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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

--otJ would scarcely believe that
~ once / was one Of the finest
horses that ever pranced along
- the roadway. l am only a
ISSZSl stick now, and yet / was once
~ a beautiful horse. With flowing
name and tail, and sporting a bride, which
had silver bangles that glittered in the
sun. No doubt IT seems strange to you
That a plain old stick could be thus trans
formed, but there can be no question of
the truth of 1t.
And before I was n horse I was a hick-
ory bush. growing by the roadside; and
before | was a sprout was a hickory
nut that had fallen from a large tree with
overhanging branches. Oh, / have had
am eventful life, even if 1 am young and
dead now.
| remember as / stood by the roadside,
spreading out my leaves and branches and
watching wagons that ratified by I'm the
road near me, causing the dust to rise
and cover my leaves-how l longed then
to travel. But l couldn't. because / was
rooted fast to the earth. Yet I got to
travel.
The boys, going to school, used to pass
aud break off my leaves, peeling the twigs
and selling them as candy for the leaves,
which they called money. They were
greenbacks. just like sure enough money.
One day a boy bent over me with his
knife and began cutting me down. Thu
knife was dull and hacked me terribly, and
you may be sure l suffered. 1t is not
pleasant to be cut in two. slowly. and tc
live through il all. But I had no hands
and so was powerless 10 defend myself.
The boy stripped off my limbs, and, cut
ting off a piece from my body with which
to make a whistle, dropped the rest OF M
in the road to die. Here 1 was all cut tC
pieces, yet stll living. The leaves soor
withered and l felt them no more. and fl
the course OF a few days the piece tina
had been skinned 30 as to form a whistle
dried up and ceased TO be painful; but tn,
body Of me, in the road. lived on and OF
in the dust and nearly famished.
Before / died, however; that is, befor,
the biggest piece OF me died, a little boy
passed by, and, %straddling me. went pranc
ing down the road. He called me Horsey
and. as I looked, sure enough l did seen
TO be a great black pony. "Geddupl' h,
called, and we galloped down the road
making the dust fly high into the air.
we are almost TO New York" he said
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

Mary Brown. 232 Boulevard, Omaha.
Eva Hendee. 400 Dodge street, Omaha.
Juanita lines, 2769 Fort street, Omaha.
Lillian Writ, ass Cass street, Omaha.
Emile Brown. 1922 Boulevard. Omaha.
Meyer Cohn, S46 Georgia avenue, Omaha
Ada Morris, 34A Franklin street, Omaha.
Myrtle Jensen, 29O9 lizard street, Omaha.
Gail Howard, 4722 Capitol avenue, Omaha.
Helen Houck. 1925 DOthrop street, Omaha
BrAerson Goodrich, 1910 Nicholas, Omaha
Maurice Johnson, 1927 Locust ST.. Omaha.
Leon Carson, 1924 North Fortieth, Omaha.
Wilma Howard, 4723 Capitol Ave, Omaha.
Hilah Fisher, 1910 South Eleventh, Omaha.
Mildred Jensen, 2707 Be~avenworth, Omaha,
Helen Goodrich. 1910 Nicholas street, omaha
Mabel Sheifelt. 1914 North Twenty-fifth
Emma Carruthers. S211 North Twenty-fifti
Walter Johnson, 24oS North Twentieth
street, Omaha.
Leonora Denison, The Albion, Tenth and
Pacific streets, Omaha.
Mae Hammond, ONeill, Neb.
MaGge L. Daniels, ord, Neb.
lola Beddeo, Orleans, Neb.
Agnes Richmond, Orleans, Neb.
Marie Fleming, Osceola, Neb.
Lolita Woods, Pawnee City, Neb.
Earl Perkins, R~eddington, Neb.
Emma Kostal, 1919 . street, South Omaha.
Edna EMS. Stanton, Neb.
Ethel EMS. Stanton, Neb.
Ina Carney, sutton, Clay county, Neb.
Clara Miller, Utica, Neb.
Mae Grunke. West Point, Neb.
Elsie Stastny, WILDER. Neb.
Alta Wilken, Waco, Neb.
Pauline Parks, York, Neb.
Edna Behling, York, Neb.
Mary Frederick, York, Neb.
Carrie b. Bartlett, Fontanelle, Ia.
Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, Ia.
Ethel Mulholland, Box n, Malvern, Ia.
Eleanor Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Kethryne Mellor, Malvern, Ia.
Ruth Robertson. Manila, Ia.
Mildred Robertson, Manila, Ia
Margaret b. Witherow, Thurman, la.
Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo.
Edith Amend, Sheridan, Wyo.
Henry l.. Workinger, care Sterling Remedy
company, Attica, Ind.
Fred Shelley. 2SO Troup street, Kansas
City, Kan.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

paper. On the paper was written In large
letters, How do I suit you for a valen-
timer When Fred opened his he found a
warm, f~ur-lined cap, with a pretty valen-
tine. Martin was ashamed Of his and that
taught him a lesson which he never forgot.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

I think I h go with him. am
lonesome without him and 1 am getting
weak. Who knows what / may be in the
place %beyond7
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

~ HE BUSY BEES have made n OF the best records during the asst ew
weeks for following the rule prescribed for the little writer's, and
scarcely a story has been thrown way in several weeks. Last year
50 many of the Busy Bees would forget and write o both sides o
the ape or forgt o write their names nd ags on the stores, ut lately
III storesh have been sent in in splendid form and veyf few corrections have
10 be made. A few Of the writer's have sent in stories too long, and, while
these have not been thrown away, they have OF received a prize There are
so man Busy Bees from 81 many different states and places and they all
wan to see their stories printed, and in order to make Don for so many the
storesh ave to be short; and, then, the younger Busy Bees enjoy short stories
more
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07
Little Rosy Red

Little White and Blue
And Little Rosy Red
Wandered on into
A posy bed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

Prizes we're awarded this week to Freda TruSin Of Omaha, o Thu Red
side. and to Pauline Squire of Grand, Okl, o the Blue side. Honorable
mention was given to Letiha Van Buren, of Omaha, O the Red side.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

Several new names. have been added to the Postcard Exchange this week
Any Of the Busy Bees may send cards to any n whose name is OF the
Pnacard EXCHANGE which now includes:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

oU would scarcely believe that
once / was one Of the finest
horses that ever pranced along
the roadway. l am only a
stick now, and yet I was once
q beautiful horse. with flowing
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Duke Willing to
Give Up Everything

PARIS, Jan. 20.-The Petit Parisien
published today a remarkable story
about the duke of the Abruzh which
was sent from Turin by special cor.
respondent. who says the duke will
give up his naval honors and abandon
all his privileges as the cousin OF
the king in order to marry Miss Kath.
crime Elkins.
"It has been remarked In Italy,
says the correspondent. that alone OF
all the princes Of the royal blood, the
duke of the Abruzzi did not go to
Sicily and Calabria. While the king
and all other members Of the royal
family visited Messina. the duke re
manned In Turin in the solitude that
he has preserved for months. This
lack Of action is more strange because
the duke is captain of the vessel which
was sent to carry aid to the earth
quake sufferers"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
CELEBRATES COM
PLETION RAILROAD
Steamboat Springs Citizens in High Glee Over
Arrival Of the First Passenger Train .
On the MOffat Line

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Jan. TO-
The first passenger train on the Mof.
fat road arrived in Steamboat Springs
last night at 500 o'clock. ON time TO
the dot. A party of 100 citizens met
the train at Sidney. eight miles from
here, congratulated the officials who
were on the train upon the inaugura.
tion of passenger service. Shouts,
whistles and music of the band greet
ed the arrival OF the train in this city.
reception committee from the
Steamboat Springs Commercial club
was at the station.
The formal celebration of the roads
completion to this city which will con
tinue through three days opened last
night with IA banquet to the railroad
men and visitors at the Onyz hotel
and lance In Masonic hall. Today
steamboat Springs is Wide open.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21

Boy In Blue" was fine. but the whole
show was so admirably gotten up that
1t would take great deal of spacs
to tell all about It.
Albert Boettcher. the strong man.
gave US great treat In muscular sx-
hibtions, but "Mishaps OF Det,,ctive,' .
produced by Bausman and Ennis, scor-
ed big hit with the audience. goms-
body remarked: Gee, but Beususan
makes good monkey" and he did,
all right.
The monologue by Jack Evans was
dandy and In this last roasting spiel
none of Durango's patron saints o.
capped.
The last-a little vaudeville stunt,
"Bachelor's At Home.' by the whole
bunch. was especially good-Bausman
rendering the sweet ballad, "oniy .
Face In the Firel!ght." and wailis
Haas reciting THE Clink Of the leo In
the Pitcher"
The whole show was certainly GOOD
and Durango showed her appreciation
by turning out crowded house.
TILLY SLOWBOY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
UlNWRIT=
TEN LAW
Special Attorney White
Wants the Criminal
Lawyers Punished

LAKESIDE n. j. Jan. 2O.-Elmer
s. White, spebial prosecutor, who open.
ed the case against Thornton ]. Hams,
today advocated contempt of court
proceedings against criminal lawyers
who call upon the "unwritten law"
when defending their cases. Mr.. White
bitterly attacked the stock Defense"
which he declared is an encourage
ment to crim4. He added that Thorn
ton Hams was at no time in danger
of being conyicted and that the jury
although urged to conoede the "un.
written law" decided on the case from
the evidence of the shooting.
In denouncing the "unwritten law"
methods, Mr.. White said; Generally
after verdict It III becomes counsel
to speak concerning, but the result of
the trial OF Hains has been the subject
of such yoluminous and diverse com.
ment that perhaps the case stands
as an exception to the general rule"
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21

professional men and farmers, and
are remarkable for the uanimity with
which they express the belief that the
president is all right and congress all
wrong. Few Of the writer's discuss
the merits of the case. They appear
TO be with the president on general
principles and against congress for the
same reason. "Mr Roosevelt has the
people hypnotized." is the way some
of the representatives put 1t.
Among the senate leaders efforts are
making to exert restraining influ.
ence upon Mr.. Tillman and to induce
him to forego his threatened periodic
outbreak against the president In.
cidentally, IL is now believed the sen.
ate will drop the Tlllman case as the
best way TO let the whole affair blow
over Notwithstanding the fac. that
Mr. Tillman has twice urged the sen.
ate to Investigate him, sentiment
among leading senators Is adverse to
such action. Failure to set on foot a
formal investigation, would mean two
things. in the opinion of the senators.
First, 1t would indicate beyond doubt
that the senate does not consider the
presidents charges as serious enough
to Investigate. and believes, now tnnt
both Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Tillman
have spoken. it is up to the people #
the country to take whatever view of
the matter they may choose.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Chicago Tribune.
The fearful are always faithlsss.
Set your heart on living and los,
life.
The selfish can not know satisfa<
ton.
1t takes a clean heart to kssp clsa
head.
The greatest gain In any life = u
loss Of greed.
Greatness never was bought by u
sale Of goodness.
There can be no right manners vii
out right motives.
He who has no time to Get rsaAy
never ready at any time.
No church can be cleaned propesi
by soft-soaplng the saints.
A man is worth what he givss Il
world. not what he gets from u.
{, Tho self and the sscrines b =
gift Is the only measure oe IT. voed
Half the friction Of life oounss a.
having our tongues too vell gGDoAl
Envy is the habit Of losiAg sns u
happiness while Iongtng for ane<hsu|
y The sermons that 20 noet eees>1I
work in this world are tAese q 4
legA
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
NEW LAWS LABOR
WILL ASK FOR IN STATE

Denver Republican.
Nearly score of bills advocating
changes In the statutes of Colorado.
both by repeating and amending pres
ent laws and by creating now laws
tending towards the betterment Of Ii,
Dor conditions in the state were in.
dorsed at a meeting OF the Colorado
State Federation of Labor In the Club
building Sunday. Several members OF
the senate and house of representa-.
tiyes were present at the meeting and
pledged themselves to present and
support the bills in the present session
of the assembly.
Two of the bills indorsed bear upop
the recovery of damages for accidents
to any person in any manner. These
bills have been In course of propsra-
tion for some time. but the Rio 0rande
accident OF last week brings them
more than ever before the public.
Another bill that will arouse great
interest is one calling for the repeal OF
the anti-boycott statute. giving labor
men tho right to declare . shop or
store or any place Of business unfair
and to post pickets, II necessary.
Aroused by frequent reports durins
the past year Of private employmsnt
agencies defrauding working people ot
fees, and charging exhorbitant fees for
securing positions the federation has
indorsed bill granting the commis-
sioner OF labor absolute power to regu-
late these agencies, and also asking
that a maximum fee for services bel
set by statute.
Two bills which will have the sup
port Of many are found In q bill seek
Ing to provide by statute for . To-
hour day for employees Of street rail-
way employees. and 10-hour day Sor|
drug clerks.
Among the other measures which
the labor men expect to pass Ia one
to create a department Of factory in1
spection. providing for safety appliI
ances on all exposed machinery, fos|
fire escapes. trap doors. gates. fenced
and toilet and dressing rooms In at1
places where labor is employed. Thd
second object Of this measure IL I'd
improve sanitary conditions in placed
where manual labor is employed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
THE sILvERToN MINsTRELs.

With bing. bing. bing. and noisy
jangle of tamborines. the curtain rose
last night on the opening chorus Of
the Silverton minstrels-as handsome
a bunch of manhood as the writer
would care to see out OF jail.
To say that the minstrels were good
is putting 1t mildly. They were fine,
fine. fine,
Alex Bausman's rendition OF I'm
the Man" was treat. Then began a
series of jokes and roasts on Durango
ties. No one escaped-not even Char.
ley Conroy, and we think he got more
than his share. When Charley Still
wells turn came, and the roast came
floating out over the audience Charley
tainted and the lady next famed him
with brick.
Somebody Loves You. Dear" rem.
dered by Tom Evans ia his sweet voice
! brought tears 10 the eyes OF the audi
ence-but 1t might have been the onion
DR.. Lefurgey carried In his coat pocket
Hurry Back" a comical song as
sung by Lou Haas was dandy, but
Lou is married and knows how to put
In the pathetic little touches.
George Bausman. the handsome
blonde. sang a sweet love ballad en-
titled Roses" and the audience wep
so bitterly that some of the ladici
were obliged TO borrow rubbers 1,
keep from getting their feet wet.
Mr.. McAtee's whistling solo. "Th'
Birds and the Brook" was anothe
treat.
The joke that brought down tn
house was on Dave Day. Dave wen
tn heaven and when he arrived uu
found George Raymond there--it va
too much-he turned around and wen
back down the ladder. thus preser'
ing the harmony Of the realms sbov
The closing chorus. Here's To u
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Extending Provis=
ions Carey Act

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The house
committee on public lands has report.
ed fayorably the bill introduced by
Mr.. Andrews of New Mexico. extend
ing to the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico the provision OF the Carey
act. In letter Secretary Garfield
says there are In New Mexico aud
Arizona many opportunities for recla-
nation under the Carey act and ur-
gently recommends the enactment OF
the bill extending the provisions of
that act to the two territories. The
states which have taken advantage of
the act are Colorado. Idaho, Montana,
Oregon. Utah. Washington and wyom-
ing. Four of the states have patented
over 225.000 acres under the act.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
THIRTY=FOUR LOSE
LIVES BY FIRE
Disastrous Fire Breaks Out in Water Supply
Crib Mile and Hall From Shore in
Lake Michigan This Morning

has been offered to the plan proposed
by the bill to fence in this area, and
the total cost win be only $4,000 lor
the land, which will be paid to the
Indians and $4,000 for substantial
fence and the necessary sheds and
buildings for the proper care and main
tenance of buffalo.
The reservation proposed is in Tie
county of Missoula. eighty miles ives
OF the town of Missoula. and six miles
from Revalli, a station on the North.
ern Pacific railroad, which was nsmed
after famous Jesuit missionary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
PEOPLE DEMAND HALT
IN WAR ON PRESIDENT
CBy Walter wellman in a Special 10
the Reeord-HeraldJ

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-"Go slow
in the quarrel with the president" is
the word which the leaders Of con
gress are passing. They hav~ heard
from the country and sentiment Is
with the president. Both senators and
representatives. the latter particularly,
are afraid of public opinion This
does not mean that the war is over
There will be in the future AZ in the
past a determined opposition to mos I
OF the recommendation which the
president makes. But efforts are Ia
be made by the leaders in both houses
to keep the opposition within reason
able bounds and to avoid violent out.
breaks of public sentiment which
might react upon members Of con
gress at home.
Many representatives who voted
| against the president on the seoret
| service "rebuke" admit they are over
whelmed with letters from their con
stituents. and that nine out OF tel
OF their correspondents stand by th,
president and condemn congress
These letters. the members say, COM
from college presidents. business an
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
RANGE FOB BUFFALO
PLANNED IN MONTANA

WASHINGTON-On of the bills
which will probably become a law
during the present short and busy ses
sion OF congress directs the president
to set apart 1880 acres of land in
the Flathead Indian reservation in the
state of Montana for a permanent
range for a herd OF buffalo to be pre-
sented to the government of the Unit
ed States by the American Bison SO
ciety. The bill has already passed
the senate and is now pending before
the house committee of Indian affairs,
which will probably make a favorable
report.
The Flathead reservation is now be
ing allotted to the members of that
tribe in small farms. The remainder,
after all the families are provided for.
amounting to about a million acres,
will be thrown open TO settlement
next fall, and the reclamation service
will build a reservoir on the Jocko
river, which is the outlet of Flathead
lake, to furnish irrigation for a wide
area of very fertile soil. AT the same
time, before the water goes into the
irrigation canals, 1t will furnish one
OF the finest powers for manufacturing
in all the western country, and 1t is
expected that some enterprising firm
will be glad to take advantage Of this
opportunity to set up an electric plant
Private parties have been trying to
get hold of this location, but It has
been reserved by proclamation as one
of the reservations for the reclama
ton OF arid lands.
Flathead lake is about thirty-fiy,
miles long and an average of five mile!
wide, and is surrounded by the mos
extensive unappropriated wood pull
supply on the continent. The whole
region is splendidly watered. and II
addition to the great bodies of tin
ber 1t is believed that there are ricl
mineral deposits. although the cour
try has not been explored and fe,
prospectors have ever been seen there
The soil in this locality is special
adapted to fruit and grain, aud ii
lands lying to the north of the rcscl
walton. which were open to homestca,
ers fifteen years ago, are now se.lip
without irrigation for $3.50 per acI
for orchards and grain. There are |,
settlers upon the reservation. and III
tract OF 1880 acres which 1t is pr
posed to preserve as II is forever Il
the breeding of buffalo. is admirnbI
situated, and. If it is not devoted
that purpose. will be sold as hom
stsads to the public. No objsctie
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Explosion Injuries
Twelve People

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20-An ex.
plosion In the mixing building of the
Dupont powder plant at Gibbstown,
Oh the New Jersey side of the Della.
ware river, twenty miles south of Phil
adelphia. today injured twelve men,
destroyed several small corrugated
iron buildings. The explosion was felt
within a radius of thirty miles. The
most seriously injured Is Joe Batra an
employe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
This Marriage One
Of Genuine Love

OMAHA, Jan. 20.-Charles Haffke
of this city married Miss Margaret f.
Barr for the love Of whom he resigned
the office OF king of tribe of ma
tives of the Philippine Islands. Haffke
as King Carlos ruled for three months
over the Ilocanos tribe OF Filipinos
which comprises more than 100000 ma.
tives. Then in order to return to
the United States to see the girl with
whom he had fallen in love before
he went to the orient he stepped down
from the throne and renounced his
kingship forever.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Dead Now Number
"a; Another Dying

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Jan. 20
The dead in the Denver & Rio Grande
wreck at DotsSro now number twenty
four. Within twelve hours three Of
the thirty persons injured have ex
pired and another is In critical con
dition. There is added to the death
list since last night: l.. ]. Ezell OF
Marshall. Mo-; Mrs. Lydia Mahan OF
Princeton, Ind, and A. r. Rosseau of
Holdredge, Neb. Ezell died early this
morning without regaining conscious
ness. Mrs. Mahan and Rossean ex.
pired within an hour OF each other last
night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
WISDOM OF AN eMp,a,c,sr.

If men got their dues, what lot
of complaining there would be.
People who claim to live according
to the golden rule seem to have a
poor opinion of their own deserts.
Almost any candor is brutal.
Any man can act part well enough
to deceive himself.
Hard times are easy for the man
with good salary. He can buy mere
for it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21

When the husband comes in the
door late at night love flies out of
the window.-Town Topics.
Your business college for youEs
ladies seems to be all right"
1T is all right"
DO you give the girls good bust
ness training?"
''In reply to that question can only
say that 60 per cent of our graduates
marry their employers the first year"
Louisville Courier-Journal
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Everything Moved
Like Clock Work

DENVER, Jan. 2O.-Everything NOV.
ed like clockwork today and the cleo
tion of Mr.. Hughes as United States
senator went through without hitch
After the declaration OF his election
Mr.. Hughes appeared before the joint
session and made very elaborate
speech of thanks and OF promises. The
only feature of the legislative day was
the appointment by the governor of
the following to the board OF state
agriculturalists which were promptly
confirmed. John C. Bell OF Montrose
and Elias NJ. Ammons OF Sedalia. vice
B. V. Dye of Rocky Ford and J. L.
Chatheld of Gypsum.
DENVER. Jan. 20.-Charles ].
Hughes was formally elected United
States senator for Colorado by the
legislature today.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
Cabinet Making
Taft's Occupation

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. 20-The work
of selecting material for his cabinet
continues to occupy the attention Of
President-elect Taft, who is being as
sisted by his prospective secretary of
state, Philander C. Knox. Myron Her
reck is still the favorite for secretary
of treasury. Illinois wants place in
the cabinet and Mr.. Taft Is not ave.se
to gratifying the wish " he can find
an available man.