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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1907)
Moving Day Has Advanced ;1 . as ' TARLOIl FL'RNITL'nB NLERSlttj trying to rjitch a tr.i hon'ln a neighbor's ynrd, thrro 1h nn morn unplPHsant tu."k tlian movliiK from ono house to another," rcmaki'd the Womnn u Who Knows yr.storchiy nftfrnoon ever hor cup of tra, nftor a hard dny'B work ar ranxlng the Interior of a liou.ie Hhe Imd Just moved into. "Tho last time wo moved I vowed It would bo the tlr.nl move, but clrcumntanres alter caws and here we are again," she added, as nho picked a "visitor" out of her tea. "I hnve talked to IV rare time and again about buying a place, but he th.nks hi tlrni may call him to tho head office omo day. We nro KflnK to buy a homo sometime and settle down for Rood, I hope." This Is the season of the year when mov ing; In Omaha Is something to le reckoned with. The return of spring- brings with It tho moving spirit, and the vehicles used for transporting household effects are kept on the go from morning to night. Moving household goods from cne house to another In these modem days Is a much unlike movlng In the olden days as camel back riding differs from the fast express train. ' In the days whom Kin Bolonvon reigned tho moving of personal chattels from one residence to another wai a serious occasion. In those days" a man would make some noise about It, so his creditor might know of His move ments. The law then was, "For If any' man move without first putting- his brethren wise, a millstone shall be placed about his neck" Having- thus let it be come known that he Intended to mows a DAIS OF TERROR HOWTOJE Houteoleanine Time Sobbed of Ifnoh of its Iliserj ini Brn3ctry. MODERN METHODS AID THE HOUSEWIFE Mp sad rata mmi Ala . tier ta Kessnsi Clesua JU4 He Utm mt Oss DvesUMal Taaku With all the sighing for the good old days of the past, at least one feature In the group of household economics occasions no overflow of tears nor weeping for the halcyon days of yore and their cumber some inconveniences In tho household clean ing line. Today the thrifty and prudent housekeeper Is reveling In the glories and Indolence of a thousand nnd one devices that have been invented during the last quarter of a century or more to lessen and ameliorate the drudgery of housework and housecleanlng. Who of the menlern house keepers -would care to go back to the old days of the ash hopper, home-made lye, the nauseating soap kettle, scrubbing cloth asd hand brush, the sight-destroying white wash brush, the cumbersome scruhblng broom, soft soap, unsatisfactory stiffened paint brush and home-mixed paints, and endless variety of woman killing, back breaking Inconveniences that their mothers and grandmothers were compelled to use at the dreaded housecleanlng time? The work was of the hardest kind, and not alone was a bone and brain-wrecking employment, but the head of the family was driven to distraction by the general tearing up and tearing down, and his only salvation was to seek refuge any where but at home during this awful period. But the Inventive genius of bright men SATISFACTION Mi Is the unanimous ver dict of those who know by experience the ease, comfort, ap pearance and durability of Kirkendall's Eletfric Welt Shoes Modelled on graceful, symmetri cal lines, perfect In fit, Individual In s'tyle, these shoes have won an en viable reputation in the western shoe trade. No shoe could be more serviceable, more comfortable, however made, and we guarantee expert worlunankhip, finest of ma terial and complete satisfaction.' No "breaking hi," snd comfort able from the first day. Made In variety of leather and built on honor for comfort and service. If vour dealer cannot supply you. write us. We 11 learn why and ad vise where you can get them. f. P. UU'MOaU Cs.. SkUtU. KB. ll-flteV, A 4vS 7 V 1 CAREFULLY COVERED, man in the days referred to would then strap his goods on the backs of beasts of burden. Ills wife and daughter would also be loaded down, the wife usually be ing given the stove to lu. Women In thoea days were not considered the equals of men. Accompanying the wife and daugh ters, all heavily burdened, would be ths man's wife's folks; for. like Artemus) Ward, a man In those days was willing to sacrifice even his wife's folks on movlnsj day. The old system of moving has been chansed. Nowadays the wife has charge of the event and the task is measured by Inclinations or meuns. At its very bent moving Is not generally considered one of the sugar plums of life's bill of fare. The old snylntr la that "Seven moves are as ba.l b.m a lire" is declared to still obtain. A manager of one of Omaha's leading van companies declared the other day there was more truth than poetry ta th old saying-. Most moving (n Omaha is done with large vans which are carpet-lined and drawn by three horses. These vehicles are manner! with two attendants, unless other orders are received. For a three-horse van with two men a rato of $1.25 per hour is charged and the average time consumed on one Job Is from four to five hours, thus maklnf the rate for a five-or-six room house 15 to $7. These vans will hold the contents of five or - six ordinary rooms. Two trips would necessarily double the- pries men tioned. Talking of moving, a van man the other day said: "Our van men will do anything reason- and brighter women has at last robbed housecleanlng days of their terrors. Oas, kerosene and gasoline have wrought a veritable transformation, and with the Infinity of mechanical contrivances and labor eavlng appliances to take the rough edge off the work, housecleanlng has be come a Joy rather than a horror, and even the old man Is half disposed to take a day off and help work the machinery. The prudent housewife has so many devices now within easy reagji and call that she prefers doing the work herself, or under takes Its direct supervision rather than trust to the uncertainty of hired help. In the rurul districts gasoline and coal oil have wrought a revolution In housework. As a dirt cleaner, eater and destroyer gaso line has almost completely superseded the hand and clothes destroying lye. The ash hopper with Its wood lye has gone for ever from the farm or home. The tnoderi soap makers produce fhli rssertlal In su ;h enormous quantities and varieties that the soap and lye kettle havo been relegated to the limbo of useless obqpletes. Soap pow ders, washing powders, borax and prepara tions of borax for the varied cleansing pur poses have put the disgusting soft soap out of business, and do the work a thous andfold better. The gasoline and oil stoves which have finally reaehad the maximum of safety and tho minimum of danger, have driven tho heavy cook stove and range Into ln neeuou desuetude, absolutely so dutlng tho summer months. 1 In the cities the cleanly, convenient gas stove and range has metamorphosed the kitchen Into a thing of Joy snd beauty from a thing of dread und perspiration. And the average housewife Is .almost willing to complalssntly endure, without kick or knock against the extortion of the gas trust In consideration of the gas range and Its comfort producing effects. Wmblng nay a Joy Forever. And here again. It U that the soap octopus with its thousand or more varie ties eif excellent soaps designed for every special and general purpose In household economy, with soap powders, washing pow ders, washing wax and dust allnyers have come to tho relief of the housekeeper on house cleaning day. In the cities particularly, Is to be found the ultima thule of laundry work. So house is now considered essentially modern without Its laundry, with a battery of two or more porcelain lined laundry tubs with hot and cold water fiuceta and discharge valves. In many modern bouses, too, are drying rooms, where the laundry output may be dried either by hot sir or steam. Wringers and mangles there are galore. These may now Ut oieraled by water or electric motor power, thus doing away with the cumbersome flat Iron that has been the cause of so many good women coming perilously near fracturing the third com mandment. While lhtt motor is largely used lu the operation of the mangles, it Is corning to be very generally used lit the operation of the new styles of portable washing machines and also furnishes the power for the working of the wringer. The mangle finds a brisk coiniwtitor In the smaller hiines In the automatic or self beating Iron. These may be heated by oil, wood alcohol or gasoline, or even gas or els, trlcity, and are coming Into use more generally as their merits become better known. The sutom&tlo heated iron is rel atively a new device, particularly In Its present perfected form. It is designed to replace the detachable handle ami Iron, that was so enthusiastically hulled, as the 1 1 1 ftt : ': 1 VMfe 'V f V f-vt Viv,. "Vim r f it .. i-nt. able In connestton with removing goods from tho old address Into the van and out of the van Into the new address. They would even put the goods on the roof if asked, for they work by the hour. Patrons usually, however, have the goods ready to place into the van. Some peotple start several days ahead of moving day and thus everything Is ship-shape when successor to the old ilatiron. the handle of which always seemed to get hotter than any other part of the Iron. In the mangle or Ironing department there are almost us many new helps In the wash room. These constitute the Improved grades of starch, wtix, parafflne and other ma terials thac give flexibility to tho starched goods, thus relieving cracking, so common to stiffly starched c4otlu, as well as adding a luster to them that our grandmothers knew nothing of. Some of these compounds are deleterious and destructive to the liner fabrics, but prudence and care will soon remedy this trouble. Scrubbing Loses Home Terror. Scrubbing is the bane of the housekeep er's existence, and under the old ways there was every reason for dread'ng the hard, thankless and hopeless work. Hardwood flours have done much to minimize this work, but the oiled or waxed floor has done even more. In all modern houses the wood work Is largely in hard oil finish, and a slightly moistened cloth gently rubbed over the dusty woodwork la sufficient to clean It completely. In painted woodwork, or BOft wood floors, the work Is greater, but with the new appliances and holism-cleaning helps the work Is reduced to a minimum of effort. Long-handled scrubbing brushes are rapidly displacing the prehistoric and ex tremely unsanitay mop. However, the mop stays persistently, and Is likely to do so for many years to come. The same principle In mops Is In use In this twentieth cen tury that was In use In the time of Moses. It has a companion Improvement in the mop wringer or squeezer that Is attached to the bucket and may be operated either by foot or by hand, and the water thus squeezed out of the mop rag and the ac cumulated dirt squeezed Into It. There are hand scrubbing brushes In In finite varieties and shapes some good, some bad and some Indifferent. In any event the paint brush, floor wax and dust laying preparations are doing their best to put the mop out of business, but the mop is a stayer nevertheless. Fur window cleaning numerous rubber, felt and wool brushes are to be found In uny of the household furnishing estab lishments. Those are provided, where necessary, with extension handles so that the remotest parts of the window can be reached and effectively cleaned. There Is to be found also many window washing and cleaning preparations and powders de signed especially for glass cleaning work and which are free from any grit that would have a tendency to scratch or mar the glass. Malts aad Their Kanltatlou. The modern sink may be the most sani tary or unsanitary part of the kitchen. New contrivances are being constantly in vented to help the sink. These comprise strainers, brushes of either bristles, cocua fibre, wire or rubber, with a host of scrapers of varied designs and con venience, and variously compounded chemicals In the form of soap powders and concentrated lye solutions. Buckets are also essential accessories to the sink, and for that matter to every department of the house. The old-time wooden, pop lar, pine, oak, cypress or cedar-staved buckets are gradually going out of use and are being supplanted by block tin, galvanized iron and granite ware buckets. The granite ware buckets are easily taking the lead. They are about as cheap us tin or galvanized ware and are muh easier to keep clean. They are made In ail sizes, with or without covers, and with - .. .... S4wm.jw.-a -- i Hill! ' ' , A r-T " V ' i v.. 'i ' zi' "A r. L Cv . i t t - - ;. .v y, . r- I 4 '" 1 l u Tr"'"" '"j i iti - - "' V -A. ' ' t V... Tim OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL With Other Phases of Communal Life V" : vy- ;:a r m PACKING FURNITURE INTO THE BIG - y.v. J 1 ! 1 " 1 , I jK'm,i."i ii -lu. "GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK" TAKINO A WALK. the van arrives, while others are packing when the wagon arrives. We have two experienced packers on our staff and these men are in constant demand at this sea son of the year. People who have many and valuable goods engage these packers. We have fifteen wagons and vans out all day Just now moving people and we ex pect no less than fifty ordors for May 1. ordinary care will last a lifetime. It often happens that tho granite coating may chip off In spots, and in that event a leak Is Inevitable. It Is next to ImpoFsible to re pair granite ware, and when It once be comes leaky it should be discarded en tirely. Granite-coated ware is coming in very general use In cooking utensils and drinking cups and has completely superseded the old style porcelaln-llned cooking utensils, which, while beautiful lu their white cleanliness, were dHngerous to use from the porcelain chipping off and be coming mixed with the food. The granite ware Is produced In every variety of color, from the pure white-, mottled blue, browns, grays and reds to the Jet blafk. Urn of Mixed Tnlnt. The presimt Is the ago of paint and the paint makers have gotten the product of their mills down to that point that the old time paint mill and paint mixer are long since things of the past, all this work now being done by machinery In the great paint making establishments from whence the ready mixed product Is sent out in endless quantities. So perfect has the art of mixing paints by wholesale become that the ordinary painter does not think of tak ing the trouble to grind or mix his pig ments. Paints are prepared In every con ceivable shade and color, and come from the producer ready for immediate applica tion to whatever purpose desired. Color cards are sent out by the millions and all the paint buyer has to do Is to select his paint by number. These paints are for both exterior and Interior application and finish and so perfect is tho consistency of the paint that the novice or housewife has but to apply it with the brush, and do as good a Job with a single application as the old Journeyman painter tiBod to do with his three and four coats of pulnt. Tho paints, alabastlnes, liquid veneers, de-cora-tlves, wood dyes and the like designed for household use are prepared with self-drying ingredients and are also sometimes prepared In such a way as to obviate the necessity of a varnish, the paint holding its own luster. In addition to the ready mixed paints there are also numerous shellac varnishes of varied tints for floor or other woed work and for revivifying and beautifying old fur. niture. These varnishes of Japan and shel lac preparations, as well as the ready mixed paints are sold in small or large quantities and packages, with minute yet simplo ill rectlons for their use by the most inex perienced. Mil for Floors. While not a new scheme by any means, the practice of waxing floors Is cow be coming very general. The modern floor wax Is generally a parutllne preparation, that mokt generally used being known as flake wax. It Is reasonably cheap and easily applied to the floors, lly brisk rub bing in all the grain cracks and crevices, Joint cracks and null or tack holes are filled, and If sufficient wax is applied the roughest floor may be given a lustrous pol ish. Pust does net adhere to waxed floors, as is popularly believed, at least with no great persistency, hence the waxed floor Is one that Is most easily cleaned, Is sar itary and occasional applications of the wax gives a most perfect and beautiful floor. With the growing use of waxed and painted floors the old-time carpet Is being rapidly replaced by rugs of varied sizes, and another relic of the old trme, carpet beat ing, Is becoming ons of the lest arts. tronm f 'leaser a Hooa. Notwithstanding the vast accumulation of 23, 1007. .itsl -U -i? . II ' ZZ-m-: i J; J i r i . If - VANS. The moving season began earlier than usual February 1 In Omaha this year." There Is something of a knack In pack ing household goods Into a van so the load will ride without damage. The van Is filled according to the length of the haul, the long haul requiring more careful pack ing than the short haul. Special convey ances are provided by the larger companies conveniences and helps for housecleanlmt, there Is still another thnt Is destined to revolutionize the whole system of house cleaning. This is the noisy, but very ef fective sanitary pneumatic cleaning mae h ne that operates by means ef hose. Several of these machines In Omaha go from house to house, and by their multiplicity of hose at tachments nnd pneumatic suction clean car pets, curtains, upholstered furniture, rugs anel even lx-dding very effectively. With theso machines It Is not necessary to re move the enrpets or rugs from the floors. Tho dirt nnd dust Is all carried outside by the pipes and tripe and asicle from the noise made by the machines when In operation they are tho most vnluable of houseclean lng appliances yet brought Into uso. A somewhat similar contrivance has been devlspd and Is in general use In Omaha for cleaning feather ticks nnd mattresses of all kinds, right at the house of the customer. Old II room Still Slnjs. While the rotary carpet sweeper hns rsonrly driven the old brush broom to the wall, the broom still holds Its place In the category of househe!d economics and al ways will. Thre will always be plnces where the rotary hand sweeper cannot rench, and the broom will yet reign su preme as the oriflamme of cleanliness of the tidy housekeeper nnd ss a convenient weapon to regulate the cat or any other entnlly disturbing factor In tho kitchen, dlnlnx room or parlor. SOME COMFORT FOR JURORS rtiicaao Proposes to Provide Some of the Esteemed Com forts of Home. Chicago will soon achieve the distinction of being the pioneer city in the I'nlt.-d States to adopt the plan of treating Jurors as free citizens, entitled to comfortable quarters and clean, wholesome diet. In stead of as prisoners, who sometimes re ceive worse punlshnn-nt than the men they find guilty of crimes. Wben the new Jurors' quarters, to be constructed on the sixth floor of the crim inal court building, have been completed It Is believed that all cause for complaint against treatment In the way of sleeping accommodations and food will have been removed, and, as a result, a better class of Jurors will be. obtained. Plans for the new quarters, which were drawn by County Achlleet Harris W. Huehl, are completed and bids for the work of reconstruction will be opened In a few weeks. When completed the top floor of the north hide court building to all Intents and purposes will be a first-class Jurors' hotel. Provision will be made for three suites of rooms for the accommodation of three Juries at one time. There will be three separate dining rooms and a common gym nasium, to be used alternately by the different Juries. A general kitchen will be provided and the food service will be equal to that of the bebt hotels. No pains or expense; will be spared by the county board in fitting up the new quarters, and upon their completion Chi cago will be in a position to hrost of the finest Jury rooms in the United States, and probably lu the world. Kach of the three suites of rooms will contain three dormitories for four beds each tor Jurors, and a bed room containing two beds for the attending bailiffs. In each of the suites will be provided a Urge 1J V vy .... . ',Itm,mm tfts I - r 1 fcf ft J 1 . .:' Q I- . if y .as "fir HEAVT PIECES TENDERLY HANDLED. for piano hauling. Like other things, the best Is the cheap est in moving one's household goods. Tho van companies and better class of ex pressmen guarantee against loss through breakage. A few extra dollars spent on moving will remove much of the pain and heartaches usually co-lneldental with the day. Instead of the mother wearing her self out, the children hiding In corners in fear, and the tired father and husband greeted at the end of the day's work on this particular day. with a piece of dried beef and a bunch of sotia crackers, there could be a smiling family, the curtains in place, the canary singing In its cage In the bow window and the fragrant aroma of fresh coffee addressing the father's nostrils as he turns the corner with his dinner pall swinging at his side. The latter conditions could he had if people would not allow the old-time traditions of the day to unduly bias them. But there Is work to be done on moving day, at any event, and If movers be of moderate meanr the work will be tho harder, yet a song on the lips of a strong stepladder will help some. "Is It a fact that some people do move as often as the funny papers would make us believe?" was asked of another van manager the other afternoon. VYes," he replied, "there are some peo ple who actuually move as often as six times a year. They, of course, are the extreme. They think they will like another house better than tho one they are in and It Is not for us to discourage them In that belief, for we move to eat and eat to move. I don't know so much toilet room, containing tub and shower baths, lavatories and other toilet requisites. There will also be a lurge recreation room or parlor in connection with each suite, where Jurors may lounge, smoke and read books, and a locker room, with nn Indi vidual metal locker for each Juror. The finish and fittings will be modern and first class In every particular. Two of tho suites will be located In the east end of the building and one In the west end. A large corridor and elevator approach will occupy the center of the structure. The gymnasium, which will be equipped with all modern apparatus for gymnastic exercise, will be located In the east end, between two of the Jurors' suites. Just off the suite in the west end will be located the three dining rooms, In direct connection with the general kitchen, store rooms and cooks' and servants' quarters. It Is planned to equip the kitchen with all modern conveniences. Including ranges, re frigerator, linen closets and all of the detailed arrangements of a first-class cu linary department. All the suites will be so arranged as to preclude the possibility of communicating with Jurors from the outside, either from the windows, corridors in the building or from the servants' rooms. As a part of the recreation scheme it Is planned to provide a "breathing spot" for the Jurors on the roof of the building. High guard railings will be built around the cornice, and accommodations will be provided for waking exercises. As the quarters will be on the top floor, access to the roof will be convenient. "Jurors for years have complained about the awful treatment accorded them by the county," said Chief Justice Olson of the municipal court. "When these rooms are completed, I believe business men and others, who In the past have shunned Jury service because of the bad accommoda tions, will be more willing to serve. Being mure contented, the Jurors undoubtedly will render better and more, satisfactory service. In the end I believe the plan will prove economical. Chicago Tribune. Laughed Herself to Death. Josephine Hochardel, a 17-year-old school girl of Lock port, N. V., died from the ef fect of excessive laughter Induced by the Jokes of her chums. Josephine probably was the prettiest, gayest and most popular student in the high school. A short time ago she con tracted typhoid fever, and physicians be lieved It would kill her. But her buoyant temperujiient conquered and she Improved rapidly. Kach day during the period of conval escence her chums would troop Into the house after suliool and sit around, telling her the goHgip of the class rooms. One day an unusually lurge number culled, and Josephine was entertained with Jokes and stories. She laughed constantly, lu the evening another bund of friends ar rived, and the merriment continued. Jose phine announced that In a few days she would return to school. When tho young people left the house Josephine was leaning back in her chair laughing heartily. Her mother escorted the visitors to the door and Lade them a cheery good night. Five minutes later she returned to Jose phine's room and found the girl dead. The doctor says her heart had been overtaxed by the exertion of laughing. Now Is the time to make your wants known through Tae Bee Want Ad page. N ' X- ' i bout this business of moving being , turn, pijuiH r-m, um Buron lb Is In some cases. I know we have had Biimo ire&gHiK caiiH ui unseemly nours or the night. People move for many rensons. The most happy of all reasons Is that of a family moving Into their own new home. A motherly old woman whom we had moved on many occasions not long ago gave me an order. Sho told me that would be the last time I would move her, for her family would go Into a new home, and I tell you her eyes did beam. Some pi-ople move because they get tired of a particular neighborhood; some have It out with the landlord and get another house, and so It goes." Ono never knows Just what an accumu lation of stuff he has stored away until moving day comes around. Then does his chattels loom up Napoleon-like to smite him for a IS or $10 bill. Some times It Is $13.50. Clothes Torture "N' OW I have you" said Old Dr. Goose to the Misfit. "You've been wrongly cut and badly made you're a Suit Cripple that's what you are And It's up to me to Press and Stretch and Shrink you until all your Defects are Masked and you look like a well-made Suit. Toor Collar sets away back; for there's not enough Cloth in the Back of your Coat that Scantiness I'll have to stretch out. And your Shoulders have no Shape at all I'll have to press and sizzle until I get them round and smooth. And when that's all done, I'll have to go all over you Carefully and "dope" a false Shape Into you Oh! I have my work cut out all right for you're Just like all the tough Jobs I have to make appear right And I'll make you "sweat" and ache for It too I'll muke you remember me, you Wretch, for I know You'll surely lose all that fine Shape I've "doped" Into you your Collar will Bulge again ypur Coat will draw away from the Hack of your neck, and your Shoulders will be come Flabby and Shapeless a short time after I'm through with you for you can't help yourself. You're not llko '.Sincerity" Suits In any Respect. "Sincerity" Suits don't need me or my Work. Why? Because "Sincerity" Stilts are Designed snd Cut Properly and because they're Tallired by Kxpert Needleworkers. There's hardly a Iefect In a "Slncerltr" Suit when it Is finished And. If there should be some trifling Al teration required an Alteration that no one except the trained Inspectors of "Sin cerity" Clothes could discover you can bet all you have the Suit Isn't given to me, the hot Flat Iron, to "dope" Into a temporary Shape Resemblance No Indeed the Alteration Is made by means of the Needle In the Busheling De partment Slowly, Carefully and Expen sively. Of course, the result of this "Sincerity In the Making Is Shape Permanence. Tj For "Sincerity" Clothes retain their Shape until the Cloth Pattern becomes monotonous "Sincerity" Clothes are retailed by all the Better Class Dealers in ready-for-use garments Look for the Label below In the Coat It Insures Style, burvlce and Satisfaction.
