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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
General Mahone'a Great RIaIr.

OeherAA mAhOheA Oreat AlAh.
General Adelbert r. Burlington. at a
dinner in Madison, N. j., told a number Of
clvil war stories.
General Mahone." he said. was very
thin. One cold and windy December morn
ing in 1854 he was taking a nap in his tent
when his old colored servant, Uncle Davy,
tiptoed in, and, stumbling in the darkness,
knocked down the generals folding cot
and spilled him out on the frozen ground.
General Malone jumped up furiously,
seized a scabbard and made for Davy.
Davy ran. The general gave chase.
Uncle Davy tore up hill and down dale
until he was pretty well out of breath
then he looked back over his shoulder at
his master. who bounded after him on
slender limbs, blue and thin, his long,
white nightshirt nutterng in the chill
morning.
'Fo de lan's sake. Mars William the
exhausted Davy yelled, desperately, you
haln't trustin' yo's'f in dis wind on dem
legs, is yo'T "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

gloves on his large hands.
why, Nose" said the proprietor of a
large store that he was passing, ARE you
taking a holiday
Dish yere." said the old man in a stately
voice, 'am NAH golden weddin, sah
Ah'm sallybratn' hit"
But your wife" said the storekeeper
''is working as usual. l saw her at the
tub as I passed this morning. Why isn't
she celebrating too
''Her?" said Nose. angrily. "She hain't
got muffin to do with It. She am NAH
fouth. "-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13


~ tolio delegate at Washington,
the late Cardinal Satoln was
hidden to one of the famous
dinners OF the Gridron club. an
SS4A2S organization of Washington cor
respondents. The rule of the club forbids
reporting speeches delivered at the dinners
The bidden guest was not aware of the
rule and prepared an address explanatory
of the object OF his mission, about which
there was much public curiosity. He pre-
pared a careful statement OF the purpose
OF his mission. attended the dinner and,
as he spoke no English, had the speech
read by his secretary, Mgr Rocker 1t
was a speech OF about twenty-five minutes
in duration
A copy OF It had been given to the AS
ISOLATED Press for distribution to the news
papers of the country. The situation was
still more humorously complicated by the
fact that not a single representative OF the
Associated Press was then member Of
the club, while the United Press, it's rival,
was represented by p. V. De Graw, now
fourth assistant postmaster general.
The Associated Press, aware Of the con-
fidential nature of the dinner was in a
quandry. SO was De Graw SO was the
club And so, II he had only known It,
was the papal delegate. There was a hur-
ried conference, and the president OF the
club privately called a meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee The members Of that
committee hastily adjourned to a side room,
held a hurry-up meeting, passed a resou-
ton suspending the rule for this occasion
and this speech only, telephoned a "re-
lease" to the Associated Press, and re-
turned to their places az the tables with
nobody but themselves the wiser, A copy
was given by the Associated Press to the
United Press, and the newspapers of the
country got Satollrs speech. lie never
knew his mistake
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
RIne Lenns WiIIIam..

Adlai Stevenson, IN his recent book, tells
of his first meeting with Blue Jeans VIII
llsms Of Indiana and gives a sample OF
Williams demand for economy ia the mat
ter OF towels:
While a passenger on a train 70 Wash
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
FOLLOWING In.tructIonn.

The old broker returned and found his
new office boy gazing absenty over the
rooftops. To his horror and indignation
he found that his costly Swiss clock was
missing from its accustomed place in the
corner.
"BoyF' he demanded in thunderous tones,
''where is my clook?"
Il don't know, sir" was the calm and
unruffled response.
Didn't I tell you not to 80 out until
returned?"
II didn't, sir"
where have you been?'
fright here, sir"
what? You mean to tell me that YOU
have been sitting right here and allowed
some one TO come I'm and steal the clock {?
Wen. OF all the numskulls 1 ever met YOU
are tho limit, What excuse have you for
such carelessnessg"
"a good one. SIR. When / first came
here you told me you didn't want boy
who would sit around and watch the
clock, SO l haven't given It glance. sir"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13


Justice LurtOn and Lincoln.
Some months ago, relates the Philadel-
phia Ledger, a company OF representative
men living in the midwest were the guests
of Judge Henry S. .Severns, an associate
circuit judge OF the Sixth judicial district,
with Judge Lurton. The gathering took
place at Grand Rapids, Mich, and in the
course of the evening Judge Severns said
to his friends that he had little anecdote
to tell them which might prove Of interest
to them. He said: "A youth of II years Of
age, whose home was in Tennessee, en-
listed in the confederate army and took
part in several of the important battles
that were waged in eastern Tennessee and
northern Georgia. In one of these battles
he was captured and sent to the federal
prison at SanduslSy, o. His mother was
distracted. In ways known only to her
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

old darky named Nose White,
in one of the southern states,
walked down the main street
one morning, in his best black
broadcloth suit, with a white
rose in his buttonhole and cotton
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Saw ThinEs and Shot 'Em.
Sir William Henry Perkins, the inven-
tor Of many coal-tar dyes, was talking in
New York before he sailed for England
about the Psychical Research society.
"Crookes and some other scientists go
in for physical research" he said, though
confess that to me the subject makes no
great appeal.
Personally 1 have come in contact dur
ing fairly long career with but one ghost
story. It's hero was a man whom I'll call
Snooks.
"Snooks, visiting at a country house.
was put in the haunted chamber for the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
An Invidioua Inquiry.

1t is related Of the president of famous
college that at one time he allowed his
wife TO persuade him of the uselessness of
fire insurance On household goods, and he
allowed his policy to lapse. But better
judgment asserting itself, he finally re-
newed his insurance That same day fire
in his wifes rooms destroyed some OF her
dresses, which the professor enjoyed as a
good joke.
In due time the president OF the insur-
anee company wrote President Blank this
letter:
Dear Mr.. Blank: We inclose check for
$500 paying your fire claim under our
policy B-6O07.
Il note in passing upon these papers that
the policy went into effect at noon, De-
cember 10, ana the fire did not occur until
p. m. Why the delay?"-Circle Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

The latest hard luck story is charged to
Nebraska. A young woman was upstairs
in a country hotel, fixing herself up Tor
her marriage, while the bridegroom and
the preacher waited in the parlor down
stairs. After fussing with curling irons
and such things for about two hours, she
was finally ready and started down. She
stumbled on the top step, and took
header the rest Of the way and landed at
the foot with a broken arm and her face
bruised beyond recognition. The BRIDE
groom was a heroic soul. and when the
village doctor had done his best. the we'd
ding went ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

has been made, 1t will be possible for
Judge Lurton to say to his associates
upon that bench:
Il was a prisoner Of war in the federal
prison; L was released by the personal
order of President Lincoln, and upon the
plea Of my mother and by reason of that
release I was able to keep up the study Of
law and procure admission to the bar, else
I should not now be here"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

end, and then, addressing the talkative
lawyer, said sternly: Notwithstanding
what you have just said in your supple
mentary argument, l am still inclined to
decide in your favor"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Colonel Jack Chinn In New Role.
my old friend and fellow -countryman,
Colonel Jack Chinn, has introduced Same-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Cardinal satOIIi ana the

ARLY in his experience as apos-
tolic delegate at Washington,
the late Cardinal Satolli was
hidden to one of the famous
dinners OF the Gridiron club. an
organization of Washington cor
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
MAKING A CONSTITUTION.

It is all right for the democrats of the Pecos Valley in New Mexico to express their views in regard to what the constitution of their new state shall contain. although one may not approve all they advocate.
 The initiative, referendum and re- call are anything but in line with the Jeffersonian theory of government, and in advocating those innovations, borrowed from little Switzerland, the Pecos valley democrats are proving themselves Populists rather than fol- lowers of the founder of the demo- cratic party.
 However, whatever they may do with those experiments, let them bear in mind that the constitution, the or ganic law of state should be as sim pie as it may well be made. and that matters which belong to the domain of a legislature should be excluded. The strength of the national gov ernment is due in large measure to the simplicity of the federal consti- tuition. That document defines the or ganic law of the union and there it stops. To this its elasticity is chiefly due. a declaration of general princi- ples in connection with articles pre- scribing the form of the government. It is adapted to economic and political conditions which could not have been foreseen by the men who framed it. Fortunately they had sense enough to stop when their work vas done, and let it go at that.
  The people of New Mexico can find no better model than the federal con stitution, so far as it may fit the con- ditions of a state government.
 Strength and efficiency are what are needed in the state governments; but the tendency of the constitutional con
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
A SAMPLE OF FEDERAL CONSERVATION.

When the public land withdrawal bill was under debate in the senate, Senator Heyburn made point which is worthy of some considerable atten- tion He suggested that if congress was so intent upon having the federal government handle the matter of sites for the development of water power, there was a neglected field at home. In the falls of the Potomac, near the capi- tai city, there was the possibility of de veloping water power sufficient to turn every wheel in Washington city, but it was not utilized.
 The right to use this water has been ceded To the federal government, which also owns the sites for the power plants. Congress has never made any attempt at provision for the utilizing of this water power; and of course, as the federal government owns it, no private individual or corporation can use it.
 Here is a sample of conservation, such as many would like to See applied to the water powers of the west. The Potomac water power is tied mp indefi- nitely; it can not be used until con- gress acts and congress does not act. It is conserved for the uses of pos terity. Meanwhile private companies furnish such power as is needed in the city of Washington, and, through the working of this kind of conservation, are saved from the possibility of hay ing to compete with the cheap power that could be developed from the Po- tomac falls, if they were utilized.
 It is strenuously argued that con- gress is much better fitted to deal with water power questions in the west than are the people of the western states, those alone whose interests are affected beneficially or adversely, as the case may be. How congress would act in the matter of water powers can probably be seen better by the exam pie of how congress acts toward the water power which is right under the noses of the members of congress.
 As a matter of fact congress has enough to do in handling affairs which broadly affect the whole nation, with out trying to handle the local problems of a few states distant from the na- tional capital.-Seattle Post-Intelli- gencer.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
The Mininu Conuress.

The annual session of the mining congress will be held this year at Los Angeles. from September 26 to October l, inclusive On account of the ease with which the congress may be attended by residents of Ari- zona, the representation from this territory will doubtless be large. The latest bulletin issued from Denver. the present headquarters of the con- gress. mentions the following among the aims and objects of the organiza- ton:
 First-To formulate those problems which confront the mining industry. and which are of sufficient impor- tance to demand the attention of the mining world in their solution.
 Second-To draw out discussion of these problems and the ideas of min ing men of standing and knowledge . thereon.
 Third-To decide the policy of the mining mems organiZation-the Min ing Congress-towards these ques-
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
Will They Tell Why?

Although the conservative, thinking democrats of Maricopa county are by no means enamored of the initiative and referendum" as a proposition for the constitution, it seems likely that the radical wing will prevail and make it one of the blanks in their platform
 Will the statesmen who are so ram bunctious in their desire to make the initiative and referendum" a part of the constitution explain why they are so determined to have it in the con- .stitution instead of the statutes?
 The average citizen is entirely will ing to try experiments that offer pos abilities of better government; but he wishes to be in a position to drop each experiment if it proves to be a failure. The wild-eyed advocates of the initiative and referendum" are determined to have it permanently imbedded in the constitution. They want the fad so anchored that it will be exceedingly difficult to get rid of it.
 But what reason can any honest and sensible citizen offer for this program? If we make a constitution which will give liberty to the legisla- ture to enact such laws as the people want from time to time, and to re- peal or amend such laws as are found impracticable or unpopular, will there not be an abundance of opportunities for reformers to try out their schemes?
 The impulsive, minimizing refOrmer does not look beyond today Like child with new toy, he finds some- ment, and it is the dearest of all his possessions. Also like the child in his tickle desertion of favorite things. he finds tomorrow something new that takes all his attention But in meddlinG with the constitution, the childish reformer is playing with something that is loaded" The thoughtless people who, without know ing how expensive the initiative and referendum might be to the taxpay- CTS of Arizona, and not knowing to what extent it might be used to pro- mote the schemes of special interests while careless voters paid no atten- tion-these thoughtless people who are crying in the wilderness to have the initiative and referendum" made a part of the constitution, would be the first by and by to howl aloud for an impossible relief were their scheme to be adopted.
 It would be interesting. indeed, to hear a sensible reason advanced for inserting this reform" in the consti- tuition instead of trying it out as a law that might be amended or re- pealed.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
SHOWING THEM UP.

Marjorie-They say you have to be- come the wife of a man to find him out
 Virginia-Oh. then you find him out all right-out at the club every night as a rule.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21

ventions in recent years has been to tie the hands of those governments. So many matters of detai/are placed in the constitutions that the state governments find themselves ham pered which ever way they attempt to move and whatever they may try to do. It indicates a lack of faith in pop ular government, and yet the men re- sponsible for that kind of constitution are prone to join in demands for the initiative and referendum which invite the evils of popular government with out the restraining factors of repre- sentative government-the kind which Jefferson so ably advocated.-Denver Republican.
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21

tionS.
 Fourth-To decide in what manner action should be directed towards their solution.
 Fifth-To bring mining men to- gether for a mutual interchange of ideas, enlarge and renew acquaintance. promote social fellowship. etc.
 Sixth-To have an active, working organization of influence, which can speak with authority on these mat ters.
 Among the subjects which will be discussed at the congress are the mining laws and needed amendments, and there will be addresses on these topics:
 First-The apex law, with the un- certainties of title and litigation caused by it. These include not only the conflicts due to the extralateral right, but also those occasioned by the consequent shapes of claims and overlapping of lines.
 Second-The present non-enfOrce- ment of the law of discovery.
 Third-The partial or complete evasion, by various eXpedients, of the law of assessment
 FOurth-A clear, definite procedure for acquiring rights to those mineral claims on which discovery must, from the nature of the deposit, be long de- ferred.
 Fifth-The problem of tunnel loca- tions and the uncertainties of title pauSad in fha iPhhoring claims
 SiXth-The location of an unlimited number of claims by one individual
 Seventh-Locations by proxy
Arizona republican., 1910-07-21
PHoENIx. ARIZONA. JULY 21. 1910
On Shopping Here and in Los Angeles

On Shopping Here and In Los Angeles.
 Both interesting and instructive is the letter which we print this morn- ing from a Phoenix lady now in Los Angeles concerning shopping expe- riences over there. The instructive features of the letter, it is to be hoped, will not be lost on people liv- ing here who imagine that they can do better by shopping away from home.
 As this lady intelligently points out. a comparison of goods and prices in Phoenix and Los Angeles discloses that Los Angeles has absolutely no advantage over Phoenix. If the shop per is looking for the very latest" things in the market, they will be found in the great dry goods stores of Phoenix contempOraneously with their appearance in the great stores of Los Angeles. If the shopper is in terested in questions of quality, she will find every variety here that is found in the coast city. All shoppers are interested in questions of price. of course, and here Los Angeles again fails to score over Phoenix. More often than otherwise prices are lower here than in Los. Angeles.
 To be sure, the facts related by our correspondent are already pretty fa- miliar to those of our people who go to the coast every summer; ,ex- perience has taught them that they can do better by purchasing their supplies here before going away. But there are thousands who don't go away, and it should be satisfying to them to know that if there are ad- vantages in going to the coast" in summer, shopping in Los Angeles is not among them. The great army of shoppers who depend upon the at fractions offered by the four Dig dry goods houses through announcements in The Republican every morning as a guide to shopping, have every l. vantage that the most skillful shopper can get in Los Angeles. And, as our correspondent says, it is not alone in dry goods that the shopper finds it to her interest to trade in Phoenix. In shoes, and in all the lines Of per- sOnal wants and house furnishings the same rule applies-it pays to buy at home
 Had our correspondent been con- cerned with mems shopping she would have found the situation the same In ready made clothing and in all the fist of mems furnishings from head to foot, the Phoenix stores rank with the best in Los Angeles. It was quite the custom in former years for men of this city and the valley generally to put off buying their clothing and furnishings until they could buy in Los Angeles They have learned by experience, however. that all the fa nous makes" of clothing which are advertised so extensively and attrac- lively by the big clothing houses of Los Angeles are found in the clothing stores of Phoenix-and at lower prices, as a rule. It has also been found that better results can be got from Phoenix tailors than from the most pretentious tailors of Los An geles.
 In short, there is not a feature of up-to-date shopping in which the city of Los Angeles has any advantage over the city of Phoenix.
 The lesson is plain: Spend your money at home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
"LA GiCC0NDA" AGAIN SUNG
Caruso Heads Cast, and italian
Cohorts Stand Six Deep.

PonchieIIrs la Gioconda" received its
second production OF the season last night
at the Metropolitan Opera House. and the
italian cohorts thronged the standing room
six deep. Enrico Caruso. OF course. sang
EMO, sang il with such golden tone that
there was little wonder that two women
broke their hearts over his fck1eness. He
gave the !'Ciel mar with rare feeling
and with admirable restraint.
The Gioconda was Miss Destinn and the
Laura Mrs. Homer. Both were in good
voice, which was not true of Miss Claes-
sens. who gave most trenlulous perform
ance of La Cieca- Mr. Annato was a villain
OF villains, but a barytone OF barytcnes-
Mr.. Anato appears now probably more
frequently than any other singer in the
company, but the glorious resonance of his
voice seems only heightened by constant
use.
Mr. Toscanini led with fine feeling for
the score and with delightful lightness.
So what could be done for PonchiellPs
music and Boito's melodrama was done.
And after all, melodramatic as the story
is and old fashioned as is the score, the
opera has furnished many al idea for the
young Italian ''verftists.' And the second
act, on the Fusina lagoon. the ship ready
to sail, the moon half way down the sky
and Enrico Caruso's golden tones flooding
the night, has in it note Of poetry that
is rare in the work of PonchiellfS sue
cesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
CALL BRIGHAM YOUNG RERET,
women Find Another objection to
SIlverware for the Utah

tlhelless OF Brigham Young appearing
On the design for the silver service 70 he
gwen 10 the battleship Utah by the citi-
@ehs OF that state has caused considera ME
excitement In some women's cIubs-not il
"e'eioped yesterday, because he was a Nor
Anoh' Dut because he was a rebsI against
the United States. A protest against the
design was presented to Manhattan Chan
Ter OF the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton by Mrs II. S. Owen, OF Utah VINO
Is chairman of a committee of protest OF
which Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, John O'dara
CosgraVe and Ray Brown are the other
members.
The chapter Endorsed the protest unan{
mousiy and it will be forwarded with the
signatures to the Utah State Committee
Wnlch has the matter of the silver service
IN charge, TO the Secretary of the NAVY and
to President Taft. The Women's RepubI-
can Club has also Endorsed the protest and
1t is to be presented 10 other womeu's cIups
in few days 1t must all be done quickly.
as the silver service is already in the sill
versmith's hands and the women's protest
must become official before the engraving
is begun.
protest made on the grounds OF Brig
ham Young's many wives would be imprac-
teal, 1t was explained, because of the citi-
zens OF Utah who have contributed 10 the
service there are more Mormons than Cen
tiles.