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PART TWO
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XXXLX-NO. 11.
OMAHA, SUNDAV MOKNINd. AHiUST
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
A Rare Treat Fancy Linens at Half
A select assortment of imported linen pieces, some of the most beautiful ever
shown in Omaha, forms a highly interesting sale "here Monday. In the line
are handsome embroidered Doilies, Scarfs, Center Pieces and Table Covers,
hand made cluuy pieces and torchon lace pieces of every size and. kind.
Prices range from the very low up to $85.00 each. 1 D
Entire fitock remarked and repriced for the sale ........ 2 rnce
Two Days' Corset Selling Prices About 1-2
This department is after the sales record thin month. The iast days of August
must bring the total to a high water mark. Two great bargains are planned
for Monday and Tuesday. High grade batiste corsets in extra and extreme
lengths, developing the new Princess effect. Corsets reg- Ofln " $1 0Q
ularly selling at $1.50 and $2.50, for OL t $LUJ
rTXvr Fall Quarterly Style Hook and
Ladles' Home Journal Pattern...
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Continuing Another Week of the Great
lack Silk Sale
Its Children's Week al Bennett's-School Apparel is Best Bough! Wow
Every weave is represented; the line is fully as strong
in variety as on the first day. Silks guaranteed to be best
qualities, and in many instances a trifle over half regular
values.
Black Silk Cotrte A corded silk,
26 Inches wide, for one pluce
dresses, coats, etc., handsome
ll.6 silk, at.., 98
80-iach Taffeta oil boiled, most de
sirable silk made for petticoats,
dresses, etc., $1 quality. . . .C9
Initial Display Tomorrow
Fall Dress Fabrics
Every fashion source has been drawn upon for our new
lines. Foreign and domestic mills contribute their newest
weaves.
Light weight fabrics are to play an important part in tho
season's- showing. The one-piece dress is more popular
than ever and calls for such fabrics as Prunellas, serges,
soliels and wool taffetas and batistes. There's a complete
new color range, including chamois,-sage, artichoke, vines,
rose, smoke, elephant, wistaria, ffff ftra $ fl L7 A
new blue, gobelin, raspberry, catawba,l0 jj
mulberry, olive, burgundy, etc
Superb New Suitings
Here you will find the fulfillment of all that 1b new In modern
textile art. The rich weaves and the intermingling of the new color
ings stamps this as an exposition of fabric fashion far above the ordi
nary. There are new Diagonals, new Tweeda, new Homespuns and the
always popular . Broadcloths, of course, running the whole gamut of
new
shades.
EXTRA KPKCIAL
Linen Suitings
On sale tomorrow 35c all linen
j suiting, finest grades and best
styles, closing at, yard . . . . . f)t
Enamel ware for
f"- Mali Manufacturers Cost
)( &T
The right goods at the right time,
and white enamelware. such as
14-quart Preserving Kettles
10-quart Berlin Kettles, with cover. . ,
lt-quart Palls I-quart Rice Boilers.
No. I Tea Kettles. . ..17-querf "Dish Pans.,
8-quart Coffee pots.. All worth 76c, at...
2-hol Gasoline Stove ..99.50 I
1-hols Gasoline Moves S1.60
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CENTENARY OF DR. HOLMES
Recollections of the "Autocrat of the
V Breakfast Table."
WIT IN POETRY AND PROSE
I'own Hi laflaeaeo mm av Speaker on
Two Noted Occasions His Hoaae
and Kasally Llfe aad
Pablie Works.
Among many of swat American babies
burn into the world lri 1S0B. who later on
bees me world figures, Oliver Wendell
Holmes takes high rank. The practice of
' mtxiiclne was his vocation, literature his
avocation. By the former he acquired
:ocal I'tooie; t the latter he secured an
audtnoe as world-wide as written Kng
huh.
The ctiuenary of his birth, August 2).
U suitably rominemorated with recollec
tions of the genial poet and autocrat and
reviews of his works. On the occasion of
his anniversary eighteen years tO,
Lit. Holmes said lo a visitor, speaking ot
his birthplace In Boston:
"It was a great happiness to have been
born In an old house haunted by recollec
tions, with harmless gnosis walking u
corridors, with fields of waving grass and
. ivu... (tinging birds, and that vast territory
k'I lo.ir or five aires around 11, to give to
a ..ml tt.e ni tliut lu- was born to a
notle pi lncipulily."
The ";nol" referred lo revolutionary
limeK, wiieu the old homestead was ti.e
headquarters ot the American army, und
w here Uencral Vt ashluglon had often bi en
entertained. It was of his old home that
me poet wrote:
1'io. t : 1 nui in window In the wintry
weather.
My n.ij 01 .el 011 the river shore,
1 wutcii tae sea fowl as lltey flock tc
, gelher
1 , ,.. th boatman eplmhtd bis
uripplng oar.
i. Holmes descended from various
Wendells, Olivers, cjulnctys and Brad
streets, and the best blue blood of New
Kngland was In his veins.
0 Tribal te Hit lirassaielkrr,
He immortalized his grandmother In cue
of his best poems, which, while it gives
a delicious picture of his ancestral family.
Is brimming with humorous conceits, as
when he saya:
O, damsel 1'oiothy! lkjrwthy
Strange Is the gift I owe to you.
What If a hundred years ago
Tlioae cloned-shul lips had answered "no"
When forth the tremulous Question came
'thai coat the maiden her Norimui name T
Should I be I. or would It ba
' M ' T'" tenth another lo mne-tentha me?
There u good Dutch blood In Or.
Holmes on lbs endell side. In his Phi
beta Kappa poem of tt&l as wrote;
Our ancestors were dwellers beside the
Zuyder Zee,
Uoth t.iouua and Krasinua wars country
men of we.
And Vondel was our namesake, though he
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I Amelia
A-
spelt 11 witn a v.
ISts Ir. Holmes was married to
Le Jackson, a daughter of Hon.
Jackson, judge of tUd . supreme
Black Foulard twllld cloth and
spot proof extra heavy, 2 4-ln.
regular 11.25 silk, our price
this week GQ
H2-ln. lilack Pongee, smooth, even
weave, all pure silk, soft texture,
washes like linen, 75c quality
at 3f)
:XTRA SPECIAL
Embroideries
A rare treat large lot fine Swiss
flounclnga and edgeB, 8-inch and
9-inch widths some match eetj
tomorrow 12HS
Preserving Time"
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Monday we will sell high grade blue
HI! 39c
Wash Boilers.,
Tin Fruit Cans,
.So up and 40 stamps
quart size, dozen. . 3bo
court ot Massachusetts. For eighteen
happy years he Hived In Montgomery
place, in Boston, and no shadow ever
crossed his threshold. Ills summer resi
dence was In Plttsfleld, up among the
Berkshire hills, "Where seven blessed
summers were passed which stand in
memory like the seven golden candlesticks
In the beatlflo vision ot the holy dreamer."
To enumerate the works of our poet,
physician and professor, would be to fill
a page with titles. "The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table" papers have alone given
him fame In his prose writings. Among
his novels, "Elsie Vennor," a psychologi
cal study, Is the most remarkable. It de
serves to rank with the "Scarlet Letter,"
of Hawthorne. "The Lajtt Leaf,'" and ths
"One-Horae Shay," are his favorite
poems, so he told me, and wrote la pencil
on a card, his favorite verse of the Leaf:
And If I shuuld live to be
The last leaf upon the tree
In tne spring,
Let them smile as I do now
At the old furxakeii bough.
V here I cling.
Klrst of a Uruts of Wits.
In quickness of wit, says the Outlook
Mugasine, Dr. Holmes was easily the first
ot the group of wits who bequeathed to
Boston a tradition of captivating: talk
whluli Aldrlcii easily continued, and which
promises lo survive many changes that
have come upon the old city on the three
hills.
In his later years Dr. Holmes created
a new kind of monologue; his reputation
made younger men slow of speech in his
presence, and he fell into the habit of be
ing hU own Interlocutor. This monologue
had all ths vivacity and variety of a sus
tained conversation; there were, indeed,
few conversations that could rival it in
tango and richness of r source. Dr. Holmes
has somewhere defined Kemus as the abil
ity to light one's own fire; that was bis
sp.ct.il viuality. He could set himself 10J
goint,', so lo speak, and as his talk flowed
along he continually relnspired himself.
Tiure w as u frank and innocent egousm
about him that wan entirely captivating.
"I inn told." he once said, "that I am en
tirely spoiled. hat harm doss It do If
yoj are Bpolled after you're 07" It was
no small part of the pleasure of hearing
this monologue to aee his keen enjoyment
of tlie play of his mitid; the surprise with
which he turned unexpected cornets, the
boyish elation of coming on unforeseen bits
of pure fun.
There was in this monologue all the ele
ments of u fully developed conversation;
reminiscence. cnticLm, Irony, wit, humor,
wide comment, shrewd guess, pungsnt
characterisation. Many a man has gone
sway from the "Autocrat" after one of
these "nocte ambroaianae" intent to pre
serve by some memorandum the charm of
live talk, its vital quality. Its lambent wit.
Its quirk nasties of Intelligence; only lo
find that it wss like trying to photograph
the lightning that plays about the horlxun
on summer evenings. Unless the elusive
conditions of the time and place, the flavor
of personality and the atmosphere of a
fleeting hour can be preserved, such talk
is unreporuble. It remains a kind of bril
liant mist In the memory, with a few In
dividual flashes left on the mind.
"I have done my share In paying tributes
of respect to many poets of my own land
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One more week then school. We have made extensive preparations for outfitting the young
school goer with durable stylish apparel. The fall lines of dresses for girls and suits for boys are
now on the tables. We never knew better clothing to be" more economically priced nor any cloth
ing to be more carefully made. Bring the little folks in.
Boys' Serviceable School Suits Suits of sturdy cassimeres and cheviots, special 1 made to meet
the requirements of romping, rollicking boys. Each suit has two pairs knickerbocker pants, coals
are double breasted style, in new fall patterns, sizes 8 to 16 years, at $2.85, $3.50, $4 and $5
Boys' Blouses Made of light madras, splendid Knickerbocker Pants Good woolen materials,
75c and $1.00 garments; special 50c made for hard wear 50t 75tr and $1.00
Domestics and Blankets
FILLOW CASES Made of standard grade muslins, full
42x16 inch, usual lk quality, each lie
1XM SHEETS Strong and dcrahle, full 9-4 size or slxU
Inches, worth (9c. each ...49c
AXIi WOOI, BiajTKETS In gray, tan, white and plaid,
11-4 ilia best $5.60 values; special for S4.50
COTTOW BItajrXXTSJ Gray or tan, full 11-4 slie, splen
did weight, soft and fluffy. $1.3 quality, pair o
High Grade, Sparkling Cut
220 pieces from a Pennsylvania manufacturer cloned out to us at 50c
designs and very brilliant. A timely event for wedi'iu and other Kifta.
12 Water Kcts, consisting of a four
pint jug and nix tumblers; ruby cut
ting, value $15, now $6.75
J2 Flower Pots Fancy cut, 6-lu. size,
with silver lining, very beautiful
pieces, valued at $7.50 for,. $3. 50
6 Fern Dishes with silver lining, elab
orately cut designs, $10.00 values
at ; .$4.9s
Low Mid-Summer
'COAL
Prices on ... .
In uddition we offer 100 8 & II. Green
Stamps with each ton all week.
Guard against possible high prices later by
laying in your winter's supply now.
CAPITOL COAL is recognized as the highest grade
coal on the market at a similar, price. It goes farther,
burns to a white ash without soot, and leaves no kllnkors.
CAPITOL 50
COAL otNPP Ton
. Sample Sacks 30c
Prompt deliveries to all parts of Omaha, So. Omaha,
Dundee, Benson and Florence.
and other lands." he wrote Mr. Winter In
his seventy-fifth year, "and the time has
come when I must claim the privilege of
leaving the kind of tasks I have so often
undertaken grateful and honorable as
they are to others who can do full Jus
tice to occasions . I told a gentleman
who called upon me at a dinner the other
day that I was an emeritus professor,
after more than thirty-five years' service
but an emeritus as occasional versifier
of more than fifty years' standing."
I'owif as m Speaker.
In that half-century of tribute-bearing
to genius and to friendship Dr. Holmes
was never dull, rarely mechanical, often
so happily inspired that he made the
occasion memorable in our literary history.
Emerson sometimes threw a spell over his
listeners. Those who heard his speech al
a dinner years ago lu honor of Burns
speak of it magical effect, due to the
personality of the speaker, the charm of
his beautiful voice, the quality of expres
sion In his manner, the unerring felicity
of phrase which came at the end of the
recurring pause that kept his auditois on
tiptoe with eager anticipation. Dr. Holmes
touched the heart of such occasions so
lightly, with phrases so affectionate and
yet teuipeied with restraint, that he moved
bis hearers as deeply as he moved him
self. Mr. Winter has given us a vivid
Impression of hlB manner and effectiveness.
"At times when he had thus to speak he
became eagerly animated; Joyously ex
cited; keenly conscious of the Intellectual
feat be was about to accomplish aud of I
the effect to be produced. His counte
nance, pleasingly eccentric rathe than
conventionally handsome, and more re
markable for intensity and variety of ex
pression than for regularity of feature,
would at such moment glow with fer
vency of emotion; his brl.Uant eyes would
blase aa with interior II;, In; his voice,
clear and sympathetic, but neither strong
nor deep, would tremble, and sometimes
momentarily break with ardor and im
petuosity of feeling." Mr. Winter de
scribes his bearing at a dinner in honor
of the poet Moore, when, on rising, he
fixed his gaae steadily for a few s gnlfl
canl seconds on a bust of the poet, and
then, without a word of preamble, began
a glowing apostrophe to the Irish slower
in the form of an illuminative parallel be
tween his genius and that of Burns,
catching and bringing back the very note
of Moore hlmseif. "The effect of it was
magical. A brilliant assemblage, hufhed,
almost breathless with excitement, hung
enraptured upon every syllable and every
tone, and when the last words rang from
the speaker's Hps, there was such a tumult
of acclamation as seemed to shake the
walls."
FROST AROUND WINNIPEG
Fear Degrees Is Reported at Sev
eral Folate la saekalche
wii FToeta.ee.
WINNIPEG, Aug. J8.-Four degrees of
frost was reported last night at several
points In Saskatchewan province, Vonda.
Battleford, Edmonton, Calgary aud rJwift
Curreut.
Sale Mussed White Goods
Tomorrow a final losing out of all the slightly inug&ed
and tumbled white fabrics that have lost their fresh
ness from window display and handling. There are
all sorts of white
will make them as desirable as when
newly opened choice Of 25c, 29c,
35c and 45c yard ,
on the
10 Nut Bowls, eight inch size, rich,
deep cut, all perfect values, $7.50
for $3.98
12 Bread and Butter Plates Dainty
star cut design, regular value $2.00
each, for 98
25 Oil Bottles, always a good demand
for there, make acceptable gifts, $4
values $1.98
Bennett's Dig Grocery
Granulated Sugar, twenty pounds for
Bennett's Excelsior Flour, sack 91.70 and 40
Bennett's Golden Coffee, pound 880 and 40
Bennett's Teas, assorted, pound 48o and 0
Cane and Maple Sugar, pound.. '
Biscuits, large assortment, package loo and 10
Jap Rice, four pounds .850 and 40
Hartley's Jelly Marmalade, 25c Jars for
Pure Honey, pint Jar 880 and 10
P! Okies, assorted, bottle : ...lOo and 10
Pull Cream .Cheese, pound..... 8O0 and 10
Bennett's Bargain Soap. 10 bars for
Skat Hand Soap, S bars for 85o and 10
Sterling Gloss Starch, t-lb. pkg 3o end 20
Gem Milk, large can....' lOo and 10
Snlder's Tomato Soup, .large can .....80o and 10
Earl New Cleanser, I pkgs SBo and 20
Yacht Club Salad Dressing, bottle 86o and 20
Waldorf Chill Sauce bottle lOo and 10
Bennett's Capitol Wax Beans, 15c cans
Stollwerck's Cocoa H-lb. can 30 and 20
Bennett's Capitol Baking powder, 5-lb
cans 11.00 and 100
Loose-Wiles Crackers, large assortment,
package lOo and 10
Thirty Degrees
Fall in Mercury
in Just One Day
Cool Air Brings the Temperature
from Ninety-Six Down to
Sixty-Six. ,
What a difference Just a tiw nours make!
The temperature In Omaha felW exactly
twenty-seven degrees in twenty-four houis,
but approximated thirty degrees. The gov
ernment thermometer showed 93 at noon
Friday and 68 at the same hour Saturday,
or K it p. m. Friday and 66 at 10 a. ra.
Saturday.
The decline In temperature was heralded
by a gust of wind that arrived early Fri
day night, though the atmosphere had been
to long surchaiKed with excessive heat that
it required several good, husky Jolts of
this wind to change conditions. The change
was so ra.Nai that when the minimum ot
66 was reached at 10 a. m. people who had
sweltered in those M degrees of heat on
the previous day pinched themselves to see
If It were really true
Threatening clouds Friday night and Sat
urday thus fat- have failed .to make good,
but Colonel Wolsh promises a continuation
of the cool weather, so his friends are
hoping that he will yet relent and send the
rain.
Omaha Twelfth in
Bank Clearings
Outranks Any American City of Its
Size and Several Twice Its
Population.
Bradetreet's weekly statements ot the
bank clearings of the principal cities of
the country puts Omaha in twelfth place,
the highest position ever occupied by ths
Cate City.
Omaha shows a gain of 29.6 per cent on
the week, which Is a larger gain than any
of the big elites except New York and
Philadelphia. The high poeition In the table
occupied by Omaha Is helped along by a
loss of 14. S per cent by Minneapolis, which
puts Omaha above that city.
Not a city of Omaha's size In population,
or anywhere approaching its slse, has for
many years surpassed it or come near it
In clearings. On the other hand, Omaha
tsnds. month after month and year after
year, ahead of many cities Uiat boast twice
Its population, and some cities, whose
maintenance comes from the pockets of
sick people or rich sightseers, that, claim
tiree times as many as Omaha. Of the
cities larger than Omaha which are sur
passed by the Uate City In hank clear
ings are LouUville, Milwaukee. Late An
geles, Denver. Seattle, St. Paul, Buffalo,
Indianapolis, Washington, Providence and
several others.
fabrics in this lot. Laundering
I9c
Glass at Half
dollar. ExquiKite' cutting, elaborate
20 Puff Hoxea and hair receivers, bent
American cutting, regularly $6.00
for : $3.75
10O 8lierlet Glasses with handles
richly cut designs, actual $12 values,
per dozen $6.00
25 Cut Fruit Bowls Full JMnch size,
variety of handsome cuttings, $7.50
values for $3.98
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European Impressions of a
By Bv. Adolf Knit, Vastor Swedish Xmmanuel X.utneraa
V.
IENNA. The "blue Danube," as
VI well as the "green. Rhine," look
I amazingly like our "Big Muddy"
una auiiiuier. ia piiaus now
old ideas ohfceled Into the tab
let of the mind are erased, or
almost so, by travel and first hand ex
perience. Often a hill will turn out to be
the mountain of your reading and study,
and the blue streams rather discolored
waters. Never mind, for the Danube still
retains Its ancient splendors. The Khlne
Is the river of vine-clad, sunny hlllH, ruined
castles on rugged crags, mediaeval history
and modern glory In war and In peace, a
river bright as the warble of a bird in the
wood. The Danube hills carry Immense,
Almost untouched forest, hlelier and
grander than the heights of the Rhine. In
the midst of this rich, deep-green verdure
lonely white mountains break In on the
eys. There are many wayside chapels, too.
on the banks. In solemn, awesome, ma
jestic beauty, the Danube far excels the
cheery, pretty Rhine, and It must be called
a pity that so few American travelers take
a tour on this Indescribably superb river.
The boats cannot compare with those of
the Rhine. Austrian slackness Instead of
Prussian Industry; and the easy going
manner of the officers and crew Indicated
that you are In the realms of the, per
haps, crumbling Hapshurg dynasty, and
not In forceful Kaiser Wllhelm's land.
On this Danube tour thu writer had a
long conversation with a Roman prle.it
from Bavaria 011 the relations between
Knslsnd arid Oeunany. "With France
no, we would not ko to war with It. We
j wish peace with Kiigland. but England Is
; Jealous of us and doeu not gladly cee our
I encroachments on Its InduMrlal and com
mercial supremacy. We do not seek war
with Kngland. but If It does come to a
war with It. It will be an Inxplred people's
war." The gentleman Is army chaplain.
It strikes us f rom . Anglo-Haxou America
strange to hear such utterances, and they
are frequently made by educated and un
educated Oermans. But if Zeppelin's war
ship comes Into general use. Germany and
every other nation will think twice before
they rush into a useless combat. My cleri
cal informant on the ( lei man English sit
uation wu also an enthusiast for the
separation of church and state. I was
astonished to hear him say: "The Ideal of
my lite Is the separation of church and
stale. rte- how our church has prospered
thereby in America." A note for us in
America. We have, theoretically this
separation und we wish no intermingling
of the distinctive provinces of church and
state. Its baleful effect can l.f studied to
great advantage iu the states of Europe.
In the midst of our conversation Vienna
came within our view. A first tripper ex
periences a strange and mysterious feel
ing when he approaches a great and
fatuous city of which ha baa read and
Send the Littie Miss to
School Looking Her Best
It's surprising how little it costs.
Thfii thiuk of the satisfaction the
little one enjoys in knowing she is
neat and tlini as other girls.
A well dressed child adds prestige
to a home that should not lightly be
reckoned with.
Our new fall lines are full of help
ful hints. Clever new gingham per
cale and galatea dresses in new
weights and styles, made as care
fully as anyone .could wish sizes G
to 14 years, at
98c, $1.98, $2.50
Dresses for Younger Children
2 to 6 Year Sizes
Plain Uinghaui and Stripe Outing Dresses
in blouse and French waist ef (-.tuts . g$)c
Percale and Uulatia Drosses with straight
fiont panel, somo French waist stylfH.
braid trimmed .-$1.00
Galatea I)resett, blue stripe and figure ef
fects, Russian blouse and French waist
styles $1.25
CMhhmere Dresso, red and blue, plain
panel front soutache and silk button
trimmed $3.95
School Heefers, plaini and fancy cloths
values to $5.00, tomorrow $1.95
Women's New Fall Suits
We are ready with a representa
tive line of authoritative modes.
The Bennett prestige and reputation
for carrying the most complete
of popular price suits is fully main
tained.
The windows tell a forceful, con
vincing story these days.
We have scores of exclusive mod
els in the new hard-twisted worsteds
new diagonals, etc., with long
coats, lined throughout with Skin
ner guaranteed satin.
$25, $29.50, $35
More Inexpensive Suits, Too For those
who must have them, each tailored with
rare good taste in the best styles
at $15.00 and $19.50
heard much. Vienna, capital of a con- I
glomerate peoples called Austrlans, may
best be described by the one woid Rplendld.
Paris Is beautiful, London tremendous,
Nuremburg quaint, but Vienna is splen
did. Bearly had we been there more than
a few minutes before an elegant equipage
drawn by two fine horses and carrying
four grandly uniformed officers hurried
by us. the footman. In trim livery, all the
while sounding his ,bug1e. The speed In
dicated something else but a pleasure
drive. The gentlemen were officers of tho
fire departmmt on their way to a fire In
splendid Vienna. Let the city council of
Omaha take note! Through and through
this tone of elegance and splendor strikes
you In the architecture of public build
ings, in tho almost unexcelled Circle boule
vard and In the life of the citizens.
The slender, graceful, tapering tower of
St. Stephen's cathedral everywhere at
tracts your attention. In fact, toe tower
la the most striking point about this great
old Gothic church. How amazed one be
comes to find such a temple In a shabby,
crowded district, so closed In by shops that
a good total view of the structure Is im
possible. In so many cases this occurs,
as In olden times the cities were sur
rounded by huge walls and space within
the walls did not Increase as did the
1 populating In Antwerp one seeks almost
in vain for a satisfactory view of the
cathedral The beautiful Romanesque
cathedral of Malnx Is almost entirely en
closed by bulltili gs, so that I found some
difficulty In trying to get within this il-h
old church. Modern cittes do not need the
walls, and therefore new churches, even
in old Kuropean cities, often have a beau
tifully open situation. Vienna ponsessfctj
a modern Oothlo church, the Voilvkirche,
built In 1X53, that proves how Idealistic Ills
children of a later age can be. In travel
ing through Europe one Is overwhelmed
by the marvelous beauty of Imagination,
purity of art Ideals and skill In execution
show by the architects and artists of
former ages. We can build commercial
structures, but our more Idealistic crea
tions of architecture seem very cold, hard
and unsatisfying when compared with an
cient, mediaeval and sixteenth century
work. Vienna's modern civic buildings,
the theater, museums and government
buildings show up rather splendidly, but
between them and St. Stephen's lies an
almost impassible chasm. The Voilvkirche
come quite close to being an oM-Mmf
Gothic inspiration, without actually rising
Lao high.
Vienna is an liuoerlal, and not only t
I royal city. The name emperor in a capital
gives a tertaln spirit of majanty to the
place. Yet. how inseaure the imperial
throne of Vienna In comparison wlli the
roysl throne of London! The writer waa
present at a session of ihe Parliament.
The German element and the Slavonic
j were wrangling on the school question,
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Austria are anxious to have schools In
their own language. Tho Czechs are mak
ing a bold fight along Uiat line. To us It
seems curious that a city, say Vienna,
should have German, Czech, Hungarian
and other public schools. Austria Is con
glomerate. Its unity Is political, not racial,
not national. There seems to be a certain
dispirited tone in the Parliament. Tho
whole thing lacked nerve and verve. I was
rather surprised to find how meek and
soft the socialistic speakers were. Their
problem evidently Is a side issue com
pared wtlh the tragical battle of national
ities which threatens to disrupt the Aus
trian empire. No one appeared to have
any clear view as to the probable future
development. A spirit of uncertainly
broods over the political and national life
of Austria at present.
The Viennese have for generations been
famed for their hospitality and cheer
fulness. Stress and strain, agony and pain
do not characterize the temperment, nature
and states of the Viennese. Life In Vienna
has much of the German phlegmatic trend
plus considerable Parisian elegance, minus
the French fussiness In etlquet and man
ners. Like all Europeans, they love the
cafe life. The whole family goes out after
the day's labor. It Interests the traveler
considerably to study the various types
of this Kuropean cafe exlstance. In Paris
the keynote seems to be display, style,
smart appearance. In Vienna a. good-natured,
happy sociability after the day's
toll prevails. The family comes much more
Into view in Vienna than In bright, ele
gant, wild Paris, the city, par excellence,
of dazzling social events. As the Austrian
take things calmly, a certain lovely charm
and restfulness marks their public and
social life. It Is a people that would for
its own welfare reed to study somewhat
the ' strenuous life" If the lesvon of stren
uouhiichs f.uld he learned for good and
nut to the destruction of that amiablv,
hearty, easy spirit for which the Aus
trlans are known, end the Viennese dis
tinctively. JULES LOMBARD WELL AGAIN
Vetera War Slager Shakes Off !!
eas nad Is I p and
Arnoud.
Jules Lombsrd, the veteran war singer
who made his heme In Omaha for somany
yean, hits sufficiently recovered from his
ncent sickness to be around Chicago, where
I c now lesl.les.
Tie local I'erinsylvanla railroad office Is
in receipt of a message from Its Chicago
office saying Mr. Lombard had paid that
office a visit a day or two ago and said ha
I w as leeilng flue.
j Owing to his great age it was generally
!fsred his late Illness would prove fatal,
.but the srurdy old frame shook off the bane
of diseasj und Is good for another lap.
Jul-s 1-ombard. for years In the service
lot the Pennsylvania, is on lis pension roll.
