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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

lions. During the past two years the
number of stockholders in the Great
Northern railroad have increased from
5000 to 1 1000, in the Pennsylvania
railroad from 10000 to 81, 900 and in
the New York Central from 10000 to
$1,000. Going from the railroads to
the industrials, he shows there has
been an increase of more than 10000
in the number of stockholders in the
steel trust. the total number now be-
ing over 100000.
Such figures go to indicate the
transfer of large amounts of money
from individual enterprise into corpo-
rate channels. Whether this is to con-
tinue must be decided by the manage
ment of the corporations themselves.
Under conditions such as have pre-.
vailed in the past and to a large meas
ure in the present, it simply means that
the small investor will have to be
more considerably treated and culti-
waited.
Complete publicity in affairs alone
can protect the small stakeholder,
put a restraint upon the big one and
give us all a square deal.
With a check upon. questionable
methods by which immense fortunes
are acquired in a short time, the con
dition which Mr.. Perkins points out
will with time have a leveling effect.
but these forces would be impotent so
long as other fortunes are accumu-
lated more rapidly than the old ones
are dianersed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Big Corporations and Big Fortunes

Bearing on the future of big corpo-
rations and their relation to the pub
lie, George w. Perkins, the active part.
ner in the banking firm of j. p. Nor
gan & Co., recently delivered a note
worthy address. He predicates his re-
marks on the assertion that the big
corporation is simply the evolution of
the worlds Industrial life and that
1t has come to stay, IN opinion more
and more generally accepted with each
succeeding year.
The most interesting feature is his
conclusions regarding the effect of
this evolution on the concentration of
wealth, holding to the belief it is ulti-
mately destined to help distribute
rather than centraliZe ownership in
capital. As he views IL, the first eff
feet OF the movement was, through
manipulation, undoubtedly the Gre
alton of vast fortunes and the
adding of large sums to already
swollen bank accounts. The vast
ness of the business involved, he
maintains with much force. demands
that capacity shall be the measure of
those who manage them. The demands
are o. great to be met by the simple
ownership OF large blocks Of stock,
for incapaeity would soon dissipate all
the wealth invested.
The most potent fact brought out
10 the rapid transformation going on
in the actual ownership. through
stock holdings, of these big orpora-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The women implicated in the snug
Cling of fine French gowns are willing
to pay liberal penalties If their names
can be suppressed. If the paying idea
had taken root a little earlier it would
have saved the women a whole lot of
worry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Oficials Of a prominent western
railway assert that they have a new
invention which will do away with
railway wrecks. While many will
doubt the truth of the statement, no
n who scans the figures OF mortality
on the rails will wish them anything
but SUCCESS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

If that pretense of increased bust
ness made by our amiable democratic
contemporary, the World-Herald, is
even part fact and not wholly fiction,
wonder why 1t has been hollering
about the prosperity special being de-
layed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Not In the Game.

Springfield Republican.
lawson of Boston is now trying to arouse
the country against the ''dastardly conspi-
racy Of reckless gamblers in wheat. He
proposes mass-meetings, and predicts that
the streets of American cities will be given
over to riot and bloodshed unless some
thing is done to suppress the "ravenous
gamblers" Apparently Lawson's own
gambling agency, Bay State gas, does not
speculate in wheat or was short of that
market.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Is h Consumer Getting wearys

The New Jersey legislature is to make
ar investigation as TO whether ice is a
monopoly. A bill may be introduced in
congress in consequence of the recent OPP
e~rations in wheat. TO prohibit corners in
food stuffs. Evidently the poor, dear pub
lie is getting tired of always paying the
piper and getting nom OF the fun of the
dance.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
striking In n New Line.
Nau York World

The minority members OF the Philippine
legislature who have adopted an Ameri-
can idea and gone on strike have improved
on the example. Legislators are almost
the only class OF employees who do not
strike. at least In that sense Of the word.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Don't be o impatient about the
cool and backward spring. If the i'm
mense amount of snow in the noun
tains should melt too rapidly people in
the plains section would have an un-
pleasant reminder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

IL transpires that there is a copy of
the state constitution in the attorney
generals ofhce, even though the one
that belongs in the governors ONCE is
missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

No, there is nothing to prevent any
one otherwise qualified from running
for police commissioner by petition,
but experience proves that the privil-
eye of running for ONCE all alone does
not pay big dividends.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Observe how those distinguished
democratic lawmakers, who insisted
OF having a charter providing for an
elective police board, in order that
they, themselves, might connect with
the payroll, have all stubbed their
toes before getting a start. Innocu-
Gus desuetude is theirs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

A Chicago man thinks school chill
dren should not be taught the idea of
purgatory, II will be hard to get the
idea out of the mind of the small boy
forced to attend school while the Ash
ing Is good.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

William r. Hearst has issued n
other rallying cry to the Independence
league. On the basis of last falls
vote all members should be able to get
within the sound of the leaders voice.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The sultan of Turkey is reported to
be in training for making the Mara
thon distance in record time. II he
waits at the starting line to kiss each
of his wives goodbye he is likely to be
left at the post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

A Boston professor insists that for
100000 he can make a fash that
win be visible in Mars. Why not send
the message collect?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Governor Hughes of New York is
having the time of his life with his
legislature. Win or lose, the result
will be decisive. No close shaves go
with the governor of New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Sob for the old way.
Philadelphia Record.

In the good old times the forestallers OF
bread were dealt with quite differently
from their present treatment. But the
remedy, though drastic, was effective. Al
any rate their careers were shortened be-
fore they became mlllionaires or bank.
rupts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Again we ask, Why, ~ paying
S6,26S. 295.49 for the water works will
not raise taxes, the water bond boos-
tiers were so insIstent on that frontage
water tax bill?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Wintergreen is quoted a strong
favorite in one of the big Kentucky
races. Has the prohibition wave put
mint julep out of the running in the
bourbon state?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

city beautiful for exposition visitors.
The latest move is against the un-
slightly billboards. II Seattle &C.
ceeds in driving them out other cities
which have so far failed will be en-
couraged> to follow suit.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

A wild bear has been killed in the
streets Of Pullman. Wash, and a lynx
in one of the city parks of Spokane.
Advertising for the tourist seaso is
starting early.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Governor Shallenberger has sud
denly convinced himself that he don't
care nothing for Omaha nohow." He
sang a different song last fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The Turk may be unspeakable, but
there is ample evidence that he is
thinking at a lively rate in these later
days.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
A Party Characteristic,

Brooklyn Eagle. 30
The genius OF the democratic party for
discovering unpopular issues is again
demonstrated, in the resolve of the demo-
cratic senators to support an income tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
SMILING REMARKS.

Maud Muller sang as she raked the hay.
with a little training" she sighed. Il
believe Id make a fairly good grasshop-
pera singer"
Just then the Judge happened ~along-and
the rest is histofy.-Chicago Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Mayor Jim also promised not to let
anybody interfere with the screens in
the windows, but when the pinch came
this promissory note went to protest.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The lions may suffer later in Africa,
but just now the great killing is
among the bears on the Grain ex-
change.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

A prominent dramatist has written
a play with the idea Of having the
stage purify politics. Well! Well!
Well! What do you think of that?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

1t is to be hoped the troubles in
Turkey will be settled before too many
Of those names are inflicted upon us.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Will the World-Herald swallow the
latest dose which the Dahlmanites
have cooked up for it? OF course, it
will.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Ghosts have driven the men from a
Pennsylvania mine. Ordinarily the
miner quits only when the ghost fails
to walk.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Famous Land Rush

twentieth Anniversary OF the
Birth Of Oklahoma, ana Methods
By which II was Achieved.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
Misleading Disclaimer.
Chicago Tribune.

OUICdkV ITTUUTINs
1T isn't a corner" says Mr.. Patten. TITS
a perfectly square deal" Anything that
is perfectly square usually has a corner.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21
SALT SULPHUR WATER

also the Crystal Lithium" water from
Excelsior Springs, Mo, in 5-gallon
sealed jugs.
5-gallon jug Crystal Lithis water So
5-gallon jug Salt-Sulphur water 81
Buy at either store. We sell over 100
kinds mineral water.
Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Sixteenth and Dodge Ste.
Owl Drug Co.
Sixteenth and Harvey SITS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Whatever success have achieved" ar,
gued the passenger with the skull cap, 81
owe entirely to heredity and environment. d
That's a firm I never heard OF before
said the passenger with the loud necktie
How long have you been travelling fol
them?"-Chlcago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

p%atronizing home industry whenever you
can
And he meant developments.
Knicker-How does your daughter get on
cultivRting her voice?
Bocker-Fine | guess. She doesn't sing
any more: she interprets.ANeM York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

so your husband always stays in the
house nights said one woman.
Yes" answered the other. "Ouce Hiram
gets settled down in. front of his fireside
you can't get him out o. doors even to
bring in an armful Of Observation-Disclosures
Star. |
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Net total .1,Is7,l5B
Daily average Se,el7
GEORGE D. TzsCHUCK. Treasurer.
subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day CO April. 1903.
n. p, WALKER,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

A surgeon in a western town, engaged to
perform an operation of minor character
upon q somewhat unsophisticated patient.
asked him II he were willing to have only
a local anaesthetic.
Sure" replied the other; 81 believe In
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Seattle has been engaged for some
time in cleaning house and making the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Finally word was sent from Washington
that on April 20, 1889. the public lands
would be opened to settlement. and those
who desired to enter the new country
would be entered in a free-for-all race for
homes. For months the soon-to-be-Okla-
Romans increased along the Kansas border
near Arkansas City and along the old
Hunneywell trail awaiting the signal that
would throw the new country open TO set
Element.
Federal troops stationed along the border
would frequently. return from an expedi-
ton into the forbidden land with "sooners'
who had attempted to secure a home in
advance of the great race.
At last, with thousands Of persons from
all parts of the United States "toeing the
mark" the signal was given, and the mad
rush for homes was on.
It was a cosmopolitan aggregation. Some
tried 10 gain homesteads near the line by
running afoot. The large majority, how
ever. were mounted on horses, and the
event was an endurance race rather than
a speed trial. Following the riders in
prairie schooners'' were the wives and
families of the homeseekers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

But asked the first coed. why did
you elect to take up the study of German
instead of Erench?"
OH replied the other, the German
professor was so awfully handsome, you
know. catholic Standard and Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Yes" sighed the burlesque star, as she
posed gracefully for the interview. IL
have me moods, you know, but it's me per-
sonality what takes 'em, me boy. | have
so much temperature. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
s~ubscrtbern leaving b ettS tem-
porsrily shOuId have The Zee
matted TO them. address will he
changed ns 0ften as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

The rule governing the demonstrating oil
a tract of 100 acres was that the settler
should be the first on the land and estab-
fish his right thereby by placing a stake
in the ground as characteristic of the home
which he was to build. The desperate and
the outlaw figured in the race, and many
men went to unmarked graves that day
when disputes arose over the possession
Thousands of quarrels which afterwards
resulted In contests we're begun,
The race was one of the most unique
recorded in American history. Thousands
Of horseback riders surged In a broken line
all afternoon across Oklahoma. Many
horses fell under the strain. and many a
rider set out on the rest OF his journey on
foot or stopped on the best plot of ground
available. If there were any trees on the
ground on which the "squatter sovereign
set up his domicilc a temporary arbor OF
brush was erected to take the place OF a
home. 1t was usually followed by a rude
dugout. But the men who came to okla
homa in the pioneer days lived for the tu-
ture, and the hardships that they encount-
cred have amply been repaid.
The wife following in a covered wagon
hoped to trace the husband by the direc-
ton he had taken at the outset. some
families were separated for weeks by the
homeseeker being forced to change his
plans.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-21

Guthrie seemed to be the chief objective
point bv reason of the designation of that
Mace as the capital. During the day
thousands OF persons had arrived in the
new capital on the Santa Fe railroad from
Purcell and Arkansas City. The State
CapitaI newspaper plant was brought in
during the day and by evening the press
was set up and the editor began to write
A tent served both as pressroom and
sanctum.
Twenty-Five thousand persons slept on
the townsite that night, and when the
city awoke the next morning IT was as II
the powers OF magic had transformed the
valley into a living, breathing city. An
organization was soon effected by select
ing a representative from each state that
had any considerable representation
among the settlers. At the end of the
week ID. b.. Dyer of Kansas City was
elected mayor. Famous bandits. whose
names were terror to the southwest,
mingled with the crowds. Gambling halls
were wide open and dance halls ran day
and night, but strange to relate. amid all
the picturesque events that marked the
opening summer in Guthrie. crimes were
remarkably few and very few men died
with their boots on"
Cant. David L. Payne, the original Okla
homa boomer, was born in. Fairmont, Ind,
In 1885. He came to Kansas when a young
man and was twice elected TO the legisla-
ture of that state from Doniphan county
Removing later to the southern part Of
the state, he was a familiar figure I'm
Wichita, which city he made the base OF
his efforts to secure the opening of the
new country. At that time Oklahoma was
controlled by cattle barons, who held
leases from the federal government.
Seven times did Payne lead bands Of
boomers into Oklahoma and as many
times were they rounded up by soldiers
and sent out OF the country and some
times thrown into jail, from which they
would be liberated on writ of habeas cor
pus. No law could be found by the court
for their detention, for there was nothing
in the statutes making IL a crime to go
upon public lands, The pathetic side Of
the struggle was the death OF Capt. Payne
at wellington, Kan just as he had
reached the point where he could view
the land OF promise. His earnest conten-
tions had been indicated by the United
States courts and IT remained only for
congressional action to open the country,
and this was assured. While at break
fast in wellington hotel on November g.,
1884. Payne was seized by an attack OF
heart failure and expired.
The campaign for the opening of Okla
homa to white settlement was continued
by Capt. w. l. Couch and Judge Seats
and others Of Psyne's followers, and re-
suited in favorable action by congress.
The proclamation opening the land TO set
tiers was issued by President Harrison.
who named April 2s as the day on which
the race for homes should be made.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-23
Indoor watkins.

How far do you walk in a day? No
In the street, not even outdoors, but il
your house or place Of business? 1t Il
a safe bet that few busy persons could
come within a mile of telling.
The manager of one Of the largest
hotels in New York decided some time
ago to find out exactly how much In
door walking he did, SO he bought q
pedometer and carried 1t with him OF
his daily rounds. He seldom. walks III
or down a stairway, using the elevator,
for perpendicular travel, but he doe,
visit every part Of his building at leas,
once a day.
The pedometer experiment convinced
him after a weeks trial that his walk
Ing about the hotel amounted to from
eight to eleven miles a day.
Now let some active housekeepe:
who does part Of her own work apply
the same test. How many miles a day
would her little clock register?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-23
Would Abolish Ugly Trousers.

1T has long been admitted by artists
hat trousers are excessively ugly"
'ays a New Yorker who heads a move.
nent against the wearing Of this dis
lnctively male garment. Many at
,empts have been made to introduce
'ther garments to take their place, but
he conservatism Of the male sex Ina,
opposed all changes so far as cit,
year Is concerned. Trousers stand
ondemned On many grounds. From n
lealth point of view they are bad, be
,ause they harbor the dirt, and II we
Weather are worse than trailing skirts
from an artistic point of view trouser.
have been compared with elephant.
legs, and to get this result we hav,
sacrificed the shapely beauty Of I'll,
lower limbs, which was such an attyac
ton to the fair sex in the Elizabethai
age. Men do not wear trousers wAe
they golf, ride, shoot, fish, or take an,
exercise in the field. From a utilitar
ian standpoint, therefore, trousers hav,
to be abandoned. This was proved IL
the case Of soldiers in the Boer war
Men who wore kits or knickerbock
ers and puttees were able to march
long distances with a minimum of ia
tigue. They could not have accom-
plished what they did had their lower
limbs been encased in trousers. Trou.
sers were introduced by the French
after the revolution, with a view
to sweeping away all privileges and
demonstrating the equality of man. II
would have been far better If they had
made knee breeches universal as a dis
t.nguishing garment"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-23

Many readers of this paper will
Re interested in the great sale oil
Herefords 10 be held in the steam
heated pavilion Mitchell, S. Oak,
Thursday, Dec. 80, 1909.
The property of Albert Hill, A.
lexandria, S. Oak. including all
his prize winning show cattle, his
great breeding cows and bulls,
good enough to head pure bred
herds. This is a closing out sale,
and is the most important event
in Hereford circles, ever held in
the northwest. Go to the sale,
and if your purchase amounts to
10000 or over. your Car fare will
be refunded. Remember, sale is
held in Mitchell, but for catalogue
address the owner,
Albert Hill, Alexandra, s. Oak.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-12-23

A Few Reasons why the Americas
Woman Was Satisfied with Him.

A Few Reasons why Americas
Woman Was Satisfied with Him.
Recently, In the course OF a friendly
discussion, an American woman who
has an English husband said:
"The thing you are curious about Is
why l find my English husband so sat.
i%sfactory. You doubtless think him a
little slow, If not dense, and you also
have a slight contempt for his insist,
ence upon certain forms and customs
which you think rather too fussy for
a man. As to his clothes, you abhor
them utterly.
II am not saying you as an individ-
ual criticise, but you, embracing all
my American friends. The men at
home will never forgive my husband
because he insists upon his afternoon
t a.
II wish they did. 1t would make a
voluntary break in their hurly burly
existence and give their wives a little
more opportunity to become acquaint.
ed with them. l pity my sisters with
American husbands because they have
so little In common and are always
drifting further apart.
Here our interests are identical.
You may scoff at the careful way we
conserve our income and it's expendi.
ture, but 1t saves much trouble In the
end.
THE American man is called gener.
Gus when he hands out without a
question money which he can i'll afford
to spend. When there Is none to spend
he can't explain and there Is a scene.
| know just what I can afford and our
expenses are a fixed item, which they
rarely are at home you know.
MY English b sband goes about
with me more than I could ever expect
an American to do. l do not go away
from home often without him mean
on long pleasure trips-which is very
different from the American woman's
custom.
The Englishman's first thought IL
always for the permanent welfare Of
his family. That is one reason whv he
makes such a satisfactory husband.
He knows his children as the Ameri-
can father seldom does, and he IL
deeply concerned about the positions
they are 10 occupy when they are
grown up.
You know the happy-go-lucky way
we have at home Of leaving the future
TO take care of itself and lavishing ev-
erything on the children for the mo-
ment. 1t is not so here, and I have
come to share my husbands feeling
hat we are responsible for the future
is well as the present of the chill.
lren."