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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
SHOCK IN SOUTHERN ITALY
Earthquake and Tidal Waves Cause
Heavy Loss.
MANY KILLED BY FALLING WALLS
sicily. Receives DfySss OF the Earth
TremOrs that Last Fifty-TwO
seconds---HarbOr Fronts
Devastated.

CATANIA, Sicily, Dec. 2S.-A tidal wave
swept into this port today. a result of
earthquake disturbances. The people on the
water front were thrown into an indescrib-
able condition of fear The approach of the
water was seen. Sharp cries of warning
rang out and the people fled inland.
Where the sailors could get ashore boats
of all kinds were abandoned.
The waters came and left confusion and
damage in their wake. 1t is not known
how many lives were lost A number of
fishing boats were swamped and three
steamers in port were more or less dam
aged. An Austrian steamer, the Budatwo,
was nearly overwhelmed.
Much merchandise piled on the docks
was washed away. Reports have been re-
ceived here from Palermo, the capital of
Sicily. The shocks there lasted flfty-two
seconds. The telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS were put out of business and railroad
communication was interrupted, but the
marine cables from Palermo are still
working.
Shock Covers Southern Italy.
ROME, Dec. S.-Southern Italy was
visited by a serious and fatal earthquake
this morning The center of the disturbance
was in Sicily and the greatest loss of life
and property occurred on this island. The
reports are yet incomplete, but the
people everywhere were thrown into a con-
dition of panic. At Cattlannissetta, a Sicilian
town Of 5000 people. a number of houses
were shaken down and the inmates fled
for safety to the streets
/ Vast crowds gathered in the parks and
the churches are filled At Mineo. a small
town 100 miles southwest of Catania,
I
| of panic were repeated.
| At Catania the docks and shore front
were overwhelmed by a tidal wave. Much
| damage was done to the shipping. Details
are lacking. but 1t is known that several
\ steamers were damaged. AT Catania the
shocks lasted for twenty seconds.
POpulace in Terror.
At Agosta, IN the province Of Syracuse,
! two churches and several houses were de-
molished, but not lives were lost. The
| prisoners In the local jail made their es-
cape and dashed through the praying
| crowds on the streets for liberty The
troops were called out and quiet restored.
! There were shocks also at Lindua Gloss,
Santa Savennina and Noto all in Sicily.
The latest reports from Calabria say that
three dead and sixty wounded persons have
been removed from the ruins OF stefaconi.
| Soldiers have been called in to carry on
! the work OF succor. The troops have been
ordered also to tear down damaged build
ings in order to minimize the danger from
| falling walls.
Sixty persons are said to have sustained
! inquiries at Sannofrio and the population
is camping out in the open air. The troops
everywhere are engaged in the work OF
| rescue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
OFFER OF NORMAL SCHOOL
Wayne Willing to Donate Private
Institution to the State.
CAR REPORTS FROM RAILROADS
Wells-Farso Express Company Fails
to Separate state from Inter-
state Business I'm Its
Report TO state.
(From a staff correspondent.l


LINCOLN, Dec. GS.-(special)-The legis-
lature is going to be asked to appropriate
100000 to purchase the property of the
Nebraska Normal college at Wayne. The
trustees of the college at recent meet
ing decided to offer the property to the
state. 1t is argued that northeast Ne
braska has no state educational institution
and needs one.
Already the trustees are sending out cir
culars follows:
WAYNE, Neb., Dec. 10, 19O8.-Resolu-
tions passed and signed by the board of
trustees and president of Nebraska Normal
college at a meeting held on above date
in the office of j. T. Bressler OF Wayne:
Whereas, The Nebraska Normal college
of Wayne, Neb., has been in successful
operation seventeen years and has a we'll
equipped normal school plant, consisting
Of two recitation buildings five dormi-
tories, presidents residence, central heat
of appropriate furniture, fixtures and ap-
paratus-wth a value of more than $780,
600 and could not be duplicated at present
for that sum- and
Whereas The trustees OF said Nebraska
Normal college and educators of north
Nebraska believe the educational inter-
ests of this section of the state would be
advanced by establishing and maintaining
state normal school at Wayne, Neb,
Resolved, That the trustees and the
president of the Nebraska Normal college
tender to the state of Nebraska for 800
900 the entire property of the college for
the establishment and maintenance of a
state normal school by the state
and Trustees j. T. Bressler, II. C. Ley, s
X. Theobald A. A. Welch, A. L. Tucker
II. +. Wilson. Dan Harrington, H C. Hen.
ney and r. Philleo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29

The Wells-Fargo Express company has
IoHowed the example set by the Union
Facitic railroad and has failed to report
state and Interstate business separately to
the railway commission. The annual re-
port OF the company. long delayed, has
peen fied 1t shows operating revenue
amounting to Sl2.259,9l32 2s and operating ex-
penses amountin gto S1Os1O. sS7.62. The com
pany operates over 1880 miles OF railroad
llhe In Nebraska. The president OF the
company Dudley Evans Of New York, is
paid *zS'WO year OF the several divi-
sion general managers, r. A. Wells at
Kansas CITY gets the most He is paid
10000 year. The lowest salary reported
is 5000 a year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
BrIef In FIorence cn.e.

Charles Elgutter OF Omaha, attorney for
samuel katz and others who have a com
plant before the Railway commission, says
In brief filed with the commission that
II matters not what the Minneapolis &
Omaha road calls the rates between
Omaha and Florence. He says II eommod-
ity rates mt the railroad company better
than switching rates, well and good. All
the complainants want is fair rates for
different commodities. He says lumber is
no longer shipped from Omaha by rail to
Florence but Is hauled by wagon at a
saving OF $40 carload, as a result of the
exoroitant rates charged by the Minneap-
Oils Omaha for more than a year.
Crushed stone is made to pay so a car.
which the road hauled for years at IS a car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
Comparative Car Condition..

Following is statement showing car
conditions in Nebraska for twenty-four-
hour period ending December q. 1908, COM
pared with same period of 1907:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29
SUMMARY OF The BEE
Tuesday, December 20, 1905.
TIE wEATHER.

FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
Tuesday; not much
change In temperature.
FOR NEBRASKA-Fair Tuesday.
FOR IOWA-Fair Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-29

Continued on Third Page.)
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
CLING TO THE PETTIcoAT.
American Women Are Slow to Adopt
the "knieker."

In spite OF the preeminence of d.
rsctoire modes the petticoat still re-
tains It's hold In the affections Of
American women.
The lingerie petticoat is, in fact.
more thing OF beauty now than be-
fore its prestige was threatened by
the ''knicker."
1t Is developed In batiste and sheer
linen and is nearly always finished
with n Spanish hounce OF lace or en-
broidery.
This fiounce is generally attached
by ribbons and the petticoat ribbon
has now become an item in woman's
dress.
OF late lingerie makers have in
cluded dImity in the list of petticoat
@iterials and use Il just as they do
rdulls and sheer muslIns.
Dotted swiss is still regarded as one
OF the daintIest OF materials for the
psttjcoat aounce. And the fanciful
b6rdered effects in this goods are
reSonciling many women TO the fad
fof eolored lingerie.
The quality Of the ribbons is not re-
stricted and the width is constantly
becoming more pronounced.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
In Your Youth.

And then there was the time you
took Her to the county fair. You wore
that new $9.9S suit; had Dewey Mum
gers best roadster and rubber-tired
rig and new whip with red ribbon
tied around 1t. She wore a white
dress with blue sash. and string
Of blue glass beads about her neck.
Mind those entries in your daily ex-
pense" book-candy. 10 cents: pea
nuts, s cents: merry-go.round tickets,
25 cents: side show. 20 cents: weiner-
wurst sandwiches, 20 cents: lemonade.
10 cents: ice cream, 90 cents; shoot
ing gallery. 10 cents; tintypes-you've
got 'em yet. you sitting and she stand
ing with her hand on your shoulder
80 cents. Gee, but you thought you
blew yourself that day. didn't you?
Los Angeles Express.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

All the windows are abloom with
apparel for the two hot months. Win
dows and window gaZers are alike
decked out in cool. seductive and COM
Portable midsummer toggery. Begin
ming with hats, Panamas hold the par
amount place for outing. They are
simply trimmed with big dropping
bows of pongee silk. drapes OF chinon.
choux Of Dresden and Persian ribbons.
or with simple woven silk scarves. A
variety of shapes is shown. all soft
and allowing the brim to turn down
protectingly over the eyes.
New and Extreme Shapes.
Chips are next in evidence. Ma
turally we find among them a greater
variety in sizes and shapes-crowns
bigger, brims wider, than In the ele-
giant but conventional Panama. Rib
bons, roses and field flowers-Dresden
patterns in ribbon and flowered ere
tonne are noted on some-others ven
ture as far as net and flower combina-
tons. A pretty example shows
cone-shaped crown swathed with ring
dot net. and this studded with pale
yellow sunaowers. Even with this
combination the model is rakish
shape and suggests vacation time.
tramps over the hills and across the
fields. These hats are moderate and
convenient in size and very light on
the head Some pretty and striking
models are trimmed with ribbon with
white ruching stretched along one
edge. Narrow knife plated null is
also used in this way.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED
All the Time-covered with Tortur.
ing Eczema-Doetor Said SoSes
Would Last for Years-Per-
feet Cure by cutieura.

my baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture. eczema. 1t was
all over her body but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch.
ing. I had her under the doctors
care for a year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. I took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But II ]
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want Of aid. But I used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice l.. Dowell. 4769 Easton Ave-, St
Louis. Mo-. May 2 and 20. 1907"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
The spider and the Fly.

In the long warfare between the
spider and the fly. the latter has had
the housewife for its auxiliary ana
friend. The flies have been tolerated.
even fed and nurtured. while the
spiders and their webs have been ruth
lessly destroyed. This unremitting
and unrelenting war against 1t keeps
the spider population down, while the
flies increase and multiply by the
millions and ten Of millions. almost
unchecked. The spider is ugly and
his web is unsightly in the estima-
ton of most people, but spiders hurt
no human creature. They feed on
flies, which are the foes OF mankind
and do mankind a service.-Philadel
phia Press.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
.ladIea Eirat."

In this age Of leveling up and level.
ing down. and Of attempting to place
women on the same plane as men In
everything. chivalry is nearly a dead
letter. Many wish It were altogether
so. regarding 1t as bar to the full
emancipation Of women. There can
be no traffic here with such
wrong-headed and wrong heart
notions. In the healthy at
mosphere Of sport such notions wither
and fade like exotics In an alien soil.
ladies first!" is an abiding principle
with all who are sportsmen.-Frye's
Magazine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
NO SURPLUS FUNDS THERE.
Beaqar Satisfied with Evidence Of
Poverty In Sight.

Two old Hebrew beggars were trav-
cling together through the residence
section Of Pittsburg not long ago. In
quest Of contributions toward their
Joint capital.
Presently they passed handsome
residence. from which sweet sounds
of music issued. 1t was Ike's turn and
hopefully he ascended the steps TO the
front door, eagerly watched by Jake,
who expected quite handsome addi'
ton to their funds.
His CONSERVATION was great conse-
ouently when he beheld Ike returning
crestfallen and empty-handed.
Anxiously running TO meet him. he
said: we'll. key. how did you make
out with the good people?"
"Ach, Jakey." replied Ike. there
was no use asking in there. because
they are very poor people themselves.
Just think-two lovely ladies playing
on one piano!"-Judge's Library.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
THE TURsAN AND ITS sRiM.
Popular Headsear 10 Seen In Many
Different Styles.

The turban. so much in vogue this
season, is q round hat with q close
fitting brim that turns perfectly
straight upward to a height OF from
two to four inches. The brim meeti
the crown exactly or within finger
space. The turban Is fiat across the
top. the width of the top being from
eight TO ten inches.
The toreador. or Spanish turban.
is an exception. The turned.up brim
comes only to about two inches Of
TIE crown, which is oblong In shape
from front to back.
The toque is n jaunty, small hat OF
many shapes. 1t may be round like
the turban II It have a height OF brim
rising above the crown on the left
side. The back OF n toque dips and
clings to the head. The front varies
in width in different models. 1t may
have a close rolling brim. with q
height OF seven inches on the left
side. receding on the right side 10 two
inches. In this case the crown, sep
arated three inches from the brim,
slopes toward the right edge in uni
son with the brim effect.
Some new toque models have
pointed or round effects in front with
dents in the sides or the back of the
brim.
Toques are seen in the Napoleon
hat shapes. There Is a great variety
In the form of the crown.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
peionoIr, Usually Elaborate.

So light Is the line between summer
tea-gowns and lingerie peignoirs that TO
the uninitiated 1t seems almost non
existent The chief difference is that
the negligee. SO called, has not even
an apology for a collar, and that the
tea.gown, although frequently cut v
or square in front. is carefully trimmed
and SO treated that the back OF the
neck is not exposed. Peignoirs never
have coat effects and their sleeves are
flowing nondescript affairs, whereas
those of a tea.gown are always Of q
distinct type, such as the pun. the
angel or the classic.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

souri, stage driver. His name is Hamp
ton Ball. a relative of the Dave Ball
candidate for governor. He drove
stage coach over the Boon's Lick road
from St. Louis to Lexington, Mo-
more than 81 years ago, his route be
ing from Jones Burg, now Jonesburg
to old Danville, the county seat oi
Montgomery county.
Mr.. Ball recalls with pleasure the
fact that he once had as one of his
messengers Thomas II. Benton, the
Missouri statesman.
Mr.. Ball not only drove a stage In
his early life, but had the distinction
of holding up one, not for the purpose
of robbery, but to give a passenger
what he termed a meritorious flogging
for an injury to his afflicted brother
The offense occurred when Mr.. Bal
was a lad and he promised when he
became a man he would avenge the
wrong. He knew that the stage would
pass a certain place and would have
in 1t the passenger whom he hat
nromised in youth that he would fog
Ball secured hickory withe. and go
! ing out in front of the stage. ordered
Il to stop. He then commanded thu
passenger to walk out to the side o
the road, where he administered th'
fogging.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

The large puffed crown Of net di.
vides honors with the plain crown Of
lace. Full plated brims. or brims
lined with ruffies of net edged with
lace, make up the fufiiness about the
face. A twist of ribbon about the
crown. plain or figured. with delicious
blurred flowers on a light ground. Is
made into n full rosette bow at one
side. A single rose and bud lie upon
the brim. Sometimes wreath OF
small flowers and foliage anu twist
of black velvet ribbon surrounds the
crown.
One of the prettiest models looks
like gray lace. but is really made OF
white point desprit plaitings with
black laid over the white. A big aig-
rette in white. with black velvet rib
bon. finish this model.
The Craze for cretonne.
A craze for cretonne in flowered pat
terms appears to have seized upon up
per tendon. Between these cretonnes
and Dresdens in silks and ribbons
everything is howery. Collars. cuffs.
belts, bags, parnsols and shoes In Gre
tonne, besides the frivolous little coats
and parasols OF the same material,
furnish us a festival OF roses. Flow
cred silks are also used. SO like the
cretonne that the eye is deceived.
Some small shapes are covered with
figured silk laid on plain. Large plain
silk covered frames are bordered with
Dresden, in borders an inch and half
wide. The same ideas will reappear
in velvet for fall-Illustrated Milliner.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
The OId-1jme Boy.

The boy Of to-day who complains Of
anything should be made to read the
rules and regulations laid down for
boys in old colonial days. He had to
stand up at the table. He must go to
bed at candlelight He must not sit
down in the presence Of visitor. He
must not shout He must not run
without cause. He must not throw
stones at animals or birds. He must
not idle on the street, and II he had
been found trying to stand on his
head he would have gone to jail for a
week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
The New Ovcrblouse,

There is a modern garment which
is neither a coat nor cape and is
called an overblouse. 1t is worn over
a lingerie waist or a muslin frock.
One of the prettiest is built surplice
style, is made OF Valenciennes lace
with bands OF old blue filet net These
are almost covered with a design OF
silk floss the same shade darned in.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
CAT SLIDES DOWN a POLE.
FIremen's Feline Mascot Learns the
Trick by Watching Thorn.

Boston.-The fremen of Combine
ton A fire station, on Canal street, IN
West Medford, have mascot, vet
eran fire horse and captain in whom
they take great pride, says the Globe.
The mascot is Dick, large tortoise
shell coon cat, that slides down the
sliding pole like any other fireman.
The horse is JEFF, with a record OF
rs years continuous service.
The captain is Frank H. Walker, for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
Pretty Neck Rufs.

Among the prettiest neck ruffs is
the white ostrich feather bow, tied
with soft white ribbon in bow under
the left ear.
White tulle is an excellent subsu-
tute that is exceedingly becoming to
gtrlish faces, but fluffy hat should be
the only kind worn with these soft
fimsy accessories. Many women
seem to forget this, and don one OF the
pretty ruffs without thought as to
the rest OF the toilet, consequently one
sees many inharmoniQus effects.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

ney UOuUIVS. IS tHdC
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long,
of 113 N. Augusta
ST., Staunton, Va,
tell you. On January
31st, 1908. Mrs. Long
wrote: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
back, urinary trou-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

bles, bearing down sensations, etcD.
On June goth, 1907. four and one-half
years later, she said: '1 haven't had
kidney trouble since. repeat my
testimony"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

"Diek" Coming Down the Sliding Pole.
over 81 years a member of the depart
ment.
Dick, the cat, is an unusually intel.
ligent animal He was presented to
the company by Hoseman Chamberlain
about two years ago, when a mere kit.
ten.
He had adapted himself to the ways
Of the fire department, and at the
present time can slide down the fire
mems sliding pole from the second
floor. q distance Of 10 feet, with com
parative ease. He attends fires occa.
sionally, riding in the bottom Of the
combination chemical engine and hose
wagon, and is to be found "at home"
almost any afternoon sound asleep on
the broad back of the big black vet
eran horse, JEFF.
Dick learned the trick OF sliding
down the pole by watching the firemen
and, according to Capt. Walker, first
essayed 1t a year ago. The cat was
upstairs and wished to get to the
lower floor one evening. The door
leading to the stairway was shut and
after trying in vain to enlist the atten.
ton Of the firemen Dick made a flying
leap for the sliding pole and. clasping
1t with his fore and hind paws. slid
down to within two feet OF the bottom.
where he jumped and half fell on. He
landed, like all cats. on his feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
Popular Sleeves.

A popular yet simple sleeve for
evening dresses is cut straight and
even, with the material looped ur
nearly to the shoulder on the quito,
side.-Vogue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

These Tired, Aching Feet of Yours
WHITE A. :. oimstcd. I.a Roy n. Y, Tor sample.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

Don't waste other peoples time
while you are wasting your own.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
THE TIME TEST.
That 10 What Proves True Merit.

Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick.
est of relief from backache and kid
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
The Contepted Man,

The man who is thoroughly content.
ed is likely to be q bore or tramp.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21
Woman Owns HousehoI

The wife in Abyssinia always owns
the house and contents.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-21

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens tho gums, reduces In
lAmmatlon. Alays pain cures wind colic &c aoottie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-14
THE AMERICAN
SUMMER GIRL

Another good place for observing
the universal American princess is q
suburban town-near any great city
and preferably a drug store In a
well-to-do residence district. A
summer evening Is the time 10
choose. The princess must have her
sode water at frequent Intervals, and
she must go to the drug store TO get
it. In certain proposerous suburb
which / happen TO know very we'll,
she floats about the residence street
OF an evening in the filmiest OF sum
mer fabrics. with or without a hat,
and with her pretty arms and neck
bare. and she does not dream Of
shocking any one; on the contrary.
from my acquaintance with her.
venture 10 believe that n any IN
accustomed observer were so silly as
to permit himself Cor herselD 20 be
shocked, the girl wouldn't care a
rap. And ! will go so far as 70 be-
live that she woeld be right
An institution with which the girl
Is closely Identified. both before she
goes away 10 school and after she
returnrs finished" Is that curious
American luxury. the front porch"
From Maine TO California. from Da-
kota 20 Louisiana. the front porch
fiourlshes. II Is usually furnished
with easy chairs and a hammock. IL
Is where she enteFtains her boy
friends. from the bashfui caller.
who supplements his timid advances
with a box II candy. to the steady
admIrer. who works for big concern
down town. and who fankly hopes
20 make her his wife as soon as his
salary shall reach the necessary hg-
ure. The front porch IL the scene Of
many a laughing party. OF many a
merry little hirtati0n. Father and
mother say good night and go 10 bed.
leaving their particular American I
girl 20 entertain her boy friends. In Z
noeent OF chapeFonage. supreme in
her mastery Of every sltaatlon In
which She may mind herself-Oliver
Opp. IN Success.