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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
One Girl s Puzzle

Ruth" writing in the Chicago Tribune
and addressing her remarks 20 the love
Nj. D. effuses thusly: 1 take my pen In
hand 10 say I love a swell young man; I
think he's simply grand lie has them
large and soulful eyes that trip along with
art-hes polished up my heart. He only
earns 81 per; four kopecks Is his board. and
yet I love him something fierce, II he
can't pay his board. He gives me mahy
little gifts Of cocobars and gum. by which
he's got me goin south, which sure Is
gotn' some! Therefore ! think he loves
me, but a fairy never knows. I've limited
strong, but he's afraid, and dassent cen
propose. My frien's all say that / look
good and that my figger's fair; of course
I'm almost nearly total bald-but love don't
mix with hair. I love this man just awful
strong, and when I think OF him / rant
and moan and grasp the air an nearly bust
rim. Tie thinks an awful bunch OF me. of
that I'm pretty sure. Now. can't l make
him marry me. or is he much too poor?
Hes got 10 quit that Taggin' me an addin'
20 suspense, because I've got another man
one Of these classy gents; he's waiter in
Erand cafe and drags down twelve week.
and blisve me, il don't take no time "a
make that gezer speak He's asked me
half dozen times. Now. please tell me
the truth; shall gloom onto him or Bin?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
: . The Bees H0me Magazine Page X
The. Tired Business Man
by WALTER A. SINCLAIR.

..lyhicb7do you think Is the national
noPrr. the- mountain laurel or the column
ltk asked Friend wife.
pancake flour retorted the Tired
BUSINESS Man. "rhats one that is strictly
Yars,ec. Otherwise I would nominate that
fairest of our. indoor plants. whose sweet
s.cW rises -wherever airshafts are--I refer
Co rornea beef md cabbage.
n Il certainly.aa matter to get excited
aud. gu to fishing about--this question Of
what our national floE,er SIS to be. The
only explanation. can think Of for this
sudden case Of national flower on the
brain is the fact that many are wearing
flower pot Hats on their coiffures. other
wise there would he no excuse for so many
speakers IN vomrn's oluhs using scornful
language about their opponents selection.
as.rhe- same time silsing. the ,shiniest brand
NEfidng to pahlt the lily-or rather the
mountain lauretusr oqiumbine as the case
NAV 1es 81 f-1e- s.r
Probably # Is harmless and gentle
war. although that Is often exactly the
kind u start which later becomes a riot
involving. ARMIES and nsvles Just think
Of the, brain power and arg1imentativeness
going %, waste on this important subject
though AZ a time when there are such
triyai rival subjects as the struggle for
ahN 'iiN tAAA'iilN- N''N w 'i''r'f WV
trusts the. war. Fcare. the proper upbring-
Ing Of Children The suffrage question, hob
HE skirts OF loose. skinny figure Of gen
erous the tariff, direct nominations, poru-
lar senators and whether TO be a blonde or
brunette this ,seaesou,
But scorning some petty subjects the
dehRters. Of the womens clubs have hurled
themselves into the breach-singular you
note 10 fight Tor our national flower, OF
course. a national anything must be the
read goods and first TO peace first to war,
IN the hearts OF its countrymen and
aAjnuywomen-tum -tee-tump-tump, Bling,
ing You know how It Is with anything
Look at our national bird, the eagle.
RkIe is the dearest Of the feathered inhabi-
pspts Of .odr fair land, typical OF our coun-
try No one can stroll on the lawn with
mt seeing the eagle hopping around, tying
ID, lawn tie or winging into the nearest
Fee Many have eagles in cages in their
4 faulors, there to teach the young the in
tspiring lesson 81 ur'nationaI bird
and there's the national anthem. OF
coursef eV6Ry one knows what It Is. No
n65sSats 1a6thfng but God Save the King
efer TO the other True, the tune Is
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

gold, told me she thought my gown suited
me very well. She said, with your color
ing, my dear, you ought to dress quietly
or you will look conspicuous ] said, I,
thought ~ would be rather nice 20 look "a
little conspicuous mot at ALL" said
Agnes. looking at Piggy, whom she is
crazy about, Il would rather look quiet
and lady-like." As she was staying with
me and worked hard for five years in get
ting herself to look anything but that, 1
had to grin
Piggy, who thinks he has fearfully high
ideals, but who would be bored TO death
II he were obliged to spend two hours in
the society of a, girl who really acted the
way he talks. look at Agnes and said "of
course you would, Agnes; you have my
ideas about things. woman who paints
and powders and tries TO attract attention
is an abominatiOn" Agnes, who had about
half box Of two kinds of face powder
mixed all over her face and wearing a
rouge that she imports from somewhere,
the native mixture not being good enough
for her, looked intensely virtuous and re-
piled, THE way young girls make up now
adays is really Dreadful Piggy looked at
her tenderly and approvingly, and by the
light OF the red candles Agnes was enough
to make most any man feel tenderly to-
ward her. .'
She had an alluring little black patch
placed near her chin and although knew
there was a stronger reason, than mere
coquettishness for RS being placed in that
particular locality, Piggy didn't. and was
much allured. r.
He danced the whole evening with her
instead OF Constance Boardmans who really
is the embodiment Of all the ideas he says
Z he believes in and who wouId nnf dpaa ~,
OF using powder, rouge or black patches.
Although IL she once started to. put on
patches her face would looi, ifearnIIly
dark Having put that beastN dress out
of business, l began to dream OF one thai
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
The Ruling. Passion

William ]. Orthwein at a dinner that
preceded his departure for Switzerland,
told this curling story:
Il am almost as devoted a curler as
Dougal Macdonald, He and his old crony,
Donald MacDougal, were once opposed to
each other in a famous match, and the last
two stones to finish the game were the
two cronies
Donald MacDougal, with enormous de-
liberation, threw his stone. He threw il
we'll He made what is called pat lid .
and jumped for joy
Then It was Dougal MacDonald's turn.
His case seemed hopeless. but such a
splendid throw did he make that the pat
lid was Knocked off and his own stone lay
at the side Of the tee, winning the game.
In his joy the old fellow jumped sky,
high. He came down 80 hard that he
broke right through the ice. He sank, but,
bobbing up again, he shouted from the cold
water:
iii, lads. we've won. and II I dinna
come DOT o. here alive, be sure we pit that
stone on my grave "-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
A Narrow Escape

" you think it would be we'll for us to
be serious?" she asked
Good heavens" | replied Haven't
been serious? Why, l have been making
love to you steadily now for two weeks
Could anything be more serious than
that"
She regarded me stolidly.
1T has not been without its humorous
when you asked me II | would marry you"
reflected.
Perhaps" | said. 1T is just as well that
you regarded that part of it as humorous
You might have felt, you know, that l
was taking advantage Of you. II is one
thing to make love, 1t is another to
marry"
She sighed incontinently
And yet" she observed, not without a
slight touch of impatience. you are only
just percelving this. 1t has taken you all
this time to arrive at the truth"
win you forgive me?" / said gently
you must remember that you are ahead
Of me in so many things l perceive my
mistake, OF course But it isn't too late,
you know. l can still do this, with an ever
increasing gratitude to you for showing
me the way"
That is the point" she declared, with a
touch OF severity. There has been too
much of it. 1 know all that you know
about making love- and"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
GeUtInE Correct Time.

Prof. Turner had been spending the
Christmas vacation in Egypt TO supervise
the erection of telescope at Helouan. Cap
tain Lyon, who was In charge OF the in
strument said that he had found that at
noon every day a gun was fired, and was
anxious 10 know how the system worked.
Accordingly. he interviewed the gunner
and asked how he knew when to give the
signal
"Oh, I look at my watch" said the Of
fetal.
And how do you correct your watch?''
asked the captain
Il take It to the maker in Cairo and he
tells me the error"
Forth with Captain Lyons interviewed the
matchmaker and asked him how he checked
the error OF the watch
II get the correct time from the gun.
said that simple craftsman. And thus time
was told in Egypt-Montreal Standard.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

H
all sorts Of crazy things, and the more 1
felt il was doing It's best to make me
look and behave respectfully, the less I
wanted 70,
Vow, IL 7 had been wearing smart
dashRg dress Chat was inclined to be dar-
ing and had devlish little ideas OF its own
why. I would make a point Of being very
quiet and demure myself and make It be-
have most VIGOROUSLY OF course I
wouldn't be too severe. but as we would
Thoroughly understand each other 1
wouldn't have to be, and we would enjoy
ourselves immensely together
But at the Hunters didn't have a good
time at all I had supper with Johnnie
I'D ElEgy and Agnes, and glass OF cham
4 Rgne got upset all over the front OF the
sairt didn't care bit and burst out
Ihaughlng Johnnie asked me what was
funny about A. and told him how hideous
] thought me dress was and how deadly
respectable and genteel 2 knew II made me
look. and how Il depressed me. I cheered
up a little w4ieh ne assured me that ]
didn't prodnte that effect in the least
lie said "Geliie don't worry a bit about
anything lire that. II you appeared in
a ,calicot Mother Hubbard gown you would
"A nes wass had on the loveHest creation
Of lavender and blue chiffon trimmed will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Don't Be Too Exacting When Engaged

Remember too. that the barriers OF
love are one sided. There is no climbing
back!" Privileges once granted are soon
demanded as rights. Keep a good deal in
reserve. Give a little, give more, but
never give all" one authority advises
Half the charm of an engagement lies in
the anticipation of happiness to come the
other half in the secret fear that present
happiness may possibly be lost. A little
touch of uncertainty adds to the Joy of
possession.
A girl is foolish II she behaves so that her
lover can say of her what man SAID
to me of his fiancee: oh. she's the sort
Of girl you simply cant losel"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

In the first flush OF an engagement
friends are sometimes given the goodbye
Now. this is a great mistake, for II the en-
gagement is to be reasonably long one,
such a state of things cannot last Differ-
ing social duties must andarshopld come
between sometimes, yet IL a man nas been
in the habit of devotlng all hlsetime TO
girl when the mement comessthat a wild
yearning for masculine societse and games
overtake him, there will probably be tears
and reproaches on her part. H ~
The girl does not realize that the very
things that make. as the Irishman said,
an engagement the best part OF matrimony
are the enforced absences and deiightful
reunions.
AS for an exacting lover: Think twice
before you marry him. for a man who
cant bear you out Of his sight, and who
makes a fuss every time you accept an
invitation not extended TO him, looks re-
markedly like developing into q domestic
tyrant.
Neither man nor a girl engaged has
the right to a monopoly Of the others
society and attentions. They may demand
to be first in every way, but, as man
once said, "a fellow needn't kick other
women's trains aside just because he
wants to reach a girl at the other end Of
the room" He can still be civil.
At a dance, for instance. it would be
most unreasonable for either to object to
the other giving some donces to other part
ners. A girl would naturally let her fiance
have her program first; but it would only
make them look both ridiculous IL they
danced together the whole evening, Cupid,
remember lives on freedom. Give him
all you can. 1t is not only in marriage
that love dies OF overlooking, of indiges-
ton. II can happen in the period Of pro-
baton, too. Be sparing with your love let
| tiers and caresses. They will be all the
more appreciated IL rare.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
Gum Not Gum

Judge William II Moore at one of the
horse show dinners in New York compared
the London and the American horse
shows
Both are admirable he said There
are differences, OF course. But these DIFF
ferences reflect neither on one show nor
the other. They are necessary differences.
like"
Judge Moore smiled
Il went into stationer's shop Ia Lon
don one day and said to the shop as
sistant. t.'F DDS.
DO you keep mucilsge?
No, sir, the young woman answered.
We try TO take in all the papers, but
there are so many new ones coming out.
still 1 can order mucilage for you sir.
Which number did you want?
II learned afterward that / should have
asked for gum. They don't have the
word 'mucilage' over there in England
But an Englishman travelling on one
Of our railways stopped a train boy and
said:
Have you got any gum?
No. l don't use Il. boss, the boy re-
piled in friendly fashion, but / can let
you have a chsw off this here plug"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

Il am learning more all the time" /
whispered. Surely"
Il know all that care TO know about
what you know" she continued ignoring
my interruption and | wish to know
something about your knowledge of other
things. How can we continue to be-
we'll, friends-if there is but one thing that
you can talk about"
why should we be frlends2"
you do not wish it?" -.-
Certainly not"
1t suddenly occurred to me that a crisis
had risen between us. | saw that 1t was
all or nothing l must act.
1T is this" / continued rapidly. ARE
you tired of my love making, and you
wish 10 know IL there is anything else that
can do that will make our company en-
durable to each other. No, there is not.
I am hopeless in all other respects. You
know that l cannot make love--you have
tested me. Why, in two weeks time have
done nothing but talk. ! haven't even
kissed you" .-,
At this instant l took her firmly In my
arms.
But this has got TO end" l said sternly
II am going 10 now. There! and there
and therev
She regarded me family. ,..g
II was almost afraid" she whispered.
sinking into my arms, that you were Inn
possible. Thomas l.. Mason In Every
body's.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

the great idea came TO me day before
yesterday and have beeh so excited about
" / can think OF nothing else. 1 am going
10 make myself ball gown. L simply
bannot stand the dresses that Cousin
Anne designs and orders Cor me. on Mon
bay one was finished and sent home and
Y found that, in spite of nay strictest orders
10 the contrary, 1T had been made OF some
dead YIfte stuff and had. lot Of fussy
trimming on II, Il had a sort Of sick look.
It was just the kind of frock that Con-
STANCE -Bpardpanv would wear and argue
about the weather in. had to wear II to
the Huntersn dance, and iust because |
Mated it so and fen that II hated me did
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
PussIe EasiIr SoIYeh.

Prof William James. Harvard's brilliant
psychologist often illustrated a truth with
a story.
The most CHASTITY superstition" Prof
James said recently. has often les base in
ludicrous fact 1t is like the case OF
Jones.
Jones, said a man. tells me that his
wooden lex PANIED him horribly last night.
Nonsense was the reply. How could
his wooden leg pain him.
His wife the man explained. hit him
over the head With IT, Human. Idfa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

Mr Roosevelt al a luncheon as OsaWa-
tonne praised the vests Improvement
There Is polish and elegance In the re
hottest parts now" he said, whereas.
remember once In my youth, at the table
d hote OF a western hotel, miner pointed
toward me and said:
Get onter de bloke eaun' pie Wild a
fork, lie must be an English lord New
York Tribune
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

would really appeal to me-and some
others l decided to buy the material
and put it together somehow myself To-
day 1 purchased the chiffon. Even UNI
made &c is wonderful. A glorious sea blue
that changes to green!
1t Is so alive and so sinuous, and has
such marvellous way of folding itself up
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

adapted from some German. 7 believe, but
il is so handy TO have an excuse TO stand
up in a theater and show your good clothes
when they play IT, And then the words
are engraved on the heart Of every Amerl-
can. / mean the four words, Say, can you
see? Usually they can't, but that doesn't
prevent them from stopping and congrat-
ulating each other on their memories, after
which they conveniently forget to finish
the verse until the band It hitting the ho-
ho-hum OF the bur-ravel' dare the aver
age human to go clear through without
miss on key or words.
Nobody suggests we have. a national
eats. Everybody who reads the foreign
papers knows its pork And as for a ma
tional drink, nowhere else can one get a
proper ice cream soda But how many Of
us would recognize mountain laurel n
they met one coming up the street? Or a
columbine. not. to be prejudicial in my
questions? Why don't they take the Ameri-
can beauty rose at the time when it re-
tails at 81 per rose. That would literally
interpret the American dollar. and that's
national enough. There's only one nation
has any right mixing in a flower war;
What nation?" asked Friend Wife.
"Carnation," chorted the Tired Business
Man.
Copyright 1911. by the n. Y Herald Coz
Of IL ho,, will a1u bs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

into nothing ana then suddenly appearing
to be a great deal; got positive yards of
It and took It home with me. | met John
ME and he asked me what ! had in the
little package. I told him my new ball
gown. and he said he was sure It was going
to be most becoming.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

lie is a mean thief who takes an en-.
ployev's money without giving him ade
quate service in return.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23

Certain kinds OF labor will always be a
drug on the market, but the time will
never come when good workmanship will
not be at a premium. ..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

a that Ire real fight was not to save the | ha nLars of New York, but to save cer- | tain stock jobbers?'
 q never heard the name of kessler De- | fore this moment.
 'Colonel Roosevelt, I am neither a 1 prophet nor the son of prophet, Chalr- man Stanley ejaculated, but more thah | a year ago I concluded that If you were | ever kind enough to appear before us lyou would say just what you have-' q hope, MT. Stanley. you will not read | into my statements anything l have not said" MT. Roosevelt replied
 "If Gary and Prick had advised you | that the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company would have Increased their output in the south "a to 80 per cent or something like that would you have considered such an absorption favor ably?' Mr. Stanley continued.
 "Of course l cannot answer any such questions, because I would have to i'm agine many conditions of which I do not know" MT Roosevelt replied
 Have you ever been told that the United States Steel corporation owned [ per cent of the Lake Superior ore land, and that the only other great ore region in the United States was in Alabama? ''Nothing of that kind was ever brought out in the conference at all,' MT. Roose' welt answered.
 MT l.ittleton pressed MT. Roosevelt with questions relating to accuracy with which Mir. Gary and MT Prick had represented to him the situation in New York.
 My feelings toward them." said MT Roosevelt lis illustrated by the shll in distress when it is necessary tt
 haul in the rope on the sail to pre-
 vent the boat from going over. VII
 help in such a crisis any trustwortn'
 individual and I don't care whether ne is actuated by altruistic ideas apou'
 me or is saving his own skin. w ha'
 I want him to do IS to pull hard or that rope.' !.
 well, in this case the question IS
 whether the rope was attached TO tht
 sail against which the storm was
 breaking or whether it was guy rope attached to the mast, and whether you
 were properly advised and pulled the
 right rope" suggested MT Littleton
 "Mr. Littleton, no man during that
 storm was capable of making a mis-
 take" said MT. Roosevelt. "Supposl-
 ton of such proposition is preposter-
 ous. We were pulling on the rope at
 tached to the sail that was In dan ger
 The results show it was not impossible
 for us to have been in error
 He then declared the representations
 made to him at the time he took action
 were accurate land he now believed ,hem to be accurate and in keeping
 with the course he had pursued. tfpon receiving the committed IS thanks MT. Roosevelt said: "As an eX- president who is now merely a plain citizen ofs the United States, l am glad to help the committee just as any other citizen would help it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
WHITE FAMILY IN TROUBLE WITH NEGRO

St. Marys. Ga, August 5.-Four per sons. F. l.. Fader and his wife, white, and William Alberti and his wife. col ored, were bound over to the superior court here today, charged with assault with intent to kill. Alberti has a gunshot wound in his thigh, his daughter was shot in the leg and foot and his wife was seriously injured, as the result of an explosion of dynamite on Cumberland Island, where both families reside The Faders charged that the negroes plotted to wipe them out with the aid of dynamite but that the explosive. prematurely fired. in-
 iured only the negro woman. The shooting followed and caused the charges against Fader and his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
FARMER IS HELD ON
 CHARGE OF ASSAULT

.Tuscumbia, August 5.--(Special)- John Maddox, a white farmer of this county, is in jail here charged with having tried to kill his son-in-law, Dan Norman, who had angered him. 1t is alleged, by refusing to loan him money. Maddox is said to have fol- lowed Norman to the county bridge, which was on the young mans route home, and attacked him with a knife as he rode a mule. Norman dismount- ed and, according to eye witnesses, threw Maddox and was choking him to prevent him from using his knife. Norman finally wrested the knife from Maddox, but not before he had re- ceived six bad stabs about the should CT, arm and back. Norman said he did not want to hurt Maddox. He was sat urated with blood and exhausted be- fore the flow was stopped by Dr. Henry. who attended him. None of the wounds are dangerous, and Norman will probably recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
MIMIC WARFARE TO
 BE RESUMED SOON
Reds" Will Renew Attack on the Golden Gate on the 18th
 of August

San Francisco. August 5.-The Reds, " repulsed in a mimic attack on San Fran cisco several weeks ago, will renew their attack on the city August 12, when mii- tary maneuvers more elaborate than those recently held will be begun. About 2500 regulars will participate and every gun in the Notifications which guard the Golden Gate will be used in repulsing the attack The following communication was transmitted from the war depart ment to the artillerymen
 General situation, war has been de- clared with a foreign power Our fleet has been defeated and cannot come into action again as fighting force for some time. The ships composing our fleet have retired to naval basis for repairs Consequently the enemys ships are at liberty to attack our coast We are rem resented on land by sufficient mobile force, consisting of infantry and cav airy. The channel is closely guarded and has been closed by mines.'