Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1910, Page 11

“Weback yard at daybreak. 1 guess the only .'this ‘country last year two held royal WHE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910 The Tired Business Tells Friend Wife Th the Alarm Clocks Struck. By Walter A Sinclair, “80 Cincinnatl’s aldermen decided not to #et the clock ahead an hour this summer?" commented Friend Wite, “‘Yes, the alarm clocks struck, but they wouldn't_strike hour tod early,” said the tired.business man. “The great day- Hght saving plan was a total loss. They couldn’t convince the ultimate consumers Of daylight that a sunbeam saved was & suobeam. garned. The Ohlo city was warked up to quite a ferment about it, but 0ot yeasty enough to rise early. “That was one of the shinest schemes sver attempted in this country. Of course, 1 mean sun-shinest. There was a chance ¥ gnaw an awful hole In the profits of the lighting companies by getting the en- tire population up first an hour earlier and later on two hours earlier. The schemers played on the hope that human nature only gbjected to getting up early because all others were snoozing, and that every one Who got up at 7 would be willing to hop oyl at & if the nelghbors were around Bt it seemis that the population of Cinein- natl would rather be up on a lark at night than up with the lark. “1 supposed this Chantecler craze would give a terrific boom to the sunrise awak- ening ldea. But apparently a bird on the t 1s mot equal to two crowing In the people whp were strong for this new plan were -the night watchmen, who thought they'd have a aghorter trick. The people who stay up all night having a good time and_retire -about the time ordinary people #0 to work were against it, because it would mean that they would have to go to sieep, two hours earlier, You Qldn't hear any loud roars for a longer. day trom the people of the tene- ments, who sleep on the rodfs in summer. The day, comes to them. all too seon, they think, and they often wish that jocund Aurora, tripping over the eastern horizon on pinky toes, would occasionally trip the #ame pinky ‘goes @ little harder on the Rhorison and fall over on her rosey nose for & change.. ! “Nobody is keen to bave a day begin, although we are usually glad to see night artive.. Great men long for night. Look at Wellington, - snapping his watch and ex- “JOYOUS. claiming for ‘Night or Blucher. The days are always breaking, no matter how well they're planned, but nights—well, nights are bold, according, to the old ballad. I'm strong for ‘Lovely Night,' whether by opera orchestra, phonograph or plano. “Night is the time when song and hap- piness reign. Sometffhes, when song reigns in the flat above, with about six joyous singers stamping on the floor, the plaster also rains from the cefling. Night is best for the voice, and we can prove it by the opera, tenor who gets §3,600 a night for sing- ing, and by the baritone cat who gets a clout over the head with a bootjack. Just think of all the glassware on night's mantle! “It lsn’t day that ought to e lengthened, but the shades of night. The pheasant asked Chantecler to keep the sun from rising so early, but Old Sol, like all other elderly gentlemen, is an early riser. And the world Is young. 8o who wants to hasten the morning grouch an hour of two hours earlier?" “The early bird, you know,” Friend Wife. “Foolish bird compared with the wise old night ow),” sald the Tired Business Man. (Copyright, 1910, N. Y. Herald Co.) reminded Correct Skirt Lengths Street Suits shoum in Eornd Toosthy tad Too Inches from Flovr. The cofrect lengths of skirts is a prob- lem tha frequently puzszles the home dress- maker. | o4 Of. course, with. the street sult there Is practically no change, for the skirt will always.be walking length as long as there , bre sensible women, Skirts of spring suit howeyer, are usually an inch or two long than those for fall wexr, becauso the ma- " dgrial Is psually of a lighter tone and the frimming & Wttle, moro_ “dressy” than the Jnore severcly tallored winter suit, and, of coirse, . weather conditjons .being more ;o{umc, {the akirt can be worn longer with- but getjing bedraggled in bad weather. Twp Inches ahave the ground all around - 48, the corropt. length for the:skirt.of & 1910 #Rring tallored suit to be worn by a tall or & medium. sized woman. When «the wearer is short or stout, the €kirt escapivg .the floor by. an fnch only will be far more becoming, especially if the tabric is dight in color. The siirts of Hnew sults are made chietly ih:ankie lengths, This prevents them from solling too quickly around the bottom, and thé shorter skirt In wash goods is always trim . Jooking. Soparate skirts for ‘outer wear are also @nkle length, Tweeds, serges, linens and cotton (heavy) goods are the materials lisunlly ‘developed iInto what are termed outing - skirts, ‘withough' there are other sSultable fabrics, such as brillfantine, pop- lin, panama, etc. So much for the skirts for morning wear. TTidse used on afternoon gowns display small trains. This is po doubt due to the fact that all Important robes are made . With gome Kkind of drapery attachment, elther, I Torm of tunics, overskirts or pan- nier effects, which necessitates long un- derskirts, it graceful results are to be ob- tained. The back of tne skirt may be only four nobes upon the floor, or may be fourteen. The length depends chiefly upon the design the costume. hen a ‘simple apron drapery or a short tunic forms the overdress then the shorter length will be sufficlent, while the more bouffant draperies demand larger skirts in an offset to fullness. A short: skirt and much looped draperies would be decidedly bunchy In effect and oonsequently lack grace. In the case of a simple double skirt—that Is, two skirts of equal depth made from flouncing or material of one kind, each #kirt finished In exactly the same way and arranged one over the.athér—the lengths may be the same all lhh Wway around if preferred. This may be round length it for-house or formal wear, and may just escape the ground it the skirt is to Be: worn out of doors. When the drapery 1is cut .quu‘ across the front at about kiiee ferigth and runs down to a point In center back, then a slight train is imperative if the gown Is to be & success. The skirt model tHut -exhibits & déep hem of a contrasting color will be tryipg to any but a tall woman' unless it s cut with & slight train, and as both the walking length and the longer one are considered fashion- able In this particular style there is no reason why one should ehdose/ an unbe- coming length, The skirts of house gowns for morning wear just touch the floor all around, while those for afternoons show a little train in the back. A favored model in the latter style is made with a double box. pleat down both back and front in panel effect, the former #preading itself on the flper for several inches. The sides of the skirt are smooth fittmg over the hips to about knee length, Where they are met by a deep flounce, This style should prove becoming to stout matrons, while more slender women will find the pointed drapetiés falllng over slightly trained plain skirts equally ef- tective. Bvening and dinner gowns are all made with trains, but dancing frocks for girls and young matrons aré gcen In round lengths in @ variety of models. THis style of frock is always popular during the sum- mer season for evening wear, because it can be worn for informal dances and din- ners and with a guimpe for festive after- noons. ELIZABETH LEE. i Science Briefs. J Fads ft_)r Wmmm The human body and Industrial corpora- tioh ‘stock from both contain 63 per cent Wwater, Of the L4 who died of heart failure in flushes in & raised pot; twenty-six received sioney unexpectedly when they most needed ' 16 108 played the stock iarket with all their worldly gooCs—and won, and 234 asked for an’ Ihcrease of pay and got it. Research proves that the smallest men push the hedviest loads, while the big fel- Wi liold down the office chalrs, A cyblo foot of water Is a load for one .. A cuble foot of negr-whisky will meke & 'load fpr forty men. Puge stiil should assay not more than ten cross. words, to the barrel, One of, the most peculiar optical llusions 18 the fact that = smalt front yard looks larger than the ! of Indiana when vigwed from the rear of a dull lawn mower. ,-Out of the 2,282,615 haircuts administered In this eountry last year thirty-seven were wsmlumnmmmvmmn . Wild geese fly in the shape of & V—even on the restaurant menu. Tho first green thing to show after the eiting snow 18 the labels on the empty i cane in the back yards. Tt 15°4 pecullar fact that the Chinese of Wis country foget their English as soon 88 they aro arrepted and do not recover it _until they are free again. Halloy's comet first appeared In the news- Papers last October and will be visible In b magazines abeut the first of next May-— . BOTth-by-tast of the rear advertising pages. The driest thing on earth is & Dutch ple- m-nlflvh’ n & temperance town- ceeded by very thing Is 0 apply & wet bandege, laying it on the joint lightly and keeping it con- stantly wet. When the paln and swelli have subsiled from th's treatment tHe joint | While wings that are bnly slightly solled can be used again, Wnd with extremely £00d effect, if covered with. fine bluck jet, powdered. with tiny jet .beads, §old and sliver, beads are sometimies used, but these seem mare appropriate for evening than for day, and wings are not used on évening hats. Flowers, too, may be velled with tulle this season, which stmplities matters for the home milliner. In tact, most of the new millinery styles may be-eopled. For in- stance, the small mushroom hat, entirely covered with tiny pink roses sown neatly and trimmed with’a simple net baw, wired, will be easy to make. The new parasol handlés are miounted with the heads of roosters and other teathered crcatures, earved in wood, ivory or dull metal. The handles are long,' sevéral inches, fact longer than those uded last sexson. Coverings are of taffeta and lnen. Ex- tremely good effects are scen in the com- bination of black and white check, with a eolor, Green, for Instance, 18 gaod, and to be. up-to-date the facing of the cpat collar should match the border of the parasol. n Daily Health Hints, J' “F¢ Spraine very hot warer Kopiied ta the Joint- will bring rellef, uniess it be ‘& bad case, when the hot water should be sue- sold evaporating elight cases lotlons. For of this kind the best ehould be rubbed very gontly with a Ual- "tfne Gikimond B o Bard it win make o| ™At to produce friction, Whm\mm ' lbtmmmmmhumh HUM .DO\-. év TRAINING HE CAM CATCH 360 TR Uk sTER Arr't W le‘l’Ru( T|ON - HA-HE SLACKENI m b HIS SPEEQ? T', \m\:mwrrln I'LL HAVE TO S5L.OW DOWN A SIDELIGHTS ALONG WASHINGTON BYWAYS e © BY AND The Tale of the Comet’s Tail After he had been gazing silently at her for a long time he drew a deep breath and sald: ““The astronomers thifik the tafl of Hal- et is golng to brush the earth.” #he replied. “I wonder If its likely to do any damage?’ i “They don’t seem to be quite sure whether it will or not. Most of them think we won't notice it “1 don't see how It cuuld cause trouble, seelng that 1t Is nothing but a transparent streak of soms kind that has n> substance.” “Stlll,”" he went on, after moving his chalr a little closer to hers, “‘nobody can be absolutely sure abolt it. The thing may be ggmpoded of a deadly gas, or, even though it is transparent, it may be sub- stantlal enough to wreck the earth. Glass and water are transparent, but they have substance enough to do great damage sometimes.” “Oh, Harry—I mean Mr. Marshall-why do you wish to frighten me so?"’ She moved her chalr close to his and di- 8. E. Kiser in the Chicago Record-Herald. rected at him an ‘appealing look that ought to have made him hdsten to offer his pro- tection. “I don't wish to frighten you,” he re- plled. “But I wish I knew just what is going to happen.” Bhe laid a hand gently upon one of his knees and drew,g;foulful sigh. “I shouldn't think,” she said, “you would wish to know {f{ifthere was 1o be a great catastrophe.” THifik of the agony we should have to endure While awaiting our doom If we kriew the dbmet was going to destroy the world.” With a Mttle shiver she. nestled against him, as it she had possessed childlike con- fidence In his power to protect her from harm. “StilL,” he Insisted, “if there's going to be a smash-up, 14 like to know it In advance.” “Oh! I wish you hadn't brought up the subject. I'm terribly frightened. Lm afraid I shall not be able to sleep at all to- night.” One of her small, soft hands crept shyly into one of his and stray strands of her stiken haff brushed his cheek. “Why,” she asked, after they had sat thus for a little while, “would you want to know it, Harry?" “Well, 11 would. I'd give & whole lot to know it was coming before it happened.” “But why? There must be some reason.” “1¢ 1 kiigw -the world iwas. gol dshed 'at a ocertaln time theré's some- thing Fd'do just Betore the end came.” “Oh, Hatryl"What Is it? “If—it 1 Rnéw there Was golng to be a collision ard they had it all figured out so we'd know just when the crash ' would ocour I'd—f'd~" “Yes—yes, you would—what?" “I'd comé to you just before the end and —and—kiss yo After she had unwound her arms from about his neck and he could use his lips for speaking again he said: “Gee, 1 hope the comet's tail won't do anything to upset arfalts here—now." E DAILYs$#*BUMBLE BEE VOL. I OMAHA, APRIL 15, THE BUMBLE BEB. A. STINGER.. Edftor NO ADS AT ANY PRIC Communications Wwelcomed, and nelther ol ure nor re- turn postage required. Ad- dress the Editor. NO BAD MONEY TAKEN. Out of Hibernati The Bumble Bee humbly an- nounces that it §s again out of hibernation, having hed a restful retirement during the long winter months, and re- urns to make an occasional reappearance, but not promis- ing to be a dally visitor for the present. The Bumble Bee extends greetings to its cld friends and neighbors and hopes to renew Gcquaintance with them all again—with The Big Stick, with The Weéskly Bunion, with the Gotham Gaszette, with the Bingville Bugle, and we may even condescend to recognize Al Sorenson's Examiner if it doesn’t act too stuck up. We shall be buzsing around here off and dh and may, perhaps, .collide with our cousin, the political bee, who, Wwe hear, i3 getting busy In a lot of people's bonne We thank our sfar that we are not 50 ambitioua, but are content to gather honey and let others chew the So, friends and neighbors. we salute you and invite your kind attention. Come On, Ye Poets. Gentle Springtime s once more In our midst, bringing with her the season when youthful fancy furns to poetry and love. We do not want to Interfere with the love, but 1t the muse | with'n you Is chafing to break out In verse thet you think looks gooG to you, ‘why fust send the poetry th's way and the worst that-can happen to it is 1o fall inte the waste basket. Anyone can commit poetry it vou feel so Inclingd, and sometimes you do your bast ‘when you feel your worst. You may be an nglorious Shakes- peare with your light hidden under & bushel for all Yyou know, it you don't try it on some one. With so many sug- gestive subjects running around loose, and The Bumble Bee as a shining mark, it's up to the poets to start some- thing. WE HEAR That Mayor “Jim” would be willing to occupy a seat in the capitol even if it ‘is mot removed from Lincoln and Lincoln stays dry. That Stockton Heth has not been back to Kansas City eince. That Frank Johnsod still has a'few shares of mining stock he might be dnduced to part with at what he paid. That John L. Webster is dreadfully afraid he may get a final decision in the water works case this time. That W. W. Cole would sell tickets on himselt for a raf- fle it the right people would buy chances, That Goodley Brucker is in Qanger of having fame thrust upon him when the eity coun- cll elects its new president. That Little Bismarck poel- tively refuses to relinquish his place as “der shudge” to g0 after a seat on the suprems bench. That Harrle Lawrle s chuckling over the fine Male he mado of his auto to the fire insurance company. That Rev. Savidge is con- fidently gounting on the ustial brisk spring trade at his bag- galn counter matrimonial bureau. That H. J. Penfold is rot holding his head up so high while crossing the ocean. That Would-Be Senator Sor- enson will pass the hat soon 1o get together the coin for his filing fee, Trat Dr. Hipple will in due time cut his eye teeth on that ehloride of lime typhold ex- terminator. 1 The Unes of Rel use religlon as a cloak, cmr odiguation might pro- nmm.‘t:n with not enough for Can use it for an Baster hat. Redd The Bumble Bee. 1910. VERY LATEST NEWS Crisp Items of Interest Red Hot Off the Bee Line. , More Speeches in Sight. NEW YORK, April 14— (Special to The Bumble Bee.) —A wireless advises the ap- proach of steamship carrying W. J. Bryan and cargo of new Chautauqua speeches. C: toms officers are In quandary as to wwhether to eollect duty, ad valorem or by. the yard. Getting in Practice. BERLIN, April 14.—(Special Cable to The Bumble Bee.)— Emperor Willlam has been as- tonishing the natives by un- usual dctivity of late. He ihas 'been chopping trees, shopting at revolver target, playing tennis and riding hur- dies every day. He says he expeots & guest soon for Whose entertainment he 1s prepar- ing. Only a False Alarm. WASHIINGTON, April 14— (Special to The Bumble Bee.) ~A well defined rumor is afioat that Uncle Joe has re- signed both the speakership and his seat in congress. LATER—Resignation rumor an unadulterated fake. Aund Sl They Come. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia., April 14—(Speclal to The Bumble Bee)—Another Mike turned up here todsy and asked 1f he was too late to get his name on the roll of honor. Says he would ha got here -sooner, but ‘couldn’t stop running after the Jockey was killed. Try to Save Capitol LINCOLN, April 14.—( to The Bumble Bae ) state house offic'als put. in appearance this morning they were surprised o find the cap- NO. 182. ftol tied down With wire ropes fustened “to' ‘the neighboring aph poles. It is under- the work was done dur- ihg the might by Lincoln busi- nedk men who ‘will take no on losing out on such & good thing. Bumble Bee stings are al- ways the best. ADVERTISEMENTS. uny :uu after you lre ooun L. BAUNDERS, __Supervisor. & Yo FD—-A[em.l ‘lohloli“ll o po ar ‘donigs of the day 'k Bry, Am"—"Little Brown Jug. Tsure o go s hot cakes in Lincoln and other towha in_{he drouth = belt Apply by Box 1813, TRADE Exr‘lvRfilON Through South Dakota. Xup Badters. some- times kno rain- Wil stifrt on Junket next Riise the ante In_on TV Secrer tary's Office, Commer- elal’ Club. - BNOGAGEMENT g}TRAORD]NARY own to all Mikes that Mabray and his famous troupe of ) actors, who made biggest hit of the At Coungll l.lfll where they last have booked tor u 1o g fun under the management of Uncle Sam at the new Leav- enworth. Come Enr@lnd Avola Am Wnn the Tra tlo Wil Bear. ILP! HELP! HEL Unless, #ome rhulnh o :.HF. wl&‘m‘ hlndout. ‘ L'I Mv Io el 1 my Hfm Bl finmo uiok or I must to on & trike. The Postotfice Clock. PAY - A% - YOU . ENTBR. NEW r!fl' flx;_xo N to for the eon- ubytlon bnx It ‘vou sermon you- can hlc it to the wttons- - Nor Plugged “It does not take & new member of con- gress long to realize that he does not create such & terrific commotion upon his arrival In Washington,” sald Representative John A. Keliher of Massachusetts. “I am speaking from experience,” added Mr. Keliher, who Is serving his fourth term from the Ninth Massachusetts dlstrict, which, by the way, is a record for con- tinuous service from the district. “When 1 came down to Washington im- medlately after my first election to con- gress,” sald Mr. Keliher, “I felt it was up o me to uphold the dignity of the grand old commonweaith, not only at the capitol, but in private life as well. I still think so, but I have modified: my views slightly. “1 first lived at a hotel, but did not like to confine myself to one or two rooms and was not fond of hanging around the hotel Igbby. I told my secretary to'look around the city and see if he could not rent a comfortably furnished house. Not untll I signed the lfease aid I realize what I was up against. When I moved in with a couple of trunks I found that I was the temporary owner of about thirty furnished rooms. I was not troubled by a small army of callers and In desperation ordered my secretary to live with me. “The worst feature of my first venture in housekeeping was an inheritance from the owners of the house. It seems that they were Interested in cats. In fact, they had glven Instructions to the city officlals to turn over to them all the stray cats to be found In Washington. They gave them the best care, but, when I took the house, were compelled to distribute them to numerous familles, BEvidently the fellnes did not fare well in thelr new homes. Each night when I was pondering aver the preparation of my maiden speech In the house 1 was disturbed by an army of cats yelling In chorus to get back to their old hom What with the nightly visit of the cats, the lonesomeness of the house and at last un awakening to the fact that & member of the house s not such & terrible important Individual after Rival for Franklin's Glory It is one of the “bromidiums” of science that when a practical discovery of great value to the world has been made by one man It is almost invariably found that other men have been working along the same lines, though all independently of one another. Byt if a trite statement, it is nevertheléss an almost universally true one. The death of Prof. Dolbear recalls labors that antedated by many years the working introduction of one of the most mportant business and soclal agencles that has ever been given to the world. It is the man who develops and adapts rather than the man who makes capture of & new Idea or principle who takes his place among the :mmortals. It has been supposed Frankiin had a cléar field and no competitors in his fresh contributions to electrical sclence, but it is now recalled that if he did not have a com- petitor he had a co-laborer and experimen- ter, whose name is entitied to larger rec- ognition than it has recelved In connection with the earlier stages of investigation of this now so widely employed force. An electrical exhibition 18 in progress in Phila- delphia, and among its features s a card of admission giving the bearer the right to attend the lectures of Ebenezer Kinnersly on the newly “discovered electric fire.” This man was a teacher in the Institution that grew to be the University of Pennsyl- vania. He was a near neighbor of Frank- lin as well as a friend and admirer, and their sclentific pursults were to a consid- erable extent in common. In fact, a few of the nien of his time claimed that some of the credit that Franklin received should all, T soon tired of my bargain, sublet tha house and went to live in bachelor aparts ments." Representative Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska s married. Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock (s not married. Repre- sentative Hitchcock lives at a certain fashe fonable apartment house In Washington. Postmaster General Hitchcock has bachelog apartments at the same place. A day or two ago when Representative Hitcheock returned to his home from the Capitol he found among his mall & lettes from a ew York department store ade dressed “Mr. Hitchcock, The Conneeticuty Washington, D. i Representative Hitchcock opened the ene velope and frowned at its contents. AS soon as Mrs Hitchcock saw the contents of the envelope she frowned, too, and looked inquiringly at her husband. The envelopa contatned a bill for 138 parasols, the cost of which was considerably more than the average goverhment clerk recelves from Uncle Sam each month, “I do not understand this" sald M Hitchcock to his wife. “I have not ems barked in the parasol business.” A second glace at the bill showed that, although the envelope was addressed “Mr Hitcheock,” the bill was made out ta “Frank Hitchcock.” Now Representative Hitchcock 1s a democrat and Is keen on the soent ofsextravagance in & republican ads ministration. He immediately has a vision of an outrageous misapplication of funds In the postoffice. He returned the bill to the envelope with a note, which read: “This envelope was opened by mistake The enclosire was read with amasement, (Signed) Gilbert M. Hitchcock." i There will be. no congressional investigas ' tion of the wholesale purchase of parasola by Postmaster General Hitchcock. Repres sentative Hitchcock having discovered that the parasols were distributed as favors by Mr. Hiteheock at a cotillon at which he was host recently. Reoollections of a Pio- neer in . the Eleo- " trical Field. have been glven to Kinnersly, though noths ing is recorded that gives any positive clue as to how the honors should have been divided. ; Franklin was & man of the world, while Kinnersly preferred the clolster of the scholar. Moreover, Franklin knew the value of printer's ink better than almost eny other man of his generation, and, while Kinnersly's lectures might have been heard by hundreds, the former's theses went to hundreds of thousands and are going still. He was evidently the more masterful spirit , and doubtlessly the bolder and more confle dent investigator, too sure of his work to be jealous of others, while Kinnersly was too modest and retiring to be jealous of him or to olaim more than he was perfectly, willing to grant. The professor addressed to him this un- gruding appreciation of the development of the lightning rod: “I most heartily come gratulate you upon the pleasure you must have In finding your great and well-founded expeotation wo far fulfilied. May this method of security from the déstructive violence of one of the most awful powers of nature meet with such further success as to induce every good and grateful heart to bless God for this important discovery. May the benefit thereof be diffused over the whole globe. May it extend to the latest posterity of mankind and make the name of Franklin, lke that of Newton, ime mortal.!" That prayer has been pretty well answered, one of the most notable ape plications of the device being to the Washe ington monument at the national capital.— Boston Transecript. One Day Enough for Sin Experience of a China« man Running a Hotel Having spent a big bundle of mondly fix- ing up and opening a hotel in Chicago, Louis 8ing, & Chinaman, decided that one day's experience was enough and proceeded to sell out. This is why he jumped the job, as told in the Tribune: “1 open the Canton Saturday night. Big £rand opéning with fireworks, flowers, and Chinese frult, Something to drink, too. Bverybody tell me, ‘Louls, you got fine hotel, I say ‘yes, cost me three, four thou- sand dollar to open up.’ “Abaut twenty my good friends call in to see meé At grand opening. Pete, my man- ager, had a red vest. The police sergeant over to Harrison street station tell me to make Pete take off vest. He say it drive trade away. 1 go and tell Pete to take off vest, nd he tell me to jump In the lake, He say he manager of hotel and he wear any kind of vest he want. Then I say, ‘Go far as you like.' “About 1 o'clock in the mornin, my friends gone, P want to lock door and go to bed. I say, ‘No, It you lock door, it aln't hotel’ He say to me, ‘What you kiow about hotel." And I ‘d— little, but I know, more than you! I say, ‘I don't wear red vest anyway.' “Then Pete he get mad and tell me to Ieave tho hotel. He say he manager, and I must take orders from him. I tied & can to Pete right there. “1'try to sleep on & cot in the office, but bell ring el night. Some one want les water aud somebody else kick for more heat. 1 go down In the basement and fire up the furnace “About 3 o'clock & cab come with two Chingmen In it. They want front room. I say_all the front rooms are occupy, and they say I don't know how to run hots After they g0 away | try to go to sleep agatn, Then the teleplione ring and some- after all body op wire want to know if this is the police station. I say, ‘No, you got wrong number.’ “Half past 8 o'clock Chinaman in room No. 12 ring the bell, and when I go upe stairs he say, ‘Bring me coffes and rolls’ I ain't got no coffee in the place and rollsy and he say I keep h— of hotel. “Then to make it good a fellow, look lke Italian, he skip out by lowering his suit case out of back window into alley. He beat me out of 76 cents for night's lodging.” Marriage Superstitions. “Blessed Is the bride that the sun shine® on." A bride should use no pins In her wedding clothes, and she should avold looking in the glass when she is complotély dressed fop church. The wedding ring should not be tried on before tho service, and ¢o take it off after- ward is unlucky. “If you marry in Lent you will live to rent.”” May Is an unlucky menth for wed- aings, and June and October are specially lucky. It Is an old Yorkehire custom to pour hot water over the doorstep after the happy couple have departed, in order to keep the threshold warm for angther bride. hen the bridesmatds undress the bride thel must be careful I she have any pins about her to throw them away. A single pin left might cause her ll-luck. And If & bridesmald keep one of these pins she need not expect to be married before the next Whitsuntide or Easter st the very earliest.—Home Notes