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niE OMAHA DAILY REE: WEDNESDAY. MARCH 11. 1908. DIGESTS THREE THOUSAND GRAINS OF ANY KIND OF FOOD YOU EAT. BOOST FOR MENTAL HEALING Dont fool with Indigestion but core it md forerer rid jour t If of Stomach misery. Ie It ever occur to yon how busy that, little stomach cf yours Is? It actu ally TOly holds three pints, thourh In on year you fore It to take In t.0 prion of material, digest It and prepare It for assimilation to the blood. Do yon wwnder at the number of cases of lndls-esrtlon and Fiomach trouble? Tou crowd It with staks and pantry. Irritate IU Juice with spire and arid and expect -this little four-ounce mill to do It work. 1p there w,ny wonder that your food ra-w- untllae-sted. or laya like a lump of lead In the stomach? That everything you eat turns to arid. Stomach gas and Stom ach tolMou. putrefying the Intestines and digestive canals, causing Biliousness, Headaches. Dlzxiness and Indigestion Heartburn. Nauseous Breath, Intestinal griping, constipation and other more den geroas symptoms? Call yoor disease what you will -Indl- geatlon. Gastritis, Nervousness, Dyspepsia. I Catarrh of Stomach, etc. you know the j real came, the real disease Is fermentation of the food yoa eat a sour Stomach, rtkt belches gas erupts undigested food AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA City Council rights Shy of Late on the Allowance of Bill. BIG BATCH OF THEM GOES 0VE2 Maraoelc til Xirikr Exprea Them selves as Sattaaea with the Remit f the Rertiit ef Prl uur Ballots. The adjourned session of the city council did not convene until o'clock 'last night and then the business waa hardly up to the usual Interest. The chairman of the finance committee reported that the bills, of which 110.00) to H5.000 are outstanding, must be put over because the committee could not reach an agreement. The council has been rather Inclined to panic lately cn the question of expenditures, and nu merous bills have drsgired along. The council promised a special session In which to take up bills. The bond ordinance to provide for the paving of Twenty-fifth street, from L. to the city limits, was read the third time and passed The ordinance providing for the opening of O street to the Missouri river and authorising the city attorney to Iwgin condemnation proceedings at once, as passed. Fids were opened for the sale of mu nicipal bonds, of Which 1176,000 are now on the market, and it was found only one affer was ir.ade and the bid contained no certified check. . so was discarded. The sals was continued one week. It waa an ticipated that the Independent Telephone srdir.anc wou'd be taken up. but It failed U appear. ' ' P. C. Caldwell notified the city of a ludgment rendered by him to the amount of t-4 In favor of Chris Hoffman. The city waighaaaster reported the ex amination ol a cumber of scales and the collection of feea amounting to 17. The police Judge made bis monthly re port showing that lit cases had been tried, of Which llxty-iht-rer dismissed, twenty-eight parties sentenced to the city Jail, ten to the county Jail and thirty-eight tuned, netting the city r In fines, Aa ordican:e ' was passed for the con struction of the sanitary sewer on Twenty- sixth street between P and Q streets. ' The council ordered the city attorney to appeal the case of William F. Evans to the supreme court. ' Evans wen a Judgment for personal in;ur1ea Elds were sdvertised for the old furniture of the city offices to be opened March IS. Elds were asked for filling the washout st Twenty-second and O streets caused by heavy rains. These will also be opened March 11 The city clerk asked for addi tional help for preparing the terminal tax - schedule. The council deferred action. The council then adjourned to meet Wednesday evening. The council sits today and tomorrow aa a Board of Equalisation to adjust certain special assessments. Mardark Gets the Plaee. Testerday saw the close of all the work of the canvassing board and the board . made its report to the city council. A. H. Murdock and IL C. Murphy appeared btfora the board and declared them- ( salves satisfied wiih the count and agreed" to give Murdoch one rots the .'majority. The board found no changes amonr' the other candidates. T. Q. Hire and William A. Lhmer were the last parties concerned in the recount. They are ' republican members of the school board. Rice was found te have a larger majority if any, .than in the unofficial returns. ! ' Dealre th Fa rears a. A H. Murduck wishes at the outset of ' the campaign to correct a false report which he bss discovered to be circulat ing to the effect thst he would Insist on the "property qualification" In the ap proaching election. This, he said but night, was farthest from his Intention. He said:' "I was hot the father of that law. aa has been erroneously stated. I make the statement that J. J. Breen and John. MacMillan were the men a ho pro ' posed the amendment to the charter ba fore the general committee of tha Im provement clubs which met a year ago while the legislature was In session. The resolution was adopted, and by a commit tee composed largely of the present ad ministration. Mayor Hoctor and H. B. JTleharty went to Lincoln and urged the passage at this amendment, together with the other proposed provisions. That Is the exact truth and origin cf the property qualification. I am not discussing the policy nor the astuteness of the men a ho originated the Idea In thla but whatever . responsibility Is attached shall go where It beltings." Tlrket la Eaaoraed. The Swedish-Norwegian Republican club met last night at Nels Lundgrens hall and unanimously endorsed all the candi- Ask your de&Itr on MARCH! f 10J or causes a feallr.g ef nausea and mtser aHenesa. fvn't fool your:f any longer; take fifty cents to your Fharmarlst fw a case of Iape'( Diapepstn. Eat on of these U rraln Trlsne-ules after th!t evnlnrs meal, and five minuted later your stomach will do what a healthy Stomach ahouid that la. turn every Mte you eat Into bodily nourishment and without you realising that you have a Stomach. Each trlana-ule will direst 1.990 grains of food without the help of the stomach, because they con tain Just the elements which a good strong, healthy stomach has. Pape'a Die pepaln la a thoroughly tested prescrip tion for IndlgeetloB and Ftomach trouble, which plainly tells on the case the com plete formula and Is as harmless as candy and as pleasant to the taste. How promptly ,ou find permanent re lief merely depends upon how soon ytfu make up your mind to take D I a peps in. If you go now and get a 60-oent cae you will feel fine a few minutes after eat ing a Trlangule, and It Is a safe promise that your borne will never be without Dla- i pepsin, as there Is no other household preparation which comes so handy so many times. Others cf the family may eat something which does not agree with them, then It Is there to give relief. dates of the republican party and pledged hearty support and a straight vote. The club passed an appropriate resolution rec ommending the ticket to the city as a clean and worthy body of men and aaked for unanimous support. Made City Gwasls). Visa Nellie K. Peck of Sioux City is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Towl. The condition of Stnhen J Welsh 7711 " street, is critical. He is suirenng rrora heart disease. Howard Herman has rone to Sioux City on Dusineas in the interests 01 the Cudahy Packing company. Pete Powers, one of the local snorts, was oui oi town Hunting three or four dsys last week and was well repaid. Theodore Tlllotson has returned from Big Springs with a large sack of ducks add geese. He says the shooting was fine. Mrs. T. B. Scott has cone for a course of treatment at Excelsior Springs. She expects to be gone three or four weeks. Mr. and Mr. IX U Holmes entertained Mr. and Mrs C. A. Melcher and Mr. and Mrs. j. w . cribble last evening at dinner. The liling orkers of the Christian church will meet at the home of Mum Wil liams, 27 E street, Wednesday afternoon Vte invite large and small checking ac counts and give both the same careful at tention. Live Stock National bank of South umaha. H. T. Brass has been spending the week since the primary election at Uretna. where he reported fine shooting. He returned with a fine bag of ducks and geese. The candidates have In several instances filed thWr expense accounts with the city cleric H oct or s account is M8. J. M. Fits- gerald ju, J. J. Uiilln tXi and J. W. Urib- ble fJ. H. C. Richmond was In the city last night. He said, "1 want to congratulate both Inte of the city on the nomination of fins Board of Education, which is my par ticular hobby. The South Omaha police searched the city careruiiy yesterday lor tne two Austrtans. Ian and Javon Uetllth. who were impli cated in a cutting affray, but failed to get trace or them. ITiis class ol criminals is hard to trace. No one has found any trace of the man who killed Frank Kohanowaki several weeks ago. Tbs hunt In this casa may end the same. ROBBED WHILE WIDE AWAKE City Coaarll Believe People Wis Pay EsBBtleyaaeat A seats Bis; Saaas Katw Their Baalaeaa. Holding that the people are not being "skinned" by the employment agencies, and If they are being robbed with their eyes open, the committee of the whole of tha council Monday afternoon tabled two pro posed ordinances for changjsg tha law gov ernlng tha agencies and Instructed the legal department to make such changes in the present ordinance to cover all questions in dispute. A recent case brought out the fact that the present ordinance merely covers Individuals, not corporations, and this defect wtll be remedied. The employment agency proposition called forth no end of discussion before the com mittee, lawyers presenting the different sides of ths case. Attorney Daniel Horri gan was the first speaker. He presented a new ordinance raising ths license fee to BOO yearly and doing away with the regis tration fee, his idea being, as ha expressed It. "to knock out the carpet baggers," the people who operate for a few weeks In the busy season. Attorneys IL II. Bowes and C. E. Herring then spoke vehemently against tha proposition, saying that the pro posed ordinance was "not to help the poor downtrodden people, but to vent personal animosity on ths part of Horrigan. who sought a place through th Western Refer ence and Bonding company secured a Job and then was not capable of holding It." The statement waa made that tha council had tha power to resrulata employment agencies as It does saloons and pool halls, but It has no light to say how much the agencies ahall charge any more than It can regulat the pries of beer and say what a man shall pay for a game of bil liard a v Finally, when the council members got around to express themselves. Councilman Ztmman closed th incident by stating that he failed to see why the employment agencx-s should refund a man his S2 regis tration fee providing he failed to get a position any more thaa why he should ask some one to reimburse him for money he should spend in a campaign for election to the council in ths event he waa defeated. Hamilton street residents were heard for the fourth time and th council decided to recommend brick pavement for th street from Twenty-sixth to Fortieth street. LOCATION OF THE BOULEVARD Where It Shall Pas Tkraagk Crelgfc taw fas I a re Interests Cllt toa H1U Clab, Members of the Clifton Hill Improve ment club met in ths basement of ths Clifton Hill Presbyterian church Monday location cf th boulevard which It i. proposed to locate through tha "Crtigh toa pasture." F. M Weeka was appointed chairman of the committee, with Kobert Bodnry and Bun RothaelL Thla committee will Inter view members of the city council and tiie Park board with th view of securing a satisfactory boulevard which will giv the greatest benefit to the largest number of property holders in the neighborhood. James Bennett said ths improvement dub would favor the location. croasUig the Belt line Just above the Ln bridge and kevp tng to t.-ie east side of SI Hilary avenue through the Creighton field. Ths Clifton Hill Improvement club has been acttv in a larg number of important Improvements which have ben mad on th "hUt" during th last year an! ha planned a good year's work for th com ing season, ths laying out of th boulevard being among th important matters la which the club will interest inself. Katlew la l)u rwieswn. We sr pleased to announce that Foley's Hoary and Tar tor coughs, colds sad lung troubles Is nut affected ty th National Pure Focd and I Tug law. as it coataias ao opiates or other haraifu drugs, and as rsoooiiBecid it aa a sals remedy for children and adoKa. Fur sal by all druggista "SafptitiTe Therapf utict" Scores Attain in Church Circlet. M151STJL& EXPLAINS THE SYSTEM Cft-asieratlsHB sf Oe-rarrssea sal Pa y slelaas trgel aa M earns f Cark las; Grswtk at 5r-wi Trwafcle. I Before a congregation comprising many eminent professional people In St. Stephen's Episcopal church In Philadelphia last fun day Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester of Boston expounded whst hss become known In church circle as th "Emmanuel move- roer.t." or mental therapeutics. A similar exposition was had In Chicago recently, when the Episcopal bishop announced his belief In Christian mental healing snd nut his belief to a practical test as a curatlv agent. Rev. Dr. Worcester disclaimed all con nection with Christian Science, though paying tribute to that strangely Influential cult as effective In th cur of mental dis orders and acknowledging that Christian Science hss gained In proportion a greater number of proselytes In the last twenty years than has the Episcopal church In three hundred. He bases his system Pf mental healing upon Christianity, faith, common sense, and a practical medical diagnosta, and he unites in his teaching and thst of his associates the sanest, most practical and most orthodox of scientific snd religious belief. In outlining his methods of work, the success and limitations of the system. Dr. Worcester said. In part: It waa largely due to Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell that seven or eight years ago I became Interested In the possible working out of a union between scWnc and religion. While I was rector here Dr. Mitchell remarked to me one day that lmmesurabie good might be accomplished and much suffering alleviated if the church and the medical profession could only work together against nervous weaknesses and disorders. What we have accomplished In Boston and what we hope yet to accomplish all over the country is a development of that Idea Seek Payslclaas Cs aperatloa. We meet always with th approval and co-operation of th medical prfesslon. and we insist on a careful diagnosis of every patient who comes under our care, L for instance, would never think of treating tuberculosis by mental suggestion. Mental and psychical treatment apply only to men tal and psychical ailments. In our records we are as careful as any hospital has ever been. Eut the main idea cf the Emmanuel mors ment Is moral and spiritual snd religious and its main principal Is faith. Nervousness, melancholia, all neuras thenic troubles, affect ths personality, and so they must be cured through th person allty. I am not by any means denying th physical and organic effect of nervous dis orders, and I am not now speaking of ac tual insanity. But it is a known fact that the personality of the Individual Is what suffers from hysteria and deep depression and nervous exhautlon. Her In America the lncresse of nervous ness In all Its minor forms Is both amastng and alarming. Fifty years sgo no ons had heard of nervous prostration. At the present day there are In this country at least 1.00(1.000 sufferers from this disease. The Americans are coming to be known all over the world as a nervous race. "Th American type" they call th nervous type In Europe. Pallow-faced. scant-haired. nervous and American. And medical treatment cannot, as doctors have sorrowful') scknowledged. cure these things. Drugs are of practically no avail in cases cf nervous disorder. It is In the majority cf casea to th church that per' sons turn for help In troubles Mk this. And here, too, they find little comfort. Ths church today concerns Itself too much with th things of the soul as If soul and body were things apart. It is coming lately to busy Itself with a grester social activity. But the mission of the church of Christ should be personal. Individual, as was Christ's. We as clergymen and church people should meet and answer Individual needa Th relations between pastor and people today are too conventional, too shal low, too ineffectual. It is through th determination of the church to tak up In all reverence and comr. nsense the Individual problems of men and women that religion may become an adequate and satisfying thing. It la not that now. Methods ( the Syateaa. These, then, are the general ideas upon which the Emmanuel system Is founded. Now as to Ita methods: Mental suggestion, the general cure for functional nervous disorders, can often b accomplished by appeal to th consclous nesa Often In more severe cases the sug- Brain and Body Builder Mr. John Adams, 94 Years Old, of Gardner, Me., Enjoys. Health and Vigor of Both Brain and Body. "I write to gay tfctt Daffy'a Pure Malt Whiskey helped me Tery much !,a a 6Tere bowel eo-iat. f"m anica 1 luiierea ior more than a Tear, and to express my deep thanks for the relief I feel. I enclose $2.00 for two more bottles. I am so grateful for the strength of mind and body your remedy has riven me that I am In duclng all my elderly friends to try It ! " theT wUh 10 appetite. good sleep and good health. You may use this communication for the bene fit of the public if you wish. I am al most 94 years of age. With the warm est of wishes lor the success of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, I am, John Adams." Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Is an absolutely pure distillation of malted grain, great care being used to have every kernel thoroughly malted, thus destroying the germ and producing a predigested liquid food In the form of a malt essence, which Is the most ef fective tonic stimulant and lnvlgors tor known to science; softened by warmth and moisture. Its palaubillty and freedom from Injurious sub stances render It so that it can ba re tained by the most senaatire stomach. Sold by druggist, grocers and deal, era. or direct. 11.00 per bottle. Write Dr. Curran. Consulting Physician, for fr-e Illustrated medical booklet con taining a few of the many convincing testimonials received from grateful men and women who have been cured, and free advice. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, X. V. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States New York. March 9. 1908. . To Policyholders And Agents t The total assets of the Society on December 31,1 907, taking the market guotations of that date for stocks and bonds, amounted to $432,647,706.30. The liabilities Jndudmg policy reserves) were $379,372,284.59, showing a surplus of. $53,275,42 1.7 1. The assets, taking the amortized book value of bonds, showed a valuation of $453,928,775.06, with a surplus on this basis of $74,556,490.47. Messrs. Haskins & Sells, Certified Public Accountants, who have continuously had charg; of ths auditing of the Society's accounts during the year 1 907, certify that this valuation of assets correctly sets forth the true financial condition of the Society as of December 31, 1907. A copy of their certificate which shows the financial strength of the Society will be mailed upon request to any one interested. The pa'ments to policyholders during 1907 amounted to $45,305,831.30. Of this amount $18,992,079.87 was paid In death benefits. 97 of all death claims in the United States and Canada were paid within one day after proofs of death were received by the Society, a record unparalleled by any other life insurance company in the world. $7,508,776.14 was paid in dividends to policyholders. The amount set aside to be paid in dividends to policyholders entitled thereto under their contracts during 1 908 is $8,523,342.80. $18,804,975.29 was paid to policyholders in maturbd Endowments, Annuities, Surrender Values and other benefits. Over and above these direct payments to policyholders the Society on December 31, 1907, had $49,615,393.06 outstanding m loins to policyholders on the sole security of their Equitable policies as collateral, an increase for the year of $14,261,097.94. The new loans made during 1907 on first-class real estate mortgages, all well within the limit of safety, amounted to $ 1 0,245,000, which was placed at an average rate of 5. 1 79b. This rate of interest showed a most substantial gain as compared with an average rate on new loins of 4.939b in 1906, 4.559b in 1905 and 4.53 in 1904. The total outstanding loans on mortgages as cf December 31. 1 907. amounted to $95,008,970 and yielded 4.53 average rate during 1907 as against 4.47 in 1 906, 4.32 in 1 905. 4.32 in 1 904. On securities in which the Society may legally invest there v?.s loaned $ I 1 ,41 2,000 during 1907, always with an ample margin of collateral, at an average interest rate of 5.44. The earnings of the Society from interest and rents was $1,151 ,064.27 greater in 1 907 than in 1906. The average rate of interest realized during 1907 amounted to 4.39 as against 4.26 in 1906, 4.03 in 1905, 3.90 in 1904. The Directors and Officers of the Societyare co-operating with singleness of purpose to advance the best interests of the policyholders. The Society is complying with the spirit as well as with the letter of the new insurance laws of the State o( New York. Existing financial and commercial conditions make life insurance absolute'y necessary to many men at the present time, the great prosperity and inlation o' the past ten years having made them careless of the indispensable service which it performs. That the insuring public recognizes these conditions as well as appreciates the effort of The Equitable Life Assurance Society to satisfy its present policyholders and to appeal to people wanting life insurance, is proved by the fact that the Society's new business for January, 1 908, showed an increase of 44, and for February, 1908, an increase of 50, over the corresponding months o' 1907. a-estlon Is mads while the' paUent Is asleep. in MtmM of lilnmfnlnl. rim, hhlt. t extreme hysteria, hypnotism may be neces sary. I can best explain what I mean by a few illustrations. There was a woman one who came to me In tears, and said tbat she had been crying- most of the time for six months. She said she was unhappy. Her life was narrow and circumscribed, she was kept at bom a great deal and she had allowed herself to fall Into nervous states of mind. 1 sdvlsed a few minutes each day of relaxation of mind, and at the same Urn? I found her some Interest outside her own bom and her household worries in the work of th church. She stopped crying In a few weeks, snd soon was quite cured. For these hundreds of cases of nervous debility, depression and unrest, relaxation and preoccupation are the two best cures. And they do cure. The patient, knowingly or cot. usually makes the suggestion him self. He gets his mind off his troubles, not by being told to 'forget It." that is foolish but by being given something else to think about. Sleeplessness Is one of the most frequent manifestations of a nervous condition. Drugs cannot cure sleeplessness they make It worse. Th only war to go to sleep when you aren't sleepy Is to tell yourself that you really are sleepy to rid your mind of worries and thoughts and say to yourself. "I'm so drowsy now I'm almost asleep." until you reslly are sleepy. Those semblances of physical disorder that are attendant on hysterical states of mind may be cured only through sugges tion. Nervous people 'may Imagine them selves Into all sorts of Ills, and they have to be Imagined out of them. Persuade the patient that he doesn't hsve those symp toms, snd. when the headache, or toothe ache, or paralysis or whatever it is. reslly is merely nervous, he will find himself cured. Care Caildrea While Aslres. Children may be cured of unhealthy Idiosyncrasies, childish fears and whim and naughtiness by suggestion given them while asleep. My own little boy was once afraid of th dark, and I sat by him while he was asleep every night for a week or two and told him quietly not to be afraid. Whn he aweke Ms mind retained the thought I had suggested, and he was soon cured of his fear. Drunkards and drug victims ar cured In the same way. The reason for this is thst habits such as thes become automatic, subconscious, and they must be met In a subconscious state. They simply rsnnot be cured on the plane of consciousness No conscious pledges will curs a subcon scious addiction to liquor. Following th lecture. Dr. Worcester held what was practically a clinic for mental disorders la th pariah house. Mors than Y vtmrn waited at th close of th ves per service to seek th new teacher, who Is clergyman, healer and psychologist In ne, and to ask his help. Aa Asts ( villa lea means many bad bruises, which Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals quickly, as It does sores and bums. Sc. For sal by Beaton Drug Co. Crwalt Warkrrs Baekt Aawla. QVINCT. Mass.. March 10 Ths striking granlt polishers, who have been out sine March X. will return to work tomorrow, as agreement having been reached today. The terms wer aot given out. slthoaga It was learned that th demanda cf th union ova for th dlaeinUnuanc of the present open shop system had been given uik. Oosurh Sswsa. Druggist bar son "Just aa good." At the Theaters The Beeona Mrs. Taaqaeray" at the Boyd. Mra. Patrick Campbell and her o-n com pany in "The Second Mrs. Tanqut-ray. ' a play in four acta, by Arthur Wing Pinero. The cast: Aubrey Tanqueray Mr. Ben Webster Cayley Drummlt.... Mr. Edgsr Kent Captain Hugh Ardale Mr. J. Malcolm Dunn Gordon Jarne Mr. Allien Lovett Frank Mlaqulth. Q. C. M P Mr Alan Patrick Sir George Orreyed Mr. Charla Garry Morse Mr. Wallace Aston Ellean Miss Stella Patrick Campbell Mrs. Cortelyou Miss Marcaret Watson Ladv Orreyed Miss Florence Well, Psula Mrs. Patrick Campbell What shall be said of Mra. Patrick Camp bell further than to endorse all that has previously been said making some allow ance, of course, for th pardonable exuber ance of her press agent, who has pro claimed her greatest among Rnglish speak ing actresses? Without debating this point, which, after all. is a mstier of personal opinion, it will be admitted that Mra. Campbell la peerless in certain character! xationa, one of which Is that of Paula Tan queray. She created the role originally, some fourteen years ago. and during ths time sine has played It many, many tlmea So she has had unlimited opportunity to elaborate it In all its details, to study It out in the various aspects It presents, to absorb Ita psychological elements; In short, to make it her very own. It is not an apparent assumption; it is a living, breath ing, struggling, suffering woman she shorn a us a woman who sees her goal Just beyond her grasp, and who succumb to the inevit able. Mrs. Campbell is fidelity Itself in her presentation of their part; not a point does she slight, not sn effect deos she sjjare. With no sppsrent effort to attain a climax. qu!et!y, naturally, pf-rsirtently, she de velopes each situation, little by little, until ths structure overwhelms her. It is most impressive and instructive Her beautiful voice Is of great service to her, snd her mobile features aid in th portrayal of the emotions and passions thst sweep her along. Her s-reat yearning to share in the love of her husband s daughter, her ditgust with her former companion, he horror at the discovery of the abyss over which the girl a life hangs each incident comes out clearly and distinctly as th rlay move on, snd over It all is her great love for her husband, her dilerminaiioa to spare him. and the final despair thst ends in suicide. Mr. Campbell probably never enacted the role more Impressively than ah did last nig It- It was a triumph for her ger.iua. Mr. Webster Is very well cast for the part of Aubrey Tanqueray. From the earli est seen of the play, when he breaks the newa of his Impending marriage to his cbuma. to ths final exit, when be rushes off th stag to th bedroom of his wile, dead by her own hand, h gives a most convinc ing portrayal of the maa who waa senouaJy trying to give a woman a chance for har pi nes denied her by society. Cayley Drummla, that most delightful of ail Arthur Wing Plnero'a creations, is In th capable handa of Mr. Kent, who makes htm a most charming and servlceabi friend of ths family. Mr. Garry gives a satisfactorily snaudho account of Sir George and Messrs. Dunn. lvett and Fatrica coamouU their little to th whole quit effectively. Mrs. Campbell Is snowing her daughter how to act, and th young woman Is prov ing' apt enough. Sn Is th Image, almost th shadow, of ber distinguished mother, and enacts the rols of Ellean with lasta la fact, at ths end she la really atrocg la ths part. Miss Watson and Miss Wells are also good. "T Mack Jskaioa" at th larwwi. "Too Much Johnson." by William Gillette, th new bill which opened at the Burwood last night, fully Justified IU claim to being "dedicated to Joy." The house waa full and there was a lajgh in every minute. "Too Much Johnson" has to do with the vicisaitudes of fortune which assail a young man who departs from the paths of strict truth and tries to pull the wool over the eye of his wife and mother-in-law. There are at last three Johnsons in the plot, with many more being suspected of oetng bearers of the name. Ths play opens on the deck of a steamer bound for Cuba The remaining scenes are on th sugar planta tion in Cut a. Harry Ingram takes th part of Augustus Billings In a very satisfactory manner. Billings Is th leading character and his assumption of the name of Johnson leads to much of fcls trouble. Only by a chain of artistic prevarications does hs escaps destruction. Ths other psrts In the play are admirably taken and the rcenery and stags fittings, all specially prepared, are entirely correct. I -t night was designated "Johnsoa night." when a special invitation was ex tended to all who rejoice in that appeiation. Manager Johnson himself stood at the door and honored with personal handshake those who by the shibboleth of red. white and blue ribbon sbomed that they wer mem bers of th great family. On man who presented hitnst-lf in a red tie. white collar and blue shirt, however, Mr. Jchnson re garded with suspicion. COMMISSION SITS AS COURT Several Flresaea aaa Polleesarw I'p far Iafrartloas ( the . Rale. V The hearing of charge against firemen snd policemen occupied most of the time of the Board of Fir and Police Commis sioners at ths regular meeting of that body Monday night. For being Intoxi cated in uniform Policeman F. D. Rob blna was fined t:S. while Patrolman S. E. Egan was fined 1 for sleeping while on duty. Upon th recommendation of Chief of Police Dcr.ahu fourUn pollcemt-n wh3 have served the six months' probationary period mere appointed as regular mem bers of the derartmant. Patrolmen E. R. Smith and H. A. Cunningham wer granted ten days' annual leave. For being absent from company quar ters for four hours Fireman M. A. Ill crim was fined 110. Having served his sixty dsys' proba tion Jam F. Anderson was appointed a regular member cf the fire department. A report from Chief Donahue was raad containing th names of 124 women llv lng la cribs In the proscribed district and tbs name of the firms or persons to whom ths women pay their rent and these wer placed on file for future information of th board. The report also stated that all th women had been notified to vacate before April 1. ' Bine its Installation la August. l0i. th polio ambulance has earned la fees li . which amount has been collected for moving otber thaa city casea 4 A communication was read from Fire Chief Baiter recommending that J. T. Kittle be paid t'.i tar cloires that were ruined when th latter was struck by th fir chiefs buggy at Fourteenth and Faraam anile th latter was reapondlng to a firs slann February 11. Although not recognising any liability on th part of tha cliy tt fir deparuasnt, tha board President. approved ths recommendation as a Just compensstlon to Mr. Zltt'.e. MANY AT MUSICIANS BALL Masassath Orchestra Faralsae Stasis fr a t'rwwa Which Fills Aadltarlaaa. The fourth snnusl bsll of the Omaha Mu sicians' association wss held Monday night at ths auditorium and was on of th mast successful In point of numbers yet given by th association. Fully VM men amd women wer In attendance. Th boxes and dress circle wer filled with speotstors and a great many were seated In the galleriea An orchestra of JUG Omaha musicians oc cupied th stage and furnished th music for tha occasion. Prior to th grand march a preparatory two-step was given. Ths grand march be gan at S:tt with 23 couples participating. Notwithstanding th great throng a lbs floor the march with Its varied evolutions was carried through without th slightest confusion. During the evening th big or chestra gave several extra numbers, en of which wss "Fighting Bob," composed by E. A. Ittner, a member of ths Omaha Mu sicians' association. Th dancing program consisted ef tweo-fy-ftv numbers and the dance was kept up until after 1 o'clock this morning. Msny prominent Omsba citizens wer spectators during tbs evening, and after th do of th theaters th crowd in attendance was largely augmented. Th ball was In all re. spects a brilliant social success. Th fullest credit Is due the committee ef arrangements for the perfect order main tained In so large a throng as well aa for th general success of ths big affair. Tha committee consisted of Emit H of man. who also led th big orchestra; R. Oleson. Julius Meyer, George Abbott and Ernest Nordln, Nice, light, creamy bread and biscuits. How? By using Gold Medal flour all nourishment Twenty sets of steel rolls grind it very fine and even. Then it's sifted ten times through finest silk. That makes the dough a uniform mixture. Makes the baking a success. Washburn-Crosby Co. Gold Medal Flour mm For Sale by Grocer IS