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1 TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TUNE 19, 1910. Fundamental Objections to Woman Suffrage PART I. The transition of a prominent advocst of woman suffrage to an opponent of the mum, with her reason for th change, ara dotaJled with Impressive forca In the state 1 ment submitted by Mine Fhoebe W. Cous ins.. LL,. B., of St Loul. at a recent hear ing given by the Judiciary committee' of the house of representative In Washington. Mifi Couilni ha been a staunch and active advocate of woman uffrago and of woman's rights In general, a co-laborer of Susan B. Anthony and Ellkabeth Cady Rtanton. Experience, observation and re flection have convinced her that women have nothing to gain and much to lose by participation In political affairs. The fact presented In support of her matured Judg ment are marshaled with marked skill and ability. The statement, In part, follows: From the tableland which marks the halfway division of life' toilsome Journey, looking back toward my youth, and for ward to the sunset, whose shadows are already athwart my pathway, I am here to bear witness to the wide sweep of vision which this length of years invites. In presenting my changed view on this peren nial ubject, I shall simply state fact as I saw them, after zealous participation and earnest belief In Us reformatory influence, extending over a quarter of a century"s ac tivity and observation. My conversion Is not of rapid transition, nor the change of heart of sudden denls.1. A earefut study of condition throughout a period of many years, devoted not only to publlo discussion, but to the holding of Important offices, some of them unusual, as was my position of United State mar hal, giving me varied opportunities, and a clearer survey of the field than fills to the experience of most women, led me step by step to a final decision against woman' entrance Into the political arena. And first. It Is Impracticable and of but temporary value to 4he wife and mother, and of no permanent use to womn In the outside world, the chief .objection being the limitation which are Inherent In the nature of woman both by reason of motherhood and the lack of Incentive, which confront women In pursuit of publlo csreers. The Home anil Faintly. In rough estimate, the census bureau not having exact data, over 2.0CO.0OO children are born every year. This means that millions of mothers are practically set aside from publlo duties before and after the birth of the child for a period of not less than two years, and possibly more. In which ehe can not be tabulated as a factor In the political world, and If we pursue her domestic limitations still further as the maternal guide and director of the family group, she Is practically of little value s an Integral part of the political count. A depletion of the masculine vote In like ratio as this would mean serious results for manhood euffrage. For. however much the stock argument may be reiterated that politics ought not to mean so much physi cal as mental and moral power, the latter claimed as woman' especial prerogative. the fact remain that the physlcil cuts th largest figure In the marching army of voters, as It does. In that of the regulars with sword and gun, and whose victories depend, as Napoleon uverred, "on the heav iest battalions." The power to endure the fatigue of cam palgnlng, the power to capture political prises, and the power to emphasise by sheer muscular force the results of the march and the fight, are all Included In the service of the ballot as surely as In the carriage of the bullet, and If battalions of masculine voters weic continuously In capacitated as are the mothers, the inevita ble flat tt nature's limitations would dl band them, possibly, at the supreme mo. ment when they were most needed. A Traslc Striinale. Still further, I witnessed the trajlo strug gle' In one of the states on the-tempexanco question. Not only were women called from their homes In continuous service of one kind or another, but they were marched through the streets at midday with banners and singing, and at midnight to theaters and churches for prayer and exhortation, furnishing luncheons at the polls as the final r.iund-up of an exhaustive but limited campaign. The tabulated phy elcal and nervous wrecks which marked that strenuous effort was well calculated to call for a Red Cross division wholly de voted to the car of the feminine Injured. whose wounds could not be differentiated by surgeon or nurse as "gunshot" or "bay onet," but whose results were quite a ef fective In the carriage of the disabled from the field for indefinite periods as though hit by a rifle bullet. The latest addition to the disabled I the multimillionaires patron, who has gener ously financed the suffrage cause for a series of months, but who Is now reported to have collapsed and retired to her Long Island home with expectations of a trip to Europe to restore the shattered nerves The query naturally arises, "If woman tn a contest which flatter her vanity. In the belief that she come to regenerate the political world, fortified by appeal to her emotional nature, upheld by a supposedly moral attitude, sustained by th enthus iasm of religious propaganda, fall by the way ero the victory Is fully accomplished, what would be the result If she were thrown into th maelstrcrm of a six month' ttuggle in the political vortex, where elfish Interests alone prevail, wher hun ger for the loaves and th fishes and thirst for official honors and power make of men In political warfare ravening wolves for the notice, who fight for the bons with the ferocity of the Jackal, and whose conscienceless steam roller of the boss grind the earnest opponent to a mass of pulpy nonreslstance, or the threatening bull whip of the ward heeler' lash finally coerces the rank and file of the timid voter Into a spineless herd of meekly driven followers?" What how . could woman have In an attempt at th moral beatitudes In this cruel, merciless warfare? Essential Political Duties. Moreover, th caucus, primary, and nominating conventions are the point where center th motive power of the vot ing privilege the casting of the ballot I but a secondary consideration, and I know of no states wherein woman already en franchised has exercised a decided Influ ence on these center of gravitation, from whence emerge the cohestv power of polit ical plunder, th distribution of th loaves and the fishes, th selection of candidates, and the juggernaut of the victorious legions. She votes the ticket as prepared, or refrains from Its indorsement, but take no active part in it assignment. She could not. If ah would. To those of us who for twenty-five years or mora heroically sacri ficed ourselves on the altar of liberty for woman In national ' conventions humbly tpresentlng resolutions with cartloads of pe- Ut ton attached, who have waited In pa itlent endurance at th doorways of com fmltte rooms to be heard, who have wit- nessed. in affright, the initial battl al most to bloodshed, which marked the I primary and delegate assemblies, do not hesitate after honest observation and csn ', did review to pronounce the Introduction of woman into the political arena a un tenable and productive of Injury rather than benefit to all concerned. f J Still further, h haa no staying qualities, "continuity of purpose, or affinity for th reugn and tumble warfare la political life. She can not oontend with the masculine half In the wide field of operations neces sary to swing the ballot to uccewfut con clusion, wherein physical, mental and ner vous energies are subjected to th se verest test, and which put woman out of the running by the statute of limitations ordained by mother nature. This is clearly shown In the state where whole or partial suffrage haa been conceded. The womit gradually drop out after the novelty of the first ballot has pnssod and exhibit a marked Indifference, even In thos silh- Jeots which seem to sppeat to her especial protection. Utay-at-llomes In the Majority In th last election (November) In Seattle, where 43,000 women are entitled to vote on school questions, but 468 registered, and among the delinquents were speaker who had been exported to the east in a recent campaign to paint In graphic language the resultant evils of women not voting. In Boston there wero over a thousand less women registered for municipal ques tions last autumn than ever before. Wyoming, In 1S70, when a territory, through a democratic legislature, enfran chised woman; but forty years of th cov eted ballot has failed to discover any ap preciable Improvement In Its politics, and not an Instance of Initiative reform . on masculine legislative methods or an ex hibit of constructive genius in law-making that points her aa auperlor to her mate. Governor Waite and a populist legisla ture of Colorado, in 18WI, enfranchised wo man without aid or effort on her part. but sixteen yeara of the vaunted pr'se have disclosed no advance in manners or morals in the body politic; but, on th contrary, her fiist vote In 1MH, wherein she displayed thu basest Ingratitude toward the governor and an utter disregard or ig norance of the moral aide nt the Issues Involved, threw the state into a disorgan ised condition from which it has never re covered and which I shall review further on. In the Literary Digest of April 20, 1908, sppears an article on the failure of wo man suffrage In New Zealand after twelve years of trial. Ainu's Two Sou in. Mtn by nature Is enowed with a pre ponderance of appetites and p'asslona. This must be so because of the tremendous struggle' which lie Is compelled to make to gain a foothold. This one great incentive Is the desire for a companion, a home where his chil dren may be reared, and around whose hearthstone may center all that man de sires for the advancement and civilization of himself and society. 'God be thanked," writes an Illustrious poet, "man boasts two soul sides one to face the world with; one to show a wo man whan he loves her." But the woman has none of this In the outside world. She may fill, as she does, acceptably, public office, and It Is well that shti can do this when the wolf 1 at th dour, and food, shelter and clothing are demanding the struggle, but after all that may be said it la merely a makeshift, for there is no growth or development be Spinner suggested the counting of th scrip; Bates enunciated the legal opinion, which has stood the test, thus far of ad vancing demand for extreme service, while Chase ordered the open door. A fierce fight, ensued and efforts to reverse the decision were made again and again. Nightcaps were sent for months, with the contempt uous epithet of "grandmother" attached, while vicious letters from Idle camp fol lower threatened off vengeance on the group. But out of the revolution Initiated by this trio of noble souls there comes to our vast industrial beehives today the consecration of thousands of women to honorable and remunerative employment In added and Important divisions, for this initial step set wide the gate ajar for limitless expanse of Industrial opportun ity to woman. , Like unto the great Corliss engine at the Columbian exposition, with the dynamic force - of Its concealed yet mighty revolutionary swing of Intricate machinery, It awoke to life that vast en campment in pulsating throb of illimitable possibilities. Peace to their ashea. Sweet memories to their souls, Man' Moral Responsibility, In the summing up of the march of civilisation man has demonstrated that he Is not only a sharer with woman in moral responsibility at home and abroad, but as a composite unit in legislation Is not a weakling citizen or a vicious compound. The preachment so continuously Indulged In by the moral reformer, of unerring good ness In the feminine, while the masculine Is unfailingly picketed a concentrated bad ness, cannot but result In antagonisms pro ductive of serious Injury to the spiritual and mental development of the race. A female Don Quixote abroad alone, with javelin and crossbow in regeneration of the world, cuts as unsuccessful a figure as did th doughty Spanish cavalier, who rode liercely to uncover the hidden toe and found but a clattering windmill. The virtue do not descend In a straight line to Mother Ev or the vice inhere In unbroken length to Father Adam. Nature la an unerring accountant. She gives to the daughter the characteristics of the father and to the son the attributes of the mother, while in final adjustment of the balance she crossbreeds the good and the vll, in like measure to both, while always pieaervlng the types. In the general average there are Just as many good women as good men, and no more; and by "good" I point the scale of estimate by the -great Muster, "that tor a good man one would dare to die." A speaker before the National League of Clvlo Education of Women, In recent ses sion In New York, stated that "Equal suf frage results in the four states where It exists indicate the ability of the corrupt mach.ne to Influence the female vote rather than any ability on the part of woman to purify politics." Women's First Vote in Colorado. Of my own observation, I can bear con clusive testimony as to Us truth, In one at lean. I was an eye witness of woman's first vote in Colorado In ISM, arriving in June, and remaining until after November. tuted a like protection, the force of the purity of Influence I lost. . Furthermore, at th Urn woman was enfranchised there wa perpetrated In congressional legislation the most cruel and oppressive act, dictated by a monarchy, which destroyed one of the money metals of our constitution, and In Its resultant ef fects paralysed the arms of one of the vast industries tn her state, the closing of the sliver mines, wherein tens of thousanda of Colorado' Industrious citizens wer thrown oMt In the highway and byway a tramps and hoboes, to fill drunkards' and suicides' graves, Insane asylums and criminal cells, their wives and daughter to starve or beg or walk the streets as prostitutes and harlots. Out of such conditions come th vagrant children for whom juvenile courts are In stituted, and it la but sorry evidence of woman's purifying presence In politics, when she fails to grasp the cause, and ap plies only poultices to the effect while yet th source Is undefined, and its mischievous power unapprehended. , Coxey'a ragged army, which stormed the galea of the temple of liberty on the heights of(Capltol hill fur tread. Is a pitiable Illus tration of what an enemy can accomplish without firing a gun, and in desolating a people, with no visible shedding of blood, while capturing its stronghold of securities, while the spectacle of a reversal of the scene, enacted at the doors of the treasury In IMil, wherein women were the .beggars because of cruel war, and this grim record at legislative door in 1894 in time of peace, when an army of men, desolate a were th women, makes vain appeal for help to that source of power which ha yielded to the sappers and miners upon free Institu tions, producing like cruel results, a the bullet and" bayonet, Is a sight for even the angels' tears. And if woman brings no Cassandra vision for political insight, discerning not the canker at the root or the worm at the core, and Is led aa a lamb to the slaughter of her country's safeguards, aa in Colorado, her presence Is a menace and more danger ous than foreign foe. (To Be Concluded.) At tfye Theaters "BejUTonation of Aunt Mary" and a New Hay at the Brandsi Clos ing of Stock Reason at the Boyd. hind the effort; there is to be no reward ' Through five months of hard experience, I which appeals to the heart and the ambi tion and energized effort. Woman does not work all day that she may go home to a blessed fireside, cheered and en nobled by the presence of a man whom She supports, where no weet children greet her and no hope or ambition la re alized. The heart is out of her and the spirit lags. And, look at it aa we may, these are the great Impelling forces that send th human race along the road to development or stagnate Its forces Into baleful disaster. A Temporary Expedient. - That woman looks upon her work as but a temporary expedient, and not a life long effort, is continuously Illustrated In th swiftness and alacrity where. n she deserts the ranks and disappears In the domestlo circle whenever the sailboat of a man la lighted on the tempestuous sea of life's billowy -ocean, and the guide at the tiller Invites her to a stat by his side. The latest deserter, who wa heralded with fanfare trumpets, shawms, and sur feit of applauae aa a civil engineer of no mean proportiona, was th, granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who fell early in the fray to "the youth with flautlng feathers" "a stranger piping through the village beckoned to the fairest maiden and traveled over the highway and byways, tuning railway, stagecoach, private con veyance, and through little burro pathways In search of the truth. A corrupt political machine was Insti tuted by predatory wealth, both native and foreign, whose aim , was the overthrow of Governor Waite, the miners' friend, and protector of the mineral lands of the peo ple. Two of the most conscienceless poli ticians In the nation were placed In charge, who called to their aid, to corral the wom an's vote, a noted prohibition leader, reputed next to Frances Wllard in power and pathos of debate and speech. Seldom has there been such an open exhibition of graft and unlimited use of money. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were expended In flattery of. woman on her weak points of social prestige and love of display, while the wives of the laboring classes were cajuliid tn clubs organized of extrava gant out. ay, Into the belief that the patron ttu of tne smelter owners' wives compen sated fur the vote which meant continual yoke for trie husband, or. It rebellion was shown, out of a Job for the man and out In the streets for her family. tiume of Social Flattery, The Brown Palace hotel In Denver, a huge hostelry with Immense rotunda, was she followed where he-leads her," leaving j di aped in flags, flowers and bunting from trie nonquitiers lor the stranger. And thus It Is ver, "a unto the bow, the chord is, so uruo the man Is woman," and by this attraction of natural selection which permeates the whole. unlv.r in duality of ; magnetic forcea, the floor to dome, and here receptions were held, chaperoned by the feminine million aire and the recreant prohibition leader, with all the accessories of music, refresh ments and sumptuous outlay, 1 which corn- ties common kindred tn the human are perfect ed in the relation of wife, mother, daugh ter, sister, which forbids a separation of interests in the sexes and makes a voting phalanx of woman reformers outside of the inter-related domestic association an Impossibility. For women are not a dis tinctively independent class apart from men and It should be remembered with Justice to the male sex that all legislative, educational and Industrial progres thus far, in amelioration of woman's Inheri tance from the dark ages, has been carried forward by the machine voter. He has opened the door of universities and col leges, admitted her to the professions, ad vanced her privileges and pay In newly-acquired departments of Industry, and In the reforms which she earnestly demands he emphasizes her wishes by affirmative rec ognition, as witness the great temperance wave now sweeping over the land wherein the masculine ballot has decisively voted for woman. A War Tim Picture. From my window In Washington I see day by day a vast army of women march ing to and from the war, navy, state, treasury and other departments of the government, filling the numerous ramifi cation of its Intricate work with credit to tftemselves and honor to their nation. I turn back In thought as I review this transfiguration and look upon another scene, at the door of the treasury. Just over the way, where forty-eight years ago a long line of ragged, hungry, homeless women and children were crying for bread and shelter, whll acres th fair valley of the Potomac and Virginia there were borne the cruel messages which told of husband, father, son. as sacrificial vic tims on the alter of relentless war. With in that hunger-besieged castle wer three great hearts, as tender and Just of hu manity a aurterlngs and nseds as was their prototype in Pilgrim's Progress. Francis Spinner, treasurer. Insistent of demand, fertll in devices and aggressive of da lay; Edward -Bates, attorney general, alert to Invoke the law, and Salmon P. Chase secretary of th treasury, ready to em phasis his co-ordinate officers' acts. I heard the traglo story, as given to my mother, from the Hps of Edward Bates. In St. Louis yeara after, aa he was slowly passing Into th great beyond, and th patho of th rehearsal was not mor touching In review than the pathetic pic ture of thia great man. both tn statu and of brain, emphasizing his last strug gling moments with th history and ap proval of th Initial step that swung wide the portals to starving women and gave to otn country and themx the reciprocity of th helping hand, each from th other. of J pose the sum total of society's glittering equipment, and hither the susceptible woman was rushed to the sacrificial altar, laying the flattering unction to her soul that she was on the top round of the social ladder. It was estimated that sufficient money was wasted in these outlays to have pro vlded the poor of the city with food, shel ter and clothing for one whole year. The Broadway theater, another of the luxurious and expensive buildings, was rented for the entire campaign and as extravagantly deoo- rated for club processions and speeches. Here th wives of th laboring men were matched to the front, gorgeous with sashes, goiden-frliiged budges and silken banners, while In the boxes sat the wealthy patrons. unctuous of manner, bewildering In Jewels and laces, while over all the music and fepeech.es led the subjugated voter away from the issues at stake and bound her to the chariot wheel of the oppressor. A like debasement of the ballot was perpetrated all through the hills and valleys of the state which entered the union as the cen tennlal star which marked the 100th anni versary of the birth of llbery. At the close of the campaign Governor Waite, a clean, high-minded, honest and Incorruptible statesman who, with the eye of Lincoln, saw the needs of the hapless and lowly, who had closed the gambling dens and house of disrepute, compelled the saloons to obey the law, enfranchised woman, and waa steadily throwing the aegis of protection In legislative enactinen around both miner and mineral lands and saving them from the grasp of the invader, was Ignomlnlously routed, while there came to the executive chair a man the exac antithesis of the retiring governor, from whom his wife sought separation closely following the Inaugural because of disso lute habits. Within forty-eight hours afte th defeat every gambling house and quar ter -of the red-light section was thrown wide open, renovated and refurnished after the manner graphically described In Scrip ture, wherein an added seven devils en tared and took possession. Political Boodle. Marked emphasis was given during the campaign of the revelation in Mexican quarters, of one man with wife and four daughter, who had offered 12 per head to on party, 4 to another, and ftf to still another. But wherein did thla Individual graft differ from th corrupt political ma chine, whose object wa th Mont Cr-sto wealth hidden In th subterranean treas uries of th mountains? A lat review of woman' vote In that state, exultingly points to a Juvenile court a th result of her ballot; but. Inasmuch as trier are nineteen other states wherein sb doe not vote, wher man ha lost) ..One of America's greatest comediennes will be seen at the Brandels theater, when May Hobson appears in "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," by Anne Warner. Miss Hobson is a delightful actress, with a piq uant talon-t for eccentric comedy and ability for more serious acting when demanded. In her present role, her comUnes-s is concealed in the makeup of a venerable woman, but he Is none the less charming for that. To ce Aunt Mary Is to lo.ve her, so sweetly and wholesomely Is the character shown by Miss Rob son. Tou will laugh with her and you will cry with her and in the end you will go away wishing you were lucky nough to have such an Aunt Mary of your own. In her portrayal of an old mold, Miss Robson give to the stage a new creation. There 1 not a suggestion of the conven tional type and not a detail of "her work that one would have changed. The play Is for three nights, plaiting tonight. & At a Tuesday matinee Alias Robson will produce for the first time on any vtavge, a new play, written for her by R, C. Carl ton, entitled "The Rich Mr. Repton." ?he expeot to star in it next year. This should be of much Interest locally, a It la seldom that the first performance of a play In held In this city. For the closing week at the Boyd, a splen did comedy will be put on, showing Mia Lang In a still different role. "Sweert Kitty Beltalrs" le a four-aot comedy made by David Belasco from Egerton Castle's novel, 'The Bath Comedy." It was plyed by Miss Crosman at the Belasco theater In New York and in a few of the larger cities, but was never seen In Omaha. The leading fig ure le that of a young Irish widow sit the fashlonaible watering place of England, more than a cen-tury ago, when the howl ing swells Mill fought duels for a woman's favor, and modesty waa not exactly at a pre mlum. The fun flows naturally from the tit- uaitlon, and the triumph of th fair and sprightly Kitty Is the climax of the even ing. It 1 a "costume" play, and permits lavish stage dressing, which Mr. Woodward has provided. The first performance will be at a matinee on Sunday, and it will be rvpe-a-ted each evening during the week, the sexson closing on Saturday night next Fun lovers will have a gala week at the Gayety theater beginning this afternoon. One of the three acts to be seen the first half of the week will be that by Clements & Lee, who will present their sure-laugh comedy playlet, "Is Marriage a Failure?" On the same bill will be found Jack Hamilton who, disguised with plenty of burnt cork, will make very reasonable and plausible explanation of various topics, incidentally sing a song or so In a way peculiar only to himself. - Still another act will be that of James and Amy Don nelly, who will present laugh levers with their bit of hilarious Irish comedy, which In sketch form. Is entitled, "Murphy' Burg lar." As vocalist, Harry Lyons will make his first appearance. In addition to all the above, three reels of Oayety's own flicker less moving pictures will be shown. Patron may drop In at the Oayety at any time and atay a long a they like, Ther will be two Hay at th Summer theater, corner Eighteenth and Douglas streets, this week. Commencing tonight the Hlllman company will present a farce comedy In three acts entitled, "A Night Session." The play IS of such a nature that It cannot help but please everyone. The story Is bubbling over with comedy and each member of the company Is well adopted to his or her part. New specialties and vaudeville between acts, and everyone 1 guaranteed a good time. On Thursday evening there will be an entire change of program at which time the company will appear In a four act western comedy drama entitled, "The Bosa of 'Z' Ranch." $ The artlstlo prospectus of th B. II. W. concert series, just mailed, ha done much to emphasize the great merit of the attrac tions listed, and we are assured this Is but a suggestion of the literature to be Issued during the year. In fact, the management expresses abundant faith in the apprecia tion of Omaha music lovers and neither effort nor expense will be spared to beau tify these concerts. The r-ubserlptlun list, which started voluntarily, has been greatly Increased during the last few- days and tt is believed It will more than double that of any past season. Animation and Joy took a Jump with the mercury over at Lake Manawa. The bright, warm sun is aa propitious for thl popular resort as It is for the developing crops, and Its effects for the good were manifest dur ing th past week. The growth of the at tendance ot the park outrun that of the corn, which is reported by some of the Impulsive ones to be fast enough to violate a city speed limit. Wlrth the coming of warm weather, the bathing season opened up' In earnest and on some of the days a good sized gathering of summer boys and girls took a plunge at Manhattan beach. Some disappointment exists at the hath houses because the wardrobe of new bath ing suits Is late In arriving. The fli-n In stallment of new suits should have been in a week ago. These suit mark depart ure at Manhattan beach, it Is a one'-plece suit, with apron or skirt attachment the eame as that required by law In California. It Is a nifty and light sult.ln navy blue, and promises to be popular with the boys. The surfsce of the dancing pavilion at the Kur aal haa been polished up, and In place of adverse criticism, Is now being favorably commented upon. For today, afternoon and evening, the Manawa concert band will ren der two complete changes of program, In cluding some of the belt standard classics aa well as popular, current, ope rent ic and muxlcal comedy selection. Wilton Lackaye, who made a big hit in "The Pit" several years ago and who since ha been starting In problem plays, has attained hi ambition. Mr. Lackaye did not asplr to paint a canvas which would go down ino future ages to com mand a fabulous sum at some future auc tion; he did not allow ambition to lead him Into the path of literature, strewn with rock and pitfall and rejection slips; he never listened to the lure of tinpan alley and In listening tried to outwrlte Beethoven or Chopin; he ha not tried to make a billion dollars, but he alway haa wanted to have a command of epigram. Mr. Lackaye thlnka the epigrammatic con versationalist ha them all beaten, so to speak.' Aa he sat In tho Lamb' club the other evening he got off the following In quick order, one-two-three atyl. Just like that: I never believed that the mer physical act of paying money Into the box offloe gave a man a liberal education In artistic matter." If my cook doe not pick my pocket whll serving a meal, doe that' atone for her btrnlng th soup?" "Professional humor in literature ana tee drama is sadly on th declin thl Is du to amateur competition. I never met a humorlt who had any thing funny to aay he need th money too much." In these day repartee 1 largely a mat ter of repertoire." The pres agent who sutlers irom a malady 1 call -'Th Frlarea,' ana wno is obessed with the Idea that anything he savs about an actor Is good if it is only printed In a newspaper, builds up a Frank enstein who enslave tne poor mummer iur the rest of hi natural life." The pres agent reputation 1 a terrible thing to live tip to. "The optimist hopes for tne Dese, out knows It isn't going to happen, while the pessimist know everything Is not all right, but hopes It will be." "New York 1 not a city. Jt 1 a looely tied bundle of foreign ettlements." "Every big nation ha It colony In New York except the United States." John Barrymore is said to be under a $5,000 bond not to marry while under con tract to star In "The Fortune Hunter." Cheer Up. Fat Folk I Fat Deoole will learn with satisfaction that they have a ohamplon In a Georgia nhvsiclan. who say that surplus flesh Is a natural armor against cold and sudden falls, lending th body "warmth and secur ity and the mind peace ana gooa cneer. The psychlo effect of being fat, according to this doctor, manifest Itself in Its influ ence over the temperament and disposition. from th earliest childhood, or from that moment when, under the subtle urging of certain foods and tonics, the body begin to grow in bulk of fatty tissue. As fat Is acquired the mind that rules and Is ruled by matter acquires a rose-coiorea outiooK, a eunny geniality and a patience with the mall irritation of life Boston Globe, AMt'lCMI.ITI, THIRD SEASON U 8. SIRE Present IVIAY ROBSON tv vuim nAUirrtv fm TtvttitVL-' a v t t a 1 'niJ a THE REJUVENATION OF AUNT MARY A Cur for th Blues By ANNE WARNKR Amt- Ev,rV UlnW .. Tn mmA ja Fir nt Tim 6tf lBf Har MAT mOBSOXf tm TBI KICK MSI. MMOH. mo iTirht, 9e to BOYD'S Theater W STARTING MATINEE TODAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 19 Last Week of the Season miSS EVA LANG IN Sweet Etittie Bellair Matins Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday s - " I ayetY p "'OCOI i Heat ha no tarror for th thou sands of lovers of SUMMERTIME VAUD'VILLE Beoanse they're acquainted -with onr adequate system of intake and - haust fan. ' Starting at X T. M. today- CLEMENTS & .EE in th sketoh "IS MAH.BIAOH A TAZLTBS." Burnt Corklst JACK HAMILTON JAS. DONNE im LY. AMY presenting roUloklng Irish Comedy. HARRY LYwNSE&S.1 MOVING PICTURES without flicker Tltoker-les Daily 1 to a 7 to 11 P. M. Maw Show Thar. Com Any Tim Stay 1 O O Kl0 A long A You 1.1k. 6c STEAMBOAT RIDE TO FLORENCE 2:3 O and 8 F. Mi. NO LIQUOR SOLD 3So ROUND TRIP BEAUTIFUL LAKE IMWA Something Doing Every Minute, Every Day Afternoon and Evening. Manawa Concert Band Afternoon and Evening Every Day BATHING Boating Flabing ROLLER COASTER Miniature Rail Road. Merry-Go- H Round and Roller Skating; ASE BALL OMAHA vs. TOPEKA Vinton Street Park June 18, 19, 20 and 21. Monday, June 20 Ladies Day GAMES CALLED 3:45 Special oar leave 15th ft Tarnam 3:30 -3S v Honored by Women When a woman speak ot her ilent sort suffering she trust you. Million have be stowed this mark of confi dence on Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. T. Every. her there are women who witness to the wonder- workinf, curing-power of Dr. Pierce' Favorite Prescription which saves the tufftrinf tea rtm pain, and successfully grapples with woman' weak nesses and itubborn ills. IT MAKE5 WEAK WOriEN STRONO IT J1AKES SICK WOMEN WELL. No woman' appeal wa vr misdirected or her con. fidenca misplaced when she wrote for advice, to the Worlo'i DrtransARY Mbdical Association, Dr. R. V. Fit roe, Presideot, Buffalo, N. Y. 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SCHMOLIER & MUELLER AvsiTOBnrM 131S Farnaw . POPULAR LECTURE ' BT Thomas J. Kelly Subject: SOME OBSERVATIONS OX ; OUR LANGUAGE , YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION MONDAY EVE. JUNE Oth , 8:15 O'CLOCK 1 In charge of Educational Department . of the Association. MEMBERS ADMITTED FREE PUBLIC DOOR FEE 25 CENTS. 0M1HATE11UKD.HII1.QC0. CAMPING OUTFITS FOR SALE or RENT 11TH AND HARNEY STS. Ind. Phone A1883, OMAHA. ro nv rv m an rm HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS. HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS. 25 Chicago Beach Hotel (AMERICAN OR EUROPEAN PLAN) Finest Hotel on Great Lakes comblnea the restful quiet of the country and seashore with the gaietiea of a great summer resort city. Only ten minutes ride by express trains separatee the theatre and shopping district from thla delightful spot. Here, sur rounded by beautiful lawns, flower-beds, tennis courts, etc., you can enjoy the cool, refreshing breezes of Lake Michigan. For the bathers the smooth, sandy beach la near by. Orchestra every evening adds to the delight of prome nades on nearly 1,000 feet ot broad veranda. 490 large, airy outside rooms 250 private hatha. I able unexcelled. Grounds of turret sdjoln th rt South Psrk System, famous for irs golf links, laioons, lakes, boulevards, and many nonicunurui anrsciiona. i ne tourist, transient, or sum southern hospitality. 1 mer truest is welcomed Illustrated booklet on request te Man scar, Slat Blvd. and Lake Caere. Chios ft Hotel Martinique B'way,32d and 33d SU. NEW YORK CITY L fl IN THE HEART OF THINGS HIGH CLASS FIREPROOF HOTEL Handsomely furnlahed, all ontald rooms, with every modern appointment, ooo block from New I'eon brpot. neer ali loading department store and theatre. ROOMS WITH PRIVILEGE OF BATH, $1.50 per Day and Up. ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATH, $2.50 per Day and Up. The hlrrhest cla of accom modation at modorste rates. The new addition will be completed on September 1st, giving hotel ca pacity of 600 rooms and 40C baths. WaUtar ChauidUr, Jr.. Maneujar Finest location In New York Sur Columbia Unmntty. Grant's Tomb Blverele THE ACROPOLIS- HOIEL tl W. Ult IT , KIW YORK. Knoma, ainti or ae auita. I Americas w Suropeaa siJki fjj Tonka Bay Hotel ( LAKE M1NNETONKA Near Minneapolis and St. Peul ( Open June 15th to September let 1 AN IDEAL PLACE to spend your vacation. Firat-claa room and table service. Special Weekly Rate Q Write for descriptive postal folder to P. J. Metzdorf, Mgr. ' Tonka Bay Hotel - TONKA BAY ii MINNESOTA SPRING PARK VILLA AND COTTAGES BALD EAGLE LAKE, MINN. Beautifully situated, It mile from St fauU fipaclous grounds, open fire electrlo lights. Lath, attractive dining rooms, row boats, sail boat launch, tennis, fin fishing and bat, ing Mineral springs on premises. WltlTK FOB ILLUSTRATED BOOK LUT AND KaftTICULAltli MM. 1C S. HUH, Bald Sagl Xae, Mlaa. i