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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

devotion TO work. A man who desired an
interview on an important matter went to
see Mr.. Edison one day. He found the isA
ventor in a dentists chair undergoing a
painful operation OF his teeth.
Il should like to speak to you a few
moments on a very important subject, Mr..
Edison" the visitor said.
"All right. Go ahead and talk, but
cannot afford to give both you and the
dentist a separate engagement" replied
Mr.. Edison at intervals while the dentist
was working.
The spectacle was a curious one, to see
the veteran inventor lying on his back in
the laboratory with the dentist grinding
away at his teeth and at the same time
listening to the words OF his visitor and
occasionally making comments on the sub
jeet under discussion.
Mr.. Edison has always been very Jealous
Of his time and expects his employees to
be equally careful lest a single minute that
might yield an important invention should
slip by.
A year or two ago an old friend, whose
son was just starting out in life, called
upon Mr.. Edison and presented his son.
MY boy" said the friend, SIS about to
start on his business career. Now, / would
like you to give him a few words OF ad-
vice and a motto which he can adopt in his
work"
MI. Edison was very busy at the time
with half a dozen engagements pressing,
but, looking up at the big dial of the clock
In the laboratory and shaking the young
mans hand warmly. he said, with a smile
that is peculiarly his own:
Young man, the best advice l can give
you Is, Never look at the clock"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

0CERE are two good stories Of Ad-
miral Bob" Evans Of the navy
-: which some OF his associates are
t&l8 telling. Soon after the close of
- the Spanish war the people OF
Iowa decided 20 present a sword to Cap
tain Evans az a memento Of his comman
Of the battleship Iowa in the Santiago
light. The presentation was made at the
home Of Admiral Evans in Washington.
Nearly all the prominent Iowa people in
Washington we're there. The affair was
a social event and many ladies greced the
occasion. Mrs. Evans assisted her hus-
band in entertaining the guests and pre-
sided over the collation. which was served
in the dining room after the speeches were
concluded. bob" did not make a very
elaborate address, but room after the close
Of the formaiities he said a few words
which were highly appreciated by those
who heard them. step into this room"
said the naval hero. wen have a cigar and
a toddy." Leading the way into a cosy
den Captain Evans said; II ran out Of my
favorlte brand OF whisky yesterday and
was compelled TO stock up with some that
don't know much about. But here Is
some brandy that l do know something
about; Il has been In this house for moro
thar twenty years" Turning to Repre-
sentative Hull. he added; (Which will
you take. governorG'
Just hand over that whisky decanter.
responded Mr.. Hull.
why. what's the matter with the
brandy2" asked Evans in a tone Of sur
prise.
Il don't know. Bob" said Hull. 'bu II
you have had Il in the house for twenty
years without drinking II there must be
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

JAMES L. DARLINGTON OF IOWA
FALLS, PRESIDENT NATIONAL I'M
ELEMENT AND VEHICLE DEALERS
ASSOCIATION.
of Iowa Falls and has been engaged in the
business nearly a third of a century. He
ing to his line of business and the big in
terests represented by the federation. and
stands high in social and business circles,
%
Yesterday and today on the Union Pa
cihc" tells more than a page of text would
of the change that is taking place in the
civilization of the west. 1t is a photograph
of Former Congressman John e. Osborne,
president of the Carbon County Woolgrow-
ers association, in his automobile, sur
rounded by Indian women from the Sho-
shone reservation. : Mr.. Osborne uses the
devil wagon instead of the festive broncho
in making his tours around his ranch and
over the territory in which he is interested.
.
What the Elks didn't do at Salt Lake
isn't yet catalogued, nor, for that matter,
is all that they did do. But part at least
of what happened has been embalmed by
photography, and enough of the result is
shown in this number to indicate that a
few Of the participants at least had a good
ital, even IL they did find the natives in
clined to follow literally the injunction to
despoil the Egyptians.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

Ice as a member Of the lower house in the
Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh general
assemblies was such as to attract to him
much attention from the people Of the
state. He displayed signal ability. oh
on the committees Of which he was n mem
Der and on the floor. where he was a leader.
As an attorney he built up a lucrative
practice and established an excellent repu-
tation. He is esteemed throughout the
district he aspires 10 represent In congress
as a man OF integrity and ability. Mr..
Mccarthy was married In Butler county.
Nebraska. to Miss Nellie p. MCGOWAN, and
they hav a family Of seven children.
N~ebraska's inland towns have one feature
Of which they are all proud, and with good
reason. This is their volunteer fremen.
Protection of property from destruction by
FIRE is a duty Just as imperative in a small
community as In a large one, and as the
smaller towns cannot afford the expense
Of maintaining a well equipped department.
manned by paid professional FIRE fighters, II
Is necessary for the citizens themselves to
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

Mr.. Thomas A. Edison-fs on4-of-the hard.
est workers in this country. relates the
Saturday Evening Post. He is never will
ing to leave his laboratory. The only way
Mrs. Edison manages 70 get him to go to
his home when he is engaged on a prob
lem Is to come after him.
A good story is told which illustrates his
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

AAAAhA 80
musicians and masters of their instruments.
They are continually receiving offers to play
at various festivities, but Superintendent
Miles is very particular where they are al
to go, and they seldom leave the school
campus. Prof. John M. Merrill of Michi-
gan now has charge of the band, and they
are rehearsing a beautiful ~cantata, which
will be presented for the benefit of the 500
inmates of the school this winter.
James L. Harrington of Iowa Falls, Ia.
who is now serving his first term as presi-
dent OF the National Federation Of Retail
Implement and Vehicle Dealers Associa-
tions, is one Of the best known implement
dealers in the west. For three years Mr..
harrington served as president Of the Iowa
Implement Dealers association, retiring last
fall. For thirty years Mr.. Harrington has
been engaged In the implement and vehicle
business and is conversant with every sub
ject touching the welfare of a big industry.
The big federation Of which Mr.. Harrington
is the chief executive embraces dealers as
sociations in the following states and terri
tories: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Indian
Territory, Texas, Minnesota and the
Dakotas. Mr.. Harrington is the senior
member Of the firm of Harrington & Taylor
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

gers to most of the people calling, so
Charles was told to be very particular to
get the names correctly and call them out
distinctly. He had been getting along
beautifully, announcing the names Of the
visitors as they cam in. until Mrs. Foote,
the wife Of the congressman from Yer
mont. and her daughters arrived. Then
he announced in loud, distinct tones:
MRS. Foote and the Misses Feet"
DR.. Herbert W. Spencer tells in the New
York Tribune the following story Of his at
tempt to corner a Christian Scientist:
Every time we met this scientist took
occasion to scoff at medical science and to
dwell upon the wonders which could be
performed through faith. You are con-
WINGED that through faith you can do any
thing?' l said to him one day.
Yes he replied. faith will move
mountains
"a week later he was in my office with
a swollen jaw due to a toothache. What,
you herel' l exclaimed. with feigned as
constituent.
oh, DOCTOR he said. I have suffered
agony all through the night. l simply
can't stand this pain any longer
Have you tried faith?' l said to him.
You know you told me the other day that
faith could move mountains
but this is a cavity. doctor; this is a
cavity"
Pat Garrett. collector OF customs at El
Paso, Tex. friend Of President Roosevelt.
slayer Of BILLY the Kid" and terror Of all
the bad men in the southwest. was in New
York recently to attend a meeting Of the
Government Board of Customs Appraisers,
reports the New York Times. Garrett is
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

representing the auxiliary had attended
former sessions of the central body of the
printers union, but never in the numbers
that were in attendance at the late jubilee
convention in Cincinnati. Here the matter
was put to the men in the form of a reso-
luton definitely recognizing the auxiliary.
Opposition was encountered among the
women themselves, and a contest which ex-
tended over several days was won by the
advocates OF the auxiliary. 1t received
recognition and endorsement from the CEN
trail body Of the best organized and strongest
Of trades unions and has become a part Of
its general scope. Mrs. Kennedy took an
active pert in the fight for recognition and
was rewarded by her sisters by being made
the first president of the Woman's Auxiliary
to the international typographical Union Of
North America.
Mrs. Alice G. Dilworth. for the second
time elected to the position of supreme
chancellor of the Pythian Sisterhood, has
resided in Omaha for three years, coming
to this city from Lincoln in the spring of
1899. She has been Identified with the
. order since it's formation and was the first
chancellor commander of a lodge Of the
order in the state, which she was instru-
mental in organizing at Hastings in 1888.
Previous to her elevation to the position Of
supreme chancellor in 1900, at the Detroit
meeting, she had filed the offices Of SUI
preme prelate and supreme vice chancellor.
Mrs. Dilworth is a native Of Iowa-born at
Waterloo in 1857. She has resided in Ne
braska since 1874, living during that time
in Hastings, Lincoln and Phelps county.
The Pythian Sisterhood is not an auxiliary
to the knights of Pythias, that position be-
ing held by the Rathbone Sisters, but all
members of the Sisterhood must be re-
lated to members of the Knights of Pythias,
although the KIN gifts themselves are not
admitted to membership. There are four
lodges of the order in the state, one each at
Lincoln, Hastings. HavelOck and Ravenna.
A lodge will be instituted at Omaha this
fall. The order in the United States has
a membership Of about II, 900.
The Iowa Industrial school boys brass
band is a unique organization wh!ca was
organized by Prof. F. p. Fitzgerald, now
superintendent OF the Girls Industrial
school at Mitchellville. while he was in
structor Of music at the Eldora institution.
The band numbers about forty-fve p'eces,
each musician is a boy under IS years of
age and all have proven themselves choice
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

west. Mr.. MCCARTHY Is a native OF WIS
consin and as years OF age. He came 20
Nebraska when quite a young man and
studied law in the office OF Horace Garfield
at David City. On being admitted to the
bar, in 1882, he began his practice in Dixon
county, where he still lives, at Ponca. He
has been successful, both In law and in
politics. Three terms he filled as county
attorney OF Dixon county. and twice has he
been elected to the legislature. His serv-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24
Pen and Picture Pointers

Ohm j. MCCARTHY, the repub-
lican candidate for congress in the
Third Nebraska district, also
comes under the head Of young
men who have grown up with the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

six feet, four inches in his stockings, long
and lean, and his dress is that Of the typical
westerner.
1t was his first visit to the metropolis.
and when he got of the ferry at Cortland
street he went Up to a policeman and asked
the way to his hotel. The guardian of the
ctty's peace looked at the lanky Texan a
moment. Three blocks ahead and up on
a Broadway car" he said. But, my friend,
let me advise you to hold on tight to that
grip there. There's lots Of fellows in this
city looking for marks like you"
And the policeman couldn't understand
why Garrett laughed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

The following story is told Of Mr.. Cole
of Kansas, republican nominee for
attorney general, and Mr.. Carver, late
judge of the appellate court:
Coleman and Carver were opposing at
torneys in a case on trial in Clay county.
Your honor" said Coleman in an argu,
ment on a new point, Gin support Of this
proposition l desire to read a decision OF
the court Of appeals, a decision for which
my friend. Mr.. Carver. has great respect"
That decision was rendered after / quit
the bench" said Judge Carver quickly.
Then, your honor" continued Coleman
with elaboration. ut is a decision for which
! have great respect"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

ERE are two good stories Of Ad-
miral Bob" Evans Of the navy
which some OF his associates are
telling: Soon after the close Of
the Spanish war the people OF
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

something the matter with 1t. I'll take
the whisky"
And Captain Bob retired under the roar
OF laughter.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

We make cuts. Age-Herald Engras fn0 Ca
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
GROWTH OF THE
 TRADES UNIONS,

No more forcible argument for the pop ularity of the trades union movement in the Birmingham district could be used than to point to the way in which the organizations have grown and multiplied in the last few years and the peaceful re- lations they are enjoying.
 Without attempting to go into details or figures, some of the facts are here given The Birmingham Trades Council is in it's thirteenth year. its birthday coming in August. It Is the oldest central body in the State, and in the panicky days that swept Birmingham it was held together by small band of resolute men, it's history showing that meetings were held with as few as seven men. while now no meeting brings out much less than 100 delegates. It has between 40 and 50 local unions affiliated, and each is represented by a delegation of five.
 District 20, United Mine Workers is in its fourth year. and starting with pract- cally handful of men and a fixed scale as low as 35 cents per ton, 1t now has over 10000 members, a healthy treasury, good working conditions and a sliding scale with a maximum of 55 cents, and the first has not been below 50 cents in two years, and more often 55 cents.
 The State Federation of Labor was or
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
PRESIDENT HARRISoN'S WINE.
Plea of a Student on It's Disappearance
 From a University in Night.
From Beveridges.

From Beveridges.
 The late President Harrison was a connoisseur of rare old wines, although he was extremely temperate in hls use of them At the time when he visited Stanford University to deliver four lectures on international law for a fee of SIC, ,00O (which is probably the rec ord price for university lectures), he was quartered in one of the college halls, where a suite of rooms had been especially prepared for him. lmme- 1ately after his arrival there came also a case of carefully selected clar- cts. Burgundies, and Maderias, which were placed in one of the rooms set apart for his use. . .
 The next day all these wines had disappeared and the only reminder Of their previous existence was found in a long train of empty bottles in the midst of the campus. When President Jordan heard of this he summoned before him the students of the uni versity and made them little ad- dress, in the course of which he said that he was about to institute an in vestigation into the purloining of MT Harrisons wines, and that 1t would go much easier with the guilty per sons if they would have the manliness to come forward and own up. After he had ceased speaking, there was a long pause, and presently one of the students in the back part of the room rose and said with bland, impersonal air:
 "Mr. President, the bylaws of the university forbid the bringing of any wines or spirituous liquors upon the university grounds or into the uni versity buildings. Consequently, if any wines or spirituous liquors have been so brought in and if they have disap- peared. which we all regret, they have probably been seized as contraband, and therefore the owner has no redress"
 President Jordan made few some what inarticulate remarks and then dismissed the meeting. Nothing more was said about the wine, and it is probable that Mir Harrison's legal mind recognized the force of the point that had been raised against him.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
COUNCIL IS
 CALLED FOR TODAY.
CONDUCTED BY B. W. BRUMLEY

A call for a special meeting of the Birmingham Trades Council this after noon at 2:3O o'clock at Bricklayers Hall has been issued by Miss Alice Nall, vice president who is discharging the duties of the president since the resignation Of President Fred J. Williams at the last meeting All delegates are urged to be present as an important plan to raise a fund to further the Labor Temple work is to be discussed and decided on. A proposition for a big enterprise Is to he presented to the council, one that will bring the Labor Temple more prom inently before the trades unionHts and the public than would probably any thing else and at the same time furnish that necessary sinew, money, without which all plans of sentiment and business are vapid failures.
 All honor and commendation is due the Labor Temple committee for their heroic work. It was appreciated from the first that it was a big undertaking and the committee accepted the onerous duties of their office with a just sense of it's crave responsibilities, and hard labor They have never failtered The goal which they wish to gain is subscriptions for half the stock to be issued by the corporation. They can then call meet Ing of the stockholders and shift the load the five are now carrying on to the many. They have reached the halfway place on their road, but have not tarried 10 rest, holding that it is policy to strike while the iron is hot, and knowing that the quicker they accomplish their task the sooner their evenings will be free from visiting unions and necessarily talk ing Labor Temple and their slumber from visions of stone and brick temples of fanciful architecture and gorgeous hnishings.
 Enough has been accomplished to as-
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Department Of LABOR

sure the success of the ent erprise. The desire and determination to perpetuate the control of the temple in the hands of organized labor necessarily limited the field and to make it all organized labor the provision was made that no one per son or organization should hold over twenty shares of stock at $5 per share. W hen it is considered that four thousand shares are to be distributed in these quantities and less, some conception of the magnitude of the undertaking can be gained.
 The meeting today Is to consider an- other step in the work.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

ganized less than two years ago, and It's delegates will represent, in all probabil- ity, 10000 men at the coming Selma con- vention. .t.
 The first of the existing carpenters unions was organized three years ago this August with less than 20 men. This was Carpenters Union No To. Within "a few weeks 1t grew to over three hundred members, and then other unions were organized until the Carpenters District Council represnts about 1400 men, there being two unions in Birmingham with over 600 members and a union at North Birmingham, Pratt City, Ensley, Vivian, Besscmer, Adamsville and Brookside.
 The first scale was 25 cents per hour for 10 hours work. and it Is now 30 cents per hour for hours work, and the demand for this spring is 35 cents per hour for hours work
 The bricklayers are so well organized that there is practically no non-union men in the district. In the last Labor Day parade they had 345 m en in line. and the turn out cost them over $1200. Their scale demand is the same rate per hour, 50 cents. but an S-hour day. The other building crafts have increased in propor- tion down to the bu.- ling laborers who have a large and prosperous organza- ton.
 The Bessemer Trades and Labor assem- bly was organized over a year ago and has all the crafts of that place affiliated, except the colored workers who have a central body of their own. central body for Ensley Wylam and Pratt City was organized about four months ago under the name of the knsley Trades Council.
 The Iron Trades Council in Birmingham is but recently organized but it has all the unions engaged in the trades aftiliat- ed and 1t is a staunch organiza tion. The only thing wanting to make the chain complete is the Labor League which Is being agitated. and the Labor Temple for which all the organizations are striving. There is no trouble on or pending in the Birmingham district except the Ma chinists strike and a fight against a few special firms who have placed themselves antagonistic.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
"cL,FroNv FLOUR CUSTOMER.

The customers we want are those who require the highest possible quality. Some of our best customers are of this class They have come to stay. There is not much satisfaction in gaining as a cus- toner a man for whom anything is good enough We like the critical kind. They appreciate "Clfton" flour. We invite inc most careful investigation. We want you to compare Clifton flour with the hest of other brands. People who do this choose "Clifton' and stick to 1t. elf ton' flour customers are satisfied custom CTS
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Instant Result.

fTO1H JuuSt.
 "Yes, it is a pretty bonnet" said the prospective purchaser, but the price shows that it Is not real artistic crea- ton. It is only 11.66." '"
 Pardon me. madam" suavely said the miliner. '"The price card has carelessly been inverted. It should be thus: 99.11' '
 Send it home today" ordered the cus- toner.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

The Age-Herald will give to all new subscribers on rural routes, rural mail box, free of charge, with years subscription.
 For particulars, address The Age. Herald or see carrier.
The age-herald., 1902-04-06
Her Belief.
From Puck,

From Puck.
 Old Gentleman-Are you sure you love my daughter, sir?
 Young Man-Well, if I don't, sir. she is the worst fooled girl in this town
The age-herald., 1902-04-06

NOTES AND PERSONALS.
 The Federal Labor Union No. 9690 held its regular meeting Wednesday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-29

Johnston say of this same great instru. ment, under whose benign influence and provisions" manhood truth and prop erty interests will be more sacredly pro tected and preserved than. under the old Constitution" Listen to Governor John- ston:
 acompelled by the forms of law to ac- cept the new Constitution, it should ne carried out in good faith until amended
 Not word of praise for ites "benign Influence and provisions" but forced acceptance until such time it can pc amended. He does not want It. He fought the making of t; he fought the ratification of It; and he Is still fighting It. Away with it! says Johnston. Tel had my way 1t would not be in existence.
 Colonel Russell says 'it has purged the ballot box of ignorance and licentious. ness and restored it to the possession ol those who love honor above wee and above all things else!" Johnston, while posing as the true and only patron ol fair elections, says of the instrument that makes fair elections possible, thai 'sl1as purged the ballot box of ignorance and liceftiousness''--he says of 1t: Il am compelled by the forms of law to accept 1t. and am no law-breaker, so respect it; but let me get hold of it once, and you will see what will happen to ft.
 We do not know what he intends do- ing to 1t: in what respetc and how much he wants 1t amended, but we do know he has not been and is not friendly to 1t He says he wants to amend 1t.
 Should we allow the former Governor the opportunity?
 Should Colonel Russell urge us to allow him the opportunity?