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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-05
Thrilling Chapters from the Life Story of the
Worlds Greatest Detective Character

side, he unlocked it and
drew out one Of the draw
ers. From this he took a
paper, and returning to his
seat he flattened II out be-
side the taper on the edge
of the table, and logan to
study it with minute at
tention. Ny indignation at
this calm examination of
our family documents over
came me so far that l took
a step forward, and Brun-
ton, looking up, saw me
standing in The doorway.
He sprang to his feet, his
face turned llvid with fear,
and he thrust into his
breast the chart-like paper
which he had been origin
ally studying.
"Sow said l. "This
is how you repay the trust
which we have reposed in
you. You will leave my
service tomorrow"
He bowed with the
look Of a man who is ut
terly crushed, and skunk
past me without a word.
The taper was still on the
table, and by its light 1
glanced to see what the
paper was which Brunton
had taken from the bureau.
To my surprise it was
nothing of any Importance
at all, but simply a copy
of the questions and an
swers in the singular OBJ
servance called the Mus
grave Ritual. 1t is a sort
Of ceremony peculiar to
our family, which each
Musgrave for centuries
past has gone through on
his coming Of age-a thing
of private interest, and
perhaps Of some little i'm
portance to the archaeolo-
gist, like our own blazon-
ings and charges, but of no
practical use whatever
awe had better come
back to the paper after
wards said l.
IF you think 1t really
necessary he answered,
with some hesitation. TO
continue my statement,
however: 1 relocked the
bureau, using the key
which Brunton had left,
and l turned to 90 when l
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-05

Copyright A Conan Dcyie and Harper Br9thers)
struck I'm the character Of en
"a that although in his methods Of though
"a mehodica Of mankind
though certain quiet dress, be
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-05
for Generations without suspeoting Its TRUE Import

of Ritual Used by an English Family for G.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
HOWE & sTETsoN SALE
Department Managers in Charge of
 Special Offerings for Eleven Days.

Department Managers in Charge 0,
 Special Offerings for Eleven Days.
 The Howe & stetson stores to-day will begin the department sale which two years ago proved one of the most popular sales ever held by the firm. For eleven days the store will be turned over 10 the buyers and the managers of the various departments, and they will have absolute control of the business One Of the results Of this step is that there will be tremendous cuts in the price of the goods in all of the depart- ments. In most of the goods that are ohered for sale the price is put down either to or below the cost price. They are the same goods that the public buys for higher prices at other times during the year.
 The department managers sale was first tried three years ago and was so great success that it was repeated the following year. Last year it was omit ed because of the fact that repairs on the store were under way. This year it is planned to make it the banner sale so far. Special decorations have been made for the outside of the store, and the inside will be decorated with mer- chandise.
 It will be the purchaser who will have the benefit of this rivalry in the cut prices. It is to be fortnight of bar gains.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
OBITUARY NOTES
Funeral of O. NJ. Brennan.

There was a very large attendance at St. Johns church yesterday at the fun eral of Owen M. Brennan, brief services having preceded at F Elliott street. There was a solemn high mass at which the Rev. Father Suspicion was the eel ebrant, the Rev. Father Coyle deacon and the Rev. Father Ford sub-deacon. The pallbearers were James Reilly, William Geary, James O'Conneil, Timo- thy J. O'Donnell, John J. Brennan, Captain Thomas OBrien, James F. Brennan, and John sprightly. The floral offerings were numerous. The inter- ment was in St. Bernard cemetery.
 Among the many beautiful floral of- ferings was standing Tyre from James T. Moran of Oakland, Cal, and stand ing cross from Mrs. Barnes, both of Oakland, Cal
 At the funeral services a quartette consisting of Miss Julia Elizabeth Ken nedy, Mrs. A. E. Keenan, William Grabib and Louis Lautenbach sang Schmidt's mass, and at the offertory Ave Maria was rendered by Miss Kennedy. The quartette also rendered When Shadows Gather" and Thy Will Be Done"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
FEAT OF ANCIENT ENGINEERS.

Bored Tunnel, Similar to Sinplon, ir
 Palestine 2,5O0 Years Ago. unmistakable evidence exists thai 2,5OO years ago certain Hebrew engin- eers Gin the time of King Heze- Kiah) executed exactly the same kind of wrok which was carried out in the Sim. plon tunnel, though perhaps on a slightly smaller scale.
 Dr. Bertholet, professor at the University of Basic, is the gentleman who claims to have made this discov- cry. The Jewish records state that King ze-Kiah, or Ezekias, who rel gned at Jerusalem 727 B. C., was much troubled at the bad state of the water supplied to the people of that city. He accordingly had a vast reservoir made at the gates of the city, to which wa ter was fed from various springs lying in greater or less distances from the reservoir in question.
 At first his project seemed doomed to failure, as there existed between Jer- usalem and the springs from which the water was to be derived 8 high chain Of hills, over which it would be impossible to convey the water. It was therefore determined to open a passage for the water through the solid rock. One of the Sirach MSS dating from this period states in this connec- tion: "Heze-Kia fortified his city by bringing water thereto, and he bored through the solid rock by means of bronze, and he collected the water in a reservoir"
 Recent explorations have enabled this predecessor of the Simplon to be thoroughly identified. It is said to be the Shiloah tunnel by means of which water was brought down from a source to the east of Jerusalem and poured in- to the Pool of Siloam, mentioned in the Bible. This conduit ss 960 yeards long. The distance, as the bird flies between the two mouths of the tunnel is also only S60 yeards, which proves that the work was not executed in a perfectly straight line-due doubtless to the difficulties which the engineers encountered in their task, which for the period) was of a really marvellous nature.
 That the work was commenced from both ends of the tunnel is not only proved by the inscription, but also by the fact that the marks of the boring tools, picks, &c,, may still be seen, all bearing in opposite direction. The di- rection of the tunnel was altered sev- eral times during the construction thereof, as there are several short galleries, which were evidently aband- oned as soon as it was noted that working was being done out of line. line The floor of the tunnel is finished with the greatest care, and the work ings vary from five-eighths of a yard to one yard in width by from three feet to nine feet in height, more or less, &C., cording to the hardness of the rock.
 In the light of modern engineering science, the following questions sug- gest themselves. How did these old time engineers gauge their direction, recognize and remedy their errors in What tools did they use to execute piece cs work which has
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
w I. GATIGAN

The funeral of William L. Galligan was attended yesterday at his late resi- dence 63 Orchard street, and later at St. Johns church, where a solem high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Fla ther Stapleton. Mrs. A. B. Keenan sang very tenderly Lead Kindly Light" MT. Galligan was employed at the shops of the Seamless Rubber company, and leaves many friends The interment was in St. Lawrence cemetery. Mem bers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of which he was 8 member, attended the services. At the grave the Rev. Father Coyle officiated, The pallbearers were Thomas Galligan, Charles Abel, John Galligan, William Mahan. B. Dia- mond, and P. H. McGinty. The flower bearers were William J. Cronan, T. Harrison, E. T. Wade and Charles Ho- facker
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14

remained without equal or rival for 2,500 years?-From the Scientific American. z
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
thirty-six hours to four hours.- Chicago Chronicle.
HONESTY FIRST IN SMALL
 THINGS.

The quickest way to reform the world is to begin by reforming yourself. The American world is holding up it's hands in horror at the recent stories of theiving and knavery in high places, But theivery and knavery in low places are just as bad for the country, so far as they so. That a man who handles millions of money should steal one mil- lion is no worse for that man than for another, handling small amounts, to steal few dollars. The sin of steal ing is the same whether the amount be large or small.
 It is time for the searching of con sciences. Look to it that no money be- longing to others sticks in your own l fingers. Beware of graft and commits slons. Take nothing you have not earned. If conductor does not take your fare, give it to him--otherwise you may be stealing five cents from the railway If your nickel is not called for by the telephone company, drop it in the slot just the same. To keep it is stealing. Your own ingenuity will sug- gest several other ways in which to keep commonly honest.
 Stealing a million is unquestionablv bad for the public morals of the coun- try. Stealing dime is unquestionab1v bad for the morals of any individual.
 Election is coming on; and election time is always a time for the display of patriotism. Remember that one of the simplest ways of being patriotic is to be strictly honest-the more Ameri- cans who steal, the more the Nation becomes a Nation of theives.-Chicago Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
MINING 0ufeKsILvER
Method of Distilfng the Moving Metal
 From Solid Ore. .


 Quicksilver, the familiar but always fascinating mercury that rises and fall! in the thermometer tube, has estab. lished a postoffiee and built a town fir l Oregon. Black Butte Is the name oi the town and postoffice, and the noun tain Black Butte, from which the name comes, Is a mountain of mercury It is claimed by the owners that this mountain has the largest exposed body of quicksilver ore in the world A vein 400 feet wide has been opened for more than a mile along the mountain and to a depth of 1,600 feet below the crest More than three miles of tunnels, raises, etc., have been made, and every where the rich cinnabar ores from which quicksilver is taken appear in great quantities..
 In the Oregon mining section at the Lewis and Clark Exposition the visitor may see in operation a miniature quicksilver distilling plant, modelled af- ter the one at Black Butte. The little engine runs all day and attracts much attention. Near by is the condenser, and under the spout an iron bucket of quicksilver, showing just how the nov ing metal runs out of the condenser af- ter being liberated from the ore through a scientific process.
 The process ordinarily is called dis tiliation. First the ore is crushed and then it is dumped into furnaces, where it is roasted at the fierce heat of 1900 degrees Fahrenheit. When the ore reaches the temperature of 6S0 degrees the quicksilver begins to pass off in the form of vapor. The mercury vapor passed into large chambers built of wood or brick, called condensers. These are coated by water jackets and other devices, and in them the vapor soon changes into metallic form, the quick silver being precipitated in fine globules on the walls and floors. The globules collect and run out in troughs, ready to be marketed. Quicksilver is put up for shipping in flasks of wrought iron, weighing fourteen pounds each and holding seventy-six and one-half pounds of the metal. The present mark ct price of quicksilver is about fifty three cents a pound wholesale.
 Quicksilver is found in veins of rocks, lIhG SOlu, SIlV0F dflu OlilGE IlGCdlS. Sometimes the tiny globules of the mer- cury appear in the interstices of the rock, but usually it is found in the form of cinnabar, a chemical compound containing 13,S per cent of sulphur and S6.2 per cent mercury. When pure and reduced to powder it is bright red color.
 The principal uses of quicksilver are for removing free gold and silver in placer and quartz mining, for manu- featuring vermillion paints and dyes, for backing mirrors, for making ther- and many other scientific in- 
 The distflling plant shown at the Portland fair is a new invention, and it is claimed that the time required in getting the quicksilver out of the ore has been reduced by its use from about
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE PRO,
 POSED.

Yale Takes the nitiative-Harvard Co.,
 lumbia, Princeton, Wesleyan and Oth-
 CTS to Take Part.
 President Hadley will speak this aft ernoon at 2:3O in the regular debating room at Yale relative to intercollegiate debating with the other larger univer- sities.
 It is reported that Harvard, Colum- bia, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Cornell and Brown are ready to follow the proposed action of Yale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
VISITING HERE

Justus Miles Forman, whose novels and short stories have marked him as one of the most promising of this coun- try's younger fiction writers, is visiting in New Haven for few days, the guest of Henry H. Benedict, of Bishop street. Mr. Forman is Yale '9S man, being classmate of Gouverneur Morris, who has also won his literary spurs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
JAMES GRANNTS

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon over the remains of James Grannis at Stony Creek. MT. Grannis had been a resident of Stony Creek since 1862, and was employed by the late N. c. Frink for number of years. He drove the bus from the station to the hotel, and made host of friends.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
YOUTHS IN A ROW.

Arthur Woods Stabbed in the Thigh in
 Brawl at Sargent Factory.
 Francesca D'uda and Arthur Woods, of 29 Kimberly avenue, two young men employed at Sargent's, engaged in a fight at the factory yesterday. Woods was stabbed in the thigh. D'uda was arrested by the Grand avenue police and released on $20O bail.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
A SUDDEN DEATH IN MAILING.
 FORD,

Arthur Partridge, of Wallingford, died suddenly yesterday afternoon just after having eaten his dinner. Dr. Brainard pronounced his death due to heart dis ease. He leaves a wife and seven chil- dren.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
MRS. ANTo1NETTE F. HARRISON

Wallingford, Nov. 13. - The funeral services of Mrs. Antoinette T. Harrison, who died at her home in Northford Sat urday night, were held from her late residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. MT. Beach of Northford officiating,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
WALLINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL
 PROMENADE.

Wallingford, Nov. 13.-The date of the high school 1906 senior class promenade, which was to have been given at the town hail Thursday, December z, has been changed to Thursday, December IA.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
WHO ARE EVANGELICAL '?
SERMON DELIVERED SUNDAY 1T
 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

By the Rev. ". F. DIckerman-The Recent Exclusion Act of the Inter Church Federation Meeting Discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-25
PLANS IN THE AIR,
Reopening Of Alleged Pool Room at
Kenilwcrth,

People living in the vicinity of Kenil-
worth who made the fight against the So
called pool room conducted by the Mary
land Telegraph Company have been making
anxious inquiries respecting the intentions
OF the company since the acauittal of it's
president. Arthur Wall at Upper NJ arlboro'
few days ago Many rumors have been
in circulation concerning the future course
of the company. but no signs of life about
the big building at Kenilworth have been
seen during the past few days. The report
that the company Is to open a number of
such places is characterized as absurd by
an officer of the company. He said to a
Star reporter today that no such a thing
had ever been contempla, ted or discussed by
the company. 1t was also stated today
that the company has not formulated auy
plans for the future occupancy of the build
ing at Kenilworth, and that the prospects
for reopening the place in the near future
are not bright. Judge Merrick has not yet
recovered from the shock caused by The
action of the jury in acquitting Mr. Wall
nor have the members of the Jury become
reconciled over the remarks made about
them by the court.
IT'S merely matter of politics after
all. was the remar,- made by a resident
of the county to Star reporter land the
judges remarks are calculated to have
some bearing upon the candidacy of a man
Tor one of the county offices. Judge Mer-
rick, or course. was undoubtedly amazed
at the verdict. and he is q man who Is not
AFRAID to express his opinions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-25
Deaths in the District.

Deaths were reported to the health office
during the past twenty-four hours, as foi-
lows:
Agnes Cowhig. 10 years, Providence Hos
pital.
William Dee 53 years. Washington Asy-
lum Hospital.
William E. Frazier, 80 years, 100 10Th
street southeast.
Mary E. Gardner. "a years, $40 14th street
northwest
Josephine Gibson. Al years, Garfield Hos
pital.
Timothy Hynes. 81 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Elizabeth Johnson, 0 months, ABB street
alley northwest
William B. McKeden, 81 years. 1872 Bel
mont avenue northwest.
Nellie Mclaughlin. ~ years, Georgetown
University Hospital
William Nelson, rs years, 210 John Mar
shall place northwest
John H. Rosewag, 20 years, providence
Hospital. !.
Ellen f. Ruark. 20 years, LOG E street
southeast.
Warren Stetler. 80 years, Government
Hospital for Insane.
Caroline NJ. Tutly, 40 years, 13S East
Capitol street.
Annie NJ Vandersiiee, 1 year, 14oO X
street southeast.
Columbus Ware. months, % Az street
southwest.
Elizabeth Williams. 60 years. 3l9 South
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-25
Hotel Arrivals.

New Willard-George H. Paine. New
York: E. T. Brockman, Pittsburg: Peyton
T. Carr and wife. st. Louis; j. r. Edmonds,
Saul Ste. Marie. Mich; H. S. Meyer, Chi
cago; Selden Bacon. New York; Henry c.
Patten and Mrs. Patten, New York.
Raieigh-Stuart H. Perry. New York: j.
F. Harrigan. Detroit: c. H. Walcott, New
York: R. Schaefer. Richmond, Va; Whit
field Clark. Admission. Ala; w. N. Cox. New
York; Alex Pope, New York.
Riggs-B. F. McNulty, Austin, Tex; F.
W. Wondell. Wyoming: E. G. Finney and
Mrs Finney. jacksonville. Fla.
Ebbtt-A. L. Day, New York; G. &.
Noble, Philadelphia; DR.. and Mrs. r.
Matas. New Orleans Charles P. Valentine,
Glen Cove, Long Island, N. Y.
Arlington-Rev. P. Daley, New York; Geo.
NJ Hoffheimer. Clarksburg. W. Va; s. Ara
kawa, Japan: Henry Gassaway, Davis,
West Virginia: E. F. Watson, New York;
John A. Corwin, Chicago, c. Inoye. Japan.
Shoreham-Harry Howard and wife, BIZ
loxi, Miss: s. H. Chase. San Jose. Cal.
Henry NJ. Reeve, Newark, n. j.: John S.
Green, Pittsburg; B. Stuart Chambers, New
York; Louis C. Tebard, New York.
Hotel Gordon-William A. Novel;, British
embassy; Forty Brese, New York; Joseph
y. Flanagan, New York: Lee Dickinson,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
st. James-F. o. Gardner, Chicago. Ill.
c. E. Johnson, Boston, Mass; ]. L. Wilson
and wife, Philadelphia; ]. A. Guy and wife
Bradford. England; T. r. Hopper and wife,
Highland, n. y; d. H. Baker and family,
Dacenport. Iowa: o. c. Mead San Marcos
Tex: Fl. Grashoner and wife. Coney
Island. n. Y: j. l.. Wilson and wife. Phila-
delphia: W. j. keene and wife, Buffalo, n.
Y: Geo. H. Hopper and wife, Manistee,
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CONTINUED From Fifth Page)

Ralph Gray and Mary Carter.
Rudolph H. Reh and Pearl A. Lucas
George P. Kidwel and Mary w. Byrne.
Thomas o. White and May F. Stewart
John TT erney and LIZZIE /. c. Wright.
William 3. Zentgraf and Mary E. King
Henry G. Miians and Bessie G. Bolts.
Horace L. Alexander of Philadelphia, Pa,
and Bertha F. Comstock of this city.
George w. Hunt and Marie A. Hail.
George 3. Alvey and Bessie L. Morris.
William T. Stringer of Glyndon, Md. and
Ruby M. Mcdonald of Shepherdstown, w.
Va.
Lewis Baker and Sarah Dodson-
Warner P. Houke and Ethel French
Ohio n. Johnson and Ella X. Porter. both
of Perryman, Md.
James A. Green of Cedarville, Md, and
Eda V. Wetzel of this city.
w Ham Gibln of New York city and
Kathleen W. Carmody of this city.
William G. Highfield and Mary II. Keller.
Aloysius E. Offutt and Gertrude A Ward.
Harry A. Kite and Elizabeth V. Chiswell.
Frank A. Holmes and Georgianna Briscoe.
John l.. Johnson and Nettie Eloise Law.
James Endes and Bette Resell.
]. Sanford Quick and Leonora c. Hutch
ison. both Of Loudoun county, Va
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win of John w. Smith.

by the terms of the will of John w
Smith. dated May H. 1905. and filed TODAY
for probate. requests as follows are made
To his brother, Thomas l.. Smith OF
Dodgeviiie. Iowa, $1.oo0 and certain real
estate In Pueblo. Col. for life, the real es-
tate to revert to the children of the
brother to Mrs. Nellie Thompson, real es-
tate In Pueblo: to his sister-in-law. Diana
w. Smith, real estate in Pueblo; to his
nephews, Leffingweli V. Ripley and Frank
N. Ripley. certain real estate in Chicago.
in trust, for the children of Mrs Ripley.
sister OF the testator: to Mrs Etna y,
HARDWOOD and Mrs. Ida B. II. Berger $500
each; to his niece. Elizabeth ]. Ripley, and
his nephew. Frank N. Ripley, $500 each,
and the remainder of the estate to his
wife. Emma j. Smith, who is named ex-
ecutrix.
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PRoCToR's SON Welded.
Bride is Daughter Of John A. Hedrick
of Rowan, N. C.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NORFOLK, Va, October 25.-In the First
Presby terrain Church at Salisbury, n. c.
last night Miss Mamie Hedrick became the
bride at Redficld Proctor, jr. of Proctor
VT. a real romance has attended this af-
fair from its beginning. When Miss He'd
rick was in a high school in Washington
Mr.. Proctor met Ter She afterward entered
Vassar and had triumphant course. Mr..
Proctor was then at Harvard.
The bride is the daughter of John A. He'd
rex. R6wans wealthiest citizen, who lives
in beautiful country home five miles
from Salisbury. Mr.. Proctor is a son of
Senator Redfield Proctor. The young peo-
pie will live in the home of Mr.. Proctor.
The wedding was not elaborate, but was
very pretty.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-06

saIasIis' energetic and enthusiasti. satSssian snS nan to represent us irl Fastsrs, ias has Se4fsTai fdIa Connecticut. one who Vi <, the retail groeers of this secfio,, liHe with 1 ca cam seu Teas and Coffees. We sIso s'ilo carry y a large line of Cigars and ss ba1so also 4ppiicaanfqsa adic afa ,iI; PiiskIed Fish Department SIatlng age, experience. etc i H,,,,,t!. f1t tuai w. Spure Coffee Co. Boston Mas
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-06

AEL good help should call here atia
 nsp2Ay napg all the best places and asf epu- { nsL1 nn9J large numbers Sleemar's 's ass ass
 el: Open evenings. s' IF nSI nInIssa x r,