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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Toots Starts a Quarrel.

Miss Tom April, tall, black haired, black eyed
slender, with the graceful willow
There only living thing in the wordoutside of her
amly-that she confessed she loved, and that lucky
thing Toots," her months old maltese kitten. The
stood around admired and envied Toots all
except Sump calmly lifted the kitten by the nape
neck hosted it of the hammock the
floor when he called
why, Stump Halliday" protested Miss Tom. " You
might hurt kitten"
:" l wouldn't hurt him." said Sump wouldn't hurt
animal lessen twas mule but don't like When
all get married amt going have the
house"
But by that time Miss Tom really indignant she
left Stump alone the porch he made himself comfortable
until Col Woodey, her father, and Joined him in
smoke-and invited him into the house something
Matters stood that way until May 24-a day
in the history Haynevethe that Tom Woodley
cat disappeared The kitten had formed habit of climbing
trees poss-everything it could find That morning Miss
had taken in the trap with her while
shopping had left 1t washing its with paws
1t the cushions of the trap When she
the the kitten disappeared She
and the street searched the city building the
then she small boys handful Of pennies
and ordered them to hunt the kitten They secured the
a the
afternoon when Of the little urchns, pointing up
ward with black finger, called out Dab he dah
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Went TO Sleep When He Called.

a suitor sump say the least unsatisfactory.
once twice month he enough energy to call on
the evening, and they in the hammocks
the but the calls generally turned unsatsactor
Stump had habit of dropping sleep in his hammock
under the soothing influences of the soft wind wandering in
heavy with the of wistera
magnolia bringing the distant and banjo picngs
negroes, of the moonlight And when he snored
Miss Tom usually left him and retired Indignantly to the
house
Everybody in Hayneville allowed that Stump was
lazy He wouldn't workout he had habit of just sitting
around loahng and laughing and then making
his little specuatons in cotton than the hardest workers
in the could His hopeless too. for
when he reproved for being shess Sump laughed
hs easy musical laugh that made him friends with
everybody who heard it, and paid no attention
Nobody could understand 1t, but somehow Stump accumu
lated lot and his cotton usually turned
well and he always had help needy planter
who caught without ready cash.
Maj Ned Purcell and win Upley and Jack Clendennn
and Col. Hugh Hayne-not to lot Of oherswere
openly and professedy love with Miss Tom and they
maned awake when they called and they called fire.
quenty would let them and whispered senti
her. Nor did of them they could
understand why they had been accepted either
divdually or collectively by the handsome girl
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Couldn't Persuade II TO Come Down.

At o'clock that night Miss Tom made inquiries regarding
the kitten and learned that it stil of the tower
effort to reach it it attempt
downward climb having failed.
The morning Toots still a prisoner
the people of the watching the
pole where the kitten
ing piteously and stretching paw
the effort to slide down the pole.
Early in the evening which is southern for afternoon
there a council of at the Woodey mansion, and
among those present Mai Ned Purcell Cendennin
Col Hugh Hayne VIII Upley and a lot the younger
swains.
The chances of rescung Toots discussed for
some time and Miss Tom decreed that the kitten positively
must be saved Just she made the statement
soft from the hammock porch
and she glanced in that direction and with
Sump Halliday had dropped off into little nap during
discussion of ways and The girl dsdanfu
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
"BaeheIOrs Inn +" Is Crowded.

Bachelors houses twenty-five bachelors-that s
born bach eors acquired bacheorhood had
bacheorhood thrust them by divorce courts There
eligible that house gadden the hearts
of many lonely women and enough in Plano TO make the
preston old maid obsolete I'm two three counties
The plight which the Plano reduced indi-
Gates that these bachelors shy the sight Of for
short time there such scarcity that
the called ask the marshal TO
to their homes when they arrived trains in the
evening 1t be that the bachelors notified the
coming Of the
The bachelors, however have wonderful reputation for
bashfulness They shun and play games by them
selves in places where there rustic OF skirts Recently
crowd of bachelors formed a of own,
grounds and constructed tennis where the
incursions of matchmaking mammas, they play peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
"Sump" Forced TO Make Attempt.

So Sump stretched himself climbed out Of the hammock
and walked slowly down the city hall He
the after the failure Of win Upley and Joined
the crowd
Here's sump Halliday" some one sang out "IIo'n
the cat"
Il reckon I'll hev tuh" remarked Sump he started
slowly the square.
The crowd chcered when Sump disappeared inside the
city hall those away
the LATEST all Alabama attempt the feat that
his rivals had which the others attempt
Surp inside the city hail for quite while and the
crowd watching for him through the little window
at the side of the tower, wondered at the delay.
Finally after minutes he stuck his head of the
window laid something the ledge, crawed lifted the
something the platform the base of the flag pole,
carefully hauled himself down the platform.
Then he lifted the object which he had carried and
commenced to the flag pole off the base.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Some More Matrimonial Prizes.

f. H. Earle president F. II. Earle Manufacturing company
Earle Metal Bed company proprietor Bachelors
Adam Booker ice man. sleeps drug store
DR. Gilbert Beck, veterinary surgeon, lives alone.
Lazelle and Clyde Ager, lives with mother
Prof Alfred Cook, formerly professor I'm University
Pennsylvania left to write sociology lives alone
quarters with large supply Of books
Charles Bailey, teamser. lives alone.
George Bisse, carpenter, lives with relatives
Lawrence Bell, manager Northern Illinois Telephone
pany, lives with relatives.
Bert Sears of the richest town
ship, lives with father
Charles Tenney, retired, boards
Dana Gall, teamster boards
Orvie kits lives with mother
Warren Keeler, farmer lives alone
Charles Lawson, lives alone.
Frank b, Tyler, retired, widower lives with mother.
There others but this will supply the demand
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Here partial list 1f the candidates fci marmony who
have either been turned down In refused the
inatiOn;
S. II. Ness photographer, lives with mother
Olsen, lives with his mother.
John Flby, married month divorced.
Arthur Tooley, painter, lives with relatives
Herman Thurow, retired farmer, lives with daughter
W. II. Barnes, widower, shoe merchant. lives alone
Cyrus Morris, manufacturer, lives with brother.
Robbins manufacturer ep bachelor quarters with
his father until the latter married the sister OF his
former Wife keeps bachelor quarters by himself
l. p Marble painter lives alone; has fine garden fru
and big flock Of chickens.
The Rev. Dr. Charles E. Henri minister, Baptist church
lives with sister
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Cat at Top of the Flaa Pole.

Breathess he arrived the Woodley mansion and broke
the few minutes later Miss Tom with VIII Upley,
standing the sidewalk opposite the city hall, gazing
toward where Toot frightened helpless standing
top of the flag pole that above the city hall spre
The kitten had climbed through the building out the
through the little windows in the
water spout evidently the of the and then
from the little platform from which the flag pole had
cambered to the hattened where rested unable
to down.
The flag pole eighteen feet from the top of the
tower. VIII Upey offered of the little boys 30
cents to climb the the pole slender
and polished and after efforts the boy and
others, mounting the of the tried again and
again.
q reckon cat must stay there, Miss Tom" said
Stump Halliday as he approached and lifted his hat.
Get him down for Sump.' she pleaded.
al amt going to risk life kitten. I'll send
ger boy after it, remarked Sump earning glance of
Course, he continued if really to I'll go"
crowd of the curious began to collect and VIII Upley
remarked that it would better they walked
he assured her that he would all in his
the kitten, saying also that probably would down
at night when il hungry
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Rescues the Cat and Gets the Girl.

let wild whoop joy and the five
suitos dejectedy watching until he
pole, lowered it the side of the
carefully shake kitten perch
fully deposited the kitten his pocket picked the
say and clambered in the window.
Another cheer greeted him he reappeared from the
city started down Hayne toward the
Woodley mansion.
your Miss Tom" he said, he walked up
to the porch
stretched himself the hammock and closed his When
she went for Stump easily
hammock
going keep your bargain, Miss Tom?" he
inquired.
suppose will have to-"
you win" he rejoined. when get
ried I'll give away like
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Women Show No PITY.

That the hearts of the untouched either
its cousin pity for these bachelors is shown
professional bachelor in crawling into his clean
shirt days before mis- beated consignment
arrive from the laundry ripped II wide open
The haberdashers closed bachelor
shirts large for him. despair
become known hoping that tender would
take pity him and OFFER the Not voun
pasng the with plaster
trusting to luck he attended the function
The editor of the local seeing the plight his
bachelor constituents subsidy
o get a tailor down mendng
the single Wretches.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Fourteen Times Disappointed

@OURTEEN times disappointed n love-
1 II / times Tilted by who suddenly found that
r they loved an other better frank Messang of
- Covington, KY has at last found a woman whose
I love for him lasted least the altar and, they
G&&9 both think, will last to the
Messang, the Tilted in the world at the Of
o. years has welded Louisa wuweber aged 49, whose love
he despite the that he tell her You
are the fifteenth woman ever have loved
And after fourteen starts on his honeymoon Messang
finally the Rev Hugo Esenohr loosed the bar
er and he and his bride spending their honeymoon in
Calforna-(California, o.
Both the bride and pleased they be.
The declares that all his dsappontments served to
bring him into wedock with the right bride
that her husbands lovemakng with four
teen other women has made him ideal So they have
lived happily afterward.
The my disappontments,' remarked
Messang after he had secured his license back
in 1856 She little dream, A blonde plump
almost and spent of my buying her
and taking her the theater But she threw
married shoe drummer saw her in the Fifth street mar
ket in Cincinnati few weeks ago. She fat
81 didn't fall in love then for yearsand then
went day the pretes senderest little girl that
threw pork a counter got engaged
and going to be married in the fall She made
moneyshe of two Of them who ddso she have
been in earnest; but she lodged married barber.
- fell out OF love with her and into love with another
without stopping and this time 1t buxom little widow
with two children that lived up on the Vine street hill but
after were engaged and had planned our future she
red the landlord and saved weeks She had the
TO invite me 70 the wedding.
The year engaged a gil up Lebanon
after had set the date she wrote TO and broke the
engagement She was the best of them all for she felt real
but simply could temptation
marry a 400 acre farm adjoining the town
BY that time love anairs be the wonder all
friends The girls used offer engaged
pay all the expenses with them They
that the moment announced my engagement
them else would along marry
them My friends would There Frank with his
hancee Theren be a wedding pretty They
that would married, but that the girl
another husband and drop
- shaken many times that l like a fellow
with the ague, really liked IT, l think perhaps
Of those girls
there any handy, thinking
that would die old bachelor engaged
OF them that threw rings
which a pretty good
Il finally found that would the the altar
and she really the only IN world for She
amt look but now No
more rings back for your Uncle Frank"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

romantic any Illinois OF lovely
Fox river region, where the hills
foliage, where the roads n
along the river country where Cupid
think would make HIS favorite hunting ground
So IL that for reason skipped
Plano and left the hearts bachelors
by his arrows.
There rich bachelors bachelors
homey bachelors, excellent families
business specially gifted They belong every
society from the pulpit to the yet with
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
StrangeSt Club in the World

- UssIA has outdone Rome golden day, out
IN rvaled the splendor of ancient Athens, paled
K glories of beautiful Paris In Kharkon-a town of
- which nne-tenths of the people Of America
Ig<S1I have heard-there is club, the wonderful
- and beautiful-and also the
world has known.
The sybarites s the most luxurious
the beautiful the most degenerate of all
world known and the lavshness luxurious
Just revealed to the
world because newspaper man impersonaed the
secured the palace Kharkon
where never before the foot of man who was not member r
employe set but which have been by
court beauties and lovely women from France and from an
the Russias.
No woman dare tell that she ever has been a guest in
the sybares Cerce but hundreds have been
white marble
The Grand Dukes Cyril and Boris-themselves the
of the exqusites Of the Russian grand ducal clique
are among the leaders of the sybarites Cercle.
There twenty male human beingsthe richest Of
Russas young nobles-who formed the oercle the
of $oOOoO they built in Kharkon miniature white
marble palace finished with woods and with nad
with beaten bronze and silver handles and plates with silver
chandeliers No In Kharkon the inside of the
palace the wokmcn and the members the
club and when finished these twenty eXqustes fur
of thousands of dollars
ing paintings rich tapestries and gold and silver
ices.
with corps who left
kitchen and dozen beautiful girls employed wait
and clad in the Grecian style they called
serve the banquets to the twenty young human animal
who pose before the world men.
The fame o club spread males same
the club-only be refued-bu
invited thereto the women of highest
greatest and wonderful feasts given by
followed by orgies that would shame ancient Rome
plates which the viands OF the world
the sybares studded with rubie opas
and diamonds pearls the table napkins are Of finest
beautiful patterns, the bath nd
beds silk webbed spider
them and, altogether, the clubhouse
wonderful in the world.
In circles of st. Petersburg
beauties whispered the Sybarites pal
ace-and, I'm time the curiosity Of Europe
know what went within those white walls
grand ducal a Kharkom
1t was known that the Englishman Cover paid
5000 a year cater the twenty,
members paid $500 year besides paying special
entertainments.
NJ Koznikon, a journalist determined penetrate the
mysteries. He mpersonatcd a member who seldom
from st. Petersburg to join the luxurious
for his description clubhouse contents
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Meet but Never Love.

entertainments 20 bring the bachelors
together There fine golf course
societies society for the collection Of historical data
the river valley, and other
they lead I'm every except
matrimOny.
conditions such that the ministers justices
would starve II they depended upon marriage fees.
there always the exp citation THAI day Cupid
will descend Plano find happet hunting
in all Illinois
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

Thomas Welch, retired. lives with sister.
Frank Harden, lives alone.
John Hail. bookkeeper. lives with relatives
Frank Zimmerman, blacksmith, lives with relatives.
Dr. Ohlwen, dentist, boards; sleeps part time his
office.
w. r, Taylor, druggist grass wdowcr. sleeps in store
Henry Knie, merchant, lives with sister
John Stable, saloonkeeper lives alone.
Jess Sheer, veryman eats restaurant sleeps Office
John spoum' boards with mother, sleeps in his store
Louis Lanphear. lives with relatives
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Plenty Of Girls and Scenery.

Yet Plano has plenty girls pretty talented
era wealthy and old widows almost enough Of them to
supply each of the bachelors with a good wife.
And, also, the country beautiful and
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

glance in the direction of the hammock. holding her
head erect and with her eyes flashing, she said
81 will marry the that Toots.'"
Instantly all the their and starting
towards the city haexcept Sump, who continued sum
Der away peacefully in the hammock The spread
through the town like wdfre within short time half
the population and gathered in
the square a
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

the square inch than any town in the central west.
Unmarried and eX-marred
keeps the tailor busy repairing their
their buttons The laundres charge mending
hosiery shirts Recently, when
a tailor phanhropic citizen pity
bachelors spent persuading tailor
n hll the
In the with its 1904 there bache
widowers who live lonely lives
twice its the There
those who live alone do their homework
place sleep another
cir
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

UPID has skipped over Plano, ILL.,, and the citi-
zens Of that thriving little city are thinking of
sending new map to the little god OF love with
PLANO marked in big letters on It. Whether
Cupid thinks the self-binders they make down
there are sufficient to tie the knots without his
aid or not only be guessed but the fact re-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Colonel Hayne Couldn't Climb the Pole.

Hugh ayne claimed the first right attempt the
He ascended to the of the cupoa rapidly stepped out
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

the three feet platform and gazed upward
toward the Of the pole, where the kitten meowug
looking lie had Invested himself Of waist
shoes and without nsants hesitation he
climb the pole Five feet he then the slender
pole sway perlously until seemed
would break dash the daring youth death
the below Twice he lifted himself by his
hands then Of horror and alright from the
crowd. The pole bent outward and seemed about
Hayne hung looking ongingy upward for instant
then. the mpossibity the he slid
little platform and reluctantly descended to the
Then VIII Upley insisted trying, claiming that Do,
lighter than Col Hayne. getting up
the narrow pole he forced TO give
The others, just brave and anxious
attempt the mpossibity the gazing
upward i'm hopclcssncss
just about that time Sump Halliday Weakened by
Miss Betty, who is Miss Toms younger sister.
Sump. shfless lazy, get-up-less fellow" she
shaking him. Wake Toms a-gong to marry tn
that her cat"
" Huh Hows that?' inquired Sump waking up
Miss Betty repeated her Information and added details
She amt a-goin' nothing OF the sort" Stump
" She's a-goin' to marry me-
You'd better be getting hustle then, II you
for sser-in-aw.'
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

he am. I him I gwine git dat tin cntses from
Tom"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

,OURTEEN times disappointed I'm love- fourteen
times Tilted by women who suddenly found that
they loved another man better frank Messang of
Covngton, Ky, has last found a woman whose
love for him lasted least to the altar. and they
both think, will last to the grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16


flag pole that stood Of the town hall
spire-ts the level of Hayne
young in the had been trying des
perately bring kitten to the ground and failed.
Woodley is the prettes girl and the daughter
all that district of the
Alabama and the young of the town bowed
her and worshped and all who had asked her
o marry them trying to get their courage.
They many that Miss Tom didn't know which
said and stated and declared all
that if Sump Halliday wahrn INTERNALLY
shi1oss Tom Woodley'd mahry him In minute"
on subject Miss Tom remained dsdanfuly
silent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16

UssIA has outdone Rome in its golden day, out
rivaled the spendor of ancient Athens paled the
gores of beautiful Paris. In Kharkof-a town Of
which nine-tenths of the people Of America never
have heard-there is club, the most wonderful
and beautiful-and also the most degenerate-that
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-16
Partial List of Bachelors.

partial list 1f the candidates fcI matrimony who
been turned down IN caucus or refused the nom
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-01-28

well directed, systematic efforts are now
being made in the South for the pro
lection of our lives and property. We
should encourage this movement. 1t
will tend to accelerate it and win for us
friends.
We can make no mistake in condemn.
ing the lawless white elements, but we
will make a fatal blunder if we include
the liberal minded white people in
our condemnation. Rev. Or. JOHNSON
no doubt meant well. and his views may
have been previously entertained by
many Others, who had not considered
the matter in the light of recent events.
We are rather disposed to agree with
him relative to the sphere aud scope of
OF the ministry, but we are frank TO say
that this theory is combatted by many
and it is therefore open to rather pro.
longed discussion. We have done the
best we could in dealing with all ques-
tioDs affecting the welfare of our people.
Their follies and foibles have occasion
ed on our part no little concern They
do not at times seem disposed to tole-
rate well-thought and well-meant
opinions on the part Of some of eheir
leading men. But time will remedy all
Of these little irregularities. For our
part, we have no fear of criticism, but
ratL sr welcome it. We are bold enough
to state our position and take the conse-
time will bring all things right and ere
our last day shall come show to an i'm
patient, but well-meaning people the
true and only way to reach the table
land Of material prosperity and the plat
form from which is issued all of the
rights and privileges of free and en-
lghtened nation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-01-28
REV. DIR. JOHNSON'S GRACEFUL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

REV. HARVEY JOHNSON, d. D., Of
Baltimore, Maryland, gracefully con-
cludes a most interesting discussion.
Recognizing him as devotee to the
interests of the colored race, it gave us
pleasure to give him q hearing, and to
permi I q people throughout the coun-
try to read all that he was kind enough
to say. He has evidently cleared the at
mosphere, so to speak and he has given
us the opportunity to state our position
on some questions which no doubt have
puzzled others than DR.. JOHNSON.
We have long since passed the mile
stone of the agitator and have reached
the one of tar gible results. We have
lived to learn and we insist that it is alb
solutely essen tial that we make friends
among that class of white men who are
endeavoring to ameliorate our condition
and bring forth a better state of
affairs in this garden spot OF the world
the Southland
This must be done however, without
any sacrifice Of principle and without
the voluntary yielding up on our part of
any Of our fundamental rights. The
attorney ct the bar who wins cases is
the one wanted by a sensible man, who
has the money with which 50 pay him,
Fervid oratory is all right in its place
and incorporate utterances may at times
be justifiable, but when great interests
are at stake, it is the cool, calculating
observant man, who is wanted.
The colored people, of this country
have never in their history been more
in need Of white friends than now
One false step on our part or on tn,
part of oar recognized leaders may SCI
as back twenty years. We are making
satisfactory progress along all lines O
legitimate endeavor. Well meant ant