TIIH OMAHA DAILY HEE: SATtHPAY, MAKl'II 2.1. 1007.
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BRIEF CITY NEWS.
JUTenlle Court Two Titri Old Tw.i
fours ai?i Thursday the Juvenile court rtn-
inery Wtan to ri-nte. Owing to the ab-
ICn Of OtW Of the tllili. nhmrt'inra nf
e occason will be postponed tr a week.
Divorce, Child and Alimony Anna O.
Kern was awarded a divorce f n m I'fifr A.
Kern Friday with the cuntudy of their
?tilld. II, if) alimony am lit a month for
the mftlrntennnce of the child. Khe alleged
nonsupport.
Cruelty and sToneapport Mae Toting
fled auit In tho district coirt Friday for a
rfhvoice from Frank Young, to whom she
A AS tnATTlfVl In ltfirk Islllttft 111 VVI.mn n
.V 1j9. Bhe aUogea cruelty and nonsuDoort.
lie spent hla niorwy In drlrtk, ahe aays, and
he was compelled to take in washing for
her support.
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Just Caae of Jealousy -L. B. Cokua. or
klus, was discharged In Police court
Thursday on a charge of blackmail brought
by a fellow Greek named Lympuropuulos.
The evMenoe proved to tha court that the
matter wa merely one of Jealousy between
rival factions, In which one fought to ruin
tlif other.
Child On of Immoral Bona Probation
Ollicer Bernstein removed Wllford Scott, a
-cr-old child, from a house at 1112 Far
nam street and filed a complaint In juvenile
court charging that lie Is being kept In an
Immoral house. The child has been In the
custody of Mr. A. Dal ton, who was in
Denver when the officer took possession of
the child.
Blda for raplllloa Bridge The county
commissioners have requested blda for
building a large bridge of concrete over, the
little Paptlllon creek on the West Q street
road near South Omaha. The apecltlcatlons
are for a bridge of reinforced concrete of a
single span of eighty feet and the struc
ture will cost between H,"0 and $5,000. Bids
will bo cU eed March 30.
Transmlaslsslppi Tokens John T. Nut
tall of 13! Columbia avenue, Philadelphia,
has written to The Bee unking help in get
ting a collection of souvenir postal cards,
stamps, admission tickets, medals and
other souvenirs of the Transmlsslsstppl exposition-for
exhibition at tha Jamestown
exposition this summer. Mr. Nuttall has
similar collections from all the American
expositions except the Transrnlsxlsslppl.
He offers to pay for souvenirs which he
finds available.
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Awful Mistake Be Makes Frank Dally,
1214 South Fifteenth street, attempted the
herculean task of annihilating two police
men at one and the aame time Thursday
night, when the two men In blue sought to
place him under arrest for being drunk.
Patrolmen Morrison and VoboiTT were the
officers whom Dally had the misfortune to
meet. Dally paid 15 and costs in police
court Friday morning.
Omaha Barks for Idsas E. C. Peters,
president, and Dr. J. 1 Ilanchett, secre
tary, of the Sioux City Board of Park Com
mlwionern, visited Omaha parks and boule
vards Friday with Superintendent Adama,
The Sioux City visitors are in Omaha to
k get Ideas to be used In the Improvement of
Sioux City parks. The Sioux City board
will have $28. (XO to spend this spring: and
Is anxloutf to use the money to the best
advantage.
rroseoutlon of tee Orler Assistant
City Attorney Dunn Friday morning began
to prepare papera In a case to be started
by tho City of Omaha against the United
States Fidelity St Ouaranity Co. and Lee
Grier for $3,18i, amount of alleged shortage
in the accounts of Mr. Grier while he waa
clerk of the police court. This case has
boen hanging fire for nearly a year. The
ulleaed shortage was checked UD by Comp
ly t roller Lobeck.
CWMkurfcomaa Lee, Boldler, at Best Thomas
ft; the civil war veteran, who, as city
wer Inspector, was run down and killed
Dy raiiruaa curs at cis"" uu
streets Tuesday, waa burled at 9 40 o'clock
Friday morning, the services being held at
Sacred Heart Catholic church, Twenty
second and Blnney atreets. Interment was
at Holy flepulcher cemetery. He waa fol
lowed to his grave by doxens of his com
rades of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Starting a Poultry Bench From the
numlx-r of chicken tlurfts reported recently
some person muot be starting a poultry
tiwli devoted principally to the rearing of
Plymouth Rock breed, as that Is the kind
usually Fouifht out by the thieves, J. H.
Purry. 4-M Emmet -street. Is the latest vic
tim, losing forty-five of the chickens
Thuis.'.ay night. The lock on the coop doer
wus broken off, a means of securing ad
mittance characteristic of most of the
Osafut committed.
Water Works Hearing The hearing
uion the application of the Omaha Water
company to compel the city of Omaha to
take over the water works plant at Its
appraUed valuation of tg.i.'O.IBe.W. will take
place before Judge W. H. Munger In the
I'nlted States circuit court April 1, on the
first day of the April term. Such at least
la the order of the court, but It begins to
look aa If some efforts will be made for a
continuance by the attorneys of the water
company.
Drive Horsea Too rasv Jonn Kogers,
" irllo Robey and Nellie Crutchey were ar-
ted by Detectives Ferris and Dunn
Thursday evening charged with cruelty to
animals. The officers caught them in the
act of driving a team of horses almost ready
to drop from fatigue on Dodge street at a
breakneck pace. Rogers had hired the rig
at a livery barn during the afternron and
took the two women out for a drive. To
ward evening they drove to a roadhouse
and when they atarted for home fairly gal
loped the horses all the way. The women
were fined and costa In police court Frt-
1iy morning and Rogers forf 'ltel a cash
bond of 12s.
XiflM Bustle for Building At tf
rrg liar meting of tli: Or b r of Kaalrs
held Thursday nlxtt forty-seven applica
tions were received and the committee re-
porti-1 that rlfty-onf. hud already sut-i-ritei
f.i'i tach fur a life memhei 'nlp.
wh:rh will used on the l.u'lding fund.
The committee Is rustling for new members
to Increase the list as much as sibic l-e-
fore April 1, when the lxle will (V-cUle
up n plans for the new tmlMlng. which
will he built on the lot recently purchised
at Seventeenth and Capitol avenue.
Thirty Days for Pug "Kid" i?lieriiia:i
a puieilist attendma the lunch wagon at
Ninth street arid Capitol avenue, was sen
tenced to thirty days In the county Jill by
Judge Crawf rd Friday morning for hav-
ir.g Kicxed w Hiiam Carson In such a man
ner as seriously to cripple him. The men
fought on the night of March 14 and since
then Carson has laid at the Omaha General
hospital. He waa barely able to appear In
police court to prosecute Friday morning
but will probably recover In time, although
very slowly.
Grain Exchange Keport The third an
nual report of the Omaha Grain exchange.
of which a synopsis was given recently In
The Bee, has been completed and Is being
sent to the members of the exchange, all
grain trade newspapers, the executive and
traffic departments of all railroads, as well
aa many grain merchants throughout the
state. Several hundred copies will also be
used for advertising purposes and sent to
persons who are thought to be o ite.in-
platlng the location of mills and factories
In Omaha and the arguments contained In
the report are very powerful to this end.
Wabash Office Divided The office of
the Wabash in the basement of the Cham
ber of Commerce building at Sixteenth and
Farnam streets Is being remodeled by P,
H. Phllbin, who has given the contract for
the Improvements to George Bassett. The
present office will be divided into two office
and the Wabash company will occupy the
northern office, while the corner office will
be placed on the rental market. This is
the corner that the United Cigar company
was anxious to secure last fall for one
its great chain of stores and la considered
one of the most desirable corner In the
center of the city.
Puoeral of Joseph Una Joseph Linn
who died while asleep at his home, 1701
Park avenue, Wednesday night, aged
years, was burled at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon. Interment was at Forest Lawn cem
etery. The burial service was conducted
at the residence by Rev. Newton Mann
Mr. I.lnn had lived with his daughter, Mrs,
Jeanette Woodward, tor nineteen years,
Previous to coming to Omaha he owned the
Wilcox (Neb.) Journal and before that
lived at C'obden, 111. He was a man of
high learning. His daughter, who is prln
clpal of the Vinton street School, survives
him, as does also a brother, C. M. Linn,
who Uvea at Pine Bluff, Mo.
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY ft
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RUDE SHOCK TO SAGE DIGNITY
Mere Court Bailiff Chases Two Phil
osophers Away from Warm
Radiator.
The Chronic Loafer and Languid Larry
were warming their feet at a radiator In
the district court room tha other morning
before summer came, while Carl Reynolds
was on trial for robbery.
"I been thlnkin' If we just had a llttlo
machine fer to look Into that fellers mind
an' see what he knows, all this here
monkey business would be throwed out,"
said the Chronic Loafer with a sweeping
gesture toward the court machinery In full
and ponderous operation. Languid Larry
made no response, he simply removed one
ragged shoe from the radiator and put the
other In Its place.
The Chronic Loafer passed a grimy hand
over the grey stubble on his face. Then
he continued Impressively:
"Think, Larry, o' the vast an magnocl
ous importance of such a Invention. Here'a
one court costln" prob'ly $100 a day. Think
o' that, Larry, the price o' lO.Ouo drinks.
Now, a man Invents a little machine that
reads what's In the prisoner's head. What's
the result? Every court wants one o' the
machines because It saves all them ex
penses an' they pay any price fer a
machine. Supposln" It costs $100 to make
one. The feller that owns the patents can
get $50,000 apiece for "em. How'd that be
fer profits? He wouldn't need to go
thirsty no more.'
That Dry Feel Id a-.
Languid Larry wiped his mouth thought
fully. "Them Aggers o yourn don't do us no
good," he grumbled. "You ain't got no
such machine an' won't never have."
The Chronic Loafer passed his hand again
over his brow and assumed a knowing ex
pression. "Larry, you may be aorry fer them un
kind words. You know not what I may
have In me brain Incubatorln' aa It were,"
he said. "As I set here day by day, me
brain cells Is at work an' beneath this
ragged coat o' mine beats a brain, whose
power may yet be reco'nlsed. Me Idea Is
comln' to a head an', mark me words,
Larry, you may yet see me dlrectln' me
chaffer, where to guide me large red auto
mobeel." "Aw, I know ye're pretty windy, all
right," grumbled Lanquld Larry. The
Chronic Loafer straightened up In his seat
and placed one hand Inside his ragged
overcoat. He was about to launch a terri
ble philippic at hla unappreclatlve comrade,
but Just then a bailiff appeared.
"I've told you fellows about often enough
that you can t loaf here," he said, and
the pair shambled out. They shivered for
a time on tha steps and then slouched off
toward the poetofflee.
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Aboard
hicago
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On no railroad in America ia the system of dis
cipline among employes and watchfulness for
the safety of passengers developed to a higher
degree than on the
Chicago, r.lllwaukceCLSt. Panl
' Railway
Three trains daily to Chicago. The Daylight
Special leaves 7:55 a. m. The Eastern Express
at 5:45 p. m. The Overland Limited at 8:35
p. m. All trains arrive in Chicago at the Union
Station in the heart of the business district.
F. A. NA8H,
Gonttral WUrn Afont,
1924 FARNAM STREKT,
OMAHA.
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DOG ROUSED BY MILLINERY
Phosaat en a Woman's Hat Starts
a Gordoa Setter Pup
Aarolag.
Nobody had ever seen a dog act like that
on Proadway. He was a brown-and-yellow,
eurly-halred one, with feet slightly out of
drawing, which Indicated that he waa just
getting over being a pup.
He chased a woman up two little steps of
one of the closed entrances of the Criterion
theater and there he stood at the bottom
of the flight with his long nose at such
sn angle that a dotted line drawn from It
would have touched the stuffed pheasant
on her mink hat. Hla eyes had a glassy set
to thm and his right foreleg had been
lifted off the sidewalk In a kind of high
stepping attitude.
"Mad dog"' cried she on the etepa at the
top of her voice. "Won't anybody save
me? Police! Police! Where's a police
man?" Bhe backed nearly to the door. The dog
at the aame time shifted hla position and
again . relapsed Into his three-legged pose
and a glasay star.
From her muff the Imprisoned woman
took a box of confectionery and threw the
bonbon after bonbon. The animal waa in
terested for two or three times and then
again he resumed a joyful sniffing In the
direction of tha gaudy pheasant wings.
About the group congregated a large
throng which kept at a safe distance. The
Vita Tenlth Sharp Giy Tint f EriM of
Eridrs Frt:ev
MRS. WRIGHT HONORED WITH LUNCHL0N
Mrs. Russell llarrlaoa Kntertalaa I a-
formally Former Frteads of
Mrs. Jessie Withers of
Rawlins, Wyo.
The most pretentious affair of Thursday (
was the large luncheon given by Mrs. An- i
drew C. Mclntyre and Miss Mclntyre In
honor of Mrs. H. M. Wright of Monmouth. !
III., and Mrs. Thomas Flndley, who has re- i
cently moved to Omaha from Chicago. ,
Luncheon was served at two beautifully
appointed tables. The table in the dining !
room had suspended, by pink satin ribbon,
a cut glass hanging banket filled with white j
narcissus. The favors were ttny baskets ;
with growing ferns, to which wrre tied I
little hand painted green sprinklers. At I
the large round table In the library, the ,
centerpiece was formed of pink and white '
tulips arranged in ' a low bowl. Colonial ;
candlesticks with hand painted candles j
further ornamented the table and the fa
vors and plate cards remained the same at j
both table. Covers were laid for Mrs.
Wright, Mrs. Flndley, Mrs. T. A. Thomp- i
son, Mrs. H. N. Wood, Mrs. J. J. McMul
len, Mrs. Q. A. Wickershani, Mrs. W. J.
Miller, Mrs. J. Hynee, Mrs. Fred Renner,
Mrs. II. H. Fish, Mrs. Coon, Mrs. J. Fos
ter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Royal D. Miller, Mrs.
W. O. Templeton, Mrs. i. II. Conrad, Mrs.
Alvin Johnson, Mrs. Charles Hamilton,
Mrs. James Oalnsey, Mrs. Frank Juds n,
Mrs. N. II. Updike, Mrs. sterling Freeman,
Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Frede.ick Teal, Mrs.
Frank Brown, Mrs. C. E. McOrew. Mrs.
William Tetter, Miss Oertrude Dietrich,
Mlws Blessing. Miss Free. Miss Clara
Northrup. Miss Amy Churchill, Miss Elisa
beth McConnell, Ml.s Nina Prltchett, Miss
Mlnnlo Prltchett and Miss Murray.
Informal Afternoon.
Mrs. Russell Harrison entertained Inform
ally Thursday afternoon for her cousin,
Mrs. Jesse Withers of Rawlins, Wyo., nee
Jessie Burleigh of Omaha, when her old
friends were Invited in to meet her. Those
present were: Mrs. Charles Keller, Mrs.
Fred McConneJl, Mrs. D. M. Vlnsonhaler,
Mrs. W. B. Welch, Mrs. Charles Deuel.
Mrs. Chadwlck, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Milton
Barlow, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. Wyman, Mrs. Frank
Johnson and Mrs. Paul Burley.
Mrs. Ashby Cleveland of Bait Lake City
was honor guest at a bridge party Thurs
day afternoon given by Miss Hester Taylor.
The prises were won by Miss Oeorgla Ken-
nard and Mrsx J. A. C. Kennedy. Those
present were: Mra. Cleveland, Mrs. J. A.
C. Kennedy, Mrs. A. V. Klnsler, Mra.
Charles Dundey, Mrs. Charles Rosewater,
Mrs. Paul Hoagland, Mrs. John Weltzell,
Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. J. J. McMullen, Mrs.
Jensen, Mrs. P. C. Morlartty, Miss Georgia
Kennard, Miss Edith Thomas, Miss Hor
tense Clarke, Miss Marie McBhane, Mlas
Elizabeth McConnell, Miss Florence Lewis
and Miss Taylor.
Miss Beulah Sharp gave the first of a
aeries of bridge parties Thursday afternoon,
when four tables were used for the game
and the prises were won by Miss Margert
Wood and Miss Jeanne Wakefield.
Clvb Gathering's.
Mra. C. C. Bhlmer was hostess Thursday
afternoon at the meeting of the West
Farnam Kensington club. The guest of
the club was Mrs. Worthlngton. The mem
bers present were Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Doug
las, Mrs. Haynes, Mrs. Heaton, Mrs.
Hlnsle, Mrs. Kennedy, Mra Lyman, Mrs.
Bchneta, Mra Bhlmer, Mrs. Btethmann,
Mrs. Troatler, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Young
and Mrs. Shinier. The club will be enter
tained In two weeks by Mrs. Btethmann.
Mra John H. Hussle was hostess Thurs
day afternoon at the meeting of the
Fourchette club. High-five was the game
played and the prize waa won by Miss
Halite Patterson. Three tables were used
Id the gam
Theater Parties.
Mayor and Mrs. Dahlman and .daughters,
Miss Ruth and Miss Dorothy Dalhman, oc
cupied boxes at the Nebraska Glee and
Mandolin club concert Thursday evening.
In another box were Mr. Jack Dumont,
Mr. Ray Dumont, Mr. Rider Wood and Mr.
Horace Oregory, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Swltsler and Miss Alice Swltzler made up
another party.
Miss Marion Haller gave a box party
at the Burwood Thursday afternoon In
honor of Mlsa Chant of Spokane, Wash.
In her party were: Miss Chant, Miss
Marion Johnson, Miss Laura Montgomery
and Miss Florence Power.
Miss Ellia Wlthnell gave a theater party
Thursday at the Burwood. Her guests In
cluded mostly Council Bluffs friends.
Personal and Prospective.
Mrs. John A. McBhane and Miss Mary
Lee McBhane will leave Sunday for a trip
to New Tork.
Mrs. Jessie Withers of Rawlins, Wyo.,
and her mother, Mrs. Alfred Rurley, whose
guest she has been for some time expect
to leave Monday for an Indefinite stay In
California-
Mrs. H. M. Wright, who has been the
guest for several months of Mr. and Mra.
Andrew C. Mclntyre, expects to leave Sat
urday for her home In Monmouth, 111.
Mrs. Thomas Flndley, who has recently
moved to Omaha from Chicago, has
bought a home In Bemls park.
Invitations have been Issued for the
wedding of Miss Nellie Louise Hlnsle,
daughter of Mr. and Mra. C. W. Hlnzle to
Mr Julius Fairfield Harmon, which will
take place Tuesday, April 1
Mrs. Milton Barlow entertained Friday
at luncheon In honor of Mrs. Jesse Withers
of Rawlins, Wyo., covers were laid for
eleven.
Mrs. Warren Blackwell Is spending a
month In Chicago.
Mlsa Alice Swltzler has returned from an
extended visit In Missouri.
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cry of "Mad dog: was sounded tnrougn
Long Acra square. Persons on the way to
the theatera went around the diock. ine
woman on the steps was by this time In
hysterics and alternately sobbing and cry
ing "Mad dog: ' ana uooa aoggie, gooa
doggie, have some caudy?" The dog stood
still as a statue. ,
lodging his way through the throng, a
policeman reached lor his revolver.
'He's going to shoo U uuJ aog, said
a hundred voices.
'I wouldn't," aald a Unk man who
lounged up. "It ain't a crime for a (jordon
setter pup to point at a pheasant either in
Canandalgue or New Tork. I won't stand
for him being shot. Here, constable, you
take that animal to the pound and I'll
pay tor his keep. He's a good one." New
Tork Herald.
If you have anything to trade advertise
It In the For Exchange columns of The Bee
Want Ad pages.
ETE SPECIALISTS, Huteson Optical Co.
Fair Dlvlsloa.
Of two puKlllsts In a ring, one smote the
other so aori'ly that he died.
Then came men of the law, arresting the
survivor 'and caunlng hlra to loosen up
to the extent of ll.OOO fine.
"Well," he commented, "so long as suck
ers continue to hang up 12,0.0 purses I am
ready to boost the causo of Justice by an
even split."
Pocketing Ms receipt, he proceeded to
dictate a challenge. Philadelphia ledger.
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ROOSEVELT ASA BOOK LOVER
Doesn't Like Preaching, bat
Cajoya ftoriea of Real
Life.
The phrase applied to President Roose
velt by a friend and admirer "a man of
letter In love with life" seems very art
when one hears him talk about books.
The president waa brought up among good
books, and his children are brought up
among good books and these books are not
all new.
Accent has been put on the fact that
he Is an omnivorous reader, but this accent
Is in the wrong place; he reads carefully
only the important things. He seems to
read by paragraphs, not by sentences, and
lie manages to consume the essence of
every good thing printed in the mngaiines
and to make it fit !nt a place in life.
Any Important book you may mention
has been or will be read by the president.
If he has not read' the book which you
consider worth reading, he whips out his
penril and takes the title at once. There
Is no pretense of pedantry about him.
A "preaching" novel he cannot endure.
He likes a story that reflects lrfe. as, for
Instance, John Fox's "Little Bhepherd of
Kingdom Come," Hamlin Oarland's "Cap
tain of the Gray Horse Troop," Mark
Twain's 'Tom Bawyer," or, perhaps, though
not so whole heartedly. Jack Ixmdon's
"8a Wolf" and Bret Harte's earlier tales.
He has no reserves about Octave Thanet's
sociological stories nor about 'Tncle Re
mui." :
It Is a great pleasure to those who fear J
that the great authors may tie put on the
shelf to hear the president talk Itckns.
He seems to know his Dickens as well as
Secretary Bonaparte. Thackeray's humor
and his love for the poor and the afflicted
appeal to the president.
The muck raking, psychological novel
U not on bis list. The novel of hopeless
nest he seems to pass by. Poems with
the truth in them, no matter where or
when written, appeal to him. Some of
Bliss Carman's songs delight him.
With the help tf Kermlt he discovered
Robuiaon, who wrote "Children of the
Night." The moment he discovered the
"Songs of the Wild Geese," by Emily
Lawless, he enemed afire until he had
otficr yeuple enjoying theiu. The test of
his valuation of a new book is when
says:
"I will show it to Mrs. Roosevelt."
Only the best goes to her. "I read and
enjoy books," ha once said, "but she
knows."
His children know, too, by heart his
favorite characters of fact and fiction. It
may be the fire drake in the Beowulf, the
Leprachauns in Celtic folklore, the gnomes
of the Catskllla or one of Alice Hcgan
Rice's or Kate Douglus Wiggln's people:
whichever it Is the president introduces
It and his own young people receive blm
or her humorously or seriously as an old
friend.
A book like "The Jungle" may Interest
him because he sees construction behind
It; but the "muck raker" in fact and fiction
who gets to the condition where he en
joys analysing the result of his researches
for the pleasure of the procesj Is not for
the president.
For esaylsts that merely speculate the
president seems to have little regard. "The
Simple Life" of Pastor Wagner; now so
famous, attracted his attention; not be
cause of style or refinement of metaphysics,
but because it gave in a straightforward,
manly way the leauons of temperance and
simplicity with a spiritual basts which
every Intelligent man or woman could un
derstand. The doctrine of the simple life was
taught long before Pastor Wagner taught
It; It was taught In the ptrables; by the
saint lately "re-canonlied" by the world,
Francis d'Asslsl; by the Brook farmers,
and Emerson tried to teach it without the
spirituality of 8t. Francis, but Wagner
brought it within the scope of the average
man of today.
The book that teaches the old and the
your.g that the amount of money spent
is not the real test of the value of the
pleasures of life; the book 'that shows
what a human being may ret out of the
simple gifts of God always awakens the
wmnr-manB
he j enthusiasm of the president. This la the
) secret of his admiration for John Bur-'
roughs work.
Always an admirer of those fundamental'
stories that show the early color of na'
tlonal life, ha discovered some time ago'
the Celtic sagas. Asked on one occasion
what was their principal charm, he paused
and then answered: "They are so u n
gan In their attitude toward romantic love
In them I am attracted by the idealism
so unusual on pre-Christian sagas, of
the relation of lovers." At the root of hi
admiration for a book there is as a rule
an ethical or a sociological reason. Mte
rice Francis Eg an in Rosary Maguxlna.
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There are revenges too mean for eves
the pen of a De Maupassant, says 'he
New Tork Bun. A Bangor man, knowing?
that his wife would sit up for hi in Into!
the small hours, made a feint of going
down town and by a flank movement
gained hla bedroom, where his spou
found him &( t o'clock In the morning
sound asleep. She did not speak to him
for a week, and he came home when be
pleased. It is only In prohibition state
that one finds such examples of Cold
blooded depravity.
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