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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1924)
- - 1 ■ ■ ■ --N Snow on Academy Hill, Etc. ___r By O. O. MTNTYRE. There ha» always been an ache In my heart for the children of New York. There is such restraint to their play. It Is so mechanical and forced. Today in Central Park from a bench I watched them—cute little be ribboned and furred girls and little Lord Fauntleroys—trying to romp. Nursemaid?! stood ny to reprove arm the whole thing wag starched a rtf! stiff as a white shirt front. There was a little snow on the ground hut no one thought of throw ing snowballs nr washing faces with snow. That would be completely out side the pale. It would be vulgar. And I thought of the days of snow In our town. The first snow on Academy Hill was an event to which we all looked forward Joyously. Most of us scampered over before break fast for the "first coast.” It was a distinction for a child to make the first slide. , AA’g knew when snow had fallen during the night. AA'e could hear the men going to work at the factory stamping along calling out to one another. How happily we responded to that tang in the air. Snow In a city means misery—blocked street cars, cold rooms, starvation, disease and death. In the small town snow Is consid ered a happy gesture by Nature. No one suffers. Even the beaten old In mates at the poor house are com fortable. The dogs raced through the drifts with wild abandon. The w-ork horse's step seemed more sprightly. Every body felt It was good to be alive. And It was. Each snow back home brought on the first of the season's taffy pullings. The parlor v.-as deserted for the kitchen. And what room in the house Is so hospitable as the kitchen? In " New A’nfk the kitchen Is hidden away as though It might be some fright ful dungeon of torture. I'd rather eat on the top of a pine table scrubbed white In the old fashioned kitchen than the best table at Sherry's with the gold service. AVhen the snow melted there was the “slush" season which keeps New A'ork children In doors. For us back home It meant a trip to the attic for our rubber boots and happy hours of trudging through the slush. And dusk with its twinkling lights and open blazing hearths In every home. No spectacle is so beautiful as a small town wrapped In a mantle of snow. You may not see much signs of life after nightfall but you will see the comforting, reassuring smoke that curls lip from chimneys, llow pleasant that Is! Snow lies deep in the cuplike val leys and the hills resemble high shim mering peaks with raps of white. A sluggish moon rcvenls the stark trees —like so many faithful sentinels— waiting and watching for the white to turn to green. Don F. Seitz has written a book about Joseph Pulitzer, the brilliant anil Mind publisher of the New York AA'nrld with whom he was so long as sociated. For years Pulitzer, sight less and racked with pain, guided the AVnrld through many tempestuous periods. Most of the time he sailed the seven seas In quarters that were sound proof for he could not *>ndure noise. And yet through all these tor. turoua days he kept his fingers to the AVorld's pulse. He was perhaps the most amazing of all the geniuses of the period In which he lived. If not one of the most amazing In his tory. If a reporter wrote a good yarn. Pulitzer In the Mediterranean or where-not knew about it. He was as quick to praise as he was to cen sure. He could not forgive stupidity. Men after men were called to guide the destinies of his pap# hut only a few remained Pulitzer was very ex acting. He sought perfection in an Imperfect world. lie was a sensitive man and never sought, the limelight. Tlis heart was wrapped uf) in the AA'orld ami the editorial page was the apple of his eye. Pulitzer had many financial In vestments. Once he saw rough days ahead and felt flint his nttltude would affect his Investments. He called hl» Chief editor and exacted a promise that no matter what, he might any the AA'orld Would not change Its course. He realized that he might he affected financially because of his In vestments and Avenken. His sons have proven worthy of the filth he hnd In them. The World Is still a great newspaper. I often wonder If these men who rise above affliction and achieve great things have any effect upon whiners. At toy hirthplaee, Platts burg, Mo., lives a well known novel ist. John Breckcnridge Ellis, lb- was born In JK70 and a childhood illness sent, hlin to an Invalid s chair for life He has written nearly a half hundred Stirling novels. He has been a pro fissor of English literature and has a splendid musical education. Aside from his literary hnpplneaa from a life wherein ntany would find despair. Andr he "till carrlea on. ip'-jgc F. Baker, the great New York banker, made his first speech at a luncheon given in hia honor at the nge of S4. It was short and incisive. Mr. Baker has never been in a deal that did not prosper. His honesty and integrity have never been questioned. A great record—yet it would have added to his laurels, I believe, never to have made a speech. Whenever —7^1 W'liat does the city eliild know of the' joys of romping in the snow? • a man becomes successrui ne seem” to want to make public speeches that, very few want to hear. There is an other successful nnd brainy New York hanker who is constantly aris ing at banquets with one of those "How I Did It!" talks. He may not know IV but he has become somewhat of a bore. Lots of folk avoid ban quets if they know he is going to be these. He seeks too much publicity. And so long as he is seeking publicity we might as well mention his name: Otto Kahn. A Clotham wit dedicates this to "Just an Average Man:" His mother was Introduced to bis father In a gymnasium. He was fashioned after a semi-dumbbell; that is he had a solid knot on one end only. He finished a five-year school course In 20 minutes. That Is, he was dismissed as hopeless. He was valedictorian at a sub-normal college. Later he picked his way through an envelope stamping course at Scranton and had many an argument with the postmen. He used his head to keep his body from unraveling and, after the recent presidential flection, was sore that no one had in formed him about It or he would have voted. One day his father looked at him and then wrote a letter to an Eskimo friend at Badoder, Alaska, asking him to place the boy In some lucrative position where thinking was unes sential. He arrived at Badoder and reported for duty. He was given the job of head bookkeeper In a shooting gallery in the hope he would try to pass between two customers while at tlielr work. The father received this letter a month later: "Your son is no more. He started a fund here for the cultivation of flowers nnd raised sev eral thousand dollars, which he In vested In rambler rose hushes and which he planted around the Igloos. Alas, he is now one of Ood'e frozen people." (Copyright. 1*14.) --——-—\ Good Books for Young Readers _' "ROUND THK TKAR IN PUDDJNO LANK," by Sarah Addington, Little. Brown and company, publlahera. Boaton. (kin you Imagine anything, more startling than a person who knows more about the affairs of Rudding Lane than Mother Goose? Well this Is a fact. Miss Addington, author of "Round the Year In Pudding Lane," has many new things to tell us about the Interesting little people of Pud ding Lane village. You know Pudding Lane was the home of the heroes and heroines of the rhymes of Mother Goose. Of course Mother Goose could hardly tell everything about all the villagers. That would take more than an ordin ary lifetime. Bo Miss Arrington has discovered lots of new things about our little Pudding -J.an# friends and more Interesting than anything else she has discovered undreamed things about their parents. Bo after finding such a wonderful treasure ihlp Mlaa Addington decided to set the ship a-salllng, a-saillng, a-salllng, and here In her latest book she gives you 12 delightful stories, one for each month of the year, and each story deals with the charming children of Pudding Lane village. The book Is for girls and boy* from 6 to 12 year* of age. "BILLY MINK " by Thnrntnn w. Bar K»>«. Little, Brown and compuny, pub ll»h«rn, Boaton. •'Billy Mink" la the first volume of the author's "Bmlllng Pool" series. It deals exclusively with the animals who live near and about the Bmlllng Pool. # Billy Mink win always on# of the most adventurous of the little people of the Bmlllng Pool Country. One Ideal day he wandered far off from home. lie got so far away that ho decjrled that right here and now was the time for him to visit many places he had heard of and longed to see. The first attractive spot he met wan a largo wood pile In the ynrd of a farmer’s home. Nenr the wood pile was an old barn and In seeing dis tance of the burn was a whole tribe of rats. Well, there wan nothing In all the world that Hilly Mink liked quits an much on hunting rats. Mo here In deed was a find. Thn wood pile had many hiding places and he nettled down In the very deepest one and from there explored hla surroundings. When he arrived home hla family gave him a glorious welcome. It took Billy days and dayp to tell all the adventures of the time spent In the large wood pile at the back of 'he farmer’s horns. Electric Torcheres I | j A limited quanti ty. la pair in all. polychrome base, stands 27 inches In height, excep tional bargain, while they Inst, i ■ tlr— | 3.,s fM» ■ tm .iwmvf A Dandy Value! ^4 Phone Set Worth *200 and specially priced for this sale. Rich hrown maho*an> finish, In desifn a« Illustrated. A clever set, special. 197 - pro -Inventory BanSaiES le 3 Days of Remarkable Values . . . • Monday9 Tuesday and Wednesday Must Sell All Left-Over Odd-Lots of Spec ial Xmas Goods Usual Liberal Quantities Limited! ^ Deferred Payments ^ont * Typifying a* It does the extremely low prices now available In • ' our living room department. All pieces are full size, and in de sign as Illustrated above. Elegant Baker's cut Velour in exquis ite combination coverings, full spring edge, web bottom, loose, sr-lng-filled cushions, etc. You save * yw _ 3m lift during this sale. Limited quantity W /J I M.OU to offer at. 3-Piece Mohair Suite Don't fail to **« tlii.« special Mohair Suita of 3 piece*, full * i z *. sturdy ball foot de sign, loose cushions. Our own make, worth 285.00.*pecial— 227.50 __ - - -- _ __ » ft Special Values In All Departments Walnut Veneer Suit? Among the many un usual sale values for this sale Is this rich 2 tone walnut veneer suite Illustrated. Large l-lnch Hu t. well designed Oblong Table, size d5x*{>4 Inches; with 3 Side Chairs In genuine - Pine Leather completing this handsome g g \' g./S suite of 7 pieces. Worth M § § / 130.00, now .X. v/W The Host ( hair, exfra.10.75 ns, cSpT ' ifcZjif Buflet ] ' - 3 >_| jjfoV 54-lnch •i, i I x a © ! «'| [ 1 VVe have but i to of ! I q.. I ■* > I fer. rich walnut ven L 1 JJ.L. ’ — ~D ! eer In style as pic O 2=-¥e3 lured. Kzceptlonal p== tzE^3'- Si bargain, at— t J •/ 28J5 Special mirrors Upright Style Several mirrors remaining from our holiday sales to be sold at prices that will mean quick selling. A spe cial value. In up- C QC right style, only.. O. sO Oblong Mitered ends, con venient size, several fin ishes. Only 8.95 ' Wo pride ourselves In the completeness of our Lamp displays. Special mention during this sale tomorrow of the group I’lano I.ampe, rich fin ished bases, without pull cords, values to 30 00. 17""":....16.75 3-Piec© Bedirdp^inni Suite A in»i! remarkable bargain during «tl» Pre-Inventory Sale! Each piece as Illustrated and perfectly matched. Rich walnut finish In beautiful Queen Anne period dealgn. We regard thla item ae typical of the many, many worthwhile aavlnga In atore for you during thla apeclal 3-day talu* giving. Suite la comprised of Dreaaer, full alia Bed plctur- f ^ ed. w ith roomy Chiffonier to match. Marked to sell rag- f J ularly at 82.50—oureeale price, the \ M S j 3 pieces la... -v Service, Value and Satisfaction r Mahogany Finish Spinet Desk In style as .sketched, regarded as one of our super bargains for this Pre-In ventory Sale. Rich brown mahogany finish with sliding writing apace, am ple pigeon holes and f £ the like. Only. i/./J Leather Stacker V e s. genuine Spanish Leath er. as sketched Spring under / construction, in ( roll arm style. N Just to offer at this priced 26.50 V Bed and Spring Here is N'ewsi A ftil! size. continu ous ppst ateel bed complete with spring; rich brown finish ;a dandy special for thia sale. They will sell quickly during this ^ mm m three-day selling. Think IfI 7k of it! Only.-A V* f 59 lb. Cotton Kattresa And to think of buying a full tO 1b. all eolton mattress In dureble ticking, during mp this sale only. V / S special . ^ # * ^ I I Combination Desk end Bookcase A Close Oat Price On Stock bf Four *•»* Myles. fumed and rolden oak. V- have rn*'h to close out nt th’O <? ■ s v lti« pr e. -g S mm me 16./5 > xl$ lioxal Hilton R«gs. 7£ Quality . 4 O.OU % Of »•>« heavy, wool kind, rhaks colorings, splendid xalues ir this low price. via Spamli s* Vcliet *7Q uit', north 4i.H0 at .. mUtOts Of good quality, fast col ors You are sure to find one to pour liking. vIS Soninlo** Hnnl nnil •! A Q!T ibrr Rugs. spoolal . A'xai/ti All colors, reversible and exceptional bargains at thia low price. I (MS tlnlil Seal ( onsolrnm Hug* .nice of many f » ms Spools' 15.95 I L V Bridge Never before have Hartmen * off* red *uch a bargain arrav in 1 ***Viv^r\ ? n?,.‘n ® a low price. Mahogany finish. * hoice of thiee designs lllusi i at*-d above, in limited q .a • Mighty f I n »i tlttoa for thla 1’rr-lnvrntory rolling, llridge J.ampa. [.AcVio^sou Console F •*“ Phnnotfraali SATISFACTION ® 12 50 hr GUARANTEED Ban— J_without music. Our Windsor onair apcclal trrma. with out tntareat. haa »old . i Only While Stock Monthly Lists—30 In All iah at our aprctat Charge Accounts A r%r row* ruah'd*llvAry.P*t Solicited 4.ZO Hr...ar rn.OOVa.ar i-1 Juat as Illustrated, rich V.S fjtj mahoir&nv finish. Worth __ ^ 7.00 and priced apecial f for thla Pre-Inventory Sale. 39c, 59c, 89c fin white, dvory or Ara bian ahadee. 31 to 45 Inchea wide. Colored Drapery Alika O OC Special, yd. An exceptional value. r.O Inchea wide In choice of roee. tilue, mulberry or cold. .‘.0-lnch Diimnak 1 QC Special, Vard...... Xaa7*i Sullahlo for/drapcrlea • »r portUr*. It»»** uni! li|u« ground*. I « I i k Bargains In St©¥©s V Gas Stoves—Floor Samples—One of a Kind Urgent—Full alee, ll-Inrh oven, Prnntnaiilar — White trimmed. 4!',76 value .37.50 apeclal. 78 50 value..... 58.50 Urgent—Whit* enamel aplaahrr* I.lobe—With oven heat regulator 58.50 value .45.50 85.00 value .04.50 tinrlnnri—New atyl* burner*, dan- Itrarnt -White Tnrrelain Hus'. dy, *1.60 value .40.50 98 so value .72.50 Urgent—All white porcelain, 109 00 value now .85.00 "Garland” Coal Range Splendid raat coal range, atrip top. marked 105.7 S. now .. "Regent” Heaters Hot Rlaat. Id-In flrepnt: nlr|.i-| trimmed. Economical C\m r to tiaa. Special at.... £ / 1} Sale ©f White Diimerware Cups snd Saucers, per Fruit Saucers, special. pair . 9* each . He t-lnch riatas. priced 0*1 Meal Dishes, each. each ...Te . SC 1 . . , . Soup 1‘lales, special, j Inch Dates, priced each . *’*cl1 . 8<> J lnch Datters. each. S-lnrh riate*. priced spot ial .. 19c «mioH . 91 It-Inch Plnttars. each. 7-Ineh Plata*, priced ***P*ci*«i . 25* eAt-h ... lOa* ll-lnch Platters, each. _ ' * .i , special . 19^ Snaar Howl, special. Bound Vegetable Dish this sal* at . SBC .Special.20«* Cream Pitcher, each. Oval Vegetable Pm'i very special . 20<* Special .. 20C A Sale of Importance to Everyone in Omaha and Vicinity Ill . Ill !SSCA White Enamel \ Porcelain Top V End Table 8-Pc. Preakfa.t Set Kitchen Table Oak Finish 'sifcetched a real sttfa value Wondeiful value h'-.i <*hol. e «>r ino. uanv ivnn.nl *■ .« for the av at# ^ V i|tiaiiln\ lrmAlnliiif I ntu •*»• » <h " »Innt finish n !-■»<' Table wi«h kr-dr-n M white fn*nvr? \t la(*» Ohrletniaa pelltoK ,\ late 4 clever Windsor tvp* Chalra t.» match, «-« II- with vvhuo pntoolaln top A teal n*>v» lack tvU • -hipment prompts th - 'ale. lu. (rated above An opr rtune Pie.Inventory 'tie value, st our Ion pn-e Or ‘ten U To tno\. I., mahog *1 slfl >«ie Pi ice QJ HTi '"r "Mn* tomorrow -c si t An_s any finish, uni.' otnplet* at ') I. I ») !! 0.1*1 * ' nl' hundreds of Bargains Equally as Low in Price. l *