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4,Broom Handle*’ Name ol Newest Club in Paris To Be Member, \\ onian Must Be 5 Feet, 5 Inches Tall and Weigh Not Over 130 Pounds. Taiis, March 17.—Fat men may he popular, but the fat lady is always awkward, especially in Ihose days of straight, slinky clothes. Tho Broom Handle club" is Paris’ latest way of showing its approval of the lean lady. Two conditions are absolutely necessary in order for a young woman to join this club—one must measure at least 5 feet. 5 inches in stocking feet and weigh not on ounce over 130 pounds. The “Broom Handles” in Paris number about 30 and for the most part are young and pretty. Very few of them are married, for it appears that when ' Broom Handles" are mai> lied they soon lose their slim lines and are compelled to resign from the club. One year of married life changes the 130 pounds to 140. "Broom Handles" are much more popular than their sisters, the "pctil pots." tho fat. chubby creatures who are so difficult to clothe in the mod ( rn dress. 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Rub old, honest St. Jacobs Oil whenever you have sciatica, neural gia. rheumatism or sprains, as It Is absolutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin. Memoirs of a Certain W. Hohenzollern, as They Should Have Been Done ____——-By STEPHEN LEACOCK--— WHEN I was still only merely ss ! yet up to then prince of Prussia 1 t used to look up to Prince Bis marck, our great chancellor, and wonder how long It would take me to fire hint if I got the chance. Bismarck was my Idol as ho was the Idol of us all and none of ua can ever forget I he service that he ren- j ilered to the empire. But at the same time I have to admit that everything 1 he did was a mistake and that In point j of brain power, big as lie was, he w-as J a nut. Being a nut, however, does not for a moment lessen the fact that he ! was one of the heroic figures of Ger many. I want to make myself per fectly clear on this point. Bismarck was twhat is called in America a great big boob, but at the same time he was a revered Idol, the paladin of my grandfather and a nut. If anybody can'l understand this, I am sorry. I’ve said it as plainly as I can. Perhaps I can make my meaning a little easier to get if I explain that a sovereign after all is only flesh and blood. People may not believe this, but it is true. Speaking therefore as a sovereign 1 would say that Prince Bismarck performed great services to the German empire; but speaking as flesh and blood I should say that he didn't. I will mention here only a row or the great chancellor's mistakes and short-comings, but there was lots of others. In the first place he never understixkl the Kulturkamp and didn't really know what it wrs about. I remember my grandfather the rever end old emperor in one of those bursts of indignation, which marked him, saying. “Bismarck, why don't you stop this Kulturkamp"" “Because." said the great chancellor, “I don't know what it is about." My grand father felt, and we all felt, that, he should have known and should have ; stopped it, but in spite of that, wc all loved and revered the man. Colossal Ignorance. Another group of things that the huge chancellor, enormous though he was at times, didn't know anything about was ships, colonies and the : English. i 1 can recall a striking instance of thin. After we began to build big steel ships in Germany Herr Ballin, the great shipowner, took Prince Bis j marck and me (I mean me and Prince Bismarck) to see Hamburg harbor. The iron chancellor looked about lilm | with deep reflection in his hugs eye* and presently said, “This harbor isn't a bit like it used to be." After that lie mournfully turned Ilia huge feet away from the dock, his vast head sunk in thought. Another great mistake that Bis marck made was at the congress of Berlin In 1878. At that time, as every body remembers, the. Russians were just about to take Constantinople after their successful campaign against the Turks. The congress of Berlin stopped it all. 1 said to Prince | Bismarck afterwards that the thing ] would have been to have let the Rus sians take Constantinople then the English would at once have attacked them with their giavy and we couM i have had a general European war without having to wait for It until ] 1914. Bismarck's mind was so limited that ho didn't see it. But in spite of this he is a heroic figure. If he Is j not my idol now, it is because he < broke himself to bits with heavy | blows. This sounds difficult, but he ! did it. In spite of all 'hat I have Raid it I must be remembered that while I was still yet only prince of Prussia, Bis i march and I (or rather I nnd Bis m.irck) were on excellent terms. Not only did he instruct me In all the In tricate details of the foreign office, a thing which I learned in one morning. ! but he even sent me out on delicate and important missions. One of the first of these whs a mis ; sion to 8t. Petersburg to Convey to ' my cousin Nicholas, the son of the mar, the order of the Black Injck After giving the Black Duck to Nicholas, who was delighted with It, I made a special report to Prince 1 lb marck and to the old emperor. In this report, which was absolutely seers t. I informed them that, without their knowing it, the relations be tween Russia and Prussia had cooled. For nearly 10 years. In fact, ever since the congress of Berlin, relations had been cooling and they had never noticed it but observed it at once I in two days and a half. How I knew it really was that 1 got the informa | tlon from an old Russian general, a ; man of the old school, whom I met jat a review at Brest l.itovsk. 1 said to him. "What 1* wrong with ■ 01 ' SAY “BAYER” when you buy. Insist! Unless you see the “Bayer Cross” on tablets, you are not getting the genuine Bayer product prescribed by physicians over 23 years and proved safe by millions for Colds Toothache Neuritis Neuralgia Headache Rheumatism Lumbago Pain, Pain Accept only “Raver” package which contains proper directions. Handy “Bayer" hoar* of 12 tablet* Also bottle* of 24 Ifld 100—Prugglit*. Aipirin k (Ui. trad, uuk at Butt UM.lMtara at Uiwrac.Uc.cM>«l«r .t ■•U.fUfMM % you Russians, anyway?" He answered (he was a man of the old school) ‘‘Oh, e’est re demdam traite de Rer un." 1 should explain that In these missions we used French because we couldn’t trust one another In our own languages. Another thing that the chancellor failed to understand was the English people and their peculiar psychology. The English are a noble race, but if you want anything to reach their in telligence it is necessary to say it with great rudeness and brutality. On ac count of the high character of the English, brutality is the only thing that they understand, in other words, while in every respect a gr<at people, they are a bunch of hogs. I had long seen that in building ships the English intended to use them for getting across the water. This design, hidden by a hundred as German emperor I proposed to j have a big time all tha time. I re minded her very firmly that while as grandmother of her grandson she was fully entitled to write letters to the ! son of her daughter's husband, she 1 must remember that an emperor I | could not regard them as coming from the queen and that In reading them I it was not 1 hut the emperor who read them. I would, if she desired, read j them aloud to myself, but I doubt | whether in such a case I should ho i willing to listen to them. 1 am not sure, whether the queen, who was growing old, quite got the idea, hut at any rate after this she behaved I herself quite properly. The point is, ' however, that Bismarck was furious | over this correspondence, which 'showed him for the first time that I I could write letters as well as heeould. From what 1 have already said, it cloaks, was not si en by the great chancellor. His Idea was that the ships were meant to stay on the water ' an£ not come across. Hence he could not share my joy at our acquisition of Poiioland, w liich gave us somewhere for the German fchips to go. In short. the Kngllsh psychology misled him. I remember that when we were holding our dis cussions on the naval bill, Bismark said In the reichstag. "If the Knglish should land upon our soil I should have them arrested." The idea was so deep that I didn't get it, hut I am sure that events have proved it wrong. I I am quite sure that my grand father. the good old emperor, felt just the same way about Bismarck as 1 did.’ I recall In proof of this a remark that my grandfather made to Gen eral Abdoodel, his chief of cabinet. Abdoodel found my grandfather one day walking up and down in such great excitement that he was afraid his brain wouldn’t stand it and might | blow out a cylinder. "What Is It?" he asked. "Bismarck!" answered the old emperor. "Dismiss him." said Ab doodel. "I can't." said my grand 1 father. "Bismarck knows how to 1 juggle with Are balls and keep two in the air and the rest of us can only do three." Anecdotes, such a« this, show first, the complexity of Kuropcan politics; and secondly, the gratitude of my family to the great chancellor. It was I felt that no one could fill his huge ! boots. Hater on when Prince Bismarck 'came to write his memoirs, he under I took to slate me In the third volume, i But it must not be thought that I bear him the slightest grudge for this. I On the contrary I respect him for It. We writers of memoirs must slate somebody or else the memoirs would be no good. In proof of my feelings on this point I may adduce the fact that the third volume of Bismarck's memoirs could not have been pub lished at all without my permission. Indeed. I wouldn't have given it only for the fact that somebody hail gone and published the volume without Waiting for It. Still It shows a large ness of mind on my part. Another way in which Bismarck fell down— indeed he did little else than fall down though he was a huge figure and we all revered him—was in not understanding my delicate rela tions with my own family. I may cite here the fact that my accession to the throne brought me Into sharp con flict with Queen Victoria, which made it neccessary for me to put her In her place. The queen, of course. was my grandmother, and I quite admitted at the time and admit still that this was a wonderful thing to he. When I ascended the throne I proposed to myself to take a little jaunt over to Russia, see the Romanoffs and make a few secret treaties dividing up the Turks and giving the Albanians to the younger sister of the king of Greece and that sort of thing. Queenle, How Could \nu? When Queen Victoria heard of libs she wrote to me to say that in Inr opinion the best thing 1 could <1" af ter my accession would lie to go Into mourning over m>»elf for a year. I wrote hack and told her that Willie as her grandson I was willing to go Into mourning and May there. Pulls Cun on Coal Man ami Pays Fine of $.'>0 Eoston. March 17. John II D’Kst*. 40, of No. 151 Manley street. East Boston, used a new system In trying to obtain coal. He threatened Beginnhl Johnson of No. 354 Wlnthrop street. Wlnthrop. with a loaded revolver when the lat ter refused to honor a doctor s pre scription for coal at the M mi it hu <■ tts Wharf coal yard, East Boston DKsts was fined $50 In the East Boston court for the threat. Pastor Saya Divine’s Job Is Not to Call on Women Defiance, CX March 17.— "The bust ness of Hie present-day clergyman Is not so much to <all on women in the afternoon as to set into operation such movements ns will linn* shout right thinking and will correct the wrong In social, business. Industrial and governmental resttionsblpi dc flared Rr\V W 111 lie in A. It* s. new pastor of the Inc i! I*i* div Iniiiii ■ hurch, addressing the Eschungv club. is clear that very soon after my as cension 1 found it necessary to get rid of Prince Blaniarrk. I had appointed, after 1 came to the throne, a few high officials of my own choosing, such as Count Booh von Boobenstein, Secret Counsellor Flach von Gestern and others. These were men of our true German etamp. straight, up and down. slab-headed, double-chested Prussians, absolutely incapable of flat tery or subservience. They all said to me. "Majesty, why not dismiss Bismarck and yourself govern Germany? You are the wisest, biggest man among us and you ought to dismiss him." I hesitated. "After all." I said. "Bl«marck Is a great heroic figure— Fisch ion Gestern poked me (rever ently) in the ribs, "Cut it out,' he said. The matter, however, soon came to a head at a meeting of the state coun cil. This body, as my reader may know, is supposed always to proceed strictly by vote, so that what the ma jority wish Is done. Judge of my sur prise whpn I called the council to gether to vote on a matter In which 1 differed from the chancellor to find them all voting with Bismarck and against me. 1 was the only one who voted for myself, a fact with showed that the state council was In bad shape. There was nothing for it but to request Prince Bismarck to let me h.i\e his resignation. After that the i-ouncil regained its liberty and voted just a* I told It. I explained the whole matter to my cousin and brother Nicholas when 1 tan over to Russia a little later to hold maneuvers and arrange about dividing up England between Turkey and Bulgaria. And he at once ep proved what I had done. "Je com prends parfaitement,” he said, "ta ligne d'action." I have heard since that tills Is not ewfully good French, hut at any rate Nicholas was trying to say, "I understand your line of action." and that was as near as he could come to It. I was now there fore safely established on tile throne, w.th the upproval of my grandmother lt d of Nicholas nre. to the Intense Joy of the- German p pie. (Cop>, shr. nil) The Omaha Bee Information Bureau Through our Washington Information Bureau The Omaha Bee will answer tlireot to (ho reader any question of faet, with the exception of medical, legal, love and marriage subjects, or any subject requiring ex tended research. Simply write your question as plainly and briefly as possible and mail to The Omaha Hoe Information Bureau, 4035 New Hampshire avenue, Washington, I). C\, enclosing a 2-cent stamped, addressed envelope for reply. He sure to write your name and address plainly on the return en velope. Biscuit Recipes These biscuit recipes have been worked out and tested in the labora tories of the Federal States Rela tions service and in private homes b" home demonstration agents of the United States Department of Agri culture. They Include recipes for the following; Plain linking powder, bis cuits, drop biscuits, sour milk bis cuits, whole wheat biscuits, jieanut biscuits, peanut butter biscuits, po tato biscuits and corn meal biscuits. A copy ,of these recipes will be sent to any leader of The Omaha Dee n receipt of a stamped, addressed en velope and the following coupon. Tightening Loose Nalls. Q. Is there any satisfactory way to tighten nails and screws in a wall when they have broken out some of the plaster? A. Yes. Saturate a bit of wadding with thick dextrin or glue; wrap a hit of it around the screw or nail and insert some of the wadding in the hole. Reinsert the nail or screw Into the hole pressing it home as far as possible. If some of the plaster is broken out. touch it with the glue ami put it back into place. Value of a Yen. Q What is the value of a Japanese yen ? A. A metalic Japanese yen is worth 49.85 cents, according to a statement issued by the Treasury de partment. Government r.*i>enses. Q. When did this government have its heaviest expenses? A. During 1919. The total ex - penses of the United States govern ment during that year were 918,952, 141,180. Itutlding anil I .nan Assnriatinns. Q. Hov.’ many building and loan associations are there tn the Unite.) States? A. On June 30. 1932, when the last tabulation »aa made. there were 9,255 building and loan ssBoristions in the United States. First tire President. Q, Who was the first vire president pf the United States? A. John Adams. IIITtKTISEJIIST, “Gets-lt” I Tames the Wildest Corns You Can Peel Them Right Off No matter how !onf you’ve had your cnrrn, how lead they may be. whether hard or to/t, or whit you have tried, believe this—"Gets It" will end corn paint at once, and quickly you can lift the corn right «»rf the toe or foot, with the finger* 11 eml* callouses, the same simple wav Millions u*e it Money guarantee Costs but a tr.ftr-everywhere K Lawrence A Co., Mfr .# Chicago. ai>vm^i iNfMr.M %uvmrh> *r.\T. 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Can you tell me the size of the steamer leviathan which is now be ing rebuilt for passenger service? A. The Leviathan is 907 feet long and has a breadth of 100 feet. She j ADVE1T18EMENT. BE PRETTY! TURN and Try Grandmother’s Old Fa*! vorite Recipe of Sate Tea and Sulphur. Almost everyone know* th.it Sago Tea and Sulphur properly compound ed, brings back the natural color and lu*tre to the hair when streaked or gray. Years ago the only way f get this mixture was to make It at home, which is mussy and trouble some. Nowadays, by asking at any dt ug store for Wyeth'S Sage and Sul phur Compound,'' you will get a large bottle ot this famous old recipe, im proved by the addition of other in gredients. at a small cost. Don't stay gray! Try It! No one | can possibly tell that you darkened j your hair, as it does it so naturally ■ and evenly. 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One of the latest tools serves either as a shovel or hoe, depending upon which wa" it is inclined from Its han '»«• ‘ ___ Man Fail* to F.at Four Pound* of Meat; Fined Detroit March 17.—The Inability of .Stove Dozore* to sustain his assert ed reputation as a tr»ncherman cod him $27. Steve was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace preferred by his sweet heart, Sophia Wilcsyitskl. at whose home he rooms and boards. He had beaten Sophia with a stick, Steve explained to the judge, became she filled to provide his usual evening meal ration of four pounds of meat. The court questioned Steve's capacity 80 an officer accompanied Steve to a nearby restaurant, where he w s given a chance to "make good." The officer reported Steve consumed "only'’ 1.5 pounds of veal, eight larre bologna sandwiches and one quart of milk. akvkbtmkmknt. ADVUBTISKMfAT. Beautiful Hair in a Moment Girts! Try This! 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