. Hilda, one of the Hebrides, consider them selves rich if they are possessed of a rope made of hair from the head of the girl they love. They use these ropes in swinging from the precipitous cliffs of the island. They vary iu length, one of forty or fifty feet being especially prized. The usual kind Is a stout hempen cord, wrapped round and round with sheep's wool. Over this Is a coating of horse hair and fin ally one of human hair. To manufac ture such a rope is the work of years, but the St. Hilda girl saves her comb ings religiously. A curio collector who wanted to buy one of these ropes of fered $125 for it. but the offer was re fused. The cord In question was cov ered with a veneer of red hair the result of thirty years’ collection from the heads of parents, aunts and cou sins. KEYS OF LONDON. Lord Mayor Will <»Ito Them to King Kriward at ThU Monument At the spot where old Temple Bar, in London, used to stand, but where now an inartistic monument nick named "The Griffin" occupies the cen ter of the narrow roadway, the lord mayor, with his mace bearer, his sword bearer, and all the retinue of the Mansion House, will await the coming of royalty in the coronation procession. The lord mayor will ride bareheaded into the royal presence and as evidence of loyalty, will hand to his majesty the keys of the city These, in due course, will be handed back, and the lord mayor will then ipad the way down Fleet street, past St. Paul's, as far as the Mansion House. BRITAIN AND JAPAN. Two Nation* Serin to He In Much tVie Hume I’redlcmnent. Great Britain has neglected its army in its care for the navy, and Japan has neglected its navy in its anxiety about its army. Great Britain is about to make good its mistake at an enormous expenditure, but the results of the neglect on Japan's part will be more harmful to Japan than they will be in the case of Great Britain. It is as clear as the day that both for Great Britain and for Japan the chief task before eaeh nation is the maintenance of a powerful navy. FOR BACHELOR GIRLS. Novel Combination That I» Both Trunk and Writing l)«ik. A combination trunk and writing desk has been devised by a New York woman. Necessity was truly the mother of this invention, the com bination being a diminutive hallroom, a limited income and a “bachelor” woman's need for a convenient and capacious drawer. This design not only gives two large drawers, but at the same time does not increase the amount of trunk room, and leaves it easily accessible. i The photogijh •i ar i l l trunk, | now used as a writing tab <. It run ! bp niadi ready for teaseling in less than u minute’s time. It was stated some time ago that a man was the in ventor, bat Laura E. Buckingham is the patentee, and in justice to her this statement is made KILLED IN A COLLI3ION. Yard Foreman Stewart Meets with Violent Death. OMAHA, Neb.. Jan 27.- W. 1* Stew art, a yard foreman, was Instantly kill ed in a collision in the Burlington yards by being crushed under a car. Meanwhile six trainmen were in two way cars, which were smashed into kindling wood by five flatcars falling on them from above, yet all six arc alive and none are seriously hurt. A dense fog prevailed at the time of the accident, engine headlights not being visible more than a car length away, and this fact is blamed for the collision. Stewart leaves a wife anil two months-old baby. His home was at 2nll Grace street. He w-as born and reared in Omaha, and was about 35 years of age. He had been in the em ploy of the Burlington for about two years. THE SURGEONS KNIFE. Rather Than Submit to it the Piatoi it Used. BEATRICE, Neb., Jan. 2".—Nathan iel Woodring, a butcher here, com mitted suicide by shooting himself in the right temple with a revolver. Mr. Woodring had a surgical opera tion performed some time ago, and. not having regained his health as an tieipated, and having been informed that another operation was necessary, brooded on the impending operation until he resolved upon ending his life. In the morning ho arose ostensibly to take some medicine, but in reality to end his life. He went to the kitchen, where he committed the deed. Carriers Under Civil Service. OMAHA. Jan. 27.—On and alter February 1 the rural free delivery carriers of the United States will be under the rules of the civil service commissioner and each applicant for a position will be required to stand an examination to show his proficiency in the handling of mail and in the transaction of such registry and mon ey order business as may come with in his line of duty. Instructions cov ering the new plan hft.ve bepn issued to agents and a meeting was held at Denver at which all of the special agents in the division were present to consider the application of the new rules. To Serve as Missionaries. FALLS CITY. Neb., Jan. 27.—Dr. F. F. Tucker and wife have been as signed to the mission field of North China by the American board of mis sions. I)r. Tucker and wife are well known in Lincoln, where they attend ed the state university. They have been preparing themselves for this work for some years. At present they are engaged in hospital work in Chi cago. Mrs. Tucker was formerly Miss Kmma Bose of this city. Her parents still reside here. They will proceed to their work about August 1, and will probably be located at 1’ang Chuang, in the region devastated by the Box ers. Increased Land Values. EMERSON. Neb., Jan. 27.— John Davis sold his farm of ION acres ad join! lg town to Lew McLaughlin for |T5 per acre. This land was bought about ten years ago for |25 per acre. Mr. McLaughlin also bought Mr. Da vis' fine herd of Jersey cattle. In dications are that a good deal of real estate will change hands here this spring and values are rapidly rising. Military Company at Fremont. FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 27.—A meet ing of the young men Interested in the formation of a military company was held at Grand Army of the Re public hall. Seventy-three names are now attached to the petition, which Is eight more than the maximum of sixty-five. Simons’ Deadly Dose. OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 27.—H. M. Si mons of Cedar Rapids. Neb., com mitted suicide at the Metropolitan ho tel in this city. He had been confined in St. Bernard's hospital In Council BlulTs for insanity since July 10 last, and escaped from there. Celt Dead and Hide in Market. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Jan. 27.—A Jackson township farmer missed a colt from bis herd a few days ago and upon looking up the matter found the hide of the colt in a Wood River mar ket and the carcass in a field several miles away from his own. Rear Admiral Schley, while in Chi cago, will he the guest of the Hamilton club. Farmers’ Institute. PAWNEE CITY, Neb.. Jan. 27.—A farmers’ institute w ill be held here at the court house January 20 and 31. The State Agricultural college will furnish a number of speakers. Requisition for Mrs. Hake. COLUMBUS. Neb., Jan. 27.—Detec tive Brown of Denver arrived here with a requisition for Mrs. Florence Hake, charged with larceny and who has been In custody for some time. FAVOR LAND LEASING BILL. Nebraska Improved Live Stock Breed ers Indorse the Measure. LINCOLN. Nob.. .Ian. 25.- In the closing session of the annual meeting of the Nebraska Improved Live Stock Breeders' association a spirited debate took place over a resolution introduc ed by H. F. McIntosh of Omaha. The measure indorsed the proposition now before congress looking to the leasing of the government land. Mr. McIn tosh's resolution follows: "Whereas. There is now before the national congress a bill for leasing such public lands as are suitable, neither for agriculture, forestry nor mining, and therefore adapted to graz ing of live stock only; and. "Whereas, Such lands have hereto fore yielded neither revenue to the general government nor (axes to the states in which they are located; and, “Whereas. The proposed law con templates a system under which ac tual users of such public lands shall be made secure in their use for a brief period of years iu consideration of an annual rental equivalent to what is now about the taxable value of sim ilar lands of private ownership in Ne braska: and. “Whereas. Such system will yield a vast amount of revenue to the nation al government, which would lighten the burden of general taxation, as well as relieve agriculture In a measure from untaxed competition in produc ing live stock; therefore be it “Resolved. That the Nebraska Im proved Live Stock Growers’ associa tion favors the passage of a lease law and that we hereby request the Ne biaska senators and representatives in congress to support such a meas ure.'' STATE FAIR DATE FIXED. Open August 25 and Continue to Sep tember 5. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 25—The state hoard of agriculture has decided that this year the fair will open August 20. and continue to September 5, inclu sive. This time was tixed in accord ance with the recommendation of the national board of fair managers at Chic ago. How to get a large attendance at the fair was a Question which brought out a good deal of comment. One gentleman thought nothing would be quite so efficacious as fine live stock, and that premiums on that class of exhibit should be made so high that the finest animals will he attracted. He pointed out the Minnesota state fair for instance, telling how it was that on one day an attendance of 82. 000 was recorded. This, he said, was on account of the excellent exhibit of live stock. The board reconsidered the resolu tion authorizing members to draw upon the general fund for their hotel bills for two days, anti when they net at the I,indell hotel each member was given $4 for his expenses, excepting the committeemen, who had been in town over two days. These came in each for an extra $2 a day. Packing House Strike. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Jan. 25 — The strikers who went out at the Mor ton (iregson Packing company two weeks ago are still out. The union held an open meeting and a number of business men were present to dis cuss the strike and see if some com promise could not be reached so that the men could go back to work and the plant once more started. The un ion decided by an almost unanimous vote to still holrl out. The company have about fifty men at work at their plant and are guarding the same with deputy sheriffs day and night. Bassett Man a Suicide. BASSETT. Neb., Jan. 26.—Without apparent cause Ed Waters, a single man, thirty-four years of age, com mitted suicide at the residence of his brothers, J. W. Waters, five miles south of Bassett, by cutting his throat with a razor and later shooting him self in the forehead with a 38-caliber revolver. Waters left nothing which would indicate the motive for his act. Loses Nine Heed of Horses. CALLAWAY, Neb., Jan. 25.—With in the past three days Charlesy John ston, a prosperous farmer residing a few miles south of this place, has lost nine head of two and three-year old colts out of his bunch of twenty head. . The horses had been run ning in the stalk field. Arm Taken Off at Elbow. OSCEOLA, Neb.. Jan. 25.—The first accident that has occurred in the county from a corn shredder wa:» the one that happened to John I>. Harsh near Stromsburg. The left arm had to be amputated. Bruner's Expedition. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 25.—Prof. Lawrence Bruner, head of the depart ment of ornithology and entomology, will leave for Costa Rica February 15, where he intends to spend two months in collecting specimens of birds and insects for the State university muse um. He has been granted a leave of absence and will spend his time in the portion of Central America be tween the two proposed routes of the isthmian canal. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations from South Omaha 'r and Kansas City. SOI’TH OMAHA. Out (I#—Receipts of cattle were nol heavy. Tha demand, however, was In KO«d shape and buyers started out early and hid good, strong prices for all deslr agle grades. That being the case. It did not take long to cleitr the pens. There were not very many corn-fed steers of fered and buyers had hut little difficulty In disposing of what they had at good, strong prices. The cow market was also active and the better grades commanded strong prices. Ho far as the prices paid for the medium kinds and canners are concerned, there was not much change. There was very little change noticeable In the prices phI.I for bulls, veal calves and stags, but still the market could safely he quoted strong on anything showing quality. The Stocker and feeder trade was In rattier had shape. Specu lators now have a good many cattle on hand that they have been unable to sell, even thought they have I teen offering them for less than they paid for them. Ver few buyers hHve been on the mar ket, and now that the ettJ of the week Is close at huntl buyers did not Cara to get many more rattle on bund. Hogs Receipts were not excessive, but Including was was carried over from yes terday. there were a good many hogs on sale. Parkers started In bidding better prices than they did yesterday, and the tlrst hogs soltl strong to 5c higher. At those prices quite a few changed hands, but still the market wits not what would be called active. When the break came in provisions, however, the market came to a standstill and very little was done for some time. Heavyweight hogs sold mostly from $G.30 to into. Good medium weight bogs soltl largely from $ti. 15 to *1.25. Sheep- There was not a very heavy run of sheep anti lambs, but still packers did not take hold wilh as much life as they have been doing of late, and the feeling was weak from the start. The general market could safely be quoted a dime lower than that. Some sales. In fact, were made that looked 25c lower than the same kinds sold for the lirst half of the week Hellers were not at all anxious to take off that much, ami ns a result the mar ket was slow as well as lower, and It was rather late before a clearance was made. KANSAS CITY. ('little—Heavy beef steers, slew; other rattle, steady to shade higher; choice ex ihirt and dressed beef steers, J5.80tfrJS.titi; fair to Rood. $4.7595.75; Stockers and feed ers, JJ.50tfi4.7T>; western fed steer*. $4,509 Jti.OO; Texas and Indian steer*. J4.254f5.35 Texas cows, SJ.lXK'H.&i: native cows. $2.7t SN.X5: heifers. $:i job j.2.j; i aimers. $ 1.TA'il 2.B5: bulls. $2.5094.35; calves. M'KVfffi.oO. Hors Market opened jtf/lOo higher, but closed with the advance lost: top, Jti.55; bulk of sales. |:(.ij.Vf/t; ;0; heavy. |h.40tjO.au; mixed puckers. fO.iKMibVJo; light. J5.35tfMj.20; pigs, S4.70ar.2Ti. Sheep and laitnbs Market strong; we*4 ern lambs. Sj.004Mi.00: western wethers. I4..VKTH&.U0; yearling*. tS.O095.S0: ewes, JIJAI 94.Jo; culls and feeders, t2.j094.2j. NATIONAL CONTROL OF TRUSTS. Recommendation Made by the Indus trial Commission. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—The in dustrial commission, after several years spent in investigating the indus trial condition of the country with the view of making recommendations calculated to assist in the solution of the problems of the times, has com pleted and sent to the printer its llnal report, it is expected that this report will be presented to congress, as required by law, within the next few days. The final document will be a volume of about 1,000 pages and will be a review of the evidence con tained in the previously published eighteen volumes. In this last volume the various ques tions which have been considered in the course of the inquiry are discussed under separate headings and recom mendations are made. On the subject of trusts the commission follows closely the lines of recommendations laid down by thte president in his an nual message. Power to Make Treaties. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The sub committee of the senate committee on foreign relations, which has had un der consideration the legal questions connected with the reciprocity trea ties, today decided to report to th* full committee their opinion on th6 treaty-making power of the executive and the senate on questions affecting the tariff. The contention is mads on behalf of the house of representa tives that under the requirement that all revenue laws should originate in the house, that body should eo-oper ate in the consideration of all meaa ures hearing on that subject. New Philippine Coins. WASHINGTON, .Jan. 25.—Sketches of the new Philippine coins, as pro posed by the Philippine commission were shown to the members of the house insular committee by Dlrectoi of the Mint Roberts. They show a Philippine design. Story Proves to Be False. ATHENS. Jan. 25.—Investigation ol the report that an attempt had bee.t made on the life of King Goorge ol Greece in the park at Phaleron prove! the story to he without foundation. Cleveland is After Ducks. GEORGETOWN. S. C., Jan. 25.— Former President Grover Cleveland with a party of friends, ainong whore are Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Colonel E. C. Benedict, General An son G. McCook. Captain P. B. Lam berton and Herman May, arrived here After a breakfast they boarded th*! United States ship launch Water Lily and lert for Ford’s Point, on the Ix>w er Santee river, the shooting preserves of General E. P. Alexander.