Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 2, 1902, Page 7

FOOL KILLER TAKES DAY OFF Otherwise He Would Demand Extra Pay for Heavy Work. ) ANTEDILUVIAN JOKES ARE STILL POPULAR It Rem Boy to Inven L of Trap for His Fellows, % for Resonreefnl Messenger Something New Yesterday was the one day out of the year when the overworked fcol killer takes a vacation, and the practical joker may in- voke an unwritten law to protect him from the consequences of his folly. Hundreds in Omaha yesterday claimed this ex- emption. The young were especially alert to take advantage of the privilege ani #chool teachers were thanking thelr lucky atars that the spring vacation was on. Sioce early morning old hats found thelr way to consplcuous places In the middle of the sidewalk, to Invite the tender toes of the absent-minded, and those who accepted the invitation are in a | Position to testify that the bricks concealed | underneath are hard enough for paving pur- poses. This is a hoary, antediluvian foke, | but mo April Fool's day Is complete w th- out it. Then there s the bundle of old rags done up to represent a parcel fresh from the department store, the hot coln nalled to the floor and the fat pocketbook with the boy at the other end of the str.ng All these have for ages contributed to ths @alety of nations and are so old as to be Tegarded as settled institutions, like Easter eggs and Fourth of July firecracke: Mensenger Boy's Bright Idea. The playful housewife baked flannel cakes for her spouse yesterday and the mis- ehievous boy put salt in the sugar bowl These will be recognized as old friends. But once in a while someone Invents a new Joke, or at least one that s less generally used. For example, here {s one concelved by & bright mind In a Farnam street mes- wenger office: A lad reported for duty yesterday with ® box, In the 1id of which had been bored an auger bole. A moment later he bor- rowed a companion's pocket knife and pretended to drop It in the hole. The owner, of course, thrust his finger In the | people hi hole to get It; there was a snap; the un- fortunate lad gave a yell of paln, but " ecoulda’t withdraw the member; it was se- curely held In the meshes of a mouse trap ‘which had been tastened to the under side of the 11d. This ingenious device kept busy all day. Each new boy as he re- turned from a trip was intrcduced to Its mysteries. “Fattie” Fisher, a newsboy, went to sleep on a box near Fifteenth and Farnam streets, and several of his co-workers got & bottle of red Ink and decorated his face with blotches. They then woke him and beld a hand mirror while he studied his phystognomy. He was angry at first, but he was soon able to turn his predicament into profit, for a traveling man who was in the crowd looking on gave “Fattle" 50 cents to go up to the office of the Board of Health and pass himself off as a small- pox patient. A mall carrier started out yesterday with a large, heavy package addressed to A. P. Rliphool, 4032 Cuming street. At moon he brought it back to the postoffice to say that he had canvassed all that part of wown, but could find no one of the name of Rilphool. While the others were laugh- ing someone divided the name for him thus, *‘April Phool." Works on Imag Patsey Havey, at the police station, says he drank a glass of water at the bresk- fast table that was so cold it made his teeth ache, but discovered later that what he had mistaken for a big lump of ice was mothing miore than a chunk of melted win- dow glass a member of his family had plcked up at the scene of a recent fir. A young married attorney of irreproach- able private life found a square envelope of lavender hue in his mall yesterday. He wes just In the act of opening it when he heard his wife's voice In the next room, so Abrust it under the blotter on bis desk. ““What makes you look so gullty,” she sald, entering. “I'll bet you've been get- ting a letter from some girl!" He avowed innocence, but she made a felnt of searching for the letter, and finally produced it from bemeath the blotter. She d to be heart-broken. comvince you that it is mnothing, dear,” he sald, tearlog It open. The words, “April fool,” written in let- ters three Inches high, stared him in the face, just as bhis office associates burst in to give him the laugh. While all this was going on printers were ! wending their devils to neigbboring print- » shops to borrow left-handed shooting sticks, telegraph oporators were sending acrostic messages and druggists were baving ther assistants il prescriptions that read, “R. Loot Lirpa, 2 os." BOLD BURGLARY AT MID-DAY Thicves Enter Doug Carry Watches. Street om Store ‘The jewelry and secondband Store of H. Goldstein, 1121 Douglas street, was entered by burglars between 11 and 1 @'clock yesterday and fifteen gold-filled and twenty silver watches were stolen. En- trance was gained by breaking in the rear door of the bullding. Goldstein locked his store and went lusch at 11 o'clock. Before returnin, clothing to ce in the rear of the building. taken & long 2x4 and smasbed in the rear door. The burglars then entered the store, picked out abtout thirty-five of the best watches from the window and the show cases and made thelr escape. Nothing el in the store was disturbed. Across a five-foot alley in the tear of the bullding men were at work in & bakery shop, but beard nothing of the burglars Near the high fence over which the robbers climbed in order to get to the rear door thelr tracks were found on an ash plle. The police are investigating. GROCERS ACHIEVE OBJECT Why Matual O ¥y Organization nils, Omaha grocers who expected to go into the Mutual Tank Line company bave re- celved letters from Mr. Fretter, the as sistant secretary ot the controlling company at Cleveland, O.. stating that the Standard Oil company had offered valuable considera- tlon to subscribers who would repudiate thelr agreement to enter the new company. One of the grocers sald “8o far as 1 know the Standard Ofl com- pany made no offer to anyone to have him remove his name from the stock subscrip- tion blank. What that company did was to show us what they would do if the mew company opened up for business. As an assoclation the retall grocers of the city have been working for & long time to get the retall ofl wagons off the streets. We have now succeeded, and the retail ofl trade is now in the hands of the retail grocers. We were practically offered the alternative of withdrawing from the new company or having the wagons restored, and we chose the former. Chronic Bronchit “For ten years I had chronic bronchitis #0 bad trat at times I could not spak avove & whieper,” writes Mr. Joasph Coffinan of Montmorenci, Ind. I tried all remecdies available, but with no success. Fortunately my employer suggested that I try Foley's Honey and Tar. Its effect was almost miraculous and I am now cured of the disease. On my recommendation many e used Foley's Honey and Tar, and always with satisfaction.” Cured. You will never have the gout if you stick to Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champague. It i made of the pure juice from grapes. LOCAL BREVITIES. Stella Nielson has been granted a decree of divorce from Claus Nieison on the ground of non-support. Judge Dickinson signed the decree. Fire did $25 damage to the rooms of the People's Loan and Chattels company, 1620 Douglae street The blaze was ex- tinguished before the arrival the de- partment W county wi of Hanson, aged 43, died at the hospital Monday night. Hanson born in Denmark and spent most of his life on the sea. He was unmarried and resided in South Omaha. Mrs. L. J. Caldwell, formerly in the ecounty eclerk's office, has been named as the secretary to E. J. Bodwell, superin- tendent of public instruction, which posi- tion was established by the commissioners at_their meeting Monday. C. O. Williams, who passed a forged check for 36 on Willlam Miller, was bound over to the district court by Justice Altstadt Monday afternoon. = Willlams signed the name of his brother, John Al- bert Willlams, to the check. He was re- leased on bond. J_ 8. Nichols is suing Hugh Murphy for weett's court before a street car conductor that last August he was m _a running board by obstruc- Murphy's paving gangs had left in the street Ellen M. Clarkson has filed a petition In district court king $2,40) judgment against Anne K. Bowman, who has, she says, kept her out of possession of prop- erty at Tenth and Dodge streets since October 5, 153, the possion of which prop- erty is, plaintiff aileges, worth 335 per month. The City Garbage company has sub- mitted its bill_for removing and reducing the carcasses of dead animals during De- cember of last year. It includes twenty- two horses and mules, $44; four cows, $§; 127 dogs, $6.25, and thirty cats, §7.20. ‘The city veterinarfan has verified the bill by counting the tails of the wnimals. The following buflding permits have been granted: To Fred Stuobendorf to erect a 32,600 frame dwelling at i28 South Tentl street; to J. B. Romign to erect a 3l frame’ dwelling on Nincteenth street near Burdette street; and to Dr. Mary Upjohn to erect a 33,900 frame dwelling at Thirty- fourth street and Lincoln boulevard. Randall_K. Brown, 8. 8. Caldwell and Willlam B. Hughes have filed articles of incorporation for the Western Brick Manu- facturing_company of Omaha and South Omaha, with a capital stock of $10.000. The business will include, besides the manufacture of brick, the equippiag of brick yards and making of eldewalks Michael Novak pleaded guiity of assault and battery and was given ninety days In jall by Judge Baxter of the crimnal court. he charge against him had been assault with intent to do great bedily injur being told of him that he cut Fi Lister's cheek while Lister was asleep in bed at a lodging house under the Douglas street bridge. The students of Crelghton cellege, who have in charge the entertainment which was to have been given April 5, have de- cided to postpone t the meeting of the Irish National league, to be held on that date. “They have not decided whether to give the entertalnment April 10 or April 16, but the change in date whi be annotnced” this week Willlam K. Fowler, state superintendent of public instruction, has prepared a_book- it of 2%0 pages on ihe subject of “School Bulldings and Gounds in Nebraska," a copy of which has been recelved by the Board of Education. It contains 150 cuts of school roperties, which range all the way from Omaha's new High school bullding to & little tumbledown sod shack, 12x1§ tcet, in Cherry county. Andrew Shum, who attempted to entice Mary MeCarthy and Helen Holben into a box car near the Webster street depot, was fined 350 and costs and sentenced to thirty days In jail by Police Judge Berka. Joe West, a masher, was fined $25 and costs for insulting Mfs. Mary Haynes, ill South Twentieth street. West met Mrs. Haynes on the street and insisted on es- corting her home, A delegation of elght property trom the north side called on th board at its meeting_Monday and pro- tested ugainst the Cut OFf lake park scheme. ~They favored the north bluff project instead. giving as their principal Teason that the bluff commanded a mag- nificent view, whereas the environs of Cut Off lake have no such advantage. Their protest was placed on flle. The general committee on arrangements for the Christian church convention will meet at the North Side Christian_church, Twenty-sixth and Grant streets, Wednes: day evening. The st board the Ne. brasks Missionar ty will be present at the meeting Wedne: evening. It is hoped that there may be & large represen- tation of church people and citlzens gener- ally who are Interested in the success of the conventlon Dennis Anderson 9% worth of stomach trouble and asks the district court to make the Omaha & Grant Smeiting com- ny pav for it Dennls relutes that on Aprll 15,/ 1698. he was drageing o pot of slag across rough ground by direction of the foreman of his department, when the handle of the pot tipped up and struck him_violently between the vermiform ap- ndix and lower vest button. He has it all upset ever sines. Three prospective heirs to of Frank Moran, who died intestate at South Omaha recently, have written to asking for Information con- the affairs of the deceased. ¥. Heafey, who has been appointed s ad. ministrator of the estate, says the propert will about 360, The_pros. awrence Moran. Scran- Pa, Mrs. Kate Jordan, Chillicothe, and Mrs. W. E, Burke, Sorem. O, owners e park the estate Mo, Crescent made Boys' Clothes are to be had in Omaha only of Hayden Bros. e event on account of THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNE Proceedings of Webster Centennial Pub- lished in Book Form by Dartmouth, | POLICEMAN FLYNN AN UNIQUE PERSON | ——— This Book Eillott Flower Has Given a New Type of Humor to the World rot teal owa Supremacy. The proceedings of the Webster Centen- nial of Dartmouth college, Hanover, N. H., edited by Ernest Martin Hopkins and printed under the supervision of Homer Eaton Keyes, has been published in full in bookform by the college. The centennial was a commemoration of Mr, Webster's services, not only to the college, but also to the nation. For this reason it was made A civic rather than an academic event, and thus the proceedings became of general interest. Enough time has passed to make possible the formation of a just estimate of Mr. Webster as a statesman. Nothing is more striking than the unanimity of the admiration fn which his name s now held, to which the words of Congressman Mc Call, ex-Governor Black, Senator Hoar, Dr. | Bdward Everett Hale, Hon. Willlam Everett, Chief Justice Fuller and others testified Elliott Flower has created an Irish- American character of unique Interest in his late book entitled “Policeman Flynn,” and has given a mew type of humor to the world. Flynn is a resourceful and honest policeman—so honest that when promoted be makes an earnest and successtul plea to be “ray-dooced to th' r-ranks.” *'Tie too easy bein' a sergeant,” he says, “an’ I don’t sleep nights for thinkin' iv dhrawin' me pa-ay without wor-rkin' f'r it.”" Nor is he inclined to make arrests for light of- fenses. “Sind him home whin ye can; that's me wa-ay iv dofn’ it. 'Tis easy done it he have money in his pocket to pay f'r th' eab.” Policeman Flynn has many ad- ventures—he quells a riot, he stops an automobile (and wishes he hadn't when he finds that he is expected to “run it in"), he arrests a defaulter, he discusses marriage and in every chapter there is humor and human nature. “Policeman Flynn" Is sald to have been a real pereonage, a member of the force in Chicago, and some of his adventures as related are actual occur- ences. Published by the Century company. This week we received volume x of the offictal edition of “The World's Best Es- says,” F. P. Kaiser, publisher, St. Louls, Mo. This volume completes the work, and contains as a epecial featurs, “The Noted Sayings and Celebrated Passages”’ which include over 260 names of celebrated au- thors from 460 B. C., to the present time. The original plan of giving all the essays complete has been adhered to throughout the entire serles, and is no less evident in this, the last volume, which opens with the most celebrated historical essay of anclent times, “The Germania,” by Tacitus, which is published in full. The Essays of Theo- phrastus, of which there are twenty-elght, are all given complete. Among the other notable essaylsts represented are Taine, Thackeray, Tocqueville, Tolatol, Mark Twain and many others. The index, which {s also contalued in this volume, is with- out doubt the most elaborate and coplous ever placed in any work in any language. Every article and subject In the entire work is indexed and cross-indexed, In every con- celvable manner, both alpbabetically and chronologically, by eight separate and dis- tinct indexes. “The Blazed Trail” by Stewart Edward White 1s essentially an American novel dealing with an essentially American type —the lumberjack of the northern forests. Thorpe, a green country “landlooke tablishes his claim to a valuable tract of timberland in the timber districts of Mich- igan, organizes his camp, and then with his fighting forty lumberjacks fights for his rights againat a powerful and encroach- ing lumber corporation, finally coming out victorious. Surrounding this drama of flerce action, there is always the peaceful atmosphere of the deep pine woods, “the mystery of the forest, that great, fascinat- ing, lovable mystery which, once it steals into the heart of & man, has always a leaning and longing when it makes its volce heard. The heroine, a fascinating and wilful girl who meets Thorpe while on | & camping trip, and falls in love with him, becomes the inspiration of his fight. Their first meeting in the forest is an exquisite bit of description. There are few chapters in recent literature which compare for vividness and vigor with the account of the log jam and its breaking, when Jimmy Powers “threw his hat in the face of death,” and went down with most of the gang In the cataract of timbers.” Mr. White h certainly found new paths in the lit. erary field. McClure, Phillips & Co, publishers. The April issue of The World's Work la of especial interest to western readers. Among the full page portraits is a picture of Willlam B. Allison, the senlor United States Sepator from lowa. The reasons for the new supremacy of lowa in political circles at Washlngton are detalled conclsely by Rollin Lynde Hartt, and the work of the United States in Cuba since the Spanish- | American war—particularly interesting this time—is reviewed by Charles E. Phelp clerk to the senate committee on relations with Cuba. We would call special atten. tion to the contribytions in this number by Jullan Ralph, Oscar King Davis, Prot. Robert T. Hill and Edwin Lefevre. “Visions of Life" by Martha Shepara Lippincott is one of the latest books sent out by the Abby Press of New York. It is a volume of poems giving many different views of life; some meditative, religious and reform poems, some to nature and some sentimental. One will find poems to sult all different moods. The first poam, “Vislons of Life,” gives us pictures of life from infancy to the subset of life, when tho amgel of death approaches. There are many poems to please the home lover and those valuing nature’s simplicity and sin- cerity. The poems are all written with the desire to elevate and show life's higher missions, as well as to entertain and strike a responsive chord in other hearts. “Hezekiah's Wives,” by Lillle Hamllton (Houghton, Miflin & Co.) s a graceful, dainty story of the matrhnonlal experience of a canary. In writing this book the author has made an interesting variation from famillar books on birds o of anything ko a scientific treat- ment, she has ioterpreted, In story form, bird motives and passions with so marked success that her accoust of her canary's loves reads like a novel. Hezekiah had three wives: the first fought him; the sec- ond hored him; the third loved bim. There was, 100, a fourth canary bird who was tatroduced to him, a Leautiful bird whom the third wife nearly demolished In her NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES| “star,” Old Honesty.” ** Ma “Plapet,” ** and W N. Tin Plune.” " Ole Vargin y ley's picture tin tags, and Trade Mark stickers from * pearhead.” * Drummond Jolly " Sickle," * Brandywine." ‘Granger Twist," (two Gra. 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American Book company, Chicago. “Fairview's Mystery,” by George H. Mar- quis, ls & story of Dakota told by a Dakota lawyer. There is a mysterious disappear ance, an arrest of one suspected of murder, an examination in committing magistrate's court, a discharge of the defendant, an ap- peal to Judge Lynch, a thrilling scene when the prosecuting attorney appears aud saves an innocent man from the fury of an ex- clted mob, and finally a solution of the mys tery attending the disappearance of Harry Vernon from the village of Fairview. The Abbey Press, New York Jealousy. The first authoritative article on the re- markable experiences of Miss Ellen St the American missionary, will be contalned in the May number of the Woman's Home Comj Lo with heretofore unpubliched pletures. The suthor is the Rev. Dr. James L. Bartos, corresponding secretary of the American Board of Forelgn Mission, which erganization took foremost part iu secur- The various sectarian bellefs, conflicting creeds, and religious dogmas of the pres- ent day bave in a large measure been de rived from the laws Moses taught his coun- trymen, the Jews. Constanting Grethen- bach, author of “Secular View of the Bible a recent treatise on these laws, avant who may justly claim milarity with the writings of Mcees in the Hebrew. The following extract bhis work will give the reader some is a learned entire fa- 424! Folsom Ave., St. Louis, Mo, X ack," ' Old Peach and Hosey," " Rasor,” K. e, jual to one of others ment! loged). id s tags from " Tinsiey's 16 o8 Natwral Leaf™ “ Nobby 8 Roll,” ] . Greeaville," ‘ennessee Croastie,” “aracs. AR MAGALINE MUFLE, 18 BWOT, B2 CALIBER 1800, TaéS. idea of its scope and merits acts and interpretations are -offered herein which may tend to secure foler ? > little faith. For If those who saw the res corded prodigies and not believe, there surely should be some patience toward those who have falled to belleve without possessing such advantages Besides, the zealot should remember that, it any one by his unbelief should seem to offend God, the Supreme Belng has ample power and numerous Instruments with which to redress His wrongs without em- ploying one's fellow-creature for the purs pose.”” Peter Eckler, 35 Fulton street, New York Novels and Plays. One of the most informing and entertain- ing magazine art'cies of the month is that on “Dramatization of Scott,” by Pau! Wil stach, author of “A Capitol Comedy." It sppears in the Bookman for April and so extensive have been (he writer's rescarche that cnly the first part of his article is presented at this time. Those who imagine 1rs popular a il find themselves tter this All Scott’s novels wer nov re- in only ramat zel 1 even upon tori: re thy rticle excep seven of 15 and the theatric appetite two of his poems. insp'ration of several op ris. Mr. Wilstach points out the following: “The Bride of Lammermocr' |s bes. known to the sta by re of the ¢ )y this “Lucia di rmoor,” by Donizett] work was first sung io America o 1543 Arthur Sulll wrote an impcrtant o on Scott's nboe,” which produc December 15, 1588, at dedication the Royal English house. M. De Koven acd Smith found the inspiratior for their light opera, “Rob Koy, in the Waverly novel. Amy Robsart and the of “Kenllworth” were the inspiration of a grand opera by Isadore Lara, first seen jn London at Covent Garden, July 1893 The story of “Fhe Hear: of Midl.th'an* was used for a. pretenticus opera \n four | ez Seott's Th s an opera called “Jeannie Deans,” produced at the Prince of Wales theater, Liverpool, February 22, 1672 The current artic'e Is of & series by Mr. Wilstach which the Bookman (s publishing. The first was on “Dremutizations of Dickens.” The second part of “Dramatizations of Bcott" is yet to appear, and articles on dramatizations of Thackeray and of Bulwer will follow. acts, one books are for sale by Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam St The above the Megeath REPAIRING PUBLIC SCHOOLS of Bal Advantage Superintendent nes Taking ot Vae The superintendent of school bulldings is taking advantage of the epring vacation to | repair and renovate school houses. Next Monday, for the first i'me since the wind destroyed the chimneys ut Frankiin school, every room in that bullding will be used Repairs on the bullding were begun the morning after the storm, but the cold wave which immediately followed it made it im- possible to complete the work at once The superintendent of bulldings Is having two rooms in thé Vinton street school and the entire Gibson school building repainted There will be a great decrease in the amount repalrs necessary in the summer vacation this year as compared with last year,” sald Superintendent Finlayson. “This we have followed the plan of keeping the bulldings in repair, working during the time that school was not in session. The lurger number of the bulldings are in good shape and ltile work will have to be done this summer."” Mo ¥ Statisties. births and deaths have been reported at the office of the Board of Health during the twenty-four hours nding Tuesday noon s—John Bnertzer. 140 South ghteenth street, girl: James Krist, 1317 Villam street, girl; Willlam Grant, 24 year The owing Always Soincthiog New to Show You. Society Statiouery Our display s the largest. Our goods the proper thing, Barkalow Bros,” *'Book shon," 1013 Varnam St "Fhoue 380 boy: Joh treets, wirl Johnson, Fifth John C. Prey, Cuming street, boy; Arthur Partridge, 3 Douglas street, ~ boy Thomas Speahan, 2023 Decatur streef, Deaths ard. port street, Sanford avenue nty ney street, Locust bay 1317 Daven- Willlam Thirty-fifth 1. Thomar. Dread Attack of W & Cough Mre, Ellen Harlison of 300 Park ave Kansas Clty, Mo., writes as follows: “Ou two children had & severe attack of whoop ing cough, one of them in the paroxysm of coughing would often faint and bleed at the nose. We tried overything we Leard of without getiing rellef. We then called in our family doctor, who prescribed Foley s Honey and Tar. With the very first dose they began to lmprove and we feel that ft bas saved their lives.” Refuse substitutes.