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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Peter EAGLE.

kEARNEY, Neb., May ll.-~tspec.alJ-P.
Eagle. a prosperous farmer living four
miles north Of town, dropped dead Sunday
morning. He started coughing and seemed
to be choking, He called for help, but be-
fore he could reach the bottom OF the stairs
he expired. Deceased was 81 years
old. He leaves two sisters and three
brothers, having never been married. The
funeral was Monday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Wash Trimming.

Cash's Coventry Trimmings. for
trimtning wash dresses, shirt
waists, etc, guaranteed washable
colors.
These trimmings come with
white ground, embroidered in
blue, red, white and pink, in
widths from u to 2 inches wide.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL WILL OPEN
AT BoYD'S RHEATBR
Friday Matinee ALSO RsdGss4 ~
u nnnA 49,

AN
Bass Soli-(a) Caesars Lament; ib)
Requiem; (c) Povere Marinar; (d) Fin
land Love Song, Mr.. Middleton, -
Harp Solo-"Auturnn,' MIR. Williams
Contralto Soli-(aD Madrigal; (b) Nur
wer die Sehnsucht kermit; ic) I'm Kahn:
Cd The Young Nun. Miss Plumb.
Cello Soli-ta) Dedication; OBJ Ber-
.ceusei tcl Minuet, Mr.. Fischer.
violin Soli-(a) RomanZa: Cb) Canson-
eta; tc) Butterfly. Mr.. Czerwonky.
Soprano OLA Cycle OF Life Ia
Ormsby. n
FRIDAY, MAY 18th, AT sil5 p. M.
Concert
The Minneapolis symphony Orchestra
and The Oratorio Society.
PROGRAM
Overture-'Le CarneVal Romain."
Bass Solo-Prologue to Pagliacci.
symphony Pathetlque.
Soprano lo-Ar from opera "Eouise"
Miss Ormsby
Capriccio Espagnole.
Cello solo Symphonic Variations.
Rhapsodie Hon sroise No, ?. with orig
inal harp cadenza by Henry J. Williams,
Cantata "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Wilson Reynolds.

FREMONT, Neb., May n,-(SpeciaI.)-
Wilson Reynolds, one of the best known
citizens of this city for the last fifty years,
died last evening at the age of So. He has
enjoyed good health and the full posses
sion of his mental powers until within a
few days of his death. A native of New
York state, be came to Fremont In 1857 and
invested quite extensively in land. A strong
anti-slavery man, he allied himself with
the republican party at its organization
and took an active part in the party man
asement He is survived by two sons, b.
w. Reynolds and Cassius Reynolds of this
city.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Mrs. Jane MiIIisHn.

BEATRICE, Neb.. May 1l,-(Spec.alD-
Mrs. Jane Milllgan, aged % years.
an old resident of Wymore, committed sui
eide last night by drinking carbolic acid.
She was found in an unconscious condition
and a physician was summoned, but he
was unable to revive her, She leaves a
family of seven children. III health is
assigned as the couse.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Captain Jackson Kirkman,

WASHINGTON, May n.-Captain Jack
son kirkman, formerly a Mississippi editor
and well known confederate veteran. died
at a hospital here today. He was one of
the officers known in the south as the
immortal 100" who, as prisoners of war
were placed under the confederate fire on
an island near Charleston by the union
army as a measure of retaliation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12

ST. PAUL. Mimi, May n.-Alfred A. Pc
cock, proprietor and manager of the Ryal
hotel, died here last night, aged so years
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
DEATH RECORD
Captain James Murray


FREMONT, Eeb. May l~l.-Captain
James Murray. a resident of this county
for forty years and at one time prominent
In democratic circles, died at his home
in this city yesterday of general debility
at the age OF n. He was a native Of Mil
waukee. Wis, and previous TO his re-
moval TO Nebraska a school teacher. He
served during the civil war as captain In
a Wisconsin infantry regiment for sthree
years and was for two terms a member of
the Wisconsin legislature. He came to
Nebraska about forty years ago and later
served two terms as county Judge OF
Dodge county. He, was a charter member
and past commander of Mcpherson post OF
the Grand Army and a very active mem.
Der Of st, Patrick's church. He leaves one
son, Mark Murray of Pender and three
daughters.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
Improvement at Adana

ADANA, Asiatic Turkey, Nav 1.-THE
local authorities have ordered a house to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-12
aoMn oRrroE

aOO7 o street Lincoln. Nss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Veto of ihe Census Bill

President Roosevelt airs his civil service views in a veto message di- rected against the new census bill, and the newspapers quite freely applaud him, expressing the hope that Con- gress will not override the veto by a two-thirds vote. The two houses will act on the veto this week, and their action in the matter is regarded with no little interest.
 As a plain business matter Con- gress is right in not submitting the 4000 temporary census apointees to civil service examinations. These 4000 will serve from three months to per haps in a few cases to three years, and few indeed will care to go to the trouble of passing through a civil serv- ice examination in order to get a tenn porary appointment. As a plain mat ter of business it is better to pro- vide a simplier examination as the pending bill does, for temporary ap- pointees. The civil service plan fits permanent appointments well, but few will care to seek temporary appoint ments in that way.
 And yet the outcry against the spells system and all that may deter Con gress from doing what it knows it should do. If, however, the democrats in Congress stand together the chances are that enough republicans will join them to knock the veto out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
INDsceNcY ON THE STAGE.

From the New York Times.
 II is a matter of general comment that the theatrical world, hereabout, is affected by a growing tendency to indeeency. Per haps it is futile to protest frequently and voeiferousy about the immortality of the stage. The question of the relation of art to morals is a large question, and one not to be entered into lightly or disposed of briefly The fact is patent that the drama has always dealt more or less free ly with subjects generally avoided in polite conversation, but so has the novel. The play and the book are not to be con- demned. for that reason, as immoral. As a matter of fact they frequently exert a moral and uplifting influence.
 But the measure of art in some of the most conspicuous shows on view is neg ligible They are offensive alike to the eyes, the ears. and the minds of decent folks. Of course the decent folks may personally avoid them, but their influence cannot be checked in that purely negative way. Nor Is 1t the general belief of the American public that the establishment of an official censorship would be desir- able. The evils or any eSbdbAASiAeu 1oA-oa ship not to speak of it's humors, are writ- ten large in history. But something should be done to bring the managers to their senses for the theatre is growing more and more in disrepute.
 There are some plays which, no mat ter how admirable in a technical sense treat of the lives and deeds of brutes and wantons in manner repugnant to the taste of this era, It is poor excuse for their existence to point out that Shakespeare wrote Measure for Meas ure." There are exhibitions of dancing and nakedness in the lmellght that would be out of place except in the criminal haunts of Paris and the private bathroom' The indecency grows, and fully two- thirds of this public are indignant about it. The police might well prohibit some of the shows and suppress some or the nlavs But we are all restive under the interference of the police with such mat ters. The only other way is for all decent folks to express their belief in the bad ln- fuence of such exhibitions frankly and freely and make persons not quite so decent ashamed to countenance them. Decencv will have its way if it is alert and militant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
THE CHILD AND THE STAGE.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star
 Those reformers who contend that the child actor is a much-abused little per son ~and should not be allowed before tbe footIights, might have got different noint of view had they attended the meet ,ne of stage children in New York last Sunday. convened for the purpose Of pro- noting the interests of these little play CTS.
 The organization, which is to be known as the Society of Stage Children, Tar from accepting the restrictions laid down for it's members by the anti-cruelty au- thorities and agitators of the child la bor propaganda, has decided to secure, if possible, more liberal legislation gov erning the employment of young people on the stage.
 Fortunately. we believe, this organiza- ton represents the sentiment of the ma iority of parents Ayho have children in the theatrical profession, and of the chil- dren themselves
 Most of the little players are quite sat isfied with their lot, and they object to being classed with children working in the factories In many states. owing to the operation of the factory laws, they are not allowed to appear in their pro ductions. but are arrested by misguided probation officers, who place a literal in- depreciation on the statutes.
 Of course the life of a child actor is hard. Behind all the excitement and the glamor is the monotonous training; train ing which in some cases proves too much for small constitutions The Infant prodigy" with the unmistakable dark rings under the eyes, and the sad little old-young countenance, is an object Of pity rather than of adulation.
 The hours in the business necessarily are long, and there are long jumps with little time for sleep when the company l1s on the road. School books and les sons. it is to be feared. seldom find a place in this wandering, irregular exist ence The air in the theatres is liable to be bad and conducive to headaches. Stage managers are not always as considerate as they might be, and the personnel of the troupe is often somewhat question able.
 Nevertheless, unless the child is flag l rantly overworked and abused he is l learning something that will be beneficial l to him. The child in the coal mine or the 1 glass factory Is not learning a trade.
 The child on the stage is receiving valu- able apprenticeship, and is being trained l for his life work.
 l Many of the stage children are in the ] company of their parents or of responsible i guardians, who see ito it that they get ! some ok-learningi even if they have to l grasp 1t between acts while waiting for i the prompter's call. Such little ones are, | of course, fortunate; as for the others,
 some wise legislation is necessary to pre- 1 vent their falling into the hands of grasp | them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Bankers First Visit.

Frank D. Brundage a prominent New York banker spent few hours in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 'I have been travelling through the south for the first time" said MT. Brun- dage, and have been well pleased with glance that the south-every section of it- Is making rapid strides. While it is not necessary for a New York man to travel in the south to know in a general way what progress is being made, yet it does one good to come and see with his own eyes.
 T spent a few days in Montgomery and was favorably impressed with the substantial character of that old city. Montgomery is delightful town and it's property values are well based. But of all the cities in the south, Birmingham is the most phenomenal and by far the most promising. I had not been here an hour when l felt it in the atmosphere that Birmingham was the Pittsburg and the Chicago of the south combined. Birming- ham is destined to be one of the vast population centers of the United States. The large building operations under way now would stamp Birmingham as great city even if no evidence were in view"
 During his brief stay Mir Brundage was the guest of c. M. Williamson, cashier of the American Trust and Savings bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Iron Output and Trade

If trade were dull the production of pig iron would become dull also, but in January the blast furnaces turned out 1,800, 567 gross tons, a gain of O. 900 tons over December's output, The rate of production now exceeds FLOOD tons a year. Surely increased produc- ton and a decreasing trade do not naturally go together. There is mis- take in reports in one or the other, and the mistake is not in the amount of pig iron produced. Reports as to stocks on hand are not now furnished to the public, and it is barely possible that unsold stocks are increasing.
 This district continues to do we'll The January production was 9,280 tons, as against 14S,611 tons in De- cember. Production in the district is now normal, although only 23 furnaces were reported in blast on February l. This district still leads New York Three furnaces are now in blast at Gary and Indiana will soon become a rival of this district, although it's pro- duction is at present merged in the reports with that of Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Fighting the Boil Weeyil

Alabama is directly interested in the item of s146,000 unanimously voted by the House to fight the boil weevil in the south. The pest is no longer far away in Texas. It has crossed the Mississippi, and it's ravages will cover the Delta and perhaps one-half of Mis- sissippi this year.
 The fight that the government is making, aided by the states, is one of education. The farmers are taught how to minimize the number of the pests and how to grow a pretty good crop despite their nestings in the bolls and their ravenous attacks on the plant in general. The proposed appro priation will no doubt be accepted by the Senate and become law, and it will go long ways towards arming the farmers for the battle against the insects.
 Thus far each state has lent assist ance in the fray, and the Alabama legislature doubtless will when 1t meets again. Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi have all made appropria tions and Alabama should, for the fight is a severe one and the south s great crop must be preserved so far as it possibly can be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
THREE ANANlASEs.
At Least as Many as That Are Men
 tioned in the Bible.

"A clergyman" writes to Speaker Can non's private secretary to explain that from the Biblical standpoint to call man an Ananias is not necessarily to say unkjnd things about him. He adds that if the members of Congress were ia go to the library they might find "in the old and much neglected book called the Bible" the facts about the two An aniases of those days.
 It is pointed out by contemporary that even "a clergyman" does not seem familiar with all the biblical Ananiases, because he says in his letter, there were two> Ananiases -diametrically different He mentions only the first Ananias who
 lied to Peter and the other Ananias whom
 the Lord sent to Saul, of Tarsus, when
 he was smitten near Damascus cler-
 gyman seeking to enlighten politicians
 ignorant of the Bible should not have fallen into the error of overlooking the high priest, Ananias, before whom Paul r appeared as described in the 23d chapter of Acts.
 There are at least three Ananiases re- ferred to in the New Testament, the An anias who was Sapphira's husband, the Ananias who lived in Damascus, and who was "a devout man according to the law" and the High Priest Ananias who
 'commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paui unto him, God shall smite thee, thou
 whited wall for slttest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to
 be smitten contrary to the law
 l It seems to be fact that the Anahias whose name most frequently appears Ill the Bible is the good Ananias described in one place as "a certain disciple at Damascus,' and in another place as sl
 devout man according to the law.
 This was the Ananias who was in- l structed in a vision to Arise, ana go into the street which Is called straight | and inquire in the house of Judas TOT l one called Saul of Tarsus; for, behold, he prayeth And hath seen in a, vision 1 a man named Ansnias coming in, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09

nine grades, and to furnish them at cost to all applicants.
 It is generally believed commercial grades will soon be brought into line with the grades named by the com mittee appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. The government grades are practically those in use in Liver pool and they are practically the grades new used in buying and selling spot cotton throughout the south.
 The Farmers union accepts without protest the government grades, and its large membership will strive 10 see that uniform classification be- comes fact. No market is expected to bolt the new standards except New York, and that market will have to get in line after the southern and European markets have accepted the government classification.
 It is proposed to put the government grades into effect on September l, next the beginning of the cotton year of 1910. The government will in the meanwhile no doubt send sets of the new standards in all directions, and there is no reason why those grades should not be accepted in all markets by September 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Reaardina Festival Music.

As much as music lovers will regret the fact that the Festival association has decided to postpone the first grand festival under the new auspices until 1910, it is better from a musical point of view. that such a decision has been reached" said B. l.. Michaelson. one of the best known singers and most public spirited citizens in the Birmingham district 'The time between now and May is entirely too short to organize and train a festival chorus
 q understand the Festival association will take steps to organize festival early in the fall Under a competent director a chorus of fairly good material can mas ter several high class works within six months but not in less time.
 Birmingham should have Damroseh's orchestra in May, all the same. Dam rosch will conclude the Atlanta festival May 1, and he is booked for Louisville May 6. Enough tickets should be sold here for series of three nights of or chestral music, relieved by vocal soloists, to justify Damrosch in coming"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09

IN parlous times like these,- when indus \ gravely threatened with feminization, it Is with a sense of disillusion, and yet of exultation, that we come upon cer- tain disclosures of Iivy's. His report of Cato's oration in support of the Oppian law brings one to the realization that those austere old Romans were but men, after all, like unto ourselves, and beset, even as we, with all manner of feminine contentious.
 of Romans" spake the censor, every individual among had made it rule to maintain the prerogatives and au- thority of a husband in respect to his own wife, we should have less trouble with the whole sex But now our privileges, overpowered at home by female con tumacy are even here in the forum trodden under foot; and because we are unable to withstand each separately we now dread their collective body.'
 The oppian law had been enacted dur ing the heat of the Punic war to prohibit women from indulging at such times their full bent for extravagant expenditure up- on wearing apparel and service. The law continuing in force long after the com monwealth and the private fortunes Of the citizens were repaired, the discontent of the women at last brought the matter to public issue. On the day when Cato delivered his oration in support of the con- tinuance of the law, Livy says:
 "The matrons could be kept at home neither by advice nor shame, nor even by the commands of their husbands; but they beset every street of the city, but tonholing' the men as they went to the forum, and finally attacking with their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
The Iron Market.

"The pig iron market has been in active since the first of the year. and for the past two weeks 1t has been ex- ceedingly dull" said a furnace com pany official.
 Some iron makers there are who feel that the market will continue dull un- till the tariff question is settled which will be late in the coming summer. do not share that view. We will not have a boom market in the near future, but there is sure to be fairly good demand for pig metal within the next 30 days, and quite brisk demand be- fore summer. The selling schedule has been based on SIS for No. 2 for some i time past; but that price has been shaded.
 "I predict that by the middle of March the market will harden again at $13."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
KNOCKED FATHER OUT.
Prizefiehter Recalls the Time When
 He Had Exciting Bout.
Special dispatch to the Cincinnati E

Special dispatch to the Cincinnati En-
 quirer.
 Cleveland, O.-Hardened as he is by a pugilistic career, Kid" Broad has se,ti- mental side to his character.
 "I suppose have won hundred or so fights" said Broad, ''but~I never think of one of my earlier battles without feeling sort of sad. You see 1t was this way. We kids in Painesville dug up a set of boxing gloves somewhere and used to pull off some fights In our barn, charging cents admission. Just as I was about to put the cleaner on the kid I was mixing with one day, who should break the door open but my little old father.
 Tt was to the tall timber for me, and climbed an apple tree, gloves and all Father did not pay much attention to the other kids, but came after me. |" Come down. you little wretch,' he l said, and I will give you all the boxing | you want. I'll put the gloves on with | you myself and I'll fix you so you will 1 never want to put them on again in your | life
 1 ''So down I came.
 Father I said, don't hit me very | hard, will you?''
 My boy said the old man, I am going to do my duty And then he sprung that | old gag about it hurting him worse than l it would me. But gosh, he was right at that
 1 Well, little old father swung with his 1 right If he had landed he would have put me to sleep. But tucked and planted my left in fathers bread basket. Father grunted and told me I was a scoundrel | Then he rushed at me with both hands l sidestepped and copped father on the ear as he was going bad. Father did not grunt this time. He said something that I never heard in Sunday school and l l said:
 Oh, father, suppose mother heard your
 Father just gritted his teeth and fiddled around little and swung his right again. As he was not guarding with his left, I ran in and poked him in the dining room and in the jaw.
 That was all We have been good friends ever since. But it was tough tc have to knock your own father out Bur
 little old father must have had it coming. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-09
Underwriting and Small Investors.

''An agitation by means of lavish ad- vertisement, ostensibly in the interest of the small investor, has been originated from Boston, and as it has been treated seriously by the Boston Transcript, the Springfield Republican and other respon- sble newspapers, the matter seems to call for notice," says the Wall Street Journal. "The point of attack is the Pennsylvania railroad. The substance of the complaint is that its securities are sold to under writers instead of directly to it's security holders.
 ''It is surprising to find that any of the intelligent press should take any cogni- zance whatsoever of the subject, but they do. The question is ancient. It has been well tried out. Costly experiments on the part of various corporations have es< tablished the general principle now in vogue.
 "The Pennsylvania railroad is symbolic of what is progressive and fair in rail- road management in this country. About eight years ago it offered it's stockholders an issue of its capital stock at par, when ths stock was selling at a substantial premium. The stockholders did not re- spond The stock kept going down in the market. At the lost moment the Penn sylvania called upon a banking syndicate, headed by Kuhn Loeb & Co.,, to take the stock The underwriters took the stock and made success of the issue.
 "In 1905 the Pennsylvania offered Its stockholders s1OO,OOo. 900 of good bonds; but on that occasion they took the precaution to have syndicate of bankers under write the issue. in order that the railroad