Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 12, 1909, Page 6

12, 1909, THE OMAHA DALY BEE — v e e FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATER. e VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR. - ba Entered at Omaha postoffice as second- class matter. ——— TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIO Dally Bee (without Sunday), one year.§4.00 Daily Beé and Sunday, ons year. (] DELIVERED BY CARRIER. B-lly Bee (Including Sunday), per wekk. e aily Bee (without Sunday), per week..i0c Evuln. Bee. (without Sunday), per week vening Bee (with Sunday), per week Bunday Bes, one yea: Eaturday Bee, one vea Aadress all complaints @eiivery to Ofty Circulation Del OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Bullamg. South Omaha-Tyenty-fourth apd N. Council Bluff: Scott Street. Lincoin—§18 Little Bullding. Chicago—1648 Marquette Bullding, New York—Rooms 1101-1102 No. 31 West Thirty-third Street. Washington—725 Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. 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That threatened strike of raflroad men might very properly be switched over to arbitration siding. It s fitting that the inventor of the reaper should be first to reap laurels in the farmers’ hall of fame. 8ince Commander Peary has voted the South Pole to Commander Scott, the latter has only to scoot for it. Senatorial elaguence ought to flow freely from Fountain Thompson, the new appointee from North Dakota. —— Congressman Fowler and Senator Aldrich have both come and gone and Omaha is still on the same spot.on the map. Nebraska is now made up of hinety- two counties. Nebraska will célebrate its centenary in this respect before many years roll by ’ Judging from the letters submitted in his breach of promise case, the champion wrestler took a few falls out of Dan Cupld. Since they had refused to fire when ordered it was to be expected that the West Virginia militiamen would them- selves be fired ‘The deeision of New York courts that oral bets are legal is calculated to inspire the race track to talk loud in long, green tones. Oklahoma's supreme court is ap- parently determined that in the lexi- con of divorce there shall be no such word as incompatability. The Omaha Graln exchange is cer- €Alnly a live wire. Witness the crimi- pation and recrimination precipitated by a mere election of three directors. The Lincoln Journal 1;;‘lm. proof that liquor is belng sold within the dry zdne of the capital city. Let it ask some of its readers who carry & key. e e The discussion of the merits of those old bones in Ohio sounds suspiciously reminiscent of the argument that broke up the sodlety on the the Stanis laus, It Captain Amundsen, with seven years' supply of western, meat pro- ducts, does not conquer the Polar ice pack it won't be the fault of the ‘packers. The German kaiser is reported to be courting Canada. Is Uncle Sam going to let the snowshoe girl give him the mitten and send him down the to- boggan? As Sir Ernest, Lieutenant Shackle- ton may enjoy his new knighthood in Loudon. soclety, but it wen't keep his ears warm the next time he visits the Antarctie, i ——— At any rate, Mrs. Eddy's distribution of personal fortune among members of her family proves to have been founded on something more tangible than mere thought traneference. —_— Mr. Bryan still says he does not want to run for senator and will not, “unless"—. That “unlk is the sav- Jug clause which everyone is privileged to complete according to his own guess. Governor Shallenberger never misses @ chance to rub ft in on Omaha because Omaha does not take kindly to the 8 o'clock closing law which he admin- governor should ex- istered. The change his vinegar jug for an ofl can The President and His Message. In one respect Mr. Taft has done something that marks a radical depart- ure from the custom of his predeces- #ors in the presidential offfee, the pub- lie advance announcement of the chief features of his annual message to congress, and of his attitude con- cerning the problems to be outlined. This must serve etill further to estab- lish the bonds of good faith between executive and people. In taking the publie into his confidence Mr. Taft has eliminated all possibilities of specula- tive activity based on ‘“leaks’ of the jealously guarded advance coples. The people know now that conserva- tion of national resources, enforcement of existing anti-trust laws, regulation of interstate commerce, postal savings banks, a remodeling of judielal proce- dure, the establishment of a national health bureau and & report of progress on the investigations of the monetary commission, are the topics which the president will present for congrefsional consideration, and they know exactly where he stands on every one of them. Occasions will arise later for future messages and recommendations which it may be necessary to safeguard until congress receives them, but the pres- ent spirit of frankness is bound to exert an influence toward improving the growing confidence in the stability of business prosperity. W - - - Exploiting the Farms. One railroad baving won prizes at fairs by the wholesale, from the pro- ducts of its model farm, other rail- roads are following suit, and experi- mental stations at various points are to illustrate to the public the possibili- tles of the agricultural life. This is reciprocity, for the farms made the railroads, and the two great interests have so much in common that the one should continue to promote the other. The voice of the farm Is necessarily the voice of the west, for thither the star of agriculture has steadfastly taken its way. Sometimes that voice {8 heard in the tones of Mr. Hill, who is ever eloquent in eonvincing people that the 'vocation of the gardener offers to all the greatest compensation in wealth, health and happiness. Now the commissioner of immigration of another great western railway system is adding his appeal, with the news that 251,000,000 fresh acres in the west are ready to be tilled. Chicago is about to welcome delegates to a land congress which will still further spread this gospel, so that altogether it will not be for lack of exploitation if the American nation continues to lef its land remain idle and unproductive in any section. Inexcusable Indifference. The vote on the three bond proposi- tions submitted for popular ratification or rejection at the recent election in Omaha shows an inexcusable indiffer- ence on the part of. our people on sub- jects of real importance to the commu- nity. These three propositions In- volved the issue of bonds in compara- tively small amounts, and the fact that two of them have been lost by a small margin and one carried by an equally small margin, 18 not the significant feature. The commentary on the listlessness of the voter comes in the small number of votes recorded. ‘Less than 3,700 people out of more than 15,000 took the trouble to vote one way or the other. Three-fourths of the voters who went into the election booths reg- istered their cholce for candidates for office, but refused, or neglected, to say yes or no on the bonds. True, the questions depending on the voting of these bond propositions-raised no issue in the campaign, but they had received some attention in the public prints and there was no organized opposition. The principle of bond submission is the same as that called for by the in- itiative and referendum, and by the direet legislation movement, but this experience with our bond propositions cannot be very encouraging to the ad- vocates of plebiscites on more compli- eated questions that call for something more than a mére yes or no. The Campaign of Education. Those who have heard Senator Ald- rich, or who have read his faithfully re- ported #peeches on the subject of cur- rency reform, cannot fail to have been impressed with the straightforward- ness manifested in-discussing that intri- cate problem. His frankness and lucld- |ity 1s caleulated to disarm any suspicion or prejudice that a hostlle press has sought to arouse, and it is a eredit to {the fairness of the American people that in every e¢ity where he has thus far spoken he has generated the same spirit of candor and consideration that he himeclf has shown. Bringing before the public a presentation of the mone- tary conditions and systems abroad, he atfords his hearers a new breadth of view. When it comes to a specific for curing the financial ills known to exist in our own country, he disclaims, for himself and his colleagues, who have been studying the matter, having agreed upon any definite plan, but having suggestions from the various sections of the coumtry. The visit of Senator Aldrich must make people realize that the commis- sion, which be represents, is engaged chiefly for the present®in a campaign of education. In addition to the utter- ances of their spokesman, the commis- sion is planning the widespread ¢lircu- lation of a great variety of literature designed to flood the whole subject with the light of our own and Euro- pean experience. In exchange for the information which it has garnered for the American nation, the commission asks that competent judgment be forth- coming here to aid in determining ul- timately what is best to be done. With a receptive eagerness of mind on all sides, some Improvements in, our currency system, not a panacea for fi- nanelal ills, ought to be forthcoming. The Bee does not look for immedi- ate or eveh early legislation of com- prehensive character on the currency. The commission has been as deliberate, and will doubtless continue to be, as deliberate. as the diversity of thought on the subject requires. Its Buropean conferences extended over a period dating as far back as August, 1908, and the investigation of the adaptability of European safeguards to this country has only begun. The commission is non-political, as is indi- cated by the presence in its member- ship of such opposites as Hale of Maine and Balley of Texas, or as Overstreet of Indiana and Teller of Colorado. The secretary of the treasury has already into the subject in his forthcoming an- nual report, which is additional inti- mation that nothing is to be attempted until the campaign of education brings about something nearer consensus of opinion among the financial doctors who are waiting on the patient. The Craze for Speed. Discovery that the Chicago chauffeur who drove his car over the brink of an open drawbridge to the death of himself and passengers, Inherited the taint of insanity, and was himself known to be the victim of the mania for speed, suggests & new reason for the need of greater care in determin- ing who shall drive these modern power vehicles. There seems to be an exhilaration in letting out the automobile to its great- est speed, and in insisting on right-of- way, that can readily verge on madness in the case of a weak mind, such as this chauffeur evi- dently had. Skill in gnlgln( a car through crowded streets and in making meteor turns of the curves in country roads, generdtes a spirit of daring that tempts men who would be careful in ordinary pursuits to take tremendous chances with life when a the wheel of an automobile. Contemplation of this particular case of insanity at the helm should afford an occasion for a sober thought on the advisability of the strictest regulations for the examimation of all who are per- mitted to operate cars on the public highways. Convict Labor Contracts, + The execution by Governor Shallen- berger of a new contract for the em- ployment of convicts at the Nebraska penitentiary calls attention to the whole problem of prison labor. The new contract provides fof the establishment of a shirt factory to be operated by the convicts for which the contractors are td pay 62% cents per prisoner per day, while the state is t furnish free of additional “charge the room occupled with light, heat and power. The contract system of employ- ing convict labor is not new in Ne- braska so that the real questions in- volved are, first, wiether this is a kind of labor which the state is justified in permitting, all things considered, and, secondly, whether the terms are fair as between the parties to the contract. It happens that the conmvict labor contracts in Missouri are just now ex- piring having been made five years ago at the rate of 60 cents a day per man, the state similarly furnishing the shops, light, heat and power, and everything except machinery, tools and supervising foremen. Some of the contractors at the Missouri prison have expressed a willingness to pay 70 cents per day per man, but Governor Hadley is holding out for 80 cents a day. It would hardly seem that the value of conviet labor as between Missouriand Nebraska should disclose any material variations. Surely if Missouri is being offered 70 cents the acceptance by Governor Shallenberger of 62% cents does not look like a very good business bargain. State Auditor Barton objects to the isbue of insurance policies purporting to be guaranteed by securities on de~ posit with the state when all that the securities may be held for is the legal reserve—in other words, he objects to the misbranding of insurance policles. On this proposition people who want the label to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth, will be with the auditor. braska district ventures the opinion that there will be no reopéening of the tariff schedules at the impending ses- sion of congress. Congressman Latta would surely be consulted before any- thing of this kind were attempted. Why should not the paving contrac- tors be compelled to clean up promptly after finishing their work? How long must a newly paved street be left lit- tered up with paving blocks, crushed stone and piles of sand? ————— Mayor “Jim" has been Invited to trade in the only issue he has on which to run for governor. A politiclan who uses up his capital may as well go out of business without waiting to be ad- judged a bankrupt. _— Let no woman worry because her purse does not permit her to afford the new fashionable metallic tissue for the background of her transparent gowns. A sunny heart will serve for a golden lning. ¥ Misdirected. Baltimore Amertean. The revelation in the trial of the Trust, now Kolng on, that ice could be and harvested for twentysfive cents & given assurance thatshe will not go | Congressman Latta of the Third Ne- | And the price to retallers set at $4 a ton, will not tend to Increase affectionate pathy in tbe public mind for Oharles W. Morse, the ex-lce kind\ Sioux City Journal. The democratic party of Nebraska Is back in the old rut, trying to extract| some satisfaction from the modest size of the majority against It Suppose Another Falls. Charleston News and Courler. The bank that falled in Oklahoma hap- pened to be the one in which the bank |guaranty fund was deposited. The cash which the bank now has on hand, including what Is left of the guaranty fund, Is| $112283. Just what will happen if another | bank failsa? ATl Hearts Rejolce, | Philadelphia Record. The fellow-countrymen of Our Teddy without distinction of party or ereed, heartily rejolce that he Is still allve and sghooting in the jungles of Africa. Long| may he continue fn good health and éscape | all the dangers that beset him from wild |beasts and & ‘bud climate! Rivalry In Supers. Chicago Record-Herald. The British government has just let contracts for two super-Dreadnoughts which are to have a tonnage of 26,350 each and a speed of twenty-eight knots, This will make is necessary for Germany to immediately begin bullding a couple of super-super-Dreadnoughts of about 80 000 tons each, with a speed of not less than thirty-one knots. Fontunately the size of super-Dreadnoughts has not yet made It nece: ry to ®nlarge the oceans. Pat 1t Up to Congress. Springfleld Republican. Dr. Bllot's appeal to the people to Influ- ence congrésé to modify existing laws %o that coal lands and water-powers on the government domain may be kept from the maw of private monopoly strikes exactly the righ note. Continued attacks upon Secretary Ballinger, or upon the Taft ad- ministration, become puerile, It not merely vindietive, in the light of the fact that what is needed to save coal and water- powers {s mction by congress. The administration must execute the laws; it does not make the laws. The associa. tion of which Dr. Ellot is the president has the opportunity to perform valuable service in creating the right kind of pub- lic sentiment on these questions. TAFT IN THE FAR SOUTH. Big-Hearted Man with Well Ordered Intention Memphis News-Seimitar. Mr. Taft in his.spedches in the south, has been exceedingly happy. He is doing good. It {8 not the reconcillation of the sections that he ls after; that, it may be sald to the credit of all sections, has al- réady been brought about. But the pur- pose of Mr./Taft seems to be to give posi- tive assurance to the people of the south, a hostile people in a party way, that they have the ready ear to the big central gov- ernment In Washington. Mr. Taft wants every citizen, every section, especlally where the democratic party dominates, to Kknow that in -all matters of government, politics barred, it has the ear of the ad- ministration. . The president’s tribute to Jefferson Davis, with his emphatic assurance of genuine pleasure at the restoration of that great cltizen's name to its proper place on the famed Cabin John bridge, will touch every southerner. His reference to the secretary of war was In most excellent taste. Mr. Dickinson, he said, did not enter the cabinet because he wanted the place, but because'he knew what he was wanted for. He im the great; canal-digger, the con- tinent-slicer, ‘the welder of the eastern ahd western worlds. To this duty, Mr. Taft invited him, and to it he s devoting his splendid, superb energles. Mr. Taft {s not so blind as to be unable to see that under present conditions the white men of the south must stand shouldgr to shoulder. Nelther is he so blind a8 to be unable to see that the party with which he s allled has such a records in this sectfon, {ndependent of its principles, as to drive Intelligence and patriotism to a different cover. He knows this and in the big fullhess of his heart bedrs no malice, shelters no prejudice; He wants intelligence to sit in | the saddle; he wants patriotic duties as- signed to the truest representatives of patriotism. Therefore, he is appointing | democrats to high places. | We are not prepared to admit that Mr. Taft 1§ an exceptional president in great- ness. We do bellove, -however, that there 16 & heart in his bosom and that his inten- tlons are all well-ordered and well-Inspired, | He s & thoroughly respectable man and | official, true to good instincts, even though at times he may_seem to be outplayed by selfish politiclans and blased pseudo states- men. WHY MEAT PRICES ARE HIGH, Demand Increasing Faster Than the Supply. | Philadelphia Press, The population grows every year about two In & hundred, which means, In this| city 20,00 mouths added annually. This calls for a steady increase in the supply of meat, and the normal Increase in de- mand from the growth of population has been greatly advanced this year by the| larger number of persons at work as| compared with & year ago. But while the | demand for meat has Increased the supply | of meat has decreased. September gov- ernment reports show that af the seven | primary (nterior markets live stock receipts in Scptember, 3,691,373 head, were 174,113 less than last year. Where the demand for meat had risen at least one in twenty- five, the supply of meat hed fallen rather more than this. For the year to the end of September, nine months, the decrease in meat arrivals at the great packing cen- ters of the west ran from 10 per cent at Chicago to 18 per cent at St. Joseph. The | same changes (ook place with reference | to fresh meats shipped east, These feil almost one-fifth in the amount received at | eastern centers. As (o canned meats, they | fell 46 per cent this year, for nine months, | as compared with like month in 1908 As will be seen, while September showed | better than the rest of the year, showing | only 4 per cent decrease, the whole year showed changes of from 10 to 20 per cent, | or, In the case of canned meats, 4 per cent. A ohange lke this could not fail| to have Its effect on prices, but it is not wholly due to the disappearance of cattle ranges In the west as they are taken up by farmers. The great combination which, without any single great corporation, manages, by a common un- derstanding from Omaha to Chi 0, to! control meat prices, has decidedly reduced | the price pald the farmer. As one result, all over the west agriculture is shifting from the production of meat to other lines less completely under the controj of | the combination. At the same time prices |are raised in the east to the consumer. | |The combination Is strong enough to get special advantages in freight rates. It has laid hands on the leather Industry) of the country, and its capital has re-| cently Interested itself in the rubber trust. | Exactly how much profit is made in| all these various ways is not yet knowf, | but It will be found out next year, when the tederal corporation tax has forced ‘“1 these corporations to publish reports of their operations |ana poor round New York Ripples on the Ourremt of Life An instructive post mortem of the re- mains of the gas fight in Greater New York is supplied by a report of the special | master of the federal court in charge of refunding gas overcharges. When the fight began against the law reducing the price of gas to $0 cents, the companies were al- lowed to collect the old rate of $1, ' but were required to deposit with the court the difference between the two rates, the | amount to be refunded on final determina- tion of the issues. Up to the time the fed- eral supreme court spoke the last word sustaining the validity of the reduction law, the master had recelved $10,813,6, principal and interest, on the deposits. Of |this sum $5150,943 has been returned to consumers. claimants Checks for $§302,000 sent to were returned because they | could not be found. All known holders of alld recelpts for the excess have been reached, still tho master has on hand $2,662,362 with which to pay further claims, the court costs and the speclal master's expenses. It s estimated $2,000,00 will be returned to the companies, representing the aggregate loss of negligent consumers. The easy ways of the multitude turns into “velvet” for the gas companies. When elevated ‘rallway structures are built in New York in the future the archi- tects will have to figure out how to pre- vent the deafening roar ca'sed by traine. A precedent has been set in the plans for the elevated parts of the proposed new subway lines. The Publie Service commis- slon _announces that designs of noiseless “L" structures have been approved by the Municipal Art commission, but only tenta- tively. The commission will pass finally on designs for “L" sections of subway Toutes and then the Art commission will have another chance to consider them. Observation has shown the chief reason trains running on an “L" structure caus great noise Is that the structure vibrates. Engineers figured that if they could do away with that vibration they could pro- vide practically nolseless raflways over- head. They decided the best way to stop the vibration of the steel structures was to place on top of them solid concrete floor- ings, and the designs approved by the Art commission call for flooring of concrete from eleven to fifteen inches thick. Over the conerete will be lald the ties support- ing the ralls and the ballast, which proba- bly will be of broken stone. The concrete flooring will prevent the vibration caused by the operation of trains. Bat Masterson tells a taxicab story of Harry Allen, who brought the first fleet of taxicabs to New York, and managed it well while he was In charge: “Allen took a ride during the Hudson-Fulton week," says Masterson. “He pald the dollar and a half in advance graft that was oxacted during that period by some companies without demur. He couldn't help himself. But after the cab started he looked at the indicator flag. It should have been pointed at an angle of 45 degrees above the hori- zon. Instead, it was pushed clear down out of sight. Mr. Allen tapped on the win- dow and the cab stopped. 'You have that indicator down to the double fare notch,' sald Allen. ‘Put it back where it belong: ‘Why,' stuttered the ihdignant robber, ‘yow-you—you—what do you know about my b anyhow? ‘Everything,' said Allen. ‘I have fired most of our thieves from my companies at one time and an- othéf—and I invented that!particular style of register. Now, put It back.’ ‘And,’ sala Mr., Masterson, ‘the cabman put it back. But when Mr. Allen paid his fare this nervy chauffeur looked at him with sorrow in his eyes. * ‘I should think,' said he, ‘that 1f you're in the business you wouldn't mind a poor guy makin' & dishonest dollar for himself.” arsenic. More than 260 valuable horses In Bast Side stables have been polsoned to death in the last few months by a gang of black- mailers for whom the police are eagerly searching. Detectives declare that owners of horses in that section of the city have already paid at least $10,000 to the black- matlers and that thelr animals have so far enjoyed Immunity. Dr. H. Stark, chiet inspector for the Soclety for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Animals declares that while more than 250 and less than 500 horses have been killed by polsoning, more than 2,000 animals have been given poison, but saved. The method of the blackmallers is to de- mand, through a letter, several hundred dollars from the proposed victim on pen- alty of having his horses killed. After the second demand has been ignored, one or more of the victim's horses dle. Later it 1A found that the horses have been given The $2,000,000 estate, left by Danlel C. Kingsland, a New York real estate oper- ator, 18 to be distributed among his nep- hews and nieces. Some of it will go to the half hundred lawyers who represented the varlous heirs, Justice Truax ordered the distribution of the fortune recently after learning that the disputes had been amicably settled. When | the case was called, a small regiment of lawyers stepped forward. “How many attorneys are Interested In this motion?" asked the court. ““There are, 1 think, about forty-one pres- ent this norning,” replied Attorney Wil- Ham R, Wilder, as spokesman. more of us when we gather In force.” PERSONAL NOTES. Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister of tha late President Cleveland, has Jjust slgned the national suffrage petition, The fact that Commander Peary is to get $1.20 per word for a forthcoming mag- azine article probably will not occasion an acute crisis in the Outlook editorial sanctum, however. From Honolulu Hongkong a stow- away, from Hongkong to Seattle a cabin boy, from S:attle to San Francisco a hobo and a hobo from San Franclsco to Denver and from Denver to Butte, three years on the road and 13 years old now—such is the record of Manuel Govain “I would rather do newspaper work than be president of the United States” Is meat | the herolc sentiment ascribed to Mr. Rob- | |inson, the editor of the Roswell (New Mex- | ico) Register-Tribune, who declines to be governor of the territory. Rhetorle reaches its highest point in the southwest. The duchess of Marlborough, at don, sald she wished that everybody, rich alike, could be obliged to work for & certain pumber of hours every day. Hard-handed old Commodore Vanderbilt passed down some very sane views to his descendants. The death of George F. Durant, general manager of the Bell Telephone company of Missouri, recalls what a new thing the telephone is, for he was its introduction in St. Louls and beyond. He helped Prof. Bell make the first ex- hibit of the telephone in St. Louls in 1578, when manager of the American District Telegraph company there. “There are | the ! |opening 6f & chrysanthemum show in Lon- | the ploneer of | t00 kd ison This instrument was he would like to see a P spending it in any other and hear the Edison Phonographs - Edison Standard Records Bdison Grand Opera Records - NEBRASKA THE CLOSEST STATE. Outclasses All Others in Evenness of Party Strength. New York. Tribune. Nebraska can now lay claim to being the olosest state politically in the whole union. In the presidentlal election of 1908, a num- ber of states wavered In the Mbalanc Maryland was the only one to split its electoral vote, choosing two republican and six democratio electors, the elector with the largest vote being a republican. In several other states the pluralities for one electoral ticket or the other were small. Mr. Tatt carried Missouri by 620 votes, and Montana by 8000. Mr. Bryan carried Nevada by 47 votes, Colorado by 3,040, and ‘Nebraska by 4102 The state officers were divided between the two partles in Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska and Ohlo. In Nebraska, for instance, the democratic electoral ticket won by 4102 plurality. A democratlc governor was elected by a plurality of 11,84, and a demooratic rail- |road commisioner by a plurality of Bl The republican candidates for the other state offices won by margins of from 202 to 4,5%. 80 even a division may occur now and then in a naturally close state, but seldom repeats itself. The pendulum moves one way or the other. In Mary- {land this year a democratic candidate for comptroller won by about 8,000 votes. But in Nebraska there has been hardly any disturbance of last year's balance. The republican candidates for minor state of- fjoes this year seem to haye been elected, but their pluralities are not expected to exceed 1,00. That is a remarkable demon- stration of political stability, or, rather, of the preservation of an unstable political equilibrium. Mr. Bryan's state at pres- ent outclasses all the others in the equal zation of party forces. So long as the democrats and the populists remain united they just about offset the normal repub- lcan vote. But that unity {s conditioned on the maintenance by Mr. Bryan of his leadership of the national democratic party. Were he to be dlsplaced by any competitor, Nebraska would again become a certain republican state. SEEMS BARELY CREDIBLE. American Raillroad Progres: Span of Human L Philadelphia Record. It is hard to believe that the vast rail- road system of the world has come Into being in a single human life, but a few days ago there was announced the death of the man who fired for Stephenson on the “Rocket,” the first of locomotives; and on Frifay, across the river in Cam- den, occurred the death of Tatem Parsons, who Is said to have been the first driver of the locomotive “John Bull,” bullt by Stephenson & Co., in 1831, for the Balti- more & Ohlo rallroad, the original locomo- tive on an American line. There may be some doubt, however, about this oase. Evidently something is wrong in the story, for 1831 was seventy-cight years ago, and Parsons s said to have been %0 years old. We presume he was not running a loco- motive when he was 12 years old. But he may very will have been one of the later drivers of the “John Bull." LINES TO A SMILE. .This Is & strictly up-to-date prison. You noties that all the drink prisoners are be- hind the and all the women inmates in tiers. “And what do you do with the Inteliigent and educated prisoners?” *We put them in the brain cells."—Balti- more American. Within Fuddy—DIid you ever notice that suc- cessful men are generally bald? Duddy—Certainly! They come out top.—Boston Transeript. on “You speak fluently before an audience.' es, 1 belleve 1 do.” “But what do you do when you lose | the thread of your discourse?” | “Put t . in a string of worda."~Cleveland Leader. Lady; “I'm afrald that these eggs are not strictly fresh.” The grocer: “If you find one that's bad, | ma'am, don't hesitate to bring it back. I le y nothin’ falrer than that, ma'am.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. The “1 envy a good-natured man,’ sald the hilogopher. |Pee %o T answerea Mr. Sirtus Barker “His good nature usually indicates that the desirable things of life are coming his way."'—Washington Star ‘Man was made mourn,” quoted the | moralizer. ¥ “Yes,” rejoined the demoralizer, “and | woman was made to see that he does it."— {Chicago News. “Did Jones lose control of his au “Completely; the cook uses it | time!"'—Puck the Fond Mother—See here, Miss Teacher, I |want my girl to have everything proper | about her schoolin’ Teacher—Well, i Fond Mother—No been tellin’ that common nouns.—Baltim Mrs. s biscult at me. madam? n't. She's just s studyin' them American. Newbride—Boohoo! Henry threw One that 1 made myself, Mother—The monster! He might have Killed you!—United Presbyterian. “You sy, that looal option has been of great ba\:'m 10 this section of the coun- I‘"y “Yes, sir,” answered Colonel Stillwell. It is intended to bring music into your home, help you entertain your guests. during your leisure hours, up your family to love music. This is what Mr. Edison meant when he said that Edison Amberol Records (twice as long) Soc National Phonegraph Company, 75 Lakeside Ave., Oranigs, N. J. it owMufifi’o isinthe oS § . X { Do you know how much you are losing by not owx;ing an Edison Phonograph ? made for you by Mr. Edison. It will It will amuse you It will help you to bring honograph in every home. . How can you let any consideration of money stand in the way of your ownin tainers? The Phonompfi more in return for the money than you can get by one of these great enter- will give you so much way. Do not take our word for it. Go to a déaler today Edison Phonograph play the Amberol Records, and you will know why we are so positive that you cannot afford to do without it. - $12.50 to $125.00 Thete are Edison dealers everywhore, Go to the nearest and hear the Edison Phonograph play both Bdison Standard and Amberol Records. Get complete catalogs from your dgaler or from ug, » 3¢ 750 We Phonegrayh Company In Nebraska and Have | I Huge Stocks ' Of Every Record Mentioned on This Page Today | “As soon as a lot of us 9itizens realizea how far anybody would have to ko for a drink we organized a good roads move ment."—~Washington Star. TWO KINDS oF PEOPLE, @ Did you ever know the chap Who will come and give a\slap On your shoulder, as with jovial he'll say, “Glad to see you look s well Bay, this weather, ain't {§ swell?" In'& hearty, joy-inspiring sort of way. volce i Though his manner's rather rough, 4 Sull 1 think he's good h “ For an all-around compa. u For the smile that's on his face, Makes you work with better grace, If he comes within a haif a bioe you. ug! n_ when you're L B X But the chap that's always sour, And does nothifg else but glower, There s nothing in this world that m‘”. him. 4 How he takes the spice from life, Bets your soul and joy at'strife e As you look upon his face morose Aha grim, If 1 only had my way, When the skies are looking gray, I would lock that kind of fellow in a s 1 cell; / And when things are looking bright, { And the world is seeming right, hase him to | the wllder‘\euw There's enough of downright woe | In this world of ours T know Without our counterfeiting any more; Let us keep a happy grin, And content will enter in, Making trouble take a hike thr side door. I Paul, Neb. YOUR EMBLEM ON CARENCE-GRAFT WORK “The A, Mospe Oo. Furnishes This Delight- fal Hand Wrought Jewelry, Hte., With Identifying Marks. ough the L. MA St “Carence Crafter's” hand wrought jew- eiry is attractive enough just as it comes from the shops of these Chicago artists, but the watch fobs, cuff buttons, buckles, | ? ¥ hat pins, ete., furnished with your own | initial, lodge or fraternity emblem marked \ | thereon, are well nigh irresistible. | The A. Hospe Company of 1513 Douglas ! street has the exclusive Nebraska selffing on “Carence Craft wares,” and unam&q to furnish you with the above pi of | jewelry marked as specified at $1.36 and up rds. 1t “Carence” work is assuredly out of the ordinary and NO two pleces are ever ma alike. The artist breathes his idea of exclusiveness intg pach ‘and every plece That's the reason the candlesticks bracelets, rings, trays, etc., turned out b, this aggregation of unique designers are #0 universally admired. “Carence” work makes mas gifts, but, to secure the cholcest pleces it is almost imperative that your cholce be made NOW, for this is all hand wrought work apd cannot be ordered in “gross lots” al the last moment as in) other lne The line shown here now ranges from to $32 per plece, and is well worth & immediate inspection THE A. HOSPE CO, ) 1613 Douglas mruv( admirable Christ-