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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900.
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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.
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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.
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FROM AN
OPERATION
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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 .
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got ginger and spice from ' these "live
wire" speakers and the menu, of course, ,
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Reservations can be made by 'phoning, R.
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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.
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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
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democratic officials, when elected to office,
redeem the pledges which the party has
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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
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