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Lowers of Stevenson Visit His Birthplace Lovers of Robert Louis Stevenson may like to be reminded of the .house No. 8. Howard place, Edin burgh, where R. L. S. was born. It was opened to visitors on June 9, 1926, by the Robert Louis Stevenson club as the result of a bazaar which the members organized, and since that time 3,000 visitors from all parts of the world have inspected the Steven sonia. These at present Include many pictures—Including some that Illus trate his life In the South seas, and a collection of letters, manuscripts and personal belongings. There is the In land linen press given by Stevenson to Henley which was purchased by Lord Guthrie when Mrs. Henley sold her household goods after the death of her husband. The linen press has a story. It was made by Deacon Bro die who, because of his double-faced characteristics, suggested to Stevenson his famous characters of “Doctor Jekyil and Mr. Hyde.” Schoolgirl of China Coached in Manners Id the native schools of China the Chinese girl gels very little book learning. She enters the school late— at about the age of ten or eleven— receives instruction in morals and manners and marries as soon as her brief educational course Is finished. The proverbial Chinese politeness is taught in the schools as well as In the home. In the classroom the little girls learn how to greet friends and acquaintances, bow to receive visitors with all old-time Chinese formality; how to offer tea. how to present an umbrella to an aged lady, how to share an umbrella witth a companion —a thousand and one acts of courtesy each distinguished by its own proper ceremony. In families which have be come somewhat modernized the young Chinese daughters by way of a final polishing in their last year at school learn civics and receive a sort of pa triotic instruction. Simply Had to Do It “I knew she was a sub-title reader when I married her, Your Honor; but she was young, I loved her, and I im agined I could cure her. But it was not long before she showed symptoms of telling the stories of other movies she had seen while we were watching a film. 1 was kind to her, gave her the best of care, even offered to send her to a sanitarium; but she refused all efforts to aid her, and one night after we had returned from a movie, she began to tell me the story of the book on which the film had been based, explaining what changes had been made. And so, of course, I killed her.” “Defendant dismissed with the thanks of the court! Call the next caseKansas City Star. T wo Were One It happened recently on a Fifth avenue bus. Occupying the preferred position next to the windows on three separate seats were a mother and two children. The conductor ap peared and presented the coin box to the mother. She put in two dimes. The conductor said nothing, but Jie looked hurt and waited. That didn’t produce any effect so he remarked to the mother, who was young and good looking, “But there are three of you.” “Oh,” replied the mother, smiling sweetly, "but those two children are twins.” There was nothing more to be said. —New York Sun. Gentleman’s Qualities “A gentleman Is easy to serve and hard to please,” said Confucius. Con versely the “vulgar are hard to serve and easy to please” while “Nought but right pleases the gentleman,” he con tended. Confucius said that the gen tleman has nine aims in life. They are: “First, to see clearly. “Second, to understand what he hears. “Third, to be warm in manner. “Fourth, to be dignified in bearing. “Fifth, to be faithful of speech. “Sixth, to be painstaking at work. “Seventh, to ask when in doubt. “Eighth, to think of difficulties when In anger. “Ninth, to remember right when in sight of gain."—Detroit News. j A Mighty Mite Red spiders, which actually are not spiders at all, but mites—are a serious ipest lu certain cotton fields of the jSouth, and, the Department of Agri culture points out in a recent bulletin, .'probably damage the cotton crop In iexcess of $2,000,000 In years of severe infestation. The Insects are minute and live on the under sides of the leaves, feeding from the juices In the leaf tissues, rather than on the sur face. They multiply rapidly, and In warm weather a new generation ap pears In about 12 days. As many as 17 generations a year have been ob served. Complimentary A man who fancied himself as a motor engineer bought a second-ham I car, and had just completed one o> two urgent repairs. He stepped bad and surveyed his handiwork. "There I” he exclaimed to a friend “you'd never think she was second band now, would you?” His friend cast a critical glance over the car before replying. “N-no,” be agreed; “It’s more like something you’d made yourself.” RELICS OF I SOI B. C. FOUND IN PALESTINE Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 14 (AP).— A Canaanite well constructed years ago and fragments of Canaanite war chariot, to which references are made in the book of Joshua, have been un earthed by the University of Penn sylvania museum’s archaeological ex pedition to Palestine. Announcement of the discoveries DAWES BURIES BOYHOOD CHUM Vice President Cares for Former Pal Who Became Bowery Bum. New York.—Almost threescore years i ago two bine-eyed, tow-headed young i sters played tag together In two aris | tocratlc back yards In Marietta, Ohio. Then they flew kites, went boating on the Ohio, and finally played baseball on the same team at Marietta college. There the trails of the young men ; parted. They were rejoined in a sense re cently when one of them, Brandt Hul bert, sixty-five, a Bowery bum, who j spent the last ten years of his life soaking up drinks in Bowery dives, was buried at the expense of the oth er, Charles Gates Dawes, Vice Presi j dent of the United States. It’s a Strange Story. The strange story of how the Vice President supported and claimed the friend of his childhood after a lapse of almost fifty years was told by Tom Bresian of Budberry Bend, who be friended the sad-eyed Bowery habitue whose better days had been so much belter. Ten years ago Brandt Hulbert, once a successful engineer, cut his tie with bis rather distinguished family and | appeared on the Bowery, as many an other, ready for a plunge Into the abyss that would swallow his identity. “He was always neat and had his i hair brushed back over his high fore head.” Bresian said. “No matter how drunk he got he always had his shoes shined and a clean collar from some where.” The silent, courteous, sad-eyed pa tron of the Bowery bars, then fast dis appearing, took a dingy room at the Grove hotel on Park row. Winters he worked as a common laborer at con struction camps — sometimes. Sum mers he got easier odd jobs as a waiter at Coney Island. But two years ago this strange Bowery character fell ill. He couldn’t raise a dime for beer and mulligan or 15 cents for “shot.” for even on the Bowery he remained somewhat of an aristocrat, drinking 15-cent drinks of caramel, water and alcohol instead of the niekel-and-dime “smoke.” Steadfastly he refused to appeal to his family. But. when friends urged, he did write a letter to the friend of his childhood, the Vice President. Vice President’s Signature. Thereafter, on the first of every month, a check for $25 from Charles G. Dawes arrived at the Bowery hotel for Brandt Hulbert The signature of the Vice President became very familiar in Bowery “spilkies.” A few days ago the derelict once more was stricken. An ambulance surgeon from Beeckman hospital said it was nothing serious, but Hulbert, alone in his dingy hotel room, died tlie next morning of pleurisy and pneumonia. His body west to a slab in the morgue. Tom Bresian heard that* Vice Presi dent Dawes was in town, the gnest of Owen D. Young and Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Then Tom notified the Vice President his friend was dead. The Vice President left a gathering of his friends and went to dismal Bellville morgue and gazed upon the features of Brandt Hulbert for the last time. . Then, asking that the bill be sent to him in Washington, he ar ranged for the funeral. On the casket was a wreath from a friend who. traveling the high road, did riot forget his friend who took an other path. Paris Seeks to Check Use of Bright Lights Paris.—Too much progress in trying to Imitate Broadway’s electric signs seems to have caused a revulsion of feeling against publicity methods and a new code for signs and billboards is being drafted for Paris. Certain areas around public build ings, certain old churches and Inter esting historical scenes are to be kept free of signs. Elsewhere the regula tions will specify the number, size and character of billboards and signs that may he Installed. Set* the Example. Kabul. Afghanistan.—King Amanul lah believes in setting a good ex ample. When he decreed that women should unveil he stood with his queen before the national assembly and un covered her face himself. Wear* Queen’* Veil. Stockholm. —When Miss Estelle Manville marries Count Folke Berna dotte at Pleasantville, N. Y., Decem ber 1, she will wear a veil once owned by the late Queen Sophia of Sweden. was made tonight upon receipt of a report from Alan Rowe, director of the expedition. Other Discoveries Other objects found included a silo with a capacity of more than nine thousand gallons; a potsherd, beam ing, it is said, the first Hieratic in scription ever brought to light in Bei san; pottery, scarabs and figurines historically interesting. “Practically all of the eastern end Display of Learning Unseemly for Womim? Dr. John Gregory, a Scotch phy sician and a master student of hu man nature, left a bit of shrewd and sophisticated writing In “A Father’s Legacy to His Daughters,” which he published in 1797. For reasons best known to themselves, the ladles may he Interested in his admonishlngs: “Be ever cautious in displaying your good sense. It will be thought you assume a superiority over the rest of the company. But if you hap pen to have any learning, keep It a profound secret, especially from the men, who generally look with a Jeal ous and malignant eye on a woman with good parts and a cultivated un derstanding. “A man with real genius and can dor is far superior to this meanness. But such a one will seldom fall In your way; and if by accident he should, do not be anxious to show the full extent of your knowledge. If he has any opportunities of seeing you. he will soon discover it himself; and if you have any advantages of person or manner, and keep your secret, he will probably give you credit for a great deal more than you possess.”— ; Detroit News. — Novelist's Hard Luck Didn't Escape Notice Novelist Upton Sinclair said at a New York reception: “We novelists should never frequent high society. We are out of place there, and all kinds of awkward ac i cidents happen to us. “A young American novelist was ln ' vited to dine with the duchess ot j Marlborough. He wore at the dinner ; one of those made-up ties that fasten to the collar button with a rubber \ loop, and the meal bad hardly begun : when this rubber loop worked loose . and the novelist’s tie dropped into his | soup. “He fished it out with thumb and finger and laid it beside his plate Then he began to debate with him self whether or not he should wipe it dry and put it on again. One thing was fortunate, anyhow—nobody : seemed to have noticed his trouble. “In the midst of his self-debate the | butler bent over him, pointed bis : finger at the tie and said in a loud j voice: “‘Have you quite done with this, sir?’ ”—Detroit Free Press. Peculiarity of Mankind Human nature often manifests itself in ways that puzzle the scientists dealing primarily with material rather than mental research, according to chemists in the laboratories of the United States Department of Agricul ture. As an example, one points out the history of efforts that led up to passage of the federal food and drugs act. At a comparatively early date ! the chemists advocated and secured passage of laws requiring manufac turers of fertilizers to state accu rately the constituents of the products they marketed. They next worked for the passage of similar laws controlling the purity of cattle feeds, and then finally of human foods. “Strange as it may seem,” the chemist observes, | “the control of the quality of the prod ucts used by man himself is always the last and most difficult to secure.” Converted by Airplane An Intelligent African wa3 greatly shaken in his belief in Islam through recently seeing several airplanes vis iting Zaria and the interior of his country. The sight of them convinced j this man that the Moslem belief was indeed false, since amongst other things it teaches the solidity of the ; clouds above! This caused a thor ough disturbance In the spectator’s mind, and there Is good reason to be lieve he will soon be turned In heart to Him who, though dwelling on high, yet desires to- abide in every lowly be i liever who yields to Ills love.—Mont | real Family Herald. For Bread and Butter Herewith the whole of an affec , tionate letter written after the lapse j of a week by a boy in camp who, the old folks feared, might be suffering | from homesickness: “Dear Dad: This is one of the rest I periods when you are supposed to | rest and write letters home. This Is ! one of the letters. I would probably i not have written so soon, but to get | into the dining room tonight I nave to have written a letter home. It Is ! about dinner time, now, so must close. | Yocr son Bill." This Way Out Talking of “gate-crashers," numer j ous yarns are being circulated regard | ing those possessors of perverted in i trepldlty. One of the best concerns a j hostess who observed among her ; guests a strange gentleman who bad not been Invited. Her tactics were j superb. She approached the intruder ; and said. “Waiter, tell the butler that there is an uninvited man present and j instruct him to have the person shown out."—Sporting and Dramatic News. Sacred Speech It is only when we study the history i of speech that we realize the marvel | ous fabric of which It Is woven. It is indeed a “sto.-y of the world,’’ and one | that should be our most precious herlt I age. Let us add to It any gift we can, I but let us not misuse or deface It, lest j we Incur the old curse of him that re I moveth his neighbor’s landmark.—Ex change. _ of the Temple of Mekal in the Tho thmes III level, dating from 1501 to 1447 B. C., now is excavated,” said Mr. Rowe’s report. “From the temple came a Syrian dagger, arrow heads, a knife, cyriote milk bowls, a serpent cult object, heads, dishes, corn mills and grind ers of basalt, a limestone amulet, a small opaque seal, and a scarab of Thothmes IV, which chows the fig ure of the king holding an ax and wearing the battle helmet with Ura fj | Chuck Full I J eus attached. Before him is the car iouche containing his throne name ‘Ra-Men-Kheperu.’ Ingot of Metal. “In the upper portion of the Amenophis III level, (1411 to 1314 B. C.) was discovered an ingot of very heavy metal something like lead in appearance. A piece of led was found in the tomb of Tut-Ankh Amen.-’ In addition to the foundations of the fort tower, the expedition discov ered the foundations of an adjoin ing building, which Mr. Rowe said may have been the residence of the Egyptian commandment of the fort in the reign of Rameses II. LINCOLN LOCALS Mrs. Mary Layer is confined in St. Elizabeth’s hospital, where she underwent a serious operation. Rev. H. W. Botts, Mrs. Botts, Mrs. E. J. Griffin and Mrs. Ida Todd, at tended the second quarterly board meeting of the New Era Baptist as sociation at Omaha this week. Mrs. Sarah Alice Taylor died at 11:25 Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Wilson, 124 C street. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Taylor is survived by four sons, Otto of Lincoln, Rev. F.ussel Taylor of Omaha, one other son of Omaha, one son in Iowa, and three grand daughters. The funeral was held in Henry Brown’s undertaking parlors Monday at 2:30 o’clock and the ser mon was preached by Rev. John Adams of Quinn chapel. Most of the relatives were present. The oratorical contest held in Mt. Zion Baptist church last Friday night by students of the Kappa Alpha and Alpha Psi frats was very interesting. Each of the young men had his own subject and did most commendably. They were Messrs. Harold Adams, Henry W. Botts, jr., Louis Livingler for Alpha Psi, and Benj. Hill, Henry Gordon and John Adams of Kappa Alpha. The chosen judges rendered the decision in favor of Alpha Psi. The dinner given at Mt. Zion Bap tist church last Thursday evening was a success. Revivals are yet in progress at Quinn chapel A. M. E. and Newman M- E. churches. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church were held as usual Sunday. Rev. Mr. Botts delivered instruct ive sermons to his congregation. The Y. W. C. A. girls had a very successful tea at the home of Mrs. G. A. Perry Sunday afternoon. URBAN LEAGUE The first annual meeting of the Omaha Urban league, held at Zion Baptist church, was attended by sn en thusiastic audience of about 250 persons. The report of the executive secretary, J. Harvey Kerns, of the year’s activities, was quite illuminating and showed that the Urban league is an organization of the people, devoted to their varied interests. The secretary in his re port pointed out that the league serves as a medium of information not only on local matters concerning the Negro but matters of general in terest. He stated that 2,218 person al contacts had been made during the seven months’ activities for varied services of the league. In the indus trial department, the report showed that 577 men had been placed on jobs and 369 women, and 38 confer ences had been held with employers in behalf of colored workers. Rabbi Frederick Cohn in a very scholarly address urged more unity among the races and said, “More tol erance among the various peoples would produce a world symphony.” He urged that people be treated as individuals and that races be judged by their best characters instead of their worst. Mr. John Hall, director of the Community Chest, Mr. C. A. Cush man, general manager of Swift & Company, and vice-president of the Urban league, and Dr. D. W. Gooden were other speakers. Dr. Palmer Findley, president of the Urban ; league board, was the presiding of ! ficer at the meeting. BOOKER WASHINGTON SUED Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 10.—Book i er T. Washington II, was sued for ; divorce here today by Nettie Han j cock Washington, who charged him i with cruelty. Mr. Washington is the son of the i late Booker T. Washington, 'famous J as the founder of Tuskegee Institute, j The Washingtons are prominent so ! daily and the suit for divorce has i created quite a sensation. — ART SHOP ADDS POPULAR CLERK | Miss Theresa J. Liverpool, charm | ing younger daughter of Mrs. Ella Liverpool, has accepted a position as manager of the musical department of Stuart’s Art Shop, Miss Liverpool is one of Omaha’s promising musi | cians and her services are heralded as an asset to the firm. The depart \ ment is now open for business with i all kinds and classes of music and j accessories. Miss Liverpool is a product of the Omaha schools, having j graduated from Central High school, ! she has completed the normal course at the Teachers college at Nebraska university. Miss Liverpool is secre tary of the Omieron chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority at Nebrasak university, and corresponding secre tary of the local branch of the Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. U. S. SAVINGS MOUNT TO NEW HIGH LEVEL People Had $28,421,961,000 in Sav ing* Banka June 30, Report Announces. — MIDWEST STATES GAIN New York, Dec. 14 (AP).—The greatest yearly increase in savings deposits in the United States was an nounced today by W. Espey Albig, deputy manager of the American Bankers’ association, in charge of its savings division. On last June 30, he reported, sav ings totaled $28,412,961,000, a gain of $2,327,069,000 over the previous year. Individual depositors number ed 63,188,348, an increase of 2,496, 070. “This indicates prosperity more general than at any time since the business depression of 1920,” said a statement Mr. Albig issued. The per capita savings now stands at $237. New York, with an increase of $49 per capita, led the states. New York savings deposits were reported as $7, 119,229,000, or 25.1 per cent of the country’s total. Massachusetts, how ever, was first in savings per person, with $618. The New England and middle At lantic states were tied in group gains for the year. The gains per inhabitant of other sections for the year were reported as: East central, $16; Pacific, $9; west central, $4; southern, $3. “The west central states for the most part had a remarkable turn around,” the report states “In most of this group a more satisfactory con dtiion obtains. Every state in the Pacific group hud a decided gain over the preceding year.” Savings per inhabitant by groups were tabulated as: Nev' England states, $560; middle Atlantic, $431; Pacific, $272; east central, $198; west central, $86; southern, $63. NEGRO ADVANCES IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE (Continued from Page 1) Most of the colored population re ceives employment from the Bethle hem Steel company, a large clean ing and dyeing establishment and the | Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending company. The Community Building and Loan association strives to stim ulate business activity and encourage greater co-operation, as well as serve its own peculiar function. This survey indicates that the citi zens of Harrisburg, Pa., are aggress ive and alert. However, there ap pears to be room for a theater, a men’s haberdashery, a shoe store, and several more grocery stores. The city is well supplied with member of all except the legal profession. COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER SLAYING Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 14 (ANP). —M. Brians, 62, a white man, ended his life here Wednesday, after he had shot and killed Jim Winze, at Lin coln park, a Negro recreational cen ter. After the murder, Brians walk ed a block away and turned the pistol on himself. He died without making a statement. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT To Irene Lafayette Carter, non resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Jo seph W. Carter filed a petition against you in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 27th day of August, 1928, in the case of Joseph W. Carter, Plaintiff, vs. Irene Lafayette Carter, Defend ant, Docket 250, No. 135, the prayer of which requested the court to an nul the marriage between you and the plaintiff on the ground that, at 'the time of contracting said mar riage, you had a living husband from whom you had never been divorced. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 27th day of January, 1929, or the allega tions thereof, will be held and con fessed as true. JOSEPH W. CARTER, Plaintiff By W. B. BRYANT, His Attorney. 12-7-14-21-28. Notice by Publication on Petition for Settlement of Final Administration Account. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEB. j IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE of JOHN Q. GREER, Deceased. Persons interested in said matter are hereby notified that on the 16th ; day of November, 1928, Rufus C. j Long filed a petition in said county court, praying that his final admin istration account filed herein be set tled and allowed, and that he be dis I charged from his trust as administra I tor and that a hearing will be had on j said petition before said Court on I the 3rd day of December, 1928, and j that if you fail to appear before said court on the said 3rd day of Decem I ber, 1928, at 9 o’clock, A. M., and I contest said petition, the court may ! grant the prayer of said petitios., en i ter a decree of heirship, and make j such other and further orders, allow | ances ajid decrees, as to this court j may seem proper, to the end that all matters pertaining to said estate may be finally settled and determined. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 2T County Judge. H. J. Pinkett, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE of MILFORD HALL, Deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrate: of said estate, be fore me, county judge of Douglas county, Nebraska, at the county court | room, in said county, on the 11th day I of January, 1929, and on the 11th ' day of March, 1929, at 9 o’clock, A. M., tach day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examin ation, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims from the 8th day of December, 1928. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-ll-9-28 County Judge. Classified FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room. Modern home. With kitchen priv ilege. Call Web. 6498. —tf. NICELY furnished rooms. All mod ern. WE. 3960. FOR RENT—One three-room apart ment. Neatly furnished. Webster 6018. 2614 N. 31st street. FOR RENT—Three and six room apartments at 1201 So. Eleventh street. Call Webster 6613. N. W*. Ware. FOR RENT—Five room house, 30th and Pinkney streets; modern ex cept furnace; newly decorated throughout; $20. Web. 5172. 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