n ii i I J i 4 -. .i Boslon Slore "Bunch" on a -..-V'ifc i r 7 ' - '- " Of TUB HUNCH" FROM BTORB IN FRONT OF TIT TO KETV 1STTTT.T5INQ, TO BRING UP THH TRANSPORTATION. I Barpr Mills last Sunday to dig- Tber U nothing- Ilka a Bran Sels stag plcnlo except tha last Ad. ona or the next one. Ll! the Brandela tore. It ha an atmosphere all lta own, and the employes conduct It as every thing Is conducted In the store with a view to making It a big thing on a big soale. There were about seventy-five en ergetic men connected with the Brandels store who put In twelve hours of strenu ous and highly original excitement at this annual outing. The plcnlo had a twofold purpose this year! The first waa to give a farewell entertainment to Messrs W. C. McKnight, B. L. Danforth, Phil Aarona E. Oanster and E. A. Besslre, the five Brandels buy Tersely Told Tales General Grant's Joke. C.T.inT Vf MIT T.TTTJ xlirll en gineer of New Orleans, tells how General U. S. Grant made his father, Chaplain Miller, swear. It was one of the chaplain's 3 duties to receive and distribute the mall to General Grant's staff. Whenever the mall was lata be waa greatly annoyed by ques tions as to the cause of the delay, time of probable Wrrival, etc. On one occasion, when the) post was unusually late, the chaplain, for fear of losing his temper attach the following notice to the door ollils tent: "The chaplain does not know when the mall will arrive." Shortly .afterwards General Grant, pass ing the- chaplain's quarters, noticed the sign. He paused before it a moment ar. .': then walked slowly on his way. Comh.g out of his tent a few moments later. Chaplain Miller was horrified to read: "The chaplain does not know when the mall will arrive, and he doesn't give a damn." Harper's Weekly. Wouldn't Scare. The son of a wealthy New York family came home intoxicated quite frequently. His parents tried to break him of his in temperate habits, but without any re sults. Flrally a friend of the father volunteered his assistance. The next time the young fellow came home in a helpless state the friend carried him to a dark room provided with a coffln and dull illuminating flames. Then he placed him In the coffln and sat beside It te await his awaking. After a sleep of eight or nine hours the sleeper awoke, sat up in the coffln and looked about him. Seeing the dim figure of the watcher, he Inquired where he was. In a deep, solemn voice came the answer that he was now in the lands of the lower region. The young fellow Immediately said: "Well, you've been here before me. Can you tell me where I can get a drink?" New York Times. . Stave Frlfrht. Very few persons acquit themselves nobly In, their first speech. At a wedding feast recently the bridegroom was called upon, as usual, to respond to the given toast, in spite of the fact that he had previously pleaded to be excused. Blushing to the root of his hair, he rose to his feet. He Intended to imply that he was unprepared for apeechmaklng, but he unfortunately placed his hand upon the bride's shoulder, and, looking down at her as he stammered out his opening and con cluding words: "This er thing has been forced upon me." Philadelphia Ledger. Copied Ills Name. A gentleman traveling In Europe engaged the services of a coutler. Arriving at an Inn In Austria the traveler asked his serv ant to enter his name In accordance with the police regulations of that country. The man replied that he had already anticipated the order and registered him as an Amer ican gentleman of means. "But how did you write my name?" asked the master. "I can't exactly pronounce It, but; I copied It carefully from your portmaatesu, sir." ' "But It Is not there," was the reply. "Bring me the book." The register was brought and revealed,. Instead of a very plain English name of two syllables, the followed potentous entry: Monsieur Warranted Solid Leather." Chicago Inter Ocean. e Iasnltcd. Champ Clark thinks that since the prac tice of duelling was given over In this country men are not so careful In their observations concerning others . as they were In "the old days." "Why," says Mr. Clark, "there was an Incident In Indiana not 'long ago which goes to show the difference. In a case be ing tried there in a court the two law yers opposing became engaged In a heated controversy, which resulted In one yelling at the other, 'You are a liar!' "What do you think the other lawyer did? Why, In a voice ringing with passion, he replied, 'Sir, do you mean that per sonally? " Llpplncott's Magaslne. He Co aid Not Cask It. "This somewhat grasping spirit," said Senator Burrows In the course of a recent argument, "reminds me of a woman who dropped In the other day at a certain bank. "Going to the paying teller's window, she . a .ni...K.i, twtk nut rhurk and pushed It under the brass grating. -Cash this ilease she said. -But tha paj-lcg tiller, after en glance, ' ' : . V V'' jn""v - -i -rZ i ers, who will shortly sail for Paris to buy goods for the new Brandels store. The second design was to have the Brandela crowd the first party to give Dream City a rousing christening. The boss of all Brandels' picnics Is the treasurer. Arrangements are made for the plcnlo by a committee, but the actual labor on the big day falls solely to th treasurer, who falls to shirk because he is financially responsible. For obvious reasons the same treasurer never accepts the office twice and the honor Is con-' ferred each year upon a department man ager who . is new In the employ of the house. This year the mantle of distress fell upon Horace Brenlser, buyer for the carpet and drapery departments. The brilliant cavalcade left the store shortly after 7 o'clock Sunday morning Both Grim and Gay at the check, pushed It back to the woman again. " 'I can't cash It, mndam,' he said. 'It Isn't filled In.' " 'There Is my husbnnd's signature on it,' the woman said excitedly. " 'Yes, I know,' admitted the teller, 'but there is no amount.' " 'Oh, never mind that,' said the woman. Impatiently. 'Give me what there is. " Boston Post. Ills Candidate. District Attorney Jerome tells of a certain citizen wfT&m he encountered on the last presidential election day. Conversation was somewhat hampered by the fact that the citizen's vocabulary was limited to about elghty-flve words. "Who" and "What" were evidently one to him as yet, but he made himself clear on one point. "How long have you been In this coun try?" he was asked. "Ah bane von month," "he answered. "Are you going to vote?" "Yah." "Whom are you going to vote for?" '"Ah bane goin' to vote for tan dollars," was the self-satisfied response. nandcnffeil Girls. Claude Alexander of Chicago has some new work. He operates with a pair of handcuffs, and pretty rlrls with an aroused curiosity are his victims. He called on Miss Clara Hansen, and after an atmos phere of good fellowship had been created he yanked out his handcuffs and showed her how easy he could lock them on his wrists and wrlerglo out of them. "I am an expert," he explained. "You lock them on me." Miss Hansen gleglod and locked the bracelets. .Alexander soon pulled his hands, through. "You can do ft, too. If you hnve ra tlence," he smilingly explained to the girl. There was no one In the house, and the parlor lights were none too vigorous. Alex ander clasped the steel bands on Miss Han son's dainty wrists. She tried to pull her hands out, but the handcuffs were stubborn. Then Alexander told her she must be kissed or they would never come off. Before she could reply he kissed her a score of times. He was arrested for assault and when a policeman clapped another pair of steel bands on him he could not get out of them. He Is In a cell, and his "funny" handcuffs , are In the hands of the police, h'eld for evi dence. I'nexneof ed. Captain Mark Casto wss being congratu lated on his gift of tl.500 from the Carnegie, hero fund for bravery In the wreck of the Cherc!".ee. "The girt was unexpected," said CnpUtln Casto, with a modest smile. "It was as tin expected, though by no means as unpleas ant, as the retort that a wife made to her husband when he came home at 3 o'clock in th morning. "The man came home very quietly. In fact, he took oft his shoes on the front door step. Then he unlocked the door ard went cautiously and slowly upstairs on tiptoe, holding his breath. "But light wns streaming through the keyhole of the door of the hedroom. With a sigh he paused. Then he opened the door and entered. "His wife stood by the bureau, fully dressed. "I didn't expect you'd be sitting up for me, my dear,' he said. " 'I haven't been," she said. 'I Just came in myself." "New York Tribune. Deenlmed. There Is a concert singer In the west whose voice Is not only of great sweetness and compass, but of such extraordinary power that no orchestra ever drowns Its tones. . Now, the husband of this singer fre quently acts as her conductor, and he Is ever anxious to Impress upon the public the fact of the great power of his wife's voice. On one occasion the woman was rehearsing for a concert to be given in a large hall. In one of her songs she was to be accompanied by a trumpet obllpato. Although the per former. In' obedience to Instructions from the conductor, blew with all his might and main, yet his best efforts were invariably met with a call of "Louder, louder!" from the Insatiable leader. Finally the performer rested his Instru- went on his knee and. surveying the leader with aver evidence of lndtmatlon on his purple face, broke out with: " 'Louder and louder is fery easy to say. but rare Is d rlndT'-Harnerg Weekly. WAITINO FOR THE TREASURER with a gaudy band wagon and two large carryalls. The crowd posed for a .picture in front of the new Brandels building, while the treasurer dusted off the seats of the carryalls. The buyers destined for the European tour were asked to ride in the band wagon along with the colored band and the overworked bugler, so they might become accustomed to the reception awaiting them in Parts. The overland pilgrimage to Sarpy Mill was brightened by many and strange di versions. The treasurer distributed sand wiches to the plcknlckers en route. The rousing Brandels yell, which saw birth In the Brandels minstrel show last fall, was employed every few reds. Vhfn Sarpy Mills was reached Phil Aarons. with a bonnet trmmed with century plants, led the grand march to the Mallender farmhouse and Kearney Normal First Graduating Glass EBRASTCA has stood at the very front from the start In the mat ter of supporting and encourag ing education among its citizens. The public schools of the state N have always had a high rank, both as to equipment and results, and the people of the state have been more than liberal In their endowment and support. From the very beginning, when the child enters the kindergarten, to the final degree possible t be cuuJLorred by the university, the hlie 1$ - v. X 1 . ? v. 't , ; ', '. U. w-. ;;. r : mm.-- .m. . jc- - m ; - v.- . - 7 , ..:. , . . ..... . ... ,t. t -", -'iu " O ,. ' ;- ' e.i jftK .w Task of Removing Debris at HE immediate task ahead of San T Francisco Is housecleanlng-no small Job when It Is remembered that the debris must be removed a: from 400 blocks and hundreds of miles of streets before the city beautiful can take shape. It Is estimated by competent men that this means the handling of 16.000.OnS cubic yards of material and the time as signed for Its accomplishment Is one year. Its cost no man can figure. Each plot of ground presents a separate problem, and the owner must make his terms with th- arnc he emDlovs. As for the city. lt will nave Hle of this burden to bear, The railroads and the great contracting firms that have undertaken the main woik have agreed to clear the streets and sldo- walks free of chance to the municipality. What city funds are expended will pass through the hands of the board of works la the same manner as though the great THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE Merry Day's Outing at Sarpy ts J - 1 i i'A" ; . .L,-:i !i I.. -1.:.,. PHTL. AARONS IN HIS ROLE AS QUEEN OF DRVAM CITY AND ORATOR OF THE DAY. conducted a greeting, that rocked the foun dations of the old mill. Mrs. MaKenJer was presented with a handsome shopt.ng bag and "Grandma" received a silk um brella. Phil Aarons had a carefully pre pared speech of presentation, but managed to deliver only half of it. At odd times during the day he would recall forgotten fragments of his preachment and seek re inforcement of the band while he Intoned paragraphs of delayed greeting to the host esses. The treasurer, who had been up nearly all the preceding night making fudge, laid out two base bnll d'amonds ori the Parpy Mills campus and carried bats and water until the games started. There was dearth of umpires, Inasmuch as a new umpire rarely outlasted more than one decision. The "hit and run game" that was carried has made provisions that seem to those not accustomed to them as prodigal. Every effort has been made to keep the standard of common schools at the very highest, and this naturally means that only the best of teaching talent Is em ployed. The growth In this line made nec essary the equipment of a second normal school, for the express training of the teachers, and It was located at Kearney. The last general assembly of Nebraska provided tor this school, and it was opened Y ::-4 . SENIOR CLASS OF KEARNEY NORMAL :i .: i TRAINERS" CLASS OF KEARNEY, NORMAL SCHOOL. calamity had not befallen the community, ""mm sucn lunas are now oein .iui . hundreds of teams are engaged In the 1bor of clearing- roadways through the cioggea sireeis. But any work accomplished by this means Is pitifully small when the mn- nttude of the labor is considered. Tho next generation might still find San Fran cisco engaged in housecleanlng If hand and horse were the 4nly means at calL The railway and the power shovel are the agencies that will clear the ground for tho new city. Already several miles of such railways gridiron the burned district The Ocean Shore has laid a track from a" junction with the rails of the Southern Pacino at Twenty-fourth and Capp streets, down Capp to Fifteenth, along Fifteenth to Howard, down Howard to Steuart. along Steuart to Market and down Market to t junoUon with the Bait Una eu jaet 10, 1906. ' . 'f- '-J PART OF THE BUNCH AT DINNER P. E. ILER HAS JUST BEEN ELECTED MAYOR OF DREAM CITY. out would have been a revelation to Pa Rourke's careful warriors. The big chicken dinner spread under the trees welcomed every picnicker with the natural exception of the treasurer, who was dispatched to dig bait for possible nim rods in the afternoon. P. E. Her, who was a casual visitor to the Mills, was urged to remain for the feast and was elected mayor of Dream City by acclamation. Later' 'n the day Bert Danforth Jnld the corner stone of Drfam City with a pie plnte, and the plcrsuresnekers staked out claims for choice town lots. The spirit of the fisherman flourished In the afternoon and late comers w?re dis appointed in their search for fishing tackle. T. D. Ettlinger, manager of the clothing department, was one of the belated en thusiasts and he had to spend most of the for Its work last year. The attendance has been more than sufficient to justify Its establishment, and Its success has been all that was promised for It by Its advo cates. At the close of May It' graduated Its first class of teachers, a picture of which is herewith presented. The "train-' era of 1906" are an interesting aggregation of teachers who are taking a special course that will enable them to better perform their duties In the school room and rendor more efficient service to the public. ' 4 if -.tr 1 ! .f SCHOOL, . U'Vr r .a d San Francisco street, owned by the state, by which the northern part of the city will be reacho'l. It Is the purpose, of this company to build bunkers for the temporary storage of debris while awaiting the movement of trains at several points. These bunkers are designed to hold S00 cubic yards and will be tilled by cable carriers where convenient, and by, dump carts. As the work progresses, spur tracks will be run here and there from the main line, and before the undertaking has come to a term. San Francisco will be a network of rails. Where will all this debris go? Into the unreclaimed tide lands at the north and south ends of the city, and wherever there Is dumping ground. And It will be the best filling that could be provided heavy enough to sink through the oose to hard- pan, forming a foundation upon whl.h the most substantial, structures may be ereotL-6aa francisoo BaUetla. V. - '4 '"-4 Nt : v- . .f;." i . " It,: ... 7 1 1 afternoon hunting turtles with a club. The buyers about to Junket through Eu rope were allowed to stay an hour in the swings to become Inured to the dis quieting rock of the waves. The treasurer did the swinging. , The late afternoon was devoted to races. ' There were many entries and many events, with prizes for every raoe but the mill race. The crowning skit . was the bare back horse raoe. Phil Aarons found an old graduate from a milk wagon that bad been abandoned and coaxed the charter Into a galvanized gallop. In his early youth, according to this buyer's proud ad mission, Mr. 'Aarons studied to be a jockey, but his pitiful equestrian performance led to the belief that he missed his diploma by several city blocks. He wore a Jockey card number, "13," on his back, and he ran Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid nerolne of Litke Rescae Elopes. T TA nmthlne to h a bride, and n something to be a heroine. But T r TTV'i nV rinnit rvf Milwaukee formerly Miss Gertrude Sawyer of Menominee, Mich., l's both. Miss Sawyer, who is the daughter of a prominent business man of Menominee and was one of the belles of that city, became a heroine last fall, when she resoued five chil dren from drowning In Green bay. August 25, with the grandchildren of ex-Congressman Isaac Stephenson, Miss Sawyer at tempted to row a short distance along the shore In an open boat. A storm came up and drove them Into the, lake, and for six teen hours the brave girt battled with the waves and comforted 'and encouraged the little children. When the wind abated and she finally got them all safely ashore she was nearly dead from exhaustion and exposure. Naturally she was much admired for her heroism as well as for her beauty, but among all her lovers she clung to Frank Flood, formerly a clerk In a Menominee bank. Her father objected' to the proposed marriage, but of course a girl as brave as Miss Sawyer would not give up the man she loved. The marriage took place without the father's knowledge and tho happy couple are now living at Mr. Flood's home In Milwaukee. Wedded After Forty-Five Years. A novelist could hardly conceive a more romantic tale than one the climax of which was the open air wedding Just across the New. York state line, near Lawrence vlllo, Pa., of Susan H. Caswell of Rum merfleld, Pa., and George A. Rogers of Reynolds, Neb. Forty-five years ago .the principals in this wedding, then youth and lassie at a district school near Athens, Bradford county, .were sweethearts. But ybung Rogers, barely of an age to enlist, went Into the civil war and at Its close he drifted to the far west,, where he mar ried. His girl sweetheart became the wife of a Bradford county man. 1 A few years ago the wife of Rogers dlod, . and three years ago Mrs. Caswell's husband d'ed. In course of time a correspondence was resumed between the old-time lovers, the result being an engagement to wed. Friday, May 24, was the day fixed for Rogers to come and claim his bride, and the arrangement was that the wedding should take place at the home of Mrs. Caswell's sister. Rogers arrived, arrange ments were completed and It then was discovered that, though there are three preachers In Lawrenrevllle, all three were out of town. One of them, Rev. N. J. Brown, pastor of the Methodist churoh, was scheduled to return at S:30 that night. The bridal part concluded to wait. In the late afternoon lt was discovered that a marriage license was necessary, something the man from the west knew nothing about. Someone remembered that Just across the lino In New York slate marriage licenses are unnecessary, and so the 'problem was solved. Parson Brown reached home on schedule time, and half an hour later the minister and his wife, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Caswell and several invited friends made up a party who crossed the dividing line Into New York state. The party halted at the edge of a forest, and, under a large oak tree, with the stars furnishing the only illumination, 'he wedding ceremony waa performed. . Blind Man's Mti.le Wins rirlde. Attracted by his ability as a pianist and sympathizing with him In his affliction, Miss Bessie LrStratton of New York City was wedded to George W. Quinn, who has been blind since his birth. Although only 42 years old, this Is the . third venture in the sea of matrimony for Qulnn. He has two sons, but never theless his bride, who Is many years younger than he. says Qulnn needs some one to look after him and lead him around. The marriage waa the culmination of a romance that began with a series of piano duets. About a year ago Miss Stratton be gan boarding at the home of her step mother. In the house was a piano, at which Qulnn would sit and p'.ay for hours. The bride, who Is also an accomplished pianist, would quietly slip into the parlor and listen to him, not thinking that the blind man waa aware of her presence. One day while she was sitting there he suddenly turned and asked who lt was that was in the room. She then made known her presence, and from that day the two played duets. On April 10 Qulnn asked Miss Stratton If she would mind allowing him to peas ii mm i-i i- V u - - -rv.;.v.- a very bad fourth in a race of four entries. ' His claim to the Judges that his horse didn't realise there was a race until It was all over was disregarded. ' After the races the treasurer rubbed down the horses and the crowd repaired to the supper table. A brief but heavy shower - deluged tha Mills at 6:30 o'clock, just as the picnickers had finished supper and the carryalls were ready to start. It came at an unfortunate time for the treasurer, who was just sit ting down to hl3 first meal of the day. He stuck It out at the tablo until the rain was over and had Just time to wring the water out of his derby hat and catch the back step of the last carryall as It pulled away. The picnic will be repeated next year on even a larger soale than this year. The treasurer will be all right In a week. his hands over her face. The hand Inspec tion evidently was satisfactory, as shortly afterward he asked her to be his wife. The bride says her husband's affliction appealed to her sympathy. "And, besides," she continued, "I love him for his gentle ness and goodness. I realize that I must be the eyes for both of us, and realized the responsibilities before I gave my answer." "Oar Lady of the Cannon." Germany's greatest heiress, Miss Antoin ette Bertha Krupp, virtually owner of the gigantic ordnance works at Essen, sets an example which some American heiresses might profitably emulate. She is engaged to a countryman, Gustav von Behlen und Halbach, secretary of the Prussian lega tion at the Vatican. The bride-to-be is 20 years of age, a modest, vklnd-hearted, un assuming young woman. She practically owns the entire City of Essen, where the Krupp works are situated, its 100,000 inhabi tants being almost as much her subjects us though she were a queen In fact. "Queen Krupp" Is one of the titles given her by her employes, while she Is known from one end of Germany to the other by her other title, a title which appeals to the whole nation "Our Lady ol the Cannon." The income of Mies Krupp, who Inherited the works on the death of her father in November, 1902, Is steadily Increasing, and will probably continue to Increase year by year until the advent of universal pesceT" In 1906 she received a sum approximating $5,000,0f0 from her possessions, and this amount Is llk?ly to be exceeded this year. When Miss Krupp's father died his wealth was established at fl 50,000.000.' of which he left about $100,000,000 to Bertha, represent In tho value of the Esen works and their supplementary properties. His second daughter, Barbara, and his widow, were well provided for from other sources. As a consequence of her Inheriting the main Krupp estate, the City of Essen be came virtually Mis Krupp's private prop erty. In that city alone she has 40,00 work men tolling for her. and with the em ployes of the lnrge number of other Krupp holdings It Is estimated that Miss Krupp has nearly 310,000 persons dependent upon her for a living, when the families of the workers are taken into account. Got There Jnat the Same, When a Kentucky girl concludes to get married lt Is useless to put obstacles in her path. It may take her a long time to make up her mind, but once having de cided upon matrimony the more d.fflciilty she experiences "The more determined she becomes. Miss Letta Marshall of Fordsville, Ky., and Herbert Martin of Su.imlco, Wis., crossed the Ohio river and Vied to be mar ried at Cannelton, Ind., but the license clerk thought the bride looked too young. They had' the same experience nt Evsns vllle. They gave up Indiana and went to Menominee, Mich., where the police got them. They made their escape and took the train, where a detective placed them under arrest. He was polite about It, but told them they would have to coma to Chi cago with him. v The train stopped at a water tank and the elopers fll from the car into the night and got awaytfrom the detective entirely. Thej wandered around for hours before they found the friendly shelter of a farm house, and then Mr. Martin, had to sleep in the barn. In the morning they made their way to Menominee, dodging the officers by taking different seats In the car. A tender-hearted license clerk at Menominee gave them the necessary permit and they were married, after more adventures than elopers ever had before. Writes Is HlsOwa Wedding. "The bride," says the Oreer (Ckl Re publican, "Is a charming young lady, the daughter of arlstrocatic southern ancestry. Until lecently she waa accredited with possessing excellent Judgment, but when her prospective marriage waa announced those who knew us perhaps began to won der. It is patent that she la exceptionally courageous. The bridegroom purports to be an editor. He Is not a politician, finan cier, society leader nor pillar In the church. In fact, he Is not much of anything im portant. He Is no genius and has not mounted tha ladder of fame so high that he is at all Isolated from his fellow men. He is kept too busy endeavoring to keep out of the red at the bank to have much, time for dreaming of future greatness. Congratulations for him are at this time emphatically la order."