t---'N Rediscovering Omaha \... . J Hy T. W. M’Cl'LXiOrOH. Police reporters of tha present day, with their "press room" at tha cen tral police station, typewriters, tele phones and other conveniences, may Mess their stars they were not on the job when Omaha was first commenc ing to enjoy a "metropolitan" police force. It was the legislature of 1887 that did away with the job of city marshal in Omaha and established In his stead a chief of police. Marshal Tom Cummings was the last of a long line. Webber S. Seavey was Omaha’s P c chief of police. Seavey had a stormy reign as chief of police. He could not get along with the newspapers. One or the other, and mostly all of them were , in a row with Seavey continually. Seavey Issued orders forbidding re porters to ride on the patrol wagon, forbidding the desk sergeant to give out Information, forbidding the prcs - once of reporters in the lobby of the old jail on Fourteenth street, forbld lng anyone below the captains to give out any Information. Kindly Judge. Rut the boys managed to get the news Just the same. Judge Rerkawas In charge of the police court In those days. He left his room open, so the reporters had a place to roost In bad weather. Sergeants Pat Moystn, Tom Ormsby and Mike AVhalen were most considerate. Some of the patrolmen, like John Savage, Mike Dempsey, Mike Kissane and a few others did all they could to help. Henry Dunn was just then coming along, and with an eye to the future, he furnished many a bit of Information that would have landed him "on the carpet" had the chief ever found him out. The never-failing friend of the boys was "Patsy" Havey, who was night desk sergeant for many a year. Havey took his job in his hand night after night to give the boys tips when he could not give definite In formation. He was offset by "Paddy" • 'uslek, who was patrol conductor on the night shift for many years. Cuslck (lid not like a reporter in any guise. What he did to make things tough for the newspaper bunch was enough to fill a good-sized volume. His great est achievement was to buy a padlock to fasten the little booth in which Garbage Master Louis M. Goldsmith had a telephone. Goldsmith did not object to the reporters using the phone, but Cuslck did. "Paddy” gave several of the boys a ride In the patrol wagon, and saw to It that they stayed In jail until liberated next morning by Judge Berka. Surgeon's "Jimmies.” Alike Klsanne served under Marshal Turn Cummings. One day when the high-wheeled bicycle was In vogue Alik# saw one go down Tenth street from Howard and turn th# corner on Jones. The next man hs met asked him If hs had seen a man go by on a bicycle. "No. I didn’t," said Mike, “but be gorry I did see a hoop runnln' away wld a man down th* street.” Tom Cummins' fame rest* mainly on his edict against “Mother Hub bard" gowns. He attained a nation wide notoriety because of bis crusade against the flowing garment. One of th# older doctors of the city, still in practice, tells of being over hauled by Cummings one dark night. "Who are ye, and where y’ goln’ this time o’night?" was th# marshal's demand. "I am So-and So, a physician," was the reply. "Oh, It's gqfn' fishin' ys are! Well, this Is a hell of a time o' night to be goln’ fishin'. What y# got In the bag? Your tools? I t'o't so. doin' fishlsTj It's a burglar ye arel" The doctor says he never had to talk harder In hi# life than he did to get the marshal to let him go on hi* Journey. Reporter's Murder Clue. But the police and th# reporters got together frequently. I recall one very notable Instance In which Charles Somers Young, now publisher of th* Oakland (Cal.) Host-Inquirer, then night police reporter on The Omaha Bee, did an excellent piece of de tective work. A brutal murder had been committed, and the police were searching for the murderer. Young located a little brother of th# girl victim, and from him secured a story ihat led to the arrest of the murderer In a few hours after the crlm# had been committed. The guilty wretch was convicted and hanged. A^aln^ter Incident marked the exe cution. Just as the doomed man mounted the scaffold In the oW county Jail yard, a procession swung around the corner of the court house square, the hand playing “Thetje’ll Be a Hot Tim# in the Old Town Tonight." The last earthly sound ths condettined cul prit heard ws# th# strain of that ribald tune. How Ball Game Came Out. One occasion that caused much merriment was the ball game of Re portere versus Policemen, played st the old Miami park In the summer of 3889. It was for the benefit of Mrs. George W. Clark's “Open Door.” nr Institution since supplanted by the Salvation Army Rescue home. Th« policemen won by a wide margin, nr one ever knew Just how wide, bul three morning papers next day *n lmunced the score as 28 to 1 In favor of the reporters. Three afternoon papers followed suit, and the police inen never did get their side of the story to the public. Incidentally, Mrs Clark's funds were swelled by more than $400 aa a reaultj of the game. One of the star playe of the after noon was made by a sporting editor who was then as now famous for his ability as a writer. He played left field for the reporters. A husky cop per boosted a ball about a mile high out Into left field. Tha sporting editor tore over to the right spot, got all set, and tha spectatora war# pre paring to cheer a beautiful catch. Just as tha ball was descending to his hand* the sporting editor turned and ran. The cheer turned to laugh ter, and the policeman brought up on third baae. Mrs. Winterson 111. Mrs. G. C. Winterson, former slate president oT the Daughters of 3812, Is seriously 111 at her home, 2798 Newport avenue. She has been In bed for 14 wneke. Mrs. Winterson Is also a member of MaJ. Isaac Sadler chapter, llHUghteia of the American Revolution and a Coloniui Dame, I'-77 I Garrulities of a Grouch , l. ______J By «. O. M'INTYRE. Some one tins said the two biggest events in married lives are the com ing cf the first bnhy and buying a home. This may be true but the hap piness is individual and it should not he expected that the whole world should join in the paean of joy. Babies are a blessing. X love them. I love them when they are cooing and I love them when they cry. Yet some day I would like to meet a brand new father who did not maneu ver around to show you a picture of his baby in his pocket. Babies look pretty much alike. Some have a lit tle more fuzz on their heads than others but that is about all. Tho picture of any baby could be presented with: “That's my baby." And no one could dispute it. Yot you are supposed to gurgle praise. Now in the same measure homes are In humanize business if Mr. Sear* or Mr. Roebuck would come to the of fice every now and then Jn the morn ing and say to the office force: "Well, did yo’u get a letter for me today?" After a good laugh everybody would plunge into the day’s toil with zest. I manage to lumber along on en thusiasm alone for pleasures ahead. I am unable to work if there isn t some prospect of fun ahead. If I am going away on a journey 1 can do two days wtJrk in one and do it bet ter than if nothing were in prospect. | The greatest joy of a journey is in j anticipation. It never measures up i to much. I know a man who gives every employe two weeks vacation twice a year, in winter and summer. In my opinion he lias the most cap able and loyal force I have ever en countered. Now and then he takes \ 'isn't ooR BABy'? f I WONDCRPul * . 1 '! *| L__ ‘ J J 1 ’ ^ you Inspect the grain of the wood and feel the polish on the floor. Still perhaps I'm cynical. I don't own a home or a baby. And I’d like to have both. I have always believed I have been miscast In life. (Shouts of "Who Cares?"). It seems to me the ideal existence would be to be the husband of a lady who conducted a boarding house. I have In mind a house with a wide front porch and a comfortable chair. There I would enjoy day dreaming through life being Inter rupted only by )>elng called to my meals. Of course, I wouldn't mind collecting board from the boarders. For this work I would be willing to retain only 10 per cent and this w!(h my keep would make me perfectly content. One thing about big business Is Its lack of humor. Things are always taut. It seems to me that It would a shipping elerk home to dinner at his palatial residence on West End avenue. He has made a better ship ping clerk of that employe. Too many big business men take themselves seriously. Just as do novelists, newspaper men and garage mechanics. I have In mind one strut ting peacock for whom I worked a brief spell. He was the kind who went In for morning conferences. Those stupid affairs whfcre most of those In attendance spend their tlfne penciling unintelligible hieroglyphics on pads. He bad a way of showing hi* importance by trying to make some of his employes appear dumb before their fellows. “What do you think of this Idja?" he would ask one of them. Then he would mercilessly tear the reply to tatters and imagine that he had made a big impression. Every employe de spised him. He went Into bank ruptcy, found himself absolutely friendless, and the last I heard of him he wrote a friend, asking If I knew where he could get a Job. I felt sorry—hut not too sorry—for him. On the other hand, there Is another, man In the silk Industry who was tho soul of courtesy to those who worked for him. During the war he I' ALcaiSa.-® I ii>«*i>r tm**""*™*** drlmtrOo.um.MoT>'''"*"* Mmfr*lNoT^*caTI jhfptt/ QUDrlAMl Mtm cmtipauw^pygr -jsaasr MOTHER? Fletcher’s Castoria is a pleasant, harmless sub stitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, prepared for Infants in arms and Children all ages. It has been in use for more than 30 years to safely relieve Constipation Wind Colic To Sweeten Stomach Flatulenoe Diarrhea Regulate Bowels Aids in the assimilation of Food,promoting Cheerfulness,Rest and Natural Sleep without Opiates ^ - To avoid imitations always look for the signature of (£aJ*inr /■&£**&* Proven directions >.n each package. Physicians everywhere recommend it. > ■ 1 mi w _ tnvi it ri«i vt:\r "Diamond Dyes” Color Things New Just Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye Garments, Draperies, - Everything! Reautlfnl home dyclnic and tinting la guaranteed with Diamond Dye*. ,lu*t dip In cold wnler to tint aofl, delicate ehadca, or boll to dye rich, permanent color*, liech 15-cent puck age cdntnlna direction* *>> elmple liny woman can dye or tint lingerie, allk*, ribbon*, skirts, waists, dresses, coats, stocklriR.*, sweaters, draperies, cover ings, liHiiRinRs. everythin* tie\%. Huy “Diamond Dyes”—no oilier kind and tell your dru**lst whether the material you wish to color is Wool or silk, or whethei it in linen, cotton, oi mixed goods. struck lean days and there came a day when it looked as though the sheriff would soon arrive to seal the safe. His employes heard of it and every one. to a man, pooled his as sets to save the firm. They did and it is still prospering. He Intends final ly to retire and turn It over to them. It is the old bromide, but it is true. Kindness pays dividends. I have never found much courtesy among street car conductors. In New York especially they regard tile .passengers as so many dumb cattle, to be shifted and shunted about. And most street car conductors don't go very far. Perhaps this may be the reason. As an example of what they can do on the job there is—or rather was—a young Irishman on* a fifth avenue bus. He was absolutely amusing in his cheeriness. He had a happy word for everyone. He helped old ladles and old men oil and otf the stages and chucked the babies under the chin. He never lost his temer and when a passenger suddenly discov ered lie didn't have the price of the ride he wasn't put off. The conduc tor loaned him the dime. He is not a bus conductor today. He was on the job just two years and today he is tlie head of a big business in the Bronx and is drawing a salary of $12. oon a year. Be had been watched for some time by a man who was look ing for just the sort of optimist he appeared to be. and so lie got the job. Kindness does pay. On die other hand, I like several grouches. One in especial appeals to me. He is an animal keeper at one of the New York zoos. If any one asks him a question he turns and walks away without answering, lie does not associate wiili bis fellows. He snarls at them. Hut he IS'4* eap: able worker, understands animals and Is kind to them. The more he sees of animals the belter he appears to like animals. Perhaps lie is right. There is another perennial grouch in a building where I have an office that I rarely visit. When I do go there I usually ride on the elevator he operates. One day the car stuck between floors. I was the only pas senger. “How long do you think we Wijl have to stay here?" I asked. “If I was a mind reader I wouldn't be running this damn elevator," he snapped, and that closed the conver sation. Still, I rather like him. After all. It Is quite easy to 6e agreeable, no matter how high or l(Av the calling. Just the other day I ran into Dr. Sigmund Spaeth. He Is a professor of music, and his hook, “TheI -i-— Common Sense of Music,” is consid ered one of the most humanizing In fluences iiu produced about music. Somehow, you think of Dr. Sigmund Siweth as a professional person with heavy eoncavo glasses, to whleh Is ai tached a big black ribbon, lie lec tures before high brow audiences and he writes weighty articles. Yet the night I met him we dropped into of those stool lunchrooms and had an onion sandwich and he told me one about an East Side peddler and a poll paj rot that is what we know In uin less aesthetloal circles as r well or wow. A man may be learned, yet human. MASONIC SCHOOL HELD IN AUBURN Auburn, Neb., Feb. 21.—A school of Masonry was held in this city Thursday and Friday of this week which was attended by a large num ber of Masdns from southeastern Ne braska. It was conducted by Grand Junior Deacon .Orville A. Andrews of Un rein. There was also present Grand Master Robert It. Dixon of O'Nell mid Deputy Grand Master John Wright of Lincoln. The meeting closed with a banquet at the Auburn hotel Friday evening. * HARLAN ACCEPTS FREE PARK OFFER SperlHl Dlnpfttrti to Thu Omaha Bw* Harlan, la.. Feb. 21.—The late H. If. Pa Up bequeathed to the city of Harlan 10 acre* of ground In the northwest part ot the city, condition ally. The city was to establish and main tain a park and swimming pool 1 hereon and acceptance of the be quest must be made within two years, and work begun. The matter was re ferred to the park commission, and nothing was done. At a recent meeting the city coun cil accepted the bequest just as the time limit expired, and as no work has yet been started there Is ques tion ns to whether the bequest can be held. 0 m - . . ~ ' '■ - Ex-Shelby County Man Dies. Osceola, X'eb., Feb. 21—Conrad Thelen, G8, died in San lllego. Cal., yesterday. Funeral and burial will he held there Sunday. He lived In this county from 1874 until a few years ago, when he moved to the coast, , , He was prominent In business clr cles of Shelby county and was also active ih civic affairs. OSTEOPATHY The Voice of ^ Authority concern- j ing Adjustment of the Spinal Column l - — ) SPECIAL 2,000 Player Piano Rolls 5 FOR $1 Samples, Demonstrators, Used i: A. HOSPE CO. 1513-1515 Douglas Street. i i, i I % % Enjoy the Privileges of Spring Draperies and Fut^ an Orchard-lVilhelm riilure of interest is nonT^S ■ Charge Account .Tr/c'U ls‘ To defer p.yment, -1 chatd-WAhdm ,n the considerate TERMS will be Burgess-N ash Windows. arranged, so that you can O-o take advantage of this sale. o-o The A Bluest All Cotton Baby Mattresses firriitrec Special, All Felted Cotton ) X J iX v3 Mattress in fancy art tick- The season.g finegt Baby ing. Sale 1 Carriage designs in a wide Pr'ce .is-** variety of styles and colors are priced especially low. Special, All Cotton Mattress much lower, in fact, than with felted cotton top, bot- for many years, tom and sides, in attractive as ,00° Ruffled Curtains v Carriages —Exquisite 17.50 23.50 —Seasonable 029-5Q0 Prices-Unbelievable These curtains arrived too late for our big mid winter sale and so we are offering them now. 1 \ One of the Most Beautiful Lamps We have ever shown will be sold complete with shad* tor 12 Georgette Shade Trimmed with .galloon and dainty silk flowers. Metal Lamp Exquisitely wrought snd gilded, embellished with em ber snd amethyst drops. GIFT SHOP M MAIN FLOOR Inlaid • Linoleum The latest marbl* and smart est tile designs are showm In excellent assortment, of heavy, fl-ft. wide inlaids at, per square yard— Printed Linoleum 1.10 and 1.25 printed linn lemn on a genuine cork, oil and burlap bast*. . Excellent patterns, out short rolls, l’er square yard— 85c Pro-Li no (For Linoleum ) (rood tile and carpet pat terns that have the quality of endurance <,n a “iio-neod to-tack" felt base. Regular 75c quality, per square yd., 49c Three Patterns all with tie-backs per pair —Voile Curtains, some with pink and blue stitched ruffles. —plain sheer Voile Curtains with pink* and blue stitching to full ruffles and full ruffled tie-backs. ;—sheer, striped, White Marquisette Curtains. Regular price on each number it 2.35. Sale price..... * Two Patterns—both with tie-backs i—barred and dotted White Marquisette Curtains. —fine, sheer, plain White Marquisette Curtains. Regular price on each number it 2.50. Sale price.'•.*•••■•. Four Patterns— all with tie-backs ►—four patterns in beautiful, fine, sheer Marquisette, including a small dot in Point d’Esprit effect, a medium dot, and two dainty vj I barred effects; all snowy white, with full ruffles and tie- O v/ backs. . _. Regular price la 3.25. Sale price .... % Two Patterns— both with tie-backs t i—beautiful blue, rose or gold dotted Marquisette Curtains. —fine, sheer White Marquisette with blue dotted Marquisette _____ ruffled tie-backs to match blue dotted ruffling. These two numbera eery cheap at 3.95; in the Sale they are “simply wonderful . . I \ . The “Rocrular Prices’’ quoted above may well be !\l tO * considered very low, while the apecial »a!e price* , * i Y l/l/C'i supcest purchasing for many months ahead. • Hi-Lighted Walnut Suite Eight superb pieces for your dining room nt a price that will make you marvel. Executed In rich American Walnut and Birdseye Maple Veneers, tntieil and shaded in the new Monk's Brown. Eight pieces include Buffet, 60 inches long, large Oblong Extension Table that extends to 6 feet, five (.'hairs and one Arm (’hair. The same design but with buffet, bti inches long and table with ten logs, 333.50 r ScvcraDDclapcd Shipments of Fine Rugs are offered for MONDAY'S selling Pxl2 Wilton Rugs in very , desirable Oriental patterns having the new taupe or blue grounds. Slightly shaded but offered at a ridieulouslv low price— 72.50 9x12 Hartford Saxony Rugs in good patterns for living and dining rooms. Regular price 140.00. r,