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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
Millions in Fines.

During the year there were 1871 Grim
inal cases Of all sorts in the United states
courts, which produced fines. forfeitures
and pensities aggregating 81 .OS9,97A
Mr.. Wickersham recommends legislation
70 give the right OF appeal IN Indian cases
a law for the issue Of search warrants for
property stolen from the government; thar
fc1eral judges be alloweh travelling ex-
penses within their own districts and that
the salaries OF all federal justices be in
creased. lie also recommends that the
statute OF limitations IN customs frauds be
extended from three 10 five years. The at
torney general also recommends legislation
TO permit the United States 10 sue anu
prosecute an offending corporation wher-
ever that corporation may do business.
AS a result Of the attorney generals re-
cent trip TO Alaska he presents some
recommendation for the relief ina that
territory. some law should be enacted 10
keep the needy and deserving poor in that
cline, he says. Under the present law.
WHEN a person Is found with legs or arms
frozen off or starved nearly 20 death. II Is
necessary 20 charge the Invalid with
vagrancy aud have him committed an order
70 get treatment in a government hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
90 90 ,,sr.oa. I0aars.l on 20, RI,er.

Fo1r fersons Ipanrea ON ley River.
PIERRE, s. D., Dec i2-(speciall-A
party OF four people crossing the Cheyenne
river north Of Philip with a four horse
Team and a close call from drowning one
night last week Early I'm the day other
teams had broken the ice on the regular
ford but the cold weather had closed IL
over sufficiently TO allow the teams and
wagons to get on the river before breakine
through The occupants Of the wagon
were az thrown into the rivera and 4. was
only 10y a great struggle that they sue
ceeded In escaping
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

CHICAGO, Dec. 12-Hearing of the in
dicted packers petition for postponement
OF the criminal trials until the termination
Of the governments civil suit for d1ssOu-
ton of the National Packing company was
put over until Thursday by Judge Carpen-
ter OF the United States district court to-
Hot
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
CHANGE ON THE ST. JOE LINE
General Manager BerIiREett Resigns
10 co to the VIRGINIA
Central.

ST. JOSEPH. No, Dec i2-James Ber-
lingett general manager OF the 81. Joseph
4 Grand island railway, has resigned. ef
feotive January 1, and will become vice
president and general manager Of the Vir-
ginia railway at Norfolk, Va. on that date.
1t is likely that no one will be appointed
for month until A. L. Mohler. general
manager Of the Union Pacific returns from
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

Europe The st. Joseph q Grand Island
is Union Pacific holding and the ap.
pointment will have to so through the
hands Of Mr.. Mohler #tH
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
The Weather

FOR NEBRASK A-RRin or snow.
FOR IOWA-lncreasinE cloudiness.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

To CURE 4 COLB IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMo ouinine abieta.
Druggists refund money II Il fails to cure 10
W, GROVES signature is on each box Sc
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
Lieutenant Vyoude D~,a.

Albert j. Woude, first lieutenant In the
Sixth cavalry, stationed at Fort Des
Moines, died this morning as the result OF
Injuries sustained yesterday when he was
thrown from his horse while riding near
the reservation. The skull was fractured
near the base Of the brain. He passed
away this morning while In an unconscious
condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

aged woman on the head. It Is the theory
Of telephone experts that Illuminating gas
had leaked into the conduit from gas
main and probably was exploded by a
spark from the wires
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
Land Fraud Prosecution.

Land frauds are probably entitled to a
place with the customs frauds and viola
lions OF the antitrust law. The depart
>ment won signal victories during the year
against unlawful fencing of the public do
main. In thirty-eight civil suits and TWEEN
ty-eight criminal prosecutions more than
100000 acres Of land illegally fenced were
restored to the government.
Prosecutions against the Oregon & Call
fornia railroad company and forty-five
other defendants to recover $500 900 acres
OF land, valued at s5OOO0.OOO which the
government claims are still Illegally held.
are now pending. There are also under
way twenty-four suits against the Central
Pacific Railway company and others TO
recover thousands OF acres Of valuable
lands, which, thet government contends.
were illegally patented, probably with the
private knowledge that they were valuable
for the mineral and oils underneath.
In the departments campaign against
bucket shops, $50 such places were closed
others voluntarily closed as a result OF
the crusade, and indictments are pending
against men and corporations and the
telegraph company which allowed the use
OF its wires.
The bureau of investigation. which has
built up an efficient secret police. began
raids on firms charged with using the mails
for fraudulent purposes The attorney gen
eral recommends legislation to permit the
agents OF that bureau TO administer oaths
and serve processes.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
TRIAL OF DlETz BEGINS
HistOry at six Hears' Uanrict with
Authorities wiI ne Brought
Uwto EvNdewre

HAYWARD. Wis Dec 1.-THE trial Of
John F. Dietz, Hattie and Leslie Dietz on
charge Of numbering Deputy Sheriff oscar
Harp on october last, which begins this
afternoon win review the entire history OF
the six years conflict between DietE and
the authorities Of Sawyer county
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

The Key to the situstlon--Bee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13
CONFIRM WHITE
FOR HIGH OFFICE

Continued from First Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

M1 RA BRASS JARDINIERES-very liberal d.
M oil mensions-strOng knob-feet Smaller
ones for less. None higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

~ M SCREEN FRAAIEs-soIid oak - strong
nj I'LL and ready for filling. Higher priced ones
ASSS II wanted.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

10 RI COMMODITY BOXES-shirt Waists need
d. oil them. Mating covered May be used AZ
window
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

- r. FUMED OAK SMOKERS sTAND-solid.
~ strong; match stand, cigar holder, ash
receptacle attached.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

no ar SOLID GOLDEN OAK TABOURETTE-
NJ ~ Heavier and stronger than that above Well
Y&SSS worth the difference.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

BRIDGE WHIST INDIOAToR-spIid brass
with scoring pad and mechanical trump
indicator.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

In i7t he was elected as senator in the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-13

SILVER ASH RECEIVER-self cleanser
with cigar rest. This is suitable for the
home or office.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
A VERY QUEER BIRD.
The One Young Mark Twain Sprung
Upon the Scientists.


Upon the Scientists.
Mark Twain's father was an ornithol-
Ogist. He had several friends who
were also enthusiasts on the subject OF
birds. Whenever any one Of them dis
covered rara avis it was the custom
to have Il consultation. Mark had been
witness of several of these bird in
quests and had noted the delight the
old men took in discussing Il new
found specimen. One day it occurred
to him to provide the Hannibal Orni
biologists with a real circus in the
form Of bird. He killed crow and
also barnyard rooster. Plucking out
the tail feathers Of both the crow and
the rooster. he substituted the ROSTERS
tail feathers for those of the crow, pro-
ducing Il unique effect. When lie had
the specimen nicely prepared he went
to his father and, handing it to him.
said:
Here, father, is very curious bird
shot. l thought you would be inter-
ested in it,
The old gentleman gazed upon the
specimen with astOnishmcnt. That
evening the ornitholOgists Of Hannibal
were assembled in Mr. Clemens par
lor. The rare specimen was put be-
! fore them. The discussion was long
and learned. The opinions expressed
were various. One thought the bird
| was an offshoot Of the bird OF para
disc family; others had equally ridicu
lous notions as to its ancestry. But
there was one who refused to he
swerved by the peculiarity OF the
birds tail from the Judgment that i
was Of the crow family.
"Why. just look here" lie said, lift
ing the bird by it's tail feathers. H'
got no further. The feathers came
out. There was quick closing of
door. Mr.. Clemens started to leav'
the room.
Gentlemen" he said. ''please excus
me few moments. | will see Samue
first and explain later
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28

their wheat at 20 and 80 cents n
the fall they could sell it at 81 dur
ing the winter and in the spring.
An additional price Of even % cents Z
bushel would mean $4,000. 600 more In
the pockets Of the Minnesota farmers,
a similar amount to the farmers Of the
Dakotas and to the wheat farmers Of
the Pacific coast.
New York farmers do not raise vege-
tables in quantities because until re-
Gently roads did not permit them to
market such perishable product in
quantities. This holds good in New
England. The same condition exists
in the cow country and the grain coun-
try. Potatoes and onions your Dakota
farmer can market in quantities.
Therefore he raises them, but because
bad roads cut him off from the market
half the year he does not raise the
more perishable vegetables. Vegeta-
bles he buys from California ut fancy
prices, another tax for bad roads. In
fact, owing to bad roads, there have
been seasons when New Workers were
paying 81 bushel for their potatoes
and western farmers We're glad to sell
them at Is cents for pig feed and
starch.
With access to market and best rul-
ing prices, net returns increase and
farm lands jump in value. 1t is an
actual fact wherever good roads have
gone land has increased in value from
50 to 80 an acre. In Jackson county,
| Ala, Il bond issue Of $250,OOO built
l2j miles Of macadam road. The sell
ing price of land was from Sc to $15
before the road was built On the
completion land values went up from
SIS to $50.
The effect Of good roads Oh school
attendance needs no proof. In the five
states having the best roads the aver
rollment. In the five states having
the fewest good roads the attendance
averages only 50 per cent.
With these figures on schools 1t II
not surprising to find that ignorance
and bad roads go together. In the
| Ioul lOttuS SldlCS> with lOtO
population of 100000, are 375 900 mel
and women. white and native born
who can neither read nor write. II
fcur good roads states, with a pOpll
lation of 100000, are only 10000 illit
crates.
The movement for good roads is $,
recent that it need not be retailet
here. When cOlOnists first came t
, America the roads followed buffalo
trails and Indian wilderness paths 4
farms became fenced roads ran alOn;
between boundaries without regard t
the shortest distance or grade. an
these were kept in order Tor disorder
by statute labor-farmers turning on
. for a day once year for road pic
mic, filling in holes that ought to hav
, been filed in months previously, tinl
, ering and trifling away time with n
. special director The results wer
| what might have been expected. Me
!. do not employ blacksmiths as doctors
q and why should farmers be suppose
a to possess the technical knowledge {
a an engineer? During various wal
: two or three good roads We're hackc
|. through the wilderness across coul
;, try, from New York up to Rost0
along the old post road. from II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Good Substitute For Maeadam.

One example of the road bureaus
work will show it's usefulness. Roads
for the state Of sticky gumbo soil have
been almost hopeless problem. There
is whole belt Of such states along the
south, and there is another belt along
the Missouri where wheels sink hub
deep and horses founder to death In
mire more treacherous than quicksand.
The road bureau discovered from
many practical tests that by burning
gumbo soil a roadbed compact as mac
adam could be obtained at half the
cost Of macadam or at practically only
the cost Of labor and Of fuel to do the
burning. There is no longer any ex'
cuse for lethargy in road building
through the gumbo states
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
CURIOUS ErITAPHs.
0rsvity on . Tombstone-Oou0tas Jer.
roId's Suggestion.

0rsvity on . Tombstone-Oouoias Jer.
rold's Suggestion.
Among the 1900 epitaphs collected
by Ernest Il. Suffiing in "Epitaphia'
are many quaint and curious speci-
mems. Grimaldi off the stage was said
to be a sufferer from melancholia. It
will be remembered that, going to q
physician on one occasion, he descrfb-
ed his case, when the worthy doctor
briskly told him to ''shake on the feel
ing. Go and see Grimaldi, and II he
does not cure you your case Is indeed
hopeless" "Alas," said the poor suf-
ferer, II am Grimaldi." His epitaph
reads "Here Am IL
A prize Of f1OO Is said to have been
offered by one Thorpe, who was de-
sirous of being perpetuated but briefly
on his tombstone. One competitor
sent in "Here Lies Thorpe's Corpse"
This was certainly brief enough, but
finally it was cut to ''Thorpe's Corpse"
Many Of our readers know the
Douglas Jerrold and Charles knight
story They were dining together on
one occasion when the conversation
turned upon epitaphs. knight half In
! jest suggested that Jerrold should
write his (Knight's) epitaph. The sub
ject dropped at the time; but. walking
home together in the evening. they
came to spot where each had to take
a separate road Jerroid, extending
his hand to his friend. remarked, ''I've
thought of a capital epitaph for you. .
"What is ity' said his friend. much In
terested. .'Oh. very brief and very
simple. Good Night"'
There are many curious epitaphs on
wives. Here's one from INVERSION,
Lancashire:
Here lies my wife.
Here lies she.
Hallelujah!
Hallelujee!
An inscription placed over the grave
Of missionary who was accidentally
shot In India read thus:
Here lies the Rev. A. B..
For many years missionary In B. distric,
He was accidentally shot by his natir
servant.
"wen done, thou good and faithful serv
ant"
At Chelmsford, Essex, on a stone t,
the memory Of "Mary Blewitt Of til
Swan" it is stated that she WAS tn
wife of nine husbands successfully. bu
the ninth outlived her" 1t Is added
"The Text to Her Funeral Sermo
Was, Last Of AL. the Woman Die
Also" "-Westminster Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
4 Beautiful Lake.

Perhaps the most striking Instance
to be- seen In the whole world of the
wonderful apparent cOlOrinI 0f inn!l.ns
of water Il the marveiOllxiy iH.an'ifMi
Blue lake In Switzerland Enrn:n
passed ON alt sides by lofty ln",,nia,ns.
their lower rnnges iuxurianiiy r,"il'"d
with verdurp down 10 the edge "t the
water and adorned With many fine for
est trees. while their higher activities
are garbed in Q mantle Of eternal snow.
the little lake. nesting In It's deep h"i.
low basin and protected from winds
aud storms. II quite startling In its
singular and strange beauty The
water. although really pure and color
less. appears to he of a most vivid and
intense sky blue. And Its transparency
Is SO remarkable that small nickel
coin dropped into the water in tho
center Of the lake can be seen gyrat.
ing downward until II reaches tho M't.
tom. apparently more than a hundred
feet beneath.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Figures Of Speech.

A we'll known ventrilOquist who had
consented to give performance In aid
of charity heard that certain members
Of bis prospective audience were de-
termined to watch the movements of
his mouth With the closest scrutiny
with q view Of confounding him. The
night came. the attendants carried In
three dummies on chairs. and the artist
made his appearance. His perform
ance was unusually successful. the
muscles Of his face giving no evidence
of his art The changes Ut voice were
marvellous. and the astOnisiied crowd
ut the close of the exhibition gave him
rousing cheer. Again and again
they called him back. and he express
ed bis pleasure BY innuinerable bows.
At last the cheering ceased. and be
was permitted to retire. Scarcely had
be done 50 when the three LAY" dE-
ures got up from their chairs and walk
ed on the stage. The ventriloQuisi had
employed three friends to impersOnate
his usual mechanical figures.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
The Commons.

The second chamber or COM
MONS" or popular assembly or
..house Of representatives" as 1t is
yariously termed, takes us back to the
battle between the Patricians and
Plebs in republican Rome. IN the Ian
guage Of a very high authority on the
subject, "The first real anticipation
Of q second popular) chamber. armed
with a veto on the proposals OF sep
arate authority and representing dif-
ferent interest Nhe interest OF the body
Of the people as opposed to the inter-
est of the hitherto dominant aristoc-
racy), occurs in the Roman tribunate. "
When the Roman Plebs got their
tribunes the very beginning OF the
modern machinery Of the commons or
house Of representatives was estab-
lished.-New York American.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28

Cumberland mountains west to st.
Louis, from Virginia up through PENN
sylyania to Pittsburg and when emf
grafton began to roll westward from
st. Louis to Oregon With these ex-
ceptions the highways Of the United
States were a system of pig track
trails.
Then came the great railroad build
Ing era down to 1880. when pubic
roads were forgotten in the cxpecta-
ton that railroads would supplant
them, but as population grew the ne
cessity for roads to link farm with
market became daily more insfstent--
Agnes c. Laut in Golfers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
When, Lock, Don't Matter.

Whoeo LOOKS Oont W9tt0rs
Apropos Of titled foreigners mar-
riage to rich and rather plain Anieri
can girl New Yorker said:
The count has no cause to com
plain The ethics Of such u marriage
as his are but the ethics Of the matri.
ll,Onial agency
n man called ut matrimonial
agency.
- ain Interested. he said. In the
young lady who has $2!:iO.O0O IN her
own right Could You let me VEG her
Photographic
mo: that Is not the custom. th..
agent replied In any case over $1Oo
coo the photograph Is never asked
for"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
South to Build Highways.

Eight hundred miles Of improved
roads are to be undertaken by the
Southern Appalachian Good Roads as
ISOLATION. OF these 300 miles are to
be in North Carolina. Poor roads are
said to cost that state S1O,OO0.O0O a
year, An enormous number of tour.
lists 90 to the southern Appalachian
region. but because Of the poorness or
the highways in general they see but
a small portion Of it. The great sys-
tenn Of roadways now proposed Is plan
ned to make that wonderful region one
81 the most attractive In all the world,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Tommy's Defense.

Mamma-TOmmy, you've been fight
ing again. Your clothes are torn. and
your face is scratched. Why cant you
do like your little sister? She never
fights. Small Tommy Well. mamma.
it's better to have good square light
and get all the mad out Of you than to
carry it in you for months like girls
do.-Chicago News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
WORKING Him.

II want the Office. of course" snld
the aspiring statesman. "but not unless
| am the peoples choice"
Eve can TX that. iOO." said his cam
paigD manager. "only you know It's \
good deai more expensive t. be the
peoples choice than II Is to 50 In as
the compromise candidate Chit'aIo
Tribune
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
The Bull"

The origin Of the word ''bull'' 40 the
definition Of q confused utteranco II
doubtful. Some philologists say II
comes from the French b0ule-" fraud"
and others that 1t Is derived from
the lcelandIc bull-"nonsense." Many
definitions have been attempted. but
the best probably Is that Of Sydney
Smith. Writing Of the difference be-
tween wit and ''bulls." he says: "Wit
discovers real relations that are appar.
ent: bulls admit apparent relations
that are not real. The stronger the
apparent connection and the more com.
plete the rcal disconnection Of the
ideas the greater the surprise and the
better the BULL"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28

The worlds most successful medicine
for bowel complaints is Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh1a Remedy.
1t has relieved more pain and suffering,
and saved more lives than any other
medicine in use. Invaluable for children
and adults. Sold by all dealers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Friendship.

eriendship.
Friendship In vase which when II
Is 1awed tly heat or violence. or acci
dent mag as well be broken at once
II can never be trusted again. The
more graceful and ornamental Il was
the more clearly do we discern the
hopelessness Of restoring It to Its for
NOR etNtc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Painful Cleanliness.

From a Vienna paper:
Comfortable pension for English
visitors; good kitchen with continental
catab.es, or plain rosbeef with pottats
for same prices: nice sleeping rooms
with open windows: painful cleanli-
hess; numerous extraordinary refer
ences ST. James Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Mora,s the Pity.

Patience-It takes two to make q
quarrel, you know Patrice-And yet |
have known quarrels to occur when
two persons have been made ONE
Yopkers Statesman,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Easily Timed.

Read-Have you ever timed your
automobile: Greene-Oh. yes. II
stood perfectly still for forty.eight
minutes on he road today.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
The Proof Later.

Myltle-Papa doesn't favor your call
ing here Mt all. George. GeOrge-Why.
that can't be! Your father gave me
cigar Il moment since as came in the
door. Myrtle-All right; just wait till
you smoke it!--Lippincotts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
BAD ROADS COSTLY,
Responsible For Hunger and Tilt.
eracy In the United States.
GREAT HANDICAP TO FARMERS
They Suffer Heavy Losses Getting
Their Products to Market Over III
Kept Roads-Land Values Advance
With Improved Roadways.

Two hundred and fifty million dol
lars year are wasted OH bad roads
in the United States Added to loss OH
haul, the storage and extra food rates
make the total expense S1,No.OOO.O 600
a year. This means tax Of $3.50 on
every man, woman and child in the
country. Corners in the grain markets
are frequently the direct result Of bad
roads In four bad road states 315.OOO
people out Of 100000 cannot read or
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28

Small axes fell great trees.-German
PrOyerb.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-07-28
Statement

OF the condition Of the Bank OF Benton, Benton,
La, at the close Of business June 90, 1910.
pronJDrCC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-17
The Widow Was Comforted.

"There is 40 accounting for the con.
struction which some people will put
upon certain passages Of Scripture" re-
marked q clergyman. Il remember
the story Of one clergyman who went
to call on woman whose husband
had recently died. He had expected
quite naturally, to find her hcartbro'
ken with the burden Of her sorrow
and was greatly surprised when she
greeted him with very happy smile
and ushered him into the parlor.
Well-er-sister,' he said at length
you have my warmest sympathy
"Thank you, DOCTOR replied the
widow casually. L did feel very
bad. very bad indeed. But l came
across q verse Of Scripture which COM
forted me very much indeed
land what was the verse, sister,
inquired the clergyman.
az don't remember just where to
find it, replied the widow, but 1t was
made up Of only four words-four
helpful words-"Why need l careF' "