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Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
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Quotations furnished BY Burns HriHker a Co,
Hs Omaha National bank building;
stoehs- BID. Asked.
Farmont trcam. pfd. Z D. c.. ex-div. % lO
Fairmont Cream. =. p. c., eK-div,, 90 100
Nebraska Iowa Grain Co,..................... 20
Omaha a G, u. ~. Ry. pfd ex-div., TSh SOY
Omaha e. y. ". g. B....,........., S 6s
Omaha e, L. q p. pfd....... .s..,.... rs 50
ralrie Idhe Insurance, ...,............ l2ik ...
Union Stock Yards, Omaha, ........... sgH aais
swift Co. per nent eN-div....... los i01H
skinner Macaronia per cent pfd. 80. ..... 92is
SO, San Francisco Land a np,,..,.. fiH ...s
bonds
bancroft, Neb.. 5s.....,..,,,.,,.,,,.. asB 100
J. L. Case ThreFh. Mch. &c. ipi7-2b.... 90 100
East ST. Louis a Sub hs iaa2..... 81 O3E
Dundee Paving warrants. per cent. .... 100
Dundy Co, Neb school o. 19is-5s. 100 los
Fall River Co. 5. u, 81 1888 ......,.. i03 i0s IS
Iowa r. a L. 90, te92................ 90 M
k, c. N. O, ia..................... - Is
Lincoln Tree. bs. l930................. S abN
Omaha B L. T.. IS, ls39........... ei a6y
Omaha Gas ba lsl7,,.,...,......,..., Sh eeH
city Of Omaha as l9u.............. 1Nih iOe
Omaha c. H. 81. Ry IS, l92s....... gSl tsN
Puget Sound T. L. n r. o., 1919. 100 i0i
Rcrihner. Eeb. bs, 1921. ,.............. % 100
salt Lake School ~, 1e90..........., a5 osA
Sioux city stock Yards as l93l.,... etu S2ts
Kan. city No, tax bills per cent ~ 100
swift a GO, 80, 1914. ............,.o... ssE aTts
Wayne Neh', s. D., bs,..,..........., % 100
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Sept 7SN TSN 714l az ISL
Corn
July eSA gkl 67Ai IS 6S's
Sept 66AI 61t' 66h e5I bra
Oats
July S1p S1ts SIN IN S17s
Sept. S6A Sbz S5tl 8 S51e
IL
ISIS sSSt 3 aS g S$ SS SS SIS
Lard
July 10 90 II O7ih 10 % 10 01iS 3 Sih
Sept. 10 l1lbl 10 22}sl 10 I'M 10 22h 10 10
july. II 10 II 90 mo neo II lT,l
Sept N 62Hl n 61ihl n b2is II S7Al II 50

Chicago Cash Prices-Wheat; No.
red. SON@S2c; No. hard S0AGS2c; No.
northern, NdS9c; No ? spring, S76SSC
Corn: No. ., 69lT7iAc No. yellow. ea0
7Oc: No yellow. sSisH69Ac. oats; No
8 white, S79i@3Sho; standard SSi4dSeAc
Rye: No. nominal; No q bsc. Barley
4Sff6sc Timothy: SA25ab.50 Glover
$40 0oalS0O Pork; t2l.S Lard SiOO7ib
Ribs; Sli,GihGli 62ik.
BUTTER--Steady; creRmeries, &d26isc
EGGS-SteRdy; receipts. l3OO3 cases; al
mark, cases included i60lSc ordinary
firsts, i6%@i7c; firsts. l7a.dlShc.
HBlcSE-Steady; daisies, iAihdi4a.c,
twins iAAd1Ahc. Americas i5Ac. long.
horns, l5h0l5ifc.
TATOES-Unsettled; receipts, ID
cars; new triumphs, tL60di70 per bushel
Virginia, barrels. A.5Od47S.
POULrRy-Alive steady springs, 200
24c fowls, t5c
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Omaha Unv NJ.rIset.

cbndA b1MAHA June ,aSs65IIAscyTraisie S65II AZ Old.
10 sRoice @idIand. slsoOaIi' %; gOs%'.0s: No Z:
t'o.0Odtl.O 90; No. 2 s. 6OO67 90; No, 1 choice.
low'and SO gll 90; No; ?, ss,OoqsoN; No.
sllOo@12. .OO No. 2 80 O0dliO0 straw
Choice wheat, tb.J0aI6 co. Alfalfa: No.
/ choice, new. Sis.OO1l4,eo; No. 2.
5000 Gii.00; No Il not wanted
no sale for Il; No. choice. old, good de-
mand, $13O0di4O0.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle Unsettled - Hogs strong -
sheen LONer.

CHICAGO, June @.-CATTLE- Receipts,
Il 900 head; market unsettled; beeves, $50
6to. "; steers. S690diS.s5: stockers and feed
ers. S6O0dS,i 10; cows and heifers, 5000
$50; calves. 81 OOno co.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head, market
strong, DC higher bulk S. 30QS.35; light,
s. l5aS.i5; mixed, SS.l.o.o50; heavy. $3.50
$50; rough. SS5dJS.IO; pigs, $L366iS25.
SHEEP AND l4AMBS-Receipts, 1900
head; market 1Oa25c lower; sheep, $1,000
go; yearly~s, $63OQ7,i0, lambs, 6,tOu
$40; springs, S665g915
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
sioux city Live stock Market

SIOUX CITY, la, June 29-CATTLE-
Receipts, 1900 head; market active; ma
tive steers. S7.25@9O0; butchers, Sb50a775;
cows and heifers, SL50n6S0; Gamers, $40
as 10; stockers and feeders, NOOa 900
calves, 1S.0OGll.0O; bulls. stage, etc, S.bOG
$50.
HOGs-Recelpts $500 head market
steady; heavy, Ss.OIhas.l0; mixed, Ssvi't;
light. Ss.0O@S.O7is bulk, Ss,0l4qs,lO.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 300
head: no quotations.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
MIuneapoIIs CrnIn MnrIet.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 29,-WHEAT-
July, 85sc September, 70c; No. / hard
SSlfaS9c; No. I northern, S5lsasSc, No .
northern. S3lan66c
FLOUR-Fancy patents. A.t5 (wood)
first clears s3.5o 0ute); second clears, $40
0ute).
BARLEY-4ld60c
RYE-JGd67c.
BRAN-S1S.6O.
CORN--Ro. yellow. 63hG4c.
OATS-No 3 white. 35fI35Hc
SEED-Flax, t1551zILbS19.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Errncrr,.a AnrIr- rna nrIra Fruitr

NEW YORK. June 20 s-EvAPoRATED
APPLFS-Ouiet and firm; fancy, il@12c;
choice. l0Qlolkc prime. 9i4n94sc.
DRIED FRUITs-prunes, steady; Cal
ifornias 3HM1ihc; Oreg9ns. l0Ql12c. April
cots quiet. choice, 1elsGt6&c extra choice,
i5dl7ho; fanoy iSbc Peaches stsadv;
choice GkG6Rc: extra choice, e%q7'te;
catAis 6hm7a!c: choice 20 fancy seeded.
"a 6is%c: seedless, 6hd7c; London LAYERS,
81, ,75Gl.s0.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30

ST JOSEPH, June 9.-CATrLE-Ite'
ceipts, 800 head market steady; steers
81 .5O6l9 90; cows and heifers, A.OOa'S. 80
calves, s.. .50dlg, 80
HoGs-Receipts, 1890 head market &c
higher; top Ss.42h; bulk, S.sSgS.3'h.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 90
head market dull; lambs. N50u9OJ.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Kansas city Grain and Provisions.

2 hard. old, s5a9lc; new, 74Ip7sc; No ,
red, old, soc; new, 72iaG73%c July 7Oas
d7OlAc: September, 7oAc; December Hli
CORN-No mixed, 6Sq6sisc; No. .
white, 73c; July. 65Ac; December, 5SN
n65atc
OATs-No. white. &c; No. mixed
85Ikc
BUTTER--Creamery, 2Sc; firsts. PIC; sec,
onds 1Sc; packing, lie.
EGGS-Firsts t9c; seconds, lAc
POULTRY-HenB lac; brollern 26c
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Cottou Market.

NEW YORK. June s9.-CoTTON--Fu-
lures closed steady: July. i2S6o; August.
January i26Oc; March, u 65c; Nav. iaSc.
spot quiet; middling. 1S26e; gift, iS.5ec:
LIVERPOOL. June ~. - COTTON -
Steady; good middling s. lbd; middilng,
1870; low middllng. 7.1bd Sales 1000 bales.
Cotton closed steady. net unchanged ia
points higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
81. Louis General Market.

ST LOUIS, June 29.-WHEAT-No z
red, 76h6p77c: No hard. 76E099c July,
74Mc: September, 7bh@i6Nc.
CORN-No 2. 69hc; No. 2 white, 76ft
76IAc July SSl4c; September, eSd6SlEc.
OATS-NG 2, sc; No 2 white 39c
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
NIondam,n Team VIM.

MONDAMIN. Ia, June 29,-(speeial
TelegrAm) - Mondamin defeated Mis-
souri, Valley by a score OF 10 TO here
saturday. Batteries: Mondamin, Nc
Keen and Pratt; Missouri Valley. Nor
decan ana Bliss. Features OF the game
we're a double play and ten strike outs
for Mondamin.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Liverpool Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL. June D.-WHEAT-No. !
Manitoba, Is "a: No. 2, 70 I'd; July. Go Sd f;
October. Sc SID; December, 6s Cd.
CORN-American mixed, 6s ID Sep
tember. I'd aild
FLOUR-Winter patents. rs Sd.
HOPS - In London. Pacific coast, fid
"A 17s
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
EIm Creek nefeat. Amhsr.t.

ELM GREEK, Neb.. June 2.-(SDecial
Telegram )--Elm Creek defeated Am-
herst here yesterday In q fast game b,
games won and three lost By the local
team. Batteries: Elm Creek. Robsrta
and Heider; Amherst. Colbert and Davis,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
DrY Gooda AIarket

NEW YORK. June 29.-coTToN GOODS
Markets were quiet and steady today.
Liberal orders In mems wear for delivery
next summer were placed Women's
wear staples sold moderately Raw silk
was firm
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Ionaon stocIs Market.

LONDON, June 2n--American securities
the early trading today. Light buying
advanced prices and at noon the hse
ranged from u 90 q over parity.
sales 345 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Review OF Operations ON stock Ex-
change During the Day.

NEW YORK. june 2g-The week in the
stock market opened with a continuance
OF the lethargic conditions which DON'T
mated the greater part Of the months
operation. Trading was virtually at a
standstill soon after the opening and
part higher United Dry Goods preferred.
with sale Of 100 shares, sold at S.,
gain Of points. Contrary to expecta-
uons In some quarters. the assassination
OF Austria's heir was without apparent
effect In London although political COM
plications are feared. Domestic news In
Cluded reports from western railroads in-
dicating marked increase of tonnage.
Number OF sales and leading quotations
on stocks were as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
suEar Market.

NEW YORK. June 29.-SUGAR-Raw,
steady; molasses sugar. 267c; centrifugal.
332c Refined. steady; cut loaf. 68e;
crushed. 3i6: mould A. AS0c; cubs, A55c
XHi5A powdered, A45c; powdered 44Oc
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
miscellaneous.

FOR SALE-i.12O acres, A No. 1 divide
land. good soil. well located and in a
good crop country. This property must
be sold WIN take S1s 80 per acre II sold
by August /. Will accept about half
cash In good unincumbered trade, balance
cash and mortgage back on land for diff
ference, or will take S5 per acre cash bal
ance time Or will sell any amount OF Il.
Here is a bargain. Act quick. Seybolt,
bridgeport, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
oils and RosIn.

NEW YORK, June 29.-TURPENTINH
firm: machine barrels, Soc.
ROSIN-qulet; strained, common ia
good $40
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REAL ESTATE WANTED

REAL ESTATE WANTED.
Owner desires TO exchange any one
part or all of his residence properties at
Creston Ia, for Council Bluffs prop
erty What have you to offer?
SHARPE & CONNELLY,
2OS Sapp Blk, Co. Bluffs, le Red 37i2.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30

eHEEf-A very liberal run OF sheep
and lambs for a Monday. estimated al
about iO.05 head. was slow 20 sell on a
basis iOn5Oc lower than the close OF last
week. Chicago also had a good run for
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
MUST BE SOLD
Only $500 Cash

good opportunity for some one to get
snap in walking distance. The house
contains eight splendid rooms and a
FAMILY employed can save both their rent
and car fare by investing just $500 cash.
Call us up.
PAYNE INVESTMENT co.
Phone Douglas 1881. Ware Block.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Minimum temperature for TIVE
period ending at a. IN.
DISTRICT AVERAGES.

Generally cool weather preVaiIs
the corn and wheat region.
Showers were quite general Ia the Minne-
apolis and Kansas City districts. A fall
OF 3.s0 inches occurred at Eureka, Kan.
l.. A. WELSH,
Local Forecaster, Weather Bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
STOCKS AND BONDS.

fine granulatcd. 400. diamond 4. tsoef
confectionoIs. n 400. No D il0c
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30

Corn aud wheat Region Bulletin.
Corn and wheat region bulletin OF the
United States Department OF Agriculture,
weather bureau, at Omaha, for the twen-
ty-four hours ending at a. m, 10Th
meridian time, Monday. June q, 1914:
OMAHA nIgTRICr
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
The NoCommission
Realty Co.

located at Sl6-5O Paxton block offers q
suggestion to those wishing 10 sell or sr-
ehanEe any property or business Would
you not go where that kind OF business
Is dofssI There is no kind OF a proposi-
tion that Is not handled there-merchan-
disc, farms and ranches, city and town
properties, rooming houses, hotels. res
taurants; in fact anything and every-
things. II you want TO buy, tell the No
Conn lission Realty Co. what you want
IL you want TO sell or exchange, list your
property with the No Commission Realty
Co. Come In and see the greatest assort-
meln OF excellent money-makers that can
be D1und anywhere. We also have caah
buyS RS for properties and business In dif-
feTant localities; yours may be the prop
erty or business they want. II Is a proven
fact that a market place for every Kind
of property, displayed where the thou
80 nds Of people can inspect them. with
e. perieneed attendants at your service,
is what brings results.
Come In or write for the only method
or buying. selling or exchanging any prop
rty or business and pay no Commission.
This Is the department store for Realty
find Business transactions. It's the peo-
pies way They all go TO the NO COM
MISSION REALTY co.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
No Material Change in Cattle, Prices
Being About Steady,
HOGS SHOW some IMPRovEMENT
Liberal Receipts OF western RRnse
sheep aud Lambs-Prices ON All
Kinds Are Ten Co Twenty
Cents Lower.

The following table shows the receipts
OF cattle, hogs and sheep at the South
Omaha live stock market for the year TO
1914 1914 Inc Dec.
Cattle. ...... Sg776I t90OS9 ..,.. 22.S22
Hogs .,.....1, ,3t1,Se0 1,46l,g70 ..... liA0So
Sheep .....lO1l,6IS q2i Sai lHOlM ....,..
Tho following table shows the range OF
prices for hogs at the South Omaha live
stock market for tn elast few days, with
comparisons
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-30
Grant, Neb.

FOUND-S1O-acre homestead IN settled
neighborhood; fine farm land; not sand
a. Tracy, kimbail. Neb
AN opportunity TO double your money.
Can offer section good land near Red
ington Morill county. Neb., for S1350 an
acre cash. p. L. Spencer. Redington.
Neb.s
FOR sALE-A bargain. go acres, i'm
proved about 100 acres In cultivation
good improvements and good soil; In otJ
settled locality. For particulars csIB
Douglas 1l5O
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

of the week that pointed in the oppo-
site direction from that which leads to
success.
Horace was a high school graduate
who had never shone brilliantly in his
school work. After his high school
days were ended he had tried his hand
at several trades, always with indif-
ferent success. He had failed as a cub
reporter, for he lacked the news sense
that ferrets out a good story among
many that are not worth while. He had
failed as salesman for an automobile
concern; he liked motoring, but he did
not like to drive a bargain. He had
failed as book agent, too, for his in
terest in wandering about the country
sketching picturesque glimpses of seem
cry and talking to unusual people far
exceeded his interest in selling books.
So when young Clark was twenty
four he found himself at the end of his
funds without a prospect or work. He
CHANGED on an advertisement for sales
men in a Chicago department store, sp-
piled for a position, and got it-as a
salesman in the silk department. He
meant to keep the position only until
fortune favored him with something
better. And at night in his modest
clearinghouse room he would look
through the, papers in search of enticing
positions. As he looked he used to mo-
tice the advertisements of sales in the
stores where he worked, and to amuse
himself he would rewrite those adver-
tisements. One day, the day. before
there eSMasy ,hs2arkisE Esalessn1shss sila
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
Real Romances of the Business World

the book publishing house he had for
merly had dealings with in the capacity
OF agent.
Clark" said the man, you are the
worst book agent ever knew. But you
can write ads. We'd like to get hold of
you to do some work for us-not a sal
aried position. you know, but we'll pay
big money for some really good ads
that have an idea behind them"
The next day Clark handed in his res
ignation. 1t was accepted by his chief
only after he had expressed much sin
cere regret.
You're a coming man. Clark" he
said, and | shall be glad to see YOU
win out. If you think you can do that
best by leaving us, all right. You've my
best wishes"
Clark then started out to win. He
took tiny Office in a cheap, out-of-the-
way location, and wrote some advertise
ments of his newly founded business.
He inserted these in the various trade
journals, announcing that an expert ad-
vertiser was ready to write ads and fur
nish them with illustrations for any one
who wanted to be helped on the road to
success.
He employed a frst-class advertise
ment illustrator on a salary and COM
mission basis, and then started out to
get business His advertisements
brought in business-if they had failed,
he might have been discouraged, for it
was their drawing power on which he
placed confidence in his ultimate sue
cess. And he got other business by go
ing about to small speciality shops, shops
too small to employ regular advertis-
ing manager.
That was years ago. Gradually, and
because of persistent work, he rose to
be an expert advertising man, a sort of
visiting advertiser. And, as he SAYS,
his success was founded On his failure
to live up to his reputation, a reputation
that would have made good third-rate
advertisement writer of him,
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
A Failure That Brought Success
By OSBORN MARSHALL

He went to the department with a
feeling of disappointment. What did
he know about nutmeg graters and tin
pans? Moreover. the man in charge of
the house-furnishing department did not
like him. They had had a misunder-
standing a week or two before over
some trivial matter and had not been
on very friendly terms since.
The hot day had ruf1ed the temper
of the man in charge. When Mr.. Clark
asked for particulars of the sale the man
in charge of the department waved his
hand generously above the crowded
counters
There are the things" he said.
Write what you please"
With no help from the man in charge,
Mr.. Clark felt lost How could he en-
thuse if the man who knew all about
the stock did not enthuse, too? How
could he tell of the wonderful bargains
IN these remarkable devices to make
housework a recreation il somebody
who knew about them did not help him
out? He couldn't, and he didn't.
That is where he "fell down." and
that is where he made beginning of his
ultimate success. For he could not en-
thuse about the merchandise before him.
He recognized that it was in itself not
at all wonderful. 1t was simply good,
reliable merchandise, of kind needed
in every house, that was marked down
because it was in the way.
He wrote an advertisement full of
sound sense. His usual Aowery style
Ikad. gone. Jnits stead he found himself
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

using homely. everyday words. When
the ad was written it lacked the sparkle
and tone of his other work. Clark knew
that. He knew he had failed on his
biggest assignment.
But his time was up and he turned
the advertisement over to the advertis-
ing manager.
Half an hour later the advertising
manager called him.
CLARK" he said, with a seriousness
that made the young mans heart sink.
81 suppose you know this ad isn't in
your usual style. Did you write it your
self?"
Yes" said Clark briefly.
"Well, it's the best thing you've done
yet. 1t tells the truth, but it puts the
truth in a new and interesting form,
and any one who can do that can do
something unusual"
Success was still a new thing for
Clark 1t thrilled him with determina-
ton to win that no amount of failure
could have done. The advertisement he
had written was hard to duplicate.
When he felt full of enthusiasm it was
difficult for him not to revert to his
old-time stereotyped and Aowery style
of description.
But he was bound to live up to the
good opinion of his chief. And grad
ually, as the result of more solid effort
that he had ever put in anything before,
he mastered his new and individual
style. His salary was advanced rapidly,
and within a year he was assistant to
the chief of the advertising department.
In the meantime, his advertisements
had attracted attention of other depart
ment store heads. Inquiries began to
go the rounds about the new man in the
advertising world of Chicago. And be-
fore long men outside the dry goods
business wanted to know what the new
advertising element in dry goods was.
1t was an element that would make for
success in any business.
One asxc claEksnet opeFef Tie men in
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

goodness sake, chew this and hold your
tongue" and about three centuries later
he comes home and says, "Um, humh? ?
Um, humh? Is that the way to answer
a man? Why are you eternally chewing
that eternal gum, hey:"
Well, say! l was so mad at Perky l
just wept. Mrs Weltby-Coppinger had
been staring at me with violent reproof,
strained through the glasses OF her
lorgnette, but the minute she saw me
weep she turned and gave Perky a
scowl that made his hair curl into kinks
"The idea! The idea" she says, "of
speaking to this poor child in such a
manner! l am surprised, Mr. Perkins! p
You bet our little old sex holds to-
gether when it comes to a real show
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
By OSBORN MARSHALL

department, he wrote it up in an ad-
vertisement worded in f1owery language,
as the advertisements he had taken for
his pattern were worded. He submitted
it to the advertising manager of the
store, and with it submitted a little
sketch. The sketch was not very good,
but it contained an idea; so did the ad-
vertisement. The advertising manager
accepted it, and the next day Mr.. Clark
was told that a position in the adver-
tising department at twenty dollars a
week was open to him.
He was glad of the change of occu-
patton, and fell enthusiastically to work,
writing flowery ads about the merchan-
disc of the store that was on sale. Some
times he made sketches, which he
turned over to the regular staff adver-
tising artists to develop in a more fin
ished way. Altogether he made good in
his new job, and at the end of a cou-
pie OF months he received a raise IN
salary.
Then came that hot midsummer day
dozen years ago, just before stock
taking time. The store had lot of
merchandise that it wanted to get rid
of to make room for the new stock, and
it had inaugurated a series of big sales
to help this work along. That hot morn
ing Horace Clark received word to visit
the. house-furnishing department to
write up an ad of the special sale rner-
chandise there. 1t was the first time he
had been assigned to such big write
up. The ad was to take up quarter of
4. page
The Washington herald., 1914-08-16
BREEZY SUZANNE ON
FEMININE PLEASURES

write that to the folks at home, and it
sounds as if he thought he had discov-
cred something worth while when he
discovered chewing gum. ! guess, if
his later letters hadn't got mildewed
while he was in the cooler you'd find
some of them saying, Dear King, yours
at hand and noted, and I'm sending as
asked two more tons of gold for you
and a few more wads of chewing gum
for Isabella. Glad her queenship likes
the new cud. All these dusky queens
over here chew it and they have teeth
as good as any you can see in the den
fists sidewalk case on Main street. II
the jaw muscles start to ache tell queenie
to rub them with ST. Jacobs Oil. Tell
her from me that it is not necessary to
chuck out the gum at bedtime. The
swell girls over here all take the wad
and stick it on the headboard Of their
beds-so / am told-and then it is
handy for a bright and early before
breakfast chew. They have swell joke
on Queen Coon-crawling- g-under-a-fence,
the iron-jawed queen of this ward. They
say she chewed her chicle wad so hard
one day that her face muscles looked
like Jack Johnson's biceps, and when l
traded her old man one of those Ten
Cent Store mirrors l brought along to
exchange for that part of America ly-
ing between Laborador and Patagonia,
she saw herself in it and swore of. She
bet her maid in waiting-Miss Pink
cow-looking-northwest-seventeen doub-
looms she wouldn't chew any gum for
a week. Then she retired and stuck
her gum wad on the headboard and
dropped off asleep. Along about mid
night the king was awakened suddenly
by the soft pedal suddenly put on her
majestyS well-known and deservedly-
famous snore, and he sat up in bed. He
thought she must have died. Nothing
else could have stopped her snore, he
thought. But there she was, sound
asleep and chewing her gum forty miles
an hour, with sweet smile spread over
several feet of her mahogany counten-
ance. She hadn't stuck the gum firmly,
and it slipped loose from the headboard
and fell into her snore. We ali had a
merry laugh at her majesty'S expense,
and Miss Pink-cow-looking g-northwest
boned her for the seventeen doubloons.
Her majesty paid up like a real gent,
and laughed merry ha-ha. What's the
use? she gurgied happily, I may as well
chew gum now and be happy, I'll be a
long time dead / know you love to
hear these interesting bits of gossip
about royal folks. Tell the queen that
the all-night cafes here have a swell
stunt that is making a hit with the
DANES of the Four Hundred. Since l
introduced the mint julep on this island
things are merrier than they were for
the gentlemen, but it worried Tom-hid-
ing-his-week s-pay-from-his-wife, who
runs the swellest cafe, to think up some