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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1898)
Av 11 A n"\r 01 1 QOQ TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANTJAKY 25 , ISOSr FUNDS TO RUN THE SCHOOLS Board of Education Resolves on Its Probable Needs , REQUISITION ON THE CITY COUNCIL Bnrrlnl Medina I'Uew Uie Amount of . . ( lil l nt * inr , < MM , of ifir.ri.ooo u to iiu ItnlKcil liy Levy. t The special meeting which the Hoard of Education lield last night to discuss the school levy was not n largely attended af fair. The bare quorum which was present when the gavel fell was slightly reinforced later on , but tbo attendance of councllmcn and citizens wns limited to Councilman Lo- beck , who took no part In the proceedings. This being the case , the question of tbo levy was easily disposed of. illurgoss offered the following resolution , which was adbptcd without extended discussion : Hcsolvcd , Tbnt this Hoard of Education , in compliance with section 4,875 of the Com piled Statutes of the Htuto of Nebraska of 1897 , report to the city council the funds needed for the support of the public schools , tbo purchapo of school sites , the erection nnd furnishing of school building , the pay ment of Interest upon bonds nnd outstand ing warrants nnd tbo creation of a sinking fund for the ensuing year , as fallows : Kor the support of tbo public schools.$37GSOO Kor the i-rcclloM and furnishing of school buildings Si.000 For the payment of Interest on bonds 9SoO Tor the payment of Interest on war rants 3S.pO For the creation of a sinking fund. . . 20,000 Total amount required to bo fur nished $ I3 : > , OW And Unit the president and secretary of this board be and are hereby Instructed to ngemcnt , thn table * la unreliable and mis leading In many respects. For Instance , the table makes It appear that , In the city wherp the paper making the report la published , the cost of educatloi t > cr child as for the year reported. $20.60 in an adjoining city , $2 .SS ; while In Omaha the cost Is given as$29.76. . The facts are l.iat In the two cltleo referred to the cost Riven Is that for each child enrolled , while the figures for Omaha nro thosu for the cost of each child In average , dally attendance The number enrolled Is always much greater than the average number attend ing school each day , so of course the cosl estimated upon enrollment Is always much less than that estimated on average dnllj attendance. The coat per child In Omaha on the mine basis as that quoted for the other two cities was J22 , n very different showing even upon the basis used for the comparison , which , as will be shown later , Is not the best basis. The table makes It appear , too , that In the two cities referred to the number of children per toncher Is 43 , while In Omahn It Is only 37. The returns show that. In the two cities , 43 Is the number of different pupils enrolled through the year to each teacher , while the number reported for Omaha Is that In average dally attendance for each teacher. The Omaha number cor responding to that given for the two cities 'Knfollment Is not a reliable basis on which to count expenses. Vslng It , chil dren who are In school only a few days In n year count as much as tboso who attend the year through. The only satisfactory basis Is tbo average dally attendance , which determines 3iow many desks , school books and other school supplies must be provided , how many school rooms must be warmed nnd cared for and bow many teachers must be employed. FKOM TWENTY-FIVE CITIES. Inquiries were sent to all cities ( except one , located In tbo far south ) reported li tbo census of 1K > 0 as having 100,000 and not moro than fXW.OOO people. . Also to three other olUca of a little less than 100.0CO , lull Included In tbo comparative table rcfcrrcil to above. If tbo four cities having more than &X > ,000 people bad been Included the showing of the replies would have- been more favorable to Omatia , for In each the co-U of education per pupil would have been moro than here. . From these twenty-live cities. Including Oniah.i , tAfnty-four have reported up to this time. The summary of these reports Is as follows : furnish the city council with a copy of this resolution. ' HJASIS OF ESTIMATE. Tbo following statement was also ( lied to indicate the Items upon which the estimate contained in the resolution were based : Advertising , $ 323 Hooks . . .f. , " 00 CnrlsitfO and Icnin work 1.-03 Census enumeration 1,000 Construction 23,000 Drawing supplies v TOO Klcctrlc power f.OO Klectlnn expense 1,700 Kxamlnlnp committee. ! - " > Express 4 u' ' ) FnlBht 330 Fuel , W,5' ' 0 Furniture A 1,500 Improvements & .OCQ Insurance premiums -100 Interest on bonds and \v irrants .13,200 Janitors 25,000 Klndci'Kartcn supplies 1,300 lAlfit f"0 Maps , charts nnd globes BOO llet-seiiKcr service 20 Music supplies liWW I'ligc service - > Piano repairing nnd tuning 100 Postage " * > Printing L O Kent ( IJavenpjrt site ) 500 Jtopalrs , material and labor 25,000 Salaries of olllccrs and clerks 10UK ) Kinking fund 20.0W Stationery 3,100 Supplies 2i > UO Teachers' salaries CO > 0 , $ Telephones -100 Miscellaneous OJ To apply on dcllclt ' . 3 Total $153,003 FlKurlnK the receipts from saloon licenses at $250,000 , acid the state apportionment at $50.000 , the council Is expected to provide $155,000 , less the protablo receipts from police court fines and Rcneral licenses. The department of household economics of the Women's club asked for tbe ue > o of a \acant room ki one of the school buildings. The request was refused. County Superintendent Bodwcll was Riven the use of the assembly room for a conven tion of tbo UoiiRlas county teachers to be held early In February. Tlio committee on teachers and ex-imlra- tlons reported that Immediate measures must bo taken to relieve the overcrowded condi tion of the Lake school. On motion of Johnson the superintendent of buildings was Instructed to have either the Fort Omaha or Pleasant annex moved to the vicinity of Lake and flttcd up for use. COST OF 'run OMAHA SCHOOLS. Siilirrlnd-iult'iit I'ourmGiven Some fiiiiipnrUoiiM ! Other Cltli'N. Superintendent Pearso Iras prepared n dolnllcil report of tbe conditions as they exist , -with a comparative showing of the cost of education In Omaha nnd In other cities. Ilo endeavors to show that some lirovlouNly promulgated comparisons In which Omaha appeared at a disadvantage were misleading. This Islut be says : A short tlmo ngo an article containing a comparative table , showing school expenses Jn a number of cities , was published In one of tbo dally papers of u Minnesota city. Tbe Omaha Hoaid of Kducatlon , as at pres ent organized , IHIH wished to know the tine conditions , in order to verify or disprove tlm facts as nut forth In the table referred lo , hutem of Inquiry were sent to each of the thirteen cities mentioned In the table , and to a number of others. The rcplle.s to Ihvso Inqulilcs are now In tlio olllco of the lioard of IMuenllon. Tno statements are hlgnpti by responsible olllcvi'i * of the Hoards of ICdticatlon In the cities named , and aie open to the Inspection of tiny Interested citizens of Omaha. The table was , no doubt , published In entire - tire Kootl faith , and iiccoidliig to tbo best l.nowlcdge of the person making It , but the figures recehccl show that , us Is usual In compilations of the tort , madu by persons not familiar ultli the details of school man. Awarded Highest Honors World' * Fair ; Gold Medal , Alidwinter Fair. A Pure Grape Cream ot Tnrtar Powdar. 40 YE/vRS / THE STANDARD , From this It will bo seen tbat of the twenty-three chics cloven spent less per pupil In average dally ntcndanco than Omaha , while twelve spent more ; a show- Iny which places Omaha below the average In the cost of conducting .schools. FACTOIIS IN ! TIID COST. Two facts , which must bo noted , ( would excuse a mueli less favorable showing for Omaha tbnn Is made nbovo. First , Omaha Is a scattered and not a compact city. The 140,000 people here ore spread over twenty- four square miles of territory. If they vvero living upon only eight or ten square mlle. < i tbo cost , both of the tchool and of maintaining the city government , would be very much less. An Idea , of bow much moro expensive It Is may be gathered from tbo fact that In some of the suburban schools the cost Is as high ns J40 and even $ . "iO per child In avcrngo dally attendance , while for tbe larger schools In well popu lated parts of the city tbe cost Is only $17 or $1S. Second , Omaha provides for all pu pils the text books , pens. Ink , stationery and other necessary articles for .school use In many cities this Is not done ; pupils buy their own. Most ot the cities In which the cost of education Is lower than In Oinn'ia do not provldo free text books and sup plies. The plan of free text books Is n good one. It makes the schools really free. The plan Is growing In favor and Is becoming more , general. The community can provide the books and stationery In thU way at one-half or one-third the cost that Is neces sary where Individual pupils buy. The cost , however , appears In tbo record of school ex penses and Increases them somewhat. In economy of instruction none of the cities rank * better than Omaha. Only one ranks asAell. . The number of pupils In averaqe dally attendance , to each teacher is , in Omaha , 20 ; In Newark. SO ; In the twenty- three other cities reporting It ranges from 3S lo 27. In many of tbo cities reporting a lccs ex pense the ciuseB are easily seen ; In some the Information at hand Is not full enough so anv cnn ° o can be. assigned. In Detroit the expense Is less than In Omaha. In Detroit rOO.COO people live on 20 square miles , 10,34:1 : people to the square mile. In Omaha 1-10,000 people live on 21 square miles. 5,533 people to the square mile. This difference In dtjislty > of popula tion would causa a much greater difference In cost than Is shown. Milwaukee" show * a cost per pupil that 1st less. In that city , however , 210.000 people llvo upon. 22 squuro miles. lO.fOfl persons to the mile , as against 5.S31 In Omaha. Mil waukee docs not furnish free text books and other necessary articles of scnool use. Hoehcster quotes a les expense. In that city 103,000 persons live on IS square miles , D.10G to the mile , as against the fi.833 of Omaha. Itochestcr does not furnish free text books or school supplies. ' ST. PAUI/S SITUATION. St. Paul shows a lows expenco , St. Paul Is a scattered city and the expense there Is low for their conditions. They have been and still nro In dlro financial straits and have used temporarily heroic measures wblc'i cannot be. permanent. It hns been In some directions like shortening Fall by chopping down the masts. It may servo the turn In a storm , but navigation Is not likely to bo satisfactory when the storm Is over. St. Paul does not provldo free text books and school supplies , Kansas Cltv t'hoAS smaller expense. Tbat city has 100,000 peole upon 13 square miles , 12.S07 to the mile Kniis-as City does not provldo free , text books. Cleveland shows less expense. There the population la 211,2 1 to the mile , Cleveland does not furnish frco text books or sup- pile ? . Indianapolis shows less expense per pupil. In that city 10.000 ncrsons dwell on each square nillo. In Louisville- where pxpcnsn Is less , the population IH 10,000 to thei mile. That city does not supply free , text books or school stationery. Jersey City , showing- ! e < " * expense , has Ki.OOO people to the Kiuiro mlle and supplies text hooka and school btntloncry only In p.irt. So the comparison might bo continued. A more compact population would bo the most frequent cause of difference. Not furnish ing free text books and supplies -would frc- ( iiiuntly appear ns a cause. r'wcr ' salaries to teachers ( Omaha pays lower salaries than tlm average ) In some cases catiso the dif ference , A Finuller yearly Interest charge would appear In many cases. The showing Is one for which the Board of Education of Omahn has no occasion to apologize. Tor an expenditure of money , which , In eplto of conditions. teinlltiK to cause n larger expense , Is less per pupil In attendance than the average for the cities of the country , thp people of Omaha have Rood schools sehoululilcli are In all quar ters ranked among the best. They are not "cheap'1 schools cither In qmllty or In cost , but they show n management that U pru dent and more economical than In most cities. In the item of Instruction no city In the country can make a better showing of economy. In providing for the expense of another year It must not bo. forgotten that about 1.100 moro pupils nro In school now than were In attendance one year ago. It la not at all Improbable that the crowd which will Hock Into the city on account of tbo exposition ) ns noon as warm weather comes will so Increase the. number that uo. fhnll llnd It necessary to provide for over 2,00) more children than were taken care of tn the schools lasti year. If the same rale of cost rontlnuoH It will bn necessary to provide from f.M.Oi'O ' to JOO.OCO more for carrying on tlio tic'ioolg than ' . \as expended last year. Sorlnl A social hop was Riven by Mondarnln lodge , Fraternal Union of America , tit the Patterson hall last night , The muslu was furnished by Mondamlu I.oi ! ; , No. 3 , or chestra , under the direction of Prof , lit ChrlHtensrii. The executive committee WHH competed of Dr , A , B. Mack. J. W , Doran , Guorga llobsltcr and Mrs , Mary Desmond. BY 1U Lightning's Wings Fastened to tbo Words of Oommsrcs Herjaflor. WONDERS OF THE SYNCHRONOG3APH Ileport on ( ho American Invoiitloi \Vhloh HUM Achlovotl Mnrvcln In i ( lie 'I'm n mil I ml ( i 11 of Attention cf students of science In general anil of telegraphy In particular , has recently been attracted to the synchronograph , the very successful Invention of the two young Americana -who Jiavo the credit for having Invented a method for transmitting Intel Ilgence by telegraph many times moro nan- lilly than Is done under tbo systems now ti general use. The Inventors are : Albcr Gushing Crehore , I'h. D. , assistant pro fessor of i > b > slcs at Dartmouth college , am George On en Sciuler , Ph. D. , first lieutenan of artillery , U. S. A. , and Instructor In Department partment of Ellctrlclty and Mines , United States Artillery school. In a report to the postmaster general o the United Stales , which was read at tbo recent annual meeting of the Franklin In stltute , Philadelphia , the inventors tell o the tests of the synchronograph mailo 01 the telegraph lines of the Urltlsh govern mcnt during the kst summer. TJils repor Is of such general Interest concerning the perfection ot the telegraph that some per Uncut excerpts are herewith reproducer. ! . In April , 1897 , a paper was read before the American Institute of Electrical Engi neers , describing the general principles o the synchronograph ani the experiments ut that tlmo completed In developing It. Tht next step desirable was to test the system upon long telegraph lines hiving consider able distributed capacity , the length of the only line used up to that time being thirteen miles. Since then opportunity lhas been pre sented to make these trials on actual lines of considerable lengths and bavlug JllTorcul distributed capacities. Through tbe courtesy of W. IT. Prcece , cnglneer-ln-chlef of the Drltlsh Postal sys tem , every facility has been afforded for conducting the experiments on the telegraph lines of the Urltlsh government. The tests were made over loops of varying lengths from the general irastonice , London , Where both transmitters and receivers were located. The tests were made on August 8 and 23 , 1SU7 , wlien the lines were available through out the day. Tbo longest loop tried wis 1,097 miles , from London to Glasgow , Aber deen , U.'lnburgh , and return to London by a different pole. RESULTS ON WHBAT3TOXE RECEIVER. It was found In tbe course of these trials with the different apparatus that It was possible to operate the Wheatstoue receiver without alteration by means of the syn- t'hronograph , and a. test -was made over the longest line to compare 'the cfllclency of the two transmitters when operating the same receiver under Identical conditions of line. The surprising result was discovered that the synchronograph could operate the Wbeatstono transmitter on any line , pro vided the mechanical limit of the receiver Is not already reached. The Whcatstonc syhtem operated from Lon don to Aberdeen ordinarily employs two automatic repeaters to Increase the speed. Without any repeaters the eynchronogrciih operated the Whcatstone receiver over this line practically up to Us mechanical limit. By the synchronograph method of trans mission It t'lus becomes possible to operate Whcalstono receivers at the present speeds without repeaters anywhere In the IJrltish Islands. Ono of the most Important results of the trials to be described has been to pmphoslze the probability that the slno wave possesses superiority over other forms of wave for any cpccd , slow or fast. On August 12 , it was decided to try the synchronograph with the Whcatstone re ceiver. Tills was done , and without any al teration of the receiverwhatever , It rcstxwdcd readily to each wave of current from the alternator. Messages wore then correctly transmitted and received. This was dune by two different methods. First , the messagen were Interpreted by the portions of current omitted , the omission of a single mark de noting a dot and two marks a dash , the marks themselves meaning spaces. Second , the presence of the marks was uaed for dots and dashes , end one mark denoted a dot wbllo two or three consecutive marks de noted a dash. The marks are all regularly fiwced and the eye experiences no difficulty In reading the dash , even though It Is made up of two or three separate consecutive marks Instead of a single long mark , since tbo length or the dash Is of moro moment than tbo continuity of the mark. These pre liminary tests developed the fact that mes sages could bo received by the Wbeatstone receiver in. the laboratory faster 'with the symtironogrciih than with the regular Wheatstono transmitter. INCREASE IN WHEATSTONE SPEED. The present perfection of the Wheatstono system Is much superior to that obtained with the original Instruments , This Improve ment Is duo to Mr. Prcece , who has gradu ally incressed the speed from 100 or 200 words to COO words per minute. On the longest line tested , 1,097 inllea , the Wheat stone transmitter and receiver ssnt over this line 185 words per minute , voltage 100. The synchronograph and Wheatstone receiver sent over te.ils line 510 words per minute , voltage 21C. cells In parallel. The syochroiio- graph with chemical receiver sent at the frequency of 723 , or the limit at which It was safe to run the alternator. This result was higher than expected from the approxi mate law Indicated by tbo preceding trlala and a reason for this was sought. The line was broken at Aberdeen and records were still received. It wan then restored at Aber deen and broken at Glasgow , when as before no record was obtained. The cause of this was thought to bo the Inductive effect of that portion of the line beyond Glasgow , where the Iron wires going atid returning were un avoidably voon tbo same poles. The results of the experiments described show that the use of an alternating' electro motive force , which does not rlso suddenly and fall off as abruptly as Is the case with tbat of most transmitters , but which libCB gradually from zero to a maximum and lulls again to zero as gradually , Is the best kind of wave for use on actual lines with dis tributed capacities. The synchroiiograph , which employs this kind of an alternating electromotive ) force made and broken always at tbo neutral points , has thus far proved to bo belter than other transmitters for the transmission of electrical waves over a given line at any speed , Blow as well as fast. An examina tion of the various methods employed for Increasing the speed of working on sub marine cables shows not only tbat In such methods the waves are made of equal lengths , but that an e'ndeavor Is made to compensate for the square tops of the elec tromotive force waves of the transmitter , which Is usually accomplished by the aid of condensers or auxiliary electromotive forces Judiciously arranged In shunt circuits. In other words , the attempt Is made by these devices to approximate a slno wave as nearly as possible , while the remedies which can la ) applied by such means at best only ap proximate thU form of wavo. The syn chronograph adopts a smooth wave , ap- iroaohlng practically the elne wave In form as Its fundamental principle , and supplies a simple method of using the waves gen- crated by an alternating dynamo. ADVANTAGES OF SYNClIHOXOGnAPH. The substitution of tbo aynchronograph for the Whcatstonu transmitter on the identical lines , 'using the eamo receiver In each in stance , shawod a speed of operation by tbo synchronograph about three-fold faatcr , pro vided the mechanical limit of the receiver waa not already roaohcO. The cause * ) of thU great Increase In speed are dlfforwices in the vavcs which i > auj"through the receiver ; slnco ho only way by which the Identical receiver can distinguish between the transmitters is Royal Baking Powder is economy itself. by differences In thor-actual waves received There arc at 'least twtr > o uges which nccoun for the slower speed with the WheatsUm transmitter , the fact that different frequcn clcs or wave Iength nr used In the trans mlttcr and departuretrain tlio slno form o wave. Another cause for gain In epceU by tb syncjironograph Is tho.fact that hlRheroll ago waa permitted -with It than with th Whcatstf.ne transmitter * alhouih ; it 1 ? dim cult to estimate the.proviso amount of gain duo to this. The synchronoRranh and the AVheatuton receiver will operate on a line 1.7 times a long at the name speed , as the Wlicats'.on eystcm. The curves arts Hinlto.l to C03 words which Is the mechanleal Hmll ot tlio receiver With copper wlro MO inuniU per mile , th synchronograph can opcrtto to the limit o the Whcatstono receiver any distance les than 1,800 miles. The Wheatstono systc-n using the Kitno # lri can oporatu to the cam limit any distance Icjs tluu 1,260 in 11 PS. Tb eynehronograph will operate the \Vheitston receiver at a speed ot 125 words per tnltiut on n line 3,000 miles long of 800 pound cop per -wire. ( This Is as high speed as Is no\ used with Wheatstono systems In this coun try , and no repeaters ere required In cas of the eynehronograph , FURTHER EXPERIMENTS PROPOSED In view of these trials with the Wheat Mono Instruments It will bo of Interest to extend the experiments to other forms o Instruments nuch as arc now used or inc. posed for cable or automatic working. Tbt gain In speed expected la less than with the Whcatstonfl system , since In long cablea th transmitters ue > ed already employ waves o equal lengths. It was In'ercstlng ' to observe whether n high frequency current , such as was used In these experiments , pcasVig In n conllsiuou loop of 1,000 miles rouEh a tblckly-scttlei country , would jauso any material disturbance anco In the telephone circuits of the region but no sucn disturbances wtrt reported , al though orders were given for this to be noted. It Is believed that the government core and operation of the toligiaph would po\o a great DeiVill. tn the poopli o. ' ths I'n ted States. The iia'in.ilplvloii octwciM thl ? service and thn gene-tl ins'al scrvlco ic- qulrco that they should bo under the earnc department for tne most c-IIlclent auj eco nomlcal mninagonn.r- Tlie m M > very of tliu Day. Aug. J. Bogol , the leading druggist o Ehroveport , La. , says : "Dr. Klng'a Now Discovery Is the only thing that cures inj cough , and It Is the best seller I have. " J P. Campbell , merchant of Safford , Ariz. writes : "Dr. King's New Discovery IB al that Is claimed for It ; It never falls , and Is < x sure cure for Consumption , Coughs and Colds I cannot say enough for Ita merits. " Dr King's Now Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds Is not an experiment. It lias been tried for n quarter of a century and today stands at the head. It tiever dls appoints. Free trial bottles at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. Tin * Potter of llrmly Cnnli. A clothing snlo that will have the true ring of reliability In every detail. A clothIng - Ing . sale that has good reasons for Us existence. Hero Is the story In a nut-shell : Winter clothing at this late day Is of llttlo value to a manufacturer. Wo made a "cash-on-the-spot proposition to a few of the most reliable manufacturers and it was accepted. Tno merchandise la In our store. Sale begins Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. 'Men's ' $7.50 Ucavcr overcoats at , $3.93. Men's ? 7.50 Frieze ulsters for $3.93. Men's $10 all wool Kersey overcoats at ? 5.00. * Men's $2.50 all wool pants for $1.25 , "Men's " $3.50 line pants at $1.75. Men's $5.00 very line pants for $2.93. Boys' 23c knee pants at 5c. Hoys' GOc all wool knee pants for 25c. 'Boys' ' very finest up to $1.25 knee pants at 50c. HAYDEN BROS. TALKS ' .VIIOL'T THIS KLONDIKE. HIiiMtrnteil Iipcdirc on- the Alnskuti Cold I.'iulilN.- A Iccutre , Illustrated by various con trivances , was given on the Klondike last night by Edward Shields , who has spent the last ten years In Alaskan travel. Pat terson hall was crowded with those Inter ested In the subject and the theme was eet forth with the aid of a powerful stero- optlcon , about fifty views being presented fortunate In selection and development. A projectlscopo was also introduced as a feat ure of tbo program. Mr. Shields opened with Portland , Ore. , as a starting point and with Illustration and description convoyed tbo audience through the Intermediate steps to the SItka g''aelers and the separation of the Skagway and Talya trails. The first route was ttaced over the Chllcoot pass to Lake Lln- deman and so on to Dawson City. The Skagway trail was then considered by way of Lake Bennett and finally to the same terminus. The hardships of travel were pointed out and no encouragement was Ulven to Intending pilgrims unless they were abundantly supplied with a grub stake. A price list of common articles on the Skagway trail was given of consider able magnitude. Horscshoo nails were quoted at 23 cents apiece. Apples brought $1 aplcco and the biro of a double team was valued at $25 a day. Miss Helen Lamnr , an elocutionist , Is of Mr. Shllds' party and gave a strong dec lamation upon the "Sailor's Return , " aided L > y a series of Illustrations by the stere- opticon. Charles II. Whiting sang a solo upon "Tho Stranger's Story , " Illustrated in ; ho same manner , which-was generally ap preciated , j IIA1.I < - MATHS SOUTH. Via ( lie KtiiiMiiH City , IMUMmrK & Onlf Iliillroiul. Tickets sold EVERY DAY during January to all points on the "Port Arthur Route" south of Gentry Arlc , for ono faro ( plus $2) ) the round trip. For rates and all Information call at "Port Arthur Route" office , 1415 Fnr- uam street , ( Paxton Hotel blcck ) or write HARRY 13. MOORES , City PCBS. and Tkt. Agt. Omaha , Neb. * ! > ' Ion . IlnmvNeckrrN ru I'M M. Tickets will bo sold on the first and third Tuesday of February and March via the Union Pacific to po'nts In Kansas and No- i > raska ; points In Colorado west of and In cluding Lcadvllie , Sallda and Alamora ; points In Wyoming west of and Including Larainlo ; points In Utah ( except en Southern Pacific jorripany ) points In Idaho cast of and Inclini ng Welder and Market Lake ; also Ontario , 3re. Minimum selling rate , $9.00. For full Information or tickets call at city ticket of- ko , 1302 Farnam street. .V I'nrndlMC fiir ' .Siiiolfern [ 3 the Parlor Smoking and Library Car on tlm Now Pennsylvania Limited. The buffet provides the cigars , the cosy chairs and loungers , a place to stretch out , and the dally papers and cholco works of fiction add to the solace. H. It. DURING , A. 0. P. Agt. , . ' 48 South Clark St. , Chicago , will furnish the Information about the now train , IIIOMIVvni , in : limn ( JUT- HiVorUcMl mi ( Mil Trick with a Mod ern Variation , Requisition Capers were received by tbo chief of dotectlvca last night for the con veyance * to this city of Alexander Henry , arrested In Council Bluffs last week for > resuming on the confidence of Frank Handy in an Incoming train just outsldo of the Jnlcn depot. In hLs company was also ar rested Tom Brcnnon , who did not ask for requisition papers , and In now In tbo city ail. ail.Tho The game worked by tbo men bore no mark of originality end Involved the coffin of a dead relative. Henry entered the train a short distance out of the city and found Brennan and Handy seated together. Ho asked Urcnncn for a loan of $11.50 In order o spare him the embarrassment of aban- lonlrg the bojy to tbo taggago master. but tbo latter only had a check for n large mount and referred the stranger to Handy. earnest assurances of reimbursement were nado tnd Handy had gotten no far as to : ount the money out when he waa struck ) > the similarity of tbo occurrence to some old newspaper story and hesitated , Ho Mid bat ho was not eulllclently satisfied as to ho stranger'n standing In the community , lenry taw hU plena going awry , and selz- ng the money ho hurried to the dcor and eaped from the train. Ho was charged with larceay from the person. DREXEL- SHOE CO , A Shoo Sale ( it Thoao Out Prices Can't ' Help Drawing the Crowds , WOMEN'S ' S4 TURNED BUTTON SHOES 98C No One- Attempts tn 'Meet Onr 1'rlccn The People Know It Therefore a ' Continued Crtnril In Our Wo plnco on sale tomorrow 100 p lrs n ladles' white kid sill tiers with cross str ( i nd white satin bows at flOe n pair. Sample ot them In our west window. Tomorrow wo load m > the 9Se tnblo nnow with cholco bargains for ladles nud misses Tlio balance of the ladles $2.BO and $3.00 bronze strap slippers go on sale at 9Sc. All the ladles' $4.00 ncd $5.00 enamel am French calf lace shoes go for $1.98. All the ladles' $5.00 patent leather , tan and willow calf shoos go In ono lot fo $2.60 n pair. Ladles 'cloth lop oxfords that were J2.00 are now 9Sc. Misses' $2.50 lace shoes with wide toe arc $1.25. Men's kid slippers and ties that were $2.00 are now all plied c i ono OSc table. Boys' and youth's shoes fill another table with "your choice for 9So" displayed above them. This Is a clearing sale for us and a money saving sale for you. A lot of children's $1.25 spring heels , sizes 6 to 10 , are now "Be. A table full of ladles' warm lined slippers 9Sc now regardless of their cost. The ridiculously low yrlces wo have put on many lines of shoes Is done to close them to the last pilr as well as to maintain our reputation as the greatest > alue-glvlng shoo store In the > \cst. A man's genuine box < -alf , rubber Inserted solro , our regular $4.00 shoo , for $2.48. The same shoo In vlcl kid , calf lined , rub ber-lnscrtcd soles , $5.00 and $0.00 lines , for $3.50. $3.50.Wo'vo Wo'vo taken all of our ? G.OO and $7.00 patent leather , enamel leather , vlcl kid French calf , pointed toes , and bunchcc : them at one price , $2.98. All of our $1.50 nnd $5.00 geciulno box calf , calf-lined , doublc-solcd shoes , $3.48. AH of Hanan & Sons shoes , double sole cnamc-1 , that have been $7.00 , now $1.93. All of Ilanan & Sons box calf and winter tans , double-soled , calf lined , the best win ter shoo ever sold for $0.00 nnd $7.00 , now $4.93. All of our boys' $3.00 pointed too , welt soles , $1.75. Same shoo In youths size , $1.23. All the boys' $2.00 and $2.CO pointed toes , $1.23 ; youths , 93c. Our boys' steel clads , solid ns steel , Tuesday at $1.50. DREXEL SHOD CO. , I 1419 Farnam St. The Mercer hotel will bo opened for bus iness February 1 under the management of Dick Smith. Regular boarders can secure special rates by applying at once at the hotel. l-'nst Time. TliroiiKli Cnrn. via the UNION PACIFIC ! to Denver , Salt Lake City , San Francisco and Pugct Hound points. For rates and full Information call at City Ticket OIP.ce. 1302 Farnam Ei. ciuniiAr.i ; HOAUII WITH A IIISTOIIY. Grorive W. Ili'slon' * Itcllc of the DIIJ-.N of the Ili-lK-lllon. George W. Ileston , an employe of the county clerk's office , has a crlbbage beard that bo would ! not Bell for Its weight in gold. Tlr.s board Is not prized so highly bo- causs of Its Intrinsic value , but because of the history that center * about It. When President Lincoln Issued his first call for voluntccis to go south In the parly 'GO's George W. Heston , then a young man , was living in Philadelphia. About this tlmo ex-Senator Edward D. Unkcr of Cali fornia visited Philadelphia and commenced he organization of a regiment. 'Colonel ' Uaker bore all of the expenses , clothing and equipping the men. Mr. Ileston was onu of the first men to enlist and In May , 1SG1 , ho went to the front with the regiment , going IB a three-months man. Ho was In several jattles and during the following summer was captured at the battle of Ball'B Bluff ilo and "his fellow soldiers were taken to Uchmond , where they were thrown Into . .Ibby prison , remaining there seven months and tbrco da > s. It was while In this prison hat Mr. Heston made the cribbage board that ho now exhibits with so much pride and which bears the following Inscription 'Made In LIbby prison at Richmond , Va. , In the fall of 1SG1 , while a prisoner of war. It ) was made out of a piece ot a tobacco box ! a penknife and a file being used in Its con struction. " Speaking of the board , Mr. Heston said : 'It was a thing that gave mo much pleasure urlng the seven months of my confinement. Willie in prison I had nothing to do and playing crlbbngo wan the only pastime. 7 < layed Sundays and week days and from early morning until night. When I pai.3 away this old board will be handed down to ny children as one of the moat valuable of heir heirlooms. " Cook's Imperial Champagne Is an extra dry vine of a delicious and fruity flavor. Mo menu Is complete without It. Pullman Tourlx ; .Sli'rpcrN. cave Omaha dally for Ogden , San Francisco , 'ortland and other western points via thn UNION PACIFIC. For tickets and full Inforamtfon call at City Ticket Office , . 1302 Farnam St. TIII3 lltl AI/rV .11A UK 1ST. NSTHUMRNTS placed on record Monday , January 21 , IMi" : WAHUANTV DBI'TDS , C. C. Westeruanrd nnd wife to J , N. Uarnott , o H lot 21 , Oak Hill No. 2. . $ 1,000 J. J. Stock nnd wife to H. 1' . Gillette. n 7'4 feet of w ' / s ' , { . and a 714 feet of w 110 feet of n 1.6 block Q , Shlnn's 2d Add COO J. A. Nelson to 13. U Nelson , lot 12 , block U , 1st add to South Omahn COJ QUIT CLAIM JJK15DS. \ndrew Mllm ex ft nl to Alice Wln- blgler , lots 13 nnd H , block 1 ; lots 10 , 11 nnd 12 , block I , Woat Side add . . . . a ) S. 13. llalney and husband to Anna Van Bchanck , n Vj lot 1 , block 10S , Omaha 1 3amo to Dm 111 a Van Schaack , s > , sumo ,4 1 DI3KDS , Sheriff to V H. Ivaodorlch , lots 2 and 3 , block 3. Hillside ndd No. 1 4SG Sheriff to Itnndolph Savings Imn ) ; , n 14 lot 20 , block 2 , Httwttiorne add rx ) Total amjunt qr transfers $2C3S Go to California Sensibly , cheaply , quickly , comfortably with ono of tlio liurlluxtun overland cx- curhloiis. 'J'lit'y luavo Oinaliti ut4)5 : : ) every Tliursiliiy afternoon In clean , inotlern , not crowded tourist sleep- ors. Through to San I'nuicl.sco anil Los Aiih'vlea without change. 1'or- ter with t'ui'li car. I-JxcursIon inana- KIT with each parly. licrths $0. Tlclsots $10 , Call and K.H full infonnatlon , ficketOfflco , J , D , nCYNOLDB , P < L > * A T. Dee , January 21 , 1S9S , inne Tn n bright lUUc wet on tlio map 3 > ; itioitt Jialf trrijTicttcccn hero nnd Jlcavcn. The temperature irp there In frequently below Kcro tttlll it tn con- aittcrcd a hot town. In her i/otiny tUty * Jlinntc lean a H7 i/little fflrl nnd used to lie inthctuitnc t'clifflonti clans wltfi St. TtnncN and St. refer , and a few moro of the Hdinffi. Of late yearn , hoircrcr , n/iehanncon enttiitff if ; * considerable , wcariiiflony drcNHcn and thinnn , nnd generally going at a pretty fant gait. Shecrcn went no far an fo Hhow her hceln to Saint JranF. A deputation of the bent onnincnn men of Jtinncapolin are invited to Omaha thin tt'cc/f to ttizc tip our Great Tranntninninnippt and JTn- fcrnafional 1'J.rponifion , and incidentally to partake of Omaha'n hospitality and goodchecr. It'c bid them the oentofthctiincn. Jf there arc any clothing incrchanfn in the party we offer them the freedom of The Nebraska and anything elnc we own aronnd town. We will be pleased to show them through the livcst and brighfcnt establishment in the bnninosn and if they think ire are selling goodn too cheap for comfort well we don't lay them under any obligationn fo follow our example at home. Speaking of getting rich , we don't make much projlt on thone all wool mitts , marked four dollarn. in our Xarnam St. window-cant. In Minneapolis they would cost you about G-fO-ff. I Ko 'Laxative Dronm-Qulnlnc , wfc Fell llr 23o CntenretH , we Bell i9C 23c Ilromo Seltzer , we soil iu ISO Allen's Toutpnsec fell 19o 25o Ruby 1'cnrl Tooth Soap , \\e Bell ] | o 25o Chamberlain's Cough Cure JJu 53o ( 'tutor's I.lxcr PIllR. we sell 12c S'c Allcock'a Tornua 1'laslcrs , wo Bell IV 250 Plfo's Con".itlon [ Cure I8o 25o Mennen's Tiilcum I'nnilcr Ilo Wo KUInrt's HjsprpHla Tnlileti S2e ; 0o Pyr.imld 1'llc Cure , e sell 34c 50 ? Syrup of Klijn , we tell 32i- S o Yule's race I'owder. we sell 32c We KlnB't New Discovery , wo sell 33c Jl.OO Scott's llinulalon , we Eell C7e tl 00 Wine Cnrilul , we tell Clc Jl.GO I'li-rco's Tavorlte I'lcscrlptfon , we .ell. . C2c 10 I'ros In Throat fc 2 boxes Menthol CoURh Drops for 5c tl.OO Nu-to-Ilac , wo sell cic ! iic Swan1 * Down Powder , wo ficll Ho V > o "XVontUmrv's Facial Soap , we sell lie WJc Malted Milk , wo sell , zye Jl.OO S. S. S 7ic \Vrlte for Catalogue. 13 ir.Kt DoilKc St. , Oniiilin , Xeli. SO Highest Awards OVDIt ALL AA1URICAN AND IJUUOPIiAN COMPETITORS the best POROUS PLASTER WA ° n Jrles of scientific einortl rcpresentinc the high- ostdmelopmonl of iimdlcalpraclliwiinilthotlinutand * of niltrerprs relieve Isnuiianlmoiulydocido ftUNSON'S ' the beet Porous Planor. you Imvu the suiebt Kunranlcu they will rellero tlio nllmcatsfor ublcb the * nio rec- iimmciidod , nhctnsr ijciMlcD , Luinlmk'o. lljckncho. Muscular llhoumatlsiii , P.rurHy , Pnmunonla , Olbcr .iitiRanaCnett Dilhcultluf , KIJueyAllfctluiis , etc. llio only clllclonlly iiicdicuteil iilantur And external remedy worthy of confidence. Insist upon a UIIX.SON. PrlcoSJ Cents. Outnt nnd start from VAXCOUVUK , VANCOUVI2H Is tlio easiest place on enrth to gut to. . VANCOUViil Is the neaicst port to Alaska. " . VANCOUV13II goods are the cheapest and best. . VANCOUVER Roods pay no customs duty , belns Canadian made. Olid nut manuf.ic- tuicd In the Status. S. VANCOUVER freight. Is last on board , nnd thercfcirn IH first dlscmbarlied. Practical men will note this point. 6. VANCOt'VKR tun ? Its own stcameis , and nil north-KQlni ; steamers us well Call nt VANCOUVER. Maps and Infoimatlon free from \V. C > OUniir , PI-ON. llotinl of Trnilo , vA.vcorvisu , n. c. I I DUFFY'8 PURE MALT HilillSKE ? All Druggloto. WOOnnURY'S Facial Boap. racial Cream , nml Kaclal Puwdcr rhould be used by every ono thu Millies a Rood cjinpluxlon. A Fiunple of nch , cufllclcnt for 3 w elite' lice for 2U cents. OH.V 1 . WOODIJUUY , 127 West 4 ! < I tt. , N. V. 6O-OO-O-O-O-O 9" The New York Dental Go's .Tbo oiilv Instltutldii in Onuilm tbat c-xtraets ti-olli WITHOUT 1'AIN l , half tbo usual foe. Everyone Needs Dental work clone It's an niisolntc i necessity. No 115.0 to fear pain any more. Don't licsltato on account of . Ilnanccs , Our prices are within your ristich. All work Ktiarantocd. York Dental Co , , iU. ) ChHMMKIt , JIgr , IGlb and Douglas Sis. Over Cart- I wrlgbt's Sboe Store. Sundays , 0 to 1 p. m. Lady attend- : dant. Q 6OO-O- O-O-OO-O-O OO-6 SaDDDDDDDCDuDia j Of Catarrli and other Chronic Dls- I oases ls given by Dr Sbepard after i the most approved methods , Frco I consultation and low fees. Those 1 who deslro arc welcome to call and I 1 I Inspect the largest and best equipped I I i olllcos In the west. I I HSHEPAHD MEDICAL INSTITUTE u' ' _ JSJ1-312-313 N. Y. Ufo IMir. Tel. 113S. can run presses and electric light dynamos with GAS and GASOLINE Require no engineer , arc felinplo , economical nnd powerful. Please write us for pamphlet. W. P. Callahan & Co. , Dayton , O , DR , [ Vic CREW IS Tilt ONLY SPECIALIST WHO TI1KATS ALIi ' Private Diseases tttftkBtM M Dliordtr of MEN ONL.V 'JO Ynara Uiporlonco. 10 years In umaliii. Hook Kreo , ( 'oninlta * tiouKroo. Iiox704 , ol Hth and I'amam Bts , OMAHA. DlnterN formerly IJS.OO . i-il ( o $6.00 llrinvii mill fJrey .Shetliini ! UH | < TN foi-iiii-fl > ljlh.r Diire IKMV All wool Clilnclillln Overrun IN ,1 , formerly tfl4 ( ri-ilueeil In i/i3U | llliiillliicl.Melton - Melton OvrrcnntH ( Vfrr \ reilueeil frnni ljit.no : lo iplUt\JU DniililillreiiHleil Meltiiii ( Ivei'ciinls n re IIIMV only . . . . . . . . , IleiliiellniiH for jitirjioNG of purling ullli 1M > 7 overrun ! * for ( In ; lien- elU of Hie ne iv erop of lMSOnr of lli rlnlil limx of tltlx Nlorii IN "not iit eiuuiilior mvny Konil * " unleNH form ! lo. A Illiernl reduction IH lemilIiiK | > linn lileil II In flntineliilly llliernl , Dolliu-N I'riliieeil lierr , lire ncliiul hnln : : lo ( lie linyer anil not men ; JIIK- Klini ; o ( fnney flKiireH. FJ'Iiere arc Mi o kej note to Illiernllly. I.llieriil nxo of neiwiiiiper lo nllrnct ( hi : Kiioiv-notlilntr , anil JlliornI valiiuN 4o allraut IIiu ? ir . ( ) ( ) Otercoalx for 7.tIO IN v rllrn ( for HID IciuMV-nolliliitf , liceiuiNO Hiieh ( Iiiiic IK IniiiONHllile. An overeoal rriliieed n dollar or two nl- trael I ho luHMv-nnjnetlilnir , lieennxe II apiiealH lo reavoii , JiriO ( ) OturuonlM reilneed ( o tf'.fif ) are HKely the Ideiitlrnl Molil lieru at Ifd.OO that old formerly al K.OO. Tliu UNiial ulury of fakvry.
