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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

which after passing through sew
eral changes produced bombykia
(silk), but for many years the
Greeks and Romans confused the
production of silk and cotton.
1.-The Woven Wind" as it was
POLITICALLY called, became very
popular among the Romans and
laws were passed which limited it's
use to nobility and women alone.
AS late as the sixth century, a.
d., all Of the raw silk was obtain
eel from the Chinese through the
PerSians into Greece. In that
century the Greeks and PersianS
engaged in war and Emperor
Justinian found his supply of silk
cut off. In the year 800 a. d.,
he bribed two monks to 90 to
China and get a knowledge Of
silk culture. The monks went to
China and securing "A quantity of
the eggs, secreted them in the
hollow staffs they carried and
bore them triumphantly to the
land Of the Greek, taking great
chances, however, as it was a
crime punishable by death to take
the silk worm eggs from China.
From this crude deception the
silk industry began to spread over
Greece and Syria and reached
Spain in the eighth century. Italy
in the sixteenth century and
France in the seventeenth cen
fury. In 1922, James the 1st,
sent to the American colony III
Virginia, some silk worm eggs
and mulberry trees with instruc-
tions as to the manner in which
to grow them, but the attempt was
unsuccessful. Other attempts to
establish the raising Of silk in this
country have been made from
time to time but it has been found
that with the cheap labor of Asia
to compete with the United States
can better afford to get its raw
product in that country and all
efforts TO produce it for CONNER
cial use in this country has long
since been discontinued.
Directly in connection with this
interesting story Of the rise and
growth of this great industry
come the story Of one of Bedding S
first and greatest industries, The
Richardson Silk Co. One of the
prominent and important factors
in the growth and prosperity Of
our city, it is closely allied with
the story of Silk in general. The
Richardson Silk Co. was the pio-
neer silk industry in the Silk City
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-27

store and see how easy it is to
pet trun shoe satisfaction
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24

month" said Mr.. Guys. hut they ara
nowhere near through. because there are
so many factories and so many conditions
to be considered. They are checking w
the factories on the score OF sanitation,
ventilation. safety OF machinery and
safety Of buildings.
The manufacturers in most instances
seem perfectly willing to comply with
the requirements Of law. once the pro-
visions Of the law have been made clear
to them 1t is no trouble at all to get
them to put on fire escapes. to clean up
their dirty rooms and to paint the danger
points In their machinery in red.
The problem OF proper ventilation for
the factory workers. however. Is more
serious. for the factory men do not like
to go to the expense necessary to venti-
late adequately. In many cases this re-
quires a considerable alteration in the
building. II will require time to get
proper ventilation in all the factories.
but do not look for any serious opposi-
ton TO the enforcement OF legal re-
qhIrements."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Omaha Selected as
Place in Which to
Open Branch Store

Omaha Is to be the first western town
to be favored with selection for one Of the
famous Leon hat stores. In the east
string Of these stores has been conducted
for several years by Marcus B. Leon, and
now the head OF the firm has agreed that
Omaha Is a logical place for starting a
western branch, so beginning March g
Leon exclusive s. hat store will be run
at sis South Fifteenth street. where the
Bourke clothes shop was located
In the east the elegant fixtures and
decorations are characteristic OF the Leon
stores. The Omaha branch is TO be gent
up TO the high standard OF the eastern
shops. The fixtures will be splendid. A
special decoration scheme TO make the
interior OF the store beautiful is being
arranged. so the new little fashionable
hat shop viii have bewitching and in
viting atmosphere. Leon quality in hats
is recognized everywhere in the east 1t
Is declared that in short time this
quality will be as famous in this section
as II is east Of the Mississippi.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Attorney Gets Big
Fee from the Hill
Estate, Now Settled

Testimony Of eminent Omaha attorneys
AZ experts on attorneys fees were hear,
BY Judge Howard Kennedy Thursday and
after hearing the testimony the court al.
lowed Frank 7. Hanson and Il. X West.
erfieid. attorneys for John w. Hili. ST.,
trustee Of the estate OF the late lew W.
HILL fee Of ,i1cea John L. Webster
John J. Sullivan. Joel w. West. John r.
Stout and other attorneys estimated the
value Of the trustees advisers. Their estl.
mates ranged from $1,000 to $1,000 to 80.
ooc sullivan's estimate was the lowest,
sis.oa
Tho trustee wanted fee Of 10000 for
his services as trustee and wanted II as
well as the attorneys fees paid out OF
the estates funds. The legatecs objected
TO the amount and thought tho trustees
should pay the attorneys fees out Of his
own pocket.
Judge Kennedy fixed Hills fee at 5000
on the ground that that was about WIN,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
OMAHA HIGH GETS RETURN
GAME WITH LINCOLN HIGH

The Omaha High school athletic man.
agement has succeeded In scheduling a
return game with the lincoln High
school basket ball flippers, which will
be played off at tho local ~" associa-
ton gymnasium on Saturday evening,
March 2. The locals trimmed the Capital
City lads in close floor contest earlier
in the season.
The purple and white quintet will battle
with the Sioux City High school five at
the Sioux town this evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
GUYE TO SEE SCHOOL BOARD
Will Ask Why Fire Escape is Not
On High School.
HE ORDERED IT IN SEPTEMBER
Omaha Factories Are Being In
spected and Mr.. Guye Reports
Managers Ready to Take
sw9gsstions.

Louis v. Guye deputy state labor COM
missioner, says he will appear before the
Board Of Education and ask why fire
escapes have not been put on the high
school building They were ordered on
by Mr.. Guye in September. but have
not yet been installed.
Mr. Guye is in Omaha on two missions.
to see how his two deputies are getting
along with their inspection of Omaha
factories and to confer with managers
of several big buildings who have been
ordered TO put on fire escapes. but have
not been granted an extension of time
My inspectors have been working
among the Omaha factories about a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24

a real estate dealer would have charged
for the name work
Both sides we're dissatisfied and wanted
TO appeal, While Judge Kennedy was
drafting the supereadess appeal bonds
the parties agreed to abide by the ruling
and not to appeal.
The actual epportionment otthe estate
was made by Judge Sutton and affirmed
months ago by the supreme court. James
II. and John W. Iiill each receive a
third and the last third Is divided equally
among George +. Wilson Shirley Wilson
and Roxanna sholi. children OF dead
sister.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
SElF-STARTER RUNS
CAR FOR MANY BLOCKS

Manager REIN OF the Cadillac Automo-
bile company demonstrated yesterday af-
ternoon the great power OF the electric
self-starter on this car. The car was run
from the Auditorium to Sixteenth and
Farnam streets on the power OF the self
starter. Besides Mr.. REIN. there were
Rome Miller and two other men in the
car. A large crowd witnessed the demon
stration and were thoroughly convinced
that the self-starter on the Cadillac is
one Of the best on the market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
FATHER ON HIS DEATH BED
CRIES PlTE0USlY FOR SON

Assistant Postmaster Woodland has re-
ceived a pathetic letter from II. II.
Hagle, a druggist Of Eigin. okL, who
wishes to locate butcher named Oscar
veter. who was last heard Of in Omaha.
Hagle says that veter's father Is dying
and in want and that since he became
sick he has been piteously asking for
some word from his son.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Observation-Disclosures

Syrup Of Fig, and Elixir Of
SIENNA appeals to the cultured
and the well-infomed and the
healthy because its component
parts are simple and whole
some and because it acts with
out disturbing the natural func-
hons, as it is wholly free from
every Objectionable quality or
substance. In its production a
pleasant and refreshing syrup
Of the Figs Of California is
united with the laxative and
carminative properties Of certain
plants known to act most bene-
6cially, on the human system,
when its gentle cleansing is
desired. To get its beneficial
effects, always buy the genuine,
for sale by al reputable drug
gists; one SIZE only, price Fifty
cents a bottle. The name Of
the company California Fig
Syrup Co.'S always plainly
printed upon the front Of every
package Of the genuine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Eree Information.

regarding Minnesota, North Dakota, sas-
katchewan. Alberta and the Pacific
northwest reached by the 500 Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis. w. r. Harley.
d. p. A., 30 Fifth St.. Des Moines, la.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24
Trimm.rs wanted.

Experienced trimmers and preparers in
millinery work room. Apply at once to
superintendent Brandeis Stores.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-24

The key to success n business is the
persistent and judlcious use of newspaper
advertising.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
PATTERSON ARMSTRONG.

Mrs. Fred Patterson was a guest of
ne Savoy over night while pesrinp
through from Pag6sa Springs to her
new home in Silverton. The young
lady is a bride, the ceremony, which
changed her name, having taken place
in Pagosa Springs last Tuesday.
The date of the wedding was orig
inally June 20, but on account of Mr..
Patterson's leaving for Silverton this
week the day was put forward, which
was somewhat of surprise to the
friends Of the couple. The groom IS
now on the way to Silverton over
land, his bride making the trip by
train.
DR.. NJ. DeMotte, the well known for
r1er pastor of the First M. +. church
in Pagosa, performed the marriage
service in tine presence of tue f5la-
tives of both contracting parties and
a few intimate friends. The bride
who was Miss Susan Armstrong, pre-
vicus to last Tuesday evenii g, Is .
pretty blue-eyed girl to whom her
wedding dress of light blue messallne
was particularly becoming. Her trav-
cling dress was a royal blue light
weight serge, tailor made.
Durango friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
Patterson wish them a happy and sue
cessful future.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Western Press
BEATRICE, Neb., June Is

w eStefn FreSS
BEATRICE, Neb., June l5.-Late
news from the scene of last nights
tornado in Gage and Lancaster coun-
ties shows one life and probably two
,ost. Mrs. Joseph IGeus was killed at
her home near Adams where hor house
was blown down Her daughter was
fatally injured. The dwelling house
of Emil Keller, near ua,lam, was de-
stroyed but the family escaped unin-
jured. The storm tfaveled southeast
from a point blowing iowa barns ard
outbuildings.i
The south bound union Pacific pas
senger train which arrived here from
Lincoln came near 5a - caught in
the storm. Conductor Murray stopped
his train mile south of Cortland from
which point the lorna II s. epted to
the east across the tracks, ahead of
the train.
Southeast Of Cortland many barns
and outbuildings ware leveicd Hail
stones measuring ff.eer inches in cir
FED. covering the ground
in many placea 1eleprarh and tele-
phone wires we're levo,ed An au-
thentic report tef the damage is not
az shis tirue. The storm
covered stri1 OF territory abons a
mile in width.s
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
ALLISON NOTES.

Paul Mitchell has come back with
his wife. We give them hearty wei
come and hope they have come to
stay.
Willard Sanders has had friends
come from the east. We are always
glad to have people come in from an
outside place for there is possibility
they may make this their home. We
need more to come in to build up the
country.
The choir met last Tuesday night
for its usual practice.
Wednesday night there was some
thing doing at Paul Mitchell's. He
had many callers.
Miss Pollock and McChesney, who
attended the teachers institute at
Fort Lewis, report IA good time.
Just now hired help is scarce. If
any one wants good hard work let
him see some farmer.
Some farmers are raising sugar
beets to prove it can be done. We
hope to have a factory in the valle2
one year from next September.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
SOME LIGHTNINGl

Pennington was subjected to cleo
trical disturbances last Saturday
which for a few minutes was some
thing fierce. The fun started with 4
crash when big bolt of Lightning
struck the big cottonwood tree in lr-
WINS yard, starting about twenty-five
feet up and ripping the bark off clear
to the ground where the bolt made
big hole. Mrs. John Graham, who
was standing in the back yard, was
nearly knocked off her feet. All the
teams hitched along Main street
plunged and reared and those belong
ing to ]. A. Brothers and T. r. Bous-
man broke loose and made things
lively among the rest for few mo-
ments.
A hog was killed at Heflin's slaugh-
ter pen and horse somewhere out
near Stump's place. A horse belong
ing to Mr.. Chestnut was killed in a
pasture on the mesa. At L. B. Fur
mans residence the bolt blew out the
telephone lightning arrester, tearing
out a section of the cement wall along
with it, melted the platinum wires in
all the light globes and blew out all
the fuses.
The demonstration by nature was
sure exciting while it lasted and was
followed by a girl but heavy rain,
which brought considerable relief
Pennington Enterprise.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
k|[LF)|N |
RUNAWAY
lgnaCiO Man Meets Il
slant Death in Bad
Runaway

A special message from Ignacio thu
morning brought the sad news of ti|
death Of John NJ. King, who was kilH
ed in runaway this morning.
Mr.. King was driving his tear{
hitehed to an empty wagon. He wal
sitting IN the back end when the team
became frightened and started to rurI
The horses made short turn and
the wheels on one side went into j
small washout, tipping the wagon oveI
and throwing Mr.. King in such a mani
ner that his head caught in the spokeJ
of the hind wheel. The team ran
about a hundred yards when they
were stopped by a party who was
near by. The body of Mr.. King be-
came fastened in such manner that
it blocked the wheel, which was drag
ging when the team was stopped.
When taken from the wheel he was
about dead and survived. but a few
minutes. His neck was broken and
his body badly bruised.
Mr.. King was a man of some sixty
years of age and was a rancher liv-
ing one mile from Ignacio. He was
well known and man very popular
in the community. He leaves wife,
and two daughters, who are 12 and ID
years old. This was certainly a very
sad accident.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
OPEN UP HIGH-GRADE
VEINS OF TUNGSTEN

Messrs. Taylor and Elston, who a
few weeks ago went to their property
about five miles up cement creek to
prospect for tungsten, have met with
wonderful success. Two large veins
have been opened up and the values,
particularly in the last one, are of ex
trcmely high grade, in fact about the
best that has ever been found in the
state. Samples were brought to town
Wednesday and may be seen AZ tho
Commercial club. About five tons of
ore is now on the dump, having been
taken out in the development. There
is nothing but tungsten and quarrz,
and it will make a perfect concen-
trating ore, requiring merely table
concentration after having been crush
ed. A general sample of ore would
indicate that the concentrates would
be worth $400 to the ton.
The property will be further pros
pected before any attempt is made
to take the ore out for shipment.
There are number of other. tung-
stem properties in this district that
will be extensively developed this sum
mer.-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
FROM THE
FARS0UTH
Mexico theLdnd of TOmOr-
row; GuateIama theLand
OfDay After Tomorrow
Gave EarI II NI,rr;a
Says Earl II. Morris.

EARL II, MORRIS, WHO LEFT A
FEW DAYS AGO FOR HIS HOME
IN PENNINGTON, TO SPEND A
FEW WEEKS WITH HIS MOTHER
before returning to Boulder to COM
plete a course at the University If
Colorado, has just returned ficir an
Interesting trip.
Mr. Morris was fortunate enough to
be invited to join the exploring ex-
pedition headed by Edgar l.. Hewett,
the well known director of American
archaeology, who spent one summer
at the Mesa Verde ruins, and is there
fore known by reputation TO many
of our readers.
Mr.. Hewett is eminent not only in
the United States, but is the highest
authority in his particular subject
in the world, today lie has establish
ed schools of American archaeology
at several points in this country as
well as abroad, one of the finest be-
ing in Greece. All of the big for
eign societies of historical research
have honored him with degrees and
medals and the Washington authori-
ties have done the best they could by
making him director Of American ar
chaeology.
This Is the type of the man who
had charge of the expedition to Guat-
omala, Central America. The special
object was to explore the ruins Of
Quirigua, a city formerly inhabited by
the Maya Indians, who autedated the
Aztecs by possibly few hundred
years.
The expedition spent four months in
eXcavating the ruins, and in that time
unearthed number of buildings in
Guiding old temples in which images,
beads, weapons, different articles Of
silver and gold, as well as shells were
found.
At the end of that period the rainy
season set in and the work was nee
essarily stopped, and by tnat time the
funds appropriated for tina, purpose
had been exhausted. Some idea Of
the country may be obtained when we
rememhcf that durinf the rainy sra
son some f40 inches of rain falls.
Travel is difficult in Guatemgiu, the
country being very rough and unciv-
ilized Railroads are the one link with
civilization, but run so irregularly that
they might be termed the missing linz,
since the train is pretty sure TO be
elsewhere when you want to catch it.
Mexico is said to be the land of
tomorrow, but Guatemala" said Mr.
Morris, "is the land Of the day after
tomorrow"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17

or infusions OF spearmint-three or
four quarts of each enema--should
be given, and repeated if necessary,
until free excavations are produced.
When the appendix is inflamed,
large and hot poultice of mullen leaf
containing some lobelia herb, and
sprinkled lightly with ginr~- : Id
be applied to the abdomen directly
over the appendix. Give, internally,
every half hour teaspoon of an in
fusion of hey slippers and one tea
spoonful Of iobelia to cupful Of boil
ing water Sustain the patients
strength b.. broth, matted milk or
other liquid foods and require per-
feet quiet in bed. Keep the bowels
active by injections, never using ca
thartics.
After convalescence, eat sparingly
of easily digested foods, avoid consti-
patton, and that will end appendicit-
is.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
WOMAN
A F|fND
SyStematiCMurder OfFam.
lily Chicago WOman's
Sole Support

Western Press
CHICAGO, June 15.-The systemat-
ic murder of her own family is be
lieved to have been the sole support of
Mrs. Lucinda Lindoff for seven years.
She lived on insurance. The woman
is under arrest.
She is suspected of having poison
ed her 15-year-old boy with arsenic.
The life insurance on five members
of Mrs. Lindoff's family, who have
died in last seven years, two husbands,
two daughters and one son, has
amounted to over $4,000.
When the boy died eight hours
after the mother had given her reluc-
tant consent to his removal to a hos
pital she had only $50 of the $1,000
she had collected on the previous
deaths, and she was planning to spend
the summer in travelling.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
NEW ANAEsTHETIC.
Western Press
AA.E.A

western Press
LONDON, June 15.-The elimina-
tion of suffering resulting from an
injury or surgical operation is claimed
announced by DR.. Forbes Ross through
the Lancet today. He said:
Il claim to have discovered a local
anaesthetic of incalculable value to hu-
manity. | have found an absolutely
harmless and n-poisonous antidotc
to physica pain and shock which can
be used without the least fear of local
or general detriment to the sufferer.
In an operation the patient is put un-
der general auaesthetic and then five
to ten cubic centimeteFs of one per
cent solution of quinine and urea hy-
drochloride is distributed over the
nerve supply of the part concerned
The effect of such an injection is to
produce total loss of sensation of
pain"
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
HEALTH TALK.
BY DIR. David Ii. Reeder,

Appendicitis-Probably the most
talked Of and least understood of dis
eases is appendicitis. Many think
the trouble is an ew one that has been
invented by surgeons as an excuse
to cut you up and have the pleasure
that it gives them to perform fine
operation and, incidentally, get big
fee.
The fact is that appendicitis has
been coexistent with civilization, and
probably existed with the earliest
men. 1t is an inflammation of the veri-
form appendix, from which people
have suffered and died for centuries
under the name of inflammation of the
bowels or some other.
The veriform appendix is so called
from its wormlike shape. The two
words are from Latin roots, the first
of which, vermi, is the worm, the
same as that from which comes YER
mi-fuge-literally a remedy to drive
away worms; vermin, wormlike ami
NAL life; vermicide an agent to kill
worms, and SO on. Appendix, sug-
gests its own meaning in the same
way, being from the same Latin root
as appendage-an off-shoot, tail, af-
fix, adjunct, etc.
The veriform appendix is situated
in the right side of the abdomen,
about half way between the navel
and the groin, ard is an apparently
useless attachment at the end Of the
small intestines. Above the begin
ming of the large intestines is a pouch
like enlargement called the caecum-
of this the yeriform appendix is the
attachment mentioned. This has a
small vacuum and of course a mucous
membrane lining. Under certain con.
ditions irritating substances are fore
ed into this vacuum that set up in
flamation, which, If not relieved
causes suppuration perforation and
gangrene, thus fecal matter or pus-
or both-will pass into the abdominal
cavity, setting up further inflamations
that may, or may not become dan
gerous to life according to the treat
ment that the trouble receives.
The entire trouble is usually caused
by constipation. Without going into
the technical details of how it i,
brought about, the mere and contin
uous over-crowding of the lower, small
intestines and accessory functions
sets up inflammation that extends t.
the appendix, which relaxes, and fe
cal matter is crowded into it, whicl
is resented by the interior Of the ap
pendix, with the result related.
When you have acquired append
citis, you will know it, and immediate
treatment is necessary, which doe
not mean the knife of the surgeon
Immediate relief of the impacted col
lon and over-charged caecum Is neces
sary. Large injections Of warm wats
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
LEFT FOR HIS FATHERS BED.
SIDE.

DR.. H. A. Lingenfelter left this
morning for Clayton, N. y, where
his father, Charles Lingenfelter, will
be operated on as soon as possible at
err the doctors arrival. The elder Mr..
Lingenfelter has been i'll for sOme
time, and an operation cannot be
avoided any longer without eudanger-
ing his life. Durango friends trust
that the patient will soon be restored
to health and strength again. Mr..
and Mrs. Lingenfelter visited q eir
son in Durango the summer befole
last, and made great many friends
in this city during their stay.