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OUR SAILORS OPEN-HANDED
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TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MAY 25. 1007.'
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Jaokiei of Other I at long Fel Their Un
stinted Hospitality.
SOME INCIDLNTS OF THE NORFOLK MEETING
Two Coal UraTtri V ho Made a Dona
tion of Post Cards and Teddy
Bears to Argentina
Visitors.
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NOTES ON OMAIIA SOCIETY
Club Meetings Outsumbef ETSrthinr, In
oltdiie Given-in-Honor Affairs,
CHARMONTE CLUB HOLDS LAST MEETING
Mrs. Leu la II. Rate Entertain! Mem
bars of Old-Time Clob Dr. and
lira. McCIanahaa Again
Honored.
Tha last meeting of the Charmonte club
for this season wan entertained Thursday
afternoon at the homo of Mrs. H. H.
ttouerui. jnree isDies were piacea ror the
fame and the prizes were won by Mrs.
Ooorg-e Martin and Miss Alice Froderlck.
The guests' prize was awarded to Miss
Edith Bennett. Those present were: Mrs.
George Martin, Mrs. Albert Edgbert, Mrs.
John McDonald, Mrs. Will Manchester.
Mrs. H. Jennlson, Mrs. Guy French, Mrs.
Charles Woodland, Miss Daisy Ropers,
Miss Blanche Howland, Miss Fannie How
land, Miss Alice Auld, Miss Tress Keys,
Miss Alice Bnell, Miss Mable Bennett, Miss
Maud Marriott, Miss Alice Frederick and
Miss Nina Crlsa,
For the Jane Bride-.
Miss Patricia Naughton gave a card
party of five tables at her home in South
Omaha Thursday evening; In honor of Miss
IJlUan Bushman, one of the June brides.
The prlaos for high Ave were won by Miss
Gold a Murphy and Dr. Langdon. A
guest's souvenir was given to Miss Bush
man. Those present were Miss Bushman,
Miss Golda Murphy, Miss Ella Searon,
Miss McArdle, Miss Mary O'Connor, Miss
Laura Powers, Miss Nettle Bushman, Miss
Julia Mullen, Miss PhUomena Gentleman,
Dr. Langdon, Mr. Bert Murphy, Mr. Philip
MaArdle, Mr. Byron Reed, Dr. I B. Bush
man, Mr. Robert Bushman, Mr. Jack
Brennan, Mr. John Gentleman, Mr. Fred
Naughton and Mr. P. J. Naughton.
Mrs. C. K. Porter, Mrs. W. C. Price and
Miss Huldah Nelson gave a surprise party
and miscellaneous shower Tuesday after
noon In honor of Miss Margaret Gruontg,
on of the June brides. Those present were:
the Misses Maud McKInney, Jessie and
Mabel Doty, Kate Baumbacb, Anna and
Kate Pageler, Gertrude and Graoe Barber,
Bell Sprague, Frances McCombs, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Lenhouse, Edna and Harry
Lenhouse, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. C. U Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. William
J. Hysham, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly McCombs,
Mrs. Dlffenbacher, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Baumbach, Roy Baumbach, John Glover,
Frank Porter, Willie Gruenlg, Gertrude
Gruenlg, Mrs. Gruentg, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Porter, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Price and Miss
Huldah Nelson.
Old-Time Clob.
Tha Old-Time club waa entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Louis H.
(Rasa, Games afforded amusement for the
afternoon and as la customary with the
club the hostess was presented a beautiful
hand-painted plate. The refreshment table
waa decorated with pink and white carna
tions. The guests of the club were: Mrs.
Mamie jydell, miss Dorothy, Digger and
Mlsa Lilly Johnson. The members of the
olub present were: Mrs. J. II. McCarthy,
Mrs. Joseph L. Digger, Mrs. Charles Ahl
Qulst, Mrs. John Lydell, Mrs. James Lydell,
Mrs. John Cleveland, Mrs. J. E. Bhafer,
Mrs. Ous Hollo, Mrs. J. M McLaughlin and
Mrs. L. Leeder. The next meeting of the
club will be In two weeks at the home of
Mrs. Robert Christie.
Mrs. C. C. George entertained at lunc'aeon
Wednesday at the Country club In honor of
her guest, Mrs. Roone of New York.
Dr. and Mrs. McClanahan Honored.
Dr. and Mrs. II- M. McClanahan were
honor guests Thursday evening at a card
party given by Mr. anA Mrs. B. E. Ingle,
hart. There were six tables of players and
the high scores for the game of high five
were made by Mrs. II. M. MoClanahan and
Mrs. J. F. Wagner. Those present were:
Dr. and Mrs. H. M. McClanahan, Mr. and
Mrs. O. W. Hervey, Mr. and Mrs. C. II.
Chlsam, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McGraw, Mr.
and Mrs. O. H. Wlrth, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Frlcke, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Kendall,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wagner, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Mason, Miss
Florence Mason, Miss Minnie Frlcke, Mr.
Charles Frlcke and Mr. A. B. Sandberg.
Clnb Meeting's.
The Harmony Kensington club waa enter
tained Thursday afternoon at the borne of
Mrs. George R. Rathbun. Needle work and a
social good time were enjoyed. A guest of
the club was Mrs. E. Wooley of Redlands,
Cal., who Is ths gusst of Mis. C. J. Mer
rlam. The members of the club present
were: Mrs. C. J. Merriam, Mrs. J. Kavey,
Mrs. R. M. Reynolds, Mrs. J. 8. Ronk,
Mrs. George Rocco, Mrs. A. 8. Gates, Mrs.
C. H. Gates, Mrs. L. J. Wlthrow and Mrs.
J. M. Banish. The next meeting of the
club will be In two weeks at the home of
Mrs. L. J. Wlthrow.
Mrs. E. B. Ferris was hostess Thursday
afternoon at the meeting of the Comls
Club. Several guessing contests afforded
amusement for tha afternoon and the prize
was captured by Mrs. W. 8. Heaton. Those
present were: Mrs. W. B. Haynes, Mrs.
W. 8. Heaton, Mrs. J. E. Blttlnger. Mrs.
Arthur Kuhn, Mrs. Grant Kuhn, Mrs. D. E.
I-oveJoy, Mrs. J. C. Tuffleld, Mrs. Arthur
Hoover, Mrs. W. K. Swisher and Mrs.
Ferris. Mrs. Grant Kuhn will be hostess
at the next meeting of the club.
Mm. W. C. Fenwlck entertained the Cen
tral Whist club Thursday afternoon. The
prizes for the game were won by Mrs. V.
u in every way a dlanaethre shoe. It hu an individu
ality found only is thoes original in eloign and pa iect in
workmanship. It ia deaervedly popular with thoae who
seek the beat i ia (set k ia rapidly becoming the inevit
able choice of the critical purchsaet.
Sold at 13.60 $4.00 $5.00 ia allatrWa
If your Jeulrr does not carry the Packard
Shoe, write us for Catalogue and name of
nearest dealer who doe.
M. A. PACKARD CO., Brockton, Mas.
yw3 pi
TO PATEffl
Worlcy and Mrs. Campbell. Thoso present
were: Mrs. A. King, Mrs. R. L. Chumbley,
Mrs. C. Vaow, Mrs, J. Oranden, Mrs. A.
II. Baker, Mrs. J. Beaton, Mrs. J. Ahmason,
Mrs. Jewltt, Mrs. T. Falconer, Mrs. Reed,
Mrs. R. C. Giles, Mrs. G. Parker, Mrs.
James Btowell, Mrs. W. Worley and Mrs.
Campbell. The next meeting of the club
will be In two weeks at the home of Mrs.
T. Falconer.
Personal fioanlp.
Captain and Mrs. Leonard Wlldman, Mrs.
John T. Stuart and Mrs. M. E. Smith of
New Tork will make up a theater party
Friday evening at Boyd's to see Maud
Adams In "Peter Pan." Mrs. Stuart and
Mrs. Smith will then return to Fort
Omaha with Captain and Mrs. Wlldman to
be their guests over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Speh will give a
dinner Wednesday evening at the Field
club In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Oerlt Fort,
wbo will leave next month for New Tork
to make their future home.
A bridge party will be given at the
Country club Thursday, June 13, for the
benefit of the Creche. These parties are
given annually and have always been a
pronounced success. The announcement of
this date Is sure to be welcomed as one
of the anticipated future pleasures.
Mrs. Albert Edholm has returned from
an extended visit In California.
HINTS ON R0SE CULTURE
some Suggestions Recently Made Be
fore a Floral Asso
ciation. The following suggestions on rose cul
ture wns presented recently before a meet
ing of a floral association and Is worthy
the consideration of others:
In planting always select an open, sunny
place, exposed to full light and air, the
best being a southern exposure. In this
district the plants need all the sunlight
It Is possible for them to obtain.
The preference In soil Is a fairly heavy
loam. If not found In place the bed should
be excavated from eighteen to twenty-four
Inches in depth and filled In with a compost
of good soil and manure.
Select good, vigorous plants from two to
three years old, and plant the bushes, ac
cording to variety, from one and a half to
two feet apart. In planting budded or
so-called grafted stock, be sure to have the
bud at least two Inches under the soil.
This point I wish to emphasize very
strongly, as 70 per cent of the complaints
of nonsuccess are caused by neglect of this
precaution.
The bud, if above ground. Is shriveled
by exposure to sun and wind nnd will not
send up as strong shoots as It would were
It planted deeper.
Be sure and cut. back the bushes hard
after planting. The pruning depends a
great deal upon tho variety. Such strong
growing varieties as General Jack, Ulrlch
Brunner and the hybrid perpetual class
require cutting back almost one-half after
the old wood has been cut out. . The
hybrid teas, such as Caroline Testout, Mrs.
Robert Garrett, etc.. also require hard
cutting. Exception must be made to the
La France class, they only requiring thin
ning out.
In the tea class we come across appar
ently several habits In the same class.
Maman Cochet, Marie von Houtte, Papa
Gontler, etc., being strong growers, may
be cut back from one-third to one-half
of last year's growth.
While the weaker-growing varieties being
thinned out from the blind wood would
only cut them back to the first strong
eye. 1
Moss roses, Harrison's Yellow and Sollol
d'Or should be cut back In the summer
after they are through blooming.
Every rose has Its Individuality, and this
must be considered when pruning, but as
a general rule thin out well from the cen
ter. Cut out all blind wood and cut back
at least to a strong eye.'
If you cut back lightly you will have a
crop of short-stemmed flowers, but If cut
back hard they will furnish long-stemmed
flowers a little later.
We prefer, as a rule, to prune after the
cold weather is past, preferably the latter
part of February till the middle of March.
Excepting climbing roses, which should
be cut' back after (lowering.
All watering of roses should be done in
the morning, watering In the evening being
the cause of so many complaints of mil
dew; the water remaining on the foallago
chills the plant and causes the disease.
In this connection would say that were
there more cultivation and less watering
there would be produced much finer blos
soms. Three thorough waterings a week being
ample In- my opinion. General Jack and
"Ulrlch Brunner are benefited by an even
less watering than the above. After the
first crop of flowers these varieties have a
habit of throwing up canes from four to
six feet In length, which are Invariably
blind, this. In my opinion, being caused by
an excess of water.
The rose, being a strong feeder, requires
a great deal of fertilizing, on heavy soils
old, decomposed manure being probably tho
best; but on Bandy soils, of which a great
many gardens are made In this city, I
would advocate fresh cow manure. I know
there ate some gardeners who will take
Issue with mo for this statement, but have
used this for the past fourteen years in
this city and have had good success with It.
Indeed, some of the finest roses were pro
duced on this soil, notably Belle Slebrecht,
which grew three feet In height and pro
duced the finest buds of that variety I
have seen In this city.
Where the ground remains frozen during
the winter, manure acts as a. mulch, pro
tecting the roots.
In my opinion the best time for fertllla-
EVERY
PAIR MADE
TO WEAR
lng roses Is when they are starting Into
action In the spring, when the plant Is In
a condition to assimilate It,
Rose diseases are very few, the principal
one being mildew, which can be controlled
by sulphur or ammonlacal sulphate In so
lution. Black spot. In my opinion, Is caused by
over watering, and all we can do for It
Is to pull off the leaves and burn them.
Brave Woman's Wild Ride.
Alone on her farm and unablo without
assistance to extinguish the flames of
burning bridge, Dora Jasper mounted an
unbroken colt and rode three miles over
the hills and gullies to warn the crew of
the fast mall train that, but for her warn
ing, would have crashed through the burned
trestle.
Mrs. Jasper's farm is near Eureka
Springs, Ark., on the Missouri & North
Arkansas railroad. When Mrs. Jasper first
noticed that the trestle bridge over a
branch of. White river had been fired by
the sparks of a passing freight she at
tempted slnle-handed to put out the blaze.
Finding this Impossible, she ran to her
barn. Every animal and every saddle and
bridle was In use, with the sole exception
of a wild, unbroken colt and one rope
halter.
Bareback and halter-bridled, Mrs. Jasper
rode at racing speed to the switch, which
she reached In time to flag the train. Be
sides the train crew and fully 100 passen
gers, a high ofilclal of the road was on the
train.
His first order was Cor the finest side'
saddle to be obtained, with a suitable in
scription stamped on the flap to commem
orate her bravey.
SEASONABLE F1SH10BS.
6916
NO. 6919-A PRETTY SUN HAT FOR
SUMMER DATS.
The washable sun hat ia not only a most
becoming accessory, but serviceable and
practical In many ways. Such a hat as
the one sketched may be made with little
difficulty and tubbed as frequently as de
sired. The brim is stitched to Increase Its
stiffness and the crown is a full, round
one. Mull or silk bows may trim it and
tie it under the hair or chin. Linen, per
cale, madras or pique may fashion the
hat, IVi yards being needed for the lady's
size and 1 yard for the smaller sizes.
No. 8916 Sizes, ladles', misses', girls' and
children's. The price of this pattern Is 10
cents.
For the accommodation of The Omaha
Bee readers these patterns, which usually
retail from 25 to 60 cents, will be fur
nished at the nominal price (10 cents), which
covers all expenses. In order to get a pat
tern enclose 10 cents, giving number and
name of pattern wanted ,and bust measure.
As the patterns are mailed direct from the
publishers at New Tork, it will require
about a week's tlmo to fill the order. Ad
dress Pattern Department Bee Pub. Co,
Omaha, Neb.
LOOMIS WILL BUILD BRICKS
Contracts for Bow of Apartments at
Southeast Corner of Thirty
fourth and Mason.
Contracts for the construction of a row
of brick spartments for George W. Loomls
at the southeast corner of Thirty-first and
Mason streets were let Thursday after
noon to George W. Sprague for 115,000 and
work on the new flats will begin imme
diately. Six two-story Apartments of mod
ern finish will be provided, facing west
on Thirty-first street, after plans prepared
by F. A. Hennlnger, architect. Two frame
houses which were on the site have been
removed and the lot graded to the street
level.
John Swanson has bought two lots and
the residence of Adolph Johnson near the
northeast corner of Thirty-sixth and Bur
dttte streets. A nominal consideration
was named in the deed and the property
was bought for an Investment.
Thomas Brennan has sold the lot and
two-story frame house at 2117 Webster
street for K000 to Mrs. Sarah Cook. The
property was owned by the Philadelphia
Mortgage and Trust company and will be
occupied by Mrs. Cook for a home, i
Deeds were placed on file Thursday trans
ferring the title to the two-story modern
brick house at 7u8 South Twenty-ninth
street to Joseph Alexander Connor for
7,0U0. The house was bought a few days
ago through John N. Frtnzer and will be
occupied by Mr. Connor for a home.
Charles P. Traver has sold his house and
lot fronting east on Forty-second street,
Just north of Farnam street, to Nicholas
M. Krelbs for $4,000.
RAY SNYDER IS CONVICTED
Found Guilty of Shooting; at Street
Car Conductor, with Jail
Sentence.
Ray Snyder, who was tried before a Jury
in Judge Troup's court on a charge of
shooting at Jacob Saley, a street car con
ductor with Intent to kill, was found guilty
by the Jury of simple ussault. The Jury
recommended the maximum penalty of
ninety days In Jull be Imposed on hlin.
Snyder admitted doing tha shooting, but
denied he Intended to injure Saley. Snyder
Is also charged with holding up the drug
store of Guy H. Myers on North Twenty,
fourth street and will probably be tried on
this charge as soon as he serves his Jail
sentence. The Jury went out at 9:N Friday
morning and returned the verdict at 1:30
p. m. Snyder was defended by A, 8.
Ritchie and a W. Brio,
WASHINGTON, May 18.-Lorge liberty
parties from the squadrons of foreign war
ships: at the Jamestown exposition are
coming up to Washington on the steamers
from Norfolk three or four times a week,
iiiese bluejackets of all nations are ha vine
a pretty fairish time of It here. The Ameri
can bluejackets are seeing to that end of
it. In no navy of the world are the sailor
men paid as well as American bluejackets,
or anything llko aa well. The men for'ard
of American warships get two, tlvee, four
and In some cases five times at much
money for their work as the bluejackets of
other navies. So that the foreign man-o'-war's
man, ashore In the United States,
and especially In Wusliington, whre crea
ture comforts, particularly those f a
liquid sort, are high In price, wouldn't
mako out very well if It were not for the
lavish hospitality of his American mate in
uniform.
Usually the foreign liberty parties from
Jamestown are accompanied here by a
bunch of American bluejackets frm ships
at the exposition. It the foreign a,Jlormen
are not thus accompanied, the American
sallormen stationed at the navy yard here
see to It that the men for'ard lrom the
other lands don't go dry or hungry.
For their part the foreign naval seamen
are perpetually stunned by the statady dis
play of wealth and lavish magnlflrence by
the men of the American fleet who accom
pany them to Washington or by the naval
sallormen stationed here who take, them In
hand.
Surprise for South Amerlvans.
A bunch of swart bluejackets rom one
of the Argentina ships stood before a big
display of picture postal carads represent
ing Washington buildings and icenes on
Pennsylvania avenue a few afternoons ago.
They Jabbered a good deal among them
selves and pointed admiringly to the bril
liantly colored cards depleting the capitol,
the congressional library, the White House
and so on. Then they produced ery small
stores of silver mingled with couoer coins,
spat reflectively at the money and plainly
Indicated by their conduct that they felt
the pictured cards were not for them, badly,
as they appeared to want to InveK in some
of the cheap souvenirs.
While this waa going on a couple of
massive coalheavers, as their ted watch
marks Indicated, from the diBpaUih boat at
the navy yard here, swung aloiie. They
halted for a minute to watch "tie moves
of their mates from the Argentina ship,
and they Instantly caught on to what the
trouble was. They rolled over to where
the Argentina sallormen stood Iiefore the
window, and one of them, pointing to the
display, Inquired:
"Tou like?"
The American man-o' -war's loan puts
the question that way equally to a China
man, a Japanese, a Cingalese, ti French
man, German or the man of t.ny other
country who doesn't speak Englph.
The Argentina man-o'-war's me, grinned,
showing their fine teeth and, understanding
the question, first nodded their tjeads en
thusiastically and then shook thm nega
tively, as much as to say that they liked
all right, but that they weren't ttere with
the price.
"Come on In, you flatfeet," JovJally said
the huge American coal heaver who had
put the question, and they all trooped Into
the souvenir store after him, the other
American coal heaver bringing up the
rear.
"Mate," said the first coal hetiver, ad
dresslng the clerk who came forward,
how much for that layout In thj for'ard
portT"
"Which of the cards did you especially
fancy?" inquired the clerk.
"We "specially fancy 'em all, rnqusmate,"
said the big coal heaver. "I ist you,
how much f'r the hull bunch?"
"Tou mean all the cards In the window?"
Inquired the clerk with natural surprise.
"Tou're kind o' slow on signals, matey,
but you got It now," Bald the coal heaver.
"That's what I mean."
Buys the Whole Lot.
The clerk pulled the two large boards
around on which the great stack of pic
ture postals rested there were many hun
dreds of the cards and made a careful
estimate.
"There are Just $27 worth In this window
display," he said.
"Well, clear ship I'll take 'em," said the
giant of the bunkers.
The astonished clerk promptly dismantled
the window of all of the cards and made
them into a large bundle, and the big coat
heaver fulled a big wad from beneath
his mustering shirt and stripped off $27 as
if he hod been paying for a clay pIpB. The
Argentina man-o'-war's men watchmd his
moves with popping eyes. When he picked
up the big, neatly packed bundle of postal
cards and handed It over to the main man
among them they all held out the palms
of their hands doprecatlngly, as If to In
dicate that It would be impossible for
them to accept such absolutely royal hos
pitality. "Take them, ye giney lobscousers," said
the coal huaver, grinning, for he knew they
couldn't understand a word he said, "or
I'll give you a wallop over the head with
'em."
The leader of the Argentina men then
graciously took the package, but before do
ing so and the rest of his mates In their
gratitude actually gave the giant coal
heaver the hand salute, which is due only
to un officer in any service. The big coal
heaver grinned at his mate and said behind
his hand:
"Hell, I guess I ain't no gentleman of
the quarterdeck f'r once or nothin', hey,
niate?"
"Me to get one o' them salutes, too,"
replied the other coal heaver, and be tugged
at the Argentina men and pointed out a
big collection of Teddy bears, large and
small, hanging above one of the counters.
"Tou like?" he asked them.
They liked again all right, and they
apparently all understood the meaning
of the bears, too, for they pointed to a
Roosevelt portrait hanging In the store.
"Stake 'em to a bear apiece, matey,"
aid the second coal heaver to the clerk,
without so much as asking the price of the
things.
There were seven of the Argentina men
Eat in Haste
and repent with acute Indigestion,
heartburn, hiccoughs or flatu
1 lence. Then resolve never again
to be without a box of these won
derful digestive correctives.
Beecham's
Pills
naan, , la hoses Ms aod t3a
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The signature
It means delicious flavor.
It meaae the crispiest, tendcrest breakfast food you ever ate.
It means the original the genuine Toasted Corn Flakes.
Ten years wars spent i perfecting this moat delicious of all breakfast foods.
It was placed on the market a little more than a year ago.
But its success is phenomenal, because ike flavor is juat tne kind that plrases everyone thai
no one ever grows tired of.
Now the imitators claim to Lave equalled in a few months what it has taken us years to perfect.
Common tents says, "Impossible." For the flavoring process is secret. It cannot bs reproduced
So, when you buy "corn flakes," bs sure and look for the above signature on ths package. Else)
you may unknowingly accept one of the many worthless imitations
All grocers keep ths
GENUINE
and the clerk pulled down and handed
each of them a Teddy bear costing 2.
The South American sallormen took the
bears gingerly, and it really appeared from
their manner that they were embarrassed
by this display of munificence, which they
no doubt were.
"Now, are ye dago scuttlebutters all
fixed out?" cordially Inquired the second
coal heaver, after settling for the bears.
They grinned, and again instigated
by their leader, gave Mhe man of the
bunkers the regular naval salute.
"Tou'vo got nothin' on me, mate," said
the second coal heaver to the other one
then, giving him a smashing wallop on
the back, and then the whole crowd, the
Americans In front, filed out and went Into
a barroom next door to cement things.
Mascot for the British.
Even the British men-o'-war's men
never very Impressionable persons In any
country or clime are more or less swept
of tholr pins by the open-handedness of
their American bluejacket entertainers.
A batch of about a doson of them, con
voyed by seven or eight seamen from the
American ships at Jamestown, were here
one night lost week, all of them Just a
little bit to the bad from seven or eight
hours of peregrinating from one rumorlum
to another since leaving tho Norfolk boat,
but all of the still well In the game, Just
the same.
At a brilliantly lighted corner stood a
darky with a pair of bowtegged pull pups
pups with correctly protruding fang teeth
and nice little round bloodshot eyes in
leash.
"Don't them mutts look like Johnny
Bulls, though, eh, you llme-Juleers?" Jo
vially Inquired on of the American blue
jackets of the Britisher seamen In gen
eral. "G'wan, ye bleeder," they scoffed back
at him.
The American seaman stopped to take a
look at the pups, and all the rest of them
halted and looked on.
"Hey, have you Rule Britannia cracker
hashers got such a thing as a mascot
on board yoar stingy little packet?" the
American bluejacket, who swayed a bit aa
he stopped, asked the British crowd.
"Aye, we've got a bloomin' sky pilot,
an' "c's hugly henough for one," replied
one of the British tars.
"Well, ye need a mascot that looks like
ye," calmly replied the American flatfoot.
"What you askln' fr this drum fish, coon?"
addressing the darkey and pointing to the
better of the two pups.
"Twenny-ft' dolluhs am de price o dat
one twenny-fo' de othuh," replied the
black man.
"This Is th' one that'll go to th' China
station, then," said the American blue
Jacket, picking up the tlS pup In bis arms,
and he paid for the pup and handed him
over to the leader of the British crowd.
"Me eye, ye bloomlnk toff, but we cawn't
'ave ye do these things," protested the as
tonished British seaman, but he carried the
dog off in his arms, and that Pennsylvania
avenue pup will in due time be snooping
around in China and Japan, for it Is to the
Asiatic station that the ship to which he
was carried goes from Jamestown.
Wlaa for the French.
Two American sallormen on duty at the
yard here met up with a pair of French
tars in front of one of the main hotels one
night last week, and the four promptly
foregathered in the sign language. Some
men standing on the hotel steps heard the
colloquy.
"We've got to stake these little sardlners
to a drink somewheres, mate," said one of
the Americans to the others. "They look
like their brogans are crackln' for the need
of one, and I s'poee there's only one o'
them Vlllefranche francs between 'em."
Ttie other nodded, and they promptly
walked down the steps into the extremely
ornate hotel bar. where many American
ofilijers In attendance upon the Japanese
General Kurokl, who was stopping at the
botel at the time, were lined up.
The four sailors saluted the officers and
looked a bit puxxled as to whether they
should step up to a bar thus patronised,
but the American officers promptly moved
Into a group of their own and made room
for tha men-o'-war's men, Seeing this
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the barkeep, who had seemed a bit Inclined
to resent the presence of the bluejackets,
leaned over and asked them what It was
going to be.
"Quart of champagne and the best," said
one of the American bluejackets, and tho
four line glasses were put out, and pres
ently the pair of amazed French seamen,
to whom vln ordinaire Is a keen luxury,
were sipping the sparkling wine of their
own country and talking volubly to each
other about the glory and the wonder of
It all. Their shrugged gestures of grati
tude were amusing for tho watchers to
witness, especially as the American sailors
appeared not particularly to care for the
sparkling wine and allowed their French
mates to absorb nearly all of It.
With all of this celebrating there has been
absolutely no scrapping or other sort of
disorder among all the hundreds of blue
Jackets of all nations who have been com
ing up from Jamestown since the exposi
tion began. But there has been a power of
deserting among the foreign men-o'-war's
men. The officers of the foreign Bhlps say,
not testily, but merely by way of stating a
fact, that the hospitality and the show of
plenty of money on the part of the Ameri
can bluejackets accounts for this. Many of
the foreigners will be applying for enlist
ment In the American navy after a while,
particularly the Britishers, of whom nearly
400 have already run away from their ships
at Jamestown. And. many of them no
doubt will be taken, although there will of
course be no general advertisement of that
fact
PUBLIC LANDS CONVENTION
Meeting Is Called to De Held In Den
ver Three Days In
June.
B. R. Harper, acting governor of Colorado,
has Issued a general call for a "public
lan" ' convention to be held at Denver,
June IS, 19 and 10, for the purpose of con
siduring and discussing, the relations of the
states to the public lands owned by the
governnv t west of the Missouri river and
to agree upon a policy to be urged upon
congress lu relation to tho future admin
istration of these lands.
A copy of the call has been received by
John Guild, commissioner of the Commer
cial club, and its Is requested the club send
several delegates to the convention- The
question will be submitted to the executive
committee of the olub for final action.
It Is contended the government Is the
owner of large tracts of unoccupied land,
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We remember that our reputation is at stake
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This
to you thaa you would I'mafind,
over which congress has absolute control
and thut these lands can not bo taxed and
do not, therefore, provide any revenue to
the Btate in which they are situated. It Is
believed that certain changes are necessary
In tho administration of those public lands,
due to the rapid settlement of the country
and the changed conditions existing wllu
regard to the cultivation of arid lands.
It is desired to secure a large convention
of representatives of citizens of tha west
and northwest hi order to formulate and
present some plan of action to the next
congress and open up many large tracts of
lands now held by tho government.
WHEAT CROPJS EXCELLENT
George G. Wallace Is Enthaslaatlo
Over the Outlook la
Kebraska. .
George G. Wallace, a prominent real es
tate dealer of Omaha, returned Friday
morning from an extensive trip through
the western part of Nebraska, which in
cluded a careful examination of the crop
conditions existing in Kimball and' Chey
enne counties. Mr. Wallace Is enthuslastlo
over the present status of the winter wheat
crop and said:
"I took a seventy-mile automobile drive
Thursday from Sidney to Potter and In the
country surrounding Potter, returning over
the 'divide.' I saw as fine winter wheat
during that trip as I ever saw In this
state. There has been more rain out there
than In the eastern part of the state and
cold weather has retarded the planting of
corn to a certain extent, but tha wheat
crop Is In fine shape.
"Agricultural conditions have changed
greatly In that part of the state during tha
last few years and It Is said the farmers
out there' will have a larger acreage
planted this year than ever before, about
twice the acreage of previous years. Large
flclils of oats and potatoes have been
planted and they are getting ready to plant
corn.
"I saw good alfalfa growing on lands
where you have to dig over 250 feet for
water and all the farmers seem very pros
perous." While on his trip Mr. Wallace sold a seo
tlon of land In Kimball county for an
Omaha owner to a wealthy farmer ef
Hooper at an advanco In price of 60 per
cent over the cost of one year ago, which
Is an Indication of the rapid enhancement
of real estate values In western farm land.
Do not take a substitute for ChambeS
Iain's Cough Remedy. It has no equal.
ourage
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