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THE OMAHA DAILY B
TUESDAY. DECKMRKH 2C. 190..
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TKACHEKS ARE COMING IN
Prediction tha: TweDtj-Five Hundred
Will Attend Stat SonTentioi.
ATTKACTIVE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THEM
Representative: Douglas of Rock Said
t He a Candidate for Chalrmaa
f the Republican Mate
Committee.
fFrnm a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. 2S.-(8peclal-The Ne
braska Slate Teachers' association, which
will convene In IJncoln beginning Tuesday
night promlaea to be the moat enthusiastic
meeting held In recent years. The ad
vance enrollment la the largest ever, and
all reports from the atate Indicate the
largest attendance among the grade and
rural teachers. Rooina are rapidly being
taken and the committee which has thla
matter In charge claims that although It
lias had more calls than In former years
It will have plenty of room for all.
Superintendent E. 1 Rouse of Platts
tnouth confidently predicts an attendance
of at leaat 1,600 teachers. He says this
meeting will undoubtedly be on of rare
Interest to the teachers on account of the
greater professional acquirements de
manded of teachers by reason of the new
educational laws on the certification of
of teachers.
Superintendent J. L. McBrten will dlacusa
a topic of great intereat to every teacher
of the atnte of Nebraska. He will addresa
the general session on Friday morning on
the subject "The Certification of Teach
era." In thla addreaa he will explain the
actual workings of the new law as It has
been put Into operation, and will set forth
minutely the requirements of teachers un
der the new law, as Interpreted by the
et.Me superintendent.
Many Already n Hand.
Christmas day witnessed a large number
tt e.irly arrivals on the part of superin
tendents and principals who have come In
to locate rooms and accommodations for
their teachers, who 'Will arrive on early
trains Wednesday. Superintendent N. C.
Abbott of Tckamah Is on the ground ready
for the meeting. He Is enthuaiastlo over
the prospects for a large attendance. Mr.
Abbott says the teachers from his section
of the state will arrive Wednesday and
thnt there will be a larger delegation than
ever before from that section of the state.
Superintendent John Woodard is here and
declares that all will be surprised at the
large delegation coming In from Hamilton
count)'. He says his teachers will come In
on the early trains Wednesday. Almost
"all of his teachers will be here and practi
cally all of the Aurora city tcachera are
coming.
Superintendent F. M. Hunter of Fair
mont n, arched Into headquarters today and
announced that every one of his teachers Is
coming to the state association. He said:
"It Is gratifying to a city superintendent
to feel that his teachers are Imbued with
a true professional Interest. I tell you,
gentlemen, the teacher who Is promoted
most rapidly must show the right spirit
id then her services are In great demand."
Prof. M. R. Snodgrass, Prof. W. A.
CI irk of the Kearney Slate normal and
Prof. F. M. Gregg of the Peru State nor
mal ore registered at the Capital hotel.
Ir. Clark states that great Interest has
!rrn aroused by the questions on the col
lege section program. Nebraska Is In the
forefront with a large quota of college
ond normnl trained teachers. He says he
Is not prepared to say that a college train-
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ing to undergo an operation which might
kill me.
"How, after trying but one treatment of
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a'-fferers of thla dreadful disease, to try
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jours, George Branelgh, Schellburg, Pa.'
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sive and free from the publicity and humili
ation you suffer by doctors' examination.
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After seeing for yourself what it can do
on can get a regular, full atie package of
Pyramid Pile Cure from any druggist at
Ja cents each, " or, on receipt of price, we
will mall you same ourselves if he should
not have It.
Ing Is absolutely essentisl. but he la of
the firm conviction that In a few years
the better high schools the country over
lll require that all college graduates oil
their teaching force shall have, In addi
tion to the college degree, normal train
ing. Dr. Clark will dlseurs this question
further before the college section. Prof.
Oreeg says: "I am pleased to learn that
Wayne county, my former home county.
Is sending such a large number of teachers
to thla meeting. There Is certHlnly a rare
treat on the program for any teacher who
will earnestly endeavor to get the most
out of the opportunities offered." Prof.
Snodgrass states that President Thomas
will arrive tomorrow from th Kearney
normal with his entire faculty and num
ber of the training teachers of the school.
He expressed himself pleased to hear that
President Crabtree a 111 bring In a special
train from Peru.
CHARLES LESS THAN All OTHERS
DR. McGREW,
SPECIALIST
Treats All Ftrwi at Diseases of
I MICM ONLY.
Thirty Years' Experience.
Twenty Years in Omaha.
The doctor's remarkable success bas
never been equalled. His resources and
facilities for treating this class of diseases
aie unlimited, and every day brings many
flattering reports of the good be Is doing a
the relief he has given.
, HOT SPRINGS TREATMENT tOR
All Blood Poisons. No "BREAKING" OUT'
n the sktn or faoe and all external signs
of the disease dtsappeara at once. A per-
luanent cure tor life guaranteed.
i vADirnrri f cures guaranteed in
f Kll;Ull.l.l. LESS THAN FIVE DAYS.
' flVFD tfi flftftc cured of Hydrocele,
II I H JU,UUU stricture. Gleet Nsrvoua
Debility, Loss of Strength and Vitality
and all forms of chronic diaeasea.
I Treatment by mall. Call or write. Box
I Id utiles a oouu litU ot Omaha, Neb.
Bzpeets Teachers to Attend.
At a called meeting of the Board of
Education, held at the office of J. O.
Beeler. December 21. at North Platte. Neb.,
the following resolution was adopted:
That this board, with the understanding
that the teachers In Its employ are Imbued
with the true professional spirit and de
sirous of availing themselves of every
opportunity for improvement and develop
ment, recommend that every teacher at
tend the meeting of the State Teachers'
association at Lincoln, December 27, 28
and 29.
That the serretary be Instructed to fur
nish each teacher with a copy of this reso
lution. Dr. Reynolds Personally Known.
Dr. Myra G. Reynolds of Chicago, who
appears before the association Thursday
morning, la a personal friend and former
Instructor of Miss Margaret E. Thompson,
professor of English literature of Doane
college, Crete, Neb. Miss Thompson says
of Dr. Reynolds:
"She holds an audience finely, has adapt
ability plus a very pleasing personality and
Is one of the most practical literature lec
turers whom I have known. A Record
Herald wrlteup of her work two columns
was headed, 'She Ranks as a Star," and the
artlole claimed that she was one of three
Chicago university professors who could
fill the Auditorium day after day. Her
'Lake Region' lecture. Illustrated, Is In
sprlng. She has, tramped the region over
and knows and loves the lake poets thor
oughly." Speaking of the program. Chairman Cut
ter of the publicity committee says:
"Mr. George Crampton. the leader of the
George Crampton Concert company. Is an
Irish-Englishman. He Is a graduate of the
Royal College of Music In I,ondnn, has
been a member of the private choir at
Buckingham paiace, has sung by royal
command before the late Queen Victoria,
and resigned the position of solo basso of
the famous choir of St. Margaret's, West
minster, to come to America. Mr. Cramp
ton has remarkable dramatic power and
his songs arouse his audience to the high
est pitch of enthusiasm."
Miss Florence Pettlgrew, the contralto.
relinquished her church position. Plymouth
church. Chicago, to accept a position In
Mr. Crampton's company. Her voice Is
pure contralto of remarkable quality and
timbre. This Is her first tour with the
exception of a remarkably succesful tour
with Bruno Stelndel. the famous 'cellist
of the Thomas orchestra.
Mrs. Blanche 8e ge-Holeomb. pianists. Is
a remarkable piano soloist and Mr. Cramp
ton received many congratulations upon
his ability to re-engage her. Mrs. Holeomb
Is on a par with the other artists of the
company.
In Nlcolal Zedeler Mr. Crampton has se
cured a prodigy on that difficult Instru
ment, violoncello. Not since the days of
Jean Geradj lias there been found a boy
sufficiently matured to be presented before
the music-loving audiences of thla country
as a 'cello soloist. Zede'"" Is hut Id years
old. He was bom in El , kholm, Sweden.
coming to America at the ago of 4 and
since an early age has been tinder the
special direction of Terman Dlestel and
Theodore Spiring.
Points for Teachers to Remember.
1. Enrolling headquartrs and bureau of
Information are located In the library
building of the University of Nebraska,
from noon until 6 p. m. each day; at all
other times In St. Paul's churcTf.
2. Messenger boys will be on hand at all
times to conduct teachers to boarding and
rooming places.
I. The reception given by the University
of Nebraska in honor of the association
will be held In the armory. Grant Memorial
hall, Thursday, 6 to 7 p. m. All teachers
ure cited and admonished to be present.
4. The Nebraska Art association exhibit
In the art gallery, university library build
ing, is open each day. A 60 cent rale to
all members of the association, good for
three daya.
B. The McKlnley building of the Lincoln
city schools, located at Fifteenth and M
streets, will be open to vlaitora Friday
afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock. The cooking
school will be In session In this building
and teachers will be on hand to explain
the work.
. An exhibition run will be made by the
Q street company of the Lincoln Fire de
partment r rtuay at a p. m. The run will
be made on J street from Tenth east to
Sixteenth street. This run will he made
exactly on the hour and spectators are
requested to he punctual.
7. The McICinley chimes In the tower of
Bt. Paul's church will ring each day dur
ing tne noon nour.
a. Tne university norary. laboratories.
museum and the manual training and do
mestic wlence departments will be open
to visitors each day.
. The commercial club rooms. Thirteenth
and N streets, are open to all. Come,
rend, write, rest or lust be sociable.
10. The services of stenographer are at
the disposal of visiting superintendents
and nrlnclnals at the ofilce of -City Suner
Inlcndent siepnens ana inc. iNDrask.a
Teacher office. The former is at Fifteenth
and N streets, and the latter at 134 North
Eleventh street.
11. The capltol building Is open to visitors
each nay.
12. Excursions Guides will be furnished
from headquarters to parties of ten or
more tor trolley trips and local excur
sions.
13. Cars for Havelock shops and Univer
sity place run east on O street. These
cars are supplied with readable signs. For
College View and Falrview (Bryan's home)
take College View cars at Thirteenth and
(I, ftoiug south. For Insane asylum take
Lincoln park car from Tenth and Ot Take
penitentiary car at Tenth street south for
the penitentiary.
14. St. Paul's church Is located at the
corner of Twelfth and M streets; the unl
versity at Eleventh and R streets.
IS. Lincoln streets sre numbered from
east to west and lettered from south to
north.
14. Teachers sre requested to report to
headquarters any overcharges, lost artlclea
or other irregularities.
Candidates at tne Capital.
During the last week a number of as
pirants for state nominations sought the
capital for counsel. State Senator E. E.
Good came to the city to announce his can
didacy for the state treasury. Mr. Weston
was here, on his way to Chicago, and
st opted, ostensibly, to attend a church con
ference. George Rouse of Hall county
spent a day In informal conference with
various influential politicians. Mr. Weston
refused to affirm or deny his candidacy
for the governorship, although he asserted
that he had not announced it.
a commanding position in the I aislature I
despite his rallwa affiliations. At varl- j
ous times during the pun year lie has j
been mentioned as a gubernatorial possi- ,
billty. However, the general bell'f Is that I
he will try to land the place now held by j
Warner. It s pointed out by experienced
observers that he can count on added
strength from the fact that he resides In
the extreme northern section of 'he state, I
to which, seemingly, the place was allotted
for two years at least when Mr. Warner
waa chosen.
Reason for Changing Chairman Sow.
There appeara to be a considerable dlver
alty of sentiment as to the advisability of
displacing Warner as chairman at the pres
ent time. One view of the situation, fa
vored by a large element. Is that Warner
can well be retained until the next con-
trentlon meets, when the question of the j
succession can be settled. The advocates J
of that view say that there is little for a
chairman to do until that time and the
office need not conflict with Warner's new
duties, and will put off the trouble of find
ing a new Incumbent. Those who appear In
the opposition maintain that it is to the
interest of the republican party to choose
a new chairman at this time in order that
he may lie thoroughly familiar with the
duties of the office and competent to take
active charge when the campaign opens.
Fonnd Dend In Salt Creek.
This evening a party of hunters found
the body of an unidentified negro, about
65 years of age. In Salt creek, at First and
J streets. It had been In the water about
three weeks. An unused ticket from Kenr
ney to Falrmount. dated November waa
In the clothing. The man had a blue-black
overcoat. The police believe the man was
knocked from a railway bridge by a passing
train.
JAII, BREAKERS ARE CAPT1 BK.I1
Men Who Escape from Kearney
Found Near Kim Creek.
KEARNEY. Neb.. Pec. 5. Krrd Gillette.
W. B. Warner and Fred Engh brccht, throe
men who broke Jail in ttls city last week,
have been captured near llolrtrege, where
they were brought to bay hi a haystack.
They were pursued until nightfall by Sher
iff Samuions and Chief of Police Trindlt,
who secured an automobile for the chase
after hearing that the men had been sighted
near Elm Creek. Making a stand In a
haystack the trio fought off one posse
with a revolver fusillade. Sheriff Gustus of
Thclps county, with severnl deputies, then
drove down upon the exhausted men with
rifles leveled and they surrendered.
Record for Christmas Wedding-.
TECUMSE1I. Neb., Dec. 25. (Special Tel
egramsCounty Judge James Livingston
broke all previous records when It came
to Issuing marriage licenses for ten Christ
mas weddings. The several parties to Join
hands in wedlock Christmas were as fol
lows: Mr. William S. Calkins and Miss
Maggie Heist, the former of Wymore and
the latter of Tecumseh; Mr. Andrew Duf
field of Glasgow, 111., and Mrs. Irene CI.
Knowles of Elm Creek; Mr. Alfred D.
Harmon and Miss Melvlna Stollard. both
of this city; Mr. Robert Worrell and Miss
Jesslo Phillips, both of Tecumseh; Mr.
William R. Klrby and Miss Rose Boats
man, both of Sterling; Mr. Henry M. Crab
tree and Miss Elsie M. Hester, both of
Johnson county: Mr. I. J. Edwards and
Mrs. Angeline Roberts, both of Tecumseh;
Mr. L. R. Waldron of Gage county and
Miss Katie Allen of Crab Orchard; Mr. E.
G. Piatt and Miss Hattlo E. Allen, both of
Crab Orchard; Mr. Arthur Garisg and Miss
little Young, both of this city.
Sew Gravel Pit is Located.
FREMONT. Neb., Dec. 25. (Special. V-
The Great Northern has decided not to use
gravel from the bed of the Platte for bal
lasting the Ashland cutoff and the two
big clamshell scoops which have been lift
ing up tralnloads of gravel for the last two
months have quit work, and the grade
which the company had put In at consid
erable cost from the north side of Bridge
Island to the huge piles of ballast, will not
be needed. While grading south of the river
a much better quality of gravel was found
In the banks near the McClean place. The
company has bought several acres at this
point and will get Its gravel there.
The new elevator at Woodcllffe Is full of
grain and some has already been hauled
away. A water tank and wella have been
put In east of Main street, which would in
dicate that the new depot will be south of
the present union depot. The track-laying
machine is expected here this week.
t
new stories
Kipling, all
There is Just One Living Author
Whose new poems are cabled to every
part of the world; a single new story
by whom in a magazine is heralded and
discussed. Here, however, are four
by this author, Rudyard
bought by one magazine,
and the best stories he has written for
years. The first of the four is in
THE JANUARY
Ladies' Home Journal
Last Month's Issue of A Million and Three Hun
dred Thousand Copies was Completely Sold Out
15 Cents on Every News-Stand
THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA
AMERICANS ARE TOO PATIENT
Jerome K. Jerome Sjs Yankee Vitus Are
Paying Tribute tj Plutocrats.
ADVOCATE OF PUBLIC OWNERShIP
Believes This Will Solve Man?
Merlon Problems Predicts I'nlou
of Canada and the lulled
Mates.
terest In her husband's recitals, which she j constructed after the manner of a loop
attends every evening. 1 the-loop, made a circuit of the circular
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome will proc?ed to ' track, completely reversing Its position in
the Pacific coast from Omaha, stopping doing so and running off on a horlsontal
at Denver, and will return to England at the other end. This feat was made more
May 1.
; or less safe by having the wheels run in
This evening at the Lyric theater Mr. flanges, so that the car could not leave the
Jerome, assisted by Charles Hattell track. The track soon became familiar
ew of Nebraska.-
PLATT8MOUTH Mrs. Joseph Gray
passed away at her home in this city. She
eaves a husband and six children. The re
mains will be taken to Cedar Rapids. Ia.,
for Interment.
WEST POINT-Wllllam Collins has sold
his ISO-acre farm north of West Point to
August Stark of Elkhorn township for 168
per acre. This farm la considered one of
the best storK rarms in tne county.
WEST POINT-Rejr. J. A. Miser of
Petersburg has been assigned by ftishop
Scannell as assistant pastor of Bt. Mary's
Catholic church In West Point during the
absence of Rev. 13. A. Klemmons, who Is
visiting in Bohemia.
WEST POINT The Rlef basket ball team
defeated the local high school team on the
Rlef farm on Friday evening In a close and
Interesting game. The flnul score was II to
17. The country players put up an excel
lent game and the high school boys were
not very far behind.
WEST POINT Married, by Rev. J. Scher-
bacher, at the parsonage of the German
Evangelical church, yesterday morning,
Mack Mitchell of Fargo, N. P.. to Miss
IJlv D. Hoyle of this place. The newly
married pair departed immediately for their
new home in Norm uaxota.
PLATTSMOUTH Mrs. Cyrus K. White
an own cousin of Judge W. H. Newell of
thla city, died at her home in Nehanka
Sunday. The funeral will occur Tuesday. A
husband but no children survive her. Mr.
and Mrs. White have resided in Cuss county
for thirty years and are well and favorably
known throughout tnis county.
FREMONT Fremont merchants report
the largest Christmas trade they ever had.
One store has employed lo-l clerks and team
sters during the last week and took In over
$3,000 on Saturday. The beautiful weather
and special music brought out crowds to
the churches yesterday, and nearly all the
Sunday schools held their Christinas exer
cises this evening.
WEST POINT The volume of holiday
trade in West Point this season has been
largely in excess of that known for many
years past. Local merchants say that the
amount of business done during the last
two weeks has been UU per cent greater
than ever before known in the history of
the city. Everyone is well supplied with
money and the presents exchanged this
year have been of a more expensive char
acter than vsual. The tine weather of the
month has also been a factor in producing
this result.
Will Doaajlaa Seek the Chairmanship f
Since the visit of Representative J. A.
Douglas of Rock county to this city last
week the sentiment has been developing
in political circles that be Is an aspirant
for the chairmanship, which many believe
I'nlted States Marshal W. . P. Warner
is ready to vacate, Douglas kept his own
counsel, but those who are familiar with
the situation are predicting that he will
seek the place at the opportune tune.
Douglas Is known to be ambitious for
political successes, and the chairmanship
has come to be regarded as a stepping
stone to higher honors. (
Douglas was known as a Northwestern
man In the recent session of the legisla
ture and was generally credited with sym
pathies wholly antagonistic to the move
ment for freight rste. anti-pass and other
lefurm legislawou. lie is able and held
Souvenir Spoons. Frenser, 13th & Dodge.
Deirle'i Terms Hejeeted.
EL PASO, Tex.. Dec. 25 Manuel Gan
sales. with whom Alexander Dowle was
negotiating for the purchase of plantations
In Tatnaullpas for the Zion colony, has
given out a lengthy statement in which
he says Dowie wanted long time pay
ment ond other conditions which mere rejected.
"Apply
Dr-Graves'
Teotti Powder
tc discolored teeth. It bright
ens and whitens them, hardens
the gums, makes the breath
sweet and the health good;"
that's a dentist's advice
la haudv -Mtal eane nr bntltee. ,
D1' Crave' Tcofh Pcvicr C;,
Jerome K. Jerome believes that public
ownership of public utilities will, to a
large ext'nt, solve many of the problems
with which this country is now wrestling.
The English author so expressed himself
in an interview with a reporter tor The
bee yesterday afternoon at the Millard
hotel.
Americans are altogether too patient In
the matter of asserting their rights. The
thousands are paying tribute to the pluto
crats who are exploiting the country, but
this country must learn the lessons we
have learned in England. The United
States as a nation ts bound to be 4' great
nation. I also think the protective tarift
a bad thing In that the people hero pay
excessively for Inferior wares, competition
being stifled and the monopolists fat
tened," said Mr. Jerome.
Mr. Jerome Is a student of social and
economical subjects, which he believes are
rather weighty matters ' to be discussed
In a short interview, yet he consented to
give a few of his Impressions received
along the way since he left New York
Cltv early in October.
Impression of American Woman.
"What do you think of the American
woman by this time?" waa asked of the
author.
"Oh, I was quite prepared for her by
statistics before 1 left England," waa the
serious and ready response. "There Is
loss difference between the American man
and woman than there is In the sexes
of other nations. What the women of
this country have gained In some direc
tions by entering the commercial and
other fields she has lost In other direc
tionswhat ahe has gained in strength she
has lost in sweetness."
This Is the English writer's first visit
to this country, although he has been In
close touch with the United States for
years by studying in the perspective. Mr,
Jerome Is more of an American than one
would expect to meet.
"I bad the country In mi' mind s eye.
as It were, before I arrived, and was not
disappointed nor particularly surprised.
The railroad systems are great affairs.
think improvement could be made in the
'bus accommodations from the depots to
hotels, so a man may be able to get his
luggage when he reaches his hotel," re
marked the man of letters.
"Are you nearly ready to go skating?"
questioned Mrs. Jerome, as she passed
down the hall.
"In a few minutes, dear," responded
Jerome.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome took a trip to
Hanscom park with their skates.
I'nton with Dominion,
"Before you go skating tell me, Mr.
Jerome, what you think of the possibili
ties of Canada and the United States
joining as one country," asked the vis
Itor.
"Geographical and commercial conditions
count for more than sentimentality, which
leads me to think Canada and this coun
try will some day Join hands, although
It may not come In our time. There is
now quite an attachment between Canada
and the mother country, but I flrmly think
the consolidation will come to pass," waa
the reply offered by Mr. Jerome. t
Jerome K. Jerome Is a radical in poll
tics when at home and ts in sympathy
with present political changes' In Eng
land, which, he believes, will have the
effect of stopping the growth of the mili
tary spirit in Britain.
Mr. Jerome's home Is In Oxfordshire,
ten miles from Oxford, where the author
blends his life with that of the country
folk of England. He said he has grown
so attached to English lanes and meadows
that he does not believe he could take
up Ma residence anywhere else. He loves
boating, cycling, walking, tennis, skating
and other forms of sport, some of which
he takes dally.
JCow in Be-rtoaa Vein.
Mr. Jerome Is 44 years of age and now
looks on tils humorous writings as some
thing of ths past, his present literary
work being of the serious sort. H. Is
bow at work on a play for a New Tork
management, but does not oar. to dis
cuss the play, saying that play-writing
Is something akin to gambling, anyway.
Mrs. Jerome Is a pleasant little English
woman with the bloom of merry old Eng
land on her cfaeek. L takes a keen la
and audiences were no longer Interested In
a feat, however thrilling in appearance,
which lacked the actual danger of death.
These revolving cars are familiar at sea
side resorts the country over.
As might be expected, the next step In
this evolution was to cut out that part
of the loop which the wheels of the auto
mobile Jumped In making Its circle, thus
making the automobile loop the gap. This
The demand for perilous and foolhardy ' ' to b "rer tnan " 10K' Dul
acrobatic feats has been compared to the ' nevertheless, one woman ha met ner
enthusiasm In ancient times for exhibitions ' death ,n tnl" wa'- Tne ,,m,t w" not
of brutality and bloodshed. Modern audi- j reached, however. A French woman has
ences pay. and pay enormously, to see a ' srone one step further. The latest death-
Loomls, will give an author's recital un
der the auspices of the Omaha Woman's
club.
SOMETHING NEW IN THRILLS
Whirlwind of Death," bj Which an
Automobile is Made to Torn
a Somersault.
man or a woman face death in midair and 1 defying act consists in having an autono
mies it by a hair's breadth, all to afford
inem a moment's diversion.
Today the automobile is in the highest
ravor In this class of "thrillers." Each
jeason brings some new act. To make an
lutomobile, weighing a ton or so, gyrate
a some startling manner In midair and
rom It reach the ground In safety, paftses
or art. It would seem that the limit had
been reached in the feats of daring pos-
Jible to this class of performers when an
lutomobile was made to loop the gap and
orlng its occupant away alive.
A still more amazing feat of this kind
has been devised recently in France, in
which an automobile actually turns a
.omersault In midair
bile turn a somersault high In the air and
reach the ground In safety, while Its occu
pant bows and smiles to the spectators.
The new act is called "The Whirlwind of
Death," and has already appeared In Paris.
In this act the automobile, with its occu
pant firmly lashed ot the seat, runs down
an Incline at a terrific speed and up a
short curve, when It is launched fairly
Into space in a horlsontal position. The
track used Is practically the same as the
on employed by the "Human Arrow."
As the automobile reaches Its highest
elevation in midair It Is made to turn a
somersault.
The movement Is accomplished by an In
genious arrangement of springs and levers,
The "thriller" of one season becomes The ,n 'hl;n " P"frms Is about
tame enough the following year. The en
tire series of aerial feats as we look back
form a gradual evolution and In Its way
logical one. How much further this de
velopment may be carried is uncertain.
For It seems probable that the law will
step In very shortly to regulate them. In
the first of these feats, which was con
sidered marvelous enough at the time, a
bicycle rider rode his wheel at terrifying
speed down a sixty-foot ladder placed at
steep incline. The feat was first per
formed in America. The rider was killed
one night by an attack of vertigo. This
feat was mere child's play, however, com
pared with the modern performances.
The "automobillde," which has been wit
nessed on both sides of the Atlantic, was
generally thought to mark the extreme
limit In dangerous feats. In this case the
automobile dashed down a steep Incline
forty feet In width. The automobile somer
sault Is rendered particularly thrilling by
the slowness with which it turns. The po
sition of the center of gravity In the ma
chine Is so arranged that the body of tho
woman seated In the car seems to move
backward, at the instant of turning, faster
than the center of the car Is moving for
ward. At the moment of the somersault
the vehicle appears to stop dead In Its on
ward flight, and the Illusion that It Is
about to fall Is sbsolutely compelling. This
effect hss been received with shrieks of
horror from the spectators, and there Is a
catching at the throat of the most hard
ened, but the car, with Its human freight,
plunges onward and reaches the landing
platform In safety. New Tork World.
Grounded Vessel floated.
ATLANTIC CITT, N. J., Dee. 25. The
four-masted schooner C. H. Verner, from
Wiseaset for Philadelphia, grounded off
Townsend Inlet last night. The vessel wss
floated undamaged and proceeded to Phila
delphia. It Is commanded bv Captain h .
M. Harnnr. me crews OI ine inwnmin
Inlet and the Avalon life saving stations
assisted the schooner.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow in e.
braska, Kansas and Missouri
Cloudy in Iowa Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2B. Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska. Missouri and Kansas Fair
Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Iowa Fair Tuesday, warmer In north
and east portions; Wednesday, partly
cloudy.
For Colorado Fair Tuesday, warmer in
west portion; Wednesday, cloudy, probably
snow or rain In north portion.
For Wyoming Partly cloudy Tuesday,
snow and warmer in west portion; Wednes
day, probably snow.
For South Dakota Fair Tuesday, in
creasing cloudiness Wednesday, probably
local snows or rain.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA. Dec. 25. Official reoord of tern-
ferature and precipitation, compared with
he corresponding day of the last three
years: 1906. 1WH. 1900. 190!.
Maximum temperature... 49 32 17 .4
Minimum temperature.... 27 27 -1 -.1
Mean temperature 38 30 II rt
Precipitation 00 T T .
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature 20
Excess for the day Jo
Total excess since March 1.. 43(
Normal precipitation 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day o Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 27.81 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.S4 Inches
Deficiency cor. period, l!k4 6.64 inches
Excess cor. period, 190S 2.21 Inches
Reports from Stations at 7 P. M.
Station and State Tern. Max. Raln-
of Weather. 7 p.m. Tern. fall.
Bismarck, cloudy 38 40 .(
Cheyenne, cloudy 86 4 .00
Chicago, clesr SO S4 .or)
Davenport, clear 32 S .011
Denver, clear 44 A .00
Havre, clear 34 fl
Helena, cloudy St 40 .10
Huron, clear 40 48 .on
North Platte, clear 34 64 ."0
Omaha, clear 44 4(t .on
Rapid City, clear 44 66 .ot
St. Ixuls, clear 4H 4X .to
St. Paul, part cloudy 30 34 .011
Salt Lake, part cloudy 24 30 .no
Valentine, clear 3H 64 .!
Wllllston. clear 80 40 .uo
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
Indicates below sero.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
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