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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17

OF obtaining protection for these proper
ties. Great Britain has brought pressure
TO bear on the United States several times
TO land a guard for the oil wells. but the
United states has refused.
The Minister OF the Netherlands called
at the state Department to-day, bpt he
contended Tonight that there was no
emergency SO far as he vas aware
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
European War Has
Cut the Price of
Pianos in Omaha

EVERY indication is that we should do
an enormous piano business this fall" :"
said w. L. Eden. manager OF the piano
department at Hayden Bros, in talking
over the prospects and the influence of
the European war on trade in general
There is no reason why there should be
a letup In the piano business in Omaha.
for this II the center OF the most prosper
GUS section OF the country.
Hayden Bros. have anticipated this big
business and on recent trip to Minne-
apolia made some heavy purchases and
Hayden Bros floor is now moro heavily
laden than II has been for years. We
have better pianos and the price is more
attractive than II has ever been.
'Manufacturers of pianos are all anxi-
Gus 70 get hold of some ready money. as
tbs foreign trade was all cut off by the
war. Here was Hayden Bros oppor-
tunity and they took advantage Of It by
securing a large number of pianos at
prices that will be sure to move them
Oft the floor Of tho salesroom during the
coming fall"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
NOV. piano oempany.

The Merten Piano company, which re-
Gently opened for business In handsomely
appointed quarters In the Baird block, Is
already taking front ranks among INC
live. progressive firms Of the city. Mr.
Merten Is himself a man OF considerable
experience In this line. being well known
In musical circles and for three years was
secretary and general manager OF one OF
Omaha's largest plano houses. He Is
native born German. having been con-
nected with the German consulate In
Servia prior TO coming TO this country in
1911 on May i he began business for
himself, with q direct factory distribute
ing branch for his goods, and by reason
OF his excellent knowledge OF the piano
business gained from a thorough study
OF lite various branches. he has been able
10 make a success OF this venture ana
bids fair 10 build up one OF the largest
plano trades In the state. Courtesy and
prompt service are Mr. Mertens trade
mottOs and he gives hts customers the
best OF his business ability IN his en-
eeavors 70 serve them on the very highest
business principles-one price system ana
standing afar from the idea OF winning
patronage through offering premiums.
AS Mr.. Merten sells his pianos direct
from factory TO home, he ls able TO give
his patrons the benefit of the difference
In prices brought about by dealing with a
direct factory representative.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
Omaha Has Best Vaudeville Musical Besqu and Moving Picture
OMAHA THEATERS POPULAR
Three Houses Are Daily Playing to
Capacity Business.
JOHNSON USES BLUE PENCIL
Manager of Gayety weekly Goes TO
Kansas City TO Inspect Pro-
ductions Before They
Are staged Here.

Omaha has long been recognized as a
.splendid- city for theatrical, attractions,
and its fame along that line has been
greatly increased of late by the patronage
which is given to shows OF merit when
they visit Omaha.
While some OF the former theaters here
are now closed. this was due in a large
measure TO the newer ones, and TO the
advent OF the movies. which draw heav-
ny. The Boyd has given way 70 others,
and the American Is still closed. but the
Empress is showing TO about 5000 people
each week. while the orpheum ana the
Gayety continue week after week to show
to capacity houses.
Empress IL PopuIar.
The Empress seems to have struck
most popular chord for it's combination
Of splendid moving pictures and vaude-
Vile fills up the house from noon until
late at night with audiences which arc
constantly coming and going, but with
30 many exits there is no commotion
caused by those who come in late or by
those who are leaving early.
Manager Byrne of the Orpheum is all
smiles these days for he is giving every
indication OF doing the record business for
his house. The theater was all Furnished
up during the summer and the high-class
attractions which follow each other week
after weak are incentives enough to keep
the popular playhouse filled at all times
SohnsSn Uses Blus Pencil.
Mapager johnson has prepared to
handle large additional crowds for Ak
Sar-Ben week and he says he has an at
traction which will send them ell out as
boosters. The transformation of this
playhouse from the days OF the old bur
iesaue shows to the present when the
high-class extravaganza companies, large
numerically. with high-prioed talent and
beautiful new costumes attract moro
women than they do men shows the keen
foresight OF Mr.. johnson. who goes to
Kansas City each week to pass censor
ship on every show before 1t appears IN
Omaha
Omaha theatrical center occupies but
. few blocks and when the many theaters
dismiss their audiences at night II gives
the central portion of the city real
metropolitan air.
Show people like to play In Omaha be-
cause the Omaha public Is most appreoia-
tive and their efforts ara never allowed
to pass unrOwarded.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
Ne,r Studio Open..

Miss Helen Sadilek has opened new
studio in the Karbach building for teach
ing plano and voice and has also started
her third season as accompanist for Miss
Mary Munchhoff with whom she Is also
studying voice. Miss Sadilek. after study
lin for two years where she was a pupil
OF the famous pianist composer, Xaver
Scharwenka. and also studied harmony
with DIR. Hugo Leichtentritt the well
known Berlin critic and authority on
music. Miss Sadilek Is a member OF the
Clef club OF Omaha musicians and was
formerly assistant leader OF the musical
department OF the Woman's club
Misc Sadilek Is one of tho few accom-
panists OF Omaha and has been heard In
concert In this capacity a number OF
times both In Omaha and through the
state, Al the last meeting OF the Mid
west Saengerfest Miss Sadilek was ac-
eompanist for the sololsts
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04
Warranted 20 KIN.

The poor tramp and the young cook
material for joke-wTiters the world over
for generationA Here's one that is like
all the others. and yet Just little diff
forent:
woman
No. num-" mournfully responded the
tramp 'th' doctor says u never Be the
same man againF-L4pplncOtt's AaeAr
sine.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-04

~They were married lneelinE on .
cushion stuffed with their love letters"
II should think such q cushion would
be full OF angles"
''NO: those letters were very very
soft. kansas City Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
The Best Man.

Once upon time in Sweden the best
man at a wedding occupied a position
that was useful as we'll as ornamental.
In olden days the Swedish bridegroom
found it desirable, in fact. to have sew
eral hest men" to defend him from
the assaults of rivals and prevent them
from carrying away his bride. The
Scandinavian warrior of ancient times
was far too lofty in his ideas to conde-
scend to plead for a maiden's hand. So
he patiently waited until some other
man who was more gallant had obtain
ed the fair ones consent. Then when
all the details had been nicely arrang-
ed the proud warrior. with a body Of
well trained retainers, dashed down on
the wedding party and. if strong
enough. carried away the bride The
best men" (and it was very essential
that they should be the best men in
those days. therefore became necessary
fixtures to marriage ceremonies. and
they were so well esteemed and their
popularity became so permanent that
when the reason for their existence
was in course of time removed they
were still acknowledgements Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Liuht and Space.

No astronomer can answer the Ques-
ton. rs there any place in space
where there is no light?" Astrono-
mers, telespectroscopists. celestial pho
tographers, cosmic dust and meteor
researchers are striving hourly around
the world to find whether there is ex,
tinction or absorption OF light in space.
1t is known that light actually
traverSes distances of at least one
quadrillion miles from remote suns to
the earth, from all directions in the
sidereal universe. These rays are al
lowed to fall on attraction gratings
for analysis to find if wave lengths
are modified during fight hither.
Science at present is unable to state
whether there are suns five. ten or
twenty quadrillion miles away nor, IL
there are. whether they are able @tO
send light out here to our ininitesi-
mally minute, almost exactly, but not
quite. nothing of world, the earth
Edgar Lucien Larkin in New York
American.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
An Animal With Seven Names.

A notable curiosity of animal life to
be found in Queensland is the duck
MOLE or ornithOrhynchus. called also
duckbiil platypuS. mallangong. nullin-
gong. tambreed and water mole. It's
multiplicity Of names is no doubt due
to the fact that it presented such dl-
verSity of features that it was difficult
to classify it. In the first place. it is
an aquatic mammal-that is, it SuckleS
it's young lake the whale and the du-
cong 1t has the fur of the beaver the
i of Ii duck and webbed feet but the
most remarkable thing about it is that
IT lays eggs like bird or reptile. For
Il long time it was not definitely ascer-
tanned whether it was OviparOuS or
viviparous. and interminable argu-
mentS arose on this point between the
bush naturalists of Australia. 1t was
most difficult point upon which to OBJ
tain accurate information on account
of the shy habits of the animal. but
close research in the rivers, creeks and
lagoonS of north Queensland has eS-
tabliShed the fact that this curious ami
NAL is oviparous. 1t belongs to the sub
class mOnOtremata.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Short Lived Republic.

It may not be generally known that
a republic composed of the states OF
Nicaragua. Salvador and Honduras
and known as the United States of
Central America was established in
1893 by a party of enterprising indi-
viduals. On Nov. of that year depu-
tations of the three mentioned states
met at Nicaragua, which had been de
cided on as the new capital, and con
stituted the United States of Central
America, taking the oath to support
the new republic and making laws to
be observed by all the people Of the
states concerned. The new constitu-
ton was modelled on the lines Of the
United States of America, but it did
not live to take place in the govern
ment Of the western hemisphere. Less
than month after it had been estab-
lished the republic mysteriously COL
lapsed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Brief Military Messages.

Lord Howard of <Efngham when
the Spanish armada was put to fight
made one word the message of his
victory to Queen Elizabeth-"Cantha
ris"-the Spanish fly. "a conceite
which," u chronicler tells us, did
much to tickle her majestic and her
courtierS.'
The Vicomte de Turenne. marshal of
France. was a man of equally few
words. as he proved when, after his
brilliant defeat of Condo at the dunes
in 1856. he announced his triumph in
ten words: 1.-The enemy came. was
beaten. | am tired. Good nightr'
But the worlds greatest generals
have always been models of brevity as
of modesty since and probably long
before the days of Caesar, whose 81
came. l saw, conqueredp' sent to his
friend Amintius after the glorious vic
tory over Pharmacies at Zela is the
most famous dispatch" in the annals
Of war.-"Great Thoughts"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
instructed the Queen.

Queen Victoria of England was once
pulled up short by an old Scotchwo-
man. Her majesty had started out
one afternoon to sit on hillside and
watch some of her relatives fishing in
the river below her when she found
that she had no thimble in her pocket.
SO could not work, as she had intend
ed. at the sewing she was carrying
Turning out of her way to Mrs. Sy-
mond's shop, she bought the smallest
thimble there, which was, however,
too big for her. There was an old
Scotch dame at the counter impatient
" waiting to make her own purchases
Not recognizing the queen, she broke
into the conversation with a ''Hoots.
but it's a rare fuss an PADDLE you're
maxim. Blaw intae it weel an it'll
stick That phrase, the latter part
Of the sentence, amused her majesty
immensely and became quite proverb
in the royal family.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Mushrooms.

Henri Coupin reports to Cosmos that
from so to 80 per cent of the mush-
rooms substance is water; from 0.5
per cent to 1.5 per cent according to
speciesl Of mineral salts tsoda. lime
sulphur. magnesia. silica. chlorine. po-
tassium, phosphoric acid; from to 10
per cent of sugar: trace of lecithin:
from 2 to 4.5 per cent of heterogeneous
matter and from 2 to per cent of eel
Coupin says. The mushroom is an al
most complete food, fairly nourishing.
which is comparable up to a certain
point-although inferior-to bread and
meat"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
A Rise.

A man from the middle west was
coming over from Catalina island tC
Los Angeles. In one hand he carried
a bottle, tightly corked and full to the
top with a clear green liquid.
What you got in the bottle. sportY
asked a fellow passenger.
Some water from the Pacific ocean
The folks back home won't believe the
sea water is salty. They're ignorant
but I'm taking this bottle home to
prove it"
But" said the other. you've got
the bottle plumb full, When the tide
comes in that water will rise and bust
the bottle
us that so?' asked the man with the
water. II hadn't thought of that I'll
pour out a little" And he did Sat
urday Evening Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
An Eyewitness.

He was a nervous man. Most men
are when they find themselves in a
dentists chair, but he was exception
ally so. The tooth that had to come
out was quite a small affair-from the
dentists point of view. From the pa
TENTS it felt about as big as house.
He decided to have gas. The dentist.
who was in hurry to go to tennis
match. tried to persuade him to do
without it, but he was determined.
Then the dentist, in a fervor Of i'm
patience. waited for his victim to lose
consciousness, but the nervous man in.
sisted on keeping one eye open, though
he had enough gas to float an airship.
Unable to contain himself any long
er, the irate tooth puller exclaimed:
Let yourself go. man! Shut your
eye. you idiotv'
Somewhere from the back blocks of
dreamland the patient murmured sleep
lily:
Cant: it's glassv''-Exchapge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Roxino as a Manly Art.

There exists tendency to treat box
ing as a mere sport demanding little
else but an orthodox knowledge of
punching. coupled with brute strength
A greater mistake never was made.
Boxing is an art. and in no branch of
sport is the human note so developed
and l challenge any one to name one
wherein the emotional element is more
predominant There is something so
intensely, primevally masculine about
it the wonder to me is that it does
not rank in the general mind as the
grandest of all forms of athletics
Here is a sport which not only devel
ops the man. but disciplines his lower
nature Far from developing brutal
instincts, it is an ennobling sport-one
that, while developing the self pro-
tective spirit within him, also instills
the quality of mercy. This is the real
boxer. for / am not abiding to the
few exceptions who are a disgrace
even to themselves.-Georges Carpen-
tier in LeSlie'S.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Told Him How Many.

Golfer ito long suffering and wearied
caddieI-How many's that. Sandy?
Caddie-Yer playin' we're ninth. Ye
tappit it aft the tee in yum, missed it
altaegether in twa, went intae the
sand bank in three. We did'na get GOT
in four, but We got cot in five; We gaed
intae the whins in sax. We did'na get
cot in seven, but We got cot in acht.
and moo yere playin' yere ninth.-Lon-
don Punch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
A Plain Hint,

why don't you ask that nice girl
to marry you?"
81 wouldn't stand a chance. She
keeps telling me that she has two adj
mirers and can't choose between them"
What stronger hint do you want.
you dummy" -Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Defined.

PA. what's struggling author?"
"A struggling author is usually fell
low that does very little authoring, but
a great dea. Of struggling ~ iiwau
kee Leader
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Quick Action.

Coles-Do you know that there are
millions of germs on ten dollar bill?
wished to transfer themselves from
the note to me while it was in my pos
session they would have to be mighty
lively.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Servia's Area.

Servia is a compact territory. with
an area Of 1874 square miles. meas
uring 40 miles from east to west and
essentially an agricultural country, 60
per cent of it's total area being set
apart for cultivation.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
A PartiNo Shot.

Cholly (making a dateI-Very we'll:
III be there bright and early Miss
Keen-Be there early. anyway: I won't
ask the other thing = Boston Tran
Scrint
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
Takind Her Down.

"My farewell appearance was an &C.
casion of the greatest enthusiasm.
said one prima donna.
Yes replied the other. Isn't ii
remarkable that such large number
of people should nave seemed so DE-
lighted 10 hear you for the last time =
-r- asn1ngIOIe 49,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16
They Always Catch EN-.

Eugenia-So that Early girl has
caught Tom Byrd at last Eugene
Yes. Just another case of the Ea7ty.
Byrd combination.-Judge
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-16

Mans rank is his power to uplift.-
George Macdonald
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-08
FRISCO CHANGES SCHEDULE
BECOMING EFFECTIVE TODAY
Faster Running Time Provided IN New,
Schedule Of the Gulf Coast
line.

now schedule That viii meet with
warm approval at me hanfH Uf thc
travelling public viii today eu ben efioc
un thr Gulf 'oaHt lime of ihe frisco
rho schedule as revised practically
puts into effect tho schedule fhpt wlH
maintained until the schedule thHi last
niaht was than.ra WAS put into 81
f,ct
nd,r ile now SCHEDULE tniue viii
be u,cmtesl into and uut 90 Corpus
Christi ss folloWH
Tmies depart Ter brownsville at ao
"a ~ and l0 D. m Trains dopaft faN
Hmston ~ 2e IA ana ts D. m
rrins from Brownsville viii arrive
20 d o5 g. M and 10 2a % ~ and me
arrival of tulns from Houston wsl h'
90 "a m and e.lO o. m a standard
Pullman sleeper b. orcmted Wu ah
nieht trains between Corpus Christi
tisl Houston.
Schedules ~ the brownsville branch
~ the Guif Coasi lines are tiHht"ns'l
up. making saving ~ more Than an
Sour in the running time The chang
az are made possible fhfnurh recent
improvement ~ the ti1eh
As aonu aa tho ucw equipment hf-
rivss. which viii ho some Time tnis
month o. viii Boz rf into srr,ice 90
fhe day fralnf Tho EARS hpVe aiUi
nuderframss ana Hre modern Through
ont 80 sierr.rs VIII be- attached 81"
dnY trains thr fhpffenins 90 ulr Time
nahius Them uun.rsfs.trf,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-08
TEXAS UNIVERSITY MEN
BANQUET NUECES TUESDAY
Students and Alumni - TEXAS UNI
versty invited 70 Attend Tussday
Night Banquet.

students and Alumni ~ ihe Tniyef
sift ~ TrKaH viii have % banquet 90
fhf Nnroee ifWei Treeday evening af
DO aciuft All st1druts Hnd former
stsaefis ~ the uiversitF have an tn
ylisfipu a. te present and may secufe
plate reservations ht advising Lester
genst iiuHs~ii savage viii 81 iusri
master IN to iam ulaht iilng reset
vatlans bad beeH made ~ ule affair
and those haunH ihs affair in chars,
expect ihir number fn be- increased ia
one hundred ~ hauquei time
Tentative rians arc being cau-ldrrra
faf holding nest June 90 1uiF Re- fo-
union So ihaa cits ~ aH TsAas 90.
pefsfY ftudsnis ana frsmcf aiudfuia
and at the Taralia, mrut bauqufi 9h'
pians as rasrhig formulated Niil ~
.prfa6ated Tor dircnrSlpn
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-08
VARDAhAN LECTURE AT HIGH
SCHOOL ON MONDAY NIGHT
Former Governor OF Mississipp' 10
lecture a. Auditorium - 800
O'clock

Senator JAS * Nardhmar VIII De-.
liver "a lecture at the High School au
litorium tomorrow night at cishi
O'Clock This the SECOND number -
me winter ltceum course sind IL Dr.
generally expected that his vii prove
ono ~ No most successful and pnpn-
Ar mcmhcrs at the entire course
JAS X Nnrdnman former Governor
20 Mississippi end now nited states
-rnator from thni state ie O. nni9ur
figure In the south noted for iis
brilliant orators hc has gaiuei disiinc-
tlan as onc 10 the foremost speakers
and lecturers nu che economic qu'H-
tions of the day Coucernlne Mr. var
lnman. the Des MoiHes iowal Reg
User says
GOV Nardaman told ~ goius across
his state slK times while ihe chief ok
rcutlva officer i0 toxic negroes from
tho hands of mois. because De wanted
to see ne country run by law 10
-aid be realized thu every time o.
white man takes che ne az any one
IL Us "a stcr tpwari deFcucrscy alid
srainst law enforcement GOV var
Haman tried to show hpU hard it was
fn wrr far naficr fn hf mefe1 on' pa
siish instances. bui sald Ne want "a
government by law. nni hs revpiu'op.
and II yrr nre a. have d. fhr white man
must occupy the position ~ sNii'i'-
ncy That Abraham Lincoln recosHiA-
ed the whites and negroes w"uld never
be politically and socially equal a'A
held 10 the speaker when he read a
statement - Mr Lincoln's views say-
inr. aIuasmuch az there must ~
division between the superior ana ~
fcrior. am To- favor - Eisins ihe
white mar superiority
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-08
DEMOCRATIC BANQUET Ar
NUECfS ON TUESDAY NIGHT
os~esrAts - N0scss ceuosy 10 ctls
erase Nsetefs % Party Achieved
LAT Tuesday.


hcmocsash ~ Nneces county @f4 a.
faihrr al stt Naesps n~tcl on aext
"Wednesday nifhg "a 81 p'cf.,k fog =
pcmegratic losc feast that 10 NOT onl,
60 include an eNvhAnEr II congratuia /.
tinns upon the splendid ,ictefy aehirV.
~ IA Nuccrs cvunty last rncsiaN hy
the parts tat slsn o. aariake Uf mnst
eNcelrnl mcna 90 ~ prepared "a tic
Npeyes chef u 81 expected thar two
hlndtsd ef mafr Democrats ~ the
cntnt1 VIA attend thr affair
linte reservations can BE- secared
fram A a. Chaik. secfttaf, ~ the
Nonug Mru.s Democratic Cinh. Al his
office in thts CIV. er ey advice ihrsuNh
The mails Democrats 20 n.sh.,i. E..i,..
town caiaiien Hmntser Aaus nuicc
and tne seVrWl other scsluinn ~ ghe
rnuuty have an Invitation s.. mesg With
their Nofpus CHRISTI fciioW democrats
upon this uyctsion and src requested
Sea- az once nsuf, Mf thaM 81 the,
VIII Doe so hand tlatc reservations
ere nne daibf
ltush SVtherrHd VIII hf tts taaai
MASTER short taits Will be- made b,
Na,Ut Roy Mlirr ludgv ~ b. rlmun
iirnp % Mcdonald ANA others. the
complete spcahrfa nsi ta hr announced
latrr
NFnNiful iNrFr thfN sAuihfmun.
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