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Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

James q. MARITIME, the farmer orator.
of New Jersey, told the following story
on himself at a dinner recently: Hap
pening In New York one afternoon,
thought would like to look over the new
station of the Pennsylvania railroad, so l
went to the office and asked permission
from the man inside.
a. Are you here in an official capacity p
was asked.
mo l said; I'm only a farmer feeding
you hungry mortals.'
"'Well, then. are you a member OF the
legislatureT the man asked.
No. answered; but have four times
times been a candidate for the lower brandn
OF the legislature, four times a candidate
for state senator. twice l ran for congress
and on two occasions was a promising can
didate for governor and had the honor OF
being talked OF for the United States SEN
atorship. and was beaten every time
Good heavensl' responded my inquisi-
tor. you have more courage than any
white man I ever saw And he called a
messenger and provided me with a pass
TO go through the buildinES."
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
COW Temple hledwiEh Animals Holy e SILVA
SFkF

to their gods. Now and then they duck
down into the water, coming up gasping
and looking colder than ever. Such bath
ing for you and me would mean death.
1t may mean death to them, but here death
is salvation.
There are also plump girls and young
men. The nut-brown skins Of the lnaidens
shine as the water trickles over them, and
their bright eyes flash at us as they
whisper their prayers. They raise their
arms toward heaven, showing gold and
silver bracelets, and some have gold rings
from their wrists to their elbows and
thence to their shoulders. Some wear gold
nose rings, and others have ear ornaments
which hang to their shoulders Not a few
hide their faces. They may be high-caste
Hindoo maidens. Women, as rule, do
not battle with the men. They are huddled
off in groups by themselves. They come
down in parties, each carrying a brass jar
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
In the AutomobiIs ward.

F. II. Elliott, secretary Of the American
Automobile association. was discussing at
q dinner in New York the automobillst' 5
we'll known enthusiasm.
"a friend of mine" he said, visited re-
Gently the automobile ward OF a lunatio
asylum. They have, you know, automobile
wards now?
1T was large, airy room, and along the
wall were arranged some two dozen cots;
but Of the inmates not a trace was to be
seen.
But where are the inmatesf my friend
asked the physician.
:" The inmatesY was the reply. oh,
they're ali here They're under the beds
tinkering with the springs Washington
Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

to take back some water to aid them in
their worship at the temples.
AS our boat goes onward we pass tenn
pie after temple, the steps of which
sit half-naked priests with boxes of red
paint before them. marking the believers
with the signs of the gods. A little far
Their on we come to a break In the build
ings There is gully in the heart OF
the city lined with what look like bon
fires or campflres. Now we are nearer
and can see that the wood of each fire
has been piled up in a square, and on the
top of each lies a corpse. Those are the
bodies Of the dead who are being burned
on the banks of the Ganges, that their
ashes may float out upon its waters
and their souls go straight to heaven. L
have seen cremation in many lands, but
nothing like this The bodies are burned
right out in the open, and the nearest
relative OF the dead lights the fire. The
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
when the CIothier Tainted.

London clothier was never known to
acknowledge that he didn't have anything
possible customer might ask for. One
day a customer entered the shop and asked
II he had any trousers made especially for
one-legged men.
Certainly" replied the merchant. what
kind do you want?"
Dress pants" said the man. THE best
you've got"
Hurrying into the rear OF the shop, the
enterprising merchant snatched a pair OF
trousers and shipped off the right leg with
pair OF shears. Hastily turning under the
edges he presented them TO the customer.
That's the kind want What's the
price?"
Thirty shillings."
well. give me a pair with the left leg
off"
A month later the olothier was pro-
nounced convalescent-LondOn Globe
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

As we walk up through the city we stop
at an open place near the river and watch
the BARRIERS shaving and shampooing the
worshipers after their bath In the Gangss
The price for shave is cents, for a hair
cut the same, and for a shampoo from the
toes and finger tips to the crown is only
cents. The shaving is different from ours
Both barber and customer are almost
naked and they sit on the ground The
barber squats on his heels as he works
See this man being shaved His neck and
chin have been scraped ana also the eye
brows. The barber Is now shaving him
under the arm and taking tho hair off his
chest Before he has finished the mans
skin will be as bare as a drum head save
for one little black lock left on the crown.
You can see It there now. 1t is 80 small
we can count the hairs in IT, There are
Just thirteen all told. and they are about
six inches long. That 10 the holy queue.
which every Hindoo preserves in order that
his soul may be pulled into heaven whom
he passes away.
FRANK q. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
ice Samples from the Story Teller's Pack

ner. at Lawrence, Kan. tales of the civil
war.
Major Bunks," he said, smiling, was a
pompous chap. The boys had a good deal
OF fun over his exchange.
1T seems that on very dark night
stalwart confederate took the major pris-
oner. This fact. together with the pris-
oner's return to camp. was signaled to
headquarters tersely:
Major Bunks. captured during night
march. exchanged later for two plugs to-
bacco.' Minneapolis Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

Tom" Jones thanked him and accepted
Il. 1t was about that time that the Ala
bama chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy were struggling to raise a
fund for a soldiers monument. few
weeks later the Phelidelphia man returned
home and received a letter from Governor
Jones. The letter intimated that a gift to
the monument fund would be most accept
able and that II the visitor OF a short time
before wished to add anything to the dollar
he had given the governor short time
before the governor would never tell on
him.
a liberal check came by return mail and
Governor Jones has never told.-Philadel-
phia Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
An Anti-suffragette.

George Cavan Browne, the expert on in
ternational law. was discussing in Provi-
dence the Ruspoll case.
An American heiress," he said, mar
ried an Italian, one Ruspoli. He took her
to Italy. treated her badly. then died and
left all her money to his family. she in
consequence, is penniless. For by Italion
law. the wife's money, all OF It, belongs to
the husband
But, aside from It's legal aspect, con-
slider the mean, mercenary spirit of this
thing. Really. these foreign noblemen re-
semble Peleg Henderson Of Apponaug
"Peleg had his choice OF two sweethearts,
Shawomet girls. one of whom owned a COW
That was the one he married lie explained
to his friends at the wedding;
BY crinus! there amt the difference of
a COW between any two women living -
Washington Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

heinze, II had decided to have no staff in
the same quarters save for q lad for err
rands. Somebody found an eligible boy
and sent him to me. He had little school,
ing, but was bright, and. on looks, capable.
II thought 1t advisable to use a little for
NAL patronage on first acquaintance. and
said, very impressively;
q" A boy must take advantage of his OPP
tortunities in the business world. In that
way he profits by hard work. boy who
can make a study of that principle is a
good office boy, and that is the kind of a
boy want here. And any boy who knows
enough to keep a place in this office will
learn enough in a year to make his for
tune
Yes, sir said the boy.
Pleased with the good effect OF my lee
ture, l went TO lunch. When / returned /
found the office deserted. On the desk
was note written in a boyish scrawl II
proved how successful l had been as an
instructer-he certainly lost no time in
Selling his opportunity. 1t read
Deer Sur: l must quit wirk because a
man came in after you went out and give
me ticket TO the base ball. Yours truly,
J, Boggs, Washington Post
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Then He Got off.

The lady in the offside corner OF the
tramcar possessed a truculent air and
discolored eye.
Funny thing any one can't take a penny
ride without everybody glarln' at EN-"
she remarked, fixing a small gentleman,
wearing gray side whiskers and a some-
what rusty top hat with her normal optic.
The small gentleman suddenly became
interested in a soap advertisement.
III any one can't ave a black eye with
out Tom. Dick and AIRY askin questions
things are GONNA to a pretty pass" con-
tinued the lady.
Silence. allied with soap advertisement
study. though eminently discreet. was In
effective.
You I'm a-talkin' to"-the lady prodded
the small gentleman's knee with her UNI
brella. Bin settlu' there this last ten
minutes. you ave, wonderln' II my 'usban'
gives It to me II it'll ease yer mind. . did.
Is there anything else5'
Madam" the small gentleman oom-
meneed. had been your husband"
Il should s-got off at the cemetery with
a wreath instead o. Eoin' on tar the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Attorney in England.


Daniel o'connell had favorite story of
one Parsons. an Irish barrlster, who hated
the whole tribe of attorneys, and one day
was approached in the lobby Of the Four
Courts by an attorney who was soliciting
shilling subscriptions to pay the burial fee
Of an attorney who had died in poverty
Parsons offered the gentleman a pound
note "Oh, Mr.. Parsons" said the appli-
cant. II do not want so much ! only ask
a shilling from each contributor. / have
limited myself to that and cannot really
take more"
"oh, take it. take It," said Parsons
blandly. For Gods sake, my good sir,
take the pound and while you are about
1t. bury twenty of them"
Foote, the humorist, who once button
holed by country gentleman who COM
planned OF the heavy cost of burying a
relative who was an attorney.
why, do you bury attorneys here?"
asked Foote gravey.
Yes. to be sure, how else?'
Oh, we never do that In London"
Nor" exclaimed the amazed squire.
How do you manage, them"
Why, when an attorney happens TO die,
we lay him out IN room by himself, throw
open the windows, lock the door. and in
the morning he is entirely off"
"Indeed and what becomes OF him"
why, that we cannot exactly tell not
being acquainted with supernatural causes.
All that we know OF the matter is that
there is a strong smell OF birthstone in the
room the next morning. National Maya
zine.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

UGUSTUS HEINZE tells this
on office organization and the
inspiration 1t is possible to give
the young.
ITO expedite matters in my
private office" said Mr..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

General w. H. Lemon OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic was reoounung At q din
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

We land from our boats and stop q
while watching the scene. There are
ashes and fires everywhere. Here q
woman lies on the pyre. She is clad In
white cotton and her shaved head rests on
dirty BLUE pillow, six inches in thick
ness. Her arms are folded. She is as thin
as a skeleton and is probably q widow.
Next to her is the corpse of a well-to-do
merchant 1t is also in cotton. The Doms
take 1t, strip off the clothes and prepare
II for burning The pile of cordwood IL
ready 1t Is two feet high and about six
feet square. They first spread white
cheese cloth upon It and then raise the
naked body and spread 1t out at full
length. They cover 1t with cheese cloth.
1t has now q mosquito netting above and
a mosquito netting below, that is ALL
More wood Is piled up, klndlins sticks OF
cedar are inserted and shovel OF coal IL
brought from that fire at the right. OIL 10
poured on, the fire lighted and the orema-
ton goes on until nothing but ashes IL
left. The relatives throw these into the
Ganges and the ceremony is over. The
caste which superintends the cremauons
is said to be rich. and one OF them has
made 100000 In burning the dead. They
have Various charges for each body, ae-
cording to the wealth OF the owner.
A peasant may be burned for a dollar or
so, while rajah will get off cheap at
$780, 1 am told that payment must be
made before the business begins, ana no
money no fire. The bodies OF the poor are
often not more than half consumed, and
there are vultures hanging about. which
feed upon the corpses, snatching the flesh
out OF the river as 1t floats down the
stream.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
: ,Eced1nS &c Sacred Monkeys az BenareS

Ganges. come with me to the river. We
shall take a launch and ride down among
the bathers and see whether their actions
prove their belief. The mornings here
are cold and raw. We put on our over
coats and SILVER as we sit on the deck. 1t
is the duty of the Hindoo worshiper to
take a bath before breakfast. The sun is
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

just rising. but we find the stream full
The steps are crowded with worshipers
clad in the thinnest of cotton. There are
shriveled old men and women, wrapped in
a single breadth of dirty white stuff,
standing waist deep in the water and hold
ing up their long, thin. bony arms, while
with chattering teeth they mutter prayers
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

'orsepital with a visitors ticket" snapped
the lady, land the wreath wouldn't a-been
expensive neither London Ideas.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
AmOng the Bathsrs.

II you have any doubt that the Hindoos
believe their sins are washed away by The
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
How n Governor Earned one Dollar.


Former Governor TON" Jones, now
United States judge in Alabama. has a joke
on a Philadelphia capitalist whose name
he never has told. While governor he used
frequently to rise early and smoke a cigar
on the capitol steps before breakfast. There
tho northerner and his wife, stopping a
few hours in Montgomery. found him.
Governor Jones has not always been the
tidiest man about his personal appearance.
The stranger looked at him and then said
MY good man, can you show us about
the capitolT''
The governor courteously took the pair
over the old building. giving them the his
tory OF the many objects OF interest II
contains. The capitalist was 90 ably In
terestsd that when he ana his wife left he
pressed a silver dollar in the governors
hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

l5lO, Dy FRANK u. CarpenteT')
sNARES. 1910, This Is the hol-
lest city on the face of the
globe. All who die within
fifty miles of Benares,
whether they be Hindoos or
Mohammedans, Buddhists or
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
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wood is usually arranged by Doms. 6
certain caste who. according to the Hin
doc rites, cNl start ones soul best toward
heaven. They work for a price and at
so much they furnish the fire for the
burning We can see some standing
about.
Now we are just opposite the funeral
pyre. The wind has sprung up and is
tanning the flame. There is a cracking
and frying, the smoke becomes denser
and that fat Brahmin at the left has
burst out in a blaze. 1t is a horrible
sight, and the more 80 from the hurry
Of the relatives who stir UP the fires
that they may burn out the quicker. See.
there is one warming his hands in those
flames, and at the fire nearer the river
some boys have pulled up their gowns
and are toasting their thighs and calves
by their burning fathers and brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26
Bathing IN Che CANOES

Connected with this temple is a court
yard containing we'll the water OF which
Is so holy that he who drinks It will go up
to heaven. The water is ladled out by
priests to the pilgrims, who throw flowers
and other things down into the we'll as
their offerings. These rot and make the
contents filthy and putrid. 1t smells like
bad eggs. but it is bought by the cupful
and sulped down with the lips smacking.
When the Mohammedans once tried to take
Benares it Is said that one of the stone
gods Of the Brahmins jumped into this we'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-26

copyrlght. lalO. BIZ Frank q. Carpenterl
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
MISS sAccHETTo IN PLAZA DANCES

Rita SacehettOs OF the Metropolitan Opera
House. will give an afternoon OF dance and
pantOmime az the Plaza Hotel on Tues
day. April 5. under the patronage os
Mrs. Edmund I. Baylies. Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden. Mrs. Arthur D. ChOate. Mrs.
J. W. Alexander, Mrs. Andreas Dippel.
Mrs. James B. Haggin. Mrs. Peter Cooper
Hewitt. Mrs. Otto Kahn. Mrs. J. West
Roosevelt. Mrs. Kurt Ziegler. Mrs. Oswald
Willard, Mrs. David Wagstafr. Mrs. Henry
Payne Whitney. Mrs. J. r. WOrthingtOn.
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and others. The
programme Includes spanish and Hungarian
dances IN national costume. PierrOt. AmOu-
rette. crinOllne dances of the 1880 period and
Miss Sacchetto's original BOtticelli and
Peer Gynt pantOmimes. Miss SacchettO
win be assisted by Miss Irmgard Won Rot
tenthal. Miss Helen COster, Miss Una Fair
weather and Miss Madeleine DabO.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
ILLUSTRATED LECTURES.

z NJ. Newman, traveller and lecturer.
who recently returned from a six months
trip through the African wilderness. will
give at Carnegie Hall tonight the first Of
series OF five Sunday lectures on his ex-
perientes in that almost unknown land
The first lecture will be on British East
Africa. the scene OF Colonel ROOseveIt's
hunting. Mr.. Newman reached British
East Africa a few weeks after the ex-
President. He took photographs on every
side, and az NairObi he overlook the
Roosevelt party and was cordially received
by Colonel Roosevelt. who permitted him
20 take many interesting photographs OF
the Smithsonian party. Mr. Newman's
motion pictures OF wild animals in the
open are also shown and are most instruc-
tive
Mr. Wright Kramer will give at the I.y-
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
ART LECTURES FOR ACTORS FUND.

A series OF four illustrated readings will
be given for the benefit Of the Actors Fund
fair by Mrs. l. Evelyne TrOnsOn IN the
ballroom Of the Plaza Hotel on the follow
ing Tuesdays at II a. m: March %. AN
tique Portraits Found IN Egypt; April 8.
Antique Portraits" continued: April 12
Classic Art In Decoration and April 19.
''The Personal Side Of Contemporary Art
lists" Tickets. 81 for the series; single
tickets. s.; boxes. holding six. $50 on sale
at the TrOnsOn Studios. No. East 10Th
street. and at the Plaza.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
STAGE NOTES.

Mr.. +. r. Benson VIII begin his Shake
speare festival az StratfOTd-On-Avon on
April q sixteen OF Shakespeare's plays are
20 be given. Including special performances
Of Hamlet" with Sir Herbert Tree as the
Prince I'm one revival and Martin Harvey IN
the part OF another; The Two Gentlemen
OF VerCna," with Miss Nora Lancaster
as Silvia; THE Winters Tale" with Miss
Nora Lancaster as Perdita and Mr.. Benson
as LeOntes; Much Ado About Nothing, %
with Mr.. and Mrs Arthur BOurchieF. and
afterWard with Mr.. Lewis Waller and
Miss Winifred Emery. as Benedick and
Beatrice; "COriOlanus." with Miss Gene
We've Ward as Volunnia: Julius Cesar. {"
first with Mr.. Benson as Marcus AntOnils.
and afteTward with Mr.. Henry AinIey IN
the part: Richard III" with Miss
Genevleve Ward as Margaret, and ''The
Merchant OF Venice with Miss Ellen
Terry as POrtia. Mr.. OthO stuart as Bas-
sanio. and Mr.. James Carew as ShyIock.
Beaumont and Fletchev's comedy. The
knight OF the Burning PestIe." will be
given twice. and on the evening OF Thurs
day' May 5. viii be produced for the first
Tune the successful play I'm the eompeti-
tion recently announced for a prize OF fSOO
for which 3iS pieces were submitted. After
tne hfst performance the successful author
MIS-. Lionel Marks (better known as Miss
Josephine Preston Peabody. Of Cambrldre
Mass-1 will be presented with the prize.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

Thus does Mr.. walkeIey amuse bimsals
Win The Climax Q4OndOn productionl
and other matters:
IL appears that The Climax has beeD n
great success in America. and yOu can well
utiaetstand H. The play serves uD iust that
Aiha or hOmely. obvious humOr, saccharine
sentiment and cheap science which YOU fnd
IN so many American PLAYS and IN everv
popular American magazine. Incidentally.
" dweus on the contrast between some
nan baked. unsOphisticated. PuritanicaI
A1aiea. Ohio. and the aesthetic intellectual
emancipation OF New YOrk-which Is nOt
Pe'naps quite so far ahead Of Azalea as II
iondiy supposes. There Is SO much music
lh ~ vocal and instrumental. that n has
the air Of beins written round an actress
VINO can sins and an actor who can play
tAe piano-just as The Broken Melody was
written round a violOncellist on the whole
!. Is artiess 60 puerility: In short, Azalean:
'he BEST that can be said Cor Il Is that Is
pfeteraele Co an American football play.
Miss Marie DOrO. one Of those fragile
american types that are an eyes and
nerves, plays the heroine quite prettily. and
SINGS very prettily. too. On spite of the
A'aiian unclc's bizarre methods OF teaching
voice produetlon. It Is 90 be noted THAI the
P'ay Is presented by Mr. Charles FrOhman,
VINO. you conjecture. hnds h a relief 20
ee'ne down from the prccipitous heights OF
,he hepertory Thsstre for a little iaGnt on
n's own account in Asalea"
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

eeunn Theatre tonight and tomorrow az
ternOon the last OF hts series Of Burton
Holiness travelogues. His subject viii be
more About Paris"
Mr.. ElmendOrr will give his lecture on
Yellowstone Park az Carnegie Hall az 8
p m. on Tuesday. March q. In aid OF So.
Andrews Convalsscsnt Hospital for Women
and Girls.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
THE COMING WEEK
NEW PRODUCTIONS.

Monday Night, March 2i.-At the
Garden Theatre, Mr.. Ben Greet niIl
present Julius csssar."
Monday Night, March 2i.-At che
Academy Q! Music, sothern and Mar
loNn in "As Nou Like 81"
"wednesday Night, March ss.-at
Days Theatre, Nine. Marietta Oily
IN Henri Bernsiein's "The whirl wind"
("6Roosrat").
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

KEITH & PROCTORs FIFTH AVE
NUE-Rsturn OF Annette KeIlermann. fancy
diver and swimmer. whom Professor Sar-
gent. director OF the HemenWay Gymna-
sium. Harvard University, described as the
most perfectly formed woman he had ever
seen. Others on the bill are Margaret
MOfrat. In Sewall COllins's Awake at the
Switch; Horace Wright and Rene DIETRICH.
who have a new batch Of songs; Tom Ed
wards. the English ventrilOQuist. and Bow
ers. Walters and Croker.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

Thursday matinee and Friday evening.
''Sister Beatrice" and "B-- nd"
sTUYVESANT-MF. BelascO's splendid
presentation Of '"The Lily continues here.
with Miss Nance O'Neil extraordinarily
effective i'm the leading part.
WALLACK'S-"Alias Jimmy Valentine. %
a very good melOdrama, in which Mr.. III. B.
Warner. Miss Lauretta Taylor and every
member Of the cast does exceptionally good
work
WEBER'S-Last two weeks OF Where
There's a Wiu," a farce from the German.
WEST END-Miss Maxine Elliott will be
seen here next week in THE Inferior Sex. %
I'm which she has played successfully az
Daly's Theatre for a number Of weeks.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

CAsINO-Osoar Strauss's The Chocolate
Soldier" one of the most popular comic
operas ever played in this city, continues on
its successful way. Miss Ida Brooks Hunt
and Miss Edith Bradford. who We're absent
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

PLAZA-M. Castor Sylvester and Edne
MOllOn. In ma GOsse.' a play OF the
French under world by Yves Mlrande and
Henri Caen. with music by Franz Lehar.
composer Of The Merry Widow" Also.
THE Divine Myrma." SeaTl Allen and
company, In The Travelling Man." and
Miss Kathryn MilOy, a singer Of popular
songs.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

COMEDY.-Niss Mary Msnnering. Charles
Richman and an excellent cast I'm Rachel
CrOthers's "A Mans World" Except for
the ending. a good play. but az al times
well enacted.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20
MUSICAL PLAYS.

BROADWAY-s-Ora Bayes in "The Jolly
Bachelors" the kind of a musical play that
never reaches other cities until the second
season.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-20

GLoBE-rhe public is proving here daily
that. IN a musical comedy az least. q cares
not so much for the play as IL does for the
players. 1.-The old Town" Is the play. and
Montgomery and Stone are the chief play
erR