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Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
A CoNFEss1oN AsRA CONFESSION


The railroads OF Nebraska appear to be
doing a good business at the same old
stands, Notwithstanding the dark predic-
lions which were made few weeks ago.
At many points the need for more depot
space and for greater switching facilities
is felt and it's a poor town in this state
where some railroad Improvement is not
under way-Lincoln Star
This is a confession as is a confess
sion.
To understand 1t people must re-
member that the Lincoln Star essayed
to play mouthpiece for the railroad
lobby during the late legislature and
echoed and re-echoed the dark pre-
dictions" to which it now refers. II
not only stopped all railroad extensions
and improvements in Nebraska in case
our lawmakers should insist on COM
polling the railroads to pay their taxes
like other people, to reduce their pas
senger rates to cents a mile and to
submit their freight rates to super
vision of the railway commission, but
IL was on the verge or having them
demolish their stations and tear up
their tracks and sell the whole thing
for junk to avoid the inevitable receiv-
erships.
But here we have 1.-The dark predic-
tions" turned face toward the wall,
and an open confession not only that
the railroads are doing a good bust
they could do still more business if
they only had more depot space,
greater switching facilities and ade-
quate rolling stock to satisfy pressing
demands.
We repeat that this is a confession
as is a confession.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
ART OF CORRESPONDENCE.
New York Times.

New York Times.
A letter from my old grandma? That's
good
Brain food
Four pages CROSSED in the old-fashoned
way;
Today
One rarely sees a specimen like this
] miss
The bald difficult indeed
To read
But OIL the diction, and the news in II!
A bit
OF gossip here, a scrap of scandal there,
A rare
Good sample Of the way they did delight
To write
In times gone by. The art, alas! has tedi
It's dead! -
A line or two-"Im busy, yours In hasteF'
No waste
OF valuable time, no thinking now,
OF how
We best can interest our closest friend.
The end
viii be the same-"He'l understand, you
know"
And
We send with Illustrations CTudely marFe4
A card!
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
rresdIedum end TweeaIedee.
Chicago Chronicle.

Medical gentlemen continue to assert that
tuberculosis is not hereditary, but they
hasten to add that a weakness Of tissue
which invites the disease may be inherited.
The difference, TO the lay mind. appears to
be that 'twixt tweedledum and tweedledee.
The main fact in the matter is that child
rem of tubercular parents are likely TO con-
tract tuberculosis and 1t is of no practical
Importance whether they inherit the disease
or a susceptibility to IT, We may add that
the problem presented to the medical pro-
fessiOn Is that Of curing Tuberculosis.
Splitting hairs about it's origin is not help
full
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
SMILING LINES.

The Cuban at the age of $50 years was
about to pass away
what's the use Door he said wearily.
when told to brace up. This thing OF
bowling a century and a half for liberty
really is wearing. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
Papa, this paper says lot Of men in
office had their heads cut of. Did they
cut them of with an axe?"
mo, my boy; with a sharp move."-
Baltimore American.
Come to see all the sights eh7" said Citi-
man. well, you don't want to miss the
big mirror in the lobby Of this hotel"
DO tell!' said Farmer Korntop Some
thin worth seeing. is it?"
Yes, indeed. You won't see all the sights
unless you take a look at something like
hat."-Philadelphia Press,
Good gracious, John, do you know what
you're trying to sing to that baby?'
Yes, dear, it is the agon4zed appeal Of
Again! baltimore American. ...,ss
"Be sure you're right ana then go ahead"
said the man who likes to quote.
Yes" answered the energetic citizen.
but try not to waste too much time max
man who studied his time table so long
that he missed his train. Washington
Star.
The western cattle baron was charged
with stealing public land.
Nonsense said his lawyer, my client
never stole the land. Why, your Honor, IL
you will permit the jury to visit the place
OF the alleged crime they will find that the
land is right there yet"
Nevertheless the motion TO dismiss was
oveTruled.-Philadelphia Ledger.
A young bridegroom after the wedding
was all over and the brides old father had
gone OFF to the club began to search anX-
iously among the wedding gifts.
What are you looking for, dear?" said
the bride.
THAT $500 check of your fathers" he
said anxiously. Il don't see II anywhere"
Poor papa is so absent minded" said the
bride. "He lit his cigar with ib"-SAn
Francisco Argonaut
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
VICTOR ROSEWATEI

Suit has been begun in Cass county
to test the validity of the anti-pass
law enacted by the late Nebraska leg
islature, the particular part of the law
called in question being that which
prohibits the issue of free passes to
railroad lawyers and railroad doctors
unless their time is for the most part
devoted to the railroad business. It
does not appear whether the railroads
or the railroad lawyers are most in
terested in having the law nullified or
modified by judicial Interpretation. II
will be worth watching to see whether
the other railroads not directly af-
fected by this special case will join in
with the defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Mrs. Humphreys, the English author,
says she was never fortunate enough
to meet an American gentleman or an
American lady" in her visit to this
country. That is probably due to the
fact that she spent all OF her time at
Newport instead of getting out among
real Americans.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Iowa's anti-pass law goes a little
further than Nebraska's by cutting out
all lawyers except those who give all
their time to the railroad employing
them. Nebraska lawyers will not bet
ter their condition by moving to Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

The rural mail carriers are to have
their pay graduated according to the
length of the routes which they serve.
A general uprising to have all rural
routes heightened to the maximum of
twenty-four miles will he next in
order.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

New York World.

The investigating committee of the
Minnesota state senate finds that railroad
in that states which 1t values at
S215, 900 is capitalized to the extent OF
about 800. 100000. Now it is the turn OF the
presidents to deplore the popular
tendency to attack corporations and to
appeal to the White House again to ar
rest local agitation against railroads in the
various states
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Heated exception has been taken TO
tie recent statement nf The Bee that
Lincoln's magnificent auditorium is to
be transformed into ten-oont theater.
The prices of admission TO the pro-
posed theater have not yet been fixed.
We stand corrected.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Let the consuls quit their futile Jimmy
fng'' with dinky things that don't count,
affecting only a puny "jimmying" with
dinEy things that do something for the
majority-the literary aspirants.
No, gentle reader, this is not safe
blowing description out of the Police
Gazette, but merely a brilliant perora-
ton of an editorial discussion in an
esteemed local contemporary. Guess
which
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Joy over the announcement that Jack
London has left America for a six-year
tour Of the world is tempered a little
by the statement that he is taking his
typewrIting machine with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

A Cincinnati preacher criticises Rep
resentative Longworth for inviting
number Of friends to a dinner on Sun
day. Thoughtless of Longworth to
overlook the preacher in his list of in
vitations.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Attorney General Bonsparte declares
the democratic party will do anything
70 get votes. Stin, the democratic
party does not appear to have been
working along that line In late years
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

The scientists of the Department Of
Agriculture might start a movement
for an increase in their salaries If they
would educate the green bug to eat
dandelions instead % wheat.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Crime has become business in this
city" said Magistrate Cornell of New
York, who has evidently been keeping
lab on Wall street dolngs.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
A Pair of DeadlOcks.
Gnrinpfald Renllhlican-

The radical republicans in Wisconsin are
having about as much trouble electing a
United States senator as the plutocratic
republicans in Rhode Island have been hav-
ing. 1t is a system of election which is no
respecter of parties or factions in its ca
pacity for producing deadlocks.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Governor Magoon's chief objection to
The proposition to create a standing
army of $4,000 Cuban soldiers is that
there are not $4,000 cubans who are
At to become soldiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

The Dahlman Democracy has been
unusually quiet of late 1t might get
into the ring again by pulling on a
debate on the ethical limitations Of
the moral cleanup.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

What platform does Senator Bev-
eridge stand onH" asks an exchange.
The chautauqua platform, most of the
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
A sympathetic Pair.

Mr. Taft's mother says she does not care
to have her son become president. and no
doubt Mr.. Foraker thinks a dutiful son
ought to respect his mothers wishes in so
vital a matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Ahriman is the name of the Evil One
In the sacred book of zoroaster. The
modern Ahriman in the book of Roose-
Velt spells his name a little differently.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
An Easy Getaway.
Minneapolis Journal.

The declination of Richard Franklin Pet
tigrew TO be a candidate for the United
States senate is one Of the easiest geta-
ways Petty" ever made. His chances of
going to the senate from South Dakota
have not been in the least jeopardized by
this magnanimous refusal.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

President Castro of Venezuela is go
ing TO retire on account of III health.
The change viii probably also benefit
the health of the Asphalt trust, which
has not been robust under Castro's
rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

May day is in sight, but no new
labor troubles threatening here-for
all of which Omaha should feel duly
grateful
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

The letter carriers have been author
ized TO shoot dogs that attack them.
Il is too bad the carriers have not been
educated in lariat throwing.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

That asphalt repair plant cannot
get down to business TOO SOON to suit
people who have to trave. over our
Omaha streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Another way to end the labor famine
Is to vote the democratic ticket, Men
seeking employment are always plenti-
full in democratic times. a'r
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

A Cuban revolutionist is dead at the
age OF ll5 years. Leadership In Cuban
revolutions is great promoter of
longevity.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

The difference between the city hall
elevators and the court house eleva-
tors is that the former have their ups
and downs once in a while, and the
latter never have any ups and downs
al all
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

BY extending welcome to a negro
colony, Cherry county forfeits all
chance of ever receiving a friendly
visit from Senator Tillman.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

To avoid disastrous encounters with
dogs letter carriers in Omaha are also
to be revolver carriers.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Less politics and more business in
the city hall would be a welcome
change.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

BY annexing another husband May
Yc4e proves that she is no mollycod-
die.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

A trained wind that would wreck bill
boards and spare shade trees would
help some.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
WHEN OUT OF TOWN,

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
Dornrily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed M often as reoue.ted
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
Charles G. Rosewater, general manager Of
The Bee Publishing Company, being duly
sworn, says that the actual number OF full
ana complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF March. 1907. was az folloMa.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Good gracious, John, do you know what
you re trying to sing to that babyY"
Yes, dear IL is the aEonized appeal OF
a parents heart. 1t is oh. Let Me Dream
Again. baltimore American. ..., 4s
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Papa, this paper says a lot of men IN
office had their heads cut on Did they
cut them off with an axe?"
mo, my boy; with a sharp move
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Come to see all the sights chr" said Citi-
man. well, you don't want to miss the
big mirror in the lobby Of this hotel"
DO tell!' said Farmer Korntop. Some
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30

Filtered at Omaha postoaice as second
lass matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-30
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE

VICTOR RosEwATER, EDITOR.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04

new flag equipment every three
years. though a flagship will often re-
quire new set of signals. owing to
their constant use and handling, IN
about year.
A striking idea of the number of
flags carried by single ship may be
CLEANED from one of the accompany
ing illustrations. showing a pile fif-
teen feet long and nearly waist high
Connecticut. About one-half of
the lot is composed of foreign ilags,
incased in thick paper bags. with the
name of the country stenciled on the
bottom. The remainder. including
those for ordinary use, signal sets,
and the international code. etc, are
not wrapped. but merely tied in
round bundles. To cut out the varied
patterns and complete all these mis-
cellaneous flags, some thirty-five
skilled machine sewers and needle
women and three men are employed.
With the bright-Colored. fantastic
flags of all nations dangling from
their machines. the long row of flag
makers present picturesque scene
The long spacious room is literally
blaze of color. Owing To long ser
vice. the labor has become highly
specialized. and the women are kept
at work on the particular flags v hich
they can make the best Some excel
In sewing In the stars, others I'm fin
ishing certain others parts OF the flag
Nearly all have been in the establish
ment for years. Their pay averages
from 81 20 to 81 per day.
A great deal more time and labor
flags than is generally supposed.
For instance, the Presidents flag re-
Quires the longest time of any To
make, as IL takes one woman whole
month To complete Il. The flag CON
sists OF a blue ground with the coat
OF arms OF the United States in the
centre. The life-sized eagle. with
long outstretched wing" and other
emtlems, are all hand-sewed and in
volve the most patient work The
nag Is made In two sizes. ten feet by
fourteen feet and three feet by FIVE
feet. The silk used on this and other
designs costs 50 a pound. The largest
flag made is the United States en-
sign No. l. thirty-six feet long 10y
nineteen feet wide, which costs $40.
The most difficult. expensive. and
likewise consuming the longest time
to make. are the foreign flags. This
is especially true of the South Amer
lean and certain others. These. in
most cases. average FIVE feet in diam
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
DUST FROM THE CLOUDS.
Minute Particles Due to Disintegra.
ton of Meteors.

Dust Is with us always, no matter
where we go. Not gold dust, which
must be laboriously sought for, and
frequently proves so elusive; but just
common. ordinary dust. Nor does II
all come from the earth, stirred up
by vehicles and by tramping ground,
and then carried everywhere by the
winds and storms but the air Is con
tinualy filled with II as far mp on the
mountain heights as man easc-laden
germs. from which healthy persons
are usually immune, but which affect
,he delicate and ailing
TO attempt TO shut ont all the dust
from our dwellings, would also shut
out all the health-giving fresh air,
and ventilation, conducted on, proper
sanitary lines, is absolutely necessary.
This can be done and still in great
measure guard against most OF the
dust nuisance, and then, by always
breathing through the nose instead Of
the mouth and taking proper and con
stant exercise In the open air, the
dust trouble, as far as health is con-
cerned, will be reduced to the mini
mum High authorities in all our
cities should give as much attention
to abating the dust nuisance as they
are now giving to the removal Of gar
bage and Objectionable matter.
II may surprise many to know that
even on the highest mountains dust
Is constantly falling, and has been
found on the highest peaks Of the
Alps by melting the SHOWS there and
evaporating them, TN, residue show
ing a considerable proportion Of mat
ter, most Of which were minute par
tiCles OF iron. These particles did not
come from the levels and plains, and
were carried up there by the winds,
but are undoubtedly due to the burn
Ing up Of metcors, which wander
around in countless numbers in space
When they strike the atmosphere Of
our earth they are usually reduced to
powder before they reach the surface
of our globe, though occasionally an
unusually large one comes through
the enveloping protection of our at
Nosphere without being entirely con-
Sumed. and then either burics itself
Into the earth or is swallowed up by
the sea. as was done in the latter
case few days ago, with such
splendid spectacular effect t-PhiladeL
phia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
MAKING the FLAGS or OUR
WARSHlPS.
BY WALTER l.. BEApLKY.

Through the courtesy OF tho Com
mandant OF the Brooklyn navy yard
and Commander a. ward. chief
equipment officer. the writer wns
given special opportunities for OBJ
tanning pictures showing an interest
ing and comparatively li,tle-known
department In which tho flags OF our
warships are made. The flag room
Is under the supervision OF Mr..
Thomas Malloy. officially rated as
master fagmaker. and Miss NJ. a.
Woods. Quarter-woman fagmaker.
Mr.. Malloy favored the writer with
all the main details OF the flag de-
partment. which are outlined IN the
present narrative.
To furnish the many hundreds OF
naval vessels In commission. ranging
from the large flagship and battle
ships and the numerous smaller class,
with their regular quota OF flags, the
government Is required TO maintain
an extensive plant. Few, however.
realize the number or flags carried
by warship, nor the cost OF all the
gay bunting which hutters from mast
to mast at holiday time. In addition
TO feet communication. necessary
during all forms OF manenveTs I'm
home waters. the ship must be
equipped with an extensive array OF
flags stored on board for various
forms OF ceremonial and official oc-
casions. This dress suit" outfit OF
bunting, therefore. consists OF $50
different flags. the material and max
ing OF which costs Uncle Sam just
$2500. Each ship Is entitled to al
THE FLAG OUTFIT FOR THE u.
COSTING
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
etor. Ths work is done by q half.

otor. The work II done by q half.
dozen specially skilled hand device
sewers. each having acquired the
kpack ot making certain Of the cen.
tro designs 10 perfection. and con-
tinually Kept on thepe respective
flags. Every battleship carries forty.
threo foreign rRgs. twenty-five feet
by thirteen wide, A smaller size is
also made. The weakest IN point OF
power aud smal!cat OF the Latin ma.
tions have tho most gorgeous and
picture-be bedecked ensigns.
The many Thousands OF stars are
cut out by hn ingenious machine,
specially devised for this purpose, op-
Grated by II fOur-hOrse power electric
motor. Only few years back the
stars were cut out by hand. The
machine he's Elunger fitted with
steel knives. the shape and size Of
the star. A single down stroke cuts
out from Atty 70 one hundred at a
time.
Pressing the foot on pedal Oper-
ates the machine In all, eight diff
ferent sizes OF stars are used, each
having a special die.-Scientific
American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04

gar on everything except his dessert
This is not because he wants TO re
duce his weight; il is because hs
likes the taste. OF course. | have lot,
of customers who drink sour mill
and eat high game and cheese-cus
toners for whom we ripen milk and
cheese and birds till the aroma of our
cellar would cause turkey buzzard
TO quail. | have never seen any one
put sugar on oysters, but | have seen
several persons sugar their fish. -
Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
POSTUM CEREAL CO., ITr.
Guarantee On Their Products.

We warrant and guarantee that all
packages OF Postum Cereal, Grape
Nuts and Eliiah's Mamma hereafter
sold by any jobber or retailer, COM
ply with the prov. sions OF the Ma
tional Pure Food Law, and are not
and shall not be adulterated or mis-
branded within the meaning OF said
Act OF Congress approved June 80,
1906, and entitled, AN act for pre-
venting the manufacture, sale or
transportation OF adulterated or mis-
branded or poisonous or deleterious
foods. drugs. medicines, liquors. and
for regulating tranic therein for
other purposes.
Postum CEREAL Co, LTD.
G. w. PosT, Chairman,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. IL. 1906.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me
this 10Th day OF December, 1906.
BENJAMIN +. REID.
Notary Public.
Ny commission expires July /, 1907.
Our goods are pure, they always
have been and always will be, they
are not mis-branded. We have al
ways since the beginning Of our bust.
ness. printed a truthful statement on
the package Of the ingredients con-
tained therein and we stand back OF
every package.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
SnrnYs Automatically.

When sweeping the floor the
housewife is just as careful to damp
en the carpet in some way 10 prevent
the dust from flying about as the
street cleaner is 10 sprinkle the street
before sweeping il. The old-fash-
ioned method consisted in scattering
old tea leaves over the carpet to gath
er up the dust. Modern methods de-
mand a simpler method, some thing
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
Queer New York Appctitcs.

"There are some queer tastes seen
in restaurants. You know the pre-
dllection Of schoolgirls for cake and
pickles? Well, have seen that
beaten often" said the proprietor of
large Broadway cafe. I've got a
customer who puts sugar on white
potatoes. Sugar on tomatoes and
cantaloupe Is pretty bad. but sugar
on potatocs-ugh A lady customer,
a corset maker, melts lump of but
ter in her cup of tea. Could you
O that? A pugiliCt puts vinegar on
J. S. CONNECTlCUT, $50 FLAGS
S25OO
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-04
Are You Working For Temperance ?

nv 'oh w oihih- EuE iflilptFHH'f
The great question. after all. in
temperance is not whether all people
are working in the same way. but
whether they are working in some way
for this urgent cause. People will
never wholly agree upon methods in
temperance any more than they will
in church policy. 1t is useless TO try
to round up all temperance sympa-
thizers in the fold OF one society or
under the leadership OF one reform
or one newspaper. This is not to
say that all methods are equally
good, for some are better than others
and some may do we'll for one set
of circumstances. but not for others.
The best methods must be sought.
with charity for those who differ
from US. And yet. the great. in
sistent moral question is not Are
you working In any way for tenn
perance?" but Are you con-
scientiously and prayerfully and def
nitely working in some way 10 re-
form the drunkard. TO abolish the
saloon. TO educate the children. TO
oppose the expectation of American
rum to American colonies-in a
word. to make the world a cleaner,
Quieter, happier place TO live in?-
Caleb Jones, NJ. D., in the Corner
etpna