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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
MOVING AND HOUSE CLEANING
Continued

ALL the late patterns OF wall paper az
reducd prices. Barker Bros. Paint Co.
WHITEWASHING, plaster patching,
storm windows screens put on and taken
down cleaning. Tel. Harvey 3406 McRae.
HAVE your linoleums laid right. Phone
BenEon 2b2
lNTING and paperhanglng; all work
guaranteed. Russell, l7l6 Cass st. Tel.
Douglas 72l4
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

NICE clean rooms, with or without
board house modern. 2215 Howard
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

NICE rooms, with excellent board; house
all modern; all new furniture. 26lS St
Mary's Ave- Douglas mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

NICE rooms and excellent board with
Ava.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
OFFERED FOR RENT

YOUNG lady TO share suite of first floor
modern housekeeping rooms 2621 Harvey.
Harney 1892
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Maine or Canada He does not burden him
self with a lot 81 unnecessary 1rAppings
and baggage When he gets off the train
he picks up p guide and one suitcase con
tanning a change OF clothes and goes into
the interior
The guide has arranged for provisions.
snd the two live a primitive life until the
MSsss chusetts statesman Is ready 10 re
turn TO cultured Boston. In the interval
between his departure from that city and
his return thereto he has lAbored Ike an
expert woodsmAn. telling trees, hunting and
fishing and enjoying himself as only a real
woodsmsn can.
Mr. Peters Is one 81 the deep students Of
legislation in the house. He pays hard and
he works hard. He is the type Of member
who regards committee work as far more
important thai attendance on the floor Of
the house, and 1t Is declared that he scans
every bill which comes before the house
committee on interstate ana foreign COM
u-erce. He recently made a tvo-hour speech
In opposition 10 the administration bill
which vas generally regarded as so log
ically sound that the chairman, Mr. Mann.
IN charge Of tho bill dad no hesitation in
crossing the aisle and conEratulating the
young member from the Back Bay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

senate stde he rule S. supposed to he
--7rdiv---forcpd II 1t IS not and SenstoT
Hale sets a -Uhiff 81 tobacco smoke outside
Of TIC CLOAK rooms trouble is certain TO
fellow
May = good cigar have dropped down
she FhSft" SAID one Of the senate elevator
men when ] saw Sna5or Hale in the Of
fi11r IKE cigar pretty well, but ike
NV Job better. and when he Is around a
man must take his choice between the
two
When Seus Tor Hale is presiding over a
committee meeting Re does not permit his
low members 10 smoke, even In executive
session Members smoke in the executive
sessions ~ the senate. and Senator Hale
powerful as re Is has never been able to
enforce MS non-smokinE rule on his COL
leagues
Senator Hale permits himself 70 enjoy
another peculiarly much 70 the discom-
s'ert Of those close 10 him. He abhors q tel
ephone He viii not in any circumstances
Re Induced. 10 talk over the wire ans fur
thermere has never allowed an instrument
10 be installed in his private office Hence
whenever his private secretary finds u nee
essa-y 20 make Inquiries he either has to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

that ne had been in the room but a few
minutes when little Johnny entered and
placing two five dollar bills on the table
said. say. mister, ! won a FLYER from sister
on de prop that dad couldn't live over
night wild dat cut In his bread basket an
III Jest bet YOU ten plunks dat you can't
make him breathe no more
] was appointed guardian for the children
and soon found that I must get the boy
away from his mother. because she. true
10 her breeding. and stuhbornly refusing 20
believe that there is any wrong in gamb-
ling, was teaching him the tricks used by
his father and encouraging him in the
belief that he would be rich some day il
he learned TO manipulate them perfectly. I
sent him 10 a good boys school uD the
Hudson. but IL was ONLY a short time until
he was the owner OF nearly all the watches,
knives. jewelry ard Eeepsskcs that the
other boys had brought 70 the school with
them and the principal wrote me that if
did not come and take him away he
would have him placed in a reformatgry.
have often wished that ! had allowed
him TO he placed in durance but his mother
pleaded so hard for him that ] sent him
10 another school telling the principal fully
and frankly who ard what he was and
giving him free lance 20 use anv methods
he might prefer IN the task ~ breaking up
Johnnys gambling propensities-
The boy behaved as well as could he
expected from any one % his age the first
day and night a. this school but on the
evening Of the second day, when all the
boys were in the chapel for evening pray
srs. ne suddenly rose from his seat. flashed
= N.Dc bin and with great gravity offered
20 bet that the principal had two s1oOl
gold pieces in his pocket. The principal
knowing that he Odd not have the coins
md believing that II would almost break
the heart % the young gambler s7d al
the same time teach him a good lesson
to win the money from riu. took the bet
Then. turning bic pockets wrong side
out 20 show that be ala not have thc coins.
he proceeded 20 deliver a short lecture on
the evils u gambling. held Johnny up
20 ridicule as a would-be gambler from
the Eluns q the civ VINO did not know
how 10 use the money that his guardian
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

returning TO the practice OF the good
things" his forefathers for four genera
tons before him dotted on.
Did Johnny's twin sister inherit the
same evil tendencies?" inquired the
preacher.
Please do not require me TO answer that
question" replied the old doctor, and as he
rose from his seat noticed that he brushed
away a tear.
When we returned TO the hotel we found
number OF our fellow tourists playing
bridge. Among them a most vivacious and
lovely woman, who for several days had
been the life Of our party. She was so in
tensely interested in the game that she
paid no attention to the pleadings Of her
little taken haired boy. who wanted to be
taken to his room. shall never forget the
plying look OF the old doctor as he laid
his wrnkled hand on the woman's shoul-
der, looked into her eyes as though he was
reading her very soul and said:
Dear madam. take an old doctors ad-
vice and do not become infatuated with
bridge"
And I know the reason why.
Copyright. 1910. N Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

had so kindly provided for his pleasure,
told the boys that a fool and his money
are always soon and easily parted and
concluded by ordering my ward 20 60
TO his room at once and remain there
until called for. In answer to al this
Johnny calmly demanded that the boy
sitting next to him should give him 5000
before he would leave the chapel and fl
then and there developed that he mad
bet 500 with one Of the boys that he
would make the principal empty his peck
cts in the presence Of the whole school.
On the day after this evidence Of
Johnny's utter depTsvity received a let
ter from an angry principal informing me
that II had required only two days for
my ward TO demcTalize whole school and
bring great humiliation on the principal
himself: that said ward Of mine was at
that writing locked in the cellar. and that
under no consideration would he be held
even there for the rats 70 feed on any
longer than until noon OF 'the next day.
have had an awful time Of il with
that boy in the last six years lie has
no use as he terms IL, for any other
mans game, but Ike MS ancestors is
always on the lookout for suckers" who
take the bait Of his own sure things, and
I have never known nam to lay money
on anything else than his own certain
ties. but once
Upon his return from the mountains OF
Pennsylvania. where I had sent him TO re-
cuperate after an attack OF Uphold last
summer, he told me that a gypsy fortune
teller. wnom he met there had read the
palms OF his hands and told him that a
large fortune awaited him in the bowels Of
the earth. also that his father had visited
him I'm a dream and told him that he
thought u was worth while 10 gamble a
little on what the fortune teller mad told
him Then he showed me sOO. which
he said he had won working three card
moute and thimble-rizging up 90 the colu-
try and had the nerve 10 ASA me Gar the loan
Of so - add % ,y Tor use IN buying min
ing shares az 10 cents per share or
course. refused. but q day or two afte--
ward ] learned that his mother had
paNnsd her last diamond ring for 500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
The Tired Business Man
BY Walter A. Sinclair.


i see that Tot Of the older senators
are leaving observed Friend Wife
Some are leaving and some are left"
said the Tired Business Man. While
the trees leave in the fail, these sturdy
oaks OF the upper chamber chose the
gentle springtne for their specially. The
Elder Statesmen are giving merited rebuke
TO the old saying that few die and none
resign. They not only are resigninE. but
are resigned. The senate chamber is get
ting too riotous for peaceful slum0er.
Those political seers VINO see some sig
nficance in every act OF a prominent
front in the halls Of legislation will tell
you that the persons with the retiring
disposition have seen the footprints on
the wall or the handwriting on the sands
OF time. Maybe so. Maybe they are
worried by splinters from the party plans
over which they slid so carefree. II isn't
a matter Of health, either for they are
hale and hearty. or. rather, Hale and
AlGrich. But ! think it IS the lack OF old
time sleeping facilities in the upper cham
Der
II you want to, you can believe that 1t
was WEAKNESS az the constant cutlery
Possibly. l can conceive that it would
Be very trying 10 eat breakfast each
morning while reading from the news
paper proppSd up against the breakfast
food box that somebody else had slam
med me. It must be depressing to be pic
tured as dropping in at the headquarters
Of the Interstate daily for orders before
going to work at law making or block
ing. It can't he exactly chirkiug 10 be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

which she gave him and which he in
vested in thar COMPOUNDED stock. Later ne
got hold OF 1000 shares Of the same
stock from a lot OF boy shareholders, who
had tired u waiting for dividends, for
which he paid ] cent per share, and in
the course Of time, by begging, borrowing
pawning mis- winter clothing and gambling
overtime. he had accumulated 5000 shares
Of mining stock, which l had repeatedly
told him was worthless.
About six weeks ago his mother, who
was IN al the time. sent for me. and, much
to my surprise showed me q dividend check
for something over 500 which they had re-
ceived By mail that day. The check was
accompanied by a letter informing the
recipient that { e enclosed check was the
first Of a series Of monthly dividends which
the company hoped TO continue for at least
twenty-fo consecutive months, and that
because OF his having been kind enough 10
invest with them when they needed the
money for development work. the company
would now reciprocate by giving him a
ten-day chance to obtain 2o,Ooo more shares
al the old ground floor price Of only 10
cents per share. After ten days the price
was 10 be advanced TO 81 per share.
! did not like this letter. The outlook
was too gorgeous. After persuadinE the
boy 10 accompany his mother and sister
to Armagh township and remain there with
them until his mother would recover her
health. / came on west 70 investigate the
mining enterprise in which Johnny Is so
deeply interested Just as ! expected,
found that IL is not a commercial mine. II
is not even a prospect There Is not as
much as a hole in the ground. The divi-
dend was but a portion OF the money paid
In TO the promoters OF the fraud. every cent
u which and much more viii return 10
them IN payment for additional stock
There VIII never be another dividend paid.
The stock Is worthless, and FOR the first
time en- his short life Johnny Mortimer has
been played for a sucker, But this expert
eace will rot drive him crazy or in the
east degree interfere with the even tenor
Of his way, for he is d born gambler car
ing much less for the money Than he cares
Tor the game, and he will lose no time in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
Tells Friend Wife Some Senators
Leave and Others Are Left.

coat, without losing a note. A great deal
~ allowance ought 10 be made for proni
1snt men. who have to live in frock
coats at all hours.
Time was when any male person with
these accomplishments and a set Of patrisr-
chal wind caressers or. better stiil,
growth Of Abraham Lincoln whiskers.
could go right into the senate, providing he
was kindly regarded by the principal rail-
road or corporation Of the state he hailed
or Adriched from. An he had TO do was
TO snuggle down in his chair each day and
so 10 sleep, waking long enough to say
Aye II nudged once and No II he got
two bells. II was an ideal existence for a
man who had been ordered by his physi
clan 10 take a complete rest from all sctvi-
ties.
But that has all been changed. For sew
eral years past the United States senate
has resembled a stage on which a very
sad lot Of transformers are being presented
with all the vegetables and cats OF the old
school Only those who were lively on
their feet and enjoyed such diversions have
been able TO endure it with any amount
OF enjoyment or safety. It's like riding
IN an aeroplane-the higher they are the
harder they fall And so when the state
machines begin 10 wobble as though suf-
fering a lost tire they stop and retire. A
| toga in mothbaIls gathers no moths"
/ DO you think little Rhode Island will
/ let Senator Aldrich retire?" asked Friend
Wife.
1t would be a dispensatiou II Provi-
dence-R. l." said the Tired Business Man.
Copyright. 1910, y. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
SIDELIGHTS ALONG
WASHINGTON BYWAYS


While TIE departure from pubic life ~
senator. Eugene Hale uill be regretted by
many. % ms associates there are feU
senators and many senate employees who
VIII console themselves with the thought
That after March 3 lslI. they can enjoy a
cigar. OF Cigarette without fear q the sen
icr senator from Maine coming along
Senator Sale detssts tobacco smoke % ali
kinds When re Vas young member o.
the senate be had 10 submit 10 having his
ssuscs Offended ey pipes cigarettes and
cigars n the corridors. couunittee rooms
and 1Evstors. when re became one o.
the leaders, however, he chanEed matter.
There are no Smoking signs on both
hoalse and senate sides 81 the capitol. but
- ne preteads 10 observe such a rule on
Ne house sida, Especially since Speaker
Csrnon s ere regret in ascending % his
chair 10 the house each day is that he
has 20 abandon his ciEa-. over cu The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

dellEeated as running errands for preda-
tory powers all day and then swaggering
up the street arm in arm with the trusts
az eventide, shoulderiEg the common peo-
PIE off the walk in front OF the high cost
OF living traffic
Personally l would grow very weary
Of being 80 prominent that each day
some convention or delegation or editorial
or sermon would warn the particular war
nee Of that day to avoid me as he would
a creditor. This would be even more irk-
ing il I had spent a lifetime acquiring
venerable and benevolent appearance and
the ability to wear g straight up collar,
a white pique waistcoat with a piqued
constituency In the pocket and a frock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

chase around the capitol or 60 10 a teie-
phone IN some other office.
Among -he members cf ne house 81 rep
rese-tatfy-es who are ciassed - a-istocrats
fs Representative Andrew ! Peters % Mass
achusetts NJ Peters represents ~ least
D portion OF the aristocratic section q
Back BAY in Boston and when N v sshl1ss-
ton finds himself perfectly az home Al 'hs
Metropolitan club or 81 the various 5otso
events Ordinarily this would Indicate rhss
he devo;es most Of his leisure hou-s % So
cietv
AZ a matter q fact there is no Creater
6svo,ee OF uEh-and-tufnbie outdoor life
thsn NJ Peter When there e consider
able less political unrest than is now
abroad IN the country. and when be finds
80 possible 10 set away from his district
when congress is not n session, Mr. Peters
loses no time IN getting into the woods Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Eminent Daughters of the American
Revolution says the equal suffragists are
only lot OF frumps. That settles il. No
body OF the sterner sex had the nerve 10
use that word. SUN. II has been said
and no organization Of women can survive
being called lot Of frumps. To your
tents or your cells. oh. suffragettes!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

MI johnson says he intends to ask Mr..
Jeffries some very pointed questions when
they meet in the ring. Might as we'll cut
that out Conversation don't show In the
moving pictures,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Cleveland divorce suit reveals that while
a man and wife dwelt IN the same house
they ignored each other. Huh. Begin
chTonicling those little things and the size
Of the paper will have 20 be Increased.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

cactus. Accounts for the residence a few
horns Of puIqIe will put into a human.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

High hook among the census enumera-
tors with records OF 45i persons in one
day. Is a young and pretty girl, sure
thing. Whoever resisted the winsOme smile
and plaintive request "Oh won't you
please write something in my autograph
album"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
Trmpornrv Loan.

The race track man Is FUN Of guile,
or coin he has a stack:
lie lets you hold some for awhile
But he always takes II back.
II. E NJ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Constituents are complaining that the
government free seeds are very poor this
year Probably connects in some way
with the high cost Of things
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Colonel Roosevelt has defined the desir-
able citizen. There appears to be only two
OF him. one being Jacob Ris.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

chase around the capitol or &c 10 tsle-
phone IN some other office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
The Onlooker
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKH.
Tomorrow-MAktng Paper.

Earth tremors felt in Atlantic City. Sea
serpent butting in betimes, probably.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Notice report from Alaska that men
won't work, pseferring to go 10 Iditaroo
and hunt for gold. Won't work, Ell?
Whisper, dids't ever hunt for gold?
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
Two Cases Before Trial Justice HOl-

Edwin E. Smith of Harmony was ar
rested Wednesday and given hear
ing Thursday before Trial Justice,
John H. Holman of Athens on the
charge of single sale and common sell
er He was found guilty on both
charges and on the single sale charge
he was sentenced to $50 and costs and
80 days in Jail. He appealed to the
September term of the Supreme Court
On the common seller charge he was
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury.
Perley Cromwell was also before
Trial Justice Holman Thursday on the
charge of selling cider. He was found
guilty and sentenced to $50 and costs
and 30 days in jail. He entered an ap-
peal. Sheriff John Mooers and his
deputy, Elmer Trafton. worked all day
last Sunday to get evidence to con-
vict these two respondents.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
OFFERED MEN
Chas. F. Nesbit of Washington Speaks
in Grange Hall May %.

The men of Skowhegan are again to
be favored with the opportunity of
hearing one of the greatest speakers
TO men in the country. Charles F,
Nesbit of Washington, d. c., is to give
an address in Grange hall Wednes-
day evening. May 25. 1t will be re-
membered that a year ago Mr.. Nesbit
spoke to about three hundred men in
the Municipal building on the Lay
mems Movement. Those who heard
him then pronounced the address as
one of the best that they ever heard,
and since hearing Fred B. Smith of
New York who aroused about two
hundred men by an address in Grange
hall last week, it is expected that
Grange hall will be crowded with
men to listen to the address of Mr.
Nesbit. Mr. Nesbit is a business man
and he has put in a great deal of
study of the Laymen's Movement.
Mr.. Nesbit comes to Skowhegan
under the auspices of the Laymen's
Movement of Skowhegan. The fol-
lowing is the committee: d. H. Per-
kins, Judge F. F. Lawrence, w. T.
Seekins, R. L. Marston, n. S. Steward,
Carlton P. Merrill, L. II. Goldsmith,
G. r. Fogg, and E. c. Butler.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
ESCAPE OF PRISONER
IN MADISON
Michael Nelch Breaks Out of Lookup
hut Is Reeaptured.

Haying served time in the County
Jail and with the prospect that he vas
10 spend two months more with sher-
if John Mooers as boarder at the
County boarding house. Michael
Welch was willing 10 take a great
many chances to make his escape
from jail and while waiting in the
Madison lookup Tuesday TO be
brought to Skowhegan jail, he climb
ed to the top of the lookup, knocking
hole in the roof, and jumping sev-
eral feet to the ground. made off for
the woods towards Norridgewock. His
escape was not discovered until about
two hours afterwards.
Welch was arrested in Madison
Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Lessor on
a warrant charging him with single
sale. At a hearing before Trial JUS
tice Newall he was found guilty and
a sentence of $50 and costs and 80
days in jail and 80 days additional
W2S imposed. Nelcn Nd5 IldCeu III
the lookup and was to have left Mad
ison on the o'clock car. When Dep
uty Lessor opened the lookup door
he found that his prisoner had lett
town without leaving his address
Deputy Lessor Immediately notified
Sheriff John Mooers and fifteen min
utes later Sheriff Mooers was in Nor
ridgewock. Deputy Sheriff Charles
Bigelow in the meantime hastened to-
ward Madison up the track after leay-
ing men stationed on the Railroad
bridge. When within about four
miles of Madison Deputy Bigelow
stationed himself in the bushes be-
side the track After a few minutes
Welch came slowly walking down the
track and was re-captured by Deputy
Bigelow. Welch is now in the County
Jail serving his sentence. He SERVED
time here last January, being the tirsl
prisoner ever sentenced TO the County
Jail workshop.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-19
Baseball Managers Attention.

At the coming Fourth of July cele-
bration held by the Somerset Agricul-
tural Society at Skowhegan, there
will be a baseball tournament, We
wish to hear from all teams desiring
to compete. The committee will de-
eide in their minds which are the
four strongest teams and arrange for
three games; two games to be played
in the morning and the two winning
teams to play off for the champion
ship of the county.
Prizes of $25 will be given each of
the winning teams in the morning
games and an additional prize of $50
will be given the team winning the
championship.
Address all communications re-
garding these games to j. w Blunt.