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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
COST OF BAD A
slow Progress where Improvement 4,
Needed.

Louisville Courier Journal.
Everyone who rides over them knows
how annoying bad roads are, but very
few persons who use them for trans
porting commodities realize how expensive
they may be.
The Department Of Agriculture presents
statistics showing that in a year only L1i
per cent OF the road mileage in the United
States was improved and that in the rich
est states only about 10 per cent Of the
mileage was reported as having been i'm
proved. Generally speaking, country roads
get a lick and a promise now and then.
Frequently the lick is deferred and the
promise forgotten. The statisticians tell us
that the average cost of carrying a ton Of
goods on a first class country road is 7
cents, and on ordinary country roads %
cents. 1t would bsr interesting to know the
relative cost in human life on bad and
good roads. Presumably In these days Of
fast motor-driven vehicles, the figures
would show a contrast as striking as that
between the cost Of hauling freight from
the farm to the market on good and bad
roads.
A New York newspaper recently as
serted that experience proved that in New
York nine out of ten taxpayers may be
readily stirred to enthusiasm over a dis
cussion as to whether betting on horse
races should be permitted, although per-
haps no more than one out Of the ten
patronizes racing or INDUCES in betting
at the track, but that not half of them
could be persuaded to take an active in
terest in a tax reform proposing a saving
OF expense to each of them. This comment
upon the psychology of the breadwinner is
applicable to the good roads question. The
average farmer takes an interest in almost
every plank OF a state or national political
platform and becomes the enthusiastic
partisan OF one or another of the opposing
candidates, although the probability that
the principles enunciated will be upheld
by the triumphant contestant for honors
and emolument may be. and often is, re-
mote. But bad roads are suffered with
complacency in many sections of the coun-
try because the class to which they mean
a dead expense as well as discomfort ac-
cept them as one Of the inevitable evils
OF life and grin and endure accordingly.
1t is, perhaps, because the average user
Of roads has never paused to consider the
facts brought out by statistics as to the
cost Of bad roads that there are so many
bad roads and that there is so little public
impatience with slip-shod supervision of
road repair and improvement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
A RURAL MORDLIsT.

]. w. Foley in New York Times
Hold Graha says we amt got no moro
or tn way tn country is run
Than nothin' at all, and tn whole thing II
Into wreck If there amt somethin' done;
II we lust had today men like Webster
But there amt no such statesmen MS
so dishonesty rife in political life
(And he weighed his hand in with the
cheese)
Hod says nobody knows where tn tax
An tn funds of tn people an SIGH;
An what can we expect from tn men we
An tn all-around craze to git rich;
So as fur as he knows from tn way tn
There amt no relief he can sec;
Till we all learn ag'in to declare war on
And he weighed in the scoop with the
tea.)
Hod says morals is slack an we ought to
To tn days of our earliest youth,
When a Teller was taught to do just as he
An tn wasn't no discount on truth;
When a mans word was good an he did
An tn feiier who served Uncle Sam
Worked as hard as though he worked for
And he weighed in his knife with the
ham.)
An Hold says that tn more he runs gro
Gerry store
An th' more that he studies an reads.
Tn more he's afraid we are on tn down
grade,
With our morals all grown up 10 weeds
An tn one thing to do is for me an for
you
An for every respectable soul,
To stick to tn ways of tn old-fashioned
days.
$50 he weighed himself in with the coal)
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
GETTING WISE.
Advancing Prosperity ROuts n POIitI-
cal Superstition.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t is a pleasing comment on our national
sanity that politics are allowed to play 50
small a part in the discussion Of return
ing prosperity. Men are less inclined to
hold the party in power responsible for
unfortunate Industrial conditions than they
were a generation ago. That tho great in
dustries are letting contracts and preparing
TO resume work at full time indicates a
general recognition OF the fact that bust
ness veal or woe does not depend on the
success or the defeat OF any party. Re
gardless Of which one of the leading can
didates for president is successful in No
vember. business will march right on to
new triuElphs and, recognizing this, capital
lists ere ready now To put their money into
productive enterprises without waiting
10 see how the campaign turns In it's
last stages. The wall Of despair that was
heard when 1t was found that Grover Cleve-
land had defeated Blaine for president
tw~enty-four years ago will not be repeated
this fall ~ the returns show that the can
didate of Cleveland's party has been elected
the nations chief executive. The American
people have imbibed wisdom from expert
encG
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Governor Hanly Of Indiana has
called a special session Of the legisla-
ture to obtain funds and authority to
deal with the Right riders" who
are threatening to cross W. from
Kentucky and destroy the Indiana to-
bacco warehouses and crops. In an
emergency OF that kind the governor
should assume the authority, clean
out the raiders and rest assured that
the legislature and the people would
approve his course.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
onrrasnnndent writeA

A correspondent writes The Bee,
complaining of the noise that disturbs
his rest while in the city. AS most of
the noise he hears is the product of
business process The Bee regrets that
II can do nothing for him. It is almost
unnecessary to add that he comes from
Kansas City, where a man nay sleep
almost anywhere in the tewnsite with
out danger of being disturbed, unless
by a footpad.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Candidate Berge now thinks that
when he adds his populist vote to his
democratic vote he will become the
candidate for governor as a result OF
the hybridization. He does not say
which party he will cling to, however.
1t is merely the votes he wants, In
this regard he very closely resembles
Mayor Jim's dear, good friend, The
Peerless.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

A Tuesday bulletin says, "A bullet
fired at Oyster Bay on Saturday mar
rowly misses President Roosevelt"
Where was the bullet between Satur-
day and Tuesday?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
Eject of EARLY Training.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
And now the report comes from Havana
that Ricardo Rodriguez. the ~defaulting
postoffloe official in that city, served an
apprenticeship in Philadelphia. Having
caught the rascal in disguise and hiding,
the Cuban government will probably suit
ably deal with him II his guilt shall be
established. He does no credit to the
Philadelphia school OF grafters. who steal
and steal and make a merit OF their dexter
lty. living fat and fast, and sitting serene
In high places.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Mr.. Haskell, one OF Mr.. Bryan's
campaign managers. is charged by MT.
Hearst Of being s~ntagonistie TO trades
unions And. besides that. he writes
campaign poetry.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

President Ripley of the Santa Fe
says that government ownership of
railways is bound to come. Mr.. Bryan
thinks the sdme way, but thinks it
wise not to further injure his political
chances by saying 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Twenty-four bishops or the African
Methodist church are working for the
election of Mr.. Taft. There are only
twenty-five African Methodist bishops
and the other one is out of the coun-
try
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The convention Of rural mail car
riers at York reminds one that the
rural free delivery was established un-
der republican administration after the
democrats had decided that it was i'm
possible. But this is only one of many
things the republicans have accom-
plished after the democrats had given
them up.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Minor scenes and Incidents sketched
o. thS SHAT

o. the sDot.
Chief Belt Of the washington fire de.
partment IL working for a new regulation
to prohibit the stabling OF horses on any
but sround floors OF buildings In the Dis
triet OF Columbia. "In all the numerous
stable free that have occurred IN the Dis
trict OF Columbia during the last forty
years" says the chief, II have never
known Of a horse being rescued when Il
was stabbed above or below the ground
floor and the fire originated on the first
floor. Disregarding the danger to which
horses are exposed when stabbed above or
below the ground floor Of any building, Il
should also be borne in MINI that the
rescuing Of horses from a burning stable Is
one Of the most hazardous duties devolvine
upon the members OF the fire department.
These animals become panicstricken, cannot
be led. and the firemen are constantly ex-
posed to the danger Of being knocked down
and trampled upon, This is true in the
case OF horses stabbed on the first floor,
and when they are kept on any floor above
or below the first floor the danger incident
to their rescue is co~rrespondinSly In
creased"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The Grand Army encampment at
Toledo adopted a resolution declaring
that no additional pension legislation
is desired The republican administra-
ton has met every reasonable demand
of the veterans.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Charley Wooster turned his COM
bative %propensities against the cam
paign of the A%nti-saloon league and
will add quite a touch Of color to the
proceedings between now and election
day. Wooster may not always be
right, but this time he has scored a
bulls eye.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Another %janitor has been added to
the list at the High school. It is not
stated whether this appointment is due
to the growth of the school OF the need
Of a Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The 25-cent novel is announced.
That will be a saving of S1.25 and
place the fiction OF the day at nearer
its rea value, counting the cost of pa
per and printing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Another pedestrian knocked down
on the street by a fa~st-hying automo-
bile emphasizes the need for stricter
police control of the streets. The
drivers OF the machines seem I o be un-
able 70 restrain themsel' Z
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

August Belmont is coming home
after a long rest in Europe. The
Hearst papers are planning to SEE that
he will get no rest after he gets home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
old Friend. Apart.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat

st. Louis Globe-Democra
Mr.. Debs, Mr., Bryan, Mr.. Hearst and
Mr.. Watson were once harmonious. Thei'
present difference are a campaign straw
showing hat Bryan's best chance was In
1896, and that was a poor one.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

South Omaha is now wrestling with
the problem of what to do with the
Platte river power canal proposition.
Some day the promoters may bring for
ward a tangible project and there will
be then no argument as to the fran
chise.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

An Increase of 10 per cent in attend
ance at the Omaha public schools on
opening day is an encouraging indica-
ton OF the city's continued healthy
growth.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
Little, bat On. MY
%PkiladelLhia Press

The Yellowstone Park bandit turns out
TO have been a very small-sized man-still.
he managed to pull off about the biggest
job OF its kind on record. He couldn't
have done more IL he had been min feet
high
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
Drastic Cure for EVIL.
Washington Post.

washington fost.
From the number OF mysterious shoot
ing affairs throughout the country re-
Gently, it appears that some people are
trying to check the affinity craze with a
rather drastic remedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
Some Good from Destruction.
Indianapolis News.

Unfortunately 1t Is impossible to esti-
mate the saving of life and limb result
Ing from the destruction Of eighty auto
mobiles by an explosion of gasoline in a
Boston garage.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Prof. Peck OF Columbia college is
charged with having spent his wife's
barrel of money and now they are
having q bushel of trouble over 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County. SIS;
George y. Tzschuck, treasurer OF The
Bee Publishing company. being duly
sworn, lays that the actual number of
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month Of August, 1908, was as
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The late sultan of Morocco has dis
banded his harem, thus emphasizing
his desire to spend the rest of his life
in peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
WHEN OUT or TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
por@rily should have The Bee
mailed 70 them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
UnanswerabIe

How much better off does the Peerless
One think the country would be today If
It had followed his teachings Of 1896?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Any democrat who does not wan
to contribute to the Bryan fund ca
get himself incorporated.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Some merchant really ought TO tel
the public what is the original cost O.
a straw hat.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Carrie Nation refuses to stop at any
hotel that contains a bar. Still, she
should be strong enough to resist
temptation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

A cure for Iockjaw has beer dis
covered, but that should not restore
the toy pistol to favor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Does a woman's style of dressing
prevent her from getting off a street
car property" asks an exchange OF
corset 1t does.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The unfortunate feature OF the
Maine election next Monday will be a
revival of the Governor Kent hell
bent" story.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

BY the way, are Mr.. Bryan and Au-
gust Belmont on chummy terms this
Year,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

A new shade of dress goods is
called the Edison" Some light color,
evidently.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Morocco is furnishing the discord-
ant note In the concert of the powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

VIII the corn crop please let us
know when it has enough hot
weather?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The minor league star may not
hope to become a ~plutocrat, but he is
always looking for a draft.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

The woman with the red cross on
her arm knows how to secure the
guaranty of deposits.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

OF course, it's a question with MIR.
WI whether he is to be recalled.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

THE idle rich, l tell you. constitute the
great menace to our country"
That's SO. Say, what would you do il
you got hold OF a lot OF money" -
"Me7 ia invest It securely. throw up my
job and have the time of my ife."-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

Jenks-The boss told me this mornin,
that l looked as II l had gone to be,
with my clothes on. ] told him prett,
sharply that he was mistaken.
Clark-Oh, come now; you know yol
did il. "
Jenks-T did not! These are my brother,
clothes.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

cies and political principles are just
as dangerous.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10
FIRST NATIONAL BANK 9 OMAHA
LAUGHING GAS.

Friend-Well, folks. did you have an ex-
citing trip in your new automobile?
Mr.. Rapid-Very. We ran down three
men, two boys, a baby and ton dogs.
Mrs. Rapid-Yes. we had q perfectly KILL
ing tlme.-Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

GEORGE B. TZsCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day Of September, zoos.
(seaL) ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-10

How do you make a campaign speech?'
That's easy" answered the spellbinder.
mention the candidates name; then wait
for the applause ard then begin over and
go through the same procedure until your
time Is used up."-Chicago R~ecord-ierald.
The smoker who sat directly opposite
had put his foot on the edge of the seat
occupied by the professor. s
1t was encased in one of those easy
going hygienic shoes that look like a can
vas-covered ham. +
my friend" said the professor, eying it
disapprovingly, ''oblige me by removing
that thing from my seat. It's bad form
Chicago Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

ONCE FELL OFF PRECiPIjCs1EE5 E
-ta Id ]. Isr
That Was When He Was Young and
.iwas Beginning Of Career That
,shyaSeemsnDestined to aendiTn 77"i5i
ali u liz Natural rDeath,ti .i1oor-a1tS

~"EasGon,r Pa.t8aGtaranvilIe B. Z" Snyder,
an, EastonbpriHtsr, hasHhad more,'nar<
TOY, escapes from death, than mostiliNe
ing men. Some OF, his friends will
ten'iyou' that ne bears a charmed life,
bIitrGranngT as .heis. comn16hl y,oalled9
sc9fS at that, idea,g.i.s an. - y1s 5nG
nj guess it was ordained that A.
Should lhie a'fiatural DEATH he says,
land luck always seems ito have
stepped in and saved me from shut
fling off this mortar coil IN any other
mApner47Glg fiIy ,e'rc'Eh4 81 'ECfE
The. fir$t time Granny faced death.
he, was, siX.,years. old. Leaving home.
one morning and walking short dis
tapce to Mount Ida an(immense rock
40 feet high, overlooking the Lehigh
canal and river, he determined to
climb 10 the top to gather honey
suckles. The north side of the rock
is a sheer precipice, and toward this
perilous,s point ut the lads steps led
unconsciously. He : found flowers
growing in profusion. and in his en-
tlitisfasnf lost Sight of the danger he
was in. He reached for stem, took
a false step, and plunged over the per
pendicdla'r wall'110 feet to the tow
path.a.r ~ ned ctr : Fn;;u"
Although, he, suffered a, FRACTURED
coliar-bone, both legs and arms were
broken, and he lost a great quantity
of blood from three gashes in his
scalp. the doctor pulled him through.
WheR eightuyears' old Granny fell
through, the trap in, the haymow hin
Peter NJ. Correlrs stable, in. Bank
street, While playing chase with COM
palRiOns uand 10 landed In thee water
trough. The other boys,terriied, ran
from the building. When a stable
man pulled the boy out Of the trough
he was nearly lifeless.. -, '....,a... =
The 'saiHe Year iie' Was bitten in the
hand bMoa Gopperhead snake while
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
iR0N YORKER SWINGS --.-'
OVER JAWS OF DEATH
sfcEohs CAUSE MAN 70 fA4
eUf HE SAVES LIFE BY 8
GRAsPING DANGLING ROPE. g

New York.-Quick presence of mind
and iron muscles saved George Nor
riS, structural -iron--w worker, from
death under circumstances that made
hundreds hold their breath while he
chung to a small rope and swung
through the air -425- feet above The
East riFepe.ayf5 vo4 :isr76 arr
From the top platform of the mas
sive steel tower being built for the
MAla Van altar ,RrhdgSo on thaii BFR4QAIyn
side Of the river, Morris climbed to the
highest upsIg+Fc SECTION, I25 fagtt' Sab6vg
tthAswa serSusuHe .,inteTdHdIisteor rEsss
th!9ugbt, q shuttg 4feiAf l9Rpholsoia that
section and to descend the series Of
ladders arsFtlifhhs try ihBil6@ steel Pfgt. III
lpStandin8nnrAwo1 steel pBsgrgrasp-
ings a, .hliighesH gegrnRith euAasaaassh s
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29


opened the shutter, With a startling
whirr Of wings a dozen pigeons flew
out in his face ? :HI '1''f'h - ''''''' '
The rush of the birds was SO sudden
that Morris, trying to protect his eyes
from the flying jacks-in-the-box, lost
his hold;of thefpeg ana fell backward.
Instant death threatened iihim, : but:
quick witted and MUSCULAR, he seized
an inch rope Which dangled near him,
and then wrapped his legs AROUND ft.:l'
, It was guXiIrope:fastened to 1.-THE
rlong arm of the, great aerial crane
which, raises the towers sections and
swings 9 them dnintoe1 position fhe
fcrape;s bssesis,at the ather'endOf the
structure, a few yards below and so
feet away from where Morris dangled,
r Shouting to his ffe9l6&-wOrkers, he
fell, with kheTope,fOn a.secOBd. Rhen;
as the rope pulled. taut. he was swung
swiftly IN an arc directly toward the
basel ofuthef tower. ioCEahsiodni' with it
might have. eEushed him. almost surely
would have broken his. hold, Bgt the
t'men' Workfng the crane had seen Nor
!. rise falr'and 6et4d'qdcR4y: 's''H; 'EsHh'
Before he, ,hRdv been ;earriedIe more
than a third of the ydhissta4ee tqt the
/ base the cranes arm halted, then re
versea1 it's motion until hei hung over
the, rixerstu Hugo as aisIthe crane,.sfi
can be moved with delicate, precision
Swinging I'm" again it carried Morris
gently between two cross pieces ofyht
! tower Morris climbed on one, and
kNery much at home, rested for awhile
then e.wehf to work tagaih. '.h""''''
Numbers of19rpigeonsis have 2fo1At
fshelter in the h9floX steel EEK work Thu
Ieironworkers Say the birds have beer
Nuisance, S;ndt "a meha9e. 'h The!
thenghtthe loopholasshETteDnkaa beei
'iSclosed. by cR9ianee and. that .: pigeons
(which flew in Morris face had beef
IMPRISONED until .they i%ere" SSfffiios
7 starSedS ,utsQa>EIo2 nrn liEf'sE Nc
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

playing ~ a. yard near hfs''honIei' His
armswelbedl to, anlignSrniousisize.i"TG1
the sspHgprisa of thei ,RhYsiriani GFiaalRalRay
began to recover, and in short time
he'%a9 'Fdnnfffg -afounH again " 'f"i
Mhen,rtsn yearsr oldlsuhEt agSinV
when - he had two more narrow. eS,,
capes from drowning. Upon the for
megs OCCASION ,hsGbCoke thronrsgh the
deck of a sunken canal boat in the
Lefilgh and WIS rescued ia an unconF
scinus ecnltisn byh 'Jamessl Herr4mi
Thfr SECOND accident resulted through,
him falling through raft that parted
al6hg tlfe' 0fdn sa%miiii' u" q '"'' 4
Heirhad,sia thHllingaIesuap ifronl
death on the NeY .JeTsey Central rail,
road in 1877. In attempting to jump,
frofh S~rapFdfy moving coal train as IL
passed ,tdleiuEuurth streetl,station his
right hand caught fast ,iip the side, rod
he was thrown to the ground and the
wheeIsiiclIpPedi or Fffik Scapl.S He i%as
dragged % feehs struck 'arsignhl Target.
hurled hack against the car and thus
his hand was released. Outside of a
few slight bruises ana torn and sofled
clothing he was none the worse for
the, Experiences 'hus5 SusiG = =
TKfcehslmArrONlyc nsscS9eais deatA
whpeIe rhaaniflhing rfirasiarnsarITl &, acef
dental discharge of a self-cocking re-
volsef NY Rdg haInttihg sent' Y buffet
intouhis htp1a The'Jbalr struckaA bone;
took-a daTyYgaaEd aicoursasrisms sseHt
and then re-eqtered the leg. The lead
is stflFaherH1tE Ii6nr III Sa'Sa'H'nI 10
UponisandtsersnBscAeiea!sHurlhsuna
FopHih Af IlllS oeiRhEations,he picRed
up loaded revolver belonging to q
friehd Ia6H digtharged It fi i" tfie al
fiveoifbnfss tirken9iigS+ingtys bIaeiHs
the 5ESap9Hi agRiAsti hial tsfspsa he; "a
puAed tfEea tTigggeefh 'ifTk s 'YSa an%nSs||
caughtn artkaiSgsleRnow&eqeE rirsA,
weaR44anIied Nxswine yitauoHans atmNs
tainted when he discovered ,,that in
stead dnfes Bgihgs a'hTfHts9e GhamnbeaSfge;;
weaPn, ia saeb hzHGiNdagineds itrebn
Observation-Disclosures an3ziithsRe wa
still a loaded cartridge in it, ,iOnl
the fSEs. f iSf tii iss 'iSmmj9afsh cg BiS
saIq6 s1imsdrdm aHBl5R4kg aSuUclhi
: braiASs at 6nim an Gil sSam yilsu;r
.aecss3 81 ;