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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY', . V S E 1!?, 15)00. 1) I ) NEWS OF BIG CONVENTIONS FtcilitiM Required for Reporting Kitiona Politicil Qithsriniri. Jo ' of ICE MAY BE MADE AT HOME newspaper in the convention ball are convention hall There are few things more I i eianorate The aeata of the press rorre- mystifying than to attempt to follow the In- apondents are the most -onvenient and ac- numerable combination anil deals which ccsslblo In the hall. They ire arranged on are continually being forme! The delega- . two aide of the platform, facing the dele- tlon from forty-four state are constantly ... , . D -, , n . . Rates, with amplt room between chairs anl meeting The men who dlre;t policies and ornu MiD I fUn to Urjill the Urip 01 benches to that the newspaper boys, who who shop? ambitions never cease their work, the Ic) Ccmbina. are constantly Tunntrg for copy, can dart Where there Is a contest for tho presidency ' In and eut without hindrance. Underneath or a question about platforms, schemes are SEVERE TESTS OF NEWSPAPtR ENTERPRISE I the Platform rooms are arnnged fJr ule-' fcrraed In secret, combinations are made. T NK5 OF WATER FFOZ N IN SXHCU1S ' I sraph operators and other rooms with tables, effective strokes are planned and all this Is I where reporters, If they desire, can withdraw ' going on under the surface, while the cheer- ' ' Urent Importance of Telegrnnlilu from the hubbub of the convention to pre- ' lnr convention thrones crowd Ignorantly , llixr u'hhIiI Vim l.lkr to Hr Vonr (Myii litcllltlcs Quarter ot rt .Million Spent In (intlierlnic nml Sending the ,evr. Ireinnn lot enlor 'I'pIU lion to Kflrrt the Trniis-formntlon, pare their copy. an,i tumultuouslr through the hotel cor Each of the telegraph compnnleu eitab- rldora. What M visible In a con , llshe an omce in the convention ball, and ventlon city Is of least consequence. The utiu uiaj ue nrnru inr conuauai ciilk 1.1 men Will Keep away trom tne nuny-ouriy. Instruments sending the words of the sr. eak- vvno gather 'n little groups In secluded ' WASHINGTON. June 5.-0ne of the chief an(1 tat record of the proieedlnga to rooms, are really the arbiters of political According to W. C. Hummel of Napa. ii'iciaiiuiij wun a national committee In pari 01 me unuca aiaies. iv mat u.- aestinies anu inese arc me men who navr there should be a new reading of the! "'"us touvenuon cny IS to OX on a mum ueiore a iuiu is lairiy uone il u to De Kept constantly in micu. me "P""" C0BtnO0 query "How would you H'le to to Place -with ample telegraph facilities. Thcrj ! te'orded In newipsper ofhets. aorce of whiej who know of these things, who Is ac- tbe Ic,man.-' The amendment read3. ic uaruijr more loan a aozsn cities wblCh are inoutanns or miles away, tacn 01 icc.quaimed perscnuy wun me leaner anu have facllttlen equal to the requirement ot two telegraph companies has fifty operator! managers, who can draw deductions from the newspapers at convention time. And, of working away In the tempo ary o - what te sees and hears or merely suspects, course, within a certain limit, enly these ca.i flee. They are the star men of Is the only one who can write Intelligently hope to enter Into competition for the loca- the profeislon, selected from WasS-'of what is going on at a na.Ionil convention. tlon of the convention of either of the great ington and New York oillces as a rule, i c,r,,'- with such other help as can be found. Each LK.U.K1J A l.K.ssov The reporting of a national convention li operator Is capable of sending from 1.000 lo' ..., onTwi.rn it Vn. Time eno of the severest tests to which newspaper 2.0oo words an hour, and tbe number o.' ,,e h l,n " Su"". ' ?wer 8Uble1eu?J' u cn,bc "? words sent out during a convention sitting .., thlnk sa'ld a stlcceOTful business man work i Lit Tn'J VSZJ0,' i0 th" wl" rane a11 the wa)r trom 100-000 ,0 330'' w Washington Star reporter, "that mot worn is complex and complete. The rc- Mo a ninhi nm of ih onratnrs a;e . .u- t..t.u ,-. rorters oceunv n nn.lilnn nf . " T .. . r. .. .. i )oun ,a,:a 'ulu -UK " '" trans(erri to tne central omce in tnc cut.' i... k.v it n nni mull Hnw . numerous At the republican convenHon 80 th4t tho w,re" are k'Pt CrWjed 10 thCt r U sone. In some Instances they n pXIelphlaLts wHl ll provMeS for 00 ,u cap4Clly a,m0st f0f the "Ure iW, born to It. but. thank heaven, that kind working new.paptr men T K a CI four hour!- Each ot lh comPaalM at esca are In the minority I know how It was In 2 , "e:!P,ap',rT.n' Lhe !.n.!aS.5. t.r of the conventions will probably average .. ca. Uo t0 tne tImo t w M , had There will be something less than 000 ac 'rom mm 10 600l?0 WOr?' !TQ ! tralneJ wl,h a fast lot of OX,a fc"B lna credited delegates In each convention. Every ty-flve mcenger boy. wilt be kept busy newspaper of any consequence in the United throughout the convention ilttings. dart State will b repr.sented-some by one ln Back and fortn oetween tBe operating man. most by two or three, a few by corps of correspondents ranging In number from five to twenty. The press associations each room and the reporters' tables Trlesraph lrollriii. The telegraph problem Is always a ic- we all drank more than was good for us. I had a fine place in a Arm, the same one, by tho way, of which I am now the head, and the head of the house was a man of just the kind of horse sense all men ought to be who have the buelncss training of WHERE THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WILL BE HELD REMODELED INTERIOR OF THE GREAT HALL BUILT FOR THE EXPORT EXPOSITION, THE LARGEST AUDITORIUM EVER USED BY A NATIONAL CONVENTION. 4- will hare from fifteen to thirty men to re port the proceedings, to follow up the Im portant conferences and to watch dally and nightly developments. Some of the great metropolitan Journals jrlous one with each of the companies. Th!s young men In their keeping. I did not Is especially so when the convention Is held neglect my business and had been receiving In a western city, for there they have to j promotions right along, and when my contend against the handicap ot time, the friends suggested that I was drinking too great mass ot telegraphic matter being sent much and that It would finally get me down practically eaubllsh duplicate plants lor tne ( cast to tho great cities along the Atlantic , I laughed at them and took my drinks Just gathering and transmission of news In a con-, geaboard, which are from one hour to twol the same. I sincerely thought they didn't ventlon city. They set up headquarters i nours behind. When the convention -was know what they were talking about and I fitted up like a newspaper office, with desks jjeld jn Minneapolis in 1892 it waa found did not think th liquor wa hurting me or and benches and special wires, and they that thc faCiltles were Inadequate. Com- that I couldn't let it alone when I wanted to. create a routine as perfect and as sys- pIa)nts were tnck that newspaper dispatches My older brother talked to me on several tematlc as that which exists In the offices were deIayea for bouri( and In g0me ,n. ' oceas0ns and I laughed at him and called at home. At the republican convention In gtances dispatches sent at night for ' his attention to the fact that I had been Minneapolis eight years ago one New lor ;njorn,nfr newspapers were not received until promoted three times in tie last two years Taper had l a magazine editor. Its city ed- l80mo Ume the neu day u was an emerK. j and the llquor ,.aB dolnK tor me what he lr,a.n lm,Vl iM nKict ve wlIch had to be met quickly, and after ' said It would that could not have happened, depleted the home office of Its " the flret nlgnt th. Western Union company ! I believed It thoroughly, too. and felt that working force. Th h was tne nrst attempt at , . ,. anything of this kind. In Chicago and St. . shPPeJ, tott Mtra men m chic '- . 1 wouId drP 11 -ulck eD0Uh If lt were ln" " n f 1 1 ci li L- aa an n a t r hol an n nAt ih lupin i-r m a Louis four years ago other papers followed I - u " the example. In Chicago one New lork paper published a dally edition on the spot, which was virtually a duplicate of the home edition In New York. This same newspaper has already mado arrangements equally am bltlou. for Kansas City and Philadelphia. In Kansa. City It has leased two residences for the force It Intends to carry out. and It has also engaged a headquarters which will be complete In every equipment. There are not many newspapers, of course, which will undertake as ambitious a scheme as this, but every ono that expects to make any show at all will be very thorough in its preparations. The staff of a metropolitan Journal at a national convention Is as carefully organ ized ao If It were a permanent affair In stead of the creature ot a week. Prepara tion, are mado weeks In advance. The best men on the force are selected and sent to the convention city in a special car, each man being assigned to his work and one of the most responsible men on the paper being placed In charge of all. Some ot thece are detailed to report the proceedings ot the convention. The routine is left to the press araociatlon, but the striking features of the proceedings are covered In Individual style by men peculiarly adapted to the work. One will write a general "picture," another will describe especially dramatic incidents, another will follow the political develop ments as they reveal themselves. Others will watch the doings of particular delega tions In which intere.il happens to be cen tered. Outside thc convention ball still others will follow up the Innumerable con ferences which are constantly going on, watch for deals and arrangements which are likely to be sprung at any moment to affect the current of events and pick up the characteristic Incidents and stories which lend color and which, while having nothing to do with the weightier politics ot the oc casion, help to round out and complete tbe picture. All these various reports when written are turned In to the man in chargo and he Is responsible for tho arrangement and ac curacy of everything that goes over the wire. Usually same writer of wide repu tation Is engaged to prepare a general re view showing what has been dono and what Is likely to be done. In some cases a news paper will have several writers to record their Impressions, some of their productions being valuable) only tor the names with which they are signed. .Host Eiarllng Work. lay- I "One day the head of the house called me The cost of reporting a convention Is Into bis office and told me he was afraid I something enormous. A metropolitan Jour- ' was getting too fond of liquor. I laughed at nal which has a force of twenty men Is put him, too. In a very respectful manner, to an expense of at least $1,000 a day for however, and told him they were all mls the week of the convention. In some cases taken and that I really felt no bad effects the expense far exceeds this figure. The , and coulii stop at any time If I thought I amount ot special matter sent to a paper ought to, and a lot mors of tbe same old of any consequence varies from 5,000 to 50.- argument used by every young man who Is 000 words, and the average cost of this at , beginning. press rates by -wire is halt a cent a word. " 'That Is all right, my boy.' said Mr. B.. It costs to keep a man at the convention ' 'but I'll tell you how much harm It Is doing about JIO a day. and whore special head- you and what I think of it. It is doing you quarters is secured the extravagant charge so much harm that If I hear of your getting for rent must be added. Tbe incidental ex- under the Influence again or of visiting the peuses can hardly be estimated. But it is saloons as you have been doing I shall ask safe to say that the cost to the newspapers I for your Immediate resignation. I can see THE REPORTERS. "How would you like to be jour own Ice- man?" And Mr. Rummel declares that no one need have much dlRUultr la assuming the popular summer cnarartpr Hi alsj Insists that at last we are where we mnv bite our thumbs at the Ice trust. Ice. he says. Is now possible on land or sea. by 1 day or night, to the suffering sold er In a 1 field hospital ee well a. to the thirsty rel- , dent of a sunburnt village. And all be- ' cause he became convinced (hit Ice couH ' be made in small quantities and sturk to the problem until be solved It While In a small Mexican vil'age ten year3 ago. relates the Chicago Chronicle, Rummel was stricken down by smallpox. Alone, hundreds of miles from friend i and kindred, ho was taken to th? p.ithojs, where six other smallpox patients were confined and there was not through all tbe tropic heat and the fever of the dis ease so much as one small bit ot lee the size of a walnut to cool thc parched lira and burning throats of seven sufferers. Five of them died, chiefly for want of Ice. "I made up my mind," Rummel sa.d. "that It ever I got out of that penthouse alive I would do my best to work out an Ice machine of some sort that would make lt possible lo have ice anywhere " So after he came to Napa he hammered away at the problem for nearly ten years. He worked patiently at his profession that of nurse and every cent he made above his modest living expenses went into the production ot an easily portable ice mi dline. There were times when even the cost of living was encroached uponbut Rummel Is not a man to tell tales about going hungry. He Is the sort to count It all in the day's work and let It go at that. Mrclinnlcnl .Mnohlne I'nltril. "First." he says. "I tried a mechanical machine, but everything I worked out on that line was too complicated and expen sive." Then he turned his attention to achieving his ambition with chemicals, quite un daunted by the fact that he knew compar atively little about chemistry. But he learned and he stuck to his Idea. He blew hlmeilf up now and thin. He spent mist of his Income on chemicals. He tried and tried and tried again without losing heart. He put In all the houra that were required of him at the asylum and when he was free he spent the other hours in a bare, little rcom on the main street In Napa, with the shade, drawn and thin strips of light pierc ing the quiet Napa night, working away on the ice machine. And after all the years of trial and ex perimenting and disappointment heaped on disappointment, he completed It and It is as simple as that egg trick of Columbus' that has been handed down from genera tion to generation. All Rummel needs for the roakine ot Ice Is three plain oblong zinc tanks, on little perforated zinc basin, a zinc cover, water, salt and the freezing compound. Secret Carefully IJannled. The freezing compound is simple, but Rummel is not going about explaining the simplicity of It. That la something he keeps carefully secret from his dearest friend. This much he divulged that It will make Ice that Is aa dry and as portable as com mon eilt and that it will only make ice by gradually mlxlnx with strong brine. And this much, considering how much Rummel has given In time and money and patience and hc?e and ingerrulty to discover It. Is about all that any one is entitled to know about It. The little ice machine Is not a one-part actor It ha? many possibilities. One little machine about the size cf a twenty-flve-pound block of Ice, as eaMly carried about as an ordinary valise, will do double no treble duty In a household.. In Its little inside it ' will freeze a nice, clear, bard cake of lee. In Its cuter tank tt will chill water that can be drawn off for drinking. And set in an ice chest In the place of a blcck of ice li will j chill the chest the while It !s engaged In Its legitimate business of turning water into ice. It works for a wage of 24 cents for every 100 pounds of ice and doesn't strike. "It can also." says Rummel. who sees as. much In lt as Colonel Sellers did In the eye- water, "be used to cool the atmosphere m hospitals and theaters and halb and cars. One or more machines at work In ratio to the spaca to be chilled, will reduce the tem perature materially, for I observed thai a single machine in my room could change the climate for me." The rrncrx n Simple One. An Investigator who recently called upon Rummel tells his experience as follows "With a little machtne a little more than half the size of an ordinary five-gallon coal oil t!n Inventor Rummel let me make lee such a simple little machine, measuring :0xl2xS Inches. There were three zinc tanks, one within the other, like a Chinese neit of boxes, except that inrtead of fitting to gether snugly there was a space of an Inch around each tank. The smallest central tank Is for the Ice. Into this I poured pure water and covered it tightly This I dropped Into rhe second the middle tank which was tilled with strong brine. The outer tank was filled with clear water to be chilled for drinking, althci.gh. when no chilled water Is required and it Is necessary to conserve the cold, this tank can be filled with t.awdust or feathers. Over the tank holding the brlno and the small tank with the water for the Ice I placed the small perfcrated zinc bailn filled with tbe freezing compound. After moistening th compound I put on the cover and the ire machine was ready to work under lock and key. "Than this it need, no further attention nor assistance, but like the gas meter It will keep right on working Industrioiibly There gathered while it I fe d i 1 Mf CJ t. -5." J' THE MOST POPULAR estern Girls Every Gne May Help Select Them in the Second ANNUAL VACATION CONTESTS The Bea Gives 10 Trips Who Will Takt Th.m ? The seven most popular girls in Omaha, Council Bluffs, South Omaha (one to be from Council Bluffs), who earn their living, will be sent on the seven best vacation trips that money could plan, with all ex penses paid and lree transportation for an escort. 1 o these 1 he bee has added three trips, and will also send the most popular young lady living South of the Platte River :n Nebraska, the most popular young lad)' North of the Platte River in Nebraska outside of Omaha, and the most popular young lady in Western Iowa, outside Council Bluffs, on similar vacation out ings and also with free transportation for an escort. In All the World No Trips Like These. Ite- 1 FICTOT From Omnha via the the t'nlon Pacific, the Overland Route, to Salt Lake City This trip through the heart of Nebraska l an ed ucation In I t is e l.t. teaching the resources of Nebraska and Riv ing a view of the most thriving towns of our Ktate The altitude gradually Increases until at Ciievenne one Is S.0CO feet nbov the ocean, soon plunging Into the Hock mountain, through the grandest scenery of all the continent. This Includes ten daye nt the Hotel Knuts ford at Salt I-akr City, the reputation ot which extends in either direction acros the continent as one of the finest hostel rle of the country. When one goes to Slt Lake the Knutsford Is the place at which everybody tops. Salt Lake always has more than ordinary attractions on ac count of the great Halt lake Slt Lake Is within easy reach of Garfield Beach and Saltalr. famous for their splen did bathlnsr facllltlr The return 1 trip will be via Denver, with three days at Ihe Brown Palace hotel. , th Just pride of Denver It I well 1 named, for It Is a veritable palare A day's excursion around the famous (Jeorce town Loop and then return home via the Union PaclflY 'ass A i MHWA'EEi From Omaha, to Chlcaso and return over the Mil waukee road, the only elec tric lighted train between the two cltlo. through the fertile farming districts of Iowa and Illinois At Chi cago there will be a two days" stay at the Grand Pacific hotel, with an opportunity to see something of Chicago, with head quarters at this most conveniently located hostelry. From Chicago the Lake Shore Sc. New York CenTal run the swiftest trains to New York. Ten days SDent In New York at the Hotel Majestic will give an opportunity to see New York City and everything of Interest. The Hotnl Majestic Itself Is a summer resort. Its management having Increased Its attrac tions. Not only does lt face Central Park, but the atmosphere of the rustic palm garden on the roof at an elevation of three hundred feet above sea level makes it as cool on the warmest summer night, as at the seashore. With Central Park for a background and a view of the Hudson and the surrounding city. It H an ideal location for n summer oasis In the great city (Class A.) From Omaha to Eites Park, Colorado, over th BurllnKtnn brncs on to what Is not a "fashion able resort." but one of tlw bert places tor r..il spott and an Ideal t-ntnmer va cation In the wet. .Rid Ins, drivlnc, fishlns. bicycling, mountain cllmblnc or a book In a shady corner of the hotel veranda, breathing the mountain air. will be a tonic for uiy one Th snow-capped peaks on every Mde. num berless little streams and the creen val ley are surroundings which are truly In spiring. On Willow Creek, near the en trance and commanding a fin view of thu park. I Kstes Park hotel It's table is always adequate to satisfy the appetite, stimulated by the mountain atmosphere, and everything is thorouchly comfortable and comomdlous. The return trip will be via Denver, with three days at the Brown Palace hotel. Denver Itself Is always Interesting to the sightseer and the Brown Palace affords a most excellent headquarters In every way. Without a trip up to Georgetown and Silver Plum through Clear Creek canon no visit to Colorado would be complete. It will oc cupy a day before the return to Omaha by the Burlington Route. (Class A.) of the country of reporting each national more than you can. and still I may be mis convention is at least K'W.wj. taken and you may bo all right. Howevor. v,n, .i.on :warl n Week of llntlln. I shall give Ihe house the benefit of the I worked a fine frost film, covering tbe outtlde The great newspaper work of a convan- j doubt and get a man to take your place who ;0f the tank as high as the water came. Llt tlon usually begins on the Sunday preceJ- doc- rot drink. ' hv . ,h(1 .i,,,. feathery frost crvi. "Then for the first time I realized that I 'tain thickened until the tank looked like a Ing the day ot meeting. The Philadelphia convention this year will meet on Tueiday, was being Injured and the realliatlon wai I heavllv ecated window on a bitter cold morn The work of a press amoclatlon Is the i '-w lumctmHu uu v"-- " couiqh t De laugae.i ; ng. After six hours I took out a nice, clear, most exacting of all. This must above all ! aml ench invention, will probably contlnua off. and though Mr. B. might be mistaken, (clean little cake of Ice. one Inch thick, four thtnes be accurate, and It must be com-!10 "'lon tl" the clote of ,ne week' i", 1 thoufht lhe othe" re. tt was not , inches wide and ten Inche long, plete. At the same time It must be un- Wlth 80m" newsPaPl,rs lh,s orl 0 re' ! solng to do mi any good, so 1 rwolved to "That's all.' said Inventor Rummel. colored by political or local prejudice, for It'?""11 lhj l0"t"1'",M ' ln 01 ' do h,3t, 1 aIaM, e,al.'1 1 cou,d do ,f 1 , 'there U to It. You put in water and you take goes out to newspapers reprerenttng all par- , ashlnston correspondents, who are .electc 1 ' wan,et- l; I Un t have any serious 'out ice. Simple. Isn't it?'" tie. in .11 n.rt. of the iTniie.i smtes The ' naturally for their task on account of their trouble in quitting, either, far I wig y5Ung men employed to do this work will be the familiarity with publts men and with po- aJ the habit wasn't formed. All I ne-ded Kxperlmenls have proven that vessels, n-jiiiins benso ana i got it in a way fitted with propellers wnicn imitate tne ran s that has lasted u this day. I talk ti ray fin develep a remarkable propelling power. raro cuipiujvu iu uu iuia nuri win ur me . , . best to be found In the offices In Chicago. crren. i-or naiumi conventions New York and Washington. First of all i cld ,n the west one ot the trunk railroad they will have to furnish a verbatim report of the proceedings of the convention. This, of course, Is the work of stenographers, who I carries trem to and from tho convention have places Jtittt underneath the speakers' platform. Other men who are familiar -with political affairs will be assigned to the task of following the work of committees, of de scribing Incidents and of formulating an un biased view ot the situation. Each press as cclatlon at the national convention will probably send out at least 50.000 words every day, and each association will have Its spe cial wires and operators In the convention hall ready to send on the moment everything as it occurs. Tt arrangements for tbe accommodation lines generally places at the disposal of the yuDK men In the same way and I haven't It will cause a revolution In water travel. Wasbiogt-n corps a newspaper train, which n" m mv employ wbo drinks enough Men gradually learn that nature's way are tor me to Know it. though some of them best. One cause of the remarkable success city This train Is turned entirely over to P1")' take a drink occasionally, and some of Hosletter's Stomach Bitters springs from the correspondents and they decide who are ' them have taken a class of wine at din- the fact that It Is a harmless, natural medl- entltled to travel on it and make all other ncr at ray house. I only ohJeuMo the cine, made of nature's most strengthening aousc oi ucjuor. not Its uje . herbs. It Is a sure .cure for constipation, indlzratlcn. dyspepsia, biliousness or weak regulation;. It is so timed as to reach the convention city at least two days before the gathering meets and It usually carries at least one hundred men. The report of the routine proceedings of a national convention Is the least difficult work which a seasoned correspondent has to undertake. Sk'll and experience count in keeping watcb of the preliminary work only All ho mffer fr:m nllen will be rlad to "JL. learn that DeWltt's Witch Haiel Silve will ! K,ual5"'' give them lnstantand permanent relief. It j Movements of riilllun iiindruii. will cure eciema and all skin diseases. Be- ! LIMA. Peru. June 12. -A powerful Chilian ware of cotirterfeits. i flylns iu;idron of nix vesxels. anchored off i Arlca Mondav They will remain for a You ran vote as many times a you want! n"K na Proceeu somnwanu This trip will be o er the Great Rock Rock Island Route to Denver, Colorado SprinKs and Manitou Them Is only one Ro k Island R -ute and everybody praies it s pienaia equip ment and reliable service A nih'N Journey and then one is In Denver, with three days at the Brown Palace hotel. A day's excursion on the "Colorado Road" through the Clear Creek Canon, up to Geodsetown. around the famous Loop and then back again to Denver before evening. From Denver ro Manitou, i.ver the C. R. I. A- P . with three days at th Alta Vista the best hotel at Colorado i Springs, with another view of the grandeur of the Rockies and within easy reach of the wonders of the Garden of the Gods and all that I famous In Colorado. A day will be spent ln climbing Pikes Peak on that j wonderful railroad, the Pike's Peak rail way. "The Cogwheel Route." From i Manitou over the D t R. O. thro' the fa mous Royal Gorse. with Its three thou- ! sand feet of towerlnit rock. Into the Grand ' Cinon, unil at last reaching Glenwood Spring and Hotel Colorado, for ten days' 1 pleasure there, including bath privllece at the finest baths In America. No more benutlful situation foi a hotel will he found than In this romantic snot, with Its pure mountain air and magnificent scenery. . (Class B ) No traveler between Omaha and Chlcaco really appreciates the trip unless the take a daylight train over the Burlington Route, which affords fast service over a smooth road, as well as the opportunity to see this splendid western country. Twe days at the Grand Pacific at Chicago, which has been entirely rebuilt during the last year or so. making It second to no hostelry In Chicago. From Chicago to Lake Geneva, with 2 weeks at the Kaye's Park hotel Is a prospect not only for n, cool and beautiful vacntlon trip, but the pleasure of staying at so well an equipped hotel makes the trip double deilrable. The lake Is a most beautiful sheet of water, twenty-four miles In circumfer ence, and an almost Infinite variety of charming scenes Its shores are lined for miles with summer residences, club houses and hotels, which leave no doubt of its popularity. Fishing, boating, driving and the kindled summer pleasures are at any one's command within reach of the hotel. The return trln will be via Chicago and again over the Burlington Route, with a rhance to compare the night service with the daylight trip. (Class li.) From Omaha to St. Louis oxer the Omaha. St. Louis R R, and Wabash, with three days at the Southern hotel, with Its broad corri dors and Its Ideal service Thorp In u n n. 1 1, 1 n nhnut the Southern hotel wh!rh" makes It unllk I anything In the laid whether it Is the mat it comwiie the luxury of the modern hotel with the home-like atmos phere and the courtesy of the old southern hostelry or whether It is b cause no stone Is left Unturned to make the guests com fortahle. it Is hard to say From St. Louis to Toledo, with a dm to rest from the long journey nt the Boody house. Toledo's leading hotel. It Is st conveniently lo- Toledo, as well us cnjovlng the splendid loledo It is a three hours ride over tha waters of Lake Krie from Toledo to Put-In-Bay on one of the Detroit and Clave, land coast line steamers, which so com pletely combine safety, comfort and speed and which nfford ronifort and luxury to thos who have the opportunity to enjoy a lake trip. Two weeks at Hotel Victory at Put-In-Bay will give a thorough en joyment of the pure lake air and th luxu. ties of probably the n-.rt hotel on th lakes. The Hotel Victor li.is an envi able reputation, which has been wU earned, (Class A , This trip will be on the "-est road from Omaha to Chlcngo, which also combines the newest equipment. A day's stop In Chi cago at the famous Grand Pacific hotel, and then to the northward over the Per.--Marquette railroad toward the prettiest spot In all the state of Michigan well name! "Charlevoix, the Beautiful. The Belvldere hotel ha. been chosen tor u two wfeKs breath of lake air It Is not onu beautlfu'ly ultuated on u point of land between Round and Pine lakes, but is such a home like hotel that the pleasure is doubled. There Is every thing everv one can 'wish for In the way of amusement sailing, rowing, bit ycllng, tennis, bathing, bowling, golf ing and fishing, together with numerous excursions on the many little launches anl steamers on Pine and Round lakes or out on Like Michigan, with all the Fiances 'n the world to delight ihe eye and enjoy the pure mr which a-ts as u tonic to thiutered nerves The nturn irt ulil be by water on the steamshln Man tou io hleugo and home again uvcr the Illinois C-n-traf .iass A From Omaha to Chicago over thn Northwestern Is but a nleht s ri.ie the most Pleasant one ln the rin.- f railroad luxury- A double track scan between Omaha and Chicago makes It a sate as well as a pleasant Journey. , A d"y' top at the Grnnd Pacific Hotel, centrally located, will give an opportunity for a hasty glimpse of Chicago, and then a on-hundred-and-sevonty-flve-mlle ride will bring one to Green Lake, Wis consln. which Is ten miles long and from two to four miles wide. With Its richly wooded shores, added to Its commodious summer hotels and cottages, tt would be a pleasure to think of what "ninety In the shade" would b in the store office or factory. Two weeks at the Oak wood which is the best hotel at Green Lake Is certain h a delightful prospect. No pleasanter place, could be found to soend the summer Boats, and all kinds of shnd drives, and splendid fishing, make a one of the most attra, tlve spots ln Wisconsin. The weekly yacht ra es ano bop add to the gaiety which can be expected. ' I&SB A I This trip Is over the Fremont, Elkhorn. & Missouri Valley Railroad to the Black Hllis and Hot Springs and return The Klkhorn carries you through one of the most beautiful farming countries in the world the Klkhorn Valley, with Its fertile fields and well.hullt heres. Thence to the Black Hills, both picturesque and Inter est, nv. w'lth Its gold mlnen and typical western towns. The ihlef attraction there will be a two weeks' stay at tni- Hotel Evans the finest appointed hotel In the west, ai Hot Springs, which boasts of the largest and finest plunce bath In America. This will Include all of tho privileges of the bath. without expense and this Is a treat to be envied. Pleasant paths anrl drives, wonder ful cjves eascadex. canons, fiowers and waterfalls go to make up the beauties which nature has abundantly fur nished. (Class A J Trom Omaha to Kansas H v over tha Missouri Pacific, with thie davs at the biggest and best hotel n the west-the ..uuiri. iiuuse. uw (.'oate House Is em- ncimy mo icaaing notei or Kansas City, and the- traveler naturally says "The Cnatea House" In the same breath with "K:insa fMtV M Vrnm I. ........ .-.I... A arrensburg. Missouri, Is but a comparatively short InJ?' .dUSiT.uI"i of Wnrrensburg is Pertle Springs.. fi2hf.m..H.0tel .M.lnnewa?'.a' wnfro evrj'th!nr Is as de. light fully refreshing as the name. It Is decidedly rest ful there, hut st II there Is plenty to do If one has the Incllnatlon-boatlng. fishing, driving and other aeason aole pleasures never allow time to hang heavy Two weeks there will convince the fortunate soung lady that the time Is altogether too short. (Class U RULES OF THE CONTEST CLASS A e A-The young lady receiving the highest number of votes will have tint cholco of data A trip, rbe neXt hlahost second holce. and no on. No votes will be counted for any oung Udy who dors not earn her own in-in v o... - m v. .... for Omaha Bee employes. The votes will be published each day In Tho Omaha Bco. Th contcit will rn.e . 5 o'clock n m July 21st. 1900. ""' CLASS B The three trips designated as Class B One to the most popular young la the obvious result ot which appears ta tbe test. to in the Working Girls' vacation Con-, Save your coupon at.3 aelp ttmo girl take a trip. is Class B. will be awarded to the most popular young lady without restriction as follows dy living In Nebraska south of the Platte river One to the most popular young lady living . ......v, uuiniuc ui uiii-ua auu cuum umana. une to tne most popular young lady llrino- In western Iowa, not Including Council Bluffs. The young lady of the three winners who receives tbe meat votes will have first choice of three trip, and tbe ono recelvinR the next greatest number, second choice. All votes mint be mid on cou pons cut from The Bee. Pre-paymenU for subscriptions may bo made either direct to Tbe Bee Publishing Cc-moanr or to an aulbortred agent of The Bee. The votca will be published each day In The Omaha Bee. The content will clo 5 o'clork p. m. July 21it. 1900. VOTES will be counted when made on a co ipon cut from Tho Omaha Bee ad deposited at The Bee business offlc. or millil i. dressed "Vacation Contest Deft.," The Omaha Be. Omaha, Neb,