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Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
The Common Leveler.

Gradually, steadily as his admins
tration progressed, President Taft has
been getting closer to the people, or,
rather, the people have been getting
closer to him, for they have come to
know and appreciate him better. But
an event has Just transpired that re-
moves all barriers of distinction be-
tween the chief executive and the
humblest citizen. They are on COM
mon level now. The president is out
house hunting.
Not in Washington. He has the
White House left for at least two
years more and fair prospects for four
years after that. But he has lost his
summer cottage at beautiful Beverly.
You see, the president, not being a
man of large means, is a renter, a
plain, ordinary house renter. And
the woman-a widow-his landlady,
has declined to renew the lease for
another two years. OF course the
president has been q very desirable
tenant, paying his rent regularly, so
far as known at the first of each
month. and has given annoyance to
no one, unless 1t be that his secret
service men have been a little too
promiscuous in their inquiry of other
people. But in the long run, he has
been satisfactory as a renter. The
landlady simply wants the place her
self to turn into garden.
That exhibition OF American indie
pendence. of unconscious Ignorance
OF rank and fame. remarkable as II
is, must. in itself, have impressed the
president profoundly.
But the point is that in this coun.
try no man not owning his home IL
immune from that one stern necessity
Of house-hunting at some stage OF
other in his career. One might
imagine that all the home-owners OF
Beverly would be only too eager tC
have the president Of the United
States as their tenant, but IL seems
not, for he has already spent two
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
Who is Captain Of the Ship ;

The democrats profess to see in
present conditions the opportunity of
their lifetime. Under safe and sane
leadership and management, they as
sert, victory for them is certain. That
brings up the question. Who is their
leader? Who is captain of this old
ship that is flying it's colors J so
proudly? Is it Harmon of Ohio, Bailey
of Texas, Wilson of New Jersey,
Champ Clark of Missouri, Bryan of
Nebraska or Mack or Murphy of New
York?
Surely this is an interesting and
variegated array of talent. There is
the professional political boss, the
man who deals the cards for the cor
rupt powers in politics; there is the
moralist and scholar; there is the re-
former and reactionary, in fact, a
type of every school of present-day
politics. If from this galaxy a leader
cannot Oe chosen, then 1t would be diff
ficult to select one.
But who will 1t be? Mr.. Bryan
has led the party through three ma
tional campaigns to dismal defeat; in
fact, he is charged as having scuttled
the ship of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Chairman Mack has managed Bryan's
campaign and hence lost. DR.. Wilson
is wholly an experiment, man who
could never be thought Of for leader
on whom the hoi poloi could unite.
Bailey-would Bailey with his oil rec
ord do? Harmon might be adroit
enough, for he was educated in that
old school of Cleveland politics, where
pupils learned a lot If at all apt.
Champ Clark is the floor leader in
the lower house of congress, the key
note sounder of the present campaign
and looks like the logical man. But
Champ Clark ranks more as a humor-
list. Then there is Murphy left-Boss
Murphy of Tammany; the man who
held the New York state convention
in the hollow of his hand, named the
candidate and dictated the platform
in the interests of the corporations.
viii Murphy do? Not IL the leader
has to go without a mask.
1t is about as difficult to pick the
leader as 1t would be to try to as
simulate these discordant elements
Think of DR.. Wilson, the scholar and
university president, joining hands
with Boss Murphy of Tammany, to
win the battle. Or think of Mr.. Bryan
uniting forces with Governor Harmon,
who defied his famous order to pre-
pare to stand aside" If We had not
seen Mr.. Bryan, the moralist and re-
former, seeking and accepting the aid
of Boss Murphy in 1908 we might
think such an association incongruous
too, but the possibilities of politics to
produce strange alliances are limitless.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
omaha,s Ak.sar.B Ben Visitors.

Ak-Sar-Ben week Is bringing
Omaha, as usual, great throngs of out
of-town visitors upon both business
and pleasure bent. Omaha would be
at its best for strangers at this season
of the year from the very bounty of
nature, but 1t outdoes itself by lending
nature a helping hand~in the way of
decorations, Examinations, amuse-
ments, street pageants and the uni
versal welcoming hand.
Nothing goes so far to remove
prejudice, born of misrepresentation
or ignorance, as does personal contact
and observation, and that is why the
intermixture of Ak-Sar-Ben visitors
with our own people Is so productive
of permanent benefits.
While Omaha is ready to extend it's
hospitality to out-of-town visitors
whenever they may appear among us,
they are doubly welcome when they
come to pay homage to Ak-Sar-Ben at
the same time they recognize Omaha's
position as the market town of this
whole western territory.
To our Ak-Sas-Ben visitors the
latch string is out and they have but
to make their wishes known.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
THE BURNING LEAVES.

W. ID. Nesbit in Chicago Pos
such scented censor smoke-It weaves
Up from the burning autumn leaves
And trails away in aimless style
While lazy breezes loiter onl
And through each wondrous golden Will,
OF all the summer time is gone
We do not sigh some who grieVes
When drifts the scent of burning leaves
1t is as cinnamon and musk
And mint and myrth that scents the dusk
And pungent Glove, and nutmeg, too,
And allspice buds, all deftly blent
ana intermingled through and through
With berries of the Orient
SO do we stand and know all these
AS echoes and memories.
So does the smoke that drift away
Bring back each singing summer day
And make us see the wide, blue sky
with ivory clouds that slowly sail
Across the sea that is on high,
win soaring buds to give them hail
And forest streams and laughing streams
And all the wondrous stuff-o' dreams
And as the smoke-wreath lifts and veers
~! ~ taxes us down the path OF years,
through other summers other springS,
Until we 1--we again the days
Ihat had been with forgotten things
Until We tread again the ways
Long since grown dim as In this dusk
Where drift the spice and mint and musk
Such scented censor smokO-it weaves
Up from the blazing autumn leaves,
ana yonder trees become tall spires
And streets become cathedral alsles
Illumed by fitful altar fires
That light our re respective smiles
And through II all there glnts and CLEANS
Inc glory or our olden dreams.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

weeks hunting and has not found a
place yet.
What a serious thought this must
give those who think our chief execu-
tive is too literally paid Where is
the chief executive elsewhere in the
world who has to go house hunting?
Summer palaces with most are as
common as winter mansions. But we
are a republic and the president is
our official head. to be honored, but
not worshiped.
We would just like to suggest to
President Taft that he try the want
ad columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

And now democratic organs and
orators will indulge in crocodile tears
for Senator La Toilette. Senator
La Toilette is running for reelection
in Wisconsin, and the democrats could
show their appreciation OF his worth
and ability by calling of all opposition
to him, to say nothing of thus helping
him on the road to recovery by reliev-
ing him of the strain and worry incl
dent to a campaign. This is but an
other case. however, where democratic
professions are for gallery consump-
ton only
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

not care to have preserved, always put in
the middle Of It in a place where my cor
respondent cannot destroy It without de-
stroylng the letter something about some
thing know about him that he would not
care to have known (there is seldom any
lack of materiaD, and then he's certain to
destroy the letter"
Here are words OF wisdom. If their sug-
gestion were generally needed the courts
would have less to do and the young man
In search OF profession would find fewer
temptations to turn to the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Replying to Congressman Hitch
cocks blum challenge for a series Of
debates, Senator Burkett calls his at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Bryan,
himself. says Hitchcock, in his news
paper, will deceive" and "misrep-
resent the issue" and not treat his
readers with ordinary honesty" Yet
Mr.. Bryan is advising the people to
send Hitchcock to the United States
senate. Would MT. Bryan wilfully
deceive" anybody?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

The New York World must have
missed reading human nature II II
thinks it can fool the people of New
York by holding up Henry L. stimson.
clean, able, fearless candidate of his
party in derision, while It praises the
man whom Boss Murphy forced onto
the democracy without giving anyone
else a voice in naming the man who
should run for governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
PROSPEROUS NEBRASKA.
Satisfactory Condition Reflected by
the Banks.

Sioux City Tribune
From the Nebraska Bankers association
at Omaha 1t comes out through the ad-
dress of State Auditor Barton, who is a
member of the state banking board, that
the Nebraska banks are in prosperous and
safe condition.
Banking in Nebraska is necessarily
closely associated with the agricultural
interests. Farm prosperity means pros
perity for the banks The history of
banks in Nebraska" says Auditor Bar
ton, lis the best of any state in the
union" Mr.. Barton gives the state bank.
ing board credit in part for this good
showing of the banking business. Not a
dollar has been lost from bank failures
since 1904. There has been but one failure
in that time.
In 1900 the banks had deposits to the
amount of s25, $40, O59.S7. In 1910 they have
ST. 991, 1852 81, an increase of $52097, 70314 Ne
braska has the largest bank deposits Of
any of seventeen Pacific western states
except California.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

What Is the matter with "one Of
the ablest lawyers and best democrats
of central Nebraska" that he should
hide his light under the bushel of
anonymity? Is he ashamed of it? Or
is he afraid someone will accuse him
of being paid?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Senator Burkett reminds Congress
man Hitchcock unpleasantly of the
latter's pleasure jaunt to Europe
while the tariff bill was up for passage
in congress. That reminds us, Mr..
Hitchcock has never ventured to sup
ply the information as to just what he
Yves doing here in Omaha when the
railroad rate bill was being voted on
at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
MERRY JINGLEs.


II only you'll keep out of the sky,
Mother, may i go out to flyY
20 yes, my darling daughter,
AS little maidens orter."
st. Louis Republic
Miss Perkins never married.
No hub has she, alack!
And so she has to keep COW
To hook her In the back.
Boston Transcript
question rises day by-day
To fret each man and brother.
How shall we put one boss away
And not produce another?
Washington Star
One thing you'll find when you are up
The downers like your suppers,
But even they with you won't sep
When you are on your uppers.
Detroit Free Press.
OF table manners such as his
No mortal could be proud;
The greatest trouble with him is
He will eat his soup aloud.
Catholic Standard and Times.
There was a, young fellow named Coouy
Who fell in love and got moony.
On the girl, which was rash;
He spent all his cash
When she shook him, all said, Now,
who's loony?"
Baltimore American
The smuggler used to be a man
OF rugged fare and manner,
Who marshaled his III seeming clan
Beneath an outlaw banner.
But now the person who is found
In such transactions shady
In social life holds lofty ground,
And sometimes is lady!
Washington Star.
We knew her. be IT understood.
And II was quite a blow
When she forsook our neighborhood
About nine cooks ago.
But now the lady, when we pass,
No friendship doth evince;
She got beyond our humble class
Atleast three husbands since.
Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

The second days registration in
Omaha proves to be much better than
the FIRST days registration, 1t had to
so It some better to insure a large
part of our voters against being dis
franchised.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

DR.. Cooks periodical threat to pull
his original records on us sounds like
the menacing wall of an injured
woman who has some letters that
would not look well in print Come
on with your old record, who's afraid?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

We used to think when children
that the nursery rhyme about the
Cow jumped over the moon" was a
fable, but the price Of meat today
proves how wrong we were.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

1t is not every day nor everywhere
that 5000 picked troops Of the United
States regular army can be seen in
military maneuvers as they may be
seen at Omaha this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Nebraskas next governor will have
lot of things to do that have no bear
ing whatever on the question of
county option. In fact, II the legisla-
ture fails to pass a county option bill
the governor may never have even
say on that question.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

1t seems that the doctors name
was originally Thomas Woodrow VIII
son. His rise as scholar was too
rapid for the Thomas" but now that
he has come down to politics, what an
asset just plain TON" would be.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

David B, Hin. the plumed knight of
democracy. with his II am a demo-
crat" feather in his hat, has awakened
from his long pout and Joined the
ranks again in New York. Another
hopeful sign for Stimson.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Disposition of Letters of Specially
Private Nature.

Boston Transcript
little letter is a dangerous thing. but
the late Boss Brayton of Rhode Island
had studied out a plan to minimize the risk
1t involves. Shortly before his death he
said:
mo one need fear that any trace of any
transaction with me will come to light.
when l get a letter from a man OF spe-
cially private nature l always send 1t back
to him. Then he knows where Il. is and IL
he keeps 1t where others can see It that
is his lookout. And when l send one do
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

What is a scavenger campaign"
aAks correspondent. That is a cam
pAign IN which ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
candidates are unmasked by repub-
liean newspapers,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Lincoln's census population is Az
973 and Topeka's census population is
4S,6S4. That's running it neck and
neck between the capital of Nebraska
and the capital of Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

1t is urged for the democratic candi-
date for secretary OF state that II
elected to that Office he will in it du-
plieate the record he made as speaker
in the last legislature. Well, we don't
know about that One record such as
was made by the speaker OF our late
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
Was 1T n Swallow

: bIUOKIyn BdBIe.
Senator A. B. c. of Iowa denies that in
surgeney will swallow Roosevelt. Politi-
clans outside the A. b. c. class know that
Teddy is the whale and insurgency the
Jonah, already.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

AS between New Orleans and San
Francisco the Commercial club is wav-
sring. How happy 'twould be II
rother dear lover were only away.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
Fine Cemetery Promoter.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
The sixth Vanderbilt cup automobile
race, with five cars wrecked; four men
killed and a score of persons injured,
seems to have been quite lively little
brush
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

In the success Of Colonel Roosevelt
at Saratoga the New York World sees
the rise Of a menacing nationalism,
but in the absolutism OF Boss Murphy
at Rochester it refuses to see dsmoc-
raey's surrender to the corrupt pow
ers and pretends to see something
decent.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Booker Washington has dined with
the king OF Denmark. The late DR..
Cook episode, however. "sorter" takes
the edge OF glamour off It.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

The college yell with tiger appen
dage would be appropriate for DR.
Wilson's campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrariIy should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address Will bo
charged as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

The district court has resumed OPP
erations at the old stand. The mills
of Justice never complain about slack
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

St Louis Times.
Governor Carroll of Iowa has been &C
quilted but so long as he has no town
lots to show for his trouble he cannot be
put in Governor Haskell's class.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

David b. Hill has come back. What
about Fingy Connors, the man who
was tossed over the transom to make
way for Dix as state chairman
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Now that Governor Haskell and
Lee O'Neil Browne have both been
'vindicated," let the sleuths get after
the rest.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

King Ak-sar-Ben is doing tolerably
we'll, thank you.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
Around New York

nipples on the Current Of Life
A. seen In the Great American
Metropolis from Nay to Day.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

Stategof Nebraska, Douglas county, SIS. (;
George b. Tzschuck, treasurer OF the
Bee Publishing company, being duly
full and complete copies of The Daily,
Morning, Evening and SUNDAY Bee printed
during the month Of September, 1910, was
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

democratic Legislature ought to be
enough for the good people of Ne
braska. Try a better argument.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

shall Texas be cut in two?" asks
the St. Louis Times No, shoot It up.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Chinese Boxers are about to rise
again. Make them take the count.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Chicago club women say they have
found the milk in the cocoanut. No
faint.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

The colonel certainly knew how t.
stack those Saratoga chips.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Reno has put the ban on gambling,
Gwan!
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Let us hope that silence" degree
is never applied at Wellesley.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Looks as IL it were up to Edgar
Howard to take the lid of.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Treasurer.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
TO before me this thirtieth day OF Sep
TENDER, 1910.
NJ b. WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

One Of Sixth avenues deaf dumb. blind
and legless beggars now presents a new
appeal TO the public. on the lapel of his
coat is pinned printed sign which says:
I'm case OF rain carry me into Tony Fer
rari's place" Few of those who stop TO
read know where Tony Ferran's place Is
but a few of the more curious take the
trouble TO find out Tony they learn, Is an
Amerlcanized Italian, who runs a boot
black stand on side street.
did you give him permission to wear
that sign?" some one asked.
Sure" said Tony. why not? II amt
right to let the poor devil sit out there in a
pelting rain and get soaked 10 the skin
Folks used TO let him do that, but Il Amt
right. Nobody wants 10 give him shelter.
but don't mind This is a good place for
him. He can pick up few extra niekles
here. and besides" added Tony shrewdly.
What's the matter with that sign as an
advertisement for my own businessl'
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

A question rises day by-day
To fret each man and brother.
How shall we put one boss away
And not produce another?
-., Washington Star
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

II only you'll keep out of the sky,
Mother. may l so out to fly2'
20 yes, my darling daughter,
AS little maidens orter."
st. Louis Republic,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

Miss Perkins never married.
No hub has she, alack!
And so she has TO keep n COW
To hook her In the back.
Boston Transcript
Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06

One thing you'll find when you are up
The downers like your suppers,
But even they with you won't sep
When you are on your uppers.
Detroit Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
PLYMOUTH UNION

Mrs. Sarah Cove is in Hale Hollow
helping Mrs. Ernest Briggs
Mrs. Nellie Merrill of Ludlow and
her sister, Mrs. Ina Hutchinson, visit
ed relatives here last week Friday.
Last week Saturday, while John
Pierce and Miss Sallie Somers were
driving from the Notch, their horse
became frightened at an auto. Both
were thrown out and severely hurt.
DR.. Pierce of Ludlow attended them,
and we hope for speedy recovery.
Frank Moore was away over Sun
day.
Henry Sawyer was at home from
Wallingford over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Carlos johnson were
in Ludlow last week on court bust
ness.
Carl Sawyer and AL Woodland
we're at home from Springfield the
first of the week.
Last week Thursday, Friday and
Saturday we had good view of the
comet.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
WEST HARTFORD

Our schools held Pre- Memoria
exercises Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Fl. S. Bruce and Miss Doro
thy returned to their home in Brook
lyn, N Y, Saturday, after spending
several weeks at Deacon Bruce's.
E. c. Newton and family spent
Monday at S l.. Dimick's.
Q. P. Munsell was home from Bur.
llngton from Saturday until Tuesday
Adm Allen and wife visited al
R. @. Munsell's the first of the week.
s. M. Snow spent part of last
week with his daughter, Mrs. Adams,
on Broad Brook.
Alice Luce is working for Mrs.
William Savage.
E. j. Severance and family re-
turned home Tuesday, having spent
a few days with friends in Colches-
ter.
Mrs. Albert Woodbury. recently
visited her son, Mark Woodbury., and
wife. (.
VIM. Hazen and wife of Lebanon,
N. H.. spent Monday at Arthur Ha-
zen's.
DIR. I. d. Bugbee spent Sunday
and Monday at Justin Bugbee's.
Mr.. Monroe and Mr.. Pecor have
returned home after having spent
two weeks on the road. Mr.. Pecor
is in quite poor health.
The play Uncle Toms Cabin"
will be in town Tuesday, Juue 2.
Mrs. VIM. Savage is reported bet
ter.
Deacon and Mrs. Bruce were in
Sharon Tuesday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
BRIDCEWATER.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ii. Stevens OF
Portland, Maine, are the guests of
Messrs. FL. NJ. and w. @. Stevens.
About ten students of the village
grammar school took examinations
on Thursday for entrance to the high
school
@. B. Corey went Friday to Boston
to visit friends in Waltham and
Beverly, Mass. He expects to return
on Monday with Mrs. Corey, who
has been there for the past two
weeks.
Chas.R. Boyden of Rutland visited
his mother, Mrs. Mary Boyden, over
Sunday last.
Thomas Stringer of Philadelphia,
Pa, was the guest of Mrs. A.Greaves
on Memorial day. He expects to
stay with his daughter, Mrs. VIM.
Dennison of Quechee, until Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Gertrude French of Wood
stock was the guest of F. M. South
gate and wife Memorial day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-06-04
A Democratic Chance

Charles ID. Watson of st. Adams
10 mentioned for the Democratic
nomination for governor, and the St
Adams Messenger and the Benning-
ton Banner both speak highly of his
fitness and ability. The Brattleboro
Reformer says:
Democrats throughout the state
may well heed these estimates of
Mr.. Watson. In view of the grad
ual breaking down of party lines
all over the state the country,
the apparent popular determination
to choose public officials for their
adherence to any obsolete doctrine,
and the apathy that exists toward
the present republican aspirants for
gubernatorial honors in this state,
vermont's unterrified have a better
opportunity than ever to make har-
mony and good judgment count for
something"