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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
al FIGHTS NIT sIGEL.'
Grant p. Robinson.

Grant p. Robinson.
I met him again. he was trudging along,
HIS knapsack with chickens was swelling;
He'd "Blenkered" these ~bdainties. and
thought II no wrong,
From one Fecessionists dwelling
DO Q Gght2" said I, touching his
Turning slowly around he smiling said.
For the thought made him stronger and
II nights NIT sigel."
The next time / saw him his knapsaek was
His cap and canteen were missing,
Shell, shrapnei and grape, and the swift
rife ball
Around him and Ger him were Kissing.
How are you, my friend. and were have
And Tor what ana for whom are you
He said. as a shell from the enemy's gun
Sent his arm and his hDgisketa htinG.
II fights init sigel"
And once more l saw him and knsit ~ his
His iife-bloOd was rapidly noyingi
h bright LAM to which ne was going:
And have you no word for the dear ones
The wee one, the father or mother9"
'Yawl Yaw!" said he, tell themi Obi tell
Poor fellow he thought OF no other
81 fights NIT sigelS"
We scraped out a grave, and he dream
lessly sleeps .tf M a..
On the banks Of the Shenandoah river.
His home and his kindred alike are un-
His reward IN the hands OF the Gfyer.
We placed a rough board at the head OF
his grave,
And we left him alone in hts glory,
But on Il NC marked ere We turned from
the spot,
The little we knew OF his story
II nights nit sigeL"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

luton. He recognizes the difficulties,
due to the peculiar division Of govern.
mental power, but he thinks a good be.
ginning can be made in solving the prob.
lem IL the subject be approached with
honesty and common sense. The atti.
tude Of the president being clearly de-
fined and there being no question that Il
is approved by the people, the repub-
licans in congress should realize the duty
and the expediency of giving this ques-
ton the consideration which its com
handing importance demands. To dis
regard the distinct call to this work of
the leader Of the party would be a very
serious political mistake.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

do Washington papers publish Mercer
eulogies and Mercer cartoons and Mercer
editorials while they ignore or oppose
congressman of the highest type and
standard like David b. Henderson, 10
seph g. Cannon, Serene Payne, General
Grosvenor or James S. Sherman? why
did District Of Columbia people present
Mr.. Mercer with a silver service and
why did they single Mercer put as the
only congressman to act with the Wash
ington local Grand Army reunion com
mittee7 Is It because Mercer owns his
residence in Washington and lives there
and is more directly interested in the
%upbuilding Of the city of Washington
than other members Of congress who
have invested their money in their own
districts2
To be sure. Mr.. Mercer. in his jollying
mood, has Just intimated in a public
speech that he would II reelected bring
the national capitol to Omaha, but such
p~alaver is taken for what it is worth by
intelligent voters Of this district. The
people OF Omaha and the Second Ne
braska district are willing to let the
District of Columbia keep the national
capitol and are preparing also to let the
District Of Columbia keep Mr.. Mercer
and enroll him among its permanent
population.
So far as the Craftsmanship of the com
mittee on public buildings is concerned,
our amiable Washington contemporary
need give itself no fears that the coun-
try in general and the city Of Washing
ton In particular will suffer because 1t
will be filed by a tenderfoot. 1t is fore
ordained by the unwritten law Of con
gress that Mr.. MERGERS successor as
chairman Of the committee will be an
experienced member who has served sew
eral terms on the committee and Is en-
titled to promotion by his seniority of
rank.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
THE SAND OF TIME.
Manifestation Of Natures Changes In
the Great saIt Lake.
e York Times

AhG OEtNN SaAA hoAN
New York Times.
II the great Salt Lake Of Utah is drying
up-and this lie certain to be it's fate unless
Its waters shall be early replenished from
some source-it will mark but one Of ma
lures slow changes on the face Of a planet
which to our casual view seems TO be Of
permanent form. This body Of salt water
in the middle Of a continent means as much
to the geologist as the morafne of . glacier
or the abandoned bed OF a great stream.
They are all footprints in a development,
the history Of which extends through the
infinite ages. As far back as our written
annals go the face Of the earth has been
practically as II is at present, and the
most marked transformations that we know
anything about are, the eruptionB Of vol
canoes, the extension Of an ocean beach.
the recession OF q melting Ice mass or the
disappearing OF a lake.
In no other way can we form so accurate
an estimate Of our own littleness as by
standing of and contemplating the pun
accomplishments Of a generation. One man
lives and dies, perhaps, at what we cali
"a ripe old age" and yet nature In his
time has not thought 1t worth its while
to make any material alteration In the
surface Of the globe. He notes In remi-
nisceDce vast changes that man mas
wrought, but the oceans, rivers and lakes
are Just where they used to be, the level
Of the land is the same, temperatures and
climates are practically unchanged and the
scheme of the world, although full Of evil
dences Of evolution, Is as It was 100, 1000
or 5000 years ago, No fact is better cal
culated to make a human being realize
what q mite he is after all, in spite OF all
the pomp and circumstance with which for
q few years he passes in and out among
his fellow men.
There are sermons Of man different
kinds in stones. II they have any message
for the tribes Of men It is that they are
older, that they came into the world thou
sands Tor is It mlllionsD Of years before
we did, and in the ordinary course Of
events will remain long after the proud
spirit Of mortal has fed It's earthly haunts.
The lifetime OF = man is q minute or two
in q geological age, and such an age is
not long in the history of q planet. II we
were oftener to pause aud reflect Q little
upon the insensible impress which one life.
time makes upon the eternities We should
find II Of Christening effect, 1t is well that
we should sometimes get a glimpse OF
natures very deliberate operations in world
building. -a-l
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
BaIdvIn the Great at North Platte,
Grand leland Independent.

OIdnu IbIHnu InueponuenL.
The people Of North Platte resent the
imputation that its citizens have lost con-
troll and that lawlessness peigns. And II
appears that during the visit OF John N.
Baldwin a controversy arose between a news
reporter and the Union Pacific attorney
one that became so heated that the re-
porter has hada warrant sworn out against
Baldwin on the charge Of provoking an
assault. We just knew. when the colonel
told us about those strawberries, that there
was a man who would go TO jail some
day
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Democratic organs and orators may be
relied on to take issue with nearly every
thing President Roosevelt says in his
speeches that car be given a political
tinge. But it would have been the same
with Mckinley If he were alive. Moth
ing a republican administration does
ever satisfies the democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Colonel Bryan viii spend the entire
month OF October on the hustings in
Nebraska, Ample notice is given so that
the population can be again moved up
to the railroad crossings and water
spouts, where thousands of eager audi
tors always congregate on the open
prairie whenever Mr.. Bryan and his off,
cial reporter pass.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Managers of the populist campaign in
Nebraska are u again with appeals
for popular contributions Of campaign
funds. The poverty dodge is a great
trick. but 1t can be played too often.
when the populiHts we're on top aud
holding out a regular percentage of the
whole state payroll as assessments on
ali at the crib. the same plea Of pow
erT was put forward
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

The triple alliance between Bombastes
Baldwin, Dave Mercer and Governor
Savage has projected the three non-resi-
dents who want to dominate Omaha pol
itics through the police force further to
the front Of the stage than was origi-
nally designed by the playwright.
Omaha audiences do not take kindly to
the heavy villain in the %melodrama.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Having been interviewed by the En-
peror Of Germany and other royal dig
nitaries Of the old world. no wonder ].
Pierpont Morgan is close-mouthed when
approached by ordinary American news
paper reporters.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25


The Board of Education Is noted for
impulsive benevolence. Having re-
elected Superintendent Pearse for three
years when he would have been only
too happy to get an extension Of twelve
months, the board in It's exuberant
spirit has inserted High School Cadet
Drillmaster Pearse into the High school
faculty. If Superintendent Pearse has
any other surviving relatives, male or
female, anywhere, he should not be too
modest to make the fact known to the
board with a request to have their
names inserted on the school board pay
roll with at least four figures. With
$4,000 more in sight than was originally
figured among the available assets by
the finance committee, the board is in
the right humor to fling money at any
body By the RRme=0f Fearse, ami mir.
Pearse should, by all means, make sun
while the hay shines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Omaha has expended several thousand
dollars for street signs, but there is
scarcely a trace Of the signs or the
money anywhere. That does not pre-
rent us, however. from repeating the ex-
pertinent so long as we have money 10
burn.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

A contract has been let for paving an
other street in the heart Of Omaha that
has never before been paved. Slowly
but surely the gaps in our system Of
street pavement are being closed up.
let the good work go on.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

The vessel on which Mr.. Schwab Is
travelling to Europe cannot be equipped
with apparatus for wireless telegraphy,
else we would be having hourly bulletins
keeping us informed Of the state of his
health.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
An Rule.
baltimore American.

Secretary Shaw is eccentric in some
things. One of his new rules is that let
tiers to his department shall be answered
promptly. Heretofore answers to letters
written to government bureaus have az
forded considerable entertainment to the
heirs of the writer's.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Dom Paul Kruger finds it as hard to
reconcile himself to the innocuous desue-
tude that envelopes ex-presidents as
those in this country who have moved
into the White House and out of it
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Senator Mason Of Illinois is falling
into the habit of writing open letters.
That looks as If he were convinced his
candidacy for reelection was still alive.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
A Name that Fits.
North Flatte Tribune.

The Omaha Bee refers to the head Of the
legal department Of the Union Pacific as
Bombastes Furiosa Baldwin. Judging from
Baldwin's actions while in this city the
early part OF the week, the name is ~particu-
larly applicable.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

A French actress has managed to die
leaving an accumulation Of debts aggre-
eating over 100000. American actresses
would like to know how their French
sister did Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

For President Roosevelt New England
is not in any sense the enemy's country.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
waste of Good Money

WdshihblOn EoSI
Between Canadian Justice and Cuban
leniency, the man who steals makes a seri-
Gus mistake in spending the money with
American lawyers. s
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
Putting the blame ON Providence.

chicago Hecoru-HeraId.
President Baer Of the Philadelphia &
Reading company says God put the mines
into the and of the present operators.
Mr.. Baer doesn't go SO far, however, as to
claim divine inspiration for the advance in
hard coal prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

The tree-planting season has passed
and gone and the sign-plantihg season IL
ABOUT to begin.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Golf is on the wane and tennis OF the
up grade-at least that is the thermo-
metric reading In Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Now that the dog pound fund has run
out, CANNES with banks Oh may run at
large in Omaha without let or hindrance.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Plumbers and gas filters must refrain
from putting on a militia uniform, ex-
cepting for a masquerade ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Presidents who keep close to the peo-
pie cannot go. far astray.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

There's music in the air in Omaha
And more kinds Of music than one.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

According to inside Information the
shah Of Persia makes his British hosts
tired. Perhaps it is mutual.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

General Colby's battlecry is "Let loose
the coyotes Of wal. On to Fort Riley
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
ABATEMENT on CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b. T~zschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
Gays that the actual number of fun ana
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of July, 1907, was as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Cleveland Plain Dealer: rs this my
family tree? Well, well, what crooked
iimbsl There don't appear TO be but two
straight ones in the lot"
Eyes, noble patron. / s~traightened those
in honor Of your revered grandmother, the
ballet dancer"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

washington Star: IT shall sweep every
thing before me in this campaign" said the
INSCRIPTIONS politician.
81 see" said his wife; that explains
what that rude person meant by saying
you were out for the dust"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Philadelphia Press: Does my boy" in.
quired the parent, seem 70 have a natural
bent in any one direction?'
Yes, sir said the teacher. He gives
every indication OF being a captain OF In
dustry some day. He. gets the Other, boys TO
do all his work for him."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Detroit Free Press; Lssdy-D@ you have
Pat-f walk, mum. Tn doctor said me
omo wal ruinin' me health.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Leslie's Weekly; Waiter, what's all that
noise like a pile-driving machine at work.
steak. You ordered tenderloin, / believe,
sir"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Baltimore American: l"You see, ma'am,-
began the professional keggar, II got ny
arm scalded. III be glad to show yop-',
Never mind" interrupted Mrs. Koal-
dart. You're only wasting your time
"Not at all. ma'am, my motto is: No
trouble to Show goods"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Chicago Tribune: Att~orney-Now. then,
sir, what is your namep
Greek Witness-Nolos Palatsaiaguagaro-
Observation-Disclosures"
The Court dnterrupting(-That will do,
SIT, Tor purposes OF dehtl W. aFocSSo
have other cases to try. r
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Brooklyn Life: Mrs. Dimpleton = Why
don't you get your life Insured?
Dimpleton-What's the use? I'm well
enough, and I'll probably. outlive YOU.
well, you always did look on the dark
side"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Chicago Tribune: He thought Il an Of
fectiVe way to propose.
"Id be your caddy for life he said.
VERY WELL" she replied. Take my fan,
stand 10 one side and watch for points
while l play this game out. But remem-
Der that Interruptions WIN spoil ones very
Then. she began a desperate Irritation
with his hated rival,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14
NAVY NEEDS OFFICERS.
Than Thousand Trained Men
in Near Future.

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE most
crying need OF the navy, according
10 the annual report OF Rear Ad-
miral ". c. Taylor, chief Of the bu-
reau of navigation, is more officers
to man our warships. lie submits
table showing that the present needs
of the naval service require ] 600 Of
ticers, while the number of the naval
list, including midshipmen after
graduation, is only 1923, or 81 short.
He figures that the vessels now au-
thorized by congress but not com
pleted will require 49s additional Off
GERS, TO which is to be added IS per
cent. for officers sick or on shore
duty and 100 for casualties during
the next four years, or a total for
the vessels now building of 7S3. This
added TO the present short
age, 81, Will give 1850. The gradu-
ates from the naval academy during
the next four years will be 355, leav-
ing total deficit July /, 1906, OF
! COS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14
TELLS ABOUT ARMY.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin Says Force IL to lie
Reduced to 10000 Men-FaVors
Restoring the Cnnteen.

Washington. Nov. s.-Maj. Gen. Hen
~ {. Corbin, adjutant general Of the
army, in his annual report deals with
every feature Of the army and makes a
statment showing the army is 10 be
reduced 10y December 10 90. 02O men.
Of which 2.s77 belong 10 the staff de-
partments. The report also shows that
during the fiscal year there were IS
officers killed in action or died Of
wounds and disease, 81 resigned and 6s
retired. Of the enlisted men 1927 were
killed or died Of wounds and disease.
35.s06 were discharged on the eXpira-
tion OF service, 5,49s were discharged
for disability or dismissed by order of
court-martial. 4,G77 deserted. two were
missing and 2O3 retired
Concerning the army canteen he
says: The restoration Of the ex-
change as it existed prior 10 the
passage Of the act Of February ., 1901,
prohibiting the sale Of beer, is desired
and urged by the great majority Of Of
fcers and men. and 10y none more than
those Of pronounced temperance
views"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14
SHE WAS NOT DEAD.
Effort 10 Probate q VIII sa Grand
Rapids Comes To a sudden
Ending.

Grand Rapids Nov 1O.-Probate
Judge Jewell has discovered that no
has been trying to probate the will
OF woman who is not dead. The
unusual mix-up is due 10 the blunder
OF Lowell attorney, who a short
time ago read an account of the
death of Lucinda Evans, of Boone
township. Remembering in his safe
lay the will Of Lucinda Evans he
promptly filed il with the Judge Of
probate. The Judge and his force
have been trying for two months to
make the names in the will and the
names Of deceased woman's relatives
agree, but not one of them tailed.
II was badly tangled mess and the
Judge was nearly distracted trying
10 uuravel il, when he received let
ter from Lucinda Evans saying she
was not dead and objected 10 the
probation Of her will. Apologies
from the attorney were also received,
with he explanation il was the
wrong woman who had died.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14

the Grades. He defined nature
study as an inve> igatiOn II the Oh
JectS OF nature that make up the
child'S environment He values this
work because It, creates in the child
an enthusiastic desire for knowledge
II viii keep the boys and girls in
school becauS, il Will interest them
He emphasized tie pint thai the
teaching must be done by direct ob.
servation. The child must get spec
linen, see the y eciman and then de-
scribe tie specimen. lie recon-
mendtd the u 81 specimens with
which the child i frmi ia such as
the hen. He would alSl seltct " D.
ical specimens. He sh WED how 10
collect and preserve specimens such
as insects. snak~S and flowers.
An excellent I Xix on "Penmanship"
was given Saturday morning by Prof.
+. ID Pennell, Of Alma. He espe-
ia'ly criticized the public schools be-
cause they require tpO much writing
in the lower grabs. Ii not only in
terferes with the childs breathing,
but IT, also Sp ills the fingers for future
training. The habit thus formed OF
using the fingers IS foe 10 future bus
mess writing He suggested as rem
edY that the writing should be made
large and That nipIe Of the practice
should be on til: blaCkblardS. He
would teacn simpler forms 81 letters
and would make movement the most
important consideration in teaching
penmaDsbip. He considered the slant
of writing the least important ques-
ton.
Commissioners II. \. Graham, OF
Mt. Pleasant; T. II. Townsend. OF st.
Johns: and j. {. Ketcham, OF Hast
ings, were 10 attendance and rendered
valuable assistance.
The queries for discussion aroused
spirited debate The eighth grade
examinations do not seem to be salts
factory In a respects. There il an
opinion among teachers that these
diplomas are granted AZ too early an
age and on too low a standard. The
plan in regard 70 these examinations
has been changed by the state de-
partment. Hereafter there will be
but one examination a year. which
vii be held In May The study OF
llawthorne's story, The Great Stone
Face vii be the basis OF the reading
work.
The next meeting OF the association
will be held at ST. Louis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14

Marquette. Nov. 1o.-Former Post
master General Don NJ Dickinson, Of
Detroit, is the father Of a plan 10
erect a statue Of Hon. Peter White, Of
this city first citizen Of Marquette
and the upper peninsula. 1t is pro-
posed by Mr.. Dickinson that the mon
ument be erected at the entrance Of
PreSque Isle park. The suggestion has
been received with much favor here
and throughout northern Michigan.
and early steps will be taken 10 organ
lie monument association. The pro-
posed statue viii not cost less than
$4,000. and prohably 100000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14
ASK TOO MUCH.
stitutiOns Have Been Reduced
somewhat.

Lansing, Nov lo.-The appropria-
tions asked for by the state institu-
tions for the next two years have been
submitted 10 and passed upon by the
board Of corrections and charities
The total appropriations desired for
special Improvements and current ex-
pen>es aggregate about $4,000 900.
The board Of corrections and charities
eliminated S405, OOOfrom the estimates,
but GOV. Bliss, 10 whom they have just
been presented, insists upon still
further reduction. 1t is possible that
unless reductions are made in accord
auce with the governors suggestions
the veto aN will be used.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-11-14
A Startling Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking
back at A. T. Hoadley, a healthy, TO.
bust blacksmith Of Tilden, Ind, that
Tor ten years he suffered such tortures
from rheumatism as few could endure
and live. But wonderful change fol.
lowed his taking Electric Bitters.
Two bottles wholly cured me-" he
writes, "and have not felt twinge in
over year They regulate the kid.
neys, purify the blood, and cure rheu-
mstism, neuralgia, nervousness, i'm.
prove digestion and give perfect health.
Try them. Only so cts. at Sharrar &
Mulhollsnd's drug store.