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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
Russia's transparent Bluffs.

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The car repeats his assurance that he
will fight until the wretched Japanese sue
for terms of peace rather than submit to
the cession of territory or the payment OF
an indemnity. Nevertheless, the Japanese
have already established a government OF
Sakhalin and NJ. Wltte stopped in Paris
on his way to the peace conference to see
upon what terms Russia can borrow an
indemnity fund. The French bankers
named rates that seemed to him too high'
and he will try the American financiers,
He tried them few years ago and only
succeeded in getting a small loan, mostly
taken by a. life insurance company which
needed Russian bonds as basis for doing
business in Russia.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
THE STRENUOUS PACE.
Weak spots i'm Americans Educational
ArmOr.


ArmOr.
DR.. Wolf Won scherbrand In Public Opinion.
In all our schools, high and low. but es-
pecialy in the higher grade ones, and In
the colleges and universities not enough
time is given TO the study of the various
branches Long before the subject has
been grasped and mentally suggested. the
pupil is hurried on to new fields. Repeti-
tion is similarly treated. hastily, skimming
the surface only. The most slovenly method
Of tuition, to Judge from what have seen
and heard myself, are nearly everywhere
in these United States in vogue in impart-
ing a knowledge Of geography, general his
tory, languages and foreign literature
The system is largely to blame Let us
see. I have already spoken Of one error
committed, that OF undue haste. But there
are several others. Teachers are not given
latitude enough In teaching. The system
adopted everywhere forces them to teach in
cut-and-dried manner, largely mechanical,
leaving little II any '1eeway'' to the in
dividual teacher, and still less choice to the
individual pupil. Again, there is a great
deal too much memorizlng and drilling, and
not half enough exercising, whetting and
sharpening of the pupils own reflective
powers. and instead of making 1t the teach
ers chief aim to "make the young idea
shoot" to get the gist of the matter into
each head, and TO make the pupil tell in his
or her own words what has or has not been
imbibed, the prevailing method is to get the
scholar to repeat, nearly always in a me-
chanical way, the lesson learned in as
nearly the identical words used in teaching
as may be. This is learning by rote, not by
mind; it trains the memory, but not the in
tellect; knowledge thus acquired does not
become part OF the pupils brain; It is but
a superficial requirement, overcrowding the
memory cells and oozing out again bit by
! bit. The only efficient way to teach is to
make every pupils mind imbibe the salient
facts OF each matter, to be amalgamated
| and digested thoroughly.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

The ocean liners Caronia and Oceanic,
which arrived in New York last Wednes-
day. reported having sighted a huge Ice
berg 200 feet long and half as high. on
which a big polar bear was perched.
According to officers and passengers Of
the liners, the big snow-white animal from
the Arctic was almost frantic in his lonely
position, and appeared to realize that his
chances of life were growing fewer with
every mile that the berg drifted south
ward. The animal seemed almost fam
ished, and must have been on the drift
ing mountain OF ice for many days.
Many hours before the Caronia sighted
the iceberg its approach could be detected
by the steady fall in the temperature.
In three hours the mercury in the Their
mometeT dropped from SO degrees to s..
This was the register when the liner was
abreast the glistening mountain.
AS the Caronia swept by the berg the
animal shuffied TO the edge and looked
longingly at the great liner, its decks peo-
pied with hundreds OF passengers. The
bear looked hungry enough, one passenger
said. to have eaten every one on board.
Captain War; OF the Caronia got a good
view Of the bear and said its predicament
was one OF the saddest he had ever wit
messed. The berg is drifting slowly into
warmer attitudes, and, OF course gradually
melting. The bear IN the natural course
OF things, however, must die long before
the ice disappears altogether.
Twenty hours after the Caronia passed
the berg the Oceanic sighted II. At that
time the bear was still alive, and looked
just as longingly at the Oceanic as II did
at the Caronia-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
PASSING PLEAsANTRIEs.

"A man is pretty sure to revise his ideas
OF a great many thing as he advances in
years" said Colonel Stlwell OF Kentucky.
Have you been changing your views7"
''Yes sir. / never realized the Importance
OF a water supply until the boys made me
head of the fire department. Washington
Star.
DO you think time is money!" said Bifr-
Cant be-" replied Bangs, they say
there's no end to time-and I'm brokeV'-
Detroit Free Press
Mamma-Come now. Willie, you're not
Wiliie-Yes 1 am. / know I'm Jest goin
to die, but mebbe a piece o. pie would
Mamma-That settles I'll You can't have
Wiilie-Ma, If you don't gimme that pie
I'll come back and haunt you!-Philadelphls
Ledger.
Here the promoter whispered something
Would that induce you to look more IA
Vorably on our scheme7" he asked.
Sir" answered the alderman from the
'Steenth ward, quivering with wrath, III
you think ] am to be sweCved from my
duty by a bribe-like that-yOu sadly under
/, ugh grunted Mr. Newllwed, what Is
this stun anyway"
why, what's the matter with It, George7-
exclaimed Mrs. Newliwed. Il made It out
of Mrs. Spouter's cookbook, and"
'Ah, / guess this is n chunk of the binding
I've got here then. en."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
THE RECKLESS CHAUFFEUR
Chicago Chronicle.


Under the spreading village trees
The reckless chauffeur speeds
A very careless man is he,
No warning thing he heeds;
He turns not out for anything,
But frightens skittlsh steeds;
He runs down people every day
And leaves them in the dirt,
He never stops at all to see
How badly they are hurt.
Day in, day out he drives his car,
Eluding slow police,
For when he sees a bluecoat he
Just let's his speed increase
And slides right through the atmosphere
AS though he rode on grease;
The copper calls, he will not stop,
But hastens in his flight;
He has the number on his car
In some way hid from sight.
The reckless chauffeur is a pest,
A blighting terror too:
The village streets he wildly rides
In his swift auto through,
And puts the people that he meets
In one great nervous stew;
But by and by, II he keeps on,
This reckless speeding chump,
He'll end his swift career some day
And with a frightful bump.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
Eternal vigilance the Price of Life.
New York Tribune.

While Americans were in charge Of af-
fairs in Cuba yellow fever, which has been
a curse for generations on the island, was
done away with. Years ago there were
deadly outbreaks Of the pestilence at Mem
phis, but thorough work put stop to its
ravages there, and in the same way II can
be kept out OF every part Of the United
States. The present and coming losses
and distresses of which It is the cause
could have been rendered impossible in
Louisiana If the health officials had been
as active, vigilant and efficient as they
have been in Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

In explanation of the Ashland-Burl-
life dream Of ]. ]. HILL His highest
ambition has been TO send the cereals
of the middle west to Europe by the
Canadian water ways, but when put to
the test it may prove an iridescent
dream. The bulk of the grain crop in
the wheat belt of the middle west does
not move before October. and frequently
not before November, when the Cana
dian waters are covered by crust Of
ice. Another obstacle may be found
in the deepening of the channels of trade
to Europe by way of the gulf ports.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

If the north side improvement clubs
succeed in their efforts TO induce the
Park board to sell Fontanelle park, the
Fontanelle club will have to apply for
restraining order. Anything bearing
the name of Fontanelle is sacred and
should be preserved for future genera
tionS
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Those Louisiana doctors who claim TO
have the yellow fever situation "well in
hand" are either the highest type of
optlmists or entitled to medals as pre-
varicators.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
Cutting out Chinese Tea.

San Francisco Chronicle.
II the Americans make up their minds to
meet the Chinese boycott by refusing to
drink the teas Of China they will give the
finishing touches to an industry which has
suffered very greatly from East Indian and
japanese competition. Trade discrimination
is a game that two can play at, as the
short-sighted Chinese rhay find out before
they get through with their boycott.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Another convict has escaped from the
state penitentiary. This should be
enough to base a demand on the next
legislature for a new appropriation to
heighten the walls that surround the
prison yard.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
MIdsummer Hot Air.
Portland Oregonian

Somebody in Washington is talking OF
shutting of the appropriation for the
secret service, because 1t is being used to
hunt down grafters and thieves in con-
gress and the departments There would
be no better way for congress to show that
It doesn't want thievery and grafters ex-
posed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

1t will be hard to convince people that
the referee in the Chadwick bankruptcy
case is a lawyer in good standing since
he has decided to reduce the claims for
fees made by other lawyers in the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Kansas charges that freight rates on
grain per mile in that state are higher
than in Missouri; but before raising too
great an objection the Kansans should
recall the fact that the Kansas farmer
is usually in "A position to pay more than
his Missouri neighbOr,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

California has an opportunity to say
whether 1t desires Chinese cash with
Chinese coolies, or Chinese boycott with
Chinese exclusion. Fortunately or un-
fortunately, the Pacific coast is not the
whole United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Douglas county will contribute $20S,-
eS5 of the s2,13O935 which Nebraska
will raise In state taxes. Douglas
county comes In pretty handy to the
rest Of the state when it is necessary to
raise the wind.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
The selection of Portsmouth as the 10

The selection of Portsmouth as the To-
cation for the peace conference puts the
United States in the war atlas. 1t is
Russians had 70 hunt as long to find the
spot on the map as we have to locate
some of the unspeakable geographical
names where engagements have been
pulled off in the Orient.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

If that collection Of and-quitters could
trace its origin to latter day commercial
methods rather than the alleged occult
power OF a blacksmith it is probable
that DR.. Jordan would not have had an
opportunity 70 reject IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Chinese students who are pushing the
boycott on American goods may make
II possible for Americans TO enter into
trade in that country on their own ac-
count. but they are not helping the cause
OF the Chinese student In America.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

kdnsas Oll2 4sLleh
In announcing his determination to light
until the enemy is crushed" the czar
seems to be putting himself in the saline
class with the man who has sworn not to
get his hair cut until Tom Watson is
elected president
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

After that special committee Of the
National Civic Federation finishes its
work it may be able to show wherein
American municipal "grafters" have i'm
proved upon the methods OF their Eu-
ropean confreres.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Rev. Charles W. Savidge wants 1t
known far and wide that he will handle
Sunday golhng without gloves on sun
day. On week days the Rev. Savidge
win keep his gloves on while he is play
Ing the smart set game.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
RenevoIence ON PereentaEe BasIs.
Philadelphia Press


The burst American bank in Manila will
pay It's depositors 20 per cent. This is not
calculated 10 pacifeate the Filiplnos inter-
ested nor are they apt TO regard such an
assimilation OF the other 60 per cent as
benevolent
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Tojudge from the efforts to treat both
countries alike at the Oyster Bay meet
ing it would have been a serious affair
If one of the flags had fouled the hal
yard while the other burst from the top.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

The Japanese plenipotentiaries having
shaken the hnnds of their Russian con-
freres they will now proceed to ascertain
the ductility of the muscovite leg.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Within the past twelve months
Om0ha's growth, crystallized into fig
ures, represents an increase Of $5,0O0,0O0
of the total assessment of taxable prop
erty, but for all that the tax rate as
fixed by the school board. the water
board, the city council and the county
board, is increased instead of being
diminished pro rata. If the levy re-
QUESTIONS made by, these bodies stand
Omaha taxpayers will be compelled to
pay 13 mills of city and school tax on
full valuation, 10 mills county tax and
7 mills of state tax on one-fifth valua-
tion. Expressed in dollars and cents,
every thousand dollars worth of real or
personal property in the city of Omaha
will pay S17.4O of taxes for the coming
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Now that Governor Hoch of Kansas
has announced the intention of that state
to break" John d. Rockefeller the
answer to the question what has be-
come Of the populists?" may be learned.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07


with the big crops Of the past two years
in the middle west" said a western banker
quoted by the New York Sun, mot the
least important crop is that OF come-ons,
although that crop finds no place in the
tabulated statistics sent out from Washing
ton. But 1t is no longer green goods that
they fall for. What they most want now
is mines letter from one OF my cor
respondents in Iowa as to the standing Of
certain financial agent who was OFFER
ing a marvelously attractive proposition in
the way Of a hole in the ground has shown
me how the crop is being reaped here.
-Four years ago I had to send out some
circulars and I had my dealings with
man who was canvassng business on COM
mission for an addressing and mailing
concern. year later he hunted ME up
TO let me know that he was In the business
on his own hook and as l had no further
need Of such service I lost him. Now, he
turned up in this inquiry as full-fedged
banker and broker, a financial agent with
an Office which gave him a good address in
the Wall street district. This chaps big
capital was the mailing lists he had ac-
cumulated in his former employment a
record OF people who would nibble at any
proposition"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Although the new charter imposes
upon the city council the duty of fixing
the city tax rate, the understanding is
that the city attorneys office has taken
it upon itself to relieve the council and
that the levy resolution is really the
product Of the democratic assistant city
attorney. When we get into the thick
of the campaign, however, we will have
the democratic organ charging the high
city tax rate upon republican extrava-
gance.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Attorney General Browns injunction
was not wholly a surprise to the big
elevator managers. The unexpected
does not often happen.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

peace at any price, Il Is believed that they
thoroughly appreciate the fact that 1t
would be- just now, one Of the most valu-
able assets they could possess.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Chicago Inter Ocean

That Chroschetchattitzki should have
arisen from an humble station TO the rank
OF general proves that nothing is impossible
where a man sees his duty and does IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

The depth of reactionary feeling in
Russia can be ascertained from the fact
that General Trepoff is considered
radical by some of his associates.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

If the railroads paid their full share
of municipal taxes a 1O-mill city levy
would be ample for all legitimate pur-
noses
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
Vow Get busy.

fnllhuel9nld fIesss
Since the doctors have learned how TO
mend broken hearts II is to be expected
that the summer girl will become more
ruthless than ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrarIly should have The Bee
mailed to them. IL IL better than
"a daily letter from home. Adj
dress win be changed as often as
requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

With Uncle Sam at the helm shotgun
quarantine has come to an end.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

The removal of the bodies Of French
soldiers who died in Germany during the
Franco Prussian war illustrates the diff
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

Every gun in the United States navy
is TO have a duplicate, but what about
duplicating every man behind the gun
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, S.;
G. 9. Rosewater, secretary OF The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
fnnhlh OF ImlN 1905. Maa na fOlloWa:
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

While the Russians are, naturally, not IN
that hysterical state Of mind which requires
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

ference in German sentiment for those
Of the French army who are dead and
those who are alive. The dead ones re-
ceive military honors
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-07

net lOlhl SdlSSs -
c. c. ROSEWATER,
Secretary.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this 3lst day Of July, 1900.
CseaD M B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-08

by DIR. Stevens. Proceeded to do what
was necessary; enlarged the wound by
making three incisions / - to 2 inches
in length, exposing the skull. Found
fragments of the bone depressed, pro-
ceeded to make an effort to remove
them with forceps. The wound in the
center was depressed about three
eighths of an inch. Then applied a
trephine to the superior posterior sur
face of the punctured fracture, and got
out little button of bone; then with
instrument called an elevator was able
to get under the edge of the depressed
fragments and raise them up to level
with the surface, cleaned the wound
and closed the external incisions.
There was slight oozing of blood,
with small amount of brain substance
mixed with it. After operation put
patient to bed Went home about 10
minutes afterwards. Witness was
there again that evening, about 8: 80
O'Clock; found Mr.. Bigelow dead, he
had died 5 or 10 minutes before wit
ness arrived. Witness was there the
following day, together with DR..
Stevens, DR.. Dana Jewell, DR.. Con-
over and Mr.. Boehm, the undertaken.
They performed an autopsy on the body
at that time. Opened the scalp by
making an incision, and found linear
fracture running from the depressed
portion of the skull across the tenn
poral bone and frontal bone around
to the right side of the head into the
parietal bone on the right side to q
point about two inches above the
opening of the ear. Witness noticed a
sign of consciousness in Bigelow &C.
casionally, saw him raise his left hand
towards his head. At another time
after everything was prepared for the
operation, and they were about to
transfer him from the couch to the
operating table, he threw his legs of
the couch and attempted to get off, at
tempted to raise up on his elbow
Witness spoke to him sharply he made
noise like a grunt and then laid
down Also when removing his over
coat he made some effort to assist. In
the opinion of the witness the cause of
Bigelow's death was the injury re-
ceived and described in this testi-
mony.
AT this period the state rested its
case.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-08

constant attendant at services. Many
times in PASTORS absence led the
PRAYER meeting Never noticed any
thing strange in his religious teach
ings, etc. except the Sunday before
the tragedy. A man named Grinnell
and his wife were visiting at wit
ness home, and held musical con
vention here Witness and the Grin
nell's went to church and when they
got there Clifford was on the rostrun
giving a talk. His actions were very
unnatural, he was walking backward
and forward, gesticulating and talk
ing rapidly. Never saw him act thai
way before. Saw no reason for ap
parent change. Afterward witness
attempted to introduce the Grinnells
to Clifford, who wouldn' t recognize OF
speak to them. Clifford took his
hand but did not speak, looked as
though he didn't recognize him.
gazed at him without speaking, his
face and eyes unnatural. Witness haG
never seen him act that way before.
VIM. DIXON.
Testified he was in Knorr's harness
shop when Clifford came in and asked
in what place Riley Bros. did bust
ness, but thought nothing of it. AT.
forwards there were some remarks
concerning it.
s. M. COX.
Manager granite works, member
Methodist church, known Clifford Is
months. is frequent attendant al
church. Saw Clifford frequently; he
was Superintendent of the Sunday
School and one of the official board
Noticed Clifford in church last Sun
day in October, he seemed very ner
yous and uneasy and was repeating
something to himself, moving quickly
and turning himself about Dom,
think actions were natural, never
saw him act that way before. The
expression in his eyes and color OF
his face was unnatural, he was pale
similar to the way he looks now.
AT this juncture court adjourned
until nine O'Clock Monday morning
During the time intervening be
tween court Saturday evening ant
Monday morning the twelve jurymer
were kept in close surveillance in the
court house in charge of bailiffs, the
public being excluded from the build
ing so as to give them the use of tin,
whole building They have beer
sleeping on cots in the jury rooms o.
the building.
AT the opening of court Monday
morning the first witness called by
the defense was
A. G. BAKER.
He knew Clifford, had seen him
frequently the past few years. Saw
him one day last fall, probably in