Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-11

RipPles on the Current OF Life In
the Metropolis.

| RipPies on the Current OF Life In
the Metropolis.
Althoug reports indicate satisfactory bust
ness conditions in Wall street, Il Is evil
dent that occupants OF the street" arc
not overloaded with coin. Several tnous-
and OF them sought TO make an extra lamb
killing last Saturday and succeeded IN max
ing specialization nothing. One Of the
local yellow papers announced that it's
sleuth would appear on the street at a GER
( tain hour Saturday, and that a reward OF
500 would be given the person identifying
him from the printed picture. The street
cut loose at the hour named. The rush
on Wall street swept the bulls and bears
| OF their feet Broad street south from
! Wall for two blocks was packed from
| curb TO curb, and Wall street from Broad
way to William street was practically i'm
passable.
Every man bearing the slightest resem-
blance TO the published photographs was
stopped and questioned Some OF the VIC
tins had their clothing torn off by the eager
mob. Dozens OF young men were thrown
down and trampled on by persons anxious
to grab them and claim a reward for recog-
| mixing the mysterious Mr.. Rafies
The uproar was terrific. Brokers in the
s%yscrapers Of the district dropped their
work to gaze upon the turbulent swarm
In the streets below. Messenger BOYS car
| rying millions Of dollars I'm securities and
notes became hopelessly entanslcd in the
| crush. So great and disorderly was the
crowd that the doors of the subtreasury
were closed as a precautionary measure
Reserves were ordered from all the West
SIDE stations as far as Forty-seventh
street, and for the balance Of the dav
| Wall street did business under a strong
police guard
II seems TO afford the editors OF Park
row some satisfaction to compare the SAL
aries of the life insurance presidents with
that OF the president of the United States
Two Insurance presidents make three times
Roosevelt's lump, and there are about a
dozen men In the employ OF the companies
or whom the public never hears who would
not change Jobs with Mr. Roosevelt II
the money was the only consideration. The
editors themselves do not rank in point
OF salary with the big men Of the insur-
ance or the industrial enterprises They"
say that Arthur Brisbane pulls down a
yearly salary Of $4,000 from Hearst This
is a top-notch price for editors st. Clair
Mckelway editor OF the Brooklyn Eagle
is said to draw only $4,000 Most Of the
big editors in New York are presidents or
managers of their companies and they draw
salaries as such. If they depended on their
fountain pens or their typewriters they
would not average over $4,000 a year.
A window show that draws a crowd and
makes the people laugh is one given. all in
pantomime, by the demonstrator of a collar
button, relates the Sun.
First he turns to the gaze OF the people In
front card inscribed 1.-THE Old Way."
and then he proceeds to show what e
wicked thing the old-style collar button
was. His face, placid enough when he first
essays to button the collar, takes on soon.
when the collar fails to connect, a look OF
vexation
And then he reaches over with a finger
inside the shirtband and his thumb outside
of 1t and the collar and tugs and pulls ON
the collar, trying that way to put It over
the button shutting one eye now, and twist
ing up his face and fairly writhing I'm his
eHorts to make the collar work; but there's
nothing doing.
ana now he let's go of the ends OF the
collar In front, and let's them f1y ont and in
his rage he pulls back his shirt sleeves
before going at it again. as though the
work was something that needed all HIS
strength. He doesn't say a word, but
Blast that collar button!" can be mag
ined as saying to himself
And then the demonstration grabs at the
coiiar ends again and once more pulls and
hauls on them, only to fail again; and then
he let's go once more and doubles I'D his
fist, while the people outside, some no
doubt, with sort of reminiscent SYM
pathy, laugh.
And then he yanks his watch out OF his
fob and looks at it, and-heavensl he's
late now, thanks to that Internal collar
button; and then he goes at it again with
an almost frantic rage and energy, but to
fail at last utterly, and finally to tear the
collar off and cast It on the floor
And then he sets up in the window, face
to the front, a card inscribed 1.-The New
Way" and then, his face no longer suf-
fused with rage but wearing now a look OF
peace and contentment, he proceeds to show
what simple, easy, comfortable thing IL
is to put on a collar with the wonderful
new collar buttons Of the kind that he is
showing He touches his finger TO the
button at the back-just touches it-and the
collar is buttoned there, and at the front
just touch to each end is sufficient TO
button the collar there, and there you are.
And with that last touch the demon
strator, out OF the fullness of his good
humor winks to the people without, who
smile more in return and then pass on.
making room for others. now waiting for
the next demonstration.
president of a life insurance company
was testifying the other day before the
legislative committee, about the corpora
tion's agency business.
What is the chief qualification OF good
agent?" he was asked