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L. TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900. IT ) i) ght d-I DRIEF CITY RHYS stare Bvot Trim It. eeelae mating Co. Both 'phone Beaee for taokti, tl . ltth, AarertUlaf Agsecy, JM-4 Be. nflolpa V ffwoWaa, rabUe AM0Uwi Btaekart, photogrephar, llth rirum, Jeaepk eaaa, pianist, JH-li Karbacta bit 9r Swtaf aWowa, 03 Irulrii Bid. , removed to It ec Howard, tore Ctoaaaa, Thorn. Kllpetiicka glove 't)ept. . Baultable f.tfo Pol id. , alght drafts at ' austerity. M. D. Neely, manager, Omaha. Oelabretloa, birth of Robert Burna, Jan wary ft, Washington hall, auspice CUn Gcrdoa. Plumbera Meet Today plumbers' local union No. If will meet at Labor Temple at MO p. m. today. V. a luin at the American Safe De posit vaults la the Bee building Mil bond paying 4 to t per tent. They can h oaahed anytime and you hold your own security. lVee Call aa Barm Poema High school students will b given until Tuesday to complete their poema on Robert Burna to be reart t the Annual Burna banquet on January It, to be air en by the Clan Oof don, Order of Scottish Clans. The poema were to have been aubtnltted Friday. The prise offered for the beet poors U fie. xudred Sonars, Assault aad Battery On the charge of aaaault and battery committed gainst William Roaenow, pro prietor of y livery barn at 1416 Capital avenue, Louis Belts and William Hansen were fined 4180 and costs each by Judge Crawford in police court Saturday. They gave notice that an appeal would be taken. " The trouble arose over buslneas matters and Roaenow claims to have lost the use of hit right aar as a result of the assault, during which a chair was broken over his head. BWasUke Ola InUrUud-Mn. K. IP, Hansen was hostess for the Swastika club Friday. Ten gamea of high five were played. Mesdames Hansen, Bwearlnger and Madison winning prises. The next meeting will be with Mrs. J. F. Welch January '!. Those present Friday were ' J. Foley, M. Anderson. T. C. Bwearln- ger, M. Frltchard. O. Madison, J. C. Reeder ' A Foote, C. Weber, W. Martin, J. F. Welch, U. F. Hanson. J. Dawson and Mrs. L. Griffin, guest Sr.. Toms Tistts Columbia Dr. Ru dolf Tombo, Jr.. of Columbia university 1 making a western tour in the Interest of the university and spent Saturday in Omaha. He was entertained at lunch Sat urday noon at the Loyal by the local alumni From Omaha Dr. Tombo goes to Minreapolls. At this dinner the Associa tion of Columbia Alumni of Nebraska elected Harley O. Moorehead, president; Dr. W. F. Milroy, rice president, both of Omaha, Dr. Torrey B. Alejtander, Lincoln, secretary and treasurer. 'Welsh Too Much for riynn Tom Flynn, street commissioner, has done his best to cop with Weather Forecaster Welsh, he says, but the weather man has proven too much for htm and he has decided to give up the fight and acknowledge that he la beaten. After all the other snow storm of the winter the street commit sloner has , put his entire force on the downtewn streets and removed the snow, carting it away in wagons. This last storm is "too much," he says, end all that will be done this time will be the removing of the snow from the gutters to give right-of-way In the event of thaw." Commissioners at Legislature The next meeting of the Board of County Commie : stohera wllL be Saturday of this week.' J -t week's adjournment was 'taken Friday evening to allow members to go to L.In coin and watch the workings of the state legislature. Chairman Brunlng and Com missioner Tralnor are members of the leg. Islatlve committee of the Stats Associa tion of County Commissioners, elected at Hastings In December, and tney expect to go to the capital this week. Other mem bers of the committee are Commissioner Phil Kennedy of Tork county and Com mlssioner Kenyon of Lancaster county. WOMAN FORGIVES HUSBAND Mrs.' Carl Sorenson Withdraws voree Plea, and Resumes Life at Fornsar Hews. Dl Mr., and Mrs. Carl F. Sorenson have concluded that I hoy cannot live without one another after all and Mrs. Sorenson has caused the withdrawal of a petition for divorce filed some days ago In the office of the district clerk. An order from tho court was secured permitting the with drawal of the paper from the files. In herpetHion, Mrs. Anna C. Sorenson charged her husband with Infidelity. A son acted as the agent in the reconciliation. The couple are said to be living together again at Boreneon'e home. He is a, farmer by occupation. s FROM AN OPERATION v ByLydiaEaPinkham's Vegetable Compound Louisville. Xy. "Lydla S. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound has cer tainly dona ma a world of rood and I cannot praise it enough. I suffered fromirrefularitiea, dlulnesa. nerroua Beta, and a severe female trouble. LydlaE.Flnkbam'a Vegetable Com pound has restored me to perfect health and kept me Vm rha onarHns labia. I will newer be without this medicine In the house.' Mrs. Bam'l y ira; . Fourth Bt, Louisville, Ky. ! Another Oprtion Avoided. Adrian, Ga. "I suffered untold ralaery from female troubles, and my doctor esiii an operation -as my only chance, and! dreaded It alnjogi f much as doatb, Lyfla E. Flnkham's Vegetable Oooayou&d completely eursd me with. out an operation," Luta V. Uctvt. b t. rx L Thirty tear, of raparaQeWd no. Mea confirm the power of Lydla JC t'tVv,ma Vasatabla rtamoound to tire fesaele diaeasee. .The treat vol. tune ef unsolicited, testimony otmsumw lv iwtnrtna In nrorM eooclnalvely that tySa 7L JiaUam'a Vegetable Oonv bouDdisarensAUamoByfofthosa ILitrcsMiJDg feminine) iU frM Which go man woman aim nr. AVED TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Sayings and Lota Association.! Doing Big Easiness. ENQUIRIES AS TO PLAN MA5Y Sal f Deere Warehouse I.ara-eat Ingle I teas la B-everat Months la City ana News af Ieal Awakens Interest. Money Is being put down on the counters of the savings and loan associations of Omaha at a rate which would indicate that the organisations will have more money than ever to loan for home build ing when the season opens In the spring. Not for years, say the secretaries of two of the associations, have so many people inquired about the terms of deposit and not for many years have so many walked up and put In lump sums of money, taking from five shares at W to thirty shares at 11.004 or stock. In almost every instance paying 4 pee cent Interest AU classes of people sr represented among these Investors those who pay 15 or Sit per month to mature a few shares of stock and those who prefer to take the stack la blocks of tl.Oot to $4,000, at per cent, to buying western real estate mort gages at Pit to S per cent and paying an agent's commission out of the Interest. The plan of the building or savings and loan associations In Nebraska Is not well understood or there would doubtless be more Investors In the stock of the asso ciations which every year make ao manr home owners possible. One of tho associations which Is operating so success fully In Omaha collects Just 65 cents per month per $100 from those who borrow money on theli homes. From this 45 cents on each 1100. the stock holders are paid SO cents per month on each JlOO share of stock and IS cents paid by bor rowers pays the office expenses and sec re tary's salary. The plan la simple, economl cal and the borrower pays but 7H per cent for money, with privilege of paying It In big or little sums as convenience may necessitate. This Is lower than many first mortgages on city real estate, - In fact one mortgage on a city lot was filed not long ago where $15,000 was borrowed for one rear and the rata of Interest was 10 per oent. Thus the savings and loan asso, Clatlons are playing their part In the up building of Omaha and real estate dealers ear. do their full share In making the business active. It is generally held that the biggest deals which wlU Involve building during 1908 have been largely completed and news of them nubllshed. This is true in a broad way, but It Is, on tb other hand, too much to say that there will be no other large sales and Improvements during the year, Certain pieces of property are in request, such as the southeast corner of Harney and Sixteenth, on which half a doxen men would build at once If they could come to terms with the George company, which Is agent for the corner. Some of these fine days an agreement will be reached In all probability and a large building go up on this unoccupied and most desirable corner, Agents declare that there is every reason to expect the latter half of January to be far more proltflo of deals, both large and small, than the first two weeks have been It would be strange if this were not the case, for the first fortnight of the year is notoriously - a poor ona. In spite of this the clerk who records the deeds and trans fers for the county has not becu totally Inactive during this period. This attitude of the dealers received a verification In the news of the sale of the John Deere warehouse to the Kock Island Plow company for a price said to be be tween $150,000 and $200,000. The transaction Is the largest single one In the city in sev eral months and the price paid will arouse general Interest. The Rock Island Plow company will be generally congratulated on Its acquisition, for the warehouse is a first-class one in every respect and has an enviable location. MOST OF CORN PRIZES PAID Nearly AU Exposition Prralnnu Will Be Met Despite Default of Out Donor. Winners of premiums offered Douglas county exhibitors at the National Corn exposition by the Douglas County Agri cultural society and the Douglas County Corn Growers' association . will receive practically the full amount of the pre miums won. This waa decldel upon at a joint meet Ing of the two associations at the court house Saturday afternoon In the adoption of a plan to pay the premium winners pro rata. "n. One of the subscribers to the premium fund failed to pay his subscription and this left the fund $46 short. This 14 will be deducted evenly from the amounts due the several winners and thereby ea ab'e tho payment of most of the pre miums to those who entered the "single ar class," but In which class there is no money. J. W. Shumaker of Elk City was Satur day afternoon elected alternate delegate of the agricultural society to the annual meeting of the State Board of Agrtcul ture, which will be held In Lincoln next week. Frank P. Brown of Florence, pres ident of tha society. Is the regular dele, gate to the state meeting. Tne agricultural society and tha Corn Growers' association adjourned to meet at call of the presidents. WORKING OUT TELEPHONE DEAL Frealdoat of Aatoatatlo Casapaa peaks Hopotallr at ta Charter. Joseph Harris, president and principal stockholder in ths Automatic Electrio company, added his counsel to the Inde pendent Telephone eompany situation yes terday. Mr. Harris was sent for by his sot, Sanford Harris, and Attorney A. EL Wilson, who have been examining th books and properties of tha Independent ocmpany during tha week. At tha end of a days consultation Pres ident Harris stated that relations be tween the two oompanlee were still I statu quo and that no decision had been arrive! at. He announced further that "It Is the Intention to make the Omaha company one of the largeat and best In tha United States and that there Is plenty of money behind ths Intention. Wa ahall connect with numerous towns and cities in Iowa and Nebraska and expect to add thousands of subscribers In Omaha."' Mr. Harris begged to be excused from making any statamant on what terms and considerations ha will put . more money Into the Iadepandeat company, which now ooouplas tha relation ef a considerable debtor te the Astomailq it Is believed that It te this phase of tha problem which brought him from Chicago and decision of soma sort may be looked for In a ehort time. A Sortaa pnaktewa results frees ehrosda eon stipe Uoo. Dr King's New Ufa PtOs ear headache stomach, Brr and bowal trouble, too. Km eala by Beaton Drug Co. ' Music Itallaa Ortai Opera at tho Boyd. CAST OF CHARACTERS. A Ida Mme. Helene Therry Amanoaro, her father, king of Etlopla.. 61. A. Pacini ftadames Slg. N. Bart The king of Brypt Slg. O. Dragona Amneris, his daughter Mile. Oeorgianna Strauss The high priest Slg. O. Oravlna Soldiers, priests, Etioplan slaves, etc. The above cast In the masterpiece of Verdi, entitled "Alda." pleased tha good audience which good-naturedly swallowed Its disappointment In not heating "La Glo- conda," which had been billed. Mr. Abramaon announced In the press yesterday that "by request of the musical people of Omaha." the opera "Alda" would be given as the farewell performance by his company. Instead of "La O4oeonda." This was very strange news. Indeed, as on Thursday night Mr. Abramson asked the musical erltlcs of the World-Herald and of Tha Be for their advice as to chang ing from "La Gloconda" to "Fedora." Both critics In unison declared against any change whatever, citing reasons, and It Is to be supposed that they can reflect the musical opinion of local operagoers quite as well as Mr. Abramson. Last season Mr. Abramson's advance man promised "Otello" and when the company came they gave Omaha "II Trovatore" In stead. Managers should not advertise new operas which they do not subsequently produce, and Omaha critics will be very cartful In promising things on behalf of the Ivan Abramson Italian Optra company In future. The opera "Alda," which, by ha way, was given last year by this company, is always Interesting. It has oriental color, which Is always attractive, and tt gives good opportunity to "dress" the parts and to present handsome and striking pictures. Prom the first rising of the curtain the performance went with a snap and dash and many good things were done. Mme. Helene Thetry In the name part 51d some very superior work, both vocally and histrionically. The latter noticeably so. Amanosra was played by Pacini with vigor and he sang with an understanding of the part. He is a splendid artist. As Radames, Slgnor Bart captured the audience. His singing of "Celeste Alda," which every tenor aspires to, was marked by much temperament and fine resonant tone-quality. He Is also a great artist. The king was safe In the hands of Slgnor Dragona. Mile. Georgians Strauss sang the part of Amneris wltrk convincing fidelity. At the high priest, Slgnor Gravlna showed more "wobble ' in nis tones man no aia In Mephlsto. The chorus and1 orchestra did unusually meritorious work, and especially In the temple scene of the first act. The scenes In the third act between Alda and Amanosra and Alda and Radames, and the scene with the three participating, were overwhelmingly strong. The houite was simply wild .with enthuolasnv In the afternoon the double bill. Caval- lerla Rusticana" and "I Pagliaccl," drew good house. Mme. Rosa Duce-Merola, the Sautuua, Is a serious worker. A local musician, who Is a lover of opera, knew the 'lady when she, at that time "Frauleln Duce," was one of the numerous "Elsas," Elizabeths" and "Donna Annas" of the German operatic stage, and says that It Is easily to be recognised that since that time she has been working hard on the proper development of her dramtlo and vocal powers. Anotheri bright spot of the performance was Mile. G. Strauss, who sang the small tut Important episode of Lola. This singer is to be admired for th wide range of her repertoire, which Includes such pronounced contralto parts as "Amneris" and "Azu rona," while she at the same time is a dellchtful Interpreter of soubrette roles like "Lola" and "Blebel." Her "Flower Song" waa exquisitely done, and at the same time her acting In the scene In front of the cathedral was splendid. In this scene Slgnor Torre seemed some what "blase," but later "wan'ied up" and sang excellently his "Brlndleri," or drinking song, and showed great temperament and dramatic power In his farewell to Mother Lucia, Slgnor Zara as Alflo and Mile. Bossl as Lucia splendidly completed the ensemble and aang and acted with their usual skill. While the present writer does not believe In concentrating the attention of the audi ence In one or two favorite lyric gema of an opera, especially in works where the dra- matio rather than the lyric character pre vails, as is the case In tlie two operas pre sented yesterday afternoon, it Is Impossible to speak, of "I Pagliaccl" without mention ing the "Prologue" and that great tenor aria "Rldi Pagliaccl." But aside from these two features of Leoncavallo's work, which were both splendidly done by the two respective members of the company, there were still many Interesting points in yes terday's performance. The sudden an nouncement of the "Alda" performance for last night made necessary several changes In the cast, since Slgnor Barl and Slgnor Zara both have Important parts In "Alda." Slgnor Torre took the part of Slgnor Barl in both operas In the afternoon, while EHgnor Frascona took Zara's part in "I Pagliaccl." Miss Allen, who was an nounced for "Nedda," did not appear, and her part was taken by Mile. D. Donner, Slgnor Torre, as tamo, strongly re minds one of Caruso in looks and car riage. But to go further, he succeeded in Imitating the great Senors interpretation Of the Arldso, where he easily tonnected the E and G without taking a space for breathing, (a liberty which Is granted the respective "Canlo" by Leoncavallo him self), and he also brought out beautifully the "Cedenso" required by the composer on the "Ridt del Duol," sung on F sharp. Ha moreover kept in very good voice up to tha closing of ths part which is saying a great deal, after two such heavy roles. As bis acting also was excellent, he did by far the best yesterday he has ever done here. Signor Pacini as "Tonlo" waa vocally excellent and bis rendition of the prologue aroused much enthusiasm, and not until he repeated the last part of this aria did the applause stop. Mile. Donner as "Nedda" and Slgnor Frascona as "Sllveo" took their parts1 at short notloa and, perhaps, on this account seemed nervous and uncertain, Tha lady's voice waa by no meejis up to the require ments of the part, aad bar acting lacked Individuality. Slgnor Paolonl sang Beppe's serenade. A word remains to be said about the orcheatrx Owing to a sudden departure of Slgnor Merola for Chicago, Biguor Fomari. had the baton for all tha performances given by the company In Omaha. He evidently la a hard worker, as Is seen by the great Improvement of bis work over last season. Hs displayed far mora temperament In bis reading of the soots and waa ably supported by hie men. Many Itttla Uvea hav bean aavad by Folsy'a Honey aad Tar, for coughs, colds. sroup and whooping cough. It is the only aafe remedy for Infante aad ahUdrea aa It on tains aa opiates or other narcotic drugs. and children like Foley 'a Honey aad Tar, Careful saotaore heap a bottls la the house. Refuse euaattttitaa, for eala by al drag. gists. Aetlvs Salesmen Be Want Ada SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK Activities of Various Institutions East and West NATIOH'S INVESTMENT IN SCHOOLS Statistics of Coraell, Prlaretoa aad Railroad Telegraph Worries of the Co-ed N otes. PERU, Neb., Jan. K.-HSpeclaD-Dr. Wil liam B. Patty, fourth number on the nor mal lecture course, lectured In the normal auditorium last evening on "Radium, Liquid Air and Wireless Telegraphy," During his lecture he performed some very striking end spectacular experiments. A large crowd was present. The farmers of this community are re joiced to hear the announcement of the farmers' institute, which will be held In Peru February 30. The program, which is being arranged, will be very Interesting and profitable to the farmers. Following are some of the subjects which will be dis cussed: "What to Buy and Where," "The Best Crop for tha Small Farm," "Thorough Brad Stock rs. Scrubs," "What Five Items Produced on the Farm Pay the Best on the Investment?" J. A. Harris of ths Senior class had the misfortune to fracture a limb In a runawa recently. C. B. Moore and Glen D. Jenkins were sent by the senior class aa a commit tee to visit him In his home at hubert. They report thnt he Is getting along nicely and that he expects to be back the last semester and finish his work with his class. Frank Vance has bought the D. E. Gillt land residence and lots In the northwest part of town and will move thereto In a few days. C. W. Jones, who has been living in this property, has moved to tho Moore place. IOWA COLLEGE, GHVELI orressfnl Close of the Great Endow nient Campaign. The great endowment campaign of Iowa college Is successfully closed. Five hundred thousand dollars has been added to the endowment fund. This has been possible through the loyal efforts of trustees, fac ulty, field secretaries, nlumnl, students, citizens of Grinnell and friends of the col lege. The campaign was long and at times rather discouraging, but In its successful carrying out mere has been gained than is represented by the sum ' raised. Iowa col lege has fotmd out what It can do. . It has found out how loyal 's stu'viit ". alumni are, It has renewed pleasant rela tionships with Its old friends and It has made many new friends. The motto adopted at the beginning of tho campaign, "Grin nell can and will," will be an Inspiration in the future In all new undertakings, for this Is only the beginning of new and larger things for Iowa college. Ths citizens of Grinnell, resident students and alumni held sn endowment jubilee on the night of December 31. After a number of hew and additional pledges were secured snd speeches Were made telling of experi ences of the campaign. President Main, in a few well chosen words, told what the raising of the endowment meant to the college and announced that the conditions of the offer made by the General Educa tion board had been met, and that the campaign waa closed. The students had their celebration on the night of January 8. The first part of this student demonstration of enthusiasm snd loyalty took t'lar-e. In Herrick chapol, where speecnes wee made and music given by the two glee clubs. The crowning event of the program was the performance of Prof. Scheve's new corr position, "Festival March," for orchestra, organ and chorus, by tho Grinnell Oratorio, society, the two glee clubs and the college orchestra. ThH march was written In commemoration of tha successful raining of the endowment and Is dedicated to President Main. This program was followed by a bonfire and fireworks at Ward field. WORRIES OF TIIE CO-ED. Dress, Oolffnre, Ways and Names of Girl Btadenta Criticised. Apparently the college girls in the west ern and middle western colleges are causes of worry to those appointed to sit In au thority over them. For instance, the dean of women at Stanford university not long ago devised this set of rules: Women must not appear on the quad or about the university buildings wearing frou-frou skirts. Light dresses and particularly peekaboo waists should not be worn at university exercises. Women students must not wear hosiery Of light or pastel shades. Men and women students must not stroll together In the evening In single couples. Llehts in dormitories ana house clubs must be extinguished at 10 o'clock every evening. All men students calling on women stu dents In the evening must have said their Heart to Heart Talk With a Young Mother CHILDREN SICK WITH ONE DISEASE AFTER ANOTHER ALL WINTER. Cow to Avoid Catching Conta gion DiseasesSomething Every Mother Should Remember. Good morning, I'm so glad to see yon. How are tha children? W hat's the trouble Dow? Seems like they have been sick all winter. First scarlet fever, then diphtheria, , and now it is whooping cougk. Wall, you have had your hands full to be mre, but do yea know I believe yoa could have warded off sons of those diseases. Oh, nol I'm not accruing yoa of neglecting your children: Jou're too good a mother to do that. I now your new neighbors brought scarlet fever, but don't you remember tha hard eoldt vaur children had just when they came? Now listen a moment; that has had more to do with It than yoa think. Your children ware then particularly susceptible to dwease germs. .Eminent physicians now agree that children would not be near so likely to take scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough or any of tha catching diseases if every cold vara doctored whan it first makes its appear ance. Yoa have noticed that when two children are exposed to some contagions disease at tha seine time often one of them will take it and the other will not WelL that Is just tha reason, ona child had a cold end tha other did not. I never allow e cold to run twenty-four hours without attanlion. Tea aay yoa don't bare any eonidanee la cough atedicines? Yoa have not used tha right one yet. J tut try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you'll change your mind. Of course yoa have heard of it It has been on the market for thirtv-flve years. Ho, indeed. It won't hart the children. There is nothing la it that will Injure your little baby. Oat a bottle of it while yoa ere up town and yoa will And that yoor children will aot eatch) everything that cones along, good-bys and taken their departure prior to 10 o'clock. Tha director of physical education at the University of Washington In Seattle Is re ported as saying recently: "The present style of halrdresslng la altogether too elaborate for college women. Besides the comments given on sccount Of this extreme fashion It greatly tnterferee with the regular elasswork of the student Any person happening Into the gymnasium during a class hour of freshman girls will verify this statement. Some fear to bend lest they should lose the puffs which adorn their heads." Last of all the Wisconsin Cardinal makee mock of the names of some of the coeds, printing these as among tha cholceat: Pearlle, rhyllis. Pattle, Medeline, Amandine Aalta, Opal, Genolse, Anga, CammUla am. ComUla. I'JICLE SAM'S SCHOOL BILL. What tho Coan try's Edaeatloaal Plant Represents In Money. Edward L. Thorndlke of the teachers' college of Columbia university gives In the Introduction to the statistical tables of the report of the national commissioner of edu cation for 19u7 some Interesting summaries and comparisons with respect to what may be termed "Uncle Sam's school bill." The Investment In the material plant of education In this country Is from tl.toa, 000,000 to $1,300,000,000. We are adding to this plant annually to the extent of SW.sOt, 000 to $100,0(10,000. Employed In this plant are 630,000 teach ers and other educational officers, besides tens of thousands of mechanics and ! .'bor ers. We use In this plant mors or less of the time of 18,000,000 students. We pay for the labor of these teachers, Including a reasonable allowance for the work dono by membera of religious orders and others whose names do not appear on formal pay rolls, about $300,000,00 a year. Fuel, light, repairs, supplies. Insurance and labor other than of teaching cost In round figures $30,000,000. A proper provision for depreciation of the plant by way of sinking fund would add $2.000,000 more. Adding 6 per cent for Interest on the In vestment, and we find that our annual school bill totals over $475,000,000. Nine-tenths of elementary education and of tho training of teachers, over two-thirds of secondary education and over one-third of collige and higher technical education are provided for at public expense. Pro fessional education, other than of teachers and engineers. Is still largely under semi private control. The credit side of the account Is not, of course, so easily s'Ad. However, Mr, Thorndlke estimates tiZU In 1907 the follow- IrV standard' t mental cultivation were reached by the numbers of students speci fied: By 750,000 that marked by the successful completion of a seven or eight years' ele mcntary school course. By 130,000 that de noted by from three to four years' work In addition to completion of an elementary course of eight years. By 25,000 that de noted by three to four years' work In addi tion to completion of a four years' high school course. By 2,000 that denoted by three or more years' study in addition to the attainment of a reputable college de gree. These figures measure work done. There must also be added to the credit side "the changes produced in these students, their Increase, In bodily welfare, knowledge, skill, power, worthy Interests and noble ideals" that came through doing the work through the discipline of It. CORNELL IMVEltSITY. Nabstantlal Growth In. Number of Students in Attendaace. The Cornell University Register for 1908 1908, just lasued, reveals a very substantial growth In the number of students attend ing the university. The total number of students for the entire calendar year Is at this date 4,999, an Increase of 359 over the figures far last year. Tills number in cludes those registered In the summer ses sion, 1908, and also those attending the short winter courses In agriculture, 190s. The number enrolled In the regular courses for the 'academic year Is 3,888, an Increase of 253 over last year and 416 over two years ago. This large Increase occurred in the face of a considerable, but natural, falling off in the medical college, due to a radical advance In tho entrance requrements of that college from a high school diploma to a collegiate degree. Otherwise, however. the gain has been fairly well distributed among the several colleges of the univers- . ity, and especially significant is the In- crease in the college of arts and sciences, from T91 last year and 747 two years ago to S73, this being the largest Increase In any single college of the university. One of the most Interesting sections of the Cornell University Heglster Is that dealing with the geographical distribution of students attending Cornell university. Tha number from New York state shows a substantial gain, advancing from 1.9M last year to 2,053 this year, while the Increase from the middle Atlantic stales as a whole Is 133, the number from these states now totaling 2,747. From the states of the mid dle west east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio, Cornell has this year drawn sixty-five more students than a year ago, the total representation from this section of the country being now 404. Similar, though smaller, Incressen are shown In tho figures from other sections, the New Eng land states sending this year 193, of whom 108 come from Marsachusetts and forty-nine from Connecticut, whllo the registration from states west of the Mississippi Is 241 and from the southern states VS. Thus the Cornell student body represents nearly ever state In the union, Including the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico, but It la not only national In Its-character, but distinctly International, drawing 153 studsnts from no less than thirty-two for eign countries. In keeping with this large enrollment of students the Instructing staff of the uni versity now numbers (66, an Increase of thirty-eight over last year and of sLxty- seven over two years ago. I. WISCONSIN' t DIVERSITY. Statistics Showing- Girl Stodeata Are Yoaaa-rr Than Men. That the women students at the Univer sity of Wisconsin are, on the average, con siderably younger than the men. Is shown conclusively by an Interesting table of sta tistics just compiled. Whereas 60.7 ner cent of the women are 20 years old or younger, there sre but 29 per cent of the men of this age. This difference in age may be partially accounted for by the fact that many of the men attending tha pro fessional schools, such as the colleges ef law and engineering, come to the universi ties somewhat later than tha students of ths scademlc branches. A careful study of the registrar's records of the 2.836 students In attendance at tha university when tha directory waa Issued, which number does not include the stu dents of tha dalry and short courses In agriculture, shows that there era 1,071 men and 761 women; or 71 per cent of tha student body aVe man and IT per cant women. Of these !,M men," or tt.T per oent of tha man, are between U and 16 yeara of age. aad C3S women, or M per eaot of tha female students, com between, these agea. Of tha students over S years ef age. 1S7 or per cent are men, and fifty or S per cent era women. A wnpartsr.ti try classes shows that tt.t per cent ef tha men In tha freshmen class enter at the age ef It. while 11.4 per cent of tha freshmen woman eater at that age. In tha senior class, 22. 1 per cent of tha men graduate at tha age of 21 while 24.1 per rest of tha women graduate at that age. la the graduate e hool, however, the women are, ea a rule, murk older than the men. There ere thirty-nine of the 177 men In the graduate department, or 23 per cent, who are 30 yeara old or over, while twenty-three of the forty-one women graduates, or M per cent, are of that age. Qraduatea of rhta university dairy school have Just organized the Wisconsin Dairy School Alumni association and are about to Incorporate the new organisation. Ttie objects of the association are , to bring abosit a closer union between former, pres ent snd future students of the dairy school and to promote the general dairy interests of the state. Over 300 have enrolled aa charter members, and the total member ship. It Is estimated, will soon exceed 1,000, as over 2,000 students have attended the dairy school since Its establishment Experiments and Investigations will be conducted under the auxplres of the asso ciation, and will be reported upon and dis cussed at the annual meeting to be held each winter. Among tha other activities that are balng planned for the association era the maintenance of an employment bu reau, the organisation of cow-testing asso ciations, official testing bottle calibrating stations, and a local reporting system on : dairy conditions. , HAIlltOAD TELEGRAPH SCHOOL. ' Kansas Institution Becomes Tralnlag graoot for Vnlon Paciao. The old reliable Bchool of Telegraphy of P.illna, Kan., for the last twenty-one years managed by Prof. W. H. Skslton.t during which time It has sent out to tha various railroads -hundreds or telegraph operators, has now become a Union Paetfk) school, under th fostering care of that company, and turned over to the Kansas Wcsleyan Business college, rallna, Kan., for manage ment; the Union Pacific contracting to take all of Its graduates and furnish al) railroad supplies necessary to train young men for thorough railroad agents and operators. This makes the Kansas Weslryan Business college the most reliable business oollege in the west. It hss been noted for a num ber of years for the furnishing of reliable help to railroad companies and banks. PIUCKTON t'StlVEItSITT. Statistics of Degreea Conferred Dor Ing Lire of Institution. The secretary of Princeton university has Issued a new edition of the general cata logue of graduates, officers and honorary graduates of the university since the found ing In 1746. From statistics published in the new Ajume It appears that during the 162 years fi'm 1746 to 1908 Princeton conferred in all H.ltJJ degrees, exclusive of honorary ones, distributed as follows: Bachelors of arts, 8,906; bachelors of science, 752; bachelors of letters, 156; civil engineers, 395; electrical engineers, 72; bachelors of law, 7; higher degrees on examination, 876; honorary de grees, 1,350. Educational Notes. James Bryce, the British ambassador, will deliver a -course of lectures at the University of California next March. Miss Elisabeth Allen announced nt the New Jersey Teachers' association hat a fund of 1100,000 had been secured for broken down teachers, "who cannot find hus bands." The teachers greeted the state ment with great applause. Prof. Donald J. Cowling of Baker uni versity, Baldwin, Kan., has been elected president of Carleton college, Northfleld, Minn., to succeed Rev. R. H. 8a Union. Prof. Cowling Is a graduate of Yale. He will assume his new duties July 1. The faculty of the school hss experi enced great trouble during the last month. Hlx boys who were expelled recently were allowed to return today after re ceiving a reprimand, and then came the announcement that the February clans must undergo an Investigation on the charg) of color rushing. When the faculty of the Springfield High school recently announced that the mem bers of the February graduating class were suspended for color rushing It was the signal for a sympathetic strike by choob Kearney Military Academy A boy's progress depends upon his coin fort and the interest he tukes in his work and study. Ws first maks our boys comfortable, then make their work interesting, piovlJe healthy outdoor sports and social func tions. Our dlscipllns and training t!nd to build character, create habits of obedi ence, punctuality, neatness and a sense Of responsibility. Thorough Instruction; healthful loca tion; large gymnasium; modern, fireproof buildings. Write today for Illustrated catalogue. . HAJtBT W. BUB8ILL, Head Master, Kearney, Msbraaka, Nebraska Military Academy .xraoou A Military Boarding Bchool for boys, now located for the winter at Fourteenth and U etreeta. All de Vartmeate are la full operation. A good elaoe for boy wb don't tit In publlo aohooU. No atraaoe xsinlnailooa ar g!vai regular class work Is supplemented by In dividual Instruction; back work la easily mad up. Pupils aro rsc1vd at any time from fUU to twelfth grades, lucluslve. WViU for CaUiloym. B. XX MLLYWAMB. iwlstmAnA Unoola. Nab. TOUt CHILD MAY FAIL la the nubile school baeaase as graspa Ideas alowly. e)uoh ealldraa learn readily aaaar ladlvldual tuatructloa. la eouro arraagad aspaelally for them. W edu cate BBuataJlrs dsvlop physically! trai esalally aad arovtds aiadfcal aar. Write far Illustrated talogte. ata rvwiLi, loioob Vslura JC Powell. M. V.. aBO OAK. 39 W A nine girl members of the rlsss. They left school and ssy thy will net ruri un til the boys are reinstated by the school board A record "of contiguous leaching f n nearlv fifty-seren years In one school est. hardly be matched In the hlry of ertu.-a. Iton In this country, at least. Add to thll long eervlen th additional fact that In all that time, not a dav, nor an hour, has been lost from regular duties, and will b em that Charles J. Crn of lthm, Mass., has a really remarkable lifo history. Jl Is still teaching at the age of ft. It the plan of Huperlnlcndonl Cooley ol the ChlcBKo Schools succeeds, there will soon be something else than essays on lllersry subjects to Interest those sttendlng commencements, for tha graduates will know how to make gloves, superintend a weaving room or enter an office as sn expert stenographers In fsct, the school! will teach boys snd girls how to make a living as well aa bow to live. . After February 1 the boys and glrli In the high school of Colorado "rrlnM will bo segregated, anil If th result Is as satisfactory as Is anticipated the aeg rsgatlon will reaoh to the grammar schools and possibly throughout tha course. While the superintendent of schools Is said to be in favor of the move ment, the teachers sr not agreeing with him, and declare that boys and girls lit the same school la for th benefit ef both. The change .Is tried with th lde that both sexes will give more time to study and less to one another. The list of students at the University of Hrlln will soon be published, accord ing to the Iterllnar Tageblatt, and, says that psper. st the head of th Mil names will be that of lYlnc August Wllhelm. It will appear thus: THs Royal High ness Prince August Wllhelm of Prussia, student of tha Laws'' This In large, fat German1 tent, taking up about as nttieh space as tea other names. In th rase ef the prince, however,- there are no particulars as to birthplace, residence, etc., which appear opposite the namoa of other studsnta. The published statement also showa , that there are 400 wotneu students at the university. NOTABLE SPEAKERS COMING Omaha Business aad Ad Men Wilt Baao.net Taeadar Evealng at Hanson's Cafe. The Omaha Ad club announce the first dinner of the year o be served In tha banquet room at Ilanaon's cafe, Tuesday evening. January 19th, at 1:30 p. m. An excellent program hss been arranged. Mr. N. H. Lorn mis, general solicitor of tha Union Pacific, will talk on tho suhjuct 'Civic Pride", and Mr. Pamuel C. Dobbs, general salea manager and director of pub licity of tho Coca Cola company, Atlanta, Oa., will deliver an address on "A Mes sage from the South." Mr. pobbs Is one of the most noted fig ures In the advertising world and his wide experience and the success ha has achieved adds great weight to his opinions and views on publicity topics and the subject of business promotion. Every wide awake business man in tovt . Is Invited to attend this dinner. You'll got ginger and spice from ' these "live wire" speakers and the menu, of course, , will be first class. Plates are one dollar. Reservations can be made by 'phoning, R. J. Bkankey, advertising manager Thomp son, Belden & Co., Robt. Manley, advertis ing manager J. L. Brandels & Son, J. P. Weaver of The Bee, George Gillespie of the News, or Harry Doorly of ths World-Har-ald. Just say to yourself "I'm Invited" and come along. JACKSONIANS GET IN THE RING Adopt Resolutions for an Elective Fire and Police Commis si n. THi Jacksonlan club at Its meeting last night passed ;ht "llowlng resolution bear ing upon the presen. "plit In the local demo cratic party over the q.witlon of home rule for Omaha: .'r ' ' 1 r-- The Jacksonlan club believes that demo cratic success depends, and ought to de pend, largely upon the manner in which democratic officials, when elected to office, redeem the pledges which the party has given. This club desires that every pledgo given by the democratic party in this stalo shall be faithfully redeemed, und to that end ws appeal to the members of tho legislature from Iouglas county to aid In tin) passage of a law that will give genuine home rule to the city of Omaha. Therefore, bo It Resolved. That In our Judgment tha pledge to give the city of Omaha home rule can only tin curried out by the enactment of a law which will give, to tho people of this city the right to elect the member of the Board cf Fire and Police commis sioners. Colleges The direct route A straight line Is the shertest distance between two points. Why not taaeh your fingers THE BUBOI ROUTS? Th complete keyboard. Hmlth Pre mier. Is the WOaUl'l BZOT XTTsV WKITim. Free employment barean Stenographers n furnished to business men without charge to sohoel, ateae graphar or employer. rite for particulars.' ' 1 lie Smith-Premier Typewriter Ce. at. o. novau, mtgi. Omaha, ask. WHAT SCHOOL Information concerning tha ad vantages, rates, extent ef cur riculum and other data about tb best schools end colleges . can be obtained from tha School and College Icformatloa Bureau of the Omaha See All information absolutely free and Impartial. Catalogue of any particular school cheerfully fur delved upon raouest. 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