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attained to this stagc In the year 400
n. ID. ~ painting of bed of this
period shows nm article of manufacture
ana furnishings much like the bed of
today. There are four legs, sides Of
Wool AMI wooden Stats or occasional.
" leather intcrlacing To furnish rests
for the mattress. There are two head.
pieces. one ut each end. suggesting
mat even at Ibis late date the sleeper
was accustomed TO have Il pillow for
his Feet. or the furnishings the mat.
trcss ana pillows are covered with n
striped stun not unlike many cloths OF
the present, AMI n blanket covering tho
mattress Is tucked between 1t ana tho
bedside. much as the neat housewife
now tuckS In her snowy sheet.
Here. however, the resemblance to
the present style OF bed ceases. Tho
legs at the head are carved TO repro
sent human figures AMI NEUROLOGICAL
creations. AT the foot woman with
surrounding ''pIcturc writing" holds
forth. The sides arc massive panels
carved In similar manner. and the
structure of the whole marks il as IN
article made 10 he handed down from
one generation TO the other Chicago
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-09
mt. nv nm Article of Dict.

y Rats have never found favor ms n del
i3acy for tie table IN Europe or in this
cG'u;ry, but In many lands they ara
relished as nm article of diet. The no
gro slaves OF Jamaica used to regard
them as II dainty, their masters not
providing them with any other meat.
Their method of cooking the toothsomd
rodents was to inpalc each one oil a
long wooden skewer after cleaning the
nnlmal and cutting Off the tail. turning
1t brlskly around over fire until the
hair was all burned off. Then 1t was
scraped until free from fur. and finally
the end OF the skewcr WINS stuck into
HE ground, inclined toward the fire, I'M
I'll 1t was toasted dry and crisp. thus
BEING made ready for the meal. Rats
may commonly be seen for sale in the
markets Of any Chinese town. split and
pressed under n heavy weight. so ms to
look somewhat like dried fish. In this
snare The pigtailed oriental buys them.
sohks them in water and then boils.
roasts or fries them.
, 1905-12-14
WYOMING IS
A-HUMM|NG
GOVERNOR BROOKS DELIGHTS IN
TELLING OF THE RAILROAD
BUILDING IN THE STATE.
Says Three Roads Are Stretching Out
Across the state Besides the Hun
dred Miles or So a Day Being
Built by Newspapers-RaiIroads
Not Working Alone in Boosting.

Three roads are stretching their
rails across the state of Wyoming by
actual construction, besides the 100
miles per day that the newspapers
build" said Governor Brooks of Wyo,
ming Tuesday morning during his
short layover in Omaha to a reporter
for the Bee. Every indication points
to the fact that the Burlington is to
build right on through to Salt Lake.
It is grading along for the Encampment
road, which run from Encampment to
Saratoga and Wolcott. Nobody out our
way seems to know who Is actually be-
hind this road, some surmising that
some big transcontinental road is back
of it, while others think it is just 10
cal capital.
THE Burlington road from Frannie
south will run through as fine a stretch
of country as there is on the face Of
the earth. These lines are of great
value to the state and we are getting
our share of vast railroad building
which is going on at present. The
Northwestern is reaching right out and
will soon be across the state.
Railroads are not working alone in
the upbuilding of Wyoming and chang
ing the plains and mountain regions in
to dwelling places for a vast popula-
ton. Irrigation is working with the
railroads and the many projects are
bound to succeed because of the back
ing they have. The Shoshone irriga-
ton project contemplates the use of
a portion of the surplus water of the
Shoshone river for the reclamation OIL
lands in Big Horn county. The drain
age basin of the Shoshone river con-
tains $50 square miles, mostly within
the Yellowstone reserve The govern
ment is putting 2,250, 900 into this pro-
ject for the reclamation of 93, 900 acres
and operations are now under way,
Near the town of Garland are $4,000
acres.
AT the proper time announcement
will be made of the opening of these
lands, when the construction of the pro-
iect is nearing completion. The lands
will be thrown open to homestead en-
try by bona fde settlers under the
terms of the homestead laws and the
reclamation act. This land is now arid
and incapable of cultivation.
THE Union Pacific is making the dirt
fly on its North Platte extension, but
we do not know what its intention is
, 1905-12-14
LARAMIE EXCHANGE WILL
BE PRACTICALLY REBUILT.

Superintendent A. j. Vance of the
Wyoming division of the Rocky Noun
tain Bell Telephone company, who
spent the forenoon here, announced
that the Laramie exchange would re-
ceive a good deal of attention in the
next few months, being practically re-
built, with new Instruments of the lat
est design, a new switchboard, new
batteries and a general overhauling in
the interest of better service. The ex-
change has been hampered somewhat
recently with sickness among opera
tors, some of them having been COM
PEELED to be away a part of the time,
making the work fall on new hands and
much harded for the others. The
CHEEKY What number, ~please?" will be
heard as of old when the exchange
has been overhauled, and the hello las
sizes will be enabled to do better work
than ever before,
, 1905-12-14
HALF RATE PLAN FOR
RESERVE GRAZING FEES.

The forest reserve has completed
the adjustment Of what 1t calls its
half rate plan for charging grazing
fees for cattle on forest reserves. The
plan is intended to favor small owners
of cattle and under it half rates Will
be charged persons grazing cattle on
forest reserves for stock up to the fol
lowing numbers in the states named;
Colorado, 60 head; Wyoming, 100;
Idaho. 30; Utah. 80; Montana, GO; Ore
gon. 10. Owners of larger herds will
be required to pay half rates on stock
up to these numbers and full rates
upon the number owned in addition.
The forest service has made the al
|lotment of the number of sheep to be
allowed on the Yellowstone reserve
Wyoming, during the 1906 grazing sea
lson. Permits will be granted for 800
900 head, an increase over the past
year of $4,000. This increase is the re
suit of an inspection made of the re
serve last summer by Inspector Potter
Mr.. Potter will attend the stock con
iventions to be held at Casper, Wyo.
January %, and Denver, January p.
, 1905-12-14

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-Con.
gresham Longworth was o~verwhelm.
ed with congratulations in person, by
telegraph and by mail this morning,
on the announcement of his engage
ment to Miss Alice Roosevelt. Mr..
Longworth says the details of the ar
rangements for the wedding are in the
Roosevelt family's hands, but that he
and his bride win make Cincinnati
their home. Asked ii they plighted
their troth aboard the steamer from
the Orient, he said he could not tell
as he had been in a trance 81 long
that he is mixed as to dates, There
will be no extensive wedding trir
while congress is in session. They
will probably go to Europe next sum
mer.
, 1905-12-14
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE

The civil suit Of Annie Pardee
against Charles F. Kuster and others
was in progress in the district court
this afternoon, and will be followed
with arguments in the Conrad-Lepper
case tomorrow.
The warranty deed from Mrs. Cath
crime McPhee t Mrs. Catherine Nc
Kechnie for the southeast quarter OF
the southwest quarter and lots 3 and
A, section IS, township Is, range 70,
for 1900, was filed today.
Marriage licenses were issued today
to the following parties: Milton E.
Rhinesmith and Miss Eva C. Wolbol
of Centennial and Ole Erickson and
Miss Mary Peterson of Elk mountain,
Both marriages will occur this evening
, 1905-12-14
MUSIC FROM PHoNoGRAPH
FOR DRESS PARADE.

At the dress parade of Companies
A, B, C and d, corps of cadets, Uni
versity of Wyoming, today, music was
furnished by Charlie Brands Column
bia photograph and was quite enjoyed
by the cadets, who did some lively
drilling at the rate of 120 steps to the
minute. Captain Heavey vas in com
mand and declared the phonograph
very nicely took the place of a band
Later the instrument was tried in the
gymnasium, and it will likely be used
for dances in the future.
, 1905-12-14
WOOL WORKERS TO
RECEIVE ADVANCE
THIRTY THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
AMERICAN WOODEN COMPANY
WILL BE BETTER PAID.
Advance Will Aggregate About a
Million a Year More Than Last
American Smelling and Refining
Company Employees to Have Share
of the Profits.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 14.-Beginning
on Monday, January /, 10000 opera
tives employed by the American Wool
en- company Of this city will have their
wages advanced 10 per cent. The
Scotia worsted mills Of Woonsocket,
R l., controlled by an independent
and employing IT'S hands, has
posted notices of a similar advance.
1t is estimated hat the advance will
give the American company's opera
tives an aggregate of about 81, 100000
more each year than they have been
receiving. All the American mills in
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Connecti-
cut and New York are affected.
, 1905-12-14
ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED BY OPEN SWITCH
AND MANY PERSONS
ARE INJURED.
Mail Baggage n Passenger Coaches
TeIescoped and Number Seriously
Hurt-Passeneer Boat collides
With Coal Barges and Four Deck
Hands Drowned-Newly Married
Fireman Killed in Wreck.

Waterloo, Ia, Dec. 14.-The south
bound Rock Island train ran into an
open switch here today ard plunged
into a string of loaded box cars. The
mail and baggage cars and passenger
coaches were t%elescoped. The Sc,
riously injured are: E. Fairbain OF
Minneapolis, Engineer Marklin OF
Burlington, Fireman Heryert of Bur
lington, A. H. Peterson, a mail clerk
of Burlington, and Mrs. C. V. Farnum
and baby of %Sykeston, la. Many pas.
sengers were seriously cut and bruised.
, 1905-12-14

Denver, Colo, Dec. 14.-Announce-
ment of a bonus to be paid next year
to Iaborers in the Colorado plants OF
the American Smelling and Refining
for faithful, continued and
efficient service has been made by
Franklin Guiterman, general manager
of the company. The bonus is to be b
per cent of the annual earnings of en-
ployes who work not less than 912 full
shifts during the year, and, according
to the company's estimate, viii in
crease its annual disbursement for la.
Dor in this state over 100000.
, 1905-12-14
Nsrdlct on His Sermon.

A clergyman who had accepted an
invitation to oficiate at Sunday serv'
ices in a neighboring town entrusted
his new curate with the performance
of his own duties. On returning home
he asked his wife what she thought
of the curate's sermon.
ut was the poorest one ever
heard" she replied, promptly; moth
ing in it at all"
Later in the day the clergyman
meeting his curate. asked him how
he had got on.
ooh, very we'll" was the reply. 81
didn't have time to prepare anything
SO | preached one of your unused ssr'
mons."-Harper's Weekly.
, 1905-12-14
EXPRESS COMPANY AGENT
GETS DESERVED PROMOTE

Herman Gentsch, the popular and &C.
commodating young agent for the ex-
made route agent for the Los Angeles,
San Pedro and Salt Lake route, from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles, and win
leave for Salt Lake, where he will
make his headquarters, the first of the
year. Mr.. Gentsch is a very business.
like young man, and the new position
means for him a very great and well
.merited promotion. 1t is not yet known
who will succeed him here.
, 1905-12-14
lMBODEN AND HILL BEING GIVEN
a GREAT RUN IN THE GRIM
INAL COURT AT DENVER
FOR FRAUD.
Startling Evidence introduced When
Case Opened This Mornlng-Wii-
fIey Declares Signature to certif-
icate of Deposit Not In His Hand
writing-Young New York Million
aire Hounded to Death.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-THE case Of
the alleged wreckers of the Denver
Savings bank, Imboden and Hill, ap-
pears this morning to be desperate.
Shortly after the criminal our open
ed today, C. B. Wiley, the star witness
for the prosecution, charged Leonard
Imboden with forging witness name
to a certificate of deposit on the Bank
of Commerce at Fort Worth, Texas.
Wiley was handed the certificate,
which was for $1,000 and was asked if
he had seen it before.
Never" he replied.
rs that your signature?' inquired
the district attorney.
Wiley said it was not, declaring
that the signature was in the hand
writing of Imboden. Other startling
disclosures were made which indicat-
ed the desperate work of the wreckers.
Wiley made public a letter that I'm
boden wrote him saying. Il want to
do the wrong thing, and | want to as
society with somebody who is the
, 1905-12-14
SCHOOLS OF MINES
IN SEVERAL STATES.

Representative Mondell has intro
duced a bill proposing to grant each
state SIS. 900 annually for establish
ment and maintenance of schools OF
mines in connection with agricultural
colleges, the moneys to be derived
from sale of public lands. This grant
will not interfere with the reclama-
ton fund, as it is proposed to utilize
public land receipts from states not
beneficiaries under the reclamation
law. The bill proposes to gradually
increase the grant at the rate OF $l,ooo
a year until $40, 900 is reached. This
grant is to remain permanent
Mr.. Mondell also offered a resolu-
ton calling upon the secretary OF the
inferior to make report to the house
the result of investigations and exPe'
riments made by the geological survey
at Portland, Ore, during the past sum
mer with black placer sands.
, 1905-12-14
HUNTING HELP
Of EVERY STATE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
KANSAS OIL PRODUCERS AGI-
TATING LAWS IN COMMON.
Will Visit Every State Legislature
Meeting This Winter and Urge
Enactment of Laws Similar to
Those of Sunfiower State-Will
Have Help of Many Refineries.

Chanute, Kas., Dec. 1.-THE legis-
lative committee of the Kansas Oil
Producers association last night for
mally decided to send a committee to
every state legislature which meets
this winter to agitate the matter of
protective legislation such as Kansas
has. Thousands of copies of the Kan
sas maximum oil freight and anti-dis-
elimination law will be scattered
broadcast, with the purpose of getting
the people of other states aroused SO
they will petition their Legislators for
similar measures. The committee has
received assurance of support from
all the western independent refineries
and from many in the east.
, 1905-12-14
Of FORGERY
IS NOW THE LATEST
wrong kind of man. If this is your idea
of right, you promised to take care
of u.s."
Hounded Him to Death.

New York, Dec. 14.-An astounding
Matchmaking plot was developed today
as the cause of the mysterious suicide
of Robert D. Ballentine, the young mil
~lionaire society man found dead in his
mothers house in Newark last Satur-
day. The blackmailers trading on some
college escapades of the young nan in
Virginia had bled him to the extent Of
500, 900. They were then bounding
him further, when, to escape them, he
put a bullet in his brain.
, 1905-12-14
L|V0N|A IS NOW
IGNORING CAR
RICH PROVINCE IN OPEN REVOLT
AND HAS SET UP AN INDIE
PENDENT GOVERNMENT.
Panic Among Bankers and Merchants
at Moscow and Efforts to Break
Telegraph and Postal Strike Un-
successful-Four Regiments in ST.
Petersburg Revolt.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-THE rich
province of Livonia is in open revolt.
1t has established an independent gov
eminent and no longer recognizes the
car as ruler. At Moscow there is a
panic among bankers and merchants.
Efforts to break the postal and tele-
graph strikes today have been unsuc-
cessful.
, 1905-12-14
The Deal is Complete.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE election of
Mr.. Peabody as president of the Mutu-
al, and the appointment of a committee
to sweep away the Mccall people, in
dicates clearly to financiers today that
the Observation-Disclosures interests
have completed their capture of the
three great insurance companies and
have had added a billion dollars to
their already colossal money power.
, 1905-12-14
FREIGHT RATE CLERK
FOR REGULAR ARMY

The United States civil service com
mission an examination on
January 8, 1906, at the p~ostoffice here,
to secure eligibles from which to make
certifcation to fill a vacancy in the po-
sition of expert freight-rate clerk, at
81, 200 per annum, quartermaster's de-
lpartment at large, Washington, d. C.,
and vacancies as they may occur in any
branch of the service requiring similar
qualifications.
, 1905-12-14
Plan of the Wise Employer.

The wise employer of the future will
take the worker when he comes to
him with ideals and aspirations that in
later years seem a lost heritage to
be m~ourned, will take him, raw and
green as he is, and by a courteous.
c~onsiderate treatment will develop the
morality of the boy, side by side with
his business qualities. He will do this
not from altruistic reasons, but be-
cause of the monetary returns to the
house. He will know that If you treat
the immature boy as a possible shirk,
as a possible thief, MS a possible moral
delinquent, you have put him in a fair
way of becoming this possible thing
Chicago Tribune.
, 1905-12-14
FORMER PAYMASTER
DEAD AT DENVER.

George F. Bearce, former assistant
paymaster OF the old Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf and later with the
Colorado and Southern, died Monday
night at his home, 1928 West Thirty
first avenue, says the Denver Times.
The funeral took place this afternoon,
with interment in Riverside cemetery.
Mr.. Bearce retired from the railroad
business seven years g and since had
been a bookkeeper. He Is survived by
a widow and a daughter and he has a
brother employed in the Kountze bank
in New York. He was born in New
York aud came to Denver twenty years
ago.
, 1905-12-14
HARD SHOT FOR MAN OF LAW.
Naeeins Cross-Examiner Met His
Match in Doctor.

my profession is supreme in the
sick room,". said a practicing physi.
clan of this city, but often it has tc
Put up with a great deal of badgering
in the courtroom"
zone day a friend of mine was call
ed as a witness in a case in which one
man had hit another over the head
with an iron bar, with disastrous re-
suits. Counsel for the defense nagged
and harried the doctor, finally saying:
Doctor, did I understand you to say
that when you reached the plaintiff
his brains were escaping through the
fracture in the skull?"
Eyes, sir
land do you mean to tell me. doc
tor. that a man can continue to live
after he has lost part of his brains?'
"'Oh, yes, certainly said the doc
tor; I've known men to live and prac-
tice law without any brains at ALL"
, 1905-12-14
President viii Take Hand.

New York, Dec. 14.-It is stated
here, on what is vouched as the highest
authority, that President Roosevelt has
decided to enc a special message to
congress, asking for legislation design
ed to cover the recent transactions in
the insurance business. While con
gress can only act for the District Of
Columbia, the president will make it
an object lesson for state legislatures.
, 1905-12-14
CHANGES FOR MoNDELL.
Wyoming Congressman Back to Old
Committee.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-When
the house met yesterday Speaker Can
non announced the transfer of Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming from
the committee on military affairs to
the public lands, and of Miller of Kan
sas from public lands to military af'
fairs. The transfer gives the two
members the same committee assign
ments they had in the last congress.
, 1905-12-14
ARTESlAN WELL FREE

The ~janitor at the university has ar
ranged matters for the convenience of
the general public at any time water is
needed. and people are at liberty to
help themselves. The turning off of
the water from the city system has
caused a number to avail themselves
OF the artesian well at the university
, 1905-12-14
WILL BUY SOME STOCK
WHILE IN THE EAST

Prof. G. M. Morton of the agricultur-
a college, who is now at Chicago, will
buy some stock for the experiment sta
ton here, the purchase having been
authorized at the last meeting of the
agricultural committee at the univer-
sity.
, 1905-12-14
FOR NEW BANK.
Permit Granted for Institution at
Douglas, Wyoming.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 1.-THE APP
plication of L. ]. Swan, George H.
voorhees,, NJ. r. Collins, Jacob Jewell
and Wilkie Collins to organize the
Douglas National bank of Douglas,
Wyo.. with $4,000 capital has been ap-
proved by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
, 1905-12-14
Pipe Line at Panama.

Panama, Dec. 14.-President ANA
dor of Panama recently promulgated
an order giving the exclusive pipe
line privileges of the isthmus to the
Standard Oil company. AS the per
nit authorizes construction across the
canal zone, Governor General Magoon
has taken up the matter with Amador.
, 1905-12-14
MORE PARK CATTLE
GOING FROM LARAMIE.

The Dwinell bunch of six cars OF cat
tie were shipped from here today. They
are from North park. j. j. Hunter
sent 39S head from here to the Omaha
market. A trainload of twenty-seven
cars arrived from Opal, Wyo, today
and the cattle were fed here.
, 1905-12-14
KANSAS CITY MAN
Is COMING AGAIN

Prof. Buffum Of the experiment sta
ton has received a letter from Hon.
John Gosling of Kansas City, promis-
ing to again attend the short course to
be held here in January and conduct
the block. demonstrations. He was
here last year and was one OF the most
interesting of the speakers before the
course. Prof. Buffum is quite elated at
his promise to return.
, 1905-12-14
Jewish Massacre at Turiska.

st. Petersburg (via E~ydtkuhnen),
Dec. 14.-Four regiments in the city
have joined the mutiny. Five hun
dred persons lost their lives in the
Jewish massacre at Turiska and Vol
hynia, which was excited by a priest
who called on the Christians to exter-
inmate the Jews.
, 1905-12-14
New State Legislation.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-At a
conference of republican leaders it
has been definitely decided to act
upon the suggestion of the president
and carry out legislation that will af-
feet almost Immediately the introduc-
ton of Arizona and New Mexico as
one state into the Union. Protests
are many from Arizona and a few
from New Mexico.
, 1905-12-14
viii Go to Prison.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 14.-According
to present plans, Mrs. Cassie Chadwick
will be taken to the ~penitentiary at
Columbus in a week. She believes
there is no hope in the appeal which
viii be made to the federal supreme
court.
, 1905-12-14
Record Year for Kansas.

Topeka, Kas., Dec. 14.-The report
of Secretary Coburn of the state board
of agriculture, issued today, says that
agriculturally the year 1905 was the
most fruitful in the states history.
The value of farm products and live
, 1905-12-14
Would Investigate hazina

Washington, Dec. 14.-Representa-
tive Loud of Michigan today introduc-
ed a resolution for the investigation
of hazing and class fights at the naval
academy by the house committee on
naval affairs.
, 1905-12-14
TWO PoSTMASTERS.
Senate Confirms Appointments fol-
Wyoming Towns.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
senate in executive session confirmed
the following nominations:
Ida Fowkes, postmistress at Cum
berland, Wyo.
Frank o. Thompson, postmaster at
Cody, Wyo.
, 1905-12-14
SIDEWALK COMPANY
is BEING FORMED.

A movement is on foot to form a
local company for the placing OF stone
sidewalks, and if present plans are
consummated the concern will be able
to place stone pavements at a very
nominal cost. Plenty of money is
promised and some good contracts are
in sight.
, 1905-12-14
Nav Be Comma East.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 14.-Mrs.
Corey m party left the hotel here
today, presumably for an automobile
tour. There are indications that the
party intends to BOARD a train at some
way station and go east.
, 1905-12-14
CORN CONVENTION.
Growing and Cooking School for Ne
braska Youngsters.

Lincoln, Neb, Dec. 14.-Hundreds OF
Nebraska boys and girls gathered here
for the first annual corn growing and
corn cooking convention under the
auspices of the state agricultural col
lege.
, 1905-12-14
MOTHER AND TWO SONS FOUND
THIS MORNING WITH FRIENDS
AT NEWPORT, KY,
NEAR CINCINNATI.
Major Tagsart Surprised at Departure
of Mrs. Taggart From Jurisdiction
of Court Which Gave Him Custody
of Two Sons-Chadwick Case in
Federal Supreme court-Mrs.
Corey May Be Coming Eastward.

Cincinnati, o., Dec. 14-Mrs. Grace
Taggart and her two boys were To-
Gated today at Newport, Ky, with rel
atives. Major Taggart is at Worces-
ter, greatly surprised by their de-
|parture from the jurisdiction of the
court which granted him the custody
of the boys.