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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
Mr.. BRYAN NOT TALKATIVE
Former Democratic Leader Has Moth
ing to Say to the Inter-
viewers.

w. ]. Bryan, chief orator of the National
Corn exposition Saturday, was affable on
arrival in Omaha. but not so loquacious as
when pursuing the somewhat elusive presi-
Dental office.
What do you think of the contention Of
Judge Gary OF the Steel trust that that
corporation can get along after a fashion
without the tariff, but that the trusts
small competitors would be wiped out by
removal of the duty?"
IT would not answer a question like that
offhand." replied Mr.. Bryan, who further
intimated that he would like to think the
query over and then reduce his answer to
writing.
This was the only question bordering on
politics which three interviewers were able
TO insert mid the welcomes which were ex-
tended Mr.. Bryan by the committee on re-
ception. This included G. w. Wattles, w.
r. Watson, managing editor of the World
Herald; Very Rev. G. A. Beecher and T.
]. Nolan. Mr.. Bryan did, however, vouch-
safe the Information that he leaves OMAHA
! Saturday evening for Pennsylvania, where
! he will deliver three addresses.
The committee whisked him away in a
motor car to a hotel, where an informal
luncheon was served, Mayor oahlman and
several other Bryanic satellites sitting In
at this. From the hotel he went to the
exposition to speak.
How many other speakers today?' Mr..
Bryan asked Mr.. Wattles.
you are the only one" was the answer.
at which Mr.. Bryan smiled an almost Taft
smile.
The little Incident Of November 3 has not
visibly depressed Mr.. Bryan's spirits. At
close range he looks older than he does on
the platform and he is steadily gaining in
weight. With the SLOUGH hat and fur over
coat thrown open which he wore Saturday
morning, together with the comfortable
plumpness Of his figure. he looked not un-
like a prosperous m ddle-aged cattleman.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
CHARITY ACTOR IS ROBBED
While Carl Herring Rehearses "0livel
Cromwell" Thief Touches Him.
sMALL-BoRE ROGUEs' BUSY NIGHT
Porch Climbers and River Rats Take
Everything from = Few Cents
Up They Can Get Their
Hands On.

While Carl e Herring was rehearsing
oliver Cromwell, for sweet charity, a scamp
stole his purse containing $40, gold watch
and chain and Elks pin. It occurred Fri
day night when Mr.. Herring and his assoc
ciates In the local talent company were
rehearsing their play at the Lyric theater.
Petty thieves and burglars still continue
their nightly business, but those of greater
caliber lave not been heard of in Omaha
foi some time.
ID. C. Lewis of 1919 South Twenty-eighth
street was the intended victim of one of
these money burglars. but It so happened
that there was no cash in the house Fri
day night. except 80 cents in Mr.. Lewis
troeeers pocket. The unwelcome visitor
ransacked the house from top TO bottom,
opening drawers and rummaging through
clothes. but nothing save the 80 cents was
taken. all the Jeweiry and silverware being
left by the burglar. who Is set down as a
crank by the police.
A window raiser entered the home of W
NJ. Barnam. 2s1s Shirley street. Thursday
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
ROOMS FREE OF LAW
Not Prohibited from Night Opera
lions by Any statute ON
the Books.

Following the arrest of two pool room
proprietors about 1 o'clock Friday morning
on the charge OF keeping open after hours
II develops that there Is no law prohibit
ing pool rooms to conduct their business
after midnight or any other hour The
charges against the men were dismissed
and the police wish It understood that they
are rot responsible for any pool hall keep
ing open late at night or on Sunday, as
there is no statute or ordinance under
which they may act in such cases.
The only ordinance used by the police
sgsinst pool hall men is the one prohibit
inf minors to play. A case OF this kind
was prosecuted and a conviction secured
In police court during the last week. When
pool and billiard rooms prove bothersoms
10 citizens, the police say they can only
prevent it by considering the place a dis
orderly house and proceeding on thai
ground
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
TWO SCHOOL BOARD BILLS
Holovtchiner Wants Third of Mum
Der Elected Each Year.
NO PART1sANsHIP IN MEASURE
Jim Connolly, LegislatOr-Elect, Pro-
poses Eighteen Instead of Twelve
Members of the Board Of
Education.

Two bills changing the method of ~electing
members of the Omaha Board OF Educa-
ton have been drawn by ]. p. Connolly,
member-elect of the legislature, and DR.. E..
Holovtchiner, defeated for reelection at the
primaries, member of the Board of Educa-
ton, and they will be presented to the
legislature this winter. The bills are
similar in the one respect that members
shall be elected from the various sections
of the city, but in other respects are rad
ically different.
Mr.. Connolly proposes TO have a board of
eighteen members instead of twelve as at
present, not more than half Of the members
to belong to one political party. He pro
poses to divide the city into nine election
districts with two members from each
district. not more than one of whom shall
belong to the same parry. one third Of the
members shall be elected every year.
DR.. Holovtchiner proposes to have but
twelve members, one-third elected each
year, and one from each ward. Party af-
filiations do not enter into the Doctors bill.
The present board is composed of twelve
members elected at large, with the result
that the southern part OF the city was not
represented until DIR. Holovtchiner was APP
pointed TO the board. The doctor is the
only member living south of L~eavenworth
street in which district are four wards,
the First, Second. Seventh and Tenth. The
other eleven members live in the western
and northern part of the city. w. B.
Christie lives on Burdette street, Paul w.
Kuhn on Franklin, James c. Lindsay on
Evans, DR.. ]. II. Vance on Emmett and
David Cole on Binney, all in the northern
part of the city. J.. o. Detweiler and F. B.
Kennard live on West Dodge. Charles
Harding on West Douglas, j. l.. McCague
and George ID. Rice on West Harvey, j. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

the estimate that the estate was worth
100000 is excessive. He says $75.OOO is the
limit of its valuation.
These six deeds have been held by County
Judge Leslie to be a legal part of the will
of Mr.. Hopper. Some heirs have contested
the will. One of these is Mrs, Lomilla Nc
Lean. 1t has been stated that she filed her
contest because her father gave her no
property outright, but only a lien for s., OoO
on a farm he gave to Gilbert Hopper.
This is a mistake" says Mr.. Mclean,
speaking for his wife. "As a matter OF fact
my wife received sixty-six acres, or half
the old homestead, and 5000 from her
fathers estate
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
RALST0N RATE INVESTIGATED
Matter is Received by Railway Conn
mission, Which VIII Deliberate
Before Ruling.

DR.. H. ]. Winnett and Henry T.. Clarke.
jr., members OF the Nebraska Railway COM
mission, were in Omaha Saturday to in
vestigate the Ralston rate situation.
Ralston is a station on the Burlington
& Missouri three miles west of South
Omaha, and local capitalists are striving
to build a manufacturing center at that
place.
On November 26. both the Missouri Pacific
and the Burlington raised the rates on
building material to Ralston, making the
rates in some cases several hundred per
cent higher than they were before.
The compliments wish to have Ralston
remain within the switching zone of
Omaha and TO have switching rates the
same as are enjoyed by Portal, a station
which is beyond Ralston. The previous
rate was from $3.50 to S a car, but on
the raise to a per hundred basis the rate
in some cases was raised to $40 a car.
The members of the commission arrived In
Omaha Saturday morning over the Burling-
ton and were at once taken to the Missouri
Pacific depot where a special train was
waiting to transfer them TO Ralston, where
I they had an opportunity to see the situa-
ton. Ralston already has a large number
OF switching tracks installed and is prepar-
Ing for the building of several large manu-
featuring plants.
The case was taken under advisement by
the commission until a meeting of the full
board at Lincoln, when a decision will be
handed down.
The Missouri Pacific was represented by
A. d. Kusser, assistant general passenger
agent; ID. e. King. st. Louis, industrial
commissioner and NJ. LOTUS. agent. The
other side OF the rate contention was sup
ported by c. A. Ralston. president OF the
Ralston Car works and Arthur Chase OF
the Ralston Townsite company. Commits
panied the party.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
MOTOR CARS IN BIG DEMAND
McKee shops Turn Out One "A Week
and Fall short of riders
on Hand.

The McKeen Motor Car company is turn
ing out motor cars at the rate OF a car a
week and at that is net able TO supply the
demand for these cars from all sections Of
the country. Nearly every large railroad
is seeking these cars and the orders are
being filled as fast as possible. The COM
pany will soon be in its larger quarters.
the old car shops OF the Union Pacific.
which are being rapidly vacated as the
machinery and men are transferred 10 the
new magnificent car shops which are near
ing completion. w, j. McKeen - rapidly
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

Phillip on West California and j. w.
Maynard on West Burt street, all in the
western part. A. C. Kennedy lives on
South Thirty-second and Carl e. Herring,
appointed in the place of Robert Dempster.
lives on Leavenworth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

recovering from his extended illness and
as soon as he is able to be in harness again
it is thought the force will be increased at
the McKeen shops and the output Of motor
cars increased.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
SANTA CLAUS is GENEROUS
Snug sum Already In Hand for the
Employees ri Omaha Club and
stin Growing.

The Christmas subscription at the club
is already $500 and stI going up. 1t viii
reach sl.4OO or 1880.
This fund is subscribed voluntarily by
members OF the club with which 70 brighten
the Christmas OF the employees. II Is di-
vided among them. The cub allows no
tips and this takes the place OF that sys-
tenn.
Last year the club collected 400 and
thought II had a neat sum. but Il overlaps
that by one-half this year. probably.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

The influence Of a Bee want ID pene-
trates TO u~nsuspected quarters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
pLAUNDRYb

We give the same attention
10 rips and buttons that
mothers gave when gentle
men were boys. We may
excel your mother on the
finish.
Correct LGvHdsrs Of GentIsmen's LiUsn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
LAND AND MONEY FOR WOMAN
Half of Homestead and S5 O Given
by Father to Mrs. LOmiIIa
Mclean.

In the case of the estate Of William Hop
per. who left six deeds by which he pro-
vided for the descent of his property to
his heirs. Mr.. Mclean, a son-in-law. says
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
Two Kinds, Roth Tired.

An agent of the Interior Depart
ment tells many stories illustrating
odd phases of the Indians character.
There was a farmer in the West ."
says the agent, who was in a diff
Guilty to secure help on his farm. In
dams were numerous in the neigh
borhood. but they were poor work
men. Always tired, they would put
down the hoe or the rake as soon as
the masters back was turned, and.
selecting a cool spot, they would lie
down in the shade and sleep the day
away.
But one morning a very tall ro-
bust Indian came, asking the farmer
for work
No said the white man; you
will get tired. You Indians are al
ways tired
This Injun not like other Injuns.
Never get tired
The upshot was that the Indian
was engaged and put to work in a
corn-feld. The farmer went away.
When he returned, an hour or two
later, the Indian was asleep under a
tree. &.
Here, wake up!' exclaimed the
indignant farmer. You told me that
you never got tired'
Ugh! grunted the red man.
yawning. This Injun never get tired
But if he not lie down often, he would
get tired just like other Injuns.S -
Harper's Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
Usefulness of Iceberas.

When an iceberg is launched upon
its long journey its bottom parts are
barnacled with sand, powders and
other detritus gathered from the land
surface over which 1t has made its
tedious march to the sea. This bur-
den 1t gradually casts off as il melts
while drifting down along our CONT
mental seaboard AS a result OF the
deposits thus made through count
less centuries, combined with the
product of erosion carried seward
by the rivers, the seabed for many
miles off shore has been gradually
filled up, creating those vast, sub
merged plateaus, known as banks"
which extend from Labrador to the
Bay of Fundy and form the breeding
grounds of innumerable shoals of
cod, herring, and other valuable food
fishes. In this way the bergs have
performed an economic service of in
calculable value. laying the founda-
ton for one of the worlds most i'm
portant productive industries, and af-
fording a means of livelihood to those
hardy bands of captains courageous"
who each year reap the harvests OF
the sea. The bergs serve a further
economic purpose In that to their
tempering influence are largely due
the climatic conditions prevailing
over great part of the interior of
North America.-The World To-Day.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
Motor Roads in Africa.

In the Kongo Free State, under the
direction of a central automobile de-
partment, more than a years work
has been done in the construction OF
special highways and the establish
ment of the forerunners of a network
of automobile freight lines. The
road on which work is being most
rapidly pushed, and on the complet-
ed portion of which freight is now be-
ing transported, will be the longest
and most important of these enter
prises. 1t will connect the Kongo
with the Nile at Rejaf, only a short
distance south of Gondokoro, which
is now reached regularly by passen;
ger and freight steamers from Khar-
tum.
When the freight road is complet
ed in about two years, the upper
Kongo will have automobile, steam
boat and rail connections with the
Mediterranean, as well as steam
transportation to the mouth of the
Kongo and Europe.-Motor World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin inherited S10,-
100000 under her fathers viii
Two-thirds OF the prisoners in the
New York night courts are women.
The Countess of Warwick con-
demned American women for riding
astride
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney has de-
cided leanings toward work as a
sculptures.
The Countess of Warwick, the phil
anthropist left England for tour of
the United States.
The late Mrs. Caroline Herman
Polhemus, of Brooklyn. made endow-
ments OF some S750,000.
In view OF the scarcity of girls,
some one prophesles that men will
soon DO doing all the homework
Manliness, business capacity and
sympathy, says u. H. Hartman, are
the prime requisites in a husband.
The Queen of Roumania is ardently
pursuing her philanthropic idea OF
collecting the blind of her country in
one city.
Mrs. Russell Sage's latest gift is
$4,000 for the relief OF respectable
aged and INDECENT females in New
York City.
Countess Montsignoso. formerly
Princess Louise OF Saxony. was mar
ried in London to Signor Enrico Tos-
ELI, an Italian music master.
Nine. Melba announces that the
demands for her autograph are so
numerous that she will sell them for
half crown apiece, donating the re-
celpts TO charity.
Miss Gertrude Decks. secretary of
the National Civic Federation, sub
mitted n report upon the housing,
feeding and amusement of employees
ON the Panama Canal.
Frank ID. Hill, consul at Amster-
dam, reports that in great diamond
cutting factory three women are en-
trusted with the most delicate and
difficult part of the processes.
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OLD NEWPORT.
Historic Houses and Families of the
Modern Resort.

Modern Resort.
Old Newport is story of itself.
The Redwood Library is historic. 1t
was established in 1747 and is a re-
pository of valuable manuscripts,
books and pictures, but how few OF
the Newport crowd who frivol during
the six weeks of its season know of
its existence? 1t has been a watering
place since 1929, and for years was
the summer home of old South Caro-
lima and West India families. There
are many remarkable old houses in
the town proper, and among these are
General Prescott's Headquarters, the
State House on the square, the Haz-
ard house. the Wanton house on
Broadway, the Bull residence and the
numerous beautiful Colonial places
on the Point, known as Washington
street and once the court end of town.
Trinity Church, with it's historic
graveyard, it's high-back pews and its
eighteenth century organ and pulpit,
is now nearly 200 years old; and the
mysterious mill. perhaps 500 or per-
haps 1000 years its senior I'm age,
is always interesting TO sightseers.
AS n rule, though, visitors clamor to
see only the houses of multi-million-
aires.
Perhaps among the younger peo-
pie at Newport there are few who
have read Bret Hartes version of the
young woman in the days of the visit
of the gallant Rochambeau's fleet
she who loved and who was deserted
by the officer who sailed away and
never returned She is said to haunt
an old mansion on the Point and her
ghost makes itself known by the faint
perfume of mignonette. There are
many romantic stories concerning the
visit of the French fleet and the
gayeties at Newport a century and
more ago. Every one has heard of
the three beautiful Misses Hunter,
two of whom made brilliant foreign
matches. The Hunter family still
resides at Newport, and during the
last week in May the venerable Mrs.
William Hunter celebrated her eigh-
ty-second birthday by reception.
Her late husband was a nephew of
the famous beauties, one OF whom be-
came the Countess de Cardignan.
The Hunters are descended from the
famous DR.. William Hunter. The
Rev. Mr.. Birckhead, the rector OF st.
Georges in Stuyvesant square, New
York, is also a descendant And then
1t was Newport which gave to this
country the immortal Perry, the
great-uncle of the present generation
of Belmonts. The first Mrs. August
Belmont was the daughter of Com
modcre Matthew Perry. brother of
the hero of Lake Erie. He COM
manded the first naval expedition to
Japan and was honored by the
Mikado with special privileges, open
ing to the world the trade of this
wonderful nation.-Town and Coun-
try
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
The ORIGIN of Gloves.

1t is not known when gloves were
first invented, but they are very anc-
lent. The first clear account of
them comes from Xenophon, where
the writer speaks of the Persians
wearing them to protect their hands
from cold Homer describes Laer-
ties working in his garden with gloves
TO protect his hands from thorns, and
Varro mentions the wearing of gloves
by the Romans, Gloves have long
had a symbolic meaning. In the
eleventh century came the custom OF
throwing down glove as a chal-
lenge, and gloves were early used in
church rites. They were not worn
by women until after the Reforma-
ton. In preparing the leather for
gloves it had to be "fulled" with a
peculiar kind of clay to lend it soft
ness and fiexibility, and this was a
trade the secret of which was guard
ed for many years. The men who
knew this trade were called fullers,
and thus the proper name of Fuller
came into MISUNDERSTANDING
Herald.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
Find New Cave.

Two gold prospectors recently dis
covered in the Santa Susanna Noun
tains, about fifty miles from Los An
geles, Cal, the largest and most re-
markable cave in Western America
While looking for indications OF gold
they found an opening which they en-
tered. The opening led to a great
cavern, consisting of many passages.
some of them wide, but most of them
narrow and lofty The passages
lead into great halls, some an acre i'm
extent, studded with stalagmites and
stalactites in some cases so thickly
that it is difficult to get through
The walls of one of these halls are
covered with rude drawings. some al
most obliterated, but others still
clear. The drawings represent Incl.
dents of the chase, showing Indians
on foot pursuing bear. deer and other
animals. IL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
TRANSFORMATIONS
Curious Results when CofYcc Drink.
ing is Abandoned.

IL is almost as hard for an old
coffcc topper 90 quit the use of coffee
as 30 is for q whiskey or tobacco fiond
TO break on except that the coffee
user can quit coffee and take uD
Postum without any feeling OF a loss
OF the morning beverage. for wheu
Postum is we'll boiled and served with
cream. 80 as really better iu point Of
favour than most of the coffee served
nowadays. and to the taste of the con
noisseur sc IS Ike the favour of fine
mild Java.
a great transformation takes place
in the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee Is left on and
Postum used. for the reason that the
poison 90 the nerves caffeine has
been discontinued and in lts place ie
taken q LIQUID food tina, contains the
most powerful elements of nourish-
meut
10 is easy To- make this test and
prove these statements by changing
from coffee To- Postum Read "The
Road Co Wclullc, in pkgs There's
a Reason"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
The Farmers ultlmatum.

An aged Jersey farmer, visiting
circus for the first time, stood before
the dromedary's cage, eyes popping
and mouth agape at the strange beast
within. The circus proper began and
the crowds left for the main show,
but still the old man stood before
the cage. in stunned silence. apprais-
ing every detail of the misshapen legs,
the cloven hoofs. the pendulous upper
lip, and the curiously mounded back
of the sleepy-eyed beast. Fifteen
minutes passed Then the farmer
turned away and spat disgustedly.
Hell, There amt no such ami
NAL. Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-02-25
Plants With Rrains

Brains of plant life are the tendrils.
Sensitive plants .retract. their leaflets
when people approach. rs If they re-
scented further intimacy. All vines
which develop climbing organs called
tendriis will reach out toward us II
We place our hands in contact with
them, and will even use n finger as a
support to climb on. These tendrils
will wind just rs readily around a
twig or grass stem. Tendrils are
capable Of exhibiting faculties and
going through evoutions more won
derful than perhaps is realized. With
their sensitive tips they test the OBJ
jects they come in contact with. ap-
parently considering their suitability
as a support, and then accepting or
rejecting them as the case may be-
The thorOughness with which these
tips do their work is illustrated by an
instance with a grape vine. cherry
branch whose leaves had been vari-
ously punCtured and scalluped by in
sects hung near the tendril and a par
ucular leaf had just one hole in its
blade, not over ee-sixteenths OF
an inch in diameter. So careful had
been the exploration of the leafs
surface that this one small hole had
been discovered by the tendril which
had thrust itself nearly three inches
through the opening.-Chicago Tri.
bune.
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Shadows Seem 70 sInn.

At the recent exposition of the
French Society If Physics exhibitions
We're given of an ingenious combina-
ton of the monograph with the
cinematograph, whereby the figures
upon the screen were caused to go
through all the motions OF singing.
while the sounds issued concordantly
from the photograph. so that the IL
fusion was 'astonishingly complete
Similar combinations have been
made before. but seldom with so
much attention TO details. The APP
paratus employed is called the chron-
OphOne.