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XL THE OMAITA ILLUSTRATED BEE. About the Gentle Art of Packing Trunks ESS Art of I'arklav Trunk, yV to vaik the vacation trunk o I - I that hor clothes shall fmerw Ll fresh and crldD after a railroad Journey Is the. subject that Is bringing wrinkles to the brow ot the pretty lummer Rlrl who doesn't enjoy the luxury of mnl.l Just now. It's Jut the simplest thin In the world when you know bow at least that is what the pro fessional trunk packer will tell you. The women who follow this calling are today up to their ears In work. It I their busy season and none of them thinks she has done a Rood day's work unless she parks at least a good baker's doien of tru.iks. One of the cleverest of them was found at one of the hotels superintending the parking of a score of trunks belonging lo the wife of a Montana mine owner. Be sides directing the work of a couple of maids the trunk packer herself was at work stuffing out a handsome lingerie waist with soft tissue paper. "You don't mind If I go on with my work, do you?" she said, when asked about Jier methods. "I can talk and work too. That's a part of my trade," she added, glancing at the busy women at her side. First Elevate the Trunk. "A woman will avoid much discomfort If ho will first elevate the trunk before be ginning operations. It can be placed be tween two chairs, on fonstools, on a bench or anything that Is raised a couple of feet from the floor. "Without doubt the majority of summer travelers take but one trunk with them on their Journey, so we wilt take one of this stamp for example. She will carry one good-slied trunk In which everything, hats, shoes, coats and gowns, are to go. l'acklng Is greatly simplified when a woman has several trunks, but where one woman will travel with ten there will be ten with one. "First of all Invest In several quires of soft tisane paper, which can be procured for 10 or 15 cents a qulro at any of the department stores, for the use of soft pa per Is a more Important factor In bringing pretty gowns out fresh and crisp after a long Journey than any other one thing. "Then have ready a goodly supply of big pins and tape and about a dozen squares, eighteen inches each way, of soft cretonne, cheese cloth, percallne, old silk or any ma terial which happens to be handy, to use In wrapping up shoes, rubbers or any article that Is likely to Injure the clothing or that needs protecting. Some women bind these squares with tape or silk braid and keep them for the purpose. How It l Desan, "Iiy dress skirts In the bottom of the trunk after having folded them length wise twice. In the case of a silk gown lay soft tissue paper between the folds to pre vent cracking. "Coats, silk petticoats and the like may be packed next. In the corners, with heels against the wood, may be stuffed the shoes, well wrapped In soft squares of soft cloth or In Individual bags. Fill all the other crevices with stockings and odds and ends of wearing apparel that won't be injured by crushing. "Should tle trunk have but one tray a little trick can be resorted to which an swers every purpose. Stretch tape across the trunk, close t the garments already packed, In order to Insure their keeping their place. The tape can be simply tacked on each side, or, what Is better still, run through screw eyes, ns it cin then be drawn as taut as desired. "I should say that preparing the waists Is the most Important thing about pack ing, unless It bo that of packing bottles. Stuff not only the sleeves but the body of the waist as well with tissue paper, shap ing It when in position to fit the space in which it is to lie. "If there happens to be many frills and plaltlngs tissue paper should be placed under and about them. Jet trimming on waist and skirt necessitates plenty of soft paper laid over and under It, otherwise the imprint of the hard surface will be indel ibly Impressed on the fabric coming in con tact with it. "Waists, If there be no double tray, should be packed tho last thing In the bot tom before the top tray is put in. Wbat the Tray is For. "The top of the tray is then left free for white underwear, toilet articles, hand kerchiefs, laces, ribbons, stocks and tho like. Writing materials, the latest book, a camera, and all the host of little belong ings which every well-regulated woman possenses will also fl nd a place here, where they can be conveniently reached In a hurry. "Hats go in tho regular compartment for them. One clever woman whom I know al ways nails her hats In. She doesn't use pins, but fine wire nails, to fasten them firmly to the side of the compartment, so that no amount of Jarring will shake them loose. She is always careful to put the nails through the rim, so that the boles never show. "I have carried bottles with me while traveling for years, and have also packed bottles for my clients, and have never yet had an accident. "In packing the bottles I first cover the corks to prevent their leaking. Old kid gloves are especially serviceable for this purpose. Cut off the wrists and tie them securely over the tops of the bottles. This .absolutely prevents any of the liquids from escaping. "Wrap them carefully In stockings, wash cloths, undervests or any undergarment that will not be Injured by the process, and then tuck them away between dress skirts, making sure that they won't come in con tact with anything hard. "No end of handy cases can be made at home with absolutely no expense, or very little, which will help in keeping clothes and other articles fresh and lu good condi tion. Toilet cases of denim, sllesla, cre tonne, brocade or leather should be used for brush and comb and the smaller, toilet belongings, so that compactly packed they take up little room, and at the same time are handy when needed. "Toilet cases of this sort can be easily manufactured out of odds and ends of ma terial, and when bound with braid are not only pretty, but convenient for the trav eler. "One woman I know always slips her dress waists into special cases made for them. This Insures their preservation and the packing looks very symmetrical. "All these contrivances In tho shape of bags and pockets are especially conveni ent if a woman is stopping at a place where there is very little closet room, as they can be tacked on the wall beside the dressing bureau and add materially to the comfort and convenience of the room's oc cupant." Washington Post. Things that Come Handy While Traveling w For the Rammer Traveler. IHETHER the Journey be long or short, the vacation a protracted or an abbreviated one, there are I-OtHI many 11,tle conveniences xnai aaa V i 'trial so materially to one's comfort while traveling that they have become mat ters of necessity and are provided by the summer traveler who wishes to make the traveling pleasant, while there are many little helps and hints gleaned from the ex perience of those who have traveled exten sively that make of the usual vacation trip the trip delightful. A Toilet Apron. Not the least practical of one woman's many traveling conveniences Is a toilet apron designed to be used particularly on a sleeping car, but equally practicable on any car or boat where there Is dressing room that provides facilities for making a fresh toilet. It is made of heavy linen, with turned up pockets featherstitched in white or a dainty color, in which brush and comb, hairpins, nail file, etc., can be stowed away. When the belt is fastened around the waist, one can be sure ot having her toilet articles at hand instead of slipping and sliding over the floor with every lurch of the train. When not in use it can be rolled lip and stowed away in the traveling bag, acting as a toilet case. Its conveni ence cannot be imagined. Handy Handkerchief Case. Squares of linen bound with tape and furnished with a tape for tying are in valuable for wrapping about shoes, and probably no woman travels nowadays with out being provided with one of the useful oll-sllk bags, covered with linen or silk, for carrying wash cloths. A handkerchief case that is small, compact, accomodating few or many handkerchiefs, takes but little room and 1b always easily found, ia mado of two squares of cardboard four or four and a half Inches each way, covered on both sides with silk and, it liked, with a wadding on one Bide of each piece delicately perfumed with sachet powder. A casing of two strips of half-Inch ribbon through which narrow elastic is run, finished at the place of Joining with a rosette of the rib bon, is slipped about tho two silk-covered squares to hold them together, and be tween the squares are placed the hand kerchiefs. The elastic allows of any num ber of handkerchiefs being placed between the "covers" and yet holds only two or three in place. A Place for Pins. One of the greatest comforts to a traveler is a pin case that requires but little room, but Is well stocked with every kind of pin that one could possibly require. It Is made of two pieces of silk each five and a half by nine inches in size, with a single sheet of cotton batting between, the whole bound with narrow ribbon. Rows of white, black, safety, white-headed, black-headed and fancy pins are arranged on the inner piece of silk, the whole then folder! together once and tied with a ribbon. Being about the size of an ordinary envelope it can be easily tucked in one side of a traveling bag and takes up little or no room. A collapsible drinking cup should be car ried by every traveler, but lacking this, an effective substitute Is had tn a piece of heavy writing paper. Twisted into a cornu copia, with the pointed end folded over two or three times. It will be found to make an acceptable cup and can be thrown away after being used. Simple Hemedles. Small papers containing respectively a teaRpoonful of bl-carbonate of soda, salt nnd borax will be found useful while travel ing. A small pinch of soda and a little salt dissolved In half a glass of water will be found an effective remedy for car sickness, while a pinch of borax in the water for washing will soften It wonderfully and re move the soil and grime of traveling in a truly magical manner. These small "pow ders" can be slipped into an envelope for convenience tn carrying. Use for Newspapers, When traveling, in a sleeping car In ex tremely hot weather a piece of newspaper slipped under the pillow case will provide an amount of comfort out of all proportion to its cost. When suspicions of the condi tion of the beds In a hotel or boarding house, newspapers slipped under the sheet will prevent one's slumbers from being dis turbed by unwelcome insects'. Many other ideas will suggest themselves to the traveler, but one thing she should always be sure to see to, and that is that she wear under her waist or carry in her pocketbook a card with her name and ad dress on it, together with the name of some person to be notified in case of accident. The Housekeeper. , Entertaining Little Stories for Little People D Whlttler's Do. URINO one of the birthday cele brations of the poet Wittier he was visited by a great singer. The woman was asked to sing, and, seating herself at the piano. began the beautiful ballad, "Robin Adair." She hardly had begun before Mr. Whlt tler's pet dog came Into the room, and, seating himself by her side, watched her as If fascinated and listened with a delight unusual in an animal. When she finished he came and put his paw very gravely Into her hand and licked her cheek. "Robin takes that as a tribute to him self," said Mr. Whittler. "He is also 'Robin Adair.' " The dog. hearing his own name, evidently considered that he was the hero of the song. From that moment, during the wom an's visit, he was her devoted attendant. He kept by her side when she was Indoors and accompanied her when she went to walk. When she went away he carried her satchel in his mouth to the gate and watched her departure with every sign of distress. A Frolicsome Playfellow. A playful little wind was out, A roving, baby breeze, you know. Not boisterous like the boys who shout When school Is done, and homeward go Yet full of fun and mischief, too. There at the entrance to the wood, He shook the trevs till raln-pearis flew As from a fount in merriest mood! Then running through the fragrant grass, Ho found a window opened wide. Where Elsie imt, thtt studious lass. With notes and drawings by her side, Whiff! How the rustling papers spreadl This fresh, sweet, unseen presence there Put new thoughts in thut ourlv head While morning lessons claimed her care. And next, all unabashed, within The library's open door he stole, Where grunpa sat. with features thin. An innocent and drowsy soul! He softly stirred his silv'ry huir. And fanned Ills fueled cheek In glee, Just touched his dear hand white and fair, And brushed the book murk from his knee. Then nolsolessly he sped awav. This baby breeze that none could hold. How She Learned Her Lesson. "No'm, I haven't done It yet," and Bessie fixed l.er houd more comfortably upon the pllljw of the hammock and went on wlm her "Alice in Wonderlund." '.Hut lj's 10 o'clock, child." Insisted her aunt, anxiously, "und the music teacher comes at 11. You know what mamma said about being prepared today." i Yrs'ni,'. Indifferently. "I'm to go with out my birthday party. But mamma only suld that. She won't Insist on it when tho time conies. I'll practice pretty soon, though. Half after 10, quarter ot 11, 11, and on lb stroke the garden gate clicked. The hammock was under the limb of a tree only a few yards from the gute. lley sle started at the latch click and closed ber book hastily. "I'm sorry. Mary." she heard her teacher say. regretfully, "but I can't come this morning. I have a pupil here, and I can't afford to risk losing her. I havo only throe now, and they menu a home for mother and me. And this one's mother told me only yesterday that if bar little girl couldn't be niudo to Kara 1 might as well stop coming. She said there was no use in putting out money on a child who wouldn't practice. So you see I can't take any chances. I must try harder and see If I can't persuade her to learn a little. Wouldn't S o'clock dot I'll be at leisure then." "No; I must leave on the 2 o'clock train. It's too bad, for I did so want to have an hour with you. I may not be here again in several years." Bessie rose suddenly from the hammock. She slipped from the opposite side of the tree, and by making a slight detour made it appear that she had come from the house. "Oh, Miss Green," she cried hurriedly, "I forgot again. Would you mind coming again this afternoon, say any time after J? I'll be ready then, and I'll try not to disappoint you any more." Miss Green looked at her friend, her face flushing with pleasure. "Of course, Bessie," she answered; "I'll be here at 8 o'clock. Try and be ready, dear." And Bessie was, with a perfect lesson. Hasty Hurry. Harry Gray played so hard and worked so fast that his people called him "Hasty Harry." "See quickly, think quickly, act promptly," his father said, "and you may accomplish wonders." Harry's home was on the bank of a deep river. Not far off lived two little boys, too young to swim or munage a boat. They often went out with Harry, who let 8am try to paddle. One morning they found Harry's boat fastened to the wharf. In they Jumped, and made it rock und splashed themselves with water. But all at once the boat broke away and flouted out. Then came the steamer whistle. It was coming swiftly down the river. Harry and his sisters were coming down tho path when they heard screams and cries for help. Hasty Harry saw-thought and acted. Iwn ho dashed, sprang from the wharf and swan rapidly to the boat. He scrambled In and paddled. The steamer was bearing down on them like a great monster. One moment more and they were lust! No! One desperate effort and they were out of Its course and safe. Not one second too soon, for where they had been the big vesel plunged along, tossing the little craft like a cork on the water. The steamer whistled, the passengers shouted: "Well done! Bravo! Hurrah Hurrah!" "Hasty Harry," his father whispered un der cover of the cheers, "you have lived up to your name today." $ Ilaker that brows on Trres. Frank's father, being obliged to make a business trip to the West Indies, took frank along, too. They took passage in a steamer at Boston and sailed away south into the regions where It Is always sura mor. amid Islands where the palms and orange trees and many other strange sorts of plants flourished. Leaving the steamer at Kingston, Ja maloa, they hired a carriage and drove several miles out Into the country, through to Frank, until they came to a plantation house, long, low and rambling, with wide verandas around it and beautiful gardens filled with tropical flowers and ferns. It belonged to Mr. Dixon, and that night as they sut at dinner their host said: "I will now give you a taste of some thing which you, Frank, have never eaten before and can eat only in the tropics, for it won't stand transportation." At this a servant placed on the table a platter on which were thick, golden-brown wedges, cut as a watermelon Is cut and looking as It they were pieces of some fruit as large as a small pumpkin or a large muskmelon. They were smoking hot from the oven and It was easy to see that their golden-brown colot had been given to them by their baking. Frank took 'one of the pieces on his plate, broke it open, buttered It and began to eat. My, how good it was! It was like the finest wheat bread, only that there was a slight flavor of artichokes about It. Frank thought ho had seldom tasted any thing so good in all his life and he asked for more. "There," said Mr. Dixon; "what do you think of it?" "The best bread I ever ate," said Frank. "Yes," replied the host, "I guess it is. And the beauty of It Is that the bread you are eating grows on trees, all ready to be put, into the oven; no yeast cakes, no kneading of dough. When you want a loaf of bread here you Just go out of doors and pick It." "Thut beats going to the bakery for It," said Frank, "and, besides, no bakery sells such good bread as this." "No," replied Mr. Dixon. "When nature takes a notion to do anything of this kind she generally does It up in style." The next day Frank was taken out to see the trees big trees they were, with thick, shiny leaves and the (oaves of bread hanging everywhere among the branches like small, hulry foot bulls, eaeh loaf weighing about four pounds. Philadelphia Inquirer. Prattle of the Youngsters. Ethel The minister said something ahout "apples of discord" in his sermon today. I wonder what he meant? Tommy Little green apples, I guess. "Willie," said the teacher, "what is cap ital punishment?" "It's when a kid is naughty and bis mother locks him In a dark closet where there's plenty of cake," answered Willie. ? Elsie Don't children have anything to play with In heaven? Mother I don't think there are any toys there, ear. Why? Elsie I should think they might be al lowed to play with their old hulos. Mamma (to the S-year-old) Lola, dear, I want you to hurry right over to the store for me. Lola But I can't hurry, mamma. My feet are all baldheaded and I'll have to put on my shoes first. Margie Eddie, your mamma's calling you and I'll bet che's mad. Eddie Oh, no, she Isn't She'd be calling "Edward" if she was. The Only Double Track Railway St TO THE TOURIST RESORTS OF THE EAST. r V 7 - 7 .. , . A," ,j . , It , i . .7 r-W? If t ...1 A Thousand Spark ling Lakes in Minne sota, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. Dakota Hot Springs and the Picturesque. Pine Laden Black Hills. J. A. KUHN, A. G. F. P. A., G. F. WEST, G. A. P. D OMAHA. Elmwood Park A stretch of road, sweet clover lined, In fresh bloom scenting the summer wind, Now white birch and silver-leaf gleaming With welcome the entrance to Elmwood Park. Here are the groves and glens In kind Protection kept, that so we may find Trie grateful fragrance and cool retreat. When weary of dust and burning heat. At the sweet spring's round, clear pool We quench our thirst with the water cool; Now, resting upon the grass close by, List to the Jay and the cat-bird's cry. The robins are chirping unafraid. And small birds flit In the dell's deop shade. A giant cottonwood by the spring O'ertops the grove like a sylvan king. And the streamlet born of the bright pool flows With the gurgling sound where the great tree grows, Falling o'er roots adown the bank "Mid tho tangled grass and weeds grown rank, To Join the brook that's purling along, Winding away witft liquid sont?. The low, sweet song of comfort and rest. That Nature breathes to the child on her breast. No harsh reminder of strife and care Breaks into this restful, smithing nlr Of leaves and birds and murmuring streams, This green-roofed chamber of pleasant dreams. On level and hillside clean lawns lie In the soft, rich green thut rests the eye. The willow's pendants and cedar's dark cone. And delicate hues between, are shown, Where clustered trees shade winding ways, And delight the eye like bright bouquets. And the breezy hillside throws its light On a landscape churn. inK to the hIk lit. Omaha, Neb.. BEHIAH F. COCliKAN. Jiunling Song Ethel Louise Cox. Up to the sparkling morning sky, My hawk, my inlnlon! Down the wind, Sweep with fleet rush! I let thee tly And wheel and stoop and flush. Thy blind Fortune am I, albeit more kind, Up, fearless, to the sky! Up, bird, up tiercel! cloud or rain -May dim the blue. Thine, splendors high; Mine, grassy ripples of the plain Where silver lights and shadows fly. Where sheets o violet blossoms lie. And sunlights gleam and wane. Lift up thy crested head and dart, Hold with the moment's rreodoni. So Thy master struggles, with wild heart, 'Oalnst stormy winds that beat and blow Bwoops to his quurry Joy or woe! Up, tameless, brother heart! i New Use for AacaronI The "lady of the house," who hud been wrestling with the servant problem for several years, recently took a new do. part ure with the hope of solving the riddle. She imported a young colored girl from one of the lower counties of Virginia, with the determination to do or die In the at tempt to model her into an accomplished cook at least. The usual hitches and dis appointments occurred and the task proved a most trying one. The housekeeper perse, vered, however, until the climax materlul Ixed a few days ago. Entering the kitchen one afternoon tho lady of the house in quired: ' "Millie, have you cooked the macaroni?" "What's macaroni?" the Importation from the country wanted to know. "Why, here It is," the employer ex plained. Indicating the raw material. "What does you do with thut?" tho girl then asked. "Eat It, of course," was the reply. "Qood laws," MllHe ejaculated, "I thought that stuff was what you sucks medicine through." Washington Star. Sent lo His Room In England there's a pretty little country hotel known as the Rose tavern. Close at hand In the hotel grounds is a quaint old ivy-mantled chapel. If the hotel becomes overcrowded, as it does now and then, thoy put away the guests In the chapel. A traveling man occupied it one night. At o'clock the next morning the loud pealing of the chapel bell roused the night clerk, who rushed over to the chapel In great alarm and encountered the traveling man. "A ' you the night clerk?" asked the trav eling man. "I am," kuid the night clerk; "what's the Jolly row?" "Well, for pity's sake," said the traveling man, "rush me ver a cocktail to pew U." 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Uhlih TRANSFER CO., . Office 208 S. 14th St. 'Phone 4028. Let us see your ticket. "That is all." When arriving in Omaha, give your check to our agent at all depots and receive the best service. W. A. PAXTON, President. HARRY SHARP, Sec. & Treas. W. A. SHARP, Vice-Pres. J. C. SHARP, Gen. Mgr. THE BROWN PARK SANITARIUM AND MINERAL SPRINGS. The new mineral spring which bu teea discovered Uiely t 2lst and 8 fits.. South Omaha, contains six distinct miners, n. Strongest Magnetl Mineral Water In the world. Sold by ce and gallon. Mmerui Sleam baths ia Connection. JOHST HINKICHlEM A SO Hi, Pre. tlt ud 0 81.. bo, Omaha, Neb. TeL FTia BURN AIR-IT'S CHEAP lVTt'. ttmsM limU Atr tm 1 (elUa pr l.ra. P..., fu.l, burn. ilk. $mm. bimmm ttre, woa'leipMfc mm'mm i feel bill. ol, wood, eirt, Hba-at luiawm, dart bis. e.eee ,MstM k.keft ay '.s re WUkleu, Tel..leMUil. m mai Air Br.r .'111 ..ta. in:v. aS fro -4l wV ir. titiUTEer MVNKY V.tKFU. Ou'-n. WrtM, rw Hilr .1 Jl-rttfl FW1 ell Hmmm, mmkX earwkar. . nMl'a, S. rtl Mfff. i.l tn Mas(.Ntl We.iiVl. ev (... a. 4 HOURS NEW YORK To BLOCK ISLAND "ZTw Summer lie$M at Sea." X new Sorvlre to this unique re sort ut Sa will be InauK'iiutud by tliu J.oiik Jhliiml Kuilruml Co., In connection with the Montault ftt'-iimlmul Co., Ltd., via Alull tauk iolnt. Commenting June 19th, e .pecUl (ant Kinren tr.ln will lv. New Turk, ' Bt , at 10 X) A. M riatbuah Avdue Hut Ion. Ilroukl) n, Id XI A M. dally .a. cwpl Sunday, for Muntauk. crimc:tlns wlth the NE.W Bteaiuer "Montauk," ax riving at llioi-k laland I P. M- On Halurduy. an additional train wilt leave New York. JUU glreet, 1 SO P. It., Brooklyn, PUlnuali Avenue Htatloa, l:3t r. M , ariirtug at Hlock Inland . to P. M. Iteturulng. leave Block JiJand week daya II 10 A. M , arriving at New York, tlta l.fel, 4 15 V. M On Muiolay only leave Block lalauil I :! A. M , arriving at New York II '. A. M. Beginning on above date. In. Steamers of I lie Mimtauk l.lne (or Hag Haeoor, Shelter I. land end Creenport will leave New York week day., e Pt SaturOaye end July ad and 4th, at vo p. u . ar riving at Greenport l So A. M , connect ing there with new Steamer "Montauk" for Block laland. arriving at Blork iaians I SO A. M. On Saturday, and Jul 84 at 1 no p. M., and rue tbruugh to Blouk Uland. MTIIi'i. lqtio KrVJlfTrN Far oneneoM. Sleet lettoofrtetea, tpenaeW raaa, r lie see All Uneeettkr 8eueJ Dleeharae, NO PAIN. NO STalN. NO STRICTURE. FUCK SVRINQC eTA Dm PeneaNn lteweaMM.M at Iruaelete, eeel to ear addrae ter WtTDOK .f.t0..tawe-.Q, U.S a.