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Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02
BY WILLIAM F. RIGGE.

Mars and saturn stilI adorn our nightly
skies and are in excellent positions for
observation Mars is In the constellation
OF the twins. not far from its brightest
stars, Castor and Pollux. and may easily
be identified by It's red color and its
change Of position. Saturn is near Aide
bsran, the most brilliant star In the bull.
These two great planets are on opposite
sides Of the milky way.
The days increase in length. one hour
and seven minutes during the month.
being ten hours and no minutes long on
the first. ten hours and thlrty-three
minutes on the fifteenth. and eleven
hours and seven minutes on the 2sth.
the sun rising on these dates al 7:ss,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

The directness of the query again took
his hearer aback. Without a word he
bent and examined the stone, Profess
sional instinct mastered all other consid-
| erations.
You must apply to that department" q"
He majesticslly waved his hand toward
side counter. Philip obeyed silently
and approached a small. elderly person
age, man with clever kindly eyes, who
was submitting to microscopical examina-
tion a number OF tiny stones spread out
on a chamois leather folding case. lie
quietly removed the case when his glance
rested on the boy.
| "Well?" he said blankly, wondering
why on earth the skilled shopwalker had
sent such a disreputaple urchin to him.
Philip was not quite collected in his wits.
He held out the pebble. with a more Ge-
tailed statement
II found this" he said. II thought
that 1t might be valuable, and a friend
advised me to bring IT here. VIII you
kindly tell me what 1t is?"
The man behind the counter stared at
him for a moment. but he reached over
for the stone. without a word he placed
it beneath the miscroscope and gave it a
very brief examination. Then he pressed
1t against his cheek
rWhere did you get it?" he asked.
II found II where II had fallen on
the pavement"
Are you sure?"
quite sure"
J, Strange was the muttered comment,
and Philip began to understand that his
meteor possessed attributes hitherto un-
suspected.
But what is it," he inquired. after a
pause
"a meteoric diamond"
"a metcoric dlamond?'
Yes"
'Is Is worth much?"
"A great deal, Probably some hum
dreds OF pounds"
Philip felt his face growing pale. That
diTty-white, small stone worth hundreds
of poundsl Set in his pocket he had
twenty-nine other specimens. many OF
them much larger than the one chosen
haphazard for inspection, and in the
back yard Of his tenament lay heaps OF
them. scattered about the pavement like
hallstones after a shower. while the
meteor itself was a compact mass OF
them. lie became somewhat faint. and
leaned against the glass case that sur
mounted the counter
rs that really true" was ali he could
say.
The expert yaluer OF diamonds smiled
His first impulse was to send for the
police, but Ike knew that meteorlc dia-
monds did fall TO earth occasionally. and
he believed the boys story. Moreover
the thing was such a rarity and OF such
value that the holder must be fully ablc
10 account for its possession before ne
could dispose OF IT, So his tone was not
unkindly as he replied:
III is quite true, but II you want "a
ascertain its exact value you should &c
10 a Hatton Garden merchant. and h.
most probably would make you a fair
offer. 1t has TO be cut and polished. you
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02
The Heavens in February

7;22 and 7:os, and setting at S:Ss. sos and
6;i0 The sun is slower this month than
at any other time In the year. on the
lith and 18th Il is fourteen and one-half
minutes slow, as shown by a sun dial,
and during the first three weeks OF the
month II is thirty-eight minutes slow
OF standard time. On the 18th It enters
Pisces, the Fish. the last sign OF the
Eodriac
The moon is in first quarter on the %.
full on the 10th. I'm last quarter on the
18th and new on the gath, 1t is In con-
junction with Saturn on the 5th. Mars
on the 7th and Jupiter on the 22d. On
the 10th at i1;o6 D. m, Il is at a distance
of eight-tenth OF It's diameter from
ilegulus. the brightest star in the lion
Creighton University Observatory.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

90 not destroy the
empire line.
Frequently, also,
the top OF the
skirt peeps ut
above the girdle,
as illustrated by
the model OF gold
spangled tullo we
show you today.
Tho bodice. which
is cut very low, is
made OF n swath-
ing OF the span
sled tulle, which
passes under the
arms like a corso-
let.
This IL held over
the shoulder by
soft straps OF chit
fon edged In strass.
A long scarf OF
black tulle bor-
dered with strass
fnstens at h .
beck, while a huge
black velvet poppy
trims the front of
of the waist.
The skirt OF gold
spanglcd tullc 4
plain in front and
scallops down over
either hip TO show
a pannier G fife c I
formed by fullcd
irsetS of irldescent
tulle,
The $ an g ! e d
tulle is lifted AT
the back to make
n long square panel
that forms a train
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02
IsAAcsTEIN.

The keen. strong March wind soon blew
the clouds from his brain. lie did not
hurry toward Hatton Garden He saun-
tered, rather, with his right hand clenched
on the parcel in his pocket, the parcel
which had suddenly been endowed with
such magic potentialties. II was the in
stinct TO guard treasure of great value
that led to this involuntary action. He
was preoecupied. disturbed. vaguely striv-
ing to grasp vision that seemed to elude
his exact comprehension.
What did It mean? Was It really pos
sible that he. Philip Anson, orphaned.
beggared, practically q starving tramp,
should have the riches OF Goloonda show
cred upon him in this mad fashion? II
the small stone he had shown TO tbs
| jeweleF were worth hundreds, then some
OF those In the paper were worth thou
sands. while, as for the stone in the
back yard OF his house-well. imagination
boggled at the effort TO appraise Il. Tn,
thought begot a sense OF caution. Of re-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

W Atil tdCn otneF
everything that had
ev er happened to
them. The man told
his story. and the
woman forgavo him
his sins. The girl
told OF a single step
that che had taken
aside fro I h Q
straight and mar
row road, and the
man upbraided her
with every revile-
ment he could think
Of, and ordered her
out OF the little home
they had furnished
with such hope and
happiness. And the
young wlfe--she was
| nnlv a nhlld Of Is
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

This arm II g
French evening gown
combines beauty OF
line. richness Of ma
terisl and those dis
tinctiye touches that
delight the Parisienne.
IL is fashioned OF
white tulle spangied
In gold.
Below the first tunic
of spangled tulie is a
second one Of chiffon
In similar shape,
curved In front and
heightened In back in
q point.
The main part OF
the skirt Is finished
~ & round train ami
10 slit I'm front to SHOW
the foot.-OLIvETTE
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02
ny DOROTHY DIX.

The story that Hardy told in his great
novel. Tess of the dUrbervilles," re-.
peated itself In real life In this city the
other day.
young couple got married and agreed
Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-02

understand that his meteor pos
sessed attributes hitherto un-
suspected.
"6ut what 10 it7" he inquired,
after q pause.
"A metcorle diamond"
"A meteorIe dlamond7"
"Yes."
"ls II worth muehT"
"A great deal. Probably some
hundreds Of pounds"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
OPPOSING PRICE CUTTING.

The two decisions of the United States Supreme Court that neither manufacturers nor dealers have the right to fix prices at which their goods must be sold, have led to the organization of the American Fair Trade league, which is starting a campaign of education in favor of rice-fixing The league is arguing that price cutting demoralizes the jobbing business and furnishes the big dealer with a weapon with which to drive the small dealer out of bus mess. It insists that fixed price insures equal profits and furnishes stability to business.
 This all sounds very plausible but we imagine the American Fair Trade league will have some difficulty in converting the country and congress to it's belief The consumers form, the biggest share of the public and somehow the consumers are stubborn in their inclination toward price cut ting.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
In the District Court for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Third Division.

SOIy VI NiooNdy sHuu CIVISIOH.
 In the Matter of the Annexation of
 Certain Territory to the Incorpor-
 ated Town of Valdez.-Order Set
 ting Time for Hearing Petition and
 Giving Notice.
 A petition having been this day presented to the court for the pur- pose of instituting the proceedings required by law for the annexation of territory to an incorporated town, said petition praying for the annex ation of certain described territory to the incorporated town of Valdez, in the Territory of Alaska, Third divis- ion; and it appearing to the court that said petition is signed by forty eight qualified electors of said incor- porated town the same being more than one-fifth of the number of votes cast at the last municipal election in said town, and by five actual resi- dents and owners of substantial prop erty interests in land in the territory proposed to be annexed and verified by two of the signers of said peti- tion; said petition setting forth the
 boundaries of the territory so pro- posed to be annexed to said town, an having attached thereto a plat based upon an actual survey by a compe- tent surveyor. setting forth the linn it's and boundaries thereof by metes and bounds, and stating the number of inhabitants therein:
 Therefore, it appearing to the court
 that said petition is in the form re- quired by law; it is ordered that said petition be heard and considered by the court on the 18th day of Febru- ary, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. III. of said day, at the court room of this court in Valdez, Alaska, if said day be day of Jurisdiction in said court, or if the same be not day of jurisdiction. then said hearing shall be held on the first day of jurisdiction thereafter. It is further ordered that notice of such hearing be given by posting printed or typewritten copies of this order in three conspicuous places within
 the limits of said incorporated town
 of Valdez, and by posting such cop ies in three conspicuous places with in the limits of the territory so pro
 posed to be annexed to and included within the limits of said incorporated town, and by publishing copy of this order once a week in the Valdez Prospector, a newspaper of genera circulation published nearest to said l incorporated town.
 Done in open court at Valdez, Alaska, this Eth day of January, 1914. FRED. M. BROWN, Judge. First publication January TO-. 1914. Last publication February IA, 19l;.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
CATTLE IMPORTS ARE
 LARGELY INCREASED
Lifting of Tariff Cause Of tho
 Big Advance.

Washington.-The effect of the Un- derwood- Simmons tariff law on the importation of cattle is indicated by shipments from Canada and Mexico to the United States within the last two months.
 Imported cattle inspected by the bureau of animal industry during the months of October and November" it was said at the office of informa- tion of the department of agriculture. numbered 209.327 head as compared with 72,420 for the corresponding peri cd of 1912. All of these cattle came from Canada and Mexico except AT head of pure bred cattle for breeding purposes imported from Great Britain.
 "The bulk of the slaughter cattle came from Canada, while Mexico fur uished over fonr-ffths of the stockers and feeders.
 Imported meats and meat food prod ucts inspected during October and November amounted to 17.703,3ll pounds The bulk of this consisted of fresh and refrigerated beef. Of the to- tai Canada furnished S.O9S, 197 pounds, Argentina 6.2O9,7OO Australia 2,725.- l42, Uruguay 559.S43 and other coun' tries much smaller quantities"
 Cattle are on the free list. The re- port continues:
 During the fiscal year of 1913 over lG6.- 900 GOO pounds of beef and its products were exported, but this quantity included only somewhat more than 100000 of fresh beef The quantity of exports of beef and its products has rapidly declined from ia3 0Oo,0oO in 19O6@ The exports of pork and it's products in 1913 amounted to 96i .00O pounds. quantity that Is exceeded by tic average for the preceding twenty three years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the United States Commissioners Court, ex-officio Judge in Probate, Valdez precinct, Third Judicial Di- vision, Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of Rob ert Martin, deceased. Notice to cred itOrs.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator of the estate of Robert Martin, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said estate, to ex- hibit them with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six (6) months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office Of c. E. Bunnell, at Valdez. Alaska. the same being the place for the trans tion of the business of said estate.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 18th day of January, 1914.
 w. H. CASWELL, Administrator of the estate of Robert Martin, deceased.
 Date of first publication Jan. IA.
 Date of last publication Feb. IT.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Baseball Championships. (By George Fitch.)

A baseball championship is a prize which is won for New York, Philadelphia and other great cities by residents of Wahoo, Bishop Hill, Hon olulu, Havana, Cuba, and elsewhere
 To win a championship is a great event. Whenever a Chicago team ends the season in front, Chicagoans are as pleased as if Chicago really had something to do with it. The loyalty with which citizen can cheer natives of Tennessee, Sauk Center, Kalamazoo, Montreal, Dublin and elsewhere as they battle fiercely against patriots from California, Kan sas, Germany, Texas and miscellan- eous points for the championship of New York city is affecting in the ex- treme. Baseball is tbe great destroy CT of local prejudice and when a To- cal player rams a home run through the scorebard no one stops to look up his voting place before rising to give him feverish acclaim.
 A baseball championsip is suppos ed to settle the relative baseball eX cellence of New York, Chicago, Bos- ton, Philadelphia and other overgrown towns, but in reality it does no such thing. It exhibits the daring of Fres- no, Cal, the long-headedness of Benld, Ill.,, the true eyes. of Knox vile. Tenn, and the throwing arm of Jackson's Corners, Mass Half a million fans yell and read devotedly in the interests of their baseball team as it wins the championship of the world, but when the season has clos ed where are the idols? Do they cluster about the streets and cafes of their admiring city, cording up large bales of friends and glory? No, in deed They are back in Wichita, Burlington, and other remote points, running barber shops, shoe stores and chicken ranches among the boys with
 
 extreme youth-
 A baseball championship is a fake, a delusion and snare. It stands for nothing except the superior lung power of the men who man th grandstands in the winning town. So long as citizens of Chicago can play against their home town on the New York team and the champion swat ter of the league can make home runs for Chicago against New York, which educated him at the cost of $1257 per term in it's public schools, We de cline to perspire wit hanxiety over the result. Let us have home made champions and not heroes imported at great cost for a few seasons on ly. This would not only increase the excitement in our metropolis, but it would give the little towns chance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
10 PER CENT OF EGGS LOST.
$50O0000O Worth Annually Fail to
 Reach the Consumer.

Reach the Consumer.
 Washington.--At least 10 per cent of the poultry and eggs produced in this country never reach the consumer at all, but go to the dump. crematory or some other place not meant for food stulfs. according to d statement issued by Dr. M. D. Pennington, chief of the food research laboratory of the depart ment of agriculture
 "If we estimate the value of the poultry and egg industry at $750ooO.- 900 to the consumer, which is not be- low the actual vaIue." said Dr. Penn ington. the loss from waste would be $75.OOO,OOO. About $50O,OOO,o GOO could be assigned to the value of the poultry and about $250 100000 to the eggs. and we therefore would have a loss of s5O0O0,0 900 on eggs alone"
 Dr. Pennington added that besides the actual loss there was loss in de- terioration in the remainder of the crop of perhaps 30 per cent. due to bad janndlinE. He said that his estimate Of the value of the poultry and egg production might possibly be"a little too conservative and that tradespeopls saId that 1t rsaehed $l seAoOOI0Oo.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1914.
MOTHERS AND THEIR DAUGH.-
 TIERS.

The Father and Son" movement inaueurated in Cleveland for the pul- pose of helping fathers and sons to understand each other, to interest fathers in the new influences that are met by their sons and to break down the barriers between the father and his boy, is meeting with most cor dial endorsement everywhere, with the pleasing prospect that the time may come when the father and son who are pals and chums will not at tract attention by the novelty of their relations, as they do today.
 The movement is commendable, in every respect, but is there not an equally pressing demand for closer relations than seem to exist today between mothers and young daugh- ters, particularly in larger cities?
 Men of the world are astounded at the scores and hundreds of young girls just in their teens who appear on the streets unchaperoned: who meet young men down town and go to the picture shows; who attend public dances in company of which their mothers are ignorant.
 Of all the distressing symptoms Of the time, it seems to us the worst is the weakening of the ties of inti- mate companionship that formerly existed between mothers and daugh- ters.
 How many mothers know who the associates and companions of the;r daughters are? When the slip of girl leaves home to go down town to remain all afternoon, does the moth CT know where she is and who is with her?
 Does she now the kind of boy that may be waiting for her daughter at the postoffice or at the corner drug store? And is she willing for her daughter to attend public dance with a strange young man and to
 
 with him?
 The newspapers daily contain stol- ies of girls who disappear from their homes. The blame is quickly placed upon white slavers, professional mashers and the unwholesome infiu- ences that attach to certain places and forms of amusement, but does not the blame rest primarily closer home? There is nothing so certain to undermine young girls charac- ter as the influences of the street There is nothing so certain to protect her and bring to fruition the nobler virtues of womanhood as the infu- ences of home and mother. A moth CTS tireless vigilance is the price of her daughters salvation. The father and son movement is to be con- mended and it should be supple mented by mother and daughter mOVement--EX.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
FLYNN THERE WITH THE
 SOBRiQUETS.

When it comes to originating sobriquets for his battlers Leo r. Flynn runs even John F. , Dunn, the godfather of Terri ble Turk" the "Bavarian Tiger" , the "Ferocious Finn and the Man Eating Malay,' a close sec ond. Just pipe some of the ti- ties Leo P. has slipped his mitt artists.
 First, there is the Lewiston Bear Cat" the same being Tom my Bergin. who could absorb more punishment in one round than any other man in his class. Then there is Bert Stanley, the Oshkosh Assassin" Flynn calls him. Andy Parker, who scored thirty eight knockouts in forty six fights. was christened the skull Cracker" Knockout" Sweeney's label is "Fishting Corkei" and Johnny tKid) AL berts "Jack the Jawbreaker."
 The latter well deserves his nickname. He actually frac- tured the jaws of nine opponents in fourteen months. The latest boxer to be taken under Flynn's management is Jimmy Fasane, the boy who knocked out Young Dyson Thanksgiving day. Plain Jimmy Fasane wouldn't do for Leo. He immediately dubbed him the "Walloping Wop."
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04

s. A. Temple, of the Temple Cop per Company, returned to Valdez to- day from the company's property af- ter arranging for, the start of the development work on the claims at LandlOck bay.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
THINKS MISSING LINK FOUND.

Stewart Edward White Discovers
 "GoriIIa Men" In Africa.
 London.-Stewart Edward White, the writer. believes he has discovered the missing link" He sailed for New York. after having spent year in Ger man East Africa. exploring regions hitherto unknown to civilized man. White announced that he had discov- cred race of men who strongly re- semble the gorilla. and these, he be- Iieves, will supply the missing link in the Darwinian theory. He said he had photographs and other evidence to cor roborate his belief.
 "The gorilla men. as l have named them" said White. "subsist entirely
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Pioneer Meeting Tonight.

The regular meeting of the Pioneers
 will be held this evening and all
 Business of importance. ks E. G. AMES, Secretary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
TIDE TABLES

.. Wednesday, February 4. ... High tide 5:45 a. m. and 7:52 p. m. Low tide 1885 p. m., ".
 Thursday, February.5. ''''" ' High tide 6:52 a. m. and $40 p. m. Low tide 12:02 a. m. and 800 p. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Dance Tonight.

The regular weekly Wednesday night dance at Eagle hall will be giv- en tonight. Four piece orchestra. All are welcome. ks
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04

upon fruit and the flesh of numerous small animals. which they kill with clubs. stones and pointed arrows. They are little taller but less robust than the gorilla and are able to con verse intelligently with several of the adjacent native tribes. The facial pc culiarities are prognathous chin and a broad, flat nose, while in the fore head are two great hollows near the temples"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Mariposa Passed Skaaway.

The steamer Mariposa passed Skagway this morning at five o'clock and is expected here Friday morn ing
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04

It is mistake to try to conduct a large or small business without newspaper advertising.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
LNaNNOO LNIddQO
Plumley's Retirement.

The announcement by Congressman
Frank Phmley that he shall not be a
candidate for denomination causes an
additional stir in political life. Mr..
Plumley has wisely decided to retire,
after six years of service, to private life.
BY this course he suffers no defeat by
his constituents and it may reasonably
be expected he will leave no discreditable
act in his record. with the rumors of
his decision TO retire came the names of
II. +. Graham OF Craftsbury, John w.
Gordon of Barre and Porter H. Dale of
Island Pond as candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for congressman
from the second district. In few
hours it was announced f. W. Gibson of
Brattleboro would be the Progressive
candidate and the only Progressive can
didate for the place. However the field
is still open for Republican and Demo
cratic candidates and there may be still
more news in the Congressional contest.
st. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-06
WILLIAMSTOWN.

The selectmen will meet at the offic,
of the town clerk next Monday, Marcel
q, at 10 o'clock a. m. to draw orders ir
payment of bills against the town.
Horace Lasell is to be employed in tn,
creamery during vacation.
l.. A. Horner has rented George Bige.
lows farm for year and will take pos
session at once.
The fourth quarterly conference will
be held in the vestry of the Methodist
church Saturday evening, March 7, al
1880. Rev r. +. Lowe, district superin.
tendent. viii preside. All officers. mem.
bers and friends are earnestly requested
to attend.
Centenary Methodist church Morn
ing worship at l0:45j sermon by Rev
r. f. Lowe, district superintendent, fol-
lowed by sacrament of Lords supper
Sunday school at noon. junior Epworth
league at 3 p. m. Epworth league on
Tuesday evening at $780, topic, Com
mon Sense Religion" A cordial invita-
ton is extended to the public in gem
eral.