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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
WITH THE

The LuXus team I'm their new shirts d.
feated a picked team Of Ben HuII's proteEeF
at the Metropolitan alleys. The Young
howlerE rolled q good game and Eurprised
themselves with a high total Of 2.552 10 tho
LuEus teams e.S41. carp Of the Luxus teR m
was hlEa man with 81, with BenEle 3 clos
second with 500. Harms waE high man OF
the picked Team with al, with Bryan SECOND
with 596 Score.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

the board are in doubt as 70 the extent 81
their power or whether they have any
authority 10 change the former assess
ment or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Injured In a Ffrr

or bruised by a fan; apply BucklsnE Ar
MICA salve. Cures burns. wounds. sores
CESSNA piles Guaranteed 5z Bestor
D-E Co
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Dr. PRICES
WHEAT A CELERY
FOOD

By recent scientific expert
ments, DR.. Price, the famous
food expert, has recently pro-
duoed a Wheat Flake Celery
Food, which is highly nutritious,
easy Of digestion, and a most
delicious every day food for all
classes. .
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
Prisoner out Gold Teeth.

Ia J. Reed, q new prisoner In the county
iafl. rs out a bunch Of gold teeth because
he wrote D bogus check 10 pay Tor them.
Or Trueu is the hero OF the incident.
Reed was arrested for passing the bad
paper and while he was In Jan Dr.. Trueti
came down 10 either set his teeth back OF
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
ADDITION TO The CITY JAIL
New Wing Proposed as Temporary
Quarters for County.
PLAN Is TO REVERT TO THE CITY
Commissioners and Councilmen WI
Go over the Matter in Detail
with Architect and Fix
Definite Proposition.

Plans for an addition 10 the city jail to
be used for county prisoners during the
building Of the new court house we're dis
cussod Wednesday morning at a conference
between CounCIlmen McGovern and Bridges
and the county board in the committee
room Of The board. Councilman Davis, who
is a member Of the council committee was
not present. While the conference was in
formal and no definite arrangement was
made. II was the understanding al the
close that If it could he done some plan
would be entered into by which the county
would lease space in a new wing TO the
city Jail 10 be erected by the CITY. When
the new court house is completed with jail
room on the top floor the county will,
under the proposed plan, turn over the
new wing 10 the city TO be used by the
city.
Both Of the CounCllmen were confident
the city could finance the plan and the
advantages TO the taxpayers were APP
parent. il was pointed out that the plan
would provide q WY ny which the city
could secure a much needed addition 20
the Jail. utilizing the money The county
would otherwise expend on a temporary
structure to be torn down or relinuuished
when the county prisoners are moved into
the new jal rooms.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
To Draw ID rroro.itiO7.

The council committee and the members
Of the board with John Latsnser. the
architect. viii look over the Jail Rnd within
a day or TWO VII draw NJ o definite propo-
siuon TO be submitted 10 the council and
the county board.
Members Of The county board are anxious
TO dispose Of the temporary jail quarters
problem in order that they may advertise
for bids for grading the south SIDE Of the
court house square for the new court
house foundations.
1t is the plan 10 let the grading contract
as soon as the prisoners can be removed
from the old Jal. il is hoped 10 have all
the grading completed this winter, so that
the construction OF the new building may
begin early next spring.
The board has not ye; offered the $1,000 BE-
600 issue Of bonds for sale, but probably
viii DO SO within the next month or two.
The issue is dated October I, and cannot
be delivered before that time. II the state
Of Nebraska offers q good proposition the
bonds probably win be sold at private
sale 70 luc state. i the states proposal
does not look good 10 TIE commissioners
the bonds viii be advertised and sold under
competition.
The county board will meet as a board
Of equalization Thursday 70 discuss the
proposed correction in the assessment Of
hank loans. as requested 10y the State
Board Of EQUALIZATION. The county al
torney has given an opinion that the
County Board Of Equalization, having b@er
In session twenty days, the limit provided
by the statute. csnnot take up a reassess-
meut now. The communication from the
secretary Of the state board received Tues
dzv SAID the attorney Eenera1 had de-
cided the board could still act on the bank
matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and CUrIOss Features of Life
in a Rapidly CROWNS
State.

River and Ditch Come 10 Life-The Gering
ditch tapped the river sunday afternoon
ana We nov have q fun ditch Of water
GerinE Courier.
Duin's in OEhkoBh-The hsndcar has bes-
the feature with the young folks as q
pastims since he road came-OshkOsh
Observations IL Chsppsu Register.
A number OF The young people Of this
community attended church last Sunday.
ASK the girls how they got there-Btthe
UEdos in Custer County Republican.
Gong Some-The WinEide Autumobus
club has adopted the following official song
but there is 8 penalty attached Tor its ust
by noumembers without permission:
'Tls polly 10 Elde IN 0ur oELlymEhoo,
To the pace Of the slippery EhAE,
We 20 like 8 dinEhHt ~hellEualO0,
With our ham IA the WlgEledswEE.
-WIuEids Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

For sale by AL eroSs-s
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-20

President Of the Committee.
HOWARD YOUNG.
SeCTetEryauf the Committee.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
The First Outburst.

Dry, statistical-like reports of a con-
vention like this would be impossible.
They said it was a cut-and-dried al
fair. Maybe it was; but the man VINO
did the cutting and drying knew the
contracting and expanding qualities or
tie Slices He knew that dried apples
would swell and rice bulge and burst
when anointed with the liquid of in
spiring waters When the great COM
moner, in his workshop at Fairview,
chartered. sliced and laid the bits upon
the drying board he knew those quar-
ters and slices were impregnated with
the germ of enthusiasm, only waiting
the touch of a finger or the breath or
suggestion.
If anyone ever tells you this was
gathering of chilly propensities, you
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRACY
Stirring Scenes at the Denver Con-
ventiOn Described.
The Big Gathering VIII Go Down Into History as Kec'
ordBreaker for Enthusiasm-The Interesting
Incidents and Side Lights.
BY A. U. MAYFiElD.

1t was a Bryan convention from
start to finish; no other human being
could have filled the bill. Gov. John
sons name was presented, but it
would not take.
He was a good man, but the people
wanted Bryan, and Bryan they would
have, and did have.
There was never another convention
in the world like this one. All others
were tame affairs in comparison. Great
men from Europe had come to see it.
They marveled. They were astound-
ed. They cheered, they sang, they
wept with emotional enthusiasm as
did the loyal thousands. 1t was
mighty to behold American to the
core, and the cheers were heard
around the world.
The selection of John W. Kern OF
Indiana, Bryan's running mate, was
more commonplace in comparison, al
though it showed the lung power
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
by him over to Kern, and the conven-
ton was at an end.
a Sea of Suruinu Humanity.

by him over to Kern, and the conven-
ton was at an end.
A Sea of Surging Humanity.
Like the great waves Of the restless
ocean. now dashing against the rocks
and shoals of the shore; now ref1ux-
ing in subdued tides; now roaring ana
surging In the strong winds OF
mighty storm, rocked and pulsated
with human animation, sat the great
sea of humanity in Convention hall at
the opening of the convention. Voices
of 10000 souls buzzed and hummed
and groaned 1t was spectacle,
fraught with enthusiasm and expec-
fancy, that one would long remember.
They were waiting-those thousands
of Joyous, yet sanguine spectators
waiting to hear the gavel fall upon
the marble slab at the chairman
stand.
And then at last it came-rap, rap,
rap-but no heed was given. The
| chairman of the national committee,
| stern and determined in features, held
aloft his hands and would have quiet
ude. But none came. The band III
the balcony struck up a tune, but the
humming and buZzing Of voices ceased
| not. The tension of anticipation Oh
what would or would not happen was
too tightly drawn, and the mainsprlng
that impelled the human tongue tc
wag was not yet run down.
Thus it was for nearly an hour
not an obstreperous audience, WIG
and hilarious, but an audience tha
was getting acquainted with itself
buzizng, humming, swaying, and goo'
natured But it was to have its vlsl
out. and the time came for restoration
of order-and it was had.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

and the enthusiasm of the convention
had not exhausted.
rs write the story here, crowds
in upon my mind myriads OF
incidents that ordinarily would be
worth reading but so paramount
is the impression made by the un-
precedented exhibition of relenting
enthusiasm that mere incidents appear
insignificant. 1t was what might best
of all success be called bowling sue
cess. The cohorts came to name a
man, and they named him. They
came with tributes to twice defeated
candidate, and they placed them at
his feet. They crowned him with lau-
rels. and if the leaven which was
stirred into a riot of fermentation
in Denver loses not its SAVIOR, there
will be something doing next Novem-
Der. Bryan was selected by acclama-
ton after a few rounds of strong sup
port for Johnson. Kern met hard op-
position in Towne of New York, John
Mitchell of Illinois and other candi.
dates; but by Towne's own act he
threw the support that was standing
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

tell them different. Who ever heard
of long and delrious applause fol-
lowing the solemn invocation of man
Of God on such an occasion as this!
But that is what happened here. The
good man from Wyoming, who asked
divine guidance for the men who were
here to deliberate and act upon the
surest and best means of making
president of these United States, had
no sooner closed his lips than burst
of applause and hearty "Amens" came
from every section of the auditorium.
Then the tardy delegation from Ne
braska-possibly belated on purpose
filed into the hall, bearing large por-
trait of Bryan. The applaudit of ap-
proval that had been given the divine
apostle from the plains of Wyoming
turned to the more boisterous and Wig
orous sanction of the man whose pic
ture in life-like tintS was painted upon
the banner. The roar of cannon could
not have been more deafening. In was
a RECOGNITION of leadership that was
unmistakable.
The applause was not long, but 1t
told the story-it told of the sentiment
unrestrained in almost every breast. IL
centered upon the man OF the party.
| There was no getting away from it
BRYAN was destined to be placed at the
| head of the great Democratic host!
Theodore Bell Sounds Keynote.
When Temporary Chairman Theo-
dore Bell of California took the reins
of the convention in his hands he soon
| carae to the realization that he was
not pulling the ribbons over any tame
steed. He smiled and looked solemn
in quick succession. His speech was
the KEYNOTE of the campaign that is to
| come. OF this speech Col. Bob Taylor
| of Tennessee said:
"It was the grandest portrayal OF
Democratic principles / ever heard.
Ran after rap was handed the presi
dent. and then he said: ''The people
built the White House and elected one
man at time. Under the law no man
| can transfer his personal property
He went after the tariff with hammer
and claws. "The tariff must not be
made the accomplice of the great mo
nopolies in robbing the American peo
ple." he said, and the audience sai6
amen. He said the Republicans hae
D, ,omised many things that they hat
forgotten after the votes were counted
They had promised the election o
United States senators by direct vot'
of the people, but that "the long dis
lance between the ballot box and th'
senate gave the promised relief TO-
long a time to daily with the COZ
porate powers" and it was reduced t
a phantom when it reached the Whit
House. Bell wanted an exclusion &C
that would not only keep the China
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

When quiet came there was no re-
Tonstrance to the motion TO aoJourn'
and it was so.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

A Wonderful Demonstration.
Taft waged war against our con-
stitution, and asked us to give up our
right to liberty and self-government
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
The Second Day,

So far as Colorado was concerned,
she had ordered a perfect day. There
was not a cloud in the sky, and the
snow-capped- peaks Of the eternal
Rockies glared in the distance. But
they always glare, for every day IN
Colorado is a day of sunshine. How
different, too, was the atmosphere
from that 6ished up by the weather
man when the Republican convention
was Oh at Chicago. In Denver there
was no waving of fans. No coats
were removed-no perspiration rolled
down the face of the fat delegate from
New Jersey-all was cool and invigor-
ating.
Possibly this mile-high atmosphere
had something to do with the endur-
ance and yelling power Of the lungs
that were to be tested later in the
day The convention opened with
prayer-it closed with whoop. The
parson thanked the good Lord for the
best type Of citizenship the world has
| ever known" and the ball was on Its
| way. 1t was coming, first slowly, now
bounding in spontaneous leaps of en-
| thusiasm, and again in smOthered
rumbllngs There was cloud, mot
larger than a mans hand" lowering
over Convention hall. OF this | will
tell you later.
The Associated Rose Marching club,
of Milwaukee, entered the hall, led
by a band They played Dixie" and
the crowd roared Dixie always
brought the house down. Now and
then the Volunteers of Nebraska
would raise their banner, bearing Bry-
ans portrait, and there was applause.
Then came the dry routine again.
Chairman Bell must be a humorist
| When things got too quiet he inter
rupted the proceedings by reading a
fake telegram which stated that john
F. Whalen, secretary of the state OF
New York. was wanted at the long
distance telephone by Gov. Hughes
This enlivened things. Another no
tice was read. 1t said:
"Lost-The delegation from M1chl
gan has lost it's Bible" This was the
first intimation anyone had that Mich
igan had a Bible, and the convention
smiled out loud.
! There was a lull. People seemed II
be waiting, breathlessly, for some
thing to turn up. A calm always pre-
cedes a storm. It was calm-painful
" so. They were waiting for the com
mittee on credentials to report. Man,
had gone to the convention hall WITH
out their luncheon. They were hungr
and restless. 1t was the first sign Q
dullness. and no one knew why. The
came cry for speeches.
"speeches!" That was what wa
J | NEEDED.
Someone wanted to hear Senate
, Towne of New York, but he was nc
: to be found. Kentucky then wante
!, to adjourn until night. The vote wa
.. put, but there were too many noes
:, And they waited-that vast audlenc
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
Hohson Gets a Frost.

How different from the demonstra'
tjon at the afternoon session was that
at the night session. Another man
was upon the platform.
Richmond P. Hobson Of Alabama--he
of Spanish bravery and kissing popu
larity-was invited to the rostrum.
Hobson had some good ideas but he
was too long in getting to them. He
predicted war with Japan, and his
prediction was met with vigorous olS-
approyal He wanted to talk about
better navy, but the altitude was TOO
dry for the audience to listen to IL
They were too far from water-and, In
their minds, too far from war. But
Hobson is persistent. He would not
down. The climax came when Hobson
said he had talked with President
Roosevelt a week ago and that the
nresident expressed his belief that the
United States would have war with
Japan.
There were cries of NO" NO" all
over the convention hall. Hobson tried
to 90 on, but they wouldn't let him.
He lifted his clinched hands above his
..ead in defiance, but the frost was on
the convention and there was no
chance for the captain. Kisses began
buzzing over the great hall, and not
| until Chairman Bell threatened to
| clear the balconies was peace restored.
Hobson soon closed. 1t was cruelty
| nathetic. Brave, noble Hobson-hero
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
men out, but one that would exclude
other Asiatic immigrants"
He closed amid storm OF applause.
A Little One Grown Up.

So far the convention had not
shown any material difference from
the ordinary country convention, ex'
cept that it was grown up. Enthusl'
asm was always on tap; but even that
is found in the back districts where
the road supervisor Is to be named
There was the routine of business
the appointing Of committees, the
drafting of resolutions, the settling
of contests, the lobbying and the but
tonholing-just like you see In your
little home conventions; but 1t was
all good-naturedly. The first day
closed with a resolution in respect ol
the memory of the late Grover Cleve
land.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
1t was inspiring!
It was dramatic!
IT WAS nathetic!

1t was inspiring!
1t was dramatic!
1t was pathetic! =.
mana man without the slght OF
eyes-had pressed the button
He came from the youngest state IN
the union. He was proud that his eco
ing state had been given place WITH
the grown-ups at the first taole. ne
reioiced that the advice of Bryan naa
heen taken. There he stood, calm,
Observation-Disclosures.
The mighty enthusiasm went on. IL
was growing into screams! Men ana
women were climbing upon their seats
and CRYING aloud with approval. Half
an hour had passed. There was no
abate.
Directly opposite the chairmans
stand hung the enlarged portrait OF
Grover Cleveland. About the gilt
frame Grape was resting softly. In
that silent face there seemed to be
animation. 1t looked down upon the
seetbing mass of wild humanity, and
seemed to say:
What manner of man is this?'
It was impressive! 1t was grand!
It was solemn. 1t was strange!
The cheering continued.
What manner of man is this!
There must have been something akir
to supernatural in the mention OF the
name-Bryan. No one could stay tns
storm, and no one tried.
For one hour and % minutes there
was no abate. The bands played
everything from Dixie" to Aud Lani
SvneD and the, chairman made no in
terference. He had no show. On
could hardly imagine human being
raising such a rumpus. But it wa
American-it was Democracy turne
loose.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

Convention Hall, Denver.-"1 obey
che command of nv state and the
mandate of the Democracy of the ma
ton. when / offer the name of Amer
ica's greatest commOner, Nebraska's S
gifted son, William Jennings Bryan"
Tt was an eloquent climax in the NOM
ination speech by Ignatius j. Dunn,
and although the mass of people had
expected it for hours and hours, it
came like flash of lightning on the
azure skies, and the thunder of ap-
clause was the unmistakable sanction.
For over an hour the cheers, the cries
and yells were incessant. II the out
burst of the previous day had been
indescribable, this one was unthink
able.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

ering was upon the multitude. Like
the rush of many waters came the
torrent of applause. 1t was spontane-
Gus. mighty and unceasing!
Before the storm-burst the hummlng
and the buzzing Of the opening session
paled into insignificance. This was
a powerful tumult that shook the very
walls of the auditorium, and echoed
and re-echoed blocks away.
The name of the great commoner
had been mentioned.
At first the applause was ordinary.
Then it grew in proportions and
strength. The food-gates of entnusl,
asm had been crushed to earth ano
the roar of voices, the hammerins
upon seats, the waving of flags ano
the tossing of hats and coats IN the
air added to the most clamorous, dellrl
ous demonstration this world has ever
seen or heard.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
The Close.

But there must come time of end
ing to all things earthly. Even Bryan
enthusiasm, aided by the sustaining
atmosphere of Colorado, could not last
en- masse forever.
'Sine die" must be written at the
end Of the page. Finis must appear.
The curtain must fall and the lights
must go out.
Thus ended one of the greatest gath
erings this country has ever known.
Thus closed a convention that has IN
duced more genuine enthusiasm than
any like gathering in America.
Downright hy Wright A. Paftarsnn
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

did, not knowing what would happen
next. The steam chest of enthusiasm
was filling up and something must
happen to let out the steam. 1t hap
pened, and from the most unexpected
source. Among other prominent
speakers asked to talk little" while
the committee was making ready, was
Senator Thomas P. Gore, the bllno
senator from Oklahoma. He pressed
the button at an unexpected time, but
the current Of enthusiasm that went
through that great auditorium was
electrified thousandfold as the weary
hands of the clock licked on. He had
not spoken dozen sentences until his
voise had reached pitch Of eloquence
With his hands extended heavenward
and his sightless eyes apparently
sweeping the sea OF upturned faces
he dramatically declared:
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

of a war-hissed and insulted in his
partys convention. Maybe the audi
ence is not to be judged. 1t was there
to hear of the commoner, and not OK
war. 1t perhaps loved Hobson for the
heroic deeds he had done, but 1t didn't
want him now. Bryan was the one
mantle one theme-and courtesy
was thrown to the winds.
The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18

But the greatest apostle of human lib
erty advised us to accept it, and by
majority of over 100000 Oklahoma
rejected the advice of Taft and ac-
cepted the advice of Bryan
1t was enough.
The pent up sentiment of the wait
ing audience had burst from its bonds.
The storm cloud that had been gath
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Love IS Heaven. /"

Last Saturday night about 9 O'Clock
nearly everybody had gone from the
State House, I was at my desk finish
ing my work. A couple came into
the Chamber and almost Immediately
retired. They looked like lovers.
She had light hair, wore eyeglasses
and was dressed in brown. They sat
down together on the broad steps
leading to the Hall of Representa-
tives. All was quiet. My assistant
clerk, Marion Mann, had left for his
room but tarried while on the bal
cony of the third story to look at the
loving couple. The man chucked the
girl in brown under the chin, then put
q hand on each side of her face, drew
her to him and kissed her smack on
her pretty lips and as he drew back
she 'sbussed' him ON his forehead.
Man retired, saying to himself,
"Lovei is heaven and heaven is love-"
Maj. R. r. Hemphill, in Abbeville
Medium.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
WHY His Wife Left Him.

Binghampton, N. Y, Feb. 20.-The
following notice was printed in the
last issue of the Courier-Journal of
Deposit, this county:
''To Whom it May Concern:-I,
Bertha Ellis Crawford, hereby state
that I have left Ford W. Crawford's
bed of rough hardwood boards and
also his board of dry potatoes and
gingersnaps, with just cause and prov
ocation. When man will store his
money away in trunk and lock it
up while his wife takes care of their
cows and horses with summer under
clothing on rather than to take some
of his old coins and buy her some
clothes, ask a wife then if she has
just cause to leave her husband. He
will also store his money rather than
pay his bills without the force Of
law"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
sllow Churchmen.

me late Dr. John Hall was once
walking home from preaching at a
Sunday night meeting cut in the
EcopAtxy In the moonlight he saw a
nam lying drunk in the gutter, and
going up TO him gave him shake.
sHefein he said, tits shame for
anice, respectable looking man like
you tc be lying in the gutter
The man opened his tipsy eyes and
saw the long, black coat.
's 6 Are yon . minister?" he asked.
ssYee,' said Dr.. Hall; "come, get
Presbyterian?" queried the inebri-
ate
eyes, :, was the answer, somewhat
mnpatiently, "Iiiam."
Then, said the other, 'shelp me
up. ! ama Presbyterian myself. -
Philadelphia North American.