THE OMAHA DAILY BJ3J5: Til UlfSDAY, JAN TARY 21, 1901.
'THIRTY" FOR THE EDITORS
proof-reading bout. In which S. J Totter
won b J 10 priie for finding the most typo-Twtntj-Ninth
Annual Annual Contention 1 Kraphlcal error In a very poorly
Olcsei Auipiciouily.
NEW OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
i
.Nrlirtt'lin I'rcnn Annnclnllmi Ail Jon rim
Aftrr ii Snccff ul nml l'riilltnlili- '
Conference llcurptlntiii for
Hip l)rlrii.,
"Thirty on tho hook!" called V. 0. Kdgc-.
rum bo a few minutes after 4 o'clock Wencs-1
day afternoon, whereupon tho Nebraska .
cJltors arose, and put on their hats and
coats. After a moat successful meeting the
twenty-ninth annual convention of tho Ne
braska Press association was Ht on end.
Most of the delegates and their wives
rt paired at onco to Tho Dec olllce to avail
themselves of an opportunity to Inspect
a modern newspaper plant; others went
to South Omaha to see how eattlo are
slaughtered In tho Swift packing house,
while Btlll others visited the public library
and other points of ntero3t In the city.
Many of the editors remained over last
night to attend a reception at Schllu toof
garden, and will return to their homos to
day. In ltctriisMc(,
hooking back over tho two days' session
tho moulders of public opinion of tho state
hnvo 'every reason to congratulate them
selves, as the returns show a most gratify
ing Increase of ,tr.cmbershlp and n substan
tia) balance on the right sldo of the as
sociation ledger. Thrro was manifest a
wholesome spirit of goodfcllowshtp between
the editors. It any wero present who had
felt tho sting of unkind criticism, they
promptly burled tho bntchet for the time
being, and tho best of feeling prevailed
throughout. Tho editors evidently Intend
to start In tho new century right
The first order of business of the nftor
noon session was tho election of ofneers,
W. M. Matipln of Omnlia, G. V. Harnuart
of the Auburn Herald and A. W. I.add of
tho Albion News, wero placed In nomina
tion for president, and Mr. Matipln was
elected. Comparatively little Interest was
taken In this Item of the program. These
wero elected nn vice presidents: First con
gressional district, Allan I). May. Kails City
journal; second district, C. 1C, llycrs, Val
ley Kntcrprlho; Third district. Atlco Hurt
of Dakota City Kaglo; Fourth district, W.
It. Fulton, Ohlowan. Ulilowa; Fifth district,
V. J. I.udl, Republican City Democrat:
Sixth district, C. II. Cuss, Itavnnna News.
Mr. MitmIii It I--HI t-cti-tl.
. l. M. Merwln of Uraver City, who nan
held tho otric; of secretory and treasurer
for tho last tlvo years, was reelected by a
unanimous vote. All agreed that Mr. Mer
wln Is tho right man In tho right place,
Ho was voted ?30 more as a testimonial
of esteem, than as a salary.
U. K. Carrel, editor of tho Hebron Jour
nal, was recloctcd bh corresponding roc-
relary. tho rules bring suspended and his
election made unanimous.
Tho following gentlemen were appointed
ny the chair as an oxrurslon committee
V. K. Foster. IMalnvlew News; W. N. Hnse,
rsorroiK .News; H. P. Marble. Humboldt
Leader; P. A. Hrundage. Tecumseh Chief
tain, and W. (, I'urcell, Custer County
Chief.
Theso conunltteeH wero also appointed:
hxerutlvo Committee L. A. Williams,
Illalr Pilot; J. C. Hocrlst. Lincoln Journal
and western I'oultry News; J. W. Ham
hart, Auburn Herald; A. W. I.add, Albion
-xewH, and I). II. Cronin, O'Nolll Frontier,
Legal Commlttco-D. M. Hutlcr, Legal
Kews; Vt: II'. Stdw'cll, A'tiburu Tost: 1). J.
Toyntcr, Albion ArgUH; C. J. Howlby, Crete
Domocrat, and Adam llrccd, Hastings
'i ritnine.
An Interesting paper on tho subject of
"Delinquent Subscribers" was road by
Atleo Hart of tho Dakota City Eagle, fol
lowed by II. P. Marloon of Grand Island
Vlth,a romlnlacent essay on tho theme,
uid-Tmo Printers."
Iiiti-ri-nllnu; Piiihtn Item
"Drotherly Love" was tho subject chosen
.by A. M. Church of tho Naper Nows and "
Stick of Pled Typo" was the text of S. W.
Kelley a paper.
Tho matter of selecting a time and placo
for holding tho next convention was left
to tho executive committee.
Tho afternoon session closed with the
over-Interesting and Instructive "Hound
Table," conducted by F. O. Kdgecombe.
A striking featuro of tho morning session
yesterday was a "guessing contest," in which
W. W. Haskell of tho Ord Quiz und Ilobert
Good of tho Valentino Democrat won tho
Sorts from
Tho meeting of tho Nebraska Press as
sociation In thin city and tho consequent
mingling of editors and printers for al
most overy one of theso newspaper pub
llshora Is a practical printer has brought
forth an avalanche of interesting "shop"
niuricB. men luic-raomcni yarns are not,
given jdaco on tho association records, but
inoy are good just tho same. Hero are a
few extracts sorts from tho "pi" box, as
tho "devil" would express It:
Cuok'rd Their Turnip.
F. O. Wtsnor, editor of the Halrd Tran
script, Cheyenne county, is a printer of the
old school. Thirty-six years ago ho and
Cal Shultz, edltqr of tho Western Nows
papor Union, wero "devils" together In n
little prlntshop in Hock ford, III,, whero
both learned tho art preservative. After
his graduation Mr. Wisner went up to
Friendship, Adams county, Wis., whero
ho ran a woekly nowapaper during tho war.
"Along lu 1858," said ho, "I was out of
business for a while. I thought I would
glvo nt.wspnpers a wido berth and go In
for some other Una of work, but In tho
course of a couplo of mouths tho old fascl
nutlou for tho smell of printers' Ink nnj
benzlno camo back and I began to yearn
for the prlntcry. I wus sort of homesick
for it.
"Well, I fell In with n fellow by the name
of Shanghn! Chandler, nnd wo went to
Portage, whero wo heard thero was n lot
of printing material packed away lu a
cellar, tied up with a mortgage.
"It Isn't necessary for me to detail the
means by which wo got that stuff out of
the county pud tack to Friendship. It'i
enough for this yarn that we got it there
nnd set It up, ready for business. When
everything was shipshape and we wero be
'ginning to think about getting out some
ropy for our first edition I suddenly made
tho discovery that wo had no roller. There
was n mold, however, ho we mixed up soinu
molasses and glue nnd had it boiling hot,
ready to pour In, whon I made another dis
covery. Thero was no plug lu tho bottom
of tho meld We had no time to whittle
out any fancy pluii, so Shanghai grabbed n
big turnip that happened to be lying thero
nnd forced It Into tho bottom of tho mold.
"In went the 'composition,' seething hot,
nnd in less than a quarter 'of a minute It
began to trickle out of thu base of tho
tube. A second later the whole floor was
Hooded with hot 'composition' und we were
Jumping tideways trying to get. out of Its
way, You see, the hot molasses and glus
had Just cooked tho turnip until It had no
more staying power than a plate uf mashed
potatoes."
.Vol Knally lllaturlieil.
NV. P, Wortman of the Marvin Lender
once had tho felicity to print something
that offended a 'subscriber, or to refuse to
S"
nor. This contest corresponds with the
one a ymr ago, but which took the form of a
primc.i program mis year tne
point was to iy" a cop case
according to the diagram In the Great
Western Type foundry' specimen book.
Uach contestant was supplied with a blank
form nf the cane and was required to mark
1 Into the boxes the characters which be-
longed therein, The smallest number of er
rors made was ten. Messrs. Haskell and
I Good each made ten mistakes and tho $13
1 prlzo was divided botween them. The next
lowest number was 11; then camo 14, 16 and
finally CO mistakes. It was explained that
the Inability to lay a cap case correctly U
not necessarily inconsistent with a thorough
working knowledge of the case, as there are
icorcs of characters In tho cap or upper
aSfi lhal nro not used In ordinary printing
oncu a year.
Mr. Haskell returned his sharo of tho
prize $7.50 to tho association, with In
structions to uso It as prize money In an
other similar contest a year hence.
IllnrklUl for Mllcnitr Mliiirkx.
At the opening of tho session Wednesday
morning tho president announced that It
would be advisable to depart from the
regular order of business and hold the
election of officers early iti tho afternoon
Instead of at the close of thi afternoon
session. The forma of tho official paper
the Dally Nebraska Press ho said, would
Close at 4 o'clock and as the editor wanted
to publish the names of the newly elected
ofllcers the program for tho day would have
to bo altered. This met with tho approval
of the delegates.
Several Invitations to receptions and
offers of souvenirs to the women of the
convention wero read by tho secretary.
Among theso was an Invitation to Inspect
the plant of tho Swift nnd Company pack
ing plunt, which Included freo street car
transportation, This, however, could not
bo accepted officially because of lack of
time.
F. N. Met win, secretary and treasurer,
read his annual report. He called atten
tion to Ilio fact that there was n J ICO sur
plus In the treasury and that the associa
tion was in n much better condition finan
cially than ever before. There has also
bocn a very gratifying Increase In member
ship. Last year 15!i names wero enrolled
and at noon today there wero 10, and mom
to come. Mr. Merwln recommended that
In the matter of railroad transportation
tho association keep a blacklist of all edi
tors or others In connection with country
ncwsp.'ipor ctrires who abuse- the prlvlleg:a
afforded them by tho railroad companies.
Any editor who sells, trades or gives away
mileage, hu said, should bo deprived of tho
ndvantago of trnnsportntlon.
C. J. Howlby, editor of tho Crete Demo
crat, read a paper on tho subject of
"Natural Irrigation." Ho recommended
that the nowspnpers of tho state tuke up
tho matter and advocate tho storing of
surface water, to bo used In time of drouth.
ItrtnuR Out u Priilt'Nt.
W. It. Fulton of tho Ohlowa Ohlowan
combated Mr. Ilowlcy's theory, arguing that
thcro was too much farm land In Nebraska
now and that It gave rise to over-production
of farm products. "Much of tho farm
land we have now," ho said, "should be per
mitted to go back to its original state and
become grazing land." This view of tho
Hltuntlon called forth a torrent of protest,
a half-dozen delegates taking tho position
that there could bo no such thing as over
production of farm produce so long ns thcro
wero people on tho earth who were starving
to death.
This original poem was read by Allan
I). May, editor of the Falls City Journal:
'I'lii It ii in III I UK nf th 1'renH.
Tho world Is marching onward, taking ever
greater strides,
fSrtiwImr belter as the nites nans nwnl:
MOn tho mighty oar of Progress Justice rver
iirnuuiy noes.
And tho distant goal grows nearer every
day-
As tho civilizing spirit comes to rulo tho
heartH of men, .
To allay tho bitter weeping and distress,
tress.
It Is marching In the music of tho scratch
ing of the poll
And tho clutter und tho rumble of the
press.
Oh, that mighty anthem throbbing through
to universe today
Stirs the nations as they never were be
fore; 'TIs the organ voluntary that the gods of
Justice, play,
With Ita echoes reaching Time's remotest
shore.
It Is wuklng men to reason, it Is showing
them the plan
That tho great Creator mode, nnd noth
ing less.
Oh, thu destiny of uges and tho brother
hood of mun
Is chanted In tho rumbling of the press.
"lis an ever chnnglng rhythm that Is
fraught with awful might.
l llll the power tu
melt tho heart of
hardest stone;
the "Pi" Box
print something that would havo pleased
him, which amounts to the same thing,
i'leuuiifi mn on uio sircci ono aay mo sun-
criber said:
"Mr. Wortman, I'vo stopped your paper."
"imposiiblel" exclaimed the editor, seem-
ingiy mucn surprised, "wny, I was over
by tho oinco a moment ago, nnd tho press
was running all right."
ejeimlnc llreliirurlty,
"The tramp printer Is pretty nearly a
thing of tho past," said Morkwood Holmes,
editor of tho Clipper-Citizen at Lexington.
"He has gouo out of stylo with tho other
picturesque adjuncts of tho newspaper busi
ness, but still you run across one once In
a while. I remember of meeting one out
in lowaa low ycara ago boforo I married
and settled down and ho told mo of an
experience of hlb which I think was unique.
Ho Bald ho arrived In Dcs Moines ono day
with a trifle over $3 about him, and, find
ing tho prospect good for work, aoked ono
of tho boys at the ofllco to direct him to
n boarding houso. Ho called nt the address
furnished, tulked with tho landlord, selected
his room and agreed on terras. Finally tho
old man asked what his business was. He
said ho was a printer, whereupon the old
man throw up both hands.
" 'That settles It,' he said. 'Vou can't
get In this bouse.'
" 'Why not?' asked tho typo, whose numo
was Robinson.
" "Never mind. You can't get Into this
house. I wouldn't havo you here under uny
circumstances, Got out.'
" 'llut here.' said Robinson. 'What kind
of a deal Is this? What have printers ever
done to you that you should treat ono of
them In thla shabby stylo?'
"'I'll tell you.' Hold th'j old man. 'A
printer came here, engaged board with me
r.nd skipped at the end of tho first week.
That's all. I don't want any more.'
" 'How much did he owo you?'
"'Five dollars.
"'Well, that's all right; youdon't under
stand. It's a custom among printers to do
that once lu a whllo nnd the next one that
routes along squares it. Here,' and ho
handed out $5, which the old man grate
fully accepted with most profuse apologies
for bo,l,K -Jnicquulnted with the cuatoms
In vogue, among traveling printers.
"For the next two weeks Robinson paid
his board promptly, making $1D which he
turned Into the old mun's cofl'ors. Tho
next week he wont to the landlord and said:
'I want to buy some clothes nnd tlx myself
up and I'm Just $15 short. It you'll let me
have It I II start In next week payiug It
bark and won't have to buy my stuff piece
meal.' "The landlord thought pretty well of him
by this time and readily loaned blm the $15.
n.t.u.AH iU.h i.Ai.ki i.i. .i .it.
IVUUIU9UU iu?u vyujjin, uia nuiuva unu umiT
It can bid the fettered bondman lift his
eyes townttl the light,
It can shako the very foundations of a
throne' '
I.Ike the voice of mighty thunders that In
anger crash nml roll.
It Is peu!lng lorth eternal righteousness
It l?t railing men together, and the waken
ing of the tout
Is bidden by the rumbling of the press!
To
the wrong nn awful warning, to tho
right a sweet refrain,
With a message of fruition by and by;
Krror trembles when she hears It, but to
virtue 'tis it strain
Hwcet and gentle as a mother's Ullaby.
"fls a song without beginning, 'tis a song
without an end,
That to children of oppression brings re
dress; V
Where a man has wronged a brother or a
friend has wronged a friend,
Justice spcaketh III the rumbling of the
preys'
Though the erushlng of the cannon and the
lulling of the drum
Slim the spirit of the battle-frenzled
horde,
There's it voice that still Is speaking of the
day that soon must come,
W hen the pen In proven mightier than the
sword;
And tho harvest shall bf gathered when
.the fruits of pence are ripe,
And the tribes shall tlud the manna sent
to bless,
When men gather up the bullets and shall
eu.it them Into type,
And shall listen to the music of the
press:
Ilrothers. though we grow discouraged and
give way to discontent,
hen we feel nn Inclination to complain,
When It seems to no good purpose nil oilr
labor nil n hrrti Mtinf
And tho losses seem to overreach the
gain.
Let us then remember, brothers, that the
whole Includes tho parts,
Ami whut oft appears as fatl.i rc Is suc
cess; Wc will do the world a service If with
honest hands and hearts
We help swell the mighty rumbling of tho
pressl
Ailiini II reed p to Allnn .Mi).
While the lost two stanzas wero being
read Adam Brecdc of tho Hastings Tribune
whipped out his lead pencil and scribbled
tho following Jingle on tho back of an old
envelope;
I've heard your poem through,
Allan .May.
And think It's kind of yuu,
Allan May.
To say such pretty things
About tho press that sings
Tho praises of all things,
A'.lun Muy.
Voir rhythm It is line,
Allan Mny,
In fuel. It Is divine,
Allan Muy;
Hut when it comes to feet
(No matter how thev meet)
I think l'vegot ynu beat,
A!lan May.
Tho program closed with David P. Dobyn'i
scrapbook talk. Ho had with him scrap-
books to which he had added dally for the
last twenty-five years. Everything in them
was classified and Indexed according to the
subject treated, and the result was that the
books presented a complete history of Ore
1.011, Mo., and environs, Mr. Dobyn's native
town, and the locution of his nowspapor,
the Sentinel. He pointed out tho numerous
advantages of having such Information al
ways nt his fingers' ends, and recommended
that all i:ewspapr men make a pructlco of
keeping scrupbooks lusteud of spending
their spare time Bitting on dry goods boxes
and arguing about how to savu the nation.
In nt Uir Dentil.
Tho following were among the late ar
rivals at the convention:
II. H. Record, Hreeze, Gretna; W. N. Ilass
ler, Press, Pawnee City; Dr. S. H. Itazee,
courier. Curtis; Mrs. S. It. Hazee, Courier,
Curtis; C. F. Collins, Hevlow. Dunbar; J
F. Gunthorpe, Herald, llmnswlck; F. A
Harrison, Journal, Lincoln; II. 12, Heath,
Nebraska Fnrmer, Umaha; Irwin A. Medlar,
Hotel Reporter. Omaha; William M.
Wheeler, Republican, Wakefield; II. M
Wells. Vldotte. Crete; T. J. Pickett. Wasp.
Wahoo; Martin T. White, Nebraska Farmer,
Omnliu; W. It. Williams, Pilot. Ulalr; W
T. Hartlctt, Criterion, Juckson; William
Warncko, News, Scrlbucr; James W. U'ur-
lelgh, Journal, Alusworth; J. P. Israel, No
braaka Dairyman, Lincoln; J. C. Vollno,
Tlmos, Heaver City; W. H. Weeks, Ne
btaska Liquor Dealer, Omaha; Horc K.
Strawn, Woman'u Weokly. Omaha; M. (i
Pet kins, American Pi ess, Omaha; Mrs. M.
G. Perkins. American Press, Omaha; J. C.
Seacrest, Journil, Lincoln; Adam Hrccd,
Tribune, Hastings; H. L. Tostovin, Great
Western Type foundry, Omaha; F. H. Por
ter, Citizen, Holdrege; W. 11. Reynolds.
Chronicle. Madison; W. W. Haskell, Quiz.
Ord; II. II. Pease, leader, Hluo Hill; L. II
Thornbtirg, Argus, Alexandria; II. N. Mo
Gaflln, Gazette, Oresham; C. 11. Wahlqulst
Democrat, Hastings; W. R. Fulton, Ohio'
wan, Ohlowa; Clark Perkins, Republican,
St. Paul; II. M. Davis, Journal, Ord; L. A.
Williams, Pilot, Blair, S. W. Kelly, Free
Press, Wisner; D. M. Hutlcr, Legal Nows,
Lincoln; Mre. L. W. Sbadcl. Wave, Odoll;
W. N. Ueckcr, Gazette, Ashland; John
Roslcky, Kvoty Amorlcke, Omaha; I. N.
Simpson. Times, South Omaha.
Tho heavy affaire of shop and desk were
fielmja Series of Point System Talcs
Told on Ye Printer Man.
truck and a day or so later he bouelit a
railroad tlckot to another town nnd quietly
uopartca, leaving this note to tho landlord
ym Kone. Tho next printer that cornea
along will Bottle. Just tell him how much
It Is. Good-bye.'
"I daro say that old man never could
bo brought to think that there was a printer
anywhero allvo that was any good."
CinirKi" It to the "Devil."
row members of tho Ancient Order of
united Workmen of tho state know per
haps the Inauspicious circumstances under
which tho first number of tho Workman,
their official organ, was Issued under the
management jf W. N. Huso, ouo of the del
egatos now at the press convention. It hap
pened nt Norfolk three years ago.
"It was press time nnd wo woro likely to
Do late in catching tho malls," snld Mr,
Huse. "Tho foreman wns getting the rolr-
ers in place, his two assistants were lock
,n un 1,10 forms and tho rest of tho force
wcre addressing wrappers. I was looking
on- Giving onlers and hustling them up
0no of ,no formB wns "'a'lo "P entirely of
"pnpnrcii lauuiar worn ngures and statu
tics a form that had taken two men four
days to set up. The prluters hurried it
upon tho presB. With- my watch In hand I
waited until tho devil had planed the typn
down and then gavp directions to turn on
the steam.
"The engine started with a Jerk. Thero
was a crash and a rattling noise like hall
on a tin roof.
"A kind of fnlntness stole over me as
threw eff the power belt, und when I wen
bad; behind tho press to see what tho
troublo was there lay tho nonpareil form
piled up in Uio pit underneath like a dol
lar s worth of Russian oats.
"iho devil had forgotten to screw up the
ciumps on tho form.
"Well, some one got a scoopsbovel nnd
we filled up the ehaso with n lot of old
Plato matter a love ttory and an artlcl
On how to make n self-opening gate."
I.Ike n Two-l'ilKeit Suoril
P. A. Williams Is probably the most ver
satue delegate at tho convention. Reside
being editor of tho Rive rton Review ho Is
farmer and stock miser. There Is a debat
K soccty holding weekly meetings lu th
Rlvertou school house, and ono night about
a month ngo Mr. Williams was chief ills
putant on tho negative side of tho question
"Resolved, That tho United Slate Should
Annex tho Philippines."
ine negative side won, and after th
Judges had rendered their decision tho chief
or the vanquished forces nroso and ad
dressed the chair.
"Mr. President," he said. "I should hav
known better than to tackle a man who can
deal successfully In both Holsteln type and
l i . "
lOUg Ufiiuer row,
put away by the editors Wednesday even -
Ing and, with their wives and sweethearts,
they spent the evening nt Schlitz Roof Gar-1
den ns tho guests of Omaha Typographical
union No. 190 and of Ahatno auxiliary, one
of the first auxiliaries to be organized In
connection with the typographical union.
A large company attended and the best of I
good humor prevailed. The reception wns
tho tribute of friendship on the part of the
union printers to tho editors of tho state
and the courtesy seemed to bo appreciated
by the visitors. Representatives of tho
raft wero present from Council Uluffs and
South Omaha.
Karly In the evening K. S. Fisher, the j
presldert of the local union, in rulo an ad-
ress of welcome, in which he spoke of the
friendly relations which exist betwetn the
nrlous departments of the business nnd of
tho appreciation by the members of the
union on this account. Tho company pnvo
Itself over to dancing.
The Ahamo auxiliary served n dainty
lunch during tho evening. The members
f the auxiliary regarded the reception to
the editors as a sort of a celebration on
their own account, as Tuesday was the first
nnlversary of their organization.
"Sly I'rleiut friini Inilln"
Myron H. Itlcc's company opened a two
days' engagement at Hoyd's theater with
a matinee performance Tuesday, present
ing H. A. Du Souchct's laughable farco
comedy, "My Friend from India " As this
U something like the fourth season this
piece has been on tho road the assemblage
that witnessed its performance was by no
means largo enough to test the capacity of
the theater.
Among the familiar faces In the cast Is
that of May Vokcs, who has the part of
Tilly, which she created in the oiiglnnl
production of the piece. The company ns
a whole Is hardly up to standard, but suc
ceeds In creating considerable mirth. There
oro numerous specialties Interpolated
throughout tho three acts that are passably
fair.
The engagement closes with this evening's
performance.
BENNEWITZ IS THE WINNER
'linsen to HeiirrsiMit I'rrluliloii I I -tcrxlty
lu Ornliirlfftt
Content.
John A. Hennewltz will represent Crelgh
on university In tho Nebraska Inter
collegiate contest to ba held nt Crete III
March. He was chosen over two other eon-
teatautn for the honor In tho contest held
at the university Wcdnciday night.
His oration had for Its subject, "Republic
or Empire." The other contestants and the
titles of their orations were, James E.
Woodward, "Has Christianity Proved a
Failure?" nnd Linus A. Lilly, "The Un
laureled Majority."
Tho oratorical contest was held In tho
auditorium of Crelghton university and war.
argety attended. John Rakowskl presided
aa chairman and nt the close of the pro
gram Father Kuhlman, vlco president of the
university, announced the decision of tho
Judges. Ono of the ron.testnnt, Thomas H.
Mallcu, wai. prevented from participating
on nccount of sickness.
Tho program wns varied with musical
selections rendored by tho university mnn
dolln sextette nnd n chorus under the direc
tion of Prof. Keck. Joseph Horghoff. n
young violinist, played two numbers, being
accompanied by Miss Mary Petty.
Each of tho orntlon., delivered by tho
throe young men ambitions .to achieve the.
honor of representing their .university In
tho state Inter-ctHefilate contest, was of ex
ceptional merit. Each showed Itself to be
the product of careful preparation nnd the
dollvery of tho young men wns especially
good. In this particular Mr. Woodward
rather distanced his rrmpetltors, because
of his splendid voice, lack of self-conscious
ness und euso und grace of speech und
gesture.
it the conclusion of the program Father
Kuhlman announced that the decision of
the six Judges three on composition nnd
ireo on delivery accorded llrst place to
Mr. Hennewltz and second place to Mr.
Woodward. Tho Judges wero all members
of tho university faculty and their mark
ings had been conducted Independently. Mr.
Hennewltz was complimented by receiving
first placo from four of the six Judges.
Tho Inter-colleglute contest, which will
bo held In Crcto next March, will bo par
ticipated In by representatives of Doane,
Cntncr, Grand Island, Hcllcvuo and
Crelghton collages. The winnor In that con
test will represent Nebraska In tho Inter
state oratorical contest, In which there will
be contestants from ten states.
A Cure (or I.diiiIiuko.
Sufferers from lumbago' or rheumntlsm In
tho birk will bo pleased to know that quick
relief may bo bad by applying Chamberlain's
Pain Halm. W. W. C. Wllllnmson ot
Amherst, Va., says: "For more than a
year I suffered with lumbago. I finally
tried Chamberlaln'B Pain Halm and It gave
mo cntlro relief, which all other remedies
had failed to do." For sale by all drug
gists.
THIS ITALIAN HAS TROUBLE
lie I.oenteH n Itiniimny Wife, Mnps
Her In (lie Fnce nml I, mills
In Jiiil.
Cesaerl and Maria Chcllno, man and wife,
who do not llvo together, undertook to re-
lato their life stories to Judgo Learn In the
police court yesterday afternoon, but as
neither of them could speak English only
enough of their Itnllan verbiage sifted
through the Interpreter to show tho court
that the husband had slapped tho wife. On
this evidence a fine of $10 was levied against
Chellno, and as ho failed to produce the
amount he was taken back to Jail.
Fragments of the Italian's story camo out
through tho Interpreter nnd Indicated that
his domestic troubles wero many nnd bo-
gan several years ngo, when his wife clopnl
from Jolict, 111,, with his savings and nn-
other man.
It Glrillea the (Untie.
Tho fame of Hucklen's Arnica Waive, as
tho best in tho world, extends round the
earth. It's the one perfect healer of cuts
corns, burns, bruises, sores, scalds, bolls,
ulcers, felons, aches, palnB and all skin
eruptions. Only Infallible pile cure. 23c a
box at Kuhn & Co's.
Anti-sore Feet Shoes
Did you over stop to thlnl: that those
sore nml tcmlor feet nro not liereilitury,
but tho resiilt of wrong Itlens In tlttins
shoos? Many people, both men anil
women, aro walking every tiny nnd Sun
day on Holes much narrower tlinn tho
bottoms ot their fret-Orox I,. Shoo
mnii'rt special nt vf5.r0 for women has
that broad solo that only a proper lasted
shoo can havo tho fnut rests firmly
upon the bottom of tiro sole and not on
the uppers. Wo stake our reputation
upon this ?:i,u0 shoe.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
Catnlogue Sent Free for the Anklnir,
Omata'i Up-to-date Slice House.
t'AHNAM iTHKET.
amusements
1 1 l)fll) Will Pfl TH Pfll'DT
ll.HDUH WILL ItU 1U tULUl
I
Union Forces Expect to Turn Out Znmuse
Saturday.
PURPOSE IS TO ABSORB LEGAL WISDOM
JmlKe KrMir til Determine the Hlnlit
of it t'nliin rtnitlnt Ion t
llillntnlii the Picket
.Hj-.tr in.
Sattitday morning, it the Intentions of the
members of the labor unions of tho city
are carried out. Judgo Keysor's court will
present an appearance seldom seeu In
Omaha. .
On that date the case of tho proprie
tor of tho Continental rcMnuraut against
the Walters' union will cotno up for hear
ing. In this cuse a temporary Injunction
has been Issued by Judgo Keysor forbidding
the members of the union from "picketing"
tho restaurant.
"Picketing" In this case consists of sta
tioning a mail upon the sidewalk on cither
sldo of tho door of the restaurant ns n
picket, whoso duty It Is to Inform all per
sons of the fart' that tne restaurant has
been declared "unfair" by tho unions of the
city. For Bovernl days this practice wus
followed by tho members of tho union and
the proprietor appealed to the court, a tem
porary Injunction being Issued, returnable
Saturday morning,
So far as known this Is the llrst time nn
injunction of this sort baa been Issued by
an Omaha court on theso grounds, and at
tho hearing Saturday tho waiters expect to
havo a largo number of laboring men pres
ent. A bulletin has been posted on tho
blackboard nt Labor Temple Inviting till
union men to attend the court that morn
ing to henr tho case, and many ot the men
havo expressed their Intention of being
present
From the expressions ot the men around
the temple nt least 200 union men will bo
In tho court loom when tho case Is called
They go for tho purpose of hearing Iho ar
gumcnts. and, as one ot the men expressed
it. "to seo what logic Is used by tho lawyers
who claim that union men have no light to
Inform tho public that an employer is not
hiring union men In his business."
PUSHING AUDITORIUM FUND
Tucntj' Directors DeMithiMT I lie Knllre
Week to iiioroimli ('nnwifts fur
Mock SuliMcrliit Inns.
If the auditorium fund la not increased
to 1110.000 tills week it will nou be tho
fault of tho twenty directors, who arc de
voting their entire time to canvnss for
6tock subscriptions. Every business tnnu In
tho city who has not nlready signed for n
block ot stock will be pressed to do so this
week.
Several thousand dollars' worth of stock
has beeu plnccd during the flrBt three duys
ot tho week und many promises of future
subscriptions hnve been given.
'We may not bo ablo to reuch the $150,
OOil mark thla week," snld President San
born yesterday, "but wo aro going to mako
n big increase in our stock subscriptions
at any rate. Wo will hnvo a long list of
new Hubsclbera to glvo out for publlcntion
next Sunday. This linmensu task of rals
ng u quarter of a million dollars for a
public building wns brgun less than thrco
months ago und wc already have more than
half of the amount desired In Bight. All
of tho money wo havo rnlsed bo far has been
lu Block subscriptions and donations, the
brick hchetno nnd the manufacturer's ex
position'," both of which will ndd thousands
of dollnrs to the fund, being yet to come.
All things considered I think wc nre mak
ing excellent progress."
Tlmifaninln Sent Into ICxIle,
Every year a largo number of poor suf
ferers whoso lungs nro soro nnd racked
with coughs nro urged to go to anothor
climate. Hut thl3 is costly and not always
sure. Don't bo nn exllo when Dr. King's
New Discovery for consumption will cure
you nt home. It'fl the most Infallible medl
cine for coughs' colds and all throat nnd
lung dlsenses on earth. The first doso
brings relief. Astounding cures result from
persistent use. Trial bottles free at Kuhn
& Co's. Prico 50c and $1.00. Every bottle
gunrnntccd.
ASSESSMENT IS GUT DOWN
llonril nf KiiiiiIUm Inn Aetn I'll-
voriilile In (lie Hell
Line.
Tho Hoard of Equalization yesterday re
dticvd tho ussessmeut on tho Belt Lino from
$12,000 a mllu to $0,200, the prlco Ilxcd by
tho state board. City Attorney W. J. Con
ncll appeared .before tho board and urged
that tho line bo nsscHscd regardless of the
valuation fixed by tho state hoard, He as
serted that the lino is entirely within tho
city limits, Is a separate pleco ot property
which has no connection with other rail
road properly, and should bo taxed on the
samo basis as ony other personal property.
James F. Stout appeared for the rnllroad
company nnd maintained that all trackage
should bear tho same nsscssmcnt.
All of the couiicllmcn, with tho exception
of Councilman Zlniman, who was not In at
tendauce upon tho meeting, voted to reduce
tho nssestcd valuation to $0,200 per mile.
When
Commence
Taking
GRIP
Gets You,
Orangeine immediately relieves te
depressed feeling, compels nerves,
stomach and liver to act normally
opens the pores, brings a night of
restful sleep makes you feel all
right in the morning. Full directions
for grip, headache, colds, nervousness
anci many other 411s in every
package.
Orangelm Is sold by druggists generally
In ,23 and C0o packages. A trial paclingo
will be eont to any add ess for Zo stamp.
0RANQE1NE CHEMICAL CO.. . Cklaio.lll.
HANAN
SHOES
WEAK AND NERVOUS WOMEN
MADE STRONG AND WELL BY
DR. GREENE'S NERVURA
Woman's life is a tragedy. It Is a succession ot defeats. Through Ignorance
the first experiences of womanhood nre encountered without the slightest
is a great pity in all this, for such a
Dr. Greene's
Nervura
MAKES PEOPLE STRONG, VIGOROUS, AND WELL.
What a blessing Dr. Greene's Ncrvura blood and nerve remedy is to such
women I It sustains them in every trial and fortifies them for their dally
duties. It makes women strong enough to do their wholo duty wUhout fatigue.
It sustains tho physical strength and the physical beauty and wards off ner
vousness by nntural means. It Is a perfect support at any stago of woman's
life. The grandest medicine for weak and Buffering women eer prepared.
MRS. V. A. TINKHAM, 0f Stowe, Vt says:
" About, six months ago I found inyMlf In an extreme nervous condition. This has been
gradually grow Ing ujion me for several years and I cannot tell w hat I hUffereJ, it wns beyond
description. 1 got no rest, or hleeti nights nnd my work was dono In cmu,:nnt agony I
Imagined thore was some imp'Tiding evil constantly hanging over me, mi l eoulj not rid
myself of the Idea that Insanity "lis In store for nto. I know liotter thun to do lots of things
that I did do but could not help it. I was indeed a wreck, nnd was on tho point of giving uv
in despair. I employed phytli ians who did me no good mid mv condition continually new
worse. ' Finally a frforiil advlied nie to try Dr. Greene's Nervura blood und nervo remedy
I commenced taking it and lieforo using tho first tott!e up there was derldtd improvement
I have now wvi rnoit thrco bottles and am entirely cured of all my troubles."
I
The discoverer of this health-building remedy is Dr. Orecnc, of
35 West I4th St., New York City, and all women may consult him
personally or by letter without charge. The young, mlddlo-aged,
or old will find his advice the promptest and surest help. Writ
freely for advice or call.
DEMENTED WOMAN ARRESTED
Counrll HIiiOn OIIIi'itm Ilrlnln Mr.
ll:rllin, V-tln'riiiim, AVIioiv Ac
tion Have Hern Strnnuc
A woman, who Is said to be .Mrs. Hcrtlin
Wetherspoon, lOO.'l Karnam street, was ar
rested by the police of Council Bluffs Wed
nesday morning ns behiK demented. Sho
s said to have told the police that she lived
at tho J''nrnam street nddress nnd that her
husband was a Jowcler In this city.
Tho matter was reported to the Omnlm
pollco and Officer Itelgleman went out to
Investigate. He found that at 100.1 Farnam
street resides .Mrs. Mary Churchill, and that
Mrs. "othernpoon had been rooming thore.
rho people In the house stated that they
had noticed some peculiar things In the
conduct of Mrs. Wetherspoon lately.
sirs, cnurchiii went to Council niuffs
Wednesday afternoon to bring Mrs. Wether
spoon back to this city, where she will euro
for her until communication can bo had
with somo of hor relatives In regard to her
future core. Tho demented woman baa
relatives in Grant Pass, Ore., nnd Denver,
Colo.
PL III.VCH SCOURS AOAIX.
A Preparation (lull Will IIPNtriiy th,.
Iliiiiilrun (ieriii IllncovL-reil.
FInnlly tho scientific student has dlsrnv.
crcd a certain remedy for dandruff. When
it first becamo known thut dandruff is tho
result of a germ or paraslto that digs Into
tho scalp and naps iho vitality of hair at
the root, causing falling hair and baldness,
biologists set to work to discover somo
preparation that will kill that germ. After
a year's labor In onu laboratory, the dan
druff germ destroyer was discovered, nnd
u ib now emuoiiteci in Nowbro's Herplelde,
winch, besides curing baldness, nnd thin
ulng hair, speedily and permanently eradi
cates dandruff. "Destroy tho rauso. vmi
remove tho effect."
One More Week of Our 33 per cent
Discount snlo-lust opportunity to pur-
cliaso our framed pictures nt.33.Kl per
cent off regular price-see our pnssopnr-
tout pictures, 0c encli-JfLOO pictures.
Onc-'J.OO pictures, $1.3r-?3.00 pictures.
?L00-$1.00 pictures. S2:ari-?5.00 pic
tures, ?3 3.")-ote., etc. not n picture re-served-tliey
nil ko this week at one
third oft' tho regular price.
A. HOSPE,
Music iii Art. 1613 Ooodu.
Our Bicycle Man-
advises nil editors to bring their tnumi
scrtpts nnd be suro to Irawi their guns at
home. They are such a flre-catjrtg crowd
that unless this1 advico Is followed a
stampedo Is suro to tako p'.nco at tho
convention. Editors ure supposed to know
everything nnd when they don't they look
wise and mnko you think they uro tho
whole corporation. Good Idea. I ivondor
If they know that Omaha has one of tho
largest stovo supply houses In tlio world -a
placo wheru repairs can bo hud for ulmoit
nny stove, rango or furnace ever made a
place whero over l.UM.GOO pounds of repairs
aro carried In stock. Mr. Kdttor. n.i am
Invited to call for a scoop thut will make
your deadly enemy across tho street, who
publishes a 2x1, turn green with envy.
OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS
Telephone 000.
I'M' Douglas Hi.
. preparation, and the nerves receive their first
serious shock.
Nothing is dono to relieve this young woman.
No one seems to possess tho knowledge which
will nld lipr. The family physician innkes light
of her troubles and tells her that nil women
have them. She Is a beautiful girl ami should
make a beautiful woman. Her disposition is
sweet, her form and movement full of
grace. Why can she not retain theso
gifts of nature V
Shn has sensitive nerves nail
every shock they receive leaves
its mark ou face or form or dispo
Mtion generally on all. Hhe has
some severe illness. Her courage
Is shaken by the prospect of con
stantly recurring suffering, and
at twenty she Is pale and thin,
alternately cheerful and sad, but
a lwnys nervous. Then she mar
ries! new obligations nro under
taken with Btlditlounl strain on
the nerves. A year or two further
nlong she begins to havo turns of
being cross and snappy, and can't
seem to help It. Trom this point
on to middle ngc tho lines of
beauty nro replaced by lines of
care, and control of the nerves Is
presently entirely gone. There
history is common.
Biood
and Nerve
Remedy
ELERDING IS NOT THE MAN
Cimf iihIihi of iiiiii'm rnnnci nn t'n
foiioileil AeriiMi- .
tlon.
Through an unfortunate mixing of names
published on Tuesday, to the effect that !.
C. Klerdlng, hud spent n night at the po
llco station us a freo lodger, and that whlln
thero ho created a disturbance which led
to his detention behind the bars.
As u inattor of fact, Mr. Klerdlng was
not n pollco court lodger at all and wus
not arrested. Tho story wherein his name
was used applied to a vagrant by tho namo
of I'M Smith.
Mr. Klerdlng, however, was n witness In
pollen court in unnther cuse, und lu that
wny the confuiilon of names resulted.
AnillHIIII'CIIM-lltH Of till' iilOlltlTN.
"My I'rlend Krom India" will close at
Hoyd's tonight, giving way to Mr. I'innU
Keennn nnd company for the production to
morrow night nnd Suturday matinee and
night of "A I'oor Relation," one of tho
bright and pretty comedies In which Sol
Smith Ilussell nppeared to such advantage.
MnrrlnKt I.leeiiNeN,
Tho following marriage llrenscs wero is
sued by the county Judge today:
Name and Hesldence. Ase
James It. Oliver. Onmlm , 25
Frances McTosak, Hchujicr 2.1
Thomas H. Onlvln. Ontnlmk a
Mamlo J Mulior. Chicago : 2;
Patrick Fuller. South Omahu x
Maggie C. Olciison, Omaha ,12
Joseph lialda, Omahu 2'
ItOHullo Klslckl, Omaha 2)
Hubert O, Itowmnn, Oinuhu aj
Marie Peterson, Omulia 23
Hlloy M. Foster, 8011th Omahu 21
Mary ltutay. .South Onmlm o
Thomus Hartford, Waterloo 2:1
Mumlu Gladwin, Omahu 17
Krnll HpnngenberB, Omaha 21
Annie Sliiimnn, Omahu 20
John Pazderka, South On'alia c
Annie Urocele, South Oinuhu si
Curl F. lloye. Omaha 28
Jenulu IC, Jsnrd, Omnha 2(i
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