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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
A Joseph's Coat.

Notice is officially served that the
Anti-Saloon league had nothing what
ever to do with calling the Nebraska
county option convention recently held
in Lincoln and that the County Option
league formed on that occasion is en-
tirely separate and distinct from the
anti-Saloon league. This is interest
ing information, but does not alter the
situation. 1t simply reminds us Of the
old days of the three-ring political cir
Gus when "the allied reform forces
exhibited in one end of the tent as
democrats, at the other end as silver
republicans and in the middle as pop
ulists. So our versatile prohibition
agitators are simply clad in a Joseph's s
coat of many hues. They meet today
as the ant-Saloon league, tomorrow
as a county option convention and the
next day as the allied church societies,
each time under some other color of
the rainbow. The same speakers talk
and the same auditors listen to the
same old speeches, and they resolute
under one name endorsements of what
they, themselves, have done under an
other name. Some people will be
fooled, but when Joseph's coat comes
of they will see what is behind 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
THE CONVERSATION.

w. D. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
The parlor light was low and dim,
Yet not too dim and not too low
He talked to her, she talked to him
Yet what they said they did not know
They talked about the latest play,
They chatted Of the newest book
But sonehow each one. seemed to say T. q.
a alffersnt .tAins. with smile and look, :.
They talked about the flood In France
And or the row at England's polls, ,
or an amusing circumstance,
OF chocolate, of breakfast rolls, i.-'
or making change on trolley cars, 80
OF pictures In magazine.
OF what they put in good cigars,
Oh how to crank a big machine
They laughed at some unconscious Joke,
They Judged her latest photograph,
They talked about the clty's smoke,
And Of her uncle's epitaph. ..H .ag
They gravely spoke OF politics, -
OF how fair woman's lack OF guile
Would do away with graft and tricks
But more they said with look and smile.
At last he said that he must 20;
It took some time to say Good night
The parlor lamp burned G1m and low,
light.
In conversation aptly led .-'
The evening had been nicely spent
Though neither knew what either said
Each knew just what the other meant.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
ExPURGATED LITERATURE.
Contents of School Books Provoke
''1 objection. g.,
Phllad14nhia Record.

Phllade3phias Record.
1t is becominKels9o hard to find things
that may be9tads4itt4n the public schools
that it may be h1edessary to turn them
back excluslVAlyit0n the three RS, and in
view Of the fact that the children are not
over-educated in reading, writing and
arithmetic, with aIIittle spelling and geog-
raphy on the side this result would not
be wholly depioPabie, School books are
manufactured for the most part in the
north and camps Of confederate veterans
have repeatedly denounced the sort of his
tory of the civil war which the grand
children of the men who followed Lee and
Johnston and Jackson are learning from
their books. We can't blame them much;
If our school histories of the revolution
were made in England we should scruti-
nize them very closely.
The Hebrews Of Cincinnati have had the
reading of "shylock' in the public schools
stopped, though 1t seems to us that the
Christian civilization of the Shakespearean
era suffers in that drama a good deal moro
than its victim does, OF course the stage
Irishman and the stage Jew have been
driven from the contemporary stage and
it is not entirely safe now to caricature
anybody except an American, who, Of
course, has no friends
A delicate-minded teacher in the Brook
lyn schools some years ago excluded Long
fellows Building Of the Ship" because
with poetic license-not to say licentous-
ness-he pictured the hulk rushing into
the arms Of Of the ocean. Now a Boston
woman, not southern but painfully anxious
to efface all traces of sectionalism, de-
mands that Barbara Fritchie" be pro-
scribed on the ground that the lines
A shade Of sadness, a blush of shame,
over the face of the leader came.
The nobler nature within him stirred,
are an unwarrantable reflection upon the
southern manhood that followed Stone
wall jackson through Fredericktown. Per-
haps we had better oonfine school history
to the Greeks and Romans, though there
may be too many descendants of the
Romans in this country. and in Boston,
at least, too many descendants of the
Greeks, to make even this wholly safe.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
EmuIatinE the west
Philadelphla Press.

The farmers instruction tralns-one has
set out on three days tour through South
Jersey-which are a comparatively new ag-
ricultural feature in the east, are an old
story in the middle west, The railroads, CO.
operating with the state agricultural col
leges, have been instructing western farm
ers for several years in the science Of the
soil. 1t is obvious that 1t pays the rail-
roads to do this-an fnerease Of crops means
more business It pays the state in advan-
cling land values. Above all, It pays the
farmer. &c. all arotnd, it is an admirable
economic moyernett iaNt7 1E.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Banker Gurney Of Fremont rein
forces his opposition to postal savings
by saying before a congressional com
mittee that while the legal rate OF in
terest is 10 per cent in Nebraska, 'it
has gotten so that we hardly ever
charge more than that now" One well
known Nebraska banker got in trouble
not long ago by writing letters 1t
seems that 1t is no longer safe for a
Nebraska banker either to write OF
talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

1t is suggested that Omaha put an
upper limit on the height of buildings
and draw the line at twelve stories.
Omaha has not as yet been seriously
troubled with skyscrapers, but has a
far greater grievance against the ten
story buildings all on one floor. A
lower limit on the height of buildings
that will prohibit the erection OF new
structures OF less tEan three stories
facing the main thoroughfares would
be quite in order.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Il suppose life in the suburbs requires
attention to many details"
Yes" replied Mr.. Crosslots. Il have an
noyed my wife terribly BY forgetting to
take down this for sale sign when we had
invited pany."-Washington Star,
I'VE included our congressman in the
grace we said at the breakfast table this
morning" s. q.
why was that2''
I'VE ate the free seeds he sent U.s.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Two chorus ladies' were at one of Victor
derberts concerts on complimentary
My" exclaimed one Of them. with
glance at her program, hasn't Mr.. Her
well wouldn't exactly say that" re-
piled her friend but he is getting pretty
fat,"-Everybody's Magazine, ... -
Before elections you invariably say II
is all oyer except the shouting -
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum; but I
70 shout for Joy or revenge. e."-Washington
skar. s.. ta- a"r-ttl.
Father-What makes you so extravaCant
:, son--well, dad thought you wouldn't
like to spend II yourself after working SO
hard for it.-Boston Transcript.
why SO gloomy, old chap3'
The doctor has ordered my wife to spend
two months in the country"
Understand, my poor fellow"
But you don't understand She won't
goP-Judge.
- .lr -v.,
Lady Caller (confidentiallyl to her hostess)
my dear why doesn't the dean pad his
Wife of the Dean (pathetlcaHyJ--But my
dear he does'-London Punch. ''t %. A
I'm afraid" said Deacon Hardesty
shaking his head, wen have to take our
new preacher in hand and straighten up
his doctrinals bit" .Jss. -.'
Why, he ain't preaching heresy, is her"
asked Brother KeepalonR.
We'll he come mighty close to II. When
l. asked him the other day n he didn't
think that the upbraidings of conscience
would be one of the worst tortures of the
lost souls In perdition, he said: Nonsense
ever go therer Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The University Democratic club has
resoluted denunciation OF the enforced
retirement of President Crabtree Of
the Peru Normal. II will now be up
to the Peru Normal students to form
democratic club and denounce the
enforced retirement or Colonel Bryan
and Governor shallenberger from the
university extension lecture circuits.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
TroubIea Just neginnInE.
Philadelphia Bulletin.

Theodore Roosevelts constitution Is said
to have resisted successfully all the dangers
Of tropical fevers and "the sleeping sick
ness" The indications now are that It
viii be subjected 10 a much more severe
strain unless its owner manages 70 side
step some Of the banquets which are walt
ing for him
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The industry of the World Herald
correspondents in searching out folks
to stand Tor interview boosts would
indicate that they expect to connect
with the $4,000 with which Candi-
date Hitchcock recently replenished
his war chest
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Still, there is room for doubt
whether the democrats would have
been so averse to providing automobile
transportation fol, the vice president
and speaker If Sunny Jim" and "Un-
Gle Joe" were not republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
Freight rate Boost EnJOined.

IHIIaubIplsd IteuOTu.
Eight railroads have been enjoined by a
federal court from increasing the rate on
coke from Connellsville to Buffalo until
the Interstate Commerce commission shall
determine the reasonableness of the in
crease. The complaiuants were Buffalo
steel companies, which said that the In
crease would amount to a discrimination
against them and In favor of the steel in
terests Of Pittsburg, and Gary Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

If someone could get a corner on all
the cold wave jokes perpetrated at the
expense of Mr.. Fairbanks the cold
storage monopoly need not be such a
depressing matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

That Los Angeles man who has two
extra ribs which he is planning to have
removed should take warning from the
trouble Adam got into when he had
one Of his taken out.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

IL is an even guess that j. Pierpont
Morgan will bring home several blocks
Of Roman ruins for bric-a-brac in that
famous collection of his. And next
time he win have a corner on Roman
ruins.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Judging from the samples we have
had, DR.. Cook could be elected to the
United States senate from Arkansas
without much trouble. Arkansas is
the place for him If he only knew it.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Senator Delivers declaration that
"the time has come when plain Eng
lish must be used by congress in pass
ing legislation" is something Of a
slam on the lawmakers who have
heretofore been on the Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The slow movements of the camel
must have been rather irksome to
Colonel Roosevelt, unless he is so
blamed tickled to get back to civiliza-
tion that he does not care.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

James A, Patten is a humorist, all
right. While blowing himself to a
trip TO Europe, he is objecting because
"the American people are too extrava-
CANT They really have to be when
he is boosting prices ofwhat they must
buy.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

most noticeably by bringing about the
consolidation Of Omaha and South
Omaha before the census date. I'd;
the time for bringing that about seems
to have been allowed to slip by without
even a serious attempt.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

club. was receiving an r7~s petition
from tho sisters OF Naa- . Who have
convent az La Grange, to obtain for thcm
a Bit OF the sod promising TO preserve
Il carefully forever in the shape OF q mlnia-
inrn Ireland.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The newest disease is "appendicu-
lar gastralgia," whatever that is, and
fear is expressed in some quarters that
that is what is the matter with con-
gress."
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

1t might be a good plan TO leave the
mortgage on the old Webster home
stead up in New Hampshire SO that it
will seem more as though Daniel were
still alive. q,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

A death from typhoid fever in the
state penitentiary at Lincoln is re-
ported, the victim having been in
carcerated there for eight months, so
that he could not possibly have Inn
blbed the germ on the outside. Here
is where the Missouri river certainly
has an alibi. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

81 LOUIS ttepuplc.
Either or any party TO labor contro-
versy which adopts the attitude that there
is nothing to arbitrate" is reactionary
and irritatingly unjust to the public, The
public often has been damned, but in the
last analysis It refuses to be damned.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
TURN ON TnE LIoHr.
Systematic Boost In Price OF HORsl
worth InvestigatlnG.

Boston Herald.
The allegation by Tie Omaha Bee, on
the authority OF members OF the South
Omaha Live stock exchange. that present
record breaking prices for hogs and pork
are the result Of a corner which is being
engineered at Chicago, ought to receive at
tention from the senators at Washington,
who have professed a desire TO discover
all the causes OF the increased cost OF liv-
ing. Here is a specific instance which bears
all the earmarks OF speculative manipula.
tion OF an important food product. II the
senator's viii demand the presence OF the
pork packers with their books, and will
trace the repeated increases in the last
two months to their irreducible causes. we
shall have much light not only on the
cause of the increased price Of pork, but
on the increase IN other food prices where
similar conditions may be traced through
similar processes TO identical causes.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The Commercial club is TO make an
effort to help the census taker bring
omaha's population up TO where IL
should be. The Commercial club
could have helped the census taker
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porariiy should have The bee
mailed 20 them. Addreas win be
changed a. often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Judge Norris is said to be debating
with himself whether to run for sena-
tor, governor or congressman. Now,
IL he we're only triplets!
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

A pound Of platinum costs in the
neishborhood Of $7lO, but it may yet
have a fat rival in the pork chop.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Mary never suspected that her "lit.
tie lamb" would be worth $40.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

A base ball pitcher gun has been in
vented. Better make 1t rapid fire and
give It to the umpire.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

A Chicago servant left IS. 900 to the
family by whom she had been en-
ployed for thirty years. Sort of re-
bate.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Since Japan gives assurance that
"war with the United States is incon-
Ceivable," we would better order those
other two battleships at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

From all reports those Iowa reform
school girls need little more reform
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The simplifioation has been real, It is
said, The number of letters written has
been cut by 30 to 80 per cent, and many
other gains are claimed for IT,
And its larger Significance the major ex-
pressed very well when he said,
'All this system claims is to reflect what
Is general tendency today in organization
the world over in various lines of work.
This stystem happens to be adapted to rail-
way work on the Hartman lines The navy
has been going through a similar process.
This system means In its last analysis de-
Capitalization. In nearly every line Of ac-
tivity today decentralization is the order
Tour branches OF government work have
been deoentraliEed in the last year and a
half The national bank examiners have
been decentralized, the forestry service
has been divided into districts, the Post
office department has increased the number
Of its districts, the quartermaster's depart
ment Of the army has been decentrallzed
to considerable extent The big corpora
tions like the telephone companies are in
Producing similar principles"
1t may be that in the next few years,
with this somewhat revolutionary scheme
in operation, the Union Pacific will take
the place OF Jim" HilPs roads as the
school for railroad presidents"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

The next thing in order Will be
Mayor "Jim's annual cleanup procla-
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Take note that the beck beer season
has arrived on schedule time in spite
Of the 8 o'clock lid law.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Interviews that are not printed in
the World-Herald would probably
make still more interesting reading.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
sTATEMENT o. cIRCUlArToN.

bAhl bmHlNI OF CIRCULATION
state OF Nebraska. Douglas County, ss.;
George p. Tzschuck, treasurer of The
Bee publishing Company. being duly
sworn. says that tho actual number Of
tull and complete copies OF The Daily,
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
curing the month Of February. 1910. was
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

'As "N0ASBS.'s .s.s..sss....... 4o,4e0
GEORGE b. TzsCHUCK,
s.,. Treasurer.
OeAoFe me this 2Sth day OF February, 1910
ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

why so gloomy, old chap7'
THE doctor has ordered my wife TO spend
two months in the country"
Understand, my poor fellow"
But you don't understand She won't
gol"-Judge. ''
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Father-What makes you so extravaCant
with my money, sir2
Son--Well. dad, / thought you wouldn't
like to spend II yourself after working so
hard for it.-Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
LAUGHING GAS.

Il suppose life in the suburbs requires
attention to many details"
Yes" replied Mr.. Crosslots. Il have an
noyed my wife terribly by forgetting to
take down this for sale sign when we had
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
Pms oF srrnscR1pr1oN.

Enteped at Omaha pOstOffioe as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Before elections you invariably say II
is all over except the shouting.
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum; but I
take care not to say whether we are going
to shout for JOY or revenge. .'-Washington
3ar. ta- a.+'r-lt.l..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

Lady Caller (confidentially to her hostess)
My dear why doesn't the dean pad his
legs?
Wife Of the Dean (pathetlcaIiyJ-- But my
dear he doesl-London Punch rN-s .t.'
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

1--WE included our congressman IN the
morning" ...
why was that2
I've ate the free seeds he sent U.s.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18

VICTOR RosEwATER EDITOR
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-18
TIE OMAHA DAILY BEE

BY EDWARD RosEwATER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-05

Money order department opens 1880
am. closes at 600 pm.
Registry Department opens z am;
closes 800 pm
Carriers window open evenings from
6 to pm; Sundays Q to 10 am.
Stamp window opens am: closes
at 1880 pm. daily. Sundays, opens o
am: closes 10 am.
Public corridor open until pm
GEORGE H. TICE,
Postmaster.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-05
FIRE ALARM BOXES.

2S--Raritan Copper Works.
24-Market and Sheridan SITS.
25-Smith st. and C. r. r.
26-High and Lewis SITS.
27-Madison Ave. and Paterson St
2S-Market and First SITS.
S6--Smith and High SITS.
36-New Brunswick Ave. & New st
37-State and Smith ~ts.
43-Buckingham Ave. & Hartford st
45-Commerce and Front SITS.
46-State end Washington SITS.
47-High and Washington SITS.
64-State st. and Buckingham Ave,
56-Hall Ave and Charles st.
57-State end Wayne SITS.
5S-Near United Lead Works.
69-Neville and tombstone SITS.
2-Washington and First SITS.
63-New Brunswick Ave. & Elm st.
64-Smith ST. and Watson Ave.
65-Commerce and State Stg.
72-Front and Smith SITS.
73-Water and Gordon SITS.
74-Kearny Ave. and Gordon st.
82-Smlth and Herbert SITS.
63-Amboy Ave. and Washington st,
84-Lehigh Ave. and Stanford st.
S5-Near City Hospital.
S6-Cleveland and BRACE Aves.
S7-Amboy and Hall Aves.
e2-Hall Ave. and Inslee st.
94-Maurer.
To send in an alarm, open the door
of the box, and pull down the lever
ONCE ONLY, and let go. Stay at box
until firemen arrive.
Special Calls.
I tap-Break in circuit. 2 taps-Fire
unller control 8 taps--Fire out. 5
taps-Police call. 13-Cali for Wash.
ington Hose Co. 14-Call for McClel-
Ian Engine Co. 15-Can for Protec-
tion HrSG and Ladder Co. 16-Call for
Eagle Hose Co. 22-Call for Lincoln
Engine Co. 44-Call for Garfield Hose
Company. 933-Call for entire depart
ment. In case of inability to sound
alarm from box, telephone to police
headquarters; 313 taps-denoting one
session of school.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-05

was at his side before them, snarlina
with rage. Her talonlike fingers sunk
into his arm, and her gaze went dart
ing about the room In most convinc-
ing way.
Baron Dangloss was convinced that
the young man had seen the eye. With
out compunction he began a search OF
the room, the old woman looking or
with grin of glee.
"Searchl SearchI' she croaked. "It
was the spirit eyel 1t is looking at
you now, my fine baron! 1t finds you,
yet cannot be found. No, no! oh, you
fools! Get out! Get out! All of you!
Prince or no prince, ] fear you not,
nor all your armies. This is my home,
my castle! Col Cor
There was a man here, old woman"
said the baron coolly. Where is the
manW
She laughed aloud, horrid sound.
The prince clutched Tullis by the leg
in terror.
There ia no window, no trapdoor,
no skylight," remarked the baron, puz-
zled. Nothing but the stovepipe, six
inches in diameter A man couldn't
crawl out through that, I'm sure. Mr..
King, we've come upon real mys-
tery-the eye without visible body"
Suddenly the old woman stepped into
the middie Of the room and began TO
wave her hands In a mysterious man
ner over an empty pot that stood on
the floor In front of the stove. Then
before their startled eyes thin film
Of smoke began to rise from the empty
pot. III grew m volume until the room
was quite dense with 1t. Even more
quickly than it began it disappeared,
drawn apparently by some supernat-
ural agency into the draft of the stove
and out through the rickety chimney
pipe.
A deafenins crash as of many guns
came to their ears from the outside.
With one accord the entire party rush
ed to the outer door, wild laugh from
the hag pursuing them.
"There" she screamed. "There goes
all there was of him! And so shall we
all go some day. Fire and smoke"
Just outside the door stood Lieuten-
ant Saffo Of the guard.
"Good Lordv' shouted Tullis. what
is the matter? What has happenedr
"The storm, sir" said Saffo. ut is
coming down the valley like the wind"
A great crash Of thunder burst over
head and lightning darted through the
black, swirling skies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-05

so untnteiligible that even he could
not gainsay the statements. Later
she bent her piercing eyes upon the
prince and refused to read his future,
shrilly inserting that she had not the
courage to tell what might befall the
little ruler, all the while muttering
something about the two little princes
who had died in a tower ages and ages
ago. Seeing that the boy was fright
ened, Tullis withdrew him to the back
ground. The Countess Marlanx came
next. She was smiling derisively.
You have returned from some one
whom you hate" began the witch
HE Is your husband. You will marry
again. There is a fair haired man in
love with you. You are in love with
him. can see trouble
But the countess deliberately turned
away from the table, her cheeks fam
ing with the consciousness that smile
had swept the circle behind her grace
full back.
"Ridiculousw she said and avoided
John Tullis' gaze. Il don't care to
hear any more. Come. baron! You are
next"
Truxton King, subdued and troubled
in his mind. found himself studying
his surroundings and the people who
went so far to make them interesting.
His eye had fallen upon crack In the
door that led to the kitchen, although
he had no means of knowing that it
was kitchen. To his amazement, a
cleaning eye was looking out upon the
room from beyond this narrow crack.
He looked long and found that he was
not mistaken. There was an eye glued
close to the opposite side Of the rickety
door. and its gaze was directed to the
Countess Marlanx.
Without pausing to consider the re-
suit Of his action. he sprang across the
room, shouting as he did SO that there
was a man behind the door. Grasping
the latch, he threw the door wide open.
the others in the room looking at linn
as If he were suddenly crazed.
There was instant commotion, with
cries and exclamations from all. Quick
as the others were, the old woman