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SUN SPOT NOT DANGEROUS
Father Bigga flays the Disturbance is One
to Cause Onlj Delight
SCIENTIFIC FACTS TO ALLAY FOOLISH FEARS
llaaefnl Effect of the Phenomenon
V.xlni In Blinds of Saaerstltlons
If gnrtit Alone and ThoM
Who Deal In IhmIIobi.
OMAHA, Feb. .-To the Kdltor of The
Bee: The unusual large spot at pre Rent
on the aim la catudng-' considerable com
ment In the dally papers all over the coun
try. I clip the following from a Chicago
paper, but omit the atartllng headlines:
Chios goans today were startled by an
Immense spot un the. sun, covering ono
tenth uf Its entire visible surface.
Thousands were puzzled and anxious. In
II parts of tho city crowds gothered In
the streets watching the great spot, specu
lating and arguing as 10 Its cause and
effect. Astronomers st the I'nlverslty of
' Chicago and .t Northwestern and Uke
l-'orest watched the phenomena through
powerful glasses and declared the spot one
uf the largest ever observed.
The sput caused fear and trembling
among the superstitious, and through the
' Jovee districts women and men prayed and
sang, believing the end of the world was
approaching and declaring loudly that the
sun was going out. -
Now, let me assure the reader that there
1a absolutely nothing alarming In this spot
on the aun. There la nothing that an as
tronomer would not take delight In seeing.
Its baneful effects upon the earth and upon
the weather are entirely Id the lmaglnutlou
"of the Ignorant, and those who do not thus
scruple to prey upon the Invincible Ig
norance of poor people in the colmns of
sensational newspapers. I can state upon
the authority of Lord Kelvin himself, the
greatest living physicist in the world to
day, that If even the slightest movements
of the magnetic neodle (movements so deli
cate even In the most violent storms that
the naked eye would never detect them)
are 'direct manifestations of electric os
cillations of the sun, as much work would
have to be done by the sun In eight hours
of a by no means severe storm as It actu
ally does In four months of its regular light
and heat."
i Hasty Conclusions Are Rash.
As I said In my former communication,
there is an evident connection between
the number of aun spots and of magnetic
storms on earth, but W(hlle this Is true
In the long run. It Is not always true in
any individual case. Bo many exceptions
have been found, after a careful study, that
it would be rash to assert any connection
tinleaa actually proved by observation. And
what la a magnetlo storm to the general
pnbllcT A. acaroely perceptible oacillatlon
of the magnetic needle. Suppose even that
x strong electric currents traverse the earth,
so strong that telegraph operatora may
use them to send messages, suppose even
that in a few Instances these currents
were strong enough to net switchboards
on Are, Is that any cause for alarm to
the general public?
But the effects on the weather. I the
present spot on the aun to blame for our
cold weather t I would not be so rash aa
-to affirm It or deny It The burden of proof
rests entirely on the one who would make
the assertion, whether positive or negative.
- O
Jl J
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WMt The Eartb Maces.
The earth ban nourished as through un
known ogee of hnman existence. Is it not
trae that the earth supplies us with every
thing that w really reeukc for existence ?
)Unm ever thought that it is probable
that the eartb avppttea aa with the mean
to keep our bodify vigor, our health, if we
ore knew it T The anitnals know Vy la
st met what is rood for then and will search
until they And m some plut what they
need for corrrrting indigestion or constipa
tion, etc Is it, therefore, not possible that
there are roots and herbs supplied by natnre
which will rare the diseases that afflict
bo man kind ? That is why Dr. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y has anch faith in hia Med
ical Discovery." Tear ago, when he was
in general end active practice, he found
that a combination of certain herbs and
roots made into an alterative extract, with
out the use of alcohol, would always put
the stomach into a healthy condition, nour
ish the tissues, feed the blood and nerves
and put healthy tune into the whole
system.
Dr. He fee's Co Idea Medical Discovery
restores the loot flesh try curing disease of
the stomach and other organs of digestion
and nutrition and enabling the peifcct di-a-ratioc
and assimilation of food from which
Beth and strength are made.
U Hoyeny, Km).. JwaVe of the Frees, Lei Id f
toa. Ky., -xr jo yeans wntcst I am aatisncd
thai IXr. riemr t-okteo liedkal DUcovery will
give perauneat relief, sad care suy oae who
may be sufleriag from sewn sea asd liver
trmblr. which aa a role ant the result of bowel
eifbculties. My tipcrinur with Ihs above
named medkine was stoat eaamctory. It sooa
had my lywa well regulated and toned ap,
and I have tell la splendid bcaua sad spirits
To gain knowledge of your own body ia
sickness and health send for the People's
Common Scute Medical Adviser. A book
of too pagee. Send at cents ia stamps for
paper covered, ' or, jt stamps f-ir doth
oouad ropy. Address Dr. 1L V. rtrrce, tcj
kUm bUW aWlalO, N. Y.
And suppose the spot on the sun did cause
our present cold wave, the difficulty Is only
shifted to the inaccessible regions of the
sun. What caused this spot to break out
upon the sun?
This spot la a violent disturbance. Tes,
a very violent one, aa the sun, 93,000,000
miles away, from which, as we know, ef
fects diminish at least In the ratio of. the
square of the distance. What that means
may be evident when we read of an ex
ceptionally violent typhoon In the China
sea, and that Is much nearer to us than
the spot on the sun.
Jo sum up, there ia absolutely no cause
for alarm, absolutely nothing that any
lover of science would not delight to see.
WILLIAM F. RIOGE. 8. J.,
Creighton University Observatory.
HYMENEAL
Ma thews-Hera;.
CHAD RON, Neb., Keb. -BpeelaI.)
Henry H. Mathews of Omaha and Anna M.
Herg of Chadron were married at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Berg, by the Rev. Emerson E.
Hunt of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. After an elaborate wedding cere
mony and feast, many friends joined In
starting the young couple to their future
home In Omaha, where the groom is !n
the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad company.
Kosa-Meyer.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. tt-(Speclal.)
Frank Koss and Miss Marie Meyer, both
of this city, were married this morning
at St. Patrick's church by Father O'Sulll
van in the presence of a number of In
vited guests. After the ceremony the wed
ding party repaired to the residence of
the bride's father, J. H. Meyer, where an
elaborate wedding breakfast wan served.
Mr. Koss has been In the drug business
here for many years. The bride Is a
daughter of J. H. Meyer and Is a young
woman of prominence in social affairs.
Knetpe-Sche-ll.
CHADRON, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special.) At
the Catholic church, by the Rev. Father J.
Barry, Nicholas Knelpe and Angelina
Schell were married. The wedding was
largely attended. Their future home will
be in Dawes county, near Chadron.
hafer-Haaley.
HUMBOLDT. Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.)
Miss Margaret Hanley and Mr. Fred
Bhafer, two well known young people liv
ing In the east end of the eounty, were
united in marriage by Father Corcoran of
the Dawson Catholic church.
Keweomb-LasgfoTa.
CHADRON, Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.) Jay
F. Newcomb and Lucille M. Langford were
married by Rev. Bmerson E. Hunt of the
First Methodist Episcopal church of Chad
ron. , The future home of the couple will be
Crawford, Neb.
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FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Warmer In Nebraska Today, Saovr la
West Portion Wednes
day Fair.
WASHINGTON, Feb. g.-Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska Warmer Tuesday with
snow In west; fair In east portion; Wednes
day, fair.
For Iowa Fair and warmer Tuesday and
Wednesday.
For Kansas Fair and warmer Tuesday;
Wednesday, snow.
For Colorado Snow In east; rain In west
portion Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Wyoming Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday, except anow In the extreme
aouth portion.
For South Dakota Fair and warmer
Tuesday; Wednesday, fair.
For Missouri Fair Tuesday, except snow
In the southwest portion; Wednesday, fair
and warmer.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BCREAC
OMAHA, Feb. . Official record of. tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the last throe
years: . 1!. l!M. litat. ls.-.
Maximum temperature... lu 47 18
Minimum temperature... 1 10 - 7 g
Mean temperature 4 2fi 14 in
Precipitation T T T Ou
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the hist two years:
Normal temperature ?g
Deficiency lor the day zi
Deficiency since March 1, 1904 183
Normal precipitation 03 hub.
iHilcleney for the day.. Winch
Precipitation ince March 1 Sd. US inches
Tendency since March L 1901.... 4. b4 Inches
Kxcesa for cor. period. 194 1.K3 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19U3 i4 inch
Reports from Stations at T P, M.
Maximum
Tern- Tem-
Statlim and gluts perature pera-, Rain
of Weather. at 7 p. nt, lure. fall.
Bismarck, clear- 2 .00
Cheyenne, snowing ... 14 1 ' .01
Chicago, cleur 14 '.'0 .16
Davenport, clear i '.II ,00
Denver, partly cloudy 18 .0
Havre, clear i 3 .tw
Helena, clear 11 18 .00
Huron, clear 12 4 .00
Kansas City, clear.... 14 IK .00
North Platte, cloudy.. ti 13 .00
Omaha, clear 3 lo T
Rapid City, clear 12 - .no
tt. lentils, clear 1H 24 .. .09
8t. Paul, clear 14 IK M
Salt iJike City, clear.. 40 44 , .00
Valentine, clear 4 .u
Wllllston, clear 1 13 .00
T Indicates truce, of preclpltutiOH.
Indicates below aero.
U A. WJtLflU, Local For.caattr.
STATE UNIVERSITY FIGURES
Nimber of Students Enrolled for Each of
Past Ten Tears.
EXHIBIT OF INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS
Where the Money Comes from and
Where It Is apaoeed to Go
To Some Instructive
Comnarlsoas.
(From a 8taff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. $.-lSpeclal.) The Uni
versity of Nebraska is asking the legisla
ture for appropriations for the blennlum
aggregating S42,470. Inasmuch as this col
losal sum would be more than a fourth
of the total appropriations for all purposes
of state government, the disposition Is
manifest among the legislators to look Into
the needs of the university more fully than
usual and the desire for detailed Informa
tion Is general. The Bee haa compiled at
no little trouble the figures bearing on the
main points of university financiering for
a period covering ten years or more, so
that the exhibit will have a comparative.
That the university has grown In recent
years goes without saying, although most
of the growth has come through the estab
lishment of new schools. The student en
rollment figures for ten years are as fol
lows, the average of actual attendance for
the whole college year being doubtless con
siderably smaller:
Tear.
6
1W5 ...
...
1W ....
!S ....
mj ....
19(10 ....
19"1 ....
1903 ....
19"8 ....
1904 ....
Ml
M
1"2
118'
161'
ItBl
1:
B77I2T.7I
612 25SI
610.31:
67rii.i:w
9S1 S,2
923-415
!M2-9N
HVTfiftJ
82,l.M7i73
183 948:754,
42"3
68 207;
113 lio
141 '242
122 267
14S.2X7!
149 325
M8n:
123 '333 1
107300;
611.
521.
72 .
S.V.
691.
Hl.
...I.. .11.550
151 71.506
33 27 1.653
51! 95 1,915
66:249 1.946
114 2S2'2,20
1301191.2.256
66 157ill8 256 2.289
85 138 2"16 254!2,50
, l.SW7J.3t 1S.15 1
4W 1.7.!4 94 171.747 5S
11 1.231391.72 174 438. 7g
12 1.131.124.61 1sfl.091.il
190J 1.523.J16 .38 1W.4M.3
1904 1.7.678.24 294.779.16
COMPARATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.
Total University
legislature. Appropriation. Appropriation.
V.. ; 12,74 .694 60 IMO.leVOO
W 1S35.MJ.40 2f.2.V00
llf . t.W1.7.f -4W.onO.09
Idol 1876.389 51 510.500 00
13 S.740,280.70 t74,500.
The School of Music Is a private Institu
tion, allied to the university and the enroll
ment ligures there apparently Include the
pay pupils, whose tuition, however, doea
not go to the university.
The courses In agriculture are not con
tinued throughout the year, while the sum
mer school runs only for six weeks and
calls for special tuition.
In the ten years, therefore, the grand
total of all names that appear on the uni
versity record books in any connection aa
student has Increased from 1,560 to 2,613.
The Institution has almost, but not quite,
doubled in student populaUon In that time.
University Finances.
When It comes to expenditures on ac
count of the state university the appro
priations by the legislature must be taken
by biennal periods. The tsble Including the
estimates for 1906-6 reads:
IMSTITTTR HELD AT PAPILLIOK
aeoeesfal Meeting; of Sarpy County
Farmers Is Held.
PAPILLION. Neb., Feb. . (Special.)
The Institute held by the farmers lsst Sat
urday waa remarkable In several particu
lars. To begin with, It wag planned and
carried on by our young men, and young
men made a majority of the audience.
The mercury dropped below the 20s,
yet oup young men hustled around, began
on time and carried out the program Ilk
a train schedule better In fact than some
recent schedules. The splendid musical
program waa rendered entirely by young
folks, home talent and the orchestra from
the Agricultural college at Lincoln. Miss
Graham deserves special mention because
of her aervlcea at the beginning of the
morning aesslon, when the hall was yet
cold and only a handful were present. A
large audience gathered, however, before
the close of the session and In the after
noon the house wsa crowded.
The apeakera were D. Ward King of Mis
souri and C. M. Lewelllng of Beaver, Neb.
Mr. Lewelllng's subject in the morning waa
"Seed Corn." and he opened our eyes to
many of the finer points of the subject In
the afternoon he spoke on "Profitable
Poultry," s.nd the women voted It de-e-Ughtful.
Mr. King's subjects were: "Breaking a
Wild Horse Without Touching Ita;Head"
and "Hard Earth Roads." Mr. Klng'a
Dlan for making earth roada Is receiving
national attention; It Is not expensive, Is
simple, and. If reason and testimony count,
is wonderfully effective. The "horse talk"
is entirely out of the beaten patha By the
use of twenty-five or thirty feet of small
rope. Mr. King demonstrates the method he
has been using for years. This also Is sim
ple and evidently accomplishes ita purpose
quickly and positively.
A large number of the farmers expressed
their Intention of trying the log-drag on
the road and we venture the guess that
the boys will have ropes on the colts as
soon as spring opens, If not before.
YORK, Neb., Feb. 1 (6peclal.) A farm
ers' Institute will be held at McCool Junc
tion Tuesday, February 21. These meetings
are held under the auspices of the Uni
versity of Nebraska and the McCool Juno
tlon Farmers' Institute association and are
free to all.
Pacific by Kilpatrick Brothers A Collins
who have the contract for building the
Marysville-Topeka cut off of the Union Pa
cific shortening the line between Omaha
and Kansas City. Nearly a hundred men
went with the outfit The destination of
the train waa Onaga. Kan., where the ma
terial will be unloaded and at which place
work on the new line of road will begin
March 1. Onaga Is about half way between
Marysville and TopeHt.
RESIDENTS SECIRE PREFERENCE
Homesteaders In North Platte District
Will Hare First Chance.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Feb. S.-(Speolal
Telegram.) A letter Just received at the
United States land office here from the
commissioner of the general land office nt
Washington. D. C, and approved by Sec-
UNIVERS1TY APPROPRIATIONS-I.
Blennlum
Salaries
Current expenses..
Farm expenses....
Repairs
Apparatus
1906-6.
...2350,000
. . . 80,000
... 26,000
... 16.000
7,000
1903-4.
$300,000
80,000
12,000
49,500
1901-2.
2270,000
0,600
1899-0.
$230,000
60,600
Equipment 15.000
Permanent improvements 137.470
Experiment stations 32,000
Merrill fund 50.000
United States experiment fund... 30,000
Cash fund 100,000
353,000
15,000
50,000
30.000
86,000
5,000
60,000
s 30,000
75,000
98,500
50,000
80.000
32.000
1897-8.
$197,000
11.600
3,000
8,000
7.000
4,000
1896-S.
$186,295
60,600
24,000
73.000
Totals $842,470 $874,600 $510,500 $496,000 $262,600 $320,146
The totals of money appropriated for the
university have therefore risen from $320,146
in 1896-6 to $874,500 In 1203-4, while the esti
mates for the. coming blennlum call for
$842, 47a The figures Invite comparison bet
ter, however, : when rearranged so as to
show the amounts for permanent improve
ments deducted and the expenditures for
current items separately, as follows:
UNIVERSITT APPROPRIATIONS-II.
Permanent Current
Year Total. Improvem'ts. Expenses.
1906-6 $842,470 $137,470 $706,000
1903-4 874,500 353,000 621,500
1901-2 610.500 610.600
1899-0 496,000 93.500 - 402,500
1897-8 262,500 252.600
1896-6 320,145 73,000 247.146
The demands of the university on the
present legislature Is for almost three times
aa much for current expensea aa were re
quired for that purpose In 1896-6. To pre
vent the Increase from appearing too glar
ing the university authorities have. In the
last two or three years, brought In various
new items, differentiating "apparatus" for
example from "equipment" and separating
the Morrill, United States experiment sta
tion and cash funds, which previously were
carried under the general headmgs.
Where the Money Comes From.
Where the money appropriated to the
state university has come from Is shown
In this tabulation. It will be noted that the
Income of the university temporary fund
is less than the concurrent appropriations.
To that extent the university has had the
benefit of money drawn out of the gen
eral fund and derived from general fund
taxes.
Money turned Into temporary university
fund biennially:
retary of the Interior Hitchcock declares
that all homesteaders fn- the tract to be
thrown open on February 14 who owned
and occupied the land ks homesteads On
and prior to April 28, '1904. shall have a
preferential right to take contiguous land
to their homestead entries' for thirty days
after February 14, 1906. This decision pro
tects former homesteaders from losing the
land adjoining their old homesteads and
hence they are given this preferential
right.
FILINGS UNDER THE KINKAID ACT
Over Nineteen Thousand Acres Taken
at Sidney.
SIDNEY, Neb., Feb. . (Special Tele
gram.) The land which waa withdrawn
under the Kinkaid act on account of Its
supposed irrigable nature last June and
since found to be otherwise was opened
today for entry. Nineteen thousand two
hundred acres were filed upon today at the
government land office here and more
would have been taken but on account of
the heavy snows the people could not come
In to Hie. This aot entitles the settler to
640 acres of land. The land comprises grac
ing and farm landa and there la still over
400,000 acres to be taken In this dlstrlc
More Warrants for McGreevy.
O'NEILL, Neb., Feb. l-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Bernard McGreevy, president of the
failed Elkhorn valley bank, who waa given
his liberty some three weeks ago on $3,000
bail, waa re-arrested this afternoon and Is
now In the Holt county jail. McGreevy
waa arrested on two complaints, one filed
by Margaret Blseey, charging him with
Lease of university land
Interest agricultural land 1
Lease of agricultural land
Interest on bonds
Interest on warrant
Miscellaneous collections
Morrill fund
University cash fund
United States Experiment station fund
Library fund
1903-4. 1901-2. 1900-99. 1897-98. 1895-0.
$13,016 $14,006 $19,958 $26,497 $11,213
6.921 6.041 6.883 7,921 3,376
, 34.083 43.046 64.163 69,133 35.393
, 6,229 3.949 3,916 9.6K1 6.295
, 18.617 10,087 8.436 7.064 7,!4
, 2,621 3.673 1,646 940
131 413 668
,60,000 50.000 50,(00
, 90,729 67.491 37.940 28,007 15.863
, 30,000 30.000 22,600 .... 43.000
8.628
University tax fund levy:
1895 $ 64.300.68 1900 $in.747.5
18S 62.645.3b 1901 174.438.78
1897 til, 990. 23 19o2 180.091.11
8 63.969.38 1908 188,458.23
1899 169.106.91 1904 294,779.16
How the proceeds of the university fund
levy compare with the proceeds of the
total levy and how the university appro
priations compare with the total appropria
tions by the successive legislatures are
shown In the following tables:
COMPARATIVE TAX LEVIF.8.
University
Year. Total I,evy. Ievy.
1896 $1,196,276.83 $ 64.300.58
1896 1.187.6S8.95 v 62,654.35
1X97 1.181.919.76 61.990.23
1898....'. 1.103,267.95 63.959.SS
IT WILL KEEP
It is not always necessary
to use a whole bottle of
Scott's Emulsion. What is
left will keep. We have seen
a bottle of our Emulsion
three years old that is still
good. . What other prepara
tion of cod liver oil will keep
sweet and permanent for half
that length of time ? Scott's
Emulsion is always reliable
because it's always absolutely
pure.
W'U saac s uaipW fte.
K0TI'a9WlilMrwlims4 MewVvos)
receiving $250 from her on deposit on March
20, 1904, when he knew the bank waa In
solvent and one by J. A. Cowperthwaite,
charging McGreevy with having accepted
$612.23 from him for deposit on November
16, 1904. The complaints were filed before
County Judge J. M. Morgan. No move
has been made as yet toward a preliminary
hearing on the complaints filed.
Stevens Charged with Parentage.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 6. (Speclal)
Frank Stevens of this city was ar
.rested today on a complaint sworn out by
Emma Colyer, an Inmate of the institution
for the feeble minded, charging him with
being fsther of her unborn child. Stevens
waa brought before Judge turns n and gave
bond In the sum of $1,000 for hla appearance
in court tomorrow morning when he will
probably be given hla preliminary examina
tion. He waa formerly employed at the In
atltute aa a baker, la $8 years of age and
has a wife and seven children. The com
plaining witness has been an Inmate of
the institute for nine years and la about
36 years of age-
Ready for Comerelal tlabs.
FREMONT. Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.)
Arrangementa have been completed for the
meeting of Nebraska commercial clubs
which convenes here tomorrow at 10
o'clock at the city hall and the firemen's
parlors adjoining. A large number of
business men from throughout the stats
have notified Secretary Hanson of the lo
cal club that they would be present Among
the matters that will be discussed is pro
posed state and national legislation di
rectly affecting commercial Intercuts. To
morrow evening a banquet will be held at
Central hall.
trading Ootnt Shipped.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb, . -(Special Tele
gram.) A train of twenty-six cars carrying
two steam shovels and a large amount of
railroad construction material waa sent out
of Beatrice Uila morning; ever Ute Union
News of Nebraska.
PA PILLION, Fe. . While working In
hie barn Scott Robinson, the well known
horseman, was quite severely Injured.
Slipping down, he fell under the feet of
one of his horses and whs badly kicked
and trampled upon. He will recover.
LEIGH. Feb. . Theodore Wenk. an aged
and respected former of the Boheet neigh
borhood, six miles southwest of hern, died
last evening after a lingering Illness. De
ceased was one of the early settlers of
Platte county. He leaves a widow and sev
eral children.
PLATT8MOUT1T, Feb. (.-Mary, the
youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
R. Snyder, died nt the home of her par
ents In tlrls city this morning after a short
Illness with pneumonia. The funeral serv
ices will be by Canon H. B. Burgess
Wednesday afternoon.
HUMBOLDT, F.'b. 6. -The 364 acres be
longing to the estate of Chris Rockemann,
deceased, wajt sold by order of the court,
the gross amount received being a little
over $21,000. The lnnd lies just across the
line In Nemaha county and was purchased
by the heirs.
WEST POINT, Feb. 6. Mrs. Joseph Oats
meyer. wife of one of the best known
farmers of Bancroft township, died very
suddenly on Saturday night at the family
home. The deceased appeared to be in her
usual health up to and after supper time,
when without a moment's warning she
fell down and expired.
WEST POINT, Feb. 6. -Mrs. Henry Rid
der of Monterey township died at the home
of her husband, a pioneer settler of this
county, on Saturday afternoon very sud
denly. The deceased was 74 years of age
and the mother of a numerous fHinlIy of
children, of whom Rev. Albert Bidder, a
priest of North Dakota, is the eldest.
HEBRON, Feb. 6. A young mnn by the
name of Hughes, living northwest of
Hebron, came home from Beatrice a few
days ago, where he has been attending
the Nortwestern Business college, with a
full-fledged case of smallpox. Dr. Hoyes,
the attending physician, had the County
Board of Health quarantine the case.
HUMBOLDT. Feb. 6 The stockholders
of the Salem Interstate Chuutauqua asso
ciation held their annual election and se
lected directors, as follows: S. P. Gist,
G. 11. Russell, J. A. Heskett, II. Shild
neck and C. B. Snyder. The high water
last season caused the abandonment of
the summer session, but preparations are
already under way to have the Chautauqua
the coming summer.
NEBRASKA CITY. Feb. 6.-A farmers
Institute will be held In this city on Sat
urday, February 11. The Business Men's
association has taken charge of the ar
rangements and are preparing for a large
crowd of farmers on that day. Free coffee
will be served at the Memorial hall, which
place has been secured for the use of the
visitors. The institute will be held In the
county court house.
TABLE ROCK. Feb. 6. The series of
meetings at the Methodist Episcopal church
which have been in progress for some time
have been closed, although the afternoon
cottage meetings will b continued. This
evening evangelistic meetings will be com
menced at the Presbyterian church. Rev.
Dr. Sloan, the evangelist who has been
conducting a series of meetings at Pawnee
City, also at Humboldt, will assist at the
meetings, and Mrs. Sloan will be present
to assist in the singing.
PLATTSMOUTH, Feb. 6.-James Hibbert,
an old soldier, passed away last week.
The deceased was born In Lancashire, Eng
land, December 2, 18J5. and came to Amer
ica with his parents when 3 years of age,
the family settling in Kensington, Pa- Re
turning to Pennsylvania at the close of the
war he became an invalid, the result of
service in the wnr, and he was a constant
sufferer until death relieved him. After
living for a time in the east Iowa became
his home for eight years, when he and his
daughter came to Nebraska and bought a
home. Ills daughter nursed and cared for
him tenderly during all these years of suf
fering. PLATTSMOUTH. Feb. .-About one
month ago Homer Duncan of Ottumwa,
Ia., read In The Omnha Bee an article thnt
a stranger named Thomas Duncan while
walkiJ& along the railroad track from
Murray to this city was quite badly, frozen,
but after being cared for here had been
sent on to South Omaha, where he ex-;
peoted to And employment. Homer, sus
pecting that it might be his brother, who
he had not seen for seventeen years, wrote ,
to him at once. Soon an answer came ad
mitting that he was his long lost brother.
Homer Duncan, who lias been more suc
cessful In gaining wealth, has taken hia
brother home with him.
FREMONT, Feb. 6. Union revival meet
ings will be held at the Congregational
church In this city each afternoon and
evening except Sundays for the next two
weeks. The opening meeting was held at
the church last evening. The main audi
torium and Sunday school room, which to
gether seat 1,200 people, wero crowded, and
a great many stood during the services.
The sermon was by Rv. H. B. Fosket of
the Baptist church. The singing was by a
chorus choir of seventy-five voices In
charge of Prof. AVeeks of the Fremont
Normal school. The meeting this after
noon was also well attended. Much In
terest Is being taken In the meetings by all
the church people throughout the city.
FIREJRECORD.
Dawes County Farm Honse.
CHADRON, Neb., 'eb. 6-(8pecial.)
ii , ncttr-heii lost his home In Dawes
iwmi v ...... - - - -
county by fire occurring during his absence,
v . ., . oanaeri bv the hired man. who
-
started a fire In the morning and then went
to bed to wait until tne nouse waa warm.
...I v. .nii It was so warm he barelv
escaped with his life, securing hardly
enough clothing to keep-from freezing until
he reached a neighbor's. The value of the
house was $1,000. while tne rurnuure ana
.mmint nf minnlles reached more
a isrso -- - -.
than $1,000. There' was no Insurance.
Residence at NebrasUn City.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 6.-(Spe--vx.oat
niirht fire destroyed the home
of William Hosklns, corner Fourteenth
street and Twelfth avenue. ine -names
hi .revered until the Interior of
wero mwi. '
the house waa all ablaze and nothing was
saved.
Farm Honse Near Table Rock.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Feb. 6. (Special.)
The house of Theodore Schmidt, who Uvea
five miles west of here, took fire and burned
to the ground about 1 o'clock p. m. yester
day.
WOMAN III CLUB AK8 CHARITY
Twenty-three Omaha guests and eight
from out of town, as well as a large num
ber of local club women, were disappointed
In the failure of Mrs. W. W. Keysor to
reach Omaha In time to address yesterday
afternoon'a meeting of the Woman's club
on "The Art at the St. Louis Exposition."
The program of the afternoon was In
charge of the club's art department, which
proved equal to the occasion and provided
an Impromptu musical program. Mr. Fred
Haynes singing two numbers and Miss
Inez Crow playing two piano solos. Mrs.
W. C. Sunderland, leader of the depart
ment. 1reslded.
The business meeting waa extended half
an hour over the usual time. The action
of the club two weeks ago In making thn
Industrial committee of the social science
department the Industrial committee of the
club was reconsidered on motion of Us
original mover, Mrs. E. B. Towle. The
club already has a civics committee, but It
was not generally understood that the
province of this committee covered the
club's Industrial work. The action of the
last meeting wns finally rescinded and
the club endorsed the work of the social
aclence department and Its committee In
the effort to secure a juvenile court for
Nebraska.
The recommendations of the state civil
aervlce reform committee, read before the
club two weeks sgo, were adopted, and In
future the Omaha women will lend: their
Influence toward the establishment of the
merit system In public Institutions. Two
new members have qualified since the last
meeting and one new name has been pro
posed for membership.
Mrs. C. E. Nevlll of Laurel, Neb., chair
man of the library extension committee of
the state federation, wua present, en route
to Lincoln, where she will council with the
state president regarding the advancement
of the library extension work. She has
recommended to the clubs of the state that
they use their influence to secure $2,000
increase In the appropriation for the state
traveling library commission. The last
legislature raised the appropriation to
$6,000, and it Is desired that an additional
$2,000 be given to the commission. Mrs.
Kevin also called attention to a bill now
before the legislature providing for the
appointment of a commission that shall
select and present a silver service or some
other suitable gift to the battleship Ne
braska and that the sum of $5,000 shall be
given for that purpose. Mrs. Nevin urged
the women to lend their influence to have
thla gift a library instead of the silver
service. It Is argued that a library would
benefit all on board the ship and the stste
library commission has offered to select
the library and install It without expense
to the state, estimating that $3,600 will be
a sufficient appropriation. The club re
fered action to Its library committee, with
the recommendation that It indorse the
substitution of the library, for the silver
service.
The next business meeting of the
club will be held In the lecture rooms of
the First Congregational church, Instead
of the church auditorium. Announcement
was made of the coming meeting of the
Congress of Mothers at Washington, D C
and a delegate to that meeting will be ao
polnted. The following call has been issued for
the annual meeting of the National Con
gress of Mothers:
The National Congress of Mothers will
hold its eighth annual meeting J WaSh!
Ington, D. C, March 10-17. "fti Fvm
March 1 to 18 the railroad rates from evry
part of the country will be ona fare to
Washington and -return. - u
'"he program promisee unusual features
s1!?nW&1 ft'atV,0.,'ubJect" of viTal import":
allaeottSer,hna.ohnI.lre,, h0me" ofh'
An International day will Include the con
sideration of conditions affecting chll.lren
in other lands, and will be presented l b?
foreign ambassadors. Dy
rZlV??1 Koo!W'v!lt 11 address the con
gress, and a reception will be given by Mrs
Roosevelt at the White house.
-MB m-ugiCTiui training or the Child In
the Home" will be the subject of the Bun"
ouT ,hr,i:March "' c"-ynten thjough
Sliui ?v,rrU.n,trLrB """estly requested to
Jn di .th!.k.1yn0.L sermon on
J3 VkS ieA t.hat thB nu-ht and sentiment
?.thei T.hol,e co"ntry may be centered on
the spiritual welfare of the child
Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho will be
among the speakers of the congress, other
program m'n Hnd women wf" on the
A number of sessions will be devoted to
conferences of workers. " lo
uiTT wi1,,.be a mod' nursery and an ex
hibition of literature recommended bv the
congress.
wK a?rLnntged"lnr Pln,a ,B
Rooms can be secured at boarding houses
and hotels from $1.60 a day and upward
Anyone desiring accommodations will please
rr.mm.un'catn wlt" Mrs. W. F. Ho tirnan
1214 Twelfth street. Washington, D. C
beTHotef "fir.,"" f th COnKTt"
wo7!T ramho"odd.nd it 'AT
?C. Erf" ?-Yi ."' Cnrar.lL-
wln C. Orlce, corresponding secretary, 33U8
Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The February business meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union will
be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
In the Young Woman's Chrlstlsn associa
tion room a
Endured Agonies
from Stomach
Trouble.
Steamship Officer Clay
Afflicted With Chronic
Constipation and
Dyspepsia.
Tried Medicine In Vain, bat Herate
No Relief 1 ntll He Was Induced
to Tnke DnfTy's Par Malt
Whiskey,
Singers and Public Speakers will find
Ptoo's Cure an effectual cure for tioarsenesa,
Place for 'Bt" Maaterson.
NFW YORK, Feb. . United 6tates
Marshal Heukel announced today that Wil
liam B. Maaterson, known as "Bat" Maa
terson, will be appointed a deputy United
States marshal for this district. Maaterson
was town marshal of Dodge City, Kan.,
and sheriff of Ford county, In that state.
In the old "bad-man" days and made a
reputation for dealing with lawless char
acters with a stern band.
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You
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at el el
And tne reason is
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ter with your glasses. The
trouble is with you; you, yourself. Your head
is congested, you are dizzy, you cannot see
clearly, and you are all out of sorts.
Wake up your sleepy liver ! Get rid of a lot
of bile. Take one of Ayers Pills each night,
for a few nights. These pills are liver pills, all
vegetable, sugar-coated. They act directly on the
liver, curing biliousness, constipation, dizziness.
(teas y the . O. Ay.r O... Levsll, km.
Alto siinMt.arers of
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AYkR'a AG" CUkn-fot malaria ass Sf us.
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OTIS J. CLAY.
Savannah, ta- Oct. 7, 1984.
For a long time I suffered Intensely trorn
what appeared to be a chronic case of
stomach trouble, which was accompanied
by all the pangs of Indigestion, consultation
and dyspvsla. I tried different medldnee
In vain, and nothing did me any good
until 1 was advised to take Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey. The first bottle relieved
my distress, and In a short time 1 was
cured. I consider your Pure Malt Whiskey
the best medicine In the world for all
diseases of the stomach and digestive or
gans. 'OTIS J. CLAY, 409 Jones Street.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey
For over half a century Duffy's Pure
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recommended by doctors and used In hos
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treatment of patients suffering from weak
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riches tho blood, quickens the circulation,
builds up new nerve, muscle and brain tis
sue, and gives fresh vitality and txiwer to
every organ and function of the body. It
Is tho only positive cure and preventive of
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all bowel, stomach, throat and lung
troubles.
It la absolutely free from fusel oil, and ia
the only whlskev recognized by the Gov
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CAtTIOX Refuse substitutes anA
cheap and dannrerons Imitations,
There la only one Daffy's Pnre Malt
Whiskey gold by all reliable- srag
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per bottle, gee that the "Old Chemist"
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Drnnkenneas t ored to Stay Cared ht
WHITE RIBBON REMEDY.
N Usit. N dor. Aay cai ftrt H hi giasi f
tter. lea. cofrti ar foad without paileat't knowlaJfa
Whlta Ribbon Kemtdy will euro or UHroy tb
.! swatted apLvtlu for all alcohoho drink. wbatDor
IU paUm ia runhtrmerl .nrbraU, a "tippler."
aocUi drinker or drunkard 'uouuibla fnr an on
to hava an appetlta r aticohollo llquora a fur
ului Wbiia Kibbon KmMr. a baa nida man
Ihouftanda of permanent curat, and la addition r
atorwe tha victim lo normal health, steadying tha
bervea. tncreaalns the will power and d.tero.lufc
(ton to realat temptation.
Hn. Anna Moore,
I'rcaa Bupertnteodent
of the Woman' a
Christian Temper -auca
Inlou, Lea
A a v a I a a . ( al..
atalea ; "I hava
tfeted White Ulb
bon Remedy on
very obatlnata
drunkard, and the
curea have be a
bianr. I cheerfully
Ktumai.nd and .n- -SW&" V $-ft.
4jrM WblU Klb Don ,"Tl Z fe
.r wcmi.il to r. M'Vl- '.ij?;- -
It to .ny rri.ttvs v 't-Sl'
uff.rlug trom drua-
Mrs. Anna Moore.
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Writ. Dr. W. R.
Brows, til Tnnioot St.. no. ton, (or trUI pukin
and IvtUr of .dtlt. fr lu plmn w..Icm1 nv.lort.
All IMi.r. oouOo.nlll sad huoi-4 a. w.a M
anaw.r.4.
Whit. Ribbon R.medr aold br dmsslMa -bira
alto aant my niall la plats paika... pia
?1.0O. bold and r commended tty aprclal ag.ut le
oU-si.Baa.r brtg slur., its sad telaae tits.
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