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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17

behave themselves The speaker reviewed
the provisions Of the Littauer ship sub
sidy bill, which Is about to be reported to
the house. and said the assistance to mail
lines provided for in the measure should
not be called a subsidy but merely the
spending Of the money we get from sea
service to promote sea service.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17
No GEARING ON NORRIS BILL
CONTINUED from First Page)

stitute; Plano route l. John w. Dutton
carrier. Abraham l.. Dutton substitute;
struble, route l, John f. Long carrier,
William II. jain substitute South Dakota;
Hurley. route 8. clifford c. Haeket carrier,
N, N. Allen substitute; Marion, route 4,
elias J. Schwartz carrier. Jacob Reich sub
stitute.
Rural route No. / has been ordered es-
tablished March l at Manchester. Kings
bury county S. d., serving 40 people and
"a families.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17
owned by U. $. Gov.rnment.

The Hot Springs Of Arkansas. the ma
tons cure and pleasure resort. Fine win
ter climate; 200 hotels at all prices. Write
Bureau of Information for book.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17

There is need of quantities of provisions
Famine and pest conditions prevail and
there is misery everywhere. Both rich and
poor at Kingston are homeless.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17

Bowden is a small port on the south
coast of Jamaica, about thirty miles from
Kingston. The United Fruit company 8
Boston steamers clear from Bowden. There
is no communication by rail- from Bowden
and Kingston.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17
DoN'Ts FOR WEAK MEN

Don't put off duty to yourself Half the evils
of this life from things deferred The time
doctor is when realize violated
Don't wait until forced to the penalty.
Don't until your system is totterng under
the physical wreck unfit work.
or study
experiment FREE TREATMENT or QUICK
CURE schemes Unskilled only
harm
think to cure you that
there.is for The specialists the
Institute obstinate right
Delays always dangerous. Don't 1t off
We make misleading statements deceptive. unbus-
propositions afflicted
nized ability do such methods guarantee
a the shortest possible
skiful
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17
State Medical Institute
1908 Farnam st.
Between 18th and 18th Streets
OMAHA. NEB.
ACTUAL CURES

@ S% s r. @ $ %
dhnnyt rad in
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA, Jan. 16.-Official record of temper
AZURE and precipitation, compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature northumberland II
Excess for the day. .......................... i
Total excess since March /, 1906. .2lS
Normal precipitation .............. .02 inch
Total rainfall since March /. 90 20 inches
Deficiency since March 1, 1906. $3.50 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1906. 2.6l inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1906. 5.0S inches
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-17
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Thursday in Nebraska, Except
Probably snow in Northeast
Portion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Forecast of the
weather for Thursday and Friday:
For Nebraska-Fair Thursday, except
probably snow in northern portion, warmer
in west portion; Friday fair.
For Iowa-Rain or snow Thursday Fri
day fair, except rain or snow in extreme
cast portion.
For South Dakota-Fair, warmer Thurs
day; Friday fair.
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To the Point.


"The most laconic mar l know of is
a deaf and dumb man in II town."
n Of the party remarked. HE never
writes on his little pad more than
enough to convey his meaning.
1T happened he vas a good poker
player and II night won a watch and
chain from Il young nan Of the town.
The young mans father, a very pomp-
Gus individual. heard Of it and. meet
ing the successful gamester on the
street ext day, stopped him. The
deaf and dumb man produced his little
pad. On it the irate and pompous
father wrote. 4 understand you won
BOb's gold watch the other night
He handed it to the deaf and dumb
man. expecting to see him change
countenance and offer to give up his
spoil. The latter did not quite do that.
however. Instead he took the pad.
wrote two words carefully on it and
returned it. The pompous father read
inscribed thereon:
"'And chain
THAT ended the affair."-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
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BURGLARS STORY.
q Was a Case of Ecs Eat Dog, and
Tre. Q~it Even.

u Was a Case of G-s Eat Dog, and
Trey Q,it Ever.
Il don't agree with that article of
yours about homer among thieves"
he said to the editor. You know. I
was once in the burglary business.
Don't start. I've quit it now. paid
dearly for it and turned over a new
leaf. Let me tell you the story.
Years ago l lived alone in a rented
house. where l stored my plumber. l
had n quantity of gold watches,
1ewelry and silverware there. No one
not even my 'pals'-knew of this
house.
We'll. II night l went on a raid
alone. and in a trunk in a room where
a woman and two children were sleep.
ing I found five gold watches and any
quantity of silverware.
Have l struck a pa~wnbroker's
shop? was the question that naturally
suggested itself.
But l didn't waste any time in spec
ulation. but fastened home with my
haul.
ARRIVED there. l discovered that nv
own house had been entered by one Of
my best friends in the profession Il
knew his work and recognized in the
neatness Of the job his fine profession
al hand and looted Of everything.
1.-THE next day we met and compared
notes. 1t turned out that l had been
to his house and he to mine. You see.
we had meeting places, but neither
knew where the other lived.
did you not know l asked him,
that you We're robbing one of the pro-
fession when you entered my house?'
81 did, he said, but I didn't think
It was You, Ben. But didn't you know
the same when you We're in my house?'
"'Well.' I replied. I didn't stop to
ask too many questions
Eve exchanged valuables, shook
hands and said Good day.'"-Atlanta
Constitution.
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he participated was that between the
Alliance. which he commanded. and
the British ships Atlanta and TrepasSy.
At the beginning of the battle the
Alliance lay in Il dead calm and could
not bring her broadside to bear. The
two British ships poured Il CALLING fire
into her. and early in the engagement
Captain Barry was carried below
wounded IN the shoulder by Il grape
shot. The flag of the Alliance was
shot away, and the crew of the enemy
began cheering at the prospect of a
certain victory.
Barry. lying wounded In the cockpit,
declined to listen to any proposition to
surrender.
IF the ship can't be fought without
It," he said. III be carried on deck"
His bravery stirred his crew. They
cheered wildly the bloody figure car
ried on deck. a new flag was hoisted.
and the American shot was sem rip
ping into the enemy afresh. Then ma
ture came to the aid of the >,rely
pressed Americans. A breeze >prauS
up and gave the Alliance Il chance To
shift and use her guns. The Amer;
cans then fought with such unpara!iel.
ed vigor that the two British ships
were forced ~ surrender.
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THOMAS F. RYAN. "A poor excuse"
be repeated. "by no means a suti-
Gent excuse in the eyes ii the railroad
man.
THAT railroad nan feels, ! suppose,
like another misused man whom l
once saw in a restaurant.
1.-THE mar l refer to was about to
seat himself and order luncheon when
the chair vas pulled from under him,
and down he Topped to the floor, shak-
ing the very building.
HE rose and rushed at the fellow
who had so misused him. This person,
though, was not at all alarmed. He
said with a calm. self righteous air:
"'Iou were going to sit down on my
hat"
President II. II. Vreeland Of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company,
which forms a part Of the great New
York traction system known as the In
%terborough company, is a notable fig.
ure In the financial and club circles Of
New York. The surface lines of New
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~ Az NJ 90
road stocks. The most talked of among
the railroad men Of today is I'M
dOubtedly Edward II. Hartman. the
COLOSSUS of Roads," who was recently
a witness before the Interstate COM
merce commission and whose visit to
the White House. followed by a lengthy
interview on the subject of government
supervision of railroads. excited wide
spread comment. Mr.. Hartman has
experienced a change OF heart on the
matter Of the railroads and the public.
Mr.. Hartman, though he controls
property valued at hundreds Of mil
lions, is very plain in his dress, and his
personal expenditures are comparative
" small. He usually wear a SLOUGH
hat and Is by 10 means what Is de
scribed as a "howling swell"
President c. S. Mellen of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road. whose conference with President
Roosevelt was a subject OF much COM
ment, declares that he has always con
coded the need Of efficient regulation
by the government Of railroad corpora
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MARVIN ht"iiill. to Hughitt to ac-
complish this movement as expeditions
~ as possible. The young man went
to the Office and did not leave his key
for t%hirty-six hours, or until all the
troops were landed ut Cairo. together
with their baggage and supplies. Then
he went home to enjoy a We'll earned
Gleep. but barely had he lain down
when a second order was received to
transport the same men from Cairo to
the north and east. an emergency hay
ing arisen that demanded a rapid
change Of base. Back to his instru-
nent went the obedient official for an
other t~hirty-six hours siege. at the end
Of which time be had succeeded in not
only transporting the men to the de-
sired destination. but had done SO
without any delay to the regular traffic
Of the road, a feat that instantly
brought the young trainmaster before
the favorable notice Of the officials at
Chicago. to which point he vas soon
called as assistant superintendent OF
the road.
Thomas F. Ryan and August Rel
mont would no doubt be rated the two
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PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some people who have tried the
game would have to see 4 rooster eat
q S. gold piece before he would be-
lieve that there vas none in chickens.
Half the world doesn't know how the
other half lives, and it sometimes
ders how it manages to beat the game
itself.
Out on the plains all the world may
be a stage. but in the cities it is rapid
~ getting to he an auto.
For hanging around after it's time to
60 old winter could give points to the
most badly gone lover.
What our wealthy young men who
carry guns need is a sort of detachable
insanity.
When a watch does go wrong II is
the most unblushing liar imaginable.
The proper time for a man to marry
Is when he falls in love.
If the king ran do no wrong 1t isn't
because he doesn't try occasionally.
The most successful way to criticise
the boss is under your breath.
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and capital. Mr..
Hughitt Is Il native
Of 'Cayuga county.
n. v, and is about
seventy years of
age. He began his
railway career as a
Hewas
~trainmaStcr ut Cen
tralia, H.. during
the civil war. 4
corps Of soldiers.
together with it.;
full complement of
supplies and equip
mCntS, was to be
moved from st.
Louis to Cairo In Il
hurry. Word was
flashed over tho
wire from Chicago
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Mans Plant.

Full soon will come those awful days,
So clear in every mental vision,
When housewifery in varied ways
Will hold our comfort in derision.
Aga:1. no doubt. We'll dine alone
On Yesterdays cold storage rations
And sleep on floors as hard as stone
That bring nightmareish alterations.
Again all loving, wifely ties
Will lapse. and We will be requested
At seven-thirty to arise
And ~go-where we're more interested.
Already we almost perceive
T'ward suicide q dangerous leaning.
For those are days that vex and grieve-
When comes around the spring house
clearing.
L. s. Wa'erhouse in New York Press.
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.,,.:...,.. /. i. ....:... -.

THE BARKY MONUMENT IN PHILADELPHIA.
Their Of the American navy" John Paul
Jones was an officer under him. The
statue Of Barry now possessed by Phil
adelphia was presented to the city by
the Society Of the Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick, of which the naval fighter was
a member. and it was unveiled by Miss
Elsie Hazel Hepburn. great-great-
grandniece Of the hero, on March 16.
Barry was born in Ireland in 1745
and came to the colonies when fifteen
years old. He elected to make the sea
his profession and soon took rank as a
sailor Of are ability and was given
command of a number Of big ships en
gagged in m At the outbreak
OF the Revolution he was commissioned
to command the brig Lexington. and
this vessel was the first to fly the Con
tinental flag. He captured the first
ship eve taken by an American war
ship. His remains lie In the church.
yard Of the venerable st. Mary's Ro
mar Catholic church in Philadelphia.
and the inscription on his tomb reads
IN part rs follows:
Sacred to the memory Of Commodore
John Barry, father OF the American navy.
Let the Christian patriot and soldier who
visits these mansions OF the dead view
this monument with respect and venera-
ton. Beneath 1t rest the remains of John
Barry. who was born in the County Wex-
ford. Ireland, in the year l74. America
was the object Of his patriotism and the
aim OF his usefulness and ambition. At
the beginning Of tho Revolutionary war
he held the commission OF captain in the
then limited navy Of the colonies. His
achievements In battle and his renowned
naval tactics merited for him the position
Of commodore and to be Justly regarded
as the father Of the American navy. He
fought often and bled in the cause of
freedom. but his deeds OF valor did not
diminish in him the virtues which adorn-
ed his private life.
Barry died in 1903. One Of the most
exciting Of the engagements in which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Hu1nor ono Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
TRUE HAPPINESS.

True happiness. SO I've been told,
Is rot alone in yellow gold.
And ] believe it. too.
Don't you?
But it is nice to have enough
So you at least can run a blum
That your Importance may appear
Quite clear.
A million dollars is a lot
OF trouble. for as like as not
Possession of it means
The magazines
Will peep into your daily life
And thus cause trouble with your wife
1mbittering with this same roll
Your soul.
It's better TO have slowed away
Some fifty thousand, we will say,
Or even ffty-two
Would do.
Then you can keep the wolf at bay
And possibly al Christmas may
Buy trinkets that you do not need
And feed.
But, after all. Marie. you'll find
True happiness is of the mind
And not in wealth at all,
Though small.
II o can keep your conscience clear
And YOU digestive running gear
Throughout the year In trim,
You're Sunny Jim.
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tons. He draws the
same salary as a rail
road president that
Mr.. Roosevelt does
az chief executive Of
the United States.
and he rose to his in
fuential position IN
the railway world
from an obscure
clerkship in n little
New England road
having at that time
about n 4
miles Of track. He
and Mr.. Roosevelt
do not agree in all
respects in railway
matters, but the
president paid Mr..
Mellen the compl!-
ment once of quot
ing from one of his
addresses in compos-
ing Il message to con-
greSs. Mr.. Mellen is
fifty-siX years of age.
He became second
vice nrpSidonf Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

ana was born III
Staten Island. New
York, in 1886. He
graduated In 1876
from Columbia col
lcge and was Il
m of the vic
toriouS III bia
eight which defeat
ed the crews Of
Harvard. Yale and
other colleges on
Saratoga lake In
1874. Mr.. Seligman
recently sent a son
to Yale. Previous
to the sons matric.
ulation Mt that uni
versity the father
spent some time
looking into the va
riouS methods Of
selecting courses In
< In the differ
ent colleges. He
tells Of n neat sum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Ancient Literary Headquarters

Explorers in Egypt" said the man
with the thick eyeglasses. "have un-
earthea IA most marvellous collection Of
bricks bearing cuneiform Inscriptions.
There are millions of the bricks. some
of them but half finished. and they are
Inscribed with poems. legends, stories.
etc. Strange to say. none of The au-
thorities in Egyptology can give a
name to the buried province which is
thus being brought to light"
1T must have been a prehistoric III
DIANA suggested the nan with the
earmutfS.-Judge.
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1VEN11OE.
began learning his fathers business he
worked as an apprentice al SIPS per
day, ate his monday luncheon from a
tin pail like the other apprentices and
had more grease and CRIME on his
overalls than any other employee.
When the whistle blew for starting
work at the big Pittsburg plant at :
a. m. he was on hand with his fellow
workmen, and he came from his IA
TIERS palatial home, Solitude. in a
street car, though there were plenty Of
automobiles in the garage to hurry
him to the shops had he wished to en-
ploy them. His fellow apprentices all
agreed that he was a good fellow and
put on no airs.
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York were consoli-
dated in the com
pany of which he
is the head largely
MS the result Of his
work to that end.
He was born III
Glen. Montgomery
county. n. T., In
1856 and at the age
of thirteen began to
earn his living by
filling Ice carts. He
W ked %shOveling
gravel on a night
construction train.
was track walker.
s W hlnan, fire
man and conductor,
rising O one
position to another
until he became Il
power In the street
railway world. His
father was Il MIN
lister. and the trac-
ton lmagnate tells
~ ~
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Pretty Serious.

II don't see anything funny in these
Jokes about prunes." said the lady who
runs the boarding house.
"Neither do l." replied the boarder
who had to eat them or starve.-Detroit
Free Press.
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PUTS ON NO AIRS.
George Westinghouse, Jr., and English
Beauty He viii Marry.

0Saukt tie WIN IudITy.
1t is a common thing for titled Eng
lishmen to come to America all! marry
heiresses. but It is rather ont oi the
ordinary for rich American lHcn to
marry English girls. That is what is
to happen in the case of George West
!nghouse. Jr.. son Of the famous in
ventor and manufacturer of electrical
appliances. He has chosen as his bride
Miss Evelyn Violet Brecklebank. daugh-
ter of Sir Thomas Brocklebank. who is
one of Liverpool's richest shipowners
and many times a millionaire. The
family have a great mansion in Wool
ton, one of the suburbs of London. and
a country seat called Childerall Abbey.
Il favorite ''shOw place in the vicinity
Of Liverpool. Mr.. Westinghouse is the
only son OF the noted inventor, whose
fortune is estimated by some Is high
as $4,000, 600. and the young man will
IN the natural course Of events succeed
some day to the supervision Of his IA
TIERS vast business and the enjoyment
Of his splendid fortune. But when
young unlSueu HIS Sclen-
tifc studies at Yale he started in as ar
apprentice to learn from the bottom
up the industry of making electrical
appliances. There is a legend that it
was about this time he got his first
glimpse of Miss Brocklebank and that
she saw him while making a tour Of
the plant and began to lose her heart
to him in spite of his w~orkingman's at
tire and. though ignorant Of his iden-
tity. surprising him to be an ordinary
wage Garner. This pretty story has
been spoiled by the denial of the fam
lilies concerned. who say the young peo-
pie have known each other socially for
years. but this does not alter the fact
that when George Westinghouse. Jr..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
LADY POLE-CAREW.
Voted Most Beautiful Woman In Eng.
land by King and Public.

land BY King and Public.
According to the opinion Of King Ed
ward VII, the most beautiful woman
In the British empire is Lady Beatrice
Pole-Carew. Perhaps he ought to make
an exception In favor Of his popular
spouse, Queen Alexandra. for every
husband Is supposed to think his wife
the most beautiful woman in the world.
But the British monarch does not even
except his queen in pronouncing this
modern Judgment Of Paris. 1t happens
that the opinion Of the king Is the opin-
ion Of the public too. At least this was
indicated by the result Of a voting con-
test conducted by an English newspa-
per. Lady Pole.Carew is the wife OF
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famous for his CO.
pacity to refrain
o talking. New
%ertheless. when he
opens his mOuth he
usually says some
thing worth hear
ing and is fond of
a good story now
and then. He was
once discussing a
Wall street deal
wherein a fnancier
had roughly handled
a railroad man.
The %inancier had
come forth with an
excuse for his con-
duct, and 1t was
this excuse that Mr..
Ryan was condemn
ing.
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H'HN Ut N0VNH "
n authority whom he consulted:
ut all depends on the sort Of meal Of
knowledge YOU desire. At Princeton 1t
comes table d'hote. ut Harvard a In
carte. and at Columbi you get a quick
lunch"
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Major General Sir Reginald Pole-Ca
rev Of the British army and is a daugh'
ter of the third Marquis OF Ormonde
She descends from a line Of traditionally
fair women. among whom are number
ed the Duchess Of Devonshire. Gains.
borough's beautiful and famous sit.
ter; the Duchess Of Sutherland. Queen
yictoria's confdante aud friend. and
the first Duchess Of Westminster. Her
home, General Pole-Carew's splendid
residence. Antony House. Cornwall. is
filed with reminders Of women OF
beauty. The home Is enlivened by three
children. two girls and a boy. the latter
heir to the generals title and estate.
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leading. traction magnates of the Unit
"a states. In personal appearance
Mr.. Ryan rs striking. He is tall,
straight. broad shouldered and deer,
chested. has a large head, high brow,
big. smiling blue eyes. a prominent
nose and a firm mouth shaded by a
curling mustache of iron gray. He Is
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Just Swept.

She docking away oD-How clear
the horizon is.
He-Yes: l just swept it with my
aye.-Roston Transcript.
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of the latest Of these is the statue of
Commodore John Barry. recently un-
veikd in Philadelphia. 1t stands in
Independence square, in the very shad-
ow OF independence hall, SO Intimately
associated with the birth Of American
Liberty. Barry is often called the "fa-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
The Nonpartisan Emperor.

Emperor Williams speech to the
boys who gathered around the palace
on election night telling them they
were large fine huskies and several
other things that it is presumably de-
sirable to be, greatly shocked some
people who pretended to believe in the
pleasant fiction that the emperor had
no feelings in the matter.
That Is where the president has the
advantage owe the emperor. The head
Of the United States is also the head Of
one great political party, and 1t is con-
stitutional as we'll as good form for
him to believe that the country will
take the elevator and 60 up the spout
in about thirteen seconds If the oppos
ing party wins.
The president can have himself pho
t%ographed in half a dozen different at
titudes while casting his vote, while
the kaiser isn't allowed to soil his
hands marking the blanket ballot no
matter how deeply he may feel in the
matter.