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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Sleeping Outdoors

a mere siri writing the Chicago
News. sags she mas slept 0uI every night
since March H. 1919. and gives some use
ful hints 10 people contemplating outdoor
slssping places.
Il have a fresh air shack on my roof
measuring Az by feet 10 has sloping
roof ana there IS plenty OF air circulating
through t. There are canvas flaps that Z
can throw back 70 lea Ia tho sun and AR.
1 leave the door open when the weather
permits.
when mailing the boards for the lower
uaH tho builder Of such q snack should be
sure 10 leave three-eishtha OF an inch space
or more bstweeu the boards, because IL b.
me Ilfe-EiFing air one 10 after. The lower
vail IL two feet high Above that I hage a
double wall OF canvass about three ana
one-half feet The height m front Is seven
feet ana slopes down 20 TIE rear wall Of
i've feet used plain pine heards Tor the
roof ana on TOP OF that put Tar paper la
severe weather. Eheu it rains and blows a
saie. fasten the canvas flaps and sinl
have plenty OF fresh air from the ereyicss
IN the lower vail
The contents OF the air SNACK are a
small Table and an iron cot tEenty-four
Inches Wide.
Above the TOP Of the spring have
placed newspapers 70 the thickness af haii
an inch 10 kerp ths dampness ana duEt
frsm me mattress. c0tton Guilt should
- taiaea saa Bl-ssa a. 80 ~ tAs papur.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

would make bigger hit standing guard
over a four-burner gas range n they only
knew how to iugglea the Kitchen artillery
according to Hoyle-"
Even IL q wife doesn't need TO do her
own cooking. this knowledge would be Of
great advantage in directing her seTvants.'
says Father.
I'D like to see a moving picture series
Of the wife who knows Il al butting in ON
cook lady in Harlem or the Bronx
muses. son. After one experience she d
advocate compulsory military service I'm
this country for tfrn men, so they could
defend their wives from the attacks OF
cooks who don't care TO be shown. Hubby
would certainly have to be there with the
bayonet charge TO save his happy home
from the rolling pin brigade"
Good cooking il a small. but necessary
item in the general scheme Of uplifr' de-
cides Father Every wife ought to regard
IL as an art.
That's lust the trouble with most Of the
danes who want TO be up to the minuta."
protests Son. Instead Of handing hubby
big. Juicy steak smothered with onions.
they try to slip him a near food poem on a
platter trimmed with maidenhair ferns.
lust because It goes we'll with the pattern in
the tablecloth. Take il from me. when
hubby is hungry all he wants In the big
eats. and wife can cut cut the art Ny
notion OF no kind Of 3 skirt TO put on the
cook job il enc who wants 10 make plat
ter OF ham and eggs loOi like a water color
etching OF Spring Gentle sprins' 2"
Copyright. 1911, by tha n. Y. Herald Cob
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

fastened az each az the fsur CORNERS 10
keep from sHding. The mattress comes
nsXt and a feather bsd on TOD Of the mat
tress covered with a cotton blanket wool
blanket 10 be- used as TOP sheet. and a
down feather bed Tor covering. The spread
rs OF canvas 10 keep cut the dampnesa.
Half an hour before retiring / place a
well-heated soapstOne bstEeen tins blanksta
az the head Of the bed. the stone 70 be
well protected with newspapers.
u undress and dress Indoors have
never been cold or chilly because X one
cannot keep warm Il does more harm than
good. d year ago I was very weak. hardly
able 10 set about I am gaining IN weight.
have had no rise % temperature for ten
weeks. Therefore 1 think the circulating
air is knocking me Solar plsxus cut OF me
tubercui0sia bacillua."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
down on the Farm

My recollsrtion as 10 the most stupendous
faqt In connection with life down on the
faEn. said the man who had possessed
but one and shs-haif thumbs since a boy
hood episode with a rural haycutter, RE-
Iates 90 Erandfather's hired man. He was
wonder.
Ills name was Charles. plain Charles
Although a wonderful man, you would
never have known il by his looks He was
noe handsome. His teeth pFotruded. his
eyes looked like one glass eve and one
rabbits eye. nor being mated well, and
possessing the most peculiar east / have
even seen In a human ORR. He walked
with a sIouCh--nur WIN that erect car
rage yea would naturally expect Of a
wonder Charles had q game shoulder, two
knock knees. a sprained face. and no par
tioular charm or manner-until you heard
him speak az bis best
al labor Charles was not a phenomenon.
He was lazy when he MIXED ana shiftless
when he moved. hay he simply could not
pitch: even when there was q thunder
storm within crashing distaEce he gave a
mighty poor imitation Of a man pitching
hay- The hay field must have been ashamed
10 have him there Charles was one failure
% Ear as pitching the fragrant hay was
concerned.
Next 20 hay hucksaw distressed him
more Than any article 90 be seen or found
ON the farm tie Waa NOT brave Charles
waa not have heen him really In
action running away from a sood-aized
black water snake he Would leap a fence
10 get away from very Young BUN ia a
very small tautrum
Charles Was . wonder an right re-
marked the most sarcastic member on The
sAEheriHs; -tsii as some more about hiin p
The man Eith one and one-half thuInbs
smiled srimiy. Yes. 4 viii You have
noted thai he vas not handsome You
have observed the fact rbaI be walked with
= slouCh and lacked charm You can sun-
derstaud from ms erstwhils feeble re-
MARKS that h. vas q peer uiIksr an JIM
saFtagl ness. aaa asa . hsFsi uast be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
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Philip IL such an attractive name-and
it was so remarkable. seeing him all those
times and never meeting him until the
night OF EiEis's dinner told Agnes an
about It,. She said she e0uIan't see. any
thing very romantic or psychic in che
same man happening to get in the street
car ySu were In that You had happened
TO see staring at you In restaurant
When 1 told her that he stood up and
silently drank my health az I went cut she
said that absolutely confirmed what she
already thOught-that he must have had
an awful edge / always suspected Agnes
was somewhat OF cat
His name Ia Philip Morslands Mrs.
Philip MbreiRnd 90 It really goes per
reouy. -HfrH. Pniiip aforeiand. Fridays in
February" ia have tea and chocolate. and
lively rose candle shades and wear 8 rose
-eolored gown.
I have only taAKed with him twice. but
We got on beautifully together. He called
On me soon after Elsie,s dinner. and I
said vas going to be very FRANK with
him about something and made him prom
ise not TO be, offended. And then I. asked
him if he ever got an edge. I said not
70 be angry at the. suggestion, that 1 knew
New York was fun OF temptations for
young men. and that he could b. perfectly
truthful with me. would understand. ]
knew Agnes was wrong
He said that he would confess 10 me that
SEINE time ago be had suceumbsd 70 temp
tation and had taken too much root beer.
He said there were not many people he
would eonfide this TO- But ne had deeply
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

was a frost in the bayfield, and = perfeetly
shameful failure when confronted By
bucksaw. Now, let he tel you what he
could do and do the best of any man
ever knew. He was the most magnificent.
mslliflous. artistic. accomplished. grace
ful. carefree, superb ana wonderful liar
who ever opened his mouth. He lied when
IL was fair; lied with ease and abandon.
But when he had Us boys in the old horse
barn on a rainy day he really got down TO
fine work. The performance ne gave was
marvellous Marvellous. 1 tell you.''
The man with one and one-haIf thumbs
twiddled them and looked IN rapt remi-
niscence az the ceiling.
~Er-what did he lie about somebody
asked.
Everything on Gods footstooI. but prin-
cipally about himself. He told about his
conquesis with the ladies in a manner thar
brought tears so the eyes OF everS listener
He simply couldn't keep them away from
him. he admitted He lied about his athletic
proves. He named figures that smashed
every record ever made on either side OF
the Atlantic He told Us in tired Off
hand. bored sortsof way what a fighter he
was when he got started and really be-
came Interested in a fight He ated in
stances on men he had licked, he told Of
their experiences In a hospital afterward
be related how afraid they were OF him
AFTER they got out. He recounted mis- ex-
pioits as a wood chopper when he- Was In
the mood for ch0ppinE wood. Nine cords
split ana piled was halfway Appetizer
for breakfast
-Er-did he mention the bayfield," IN
terruptsd the sarcastic member.
He did. vas just coming 20 that He
sad that he once moved tFh-aors iot be-
tess oreakfast. and, without assistance.
had it IN the barn AZ 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. ~
'H-m, We said IL Fouldni haze been
dry enough"
wet raid tine man win one ahd sre
.taif thumhE- most every iiar i larss a.
sons PaiHL "-ksw 1sFs Finaa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

seconds II was a sort OF a standstiil shake.
I tried TO look diRnified. I wish now I had
put on the gown that makes me look like
a widow l think divoFeee is too much
for Phiiin. Next times he comes III try
looking like a widow and wear a WidoWy
perfume Some OF my best violet. Johnnie
says he hates cologne. He says that is
what he likes about me. / never put on
any silly extracts. Well you couldn't call
g bottle q silly extract. He says / al
ways suggest faint -Odor OF violets. but
he knows it's lust perfectly natural to me
After all, Il pays to set good perfume
while you're about IL. Philip IS an artist
He lives In a studio. I don't mind his being
artistic as long as he doesn't look as
though he was.
from the descriptions OF the ones I had
read about In school. imagined that they
wore baggy trousers and black silk flowing
ties. and didn't take baths every morning
Bnt Philip says he bRthes regularly and Is
most particular about the cut OF his
trousers. He showed me two OF HE pictures
that were reproduced in a magazine. and
although I couldn't tell who they were un-
I'll he had taken his hands OF the names.
and was amazed 10 find one was Elsie ana
the other Mrs. Dangerfieid think he does
wonderful work.
He was a little irritated that / didn' I
recognize them, but IL was his own fault
for hiding ths names. II I had seen them
should have known who the pictures were
meant for right away.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Changing Order in China

educated For centuries and centuries We
have had women scholars. artists and
poets.
The Chinaman's attitude toward women
is FAR from one OF cruelty or abuse In ths
past he has treated her so Ear as her
relation 10 the public or the state Is con
cerued. as a child IN her own home, his
attitude toward her is far different
Just TO show YOU how woman in her
public relation used 70 be- regarded in China
1 will tell you little stors, A new prison
was built in Tien-Tsin, and In accordance
with the new ideas which mad been inn
ported from abroad. il had q department.
FOR women For five six years this de-
partment stood vacant
.OHe day / asked the iailer; How IL IL
mat you never have any prisoners In
here Is ii that our women are so mar
velousg
Oh. said he. son see II Is vsFY aif-
ferent TO punish women.
' But what do you do with thsm when
they do wrong suppose one we're 10 com
init murder
"'Oh. then we'd have to kin her But
for the other things il is very difficult TO
punish them; it ls hard 60 take thsm cut
OF their homes.
But what 10 you dog
We'll the other day there was a woman
VINO stole from shop ahd 80 Ne punished
the father OF her husband
THAT story illustrates the old Chinese
point II view Women we're treated a.
children and the male relatives we're Md
responsible for their misdeeds."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

DR.. Yanel kim. an advanced Chinese
woman. taking Of the recent astonishing
changes in sentiment OF her countrymen' Is
quoted BY the New York Times:
Some CHINESE shOemalters are now an
nouneing on their sign boards that they
make American shoes. But you ought to
see them. Again that deprecatOry shrug,
such awful shapesl But the craze for
people actually wear them.
I'm sorTy that I must admit that there
is still a speaJ deal OF fOOt-binding done
But the old. caSt-ir0n convention has been
broken. Al the present time those who are
keenest 70 take up The very latest are al
lowing their feet to retain their natural
size with this start, 1 have every sX-
psctation that foot-binding will become a
thing OF past in China.
The style OF hair dressing has also
changed wonderfully, and this Is one OF
the changes OF which 1 thoroughly approve.
Formerly hair dressing was a formidable
operation New me women give IL a brush
ana a whisk and the coiffure IL done IL 5
the modern idea--tO save time.
DR.. Kim asserts there 10 a great deal OF
misunderstanding a. TO the condition OF
woman in China As a matter OF fact
women are allowed a great deal OF liberty.
Technically speaking the Law aliOws a man
to sell his daughter or even his wife. But
the whole sentiment OF the country is
against IA.
IN is ali nonsense 10 say that China
has kept its women in Ignorance China
has always been BrOud.to have her women
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
FlOOrsd the Boss

= james Ford Rhodes the Boston historian.
Nas tSiking about histara-
-Acouracy be- said. rs the sine qua
non % historstsl writing It H. indeed. the
sine Qua noa ~ an social iniencaurss. n
Ne are ma-rurue. we are sore 20 be trip
ped uH
Il snoV an qid lushsanei and aristocratio
banker 81 no d liaec grafe N his pronuncia-
tiun. be sass ahieessd fnr obdged
'thankce. fsF ghanis son and forth.
That d ths sag haoks used lo talk. you
knoN ID Cfesrgian times
We'll the hanher invited his stenoE-
rapher. .ciefer young woman. ~ lunch az
his nssidencr M Beacon street -sith bis
wife anu himself one da,, and duriug the
ouurss Of TURKEY he called the guests at
tention 10 the cSeney-or salary. az he
calleti "a
What AZ YOU think of Do salary. misc p
b. sad -asa-l
Fine ~ sbhnE kia answered .
rlhinE It's n6S 80
''-fes -nn't a. -sia ths baaksr. pruudh-
4 rsiap d myself
% no ven she -tetnrned. wth a Iauch.
4 sith1 SEA a-saa~sr uliah. 7than. - gdtrusf
HTaa pEaEE 1880
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Have Wing

"A the annusI show Of the American
Poultry Breeders and Fanciers' associa-
rion. held In Columbus O., Henry King. a
coi1rrd man. had an exhibit OF four
winged geese. King said he had an erdi-
nary goose thai laid an ordinary looking
esq. Then the goose d d another egg. ana
another ana 80 on down tas line The
egEs were saved. When the time arrived
Tor the goose no set the eggs were placed
under her and she remained faithfully on
me jon. lmagiue the surprise 81 King
when eyeFT esq hatched four winged
sosiing since thar time many eggs u the
lour-siused geese have been. Matched ana
an have produced the f0ur-Winged va
uety
The second pair Of WiuEs sn0ws our az
the ordinary wings Theg 40 NOT seem 10
bother the geese m me least although
they are turned In the 0pnosite direction
from the ordinary wings and arr about
twelve Inches In length. Poultry exhibitors
"a the SHOW kag they never say -four
WINGED geese hefnre
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
The Market Basket Ba by

A charming looking Young woman en-
tered assireet ear. bearing market basket
with exCeedinE care 20 marked Indeed
was her soliaaude In regard % the basket
that several az TIE passengers became In
tsrested. sspcciaIiy-as she was not AZ al
the sort Of person whnnf one usually sees
carrying home her purchases in markei
basket When speCuiar gurs4ing sound
canIe RON the BASKET TIE passengers were
aroused 90 a stui- Weener interest IN ts
contents The elderly lady who sat next
to the EuunE w0snan could restrain her
eQrinsif, no longer rs f., she demanded
really q baby that gou have there
The YOUNG woman gave viEouous assent
sThe incest habv in the world sne said.
n have a perambuiator Tor him, but Il
- - muoh nicer 20. carry biuI around shis
nay that 4 ueEer use the carriage The
baby b perfectly comfortabiF and 80 arm
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

and il isn't nearly a. much OF a task
10 take aim out this way as u is in a per
ambuiafor.
The women passengers. ana some Of the
men. too. all examined with much inter
est the market basket. hahgis unique ar
engagements for going abroad. A thick
pad had been placed In the bottom OF the
basket and ON this a little bed had been
made for the baby The little one was
covered with e thick white shawl and
looked as happy a. a king.
But do hope that you W8nt forget
SONS time and leave the market basket in
the car" vsntured one OF the gnmen pas
seugers
The young woman looked at her with I'M
disguised scorn. Il don't suppose" she
said that a market basket baby is any
less precious than a perambuiator baby.
40 yOue'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

young woman from the eity had baNn
Staying on a ranch up In the cattle country
for few weeks seeing some calves rum
ning across a pasture. she exclaimed.
~Oh, what pretty coglets,"
Yes, mill. draEied the nanchman, pull
inE his muatache - conceal q smile. -thay
are pretty but them buliHts. De LnVaf
Monthly
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Gentle cyuicisms

When Fame places a man on a pedestal
even Death can't always take him Off
A woman win forgive a man almost any
insult except that OF indifference.
A boom is a big nol-s. especially in poll
uos.
Laugh At troubie-and ia viii keep you
busy laushins
Il requires positive genius 20 write a love
letter that doesn't mean anything
Cupid apparently shoots good many OF
his arrows a. random
When a man loses his head. unf0rtu-
nately he retains possession Of his tongue
The closer We sst 20 some people the
smaller they seem
II Is hard to pay a. you go u you are
always going broke
The successful liar must have a perfect
condolences in mis- oWn Imagination.
To isn't until a man is in love with a
siri rhat she really feels privileged TO make
fool Of him.
No man is ever quite 50 concsited after
he has attended his own wedding.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

regretted II. and could ten me tr'sthfully
that he had never done 90 again. He
said was the only wOman-he knew that
he could talk this way to- I'm glad 1 wore
my green chiffon that day. TsIook just
like a divorces I'm il. looked very simple
the other night-wssn I was introduced to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

him-which was probably why he treated
me ike a perfect child on that occasion.
told him that I appreciated the conf
dence he had shown in me and that he
could always trust me. stood up and
We shook hands on Il. That green dress
is really more comfortable TO stand up in.
10 tell the truth.
His idea OF shaking hands isn't mine He
wanted such long shake. AFTER few
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

First Tramp-rhs doctor a. ordered ne
q hatn
sse0nd rramp-Tou DO loos pleased
abaut Dr.
FIRST Tramp-- E's ardsrsa ne maa s-,s,
-Gania Guta
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

can woman become u7emher ~ tak
Daughters 81 the American revolution flsl
hssaas- hsr snu@Hters .usrst-Fsa tss- hlas :
ZzgiiHhf
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16

The SRI with ths turnea-up uosa nay
console hsrbelf with M thopEhf that -
aouEa saa iist nAda esg aNllE
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Exchange 81 CampfImenf..

aAeAAAAe - N"tA HAt aaemAas
Smith and Brown. running opposite ways
round a corner. struck each ether
ON, SAYS smith, how you made my
head ring"
That's sign as hollow. said Brown
-Didn't yours ring asked smith
No. raid Br0Wn.
That's sign IT'S cracked" replied his
fFiend.-Ideaa.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-12

refuse to be made parties to the crime
by lending either financial or moral
support to the questionable cause OF
defending the results of this fraud.
Ineachis of the Republican-PresS
for the past few weeks there has been
a stirring appeal to Republicans to
contribute to the fund. In Friday
issue the list of donors, consisting OF
three contributors, each of whom have
subscribed one dollar, is published,
together with comparison of the
excellent collection made by Chair
man j. E. Williams of the Democratic
county committee, and Hon. Peyton
Parks.
But the appeal will be in vain.
We believe that the attitude Of the
fair-minded Republicans in Bates
county is the same in every other
county in the state, and they will not
put up money to be used for the pur-
pose of sustaining fraud.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-12
Oglesby to Sue Road Again.

Jefferson City, NO., Jan. 8.-Rail.
road Commissioner Rube Oglesby,
who for eighteen years has been try.
ing to collect damages from the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad for leg lost
while in the employ of that road as a
brakeman in 1892, will for the fourth
time file suit in the Circuit court OF
johnson county Tomorrow.
Three times Oglesby has been Civ
en- a verdict in the lower court.
Twice reversals resulted in the Su-
preme court, and the third time the
verdict was set aside.
The case has been one of the most
talked Of in Missouri because of the
fact that it was decided on the fellow
servant proposition, the Supreme
court holding that because OQlesby
was fellow-servant he had no claim
for damages.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-12
House Officers Elected.

The state House of Representatives
organized Thursday with the follow
ing officials:
Speaker, John T. Barker, LaPlAta.
Speaker, pro tenn, Doctor Numa, R.
Holcomb, Jackson county.
Assistant chief clerk, Baxter Brown,
Kansas City.
Reading clerks, L. j. Hall, Jeffer-
son City; R. H. McClanahan, Green
City.
Engrossing Clerk, George w. Hunt
er, Gentry county.
Folding clerk, Miss Nellie Lyles,
Shannon county.
Enrolling clerk, j. H. Dunklh, St.
Francois county.
Doorkeeper, L. M. Wilson, Nevada.
Seargent-at-arms, C. A. Brown,
Ray county.
Official reporter, A. H. Zoellner,
Perry county.
Chaplain, the Reverend L. H.
Davis, Madison county.
Pages, Lester Morrow, Don Shelton,
Roy Beasley, Paul Brant, Harold
Pope, Allen Burk, Louis Vandiver,
Harry Griffin and Glenn Alexander.
Justice W. w. Graves of the ST.
preme Court administered the oath to
the House officers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-01-12
REPUBLICAN VIRTUE.

With the Republican newspaper
parrotting the howl of Republican
politicians that Democratic charge o
Republican fraud in the late St. Loui:
elections is both unfair and unbound
ed, it might be well to again call the
attention of the public to the fact tina
the ballots cast in st. Louis at the
1908 election have not yet been burn
ed as provided for by the statutes.
That these ballots have been preserv.
ed in direct violation of the law for
purely partisan reasons there is hard.
ly room for doubt. More than year
ago, Joseph w. Jamison, the only
Democratic member of the board OF
three election commissioners, made a
motion that the ballots be destroyed,
and the board ordered them Destroy
ed, and, confident that the Republi-
cans were acting in good faith Mr..
Jamison announced that the ballots
had been destroyed. However, it
later developed that the ballots had
been preserved, and that Governor
Hadley, notwithstanding his self-ad-
vertised virtue where the purity of
elections is concerned, was cognizant
of the fact, for, in this controversy
with Senator Stone he made the chal-
lenge to recount the ballots.
Thus the matter was called to the
attention of the public, and in spite of
the fact that the public demanded
they be destroyed, as is made manda-
tory by law, the Republican mem
bers Of the board have continued to
preserve the ballots
If Governor Hadley and his Board
of Election Commissioners are so
steadfast in their determination to
have honest elections, what excuse
can they offer to the people Of Mis-
sour for this gross violation Of the
election laws Of the state?
Their assurances that al was fair
and honest in the St Louis election
win not 60 very far toward convinc-
inQ the voters Of the state, with this
examp)e Of their fairness" and re
spect for the law" besmirching their
records.