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Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
A PRAYER.

Marjorie Pickthal, in Scribners.
Above my head the shields are stained with
rust,
The wind has taken his spoil, the moth
his part.
dust,
Lord, in my heart.
Lay Thou the hand Of faith upon my fears
The priest has prayed, the silver bell has
rung,
But not for him. o unforgotten tears,
He was so young.
Shine, little lamp, mol let thy light grow
dim.
Into what vast dread dreams, what
lonely lands,
what grlefs hath death delivered him,
Far from my hands2
is he, with half his prayers forgot.
/ cannot learn the level way he goes,
He whom the harvest hath remembered not
Sleeps with the rose.
Shine. little lamp. fed with sweet oil OF
shine little lamp, as Gods own eyes may
When He treads softly down His starry
And whispers, "Thou are Mine"
Shine, little lamp, for love hath fed thy
CLEAN.
Sleep. little soul, by Gods OWL hands set
free.
Cling to His arms and sleep, and sleeping,
dream,
And dreaming, look for me.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
MISPLACED ModestY.

Destruction of ones children of
the BRAIN has been depicted by mod
ern playwrights with tragic force, but
no stagecraft has equalled the con-
vinclng sense of loss which the world
feels when an author condemns to
ashes his unmarketed fruits. Crema-
ton of manuscript has been a familiar
literary tragedy since the days when
Collins burned his odes. The poets
frenzy is sometimes a misguided one
and the artistic temperament on occa-
sions has wrought a destruction of
mental product that is a lamentable
loss to mankind.
Minds eager under the stimulus Of
imagination often body forth the
forms of hidden things which at a
later period they deem unworthy of
introduction to the world, and so de-
stroy them. This mistaken modesty
invariably aflicts the wrong men. Pro-
life writers there are from whose
works much could have been spared,
but those geniuses who produce moth
ing but gems of rare degree are the
ones who make the world the loser by
their self-rejection.
Charles Warren Stoddard wrote lit
tie, but what he wrote and published
was palpitant with life and scintillant
with purest ray. A book from Stod-
dard's pen was at once a beacon and
a shrine for the cultured and discrim-
mating reader. In his last days he
wrote a number of poems which he
read to friends and they pronounced
them exquisite. To the dismay and
grief of his followers he had them
consumed on the hearth-the imper-
ishable perished. Likewise George
Meredith destroyed the manuscripts Of
three novels shortly before his death,
depriving a mourning world of much
that would have been a solace to his
devotees.
In the light of an experience COM
mon to authors, it has proved to be a
mercy that the end came so swiftly to
Robert Louis Stevenson. For mad he
regained consciousness after he was
stricken, and had he fingered, he un-
q~uestionably would have made away
with his fragment of weir of Hermis-
ton" which. incomplete as 1t is. re-
mains his masterpiece.
Men are not the best judges of their
own works. Seasoned and critical
comrades who have lived in the at
m%osphere Of creative genius always
exist in the case of such men as Stod-
dard and Meredith, and 1t is a pity
that when the respondent mood for
destruction zones upon these falsely
modest creators Of real literature some
interfering hand is not alert to let the
letters live IN the flaming word instead
Of perish in the blaze of Goals.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Evils of Divorce.


The obvious lesson Of the censu
bureaus report concerning its special
investigation OF marriage and divorce,
is that a uniform and rigid law or the
subject for all the states would re-
strict that tendency of the divorce rate,
which, in the language Of the census
report, is ito increase like the velocity
of a falling body" Broadly speaking,
the greatest increase is shown as the
investigation proceeds westward, which
is accounted for by the fact that many
Of the western states have by liberal
laws invited the importation OF impa-
tIent matrimonial partners in the east
who sought secluded and easy
for severing their bonds.
The report, covering the last twenty
years, indicates a much higher ratio
with each five-year period. The fact
that of late the agitation against easy
divorce has been widespread and ex-
traordinarily active, together with the
fact that several states have amended
their Jaws in the direction of reform.
is very likely to show, when another
five years shall have passed, that the
crest of the wave has been reached and
that the awakening OF the American
conscience to this problem has pro-
duced measurable results.
South Dakota, the most notorious
resort for fasteners eager for quick
~sundering of marital ties. has by legal
enactment closed its doors on the d.
vorce colonists, but there is still work
to be done in spreading the restriction
policy among some Of the other lax
states. Nebraska's share In rendering
the divorce situation more wholesome
has been marked by increasing the
term Of residence required from six
months to one year for cause arising
within the state and TO two years for
causes arising out of the state. This
would effectually operate against the
mere divorce colonist. In addition,
Nebraska now stipulates that a divorce
shall not be operative until the lapse
Of six months after the Issuance OF a
decree, which would deter those intent
upon remarriage from securing accom-
mediation divorces. Thus the pleaders
for restricted divorce laws have made
a distinct gain.
Another gain for their cause is
shown by the new Nebraska enact
ments requiring county judges to fur
nish to the state a detailed record Of
all marriages, and requiring also from
clerks Of the district courts specific
returns in all divorce cases. An un-
fortunate omission is shown in the
marriage statistics act. in not requir-
ing inquiry as to whether either party
to a marriage had been divorced. The
divorce statistics requirements are
more thorough, including detailed
! enumeration OF all eauses alleged for
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
The Musical Invasion.

Rivalry in cities where grand opera
is an established thing has grown to
such proportions as to constitute a
warfare Of enthusiasm; invasion of
other cities is the order Of the day;
everywhere the demand for high-grade
music is increasing; and America may
be said to be undergoing a musical
awakening which It is to be hoped
will lead to permanent results. The
hunger for grand opera is being sat
isfed in New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and Chicago. Such cities as st.
Louis are being listed for c~onsidera-
ton as likely to support a permanent
winter season. Des Moines and lesser
cities are eagerly subscribing $4,000
or more for a single night of the great
artists. The musical world is agreed
that the demand for opera throughout
America AMOUNTS almost to a craze.
Is it not. then. the time to consider
the feasibility of established opera,
not only in the great cities, but also
III ONSAy bANy VI AhOAp bhah AVbBuuO
people7 Extravagant grand opera is,
OF course. out of the question, but ex-
perienced stars are agreed that Eng
lish opera of a high grade is possible
in American cities just az native opera
is a success in the lesser cities abroad.
In a recent interview Nine. Gadski
endorsed this view. She sees every
opportunity for music to flourish
here. American girls astonish me
with their marvellous voices she said.
land what a pity it is that they can
not use them without going to Europe
There are six American singers now
in grand opera in Berlin, and wher-
eyer ! go in America find voices that
should be in opera. But II costs
money for European study, and there
is danger for the girls SO far from
home. Produce grand opera in your
little cities. where the young people
can go and sing and do something
with their voices. and your big cities
viii draw from them instead of going
TO Europe for their best talent. Amer
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Hands Across the Border.

To the American citizen the inter
change of presidential courtesies over
the international border line of the
United States and Mexico is significant
as emphasizing the stability and the
guarantee of American institutions.
Were two European monarchs to
meet similarly, the peoples and press
Of all nations would be disturbed for
weeks in speculation over the signif-
cance of the occasion, and the ex-
change of a few words at such a con-
ference might alter international des-
tinies. But the whole world has
viewed with equanimity the meeting
of President Taft and President Diaz
for what 1t is, d pleasing expression of
sentiment, of no political moment.
The form of government of the United
States of America and the form Of gov
eminent Of the United States of Mex
leo, modelled after our own, alike pre-
clude the possibility of any alliance
or unity of policy resultant from the
two presidents making a distinguished
guest of each other. What was said
in the privacy of their greetings need
disturb no me-; at the most it could
have been only the informal assurance
of esteem in the accustomed language
of diplomacy and good breeding. Two
neighbors who's families had been on
good terms for a long time. but who
had never called upon each other,
might thus break the ice of social
amenities without involving in any
way the separate family interests.
In the absence of any direct political
significance the event becomes a man
Hesitation Of good fellowship, which,
nevertheless, will have its influence in
establishing a more neighborly fesling
On each side Of the boundary line.
The moral effect obtains without any
embarrassing ENHANCEMENT. And be-
cause It is good to have the respect
and good will of people, and to feel
respect and good will for others, the
Taft-Diaz ~handshake across the bound
airy is a notable and encouraging Incl
dent in the lives Of the two vigorous
neighbor nations. Both peoples are
big and growing, and in their execu-
tive representatives are personifed
those great and hne qualities of sol
dierly spirit and broad craftsmanship
which will leave q wholesome and last
ing impression on both sides OF the
border.
One particular manifestation stands
forth by contrast that will appeal to
the fundamental American faith in
simplicity, Just az it hss stood forth
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

lea can support grand opera from her
own You have the voices
awaiting development. You have the
means-you have more none than
Germany. and you love music no less
From the fact that enthusiasts for
native opera are springing up in every
city Of size in the country. under the
inspiration Of the great musical awak-
sning that has spread over the land,
It is likely that another season, given
impetus by the subscription series
promised in various centers this win
ter, will find serious attempts at or
ganized English opera being promoted
In cities which a few years ago looked
upon such entertainment as a luxury
beyond hope.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
DOMESTIC

80 you consider Old Titewad a good
match, do youY'
II sure do; he's got Bright's disease
Cleveland Leader.
"I don't believe you, Orlando" she said,
when you tell me you never cared for any
other girl"
my wordp' exclaimed the indignant
youth.
Il don't believe that, either."-Chicago
Tribune.
She (angrily)-That chimney does beat
mel
He (mournfuily)-Yes, 1 wish / dared do
what that chimney does.
She sharply1-WhRt?a r.
He (meekly)-Smoke in spite of you
Baltimore American.
Mrs. Brooke-Have you any faith in, life
~insurance7
Mrs. Lynne-Yes. indeed; i've realized
$780, 900 from two husbands, and they
weren't very good ones, either.--Judge.
Scott-The married man who takes his
stenographer to dinner Ia an idiot.
Motives; he's the idiot who rocks the
boat on the sea of ma~trimony.-Life.
That's right, rail and carry on because
I spend an evening at the club. I don't
expect to be able to make you see what
attracts a man to a club
mo, you don't make me see II, but you
make me smell It, all right. "-HoustOn
Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Coal shovels are Frightening up
October put the trimming on the pumpkin
all right.
Even the proofreaders cannot agree on a
uniform spell Of the names OF Cooks
Eskimos.
The coming comet is doing pretty Wen
as a flyer, but look at the sailing qualities
Of chewable beef
Ii Commander Pesry would hit the lee
ture box office for a few of those 5000
punches he would feel better.
Look out; an going to shoot said a
Philadelphia boy 10 his cousin. He did A
funeral followed. Local authorities said It
was accidental and let It go at that
The Romany revivalist holding forth in
Chicago complains that the sinners he is
polishing are a cheap lot. They are crowd
ing the contribution box with coppers.
The first conspicuous offender TO feel the
mighty fist OF the antl-smoke csmpaigners
in Chicago are smoking cars on elevated
trains. They have been put out OF business.
The melancholy fate Of southern cities
torn by furious storms Is trifling compared
with the soul-rending Of Detroit and Pitts
burg as Ty Cobb and Hans Wagner reoede
from the spotlight.
Rich and varied as the list OF divorce
reasons are. there Is room for more. A
Milwaukee woman insists she cannot live
with a husband who will not wear a neck
tie that matches her gown
announcement Of a pie famine in New
York. owing 70 a strike In the pie fOundries,
mas not had the slightest effect on the
rush to the political pie counter. The
hungry are jumping on each other.
Fashion is pretty quick, but not quick
enough to catch Evanstonians mapping. A
soon as the elevated toque cast it's shadow
in the distance the fashionable suburb OF
Chicago began putting its trees in order,
and wearers Of ths new ia are not obliged
to duOk
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
excelsior SPRINGS Mineral Waters

We are distributing agents in Omaha
for the celebrated waters from Excelsior
SnrinRs. Mo. and sell at following pricesI
ReRent. quart bottle, use; dozen, S2.25I
case so bottles, $500.
suipho-ssline. quart bottle, csc; dozens.
Sulpho-Sa1ine, pint bottle, 15c; doEens
scterian, quart bottle, zoe; dozen, Moo.
Soterian Ginger Ale. pint bottle. lbcb
soterien Ginger Ale. quart bottle, 25cI
Diamond Lithia. haIf-gallon bottle. 40c;
Crystal Llthia, five-gallon jugs, each,
salt Sulphur. f~ive-gallon jugs. each.
delivery free to any part of Omaha
Council Bluffs or South mana:
q MpOoNNELL DRUG co.
10th and Dodge.
OWL DRUG co. 16tb ana Harvey.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

What prodigious fun the college
larks afford this year! The humor of
tarring and feathering a freshman and
leaving him to shiver in the open
prairie is at once apparent; and the
idea of leading a nervous girl into the
depths Of a dark and lonely forest and
then abandoning her till daylight is
bound to generate glee. How consid-
crate Of che faculties not to permit
studies to interfere with such Joy
giving mirth!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Mr.. Bryan gives as another reason
for side-stepping the proposed tariff
debate with Senator Bailey that he is
unwilling to assume that there is no
n among Mr.. Bailey's opponents in
Texas competent to represent those
who differ with him" That opens the
way for Senator Bailey, if he really
ant to debate with Mr.. Bryan. All
he has to do is to come to Nebraska
and assume that no one here can speak
for Mr.. Bryan as we'll as the sage Of
Fairview.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
City Planning.

According to a writer In a newly
launched periodical. the American
City. there are two important phases
of city planning. cities planned largely
In advance Of population and estab-
llshed cities replanned or remodeled
to meet new conditions.
A city laid out for a particular pur-
pose and with a view Of meeting
future requirements would naturally
have advantages over a city developed
by fortuitous circumstance from a
village or town whose founders had
no notion what wal to come. The de-
%liberately planned city Is the excep-
ton. although we have numerous not
able examples, such as Washington
designed to be the national capital,
our own Nebraska state capital named
after Lincoln and Gary, expressly built
to be the center of the steel Industry.
Omaha was originally laid out as a
townsite upon a scale that looked to
its eventual development into a great
city, but unfortunately the ~far-sighted
ideas which animated the originators
we're temporarily lost by those who
came after, with the consequence that
the additions to the original townsite
are not fully in keeping.
The second class of cities spring up
almost without guidance, and have to
be r%emodeled from time to time to
meet the ever-changing demands.
Nearly all of the cities Of the old
world, and a vast majority of the
cities on this side Of the Atlantic, be-
long in this class. In fact, SO rapid
has been the population growth of u
large urban centers and so tremendous
the strides of science in devising new
solutions for city problems that even
those cities built from the start ac-
cording to plans and specifications
find now and then that avoidable or
unavoidable mistakes have beea made,
and that they, too, are under the
necessity Of adapting themselves to
new conditions.
The real difficulties, therefore, con-
fronting the American city, even more
than the old world city, arise from
failure to plan far enough ahead, both
in original designing and subsequent
remodeling. We have usually gone
about 1t on piecemeal and patchwork
order and a hand-to-mouth system Of
municipal housekeeping, leaving 1t to
the next generation to undo and do
over. Fortunately, there are indica-
lions of a gradual awakening, and
here and there practical beginnings
toward a resi- city plan. Washington,
as tho national capital, with unlimited
resources, is still our municipal model
for the physical aspect, but other
cities are also taking steps toward the
location of civic centers, the cultiva-
ton of municipal art, the creation of
traffic approaches, the development OF
parkways and ~boulevards and the
clearing of waterfronts in such a way
that the work will be reasonably per-
.manent. This movement should be,
and eventually will be, taken up by
all the great American cities that have
la future before them. The city that
refuses to plan for future needs and
neglects it's opportunities too long will
fall i~rretrievably behind in the pro-
cession.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

snnulment. An excellent stipulation.
too, is the detailed return Of the num-
Der of children affected by the decree
because therein lie suggested the great
est problem Of the divorce evil.
Neglect Of the children Ia one of
the glaring offenses following the
average divorce. with the home
broken up, and the mother in most
cases having to earn her living, the
children are subjected to influences
from which home life would shield
them, and too many OF them either
commit some offense or become de-
pendents and either find their way
into the juvenile court or reform school
or else have to be sheltered by some
charitable institution. II is because
of the children especially that most
judges regard the ordinary divorce
with displeasure. But as a rule only
one side of the case is presented to
the court, that Of the applicant, the
suit is not contested, and the evidence
is such as the lawyer in the case has
Indicated is likely to warrant a de-
cree. The opinion Of observing judges
that the majority Of divorces result
from family quarrels which in most
cases could be adjusted. is probably
we'll founded, and is an argument for
the making of every effort o'get both
of the controversy presented be-
fore the court.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

whenever that simplicity has been
brought into close relationship with
the display and pomp OF foreign GUS
toms. The quiet dignity OF the gem
tleman in plain black was as effective
in comparison with the official uniform
and golden medals OF the Mexican
president. as was Franklin's plain
dress amid the glitter of the European
The United States has done an inn
pressive thing in the eyes Of all ma
tions in its straightforward and un-
Cstentatious exchange OF presidential
courtesies over the Mexican border.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
where Regulation is Needed.

TTIWWVIDTEW NEWNVEW'
This whole business of exploration has
got to be regulated by law. There is still
one pole to discover, and there are several
highest mountains to be climbed. Perhaps
an international bureau OF exploration
might be created which would preserve
some portions Of our too small planet for
the enjoyment of future explorers, and
which would enforce such regulations Of
exploration that the controversies now rag
ing over one pole and two mountains shall
not be repeated.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

The democratic w~ire-pullers are try
ing to estimate how many populists in
Nebraska are going to be fooled into
voting the democratic ticket as a re-
suit Of the polite perjury by when the
democratic nominees have taken oath
that they ahaliate with the populist
party in order to get their names
printed on the oficial ballot labeled
once as democrats and a second time
as populists. Intelligent populists
ought to be on 70 this tims-wOrn trick
~ this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Having gone through the rigors of
polar climate unscathed, nothing like
a volley of open letters and sworn afi-
davits is likely to Tease DR.. Cook.
Quite the contrary this additional free
advertising must be welcome as fur
nishing grist to the box Office mill.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

The argument Of the New Jersey
!udge, who set aside a jury's verdict of
damages against a railway company
for the loss of a little girls leg, that
"the verdict failed to give due weight
to the skill with which mechanical
surgery adapts an artificial limb" may
be good law, but it will not strike a
popular chord with parents Of children
who have to cross tracks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

The Illinois Federation of Woman's
Clubs a gone on record in favor Of
race suicide as a rebuke to man for ex-
listing industrial conditions. Just as
though King stork we're a monarch
that could be resolved or legislated
out OF office.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

The hippant epitaph Of the show
girl who lured a prosperous lawyer
into bank robbery and suicide. that he
wal a fine chap, free with money"
is a modern commentary on the an
cient proverbs of Solomon for such
cases made and provided.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

The hospital nurses who went on
strike to demonstrate hat the super
intendent was wrong In calling them
fools, may have proved their point,
and proved the point Of the superin-
tendent at the same time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
The Way to Bind out.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Sir Edward Seymour's declaration that
Emperor william is the only person who
knows whether there will be war between
Germany and England indicates that it
might be money saved for England to send
TO ask him about It.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Faced the Music BrRveIy.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mr.. Crane of Chicago loses the Chinese
mission because he talked too much to a
reporter, and 1t must be added,
to his credit. that he did not try to save
his office by declaring, as politicians gen.
orally do, that the reporter had misrepre-
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Providence journal

GIONlnNhNN SOhi ihl
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is the price
paid for the privilege of printing the first
narrative of DR.. Cooks discovery OF the
pole. By comparison with the dollar-a-
word rate for East African adventures, this
seems like mere hack hire.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Now that the state is taxing forest
lands. all the farmers In Massachu-
sets are chopping down their woods,
and the old song is being changed to
Assessors. Spare Those Trees" AS
a conservator of natural resources the
special tax is not a Pinchot.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Chairman Hayward has made a
good start at producing a political die
tionary, Those nonpartisan demo-
Gratis must appreciate the definition
that describes a "nonpartisan" as a re-
publican who votes the democratic
ticket. while the democrat who votes
the republican ticket is still a
traitor"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
Hurricane DOdEed a Few,

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
That hurricane which wrecked SO a
cigar factories at Key West kindly left
many other places where they make near
Havana cigars, undisturbed and ready for
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17

Those who look upon a glass darkly
will be suspicious of the report that
Taft and Diaz had a cordial exchange
behind closed doors.