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TTTE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:' DECEMBER 20. 1M7.
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MAYOR INVITES COLLEAGUES
Dahlman Wants Arrangement Com
mittee m Hit Gneit Enrout.
EATS BOGEE SULLIVAN 13 TAME
Will la Illlaala far . ltrfea OI-
ij credits Story at CleTelaasTs t.se
lasj t Deirn Caw
i layor Pahlman la preparing ts entertain
fm- a few hour hla colleagjes on the dem-OC-ie
committee cf arrangementa for tha
nmilbnal convention to be held In tenver
' wjen they peas through the city about tha
nfMdle of January. He ejtpecta to give
(-tbm a touch of real democratic high Ufa.
life haa written Chairman Tsggart asking"
Infra to make arrangements for the com.
I m!tte to remain In the city about eight
,'ioiira between morning and afternoon
if-ains and expects a favorable reply. Tha
mayor thlnka eight houra will be about
jlbelr limit.
i . The mayor aaya the new auditorium In
tashkh tha convention will be held will seat
flt.iino person. The arrangements commit
t will allow apace In tha hall and ar
- range for seating the thousand of visitors
I who are expected to be preeent.
On the committee, aside from Chairman
i T aririw-t. are Mayor Dahlman. Roger Sul-
J Jo an of Illinois. Norman E. Mack of Buf
falo, "R. M. Johnston of Houston, Ten.
John T. McGraw of Wert Virginia, Clark
Howell of Georgia and former Governor
; oervorn or Wyoming. All the members ei
ct-pt Governor Osborn will be In the party
wlcn It payees through Omaha.
"Roger Sullivan, against whom Bryan
made his fight in fit. Louis, has fallen In
line with the procession and will again
)ad the Iliimls delegation," says our Jim
" Discredits Cleveland Story.
de not take much stock In the report
tUat ex-president Cleveland will head the
democratic delegation from his state.
believe, however, that If the ex-president
should do such a thing It would have the
effect of welding the last link of party
; aarmnny. However. If Cleveland should go
it'he convention and attempt to "start
' something" he surely would be run over,
.think Cleveland has too much sense to
(attempt any coup In tha coming campaign
,and If he takes any part In the conven
twm It will be such as will lend strength
:' the democratic movement."
I The mayor Is much pleased over tho out
retfme of his two-minute talk with President
trtoosevelt. He says the president Is a
' splendid fellow" and believes that If
1 Senator Foraker and othera who hare op
f posed htm attempt to nominate an antl
j administration man they will be sat down
Jem at the Chicago convention next Jun.
I Heconsiders "Tart Is the rail horse In the
; republican race and few of the others par
'tlrlpatlng In the event will 'show' in the
-final heat."
OLSON MYSTERY IS SOLVED
Little Girl tarried Away by aa Eaa-le,
fays n Kaasaa Maffaetle
t ' i Prafeaaar. '
- Chief Donahue has turned over to
j Captains Mostyn and Dunn a letter he re-
fieived Saturday mortng that may solve the
pnyntery of the disappearance of Little
linie Olson of Rosalie, or at least throw
soma Jight on it. Whether : It does or not,
tha police officials admit the theory ad
vanced In the letter ia a new and up-to-date
on and may In tha future be used
to advantage la solving cases of mysterious
disappearances. Tha letter is from "Pro
' fessor Pole's Magnetic Institute in Galena,
Kan.," Is signed by Mr. Pole himself,
' and written on stationery bearing tha
'photograph of that gentleman. It reads:
Chief of Police. Omaha: I read In tha St.
Ixiuls papers of the mysterious disappear
sne of 4-year-old Ullle Olaon, who wan
dered away from her home near Rosalie,
Neb. As the paper alates that every pos
sible place where the body could possibly
be hss been searched, and that she went no
'. further tiian where she waved a hist good
bye lo her brothers. It seems very unrea-
eonable to believe that If she did not move
from the place she was carried upward.
My theory Is that an eagle haa swooped
down upon her and carried her away. A
.large bird could easily carry away a 4-year-nld
child, and to me this seems a reasonable
solution of the problem. I have traveled
around the world lour times and hava
heard of end seen many cases like this.
Kindly notify parents of child, and 1 would
' l pleased to hear if the little girl Is found.
"BRYAN TALKS TO THeTwOMEN
Will Address Ike tie "Tfca Ola
World aad Its Wars"
Jaaaary a.
William J. Bryan will apeak before the
Omaha Woman s club Monday afternoon.
January , on The Old World and Ita
Ways." The school teachers will be guest
' o tha club. The club wtfl assemble at the
regular hour at ita rooms in the First
Congregational church and adjourn In a
body to First Methodist church, where Mr.
l-li' tn will speak about 4 o'clock. Mr.
' Bryan will reach the city about t K and
rill go directly o First Methodist church
rkn mm BilfiBM m (Iki-
HAI.TIMORB. Dec. 28. Thomas Flts
' terald. general manager of the Baltimore
ft Ohio railroad, haa resigned his position
is take effect January 1.
Do Ton Open Tour South
Lfrs a young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered yon?
Or, do you want tu know something of tha
com position and character ol that which
you tike Into your stomach whether u
food or medicine
Most intelligent and sensible people
now-a-days Insist on knowing what they
employ whether aa fixed or at medicine.
lr. Pierce believes they nave a perfect
right to inttat upon such knowledge. So ha
fru hMihffiHiiirjVtitt and on each hottfe
wrapper. whauT"4irlnea are made of
and vftJfleaJiTtfiJgT ana TcH re feeli
fie can mi
itord to do t
't of hie
hecsyK the mor
the i:srelier
h mi medicines
are made are studied snij uiidersiond tha"
faff a lIl Thetr superior curat' vr virtue!
Furthe cure of woman's peculiar weak
nesses, trregttlarlUea nod derangements,
glTtog rise to frequent headache, back
ache, dragging-dewn pain or distress ia
tower abdominal or pelvlf region, accom
panied, oftUmev with a debilitating,
pel rie, catarrhal drain and kindred symp
toms of weakness. Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is a most efficient remedy.
It la equally effective in curing painful
periods, in giving strength te nursicr
toothers and in preparing the system el
the expectant mother for baby's eeming.
thus rendering childbirth safe and com
paratively painless. The I avonte Pre
scription Is a most potent, strengthening
tonus to the general system and to th
trgans distinctly feminine in partlcnlar
I is alio a soothing and Invigoratir.f
nervine and cures nervous exhaussjoti
nervous prostration, neuralgia, bysu-riu
spasms, chorea or Su Vitua's dance, siu
ether distressing nervoDS symptoms st
buidant noon functional and organic dis
ease of the distinctly femlnlce ortans.
t;A host of tuedical anthenuseof all tb
several schoals of prsetiee. recosimend
e-h of the several Ingredients of which
Favorite Prescription is made for the
ture of the diseases for which ittstlalraed
to bo 0 cure. Yon bit read what they
Say for vmtrwelf by sending o postal card
tvQ,uet for r booi-lot of extract,
from the leading authorities. So TDr. K. V
Pierce, Invalids' li 'tel and burglcal In
lUtuva, buffalo, N. Vand it u come ts)
a bf return post
BRIEF CITY NEWS
slave &oot mat It.
TbosBaa W. Blackaara far Confrasa.
A. . Kltoale rem'd to n03 Brandela Bids.
aUaeaart, photographer, llth at Farnara.
We always have- Rock Springs Coal.
Central Coal and Coke company of Omaha,
11 h and Harney streets.
Burglar Prise Open Window A burglar
pried open a rear window In W. C. Basse's
house at S61S North Twenty-seventh
street PYldsy nlgtit snd ransacked the
lower part of the house. Three tings, a
wstch and It was the booty secured.
Says Wages for Christmas The
twenty-odd employes of Baker Bros. En
graving company, from office boy to the
most skilled workman, were presented with
a Chrletmns present In the form of a
dny'a wages, the total amounting to nearly
ratio. -
Two Men Bound Over Richard Kalner
and James Crandall were bound ever to
the district court In the sum of 1500 by
Judge Crawford Faturday morning on the
charge of breaking and entering Harvey
White's storehouse, from which they stole
a quantity of brass and copper.
Japaaeaa Brwsboys Cons ternatlon
reigned among the Omaha newsboys Sat
urdsy morning by the appearance of a
couple of Japan.ese newsboys invading
their respective territories as Inde
pendents. The Japs were subjected to
considerable Jabs by the regulars, but
they didn't seem to be much perturbed
over It and went on offering their news
papers for sale.
Omaha Haa la Civil Service Jacob J.
Friedman has been notified by the fnltefl
States Civil Service commission of his ap
pointment as clerk In the adjutant gen
eral'a office, headquarters Department of
the Missouri, at a Salary of gl.ono Pr
annum. Mr. Friedman is known In Omaha,
especially among the Jewish population.
he being the present secretary of the W II"
liam McKlnley lodge No. 21, Independent
Order of B'nal B'rith.
Union Oespel Mission The Union Gos
pel Mission, lis South Fourteenth street,
this evening at 7:30 .will hold a praise and
testimony service. From 9:14 to 10:1B p. m,
a union preyefmeetlng will be held In the
hel! of the Volunteers of America, 115
North Fifteenth street, participated in by
the workers from the City Mission and
the Union Gospel Mission. At 11- p. m. i
midnight service will be held. A cordial In
vltatlon Is extended to everyone to attend
all of theae services.
Bivoroe for Wonsupport Verna Bell has
been granted a divorce from John J. Boll
by Judge Button on charges of nonsupport.
She resumes her maiden name. Robinson.
Carrie E. Bhreckengast has been riven i
decree separating her from John M. Fhreck
engast In Judge Kennedy's court. She
charged abandonment. Emma Conn has
been given a divorce from Langarl Conn
in Judge Redick's court. She charged
flonsupport and was awarded 110 a month
alimony and the custody of their son.
nit for Tan Thousand Dollars Philip
Halda jr., declarea he was crippled for
life by a wagon running wild down Mil
near Eighteenth and 8 streets. South
Omaha, and he has begun suit against tha
city of South Omaha for $10,000 damages.
The city was doing some work on the
street and the wagon, he says, was care
lessly left at the top of a steep incline.
Without warning it started to roll down
hill and he was unable to get out of Its
way. He brings the suit through hi
Jatuer. Philip Halda sr. . ,..
Bills for Books Battled In response to
a call from President George D. Rice
special meeting of the Board of Educa
tion wa held In the city hall at noon Sat
urday for the purpose of passing on the
claims committee's report on the settle
ment of, certain bills for books that have
been accumulating since August. These
bills are usually paid in January, but
owing to the change in the fiscal year
ordered by the board at its last meeting
It waa necessary to pay them in Decern- j
ber. No other business was tranaacted.
Bid for Army applies Bids were
opened Friday at the office of the pur
chasing commlssar'. T.'nlted States army,
for this district, for perishable comnflssary
supplies for the various posts of the De
partment of the Missouri for the month of
January. These supplies . consist of coffee,
meats, tea a, canned fruits snd other sub
sistence stores, that deteriorate from being
kept In storage for any length of time, and
will approximate several hundred thou
sands of dollars in value. The bidders were
almost wholly Omaha Jobbere.
More for Army and Bavy A material
and significant Increase is reported in the
matter of recruits for the regular army
and navy at the Omaha recruiting station
during the month of December. Thus far
about forty recruits have been accepted
and formally enlisted, and it is expected
that the number willreach fifty by the
cloaa of the month. Nearly 100 applicants
have presented themselves for enlistment,
tut a very large percentage of them failed
to come up to the physical and moral re
quirementa and were consequently re
jected. More BemaaAs for Charity Demands
for assistance at the county etore are S
per cent greater thla year than they have
been in previous years at this season is the
opinion of Commissioner Brunlr.g, chairman
of the charity committee of the county
board. Mr. Bruning ascribes the Increased
demand for asxistsnce to the fact that a
larga number of men arc out of work, and
while wagea In the past have been good
the cost of living wss so high few of the
ordinary, wage earners were able to save
much money. Owing to the Increased
number of demands a stricter Investigation
will be made in each case lu order that
charity may be confined to worthy ap
plicants. rear Man Vp for Theft of Backs Max
tin Delar. William Philips. George Wilfan
and Edward Harrison have been arrested
by the city detectives on the thsrge of
breaking and entering the Glencoe ad ills,
::: laard street, Thursday nlghtvand
stealing TS0 burlap sacks. Th.e aauks were
sold to Nathan Meichea bag dealer at
IK'S North Seventeenth street, for
which seemed like a bargain up to Ilia
time Uelchea tried to realtae on it by
selling the sacks to the Glencoe Mills,
when he found It a difficult matter to
sell a man his own property and was con
fronted by ffie fact that he waa out
All of the men arrested except Philips
and Wilfan admit that they stole tha
sacks. They will be charged a 1th bulk
ing and entering.
as Compear Bsmaaabere Children An
interesting Christmas entertainment was
that given by the Omaha Gas company to
Uue children of ita employes, a custom
which has been In vogua for several years
and la held In the large office of the com
pany at Twentieth and Lincoln avenue.
The 0 seala provided were nearly filled
A lively program had been prepared and
waa carried out according to schedule.
Tha first part consisted of songs and
recitations by the little ones. The tree
was lighted and aome of Santa Claus
helpers carried in some mysterious boxes,
out of one of which Santa Claus himself
appeared. He had preaenta for lit
youngsters. For tha second part of the
program Charles Peterson, atroet foreman
for over twenty-flvo years, waa preeented
with a gold medal for faithful service;
Joe Jabncae. works roreman, was pre
aented with a gold watch on behalf of the
manufacturing department. All en tared
Into the spirit of the day and departed la
a moat happy mood.
Bee Want Ada They bring results.
LAND CASE TO OPEN COURT
Yeast and Sutton to Be Tried for Al
leg-ed Conspiracy.
SESSION IS RESUMED MONDAY
Jedae T. C. Master Will Bo em the
Dearie Proaaklr Jast Oaf Lss4
Case Will Be Brsagkl
to Trial.
The adjourned session of the Vnlted
States district court will be resumed Mon
day morning, with Judge T. C. Munger on
the bench. The first case to be tried will
be that of Perry A. Teast and Harry But
ton, under indictment for conspiracy artd
consptrscy to suborn perjury to defraud
the United Htstss out of use. title and pos
session to large tracts of land In Sheridan
and Cherry counties. Nebraska. Thie will
possibly be about the only land case tried
during the earry part of January. The en
lire petit Jury panel except those drawn
for the trial of the Teast and Sutton case
will be excused for the remainder of the
term.
A new panel will be draan early in Feb
ruary for the trial of the remainder of
the land cases. The next of the land cases
to be tried will be that against C. H. T.
Babcock, which was begun and adjourned
In October because of the illness of the
principal defendant, Babcock.
Assistant Attorney General S. R. Rush
will have charge of the trial of the land
casea, and It is the present Intention to
have all of the esse disposed of before
the beginning of the May term of the
federal courts for thla district.
The January term of the fedsralcourts
for the North Platte district will begin
Mondsy, January S, at North Platte, with
Judge W. H. Munger presiding.
NOW LET BALDHEADS REJOICE
Owaers of Polished Domes flalated
aa tha Best People ost
Earth.
There are always compensations. It is
not pleasant to be bald; no one courts
such a condition, and yet the fine res
ignation, the serene fortitude with which
the victim meets the oncoming disaster
is a beautiful eight to see. One's heart
warms to the bald-headed man who, with
rare exceptions, is an example of klndli
neas. a man of deferential though not
diffident air, a wise and deliberate Judg
ment, a generous temper. Invariably n
reliable friend, a valuable counselor and
a ready spender. Bald-headed men always
have money and they know how to make
it The world has been slow in recog
nizing the excellences peculiar to the
bald-headed man, but baldheads have so
increased in numbers that even a casual
study of them has shown that here we
have a type that Justifies the euloglum
we have bestowed upon them. A Dt.
Louis man visiting In New Tork is among
the first to call attention to the attitude
toward bald-headed men that la now
taken in eastern large cities. He says
"Philadelphia was the first American city
to recognize the Importance of catering
to the bald-headed patron. They made
him feel welcome and they found that
it paid. Now I eee New Tork restaurant
and' hotel keepers have net aside the
choicest locations in their dinner and grill
rooms for the baldheada. This is no joke.
It is a plain business proposition. Ton
know s well.'aa any '-hotel'man'that'lt Is
not the young man who spends the most,
unless he is one of the eons of the very
wealthy. The real swift spender is the
old fellow with the polished crowp,1
There It is, public opinion crystallised into
a clear . statement that recognizes what
has been a slowly growing conviction.
Toung men in the bloom of their man:
hood, with all their close clustering locks
are not the most open-handed. An open
ness of countenance extending some
times all the way from the chin to the
nape of the neck means an easy purse
string. United with an exact knowledge
of the best of everything and how to
obtain it is a willing desire to pay for
it. The bald-headed man smokes the best
cigar because he knows It is the best.
which knowledge the comely, e'en beaute
ous, young man of 10, with the thick
sprouted ringlets, is oft markedly de
ficient in. The bald-headed man usually
alts in the easy chair by amiable cs.
sent of his companions; to him the
waiter and the porter bow lowest; when
he speaks he may be deliberate to the
point of irritation without Interruption,
Everywhere and in all companies he re.
Jolces In the attention and deference
which his dignity and graclousness com'
mand. Baldness is not a mark bestowed
heedlessly by Dame Nature, but is her
crown of honor placed unerringly on the
brow of those whose character it fits.
PL Louis Globe-Democrat.
BATTLE WITH AN EAGLE
etaaae SUral Saddealy Reeovers
aa Pats I a Hard
Fight.
To have an immense eagle gripped tightly
between his strong hands and not be able
to release his hold because he feared the
consequences Is the strange pltght which
befell E. D. Palmer of Nob Hill a few
days ago In a hunting experience that al
most places his story In the list of the
nature fakers, or an unwritten chapter
from the personal memoirs of Daniel Boone
Mr. Talmer was hunting about thirty
miles from Seattle. In the upper Naches
valley. Deacendlng from a precipitous In
cline down a Jagged canyon, weary and
footsore, exhausted and downcast by
fruitless dsy of toll, the unsuccessful
sportsman waa suddenly arrested In his
course by a furious whirl of wings passing
him with the velocity of a cannon ball.
Turning quickly in the direction of this
welcome sound of whirring wings. Mr,
Palmer beheldi to his wild astonishment,
blue-winged grouse fleeing before the rapid
winging of a monster eagle. Both birds
passed almost within cach of Ms gun
barrel.
Like a flash came tha report of Mr
Palmer's gun, aa be brought the stock t
his shoulder and fired unerringly at th
grouse.
The result of this shot was most re
markable. One of the small leaden mis
siles chanced to graze the skull of the
eagle, and as the grouee fell to the earth
dead, ita pursuer simultaneously took a
headlong tumble, falling by the aide of
the gamebird. Mr. Palmer ran down th
hill to bag his game
There before him, apparently dead, lay
one of the biggest American eagles he
had ever seen. Hs stooped to pick up the
grouse, but had just taken it in his hand
to place In hla hunting coat when, all it
once, the eagle began to flap its wings
Immediately Mr. Palmer turned his at
tentlon to the big bird, and seizing it by
the throat and feet carried it down the
canyon to hi team and hack. When th
hack had been reached Mr. Palmer dlsoov
ered that he had a problem .in his hands
to solve that would require aome akill
aud determination. The eagle had come t
Ufa. He didn't dare release the feet of his
victim lest his face and hands would be
lacerated by the aharp claws of the feath
ered animal. Neither did be cherish the
idea of letting go of lis neck and taking
chances with the bird's wings; but some
thing liad to ae doae.
He accordingly climbed into the roar of
the hack, placed one foot oa the eagle'
nerk. snd with ene hand held its two fet.
and wlfh the other reached for the halter
rope. With this he succeeded In tying the
legs, after which he tied the bird to the
bottom of the hack, and soon started en
his Journey homeward. During all this
time, however. Mr. Fn-lmer had been sub
jected to a severe drubbing by the wings
of the eagle. His hat was knocked off
and his face wan battered until It looked
as though he had Just emerged from a
pugilistic ring. In fact, when Mr. Palmer
reached home, six houm later, his wife
nervously Inquired If he bad encountered
a grlasly bear.
The eagle is now on exhibition. The
bird measures svven feet and five inches
from tip to tip and weighs about thirty-
five pounds In fighting trim. Mr. Palmer
Insists that it waa up to weight the day
he captured it. Seattle Post-Intelllgencer.
SILVER GIFTS TO OLD WARSHIPS
asBMasaasna -
Plate Glvea by States aad Titles Tfet
Protected hr Govern sweat
Title.
There will be some Interesting silver
legislation by the present congress, 'If
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has his
way. ' Mr. Metcalf haa found out that
the various battleablpe, cruisers and gun
boats possess some of the finest silver
services In the world today, and be wants
congress to establish the title to this
property, valued at nearly (250,000.
Blnce the starting of what la popularly
known as "the new navy" each state and
city after which Is named a battleship
or a cruiser haa followed the custom, of
presenting to the ship a service of sil
ver for use on state occasions. i
These gifts are made to the ships, end
the title of ownership goes to the ship,
and not to the government. As a result
of the retiring from active service of a
great tnany vessels, few, if any, of
which will be put In commission again,
the Navy department finds that silver
services worth from 176.006 to 1100.000
remain on board these ships. Mr. Met
calf wants a law enacted that will give
title of these and similar rifts to the
Navy department and not to the ships.
The old slngle-funneled, second-class
battleship Texas has a magnificent silver
ervlce that waa given by the people
of the Lone Star State. In a few days
the Texas will be placed In reserve, and
no naval . officer believes that it will
ever see active service again. It has even
been suggested that the old fighter that
waa commanded by Captain Philip at
.Santiago would make a good target tor
the practice of the new battleships.
In the Hudson river, at the foot tot
Eightieth street. Is the old cruiser New
ark, now the practice ship of the naval
militia of this city. Like the Texas, the
Newark has probably aeen Its last active
service, and as it has a fine assortment
of silver, given to it by the citizens -of
Newark, the government wants the right
to keep that silver In a safe place for
the use of the other Newark that in all
probability will be built at some future
time.
Then there are the Raleigh, commanded
by Admiral Coghlan in the battle of
Manila; the Baltimore, another ot Dewey's
ships, and the old protected cruiser Phil
adelphia, all of which a few years ago
were among the finest vessels In the
active service. The Raleigh is at the
Mare Island navy yard, while at the New
Tork navy yard is the dismantled Balti
more, with the fate of a humble sub
marine mine planter staring It in the
face. The Philadelphia has met it fate
as .the receiving ship at Puget sound.
Waahington.-f All of these ships have
splendid silver henices.
Some of the other ships that will figure
In the proposed transfer to the govern
ment of silverware are the cruisers Cin
cinnati. Detroit, 'Montgomery, Nashville
and Wheeling, all of which have seen
their best days, and in the near future
their number will probably be increased
by the cruisers Ban Francisco, Chicago.
Atlanta. Vlcksburg, and even the big ar
mored cruiser Brooklyn. The Brooklyn
owns one of the finest silver Bervices In
the navy. It haa already reached the
end of the first leg that leads to perma
nent retirement the reserve.
Two years ago no one had an idea
that the Indiana, Massachusetts, and the
Iowa, the latter commanded by Admiral
Evans at Santiago, were nearing the re-
aerve. The Massachusetts Is dismantled at
the New Tork navy yard, while the Iowa
and the Indiana are registered as In re
serve at Philadelphia, and in the opinion
of many naval officers none of these ships
will be returned to active servioe unless
some unexpected emergency arises. These
three ships own silver worth $35,000.
The armored cruiser New York is one
vessel, built many yeara ago, that It Is
believed still has many years of active
service ahead of it. The New York has
been practically built into a new ship at
the Boston navy yard, and will soon go
into commission. The Olympia. Dewey's
famous flagship, ha found a permanent
and honorable retirement aa the flagship
of the training squadron organised last
spring for . the Instruction of the mid
shipmen at Annapolis. 1
In requesting congress to enact suitable
legislation. Secretary Metcalf refers to the
custom ss a "generous and patriotic usage
of long standing." and adds that "In order
to establish the status and ownership of this
property, particularly in view of responsi
bility of loss and handling and the possi
bility of loss by theft or otherwise. Con
gress should pass a law authorizing the
secretary of the navy to accept these gifts
aa the property of the Vnlted Btates." New
York Times.
BIG MONEY FOR WEATHER TIPS
Oae aad a Half MUlioa Dollars Sprat
Aaaeally for the Weather
service.
Do you know that I'ntle Sam spends
H.frXi.OOO each year to obtain advance in
formation concerning the weather for his
people?
He does end it's more money than all
the power of Europe combined expend
annually for this purpose so It stands to
reason thst he ought to have the best
weather bureau In the world.
Sometimes we get a little bit upset when
the weather predictions don't hit the mark,
but after all we have to admit that the
aggregate results, taken year after year,
are really wonderful.
Did you $ver stop to think how much
money the weather man eaves for the peo
ple of the country? Well, some years ago
a large Insurance company, which""thought
the weather bureau was overrated, started
out to gatiMtr statistic on thia subject.
They csme to the conclusions that through
the warnings of the weather man no leas
than t30.000.00t was aaved to the people of
the Vnlted States eadh year. Pretty good
return for an outlay of tl.SOO.OW a year,
lin t It?
Probably the most Important work whic h
the weather bureau is now conducting is
the study of the sun, which U being made
at Mount Weather, which ts a peak .is
the Blue Ridge, about sixty-five miles from
Washington. The weather bureau pfflclala
rame to the conclusion that ths proper
development of their service depended upon
determining the relation cf the great orb
to the meteorological conditions of the
earth. It hold, they helleve, the key to
the mysteries of the cyclone, drouth, tor
rential flood, etc, and they are 'now seek
ing that key. Philadelphia Pree
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LEAP YEAR IS NIGH, GIRLS
For Twelve Long- Months Ton Can Do
x the Proposing".
MAN MUST NOW BE ' COTJBTED
Steps Bark After Fear t ear of Doaa-laeertaa-
Mastery la tie Area a
f Lsve aad Lets Fair
Oars Relara.
Another leap year will be here In a few
days. The name Itself is a misnomer, for.
instead of leaping over one day in leap
year, Father Time inserts an extra one
for good measure.
But there is no need to quibble for a
mere matter of names. The import of lesp
year Is far greater. Its efTects incsculably
more fsr-reachlng. It ts the year In which
Mrs. Grundy gives to the fair sex the
privilege of proposing, o? asking the man
each loves best to be her little husband.
This custom dates from many hundred
years ago. Ths Scotch law of the year 1381
waa this: "It is statut and ordaint that
during the rein of her malst blisslt Megeste
for ilk years, knowne as lepe year?, ilk
may den ladye of both blghe and lowes
talt, shal bae liberie to beepeke ye man
she likes."
Statistics are not available as to the
number of girls tn Omaha who are Impa
tiently awaiting the dawn of the near year
to hasten to seek the hand Nf the men
they love best- Attain of this sort do
not generally find their way into the pub
lio prints or Into the pages of books of
statistics.
Trass. Tress i, They're Cesalae;.
Neither are figures available to show the
number of men blushlntrly and coyly and
with fluttering hearts awaiting the coming
of their sweethearts. Still one ran almost
hear the firm tread of the girls as they
swing slong the street about t o'clock In
the evening. Maud, you eee, has her cane
under her arm and Is drswlng on her
gloves. She wears heavy walking ahoes
and a stunning costume. Her hat Is a
gorgeous creation. She Is certainly a
charming creature. How can any man re
fuse Maud? Besides, she has a fine posi
tion as a stenographer and her salary has
been raised to the point where she feels
she can afford a husband.
Maud stops at the drug store and has a
glass of soda to "screw up her courage to
the sticking point," as she tells herself, for
tonight she is going to propose to John.
She called him up by telephone that after
noon and made the date. She's not going
to run any chances of losing out with John
and she knows several other girls that
are daffy over him. For he Is a swtll fel
low. He's handsome and he's a rising
young lawyer, and he has such a charming
wav about him.
But to return to Maud. Having drank
her soda she pays the cashier and saunters
out followed by the admiring eyes of all
the men in the etore. Ah. they sigh, if only
a girl like Maud would care for them.
Soda-Doesn't Stlrst.
A twenty minutes ride on the car brings
Maud to the home of her sweetheart. In
spite of all she has done to keep up her
courage her heart is thumping as she walks
up the steps. A maid opens the door.
"Step into the drawing room, ma'am. John
will be down directly," says the maid.
Maud waits. At last a step is heard on
the statr and then a lovely vision stands
framed in the doorway. It is John. He
wears the conventional black. But no, that
won't do. No, John wears a beautiful ooat
of black with trousers to match. Frotn the
upper left hand pocket of his coat Jeeps
a corner of a white handkerchief. His
cuffs are of striped material, red and white
alternating and These match perfectly the
bosom of his shirt which is visible at his
throat. In the center of his bright blue
necktie glistens a solitary diamond. His
shoes are of black patent leather.
The vision so far described, it will be ob
served, is mostly clothes. But John him
self Is also lovely. His face Is smooth
shaven. His dark hair Is combed from the
left side and a little tuft sticks up at the
back in a most coquettish njanner. His
blue eyes sparkle, rivaling the rays from
the gem in his necktie. His red lips are
alightly parted showing his white, straight
teeth. e
Maud's heart was thumping madly as she
saw him. She arose and stammered alightly
as she advanced to meet him. John, on the
other hand, was perfectly calm. He seemed
to know what waa coming. For Maud had
loved him long.
Takes Clrealtoas Roate.
They talked of many things, the beauties
of Mozart's aonataa, of Beethoven's music,
of philosophical subjects, of Sunday clos
ing, of anything and everything but that
which was nearest to their hearts.
But Msud was a girl of determination.
She had decided to propose and she did It.
It came to John all without warning ex
cept by that line intuition by which a man
knows when a woman loves him. Maud
seized lis hand and at the same time fell
on her knees.
"Johti. I have loved you long. Will you
be my huBband?" she said.
John cast down his eyes. He did not
withdraw his hand, however, and 'Maud
felt encouraged by this. She darod to hope
thut he loved her. For a moment alienee
reigned through the half -darkened room.
Then John said:
"Oh. Maud, this is so sjdden."
He hsd called her by her first name!
"Oh. be mine," cried Maud, again gain.
Inr noisenslon of his other hand. Still
John did not withdraw his meu.tl.ooks.
Then over them flowed that deep, solemn
quiet which comes only when two souls
meet which have bven attuned to harmony
in the eternal workshops of love back In
the dim centuries. When these two souls
find each other they form a music by their
harmony which cannot be surpassed. -Such
an Intangible music now floated through
the room. (How's that?)
Soft pedal!
John needed not to utter a word to show
that he waa Maud a. When ahe took leave
Of him two hours later tor was it two cen
turles?) she had prevailed upon him to
name the day.
And Maud swung down the street whts
tllng merrily, while John sat in his boudoir
gazing st a ring which spaikled on his
finger. On his face was sn expression of
ineffable joy.
' DeTOtlen to the Ideal.
The hero of the play had Just died to
alow, tremulous, wabbling music, but the
audience insisted on his coming before the
curtain and kept up the applause for the
t.u.'m ,.f Ave minutes.
At last a supe came out and stepped for-
ii. . .
ljirtiea and gentlemen. ne announced.
In a lugh-Ueyed voice; "he says he'll hsve
the curtsin raised snd you can look again
on his oold corpse if you want to. but he 11
I. darned if he s going to viiate the pro
prieties snd degrade his srt by coming to
lire again uen-ir u.iiuhim- v
Thanking vou again, ladies and sent lemon
I will now retire." Chicago Tribune.
Oa aa r Ostrich.
Th plums hunter came upon the foolish
Ostrich In his traditional retreat.
"Hsfs is where I revise the old saying,"
laurhed the hunter.
How is that?'' aktd his friend
"Why. Instead of savins; a bird in ths
haitd is worth two In the butih, 1 say the
bird in ths sand ia worth two tn the Irush."
And then a tide the poor ostrich dug his
head deeper into th desert ths hunter
hniped himself to the plumea. Chicago
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SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.
14K8S. Hart acalnst Murdock et al. Ap
peal, Oae. Affirmed In part, reversed in
part and remanded. Calkins, C. Division
ISO. S.
1. Errors asslaned fcy appellee in nis
brief filed after the date required hy
rule 65, will be considered when the kp-
ellant neither objects to the service ana
lin thereof nor move to strike It from
the record as having- been filed out of
time.
2. Where in a suit to foreclose a tax
sale certificate, a clerical mistake ap
pears to have been made In the descrip
tion, sgch error will not defeat the ac
tion ir sutTlcipnt remains in tne nrarnr
tion to Identify the land upon the tax
list.
S. Where land owned by one person is
sssessed with land of another so that
neither owner oan determine the amount
for which his property te liable, the en.
tire tax Is void. I
4. In a description of land by metes
and hounds, a point of the compass
named In a survey may be construed to
mean a different or opposite direction
when It appears to have been written by
clerical error, and Is so Inconsistent with
the remaining- parts of the description
as to demonstrate that the different of
opposite direction was Intended.
i4C Johnson arainst American Smelting-
and Refining Company. Appeal. Douglas.
Reversed and remanded. Good, C. Division
No. 1.
1. Original and amended petitions ex
amined and held that the amended
petition did not state a different cause
of action from that attempted to be set
up in the orlfrlnal petition.
2. A plaintiff has a right to file an
amended petition setting up a good cause
of action after the sustaining of a gen
eral demurrer to his original petition,
tintwlthatinillnr the fact that the stat
ute of limitations has run prior to the
filing of the amended petition, provided
the amended petition does not seek to
recover upon a new and Independent
cause pf action, and It Is error to sus
tain a motion to strike such an amended
petition from tVie files.
t. When sn amended petition has been
stricken from the files upon the ground
that It states a different cause of ac
tion from that set forth In the original
petition and one that la barred by the
statute of limitations, the plaintiff Is en-,
titled on appeal to review the ruling of
the court in striking the amended pe
tition from the files.
14!8S. Brown against Graham. Appeal,
Nemaha. Affirmed. Calkins. C, Divialon
No.
1. A dog is not running at large within
the meaning of section JO. chspter Iv. ar
ticle 1, Compiled Ptatutea, when he Is within
calling distance snd sight of the owner
family and under Its control.
2. Evidence examined and found to
support the Instruction of the court thst
no person haa a right to kill a dog lor
past and finished misconduct of the dog
so killed. ,
S. Section 4 of the Act of 1ST7 (section 20.
chapter Iv, article t. Compiled Statutes waa
intended to give protection to sheepand
those domestic animals which sre ordi
narily the rrey of dos-s; and not to give
the owner of one of the participants in s
dog fight the right to kill the other dog.
4. Where a Jury Is Instructed that the
burden of proof was upon the plaintiff
to show thst defendsnt wrongfully killed
the plaintiff's dog. the word wrongful Is
presumed to be used In Its legal and nut
its ethical sense.
14977. Barnes aralnst Sim and Renfro.
Appeal. Nemaha. Affirmed. Duffle, C. Di
vision No. 1.
Two assignments . of s partnership
agreement examined and held not to in
clude a personal promise of one of the
partners to psy a sum of money due from
one partner to the other.
14C Munger against Yeiser et al. Ap
peal, Douglas. Affirmed. Calkins, C. Divi
sion No. !.
1. The destruction of a fence, and
threatened repetition thereof, by a tres
passer, as often as the fence may be re
placed, entitles the owner to relief by
injunction against the Invader, even
thouph the Utter may not be insolvent.
Potilman against Evangelical Church. )
Neb. 364. followed.
2. In an action to enjoin a trespass, a
defendant cannot defeat the plaintiff's
action by showing an outstanding rigiit
In a third party to have one of the deed
In the plaintiff's chwiii of title declared
a mortgage.
t. Where In an action brought to re
strain a trerpass upon real property, the
aame la sold during the action, and the
vendee thereupon substituted as plain
tiff, such substitution does not modify
the issues: and rvidence taken before
such transfer should be consldeied In Die
same manner as If there had been no
change of parties. x
4. Where, after the Introduction In evi
dence of an abstract of title under section
S of chapter xxxlit. Compiled Statutes, the
original, records referred to In such sb
stract are received and -tiow the aame
facta no error in the introduction of the
abstract.
Ittftt. In re-Estate of Mary 3 Mall, de
ceased. Martha Caldwell et al. against
Charles E. Kerr, executor, etc. Appeal
from Thayer. Affirmed If appellees within
thirty days remit all in excess of 12.711115.
with 7 per cent Interest thereon from March
2. lwc4. otherwise reversed and remanded.
Epperson. C. Division No. L
1. Where it Is souirht to charge a lee I
representative with debts owing by him to
the deceased, the burden of proof U upon
the parly applying, but when the contract
ing of such Indebtedness Is admitted, or
othera tne established, the burden is upon
th legal representative to show that the
same lias ben paid or accounted tor.
2. Evidence examined an1 the judgment of
the district court monmea.
144. McKUllp against Harvey. Appeal
from Boone. Reversed and remanded.
Fa a celt. C. Division No. 2.
1. A defendant may apiiear specifically to
object to the Jurisdiction of th court, but
If. by motion or other form of applica
tion to th court, be seeks te bring It pow
er Into action exept on the question of
Jurisdiction, he SI be deemed to have ap-
Fieared generaliy. Cropsey against Wign
iom. S Nebr . 101.
I. In an action at law against a non-resident
defendant. If service Is made upon tile
defendant tn any manner not authorised by
law, defendant may appear siecitl-aliy and
move to fiuaah the service, but If he go
further and pray for a dismissal of the
rase. It will te held to be a general ap-
m th am ins aa it. ) - ,n ifc
Great Sacrifice oi
100 New and 50
Slifllilly Used Pianos
power of the court on a question other thati
that relating to Jurisdiction. Bucklla
against Strlckler. 32 Neb., S0J. . , . .
14UD6. I'ayne against Anderson. . Appeal
from Dawes. Reversed and remanded.
Duftie, C. Division No. 1.
1. A Judgment or decree affecting the tltla
of land owned by a resident of this state.'
the only notice given being by publication.
Is absolutely void where no appearance waa
made by or for auch resldrnt.
2. Where the lands of a resident of tha
state are sold under a decree entered
against him on service by publication, no
appearance in the action being made by or
on behalf of such party, an action to quiet
his title to the land may be brought at
any time within ten years from the record
ing of tha deed made on a sale under tha
decree.
S. Whether a rause of action would arcrtm
to such party on recording the dned made
tn the purchaser at the sale so as to start
the running of the statute, not being neces
sary to a decision of the case, ts not dis
cussed or determined.
4. In an action to quiet title as against a
sale for taxes made under a void decrea
of court, an offer to pay such sum aa tha
court may find due the defendants an ac
count of any lien for taxes paid is a suf
ficient offer to do equity and a sufficient,
tender of any tastes due the defendants.
a The limitation of two years within
which a party may redeem from a sale tor
taxes has no application to a sale mails
under a void decree foreclosing a tax .Ism.
14997. Bliss against Reck et at. Appeal
from Antelope. Affirmed. Calkins, C. Dl
vision No. 2. -'
1. In the absence of any showing on tha
part of defendants that they were unpre
pared to meet, or were surprised toy tha
allegations 1n an amendment to the peti
tion allowed at the close of the trial, tha
decision of the district court refusing a
continuance on account of the arrantlng- of
such amendment will not be reviewed.
2. The fact that a witness was micxicatea
at the time of the happening of the events
about which he testifies is relevant, and
may be shown without first asking the wit
ness upon cross-examination whether hs
waa intoxicated. .
3 In an action by a married woman fot
personal Injuries it is proper to show that
she has been Incapacitated by reason of
her injuries from performing labor, for the
purpose of showing the nature and extent
of her Injuries. Pomerene Co. against
White. 70 Neb. 171. followed. ' '
15000. Gllilan. Admx.. against Fletcher et
al. Appeal. Lancaster. Affirmed. Epper
son. C. Division No. 1.
i "a'hw. after the maturity of a note
secured bv a real estate mortgage, lnter
est payments are made annually on surfc
note a right of action a'f-rues on the
mortgage at any time within ten years
after the dste of the last payment on
said note." Teegarden against Burton, &i
Neb. K!9. .
2. Evidence examined, snd held, suf
ficient to sustsln the- finding ahd Judg
ment of the district court.
1.VM5. Martin against the Fraternal Difa
Association of Hastings. Nebraska. .Ap
peal. RiihardBon. Affirmed. Duffle, C
Division No. 1. ,
1. An objection to the Jurisdiction of
the court over the person of the depend-.,
snt. either on account of Irregularity in
the service of the summons, or becsaae
the action was brought in the wrong,
county. muM be supported by evidence
when the record In the case does riot
show facts going to supw-rt the objec
tion. 2. A solirltor for sn Insurance com
pany was to receive 0 per cent of tha
first twelve premiums paid 'by the par.
ties whom she might procure to taka
policies in the company. Held, that hre
leaving the nervlce of the company befon.
all the twelve premiums were paid did
not affect her right to the commission
sgreed on. .
3. That such solicitor was as!nteJ In
ticcurtng appllr-atlons for Insurance St
a field arent of the company is not, un
der the farts disclosed, a defense to lier
clstm for commissions.
lholl. Maloolm Savings Bank against Cho
ntn. Appeal. Holt. Affirmed In part ami
reversed In psrt. Duffle. C Division No. 1.
1. Affidavits taken and sulecrlbed be
fore a notary public who Is also an at
torney in the case cannot h ued tn
support of an atta4iment Issued therein
nri t ont the objections of the defendant.
. The courta of this state are not.
bound by the rules of evidence adopted
in another Jurisdiction, but must be gov
erned In the admission of evidence by
the law prescribed by our own legisla
ture. -
Patata t res a Fallare.
HOri.TON. Me., Dec. Ttie failure af
the potsto crop In Aroostock county has
been directly responsible for the filing of
twelve petitions in bankruptcy tn Maine
during the last week try farmers and othera
Interested. The loss represents about 1300,-.
n money
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