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Prison Tale Is Propaganda Ed Morrell Recounts Horrors He Endured While Prisoner to Boost His Idea. "THE TWENTY-FIFTH MAN," by E.t Morrell: New Era Publishing company, Montclair, N. J,. publishers. Reading the "strange story of Ed Morell, the hero of Jack London's ‘Star Rover,' ” certain reflections are aroused. One is why San Quentin and Folsom penitentiaries should bring forth so many who were ter ribly mistreated as prisoners and yet emerged with only forgiveness in their hearts and a determination to reform prison practice. Ed Morell is the third of the list. His account of the atrocities practiced at the Cali fornia penitentiaries varies only In degree from that given by the others. In his case the interest lies in the fact that he was the victim of most of the terrible things he recounts. That he should survive the inhu man treatment to which he was sub jected In one or the other of the pris ons in which he was held Is a trib ute to his wonderful physical powers. That he came out sweet and smiling Is a testimony to the marvelous vision he saw and the change It wrought In hl's spiritual nature, and that he should be an advocate of more hu mane methods is but the natural re sult of the two. His book Is propa ganda for his mission, that of insti tuting a new system of penology throughout the United States. Gov ernor Hunt of Arizona, In a "fore word,” vouches for Morell, and so does Dr. Raymond S. Ward of Mont clair, N. J.. who is secretary of the “Crusaders," a society formed to push the cause of prison reform. In passing, It is only Justice to state that, while Ed Morell may he the first to Institute his peculiar ideas of the “honor" system, it was in vogue in some form in Nebraska long before 1908, when the author says he first promulgated it. Far hack In the '90s all forms of cruel punishment were abandoned in the prison at Lin coln, and before the end of the last century prisoners were treated like men. Stripes were done away with, and the convicts were given many privileges, all conditioned on good behavior. The parole system pre vailed and still is in effect. In 1915 the present writer saw many convicts at Folsom peniten tiary garbed In civilian clothes, only the newcomers and the Unruly being in stripes. Warden Smith, then In charge, stated that the parole system was In force there, and that the per centage of recedivlsts was very small. The prevailing conditions ap peared then to he the very opposite of what Morell describes. Possibly the effect of the reform he set on foot. Thrills, Romance and Mystery Make This Story Snap •STELLA NASH." by "a»npat;‘‘ Hough ton. Mifflin company, Poston, pub. Haliers. Those who like their mystery well mixed with adventure will revel In this. It starts with the singular pen name adopted by the author. He has taken the ‘‘Tommy Atkina" version of the name of an ancient Hindu god, one \tho is eet down as fat and jovial. That will do for a beginning. The tale opena In Africa with a tragedy, and then moves to India, .where a treasure hunt of unusual magnitude ensues. A long and varied road Is followed, with much of adventure, some decidedly exciting mishaps, and eventually poetic justice overtaking a rather unpleasant person, who hap pened to be the husband of the really admirable heroine. This makes a pleasant ending of the tale very easy. "Ganpat” Is a good story teller, as this one amply attests. Story That Charms hy Its Simplicity and Style RPT- franc,,. FenwkK wimama; the Century company. New Turk, publishers The locale Is the Evangeline conn, try, but the persons In it are not Acadlans. Eve, a Canadian newspa per woman, tells the story, and her main pieces are Dorothy, a girl from Dixie; an old negro servant, a shell shocked warrior who Is trying to win back to health, and lusty young man, and round these move some subsidiar ies who afford a delicious element of comedy. The etory is told In a eharmlng manner, without any ■training. It presente no problem, but goes directly from Its start to Its reasonable end as a good story Should, moving freely from point to point and without any slacking of In terest as it proceeds. Commended for its charm. Book for Boys and Girls; Good for Old Folks, Too *•"»»«• * Those who enjoyed “The Real Diary of a Real Boy,” will he en thusiastic over this latest work from the same author. The scenes are laid In an old and quaint New England village and all the happenings of youth In a small town are related In detail with the .author's usual humor. While the book Is listed for boys and girfb It will be of Interest to every reader for it la bubbling over with humor, ■ human kind, that rune ail through the pages. Another Allegory of How Old West Gave Wray ‘‘Th» Way nr ths nuffain." h» Chori-s Aln»n Salr.er: iha Century company. New York, publishers. Allegorical rather than specific Is the title Mr. ftelr.er hss chosen for his latest story of the development of the west, It Indicate* that the old had to make way for the new. Rallantyne represented the old and Cameron the new, and both were strong men. It came to a showdown between them. How that ended is really the climax of a very good tale that la quite out of the beaten path. Of oourse It has the love Interest, end a>,«r too is not the commonplace va riety, while the thrills come si natur ally ee the ordinary episodes. Al together It Is recommended for s qiljet evbnlng or an idle alwnsyn. * A Sailor’s TaTato His Horse! t_____ By o. o. McIntyre. I am just begining to be happy over being poor. I don’t have to go horse back riding. One of the first things a New Yorker does when he accumu lates a fair sized roll and gets up In the world is to take up horseback riding. When T was a boy only the fellow with a five-acre patch, a hound dog, sick cow and a sour well rode horse back. It was almost a badge of pov erty. If he wanted to make a splurge he had a buggy and drove through I, "1" 1 I - anything to do. If riders went in for speeding people could not see their gaudy clothes. The natty thing is to go around the bridle path about 4 30 in the after noon, return home for a shower, don the afternoon suit and go some place or other for tea. You can here, under the influence of the tea, tell about your exploits on a wild mustang. Ten years ago there were not more than four riding academies in New York. Now there are nearly a hun dred and some of them are more like The Instructor takes you to the entrance to the park. After that your life Is in your own hands. Main Street with one leg dangling out the side. But it Is a new ace, as someone has said, and now when a man gels three Jumps ahead of shiny trousers and frayed cuffs he buys a pair of short pants cut the shape of butter beans, a red vest, braided coat, Joe Weber flat derby and begins galloping around the bridle paths. A few weeks ago I was tricked into trying out a "mount"—New Yorkese for "horse." Now that I ran dine fairly comfortably sitting down I can say with great gusto that I don't care much for it. The horse didn't fit me. If we had to snatch our pleas ure from pristine pastime of our youth I choose horseshoe pitching. This mount was one of those skit tish animals. The stirring of a leaf made him prick up his ears and Jump to on# side. Several times he jumped but I didn't go with him. I went else where and it was no fun at all. Es pecially when you have a lot of brldgework that won't stand hard Jolts. Hard on the Appetite. After riding two miles I stopped and was lifted off by two grooms men. The firnt thing I did was to fee) the top of my head to find out where the spinal column had poked through. That night I ate dinner a la carte in a Broadway lunch wagon stand ing up. New Yorkers don’t ride as we used to ride back on a Missouri farm. Out thers we w*>nt r>tii Into the pasture, called old Hers and led her over to a rail fence to mount her. Old Bess was slightly spavined and suffered from the heave*, She was guided by tugs this way and that by her mane. She never got beyond a dog trot and that was the way w* drove cows for milking. But here, Mercy! Mercy- (pronounc ed "Mary" except In Idaho where It Is pronounced "Mercy”) a fellow who rides a horse must bathe, shave and floss himself as though he might be going tf^a wedding. His riding boots are patent leather and his pants are meticulously press ed sidewise to make them appear like sails on a ratboat. He also wears an Ascot tie. Then he parades up Fifth Avenue, flicking his whip against his boots like the villain in the old melo drama. He doesn't go to a stable for his horse. He goes to a riding acad emy. And you should see the profes sors at these va/it institutions of learning that clot about the southern entrance of Central park. They re semble Prussian guardsmen. At Your Own Risk. You select a horse that ha» been manicured and whose cost shines like your old pair of flehlng pants. The professor or Instructor on another mount accompanies you to the en trance of the bridle path. And after that your life Is In your own hands. You don't try to sit in the saddle. You must keep bobbing up and down and hunched all up as though you were trying to kiss the horse on the ear. All the swells of the town are flashing by with worried faces look ing lilce people might look if they at temped to eat a bowl of rhubarb in a. ferris wheel. Now and then you see s riderless horse and you must turn hack end h«)p dig on# of your playmates out of tha turf. Other times you may see a fat man sitting under his horse. He may tell you that he Is Just sitting thers to keep out of the sun hut don't believe him. He's Just fooling. It costs more to maintain a horse on Fifth Avenue than it doe* a chick en on Broadway. A man who really knows how to ride in Manhattan la ns rare «s a tree climbing fish In the Sahara. When the real cowboys come hire and want a good laugh they go up to Central Park and alt on the stone wail along the bridle path. Some of them are So convfllsed they have to be taken away In strait Jacket a. And costumes! There Is one fellow about knee high to a turtle who wears a white derby, yellow coat and boots topped with while. A famous actress appears In purple knicker bockers, orange cost and a red derby. Every color of the rainbow |a rep sented and the louder the colors tha poorer the riders. Clothes Make the Rider. There are mounted cops et Inter val# to stop those who may go In for speeding, but tbsy never have castles than stables. The academy draws such classy crowds that real estate In the neighborhood jumps up In price. Imagine what would happen if they built a stable in the mldrlft of the swellest residential street back home. # Dressing up to go horseback rldfng seems as silly to me as going fishing in a dinner Jacket. The population of New York Is gradually dividing up into two classes—those who go horse back and those who do not. There isn't a t>oy or girl on Million aire's Row who doesn't go In for It. And down on the east side there are a lot of boys and girls who never saw a horse. What It's all About Horseback riding to me Is all rheek blowlng and grunting and going up Special Train for Farmers to Big Dairy Show Nebraska Development Sorie ty Plans Inspection Trip Through Heart of Wis consin Dairy Territory. Lincoln,Aup. 30.—Nebraska farm ers who s.hv* been wondering how the Wisconsin farmers have been eo sucessful In dairying will have an op. portuntty to eee how It Is done. Otto II. Llebers, manager of the Nebraska Dairy Development eoclety, announ ce* plans have been worked out In eo. operation with the State Arglcultural college and the Burlington and Northwestern railroad# to run a farmers’ special train through the center of the wllky way to the Na tional Dairy ahow at Milwaukee. The first 150 farmers to make their reser vation* will get to go. The farmer*' special will leave Omaha over the Burlington at 5:30 p. m. September 27 and arrive at Appleton, WJs., for Its first atop the next afternoon. Automobiles will be furnished by ’the Appleton people to take the entire party on a tour through part of Fox River valley, which I* one of the beat dairy nectlon* In the United States. The following morning an auto tour will be made from Appleton to Waupaca throuch a highly developed dairy country where there are one or two *llo* and from 15 to 20 good cowa on practical ly every farm and a cheese factory [every few miles. The party will spend Monday morn ing, September 29, at Waupaca, and In the afternoon will tour Waupaca county, which 1* known Internation ally for it* exclient dairy cattle. In the evening the party will drive to Dahkosh through the Danish and Swedish settlement thnt llluatrntea plainly what good dairying will do for a community, in thla territory there are 13 cow testing associations In one county, and all the cowa In several of the asanciatlons average over 300 pounds of butterfat per year. Tuesday, September 30, will be spent as the guest* of the local organ Izatlona In touring Waukesha county, which I* known for It* fin* Cltiemsey and Ayrshire rattle. The final Jump to the National Dairy show will he mad* that night. The train will be parked just outside the fair grounds, nnd Wednesday and Thursday, Oc tober 1 and 2, will be spent attending the show'. The cost of the railroad ticket and Pullman berth from Omaha to the show and return will be $50.45. Allow ing .*3.00 per day for meals, the total cost of the trip will be around $05.00 There will lie no hotel bills tp pay since the entire party will live aboard the train. Five Pullman sleepers, a diner, and an observation car will ac commodate the firmer* and make them comfortable. In making reservation* a farmer should send hla name and address and $14.05 for Pullman berth In ad vance to O. If. Llebers, Manager, The Nebraska Dairy Development Society, Agricultursl college, Lincoln. nee \\ ant Ads are the beat business 13ooit*» i B. PRED SECURES EMPORIUM STOCK The Emporium Ino., 310 South Sixteenth street now passes into the hands of B. Pred exclusively. Mr. Pred just returned from the east whpre final negotiations were com pleted In which he bought all out standing stock In the stroe. The store will continue as In past but will herefor* be known as Pred * Emporium. During the past two manths the store has been rearranged, a new shoe and hoseiery department has been added, Mr Pred predicta a flourishing business this fall. HERZBERG BUYERS BACK FROM EAST The following buyers of ITerzbergs have arrived from New Tork where they have been selecting fall mer chandise: Miss Fayman, dresses and gowns: Mrs. I,lnton, coats and suits: Mrs. Hall, furs; Madam Dahl, corsets and infants: Miss Peterson, chil drens'; Mr. Klsloff, blouses and sweat ers. A. Herzherg, general merchants# manager, returned also, stating that the fall merchandise shows a great Improvement over last season in styles and prices. Musician Moves Here. Mrs. L. Mark* of Chicago, gradu ate of the Bush Conseratory of Music, baa moved to Omaha to engage in the instruction of piano and theory. Mrs. Marks Is at present visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. Markowitz, 2521 Beward at rest. in the air and wondering if it will hurt when you light. And it generally does. The only distinction It give* you something to i-efer to—like reading a book by a foreign author or watch ing a polo game at Meadowbrook. I love horses, also dogs and all kind* of animals, and the chief reason I don't like to ride them is because it must be very humiliating. Imagine how a self-respecting horse feels with a fellow duded up like a pen wiper bouncing up and down aa the horse gracefully gallop# about. It is like a fellow dressed up for the open opera carring a Jumping Jack Into the most prominent box. Then, too, horses change their mind* too often. Just when you think they ara going to do one thing they do another. And unless you think right along with him it la not very pleasent for a full stomach. The next time I go riding I'm going to carry a shovel and pick. It Is scarcely fair to expect perfect strang ers to dig you out of tha mud with their lemon colored gloves. <Cnp' ;i?ht, !«;< > French^JPJ^sician Gives Prescription Prominent American Special ists, Doctors and Former Health Commissioner Exclu sively Recommends New French Discovery ti FAT PEOPLE. A Without injuring your health or booing to diet or exercise, you can to-day easily take off 5 to 6 pounds a week with a French prescription, conveniently put up in a small tablet, called “SAN-GRI-NA. Sinca "SAN-GRI-NA” has been intro duced in America it has mat with luck tremendous success that Doctors, Special ists Nursoo, and Dr. J. J. Rudolph, former Health Csmmissionsr, have thoroughly in-, oestiaated It, and now exclusively recom mend it to fat people at absolutely ham loss and most effective. If you have been dot for years; if your case la most ok* •tinsts; If you havo tried everything ad* Termed without success; if you suffer from puffing, high blood pressure, tired feeling—simply do fhist Get s package ol •’SAN-GRI-NA.** take 3 small tablets be fore eseh meal, and witch ysur weight gradually go down and your health im prove. Not only will “SAN-GRI-NA** da •way with ugiy rolls of fat. but almost from the minute you start taking it you wtll feel a wonderful chanae in your entire system. Thousands of people al ready have been benefited br ‘\>AN CHI NA,'' and are sending in most gratifying reports. Theoe cases vary in reducing front 10 to 70 pounds in a remarkably short time, and all agree that "almost immediately after taking ’SAN-GRI-NA’ they felt 100 per coot, better.** 1 NOT*—Siocu **AANGRINA** has Wts Introduced In America. It hae met with tremendous success, and hnitstiens consist be aveided. Seve yeuroelr from disappoint ment. Ash for, and be sure te gat. “SAN GR IN A.” Do not scceut a sub stituts claimed **j«st as good.’* On sale at any of Sherman A McConnell’s, Heaton’s, I/«noekor’a or fllnglc’s drug atoro. ADVERTISEMENT. HUSBAND SAID WHY NOT TRY IT Wife Said She Would. Result, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Made Her Well and Strong East Hardwick, Vermont.—" I,a*t winter I was not able to do any work at all. I had back ache, headache, sideache, and wrs sick all the time for six months. We read about Lydia E. Pink ham’a Vegetable Compound in the newspapers, and my husband said to me, 'Why don't you try iff’ So I said I would, and he went and got me a dozen 1 Kittles, It has done me more good than I ran ever tell, and my friends say, ' What have you done to yourself? You look ■o well. ’ I tell them it is tho Vegetable Compound that makes me so well and Strong. There is no uso to suffer with backache and pains. I will toll every one what It has done for mo. "—Mrs. Frkd. Phi mo, Route No. 2, E. Hard wick, Vermont. Housewives make a great mistake In allowing themselves to become so ill that It is well-nigh impossible for them to attend to their household dill if*. PS out of ovrrr 100 report they were benefited by If* n«e. i'ur , sal* by tlrugglil* vvujwhtio, 1 Dress Buyer Gives Trend of Styles Colors to Bo Blark, Copper flange, Brown, Blue, Green, Tan and Red. Miss Soda Fayman, buyer of dresses for Herzbergs, who has just returned from several weeks in the market, gives the following style notes on new fall apparel: “I am asked every day, 'How would you define a ''well-dressed woman?" "To all who put this query to me, I, In turn, put a series of questions, somewhat In this order. 'What have you done to solve your basic problem, the obtaining of the correct corset for your figure?’ ‘Above all things, are you at ea^e in It?' ‘If not, why ex pect to appear at ease In the gown worn above it?' "Second In importance Is the ques tion, 'Have you actually discovered the best possible lines for your hair dressing?' 'Does It express a real conviction as to your facial type, tem perament and age?' Heje we reach the question of hats chosen with skill. A hat may bring ft supreme note of perfection to the completion of a costume. It may also Introduce flagrant had taste. “And what about the dressing of the foot? Who has not seen an otherwise perfect toilet marred by a run down heel? "It Is plain that the properly cor seted figure, hairdressing In good taste, and the well-shod foot, primar ily base, are three essentials to being well dressed. The accessories are really of small Importance by com parison; many of them, such as sumptuous furs, coatly Jewelry and purses, may be abandoned altogether and in no degree affect the otherwise perfectly related coatutne funda mentals. "I am led, therefore, to the conclu sion that the best-dressed woman Is she who spares no pains to perfect the essentials of t)ie simplest costume, because an intelligent and consclen tlous foundation must have been laid before anything approaching a per fect enaemble can appear. "Above all things, 1 urge that no attempt be made to 'follow the style.’ Style must be adapted to uphold and enhance’ an individuality." Mlsa Fayman states that "tailored modes for fall” is the slogan heard. Dlrectoire and Spanish derivations are of increasing interest, lengths are greatly varied, for day wear un mistakably shorter. Formal wear Is longer. Tatileiir costume, full-length, seven eighth* and three-quarter coat* are favored. Long straight, flared and slashed tunic style*. Tube line tail ored type* hold. High waist lines *i» indicated cleverly. Tube. flounced! tiered; tapering waist shove long, full skirt *nd bouffant dancing frock*; ostrich fringe*, velvet ribbon*, tulle flounce* are seen. Color* ar« blark, ropp*r rang'', brown*, blue*, greens, tan*, r*d*. WOMAN TEACHER FOR CREIGHTON Mrs, Margaret Curran, 1625 Spen cer street, has been appointed dean of women of Creighton university. She takes her new position September 1. Announcement of her appointment wa* made by He*. K. McCormick. S. -T., president of the university. Mrs. Curran will have charge of the department of secretarial science in the college of commerce, finance and journalism at Creighton. 4 4 I Voiiv Drugg iTts&Hs only 4the purest Candies/ Ever since the early days when the druggist sold only candy possessing medicinal value your druggist has enjoyed a reputa tion for “pure” candies. He selects his candies with the same professional care that characterizes the selection of his drugs, chemicals and drug sundries. Make sure you get pure candy by buying from your druggist. Select your children’s candies with the same care you use in selecting food. Your druggist’s wide knowledge and experience will tell you just the kind to buy for quality, purity and superior flavor. Remember that your druggist is a public servant. He daily perforins many details of service for which he derives no • revenue. This fact, plus the fact that his services to you in time of need are beyond price, makes it mere ly a matter of courtesy in buying candies and many other needs often purchased elsewhere from your druggist. Right now you r druggist's candy supply is most complete. You will find a representative showing of all leading quality brands of Box Candies, Package specialties, pure sugar stick, hoarhound and others. “Try the Drug Store First" Registered Iruggists A Tba Druggist* listed below ore Reg* it tend by Lew to terra yon. Buy all of your drug etora needs af these druggists and know that you are getting tba benefit af recognised training, expericnca and service. ARMSTRONG’S PHARMACY *201 Military Ave. WA. 0506. , AUXIER'S PARKVALE PHARMACY 3024 S. 32d An. HA. MOT BEATON DRUG CO. ISth sad Farnam. JA. ffMl BENSON PHARMACY «I0S Military Ave. WA. 4300 BERANEK A SON 1402 3. 16th Si. JA. 3350 BLAKE DRUG CO. 101 S. 16th St. AT. 32Sd BURT-WAY-BURT >616 Cumins St. HA. 0415 CALIFORNIA PHARMACY 3227 California St. HA- 0466 CENTRAL PARK PHARMACY 4136 Grand Av.„ KE. 2244. CLAIRMONT PHARMACY 4737 Military An. WA 3150 CLIFTON HILL PHARMACY 2213 Military Ave. WA 2553 CREIGHTON PHARMACY $24 N. 24th St. JA. 1245 DUNDEE PHARMACY 4# 13 Unrfrfwood Ay*. WA 0413 FONTENELLE PARK PHARMACY 3624 Amet Ave KE. 5*63 GORRELL'S PHARMACY 40th and Farnam. HA 3214 GREEN S PHARMACY 40th and Farnam Sta. HA. 1876 GREENS PHARMACY 60th and Military Ave. WA. 3411 HAINES DRUG CO. 16th and Howard Sta. JA 0146 HANSON PHARMACY * 4667 Podia St. WA 1130 JOHANSON DRUG CO 3616 N. 24th St. WE 0642 KENWOOD DRUG CO 4506 N. 30th St. KE. 5300 LAKEVIEW PHARMACY 2525 N. 16th St. WE. 0422 LATHROP PHARMACY .1002 N. 24th St. WE. 0677 LEES RIALTO DRUG STORE 117 S 15th St. JA. t*14 LOCKWOOD PHARMACY 5201 Leavenworth St. W A- 2470 MARSH PHARMACY 2001 lake St. WE. 0266 M1NNF. LUSA PHARMACY *716 N. 30th St. KE. StTT NOYES PHARMACY 101 N. 40th St. HA. 0421 OHIO STREET PHARMACY 2*01 N. 45th St. WA. 112* PATTY’ PHARMACY 1*4* N. 1«th St. WE 5633 RFID-DUFFY PHARMACY 24th and I aha Sta. WE 0606 F. A SCHILLER 62d and Maple Sta. WA. 4704 ROLLIN' C. SHERMAN 16th and Cumin*. JA. 6641 SHERMAN A McCONNELL DRUG CO. SHFRMAN AVENUE PHARMACY 1508 N 16th St WE. 2*26 SUN DRUG CO. 1*01 Farnnm St. J4 4613 TECH HIGH PHARMACY 33d and Cumins THOMPSON DRUG CO. 424 N. Kith St. AT 5144 South Omaha Druggists CITY DRUG STORE 4601 S. 14th 34. MA. aiTS MELCHFR DRUG COMPANY 4616 S. 14th St. MA 0*07 earn PUBLIC DRUG CO. 4164 a 64th It MA 6116