TIIE OMAITA' -DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1903.
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TK1ALS OF CIRL REPORTERS
Mr. Mary Ho'land tinkail'i Popr on
- '.'Woman'i Work In Journalism."
PECULIAR FIELD FOR FEMININE EFFORT
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Seas ef the DimcsUtles la the Roil
te Success aad Hew The? Are
Sarsnoaatesl br tha '
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Before tha roce.it session of tha National
Editorial association In Omaha, lira Mary
Holland Klnkald of tha Mllwauka Bentlnel
read a paper on "Woman's Work In Journ
alism." It waa briefly referred to In the
dally reports of tha convention In Tha Boa
at that time. Tha full text of Mra. Kln
kald'a paper, taken from tha August num
ber or the National Printer-Journalist, la
here given:
' In this distinguished assembly of editor,
doubtless there are some who hold tha be
lief that Journalism offers no legitimate
work 'for women. A minority still regrets
that tha rlrl reporter, with her adjectives,
bar enthusiasm and tier tireless energy,
has Invaded tha broad field of journalism
which was onca the exclusive possession of
man. In the early part ol tha last cen
tury a few women war . permitted to put
their feet upon tha sacred ground of the
Journalistic field, but only to taka a few
steps, A condescending editor here and
there opened his columns to a letter from
a fair dama who was traveling In Europe or
to ten Unas of 'directions- about "now to
make tatting. - Thus the mischief, was done.
Tha bars were let down.' Tatting designs
led to crochet patternschain stitch three;
book, one; shell stitch.- fivt? and lo! today
hundreds of women occupy the choicest
places In that corner of Bohemia, pre
empted by. newspaper, tollers. j v
Effect of Small Beginning.
Tha editor who first saw the value of
tatting directions as Items of Interest has
gone to en unknown grave. His name Is
not preserved. 'He Is forgotten, but if any
Industrious historian ever Identifies Mm
monument of surpassing grandeur should
be erected to his memory by the women
who have evolved through tha agency of
literary tatting from mere scribblers to suc
cessful editors. It cannot be denied - that
tha tatting has left ' Its impression on
Innrn. H m 9t hav tint fnahlnn naMa
beauty departments and etiquette columnsT
but nowadays It often happens that men
ra doing tha literary tatting walls women
re attending to the executive work of the
great newspapers.
We all know that while crochet stitches
may have first introduced few women
Into Journalism, the triumphal entrance of
the great army of women workers was
mads through the humble gate marked
"Social News." Although dallies and week
lies have multiplied, the value of
a name In print - has not
depreciated. Human nature Is , still
subject to subtle flattery coriVeyed In cold
type. For this reason It Is recognised that
space devoted to society Is profitably sac
rificededitors will always consider ac
counts of balls and dinner parties of minor
Importance when compared with murders
and prise fights and thus women have al
ways a chance to obtain the opportunity
of working' while they wait for something
worth while when the city editor Is in. need
of help.
tne Has Come to Stay.
However averse men may be to recognise
It, the faot still remains that women have
entered the Journalistic! field to stay and to
gain constantly fn power and ability. Most
of you employ; iglrl reporters. If you have
thought about, them, you have probably
divided them Into two types the girl who
thinks she is literary and the girl whose
inheritance of the ability to appreciate gos
sip has made her a news gatherer. . Once
in a, while rarely the two . types are
united in one treasure of a newspaper
woman, and than her value Is far above
the appreciation expressed by the business
office every Monday when little brown en
velopes are distributed. The literary girl
dreams at her desk. Through the halo of
cigar smoke that envelopes her associates
Of tha sterner sex she sees herself a recog
nised authoress and when tha city editor
rudely awakens her from a bleasant reverie
with the request that she -make a trip
to a Sunday school picnic or a fresh air
hospital. It is no wonder that she withers
him with a glance of cold contempt But
the literary girl shines when there Is a
foature story to be written. If some ''In
cident happens to appeal to her fancy she
will describe it in English that wins tha
admiration of. the hardened copy reader.
It Is the literary girl to whom tha editor
assigns "what he 'calls the "teary tales"
the news in which the pathos of real life
Is to he presented to the public- Mere
man can , seldom do justice to this class
of work, which appeals to feminine sym
pathy. Of course tha literary girl Is seldom
careful about her facts. Bhe will not spoil
her story by the omission of some fictitious
detail that will give it color.
One that Is Welcome.
The girl reporter who knows how to
gather news ! a Joy, to the city editor
and all the editors for that matter. Tou
all know her. 8 he is an-enthusiast who
will do two men's work when she has
chance to prove her possibilities. Tou will
recall how she toils when a" wcman'i club
convention or a national Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union meets. Hera Is
not that aloof manner that character
ises the literary girl. She la on friendly
terms with everyone on. tha staff from
the copy boys to the managing ecfl
tor. Bhe -treats publishers, police reporter
and art editor with an Impartial bonhomie.
She la always in haste. When a girl re
porter Is really competent she likely to
be Imposed on unintentionally of course
but nevertheless invarld'bly.. That is the
reason you have cause to make merry
Jests concerning the condition of her desk.
Tha girl reporter's desk Is usually dec
orated with, withered flowers stuck In dingy
vases and with spindles holding tlme-yel
lowed notes that are of no use and with
pllre and piles of new? pa per a Its pigeon
holes are mysterious receptacles bulging
with all sorts of things from poems to
drees samples. Somewhere between pads
of oopy paper, bits of blotter and masses
of dippings are lost the pocket knives that
have been kindly lent by chivalrous sport
ing editors and the Ink erasers that have
been borrowed wlllynllly from the art de
partment. Hidden In the desk drawers are
the photographs that were to be returned
next day, and the manuscripts wheedled
from orators who never have any copies
of their speeches end therefore deserve to
lose the written words they have labori
ously penned. On a rare occasion when the
girl has time to clean up her desk she
proves her honesty by returning all the
lost articles and by mailing tha photographs
and manuscripts, for she la conscientious,
although she Is necessarily too much pre
occupied to remember the promises made
in tha fervor of her anxiety to obtain a
scoop.
Bhe Does Get Tire.
Now and then after months of night work
tha girl rrpirter la threatened with ner
vous prostration. Then you editors, who
believe there U no woman's work In Jour
nalism, declare that the exactions of the
position are too severe for the strength of
any girl. 'ou tot get that tha girl whs
has not time to keep her desk in order
baa beoji dolQg everything that suen re
porters dislike to do. Because she Is con
scientious you let her fix tip the church
notices, write over the contributed mis
sionary Items, attend graduation exercises.
Investigate conditions In the women's ward
of the county hospital, and scour the town
for photographs of Infant prodigies whose
parents ought to subscribe for your paper.
When she Is 111 you do not remember why
she Is threatened wrth nervous prostra
tion. Tou merely realise that Miss Smith
Is tired out snd has to take a rest, which
Is most Inconvenient, because the odd job
writer In a newspaper office Is missed more
than the dramatic critic or the literary
editor. Tou forget that Miss Smith has
never lost a day because she tarried too
long at the press club punch bowl or be
cause she wss overcome, by the menu at
a political banquet. But of course the men
reporters are expected to have privileges
that even the most ambitious woman re
porter dare not dream of enjoying.
roaseieatlona to the Limit.
It Is the conscientiousness of the typical
woman reporter that gives you editors
a feeling of confidence which Is seldom be
trayed when Mlns Smith has an assign
ment. If Miss Smith does cause her paper
trouble it Is not often due' to carelessness.
A girl reporter on a Chicago newspaper
almost lost her position, however, because
her conscientious instinct asserted itself at
the wrong 'time. Bhe was doing society.
A famous clergyman whose wife had been
dead less than a year was married to ne
of his psrlshloners whose widowhood had
covered but a brief period. The girl re
porter wrote a model marriage notice, but
she added to it these words: "Owing to
recent bereavements in both families the
wedding was a quiet one." It was another
conscientious girl reporter who wrote at
the end of an obituary: "The deceased
had few friends, but those he had loved
him for his faults more than his virtues."
It may be that some of you editors be
lieve there1 never existed a first-class
woman reporter. Some of you have had ex-
perlences similar to that of an eastern ed
itor who sent a girl reporter out to Inter
view a millionaire just returned from Eu
rope. The city editor was very busy when
the girl came back to the office. "Would
Mr. Railroad Magnate talk?" he asked.
"No," said the girl, and then she went to
her desk, where she began to write a letter.
Half an hour later, when the city .editor
had a slight breattilng space, he went to
the girl's desk to Inquire, "Was Mr. Rail
road Magnate at his home?" "Yes," said
the girl. "Why wouldn't he talk?" asked
the city editor. "He was dead," answered
the girl. Dead!" shrieked the city editor.
"When did he die?" "He died of heart
disease about five minutes before . I rang
the bell," replied the girl, looking up from
her letter. The city editor forgot all his
traditions of politeness. . He swore, for the
millionaire's death meant a depression of
the stock market and the hall hour would
have given him a chance to scoop his con
temporaries and to scare the financiers.
Flea (or the Hdltoev
But although by ipstlnct a girl reporter
may not know a news item when she stum
bles upon It, she Is susceptible to great
thlnga after sne has been carefully trained
by a man editor. The trouble nowadays
I that most editor are overworked and a
few- have the time or patience necessary
to teach even the most brilliant and the
most promising young woman who may
obtain a position on a newspaper staff.
The tremendous growth of newspapers has
complicated the duties of those who make
them. Editors have too many responsibili
ties but that is another story. The local
room baa ceased to be a kindergarten in
which aspiring spirits and vagrant pencils
are guided y a master mind and patient
hand. The girl reporter roust trust to her
own Intuitions lit "she hopes to succeed.
One of the requisites - of success in
woman's work on newspapers Is that rare
quality, tact. Of course tact is necessary
In order to obtain news, but although she
may have the personalty that is sure to
win the most obdurate outsider, if she
does not know how to obtain the good-will
of bar men associates the girl reporter may
a well surrender all- hope of getting on In
the newspaper field. Bhe must be blind
to the faults of all newspaper men; she
must be deaf to the words not addressed
to her; she must' have what may be c tiled
a rare talent for silence. When once I', has
been discovered that she - possesses . the
peculiar quality of tact which stands the
strain' of long hours of work, weakness
of body and depression of spirit, theatn
deed is the girl reporter fortunate. Then
she Is worthy to be admitted to good and
honorable standing In a profession, that
brings little money and less fame to those
who choose it for their vocation, but when
a woman has been admitted to the pro
fession what is her work? ' What is she
best fitted to do? In what Una of writing
does she excel? Is there anything she can
do better than the men who are her com
petitors? All these questions are still be
ing asked even though there Is hardly a
metropolitan newspaper office that does not
employ the brains and energy of at least
two or three hard working girl reporters.
- Csslsei of Her Sphere. (
The city editors who object to what they
oall the pettlooat invasion have way of
saying: "We want all-around reporters.
We do not want girls, whom we cannot ask
to cover fires, murders or political conven-"
tlons" Just as If fires, murders snd polit
ical conventions were of more importance
than women's club meetings, educational
conferences and a hundred and ons things
that go to make up a newspaper. There
Is no doubt that girl reporters could cover
Area, murders and politics, but no chival
rous, right-minded editor would ask them
to do what would place them In embarrass
ing positions. It waji only last week that
one aspiring young creature who had suf
fered from the city editor's contemptuous
remarks concerning fires had a chance to
distinguish herseff. A department store
burned and she was given an opportunity
to write the introduction to the 'police re
porter's story. She was . proud of her
work, but the linotype man spoiled it
At the end of what she considered a mas
terly effort appeared tha words "The en
tire stork ef dry goods would have been
ruined If terrapins had not been used to
protect the counters." There are only
two departments of news gathering those
which are marked "police" and "sports"
on the assignment book (n which the girl
reporter Is not really useful. Everywhere
else It has been proved that she Is belpful
and there Is no medium la her capabilities.
As In the esse of the little girl with the
little curl, she Is either very, very good.
or else she is horrid. As only those whose
work Is good obtain a footing, It may be
aald that the active workers an the press
are women of more than "commonplace
attainments. Because the editor must of
necessity be sternly practical, be decides
that he will not be bothered by a woman
unless she is much better equipped than
the average man. To his credit it must
be remembered that he pays the woman re
porter the same salary that he paya the
man reporter. In this equality of reward
the newspaper profession is to be classed
with the theatrical profession, and these
two are the only ones In which there la
no discrimination on account ef sex.
. Her Iteladea to Joaraallasa.
In considering woman's relation to Journ
alism It ut be borne In mind that much
of the development of the modern newspa
per la due to her Influence as a reader of
the dally prints. We all know that' when
Eofllsu literature beaan lo be read by
wosuen and then to be written by them Us
character altered. Coarseaasa and broad
nesa of wit were eliminated from stories
and plays. . It Is true that what has been
sarcastically called the feminising of liter
ature may have reduced Its strength, but
It Is a question whether there has not been
a corresponding gain In delicacy and Ideal
ity. Fifty years ago newspapers were pub
lished for men. Housewives were content
to hear of the doings of the world second
hand from their husbands. Politics domi
nated all else In Interest, while the stock
lists and financial columns had conspicu
ous places. From the moment that the un
known, editor gave tatting directions a
place In his columns, women began to scan
the newspapers. The society column soon
made a direct appeal to them, and now
every practical, far-seeing editor knows
that his hold upon thjs publlo depends
largely upon his ability to win favor with
women subscribers. If the newspaper is re
ceived into the home It has an established
place In the community. It Is no longer
dependent upon precarious support. Inas
much as the proprietors of department
stores and other advertisers make a direct
bid for the trade of women shoppers, the
newspaper that reaches the largest num
ber of housholders is the one that can
charge the highest rates for display ads.
The newspaper Is the mirror of the times.
and since Women have begun to take part
In the business, commercial and profes
sional activities of the world, It Is of course
natural that to a certain extent they should
mould Journalism to the forms most pleas
ing" to their fancy.
Helps to Yellow Joaraallsm. ' ,
It is a moot point how far women may
be held responsible for the Illustrating in
novation, but It Is patent to all who con
sider the subject that the two-column half
tone and the color page lure maid and
matron to a perusal of a current history
as It . la published morning and evening.
Women, alas! must be held largely re
sponsible - for yellow journalism which
gained a popularity now happily diminish
ing because it published anamelessly de
scriptions of many things the knowledge
of which should be withheld from respect
able wives and daughters. Tellow journal
ism has done incalculable harm to the
professional standing of newspaper women,
for it has encouraged young and thought
less girls to do sensational writing that Is
a disgrace to legitimate Journalism. For
tunately the publlo, which after all has a
great deal of common sense, has. discour
aged the employment of chorus girls as
dramatlo critics and divorcees as special
writers on topics relating to love and mar
riage. -The actress who has figured In a
scandal, or many scandals. Is not now sure
Of a chance to describe how she uses the
rabbit's foot or the powder puff. .
Serloataaess a Requisite.
' Tou may think that the newspaper
woman takes herself too seriously, but If
she Is to amount, to anything she must be
lieve in herself, and In her profession. She
must have a pride In what she chooses to
call her "career." This pride of profession
a pride that refuses to admit any defeat
waa amusingly Illustrated not long ago
at a meeting of a woman's preaa club. Tou
know, as a rule, only amateur writers be
long to women's press clubs, but this par
ticular organisation did have a minority
of working members. It was decided that
a program made up of reading from re
jected manuscripts would be entertaining.
When the fateful evening came the presi
dent, 'who was a hard-working society ed
itor, explained that she would be the first
to confess herself the possessor of a re
jected manuscript. Accordingly she read
a touching little love story that had jour?
neyed to fourteen magazine editors and
had come home travel-stained and dog
eared. The members of the club applauded
vigorously. Then the secretary called the
name of Miss Jones, an Independent pen
woman. . Miss Jones arose to remark In a
still, small voice that nont. of her . manu
scripts had ever been sent back. She said
this without a , blush. Miss . Robinson's
name waa next called. Bhe announced that
she never wrote an article unless It was
ordered, so of -course she bad nothing on
hand which she could read. Miss Brown's
name waa called. She told - the audience
that she never wrote unless specially in
spired, and explained, that when a Woman
puts her soul Into her writing it has that
vital quality that Is sure to win a place on
the printed page. The secretary called fif
teen names and heard the same story from
all the cjib members. None .except the
president had ever suffered the humiliation
of having her return postage utilized. The
situation had become embarrassing te the
officers of the woman'a press club and
highly entertaining to the guests who had
bess invited, when suddenly from the back
of the room rose a white-haired woman.
the third vice president of the organiza
tion. There was a twinkle fn her eye and
a smile on her Hps when she said: "Madam
President: Until yesterday I was one of the
number who never had a rejected manu
script returned." She paused a moment
The truth is that I have never written
anytning out cook-books and aa I am my
own publisher, I am always sure that
everything I write will be accepted. Until
the last mall yesterday. I thought I would
be unable to take part In thla program, but
a contribution I sent to The Ladies' Home
Journal came back to ma. I will read It:
Two cupfuls of sugar, a small cupful of
butter, two cupfuls of flour, a half-cup of
water, the yolks of five eggs, the
whites of' four eggs. Beat the butter
to a cream, add the sugar gradually, and
then the eggs well beaten. Bake In a mod
erate oven and when cool frost." The
members of the women's press club looked
uncomfortable. They waited for. a few
minutes during which the gray-haired
Wohtan paused to take breath. "Tou see,"
she explained, "I forgot the baking pow
der, and I suppose that Is why f have a
rejected manuscript" It is recorded that
the men who were guests on this occasion
were rude enough to laugh long and mer
rily. The members of the club have not
yet decided whether the third vice4 presi
dent la really a humorist.
What a Woman Caa Do.
It has been the habit to accept women's
work In a more or less condescending spirit'
The fact Is recognized that' the woman re
porter Is not a potential managing editor
or publisher. Her limitations are so sharply
defined that it la taken for granted she
must always remsln In the ranks and
never obtain a commanding position, yet
more and more woman is proving her
ability to perform executive duties. In the
United States there are eeveral who are
serving as Sunday editors on great news
papers. Many are reading oopy for the
magazine supplements. It Is a common
thing nowadays for a girl reporter to re
lieve her, city editor by aasumlng the re
sponsibility of looking after certain depart
ments more or lees irksome to the masculine
mind. As literary and dramatic critics
women bave done brilliant work. In the
future more of them will win distinction
In the line of criticism. Long ago they
would have attained to greater things If
It had not been for the fact that the moat
triumphant careers in Journalism end pre
maturely In marriage. After two or three
years of work the newspaper woman Is
wise enough to know that the beat sphere
for her Is Inclosed wlthiu the four walls
of home. She absorbs enough of the pes
simism that distinguishes men in the pro
fession to make her realize that the re
wards of effort are hardly worth the sac
rifice they entail. Many who are sensitive
on the subject of sge do not lose sight
of the fact that Journalism is the calling
that appropriate youth, enthusiasm, vital
tty and energy, and then when all these
have been given' freely throws aside the
men and women who .have dedicated their
Uvea to it. For it must be remembered
that the profession of 'Journalism Is every
day raising its standard and conditions are
changing so thst In the future there will
come a time when It will offer the men
and women of large alms and great talents
adequate rewards for their services. The
golden day Is even now dawning. When
Its full light has come the newspaper
workers will be trained specialists. k The
editorial writers awlll be men and women
Wko have prepared for their special de
partments Just as the university professors
are educated for their special chairs. To
a great extent these conditions exist now,
but the general editorial writer who has
a smattering of knowledge on many sub
jects Is still doing his worst on various
newspapers. It Is no wonder the disease
of writers, thought cramp. Is prevalent In
every city of the United States.
When tha Good Time Cornea.
In the golden day of future journalism
statesmen will think It worth while to write
about politics, the clergy will discuss ethical
problems and physicians will give scientific
opinions not as Sunday feature writers
and aa casual contributors but as regular
ly employed members of a newspaper staff.
Then the newspaper women will come Into
their heritage. They will no longer be ex
pected to manage beauty departments In
which they are compelled to use their
cherished literary talents in writing direc
tions for removing freckles. They will not
find It necessary to contribute fashion
articles unions they are modistes and have
made, a study of the art of dress. They
will not have to, write society Items unless
they have chosen to belong to the world of
the idle rich. Only now and then will they
be assigned to do what the city editor sar
castically designates as the little Lucy
stories the stories which Set forth the vir
tues of charitable, old ladles and goody,
good children who take Sunday school
prises.
In the golden days of future journalism,
each newspaperwoman will be able to Write
about the things that engage her best
thoughts. Then her earnestness will be
rightly directed. What she writes will be
In the nature of expert testimony. She
will -have the privilege of presenting the
subjects of vital Importance to the mothers
of the land In such a way that all the world
will listen respectfully. Bhe will hold her
talents as sacred legacies and she will
make the moat of her opportunities to touch
the public heart and to influence the publlo
mind. Women of the press will attain tha
highest recognition because then as now
they will be Indebted to the newspaper men
for help, for encouragement and for instruc
tion. Then as now the profession of Journal
Ism will be pre-eminent for its fair treat
ment of women. Then as now the editor
and the reporter will be types of the highest
and truest American because they hold all
women who work with them as members
of their own families because they give the
girl who writes for the press the tribute of
respect and reverence.
HELIQIOIS.
Dr. E. E. Smiley, who has resigned as
president of tho University of Wyoming,
has accepted a call to the Congregational
church at Ithaca, N. T., as its pastor. He
will assume the pastorate about October 1.
The death of Pope Leo has caused a de
lay in the consecration of Rev. Charles H.
Colton. of New York, as bishop of Buffalo,
but arrangements have now been perfected
ana the consecration win take piaoe in t.
Patrick's Cathedral, New York, on the 25th
of August. ' ' I
The Hawaiian committee of the Women's
Home. Missionary society has decided to
build a home for Japanese women and chil
dren at Honolulu, to be known as the "Su
sannah Wesley home." It Is believed that
this home will be largely self-supporting
when It is ready for occupancy .
The London Mission, the Presbyterian
Mission and the American Board Mission
are to form a union In medical education
in Peking. The building for the' proposed
medical college, will be furnished by the
London Mission, and each mlBsion win fur
nish a teacher. It is believed that the
union In medical work will greatly benefit
direct evangellstlo work.
Rev. Banford Oimstead,' the Episcopalian
bishop of Colorado, is noted for the skill
with which he can collect money for char
ity. Here is an instance of Bishop Olm
stead's address aa a collector. He called
on a man one day who waa well-to-do, but
somewhat close. He asked for money for
some worthy charity, and the man said
"I'd give something gladly, but the fact is
I've only $300 with me In cash $300 that I've
put aside for my tunerai.' "iou trust uoa
with vour soul." said Bishop Oimstead
"but youre afraid to trust him with your
funeral, ehT" This comment gained the
bishop a generous contribution.
There are three famous churches In New
York city whloh are open every summer
day In the week from early morn till dewy
eve specially for the benefit of visiters.
One la the Roman Catholic cathedral on
Fifth avenue, the second Grace KoiscODal
church at Broadway and Tenth street and
the third Is Old Trinity on Broadway, at
the head of Wall street. Not a day pauses
that hundreds of vleltors do not visit these
fatnoii. churches almDlv to study the mafta-
ilne figures and scenes on the great stained
EiaKS windows. There are two in Orace
xhnrrh nn the south side which entrance the
beholder. All those in the Cathedral are of
famous characters mentioned in the Bible
and are worth traveling miles to see. Some
of the scriptural scenes depioted are un
rivaled it Is said, even in the churches at
Rome. In the cathedral there have been
placed, too. quite recently some magnificent
statues, heroic else of saints.
When the s-reat EdIscosi cathedral of ,
Bf Jnhn tha Tilvlne was Drolected about
twelve years ago the promoters did not fix
any definite date for Its completion. It Is
to coat about $66,000,000 and is to rank with
St. Peter's at Rome both In size and archi
tectural splendor. Altnougn wora nas oeen
nin nn ataariilv for the past live years
only one of the four great arches that are
to support the central dome is completed,
and the contractors say that the whole
structure may oe nmsnea in nnoinrr nun
century. In another week tho great col
umns which are to support the dome win
be hauled to-MornlnBside Heights, and for
the next six months or more the site of the
cathedral at One Hundred and Tenth street
will be one of the show places of New York.
Visitors will have an opportunity of seeing
the largest single columns of granite ever
placed in position in ine unuea mic u
their various stages of erection. They cost
UO.WO each.
TUB GIDDY WHIHU
James Brasil and Mrs. Aggie Turner of
Cashlon, Okl., have created a record By
being married three times in one day. Triey
nrt soiiRni me proimie j'kiko i
Aaher. Okl.. and as there was a contest
over he office they got both candidates to
marry them. Not feeling satmrird - to
the legality or me ceremony, nry
to Cashlon and were married again by a
minister.
VMiirpn McCarthy, who is only 73 years
old. ran for the assembly In New York Umt
fi.ll and was elected. This was largely due
to the efforts of Miss ft. M. Ooodwlne, a
svhool teacher, wno made a prsonai can
vass of the district in support or ir. Mc
Carthy nd went with him on his speaking
tours. BUcn oevouoil line lia irwaiu.-.
Ooodwlne will spend the coming winter at
Albany, the wife of Eugene McCarthy.
Something of a sensation was created In
social and political circles in I Dallas, Tex.,
when it became known that former Gov
ernor V. R. Lubbock would be married next
Wednesday to Miss Lu Scott of Abilene,
Tex. This will be ex-Uovernor Lubbock'e
third marriage. His second wife died one
year ago. Mr. lAibbock is In his toth year
and his prospective bride is said to be quite
young. He la quite wealthy. He was the
confederate war governor of Texas and was
rapturtd with Jefferson Davis and John H.
Rtaa at the close of the war.
Trainmen on the Terre Haute division of
the Chicago Kastern Illinois were much
sumrlsed to And bulletins posted at sta
tions in which some of the men are accused
of flirting. The bulletin is as follows: "Com
plaint has been made that some of our
trainmen, espet-ially those employed ou the
Terre llaut divtxlon locals, are In the
habit of flirting with women residing near
our trn"Ws at West Montpiuma and Hills
dale. The offenders are liable to get thorn
selves Into serious trouble if the practl'-e
is continued. A word to the wise U sufn
clent.", lUla Ewlng. the Missouri giantess, who
stands s fnet 4 inchns. will ! married in
bulla. Mont, to tdward lieaupre, the
Canadian Anak. whose stature-U feet (
liu h.a. lieaui,re proposed to her by mall
about two years ago, but the bashful hla
held back until a few weeks ago. Follow
ing the mvrriage they will give a two
Weeks' exi'tliitlon in llutle n 1 will then
loave for New York, wiiera they will pro
ceed to make show managers fuel tha heavy
hand of the piant trviai, for they aie ut
l-t half a toot tallar than SJiJf similar
freaks lu tha cuuutry.
will be cut still deeper In price for a final clearing;. They
must go Monday,-so come -early. 'Undoubtedly the
greatest values ever offered in furniture.
All goods will be shown on main floor. Note some
of the bargains. They won't last long at th:se prices:
110 hand carved three sec
tion bookcase, specie 1 for
Monday 65-OO
7S Flemish oak sideboard,
special for Monday.. 30 60
$155 three-piece bed room
In ' Flemish oak. dresser,
chiffonier and dressing ta
ble, special for Mrmdnv,
three pieces 80-00
190 Flemish oak buffet, spe
cial for Monday ...46.UO
$SS Flemish oak sideboard,
special for Monday, .41.00
90 three-piece bird's-eye ma
ple bed room suit, bed,
dresser and tvashstand,
special for Monday. .38 OO
$2S bird's-eye maple ladles'
writing desk, special for
Monday j.. 13 00
$22 bird's-eye maple lidlea'
writing desk, special for
Monday , 8-50
$20 bird's-eye maple dress
rchard & Wilhelm (Earpet (26.
8500,000
School Children's
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This sketch was made by Llda La Follotte,
age 1L Bancroft School, Omaha, Neb,
We give a cash prize of ' $5.00 for any
drawing of thlj character which we accept
and use. All school children can compete.
Full instructions will be found on Inside of
each package of Kgg-O-See, telling what
to do to get the prise and how to make
the drawings.
A Flaked Wheat Food
of the very best quality, in full sized
packages, usually sold ; for 15 cents,
and yet', . ' ... , '
; Retailing for 10 Cents
This revolution in the food business
has been accomplished by the intro
duction of lgg-0-See. It is better
than any other food at any price, and
the people have quickly recognized
this. Our enormous mill, the largest in the world, with its im
proved machinery, enables us to produce a superior full weight
package at this lower price.
ASK VOUR GROCER FOR TIIE GREEN PACKAGE.
If roar grocer does not keep It, send as his name end 10 cents and we will
Address all communications to Battle Cree k Breakfast Food Co.,
SCHOOLS.
racine College
Grahmar School
"THE SCHOOL THAT
LUKES UAMLY BOYS"
Pupils Study Under aa Instructor.
Its Uraduates snter any College
or University. Boclal and Ath
letlo Advantages. Military Drill.
Per lie-ye of H to 17 Wars Old.
IMsatrsitss CaUlesoe ssat ea ajwliaetioa te
Heiaurr aeaasrlaui Roblaioa, Wsurdea
Hasina, Wis.
JtMjpaBSsaysWrirVttasTiasrr
American
KIMBALL BALL
ZJiq2W Wskstfe
Ave . calcste.
ss Lttaisf ikassl
Conservatory
ef M. nnd ItrsmatU Art. Blrty emfnnft Inrtroe.
tors. t'srKal4 Fr Asvspta. TeaohantrainLnf
UiMutment. biMolal rUtoKl'-ntt W'"' Is of llmlwd
DMni. ralltjtrm hiiw Kf.t-mbr 10. WW. Oatalosus
auuodlioa. JU;fj.U.TlBtfcii.Pri.
lot Springs
and the
Black Hills
Hot Springs, the delightful summer
resort and natural sanitarium of
th West, is easily reached by tha
complete train service of ths
Chicago & North-Western Ry.
Special low rates In effect from
Omaha and all points vest, dally
during the summer season." Fast
daily trains with through service of
Pullman sleeping cars from Mis
souri Valley and free reclining
chair cars from Omaha. Leave
Omaha dally at 3.00 p. m., reach
ing Hot Springs the next morning.
Summer tourist rates are also la effect d all y
ia ths Chicago at Norih-Vt esicrn Kailwa
to tha aunimcr retorts oi lua, iiiiiucaois
and No. liters Wisconsin.
Send lor illostrutrd booklets and maps, with
detuiictl uiluroiation rewaraing rouirs, rai
and i:betlulrs.liic'b iil be piomptlji aiaiic4
upon appiuauuo to
H. C CHEYNET, Central Aul
I401-M01 iaruiia tu
Guiaoa aS
All goois that we
not dispose of in
our Half Price Sale
ing table, special for Mon
day 9-15
$9 four-plese parlor stilt,
special for Monday, four
pieces 39 50
$33 leather chair, speclnl for
. Monday 18 60
3.75 paotasote leather chair,
special for Monday . 13-75
$78.50 sot of ? mahogany
leather seat dining chiiirs.
special for Monday for tho
set 39 OO
$43 leather sofa, special for
Monday TZ bO
$32 large arm chair, special
for Monday 1515
$24 larpe arm chair, special
for Monday 10-"35
$27 5') pantnsote leather chair,
.special for Monday . . I8 60
$94 solid mahogany set of (8)
dining chairs, Chippendale
design, over stulTxd spring
leather seat, special for
. Monday for the set. 60 00
$10.50 arm oak chair, special
for Monday -6 00
$?.K oak leather seat chair,
special for Monday ...3 15
$8 large arm chair, specl-tl
for Monday 4-15
$17 ladles' arm ctialr. special
. for Monday 815
$19 full upholstered leather
rocker, special for Mon
day '...1150
$1S Sleepy Hollow pantasnte
upholstered chair, special
for Monday 8-15
$120 full sine brass bed. spe.
. clal for Monday ....62 00
$R5 solid brass bed, special
for Monday 43 50
$41 Mrd's-eve maple drer.
special for Monday.. 60
$15 solid mnhogany window
or pisno seat, speolal for
Monday '. 160
$24 solid oak bed, special for
Monday 12 00
HJ OORFwTC of S5.00 each "will be Riven to
jjJ IT yiliilS the School Children of Americas
Competitive Advertising
own daJe,
Batter is TOftce incver vc:. ,
And it Nanet; Cook s goot''gi'rL
She ?Kill tave some coffee ortee,.
And big. d.h of Egg-OrSee
SCHOOLS.
elocution rnnnonfra
r
SCHOOL of OPERA L J
Modern Languages.
BOARD Or MUSICAL DIRECTOftSi
Dr. P. 71erl
Bmils bauret
Dr. Louis Falk
vutoipa oans
Theodore Spienng Feux ttofOWiH
Hart Conway, Director, School ef acting
KMILE SADRET Tha world reoowned
ttae lolleire Faculty tieptember i. lSi. lessons now bain arrstued. -
30th SEASON BEGINS SEPTEF.IOER 14.'
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$4 50 rattan reception chair,
special for Monday ....".
$fi.0O rattan reception chair,
special for Monday .,.3.15
$4.50 bed room chair, speclM
for Monday 8-85
$3.25 solid oak dining chair,
two of them, special for
Monday for .......... 4-60
$15S two-piece suit, . daven-
port nnd arm cnnlr, uphol
stered In very fine fabric,
special Monday, 2 pc 90-00
$1S.75 tapestry couch, special
for Monday , .-1-16
$14 50 tnpestry couch. Special
for Monday 9 25
$8 velour couch, special for
Monday 3.15 '
$0S 50 thre-ploee den . set, .
rocker, arm ohalr snd ta
ble, special Monday. 19. 00
73 50 set of 7 mahornay
clal for Monday ......9. 00
Contest No. 1119.
Made by the
BATTLC CRICK
BREAKFAST FOOD CO.
, salon. Qulnoy,
aendl yow a
Qulncy. I1L
package prepaid.
rf Battle Creak,
Ghicsp Llusical Cellos
Established 1867. SR. F. ZIKGFELD, President,
College Building, 203 Michigan Boul., Chicago, IlL
The largest and roott complete College of Muslo
and Dramatic Art in America.
Has the stroogest faculty ever assembled to a
- School ol Musical Learning. .
Tbe Mew College Building facte? the Lake Front
' Park is the finest structure In existence devoted
exclusively to a musical institution.
' All Branches of
SCK3QL OF
O ) 11 vli?
ACTING
Hsn Von Schiller Winiira Cutis
BsrmaD Devne aemoara Llsteauus
violinist, will become a retmlar member ol
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leaves Chicago 4:00 p. ra. Batu!
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