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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10

Last Friday. after receiving the
news of the death of Principal Arm
strong's father at Genesee, Idaho, the
students and faculty of the Higl
School contributed the sum of $14 to
provide flowers for the funeral of
Mr.. Armstrong. The money was sent
to Spokane and the flowers sent to
Genesee from tina tplace. A message
of coincidence was also sent to Princi-
pal Armstrong, from the faculty and
students of the High School.
We purchase our diamonds direct
from the importers and our prices
are not to be duplicated in the west.
Howard Thomas, jeweler.
Ire regular meeting % TIE
s.Icusche Gesellschaft" will be held
at he High School this eselih", be-
fore the lecture at the tn ,ale. begit.s
For an investment buy a diamond
We have them at the very lowest
prices consistent with good goods.
Howard Thomas, jeweler.
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. will
hold a Christmas sale at the reading
rooms. The date will be announced
later,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10
A Rich Coach Driven

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is SO fond
d driving horses that he has taken out
license as the driver Of pay
coach at Atlantic City. This entities
him to drive four horse public coach
and enjoins him to prevent any dis
turbanee of the Sabbath by disorder:y
conduct of passengers" 1t cost him
So. Driving is not labor to me-" is
Mr. Vanderbilt's explanation. ''It is
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10
Personal Mention and
City Nesos in Brief

Buy your candy &C the reading room
Best homemade bread at venaan-e
Cafe
Ravendale Lump delivered. Catch
all Store Go.
Rosiyn Lump coal delivered. Catch
ali Store Co.
For dealing felt 60 to RUSSELL. used
to hangpaper on.
Money to loan on farm lanos or
chattels. John A. .Gellarly.
For GOLD in The head take Red Cross
Gold Cure.
A new and complete line of sun
dries. Wepateiee Drug Co If
Boy your candy at the reading room
plenty of new candy. just in.
Our candy line is the finest in town
so they all say. Red Cross Pharmacy.
Short orders are our speciality.
Any time of the day or night. Ven
dome Cafe.
For loan on wheat isnd or fruit
land ranch regardless Of size or age
See J. s. Mooney and TO.
We make speciality Of chill concaa
ne at nights. Vendome Cafe
Are you trying for prize in the
Red Cross Pharmacy word contest. 1t
costs you nothing to try.
Can save you money Oh your Christ
mas turkeys. Phone De your orders.
X l4o Farmers phone. f. DaDdo.
Don't icok old, have those Wrink-
los fhmoved. Baeaty Parlors room
6, Rosenberg building.
Facial massage, treatment of dand-
ruff and falling hair. Mrs. ]. E.
Mills, Room Rosenberg block.
Mr.. and Mrs Milo Camp enter
tanned a number of friends at din
ner yesterday. Those present were:
Rev. and Mrs. H. W. d. Kirkendall
and son William, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.
Fry and family of Burch Flat and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eingsted of En-
tiat, who are in the city on shop
ping and business trip.
See our stock of diamonds. How
ard Thomas, the jeweler.
Mrs. H. C. Kuentzel of Seattle is
in the city spending few days with
her daughter, Miss Ella NJ. Kuent-
eel of the High School.
Our stock of diamonds is complete
Every stone guaranteed as repre-
scented. If a stone is flawless we
qua. antee it so, if imperfect to the
least degree we tell you SO. Howard
Thomas, the jeweler.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Redhead are
the happy parents of baby daughter
born to them on last Thudsday
See our land of hand painted
china. Just in. Howard, Thomas, the
jeweler.
Mrs. Geo. w. Coburn is acting as
subztitute teacher at the High School
until &c ~otU-n Of Principal Arm
stress AID NJ. Pritchard. Mr.. Arm
strong is expected to arrive tomorrow
from Genesee, Idaho. Mr.. Prichard
is somewhat improved, although still
seriously i'll. -.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10
Raise soIon's Salaries.


WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-A move
ment is on to raise the salaries of
congressman from $4,000 to $7,50u
a year. If enacted into law by the
present Congress it would not take
effect until the next Congress.
A part of the scheme is to do away
with mileage and other perquisites
of members.
If you advertise, there will not be
SO many ifs to bother you.
''The piow is close kin to. the
meal bag" and the advertising to
the stores success.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10
-varnish for floors fres samples Of
chi namei at RnsselI's

For sale-Best OF building sand.
Enqrire Of Ed. Hartman one mile
South of Wenatchee.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10
COST OF LiviN GGoEs tr.
Reached High water Mark IL fhis
Country on Decenber r.
Highest Since 1884.

showing the average cost OF living
as of Dec. 1. compiled by r. G. Dun
& Co., show t'7af afe laen Z
married advance IN price as compar-
ed with Nov. 1, when It reached a
ghwater mark.
In the le9z9 oe ara th. the
cost of living has advanced from
rtoS.17, reacho5 Dec. l.
The cost of commo
est since February, 1851.
In discussing TIE SUI ect, thf
trade authority says. the r . in pric
fairly r ;ant W = e gre,
demand that has followed increas-
ed prosperity throughout the nation
and because of the advance in wages,
which have lifted the p5re
power of the people above all prev
ious records in this or any other ma
ton.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-10

Fine stamp photos at Bixler's new
studfo for 8 short tins. Rirst 81. No.
Oft.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
one Little Joke wow Gone.

One publication which used to be in the
collection, but which has since been
crowded out, probably created more inter-
est than any other book the librarian ever
secured. and at the same time 1t cost the
state not cent. 1t was entitled Robbins
on Blunders Of Courts" And this is the
story:
Judge Robbins at the time the wonder
ful volume made its appearance was dean
of the law department Of the university.
He was then and is now "a lawyer of pro-
found learning, and it was his invariable
practice In lecturing to the law students
to tell them where the courts had made
plumbers" This. of course. soon became
known among lawyers, and one bright,
beautiful day the volume made its appear
ance. The title was merely pasted on the
back of a dummy" book put in to fill
a shelf, but every lawyer in the state had
his attention called to IT with the possible
exception of Judge Robbins. The Identity
Of the man who did the deed will doubt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

was then assistant librarian, and to Mr..
Rose he impaired the purpose Of his visit
to Washington. Mr.. Rose interested the
Californian in the Nebraska library. The
result was Or. Howell got no further. He
remained for several days in the midst Of
Nebraska's collection OF laws on these sub
jects in which he was interested and Sc
cured the information he desired. Upon
leaving he said;
IT consider this library the most complete
Of any library 1 have ever visited"
The library is not only boon to the
lawyers of the state, but to the students Of
the university, preachers, writer's and 9TH
ers who flock to the study from every
day. A private citizen may occasionally
run across something for which he cannot
find an answer In his own collection Of
books. This drives him to the state
library, where there is something of every
thing. From all parts Of the state every
day come lawyers, while 1t Is not an unus-
ual sight to see two or three district Judges
reading up on law questions from the old
masters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
Deserves Retter emo.

While men of letters hold such publica-
lions as those in the state library In rever-
ence and while all men who are familiar
with them realize their value cannot be
estimated In dollars and cents, the great
state of Nebraska has them stuffed in
shelves, packed on floors, hidden away in
vaults, in fact, anywhere there is sapce.
because there is no room in an overcrowded
state house to Accommodate them. Every
minute Of the day and night the entire
library is In danger OF destruction by fire.
for 1t is absolutely unprotected. So jammed
and packed together are the publications
that If lighted cigar. dropped anywhere
in what is called the library rooms. could
wipe out the entire collection OF publica-
lions with lightning rapidity.
So dark and dingy is the main room on
the second floor, where the attorneys con-
gregate to read law, that gas lights are
burned constantly between the rows Of
book shelves to enable the librarian to
distinguish the titles. This has been done
for years and to prevent the total destruc-
ton Of a book by the heat from the gas
the librarian at frequent intervals has to
change the books. Many are marked as
the result Of close proximity to the light.
This also adds to the danger from fire.
though the state has never seen at TO put
in electric lights.
On the third floor. off from the room
where books are stacked, in a little inside
room. are piled the Nebraska reports which
the state has for sale The stock at this
time is valued at $4,000 though no bars
protect the books, and It is unprotected
from fire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
Nebraska State Library Valuable Collection Of Useful Volumes

less forever remain a profound secret.
The care Of $500 volumes OF valuable
books and publications of course entails
great responsibility and much work. es-
pecially when Il is remembered the libra
rian is also clerk of the supreme court
The library is run under a system which
governs all lrst-cass libraries A COM
pleto record Is kept OF every book bought
and II is properly checked and the record
filed away. The librarian has to be per-
son OF great discernment and has to be
constantly on the lookout to keep his col
lection OF books UP to date and at the same
time husband the money allowed him for
new publications by the various legisla-
lures The librarian is responsible for
every record and publication In the library
and record is kept of them ALL and
should a book be lost he must replace II.
Consequently the position is by no means
n sinecure, especially when II is remem-
bered the librarian, who at this time is II.
c. Lindsay, clerk of the supreme court, Is
allowed only one deputy who has imme-
diate charge Of the books. supreme
court bailin, who Is appointed to wait on
the supreme court, assists the librarian in
charge, for there is no other way the work
could be done and the library cared for.
unless an appropriation were made to en-
ploy moro help. Mr.. Lindsay attends TO the
luying in person and devotes much time
10 the library besides his court work.
Some time ago a book worm (the real
worm and not a book lover) got into a
very valuable publication and had almost
destroyed 1t before being discovered. The
state chemist destroyed the pest with acids.
Hundreds of other books had to be care
fully examined for worms, but none were
found II takes constant care to prevent
the destruction of the entire library by
these worms. Some time later the roof at
the state house sprung a leak which 1t
usually does when It rains, and water
poured down a row Of valuable works
These had to be carted out OF the way, and
now when It is cloudy bright. clean tubs
are set out in the gallery of the library to
catch the drip" for IT seems impossible
to get the holes fixed, though the state has
tried repea tedly. So the librarian does have
a run for his money If his fees as clerk are
fat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
To Europe by Hudson nay.

According to the last surveys of the
dominion government 1t has been shown
that Hudson strait is navigable from July
l until about the middle OF October. and
the bay itself is said to be an open sea
the year round. The idea is to build
great storage elevators at Fort Churchill
and to have line OF steamships moving
in and out from there TO Liverpool during
the open season. II this can be done the
saving will be enormous, and 1t will give
the Canadian wheat great advantages over
ours in the markets OF Europe.
Hudson bay is so far north on the globe
that the distance between It and LIVER
pool is remarkably short. II is only about
1900 miles from Fort Churchill to Port
Simpson, and If railroad should be built.
the Hudson bay route would be by far the
shortest from Asia to Europe and very
much shorter from parts OF the United
States to Europe than the routes now used.
The distance from Winnipeg via Hudson
bay TO Liverpool is 5000 miles whereas
by Montreal It is 4,22S miles. From Du-
luth to Liverpool via Hudson bay is s72S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
Monument to Ben Franklin.

The report of the proceedings of the
Pennsylvania Legislature from the press
Of Benjamin Franklin, would be a revela-
ton to those who compile the legislative
journals of Nebraska. The proceedings
are written in the usual routine manner OF
today, but only the choicest English is used
and throughout. the volumes there is not
a rough place. 1t is compiled In the most
careful manner and contains report on
many legislative fights over questions
which today are still fought out in legis-
lation and which are still unsettled.
The reports and records of each state
are kept in separate places and the entire
history Of each state is included in the
library. Whenever the librarian receives a
publication bearing on any particular state
It is placed with other works concerning
that state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

lies not in the bay itself, but in Hudson
strait, which leads into 1t. Hudson bay,
as 1 am told, is never frozen. 1t is like a
great ocean, and some short distance from
the shore is open all the year round 1t is
an enormous body of water. 1t is. 1900
miles long and 1000 miles wide and it's
area is one-sixth as big as the whole United
States. 1t has by far the largest drainage
basin OF all British America. Some Of it's
waters come from the Rocky mountains,
some from Labrador and some from the
Height OF Land, on the othert side of which
the waters flow to the great lakes and the
Gulf Of Mexico. The basin includes about
100000 square miles.
Hudson bay has icebergs and ice foes,
but its waters are deep. and It has some
good harbors One of the best harbors Is
Fort Churchill. and it has been picked out
as the port for the probable railroads
1t will be the best place to reach Winni-
peg. the total distance between the two
points being about great between
New York and Pittsburg. A railroad could
easily be built along the route and 1t is
said that much of the land through which
IL would go is suitable for vegetable rails
ing and small farms.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

towns where no large law Libraries are
owned II Is used to a great extent by
the Lincoln attorneys because Il is handy,
while Omaha lawyers frequently are seen
around the reading tables. Judge Lo-
bingier now OF the Philippine courts, used
to be a regular visitor to Lincoln, and
while q supreme court commissioner nevor
missed spending several hours daily in the
library when attending court. Judge Day
of Omaha is a good customer. Judge
Hamer OF Kearney probably is the most
constant and regular visitor the library
has. The judges long suit Is constitutional
law and in every case he argues before
the supreme court. he shows he has rubbed
against the dryest books in the library.
In speaking of the library, Judge Barnes
Of the supreme court said: Nebraska has
one Of the very best libraries In the United
States. but It has no quarters for It The
state should at the earliest possible moment
appropriate sufhcient money to construct
a building for the library, supreme court
and legal department Of the state. The
library should be placed in safe quarters
where 1t would not be endangered by fire.
The people do not realize how valuable IL
really Is It could not be replaced at any
price,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
one librarians Little Plan.

Old-time lawyers remember William Ma
don. at one time librarian, but who It is
said now lives in Iowa. as one OF the best
informed men on the contents Of the library
the state ever knew. That is, he knew
where everything was. Lawyers asking for
any publication, no matter what 1t was, 1t
was said Nadon could find II in a jiffy.
But Nadon IT seems had a system. On one
occasion one of the assistants showed signs
of learning the location of books to a pro-
ficiency equal to that Of Nadon. Something
had to be done to head of this growing
tendency to learn on the part of the under
study, and old-timers say Nadon switched
around several rows Of books, and as fast
as the understudy learned where they were
he would change them. Working under
this system he was invaluable to the users
of the library. The understudy had to call
for his aid under all circumstances. Nadon
held his job for years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
Good Lost in library.

incidentally this library may be the
means Of causing some embarrassment to
Senator Good of Nemaha county, who 10
just now looking for political Donors. Mr.
Good was on the finance committe OF the
senate during the .ast session OF the legis-
ture and IL came his turn to go through the
array OF books and examine them carefully
before passing upon the request for more
shelves Mr.. Good did his stunt the day
the anti-pass bill was up in the senate.
The roll was called on this measure and
sixteen votes were cast for II. 1t took one
more to pass it. Mr.. Good was not present.
A call of the house was voted and the
sergeant-at-arms looked everywhere for
Good, but no Good was in sight After
an hour the bill was pronounced dead be-
cause Good could not be found. He came
out Of the library just after the bene-
diction had been said and the last sad rites
performed. This Just illustrates how large
the library is-a man can lose himself in II.
Good, however. always said afterwards II
was merely a coincidence he was in the IL
brary and not in his seat when the meas
ure was called up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

piles and piles Of court briefs, separated
and arranged as best they can be in the
limited space, but still a mass. Then the
plates Of supreme court reports, boxed and
labelled Stacked on a long table is a pile
OF statutes, a reminder OF the time when
the state printed its own statutes. These
show q dead loss to the state of several
thousand dollars, for tho supply far sx-
ceeded the demand.
On the first floor, in a vault in the once
used by the secretary OF the State Board
OF Agriculture, is stacked more valuable
documents and publications. In these out
of-the-way places, OF course, the librarian
has stored those publications for which he
has the least number of calls. But he has
calls for everything, and numerous trips
from the third door to the basement each
day is the lot OF the assistants to the
librarian.
The reading room used by the lawyers
and law students to look up matters in
which they are interested is crowded each
day and It doesn't take many people TO
bring about this condition. A dozen or
more tables extend from the wall almost
to the book shelves, and under such un-
favorable conditions law is dished uD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

Legislatures. as q general rule, have not
looked upon the library seriously when
making up their appropriation books, and
1t Is now believed. because the members
did not realize what extensive library
Nebraska owns. At the last session Of the
legislature Chairman Davis OF the finance
committee OF the house was invited to go
through the library and inspect II
thoroughly. He was piloted through by
Mr. Lindsay. who was trying to Impress
upon the committee the fact that he needed
some $500 to construct new shelves. II
took just about three hours to make the
trip through.
Now, what was It you wanted7" To-
marked Mr.. Davis, after the inspection
Mr.. Lindsay told him.
''Well. my dear SIR" replied Mr.. Davis.
II will help you get any kind of an appro-
priaton you want. I never dreamed we
had such a library and that we had such
a poor place to keep It,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

the entrance to Hudson bay. 1t Is 500 or
600 miles long and about 100 miles wide,
opening out into the Atlantic little below
the end Of Greenland. II Is right In the
track of the great iceberEs and ice. foes
which come down through. Bafin bay and
Davis strait from the Arctic ocean, and
which are liable to be blown into Hudson
strait by the winds. Just as the shores
OF Ireland. England and the northern part
OF the European continent are warmed by
the gulf stream, 50 the regions here are
cooled by the cold Arctic waters and these
icebergs and seas Of floating ice. They
make Hudson strait colder than It would
otherwise be. and this is added to by the
winds from the Atlantic. which blow in
the icebergs broken off of the shores OF
Greenland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06


III Industrious and discriminating
e work. is Nebraskas state library.
considered one OF the very best law Libraries
in the union. equaled by few and sur
passed by very few Of the libraries owned
by much older states.
Years ago the library outgrew its quar-
terB on the second floor OF the state house
and II has now travelled to the third floor,
down TO the first floor and even into the
basement where hundreds OF valuable
documents and records are stored.
This splendid collection Of books includes
the musty old records of centuries ago
down to the most recently printed author
tiles on law, and decisions rendered by
competent courts. Books yellow with age
containing a record OF the doings OF the
colonies long before the Declaration OF
Independence was signed; books bearing
the imprint OF Benjamin Franklin, printer,
and published by him; books which make
even the doings Of that day seem recent
books containing the trials and decisions
of the English courts centuries ago, and
printed at that time; records OF Scottish
courts and Irish courts, long before the
United States had come into existence
ali bear the peculiar earmarks OF the par
ucular time In which they were made and
printed Such publications as these, with
thousands OF others, go to make up Ne
braska's state library Of some 5000 vol.
unes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06

miles and the same point by way of New
York is 400 miles. When this route is
opened passengers from st. Paul and Min
neapolis can go to Great Britain by travel
inG 400 miles and they will save a rail-
road journey of at least 500 or 600 miles.
The distance from Vancouver to Liver
pool by Hudson bay will be 1900 miles
shorter than 1t is now by the Canadian Pa
cific railroad, and passengers from all parts
OF our great west will be able to go
quicker and with a shorter rail journey.
by that way
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
A. a Grain Routs.

Tho great advantage of this new COM
mercial highway will be in the transpor-
tation of grain and other freight. 1t will
bring the wheat of the new northwest 900
miles nearer salt water. We produced last
year something like 7O0.0OO,0Oo bushels OF
wheat 1t is not extravagant to believe
that the great grain belt OF the British
northwest will produce as much at some
time in the future. It's yield last year
was about 100000 bushels, and not one
fftieth of the land is under cultivation. II
the wheat can be transported by way OF
Hudson bay It Is said that the saving
might be as much as 10 cents per bushel
and this, on a 100OOO, 900 bushel crop, would
mean a saving of Sl5,OOO.0OO per annum. Is
It any wonder that the possibility OF the
route is seriously considered?
In addition to grain would be the enor-
nous supplies which will be needed for
the British northwest. This country VIII
eventually support about 100000 people.
and they will be among the best customers
on the globe. The port would also take
away freight from and supply goods d.
rect to the United States. Il would be es-
pecially valuable in the shipping OF live
stock, as the climate is cool and the sea
voyage short.