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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
The Boxcar and the steamboat.

James j. Hills attitude on the Pan
anna canal and waterways generally is
not a surprise. 1t has been the prac-
tice Of the railroad man from the be-
ginning to belittle waterways, and
from the position of the top dog just
now he has a lovely opportunity TO
bark. But men as wise in their day
and generation, perhaps, as Mr.: Hill
have staked much In the way of
prophetic reputation on the utility Of
the canal, and what applies to the
canal applies with equal force to the
twelve-foot channel in the Mississippi
river. European experience has proven
that even a three-foot channel gives
the box car such a lively chase that it
has never succeeded in gaining very
much of an upper hold. 1t would have
been too much to expect that Mr.. Hill
would give enthusiastic endorsement
to the waterways scheme, but the fact
that he does urge a comprehensive,
rather than a piecemeal, plan is proof
that he has studied this as he has
other phases Of the great social and
economic problems that are presented
to modern civilization. Down in his
heart Mr.. Hill knows that the greatest
competitor the railroads can have will
be the waterways.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
undermining Warfare.

Every new invention in the matter
Of firearms is seized upon as the basis
for a f%reshening Of the argument that
the undermining of warfare will make
battles so deadly that wars will be-
come impossible. The Maxim silencer
is a case in point. Yet Brigadier GEN
eral Crozier. in his annual report as
chief Of ordnance, eliminates the
Maxim device as a factor by recon-
mending that it be not adopted by the
United States army.
General Crozier's objection to the ST
lencer Is that its use would, while
eliminating much of the noise of firing,
betray the troops to the enemy,
as on damp or cloudy days the slow
escape Of gas from the silencer be-
comes visible and assists the opposing
force IN locating the firing line with
exactitude.
The fact remains that all efforts to
modernize warfare thus far have failed
to remove the elementals from the
field of battle. Some inventions, such
as the rapid-hre gun, the high-power
rife and smokeless powder, have taken
their place among the permanent de-
Yelopments Of combat. but many
others, as in the case of the %sileneer,
have failed to establish their value,
and so long as men have occasion to
go to wal they probably will be guided
much as in the days Of old, by the de-
sire to kill, concerning which all the
modern Improvements devised to date
have failed 20 establish any material
differentiation of new battles from old.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
Asleep at the Throttle.

Reports Of the wreck Of the Boston
midnight express while rushing
through the darkness at forty miles an
hour indicate that the engineer was
asleep in his cab, having been ordered
to take the train out Of New York de-
spite his protest that he had been on
duty forty-eight hours.
Under such circumstances, the re-
sultant collision Is hardly to be won
dered at, but what the general public
would be interested to know Is how it
was possible for any railroad official to
permit any man in his employ to take
charge of a locomotive when so mani
testify In need of rest.
The accident happened In Connect
cut. the headquarters Of the road are
IN that state and there is afforded for
the legal authorities Of the Land of
Steady Habits an excellent opportunity
for holding the responsible person
strictly to account. In this case it
would be we'll to find the man
higher up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
THE WINDOW w1sHERs.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
I think thai now's about the time, with
Christmas drawing near,
To make a plea for all the tots who get
The little window wishers, who from now
dill Christmas eve
VIII gaze at dolls and toys and things and
steadfastly believe
That santa CLAUS, SO good and kind,
Will surely, somewsy, chance to find
Their little stockings, hung with care,
And fill them while they slumber there.
And they. win wander. pale and cold, and
wOndernEly they will pause,
And tell their wants unto some imitation
Santa Claus,
Who'll take their names and write them
down, and send them on content and
glad,
Believing Santa Claus win come to every
orphan girl and lad;
That Christmas morn, beside their beds,
They'll find their dolls and drums and
For poor tots have a faith as great
As children born to better fate,
The little window wishers, it's for them
/ make a plea,
Who miss, perhaps, c mothers love, or
lack a fathers knee,
Who face the bittnerness Of life, through
no fault Of their own.
Who dream and hope for all the Joys tina
other tots nave known;
It's such a little thing to do,
I'm sure II must appeal to you;
Seek out some window wisher here,
Some little heart that you can cheer.
Hunt up some little boy or girl, whom
Santa asAaYt P@rchannR. forget.
Some little one, who Is too young TO know
the truth Of Christmas yet;
Preserve that simple. trusting faith, the
sweetest memory of youth.
And save that child the broken heart that
comes with knowledge of the truth.
Make some little one your care,
Who may awake to grim despair;
Some little stocking fiji. because
It may be missed by Santa Claus.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Mr.. Bryan hastens to assure the
democratic donkey that he is not to be
hitched to one large. comprehensive
water wagon, but that be is going to
be permitted to pull a numerous string
of dinky little water wagons, whose
pifiing sprinkle will affect only the
dust in some isolated and separated
localities and cannot under any condi-
tions be considered as a general deluge.
Just which one OF his weather eyes Mr..
Bryan has turned in the direction Of
old Kentucky. where sits "Marse" Wat
terson, Gathering his brows like a
gathering storm and nursing his wrath
to keep 1t warm" cannot be accurately
stated. but the signs are that the feeler
put out by the great eommoner in his
recent speech did not strike the respon-
slve chord he hoped for. Minniemascot
may yet be permitted to serve the
thirsty in Goldheld by capering lightly
at the front end OF a beer wagon, and
the jaekass may or may not haul the
water wagon as he locally elects, while
the peerless leader casts a~nxiously
about for another paramount.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
An Example worth Trying.

DWINWNV |INpT NU'f
The new crop Of state legislatures will be
treated. as usual, to bills designed to re
luce s~leeping-car service. These measures
are among the legislative old soldiers which
seldom progress beyond the COMMITTEES
stage In Oklahoma, however, where they
iegisIate about everything. the state cor
poration commission has ordered a reduc-
ton in Pullman rates, effective on January
l. The berth rate per night is reduced from
81 to s150, and the seat rate Is cut 40 per
cent. The Pullman company has agreed to
accept the new schedule. possibly because
at a hearing before the commission It was
testified that the gross earnings Of the COM
pany in Oklahoma last year were $3.50, 494,
and the profits BIZ per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
A TIMELY WARMING.
Some Remarks on the Prophecy of
n Prophet,

Some Remarks ON the Prophecy Of
"A Prophet.
Brooklyn Eagle (dem.).
IF a central bank is created. 1t is only
a question Of time when its tyranny wnl
become uubearable." Mr.. Bryan
Assuredly. 1t is precisely what will
happen. Every banker in the United
States is a Nero. as II were. in embryo.
Ostensibly, he becomes a financier for the
comparatively prosaic purpose of making
a living; really his design is to deprive
the people of happiness and liberty, to say
nothing Of life. With his customary
acumen, Mr.. Bryan has detected this. Just
as he for saw that the army was to be in
creased so tina the disconnected might be
held in checA at the point OF the bayonet
when there were full nner pals only in
penitentisries. There was q wise man who
knew more things that were not so thar
anybody else, with one exception. For
further particulars, apply to Mr.. Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
SMILING REMARKS.

Can you tell me why a good house
wife is like q bad husbandman?"
Il suppose. because she is always sew
Ing tears."-Baltimore American.
MY husband shores so loud that I don't
get any sleep"
That's nothing. My husband shores so
loud that he can't even sleep himseIfl"-
Cleveland Leader.
The irresistible force had met the immov-
able body.
why, you don't eKistl" exclaimed the
force.
And you're nothing but hot ART" said
the body, equally disgusted.
BY this simple process they found the
answer TO the conundrum Of the ages
Chicago Tribune.
shs-In what way does your poetic
friend show his Inconsistency?
He-Sinss about the glory of winter, and
bowls about the size OF his coal bllls.-st.
Louis Times.
There is only one man or woman IN
the world who enjoys eating one's words"
Who is that7f
The author of a good cook book -
Baltimore American.
did you have any assistance when YOU
made your appearance as a singer"
Yes" answered the amateur solodst.
There was a policeman keeping order in
the gallery. "-Washington Star.
docs your wife believe all you tell her?'
doe she9 say-I stayed out all night
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
Government Inhumanity to Heroes

Government Humanity to Heroes.
The seasoned surfmRn who at the
risk of his own body saves ships and
lives In the bitterest OF seasons and the
most desperate Of weather ome in
for popular plaudits with each re-
curing tale Of heroism in his line Of
duty, with never a reflection that the
government which employs him makes
no provision for his morrow.
The shameful facts are emphasized
by Secretary MacVeagh Of the Treas
ury department u his recommendation
to congress that seine system of pen
sions for those disabled or %superannu-
ated in the llfe-saVing service be pro-
yided. SO ~niggardly has the govern
ment treated these men in the past
that It is now difficult 20 find new re-
eruits. a fact which might serve as suf-
heient argument for a pension pro-
vision as a matter of policy. If lot Of
humanity.
AS the case stands, the Treasury de-
partment is compelled to thrust out
upon the world men who, In devoted
service 10 the government, have be-
come lncspaeitated for earning a liy-
ing In any private vocation, men who
have TO their credit deeds Of self-sacri-
fee that have honored the nation.
During the last year the nfe-saying
service laborsd with 1875 stricken
vessels. carrying $500 persons. and in
their entire field of operations only
thirty lives were lost. while nearly
siF.OOO.o zoe in property was salVAged,
In addition, many acts Of humanity
we're rendered, apart from the casual
ties 10 vessels. such as the ~rescuing OF
los persons from drowning. There
would seem to be much justice in the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

named Leon Desjardins. Time after time
he rushed through the flames and saved
some woman who would nave persisted but
for his brave aid, and although exhausted
he did not desist until he found he was
carrying g corpse. This hero has shared
the fate Of many another man who has
rendered gallant service TO his fellow crea-
lures. Being out of work and in destitu-
ton, he drowned himself last week in the
Seine and his body was Identified at the
morgue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The prizes being handed out at the
Corn show and the prices being paid
for prize-winning grains AFFORD a solid
basis for the conclusion that some Of
the farmers at least are waking up to
the Importance Of better crops. It
only remains now for these to assist
in the spread OF the gospel of getting
SEED and proper cultivation among
those who are still indefinite.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

plea that these men be provided for
when they are disabled or exhaust
their energies in the service. and the
fact that under existing regulations
the treasury must send them sdrift as
derelicts indicates the need for some
such remedial legislation as that pro-
posed by the secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
mo JoYoua sendoff.
%Springfield Republican.

~rlngtle Fepubican.
David e. Thompson has retired from the
office Of United States ambassador to
Mexico and begun his work as president Of
the Pan-American railroad. President Diaz
gave an elaborate banquet to the retiring
American officer, which the newspapers Of
Mexico describe as a very brilliant affair,
surprising a similar function lately given
in honor of the Chinese special ambassador,
DE-. WI Ting-fang.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

A state league Of municipalities is
proposed by Mayor Love of Lincoln.
This ought to be a good thing. A
close organization of the different
communities would unquestionably
lead to a better understanding Of many
questions that are from time to time
presented, and ought to bring about
better conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

A Michigan man claims to have been
cured Of rheumatism by a dream. The
hrst thaw is likely to cure him Of his
dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Mr.. Heneg nov proposes 10 sue Mr.
Croker for libel. Does he not know
that the mas who goes into the courts
10 get a reputation seldom comes out
nnarockedg
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Surgeon General Torney presents
himself in the guise Of a real diplomat
when be boosts the hOokworm with
out knocking the soldier who has It.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
An Impertinent Motion
Baltimore News

Senator Bailey moves that congress work
at night, instead Of in the daytime here
after. Move to amend that congress work
both day and night and earn that increase
In its salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

After al. that horseback upset
couldn't have deransed, John Drew Sc
riously. for Il does not appear that his
hair was musssd or biz mustaehe dis.
arranged.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The decision Of the Board Of Regents
10 provide appropriate athletic instrue-
ton for the young men and women at
tending the University OF Nebraska
without entering into violent eompeti-
tion with schools where athletics are
made a major Will be approved. It is
we'll to train the body along with the
mind, but the school whose reputation
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

No place on the map confesses to a
usual" season, and the professional
winter resorts announce, In connection
with the weather bureaus figures, that
ct never can happen again. d.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The united newspapers of Chicago
have accomplished NJ notable thing
for the public good in shaming the
Bath House John" orgy of the
boards.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Eugene Foss is suing his florist be-
cause his Easter lilies didn't bloom,
but he can hardly expect TO o
from the Massachusetts, voters because
their frost nipped his political bulb.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

While New York state is listening TO
the voices of the milk combine in
vestigatiOn, let 1t not deafen It's ears
TO the TiIl Of the town pump,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

with the Prairie permanently
planted In the Delaware. viii eongtess
continue 70 regard that as a navigable
stream or as acreage TO be reclaimed?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
The Heroic Teat.
washington Post.

Stovaine, the new anesthetic, might en-
able the democratic party to amputate
Bryan's stranglehold without ~interrupting
his flow of language. -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

II those w~aistmakers on strike make
the kind that button up the back,
mere nan will be apt to hope they
never resume.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Had II no been for the prevailing
fashions. would that s~uffragette have
been able to squeeze herself into an
organ piper
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

How ready the railroad president is
with the plea Of poverty Al the mere
threat Of strike he threatens TO put mp,
not wages. but rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

DIR. Cook seems to be particularly
unfortunate In the choice of some of
his friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

If Ig Dunn doesn't van to crawl,
this sort of weather would give him a
fine opportunity to slide.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

America once more is stung to har-
Dor such a poets tongue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
Fame smirched.

bpSNOn Il6IdAus
The reputation that Washington made
for the Delawar by crossing II has been
lost by the Prairie, which got hopelessly
stuck on Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Any American who crayed a Nobel
prize and didn't get it, may reflect that
It's only noble to be good"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Chicago dszzles the daughter of
Krupp, and 1t is safe to say that the
baroness dazzles Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The new anaesthetIc is said to per-
NIT a patient to look on and talk while
the doctor operates. But what patient
wants TOT
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Preserved eggs hardly sound nice,
however, they may appeal to the other
senses.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Farmer Wilson failed to note that
this was also the banner year for the
Rfidavit crop.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

However. the national legislators
evidently are finding that Mr.. Taft's
cold Is in his head, not his heart.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The Arctic explorers silent1 Don't
wake. 'em up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

rests on the muscular rather than on
the mental sttainrnents OF lis Eradu-
ates is not doing the best work.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

That Captain Loose talk about DR..
Cook may prove to be only the trayed
fragments OF a sailors yarn.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

recently, playing poker, And I told her
We weren't playing for money, and she
believed it!'-CleYelahd Leader.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

STATEMENT or CIRCULATION.
State. Of Nebraska, Douglas County, sHt
George B. Tzsehuck. treasurer OF The Bee
Publishing Company, being auiy sworn,
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
month Of Noyembef, 1903. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
In Other Lands

size lights on what ia Trans
pirtng Amsng the Hssr ana
raF NahenS ~ ths Earth
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

Subscribers leaving. the city tena-
pOrarily shOuId hays The Bee
mailed to them, Address win be
chanEsd a. Often az requested,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

If you are going to do it early you
have only a little time left.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

The weather man evidently doesn't
care. .}.....
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

oh. put that strike of at BuRalol
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

QuaOk, quack. wackl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11
TERMS on sTrBeCRIPTfON.

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class matter
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

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Before me this LIST day Of December, 1ss.
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Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

There was no Sreatsr hero in the work Of
rescue In the disaster OF the Paris charity
bazaar fire in May. 1854. than a olumhar
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

VICTOR RosEwATER. EDITOR
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

In dustrial associations "a been organ
ICED in several parts Of Ireland for the en-
oourRgement Of native manufacturing and
the protection Of Irish-made goods against
foreign competition and spurious lmlta-
tons abroad. The principal leader In this
movement is probably the Irish Industrial
Development association at Cork, which
has registered an Irish national trade-
mark. adopted by many Irish manufactur-
ers, and serving as a guaranty OF bona
fide Irish production. Thus such widely
Initiated goods as Irish crochet, linen aud
poplin can be protected 10 some extent
against foreign eounterfsits. The associa-
ti0E also has In hand the prosecution OF
persons who represent alien goods as Irish
made.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-11

oUNDED B = EDWARD RosEwArER
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28
Tax List.
City Marshal's Office.

Black Hawk, Colo, October 5th. 1909.
Public notice Is hereby given that
the assessment roll of taxable real
and personal estate in the City of
Black Hawk for the municipal year
1909 has been completed and returned
to the City Council. who have by
ordinance levied tax Of 16 mills on
the dollar, upon all the taxable real
and personal property in said city
dated Black Hawk, October 9Th A.
d. 1909 and signed by the Mayor Of
said City, commanding me to make
levy and collect the amount OF said
taxes, and make return thereof with.
in ninety days from the date Of said
order. All persons are hereby requir-
ed to pay the amount of their taxes
at the office Of the City Marshal, in
the Council Rooms Of said City, with.
in ten days from and after publica.
ton of this notice.
Fred Bauer.
..4.tLuE.,i,g;, City. Marshal.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

A poem Of school days from the
Troy Chief: l remember, remem-
ber the house where l was born; the
voice of Dad that beloved forth to
rouse me every morn; the picnic that
always had when winter breezes
blew, to clear the sidewalk of the
snow; the chores I had to do. l re-
member, l remember. the old-time
days in school; the lickings that | al
ways got for breaking some darned
rule; the moonlight nights l used to
go out in the old bob sleigh, and
hug and kiss the pretty girls beneath
the robes and hay. l remember, re-
member, oh. no, I'll not forget: I'd
like to wander back again to those
old days, you bet!
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

IF a newspaper man knew how
many knocks he received behind his
back he would adopt another calling"
remarked a citizen the other day.
The citizen was mistaken. The news
paper man knows that he will be
maligned by every law-breaker, ,swind-
ler and hypocrit, every harping crit
ic who is failure in everything he
undertakes, lovers of notoriety who
are ignored and useless, whose only
occupation is wiping dust off dry
goods boxes. Dead beats and street
corner orators will take a knock at
him, and the man who has taken his
paper for years without paying for it
and the one who has never taken it
but borrows his neighbor's just to
look it over. is taking a whack at
him and he knows every narrow con-
tracted little soul that flies off the
handle every time you do not say
or do the thing that suits his whim
Oh, yes! the editor understands all
these like a book, and smiles at
their foolishness. But he also knows
that there are a lot of big, whole
souled men and women who appreci-
ate the editors work and are willing
to accord the same privileges and
rights they themselves enjoy. And
another thing, II paper should be
as outspoken as its critics and tell
all the mean things it knows about
them. guess there would be some
thing doing."-Ex.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

Some thoushtIess person 10 desir.
Gus Of having the president make a
trip In a balloon. Let US see. Ex.
president Roosevelt went to the bot.
tom Of the sea In a diving boat and
he lived to tell Of his experience.
Tho president up In a balloon, would
be a most inspiring thins,but It nigh,
revive the old song Of "Up In a bal.
loon, boys" This 10 hoping the pres.
ident will not do anything SO rash.
Gilpin observer., 1909-10-28

Some ono has been iibeIins Denver
society. A writer says drinking 10
becoming popular In the smart set
all over the country. This thirst
must be something awful. Wines,
cocktails and even champagne before
breakfast! II 10 poor economy II the
guests 90 without their morning
meaI. Mixed drinks are likely to
make a man forget that he ever ate
anything. However, there 10 no com.
plant to make, only the fellow who
cannot do without his lubricant might
not like II that so much liquor 10
consumed and he not invited to par.
take.