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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24
Announcement of the Theaters.

announcements of the Theaters.
The closing performance of Little Johnny
Jones" will be given at the Boyd theater
this evening. The clever company that is
handling this pleasing little diversion has
made the same hit in Omaha 1t has in
other cities and will long be remembered
for its fine work.
On Thursday evening at the Boyd theater
Miss Henrietta Crosman will be seen in
her latest success. Mary, Mary, Quite
Contrary" This is the first modern play
Miss Crosman has used for several years
and has proven even more OF a success
than her Sweet Kitty Rellairs" She is
young woman with a mind of her own
and some ideas out of the ordinary, which
gain for her the sobriquet of Contrary
Mary. The action of the piece gives plenty
of scope for the comedy, and the company
| is the best Manager Campbell has yet had
| for his stars support The engagement is
! for three nights and a Saturday matinee
| TN the Palace of the King will be
given at the regular professional matinee
I at the Burwood theater this afternoon. II
/ is being most lavishly produced and the
company is giving a fine performance OF
the play
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24

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Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-24

are coming out every night in all parts Of
the city. It's good sign"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Expert Testimony.

Several days ago the Times Dispatch
mndo bold to take issue with certain
preachers who give advice to young men
on the subject OF marriage. Wo object
cd to the doctrine that young man
should select wife for her good quail
ties" rs though hc were buying n horse
or engaging n housekeeper. We advised
tho young men to follow their hearts
lead and make love the paramount con-
siderntion.
without love-" we said, ''marlmony
is bound to he prosy, if no. brutal, There
may be culture on both sides, ana good
character and money. and all tbs
rest OF It., hut without genuine, deep and
holy love, each for other, marriage is a
failure. Cn the othar hand, that sort
Of love will make }py match in spite
of poverty, In spit GOT 'incompatlbllty
OF temperament is3fpite of all Obstacles,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Merely Joking.

Where II Comes 'FRONT.' don't SEQ
where all those people got their money.
Visit The poor. and you'll know.'---L Life.
As Reformcd.-Up gardson clipping his
pen In the ink and hesitatingl: How
do you spell 'cxpedlency'??''', Atom: ,Yol
spelled 1t right--X-P-D-S-C;a that's tho
slmplificd form.''-c Chicago Tribune.
She Felt stout-Tho Stout One: Real
In all my life. | felt as though ! could B
sink through the floor The Thin One:
ss"1 don't wonder. These modern build
ings are such 'ssflmsy affairs. - - Brooklyn
Life. M
cents to give away this morning. no
which of you two shall I give II? Tile !
Hobo: d"Giyeit to Panhandle Pete. num-
He's bought dis rOutefo' me. an I'm lest
takin' him over de nd."--Clereland4
Leader. iiS @
9 Thanks to the Houscmaid. What q
lovely collection Of old cups! exclaimed q 4
guest, pcerlng into the china cabinet
did II take you long to get 50 inany?S'S.
I"Oh, no." said the hostess: those are
samples OF the sets, VIC have Ind In tho
last two years. Detroit FREQ Press 'ss 5sl3
Who Proved Dat Cabbage Tamb&oo:4
"M!stnh Gwayn,s, spcakin' OF q man
catin his words. did yo evah sec 4 ma 4
maxim n meal off'n hisEopinions? ln-@
tcrlocutor: WHY, no. william: nevcrl
saw a man making n mfal OF his OPT,
ions VIII you DO kind enough 70 tc sl' B
me. William how oman possibly can
make a meal out Of his opinions? 'ram-
DO: well, suh,8 when he's cit dc nl,'
nut'n en- lie ststll got de onions. hnin't
ho?'s Intcrlocutor: .I.adlcst and gentle
men. the celebrated baritone, Mr.6 LIN SS3
lberglottis will now sing his pathetic BAL
lad, kiss Me On the Check: My Lips is :
Cracked. 80 Chicago Tribune
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

employs the explanatory, MY" DO
American ladies largely ratronlze ms
expression We hope 1t Is no mere excess
OF patriotic pride that prompts us to
negative view Somehow we have pri-
avhte fancy that when y 'lndy" IN THIS
country Is found exclaitning III tits way,
she Is MS like as not to stand revealed a
wnshlndy.
There nro other Interesting linguistic
points about this local color Joke. Observe
the intensive present In you DO look,
where "You look would have amply
expressed tho unhappy lady's meaning.
Note the Say md lingor to absorb
the "r reckon ra,se a n1etlitatve IN
slant to reflect upon the swift change
OF provncialism which leads to the easy
inter- substitution OF the inter with, II
Eucss." AS to patriotism, fair American
proves that hers Is broad enough ny
starting out Il Southcrner and ending q
aful-f Pledged downeastcr. Take cognizaice
OF the "its got" where the ptrlsts would
insist upon simply ut hnsi and con-
slider Tho singular that" referring to
a plural, initials Drink In IN short,
to the full, the provincial ignorance, the
outrageous manners, the horrible, horrible
dialect 80 ruthlcssly foisted upon this
poor helpless American indy abroad by n
5ocose British calumniator.
Half the humor Of this Joke we have no
doubt, sprung from the, fnct that It was,
thought to be clover hit-off Of American
manners nnd speech. But Is It really? Tor
our part NO l1avo no hesitation In re-
plying, firmly, No. we decline to Le-
love .that American ladies talk and not
In this way, even while knocking about
In darkest England. Punch has Just got
q now editor, Mr.. Owen Seaman. If Mr..
Seaman intends to make anything OF q
specially OF American Character" humor,
we earnestly. implore him to appoint q
special American" editor, whose first
assignment shall be to sail over llerc and
find outBwhnt IN the world we are really
like. l$s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
preslmlng, Of course, that It Is based or

presilmlng, Of course, that It Is based on
mutual respect" s8
When an editor shoots IN arrow, he
knows not where 1t will fail, for he shoots
Mt random. But tho shaft which he let fly
on this occasion hit the mark, us the
following communication will show: n
Editor OF The Times-Dlspatch:
Sir-A short editorial In n late Times
Dispatch on the subject Of s#'' How TO
Choose d Wife," suits my taste and
seems appropriate to the times. A year
ago listened to one Of. the hanragues,
rnisnamed sermons, by q supposed min
istel OF, that subject and It was rot.
lpuro, unadulterntc,l rot. %Iic was twenty
,enrs my Junior and L took him to task,
exactly along the lines Of your remarks,
and took pains also 10 give my views OF
the subject, based on thirty years obs
servntion and experience, to some young
folks who heard the talk.
married a woman OF industry, neat
ness. order, good cook and have lived
d life I pray no one will ever duplicate.
1t has been without "love. the greatest
thing III the world and#a failure That
lacking, all else Is MS nothing. Young
man, choose your wife when you find
you love her and she loves you. Trust
. HOPELESS. 4
Now, young men, what did we tell
you? This letter comes from q nail,i u IN
an adjoining state whohgives his name
and postofllcc, He Is the frankest and
b,avest correspondent we have heard
from for many a day 1T seems to be
expert testimony
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
American Jokes Made in Eng
land.

An English made joke, Issuing from the
mill OF tho venerable London Punch, is
now going the rounds Of the American
press. Wc have run on It lately rather
ortcner, it would seem, than its Intrinsic
merits deserve. But let our readers judge.
Fair American lat meet of the Mey-
nell lIounds) -"My! You do look smart IN
that rcd coat! But, say. reckon you bor-
rowed ~" Sportsman-"No, I didn't, Why
do Won think sop II. A.-"Well ! guess
it's got IN. H." on the buttons and that
ain't your initials, anyway
some persons, concciyahly, may not
regard this Jest seStraordinary e%cru-
ciatve Some again might dub It flat.
to tho minds OF these might spring de-
sire to draw from 1t Il few unfavorablc
differences as TO the British sense OF
fhumor, This would ln unfair. We do not
cite the above as n sample English joke.
If 1t seems to any that It misses fire,
50 do many similar efforts in our Amer
lean periodicals. Besides that comment
would be too obvious. What has princl-.
pally drawn our startled eyes to the
Punch wittlcism is the remarkable lam
guage which It puts into the mouth
of the fair American
Inasrnuch as the American In question
was present at meet Of the Meynell
hounds. presumably as a guest-we say
presumably because something III her
"stylon forces us TO admit the possibility
that she was employed at the club as n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
! Tax Dodglng.

Tho Richmond Times Dispatch notes
with ghouisll glee that ltynch5urs &C
turns more personal property for taxa
ton than Norfolk. Funny, isn't NOW,
will our friend tell JUS why It Is that
Richmond returns fewer watches sor tax-
ntion than the tile city Of staunton3-
Norfolk Landmark I,
Simple enough. Many persons IN Rich
mond owning watches are Chilling to list
then, for taxation. a We es;n'c1:u''y az ~
rect the attention of the commissioner
Of the revenue to- this obvious Z ac: Al
are for bringing the tax-dodgers to book,
wherever they may be:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Our Educational Page.

In last Sundays paper NO suggested
that teachers IN tho rural districts could,
With proper effort, do a great deal to
rally the taxpayers and get them inter
ested in public school work. On our Edu-
cational Page today Mr.. John w. Todd,
of Staunton, outlines tho splendid work
which tho Beverley Manor School League,
OF Augusta, is doing #tin this direction.
The league has been holding rallies at
ty, and while the attendance lnSall cases
has not been ,ir to the mark, in ono case
every patron Of the school attended and
manifested the keenest Interest in the
work It canot be expected that a single
effort will arouse the, patrons in all in
stances, but IL teachers will continue their
efforts and impress the patrons wth6thelr
own Carnestncss and enthusiasm, by and
by, the patrons will themselves become
Interested, If not enthused, and will give
that cooperation which the teachers seek
II is the persistent, Observation-Disclosures
1t effort which counts. 1t was the impor-
innate widow who got her desire. ia We.
. have never known q sincere, earnest, en-
Atlausastlc man or woman undertakci9to
impress the public In any cause, without
having q measure of success and every
teacher OF this cha racter who makes the
proper effort to arouse the patrons Of
his school will sooner or later succeed.
The Illustrate article on our Educa-
"A Ia 70 do II 1E,,,nr D1
Horny College, one OF the oldest and
most renowned! vet one of the most pro-;
grcssive educational institutions in the
State. There is also interesting school
news from tho lSarmvlle Normal, from
Trinity College. North Carolina, and from
Washington and Lee,
Mr.. It. B. Watson, superintendent of
PittsyivanIa, contributes an instructive
article on the advancement made in the
schools OF that county. Mr.. Watson is
one OF the few OF the county superln-
tendents who give their entire time to
this work. experimenting the schools is
his only occupation, and he has done a
splendid work for the cause in Pttsyl-
vania.
A correspondent signing himself III.
ID" points out the disadvantages Of tho
single book list AMI shows that In spite
OF popular clamor, there are two sides
to the question.
Mr. 7. Wclcl, Dow In n striking article.
gives his reasons for believing that the
public schools arc best for the rural dis.
trlcts. The Times Dispatch is not alto
gcthcr orthodox on that point. NNo do
not believe that the public school system
Is tho ideal system Of education. We bc-
licve that It would be better for the
children to be educated in private schools,
without aid or interference on tho part
or the state, but popular education Is a
necessity and without public schools many
OF tho children would not be educated
at all. Therefore the public school system
| is a necessity, We accept 1t as such and
desire to SEQ It as good rs the best.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
AShclplng word to one IN trouble Is
like a switch OF, a railroad track
but one Inch between wreck and
i smooth rolling pros pcrlty.
III HI -Bcechcr.
The Strategy of Politics.

ia N In5thcir clover apology for demanding
4 secrecy In their management of the nf-'
fairs OF the Democratic party in this
city. the Committee OF Rules, III their
report, said, ''intcr ALA. S''Wo occupy
* the position of Il board OF strategy for.
Sgour party. and Is tito be presumed that
mntters Of a strict party nature and es-
X scntial to It's maintenance should be
8puh!.s.,ed broudqast t. the world?"
s3stS We & do not know IN what sense tho
81 word strategy was used by tho commit
5Btee,8hnt Strategy is defined to be the
" use OF stratagem or artif:cc," and strait.
:,gem is defined to be "the art of plotting
10 mislend,' ana its synonyms are set
down to DO "artifce chicancry plot
If the committee had some other idea
Of strategy in politics, it IS unfortunate
\ that they used a word which SO readily
suggests the very processes III politics
& of which the people are sick un to death
and are determined to eradicate. There
Il could be no stronger reason for publicity
n than the fact that the avowed advocates
of strategy want secrecy.
But our committee also says that they
M must consider in secret matters Of II
Il strict party nature and essential to It's
E6B. e
We respectfully ask the gentlemen
who arc OF this opinion what are those
Il matters which arc essential to the MAIN
/ tenancc Of tho Democratic party in Rich
&lnond, which should not "be published
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Individual Responsibility.

W. ,rc clad 10 fnd the No.fol:, Land
- - thoro,,,h,y in ac.,.l Win MS
~ subject Of nersonnl responsibility
/, ~ :, , ~ cement Of corporations. cbe
1 4 !, ,df,na,x saws tha.s,t nyr,Ys in every
,ino ,,ith some recent remarks Of ours
~ ,nhicc, "rhe doctrine tbut of.
ans i, cornora,ions have no personal
ID, - h,,ftv hc, oro II, law for acts dtne
- tnoIr corporate .carv.iiv," says cur
y .n,v "a IN occoranncc
I'm, nxIstapr legal technicali.lss, but Il
n 4 aa,rnot and viii not SAM. It woald &C..
saa,,s,' tno oon,,itv oe citizens before tso
:. II, would snbysrt The Iib,.ty cf The
,,sa,,e So intsllisent Gle .iorste viii IN
! H. i ia EST b,,sning such an unjust ana
Il 4 \ {, (, !, s,.s,e,n,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
The Walk Cure.

&. I'm out of health said Tho man. de- de-
jcctcfhy. .y5s ~.
hand toward tho door of his inner office,
wherein were painted these words: M
4 walk n.' Rms,
So tho man walked and walked, carly
and late, and, sure enough. found llm'' ~.
self, at last, In health once more.
This fable teaches that prescriptlico!nls5
arc not always tho worse for being MS
Understandable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Individual Law.

A mans Interest often gives a bias to
his Judgment hut the relation between
law and individual opinion Is seldom SO
close as it was believed TO be by a jury
man who figures in a Century Magazine
story, 49,
fully and learnedly, but the jury were nn-
Judge, this ere is the dlff'culty," the
explained. 1.-THE Jury wants to
know II that thar what you told us was
r'aly the law, Or only Just youy Aotlon'"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
R4ymes lor 5o- z,
Fool Thoughts.

i (Ancctlonately dedicated to Weather
Director 1Gvans.)
Did you dream to-day'd be clear"
April Fool. @ x
Think TO see Old Sol nppenr?--} z
April Fool.
Did you hope this wretchcd rain
Had betook Itself to Spain?--
A Ifyou did. twas Just plain
April Fool.
All. It cleared up In the nIght?-
April Fool. IS & Il 953l AS u Nj &,
SO to-day Is fine and BRIGHT
4 April Fool. x t
4 Wc have, oil the rain NO need;
SO the rest ,lias 23'd? ,l
u Is It truth? or--;lh, indeed
April Fool? 583
It Is some lday going to quit
April Fool. # I'd i
T am really sure OF IT.
April Fool. t
I'd. a hope this frightful rain
Would notgjpour to-day again
Was 1t simply just n vain
April Fool Il I.
II. S. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
Feeling His Ground.

''And DO you think tho young gentleman
has any scous intcntions?" asked the
mother. u, .,,,d
"for he asked mo last nigh fayou were
much toubIe. around the hoNssfe' --Yonke e'
Statesman. Y tfa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

Among tho prominent articles, however,
that cannot be labeled MS mado in Ger
many. may doubtless be mentioned tho
AlGcciras articles Of agreement,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

IF we should happen to meet the
weather man tonight alone in a dark
country lane. we will simply say that wo
would not care to be the firm who wrote
his life insurance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

\ But suppose you were tho grandson Of
tho furtivc Johnny d., you would find
yo,, had grandrapa whom you could
mover sec. ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01
The Science of Medicine,

Eminent Fnancier.-Doc I'm going TO
take out another million dollar policy,
AS the companys medical director, you'll
testify, Of course, as to my perfect
health?
Insurance Notwithstanding.
Eminent l0inancier-And by the way,
Doc, I've been cited to appear before q
gimlct-eyed, hnlfbnked investigator from
the West, n fela,w who's totally Ignorant
of our Eastern financial ethics. As my
family physician, just write, me a memo,
will yo,i that I'm threatened With pnell-
monia or appendicitis and can't possibly
nppcar?--Puck. n ,G
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

Former State Senator James G. McCunc,
OF Virginia, author OF the famous anti
kissing bill is now being sued for Ill
yorce, This is how 1t works in real life. f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

While tho operators arc busying them
selves to store reserve coal against tho
proposed strike, tho public arc colnc-
dentaly storing reserve funds to pay
for IT,, .t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

tears, but Will hot the memory Of that
grief cause thetii to now uhow even III
sheavcn2 & 8 n 81
1t will be All accompanied song. God
las highly ionored musical Instruments
There were tic cylnbnls which Israel
atruck In triumph at the Red Sen. The
harp Oh which David sang his praises to
Almighty jehovah. And we arc told that
tho trumpet shalt wake tho dead. We
are further told that God deilhi,ds wo}
shall praise Hin oil strlnged Instruments
and organs. Ttus lie may think with
surety that all these instruments and
moro Will be used as All Accompaniment
10 this glorious new song.
4 FURTHER It will DO h song Of antlcpa-
ton. Heaven adds to Its population day
by day. Although ten million times ten
million arc there now, It is but q handful
compared to what 1t will be- China Is
yet to be saved; India is yet TO be saved;
Europe. Asia, Africa, Australia, Amer
lea, are yet to DO saved The whole
world Is vet to be saved, and thcro be
other worlds, for nught we know which
may swell the multitude, which no man
can number.
Heaven Is to DO constantly augmented
The song Of glory, with It's added voices,
rising higher and higher, as more and
more join in tho tapturous anthem. II
heaven sang 4, welcome to Abel what
must 1t sing now, whom souls nre flock
ing up from all chrlstcndoin day by day,
hour by hour and moment by moment?
.Gladness in every heart, Joy in every eye,
music on every tongue, combine to make
tho harmony and ecstncy Of that new,
song.
1t will be an unanimous song. There
are some who may lead, but all will Join
IN. No silent voice Is there among the
sweet voices of tho redeemed! Luther,
and Wesley. and Toplndy. and all the
dear the beloved ones whose voices melt
cd us with tender sweetness ngthe days
long since gone by! Those who on earth
were denied the gift Of song, from thom5
shall pour llqud notes Of melody and
Thanksgiving.
" On, that new song OF rapture aliu
praise and gratitude and delivcrnnce.
God grant that at last we may all sing
It! But II we do not sing the praise Of
God on EARTH we will never sing IT In
heaven. BE sure that your hearts arcnow
nttuned for the heavenly worship. lest
your find the celestial choir complete
without you.
Cry to Him, who, when on. earth, opened
tho mouth Of the dumb p, open yours,
that you may show forth His praise here
on earth, and finally be permitted to Join
tho unccasng anthem on high.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

~
g- III God ter on En.ui,ioa "f'dY EFetllt,'et.'
4 TO be physically weak means to i
wife the visitation, Of all those diseas' \
Which lie IN wait for the uiiwary. \
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II you would live healthfully, liapu
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

students Will Marry and Come to to
Virginia" says headline. 0, wise and
doubly wise young men TO marry is,
we'll To come TO Virginia is very well,
indeed TO marry and come to Virginia
is to exhibit the surprising wisdom Of
King solomon's self.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

March did not make exactly, a lambkiil
exit. fea2 Nits
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

Tho sequel to the terrible Courrcrcs
mine disaster was startling and dramatic
in the extreme. Thirteen miners, long
given up for dead, were unexpectedly
taken out alive, after twenty days hor-
riblc cntombment, cmaciated, exhausted.
blinded, threatened with fever and pol
sonlng from diet Of decayed horse flesh.
The scene at the mouth Of the pit can
better be imagined than described. a
master novelist might make II live before
our eyes and no imaginary tragedy could
vel, he more worthy OF his attention.