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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02
LOCAL NEWS

Careful Observer predicts to oldest in
habitant year of practical blessings.
Page 9.
New Years observances more general
than for many seasons both in matter
of public and private receptions. Page q.
Hartman overrides Erastus Young in
appointment OF H. ]. Stirling as auditor
of Union Pacific. Page 3.
Omaha promises to reach 200, ,o00-mark
In next three years. Page 1.
Prominent citizens attend funeral of
Charles E. Morgan, which is particularly
anecting. Page 3.
Weddings and parties make advent of
new year in Omaha social world Page s.
City council prepares to act on the rail-
'S.> d grade crossing danger. Page s.
Z 4. 9TH Omaha officials prepare to COM
n 'exation to Omaha. Pare 10.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
asurer Mortensen files state
ment ~. 'ury transactions in Decem-
Der. -: Page 3.
Legisla, ~. 'ally organizes and then
adjourns. a elected speaker of
house and cat program carried out in
full. Page /.
Governor-elect Sheldon announces he
will make no appointments for some time.
Page i.
WASHINGTON.
Thousands attend annual reception of
the president at the White House. Page /.
POLITICAL.
Governor Pennypacker In his annual ad-
dress courts investigation of the Penn
sylvania capitol scandal" Page /.
c. e. Hughes inaugurated governor OF
New York. Page !.
Cans knocks Herman out in the eighth
round at Tonopah, New. Herman was un-
conscious three minutes. Page 6.
Seattle Hisl school defeats Chicago
High school at foot ball for championship
of the west Page g.
FoaEIaN.
General Wint succeeds General Franklin
Bell in command OF American forces in
Cuba Page 2.
COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IOWA NEWS.
Central university at Pella threatents
to defeat scheme of Baptists to CONSOLE
date educational institutions. Page o.
Contributions to Council Bluffs Chris
tian home put 1t in good financial condi-
ton. Page Q.
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02
SUMMARY OF THE bee
wednesday. january 2. 1907.

FORECAST FOR NEBAsKA-Rain or
snow in east, snow and colder in west
portion Wednesday; Thursday, fair and
colder in east portion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02
Change in Laws.

Wherever the law gives unjust advan-
tage; wherever IL fails by suitable LrOhibi-
ton OF regulation TO protect the interests
OF the people; wherever the power derived
fnom the state Is turned against the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02

Watching the proceedings this morning
were a number OF patriots who have N the
past become well known as lobbyists OF
WiEs pulisrs. Amoog those who Bess u
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02

CONTINUED on Second PAEe,l
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-02

Careful Observer predicts to oldest in
habitant year of practical blessings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
her Ready Wit.

Though he had long adored her In
In fact, the ground
she pressed beneath the soles Of her
dainty little No. S's-he had never yet
been able to screw up sufficient cour.
age to put his fate to the test. Poor
fellow! He was one of those shy,
modest, self deprecating sort Of chaps
that are growing rapidly scarcer or he
would have tumbled months ago to the
1act that he had only to so In and win.
Gertrude Alicia knew the state Of his
feelings right enough, but 1t had pleas.
ed her hitherto to keep him dangling
In attendance. At last, however, she
made up her mind to land her fsh as
soon as favorable chance presented
itself.
And the opportunity came at the
Smythingtons' little solree, when the
bashful swain, entering the conserva-
tory, discovered his inamorata looking
her loveliest amid the palms and fow-
ers.
"Are-are you aloneT' he questioned
timidly.
In a moment the fair and ready wit.
ted girl saw her chance and took It
then and there. "a loan, Hen-er-Mr.
Finnikin," she said, with lowered eye
lids, "a loan? Certainly not-I'm a
gift"
And fifteen minutes later, when they
emerged from their retreat, Henry was
asking himself how he could have been
such Juggins as to postpone his hap
plness SO long.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Lauahed Away tho Dancer.

An old traveller tells Of an experience
Of his in midocean. The day was fog
gy, and most Of the passengers were
below listening to two evangelists
who were holding Il particularly fervid
gospel meeting in the saloon. Suddenly
and without the slightest warning
there was terrific crash and the en-
glnes stopped. Every one rushed on
deck. The steamer had run into an Ice
berg.
Nobody knew what damage had been
done, and everybody was ready to fly
into a panic. The boats We're lowered,
and then for the first time the two
evangelists. who had been forgotten in
the saloon, appeared on deck. They
! wore their overcoats and their hats,
and they carried rugs and handbags.
They elbowed their way rudely to the
call, with the evident intent Of secur-
ing for themselves first places in the
boat 1t was just at time when q
breath would have sent the passengers
panic stricken into the boats.
| The sight of the two evangelists was
about to undo the work Of cool headed
officers when q pert little cockney
stepped up to the gentlemen with the
rugs and handbags.
beg pardon" said he, tipping his
cap, cave cab, sir?'
And In the general laugh the danger
Of panic was averted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
The CoIored Brothers Reason,

mo Colored 6rotherS REASON
Booker T. Washington told the sto=y
Of a negro pastor who was having
some difficulty with his flock.
"The old fellow came to me and
asked me to help him out" said Mr..
Washington. II went down to the lit
tie backwoods country church with
BIN one Sunday. Incidentally l took
occasion to inquire among the parish
Ioners little and found that they had
not paid the old man his salary.
upon this basis of information
started in to admonish the members
of the congregation. told them that
they should pay their pastor; that he
had to live; that he had to have his
salary.
AL in all, was making a pretty
good speech. I had most of the con-
Iregation convinced, I think.
But there was one old fellow in
The back Of the church that was num-
bling during my talk. He would snick-
fr little and duck his eyes below the
old soft hat he held up to his face. We
amt goin' to pay i'm any more salary
this year.
"The old fellow became so obstrep-
srous that demonstrated with him.
Brother, why are you not going to
pay your pastor any more salary this
yearY I asked him.
"'Because we done paid him for
them same sermons last var was the
decisive response"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Could Not Risk It.

A dealer in real estate tells this story
A middle aged widow came to his Of
fee to try to make arrangements for
the purchase of house and lot. 1--WE
can make small payment down." she
said, land would sign mortgage run
ming for period of five years to Sc
cure the payment of the rest Of the
money. My daughters have good posi-
tons as bookkeepers in large mer-
camille establishment and can save
enough out of their salaries to meet
the payments as they become due"
The real estate man hesitated.
81 should want to be sure Of you
paying for the property in the stipu.
lated time," he said. II should feel like
a criminal. If I had to foreclose the
mortgage at any time-and yet bust
ness is business. I shall have to see
your daughters"
She brought them to his Office the
next day.
MADAM" he said, shaking his head
''you will have to give me some adj
ditional security. Your daughters are
too handsome. They will marry and
lose their jobs long before the five
years are up"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Neander,. "one Work."

Doctors, when they send away 4
busy man for several weeks of rest,
do not consider that to one accustomed
to work an enforced rest Is both irri-
tating and depressing.
Neander, the famous church histo-
rian, had promised his physician on be-
ing ordered to Carlsbad to drink its
famous waters that he would take no
books with him except one work, which
the doctor with reluctance allowed.
On the morning Of the historians de-
parture the doctor, wishing to say
goodby to his patient, called at his
door and saw a cart laden with heavy
folios.
"But, dear professor" said the ply
stefan, with the emphasis of displeas-
ure, "you promised me to take no
books with you"
eyes, DOCTOR" replied the childlike
professor, 'but you allowed me one
work, so thought might take the "a
theirs with me to Carlsbad"
The lone work. included three or
four score volumes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
lndestructible Cat,

While expounding to his wife the
alleged fact that men can control their
tempers better than women can, Mr..
Kinks fell over the cat and nearly
broke his nose.
'"That settles it!'' he Kissed. "Tve
often threatened, but now I'll drown
the brute!''
His wife begged him to be merciful,
but his mind was made up.
Accordingly he placed the offending
feline, along with two large bricks,
In an old flour sack and fastened upon
his murderous errand. On reaching
the canal he threw in the bag with
such vigor that he overbalanced and
fell into the muddy water. After strug-
Cling for half an hour and incidentally
drinking half the water in the canal,
he returned home wet and weary.
At the door sat the cat.
"Well, Of alp exclaimed Kinks
"Why, l drowned the brute!
II don't think So" said his wife as
she let him in. "You didn't give me
time to tell you that there was a hole
In that g!"-London Answers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
How Prisoners Read.

ut is rather pathetic" said prison
chaplain, "the way our inmates read
their surreptitious newspapers. It is
bad for the poor fellows eyes too.
1T is against the rule for them to
read in their cells, and in the cell doors
there are peepholes, to which the jail
Drs come noiselessly, seeing that all
me rules are enforced.
"The prisoner who simply must read
rastes with q bit of porridge his jour-
nal up against his cell door beneath
the peephole. He sits down on the
door yard or two away and holds his
austpan In one hand and his brush in
the other. in this awkward and weari-
some position, his eyes nearly popping
cut Of his head from strain, he reads
away for dear life.
"And when the jailer's cold, hard
sye peers In through the peephole It
misses the paper and lights up with
some faint appreciation at the sight Of
tie prisoner polishing up his floor
New Xosk HgaDs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
The Lord and tho Burglar.

Lord Iverdale had just finished his
after dinner speech and the guests had
applauded when the butler rushed for
ward and announced to his lordship
that there was burglar In the house.
"A burglar! Confound his impu-
dence! Where is he?"
1--WE don't exactly know, your lord
ship. One of the maids, hearing a
noise in the library, looked in and
saw a man at the safe. If your lord
ship will allow me, I'll put Jarvis In
my place here and take charge of the
search"
every good, Haskins. Go by all
means. Wait moment-here is the
key Of my desk. Take the revolver
you will find in the right hand top
drawer; you may need it. As soon as
I can get away without alarming the
ladies I'll join you:"-Munsey's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
He Picked Thorn.

An. English commercial traveller Wis
itlng large Glasgow warehouse made
a bet with the manager that he could
pick out all the married men among the
employees. Accordingly he stationed
himself at the door as they came back
from dinner and mentioned all those
whom he believed to be married, and
In almost every case he was right.
GLOW do you do it," asked the man.
ager in amazement
ooh, it's quite SIMPLE" said the
traveller. "quite simple. The married
men all wipe their feet on the mat;
the unmarried ones don't."-Glasgow
Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
When Marriage 10 tho Topic.

When Marriage 10 the Topic.
The welded state is favorite sub
ject with the epigram makers. From
very old ballad we take this:
There was a criminal in a cart
A-goin' to be hanged;
Respite to him was granted.
And cart and crowd did stand
To know If he would marry q wife
Or rather choose to die.
"Tother's the worst-drive on the cartl'
The criminal did reply.
More modern is this verse:
would advise a man to pause
Before he takes wife
In fact, I see no earthly cause
He should not pause for life.
Who, by the way, is the author who
describes second marriage as being
"the triumph Of hope over experienced"
Samuel Lovers matrimonial epigram
Is very opposite:
Though matches are all made in heaven.
they say, s- .'-s 50.
Yet Hymen, who mischief oft matches,
Sometimes deals with the house t'othef
side of the way,
And there they make Lucifer matches.
Chambers Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
WOMEN'S WOES.
Bemdiji Woman Are Finding Relief

al AQoIs
It does not seem that woman have
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that afaict humanity; they
must keep up" must attend to
duties in spite of constantly aching
backs, or headaches, dizzy spells,
bearing down pains; they must
stoop over, when to stoop means
torture. They must walk and bend
and work with racking pains and
many aches from kidney ills.
Kidneys cause more suffering than
any other organ Of the body. Keep.
the kidneys we'll and health is easily
maintained. Read of a remedy for
kidneys only that helps and cures
the kidneys and is endorsed by
people you know.
Mrs. ]. C. Litres, living at 6O2
American Ave-, Bemidji, Mimi, says:
Il am recommending Doan.s Kid
ney Pills in the hopes that some
suffering from Kidney trouble may
derive benefit from my testimonial.
For some time I was feeling quite
miserable, suffering from kidney
complaint. I noticed that my kid
neys were disordered and at last
decided to try Doan's Kidney Pills.
I have not used them regularly
as directed,' but nevertheless I
have derived great deal of benefit
from their use. feel much better
and stronger, that tired, languid
feeling having become thing of
the past"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name
Doan's and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Waves Of Mater.

Waves are deceptive things. To look
at them one would gather the impress.
sion that the whole water Travelled.
This. however, is not SO. The. water
stays in the same place. but the mo-
ton goes on In great storms. waves
are sometimes forty feet high. and
their crests travel fifty miles an hour.
The base OF A wave (the distance from
valley to Valley is usually considered
aa being fifteen times the height of
the wave. Therefore wave twenty
i've feet high would have q base ex-
tending 375 feet. The force Of waves
breaking on the shore Is seventeen
tons to the square inch.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Made It Clear.

II beg your pardon, waiter" said a
traveller in railway restaurant, did
you say that I had twenty minutes to
wait or that it was twenty minutes
toS?"
II said naythur," answered the at
tendant. II said yez had twenty min
utes to ate, an that's all yez had. Yer
trains gone noww
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
SUBSCRIPTI0N..-s5.0O PER ANNUM
Peanut Diet Proves Fatal.

Fremont, Neb, Nov. 1.!.-Because
scientists have reported that peanuts
contained all the elements necessary
to sustain life Archie Venuto, a Ere
mont man, attempted to live by eating
nothing but peanuts with the result
that he died after the weeks peanut
diet. At the end Of four days Venuto
went completely crazy and was placed
in hospital. He absolutely refused
to eat anything but peanuts there
after and to drink nothing but water
He died Of exhaustion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Two CoIored Girls Poisoned.

Philadelphia, Nov. l Under cir
cumstances which have perplexed the
police two colored girls employed as
domestics in boarding house in West
Philadelphia were found dead in their
room. The girls, Bessie Dayton and
Annie Tase, were aged twenty-five
and fifteen years, respectively. It Is
the opinion of the police that the
girls were poisoned.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
A Mighty Rare Autograph.


There are an unlimited number and
variety of the genus autograph col
lector. Some have the grewsome fad
Of collecting all autographs matter re-
lating to the assassins of our presi-
dents. To be successful even In this
limited range requires much careful!
research and great patience. The mord
inconspicuous and unknown the sub.
jects chosen the more difficult the task
of collecting. It may be said that II
Is an easier task to secure an authentic
autograph of Napoleon Bonaparte OF
of Cromwell than one Of the practical
" unknown murderer of President Nc
Kinley. The very obscurity from
which the perpetrator temporarily
emerged is hard to penetrate and there.
fore makes the securing Of his auto.
graph a difficult task. Collector.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
To Prosecute Peonage Cases.

Washington, Nov. / Mary Y.
Quackenbos of Louisiana has been ap-
pointed special assistant to the at
torney general and has been assigned
to the investigation Of peonage cases
In that state Mrs. Quackenbos for
some time has been employed by the
attorney general in obtaining evidence
IN peonage cases in the South and her
present appointment is intended as
an Off cial recognition of her services
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Tobacco as a Drug.

I know that many are of the opinion
our northern simples are weak, imper-
feet, not so well concocted, of such
force, as those in southern parts, not
so fit to be used in physic, and will
therefore fetch their drugs afar off
SIENNA, cassia out of Egypt, rhubarb
from Barbary, aloes from Socotra, tur-
bith. agaric, mirbolanes, hermodactils
from the East Indies; tobacco from the
west-Burton's Anatomy Of Melan-
chOly."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Fun In Space.

I dreamed last night that I was pres
ent at a committee meeting of the sun,
earth, moon and stars.
"I'm no coward" said the earth.
mo, but you have two great fears"
said the sun holly.
"And those areY'
"The hemispheres.'
"You've forgotten the atmosphere"
put in the moon. And the comet, who
had no business to be there, wagged
his tail with Joy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Whisky and Typhoid,

It may be interesting for you to
know that habitual whisky drinkers
never recover when once attacked
with typhoid fever or pneumonia. The
whisky makes the system unfit to
Withstand the ravages Of the disease,
and death is always the result. Emf
nent physicians all over the world
have noted and studied this fact.-D.
v COnden in Nashville Tennesseean.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Her Father.

"Mrs Mudgerson seems to be SO at
fected since her husband succeeded in
getting money"
Eyes, she does appear to be afflicted
a little in that way. heard her refer
ring yesterday to her father, who was
blacksmith, as one who used to be
able to make such beautiful designs in
wrought iron.' Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Affects Hundreds of Men.

Washburn. Wis, Nov. The
tigrtness of the money market has
been the means of closing, down the
large mill Of the Edward Hines Lum-
Der company located at Iron River,
this county. Not only will the lum-
Der company close down their saw
mill, but they will cease operations
in the woods tributary to the mill,
which will throw over 1900 men out
OF employment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
The One Man.

A man who was summoned for beat
Ing his wife tried hard to put all the
blame upon his mother.in-law and was
chided by the bench for his lack Of
gallantry.
"Why should it always be the fash
lon for man to malign his mother
ln-law| the magistrate remarked. rs
chivalry quite dead among us7 I
knew man once who never spoke an
unkind word to his mother-in-law, new
or blamed her In the least for his quar-
rels with his wife and never had the
bad taste to complain about her to 9TH
q peopla,. --..----..- -.-.---.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13

The wife heater stared open mouth
I'd as he listened to the recital Of the
domestic paragons virtues. Then he
said: ooh, yes, I've heard of that fel-
low before. His name was Adam!
London Globe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Hit Thorn Both.

Jones-That was a scathing sermon
Sunday. Wonder what Smith thought
about It? Brown-Singular! met
Smith yesterday, and he said he'd like
to know your opinion on it.-London
TELEGRAPH.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13

How He Judqed.

First Man-Writing must have been
very expensive in the middle ages.
They used feathers for pens. Second
Man-Why should they be expensive3
First Maxwell, I was only Judging
from my wife's hats.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13

A man should allow none but good
impulses to stir his heart, and he
should keep it free from any evil that
may beat it down and harden it.-Rev.
]. D. Hammond.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Confidence.

Confidence.
Jackson-Heaven bless him! He
showed confidence in me when the
clouds were dark and threatening.
Wilson-1n what way? Jackson-He
lent me an umbrella.-London Tele-
graph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
What Il proxad

Miss Youngthing- BOO hoo-hoo! Char
ley's given me ring set with a mean
little turquoise. Her Mother That's
an emblem Of constancy. Miss Young.
thing-1t isn't! It's proof Of stinginessl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
RAILWAY POSITIONS

GUARANTEED-We want 200 able-bodied
young men to take snort course or lnstruc-
school and for whom we will secure positions
as telegraph oper ators and agents as soon as
course is completed Easy to learn; Good
RAILWA Y COLLEG E. Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13
Nearsiuhted,

Ella-1 have seen twenty-five sum-
mers.
Stella-1 wish I were as nearsighted
% you are.-Illustrated Bits.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-11-13

The talker sows; the listener reaps-
italian PrOverb.