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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

scarf.
The collar is. however, more and more
generally discarded, for while becoming
and youthful when first donned II has a
way OF looking s~hoekingly crumpled and
mussy and out OF shape when wet, and the
flat neck trimming Is decidedly more trig
and practical.
Very fetching effects are attained in
some OF these fiat trimmings about the
round or square neck. And right here
let us1 note whether the neck be square or
round or V shaped, It has much 20 do with
the becoming qualities OF the bathing suit.
The subject has been threshed out on the
opposite page in connection with negligees,
so We will not so into it again here. but
an inch lower or higher in the cut OF a
bathing suit o. a sharp angle In place OF a
curve may make all the difference between
the becoming and the u~nbecoming.
Another thing to be considered Ia the
adjustment OF Fats or other fulness in
relation TO the fiG urs. Sad to confess, the
ordinary feminine 1gure, divested OF such
friendly aids as cor'setss padding. etc. does
not altogether comp up to requirements,
and 1t looks its worst with wet bathing
suit material ~elingin,i Imply to its every
curve; but much can be done 10 tone dow
the revelations by juiicious adjustment Of
fulness and trimming.
II would be well II svery woman could
have her bathing suit carefully fitted aad
made for her, all the materials having
first been carefully and thoroughly
shrunken. instead Of buying a ready made
model approximately her size and wearing
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
Chat AboHt women.

Ida Lewis. keeper Of the Lima Rock
lighthouse, in the southern end OF Newport
harboT, celebrated her fifty-third annlvers-
airy at the lighthouse July l.
Mrs. f. NJ. kirkpatrick Of Parma, Idaho,
has given $4,000 to the Sothern college Of
Idaho. The money Is to erect Sterry hall,
in honor Of her father, the late w. C.
Sterry
Mrs. Frank H. Snow, widow of the late
chancellor OF the University OF Kansas,
has been granted a pension OF SS75 annually
during her life from the Carnegie Founda-
ton. This is said to be the first pension
of the kind granted in Kansas.
Miss Katherine r. A. Flood of Newton
Mass, has been elected president of the
Corporation of Army Nurses of the Massa-
chusetts Daughters of Veterans. The cor
poration was formed to erect a monument
to commemorate the work of the army
nurses during the civil war.
Senator A. II. futile Of Ohio says that
with the women's organizations the legisla-
ture will be Irresistible in its fight to i'm
prove the conditions Of women and chill
dren. 1t is to them, he says, that the
present Ohio child labor bill, the best in
the country, is due. The women's clubs
of the state have been asked TO use their
influence for the eight-hour day for women
and ~ompulsory education for children be-
tween IA and 16.
The club women OF North Dakota are to
erect a statue to the memory Of Sacajawea,
the Indian woman who acted as guide to
the Lewis and Clark expedition. The
statue is to be erected near Bismarck and
will have a huge boulder for a pedestal.
The figure of an Indian woman will faca
the west, the direction in which she led
the expedition. There Is already one statue
commemorative the faithfulness OF SAGA
jawea. 1t was erected a few years ago al
Portland. Ore.
Boston has abandoned its old Board OF
Education, which took care of the schools
for seventy years, and now has a board
nonnnOEpd Of nina fnarnhara Two nf fha
members are women, Miss Sarah Arnold
who has been lean of Simmons college for
the last seven years, and Mrs. Ella Lyman
Cabot, who has been a member of the
school board under the old order. She is
president of the civil service reform auxil.
liary and a member OF the Radcliffe coun-
ell. She has been q member Of the board
since 1905
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

THE Grand Old Lady of Kansas" That
is the title which has been given to Mrs.
Margaret Usher OF Lawrence, Kas., and
one to which she has an undisputed right.
In all the Sunflower State there is no other
woman more loved and revered than she,
and no other who occupies the same posi-
ton. She is ninety-one years of age, and
yet life means as much to her as to any
other woman, young or old.
The wife of the late Judge John p.
Usher, who served as secretary OF the in
terror in Lincoln's cabinet. and who was
an intimate friend of the great man, she
gradually became one Of Linooln's best
women friends-and there were not many
and was close to his family. She attended
his second Inauguration, and because of his
great liking for her, she occupied q posi-
ton Of prominence.
Because Of these thing Mrs. Usher's past
is made up Of events, which to her are
facts, while to others they are merely Incl
dents set down in the annals Of history.
Her recollectlons Of Lincoln are clear. and
she can tell stories of the famous presi-
dent which rival in interest any of those
told. Her husbands picture appears in
the famous Death Scene Of Lincoln" for
on such close terms were they, that Judge
Usher stood by Lincoln's side as his life
slowly ebbed into eternity.
Mrs. Usher came to Lawrence about
forty-five years ago, and experienced many
OF the early Kansas vlcissitudes. The
Usher home was really the first man
SION to be erected in the new west, and
it stands now, a remarkable memento to
the past, with it's white walls heavily over
hung with Ivy.
Mrs. Usher has three great hobbies be-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Curtis" said the teacher, suppose I
had two squash pies and cut one into six
pieces and the other into twelve pieces,
which pie would you rather have a piece
Off"
The one divided into twelve pieces" an
swered Curtis. II don't like squash pies"
%
Annie, where's papa?"
Hes upstairs, asleep"
Were you upstairs, dear7"
mo, ma"
Then how do you know he's asleep7'
81 heard him doing It He's sleeping out
loud"
Tommy, do you know where little boys
go that tell lies7"
You bet 1 dol That's the way most OF
'em get to go to the ball games"
%
Say, mister" said little John to the
florist, will you sell me a plant for a
dollar3"
Sure" replied the florist. What kin
Of a plant do you want7"
AN electric light plant" was the reply.
%
M-amma-There. dear, it's too late to cry
now. 1t was ar hour ago that you hurt
your finger and you didn't cry then.
Elsi (aged D-But there was no one
arOund to hear me cry an hour ago.
Little Ethel Gagged S-Tum on. gwanma;
supper is weady.
Grandma-Why, dear. you mean break
fast, dom you?
Little Ethel-'Es. tourse 1 does. but /
tan't say It.
Teacher-Harry. what did you make a
face at me fort
HarTy-Please. ma'am, because I didn't
know you were lookin'.
.
Little Marion-Our family Is very exclu-
sive; is yours7
Little Florette-No. indeed; we have
nothing to be ashamed of.
Teacher-Johnnie. do you know what a
blotter is?
JOhnnie-Yessum. It's de ting wot youse
hunts fer while de ink gets Try.
why Ethel. what's the natter" asked
her mother. as the little one almost choked
at the dinner table.
Il got q piece OF bread head first down
my cough pipe" explained Ethel.
Sunday School Teaeher-What DO we Learn
from the story OF the man who was told
to take up his bed and walk?
Small Sammie-We learn that they lat
folding beds in ancient times.
On the morning OF the entertainment his
mother suggested that he should take his
little sister. about 4 years old. with him
He hung his head.
Don't you want to take herT' his
mother asked.
mo, / don't" he answered.
''Whs not?"
"'Cause there amt none OF the other Eel
lers has TO bring their children" was th'
reply.
Tea~cher-Johnny, can you tell me why
donkey eats thistles?
~Johnny-Yes. ma'am; It's cause he's
donkey.
Fond MOther-This is your birthday
Tommy. What would you like best Of al
as a souvenir OF the event7
Small Tommy-WeIi. / think I should en-
10Y seeing the baby spanked.
Father Cat supper table)-Well, Johnny
how did you get along az school today7
J0hnnY-Papa. my physiology book say
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

ones saving materlalize AXE saving a
far more pleasant task than merely to
hand 50 many dollars into a bank each
week and have nothing more attractive
to show for them than some figures in
a bank book. This, Of course. Is the
necessary start, and figures are enjoy
able things to thlnk about when one is
sick and no salary coming in. But moth
Ing quite equals the delights OF treading
the floors Of your own home, which you
have paid for from your savings, or which
you are paying for while you live in It
and which you plan TO make more eauu-
full as the months go BY.
The first essential is to make the start.
Make a start II it is only . or 90 cents a
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Some Of these and-suffragettes,' said
DR.. Ida Harper Heustis OF Duluth. RE
min me, in their strange humility. Of the
Widow Skinner.
She had been twice widowed, and she
was telling me about her two husbands
over a cup Of tea.
'Boggs was the first she said, dream
lily; a ornery hound wot used to git drunk
and come home and lsmbast me all over
the place. AFTER Boggs died l married
kline He wuz a goOd-for-nothln', or
merry critter wot 'ud turn up full. and. be
gosht, I'd lamm him till he couldn't See
She chuckled with quiet amusement.
well said I, the last was better
than the first, at least
But the widow shook her head.
mo, 'twa'nt,' she said, Td kinder got
used to Boggs' little ways, and in Skin
ner's case 1 never oottoned to the idea Of
dom q man's work about the house,"
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sides her love Of reminiscenee-young peo-
pie, flowers and charity. and she manages
to combine all three gracefully. on her
every birthday she holds open house." to
which the young and old Of the town are
invited-mainly the former-and not a
guest forgets 70 bring a floral remember
ance. for they know OF their hostess's great
love for flowers. Her home Is filled with
relies Of the past, its furniture being Of
the real antique for which the ~"faddests'
would sell their souls. There is the spin
ning-wheel which she used as a girl. and
other relics about which she loves to tell
her friends. No one ever doubts her hospi-
tally, and when a tourist in Lawrence,
seeing the quaint and picturesque old home,
expresses curiosity as to the interior, he is
invited to enter, where he is shown treas
ures, for such they really are. The owner
Of all this is a dear, kindly old lady,
whose ninety and one years set lightly
upon her, and whose life is made up Of her
really dramatic past and her pleasant
present life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
Activities in the Realm of Progressive Women

to live. Statements to the contrary ceased
to be true in 1900 when rents went up for
the exposition-double and more-never 70
come down again. And in no section did
they 90 higher than in the American quar-
ter. Though a single room or a small
many still be hired for less than
in New York, the price includes neither
heat, light, hot water nor a bathroom.
As for cheap restaurants. there Is
one left. Even the little cream
cry restaurants can no longer serve a
dinner for one franc twenty-five oentimes,
whereas over here plenty Of good din
ners may be had for a quarter. one pays
more than that in Paris student
restaurants for eating from dirty slabs
Of marble, gulltless Of cloth OF napkins,
and in a room unheated in winter save
for the heavy smelling steam from the
kitchen. The American Girls club in the
Rue de Chevreuse, once quoted as the
heapest living place, can no longer give
board for less than s. a week. Paris
boarding houses, or pensions, charge from
81 UP, but heat, light, hot water, etc, are
extra
Nor is clothing cheap. Certain wholly
luxurious articles, such as hand embrold-
cred waists, hand made underwear, laces,
silk stockings and pretty neckwear cost
amazingly little, but the things a woman
student needs for everyday ~wear-street
costumes, simple dresses, shoes and stock
lngs-cost as much in Paris as anywhere.
Gloves are the only indispensable item Of
apparel that is cheap.
Any way you look at it. Paris is for the
girl with a comfortable sum at her dis
posal. Only she who is willing to accept
a f~ireless, candle-lit room, insufficient
food, no BATH and, in general, shameless
shabbiness, can live there cheaply. Such
are the women who become the subjects
Of the stern. but In this country carefully
concealed, tragedies Of the Quarter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
one woman's ihoughtfulness.

A thoughtful housewife in Philadelphia
has put into practice during the hot
weather the plan OF offering to every
person who comes to her front door a
glass Of cold water. In her experience
no one has ever declined her hospitable
refreshment. Especially grateful are let
ter carriers. market boys, and delivery
men. whose work exposes them to the
sun. This appreciation Of her thought
fulness has had the reflex effect Of maxi
Ing her contented and calm upon the most
fretful days. 1t is quite possible that
other housekeepers in other cities may
award to this plan the sincere flattery
Of imitation. Such agreeable domestic
GASES in the daily round of torrld duty
may have the further effect Of le~ssening
the number Of visits by the overheated to
the saloon for the temporary but false
relief offered by beer. 1t is a bit of kind
ness that cheers the mind while quench-
ing the thirst, and tends to make more
pleasant the way of the toiler.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Father Cat supper table)-well. Johnny.
how aid you get along at school today7
J~0hnnY-Pspa my physiology boOk says
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18
No Place for POOP American Girls.

No Place for Poor American Girls.
Paris is Partisan; the rest of France is
French" say the natives of the gayest
capital in the world. Now. If the thou
sands of Frenchmen pouring into it an
nually from the provinces cannot make
Paris French, much less can the mere
handful Of Americans living there make it
American. Yet at the Art Students league
a young western girl with more enthusiasm
than information was heard to say the
other day:
MY parents have at last consented to
let me study in Paris next year. There
are such crowds of Americans there that
In sure It won't seem strange"
Her second deluslon was appalling. says
a writer in the Dellneator. She had saved
up 5000, out of which she expected to pay
her passage and remain a year abroad
Everyone says living is so cheap over
there, I'm sure 1 car do it."
She probably got her Impressions from
some of those DANGEROUSLY incorrect vol
umes on the gay life of the Latin quarter,
where all the young men and women arc
happy on a franc a day. 1t is just such
American bred descriptions of cheap apart
ments, cheap restaurants, cheap clothes,
and the magic word opportunity that work
mischief among the women students who
hope to complete their education there.
Emphatically, Paris is not a cheap place
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Fond MOther-This is your birthday,
Tommy. What would you like best Of all
as a souvenir OF the event7
Small Tommy-Well. / think ! should en-
Joy seeing the baby spanked.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

Teacher-Johnny, can you tell me why
donkey eats thlstles?
J~ohnny-Yes. ma'ami it's cause he's
donkey.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

} gratify the desire to see as
much Of the world as possible
usually implies possession Of a
well-filled purse. Much depends
on the travellers ideas Of her
needs. A moderately-fued purs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

the woman inclined toward embonpoint,
while the proper sort of mohalr ruffles
used as bust padding will add considerably
to the shapeliness Of the thin bather.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

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r. Toms 4 %. sydney; India X Pau
Mss5W; South Africa lennon Ltd CAPE Town.
yNhl. etc: u, 8. A.. Potter DRUG A chem. Corp
5ois Props, l3S Columbus Ave. Bostaa-
srPost-hss. s3-pAse cutieun book teniaE hoS
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
CITY LINEMAN
GRAY A HERO

With nothing but his hands with which
TO protect himself James T. Gray, of No.
1905 Monroe street. superintendent Of the
city police md fire alarm system yester-
day proved himself hero Of the brsvest
kind. FOR he captured a wild dog that was
running at large. and held Il safely until
the arrival of the dogcatcher The dog was
owned by Gray. and. getting out Of his
yard, started on a mad dash about the
streets, and soon gave indications that il
was suffering from the rabies.
The cry of "Maddogl" created a panic
IN the vicinity of Tenth and Adams streets,
where it was first noticed. and immedi-
ately everyone IN the vicinity ran for safe
ty. Persons bolted into stores and houses
and upon porches, while the dog ran about
blindly. frothing at the mouth and snap
ping at everything.
Gray was notified and he hurried to the
scene lie started for the dog. but It did
not know its master. and was about "a
attack him when he caught 1t about the
neck with his hands and threw il to the
sidewalk, and held It there while the po.
lice and dog-catcher we're notified. Officers
wanted to XIII the animal at once. but
Gray wanted to save his pet if he could
and will keep it confined for a time.
The dogs condition was much improved
to-day Gray thinks II was effected by tn,
heat.
Several persons obtained guns and gave
chase TO the animal with intention Of
shooting and one did want TO kin it. ever
after Mr. Gray captured it, and all danger
vas past. but the latter would not allow
this 10 be done.
The dog ran to Tenth and Adams streets
where with frothing mouth it snapped a
AMI chewed several trees. 1t then proce ID
cd to Ninth street. to Monroe. where Alr
c.: av captured II.
The episode had its funny side like al
most every thing else. In Adams street
between Ninth and Tenth a physician has
just driven up TO house in a carriage
A colored driver in the employ of th'
physician. had alighted and was waitinl
for the doctor to get out when he espies
the dog coming. Without looking aroun'
again the colored man with a boun'
jumped over the physician in his hurr,
10 get back into the carriage.
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
FLOATING PALACES.
calIeys Of the Hindoo Ralahs on the
Ganges River.

oalIeys Of the Hindoo Rajahs on the
eanses River.
Notwithstanding the fact that India
has for many years been under the
rule OF England, the conditions and
manner OF living have not greatly
changed in many parts Of it. On the
Ganges river in the northwest prov
inces the tourist VIII see, II he ap-
proaches Benares at the right time, the
same type Of craft that carried pill
grims to this most sacred OF Hindoo
cities hundreds OF years ago. These
are floating palaces or magnificent gal
leys on which rajahs journey to Ben
ares and which serve as a test Of their
p.sus zeah~ss .~~-
These galleys differ hardly an iota
from the vessels used for the same
purpose by rajahs who died centuries
past. lncrusted with gold. silver and
pearl and decorated with tapestries
embroidered with precious metals and
jewels. these wonderful modern-an.
cient vessels lend festive touch to
the river scene. But their sumptuous-
ness does not prevent the richest rajah
who possesses one from bathing in the
same water, surrounded by 100000
poorer pilgrims, even though the sa-
cred river is thus piously filed with
myriads Of microbes. And he will I'LL
great Jars with the water in which the
/ pilgrims nave washed their bodies and
/ drink It.
In contrast TO these floating palaces
.y-e the barges OF the poorer classes
he system OF caste in India imposes
upon the riverman the obligation OF
living on the water as his ancestors
lived. so his shabby looking craft is
also his home. Usually he has in his
floating house a small chapel dedicated
to a secondary divinity who personifes
the river on which he exists.-Popular
Mechanics
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
ABSENTMIMDED.
a Question the College Professor Could
Not Decide Himself.

a Question the College Professor Could
Not Decide Himself.
There is a highly esteemed professor
in one Of the big colleges who is even
more absentminded than most genius
es. His son is a student in the same
college. At the beginning Of lecture
to his class one morning a look OF
perplexity overspread the professors
face. and his hearers noted that his
thoughts seemed to be wandering from
the subject he was discussing. At
length he paused for a moment and
quietly requested that his son be sum-
moned without delay. The young stu
dent startled by such an unusual mes
sage from his father, hastened to him.
expecting to find him dead or dying.
The professor had not finished his lee
ture by the time his son arrived and
was explaining things in his usual
clear and convincing manner. At last
the son succeeded in attracting his IA
ther's attention. and this extraordi-
nary dialogue took place:
"John, am surprised" growled the
distinguished educator. what do you
mean by interrupting me in this wayf'
"Why, father, don't you rememberg
You sent for me to come at once"
"Oh, yes, to be sure. Now / recol-
lect It was my fear Of annoying your
mother. You know how 1t distresses
her, dear soul, II / fail to appear at
my meals. I got thinking about this
when I started lecturing this morning.
and / sent for you to set my doubts at
rest. John. please tell me have / had
my breakfast yet this morning ?"-New
| York Press.
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
TheBlack Mystery

Thousands of pages have been
printed about the Negro-rang-
ing all the way from the jokes of
Bones and Tambo to the ethno-
logical report of Professor High
brow of Blahah University.
But the truth is yet to be told.
Because the Negro is an un-
solvable mystery.
"The Unknowable Negro" by
Harris N. Dickson, is the best
and fairest article of its kind we
have seen.
For the first time the Negro is
fairly written about by a man
who knows no Mason-Dixon line.
Judge Dickson might be called a
Nationalist. He has lived much
of his life in the North and has
the Northern point of view. His
home is in the very heart of the
Negro Belt--and he knows the
Southern viewpoint. His Won
derful article is the comprehen-
sive result of unbiased thought,
thorough research, based on facts
and conditions-not on preju-
diced opinions.
Don't fail to read what he says
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
HOUSEHOLD TOPICS

The rivalry to find place and fitting
more novel than anything that has
been before has gone on apace among
plucSy women who have set up their
teakettles and invited the shopping
public TO luncheon and afternoon tea
until nobody is any longer surprised
to find herself eating anywhere. One
woman has gone further than the rest.
however and has replaced the managers
Of an old stable in the heart Of the
fashionable shopping district with
daintily set tables. turning the stalls
into the coolest of hooks for little
tete-a-tetes. The marks of hoof and
teeth of former equine occupants are
still visible under the new varnish on
the woodwork separating the stalls and
fine woven straw work still trims the
bases as in the palmy old days when
the stable housed aristocratic horse
flesh. Cocoa mating is still on the
floor and the old stable stove. sur
II mounted by a huge copper teakettle.
gives warmth just as il did when
neighings and pawings were charac-
christie sounds instead of the findings
of fine chain and silver. The walls and
dishes are decorated with sporting pic
lures and old stable lanterns furnish
light. A jockey in greenland -white
livery acts as usher and attends the
sliding door by which entrance and
@xit arc made. Little ushoEinE Is
Evening journal., 1909-05-17
TAYLOR AND
WHITE WIN
ContInued From FIrst Page.

Continued From First Page
enth ward George II. p. Simmons won
out with a majority OF %. The COM
plete ticket nominated was as follows:
The Ticket.
For Mayor-William G.. Taylor.
For City Treasurer-Howard d. Ross.
For President OF Council-William p.
White.
For Assessor and Collector. Southern
District-William Ball.
For Assessor and Collector, Northern
District-James II. Morris.
For City Council.
First Ward-Albert F.. Vaughan.
Second Ward-Walter Rash.
Third Ward-J. Frank Dale.
Fourth Ward-Vacant.
Fifth Ward-Henry c. Taylor.
Sixth Ward-Dr Samuel G.. Ebert.
Seventh Ward-Samuel II. Benson,
Jr.
Eighth Ward-Nornan G. Downs.
Ninth Ward-George l.. Bilderback.
Tenth Ward.-Andrew =. Mahoney.
Eleventh Ward-George II. p. Sim
mons.
Twelfth Ward-Mathew l.. Kyle.
The vote in detail was as follows:
MAYOR.