Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MAY 1 , 1895. 27
MEN
God RVO ! us men
A time like this demands ,
Stronp minds , great hearts , true faith
And ready hand * . Jlollaml.
EDITED I1Y MIIS. HAKUIET C. TO\VNJ ! <
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However tnjo the facts we write about you ,
Pear , naughty men , we could not live with
out you. -Klla Whclrlcjx. \ .
Wo selzo this opportunity to Invoke the
aid of men In an attempt to change some
long standing customs. When your rela
tives die , as they surely will , It Is not neces
sary to extend thank * to thoughtful friends
through the newspapers. It must bo a bore
to the editor. It Is an absolute nuisance to
the subscriber ,
Tlie o same remarks arc extended to
lodges , with their long anil labored resolu
tions conferring all the Christian graces on
the gro.itoflt ncamp , In town Just because ho
died before his fellows.
If It were not asking too much we would
beseech newspaper men to make reports of
crlmo and hangings and all foul business as
Inconspicuous and brief as possible. The
paper might not sell as well In the police
court aiU on the bottoms , but It would sell
better on the heights and In the homes. Wo
want the IIOWB , but not all , In our families.
Till ! .IMA' OA Till ! VMNKT M.IIIH.
Who always conies home with a bright ,
cheerful face ?
Olves the baby a Ids- * , his wife an embrace ,
] 'raises the oupper nnd ctrokes the cat ,
Itcads the paper uloud and bang ! ) up his
Imt7A man on the planet Mars ,
"Who Hhnres his purse with liH bHter half ?
"Who Joint ) her always In son * nnd laugh ?
Who tells her his secrets , his hopes and
plans , .
BclleVlntr her mind Is a1 * biff an a man's ?
lie lives on the plunet Mars.
Thus far I had written my Jlnglos and
rhymes
Which seemed to mo giving- some people
nnd times
All a very tight cap which I hoped they'd
put f > n. ,
I read them aloud to my good husband
He mumbled and glowered and turned fiery
red ,
And what do you think the naughty man
ald ?
"Oh , shoot the planet Mars !
Now John has much knowledge and wis
dom nnd wit ,
In business ami politics knows what Is fit ,
13ut In learning , the poor man is much In
my rear ,
I said "The planet referred to , my dear.
Isn't onu of thR Hhootlnp stars. "
, . A LINCOLN WOMAN.
Aft OLH M.IID'H Ol'UflON.
YVImt the Adopter of nn Abandoned Farm
Mm lo Suy.
A page for men ! And I , a literary old
maid , naked to send a few words for It
way out to Nebraska from Massachusetts ,
from Mctcalt to Omulia ! I am certainly
complimented , but what on earth shall I
say ?
Bhall I speak as a farmer , a "Honwoman , "
a Htoratour or an oM maid ?
Taking the last role first , I suppose there
are no old maids In the west. ( I wish I had
gene out thcro thirty years ago ! ) Wo don't
BCO anywhere now , the lank , lean , hooked-
nose , corkscrew rlnglettcd , wasp-walsted old
spinster that was seldom scon outside ot
comic pictures , but lias disappeared entirely
slnco all women , married or single , have a
chance to make their lives full and happy
and successful.
I highly approve of men and have no
quorrul to ottlo with thorn. Considering
their greater strength and their power to
mnko laws and moral codes and the vantage
ground they have held so long , I think they
are behaving mighty well under the present
aggressive stress of the new woman. It
must bo a not altogether pleasant surprise ,
yat anything that woman now wants to do ,
she IB not only allowed to do , but encouraged
In doing , and there Is but little potty Jeal
ousy.
Women now claim a place In every profes
sion. In every business , In athletic amuse
ments. They ride "bikes , " play golf , tennis
and billiards ; have Imitated your dress ,
have beaten college , boys at mathematics
nnd essay writing and declamation ; have
plunged Into the realm ot Invention , archi
tecture and decoration : they command
yachts , make capital after dinner speeches ,
have their own cltiba , and yet the womanly
heart Is Just about the same as over , Sc
' but the whole feel extremely -
you don't mind , , on ,
tromely proud ,
I owe much ot my success to the kindness
of men who hare appreciated my struggles
and given mo many a friendly lift. I don'l
bollevo In women going Into politics ; mor
are making a bad enough mess of that al
ready. Dut In the matter of pay for wort
well done , Just laws about property , th <
boat systems of education , women will seer
have a vote on these questions , because
what they really want , you alway gal.
lantly glvo to them.
That Is firstly.
Secondly , as a scribbler : My present
hobby Is to wnko men up to the fact tha
women have wit and humor as well ai
themselves. This Is so seldom acknowl
edged that I wonder If men only read thcli
own books , only listen to and applaud theli
emi Jokes ! Hut I've no doubt that yoi
progressive western men will agree wltl
mo at once , wltbont argument , sneer or op
position.
Thirdly , as an eastern "Henwoman , "
prefer the Plymouth Ilock variety , aftei ex
pcrlmentliiR largely. Also my dcpresslni
conviction la that , owing to the way egg
nnd fowls are rushed In upon us from th
west and Canada at the lowest ooRslblo rates
there Is no money In the "Mislnoss hen' '
oven for the most energetic old maid.
Finally , as a farmer. I object to ou
tedious and cruel winters , and to our uprlnp
long and uncertain as a Waterbury watch
Wo get things to growing about the mlddl
of May. Ily the middle of September Jacl
Frost destroys all. It Is a hard , bolemn
risky business.
That wo are not yet In danger ot starve
tlon , wo do not have to tear down Int
cyclone caves c\ery other month , so I suy
poao we ought to bo content.
If you o\cr got as far east as Doston ,
wrlto you , ono nnd all , to call on mo. An
who is me7 Why.
Why.gg SANnORN >
Metcilf , Mass. . Raiser Hens and Garden San
Arc Mm Out of Tlirlr SplicrcT
Dr. Mary E. Green , president of the Mich
Ban Koonomla association , In prlratj corn
ipondenis writes very entertainingly on thl
ubjert , Through the failure o trains t
connect the , without choosing , flopped eve
In Omaha. She says ; "I shall not soon foi
get the delightful day spent with you an
Your club , and the many courtesies extends
to me. I am much Interested to know tli :
you are editing a paper , a thing which 01
club It Just at-present doing. "
I thank you for the Invitation to cot
ttllnilB pnmetlilMK to your column for mei
I know little more than that they are U
Imlf of creation which women adoru an
which we , as women , wish to ndore UM.
nm pleased to tell you that I admire tliei
no much that I would not wish them to I
Ilk * women nor the women to bJ Ilka met
I certainly admire them for the way I
which they have ntrftvtetl uhut has froi
tlmu Immemorial been known ns wom < n
work. Our most notrd cooks have nlnnj
lieen men ; the scientists \\lio have Invent
Italic ! the nutritive , economic , and sclentll
values of food , the greatest necessity of U
human race , are men ; our beat dress mill
ur are men. It Is quite evMont that wi
nun'B "sphere" an suih lMt uUappearci
If It Is necessary for her to limit her ai
UvttlcM. an mi many seam to think , I
pome "sphere" or other , she hai no nlttrni
live but to build for hertelf another one.
Some men might learn a valuable lost
from the baaits of tha field. Wo tuspc
that If they. th bMd , were wrapped I
blankets and protected from cell and air , li
doors and out , tbo llmo would como \\h (
they would be without natural coverln
Iiad ! > tieadcd men , take notice.
We lately heard t nun cf experience u
tlwt It took much tktll and pracllw to t
range a mixed pag at nowtpiper rexdlui
In fact that It required a fort of Rcnlu
It thU bo Irue In n rcuuUr edition \\IUi an
oiliouut of nutrrl.il at command , where th *
iv lit vrha depend Jcr oar csntrlbutloni c
the grace of friends and who otter to tl
public our tint cffortt
J.V TIIK HOLnKff AOK.
For the Woman's KOItlon of The Ileo.
Two lovers sat ami told their story
Of a new discovered glory ;
How grund and coed the world has grown
Since each the other'u help had knoA'ii.
The tale was not to ending- > 1d
When the fond pair sat gray and old.
"Dear , these swift years have p-\sseJ away
As briefly as a winter's day ;
Hut half love's truth we could no' say
Though wo should tell nnd toll away. "
Julia Ward Howe.
Irrigation.
In these days when a failure of rain threat
ens to retard the development of our whole
trana-MlssloslppI region , the question of Irri
gation IB of vital Interest.
The drouth has not been an unmixed evil ,
Our people have been brought to seek a
remedy and the Interest awakened will prob
ably result In a system which will rob dry
weather of Us terrors. Many have found en
couragement In the wylng , "What man has
done , man can do ; " and , 33 showing the
possibilities along this line , a look at the
work ot one or two of the oldest countries
may be profitable.
Kgypt has been called the classic land ol
Irrigation ; but , though Irrigation ha * beer
employed from remote times , no records 01
tracss remain of the ancient system. The
Nile furnishes water for all the arable land
of the country. The success of Ugyptlar
methods may be seen In the census of 1882
which Ehowb that this comparatively narrow
tract supports a population representing 5K
Inhabitants per square mile. Helglum , tin
mott densely populated land of Europj , sliowi
only 530 Inhabitants to the square mile. Thl :
great river la not subject to sudden freshets
The periodical , tropical rains slowly scm
their overflow down tbe Nile , causing tin
well known Inundation. Various methods o
distributing this supply have been uied. Tbi
ono most In favor at present Is the basli
system. Water Is stored In a series1 of baslni
and emptied upon the land when needed
Wells are very little used , for , like Nebraska
Egypt , especially la the delta , ofteu strike :
salt water.
Major Powell , recently superintendent o
the geological survey , Is responsible for tin
assertion that In the countries ot Asia , 70 ,
000,000 people are supported by lands IrrI
gated by well * .
The woik of Irrigation In America has msfli
apld progress In the last five year * A gov
rnmont publication. Issued by Socrotar ;
tusk , gives much valuable Information a
o methods and results. This work urges th
ccesslty for thorough organization with i
roperly equipped state engineer's ofllce o
oard of water control. Hxperlmcnt ha
hewn that tha best results are attained b ;
11 water users submitting to general super
Islon both In constructions needed for stor
go and In distribution.
At present , Irrigation Is carried In slxtcfli
tato9 lying west ot the 07th meridian. 0
hese , according to statistics gathered In 1S91
California has by far the greatest acreag
indcr ditch , having over 4,000,000 acres , am
f theao nearly 3,500,000 are under cultlva
Ion.
The old-fashlcncd open ditch system ha
leen almost abandoned In California , becaus
f Its wastefulness. An Illuttratlon may b
'ound In San Bernardino county. In 18 $
hero was considered to b ? only enough wate
o Irrigate 10,000 acres In that county. Ii
890 , nrtder Improved methods for storages I
, vns estimated that 110,000 acres- might b
lupplled.
Up to 1880 , the open ditch was the * on !
method In use. In Uio decade following , th
Itches were cemente-d to save poepage. Now
n southern California , water Is distribute
Imost entirely by cemented , yltrlflcJ , woode
ir Eteel pipes.
The work In California clearly shows tha
much expense may be saved by adopting tb
best methods in the beginning. We , ot Ne
braska. should profit by the experience o
our sitter statw.
MRS. W. J. Bit VAN.
Spring Style * for Alcn.
The mosrt stylish overcoat for spring wea
ivlll bo considerably shorter limn It wa : las
season , a trifle looser at the \valst and some
what more ample at the bottom.
l'or the coming season , trju err. will avei
age nineteen and a halt Inches at .I.e kne
and sixteen and a halt lo seventeen and
lalf at the bottom , .with slight tprinp an
'alntly defined crease.
Good drctferj will hare at least two vest
ivlth ear-h suit , one of the came material a
ho coat , and the other of a fancy \ctllii !
and will wear the fancy vest on bright day ;
In neckwear the dcniaiU for four-lu-hanc
continues to Increase.
The ImpreailTO styles In vjllarj are dee ]
Those with points are aiming to Income chei
protectors. All the revenge they can gi
Is In calling the deep slanders "ear-cutters.
Three-Inch collars were the rule at tl
dog show In New York last mouth. The
were on the men.
Fancy colored shirts wih be the swell tlilr
for the coming season.
For trouserings both shcks and strip !
will be In great demand. Many ol the latti
are very wide In effect , bat the design
always BO subdued that no Idea ot kudne :
Is conveyed.
In shoes , the razor toes continue popula
A coming style Is the Toi.lo , with a decide
turn-up to the toe. Whi'.e ktituiilngs ar
largo buttons are nubby Idsas. The browi
and tans prevail , and ara very handsonu.
In Jewelry , fobs with seals and crust In
tlals ara tlie latest fad , Turtle and l/m !
tcarf pins , the back * set with enamels at
diamonds , are a new crcatl.-u. Trilby pli
ara very taking.
Don'ls for 31 on.
Man's a vapor.
Full of woes ;
Cuts a caper ,
Down he goes.
Old Saw ,
Don't get up In the morning- an ug
temper and expect It to be attributed to t :
cofT.'o or the rolls.
Don't expect that dyspepsia contracted 1
the disgusting habit of gobbling your fo
like a starving chicken entitles you to ext
consideration In the family.
Don't suppose that because you choose
barricade yourself with the morning pap
and cut yourself off from table courtesies
will bo looked upon as a charming Idloay
oracy. Your wife will simply consider it I
breeding and resent It accordingly.
Don't Imagine that your son will have go
manners If you amuse yourself while he
lltlle In subverting your wife's attempts
train him.
Don't entertain the pleasing notion tn
your children will take heed only ot yo
company manners. They are sure to co
your home manners.
Don't expect that your children will lo
you merely because you are their father.
Don't suppose your son \\lll take any I
tercst in you uhen he Is grown up , If y
have taken none In htm while he Is growlr
Don't coiutder that letting him do pret
much as ho plntsei entitles you to bis gra
tudc.
tudc.Don't
Don't amuse yourself with thinking th
the children are any more company for yc
wife than they are for you. The Idea
pleasing and poetical , but fals * .
Don't forget In accusing your wife
extravagance ttuH you probably pay $50 I
a business suit where she pays $25 , and j
for a good suit where she pays J50.
Don't forget that thoug her bonneta may
expensive they do not compare with yc
clp.r bill , for the latter Is sheer waste. .
Don't rail your wlfo'a talk gossip and yc
own conversation.
Don't c.\press the opinion that men do i
compare with women as scandal mongers , :
the worst storlci told about people In tl
town arv told by men.
Don't gn on th supposition that men re
any fewer or better novels than women.
Don't accompany jour wife on tie ! stn
with a cigar In your mouth. If you arc
gentleman ycu will not do It with any ott
lady and It Is Indecent to show that y
think ycur wife la * lowered hertelf
marrying jou.
Don't expect to Us mistaken for a gnt
man It you are > ecn parent ; ur cleaning yo
nallt In a ilreet car.
Don't think that wb n you ore amok !
on the front platform of a car your are any
less of a nuisance than If you were smoking
within It. i
Don't delude yourrelf with supposing there
arc one-fiftieth as many henpecked husbands
In the world as bulldozed wives.
Don't expect other people to share your
opinion that you arc a genius. The odds are
greatly In favor of their thinking you only
an as * .
Don't Ret weildcu to the Idea that you do
any harder work than your wife docs. The
Irksomeness of work Is measured by Its un
pleasantness and she probably does a halt a
dozen disagreeable things dally to one ot
that sort that you do.
Don't expect to Indulge yourself In bad
manners on all ordinary occasions and huvc
good ones ready at an emergency.
Don't think a lounging room full of dead
tobacco smoke Is pleasant to a friend because
he nays he dojsn't mind It.
Don't net Into the habit of thinking you
make an Impression on every lady you meet.
Don't get the Mca that your wishes arc
other people's duties.
Don't think you can wear a soiled collar
to a lecture without any one noticing It.
Don't consider that > ou are a student ot
political economy because you have read
Richard T. Ely's book on the subject.
Don't let yourself think you know a great
deal about the silver question because you
have talked a great deal about It.
Don't harbor the conviction that the In
terests of your state settle the tariff question.
Don't Indulge the expectation that our
"Infant Industries" will ever grow up.
Don't consider your choice In perfumery
good enough for the whole car.
Don't decide that your wife has hidden your
necktie because you can't find It.
Don't laugh much longer at that old Joke
about a wife buying her husband's ties. lie *
spect U due to the aged and Infirm.
Don't raise that calamity howl whenever
you hear of a woman being educated or
doing something new. The world will move
In spite of you.
Don't consider that your Judgment Is al
ways better than your wife's. Generally It
Isn't.
Don't wear your coattalls to your heels
much longer under the Impression that It
continues to be the fashion.
Don't think you know what the weather IE
going to bo because you have read the newspaper -
paper report.
TUB Kuir aiAfi'a
Am I or nm I nut that Is the question ;
Ware ago 1 know I was a man. but Plnct
The slings and arrows of outrageous for
tune
Ilnvu cast me In a jea of trouble.
Once I was a monarch of tl Is realm
And nil the weaker sex wers * w it to Uc
my bidding ,
Hut now , ulns , a thousand natural thocks
Have dlro confusion made ,
And what Is what , or which Is which , l !
now no longer plain.
The way the women do must give us pause
Ours now the pings of love despl ed
Theirs the Insolence of olllce , the' ' pulpl' '
nnd the stage.
Whereon they harrangue of their ilghts-
the law's delay
Of our oppression and our shameless con
tumcly
Till WP would our quietness make with r
bare Ixxlkln ,
Only the haunting dread that after deatl
In that undiscovered country they mlgh
still pursue
With enterprises of great pith nnd moment
This makes us rather bear the Ills we Imvi
Than Ily to others we know not of.K. .
K. M. T.
Women ou the lluarfl uf Iilucntlun.
Some person with an evident analytic cas
of mind and a compass of the subject whlcl
suggests experience once said : "Tin
teacher should bo as meek as Moses , as zeal
ous as Paul , as patient as Job , as wise ai
Solomon , strong as Samson , slow to angci
and apt to teach. " A rare compound this
as the world goes , to be found In a singli
Individual , but with alight revision botl
practicable and desirable In a Board of Edu
cation. It Is but another way of expressing
thu need of broad capability and many-sided
ness.
ness.Tho work of tha board Is both buslnesi
and educational. Men through cxpcrlcnci
may claim superiority oa financiers. Whatever
over woman's work In this respect sue cer
tatnly has by nature and training a sped *
fitness for the work of education. As at
educational factor few place the Hoard o
Education , upon the plane of Important
which It deserves. Upon the board not lesi
than upon the superintendent and teachlni
force from principal to lowest primary , doe :
the efficiency and thoroughness of the educa
tlonal work depend. Teaching has reachet
the dlgnlty.- a science. It no longer mean ;
the growth of a few faculties of mind , bu
the whole mental , moral and physical development
velopment of the child. Such result can no
ba brought about save by the many-sldoi
teacher who. In all probability , will not b
selected except by a broad gauged , many
stdrd board. Woman's sympathy and enthu
slasm , watchful care and fidelity to dut ;
which , with training and experience mak
her the Ideal teacher constitute her spccla
fitness for the work of selecting teachers
i A practical educator Is better fitted to Judg
I of the merits of a teacher than Is one wh
Is Ignorant of the art. The Intense Interes
which women as mothers and teachers Ink
In the work of education heightens their fit
ness for It and Is another reason why the
should be called upon to share It In thl
broader sphere of action. In addition to thl
mainspring to bast effort women , as a rul <
have moro time to devote to the work tha
have men whose- business Interests necessai
Ily engross the greater part of their tlm
and attention. That personal inspection c
tha schools which the board should mak
and which Is generally left undone c
thrown entirely upon the superlntender
would bo cheerfully and creditably done b
women. These arc some ot tbo reasons wh
capable women should share with capabl
men the duties ot the Board of Educatloi
Sentiment should have no place In the ac
vocacy of women to fill this position. Thel
cause la won It In this , as should bo In a
cases , merit and adaptlblllty to the work I
hand are made the test of membership.
EMMA B , WAQNER.
Mulhura-ln-I.Hw.
Mothers-in-law seem to be the bugbear i
matrimony , hut they are a perfect BUCCCI
when rightly managed. The best way to gi
along with your mother-in-law Is to inal
love to her. No matter If the old lad
looks like a cross between a South S <
Islander and a descendant of a Chinese Mai
darln , tell your wife in an audible asld
that you live In hopes that she will one da
be as good looking as her mother. If yoi
wife and she ever get Into the lesst dlspu
whether the catnip tea shall be given to tl
baby hot or cold , or any other weighty dome
tic difficulty arises , always take your mothe
In-law's part and remark to your wife th ;
when she gets as wise as her mother Is , yc
will be a happy man. Caress her on tl
sly when you are sure that your wife
looking. You may have to go out behlr
the barn and turn the garden hoseon you
self to wash the sensation oft , but It wl
pay In th ? long run. It you can manage
glvo her all the Ilttlo attentions and utter
ignore your wife , you will ba surprised
nnd now soon your wlfo will Insist that si
can attend to everything herself and po
mamma need not stay any longer to botln
with her. After she Is gone , If you wl
only ask occasionally when dear mother
coming to make another visit , you will n
be Inflicted very scon again. That Is 01
way to manage a mother-in-law , If you ha'
the gall to do It , but another way , and u
doubtedly a better , Is to marry an orphan.
IIOM' TO 31.1KAOK YOUll WIVE.
Advice from Ono Who Ought to Know.
There are thousands of men whose cou
tenanccs virtually say that life Is not wh
they expected ; they are sorry they boug
a ticket. They arc not dyspeptics nor flna
clal failures ; they don't know how to ma
age their wives. They may be sharp ai
successful speculators on the Board of Tra
or manage railroads , but their domestic rel
lions wllh some two-by-four little woman
the "bete nolro" of their existence. Ai
they appreciate satan's finesse , who , wlshli
to aflllct Job beyond human endurance , toi
all his possessions except his wlfo and bol
Ilu knew better than to go too far , but It
the tolls as a counter Irritant , and Job fi
that his afflictions \\ee temp red with mrc
The trouble with such men Is a lack
tact and a deplorable Ignorance of worn
nature. A woman's weak point Is appi
battvencsj. A man after ha has be
married five or ten years , forgets how
et used to flll the air with his protestation *
eternal affection , or. It he remembers ,
wondera how he ever could have been BU
an Idiot. But his wife remembers.
O-.io teaspoonful of oil will go farther t
war ! lubricating machinery than gallons
\lncgar The man who has sense enoui
to compliment his wife occasionally has t
"o [ > cu lexara" to domestic happiness.
If ycu wish to iiuoke In the parlor set
jou do pity Brown , whoso wife won't let
blm smoke In the houso. Why , It you had
a wife. Ilko his you would til up nights to
bata her. Depend upon It , you can smoke
when and where you plcaso.
Go to church with your wife occasionally.
Women like to show other women what In
fluence they have over their husbands. Did
you over see a bantam lien proudly parade * a
big gosling around the barn yard ? That li
the same feeling a woman has when she
leads n big man up a church aisle.
Tell your wlfo how pretty she Is. U
makeo no difference If she. ls ugly enough
to stop a clock , she will believe every word
you say , and the returns from such a verbal
Investment will bo ICO per cent Increase of
domestla bliss.
Glvo your v.-lfo an allowance , something of
her own , however little , so she won't have
to beg every time she wAnts a new hairpin.
To a proud woman not h. rig Is so humiliating
as lo ask her husband for money.
Women like masterful men. Alclbladcs
was a favorite with them. When his wlvo
was In court seeking a divorce because ho
neglected her ho caine In , picked her up
and carried her out ( fltllulit saying a word.
That quashed the proceedings and , his wife
was delighted. ' '
The wlfo of a man who understands the
judicious use ot flattery will do all the work
for ten or twelve In the family , dress on $15
a year and think she Is , lho happiest woman
In the world and the possessor of the * only
perfect man , whllo her1 neighbor wonders
how she can tolerate 'he'r chump of a hus-
"irzur A I'jxui : VF n OUK is .IT.IA. "
to Know.
They need not keep their hands In their
pockets nor u.ider 'their coat tails. The
Turks have a charm hanging from their coat
front , with wh'ch to occupy their hands when
not otherwise employed. Under sticfti circum
stances , a man Is not twirling his mustache nor
cleaning his finger nails In company.
The tobacco nuisance ! Jt dlsgusls us be
yond expression ! If wo possessed the genlua
ot Shakespeare , wo would ue It all toward
the abolition of this dlsgracaful habit. Unless
you want to sec us In short skirts or tronssrs ,
have a care for street cars and sldo walks.
Their every day fllthlness Is exasperating. II
Is enough to Invoke special legislation. In
the early New England days II would have
been a oubject of prayer. "Heavens ! are ye
men and will you suffer this ? "
A man who determines to take- himself oul
of the world In order to avoid Impendlns
business disaster Is a coward. Why should
ho leave his wife and children to bear whal
ho cannot , and that , too , with the disgrace ol
his crime added ? The woman's thought , ter
rlble as It Is , of taking her children with her
would seem more creditable.
Tha men of our Board ot Education oughl
to know that physical symmetry and vlgoi
and endurance are womanly as well as manlj
qualities. What hope U there for future
generations If the physical development o ;
boys only Is sought In the High school :
Where are our girl cadets ?
Have- you wondered why you cannot flm
a pair of mended hose nor a shirt with i
button on It ? Is It difficult to get Into youi
coat with the sleeve linings all torn out'
Never mind ; the May Day edition of The Hc <
Is all right. _
Till ! Altlf J/.IA.
An Appeal tn III * Ucnoronlty.
Wo hear much of the new woman and thi
Ideal woman In these days , but very little o :
the now man. What Is he and what Is ha U
be ?
George Eliot sayg "There's no denyln * tin
women are foolish ; Qed Almighty made 'eir
to match the men. "
In the modern revolution ot women shal
we not look for and expect the evolution ol
the new man ? Is It too much to ask thai
the modern man shall glvo as much as h <
takes ? That ho shall recognize and gladlj
acknowledge the efforts and desires ot hli
sisters tn the literary field , their skill Ir
many lines of burlncss , their tact , lutultloi
and determination ?
Shall wo not require and hold before thi
new man as high Ideals of right , virtue
morality and education as he asks of us'
One bane of society today Is the double codi
of morals. Have not the women the right
the sacred right , to demand Its extinction'
We wish our husbands to be educated gentle
men In the highest sense of the word. Shal
'we not require as , wlifU ) hands and as pun
hearts as they claim from us ?
Wo watohi for1 nnd eagerly * expect tin
day when , In the homt'Ufe , there shall bi
no "meum" and "teutn.V no routine inherltet
from our ancestors , butUie , , utmost freedon
In family cares , a. just Oivlslon of love ant
labor , an open pursenu equal responsibility
of the parents for tha.children , and thereby
an Ideal homo life. .
In the business worjd may we not look fo :
like changes ? Many things women do bette
than men and our brothers lead In som
lines. Should ! they uot grant to us , no
grudgingly , but with full-hcarted sympath ;
and generous assistance , what wo fchall tak
at all events ? >
This plea for equality , not for suffrage
not for political or business preference
voices , we believe , the demand of many i
puro-heartcd wife and- mother , moro for th
future- generation than the present.
. P. D. II.
Mr * , flrown's Ilunlmild nnii HioCrnnnsTnkc
Mr. Brown Is a successful business mar
who would not be where and what ho Is , I
he were not keen and attentive to every de
tall of his affairs. lie Is assertive and ot
Jects decidedly to bdng known as Mr :
Brown's husband ; therefore the census take
carefully addresses him as Mr. Brown.
"How many children have you. Ml
Brown ? " "Well really eight , I believe , bt ;
Mrs. Brown will know. " "How many c
school age ? " "Six attending school. " "Thel
names and ages , please ? " "I can give yo
their names , but for their ages you rnu :
really call ou Mr . Brown. She has a wor
derful memory for dates ; a truly remarkabl
woman. "
Tha servant of the government steps 01
of the- busy man's office and coon finds bin
self before an Ideal home. A few momcnl
later he Is urlicrcd Into the presence of Mr
Brown , a bright , cheerful little woman , goc
humored , healthy and energetic. She scemi
as Mr. Brown says , to have a wonderfi
memory. She calmly reduces the number i
children as given by Mr. Brown , by one. Tli
number eight Is carefully erased and a flgui
seven U substituted. Yes , six children i
school age. The names and ages are give
wll3out a moment's hesitation The younf
cst Is but six months old and not namei
The man takes his book under his arm , an
as he slowly walks down to the- front stor
and out to the gate , he soliloquizes : "So th
Is a club woman , and Mr. Brown Is a clu
woman's husband. Well , ho may ctay i
home with the babies while his wife goes I
the club , but It seems to me that If he dl
he would know how many children there ai
and could guess at their ages In round nun
bers. " NETTIE M'LEXNAN.
FlattsmotUh.
"Her I'rrntlno llan * bho Tried on Sl.in. "
Sang Burns. In the case of Dame Nalui
as In the present Instance any Impcrfcctlc
In the manner as well as In the creation ma
be attributed to the Inexperience and novel !
of the situation.
It Is by the courtesy and consideration of
man that we are given the privilege ar
benefit of this edition , but , while In no degn
forgetting this , we were hardly human dl
we not Improve the opportunity to sugge ;
some facts that a few have overlooked.
It becomes every day more evident thi
women are thinking Intelligently and wli
Increasing acuteness on the loading questloi
of the day. Are some of our present evl
within reach of the united Influence at
Judgment of men and women ?
The question la worthy of conslderatlo
The experiment la even being tried. In II
past the so-called "creative fifth" has n
contained as many names of women as
men , but In the future , with equal educ
tlcnal advantages and varied remunerate
employments , who can predict the outcome ?
One point Is settled. We have outgrou
the sugar plum age and any little thrug
and sarcasms on the new woman may be a
proprlately hurled back at ( ho "fln du Biecli
man.
To Gentlemen Apprrointlnc n Hlch Urnt
Clear at a Very I.our Prlco !
Why pay lOc for clear seed eastern mai
cigars when you can buy for 5c the eel
brated I'epperberg's Buds cigars ? This brai
Is guaranteed made cf 'long Havana fllle
and beat Sumatra wrapper * and are sure
please your tasle.
For sale by J. P. Hyan , 1220 Farnam 81
F. M. Krysel , 318 So. 10th St. ; H. L. Hlgoi
N. Y. LIfo Bidg. , arid L. E. Myers , 21
Military Ave.
For further particulars and wholcia
prices address tha manufacturer ,
JULIUS PCPPERBEHG , Platlsmouth , Neb.
For fruit and veseblea go to Duttett
14th and Harney.
Leading Land and Lot Dealers of Omaha.
Stoepel Place Lots
Are right in the best residence part of Omaha
and have everything to recommend them for
an Investment or a Home. Only $50 down and
$5 monthly payments. Send for circular. Call
on or address ,
W. A. WRBSTELR ,
BSE BUILDING , OMAHA , NEB.
HOMES. HOMES.
LOW
SALE. t ( . ' / PRICES.
Desirable modern houses nnd cottages on oaty payments ,
vacant lots , acres and Iowa and Nebraska farms , at
prices that will not purchaser handsome prollts. Prop
erty managed and rents collected for owners.
GARVIN BROS. , 210 N. Y. Lite Bidg.
In the world was there a bettor time to luvost
iu Omnha than today.
THINK OF THIS
A $5,000 Home , all modern nnd elegant $3,800
A $4,000 Cottage , electric light and everything else , $3,000
10 $1,000 lots at $100 each ; $50 cash and $10 per nwiith ,
without interest.
Call nnd sco us for bar-pains.
\Vo mnlco a specialty of loaning money on Omaha
real estate ; just ns safe as government bonds.
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY ,
1702 FARNAM STREET.
x r "
/VOW / JS THE TIME TO PICK UP BARGAINS IN LAND ADJOIN-
J * > IriffOmnhtv nndlSotith Omaha. An investment in 10 , 20 or 40 acres
oa the outskirts of these eitlos will yield enormous pi-oills. With hardly
ua exception , the wealthy men of thla city have niudo their immense for
tunes by securing hind closu toOmulm nud holding It until the rapid growth
of the city has enormously enhanced its value. Wo cnu offer sonio of
the prcatost bargains in 10 , 20 and 40 acre tracts , adjoinm-i the city , ut
prices rnn in < r from $175 to 8350 per ncre. Write for particulars. Also
oiler a debit-able list of Handsome Residences and .Residence Lots.
Goo. N.
. . Hicks ,
8O& N. Y. Life
Alvlii Sounders , Prcst. REAL ESTATE ,
J. F. Gardner , Vlce-Prcst MORTGAGE LOANS ,
Clms.-L. Sounders , Secy , and Trcns. WARRANTS BOf < DS.
Omaha Real Estate and Trust
TELEPHONE 170. COMPANY , CAPITAL STOCK , $100,000.
211 South 18th Street ,
First Door Notlli City Hull.
Houses and Lots for Sale on Monthly Payments.
Modern Omaha Wife My dear , do you know I was offered today
75 feet , east frontage , on Thirty-fifth Avenue , near Purnara , for $1,500 ?
Husband ( thoughtfully ) Thirty-fifth Avenue , near Farnam.
( Enthusiastically. ) Why , Mary , stieli n perfectly lovely location and so
cheap , too , and I have such a charming idea of a cottage , something
Ilko Brownb and that cost his wife only 81.GOO. I DO hope you will
buy it.Wlfo
Wlfo ( reflectively ) Well , I might cot homo to lunch there , It's
so handy , and its being only ono blook to tSo now First Baptist oh u roll
would enable you to take the children over Sunday while I road the
Sunday Bee. ( Emphatically. ) I'll see the owners.
II. H. HARDER & CO. ,
In the BEE BUILDING tomorrow. They have several such bargains
now.
THE 0. F. DAVIS COMPANY ,
1505 FAR NAM STREET ,
Estate aid Loais
F03. SALE -
Houses in all parts of the city at low prices and easy
terms and on monthly payments.
Five acre tracts for gardens , near city , at low prices
and easy terms.
Farms in all parts of Nebraska on long time.
Money to loan on improved Real Estate.
Taxes paid for non residents. Correspondence solicited
JOHN. L. MoAQUE , resident. ALEX G. OHAKLTON , Sos'y ' and Troai.
THF .
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McCagtte In vestment Co.
1505 DODGE STREET , OMAHA.
Rfi Ir " AL _ ES " T" / \ " "T01 F" " " "
taoaff i ( La * too * Va # 0 I Kwa B a
AND KEAL ESTATE X.OANS.
LADIES =
The coming woman looks after her own invest
ments. We have a large and growing list of
Woman Customers who buy loans from us. We
look alter all details ss to title , insurance , collec
tion of interest , relieving you of all cure in the
management of your funds. Loans from § 200 up.
We invite you to call.
Telephone 1364. guaranteed
RICHARD JAMES ,
Custom Shirt Factory ,
27 Tears' Practical Experience.
321 N. IStti 8 _ , ( near Chicago ) OMAIIA.
JOS. WEST.
PLUMBING
Gisllltlng and Dralnlaylng ,
No. OWJ N. 24th St. TeL 10
CHAS. 0. THOMPSON ,
KOOM3 .112-31.1.
KARBACH BLK. , OMAHA.
liei'AflYCI'tl ' '
Advertisements plnced In any nowttpnpct
or tnngnzlnp In the United Slntc * . Mexico ot
Cnnndn. I'ubllMier * lowest jirlc" gtmrantccj.
We Mill write , ileslRn ntul place your adver
tisement In nny meilltnn anywhere on tha
Klobc for less money than you cim secure It
yourself.
Ono opiler , one billvo ; do the. rest.
County seat impeis In Iowa nnd Nebraska
n. specialty. Teltihone | 1210
A New Yoik linn pays IIO.OM a yenr to
Mnnly M. lllllnm for writing their nilver *
tlsrments. This uliou * the vnluo of caie-
fully prepared annoiinoenu'iils ,
I nmrltltiK the ailvertlnomcnts for onn
of the lst llrms In Now York City nn well
us for ono of the lurKcst uencrnl udvertlners
In Chleauo. These ads. nmiear dully In 'Tim
llee" nnd I nm paid well for my work. I
can write Just us peed mi advertisement for
you. If you place your builties * throtmh my
olllcti my services < wt you nathltiK. besides
sccurliiK you the best service that can ba
had and the lowest prlco obtainable.
If jou have not done business with us
before , come to our olllcesi , 312 and 313 ICnr-
bach block , and see the facilities we liavo
for handling nil kinds of nowspupnr adver
tising. You will probably b. nurprlscil to
llnd HO complcto an mlvrrlUliiR establish-
luent In Onmh.i. Comu In and see us.
ig Bargains
Farms ,
Houses ,
Lots.
HARRUVESTEBFIELD ,
1408 Fnrnnm Street.
Don't ' Fool With Your Eyes.
Headache Caused by Eye Strain.
Many iicrconn wlioie lionJi are con tnntly
aclilng have no Moa what relief BClcntllltaUy
mtrcl slaves " 111 Rlvo them TliU theory la
now untvemally established. "Improperly" fitted
Hltuwa will Invariably liicicnrr Ilia trmibia nml
nmy Icuil to TOTAL. DMNDNUS8. Our ability
to atljUHt Klnmen jmfcly ntul wrrectly Is beyond
question , IJVES TKSTKU FHEK OF CIIAUaiB.
W I. KICVMOUU , graduate optician. Ims charge
of our Optical department ,
Stool tqiectaclea , II and up ; solid cold , (1 And
up.
14O8 Farnam St.
The I.Ion Druu House. Opp. Fnxton Hotel.
R. CARLETON ,
SIGNS *
SOENE1R.Y.
Lodge supplies of every description
218 S , 14tti St , Upstairs.
OMAHA.
0. S. IlIJNAWA. W. II.
BENAWA & CO. ,
FIRE INSURANCE ,
REAL ESTATE mid RENTAL AGENCY
108 N. 15th St. , JlcOuguo Ilutldlim.
Tel. 949. OMAHA , NBD.
POTTER & GEORGE CO. ,
SECURITIES and REftl ESTATE
1601 Faruam St.
OMAHA BLUE BOOK
Containing rmmni nnd nddroiios of the
Elltu ofOniHlia. l'rlco2. Honvonlrof the
NulirUHltn I.cKlslnluri' , conUilnluR blosj-
raplilox nnd portraits of ull nioinbors ; 200
imsoH. ICO enitravIiiKsi ; I'rlco tl. iniillcil.
GuWo to the Nulirnska. Htato Knlr. to lo
hold In Omiihn In Soptomljor , 18Q5. lOo.
J. II. WOI.n : , G20 1'axiou Ulock , Onialm. Nob.
FULTON MAKKET ,
J. II. WHITE , Prop.
ALk KINDS Olf
MEATS , - GAME , - POULTRY ,
Fresh Fish and Oysters.
Tol.1122. 113S. 10th St. , Omnlia
P. BESEN
. H Ail THE
NEATEST
. Meat Market.
Td. 73f , 28th nnd Faruam
Ono trial nlll&ccuro you as a customer.
188B.
W. E , RIDDELL ,
- WHOLESALE-
Bute.Eggs and Poultry
113 S. llth St. , Omtxlia , Nob.
iToX TRAlin A SPECIALTV
O. D. KIPLINGER ,
Wlioleinlc ami lU'tnll Dealer In
B 4OKEIIS1 ARTICLES , Ets.
12231 > . rilim Strsst. 'ffl .
I'lrstt National llauk Uu I 111 I us in.
o& nor fur ir IN A UTTM
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