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V ... TITFnEE: OMATIA. TIITO-WAY, FEnRUAKYs 2, 101 T. 11 jime Jaaz i re V Hie Bcc5 Junior Birthday Book m SOLUTION Uncfoing of Mr. Uplift "Nothin New Under the Sun" Ar- . HI luA KAY hTTE PARKS b "J ' li : J F pafe M f I 35eeO Iff lne BSBSBSBBBaBHBBBBfeaBBaaSsaaBBaBHSBaBMassBMBBBeBBaKSB BBBasBrS-WSSWiasissesBBBa "WMimMWM'' 1 .i 1 hitsm o II III I "" ' .1 1 III I ft K 11- vi -a II e ; : i i jm?r i i Us i V A 1 7 ! i "Discovery of a safety pin morf than two Ihwutnd year old by a scientist In F.ng land Is an Interesting sidelight on the hub It of tha ancients," remark Mr. T'ptlft, with the Idea, of draw Inn out young Mr. I'pllft In regard to the growth of clvlll aatlon. "It la .a safe bet that the safety pint came l1o faahlon soon after Adam and Eva beat It out of the Garden," "nmment Pon, whose eya for the practical things of Ufa haa aoma ed ge over the eagle'a celebrated optic. "Pea me!" muses rather. ' "It really aeema to me ax If there la nothing; new under tha aun after all." "It's svWnrh that an aoon aa the dame had aoma kind of clothe to pin on." re pllea Son, "they doped out something In tha pin line. You can take It from me that aa soon a Eve began to get fussy about tha kind of gown aha wanted to wear he mad her alda partner Ret busy and Invent a aafety pin guarantees to hold 'em up. Then, when all tha little Adams began to arrive, I can aee Papa Adam putting In aoma overtime trying to keep up with the demand for bla popular fishbone clamp." "Do you suppose the original pin wa eonxtructed from a. fishbone?" queries Father, with the keen Interest displayed only by the blown-ln-the-bottle scientist. "While none of the moving picture men happened to ba on the job to prove the dope when, Adam got hi order to make good on hi job," Son explain, "the firm story listens good to inc. Even the original bonehead ought to have been able to pick out the fish aa the easiest way to play a safety. Beside having the fun of fiHhlng, with decent luck a full card of pins ought to go with every string of fish. Them were the happy days all right" "Truly, necessity la the mother of inven tion." 1 Father's not altogether original remark.' "That explanation open up a rathor, Interesting vita of speculation In regard to the habita of the anclenta as compared with the modern man." "Would the poor married man of today rather go fishing to get a bunch of safety pin 'than try the department store?" In terrogates Bon, replying before giving his teemed parent a chance. "He would. -And at that, I'm ready to bet real money Hi Whiskers would get back to the cave with the fish bones before hubby now could find the right counter In the store and deliver the goods to wife In his happy Harlem flat. It'a a ten to one shot the Missus would send him oack to get an other brand, with a new patent tip, any way, while In the good old day before the flood all fishbone safety pins looked alike." $m S J THt. First SWttrTurr "How wonderful It Is to tract the grad ual progress of civilisation In such a com monplace article as the safety pin." ex claims Father, pushing t)ie uplift wave Into view again. "Another thing this line, of dope proves." argues Son, "Is that the dames of those dear departed days sidestepped sewing on buttons Just the same ss they do now. If the real story of how the coy little safety pin' was born Is ever told, the chances are thaj hubby will be thrown Into the lime light minus a suspender button and noth ing between him and the cold, cruel world but his little stono hatchet. The tenpenny nail not having arrived on the scene as yet, there was nothing left for a liberty loving rave man to do but Invent the first safety pin." "Our women ought to appreciate the many appliances today that help to make life more comfortable," says Father. "Everything that helps them to pass the buck to hubby sure make one big hit with the dames," admits fon. "In the words of the poet: "What makes the dames all love the safety pin? Because It sticks to them through thick and thin. Eve couldn't dress up until she had 'em Ho she passed the buck to poor old Adam." (Copyright, 1911, by the N. Y. Herald Co.) Cunning Ant Bests Scientists The annual production of cane sugar in the United Btatea 1 about 800,000,000 pounds. At J cents a pound this Is worth IK, 000,000. This repreaent only a small part of the sugar Consumed by. Americans, , who have the sweetest ' tooth In the world, writes Philip R. Kellar In the Chicago Tribune. But the two-footed human Americans are not the only ones possessed of a sweet tooth. , There Is a little ant that thinks tbe sap of the sugar cane about the best thing to eat there la. Most of the sugar cane of the United States la grown in IxmUlnna, and In Louslana also flourishes this ant. ' Besides the ant there Is the "mealy bug," which just dotes on sugar sap. Between the two the American sugar farmer Is robbed of a good many thousands of dol lar every year. The bug and the ant work In cahoots to beat the farmer, for tbe ant is unable to get at the aap until after the mealy bug baa bored a hole through tha outer rim of the cane stalk. Then tbe sap drlpa out and the ant has a atart. Incidentally, the larvae of the ftnealy bugs live on the sugar sap. Uncle Sam's experts In the Department ot agriculture In looking for some means to outwit the mealy bug and aid the far med, decided to Import Into Louisiana sev eral million lady bettlea from California. Thf y dlsoovered that the lady beetles were ab)ut as fond of the meuly bug aa the bug was of 'the sugar aap.' The beetles were takin to Louisiana In the form of larvae and! deposited on the stalks In the cane fields. Tben Prof. Barber, the entomologist at trJ , ) V wife A -Tsi m rftHrWEN U U KEV? YORK j ALBERT K. SWAN, 2S74 Corby. February 2, 1911. Name and Atltlrrss. St-IH)1. Year. Morris Abramorlti, 2212 South Thlrtepnth St Lincoln 1904 Wilber Austin, 219 South Thirty-eighth St Columbian 1902 Raymond Anderson, 2418 South Fifth St Bancroft 1903 Kunice Bryant, 2505 South Twentieth Ave Castellar 1897 Catharine Broom, 551 South Twenty-sixth Ave Kajrnam 1900 Ethel M. Bird, Seventh and Seward Sts ...Cass 1897 Henry T. Beatty, 3828 Seward St Fvanklln 1898 Harold Beecroft, 2 630 Dodge St Far nam 189 5 Frances Cameron, 3421 Blondo St Franklin 1903 Harold Clausen, 3524 Charles St Franklin 1904 Jessie Cole, 2718 North Twenty-eighth Ave Howard Kennedy ..1902 Laura Coleman. 1002 Clark St Lake 1897 Joseph Chesler, 2825 Douglas St Tark . . 1898 Marguerite Day, 1559 South Seventeenth St Kellom 1902 Eldora Gantz. 5211 Center St Beals 1902 Herman Goldsmith, 3204 Sherman Ave Lothrop 1896 Lois P. Grimim, 3316 Taylor St Monmouth Tark...l904 Elizabeth Hoeldobler, 3114 South Twenty-second St. Vinton 1903 Myrtle Harrow, 303 4 Evans St Howard Kennedy . .1 897 .Howard Kennedy ..1903 .Castellar 1902 .Windsor 1897 Lake 1899 .Saunders 1900 .Howard Kennedy . .1 904 .Saunders .1903 .Webster 1.1904 .Lothrop 1904 and those who had assisted him In the campaign against the mealy bugs, sat back to await results, much pleased with themselves. But they-reckoned without regard to the sweet tooth of the ants. Several weeks ago. In Inspecting the cane fields- where they had expected to achieve such a great victory, they had a shock. The lady beetle larvae were doing finely, but there were millions of little ants just as busy as the busiest little ant ever was trying to execute a flank movement, with every prospect of success. The ants did not molest the beetle lar vae. Instead they were Industriously col lecting all the mealy bug larvae In the vicinity of the enemy and carefully and patiently removing them to cane fields where no beetles had been planted. Now, when the beetle larvae batch out and begin to hunt for their rations, they will find the bug has flown. When the mealy bug larvae hatch out they will find the coast clear, they will bore Into the cane stalks, fatten on the sap, and the Industrious little ants will Joyously feast upon the proceedings. I'ror. Barber says they will turn tholr seeming defeat Into victory If they have to deposit a bunch of lady beetles on every cane stalk In the state. But that's a large sized undertaking and may require some years to accomplish. Meantime, If we could only see the faces of the ants we should probably recognise some wide horse laughs at the futile ef forts of mere man to cheat them out of their dessert. the experiment station at New Orleans, MALS of a XL Bird Fly Far J Feiftiaps the longest straightaway flight madii by birds In their migrations la ac eomiflshed by some of the shore and mater blrdsi that neat la the Islands of Bering sea tftid spend the winter at Hawaii and Fanning Island, 1,200 miles away. - InaJniuch as some of these birds live en tirely Von the shore and are probably un able to rest on tbe surface of the water. It la thought that they must accomplish tbe whole distance In a single flight. Yet, although there are no landmarks for them upon their long journey over a waste of waters, they make their way to their destination with the precision df a rifle shot. As far as lore Is concerned, the beginning f wisdom is the end of happiness. fcxow'.sTUFnx Ml! -raws ((Left Property to Horses II J The highly original will of a bachelor Emll von Blaony, Is published In the Hun garian papers. Mr. Ton Blsony, the brother of a well known Hungarian deputy, was 65, detested women and was on bad terms with all his relatives. Although the owner of a great deal of land he lived so frugally that he did not spend the tenth part of his Income. in his will, he bequeathed all his real and personal property to his twelve draught horses. As executors of the will he nani.-d the Society for the Protection of Animals at Budapest, stipulating that the Interest on his property should be devoted to the care of these twelve animals and .that upon the death of one of them another aged horse was to be taken In and cared for, so that the number of twelve might always bo maintained. Herr von Blsony's relatives naturally did not like the will and the deputy will dis pute it. Negotiations have been begun with the above mentioned society and t-'O -000 will be offered as a compromise, but was refused. The property Is worth about iroo.ooo. as (Htm Jmk UmM Ci m uT" w5 A pT-OUTIRL1 par Ned .Wlnton says I'm a flirt. He evi dently expected me to be overcome with shame and contrition when he delivered a lecture to me on th4 subject. But I was rather puizled and asked him exactly what It was. I took his hand and, looking at him af fectionatelyfor I am very fond of him begged him to tell me what I did that stiuck him as being flirtatious. He seemed quite speechless and I asked him if he "BEQGKr HIM TO TELL MB WHAT I DID THAT STRUCK 11141 AS FLIRTA TIOUS." , ' rough . and I can't understand. you a bX. I think I will call to Cousin Anne to come down and have tea with us." Ned really Is a dear. He apologized humbly and took back that he had said I did anything he didn't approve of, and I told him I forgave him, but to be very careful hereafter of what he accused peo ple of and not to speak hastly. He prom- r Smart Sayings J Vou may not be able to borrow money, nor even an umbrella; but you can always borrow trouble and you'll be welcome to kerp It, and you'll never be asked to give It back. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard." But he usually prefers to go to hla "uncle." The man for whom we have suffered holds us with a power Incomparably stronger than the man who gave us noth ing but happiness. No matter how weak a man may be, you will always find him s'trong enough to break -the heart of the woman who loves Mm. lad he would be and begged me to go on being fond of him. and said perhaps I had better not ask Cousin Anne to come down and have tea with us, as he was certain he bored -her to death and there waa no use In making her do something he felt sure she wouldn't care about.- So we had tea together and I moved a little bit away from the end of the sofa where I had flown to. and we didn't have any more disagreements. It Just shows David Hayes, 3510 Emmet St Clarence Hold, 2027 Dorcas St Ruth Hopkins, 3110 Vinton St Lucille L. Helm. 'vl 9 19 Grace St....' Frances L. Howell, 108 North Forty-first St.... Howard JepBen. 2606 North Twenty-seventh St. Ruby Johnson, 3550 Cass St j Charlotte Keefer, 2827 Davenport St I Mabel Love, 2 4 26 Bristol St I John Lynch, 1914 North Twenty-seventh St... Long 1897 Ellen Larsen, 3119 South Fifteenth St Forest 1899 Zola Lareon, 716 North Twenty-third St Kellom 1898 Elmer John Mora"n, 2918 Frederick St Windsor 1895 Paul Mackln, 822 North Forty-second St High 1893 Helen Murphy, 1702 South Fifteenth St St. Phllomena. . . . .1897 Vyrl Meredith, 2314 South Central Boulevard Vinton 1903 Celia Marwultz, 1016 South Twentieth St Leavenworth. 1898 Rudolph Nelson, 321 North Thirtieth St Webster ......... ..1902 Astrld L. Olander, 1549 South Twenty-slith St Park .1899 Claus Ardild Olsen, 2416 South Tenth St Bancroft .1898 Helen R. Pfelffer, 2704 Ruggles St Saratoga ..-. .v. 189 9 Albert Romey, 4435 North Thirty-ninth St. ...... .Central Park. . ....1898 Isaac Ruben, 2210 Webster St -....Central &.1899 Max Rasnlck, 1425 North Nineteenth St. .......... .Kellom . . . . . .Mt.r1904 A. Minnie H. Sydow, 49 Martha St ..-.-.. .Beals . kr.l905 George Snider, 1501 North Eleventh St Holy Family...... .1897 Cecil F. Simmons, 3009 Haskell St ....Windsor- thought flirting was wrong, whatever was. He said yes, he did. Very wrong and Implored htm to be more explicit. He said, "What you are doing now Is flirting." I Immediately dropped his hands and moved to the other side of the sofa, covered with confusion and my new scarf, that Is really adorable. I said. "Oh! oh! I'm sorry. I wouldn't do anything you didn't approve of for the world. I prom ise you I will be so careful not to flirt with you In the future. Don't you be lieve me?" And I looked at htm most Imploringly. He said, "Oh, I don't know that I do disapprove of It altogether. You needn't slj over on the other side of the room, anyway." . But I told him I wouldn't risk displeas ing him, and told him how badly I felt to find I had been doing something he didn't like, and that I was so fund of him. and that I really got quite upset and he Jumped up and positively shouted. "Oh, I don't dislike It. Good heavens', go alieaZ and flirt with me!" I looked at him and the tears came to my eyes almost and I said, "You are so The woman who herself is a great artist or writer or savant never will be as happy aa the one who Inspires her lover to great- It ness. Tell a girl that she Is your first love, and she Is foolish enough to believe that she will be your last. Daily Health Hint J For sound 'sleep the head should be as nearly emptied of blood as may be. To get rid of any congestion there, mild physical exercise should be taken just before the retiring. Political. an Insurgent, SB ! M. Eleanor Shimer, 116 South Fortieth St Saunders .......1898.' .Pacific .......v.,1900 .Lothrop ........ -.1 90 4 .Castellar .1901 .Howard Kennedy, .1901 Ma 1 Pa la standln- pat. flster'B a progressive, I'm a democrat. andy Is a socialist, Janey wants to vote; Buster Isn't anything Buster's Just a goat. Pratt Union. "I'M AFRAID HE IS FALLING IN LOVE ' -WITH MB." that what people are themselves they ar very apt to accuse other people of being. Now Johnnie, who has such a serious mind, wouldn't dream of thinking that any one flirted. If a girl aat In a dimly lighted conservatory at a dance and dis cussed botany with him, why, he'd dis cuss botany with her. Even If she really looked quite nice and had her new scarf on I know It. I believe Ned wouldn't I wonder If he's going to the Kings'. Wish I could fall In love with some nice, gentle, well behaved, amiable young man. There's where Agnes has the advantage. Eha can fall In love as easily as possible. She enjoys It so too, and when It Is all over she enjoys the last agonies so much also. The happiness she derives from each affair aggravates me tremendously. She Isn't speaking to me now, because when she came flying In the other day and, after telling me a long rlgamarole about some youth, ended it by saying, "My dear, I'm afraid he la falling In love with me. What shall I doT" And I said, "Give a glad cry and go and put on some more perfume!" Ella Stubbendorf, 1230 South Tenth St Harry Scott, 3907 North Seventeenth St Henry Straw, 1841 South Twenty-first St Uhorr V. Swan. 2874 Corbv St .... Frank Tesak, 1243 South Sixteenth St .'.Comenlus 1906 ' John Trawltzka, 2514 South Twenty-fifth St Castellar 1897 William W. Whyte, 3217 Sherman Ave..... Lake 1901 Frederick Wiles, 1230 South Tenth St ....Pacific 1896 Robert Watson, 2607 North Eighteenth St Lake 1905 Dorothy Zust, 708 North Fortieth St... Saunders ........1903 r Financing the Court V J An Arkansas Judge had convened court at one of the towns on his circuit when It j was found that no pens, Ink or paper had been provided, and upon Inquiry It came out that no county funds were available for the purpose. The judge exclaimed eomewhat force fully, then drew eome money from his own pocket. He was about to hand it to the clerk when a visiting lawyer, a high priced Imported article, brought on to defend a case of some Importance, spoke up In an aside plainly audible over the room: "Well!" with Infinite contempt, "I've seen some pretty bad conditions, but this well, this la tha limit." "You are fined $5 for contempts air!" thundered the Judge. "Hand the money to the clerk." When the eminent lawyer had humbly compiled the Judge turned to the clerk. "Now, Mr. Clerk, go out and get what pens, Ink and paper the court may re quire, and If there Is any change left over you may give It to the gentleman." Cen tral Law Journal. Too Personal J Tatrolman Caoey had ordered a pair of shoes at Rosenbrlg's store and was about to try one of them on when the clerk reached for It and deftly sprinkled some French chalk In It to ease the forth coming strain. When he handed It back, tha patrolman threw it on tha floor, pulled un his own shoe and started out. The proprietor had noted the scene. "What's the matter, Mr. Casey?" he panted, aa he caught up with him. "Waa tbe clerk sassy or anything?" v For a moment Casey glared aUJilin In almost speechless anger, then observed with Icy dignity, "If I can't come Into a place to thry on a pair av shoes widout bavin' cloorlde av lime put In thttn be forehand; I'll thrade somewhere Use." Success. r Two of a Mind J Wbat doe man want to be Tar tlx years X thin U la." ' Safe Bko. A drummer In New Orleans wa break fasting one morning in a hotel cafe, when a vegetarian chanced to alt opposite htm. Pretty soon the latter took occasion to warn the drummer of tbe risk he was In curring by reason of hi diet. pointing to the eggs In front of the traveling man, the vegetarian exclaimed "Don't make a graveyard of your stom "I seldom eat meat." politely replied the drummer, with a smile. 'Aa egg Is practically the earn as meat," continued the vegetarian. "It eventually become a chicken." "The kind I eat never become chicken, said the drummer decisively. impossible: exclaimed the vegetarian. "What kind of egga do you eat?" "tolled egga," waa the Llpplncott's. response.- The Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads! HB KNEW. Wfct do they call that poem the first letters of the lines of wljich gpcH out sentiment?' 'Qa, tint's sui CONSIDERATE. How did ber lather treat you?" "Warmly. He invited me out r H...--t iuhrei thercll Qjua wvk vi i be no danger ef breaking tfte by j Hturel ' SAW IIHf ANYIIOW. Never saw roe act?" No. Tv seen you try A well-known humorist expressed the opinion that the keenest repartee, after all was the half unconsoious sort that sprang so whole heartedly from the masses. Here Is a story that ha tells In support . of his theory. A woman who had been Belling nsn en tered a street car with an empty basket on her arm. atlll giving forth an unmis takable odor of the finny tribe It had carried. She took a vacant aeat next to a young man. a noticeable "swell," who drew hla coattaUs away ana piaimy showed his disgust. 'I s'pose," remarked the woman pres ently, "that you'd rather have a gentle man sitting beside your' "Yes. I would," waa the instant reply. There was a moment's pause, ajid then she looked up at him and said, "8o would I." Chicago Record-Herald. OillmsT tha Motor. "Giles." said De Wblzs to bis chauffeur, before he started on his run across the state, "have you oiled tbe machine thor oughly?" "Yes, air. I have filled the spring cups and the engine reservoir, and I have greased tha cornet-a-plston, the plurlbus unum, the exhaust pipe, the muffled tread, the thingumbob, the rlgamajlg, and both the hot-boxes." "You bave forgotten tha most important ploce of all, Giles. Take the can and aqulrt a few drops of oil on tha license number, so that the dust will collect on It and make It hard to read. Always remember to lub dlcate the license number, titles." Lip-plbcwtt'a Brown and Black. Colonel Abe Oruber, at a luncheon at Saratoga, paused In an eloquent address to. tell a story. "Yes," he said, "those two factions are as lneradlcably opposed as Brown and Black. "Brown and Black were always argu ing. They could never see any question In the same light. i " 'Brown.' said Black ona day, 1 wonder wbat would happen If you ever agreed with me on anything? , " 'I'd be wrong, I'd be wrong,' Black answered hurriedly." Detroit Free Press. Tosxh Job. "All flesh I grass," sighed the landlady. "I'd hate to have to mow a meadow of beefsteak Ilk this," growled tha boarder, throwing down his knife In disgust. Bos ton Transcript. HAD EKOUGIl "On what ground can ghe tea for divorce?" "Coffee. He threw a cup at faezr .1 ,