DECEMBER 2,
lOOfi. A I
GOOD WORK OF INlVhRSin !
I
( fciDc'.)or Andrew '. eiii iMttrnenof Ac
rcmpliihments of .er.caltaral School.
Our great 59c soft shirt sale
Continued Monday.
Shirts that sold up to $1.50,
Our great 59c soit shirt sale
Continued Monday.
Shirts that sold up to $1.50,
59c
NEW GRAINS . AND GhASSES INTRODUCED j
nnily I'lalns Bring Turned Into
rnrrtln and do-Called Deeert
Made to DIoMom Like
the Rose.
59c
BOSTON, Dec l.-At today session of
thi Social Education congress President
Charles Richards of Columbia, 8. C. dis
cussed "Tlie Problem of Industrial Educa
tion." Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks of Cornell
university read a paper oil "Volunteer
(Iroiip Work In LUC" For the afternoon
a mass mcrMng hud been arranged to con
sider tho subject of the ' School oiid the
Family."
The principal feature of the evening ses
sion wns en itddress by Chancellor E. Ben
jamin Andrews .of the University of Ne
liniska, who spoke of mrrtoultur.il educa
tion. 11" wild In part:
t'rlil i. what Is cilled liberal education,
which Sims straight at personal develop
ment, disregarding the i.ature of Hludies
If only the best drill or store the mind.
Industrial edur.it Inn if frankly utilitarian.
It was originated nnd Is carried out with
the direct purpose of assisting men and
women to Haln pood livelihood to cnr.cli
us In our Hsesslonn rather than in our
characters.
Whether for weal or for woe, the last
yesrs have witnessed a new demand for
Industrial and for all the various sorts of
technical education, n steady Increase In
the number of students wishing courses of
study directly preparatory to lu work
work, yet. not prof i ""lonn I The phenome
non Is observable throughout the country,
but more markeJ as you travel west. Mor
than ever take Latin, tireck. literature and
history, tho so-called culture disciplines,
and pass thence into the professions. Hut
more filso seek college to prciare for In
dustrial walks.
The university srhool of household econ
omy offers a four-year course leading to
the bachelor of science degree. This Is
for women what the agricultural, forestry
and engineering courses are for nien.
The thought Is to raise the standard of
home life, to help individuals become
healthier and happier nnd a greater power
for Intellectual and moral good In the com
munity. Physical, intellectual and moral
life so closely blend that it Is Impossible
to abuse or neglect the physical nature or
even be careless about it without Injury
to the whole being
From the Vniverslty of Nebraska pro
ceeded the original suggestion that western
sand hills could, and that profitably, be
covered with forests. It was upon our
grounds and from representations made bv
our professors that tlie purpose took shape
In the minds of government experts leading
to the establishment by the Culled States
of the forest reserves In the sandy conn
i whre pines are now actually growing
with tho utmost vigor and promise, assur
ing success to the afforestation policy and
the profitable afforestation. In time, of all
the sandy areas in the west.
i i to as-ist st II further this work
so advantageous to our country that the
University created Its department of for
estry. A four-year course Is given, leading
to the bachelor of science degree,
Aarrlenlt nral Rdnentlon.
Throughout the Mississippi valley the
most important form of Industrial educa
tion la agricultural. What I say on this
relates primarily to my own habitat.
In all enterprises of rural Interest the
tate university in a young stale like Ne
brarka occupies a more central position
than would be expected or possible In an
eastern community. It la much more than
a teaching agency. People turn to It for
counsel upon almost every problem arising
on the arm concerning soils, minerals,
water, crop planting and care, what trees
to set out for shade, orchard or forest;
Koblems about farm or range stock, how
purchase or handle to best advantage,
how to fatten and how and when to market
with greatest profit.
Ita activity In the realm of agriculture la
after all by no means, as Its compass might
Suggest to some, the whole of what the
University Is doing. I am here picturing,
on the contrary, about half the business
of one among the five colleges of which
the Institution la composed.
' The university experiment stall on con
ducts Investigations requiring technical
knowledge and laboratory service, with
which, therefore. Individual farmers could
not cope. Others disclose 111 conditions
without suggesting remedies. Others are
of IncRlctilKble benefit, Immediate and cer
tain to last.
Froflt from Russia.
Prof. Lyon, now of Cornell, while In Ne
braska usefully tested the propriety of
looking to Kussla proper, Siberia and
Turkestin for varieties of grain and alfalfa
adapted to our plains. He found that ma
caroni wheat and the early varieties of
oats and corn will flourish there and be
highly profitable. Bo will the augur beet.
Before a sugar factory arose In Nebraska
we had proved that the state could grow
sugar beets with profit. Then farmers and
capitalists took hold.
We have ascertained to a most valuable
extent what varieties of grains, grasses
and forage crops are at once handy and
productive In each several section under
our charge. The wide Introduction of win
ter wheat In Nebraska was largely due to
our experiment. Over 100 varieties were
sown. Most amounted to little and many
were valueless; but a few varieties, nota
bly the Turkish red, proved hardy over
large territory which had previously grown
nothing but spring wheat. As a result of
this try-out tlie state's winter wheat pro
duction Increased, It Is safe to say, more
than lO.OOO.Ouo bushels per year, making
wheat profitable where It had not been so.
Tame grasses have been Introduced, brome
frraas making hardy and succulent pasture
n preolnrts where alien grasses had never
flourished, meadow fescue for both mead
ows and pastures, and, most notably, that
w nderful plant, alfalfa.
The original Introduction of Kherson oats
Into the United States was by the Ne
braska university. This occurred In 1817,
tfce grain coming from tho province of
SLbarson In Russia. Ten years of ex
perience have sliown this oat to be far the
moat successful grown In the light rain
fall parts of Nebraska, outdoing the sixty
day oat, which also promises well. In
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....AT THE DAYLIGHT STORE...
We have made a few seasonable suggestions and should you fail to find a suitable article
here, we would be pleased to have you call and we will do all in our power to assist you
Holiday Season Opening in the Ladies' and
Children's Ready-to-Wear Section
CHRISTMAS GIKTS THAT 11RIMJ COMFORT AND PLKASl'RK,
Children's lcar Skin Coats Ages 1 to C years, colors grey, white and
green holiday opening price , $2.05
School Girls' Coals Heavy, warm clothes In plain and fancy weaves,
sizes 6 to 15 years, regular price $3.00 Monday $3.05
Girls' Knit Tains In, astrakian curl, red, green, blue and grey, with
turtle band onry 50
Children's New Toque A splendid lot, plain and fancy, Just opened,
25c, 40c, 50c, 75c and 08
ALASKA SKAL COATS Here Is a seiiHrttlon for our Holiday Opcu
ing neck.
Alaska Seal Coats Fitted back, sizes 34, 36, 38 and 40 never sold at
less than $200 to $250. We will put the entire stock on sale Monday
at $110
Make your wife a present of one of our Navajo Blanket Robes. They
are new, stylish and comfortable prices $3.95, $4.75, $4.95, $3.50
and $5.05
Children's Fur Sets Over one hundred different styles, on sale Monday
prices 98c to $4.05
A Great Big Sale of Silks - Just the Thing for
Christmas Presents
Don't miss this opportunity of buying silks as cheap as cotton goods.
A purchase of over 500 pieces of plain and fancy waist and suit silks
that will sell Monday at less that the cost to manufacture.
Lot 1 Consists of very neat and pretty fancy silks for waists and cults
In a grelt assortment of colors, including many pretty greys. Silks
In this lot worth from 50c to 69c a yard, on sale Monday at, yd. 22
Lot 2 Embraces every plain shade In that popular satin finished mes
sallne silk, also light shade silk poplin and China silks, and an ex
cellent quality of 19-lnch black taffeta silk. In this lot worth from
75c to 85c a yard while they last Monday, yard 30
Lot 3 Includes the bargain pluma of the season. Ia checks, plaids
and all sorts of fancy effects, both light and dark, also 27-inch In
black taffeta and a 27-inch black Peau de Sole. These silks' are worth
up to $1.00 a yard all go Monday at, yard -59
Lot 4 Contains fancy silk of notable degree, style and character.
About 100 pieces In all, many pretty stripes and check effects, In
shades of grey. Also a few pieces of 36-inch black taffeta. Thesa
silks are worth from $1.00 to $1.50. All go on sale Monday at,
yard 75t
Christmas Pictures
The first attraction to greet you as you step off the elevator on the
third floor Is our picture section. Here are gathered an assortment of
fanciful novelties beyond conception. It would be impossible to enu
merate Just what there Is In this section, but every one is very pleasing.
And while all are fresh and new la the time to make the holiday choos
ing. Come Monday.
Dress Goods for Christmas Gifts
64-inch broadcloths in all the new shades for fall and winter wear. In
cluding ijondon smoke and black. This line has always been sold at
$1.50 yard. Wo will 6ell them Monday only, yard $1.10
46-inch chiffon batiste. One of the most popular weaves for real dressy
costumes. Soft and clingy and dust repellant, always sold at $1.00
'yard, Monday only, yard 69
Bearskins and crushed plush for coats and Jackets, all colors, per yard,
from $2.50 to $5.00
66-lnch blck chiffon Panamas, our regular $1.50 quality Monday
only, yard $1,00
Special Sale of White Goods
MAIN FLOOR.
Hundreds of pieces of pretty fancy white goods for waists and dresses.
New patterns that are worth up to 35c yard special sale, yard.l)
36-Inch fancy white curtain Swisses, worth 18c to 25c yard sperlal,
yard , 12
Extra heavy table padding, full 54 inches wide, worth 46c yard
special, yard : 25J
Allover Laces at Half Price
30 pieces of 18-lnch allovers, in black and white silk Chantillys, white,
cream and ecru nets, Paraguay and Clunys; every yard worth 75c
Monday's sale price, the yard 35
Another Good Lace Value
200 pieces of imported oriental net lacea, 3 to 10 Inches wide, with
bands to match, creams and white, worth to 75c yard. To go at
the yard, 25c, 15c and 10
Embroideries for Fancy Work
Broken lot of exquisite embroidery edges, 3 to 10 inches wide, that sold
from 75c to $1.60 yard Monday choice of this lot, the yard. . . 50
In Our Neckwear Section
We will place on sale 100 fancy boxes of fine chiffon neck ruches, as
sorted, six neck lengths to a box, excellent 50c value, only, the
box 39
Money-Saving Basement
60 pieces Percales, very best patterns, .light and dark shades, worth
10c yard, basement, yard 4H
GINGHAM AND SHIRTINGS.
Very best quality indigo blue Shirting and stripe Ginghams, for men's
Shlrta and boya' School Waists, worth 12 c yard, basement, per
yard 7H
A Snap -A bargain square for one day only. Best quality Flannelette
Walstlng and fine Mercerized Walsting, fabrics worth 18c to 39c
one big lot, basement 12M
them when at these de-
ill De on Our
Special Announcement
We have pretty boxes for mailing and sending handkerchiefs, gloves
silk waists and dress patterns. Ask about
partments.
Fairyland and Toyland W
Third Floor, Commencing Monday
IUHNG THK CHILDRKN" nnd let tlu-m hiiVe a good time before the
stock is broken up. 1
Our display of dolls, doll toys, doll buggled. mechanical toys, rocking
horses, wagons, carts, horns, organs, pianos, drums and all the thou
sand things that go to make up holiday toys, is' the finest ever made
in the west.
China Department
IMPORTKR'S 8AMPLK8 OP FANCY CHINA. SCARCELY TWO
riECKS IN THK LOT AIKE.
Rare chance for exclusive choosing at HUle money.
ONK TABLK AT 10 Fancy Figures, Pit! Trays, Plates, Cups and
Saucers, Sauce Dishes, Salt Shakers.
ONK TABLE AT 25 Cups and Saucers, Plates, Puff Boxes, Vases,
Fancy Figures, Salad Dishes.
ONE TABLE AT 48 Vases, Fancy Flgurek, Cracker Jars, Cups and
Saucers, Fancy Plates.
ONE TABLE AT 95 Salad Bowls, Cake P
and Brush Trays.
The best chance you will have to select
ates, Fancy Plates, Comb
china for Christmas gift.
Trunk, Valise and Suit Case Department
in.fi!gMi'ii. Assortment Complete. Prices Low.
' Trunks from $32.60 down to $2.05
V. Sl "oooa 11 K t n 0 mtT
wit. I. vaaco, VU.uv uunu lJ PX4iJ
SPECIAL FOR SlONDAY An imitation
alligator leather Suit Case. 24 inches
long, $2.95 value, at $1.05
Gray Enameled Tea Kettles, 49c
No. 8 size (like cut), perfect goods, 76c value,
t ....404
Gray Enameled Berlin Ktttfos. .c
With bale and tin cover, 8 lnchen n diameter,
each , . , , . -294
Black Japanned Iron Fire Shovels, each 3J
Asbestos Sad Irons, complete set, three irons with a stand and handle,
per set $1.75
10c Toilet Paper at 7c
Brand, 1,000 sheets of fine tissue, paper In a roll,
7t
Our "Rlverview"
10c value, per roll.
' That our American forests abound in
plants which possess tho most valuable
aedlclnal virtues it abundantly attested
by scores of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Even the untu
torud Indiana had discovered the useful
ness of many native plants before the
advent of the white race. This Informa
tion, Imparted freely to the whites, led
the latter to continue Investigations until
to-day we have a rich assortment of moat
valuable American medicinal roots.
Dr. Pierce believes that our American for
eats attMid In moat valuable medicinal root
lui tbecurejf moat obatlnate and fatal dla
eaJT. If wajjohid; properly lnveUaM tbemi
anci laJffrmiJWi of ibis conviction, be
fi?". r?"" hv Vi i '-(i'f- im-
cTfrv ." whl. h r . proTfii ltsrlf In be the,
y .fr.l-.i h lnlr. livrr ImHi.r-
au.r. Lrart iimli- nd ryrulttor. ami r,t.
Clraix"' Kn"n, pigtllt'ttl ayl"- Dllr"
el a. or luxmUuu. UraJ livcrTTuncUonal
and even vtlrular sad otber affection of
tbe heart j tela to Its curative action. The
reason trfcy it cure tbete and nany oiber
affectlona, I clearly (hown la a little book
of extracts from tbe standard medical works
wblcn Is mailed re to any addreaa by Dr. B.
V. Pierce, vt But alo. N. Y to all Madia
requeat (or tbe aaaie.
2 O C
Not less marvelous. In tbe unparalleled
run It Is ounitantly ma Win of woman's
many peculiar alt action a, weakneaaca and
Ut7Vtln dvranerroenta. I Dr. Pierce's
lmonlal con
ho tiar rn
l"aoriiesl'iacrlpuolKia Is an
by tbouaiW ouJateal
tiloutrd biVyiTiful patll'ii w
TUr'.H.is i.rul.iu anj I.TI..T
jur u..i ...uu r au . iiUiti mrJicUtea, and
phjili la;: bad (ailed.
T
Doth tho )r nwnTknd tnrilli'lnf-a are
wholly made up frvtn Hit- j:U.-rrir rxirai'tof
natiw. mrl!fiiial ni. 1 1 pn'-- mi"
i.'.iyrd In thi-ir nianiiUilure wr original
widt It. I'k-rv'f. and U.. y are i-airtfd ou ty
nklllt-d rheuitids and jiln rrim wlib 1he
eld of apparatus and ai'plian-'wi kpmially
eoola-nrd ami hrnlt t.ir ihl nriw. ia
u-dli-iii ar rmlivly fit- fruit. alx)ul aud
all other hani ful. habli-r.ifuli I dru. A
tidt hl ( tl lr IliSitnlieuU la prUilcd OA
aab lxjuU'-ii'icr.
contral end western Nebraska the Kherson
yields, favorable yeara, aa high as fifty
bualiela the acre; ordinary yeara, usually
ten bushel more than other oata, while In
dry et-asons It cornea to crop when later
varieties fall. Thua far the quality, the
early maturity and the high producing
power of this marvelous oat continue un
abated. Corn experiments to Improve seed and to
aecure varletlea adapted to different locall-
. I . k. . 1 . . 4 ..lAnl.kln. PMIlll. L'r,-
greaatve farmers Increase their per acre
i from Ave to ten bushel. The educational
proceaa will shortly push up the per acre
rtve bushels over the entire 7,0U0,)U0 acre
which Nebraska plants to corn, again
worth to the atate approximately $10,(uu,0U0
a year.
Agricultural rtaearch won a elsrnal
triumph In ahowlng that seml-arld farming
may and muat succeed. Till quite recently
the thought haa been all but unanlmou
that profitable farming upon nonlrrtgable
areas Is absolutely dependent upon precipi
tation, so that If thia falls much short of
thirty Inches yearly, no matter how rich
your land, your alternatives are cattle hus
bandry, travel or deHth.
Diapeaataar nllk Irrlaratlow.
The Insight Is now emerging that agri
culture Is not only considerably Indepen
dent of rainfall, but can. In low rainfall
localities, dUpenae with Irrigation Itaelf;
that nh-hurrld farming 1 not hut up to
Irrigable valleya here and there, or to '
windmill or gasoline lifting from under-
ground, that noiaers 01 nemi-iiu mn
not irrigable are not confronted by tho
alternative of stock raising, travel or
death, but have a noble chance for lire
and prosperity right there on those eml
arld farms not Irrigable.
The resources inai prummc -. i
rlnnlng to effect this deliverance are two:
Thti importation ana in
dniuth defying needs and crops, and water
hoarding and water holding method of
culture for short, "dry culture Hray
seed and grain will, by eUZ',i Z
much: dry culture by Itself will, ltoth de
vices together will turn wilderness into
gardens of plenty.
, Million of acre will be added to our ef
fective agricultural domain, whereon will
be settled In perpetuity a thrifty. h'r.r,y.
prosperous and etrong population. 1 tils
prpect Is one to arouse patriotic enthu
siasm. Its well-to-do farmers are a re
publlo most reliable bulwark.
Turning from discovery, where the record
Is so cheering, to publicity, to the d!aieml
ratlon and Inculcation of agricultural
truth, we grow soberer. The proces" la
hard and slow; the klrt of l'ght widen
reluctantly. .
The bumpr crops and fine animal speci
men on our university farm and experi
ment statlona are telling lessons which
multitudes read. .The grain average per
Here from our farm Is twice that of the
state, nave In corn; our corn average 1
twice and a half the state a.
The Graduate and the Farm.
Hardly any apeech could too favorably
characterlae the usefulness of the agricul
tural school. 1 know of no other Industrial
education of similar compass which Is so
successful. Nearly all graduates settle
iilon farms, not from necessity, but from
preference. Their farming is profitable,
thilr lives happy, their culture high and
their rltisenshlp exemplary. From most of
the branches taught women may profit as
well as men. Ualrylng. horticulture and
home economics they find peculiarly to
I heir taste. The ncooe of women's self-
help chimes Is much enlarged. General
agriculture and atock raining are not be
yond women a powers, for many women
gruduatlr.g from the school become airrl
ciiltural exemplars and apostle. Kach Is
fi-r the whole community a center of llht
and inHpiratlon.
Oklahoma Quail t'oaSiM-atrd.
RN'P, Ok!.. lec. 1 A carload of Un:.ll.
pnrked In egg ckm- and coiiNlgiied to n
Chicago frm a dre.-J poultry and i g.
was confiscated here yesterUdy ly Ui--(.iiuc
waiden.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK SHOW
International Exhibition af Honei and
Cattla Will Last Eight Days.
BRITISH KING SHOWS SHIRE HORSES
Sir Thomas Llptoa, Lord Caaan aad
Lord Rothsehlld Anoag For.
elcaers Who Are Show
las Fine Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. l.-The seventh annual
International live stock exhibition opened
today at the Union stock yards and will
continue for elg-ht days. There was more
than 1,000 entries, Including some Bhlre
horae owned by King Edward of Great
Britain. Other entrlea from abroad hv
been made by Sir Thoma Upton, Lord j
Cavan and Lord Rothschild. Each evening
a horse fair will be held in the exhibition
ring.
NURSES REPORT BUSY YEAR
aaaaal Statemeat Shows 0,000 Visits
aad 4DO Patleats AaaoaaT I
Poor. '
Tbe Visiting Nurses' association held Ita
annual meeUng and election of officer j
Friday afternoon at the Paxton hotel, the
parlor being filled with an Interested audi
ence to hear the reports of the year's
work. Nearly 6J9 patient have been
cared for by the nuraea and about
271 visit made among the elck poor of
the city during he last year, the associa
tion having co-operated with the county
authorities In the prevention of contagion
In the poorer quarters of town and with
the Associated Charities In caring for those
In distress.
Mrs. Victor B. Caldwell waa re-elected
president, Mr. Thoma Kllpatrlck w as
made vice president. Ml Buchanan aec
retary am) Mr. J. F. Mawhinney was re
elected treasurer. Mr. W. R. Adam, who
haa for yeara given her aervlce waa re
appointed superintendent of nurses.
A letter wa read from Superintendent
Morris of the Associated Charities com
mending the work of the association In co
operating with the city and county la tbe
care of the poor.
Miss Nancy 1 Dorsey, head nurse,
summed up the work of the association as
follows:
The business of the association for the
year has been conducted aa unual. Thj
board met regularly every month, except
.11 J'lly and August. Because of this gen
erous resuoiiKe to our call we have been
eunliled to meet emergencies of many con
ditions. We thank you warmly for en
uliling us to resxmd to these needs.
I d not believe the general public fully
iplireciiie tlie great scope of tin work.
While primarily the dlstiiet nurfe at t lids
the nl' U poor and gives Intdructlon in the
ihtp of the pstlent lu the family, her en
trance Into tlie hom anil the courtdetice
of the family she vlsiis presents intny
.ilier opportunities for help! uli e-,-. wl.ii.il
the lnte!ni-ii't, y;ip.nh.-tu n'lise Is omik
o sit and to ;i'.'.'i. li may be In j
finding employment for the father or for
the mother, who 1 a wage earner for her
self and children; It may be In giving other
than medical and nuralng care to the de
aerted wife with the new-born baby and
four or five children. Food, clothing, fuel
and a atove In which to burn It are a com
bination of need that la sometime pre
sented to the nurse. The ever-present ne
cessity of impressing lessor of cleanliness,
ventilation, personal hygiene and other
laws of right living 1 a Important a any
part of the nurse's work.
District nursing Is the special line of
work In the nursing profession that unite
It with all existing charit:c; the district
nurse form the uniting power between
her profession and all the manifold forces
at work for the social and physical better
ment of oclety. The work places her In
direct relationship to chrlty, organization
societies, dispensaries, hospitals, the health
department of her city, schools for do
ficient, dependent and delinquent children,
child labor movement, day nurseries and
summer home.
In Omaha we hnve a good organization
and large field for visiting nurses. Tlie
field need more cultivation and every
effort should be made to advance the work
to meet the need.
It la unquestionably our direct province
with such an organisation to maintain a
pay department for the care of the middle
classes who are unable to pay the trained
nurse'a fee and who do not wish charity.
This year we should plan to co-operate
In all efforts made to find summer homes,
play ground and public bathe., especlnlly
for children, and to affiliate with organ
isation In the war against tuberculosis.
It I Important and necessary that w
should broaden out and stimulate the In
terest of the people of Omaha, making
them realise the practical usefulness of
this work of the visiting nurses and In
making them see that to extend the scope
of its usefulness Is an opportunity and n
privilege.
Mrs. W. R. Adams was reappointed su
perintendent of nurse.
The following directors were also elected:
Mesdamea J. H. Pratt, T. J. Mahoney,
Charles Mets. P. C. Moriarty, W. H.
Clarke, Luther Kountse. Edson Rich. Al
bert Noe, W. C. Sunderland. C. M. Wll
helm. F. J. McShane. Preston B. Myer,
Ben Oallagher, Carl Herring, Sonnenberg.
W. R. Adama, H. D. Reed, Ralph Connell,
T. R. Ward, Graham Bradley, Charles
Bweet, David Baum, Myron Leerned, Cam
eron, Dr. Arthur, Dr. Congdon, Misses
Louise McPheraon, Clara Thoma and
Stella Hamilton.
Chinchilla became sought after by fash
ionable women. Three hundred dollars,
the highest price ever paid for a cat, wa
given for one of the "Silver Lambkin's"
sons.
Princess Victoria of Schleswlg-Holsteln
ranks Chinchillas among her favorite pots
and Is patron of the Chinchilla club,
founded by the owner of the "Silver Lamb
kin." Mrs. Balding. This woman Is con
sidered the leading authority on cats and
holds the position of honorary life mem
ber of tlie Cat club, formerly occupied by
the late Harrison Weir.
The embalmed remains of the "Silver
Lambkin" have been accepted by the Nat
ural museum. A modet which appears upon
the Cat club silver challenge cups Is In
reality a portrait of this Interesting animal.
FRAUDS IN GOLD MINES
Aastralla Finds Much Ore Stolen by
Miners with Assistance
of Aayers.
CHINCHILLA CAT IS DEAD
"Silver Lainhkla," Foaader of Fash
ionable Dreed, Attain Great
A-te for Feline.
LONDON, Dec. 1. Special V-The "Silver
Lambkin." the celebrated Chinchilla cat
known to every cat fancier the world over,
haa Juat died at Gamllngay, Cambridge
shire. In every country where cats are
bred bis progeny holds a leading position.
It Is now six years since one of his
many sons won the gol 1 niedil at
Boston. Born la 1 99. this remarkabl
unlmal attulned a fi.at age as compared
to most highly lirtd eats, and from the
time he wa 3 jt ai old to the present
time his descendants hnve won the Crystal
Palace at every HUii.iJing show.
In four years he ralsi 1 the color to which
he beloiigi d from on" o. two un.iiue speci
mens to the most fa"-'unnalile varlny In
the country. The elhcit 1 lovcliiu s of the
MELBOURNE, Dec. 1. (Special.) The
history of gold teems with instances of
colossal frauds which have defied detection
for years. Even the annals of mining,
however, can boast of few Instances ao
striking as that revealed during the last
two or three months on the Kalgoorlle
field In Western Australia. A special com
mission was appointed In July to Inquire
Into the alleged frauds. It has Just fin
ished Its sittings. The evidence points to
defalcations amounting to no less than
Sl.ouu.OM or 12,500,000 per annum. Moreover,
It la clear that the system of fraud is not
of recent Inception; It has been In progress
for many years. There Is, Indeed, reason
to believe that the peculations were even
larger In the old days than they are now.
The Kalgoorlle quarts was then far richer.
There was little supervision and a man
could take his crib billy home full of rich
specimens with little fear ot detection. In
stances are even known of miner taking
Ul and 13j0 per week out of the mine
right along. In those times it wa a cbm
mon thing for a miner to spend Sunday
over his own private "dolly" separating the
gold from the stolen quarts. It has now
been proved that similar frauds have been
going on until the present time. At the
last sitting of the commission Mr. Thomas
Maughan, secretary of the Chamber of
Mines in Kalgoorlle, estimated that lof.OuO
ouncea of gold were stolen annually. See
ing that gold Is worth nearly IJO per ounce
some Idea of the amount stolen can be ar
rived at.
For a long time there have been rumors
that tbe returns from the Kalgoorlle field
were not above reproach. Hut the matter
only came before the West Australia public
In July last, when the polhe reKirts were
brought tiefore the legislative assembly of
th colony. There had been called for lu
consequence of the all' gallon of Mr. fteun
tl. I.ury, a well known mining Journalist,
an investigation of more than unusual
scope. At first the staleineiils of the ed
itor that at least t"..u'."i had Ihcii t-tolen
from this Uit-Wlcl evciy fur ujpearcd too
monstrous to be believed. Directly after
the police report were examined, however,
it became clear that frauds of a most
serious description were being perpetrated,
even If they did not reach the sensational
limit suggested by Mr. Scantlebury. The
general method adopted haa been as fol
lows: As a rule the leading spirit calls
himself an assayer and carries on the busi
ness of gold treatment works. He has a
runner who calls at various mining camps
and collects amalgam and ore. This Is
treated by the assayer, who banks It, al
leging that it comes from a lease In which
he Is Interested. The assayer, of course,
keeps the greater part of the profit, the
actual ore thief securing a merely frac
tional return from his partner In crime.
Usually the actual thief Is not the miner,
but someone employed upon the treatment
plant at the mine. There are, however,
cases In which that Is not so. Instances
have been discovered In which the stolen
ore has been sent up to the surface In
trucks laden with refuse. After being tipped
over a scrap heap It was picked up by a
confederate, who had received a warning
to be on the lookout. Profits can be more
quickly made by a thief engaged In the
treating rooms of the mine.
POWER FROM SWISS STREAM
Dam to Be Dalit by Maalelpallty to
Sapply Electricity to French
Capital.
GENEVA, Dec. 1 (Special.) The Paris
municipality haa practically decided to con
struct falla on the river Rhone at Seyssel
near Geneva to supply the French people
with electric light and electric power. A
French commission has been here for the
purpose of reporting upon the proposition,
which It Is estimated will cost tli.OnO.OuO.
The commission consists of the president,
M. F. Roussel; M. Evaln and M. Dousset.
the engineers; M. Mahl, the originator of
the scheme, and M. l.aurlol.
A barrage 210 feet In height that Is
nearly sixty feet higher than Niagara
Kails will be built across the Rhone at
Seyssel, while aerial cables will convey the
electricity generated by the water power
to Paris across France. The work will be
the largest of Ita kind In Europe.
SERGEANT ORDERS OWN DEATH
Sentenced for Infraction of rtalea
He Loads nans and
Is Shot.
BKRLTN, Dee. 1. (Special.) A sergeant
major of an Infantry regiment tation,d
In Bremen was recently Menienced to a
fcllght disciplinary punishment for having
mortally wounded a man wilh a revolvir
during the couise of a fight. He appealed
agarist this division, but was finally in
formed that his Hppeal bad been ieject-d.
He then ordered his men to I ol their rifle
with blank cnrtrldges. but during their ab
sence he reloaded them with ball cartridge.
He then drew no bis men in firing line
and carefully showed them how to aim
then titles straight at his heart. With
- i - - . . - - . a
tha utpiost calm he then ordered "Fire,"
nnd fell with four bullets through hit
heart. '
In a letter which he left he declared
that he was a good soldier and could not
endure being punished.
SPANISH QUEENJN CONVENT
Ladles of Sacred Heart IlecelTe Vlo
torla with Honors a Child
of Marx.
MADRID, Dec. 1. (Special.) Queen Vic
toria Eugenie recently attended a cere
mony In the capital of the Convent of the
Ladles of the Sacred Heart In the Rue
Caballero de Gracia.
Her majrty wa received as a child of
Mary and presented with the Insignia a
gold medal bearing the royal crown In
brilliants. The bishop ot Slon attended
and all of the chief clergy of Madrid were
present at the Initiation ceremony. Lunch
followed, after which a play was performed
by the children In a miniature theater In
the convent.
BASE BALLJF0R IRELAND
San Fraaelaro Man Woald Start
American Oanio Among
Youths of Ireland.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1. (Special.) Ireland Is to
be Americanised next year by the Introduc
tion of base ball. The younger athletea
have for some time past been looking for
a pastime that will help them cultivate
their muscles and stamina during the sum
mer months and base ball Is their choice.
The suggestion has been made by Richard
Burke, a wealthy San Francisco man, who
has settled at Monagh, In the County Tlp
perary, where he haa done much to en
courage sport In various forma In the south
of Ireland.
DIAMONDS Frenser, 1Mb and Dodge.
Velvet Collars
Does your overcoat or Jacket
Deed a new velvet collar? We put
on any kind or color ot velvet col
lars, from $1.50 to $2.50 each.
WV put In new llulng and Hleeve
linings and do all kinds of alter
ing and repairing of both men's
and women's clothing. All work
done by nrst-i lafcs tailors aud guar-tnte-ed
In every reaped. Try us.
Wugous to all parts of tbe city.
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Dyers and Cleaners.
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