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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

IT shouldn't want to marry a man who
ala not work. It seems unmanly to Just
live off OF your fathers money"
The sentiment did you credit The man
thought so. He shot you up another story
or two in the beautiful castle in the air he
had builded for your occupancy.
And, what is surer proof OF his high
regard for you. he went to work.
It was a novel and muscle trying for q
young collegian to help unload machinery
from a freight car. II was more novel still
for him to get up early and get to work
on time He had taken the only kind OF
job he could get unless he invent to work
for father" and through influence slid
into berth he could not fill.
That seemed to him just another way Of
doing what you considered the unmanly
thing. living off Of father. So he took the
hard work that always falls TO the un-
skilled hands
There was a boss whose very order was
an insult-one OF those narrow-minded men
who wanted to soak it into the blasted too
rich. Your lover was nuts for him. He de-
lighted to take the acid spite of labor
against capital out on the young collegian
To him, the son OF rich man stood for
all the vices of all the rich. So he pro-
ceeded to show him how much alike all
men are by giving him rapid-fire exhibit
ton OF the brutalities of the boss.
But your lover stood for 1t. He was just
as really and truly fighting for you, wear
ing your colors, trying to please you. as
was ever a knight of medieval days. The
thought Of you spread the love through his
system which antdoted the indignation
that the overbeaFing injustice OF the boss
created.
1t was all for you.
To prove himself a man who could be
trusted with your future, he began at the
very bottom. where the work OF one S
hands alone counts He took a delight in
the first promotion-beeause II marked a
step in his nearing you-that was deeper
than his own satisfaction in proving him
self to himself. And when he reached a
place where his trained brain could come
70 reinforee the work OF his toil-stained
hands, he began rapid rise toward sue
eess-and you. You meant both yourself
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Official Flirts" Rush to Squelch Washers

red from weeping over what I have sean
in Broadway, Nobody can help but look
at me. as radiate sadness and despair,
Might not be used as a decoy to attracts
the attention of sympathetic men,
Here Is a cheerful letter, written with a
real simple heart story, containing a throb
in every lire:
MY friends say have the evil eye and
all my husbands have endorsed the YER
dict. They are so superstitious where I
am concerned they think it is a bad sign to
pay me alimony, and consequently I have
developed into a practical business woman
will catch and deliver Washers to you
at 81 a head the first and second days.
and then accept 9 regular salary az long
as the Washers last All men stare at me
and follow me. l am quick in action and
never fail TO turn and note the impression
have made"
There we're other letters from girls with
Irish eyes," and lilac eyes with yellow
glints that shine like Furnished gold.
In Los Angeles the official flirt" has
been introduced, accompanied by plain
clothes men, and she never fails TO bring
in a crop of Washers" which she form
ally presents TO police magistrates. It was
the account OF her great success that has
led the girls in New York City to think
there is some good yet to he accomplished
in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

color, eyes gray. forehead high. mouth
medium size, chin dimpled. and an oval
face"
But the real Charlotte as seen in the
two pictures which were painted Of her
while in prison, show q girl much more
beautiful than this description suggests
She had a wealth of chestnut curls. which
chung about her neck and fair forehead,
deep, gray eyes, from which shone truth
and undaunted courage, a sweet yet firm
mouth. and form OF infinite grace.
On arriving in Paris the girl sought out
Marat only 10 be refused admittance to
his presence Her third attempt was sue
cessful She was ushered into a room
where the leader of the revolution sat in
a tub of hot water covered over with a
blanket
Charlotte gazed for a moment upon the
figure rolling in the tub. the rat-lilSe face,
and thes hitting eyes Then taking from
the bosom Of her gown long. sharp dag
ger, she plunged 1t into the body of the
terrified monster. Marat was dead, and
with him died the stamina of the French
Revolution.
For the deed the girl was to pay with
her life. AS she mounted the guillotine a
ray Of sunshine burst forth from the
threatening sky, illuminating her slender
figure like statue in bronze. AS the
blade fell her lips quivered with their last
and only plea:
My duty is enough, the rest is nothing 8"
Copyright, 1911 by the N. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Gotham Kills Thousands of Cats and Dogs

Never before in the history Of New York
City have such efforts been made to rid
the streets Of stray cats and dogs as are
now being made by the Society for Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals. Within the last
two weeks, in addition to the ordinary
means employed by the society for picking
up cats and. dogs on the streets and for re-
ceiving them from owners who wish to rid
themselves OF the animals, the soefety lnas-
inaugurated a night service of three auto
mobiles which scour the streets between
the hours of 10 o'clock and daylight to
gather in and send to a mercifu death all
the wild. homeless, diseased and vicious
cats that infest the cellars areaways stair
ways and other places of refuge the city
affords.
On single night as many as s6e cats
have been captured. Since August u about
5000 have been caught in the streets at
night The whole number Of cats and dogs
that the society has destroyed in August Is
given as 1885. On one day the society's
record shows that 900 cats and dogs were
killed.
I'VE are waging a merciful war on cats
this year" said General Manager Horton
ot the society. Until this society took over
the work no attention was paid to cats by
the authorities. They were considered
harmless and necessary evils But It is
generally admitted now that they are car
riers OF disease and are far more dangerous
than dogs.
The night collection of garbage by Com.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Uncle Sans Larder Well Stocked

Indications are that the bread line" Is
stil some distance in the future for this
nation.
Latest estimates Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture assures US that
the bushels Of grain are already piled far
into the millions. The breadstuffs. at
least. are certain. for the wheat fields have
been stubble now for many weeks, ana the
thresher has been echoing up and down
the wheat acres for more than a month.
Finishing their estimates some time since,
these experts announced that the United
States would produce more than SIS 1000
bushels of wheat in the year OF 1911. This
includes all the grain Of that character,
both OF the spring and the winter varieties.
In spite OF the tremendous falling off in
the yield OF potatoes, over s25,O00000 bushels
OF these tubers will 80 upon the market
this year. Nearly three bushels for every
man. woman and child in the United States.
OF corn we are promised 2,65OO00,OO0
bushels, after allowing for drouth, bugs.
seorching winds and other enemies OF the
matchmaking maize. The amount OF corn
grown will stiu allow for breakfast foods.
pone, live stock food and things OF THAI
kind.
over lSO,OO0,0O0 bushels OF RED and yellow
and dusky green apples Will help in keep
ing down the cost OF living and in making
the world seem worth whilsAo the horti-
culturist The apple crop OF 1911 will come
near establishing a new record. Peaches
are almost in the same class for this year.
with about 100000 bushels.
The hungry. happy hog 10 also strongly
aiding 10 keep the ravenous wolf from the
door OF his tribe 100000 members have
been counted. alive and grunting out
promise OF good profit According 70
figures given out by the six principal stock
yards Of the United States for the first
seven months OF 1911, 100000 hogs may
be expected 10 pass through the stock pens
OF the country before the coming Of 1872
other millions Of hogs are killed on the
farms and these never get into records OF
the packers and the buyers; In fact. only
half the available supply of the eountry's
hogs goes through the hands OF the buyer
and the packer every year.
The oats crop is shorter than for ten
years. but at that slS.OOo.OoO bushels ought
70 keep the cereal makers busy and the
equine consumers fairly well filled. Every
hushel represents more money. It is said.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

IF we drop the little feminine Access
SORES which make women attractive for
more mannish apparel IA stiff collar and
dark tie, for instance), a cry goes up
about the emancipated woman. Indeed, we
have to look to our appearance Our bread
and butter depends on it, A well gowned
woman has far better chance OF securing
a position than one who looks untidy or
too austere. And then, too, though bach.
elor maids expenses are Just as great as
a bachelors her salary Is almost always
less than his. She must do her shopping
at the leisure hour. when she should be
restfulIy eating her lunch. as a man does
The little festivities which she plans must
be attended to at odd moments, and II she
is a member Of the home circle her duties
are limited.
II don't mean TO complain too blatantiv."
she said smilingly, but, really. when IA
man talks in a mighty way about his
superiority, his towering executive, his
capacity for ordering his life in more
uniform way than a woman. must relieve
my feelings in some way. My whole SYM
pathy goes out to the overworked under
paid, dependent working girl:
A dimple in the chin is lucky.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

and success to him.
Men do such things for love.
And what were you doing? Motoring and
golfing, dancing and playing tennis, reading
the new books and going to teas.
Oh. it is so easy for girls to dictate how
a man shall prove his worth and worthi-
ness of them! But l have seen mighty
few of them busy about learning the COM
mon work OF life to be ready for the day
when the toil-trained man shall wed them.
1t isn't necessary for the dainty girl
darlings of well-to-do parents to learn how
life is lived. They just amuse themselves
till the men find out the process for their
kind of living Then, all ignorant as they
are but dainty and sweet and appealing
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

Charlotte Corday, Executioner Of Marat

The story Of Charlotte corday Is full Of
pathetic power. In all the annals Of
hsroiEn there IL no such record o. tragic
seif.saerifiea as that performed b. the
peasant royaiist for the sake Of her eoun-
try The tale Is a hundred years Cd. and
vet Il is e-e- ne. ro- .'-. .---.- --or Of
It's theme makes It appear undyins
Charlotte corda- sac a NAIVE u Nor
mandy. descended s-o-l noble ancestors.
though her b7ancr 0 ne family had been
slrost reSu~e1 e., TRY through
hundred years Of hardship.
Tie girls early 49, e.. spent in a con-
vent where constant companionship with
the sweet faced sisters turned her thoughts
TO serious things As child she developed
a mystic turn Of mind and spent hours
brooding By herself thinking Of many
things.
The strange, lonely child had grown al.
most 10 womanhood when the rumblings
Of the French Revolution burst forth in
all their fury Al first she sympathized
with the peoples cause. though she was
OF noble descent She had seen the SUE
fering Of the peasantry and the injustice
accorded the poor. But what she hoped
FOR was democracy Of order, equality and
peace-a wish shared by many of her
countrymen.
SuCn was not 10 De. ALREADY III EaIls
the guiIotine ran red with the gore OF its
victims, the king had paid with his own
life for his own follies and those Of his
ancestors. while the savage violence OF
those in power soon brought about a
reign Of terror.
All the horrors Of this hideous time the
girl seemed to see embodied in the sinister
form OF John Paul Marat. She did not
consider the other leaders Of the revolu-
ton. She only saw Marat. the murderer
Of thousands the monster who reveled in
crime. the fiend who glorled in the grue-
some horrors endured by his innocent vic
Tins.
And in all this awful picture the young
girl saw still another figure. She saw her
self as the deliverer Of France, the one to
free her country from its hideous tyrant.
She definitely formed a plan to go to
Paris alone, then seek out Marat and to kill
him with her own hands.
With this object in view she made an
application for a passport allowing her to
visit Paris The passport still exists and
it gives us an official description of the
girl. II reads:
ALLOW Citizen Marie Corday to pass She
is "a years of age, five feet and one inch
in height. hair and eyebrows chestnut
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Loretas Looking GassReecs Girl Who Makes the Man Work

as flowers, these toy-girls marry.
Mother has learned by bitter experience
that even money does not always get
trained servants, that times come when
the mistress is forced to do her own work.
But she does not apply her wisdom for
your benefit You wait till you have other
and more really important problems to
solve; and then the whole mixing and
muddling confusion descends upon you.
While you are melting your lover to
prove his manhood. 1t wouldn't be a half
bad idea for you TO learn how to be as
practical a woman as he Is q man. He
won't be nearly so apt to tire Of you-for
you'll never have TO be worn and weary
with trying to do what you know not how
TO do.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

than ever before.
Even the government experts cannot esd
mate the number OF chickens, geese and
turkeys that help to make the cost OF living
bearable. They have found, however, in
the making OF the census that there are
more than three chickens and other fowls
to every man, woman and child in the
United States. Somewhere upwards OF
900 head OF poultry are doubtless now
in the country, IL the census figures may
be relied upon.
No country's larder is more richly stocked
than Uncle Sans.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

A dimple in the chin is lucky.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Casting Metals

As 10 we'll known some metals are un.
suitable for casting. while others, like
iron. can readily be cast IN any desired
shape, says Harpers Weekly The property
OF casting well is said 20 depend upon
whether the metal contracts or expands
on solidifyinE from the liquid form Iron,
like water, expands in soldfying. and hence
the solid metal may be seen floating in the
liquid iron about IT, The expansion causes
It to fill the die into which it Is poured.
and 90 Il IL cast easily. Gold and silver
contract in cooling. and, therefore. are
not suitable for casting
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Cynical Musings

The man who invents an excuse is In
variably infringing on an old patent
Charity begins at home. and that's the
reason 1t is so seldom appreciated.
II is easier to take things as they come
than 10 give them up as they 90.
Even the devil never puts off till to-
morrow the things he can do today.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07
Keen Going.

At sixty-two life has begun:
At seventy-thres begin once more:
Fly swifter as thou nearest the sun,
And brighter shine at eighty-four
At ninety-five,
Shouldst thou arrive,
sun wait on God and work and thrive
oliver Wendell Holmes
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-07

missioner Edwards men first put the plan
of night collection OF cats into the mind of
the society officers The men doing that
work were often attacked by fierce cats
Mr.. Horton realized what no one else has
seemed to have grasped before him, that
the time to capture cats was not during the
hours Of daylight when they were hidden
away-fn obscure recesses but at night.
when they come out to feed. The society
began on August IL with one automobile.
The record for the first few nights runs
like this:
First night. 37s cats; second, APO. third,
4o1. When three automobiles were put to
work on a single night the number rose to
500, which is record in cat hunting for
New York City. Funds for this work are
drawn from the money paid to the society
for dog licences. and every year the society
has little deficit to meet. Last year II
spent S6500O. and its income was So, 900.
This year the deficit will probably be
greater.
The record for the eighty-one days Of
summer in dogs and cats captured or
handed over to the society and destroyed
by it is
June ....,...............,.... 1896
July ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A,I15
august ............s......,.. $500
Total !.....................u3,1s6
It's a good work. I'm sure" said Mr..
Horton, and the only sensible and humane
way to treat these miserable animals"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-15
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

~ EW of the museums Of the world
have such large collection of in
sect specimens as is possessed by
the National museum. Aided by the
work of the biological survey and the
bureau Of entomology Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. and with many of
the insect collectors in the United
States presenting new specimens all
the time. it is easy to see how the
best collection in America is to be
found here Last year the bureau OF
entomology contributed some 500, OO0
specimens. mainly representing one
family Of beetles, which had been as
sembled in connection with the inves-
legations on forest insects. Many Of
these insects have been destructive 10
pine and other forest trees. Some OF
them bored rings around the trunk Of
a tree beneath the bark thus eIfectu-
ally cutting off the assent OF the sap
and killing the trees.
Usefulness OF the Collection.
The direct usefulness Of the museum
collections is illustrated by the loan
of several thousand specimens to the
Gypsy Moth Parasite laboratory IN
Massachusetts, for the study IL con-
nectiOn with the campaign to conquer
the gypsV moth. There is perhaps no
field Of geological inquiry so compare
lively unWOrked as that which has
to do with the insects Of the world.
Nearly 500, 900 different species have
been described, and yet entomOlOgists
estimate that the total number OF spe-
cies in existence today is certainly up
ward of 1000, 600. Some OF them put
their figures as high as 10, 00O0 over
35, 900 different species have been de-
cd IN 10 r1d n ri Q
all Of these are represented in the
National museum collections
Some idea Of the proportion OF each
order of insect species in the world
may be gathered from the fact that
Of the SIS, 900 species which had been
described prior to q recent year. 49,
600 species were beetles and $4,000 spe-
cies were moths and butterflies There
were $4,000 species OF ants, bees and
Wasps, a. 600 species of tWO-Winged
flies and $4,000 kinds Of true bugs One
family OF beetles alone already has
shown more than % 900 species-the
every sort of commodity from un-
ground wheat to cayenne pepper.
Private Collectors Help.
The National museum has found that
many private collectors are willing TO
assist in the work OF building I'D the
museums collections Of insects. In
order to stimulate this sort Of aid the
museum has issued a booklet giving
preparation Of insect specimens. The
main part Of the equipment recon-
mended is extremely simple One Of the
things most used BY a collector is a
cyanide bottle This is prepared by
purchasing a number Of small pieces
OF the deadly cyanide and placing them
in the bottom Of a wide-mouthed bot
tie. On top Of this is placed some dry
plaster of Paris. Above this IS placed
wet portion of the same material
which IS allowed to harden, thus e.
fectually imprisoning the cyanide ana
allowing only the requisite fumes to
escape. The insects are placed in the
bottle, and the inhalation Of the eva
hide fumes promptly kills them The
1nsect-collecting guide is supplied to
all persons who are seriously engaged
In the work Of insect study, and who
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-15
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he asked me to burn the whole bundle.
when the first flames touched 1t,
he leaned heavily on my shoulder and
J. heard him say God bless you, Wher-
ever you may go
Two DAYS later. when the doctor
had left, JACK spoke to me OF business
matters and then said: Tom. the doctor
gives me a couple OF days more 90
not fear what comes after death, but
I am afraid of death itself. The doctor
has promised to give me morphine when
the end comes There is one more
thing 1 must do, then / am ready. Bring
me some paper, an envelope and pen
and ink
7 helped him to take ring with sup
phires set like yours from his finger
He folded the letter together. placed
the ring inside and put both into the
envelope. His hand was firm as he
wrote the address sealed the letter and
stamped II. Crawford mailed it
1T was as If this was the breaking
Of the last tie He suffered very much"
The young mans voice trembled and
II was some time before he felt able
to continue.
That night the doctor gave him NOR
Prime. In the morning I was doing
in the next room when 7 heard him
sing. Did I tell you that he had
magnificent voice. At first he was
hoarse, but his voice grew clearer as
he sang "Abschiedslied-' It was touch
ing to hear the longing in his voice as
he sang; Behuet Dich Colt! Es waer
"a schOen Eewesen, and knew the end
had come when his voice broke as he
sang les hat NIGHT sollen sein.' Pardon
me. Mrs. de Peyster. if have bored
you. 1 felt you would understand
I thank you for your confidence"
she said as she stood up. Where did
you leave himT'
81 did not leave him." he replied. 81
am taking him home with me here on
the -Campania.'
Mrs. de Peyster closed her eyes. The
vessel vanished and sound of the waves
died away.
She was standing once more in a
large low room hung with oriental rugs
and illuminated by many lamps with
silk shades. The fire was burning IN
the fireplace.
A tall handsome man stood stopping
over a woman and the tense expression
of his face cOntrasted strangely with
his calm voice as he said:
Some time we shall cross the ocean
together darling. God bless you, eVeri'
She heard a door open, a carriage
door slammed, the noise Of wheels out
side and
Beautiful weather for a nap on
deck, Mrs. de Peyster" said a fellow
passenger stopping in front OF her.
Yes. II one could sleep without
dreaming general Benjamin."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-15

sleep with their heads covered breathe
through the mouth because they have
not enough air, and are really strug-
Cling for fresh air like a person who
is smothering. People who sleep with
their heads too high are also likely
70 breathe through the mouth, because
the Jaw naturally drops in sleep with
the relaxation Of the muscles.
Don't Use High Pillows.
Don't sleep with a high pillow: do
WITHOUT any pillow at all or with a
very small one When you are set
ting yourself for sleep, tilt your head
slightly forward so that the Jaw Can
not 1aH Be sure YOU have the window
open. and don't sleep with your face
TOO near the wall for that is not only
unhealthy because Of possible emana-
lions from the stone, plaster or paper,
put because you viii also have that
smothered sensation unconsciously. and
open your mouth for more air
OF course you can bind your law
up with a silk handkerchief or band
age, but I don't believe In that NY
self unless you have tried every way
or making yourself breathe through
your nose at night and failed.
Cause OF Thick Lips.
Now as 10 the thick lips. Lips get thick
because they are always relaxed Learn
to use the muscles with discrimination,
put more will power into closing your
lips You can do some little exercises.
such as pursuing the lips forward and
back, tensing all the muscles and using
great deal Of force. Study diction
careful pronunciation and elocution;
all these things help in forming the
contour OF the lips.
For the roughness Of the skin use
little vaseline or cold cream: camphOr
ice is good. and If you want 10 tougher
the skin a little, wet the lips night and
morning with spirits OF camphOr.
You viii find as soon as your nose
has been attended to- that you viii be
able 10 sleep with your mouth closed.
and your doctor will probably order
YOU to cleanse the nasal passages daily
with some simple remedy, like salt and
warm water, or with an antiseptic.