THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. NOVEMBER UO , 1805) ) . 5
PROGRESS OF THE SCHOOLS
New Departures in Methods of Instruction
Within the Past Year.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
fttiuly of Plctnrrn nnil Art lulu Proven
IntcrcKtliifc nnil Prolltnlilc Meth
od * DculK'ieil In Triiln the < ) ! -
nmntloti of the YnniiR.
Superintendent Pcarse ban filed with the
Hoard of liducatlbn his annual report on the
work of the city schools for the last year.
It deals with all Important phases of the
conditions of the ochools and discusses in
an interesting vny some new departures in
the methods of Instruction.
The total enrollment In the schools was
3C9 greater than that of the year before , ex-
elusive of the number added by the estab
lishment of night schools and despite a
slight falling off In the number of children
of school ago In the city. The average num
ber belonging , however , decreased three.
This plight decrease and the absence of the
increase naturally expected from Increased
enrollment , was doubtless duo to the small
pox epidemic'and nilIts attendant circum
stances ; and the same cause , combined with
the unimual severity of the winter weather ,
cut down the average dally attendance no
ticeably.
On account of the falling off In dally at
tendance the cost of maintaining the schools
per pupil Increased , although a number of
other factors , such as Increased fuel bills ,
increased vacation pay to janitors and res
toration of reduced teachers' salaries , also
contributed to the same result.
One of the many undertakings of recent
years to render school life as attractive as
I possible to tb'n children Is the use of plc-
turea In the school rooms. Until lately the
few pictures that adorned the walls of school
rooms and balls were very likely to bo some
kind of cheap , gaudy chromo or print. The
picture movement has been scarcely less
concerned to banish these as to Increase th
number of good pictures. The Omaha Wo
men's club , through Its art department , has
been of material aid in arousing Intcrcs
among school children In artists and goo <
pictures , an Interest which exists among both
pupils and teachers. It hns not In very many
cases been possible to get expensive pic
tures , though a good many engravings and
largo Imported photographs are to bo found
nut reproductions , by wood engraving am
photographic processes , have been procure !
in largo numbers through the efforts of the
pupils and are scattered through every
school.
The Influence of thcso pictures has been
noted particularly in two ways. An in
tellectual Interest has been awakened In the
study of the picture , in the artist , his per
sonality , his tlmo and his principal themes
But beyond this the pictures have been felt
The beauty , the dignity , the sentiment have
appealed to the children and often movec
them without their consciousness of the fact
Unpromising and apparently dull pupils have
often taken a deep Interest In thorn when I
scorned that no other part of the school worl
would ! "
Sclenee Lecture * .
Lessons in the elements of natural science
sometimes called ' 'nature lessons , " have be
come part of the work in most progressive
schools. These sciences are not taken up
systematically or by the use of any text
book , but the common animals and insects
and plants and the common phenomena of
nature which present themselves to the ex
perience of all arc studied in a simple , direct ,
experimental way. Such of the reasons for
the phenomena are talked over as the chil
dren are prepared to discover and under
stand. The caterpillar is watched through
the various changes of Its career until it Is
flitting about as a handsome butterfly. The
beetle , the ant , the sparrow , the kitten , the
seeds and leaves and flowers are all brought
Into the school room and the children study
them Instead of hearing about them.
The theory is that benefits come In at leasl
two ways. The children learn something
about the common things in nature with
which they will bo brought in contact moro
or less in their dally lives ; they get a pleas-
nnt interest in them and a habit of seeing
tbo things that are about them. Further
than this thcso studies put thoughts Into
the llttlo heads and furnish valuable ma
terial for use in number lessons , language
lessons and in other work of the school.
The most serious drawback to this work In
the schools has been the deficiency of the
teachers in this very knowledge. Botany ,
zoology , entomology and ornithology , per
haps physics and chemistry , farmed no part
of their studies In the high school , the nor
mal school or the college. Realizing this
tho.Omaha teachers last fall organized them
selves for the purpose of getting some of this
kind of instruction. They contributed the
necessary funds and appointed a committee
to take charge of the expenditure. Prof.
s Charles E. Bcssey of the University of Ne-
hraska was secured to give a scries of les
sons on plants and Prof. Lawrence Bruner
for n ecrlcs of lessons on Insects and birds.
Fifteen of these lessons were given in all ,
itho teachers meeting qn Friday afternoons
in the assembly room at tbo city hall to re-
celva the Instruction.
The matter was entirely voluntary on the
ON BflBY'S FACE
MothorAshamed to Toke Him Out.
Everything Failed to Curo.
CUTICURACurcdin3Days.
I have had ray baby tick with his face full of
tlngwonu , and tried everything and failed , I
wag aibamed to tale him out , for every ono would
look at him. I was told to get CimcunA. I got
it on Wednesday , and by Saturday Ills face was
nil dried up. Now I cuntako Lira everywhere. I
cannot Bay enough ubout CUTICUIU. If pcopla
only knew about how hit face looked a week ago ,
And ecu It to-day , they would never bo without H.
The pcopla In the houte can tell you bow his
face wae. and how It IB to-day.
Mits. J. FOTTKR ,
Oct. 8,1803. 831 So. Flr t Bt. , Brooklyn , N. 7.
' CRAZY WITH ITCHING
Eozoma on Head. Got into Itho Eyei.
Doctor & Institutes Could Not Curo.
Cured In 2 Months by CUTICURA.
r I hive been troubled over two years with
eczema on the top of my head. It Qnt started to
itch , something tierce. My doctor Bold It WBS
eczema , nml treated mo for six month * , with
failure , BO I tried more doctors , but they did the
BJtme , I tried u New York Institute , which treated
meforslx months , but could not reach any further
than ( ho rest. I bad it n erse than from the start ,
as it commenced to get lu ray ryi-s , and nearly got
mo crazy with Itching. I noticed your ad > cr-
tlsomcnt In the N. V. World , and thought I would
try Gtmcuiu remedies. In taa month' tmtJ (
diil not know f Au < / hail any trouble at all , and
I feel like a new man now. AI.FUBl ) UKI6EL ,
Oct. 12,1893. 62S\V.48tiiBt.N.Y.CIty.
CCTICVIU KIIIIPIISsrs bejoudnilfoult thegrcttcit
lUn cuiti , blood putiam.snd humor icratillet of mod-
crotlmct. Vfsrmbatai wllhCi-Ticuiu 8currcntl an-
olnUnfi with CVTICIIU , puiettof cnotlUDlskla cum ,
< i mild dowi of Cuncuii Ititoirtsr , frcaUit of
humor tipcllin , lure cand thouundi of CUM where
uffuloi wu ilmoit beyond cndunact , ktlr llfclcu or
II tone , dliflturimcDl Hrriblt.
Bold throughout Iht world. rotr D. iwo C. Coir. ,
fropt.Ikutga. "UowloCurtETITJDklaUuuurMn .
part of the teachers ; no one was required to
contribute or to attend , Those who did not
enter the classes did not contribute. The
fact that about 326 out of something less than
400 tcnchcra In the schools paid their money
Into the fund and from 250 to more than 300
were present at each of the lessons given
speaks as unmistakably as anything could
of the Interest and professional spirit exist
ing among Omaha teachers.
Komv > ? I'ontnrcM.
Among the various new plans tried during
the year In the different schools , two have
nrouacd widespread Interest and Inquiry. A
visit by the principal of tbo Kellom school
two years ago to the "dill" School City , In
the city of New York , and n talk with Mr.
0111 , the president , suggested n trial of the
plan In Omaha , Mr. Gill's Idea Is that by
.a definite organization along the lines of the
I | local Eo\crnment under which they live
( children will bo enabled to get both knowl-
! ] cdgo and practice of the duties which will
fall to them In later years as voters and
officeholders. A Kellom School City was or
ganized In the fall of 1897. The operations
of this school city were confined to the up
per grammar grades the sixth , seventh and
eighth and the organization conformed In
its outline to the municipal government of
Omaha. At first elections were hold once a
month ; later they were made less frequent
and hold only once In two months. The offi
cials elected were mayor , city clerk , pollco
judge and members of a city council.
1 In Mr. Gill's opinion , and the same view
was taken In the experiment In Kellom
school , It would bo undesirable for the chil
dren to be divided into political parties
along the name lines as their fathers , but It
was necessary to provide some ? method of
making nominations , so that a choice might
bo offered between two or moro candidates.
So two artificial parties were created , the
"Rights" and the "Lefts , " and committees
were appointed to take the place of primary
elections or delegate conventions in nom
inating candidates. An effort was made to
have each child vote for the candidate be
considered the boat , regardless of party.
The plan Is certainly useful for the end
Eought in its use in the Kellom school , that
Is to say , In giving familiarity with the form
and details of government under which the
children live. It has not been made a "self-
government plan. "
The fiocond of theeo plans Is known
among the teachers of the corps afl the "Lin
coln school spelling , " because the plan was
worked out In the Lincoln school of this
city , Miss Jennie Rcdficld. principal. The
plan and Its results have awakened much
Interest among the teachers , and it baa
been adopted in whole or in part in many
of the schools. According to it , the lefKon
Is prepared ono day and recited the next ,
the pupils writing It on slips of paper from
the teacher's dictation. These papers are
collected and marked by the teachor. Those
which are correct are placed on file , while
those containing errors arc laid asldo for
correction. Immediately after the papers
are collected , preparation for the ncx $ day's
'
lesson la beg'un. The teacher assigns the
lesson and one clnee Is sent to the black
board with the books. These pupils copy
the lesson , numbering the words carefully.
They explain all new words by drawing
pictures to illustrate the meaning. H Is
interesting to note the ingenuity used by
the children in Illustrating words with ab
stract meaning , such as truth. Inspiration ,
etc. , and it is amusing to see the variety of
Ideas they possess. They delight in this
picture work and forget they are learning
orthography thereby.
During this tlmo the members of the class
In the scats give oral sentences containing
the development of the words of the lesson
In course of preparation. Tnese sentences
must tell exact truths and the children
are encouraged to tell those things that
are both Interesting and Instructive. They
are , obliged to use the exact form of'the
word given in the lesson. This impresses
on the mind , incidentally , the use of the
auxiliary verbs , the agreement of the subject
with the predicate and tense. If any word
bo difficult of comprehension or unusual
the sentence containing it may be read from
the book. The members of the class at
the blackboard return to their seats and
the errors in their work are marked. The
members of the other class then go to the
board and the sentence work IB done by
those who have just returned to their seats.
The plan reaches far beyond a mere spellIng -
Ing lesson. It Is more a study of word
analysis , an exercise In the use of reference
books , and a practice In telling exact truth.
Dictionaries are used by all pupils above
the third grade.
REV. MR. HATCH'S LECTURE
TnlkH niitertnliiliiely About the
Louisiana 1'urelinne find the
Old Trillin.
'
Under the title of "The Romance of Geog
raphy" Rev , F. A. Hatch gave a lecture at
the Plymouth Congregational church Friday
evening which touched upon a subject rather
now to the lecture platform. Going back to
the woman's pride that indirectly led to our
acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase , the
explorations and the pioneers of that vast
empire were recounted In vivid language ,
and then some tlmo was given to the stories
of tbo Santa Fe and the Platte River trails ,
with Incidental reference , to the part Omaha
has served as the rallying point of Indians ,
Mormons , plainsmen and tbo Union Pacific
enterprise.
The acquisition of tbo Mexican concession
and of Oregon afforded an opportunity to
descant upon the politics that pressed those
sections upon public notice. The perilous
trips of agents of the old fur companies , of
Whitman and Lieutenant Glllcsple across the
continent furnished opportunity for bits of
eloquent description ; and such facts as that
the cost of the. public domain acquired by
purchase and cession has been only 4.7 cents
per acre , or a total of less than { 90,000,000 ,
while wo have sold only throo-hundrcdths of
1 per cent , a quarter of what the whole cost ,
served to enlarge tbo Ideas of tbo untold
value of that daring act of Jefferson's. Ref
erence was made * to tbo work of the mis
sionaries , and hearty tribute was paid to
the women who crossed the plains at risk of
Indians and the unknown dangers to help
make tbo homes , which after all measure tbo
true wealth of a state.
MRS , ROGERSWILL | _ IS VOID
Ilnxtcr Ileelilen She AVe I.nlior-
Under a Delunlon Wheu She
Slened the Document.
Judge Baxter decided yesterday that the
ate Mrs. Clara Rogers was laboring under
a delusion when ehe made a will bequeathing
ho greater part of her property to St.
lames' orphanage , cutting her husband off
vlth only a life Interest In two houses.
Judge Baxter delivered a lengthy opinion
n reaching his decision. Ho reviewed the
evidence from both sides , bringing out all
of tbo moro striking features. Ho touched
at length upon the letter left by Mrs. Rogers
n which she accused her husband of at-
euiptlng to murder her and it was probably
lilo letter that convinced Judge Baxter of
he woman's insanity , for there was a vol-
inio of evidence to show that Mr. Rogers
iad always treated nU wife with affection.
Thu suit was brought by A. T. Rogers ,
husband of the deceased , and her brothers ,
J. W. , Kdwnrd and Albert Whitman. St.
'times' orphanage was represented by an
attorney.
Tbo Usuo was to determine if the will
should bo admitted to probate , and , accord-
ng to Judge Baxter's decision , the docu-
ncnt was not admitted , Unless a higher
court overrules this decision , St. James' or
phanage lodes Us bequest and the estate of
the deceabed will be disposed of fn the usual
way , just as If no will had been left.
MAJOR MULFORD'S ' DUPLICITY
Deserts ths Wlfa Who Won for Him His
Shoulder Straps.
HE MARRIES A SAN FRANCISCO BELLE
RmhnrrnnNlntr Complication In the
MnJor'H Uliorcc Proocoilttm" I"
Omnhn IJcerce Not ou llccord
In nidtrlct Clcrk'n Ofllcc.
Major Harry B. Mulford's romantic mar
riage at tlcno , N'cv. , last Tuesday , na told
in press dispatches , may be to him a re
bounding boomerang that will dim the luster
of his gilded shoulder straps ,
The day prior to his marriage , Anna Belle
Pope Mulford , the first wife of the major ,
appeared before Judge Fawcett in this city
and obtained a divorce from her husband.
Major Mulford was not represented In court ,
although legal notice had been ecrvcil , and
i default was entered. But the major has
not paid the costs , so thereIs no record
In the district clerk's office to show that
he has been legally separated , and slnco
his recent marriage the question of legality
arleos. Many lawyers soy that under pres
ent conditions the major has two wives.
Major Mulford Is well known in Omaha ,
having lived here for ten years prior to
the late war. The announcement of his mar
riage has caused much adverse criticism
from his erstwhile friends , for it is a gen
erally accepted fact that Mrs. Mulford was
faithfully devoted to her husband. She la
highly cultured and has n strong mind. She
was ambitious for the success of her hus
band , and to her moro than to any other he
owes his promotion to the rank of major.
She enlisted the influence of prominent men
in Omaha , among whom wore Edward Hose-
water and Senator Thurston , on behalf of
her husband's promotion , and supplemented
thla effort by a personal visit to the White
House , where she pleaded as only a woman
can plead , that her husband ba given the
place ho now holds. Summing It up briefly ,
the discarded wife placed the straps upon
the uniform of Major Mulford. Although
Mrs. Mulford was the plaintiff In the divorce
proceedings , it was established in court that
she had been deserted.
I.lfc n Harden to Her.
In her petition Mrs. Mulford set forth that
for two years past her husband had treated
her coldly , but she was inclined to forbear In
the hope that sunshine would return to their
household. She did not relax her efforts for
his promotion , but after the triumph was
achieved it Is alleged that ho became more
cruel than ever and heaped numerous indig
nities upon the trusting woman.
At lost she decided It was useless to trust
him further , and on October 5 , while the
major was In Omaha on a furlough , ehe filed
suit for divorce through her attorney , John
H. Groesmpn. The major went back to San
Francisco , where ho was stationed , and the
case came before Judge Fawcett last Monday.
Mre. Mulford is at present In Washington
City , visiting friends. She will be notified
that the divorce decree is not on record , and
if she desires , It is within her power to have
the pending decree annulled , and then Major
Mulford will find himself in too midst of a
most unpleasant entanglement. It Is said
that he had due notice to pay the costs in tbo
case , but that he did not attend to It. The
dispatches say that Major Mulford has Ballet
from San Francisco for the Philippines , am !
ho Is now well on his way across the water.
At the district clerk's office , it is regarded
as possible , however , that the major may
have mailed the necessary cost fund from
San Francisco before starting , and that the
letter has been delayed.
.When Major Mulford was In Omaha at the
time of the filing of the divorce suit he
agreed to pay his wife $75 per month alimony
out of his salary , which Is said to be $205
per month.
AVhut J till ce i MTrcett Snyn.
When Judge Fawcett was told of Major
Mulford's marriage , he said : "Yes , I granted
divorce to Mrs. Mulford on the allegations
she presented In this court , but if she should
appear before me and ask to have the decree
set aside , I would do so In three minutes. "
Friends of Mrs. Mulford are so Indignant
on account of what they term/the / flagrant
conduct of the major that she may possibly
be Influenced to take action to render void
the decree. It is alleged that by reason of
the abuse heaped upon her Mrs. Mulford Is
almost an Invalid. To one of her sensitive
dlBnosltlon. such cnnrtnnt n 1 Mmrirml
against her husband was trying upon her
nerves. It Is stated In her petition that ho
had for years absented himself from home
of nights and evinced absolute Indifference
as to her feelings. The Mulfords were
married In Washington City October 17 ,
1888. They have one child , 4 years old. The
little one Is with the mother.
San Francisco dispatches say that Major
Mulford married Miss Nellie Martland , a
member of the San Francisco "four hun
dred. " They first met at the Presidio when
Major Mulford was stationed there with the
Nebraska volunteers. That was of course
before the action for divorce had been
started here , but the major courted and won
the California butterfly , and the marriage
took place at Reno the next day after he bad
been appraised by wire that the divorce had
been granted. It is eaid , however , that he
had been previously informed that the de
cree would not bo recorded until cost con
ditions bad been compiled with. The new
Mrs. Mulford did not go to Manila with her
husband , but It is understood that she is to
Join him there later. Why they went to
Reno to have the marriage ceremony per
formed is not stated.
Tlmo was when Major Mulford was popu
lar in Omaha. The gracloua Influence of
Mrs. Mulford was a factor largely In his
favor , thus the current indignation on ac
count of his matrimonial escapade.
SAFEGUARD OF LIFE AND LIMB
Council ninctiMHea Ordinance 1'ro-
lioiied to Govern the nandlliiK
of Exilolvv .
A long and Involved ordinance governing
handling of explosives was considered by
the council Informally Friday night and will
probably corao up for passage this week ,
The need for such a measure was first
pointed out by Councilman Blngham shortly
after firemen working at the Allen Bros , '
fire were killed and maimed by an explosion
of gun powder. In accordance with Mr. Blng-
ham's suggestion a committee , consisting of
the chiefs of the fire and police departments ,
tbo building , plumbing and license Inspectors
specters , was appointed to draw up an ordi
nance to remedy the laxnees conceded to
exist.
The committee used a similar ordinance of
Now York City as a model and adopted its
provisions largely as regards dynamite ,
nltro-glycerino and naphtha. Strict precau
tions are also outlined governing the sale of
kerosene and gasoline , and It Is provided
that no sale shall be made to persons un
der sixteen years of ago without a written
order from parents or guardians. The pur
pose of this restriction Is to avoid any con
fusion in the sale of the two fluids , similar
In all respects except explosive qualities.
The storage of explosives is provided for
by rlcld conditions which several members
of the council believe will Involve a hard
ship upon grocers and others. The route to
bo observed In hauling or conveying danger
ous compounds through the streets Is also
marked out , *
The question of an Inspector constantly re
ferred to In the ordinance was discussed at
some length. The council does not wish to
create another inspectorship and a plan was
favored by which the fire chief should bo
PO authorized with the privilege of appoint
ing deputies from the department for his as
sistance. Several members expressed the
opinion that the inspection provided by the
etato law should bo sufficient. The ordinance
places a great deal of power In the hands of
the Inspector and several'members felt that
hit ; duties should bo more plainly Indicated.
Several other defects were pointed out ,
which will bo remedied by tbo committee
on fire , water and police , In charge of the
measure.
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE MEETING
I'erninncnt Quartern for the CItili Arc
Hfttnlillihed In the Mlllnrd
Hotel ,
There -were between thirty-five and forty
people present at a meeting of the Patriotic
league In the committee room at the Millard -
lard hotel last evening. Among them were
Cadet Taylor , W. A. Saundera , Sam Watkup ,
E. D. Simpson , Henry Knodcll , 0. S. Ambler ,
K. S. Fisher , Hugh A , Myers , Carr Axford ,
C. E. Tuttlc , H. L. Robinson , George Wit-
turn , J. H. Butler , P. J. Barr , J. L. Long , M.
Y. Stnrbuck , E. A. Evans , J. T. Wilson ,
Crawford Kennedy , J. H. Berger , I. S. Has-
call , J. C. Trouton of South .Omaha and a
number of others.
At a previous meeting a canvassing com
mittee comprising about twenty-five men lo
cated In the different wards had been ap
pointed to enlarge the membership , and some
tlmo was devoted to listening to reports
from the different wards , forty-six names be
ing handed in for membership. They were
elected to positions on the roll.
It developed that membership Is secured In
the club by an agreement to pay , some 60
cents and others $1 , per month for the main
tenance of the organization.
O. S. Ambler reported for a committee on
permanent headquarters previously ap
pointed , to the effect that J. E. Markcll had
offered to the club the ueo of suitable rooms ,
with furniture , light , heat , etc. , free of
charge , the club room proper to be located
on the third floor of the Mlllard , with the
use of the ball room on the fourth floor and
the committee room on the first fl ornhen -
over they were needed. The offer was ac
cepted and a committee brought In Mr. Mar-
kell , who repeated his offer and was made
the first honorary member of the club.
A written request " for a change of night of
meeting met "with no responsive action for
the reason stated that it would be better to
consider that matter later. It was stated
that when the headquarters have been es
tablished members can visit the rooms any
day or evening , for they will be kept open
permanently.
C. E. Tuttle suggested that now that the
club has members , headquarters , money and
no expenses , the work of organization should
begin at once , suggesting that the executive
committee consider a plan that contemplates
a ward captain In each ward and a lieuten
ant In each voting precinct.
I. S. Hascall also favored Immediate or
ganization. He said that In the next election
there will probably bo no question of Im
perialism , as the Filipino government has
about oil fallen Into the hands of the army.
Down in Alabama Senator Morgan Is about
to light a duel with the opposition candidate
/ for the senate. The latter Insists that Morgan -
/ gan Is against Bryan. Morgan Is against
Bryan's Ideas , but does not want to be com
pelled to say so In Alabama , although ho is
doing what he can to knock Bryan down.
J. H. Berger complained because the ob
jects of the club had not been exploited by
the Omaha prcse , and favored securing the
nld of a weekly paper on Harney street for
bringing the club before the public. The
editor of the paper was present and ex
pressed his readiness to bo made use of. He
said he would be glad to "enter Into arrange
ments" with the club for that eervlce. *
Geo. Noland , Rockland , O. , says : "My wife
had piles forty years. DoWitfa Wlch Hazel
Salvo cured her. It is the best salvo In
America. " It heals everything and cures
all skin diseases.
SADDLERS' STRIKE SETTLED
Marks Bros. ' Men AVI 11 Rename Work
Monday Mornliiir < ln Good
Feeling.
The visit of Secretary-Treasurer Conine
of the Leather Workers' union to Omaha has
resulted In a settlement of the labor dif
ficulties between the firm of Marks Bros ,
and its harness and saddlemakers , who
have been out on a strike for several days
past. Ho and a committee of the Leather
Workers' union met -with members of the
firm during the afternoon and evening and
at 11 o'clock last night a settlement was
announced , whereby all of the men will
resume work Monday morning. It Is under
stood that most of the demands of the men
were conceded. The best of feeling Is re
ported to prevail on both sides. Both have
been anxious for a settlement and the firm
has not sought to employ other men while
the old ones were out.
The four unions of printers , pressmen ,
nressfceders and bookbinders , who are likely
to bo involved In the threatened
walk-out on account of differences over the
wage scale incident to the inauguration of
the nine-tour day Monday , will meet
this afternoon to consider the1 situation
that confronts them , and at the same time
the local typothotao will be In session at
one of the hotels. It is considered possible ,
but not altogether probable , that the day
will develop some way out of the Impending
trouble that will bo satisfactory to both
sides.
A Hodcarriers' union was organized last
night at Labor temple with 'an encouraging
membership.
A committee of the Central Labor union
is trying to arrange for a lecture In this
city by Eugene V. Debs at an early date.
nucklen'H Aiiilca Snive.
The best salvo In the world for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcere , salt rheum , fever
fores , tetter , chapped bands , chilblains ,
corn * and all skin eruptions , and positively
cured piles , or no pay required. It Is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 2G cents per box. For sele
by Kuhn & Co ,
POPOCRATS WILL PONDER
They ItccoiiNlder Ilenolutlonn Itelnt-
Ins < o Democratic Perfidy and
Will Walt AiThlle.
Tbo row over tbo distribution of the ap
pointive offices under the new fusion officers-
elect has aroused such an interest that Sat
urday evening's meeting of the populist
county central committee was largely at-
ended. It was a miraculously peaceful meet-
ng , but the committee had scraped up an
other populist who would not object to a po-
Itlon with sure and good pay. It was
Charles Cohen , who was recommended for
a position in the office of the clerk of the
district court.
Then the committee became magnanimous
and reconsidered and recommitted all retio-
utlons passed In tbo heat of passion con-
ernlng tbo failure of the democrats to keep
bo party promlsea as to the division of the
polls , and will leave them In pickle until
after the officers-elect have made their ap
pointments.
During the evening steps were inaugu
rated for a social during the coming month
n recognition of the first anniversary of the
organization of the Peter Cooper club , to oc
cur at , the club room on Howard street.
You never Know what torm. or blood potion
will follow constipation. Keep the Ilyer
clean by using DeWltt's Little Early Risers
and you will avoid trouble. They ara
famous little pills for constipation and liver
and bowel trouble * . > . _
WHAT NEW YEAR WILL BRING
Hazards of Bail road Bmkeman's Dangeron
Calling Considerably Curtailed.
SOME NEBRASKA ROADS NOT QUITE READY
Intcrntntc Co m in INK I on Jlny Kxlrml
llic Time , but the Stnte I.niv llr-
cuincN HITcctlvr on the l-'lrnt
liny of > ew Your.
The secretary of the Interstate Commerce
commission has ecnl out notice that , tu
numerous railway companies have , applied
lo the commission tor a farther extension
of the tlino within which to complete the
equipment of their cars anil locomotives
with automatic couplers anil power brakes ,
as required by the act approved March
2 , 1893 , relating to the equipment of lo
comotives and cars with safety appliances ,
a hearing will bo hail before the commis
sion nt Its ofllco In Washington December
6 , 1899 , at which time- and place all per
sons Interested will have an opportunity
to be heard In person or by counsel ,
whether for or against such extension , and
may forward by mall any nnidavlt , state
ment or argument bearing upan the ques
tion.
tion.Tho
The original act of congress providing
for the adoption by the railroads of safety
appliances to guard against loss of life
among employes fixed the date upon which
the railways should have such equipment
completed , but gave the Interstate Com
merce commission power to extend the tlmo
upon a sufllclcnt and definite showing. Just
before the law was to become effective , on
January 1 , 1898 , the commission dU grant
an extension , bringing the limit down to
January 1 , 1900. The applications now on
( lie contemplate n further extension of a
year , carrying the date to 1001.
Meantime , In 18 ! ) . " , the legislature of this
state enacted a law to the same end , de
claring that after January 1 , 1S9S , It should
bo unlawful for any railway within the
state to put In use any freight , passenger
or way car not equipped with safety or .
automatic couplers or drawbars such as j
shall not necessitate the going between the '
ends of such cars to couple or uncouple
them , or any engine not supplied with a
proper and efficient power or drive brake.
It also required that trains shall bo sup
plied with a sufficient number of cars car
rying automatic brakes to enable the engi
neer to control the train without having the
brakcmen go between the ends or on top
of the cars to use the common hand brakes.
A penalty of from $500 to $1,000 for each
offense was provided for violations of the
act and It was declared that any employe
of a railway company Injured by engine ,
train or cars used in violation of the act
would not bo considered as waiving his
right to recover damages by continuing In
the employ of the company. The act did
not apply to cars received for transporta
from companies other than those of
this state which arc engaged In Interstate
commerce.
In 1897 , following the precedent set by
the Interstate Commerce commission , the
legislature of Nebraska granted an exten
sion of time to the railways , bringing the
date of the exactions of the law down
to January 1 , 1900. The last legislature
granted no further extension , so that under
the state law every railway will bo expected
to be ready to comply with Its provisions
promptly on the first day of the new year.
IVhut llnllvray OHluiTH Say.
Inquiry at the various railway headquar
ters located In Omaha disclosed an Intima
tion that some of the Omaha roads arc likely
to be among the applicants before the Inter
state Commerce commission for the further
extension. At the office of the general man
ager of the Elkhorn It was stated that that
company had fully compiled with the re
quirements of the law and that all of Its
nars and locomotives were some ttoe .ago
provided with the required safety appliances.
In the absence of General Manager Hol-
drcgo of the Burlington no one In his ofllca
would say whether or not the/ company has
completed Its equipment according tp the re
quirements of the laver what progress hail
been made in that direction. AVhen asked
whether or not the Burlington would to
among the applicants to the Interstate Com
merce commission for an extension of the
: lme , General Solicitor Mnndorson replied
hat bo did not know , as such an appllca-
: ion would emanate from the general offices
of the Burlington system. Ho knew thattx
year ago the company had , as ho recalled the
Igures. about 85 per cent of Us rolllngstok
equipped as required. He also knew that , ac
cording to the periodical reports filed by the
company during the year , showing Ito prog
ress In that direction , Its percentage of
progress had been away ahead of that of
other companies. It had been among the
loaders. If It does not have Its equipment
completed by January It wljl be nearly EO.
He thought It likely , however , owing to the
delays Incident to supplying cars with these
appliances , that there may be a small per
cent of the rolling stock not equipped on
January 1. Ho was quite positive that over
90 per cent of It will bo prepared. Some
times a car belonging to the company Is sent
out over another road and does not get back
homo for nearly a year , and many other
equally Insurmountable difficulties arise to
delay and Impede the completion of such a
worlc.
At Union Pacific headquarters Inquiry was
made of Chief Clerk Sykes in the oillco cf
General Manager Dickinson , who salJ that
ho could not glvo any figures showing the
progress that had been made by that coin- '
jinny , and would not bo able to do so until
the reports come , In the first of December , j I
General Solicitor Kelly was asked If the road
bad applied to the Interstate Commerce com
mission for an extension of time , but ho
was not prepared to answer. Ho believed
that the equipment will be practically com
pleted at the appointed time , but could not j I
say so definitely for publication , as ho might' I
be found to bo in error when the tlmo ar
rives.
Attorney General Smyth was ookoj , vhat
steps , If any , ho contemplated taking to enforce -
force the provisions of the state law on this
subject. Ho said that as far as he know he
has yet nothing whatever to do with it , and
cannot take steps until he has some notice
that eome one intends to violate the law.
BELIEVE OFFICES MAY COME
Sonic Itiillrond Men Confident Oregon
Short I.I no Auditing onicen Will
He Moved to Oninhii.
General Auditor Erastus Young and T. M.
j
Orr , assistant to President Burt of the
Union Pacific , have denied the rumor which
has been current for a few days past to the
effect that the auditing department of the
j
Oregon Short Line will bo moved from Salt
Lake to Oenaha January 1.
When tbo capital stock of the Union Pa
cific was Increased at the lust joint meeting
of the directors and stockholders held in
Salt Lake in order to absorb the Oregon
Short Line and the Oregon Railway and
' Navigation company , It was generally be
lieved that the first atop looking toward '
closer consolidation would bo the removal
of tbo Oregcn Short Line general ofllcos to
Omaha. The rumor that the auditing de
partment would bo Installed In Omaha after
the first of the year was looked upon with
some credulity on ing to the belief that its
removal to this city would mark the inau
guration of what would eventually bo a
complete consolidation ,
"I know absolutely nothing of euch a move
DOB'T ' NEGLECT
YOUR KIDNEYS.
Weak Kidneys Caused by Over-work
Lifting or a Strain.
To Prove what Swamp-Root the Wonderful New Discovery
Will do for You , Every Reader of "The Bee" May Have
a-Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mall ,
It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced
to the kidneys , but now modern science proves that nearly all diseases
have their beginning in the disorder of these most important organs. '
Now by this Is not meant that yon should overlook all the other or *
Bans and merely look after the kidneys.
Your other orgalns may need attention-but your kidneys most , because -
cause they do most.
If you arc sick , do not neglect your kidneys , because as soon as they
are well , they will help all the other organs to health.
The mild and Immediate effect of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root , the great kidney
remedy , Is soon realized. It stands the high
est for its wonderful cures of the most
distressing cases. Swamp-Root will set
jour whole system right , and the best proof
of this Is a trial.
You may have a sample bottle of this
famous kidney remedy sent free by mall
postpaid , by which you may test Its virtues
for such disorders as kidney , bladder and
uric acid diseases , and urinary troubles ,
obliged Ho pass water frequently night and
day , smarting or Irritation in passing ,
brick dust or sediment iru the urine , con
stant headache , backache , lame back , diz
ziness , sleeplessness , Indigestion , nervous
ness. Irregular heart beating" , skin , trouble , i
Brlght's disease , neuralgia , rheumatism ,
bloating , irritability , worn-out feeling , lack
of ambition , loss of flesh , sallow complex-
Ion.
Ion.If
If your water , when allowed to remain
undisturbed In a glass or bottle for twenty-
four hours , forms a sediment or settling or
has a cloudy appearance , It Is evidence that
i being contemplated ; I do not believe that It
has over received serious consideration , "
said Auditor Young.
Despite this explicit denial there are cer
tain well-informed railroad men who be-
llevo that January 1 will witness the In
stallation of the auditing department of
the Oregon Short Line in Omaha.
MAIL ON UNION PACIFIC
J.urcoly Iiiurcuftcil UiiMlneHn MnUcn It
JVeoexNHry to Put on
More Men.
The United States mall handled by the
Union Pacific Is the heaviest In the history
of the road. In fact It has increased to such
an extent that , commencing yesterday , three
extra clerks have been put lo work on the
Omaha and Ogdeu run. The men so ap
pointed aio George R. Garland.transferred
from Cheyenne ; John W. Gill , transferred
from the Chicago and Council Bluffs run , and
J. 13. Lord of Cheyenne , a now man.
Between Columbua and Albion the Union
Pacific has put on a new train known as 73
and 74 , on which mall service will be estab
lished next Tuesday. Joseph B. Archer of
Fremont has been appointed postal clerk on
the run and will double tbo road each day.
In Omaha C. J , Iilndstrom , who was for
merly a clerk on the road , has been detailed
and assigned as transfer clerk at the Bur
lington dopot. Heretofore one man has
looked after the transfer of mall at both the
Union Pacific and Burlington depots , but the
volume of business has so largely Increased
that now a man Is required at each station.
Itnllrnnd Noted anil I'cmonnln.
amoral Manager George F. nidwell of the
filkhorn has returned from a visit to Chl-
coco.
General Manager lloldrece of the Burling
ton left Friday for a brief business trip to
Chlcatro.
W. 8. Shoemaker , general eastern agent
of tlio Seaboard Air Line , Is a visitor from
. New York.
I
' All the lines of the Qulncy route will have
In effect a Thanksgiving rate of one unti
one-third faro for the round trip between
any points on the lines.
I Thomas D. Pitt , a boomer of the Bear
river valley , region In Utah , Is in the city
from Corlnny and was a visitor ut Union
Pacific headquarter * today.
General I'nHsenger Agent John Sebastian
of the Rock Island pasnod through the city
Friday enroule to Chicago after several
weeks ppent in California , Mrs. Sebastian
accompanied him.
Colonel J. 1' . Merry , anslHtnnt general
passenger agent of the IlllnnlH Central , Is
a visitor In the city from Dubmiuc. Mr.
Merry It here to look the Hold over and
become acquainted , an the time draws near
> for thu establishment of the local freight
and paxxengcr offices of the Illinois Central
In Omaha. He stated that his road would
be doing business at Fourteenth and Far-
nurn without fall January 1.
DISCUSSING IMPROVEMENTS
You UKMcn'x Clirlntlnu Aimnulnlloii
l''lK rlnu for Mure Ilooiu a ml
C'onv en loured.
The hoard of directors of the Young Men's
C'lirlstluu association la discussing moro or
Ices hopefully plans for a building that will
be better adapted to tbo work of the associa
tion than their present structure , Slnco the
erection of tbo latter ton or twelve years ago
the character of the work o ( such anflocla-
ttons has so changed that the building Is no
longer suitable. There is felt an urgent need
for moro room for the accommodation of ev
ery department of the association's work , and
the demand It of such urgency that It can bo
your kidneys and bladder need Immedlata
attention.
Swamp-Root Is the great discovery of
the eminent kidney specialist. Dr. Kilmer ,
and Is used In the leading hospitals ; recom
mended by skillful physicians in their pri
vate practice ; and is taken by doctor *
themselves who have kidney allmenti , be
cause they recognize in it the greatest
and most successful remedy for kidney an (
bladder troubles that science has ever becl
able to compound.
If you have the slightest symptom of kidney -
ney or bladder trouble , or It there Is a trac (
of It in your family history , send at enc <
to Dr. Kilmer & Co. , Blnghamton , N. Y
who will gladly send you , by mall ltnmedi
ately , without cost to you , a sample bottll
of Swamp-Root and a book containing many
/ of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial
menial letters received from sufferers cured.
Bo sure to say that you read this generous
offer in tbo Omaha Sunday Bee.
Swamp-Root is for sale the world ovel
at druggists in bottles of two sizes and two
prices fifty cents and one dollar. Remem
ber the name , Swamp-Root , and the address ,
Blnghamton , N. Y.
ignored , no longer If the association would
keep abreast of the utility of similar organ
izations ovel ywhere. While the building
now in use is large , it is so constructed that
a grpat deal of its space IB wasted so far
as the uses of the association are concerned ,
and It lacks the modern conveniences that
are nowadays qulto indispensable in build
ings of such proportions , * .
While the project has not yet taken definite ,
form , the need of the association for a better )
and more suitable building has been dis
cussed considerably of late by tbo board oC
directors , and not without hopes that nom
of tbo several plans contemplated may ba
found possible of fulfillment. Ono plan con
templates tbo sale of the present quarter *
and the erection of a new , larger and mora
modern building with special facilities fort
association work , in another locality. Tha
possibility of carrying out this plan would
depend of course upon the discovery of an
advantageous market for the building now
in use. It was built nearly n dozen yeans ago
at a cost of $75,000 , and there Is a mortgaga
upon it now for that amount , but the land
upon which it Is located Is said to be worth
four or five times what It was worth at th *
tlmo the building was erected.
Another plan is to run the building up twa
stories and supply it with elevators to mak *
it moro easily accessible , and a third plan' '
is to convert tbo present auditorium , fo
which there Is hardly found profitable iue )
to justify its maintenance , into claes roomi.
While this plan would not afford the needed ;
modern conveniences , It would at least afford
much additional room for the active work
of the association , and at small expense.
DAHARSH IS RESTRAINED
Juilue Srott IHHIICM an Order Enjoin *
Inir Him from Tailing1'onNemloD ,
of the City .lull Cafe.
For a while Saturday night It looked tt
though the offenders against the peace and
dignity of the city would bo compelled to KO
hungry over Sunday. The reason for the
threatened fast was the fact-that nn'iniitfu-
mcnt with Judge Cunningham R. Scott' *
uamo attached was brought to tbo police
station In which it was cxpreealy stated
that ono K. N. Daharsh must not set bis
foot upon the premises of the city jail or la
any way molest the utensils and other ap
purtenances belonging to the Jail cafe.
H seems the city council aomo time ago
awarded the contract for feeding the city ;
prltionera to the defendant In this action.
Ho was to receive as remuneration the eum
of 8 21-10 cents per meal. J , 8 , Stone , who
handed In a bid some tlmo ago , thought
hn was entitled to the contract an ha
claimed ho bad made a bid for 8 2-10
cents per meal. When Oabareh went
down to take possession under the contract
he was refused admittance and the next
thine ho knew 'ho was confronted by a re
straining order. The matter will come up
for hcnrlng Monday morning In Judge Kaw-
cett's court.
The contract at the present tlmo 10 bold
by Joe Danbaum , who gets 0 4-10 cents for
each meal , He hcs hod the contract for ;
about three years. Claf Patterson , who con
cocts the savory dluhfs for tbo prluonora at
tbo station , was alt at sea and hardly knew
from whom he waa to take bin orders , Ho
will contlnuo in his important function ,
however , until Monday morning at least.
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