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Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
Editorial Snapshots

Washington Post: Mohammedan and
Hindu soldiers clash over the manner OF
killing sheep. but any old way will do
for a man.
Boston Transcript: There's some con-
ISOLATION in the reflection that after the
war some OF those mediaeval European
cities can use the trenches for subways
and sewer systems.
Baltimore american: The United
States has reason to be proud Of its rep
resentatives abroad who have met an
unexpected crisis in a manner which has
reflected the greatest credit on them
selves and on their country. In many
instances, they have been able to save
numbers and have taken care of the
citizens of other nations at war in a way
to earn International gratitude They
have found real work at their posts and
are doing it in a brave and efficient way
Sioux City Tribune: Omaha newspa-
pers are respectfully referred to that
Chicago coroner's claim OF one marked
field Of usefulness for the coroner's Jury.
He contends that twenty men in that
city have been saved from suicide
through official service at inquests. The
vulgar curiosity and lack of sympathy
manifested at the average inquest GER
tatnly would tend TO shatter any ro-
mantle halos that might have been built
around the idea Of self-destruction.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
Praying for Reporters.

While the members of the lower house at
Lincoln reverently bowed their heads, the chan
iain fervently prayed. for the newspaper report
ers on duty there. The incident is noteworthy. in
that II amounts to an admission on the part OF At
least one preacher that the newspaper guild is
not past praying for; moreover. its members are
amply able and quite generally qualified to make
tneir own applications for guidance and mercy
This latter fact is we'll known TO those who come
IN contact with the men who record the daily
doings OF the world Newspaper reporters are
chroniclers and commentators dealing with the
affairs OF mankind from semi-detached view
point impersonal in their work. and strictly
neutral always; seeking alone the facts. pos
sessed OF hearts as well as heads and uuite as
susceptible to the warmer and more generous
impulses as any. Much that is unpleasant falls
In the way Of the conscientious reporter but he
finds his duty often to act like angels for the
good mans sin, weep to record and blush TO
give It in" Prayers for reporters are appre-
ciated, but many others need them more.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
An InYidiOus Allnsinn.

In considering this suggestion for a supreme court
commission the people are going TO lose sight OF
the fact that its first effect would be 10 create IN,
OF new TAT offices for lawyers IL would probably
double the present cost OF the supreme court some
VIII be uneharitable enough TO imagine that the law
yers In nrging A. probably thinking more asout
the advsntese it viii afford their profession than
about the relief II will afford the tgous public from
the laws delays This project for a supreme court
commission was sprung by the bar association Of
Omaha. IL has been taken up by all the other asso-
Citations OF lawyers. with remarkable unanimlty OF
approval What Il the having the laws della Va
unless they can be utilised to somebody's material
advantagel-Lineon Star.
Now, we protest against this invidiOus al
fusion and against impugning the motives Of
the lawyers by intimating that they are trying
to make judgeships for themselves to fill. We
remember the scramble for places on the com
mission during our two former experiments
with this sort OF makeshift, but lawyers In Ne
braska have now gotten beyond that and have
risen to. higher levels The lawyers are sin
cerely interested in expedtipg justice. and il Is
merely an incident that their particular pet pro-
posal TO this end should carry with Il a bunch
OF far salaries for lawyers only.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
Welcome to a Convert.

Welcome again to amiable democratic
contemporary, the World-Herald, in joining The
Bee In support OF the proposition for an inde-
pendent comptroller, with full power to check
and audit accounts of county, city, school dis
trict and water district. We had this office once
created by enactment OF law. sponsored by The
Bee, SO far as county and city we're concerned
but the law was repealed by the Vaccinations of
democratic payrolers. aided and abetted by the
World-Herald step in the same direction was
again taken in the home rule charter, but the
World-Herald tried to stir UP opposition to this
very section by pretending that It aimed at pry-
ing loose from the salary list the incumbents in
the city comptroller's office. Now that paper
rightly says, There can be no ground for oppos-
ing the abolition of the office OF comptroller in
the city OF Omaha as that office is at present
constituted" and that "the germ Of the proposal
for an independent auditor is sound" This
means. IL II means anything. that the position of
The Bee on this matter has all along been sound.
and that the then opponents are only now begin
ming to see the error OF their ways
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
HEROIC BELGIUM.

Eelgium. when the story's told
On hlstorys impartial page,
I OF how thy sons, heroic, bold,
Withstood the Teutons' fiery rage,
When In this passion-mad time
Nations to bitter conflict flew,
And thou, giiltless of any crime,
First felt the sword that treachery
drew;
Through generations vet unborn.
Thy tragic tale of wrong and woe
VIII move mems hearts to hate and scorn
For the savage and relentless foe.
Blasted are thy fields. fair land,
Thy peaceful homes i'm ruin lie,
The foeman's devastating hand
Spared naught, nor paused for orphans
cry.
Red ruin followed in his wake.
Ger blood-soaked lands he madly trod,
Needing not the prayers that spake
A peoples pleading to their God.
In the annals Of recorded time,
No blacker crime than this is told:
no Darparlan hordes from any CLINE
Il er showed hearts more hard and cold.
But all Is not lost. brave land:
my honor stands: thy Valor too;
The sword unsheathed in thy hand
Is stainless as the morning dew.
Thy sacrifice cries to God and man
For vengeance on thy heartless foe.
Hold fast thy faith; keep In the van;
my foeman yet shall taste of woe.
again thy fields in peace shall bloom
- With harvests for thy peoples needs.
Thy cities, now enwrapped in gloom
Again Will rise to nobler deeds
And thou, whose patriot sons have spread
Thy well won fame the world around,
Shall yet avenge the loyal deed
And live in freedom, glory crowned.
Chicago. E. C. HARDY.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
Twice Told Tales
Seeking n Husband.

Nat r. Harris. recently elected governor of
Georgia. merriy smiled when the conversation In the
lobby OF hotel turned to the subject OF benedicts
He said he reminded OF a little incident
Some time ago a pretty young woman entered a
moving picture theater and took seat well toward
the 'front.' Finally the lights turned on, reveal
Ing q young married couple with whom she was ac-
quainted sitting beside her.
Why' CARA! exclaimed the young married
woman. noticing that the other was unattended
What In the world you doing here?'
Il am looking for husband. dear" was the quiet
response of Clara.
Looking for q husbandT' returned the married
woman, wonderfnsly. why. youeha a husbaud,''
Yes 1 know" was the sighful rejonder OF the
late conner. That's the one am looking for -
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

The funeral Of Elder Moses r. shinn was con.
Quoted BY Elder St. J. sehank Those serving AZ nall
bearers were J. J. Noham. z stephena r. ID nm
Captain j. b. Furay, Rev. J. b. Roe ex-Covernor
Saunders. Or. 7. d. Brown. George spauldins A
Hoei. A. d. Brown. Charles A. Brown and n NJ
Brackin. -
serious accident befen Dodge street ooastina
party tonight. when a traverse carrying Charlie
clarke VIII Clarke. Fred Preston, Harry Morford'
WIN Hasungs Grace Perine. Ella Preston xiv
Clarke Pearl romnson ana Mabel Balcombe toois
an offshoot ana hit the stone eurbng Charlie ana
WI Clarke were badly bruised. with each several
bones broken. and two three OF the young ,somsn
suffered severe sprains and cuts
The hghts O. London ia the attraction holding
forth at the Boyd.
City Engineer Rosewater and Messrs Tynsop and
Grover VIII represent Omaha at the meeting Of Ne
prAska civil engineers and surveyors az Lincoln ne.t
The second party OF the Arton club al C;erm.p,.
hall was pleasant affair. the various eonmit,aes
IN charge including Robert Rosenswels a. IL Iehr,sn
Charles Metz, Max Becht H. J. Lang cseor--
Tzsehuek Fred Metz. Henry Richard Enn Ackerman
William kafbaeh. o. ,. wolde. VIII Krus ana mi I.
Mas May Clark daughter OF Mrs J. T. clark
RETURNED 70 school 10 Detroit after pleasant holiday
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
Albert Law No Complste R.m.du.


Governor Morehead is informed by his crime
commission. composed OF eminently qualified in
vestigators, that the Albert law has not pro-
duced the results promised for it, 1t has scat
tered the evil it was intended to correct. but.
thriving under repression, that evil is now the
greater, because more persons are engaged In IL.
This conclusion Of the commission may be dis
appointing but hardly surprising. Driving evil
into the dark has never had the effect of lessen
ing 1t in degree or extent
Study of vice, although seriously and extern
sively pursued, has not RS yet produced a
panacea. Reformers must look to the causes OF
conditions they seek to remedy, and adopt cor
receive and preventive measures dealing with
those causes, rather than with the effect. This
is especially true OF the social evil against which
the Albert law, with it's stringent provisions is
aimed. The causes must be reached and re-
moved II ever the evil is to be abolished.
One recommendation In the commissions re-
port to the governor is worthy of careful consid-
GRAFTON. That is the establishment OF farm re-
formatories. The healthy open-alr life incident
to farm work is undoubtedly great factor in
developing OF character and thus leading to.bet
ter living
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
JoItinE the Doctor.

In certain Arkansas logging camp the companv
maintains physician who attends the residents OF
the camp and also the families Of such employees a.
hVe BACK IN the nils. One day he was summoned
TO the homo OF a newly hired native with the as
suranee that he was wanted powerful bad
With all haste he started. winding up one rough
hollow after another, where the road was a mere
tradition and came at last TO a decrepit log house
Az he opened the gate a hrnsry-Iooking woman came
to the door and called:
BE 20 the comp'ny doctor?'
Yes, I'm the doctor Who is sickP'
Don't reckon thar's nobody sick doctor"
Well. why In the world did you send for me 81
no one is snckr
Hits this way doctor: we-uns is on the puny
order reht smart, an mought need yo' most any
time My ole man said yo' sure would come whenever
we sent for yo; but he's no. count liar tibet
dassent trust his sayso. wanted to see To- mysef
An we're 20 be!'-Everybody's Magazine
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

you don't want TO be an old maid. ask
Mr.. Adam to marry you. and so she did:
so says Adam, though Adam was dis
satisfied ever after, as he had to take
what he could get, as the women Of today
have to do. II was said that their we'd
ding apparel did not fit quite as we'll as
IL made by Madame Fox or Nicol the
Tailor.
The Letter Box Is both interesting and
Instructive, but would be much better
IL the writer's would cut out calling one
another names and liars. p. WIG.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09
SUNNY GEMS.

When the British attacked Washing
ton In 1873 all the congressman had to
leave the city. OF course. they came
back later"
Did they collect mileage both ways"
eagerly inquired the congressman adj
dressed.--Louisville Courier-Journal
Mrs. Flatte-Wait. dear, until ] think.
Mr.. Flatte-I can't wait as long as that.
I've got an engagement day after tomor-
row.-Yonkers Statesman.
How
He must exercise resignation when he
lacks patients. baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg COM
plains that English and French censorship and
control OF the cables prevents the German point
OF view" being adequately presented in the
United States. Disarrangement of foreign mails.
doubtless keeps the chancelior's name off the
German-American publicity bureaus which are
bombarding American newspaper offices with
the German point OF view"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

The election OF the captain of the high
school foot ball team is being contested by a
defeated candidate who alleged he had seven
votes promised him. but received only six. In
the face OF such terrible Indictment we see no
outcome except to have all the future high
school elections conducted by our honest cleo
ton commissioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

The featured theme of every governor yet
heard from. in message and inaugural. Is econ
omy. with big e." but the real test comes
when the governors are brought face to face
with the inflated appropriation bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

No friction or i'll feeling this time between
the outgoing governor OF Nebraska and the in
coming governor OF Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

The nightmare OF "ship subsidy" which
harassed the sleep of democratic statesmen in
years past, now becomes vision Of national
glory under the label Of merchant marine"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

Wonder who gave Governor Morehead that
bad steer for a state printing department oper-
ated with convict labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

Seven new recruits for the navy enlisted In
omahal Who says this navigation movement il
not producing results?
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

While Italy's supply Of war essentials is
ready for the fray, the nations hand Is re-
strained because OF the scarcity OF feathers for
soldiers hats. When Italy goes to war decorative
art trots along
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

To make good their claim that General Pros
peri4y would open the throttle as soon as freight
rates we're revised upward orders for $4,000
600 worth of supplies have been placed by three
con1nanies.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

why doesn't the country go ahead?" ask
Thomas A. Edison. Be patient, legislators nee
little time and fuel to generate steam.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

In one respect the electric lighting company
seems to be like the water board---it wants to
keep the rates up as high as It can as long as
It can.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-09

Subscribers leaving the city temporarily
should have The Bee mailed 20 them. Adj
dress will be changed as often as requested.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Mummiss Of PEW.

Before taking leave OF Cuzco, Pefu.
We went to see the very interesting
collection Of Inca relics in the private
museum Of a Peruvian doctor who has
devoted many years Of his life to Inca
research. Ranged round the walls were
mummies which had been taken from
rock tombs. All had been buried In q
sitting posture, and, judging by the hor-
rible expressions Of agony on the parch-
ment skin, should imagine that some
of them, prisoners Of war, I was told,
had been entombed alive. The horror
Of those mummied faces and the awful
contortions of the skeletons haunted
me for long time. nor shall ever for
get the sight.
One or two Of the skulls bore evi-
dehce Of skillful surgery, star shaped
pieces Of bone having been cleverly 1T
ted In to repair damage done by the
star shaped stone weapons Of the Pc
riod. l did not measure those I saw
In the museum, but one Of the afore-
said stone weapons which we brought
back to England from CuZco measured
four inches from point to point across
the top-a truly formidable club.-Wide
World Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
They Feared the Dutch.

In 1878, in the old days Of England's
wars with the Dutch, the inhabitants
Of Sheringham, in terror Of invasion
by the Dutch forces, pettioned the
lord lieutenant and deputy lieutenants
Of Norfolk. "Our Town." they said,
"Joynes upon ye Maine sea, and we
are afraid every night ye enemy should
come ashore and fire Our TOwne when
we be In our Bedds; for We Houses
stand very close together, and all ye
Houses matched with straw, that In
one houres time ye TOwne may be
burnt, for we have nothing to Resist
them But one Gum, with broken car
rage and four MusQuetts, which we
bought at our Owne cost and charges;
which is q very small defence against
an enemy; and likewise wee have no
powder. nor shot for We said Gum, nor
Musquetts, when we stand In need"
They therefore asked for few more
muskets, with powder and bullets. In
granting this the authorities stipulated
that Sheringham should not "imbocill
ye said arms and ammunition"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Recipes.
WHOLE WHEAT RAIsIN BREAD

WHOLE WHEAT RAIsIN BREAD
This tastes exactly as good as cake,
and is much better as q steady diet.
Three cups milk, one cup water, one
half teaspoon salt, one and one.hslf cups
raisins, one yeast cake, whole wheat
flour. Scald the milk, add the salt, and,
when lukewarm, the dissolved yeast
cake; stir in -four enough to make a soft
dough; beat we'll aud stand in q warm
place until very light and spongy. Then
add the raisins-f1oured and seeded
and enough mnre -four to make rather
stiff dough. Knead, mold into loaves;
put into creased pans, and let stand
again until light. Brush the tops Of the
Ioaves with milk; bake iu moderate
oven forty minutes.
FIG ROLLS
Follow the recipe given above, substi.
tut,ng figs or dates for the raisins.
Shape into small biscuits or rolls, and
let stand until very light. Brush the
tops with milk, aud bake in a hot oven
about twenty-five minutes.
STEAMED BROWN BREAD
One cup cornmeal, one.half cup warm
water, one cup whole wheat flour, one.
half cup molasses, one cup thick sour
milk, one-half teaspoon salt, one cup
raisins, one and one.half level teaspoons
soda. Mix the dry Ingredients, add the
milk, the water, the molasses, mix well /;
then add the raisins, which have been
woll Toured. Pour into a buttered mold,
cover and steam three hours.
SPONGE CAKE
Four eggs, one cup sugar, two-thirds
cup potato -four, not sifted, one level
teaspoon baking powder, the juice and
rind OF half q lemon. Separate the eggs,
beat the yolks until thick and lemon
colnred; add a pinch of salt, the lemon
Juice and rind, and the sugar gradually;
beat all we'll together until very light.
now add the -four, and then fold In the
whites of the eggs, which have been
beaten until stiff; add the baking pow
der, mix carefully. Pour into butter
ed tin, and bake in a moderate oven
about thirty minutes.
This also makes delicious small cakes.
GOOD MoLAssEs CAKE
One cup molasses, one teaspoon gin
ger, one cup sour milk, one and one.half
level teaspoons soda, two cups -four,
one-half teaspoon cinnamon, one-half
teaspoon salt, one-.hird cup brown
sugar. Mix the soda with the sour
milk and add it to the m0lasses; mix to-
gether the dry ingredients; combine the
mixtures and beat we'll. Pour into
small buttered tins, and bake In q quick
oven about twenty five minutes.
NUT COOKIES
One cup whole wheat fur, one.half
cup peanut butter, one cup white flour.
one fourth cup brown sugar, One.ha'f
cup water, one-half teaspoon soda. Add
the soda to the water, and mix this with
the nut butter, add the -four, sugar and
q little salt, mix we'll. Roll very thin,
cut into spares or strips and bake In
quick oven until brown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
A Costly Quarrel.

Rowley, the English violinist, was
hard to beat in his perseverance
against one who had incurred his Ill
will. Rowley had a quarrel with a
horse dealer named Brant. 1t was
trivial matter, but Rowley took the
next house to Brant set up piano.
bought a cornet and proceeded to make
insomnia for Brant. After one or two
assault cases in court Brant moved
Rowley bought out the next door
neighbor and followed with piano and
cornet. Brant went to law, but found
he could do nothing. Failing. he took
a detached house. Then Rowley hired
brass bands and organs and assailed
him. This was actionable, and Row
ley paid $1,000 for his revenge.-Lon'
don Taller.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
She Knew Boys.

The Employer-If my wife calls up
say that I've just gone out
The Office Boy-Yes, sir; III say 1t
every time she calls up.
The Employer-You mustn't do that
Ny wife would have a poor opinion OF
your truthfulness.
The Boy-Yes, sir; she has It now.
The Employer-What do you meanf
The Boy-Why, she called up this
morning and asked me II was the
new boy. and said, "Yes, ma'am."
And she said 1t was no place Tor
truthful boy. She said you had no
use for a truthful boy. Then she said,
did you ever tell a Lief" And said.
mo, ma'am."
"And what did she sayT
"She said, You'll do!"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Oliver eold.mIth and Powders,

April 4, 1774. died Oliver Goldsmith,
In his forty-seventh year, at the height
Of his fame, as also Of his embarrass-
ments. Goldsmith's death was hasten.
ed, as some thought, by his taking
against his apothecary's wish the IA
nous specific. DR.. James fever pow
ders. One should be Just to the pow
dels. Goldsmith himself thought he
had been given spurious and not the
genuine powders. while Mr.. Hawkes.,
his apothecary, declared the sick man
had taken the right remedy in a wrong
fashion and after Goldsmith's death
published, in collaboration with the
poets other two physicians, IAN Ac'
count of the Late DR.. Goldsmith's ILL.,
ness So Far as Relates to the Exhibi-
ton of DR.. James Powders" Death
pays all debts. In no other way posi-
bly, could Goldsmith have cleared him.
self.-LondOn Spectator.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
Hints.

Equal parts OF orris root and sachet
powder give q much more lasting, a.
we'll as delicate odor than the aachet
powder alone.
There is no particular credit In win
ming out with flying colors, II every
thing is going your way.
Weak tea il good for watering the
house plants. especially the ferns and
foliage plants. Il also lightsns and fer.
tilizas the soil to have the vet tea leaves
worked Into Il.
For .sauce take cltron preserve and
preserved cherries. Makes . delicious
sauce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-27
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IbEALJ
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.
JAMES ii. DOYtN
(and 81 Others,.

Board Of County Commissioners, Decem cr e.
sion. 1914. held by adjournment April :, 1913.
UPON the foregoing petition, satl.t lrtury
evidence having been received that the petition.
ers are responsible, and that inquiry ir.o Tie
merits Of their application Is eXpeileHt. Il Il
ORDERED, that the County Commissioner meet
at he seectmeL' office, In said MeXico. on lie
10th day OF June, next. at ten Of the Il OK A. ~
and thence proceed ~ view the route o., H.lOLei
in said petition; Immediately after which
view, hearing of the parties and their wit
nesses will be had at some convenient place
In the vicinity, and such other measure AIKEN
In the premises as the Commis-iOue.- staIl
Judge proper. And 1t Is further ORDERED thlt
notice OF the time. place and purpose Of lc Com.
missioners' meeting aforesaid be given % an
persons and corporations interested, by cau-in.
attested copies Of said petition AMI Of Ill, 0rcr
thereon to be served upon the Clerk OF tie Town
of Mexico and also posted up In three pubic
places In said town and published three week.
successfully in the oxford Democrat a news.
paper printed at South Paris In raid County "
oxford the first of said publication, AMI each u
the other notices, 10 be made, served and yystei
at least thirty days before said time Oi meeting
to the end that all persons and corporatipH- mag
then and there appear and shcw cause, % any
they have, why the prayer Of said pC,. acfs
should not be- granted.
ATTEST ERNEST J. RECORD. Clerk
A true copy Of said Petition and Jrier II
Court thereon.
ATTEST ERNEST J. RECORD, Clerk