Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE ; , SEPTEMBER Q , 1807 ,
Omahi Street Railway Company Preparing
for an Incraaiod Business ,
IMPROVING THE LINES AND EQU PMENT
it I'lnn AVIirrcliy tin-
itKf Street lllll Mny lie
Avoided In lliinillliiK Kx-
liiiNltlcin
What with preparing for the exposition ,
making changes to facllltntc transportation
during tlic coming state ( air , building vostl-
liulcs on tlm street earn In compliance with
the law of the Inst legislature , and laying
new tracks on streeta which are being re-
I > a\'cd , the ofllcers of the Omaha Street Hall-
vyay company feel that they have hcon hav
ing their hands full during the summer ,
With plenty of work In sight for the fall.
They have been running a largo force ot
men and putting In full time during these
warm month ! ) ( tying to meet all the demands
which lm\e been made and may be made
tinnn thnrn. nnd thnv think thev will bo In
great luck If they get all their contemplated
improvements finished In the time fixed.
The changes In the line to the state fair
grounds have been completed and the com-
jiany Is ready to take care of Its share or
the crowd which U expected here the latter
part of this month. The cars will this year
carry the passengers to the tjato at the
northeast corner of the grounds , Intead of
at the mlCdlu of the cast side. This change
wan made at the suggestion of the Uoard
ot Managers of the stata fair , and Is more
convenient for the public and also more ad
vantageous to the company. Passengers will
now be landed nearer thu buildings on the
grounds and will not be bothered by the
hurly-burly of conveyances coming and going
at the 'same entrance , as has been the casu
heretofore. The gate In the middle of the
cast side of the grounds will bo used ex
clusively by vehicles , while that portion of
the public on foot will have exclusive use ot
thu gate at the northeast corner. While
this gate Is nearer to the buildings It Is
farther from the race track , but tins Is not
considered a disadvantage , as t.'ose who go
to see the fair want to go through the
buildings and will have plenty of time to
work around to the track by the time the
races begin. The advantage to the street
car company Is that It will not now have tt >
draw Us cars up out of the deep depression
which exists near the east entrance , and
the present Hue will be a quarter of u mile
shorter than the old one. The tracks at
the old entrance will not be removed , but
will be kept to use In case of an emergency.
AVOIDING DODQ12 STHKET HILL.
Arrangements for the accommodation of
tralllc next jcar during the exposition have
not yet breii decided upon , although the
ofllcers of the company have nearly agreed
upon the plans they will pursue. There will
bo no building of new lines this fall with
that tralllc In vlc'v. The oillccrs say that
the Sherman avenue and Sixteenth street
lines each take passengers to an entrance
to the exposition grounds , and will accommodate -
modato all the trafllc which will be carried
In that direction this year. In the spring
the company will probably extend the Twen
tieth street line out to the main entrance.
This line will have to be built over an tin-
paved street , which Is now used as a boule
vard , and If put down will bo only with the
Intention of taking up the tracks again after
the exposition. There Is said to bo no call
fop another through line to the north part
of the elty , as the experience of the olllclals
has been that the public would rather walk
a few blocks further to connect with a car
line with frequent service than to have
numerous lines with slow service.
In considering the extension of- the Twen
tieth street line1 the problem of the Dodge
street hill comes up again , and the com
pany has almost decided upon a plan to
avoid that obstruction to safe and rapid
transit. This plan contemplates the turn
ing of the Uodgo street line north on Sev
enteenth street from Dodge , then to Cass
street , then west to Twentieth and then
north to the exposition grounds. Tracks arc
already laid on nearly all of this proposed
line , and It would not require very much ex
pense to put the new route In condition for
travel. Then in the event of heavy tralllc
trailers could bo put on the motor cars. If
this plan should bo decided upon , and It
scorns very probable that It will , the Dodge
street hill will be abandoned permanently.
This would give the company three lines to
the exposition grounds , as many as could
bo conveniently handled. Ity the system of
transfers now In use It would give the people -
plo In all localities a chance to get to the
grounds for a single fare , and all parts of
the city wriuld be thoroughly covered.
PUTTING VESTIBULES ON CAHS.
In complying with the state law icgardlng
vestibules , the company is not only required
to build these additions to all of its cars ,
but In 'that compliance must make some
provision for turning the cars around at the
tormina ! point of each line. The vestibules
will only bo put on one cud of the cars , as
the car Itself will furnish protection for the
conductor who stands on the reaT platform.
The plan for turning the cars will probably
bo a "Y" In nearly all cases , though a loup
jnay be used at a fo.w of the terminal points.
These will oil have to bo built before the
cold wcatlinr sets In ,
The vestibules which are being put on the
cars are constructed In a substantial man
ner , and while the ofllccrs of the company
still Insist that thcso additions to their
equipment will bu of little value , except on
but two or tlrco days In the winter , to the
general observer the car with one of the now
vestibules will present a decidedly tno'o com-
foriable appearance , especially during the
'days of the blizzard. It will not only pro
tect the inotonnan from the elements , hut
will add materially to the comfort of the In
terior of the car by breaking the chilling
winds. Tim vestibules are largo and roomy ,
and will bo painted to match the u. : . ! ; of the
car. The ni.ttnrinan next winter will not
look so much Ilko an Esquimau anticipating
a freeze as ho has In winters past. Ho will
also , probably , bo able to get along without
wearing six or seven suits of clothes at onu
time.
In addition to the work outlined here , as
absorbing the attention of thu street car
company , It has been engaged in 1'iylng a
largo amount of new track. The Sixteenth
street line lias already had Its new rails of
the long and heavy quality , which have so
much Improved the line between Harnoy and
Leaven worth ; the work on the statu fair
line has been completed , and thu track la
being Improved on North Twenty-fourth
Etreet by Increasing the number of ties under
the rails. This lurtlcular plccu of track
was built fnr hoist ) cars , and Is not strong
enough to support the heavy motor cars. To
remedy this defect the track Is being
Btrcugthcncd by the addition of many new
tics.
LAYING N15\V RAILS.
Starting today the company will begin lay.
ing new track on Fa main struct between
Twentieth and Fortieth streets. Them ) rails
will be Ilko those put In on Sixteenth street
nnd will represent a heavy outlay of capital.
Karnam street Is to bo ropavcd over the
district on which these new rails will be
put In and It Is necessary that this work
bo done along with the paving to avoid
extra expanse. The dllllcult feature of thu
work on this heavily traveled line will bo
to keep the track constantly In shape to per
mit the transit of the cars which will make
the work much slower than If thu track
layers had no Interruption ,
Finally the company Is working between
( lines building new curs , With the comple
tion of four more of these long cars , which
11 ro now In course of construction , thu com-
'Jiany will hn nblo to equip the Sixteenth
btreet and Walnut Hill lines with thu long
cars and do away with thu trailers , Thu
Dodgu sited line lias already been equipped
iwlth new cam , although they are not so
ionjl as ttiutii ) on the other two linen , owing
to the Didge street hill ,
Kroiii Ihls sketch of the work done by
this company during the put summer , ami
that routtiinplated for the coming months ,
it will be leMiieil that employment has hern
furnished to a largo number of men and u
great deal ot money expended til material
end help , It also Indicates to somn extent
the effect of returning prosperity and thu
coming exp sltlon upon at least ouo of
Omaha's enterprises
WM. O. ( JOSS COAL.
Tel. 1307. OUlco aud yards lltb & Nicholas.
31AICP.H NO CLAIM TO li.Yl'KIHH.VCS ; .
SliMeli of ( SncM'OKwor of I'rof. John
A. nlllrM.lr.
I'rof. H. B. Dawes , the recently appointed
superintendent of the Nebraska Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb , spent Sunday In
Omaha. Ho wan born In Iluchanan county ,
Iowa , In 1800 , and la therefore 37 years of
age. I'rof. D we spent his boyhood at
home , remaining there until ho reached his
majority. Ho attended the Wayland Hap-
list university at Heaver Darn , WIs. He re
mained there through nearly 1ho freshman
year , being compelled to leave on account
of pecuniary difficulties. He then went to
Illinois , and began 'touching ' In ono ot the
district schools ot Henry county. During
vacation time , find such other times as ho
was not engaged In teaching , ho attended
a normal school In that county , being grad
uated from there In 1SSC with the degrco
of II. S. Ho was then elected to the position
of principal of the Northsldc school at
Goneseo. Henry county. III. HP was re
engaged for this position after his first year ,
hut the board of trustees of the state re
form school at I'ontlac , III , , had already
elected him a teacher there. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Dawcs taught In this reform school for three
years , having charge ot a ward containing
seventy-five pupils.
I'rof. Dawcs removed to Nebraska In 18S9.
] He was engaged In business In Lincoln for
I two years. He began teaching school In
| this state In 1893 , In ono of the city schools
of Lincoln. Soon afterward ho was Olcctcd
principal ot the Saratoga school In the Fifth
ward of Lincoln , Ho held that position un
til 189R. From that tlmo until Jvno ot the
present year ho was the Instructor In the
natural sciences and In typewriting at the
Institute for the Illlnd at Nebraska City.
I'rof. Dawes says that ho has been studyIng -
Ing the deaf and dumb language only during
the summer ot the present year. Accord
ing to the statement of D. Clem Dcavcr.
I'rof. Dawos can now tilk In the deaf and
dumb language slowly. On Sunduy morning
n deaf and dumb attache of the Inslltuto
was Introduced to I'rof. Dawes by Mr.
Denver , while a Ilee reporter was present ,
and the new superintendent and ths mute
apparently conversed In the deaf and dumb
linguago without hesitation. I'rof. Dawcs
slates that ho attended the Institute of
teachers ot the deaf and dumb hold In con-
tiectlon with the convention of the Na-
tl'iial Educational association at Milwaukee
this summer. This was In session for a
llttlo over a week and was attended by the
leading educators ot the deaf and dumb ot
the United States. He has had no experi
ence In teaching the deaf and dumb ,
Regarding the management of the Deat
and Dumb institute. Prof. Dawcs cays there
IS nothing regarding the policy of the man
agement to be announced at this time. Ho
sa > s ho Is busily engaged In securing i corps
of competent teachers. Many of the teach
ers heretofore employed will ml return.
A number of now teachers from outside
points will bo selected to fill the places of
those who do not return. I'rof. Dawes ex
pects to bo able to announce all of his new
appointments within a week. Ho regrets
that ho has not more time In which to con
sider the matter ot appointments , but as
the Institute must open on September 15
he must select his assistants as early as
possible. Ho believes that his corps ot
teachers will bo a strong one.
No man or woman can enjoy lite or ac
complish much In thla world while suffering
from a torpid liver. DeWltt'a Little Early
Risers , the pllla that cleanse that orijaa ,
quickly.
SUAIMUR KXCUHSIOXS.
Via CIiIfiiK" , Mllivnnki'C A : St. ran !
Hallway.
A long list of excursion points to which
round trip tickets will he sold at greatly re
duced rates. The conditions for summei
tourists were never more liberal than those
for this season. For lull Information as to
routes , ratea , limits selling dates , etc. , ap
ply at the city ticket oIHce , 1501 Farnam et.
P. A. NASH ,
General Western Agent.
Hontt *
Via THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
on Tuesdavs , September 7th and 21st , to
points in Arkansas , Kansas , southwest Mis
souri. Oklahoma , Texas , Louisiana ; also to
certain points In Virginia , Tennessee , Ken
tucky , Alabama , Mississippi , etc. For fur
ther Information call at city offices , northeast
corner 13th and Faruam streets.
J. O. PHILLIPPI. A. G. F. & P. A.
T. F. GODFREY , P. & T. A.
Dillon Pnclllc.
Only Line Running
TWO TRAINS DAILY
to Colorado , Wyoming , Utah and all Western
Points.
Call at ticket office , 1302 Farnam street.
IIS1.H OK I2ST1M.VTI.VG CHOI' VALUE.
AvoriiKe I'rlt-t" lit Central .Market
Sliniilil lie Taken. %
OMAHA , Sept. 0. To the Editor of The
Bee : In your Nebraska crop state
ment of August 21 you report the total
value ot five crops , taking your quantity es
timates , as J05SGD,500. These figures arc
reached by using the prices outalncd by the
pro.luccr at the stations nearest thu place
of production. Is this the correct manner In
which to ascertain or Indicate value ?
If net returns to the producer are what
you wish to show , then you should deduct
also the cost of hauling from the farms , and
other Incidental expenses connected there
with , together with other items of cost In
curred In the production. Hut evidently It
was not your Intention to show the net re
sult but the value of the crop as compared
with that of other states and of other coun
tries , Including the production of gold and
silver In othur words , the world's valuo.
When the value ot the gold and silver
product Is stated , the price at the mint , erIn
In the market where price Is made , IR taken.
No deduction Is made for the cost of trans
portation or production , because both ot
these enter Into the computation of valuo.
If these deductions were made It would re
sult In startling changes In the figures ad
vanced.
The same Is the case when the value Is
given In money terms of the wheat crop of
Russia. Austria-Hungary , France or Groit
Ilrltalu the world's price Is taken , and the
same rule should bo applied In estimating
our Nebraska products.
Of course there Is always some difficulty
In making estimates prices constantly
change and the New York price for all
cereals Is higher than Chicago but It would
seem entirely fair and proper that wo should
tnku the Chicago market as the basis , and
the average price during the week In which
the estimate was made. This being done ,
and your figures used , the result would be
as follows : '
210OtO.OOO bushels corn at $0.32. . . . ) M , < W.COO
AO.OOO.UOO bushels wheat at 0.97. . 29.100,0)0
IS.OOO.UCO bushels of oats at 020. . 7.000,000
U.oro.OO ) bushelii of rye nt 0.60. . 1,000,000
r > , OGOWO tons of hay at 5.W. . 23,10)000
Total $158,100,000
( liny Is greatly underestimated. )
If to the above bo added the value of the
other products of Nebraska , namely , cuttle ,
hogs , sheep , horses , barley , buckwheat , flax ,
dairy products , poultry , eggs potatoes , sugar
beutu , chicory , hoes , etc , , it will be Been
that thu estimate of total value given by
mo at the bankers' convention at Detroit ,
upon authority that I believed reliable , was
nt so excessive as your publication subse
quently made would cause It to appear.
Taking the quantity stated by mo of 350-
000.000 btiHhuls of corn and 40,000.000 bushels
of wheat , which were the figures given out
early In thu month of August , and the total
valuation of the crop as stated by mo at
$300,000,000 , will be found substantially sus
tained. Yours respectfully ,
HENRY W. YATKS.
Running tore : , Indolent ulcers and similar
trouble , even though ot many years' stand
ing , may be curvd by using DeWltt'a Witch
Hazel Salve , It soothes , strengthens and
heals It It ) the great pile cure.
llllllllllllIIOllM , lllll ,
On September 7th and Stb , account National
Meeting ot Sons of Veterans , the MISSOURI
PACIFIC1 RAILWAY will tell round trip
ticket * ut one fa'e.
For further Information call at company's
offices , northeast earner 13th and Farnam Sts.
J. 0 , PHILLIPPI. A , G. F. & P. A.
T. F. GODFREY , P. & T. A.
I'lllllll 1'lielflf.
"Tho Overlund Limited. "
Tno most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED
train went ot Missouri River.
Twelve hours quicker than any other train
to Pucltlo Coast.
CA ) | at Tlck t Office. ,1302 Fftrnara 6t.
OPENING OF SCHOOL YEAR
Largely Increased Attendance Eipcotsd in
All of the Pnbllo Schools ,
BUILDINGS WILL PROBABLY BE CROWDED
Lieutenant Or if , n Crniltinlp of < lic
Uninliii UlKli School , Tnltcn
Clint-Ku of < | IL- Military
of tin * lluyn.
The long vacation that follows the close
ot the school year has come to an end and
tomorrow morning the thousands ot Omaha
children will again begin the work of dig
ging knowledge out of their books. Every
thing now Indicates that the school attend
ance will be greater during the coming year
than nt any time In the history of the city.
Many strangers have come to Omaha since
the close of tbo last school year , and but
few have moved away.
Last year the total registration In the
Omaha public schools aggregated 1C.5SO , with
an average dally attendance o'f 13,500 , with
about 700 In the private and denominational
schools. According to the school census
taken last June there wore at that time 30-
104 persona ot school ago In the city ; but of
course not all of them were In the schools.
Thousands were In the workshops , stores ,
factories and business houses ot the city
supporting themselves , and many helping to
support their families.
Whllo Ihero wilt bo no new school rooms
opened at the beginning of the school year ,
It Is more than likely that additional school
room will be required during the next few
weeks. Last year many of tha schools were
crowded , and there will certainly be more
pupils In attendance this year. At the close
of the last school year the enrollment at
the High school was 1,000 , and the pupils
who passed the grades and will likely enter
the High school this year number GOO.
In the city there are forty school build
ings , aside from the annexes. There are 34t >
school rooms , presided over by 330 teachers ,
In addition to those employed In giving spe
cial Instructions.
In the High school all of the boys , unless
excused , are compelled to take part In the
military drills. The teacher lu this work Is
Lieutenant Ord of the Twenty-second In
fantry , stationed nt Fort Crook , who Is said
tn be one of the best military Instructors In
the country. He Is a graduate of the Omaha
High school , having been n student here
years ago. After leaving the Omaha schools
ho entered West Point and graduated from
that Institution , carrying otf the highest
honors ot his class.
Lieutenant Ord Is a soldier by birth , his
father having beeru an officer of the Depart
ment of the Platte some twenty years ago
and having served In the army many years
prior to that time.
Most of the boys ot the Omaha High school
wear the cadet uniform , but this Is not com
pulsory. However , If they do not they are
drilled In the uiiuniformcd class. The unl-
froms are made. pf. the cadet dee skin and
arc made to order for $13.65 each.
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.
Creighton college will reopen tomorrow ,
with examinations for matriculation on tht ,
following Thursday. The faculty for the
year Is as follows : Rev. John Pahls , S. J. ,
president ; Rev. John11. . De Shryver , S. J. ,
vice president , prefect of studies ; Rev.
Charles Coppens , S. J. , professor of logic ,
metaphysics and ethics ; Rev. William F.
KIgge , S. J. , professor of astronomy , mathe
matics and natural philosophy ; Rev. Augus
tine At. Efflugcr , S. J. , professor of rhetoric ;
Rev. John F. Weir. S. J. , protcssor of poetry ;
George McGovern , S. J. , professor of chemis
try and mathematics ; William P. Whclan. 6.
J. , professor of humanities ; Martin Luers-
man. S. J. , professor of first academic ; Louis
E. Newell , S. J. , professor of second
academic ; Joseph P. Lyman , S. J. , professor
of third academic.
Bellevue college and the University of
Omaha begin the school year ono week from
tomorrow with the same faculty and corps
of Instructors as last year , while the Omaha
Theological seminary will put off Us opening
day one week.
It Is not certain yet when Brownell hall
will open , but It Is likely that arrangements
will bo completed by which the fall term
will begin sometime during tbo latter part
of the month.
SCri.PTl.'UI3 JIODI5LKIJ IX ( J1IAHA.
liu.st ( it 31 r. l.liilliner Millie In Thin
City.
The art gallery ot George W. Ltnlngor has
been enriched by the addition of a liandsomc
bust of Mr. Llnlnger , which Is regarded by
visitors to the gallery with more than ordi
nary Interest. Aside from Its exceptional
merit as a specimen of the sculptor's art , the
bust possesses the additional distinction of
being the first work of the kind that has
over been produced In Omaha. Mr. Llnlnger
has made three attempts to secure a satis
factory bust of himself , one ot the casts
being made by a famous sculptor In Italy ,
But the bust which ho now exhibits Is the
only one which ho regarded as a success ,
and the fact that It was modeled In Omaha
gives htm no less satisfaction than the fidel
ity with which the sculptor has reproduced
his features.
The bust Is the work of W. Mettler , who
came to Omaha some time ago to model the
sculpture for the exposition. The exposition
management was scarcely ready at the time
for Mr. Mettler to beglfi his work , and lu
the meantime , Mr. Llnlnger gave him the
contract for the bust , which ho now regards
as one of the finest pieces of that class of
woIs that ho has ever seen. The bust is
now cast In plaster of par's ' , but If the do-
slrcd quality of marble can bo secured , Mr.
Llnlnger will have It reproduced In the more
durable material at once.
The bust Is slightly larger than life , and
a more perfect reproduction ot Mr , LIulnger's
features and expression could scarcely be Im
agined , The work Is remarkable for the ac
curacy with which the so-wiled character
lines of thu face are reproduced , and the
likeness Is fully as effective as would be
secured In a pe fectly finished photograph.
Mi1. .Mettler Is now at work In his studio
on u number of sketches for the exposition
and an effort will probably bo made to In
duce him to remain In the city after his
work for the exposition Is concluded. He
Is a Swiss by birth and began life as a stone
cutter. His natural talents noon developed
and a year or two afterward hu went to
Florence to study sculpture. Ho continued
his studies In Rome and Paris and came
to this country half a dozen years ago. Ho
modeled the sculpture at the Nashville ex
position and It w < is through his connection
with that enterprise that he was brought to
Omaha.
Mr. Llnlnger suggests that probably very
few of the visitors who admtro the com
pleted work of the sculptor Imagine that
tha real artistic work Is done In the gumbo
clay which Is found along tha Missouri river.
The statue is first modeled In this clay ,
which Is retouched by the sc\ilptor until
ho has obtained the exact effect which ho
desires to icproduca In marble. After the
clay has hardened It Is cast In piaster of
parts and the finished marble Is chiseled
from the plaster cast. The latter process is
purely mechanical and the real skill of the
sculptor is expended In thu clay "sketch , "
which Is afterward discarded.
sciiooi , uoirsi : DISUASKS.
I'ri'riiulloiiiirv
In Iiiillaiin ,
The Indiana State Hoard of Health Is
about to put In force measures calculated
to protect the health of children In the
schools of the state , The prime object Is to
prevent the spread of contagious diseases ,
such as scarlet fever , diphtheria , measles
and whooping cough. It Is the opinion of
thu board that thu bringing together of a
largo number of children In the fall fre
quently results In the outbreak uf Infections
disease. During summer most school houses
are kept tightly closed and uhut up from the
free circulation of the air. The consequence
Is that they are often damp when opened
and the germs of disease left In them when
bchool closed have had free opportunity for
propagation. In this condition they are un
fit for use until thoroughly cleansed and
alreJ , Tha children also having had more
liberty than usual and not living In fear of
the restrictions which surround them during
term tlmo often return to school after hav
ing contracted som6 disease. In the crowd *
Ing and confusion .of ! the first darn It > s Im
possible to detect t hb are the well an3 who
are the elok , but tti only a few 'Of the latter
get In a whole schooL.may be Infected. This
Is especially the caaeitf the school IB opined
In a damp , uncleanly building.
To guard against1 these conditions the
Indiana State Uoard-of Health hns ordered
that nil the school holmes In that state shall
bo renovated and -repaired preparatory to
the opening of school ; the floors , desks and
woodwork must be thoroughly cleansed with
lye -water and soap and desks revarnlnhcd
and repainted. The supply of drinking
water must'be nlio , Investigated and known
to be pure nnd all conveniences , such as
closcts , light and heat , seen to be In proper
order. The board adds : "A failure to
cnmntv with thn ! nrilor will bo followed by
the proper legal processes to compel com
pliance. ' The example ot Indiana should
bo followed everywhere. The summer has
been a wet ono and the foundations nnd cel
lars of all buildings are saturated with
moisture , nulldlnge Ilko school houses
which have been closed for several months
are especially susceptible to these conditions
nnd nro among the most helpful breeders of
disease If the prpoper precautions are not
taken ,
It should bo the particular task ot school
boards and health boards to see that all
school houses have been well aired nnd arc
In a healthful , cleanly condition before they
are occupied and that every precaution Is
taken to prevent the spread of epidemics
among the children.
iiAi. KDUCATIOX.
A I'orffot SyMciit Coiulm-tcil by till'
ClMMiiitit Cluvrrnmeut.
The activity of the German government In
promoting agricultural education , writes. ,
Wllllam E. Curtis In the Chicago Record , Is
greater than that of any other nation , The
system Is absolutely perfect. There are
schools for the training of the peasants In
the simplest forms of agriculture ; there are
academies for the education of "boss" farm
ers , and the owner or the heir to the es
tate If ho Intends to follow agriculture will
be sent to a university where he can obtain
ns thorough a knowledge of his profession
ns Is furnished to engineers or lawyers or
doctors of medicine.
In all the universities 'there are courses ot
agricultural chemistry nnd agricultural econ
omy and there are also Institutions at which
nothing else Is taught. These schools are
attended by. men of high rank and wealth
members of the nobility , and a boy Is ns
thoroughly educated for a farmer as his
breather who attends a school ot medicine or
law. The conditions hero are such that It
Is absolutely accessary to apply science In
order to get a profit out ot the ground. Our
country has not yet come to that point , and
our farmers have no conception of the thor
oughness and care with which the farms of
Germany are managed. The agricultural
schools ot the United Stales are much less
thorough and scientific , and the .same maybe
bo said of the experiment stations under
the care of our Agricultural department.
Prof. Attwatcr , the food expert of the
Agricultural department at Washington , Is
now In Germany making an Investigation
Into the management of these Institutions ,
find the processes In whh ! the Germans
have made greater progress than other na
tions. He will visit France , Italy and Rus
sia on the same errand. The Russians have
made very rapid progress In agricultural
science and economy of l to 'years , and al
though we look upon that nation an primi
tive nnd Its methods ao ciruGersomo we have
a great deal more to learn from the Rus-
slsn poopla , as well as from the Germans ,
than the average American will allow. The
people over here have a much moro thor
ough understanding of their business ihan
ours. They haven't the vim , the enterprise ,
the Ingenuity or the power of adaptation that
Americans have , but their processes are
much more thorough nnd scientific than ours ,
they produce much bet'tcr results with the
same amount of Innd end the same amount
of labor.
ullonnloics. .
About'fifteen of .the .young.women ; ot the
class of r'97 , Omaha High school , expect to
enter tha Normal school at Peru.
The appointment of Elsa Escbolssohn to
the professorship of civil law at the Uni
versity of Upsala recalls the tact that she
Is the second woman professor ot university
rank In Sweden. Sonya Kovalevsky was ap
pointed professor of mathematics In the Uni
versity of Stockholm In 18R4. She died sev
eral years ago , 41 years old.
Twenty years ago , when Lnscll seminary ,
Auburndale , Mass. , arranged Its room for
the teaching of cooking , It was the first
and had no precedent to guide it , and It was
very well done , according to thu science of
that day , but although It has been fairly
apace with the times , with its Aladdin oven ,
eiectrlc cooking dishes , etc. , yet In
general It has become behind the day , and
Is Immediately to he rearranged and refur
nished throughout under the direction of
Miss Anna Barrows , teacher of cooking at
Lisoll and editor of the American Cooking
Magazine.
The report of the superintendent ot public
schools of Chicago for the year ending June
30 , 1S97 , covers not only the school year
but also the growth of the public school
system of the city for the last sixty years ,
In 1837 , when Chicago was incorporated ,
there were only 400 school children In the
city. The enrollment last year was 220,718.
In 1837 Chicago's first 400 children were un
der the charge and birches of only five
teachers , eighty pupils to a teacher ; In 18U7
there were 4,914 men and women teaching
the young Chicago idea how to shoot , or one
to forty-five. In 1837 the annual expendi
ture for Chicago's 400 school children was
only $3,22C , or ? S aplecb ; In 1897 It was
$0,011,492 , or almost 530 per enrolled young
Idea , or $37 per Idea In dally attendance.
Chniiilicrliilii'H
Collr , C'liolcTa mill DliiiTlmen Itoincily
II lIOIINflldlll fMKlf V.
Dr. JI. I. Terry of Tilmblc , Tcnn. , In speak
ing of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy , says : "Itiaa \ almost be
come a necessity In this vicinity. " This is
the bast remedy In the world for colic ,
cholera morbus , dysentery and diarrhoea , and
Is recognized ns a necct-filty wherever Its
great worth and merit become known. No
other remedy te BO prompt nnd effectual , erse
so pleasant to take.
Cut Tills Out :
Round trip tickets will be on sale , by the
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY , to the fol
lowing polntfl at greatly reduced rates :
Homo Seekera' Euxurslons , Sept. 7th and
21:1.
I Indianapolis , Iiid. , Sept. 7th and SIM.
St. Louis. Mo. , TUCKilays and Fridays In
September and October.
Atchlson , Kan. . September 22d and ? 3d.
Kansas City , Mo. , October 3d to th , In
clusive.
Fnr further Information call at city offices ,
northeast corner 13th and Farnam , or depot ,
IStli and Wfbster 'streets.
J. O. PHILLIPPI , A. G. P. & P. A.
T. F. GODFREY , P. & T. A.
lloiueNcfUiTu' Kxrurxloii via liurlliitf-
loiinrtoiitr ,
September 7th Lho Ilurllngton will sell
round trip tickets < ut one faro , plus $2 , to
points In Nebraska ? Kansas , Wyoming , Colorado
rado , Utah , Arkansas , Indian Territory , Okla
homa and Texas , nnd to certain points in
Louisiana. Missouri land New Mexico , Full
Information regarding limits , stopovers , etc. ,
at ticket olllce , 1C02I Farnam St. , or by ad
dressing J. Franols , Gen'l Pass'r Agent ,
Omaha , Neb ,
'rilK IIMON I'-VCIl'MC.
Tin- Only ninliijv Cur Itiiule.
OMAHA TO PACIFIC COAST.
THE UNION PACIFHU.
U IB the only direct line to San Franclfico ,
and makes 12 HOURS QUICKER TIME to
Sail Francisco than any other line. Call
at cty ticket office , .1302 Farnam tit.
Tiiii : M\V I.IM : oi i\ ,
Oinnliii , KIIIIMIIM ( 'lly .t HiiMlcrn llnll-
rmul Oiiuiliii V HI. I , IIH Itnllriiiiil.
The QUINCY ROUTE with through tralnn
to Trenton , Klrksvllle and Quincy. Counce-
tlon.3 vail and southeast. For ratet ! ( line
tables and all Information , call at QUINCY
ROUTE office , 15 Farnam Btreet ( Paxton
Hotel Ulock ) . or write ,
GBO. N. CLAYTON. Agent.
mi ; i > .
JOHNSONiBiac. . September 5 , U97. aged 7S
years. Father of Albert L. and William
10 Johnson and Mrs. A. Traynor ami Airji.
Carl Ucnsoii. Funtnil from residence , 2015
Hurt street , Tuesday , September 7. lb)7 ,
at t o'clock p. in. Interment Forest Lawn ,
GORDON'S ' TENURE OF OFFICE
Police Judge Thinks Ho Will Hold Until
His Snocossor is Elected ,
BUT THERE IS NO LAW FOR AN ELECTION
Clly Aitnrnry Ciinni-ll Snyn tlio Trriu
IrrM Next ' ,
> lnminrj' mill
tlmt the Mnynr Kill *
the Vnounoy. j
On the 1st of next January there Is likely
to be a very warm contest over the police
judgesblp between the present Incumbent ,
Judge Gordon , and the mayor , the city coun
cil and the city attorney. For while all par-
tics agree that under a recent decision of
the supreme court no election for Judge Gor
don's successor can bo held this fall , Judge
Gordon and City Attorney Connell differ ma-
torlally as to the procedure that ought to
follow this condition of affairs. The former
thinks bo. ought to bold over , while the
others think not.
The matter Is receiving some Attention In
vlow of the approach of the fall campaign
and election. Despite the fact that the now
charter reduces the police Judge's salary ma
terially , there nro nevertheless n number of
lawyers who would not mind occupying the
position and they hnvo been laying wires
with that end In vlow. All this Is labor
lost , however , as City Attorney Connell will
advise Mayor Moores not to Include the po
lice judgcshlp among the offices to be filled
at the coming election In his election
proclamation.
According to the constitution the term ot
the police Judge In metropolitan cities Is two
years. Judge Gordon's term of office will
therefore expire on January 1. Under the
old city charter his successor would have
been elected this fall. The new city char
ter , however , says that the police Judge , like
all other city ofllccrs , shall be elected In the
spring and shall hold office for three years.
There Is consequently n conflict between the
constitution and the charter , ono providing
for a term of two years and the other for a
term of three years.
This point came up when the constitution
ality of the city charter was tested In the
supreme court shortly after the election of
last spring. The supreme court decided that
the provision In the new charter regulating
the election of police judge and defining his
term of office was Illegal because It con
flicted with the constitution. As a consequence
quence there was no election of a police
Judge last spring and Judge Gordon held
over.
NO WAY TO ELECT.
The result Is Hint there Is now no pro
vision In the state or city laws for the elec
tion of a pollco Judge. Tlio constitution de
fines the length of the term of the office , but
says nothing about how It shall bo filled.
The city charter section providing for an
election In the spring Is void. Consequently
City Attorney Connell holds that the office
cannot bo Included in the number to be
filled at the coming election. The only way
that Judge Gordon's successor could be
elected this fall Is through a special election
and the city attorney holds that there Is no
legal manner In which such an election could
ho ordered.
lu view of this condition of affairs Judge
Gordon thinks that there Is a long tenure of
office in store for him. Ho takes the stand
that ho will bo police Judge until his successor
ser Is elected nnd qualified. No provision
regulating the election of a police judge can
bo Incorporated In the city charter except
by the state legislature , and that will not
meet until January , 1899. Judge Gordon
maintains that he will hold over until such
a provision Is passed. It Is not considered
probable that a special election will be
ordered In his case , no matter what the pro
vision passed la. Judge Gordon therefore
holds that If the office comes In the number
to bo filled In the fall elections of 1899 he
will bold until January 1 , 1900 ; and If the
office Is Included In those to be voted for In
the spring elections be will hold over until
the middle ot 1900 , the next city elections
coming In the spring of that year. In the
first case ho will have held his office four
yearn and In the latter four years and a half.
City Attorney Connell has an opinion , how
ever , that knocks out the position of Judge
Gordon. He maintains that Gordon's term
of office will expire on January 1 next , ac
cording to the constitution. Ills successor
cannot be elected this fall , but neverthe
less the office will be vacant. Since this la
so , and no one has been elected to the po
sition. It should be filled by appointment
by the mavor and city council.
This will bo the opinion that the city at
torney will give the mayor and the city
council. The result will undoubtedly be a
fight. Judge Gordon Is not likely to leave
his office quietly , and there Is no likelihood
at the present llmo that the council will
appoint him to the position , Inasmuch as
members of that body are complaining that
ho does not enforce the city ordinances rig
idly enough to suit them.
City Attorney Connell also says that the
appointee to the position will have to be
ono of the justices of the peace In the city.
There will therefore bo a scramble among
ihcse officers to get the place.
Venom InlinliMl wllli I ho Air ,
And Imbibed with the water of a malarious
locality , bcs still a certain antidote. Ex
perience sanctions confidence In Hosteller's
Stomach Ulttera aa a prevcntntlvo of this
scourge. All over this continent and In the
tropics It has proved Itself a certain means
of defense , and an cradlcant of Intermittent
and remittent fevers. Nor Is It los effective
for kidney troubles , constipation , rheuma
tism and nervousness.
The Union
Is running Pullman Palace Sleeping Car
dally , Omaha to Colorado Springs , Colo. , leav
ing Omaha on fast mall 4:05 : p. m. , arriving
Colorado Springs next morning 11:10. :
For reservations and full Information call
at City Ticket office. 1302 Farnam St ,
I'l'liMC I.IIIIIAIIYOTKS. .
The library Is closed Labor day , as on
all legal holidays.
Miss Ilortha liaumcr began service na at
tendant September 1.
The Omaha Public Library Bulletin for
September Is out and Is being distributed to
llbiary patrons. *
The September Bulletin , besides lists of
now books , contains an Interesting and timely
list of works In the library relating to Alaska
and the Klondike gold fields.
The book committee lost Friday passed on
a list of the books for fall reading and
made provision for replacing such of thu
books burned In the Rees lira as aru In
active demand.
The famous do-ath mask ot Napoleon , ono
ot the five In existence , Is now an exhibition
In the Byron Reed room. Thin mask Is from
the cast made by Dr. Antominarchl at St.
Helena , and through the great kindness of
the owner , Hon. J , M. Woolworth , has been
loaned to the library for a time.
An Invitation Is extended to visitors to the
state fulr to Inspect the public library while
In the city. The library proper , the refer
ence room , the reading room where may be
found upward of 100 newspapers and period
icals , the Ilyron Reed collection of coins ,
medals and manuscripts all will be found
of Interest ,
Librarian narrows announces that tlio
Omaha public library Is kept catalogued , up
to date , so far as all general publications
are concerned , In the card catalogue , on
printed cards. For explanations in regard to
the other cataloguing helps , IK , Indeed , for
assistance in regard to any book , article , or
subject , readers aru requested to consult the
attendants for all needed Information.
Statistics of the Omaha Public library for
August , I8i7 ! : Home circulation , women ,
7,925 ; men , G.2I9 ; total , 14.174. Juvenile de
partment , boys , 2.256 ; girls , L&97 ; total , 4.1S3.
Rciadlng room , women , 701 ; men. 2,300 ; total ,
3,007. Hooks , 332 ; magazines. 500. Byron
Reed room , visitors , 504. Reference roum.
visitors , 1,210 ; books , 18 ; reference books ,
1,500 ; total , 2.318. Hook borrower's tanls.
now registrations , 123 ; ro-reglstrailoim. CO.
total , 192. Hooks acccusloned. 74-
If you have ever xcen a llttlo child in a
paroxysm of whooping cough , or It you havu
been annoyed by a constant tickling In the
throat , you can appreciate tbo value of Onu
Mlouto Cough Cure , wblcU glvea quick relief ,
lice Sept. 0 1S97.
, . , .
About
School Suits
We ought to sell all of the school suits that will be sold
in Omaha this fall. But we won't. Some people arc
too proud to patronize "The Nebraska" and some are
such poor judges of value that they would pay $1.37
for a suit that is all shoddy rather than to pay $1.50 for
the same pattern in all wool. These people's trade we
won't get. We will get the trade of people who like to
make sure of wh xt they arc buying. Who are good
judges. Who don't want job lots , Who are not too
proud to save money when they can , We are better
prepared than ever to serve such people and we will
sell them school suits cheaper than ever before. Nearly
the wlio'tj ' of our second floor is now devoted to boys *
clothing and our stock is twice as lar e and twice as
attrac ive as it has ever been before , In our corner
window today you can see samples of some of our of
ferings. They will give you an idea of what we are
doing. Notice the knee pant suits at $ i 50. And the
long pant suits at $3.50 , They are for sa'e ' as well as
for show , '
BOON TO WOMEN.
Turkish , Tansv and Pcniivroyal Pills most oll'octti il FKMALIS
pills will KliLfHVK SL'PPKKSSHD , EXCliSSIVK. SCANTY OR
PAINFUL .MENSTRUATION Will briiiK menstruation sure lo
tlic day. Sent by mai securely packed , $1.00 a box.
HAHW'S PHARMACY , 18th uiid FtinmmStsi. Omnlm Nob.
_ E\/ERYGE _ INI y i N EJyyi NSJAV
Pat. Nov , ii , i&jo , June 3 , iSqi. Trade Mark registered Jan. a , 1853.
MOSTPat. ll.ido III Col Inn or Silk raslngj anil CuVoAHirENTS
MOST FLEXIBLE " CANNOT I
BEAUTifnii Beware of ( rorUilcu "imitations. UU3T
For Sale by iioyro.v yrouu , O.MAII.X.
SCHOOLS.
OLDEST , LARGEST AND BEST
Wentworth APPOINTED IN
Central West.
Military Academy , , MuJ.SANDFORDSCLLERS.Supt. l.K.MMJ'IO.N. MO.
HARDIN LADIES' COLLEGE & GERMAN CONSERVATORY
' "V 23th your. Unprecedented prosperity. 21 Professors from B Uul-
' | | ' | vcrsUScs anil 5 ISuroprim Coiincrvntdric * . A 81,000 1'lnno tot
llislc pupil. Gentian Ctiiiflcrintury nf ItliiHlu. Xuver
ilin , Dlrrctnr. Lnrecst. Cheapest liest.
Address A. 1C. YAKCEV , II A Street , Mvilco , Mo.
02I.4IU CONSERVATORY OF
p. , c
Violin , Organ , Harp , Mandolin , Guitar , Flute , Clarinet , Hassoon. Cornet , Harmony aud
Composition , Elocution , Shakespeare , Drama tic Art , Dolsarto ami Physical Culture. Ad-
ilrcss. H. M. .H1XKS , IIOYD'S THU.VTUIt , OMAHA , XBJI.
I10I1KMIA.V Tm.MCItS CKMJHII ATE.
Ioval Sex-lion OliMorves UN 1'tvcnIrtli (
A nil ! viTKiiry.
The local section of the Tel Jeil Sokol , Io- )
hunilan Turner society , celebrated theUvcn -
tic-tli anniversary of Its '
existence ) at Itroch's
hall on South Thirteenth street yesterday
afternoon. Great preparations have been
under way for KOIIIO tlmo past to celebrate
the event In a llttlng manner and tlio com
mittee having charge , headeil by Joseph
Mil : , did Its work In excellent shape. Un
der the direction of Mr. Mik the largo hall
was decorated from end tn end with Amer
ican and Bohemian flags and banners of the
order. Varl-colored bunting was twined
about the balustrades of the nailery and festoons
teens of the same were suspended from the
celling. In order to add to the Kila effect ,
quantities of green boughs and iloworn were
also placed In every available corner.
The program was opened uhortly after 3
o'clock by the Seventh Ward band , Georfiu
Green , leader , with a fatherland march en
titled , "Zdar Sokolnra. " Following this a
festival chorus by the Bohemian Singing
society , fifty strong , In short verses o > f native
airs , was rendered.
The oration of the day was given by John
Roslcky. The speaker spoke of the origin
of the famous socloty and then briefly
sketched Us career In Bohemia , and also the
great strides In membership made by it ,
both In this country and others. The local
section was touched upon , Its birth and Itu
rapid advancement and its future being out
lined.
The original Transmlsslsslppl March , by
C. H. J. Schabcr , was given by the Har
monic Xlther club , and a ( selection from
the "Bartered Brldo" was given by tlio
Women's chorus. Numerous select Ions by
the Seventh Ward band were pleasantly In
terspersed , together with numbcra by the
Harmcnlc Zither club. A piano solo by Miss
Olga Hayek , entitled "The Two I.arks , "
won an encore , and the calisthenics by tlio
women's class were also a pleasing feature
of the entertainment , "Lvl Sllon" WBB ren
dered by the Turners , and then followed
the event of the day. This consisted of the
exhibition of turning by tlio entire member
ship of thu society. Thu horizontal barn ,
wooden horso. high and long distance Jump
ing and other features were Introduced.
The evening exercises consisted of a
grand ball , In which over 300 members and
friends participated. The committee having
charge of the affair consisted of Joseph Mlk ,
K.V. . Bartos and V. V. Ulaha.
TO CIMB A COLD IN ONK DAY
Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it ( alls to
cure. 2Gc.
Will Hi-open HiiNliii-MH ill Dnee.
J * . O. Doup , proprietor of the mmtrois
factory at Thirteenth and Nicholas Htreela
which liurncd Saturday night , returned
yesterday from Iowa , nnd In an Interview
Bald : "While the nro resulted In an almost
total lotH to my plant , It IH ncaily fully
covered by Insurance and 1 Hliall nturl anew
as soon as I can llnil another locution. I
will be able to till all orders whMi wcie on
hand at the time of the lire nnd will then
also bo ready for now business. "
In this cunntctlon City i-iectncian
Bi'hurlg tiike exception to tlio report tlmt
the dm In the ma'tresH factory was ' -tiuwd
by the electric wires. He savx the cm rent
was uliiit off at 5 o'clock , and hn IH punitive
Unit the lire could not have bfiui marled In
the miuuitr ututed.
B
PERFECT
AH ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY ,
Usd by pcoplo of refinement
for over u quarter of a century.
SCMODI.S.
ForVOUNGR
WOMEN p
IllBhRiailo CK9sIcntf > cho6l. _ rary ,
. . ! c . , Art jin > o . Coitlflciuoailniitdo Welleily , BmUli ,
. , . ) . t . . Hoijone , Oiirnrpuiiilcni'O rnlldloj. For
r.1' . nUI.L UIA.S.I-rlc.Jifl ) onilIlolll.
DOG MEDICINE.
SPRATTO PATENT
We sell all kinds Dog Medicines--
Mango Ctiro fjQ.o
Distemper Cure COc
Soap for Killing Kleas 20e
Sherman & Ffic onncilDrugGo
ir.ia nonci : STUUIOT. - - - OMAHA.
.i' : oi < * in.ociv.
The Creighton
TOII1Y TOMHIIT
tiiiio. HI in.
Till'voomvAiti > riuATi < : it co.
SEA OP ICE.
All thla wool :
Den 11 & Jose
WeJnculiiy-TWO OHI'UANH.
'e ' Yhaitnp I'lixtnu K ISitrg
S lllctftQii MnliaiiorH.
TODAY , Jiit | TOVKillT , H | B _
Dun. A. Stuail'H U-IKCI/IIC plclurra of the
Gorbeft-FiizsimmonsContest
Uiijierlully niiructlvi- the Indlea.
Prices , Ke. We. 7c ! : 11.00.
WSJ..3iBaiaW8 ! S aj i5Sl8. SleSl-rfffli
lMiit CANVAS.
Farnam Street Near IStli
I'ltOK. ( n < : .VTItY'S fAMOUS
Dog and Pony Show
Six iilKhlH , to lii-iilii Monilay ,
Sciitrinher IIIlii .Mil II ne en ,
Tiii-Nilnj , Tliiu-Hilny unit
Sat. ill -litd p , in.
AdverllBfd iiiul iiprcMcntt'il in pvvry
drlnll. ccjiulLicleil unit munnKi-d tn It
thoroUKlily llrnt clum manner anil rut >
r&nUfU and cmtnrtrd by | | IH very bfut
pcoplo rvrrywhrrc. nml now In Its U-ntli
yeur nt ciintlnurd kuierim.
AiliiilNKliiui ( 'lillilreu , 1Ou |
AllllllH , . ( ! ( .
Illhdnil
llou < jl < t
Street ,
OvIUV.
< J M'UAM.V I. ) OAT.0.
Aincilcnu plan , W.&ti | i < \ day up.
Kuiopeuu p an. 11.00 per dny up ,
J. K. MAUICKI , A 30V , I'roK ,
BAUKEE& HOTEL.
TIIIHTIili.Vril AM ) .IO.MJ.S STHEIS'IS.
149 ruomn. tutlin , ttcJni heat und all modern
convenience. Ituttu , 11M onO K.OO prr dity
Tvtlo unexcvlU'l. bpeciul low rati > > to rtsula *
boardrru. UICU. UVlITIt ,