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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Restored" Latin.

The New York Sun discusses in an
amused way the uncertainty in Eng
land about the proper way Of pro-
nouncing Latin. 1t informs the En-
glish that there is no doubt at all
about how the Romans pronounced
Latin, Just as there Is no doubt that a
French way, a German way or an
Italian way is as wrong as an English
way.
The real source of amusement in
the field of Latin pronunciation is to
be found in the American habits be-
fore preparatory schools were we'll or
ganized. A boys Latinity was gener-
ally in the hands of a clergyman. If
the teacher we're of English birth, he
in most cases taught a phonetic sys-
tenn, called the English" though it
varied widely with the country or city
of his nativity. II he by chance were
a Scotchman the system would have
the best intention OF being English,
but II would be the individuals private
lingual habits of speech and sounded
like an unknown tongue, A Catholic
priest generally taught the CONT
mental" method, based on Italian, but
some Irish Catholics ranged not far
from the English OF their native par
ishes.
One Of the Englishmen mentioned
by the Sun says that Romans would
not have used two letters, c and K, hav-
ing the same sound, The Sun super
eiliously remarks hat k was not Latin.
The Sun concludes that, whatever
fashion Of pronunciation is chosen, the
worst is when an Englishman or Amer
lean pronounces Latin as II it were
bad Italian. The Suns dictum is thai
IL It is not worth the trouble for a
man to Geek uniformity. a capacity OF
making oneself ineligible to scholars
in foreign countries, he would better
pronounce It as II 1t were his own Ian
guage. II uniformity is worth the
trouble he should become familiar
with the restored" Latin, or that
used by the Romans OF the Augustan
age. On all sides it seems 70 be ad.
mitted that there is no longer a con.
~troversy as to how Cicero and Virgil
did pronounce their Latin. Germany
has decreed that scholars should use
that system. France and Italy have
ceased to debate thNEauhsRet and a ma.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
DEATH HOLDS THE WHEEL.
Automobile a Deadly Weapon in
Hands OF Fool Chauffeurs.
Emporia (Kan) Gazette.


In Omaha a few days ago a woman was
run down by an automobile and so badly
injured that she died in a hospital a few
hours later. The man who was running
the machine narrowly escaped lynehing,
so great was the Indignation Of the people
who witnessed the accident.
In Chicago a man was arrested yesterday
for running down and killing a girl. A
man Is 1. Jail at Los Angeles charged with
the same offense, In every paper you pick
up you may read such stories. The mania
for speed seems to o~verwhelm auto drivers
and rather than miss their fun they arc
willing to pay fines at the police station.
It Is not difficult, and one does not re-
dulre the mantle OF the prophet, TO foresee
the end of all this. The laws governing
motoring will become so stringent and the
penalties 30 severe that there viii be no
satisfaction in owning or operating a ma
chine and the beautiful red buzz wagon
will be put out of business, at least in the
towns. There will be so many rules and
regulations to be observed that a mOtorist
won't be able to navigate at all without
breaking some Of them.
II isn't long since most OF the citizens Of
Missouri carried guns and shooting was
the popular outdoor sport. There followed
so many killings and shocking accidents
that the s~triotest laws ever heard of have
been enacted and are now IN force in that
state, and the gun-toter goes TO the peni-
Tertiary. The innocent hunter, trying TO
shoot a polecat or mongoose, is apt to be
gathered in and sentenced TO hard labor
for five or ten years, thus helping to pay
off the score against all the ~gun-play fools
In Missourfs history.
The automobile is getting into equal dis
repute; Il is now regarded as a deadly
weapon rather than as a vehicle. and the
motorists Of a few years hence Will be
paying for the homicidal foolishness OF
present day ehauffeurs- All Of these daily
killings are catalogued and they will be
presented 20 state legislatures and other
lawmaking bodies, as arguments against
the modern JuEgernaut; and before long
every penitentiary will have an annex for
the accommodation OF auto drivers
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

iority Of well informed students either
uphold the restored" Latin or leave
It to the convenience of the individual
or institution. The Sun mitigates our
consciousness OF being ignorant or be-
lated in the humanities by patroniz-
ingly assuring our beloved country,
with its endowments and %appropria-
tons for the colleges, that there has
been considerable progress toward the
right pronunciation of the Latin
tongue, though there is still ample
room for improvement. What does the
Sun think Of the usages at Harvard,
Princeton and the University Of Vir-
ginia? We frankly confess that we do
not know what changes have been eff
fected since restored" Latin captured
Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
PERSONAL NOTES.

A New York dentist. James George Jen.
nlngs. has asked the supreme court to
grant an Injunction restraining his wife
from keeping him out Of his own house and
office.
a Minneapolis minister held a short ser
vice at the ball park before the game sun
day. The general effect was good, but
the fact that the umpire did not come for
ward and ask forgiveness for his sins de-
feeted its specific purpose.
From a country school teacher at $40 a
month to an annual income Of $4,000 a
year seems a long step. True. 1t took
twenty-seven years to accomplish II, but
that IL the record OF "BiI" Brown, Cen
trail Oregon's ecceptric sheep king.
George Manvile Fem, whose death in
his seventy-ninth year is reported frCSi
London, was al Industrious and sucoe@Se
full writer OF novels OF the sensational
sort. the total number OF his books COM
ing to more than 100, besides 1000 or SO
short stories for boys and magazine
sketches.
President Taft has declined an invita-
ton from the Fat Mems association OF
New England TO be the guest Of honor at
the annual outing OF the association, which
will be held at Long Island. Me, He has
declined membership In the club. Moro
than 400 of the latest men in New Eng
land will be present and an elaborate pro-
gram OF sports has been arranged. Arthur
T.. Moulton of Portland, Me. who weighs
4S6, Is president OF the association.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Income Tax Progress.

AS the income tax amendment goes
down the list Of states it's fate remains
uncertain. At first guess It was sup
posed that, being already in the demo-
cratic national platform, the demo-
cratic states would tumble over each
other to record their affirmative votes.
Maryland democrats ignored the sub
ject, and they were not forgetful. The
Cleveland democrats will almost GER
tainly follow the same course, though
the Hearst wing will be for the tax.
The Connecticut legislature ignored 1t,
neither republicans nor democrats try
ing to bring up the question. Georgia
deferred action.
1t may be predicted that the tax
amendment will be passed by the nee
essary number Of states, but the open
opposition in both parties Is remark
able, considering the general tendency
of political discussion since the SUI
preme court passed on the principle a
few years ago.
The sluggishness of the democrats
is almost unaccountable. Either they
were not wholly sincere when they de-
claimed on the decay of the supreme
court or they do not like now to add
burdens to their difficulties in popu-
lous states like New York. On the
meager returns so far recorded 1t can
not be said hat the south is strongly
for or against the amendment. Any
how, that is scarcely the point. The
significant feature so far is that the
democrats of the south do not show
that they care much what becomes Of
the amendment. They handle 1t as they
handle many planks Of their platform.
They have the custom of consenting
to a declaration for immediate cam
paign purposes which they do not
among themselves at home defend.
Then the southern democrats get at
their birth a predisposition to up
hold the original articles of the
constitution. The income tax amend
ment will ultimately be adopted, but
assuredly the state of the parties at
the moment shows only a remarkable
proportion Of indifference and and
| noncommittalism,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
A Sad Object Lesson.

The sudden death, perhaps self
inflicted, Of a man who from small be-
ginnings had built himself up into a
prosperous business among us, only to
find his ~hard-earned accumulations
dissipated on branching out into larger
and a more pretentious field, holds up
to us a sad object lesson.
The path of business success is sell
dom an easy one, even under the most
favorable circumstances, and the
strength required to maintain a posi-
ton near the top, when once reached,
is not found anywhere in over
abundance.
If Tolf Hanson had stuck to il and
won out, If the blasting of his bust
ness had not been completed by unfor-
seenable legislation, If his enterprise
had finally grown and fiourished, he
would have continued to be regarded
as a business mar Of exceptional
shrewdness and ability. If he had
had the force of character and the
courage, even when his misfortunes
multiplied, to have remained on the
firing line and faced the music, max
ing necessary adjustments and started
out bravely to build up anew, he might
have recovered lost ground and in time
regained his old place. But he evil
IDENTIFY possessed neither the will nor
the strength, but, like a man discover
ing himself in water over his depth
after a few fruitless efforts to swim,
ceased to resist the rising food and
sank down out of sight.
In the hurry n scurry Of the push
ing procession of business crowding
everything in its way. let us ponder a
moment over this incident which sim
ply repeats a too oft-told tale.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
WHO rs M'HARGF
Public Record of Assistant Secretary
of neDartmeut NJ Con,uar-a


Public Record of Assistant Secretary
of Department of Commerce..
Washington letter to Boston Transcript.
Before his appointment Mr.. McHarg had
arranged to enter private law practice in
New York, and when he took office he
announced to his friends that he should
remain in the government service only
six months. He has improved that time
by making himself the live wire OF the
official circle, and has placed himself more
in the public eye than any other man in
Washington life. 1t was the investigation
Of MrHarg that were chiefly instruments
in removal OF s. N. d. North as director
Of the census, and It was current at the
time that he desired the appointment Of
his friend, Arthur l.. Slater, former as
sistant secretary of the treasury. as as
sistant diector. The new law, however,
in it's requirement that the assistant di-
doctor should be a practical statistician,"
made that appointment impossible, and
Mr.. Slater was taken care of by being
made special employe Of the treasury de-
partment and assigned to duty on the
Pacific coast, where he now Is. Mr.. Nc
Harg then started upon a crusade to rid
the department, including the bureau OF
the census, Of the inefficient clerks in the
service, and instituted a series of eff
cheney examinations which were the terror
Of the whole force. These resulted in many
changes, demotions and promotions, and
not all these nave been finished yet,
When the presidential campaign of 1908
opened, Mr.. MeHarg was a special at
torney Of the department OF Justice and
had done excellent work in uncovering and
prosecuting land frauds in the west. par
ticularly in Oklahoma. He was. to say
the least, a lukewarm Taft man, hut upon
instructions to go to the region of his
former home in the northwest and work
for Taft, he did so; and since that change
OF base has been one OF the most unre-
strained critics Of the policies of the Roose-
welt administration His zeal for the re-
moval OF what he regarded as incompe-
tent Roosevelt a%ppointees In his own de-
partment has long been known in Wash
ingtOn, and as he is naturally outspoken
and free in criticism OF men and measures,
he often has gone on record In condemna-
ton Of the Roosevelt followers and their
methods, especially as they have operated
in the unsettled west.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Phoebus vas becoming irritated.
THE T U CHORUS.

= Arthur Chapman In Denver Republican.
The Joneses have come back again
From DER the seething pond:
They cast their eyes on local scenes
With chances that are fond;
And Jones remarks, trtumphHntly,
AS men have said before:
The part Of travelling that's best
Is getting home once more"
The Browns-they went away this spring
Took In the glorious west;
But they are settled Town again,
Safe in the old, warm nest,
And Mrs. Brown, with eyes. a-shine,
Declares in tones that ring:
This getting homes the best part of
The game of travelling"
And so the chorus rises loud
In these glad autumn days,
When all the suitcase folk return
From far vacation ways;
The things they saw were grand-oh, yes,
But this browns praise OF Rome:
THE best part OF this travelling
Is getting home, home, home!"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
FInest Grade OF Heroism.
Philadelphia Record.

Finer heroism was never displayed on the
field OF glory than that Of the wireless
operator on the steamer Ohio, who saved
1875 lives by flashing the C. d. Q. call and
went down with his ship signaling direc-
lions TO the ships that were fastening TO
the rescue. The little ifeboats into which
the saved had huddled were but specks on
the great ocean and might easily be missed,
so this faithful man and true remained at
his post that the resouers might be in
formed where to look for the castaways.
Field OF glory, there never was a more
glorious battle fought with self than in
that wireless operating room on the Ohio.
Hats off to the memory OF George c.
Ecclees!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Our old friend, Edgar Howard, asks
himself and tries to answer the duplex
question, why is It that Platte county
is always so solidly democratic, and
why is it that all Of the county offices
are constantly filled with democrats9"
That's easy. 1t is, first, because there
are more ~nonpartisan democrats in
Platte county who always vote the
straight democratic ticket, with or
without %checkbook a%ppendages, than
there are republicans; and, secondly.
because there are two republican fac
lions in Platte county who fight each
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

st. Louis is onc more the future
great. The new north and south and
the old east and west railroads are to
meet there. What's to prevent some
thing happening at Galveston, Denver
or, modestly mentioned, Omaha? 1t
will not do to be positive about what
two or three breaks and two or three
booms will do for a town in a few
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Baltimore rejoices because the local
theaters offer fine shows. Western
towns used to talk that way when we
were hunting eastern capitalists. Now
that they are hunting western inves-
tors, the operas speak for themselves.
Ask Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Some of our amiable contemporaries
seem to be puzzling themselves as to
The Bees attitude on Uncle Joe" Can
non. If IL will help them any we will
say that The Bee does not believe 1t
necessary to turn the next house Of
representatives over to the democrats
to make sure OF getting rid of Cannon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Prof. Whitney has the documents
to prove that soils and crops are as
productive as when the pillow had never
touched them. II will be several
years before people will credit the dis
covery, but the fertilizer men will
know what to do and agents of good
conversational powers will be in de-
mand in North Carolina and New
Jersey.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

One Of those warm August days was
the time when DR.. Cook ought to have
discovered the North pole. But he
did not. He picked April. 1t seems
that he was routed by the brakeman
OF a sledge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

George Boldt, the hotel king Of the
east, tells how he began business in
Texas. Anybody who learned the ho-
tel trade in Texas would naturally
thrive on Fifth avenue, where thirst
is abundant and reckless about prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Bayonne a~nti-gambler wives lined
up thirteen husbands and had them
fined. A coal oil town may not be
born smooth, but soon acquires the art.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

The democratic World-Herald has
kindly picked the new leader for Me-
braska republicans in the person of the
Hon. David e. Thompson, present am
bassador to Mexico. That ought to
settle It. Will Mr.. Thompson please
step up and take the reins?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Chicago aldermen say that the need
of the hour is sober chauffeurs. A
few improved on Sheridan's plan for
Indians would be looking toward
progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
sure slgn OF Good Times.
Washington Times.

One OF the best indications that good
times are returned Is seen In the fact that
the humble Of enlistments in the army is
decreasing, and the Var department Of
ficlals fear they will have difficulty In
getting men enough to keep the force up 20
5000. General Prosperity is the parsonage
appears to have given that mooted
order for reduction IN the number OF troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
snrtorinI UpIift in Omaha.

~ IIVUIo
There is a revolt in Omaha against the
$40 s-plate which is to be charged at the
Taft dinner there, and even more against
the full dress suit which all OF the invited
must wear. Mr.. Bryan's dollar dinners
and Cowboy Jim Dahlman's high water
pants are demoralizing Omaha, which once
stood for a sky limit and clothes too skim
tight to permit kicking.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Science has found that only people
who do not work are troubled with
hay fever. Science must find some
other medicine. Hay fever will re-
main in style indefinitely on the work
treatment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Street distractions are among the
ooncomitants Of building operations.
but the distractions could and should
be minimized. The building contract
ors ought to be satisfied to fence in
half the street and leave the other half
for standing room for the public that
wants 20 watch the hoists and derrioks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Aviation, irrigation and automobiles
are pronounced games COR rich men.
Eating beefsteak Is of the same social
rank. BenEoate Of soda is all that
stands between the common citizen and
moving to the Mexican cattle ranges.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03


1t seems very hard for our amiable
democratic contemporary, the World
Herald, to pick out suitable political
partners for the editor of The Bee.
One minute II has him delivering the
goods to Hartman for the Union Pa
cific, and the next minute 1t has him
tied up with the Burlington. A little
while ago 1t put him into an offensive
and defensive alliance with Senator
Burkett, and now 1t carves out for him
a proprietary interest in a new political
corporation to be organized with Am,
bassador Thompson at its head. In
the meantime the editor of The Bee is
attending strictly to his own business
by publishing a newspaper UNFOLDING
good government as exemplified by the
established principles of the republican
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Latest report has it hat Mr.. Harri-
man is going to rest some years. 1t is
a good time to get acquainted with
Stubs and Krutschnitt. They are to
be the busy minnies on the job.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Another record has been broken by
the Mauritania, and by a new route.
In the next travel season Count Yep
pelin will have all the advertising.
The Mauretania will look like a Hud-
son-Fulton celebration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Whether or not in time to help the
crops, the rain will at least relieve
some of the pressure on the pumping
station OF the water works at Flor
enca
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

w. E. Curtiss is booming the Carey
act and Idaho lands. Arkansas IL
Offering rich land cheap TO settlers. II
the smart mover would pick up a win
ter seat in Arkansas where the ducks
fly and the quail hide and a good farm
in Idaho he would have about all any
body needs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

A train killed the only aviator in
New Orleans. The safety record for
the aeroplane remains, and may it
never be broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

In New York there is a profession
OF Wall street doctors who treat tae
WORKOUT stomachs OF rich men. 1t
has advantages over being born in
royal circles. 1t is easy and fat.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
"On AKin. OFF ARin.,,
St. Louis Republic

st. Louis Republic.
The Iowa ruling that a mayor Is always
on duty will not be accepted as good pre-
cedent by political favorites in the de-
partments at Washington, who are credibly
reported to be nearly always off duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
A Close Guess.
Chicago Tribune.

Uncle YIN Hn probably was not more
than a few. kopeoks out of the way when he
made his memorable stimat that 10000,
10000 would be- needed for enlarging rail-
way facilities to. keep pace with the coun-
trY's growth and DEVELOPMENT.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

The American Bar association wants
fewer courts. Not a bad idea. but why
stop at a simple reduction in the number
OF courts9 Let US cut down the number
Of laws and make sure that such as sur
vive are vigorously enforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Information Eagerly sought.

II the census officials cared TO make their
volumes immensely popular they would
need only to add the personal element to
the statistics. Almost everybody likes to
know how much his neighbor has and
where he got it.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Cold Drinks
Coo

On a hot day you often hear people
say that the more cold drinks they
swallow the hotter they get.
Know the reason for itl
It's because nearly every cold drink
shocks the sitive, overheated,
strained nerves of the stomach. The
shock brings a sudden, temporary
chill, but almost Immediately the out
ragged nerves react and a wave of
warmth sweeps over the body again.
There's just one drink that can be
taken, iced, in any quantity, without
the slightest reaction and with a nat
ural cooling Of the overheated blood.
That's absolutely pure ginger ale,
because the ginger warmsthe stomach
while the cooling effect remains.
There is Just one ginger ale that has
rome to be the standard of purity and
healthfulness. ITS
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

All Of Europe is thinking of flying.
1t is better than thinking OF lighting
and has an excellent effect on the
state of national debts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Wyoming is giving Secretary Wilson
and Chief Melvin a trial on some
sheep which are in a respondent state
Of mind. If they erect a cure all will
be forgiven.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County. S.:
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 August, 1909, was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

In view of the sudden drop in tenn
perature, people In this vicinity will
readily believe hat the North pole has
been discovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

If protection has slain its thousands
and the gold standard its millions"
the 8 O'Clock closing law is coming in
for a few victims itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOraFiIy should have n Bee
mailed to them. Address Will be
changed as Often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
Let EN- Ont.

Washington Post.
What's the matter with the u. S. eagle
bird being entitled to a few screams as
an a~viator7
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03

The state democratic committee an
nounces that 1t has recognized to
prosecute a nonpartisan campaign.