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Iliimlun Dancers at the Iliaiirielx.
"I h S i'iaw .M.m ' at tne HoyU.
"Happy Hooligan" at the Krug.
,i nf ille at the Orplieiim.
Buriesqua at the Gajety.
"Get lilcli Quick Walllnsford" has made
dirtlnct hit. In Chicago, and apparently
deserved all the effoit put n It by its
producers, MeVsrs. Cohan At Harris. The
reviewers pralHp It warmly a a comedy
of action and It secm nettled for a run.
All of which causes one to think that
Georae M. Cohan la really what a lot of
people say ha Is the wisest of the whole
lot when It comes to picking out the good
thin" in the (umxly line.
Thla Is the dny the people of Omaha
will have a change to see what sort of
amum-me nt the crar of Russia provides
for himself during those brief Interval of
rest permitted hlrn by the active revo
lutionists of l.ls much agitated country.
Anna t'avlona, undisputed head of thu
Imperial ballet, with Mlkall Mordkln, the
greatest of the czar's male dancers, and
a ballet of seventy from the Imperial
opera house, will be here for two perform
ances at the Hrandlrs. The event la of
especial note, as the tour Is arranged for
one performance In each city visited, but
Omaha gets two through reason of the
fact that that the troupe arrives here in
lime for a special matinee thla afternoon.
"Happy Hooligan" cornea to the Krug
tonight for a week-end visit.
The regular mid-week matinee will be
played at the Hoyd this afternoon, "The
So,uaw Man" being the bill.
Discussing the difficulties of censorship
as. exercised by the Chicago police, and
admitting the necessity of some sort of
oversight to secure proper control of the
quality of offerings at the theaters, James
O'Donnell Bennett sums up thus In the
Record- Herald:
It would seem that a board, composed
of representative men and women of the
community and endowed with official
powers, would not be too portentous a
body to exercise these great responsibilities
a board, that should stand for what Is
sane and good In the artistic, social relig
ious and commercial life of this capital.
Then the application of censorship would
mean the ura-mion, say, of the Art Insti
tute, the woman's clubs, the churches, the
universities, the social settlements, the as
sociations for civic well-being generally, ln-
Me-ad of the decision of a badgered police
officer whom a smart lawyer can worry to
distraction when he bombards him with In
nuendo and ridicule on the witness stand.
Such a board as this would be known to
all the people, and being so known, It would
have a lively sense of Its responsibilities.
Fulfilling them. It would command respect,
for those responsibilities would Involve not
alone a mere comprehenskrn of what the
common decencies of life demand, but a
true understanding of the rights of art.
Puoh a bonrd could determine whether It
would be feasible to pas upon a doubtful
work In manuscript before It was per
formed thus sparing the manager expense
and humiliation could settle on effective
penalties, such as the revocation of the
amusement licensee of persistent offenders,
and put order nri dignity into a situation
that Is now chaotic and a source of endless
ridicule, and, without exagseratlng tbe case,
holds the peril of bureaucratic meddling and
tyranny.
The question. It may again be Insisted, Is
important, but jibes and bluster and pot
house valor about liberty only muddle it.
George Gray Bernard, 'the sculptor who
designed the groups of statuary in the new
, r Pennsylvania state rapftol, Is to make two
jiemortals for the MacDowell club of New
York, one of Richard Mansfield and the
other of Helnrlch Conreld. The details of
the work hare not yet been settled, but It
ts likely that the statues will be busts
rather than full-length figures.
HI r Herbert Tree purposes to devote the
?vhole season at his theater In London to
Shakespeare's plays. From "Henry VIII"
he' will go forward, after Christmas, to
"Macbeth," for a revival of which tragedy
he has long been preparing. He ' himself
will play Macbeth; Miss Violet Vanbrugh,
I rty Macbeth, and Arthur Uourchler, Mac
duff, while Gordon Craig will design the
settings.
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It is reported that the next play In which
David War field will appear will have to
do with, in the first act, an old man who
pledges his friend, since they both believe
in reincarnation, that If. after death, he
returns In another guise to thla world, he
will make himself known to his companion.
He dies, he so returns, and his expe
riences fill Uie rest of the play.
On second thought, the Nsw York Sun
pronounces Avery Hopwood's new ray,
"Nobody's Widow," "lrrldeecent piffle."
VI s Blanche Bans Is acting In It
"Mualral plays are so numerous nowa
days," says Charles B. Dillingham, "that
the field la overcrowded. Thla fact, and
the increasing lavlshness demanded by the
public from the recognised producers In
this lne, have ' brought about a condition
which makes It possible for a manager at
present to lose as much money with a suc
cess as he used to lose with a failure.
"My next activities, therefore, will cen
ter around three dramas. The first of
these Is 'Homeward Bound,' by Eugene
Walter, which . Is now In rehearsal and
which win have its first performance
William Housington's
Body is Found in Pool
at Her Grand Hotel
Turkish Bath Attendant Receive!
Electrio Shock in Attempting; to
Put Up "Tight Wire."
William Housington. aged II years, Turk
ish bath atttendunt, met death by drown
ing In the bathing pool In the basement of
the Iler Grand hotel last nlg'it. A copper
wire, which he was attempting tn put up
te practice "tight wire walking." Is be
lleved to have accidentally come In con
tact wttii an electrio light switch on the
wall, causing a shock and fall In the
water.
The body of ltoui.ngum was found by
Clarence Robinson, a fellow attendant,
at I I o'clock last night floating In the
water. The lifeless hands were clutching
a loop of the wire.
Coroner Crosby said the young boy. after
fa teiilng the end of the wire to a hook
n the other side of the r.xni. as at
tempting to secure the end which he held
In hie hnd to the oth.r future, eeveial
Inches above the sltch.
Inspired by the performances of a troupe
f tight wtre walkera at the Orpheum
CLEVER ACTRESS WAITING
FOR A PLAY
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ELSIE FERGUSON.
Elsie Ferguson Is one of the clever ac
tresses under the direction of Henry B.
Harris, but she has had hard luck with
her plays this stsson. She has started in
two, but each blew up after Its opening.
The next try Is to De In Charles Nlrd
llnger's play, "Dolly Madison," which
deals with an Important historical episode
In a romantic manner. It is quite wlthlirl
the range of possibilities that Miss Fergu
son will be seen at the Brandies early in
the new year In this piece.
Christmas week In Cleveland. The cast
will Include Charlotte Walker, who In pri
vate life Is Mrs. Eugene Walter;. John
Westley. William Harrigan, Alice Butler
and Amy Summers. Another play, by
David Hlgglns, goes Into rehearsal Mon
day, and the third, by Miss Anne Cald
well, author of 'The Nest Egg,' is to be
produced in the spring."
Miss Margaret Anglln has so nearly re
covered from an operation on the otsi
cords that the doctors think In a few days
she will be able to leave the hospital In
Chicago where she has been for nearly a
month.
The police and fire departments of New
York City have Informed the theater man
agers of their determination to enforce the
ordinance against allowing persons to
stand either In the aisles or back of the
rows of seats.
Wilton Lackaye closed his season In "The
Battle" In Atlanta last night and will at
once begin rehearsals of a new play by
C. M. C. McLellan. author of "Leah
Kleshna" and "The Strong People."
Ixuls Parker .Is as frank as Mr. Jones
In his belief that America offers better op
portunities than England to the Brlt'sh
playwright. Asked In London why he had
handed his play about Lord Beaconsfleld to
Mr. Arllas for performance In America, he
replied: "For the simple and logical reason
that there is now no scope In England for
either playwright or player."
A Mollere cult Is the feature of the new
dramatic season in Germany, no fewer than
three Berlin theaters having put on play
of the great Frenchman. French influences
are paramount again on the German stage,
as they were in the 'ftOs of the last Century.
According to one German observer they
have entirely ousted, at least for the time
being, Ieben and the Russians.
"Juggled 'Round the World" Is not idly
said in connection with Redford and Win
chester at the Orpehum this week. This
clever team of cemedy Jugglers have Jug
gled In nearly every civilized country.
They are booked In this country up to
next Juno. They are due to open In the
Palace theater, London, for ten weeks, be
ginning July 3, 1911. Then they go to
Austrslla for a tour. They have appeared
In nearly every country of Europe.
Offered as one of the novelties In Robie's
big show. "The Knickerbockers," at the
Uayety this week Is the olio act produced
by Harry Holden and Lucille Harron. It
Is called "The Messenger Boy and the
Phow Olrl." and Is said to be Just crammed
full of laughable absurdities. The engage
ment closes with the Haturday matinee
performance and on Saturday evening the
Edith Spencer Stock company will present
"At Cosy Corners."
Madame Tetrasannl passed through
Omaha Wednesday morning bound for Cal
ifornia before any of the Omaha inhabi
tants were up. Tier party had a sped si
car for their accommodation, some fifty
people of her company being aboard the
train.
theater last week. Hauslngton, who had
previously been an amateur performer, pur
ohered the coll of wire yesterday afternoon
Intei-dlng to practice wire walking himself.
Coroner Crosby took the body In charge.
The coroner called In Waldemar Mlchaelson,
city electrician, to determine whether
llousinger died from drowning or electrocu
tion. No burns were found on the body,
and the conclusion was reached that the
shock Itself had only stunned the young
men.
Judge W. D. McHugh
is Said to Be Likely
to Get the Judgeship
Well Defined Eeport President De
cided to Take Action in Supreme
Court Vacancy.
I From a Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec. (Special
Telegram.) There Is a well defined rumor
tonlg-ht that President Taft has grown
t!rd of the tactics which have been need
In the contest over the supreme court
vacancies and Is seriously considering
J url-e W. I. McHugh for one of the places
and that the Omaha lawyer leads all those
a hose names have been suggested.
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Items of
A soiled osprey may be cleaned by wash
ing in suds made from white soap and
warm water.
The feather should be dipped up and
down and drawn through the hands until
clean, then rinsed in clean luke warm
water, slightly tinged with blue.
To obtain the best results when cleansing
the osprey should be kept in motion, shak
ing constantly until dry.
After washing ostrich foathers, cover
them with a paste made from dry starch
and water, allowing this to dry on them.
When shaken Off the feathers Should be
fluffy. In treating colored feathers gaso
line should be substituted for water.
Jet wlvi be popular tnis winter. In fact,
there are blonde women who wear this
kind of Jewelry to the exclusion of all
others, I was told by a celebrated Jeweler,
and In consequence of this fad one dealer
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The DailyBumbl Bee
VOL. I.
THIS BUMBLE B KB.
A. STINGER Editor
Communications welcomed,
and neither signature nor re
turn postage required. Ad
drees the- Kdltor.
NO BAD MONET TAKEN.
NO ADS AT ANT PRICE.
Christmas.
This is the time of the year
when everybody gets on a
generosity Jag, and proceeds
t-j give things. It doesn t mat
ter what, Just so they are giv
ing. Of course, some folks
look a little to the receiving
end. but most of them put
more energy IhIo giving than
to getting.
If some of the surplus that
overflows along about this
time each year could be bot
tled up snd let out at other
seasons, when the need Is as
great but the spirit Is less
active. It mltiht be of help.
Why doesn't some welsen
hetmer Invent a means for
conserving the Christmas
spirit, and dole it out along
during the grouchy days when
man doesn t feel grateful or
generous or anything else but
bristly?
Maybe, If we went about It a
little more purposefully, we
might each contribute some
thing to this end. and make
Christmas lest ell year, and
not Just a day. 'I hlnk It over.
4 ate.
The fireman who pleaded
that he should be forgiven for
being late because he hd
stopped to "beat up" a de
fective telephone, and who
also asked for 112 pay because
of Injurlee thus received,
ought to have been preserved.
The fire board certainly
doesn't appreciate a cute
little excuse a hen it hears
one.
Joke.
Governor Aldrlch shook the
plum tree a couple of times,
and nice little Jobs fall fr.
Hut the next shaking is the
one that l being watched for.
All the anxious are nut yet
satisfied.
Refers.
One of the noticeable qual
ities of reform Is thai it Is
usually boosted hardest by
the man who Is on the "out
side looking In."
I alr peadea t.
Pete Holsnd and Rob Holmes
are talking about being inde
pendent. V hat Is this, a
threat or a promise
C'umlaaw
The reel battle will start
dowu at Unculn about three
wevko from Monday. Watch
for IU
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WGJECT REMOVES
Dun pirt rruct
PAINl, GREASE,
OIL, INK, FRUIT
STAINS, fcTKKY
FIT-PAPER. CUM.I
WAX. TAR, PITCH,
IN TACT ANY
THING LIABLE "fo
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TIME IT ft!
WE HAD
BETTER GET1
UP! IT MUJIflt
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Interest for the Women Folk
has a large stock of real Whitby Jet orna
ments in many shapes and forma. These
are beautiful cut In floral and cameo
effects.
There are exotilslte brooches -and ear
rings, bracelets, pendants, chains, lockets
and combs.
The manufacture of Whitby Jet Is be
coming a lost art and so any ornament of
this kind will Increase In value as time
goes on.
A trio of smart 'and practical hats for
children's school wear Includes a felt of
good quality with velvet band and bow at
one side. The upturned brim Is pierced
with a Jaunty quill. Colors are solid navy
or solid cardinal, also black with red
velvet and red quill. The price Is 12.
A fine soft French felt Is the second on
the list it has a wide brim and medium
crown, and Is trimmed with ribbon. Colors
red and navy blue. This style Is $2.
OMAHA. DECEMBER 9, 1910.
LETTERS TO OLD SANTA
Some of the Missives that
Fell from His Mail
Poach.
Santa Clans dumped his mail
sack near the desk of Ye Edi
tor, and out of the lot we
gathered up a few that are
worth repeating to our read
ers. These are some of the re
quests made on the good old
saint :
Dar Hunta Claus: Please
TAFT WROTE
Proof Positive that Presi
dent la Sole Aathor of
the Doeament.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l.-lRv
Wireless.) As I promlseed
you last week, I am In a posi
tion to report this week that
President Taft actually wrote
his own message. He doesn't
need to prove this; it will be
admitted. Any newspaper
man could have done It. but
none of them would. If the
Job had been left to the corre
spondents. It would have been
about seven columns long In
stead of thirty. That's II.
The real sensation of tha
week has been the appearanoe
of Senator Burkett In a brand
new buss wagon. The sena
tor got the habit while he was
campaigning last fall. He de
clines to b listed among the
lame ducks, yet a while. It
will be noted that the senator
has lost nothing while In poll
tics. Some other sensations are
about to pop. The visit of the
postmasters la sesrch Of Jobs
for oilier postmasters will
have an effect, and maybe no
one will lie surprised at the
outcome. More anon.
George Wlckereham Is glad
, to besr from Prank Howell
put a nice, fat Job In my
stocking; I don't care much
what It Is, so long as it has a
salary attached, and not too
much work. You'll find my
stocking hanging where It has
hung so long. A. J. D.
Dear Old Santa Claus. It
looks like a hard winter to me,
and so If you please I'd like
to have you find me some
thing Indoors; a nlre sitting
down Job would suit me pretty
well. Salary no object, so long
(is It Is big. I can be found at
the old court house sometimes.
V. H.
Kind Mr. Claus: Cen't vou
fix me up with a new place to
live? 1 like the old plRce
mighty well, but It ,s getting
rather crsnipd. and If I am
to grow much. I must have
room, l'leuse t'y there's a
dear. O. C. O.
8 (Mans. Esq. Dear Sir: I d
like to call your attention to
the faot that If you Imve one
good stadium, suitable for
high Hchool gamea. In youl
pack. I know a place where it
'ran be put to good line. 1 air
not asking anything. bill
merely .offer this as a sugges
tion. If you care to communi
cate with me I can be found
at the city hall now and then
In the school board rooms
Very truly yours,
W. H. D.
Santa Claus: IVar old hov,
I don't like to trouble you. foi
ou have been en good tc
me in the past, and I am sc
grateful for all you haw
done. Hut If you have two oi
three more factories In youl
pack and a couple of whole
sale houses and some retail
stores, you might leave them,
and I'll do the rest Evel
thine. OMAHA.
that the laud barone are In
Jail and not in a modern
apartment house. It would be
very embarrassing to soma
folks If this were not so.
I in told that the Judges of
ths supreme court are a dread
fully old-fashlonel lot of
folks and powerfully set In
their ways. They actually
told some of Nebraska's lead
ing attorneys, among them
the attorney general of the
slate, that they must do their
family washing at home and
not in the supreme court
chambers.
The Gridiron club Is going
to have Its annual broil on
Saturday night. "Lame
Tueks" will bs treated with
unusual consideration. I hope
to be there, and will let you
hear how It comes out.
BILL.
The Cudahys are not giving
up their intereats in Omaha.
They are Just moving ovr tn
Chicago. and taking their
office help with them, and
selling off their, home snd
other holdlrss in Omaha, but
otherwise they have no Inten
tion of abandoning this cltv.
lion, ,
(.lions tliat snow wasn't a
lad thing. Came along Just
as the street were getting
badjy In need of a sweoptng'
they couldn't have. Now. if
it will Just linger aJong (or a
whole month, till H.im Tom
gets time to catch his breath,
and tha new appropriation
goes into effect, ail will be
well.
Snow's a good thing.
Walt.
The end is not yet. Several
steps will have to be taken be
fore the commission form of
government is adopted In
Omaha. It Is one thing for
the salesman to atiow samples
and another to deliver tha
goods.
mo LOOK
STRAIGHT AT
THIS INVTRlH
ME.NT. JTAt
PERfECTLY
STIU ! THERE
NOW. WAIT!
THERE.! TAD
TERRIBLE A
BOUT ELKS SPAT
TERED WITH
AXLE GREASE
LIKE THAT.
BUT. 1 WANT
TO DEMONiTRATl
A CLEANSING
VAPOR
HERE.
(JAY. DON'T YOU tVtK TtLL MM
That rare errs wont make one
Idream j atk owe last night I
The third model Is a round hat of stiff
felt draped around the crown with Per
sian silk. This decoration Is finished with
a knot of velvet in self color.
Colors of the hats are brown, cardinal
or navy blue. The price Is $1.28.
Among the dainty articles suitable fas
holiday gifts that are moderate in price
are ropes of artificial pearls so delicately
tinted they defy detection when compared
with genuine pearls.
These necklaces close with clusters of
pearls, surrounded by tiny artificial dia
monds. The price is only 6, complete in a
box.
Another ornament costing Just half this
amount Is a fresh water pearl drop and
three round pearls, supported by a slender
gold plated chain, which is guaranteed to
wear for twenty years. Both necklets are
sold by a reliable Jeweler.
NO. 214.
MESSAGE
PERSONAL.
Louie Guye thinks of moving
to Linooln.
Jack Donahue is on the Jobi
ask the Eagles.
Isidore Zelgler thinks Willie
Hoppe isn't such a much.
Harry B. Zlmman Is on the
track again and Is running
easy.
Chet Aldrlch Is expected to
spend a few hours In Omaha
soon. He'll be welcome.
Pa Rourke promises a pen
nant to go with the new grand
stand. John 1 4i tenser doesn't care
how many school houses they
build. He can furnish plans
for all.
Ralph Sunderland denies
that he Is a candidate for
mayor. His totem pole is
enough dlutlncUou.
Bill Murray is glad the Rus
sians have gone out of his
Jurisdiction. Bill knows a good
thing when he sees It.
James Charles Dahlman has
fully recovered from the ac
cident that put him out in No
vember. It was an awful blow,
but Mr. Dahlman is all right
again.
Kaldlag.
'Wi are soon to see the effect
of selecting democrats to
represent us In congress.
Raids ere already being
planned on Omaha's preserves
by the outsiders. This Is
where a democrat shines; they
can get plenty of garden seeds
for their constituents, but not
much else.
Qelei.
I .est week was remarkably
quiet In Omaha. Not a bank
moved, and only one safety
deposit concern. This Is
singular. Must have been the
cold weather.
Plews.
It Is nearly time to be mak
ing your plsns for neit year.
Ye Editor suggests that even
If they are not carried out,
It Is a good thing to make
them.
Read The Bumble Bee.
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1 HAVE ILU
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5b2 Ey
The Girl la the K'at.
There was a nice girl of
North Platte,
Who got married and lived la
a flat,
Then bought her a dog and a
parrot.
But the landlord rebelled
He kicked and he yelled.
And swore by the gods he'd
not bear it.
But that girl in the flat,
bne bought her a cat
And stood pal
In thai flat
In North Platte!
F. B T.
"You needn't think I'll shovel the snow
this winter, In spite of what Prof. Sargent
of Harvard said." obeerved Friend Wife.
"Even If he does find larger measurements
of necks and arms and"
"He's a regular Sargent-at-arms and
and necks, Isn't ha?" chortled the Tired
Business Man. "Maybe the worthy old
doctor Is In error. Maybe the necks are
only larcer by comparison with those of
the men, who get It In the neck so often
that their necks are being worn away.
Think It over. Of course a modern woman
has to have a larger neck to support so
much additional Intelligence. At least 1
suppose heavy thinking Is weightier than
solid mahogany, eh?
"Now that we have It right straight from
college and no one-horse freshwater In
stitution, but old rah-rah-but-not-too-fiercely
Ha'v'd we men can give a good
excuse for not doing all the heavy work.
Maybe you won't shovel the snow, but
neither will I as long as Janitors hold out.
Still you wouldn't refuse to carry In the
coal and move the piano around, would
you?
"There has been so much complaint that
our boys won't work after leaving col
leges that Is, manual work. They Insist
on going Into the professions, although .it
takes a subw-ay guard with a shoe horn to
pry thtm In, and the poor, old over
crowded professions are so stuffed that
there isn't any room In them for anything
but young men who have gone Into them.
No space for breath, work or money. Rut
If the boys won't do the heavy work, why
worry when the girls are becoming so
muscular? I expect to seethe girls shovel
ing Coal, throwing the pick, moving furni
ture and tearing up the streets. Of course
we frequently see them tearing up the
streets now when they are hurrying to a
date.
"Furniture and pianos will be moved
much more carefully when the lady piano
movers get on the Job, because they com
bine an appreciation of nice furniture with
more strength than men have, hence they
will be able to lift pianos without letting
go and damaging them. Poor, weak men!
They are so reduced In strength that they
can't even hold a strong cigar and fre
quently have to have their Cigarettes rolled
fop them. Presently we will be afraid to
go out on the street without having some
athletic female to protect us and to strike
down with a neat clout any thick-necked
woman who insults us.
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Wireless Plant Built by Blind Boy
The handicap of blindness has failed to
prevent John W. Ellls.g. New York boy,
from rigging up a wireless telegraph ap
paratus that makes it possible for him to
hear the news of the world without leaving)
his room. As Ellis has been blind since
birth, It la a good deal easier to listen- to
what people say about things In general
than It ts to take the time to go over pagee
of raised and perforated lettering or have
to ask friends to read alond and let him
know what 1st going on.
The suooess of the blind boy's wlrelem
apparatus is being demonstrated today at
the fair and sale held In the headquarters
of the New York Association for the Blind
at No. 118 East Fifty-ninth street, and even
the men who know ampheres and radio
grams so well that they treat them like
poor relatives admit that the sending and
receiving apparatus made by the blind boy
Is a work that few of the most expert
could duplicate.
While sending and receiving roesaagee In
his room on Uie third floor of the AaioclJii
tion for the Blind building KUls explained
how he came to take an interest in wire
less telegraphy and how he perfected his
machine.
"It was mostly due to not having any
thing else to think about," he explained.
"I was living in Boston at the time
about six months ago and already knew
the commercial and continental code, and
one day a friend of mine said that a piece
Of gas pipe, a few feet of wire, an Iron
bed and a telephone receiving outfit was all
that was needed to allow any one to lUten
to what the wireless operators were saying.
This Interested me and I got a friend to
read aloud some articles on wireless tele
graphy and then I Had a talk with a wire
less operator.
"I learned enough from what I heard to
decide to make a wireless outfit of my
own. I never saw It, of course, but many
persons tell me that It Is a far simpler,
lighter and more compact Instrument than
those being used by the big wireless com
panies. I use a silicon cup for the re
I Grease Used in Water Prevents Chapping J
There are some persons whose skin Is so
sensitive to cold that In winter the flesh
Is in a constant state of irritation. There
Is no eruption visible, nor does the closest
Inspection show any redness, but wherever
tight bands causa garments to press against
the epidermis or where there Is the slight
est friction from wearing appsrel the
trouble Is acute.
For such troube the sovereign remedy Is
grease, but unless it is applied in some
form as soon as tha Irritation begins the
skin will be broken from rubbing and the
body will be covered with painful scratches.
Also, and this Is sad. water must be used
sparingly. Grease will act as a cleansing
agent.
This sensitive state is caused by dryness
of the skin, as the normal amount of nat
ural oil ' Is absent, being dried by cold.
Therefore grease must be applied.
If any ona form of grease Is better than
another, It is vaaelene. That which Is rsr
bollsed Is excellent when the skin hss
been scratched to soreness, for carbolic is
healing, and. In th s Instance, a si ght
counter Irritant. Cocoa butter Is also effi
cacious; so t camphorated Ice.
A preparation of cocoa, which ts sooth
ing and easy tn rub into the skin, is made
from one-quarter of an ounce each of
cocoa butter and sweet almond oil, one
half ounce of glycerine, one-quarter of an
ounce of castlle soap cut and pounded to
a powder, ona drop of oil of roses, two
drops of oil of neroll. two drops of
oil of bitter almonds and enough
rose water to make the entire quantity
four ounces.
The cocoa butter must be broken into a
cap that in tura must be placed In a pan
of boiling water so the butter will melt.
As soon as the cocoa butter Is soft ths
oil and glycerine are poured In and the
eup Is removed Immediately from the bath.
'"""" ' ' miiMiwim Z
"I see that Ir. Sargent has hastily back
pedaled, declaring that he was mlsqnnted
Well, we all knew that In advance. Hut
he touched lightly on a terrible truth, and
now he knows he has to declare he didn't
eay It or the publicity would tip off the
secret to the fair sex and they would rise
up as one mannish and tramp on us.
Scientists should be more guarded In their
utterances If they don't expect to see tha
women up In arms. I guess If we could
look Into parlors evenings we would soe a
large percentage of the fair ones up In
arms, as It is.
"Of course it will be several weeks be
fore we see women carrying the hod up
ladders on new buildings although they
re doing their share of carrying up the
cost of living In expensive restaurants or
cutting any Ice on the rivers, though they
may be adept In their own circles, particu
larly with the kind of Ice they make rings
and necklaces from. No wonder the cost
of living has gone up If It takes twice na
long a necklace to encircle a snowy neck
as It did twenty years ago. We poor, meek
men are afraid to go out of doors now
that t'.ie girls are nil hurly girlies. Judging
by the way they tossed that venerable
English statesman around like a base ball,
woman's sphere Is the Home Secretary."
"Woman's sphere Is expanding," asserted
Friend Wife.
"Yes, woman's fear of work," retorted
the Tired Business Man.
(Copyright. 1900, by the N. Y. Herald Co.)
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sistance where some of the "machines have
carborundum, and have my coll made of
thin corper wire, wound around a wooden
cylinder and then enamelled. This, with
my twenty-four dry cell batteries, Is the
main part of the outfit, with the key,
aerial wires on the roof and sparking ap
paratus. 11 made it all myself and am
proud of it.
"I have not talked with many operators
as yet as my cells do not generate enough
power to make the waves I send long
enough. I have listened, however, to mes
sages from Norfolk, Washington and nearly
all the other wireless stations from 500 to
800 miles away from New York. I receive
the Marconi a well as the De Forrest
Byetems."
Kills Is now 19 years old. He was gradu
ated from the Perkins Institution for the
Blind in Boston, and has been declared a
prodigy, so far as comprehension of elec
trical and mechanical problems were con
cerned. It Is not only the blind wireless operator
tliat Is attracting the attention of all who
visit Uie headquarters for the assistance
of the blind, for there are all sorts of ex
hibits there that are entirely the work of
men and women who never saw. In the
basement a number of blind women are at
work on looms weaving mats, scarfs, ruga
and draperies. On the f Int. floor are shown
carvings, sculptuie, needlework, weaving
and all manner of art craft work which the
sightless have made. Above them is the
broom Eeani, where a demonstration is
given of broom making, chair caning and
basket weaving, while on the next floor Is
the wireless) room.
The blind pupils who have been Instructed
by the association's teachers have learned
stenography and typewriting; and the tele
phone operator who has charge of the
large switchboard has never seen day
light. Many society women snw men well known
In all walks of life who are Interested In
the work of the blind have visited the a-
socJatlon's headquarters since the, begin
ning of the fair and sale.
An ounce of rose water Is warmed and
the eoap dissolved Into It. the two mixtures
being combined as soon as each is blended.
If the fats harden, which Is unlikely, they
can be returned to the heat for a minute
so they will melt. The perfumed oils go
In last, adding such rose water as Is
needed to make the right quantity. This
lotion Is excellent for the hands. It
softens them.
While the skin Is abnormally dry the
body may be rubbed each day briskly
with a Turkish bath owel as though ths
skin were being dried after a water bath.
This will keep the flesh clean. The ex
tremities may be bathed.
MARGARET MIXTKH.
When Bryan Met Rockefeller.
William J. Bryan has a broad grin as ha
tells his friends of his first and only meet
ing with John r. Rockefeller. It was In
New York city on a Sunday morning sev
eral years ago. With several personal
friends Mr, Bryan attended the rburch In
which John I), and his son, John P., Jr.,
passed the plate, and Bryan dropped In a
$1 bill.
After the service, relates the New York
Sun, Brian was pretty nearly out of the
church when John P., Jr., overtook htm,
saying: "Mr. Bryan, my father would like
to meet you,"
So Bryan turned back up the aisle and
John !., Jr , Jresented the Nebraskan to
John D, sr. They shook hands pleeantly;
a few words were said about the sermon
and evidently John I), Jr., recalled that
Bryan had dropped that 11 into the plate
for Bryan turned to John Ij., sr., snd said:
"I guess my II bill was sound enough
money for this occasion."
And John I)., sr., smlllnglngly admitted
that It was. John li. sr., said later that he
was glad to meet Bryan and that, in fact
lie wanted to meet all celebrltle