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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
ROCK ISLAND MAYOR ACTIVE
McCaskFin WhOOping II Up for
a nDatr

a patriot
Mayor George Washington McCaskrin
OF Rock Island. ILL.,, was the big noise in
the lobby Of the Paxton hotel Tuesday
afternoon. 1t was all about the boom OF
Dan c. Kelly, water commissioner OF
Rock Island, for trustee. Mayor McCask
rim hitched up with our Jim" for the
afternoon. but managed to get in a good
deal Of campaigning for his ~favorite. His
first official act after reaching Omaha
was to buy an Ak-sar-Ben hat to replace
his broad brimmed black fedora, which
with his long Prince Albert coat and his
cane made him a figure to attract atten-
ton wherever he went.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
The Midwest Life

A mortgage on good Nebraska real
estate Is conceded to be as high class
security as a life company can have in
its vaults. The Midwest Life has the
distinction of having a greater per cent
Of Its assets in mortgages than any other
life insurance company east or west, and
II has maintained this position for the
three years 1t has been in business. On
December 81 1905, the date of its last
annual statement, The Midwest Life
had ninety-two per cent of its total
assets in mortgages. all on Nebraska real
estate. This money will stay in Nebraska
and will not be sent elsewhere for invest
ment in case off, panic or business de-
preston. The Officers, stockholders and
policyholders are physically and finan-
cially part and parcel of this state. Their
whole interest are here. Every premium
paid The Midwest Life for insurance
helps a Nebraska institution and every
premium paid an eastern company for life
insurance helps an eastern Institution.
Home office of The Midwest Life, 1907
o street. Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15

an intult to the backbone and sinew OF this
universally observed in our order. His ad-
ministration Of the affairs Of the order
was such as reflected upon himself as an
officer and a man and upon the order
which has honored him.
The writer has with one sweep offered
great American nation by his slanderous
illusions to the character and manner
Of living of the Irish. the Scotch, the
Germans, the Italians, the Hebrews and
to their defendants. OF whom the great
body OF our membership is composed, as
we'll as TO the nation itself"
President Monaghan says that It is true
that bartelders, saloon keepers and poll
ttclans are members Of the order and he
declares that for these men, as well as
men who are engaged in every other honest
calling, the members of the organization
have the highest respect and most pro-
found love.
TO our distinguished past grand worthy
president" said the peaker, "who has
been the victim of this foul attack, your
present grand worthy president wishes a
long and happy life and hopes that to
him may come every measure Of success,
as q politician and as en- honored member"
st. Louis Enters Race.
interest IN this mornings session centers
around the nomination Of officers. Nomi-
nation speeches VIII be made after the
reports Of several committees have been
read. Tonight secret work will be exem-
plified at the auditorium. The election Of
officers will come Thursday, the polls
being open from 10 a. m. to 4 D. m.
Delegates from the west, yesterday,
started a demonstration for ST. Louis as
the convention city in 1910. San Francisco
is said to, be helping the movement as an
aid TO its boom for the meeting in 1911.
Delegates from the middle west were pre-
dieting that st. Louis would win out, but
Louisville, st. Paul and Saratoga were
still fighting hard.
Senator Grady apparently has 1t all his
way for Grand Worthy vice president.
81 FVv6 Hours of Activity. -
The two hours preceding the opening of
the convention were busy ones forsthe wire
pullers. and before p the convention was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15

year WIN be Friday and Saturday. octo-
Der l and z. The entire college will be
thrown open to inspection at this time
Students will be at work in the various
laboratories, 80 that the application 81
science to the problems OF everyday life
can be demonstrated. Competent guides
will be at hand 70 explain everything.
The animal husbandrU department Will
furnish a parade of high class stock long
enough to reach around the campus.
Friday Governor Carroll and Senator
Cummins will speak. Saturday an al
dress will be given by LATE Young Of
Des Moines. There viii be two football
games Friday, the freshman-sophomore
and the Junior-senior class games. Lafe
Young OF Des Molnes will give an ad-
dress Saturday, and the Ames varsity
foot ball team will play Coe college.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15

word Of welcome for the aer4es OF the stat,
aud told some stories that kept the con-
Vention In a roar Of laughter.
The first to respond on behalf OF the
visitors was Theodore A.. Bell OF sat
Francisco, who predicted an especially
valuable session for the order. He also
alluded to the principles Of the order
which he represented.
A. w. Jefferis. representing the business
and commercial interests OF the city, ex-
pressed the appreciation Of the city at the
honor Of entertaining the convention.
Herring Gets Lord Cheers.
Grand Worthy Vice President Frank r..
Herring was loudly applauded when he paid
a tribute to Rev. Robert L. Wheeler Of
South Omaha for coming 10 the defense Of
the Eagles in an article published broad
cast two years ago.
Grand Worthy President Bernard i
was the last speaker. He con-
cluded with a direction to the grand con
ductor to take possession Of the Audi
torium as soon the meeting was over and
to admit none but members OF the grand
aerie to the hall. The grand aerle session
was announced to begin at 2 .. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
cOMEs SEVERAL YEARS LATE
Friend of George Francis Train
Wanted 20 See Quick-Buut Hotel.

Friend of George Francis Train
Wanted 20 See Quick-BuiIt Hotel.
Among the delegates from the Pacific
coast country is J.. F, Meads, city comp
troller OF Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Meads.
who is past president OF the Tacoma aerie
No, s, says one OF the inducements to come
to Omaha was to see the hotel built in
the early lays in sixty days by his friend,
the late George Francis Train.
Mr.. Train was always telling about the
way he got even with a hotel keeper in
Omaha in the very early days by build
another hotel and putting him out OF bust
ness" said Mr.. Meads. 1T seems that he
was compelled TO eat breakfast by a
broken window one cold morning in an
Omaha hotel and paid a negro waiter a
dollar TO stand by the window and keep
the wind from blowing on him. After
breakfast he made a kick at the office
only to be told that IL he did not like It
he did not have to stay.
AN right, / won't stay. and IN have
another hotel here inside OF sixty days
hs told the landlord. and proceeded at
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15


called to order a new turn had been taken
in the scrap for the convention in 1910.
San Francisco, so II was said. might be
forced to take the convention next year,
though the California delegation is here
avowedly for the meeting the following
year. This turn was given to events by
the delegates from the east who are work
Ing for Buffalo. The fasteners are trying
to send the convention west next year in
order to give a free course for the Niagara
Falls city the following year.
Spokane has entered the race with an
offer of $4,000 made by the Chamber Of
Commerce to aid in paying the expenses
of the grand aerie should It meet there
Del Cary Smith. representing the city, has
made the offer to the convention and he is
backed by D.. Sanders, a millionaire whole
saler and mining man, and Judge N. E..
Nuzum, a member Of the judiciary com
mittee. In case Spokane does not get the
convention this year it will 60 after a fu-
ture meeting.
Enthusiastic Grove.
1t was an enthusiastic bunch Of dele
gates that gathered in the Auditorium for
the opening session. Many citizens OF
Omaha were attracted by the only omen
session Of the grand aerie to be held and
looked in to see what an Eagles conyen-
ton is like. The women were also very
liberal in their attendance at the meeting
and were given seats of honor in the front.
On the platform were Past President
Theodore A. Bell, Grand Worthy Presi-
dent d. J. Monaghan, Grand Worthy Vice
President Frank E. Herring, H. H.. Thomp-
son, the first grand worthy president of
the order; Harry L. Leavett. John A.
Cline, r. L. Armstrong. Martin Gray Fin
ley McCrea, Charles 8. Flannery, Grand
Secretary Conrad H. Mann, Edward
Krause, w. j. Garland, Charles e. Nc
Donald and J. F. Paletiers-ell either pres
ent or past officers OF the order.
City and county officials and many
prominent citizens OF Omaha also occu-
pied seats on the platform.
order of Ex~epcisea.
Robert r. Bacon, chairman of the. local
committee on arrangements, had the honor
OF calling the meeting Of the grand aerie
to order. He Introduced Rev. r. L.
Wheeler Of South Omaha. who Offered the
Invocation.
Following the invocation he welcomed
the delegates to Omaha, wished them an
enjoyable session and then introduced
Mayor Dahlman as a prodigal son from
Texas.
As the mayo stepped forward George
Green's band struck up MY Country IT'S
Of Thee" and the audience rose and stood
during the playing OF the national hymn.
Omaha has been looking forward many
months to this great gathering OF men and
women" said the mayor. I'VE have heard
Of your conventions and have been ambi-
tious to have you meet in our city. I
believe you will find the citizens Of
Omaha broad gagged and sympathetic.
Omaha told you when Won promised To
come here 1t would make good and 1t is
here to make good. l gladly turn over the
key OF the city to your keeping. confident
that 1t will be returned by you without
blemish or stain"
George f. West. president OF the local
aerie. then took the helm and steered the
convention during the rest Of the session.
In a speech sparkling with wit he well
coined the Eagles in behalf Of the local
aerie.
John J. Ryder. state president, added a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15

once to put up omaha's second hotel. He
had IL done in less than two months time
and / guess from what he said it was q
big hotel, too.
Mr.. Train told me before he died that
mis- hotel was near the river, but ell /
find there now are big Wholesale houses,
as big as any we have in Tacoma"
The hotel Train built wal lastly occu-
pied by the Omaha, Theological seminary,
but was torn down several years ago to
give way to a modern wholesale building.
1t stood at Ninth and Harvey streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
Mrs. D~OnaIdSOn'S
Voluntary Letter
Says Austro-A American Doctors
Gall Stone Treatment Bor-
ders on Miraculous.
FREE TO ALL UNTIL OCTOBER l.

FREE TO ALL UNTIL OCTOBER L
Below il printed a voluntary letter from
MIS- w. M. Donaldson Of Benson. Neb.
saES donaldson has been a frightful suf-
1orer from an advanced stage of gall stone
,rOuoie until she came to the Austro-Amer-
,can Doctors some months ago. and since
Iehlne The treatment last spring she has
had not relapse Of the trouble.
BENSON, Neb., March 30. 1909.
Austro-American Doctors, 4s Range
Building, Omaha. Neb.
Dear Sirs; Before taking the Austro-
american treatment 1 vomited daily and
could hardly eat even crackers. 1 could
hardly bear weight Of clothes. Since
commencing my treatment the vomiting
mas ceased and l feel better than / have
TOT years Your treatment for gall stones
certainly borders on the miraculous. Yours
truly MRS. w, NJ. DONALDSON.
Mrs' Donaldson was treated by the new
method' treatment which is causing so
much comment in medical circles. This
consists OF removing the cause OF disease
Instead, of aimlessly treating it's after ef-
tects' as many not using the new method"
treatment must do.
The famous Doctor, Theodore Milen, is
chief OF staff ana he ls assisted by a staff
OF the greatest Specialists in this country.
Doctor Mden has had more than thirty
years Of practice and research both in this
country and in the famous Austrian clinics
and he personally directs the handling OF
every case.
They make II a rule not to charge for
consultation or advice. Until October 1
they have decided to treat all persons free
except for the cost Of medicine who desire
TO avail themselves OF the opportunity be-
fore October /. Suffering people In this
community SHOULD Immediately avail them.
selves Of this grand offer.
lnnumerable have been the cures ef-
fected by the Austro-American Doc ors IN
such ailments as Paralysis, Rheumatism
Goitre, Epilepsy, Gall Stones, Diseases o.
the Liver. Kidneys. Stomach, Blood.
Chronic and Nervous Diseases of Men and
Women.
Separate quarters and strict privacy for
men and women. II any doubt exists as to
their ability to give a complete cure, the
case will not be accepted.
Elegant offices and laboratories are
on the fourth floor of the
Block at Fifteenth and Harvey
streets, opposite the orpheum theater.
This building may be reached from either
depot BY the Harvey street car.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
a NnrroM Iraenpe.

Edgar N. Bayliss, a merchant Of Robin
s~onville, Del, wrote: About two years
ago / was thin and sick, and coughed all
the time. and IL / did not have consump-
tlon, It was very rear TO 1t. / commenced
using Foley's Honey and Tar. and Il
stopped my cough. and l am now entirely
well and nave gained twenty-elght pounds.
all due TO the good results from taking
Foley's Honey and Tar" Sold by all drug
gists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15

Hnrvest Home at Ames,
AMES, Ia, Sept, A-(Special)-The
Harvest Home festival days at Ames this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, Sept, iA.-Foreeast OF the
weather for Wednesday and Thursday.
Fol Nebraska, Iowa. Missouri. South
Dakota and Kansas-Fair wednesday and
Thursday; no decided change In tempera-
ture.
For Colorado, Wyoming. M~ontana-Fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
InyitatIon 40 VIsiting Eagles.

Omaha camp, No. 100, Modern Woodmen
OF America, extends a cordial invitation
to the visiting Eagles and friends on
Wednesday evening at their hall in the
Continental building, Fifteenth and Doug
las streets, TO attend a smoker and an
evenings entertainment, including refresh
ments. V. s. WILSON, Consul.
G. H. T. RIEPEN. Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27


know the universe find there Cod the economy
of God, the beauty of God and the love of God"
Now all these found material and external unit
cubic inch of how much they be found
of heart life of human love- The confident kiss which baby gives
stranger-what does represent?
Ages of barbarc struggle millions Of crushed ASPIRATIONS
bered ngng the struggle of the for safety the barbarian
SHELTER the for odgment the statesman ordered
wealth. the for the home ply
for the conditions health the the
the moast for the purity of soul the egon for the tenderness
spirit heasck paoncpned march files ages long
through the kiss of that child In receiving the kiss
to all the ages.
Not complicated the material forces pung through Mr.
throps inch of the spiritual complexities in that baby kiss
From that KISS looking backward the history of the human soul
into tenderness Looking forward beginning
loves frede anxeties generations thinking loving
poes inventors preachers presidents
ber are more less directly connected with that chds kiss
1t deposit in the love Of humanity impulse toward
kindness and rustfune that will die Gods kingdom
honored for it. How tremendously religious the babys
kiss
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27
HE VISITS A COMPA 7RIOT

ctick right in front of where the COW
how always sits, and | heard ia WINS
ner TO the cowboy that he Wo1sa mead
the shin direct to the coast, and when
we 10. away from the camp a Few
miles. Pa would give the signal and
the cowboy was to cut the raWhlde
rope and let the king take fall out
Of himself.
Pa steered the airship south, and
occasionally the negro king would yell
and point to the east, where the tribe
was located whose wives we had de-
signs on, but Pa kept his direction,
and after running an hour or so we
came to a beautiful lake of blue wa
ter. and Pa told the cowboy to get
ready to throw off about 200 pounds
of dead weight The cowboy said:
AYE, aye, sir" and got his knife
ready. Pa let the airship down about
80 feet above the water of the lake so
the fall would not kill the negro king,
and when we got nearly across
the lake, Pa said Cut the rope and
the cowboy reached over with his
knife and cut it, and down went Mr..
McGinty, hanging on to the rope, and
turning over in the air dozen times,
and striking the surface Of the lake
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27

but is this Mr.. Roosevelt?v and n.
said Not on your life, but lust 80
good a man. all right"
The man said he was expectin, u-
Roosevelt, but not until after M,r.s
4, but he didn't know but what ~
had come little ahead of schednls
time. Pa said he was a Roosevelt nv
all right, though he had ALWAYS booa
a Democrat, and that he was an Anna
lean.
But what are you doing in African
said the man, who seemed to be tbo
leading citizen. oh" said Pa. as bo
lighted, cigarette, Il have been takino
in a large part of Africa, and iust
dropped down to see If you had anv
news of the election in the United
States"
The man said he was an American
too, and lived in Michigan when at
home, but he came out here for his
wife's health, and opened up a little
ranch He said Taft was elected all
right, and Pa said he thought it would
come out that way, and then the man
asked us into the house, and the 9th.
ers crowded around our airship. and
before long the cowboy was riding a
polo pony, and l was playing tennis
with some boys about as big as me.
and Pa was drinking high balls and
club soda, and, as the rum went down
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27
THE WEALTH OF FRANCE.
Better Distributed There Than in Any
Other Country.

I'VE never tire of telling the world
that We are great financial democ-
racy, possessing immense wealth,
said Frederic =. Flahaut, a banker of
Paris, France, who is making a pleas
ure tour of this country.
Frances wealth belongs to a ma
1ority, and not to a minority of her
people. The rich and the excessively
opulent, possessing millions, are hard
~ to be counted by units;. they may
be designated by name. The large for
tunes are limited to few people-pos-
s1bly ten persons possess each some
thing like $20,0O0,0OO and over; 100
may have between $2,O00,OO and $10,
100000; 600 may have between 1000
900 and $2,000,OOO; 1000 have from
100000 to 81, ZOO, 900, and $4,000 have
from 100000 to 100000 each. Out of
lV,OOO,OOO voters we have from 1000
900 to 100000 who are capitalists
and owners of interest-bea stock,
landed properties, holders of Partisan
bonds, credit foncier bonds, railroad
bonds, national bonds; members of CO.
operative bodies, people who put by
Tor the rainy day small sums in the
banks, that serve to assure life or in
sure against death. 1t is not the rich
who resort to the cooperative COM
panles or to the savings banks. The
manner OF distribution of property,
real and personal, constitutes the for
tune of France"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27

with splash that shot the water up
nearly to the airship. 80 long, you
Senegambian cannibal," said Pa as
the king struck the water, and the
airship shot up about SO feet higher.
Give my love to 40 or so of your
wives" said the cowboy, as hs
sheathed his knife. Take that from
your little Hennery," says I, as lit
giant tirecracker and threw it down
near him, where it exploded like a
bomb. And then as we went along
through the air We watched him
loosen himself from the chair and
strike out for the shore, swearing in
negro dialect that he would eat us vet
without salt, and then we got ont of
sight OF the lake, laughing at our es-
cape and wondering where we would
land.
we sailed along for a couple of
hours, and passed over villages of ma.
tives, but Pa said he would not talo
chances on another niger king. but
would run the ship toward the coast
as long as the gas held out. and IN
we went until after midday. when tho
gas bag began to flap as though the
gas was escaping, and Pa acted nearly
crazy, because we were over a dense
jungle, filled with wild animals and
not a thing to eat
After 2 o'clock p. m. we sighted q
ciearlng ahead, with nice modern
houses, and as we got nearer we cou,d
see nerds of Jersey cattle, and giraffes
and horses and elephants, and tho
queerest mixture of wild life and civ
lllzation, and the nearer we got tho
more 1t looked like a Yankee settle.
ment, and when Pa saw some auto.
mobiles and tennis court. with mon
women and children playing tennis
ana rlolng around in gasoline and
steam autos, and creamery and a
windmill and an ice house, he said
tnat was the place he was looking for
ana ne pointed the airship for the
clearing, and told the cowboy to GOT
the anchor ready. '
Inc people on the plantation saw
.ne airshlp and quit playing tennis
'ne autos pointed toward where we
were going to land, and when we
.nrew out the anchor and came down
70 the ground and made a landing
risht on the golf links near the tennis
court we were soon surrounded NV On
or 80 men, women and children ond
fa got out and took of his hat and
maze a DOW that would have captured
any people of any nationality
"a was gong to speak to the people
~ french or German, but a man IN
riding breeches came up and in tho
purest English. said: Il beg pardon
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-04-27

Copyright, 1908, by w. G. Chapman)
copyright in Great Britain.)
have spent a good many terrible
nights, in my time, but | never spent
such a night as l did up the tree, the
night | fred the niger chasers into
the barbecue crowd in Africa, with
hyenas and jackals sitting on their
launches and looking up at us, lick
ing their chops, and yapping for US
to come down and be chewed.
Once when | was quite bit young
er, party of us boyn went to rob
melon patch, and the farmer shot us
in the pants with rock SALT and chased
us up tree, while the dogs stood at
the foot of the tree all night and
barked, and the salt in our wounds
was making us smart awful, but II
was not so dangerous as this hyena
stunt.
Once | went home from church With
a girl, and on the way back home the
father of the girl came out with a
ghost sheet over him, with phOsphor-
us eyes, and scared me into a hen
COOP, and as | was praying to die, a
negro with a dark lantern came to
steal the chickens, and when he saw
me in the coop he gave me some
chickens he had stolen from another
COOP and he run one way and | run
the other, and | guess he went around
the world one way and l the other,
and we met last night at the barbecue,
sure, and he started back around the
world the other way when my fire
works went Off
But l was not as scared in the hen
coop, with the ghost, and the fright
ened negro, as I was up the tree, look
ing down the threats of the hyenas,
with the lions bowling around shifting
at the remains of the barbecue. and a
few tigers waving their tails from
side to side, waiting for us to drop
off the limbs.
Pa went to sleep a-straddle of a
limb because he was tired, and the
cowboy went to sleep on another limb
because he was drunk, and your lit
tie Hennery was on watch, crying to
be put to bed.
When daylight came the animals
slung away into the jungle, and when
1t got light enough l could see black
faces peering through the bushes try
ing to find out if it was safe to re-
turn, so | woke Pa and the cowboy,
and told Pa his subjects were coming
into camp to cut his liver out, and
toast it on a forked stick, and Pa
climbed down from the tree and
kicked the fire, and as the negroes be-
gan to come nearer he said: "Wel-
come to our beautiful city"
Pretty soon all of the tribe returned,
but they did not kowtow to Pa like
they used to, until the old king
showed up.
He was so scared he was fairly pale,
and he had crouch too, and Pa no
ticed 1t for he said to the cowboy:
you go and fill that gas bag and get
ready to sail, because there is going
to be mutiny, and We have got to
get out of this country pretty precious,
or they will eat u.s. and the cowboy
went to work to initiate the gas bag.
Pa stood around trying to look like
saint, and he pointed to the sun, Just
rising over the hills, and got on his