Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-21
'UBLIc HELPS BUILD STRUCTURE
Woman is Nov Said to Have Been
Inventor Of the Cocktail.
DATES BACK TO REVOLUTION
yuRResslon II Made 90 DispIace the
Desks in House of Representa-
tivcs by Be TO
EronomiEe ~

sense? DO they stil - ,e shown"
in the yernacular of = ; IT, notwith-
standing federal and 81 = which are
being passed curtaiiini SIS powers for
the purpose Of making izens OF the
railroads, instead of ng them to
exist as highwaymen?
WITH congress about to convene, with
cases .cnding in state and federal courts
looking to opinions that will clear the
atmosphere surrounding the Hepburn-Dol
liver bill the railroads, through their traffic
managers and general passenger agents,
who were in session in washington this
week dteided to tax every passenger enter
ing or iedylng the new Union station in
this city % cents
Between the general government and the
District OF Columbia t6.o0o.OOO have been APP
propriated for this new Union station,
which is 10 house every railroad entering
the nations capital. In addition to tho
money appropriated lands were given,
streets widened and street railway ter
mnais changed TO meet the demands OF the
new railway passenger station. 1t is true
that the railway companies have supple
mented the appropriations made by the fed
eral government and the District of Co
lumbia by some S1S,O00OO0 the station and
terminals being estimated to cost $1,000
apast by the railroads for their individual
ares in the building OF this magnificent
usion by no means compares with that
donated by the federal government. Not
content with taking the money from the
citizens OF the United States and the Dis
trict Of Columbia for the purpose of erect
ing this building the railroads have de-
oided to stll further tax the citizen by
demanding Scent extra charge from all
travellers entering or leaving the district.
the ''eommuter" to pay 10 cents extra.
The policy laid down by the Association
OF General Passenger and Ticket Agents
at their rncetng In this city so far as ex-
acting an entranes charge from passenger
sIoming into Washington cannot help but
Rctentuate the feeling the general public
has towards common carriers. and TINS
charge cannot help but be the subject Of
discussion during the next session Nof con-
gress. 1t would seem that the railroads
were flying In the face of providence and
that instead OF going with the country in
their efforts to bring about better under
standing between the railroad. the shipper
and passenger, that the railroad manage
ments were losing their senses altogether.
When the great tubes to be used by
the Pennsylv0nia company under the East
and North rivers in New York are COM
pleted for purposes of shortening distances
and getting into the citys heart will the
Pennsyivania Railroad company charge
an extra amount upon each passenger for
the use Of the river tunnels7 That is the
condition in Washington, and the citizens
are Fightfuily indignant over the hoggish-
ness Of the railroads. who purpose to make
the travelling public pay for the new sta
tion which will be ready for occupancy
about December J.
Woman Invents Cocktail.
1t viii probably be news to a majority
OF the people that the cocktail" the great
American morning drink with some men
and fewer women, was the invention OF a
woman, and an Irish lassle at that.
The cocktail is Of patriotic origin, and
It's inventor, Betsey Flanagan, according
TO Miss Phoebe Couzins. ought to be i'm
mortsiized by her statue being placed IN
statuary hall In the capitol alongside Miss
Francis L, willard
Betsy Flanagan was an Irish lass, and
lived in Virginia at the time OF the AmeFi
can revolution. She was known every
where as q good cook and a good. whole
souled. hot-tempered American patriot
who hated the British rsdcoats with ali this
intensity Of her nature. She was a gooc
looking siri. and an omcer In tho Cont
ways her innsTInost wish to follow him OF
his marches and through the battles o
war. but he would not permit Il. He wa,
wounded and died, after which his wifi,
went 70 New York state, where she opened
an eating and drinking place, located be-
tween White Plains and Tarrytown. Her,
Il happened she had for a neighbor
British Tory. who was fond cof chickens
and game cocks. Betsy hated the Tory be
cause he was against the Continentals, ant
she considered him at once her persona
enemy and decided 20 institute warfare OF
his chicken coop, with the result the Noel
OF game eoeks dwindled from day 20 day
much 70 the discontinue Of the loya
redcoat.
Betsy was celebrated for certain bran,
Of drink she brewed for the American 10y
alists She called Il "Bracer" on on,
particular evening she invited the American
and French ofieers to a chicken supper
: After the cookery OF Betsy had beei
y sampled and praised by the patriots. sh
invited them into the back ROOM wher
she had prepared a surprise for them. oi
the sideboard there were lined up as man!
"braoers' as there were ofncers In tn
company. and in each glass there wa
placed 4 bunch OF feathers from the tail
Of the game cocks. logitimately eonhscate,
by patriotic, BETSY from the barnyard o
tho hritou. roasts were drank 70 Betsy
patriotism, but q Was left 20 a Frenehma
20 lift up mis- ''bgaoer' IN one hand and IN
feathers In the other and with a bow &
Betsy aud the officers exelaim. viva d
cocktail. The words struck home an
has ever since then heen with American
po>2lc
Reaehes for Lower House.
!
ore cf the ahiest and most polished mem
heis of abe lower house student no
only OF his own country's institutions. bu
the Institutions Of other countries and
~rholar IN tho best aoceptation Of that tern