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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1912)
THE BLE: OMAHA. MONDAY, MAV 13, 1911 V a 1 I 1) SILK HAT HARRY'S DIVORCE SUIT The Judge wffl Wants ouP in His Gravy Next CasTTtchC Iffil Katloal Nw Avsn. rW1 ME A HOVWL Of-THAI CrfcCKEV Burn tiiLLsov XinCEKT UJteA gOOD FELLOW I 1 An Unusual Report Bf ELBERT The recently published annual statement ol the American Telegraph and Telephone oumpany la a very remarkable deoument . Io It President Vail dlaeuuea the value of telephone service to tba public and atalea vary' frankly that In ordur to afford th bait poe aibla utility to tha public a telephone company should control the entire telephone field. And ' tlie nearer. (hit can be brought about the closer the ap proach to the maxi mum efficiency of MO per cent wlU be attained. ... . In a district where two t e I e p honet operete, overhead Charge are pretty near doubled. The consumer" baa two booth! tnatead of one. One belt rlnf and tha other telephone la answered Annoyance and waate of time of at laaat two people la a coot tint reault. If there are three telephone eompame In . a dis trict It la ebaolutely fatal to the auoeeae of any of them. The profit Involved la ao aUfht that the coat of mantenanoe must be reduced to a minimum. . . ...' Managers of these so-called monopollee all realise the argument here put forth by Preeldent Vail, but none that I can now recall hare ever had the temerity to go before tha public with a frank state ment putting fort the argument that a monopoly may do for the people what unreitralned competition never can. This la what The Bee has always advocated, the monopoly, of course, being aubject to proper governmental tupervislon. Where there la one company the re- The Stopping By BEATRICE Tit a good snd safe rule." aald Ruw- kln. 'to sojourn In every place at ir yju meant to tpend your life there, never emitting an opportunity of doing a kin nets, or "peeking a true word, or making a friend." There are many etopplng-off places in the course of thl Journey we are all en gaged la 8ome are evidently to be of montiii' and years' duration. And at some places the atop la so abort we con. aider It useleea to exert ourselves to make Xrlendt. or to make a boms. A greater mistake waa never made It Is a lack "of permanency that often- re eults in a lack of character. It Is the feeling of -hero today and gone tomor row" that gives birth to alt that eomm under the bead of selfishness, narrew neta and Indifference. "What la the nae." the one will atk whs arrives at a etopptng-oft piece, "of mak ing friends? I may not be here tomor row." It la as Important to make friend fa tomorrow at .to make frlenda for ten year hence . 1 have lived many years." I recently heard a white-haired, gentle-voiced wo man tav. "and X have made many ke- vestroents-some in ambition, some Is ) hatred, some In love, and tome In ma terial gala. But I have found that the Investment that ha petd the beet ef a'l ( was that I. mad la Mends" It I an Investment that requires no ,t expenditure of time or money. '-. Juat a little expenditure of thoughtful J nee,' a kindness, or a true word, and every atopplng-off place, be H ever so '- brief. It marked by a friend. It becomee no longer a memory of en forced exile among trance re; H become pleasing recollection of a friend. V And I would net nave you end your snjourn with making frlenda which, though the greatest of all. It not all. I would have you make of your abiding p'ace. no matter new temporary, a home. Women who travel much, and who are compelled by circumstance to know the l-inellne of berren rooms In lodging houses and hotels, nave applied this ad vice of Ruakla to their material panam si one. -- i . They are prepared to sojourn there as tf It Is -to be for lite, and carry with them pretty picture or two. little odds snd end of draperies, photographs and all the Utile knick-knacks which will go In one corner ef a trunk, and which make a strange room look Uke s borne. At ojuickty a if tb traveler waved an enchantress wsod. the look ef a tem porary abiding piece Is gone, and a home like raoar take Its plea. UUl peine, but btg gains, for no tone cu do bar beet when oppressed by the I j : 1 ( ypv-vfe Grfr J HI BOARD. aponatbillty and accountability ef this corporation to the nubile and to the public supervising bodies can not possibly be misunderstood. It baa obligated Itself to serve the. public and It must de as 'with the greatest possible amount ef efficiency Preeldent Vail meets the obvious prop ortion that any monopoly must be super vised by a sympathetic and ooenplett governing board tbat represents toe pub lic at large. Such supervision mutt not be done by demagogues or poilUcisni, but It should be In the band of competent bualneee men whs know tha difficulties Involved and who also have a high tense of what constitute a perfect aervloe. In the history of eeonomloa President Vall'a appeal to the public thou Id rank as an epoch, tnatead of stating tha case to the directors, behind barred doors, around a long table covered with green balsa, President Vail takes the public Into hi confidence. He has nothing 'o hide, nothing to conceal, nothing to hold back, and hie belief la that when the pub lic at large apprectste the eondltloa that they will agree with him In hit oooclu- Mium Veil came as from the re ska. n in the south, he now Uvea In Ver mont In youth ha knew decant poverty, going to the little red ecnooi touts, were r.m m h vtiiaae at ore. blooming a school teacher, country doctor, a bust. nets man. a manufacturer, tenner, KiiiM.p. installing electric railways and telegraph and telepbonea In south Amer ica, all the time mating seen; sine 10 M..i. in hi avnerlenoea and profit by Me mistakes, ha has evolved Into on ef the strongest executives In America, or m the round world. - lit hat health. paUenee, persistence and an Intight Into th heart of things, all ,,mt with nronhettd vision, which I mark him s one of the world makers. - Off Places FAIRFAX. feeling that everything around la only temporary. Such an atmosphere 1 eonduetve to dis regard of ethers, and a too concentrated regard of self It one thinks. "What' the us of bang ing vp a picture? There la no ens but me to see tr" the next thought is "What's the us ef being kind and polite end agreeable: I won't be her long." The outward evidence of horn and per manency result In an Inward ambition to match K. If the eyes get homelike feeling, the heart seeks It, also, end finds It la mak ing friend ef Uos who were strangers yeeterday. and who may never be seen after tomorrow. There I little oeunu more In eharaeter building than this feeling of permsasncy. The girl whs leama her firtt lesson In the book with the belief that ah wilt go through to tb end has a lesson warned well. The girl whs has a petition downtown and does her work thinking that the may not be there more then a few weeks I controlled by the aplrlt of Indiffer ence, and never doet It well. If a girl regards today as the begin ning of many day, tha It more careful, more thoughtful and mors kindly. She knowa that today Is the beginning ef all Urn and if ahe get the Idea of per me te ncy In central. I do not believe that anything Is a greater test ef character than behavior at a stopping off piece, it It easy to be rude and Cippaat and thoughtless If one thinks tbst one moves en tomorrow. For that reason, on should know the 'truth of what Russia ay, and keep it la heart and mind, whether the stay Is for an boor, a week, a Beath or for lira - "Tie a good and safe rule," be wrote, "to sojourn In every place a If you meant to tpend your Ufe there, never omitting an opportunity of doing a kind- Bees, er speaking a true word, or making a friend.' What Kid the Csalsa Ageat Dat Up la Minnesota Kr. Olaen had) a sow killed by a railroad train. In due season the cialm ageat for the railroad called. "We understand, at sour, that the decetsed waa a very doslle and valuable animal." atM the claim agent la hie most persuasive clalm-agentiemaory "end we sympathise with yen and your family in your iota. But, Mr. Oieen, you must remember this: Tour cow had no business beitus- upon our tracks. Those tracks srs eur private property, ana wnen the invaded tbem the became passer. TeesnieaUy peaklng, yea. ea her owner, become a treepseeer, also. But we here no desire to carry the issue mto court and Dosstbly give yea trouble. Mow. then, what would you re (card es a fair settlement between you ana the railroad eeenpaayT" - "Veli." said Kr. Olson slowly. "Ay bane poor Swede fanner, but Ay shall give you H" Everybody's Msgs line I 1 -ejtv; youa I it iwr V i i What Would S0MeTrVM6 RJrJX"Trte BOSS"AA)t THGM SAT COUX) AT rfrS DesK. ROLLED A CI6AR6TTC, CALLED AH CfTtcd wf fAv ewr him our ro CDP SAI TUP (inMD atrrtb Hue KID HAft nfd nriAM: Tain J jr Jk A-r J wT K3MWe H00ff3 TUB rrVTERfct)e fcesie., ajA(-ve6 oor rue txB. IIHfc tLfc WWOVi BtTtT tUHCN BW tow; CsPSK. AAir (iierUTt I r A CrVNK MOKVU DCrPFI ilifsM tv A DID? fYtrC-AsA H i --e'-ewe.ia' n 111 viwv TwecsTtT 6ASY MXa IMA bp OK FOf lrHTEeOCrveU?5 fi k2S 4- wi : fllnjmjC nC rsz"S A CMCXEfJ WAS IN TMii sum H AJJp TMitou&rt You Do? VS APIA AM ! OP yOu VOOA. CE6. BUT m VWS A&M HNi. 30ME SrVi rltT vuS w ucue. oTHew said he Kweo a torop MorvcxTHrr (UERE MX. KwT.UK UAS AJ POTCX AU AR0UM.TV.e WORLD WCKED tU Km UKE A PUX6ED PEA3A HE CCXM-DnV StrrJ THE BRWfl" of a pousmed m.tm BAU,.0W6 MY THEY FOONb HIM WAWfjERlNO UPAMttKHUM nVfeT STREET VUtTH A VQOOLCi &tRCH BARK It- A DOQ W00D i f ; I CttuTIL fMP OQV.OCK. TME MATlWtrE AMD UVs AUrlROMUJw A ,K ALttJATt THROUCM try seceAi weu au. Mut to DO IS eT1K rlAAtJKfcKCfMltPs ArejOUrJb lAi Mi 0RfAS 5TAKT TO MAW SL City Kids By HAL COFKMAS. CHICKEslr THIS BJTX T By Tad i A awOteXgX OH TMi OuT5rO MOV -TTR Atic THOUJArvai uxpo' m You HAD ro DO "THIS 6VJE&Y AY AND Y0(iT UJITH THIS VJAfJrV tfiSCE" iKi PROWT OF YOU 7WajKIW6 AKiO THMetaJb Mft 00 COOLOAkt 6ET AIL. IDEA AMD AUor A SODOE0 5toMe jur pushed gpek the tooR. OTYOOle, OFFlCtr AAOD YeuxD SO AMD SO So AfvTO OYOli WaJOV SOrVr,"nv(06 50 AJOrViSENS.CAt "WAV YOU Simply could ncx immtf n; 9 tltlATtKlfsiAWfMt KA V uVTVTH'5 JaMkiS TIL! a ht&e S iHBM At ATU Oft POOR 1(0 Th"? BAgAjt, ajd I have moth mc to dotiul THENCxr DAY HP rVJ J CoMeWf ' .1-1 I Drawn for nwU. vow OteCT TO A COO-M .. . The Little Bf WINIFRED BLACK. wee ar as dew ea d wooes, weet tke to wers ef ipwlng." High and otear the childish treble thrills through the sharp glorious day. Testerdsy It rained -all day long, frets oggy dawn to dis mal dusk It rained. Not a fine fall rain. with the sweep and passion of a s plea did storm, but just a mean, whimper Ing. fretful drtttle of a rain. Today the aun I shining-the glori ous tun of the most glorious m all the glorious year Octo ber's end (he trees. yeeterday so wo be gone, today are dressed Uke tke bride at an Indian wedding bright In yellow and enarlet and rich brown and flaming orange-ant a leaf aUra, There t a hush of awed ex pectancy ever all the air. What ar they waiting for out there In the yellow tun shtnt, the silent motionless tree? The little boy I not silent He I ln happy for that. H leans far out of hi arinAV m m A Ina'a lfhil AUMe. Aid. I fashioned song! Where did he ever, leer KfT. and how did he get the grammar as j absurdly twitted? Sweet I the fo'wer at spwlng. HI voice fairly tremble with the te stacy of living. , a brown enulrrel leap gaily from on yellow branch to another, Herk! what wild call of over flying flock? Who' burning the bright leave f awe bow th tmokt curia up straight overhead Uke a signal to tome far-off watcher on a far-off headland. Nuta! They mutt be ripe by aow. Where th nearest grove, yellow, brow and seer? What a world of delight It It that spreads before the astonished and joyou eye a the Utile boy who etnas. Testerdsy he cut hi thumb; last night Appetizing Baa a xrva i sU fa.TiCefi Th sppetit for food and drink. Uke . . ...,. . - ii mhwimii instincts, ts suacetitlbla to mental suggestion; and tbat is why ens may be made agreeaBiy nungry or reao-i-- MMi-iAii when the author la an expert literary chef and sou out hi edi ble with s wholesome nee and sincerity of art that are bora of only a good ap petite. Dlcktn and Doyle are perhapt tne greatsat of the plain English Utsrary chefs. They Invigorate the appetite a well as th teney. Their character dine mtiaTvinsriv when ther dine at all. and th menu, though usually simple, gives th reader a pleasantly tantalising unaer thought as to how long It will be to the neat meal. Dlcken w a literary chef wrui snow hw to nrovlda a fare beat adapted to the Inner man of Englishmen, Hi leg e mutton, ele ma mom ereea. iot w mde a stsvtns combination, and tha reader may be duly pardoned if he or ahe feels tempted to assimilate a nkj noriion of the remit, when. In the book, be or she sits down at a table to substantially spread. rM.-k.iu' reidrt more oftea visits where boards are here and empty hunger feede en orutta, but whea one of bis bale end hearty persons dine th reader get s auggeetton ef a robust appetite ana an enviable digestion. What rellsber of roast beef htt not been moved by the dinners In the com Mitu rhaaneare ef Sherlock Holme? The greatest of mythical detectives en- Joyed twh sn admirably souna ana un failing appetite tv. rMiUi mouth aauet surety water at the eight of Sherlock and Dr. Wataoa partaking unreservedly ef choice, well roasted cuts snd drinking of refreshing stuff from bouiea. wulte enaugn to sura- late the appetite of the betweea-meeit reader! Stevenson's appetite waa curtailed by u,M frailtv be kla hook character were aware of the dynamic values ef the square meal, some of his rretacB stories are wonderfully appetising. Kip", portrayer of atea aaejer wewr. far aad all kind at condition, fea not a hmM far seseinsr asoetitee. but Kim. the Uttle beggar, with hie rice bowl, gives one a hungry turn aow ana For, a savory menial whiff that make one lean toward the pantry. 1st use reader be a guest ef the idly en -sailor sad th cearteees oae-ermed .old ex uAL ta tfcalr smasnt Btlie cjettag at Deppleuwre, In Jsrfery Farnor kerabte "The stoney aooa. The Bee by Tad v0X0yT" fWrw A OOCr fenex- ' Boy's Song J be broke his wison. This mortlng the Utile boy across th street Is mad aad , will not play with him no, , not even when he holds hi bow and arrow aloft ' and beckons. Indian fashion; and the puppy ha hart hi tooUsh foot and will, not run la th bright leave with th lit-', tie boy at an. But what matter any of: thee thing to th llttl boy so long s he cen watch the gay leave flutter In , the October air? He leant from hi win- ' dew and (Ing. "Sweet ar de dew en dt , woses; tweet I the Towers of tperlng." H look upon hi world s hi father, , Adam, looked upon K, and ha find It good; and nothing can make blra afraid or tad or weary-hearted. Pear Utile boy: I hop ran won't learn as many new fanglod songs that the old oae you ting today will be dull gone from your mind. Hay you alwtyl , find time and heart at gran to lean from your window high and alng when , ever the bright sua kindle tb dying leavea to glorious beauty. Begone, dull care; I'll none of you I I'll take a leaf from the little boy' full book of simple, happiness. What I It to me tha blaok sorrow brood at th gats I'll slip around -ether way and befool bar somber ayes. - aad she II alt there and watt and wait; and I'll be way off dawn the read with the little boy, singing with kirn at tht, top of my tired voice. Come, little boy, let' go rolling In tht bright leaves. Let s mak wreath and decorate th puppy; let' tie garland on th door band! se that th most proaaM worldling who some 10 knock must tor on Meesed moment remember th day ef his vanished youth; let'a pin a bouquet . ef swset, dry fragrance about the fire place aad all the Urns let' elng tha sweet M fashioned song yea teach me. No, I (han't dream of trying to ohangt It, not one syllable or Inflection. "weet la de rower of sowing." May we all have eyes Ilk tha llttl boys eyee to ee and love the glories' ne w glertoa old world t aura. ' Authors kwxamn,i atiui av ta ... e ta almost certain to relish the ehrlmp and I ,-. -nit mm. mush ea did hot muffla aad toa cult aa mush as did Mr. Bellow, when he we truest beneath that humble but contested and happy . roof. The gastroneml appeal of Da Maupaa-, i. . iimea aimoet exaultlte, eepe- otsllr when he serves up th sturdy fare f the thrifty "rence pea sent. The American novel. Uke tha average American, la In loo ueh of a hurry to devote more than pasting attention to food. The rapM acuon woum stn wHh ennui if the her er heroin stopped ; ta eat a sandwich. Ihe Tearless Suitor j By ARTHUR STANLEY. ' Sine a pretty maid I never . In peeseetoa ef a brain. ' ' Being neither kmd nor clever. But coquettish, dull and vela. Much I marvel that my soul I Not oppressed with grave alarm: . , For Clorlnda, on the whole. Is WeU endowed wHh outward charm! . He who choose some ungainly. Graceless damsel for a wife, . Who has been, to put It plainly. Snubbed and bullied aU btr life: . Thougb ahe seems, before they tnarnr, Weak and timid a a mouse. He may find ahCII plsy old Harry When the mistress of a house! If Clortsds Is unable Or unwilling to prepare Painty dishes for my table With anfalUng art and care: If she cannot bake a biscuit. Or compound a paltry cake. I will marry her. and risk f For Clorlnda own dear sake! If her carriers I majestic, " I win aot avoid a maid, . .. Fearing that aae't not "dome. But a proud and (elfish jade; Through her glances, true aad tender, . May Belie a heart of Rut, Tel I would decline to iwader . Trustful homage to a squtati ; Every swayed at ner caprice, mew " Mist be led by woman's neokaV Nor Hks gmttonou poUceaMsv. Only court efficient cooks. I. Clorrnda'a krral kalgbt. lite Fun reliance ea the view .. That her heart M he th right piece, .' Kvea taougk her not ss. too! f IE LJ