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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Getting Busy on stray Lines Beyond
'Ae Bell.

6etNtnB Busy ON stray Lines begOnu
'Ae Bell.
b timore American.
The activity of j. p. Morgan & Co. dur
ing the last two weeks in buying up tele-
phone companies scattered through Ohio
and Indiana has aroused speculative query
in every financia center. Following the
acquisition Of the United States Long Dis
lance and the Cuyahoga Telephone COM
panies announcement was made near the
close Of last week that a controlling in
terest had been obtained by the New York
banking firm Of six other Independent COM
panies. The system thus acquired en-
braces 10000 miles of long-distance lines
and represents a capitalization Of S11, 900, 900
common stock, $500, 600 Of preferred stock
and a bond issue of $12, $40, 600. The most
generally accepted guess has been that the
purchases have been made in the interest
Of the Bell company, which recently bought
out the telegraphic lines of the Goulds.
1t is emphatically denied, however, in
what seems to be an authorized state
ment that there is any purpose in view to
turn the properties over to the Bell cor
poration. Clarence Brown, general counsel
for Morgan s. Co., has declared that the
properties were purchased as an invest
ment by the New York banking firm with
out consultation or arrangement with any
other interests. The. consolidated COM
panles, it will be observed, constitute an
important system, ramifyfng q thickly
populated territory, and 1t is a reasonable
conclusion that If the lines have not been
purchased with the expectation of merging
with the Bell system there is a purpose to
make the acquisition the basis of a much
more expansive system. If J. p. Morgan
& Co. are to go into the telephone business
to stay, there is reason for the assumption
that Il will not be in q small WaY.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
SAGE STUFFING.
Same TO youl

same 10 NOul .. f-N
Look up and cheer the while.
Put some heart in the greeting. Heart,
ness sweetens hot air.
A pair Of Christmas slippers that will III
are a Joy while they last.
Feast on Christmas poetry today. To the
morgue, tomorrow, for a year. s,r
Never measure the gift by the price tag.
1t may be a marked-down figure.
The old reliable red necktie continues the
warmest bloom on the Christmas tree.
No matter what the Danes decree, popu-
lar confidence in the cook cannot be
shaken today.
Christmas sentiments are all right in
their place, but Christmas substance
reaches the spot.
II you are still in doubt about who got
there first, pull Santa Claus into a corner
and start a quiz.
The Christmas purse is not as fat rs II
was, but much improved in appearance. A
surgical operation helps In q crisis.
Archeologists say that suspenders were
invented before Christmas trees. Why they
persistently hang together is not explained.
The maker OF the calendar did not i'm
prove his reputation as a prophet when he
put the shortest day five days ahead OF
the actual one.
A large assortment of Christmas gags to-
day give their farewell scream for a year.
Should you find them too much for your
teeth, get an axe.
Treasure the joys and forget the annoy
ances Of the holiday rush. A diversion
from the beaten path puts ginger where it
will do the most good.
If you get what you looked for, exult
heartily; If not, don't 'holler," Heroism
had it's beginning in greeting disappoint-
ment with a happy smile.
Mark Twain's remark, I'm behaving as
good as 1 CAM and Gene Fields Tn as
good as l can be-" are excellent companion
pieces for a CHEEKY decoration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
An Old Christmas Carol.

Oh, wake We, little children,
And be of goodlie cheer.
Yon sun so high along the sky
Hath shone two thousand year.
And once 1t saw a little child
In manger lying undefiled,
And all about the cattle mild
Did lovingly draw near.
So wax ye, little children,
And be Of goodlie cheer.
Oh, wake We, little children,
And let each heart be gay.
Good VIII to Men they caroled then,
And why should We delay?
Awake, awake, and rise and sing,
And greet ye every living thing,
For man and beast did greet your King
on that first Christmas lay!
Then wake We, little children,
For this is Christmas lay.
Everypody's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
A PLEA.
Unique Argument of Corporation At
hnrnnr

Unique Argument of Corporation At
tOrney.
New York Evening Post.
According to eommon belief. the lawyers
functions consist in being as clever as he
can in behalf of his client. We some
times overlook the fact that a lawyers
duty may call upon him to make himself
as ridiculous as he can. How we'll he
occasionally succeeds is demonstrated by
the attorney of a great railroad who APP
peared before a legislative committee to
argue that If an employers liability law
were in force railway employees would de-
iberately main themselves in order that
they might thereafter lead a life of great
ease at the expense Of the company. The
temptation to grow angry with such rea-
soning is quickly swallowed up by the
temptation to laugh. Such a statement
could very properly be characterized as
callous and inhunan, II not for the fact
that 1t is much more properly classed as
idiotic, There are doubtless reasons to
bring forward against the proposed meas
ure. The railways may not be able to
afford II; II might depress actual wages;
1t might encourage thriftlessness and care
lessness among the men. But it has been
left for a corporation lawyer to assert that
workmen cannot be insured against acct
dent because men are sure to cripple them
selves to earn the insurance. Perhaps the
$50 men who persisted in the st. Paul mine,
at Cherry. started the fire with the object
Of attracting newspaper attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
Profound D~IscOverIes.
%Phnadelphla record.

The learned congressional commission Of
immigration in its latest report has made
a dlsquisitlon on the anthropologieal
changes that take place In immigrants
after their acelimatization in this country.
For example, the blond dolichocephAll. or
long-headed races. frequently change into
the brunette brachistocephali. or flat
headed, or vice, versa Another profound
discovery OF the commission IA that the
immigrants for the most part fare better
In this country than they do in their ma
tive homes. Who Will say that all this
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
E%nrichinE Speech.
Boston Globe.

English speech, already opulent in
synonyms, is being daily enriched. One
of its latest accumulations is the new ad-
jeotive "tafty," signifying complaisant. He
was a good clerk" said a New Yorker,
but he was SO good-natured to everybody,
so tafty, that he neglected the interests
Of our corporation, and we had to let him
TO-"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

science is not worth more than twice the
cost Of the commission to the public treas
ury? Unless congress should intervene and
lnopportunely stop the public printer the
country is promised still more of it in
future reports.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
stretched to the Limit,
Boston Transcript.

DVUNVEF
Secretary Meyers statistical method Of
justifying our nava expenditure is rather
dangerous. The ratio of cost of the navy
to the number of dollars worth of prop
erty in the United States theoretically pro-
tected thereby, Is, Of course, abruptly
small. But it is easy In this way to pal
late ANYTHING.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Can the Illinois legislature, now in
session, hear the voice of the mine ex-
plosions demanding safety precautions
in the mines? Unless legal restrictions
are provided by statute. the Cherry
martyrs will have died in vain.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
EIroPe's Young Kings.
New York World.

BY the death OF Leopold another is added
to the Inst OF amiable young kings on
European thrones OF whom Alfonso and
Manuel are examples, These youthful
monarchs have opportunity to secure their
hold on their Kingdoms by a wise and
temperate administration OF their. high Of
flee. But il will DO the part OF prudeno,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
Every Little Helps.

st. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Any other trust that feels conscience
stricken or is afraid OF the law should
come up and hand a Christmas present TO
Uncle Sam. The total receipts from that
source for the present year already ag-
gregate over S,OOO,OOO and all the crooks
nave not yet reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Is 1t not strange that railroads, pro-
fessedly Improbable Investments when
the government seeks to correct
abuses. should be so eagerly bought up
by the kings of finance?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

A son Of Jim Hin has had a harrow
ing experience, freed by a buffalo bull.
For an extinct ANIMAL the bison APP
pears to be holding his own. But you
couldn't keep the old mar up a tree.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Mrs. Christy may take 1t as a per
sonal v~indication of her stand against
her artist husbands choice of domicile,
that the s1ffragists are to remove their
headquarters to New York from Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

The apple is now touted as a cure for
~applejack appetite and kindred evils.
Gradually this much maligned fruit is
coming into its own. but 1t has long
travelled a long lane from the garden of
Eden.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Latest in pomology is the puckerless
persimmon, but let us be thankful that
there remains n other cause for
puckered lips besides the whistle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

The African royalty Roosevelt has
been receiving on his travels is as
nothing compared to the royalty he
will receive on his writings when he
gets home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Having decided to u a daily news
paper. thu suffragettes begin their real
troubles. but why The Wireless2" If
the dear creatures expect TO make a
success in politics, they will find wire
pulling one Of the first essentials.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

OF course II was vulgar" for any
publisher 70 attempt a cheaper edition
of the "five-foot bookshelf" but it is a
form OF ~vulgarity that the plebeian
~pocketbook can tolerate.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Discovery of the prosaic facts will
not interfere with story writer's weav-
ing fancies about the "~cannibal' island
in the Gulf of California.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

John w. now says he never told the
Methodists that he was going to turn
his back on the gates of the gambling
world. Well, who believed 1t?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
SPICED PUDDING.

Mrs. Chugwater nudged her husband.
JOSHUA" she asked, in a low voice,
what is that man in uniform dolng?"
He's bottling a sample of the atmos-
phere in this carr answer Mr.. Chugwater.
Whats he doing that for?'
Hes going to use II as a fertilizer. What
did you suppose? "-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

If Santa Claus didn't bring you all
you wanted, don't worry. Try to get a
little pleasure out Of what he did for
others.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Having demonstrated it's ability to
give a square deal. regardless of its own
feelings, will Copenhagen supplant The
Hague as an arbitration center?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Mailing the Stars n Stripes to the
pole proves to bring a reward of stars
or stripes, according to who Yields the
hammer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Whereas Alexander sighed for more
worlds to conquer, Mr.. WI goes back
to China discouraged because there are
no more questions to ask.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Subscriber leaving the city tenn
pOrarily should have 1he Bee
mailed to them. Address Will he
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

And to think that the innocent candy
cane Of the Christmas tree is the pos
sible product of the short-weight scales
of the custom house!
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
Red spots on the Record.

Some railroads are not going TO be able
TO report this year hat they carried mill
lions oe passengers without injuring one
passenger.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

One note of cheer comes out of the
Watsous' mess, and that is the loyalty
of the poets wife.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Still with. only fifty millions, Mrs.
Hartman will not have to worry about
the high cost of living.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
Lights of Christmas.


The lights of Christmas
With splendor glow;
Out on the gloom,
Out on the snow;
Streaming from millions
OF windows thrown wide;
Proclaiming good cheer
At Christmas-tide.
The lights Of Christmas
CLEAN on high
In millions of stars
That strew the sky;
These windows of heaven
Are, too, thrown wide
And heaven seems nearer
At Christmas-tide.
But the lights of Christmas
That holly shine;
True stars hat lead
To the Child Divine,
Stream not from windows
And not from the skies,
But sparkle from millions
OF children's eyes.
BAYOLL NE TREBLE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

for them to dwell lightly on the divine
right of their rule. That theory has be-
come pretty we'll attenuated.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

When 1t comes to deadlocks, the Mis-
souri, democrats seem to know both
how to make and ho%Stos break.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

VIII Mr.. Morgan's purchase Of two
soup tureens for $4,000 tend to make
the diet more popular? .r
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

IT am told that King Edward sends a
daily message to his chef co"mplimentlnB
him on his dinner"
Yes" answered Mr.. Crosslots. I'VE
are all Of one common humanity. Even
a king has to go out OF his way to jolly
the cool. "-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
Merry Christmas to all.


There is about zelaya's manifestoes
the satisfaction that no n has to read
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

do you believe in a future punish
ment OF everlasting fire and birthstone? p
"Only for my neighbors," replied the
News.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT or CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglas County. SIS:
George b. Tzschuck. treasurer OF inc bee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn;
says that the actual number OF tull anu
complete copies OF The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month OF NoYember. 1909. was as folloNs:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

did you observe anything peculiar about
that explorers observations" asked one
Arctic expert.
Yes" replied the other. Most Of them
We're personal and somewhat profane."-
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

81 fear that boy OF mine is incorrigible."
"What now?
HE wants to send Santa Claus a Black
Hand letter. kansas City Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Tubb-OId boy, want to congratulate you
on your speech at the banquet last night.
O'Sudds latter waiting a moment)-I know
you do, pard, and you're awfully sorry you
can't do It truthfully. / appreciate the
effort, just the same. Nasty weather, isn't
it~?-Chicago Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Net total. ASASo'OOO
Daily Average. A1,76e
GEO. b. TZSCHUCK. Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of December, 1905.
(SeRO Nj. 4. WALKER
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

from It. The problem Of the cost of living
has priority over other industrial and social
problems. 1t is the omnipresent factor.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
A song for ChrIatmns.

n song Tor Chrtstmhs.
Chant me a rhyme Of Christmas
Sing me q jovial song
And though It is filled with laughter,
Let 1t be pure and strong.
Sing of the hearts brimmed over
With the story of the day,
OF the echo of childish voices
That will not die away.
OF the blare of the tasseled busle
And the timeless clatter and beat
or the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons Of scampering feet
But, o, let your voice fall fainter,
TIL, blent with a minor tone,
temper your song with the beauty
OF the pity Christ hath shown,
And sing one verse for the voiceless;
And yet, ere the song be done,
A verse for the ears that hear not,
AND a verse for the sightless one.
For though It be time for singing
A merry Christmas glee,
Let a low, sweet voice of pathos
Run through the melody.
james Whitcomb Riley,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25


There's a song in the airi
There's a star in the skyl
There's a mothers deep prayerl
There's a baby's low cry!
And the star rains its fire while the
Beautiful sing,
For the Manager at Bethlehem cradles a
king.
There's a tumult Of Joy
Ger the wonderful birth,
For the virgins sweet boy
Is the Lord OF the earth.
Ay! the star rains It's fire and the Beauti-
full sing,
For the manger Of Bethlehem cradles a
king.
In the light of that star
Lie the ages impearled;
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world.
Every hearth Is aflame and the Beautiful
sing
In the homes Of the nations that Jesus is
king.
We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng.
Ay! we shout to the lovely evangel they
bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and
KIM Josiah Gilbert Holland,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25

Entered at omaha postofnce as second
lass matter
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
split.Log Drag.

town how long would It take to throw
a shovelful or two of dirt into these
public nuisances? Il would save you
and your neighbor many a Jerk and
jolt, to say nothing of the wear and
tear on horses, harness and vehicles.
Same way with the approaches to
nine out of every ten bridges you
bump over while driving to town.
Patch those treacherous holes in the
bridges, too. A horses leg is easily
broken in one of these wicked-looking
holes.
Make 1t a rule to stop the team and
throw at least a dozen rocks and peb.
bles out of the track into the ditch
every time you drive to town. You
get mighty tired of the Jerking and
iolting they give you. They also
knock out your wagon and buggy tires
more than most men think.
A diagram and illustration of a
split.log grader is given herewith for
the benefit of those interested in the
construction and maintenance of good
roads. Nobody knows better than the
farmer what a valuable asset to a
community a good road is.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
Cooler Without Ice.

In this shelves are put at convenient
distances apart and the four sides are
covered with burlap. used barley
sacks for this purpose.
The cooler | made was three feet
square. Ordinarily a water-tight box
eight or ten inches deep the size OF
the top is made and set on the top OF
the frame. Around the box near the
bottom row of gimlet holes is bored
and these are fitted with plugs.
The box is filled with water and the
plugs in the holes are loosened until
the water seeps out Just enough to
run down through the burlap on the
sides and keep II wet all the time.
The burlap on the front side is fast
ened to only one post, the top and the
other side being kept in place by
rings along the edge which are slipped
over nails partly driven in.
This constitutes the door through
which access is gained to the inside
Of the cooler. Once in a while | saw
one with skeleton door over which
the burlap was stretched as screen
wire would be over a screen door, but
this was considered rather elaborate
for most people.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
PROMOTE GOOD ROAD MAKING
What a Valuable Asset to Com
munity Good Road Is.

Good roads are simply a result Of
thorough drainage, and keeping the
surface of the roadbed smooth and
well packed. SO keep all drain bitches
open, and the road drag moving.
Nothing comes so nearly filling all the
requirements for maintaining a per-
feet roadbed as the simple drag.
Fill up all low places, and work the
dirt toward the center of the road.
Cut or trim all hedges bordering the
highway, that the good effect of sun
and wind may be applied. DO your
full share of improving the road and
try to persuade your neighbor that
he should do the same, and the most
gratifying results are certain.
AS in most everything, it's the little
items that combine to promote good
road making. If there are some short,
deep ruts between your place and
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
Heart
Troubles

The heart may be weak
just the same as the eyes,
stomach or other organs.
1t often happens that a
person is born with a weak
heart. Then again dis
ease, fevers, over-exertion,
anxiety, nervousness,
rheumatism, etc. weaken
the heart. The result is
shortness Of breath, pal
pitation, pain in the heart,
OF in some of the nerves
Of the chest or abdomen.
The heart should be
strengthened with a tonic,
and for this nothing equals
DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
81 had LaGrippe last fall as
thought I'm n mild form. | was weak.
tired feeling. and short Of breath;
could hardly go about, and a good
deal OF the time sort Of an asthmatic
breathing and extremely nervous
began taking Or. Miles Heart Cure
and Nervne and now ! feel so much
better In every way. I am so thank-
ful that | began taking this medicine,
and shall not hesitate TO tell others
how much good IL has done me-"
MRS. +. ]. NORTON,
Freeville, New York
Your druggist sells Or. Miles Heart
Cure, and we authorize him to return
price OF first bottle (only) II II falls
70 benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
HARM IN STAGNANT WATER
All Shallow Lots Should Be Drained
and Kept Dry, and All Breeding
Places Filled.

AS pools of stagnant water, cisterns
and neglected drains are breeding
places for mosquitoes, Prof. Surface,
the Pennsylvania state zoologist
recommends that all tanks of water,
cisterns or vessels which hold water,
or which might be filled with water
after a rain, be covered or screened
with a screen of at least 18 meshes
of wire to the inch. Standing water
on lots on commons should not be per.
mitted. All shallow lots should be
drained and kept dry, and post holes
filled, old tin cans and bottles emp
tied, and all breeding places destroy.
ed. All stable refuse should be re-
moved at least every week. Where
there are large natural bodies of wa
ter which cannot be drained, the sur.
face should be disinfected and oiled
with kerosene at frequent and regu.
lar intervals. Kerosene is invaluable
In this connection, and 1t is also good
as disinfectant Chloride of lime, or
common copperas (sulphate of iron)
can be thrown into cesspools.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-23
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

How about the ground you're going
to SOW with alfalfa this fall?
1t is better to SOW rutabaga turnips
in rows than broadcast
Apple culture in Texas should be
developed more assiduously.
Rotation must be practiced in the
garden or truck field to obtain the
best results.
Black Winter or Spanish radishes
should be sown in August or Septem,
ber with turnips.
He who lets the weeds go to seed
this month is storing up for himself
infinite trouble next year
1t has been said that weeds are the
devils flower" Certain 1t is that they
play the mischief with crop.
For best results In the VINEYARD
plenty of water is necessary. During
the hot season sub-irrigation is ad.
visable
A fall crop of potatoes will be found
profitable, If the grower has kept his
land in good tilth during the summer
The eighth annual convention of the
National Nut Growers association
will be held at Albany, Ca, October
12, 1S and IA, 1909.
All decaying cabbage should be due
up and destroyed. Black rot and other
fungus diseases and insect pests will
thus be held back.
All rubbish should be removed from
the garden before 1t Is plowed. De
bris OF any sort is annoying and In
terferes with cultivation.