Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-21
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John Barrett, director OF the International
Bureau OF American Republics, calls atten-
ton to the coming visit OF Marshal Hermes
da Fonseca, president-elect OF Brazil, 20 the
United States and urges the Importance Of
extending to the distinguished visitor local
as well as national hospitality. Marshal
Fonseca will reach New York, August 3.
He will remain four weeks in this country,
calling first upon President Taft at Bev-
erly, then upon Secretary Knox at Valley
Forge, and afterwards visiting such OF the
principal cities OF the United States as he
may see fit to accept invitations from. He
win be accompanied by DR.. Jose Carlos
Rodrigues, an eminent Journalist Of Latin
America and proprietor OF the Journal de
Commerce. Of Rio de Janerio, one of the
greatest newspapers OF the world,
The tito OF marshal borne by the pres
ident-elect came from holding the highest
position in the Brazilian army, to which he
has arisen step by step from the rank OF
lieutenant Although a great soldier he is
also notably a peaceful Statesman, and while
| in this country he will make a study not
only of our army. visiting West Point and
several of the principal military posts, but Of
our collegiate and public school systems,
of our river and harbor improvements and
of our industrial enterprises. He is "a years
old, and therefore in the prime Of his life.
In Europe, where he has just been visiting.
no has been shown great honors by EN-
peror William and other heads OF nations.
From the United States he will return to
| Brazil, where he will be inRugurated pres
ident early in November.
/ The big" room of the Washington Union
station, which IL was intended should shield
the executive in his numerous Fittings to
and from the capital, pending train depart
ures and arrivals, has pegged out. What
was planned to be one of the most import
ant gathering places in the city for hurried
conferences with the president is a nonen-
tity.
Roosevelt, while president, made use OF
the executive room" three or four times,
\ but not since the colonel. who only few
minutes before had been promoted to pri-
vate citizenship, made his notable getaway
on March 4, 1909. has anything approach
! ing a chief executive darkened, frightened
or graced the lorn greatness Of the spacious
l chamber.
j President Taft lodges the room with al
most premeditated intent. Not once has his
auto drawn near the entrance of the room
on the east side of the station, and 1t Is
somewhat doubtful whether he even knows
l of its existence.
Always his auto plunges up to either the
regular automobile driveway, on the oppo-
site side of the station. or the front colon
ade entrance. Then he marches grandly
and smllingly through the waiting room to
the train.
! Never a thought gives he to the marble
walled spaciousness behind the restaurant,
shrinking within itself at its desolateness.
4 Gone are those magnificent dreams Of
1 splendor and regal ceremonies escorting the
ruler to the wide country beyond and
eagerly awaiting and welcoming his royal
arrival.
Every one Of the 1000 female employees Of
the census bureau can hereafter say that
she has received at least one marriage
offer and turned it down. The offer is
j general end comes from a middle-aged
farmer Of Indiana, who expresses a desire
to wed one of the pretty census girls about
whom he has heard and read so much.
His letter came addressed to the Girls
Of the Census OFFICE and was opened in
the office OF the chief clerk. The writer
said his name was Mr.. Pyles, jr., with the
Junior spelled in capitals He entirely
Stunned his Christian name. This was the
letter;
Hello, Census Girls-Hearing so much
about your beauty and fine qualities ano
knowing you must be good workers or else
you wouldn't be holding your jobs 1 would
like to correspond with some one of you
with the ultimate object OF matrimony.
am 40 years OF age and am a natural hons
body and Of mild temperament. am g
farmer by profession and birth and am
noted for my gentle disposition.
I'm order that you may have some ides
OF my personal appearance, 1 might say
for your benefit that 1 am of a graceful
stature and have brown eyes-considereC
drearny-and blonde hair which is inclined
to be of the curly kind you read about II
novels. think would know how to max,
a wife happy, and II she knew how to cook
wash and iron and to take hand in a littl,
farm work, 1 would see that she got lot
Of fine clothes and a mirror for her owl
Z use.
Il prefer woman who is between II anC
$ 30 years of age and one who has not beer
I married before and is naturally loving.
y Trusting TO have an early reply from
/ the right party. l remain,
MR.. PYLES, JR-,
"R F. d. No. 2, Colburn, Ind"
Congress has provided coaches and auto
n mobiles not merely for heads Of depart
y ments. but for chiefs Of official bureaus
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