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    BIRTHDAY CLUB ENTERTAINS
FOR MEMBER GOING ABROAD
The Ladies’ Birthday Kensington
club held a very artistic exhibit of
embroidery and needlework at the
beautiful residence of Mrs. Otis
Shipman, 8724 North Thirtieth street
last Monday afternoon. Vocal solos
were given by Mesdames Florentine
F. Pinkston and George Dixon and
a piano solo by Miss Elaine Smith.
The exhibit was given at this time in
honor of Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt, one
of the members who leaves Saturday
morning for New York to sail for a
three months’ tour abroad. She will
be accompanied by Mrs. P. E. Sprat
lin and daughters, Devonia of Den
ver, Colo., and will be joined in New
York by Prof. V. B. and Miss Estrel
da Spratlin, son and daughter of
Mrs. Spratlin. Over one hundred
ladies attended the exhibit. Out-of
town guests were Mrs. Russ and her
daughter, Mrs. W. Clark of Denver,
Colo., and Mrs. Gordon of Beatrice,
Neb.
Omaha and Des Moines in a
double-header Sunday at League
Park. One game Saturday. A good
attendance will help a lot in break
ing the local team’s losing streak.
First game Sunday begins at 2 p. m.
WILLIAM PICKENS GUEST AT
ST. PHILIP’S RECTORY
During his visit in Omaha. William
Pickens, field secretary of the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ment, of Colored People will be the
of the Rev. and Mrs. John
Albert Williams at St. Philip’s rec
tory.
PROGRAM, PICKENS MEETING
Zion Baptist Church
Sunday, June 12, 3:30
1. Meeting called to order bv the
vin«-nresident, the Rev. J. A. Harris;
2. Music, Instrumental Selections by
M:ss Vera Chandler; 3. Presentation
of the chairman of the meeting;
4. Music. “America,” Audience; 5. In
vocation by Dr. W. F. Botts; 6. Mu
sic, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,”
Audience; 7. Introduction of William
Pickens by Attorney H. J. Pinkett;
8. Address, “The American Race
Problem,” William Pickens; 9. Music.
Vocal Solo, Miss Lucy Mae Stamps;
10. The Call for Members, Mr. Pick
ens; 11. Music; 12. Benediction by
Rev. O. J. Burckhardt. Miss Dor
othy Allen at the piano.
A warless world for 1,000 years.
What forces will Cain, the great war
lord, during the mfillenium? Will
bloodshed absolutely cease? Will
the change be sudden or gradual?
The condition of the earth and her
inhabitants during this long period
are fully described in the Bible.
These soul stirring messages of as
surance and hope will be delivered
Sunday night, June 12, at 8:00 p. m.
by Pastor-Evangelist J. W. Allison
and Monday night, June 13, by Earn
est Lloyd of California, world-wide
traveler, lecturer, author and editor.
Interesting and important. Don’t
miss it. Come to Omaha Third S. D.
A. Church, Twenty-fifth and Indiana
otreet.
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Hearty Eating
At the midday repast in Hie f.ouvre i
Henry IV of France, had served to
him dishes of a variety limited only
by his Imagination These meals, al
ways heavy and rich. Included four
kind* of soup Four entrees, a course
of tallied meat, a ten pound Joint of
beef a side of motion, if cation, and
three other ch|ek“lis. Is a fair sum
mary of the main dishes usually
served while on Sundays. Tuesdays
and Thursdays these were augmented
by a capon pastry On days of fast
lighter dishes were helped out with a
roasted pike or carp The evening
meals were not much lighter than
those of midday and vegetables npver
apeared on the menu.—Detroit News
Easily Satisfied
Thomas did not like mathematics.
He had been absent when long di
vision In algebra had been developed,
and on his return to school had been
unable to grasp the subject
The day for the lest came and sure
enough there was a problem In long
division Thomas copied It studied It
thoughtfully for a few minutes and
without the least attempt to solve it
wrote underneath It the following
note: "Dear Teacher—If you will give
me live on this problem. I’ll be satis
fled—Thomas ”
Explained
A Indy was III mikI insisted upon be
ing operated on for appendicitis.
When she was better again she Hsked
the doctor what he had found In her
appendix. "Well." he replied look
ing puzzled. “It was extraordinary. I
never found anything like It In an
appendix hpfore: there were several
small hard peas In It.” "Oh." said the
lady, “that accounts for our having
no sweet peas this year I must have
sown the pills.”—U>ndon Passing
Show
Famous iron Crown
Many Centuries Old
The historic Iron crown of Italy has
played a romantic part In the history
of the peninsula. It was tnnde In the
year 504 hy the command. It Is said,
of Theodollnda, the widow of a Lom
bard king, on the occasion of her
marriage to a duke of Turin.
The crown is of Iron, overlaid with
gilt, and Its significance was supposed
to lay in the fact that the weight of
royalty could never he lightened hy Its
! splendid exterior. The Iron of the In
| ner portion was traditionally held to
| he one of the long nails used at the
Crucifixion.
For a long tln?v the crown wns In
j the keeping of the famous monastery
at Monza. In 774 It was brought forth
1 to be placed upon the head of
Charlemagne as “King of the Lom
bards," and on later occasions It fig
ured In the triumphs of Frederic IV
I and Charles V Finally, In the pres
ence of all the representatives of state,
the foreign envoys and princes and
officers, Napoleon Ronaparte solemnly
united It to the crown of France.
The crown belongs to the state and
the custodian of it Is the legitimate
representative of the basilica of Mon
za The title of “grand custodian."
however, pertains to the head of the
Order of Cavaliers
Odd Power Attributed
to Wearing of Rings
The ring is an article of Jewelry
round which clusters innumerable
legends and superstitions, belief in
some of which still survives. From the
very earliest times rings have been
linked with good and bad luck. King
Solomon believed that a Certain ring
aided him In forming Judgments, and
he would never give a decision In mat
ters of law unless.he was wearing It
Pliny records that Jet rings were sup
posed to have the power of driving
away serpents, a belief that persisted
In the Fast until recent times. Rings
of gold ornamented with certain
stones, were thought capable of ward
ing off death by poisoning. That rings
have curative powers in certain illness
is still fairly widely believed. In the
I.ondon Medical Journal for 1815 It
Is noted thnt a silver ring worn con
stanflv by a victim of epilepsy effected
a cure. There are still large numbers
of women who regard It os a portent
of a broken engagement to lose or
even misplace the rings given them by
their fiances. Sailors, again, often
wear a ring ornamented with an ele
phant’s head as a charm against sea
perils.
Sure Cure
A member of the Turngemeinde has
found a way to handle pests who are
forever “borrowing” cigarettes, but
never think of purchasing smokes of
their own. He takes advantage of the
tradition, observed even by the “bor
rowers," that it is unforgivable to ac
cept the last cigarette In a pack. Ac
cordingly, the man In question always
carries. In addition to his regular sup
ply. a special pack with Just one
smoke left in It. When he is pestered
by acquaintances who make a habit
of “grubbing" cigarettes, he hands
over the prepared pack. Invariably it
Is handed back with the words,
“Thanks, old top, but you only have
one left and I won't smoke your last
cigarette."
Will Delve Into Paat
The Ural mountains, across which
prehistoric men pushed their way In
crossing between Russia and Siberia,
are to be searched for traces of these
old migrations. An expedition planned
by the Russian Academy of Sciences
will undertake a systematic lnvestlga
tlon of the region. It Is known that
the Ural mountains were extensively
mined by Bronze age workmen, and
traces of life in that age and In the
earlier Stone age have been found, so
that the mountain region Is regarded
as likely to yield valuable relics of
prehistory.
Bad Bargain
Little Willie's sister had been very
naughty, and her mother declared that
instead of punishing the child she
would Just get a good little girl In her
place.
But the daughter was not la the
least upset.
"You couldn’t/' she laughed.
Her mother was surprised and
asked the reason.
"Because," explained the little girl
wisely, “nobody would be silly enough
to give you a good girl In exchange
for a bad one."
Putting It Low
Some one in a Lmiduu suburb Is ad
vertising a "rather nice flat."
Modest. Isn't It? and clever, for a
good many people who want nics flats
are attracted more by under-state
ment than by exaggeration. If the ex
ample were to be followed we should
see advertisements of houses “fairly
convenient," motor cars "moderately
well built." opera cloaks “not too
had." and cigarettes with “a pretty
good flavor."—London Hally Chronicle.
Too Good
A middle-aged childless farmer and
hi* wire resorted to prayer, that their
loneliness might he relieved. After a
time they were receiving congratula
tion* on the hlrtli of triplets.
“Prayers are Hlways answered I” ex
claimed a piously enthusiastic neigh
Uor.
•Yes but I never prayed for no
bumper crop like thut," replied the
•'w p»nj*r
Hard to Excape From
Tyranny of Cuxtom
There Is scarcely a spot In the mod
ern American home, outside the kite!)
en and the bathroom, which Is not an
example of the esthetic perversion ot
the machine. The floors are a flagrant
example. In the large and draughty
rooms of an older generation, on
floors trod hy heavy-Imoted feet, a
heavy car|>et or rug added to thi
warmth and ipilet. and. In a lilg room
served to draw lie various pints Inti
a unity So matters stood let us say
in 1880. Today ihe greater part ot
uir newly housed imputation neces
siirily lives in small rooms. With al
lie imperfections of present-dny honsi
leslgn these rooms are well healed
usually, Indeed too well heated Tie
people who use them-—at least tin
■It.v people—Hoar light shoes wltl
rubber heels The need for the rut
ir the oarpet litis dlsnppetired. ami th>
inly place where a little rug Inis evei
the shudow of an excuse Is hy tie
bedside during winter months. Kip
what hits happened? Do we take ad
vantage of’ this economy? Ho wc
idupt our floors to these conditions'
Not hy a long shot The rug tnanii
facturers. the vacuum cleaner iimk
era and the Inlerlor decorators havi
all combined tacitly In a drive to pm
rugs and carpets and the Instruments
to clean them In every apurlmept—
and all for the purpose of providing a
needless and archaic element of deco
ration.—Lewis Mnmfnid In the Amer
ican Mercury.
Arctic Tern l!rids
Record as Traveler
Some water bird- have developed at
extraordinary migratory course. w<
are told In "Birds and Tlieir Anri
tiutes.” In this hook the tliglit of tin
golden plover Is pietuied as a typieir
tliglit of this nature.
This bird leaves Its Aretlc breeding
haunts and upon reuniting I.abrudor'
eastern const takes a course apparent
ly directly overseas to Venezuela
What is perhaps the longest roan
if them all Is taken by the Arctic tern
\ distance of 11.0IKI miles Is traveled
annually by this bird, which wants tr
live always in an equable climate.
The Arctic tern nests and breeds It
the Arctic circle hut in the winter it
returns to the south as far as the Ant
arctic circle To accomplish this al
most Incredible (light the bird need
must travel at the extraordinary rati
of speed of 75 miles In one day At the
rate It takes only 1(1 months to change
from winter to summer residence.
Honor Not Hit Due
Australia's one great waterway,
which curries to the sea the drainage
of nearly 500.0(10 square miles of ter
iltory, bears the name of an obscure
English politician who had virtually
nothing to do with the colonization ot
he country. Alexander Hume In
1824 discovered the Upper Murray
river and named It Hume river; but
when Sturt six years Inter explored
Its lower reaches, he named It nfrei
Sir George Murray, a member of Well
■ ngton's cabinet who had had Ihrtist
on him for a few months the position
of British secretary of war and the
colonies, and of whom It was written
that he "displayed no quallftcatlon
In administering a civil office." Not
many years ago an atlas used In Aus
trillion schools listed the stream as
“Hutne or Murray river," but during
recent years Murray has come Into
general usage.—Sydney Bulletin.
Heroism Not Shared
During a campaign In Egypt a ccr
tain colonel drove up to an outpost In
the desert, relates MaJ. Den Sir C. E
Oallwell In “Stray Itecol lections." and
after complimenting the officer In
"ommand. declared:
“Rut understand this I Von are In
a position of grave responsibility here
I have every confidence In you nnd
vour men Rut remember this, all ol
vou. Vou have got to stop here and
die. If necessary ”
Saying which he whisked til® horse
around and was off In a cloud of sand
The little party was still recovering
from the shock of the visit, when the
•ffect of the tirade was destroyed by
a gunner, who Inquired:
“Rut ain't the old blighter going to
•top and rile with ns?"
Synthesis of a Bore
The following recljie for compound
ng a hore appeared recently In the
vtlantlc Monthly: “Take a mass of
inleavened egotism Chop a cupful of
rite conversational chestnuts, shells
ind all Add a quart of dry facts
rom wldch all the (nice of humor has
>een extracted, and a cupful of dates
duffed with statistics Stir In very
•lowly, a pint of personal anecdotes
'rom which all Imagination has been
trained, flavor with the essence nt
omplefp Indifference to anybody's
aste but vour own Ponr Into a mold
tamped with your own Image and
urn onto a platter garnished with
tenty of thyme "—Ronton Transcript
Why Do You Don't?
Sblrlev Is a yiiungsfei who tins a
.enchant for Inventing expressions rl
•aline that which l.lovd Deorge coined
vhen he said “That Is something for
! vhb'li I have nothing hut the very
•lightest use"
tier Infest too'; plnce In this man
.er
She and her adored older nlstpr were
t'scusslng the hitler's reluctance to
ike a walk at the time her flamy was
o call
“Rut." persisted Shirley “Why do
■. don’t want to for?"—I .ns Angeles
Times
No Absolute Proof
of uMadstone’s” Value
The terra “mudstone," guys the Na
tional museum. Is applied to a variety
of natural objects superstltlously be
lieved to have the power of drawing
out poison from a wound made hy a
venomous animal. One of the oldest
forms of the mudstone ig the “hezoar
stone.” which Is a biliary calculus
from the gall-bladder of an animal
Some form of mudstones are composed
of hulloyslte, which absorbs moisture
with avidity and adheres to a moist
surface until nearly saturated Some
years ago what was claimed to he u
mudstone of known efficacy whs of
fered for sale to the National museum
for $1.(1110. lint It proved to he merely
a polished seed of the Kentucky colTec
trie A pebble of carbonate of lime
said to have been found In the stomach
of a deer, was presented to the mu
seam as a veritable mudstone, hnd on
another occasion two Imir bulls from
the stomach of a hulTaln were sent to
Hie same institution us mudstones with
the statement that one of them hud
been "successfully used in two cases
of dog-ldte " The museum says It can
supply no Information as to the value
of objects of this character.—I’uth
Under Magazine,
Writer Wants Proof
as to Angels’ Wings
How old things persist I In Samuel
Johnson's dictionary the word chicken
is defined to mean among other tilings,
‘a term for n young girl.” Many young
men who refer to a girl us a “chicken”
no doubt believe if was Invented by
some flippant modern. As a matter of
fact, tlie slang was so common bun
Iceds of years ago that It found Its
way Into a dictionary of the time.
Speaking of dictionaries, literary
people are amused because the latest
lictionury, now being Issued In Kng ■
land, thus defines tlie word "wing”:
“One of the limits or organs by which
the flight of u bird. hat. Insect, angel
Is effected."
Who knows that an angel has wings?
1 should say angels have wings solely
because of the poor Judgment of
artists, and that angels get about as
did passengers on that famous magic
carpet : without effort, and by wishing
When I become an angel, 1 shall
grumble If compelled to flap wings In
order to travel from joy to joy.—E. W.
Howe's Monthly.
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HOTELS
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