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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
MEETING IS IN VAIN


next said Membe Howell, and, the ques-
ton being put and carried, the meeting
was declared at an end.
President Woodbury. at the close of the
meeting stated that he would leave Sunday
for Bar Harbor, Me-. and that the COM
pany's representatives would not be pres
ent at the Monday evening meeting.
w were not asked 10 stay said Presi-
dent Woodbury..
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Keep your money ana valuAblss under
your own lock and key In the American
Safe Deposit Vaults in the Bee building.
which are burglar aDd fireproof. Boxes
rent for 81 a year. or 81 for three months.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

kind evoke expressions of the deepest
patriotism as the rccollections OF our
eountry's perils, and the sacrifices that
were made to save her are revived In
memory"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30

Bee van ads are business boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-30
Condolences Slow of Growth.

investors and make worse the halt in our
prosperity that we now have"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
NEW FOUR MASTER.
Jessie A. Bishop Last Addition to the
 Fleet.

The New Haven party which went to Rockland, Me, to witness the launch ing of the new four-masted schooner, Jessie A. Bishop. has returned. The launching was great success The pig schooner, which will carry 1,4OO tons of cargo, when launched, was nearly ready for sea and will sail next Mon day. The schooner was built for the southern lumber trade and will carry 650,O00 feet of lumber. The vessel cost about $56,000 The craft has only one deck and was built almost exclusively for the lumbeY trade,
 Capt Haskell, who has commanded some of the New Haven craft, will go out in the Bishop. The new boat has
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
REER NOW BISHOP ,adjutor Takes Office at Once as Head of New York
 Diocese. ERvICES FOR DEPARTED wo Likely to Be Held, the First at Cooperstown Being Attended by
 Close Friends.

\ New York, July 22,-Through the E eath of Bishop Henry c. Potter, at 1 Us Cooperstown home, last night, the |4Jishop coadjutor of tho city of New Fork, the Right Rev. David H. Greer, |r ecomes at once the bishop of the dio- Y ese. No interregnum takes place. nor |*s any additional consecration neces- 2 tnry. Bishop Greer enters immediately T Into the title, office, and duties of the E bishoprlc-
 & The election of q new bishop-coad-
 utor to fll the vacant office must be Xheld at the next diocesan convention.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Potter, widow pf Bishop Potter, asked the Episcopal Authorities in this city today to ar rahge for private funeral services at her home, Fernleigh, Cooperstown. At 1.-the diocesan house in thls city. No 4t6 HLafayette street. the archdeacon, the : Rev. Dr. George F. Nelson, said he
 had received the request from Mrs E Potter to go to Cooperstown and con-
 suit with her in regard to the cere- Emonies.
 N It is expected that only a few rep resentatives of the church will be pres E ent, together with relatives and lm- mediate friends of the family. Dr. Nell K Son will arrive at Cooperstown tomor- row. The hour for the services on Fri day will be decided by Mrs. Potter. In regard to the public funeral for the bishop here, Dr. Nelson said: "The arrangements have not yet been considered, and nothing will be done until Mrs. Potter is consulted" At the Cooperstown services Dr. Nell son and the Rev. Rudolph Blrdsall, rector of the local church. which Is opposite the home of Mrs. Potter, will ofiiciate. The Right Rev, pr. Greer, who Is now In Europe, probably will be represented by his son, William Arm strong Greer. The Rt. Rev Francis K. Brooke, bishop of Oklahoma, who
 was appointed by Bishop Potter acting
 bishop of the Metropolitan district in
 June, is expected to attend. So far as
 known at the See House, these cler-
 gymen will be the only representatives 
 of the church at the private services.
 Bishop Greer sent the following ca
 rlegram from London to the archdea-
 c,n this morning:
 "Both the diocese and the church at
 large have sustained a great loss in
 the death of great bishop wil
 return immediately on the conclusion
 O. my duties here"
 This meant 1t was explained, that
 Bishop Greer would be here about the
 middle of August.
 It was said that the cryp. os ;he
 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 'ho
 only finished portion of -he tdlfice,
 would not be large enough 70 provide for. the .attendance at the bishops pub lic funeral. Its seating capacity is only
 bOo Many of the clergy would prefer
 to have the funeral in Grace church at
 Broadway and Eleventh street. Bishop
 Potter was long connected with that
 church.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
OLD CISTERN
Discovered by Worlsmen at State and
 Court Streets.

While making excavations prepara- tory to laying the pavement at the corner of Court and State streets yes terday, party of railroad workmen under Assistant Superintendent Mans- field unearthed an old cistern that was used a half century ago, The cistern was half-f1lled with water when It was Iunearthed. It is about six feet deep and ten feet in diameter and is located directly under the tracks at the corner of Court and State streets. The heavy rain of last night flowed into the cis- tern causing 1t to fill with water to a depth of about three feet. In 1860 or |thereabouts there were many of these old cisterns located about the city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23

captured the coveted Reyes prize of $125 at the medical school.
 After finishing college he accepted Q position as brakeman with the road uon which he was killed his idea be- Ing to earn enough money during the summer to pay off the last of his debts incurred during his college career amounting to something about $100. He went directly to his hard task after attending the boat race at New Lon don.
 He had been given an appointment in the Roosevelt hospital at New York and was to have taken up his duties there in the fall. His future looked bright and promising and there was great sorrow expressed by college chums here at his tragic death.
 The young mans home was in Ma renge, Iowa. He was 23 years of age.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
7---------'----=-- LIGHT BY ELECTRICITY.
All Trains May be So Equipped in
 Near Future.

Officials of the electrical and passen- ger departments of the New Haven road have been putting in their even ing this week in experiments with new electric lighting equipment on three new passenger cars, two smok- CTS and one day coach, which stand on the farm near the railroad office building. These three cars are fitted up with electric lights on either side of the car just under the ventilators. Vice-President McHenry and others of the company tried them out last night as. the idea is a new one on the New Haven.
 The electricity for this inspection vas furnished from the power station of the company on Long Wharf but if this lighting system is adopted 1t is the intention of the company to have small batteries In each car or in the baggage car of each train to provide the lighting power. The new cars are also fitted with equipment for Pintsch gas.
 None of the coaches on the New Haven at present are electrically light ed and that there is a prospect of the company adopting this system will be good news to the roads patrons.
 The interior of these cars has been painted a very pale blue, something on the robin egg color to set off the lights.
 Another matter to which the off, ficials of the company will give their attention before long is 6 system of electric heaters to be used on all trains over the New York division between Stamford and New York city. It is said that the electrical experts of the company have devised means of light ing and heating the cars between tho points named by using some of the power furnished for the running of the trains in the electric zone. These innovations will no doubt result in considerable saving to the company.
 The five-hour trains between New York and Boston are now the only ones on the New Haven lighted by electricity. The juice is furnished by equipment in the specially construct ed baggage cars used on these trains.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
IS SERInrSIiY ILL

The numerous friends of William H, Hill, chief clerk to H. A Fabian, as- sistant to President C, s. Mellen will be ton. MT Hill, who is regarded as one of the brightest of men at the vel low building was married last August In the fall he underwent a long illness with typhoid fever Subsequently rheu- matism set in and 1t has now attacked his heart.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
BANKRUPTCY OF GERMAN BANK
Liabilities Estimated at S1,00O, ,0O0--
 Capital and Reserve Gone.

Cologne, July 22.-The bankruptcy of the Solinger Bank of Solingen, an- nouncement of which was made yes terday, has been postponed for two days pending negotiations with the Bergisch Maerkischen bank for an amalgamation and an adjustment of liabilities, which are now estimated at $l,OOO0OO The capital of the bank, s9OO,O00, and the reserve also are who'll ly lost. One of the managers of the bank committed suicide some time ago.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
PERJEY B. CHANDLER.

Perley Bickford Chandler, the young doctor who was killed Tuesday at Two Harbors, Minn., on the Duluth and Iron Range railroad, and whose death was announced in this paper yester- day, graduated from the academic de- partment at Yale In 1905 and finished his' medical course last June. He worked his own way through college but finished with high honors, and
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23

They were used In case of fire before the advent of the water service in this city. The water was pumped from the cistern by steam. Several years ago the majority of these old cisterns were located and filled up by the city. The one discovered yesterday will be filled up today,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23

fine lines and promises to show good speed when she competes with some of the other four masters on the coast. She Is a pretty big vessel to come into this harbor, but 1t is said that the craft with load of lumber could come up to some of the wharves where there Is the greatest depth of water
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
RUSSIAN LOAN NOT COVERED.

St. Petersburg, July 22.--The sub. scriptions to the International five pei cent. government loan of $t00,00o,oN have not covered the nominal issue The term expired on July r, but ir some cities it has been extended. Th' Bourse quotation on this loan is 9A S-4 @ little under the rate of issue
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
TO CLOSE BIG DIAMOND MINE
Measure of Retrenchment Decided Upon by the DeBccrs Company.

Kimberley, July 22.-The De Beer company, faced by the necessity of fur. ther retrenchment, has decided to shut down the De Beers diamond mine or July 31. This mine is the largest of the ErOllp
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
CONCERT AT MoMAUGUIN.

The concert at Momauguin, Thurs day evening by Hot's American band will be an interesting one, Each mum Der has been selected with care to suit avery taste,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-23
Carpets and Upholstery

Opaque Window Shades, mounted Hartsnorn rollers 3h 3Gx72 inches requ ar price 2Fc Thursday at-----I''
 Lace Striped Putfied Rurains, 2 yards long, worth N, Patent Woven Canvas Hamn1ocks, full size with \ 0 pillow spreader and val ance worth $1.7 each a El
 Good Floor Oil Cioih, in remnants of four eight O. yards, regular SC goods, "
 Japanese Cotton Warp Carpet Pattern Mating, reg 1 uay sold 29c
 Granite LDgrain Carpets all co o worth 35c yard S01 full 36 inches wlde ------ kV
 Alexander Smifhs Tapestry Brussels Rugs, in all n 40 colorines worth $15 each 1I7U 50 Steel Cleared Go Carts, covered with English pcb 10 be cloth, rubber tired wheels, worth $2 each at HI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
Places of Interest in Foreign Lands
A GLIMPSE AT HOLLAND.

Tn Holland. that most unique of all countries, filled with it's serious and pie turesque, people, the canal plays most important part and is in truth the very high road of the country. Beside this waterway the roads of steel and soil dwindle Into insigniicance. The mer- chants of the towns and cities must walt upon the coming of the canal barges to receive their merchandise.
 The canals of Holland form one great family, so to speak, for they are all tributary to each other, and if one has the time and the patience to travel on & canal barge he may sail from one canal Into another till he has trayersed them all, and do so without leaving his own boat.
 In the year 1716 Lady Mary wortIey Montagu, while stopping in Holland, wrote to a friend the following descrlp- ton of Rotterdam:
 "All the streets are paved with broad stones, and before the meanest artihcer's doors are seats of various colored mar bles and so neatly kept that, I will as- sure you, l walked all over the town yes terday incognito in my slippers without receiving one spot of dirt, and you may see the Dutch maids washing the pave ment of the street with more application than ours do our bedchambers. The town seems so full of people, all in motion and with such busy faces that can hardly fancy that 1t is not some celebrated fair; but l see 1t is the same every day.
 "The shops and warehouses are of a surprising neatness, filled with an incred- ible quantity of fine merchandise and so much cheaper than what we see in Eng land, l have much ado to persuade my self that I am still so near 1t. Here is neither dirt nor beggary to be seen. One is not shocked with those loathsome crip- pies so common in London, nor leased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

stamping his feet on tho porch floor and crying out Justify: "Open the door of the ark and let poor half-drowned two-leg- ger in!' Then, as Ted, Marie and Oracle flew to meet him he came in laughing and shaking his raincoat for all the world as a dog shakes his furry coat when he comes out of the water.
 And then the children led Uncle Tom to the library where cheerful flame -leaped toward the top of the chimney.
 We knew you would, love bright wood blaze,' explained Marie. See, Ted built the fire, and he stacked the wood so as to make it look like camp fire.
 "Ah, yes, I do love wood blaze" said Uncle Tom. Ut always reminds me of the tipe a thousand years sor so ago when l was an American Indian. In those days-before l was rencarnated- l used to lie In front of my camp fire and dream of these days that haye now come to pass. And many things of interest transpired during those times" .
 Come, tell us of some of those inter- esting happenings urged Marie, draw ing the chairs about the fireplace, the big leather easy one placed in the middle for Uncle Tom.
 Uncle Tom sat down, heaved sigh of contentment and smiled on the happy and adoring little trio of kinsfolk gath cred round him.
 Well" he said, "as I came along the country road this morning l saw pretty cotton-tail running for cover. It recalled to mind the time, a thousand years ago, when the rabbit lost its tall.'
 ''When the rabbit lost it's tail?" and Ted's eyes rounded in astonlshment.
 Yes for you see. long, long time ago-before the incident I am about to relate to you happened-the rabbit had a fine long tail, quite as splendid and full as the tail of a fox. Well, one day the old boss rabbit of the rabbit do- minion-in other words, the King Rab bit-was out in the woods for a morning stroll. As he went along enjoying the fine, fresh spring air he fell in the com pany of a fox, very pretty red fox, carrying on his arm basket covered over with fresh grape leaves.
 ''Ah, friend Fox," said MT. King Rab- bit, lowing low, waving his long bushy tail and shaking his ears; "mayhap we two are going in the same direction. If it be so, may I have the pleasure of con yersation with you as we walk thither?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

at that very moment by a huge turtle that had snapped it from its place at the end of Mr. King Rabbits back, think ing, no doubt, that he had found very appetlzing morsel of food.
 But what terrible plight old King Rabbit was In. Not only did he suffer agony of body, but agony of mind as well. He did not finish the dainty meal he had begun with such relish a few minutes before. but got up and crept homeward as best he could. with the poor tail stub paining him till he could scarce ly walk.
 When he arrived in the midst of his followers they all began to ridicule him, laughing at his sad plight, and declaring that since he had become bob-talled he could no longer be their ruler. They had no mercy on him, and told him there was no place for him In the camp, that so unsightly an animal as a rabbit with out tail was not wanted in their grove and meadows.
 But old King Rabbit. so cruelty hurt by the treatment of his own brothers, decided upon a terrible revenge. At night, when all were fast asleep, he crept swift ly from one burrow to another, biting of the tails of all his kind, and when the morning dawned a sorry sight met the rising sun. Every rabbit-big, little, old, young, male and female-were going about tailless. And now their former king was not alone in his deformity. All rabbit-kind was bob-tailed. And all rabbit-kind was in mourning. They at- tributed their i'll fate to their leader, and straightway banished him from their midst. In his unhappiness he ran and jumped into the river. drowning before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

hidden the stolen dalnties behind him, covering them most adroitiy with his big, bushy tall
 The fox took up his basket, complain ing that 1t felt heavier than when he had started out with it. and added that he supposed the fact was due to the dis tanee he had been carrying 1t. Then, wishing his neighbor, Mir. King Rabbit, good morning he went on his way, the basket of stones over his arm.
 Then, chuckling with happy anticipa- tion of the meal of daintles that he was ESQ soon to enjoy, the old rabbit took up the many goodies, such as the ripest ber- ries, the freshest of wild-bee honey, the richest of grape juice, bottled, and the daintiest of wild grain, made into cake paste with fruit juice and & ted off toward the bank of the creek, re he might sit down and eat to his sts chs contentment. He feared to remain where he was with his stolen feast, for the fox might take 1t Into his head to look into the basket to see if all was safe there in, and beholding stones, instead of food, return to the spot where he had left hls neighbor, MT. King Rabbit.
 Once on the bank of the creek, old MT. King Rabbit found a nice grassy spot overhanging the water where he could sit with his tail dangling in the cooling stream, for he was very warm after his hurried run to the creek, carrying all the edibles at one load. He began on his feast, taking up the cake paste and licking 1t tastingly. Then. lifting bot tie of grape juice to his mouth, he drank long ard deeply.
 But just as he set the bottle down, smacking his lips in enjoyment of the delicious draught, he cried out with sud nd wifi main FThpn half lpapfnV half rolling over in the grass, he walled and groaned for he seemed to be suffer ing most intense agony. When at last he could cease his grooming and writhlng he began to examine the seat of pain his beautiful tail; or, l should say, the place where his tail had been. But to his terrible sorrow and grief his tall the pride of his life-was no more. In fact, it was being carried down stream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
How Bunny Lost His Tail.
BY MAUD WALKER

Ted. Marie and Oracle were prisoners. It was raining out of doors, cold spring rain, such a rain as even boy did not wish to venture out in. And Ted, with his two little sisters, had to be content indoors till the clouds should clear away.
 If only we had a good book of stories to read" said Oracle, the youngest of the three ''We've read everything In the library, and don't like re-reading stories. One always knows just what is going to happen, you know, when reading story for the second time"
 "Oh. I don't want to sit down in n corner and read" declared Ted. T want to go fishing, do. Here is whole Sat urday passing by and I'm kept indoors like a girl or old lady. Bah, how 1 do hate. cold rain when it's good fishing seasoni'
 well, wish with all my heart that Uncle Tom were here," said Marie, twelve years old and two years older than Ted Wed have good time if he were here today, for he knows so many interesting stories and games"
 "Oh, yes, if Uncle Tom were only here 1t wouldn't matter if it poured pitch forks" cried Ted. "I'd rather be shut up in the house with Uncle Top than be at liberty on the banks of the river va, a fine sunshiny day. Uncle Tom is so jolly, he is.
 "Children," cried their mamma at this moment, putting her head in at the sit ting room door. 'I just had a phone from Grandmamma. She says your Uncle Tom is en route to town where he has some important business to attend to, and that as soon as he has transacted it he will pay us a call. She says, further more, that If 1t continues to rain for me to prevail upon Uncle Tom to stay with us overnight, as she doesn't want him to make the long return ride through such a deluge."
 "HurrahI'' cried Ted. doing hand spring for very joy over the news.
 "Goodie!' cried Oracle, jumping about the room in great glee.
 Splendid prospects for jolly day" declared Marie, a bit more calm than her excited brother and enthusiastic little sis ter .Now. let's build up a roaring wood blaze in the library, for Uncle Tom loves an open fire.'
 Half an hour later came Uncle Tom,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Certainly, neighbor Rabbit" replied Mir. Red Fox, being very friendly fei' low. "It will afford me great pleasure to chat with vou as we walk along the same path. l am on my way to visit sick fox. and am taking a basket of dainties for him to eat You see, when one is sick one likes to have ones friends come i'll and fetch something appetizlng.
 "Ah, true you speak," said Mir. King Rabbit, nosing slyly the basket which hung over MT. Red Fox's arm. But by the by, friend Fox, have you heard the last scandal about those grey foxes and their enemies, the chlpmunks? An, you haven't? Well, let's sit us down here in the shade and rest a bit and I'll tell you all about it." And the cunning old rabbit made 1t a point to sit down be- side the basket which, being very heavy, the red fox placed on the ground, glad of the opportunity to rest his arm q bit. Then, seating himself beside his neigh Dor. the old rabbit, the red fox gave him. self up to the enjoyment of listening to bit of neighborhood gossip and a few minutes rest. Old Mir. King Rabbit, sit ting between the basket and its owner could slip his paw quietly under the leaves as he talked and draw forths the dainties hidden therein and place them quietly behind him. Then, in an exciting point of his narrative, and while AIr. Red Fox was laughing til! he thought he would die at some joke the grey foxes had played upon their enemies, the chip hunks, he quietly gathered mp some small stones that were scattered about the ground and slipped them in the basket beneath the leaves. Then, feeling that he could wait no longer for q taste of the many dainties he had stolen from the basket, he suddenly calmed himself, stopped in the very midst of his narrative and said:
 ''Friend Fox, am detaining you. It Is fitting that beg your pardon and let you continue your journey, for it Is a long way and the day being hot, the daintes you are carrying to your sick friend will become heated and their flavor spoilt. So l beg you to be on your way, and excuse me if l remain here to rest bit before returning to my own home. l am not so