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Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
THE JAIL FEEDING CONTRACT.

The presentation to the county board
at last of a nill rendered by the sheriff
for feeding county Jail prisoners at
rates considerably in excess of those
fixed by resolution of the board last
year calls attention again to the ne
cessity Of legislation that will put an
end to this conteltion.
The jail feeding contract has been
a stencil in the nostrils of the taxpay-
ers altogether too long. There is no
good reason why it should cost sub
stantially more to feed prisoners in
the county jail than it does to feed
those in the city Jail, yet the sheriff
is trying to collect more than twice as
much. If the feeding of prisoners in
the county Jail were let by contract
the same as is the feeding of prisoners
in the city Jail and bids received upon
carefully drawn specifications satisfac-
tory service could be secured at a great
saving of outlay.
Whatever may be the conditions in
other counties no reason exists why in
populous counties like ours in which
the average number of prisoners does
not vary greatly throughout the year,
the Jail feeding contract should be a
perquisite of the sheriff's Office. The
sheriff has plenty to do to attend to
the legitimate duties devolving upon
him for which he is amply paid. An
absolute divorce between the sheriff's
office and the jail feeding business
would be a salutary reform.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
HARTMAN, THE MYSTERIOUS.
Lets People Know what is on After
the Trick Is Turned

Lets People Know what is on After
the Trick Is Turned.
VIII Payne in Saturday Evening Post.
Unexpectedness, in fact. might fairly be
called his leading characteristic--whieh is
only another way gf saying that he believes
in letting people find out what he is going
to do after he has done IL. He is probably
the most close-mouthed man of his class,
not excepting II. II. Rogers-and the class
Itself could hardly be called a loquaoious
one. He divulges his intentions very little,
even TO men who are associated with him,
and to the public the intentions make their
first and sudden appearance in the form of
accomplished facts. When a Hill deal or a
Morgan deal Is on the street usually hears
of 1t. The prime movers talk to their
friends, and the friends talk to their
friends. So the gossip-mongers begin to
get hints and clues which increase in &C.
curacy as the deal progresses, until, by
the time the thing is done, everybody
knows just about what It is going to be.
But Hartman deal generally comes un-
heralded, like a bolt from the blue. 30
came his purchase of Southern Pacific and
Of Baltimore & Ohio.
Even when there is no profit in being
mysterious. Hartman sticks to the rule
pdIllg just llO - lOO DuSJ anu lON
Indifferent 10 the eurlosities and opinions
of the public, which are neither put down
among the listed securities nor handled or
the curb He does not tell who's who,
! for example, when he was born. II
wouldn't cost anything. On the other hand
It represents no value that interests him
At this writing the simplest facts, already
readily found about any man of prominence
such as date and place of birth, par
entage, schooling-are not obtainable II
| print so far as Hartman is concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
CUDDLETINIE.
London Ancwers.

London Ancwers.
AS the evening shadows gather,
Then 'tis cuddletime, l know;
When my baby, dressed for Dreamland.
Comes a-romping to me so.
Comes and begs of me to hold him
On my knees and "rock-a-by,"
AS the purpling sun sinks lower
In the cleaning western sky.
And he cuddles to me nearer
AS the freight softly glows,
And across the dusky portals
Ghostly, hickering shadows throws;
And two dimpled arms about me
Are clasped tighter for a kiss
All, w2s ever richer necklace
Placed about ones neck than this2
Soon the dropping. dropping lashes
Cover up two eyes Of brown.
And the tousled head so golden
On my breast sinks lower down.
All, the sweetness of the pleasure.
Making life one golden rhyme,
with a dimpled babe TO fondle
When it comes to cuddletime.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
hen I can probably afford 20 adopt the
econd. Courier-Journal.

hen I can probably afford 20 adopt the
econd. Louisville Courier-Journal
Did you ever speCulate?"
''Oh, yes; once built a handsome house
on tips ! got from a friend of mine"
What became Of it?'
our hotel waiter bought It on tips hs
got from me. e."-Philadelphia Press.
Dresses and hatsi dresses and hatsr
we exclaimed In an effort to be wittily
philosophical. 1T is the eternal feminine"
No corrected our exact friend; lit is
the external feminine. Judge.
mo matter what we do. there is one
class Of people who will always be after
us"
"Who are thcy?"
"Posterity. Baltimore American.
Passenger with the Skull Cap-Youre the
first man I've seen that didn't have some
complaint to make about the high prices Of
things everybody has to buy. How do you
manage to escape?
Passenger with the Diamond Stud--I sell
the things that everybody has to buy
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Brother-in-law Ben Barrows is to
have a four years pension as a legacy
of Senator Millard's incumbency. That
is the meaning Of his reappointment as
surveyor of customs at Omaha at this
time. although his present term does
not expire until March next. In the
meanwhile deserving party workers
who make republican success possible
have the proud privilege of looking on
from the spectators seats.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Should democracy follow the advice
of Edward NJ. Shepard and make
states rights it's issue, 1t would prob
ably find the result the same as when
It marched to battle under the leader
ship of southern statesmen; but
Colonel Bryan may essay the role OF
Jackson to Mr.. Shepard's Calhoun.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

When the Indian bureau is asked to
pass upon the ability of Indians to
manage their own financial affairs the
commissioner will have a task worthy
the wisdom of Solomon, but the agency
CRATER could settle the question at
once
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Had Omaha voted to put in a mu-
nicipal lighting plant when the propo-
sition was submitted the chances
would be good that no more than one
generating plant would suffer and
break down at the same time. Since
We are entirely dependent on the exist
ing company 1t is to be hoped the ma
chincry will be gotten into working
order at once and full provision made
against future mishaps by the installa-
ton OF duplicate engines and dynamos.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
No Competitor for the Prise,

Mr.. Roosevelt receives the Nobel prize
with fine spirit Of appreciation, and the
use he will make of the $4,000 must i'm
press everyone as surprising. There could
be no competitors for this prize, so long
as President Rooseveit's services in the
peace negotiations between Russia and
japan had gone unrecognized by the Nobel
committep
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The statement that Zulu converts
OF American missionaries join in re-
bellion against Great Britain in South
Africa must mean that the preachers
have spread the spirit Of '76, as we'll as
that of the Nazarene.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Three powers have united for the
preservation of the status quo in Abys-
sinia, showing that King Meneik has
wisely taken pointers from the sultan
of Turkey
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
Cruel Thrust at Poet,

Alfred Austin fervently expresses the de-
sire in one of his latest poems that he will
die sword in hand. Alfred will find many
who are ready to accommodate him provid-
ing he can furnish a guarantee against
police prosecution.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

It is all right for the state associa-
ton of county commissioners and su-
pervisers to create a legislative COM
mittee to present desired measures to
the legislature and appear before the
committees to explain their bills and
the arguments for their enactment, but
there is no call for planting a perma-
nent lobby at Lincoln to belabor the
lawmakers and to initiate the meth
ods Of the professional lobbyists. The
first thing the legislature should do
should be to put a damper on the in
reference of paid lobbyists andpt will
be difhcult to discriminate between
those hired by corporate masters and
those protesting to represent organiza,
tions of public or semi-public bodies.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

inheritance tax law was a dead letter
on the statute book until a year ago,
when its validity was affirmed by the
supreme court and It was put into ac-
tive operation. A new table for the
current year would make a much bet
ter showing for this state.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Congressional modesty was never
better shown than when a bill to in
crease the salaries Of the vice presi-
dent, speaker and cabinet officers was
passed before the bill to raise the
wages OF congressman.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

A report from Berlin says that
Emperor William would like to show
the clerical party that It is not essential
10 his power in the empire. This may
be the royal way of answering the
French prem!er's friendly advances.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The Missouri lawyer who insists
that railroad auditors explain why
statements made in court are not COM
patible with statements made to stock
holders IS worthy of emulation in other
states when assessments for taxation
are being considered.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Andrew Carnegie's desire for an in
heritance tax rather than for an In
come tax would indicate either that he
has changed his opinion as to the dis
grace Of dying rich, or that he knows
a way to fool the tax collector.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Aggressive Utah gentiles may be
satisfied If they can show the connec-
ton between the head of the Mormon
church and coal land frauds, but SO
far the n. C. NJ. l." has not been
feazed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The oficia1 declaration that the guns
OF the Iowa and Brooklyn are anti
quated calls attention to the fact that
the art Of war has advanced since these
vessels did efficient service at Santiago;
but the new guns of today may also
be worthless before they are used in
battle.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The attention OF the honorable
mayor and council is directed to the
resolution offered by one of Lineoln's
counciimen, that Omshas streets are
badly marred by sidewalk signs. In
most cases these signs are but a small
refinement upon the odious billboard.
both OF which need more stringent reg
ulatiou.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

If Mayor Jim" is not careful some
one may lodge a complaint in the pO-
lice court against him for disoharging
firearms within the city limits in vio-
lation of the ordinances,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The confession of a member of the
Texas Railway commission that that
body has failed in its object should be
of advantage to Nebraska when draft
ng a rate regulation law,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
Power of River Navigation.
St. Louis Republic.

st. Louis Republic.
"River regulation is rate regulation" but
IL is more than that. 1t means the NOV
ing OF bulky freight more cheaply than
any railroad could move It, and 1t also
means the moving Of millions of tons that
the railroads could never move at all.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
Grist OF land Grnbbcra.

HOTtlhnu OTeBOnlan
Colossal thieves OF Utah and Wyoming
may find comradeship among their kind in
Oregon. The mills OF Uncle Sam grind slow
but the grist of 1906 is not small.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Now approaches the day when the
cotton-clad Santa Claus enters the lists
against the other reckless individual
who didn't know it was loaded"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

If the presidents choice for post
master at South Omaha had only been
a rough rider, no further explanation
would have been needed,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Nebraska is down in a table OF in
heritance collections compiled by the
ensus bureau for the year 1909 IN the
sum Of s9s This ridiculous showing
is due to the tact that the Nebraska
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
Hopeless Pessimism.
Clerelnrd Iender-

Maxim Gorky declares that the Americans
are a gloomy, silent race And he was here
during the latter part Of the base ball sea-
son, too.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
Where the Big stick Grove.

Baltimore American.
Now that the Lumber trust is threatened
with investigation as the star octopus Z"
It is time for the monopolies TO take to
the woods.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
The Peerless LaEs.
porf1opH nra uopFan

With President Roosevelt pinning the
Nobel medal on the lapel Of his Sunday
coat, 1t behooves Mr. Bryan to do some
thing
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

There seems to be many a slip
twixt the applicant and the postmas-
teTship.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

dinate their doings to It the better it
will be for the country, but more espe-
cially for Wall street itself
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

WHEN ODA vi
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pornrIIy should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address win be
changed az often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Only eight days more for Christmas
shopping,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
BELLEVUE coLLEGI

CCILEGE-Claaslcal scisntIhe EhiiOsaphical eoursel
AZ ADkMT-Ah accIsdited HiEh school pfrpares fai
Bellevue or any other eollese or uniyeratg'
KORMAL SCHOOL - Elementary and adtAhtsl
courBeG Certihcates granted.
CoNsERVATORl-rheor Of muule piano. Faicp.
VIOLIN elooution and AIT
OMAHA CONEECTlORs-Electre Hne and Burllhg
toa raIIasy -Four M0derr D0rmit0risA
aaAv-.- Prssidsnt Wadauerth. BRllgVsa la
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state Of Nebraska, Douglas County,ss;
Charles G, Rosewater, general manager
of The Bee Publishing company being duly
sworn, says that the actual number OF tull
and complete copies of The Daily, MORNING.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF MnMnrrh her 1906 was az toMOME.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Daily average. .s.s....s 80 SN'@N~
CHARLES G. ROSEWATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this ist day Of December, 1906.
. tseal ! M, b. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
LAUGHING GAS.

Knicker-Why do you tie a string around
your fingeT2
Bocker-To be sure and remember a win
ter Just like this back in '56,-New York
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Young man, there are two questions In
life; viii il pay% and is 1t right? Which
shall you choose?"
Both. I'll use the first up to 50 and
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

The lone bandit was solding up a railway
train.
IT'S better than being president OF the
road" he chorted II, don't have to divide
any of the swag with influential politi-
clans"
BY way of rebate, however, he returned
the cheap watches to their owners.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

Entered at Omaha postohice ss second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15

VICTOR RosEwATER, EDITOR
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-15
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE

FOUNDED BY EDWARD RosEwATER,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21
SPARE WIFE BEATERs.
Bill to Apply the Lash il Rejected--A
Day of Levity i'm the House.

A Washington special says: The
house Monday had sport with the
whipping post bill for wife beaters and
then laid IL on the table. effectively
disposing of II by vote OF 15S to 60.
The most impassioned speech for
the measure was delivered by Mr.. Hep
burn, of Iowa. who depicted the bru-
tality OF the man who would beat his
wife, and declared that to be whipped
was hardly adequate punishment
Mr.. Adams opened the discussion
with a serious speech in favor OF tho
bill. All the opposing speeches par
took of levity and Mr.. Adams received
more than one fling because he is q
bachelor.
The bill requiring the return OF
freight rebates was passed, also a
measure relating to court procedure.
The rebate bill provides that when a
rebate has been received with guilty
knowledge it is violation OF law and
double the amount is to be returned
by the recipient, and half of this
amount is to go TO the informant.
A new gavel was dedicated to the
memory of Lincoln by Speaker Can
non Monday in opening the house and
the birthday of the martyred president
was remembered in the prayer Of the
chaplain.
A ripple of iSterest was manifested
when Mr.. Babcock at o'clock called
up the bill TO punish with thirty lashas
wife beaters in the District of Column
bia
Mr.. Adams, Of Pennsylvania, in IA
vor of the bill, was yielded thirty min
utes. At once he was importuned to
yield to questions, but positively de-
clined to be interrupted, and began
with rebuke to the levity with which
the subject had been treated. He said
officials were in sympathy with the bill
and 1t was only those possessed with
that character of "maudlin sentiment"
which sent flowers to the criminals
cell who opposed it,
For five minutes Mr.. Stanley, of
Kentucky, made fun of the bill and in
cidentally took Mr.. Adams to task for
never marrying. 1t was, he said, a
brutal measure of brutalizing a
brute"
All the arguments in defense of the
instruments Of torture buried 100
years ago with barbarism he said would
apply to this bill.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21
SALOON MEN WIN.
White Lake Dispensers Acquitted Of
Violating the Law.

In the circuit court at Plankinton
during the past week the two White.
Lake saloonkeepers were tried and ac-
quilted of the alleged crime of selling
liquor to minors and for keeping their
places of business open on Sunday
Four cases in all were tried, two
against each of the saloonmen, and
but one of the four juries disagreed,
the other three finding the defendants
not guilty.
There still remain on the calendar
seven cases against each of the said
liquor dispensers for violations of the
liquor laws, but have been ordered
continued until the next term of court.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21
SLAIN BY WIFE.
Dakota Man Killed BY Woman He
MiStreated

A Sensational tragedy occurred,
Thursday night at resort two miles
west Of Madison, conducted by Joe
Lapine and his wife. AS the result of
quarrel Joe Lapine was shot and in
stantly killed by his wife, who is un-
der arrest.
According to the stories told by the
inmates of the place Lapine beat his
wife, and that when he desisted the
woman Immediately secured q revolt
Yer and sent a bullet into his body,
causing instant death. All the in
mates of the place were placed under
arrest. Lapine and his wife were
wealthy, their property being valued
at $4,000 to 100000.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21

AIice's Bouquet VIII Cost Mr.. Long
worth 500.


A Washington special says: Miss
Alice Roosevelt's bridal bouquet al
last has been decided upon. 1t will be
of wonderful white orchids and 1t will
cost 800 of Mr.. Longworth's money
IF there could be real flowers made
TO order, Nick would have them" said
congressman with whom he chums,
''but as white orchids are about the
rarest and most delicate Of the earth's
blossoms, Mr.. Longworth decided that
his bride should carry them"
The boquet will not be the usual
shower affair so long favored by Amer
lean brides, but it will be fashioned
after that carried by the women OF
the English court. The exquisite, frag-
lie blossoms will be arranged in cas-
cade effect, the stem of which will be
carried close to the body in the right
arm, while the boquet falls over the
arm in a graceful arrangement almost
down to the rim of the skirt In front.
1t is to be tied with tulle and white
chiffon satin ribbon, with long bow
ends. During the ceremony the bou-
quet will be held by the brides sister,
Miss Ethel Roosevelt.
The decorations, too, have been de-
cided upon, that is, the color scheme,
which will be white and green. Huge
tree ferns and graceful palms of the
Australian and South American varie-
ties will be used as background for
the flowers. AS the bride is fond of
lilies, and as her court train is in a
lily design, ST. Joseph lilies will be
largely used in the decorations while
forced white lilacs, ported white
azaleas and white tulips are arranged
about the wedding platform. White
orchids and lilies of the valley VIII
be used upon the bridal table, which
will be set in the private dining room
of the White House.
The acknowledgement ceremony
will be performed upon a raised dals
or platform which will be erected on
the east side of the east room directly
opposite to the entrance to the main
corridor, so that as many guests as
possible may obtain good view OF
the ceremonies.
The trousseau of Miss Alice Roose-
Welt is simple and girlish, though as
beautiful as lovely fabrics, taste
Thought and skilled fingers of the best
couturieres in the country can make
1t.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con-
DENsED FORM.
Tells of Safe Cracking-Paddy
rolls Account of Springfield Jop-
Veteran I'm the Business lie
Expects TO Resume Ii.

Contrary to the usual custom or eA-
pert bank wreckers, who decline 70
talk of their exploits and melnouS'
Paddy Carroll, who with three com
panions was recently placed in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary to serve long
terms for the robbery OF the Bank OF
Springfield, S. D., on the morning or
Oct. last, has made statement for
publication. Himself and companions
secured the sum OF 5000 in cash as
the result of the Springfield ROBBERY
and escaped for the time being by
seizing a team and carriage OF Mrs.
DIR. Greenfield of Avon. who was Vls-
iting in Springfield the night OF the
robbery.
CAROLS statement. which throws
new light on many features Of the
robbery, is in part as follows:
II left Parkston on Monday, Oct 2.
and drove to Tyndall with a horse trad
err. We reached Tyndall at about .
o'clock p. m. At Tyndall we got hold
of a sack and bought some canned
goods, bread and beer. The horse
trader left this stuff under the railway
bridge just below Springfield for us
and drove on across the Missouri and
into Niobrara.
We walked down from Tyndall to
Springfield on Tuesday night, stopping
at McNeilIs for a drink. 1t was that
called for the water at this place. We
went down to the bridge, ate lunch.
went up to the stock yards and got a
drink of water and then went up town.
We waited under a large tree between
Shows house and the town for a while
and then went up town and looked
over the situation.
All day Wednesday we hid in the
brush along the river and not far from
the bridge.
Wednesday at about midnight we
went up town and by $3.50 a. m. broke
I'm the front door of the bank. At first
we tried to pick hole in the side OF
the vault. We soon decided that that
would take too long, so we gave ur
the plan. I then went to blacksmith
shop and got heavy hammer. We
soon had the locks all off and got al
the safe.
1 gave the safe two light charges
but the door held fast. The third
charge was heavy one and it was a
cuckoo"
We scraped the money into sack
and found that we would have to have
"a team to haul it out of town, as II
was too heavy to carry. We planned
on crossing the river, but with the
team we would haze to take another
direction, SO We decided to go to Trip
The bus team was the first one we
Hooked at, but they were too heavy, and
then we ran onto the Greenfield rig
and took it,
Il / have been at the business for TWEEN
ty years, and as soon as am out 1 ex.
pect to go at it again. Tell Mrs DR.
/ Greenfield that we wish to thank hel
| for the bananas that she left in the
| rig"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-02-21
FIRE AT sTURGIs.
Francis Block is Totally Destroyed,
Causing Loss of $4,000.

AT 1890 Sunday morning fire broke
out in the Francis block at Sturgis a
two-story brick building. 1t HAD made
great Roadway when discovered and
the building was destroyed. The loss
is $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
building was occupied by S. Il. Voor-
hees, hardware and furniture j w.
Bracket, drug store; John Monheim,
dry goods; Voorhees, stock was dam
aged by fire and breakage $500; in
surance, $4,000; Bracket, total loss,
$500; insurance. $1,000; Monheim,
total loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The good work of the firemen saved
all surrounding buildings. The fire Isl
said to have started in Monheim's
store, but the manner Of its origin is
not known.