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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

graph and the telephone. says the Elec-
trical Review.
A comparative deals with the
telephone and commercial telegraph sys-
TENS, not including railroad lines and the
wireless, giving the grand total as 1886
companies. of which there are 22,97l tele-
phone systems, which include 17,702 indie
pendent farmer or rural lines and twenty
five commercial telegraph systems, not in
GLIDING the wireless. The grand total
of single-Wire mileage was 14,570sl42, Of
which the telephone systems controlled
u, 999, 369 miles, which include 4S6, 294 miles
Of wire on Independent farmer or rural
lines, while the telegraph systems used
1870, 7TS miles, exclusive Of 7,lSS miles OF
leased wire.
The grand total of ocean cable was &c, 3ol
nautical miles, all controlled by the COM
merciai telegraph systems.
The grand total OF salaried officials,
clerks, etc. was $40, Of whom 25, 29S
were employed by the telephone systems
and 4,l72 by the commercial telegraph. The
telephone officials. etc. receive in sal
aries SIS. 2s. 423. and the telegraph clerks
s., I94.e The total Of IL. 1888 wage earners
is divided. Ils.Su belonging 10 the tele-
phone systems and receiving In wages S4s.-
$50, 7O. while the 2S.s62 telegraph wage
earners were paid t15. lob. s12.
The grand total income was S256.O 45, CTS.
Of which the telephone concerns earned
slSl. 46l az, expanding S14O,SO2 SO5. and the
telegraph system earned S5l. 5SS,s SOS, ex-
pending Sal. SIS. slS. OF the whole number
OF systems in operation. the telephone
formed 500 per cent.
The surprising thing about this report
is the rapid growth OF the telephone bust
ness which is still far from the height OF
its possibilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
PETS OF THE GREAT LADIES
Some Of the Curious Alterations of
LOndOn's Titled Social
FaVOrites.

Some pretty rough things have been
said about the affections Of English aris-
tocracy from time to time, but the recent
accounts Of their household pets are about
as incomprehensible as any Of their other
foibles. The greyhound and the long silky
cared spaniel are a thing OF the past. The
duchess of Marlborough is said to have a
special ondness for serpents. She spends
days also in the park at Blenheim with tho
Gazellas which, in her society, seem TO
forget their traditional shyness. Her other
pets are grotesque looking p~elicans who
may be seen about the shores Of the ponds.
Kady Warwick. the titled socialist leader,
especially loves white animals and in her
grounds at Warwick are white peacocks,
all kinds Of white birds. even a white ele-
plant. Her special treasure Is a white
parrot which is said TO be more than a
century old.
Lady Cadogan has a famous collection
Of snakes. She is able to drape some OF
them about her in such a way that they
serve as jewelry. Other reptiles among
her pets are two trained lizards named
Peter and Angelo. Lady Cottenham
nurses with great care her dormice and
Lady Churchill is said TO be happiest when
her crocodile is near her. Lady Hopes
pet is an ape from Senegal. while Mrs.
Rose Hubbard, one OF the most popular
Of the women in Mrs. Keppels set. raises
geese. Miss Rosa Boughtcs. one Of the
most liked of the unmarried girls in Lone
don society. insists upon taking to all the
houses that will allow her a hyena that
sh- brought from Constantinople and
has tanned entirely.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Sample Lines of Imported China

institutions who are ambitious to enter the
field Of electric railway work.
Under the working plan the student will
be paid living wages during the two years
course, receiving SIS per week the first
year and $40 per week the second, The
company pays the expenses Of the school.
1t will be hard work, as the cars run every
hour Of the t~wenty-four and on Sundays
and holidays. and the men who undertake
it should be physically capable.
The plan should work to the advantage
OF both student and company. The stu
dent has a chance TO try out in a pracu-
cal way his ability and capacity for the
work and to decide whether or not he is
suited to 1t. The company also has an
opportunity to study the men and Judge
OF their adaptability and capabllity.
To give the apprentice a comprehensive
knowledge OF the operating features Of
an electric railway he will be given thor
ough instruction In the several departments
that cover electrical, the maintenance Of
way, the equipment, and the uansporta-
ton phases Of the work. spending several
months in each.
The equipment department will bring him
into touch with the car barns and repair
shops. where he will study the maintenance
Of car equipment under operating condi-
tIons, the care of armatures, commutators
field coils and general work in blacksmith
ing, lathe turning and metals.
In the transportation department he will
be taught the operating Of a car, and act
a. mOtorman and conductor, and become
familiar with its entire mechanism. He
Will also have a thorough experience in
the routine office work, in making up re-
Forts on car equipment, accidents. etc,
and in time keeping. auditing cash receipts
from conductors and the details OF regulat-
ing the service under emergency condi-
tons.
apprentice completes this practical course
OF training he will he a very desirable
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Our Stove Department
In the Field of Electricity

But what a kilowatt hour Is worth may
be Judged by what it will do. Thus a kilo-
watt hour, figures an engineer OF the GEN
eraI Electric company, will light twenty
l6-candle power incandescent lamps or two
standard arc lamps for one hour; It VIII
pump 100 gallons OF water TO a height OF
twenty-five feet; compress 40 cubic feet
OF free air 100 pounds; drive an ordinary
passenger elevator 175 feet; print $500 cireu-
lars on a l5T21 job press, or 1000 sheets on a
s2x47 cylinder press; run a sewing machine
for two hours; supply air for a church
organ for one service; mix two and a hall
cubic yards OF concrete; heat a two-pini
chatting dish for four hours; mix sufficient
dough for $50 Ioaves OF bread, and grind
COO pounds OF coffees It will drive a run
about four and a half miles or a three-tor
truck one mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

heat and power companies. At the recent
convention Of the American Elee-
trio Light association one of the prominent
leaders in that vast industry said that the
future operating conditions Of electric
plants will demand more men Of broad
knowledge. sound views and superior
ability.
So much difficulty has been experienced
by the companies in getting the right kind
of men that they are beginning to take the
question of proper training into their own
hands. The American Street and Interurban
Railway association has a committee of
education tina is working out a graduate
apprentice plan of education, providing for
the recruiting and practical training in cleo
trio railway work OF graduates from techni-
cal and scientific courses. The graduate
apprentice will be taken by a company as
an employee and allowed fair wages while
passing through the course Of training.
The object is to increase the number OF
technically trained men for recruiting posi-
lions Of responsibility in the executive and
engineering forces. The plan promises such
desirable results that undoubtedly it Will
be followed by many companies.
The committee of education also recon
mends the establishment OF a corresponds
ence school to help the large body Of young
men whose circumstances make a college
training impossible. and who are obliged
to educate themselves while holding posi-
tiOns. This instruction will nave the ad-
vantage OF being directed by and under
men OF practical experience In electric rail-
way work.
The Metropolitan Street Railway company
OF New York City has adopted this plar
and Is organizing a school Of electric rail
way practice, having a course Of two years
for the practical training Of technical EN-.
plOyes. II is expected that the majority Of
Students will be recruited from scientific
and technical schools, colleges, universities
high schools and manual training schools
The intention is 10 make it a p~ractica
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Growth of the phone.

The capital invested in the telegraph
and telephone business in this country Is
In excess OF a billion. $S14, $4,000 credited
TO the telephone systems and t22O.2SS,5IS
to the telegraphs. According to the third
census OF the electrical industries. made
by the government. there Is a grand total
Of l5.O72. 20 miles OF single wire In the
telegraph aud telephone service. OF this.
the telephone systems controlled l2sS9,SS
miles, OF which there were on pole or
roof lines 500, 223. in overhead cables
2,9lT.ll4. in subways or conduits 94G9,S2
and In submarine cables 2oT@ miles. OF
the grand total stated. the telegraph sys-
TENS. exclusive OF government telegraph
systems. used 2.O72.S1 miles. OF which
there were on pole or roof lines 1855, ss
miles. In overhead cables Ass. In sub
ways OF eonduits 6,S7 and in submarine
cables 1854 miles. These figures emphA-
size the economic importance Of the tale
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
DYspeptic Philosophy.

When a man is his own worst enemy he
really doesn't need any others.
Some presents are quite superfluous,
There is a gift Of CAB, for Instance.
Occasionally you come across a nan In
public life whose silence is so intense you
can almost hear IL.
The man who has the greatest command
Of language Is the one who knows when 10
keep still.
OF course Il Is possible 90 convince a
woman, out she 10 apt 70 forget that she
has been convinced, ana then you have
times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Lace Curtains and DrapeHes

The best equipped department in Omaha.
Cluny Curtains, best French net, linen
cluny edge, 21a yards long, worth $3.50 a
pair, at 1920
200 New Nottingham pairs, worth $2.25-on sale
at 9ls4O
White Swiss Curtains, linen insertion, very large
assortment .......... 81 90, $40 and S1A5
Best yard wide 1Sc Madras 12MC
Figured muslin for curtains; SO inches wide, large
and varied assortment, worth 18c a yard, special,
Tor Z. =. LUG
Best grade, yard wide sifkoline, worth 15c a yard,
at, yard U
Five other specials for all day in %draperies.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

In Our High Grade Linen Department Monday.

Bed Sheets, 100 dozen seamless, size 81x90, heavy, strong and durable,
good value at zoe; Monday, each ...... ...... .......... SOC
Bed Sheets, size 81x90, Is dozen, extra heavy, well made, seamless, best
value ever offered, specially adapted for hotels and apartment houses,
worth $1O0; Monday, each .............. -. -. .75c
Pillow Cases-20O Dozen both lies W or thpe inch hem; strong and firm, worth
17c, Monday, each $50. ..... l&kC
Bed spreads-Heavy crotchet, with Maserles designs; frnged, with tut corners;
worth $500, Monday each. ... $3.50
Bed Spreads-Beauhful Marsenes heavy knoted fringe extra large, with cut
corners; worth fully $500, Monday, each S29S
We carry a full line of extra long sheets for hotel USE.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

~ kilowatt hour. Ths rates for
buying current from the cleo
- trle light plant for power, light
or heat, or for charging the
b electric runabout. are al
ways 30 much for each kilowat hour OF
electricity consumed. This Is Just 20 much
Greek 20 the average man and ~ YOU tell
him a kilowatt is one and one-third horse
power he will only get a faint idea Of what
it is all about.
To explain the term needs, first, a clear
definition. and then a comparison. Every
one will understand that a certain amount
OF force must be used 10 drive electric
current through a circuit. This force is
measured by volts; thus we have ll0-volt
currents and 22O-volt currents, the one ex-
pressing Just twice the force OF the other;
but the quantity Of current passing through
a circuit depends upon the force and the
resistance, and so the quantity Is ex-
pressed by a different term. viz, "amperes."
Now the efficiency OF the current depends
upon both force and quantity. and to ex-
press this efficiency or united action VI
multiply the force by the Quantty-that Is
the volts by the amperes. and express the
results In watts. Thus 10 volts multiplied
by five amperes Is $50 watts. or go volts
multiplied by five amperes is LOO watts
A kilowatt Is. OF course. 1000 watts, which
Il the equivalent OF about 1h-horse power
In charging a battery the lighting com.
paniss' bill for the use OF 50 many watts
for so many hours-thus. 1000 watts fol-
ton hours would be charged as ten kilowati
hours. which. at s cents a kiiowatt hour
would be 80 cents. a charge that seems littl'
enough for ten hours use OF lM-hors'
power.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

That there will be increased opportunities
IN the electrical field for enterprising men
is the opinion Of many OF the managers
and executive officers Of the electric light.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
VELVET RIBBONS

A new line of Black Velvet Ribbons, Nos. 1 to 16,
on sale Monday at, yard. ......... Sc to 35c
Very special values.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
The Leading Dress Goods H'"i vs.. f. the

Never before in the history of Omaha was
there such a fine stock Of wooden dress goods
shown. Everything in such large quantities, every.
thing in such large varieties, everything just new
from the manufactures, everything so much lower
in price than you can buy elsewhere.
Domestic Broadcloths, yard. - .$1.OO to $3.50
Foreign Broadcloths, yard ..- .$1.5O to $3.50
Domestic Tailor Suitings, yard. SOC to $500
Foreign Tailor Suitings, yard. .S1.OO to $500
FOR LIGHT WEIGHT D"REsSES-Batistes, prunelias, pop
Inns, panamas, French Plaids, Scotch Plaids, etc. ranging
in price according to quality-5OG soc Use ST 90
S1.25 $3.50 $500
TAILORING DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION,
We turn out all kinds of tailored suits, skirts, coats,
ETC., made to order-Fit Guaranteed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

II you have anything to sell or trade,
and want quick action. advertise IL In The
Bee Want AID. columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Biz Wall Paper Sale Monday

The greatest saving opportunity for Wall Paper buyers that
has been known for years. A clean up Of all Room Lots and
Broken Lines, at a Fraction of Worth.
All Room Lots of Paper in stock 5000 rolls of Ceilings, with bord-
will be closed at, per room es to match, will go Monday,
from ......... SOC to 81 rs while they last, per roll. &c
- toA actual value. Borders at, yard. ...........2 &c
One pattern of Room Moulding; Monday, per foot. ........1h
WE DO PAINTING Let US estimate WE DO PAPER
your work. HANGING.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

@AU.VU q pdII.
Rajah-A nice blanket, at, each ..........25C
Nubin-A nice blanket, at, pair ............55G
Reno--11x4 size, fine blanket, at, pair ....S5C
Ideal-11x4 size, fine blanket, at, pair 90
Eduiton-Monday only, 11x4 size ......$1.24
D-enver-Monday only, 12x4 size ........$1.5O
Argo-Wool blankets. 11x4 size, very fine, worth
$500, at SS.4O
Rio Grand-11x4 size &&.S6
omfortabIes-Near all home made; fine white
cotton, and fine cloth, 59c, Toe, S5c, $500, $1.25,
$3.50 and up to, each ............. $12.5O
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Mail Orders
Filled
Special Price ReducfiOns-Linens


III y TTYW EI"N" ENF"T''S"' ''VT
Warranted pure flax Table Damask, dew b~leached,
y inches wide, worth $1.00 a yard; Monday, 75c
Grass bIeached Table Napkins, "a inches square,
pure linen, good value at $4.00 a dozen; Monday,
per dozen .......... ......... $500
Hemmed Huck Towels, heavy absorbent and good
for wear, worth 10c; Monday, each ........ 7Mc
Extra large hemstitched Damask Towels, never
sold less than SOC; Monday, each ..........19c
Mixed lot Glass and Barnsley Towelings, pure
linen, red and blue checked; regular 15c values;
Monday, a yard .......................1Oc
Mammoth assortment bleached and cream Bath
Towels, double twisted thread, worth SOC; Mon
day, each ............ ................3Oc
All mail orders filled during this sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Imported Willow Clothes Bas-
ket49c

Mrs. Potts Nickel plated irons.
set .oOc
Quart Indexed tomato cans. doz. soc
6 Rolls toilet paper g for 25c kind,
hJ ....... zoe
zoe Parlor Brooms, on sale for zoe
Wire coat hangers, on sale, each lie
Large COLD handled frying pans .1Oc
The old reliable square western
washer .@z'IO
The old reliable round western
washer . . . . -. .S2.OS
The Typhoon washer, worth $1,000;
you can sit down while washing
with IT .$5.05
Three year guaranteed wringer, the
famous Domestic, worth $4.95, on
sale now, at .,........ $500
$500 stave side heavy 20 gallon gar
bage can, only $1.0S
10 gallon $1.26
IA quart enameled dish pans . .15c
Carpenters $1.0O bench Ratchet, SOC
2 foot Stanley box rules ........5c
Disston's saw, DIS grade ..... 1925
Yankee automatic drill or driver, SOC
DON'T TN
FORGET
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Blanket Department

In this department we have no competition.
We carry the largest line, the most varied line and
the best assorted line in Omaha-from 25c each to
q % m - -nin
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
The Best High Patent Flour, Monday, per 81 IN
rs pound Sack

n 0pecial Oar OF HXtrA FANCY OO1O-
RADIO RrsestonO Peaches FOR
Monday.
The Peaches are extra fancy. Packed
at Pallisade, Colo, the finest ship
ping point in the fruit belt.
For Monday we will sell them, per
box .... ...'. '... e .SA'AS
Best Peach on Earth.
Grapes for Jelly-Monday, basket 100
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

A fine new line of S1.0O to
$3.50 values; they're great
snaps in Mondays sale at
from ......49c to $3.9S
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

Out ! oHIVuS ~
Best "a Sheeting made; special for
MONDAY .......s sAHzeO
Best yard wide Sheeting made, Pride
OF the Loom. s.s..ss.s .oT1C
Best Unbleached Sheeting made TAO
KniVht's Cambria, best made. loo
L. T.. best Canton Flannel for l21zc,
10000 yards of all kinds of Rem
2O,0 900 yards Of All Wool Dress {
$50, $50, 75o and 8 a yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Measuring ELECTRICITY.

-LEcTRICITY is measured by the
kilowatt hour. The rates for
=. buying current from the cleo
trle Hight plant for power, light
or heat, or for charging the
electric runabout. are al
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
RICH RED BLOOD
Means Rosy Cheeks, Clear Complex.
ion, Bright Eyes and Plenty
Of Energy.

What does rich. red blood mean?
Il means brains. vitality ambition,
hopefulness. persistency, and every
thing worth living for
but you cant have rich. red blood.
No your digestion Is imperfect; and
your digestion Is certainly imperfect
n YOU have sour stomach. bad taste
I'm mouth. lump OF lead after eating
belchlng OF gas and nervous unrest
So far-reachlng is the effect OF indi-
gestlon. that many times the eyesight
o. affected.
II YOU have Indigestion or any symp-
tom Of stomach distress or agony
J. W. McCollum a Co. will sell you
a mighty good remedy for 80 cents,
and guarantee Il 20 cure or money
back
The remedy Is called Mona. It's
powerful. reconstructiye action on
the stomach O. little Short OF marvel
ous Il tones up, strengthens and
nuts new life and energy into the
worn out stomach IN a few days. II
cures by removing the cause. II you
ere suH ring. try a large shoent box.
ms a small price 20 pay for Danish
ing Indigestion.
Mona Is sold by leading druggists
IN every town in America, and Dy
Nv McCollum a Co. IN Gainesville
for 60 cents a box
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
FAMILY CURED OF
SKIN TROUBLES
Two Little Girls had Eczema Very
Badly-ln One Case ChiId's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches
Fathers Head Sore from Child
Od-In All Three Cases
CUTICURA MET WITH
ITS USUAL SUCCESS

81 have two little girls who have been
troubled very badly with eczema. One
81 them had Il On her lower limbs. /
did everything that I could hear e for
her, but Il did not give In until warm
weather when Il seemingly subsidized.
The next winter when 10 became cold
weather the eczema started again end
also In her head where 10 would take the
hair out and leave bare patches a. large
a. a quarter 81 a dollar. AZ the same
time her arms were sore the whole
length q thnm. l took her 90 a phy-
stefan and he said that she had two
distinct types q eczema. I continued
with him for several weeks and the
child grew worse all q the time. Her
sisters arms were also affected In the
same way. My husband came home
one day with q box % Cuticura Oint-
ment and a cake q Cuticura Soap. 1
began using them and also the Cuticura
Pills and by the time the second lot was
used their skin was soft and smooth as
Il had not been before for the winter.
We keep the Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cuTa Ointment constantly by us and
when any little rOughness or irritation
appears on their skin | quickly dispel 10
with the Cuticura Remedies. nv husband
has used them with most satisfactory
results for a sore head which has trOub-
led him from childhood. Mrs. Charles
Baker. Albion. Me-, Sept. "a. 1905"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27

Pinkhams Vegetable Compound made
me q wei woman and / have no more
backache. hope can help others by
telling them what Lydia +. Pinkhamis
Vegetable Compound has done for
me. - Mrs. EMMA IMsE, SIS First St,
Milwaukee. Wis
The above Is only one Of the thou
sands Of grateful letters which are
constantly being received By the
Pinkham Medicine Company Of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond q doubt that
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases Of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it 90 herself 60 &C
least give Lydia II Pinkham's VeReta-
BILE Compound a trial before submit
ting 20 an operation. or giving up
hope Of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, Of Lynn, Mass,
Invites ali sick women 90 write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands TO health and her
advice a. free.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
MICANOPY SCHOOL
CLOSED FOR SEASON
FIVE PUPILS AWARDED oIPLIMAs
FOR COMPLETING COURSE.
Performance by Gainesville Vsude-
Vile Co. oood-New Business
Enterprises 70 Be Started.

MICANOPY. May 2i.-The Mica
nopy Junior High School closed last
Thursday after am eightmonths'
term.
The following pupils were awarded
diplomas for having completed the
Junior course: Grace Holloway.
Anita Thrasher, Leon Thrasher. Clar-
ence Watkins and John Barr Watkins.
The principal. Miss Collins. left for
Waycross. Ca. ON Friday. Miss Grace
Fogg. the first assistant. will spend
the summer In the East
The children all seem glad 20 be-
out Of school again.
The Gainesville Vaudeville Com
pauy gave a performance az Feaster's
Hall on Thursday night Quite a
crowd was out 90 see the boys. AID
an seemed 20 enjoy themselves. W
hope they will come again.
Dr. Edwin schlater was In town
Saturday.
The Mica1opy Sprouts" went up
20 play the Gainesville Buds" Friday.
We hear the Sprouts showed the
Buds" how 90 play ball.
Mrs. Cartons brick building O.
showing up pretty well Il will De-
ready for occupancy By July lst.
when completed Il will BE- one Of
the incest buildings in town
With electric lights a certainty, a
bottllng works nearly ready for bust
ness. an ice plant coming. Ne are
beginning 10 feel Ike We can put on
a few city airs a little later on.
A committee waited upon the Oni-
.cials OF the Atlantic Coast Line in
jacksonville last week 90 see ii the
trains known as 30 and 10 couldn't
be- run into MicanoDy The officials
seem willing 90 DO this II things
can be- arranged satisfactory 90 the
transportation department
The standard on Company a. pre-
parlng 20 build a tank here near the
Coast Line depot
Up. ODen 10 home again after q
fsw days on the road
Misses Price and Baldwin o. Ne.
Iutosh are visiting here Coz q feW