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Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
Little Boobies pa

frum two drawbacks to yuTe plan The
first drawback is to git the milunares in
terested. sed Pa. & the second drawback
will to git any cuppel who think thay
are hoamly. Talk me, for instens, sed Pa
l may not be Apollo but / think me &
my wife wud have a good chsnst TO sit
a prize.
Yure wife wud have a chanst, sed one
OF the ladies. but you are too fat. We
won't give any Of the prizes to fat men,
& that is a good thing in another way.
too, she sed. 1t will have a tendency 20
keep fat men off the streets. A fat man
talks up twice as much room as a slim
man.
Pa got kind Of red In the face.
doant knox, he sed. / have always been
a littel portly, but sumhow ! have always
got along vary we'll with the dis-seruing
members OF the fair sex / dident think
much Of pure plan at first, he sed TO the
ladies, Dat now that ] konw you are
going TO Lis-crim-insit Hgsenst fat men
the plan is sure to be a failure Fat men
are always popular, he sed, & any move
ment wlch IL took ageenst them is sure
TO be bad for the skeem You speek Of
Thackeray the novelist was fat Pa sed.
& Old sam Johnson was fat & thay was
very popular with the ladies.
Well. times has changed sed ore If
Mas trends 4 the day Of the, slender
man is hero. The kind Of men wimmen
love to see, she sed, are men like the
Cnes you see painted on tailor sines II
is all rite for them 10 have broad sholders,
she sed but broad stummick-nevver.
/ always loved my husband moar bee
Esus he was chubby, sed Ma. / wud-
dent have him pound differnt than he
Is for anything i'm the world.
My husband is chubby. too sed two o,
the other ladies, but ! often wish he was
simmer. lie puffs wen he Is climbing
a hill
Yes. sed sum OF the other wimmsn. g.
fat men smear At mite,
After thay was all gone Pa looked In
the big glass & sed to Ma Well deer. Z
guess nobody loves a TAT man excep a
CanHibal.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
by BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

The keynote Of life today II action So
when vacation times come the cooped-up
men Of the city 20 to nature for her sim
pie outdoor frst-aid restOratives for
tired nerves and bodies They climb
mountains, they camp In the woods and
cook their own food they sleep i'm the
open and fly from ali that is artificial
and reminds them Of winters treadmill
OF society.
But there are three prime factors that
drive men TO realize that TO them vaca-
ton means restoration and solitude.
These fuctors are gossip, forced romance
and Overdressing.
Women look upon summer resorts as
first aid 10 love affairs. They bring
elaborate wardrobcs along on their yaca-
ton for the ensnaring Of men They fiji
their idle hours discussing other people
romsnces and family skeletons and indis-
cretions. They bring the rules Of society
along when they are on the edge OF ma
ture's realm.
And 80 men hide themselves deeper and
deeper in the wilderness and make Of
their summer vacation a period Of real
rest, actual change and health giving
recreation.
Cannot you see In your minds eye
those long rows OF rockers on hotel or
boarding house piazzaF' Can you not
remember the long rows OF women Of
sorts and Of all sorts gossiping and rock
ing. rocking and gossipiug through the
whole idle day Perhaps you have been
lUveiged into Joining them and have
feared to leave lest as soon as you go you
be spCared by sharp and idle tongues.
So YOU and many another has come 20
rock and remained 10 sting lest your
departure bring the whole next of sting
crs around your head
DO you wonder tEat vJrIH-WnIIe young
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19

country, But Few
lives in the history
OF the race equal
it in thrilling inter
est and first-claHs
romance,
Thompson, better
known as Count
RumfOrd, was born
in the village OF
y ORTIZ WoburR,
Mass. March 20,
1853. At -. young
Thompson was APP
prentiC6d to a
Salem merchant
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19

Already ideas
really find here hint that will enable them
well
white broadcoh collar
and skirt front
double length back The kmono coat fol-
The long with
plais
girdle with
darts.-OLIVETTE.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19

My son, said the conscientious father,
your punishment has hurt me as much
as II has hurt you. / am In very de
pressed state Of mind
Yes" answered the youngster. but
yours is only one OF those psychological
depressions. Washington Star
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
The Brightest
Women Find

sometimes that they are dull in
mind, depressed in spirits, and that
they have headache, backache,
and sufferings that make life
seem not worth living. But these
conditions need be only temporary.
They are usually caused by Indigestion
or biliousness and a few doses Of
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
In Muddy Waters.

i've been catfshing all morning"
Where "''
"On the hotel piazza I've heard all the
scandal OF the plape"-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
BEECHAM'S
PILLS

will quickly, safely and certainly
right the wrong. This famous family
remedy tones the stomach, stimu-
lates the liver, regulates the bowels.
Beecham's Pills cleanse the system
of accommodating poisons and purify
the blood. Their beneficial action
shows in brighter looks, clearer
compilations, better feelings. Try
them, and you also will find that they
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
BY REV. THOMAS b. GREGORY.

The story OF Benjamin Thompson, who
was knighted 40 years ago, February j.
1884, by the king Of England, IL one OF
the most wonderful in the annals OF our
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19

SODA by shsslauu a MeConnsIi Drug stores. Bsa-
80 DruE Co. Braudsia DruE DeUt. and otheTL
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-19
May Be
Relied Upon

Directions Of special value With every be-.
Sold everywhere. In boxes. Toe, ass.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
The War and the Aircraft.

While the present war undoubtedly shows the
value of the aeroplane and dirigible for scouting
purposes there is little likelihood that the conflict
may terminate without serious damage having been
caused from aircraft
1t is the belief of experts that the destructive
capacity of these machines exists largely in the minds
of newspaper artists and that good shot, if made,
will be found to be only accident.
Mathematcally, it is stated that bomb-droppng
with accuracy under the methods now being used
abroad is an mpossibility. The claim is made that
practical tests have shown that from distance of
mile at speed of sixty miles an hour it has been
difficult to come within quarter of mile of the
target.
1t is claimed by officers who have given close
study to the situation that in order to drop the
bomb in the required spot the aeroplane has to be
approximately vertically the point attacked.
While in this position it exposes itself to the fire of
specially constructed land guns designed to attack
aeroplanes. reduces the probability of being hit
by flying at very high attitudes but such high al
ttudes there is naturally corresponding increase of
inaccurScy with which it drops bombs.
To begin with the projectles dropped starts
with zero vertical velocity, and therefore requires
number of seconds in which gravity act before
it obtains speed corresponding to its weight and
resistance of the atmosphere While falling the pro-
jecte also has lateral velocity due the speed at
which it was carried by the aeroplane. In addition,
it is acted upon by wind currents. Then there is the
true vertical which must be known by the aviator
before dropping his bomb.
The principle of mans throwing a stone at
given object from the platform of rapidly moving
railroad train only partly approximates the difficulties
involved.
The war may bring improvements but under pres
ent conditions of aerial warfare there is no such
thing as "sharpshooter."
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
Touching Appeals.

The appeal of the Grand Duke Nicholas
to the Poles is only surpassed by the
Cars appeal 10 the Jews. The grand
duke begs the Poles to rally around the
Russian flag and promises them. II they
do. that Poland will be born again, free
in her religion, and her language. and
autonomous" and that the dawn of a
new life will commence for herr He
adds with great piety that in this CIOrI-
Gus dawn IS seen the sign Of the cross
the symbol of suffering and the resur-
rectiOn of a people" Which would seem
to Indicate that the Russians need the
Poles pretty badly just now. The Czar.
however, according to the FranEfurter
Zeitung. has surpassed the grand duke in
his cordial remarks to the Hebrew Topu-
lation of his empire. In manifesto re
minding them of the benefits they have
received from Russia" and urging them
to Join the army he addresses them as
my beloved Jews" and promises them
certain privileges up to this time with
held from them. My beloved Jews
seem strangely to have escaped the i'm
perial affection heretofore. In fact, there
has been an impression that they were
considered only as good subjects for
Popular and political persecution. They
are the cars beloved Jews Curious
what a fondness, under certain Circum-
stances We can develop for those We
have never loved before.-BaltiTnore Sun.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
Little Hope for Army-Navy Game.

1t is practically settled that there is to be no
football game this autumn between the cadets of the
United States Naval and Military Academies For
some reason which the general public is unable to
understand the athletic committees of the two acade-
mics could not agree the place for the contest
The West Pointers wanted to play in New York,
while the Midshipmen insisted on PHILADELPHIA. The
result is that the whole country will miss the mild
excitement with which it usually awaits the result
OF this great struggle between the brain and Drawn
OF ITS future admirals and generals while the tens of
thousands who have made it a practice to gather at
the field will be deprived OF the pleasure they found
witnessing the inspiring spectacle and cheering the
rivals on.
1t is TO be hoped that it is not the grape Juice that
has got into the blood of the boys and made them
less eager for the fray While the arrangements are
altogether in the hands of the two athletic commit
tees word from the Secretaries of War and NAVY
would be sufficient to put the game back on the cal
endar. Secretary Garrison did take sufficient in
terest IN the affair to give his approval to the plan
to have the contest staged in Potomac Park in this
city, but ill-founded opposition to the use of the
park for the purpose developed in Congress and the
project had to be abandoned
Washington is the logical place for this Contest
which, if not practically useful, is harmless and
heathtul and inspires friendy rivalry between the
two branches of the service and intensifes the in
terest of the people in their national institutions In
this respect the contest is certainly beneficial and it
would be mistake to abandon it.
If it is too late to reconsider this wear efforts
should be put forth in plenty of time to insure the
playing OF the game in Washington in 1915.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
ARMY ORDERS.

Mai. Gilbert A. YounSberg is detailed
for consultation or TO supeTintend the
construction or repair 10 any aid TO navi-
cation authorized by Congress in the
sixth lighthouse district, to relieve MAJ.
George p. Howell, Corps OF Engineers.
Mai. YOungberE will report by letter to
the Secretary of Commerce
Leave for seven days is granted Mai.
Gustave r. LUkesh. Corps OF EESlneers.
Capt. Solomon p NeStaI United States
army. retired. in addition to his present
duties at Mount Tamalpais Military
Academy, i detailed rs professor Ot
military science and tactics Al Hitch
cock Military Academy. san Rafael. Cal,
Second Lieut.. Thompson Lawrence.
Fifth Infantry, will leave San Francisco.
on or about January ; Upon arrival at.
Manila Lent Lawrence Will report TO
the commanding officer. Eighth Infantry.
Leave for one month, TO take fleet
September l. 1914, is granted First Lieut.
Ralph r. Glass. Twenty-tirsJ Infantry
First Lieut.. Samuel VI. Parker Thir-t
tieth Infantry, is detailed as professor
Of military science and tactics al the
I University OF Nebraska. Lincoln. \ehT-,
to take effect September l.
Leave Tor four months on surgeons
certificate of disability is granted Second
Lieut.. UrbinO Nadal, Porto Rico Regi-
menI Of Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
BaeksIiding in Congress.

Times have changed in Washington. Three
months ago no statesmen, fervid for the public veal
would have proposed government insurance because
the rates offered by private underwriters were too
high. No, ndeedl There would, on the contrary,
have been deluge of bills to regulate marine insrIr
ance to prescribe rates put into the penentiaries
men who raised their rates
1t has required the European plunge into havoc
to teach our legislators that insurance and money
markets, ike other markets, are dependent on con,
ditons. Congress does not attempt to compel IN
surance men to bankrupt themselves by selling their
protection below cost 1t is trying to unshackle not
shacke shipping. 1t would be too much to hope that
Congress would extend to general business IN ordi-
nary times the helping hand that it proposes to give
to particular business in this emergency Throwing
bricks at success has been political pastme too
loRE,--Pnhlic LedRer.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
Modern SInEIe-true< Cars.

A few years ago the single-truck
car seemed doomed to die a natural
death except in cities which were too
small to use the large dOuble-trUck
cars. which were becoming more and
more popular. No one would have ven
tured to fOreten that the time would
come when a large city company would
actually discard double-truck cars in
excellent operating condition for any
kind Of single-truck design. Yet this
is precisely what the Third Avenue
Railway System. New York, has done
during the current year in ordering
total Of nifty sfngle-truck cars. The
one thing worth pointing out AT TINS
time is that the operator Of modern
sinGle-truck car has nothing to apollo
gize for so long as that type makes
ample service an economic possibility.
The public must be educated 10 the
fact that il would be as absurd for II
to expect a metropolitan car in low
traffic service as TO demand oig-citE
standards in theaters and pubic
buildings.-Electric Railway Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
August 1S6e Second Army Corps Under Gen Hancock Was
Attacked by Slightly Superior Force Rems Station, South of
Petersburg and Driven Confusion from Its Position with the Loss of
Nine Guns

Fifty years ago today the Second
army Corps. under Gen. Winfield 5.
Hancock, was attacked at Reams Sta
ton, on the Weldon Railroad. south OF
Petersburg. by a slightly superior force,
under Gen. a. T. Hill, and was driven in
confusion from a line Of breastworks,
behind which IL fought. with the loss OF
nine guns and nearly ! 500 men. Most OF
the latter were taken prisoners
But the firmness Of Gen. Nelson A.
Miles. then a brigadier. and many years
afterward general in chief of the army
In assembling, when panic ruled the
corps, a handful Of men. with whom he
made a stand, disaster might have over
whelmed Hancock's famous command.
Reams Station, the name OF which the
Second Corps might fttingly have had
enrolled on its banners in letters bor-
dered in black. was the darkest engage
ment in the annals Of what had been
the best corps in the Army Of the Poto-
mac. The misfortune Of the day was
attributed by Gen. Hancock to the great
losses, especially in officers. that the
corps had sustained since Grant began
his campaign against Lee, May T. the
decentralization Of the corps by the addi-
ton of raw recruits OF doubtful quality.
and the excessive fatigue TO which the
corps had been subjected for ten days
prior to its fght at Reams Station.
From August Il TO August 20, inclusive,
the corps had been north Of the James
River, taking part in a feint on Rich
mond. Long marches and daily fight
ing, in whitening heat. had greatly re-
duced the strength OF the men when,
on the night of August 20, they were re-
quired to make a march Of nearly twen-
ty-five miles to the army's left, in front
OF Petersburg.
In the absence of the Second Corps the
Fifth Corps had broken the Weldon Rail-
road. one of Gen. Lees main lines Of
supply. Two divisions Of the Second
Corps, about 1000 men. were now sent
out to destroy the road for several mics
below the point where 1t had been broken
by the Fifth Corps.
Marching through a wooded country in
hot. rainy weather. over roads deep in
mud, Hancocks men reached Reams
Station. nine miles south of Petersburg,
on August p. and began tearing up the
track southwark. This was continued
through the nexttwo days.
Lee sends Hill to Strike.
Gen. Lee had no thought of abandon
ing the Weldon road below this point,
and ordered force under Gen. A. P.
Hill to march against Hancock's COM
mand and stop its work Of destruction.
Hin marched with about 500 infantry
and about $500 cavalry, the latter under
Gen. Wade Hampton. and on the night
OF August "a reached the vicinity of Han
cocks position. His approach was dis
covered by Federal cavalry under Gen.
D. Mem. Gregg. whose division, about
{, 900 men, was with Hancock.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25

as, for instance. the axariee and un-
scrupulous cupldIty which characterized
one or the other OF these great cities
across the sea.
COY Seward said that he could with
his minds eye obtain a vista which In
cluded the great Chicago OF few years
later. He could see the city reaching out
what he called iron hands-whieh was
a metaphor for raiiroads-toward the Pa
cifc, and in that way securing the i'm
nense advantages which would follow the
construction Of railroads leading from
Chicago into the Mississippi Valley and
farther West.
Something OF this kind would be. he
was sure. the future Of Minneapolis. Chit
cago. however. had the advantage Of pos
sessing a great harbor in which could be
concentrated no small amount Of the lake
commerce."
Copyright. 1914. BY Dr.. Y. ]. EdSards An rights
reserved.l
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell OF
Stewards Views on Territorial Expan-
sion."
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
Staggering Humanity.

The Germans have taken Namur. The allies are
being steadily forced back into France. Along q
battle line of ninety miles thousands of English,
French, Belgian, and German soldiers lie dead and
dying Russians hundreds, of thousands of them,
are pouring into Germany, with Berlin as their goal
But the news this morning tells of German victories,
Ii was Paul Kruger who declared that if the
British conquered the Beers it would be at cost
that would stagger humanity, and the world truly
was appalled, at the slaughter. But Europe's great
tragedy of 1914 is yet far from its climax and human
ity is already staggered as its awful chapters u
folded
The governments of England and France in oni-
nous statements, are preparing their people for a
scening list of husbands and fathers and brothers,
who have fallen in the past three days of fighting;
and is only the first line of defense that has given
way Another, and yet another, stand must be made,
the zone of blood and agony will be broadened tre
and Germans must die with Engiisifmen
and Frenchmen before the Kaiser's legions reach
Paris or are hurled back over ground covered with
the gore of four nations Meantime between Berlin
and the Russian border Germans battling des-
perately against an advancing foe that will num-
Der three to one.
The worlds greatest war is being swiftly fought
now, and yet the end may be far distant. With mil
lions engaged all the strategsts of Europe would
fail to forecast the turning point and the cruel pros
pect is that day after day. perhaps for weeks human
ity is to be staggered by fresh battle harvests with
not power in all the world to stop them. ...
Today there will be no word of complaint that
there is not enough German news, or French news,
or English news rather there is too much 1t crshes
and overwhelms
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
ONE BLESSING THAT'S COME.

As one result Of the war the production
OF hooks and eyes has suddenly been
stopped. or largely curtailed, and Il is re-
ported that the entire supply Of these
small but extremely significant eommodi-
ties has been bought up" Thus there Is
an immediate famine in that line, with
the accompanying certaint Of prohibit
tive prices.
In some ways the outlook thus pro-
duced may seem somewhat appalling.
Upon hooks and eyes. in present condi-
tions. hangs the whole stability Of femi-
nine fashion, and the decOrum OF CIV
ilization Is largely dependent upon them.
And yet this news OF the sudden corner
in the hook-and-eye market will un-
doubtedly be received by thousands Of
men with subdued chuckles Of JOY and
qualification.
Among the masculine portion Of society
this is far from being a matter 10 in
spire gloom. The process Of hooking up
= E., effecting an accurate conjunction
between sixty-four minute hooks and
their corresponding eyes-has driven
many thousands Of respectable and
harassed citizens inNhe past few years to
the verge of nervous prostration. The
amount OF profanity il has inspired in
men of hitherto unblemished character
and habit is nothing short of deplorable
Honest and peaceable men have been
rendered desperate. and very likely the
undermining influences If hooks and eyes
have beenn one Of the chief contributOry
auses for the increase of divorce and the
disruption Of happy homes. Here seems
an apt illustration Of the saying that
Eood may come out OF evil. The shortage
Of hooks and eyes may very well bring
about at least a partial return of dOmes-
tic nquiIlity.-Providence Journal.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
!: Doinss Of Society


whiting and the Misses Whiting when
they close their Bar Harbor cottage. Dr.
whiting and family will pass the au-
tumn at the White sulphur.
Paymaster and Mrs F. NJ. sackett, Of
this city. are among the recent arrivals
at Narrasansett.
While the Bar Harbor season. officially
speaking. will come 70 a close on Friday
with a ball In aid OF the Red Cross fund,
there are many Washingtonians there,
especially in the cottage contingent, who
propose remaining through September.
Mrs John B. Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Aulick Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Ad-
olson. Mrs May and Mr.. Frederick May.
DR.. and Mrs. James r. Mitchell Mrs.
Burton Harrison, and Mr.. and Mrs Victor
Cushman are all among the all-seasou
Patrons of the resort who are adding
much to the interest of the summer
Rev. Walden Myer and his sister. Miss
Gertrude Myer. are late Washington
arrivals at Bar Harbor.
Sir John Harrington. late Of the British
diplomatic service. who, on the breaking
out Of the European war was making a
visit to his mother-in-law. Mrs. James
Mcmillan, at Manchester, Mass, has re-
turned to England TO rejOin his regiment
for service with the allies. Lady Har-
rington, who was Miss Amy Mcmillan
will remain in America for the present
returning to her mothers home in this
city on the conclusion Of the season on.
the North Shore
An engagement Of interest to Washing
ton friends Of the two young people 10
that of Miss Alice Louise Preston. former
" OF Bonham, Tex, to Mr.. AIber;
Weston Grant. Jr., OF Philadelphia. 4 son
Of Capt. A W. Grant. L. S. n. Miss
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Ferguson, at Roanoke,
Va.
Mrs. ]. H Griffith and Mrs D. p.
Hunter, Of Kansas City. Mo. are visiting
some former friends in Washington. DUR,
ing their extended stay are guests at
Hotel Powhatan.
Miss Florence Brown. who has been
passing several weeks with friends in
Rochester. y. Y. left there a ILy Or two
ago for Lake Geneva, Wis. TO be the
guest Of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fitch. who are
on their way TO California to make theIr
future home there at Santa Monica. are
passing some time en- route at Lawr-n-,-
burg. Ohio. They will leave ther" ""
nesday and purpose making several short
visits on their Western way.
Mr.. and Mrs Warner StutIer and Miss
Margaret Bee. of this city, and Mr.. B.
w. Foley. of Parkersburg. W. Va. left
yesterday morning for a motor trip to
Atlantic City. Philadelphia. New York
City. Albany. Buffalo, Niagara Falls. and
Canada
Miss Clementine Elizabeth Le Vert.
who has been the guest Of Miss Finn.
left yesterday for Atlanta, ia.
Mr. and Mrs. David Sanger and Miss
Harriet Sanger have returned to Wash
ington from Braddock Heights, Md.
where they made a brief visit.
Mrs 3. Epstein and Miss Epstein are
late arrivals from Washington at the At
lantiC Cottage. Virginia Beach. Va