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The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
EDISON AS SEER.
Wizard FOretellS Wonders Which
Are To Come.

The next era will mark the most
wonderful advance In science and
invention that the world has eyer
known or hoped for. So vast will
that advance be that we can now
have scarcely any conception Of
its scope, but already a great many
Of the inventors Of the FUTURE re
assured, writes Thos. A. Edison in
the New York Times 1t Is only
of those that / regard as practi-
cal certainties that speak here
First-Within the next 20 or so
years-and II will start within the
next two or three-concrete archi-
lecture will take enormous strides
forward; the art of molding concrete
will be reduced to a science OF per-
fectlon and, what is equally lmpor-
tant, Of cheapness; there will rise
UP number of gifted architects
and through their efforts cities and
towns will sprling up in the country
beside which Turner's picture Of
the ancient Rome and Carthage will
pale into nothingness and the build
ings Of the Columbia Exposition
will appear common. But great ex-
rense will not attend this; 1t will
be done SO that the poor will be
able to enjoy houses more beauti-
full than the rich now aspire to, and
the man earning $3.50 a day, with
a family to support, will be better
housed than the man Of today
who is earning $40
Second--Moving picture machines
will be SO perfected that the char
acters will not only move but Will
speak, and all the accessories nnd
rsffects Of the stage Will be faith
fully produced on the living pic
tvre stage This. Of course, win
not be done SO well as on the
regular stage, but its standard will
very near to that, and
the fact that such entertainment win
be furnished for 5 cents VIII draw
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

vast numbers OF the working classes
The result will be that the masses
will have the advantages Of the
moral OF good drama, they will find
an inexpensive and improving way
OF spending the eyeningand the death
knell Of the saloon will be sounded.
Third-ln perhaps Is or 20 years
depending on the financial rondi-
ton Of the eountry-the locomotive
will pass almost altogether out Of
use, and all our main trunk lines
will be operated by electricity,
Fourth-A new fertilizer will spring
into existence, containing a large
percentage of nitrogen. This win
he drawn from the air by electricity
and will be used to increase The
arability Of the land. Even now
this is done to large extent in
Sweden.
5. All our water power will be
utilized by electricity to an extent
now almost unthought OF and will
be used with great advantage, both
iudustrially and for railroads.
6. A successful aerial navigation
will be established-perhaps for
mails-and will achieve a sound,
PRACTICAL working basis.
T. We shall be able 10 protect
ourselves against environment by
the use Of serums and things cf
that sort so that the general state
o. health will improve and the av-
erage span will increase by 4 large
percentage, The grand fight which
Is being made against tuberculosis
and cancer will reach successful
elimination and those diseases will
be entirely mastered.
s. A new force in nature, Of some
sort or other, will be discovered
by which many things not now I'm
derstood will be explained We
unfortunately, have only five uenses;
Il we had eight we'd know more.
8. We shall realize the posslbiII.
ties of our coal supplies better and
VIII learn how to utilize them so
that 80 per cent of the efficiency
viii not be thrown away as Il Is
today.
Finally, let It be said hardly any
piece Of machinery now manuractu-r
ed is more than 10 per cent perfect
AS the years go on this will be i'm
proved upon tremendously, more
automatic machinery will be devised
and articles of comfort and luxury
will be produced In enormous num-
hers at such small cost that all
classes will be able to enjoy the
benefits Of them.
These are some Of the Inyen-
Iions which the world is awaiting
which 1t sure OF seeing realized
Just how they win be realized Il
what the inventors are working now
to determine.
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
ITALY'S CALAMITY.
Review Of One Of The Worlds Greatest
Disasters, Which Cost 100000 Lives.

dust arose to hide the city's death
throes.
Shouts of alarm from the sali-
ors turned the attention of the
watchers to the sea, The water had
been violently troubled some min
utes before. Now it seemed to re-
cede, as though gathering for
forward rush. A moment later in
the words of an eyewitness, the
sea swelled and rose in wall
of water 80 feet high and hurled
itself upon the city, engulfing whole
streets near the water front. As
the wave receded its surface was
black with c0rpses and the wreck
age of houses, The effect of the
whole was to create scene unequal
&c in terror and grandeur, The fall
of dust, the flames, the falling
houses, the shrieks and prayers Cf
the inhabitants were so terrifying
that of those who escaped some
lest their reason"
The destruction Of the aqueduct
and water, system left the city
vast smoldering tomb Says a
later dispatch:
Hunger and thirst have driven
the people mad with the animal de-
sire to satisfy their cravings that
stop at nothing. At every point
looting and struggles for scraps of
food and bits of fuel and clothing
proceed. Revolver shots are ex-
changed at every street corner,
brother fighting with brother, over
some bit of garbage. A fearful ltrug-
gle over casks of biscuits, preserves,
and other foodstuffs took
place at the custom house. A reg
ular battle with knives took place
the survivors resulting in
several deaths, one man falling with
tis throat cut in defending q few
crackers"
From Reggie comes the account
Of chasm so feet wide which np-
ened In the earth Immediately Rfter
the shock, and belched forth scald-
Ing water to add to the agony Of
the sufferers, At Palmi whole
regiment was wiped cut of existence.
The other side of the picture is
supplied by the eagerness with which
all nations have come forward with
Eeip and sympathy for Italy in her
hour of affliction, The foreign war
ships in the Mediterrenn were the
first messengers of succor to reach
the scene.
From everywhere money and help
IL being offered. But as the Pre-
feet of Messina states the case, mo
of assistance will be ex-
cessive." The United States supply
ship Celtic has been diverted from
its errand to the returning fleet
and will go at once to Messina with
G million and half of navy rations
for the earthquake Bufferers-enough
to feed $4,000 people for a month.
Our fleet will doubtless render any
other aid within its power. AL
though millions of dollars have al
ready been contributed, 1T Is fear
ed" says a Roman dispatch, that
the worlds generosity will be Insult
ficient in view of the immensity
Of the disaster" "Such a disaster"
remarks the New York Call Social
ist), docs at least for the time
make the whole world kin"
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
This Is An Easy Test

Sprinkle Aliens Foot-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other, and no
tice the difference. Just the thing
to use when rubbers or overshoes be-
come necessary. and your shoe seem
to pinch. Sold everywhere 25c. Don't
scceptsany substitute.
Read the announcement column on
sase seven. There are some new
ones this week.
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

No caRtiron rule can be laid down
for feeding laying hens. The large
breeds will require more food than
the smaller breeds, and the hens
which lay most will require more
food than those that are not good
layers. Therefore we must use our
own judgment and watch the hens
closely, because If they are given
full meals while not laying they will
get too fat, and If stinted while
laying, they win get thin and quit.
Hens need a certain amount Of
food, suitable to the time of year
and the laying season. Lazy hens
will get fat on a ration which would
mean almost starvation for hustling,
laying hens, and unless we watch
the flock and weed out the non
layers, we will be feeding a useless
and costly flock. Try to feed so
tnat the hens are hungry all the
Gay long, and so that each aone
may get full supply only when
roosting time comes.
A hungry hen will hustle, but If
her appetite is satisfied, she will
sit around and grow fat.
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

The last two centuries have wit
messed no more stupendous drama o
disaster than that enacted last weel
in Sicily and Calabria. In the ear,
ly morning of December 2S, 1908, III,
cities of Messina and Reggie were
overwhelmed by triple catasthropt
Of earthquake, flood and fire. theiI
fate being in varyin degrees shared
ly score of other towns and vii
iages in the stricken region. AccordiE
to an official estimate 115,00O lives
were blotted out, while some dis
Patches double this figure. Scarcely
less appalling than the terrible toll
OF death is the physical and ment-
al suffering Of between 100000 and
100000 survivors whose condition
cries out to the whole civilized world
for alienation Measured by -loss
of life, the recent earthquakes of
San Francisco, Valparaiso, and Jam
ecia are dwarfed to comparative in
significance. If even the lowest of
present estimates stand, the closing
week of 1908 will have to its credit
disaster surpassed In kind only
by the Yeddo earthquake which kill
ed 100000 japanese in 1903, and by
by that of Antioch in 526, which Is
credited with the destruction of
25O,000. Yet in the last half-century
alone, more than 10000 earthquake
shocks have been recorded. And no
inhabited part of the earth's sur
face, according to the Springfield
Republican, is more subject to these
tremors than the region about the
strait of Messina, where the blow
has once more fallen.
Such details of this latest Mediter-
ranean earthquake as have reached
the outside world carry a burden
of horror which Btuns the imagin-
alton and stills comment. The
sudden nightmare of crumbling
walls. Of Misunderstanding sea on one
side and devouring fire on the 9TH
er, was followed by the slow tortures
OF hunger and cold, by the means of
the wounded imprisoned in the
ruins, and by the spectacle of men.
reduced to savageTy by the extrem,
'ity Of their need, fighting to death
over scraps of food, Dogs preyed
upon the bodies of the dead, and
the human underworld, responding
to the anarchy Of nature, rushed
forth to acts of theft and outrage
From the first connected accounts
Roman correspondent to the
New York Times gives the follow
ing description of the catastrophe
as it fell upon Messina, whose fate
nay be regarded as typical of what
happened in part to neighboring
towns and villages:
"Messina had not awakened to
its duties for the day when, Mt
$40 o'clock on Monday morning
the disaster occurred. Lights were
still burning in the hotels and the
splendid, sickle-shaped harbor was
filled with shipping.
Suddenly, without warning, the
earth began to tremble. A great
shock followed few seconds after
the first oscillation. Those in the
chips in the harbor, heard roar,
caught glimpse of falling walls,
and looking up, saw Messina erum-
bling into ruin. A dense cloud Of
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
FOR SALE.

Best fem OF hs slze near Louis.
kuown as the Loar and See farm.
below bridge. isS acres-to acrss ricA,
high bottom lAnd-2O acres overflow
ed land. New five room house. metnl
roof. weatherboarded and celled. Ons
mile below bridge in W Va. Can %
or address, +, H. Yates. Loulsa. Ky
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
A NIGHT RIDERS RAID.

Tho worst night riders are calo-
nell, croton oil. or aloes pills Thev
raid your bed 10 rob you III rcut
Not so with DIR, Kings New In
Pills They never distress or IN
convenience, but always ellanua
the system, curing colds. headAchcs
constipation. malaria. 25c. al A
". Hughes.
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

1t is not difficult TO go through
flock of pullets and select these
which will make the best winter lay
ers.
Often we hear poultry Keepers blan
the breed, while as matter of fact
the fault is entirely with The owner.
Select the hustling shifty look
ing pullets, with red combs-those
that go about singing pnd scratch
ing all day.
Old hens may be selected in The
same way and If we are careful 10
dispose of all Others. our profits
will be greater,
At this season of the year pull
let's that will lay during the win
ter, look sleek and their combs
and wattles are red.
Yoa can not mistake a good pull
let when you see her and it does
net pay to consider any other.
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15
y THE FARM >

Now is the time for farmers to
plan next seasons crop, Those
within reach of Louisa should in
clude tomatoes and beans for the
canning factory Anywhere from
two to ten acres should be contracted
for, Tomatoes improve your land
end will give you from $35 TO $50
cash per acre, according to the sea-
son and the attention the crop
gets,
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

Every few weeks we should go
over our flock of hens and Zee II
tbey have lice. If we find even
few, the entire flock should be
busted with insect powder, and the
house should be whitewashed and
the roost should be sprayed with
kerosene. The dropping boards shoul
he cleaned each morning, and lnce
a week unslacked lime should be
sprinkled over them and also on
the floor and walks. More 'lisor-
ders are due to the neglect Of the
rcosting house than from any
ether cause. We are all prone to
laziness, and we put off from LAY
to day the very things that rhould
this alone arises the many disorders
lie looked after each day, and from
Of the poultry yard, and consequent
dissatisfaction among those Tho
keep poultry.
II each of us who keep hens
would look after them each day
just as carefully as we look after
our cows or hogs, or II we live
iE the city, just as carefully rs we
look after our daily housework, we
would have a healthy flock Of
fowls and full supply of eggs MI
the seasons Of the year
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

At daylight each morning, scat
ter a small quantity Of mixed wheat
cats and cracked corn in litter, and
let the fowls begin work as soon as
II is daylight See that there Is
grain in the litter during the en-
tire day and be sure and keep the
hen busy. Give as much green
The Big Sandy news., 1909-01-15

During the laying reason iced rs
follows: Morning two quarts of warm
skim milk. one quart of shorts, and
one of bran, we'll mixed. Warm.
If possible, SO that stiff mixture
will be made At noon give them
three times each week one pound Of
green cut bone. During the cold
months give at o'clock each day
One-half gallon of whole corn TO
each % fowls, TO be scattered in
the litter to be scratched fer until
the fowls are ready to go to
rcost. After they have all gone to
Il ost, scatter half gallon OF wheat
and oats in the straw, so that all
CT them may begin work at the
break of day next morning. A cab
bage head, a few beets, or q few
boiled potatoes, a few times each
week will furnish an cceptable
change which the fowls will ap-
preciate, If the fowls show that they
are getting too much food and be-
gin to act lazy, cut out the noon
day meal, and see that they are
kept busy all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
"Dead, Man Comes TO Lie.

HURON, s. D., Jan. l-(Special.)-A man
supposed to be William f. Harmon, an Old
soldier, formerly an Inmate of the Soldiers
home at Milwaukee, Wis, died. supposedly
from sunstroke. while at work I'm a harvest
field last fall I'm the northwest part of
Beadle county. Efforts to learn something
concerning the history of the man proved
unavailing until a satchel was found when
contained a package OF letters addressed to
William L. Harmon, among which was one
from a woman in Michigan, purporting To
be his sister. Letters addressed to this
woman brought the Information that the
dead man was her brother, William f.
Harmon, from whom she had not heard
for five or six years. The description given
by her Tailed very closely with that of the
dead man. and 1t was supposed that no mi 70
take had been made. A short time since a
letter was received from this same Michi-
gan woman saying that she was just In re-
ceipt OF a letter from her brother, whom
she believed had died in South Dakota, say
ing that he was now in the Soldiers home
in Danville, Ill. lie had no knowledge
whatever of the South Dakota incident and
the query now Is, how did Mr.. Hammon's
satchel and package OF letters get to Beadle
county aud how did he become an inmate
Of the Soldiers nome in Danville, several
months after being buried in South Dakota.
Efforts are being made TO solve the mys-
terry,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02

PIERRE, S. D.. Jan. I-tSpec'aLD-The
Brotherhood Of ST. Paul OF this city IS
making arrangements for a special dinner
with prominent speakers in attendance for
an observance OF the anniversary OF Lin
coins birthday. February II. While tine
has not yet been competed, so far
as is known, among the outside speakers
who will be present are Governor n /.
Buchtell Of Colorado and DR.. Edwin Scheli.
president Of the Iowa Wesleyan university
at Mount Peasant. Stat speakers W Will
attend are Congressman Martin and Burke
and Governor Vessey and ex-Governor
Crawford. The Brotherhood will attempt
to make this occasion the event Of the WIN
ter at this city
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OF THE CONSTRUCTING
Ouartermaster. Fort Crook, Nebraska,
Dec. y, 19S.-Sealed proposals. in triplicate,
will be received at this office until II o'clock
a. M, January 4, 1909, and then opened, foi
installation OF plumbing In one double sci
of N. 9 O. quarters for civilian employees
at Fort Crook. Nebraska. a guarantee FOR
10 per cent OF amount Of proposal must ac-
company each bid. Plans and spccifica-
lions may be seen by intending bidders at
the office OF The Chief Quartcrm2ster,
Department of the Missouri, Omaha, Ne
braska, and at this office. Necessary blank
forms and full Information furnished upon
application here. The United states re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
Envelopes containing proposals must be in
dorsed Proposals for Plumbing, to be
CAPTAIN JOSEPH L. GOHN, Construct
ing Quartermaster. D2g-3O-31-Jl-2
OFFICE CONSTRUCTING QUARTER
master, Fort L~eavenworth. Kansas,
December -, 1SOS.-Sealed proposals, In
trlpllcate, will be received here until II .0O
a. m, Central time, January q. 1909, and
then opened for constructing a storchouse
for officers property, etc. at Fort Lcaven-
forms Of proposal furnished on APP
pliCation to this office. Plans and spe-
cIfications may be seen at this office,
the office of the chief Quartermaster. De-
partment Of the Missouri, Omaha, and
Master Builders exchange, Kansas City,
Missouri. United States reserves the right
to accept or reject any or all proposals, or
any part thereof. Envelopes to be endorsed
Proposals for Public Buildings and adj
dressed to Captain VIM. p. Davis, Quar-
termaster. D-30J-1-2-25-26
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSAL


PAPER FOR H PUBLIC PRINTING
AND BINDING.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
until January q. 1909. at 1880 o'clock A.
NJ, for furnishing the PAPER for the
PUBLIC PRINTING and BINDING for
the year ending the 18th of February, 1910;
the award of contracts to be made by the
Joint Committee of Congress on Public
Printing to the lowest and best bidder for
the interest Of the Government, the COM
mittee reserving 10 itself the right to re-
ject any and all bids, as it's Judgment of
the best interests of the Government may
dictate.
Detailed schedules of the description,
quantity, and quality of the paper required,
accompanied by samples and blank pro-
posals, and giving the regulations with
which bidders must comply, can be OBJ
tsined by. addressing sam1 b. Donnelly'
Public Printer Washington, ID. c.
The contracts will be entered into for
Supplying such quantities of paper as may
be needed during the year, and no more.
The estimated quantities set forth in de-
tail in the schedule comprise:
127, 800 reams machine finish printing
1900 realms machine finish printing
paper, 3Sx4S.
$4,000 reams sized and unprecedented
white or tinted printing paper,
various sizes.
1925 reams antique machine finish print
paper.
37,1OO reams white writing paper, loft
dried. various sizes and weights.
II, 600 reams colored writing paper, loft
dried, various sizes and weights.
$4,000 pounds white writing paper, ma
chine dried, various sizes ana
weights.
5000 reams cover paper, various sizes
and weights.
LOCO pounds of best plate paper.
100000 pounds of best map paper.
$4,000 pounds superfine (single and
double) coated book paper.
$500 reams manila paper, various sizes
5000 pounds plated bullet patch, various
sizes.
$4,000 pounds bond paper.
5000 ounds artificial parchment, va
rious sizes.
5000 pounds parchment deed.
$4,000 sheets cardboard, various colors,
sizes and weights.
10000 sheets bristol board, various colors,
sizes and weights.
10000 pounds colored bristol and manila
tagboard.
1880 reams first-class ledger paper,
white or blue. laid or wove, va
rious sizes and weights.
$500 reams ~second-class ledger paper.
white or blue, laid or wove,
various sizes and weights.
LOO reams tissue and copying paper.
20 reams blotting paper, any required
45 reams marble, comb, and lining
paper, various sizes.
$50 reams typewriting paper. various
sizes and weights.
25 Teams letter paper.
100 reams white French folio, ike
inches.
200 reams white paraffin paper, 2ixSS
5000 sheets parchment, 15x21 inches,
Proposals will be received for one thou
sand reams or more.
BY direction of the Joint Committee of
Congress on Public Printing.
SAM'L Il. DONNELLY,
WASHINGTON. d. C., December I6, 1908.
Dec26-Jan2-9
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02

maker wanted at once. @. c.
Chapman, Hastings, la. g)-M9O0 8
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
HELP ~WANTED-MALE
Continue
MiscennneOus.

FREE-Employment Dept. Business Mems
Assn; no fees. Call SIS N. Y. Life Bldg
P)-770
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02

prices paid for 2d-hand furniture
carpets, stoves, clothing, shoes. Tel. Red
b401. CB)-S3l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
rOIDERS' MEETING

NOTICE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
of the Union Land Company-Notice Is
hereby given that the annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the Union Land Com
pany for the election of five directors and
the transaction of such other business as
may legally come before the meeting will
be held at the office of the general solic-
itor, Union Pacific Headquarters Building,
9Th and Farnam Streets, Omaha. Nebraska,
on Monday. the 18th day OF January, 1903,
at 10 o'clock a. m. The stock transfer books
will be closed ten days previous to the
meeting. ALEX MILLER, Secretary. New
York City, N. y, Dec. IS. 1875. D20d20t
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

STOCKHOLDERS
Office of Lte-Glass-Andreesen Hardware
Company, Omaha, Nebraska. December
Y, l9B-Notice is hereby given to the stock.
holders of the Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hard.
ware Company that the annual meeting Of
the stockholders of the company will be
held at the offices of the said company,
corner of Ninth and Harvey streets. In ths
city of Omaha, In the state OF Nebraska.
on Tuesday, January II, A. D., 1903, at !
o'clock o. M, for the purpose OF electins
a board OF directors for the company to
serve during the ensuing year. and to
transact such other business as may be
presented at such meeting. Attest: w. NJ
Glass. secretary; II. ]. Lee. president.
Dl2D3Ot
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-02
ENCOURAGEMENT
AUTOMOBILES
DERIGHT
Automobile Company

Automobile Company
1874 Farnam st.
stoddard Dayton Touring car. $1,000
REQ Touring car, $3.50.
REQ Touring car, 500.
REQ Touring car. $50.
Ford, model N, 500.
Ford, model r, $3.50.
Ford, s roadster. almost new. $3.50.
Ford, II, $500.
Buick Runabout, almost new, $500.
Buick Touring car, $500.
Stevens Dury ed, $3.50.
Dragon touring car, $1,000.
WaverIy Electric, $3.50 up.
All the above guaranteed in good shane.
Write for fun description.
state agents Stoddard Dayton and Ford
cars. The best automobile values in the
world.
stoddard Dayton. $3.50. 50, GOO. $500. The
sensational Ford $3.50 touring car,
Good live agents wa ed.
Open and closed cars for rent day or
night Specia! attention given to theater
parties.
Tel, Doug. SS3. G)-MlsS