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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Twenty Years A9o-

/
/ While Wood Of England won the six
day bicycle race at the Coliseum, with
/ Ashinger of America and stage OF Scot
hand following. The other five who en-
tered were left so far behind as to be
out Of the running.
/ The Lincoln club held a meeting In the
Press club rooms, at which the question
OF Primary Election Reforms was dis
cussed Mr.. Bronze earnestly advocated
the Australian ballot law for primaries.
| Captain Crowder, Judge advocate of
the Department OF the Platte went 10 St
Louis for a few days.
Dr. s. d. Mercer received q dispatch
from his son, George, who had arrived
at Aspnwall having sailed from lAsw
York December 81 for Guatemala.
Colonel Jack Moynihan went to Kansas
City to visit his friends. Roland Reed, to
listen to a new play which Mr. Reed con-
templated buying.
Stuart Hayden left for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Brandeis left for a
months stay in Florida.
The semi-annual meeting Of The Club
was held in the evening, when c. J.
Greene was elected a director and II. w.
Yates and c. s. Montgomery were re-
elected.
Detective u. NJ Ellis got home from
Hot Springs, Ark, where he spent some
six weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

by Rudyard Kipling to the admiral were
these lines from the author:
Zogbaum draws with a pencil.
And / do things with pen,
And you sit up In a coming tower
Bossing eight hundred men.
Zogbaum takes care Of his business
And l take care Of mine.
And you take care Of ten thousand tons,
Sky-hooting through the brine.
Zogbaum can handle his shadows
And / can handle my style,
And you can handle ten-inch gun
To carry seven mile.
TO him that hath shall be given'
And that's why these books are sent
To the man who has lived more stories
Than Zogbaum or / could invent
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

st. Louis Republic.
Acute Indigestion is more deadly to
admirals than all the torpedoes, destroy
ers. 16-inch shells, bombs, dumdums, bull
let's and battleships ever invented. Ad-
miral Nelson himself could never have
survived a first-class chef. Togo's hard
est-fought battle was with good living,
and now our own Fighting Bob, dough-
tiest Of them ALL has succumbed. Yet
IL heroes have to die and we must mourn
them, is there not some consolation i'm
the thought that they perish through
good living, and what better mode of
egress would any man select for him
self?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Ten Years Ago

len hears ago
Max Trostler and Miss Elnora b. Ben
ford of Beatrice were married in Council
Bluffs by Justice Bryant and completely
surprised their friends, who knew moth
ing of their plans until they had been
consummated at the altar. The bride was
the daughter OF W. II. Benford, 2iO3 Doug
las street and the groom was connected
with TIE office OF city treasurer
James D. Thomas, cigar, maker, was
found dead at the Park theater. Four
teenth and Douglas streets. a little after
Q at night. He resided at 500 South Nine
teenth street with his daughter and wife.
At the second snnual meeting Of the
Nebraska Bar association President w. ID,
McHugh spoke deprecatingly on the habit
of judges taking part in politics and also
spoke of the growing practice Of courts
of last resort overruling previous de-
cisions. John i. Webster dealt with
Some Phases of the Declaration of In
dependence"
Eleven men attended the mass meeting
of the Peter Cooper club at Washington
hall
Frank B. Kennard. IL. b. Carpenter,
Ashton Clemens. jr, and James G.. Wal
lace filed articles Of interpretations as the
Kennard Glass and Paint company, with
capital OF 100000.
The Board OF Education raised
salaries OF High school teachers. which
put them back to what they had been
getting
Horace II. Boyles, months of age, son
of Mr. and Mrs. II. b. Boyles, died.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Incidentally, the taxpayers should
not overlook the last performance of
the outgoing county board in award
ing the contract for feeding county
prisoners TO the highest bidder in
stead OF to the lowest bidder. The
excess amounts to almost 1 8 per cent.
which in the year win aggregate sew
erai thousand dollars--a pure gift of
taxpayers money to pay democratic
political debts.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
|LHOokinS Backward
llhisDSSy in0maha
COMPILED FROM BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago
Ed FROM BEE FILES


Thirty Years Ago
jay Gould arrived from St. Louis with
the directors Of the Wabash road in his
special car.
Mrs. II. b. Fuller Of the City Mission
makes a public report OF her work for
the past few months
James oBrien again drives the hook
and ladder team.
The Land League fair opened under
most favorable auspices in Masonic hall
Addison Jones, OF the o. b. b., appeals
to the public to send contributions to the
home instead Of giving to the boys them
selves
Frank Talmage. foreman Of the mill
rights at the new Union elevator was
presented with "A testimonial watch by
his associates prior to his leaving for
the east The committee on presenta-
ton were: W Il. Stephenson, T. II. Bah
cock, Gus Burke. Henry shellenberg.
Mrs. d. G. Wyman. who has been
spending the winter here with her
daughters Mrs. c. B. Badger and Mrs
l.. a. Robbins, has returned to her home
in Maryland
Look out for my left arm!' IS the
prevailing exclamation. The vaccination
wave is all the go.
The board OF directors OF the Board
Of Trade organized by making John
Evans chairman and J. \. Wakefield,
secretary. Standing committees We're
appointed, among others this one:
meteorological. Thomas Gibson, Q. f,
Goodman and Henry Pundt
Clem Chase returned to his studies at
the State university today.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Brother. on Opposite sides.

1
The civil war began just as Cadet
Evans was finishing his first year at
Annapolis. Being a Virginian, his mother
urged him to cast his lot with the south.
This he declined to do. so It fell out that
he and his brother fought on opposite
sides during the civil war. on one occa-
SION RobHey Evans entered a restaurant
in Washington and observed his brother
eating.
An exchange OF glances between US
was quite enough said Evans afterward
Not word was spoken by either of us
He paid his bill and hastily left the place,
knowing very we'll that 1 would report
oysters than 1 wanted and took plenty
OF time to eat them. He had come across
the Potomac in a skiff. I was sure, and
had tied it to an old sycamore tree near
the spot where we used to swim.
wanted to give him a brotherly chance
to get back TO Virginia soil. He gained
his boat and escaped though a soldier
fired at him in the darkness. On leaving
the restaurant l met an officer of the
provost guard and informed him that
there was a confederate soldier in Wash
ington.
4" How do you know? he asked.
That replied, is none OF your busi-
ness
Il was arrested and taken to the pro-
vOst marshal, who. on hearing my story,
let me CO."
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

SenetOr HitchcOck's World-Herald
apologiaed for the impeached repub-
lican stats oficials. II pronounced a
republican city treasurer honest after
he had admitted his shortage. and il
never stopped its efforts on behalf
OF an embezziiAg republican state
treasurer uatil he was pardoned. II
Is almost second nature for IL 20 &c
TO the defense OF crooked public
Official charged with corruption.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Saved His Leg.


Evans was severely injured in the last
attack on Fort Fisher. He was taken
to hospital, where the surgeon in charge
Informed him IL would be necessary to
amputate his leg. Evans was by no
means reconciled to this idea, and in the
absence Of the surgeon procure a big
navy pistol. When the doctor came back
with his instruments the patient asked
him, innocently, what he proposed to do
I'm afraid we shall have to amputate
your Leg" said the surgeon. reaching for
his tools When he returned to the at
tack he was looking into the muzzle Of
the navy pistol.
Drop that knife d--n YOU" cried
Evans, and really there was nothing else
for the surgeon to do.
Now, l want word with YOU" said
the patient. THAT leg doesn't come off,
do you understand? The first one of YOU
who makes move TO take 1t off will get
a load OF lead
Nor did it come off, 1t Is true that
Evans carried a limp through life. but his
timely assertion OF his personality had
saved his leg, which afterward proved
quite useful.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Under our Nebraska primary law.
any one with ten-dollar bill to in
vest in publicity can run for nomina-
tion for any state office on the list.
Nothing could be more tempting un-
less the law were amended so as to
permit the ballot to carry an ex-
planatory line following each name,
stating the business or profession and
postofiice address.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Always on the spot.
1t was the fortune of Fighting Bob
Evans to be on the spot in several seas
when decisive action was necessary to
uphold his countrys dignity, and his
method of standing up for the rights OF
Americans and the glory OF the flag sent
responsive thrills from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific.
once in Tunis Admiral Evans had an
experience that was similar TO his Chill
can one. The American consul at Tunis
reported some trouble, and Evans was
sent to straighten matters out. He told
the hey that unless he RpolOgized and
fired a salute OF 100 guns IN honor of the
American flag he would change the boun-
daries OF Tunis, and that the result would
be an inland Tunis. The hey did not
have enough powder 10 fire the salute
that was demanded and appeased Flight
ing Bob" by giving a banquet in his
honor that was the greatest in the his
tory OF Tunis.
When the spanish war came Evans
was assigned TO command the battleship
Iowa. Before the Iowa sailed for cuban
waters he casually remarked that IL he
had his way Spanish would become the
most popular language in hell" The
Iowa made a great record in the battle
Of Santiago, and her skipper was among
the first OF the spanish war officers to
be raised 20 flag rank because OF merl-
torious services in that war
once, the story goes, Admiral Evans
attended 4 service in Trinity church and
was ushered into the pew OF wealthy
New Yorker. The New Yorker coming
in saw the admiral, and not knowing
him, took a card from his pocket ana
wrote on Il, Il pay yl.O0O year rent for
this pew" and handed IL TO the admiral.
The admiral looked at the card mo
ment. and pulling out one OF his own
wrote on Il. You pay too much" and
handed Il to the New Yorker.
Hundreds OF such stories are told OF this
admiral.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Inspection OF the list of Nebraska
corporations ruled out of business
because delinquent in paying their
incorporation tax discloses that in
nearly every case the corporation was
already out of business.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

The Washington Post is authority
for the statement that while Mrs.
Tom Thumb is the smallest woman
who has ever called at the White
House, many a small politician has
called there. And the Post, being
right on the ground. ought 20 know.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Our twenty years ago retrospect
recalls a Jackson day feast on the eve
of the return of Grover Cleveland to
the White House. when all the ex-
pectant patriots hereabouts were ac-
claiming him the greatest democrat
on earth. o tempora! o mores!
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

II Governor Harmon thinks he is
cute because he can walk on eggs
without breaking any, Champ Clark
has practiced up till he can balance
an umbrella on his nose.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
4 MI..innarr Rrminhrr
PIttsburgh Dlspatch.

The advice Of returned missionary that
mission boards shall rotrain from send
ina tat missionaries 20 Africa may be
founded on the dietetie rule that f..t meat
is not hygienic artici5 OF food in tropieai
climates
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

AT any rate, the Nebraska member
OF the democratic national committee
would not have attracted half as
much attention by attending in per-
son as by proxy.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Somehow il strikes one that the
grandchildren Of Charles Dickens are
not quite as great as their illustrious
ancestor, or they would not accept
charity upon his account.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

The Lord seems to adopt drastic
measures sometimes to get moral per-
Verts out of His ministry, as the
case OF Rev" Richeson would sug-
gest.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
DECEMBER CIHCTLNTION-
50ll9

State Of Nebraska. Couu., oi Douglas. go.
Dwight Wuliams ejaculation manager
OF the Bee Publishing company. being
duly sworn. Says that the average daily
circulation, less spoiled unused and re-
turned copies. Tor the month OF brcem-
ber, 1901, was I11lp
DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
subscribed In nv presence and sworn to
before me this ith dav OF January, 1911.
(Sean ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
SurnrIsr HcnIeh orr.

Kansas city star.
Vet the discovery that some OF the wit
nesses have not been telling the whole
truth at the trial OF the indicted beef
packers in Chicago does not take the
public entirely by surprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Plans Upset Promises.

Word comes from Lynn. Mass, that
the Wholesale price Of shoes viii he in
creased 10 per cent In March The
tariff on hides was removed for the pur-
pose OF making shoes cheaper, but the
manufacturers evidently had other plans
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
keepinE the Crowd GuessinK.
Cleveland plain nsaTar

II becomes Increasingly beyond dispute
that the colonel win he candidate for
the presidential nomination cor he will
not be-; also, that he viii support La
Toilette Cor he will do nothing OF the
kind.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

According to current advices, So
cialist Mayor Shook OF Lima, o., Is
about to be shaken out of ONCE by a
demand to resign.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Intangible as international peace
seems to be, 1t is more apt to
pventuate than amity at a peace din
Aer. u
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

England shows unexpected shrewd-
ness in employing American coaches
for its preparation for the Olympics,
which American athletes have been
winning.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
The Eclipse OF Number One.

'+NNA''Al'S Noullti -Jodfihls
sun Is now president Yuan Shh Kai
is in position TO sympathiEe with Mr..
La Toilette about the improbabnlty OF his
becoming what the Chinese call the num-
ber one man In his country.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

subscribers leaving the city
temporarily should have The
Bee mailed 20 them. Address
viii he changed as often az re-
quested.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Even to the colors In their ma
tional flag, those Chinese show a pre-
ference for the republican party.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
A shining Example.

Among the most sincere admirers Mr..
Shuster has in this country are the poll
ticians. 1t took a fair-sized army to sepa-
rate him from his job.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

II is a reasonable certain,, Sls-s 4,
MIR. Bryan were knocked Into a
cooked hat he still would not stay
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Many a political aspIrant lacking
capacity, falls back cunningly upon
opacity to carry him through.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Why does the weather mans fore
cast say warmer when II has not
been warm for weeks?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

The square deal" should also be
observed by the publicity purveyors
with reference to Mr. Taft.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Our murder occurs in New York
every thirty-six hours and one hang
ing about every thlrty-six years.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Never fear, there will be an in
vestigation into the ugly rumors''
about a shake-down on saloon
licenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Christian civilization blindfolds IT.
self while Russia slays its Persian
victims.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
On the wcstern Bordcr.

Young Evans appointment to Annapolis
| from Utah came about through a chance
acquaintance with William Hooper, the
delegate from the then territory in wash
ington. To secure the appointment the
younRster had to establish legal residence
! In Utah, and thither he went by stage and
on horseback, living in Salt Lake city
with Delegate Hooper's family for year.
While hunting one day the future ad-
miral observed a black object in the
woods. which might have been a bear or
almost anything else II gave it a load
Of No shot to see what would happen," "
he said. The object proved to be an
Indian wearing a large hat and digging
roots, The Indian, resenting this form Of
salutation, gave chase, launclklg arrows
after the fleeing youngster. At Hooper $
ranch the boy procured rifle and the
situation was exactly reversed.
On another occasion, when Evans was
sitting on Hooper's porch, a Digger In
dian, in spirit of innocent fun. released
an arrow at him which fixed itself in his
shin. A moment later the Indians car
cass was as full Of blrdshot as a pushing
is of pums. and he looked ever afterward
as II he had suffered from a case of
smallpox.
Before left Salt Lake City | saw that
Indian again" said the admiral once, I'm
recalling the incident. IL gave him five
pounds of brown sugar and was amazed
to see him sit down on the pavement and
eat the whole of it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Heating staEnation 20 a FraSuIe.

st. Louis Republic.
Theodore Roosevelt Is not candidate.
but his health is good and the Ananias
club has still a waiting list Of gentlemen
whom the colonel win reach In time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

In essaying the task OF coming
back, Mr.. Tom Taggart should mount
the donkey and save his tender feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Even the Chinese republic finds It
dificult to get man for vice presi-
dent If Uncle Adlai were only over
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

"Do you think eloquence is as much in
request as it used to be?"
NO" replied Senator Sorghum. "Now-
adays prizes are given for aviation and
not for flights Of oratory.
Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Desk Sergeant-What did you put that
fortune teller out of business for?
Police Inspector-She's a humbug. J
tried to find out from her what had be
come of the diamond pin 1 lost the other
day. and she gave me the wrong steer
Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09
Fighting Bob Evans

Some Breezy Incidents in
the Career OF Bluff Sea
Dog OF the American Navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

KipIinE's TFibute.
Accompanying a set OF books presented
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

~, nat makes you suspect that they are
engaged
~ nev have stopped occupying a box al
the opera and are attending the picture
shows instead. ."-Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

Obituaries Of the late Rear Admiral
Robley u. Evans necessarily skeletonize
the main features OF his career. The
details would iii a newspaper. They do
iii several books, some Of them written
by the admiral. a few Of the incidents
overlooked in the account Of his lament
ably sudden death bring into view from
new angles the courage and determination
which makes his career one Of the most
interesting in the annals Of two wars and
forty years OF peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

You're a pretty old man to be beg
ging," said the woman at the back door.
Yes, ma am" said the wanderer.
How long have you been begging?'
Il dunno, ma am"
you don't know how long you've been
begging?" "
how ord | really am ma am! !"-Yonlxers
Statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

There Is one thing which ought to
make women deputy she1ffs.'
what is thatg'
Their facility I'm writing love letters
ought to give them plenty of practice
in making out writs Of attachment. -
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

she never gives us a chance at the pork
barrel. baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-09

what could you do to support your
self II your father lost his fortune2 tou
society butterflies know nothing about
earning money
There's where you do us an injustice.
Didn't l earn $50 selling Red Cross stamps
Journal
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-14
A BULL RING BEGGAR.
The intruder Wanted Bread, but Hc
 Got Thumbs Down"

Got Thumbs Down"
 Sometimes the buIifight in Spain Is used to compel the attention of the authorities to grievances that would otherwise go unnoticed, as Is seen iD the following incident described by Harry A. Franck in Four Months Afoot Tn Spain"
 ''The newcomer will bong remember his 1rst bull-certainIy II. as ln my own case. the trst banderillero slips at the moment of thrusting his barbed darts and is booted iike a soccer foot ball half around the ring by the snort ing animal. SuIl less shall forget the chill that shot through me when. with the Efth bull at the height of his tury, a gauni and awkward bay Of if teen sprang suddenly over ihe barriers and shuok his ragged blouse a huzrn times in the animals face As many times he es,IlPd goriug by thc cI"s est margin
 The tnrpr,,S did uut for a mnmrm loss their heads Calrly and dry terbuslv thpv nmnpuyrrrd mtii uup ui them drrw rhr hull "n- when anuiHcr caught the intruder by the Hrm tHd marvhrd him acru<S ihr riug Go tHc shade nf fhp mavuF'S luN fNr~r fhP vou,h whr, mad taken ,hiS nHuuS ni gaining ar audi,.u,p Iifirt ur Q mournfu voice and rSlyrd frt its''i asserting that hp was StarvJHg 70 statement Ihat S,pmrd ny %" UaHs improbable The rcSluuse waS thUmhs down. Rm hp gnlurd hIS puin' iu a way. for hc was given fortnight in prison
 "lncidents of the sort hUd rrnwn su frequent of late in Seville aS iu makr uecessary new law promulgated in large letters on that diiyS program Printed words in aIl probability mrHni uothine to this neglected s"u "f Sc vile"
The daily Alaskan., 1912-08-14
rh, Uncertain Aprl. Ire.

An apple tree is The result oi q graIt from the tree that is Encwn tu bc 8 producer of a certain KiHd and Huvuj of apples if the Srtgi wrU' planted and one relied uu tt Co prudurU ~rip, [ grade Of fruit the result would hp dis appointing for The r,HSnu that from the seed the most rpmarEahIp vHrirtirs will he shown Perhaps yUri win Hr miserable Iittie CrauarpIes oi wi~.i,Hf en. bitter fruit or usrie>> roHgiuRNra ton The Scrd SoWplt"w nt n,litl hrfEs back to itS origin uUtwttitsuWriiHa years ot cultivation Tbr var,"iie> ni apples known today afp r'mli ui careful Selertinn and ,'unVaui urafrina of the better Kind frrm gpaf tn Neat until the present devriurlpnI ha~ hHru attained HarIPrs
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ronT DELAY.
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