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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17
SWIMMING STUNTS NEW
YEARS At THE Y. M. c. A.

In addition to the big cross-country
run which the physical department will
pull off on the morning OF New Years
day Mr.. Maxwell is planning an inter
estlng swimming exhibition to be given
on New Years afternoon. The committee
on aquatics, Mr., Wernher, chairman, Is
promoting this, and the public is assured
OF an excellent program. Both men and
women are invited to this exhibition.
which is free OF charge. New Years day
is the ono day in the year when all de-
partmcnts are thrown open for the in
spection OF both men and women, and
this makes the reception and open house
q very popular event.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17
Grade Youngsters
Practice for Tests

The grade school youngsters put IN
some busy hours last week practicng
for the tests in Ginning the horizontal
bar which will be held during the sec
ond week In January under the direction
OF Raymond l.. earns, superintendent OF
athletics.
Judging from the showing made by the
boys in practice, this test will be the
hardest of any which come under the
fall athletic contests. II is new to most
Of the boys and they have considerable
difficulty In mastering the knack Of
raising themselves any number OF sue
cessive times. Many OF the boys lack
enough strength in their arms and the
ability to keep the body in the right
pose while Ginning themselves.
To pass the test In the first class the
boy must chin the bar nine times in sue
eession and In the second he must raise
up six times without stopping. In the
third class, four times is the requirement.
After the Ginning tests are completed
all the boys total showings for all -four
tests viii be tabuated and those who
have passed the requirements win be
awarded medals. First class award Is a
gold filled medal, second class silver one
and those who are successful in the
third will receive bronze ones.
The school having the largest number
Of boys who pass In all the tests will be
awarded five points towards the big out.
door meet which will be held next sprIng
Banners and pennants are also included
in the list Of individual school awards.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

his regular position at right guard and
Leslie Burkenroad will FIJI the other
guard position. Mains Berry, last year
with the South Omaha High school five,
and Harry Munneke, regular on the
team last season, Will undoubtedly hold
down the forward positions, Just at
present Clarence Shary looms up for the
center position and has made a good
showing in practice so far this season.
Other candidates who are making
strong run for the regular squad include
Dave Bowman, who is playing forward;
Sidney Meyer, captain of the junior five
last year; Howard De Lamatre, Horace
Blake and Finley jenkins. Kenneth
Craig. Earl Baumann and Wallace Menzle
are also working hard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

The Key to success in business IS the
judicious and persistent use OF newspaper
advertising.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17
OMAHA LADS MAY LEARN
HOW TO SWIM AT Y. M. C. A.

The week beginning January s. a big
campaign for teaching swimming to the
boys and men of Omaha will be inaugur-
ated at the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. Mr.. Corsan, a swimming instruc-
tor OF national reputation, viii have
charge of the work, remaining for the
entire week. 1t is expected that hum
dreds Of boys will learn for the first time
the art of swimming.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17
New Bohemian Chess
Club Opens Season

The Bohemian Chess club, organized a
short time ago. playing at Bohemian
Turner hall, is progressing nicely, and
judging by the interest taken in II the
indications are that II will have large
membership As is TO be expected some
OF the players are only beginners In
tho game. but all are willing to learn.
The following game. played last Saturday,
is sample OF the average game played
WHITE. BLACK.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17
IRREGULAR DEFENSE.
Hand RnII semI-IeInnI..

"a Q. X lit., check, and mates with the
next move.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

President Murphy has bought First
Baseman Gandil Of Montreal the man
Comskey canned Well, Ty Cobb Was
SannCd once, just once.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

Also, II is no clnch that big Gus VII
Hams will not play with Omaha in 1872
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

Jack Holland fell on bowling alley
recently and broke an elbow. but since
he has made $4,000 In st. Joe In the
last two years. his elbow probably doesn't
hurt him much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-17

The hand ball tournament in the noon
gymnasium class has reached the semi
finals. A great deal OF interest has been
aroused by this tournament and the
rivalry has been intense
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01
Equal to the Occasion.

We've advertised moving pictures,
and now the moving picture machine
is broken and We can't give the show
and the house is filled" nervously
says the assistant manager.
Cant WEI" scornfully replies the
manager. Hustle over to the dime
museum and ask them to lend us the
tattoed lady to do a Salome dance.'
Chicago Post.
OFFERS A WOODEN NUTMEG
Iowa City Republican: The post
office department has apparently yiel-
ded to the demand that stamped envel
ope printing either be discontinued by
the government or distributed over
the country. But as matter of fact
the concession made is nothing but a
blind.
All printing is done now by Day
ton, Ohio, firm which is the only bid
der. 1t prints the envelopes while
they are yet in the sheet, that is,
before they are made up in envelope
form, and thus is able to maintain
monopoly
There is no reason why envelopes
for Iowa City people should be printed
in Dayton, Ohio and there is a great
demand for legislation abolishing
stamped envelope printing TO head
off this demand the postoffce depart
ment has agreed that contracts shall
not be made, but that printers in each
town shall do the work of each post
office. The price is to be fixed by the
department and unless that price is
met, stamped envelopes will not be
turned over by the postotfice to the
printer. The result will be that the
government will fix the price now
charged by the Dayton, Ohio, firm and
not another establishment in the coun-
try can meet it. The Dayton firm
will continue to get all the business.
1t may be argued that if this Day
ton company and underbid isolated
firms, it should get all the work, but
that is not the principle upon which
the prosperity of the United States is
based. The government might compel
all the people in the country to buy
their staple groceries from one con-
Germ, which could furnish them more
cheaply than county merchants but
hardly anyone will claim that such a
course would be blessing to the
country.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

One of our exchanges tells of an
old German who had a boy of whom
he was very proud, and decided to find
out the trend of his mind. He adopted
novel method by which to test him.
He slipped into the boys room one
morning and placed on his table bot
tie of whiskey, a bible and silver
dollar. Now" said he, when dot boy
comes in if he takes dot dollar he's
going to be beeznis man; if he takes
dot bible he's going to be preacher;
if he takes dot whiskey he's no good,
and going to be a drunkard." Then
he hid behind the door to see which
one his son would choose. In came
the boy whistling. He ran up to the
table, picked up the bible and put it
under his arm, then snatched up the
bottle, took two or three drinks.
picked up the dollar and put it in his
pocket and went out smacking his lips.
The Dutchman poked his head out
from behind the door and exclaimed:
"Mein Got, he is going to be a bolt
tician.'
You often hear it said that what is
one mans meat is another mans poi
SON" No one finds that out oftener
than the editor of a newspaper. What
p!easeS one man and causes him to
give the quill pusher slap on the
back and a word of commentator, Of
ten causes another man to become so
mad that he would not even have the
paper on his pantry shelf.-Hampton
Recorder
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

the Payne tariff bill is believed to
have been large item in promoting
printed criticisms of that measure. We
should now be able to see how in
fiuential the press is in getting votes
in congress when it's view happens to
conflict with the interests of the men,
bers' aroused constituents.
President Taft can hardly be eX-
pected to get action on the Canadian
agreement during the last three weeks
of congested short session of con-
gress. If there is to be anything like
early action apparently it will have to
be at an extra session, in which the
whole question of tariff revision must
be taken up-with the democrats in
control of the house.
The prospect for commOtiOn about
Canadian reciprocity is excellent. 1t
will be an entertaining commotion in
many ways, although it will not be
especially helpful to situation in
which there has been demand for
more business and less politics.
Anything more than a commotion is
not yet in sight-Sioux City Journal.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

While on the witness stand the 9th
er day EXGov. Shaw gave a little
talk on the hard times of the las,
democratic administration. People are
but too apt to forget the lessons OF
those times. 1t was brought out in
the testimony that the real estate
transfers of 1897 were just one-fourth
the number filed in this county last
year for the same period. If the mat
ter of values had been considered il
would have been ten times as much
This means that the demand for lands
is four times as active and that the
prices are from two to three times as
high as when the country was Just
emerging from the shadow OF democ
racy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

And now comes an announcement
that the practice of putting salt on icy
sidewalks to melt the ice is not only
hard on the fOOtgear of pedestrians
but it is also unhealthy. A neigh
boring county newspaper, after noting
that the practice is prohibited by ordi
nance in some cities, says: The put
ting down of salt converts the snow
and ice into a slush that threatens
health and the destruction of shoe
leather, rubbers and the hoofs oil
horses. A physician of nearby town
speaking OF this matter says that tC
sprinkle salt on the sidewalks over
which many pedestrians pass each
day was common way to breed
pneuomnia and diphtheria germs and
it is also the opinion of physicians, he
said, that when the salt adheres on
ones shoes, and when they become
saturated with the mineral, the salt
acts as preSerVative OF cold the
same as it does in freezing ice cream
Once the salt has penetrated the soles
of shoes it is there to stay, and not
only il will cause the wearer of the
shoes much discomfort, but it lessons
the life of the leather. There are dan
gerous walks in town and it requires
\, 10 g.. g.,
destrianS, but instead of using salt for
that purpose, little sand or ashes
will have much better and healthier
effect. Where the walks have been
treated with salt it is readily noticed
by pedestrians that the wet snow re.
sulting is traced half block away,
clinging to rubbers and leather shoes -
-Bulletin-JOurn independence.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

The clamOr of the east has forced
the administration to make some at
tempt at Canadian reciprocity. Some
interest must be sacrificed in order
to appease this clamor. The central
west, through such men as Senator
Cummins, had already gone on record
as favoring such a treaty and, desert
ed by its natural protectors, there is
small wonder that the eastern manu-
tacturer is in fair way to get what
he wants at our expense. Had the
west maintained a solid front against
Canadian reciprocity no treaty would
ever have been preached.
We will not pretend to say, without
having given the matter that earnest
study which must have been given it
by those having the treaty in charge,
that it would be bad thing for the
United States as a whole. If we must
have free trade it is better to have it
with Canada than with any other coun-
| try, for conditions there are much
nearer like the conditions in the
states.
1t may be that in time such law
would so Americanize Canada that we
would feel the competition there no
more than we feel the competition of
Minnesota. But for the immediate fu-
ture we can see nothing but that the
west is called upon to make sacrifice
for the benefit of Canada and the New
England states.
The tariff on butter, eggs, dairy
products, cereals, live stock, etc, is to
be removed in return for like reduc-
| lions on certain manufactured articles.
If one result is to be cheaper food
stuffs it must mean lower prices for
farm products. That is something
which no amount of argument can get
around 1t may be that this is the
part of wider craftsmanship, that this
treaty will so unite the interests of
CdHdud anu llie oullcu oldLcS IidI
they can never be disunited and that
the ultimate effect will be to extend
the boundaries of this country from
the Gulf to the Polar seas. 1t amounts
to commercial annexation and politi-
cal annexation is really less import
ant STEP and one which is apt to fol
low. For the present, and from what
we are willing to confess is a selfish
standpoint, we can see nothing in 1t
but lower prices and increased compe-
| tition for the farmers of the west,
without any adequate compensation,
and with no concessions on the part
of the benefited east.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01
Public Sale,

| AS l intend to quit farming, l will
offer for sale at my place in Paradise
township, Section So, one mile north
and one-half mile west of Arion, on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1911,
commencing at 10 a. M, the following
property:
Eight Head of Horses-Consisting
of one team of brown geldings, IL and
IA years old, weight $500; one bay
gelding, weight 400; one grey geld
ing, 8 years old, well broken, weight
1900; one grey gelding, 2 years old,
we'll broken, weight 100; one team of
buckskin mares, years old, weight
22OO, we'll broken; one yearling sorrel
mare colt, weight 900.
80 Head of Cattle-Consisting of II
extra good mich COWS, one COW fresh
with calf by her side, others to be
fresh in March and April The other
cattle are rs head of spring calves, of
which Is are steers and 10 heifers
One yearling Shorthorn bull, color
deep red.
80 Head Good Summer Shoats.
Machinery-Deering binder, Parlin
corn planter with 100 rods wire, Elmer
son disc, left. harrow, Deere seeder,
Imperial mower, 16-in. Oliver stubble
pillow. 16-in. Royal Blue riding pillow.
2 Avery walking cultivators, Avery
tongueless cultivator, GAINESVILLE disc
cultivator, hand corn shelter, 2 wag-
ons, new spring buggy, used 1 month,
single seat buggy, set bob sleds, 4
sets good work harness, single har-
ness, 6O0-lb. Economy Chief cream sep
arator, used one year. 1O-barrel gal
vanized tank, 6-barrel galvanized tank,
lO-barrel tank for hauling water on
wagon, tank heater, grindstone, hay
rack, Is bushels Rural New Yorker
potatoes, feed bunk. Household goods
and many other articles. FREE
LUNCH AT NOON.
Everything listed is in good shape,
and will be sold.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under,
cash. On all sums over that amount
a credit of one years time will be CIV
Ell on approved notes bearing per
cent interest from date. No property
to be removed until settled for.
! ALVIN JACOBSEN.
Malone Bros, Aucts
o. NJ. Criswell, Clerk
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

owners hands and the two per cent
| which we would receive. Eight per
cent is a fair value to be placed upon
this money. 1t is in fact more than
a fair average earning capacity, al
though some make much more. Using
that basis, however, and the cost to
Denison, providing 100000 could be
loaned, would be but $4,000 per year
and this sum would procure for Deni,
son 100000 worth of factories.
| But the cost would not be that
much.
TO operate factories of such magni
tude would require working capital
The average deposits arising from
such business would not be less than
100000 dollars. If this were the case
the banks would receive all their
money back in the form of deposits
and the merchants would receive all
theirs back, and more too. in the shape
of increased trade. The increase in
real estate values would be clear
velvet"
Such fund, if raised, should be
drawn pro rata as needed. If $780,
900 was subscribed and it was desired
to loan $4,000 each subscriber would
be called upon for ten per cent. The
loaning of this money should be in
the hands of committee of from
three to five and such security should
be taken as would be taken if one
Of our banks was making the loan for
itself.
TO the manufacturer the advantage
would be four fold. In the first place
he would obtain the additional CAPT
tai required at very low rate of in
terest; second, it would be on long
time so that his business would not
be harassed; third, if he had good
thing he would not be obliged to share
profits as he would if the citizens be-
came stockholders; fourth, he would
not be subject to any outside inter
ference as to the management of his
plant.
One beauty Of this scheme is that
if it did not work, if it did not attract
manufacturers, the only expense
would be that of advertising the offer.
No one ever won battle by I'M
derestimating the strength of his OPP
ponent. In the matter of city build
ing, every other town is to a certain
degree an opponent. If we are to do
anything to bring Denison into the
"city' class it must be by studying
the question earnestly, by co-opera-
ton and by devising some plan by
which Denson can be made attractive
to investors.
Why not give the 1.-TWO Per Cent
Club" trial; it would cost but little
There could be but one improvement
and that to make it a mo Per Cent
Club" and loan money absolutely with
out interest, on good security, for
manufacturing purposes on ten years
time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

= The commercial club ought to have
time the business men of Manila
should be entertained, then those oil
Charter Oak or some other town un
til the merchants and town builders
of all our communities have been in
vited. Why not?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Conservation is what we need. Con-
servation of Denison resources for
DenisOn. Conservation of those insti-
tutions we now have and then a reach
ing out for more
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

c. l.. Voss is proving a stem-winder
as president of the Commercial club.
Make the club live wire and there
will be no difficulty in obtaining and
holding members.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

We do not believe President Taft
will quarrel with Senator Young if the
latter sticks by that which he thinks
is right. Big men can differ without
quarrelling.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

A cat may look at king. Like
wise any man is privileged to bring
a lawsuit. The status of neither the
king nor cat is materially changed
thereby
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Reduced cost of living, means
reduced price for products, reduced
price for products means a reduced
price for land. Can you figure it diff
ferently?
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Mr.. Chas. Tabor sails for his orr
entail trip on February 4th. on the
steamship Arabic. Scores of Denison
people will wish him bon voyage"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

A good many sporting editors have
been spoiled by the notion that they
must be humorists.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

So far as we can see the Canadian
reciprocity plan is Give and Take
idea-The West gives and the East
takes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

We have a longing to live in Ger
many, Joe School says a man is just
as good as woman in Germany.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Sympathy is often half contempt.
After man passes fifty, he would
rather gossip about wickedness than
engage in it.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Young men would go in society
more if the girls didn't work them
so hard.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Now is the time to invest in land
in Canada.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

Malone Bros, Aucts.
o. NJ. CrisWell, Clerk.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-02-01

oItuCHto VIII Hllu lIelI pIOuuclS Oh
the free list or in the reduced SEIZED
ules. This will quickly find reflection
in congress. 1t may be doubted
whether even so brave an insurgent as
Senator La Toilette will care to stand
for free lumber and free wood pulp.
The free lumber item also will test
the mettle of the far western inSur-
gents. Certain it is that all the sen
ators and representatives from tie
middle west, the northwest and the
far west will promptly begin hearing
what the farmers think about free
trade in the finished products of the
farm. Nor will New England fail to
find representation in the chorus OF
complaint. Apparently the arrange
ment is largely in the interest of New
England, but incidentally it provides
for free fish. The protest that will
come from the New England coast
may not be SO loud as that arising
in the west, but it will not lack car
rying quality, nor is it likely to lack
representation by votes in congress, if
the convention ever comes to vote.
The Canadian agreement ought to
be popular with the press of the
United States. 1t gives the publishers
what they have been demanding long
and earnestly-free print paper and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-21
Musicians and Sneexing.

Nobody can dispute the sincerity Of
he players in a big orchestra like the
Philharmonic or the New York sym
lhouy. Most Of the time they take
heir work seriously, but sometimes
he men break loose and play tricks On
ono another as though they Were
Youngsters in school OF course the
audience knows nothing OF these
things, they're usually perpetrated in
rehearsals
The red pepper trick is the common
est. The jokers scatter it where tn"
bassoon and trombone players are like
IL to suck it up The result is chokes
and sneezes Sometimes the epidemic
reaches even into the strings, hut OF
course the players on the wind insuu-
ments get it worst
As IA matter of fact, the jokerS are
playing with FIRE "A confirmed
sneezer cad't get a job in a good or
chestra. no matter how good per
/ former he may be- said consistent
concert goer Think of the effect OF
& rousing sneeZe on pianissimo
why 1t would spoil a whole concert
one sneeze would A conductor has Il
guard against sneeze as be doe
against inebriety New York sun
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-21
ELEPHANT Humor.

The courage of a lion at bay, great
as it Is, is no greater than that of the
buffalo. and he must yield his scepter
to the elephant. declares II J.. Tangye
in his book In the Torrid Sudan rs
to courage, size strength and intelNi
genee II Is 4 temptation to decl9re
that the elephant possesses - sense a.
humor A herd of elephants once fe''
In with a train Of duukeys Their
attention concentrated ON the lo7d r."
donkcys carried With an the mis- rlief
of monkeys, the loads We're torn
asunder and their contents distributes
over half the province At Ror on
I the Mountain Nile, the elephants were
at one time full Of practical Jokes
/ Passing at night time through the vii
4 lage. they would knock the sleeper
up by dcmolishing their huts above
their heads then conicntedly marcl
away