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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-01-04

HE past year has been marked
BY mining disasters, railroad
= wrecks, great financial crisis
causing curtailfncnt OF industrial OPP
.erationsD. and other catastrophcs, OF
more or less magnitude. But even as
we recount the list our readers will
gratefully comment on our own local
~ al from any serious suffering at
" Of any Of these. the old
Mites. II We have no cause
3lation on any striking
n Bicvcmcnis. we have al;
4ensc 81 gratitude for inn
5fn any striking material dis
n Eth the comforts of life in
yr taeaserc. and with the pres
Nh 81 life itself. we pass CRATE
-fts.s 8aud hopefully into 1908. What
its days may bring Us no horoscope
4can tell Wonderinely and gravely we
SCI, our feet upon the rntroddcn road.
I'VE have not passed this way hithcr-
TO-" We have 10 light upon the future
year, except the light thai falls ath-
wart il from our past experience. But
IN that light may we not go confidently
m. assured that truth and duty and
God stand sure. whatever passing
.changcs the days may BRING
Fl know not where those islands In
Their irondcd palms in air;
l only know | cFnnot DRIFT
Beyond Ills love and care"
And Il the vrnr shall find IN It's this
serenity OF what Kipling calls my TN
.conqucrabic spul." we may well be
content For, after ALL what are the
shifts Of time beside the steadiastncss
~ the ctcrniiics; aud the ctcrnlics are
within u>--,hcy ARE truth end rightc.
,i,sncSs. hove and duty faith and hope
and God My the New Year bring
rs these. Whatever else It may deny or
give
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-01-04
Books

BOOKS FOR BOYS-"R binsou Cru
soc" "Black Beauty" Sheer Luck
etc.
BOOKS FOR GlRLS-"Alice in War
derland, Through the Looking Glass,
its
NOVELS-Bv Mrs Humphrey Ward
i Marion Crawford, Hall Cal e, !.
Mitchell aud others.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-01-04
Pictures

Lite etching's in gilt frames, By
Howard Chandler Chris,y.
S~pia Scrtches IN wide brown frames
Subj .cis The Cleaners" "The Even
ing Prayer" "Beeihoven Sonata y
Winter on the Coast, etc.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-01-04
Deaths
FRANK W. SHIPPERS.


FRANK w SHIPPERS.
Frank W. Shippers, late OF Philadcl-
phia, oldest son Of Elisa w. and the
late DIR. Chas /. Shippers. died Mt BaIti-
more, December 18th. MIR. Shippers
was born at Sorth East, 81 years ago.
His educational opportunities were
early interrupted, due TO disabilities
incurred BY his father in the Civil
War. While forced by circumstances
into mercantile calling, all his spare
time and energies were assiduously
occupied in following the scientific in
stincts which ultimately resulted in his
becoming chemist by profession.
He was also greatly interested in
horticultural work, and was the au
thor OF number Of publications. deal
ing with the chemical, and other fea
lures OF the subject In 1893 while in
charge of the laboratory OF w. Atlee
Burpcc < Co, Philadelphia. Pa, the
first edition al his work ON fertilizers
was published, and successive editions
have since made the book well known
to horticui,urists and farmers in all
parts OF the United States.
In his daily association with seeds
men. iruitisis and horticulturists gen
erallv. he early became aware of the
defective methods in vogue among
them in determining seed vitality. lie
subsequently established at Blythcdale
in 1907. the first commercial seed lab
oraiory in this country; which later
had an annual capacity Of $4,000 tests.
a lac
icrprise. which had hardly passed the
experimental stage. on a permanent
basis. he pcrsistenily ovorworked and
finally broke down. lis death. the re-
suit of excessive oycrwork, was di-
rccily due Ia progressive paralysis.
His funeral took place December 10
from his late home at Blylhcdalc. with
in'ermcnt at St Marks T. T. Gene
terry
ADAM K. MNGR IVY.
Word has been received al the d ,ath
oi Adam X. Maaraw. at Bethel isi
Bicleicld. Germany. on December 20.
1907 lie was the son OF Herr, s. and
Emily ". MGeraw. and wi, born in
Lancaster. Pa, November 90 ~
H. 1875 b. .ta~l,a Ms Nnr -
| Hart ,h"rnc. 81 West Chest pr. Pa. and
resided at West Nottingham. C,cil
county for q uumhcr ii years
For tn lr,t two Years. Nlr Mapaw
has resided it, Germany. whrr' sc took
hts Youngest son. Mann kyi.rr;, tur
treatment in German hnspttl
| lie * survived lv two sous aud ore
iausltcr- john II. who resides in
idaho: Mrs W +. lIc'ncmann. 90
Peterborough, Canada. aud NdamRcj
CART. who wa, with III, father at the
time oi hi, death.
MRS. ANN REESE.
| Mrs. .Ann Reese. widow ni Daniel
Vt Reese, OF Baltimore. aud mother oil
| Mrs Parker l.. George. oi Elkton
died At her home in Washington. ID. C.
MONDAY. December 3, at the age OF
IS wears.
She was born in Baltimore. and
| spent her early lie there. She could
remember when tha, city was but a
comparatively town
| Mrs Reese is survived by Jour
| daughters, go grandchildren. ~ great
child making N ri a, descendants
Funeral services were hold Wrdncs.
day afternoon IN Baltimore and intcr.
mcni made in Mt. Oliyet Cemetery.
MRS, JOHN OFT
Mr., Margaret OFT, wife at John OFT,
Sr. OF Providence. died at her home
| n'r,nct Nirs ou ,as Inrn J., t,oIa
and csn,c 49, ,bis c,,n,r'. ,,hcm , ,' l','e'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
Farmer InIurea I,r stnIILon.

MITCHELL, S D.. April 26.-ts Especially
ID. n Smith, farmer living in san
horn county was nearly killed few
days ago by vicious stallion which he
was leading along while he was riding
a horse The stallion Is vicious brute
and while walking by the side OF the other
horse he suddenly grabbed MIR Smith by
the arm and closed down with his power
fui jaws, breaking the arm Of The man
al once. Mr.. Smith tried 10 beat the
stallion off with his whip. but he held
fast and finally lifted Mr.. smith from
his own horse and threw him TO the
ground, trying TO stamp him with his
ponderous hoofs. In the act OF raising
his body 20 stamp Mr. Smith the stallion
lifted the unfortunate man fsom the
ground and dropped him down again. So
that the animal missed his prey each time
Finally the stallion laid Mr. Smith on
the ground and then dropped his heavy
weight on the PROSTATE man with his
knees. continuing TO grind the arm he
held IN his mouth. MIR Smith fought
the stallion with his whip and punched
the butt OF Il into the animals eyes, but
he held on tsnaciously. The horse that
Mr. Smith rode finally started toward
home and the stallion released his hold
on the man and started after his animal
companion. Mr, smith was badly bruised
and there were two holes through his
arm through which a man could insert
his finger
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
FRANK SMITH DISAPPEARS
Friends Seek the Aid of the Police
to Find Butcher Who IL
Missing.

Friends Of Frank smith, young man EN-
ployod as butcher at the Central market,
are considerably worried over his mysteri-
GUS disappearance Tuesday last and have
sought the aid Of the police to ascertain
his whereabouts
Up 10 three months ago Smith had been
employed by the Cudahy City market and
the Central market, about six months in
each place. but left for his home in Cleve-
land, o. Last week the management Of
the Central market wired him to come to
Omaha and he arrived here Monday. going
to the place he formerly boarded kept by
Mrs. Roland, l217 Central boulevard lie
started TO work at the Central market
Tuesday morning and left at noon, osten-
sibly for lunch. but has not been seen since
AS he was man Of exemplary habits his
friends are at a loss to account for his
mysterious Disappearance. and although it
is not thought that he has met with foul
play II was known that he had a consid-
cradle amount of money with him when
last seen. His fellow employees at the Cen
tral market all state that he was appar-
emily in the best of spirits when ne left
Tuesday noon. and he had told some of
them that he intended to be married
shortly.
a letter supposed 10 be from his fincee,
was received for him at the market Friday
and bore the postmark Of Cleveland, o.
under date Of April q. and had a return
address of 56l4 Utica avenue. Cleveland,
O., on the envelope. The police worked
diligently on the case Saturday. but could
gain no Information concerning him, out
side OF the fact that he was seen on the
streets Tuesday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
FOR A MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Plans Being Made for Three Concerts
at the Auditorium Next
Month

The third annual festival In the present
series OF May music festivals WIFI occur
on May 2s and % in the Auditorium. The
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra. Emil
oberhoffer, conductor, has been engaged
for two symphony orchestra concerts and
for the accompaniment to Haydn's ora
torio, Creation" in this festival. Mr..
Oberhoffer is prominent In musical activity
in Mipneapolis. He is professor OF the
theory OF music in the University of Min
nesota. He is conductor OF a large ora
torial organization in Minneapolis and
conspicuous private teacher The tour OF
the orchestra includes besides Omaha.
South Dakota, Winnipeg Manitoba, Sioux
City and numerous intervening points
In addition 10 this orchestra the manage
ment Of the festival have engaged four
soloists OF known ability. Mr. Carlo
Fischer, 'cellist, who made such a hit In
the festival last year. will be one Of three
soloists to give the first concert of the
series. the Thursday matinee. The other
two soloists OF this occasion are Mr.. Al
bert Borroff basso Of Chicago and Miss
Agnes Petring. soprano OF St. Louis Mr..
Borroff has sung the Creation" under the
baton Of Mr.. Penniman, present director
OF the Omaha Oratorial society, in another
city. Mr.. Penniman has expressed himself
enthusiastically in regard to Mr. Borroffs
singing.
Tho concert Thursday evening will be
symphony concert by the, orchestra, as
sisted by the festival maennerchor. IN a
very spirited male ehorus selection. On
Friday afternoon the orchestra win play
another symphony concert with an entire
change OF program and will be assisted on
that occasion By Mr.. Frederick Carberry.
tenor. The closing concert OF the series
Haydn's Creation will be rendered bv
the oratorio society Miss Petring So
prano; MI. carberyy. tenor: Mr. Borroff.
basso, with an orchestral accompaniment
by the Minneapolis symphony orchestra.
The festival viii be held in the Audi
torium' with specially prepared stage ex-
tending forty-five feet IN front OF the
present stage.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
LUcIE HARDING WINS PRIZE
simple story Of Omaha Woman's
Business Success Astonishes
Chfcanoana

Besides carrying off prizes and securing
good prices for her poultry and pigeons
Lucie c Harding. secretary Of the Omaha
Board OF Trade. carried off the prize Of so
offered by the Chicago Tribune each Sun
day for the business experiences of women,
and her story appeared yesterday, in which
she credited the success OF her sauab and
poultry farm largely to ''judcious news
paper ADVERTISING
The story, which tells OF how Miss Hard
ing has made over $4,000 in few years,
appears with the following comment from
the editor OF the workers magazine section
OF the Tribune: For wonderful records OF
the girl who depends entirely upon herself,
that Of Lucie c. Harding is the most aston
ishing that has ever come to this PAGE"
The story which took the price. says:
mastered my first lesson in business life
when learned that nothing succeeds Ike
success" Ambition. hustle and enthusiasm.
with iudicious newspaper advertising. have
earned for me position of trust at sal
airy Of $50 month and an Independent
growing business. During my spare mo-
ments' I have developed squab and poul-
try farm Of ten acres extent. which has
and two dozen pairs OF squads II is stocked
with l,t00 laying hens i00o breeding pigeons
ins snd other s.,1 poultry which require eight
cubator has just turned loose 1000 young
chicks, bless theml
mastered shorthand in three months
and became a teacher myself. Thirty dol
lars month looked large when my first
employer offered that much. When COM
mission man gave me a position at $t5
Kept his books wrote his letters and sold
p car load of fresh fruit and vegetables
every day. and was still looking for work
Taking advantage of every opportunity,
position rendered by real estate man ap-
pealed to me. found idle time on my hands
and took contract to collect rents In
large downtown office building in addition
salary and saved neat sum every month
Then / secured the agency for an adjoining
office building. which has paid its owners
a smart dividend ever since. MY savings
went into the Seven Oaks poultry farm
which Is five miles from my office. packed
eggs In cartons until midnight last night
ana was at the office at this morning NV
Investments run into five figures and my
friends flattcr me that ] am still young.
LUCIE c. HARDING.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27

CtiEx ENNE. Wv0., April g6-tspecial, -
2 he Laramie county republican convention
was held Saturday morning al the co,ir,
house and was one Of the most harnonious
meetings OF It's kind ever held in this
county County Chairman Ed y. stable
called Tie convention TO order. the several
commi,tees we're appointed and in an in
crcdiolN short time reports were received
ana adopted including the report Of the
ecmmlttee on resolutions
The resolutions endorse the candidacy Of
secretary Of War TAFT for the presidency.
ma tne Laramie county delegation to the
state convention at Lander on May Is in.
airncted to work for an Instructed deIeea-
ton FOR the Chicago convention.
The rhs, county and state republican ad-
uiin'stralions were heartily endorsed. ana
Wyoming's dea9sation' In congress senators
e .. CLARK and Francis f. Warren and
Ccngretsmaa Frank W Monder were
warmth commended for their able work IN
copgress "a ,fe interests Of the state etc
etc.
Hon. cJsus T. Hlnkle. deputy seeretar,
of state. and one OF tho republican Wheel
horses, was chosen chairman OF the Lara
mie county delegation, which Is a. follows.
9. L, Hinkle, Ed r. Stable, r. T. CLARK.
Jacob sherman, C. w. Riner. p. y Black.
n p Fuller, H. ". Mitchell. W. C. Dem
ns, a. j. Parshall, E W. Stone. g. 4.
Abbott r b. Kennedy. Cheyenne. r. p.
Allen Iron Mountain G. Il. Gnland. Eg-
bert n shiek. =. 3 Weed, wheatisnd:
y L. SAWYER, rorring,on; n H. Hartung.
Arcola
g l. hinkle Is mentioned for > place on
the state eentrel committee from this
county
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
ILLINOIS MINERS in DEADLOCK
Joint Convention splits ON open
shOD and Pay of shot
Firera.

SPRINGFIELD. H., April 2a-The Joint
state convention OF Illinois coal miners and
operators ended Saturday afternoon IN
deadlock Today's session lasted an hour
and in that time II was decided to refer both
the shot firer question and the closed
shop proposition to referendum vote.
The operators OF Illinois will vote on the
closed shop proposition ana II they decide
to eontinge their stand on this question re-
lations between the miners and operators
OF the state will cease. Miners viii vote
on the shot firer question and II they decide
they viii no longer pay these men a general
strike may follow.
Unless both miners and operators agree
on these two points a strike l. likely 70
foilOV
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
PAPlo VALLEY CORN CLUB
Aew Organization H. am Auxiliary to
the Douglas County Agri-
cultural Society.

Twenty-Five boys enrolled as members OF
the Papio Valley Corn club Friday evening
at meeting which was held at A. Well
mans Cremona farm. This club is an aux
iliary Of the Douglas County Agricultural
society. John A. Wellman was elected
president Herman Williams. vice president
Henry Jensen, secretary and Emil DOLL
treasurer A space for exhibition at the
Douglas county show was promised the
boys before exhibiting at the National Corn
show in December. To make the meeting
Interesting as we'll as instructive a base
ball team was also organized and chal-
lenges will be issued 10 other clubs in the
ounty.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
Two New CommissIoner..

SIOUX FALLS $. d., Apri. 26.-(spe-
ciaL) 1.-TWO new United States commits
sioners have been appointed by Judge
Garland OF the United States court in
the persons Of Fred l. Clark At Luz
low, Butte county, and A. T. Lyman al
Grand River. Butte county. The appoint
ment Of these additional commissioner
will prove OF convenience 70 homestead
ers In the vicinity OF the two town,
as Il VIII enable them 20 transact their
land office business before the new com
missioners and thus save them the LONG
journey 10 the United states land Office
for the district
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
OLD OMAHA BONDS BOUGHT
Fifty Thousand DoIlars' worth Pur-
chased iR New England by
Local Firm.

The ability OF the west to buy low rate
bonds was demonstrated last week when
the American Safe Deposit and Trust COM
pany OF Omaha bought In New England
$5e.OcO worth of twenty-year city of Omaha
bonds
The New England people have held these
bonds for nearly eighteen years and during
the recent financial stringency were anxious
to realize on them as they were in need Of
the MONEY.
These bonds met with ready sale. all
having been disposed OF to investors in
Nebraska Richard c. Gushing was mayor
OF Omaha at the time these bonds were
issued and they all bore his signature
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
c. B. A. 70 GET Full AIRING
WSrren switHIer sends Out Circulars
and Presbytery VIII Take
AntFow


The Christian Benevolent association, DR.,
W. o. Henry's society, has been called to
the attention Of every Presbyterian minister
and church officer in the synod of Ne
braska through a circular sent out by War
rem switzler OF Omaha. The circular Is a
reproduction Of the special dispatch from
the presbytery OF Omaha in session at Te-
kamah published in The Bee April %. Civ
ing the news of what was done and said
about the association on the floov OF the
presbytery. The dispatch also quoted War
rem Switzler in an address before that
body in which he severely arraigned the
&C. B. A." as destined to split the church
that takes It up and pronounced the in
surance offered by the association aB ''un-
sound as business proposition
Mr.. Switzler commends The Bees story
for it's cc~9et auctatiou 81 his speech and
says:
"The Bees account Of the entire proceed
ings was emfnently fair to both sides"
This Same statement has been made by
at least three Presbyterian ministers who
attended that meeting
In sending out these circular letters Mr..
Switzler says he wants every churchman
in the synod OF Nebraska to have a clear
and correct understanding Of Just what this
Christian Benevolent association is. In addi-
tion TO the hearing the association re-
oeives through this medium It will be
given hearing before the adjourned ses-
sion of the presbytery at the First church
of Omaha June 2, when the congregation
of the Third church will be cited to show
cause for not accepting the resignation of
its pastor, Rev. ]. b. Cherry, Phi D.. who
resigned as a result of the Christian Benev-
olent association. A committee consisting OF
Rev. T. X. Hunter, Rev. NJ. V. Higbee ard
Mr. Boggs OF the Dundee Presbyterian
church, was named by the presbytery to
have charge of the fnvaafirafinn
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
FIRE RECORD.


JOLIET, M, April a6.-isire today de-
siroyed The Boston store and damaged the
Hamniond building adjoining. The loss on
the Boston store Is $4,000 and on contents
sloecoo The roof and third floor OF the
Hammond building burned. The Hammond
loss Is sg5Oa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27

GENEVA, Neb. April B-(Special -
The fnneral Of Samuel Fitzsimons. who died
Thursday after a short but severe illness,
was held today. conducted BY Bishop wnl-
Jams OF Omaha. short service was held
TERED in the Carleton cemetery. Mr.. Fitz-
simOns was % years OF age. He leaves a
widow and seven children, six sons ana one
daughter. Mrs. irving Augustine OF Grand
Island. VINO were all with him at the last
He was q devoted member OF Trinity Epis-
copal church Of Geneva. He was president
Of the Bruning German bank and success
ful business man. Mrs Fiizsimons is lying
seriously ~ from the shock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
Mine May-Remain Sealed.

+ LARAMIE, wyo. April @.--specisL)-
A. H. Doane commercial agent oi the
onion Pacific Coal company. Was here yes
ierday and stated that he did not know
when the Hanna mire. recently the scene
~ . terrible explosion, would bs EsoDsnsd,
ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
NOW FOR ELECTRICAL SHOW
Success Promised for the Biz display
white Takes Place at the
"a uditorium.

other eastern cities will be represented
All the local electrical houses will take
part in the show and make big displays.
The building will be decorated by means
Of vast and artistic lighting scheme
which win flood the arena with varied
colored lights. making veritable fairy
land, where electricity will be used in a
thousand different ways
When Manager Gillian OF the Auditorium
and several of the electrical association
men visited the Chicago show and sug-
gested an electrical show in Omaha, some
Of the Chicago men smiled incredulously,
but they are now beginning to sit up and
take notice. Chicago and New York cleo
trical papers now recognize that the Omaha
show is going to be a winner and they
are giving the show the finest kind of
treatment in the form OF excellent notices
The show will open Monday evening. May
T. and win continue every afternoon and
evening during the week. 1t will draw
thousands Of people from surrounding
towns and undoubtedly will prove to be
one Of the most attractive and entertain
ing expositioEs ever undertaken in Omaha
To make the exhibition all the more in
teresting to the general public the man
ayers Of the show will put on some fine
music and vaudeville, as we'll as some
startling electrical experiments which will
entertain and instruct the audience from
day TO day. The United States signal sta
tion at Fort Omaha viii install AND oper-
ate wireless signal station and both the
independent and Bell Telephone companies
will put in working models OF their plants
An ice machine win demonstrate how ice
Is frozen by motor power and clothes win
be renovated and cleaned BY electricity
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-27
DEATH RECORD
Horntlo A. MuIInken.

FREMONT. Neb., April 2e-(speeial Tel
egram. )--IIoratio A. Muliiken Of this city
dropped dead of heart failure near the
corner OF Main and Smith streets just be-
fore noon Saturday. He was talking with
frleFd and suddenly fell forward to the
walk In the opinion OF physicians who
were at once summoned. death was instan-
tanecus.
Mr.. Mulliken was born in Leicester,
Mass. in 1872 came to Nebraska over
forty years ago and located on large
farm in Nickerson township. which he
stif owned at the time Of his death. For
the last thirteen years he had lived ir.
Fremont. His wife died about sixteen
years ago He leaves one son, Warren
Mulllken OF Waterloo. and four daughters.
Clara. assistant librarian at the State uni
versity: Ruth. Helen and Nikita.
Mr.. Mullken had Travelled extensively IN
This country and in Europe, Asia and Africa.
He was member OF the Ancient order
OF United Workmen