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mr, omaha daily tiek: Monday, makcit i;. men. GIANT TESTING MACHINE CARNEGIE WRITES OPTIMISTS Erery Soldier in Army Nominated for Memberihip in Clab. Y&dJIIR MEmMB(Q)IR3 Woman's Work United .SUiei OoTernment Erecting1 Largest One in the World. WEIGHS TWO HUNDRED TOSS To t d for Teatla PtreBftth of t.ara:' Steel Btimi a4 tulimtif ' aod Concrete troctores. From a Btaff Correspondent! WAHKINOTON. ' March 13.-Bpecial. i The, largest machine In the world for testing the strength of structural mi tsrlal "used In great building and n glneering work la about to be erected br the' United Plate government at ihe geological aurvey testing autlon at Pitts burg, Pa. 'It wlM weigh mora than 200 ton and will tower In the air to an ex treme height of about eighty feet above the foundation. It will exert a maxi mum pressure of 10,000.000 pound, which ia equivalent to placing a load of 5.000 ton upon the ' beam or column to be tested." '' ' 1 Tola great machine will be housed In a structure 100 feet In height and of unuauat' 'strength, to which the testing apparatti -will bo4 aeeured by great rode, 1n order to braca It against any auddon pressure while the columns are under going the strain upon them. Elevators will run to the top of th machine no that the tetperfa may examine the col umns Being tested' from any point of view to detect trie first signs of Veak ening4 ..,-,. When th Quest bridge collapsed with Kreat' loss of life, general comment was made by engineers and others of the leek of knowledge concerning the strengtli of great column Aised In such a struc ture and a plea raa made that a testing machine of ouftWHent trength he erected so that the engineer may have accurate data, pa to J he amount of load .such a brldgo. ahauld. canrr. ...With the constr ic tion of thla machine, it will be possible to topt tl celupins one-half the t,ir.e of tb.e largest chords now used In any bridge. This ' wll , he a decided gain to the engineering world, w Wch has been anxiously aVrtHijig the construction cf such' a machine. . , . . . -.v , . rrtmry F.arjtose of Mack la e. However, this is net -the primary purpose of this powerful testing apparatus. Joseph A. -Holmes, expert In chare- of the tech nologic branch, raited States geological survey, under whook general direction the Investigations are to be conducted, said to day:. "Thta machine "w as acquired forth purpose of testing the . strength of large block of . stono, columns of concrete and brick used lav. the building and construction work of the government. The federal gov ernment U tho largest builder In the world and It la essential, If the money la to be expended: wisely that there be a complete knowledge of tho etrength of the materials used. The ' building and engineering con struction work. will require during the pres ent Ml the next , few. year more than JTO.OOO.OOO per annum. 'It embraces the moat important arid far-caching engineering work undertaken by any government at any time and also a program of public buildings.- coittn from $11,000,000 to 115,000,000 yearly. " ' "The tesittnf fn Ihl machine of the atone, concre'to and brick' column will determine the relative safety, adaptability and dura bility of these material, and how the quantity "of each ' material ued may be safely diminished, thus reducing the cost of tho construction work. "In tho 'past it haa been necessary to de termine tho strength of large columns on the assumption of the"1 Values obtained from testing smaller column. In the case of stone, the Small ptecea tested were with out tho usual quarried defeats and seam which are to be found In larger pieces of tone, and uc'ir 'tests as have been made show that tHe atrength of the' stdne de crease a' the size of' the stone Increases. In tho erection 'bt large buildings the strength of these columns becomes a very important' matter 'and it is absolutely nec essary that there be accurate data as to the strength which may be expected from these material when Aised In larger masses. ..- Aeco.ro.to Knowledge Wanting;. "In. the rapid development of this coun try iha. enormous locomotives of constantly increasing, slue .and. the heavier tonnage have demanded a constant Increase in the wire of,, bridges, wit built-up structural members of suoh sis thst we hav e been unabluto keep, pace with experimental data to servo aa guide, for such structures. As a.iresult. today o have practically no knowlsdge. f th strength of these struc tures from actual 4eto and must base our information on tho 'teats of very much smailt member. Bridges, such as that which collapsed at .Quebec, composed of a number of member held together by riv eted connections, depend ta.rgely upon the fleaign and workmanship, and thia failure has demonitratod it Is absolutely necessary that -tests of largs-aisod members be made In. prden that-the engineer may know to what xtet .tRo. buildup structure Is af focted by the, workmanship, so that lie may know .what strength to allow for these riv eted connection. Jrhre is no machine 'in the vwor'ld a( th "present time that could test i. chord xjf the slie of that which failed in tho Quebec bridge, or of the else of the looently completed, .Black well island bridge. A UMcblrt of th .capacity which w are building in Pittsburg would test pieces of one-half tho full else of these large chords to within-tho elastic limit of th material tend would glv the- necessary Information wh tenets so dealred bv tho engineer." Mexico Ready to Intervene iri :0en America Dispute , . .... . , : MEWiae-Cim March 14-"Mxico wlrl intervene1' 1h tho affair of Central 'Anr1eglf"uch jetton become necessary to Vissrwftn peace of that nation. Tlris 'country wltl ' co-operate with the Unites States in -all that country does lo maintain tha peace pact entered into vol untarily by th Central American repub lics' at the rooent' Washington conference. Minister4!) '' I.,, Barra waa so Instructed to let in a Tneesag sent him from hi tonight." ' 1 . This statement of Mexico'a attitude toViord 'the 'crisis in Salvador and Nle aisgua wis '' mad to the' correspondent of the Associated Press ' by Assistant Secretary of Stste Gambea, who 1 acting minister 5f foreign affalra during th illness of Secretsry Mlraacal. Although' repeated demands have been made' by the Mexican State department upon the diplomatic represenlatle ut Managua and at San Salvador for a state ment a to the present state of the trla tions between Nicaragua and Salvador, no new a was received today. The uly means' of -communication between Central Arnorjia and tbj outside world is over a telegraph line running north through Guatemala to Mexico, and thia seems to Jbave been interrupted.. It Is believed hero that the government of Nicaragua ha, by reason of ita control over th line of coaitnuoioattoo which all measure front tlal , Coot Rlc and Honduras ' AetleltU of t Organise Bodies AJsmg tk X.laes of Va. dartaklaf of Consent to Woaio. Announcement hs been issued by the Omaha Woman's club of Its Annual election of offers, which will take place April li All mr-mberslilp fees are due at that time. The club's constitution provides that un less the fee is paid or some ressonable ex cuse presented and accepted by the mem bership committee st or before the annual election, membership shall be forfeited. The club treasurer will be prepared to ac cept paxment of dus at the meetings March IS. and April 12. Miss Ida V. Jontt. secretary of the Asso ciated Charities, will speak of the plsn of co-operation being urged for the several organizations of Omaha -.n the interest of needy persons, before the open meeting of the Woman's club Monday afternoon. Time for this Will be allowed during the busi ness hour and Miss Jonts will suggest how the club may co-operate. Tho afternoon program will be preaented by the oratory department, the numbers being aa follows: "To Spuing" Oriegg Miss Henrietta Reea. "Resume of Year's Work'' Mrs. George Rogers. "Spring" Mrs. Shot well. "When Aunt Jsne Flayed"...... Mrs. T. H. Tracy. .' Hovey . .Gilson Miss Hcniletta Rees, Accompanist. .'Bong of Spring Mrs. J. H Bhary. .Allitson "The Daffodils' .Wordsworth Mis. Van Dusen. "Spring Bargains" Mrs. K. Oehrle and Mrs. Urant Williams. Bong Thora Mr. William Prentiss. "The I.snd of Heart s Desire" Teats Mrs. Orant Williams. The next regular meeting of the lltevature department of the Woman's club will be held Wednesday morning. March 17, at 10 o'clock with Mrs. I-angfcld leader: Kip ling will be the author under consideration and these papers will be given:' The first, "Kipling's Stories on India." by Mrs. Hemple; "The Beast Fable," by 'Mrs. M. P. Cameron, and "K'pllng as in Exponent of the Problem Story," by' Mrs. Harm. Mrs. Albert Edholm will also give a reading. T., W. McCullough, managing editor of The Bee. will address the social science department of the Woman's club Monday afternoon. March 2?. on "The Influence of Trades Unionism on the Social Movement." Mr. O., Mosher of Walnut: la., will ad dress the household economics depertment of the Woman's club on "Foods and Die tetics." at Its meeting Thursday Tnorning at 10:80 o'clock. " All the meeting places for the district conventions of the Nebraska Federation have been arranged, although the dates of several are still unsettled. The First dis trict meeting will be held at Nebraska City. March 23 and 26; Second district, at Blair, the dates still indefinite; Third dis trict, Albion, dates indefinite; Fourth dis trict. Ashland,-April IB; Fifth district, Min den, the early part of' Apr!!, and Sixlli district, Kearney, the date uncertain. Through the generosity of one of the local club women the town library of Mad Ison has been enriched by a complete et of Abbott' histories. The collection now Includes about 8n0 volumes, and consider ing the histories necessary for club study this club woman gave them to the town that all might profit by them. V The annual entertainment given by the Indies' Research club of Stella, Neb., to their husbands was held at the residence of lion. R. A. Clark last Wednesday even ing. A pantomime. "The Bachelor' Christ mas Supper," waa acted out by fourteen of the women. In fa contest as to who could draw the best fa?e on an egg with a pencil Dr. O. M. Andrews win Judged best. Each of the men was then given a pattern hat and a bunch of flowers- and ribbon, which tlioy were to trim for their rartner. In a short time some of the latest styles in hats were Tcady for the women to wear, and In this contest Mr. Kaburn Wheeler captured the prize. After this refreshments were served. The club is composed of twenty members and meets every two weeks during the winter season for a course of study. Mrs. I. W. Harris has been president of the club for the last two years. The next quarterly meeting of the Wom an's auxiliary of the Episcopal church will be held ' In All SaintV church Friday. Msrcli . Following Is the program: ' Holy communion will be celebrated at Pa. m.; quiet hour at 10 a. m.: buBiness meeting at II a. m. in the parish house; luncheon at noon and missionary meeting at I p. m. In the parish house. The South Omaha Woman's club will de part from its work along literary lines next Tuesday afternoon and devote its 1 rogram lo sociological ' matters. Rev. James Wise will speak of child labor. Mr. lUUeck Rose, chairman, of the In dustrial committee of the Nebraska Fed eration of Clubs, will 'peak' and Mrs. F. H. Cole will also be a speaker.' Twentyi-tliree organizations, of women united In the great mass meeting which was held in Salt I-ake City in support of the prohibition bill pending before the legislature of I'tali. They propose to keep up the fight until the matter is settled. To Dissolve the faloa cf stomach,, liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria, take Electric Bitters. Guaranted. 50c. For ssle by Beaton Drug Co. ' must -pass purposely, brought aboui the interruption. The news of Tuesday's na val engagement between three Ntceratruan gunboats, led by the Momotombo and the Salvadorean gunboat. Prtsidente, came from the Mexican consul at 'Amapala by mail. Since then Amapala haa been cut off and no further-information -from that point haa reached nr- WASHINGTON. March 1.-lnsofr s of ficial dispatches were concerned there were no developments today In ' the Central American situation. It was announced at the State department that no word had come from Nicaragua or elsewhere bearing on the subject. After waiting all day for a reply to hia despatch of last night, the Mexican ambassador visited Secre ary Knox and informed him that as yet he had noth ing to communicate. In the meantime, fol lowing conferences between Mr. Knox, Secretary Mojer and Rear Admiral Pills bury, chief of navigation,, ships now in Kicaraguan waters and on their way there were aamgned to station. There will be ono at Qieytown and soother at Bluefleld. on the Atlantic aide; ono at Corinto and another in th Bay of Foneca, on th Pa cific side. Thia latter vessel, .th Toik town. because of Ita light draught, will bo abl to proceed a far a AmUla and thus prevent the move.menl of trcopa be tween Nicaragua and Salvador by water. STARR REPEATS HIS WARNING Chicago Professor Way Roosevelt's it with Greatest Daaver veotor Kills "elf. NEW TOR K. March 14. Andrew Carne gie, who Is prosldent of the Optimists' club, has written a letter to William J. Robin son, secretary and founder of the optimist organisation, In which lie says: Tho optimist Is n-ded these dsys. Never wbb there so much cause for exultation. Never has any century made so much progress ss the last. Instesd of moaning over our Imperfections. w should take s glance backwards and rejoice that man wa created with an instinct of turning his face toward the sun and absorbing its splritusl Ir.lng light, always ascending, never retro grading: no limit to his ascent short o: perfection. This is the reck of salvation. Art Is well since all grows better. Success to the Optimists' club. One of them. ANDREW CARNFXHE. Major General Franklin J. Bell has nom inated every man in the United States army for membership In the club. He h given Mr. Robinson copies n' the roll and opti mistic literature will be sent to each sol dier, with a request to become a smile maker. On the evening of March 31 the Optimists' club will hold Its first annual dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, Roosevelt's Trip Dangerous. Frederick Starr of .the University of Chi cago repeated tonight t the dinner of the New Tork Schcol . Masters' association his former assertion . that former President Roosevelt would not survive the malarial climate of Africa. Dr. Starr said: To a young man thoroughly seasoned by long residence in tho African climate, the tr p which tho former picsldent has mapped out mould he dangerous. But to a man of Rcsevelt's years, with no eNperionce in the ttoplcs it is Httle short of suicide. I can not understand why his advisers have al lowed hint to go on with the pleh. One of the trips which 1 made across Africa was over a rout corresponding closely to that of the president. But I. was thoroughly acclimated. 1 had spent nearly a dozen years In the country end was still a young man. I couldn't withstand the dangers of it now. Roosevelt will never survive the fevers which are bound to atflict him if he reaches the interior. The country's only hope ot seeing him again is that he may be stricken before he reaches the Interior. A comparatively light touch of those tropi cal fevers might lay him up for several months, and perhaps Induce lilm to abandon his plans for the trip. Will Test New Aeroplane. According to plans arranged today by the Aero club of America, a representa tive of that organization will start tomor row for Baddeck, Nova Scotia, to view the flight of the aeroplane, Silver Dart, neT.t week for the Scientific American cup. The new rules for the contest was adopted. The first trial for the cup was made July 4, last, wlmn Clenn R. Curtlss with the June Bug, won the trophy, making a flight of 6,090 feet which at the time was regarded as a notable performance. The minimum distance allowed by the rules then was one kilometer. The new rules are more stringent. The minimum distance is twenty-five kilomet ers, a trifle less than sixteen miles, but for the Silver Dart, this should be easy, as the machine flew last week a distance of twenty miles. Inventor Commits Suicide. Frank G. Bruce, a Tonkers- inventor, committed suicide at his home in that city today just as the mstlman brought to his door a letter informing him that the United State 'patent office had granted him a patent on a non-reflllable bottle, a device which, his friends say, is worth $l.O00,0t. Bruce , had become discouraged over the difficulties which he was having In con nection with this patent. TwTfp before he had attempted suicide, but had each time been prevented. Will of Oil Magnate. Under the will of the late Wesley N. Tllford. one of the vice presidents of the Standard Oil compsny. filed for probate here today, the sum of $4,000,000 is left in trust for Hunt Tllford Dickinson, a grand nephew of testator. He Is to be paid the principal when he. reaches the age of 25, meanwhile receiving a suitable income at the discretion of his trustees until he Is L'l, and the whole of the Income of the fund from that time until the principal becomes his. There are various other be quests in sums of $250,000 and under. Henry M. Tllford. a brother of the testator, is named ss trustee of the estate, the total value of which Is not stated. A Rellgloas Aatbor-a Statement. Rev. Joseph II. Fesperman. Salisbury, X. C, who I the author of several book, write: "For evera! years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I wa suddenly stricken with a sever pain In my kidneys and was conflnsd to bed eight day 'unable to get up without assistance. My urin contained a thick whit sediment and I passed same frequently day and night. I- commenced taking Foley'a Kid ney Remedy, and th pain gradually abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal. I cheerfully recommend Foley'a Kidney Remedy." For sale by all druggists. LECTURE ON JHE TELEPHONE Daodeo tin Take Throogh Ex. chance and Workings Explained by Manager Bell. The Saturday Night dub of Dundee, which ha been meeting fortnightly throughout the winter, listened last night to a talk on the working of the telephone exchange, by W. B. T. Belt, the general manager of the Nebraska Telephone com pany. Tho members of the club met st Mr. Belt' office and. after a preliminary talk In which the work of the system waa sketched out by the aid of maps, they were taken through the Douglas Street ex change, from basement to roof.. The party was divided Into groups of three or four, in charge of assistants, wito carefully ex plained every detail of the work and an swered innumerable questions. The sw.tcli bosrd as shown and quite a lecture given on Its intricacies. Ope of. the curiosities shown was a fac simile of the first Omaha telephone di rectory, in 1176, before numbers were In use, subscribers he ng cslled by their names. The Saturday Night club; at its next meeting, will discuss the civic improvement cf Dundee, under the leadership of R.- C. peters, Henry Leavitt, C. C. George and others. MORI Ball led Hovk Beer Now ready. A delicious trew. Pbji.e your on IT. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mr. and Mrs. It. C. ritrehlow. :10J bher man avenue, are rejoicing over a new elevon and one-quarter-pound baby boy. Rabbi Louis Bernstein is at home and bis friend, Hugo Kohn of t. Joseph. Is with bliu, visiting th rabbi's parenta. And you will generally find that they know of more good, intelligent people, those of good sense and die mem in your vicinity who have been cured by Dr. Pierce's World-famed Family Medicines than by cernmet all other proprietary medicines. They have been making these cures right along for over forty years and altogether likely you will easily find people all about you who will be only too glad to say a good word for them. These old reliable curatives are not exploited or urged upon the afflicted by extravagant and "false promises but have a record of real, genuine cures to sustain them. I 7mon& women Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is truly a favorite by reason of its remarkable cures which, for over forty years by far exceed those which can be credited to any medicine extant. By a little inquiry you will no doubt find some of these cured and grateful cases In your Immediate neighborhood, for they are to be met with practically EVERY WHERE. They are Dr. Pierce's best advertisements. Seek their advice if you are a poor despondent overburdened broken down, weak, or painwracked woman, suffering from some derangement or weakness incident to your sex. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in plain English, by R. V. Pierce, M. D., (new fully re vised up-to-date edition) gives all particulars which women need to know about their peculiar functions and how to correct ordinary derangements and weaknesses. Cloth-bound volume of 1000 pages, 31 one cent stamps, or in paper covers for 21 cents, post-paid. Why not send for it NOW ? The New Edition is almost a household necessity. ftddriss: Wirli'i BisB.nsirf Kidicil luoclitiot, Dr. R. If. Pierci, President, Buffalo, N. If. DR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS ARE A MILD BUT EFFICIENT PHYSIC. V Our Letter Box Contribution oa Timely Subjects, Vol Szooodlng Two Hundred Word, Are Invited front Onr Keadsrs. Palmer In the It ace. DATTONA, Fla., March 7.-To the Edi tor of The Bee: 1 note In a newspaper assertion that Palmer Is not "progressive" enough. I paid my last cent to Captain Marsh, the ferryman, for passage across the Missouri to Omaha forty-nine years Sgo last of this mouth. Summer of 1W I worked In the mines In Colorado, drilling and striking the drill, six hours on and six hours off for $1.50 and I'- per day and boarded myself, hard work and poor pay. Enlisted in the union army aa n private at 113 per month in '61. foyr years and three months service. Earned my several promotions to captain of cavalry, pioneered and mined In what Is now Wyo ming, Montana and Idaho until '68, ttym located in Plattsmouth, Neb.; twenty years a resident of Omaha. Have paid every debt obligation, educated my children, never arrested, always tried to be a good cltiien. How well I have succeeded Is for my neighbors to say. I am paying my full share of taxes In Omaha. Own my homo there and consider myself vitally Interested In the city so dear to me, Its present and future prosperity. I served the city of Omaha five years without compensation as park commis sioner, appointed by the seven district Judges; inaugurated the Central boulevard system and won out. Served by appoint ment (commission signed by Governor Holoomb) as one of the three police com missioners about eighteen months. Ono of the three, Mr. Vandervoort. was ab sent most of the time; A. C. Foster and myself were responsible for work per formed, and I 'assumed, of course, my half of the' responsibility, and so far have never heard any1 complaints from the peo ple Interested;- Miy four years' service as postmaster seema to havb given fair satisfaction. Director and' 'president Omaha Board of Trade for over ten years past, since which time the original shares have Increased In value from $1C0 to S1.3u0. Manager Na tional Horn for Disabled Volunteer Sol diers, now second vice president, twice elected by a unanimous vote of congress. A member of the board of which President P.oosevelt, Chief JuMlce Fuller and the secretary of wr were ex-officlo members. Shows a little progressiveness. does it not? More than 100 taxpayers of Omaha since November last have personally urged me to make the race for miyor. Just before leaving Omaha January 2.1 last I said yes. if my friends will sign a petition 500 or 600 strong and secure tho nomination without my help. I will make the race if nominated, and if the republican party Is united I will be elected. A petition signed by nearly 600 good citizens of Omaha, among the very best, has been filed with my acceptance and pledge. I note by same . newspaper thst "the absence of Captain Palmer is taken by his friends to mean Indifference as to tiic results of the primary." I am not in different. My wlfc'a health Is certainly of first importance now. If nominated it will be without per sonal appeal to the voters and without tha expenditure of money to influence votes. If nominated I will make a vig orous and proper canvass not a cam paign of vilification, but a square and honorable test of strength between the political partiee. ail most urely inter ested in the upbuilding of Omaha re publican, democrats and socialists all loyal cltixen and neighbors. My laboring' friends of Omaha havo a In ays been- friendly. They must recog nise. In ma an, appreciative and sympa thetic friend. All I have came from hurd work, on the farm. In the mines and in surance. Never afraid to work; always proud and thankful .that I had the will, ability and strength to perform the task before me. If elected I promise to devote ail my time and energy to the Interest cf Omaha for. an honest administration of my duties as mayor, to the end that taxes per capita shall be lessened, and for every dollar apent there shall be aome thing good accomplished to show for It, and that every citizen, high, low, rich or poor,, saint or sinner, republican, demo crat or socialist, shall have a "sauaie deal." While I may not liave the support of the newspapers for tli nomination, I feel aura that if Jwn the nomination at the primary, I will have the solid and win ning support of the republican and. I trust, the independent papers II. E. PALMER. km-lal fieltlemeat and tho Xriru, SHERIDAN', Wyo.. March .-To the Editor of The Bee: In view of tho fact that for laenty-five consecutive years up until December. IKS, I was a resident of the good city of Omaha, I trust that It may be sufficient excuse for the publica tion of this article from a temporary resi dent of an adjoining mate. As Omaha grows larger it ought to grow betur. There is no safer way to develop ccrtu'ri classes -of people into the class uf desirable citlsens than througli the assurance of better homes, better wages ar.d prjper political recognition. I have noted with a great deal of interest the various att-ro being taken by Die lead ers of the social settlement movement In Omaha. There can be no doubt of tho great benefit such a movement must af ford to the citisens of your city in general. But here I wish It call attention to a very Important element too often disre- How to Test a Newspaper Advertisement Plausible? Test No. 9 i i Of a series of Ten tests which an advertiser should apply to every advertisement before he publishes it. The complete set mailed upon addressing John Lee Mahin 125 Monroe St. Chicago garded, purposely or otherwise. A city situated as Omaha 1a must naturally act upon the surrounding territory, like the vortex of a gigantic whirlpool acts upon the unwary boats that venture near. In other words, you will find mingled In the constant stream of new arrivals a large number of negroes from Kansas, Missouri and the states further aouth. Will the social settlement movement be applied to these people the eame ss It cannot help but he applied to the conglomerate mass of other nationalities? Now I do not ask this question because I expect special help for the negro. I do not believe any human being should expect special privileges on account of color, race or religion. But the failure of so many reform movements Is due to the fact that only a part of those needing assistance were looked after. The rest were left to shift for themselves. In tho recent Inaugural speech of President Taft he stated very plainly that the negroes through years of service had become Americans in every sense of the word. Therefore, I cannot - help but feel that there Is a very evident duty of encourage ment to negroes locating 1n Omaha. There is a small element of these new arrivals which Is of no benefit to snjr community. Whether Its members sra es pecially anxious for much Improvement In their lot I do not know. But, on the other hand. I. have learned from actual contact that the great majority of negroes coming Into Omaha are In earch of per manent employment and homes and for better schools, which their children may attend. In the columns of The Bee a few days ago there appeared a very, -helpful publication of facts concerning negroes in Nebraska, and especially In Omaha. That was evidence of a spirit of fair mindedness on the part of The Bee en tirely commendable. Of course, I do not presume to piece the burden of my remarks entirely upon the leaders of the social settlement work. The greater part of It. as it is with other peo pie', must be placed on the shoulders of the negroes themselves. But the oppor tunity to make good should not be dented sny Individual or group of Individuals. Ne groes are certainly in need of houses that are sanitary, neat, warm and desirable. Just the same as any other people are in iued of them. Landlords and real estate dealei ought to loosen up on week dsys some of that Christian patronising spirit they wear and exhibit so gracefully on Sundaya and election days. It Is rather difficult to Improve a man's ideals or anv other quality about him by . selling and renting to him firetrap shacks which out lived their desirableness fifteen years sgo. Dr. Charles Parkhurst has developed an It is not enough that a newspaper advertise ment tell the truth. The reader of the advertisement must be lieve it before it can bring the advertiser any returns. The fact that so many untruthful advertise ments are plausible may explain their apparent suc cess. The highest art in writing newspaper "copy" is the ability to tell the whole truth in a plausible manner. In other words, good newspaper "copy" is 100 per cent salesmanship Not 125 per cent which overstates and which the wise buyer must discount to get the net value. Nor is it 75 per cent, which is the weak ref uge of negatively honest men. They endeavor to conceal their own shortcomings in not rising to 100 per cent possibilities as salesmen, by decrying the 125 per cent men, who really are no more potential. 100 per cent salesmanship is ability to stale in an interesting manner all the desirable features of an article which cause it to make good and in ad dition to make the statement in a plausible manner. Plausibility is often secured by the . use of illustrations, incidents, or suggestive references to situations apparently similar, where a doubted point was ultimately accepted. Yet. this latter method involves the danger of bringing up doubt where none might have existed before. . That "copy" is plausible is the advertiser's best assurance that it will be read with credence. He should take care, therefore, that this important quality is not lacking in his newspaper advertising. rrrirM im enviable reputation for his fearless and intrepid manner of getting at tho root of an evil. I believe that his method is th" best. Only when the world fearlessly ad mit thst it is terribly weak, selfish and prejudiced, and sets about earnestly ti) remedy these serious defects, will It reach the just and honest solution of all social presumptions. ' What I am writing for publication today Is done with the one wish for a greater and better Omaha. I do not hesitate to say that there have been and are still a few men, both white and colored, who have run the entire acale of rascality In gaining besmirched notoriety as leaders. As a member of the colored race I leave to you your white rascals. But my action on tho colored rascals would bo too severe to put Into print. The reason for this Is the un fortunate manner In which one negro mis step la traced to the door of all negroes. while one Caucasian misdeed effects no one in particular except the doer himself. If the social settlement movement docs not desire to take up the negro side of its work (yet I know nothing of Its plans) the negroes themselves should go right ahesd with the work, regardless of others. I.et If you were sick and no one sent you flowers? Oh, does that remind you of someone? Perhaps it Isn't too late to send some still. There isn't any thing in this world that counts for as much as friendship, and it's when one is ill that one knows who are his friends. That's the time when a few flowers brings real gladness. Suppose you look over on the Vant ad page under the heading "Florists". You will find where to go for your selecUon. Don't overlook doing it today. j-k. i. a.im them seek out the ne w-roinn s and in ever: way work to tho end of building up Oinl..i and tho negroes' prospects In Oinalm. C. V. WKJINC'KiN. b.'i North t'it.-r r si, ret How can any person rlk taking 'jn.j unknown cough remedy when l.'olv '. Honey and Tar costs them mi' inn e? It : a safe remedy, contains no i'armrul linni . and curea tho moat obstinate coughs an I colds. Why experiment with your lna!th ' Insist upon 'having the genuine Kulsy Honey and Tar. For, ssle by all ilrugulsl' Brace's Mother. The Inspector was cxanilnms an I .!. the claSfM had been t"M in f j v lri:ul Ij their master, "Don t answer- unless r 'J are altnotit certain your antwe.. Is c T 1 eit." History was the subject. "Now, tell in"," saii the Jnnprclii' wh was the mother of our gieat rlcutllsh hen. K'ibert Bruce?" ; . ' He pointed to the top liny, then ro.nul th class. There Was no answer. Tlin at 'Ht! the heart of the teacher of thai cImss leape i with Joy. The Imi.v who was standing at the very foot had held up his hand. "Well, my boy," said the Inspector, rn couratiingly, "who was she?'' "Please, sir, Mrs. Bruce." Philudc!jli a Inquirer. y