Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-09

humiliation Of returning tourists who dis
like the rules Of the game. Naturally one
would suppose your uncle would be equally
eager to make amends for wrongs done by
his agents. Usually he does In case of eN-
cess duties But when duuable article
is lost, strayed or stolen while in his Gus
tody, there seems to be no redress except
through congress. The case Of Mabel Clark
Of Morristown, n. j., is in point. Among
the articles brought by Miss Clark and
mother recently was an Etruscan bracelet
which had cost $50 In a town in southern
Italy. 1t was claimed the jewel was more
than 100 years old and possessed artistic
merit emitting it to admission duty free.
When the inspectors looked at the article
they could not decide offhand its genuin-
ness, and sent IL to the appraiser office for
examination. A month afterward Miss
Clark was informed that her jewelry was
not really of ancient workmanship, and
therefore was liable to duty.s The appraisal
included all the articles she brought from
abroad except the rare bracelet. This, she
was told, had been lost i'm some manner
that could not be accounted for by the Off
Gals.
Miss Clark paid all the duties demanded
upon her trinkets, and then asked that
she be compensated for the loss Of the
bracelet. II was q startling discovery for
her to learn that the government did not
hold itself responsible for the carelessness
Of its employees. Goods left in its care,
although placed there by federal demand,
involved no risk on the part of the govern
ment, the deputy surveyor informed her.
Edgar Selwyn, the actor-playwright, was
dining at the Cafe Madrid the other day
when the proprietor came to his table, ac-
cording to the New York correspondent of
the Cincinnati Times-Star. Il want TO
thank you for having referred to my
restaurant in your latest play said George
Rector. In what manner can ] reclpro-
cate, Mr.. Selwyn?" Mr. Selwyn said that
he might name cocktail for Mrs. Selwyn
who is Margaret Mayo in playwritng
ranks. Not being an expert on cock
tails" said he. IN send my brother Mike
in to sample it."
So Mr. Rector devoted his skilled atten-
ton to the work of building new gargle.
Mr.. Simou-Selwyns name was Simon be-
fore he went on the stage--proved uncom-
monty hard to suit. Mr.. Rector would toss
together a new collection Of acids and MIR.
Simon would come in, drink the mixture
wisely, head on one side.
Let me try another" he would say. Il
don't quite make that" So the patient Mr..
Rector would scramble some more Liquor,
and Mr.. Simon, after painstRking invesu-
cation, would finally go out gigghng to
himself, but declaring that Rector had not
precisely caught the knack OF it yet. Until
the other night Mr.. Simon came in jaun-
tily. Mr.. Rector hailed him.
Il have got II at last Mike" said he.
This is the most wonderful cocktail that
was ever put together. Try it?' Mr.. Simon
tried it. A moment later Mr.. Simon robbed
water glass of all its ice and went about
with his mouth open, painting for fresh air.
BY and by he sat down and watched
Broadway through the window with eyes
dull and glazed His hand went to an ach-
ing forehead.
Try another Mike" said the malicious
Mr. Rector. Maybe you didn't get the
full flavor"
THE devil didn't" said Mr. Simon,
the finishing touch"
Unusual thirst in business hours seems
to be the result of this water famine" said
the superintendent of a large office EN-
ploying many clerks. We've always made
it a RULE to have spring water on tap
for drinking purposes, and under normal
COnulllONS lOuIu II WAS ubeu dbOuL as We u
naturally expect But now it's very differ
ent. Evidently our employees save up their
mornings thirst until they reach the
office, where they can have bottled water.
1t seems as If every one Of them drank
at least two glasses soon after arrival.
They also quench their evening thirst out
Of our bottles the last thing before going
home. notice it more than trebles the
quantity of water used. The other morn
ing saw two Of our women clerks coming
out of their dressing room each with a
toothbrush and glass. thought that was
GROSSLY, as he went out.
Every now and then Judge Mulqueen
makes a pertinent comment on the ad-
visibility of those having eyes and using
them to see with, says the New York
correspondent of the Cincinnati Times
Star. He especially directs his attention
toward the magistrates on the city bench,
most Of them are so bound with the throngs
OF custom that will all the will in the world
to deal justly they often make serious mis-
takes. Il had a cOlored woman before me
today as a complaining Witness" said Judge
Mulqueen. She had a man held for
trial by a city magistrate, on the charge
that he had attacked her with a pair Of
bGlbboAns nc AApuL near koukb man eye
out jedge,' she said TO me, Jes come at
me LAX a lion, he did, a-roarin sub. He
poke me in de face wiz dem scissors, jedge,
not once, four or five times. He jes' cut
up my face LAX it was a yahd Of ribbon,
jedge. The magistrate what held him to dis
heah court say he navar did hear tell Of
no more dangerous man
| 'WeH, ! looked her over. She had a
wide, smooth, yellow face that didn't have
mark on II. I told her TO repeat her
story, and she went all over II again, tell
! ing how the man had slashed her face
with that pair of scissors.
but, madam l said, there isn't a
mark on your face
" Marks she said Indignantly. Marks!
| 1 got witnesses, 1 tell you "
Last Sunday was a great day for the
boys who happened 10 live near a police
! station house. Commissioner Cropsoy sent
out the order on Saturday for the police
men to discard their helmets for caps. That
is one order that in some strange way
seems to reach the boys as soon as the
policemen. Long before the o'clock roll
call on Sunday the street in front OF every
station was filled with youngsters. Scores