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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

81 see" observed the Confirmed Com
muter, looking up from his evening paper.
that q woman has started a discussion as
belongs to his wife"
But that's so easy retorted the Hope
full Housewife. shes entitled to all she
can get"
The Confirmed Commuter frowned.
It's not easy-it's sordid." he answered
and cents"
That's why 30 few persons get value
received for IT," she replied. You know
my own idea Of happy adjustment Of
the pocket book problem is to form a part
nership agreement at the start. Either split
the family purse half and half or forty and
sixty per cent, or even seventy-five per
cent to the winner and twenty-five per
cent 70 the loser. Under the present sys-
tenn the winner takes aIl-and that isn't
fair"
''Oh, seer jeered the Confirmed Com
muter. Draw up articles OF agreement as
II the man and woman were a couple OF
prize nEhtersl You must have been read
ing the sporting pages lately" he added.
u "Oh, yes, read them" his wife admitted.
Women in certain aspects are singu-
larry devoid of ideals" he continued. Now
the author OF this article says that a
young man and woman should settle the
question OF the wifes weekly allowance
before they are married. How could a
young couple in love bring themselves to
the discussion Of anything so sordid7'
why notY" his wife asked quickly.
Isn't 1t better to settle It beforehand than
to quarrel about It afterward? Women don't
expect so very much, you know-of course.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Lorettas Looking CLASSIFIED Up to the Girl Who Prinks

A medieval fortress never resisted the
battering rams that were hurled against
1t by an attacking party more persistently
than the door to the dressing room in the
Pullman had withstood the knocking of
angry and kimono-clad women
At last the porter was besought to lend
his aid. Someone OF the lady travellers
had seen a female figure disappear into
the dressing room a half hour before.
She had been waiting to see II emerge ever
since. Her rat" had ceased TO be a thing
to conceal beneath her garments, draped
over her arm. She watched the familiar
signs as the train sped on and announced
to the waiting line OF Hurried females how
many miles they were from Chicago.
Some of the travellers had scurried back
to their berths and were painfully insert
ing themselves into daytime clothes in the
restricted quarters. With humping heads
and wild plungings to catch up with the
Sits of mirrors that insufficiently decorate
the side OF the car, they were dressing
and matchmaking the being who was
conflscating the dressing room and its
facilities.
Maybe she has tainted" timid waiter
breathed.
Maybe she HASN'T I wish she had!
There would be some excuse for her hold
ing the fort while We all lose our hairpins
and our tempersi No, indeed! she lie just
prinking!"
Then, the door opened. And the Prtnksr
emerged.
Her done-to-a-turn appearance was a
red rag to the disheveled women who had
waited while she pinned and powdered and
polished. Remarks as forid and speed
breaking as women could deliver buzzed
and whirled about her. But she did not
wink.
Indeed. she was serenely indifferent to
them.
She could afford TO be. The train was
rushing through the suburbs. In ten min
utes it would be at the station. And she
was superbly ready to greet the man who
would be waiting.
The others had no time to stop and tell
her what they thought They were not
ready. A mad scramble and four OF them
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
9 The 8ee'8 H@me Magazine page *
Serious History in Comic Vein po, wn'H no III:

Seeing they're organising a bread
and cake combination around here re-
minds me that something like that was
done a couple Of hundred years ago" said
sbow-Me Smith.
They once passed a law in New York
that nobody could make any -four outside
the city limits. And when you come to
consider that the city limits in them
days were down around Canal street
somewhere II looked pretty soft for the
city. No matter how far out of town
you raised your grain you couldn't get II
1t into New York village Naturally the
town folks got all the dough.
Must have been q little bit awkward II
anybody wanted hot waffles for breakfast
to have to hike for town to get your garin
ground 30 you could have breakfast the
same day.
mo wonder they called II the Bolting
Act. suppose they did that because you
had to bolt the waffies after you made EN-
on account Of losing much time.
They must have passed that law es-
peciaIIy for commuters. KNOWN how fond
they were of buckwheat cakes and hot
biscuit and doughnuts and things like that
Any commuter wantin' to be sure OF his
hot cakes in them days had to grab his
little sack Of wheat or corn or oats and
beat II TO the 1884 so he could get into
town and get his grain ground up into
flour before going TO the office.
Instead of Bring me a spool OF No. 90
sky blue scarlet SILK or BE sure to carry
one of the ax-gaIlon churns home with
you tonight. IL was Don't forget to go
to the mill or you won't get any angel
cake tomorrow
And every time commuter tried to do
n little -four boiling on his own account
he was yanked up before the Squire and
given at least three months But the
folks in town got the trade all right
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Rev. H. ]. Kirschstein. Pastor
North side Christian Church.

building churches and keeping pace with
this increase or population? IT is wen
known that the churches are inclined to
leave the masses, and go TO the classes,
Do you ask why these churches move out
as the masses come in? They move up
town with the classes that they may have
their support. In Omaha our churches
have begun the same uptown" movement.
The downtown church Is not always the
most prosperous. but when il lie true to its
mission and when its work Is properly
prosecuted II is the most profitable. For
here the ends of the earth are met and
here one has a foreign as we'll as a home
missionary field at the very door OF the
church.
The Withdrawal OF Christian influences
and training from the masses opens the
floodgates of a hundred perils of the city,
AS the church goes out the saloon. the
brothel and the gambling den, with all
their attendant evils, come in. Evangelize
and Christianize the cities and you will
have made the kingdoms of this world, the
kingdoms of our Lord Jesus Christ. II the
city is not saved the state is doomed and
the church OF Christ will go on struggling
through the wilderness of sin, until God
shall raise up a purer and a drawer genera
ton that will heed His commandments and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

Il have seen violence. and strife in the
city mischief also and sorrow are
in the midst of IT, wickedness is in the
midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not
from her street."-(Ps. So SID.
This is the picture which David gives
us of the city of twenty-nine centuries ago.
and II is not a bad representation Of the
city Of the twentieth century Of the Chris
tan era. but IL is not the city that should
be, or that is to be. In the apocalyptic
vision, the man Of God sees a city, de
scending out Of Heaven from God. having
the glory Of God And there shall
in no wise enter into II anything that de-
fileth, neither whatsoever maketh abom-
nation, or maketh lie" The first is
city that has been given over to the
denominations of this world. The second is
a city evangelical by the gospel Of Christ,
redeemed from the thraldom Of sin.
As the city is the problem in politics
with respect to local self government, $50
the city is the problem in Christianity with
respect to the church, and the triumph OF
the kingdom Of God. The city is the center
arc heart Of our civilization. 1t throws its
light far beyond its own borders, and gives
color and character to conduct without.
through the state and the nation. The
city is always set on a HILL" and is a
beacon light, at which are kindled the
torches of our boys and girls. The eyes o.
future generations are upon US, and we
will be held responsible for the character
OF the city OF tomorrow.
The growth Of the city is so rapid, and
the means Of reaching the masses are so
abundant, that the city Is the most fruit
full mi ssionary field in the world. One hun
dred years ago we had in the United States
but six cities that had a population Of 5000
or more. Today 1t requires four figures to
number our cities Of a like population.
The census of 1910 gives New York City a
population of 47Ss,sss, an increase in ten
years OF 1,229, 6S1, or more than the present
population Of any American city except
Chicago ana Philadelphia; yet many OF our
cities far outstrip New York in proper
tionate increase OF population.
What are we as Christians doing TO
evangelize these masses as they flock to
our cities? Are we lengthening our cords
and strengthening our stakes? Are We
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

their clothes cost great deal more. but
then their vices cost q great deal less"
IT have no vicesi" returned the Con-
firmed Commuter Indignantly.
IF one OF my friends comes to see me-"
she rejoined. 81 give her two cents worth
of tea II her husband calls on you he
smokes two or three OF your fifteen cent
cigars and drinks a lot of your choice
whiskey while he's here, and then you
give him another cigar 10 smoke on his
way home. SO. right there you owe me
about u.4S. But II We were to figure up
what each OF US spends for wearing APP
parel I might owe you some money"
owe me money! exclaimed the Con-
firmed Commuter with bitter emphasis.
why, n / were TO try TO collect all the
money you owe me I'd go into bankruptcy
70 avoid being held responsible for my
wlfes debts. Last week you borrowed my
lunch money 70 pay for a new parasoi.
The week before that IL was for dues In
some folderol club. The week before was
new hat week. The week before"
At this moment the front door bell rang.
Yes" said the Hopeful Housewife dra-
matically "and how ! suffer each time I
have 10 DO IL! No man understands the
humiliation II is OF a proud woman 10 have
TO ask her husband for money!
Then the heavy form OF Marie. the hand
maiden. followed by a small messenger boy
and large package. appeared in the door
way.
Something for Madame" she announced
There Is s24sO to pay
'Twenty-four eighty" repeated the Hope
ful Housewife with a guilty look. why,
. that nuEt be the dress that WAS such a
bargainl Put II down, boy"
With elaborate pretenee she fluttered
into the next room 10 look for her pocket
book. and finding II. made a frantic search
through It's disordered contents
WHY" she exclaimed. II don't know
shat / have done with all my money! Yot
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Some Silhouettes of the Sidewalk
BY BOBBIE BABBLE

When Sailor Jacky draws his pay,
And wishes 1t was more,
He gayly dons his best array,
And smartly steps ashore.
The pretty girls smile up to him,
The smiling skies look down
His cup is filled right to the brim
When Jacky comes TO town.
He knows the roll Of lonely seas,
The stretch Of lonely skies;
The lonely watch, when night winds freeze
His cap above his eyes
Those hours of loneliness are done;
He smiles. though all men frown.
All are his brothers, every one,
When Jacky comes to town.
Sea folk, they say. are free folk-true.
For Jacky's hand is free.
He spend his time and money, too,
Wherever he may be.
And friends are near to help him spend
Whenever he sits down;
They're with him-to the moneys end.
When Jacky comes TO town.
When Jacky goes to see play
He sometimes sits UP high,
Where. In the gallery. they say,
He pipes an eager eye.
But II he wants to sit downstairs
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Fair Women of the White House

John Quincy Adams. the sixth president
Of the United States, married Louisa Cath
crime Johnson. Although she was the
daughter OF Joshua Johnson of Maryland
she was born and educated In London.
She was petite, very brilliant in converse
ton, and had very lively manners.
During the eight years in which her hus-
band was secretary of state Mrs. Adams
made her home in Washington center
of social life, where the prominent men of
the day were willing to meet and forget
their differences for the time being. Mrs.
Adams kindness and liveliness were in
marked contrast to her husband, who hid
a naturally warm heart under a very cold
exterior
Her reign at the White House was so
memorable that it was said afterward:
Society in Washington ought to give the
tone to the whole country. II did so during
Mrs. Adams enchanting, elegant and in
tellectual regime. For elegance, refine
ment taste, purity, talent, beauty and
worth the fashionable circle Mrs. Adams
drew about her was far superior to that
which has appeared since"
After the arduous duties as the lady OF
the White House Mrs. Adams retired with
her husband to his native Quincy, in
Massachusetts. Only for one year was
this retirement granted her, for she re-
turned to Washington when her husband
was elected to congress, where he remained
until his death. fifteen years later.
Mrs. Adams survived him until May IA,
1852. She is buried beside him in the
family burying ground at Quincy.
Of her in 1899:
"A strong literary taste has led her to
read much, and a capacity for compost
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

at school one morning nearly an hour late.
" Tommy the schoolmaster demanded,
what Is the meaning OF thisT
" We got company at our house Tommy
replied.
what? said the schoolmaster
'' TwO's company, amt it2' said Tommy
Well. it's two little sisters They come
early this mornin' with DIT. Smith, ana
pop looks awful Worried"
The banker smiled and shook his head.
But you should have heard" he said,
''the lecture that Mr.. Roosevelt read that
schoolmaster on race suicide"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Riled Roosevelt

II never saw Mr.. Roosevelt riled but
once" said a New York banker. 1T was
over a twin story. Mr.. Roosevelt, you
know, regards twins. triplets and even
auadruplets. as great and unmiXed bles-
sings. and he won't let any one poke fun
at them.
"a schoolmaster told the twin story in
the smoking room OF hotel out west with
out intending any offense 20 Mr.. Roose-
welt.
He said that a pupil Of his turned up
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

Commuters going out on the trains in
the evening used to play seven up and
euchre for their bags of flour. and the
loser, Of course. went without his mullins
in the morning. They used to try 10
smash each others flour sacks, which
made quite a picture and mussed up the
cars and their clothes considerable.
Finally the commuters got busy and
put up a few candidates Of their own who
ran on a -four sack platform, and when
they got elected they just took hold of the
city limits and bulged EN- out TO the very
last cornfield.
That was the last of the Bolting Act
though not the last Of the bolted break
fasts."
(Copyrigt, 1911, by the N. Y. Herald Coy.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

ton in prose and verse have been re-
sources for her leisure moments, not with
view to that exhibition which renders
such accomplishments too often fatal to
the more delicate shades Of feminine char
acter. but for her own qualification and
that Of a few relatives and friends. The
late President (John) Adams used to draw
much amusement from the accurate de-
lineation OF Washington manners and char
acter which was regularly transmitted
for a considerable period in letters from
her pen"
Copyright, 1911, by the N Y. Herald Coz.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

disappeared into the small room she had
enjoyed alone.
She could not feel-what a woman Of
more delicacy might-that she had achieved
her toilet at the expense Of her good man
ners. She was callous to the Nominations
OF rage that sought TO wither her as the
hurried women rushed back to their berths
to get into the coats that must cover a
multitude of sartorial sins.
She was the girl who prinks. When the
Judgment day comes and the last trump
sounds, she will be putting hairpins in her
hair and absorbing all the mirror space
about. She will move to judgment in apple
pie order outside; but the gross selfishness,
the egotistic, self considering, narrowly
vain little nature inside of her win get its
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
The Record
Dry Spell.

With rich folks Of renown,
Some chaps object 10 have him there
When Jacky comes to town.
He serves US well; shall he not be
Admitted with our best7
New laws shall make him equally
welcome paying guest
Clad in his noble blue toys still
Though eads Of snobs may frown-
The lad shall st just where he viii
When Jacky comes 20 town.
Copyright. 1911, by the n. Y. Herald Col
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

ueeertS.
1t is not very comforting to the rest of US
to think that she will get come up wiz
only at that late date But we are hope
less about its happening sooner. she will
continue TO take up all the good space be-
fore the glass at parties. She will still
push other girls into corners while she
puts pins in her belt. She will walk off
with the powder box II she wants it. Or
she will subsidize the only comb on the
dressing table. Oh, yes! But she will be
prinking a long time yet! But she will be
hated too. l just wish she would
prink so long some time that a very, very
nice man whom she very much loves would
lose patience and leave her altogether.
The judgment day is such a long way Off
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
The Impre..ion He GOD.

The Parson-And what impressed you
most in the conditions Of the German
worker as compared with the English"
The Workman Qately one Of political
touring party to Germany)-w1l. 1 dino; I
didn't think such powerful lot O. their
beer.-London opinion.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
THE BEES SUNloR BIRTHDAY BOOK
This is the Day We Celebrate
10 E:S q q
June "a, 1911.
SATURDAY,
Name and Address.

Names an
Cecilia Addison, S9s Seward Franklin 1902
Lloyd Anderson. e1s North Thirysecond Webster 1897
NJ Boulevard 1898
Edmond 1884
Edwin Borgeson, S2l7 Burt st...... Webster lss7
WILDER L. Cole 26O2 Writ Lothrop 1885
Mary Caroale 22l4 Pierce St. Mason 1909
j
. 49, -. LIB
Feke S2 Twenyhth
William
eighteenth St
u Long
heznlchek Dupont
Rolling
Mabel Sandbeg Hamilton
SOS
webster
Webster
Shirley Williams 1850
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24
Who's Who in the Home

pay it, dear" she added. smiling sweetly
at her husband. Its s24.s0-rn owe 1t to
you until next week"
Copyright, 1911. by the N. Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-24

What kind OF bat is an aerobat3''
Its bawl bat when he bumSs -
nose
New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
DOCTOR DENIES MARRIAGE
Disowns Woman Who Has Him
and Nurse Arrested.
fBv r,r.oranh 10 The Tribune.

BY Telegraph TO The Tribune.
Hackensack, N. J., Jan. 1o.-Dr. F. II. r
Pirkner. a practising physician, OF NO. q
West 9th street, Manhattan, and Miss Glen
Willy. a nurse, were arrested tonight AZ
tho Pirkner country house, at Haworth, on
warrants Issued by justice OF the peace
on complaint OF Mrs. Hannah Pirkner, VINO
says she is the wife Of the accused physi-
cian She came to Hackensack this AFTER
noon and got the warrant. The warran'
called for the arrest Of Felix Pirkner, and
when the name was read TO him the physi'
clan remarked: II am not the man you
want: am DR.. f. II. r. Pirkner.'
How can you arrest me when / am Nv
ing here with my wife?" asked DR.. Pirkner
rs this young woman, Glen Willy, your
wife," asked the constable
"she certainly is, and we were married IN
December" was the reply. according TO the
constable, who said the doctor told MN
Hannah Pirkner got a divorce from him
several months ago.
DR.. Pirkner and Miss Willy were taken
before Justice Of the Peace Bratt in Hack
ensack. This woman who made the COM
plaint was never my wifa even though We
lived together and have three children,
said DR.. Pirkner to Justice Bratt she
is crazy. I gave her home for charity
sake. This is the only woman who was
ever my wife" SAID the physician, point
ing to Miss Willy.
Were you ever married to this man.?
Justice Bratt asked the young woman.
Not legally but 1 am his common Ia"
wife and / have been living with MN as
SUCH" was her reply
These arc the most astounding admis-
sions ever heard in this court said JUS
tice Bratt "You say your wife Is crazy.
7 think from your statements that you are
crazy. You admit the charge made against
you"
Or. Pirkner said he owned the Hawortn
hcme in his own name, and that 1t was
worth $4,000. Both prisoners were lockeo
up for the night in default Of $1,000 BAL
each.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
NO STETSON REVIVAL
Present Trustees of First Church
of Christ to Serve Again.

The present board OF trustees OF the First
Church OF Christ Scientist, received tho
unanimous Endorsement OF the congregation
at a special meeting held in the church last
night TO consider nominations for the cleo
ton of trustees, scheduled for January Il.
Havne Davis, formerly Mrs. Augusta T..
stet,on's legal adviser but now prominent
IN the administration forces OF the Church
introduced the resolution that the sense
OF the meeting be that the present ooaro
OF trustees should be continued In once
Mrs susanne Thomas, the only one OF
the trustees who has held over since the
days OF the Stetson regime, declined aoso-
lutely 10 have her name considered for re-
election. and that Of Mrs. Martha White
was substituted In that form the resoIu-
ton was passed unanimously by the gain
ering OF about FIVE hundred members ot
the church.
Virgil O. strickler. first reader OF the
church and a leader OF the faction that
ousted Mrs. Stetson and her followers
was suggested as substitute for Mrs
Thomas on the board, but he declined the
honor. and said that when his time as first
reader expired, this summer, he intended
N sever all his official connection with the
church and remain as a plain member
This meeting which was preliminary TO
the election next Tuesday night, was
handled as smoothly as q steam roller
meeting ever was. With one exception
every speaker on the resolution favored IT,
and the one dissenter made only the mild
complaint that there were scores OF capable
members OF the church who might be OF
service as trustees.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
DIES AT WIFE's FUNERAL
Mourners Crowd Church in Williams
burg-Double Burial Sunday.

The Church of St Cecilia, Williamsburg,
was crowded with mourners yesterday at
the services for Mrs Mary Ormond, who
died last Sunday at her home, No. II Her
bert street, and as Monsignor Edward j.
McGoldrick chanted the last words OF the
mass Michael Ormond fell dead over his
wife's casket. The scene which followed
was made more impressive when Mon
signor McGoldrick, who had celebrated the
requiem, with the assistance of Monsignor
William !. Barrett, in a solemn tone an
nounced the death Of Mr.. Ormond.
Mr.. Ormond, who was seventy-hve years
old. was one OF the pioneer residents OF
williamsburg. and had been contractor.
Just before his wlfe's death Ormond. VIM
was grief stricken over her approaching
end. predicted that he would not long sur
vive her Mrs. Ormond had been very
active In all tho womens societies IN the
church. where her daughter. Margaret. was
the organst
The monsignor directed that the funeral
or the wife proceed, and that the mourners.
with the exception OF the relatives, nle out
or the church. The body OF the wife was
taken to Calvary Cemetery and placed In
a vault The body OF the husband was
taken to his home His funeral wtl take
Place on Friday. His body and that OF
New-York tribune., 1911-01-11
FATHER OF RICH GIRLS OUT
E. K. Stallo Removed as Guard
ian of His Two Daughters.

Surrogate Cohalan granted yesterday the
application Of the National Surety Com
panv and III. Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany, OF Maryland, TO he relieved from
the bond ~ Edmund x Stalo and for the
lstters removal as the guardian OF his
two daughters under the will of Alexander
Mcdonald, vice-president Of the Standard
OH Company, their grandfather, who made
them the sole legatees OF his estate. Re-
Gently Surrogate Cohalan revoked the let
ters of administration issued to Stallo In
the same estate.
The surety companies had asked to be
relieved from the bonds they had given for
stsIIo as administrator, amounting to
g 900 and In the application heard yes
terday they asked his removal as guardian
because he had failed to give new surety
in place OF the bonds on which the COM
panies asked for release.
Counsel for Stallo said that the latter
took the advice Of the companies instead
Of that Of his counsel and had put up
bonds In excess OF the amount required by
law. When he learned OF this excess, the
lawyer said stallo refused to pay further
fees for the bonds and a dispute arose.
The Misses Stallo are in Europe.