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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26

torians have recorded, and
1N thus far there has appeared no
- challenge as to accuracy, the
lS4f4SM late A. d. Jones. first post
S-@A master of Omaha. carried the
mail in his hat. Mail routes had west
ern terminus at Council Bluffs in those
days, and the Missouri river was UNI
spanned by bridge. 1t therefore de-
volved upon Postmaster Jones to make
the Journey between Council Bluffs and
Omaha as best he could. for be 1t remem-
bered that he was not only postmaster,
but sum total of postofflce department
IN Omaha In summer rowboat served
transit purposes, and in winter he walked
across on the Ice
But even then omahas first postmas-
ter and other hardy pioneers foresaw a
great city on tho site of Omaha, and the
man who carried the mail in his hat
dreamed of a coming day when the
Omaha postoffice would be a vast insti-
tuition. He was hero to see the comple-
ton Of the magnificent postoffice build
ing with its army of clerks and carriers
ana OFFICIALS. But he did not live for
the installation of postal trolley cars
which Will begin operation in Omaha
July - anu WHlch mark the final stroke
in metropolitan postoffice equipment
From postoffioe in the postmastar,s
hat to the present first-class system q.
long jump but Omaha has made Il am
thus another leap is made in cityward.
progress.
only tho larger cities of the tJnitad
states have trolley carr for coIlsction
ana distribution of mail Omaha IN
taet Is in point of population. the
smallest city to take up this modern
idea. The Postoffice department how
ever takes no heed of population statis-
tics In appropriating for mail service
All expansions OF equipment are basad
on the amount of business done and
omaha's postal receipts exceed those 90
many other cities twice as large. which
seems to bring out the deduction thar
II is not so much how many people nm,
what kind OF people that counts win
Uncle Sam. 'N
TOT many years the mailing service q,
the omaha postofflce has been handled h
horses ana wagons, all mail from postoffIcs
10 railway stations being carried In that
way Likewise, the mall collector i'm his
ua'lE rounds has driven a prosaic. RentI,
nag trained to stop at every street
box regardless Of Bit pressure one horse
carts. looking something like venerable
milk wagons, served as vehicles in the col.
lection process. Ponderous wagons drawn
by heavy draft horses changed with fire
wagon privileges between railroad depots
ana postotfiee. ane for long while this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26
19stal Cars OUT For
Inspection

rather awe-inspiring scene was considered
tinge of metropolitanism. But now comes
the modern white car, built especially for
the mail service. These cars are built
along the general plan of railway postal
car and each will carry two or three mail
clerks, as occasion demands. The motor
man Will be the only man on the car who
Is not part Of the postal service He will
be attached to the street railway COM
pany's payroll, and he need have no fear
that some impatient patron with equity
loot Will stumble and wall I'm dismounting
car steps, for no passengers will be car
rled, The cars are thirty feet long and
contain regulation racks for placing and
distributing letters, so that the work pro-
ceeds between stops as the car goes on its
flight about the city. There are five cars.
but 1t is believed that four will be all the
service requires for the present the extra
one being held in reserve for emergencies
speaking of the innovation. Postmaster
Thomas said; This is the most noteworthy
postal Improvement that has been made in
omaha since the construction of the build
ing We now ocSNIy. The efficiency of the
service will be Uaeatly increased and much
Time VIII be saved. Cars will run through
the residence sections, making collections
OF mail up to $3.50 o'clock at night. and In
the business district the service will con-
uhue until 1880 o'clock each morning.
TWO cars VIII run from the postoffice
down Dodge street and on Tenth street TO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26

avenue and Forty-second street once also.
Thirteen times a day the car going TO
the south end will go first to Park avenue
and Leavenworth. back TO Sixteenth and
then out TO South Omaha On eight OF
these trips II will go 10 the exchange
building at the stock yards and on one
trip It will 90 10 the end OF each branch Of
the park lines.
In this system two cars are in the BUSH
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26

in New York last week after fifteen month
absance In foreign lands.
There is only one Theodore Roosevelt,
there has never been another and It is
hardly within scope of probabilities that
there ever will be. Others may bear his
name, others may be strenuous, others
may be versatile, others may be dynamic,
but o complete incarnation OF Theodore
Roosevelt would indeed be a miraculous
creation.
General Grant, Immediately after leaving
the White House, made q tour Of the world.
1t was a triumphal tour. His homecom-
ing was an epoch in hero worship. News
papers Of that day gave It much space. His
torians writing after the leisurely manner
OF historians. gave It still greater space.
Every school boy, every school girl has had
the Grant tour es a part Of history lesson.
Memorial day orators still touch upon 1t in
their speeches. The Grant tour was long
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26
en- . - . an

svER In worlds history has the
homecoming Of any private
citizen been the signal for such
demonstration Of popular APP
plause as that accorded Theo-
dnra RnnaaveIt rrhan ha landnh
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26

Collections viii be made en- route by all
the cars.
"A ear will go 10 Ames avenue and Tween
ty-fourth street eight times a day. going
out along Sherman avenue, back to Cunning
street by Twenty-fourth. up Cunning to
Fortieth and down To Sixteenth and Far
nam by way OF Farnam street. This car
will go to Benson four times q day ana to
Tort Omaha once and 70 the end Of brand
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-26
%&S 0 8 Type Of New Postal Car . . SFxS5

the Union and Burlington stations. The
trip back will be made up Harvey to Six
teenth and then over to the postoffice.
Two cars win be on this run. each one to
make thirty trips a day.
Seven times a day a car will go to the
Webster street railway station along Six
teenth street coming back on Fifteenth
street and Fourteenth street 10 Harvey
and down Sixteenth again 70 the poatofflce.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

Across from the Welch section the
Fal car holds its own in point of at
tracting attention. Fred A. Cornell and
his assistants have a beauty in the line,
and no lack of business should be re-
ported from them before the show
closes Sunday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
BRIDE FAILS TO FIND
RHYME so JUDGE WILL
NOT SAY CEREMONY
Poetic Justice Had Previously Puz-
zled Himself over "knots," But
Could Not Make Things
Fit

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-When Poetic
Justice Werremeyer learned that his
fame had spread even to Carlyle, ILL.,,
his grateful muse began to struggle
for utterance He received a letter
from Mrs. Charlotte B. Newcomb of
that town stating that she was to be
married, and that she could not bear
to have the ceremony performed in
any spot save Clayton or by any JUS
tice of the peace save Werremeyer.
Exalted by the inrush of the divine
afflatus, the poetic justice took his pen
in hand to reply.
81 am the one that ties the knots,
That makes two hearts beat as one
He was writing rapidly when sud
denly the tickle muse took flight. In
vain he tugged at his romantic fore
lock. His inspiration, like a brief can
die, had fiickered out.
what rhymes with knots'?'' he re-
flected painfully, chewing his trusty
pen. "Pots, cots, bots-theyn never
do he cried, his esthetic temperament
recoiling.
Finally, owning himself stumped, he
wrote Mrs. Newcomb that he would
pay her a $1.25 a line if she would
complete the quatrain That is, he
would relinquish the $3.50 fee which is
his usual charge for a wedding with
poetic trimmings.
Mrs. Newcomb, a brunette, 26 years
old, arrived at $3.50 a. m. Tuesday with
her fiance Henry B. Ryer, shoeman,
3O03 Locust street, in tow.
"I just couldn't finish that poem, y
said she.
"I'd rather pay $50 than write po-
etry," said the shoeman.
"Oh, it's very easy" said the justice
carelessly. "If you just have the
knack of the thing, as 1 have, you can
turn those things out by the yard. L
could complete that verse a dozen
ways. It's gift, you know"
Come on and marry us" grumbled
Ryer but Werremeyer refused, except
on condition they complete the rhyme.
They could not, and departed in high
dudgeon for st. Louis.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
JERSEYITE EMPLOYS
HENS TO SIFT ASHES;
EGGS FOLLOW EFFORTS
Country Squire Wishes to Know
Whether ShelI-commodity Laid
in SnoWbank Is Cold
Storage Article

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--WELL-It is
neighborhood record that Squire Heze-
kiah Baldwin of Cedar Grove, N. j., is
a saving man, even according to stand
ards set by the most frugal Jerseyite
1t has always been an economic prob
lem with him whether the energy spent
in sitting ashes paid for the usable
coal left after the cinders had been
dispersed. This problem with him has
been to get the good Goals without ex-
pending the energy. (Note-Squire
Baldwin Sits his own ashes)
NOW-Squire Baldwin has flock Of
hooded Brahmins which lay like auto
matte egg mills when the going is
good in summer, but in winter they
eat their heads off and don't produce.
He cuddled up an idea fecently and
tried it on the hens yesterday. The Wis
ible evidence of the experiment was
noted by Squire Baldwin's neighbors.
They attest to seeing a cloud of dust
rising above his domain on Ridge road.
They investigated and found his brood
of Brahmins raising ructions on the
ash heap in search of corn which
Squire Baldwin had mixed adroitly
with the ashes. The energy of the
hens scattered the ashes and cinders,
leaving the partly burned Goals, which
Mrs. Baldwin can use to excellent ad-
vantage in her kitchen range.
BUT-The best of the experiment is
yet to come. The hens worked up so
much energy that they were moved to
lay eggs.
WHEREAT-They made for them
selves nests in the softest places at
hand, the snowbanlks. and filed the
nests with the biggest harvest OF eggs
that Squire Baldwin has gathered since
last June. Neighbors who counted the
harvest will give their names and ad-
dresses to skeptics.
HOWSOMEVER - Squire Baldwin.
famed for veracity, is in a quandary
how to classify the eggs in Offering
them to the market. He is ready to
guarantee that they are not more than
day old. On the other hand, the first
abode of the eggs was in snowbanks
and, technically speaking, they are cold
storage eggs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
ELEPHANT SELLS FOR
$500 AT AN AUCTION;
BEAR BARGAIN AT $55
Circus Under Hammer Fails to Bring
Fancy Prices, Only $4,000 Be-
Ing Realized
at Sale

CORY, Pa, Feb. 9.-With the snow
clad hills to decree the untimeliness of
the vendue of household and farm eff
fects, the 'clack of the auctioneer'S
voice was heard, nevertheless, in Cory
this livelong day, as the property of
what had been Cole Bros circus was
sold at auction.
The occasion was not only one of in
terest to the citizens, who have derived
profit as well as amusement since the
circus went into winter quarters here,
but also of interest to nearly 200 show
men, including Frank Robbins of Ala
bama and Alf and John Ringing of
Baraboo, Wis, and j. G. Miller, in pic
turesque sombrero from Ranch 101,
who were present to bid and buy.
The Ringing brothers disappointed
the expectation that they would get
most of the menagerie, as they re-
mained indoors during it's sale. The
sale opened in the morning with the
auction of a great accumulation OF
paraphernalia, such as show tents,
band uniforms, gaudy attire and crown
of the chariot queen and saucy red
hats and waving plumes of the eques-
triennes.
Circus wagons brought from $100 up
to $500 for the band wagon, while the
calliope brought $3.50. Then twenty
one ting HORSES udIlClllS luSll pT6llleSI
sold at low figure, ranging from $10O
to $3.50 each.
After the disposal of the nine wheeled
cages and five open dens, the showmen
followed the auctioneers to the west
railroad yard, where five sleeping cars
were knocked down at prices ranging
from $1,000 to $1,000 each. Among the
purchasers were Frank Robbins, Ring
ling Bros. and John C. Miller of Ranch
101, who owns a wild west show.
These men were purchasers of the ten
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

fiat cars, two elephant cars and seven
stock cars at from $10O to $4OO each.
Lion Sold for $2o5
At the menagerie Tom Smith of the
Buffalo Bill show bought a llama,
$3.50; Russian bear, $55; two Bengal
tigers at $3.50 and $5S5 respectively
Bartelle company bought one lion for
$205 and a fine African male, $3.50; a
black leopard, $1S5; hyena, $l95.
Danny Robinson bought puma,
$10O; a leopard, $65, and jaguar,
$3.50, and the elephant, Lii, $1,000.
for $675. Tom Smith bought a
Iioness with cub, $685., Bartelle
bought two camels at $160 and SIS.
Danny Robinson bought mother
camel for $275 and her baby for $50,
while the liking of camels,' tower
ing dromedary, went to Frank Rob-
bins at 1875.
elephant for $500, and Danny Rob-
inson bought the fourth elephant for
$14O0 Eighty-one baggage and f1f--
teen chariot horses were sold at good
prices.
The circus. which had been bought
from Cole Brothers for $4,000, was
auctioned off by the owners at ap-
proximately $4,000, the stock bringing
at least 40 per cent. of first hand
value. the high prices of railroad
equipment and menagerie compensat-
ing for a great slaughter in lighting
apparatus, tents and fixtures.
Purchasers of lions and tigers JoK-
inglv proposed to lead them away
with ropes, and one buyer arranged
to load his portable purchase on the
fiat cars he bought. Many of the cir
Gus men were strangers to each other
and enjoyed becoming acquainted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
NEW CARS ARE
SHOWN AT RINK
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND AUTO
EXHIBIT
PASADENA VISITORS GUESTS OF
HONOR
Riverside and RedIands Expected to
Send Their Quota to Grand
Avenue Hall Today.
Notes Of Show

Auto enthusiasts and seekers after
technical knowledge continue to flock
to the Grand avenue rink and inspect
the handsome machines exhibited by
the independent" dealers of Los Ange-
les. Opening night was, of course, more
successful than those following IN point
of attendance, but interest in the va
rious cars has not in the least dimin-
ished and the turnstiles continue TO
whirl at rapid rate.
Pasadena residents were the guests
of honor yesterday, and visitors from
the Crown City took advantage of the
occasion to follow the turningS of the
various aisles and inspect the machines
ranged in the different booths. Most
Pasadenans are wealthy enough TO
purchase what they desire In the line
of mechanical carriages, SO that the eX- S.
hibiting agents expect to reap a goodly
harvest as a result of their persuasive
displays.
Several new cars we're installed yes
terday and became immediate faVorttes
with both the regulars" and occasional
patrons of the rink. A new Isotta-
Fraschini, entered by the Motor Car
Import company was a fitting garage
mate for the stripped Isotta racer and
ready occupying space in section H.
AS a passenger car the foreigner
Is generally admired, and many. OF
them are certain to find their way into
the hands of local owners.
The American Auto agency also
added to it's display with a massive,
overwhelming roadster, and with the
two cars already in place are able to
please those visiting booth No. 26. An
other Fiat was installed to accompany
the two which have been centers of at
traction since the opening night, and in
its touring garb the latest conner at
tracts its fair share of attention.
Redlands and Riverside will be hon
ored today by having the occasion
named after them. Many dealers and
auto lovers from the orange belt have
signified their intention of coming in
to gaze on the assembled machines,
and, with the local fraternity, no falling
off in attendance should be apparent.
Licensed Show Progressing
The committee for the licensed auto
show which is to be held at Fiesta
park February 10 to 26 viewed eight
sections of the painted canvas back
ground which is to surround the arena.
The painters have finished eight 26-foot
sections and these were hung so the
committee could gain an idea of what
the general effect would be- Manager
]. S. Conwell and F. w. Flint, Jr.,
chairman of the committee, expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the
painting.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
BOY BRANDS LINC0LNS
FACE ON BABY BROTHER
Thought It Would Be Patriotic to
Leave Impression on sammy's I
Cheek

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-For branding
his baby brother Samuel with white
hot Lincoln cent Jacob Goldberg, IL
years old, of No. 242 Delaney street,
was committed to the Jewish Protec
tory by Justice Deuel. in the children's
court.
protested Jakey.
Jacob did the branding after his
mother had gone to market. He heated
the cent over charcoal bucket fire,
and handling it with tweezers slapped
it upon the baby cheek. The baby
screamed and cried, but Jacob branded
Samuel on the legs.
From Jacobs disconnected story 1t
seemed he had acquired such admira-
tion for Abraham Lincoln in school
that he concluded 1t would be patriotic
to leave the imprint of Lincoln's face
on Sammy's check.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

Albert G. Cooke was an interested
visitor to the show yesterday. Mr..
Cooke recently reported the purchase of
a Napier racing car, but has already
his choice, so classy are the
models shown by American manufac-
turers and their agents,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
RURAL. CARRIERS MUST
NOT HUNT WHILE ON DUTY

FULLERTON. Feb. e.-Hereafter when the
rural mail carriers pass among the foothills
north of Fullerton, the cottontails and quails
will go unharmed for Uncle Sam won | STAND
for any hunting or shooting of game by MS
letter carriers while they are supposed to be
performing their duties. This order has Just
been issued from the department In WASH
ington and instructs postmasters TO carry 1t
out.
The temptation surely is great for the rural
mail carriers to bring in half dozen young
rabbits while the beef trust is on
Commencing February Is rural mail carriers
will not be obliged to collect loose coin from
mail boxes along their routes. Orders to that
effect have also been sent out Patrons
must enclose coins in envelope or deposit
them In a coin holder SO that they may be
easily taken from boxes.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

Autocars exhibited by the Bulkley
company continue to draw crowds to
the corner station. Interest in that
vicinity is divided between the dainty
Bulkley representatives and the mass
i've trucks exhibited by the Pioneer
Commercial Auto company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
OLD WATER SUIT APPEALED

SAN BERNARDINo, Feb a.-rhe 12-
year water suit of the ranchers of Cuca-
monga against the Cucamonga Water com
pany has been appealed to the supreme
court, The fight was begun in the local
superior courts by Lewis Smith as chief
plaintiff. After years OF legal battle Smith
died and his wife took mp the right and is
now chief plaintiff In the suit
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

The miniature OF the Great western
engine is one of the real interesting ex-
hibits of the week. The smooth work.
ings of the real thing are fully exem-
plified in this little toy, and there IS
always a throng gathered around the
H. O. Vogel booth, watching the
rhythmic movements of the perfectly
adjusted mechanism.
Many of the exhibitors have placed
mirrors beneath the engines of the cars
they show, and those wishing to exam
ing every part of the machinery have
only to look in the reflector for the de-
sire to be gratified. The idea is ex-
tremely neat, and will probably be
much in vogue before the end of the
week.
c. NJ. Rose, salesman for the Welch
agency, is kept busy showing his beau
ty to admiring prospective customers.
The Welch is certainly a nice-looking
car, and the exhibit has served to give
many who would not otherwise have
known a true line on its merits.
Across from the Welch section the
Fal car holds its own In point of at
tracing attention. Fred A. Cornell and
his assistants have beauty in the line,
and no lack of business should be re-
ported from them before the show
closes Sunday night.
Albert G. Cooke was an interested
visitor to the show yesterday. Mr..
Cooke recently reported the purchase of
a Napier racing car, but has already
regretted his choice, so classy are the
models shown by American manufac-
turers and their agents.
Autocars exhibited by the Bulkley
company continue to draw crowds to
the corner station. Interest in that
vicinity is divided between the dainty
Bulkley representatives and the mass
i've trucks exhibited by the Pioneer
Commercial Auto company.
The big California companys display
of Californians, Tourists and Firestone-
Columbuses, is well set off with the
red fire truck and California limousine
the only vehicle of it's type in the
show. The other local product, the
Durocar, is also we'll received, and Los
Angeles boosters have no reason to fee
less proud of their city when the home
cars are ranged against the eastern
makes.
The Auburns, representing the line
carried by the w. j. Burt Motor Can
company, provide the attraction in theii
SSCllOH VI TIC Dig Tllh. Iuey dI6 al
beauties and serve to give visitors 6
line on the class of cars to be expected
from the Auburn factory.
The Dorrises in the Bosbyshell-C Car.
penter stall are favorably commented
on, both for their graceful appearance
and also because of the powerful en-
gines to be seen under the hoods. AL
most across the street the Ford line
occupies much OF the space under the
grand stand, and with four types, in
Guiding a closed car the Standard Mo-
tor Car company is able fully to exploit
its prize winners,
In the Lexington Burkhard & Grip
pen have machines in which they take
just pride. Two models are shown
and despite the classy neighbors sur
rounding them, manage to hold their
own with the crowds. Next door on
the west w X. Cowan, the veteran
automobile dealer of Los Angeles, is
able proudly to point to the product OF
the Rambler as his speciality of years
standing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

c. NJ. Rose, salesman for the Welch
agency, is kept busy showing his beau
ty to admiring prospective customers.
The Welch is certainly a nice-looking
car, and the exhibit has served to give
many who would not otherwise have
known a. true line on it's merits.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10

Many of the exhibitors have placed
mirrors beneath the engines of the cars
they show, and those wishing to exam
ing every part of the machinery have
only to look in the reflector for the de-
sire to be gratified. The idea is ex-
tremeIy neat and will probably be
much in vogue before the end of the
week.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-10
AUTO SHOW NOTES

The miniature of the Great Westerns
engine is one of the real interesting ex-
hibits of the week. The smooth work.
ings of the real thing are fully exem-
plif1ed in this little toy, and there IS
always a throng gathered around the
H. o, Vogel booth, watching the
rhythmic movements of the perfectly
adjusted mechanism.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-19
SERIOUS CHARGES.

S,nfatioual charges we're made by At
torne7 William l.. Royal sgains: Al
tlrney Louis O. Wendenburg In the
OhHucery Court yesterday morning, 10
the course OF preliminary hearing
growing Gu: of the Teaney divorce
suit. Mr.. Weudeaburg, as counsel for
George O. repoey, president OF the A.
liant BiIulith!c Company, had attempt.
ed to secure by threats snd promises OF
reward from John Goodeuough Tyler,
of Baltimore. fire. uduient affidavit to be
used as evidence in divorce proceedings
against Mr.. Emma 8. Tenney. Tyler,
who at cue time had been paying al
tention to Mrs. Tenney's daughter, ir-
diguart'y refuaed, declaring, according
to Mr.. Royal, that bis relations With
Mrs. Tenney and her daughter Eai been
entirely proper. Judge Grlnnan al
once realized the seriousness OF the
situation, and instructed Mr.. Rcyall 10
present bis charges in writing by Friday
morning, indicating that after thu time
Mr.. Wondantu-g w'u'd DO given time
to prepare an ansRer- Richmond
Timss- Dispst:h.