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i ........ ...Ju:;:.:;.v -.? -Tf-.-.-'"?? SILK HAT HARRY'S DIVORCE SUIT ii - . : - x ir , v . . . n 'i. I"- 1 y inii i r . . Married Life Warren Takes Helen to the Circus and the Evening is Without Discord By MABEL HERBERT OUTER. "Kltten, bow would you Ilk to (0 to th ctrcua tonight?" asked Warren ab ruptly. "Oh, I d lota If "All right. Get your bonnet on." An hour laur thay war making Ithcrlr way through jtha crowd, pi it tha jtlcket window! and I Into tha great I arena of tha circus. The place wss brll lllantiy lit and I brass band waa I playing vlgoroualy. They were lata. (Already a herd of ,elephanU were per- forming In the ,ting. One ponder- oua creature was mincing along gin gery on a revol Ing barrel, while two others were riding oa e hug eee and still n- other two were beating druma. "Oh, It doeen't seem fair to make such dignified animals do such, foolteh things." murmured Helen, viewing the elephantlo playground with some dlafavor. "Oh. look yeu know he doeen't like to do that," aa one with slow reluctance stood on 1U head with Ha tall, abaurdly email In proportion to his huge body, waving pathetically In the air. Suddenly at a crack of the trainer s whip the elephanta came In line, and by resting their great pawa on the back of one another fanned a huge pyramid, to the top of whloh the trainer climbed and held out his hande for applause. "Ob, Warren look!" aa an elephant lifted a trainer up by his trunk and car ried him across the ring, while another trainer lay flat on the sawdust and tha other four elephanta formed a pyramid over him. "Oh, If they ahould make a misstep!" "Well, they won't Now for heavens Bake don't start to anguish over all the things that look dangerous. What did you expect at a circus? Hera com the horses." aa now the elephants having finished their act were hurried out one aide of the ring while tha horses and bareback riders ran In at the other. One of the most marvelous thlnge about elrcua Is the rapidity with which acta are changed. There la never a moment'e wait And now Instantly In each of the three rings the horse wore loptng around with their riders turning somersaults on their broad bare backs. The center ring horses were milk-white, and with their sliver trapping and tha pale blue satin tight of their riders formed an affective picture. The man bad already shed his dress suit and the young woman her white satin cloak and feath ered hat, with which they had begun the aot The shedding of clothe on horse back Is one of the many time honored parts of tbs circus which we would re gret to have changed. Now the young woman Jumped from bar bona and ran across the ring, leap ing on tha other horse beside the man who had been turning the double som tnersaults. And then as the program ex pressed It they performed together some "Delightfully daring and delectable dem onstrations of the latest and most ar tistic feats of equestrianism. "Oh deer, that's really very clever," THE RULES OF POKER They are telling a story this season (at least the advertising men are telling the story) of a battle of brains between the oiever advertiser and the clever customer. It happened In a local shoe store, and w are printing It Just to beat some trad paper to It. The local shoe store aforementioned has been conducting a bargain sal In men's shoes. In each parr of shoes In the show window there are three new 11 Mils and the sign reads: "Three of a kind take on pair." Tho at shoes hare been going rapidly. Recently, however,' a btg young man en tered the store and asked: "Do you sell these shoes according to poker rules, as advertised r "Tea, sir. 'answered the clerk, who bad played a bit himself. 'Mood. I wear a No. i. Wrap m op two pairs of them." H received the shoes and banded over H. "Rxrne me," sd th rterlr. "The hoe coin to . Ton took two pair." "That's all right" said the yeung man, "but three of a kind beat two pair." "I know that" responded the dork, promptly, but three of a klod don't beat tour n'nee." The customer paid. Cleve land Hoia Dealer. Si-4 I The (geeg ping yagazlTp 1 1 1 " 'A I ' i a i . ' i the Third Year murmured Helen at soma especially skill, tul fsat. "Pretty good work, but not so wonder ful s It seems. Look what broad backs those horses have and that easy regu lar lop. That's the typical circus horse." The next act waa an acrobatic one and whtla they were setting th rings a crowd of clowns raced oa. Clowns had never appealed to Helen, and now ah looked without smiling and with more wonder than amusement at tha grotesque figure In their various antlos which brought out rlpplea of laughter from all over th houss. "Oh. dear. I can't se anything funny In that," a a maa dressed as aa im mense fat woman In a calico mother bubbard fell sprawling down and showed a wide expans of striped hostsry. "You never think northing's funny. Never saw a woman with eo little sens of humor." Her a clown, dress sd as a backwoods farmer, cam ehastng a squealing pig around th ring. The whole placs was In an uproar when he finally got hold f th piga tad and slid along th ground. But Helen could only fel sorry- for the poor Uttle animal, who helpless and un willing: was foresd to go through this twto a day. Now th acrobat act was set and th Juggler and tumblers went through many feats, th perfection of which had required years of patient training. Yet they received aot half aa much applause aa had th foolish clowns, whose work called for no kill, except to be as absurd as possJbls. 1 "Dear, that' wonderful. Why don't they applaud," aa after a particularly marvelous Juggling aot th man stepped ut and bowed la anticipation of aom recognition of his skill. But there wss only a faint hand dap from soma on la th gallery. "Oh, ot did some marvelous things,' persisted Hsiea. "Why eon t they ap plaud hirer Warren shrugged hi shoulder. "Peo ple ars surfeited with this sort o( thing. Nowaday th acrobat has to do eo much to s rouse th least anthoslasm. In a way it's a shame, for those fallow work hard.' Kara th acrobatlo aot was quickly changed for lack-wire number. "An other prodigious presentation of various and vigorous arsnlo acta of doftnsss and dexterity," was th announcement oa the program. Than cam th trained sea Hons. Helen was charmed with their grace and agility and really marvslous Intelligence. While riding bareback ponies thy Juggled ball, (data and burning torch oa their sleek noses, barking Joyously when re warded with a flah. "WatBB those men work," and Warren, aa tha moment this aot ended th small army of brown uniformed workmen rushed forward and with astonishing swiftness removed th paraphernalia and put np that for th next a trapsas num. ber. "That' the most wonderful thing about th circus its organisation. Every detail I planned and timed to th sooond. Now Just watch how they put up that setting." And aa Helen looked dowa It seemed hardly a moment before th nets war stretched and everything ready for tho performers, who In their pink, blue and lavender tight were climbing up th rop ladder to swing dissily aloft, wall th band played slow must to add to th err act. There wee a gasp from th audience, aa one ot th most daring asrtaHsts missed a swing la a flying leap and Ml crashing Into ths net below. But In a second he was again eirmbtng np th rap ladder and again flying from swing to swing. A few moment later In the end ring there was a sudden downward streak of Mao and this time It waa a young woman whom th net had caught "Oh. Warren, don't yon love to read th adjeotiv; listen," reading from th program. "An Imperial army of aertallat In a superbly sensational array f amas tng mld-alr exploits on th flying trap ex. Positively th greatest aerial dis play aver assembled. Aatonkehlng flights and reckless rarity!" tauMtiain writing a whole program Hks that!" "Oh that's part of th munneaa. and It's mighty hard staff to writ. A maa I used to know at aolleg did that for a while. Ha traveled with th dmu for about a year and wrote an their publicity dop. Said at first bo used to sit op all aright atudylng th dictionary tor syno nyms of 'stupendous and a-rtoundlng-Now he's a newspaper reporter, and eurt ouolj enough hie eerie ia unusually sim ple. Never uses a word of over tw syllables If be can help R. Roaetlo I aoppoo. "But bo said that year was mighty good trait-lag. B spent a who evening THE " "I -?t 6AfAJElJ tAufrMCO AT C A JOdtTAJBO A 6AlC Oft Sum risnsi rrr r WrG.flp 0g aj fFAMONKTEy A PEANUT" Vi MAT CArV Roctexs-C MA06l,'.' TNee THAT" COW OUT O F TM6 HrXMMO -tC ll'MA 600k KEEPER IN A ft 10 fiKM 6oooj nu. iO. the i ooccf qju4tTM6 ao Til I roLsn at the club house, telling us shout the tremendous labor of packing up each night In ths ono night stand. They carry their own cars, of course-; whole train and have an army of workmen. Think of th organisation they must havs to transport a circus as big aa this and give performances la a different town each day!" For th moment Helen forgot ths fly ing aerlallsts as she listened while War When 18 IK mf itC .Ml LIB BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAV, MAY 3. 1912. Birthdays Come but Once a Year Copyright. 111, National News Assn. OAt-AftAH. AOW " 6TlJEViN BE aCA-ftO. . Bonai-m. JOMMJO' WAS AtX MANIUNt made at oujr IKTERLOUjrt) - -f J BOMCJ I BELIEVE "IHT Ii rue COMMONLV AtCEyrEO r-CN(, 18 At vmS A-t AiX MAOe Of 0U4T tONCJ tMEUL. IKNnw ONE Out tnhJ VHOVN-M NOT MA DC Of OOfT IHrEXiQUlTDP.- l-NDeeO- ArlO- UJMO inai tmat potion.' BONEl- TO An OF ARC- Sue WAi MAI 0 OP OWjEANi Hit- HAAO HeV WILL NOW KNlt-ft THAT AToE7IC 0AU.AD. EHTaeo - oh vmasnt she TME fOOUiH Olp.l TO B A PAKTgxDgft'i Bfl.iB- i fncmmi car the cn.oi. i attcno t n-e 'Kftint cwr Mtomi er fl' rt-Nj OJT TM A0 AT I OCLocjc 'J'J'traTiMA.i.TiLi.j rrr, st .-. .r. v, sj.rc II. lM tnl i ft tMjTH 4 ren went on to tell of their methods ot carrying food and sleeping accommoda tion for all these people and for the animals, and how every detail is planned out until the whole worked to gether as ons great msrhlne. "Oh. Warren, nobody ran tell thing so well as you! You can make anything Interesting Just by the way you fell It." "Nomenss, you're a prejudiced little listener." the Red Gods Br HAL COFFMAS. ; '.is NO WVAN TMINt-ii etCi AV ME LOOKi THE M Scour Map 8HJ1 TKAibtHb. THE teiT O THE POJfg AtO MAP NMJOHT LB.FT to CAONtrf JAJC A GRAHAM vWAtO. Af40 A . H6 lAOANISTi r.'":.:"OT-e HeAMOAirm-.iri: f'i WtlEA H6OOO-vCAtmr00K u"i -"- St t-HTT. IF vou Oowr v A,wT MEfr - (GEEU i "Little," la always a term of endear ment, and this from Wsrrsn waa a great deal. I'nder ths pretext of picking up the progrsm which had slipped from be lap. Helen aa h stooped over, rubbed her cheek against his arm with an eager. "We are hating a nice evening aren't w, dear?" And Warren anewertd genially: "First rate!" Call ( WPS I MOTHIW ) TO 00 nu. 11 ; , " l 11 I M fc'r? Drawn for Why Do We SpoU Our Children j Bjr VIRGINIA TERJ1C Thst w do spoil them cannot b de nied. Th most opllmlstle of u must admit It Perhaps the only person who will not agree to that statement are the parents of over-Indulged children. When one looke for the reason for this orer-lndulgenc on thinks at first that treat love on the part of th mother ac counts tor H. If so, her love, which may be great quantity, Is far from per fect In quality. Th colt that, when full grown, la to be used to drag a heavy wagon, la not left to run th field and do as he like until th day that he Is put Into ths shafts and hitched to the cum bersome vehicle. He la trained gradually to the harneea, then to pulling a light buggy or sulky, and, as his strength In creases, he beeomes used to the greater demand put upon It Olharwlaa, his In itial effort as a draught horse would result In general harm to hlmaelf, the equipage and harness, and. possibly, to ths Indiscreet driver. Our children should be gradually trained for the work of life. They must, sooner er later, submit their wills to tha nils and direction of someone above them. It I nothing short ot cruelty to turn our young people loose In the world without drilling them In Mlf-eontro! and proper submission to authority. "I am afraid of training my child In lbs wrong direction," says on mother. So she do aot train her at all. But th small daughter train th mother. Yes, shs does ridiculous as th stAta mol may sound. Ths parsnl feels un comfortable whenever ah I out a little later than uaual In th afternoon, for ths child at horns I "so nervous'" when mama does not return at th customary time that th nurss eannot quiet her and she weep atormlly until th sound of th parent's vole proves that th re calcitrant senior hss returned and 1 on duty. Then th repentent mother gathers ths walling youngstar In her arm and apologlxeg for being eut so latst "But I lov her so desrly that I am willing to sacrifice my own pleasure and my social life to th dear little creeture," shs pleads when her friend remonetrat with ber. But she doe not lov th Child enough to take th pain to teach her unselfish ness and elf-control. Th mother Is guilty ot a self-abnegation thst Is ac tually sinful, and her child will. In year to com, pay th penalty of th: (la of the parent. We deceive ouraelvea and call things by pretty names because we do not look our motives squarely In th face. The mother who spoils hsr child Is look ing In courage, or Is too lasy to disci pline bar. Years ago I heard a woman "I was to a lecture last night," said the Manicure Lady, "which waa gave by a old gent that claims to be some eon of a relation to Mister Wood worth Wil son, or whatever Is his name I mean th college Professor Wllsen, that got to be the Mayor of New Jersey. The old gentle men was lecturing on The Ethtc of Athletic. Oee, George, he certainly gav baseball an awful rap." "I gueas be was never In the league." said the Head Barber, aa hs deftly si Ice J part of a strawberry mark from the neck of a red-headed man. "Moot of them old boobs that knocks our national game Is men thst when kids was always chosen sbout last, when It came to choosing up sides. It's foolish for anybody to knock baseball. Baseball ha cams to stay." "I ahould say it haa," said the Mani cure Lady. "Goodness, knows. George, 1 wlih that it had never came. I don't car for none of them games of skill, to bo gin with, and I don't expert anybody to figure me as a lady sportsman. I don't care how far Eleanora tiears walks away from Burllngame, or how funny riding habile aha wear, or how many ot tlx deer old society ladles of Csllfornla take a righteous stand against such kind of tailoring, but this I do know, George, I sm getting sick of baseball before It has fslrly started. Alt that I hear up to th house Is a lot of talk about whether the Giants will repeat or whether Wotverton will make good a manager of th Hill toppers, or whether Russel Ford will make a good record for the American League team In New York "Matty" or Marquard will make tor them Giants. Ain't there anything else that people can talk about? "There la other things to talk about kiddo." admitted the head barber, "but 1 don't think It would be worth anybody's while to waste no wind." 'Thst' the way It looke to me," said the manicure lady. "Brother Wilfred has got the fever worse than any gent thst I have mame In contact with. He haa seen reading a let ot them base bail f I The Manicure Lady I The Bee by Tad XK VAX I)E WATER. J J uvtuiai uiviii iwnipi mf V . , ovsr-lndulg my children. It I a auliaac n j to have to atop whst I am doing and , enforce aa order, or administer a .''' served punishment I have to be vary ; ' MrfcT with myself and call upon all my lov for my little one to get up the (j ' energy to train them properly." ' , j i Che waa honest enough to recognlao ; her weakness and thus overcome It Thst ' I '' It I a wsaknesa Is proved by the fact ! V that tha most unselfish mother (they " I J l flatter themselves that they are unseif- : j Ish) often hsvs th most (elfish sons ,3 ' and daughters, and th mothers who 4; have demanded moat In ths way of duty nd obedience have been th beet lovedj 1 Children are keen critic, and have a clear sens of Juatlos, and they do not lov less th mother who punishes when 'j. shs promises to do so. who reproves out-"1 " burst of temper or disobedience, If ah 't is also th mother who commands good behavior and remembers to giv ths de- served commendation of good conduct "I am so tired ot children." sighed on i young girl. Her married sister bed been away for ths day and she had been "look. .' Ing after" th children. "I have not had J , on minute In which I could quiet long enough to read a alngl paragraph in a 1 book. Th children have ordered " i about Just as they do their mother, and, ", j of course, I bar submitted meekly, aa M shs does. I don't wonder that shs looks -Jr j old and worn, and never ha time to read.,, or rest Thoss two boy are actually , slavs-drtvera, and ah 1 their willing ' j vassal." "I "How eld ars they!" asksd aa Inter- j ested listener. ' 'j "On la l th other I years old," waa'ji th ansa sr. . , Well-tralnsd children of that ags should ' j havs been companions, not nuisance. But their mother declares that shs be j lleve In allowing children to develop their Individuality. I have said else her that I havs never - been sbi to understand why children should dsvelop their own Individuality, j at the expenee of the Individuality, com- - I fort and nerves of ether people. Perhaps 1 I am hopslessly old-fashioned. If so, I f should be glad ts hsr some wiser woman ' prove to me that In this matter I am " wrong. ft 1'hlldren will be a Joy and comfort I I their parents, and be happy in themselv, j It ths parents will glvs litem what Is their ' i due la the way of control and disclplln. ' I But. lacking that they will b a doubt- j ful happineaa to their parent, a dlsap- I potntment to themselves, and aa annoy ance to the unfortunate friends and ao qualnuno. with whom they chance to com Into contact poems wrote by Mleter Rice snd a lot of them weetern poets, and now the poor Q boy thinks ' that ha Is something of a poet himself. 1 seea him when ha come ' horn 1st last night writing a poem and looking at a pK-tur of Matty that he grabbed out of a cigarette box. or some ' such scheme. ; "Matheason, wonderful Mathewson, 1" bow Before thy shrine st one th Axtea . knelt. Before the un that peered abov th 1 veldt. Thou are a wondrous pitcher, anyhow. No wonder that a fan liks me should bow. Mstheweon, Mathewson, heed my meek kow-tow. , Through years of stress the harsh stornf'. thou hast weathered. , My loyalty to thee ahali e'er be tetfr.: ered." '. " "The brother must be getting kind of ; dippy at that" remarked th head bar- ' ! ber. "How mi h do you suppose Matty , cares sbout that kind ot Junk!" "About as much," declared th man! 7 cur lady, " I care about you." . '" A a Oratorical Booasemag. Ths Inexperienced candidate had had ' bad time. He had been severely heckled and his temper was at breaking point ' rGentlemen," he said, presently, la exasperation, "Hereoduto tell u " . "Which side Is he on?" came a volet ; from the crowd. ' But th candidate waa determined ta have his way. "Hereotu tells us." hs went on firmly, "of a what army that was put t flight ' by the braying of aa asa." Then the crowd applauded, and the,"' young man thought that at laat he had scored. But bis triumph was short rived," tor sgin came a voice from the crowd, ' this time In a resigned tone. "Young man." la said, quietly, '-gg ahead: this arsiy'a been tested." Los Angeles Herald. Being a professor and not a (-bowman i j he think It wiser to pay more for sad teas for ether nuractiooav :S I .- 1 I