The Omaha Sunday Bee.
tAMT TWO
EDITORIAL
PAGES 1 TO 10.
A PAPER TOR Tilt HOME,
OMAHA DEE
TOUR MONETS WORTH
VOL. XXXIX-NO. 15.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1903.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
A Phenomenally Successful
Suit Purchase
Tive hundred strikingly beautiful tailored suits in two lots at prices that for
like qualities know no parallel in 16th street retailing. Rarely is it any store's
good fortune to be able to present so masterful an array of tailored elegance at
prices such as the Bennett store names today. These suits were made to our spec
ial order, according to our own specifications and our own selection of materials.
We have planned this sale with extraordinary care to have the superiority of the
ralues so self-evident that the least experienced shopper will readily recognize a
bargain at either price. The actual money saving to you is from 57.50 to 510.00.
300 Suits at
$25
200 Suits at
$15
This assortment fires
too choice - of Broad
cloths or worsteds,
Every one of the
models has a 4 2 -Inch
coat, lined throughout
with satin. Most of
them are severly plain
tailored, with pleated
skirts and aelf covered
buttons for a finish.
The same high class
tailoring that marks
the higher priced lines
is shown in this lot
Take choice of black,
nary.' brown, green,
eatawba. etc., ralues
absolutely J22.E0, our
price to you now
1H
f This assortment is In
dicative of the most ad
vanced metropolitan
modes, made of the
famous Lymansvllle
worsteds, Faulkner,
Page Sc. Co., broad
cloths, also wide wale
diagonals In a conl
and sizes. The coats
are full 4 5-lnch gar
ments, with genuine
Skinner guaranteed
satin lining to match.
There are a score of
superb styles, equal ln
every detail to best
$35 suits you'll see In
all Omaha. Our price
to you now
Duy Your Winter Coal Wow
Take a friendly hint and give ,us
your coal order this week. No telliDg
how high coal prices will go later on.
Capitol $C50
Coal V
This is also the last week of our
special offer of
. 10O B. H. (Jreen Stamps
' With Each Ton-
No - better soft coal mined than
Capitol Coal. Thousands of fami
lies can testify to its superiority.
Let us hare your order .'. ... .......
Delieveries to all 'Omaha,' South
Omaha, Benson, Florence, Dundee.
Trial sample sack delicered for 30c.
Where pBuTv
Groceries?
Do you get the choicest, freshest goods as
cheaply as this?
Pride of Bennett's Flour, sack SI -03 40 stamps
Bennett's Best Coffee, 3 lbs. Sl.OO 100 stamps
Bennett's Best Coffee, 1 lb. ...85 30 stamps
Bennett's Teas, assorted, 1 lb. 68-. 76 stamps
Bennett's Teas, assorted, 1 lb. 48c SO stamps
Bennett's Tea Sif tings, 1 lb. ..15 10 stamps,
Eddy's Salad Mustard, jar ....10c 10 stamps
Wonder Wax, large size, 3 for 25o 10 stamps
Diamond Crystal Salt 14-lb sack 25c 20 stamps
Earl, new cleanser, 3 pkgs. t .25020 stamps
Nutlet Peanut Butter, large
Oalllard's Olive Oil, bottle . ,
Capitol Baking Powder, lb. . .
Snlder's Tomato Soup, large
Hartley's Marmalade, jar
, .8Oo30 stamps
, .40c 30 stamps
, .24 30 stamps
, .2Oo10 stamps
.20020 stamps
Hippo Washing Powder, 6 for 25c 10 stamps
Jell O Ice Cream Powder, pkg. 10 10 stamps
Capitol Pancake' Flour lie 10 stamps
OLIVE SALE Fancy Stock White Label Brand.
J 6a, Bottle Queen Olives, for ......... .18
V6o Bottle Mans Olives, for ............. 10
18c JBottle Mans Stuffed Olives, for lisi
10c Bottle Mans Stuffed Olives, for g
Pickled Peaches,, quart jar ..25c 20 stamps
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telephone service will be convenient
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For Housekeepers, Hotels, Restuarants, Etc.
Tlowsefeeepeirs, Boardisuj Boases and Restasu-aahs- These two items should 4pel to
your wnw of economy.
Table Damask A fine 70-tnch satin finished Damask, a heavy, serviceable A.ff
cloth that laundera well. Best 66c article on any counter. Our price this week ........ iOC
89c
Napkins 18-tncb. Dioe Block pattern, especially adapted for hard naags in publle
eating houses. The usual price is 11.25 a dosen, our special prlca
The Power of the Bennett Store in Omaha Merchandising
Was Never so Forcibly Demonstrated as in This Series of Re
markable Bargains Arranged for Tomorrow & Carnival Week
The combined energies and influence of our entire force of buyers both at home and in our New York office have been directed towards
making this the triumphal week of the early Autumn selling. (
A quarter of a million dollars' worth of new merchandise, most of which comes at greatly lessened, prices and correspondingly under
priced, proves this a week of tremendous import to all Omahans and Ak-Sar-Ben visitors.
Fall and Winter Bedding for Less
Plan your purchases now. Savings like these are well worth while,
a family but what has a need for some of these Items.
Scarcely
Bed Spreads A case of fine, large hem
med spreads, In Marseilles patterns;
full size and weighty, yet easy to laun
der. A specially good $V26 quality, at,
each , 08s
Cotton Blankets In grey, tan or white,
heavy felted surface, giving all the
appearance of a fine woolen blanket;
.. size 72x84 inches, our .$2.25 nttmber,
t. pair $1.08
Comforters Beautiful, light, , fluffy
kinds with sllkollne covering, and
filled with sanitary snow white cotton,
' hand tied; size 72x84 inches, our $2.25
line, for $1.69
Sheets Full bleached and of a strong,
durable material, made with center
seam. Three inch hem at top, size
, 81x90 inches, excellent 5&c value, now,
t 48
Pillow Oaat Size 45x36 inches, our
best 18c line, made of standard grade
muslin, with three inch hem, at, 14
Ramsdell Inverted
Gas Lamps
Like
Cat
A 65 can
dle p o w r
light. and
all It coaU
$1.50
Tha bast
lamp on tha
market to
day, made
with levar
air shutters
and east
braaa man
1 1 a holder;
' flash
back, no
carbonising;
Unquea tlon
ably tha
lamp of tha
day. You'll
save its coat
In gaa In a
short time.
peoorattv laas A eleaa up lot on sale
V tomorrow TYenoh "and Japanese China.
eauj full rdacora ted 400 French decor
"'ated plates,-1st French comb and brush
trays,' 100 Nippon -China fancy plat-
Pick any one of these beautiful $1.0
pieces,, for : ,.46
Fine Lisle Hosiery
at Half
Monday and as long as a big purchase
lasts we will have on the tables an
Importer's discontinued number of
very fine sheer lisle hose, worth BOo
a pair. We have them in black only,
made with flexible or garter tops. At
the same time we include a great col
lection of sample hosiery, In fine mer
cerized, and embroidered effects. In
black and colors. These are highly In
teresting values on new staple lines.
and .bargains well worth
hurrying for, tomorrow,
at, pair ......
25c
Great Kid Glove
Opportunity
You'll steed FaU Gloves book. Doesnt
m BO per cent, inducement seem attrac
tive enough to compel you to run In to
morrow after these choice bargains?
Prime Lambskin Gloves; two clasp, with
Paris Point embroidery, choice of tan,
brown and, red, $1.25 Quality, pair,
t v. 59
Pique and Mamilsh Gloves, one clasp. In
English tana, brown and red. styrlsh atreet
gloves of flrat grades, regularly 11.60; at,
pair .... ...7e
'2, 28- and $3 Broadcloths at Ti
A truly remarkable event. You '11 'do well to be early.
223 pieces of very rich German broadcloths and Sylvia oloths, with. their
high brilliancy of finish for which these goods are famous. Every piece
is absolutely spot-proof and shrunk, and 50 to1 56 inches wide, shown
in the newest shades, such as Burgundy, artichoke flri ZC
raisin, seal browns, new blues,. olives, etc, etc vp lj Jjl
new goods in full pieces, at an astonishing price
per yard
66-Inch Tweed Suitings
Thirty-nine distinct patterns for effective
tailored suits; mostly stripe novelties
in contrasting colors. All wool fabrics,
made for $2.00 selling, the
entire shipment this week,
on sale, at, yard
98c
For the One-Piece Dress
A broad range of new weaves, specially
suited for the popular tailored dress.
Bvery fashionable new shape in French
serges, 43 and 45 inch all wool j- g
Taffetas, Popllnettea, 44 inch fi
Ottomans, Vlgereaux, etc
Fine Imported Novelty Silks
At the price these are offered there are no other silks that measure up
to them either in quality or in exquisite colorings and design. Silks
that take a commanding position in the year's fashions for waists,
princess dresses, evening and dinner gowns. Impor
tations such as seldom sell for less than $1.25, frequently
$1.50. Included are Broche messalines, satin barred
taffetas, satin majestique, diagonals, Persians, silk
poplins, plaids, etc, etc at, yard.......
Silks for Partv Frocks I Black SUk Values Extraordinary
Delicate sheer, filmy fabrics of the most
- exquisite texture, some with printed and
embroidered designs, others with gor
geous floral borders; silk marquisettes,
crepe meteors and other fabrica; values
to $3.00; purchased at a
price way below actual
worth, on sale now
at
Sftc
89c
A week of unprecedented black silk sell
ing is arranged beginning tomorrow.
Black silks for dresses, for coats, for
two piece coat suits, for waists, etc., su
perb 36-inch silks, worth to $2.00 a
yard, including Ottomans, Coteles, Beng
alees. Moires, Cashmere
de 8ole, Peau de Cygnes
and Peau de Soles, yd...
$1.48
MANY 1I0HES FOR SEEKERS
Valuable Land in Cheyenne and
Standing Rock Beienrationi.
REGISTRATION BEGINS OCTOBER 4
Oae aad Oae-Half Mtllaa Aeree Will
Be Opeaed to Brttlesaeet Draw
I a. a Take PIae October
Tvreatr-Sls.
ABERDEEN, 8. T, Sept. .-(Speclel.-
October 4 U the date designated In -the
Proclamation of President Taft Tor the
tomnwnoroifnt of tbe registration for lands
In the Cheyenne and Standing Rook Indian
reservation, and hardly will the oloek
have eeaaed striking the hour of 11 at mid
nlKht on October t before aoorcs of notartea
will throw open tbe door of their otfloea
to the public, and everything will be In
readiness for the aaaembled landaeekers to
take a chance for a home In the great
land lottery conducted by Uncle lam with
relation to hla rich Indian raaervatlona.
The regtatratlon will conclude at mid
night on October B. rive regtatratlon
points are named la the proclamation open
ing the lands to settlement Bismarck, N.
P., and Lemmon, Pierre. Lebeau, Mo
bridge and Aberdeen, a. D. Aberdeen has
alio been deelgnated aa the place of draw
ing and will be the headquarters of Su
perintendent James W. Wltten, aad be
cause of this fact will likely secure the
bulk of tbe registration. ' But partlea reg
istered at other points will reserve exactly
the aeme consideration aa thoes who regis
ter at Aberdeen.
The drawing Ul ooamenee sa October
U at 10 o'clock In the morning and will
continue until. sufficient namea hare; been
drawn to Insure the entry ( all the lands
optoed to eattlemtnt
Tea Tkcesaal Hew Hemes.
The reservations to be opened contain.
In round numbers, lUT.Oet acres of land,
but about tut.ouo acres have been alloted
to the Indiana and about acres are
embraced In the grants to the states.
After the deduction of these and other
reservations made by the government theie
will still remain for distribution among the
aettlera applying for the land something
over 1.60U.00 aora. making . about M.OOW
homea.
The tract Is about ninety mllee long,
rarles In width from thirty t eighty-four
miles aad la travereed by the Oraad,
Uonau aad Oak rivers. Tributary to thaae
si earns are a number of creeks which fur
nish an excellent drainage to the territory
and an abundance of supply of water for
farming and the stock raising Industry.
Tbe soil Is a rk h black loam with a sub
soil of clay wblcb holds the moisture, and
It produce crop of wheat, barley, flag,
corf aad vegetables of all klnda Tbe lands
are located In aa old-aeuled country and
land la the adjacent territory sella ta the
.pea market for M to e per acre. The
tUwaukee transcontinental railroad oroeaea
the aurtbera portion of the reserve lie na
awo Unas e tbia railroad are now be
ing -constructed In a southerly direction
and will lead through tha lands to be
opened to settlement, The lands are be
ing appraised at from W cents to an
acre. Under the regulations of the Inte
rior department. Issued with relation to
the opening, the lands will not be subject
to entry or settlement until April 1, 1910.
Rearletratloa aad Drawing.
Tha registration and drawing will be con
ducted upon practically the same plan as
that adopted for the Coeuer d'Alene and
Flathead last spring. Instead, of tbe no
taries working Independently thy will be
at this opening formed Into an association
and housed under one building., This plan
waa adopted for the purpose of eliminating
al rivalry bet wen them for business. Each
applicant for land must visit one of the
registration places named, in person, but
old soldiers, who participated In the civil
or Spanish-American war or their widows
or - minor orphan children may register
through agents.. A fee of 2t cents will be
charged by the notaries for registering an
applicant.
The drawing will be conducted on tbe
plan In uae at other openings. It will be
held In public and on the morning of the
drawing the large sheet iron cans will be
brought forth and the contents depoalted
on a large caged platform and a little girl
appointed by tbe superintendent will draw
the lucky numbers. Aa there are about
10,00 homes ' to be distributed In these
reservations, about 20,000 names will be
drawn, as it la estimated that half of those
applying, for one reason or another fail
to make their appearance at tbe appointed
time and make entry for the land.
Domaad for Laad Is Croat.
While there remain still several Indian
reservations to be thrown open to settle
ment next year, tbeee to be opened In Oc
tober are twice as large aa they are and,
in moat respects, are more favorably lo
cated. The fact la already realised by tbe
land-seekera, and they also have a keen re
alisation of tbe value of land In the mar
ket and the produota It Is capable of pro
ducing, and probably never In the history
of the American people baa the erase for
land been aa great aa It la today. The peo
ple In general are beginning to rapidly re
alise that tha vaat publio domain over
which the Indian bunted the buffalo and
tbe pioneer white man grated his vast
bards of cattle and horses, and whloh
might be appropriated and converted Into
farms and homea, la rapidly vanishing, and
that practically their only opportunity to
secure a home under the homestead laws
la to be found In Uncle Ham's lottery game
conducted with relation to hla Indian reeer
vatlona. Superintendent Wltten and his
aeelatants and score of clerka, receive each
day thouaands of Inquiries with relation to
the opening, and Send out each day as
many replies, and It la predicted that the
regtatratlon will be almost equally aa great
as waa that this spring when the Spokane,
Coeuer d'Alene and Flathead reservations
were opened to settlement at tbe same
time.
In anticipation of this great rush the
eitlsena and baaloee seen of all tha regis
tration points are active In making prep
arations for tha caring and entertainment
of the immense crowds which will be la
attendance daily.
Stbut-Hcartcd
Policemen Shed
Copious Tears
For Why? Why, Became Mike Hed
rick Bowli In with, a Barrow
Full of Oniont.
Tears, Idle tears, flowed copiously from
the eyes of many a bold policeman when
poor old Mike Hedrlck, trundling before
him a beavlly-laden wbeelbarcow, waa
brought into the polios station.
The cause for them was not Mike's con
dition, which was good, nor any senile
weaknaaa upon tha part of tha aforesaid
doughty guardians of the peace.
It was onions. The onions were In tbe
wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow waa la the
police station. There you have It.
Mike has a long note, which grow cold
in winter, unlesa well heated by Inward
fire. It also convinced Mike that winter
was nigh. Mike therefore proceeded to
piovlds his bodily fuel for the winter by ap
propriating it from several cars in the
Norihwastern Railway company's yards.
Ha was caught at It while making off with
the goods. He ran. Us waa ohased and
captured by Detectives Mitchell and Sulli
van, who forced him to push bis load of
stinging sorrow to the station.
In the barrow aside from tha onions were
a tack of apples and a aack of potatoes.
"For heaven's sake, what did you steal
the onions forT" tearfully inquired Desk
Officer Morgan.
"To out," said Mike.
"Oh. 1 know," said Morgan, "the apples
and potatoes are ail right, but. oh, those
onleus." And be dabbed furtively at hi
streaming eyes. ' '
European Impression of a First-Tripper
By Be. Adolf Halt, raster SweeUab Immanusl X.atneraa Church of Omaha.
Hundred on Car,
No Fare Rung Up
"Careful, Bill, ' Dont Pull Wrony
ope," is llotorman'i Caution
to Conductor.
"Careful there. Bill, aoo i soaks a sale-
take and pull the wrong rope."
Buoh was tbe timely caution tha motor-
man on a Farnam atreet car sounded to
his conductor. The car waa packed inside
and out, men stood on the fender In front,
stuck on tbe drawhead In the rear and sat
on top.
' There must have been close to 100 per
son on the car, st worth.
"Don't miss one," urged the motorraan.
'I'll try not," answered the conductor.
"Fare, please," he called to a man who
was In tbe precarious position of hanging
onto the front and."
"We aura do need the money," Inter
posed tbe motormaa as If by way of apol
ogy to the fellow on tha fender. "Sorry
to bother you. but can't let a nlckle get
away from us."
And from Seventeenth street to Fortieth
and Cumlbg that eoduotor rang up net a
tare.
HE finest approach to Switser-
W-Brl land is by the north Italian
I lakes. They He there among
me xovwiuia ui a region so
lovely that you want to dream
away all the remainder of vnur
vacation among them. To the west we
have Lake Magglors. The water Is of a
wonderful green shade, the shores are
richly wooded, and the pretty semi-Swiss
villages and villas 'on tha alopea and hills
make the broad lake beauty of Maggloro
very charming. Then eastward comes Lake
Laguno, bolder and grander, with rugged
and oastle-llk heights. Still on, and Coma,
the gem of gems, deep, dark, beautiful
Como, wooes and wins you with Its rich
delights. A little before noon we left Stresa
on Maggloro and It waa ( at evening when
our boat landed u at Ballaglo on the very
tip of a peninsula that from the north and
pushes Into tha middle of Lake Como. Be
tween tbe lakes go little narrow gauge
ralloads over stretches of land so glorious as
to almost madden the Imagination. From
8trea to Ballaglo la a Journey aa exquisite
aa the blue vault, as refined a the poetry
of bards with the tongue of beauty, aa
peaceful as unsullied nature herself a
journey all delight. I have only one lake
to compare with Como, Lake Louise In the
Candalan Rockies, truly a rival of the
wondrous Italian, but much as stately,
mystical Sioux Indian maiden would be to
a blgh-souled, refined and dark-eyed slg
nora. Ballaglo can be reached onlv k.
boat from Menagglo, and a blessing rt Is
mat n stress and strain here fada a era v.
and there is left yeu Just what you need
once and a while, a dream-life at a dream-
lake In north Italy's sublime dreamland.
' This lake region to BwUserland's Invita
tion to tha south, and tbe aouth's graceful
aoceptaaca with a bow and a smile.
Though the Lombards, and other Gothic
tribes, poured their blood Into the arteries
of the north Italians, the change from
Italy to Swltserland is abrupt snd aston
ishing. From the artistic gesturing and
smooth Italian to tbe rugged, brusque,
clumsy and genuine Swiss acorns Ilka a
leap over a gigantic chasm, so different
are the two natlona. Tha Bwlaa like to be
clean and orderly as much as those pleas
ing Mtoawbera, tbe Italians, prefer filth
and Indolence. Ah. and It's so refreshing
to come once more among self-respecting
people. The depot porter at Ooehenen
carried my valise Into the car. I gave him
IS ceetlmea (five cents), and, as he felt
desirous to do the right thing. I asked him,
"Is this satisfactory T" The solid, bearded
old patriarch replied In his good-natured
Bwlaa manner: "Ja-Ja" (with a deep vowel)
"God' blessing!" and thanked me with a
plaia manly bow of bis fine William Tell
bead. What would a Neapolitan have
dooef Shrugged hla shoulders, held out
the money dramatically la his baad and
asked for more with one of those Inde
scribable begging smiles of these children
of the south.
It must bo Joyful to be a cltlxen of a
country that all the world loves, and all
the world lovea Swltserland. They used to
say that this Alpine land is "Europe's play
ground." But when you see the Japanese,
the Indian, the Chinaman and the Aus
tralian on their vacation there, you feel
Ilka calling Switzerland tbe playground of
the earth. I noticed, too, that the Swiss
have 'a remarkably contented spirit. Why
should they not? They hear only rapturous
praise of their land, and of themselves. We
cam to them expecting the subllmest glory
of all Europe and we find Infinitely more
than we expect. In Italy we had a very
good time, but we -were continually at
variance with unwished for odors, and
those Interesting little black Jumpers that
make life rather eueer by night aad by
day. In Switzerland you get In exchange
the smell of pines, and the rest-bringing
cleanliness of the most expert Innkeepers
of tbe world, the sturdy cosmopolitan
Swiss. True, you exchange art for nature,
artists for peasants, clever and talkative
Italian gentle-folk for bluff, direct, honest
mountaineers, but you like, the change. It
refreshes ysu so. Tbe Swiss have truly a
remarkable genius for thrift and bualneaa.
They know bow to make money on you,
let the traveler note that before he goes
there, yet they do It in such a way as
to give you all possible pleasure In return.
And they have an honest way of getting
at your purse which one must admire.
They have just what you want, yet at
their own price. If you do not clinch tbe
bargain you arc the loser and they readily
find some one who willingly buys what you
did BOk
Perhaps Swltserland Is the meat for
tunate country of ail Europe, with soenery
like tbe grandest symphony. In a location
free from the war-like Jealousies of other
European countries, the climate Invigorat
ing, the people beauty-loving and demo
cratic, with dignity and Impressive reserve,
able and willing to work hard, cheerful
and free from nervousness, with simple
habits, but with marvelous cosmopolitan
sympathies, educated without supercili
ousness, and lovers of nature. Therefore.
I think It a shame and a cruel invasion of
wickedness that Kuablan nihilists and Oer
man anarchical socialists should import
their barbarous malcontent into peaceful
Swltserland In Zurich, on the pretty pic
turesque lake of the same name, there are
already movements similar to thoae in Ger
many, Belgium, France and England.
There may bo Industrial reasons for thla
in part. In Zurich, Oeneva and a few
ether pleoea, manufacturing estabUshmenta
have brought on some of tbe curses of
modern Industrial Ism. Yet the sensible
and manly Swiss should set all the rest of
Europe an example by solving these prob
lems witb the heart and the baad, tnalead
of by the clinched . fist, and the spirit of
the ugly clans hatred, which we find In
Germany, Sweden and Russia. The German-Swiss
feels quite insulted If you call
him a German. Swiss stands for something
superior to German in his mind. It may
be a little unkind for him to feel that way
about his neighbor to the north, who, of
course, counts himself the central figure
In the oongress of natlona. The Swiss Is
as Inataly stubborn as hla colossal moun
tains are Immovable. In one particular be
should, however, rise superior to the neigh
bor; he should refuse to poison hla cup of
life with the German rabid anarchism. It
will not add to his Alpine happiness, aad
It will certain y ruin the heart-winning,
manly directness of character and mind
fur which tha Swiss Is famous.
Would you not expect that tbe unspeak
able gTsndness of the Alpine land would
give to tbe Swiss a superb artistic Imag
ination? I wonder If It doesT Lovers of
nature, they are, most certainly. Qualnt
ness and fanclfulness mark their chalets
and their churches, just as you find these
same traits among the prosalo, unpoetic
Dutch. Take the muenster (cathedral) of
Lucerne, with Its Blender tower, crea
tions of a peasant Imagination, one might
say. There Is a certain distinction to
thla, and .other churches, yet without a
conscious art-spirit. Strange, too, bow
Iconoclastic and art-lnlmlcal the Swiss re
formation of the sixteenth century was In
distinction from the conservative art-lov
ing reformation of XJermeny. Zwingll bad,
apparently, no Imagination. The muenster
at Zurich Is hideously bald, and frigid
as an Ice-chest. That the Swiss reforma
tion took this course cannot be called an
aocldent. It struck Its root no doubt In
tbe Swiss oharacter, for Just a little across
the border. In old Nuremburg, the most
exquisite art-spirit reigned simultaneously.
Where are poets and painters of Swltser
land known to the world! Tbe "Lion of
Lucerne. " that grandest art-symbol of
the inmost spirit of the liberty-loving
Swiss, baa a Dane, the greet Thorw aid
sen, as its creator. Why did not a Swiss
artist body forth the secret soul of his
people In a masterpiece of art? The ques
tion came to me aa I stood and gaaed at
that cavern In the mountainside where
lies the "Lion of Lucerne." The Teutonle
tribes that poured Into Oermany, Den
mark, Scandinavia, tbe Hetheiiands, Aus
tria and Swltserland In tbe time of the
migrations, and centuries before, differed
apparently very much la mental make-up.
Some were mainly men of action, others
also had the rare gift of Imagination.
Whether the Swiss belongs to the latter
claas or not, I would not presume to de
cide upon definitely. Eminently artistic
the Swlas may not bo. Eminently Inde
pendent, manly and trustworthy they
certainly are. Swltserland alone remains
aa example of a true, demooratio republic
Tha republic of Ft nee la too burdened
with militarism, and tha dusty old robes
of aristocracy, to fanrtsb Kurep with the
proof of the blessings Inherent In a repub
lican form of government.
Just one little evidence of Swiss sim
plicity of Ufa In Swiss romantic setting.
One evening In Borne, the medievally
quaint and beautifully located capital, I at
tended an open air concert In the Schanxll
gardens on the world-famous terrace of
Berna that looks on toward the distant
Bernese Alps. I came to the terrace Just
ss the half-veiled, rich pink and rose
Alpine glow was entering Its "last rose of
summer stage." The entire range of the
Bernese Alps, with the Jungfrau and oon
sorts, was tinted aa no painted ever could
conceive a color scheme. After a while the
glow changed to gas-light green, a green of
awful beauty, then darkening Into grey
and black. Of a sudden the corner of the
rich golden full moon glides up from be
hind the Jungfrau, an amaxlng spectacle
of evening glory. Meanwhile, aa the
shadows deepened In the park the lights
were kindled at the bandstand, and grad
ually the park filled with people and tha
players took their plaoea. A little fee, re
ceived at the gatea In soup plates, waa re
quired for the privilege of attending the)
concert. I expected to find the muslolans
garbed In the coBtly uniforms of military
bands. Not so. The conductor had a silk
hat on and a very simple suit, the play
ers soft hats or derbys, and every day
clothes, sny shape and shade. Hera ws
walked about and dreamed away the hours
to the music of these plain garbed artiste.
Romano of nature nd of place were wed
ded to freedom and simplicity. It gave me
an added Insight Into the almost Ideal
spirit of thla unique people, that are so
free and so cosmopolitan. Happy tha na
tion that can preserve In the midst of
all cultural advantages a Llncolaeaqtle, or
should w say, a Swiss simplicity of mind
and nfel If this spirit dies In Switzerland
tha bias Parisian and plutoc ratio display-mongers
from New Tork and Chicago
will be greatly responsible. Lucerne, the
Parts of Swltserland, a charming region
full of lovely grandeur, may become the
wedge by which the super-refined luxurl
e senses of th other nations force Its way
up Into the Alpine heights of Switzerland.
Nature's crown on the bead of Queen
Europea. Lucerne Is actually very modern
and full ef th el eg an oe of elegant tour
tats. Yet I think that th tramandons ser
mon of nature, In her most majestic and
Imposing forms of beauty, will even In
beautiful Luoern restrain th many pam
pered children of wealth who tour this
wonderland. The rest of us wish the
Swltserland of God's own making and a
little as possible of th glided woe ef
over culture which we travel far to escape.
Bxeeused.
Mr. MoOutr was being examined for jury
duty In a murder trtsJv
"Mr. MoOulre." asked the Judge, "have
you formed or expressed an opinion as to
th guilt or Innocence of the prisoner at
th bar?"
"Ol have not"
"Have you any conscientious scruples
against capital punishment?"
Said Mr. McOuIre with decision, "Not In
thla ease, yer honor." Everybody's Maga-sin.
