The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, February 27, 1924, CITY EDITION, Page 4, Image 4

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    "behind the screen
By SAMVEL GOLDWYS
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(Continued (rom Yesterday.)
Lloyd, I think, would make a poor
subject for psychoanalysis. He seems
to have no complexes. He probably
never caught any colds in his sub
conscious. A fine balance is the out
standing effect of bis whole person
ality. /
He Is very much interested in ath
letics. He is a fine amateur boxer,
and 1 suppose he gets more fun out
of his swimming pool than out of
almost any other profession of his.
In this he presents a great contrast
to Chaplin, who doesn’t care for Holly
wood's "chilly pools” as he calls
them.
If you go to Lloyd’s studio you
find almost everybody calling him
"Speed." Even the youngsiys on the
lot make use of this nickname. These
latter all seem to love him, and he
is often followed by such a troop that
he resembles ihe Pied Piper of
Hamelin.
There is a great deal of the old
fashioned gentleman about this lov
able young fellow. He is so earnest
about his work, so determined that
he is going to do everything which
will make him a better actor, so
modest of his achievements, and chen,
too, he has all the old-fashioned
reverences. Mother, country, religion
—all the unities so often exposed
nowadays to the critical mood—are
accepted by Lloyd unquestioningly.
"I can’t understand how any man
could ever dissect his own.mother’s
character,” be once said in speaking
of somebody who had engaged In this
modern pastime. "After all—what
ever sheaoes, whatever her faults—
the is your mother.”
No rebel, not in the least degree
introspective, Lloyd Is essentially a
thoughtful person. He has been
made more so by the accident—aji
explosion in ihis studio—which so
nearly cost him the loss of his sight.
Nowadays when he loses his perspec
tive ho tells me that he often visits
a hospital.
“X go Into that grim white place,”
says he, “and I put myself back into
those weeks and months when I lay
with a bandage over my eyes, when
everything that I had or wanted—
youth and success and work—seemed
to be vanishing, and I think I can
see—what does anything else mat
ter?”
It Is due to the old-fashioned gentle
"tnan in Lloyd that he will tolerate no
suggestion of anything broad, any
thing Hogarthlon ix his comedy. One
day one of his advisors came to him
and said, "I’ve got It, Speed, a bit
of business that will go over big!”
When he heard what it was Lloyd
retorted promptly, “Not on your life!
If I cart't be funny and clean, too—
why, then i'll decide to be just
clean.”
This year Lloyd telle me he ex
pects to make about a million dol
lars. Yet it was not \o many years
ago, when, according to his own
amused word, his most cherished
ambition was to lie able to buy a silk
shirt. His start toward this goal is
as original as anything offered in
the annals of motion picture success.
When just a youngster out of high
school Lloyd came to Hollywood with
i he intention of going into motion
pictures. Motion pictures, however,
seemed to have an equally firm in
tention of keeping him out. Every
studio to which he applied turned
him down, and finally he hit upon a
unique (‘open sesume.” Noticing that
: everybody who was in costume passed
through the forbidden portals with
out challenge, Harold decided that
there was nothing obligatory about a
sack coat. Ko he got himself a j-ns
tume. and from that time forth he has
stayed on the inside.
While working as an extra In one
of the studios he met another young
extra named Hal Roach. After some
time the two of them, with only sev
eral hundred dollars to sustain their
resolution, decided to go into business
for themselves.
‘‘I wasn't any meteor. T can tell you
that!” comments Harold in relating
I his experiences of these early days.
''But we did succeed in selling a few
pictures the first year. The next we
sold more. Still, that limited success
of ours did not seem to get me much
nearer to the silk shirt. The fact of
it is that we were terribly poor in
those days, for every cent we mgde
we put back into our .pictures.”
This indomitable desire to improve
his films makes every one feel that
even ‘'Grandma's Boy,” tiTfa t story
where his irresistible comedy is devel
oped from the most vital psycholog
ical situation he has yet chosen, is
merely a starting point In the
triumphs of characterization that
await him. Anent this picture of his,
Lloyd told a friend of mine that the
tribute to “Grandma’s Boy” which he
most appreciated came from Charlie
Chaplin.
“Charlie wrote to me as soon as he
saw it,” he confided to this friend,
"and what do you suppose he said7
Why, that the story was an Inspira
tion to him to do his own very best
work, to be contented with nothing
else for himself.” And then, his dark
eyes glowing with pleasure, he added,
"Just fancy what that meant to me
—coming from Chaplin!”
Lloyd Is an ardent admirer of
Charlie's work. Also of his person
ality.
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Harold Lloyd is today one of the
five or six greatest drawing cards ul
the sere* n box office, b'lom him 1
M-ucetd logically to another iiunie in
ltd* limited peemge—that of Norma
Talmadge.
My introduction to • lie work of lids,
the greatest emotional actress of the
films,* came about in a way that was
altogether personal Hiid exeedingly
sentimental.
One day I went up to the office of
Joe .Sebenck, a theatrical man, who
had been associated with Loew and
Zukor in their earlier theatrical van
tores, and whom l had known for
some years. When I found hint the
first thing lie did was to point out
a velvet box on his desk. It was
open, and inside curltal a beautiful
bracelet.
■^iropji!" exclaimed I, "what's all
this?"
"it's a present," retorted lie. "Do
you know I’m engaged to be mar*
ried?"
"Well, well!" answered I. "This
is news,. Who's tlie unfortunate
lady?"
"C'ome around to the Ttlvoll to
night,” he responded with a look
la'imining over Ks pride ami hap
piness, "ami I'll show you her work,
lier name is Norma Talmadge."
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.
I'oln Negri.
One of the most Interesting ex
periences I had during W recent trip
to California was my meeting with
Pola Negri, the famous Polish star
who was recently brought to this
country by Famous Players.
I was introduced to Miss Negri st
a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs.
Fitzmaurtce. Practically every one vt
importance and reputation in the film
colony, including Miss Ncgrt and
Charlie Chaplin, was present.
It was on this occasion to which
I had lohg looked forward that an
amusing incident occurred that gave
me an illuminating insight into her
ehara cter.
Luring the course of the dinner
Mrs. Fitzmaurlce remarked:
"I saw some of your work In
'Bella Lonna' today. Miss Negri. You
looked very charming."
“I know 1 am charming," replied
Pola. "I consider my work great, as
I am a great artist."
Bhe realizes she is a true artist and
a great one, and alwaya lives up to
this knowledge.
I was tremendously Impressed with
the beauty, ability, and intelligence of
this gifted woman, ghe is one of
the few motion picture stars who is
well-read enough to discuss any sub
ject intelligently. She typifies in real
life, everything she seemed to be in
"Passion" and "Gypsy Love," the two
European-made pictures that, served
to introduce her to the American
public and pave thd' way for her
American debut.
It was probably this superior In
telligence plus an unusual experience
and training under Max Reinhardt,
Ernest Lubitsch, and other con
tinental theatrical geniuses that in
fluenced Ren Blumenthal, an Amer
ican friend of mine, to offer h«' u
salary over $200,000 a year to niak»
pictures for him. He told me that
when she started with him in Berlin
she was earning 2,000 marks.
I was very much Interested to hear
that she came to Berlin from War
saw, where she had been both a
dramatic actress and a motion picture
star.
It was this sama Amerifan friend
of mine who was responsible for her
American trip, which was carefully
planned and press agented by one of
the most elaborate campaigns ever
conducted for any one star.
Amusing little anecodotes told me
by John Fiinn, a special representa
tive of Famous-Players who was del
egated to accompany her on the trip
from New York to California, serve
to show her tremendous sincerity as
well as interesting tide lights on her
character.
-Miss Negri was anxious to come to
America, because it seemed to her,
like to every other foreigner, to be the
land of promise. Also. America was
the place where ahe would again see
Charlie Chaplin.
Her first meeting with Chaplin has
alwaya interested me. It happened
during Charlie's laat European trip,
over a year ago. lie had arrived
in Germany one afternoon, and at
dinner time had gone to the Palais
Heinroth to dine. No one recognized
him at first, until A1 Kaufman, an
American film executive, came In with
a large party given In honor of Pola
Negri. Chaplin was invited to Join
them, Introduced to Pola, and given a
seat by her side.
He could speak no German, ahe no
English. In spite of this difficulty
it was plain to see that a mutual
admiration aprang up between them.
That night they met again at a
friend's.
Mr. Blumenthal, knowing he wae
to take Miss Negri to America, ar
ranged to have photographer! take
picture* of Charge and Pola, This
created a sensation In the hotel, where
the pictures were taken.
A large crowd gathered to watch
the farewell outside the hotel, for
Charlie was leaving the city that day.
As "Good byes" were being said. Mr.
Blumenthal said to Pola, "Give
Charlie a kiss.”
And Pola did. while tha cameras
clicked, and a dozen or more Impres
sions were made.
The following week this Incident
waa featured fn a London paper as
"Chaplin's welcome in Germany.”
(Continued In The Morning Bee)
Sixty Years of Wedded
’ Life Celebrated at Pierre
Pierce, Neb., Feb. 26.—The
60th wedding anniversary of Bey.
and Mrs. Alfred G. Brand*, of thl*
city, occurred .Sunday. The event wns
celebrated by a family dinner *t the
home of the eldest son, the county
treasurer, A. I,. Brande. Those at
tending are the three children, A. I,.
Brande of Pierce, Mrs. Frank Frahm
of Omaha and C. B. Brande, editor of
the Pierce County Call of Pierce: Mrs.
Ulrhard O'N'elll of Alllanre, a grand
daughter, and daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. A. 1,. Brande, with her two
daughters. .Alary Kllen and Baby
Grace, greatgrandchildren and also
another great grandchild, Donald
Turek. Dorothy Ann Brands, a
granddaughter and Charles Turek,
son In law of Mr. anil Mrs. A. I,.
Brande, made up the family gathering.
Douglas Cones presented a purse
on behalf of over iOQ families of the
place.
Mr. Brande Is 84 years old and Mrs.
Ilrande, Ft. They were married at
West Gardiner, Me., February 24,
1864. Mr. Brands served four years
in the civil war, two years in the
eleventh Main infantry and nearly
two In the Second Maine cavalry. It
was during his enlistment lie was
granted n furlough of four days and
returned home to marry Mary Caro
line Smith. After the war they mov
ed to Minnesota and Mr. Hramle has
held pastorates In that stale, ns well
as Wisconsin, Illinois and lows. In
ISfll he came to Pierce as pastor of
the Congregational church. After
serving this charge six years he re
tired from the ministry owing to III
heallh. Mrs. Brande Is still artlvs In
church ami social work, attending nil
services regularly and still teaching
a. ( lass of young girls, the dsughters
and granddaughter of the girls she
taught in the snms church over id
years sgo.
^ Adele Garrison
“Mv Husband's Love”
^J
Roderick I'pset tltb Travelers by His
Remarks.
I need not have feared for my sis
tar-in law's action when confronted
with the necessity for quieting the
screaming small hoy, Roderick, who
was wildly vociferating his oh- j
jections to the menial picture which
plainly had formed in his mind at ray
jest concerning the chicken coop over
which tlie older children were still
chuckling. Her common sense im
mediately tiumphed over her desire to
enforce obedience from the scream
ing child, whose yells arose, partly at
least from sheer naughtiness and she
look the shortest cut to pm Hying
him. •
'•Listen,” she said, as frantically
Bg any harried young mother might
have done. "You shall have your
milk and egg as soon hs we get to
the house, and you are not going into
a chicken coop, hut into a nice big
ijouse—"
“Wif lots of stairs?” Roderick in-1
qulred hopefully turning off hi*
shrieks, ns one might shut off a
faucet.
“Yes, T think there are lots of
stairs,” his aunt replied.
Roderick considered Ihs fascinat
ing possibilities of thi* answer for
a few seconds, then palpably urged on
by his victory, piped cherubically:
■ “Then I slide down 'em. Hot dog!”
“He got that from the boy across
the street.” Mary interposed defen
sively, evidently anxious that we
should not underestimate the rigidity
of her dead mother's training, and
I felt my throat muscles constrict in
pitying admiration of the little girl’s
loyalty when she had been deprived
of the real mothering to which every
child la entitled.
The Parental Subterfuge.
My brother-in-law'* deep voice
sounded in a quiet unobetrusive mon
otone from th* seat beside me.
“Better guarantee unlimited de
mands,” he murmured with the time
honored parental subterfuge of word*
beyond a child's understanding whll*
even through the stress of the mo
ment I smiled at the way my famous
brother-in-law and” his stately wife
were being fitted to the shackles of
parenthood. "The discipline so sore
ly needed can be enforced in seclusion
later.”
“Hive no anxiety upon the score
of later enforcement,” his wife re
torted grimly in matching murmur,
and then she gave a guileful reply
to Roderick who was questioning
insistently. .
•'Can ‘i slide down em, Auntie?
Can I? Can 1?
"Can is for tomatoes Roderick,"
Mary Interposed primly. "You must
say, 'May I?’ "
“Shan’t,” retored Roderick briefly
and hie aunt with a whispered.
"Never mind that now Mary, dear,”
answered his last "Can I?” crescen
doing Into a temperish shriek with
glib mendacity.
“Yes, ye«, Roderick, you may slide
down the stairs—If you with,” she
added meaningly. *
“And jump lots?” His brain wag
evidently buey revolving all the here
tofor* forbidden things which some
instinct treacherously assured him he
was saf* in iemanding.
Th* Big House.
"Children, quick!” T struck in with
apparent excltment, "watch out the
right aide of the car, and see if you
ran guess the house when we com*
to It. IV* ar* almost there.”
I had Just rounded th* turn in the
road, Iwith it* accompanying land
marks, which IAIllan had said was
about a mile from our destination,
and I promptly had *elzed th# op
portunity to divert th* small boy'*
attention. The ruse was highly suc
cessful, for as we drove slowly down
* beautiful road bordered by old
fashioned houses with ample grounds
th* children gabbled and squabbled
happily in their attempt to select th*
house to which we wer* going.
Hedge* of privet, of lilac, and of
box, screened some of thv grounds,
but through most of them we were
able to see the waters of the bay
sparkling a little distance to the rear.
But a few of the homes w*rs built
upon gentle undulations of higher
ground which effectively screened th#
low land back of them and th* dis
tant water. Of these th# lsrgest but
th* shabbiest of all th* houses we
had passed, answered the descrip
tion Lillian had given m* and It was
with a feeling that w* had reached
haven at last that I drew up before
th* gate*, which appeared as openings
In th* thick lilac hedge, and turned
to my brother-in-law with a nervoue
catch In my vole*.
"I think this is the placs,” I »ald,
preparing to climb down out of the
car. "At any rate I'm going in to
see If I am right before driving In.”
Bonding for Junior High
School Up at Kearney
Kearney, Neh., Feb. 26.—Kearney
Is voting on the issue of $325,000
school bonds by petition, the first time
in hlatory of the city that any method
other than Hie Australian ballot has
been cxcerclscd In disposing of a
referendum Issue. While sentiment
generally favors Issuance of the lionds,
many are opposed to the petition plan
and would prefer to have the Issue
carried to the polls. The board of
education favored the petition plan ss
more expedient and less costly tluiu an
etei-flon. The purpose of the bond
issue la to erect a new Junior High
school building.
Nflfton-darlsoti.
The wedding of Miss Evelyn Carl
son. daughter ot Mr. and Mix. I'. (I.
Carlson, nnd Theodore J. Nelson of
gloux Kails, H. U., the son of Mr*.
John Nelson of Omaha took place
last night at the home of the bride’s
parents, One hundred rclntlvex and
friend* attended. Tho ltev. C. A.
Segerstroni. pastor of the First Swed
ish Hsptlst church, officiated. The
hi Ido's gown was of accordion pleated
georgette over satin, nnd trimmed
wtlh lace. Her veil was held In place
with a'floral wreath, and she rallied
a shower houpuct of Ophelia nates
nnd lilies of the valley. Mixs Neva
Nelson was the maid of honor, and
Miss Edith Olsson, lhe lirldesmnld
Edwin I'eteraon and Herman Nelson
were ushers. The little Misses Ktols*
snd Helen Nelson, nieces of the
bridegroom. Were flower girls. Mrs
Oscar Under herg sang, and Mixs
Katherine Ktlgheig played the wed
ding march. After an extended
honeymoon trip to Oregon and Call
fornla, Mr. and Mrs Nelson will lie
at horns In 8ioux Falls. S. IV, April 1.
She “Pesters”
Him With
Her Love
pear Mis* Alien: I love a man de
votedly and ! now Unit down in in*
heart he love* me. P'it 1 realize that
1 rare bo much for him that 3 pester
lilui. Jlow can 3 allow my sweetheart
J rare for him without making myself
a nuisance to him? 3 .lust can’t keep
from making a lass over him. anil I
know that it re*>els him. How will I
keep from losing him through no fault
but that of being so devoted?
J1KI.EN.
Alen want to do most of the wooing.
The woman who Is wise in tlie lore
sit love does her wooing by making
man want to pursue rather than by
rushing at him with the dub of her
demands or becoming so clearly the
aggressor that the old human instimt
to run from pursuit nets the man
racing away from her.
Men like to consider themselves the
aggressors til the. love game. Women
like to fancy that they are being
sought after. That is the history of
emotional life.
No one—man or woman—likcB to l*
taken possession of or be taken for,
granted. Men like to plan a few de
tail* of their own live*. They like to
make a few engagements on thr
own initiative. The woman who goes
blundering into the garden of ro
mance with a determination to ar
range everything to suit herself isn't
loving at all. Khe's just selfish.
The real reason why the girl who
rushes at her man with all sorts of
demands and requirements and plans
is a nuisance tn that she is not ex
prensing the love and devotion the
man want* and she fancies she is giv
ing. Not at all. Hbe Is merely ex
pressing her ego. She ie trying to
hind sn<l shackle the men to her no
tions. jilans and desires.
And the man protests.
A Reader: Yoti have no cause for
worry as to your popularity. You are
surely laying a good foundation for
many friends ' f your own age in your
■me for children and older people.
You are evidently thinking too much
shout it. Are you not a little self
onedoLS? Your writing is very
good.
A. k.: limited hair has gone past
the stage of "fad.” Some are letting
i heir bobbed lisir grow out and more
nee boWsug titems. There is no doubt
the fashion is on the increase.
M l*N. .1. H.: Hfr\« ft fork and o
l^poon f«r the pllv+r. The fork ibnuhi
I lie uwd in eating; the cake and the
iftpoon for t)M je\\u.
^Burgess Bedtimel
L Stories J
By TIIORNTON W. Ill KOKSS.
t ■___
A < b*it ■'d never 1««*» •rrftlch,
if n« liv'» met b « match.
—Peter Kabbit.
Peter Whips a t oward.
For w hat seemed to Peter Rabbit a
long, long time, those fierce, hungry
looking eyes stared in at him. Really
It was only a few minutes. Then
the eyes disappeared. But hardly had
Peter sigfird with relief than those
dreadful eyes were back there again.
So for a while they kept appearingand
disappearing. Finally they disap
peared and for some lime Pettr saw
no more of them.
Then he heard a noise in Ihe manger
above his head. He looked up hastily.
Those mean looking eves were peering
down at him over the edge of the
manger. They glared at him stead/
ily for a couple of minutes. Then
there leaped down into the stall a
thickset gray form with a long,
smooth, tapering tail. It was Robber
the Hat. Yes, sir. it was Robber the
fiat. Jle had sen how terribly fright
ened Peter was.
"That fellow ia scared to death al
ready.” Robber had muttered to him
self. "I can kill him without the least
danger. Jle ia ao frightened that I
don’t believe he’ll even run. A little
fresh meat will taste good for *
change.” It waa then that Robber
had jumped down into tfie stall.
13ut Robber the Rat had made a
mistake. The Instant Peter saw him
and knew that the owner of those
dreadful eyes waa not Shadow the
Weasel his relief was ao great that it
actually overcame fear. Had It been
Shadow instead of Robber, Peter
probably would have died without a
Rubber the Rat Started Toward
Peter.
struggle. He would have known that
he had no chance, and would have
been paralyzed by fear. But instead
of being paralyzed by fear now. Peter
was suddenly very angry. He was
big and strong, and his anger mad',
him unafraid.
Robber the Rat started toward
Peter. He was grinning, and that
grin was an evillooking grin, lie1
expected that Peter either would not ;
move at all or would dash away in I
fright. But Peter fooled him. Peter!
did move, hut it wasn't to run. Rob
ber the Rat never did know Just what
hapiwrted. Something struck him so
hard that It dashed him against the
side of the stall with a thump, and
knocked ail the wind from him. Hardq^
ly ha<l he scrambled to hla feet wh»ri
he was hit another terrible blow and
sent flying.
Ml the fight was knocked out of
Robber the Rat, for at heart ha is
a coward. Hla one thought was to
get out of there. Instead of chasing
Peter around that atall, Peter was
chasing him. Never in all hla life hsd
Robber tha Rat met with anything
like tha kicks from tboaa stout hind
legs of Peter’s. Ha squealed with
fright. Twice more Peter knocked
him over. Then he got hla chance
to scramble up and climb out the
way he had come In. You should have
seen hirn slink off then. He didn t
waste any time about it. Peter had
nothing more to fear from Robber the
Raj.
(Copyright, 1*14)
The next story: "Refer Takee a
Chance."
Holstein Cows Average
$166 at Beatrice Sale
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 21.—-At the
Putnam £ Liebers stork sale east nf
the city IV head of Holstein milch
cows were knocked off st an average
of Sl*f> a head. One herd bull sold
for 1275, and about 25 calves brought
an average of $100 a head. Mr. Put
nam and family will leave this week
for Crete, near where they will make
their home.
Kearney Business Men to Dine
Kearney, Neb., Feb. 28.—Tbs Cham
her of Commerce annual banquet la
to be held on Wednesday evening.
Frank t>. Tomson of Lincoln an!
County Attorney Huhr of GramsK
Island, will speak. H. V. Clark, will '
let as toastmaster. The banquet will
be held in the Teachers college gym
nasium and will, be limited this year
to an* attendance of 400 men.
While down at Greenwich for slaves and tin
The rail I’hoeaMfn ah.ps stole In.
*nd North Aea war-boats. painted and far,
> la'hed like dragon-flies Rrith wav;
Uid Norseman and Negro and Gaul and Greek
Drank with the Britons in Barking Creek.
— KIU>TARD KtPLlNO.
Driving a bargain
—a first—a second—a third—a twentieth
“ASKING PRICE”
NO REAL price—only an ASKING price, such was one of the lamentable
impediments to commerce through the centuries. No wonder the twin spec
tres of doubt and distrust curtailed the purchasing power of the ancient
British when they dealt with the Phoenicians—the magic of the medicine man must
be very sure indeed if they would get the better of the trader who could persuade
n whole tribe to part with many pelts for a few beads and a little cloth, when it
was knbwn that he had eiven many beads and much cloth elsewhere for a scanty
store of pelts. The trader's standards were unknown, but his cunning was a by-word.
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Today the one established price policy of the
fine modern store means that'those who ba\e
.NO SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE of ihe things
they are seeking can buy with assurance. The
boy who buys his mother a sewing cabinet
and his father a smoking stand secures as
great a bargain ns the man with a thorough
* knowledge of the furniture business,—and re
garding this matter of bargains—values; we
feel that the public should know that we
make constant and careful comparisons in
Omaha as well as in other cities, even going
as far aw ay ns Chicago. Illinois.
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Now in this big Home furnishing store, we
have found it frequently expedient to run
those delightful events, known as Special
Sales, for the quick disposal of many classes
of merchandise. Seasonal merchandise that
arrives late— merchandise that is not moving
fast enough — remnants, odds and ends of
broken lines, of which thousands are roll- *
stantly accumulating mill imperfect good*
(always described as sueJC —dropped pat
terns, ete.
In advertising all such sales, our policy is
unalterably opposed to anything that ap
proaches misleading statements either in our
printed word or by our snleaforce. There is
always a good legitimate business reason for
an Orchard & Wilhelm Company Sale, and
those who have attended such events have
found them unusually interesting and profit
able.
To our customers wc say “If you have any
doubt aa to who offers the best values in
furniture, piece for piece, kind for kind, qual
ity against quality, make a careful compar
ison. and for our part we will give you every
assistance, such as putting the furniture in
vour home for the'purpose of more careful
study.
We carry all grades of furniture in extensive
assortment, fo' mansion or cottage, and w#
welcome everybody’s business and strive to
win eonfidenee and commendation.
This advertisement is one of a series de
voted to interesting things about our business.
Orchard & Wilhelm Company
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