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The Washington times., 1911-05-07

authorities at Napoleon. Ark. have
taken possession of the stern-wheel
steamboat Hetty Gilmore.
Returning from Washington, where
he consulted with President Lincoln
and other members of the government
in reference to national troubles, the
Hon. Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, says
in an interview in the Louisville Jour
nal: Il found the president frank and
calm, but decided and firm. He ex-
pressed deep concern and regret for
the existing condition of public affairs.
and his hope that there would yet be
restoration of the union. and peace
and amity among all the states"
Dispatches from Tennessee say that
j. E. Dromgoole Jr.. of Rutherford
county, while visiting recently in Mar
tir county, Indiana, was set upon by
a pack of black Republican bullies who
beat him in a most shameful manner,
tearing out one of his eyes"
Two military companies leave Pc
tersburg for City Point to aid in de-
fense of the upper James, which has
been bloCkaded at its mouth. Troops
to the number of two hundred and
fifty from Louisiana arrive in Rich
mond and go into camp. Reports from
Texas say that Major Ben McCuloch
has promised the services of regi-
ment of Texas Rangers to protect the
frontier Of Virginia, provided there is
any fighting.
A Washington dispatch says that two
balloons have been sent there by order
of Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island
They are in charge of an experienced
aerial voyager. it is said. and will be
used when necessary under orders Of
General Scott
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Reddy Smith
On Justice

Justice, Jimmie, amt just settin' in
uh police court an handin' out six
months fur stealin' uh loaf Nv bread,
ur fiXin' uh small bail on uh poor
man dat stole cause he's hungry. It's
bein' fair tn de man no matter. what
crime he done, an holdin' him ur lettin'
him go, accordin' as de circumstances
was readin' bout uh feller dat wus
put under only uh hundred dollars
bail, cause he stole uh loaf NV bread
fur his starvin' wife an six kids when
de city wus two weeks late In payin'
him de money dey owed him fur cIeanin'
de streets. 1t wusn't much, Jimmie,
only 500. but dere wusn't uh friend dat
could go de feller's ball. and he cud-
dent pay it himself, cause If he could
he wouldn't have had tn steal dat loaf
NV bread. -
''Tu be fair" de Judge sez, ''rll only
hold you under 500 ball."
"Onlyr' Jimmie, only $100 bail. an uh
faithful wife an six kids all starvin' az
home. H.s
You'd have stole, too, Jimmie, II you
had uh starvin' wife an kids Dere
amt u man Hvin' who really loves mis-
wife an kids but wouldn't do de same
thing. sss.
But ''only uh hundred dollars" wish
I'd uh been dat judge. I'd uh showed
dem what justice wusl
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

enuff. they sed. and this here tacksing
bizness is getting fearse. We may be
ouakirs, they sed, but King Gorge bet
tir not get to lippy.
So without making any moar bones
about it they rote to King Gorge and
told him in a nice way thare was sutch
a thing as going to far. You'll be tasks
ing the babies neckst, they sed, so
they'll have to give you penny out OF
thare banks evry time they take a
drink of milk. OF korse, they dident
believe this about the babies. but II
YOU don't tell a king wat you think
OF him nobuddy else will. ..r-.-
The nerve of them, sed the king,
throwing the letttr behind the throne
to show wat he thot Of it. Jest for
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
NotoriouSIy Touchy

Oracles are notoriously touchy. They
do not like to have their power dis
credited and then solicited. So, since
you said you did not believe in me,
will return the compliment. do not
believe in you; either. And will tell
you exactly what I think without any
comfortable little paddings and soft
enings.
Girls can hoodwink men. It's one
of the easiest things to do. And
reckon you did it. Men have queer
illusions about women. If they are
not very refined or cultured, or good
themselves, they look forward to sup
plying their deficit by marrying wife
are such clever actresses. If they can
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

ard starts to chin to Juliet as though
he had a right to. OF course, a guy
that has his first happy glance to get
has no right to be jealous. but that's
the way 1 felt about it.. Gr-r-r-r. And
Juliet seemed confoundedly inter-
ested in him.
Well. as he was strutting out again,
I happened to get in his road and
so did my foot. Over he went into a
basket of string beans. and Juliet
chortles, "Papar' And just when
thought was beginning to make a
hit too!
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
SINE HOLDS 1T UP TO THE
Girl Who Doubts Her Wisdom

You have taken a slump. You could
not make me believe, tf you were to
write columns, that you are still al
Turing and fascinating. The change
is not in your husbands taste. 1t
is in your Observation-Disclosures
~the-exertion of winning attitude.
have seen it happen again and again.
Women. like good men who do not
exert themselves 20 be attractive, but
think that their goodness should win
them consideration, appear to believe
that just being wives is sufficient to
insure them their husbands love.
And 1t is not. We see that every
day! Maybe It ought; but It does not.
~> Your Mental Kimono
If your husband liked you the way
you seemed to be before you were
married enough to ask you to be. his
wife, you had better scramble out of
your mental kimono and curl papers
and work your level best to BE NOW
WHAT YOU WERE THEN, al
Turing and fascinating. Lots of men
are more in love with their wives at
so than at 20, But the wives are play
ing a continuous performance of BE-
ING LOVABLE. They are not vast
ing time asking II they are to
blame"
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

verse. Well wat do yon no about that.
sed the Amerikins. His name wont be
Gorge mutch longer. they sed, it
will be Denis. Come on, they sed. let's
get togethir and sine a deklarashun OF
independence. Wen show King Gorge
he aint everybuddy.
And that's exactly wat they went and
did They got the deklarashun of in
dependence, and then they awl sat
erround and sined it. bekaus II dek-
larashun of independence aint sined wat
good is it? No good.
Wen King Gorge saw the deklarashuD
awl sined and awl he thot he Good send
ovir a lot of redcotes and tared sim
ply be nothing to it, but eny histry
book will tell you how mutch there was
to It. awl rite
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
The Northern View
May Z, 1851 (Tuesday).

Colonel EIlsworth's Zouaves, COM
posed entirely of New York firemen.
were mustered into the service this
afternoon in front of the capitol.
They bound themselves by oath to
serve the union for a period of three
years. or until the close of the war.
About a score refused to enlist for
a longer term than three months, and
they were accordingly granted an in
definite leave of absence.
.- Secretary Chase has forwarded in
Etructions to the customs house sur
veyors on all the ports on the Ohio
and upper Mississippi rivers. direct
ing them to keep a sharp watch on
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
The Southern View
May z, 1861 (Tuesday).

Joseph Cloyd, of Pulaski county,
Virginia, authorizes Governor Letchen
to draw on him for $4,000, and says
his whole fortune is at the service of
the governor if required for war pur-
poses. Another instance Of liberality
is found in the case of Captain Robert
Gibboney, of Wytheville. who has
agreed to uniform the Davis
Chargers" himself, and to furnish two
horses for use of the company.
Information from Mississippi is to
the effect that ninety-three companies
have already mustered into service in
that state. thus completing the re-
cent requisition of eight thous and
rCn.
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Loretta's Looking Glass

find out what style of maiden appeals
to a man. 1t is comparatively easy to
act the part. You must have per-
formed alluringly and fascinatingIy
before taking the man.
Now that you have him, you have
settled back into your real self. You
played a part to get him. You got
him. Now. you are too lazy or too
sure of your position as his wife to
keep on playing the part to keep him.
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
CHIN MIE'S HISTORY

that I'll show them who's boss here,
he sed. I'll put on so many tackses.
he sed, they'll have sumthing to cry
about then, and if the wireless telegraf
was only inventid Id telegraf ovir to
my soljers in Amerika and have them
start in playing ruff house rite away.
ne Sed.
And darn if he dident pile on the
tackses jest like he sed he wood, ony
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Try These On
Your Thinkograph
ENGLISH Joke FOR TODAY

Defendant - struck witness in
the face and knocked off her spec
tacles, which were bent on falling to
the ground.-The Daily Telegraph"
e If they were really bent on 1t we
can only congratulate them on at last
achieving their object.-Punch.
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Our Grocery Clerk
Saws Worse'n Ever

See any green in my eye? Well,
there's lots there. 1t stands for jeal-
ousy, as we'll as a suburb disposition
An old, puffy, gray-haired gink
breezes into the store this morning,
steers straight for the cashiers cage
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

Wen the Amerikins was mostly
Quakirs and sutch, and dident be-
leeve in fighting, evin for fun, they
sertenly stud a lot from the Brtdish.
They coodent hardly go out on thare
frunt steps without beeing tacksed
for it, and evry time they urned
littel money King Gorge and the rest
of the Bridish wanted sum of it.
So aftir a vile the Amerikins got
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
DYspeptic

He used to complain because he
never got what he wanted to eat
Yes, but he's rich now"
Yes, and now he complains be-
cause he never wants what he gets
30 eat
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
So Near and Yet So
Far; Or, No Way Out

She was in a violet hobble skirt and
dreadful predicament.
Although most hobbies fit tight,
this hobbIe fitted TIGHT.
Facing her was hard-visaged
woman, none other than Madame
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
So Do We

Hank-what de ye do, 81, when ye
get tn chil1s?
Si-Shake, by cracky!
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
The Misnnmer

What! Ten years in an office and
you've never once been promoted.
What kind of a man do you work
for7"
"a promoter"
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
Under Suspicion

rs your friend a cowboy?"
He claims to be a cowboy, but l
think he got his dialect out of a
novel"
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

I'D you read what that Cyrus Downtown Brady, or
whatever his name is, had to say in his speech
woman suffrage, Belle? He said that as long as
women dresses that button up the back they
haven't got sense enough to vote.
Now, if l was suffragette, Belle I'd rattle
off hundred things men do that make dresses
that button up the back look like masterpieces of
intelligence But I'm too busy to be suffragette,
Belle so guess I'll refrain. But no matter where
the buttons are women have just about hundred
times more taste in clothes than men have, and
taste in clothes centrally stands for taste in other
things too markin' ballots among the rest, maybe
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

kkN.6Y DEAR LORETTA: I do
Ni not always agree with you;
but l like to read what you
say What will you say about the
married woman who, after being
courted as the most alluring and
fascinating of girls, suddenly finds
herself neglected as an uninteresting
wife? Is she to blame that the quail
ties which seemed to appeal to the
lover fail to hold the husbands love?
What do YOU Think"
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
NEWS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Petoid From the Daily
Papers As 1t Occurred
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY

HE memorable struggle which attracted the attention
of the whole civilized world and known the civil
war, began just fifty years ago.
The old newspapers OF both northern and
southern cities published during that stirring period
have been searched, and from day to day the
news and current reflection of public sentiment
presented they appeared in each section at that
time.
From the southland the dispatches taken
drectlu from the files of an old-time newspaper of
Richmond, Va, and from the north the is
drawn from several sources, including files of old
of the larger cities.
The Washington times., 1911-05-07

It's seldom you'll lavender socks
Don't Belle, know sounded it's often
you'll a Their
what's what developed that's why they've
Simplicity Pays Every Time.
girls that don't realize like
shps-they amount o riggin Men can't
girls look enough to eat
shirtwst skirt while there's attraction at all about
they're all dressed like horse and
why is and of em dress accordIny
Bell Mlers the other night
Ida wearn dress that looked needed
had plain white ready made little
thing with big blue sash
doin' little solo all evening hodn the
goin while Bell had
of her dances and had the time
afterward she much
that simple that she ashamed tell how
it did take her.
Simpltys the thing Belle. 1t don't have to be SO simple at
that how the love girl dress
simply takes her four hours the effect!
The Washington times., 1911-05-07
WHEN NOAH WAS A BOY

An organ grinder used to bring his
monkey around to the house. Noah's
father. who was quite a joker in those
days, used to. give the beast wooden
money, saying that 1t was the proper
currency for a wooden monkey"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16

The CONGREGATIONAL revival meeting IL
Stin In progress
Miss Clara Hendrickson spent Sunday
afternoon at the Kratz home.
Friday evening, December IS, district
NO. 80, gave program and box social.
Miss Clara Hendrickson returned last
week from a visit with her sister in
David City.
Irvngton school district No will give
program the Friday evening before
Christmas. Every oneI Is invited. Ladies'
are asked to bring boxes.
Thursday afternoon VIII Hlmmeleich
was taken to the hospital for typhoid
fever, lie was unconscious for some time
before he was taken there.
The G. w. b. NJ. viii hold a conference
Saturday afternoon and an open meeting
Sunday evening. Mrs. G. =. Willard win
give an address and Mrs. Cotner OF
Omaha will recite.
Mr.. w. ID. Powell Is quite III as the
result of a blow on the head from some
machinery. He was In the gasoline en-
CINE house of the Northwestern railway
when some of the machinery above be-
came loosened and falling struck Mr..
| Powell on the head, just missing the
temple. He was found unconscious some
time later by Henry KlabuHde. DIR. Hall
has been in attendance upon Mr.. Powell
since ais accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16
NIilInrd.

Miss Minnie Delfs was an Omaha
visitor Friday.
Miss Gladys Baldwin OF Omaha was at
her home over Sunday.
Mr. Richardson OF Omaha was a Willard
visitor Saturday and sunday
Messrs. Vivian Robertson and Henry
Andersen we're in the city Tuesday.
Miss Lois Anderson. who teaches near
Elkhorn, was at home over Sunday,
Miss Minnie Tholecke. who teaches near
Bennington, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents.
william Won Dohren returned from
Rushville last week after several days
visit at his ranch.
Mrs. Kosher and son returned Satur-
day from Wymore where she has been
visiting her mother.
The Young Peoples Social society OF
the Lutheran church held their monthly
meeting wednesday evening,
The basket ball game between Spring
field and Willard, which resulted in a
defeat for the home girls, was one of
the drawing cards OF the fair.
The concert and corn show held at
Willard last Friday and Saturday proved
a great success and a large crowd was
in attendance. The exhibits we're espe-
cially good and a number OF prizes were
awarded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16

from a visit with her sister. Mrs. Win
gard, at Red Lodge, Mont
y a Linderhoiun Of Omaha was here on
Tuesday on business FOR tho Crowell
Grain company
The clifton hotel and Germania hall
were both on fire this week. but small
damage was done.
Miss Fern Dixon left FOR her homo in
Bristol, r.. J., after an extended visit
az the home OF r. NJ. Castetter.
Rev. Mr.. Hallerberg OF Arlington will
preach for the congregation OF the Ger
man Lutheran church on sunday.
Afr. and Mrs George Noble, Grandma
Noble and +, NJ. Castetter attended
the funeral OF Mr.. Mobiles mother at
Onawa, Ia, on last sunday.
Rev. George McKeith and family ar
rived this week from Farnam Neb. lie
win hold services at the Congregational
church, where he Is now the pastor.
r. s. Beatty of this city was awarded
the contract OF building and repairing
the county bridges, for one year. at the
last meeting OF the county board.
Rev. +. Eokhardt OF the German Luth-
eran church and Rev. J. w. Cabeen Of
the Baptist church preached their fare
well sermons last Sunday and left this
week for Battle Creek, Neb., and Honey
Creek, Wis.
c. A. Randall, state chiet fire inspector.
was here on Saturday and condemned
the buildings of 70 G. Pierce and the
Schlitg company, recently damaged by
fire, and they viii have to rebuild with
other than frame buildings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16


Charles Miller and family will leave for
California 10 spend the winter
Mr.. and Mrs q. r. Merryweather are
the parents OF a son. born December s.
Miss Ethel Miller has been very III with
pneumonia, but Is very slowly improving.
Mrs. 8. @. Carlson and Mrs. A. Ander-
son spent Wednesday in Fremont shop
ping.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown and children leave
Friday for Indiana to spend tho holidays
with relatives.
Mrs. Ed Lewis. Mrs. John Hall and
Mrs. Ed Bailor went to Fremont Wednes-
day to attend the poultry show.
II. Heimbach and A. ]. Mcdonald went
TO Omaha Tuesday TO attend the meeting
OF the home mission committee.
Lindsey Byars is very i'll with Bright s
disease. DR.. Smith OF Fremont was called
In consultation with DR.. Reed Wednesday
afternoon.
Preparations are being made I'm ali the
churches for an entertainment TO be given
by the Sunday school children Saturday
evening, December %.
Invitations are out for reception to
be given at the home of Miss Teresa
F1tzgerald, in honor of the Valley Tigers,
Friday evening, December 10
The regular meeting of the valley Wom-
ans club was held Friday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. W. f. Weekly. An
especially good program was given.
In spite of the rain Saturday afternoon
bazaar given by tka Busy Bees In Hubbard
about $50.
The members OF the Independent Or
der OF Odd Fellows gave a very enjoyable
social evening In Hubbard's hall Tuesday
participated in the entertainments OF the
evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16
Dakota Farmers
Lie in Wait for
Blackhand Gang

PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 15.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Black Hand methods were at
tempted in the peaceful farming section
of Suly county last night Henry Essel-
brugge, a wealthy bachelor farmer and
one of the county commissioners OF that
county, who lives about forty miles north
of this city, last evening received let
ter threatening that his buildings would
be destroyed by fire unless he placed
1000 at a certain specified place before
night.
lie at once notified the sheriff of the
county and that official, with several
deputies, went to the Esselbrugge ranch.
Instead Of tie money a check was placed
at the designated place and 1t was
watched until well toward morning. when
the posse went to the ranch house to
warm their chilled limbs. On their re-
turn a few minutes later the check had
disappeared.
Esselbrugge notified all banks in this
part of the state to refuse payment and
bloodhounds have been sent for to at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16
waterloo.

Charles Compton went to Grand Island
Wednesday.
Commissioner John Lynch and Mrs.
Lynch came out last week for a visit with
the latters sister. Mrs. J. J. Mohatt, and
family
The family OF John Campbell arrived
Friday last from Pennsylvania. They
Will occupy the Robinson cottage in the
east part OF town.
County Superintendent w. A. Yoder,
accompanied by the truant officer, came
out Tuesday morning to look after some
delinquents at district No. "A.
Josh Rush returned Friday from Ban
croft and has left again, this time start
| ing south to Oklahoma, where he ex-
poets 10 visit his uncle and family.
! Mr.. and Mrs. X jacobson. who were at
Osceola with their daughter and family
over Thanksgiving and the week follow
ing, returned home last Friday noon.
| w. T. Waldron came in Sunday evening
] from his new location at Nerdigris and
has been busy this week packing and
moving their household goods to the new
home
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton NOyes went 10
Omaha Saturday morning In their auto
and on account OF the storm were obliged
10 come home Sunday evening on the
| train.
| Mrs. G. T. King was called 10 Lincoln
Thursday OF last week on account OF the
death OF her father. John j.. Leonard.
who made his home with daughter In
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Humes and Mrs. G..
| E Kellett, some OF our poultry fanciers.
went TO Fremont Thursday to attend the
/ poultry show. Mrs. Keilett was also mp
Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16
ElkhOrn.


j. Spearman of Papillion called on
friends here Sunday.
DIR. l.. Richardson OF Waterloo was on
our streets Thursday.
Mrs Witte is Improving nicely and will
soon be able TO be around.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Nouns entertained
a party Of young people Thursday even
ing.
Mrs L. Richardson and daughter Miss
Lucy, of Waterloo, visited friends here
Thursday.
Casper Delhdott went to Omaha
Wednesday for a visit of several days
with a sister.
Mrs Mollie Quinn left Wednesday for
Howells, Neb., where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Busch, for several weeks.
Workmen, are busy moving the rail-
road sidetrhck over a few feet near the
new Note elevator TO allow the loading
OF grain on cars.
The c. G. club met Thursday with Mrs.
c. II, Goddard. Mrs Subben won least
prize, while Miss Emma Nolte won first.
nice lunch was served.
Mr.. McIrney of Leigh, Neb arrived
Thursday and will visit his sister, Mrs.
G.. IL. Goddard. Mrs. John Galley of the
same place also came for visit with
relatives.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16
Springfield.

Elizabeth Davidson returned from Chi
cago Saturday.
Mr. York fell from a buggy and broke
his leg just below the knee.
r. B. Nicholson expects to move his
family to Oklahoma in a few days.
The Springfield basket ball team from
here played Willard last Saturday and
won Score, Is to 6.
John Nevins has returned to Spring
field and Is now In the employ OF @. a.
Bates. in his grocery store.
Ross Bates returned from Chicago Sat
urday. He has been attending the law
school Of the Chicago university.
John Fackler of Raymond, Kan, and
James Fackler of Idaho Falls, Idaho. are
here attending their fathers funeral.
Mrs Ringo and Mrs. BuIges OF St.
Frances, Kan, were here attending the
funeral Of their father, Jacob Fackler.
The school board has decided that the
public school building Is unsafe and will
have the state inspector examine the
building.
Jacob Faekler, 81 years, and one Of the
earliest settlers of this part Of Nebraska,
died Tuesday morning after a few hours
illness. Mr. Fackler was one OF the first
merchants when Springfield was located,
thirty years ago.
Bert Hamilton, while operating John
sons elevator, was caught in a shaft and
ali his clothes except his suspenders and
shirt torn from him. Bert braced HIM
self and IL was only that he was a very
strong man that he was able 10 keep
himself from being wound around the
shaft. He escaped with only slight
bruises
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-16

II you lose your pocketbook, umbrella,
watch some other article OF value, the thing
10 do is to follow the example Of many other
people and advertise without delay in the Lost
and Found column OF The Bee.
That is what most people do when they lose
articles Of value. Telephone and tell your
loss to all Omaha in a single afternoon.