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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: BUXDAY. AUGUST 7, 100 1.
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""STAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Special Sidewalk Taie. Are How Dne and
Soon Eecomo Delinquent.
ONLY SMALL SUMS ARE INVOLVED
City Treaaorer Howe Calls Atteatlos,
to tho Condition and lni Those
Wk Art l.labl to Avoid
tho Penalty.
Attention la rolled by the city treasurer
to sidewalk taxes that are now due. In
district No. 33 special sidewalk taxes be
come delinquent on August 11 and on and
Bftor that date; until paid the accounts will
draw Intercut at the rate of 1 per cent a
month. District No. 3 Is , two-plank side
walk district and the total tax Is only XXI.
Other districts will be fsljlng due right
along and the treasurer Is iiolnus to call
the attention of the tupay.irs to this mat
ter In order that he may not be compelled
to charge Interest ngalnst the tax.
As a general thing taxes have been paid
more promptly this year than or many
years past and until the commencement of
the packing house strike the treasurer's
office force wa kept fairly busy making
out statements for special, personal and
general taxes. Since the strike payments
have fallen off fully one-half and there
ire rery leu calls for statements. The
. s riiuri 10 coueci ueimqueni persoiuu taxes
J (till continues and some accountl are
given up the idea, of sending out a van
unUl after the strike Is settled and the
people have had an opportunity of getting
on their feet again. Taxes for 190 are
not due until Ootober 1 and become delin
quent January 1.- As 4alancea remained In
every fund at the close of the last fiscal
year and warrants may now bo drawn on
the 1904 levy, the city's fln&nolal condition
still remains first class.
Pile Driving; Completed.
Pile driving for the Burlington viaduct
across the track at Thirty-eighth street
wns completed Friday afternoon. This
piling Is for the approaches only, as the
'steel trusses will rest on concrete piers.
Material for the wooden wock of the struc
ture Is on hand and next week the build
ers expect to commence work on the pier.
While the piers are being constructed the
approaches will be completed. Tbt ex
pectation Is that this bridge will be opened
for trafflo before cold weather sets In.
Steel has been ordered and when this ar
rives the work will be pushed as rapidly
as possible. By the building of this via
duct another dangerous grade crossing will
be done away with.
Pellens' Fnnersl Today.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. M. Pellen, who
were killed by a Union Pacific train Thurs
day morning near Avery, arrived in the
city yesterday and decided upon holding
the funeral this afternoon. The remains
pP ba conveyed from Barrett's undertak-
-n wuvmiaii VllUrcn
at 2:30 o'clock, where services will be held.
Blx women have been selected as pall
bearers for Mrs. Pellen and six men will
perform this duty for Mr. Pellen., The
funeral Is to be under the auspices of the
Fraternal Union of America. Local No. 7J
and other unions as well will participate.
Interment Is to bo at Laurel Hill ceme
tery, i
Fnneral of Frank Barnes.
Funeral 'services over the remains of
Frank Burnesa were held at 8t. Bridget's
church Friday afternoon. Rev. Father
O'Callahan conducted the servlees'and in
his address spoke particularly of the many
good qualities of the deceased. The funeral
was undur the Immediate charge of local
No. 7112, American Federation of Labor.
This union gathered at the late residence
of the deceased and escorted the body'to
the church. At the conclusion of the
services a procession was formed and the
long march to the cemetery taken up. It
Is estimated that fully 409 union men were
In line. City officials In carriages followed
the union men and then come a long line
of carriages. The procession was fully
four blocks long. The pallbearers were:
E. L. Gustafson, 3. J. Daly, John Llnd-
M mm HrtdTlTI. Mtf,lr Vh.U IP T
V tI R. C. llanlnc Interment was at tha
Qerman Cuthollo cemetery.
Itealdeuco Looted.
Sometime Thursday night burglars broke
Into the residence of James Abbott, 132ft
North Twenty-third street, and ransacked
the building from top to bottom. The
.burglary was not discovered until Friday
afternoon when neighbors noticed an
open window. Mr. and Mrs. Abbott are
out of the city and the neighbors do not
know what valuables were carried away.
Bureau and d rouse r drawers had been emp
tied on the floor and the condition of the
house showed that the burglars had made,
a thorough search.
Made City Gossip.
M?Kn I? M.r' ".I Mr- Jra Mahan, 211
North Eighteenth street, a daughter.
. j ...... diidi auonu nuidn
...I . o guiia iu ueuvtr. lor
Visit
two Weeks'
sm, r'et Con,fnlslurier Troutan finished
nlllng the holeo In the Twenty-fourth
sirott paving yesterday.
Mrs. -Harry Trumble. Twenty-fifth' and
a streets, hits about recovered from a two
weeks' Illness.
IllUia, Infunt daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jowph Slnkule. 3tM North Twentieth street,
died yemerday. The funeral will be held
tlila forenoon. Interment at Laurel lilll
cemetery. .
Utttthaa Jetter and others owning prop,
erly on .Thirtieth street are very anxious
to have the gas company lay mains on
the street before the brick pavement Is
put down.
Reflections of av Spinster.
There, hi something about the atmosphere
of a railroad station that makes the aver-
?5S woman think she needs some powder
.VfGv take the shins off her nose.
When', one Is too laxy to oblige someone It
shows great unselfishness If one can make
the someone think It really wouldn't be
healthy for hliu to bo oblighed.
The man who makes fun of a woman's
love of finery Isn't always the one who
dances attendance on plainly dressed
women.
It shows what mammoth conceit some
people have who. atter seeing how funny
others look when they dance, persist In
thinking they are graceful when going
through the same gyrations themselves.
Bait. more American.
Bad Blood
Pimples, rashes, eczema,
boils, headache, nervousness,
debility these are some of
the results of Impure blood.
Medical authorities sgree
that Impure blood can be
made pure and rich. Your,
doctor will tell you about
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SALEM'S G00DM0RN!NG SMITH
How On Kind svnftl Cheerfsl Man 8na
eded In Reforming; Whole)
Town.
When wo com to think of It we can find
nothing in particular in Vie whole category
of Good Morning Smith's achievements.
Mis career, as we know It, Is distressingly
commonplace, and yet we like to dwell
upon It and convince ourselves that our
seal Just after his funeral was not un
worthy or misdirected.
Smith appeared in our little village on the
hill a dosen years ago. Whence he came,
his previous Ufa, his family, the source of
his Income and his purpose in settling in
Salem were all mysteries.
At ths time of his arrival Salem was deep
in the dumps. Half the population was not
speaking to the other half. We had per
sonal politics, two church quarrels, fac
tions In all our lodges, cut-rate competition
in th stores, and In addition to all that
the editors of our two newspapers were
calling each other more names every week
titan they honestly deserved. Oh, Salem
was a nice community of unhapplness, and
the man, woman or child who was caught
smiting felt strangely guilty!
In the midst of it Smith happened'-a
plain, round sort of a man, placid as a
mill pond in summer, and with a kind of
smile on his countenance that appeared as
If It had been caught there at his birth and
could not get away. From the minute he
landed at the railroad station he greeted
everybody with, "Good morning."
We thought him daft at first, and told
him that "Good morning" in the tnlddie of
the afternon was hardly respectful to the
almanac; but that did not disturb him.
"There's always good morning, and It
Will bo along soon," he said. .
So It came to pass that he wad known to
every one in Salem as "Good Morning
Smith."
Well, the Bible tells us that a little
leaven leaveneth the whole lump, and
surely Smith's repetition began to work a
most amaslng change In Salem's atmo
sphere. Smith would make his way down
the street, meeting scowling men, frowning
women, sad-faced children.
"Good morning," he would call as cheerily
as a robin sings before breakfast.
Then the man would forget his scowl;
the woman's faco would lose its frown.
and tho child would smile and say Joy
ously, "Good. morning, Mr. Smith."
Inside of a year we had the preachers
calling one another brothers, and even the
editors forgot their anathemas s:id began
to refer to esteemed contemporaries. We
had more courting, more marriages, more
business, more enterprise, more of all sorts
of good things than anybody ever dreamed
of.
We had been considering Salem a one
horse place on the down-grade: but we
formed a loceji Improvement association
and collected, money to advertise It as a
health reso.-t And the bet and finest manu
facturing center In the state. We werrt
progressing so finely that we forgot about
Smith until he died. Then we began to
think, and we traced the things that had
happened since his coming to the town, and
rs we were doing that our hearts ran
away with our heads, and we felt within
them a sense of personal loss that our
heads could not understand. It seemed
that Smith had put Into our lives the note
of hope and philosophy which had wrought
the change.
And when his funeral took place the
biggest church could not hold the crowds.
All the ministers were here In the same
pulpit. The two editors sat aide by side.
Old enemies .were speaking and smiling,
and somehow everybody was saying to
everybody else: "Good morning," Just as
though they wanted It to be known that
while Smith's body rested In an eternal
sleep his message was Immortal. The Rev.
Dr. Parker was chosen to make the re
marks. t
"Good morning," he began, with an ex
cellent Imitation of Smith's voice, and then
went on telling us what an Influence this
humble man's cheerfulness had been in our
lives, our homes and our business. "He
converted a community by two words,"
he declared, "converted It from self and
selfishness to sunshine and courtesy, and
where," he asked, "can you And a happier
hope than: 'There's always good morning,
and It will be along soonT" We preachers
preach righteousness day In and day out,
I wish we could live our religion one-half
as well as this man did py simply saying
a cheery word to everyone he met. He
has left an example that If followed gen
erally would overturn the world, a mark
that may well be looked up to by adults,
as well as children."
Within a week we held a special meet
ing of the local Improvement association
and collected funds for a monument. Tou
will find It on the top of the hill In the
cemetery, facing the sun, and on It you
will read this Inscription: "SMITH Died
June . GOOD MORNING." New York
Tribune.
Very Low Rat.
Chicago to Boston via Pennsylvania lines.
Tickets sold August 12, 13 and 14 and can
be purchased via Washlnton at the sums
rato as direct line through New Tork. Stop
over allowed at Baltimore, Washington and
Philadelphia both going and returning and
at New Tork oh return trip. Ask your
home agent for through tickets over Penn
sylvania lines, or address Thos. II. Thorp,
T. P. A., 2 U. 8. Bank B'dg., Omaha, Neb.,
for full particulars.
Meersehanms Ont of Favor.
v lire dealers say that the meerschaum is
a "dead one." No smoker nowadays ap
pears to covet the once-prised article re
quiring putlenc and care and skill in the
coloring. Women seem to be the principal
purchasers, when they get the Idea that
they are doing the fine thing by a hus
band or a sweetheart. But these pipes are
soon relocated to the racks or stowed
away In some out-of-they-way placs, while
the brlur wood affurds enjoyuiuut fur Its
sweetness and durability. v
Tcrics ra A CUT CF FIST
Regarding the large building now In
process of construction on a beautifully
elevated rite on West Cuming .street the
DeaOTati Advocate has this to sayi
The new building for the Methodist hos
pital Is progressing. The cost for con
structing the part of the hoej.ltal building
to he erected at this time will be about
$l2n,ooti; half of this amount Is already
subscribed and a 'od portion of It paid
to the treasurer. Ve ran never have more
entnuslasllc support than we have St his
time from the Interested friends of this In
stitution, it will, however, be necessary
to make some provision for the additional
i0iO needed to pay for the new building
under construction. It Is sussested that
a good plan would be to Issue bonds. Sonio
Inquiry has been made and It Is found that
many of the friends of the hospital would
purchase these If time were slven to pay
for them. The new building m'.ist be com
pleted as soon as 'possible.. We are not
able to receive the patients In our present
building that desire to be admitted which
Is embarrasnlng nd hinders the progress
of the work. Pray for us and help us.
Chaplain Dlffenbocher will supply the pul
pit of St Mark's Lutheran church at 10:4
a. m. Subject: "The Devil In His King
dom Ills Victory Ills Defeat."
Mr. Roebel of Hotel Dcllone mission will
speak in the Seward , Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday morning instead of Mr.
John Dale, who was previously announced.
Dr. Wilbur Crafts, the clvkj virtue re
former, will occupy the pulpit of the West
minster Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing. He Is one of the leading representa
tives of the International Reform Bureau
and has his headquarters in Washington.
He has been actively engaged in this work
for some years and Is regarded as one of
the ablest exponents of the kind, aside from
being a forceful speaker.
The Woman's Baptist Missionary quar
terly met Friday, July 29, at Calvary Bap
tist church. The devotional meeting, held
from 11 a. m. to 12 m., was opened with
prayer by Mrs. Miller. After the meeting
lunch was served by the women of Calvary
church. The afternoon session opened at
1 o'clock with Mrs. Foster, president,
in the chair. Miss Van Neas, the speaker
of the afternoon, gave a very earnest talk
upon the "Holy Spirit In Missions." Six
churches Were represented at the meeting
with a good attendance. The women were
urged to attend the association meeting,
which will be held at Grace church, and the
state convention at Fremont The next
quarterly meeting will be held at the First
Baptist church October 28.
Rev. J3. L. Mlckel of the South Tenth
Street Methodist church Sunday evening
gives his second talk on "Pilgrims Prog
ress," illustrated with stereoptlcon views.
At the Hanscom Park Methodist church
Sunday morning the pastor. Rev. Dr. Clyde
Clay Clssell, will speak on "The Seeker
After God," following this on Sunday
morning, August 14. with one on "The
Seeker After Man."' Sunday afternoon Dr.
Wilbur F. Crafts of the national reform
bureau, Washington, D. C, will speak In
tho Hanscom Park church at 8 o'clock,
when the meeting will be for adults only.
During tho vacation of Rev. Herbert L.
Mills this month all services excepting Sun
day school will be omitted at Cherry Hill
Congregational church. At Parkvale
church services will Je held as usual ex
cept the midweek prayer meeting.
Alfred Donaghue will sins at the Cs stel
lar Street Presbyterian church Sunday
evening. The T. P. 8.. C. E. service Will
be combined with the - Sunday evening
church service. "
Miscellaneous Announcements.
St. Mary's Avenus Congregational Rev.
Robert Yost will preach at 10:30 a. m.
First Presbyterian, Seventeenth "and
Dodge. Rev. II. M. Stevenson, D. D., of
Uellevue college, will preach at 10:30 a, m.
People's Church, Rev. Charles Wi Sav
Idge, Pastor Morning, "No Good Work Is
Ever in Vain;" evening, "Shun, the Ap
proaches of Bin."
First Christian, Seventeenth and Doug
las, S. D. Dutcher, Pastor Services at 10.-0
a. m. and 8 p. m. Bible school at noon.
Christian Endeavor at, 6:46 p. m.
First Church of Christ (Scientist!, Twenty-fifth
and Farnam Sunday school 9:45
a. m. ; morning service at 11, lesson topic,
"Soul;" Wednesday evening service at 8.
Clifton Hill Presbyterian. Forty-fifth and
Grant Sunday school at 9:30. Church serv
ices at 10:3u. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.
m. No evening service during August.
Calvary Baptist. Twenty-fifth and Ham
ilton, Thomas Anderson, Pastor Service at
10:31) a. m. followed by the Lord's supper:
Bible school at noon; evening service at 8
o'clock.
Lowe Avenue Presbyterian, Fortieth 'and
Nicholas Blind Charley, a soldier veteran,
will speak at 10:30; Sunday school at 12 m.
No evening service. Bible study at 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening.
Trinity Cathedral, Capitol Avenue and
Eighteenth, Rev. George A. Beecher In
Charge Holy communion at 8 a. m.; holy
communion and sermon at 11 a, m.; evening
prayer and sermon at 8.
First Baptist Church Sunday morning
sermon by Rev. William P.McKee, desut
of the Frances Shinier academy of the
University of Chicago, Mount Carroll, 111.
Subject: "Self -Expression."
Parkvale Congregations!, Thirty-first and
Gold, Rev. Herbert L. Mills, Kastor Sun
day school at S p. m. ; Christian Endeavor
at 7 p. nu: evening worship at 8 o'clock
will take the form of a special service of
music.
Knox Presbyterian, Nineteenth and
Ohio Services at lu:30, with preaching by
Rev. J. N. Hutchinson. Sunday school at
noon. Union services in the evening in
the First United Presbyterian, Tweniy
lliat and Einmct
Dundee Presbyterian. Fiftieth and Under
wood, Thomas K. Hunter, Pastor Morning
service at 10.30, communion service; even
ing service at 7:30, young people's meeting:
Sabbath school at U m.; prayer meeting 8
p. m. Wednesday.
First Congregational, Nineteenth and
Davenport, Kev. Hubert C. Herring, D. D..
pgutor Service at lu:30 a. m. Sunday school
at noon. Christian Endeavor at 7 p. in.
Rev. Frederick W. Leavltt of Seward will
occupy the pulpit
Twentieth Century Society of Friends will
meet at Douglas street, at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday; also Thursday, August 11, at 2:30
p. m. Healing exertlae only until the ob-
iect of this society becomes known. Mrs.
;isie Dean Lasher, commander-in-chief.
First United Presbyterian, Twenty-first
and Emmet, David R. Turnbull, Pastor
lu:30 a. ui., Sermon for children by tho
pastor; 7 p. m., meeting of yuui.g people;
8 p. m., union services of North bid)
churches, preaching by Rev. J. N. Hutcluu
son. St Murk's English Lutheran, Twenty
llrsl and liurdette, L. Groh, Pastor Serv
ices Sunday a. m., "The Devil Beaten
in His Own Game." Sermon by ex-Chup-laln
Rev. Dlrifuiibacher. Sunday school at
noun, oung people at 7:18 p. in. No even
ing service.
Grace Lutheran, South Twenty-sixth and
Poppieton, Rev. M. E. Meliik, Pastor
Bei imm at 10:45, subject, "God's Care of
ills People;" Sunday gchool at 11 m; Luther
league at 7 p. m., subject, "Repent and lie
Converted;" prayer meeting on Weduoaday
ulght followed with teachers' meotlng.
Hm-ortd Presbyterian, North Twenty
fourth and Nicholas, Rev. Newman Hall
Burdlck, Pastor Preaching service at 10. JO
a. in. and 8:00 p. m. bealon meeting at 3
p. m. In the lecture room. Morning an
them, "Behold. God la My Salvation,"
Hughes: evening anthem, . "Praise Ye ths
Lord," Straub.
Hanscom Park Methodist, Woolworth
Avenue snd South Twenty-ninth, Clyde
Clay t'lHsrll, Pastor Morning sermon by
the pastor, theme, "The Seeker After God,
si lei noon meeting at 1, address by Ir.
Crafts of Washington, I). C, adults only;
evening sorvlce In St. Mary's Avenue Con
gregational church, address by Dr. Crafts.
First Methodist Episcopal, Twentieth and
Davenport, K. Comble Smith, U, U., Pas
tor '1 he pastor will preach in ths morn
lug at 10.30. Sermon topic, "Love for
God," and In the evening at 8 o'clix k, sub
ject, "Doubt." In tbe ktitMiira Of the choir
there will be coiiKreKaliotiul aiUKUig of
familiar hymns, bunday school l noon.
Kpworth letiKue at 7 p. in.
I'aietellar Street Presbyterian. Sixteenth
and Lamellar, Walter li. liryiiulds, pnt.,r
The pwuir will i reach at the lo 30 and 8
o'clock services. The evening services dur
1ns August will hav the . lai axutsUuice
ut lUe Xvtuusj s'wvieo vw.ii niiUUi wi4l
iKfrr Its own meetings with those of the
congregation. Special music. The pastor
will preach on "The Mountains."
' Kounls Memorial Lutheran, Rev. John
F.. Hummon, Pastor Services In Crelghtou
hall Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The
following music will be rendered: "Gloria
Patri (kyrlei; Gloria snd Excelsls," to
gether with the Irtrolt snd collect for the
eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Soto, Mis
Florence DeOraff. "There Is a Green Hill
JTar Away" (Gounod). Sermon by the
pastor, sublect, "Weaknesses In the Pres
ent Day Church."
At the McCah Methodist Episcopal, Far
tiam and Fortieth, Sundsy morning at U
o'clock Mrs. Olive H. Monnette, one of
the lay delegates to the rerent getter!
conference, will give her address, "The
General Conference from a YVoman's
Standpoint," In the evening at 8 o'clock
there will be a sermon by the pastor. ReV.
T. S. Watson, subject. "A Model Man."
Sunday school st 1 a. m. and Epworth
league service at T P- m.
PLANS FOR CANAL SYSTEMS
Progressive Nations Developing
Waterways for Internal
Commerce.
Water Improvement programs' In Eu
rope are receiving almost as much stten.
tlon as naval programs. Germany has SIX.
large rivers, all flowing toward the north.
The government's plan for a canal system
contemplates a channel crossing all these
river basins, so as to provide for water
communication on an interior line between
western, central and eastern Germany.
This will be to the advantage of domestic
and foreign trade.
France has pnJected a canal system to
connect the rivers flowing Into the Atlantic
with those flowing toward the Mediterran
ean. If constructed as planned these
canals will give France an Interior water
line of transportation from ths Atlantic
ports to those on the southern coast.
European Russia has three great rivers
flowing Into the Black sea, two into the
Caspian, three Into the Baltic and two
Into the White sea. All these rivers ex
tend far inland, the main channels of
some of them coming olose to others and
tle headwaters forming a network of
smaller rivers in the Interior.
There are already canals connecting the
rivers of the Baltic basin with those of
the Black sea basin and the Caspian. The
plans of the government contemplate larger
channels uniting all the river basins and
making possible barge navigation between
the Baltlo and the Black and between the
Block and the Caspian.
In European Russia most of the great
rivers flow to the south. In Asiatic Rus
sia conditions are reversed and most of
the great rivers flow to ,the Arctic ocean,
north. " In eastern Siberia, however, the
Amur and the Sungari, forming one of the
greatest river basins in Asia, turn its wa
ters to the east, or Into the Pacific. Rus
sia's scheme of canals contemplates ths
union of all these river basins on much
the same plan as that employed In Eu
rope If all these projects In Europe and in
Asiatic Russia are carried out, there will
be a magnificent system of water trans
portation contributing to the development
of all the countries touched by or watered
by the river system of the eastern conti
nent The greatest river systems of the world,
however, are in America. The Mississippi
river alone drains a country almost as
large as the whole of Europe. The basin
of the Ohio is 214,000 square miles In ex
tent; that of the Missouri, 51,000; that of
the upper Mississippi, 169,000; that of the
Arkansas Snd White rivers. 189,000, giving
to the Mississippi basin an area of 1,250,
000 square miles. .
The water courses of this great basin,
spreading out at their sources like a great
fan, come together and flow southward.
To the north, however. Is the basin of
the great lakes and the St. Lawrence,
having an area of 400,000 square miles.
The Mississippi basin takes in most of
the watershed sending ths waters east
ward in the country south of the great
lakes and between the Alleghany and the
Rocky mountains. East of the mountains
and south'" of the St. Lawrence basin Is
the valley of the- Hudson. North of the
Mississippi valley and the St. Lawrence
basin Is another great water system find
ing outlets In Hudson bay and the Arctlo
ocean.
The fathers of the republic at an early
day saw the necessity for the connection
by water channels between the Hudson
and the lakes, between the lakes and the
Mississippi. One of the earliest public
works undertaken in ths east was the
Erie canal. One of the earliest under
taken in the west was the Illinois and
Michigan canal.
Later, however, ths United States be
came the country of railroads and water
communications were neglected. Canada,
however, starting later, built many rail
roads, but the government gave almost as
much attention to the Improvement of the
waterways and is now engaged in projects
which. If carried, out In their fullness,
will .make a great difference as to the con
trol of the trade of the northwest.
But the basin of the great lakes is as
It was when the Illinois snd Michigan
canal was projected. The valley of the
Mississippi Is richer and more productive
a hundred-fold than It was then. The
possibilities of commercial development
are greater In every way.
It Is possible to have deep water com
munication from the Mississippi to Lake
Michigan. In fact, there Is a deep water
channel for A good part of the distance
already In existence. It is possible
to have a deeper water channel along the
course of the Erie canal, and it Is possible
to connect lake Superior with the water
system of the Saskatchewan valley and
Hudson bay.
. In fact, the water Improvement scheme
for the United States and Canada is more
picturesque and more practical than all the
magnificent schemes of waterway Improve
ment In Europe and Asia. Chicago Inter
Ocean. Maklag of Machinery Mastered by
Woman.
As an Instance of what, woman can do
In business the suooess of Miss Ella V.
Jones Is ramarkable. Miss Jones Is but 24
years old and only the last' four years of
her life have been spent In business, yet
she is now the head and active manager
of a machinery manufacturing establish
ment employing eighty-five men and la
about to erect and operate a new plant
with almost double ths capacity of the
old. Besides being the sole manager of
her business, Miss Jones Alls the position
of secretary and treasurer of the com
pany. - Her success and ability In directing the
fortunes of the enterprise are more re
markable because of the fact that the busi
ness she Is engaged in Is that of machinery
manufacturing, a line of work which would
seem out of the natural scope of a woman.
But the fact that she Is one of the first
women to become engaged in an enterprise
of this nature Is no obstacle to this re
markable young wonian. She seems per
fectly at home amid the surroundings of
a machinery shop and from her office
In the plant manages the affairs of ths
business with the Judgment and care of a
mature man of business.
The fact that the new plant Is to have
double the capacity of the old would seem
to Indicate that her management has been
death of her father. At. that time she
now occupies two years ago through ths
productive, of permanent and encouraging
results.
'twill soon be over.
tllO grat salt eoou will be no more.
read mark learn and Inwardly digest
will you not do yourself a favor?
this tale of bargain feasting for mondny at 8 o'clock great doings in the dra
pery section all our odd lota of curtains and portieres one, two or three pairs, as
the case may be left oyer after a rushing btiRineng laft week nottingham curtains,
ruffled net curtains, Irish point curtains, guipure curtains, arabian curtains, bras
bcIs curtains worth up to $6.50 per pair at fl.00 each note the word 'each,
plenfie you'll find manifold other bargains, but special attention is directed to
above.
first floor1 near elevator- a lot of fine printed batiste regular 15 cent cloth
will go at 7J cents.
suitings voiles, tangle tissues, embroidered tissues, etc the regular 23 cent
qualities at '10 cents per yard. .
imported organdy french voiles, damasks worth 25 and 35 cents will go
at 15 cents per yard. v
but for genuine richness for real value for sensible satisfaction we com
mend you to the, 20 cent lot all the high class novelties at this price the elegant
suitings, and exquisite light fabrics, you will not err if you buy now for next season.
do not forget if you want underwear or hose now is the time to buy
the counters are loaded oods marked plainly big tickets tell the
, talo the less you forget, tho more you'll remember- so try and think of the suit
sale, second story nothing more than one-half former price and many less than .
dress goods section hundreds of remnant Just right for school dresses skirts, etc at half old prices and less,
the last sale day we did not have time to remark lt the) good to th cut-in-two prlcoa
this has been done now and the prices for monday will delight you.
turn-over collnrs white, fsncy and hemstitched formerly 25 to B0 cetits on monday. 12 rents,
netsukla the ropu'.ar Japanese purse, with the big Ivory knob and chain H price monday 118.00 hind
7-8rent0''aalV"inenm " ch a great bargain notion counter, 18 cent-
celluloid sides, IS cents pair sale starts at 8 a. m,
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
was employed In the office of .the firm,
and her father held the position of manager
and treasurer. So completely has she mas
tered the details of ths business that upon
the demise of her father, there being no
one else available for ths position held by
him, she took up the reins of the manage
ment. Since that time Miss Jones has been the
head of the flrr and has acquired and
retained the respect of business men. She
attends to all of the details of the business.
If a man wishes to sell anything he must
see Miss Jones; if there Is a question In
the wages to be decided the same authority
Is ths final arbitrator. All of the many
questions that arise in the course of bus
iness are decided by her. As one of the
men employed In the plant put Its "She Is
the boss."
Apparently there Is nothing about the
plant with which she li not familiar. The
construction of a machine, the oost of the
raw material, and the labor that are used
In It are known to her to the smallest
Item, She knows the machines in the
Shop and their . method of operation as
well as any of the men, and, what is more
Important, she knows the men also. She
is to all practical purposes a competent
machinist If one of the machines should
get out of order, and there was no one
else about to repair it, there Is little doubt
that Miss Jones could come out of the
office and remedy the matter with the
skill and expedition of an old machin
ist. In appearance Miss Jones s anything but
masculine. She Is a small, dark, vivacious
person, entirely gentle and refined In man
ner There is about hersno suggestion of the
caret fnd troubles that are an Inevitable
part of business life. Rather she recalls
the happy, Smiling teacher of a kinder
garten, with a group of rollicking little
ones playing around her. than the business
woman with the responsibilities incident
to her position upon her mind. Modesty
Is perhaps her most striking characteris
tic. She shrinks from publicity. Bhe main
tains that there Is nothing noteworthy
in what she has done. (
"There are plenty of young women who
could have done as well as I had they, had
the opportunity," she says. "Women have
Just as much ability for business as men
If It la only developed; the reason why so
few women are engaged In a business to
this extent Is because they have had
neither the opportunity nor the training
necessary to such a career. ' 6tlll mine Is
by no means an Isolated case:. There are
over 1.000 women in this country who are
actively Interested In the operation of
various business enterprises of fully as
great scope as this."
The office from which Miss Jones man.
ages her business Is situated on one corner
of the, square brick building of the plant at
South Chicago. On the desk of the man
ager in one corner of ths room la a small
vase of freshly picked flowers, but aside
from this the atmosphere Is strictly one of
business. Here business callers are re
ceived, their business listened to, and the
questions that arise settled firmly and with
expedition.
The readiness to meet every exigency
that appears, the apparently complete
grasp of the details of the business on ths
part of ths young woman In the manager's
chair, are what create the strongest im
pression upon the visitor. And always, no
matter how complex the question or how
annoying and trying the affairs of the day,
they are met with a cheerful smllo a smile
that does not cover completely the' solid
firmness of the mouth and chin.
The recent purchase of the property upon
which Miss Jones' plant Is situated by the
south park board made it necessary to seek
another placs for the construction pf the
new and larger works. A suitable site was
found on the state boundary line at One
Hundred and Fourth street and there the
new plant will be erected. All the details
of the deal were In the hands of Miss
Jones. It was she who selected ths new
site and It will be under the supervision
snd on her plans that the plant will be
built.
Ths work Involved In the management of
a business of this else would seem to Call
for the entire time and energies rf any
one person. But despite the fact tlit she
is an Indefatigable worker Miss Jones has
found enough time to devote to social
duties, to make and keep as large a circle
of girl friends as most young women of H
Chicago Tribune
Triakets for gammer Parties.
Summer hath no terrors for the tfue
card player, and there are many hostesses
who .even In the dog days, find a cary
party th simplest form of entertainment.
For chilly .or rainy evenings at the moun
tain or beach resort an exciting tourney
around the card tables is really comforting.
The function Is leas formal than In winter,
and souvenirs and piisus less elaborate.
If ths games are to be played on the
porch and In' moat homes 'the porch Is
larger than the living rooms many Japan
ese lanterns may bs lighted; and a looomo
tlvs headlight or some other powerful light
with a strong reflector fastened at one end
of the veranda, will furnish ample lllumlna
etnn for ten or a dosen tables,
Ths new tally cards are suggestive of
summer games. Ont of the prettiest shows
a girl driving a swarm of gay-hued butter
flies before her. On each buttttrfly ths
wings are marked with hearts, spades,
diamonds and elubs, and hers the punching
la duut.
A four-leaf clover has spades for flares,
while large embossed fluid daisies art
swung from slender green cords and the
heart of each daisy Is punched for the
score, Japanese fans and geisha girls ap
pear on tally cards, and a design that la
lilnj raiildiy shows prty gitf fcslitlas
BOSTON, r.lASS., QQfl Eft
AUD RETURN..... iJUaiJlJ
VIA
Rock Islantf, Lalio Shoro,
How York Gcntral,
Boston and Albany Rys.
"' Through Standard and Tourist Sleepers via
this route will leave Omaha 5:40 p. m. August 11,
reaching Boston afternoon August 13.
Via New York and rail, rate will be $34.20.
Via New York and boat, rate will be 4533.20.
Stopover at New York allowed by depositing
" ticket and on payment of fl.OO fee.
Passengers may go via Chicago and return via
St. Louis without additional cost.
Union Depot connections in Chicago in both
directions.
Tickets at above dates on sale August 11, 12
and 13. Extreme return limit September 30.
Berths reserved on application.
a telephone receiver and calling "Hello,
central; ' what's trump?"
; Another oatchy design shows a replica of
a colored mammy clad In gorgeous raiment
with ths Inscription, I didn't expect to see
you beah, honey 1"
. Lobsters In vivid crimson, automobiles
with remarkable study In detail, drums and
clown faces are all sacrificed to the merry
card . punch. A severely plain card Is
sprinkled with dice, odd numbers up. and
oarries this hlntt "There's luck In odd
numbers." Btill more businesslike and In
tended particularly for progressive games
where large numbers play, are plain score
cards with four rows of figures, and spaces
for the name, couple and table. '
rA' clock face, with ths numerals, offers
a good field for punching the score, and two
horses running doss, bear ths legend "Neck
end neck," and are much liked by ths
summer hostess. An echo of the ping pong
erase shows a table set for ths gams and
the balls scattered about are to be punched
for the score.
favors not unlike those used at germsns
are popular for the summer card party, and
are replacing the more extravagant prises.
Papier-mache clams, filled with bonbons
and swinging from gay colored ribbons;
miniature deck chairs: golf bags, which un
screw and show sticks, all In papier
mache, make appropriate prlxes. I
, A realistic piece of strawberry shortcake
formt an odd box for stamps or pens.
When the paplsr-mache crust of whipped
cream, dotted with strawberries. Is lifted
off It shows a hollow cake which forms tho
box. ' . j
-Mora expensive prises are those In Japan
ese work paper weights and desk fittings
In metal ' and lacquer; Japanese steins
whoever hoard of A follower of the mikado
drinking beer T skulls In gold with Japa-
nese enamel and tiny Jardlnlers holding
dwarf trees.
. Loving cups of various sixes and In dif
ferent materials, such as hammered brass,
silver and gold, are also popular for
prises. For a mountain retreat pretty
souvenirs are napkin rings, match safes,
frames and calendars made from blroh
bark or braided sweet grasses.
DEMOCRATS MEET IN NEW YORK
Will Assemble Tuesday to
Parker Kits Ho Is
ITosnlnMed.
Lot
NEW TORK, Aug. a. Chairman Tag
gart of the democratic national committee
called on Senator Oorman early today and
then visited the various buildings which
are Under consideration for headquarters
here.
'Arrangements are about completed for
the assembling of the Parker notification
committee In this city next Tuesday and
the trip to Ksopus Wednesday morning.
Monopolies Sale of Books.
In Straus against American Publishers'
Association, W Northeastern Reporter, 1107,
an association of book publishers formed to
protect the price of copyright books, by
refusing to sell them, or any books, to deal
ers who out the price, or permitted their
customers to do so. Is held, by ths court of
appeals of New Tork. to be Illegal as vio
lating ths New Tork statute forbidding a
combination whereby the free pursuit of
aay . lawful business Is restricted for the
purpose of maintaining a monopoly. The
court concedes that the copyright law cre
ates a monopoly, and that this ts IU very
eaavnee, but the refusal to sell books of
any sort to dealers who out tho price on
the copyrighted arUcle ts what vitiate the
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