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Roses and Carnations--Fresh Cut and BeaufuIsHa.n

nounced candidate for the pastorate. The
church has been without a pastor since
the sudden resignation of Rev. Grant b.
Wilder several months ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08
Chnrch CnIIn Pn.tor.

At the meeting OF the congregation OF
the Second Presbyterian church last even
ing it was decided TO extend call to
Rev. George A. Ray OF ST. Paul, Neb.
Rev. Mr. Ray occupied the pulpit Of the
church here on January 26 as an an
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Curious Features of Life
in a Rapidly Growing
state.

Henry Failed to Scare-Henry Lohse had
quite an accident one day last week. AS he
was hauling hogs to Blair hunter was
hunting along the road, when rabbit
Jumped up, and he shot and frightened
Henry's team so that they became un-
managaNle. They ran about two miles, but
no damage was done. When Henry ac-
cused the hunter of frightening his team
he said that the rabbit was worth more
than the team. At this Henry tried to
collar the man, but the hunter struck him
across the face with his gun, knocking
several of Henry's teeth down his throat
and also bruising his face badly. The
hunter is a stranger to Henry and so he
is unable to discover the man or he would
probably give him good warming.-Blair
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08

Ever Try The Bee Want Ad Columns?
IL not, do so. and get satisfactory results.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08
Uph0IsterinE.

George w. Klein. 10 South Main street
Phones: Ind. 40 Black; Bell 64a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08

tParticuiar-A drummer from 'Bostins'
nut up at one of our hotels few days
ago and not liking the preparation ana
quality of his steak. went to one or the
butcher shops and asked for pound and
a half OF steak The butcher proceeded TO
cut the steak, when our Bosting man or
dered him to cut It from another quarter
and told him where and how to cut It.
The butcher quietly remarked that he
could get such accommodations az the
other shop. The Boosting" man returned
to the hotel and proceeded to the kitchen
and wanted to superintend the cooking OF
the steak We write this TO show what
fops are sometimes sent out BY some east
ern firms to solicit the patronage OF busi-
ness men Of the west. Such "squirts,' who
command and demand so much attention.
and have so much personal importance at
tached TO themselves, seldom succeed. They
should remember that all the people OF the
west were once natives Of the east and can
easily distinguish the difference between
good sensible men and snobs who come
from their native states.-Columbus Jour
nal, Many Years Ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-08

Perhaps He Needed tho Gum Shoes-Last
evening while Robert Sherwood was light
ing the lamps at his store and the snow
was rolling down the streets in binding
gusts he perceived an object pause In front
OF his store. and. reaching up, grab pair
OF overshoes and hike" up the street in
the teeth of the gale. No sooner was the
act performed than Uncle Robert popped
out of the door. The man, a stranger was
then in front of Coates clothing store, and,
running after him, grabbed the thief by
the collar with his left hand, and, deliver
ina a full swing with the right on the Jaw
OF the shoe thief. compelled him to drop
the articles on the walk, and when no
stopped to pick them up the man got away.
Now. whoever wants overshoes in the fu-
ture had better take different way of
getting them, for Uncle Robert is somewhat
OF a pugilist with his right, and left also,
when it comes to a showdown-Platts-
mouth Journal.
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Returned Disheartened.

Indianapolis I lost the trail snd
v~at home TO St Louis. completely
y IN out and disheartened. Shortly
after my return I received a letter
from q woman who had seen my offer
Of q reward In the newspapers. This
woman wrote me that she knew Mrs.
Davidson and the child. and told me
where relatives OF hers lived. I then
communicated with Mrs. Davidson 8
relatives without making known my
motive, and learned from them that
Mrs Davidson. or rather Mrs. Stacy
and The child we're living IN Cincin-
natl at as Elizabeth street
Il at once went TO Cincinnati taking
with me the letter from Chief Greedy.
watched for the boy and finally saw
him leave he house. and followed him
10 the corner OF Elizabeth street and
Central avenue, which r. only a short
distance from the police station. But
I didn't think OF that. Ny heart ached
when I saw how dirty and ragged my
child was, as he stopped TO play with
little street urchins.
At last. my long search was to be
rewarded I ran TO Ward and caught
hold OF his arm Ny husband was
With me The boy looked surprised at
first then appeared 70 recognize me,
wrenched himself loose and ran down
the street. Ny husband ran after him
and caught him. Then we tried to
hurry him along out OF sight OF the
police station.
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Conquered Hin BIZ Lers.

For several days Mrs. Richard could
DO nothing with her son. Finally she
conquered him with love. she ex-
planned 70 hn hcw ne had been
spirited away Whsr a bGby. over
and over she toll 0tn the story; az
last ne grasped IL ana consented 70
60 back 10 ST Louis with his mother
To-day no - ths nappiest S1Ias IN
the city Of ST. Louis. He Is sur
rounded with toys and in an atmOs-
phere OF aRecti3n His mother was
shocked TO discover he had never
learned 20 ~ead and didn't even know
the alphabet She has Just sent him
20 school for the first time in his life.
and IS teaching him at home IN the
evening.
The boy tells remarkable story OF
adventure and hardship. he said be
was dressed like a girl and compelled
70 sing on the street for pennies zs
sold papers and was frequently cuffsd
and 5eaten, he says Mrs. Richard
obtained a photograph OF the boy a.
he appeared dressed Ike girl which
she used to support her contention
Mrs. Stacy says she viii sue Mrs.
Richard for board for the seven years
she kept the child. But Mrs. Richard.
having won the long game OF hide
and seek, cares little now what Mrs..
stacy says.
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Mothers Society
In City of Client
Model Institution

4 Mothers Society IN the Grand cid
Belgian city Of Ghont il divided into
twelve distinct branches OF services"
The first service includes seventeen
dispensaries. where no fewer than 90
babies annually are treated. The SEQ
ond service Is that OF the visiting
mothers, working women chosen from
the dispensaTy patients 70 visit ana
advise other mothers. The third SER
vice is the Mothers Friendly Society.
into which any mother can enter a
child under fifteen months old By pay
ing a penny 3 week. For this sum
every medical aid u rendered % both
mother and child. The fourth services
is he milk depot. which distributes
milk to ipfants at about 2 cents q
quart.
Another service consists Of hearth
talks TO mothers. given on Sundays IN
winter. illustrated by lantern slides
and BY babies' hygienic clothing, etc
Another service Il child culture. T'his
consists Of a simple course OF anatomy
and infant physiology and instructions
in child care. II Is Tor girls between
fourteen and eighteen years Of are.
They learn such dispsnsery work as
weighing, marking charts, taking tenn
peTaturess and finally instruction IL
shs crsohe, where Tor a time each pupGi
takes sole charge Of one baby. Thh
girls work for two years with no re-
Enumeration SAVE ths experience ShsS
gain At the REe Of Etxtssn they bszfn
TO earn about S q week
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For DAYS and weeks she secured the
CITY The weeks turned into months
and the months rolled into years. Sow
she would have clue. IT would prove
a will-o-the-wisp Then she would
hear of woman and a blue-eyed
crild. Again she would turn away
hsarts.ck. II was not the woman she
~suEht
As the years elapsed the chase be-
came more difficult. and yet during
the greater Part Of the time. Mrs. Da-
wilson lived in ST. Louis and for
months resided within a dozen blocks
OF the Wumn who was searching madly
for a Jraoe OF her and the lost child.
Several times. Mrs. Owsley struck
the trail. only 20 ind when she pur-
sued 1T that q woman named David
son ausU erlug the proper description
rad removed a short time before.
3u, Fate could not always frown on
such pluck. Persistence finally reaped
its reward The search came to an
End July last Mrs Owsley. or,
rather. AIRS Richard now. Was with
her husband iu Delmar Garden. a sum
MGR resort Of 81. I,auis. Suddenly Mrs
Piehtrd stopped fH her C0nVersati ton.
turned pale, uttered a shrieh. and
dsTted forward. directly toward
woman holding a boy by The hand
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LAWS AID Enlisted.

The following day the disappointed
mother applied at Clayton. ST. Louis
county. for a writ Of habeas corpus.
The paper was issued, commanding
the Davidson woman TO produce the
child IN court forthwith. Deputy
sheriffs went 10 serve the document
When they arrived they. ike Mrs.
Richard. found the address false
They searched the nejghborhood, but
were unable 70 find Mrs Davidson.
The bitter disappointment was
enough to daunt any woman II didnt
have that effect on Mrs. Richard. She
set ont alone to trace the woman and
child lZain.
Al the address given Mrs. Richard
had learned what the deputies had
9ot-fhat years previously the David
son woman lived there and several
months previously had visited the
oeiehborhood With this 20 work up-
or Mrs. Richard again took up the
cha e.
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The Other Woman.

The other woman then vas Mrs
Mary Davidson. Ia the midst. Of the
chase. Mrs. Davidson married Walter
Stacy. new foreman In a ST, Louis
factory Toe marriage was performed
August IS last. ar Evansville. Ind.
while the bride was fleeing with tho
child. from Mrs. Richard. who was
hot on the trail Mrs. Richard mar
ried her present husband two years
ago.
The struggle between the two wom-
en- began IN ST. Louis IN the summer
OF 1870. John Owsley. the boys father.
died az that time, leaving the two
year-old baby on the hands Of the
young mother, with no means Of sup
port
For time. the mother was crushed.
Then she took heart, decided 10 place
her child out 70 board and accept work
%. a downtown department store. In
answer to an advertisement inserted
By Mrs. Ovsley, a Yomsu OF prepos-
sessing appearance called. This w0m-
an was Mrs Davidson
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Story Of Real Mother.

The visitor semed 20 become at
tached 10 the child at once Arrange
ments were made by which. accord
ing ia the real mothers story, the
other woman was TO care for the child.
for an agreed upon sum per week
Mrs. Richard had no suspicious or
the intensity Of that sudden attach
ment FOR her baby, as the woman de-
parted from her home with the child
that bright August day. 4 week later
Mrs OWsley called AT the address on
Choutecu avenue given By Mrs. David
son No one by such e name or with
a blue-eyed infant called ward was
known there
Tne mother became frantic with
grief What had she done2 Given her
child to a strange woman, who had
disappeared with him. leaving no clue
10 her wherea bouts. Then the mother
started her long search.
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On ne Id AFaln.

Overioyed at the news, Mrs. Richard
obtained letter from Chief OF Police
Edlnund p. Creeoy. OF st. Louis. and
FASTENED 10 Chicago. There she took
up the TRAN again and learned that
Mrs. Davidson had lived on State
street and also or Wabash avenue.
From there MIS- Richard lost track
of the woman and wandered around
Chicago. vaiIl.- seeking a Clew.
Courage and persistence again had
their reward. AIrs. Richard digcovered
after many Inquiries that Mrs. Ia
wilson had engaged ont in the house
hold Of r. c. Campbell. a carpenter
and builder IF Sill Wentworth street.
Chicago. Mrs. Richard thus describes
her search from that point.
IT could hardly wait 3 moment after
I finally located the woman and my
child again. I rode out TO Mr.. Camp
bells house. trembled with excite
ment as approached the place. 7
vas desperate then and my mind was
made up. 7 fully intended TO snatch
ward II I saw him.
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Boy Began CRYING.

Ward commenced shouting and
crying, and in a minute we were sur
rounded by a big crowd
Shouts OF 'kidnapers. help. ard
police, added 70 the confusion, and
7 nearly tainted. The noise attracted
the police. and they stopped US and
COX rs to the Office of Chief Afillikens
It tremb!ed for fear the chief might
90 rs the ST. Louis police had done
set the woman free with the child
2 gain. But the letter ] had from
rltef Creecy, OF ST. Louis. proved val
liable to n-a. Chief Mnnken sent for
lIrs. stacy. and went 70 the bottom ct
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have kept him from me all these
years With these words. she seized
the struggling lad Startled by the
actions of the strange woman. the boy
burst out crying and chung 10 the other
woman, who was Mrs Davidson.
you deserted him when he was a
baby. and have raised li.mt replied
Mrs Davidson Il love linn like u,y
own and shall never give him Up
Then commenced q battle fer pos
session Of the child. Back and forth
the women swayed. dragging the child
FIRST one way. then the other.
The commotion attracted the atten-
ton OF Marshal whitman, OF Univer-
sity City. in which The psrS is situated.
on the outskirts of ST. Louis. The
marshal separated the struggling
women. Both were in tears Mrs.
Richard turned to him ana beggad for
the arrest of the other. who stir lad
the child The marshal shook his
head. There were no grounds for an
arrest. he said.
Taking the addresses Of the women.
he let them go their way The foster
mother was soon lost I'm the holiday
crowd with many misgivinEs. Mrs
Richard went 10 6lsS Ella avenue. the
address given by Mrs. Davidson. She
was not there Tho address was fcti-
tious. With feelings of anger and sos
row. Mrs. Richard returned 10 her
home. Her JOY at finding her son
after a seven years search had been
short-lived.
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Foster Mother Released.

The captain was acting Captain Mo-
loney. They look an right to me. -
he finally said handing them hack TO
Mrs Davidson. IT the county an
fhorities don't order YOU held YOU viii
be released tonight
AT II o'clock word was received that
Sheriff Herpel. of St Louis county.
would not order the woman held. Mrs.
Davidson. with triumphant glance
at Mrs. Richard. walked away with
the child She had been released
second time through a technicality Of
the law
Hearisick. Mrs. Richard went 10 her
home on Carr street Early the next
morning Mrs. Davidson with ward
stole. oat OF tire house by the hack
way.
She hurried with the child TO a ferry
boat crossing the Mississippi river ana
landed M Venice i'll. Thence she
boarded street car for Alton III
There she caught a train for Chicago.
When Mrs Richard with d writ or
habeas corpus. and a deputy sheriff
called 81 tie Franklin avenue address
AZ noon % the dav after the release
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Boys Follow Them.

re eoioree woman called 70 some
bows and told them 10 follow the
woman and have her arrested. as She
was running away with ana. her
woman's child
The bows traiied Mrs Davidson. nd
when a policeman finally was zirbtes
informed him OF what the woman bad
told them The excited manner OF
Mrs. Davidson CONFIRMED the blue
coats suspicious and he took the
woman and child TO the Carr street
Tolee station.
Discovering no signs oI Mrs David
con at Tnion Station. mrs. Riehard
hurried back 20 the FranI lin avenue
4 ldress There she was sid by the
CT iored Uoma- Of what hsi happened
ana collapsed on the street Restora-
ufes were applied in "a nearby drug
STORE. and tie mother ran 10 the police
station 10 confront once more. the
al lid
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Took Tims 70 Desids.

IN Reaching q decision Judge Cald-
well was called Rpon - szs-1sss the
wisdom Of Solomon before be
Strengthened out ~ tangls During
the court proceedings hrs. Stacy was
dry eyed and ins5stanL 1ErG. Richard
waa sorrowful and pleading. me
Judge required several days TO reach
q conoluElon. After careful compar4-
son 9f the letters presented bY IRA
Stacy DurDortinE 70 b from AErs.
Richard. with the lattsrH handwrtt-
irg. and 8 thorough study OF the his
tory OF both women. as well as q 81
ths facts IL the case. Judge Caldwell
awarded the boy 70 his real mother.
Mrs. Richard
armed with the legal eapsrs, Ma
Richard called TO take her son from
the Chidren's Home Mrs. Richard
rughed toward the boy with out
Stretched arms and tears in her eyea-
Ward turned from her he thought
OF her only az a strange woman who
WAS Tytng 10 kidnap Ann. szits re-
faseC to 20 20 her Mrs Richard
sobbec- and left promising 10 come
the next day
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IT. HE remarkable pursuit Of the one
woman by the other has just
been ended by the judges de-
cision. Both women are back in
their homes in ST. Louis one Of them
has the child. The other frequently
walks b. tia house OF the first. sad
eyed mournfully watching r0r a
glimpse uf the youngsteT. a bright
faced youth Of nine years
Lest another attempt at kidnapping
be added ~ the three which figure In
the story. the protection of the police
has been asked by the woman who
now has the child.
The boys name is Ward Owsiey. He
Is the son OF Mrs Emma Richard
OF 2Oz9 Carr street. ST. Louis. Mrs.
Mary stacy, who lives several blocks
from Mrs Richard at s25 North
Fifteenth street, IS the foster mother.
Mrs. Richard is the wife OF William.
Richard. an undertaker's assistant
At the time her child was spirited
away, according to the assertion. she
was Mrs. John Owsley. q widow. hav-
ing lost her husband a short time
before.
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Another Disappointment.

But another disappointment was IN
store for me. Mr.. Campbell told me
that the woman and child had gone
the previous day, I'D he thought they
had left the city.
You can ieldglne my feelings, Ny
long trip was fer nothing, and had
again lost the tran. II ever q woman
vas heartsick. was, as 7 stood there
undecided swhat 10 do-go back TO St.
Louis and forever give up the chase
OF continue my inquiries IN hope OF
sometime recovering my child-
1T seemed TO me after this disap-
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TO y

IF you were a judge and had 10
decide 10 whom would YOU
give a chiId-to its real
mother. who had lost it when
4 baby. searchsd for it for seven
years, and finally found it-or to
its foster mother, who had reared
the child for seven years, and
claimed she loved If ike her own?
Suppose the real mother as
serted that the child had been
spirited away at the age of two
years by the foster mother, and
that the foster mother had led the
real mother a lively game Of hide
and seek those seven years.
And suppose, too, that the fos-
ter mother denied all this, and, as
serting that the mother had aban-
doned the child, produced letters
which she declared were written
by the mother, giving away the
child.
Add TO this the fact that the
child turned away from its own
mother and chung affectionately to
It's foster mother. To which
woman would you give the child?
This is the problem which A
Judge in a juvenile court at Gin
cinnati was obliged TO face recent
ly.
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Boy Sang in Theaters.

She learned that her little son had
de,-eloned a sweet voice and frequent
Ia sang I'm cheap theaters- This was a
valuable hint. One after another, the
cnusement places We're visited by the
mother. Success finally crowned her
efforts She san the lad emerge from
a little playhouse and restraining her
self followed him He lead her 20 1888
FRANKLIN avenue and disappeared
within.
All chat day and until well into The
evening Mrs Richard watched The
house. With her were her husband
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THE DIFFERENCE.

a primrose By the rivers brim
yellow primrose was 70 him
So 81 his idle hczrs,
Old Wordsworth sang, but, Oh. the ross
That in the florists window Grows.
Means All the money in your clothes
If Maud is fond Of nowera!
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napeT

and several womeu friends. Their
plan was % kidnap tie child Il he ap-
reared. The little party finally was
thrown of the track by the inhrma-
ton shat the woman and child had
left for Union Station. intending TO
leave .he city
Mrs. Richard and her p5rty boarded
street car and fastened to the rail
way depot- Then Mrs. Davidson. who
had bee secretly spying on MIS-. Rich
ard $ movements. emerged from the
house with the boy. Ward. and a well
stocked basket of provisions Her
exit ont the back way was discov-
cred by an old "olored woman. Uvine
next door. who had been let l,lto the
secret by one OF the woman of Mrs
Richard party
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us.t-. from me 10y giving a false ad-
dress. did yoa?" Missed Mrs Richard.
Cienching her dsts I'm anger
The other woman at hrst shrank
back; hut quickly recovered. Then she
played her trump card. Opening her
handbag. she cody took from II q bun
die Of letters and handed them TO the
police captain
Here, captain are letters this
woman sent me- SIZE gave me the
chFId and 1 can prove a."
Mrs Richard was dumbfounded- The
captain read the letters. They stated
that Mrs Davidson might keep the
child forever. and were signed with
the name OF Mrs. Richard
They are forEeries, 7 never wrote
them" exclaimed Mrs. Richard. white
with passion.
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the s1sis. re Questioned ban q IA.
and toid him tAs whole story
he seemed. very syna2athst3o and
refused 70 surrender. Ward 20 sssas<
Of Us Ward wss Vui IN tbs Chfdrzs1s
Home and later tbs case cane sEp De-
fore Judge Casowsu IN ths trvsni1s
court and Shs 1adgs save ma ny
ohsid"
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Dramatic Scene.

roe scene was dramatic. as reoman
faced woman in the captains Office.
so you thought you'd keep rly
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OF Mrs davidson by the Carr street
police. SIG found the bird had flown.
The house was deserted. No one
could tell her where AIRS. Davidson
and the chifd had gone. The law hal
zone 10 forlorn mothers assistance.
bat too late.
Mrs. Richard vas banled for the
third time, but she did not despair
Her love sor her child kept her up.
She inserted an advertisement In the
ST Louis newspapers. Offering 8 re
ward for information of Mrs. David
sons wherea bouts She then wrote
70 chiefs OF police throughout the
country sending them a description Of
the woman and child.
Several weeks elapsed and finally
Mrs. Richard was thrilled at word
from the Chicago police that a woman
and boy answering the description
had been traced TO thu Salvation
Argny barracks IN that city.
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''z@a wretch. at last I've found
youT'' exclaimed Mrs. Richard. That's
"a chic. know him, even Il YOU
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February 10. 1908