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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Problem in Physical Culture.


When John G. Carlisle died at the
age OF rs 1t was recalled that he never
took more physical exercise than duty
required; never even walked when he
could avoid it. Chief Justice Fuller
died but a little while before at the
age of II, and, like Carlisle, had pur-
sued a sedentary life with no attempt
at physical exercise and just before
him went Mark Twain at the age of
rs, and 1t was notable that Twain did
most of his reading, in late years at
least, lying on his back. William M.
Evarts, who said he never INDUCED in
physical culture, lived to be SO.
1t would seem from these examples
of longevity that exercise of the mus
cles and Joints is not essential to
health and old age. that there is some
thing to the simple life after all. Yet
both President Taft and former Presi-
dent Roosevelt require so much physi-
cal exertion every day and the latter's
must be of very strenuous character.
Mild exercise to him is little better
than none at all.
Is II a matter of temperament, then.
or of habit? Does one nervous system
demand so much real physical exertion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14

:acy, the republic will some day be-
some fact in being as well as in
name
But while Diaz has ruled for these
thirty-three years more like a mon
arch than a president, he has done
much for Mexico, while embolying in
himself the national spirit and the ma
tional life. He has built up commerce
and industry and exploited the natural
resources OF the land TO a vast extent
and he has kept his country at peace
most of the time with other countries
A hand as strong as mis- was needed,
and the fact that no man or set OF men
strong enough to unseat him have
arisen gives some ground for the as
sumption that after un, while Diaz
has been and is Mexico, 1t has been
more to Mexico's advantage than dis
advantage. And in his extreme old
age his control of government wanes
no more than his Individual powers.
for he is strong enough to name his
own successor, which he has Gone in
the selection of Vice President Corral,
and we may assume that Corral is a
man of strength or he would not have
been the choice of so powerful a
leader.
The United States shows It's friend
ship by sending a delegation to this
centenary. Mexico has ever been
benefited by the example and assist
ance of the great republic to the north
and indeed it Is difficult to determine
just how much of its modern progress
the Latin neighbor really owes to the
Ahglo-Saxon influence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14

II you are fat and have difficulty in
breathing or walking or eating and IL you
find that the heat is exhausting to you
during the heated term you will be inteH
ested In knowing that the famous Maj
mola prescription. is now being prepArsN
in tablet form and that one OF these little
tablets taken after each meal and at bed
time will reduce your fat at the rate of
from IL to 15 ounces per day. These
tablets stop fat from being made and they
assist the body to thow away the fat
already made in a. natural manner.
They are harmless and you viii find that
their use Will build up your system to
higher degree OF perfection than ever
before. They have perhaps the greatest
army of responsible men and women
who have written OF their effectiveness
than any other prescription ever written.
You need not diet or exercise and you
may eat when and what you will. The
food you now eat turns into fat The
food yov. eat will make no fat If you
take Marmola tablet after the meal;
and more than that. you will so
strengthen your digestive organs that you
win need no assistance in short time
even from Marmola Tablets Every
drug store sells them, or you may write
the Marmoia Company 5Ss. Farmsrs
Tablets costs only rs cents sverywhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Our Birthday Book
August II, 1910.

Ernest Thompson Seton, nature story
teller was born August II, 1860, in Eng
land. To avoid confusion ne changed his
name from Ernest Seton Thompson 10
Ernest Thompson Seton.
p. G. Holden, professor Of agriculture,
in the Iowa state college at Ames, is
just 40 years old today He is a native of
Minnesota and has been credited with be-
ing the first effective advocate in this
section of the improved seed corn prop
uganda.
e. M. r. Leflang, capitalist is ceebrat-
ing his sixtieth birthday today lie was
born at Silkborg, Denmark, and was a sue
cessful miller at Lexington Neb, before
removing TO Omaha few years ago, MAX
ing investments here and looking after
them.
George ]. s. Collins, consulting and CON
tracing engineer, with offices in the
Board Of Trade building, was born August
H. 1863, at Wells, England, His first ex-
perience was with the Cape government
railways In South Africa. He has been
practicing his profession here for himself
since 1904.
Robert d. Neeley lawyer in the New
York Life building. is just %. lie was edu-
Gated at the University Of Nebraska and
the Northwestern University law school,
starting in to practice year ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
The Beauty Of Old Ar..

AS rula people mellow with age.
AS experience ripens into knowledge
animosities should fade into charity
and love- and wisdom deepen Il is
often impossible to ward on infirmity,
but neither age nor inhrmity need
mean decrepitude and age need not
mean unhappiness. Nor should age
narrow person. II should distinctly
broaden and deepen man or a
woman. What is more delightful
than the grandmother in the home
who can cheer and help by her sea-
soned experience and her glowing af-
lection? She has been all along the
highway Of life and knows its pitfalls
and temptations. Her last years
should be her best for the opportunity
they offer of helping others to walk
where she walked better than she did.
Such a person can never become a bur
den in the home OF a child or q grand
child any more than can one or the
other of these repay her for her wis
dom and love- Where old age is
crowned with such virtue IL is a bene-
diction to be sought, and never a duty
to be endured.
Renaissance Is a concomitant of
age, but It is no warrant for that mar
row fallacy that the good old times"
we're the best and the old person who
can get away from this delusion can
be happier with less effort than the
One who lives entirely. in the yester-
days of life. How delightful 1t is to
see an old person who keeps up with
the times, reads the papers and new
books and converses on the questions
OF the-day. and how much more re-
spect age like this commands than
that that lies down to die just because
the evening of life has come. What
is there in death that such life can
covet? The task which old age gen.
orally imposes on youth is materially
lessened by a sensible recognition of
what advanced years have to offer in
the way of personal charm and infiu-
ence. 1t becomes a Joy rather than
task to care for the old person who
has continued to grow with the pass
ing of years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.


IT'S no use trying to be grateful Erum-
bier.
Heavenly love Is more than a love for
heaven.
Originality Is the original Elm. according
to the bigot
The best place to feel for the needy is IN
your pocket.
The cross Christian is not bearing the
Christians cross.
Many mistake the worship OF customs for
the custom OF worship.
People who are hungry to be martyY
make a good many miserable. II
Love may seem to serve blindly. but The
service illumlnes the world.
Many saint would stoop in service but
for fear OF losing his tin halo. 80 %,
Many a man thinks he Is pious Sho Is
only peddling other peoples phrases.
II Is better to be killed ny hard times
than to have to work hard to Kill time
The fact that you are displeasing people
is not evidence that you are pleasing the
Lord. 81
IL It seems as though heaven might be a
duh place, remember they have an inside
view Of all our antics. do.
You cannot always trust the motives Of
the man who thinks he can tell you all
about the motives OF the Most High.--Chi-
cago Tribune ....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

St Louis Republic: A Massachusetts
clergyman expresses the belief that base
bail will be played in heaven OF course,
we are all convinced that the members
Of the home team have an excellent pros
poet OF going there, but-wel how could
"a game be played up there without any
umpires7
Baltimore American: A minister in Illi-
nois believes that more people would read
the Bible II It were rewritten in bright
and breezy" newspaper style A bright
and breezy" Bible might appeal 70 the
oversealous reformers who want 20 rear
range the world on the theory that what
ever is, is wrong, but II would harry win
serious consideration from the great ma
iortty. who would resent any radical change
from what has always held the civilized
worlds respect
New York Tribune: There Is a tradition
that medieval monks used to spend days
in dlsputing as to the number Of angels
or of disembodied souls that could be poised
upon a needles point Present day eccles-
iastics devote sermons TO discussing the
possibility that the game Of base ball
will have It's place in some spiritual form
in heaven" On the whole we think the
old monks were the more sensible and their
discussions the more profitable.
Springfield Republican,; Cardinal Gibbons
is reported to have made pessImistlc re
marks upon modern tendencies, drawing
the inevitable comparison with ancient
Rome, as he saw automobile after automo-
bile speed by while on Long island Sat
urday. lie is not alone in this sentiment
as others, in Jumping nervously to the
curbing at the warning honk, have salved
their feelings by contemptuous mental
reflections upon the gddy pursuit Of pleas
ure by the thoughtless rich. But how
quickly this feeling disappears when one
has even ever so temporarily overstepped
the barrier which divides those who walk
from those who motor. Then, as the au-
tomobile tears along, the machine appears
to be but another of mans progressive
triumphs over nature, a grand invention
to enable him to get more of good pure
air and see more of Gods great out of
doors" In its inslnuating power thus to
change ones cherished convictions lies
perhaps the great danger of the automobile.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Hit or Miss.

For the guidance of republicans
who are not acquainted with the per-
sonalities and relative strength of the
different candidates for nomination in
the coming primary, The Bee is print
ing list, which, when taken alto
gether, will in its judgment make the
strongest ticket to go before the people
in the election In the process of elm
ination a feww good candidates have
had to fall by the wayslde because two
aspirants cannot capture the same
nomination on the same ticket any
more than can two bodies occupy the
same space at the same time.
The Bee will doubtless be accused
of dictation and slate-making by those
who have solicited its support and feel
sore at not getting it, but it is duty
owed to the party and to the people
to point the way for those who may
be cropping about in the confusion of
the multiplicity Of filings on a ro-
tated ballot of staggering size. To let
the voters who determine the makeup
Of the republican ticket go at it hit
or miss and take chances on the result
would simply mean that after a ticket
is nominated, weighted down with un-
desirables and dead ones, the party
paper would be expected to carry the
load.
The list of republicans which The
Bee recommends for nomination has
been carefully selected with due re-
gard to full representation of all the
various nationalities and elements Of
the community which must furnish
the votes to make it successful at the
polls, and no republican will make a
mistake by putting a cross mark after
every one of the names.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
The Rewards of Politics

Talk as much as-we may about pop
ular rule and the duty each citizen
owes to interest himself in politics for
the public good, the fact remains that
the exertlon of political activity is as
rule inspired by the desire to earn
the right to political recognition. The
choice which the people have is not be-
tween rewarding or refusing to reward
politicians, but between rewarding
politicians of the desirable kind as
eontrasted with tho rewarding of un-
desirables. 1t should be the aim of
the rank and file of all political creeds
to stimulate clean, courageous and
competent men to party leadership and
to show appreciation of faithful and
loyal party service when the oppor-
tunity offers to do 80.
These thoughts are suggested by
conditions now presented in the First
Nebraska district where William Hay
ward is asking for the republican nom
nation for congress. Mr. Hayward is
young, vigorous, intelligent, sane and
honest-in fact, possesses nearly every
qualification which most people would
like to have in their public servants.
He is the kind Of man every one wants
to see active in politics. More than
that, he has been active up to the pres
emit time for others, but not for him
self. He served for many years as
member Of the republican state com
mittee and twice as It's chairman, con-
Quoting successful campaigns, he car
ried two state tickets to victory. AS
secretary of the republican national
committee he put in months of time
night and day in the presidential cam
paign and received the personal thanks
OF the president for his contribution
to the gratifying outcome. In recogni-
ton of his party service Mr.. Hay
ward ought to have had an unopposed
nomination for congress in his district
for the asking, and even now he ought
to have a practically unanimous vote
OF all republicans who believe that
party service Is worth while, and when
we'll performed is worth rewarding.
If such recognition is to be denied
what, let us inquire, is to induce I'M
selfish men to devote their time and
energy to the advancement of party
principles and the election of party
candidates. For the impending cleo
ton contest some one Will have to take
charge for the republicans as cam
paign manager, and the right kind of
man for such job is not the man
who wants mere money compensation.
Is the party to give notice in advance
that service 10 not only not to be re-
warded, but is actually to count
against the man who renders It In case
he later has honorable aspirations to
once? II 1t comes to this, that the DO
litical rewards are to so to the men
who form the home guard and send
substitutes to the front, there will not
be many soldiers volunteering to risk
political life and death on the firing
line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
STEP BY STEP.
John @. Holland.

John @. Holland. FsF
Heaven is not reached at a single bound /;
But we build the ladder by which we rise
And we mount to Its summit round by
round.
count this thing to be grRndly true. ..
That noble deed Is a step toward God.
Lifting the soul from the common clod
To purer' and broader view. c.'
We rise. by the things that are under our
feet;
BY what we have mastered Of good and
BY the pride deposed and the passion
And the vanduished ills that we hourly
meet. ..--i
We hope, We resolve, we aspire, we pray,
And we think that we mount the air on
wings ..eH. -
Beyond the recall OF sensual things,
While our feet still cling 10 the heavy clay.
Wings for the angels, but feet for men! NJ
We may borrow the wings to find hd
way
We may hope and resolve and aspire and
But our feet must rise, or we fall again.
Heaven is not reached at single bound;
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lowly earth TO the vaulted skies
And we mount to its summit, round by
round.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14

each day and another none, or are peo-
pie shaped in these things by their
habits in youth? There seems to be
argument both ways. Colonel Roose-
welt began his hard training when a
boy and seems to be compelled TO keep
it up in order to feel right On the
other hand, a Carlisle or an Evarts or
Fuller probably could not have en-
dured such light daily exercise as
would have been nothing at all to Mr..
Roosevelt. Yet there is the example
of John d. Rockefeller TO confuse us.
Many ball players die comparatively
early of lung trouble, and It is on rec
ord that five out of eight Of a crew of
Yale oarsmen had died within a decade
Of graduation of heart or lung trouble
They all entered sedentary occupations
and quit their physical exercise. Per-
haps had they never begun it they
would have lived on.
There are plenty of examples of very
old age in men who practiced some
form of bodily development. Mr.. Glad
stone, for instance, was a great walker,
measuring the distance of his jaunts
by the size of his mental task of the
day, and he lived to be nearly 80. The
more one studies the question, the
more he must conclude that here is an
inviting field of thought for our pro-
fessional physical culturists. 1t is one
of enough trite interest, too, to war
rant all the attention they will give it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Ms1iOO,s Centennial.

Mexico will celebrate the Tooth an
niversary OF its independence on Sep
TENDER Is. and it proposes to make the
day an epoch in its career It will nat
urally be that. for 1t will mark the
close and beginning alike OF the most
eventful periods OF Mexican history.
The country has come a long way to-
ward the goal OF actual independence
and democracy since Costilla wrested
the land from Spain, but 1t has long
way yet to 90 before 1t reaches that
goal. Eventful as have been these
100 years, the next twenty-five will
undoubtedly prove more prolific of
statesmanship II the republic keeps up
its proper measure OF progress.
Democracy never has unfolded as
readily under the rays OF the tropics
as in the temperate 7one and yet the
fact that the seed will grow in this
southern sphere is proof enough that
mature plant may be developed.
People may ask what Mexicans can
claim as really distinguishing them as
republic and the answer is fraught
with some notifications, for 1t is more
republic in name than in fact. Yet even
though one-third OF its constitutional
life has been spent under the reign OF
one man, 1t has taken the first step
toward popular government and II the
successors to Porfirio Diaz prove as
wise and strong in the principles OF
democracy as he is in the conception
OF monarchy that passes for democ-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
AUGUST TWILIGHT.
Prose Poet Pipes the Drowsy Hours
of the Dog Days.


Prose Poet Pipes the DroWSy Hours
of the Dog Days.
Indianapolis News.
Softly, almost imperceptibly the summer
is drifting into autumn, the season, with
spring. most best. The month OF Angus;
is stealing from us moments of sunshine,
yet the nights are no longer by hours, for
these are the days OF twilight This month,
of all others in the year, has the least
charm in the eyes OF some. 1t IL maligned
for It's heat and humidity, for its dust
and for the frogs that chant o. nights in
the creek. 1t is the month of dog days,
they say, when city streets are furnaces,
and the year, grown heavy with vegetation,
palpitates for the release that winter shall
bring.
But there is satisfaction in the passing
summer that none can deny. Now the
cannas are breast high at the porch rail-
ings the sunflowers by the barn are sap
lings, and the grass IL ankle deep In a day.
Those who love the open have seen the
Yiolets come and 60 Jaok-in-the- pulpit
has preached his silent sermon on spring.
The columbnes, rich in red and yellow,
are faded ana August brings the flash OF
goldenrod and the modest smile OF astsra.
And with these It brings also the twilight,
that incompatible hour that well may have
come from the fortunate isles themselves
Then one may sit In the shadow Of the
porch and breathe In the cooling air that
seems TO come. no matter how hot the day.
The street and the yards and the sky it,
self appear to change in the magic OF
twilight. The sunset clouds glow first In
brighter hues, but shade into evening with
softened tints OF gray. The sound OF chill
dren playing. the occasional music and the
light from corner lamps filtered by green
leaves all bring a sense Of quiet and q
confidence and satisfaction that no other
hour of the day can bestow. Even the
monotone OF the frogs, the strtdent rasp
OF the crickets, and the call of the katy
dds are only part Of the evening,
Then as one mods in ones chair to the
drowsy murmur of voices. the little world
about one invests itself with the night.
The change comes noiselessly and with
out the herald Of color that precedes the
dawn. 1t is twilight; then the dark and
the hosts Of stars. Truly in this hour one
can find lesson in contentmsnt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
The Private Loan Graft.

The inquiry into Senator Cores
charges Of attempted bribery has
served to emphasize a form Of graft
which is too common, If not generally
understood on the outside. That is
the graft by way OF the private loan.
In this case it develops that a member
of congress sought to borrow money
from one Of the men interested in the
Indian land contracts. The private
citizen had a scheme to enrich him II
he could get It through congress and
the congressman had oficial prestige
and voting power. 1t would never do
for him to accept money outright, be-
cause that would be plain, simple
bribery, but he could make loan that
would never come due.
And this form of graft is plain, sim.
pie bribery and, while 1t would be very
unjust and untrue to say that It IL
generally practiced, it is neither un-
true nor unjust to say that It is an old
trick that has been turned too many
times and It is not confined to con.
gress. Public utility corporations
seeking special privileges from cities
states and even courts. have had ex.
perience with the money-borrowlns
grafters II is subtle form OF
thievery that differs from bribery in
name only. Its pernicious influences
are Just as great as If 1t went by IT.
proper name. The ramifcations and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
Railroad Lawyers and the Law.
DhAIaAaIpI,lu

A wholesome change OF attitude on the
part of railroad lawyers is indicated by
the fact that sixty-five of them have
been in conference for several days over
the new railroad regulation act, discuss
ing It's provisions and getting the views
of the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and manifesting a real desire to know
what the law means and TO. conform TO
It. The duty OF the railroad lawyer used
to be 10 discover means by which the
law could be evaded or safely violated;
IL his present function is TO advise the
railroad officials how 10 comply with
the law It speaks well for the railroads
and for their attorneys. II would have
been better all around II such spirit
had been shown earlier.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-14
out for the Loot.

AAANAUhoPOlAo JOuIudl.
It IL pretty evident either that the Nc
Murray gang was trying to do the In
dams by hook and by crook or else that
there was plenty Of loose talk from which
one could justly infer that a great piece
of business" was on. The Indians have
been so regularly exploited and despoiled
by the greedy and the conscienceless who
do not do things in the west as men do
in the east, that there will be few to
doubt that rascality was afoot