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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
WHEN THINGS ARE ASLEEP.
w. d. Nesbit In Harper's.

w. d. Nesbit in Harper's.-
When I wake up in bed at night
The house looks very queer;
The hall lamp makes a sleepy light
An everything seems near.
The chair an things are all asleep
In such a weary way,
As IL they'd like to fall a-heap
But simply have to stay.
The chairs look tired as tired can be,
Their backs all seem to ache;
The one that plays the games with me
Looks as IL IL would break.
The bureau sleeps as calm an still
| almost hear IL snore;
The rug spreads out an tries to fill
The bare place on the floor.
The window curtains sag way down
An hardly even sway
They're tired from showin' all the town
How. straight they are all day.
The pictures will not look at me
For all their eyes are closed,
Except my papa's one-an' he
Looks like he only dozed.
My clo'es are sprawled out on a chair
AS quiet as can be-
They're tired from runnin' everywhere
All through the day with me.
An ever'thing's asleep, except
The clock out in the hall.
1t ticks away as II It kept
Awake to call US all.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

There are tricks in all trades and in
some professions. Judge John w. Goff
justice Of the New York county supreme
court. the other day turned the judicial
spotlight on the tricks Of lawyers whose
talents center on damage cases against
employers. A call OF the court docket
OF forty-one cases revealed only two law
yers who answered ready" Fourteen
cases had been settled out OF court. In
all other cases the attorneys asked for
more time. Thereupon the Judge re-
marked;
THE court announces that there were
forty cases on tOday's calendar, and not
one Of the cases was ready to proceed to
trial in this part, and not one case ready
to occupy the time Of the parts depending
on this part for cases from the calendar.
The court expresses the opinion that the
way the attorneys answered in the vari-
Gus cases bears evidence Of a general un-
derstandlng between the attorneys to put
thor cases off, and hereafter. by consent.
have them restored to the calendar. Such
practice does not need the denunciation
OF the court"
Later the justice had something TO say
about the number of cases brought
against employers by employees for dam
ages resulting from accidents. "Of re-
cent years the number OF accident causes.
which In law are classified torts, has In
creased enormously" he recalled This
increase, Of course, is in part due to the
great increase in population and the CEN
tering of SO many industries in and
around New York. 1t is also due to that
legislation which is popularity known as
the labor laws These laws have wild
ened the field OF causes for which em-
ployes may seek damages from their EN-
ployers for injuries received.
1T is e matter of common knowledge
in tho profession that hundreds Of acci-
dent cases are brought into the courts
without much merit attaching to them.
So many OF these cases are settled when
they reach the point Of trial, that the
conclusion is reasonable that all that is
needed to dispose Of them is pressure for
trial. This is STAYED off as long as possi-
BILE by the attorneys, for the purpose OF
further negotiation as to terms OF set
tlement."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
gOokinS Backward
>IhisDSSy h0maha
COMPILED FRoNa BEE FILES :
Thirty Years Ago
DEC. %.

Thirty Years Ago
The thermomster dropped several de-
grees last night.
The ladies' OF the Eighteenth street
Methodist Episcopal church gave a supper
In the parlor OF the church.
According TO an order issued by General
Manager Kimball Of the Union Pacific,
all passes and half fare tickets ex-
Diring December 81 are extended to jan
uary Is.
OF the newly elected county officers,
Sheriff Miller has appointed Henry
Grebe as his deputy, County Treasurer
Rush has named Henry Rhodes for his
deputy and County Clerk Baumer will
retain II. T. Leavitt, the present deputy
Hon. T. NJ. Marquette Of Lincoln Is
stopping ot the Metropolitan.
]. b. Kitchen Of the Pacific house in
St. Joseph Is visiting in Omaha.
August Arndts bail has been reduced
to $500 and he expects to secure his
release soon.
An interesting damage suit is filed by
Alexander l.. Pollock, head OF the
weather bureau, against Fred II. Davis
for damages for eiectment Smythe q
Stull are the attorneys for Mr.. Pollock.
Warrants have been sworn out TO en-
force the removal Of two buildings, one
belonging to c. p. Birkett and tho other
to Tom Murray, said to be in dangerous
condition.
Robert Purvls, Fourteenth and Dodge,
wants a good steady boy to drive horse
and do chores.
Bell, the druggist, advertises that on
and after January 1 no wine, liquors or
spirits Of any description will be sold at
his drug store.
obstruction given on typewriter with
use Of machine, Bell & Ames, Sixteenth
and Farnam."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

we may scarcely expect a recession
Of the tide that has evidently set in
in this country. Indeed. the prophet
who ventures this sage advice. ex-
presses the belief that we are all
now more or less unbalanced; that
not one Of us is actually and com
Dletely sane. This may be utterly
true. Sometimes II really seems as
II II were. But aside from the
high old time we may enjoy before
these 800 years are up, why should
anyone replne over the. prospect of
universal idlocy? We will not know
tho difference, therefore there will
not be any difference. and we ought
to be as happy in that state as we
are now. Perhaps that will be the
time when mans last state will be
better than his first.
But It would be interesting seri-
ously to know the causes for this
heavy increase Of insanity. Cali
fornia recently discovered that GO
per cent of its insane were dope
fiends. Naturally, high living to the
point Of dissipation and strenuous
business exertion will come to many
minds as the most convenient ex-
plantations. One thing is certain. the
simple, sober life is not likely to pro-
duce insanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The haste OF the outgoing demo-
cratic county board to spend all the
money for court house building and
equipment has at last bumped into
an injunction. When the books
come to be balanced, the taxpayers
OF Douglas county will discover how
costly the recklessness and extrava-
ganee OF the democratic combine has
been during the court house con
struetion period.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

A story about republican county
commissioner "lands a job for his
brother" to earn wages at his trade
draws a scare-head on the front page
of the great democratic daily. The
fact that a democratic county COM
missioner has been carrying his
brother on the payroll right along,
even while making no pretense of
doing work to earn It. is not worth
mentioning-whieh, however, does
not make nepotism in public office
any better.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The Bee has more than once urged
as measure of economy the en-
ployment Of a salaried county de-
fender to act as attorney for INDECENT
prisoners instead of the appointment
OF different lawyers by favor of the
presiding Judge in each case. There
is absolutely nothing to prevent the
institution Of this reform by the
judges II they see fit. In fact. 1t
would no doubt be a relief 10 the
judges who are now beset continu-
ousiy for these special appointments.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

In, England the license to sell
liquor runs to the location
rather than to the occupier Of
the place, and the character OF
the resort governs In the issue Of the
license as much as the reputation OF
the applicant. This makes it to the
interest of the owner of the property
to see to it that his tenants live up
70 the law because the license is a
prime factor in the value OF the
holding. The English system may
have lesson Ia L for us.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
The Unelean snirit in Business

ut is not for those who have Gre
ated the mischief to cry out to be let
alone" said Governor Woodrow
Wilson, In speaking of business and
the governments effort to free It
from harmful influences. Like the
man of the Gadarenes with the un-
clean spirit, legitimate business
wants to be freed from these evils
that beset and embarrass IL and that
voice that walls out, what have I
to do with thee? I adjure
thee that thou torment me not" is
the voice, not OF legitimate business.
but OF the unclean spirit in business.
The miracle of Transformation
must be performed. business must be
freed, separated, from these influ-
enees that are embarrassing and OBJ
structing IL in its effort at progress.
II business, as now embarrassed.
were let alone" says Governor Will
son. 1T would be let alone to con-
tinue upon a basis upon which busi-
ness can never safely rest-the basis
OF universal distrust and suspicion"
There is nothing inherently the
matter with business in this country.
1t Is sound and clean, In itself, but Il
has been tormented by this unclean
spirit that has got within 1t and is
making some imagine that the gov
ernment, in its faithful effort to free
it from this evil. is tormenting It.
Legitimate business has not been at
tackled, but only the insidious influ-
ences surrounding It. for the pur-
pose Of obtaining more satisfactory
results. The greatest wrong the
government could do to legitimate
industry would be to expose It wan
tonly to predatory domination. Gov
ernor Wilson has we'll said that
Legitimate processes of business
Will never be interfered with by
legitimate legislation"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

boxes that explode cartridge when they
are opened and such things.
Besides his regular customers who are
jokers he sells 10 people who are going
to give surprise parties and want TO in
troduce an element OF novelty for their
guests. Halloween and New Years
are his busiest seasons he says.
and each year he tries to have a new set
Of contrivances so that his customers
need not play the same trick twice.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
CLIPPED COMICS.

"Old chap you have my sympathy. The
papers say your house was entered BY
burglars last night and robbed OF 500
''Well-er-it wasn't quite so had as
that. The assessed valuation OF 81, as
nearly as can remember, was only s35."
Chicago Tribune.
THAT singer has a strident voice. vet
when she tried II on the dog she made a
success"
That's just how I described it."
"A bowling uccess."-Baltlmore Amer
ican.
Pennman-why. did he ever do any
WHght-Did he2 why. say, he claims
to be the fellow who wrote all the COM
muncations signed Constant Reader
Yonkers Statesman.
Think Of the constitution" said the
II do" replied Mr. Dustin stax, "and
I approve of II. II is a great benefit. IN
we had no constitution Il would have been
impossible to dispose of some Of the
things to which I objected by declaring
them unconstitutional" Washington
Star.
Smith had just made the discovery that
he had moved next door to a friend.
Hello, old man. said the friend, who
are you working for now?"
Same people" was the reply, "a wife
and five children. Town and Country.
"old Moneybags was the quintessence
Of meaness."
How soY'
'Ho lived for years after he married
his pretty young wife, and to cap the
climax, died just as she had supplied her
OF the newest Partisan styles. ."-Balu-
more American.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Ten Years Ago


Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, with
their company arrived in their special
train OF eleven cars for their engagement
in a series OF shakespearean plays at the
Boyd Both stars were too tired from
their jaunt from Minneapolis to grant In
terviews. Sir Henry's valet and Miss
rerry's maid, Miss Crab, attending to all
callers.
Persons passing Twelfth and Dodge
streets In the afternoon beheld a shower
Of grips, trunks and bundles pouring out
OF windows OF a ironing house ana
streams OF colored folk following. the
luggage beating rub-a-dub-dub on the
sidewalk for some minutes "FWhere Il
the fire?" asked one man. "Ain't no fab
hits smallpox" replied husky negro. as
he seized his grip and scooted far from
the scene.
Mrs. Albert Calm left for Chicago with
Miss Viola, who was TO take up music
with Mr.. Martin Calm.
MI and Mrs. c. II. Davidson OF Kan
sas City arrived 20 spend a few days
with friends and relatives before crossing
the continent.
Rev. Harry r. Davis resigned as pastor
or Emmanuel Baptist church to ACCEPT a
call from his native state OF Indiana.
MT and Mrs. John a. Weaver and
daughters, Miss Ethel Weaver. Mrs. Wn-
liam b. Hopson and Mrs. Charles T..
Detweiler left for Los Angeles for the
remainder OF the winter.
General John c. Bates returned from
ST. Louis, where he spent Christmas with
the family of his sister. Mrs. NJ. b. Emo.
Mrs. Annie Ford. 90 years OF age. died
at the family residence. S35 South Eigh-
teenth street, Her husband has been
with tho Union Pacific for thirty-fivs
years and she had lived In Omaha FOR
forty years.
Mrs Carrie Wyman. 80 years OF aee
died at her home SOO4 south six,esn,h
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
An Enemy in Feathers.

An Enemy in Feathers.
An English sparrow flew into the flying
cage in the Central park menagerie and
began helping itself TO the cracked corn
thrown upon the ground by the keeper.
A Brazilian stork quietly approached and
shot out its siN-ineh red beak and caught
the sparrow.
Going TO the fountain, the big bird
dipped the little one In the water and
then swallowed It and looked about for
more.
"Oh, you cannibal! You ought to get a
beatingl" exclaimed a woman visitor.
''The sparrow ought TO know better than
TO so n there" explained the keeper
''The stork has been eating half a dozen
of these birds a week since he came
here. The English sparrow has a quick
eye and is quick on the wing and Is
seldom caught by prowling cats. but
doesn't suspect anything with feathers
on. The big bird is getting fat on a
sparrow diet"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
BeIyinE His Reputation.

A year ago Yuan Shi Kal might have
positively refused to accept a republic for
China without having his judgment
doubted by any human being. A few
months slip by and today when many
people, even in the occident, read about
Yuan Shi Kal's determination, they will
wonder II he is wise and far-seelng
statesman. 1t has been a remarkable
year in China.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

a 0tMAAcAnAn OF the Aon0s
A young woman who believes that
horseback riding is fun only when you
ride in the real country has found a
lonely stretch of road not many mi1s
from New York. Every morning she gall
lops over the two or three miles where
there isn't a house and she rarely meets
anyone
The other morning she was surprised
TO find a gypsy camp about stream at
the lonehest part OF the road. Their
wagons were on one side of the riekety
wooden bridge that she must cross and
the gypsies themselves vert gathered
around a fire on the other side. As she
approached one OF the men got up has
tlly and came into the road. He looked
up and down and then stood waiting
for her, She meditated turning around
and going back, but she wasn't many
yards away and she didn't like the idea
OF turning her back on him.
Good morning!" she said. with the
best smile she could produce.
Good morning" he answered. and
then he stepped up to her horse and
took hold of the bride.
Here's where ] lose my horse" she
thought. land I'll be lucky IL get away
myself" And then she heard the man
saying:
TWO or three horses have been scared
going over this bridge and thought I'd
better lead yours across"
He did II, and then he stood back and
bowed as she rode on.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Not one acre OF coal land in
Alaska has passed out OF the grip of
the United States government"
says the outlook's special commits
sioner-investigatOr. Another Job for
the arbltrators.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Governor Wilson frequently quotes
the mayor OF Wymore. Neb,. who
was elected as q socialist. TO the ef-
feet that the recent sporadic socialist
victories were 20 per cent socialist
and 50 per cent protest. and 1t is a
very sensible explanation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
IEnOminious FaII-DOwn.

There never was a flatter funk than
the attempted revolution in Mexico which
General Bernardo Reyes tried to engineer
1t never had any brains beyond his own
inordinate ambition. The disappointed old
man has had to give himself up. Presi-
dent Madero can afford to deal leniently
with this piece of folly.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Among others. Frank Rockefeller
sat on the platform while Senator La
Toilette lambasied the STANDARD on.
Having ridden the goat. Mr.. Rookie
fslier may now consider himself
initiated into the league.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Protecting a "scoop."

- 'ScOOIh
One Of the most enterprising real estate
reporters in town is r. o. Chittick. says
the New York correspondent Of the Gin
cInnati Times-Stsr, He conducts a col
umn on one of the evening papers. The
other day he shifted large real estate
deal. He worked on 1t until he was GER
tain OF his facts. 1t involved the trans
fer Of some millions of dollars and an
important development on a down town
corner. Then he went TO the man who
had secretly put the deal through. This
is my story" said Mr.. Chittick, forcibly.
I've got all the facts. I've kept from
printing them until publicity could not
interfere with you, and now I want a
beat on II. don't want any other paper
to print this story. You must protect
me-"
my boy" said the magnate, grate-
fully, you have been mighty decent
about this. shall protect you"
So Mr.. Chittick printed his story. He
smeared It all over the first page OF his
paper, thereby achieving a complete
scoop on his contemporaries. The next
morning he rose early to see the manner
in which the morning papers had followed
his beat. Not one of them carried a line
OF It. The afternoon papers came out.
They. too, ignored It. Days went on and.
though Mr.. Chttick persistently ham
mered away at his story. 1t was all his.
No one else had a word to say about It.
SO he called on the magnate. Say"
said Mr.. Chittick, II got a beat on that
s3OOo,OOo deal OF yours, but not a paper
has printed a word about it since. whats
the matter, anyhow"
Natter" said the real estate man,
with a proud smile. Matter? Nothings
the matter. ! told you I'd protect you,
and I did protect YOU, When the re-
porters from the other papers came to
me and asked me about the story told
EN- It was a dern lie.'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

And yet. after the dust has set
tied down. IT is difficult to make a
cloud Of words and epithets prove an
argument or dlsprove 4 serious
charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Mayor Jim" has acquired writer's
cramp through signing his name TO
the water bonds. Just why these
bonds should be signed before they
are sold is q question that perhaps
the Water board might answer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

II Mr. shuster Is convinced he Is
out Of Job as a financial wizard. he
ought not 70 have much trouble in
iindlng an opening with some get
rich-quick enterprise that could cash
in on bis worldwide fame.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The Boston National base ball
team may wear stripes next year.
Boss Murphy OF Tammany is said to
have furnished the money to buy It.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Aneoln and Omaha would ac-
complish lot more by pulling to-
gether for things in which they are
mutually interested than by using
their ammunition up on one another.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Twenty Years Ago

Manager Burgess OF the Farnam Street
theater left for Chicago TO meet Mrs.
Burgess. who had been visiting In the
east for a month.
With Secretary ober presiding. mem-
bers OF the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation held a meeting az which they or
ganized an American history study club.
AS testimonial to Judge Lee S, Es-
telle. some sarpy county citizens gave
him banquet at the Paxton hotel, chief
Of which was Edgar Howard, editor Of the
Paplllion Times. Others from Papillion
were J. ID. Peterson, s, o. Salisbury, H.
NJ. Waring James Hassett, Harry Clark
Howard whitney, e. A. Langdon, George
Hemstedt. Most OF them were officials
in Sarpy county.
John Mccarthy. s. years old. died at
5;15 p, m. at his home, sos South Twenty
first street.
The women OF the First Methodist
church met and decided on plans for a
banquet to Bishop and Mrs. Newman on
New Years eve. Mrs. Newman had been
absent from the city for about a year
and 1t was thought this would be a fitting
reception for her.
Work OF boring and drilling for oil was
resumed on the arteslan well at Seymour
lake. John T. Gathers, in charge OF the
work, expressed much confidence in the
success OF the venture. which had been
interrupted because OF bad management
The case of the Republican Newspaper
company against the Northwestern As
sociated Press was still on in the federal
court and Major j. c. Wilcox was being
cross-examined. He admitted a loss be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 on the paper.
Other witnesses were VIII Millard, Cas-
per p. Yost w. w. Umsted of the Vest
ern Union and d. N. Richardson.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

In barring trust meat when the
poor packers are on trial. England
Is simply kicking a fellow while he
is down.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

An admirer has sent the presldent
a hack scrateher. Others. however,
win continue TO do the baek-bitlns
for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The last turn of the Chinese
kaleidoscope showed Premier Yuan
shi Kai, the standpat leader. getting
ready to insurge come himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

New York brewers have decided
not to increase the price OF beer next
year. Did not have the heart to go
Il any stronger.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The cheaper seats are in the gal-
iery It's true. but no good actor Is
overlooking the galleries on that ac-
count.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Mr.. shuster says, 1T is not for
myself that care. but for my four
teen, American assistants" That is
almdbt what General Reyes said.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Persia is now trying to make itself
believe It wanted to surrender 20
Russia all tho time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Subscribers leaving the city
tempsrarfIY should have Tho
nee mailed 60 them. Address
viii be changed as oftea aa
reauesteA.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Lares boz the nuEhouse.

fAAhhN@ftho 1Nh4NAA
DR.. Wiley has barred absinths from
this country. but man can still get
crazy on short notice if he runs through
his first-of-the-year bills. without care
ful preparation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Yenaor of PraetieaI JeI.es.

vendor OF Practical jokes.
A storeksepsr in brooklyn makes a
good living by catering 20 the wants Of
practical jokers. He carries a line OF
cigars that explode after you light
them. matches that pop. flowers which
spray a stream Of water, little Tins
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

The year 1911 is coming down the
home stretch.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Better stop giving those peace"
dinners before they attain to casus
belli.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
Around New York

RiDples on the Current OF Life
ns Seen In the Great American
Metropolis from Day to Day.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

And the water wagon only four
days away.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

II certainly is Chinese puzzle
now.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Now, why not Just carry that
Christmas spirit on into the new
year?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Because woman likes gaiety In
her dress does not argue that she
win tolerate II In her husband.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Are you getting ready to swear off
for the New Year,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

At that, the government is behind
time in prosecuting the watch trust
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

Have you got ali your undesirable
presents "exchanged?"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29
NOVEMBER CIRCULATION.
5O,573

state Of Nebraska. County OF Douglas, s.:
Dwight Williams. circulation manager
OF the Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average daily
circulation. less spoiled. unused end re-
turned copies. for the month or NoVen-
her. 1911, was B0573.
DWIGHT WILLIAMS
Circulation Manager.
gubscribed IN my presence and sworn 70
before me this Gth day OF December, lsll
tseaD ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

OFFICES
Omaha-'rhe Bee Building.
South Omaha-21ls N. 81.
Council Bluffs ss Scott ST.
1Ancoln--28 Little Building.
ChicaEo--I5s Marquette Building.
Kansas City--Rellance Building,
New York-a1 West Thirty-third.
WashinRton-T5 Fourteenth ST., ". w.
CORRESPONDENCE
Communications relating to news ana
Editorial matter should be addressed
Omaha Bee, Editorial Department
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-29

THAT singer has a strident voice. yet
when she tried II on the dog she made a