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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
The Feminine Diplomat
BY ad

are like a red rag TO a mad bull to Mr.
Brown?
Did you never marvel that Mrs Smith
ers, who is ten times as intelligent and
well informed as Mr.. Smithers, should
apparently always be sitting at his feet
and looking UP al him as an oracle9
You have. OF course. But the explana-
ton Of these phenomena never struck
you. Yet the answer is plain. A. Talley
rand in petticoats was handling the situa-
ton. Mrs Smith knew exactly the
proper time and season TO tackle her
husband on the money question. Mrs.
Brown was perfectly aware that the onl,
way TO get along with her irascihle lore
and master was to keep his fur rubbed
the right way. Mrs. sinithers worked
her egostic spouse by making him think
that he knew It all and originated every
idea. and then she did az she pleased.
Have you not yourself, MIR. Married
Man, suddenly found yourself doing the
thing that you had sworn by ali your
gods you would never. never 60, and
going 10 a place where you had vowed
that wild horses couldn't drag you? And
you were doing it gladly and cheerfully.
and, SO far as you could tell, Of your
own free will and accord. When you
analysed the change in your position you
couldn't have told. for the life OF you.
when and where and how II came about.
But your wife could. She remembered
every one OF the insidious arguments
with which she piled you. She knows
just where she applied a pressure
gentle you did not perceive 1t, but that
was as irresistible as the momentum OF
glacier that swept you in the direction
she wanted you TO go. She knows what
kisses and Establishments she used that
were your final undoing. II was diplo-
macy, dear sir; feminine diplomacy, that
woman has been perfecting and eult;-
waiting ever since the days Of Mother
Eve. and with which no mere man is any
more able TO cope in a hand-to-hand fight
than a baby would be with Jack Johnson
OF course you think. Mr.. Lover, that
you discovered the shrinking violet of a
girl that you have persuaded 20 marry
you. Oh. no! II is 10 laugh Long long
before you ever really noticed her or
differentiated her from . dozen other
little pretty skirts you knew. she had
decided when you were going 10 pop the
question to her and what sort OF we'd
ding she was going 70 have. and had
picked out her bridesmaids
You hadn't the slightest idea Of pro-
posing tho night you did and you think
It was merely by accident that YOU
strolleG with ner out IN the moonlight
or sat out q WALL with her under the
palms, and that II was coincidence that
her hand happened TO touch yours and
her cheek brushed your sleeve ana that
you spoke.
She knows better. There would be no,
more weddings except that women beat
men at tho diplomatic game and In these
parlous. matrimonial times II is eas!e5,
20 set an international arbitration treaty
signed than Il Is 10 lead a nnn W 10
the altar.
All OF which merely goos 10 show that
the diplomatic fioid IL peculiarly wornans
own. and that the woman who cnn man
age a man without his finding Il out IA
perfectly capable OF filling the position
OF minister extraordinary and 6mbus-
sador pisnipetentiary 10 any foreign
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
The Manicure Lady

Base ball and horses, base ball and
horses" sighed the Manicure Lady.
Honest 70 goodness, George. I haven't
heard ~ much OF that kind Of talk since
I went into the business Of doing gents
nails 1t makes me good and tired, too.
What in the world DO they suppose a girl
cares about base ball and horses?
It's bad enough that a lot OF ex-book-
makers sits around here signing and tell
ing about the days OF their former great
ness. Some of them can't get anything
regular 20 DO. so they just hang around
and NOPE and talk about the races UP in
CANADA, and try 10 figure out some way
70 beat a race for q two-case note.
There was a time when they gave five
dollar bills for tips. them dasning young
spsculators There was a time when
they talked 30 much about horses and
thought 50 much about horses that they
had long hair on their necks. like names,
Now they just sit and sigh
And this base ball chatter Mercy.
George. l. DO sure get tired OF H. wiz
the Giants win the pennAntg WIN
Marty be fit for the worlds Serissg
WIN Vanguard be able 70 take turn and
turn about with himg' VIII McGraW
outgeneral Connie Mscky' BAH II saw
a base ball rolling down hill ! would turn
and kick il on It's way"
'sYou gotta remember, kid, said ths
Head Barber. that a lot Of people Ii
interested IN baseball. I oon't expect
that girls would care much about d
because AZ requires q lot OF quick and
deep thinking. and thai Il something
for whioh q SRI was nsVor nStad fsr.'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

The appointment Of this woman to a
diplomatic post marks an epoch in
feminine annals, and yet diplomacy Is
the one career in which both nature
and experience have fitted women TO
shine. and for which they have served
an arduous apprenticeship in subtlety,
and finesse, and joIlying, and backing
and filling. and generally walking on
eEEs.
As a matter of fact, every womRns
entire training, from the cradle to the
grave. 10 9 continual drilling in diplo-
macy, for her comfort and well-being
in life depend upon her ability TO
softsoap her way through the world
and wheedle advantage out OF men
that they have eno intention Of giving
her.
ANY woman who has lived in peace
with a cranky and cantankerous man,
or who has gotten pin money out Of q
stingy one, can show just cause and
reason why she is capable of filling
any place in diplomatic circles that
may happen TO be vacant.
When a man acquires the ability TO
smile sweetly and affectionately when
he would like to be batting the other
fellow in the eye; when he appears 70
back down when he is really advancing
forward all the time; when he flatters
his opponent into yielding him what he
wants; when he lays a trap SO cunningly
thst his adversary walks into II with
out perceiving whittier he is going why
we get out the brass band and celebrate
that mans wonderful diplomatic genius.
But any sort of a little two by four
woman is capable OF such diplomatic
coups. And, moreover, she executes
them every day OF her life. or else Reno
would be the largest and most dsnsely
populated city on the face OF the earth
Think you IL is q mere matter OF chance
that on the particular day on which little
Mrs. Smith had to ask Mr.. smith who
is tightwad, for the money to pay for
her new fall outfit she happened TO have
ali OF his favorite dishes for dinner. and
that she did not mention the matter to
him until after he was gorged TO reple-
ton and in a mellow and melting mood {?
Did you ever notice how deftly Mrs
Brown always turns the conversation
when it approaches certain subjects that
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

ON. I don't know 50 much aso,,i
tat, shifted the Manicure Lazy. ~
N4s reading q article the other day .,
lady philosopher in which she SAID
that ladies' thought quicker and deepo..
than gents. and that there wasn't a
thing in this world a gent co,.le 60
that lady couldn't DO better"
OF course, q lady philosopher vould
say that, admitted the Head Barber
but you couldn't get a man to agree
with her. What about the great things
that have been done in this world What
about the pyramids3 Who built Them
Was Il women
1t must have been" replied the Man
icure Lady. The history books .s,,
that they was built BY slaves
Well. what about The creat so,dters
OF history the Head Barber wanted
70 know What about Napoleon ana
Julius Grant ana Ulysses G Lee and 4
lot OF other names like that?"
hat about the Amazons?' demanded
the triumphant Manicure LADY ..,rhe,-
was AL ladies, At least SO ! read Ia me
history that ] have wrote. There wasn't
gent In the crowd. And history SAYS
that they made the finest warriors ~
AL time"
Why not? asked the Head Barber
They had great percentage win hen
NO real gent would strike a lady.~
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

to be sheltered, shielded and provided for
by the man she loves.
This is, I know. q period Of careers"
FOR women. There Is much talk OF her
freedom" and her independence. But
no woman really wants TO be independent.
No career. however brilliant. can ap-
pease a womans heart hunger. For q
few years. perhaps, she may deceive her
self into thinking that It will-that her
work or her art is sufficient. But she
pays dearly for her sophistry. For. in
the end, comes the womans inevitable
longing for her man and her child
All the abstract admiration and praise
Of the world can never compensate to a
woman for the personal. ardent love OF
one man!
There is q woman / know whose work
has been most successful She had
achieved both fame and money in her
chosen career. She is wholly independent.
And yet / do not believe that she is
happy.
Not long ago I CHANGED to call unex-
pectedly. Her eyes were red Plainly,
she had been weeping.
''oh, has anything gone wrong-any-
thing about your work. asked anx-
iously.
Ny work-my work." she laughed a
a little Historically Does nothing mat
ter but my work. Have / come to only
a machines Am I never 10 be considered
as a woman7 Oh" defiantly. Il am SO
much more wonderful than my work
and yet / am thought of only as q men
talityi"
But aren't you eontent7 Haven't you
sverything2"
This Talented, Successful Woman
Had Everything but a Home.
''Everythingl" bitterly. Have / any
thing-anything that a woman wants. I
haven't even q homei No." as I glanced
around the charming apartment. this
isn't a home. DO you think any woman
can make a home Rlone7 oh, ia give It
all UP tomorrow. all the success. all the
fame-yes, give It up gladly and live in
q Harlem flat on twenty dollars a week
and make II 'home'-with a man I
loved"
Which only goes to prove that every
woman, at least every woman who knows,
would ask first OF all for-Love!
For without it. TO a woman, nothing else
counts.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

''Whsnll you buy me q pony, Pop3"
some day, some day"
Mamma. when II the measles stop7"
Some day. some day"
Uncle, when'l ] be a man
An 80 70 the bail game, like you can.
An be a reg lar growed-up FAM
Some day, some Day"
In ''Soms-Day'' Land il never rainsi
or, II It does, no boy remains
Indoors enslaved by mothers chains.
All things are better planned.
You get ice cream most every day
TIL ten o'clock you can play and play;
No grown-up folks try 70 get gay
With boys IN ''Some-Day' Land.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

saw her picking I'D nails and pins, but no
one had seem her swallow any. Death
was due TO nephritis.
An autopsy showed that in addition
TO foreign bodies in the stomach there
was q needle in the oesophagus and an
other at the base Of the left lung. The
foreign bodies IN the stomach weighsd
210 grams cfivs pounds. avolroupoiaO In
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

mitted 10 one Of the insane asylums OF
Missouri. An account sent 10 the London
Lancet says that from the time she
was admitted. suffering with dementia,
until she died IN the hospital. she never
showed the least sign OF disease OF the
digestive system. The attsndHnts often
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

one wlsh-the one
thing he wants
most in the world
It might be love
or It might be
power or wealth.
But with women
the wish would be
universal. T h g y
may conceal It,
deny It, lie about 1t
in countless ways.
but In their hearts
they yearn for the
one thing-loVe.
And II the fates
were 10 grant three
wishes. as did the
fairy Of the old
peasant legend. for
the woman. they
would still all three
hinge on love.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

hold office until
he is tired Of It.
and go down in his
tory covered with
glory.
The woman who
has been thus hon
ored, and who il
the first TO enter
the diplomatic ser
vice Of any country
in the world, Il
Miss Clotilde LuiBi.
who holds q uni
versity degree OF
doctor OF laws.
and she has been
guayan legation at
tache of the Uru-
guayan Legation at
Brussels, Belgium.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
BY DOROTHY DIX.

Hats off, sister suffragists, and let's
give three cheers altogether for the pres
ident of Uruguay, who has just appointed
a woman to a diplomatic post Hip. hip,
hurray May he live forever. and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
BY Gus Mayer
Copyright. 1911. National
News Association.

the aggregate, after thorough washing,
and consisted OF ass nails. a. screws,
iS5 ordinary pins, no hair pins los safety
pins. 81 carpet tAckH, c. buttons and q
miscellaneous collection Of bolts, metal
nuts. teaspoon handles, thimbles. needles
beads. coat rack hooks. fruit seeds
stones and pieces Of glass ana al sizes
and Eha9es q similar objects. ths total
nuraber being L4aG
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
"Some-Day" Land

BY CHESTER FIRKINS.
There is q country fair and free.
Beyond the earth. beyond the sea,
Where people never disagree,
And always understand.
There everythinB's forever new.
There every happy dream comes true,
As very well you know, II you
Have heard OF 'S0rne-Day" Land.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

Two ladies. confending for ureo.e,.c.
at the court Of Charles Y. Appealed I'll ~.
monarch Who oeoood that TIE sldsr
should SO nrHt nispufes OF that char
Actsr nevsr occurred tssrssft.r.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30
If Woman Had Three Wishes,
What Would She Ask?
Love- Protection and Personal BeautyAn Strive for the Last
All Seek the Second and Every Woman Wants Love
More THAI Anything Else in the World.

ceryrisht. ls1. National News AssocIa ton.

Were the fates 10 grant TO each woman
one wish-the one thing she wants most
IN the world--it would be Lovel
Were the fates 70 grant 20 each man
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

IN po'HG GARoEA
WORK AT BA4SpE
now ONE PIPE JOB
START IN At SAW. pIs
op A FEM IRE g. CARRY !
THEM y eLoCES ANAS
| TO TAG MOODS
q x.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

SPADE ma Ia ~IH. orc
VppAE eo0LDERS ARD
DUMP DIEM 4 eLocES
AWAI -ThES GET a
NH EEL BARR ON Aro I
DUMP MEN, sou
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

CARS NOT WHAT STEP
OFFERS MAI TAKE BOT
As FOR NE CINE NE Rem =
oR GiuE NAs oEkUA-.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-30

WAAck!"' WHAGtc" %aAckN
u4E StAFFoLoS Up Bows
BRING I'M UP HERE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

were free. "Oh, know" she said. ''Tell uother we are free. Tell her we are com ing home" The girls hysteria continued 10 minutes before her friends succeeded in quieting her.
 She recovered as suddenly as she was attacked and with Miss Graham on her arm left the court room to be greeted with cheers by a large crowd gathered outside.
 Many persons stepped forward to shake their hands. They stopped into q taXicab and were whirled away to dinner.
 The jurors took four ballots. Three resulted II to 1 for acquittal the one man dissenting being in favor of q conviction on second degree assault.
 Spectators who crowded the court room did not appear to be greatly sur nrised No one was present represent ine stokes except counsel. His young vife. who had been in the court room most of the day. decided to not wait inc outcome. It was said at the Hotel Ansonia some hours later that the yer dict had not been announced to Stokes .,tp to that time. He was said to be still dangerously ill
 The summing up argument Assistant District Attorney Buckner made against the girls was dramatic fea- t1re of the trial. He fourished tho Stokes and punctuated his recital of the shooting, and his scorching de- uunciation of both Stokes and the girls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

by frequent snaps of the trigger. Law must be enforced" he said. He re- ferred to the contention of counsel for the defense that Mr. Stokes could not be punished and that the girls had been punished enough He said:
 Perhaps it is no punishment for q man with a six months bride and q 16-year-old son to have such things hawked about him in every village and hamlet as have been published in this case And how have these girls been punished? While Stokes was nursing his wounds they hung his bloody trous- CTS outside of theatre and asked the people to deposit it's money in the box office"
 Judge Marcus said in his charge to the jury that the only theory of the defense was self defense. He eau toned the jurors not to let their emo tions overrun their reason simply be- cause the defendants were women.
 Stokes was shot when he called at the apartments of the show girls. He said he had gone there at the inyiI tation of Miss Conrad with the expecta- a-
 tion of getting letters he had written to Miss Graham and that when he got
 there the girls demanded money with
 q flourish of revolvers and q threat 10
 shoot The girls declared Stokes at tackled them and that he seized their revolvers long enough to fire two shots, | and they shot also into the millionaire s l legs.
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and constitution along the lines sugrest,sd by some of the members This comm,i- tee will report next Friday in the law library
 After the completion of the regular husi- ness there was an informal discussion of general nature upon subjects relaii to the practice of the profession and ,,non the attitude lawyers should take ,,pon candidates for the judiciary. The report of the grand jury also called forth miich comment and will probably lead to Iegis- lation dealing with the administration of the criminal law and the abolition of fees. 'The courts are so busy prosecuting crap shooters" said one of the speakers. they haven't time to get after the man shooters
 The next meeting will be held on Fi.- day, December 22, in the law library at 10 o'clock, when the special committed will report and the other offices will be filled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

worth of books and all accommodations to study and pepare cases before going to court. Very few lawyers could afford to pay rent for the office space these books take up. not to mention the buying of the books.
 The secretary, F. l. Monks, who is also librarian and treasurer, read his report covering a period from July to Decen- Der 15. The report showed that on July the Birmingham Bar association bought the Woodward law library for the sum of $575O, and that w. P. c. Harding pres ident of the First National bank, donated 5000 toward the purchase and also gave the bar association the use of the prem- ises rent free for 10 years. including heat and light and janitor service. Several hundred volumes were taken from the law library in the courthouse and added to the Woodward library, making the total num- Der of volumes now over coco. The num- Der of members was stated to be 94, and
 in budget which the secretary added to his report ne said it would require meri- bershp of at least 100 to make the library success.
 The president appointed a committee of five, consisting of Sterling A. Wood. A. G. Smith, H. U. Sims. J. A. Mitchell and George Bondurant to revise the by-laws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Jury Acquits T1vo Girls
 Of Shooting Millionaire

summoned to hear the verdict Miss Gra- ham appeared completely unstrung and was assisted into the court room. trem- bling in every limb. The more spirited Miss Conrad came unassisted, but she seemed very nervous.
 When the foreman announced the words Not guilty" Miss Conrad cried Thank God!" and then went into violent hys- terics, She sank to the counsel table, then jumped up again shrieking and tearing her hair and throwing her arms about wildly. 1t was a surprise to the spectators, for Miss Conrad had kept much the better nerve of the two de- fendants throughout the trial. On the other hand Miss Graham, who continually wept during the trial and sobbed the more when she heard the verdict re- covered herself when she saw her com panion so affected and acted as the con- forter to the younger friend.
 Ii was at. first thought Miss Conrad had misunderstood the verdict and her companion tried to assure her that they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

New York, December 15.-L llian Gra- ham and Ethel Conrad were freed late today of criminal charges on which they had been held since last June for shoot Ing the millionaire sportsman and hotel proprietor, w E. D. Stokes. The Jury reached it's verdict in 53 minutes.
 The shooting show girls were tried on an indictment of three counts, the first charging an attempt to murder Stokes Of consideration of this count, however, the jurors were relieved by Judge Marcus, at the request of the dls- trict attorney. The court restricted the jury to the second and third counts, which charged, respectively, assault in the first degree with intent to kill, and as- sault in the second degree, with intent to do bodily injury.
 While the jury was deliberating the two defendants were held prisoners in an adjoining room Waiting was ob- yiously severe ordeal for both. When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
JUDGE HOWzE HEADS
 BAR ASSOCIATION Large Attendance of Mem- bers at the Law Library
 Yesterday Morning

At q meeting of the Birmingham Bar association yesterday morning, Judge A.. c. Howze was unanimously reelected president for the year 1912.
 About 50 members of the association were present at the meeting, which was held in tllc associations law library in the First National bank building. Judge Howze delivered an address in the course of the library to the legal profession, es- pecally to the younger members who were not able 10 purchase library of their own. Here" said he. i've have s15.0O0
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