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Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

quite unusual to NO 20 ride to town"
Just how the Omaha walking ciuS ori-.-
mated iz a matte y hlch history has clouded
with mooted re--.d. Oae etcry e - the e.
feet thst a we'll k-own citizen, being IN
physical Geciins, Applied to his doctor for
relief
walk" said the 6octcr.
Il an not able to walk" reto-;ed the
man
Eyes you ere-you erc nb'e to walk from
your homo to your osi-e every ruc-nlng."
tie Doctor urged. and II -oI viii follow
my advise. you viii coon OBSERVE O vast
improvement IN your coalition"
Still sEepteal. but willing 20 Sab ct
straws the man walked TO town the r.zt
morning. As he swung into Farnam street
al the intersection Of Thirty-siKth street,
he saw his doctor whlEzing by in a b!J
red automobile. which at that time VAS q
novelty In Omaha.
II Walking IL such g good thing. unused
the man. Il wonder why the doctor Doesn't
try II himself7 I'll just ask him that ques-
ton. It's poser for him"
Later In the day. the man INTERCEPTED
The doctor, whereat that worthy merely
smiled and remarked that Il Ia the DOCTORS
business to give medicine, not TO teSe t.
So the man kept on walking That was
nearly ten years ago. ne IL sun WalRlHE-
that is, he walks from hls home TO his
office every morning. Sometimes there lie
an early rain but or these occasions out
comes big rain coat and the man walks
just as though the sun were shining.
Others from time to time. one by one,
dropped into the walking down habit.
Some prefer TO say walking up town"
Perhaps II would be correct linguistic ell
mination to simply walk TO town. omit
ting whether II is down" or up Waving
that fine technical point Of language, the
fact remains that scores Of well known men
walk 20 their work of mornings. while the
clerk whose SO pay envelope comes around
every Saturday night whizzes by on the
p. a. y. e. trolley cars. That is the clerks
business however. He has no equity swell
ing to reduce, and besides, II he prefers TO
so downward by trolley, there is none With
right 10 object.
Along about O'Clock every morning there
looms up over the crest OF the Farran
street hill. the tallest man In Omaha. You
can see him blocks away, his easy swinging
stride Gttestng suppleness Of limb and
ease Of respiration. Then II you are vsrsed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

and others who deal in the product of the
rich farm land tributary TO Omaha.
John c. French is South Omaha bank
cashier but he lives in Omaha in the
West TGrnam district. Perhaps some time
in the future his erthus asm will reach
a point that will prompt him TO walk al
the way to South Omaha, but at present
he IS content to journey part Of the way
on the street car.
Formes United states Senator Joseph H.
Willard is prominent among the older MEM
hers Of the pedestrian club. He lives on
South Thirty eighth in the 500 block, and
II IL his custom TO walk the greater part
OF tho time to and from his bank.
Perhaps one of the most striking ex-
anples OF the physical benefits TO be de-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

II. 3 Boyies just to be a good fellow,
once agreed 10 take up the walking habit,
but after e rew trials, he decided il was too
m ch like worh. and streightway he went
baci, to his automobile which now cir,i,a
him nom his Burt street home to his coli
lego every morning and evening.
Each month or a new recruit joins the
walking brigade and thus for the joiaers
have much more than overbalanccd the
bsckslders. II Theodore Roosevelt, the
strenuous. were an Omahan, he would find
company a-plenty on his rambles, and II
that f1r-famed theatrical troupe which rag
time song history declares had trouble in
transit from SchHectedy to Troy had had
the Omaha walking spirit. the song would
never have been written.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

rived from systematic pedestriaoism Is
found in the experience OF John c. Wharf n.
six or eight years ago his physicians urged
him to take exercise. Up u that time his
life had been closely sedentary and serious
fatty symptoms were appearing Tie doe
tor threw a fright into the mind Of Mr..
Wharton. but assured him that there was
yet time for application of the remedy
and that the aforesaid reIAedy was wGllinr.
So Mr. Wharton not only acquired the habit
Of walking to town, but he goes the other
pedestrians one better and arises about 8
O'Clock each morning FOR rsmble before
breakfast. Sometimes he covers eight or
ten miles between the hours Of and I
o'clock. Then, after breakfast, he walks
to his office.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

finally decided to give the FIRST prize To
Mrs. Herman Behling, whose car VAS done
in flowers in purple and white. and pre-
eented a most lovely sight. The second
Prize was awarded to Mr. Charles w. Lin
strem. who drove his own ear and who was
thought by many 10 he emitted TO first
piece The THIRD prize was given TO the
Nelson Automobile company FOR the swan
float it rad Oh exhibition. This was
splendidly executed design and attracted
great deal Of favorable comment As Il
passed along. Many o. the other cars were
deserving Of the highest praise By reason
OF their attractiveness
York Is now planning another great en-
tertainment In the way or a corn show,
which Is being looked forward TO b. every
farmer in the county. II is proposed 10
make this the largest and best cora show
OF its kind held IN she state. TIE Com
mercial club Of York which Is a live wire
In every hins. is back OF the undertaking
and proposes 70 see that success Is
achieved
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

thing, religiolsiy %, hewlns
kkz7IYFsys that which might be cataloeued
HKek3s as fanci.Il or superficial.
SG41zs2S Oftentlmes the simplest way is
the best. and IN demonstration II this
axiom. when tho average man OF affairs
BIT faded by too close application to office,
finds himself In need OF exercise. he walks
He might employ a physical instructor. he
might indulge In heavy outlay for private
gymnasium equipment and he might put
himself through all Of the caney movements
T known to the art Of physical culture.
He could II he would. do all OF This. for
taking the average Omahan as a type he
Z has ample means TO defray all expenses
incident to tho luxury-but after all he
walks
Walking. the doctors cay. Is the very
best form OF exercise. That is why. per-
haps tho Omaha man prefers walking to
the more fancy methods such as are illus-
rtrated in the health magazines
: II a correct census were taken OF Omaha
men Of affairs who every working morning
OF the wosk walk from homo to office. the
result would be q numerical surprise. II
there be skeptics who doubt the general
prevalence OF the walldng habit in Omaha,
let them journey out on West Farnarn.
Park avenue any ono OF several other
prominent thoroughfaros any morning
along about o'clock. or e little later and
they Will see for themselves scores cf promi-
nent citizens swinging their way along on
foot.
Casper e. Yost president OF the Nebraska
Telephone company, an Omaha pioneer who
has helped for many years to make local
history. is nominally dean Of the Pedestrian
club. 1t is called the pedestrian club, I'M
officially. because Il is not really a club so
far formal organization IS concerned
Mr.. Yost, now well along in the afternoon
OF busy life, has made a practice Of cover
ing the distance between his homo and his
office on foot for ten years o. more. He
lives at Thirty-ninth and Davenport streets
ana his office Is at Eighteenth and Dou glas
streets. 1t is surprising how easily he clips
OFF that space.
II have found walking down town Of
mornings TO be Of great physical benefit"
says Mr.. Yost. and 1t is also a pleasure
which l would regret to surrender. have
been at it 50 long now that II would seem
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

Clement J, Driscol. New York COM
missioner OF weights ana measures. advo-
Gates the sale OF bread strictly by weight
Some bakers oppose this idea. he said
the other day ''Iney prove that Is better
for the poor TO trust to the bakers gen
crosby than To pin him down, as groccrs
and butchers are pinned down now
well. II seems TO me that these bakers
are as Illogical ard absurd as the beggar
who wore a plaCard, saying. 4 have onlJ
siN months to live. He was a robust
beggar, but the placard touched all hearts,
and through It's agency he must have made
$ rr s. a day.
- Philadelphian who had helped the
bessar literally Ia Philadelphia in 1895
came across the fellow. wearing The same
placard, in Los Angeles in 1869.
Why. you ought 90 be ashamed OF
yourself the Philadelphia cried. Only
six months 10 live. fJrssoth. You we're s.t,-
ing that five years ago.
p" Well growled the begsar, IL amt my
fault. is IL, II the doctors make mistakes BE-
New York Times
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

HE business men OF York are
TN going about n the right WA,
e 10 take care OF their local
IszsSS 81 trade one OF their plans Is to
lsszzs21J provide their customers with
entertainment OF rational
sort. Recently an automobile race was
made the order OF tho day All OF the
automobile owners within the neighoor-
hood OF the prosperous city were invited
TO take part. and more than so gaily
decked machines were in line when the
procession moved along the streets. Il
was a most remarkable spectacle and car
RED the mind back TO that not very far
away time when the professions along the
way were those of the migrating Indians
with their hardy ponies. squaws and pap
posses. or the war party, naked and be-
daubed slipping steaithily along the trail
Another procession that has passed this
way was that OF the prairie schooner, the
arSonauts OF 40 making their way TO ths
gold fields Of the New III Dorado beyond
the mountains These In turn were fol
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
Carrying Thiilt ZOO Far.

Robert Lincoln Biten editor OF the
Boston Transcript. is a great admirer Of
the thrift OF the Vermonters but thinks
sometimes they carry II too far.
O'hnen was up in Vermont last summer
and went to dinner with friend who has
some political aspirations As they came in
The door he heard the lady of the house
say to The hired sirl.
Il see Mr.. Jones has some body with
MIN to dinner Take these two big pota-
taos down 10 the cellar and bring up three
small unes. New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
Empty rules.

William Jennings Bryan once joked about
our American fOndness for titles
You all know OF the colonel" ne said.
who got his title By Inheritance having
married Colonel Browns widow. But / once
met general VINO got his title neither by
inheritance. nor by service. nor by anything
you could mention.
General / said 10 him. how do you
come By this title OF yours. anyway
Why. sir..said he. 4 passed my youth
In the flour trade and for twenty-seyen
years was general miller
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

laborer!
Lnt answer so Senator Murphy says IS:
zone is a pharmacist, the other is d
farm assistant"
The other night he strolled into drug
store in his district to get a prescription
filled, the chief ingredient of which was
bOraN. lie propOunded the conundrum to
his drug friend. After slight mental
struggle the clerk gave 1t up AID was
told the answer and in duty bound.
laughed heartily. few minutes later the
prescription was filled and the price was
% cents.
III anks." said Senator Murphy, Il can
understand the 10 cents, but what is the 81
Genus fore''
"Oh, trat' led the druggist blandly,
that Is the difference Between the pharna-
cist aad the farm assistant. -philadeip PIMA
Time.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
From the Story Tellers Pack

L know another titled man, Judge Greene.
Are you, sir | oncg asked him a
United states judge or circuit court
judse?
amt neither, he replied I'm a judge
OF boss racin'. ',--Pniadelphia RECORD.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
4 Costly Inference.

\ tOSIIy UITIcrcnCe.
JOHN TlLDEN MUIR
PLY recently evolved wha: lie
considered to be a fine conun-
drum. This Is it:
What is the difference be-
tween a druggist and u farm
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
Talked Esperanto I'm sIeep.

When Mr.. smith-yOur intimate friend
smith-awoke The other morning he was
sreeted by his wife with this
MY sweet boy do you know you came
home last night and you talked In your
sleep?'
Great Scott No, did IT. said Smith.
badly agitated. What did l say? Tell
me"
Il just couldn't make It all out but II
sounded Ike ante-up-j jack pot stake"
Oh, yes, es my dear. 1 was reciting
a little esR.ranto that a friend was teach
ting me; 4 intended To tell il 10 you when
1 anne home, II means, How is my darl-
lng girl tcnight2' philadelphia Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18

dAHA has ever chung closely TO
the practical side OF evt.y-
thing, religloLsiy esc hewlry
that which might be cataloeued
as fanci-ll or superficial.
Oftentlmes the simplest way is
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
True 10 Life.

George Ale al a dinner at Hazelden
farm. his Indiana residence, said OF his
Two years silence:
You zee. am thinking up original and
realistic iueas. And FOR my heroine I've
hit on q remarkable good thing. Its 50
simple and So true. It's a wonder 1t never
occurred 10 Pinero or Hervieu or some
BODY before
What D. it?' guest asked, eagerly.
My heroine" said Mr.. AIDE. is bru-
neite in the first act and a blonde ina the
last"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
A Clerical Retort.

Al certain church 1t is the custom az
marriage for the clergyman to kiss the
bride after the ceremony. young woman
VINO was about 10 be married in the
church did not relish the prospect, and
instructed her prospective husband 20 tell
the clergyman that she did not wish him
70 kiss her. The bridegroom did as di-
rected. We'll. George" said the young
woman when he appeared. did you tell
the clergyman that l did not wish him to
kiss meg' "Oh. yes" And what did
he sayT He said that In that case he
would charge only half the usual fee
LoLdon Vanity Fair.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
Fond of Old Soldiers.

Senator Warner of Missouri, who Is
a member OF the board which man
ages the soldiers homes In different
parts of the country, very much re-
GREETED that he could not accompany
the board on its visit to the different
homes throughout the country. He
felt that he should remain in Wash
ington on account of the railroad bill,
which was under consideration, as he
wanted to vote on the different proVF
sions as they were presented. Il nave
a great fondness for the old soldier
boys" said Senator Warner, and
would have been glad to go out among
them. They are going so fast that
they won't be with us very long. They
are receiving good care at the diner
ent homes throughout the country.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
LIBERTIES IN THE RECORD
How Members of Congress "Extend
Their Remarks" In the Congress
sIonaI Record.

Congressman often take liberties In
the Congressional Record that you
wouldn't expect 'em to take. Up
bobs a gentleman when he has some
thing on his mind. more for his con-
stituents than for the house to hear.
Mr.. Speaker ask unanimous con-
sent to extend my remarks In the
record"
"The gentleman asks unanimous
consent to extend his remarks in the
record" says the speaker. 'Is there
objection? The chair hears none"
Indeed, the chair hears none, for
the reason that all the gentlemen
want that privilege at some time or
other.
Then the statesman writes a nice
little piece that nobody has ever
heard him speak, and in due time 1t Is
printed in the record. When the rec
ord gets back home it reads some
what like this:
"The weather will be fine If 1t
does not rain" (Applause) Il re-
peat, If it does not rain the weather
will be fine" (Applause)
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
Didn't Know the Purpose.

Mark Twain, as an example Of un-
conscious humor, used to quote a
Hartford woman who said one day In
the late spring:
my husband is the dearest fellow.
'Jim,' | said to him this morning, are
you very hard up just now%
81 certainly am hard up he re-
piled soberly. This high cost of Hv-
ing is terrible. don't know what I'm
going to do
Then, Jim,' said I, I'll give up all
thought of going to the country for
July and August this year.
But the dear fellows face changed,
and he said:
"Indeed, then, you won't, darling.
thought you wanted to buy hat with
an aigrette or some such foolishness
No, no, my darling-Jim can always
find the money to let his dear little
wife go to the country.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
a Tart Tonuuc,

Col. Robert C. Carter. at Nash
vile banquet, was talking about cam
paign comrades.
Then there was Dash OF Company
A." he said. Dash had the reputation
of being the nastiest-tongued man in
the regiment.
1T was Private Dash, you know,
who, out foraging one evening on
rich estate, came accidentally upon
the owners wife, a grande dame In
evening dress.
Dash asked her for food. She re
fused him. He asked again. But, still
refusing, she walked away.
mo she said, I'll give you moth
ing, trespassing like this! I'll give
you nothing. My mind is made up
"'Made up, is it?' said Dash. Like
the rest of you, eh 2
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
WRONG NAME ON A STATUE
Justice Harlan Informs Senator Cum
Minis Of Mistake Made by
Iowa People.

Statuary hall, in the capitol at
Washington, is getting all cluttered up
with statesmen in marble and bronze.
They'll be standing two deep, peering
over each others shoulders or OBJ
scured, by the time all the states are
given space.
Senator Dick has a notion 1t would
be a good idea to return the statues
to the various states which sent them
and let them be placed in the state
houses. He objects. too. to some OF
the choices that have been made. He
thinks that it would have been wiser
and more to the point If only pioneers
had been chosen for the honor.
Lately a statue of Senator James
Harlan of Iowa was placed in the hall.
The other day Justice Harlan of the
Supreme court met Senator Cummins
of the state which the man now In
bronze had come from.
Senator" said the justice. you
people have the wrong name on that
statue. It's labeled James S. Harlan.
Senator Harlan was plain James.
The justice had made the discovery
because the name James S. Harlan
is that of his own son. member OF
the interstate commerce commission.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
DOUBT METHUsELAH's AGE
Census officials, After Studying Their
Records, Discredlt Some Stories
Of Longevity.

Methuselah's oath as to his ag.
would not be accepted by present Of
ficials Of the United States census bu-
reau in Washington. After investiga.
ting some recently reported cases OF
longevity, DR.. Cressy l.. Wilbur, CHIEF
statistlcian OF the division of vital sta
tistics, reports that 'it is undoubted-
ly true that the age OF 100 years Is
occasionally attained, but 1t is perhaps
doubtful whether the age OF ITO has
ever been reached or exceeded"
1t is not at all surprising. the re-
port points out. that many unfounded
claims to extreme age arise, "in old
age, with impaired memory. with pos
sible unintentional confusion of what
has been heard and what has been
actually experienced by the individual
and with the well-known tendency of
many aged persons to exaggerate, In
the utmost good faith. the number of
years they have lived. these claims
are not surprising"
After careful investigation in regard
to the age of Noah Raby, known as
"the Oldest man In the country" and
said at the time of his death a few
years ago to have lived 131 years and
II months, the census bureau officials
came to the conclusion that Raby was
probably 80 years and IL months old
when he died, or 80 years less than
was claimed.
Raby's record was looked up In as
great detail as was possible, report
in the New York Medical Record of
March 5, 1904, that "he entered the
United States navy about as soon as
the United States had a navy, and
after serving for a number of years
was honorably discharged in 1S09," be-
ing shaken by a report from the navy
department which says that "a Noah
Raby was on the Constitution In 1888,
so 1t is possible that the report of his
discharge from the navy in 1909 is
pure legend"
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
Uses for cottonseed Flour.

Congressman Jack Beall of Texas
doomed one of the great products OF
his state a few days ago by intro
ducing in the press gallery in Wash
ington a large quantity of good food
made from cottonseed. There was
cottonseed bread, cottonseed ginger
bread, cottonseed fruit cake and cot
tonseed cookies, the latter one of the
delights Of childhood. Beall believes,
with those vino are promoting the
scheme. that cottonseed flour will re-
suit in largely increasing the profits
of cotton growing in the south.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25

other women to avail themselves ol
this valuable medicine" Mrs. E. M.
FREDERICK, Bloomdale, Ohio.
Backache is a symptom of female
weakness or arrangement. II you
have backache don't neglect 1t. 10
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this SO safely and surely
as Lydia L. Pinl1ham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis;
tressing aches and pains and you Will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited tes.
timony constantly pouring in proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou.
sands of women.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
An Almost Universal Prayer.

Among the late Bishop Foss' anec-
dotes about prayer" said Philadel-
phia Methodist, there was one con-
cerning very original Norristown
preacher.
This preacher. in the course of a
long prayer one Sunday night, recount
ed the many misfortunes and evils that
had befallen him in the course of his
long life. Then, signing heavily, he
prayed:
"'Thou hast tried me with afiiiction,
with bereavement, and with sorrow OF
many kinds. If thou are obliged to try
me again, Lord, try me with the bur
den of wealth."
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
SKIN BEAUTY PROMOTED

In the treatment of affections Of the
skin and scalp which torture, disfig-
ure, itch, burn, scale and destroy the
hair, as well as for preserving, puri-
flying and beautifying the complexion,
hands and hair, Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment are well-nigh in
fallible. Millions of women through
out the world rely on these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients for all pur-
poses of the toilet, bath and nursery,
and for the sanative, antiseptlc cleans
ing of liberated. infiamed mucous sur
faces. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
Boston, Mass, sole proprietors of the
Cuticura Remedies, will mail free, on
request, their latest 32-page Cuticura
Book on the skin and hair.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
WHY He Worried.

Great Scott, old mani" exclaimed
his best friend, coming upon him in
detected attitude and with pale and
haggard face. whats up?"
"Uph" he responded. "Why, Snooks
had bad fall last night and hurt his
head"
Sorry to hear 1t, old chap" said
the best friend carelessly. But II
won't do him any good for you to
worry. And who is Snooks, anyway
Never heard of him in my life be-
fore"
"Snooks!" he repeated, dolefully.
well. 1 don't know him personally,
very well myself"
"Then why on earth bother?" quer-
fed the friend.
why, you idiot" roared the defect
ed one, "Snooks owes me $40 and the
doctor says he'll probably lose his
emory."-London Answers.
The Colorado statesman., 1910-06-25
Not In II.

An old darky named Nose White, in
one of the southern states, walked
down the main street one morning in
his best black broadcloth suit, with a
81 ite rose in his buttonhole and cot
ton gloves on his large hands.
Why, Mose," said the proprietor OF
a large store that he was passing.
"are you taking a holiday"
Dish yere," said the old man. in
stately voice, "am nah golden weddin'
sab. Ah'm sallybratin' hit"
But your wife," said the storekeep-
er, sis working as usual I saw her at
the tub as passed this morning. why
isn't she celebrating, too?"
Herr" said Nose, angrily she
hain't got muffin to do with hit. She
am nah fou'th."