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rEF" all the charitable work of Omaha
j prubnbly none It better known
HIIIOIIK '"t" l'lliei Ml'll''" rn-,
the placm where want nnd trou
ble nro most often felt than thai
of the Visiting Nurses' association. It Is
also probable that there Is no other work
of which so little Is known among the
people generally or that Is brought before
them Ices frequently for assistance. The
association was organized In 1 by one
of Omaha's best known and best loved
young women, who. In devoting her skilled
professional knowledge of nursing to a
wide personal charity, realized the neces
sity of somo systematic provision for pro
fessional earn for the city's poor aside
from that provided by the city and county
physicians, and determined to secure It.
Accordingly a meeting was railed of women
from among her personal friends, all the
denominations of the city b'lng represented
that no feeling of sectarianism might hinder
th" usefulness of the organization she
Jiimnd they might effect. Twelve women
responded to her call nnd so successful
has become the organization that He
membership now numbers between 300 and
400. "Inasmuch na ye have done It unto
thn least of these ye have done It unto me"
Is the spirit which aetuntcB the organiza
tion and which maintains It and every
patient is treated as a friend, confidence Is
respected and no red tape required or al
lowed. Realizing that to few Is given the
talent of ministering to the needy the
main effort of the membership has been
devoted to centring funds necessary for the
proper maintenance of the work and to
providing the necessary clothing, food nnd
other essentials to supplement the work
of the professional nurses. So quietly and
systematically has the work been done that
ft w even of the association have known
the identity of those for whom they have
worked. The funds have been raised
largely through securing II memberships
In the association and by the many other
means employed by women In the main
tenance of such work.
Necessarlly tho expense has been con
siderable, but the responsibility has been
greater, and for the first two years the
best effort of the women was taxed ti
continue It. It was about this time that a
name was added to the membership list
THOMAS BARRY, a Boston lawyer,
was recently examining a Celtic
ii ii, witness In the Boston munlrlpa!
Vi'V ccurt In a suit having to do with
nil Hcciueiu on me street cars.
Here Is a fragment of the information
elicited by Lawyer narry'a advice that the
witness tell the story In his own words:
"Well, the man fell In th' str-reet as the
rar-r passed: thin th' car-r stopped, an' we
all ran out. The cr-rowd gathered
ar-round th' man and shouted, 'He's kilt!
He's kilt. Thin Ol Jumped In, pulled a don n
of the spalpeens nut uv th" way. and yells
at "em, 'Yez thick heads, yez! If th" man's
kilt, why In hlvvln's name don't yet stand
to wan side nn" let him have a breath of
alr-r!' "
During the trial of a afreet railway dam
age suit in one of the circuit branches
of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia a few days ago, relates the
Washington Star, an Important eyewitness
of the accident took the stand In the per
son of an elderly colored man. The plain
tiff bad been Injured while the car was at
a street crossing, and one of the attorneys
was endeavoring to elicit from the witness
Just where the latter was standing at the
moment the plaintiff was struck by the
sar.
"As I understand you." remarked the at
torney, after a number of questions had
been asked, "you were standing at the
street corner diagonally opposite the point
where the accident occurred."
"No, sir. I wasn't," declared the witness.
"I guess I was stand ng kinder sort er on
the bias from the spot."
It was while Judge Cclora E. Martin of
the New York state court of appeals was
on the supreme court bench that a self
important young lawyer was arguing a mo
tion before him. Tiring of the attorney's
Krandlloquenre. reports the New York
Times, Justice Martin Interrupted him and
started to render an adverse decision.
"But ycur honor does not understand the
rase." still urged the attorney, who saw
that things were not coming his way.
"Permit me to explain the law, Tiave
M Its. V. It. ADAMS. WHO HAS
M A N A I E D THE OMAHA VIS1T
IN(i .M USES' ASSOCIATION.
that has since become synonymous with
the name of the organization ami Is known
throughout tho poorer district; that of
Mrs. W. It. Adams. Being so situated as
to make It possible. Mrs. Adams assumed
the position as superintendent of nurses, in
which capacity she has for th' last five
years devoted her entire time to visiting
and Investigating wherever a needy case
has been reported, doing inestimable good
nnd winning the gratitude ami confidence
of scores who through misfortune, tem
porary or otherwise, have been reduced to
thn necessity of aid. During these years
Mrs. Adams has refused all remuneration
for her efforts, which Bhe gives for the love
of humanity alone anil so made It pos
sible for the association to accomplish what
It has with the small resources that have
been at Its command. Early in May Mrs.
Adams gave up her chosen work to return
to her former home In Ireland for an In
definite visit, thi report she submitted for
tho April work showing the greatest re
sults that have yet been accomplished.
Seventy-two patients were cared for, 597
visits made, five patients sent to the hospi
tal and three to friends and burial pro
vided in four cases. During Mrs. Adams'
absence the work will be continued by mem
bers of the association and an effort will
also be made to Increase the- membership
to 1.000, thd women believing that with
this annual Income the work could lie made
entirely self-supporting.
Miss Ionise Ormsby of Central City, Neb.,
who Is studying music In Paris, is making
a most enviable name for herself In thn
French capital. The June number of tho
Pnrls World, an Illustrated English maga
zine published In Paris, has this to say
of Miss Ormsby and her attainments:
An American girl who has surely a bril
liant larerr before her Ik Miss T.oulsc
Ormsby. dramatic soprano, who has (list
Mirthful Moods of Bench and Bar
here some of the latest decisions of the
court of appeals, In which It is held"
"Motion Is denied with costs," nga' l In
terrupted the Justice. "Have y; u any later
decision thnn that?"
In a Texas case two men went to a
house, where one of them was Introduced
under a false name, and succeeded In get
ting up a difficulty with some of the family.
One of them said he came for a fuss and,
hy . he was going to have It. and
that he could kill four or five people be
fore they could stop him. In the row
which followed he drew his gun upon a son
of the family, and. as the mother partly
opened a door at that moment, he tiirmil
It upon her and fired. He wns charged
with assault with Intent to kill. The dr
fonse was that the shooting was accidental.
In addition to the above facts. It was
proved that the accused was at the time
armed with a Winchester gun. a Rem ngton
six-shooter and a box of cartridges, while
bis companion was armed with a Smith A
Wesson 32-callber pistol and a Colt six
shooter, and was also wearing a breast
plate of Iron made of an old plowshare
and tied on his body with ropes. By rea
son of this very unusual combination of
circumstances the theory of accident was
urged unsuccessfully.
Justice Marean of the supreme court,
Second district, Is a tall man with a tender
heart, relates the New York Tribune. Not
long ago he caught an Impostor Just as the
fellow was performing the last act of a
swindling trick on him. The Brooklyn
Judges tell the story as follows:
One day a shabby and loquacious Indi
vidual walked into the office of Judge
Marean and said:
"Judge, I'm in hard luck. I want a
couple of dollars to get a Turkish bath, a
meal and a shave, and then I'll be In decent
condition to visit my friends."
The money was handed over at once,
with the courtesy that distlngulFhes the
Judge In his dealings with hU fellow men.
Then It occurred to the Judge that per
haps he had been a bit hasty In giving the
visitor money. He looked out of the win
EDWARD S. LORI.MER OK DROOK
INtiS, S. D., GRAND COMMANDER
SOUTH DAKOTA KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
completed her three years' course In Paris.
Miss Ormsliy has everything in her favor,
youth, n line ligure, lire and enthusiasm.
Her voice Is harmoniously developed, Is of
line timbre und quality, and her French is
perfect.
She came from Nebraska three years ago
anil went at once to live In u private
French family, with the advantage that th
l.nly of tin- house was also her diction
trui her. Miss Ormsliy has plenty of good
common sense, which, it is beginning to be
understood, is of immense value even to a
prima donna. She has never allowed her
self to become enamored of social life In
the gay American colony In Paris, and so
has lived entirely among French people,
A-lth the magnificent result that she speaks
French without accent, an accomplishment
m necessary to a successful career In
opera, and one very seldom attained by
American students.
MI.js Ormsby is n hard worker. She has
a repertoire of fifteen operas. In any of
which she can appear within twenty-four
hours' notice. She sings Marguerite in
Faust." Elsa In "Ijohenirrin," Elizabeth
In Tannhnuser" and I .a Kelne In "Ham
let." Itefore coming abroad she was a
graduate of the New Englnnd conservatcry
of Hoston. so that the basis of her musical
education Is laid on a good solid founda
tion. She has been a populaf drawing-room
singer In exclusive French circles during
the past winter, one of her recent suc
cesses being chez la Haronne Decazes.
Miss ormsby has received special praise
and encouragement from Massenet salnt
Saens nnd from Fa tire of the Opera. Hap
pily, she has not caught the American
mania to sing at the Opera or the Opera
Comlque. nnd die artistically, what hap
pens for so many. Miss Ormsbv very sen
sibly plans to go to Kouen, to Brussels, or
some of the other provincial cities, or else
to America, where real talent Is appre
ciated nnd npplnuded. She will certainly
be some day a great and well known artiste
nnd I predict for her a success attained
only by the few.
The celebration by the five Ingwersen
brothers at Clinton, la.,' of the fiftieth an
niversary of their arrival In America was
a notable occasion. They have been not
merely thn witnesses but active partici
pants In the developments and aehlew-
dow and saw the man heading for Court
street. Crabbing his hat. he followed him
straight into a saloon and heard the fellow
say with a wave of the hand:
"Come on, men. Drink with me."
Down went the two-dollar bill on the
counter. Forward surged eight or ten
loungers. Just as the h ibo's words of In
vitation were getting cold a long arm
circled over the shoulders of the thirsty,
and Judge Marean said quietly but firmly,
as he picked up the bill:
"Not with my money."
Senator Drh ie of Kentucky tells a story of
an episode in Bourbon county, in his state. A
worthless, drunktn fellow, who was a com
mon nuisance, was arrested and brought
into court. He demanded a trial by Jury,
and the court ordered that a Jury be Im
paneled. On the next day. when the court
met. there were gathered In the Jury box
twelve of the hardest, most disreputable
characters In the county.
"What does this mean?" asked the Judge.
"Well." said the sheriff, "I knew that
the prisoner was ent iled to be tried by a
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THREE GRADUATES FROM ST.
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ments of the most wonderful half century
in history. From the day they first
crossed the Father of Waters In lS.ri2 until
now, they have seen the expansion of a na
tion, then almest ready to be embroiled In
n struggle fcr cxisti nre, Into the most
magnificent the world ever knew; they
have seen the opening up of a wilderness
nnd its growth Into an agricultural empire
the like of which is nowhere else to be
fcund; they have seen Industry In all Its
branches take the impetus of the vigorous
life on nil sides nnd expand with wonder
ful results. Millions of people have made
their homes west of the Mississippi river
since the five Ingwersen brothers came,
young and lusty emigrants from Germany,
to make their homes In a new world. In
the prosperity of all these brothers have
shared, and their old age. which Is 1 ke
Macbf th'a winter, "frosty but kindly," finds
them surrounded by all the Scottish thane
mlssrd In true friends and loving de
scendants. Their celebration at Clinton
was an affair entirely unique In Its way.
but one that serves to point a useful moral,
as showing the great reward which comes
to crown a well spent, useful life.
Jury of his peers. It was pretty hard
work to get them, but in case any of these
won't do, I have a few more hovering
around a whisky barrel outside."
The court looked at the prisoner and at
the lury.
"The case Is dismissed," was all he said.
Whin Lord Chief Justice Holt presided
In the court of the King's Bench, relates
the Mirror, a poor, decrepit old creaturj
was brought before him, charged as a
criminal, on whom the full severity of the
law ought to be visited with exemplary
effect.
"What Is her crime?" asked his lord
ship. "Witchcraft."
"How is It proved?"
"She has a powerful spell."
"I-et me see It."
The spell was handed to the bench. It
appeared a small ball of variously col
ored rags of silk, bound with threads of as
many different hues. These were unwound
and unfolded, until there appeared a scrap
of parchment, on which were written cer
FLOWER PLAY AT ST. CATHERINE'S ACADEMY Photo by a
CATHERINE'S ACADEMY Photo by a
MISS LOUSE ORMSBY OF CENTRAL
CITY, Neb., WHO HAS WON DIS
TINCTION IN PARIS.
tain characters now nearly illegible from
much use.
The Judge, after looking at th s paper
charm a few minutes, addressed himself to
th terrified prisoner. "Prisoner, how came
you by this?"
"A young gentleman, nsfr lr.rd. gave It to
me. to cure mv child' (,,,..
"How long since?"
' in i i y years, my lord.
"And did It cure her?"
"O, yes, and many others."
The Judge paused a few moments, and
then addressed himself to the jury. "Gen
tlemen of the Jury, thirty years ago I and
some companions, as thoughtless as my
self, went to this woman's dwelling, then
a public house, and, after enjoying our
selves, found we had no means to dis
charge the reckoning. Observing a child
ill of an ague, I pretended I had a spell to
cure her. I wrote the classic line you see on
a scrap of parchment, and was discharged
of the demand on me by the gratitude of
the poor woman before us, for the sup
posed benefit."
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