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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
THE UNIVERSAL HOPE.


S. z. Kiser in the Record-Herald.
The humble man out yonder who is work.
ing in the ditch
Has the hope within him hidden that some
day he may be rich;
He has done no wise investing, he has
earned no mans regard;
He has wasted precious moments when he
should have studied hard.
But forgetting all the seasons that so fool
ishly were spent
He keeps on hoping he may profit through
some lucky accident. D..
The faded maiden. stitching as the Tnirth-
less moments pass,
When the long days work is ended stands
with hope before her glass;
Youth and beauty she may never claim
again, beneath the skies,
There are wrinkles radiating from her
dulled and weary eyes;
But within her bosom always an uplifting
hope is pent:
He and she may meet tomorrow through
some lucky accident.
You have sought to win such honors as
the world gives TO the great,
But your efforts have been fruitless; still
you labor and you wait;
have builded Spanish castles; I have
longed TO win applause
For heroic demonstrations in some splendid,
thrilling cause;
And we plod along, still hoping that the
grim fates may relent,
Each eNpectant and each waiting for the
lucky accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
Personal NOTES.

In their efforts to locate the missing
$4,000 the authorities seem TO have done
everything but search the men who are
hunting all over Chicago for the money.
II seems to be settled definitely that a
plain, ordinary mule kicked up the disturb
ance between Honduras and Nicaragua.
Such reminders serves To cIear the zone
Of activity.
Mark TWAIN will build a villa on a large
tract of land near West Redding Conn.
1t will be patterned after the villa in which
he lived while in Italy, and has been
designed by a son OF William Dean Howells
John Marshans house IN Richmond, Va,
in which he lived for forty years. has been
bought by the city and is in danger OF
destruction. An effort t. preserve it as a
memorial Of the great interpreter Of the
constitution has been suggested.
John NJ. Ward, famous as a base ball
pitcher with the Chicagos years ago, il
trying 10 get elected justice Of the peace
in Long Island. He is successful lawyer
It used TO be said Of him that he pitched
with ms head more than with his arm"
The railroads Of Wisconsin have com
piled with the decision Of the state rate
commission reducing the fare on local
tickets from cents mile TO Pa cents
They have done better, -Four Of the prin-
cipal roads have begun TO sell 5OO-rate
family books for So cents a mile-good
for any member Of the family.
Dr. John Watson Gan Maclaren) con-
trasts Beacousheld and Gladstone as proof
that statesmen with a sense Of humor fail
while those without II succeed, The wit
ticlsms Of the former were disastrous e
him and his party. Gladstone could speak
on the bulgarian atrocities from the rear
Of a departing train and people took II
| seriously.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
striking fora Million.
Chicago Chronicle.

Chicago chronicle.
DR.. Felix Adler said IN his lecture last
Sunday: "The rich are not necessarily in
sane, but only irrational" The rich will
probably feel obliged to him for his pains
taking discrimination, but, after all, the
class he intended to refer TO is not the rich
but those who are trying TO become rich
There is nothing in having S30O,OOO,OOO tc
drive a,man crazy, but the efforts of a
man who has a few thousand dollars tc
turn them into as many millions are cal
culated to send him to the penitentiary oil
the clubhouse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
varsity Disasters.
Philadelphia Record.

The explosion on the lena was one Of
the most dreadful accidents which has hap
pened in any navy in recent years Since
one British battleship was rammed by an
other of the Syrian coast a dozen years
ago Il would be difhcult to name any SO
terrifying. OF course, the explosion on the
Maine was not an accident The French
cruiser Jean Bart was wrecked a few days
ago; there have been several serious acct
dents with French torpedo boats one OF
which was cut down in the harbor Of Mar
settles by a French cruiser, and last year a
submarine went to the bottom with every
one in H.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Distance does not land any enchant-
ment to General Manderson's view Of
railroad legislation in Nebraska. From
far off California he raises his voice
in protest against the course being
pursued by the Nebraska legislature,
but the general is laboring under a
misrepresentation of the facts. 1t is
not the purpose Of the lawmakers or
the people of Nebraska to interfere
with the vested rights or property in
terests of the corporations. but it
merely desires that the railroads shall
be placed on a footing with other citi-
zens of the state before the law. and
that they shall pay taxes just as the
small home-owner or retail dealer is
required to do General Henderson
love for Nebraska has led him into a
misconception OF the matter at issue
and he will find on his return that the
material prosperity of the state has
been advanced rather than retarded
by the action of the present legisla-
ture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
ton the vulture gives the lamb, Gov
ering and devouring him"

Mr. c. A. E. Holmes, writing under
date of Fairmont. Neb.. to the editor
of The Bee. asks in the course of a
lenthy communication several dues-
tons which he deems pertinent to the
general topic of railroad taxation. The
Bee has not space to give Mr.
Holmes communication in full. but
begs to assure him that 1t has not been
at any time contended that the pas
sage of the terminal tax law would
lessen the railroad taxes. 1t is spe-
cifically intended to increase them, be-
ing the only method by which 1t is
the railroads to pay their proportion
ate share of the expenses of maintain
ing city and village governments
throughout the state. AS to the re-
pealing clause in House Roll 1872, con-
corning the effect of which Mr.. Holmes
appears to be apprehenslve, it should
be sufficient that a number of the best
lawyers of Nebraska have given this
careful consideration and have pro-
nounced 1t effective. In fact. all of
Mr.. Holmes objections have been con-
sidered and answered at different
times. The best assurance to the citi-
zen that terminal taxation is a good
thing for Nebraska is the fact that the
railroads of Nebraska have united in
most desperate and determined eff
fort to defeat the passage of the bill
by the present legislature.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The bill TO prohibit judges from
sitting in cases in which their relatives
are interested as litigants, or lawyers,
would not affect any OF the judges OF
this district appreciably. But we have
had judges who would be affected II
the bill we're broadened TO include
former law partners with whom they
had been associated within a year OF
two prior to elevation to the bench.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
Employers liability Act.

Two United States district court judges
Evans Of kentucky and Mccall OF Ten
nessee-have held the interstate commerce
employers liability act unconstitutional
Two other United States district court
judges-Hanford Of Washington and Trie-
Der OF Arkansas-have more recently given
decisions unfolding the law. Thus hon
ors are so far even for either side OF the
enactment. The matter will, OF course
go to the United States supreme court
which win determine the right OF the case
simply by virtue Of having the last guess,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Such a gathering of railroad clans
as is now assembled at Lincoln must
of necessity convince the people that
It is the rural school district that will
suffer in the event Of the passage of
the terminal tax bill, This fatherly
interest Of the great corporations for
the finances Of the country communi-
ties is touching in the extreme. It
reminds one very much Of the protec-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
Independent of "the street.

The anomalous spectacle of a panic on
Wall street and perfect tranquility in the
business world about IT, emphasizes the
fact that the country has grown independ-
ent of the street" The financial struc-
ture in America is built upon a more sub
stantal foundation than the throw of the
dloe. Wall street has a realm Of Its own In
fnance-so has Monte Carlo But Wall
street no longer controls the assets Of the
country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Kansas is willing to pay $4,000 a
year for railroad rate expert to serve
with the state railroad commission.
The offer seems excessive in view Of
the number of rate experts who sit
around the grocery store stoves of
Kansas without visible means of sup
port.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The report that President Roosevelt
has asked Governor Deneen of Illinois
to come out as a presidential candi-
date and then throw his strength in
the convention to Secretary Taft is con-
firmed by everybody except President
Roosevelt and Governor Depeen, who
declare that they never talked or
thought of such a deal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

When in the whole history Of Ne
braska have the railroads ever shown
such an interest in the affairs of the
dear people as is now manifest? Ne
braskans can we'll beware of these
Greeks when they come bearing gifts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The Philadelphia North American
is printing a series of letters on What
is Roosevelt to do when his term
ends" Railroad managers are more
interested in what he will do before
his term ends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The eager haste of the democratic
city council to give the Omaha grain
market a setback surprises no one at
all familiar with the course of fusion
in Nebraska
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

They do things differently in. Ger
many. A bank cashier who fed from
Berlin with $4,000 of the bank
funds is charged with larceny instead
of "a shortage"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Pittsburg has increased it's capital
stock by the annexation of several
suburbs. AS the annexation and the
floods came together. the increase
comes under the head of watered
stock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Senator Bailey appeared in parade
at Dallas in a carriage drawn by four
white horses and. of course, his polit-
ical opponents are more red-headed
than ever.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Jim Hin says the government will
have an elephant on its hands II It
buys the railroads. Still. the govern
ment under republican administrations
has always done very well in managing
the elephant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Mr.. Hartman says his visit In Vir-
glnia was cut short on account of bad
roads. That man seems to have a
positive genius for getting inso trouble
over roads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Councilman Elsasser ought TO ex-
plain that he was making no personal
thrusts at some of his colleagues when
he started his crusade for the improve
ment OF wooden Indians"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The announcement that 95 of the
lis counties in Kentucky have pro-
hibition laws explains why so many
Kentuckians leave home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

A drinking fountain for animals Is
to be erected somewhere in the city
by the Humane society, but one such
will hardly fill the bill. Several are
needed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Mr.. Rockefeller denies that he is
going to give $4,000, 900 for the edu-
cation of, the Chinese. so we will have
to continue to accept the chink's trans
lation of the laundry check.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

A london literary critic declares
that laughter is immoral. Possibly
but so long as those London literary
critics keep on writing. the rest of us
will keep on laughing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn.
pOrRriIy should have The Bee
mailed TO them. Address Will BIO
changed rs often ns requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Contributions are being offered for
the rebuilding of Upton sinclair's
home which was destroyed by. fire. The
Chicago packers are not on the list.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Don't worry and you'll live to be as old
as I am" Mrs. Bette Cans Of Washing
ton who on Saturday celebrated her nine
ty-thrd birthday, told her visitors and
well-wishers
THE secret of long life is simply don't
worry " Mrs. Cans said. II never worry
and I expect to live a long time yet"
Mrs. Cans, who was born at Frankfort
on Main In 1914 completed the eighth hand
knitted bedspread, which she presented to
her youngest grandchild. She is in ex-
cellent health. does not wear spectacles
and her mind is as bright and as clear
as many a person much younger.
Mrs. Cans is the head OF four generations
having two children eight grandchildren
and eighteen REORGANIZATION. Her
husband, Samuel Cans, died thirty-five
years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
The shenred shnns the LIEht.

Chicago Record-Herald.
People who makes less than million in
Wall street furry are not considered
worth mentioning. For this reason the
lambs seldom get their names In the papers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

1t is possible, too, that some of the
railroad managers who declined to
visit the White House were afraid to
take the risk of long journeys on their
trains
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

What can be done to arouse the
mollycoddle?" asks the New York
Globe. Make him ride on the street
cars during the rush hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
Prosperity's Push.

Cleveland Leader.
The world Is so prosperous that the big
gest stock of money mankind ever pos
sessed has to work overtime to meet the
demands of trade and industry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Railroad presidents doubtless regret
that the Dingley schedules do not
place a prohibitive tariff on advice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

That Milwaukee man who claims to
have been to the North Pole probably
took the Milwaukee schooner route.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Anything in a manner. Temperance
Jewell, a Kansas girl, has married a
druggist.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

A series of msfortunes involving dis
missals, designations and deaths in the
great executive departments in Washing
ton often develops what is known as the
"hoodoo desk"
In one department there is a hoodoo desk
from which four clerks have died in the
last two years, two have resigned, one has
been dismissed and three have been trans
ferred. Therefore no one cares to occupy
1t now. A $500 clerk said several days
ago in a half-hearted way that he would
move from his present room and try 1t for
a while II they would promote him to 81 800.
He said afterward, however, that he was
merely joking.
But there are other hoodoos in Washing
ton. Some years ago n doorkeepers post
In the War Department building came
under the ban and was a source OF con-
siderable annoyance to officials.
At this particular door the first mis-
fortune was death, the second dismissal;
the third holder of the post lost his wife by
death and finally fell and broke a limb,
and the fourth appointee in succession lost
child and then resigned. This resigna-
ton kept the place vacant for a time as
no one could be induced to take it, The
place had to be filled by calling on the
Civil Service commission for some one
from the outside.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Hello, Leo" painted the tiger. I've
been chasing a wounded antelope for sev-
eral miles. Did IT pass by here?'
NO" replied the lion, contentedly, lick
ing his chops. 1t didn't pass here.'-Phlla-
delphia Press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
Charles G Rosewater. general manage
OF The Bee Publishing company, being Gun sx
sworn, says that the actual number on Lu I
and complete copies Of The Daily, MOI oIul rs
Evening and Sunday Zee printed during the
month of Febrnafv 1907. was as folloWe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
Whitfield TO A POINT.

Does he take good care of his money!"
Il should say so. He won't Pven let II
stay I'm draft. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Net total. .......s.......s... 'Soofso1
Daily average. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 51'6T7
CHARLES c. ROSEWATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn 70
before me this 1st day Of March, 1896.
(SeaD NJ. B. HUNGATE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

That's a fine auto of yours. I'd like tc
borrow it for little spin some day"
Would your
YES BY the way, what sort Of n ma
chine would you advise me to getF'
zone of your own. Cleveland Leader.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

The gavel used by the presiding officer of
the senate has no handle like that used
by the speaker Of the house. 1t is an ivory
contrivance, modestly ornamented, of cy-
lindrical shape and about four inches long.
In welding 1t the vice president has to
hold the gavel in his hand as If 1t were a
small hammer without a handle. How the
custom originated of providing the vice
president with a handleless gavel is not
known, though the oldest senate attache
can not remember when 1t was otherwise,
just as the oldest senate attache can not
remember when the gold SNUFF box that
occupies its ancient niche at the right of
the vice presidents desk was not dutlfully
filled every morning, although no statesman
now patronizes that once popular box for
gentle sneeze
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

Though political cynics say life in Wash
ington will bring the gray to a mans hair
and the yellow to his heart quicker than
existence in any other place, 1t seems the
capital is a remarkable place for spry old
persons. Two women far in the ninetIes
are still active in their homes. They are
Miss Mary McDanels, 81 years old, an old
aristocrat who holds the land given to her
family in the first division under Cecil
Calvert, and Miss Emily Mason, SO, a
graceful hostess Both women keep up the
state OF antebelIum days and their servants
are all descendants Of slaves. Miss Mason's
father was minister to France in the days
of Van Buren,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21
nIrs oE wAsHINeroN LIE.
Minor scenes aud incidents SIX fetched
annN

on the spot.
The action Of the Postoffice department
in printing an issue of penny-in-the-slot
postage stamps Of the 2-cent denomination
caught stamp collectors In tender spot
News of tips issue had not reached the
collectors, and as the sheets were upper
forated a tempting opening was afforded
sharpers out for the coin. And they were
quick to grab cid opportunity by the top
knot. Securing a stock Of the new stamps
one smooth fellow, aware OF the weakness
OF collectors for novelties circulated among
them with a story that the stamps, through
an error, had been printed without per-
Gorations Several thousand were disposed
Of in Chicago alone at 50 cents a pair. The
presumption is that other cities were
worked with equal success.
A correspondent of a New Mexican paper
draws this picture Of Washington in
| cidcnt: Two Of the New Mexicans here
were asked to dine with the president a
night or two ago. They inquired around
and found that they must wear Prince
Albert coat, a white vest, patent leather
shoes and-horror Of ALA plug hat.
Now, both of them were stockmen, and
II goes without saying that most of the
required outfit they never had possessed,
and especially the plug hat.
But, however, by dint of borrowing here
and there from their more civilized friends
they made good all but the plug hat and
the patent feathers so that for those inn
portant coverings for each end Of their
anatomy they had TO dig up the simoleons
They figured up later on that their dinner
with the president cost them Just about
$40 per. but as one said, 1T was worth
the money"
And now they are both trying to figure
out II It will be safe to take these plug hats
back to New Mexico and how they can
get there and not break them all to pieces
Me for sunny New Mexico as soon as
can get there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

1--WE must squeeze the water out OF
stocks" said the reformer. but what
then %
use it to irrigate the arid west" sug-
gested another reformer.
For reform, first Of all, is PRACTICAL
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-21

81 thought your married life was so
happy" said the cosby woman, "and now
yousay the courts have separated you from
your husband"
Yes" answered the woman who was
weeping. John has been drawn on the
Jury again. Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-10
Stylish Silk Dresses
and Demi Costumes

Made with all the new style fea-
lures of the season, with the
new japanese, bolero, jumper
and tailored effects of plain and
fancy taffetas-all the new pop
ular colors-
$14.85, $500 up to $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-10

game in its place, ACCORDING 90 what is be-
ing said in New Haven. Instead possibly,
small games with one or two other col
leges will be taken on to make up the loss
of the crimson. 1t is the feeling a. Yale
that the Princeton game each year lie a
great enough effort for the Yale team,
anyhow, without adding the Harvard game
a week later.
Yale is certain, however, that there will
be a game with Harvard next fall. Even
though the Crimson made the announce
ment that there was to be a game with
Annapolis before the date for the Harvard
Yale game was announced, there is a feel
ing of the completest confidence that the
relations of former years will not be broken
into
Princeton, which has not engaged to meet
Lafayette, is taking up game with Wash
ington and jefferson again. The following
is a statement from the manager of the
Pennsylvania team:
Enthusiasts are greatly pleased over the
fact that Washington and jefferson is to
get on a game again with Princeton. When
the management first wrote Princeton for
date for the game, there was great sur
prise when word was sent back that
Princeton could not take on Washington
and Jefferson. The local manager then
took steps to arrange a game with some
other college and the University Of Vir-
gina was hit upon. Later on 1t was learned
that Princeton wanted to arrange a game
for the very day upon which the Virginia
contest was TO be held. There is now a
strong possibility that the date with
Princeton will be filled. That day Is Octo-
Der 49,"
| Frank A. Piekarsk, coach the last two
seasons at Washington and Jefferson, this
week wrote Kerr Price, captain for the
season of 1907, that It is his full intention
to be with the team another year. Pie
karsld is practicing law in Pittsburg and II
was feared that he could not take time
from his profession TO coach the team this
year. The news that Piekarsh was GER
tainly going back to Washington and JEFF
ferson was hailed with delight by the en-
tire student body and the other supporters
of the team in Washington.