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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Check on the Scoroher.

A new element is about to he in
jected into the effort to put a stop to
reckless automobile driving. City or
dinances and state laws, as we'll as
public opinion, have alike been inef-
fectual to end dangerous speeding on
the part of a portion of the drivers OF
these machines, but there is something
coming up which promises better sue
cess. At the meeting of the accident
and casualty insurance men, which is
to be held in July, one of the principal
topics of discussion will be the liability
of the companies FOR injuries to per-
sons and to machines which are in
sured. The raising of rates, it is held,
would simply mean that those who
were good risks would not take out
policies and the scoreher and reckless
driver is a bad risk at any price.
II is proposed to keep a list of all
owners and drivers who are arrested
and convicted of reckless or fast driv-
ing and to refuse to issue policies on
either the persons of the drivers, the
machines themselves or surety bonds
against damages, The expert of the
association, who has been keeping tab
on automobile accidents. asserts that
almost without exception they are due
to criminally reckless driving. If the
accident and casualty insurance COM
panies al eliminate the reckless auto
mobile driver they will have earned
the everlasting gratitude of the thou
sands of people whose chief occupation
in life under present conditions is to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Good Advice to the Navy.

Congressman Dawson of Iowa in adj
dressing the members of a naval So
ciety has given the officers in that
branch of the service a bunch they
should take to themselves. The course
of events has been such as to lead to
the belief hat some Of the officers
have mistaken the purpose of the gov
eminent in educating them for the
navy. They were not trained solely
to look handsome in uniform on dress
parade occasions. Their main duty is
to man the navy and see that 1t is kept
I'm a condition to give a good account
OF itself when called upon.
Recent tempests in teapots when
departmental orders were distasteful
to some of the officers have brought
down adverse criticism upon a service
which in the main has been demon
strated to be highly efficient and above
reproach. 1t was to this class that
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Hard Blow to Bucket Shops.

The conviction at Cincinnati of sew
eral men engaged in running a bucket
shop for using the mails to defraud Is
a shot below the armor belt. The court
in it's ruling says that the trades in a
bucket shop, where it is never in
tended or contemplated that any COM
modify should change hands, is gam
bling pure and simple and as such Is
fraud within the eyes of the Law.
This decision, of course, goes only
to the extent of barring from the mails
any part of a bucket shop transaction,
but if deprived OF the use of this facil-
ity the bucket shops would have a
sorry time OF it conducting their bust
ness along the lines of profit. The
purely gambling features Of Board of
Trade transactions are more difficult,
If not impossible, to reach. They are
so with the legitimate pur-
chase and sale of grain and other arti-
Giles for future delivery that the wisest
has not yet evolved a plan to separate
them and extinguish the one without
destroying the other. which in princi-
Die is the basis of the major portion
of all the worlds commerce. Those
who want to see gambling abolished
will rejoice, however, that the courts
BY this bucket shop decision have put
one more stumbling block in its way
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
A Monument to Longfellow.

There has been dedicated the last
week at the national capital a monu-
ment to Henry Wadsworth Longfel-
low. The president, the chief justice
of the supreme court and many nota-
BILE people in public, religious and civil
is fitting that in the national capital,
graced with so many reminders of SOL
diers, sailors and statesmen, there
should be reared a monument to n
who has touched as many, If not more,
hearts han any American who ever
lived.
Measured by the standards Of poetic
genius Longfellow is not great.
Neither in his conceptions nor in his
versihcation Is there anything which
stamps him as exceptional. Yet In his
simplicity, purity of thought and die
ton and, above all, in his appeal to
the ideas and emotions which all could
understand, he comes up to the full
measure of greatness. 1t requires no
analytical mind to ascertain the ideals
of Longfellow, which were THE sim
pie and heartfelt lay" He touched the
responsive heart of the child and In
chaste and pure language recalled ten
der memories to those grown old.
His direct appeal to the ideals Of
youth inculcated a softening influence
into thousands of lives which in after
years made for better men and
women The world is better that such
men have lived. Though he essayed
to solve none of life's great problems,
his appeals to the humanity of his
readers are and ever will be an uplift-
ing force.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
WHAT THE ENGINES SAID.

at Promontory Point, May 10. 1882
What was 1t the Engines said
Pilots touching-head to head,
Facing on the single track,
Half a world behind each back?
This is what the Engines said. '
Unreported and unread.
with a PREDATORY screech.
In a florid western speech,
Said the Engine from the West,
II am from Sierra's crest;
And, II attitudes a test,
Why, | reckon, it's confessed,
That I've done my level best"
Said the Engine from the East,
They who work best talk the least,
Spose you whistle. down your brakes;
What you've done is no great shakes,
Pretty fair-but let our meeting
Be a different kind of greeting.
Let these folks with champagne stuffing,
Not their Engines, do the putting. =
Listen! Where Atlantic beats
Shores of snow and summer heats:
Where the Indian autumn skies
Paint the woods with wampum dyes,
have chased the flying sun,
Seeing all he looked upon,
Blessing all that he has blest,
Nursing in my iron breast
Al his vivifying heat.
All his clouds about my crest;
And before my flying feet
Every shadow must retreat"
Said the Western Engine. "Phew!'
And a long, low whistle blew.
Come now, really that's the oldest
Talk for one so very modest.
You brag OF your East! You do?
Why, 1 bring the East to youi
All the Orient, all Cathay,
Find through me the shortest way;
And the sun you follow here
Rises in my hemisphere.
Really-lf one must be rude
Length, my friend. amt longitude"
Said the Union, Don't reflect, or
I'll run over some Director"
Said the Central. I'm Pacific,
But, when riled, I'm quite terrific
Yet today we shall not quarrel, A
Just to show these folks this moral, -
How two Engines-in their VISION
Once have met without collision"
That Is what the Engines said
Unreported and unread:
Spoken slightly through the nose,
With a whistle at the close.
BRET HARTE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
DOMESTIC P~LEASANTRIEs.

MY wife is awfully good to me-"
Lucky man. How does she show it,"
she let's me spend all the money / save
by shaving myself to buy base ball tick
cts. "-Cleveland Leader
"A case Of love at first sight. eh?"
mo, second sight. Tho first time he sa W
her he didn't know she was an heiress. -
Boston Transcript.
Family Physician-The trouble with your
husband, madam, is that he has overdrawn
his account at the bank OF vitality.
Mrs. Gaymsn-I felt sure he was deceiv-
ing me about something. Doctor, l give you
my word | never knew he had any account
there. '-Chicago Tribune.
"1s jun the fgvorite month for mar
riages out here, too?" asked the New York
lady.
II don't think So" replied the Chicago
woman. II have been married six times In
other months, and only twice in June
Yonkers Statesman.
You want a iob7"
Yes. SIR"
Experienced"
Yes. sir"
How much pay do you want?
About 500 a week"
"What!?!?"
That's what I want. About $3.50 is
what l expect. cleveland Leader.
I'm requesting your daughters hand"
said Count Fucssh. 81 may state that I
have q long line NJ ancestors"
-" see." swered Mr.. Cumrox; land
your proposition Ia to trade off the lot of
your ancestors for a few rich relations" =
Washington Star.
"I SUPPOSE said the casual acauaint-
ance the day after the wedding. "it was
hard TO lose your daughter"
mo" replied the brides father. ut
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Russia has ninety-one holidays and
the l%awmaking bodies are discussing
the advisability of reducing the num-
Der because the financial loss incident
to their observance is estimated as
running far up into the millions. Here
is a practical illustration for the en-
thusiasts in this country who are con
t~inually s~pringing something new in
this line.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
OmciaI Reforms in Iowa.
St. Louis Reaublic.

When the governor of Iowa puts into
effect his order requiring state officers ID
make sworn statements of their travelling
expenses 1t will be interesting to observe
what sort of items he will pass as legit-
What would he say to the Item of
"75 cents for mend!ng trousers once put
into In expense account by Judge william
H. Marcy. of New York, afterward gov
ernor and United States senator?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

salary which, as it now stands, is
equal to only the old salary plus the
allowance for travelling expenses. II
all the senators and representatives
who are pressing invitations upon the
president to visit their states had this
brought home to them they will surely
see to IT hat the president is able to
travel without sacrificing his own per-
soual ~our
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

According to Golfers weekly the
proposed western tour of the president
depends somewhat on whether con-
gress makes an appropriation to pay
the travelling expenses OF the presi-
Dental party OF leaves 1t to the presi-
dent to meet these expenses Out OF his
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

One of the contributions to a cur
rent magazine asks the question, Are
u theological seminaries stagna-
ting?" and 1t seems inclined to answer
in the affirmative. Is it any wonder
then that some Of the theological
seminary graduates occasionally stag
nate after they get out?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Charges of a 100000 graft in the
Cuban army payrolls are being in
vestigated. From the a those fell
lows are starting out it would appear
that they do not expect the oppor-
tunity will last long.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Exposing Tarin "Jokers."

hHIsdS OIty HINES.
Senate Dolliver of Iowa, who is making
a splendid record in the work Of exposing
"jokers' in the tariff bill, takes especial
pains to acquit the finance committee OF
any blame. Certainly no man is mean
enough to suspect that the great and good
Aldrich would permit, knowingly, his
friends to slip "jokers" into the tariff bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

did seem as If II was going to be hard at
one time. but she landed this fellow just
as we were beginning to lost all hope
P%ittsburg Observer.
Are you going TO celebrate Mothers
day."
'Of course"
Going to wear a white rose and so to a
picnic ?"
rs your mother going?"
"Of course not, she has to stay home and
do the homework and take care of the
baby. Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

IL they could only suspend prize
fighters for holding out and failing to
sign up what a lot of space it would
save the newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The Missouri legislature has passed
an anti-treat bill through one house.
Those Missouri lawmakers should
come to Nebraska and be shown how
an anti-treat law looks as a dead
letter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Truth Lays in the Marathon.
Roston TRANSCRIPT

1t takes the truth a long time to overtake
falsehood. Western papers are still dis
cussing the alleged statement of President
Woolley Of Mount Holyoke college that
working girls made better home makers,
though she has fatty disclaimed having
given utterance to anything of the kind.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Uncle Joe Cannon was 70 years old
Friday. and even the democrats for
got for a day the mean things they
have said about him. In telegraph
parlance "73" is the signal for best
wishes, and everybody got busy on the
uira
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The New York police hunted for
three days for a woman with a cherry
on her hat. If the cherry had been
in the bottom of a glass the coppers
might have located II quicker.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

NVW lUIh TUbI.
The decision of an Illinois court setting
aside the law intended to check loan
sharks because It failed to distinguish be-
tween wage" earners and salary" earn
ers, shows that the state which once
boasted a rail-splitting president has now
at least got some hair-splittinR Judges.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The duke of the Abruzzi is reported
to be i'll in the Himalaya mountains.
AS he was suffering from heart affec-
ton before he undertook the Job of
mountain climbing, the result is not
to be wondered at.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The Pullman agent who over
charged a state railway commissioner
doubtless wishes he hadn't. That's
always what happens to the man who
guesses wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Some smart Yankee lawyer is miss
ing out by not getting hold of Abdul
Hands numerous wives and per-
suading them each to institute divorce
proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The New York legislature has re-
ferred Governor Hughes demand for
a direct nomination law to a commits
sion with instructions to study the
subject and report later. II the New
York commission wants to see one in
active operation, it is respectfully in
vited to come out and visit Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

A Chicago club woman has declared
that men are worse gossips than
women and that Adam started the
practice. Now, you lords of creation,
won't that hold you for awhile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The battleship Mississippi has
reached New Orleans on it's way up
the river to Natchez. 1t had less
trouble passing the batteries than did
some OF it's predecessors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

When the new Dutch princess goes
calling and leaves a card bearing the
name of Juliana Louise Emma Marie
Wilhelmina, she is liable to make peo-
pie believe there are five of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
Optimism of youth.
Boston Herald

In spite OF the good lesson of the Chicago
peace congress-. II win not be easy to con-
vince the children Of the literal truth of
Gray's line: THE path of glory leads but
to the grave"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
SALT SULPHUR WATER

also the Crystal Lithium" water from
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, in 5-gallon
sealed jugs.
5-gallon Jug Crystal Lithia Water. 81
5-gallon jug Salt-Sulphur water $2.25
Buy at either store. We sell over 100
kinds mineral water.
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Sixteenth and Dodge SITS.
Owl Drug Co.
Sixteenth and Harvey SITS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

The Shellfish commission is in SEES
sion in New York. AS there is no
"R" in the month OF May the oyster
refuses to attend.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Colorado is to erect a 500, 900 mu-
scum building. If the state tries to
collect all its freaks an enlargement
will soon be necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

More Nebraska postofices are being
raised to the next higher class, which
again shows how we grow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Kansas City seems to be in immi-
nent danger of having ocean ships
docking on its river bank before it fin
ishes its union depot.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Those Pennsylvania railroad off,
Gals whose special car caught FIRE
must have been having a hot time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
srArEMENr on c1nCuLArIoN.

State OF Nebraska, Douglas County, IS:
George b. Tzschuck, treasurer OF The
Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn, says that the actual number of
full and complete copies Of The Daily,
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month OF April, 1909, was as
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

avoid being knocked down and run
over whenever they venture on the
streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
WHEN OUT OF TOWN.

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
DOrarily should have bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09

Daily average. 4o,94o
GEORGE b. TzsCHUCK,
Treasu :er.
before me this LIST day of May, 1909.
NJ. p. WALKER,
Notary Public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
WILLIAMsTOWN

Warm sunny days, but cool, frosty
nights
Tile base ban dance Is TO be next
Monday evening, May 81.
Memorial exercises at high school to-
morrow friday afternoon
a summarized program Of g a. h.
Memorial day exercises wiii be giYen
here oniorrolr
4 good assortment Of flags for Me.
mortal day exercises are 70 ba found at
Mrs Fellows store, next door to the
post Office
The Modern moving picture show will
give a two hours entertainment at
Grange hall, Saturday evening, the Goth.
The funeral services Of Jason Ieifords
win be held at the house tomorrow
friday afternoon at o'clock, with
burial in the village cemetery
A recent visit to the Lynde mills
found our friend Carpenter, the superin-
tendent, at his post. and to whom we
are indebted for much information con
corning the industries Of our bright,
hustling suburb, Mil Village"
The trout creeIs .of Misses Drury and
Kimball last Tuesday evening showed
that the new steel rods, coupled with
true Waltonian skill, had been the
means Of hiring many speckled bean-
ties legal size, too-from their watery
iairs in the adjacent mountain streams.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

IN Pownal, a real murder case in Ben
nington, liquor case to argue in SUI
preme court, habeas corpus hearing
in the United States district court, two
or three larceny cases, several prosecu-
tons for illegal fishing, besides quite a
number Of smaller cases, and not to
mention his getting ready for the com
ing term Of Bennington county court
and the grand jury. States Attorney
Meagher Is a glutton for work, however,
and he is spreading out his activities
to cover the multitudinons calls which
are being made upon him. But the sal-
airy of states attorney there is none too
high at $1,000. In fact, if the state
were to pay according to the amount
Of work imposed on the officials, States
Attorney Aeagher would be getting as
much as States Attorney Gates Of
Washington county Is getting, which is
sl,700 per annum. Instead Of finding
fault with the raise Of the Bennington
county prosecutors salary, the state
ought to raise It still more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
BETHEL.

A son was born May 10 to Mr. and
Mrs. Olin Bradley, who live near Findley
bridge.
E. f. Gonyer Of Randolph has rented
the Bouchard house On Pleasant street
and moved his family here
Mrs. G. X. Goodwin was in Manches.
ter over Sunday, having been summoned
there by the death Of q relative.
John Booth Of Randolph has conveyed
to AFRO Brown and Agnes Chapman the
Thomas r. Neif saw-mill in Bethel Gill
cad.
George Abbott, irs YVES in Middlehury
last week looking up college affairs with
a view Of becoming a student there in
the fall.
The pupils 81 the high school have
raised money and purchased a flag which
will BE- raised with appropriate exercises
on Friday
l.. NJ. Heath went to Windsor recent
", having been drawn to serve as jury
man at the session Of United States
circuit court.
Daniel Parker, who has lately pur-
chased the Nathan Parker farm, has
arrived with bis family from New York
and is now established in the Parker
house.
Principal James Walker was in Han
over Saturday, attending meeting Of
secondary schools who conferred togeth-
er in regard to the courses Of study to
be adopted.
Notice has been received by Principal
Walker that the Whitcomb high school
has been placed IN the recognized fitting
schools BY Che college examination
board and will remain so for three years
News has been received in town Of the
critical illness Of Miss Sarah NJ. Gay,
daughter of the late Nelson Cay Of
Gaysyille, at Boston, of Reuritis. from
which she has been suffering intensely
for several months
The commencement exercises Of Whit
comb high school Will BE- as follows:
Sunday, June Is, class sunday; Tues.
day, June Is, class day; Wednesday,
June TO, graduation exercises with adj
dress, first honors Miss zilpah Ranney
l94-53l, second honors Albert Washburn
t9451l; Thursday, June III, grammar
school graduation; Friday June Is,
alnmni ball
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
MORMON PROSECUTING IN YER.
MONT.

A small party Of Mornons are now
in Vermont on a proselyting tour, and
they propose to follow the example Of
the Salvation Army in the larger centers
Of population and hold outdoor meetings.
SO long as they do not teach q plurality
Of wives, which Vermont frowns upon TO
the extent Of furnishing the offenders,
there can be little to hinder them unless
II be an Unborn suspicion Of the religion
for what it used to hold as one Of its
prerogatives. It is more than probable,
however, that their efforts win be more
or less in vain, for Vermonters are not
apt to take their religion in any but
the recognized church prescription The
fact that Royalton is somewhat of q
Mormon shrine because OF its being the
birthplace Of Joseph Smith, the founder
Of the religion, may make it desirable
from the Norman standpoint to secure
many converts in the state, about whom
the religion may center and then al.
verge; but Mormonism is bound to be Of
small consequence in Vermont, even as
it is in the country at large.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27

The rate of interest to be paid by
savings banks to depositors is a ques.
ton which is agitating the metropolitan
centers as well as the country sections
On this subject the Boston Transcript
says: Zone Of the leading savings bank
presidents in New York has been taking
consensus Of opinion among these
institutions in that city as to the policy
of reducing the rate Of interest at the
July disbursement, and finds the ten
dency favorable to q continuation Of the
four per cent. dividend, though there is
not large confidence in their ability to
continue at that rate. The amount Of
deposits in the savings banks there is
s95aOOOOOO, 50 a reduction to sla per
cent. would mean loss Of nearly five
millions to depositors."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-27
WE CLEAN, PRESS AND
REPAIR CLOTHING
RANDOLPH

Mrs. Il a. segar Of Roxbnfy Is pass
ing the week with her sister, Mrs. S. s.
Whitcomb.
Mrs George Slack has returned from
ten days visit upon her son, Harold
in Providence, r. J.
Mrs. a. y. Angel was called to Barre
Tuesday BY the serious illness Of her
sister, Mrs. o. J, Moves,
Mrs. Pearl Rumrll and little son Of
Concord, y. H., arrived here yesterday
10 remain for several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Diekermpn.
Mrs. Flossie Forbes Fuller from Lud-
how has arrived to be present at the
funeral services Of Mrs s. 81 Clark and
to accompany the funeral party 10 Lnd-
low where iDtenment win Be made.
The Whitcomb high school boys and
the Randolph high school bad 4 game
OF base ball here yesterday which re
suited in d victory for the home team,
the score being Il TO !.
Mrs. W RI Roberts Of Manchester
arrived here Wednesday to assist i'll che
care of her mother. Mrs Lyman Hut
who has been 10 the sanitofum
for treatment for the last ten days and
on Tuesday she went to her home.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Bowen
ghamberlin was held from the home Of
her daughter, Mrs Al. g Putnam yes
terday afternoon the Rev Fraser Metz.
ger officiating and interment was il the
southvieW cemetery Among those
present from out 81 town were Mr. and
Mrs Ned Chamberliu of Springfield,
Mass, Mrs. A. G. Putnam, Springfield,
Mass, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neville, keene,
n. H.; Mr. ard Mrs Charles Waldo 81
Bethel and Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Perkins
Of Bethel.