Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1927)
Poet*a Glider Almoat Too Eager in Action Long ago. In Algeria, a French poel contributed unknowingly to the ad vancement of aerial conquest, says the Air Station News, biweekly publication of the naval air station at Pensacola. Fla. Mouillard was his name and he constructed his glider from the study of birds. Starting early, as is the custom of Is tor-day pilots, he buckled on his wii -s and started down the road wait ing tor a favorable h-eeze. The road down which he “took off" was raised nve or six feet above the surrounding plains and was bordered on both sides iij itches some ten feet wide. His wings felt light. Bunning forward to 'e i their life, be thought to amuse trim elf by Jumping one of the ditches. I'lie result is told in his own words: 'So I took a good run across the road and Jumped. My feet did not come down to earth, i was gilding on the air and making vain efforts to land, for my airplane had set out on a cruise. I dangled only a few feet from the soli, but do what 1 could I could not reach It, and I was skimming along without the power to stop. At last, my feet touched the earth. I fell forward on my head and broke my wings and all was over, but goodness, how frightened I had been." Bones May Be Tho e of Famous Drunkards Human remains, buried under two or three yards of debris which had railed from the ceiling of a great un derground grotto, were discovered seven miles north of Jerusalem by Prof. William Bade, head of the Amer ican archeological expedition which unearthed the huge city wall, greater than that of Jerusalem Itself. Pierre Van Paassen writes, in the Atlanta Constitution. It has been suggested that Tel el Nasbeth is the site of the treasure city of Solomon. Professor Bade discovered a natural limestone cave artificially enlarged to a great underground chamber. The entrance to the grotto was fuund in tiie base ment of a large building. From the , entrance stone steps led to the bowels of the earth and to the cave. The hu man remains were apparently buried by ancient earthquakes. Beneath the | debris was found a number of great wine jnrs of the Seventh century It C„ indicating that the chumher. above which was a wine press, was a store for the reputed drunkards of Ephraim (“Woe to tiie crown of pride of the ; drunkards of Ephraim," Isaiah 28:1) — Antiquity of “Gent" A CroxJey Green render is at a loss to know why a learned Judge should have taken exception to the abbrevia tion “Gent” In legal documents. “It Is,” he writes, “time honored, even though nowadays If may appear to be* a vulgar coekneylsm. Upon many monumental Inscriptions It may be Found In place of ‘man."' und he quotes one of 1!V‘4 In a Shropshire church, which refers to “Ye body of ye worthy gent," etc. “The word 'gent' here Is not In tended to Indicate his social status, as it Is followed by ‘Esquire,’ which does place him." Nevertheless the abbre viation has come to be regarded as not only colloquial but vulgar. Was it not O. W. Holmes who solemnly warned his countrymen against using such ex presslons as “a gent In a flowered <-est”?—London Morning Post. — Old Hawaiian Cu*tom The custom of casting chelo ber ries into the crater of the Kilauea vol cano is a very ancient one in Hawaii. The object Is to propitiate the god dess Pele. The goddess Pele appears In various guises. Formerly It was believed that she would never allow the volcano to harm any Individuals but the recent flows of lava have shown this to be not true. Red flags are often placed to mark the bounds rles of the village and a live pig Is tied In front as a sacrifice to the god dess. Kilauea Is merely a crater on the eastern slope of Mauna Loa. which Is the largest volcano In the world though not the loftiest Children at Play The noises of children, playing thPlr own fancies—as I now hearken to them by fits. sporting on the gr£en bpfore by window while I am en gaged In these grave speculations at my neat suburban retreat at Shackle well—by distance made more sweet— Inexpressibly take from the labor of my task. U Is like writing to music They seem to modulate my periods. They might at least to do so—for In the voice of that tender age there Is a kind of poetry, far unlike the harsh prose-accents of man's conversation.— Charles Lamb. In Essays of Ella. Many-Legged Optimist Several belated examination papers tell us that “posters are sheets of paper pasted on blackguards;” tha "an optimist Is a thing with a lot o. little legs;” that “an aqueduct does marvelous things at a circus;” and that "All Itaha means away when the crime was committed.” Also that “It. 8. V. P" means "received same very prompt.” Too many students get their learning by ear and not very well then —Capper’s Weekly Smile Worth While No matter with how much or how little beauty you are endowed, you are better looking when you smile Looks count for much In this world yet most when coupled with solid worth.—Grit Pet Cat Made Model for Artist’s Lioness When Sir William Richmond, the artist, was a small boy his mother took him to St. Paul's cathedral to . hear the singing, and he was disap pointed because everything was so cold and colorless. He said to his j mother suddenly. “Perhaps one day I , shall decorate this place!” and we can , imagine how she smiled at the thought of Willy coloring the walls with a box of chalks. But the boy's dream came true, for somebody eise thought with him that the interior of the cathedral needed color and decoration, and in 1890 Richmond, then a famous painter, was entrusted with the work of designing mosaics to cover the roof of the choir The westernmost of the three sau cerdotnes in the choir vaults repre sents the Creation of the Beasts. Richmond had a favorite cat which loved him so much that she used to attend him even while he had his bath. 1 and when he got out she would crouch j down and lick his great toe adoringly. She was not beautiful or valuable, j but the grace of her attitude so charmed the artist that he decided to use it in his great work. In a panel near the Creation of the Beusts there may be seen Adam between a lion and lioness. The lions are so true to life that when they were shown to a Zulu chief he started and involuntarily raised his hand to stab. But the lioness is really a little tame cat lick ing her master's foot.—London Times. Coed Definitions, but Not Dictionary Terms Anyone can go to the dictionary for definitions, but in no dictionary will be found quite so good a definition of ‘‘gossip” as that given by a child who on being asked wlial the word meant, said, "It's when nobody don’t do noth ing and somebody goes and tells about it." Amid a collection of droll or witty definitions accumulated from time to : time through newspaper reading, the j following seem worthy of repetition: i "I )audy”—“a football for men and a pincushion for women." “Snoring"— "Sleeping out loud." "Bachelor"—"a man who has lost the opportunity of making some woman miserable." “Ty rant"—“one who kills worms lest they turn.” “Nothing"—“a bunghole without a barrel around it.” “Truth"—“the only ! th'ng that can’t be Improved upon." “Polite Interest"—"listening to things you know all about, told by one who knows nothing about them." ‘•Canni bal"—"one who loves his fellowmen.” “Caution"—“the dark lantern of en terprise." “Smiles”—“laughter’s pho tographs." * Out of the Ordinary The liveliest coni mine is near Lam hert, Belgium. 3.500 feet deep. The biggest dock is at Cardifr, '"ales, and the Strongest electric light is at the Sydney lighthouse, Australia, while the largest lighthouse is at Cape Henry, Va„ being 185 feet high and 8 feet thick. The oldest college is Uni versity college, Oxford, founded in 1050. The largest library, the Na tional, in Paris, contains more than 5,000,000 volumes. The largest thea ter is the Paris Opera house, covering three acres. The largest bronze statue, that of Peter the Great, In Leningrad, weighs 1.100 tons. The biggest stone statue Is in Japan, 44 feet high. The largest college is in Cairo, with more than 15,OnO students and 500 teachers. Damascus has the honor of being the oldest city. -- Distance in Solar System Take a farmer’s field and place in It a two-foot globe to represent the sun. In a circle 82 feet away Is a grain of mustard which represents Mercury, the planet nearest the sun The earth is a pea 215 feet away, and the planet Saturn is a small orange In a circle two-fifths of a mile distant. This Is the astronomer Herchel’s Il lustration of distance in the solar sys tem, so In a measure we can compre hend them. In reality Saturn Is 888. 000.000 miles from the sun, compared with the earth’s 93,000.000 miles. Even when the earth Is closest to Saturn that planet Is 793,000,000 miles away —Detroit News. Parti of a Tree When we look at u tree we can recognize In Its make-up three prln clpal parts They ure the routs, the stem, and the crown. The roots com prise that part of a tree that Is usu nllv found below the ground says the American Tree association. Such trees as the spruces, the hemlocks and the pines have roots that tend to spread and lie close to the ground These shallow-rooted trees are, as j rule, not wlndflrm. Other trees, such as rite hickories, the oaks, and the walnuts develop a long taproot. These trees are firmiy anchored and rarely uprooted Time to Laugh Bifrkins was suffering from liver trouble and the doctor told him that If he laughed fifteen minutes before each meal his condition would Improve. One uay In a restaurant, while Blffklns was having his little laugh, a man at the opposite table walked over to him I and said In an angry manner; “What the dickens ure you laughing at?” “Why, I am laughing for my liver.’’ said Blffkitis. “Well, then, I guess I had bettei start laughing too. I ordered mine half ail hour ago”—Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. 4 | Reid-Duffy f P H A RMACY I FREE DELIVERY :j Phone Web. 0609 * 24th and Lake Street* •{ and 24th and Cuming y £ OMAHA, NTEB V V •••X~X~XKXXKX-«~X~X~X"X--X~X I C. P. WESIN I Grocery Company •|* Now one of the y | Red and White | ■$ Chain Stores $ Same Prompt and Y •{• Courteous Service y y Better Prices. !£ I 2001 Cuming Ja. 1248 | .VmVmVmVmVmVmVmVmW*.*. ,%*•**•• ♦* vww*<ir%*www ••W’STWWWW*# SHOE REPAIRING BENJAMIN A THOMAS always give SiU isfaction. Best material, reason able prices. All work guaranteed 1415 North 24th St., Webster 5084 TO SEE YOU Mitt Etta Green it the authorized Monitor collector. She hat your bill. Pleate pay when the calls. She is coming to see you. Be prepared to pay something on account if you cannot pay all. Pleate do not put her off. PLEASE PAY Many subscriptions are now long past due. It will be great ly appreciated if you will either bring your money to the office or be prepared to pay >vhen our collector calls. WATERS^ BARNHART PRINTING CO. h. aFr~T5 OMAHA S Ed. F. Morearty Attorney-at-Law 700 Peters Trust Building NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DE FENDANT To Charles Wilson, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Pearl Wilson, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 24th day of May, 1927, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and non support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 25th day of September, 1927. PEARL WILSON. 4t-8-26-27 John Adami, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of Washington Pridgett, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administratrix of said estate, be fore me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court Room, in said County, on the 3rd day of November, 1927, and on the 3rd day of January, 1928, at 9 o’clock a. m., each day, for the pur pose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allow ance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 1st day of October, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-9-2-27 County Judge. H. J. Pinkett, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINSTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Henry Hunter, deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are-hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for adminis tration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition * before said court on the 24th day of September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 24th day of September, 1927, at 9 o’clock a. m., to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Frank Blackwell or some other suitable person and pro ceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, | 3t-9-2-27 bounty Judge. _ LEGAL NOTICE Ed. F. Morearty Attorney at Law ' " Peters Trust Building Notice of Service by Publication To Roy Pitts, non-resident defend ant: You are hereby notified that Hattie J. Pitts, your wife, the plain tiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 6th day of May, 1927, to ob ta’n an absolute decree of divorce from you, on the grounds of extreme cruelty and non-support. You are required to answer said petition on or hefore the 10th day of September, 1927. HATTIE J. PITTS, 4t.-8-12-27 Plaintiff. Charles F. Daria Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION , In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of ] (ieorge G. Johnson, Deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al l"ging that said deceased died leaving | no last will and praying for adminis- j tration upon his estate, and that a i hearing will be had on said petition J before said court on the 17th day of September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 17th day of September, 1927, at 9 o’clock a. m., to contest said peti- < tion, the Court may grant the same j and grant administration of said es- I tate to Ray L. Williams or some 1 other suitable person and proceed to j a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-8-26-27 County Judge, j I ! FOR RENT — Furnished apartment; or furnished room in strictly mod ern home. Webster 4162. 2310 North Twenty-Second Street. FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnish ed rooms. Near carline. Reason able. WEbster 1053. FOR RENT—Two rooms, neatly fur nished, strictly modern. Private kitchen and bath. The new James Apartments. Call at 2221 North Twenty-fifth St. Web. 3634. FOR RENT — Homelike furnished rooms. 919 North 26th street. Tel. Harney 1904. Classified FOR RENT—Furnished room in strictly modern home. One block from Dodge carline. Call during business hours, WE. 7126, even ings, WE. 2480. tf-12-10-26. FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room. Modern home. With kitchen priv ilege. Call Web. 6498. —tf. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Web ster 2180. 2516 Patrick avenue. FOR RENT—Three room Apartment, partly modern. Kenwood 2093. 2213 Grace Street. FOR RENT—Six rooms, 1148 North 20th street; five rooms, 1152% North 20th. Modern except heat. Webster 6299. FOR RENT—Furnished room in mod ern home, with kitchen privileges. Man and wife preferred. Call WE. 0919 mornings. FOR RENT— Furnished rooms, 22nd ! and Grant. Webster 0257. NICELY furnished rooms. All mod em. WE. 3960. FOR RENT—Nearly furnished room in modem home, kitchen privileges. WE. 3308. 4-T. UN DEKTAKEKS JONES & COMPANY, Under'aker 24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 11 Of Satisfactory service always PAINTERS AND PAPER HANGERS A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor atirig, wall paper and glass. Plas tering, cement and general work. Sherwin-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St. Phone W’ebster 6366. \ EMERSON’S LAUNDRY { The Laundry That Suita All | y 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 £ LAWYERS W. B. BRYANT. Attorney and Cour. selor-at-Law. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Farnaio Sts. AT. 9344 or Ken. 4072. W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantir 9344 ,nd JAckson 0210. H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun selor- at-l.aw. Twenty years’ ex perience. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Fnmams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180 HOTELS PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, lOlh South Uth St. Known from coast to coast. Terms reason b'e. N P. Patton, pioprietor. THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Cum ine St. Under new management, t’erms reasonable. I). G. Kus. eh, proprietor. BAGGAGE AND HAULING I A. GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Hng ,’age. express, moving, light anG < .•%•••• hauling. Reliable and com pered'. Six years in Omaha. 2622 Maple .-'treet. Phone WEbster 4120 C. H HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th. Is rguge and express hauling to all par's of the city. Phones, stand, WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1056. Harry Brown, Express and Tranafer Trunks and Baggage checked. Try us for your moving and hauling. Also, coal and ice for sale at all times. Phone Webster 2973. 2013 Grace atreet. DRUG STORES ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770 arid 2771. Well equipped to supply your needs. Prompt service. THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24tc. and F.rskine Streets. We carry a full line. Prescriptions promptly filled. WEbster 6323. BEAUTY PARLORS MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific scalp treatment. Hair dressing and manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St. WEbster 6104 f ’ll Y < * Y O j N. W. WARE | & ATTORNEY AT LAW I I I Y 1208 Dodge Street. Omaha, Nebraska •}• t f Y Y X Phones Webster 6613-Atlantic 8192. X. l J ^ ?