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DANGER LURKS IN THE MATCH !
"Supply and Demand"
Carelessness with Modern Lucifer
Brings Fire and Death.
WE ARE A WASTEFUL PEOPLE
This is the question that is troubling us just
now. Conditions are good and business and
professional men are calling on us every day for
Stenographers,
Dill Clerks,
Typists,
Bookkeepers,
Clerks and
- Penmen
Many of the positions we fill at once, but we
lose other opportunities because we haven't
a large enough number registered to meet the
demand. If you want "something for nothing"
a GOOD POSITION which COSTS NOTH
ING but the investment of a few minutes time,
register with us at once. "Open all day."
The Smith Premier Employment Department ,
I. C. Duffy In Charge
Douglas 1284. nftr 4711. -nfi rgrnam Wroote
uuii 11 111 uiiu luiimui uuuuit)
Persistent Effort to (hrck the lp
ward Tendency of Fire Losses
Kltchrn Stoves on Dan
sjer Zones.
H 'Dhnnnfti
U I UUliSOi Ind. A-ZZB4.
V- MR I'm J
Ken's Seal
on a package of crack
era guarantee the con
sumer that they are ab
solutely fresh and of
very highest quality.
FrwOi tecarnss they are
nmiie tn Omaha sad all gro
cers keep only new, fresh
stock on bamL
4 itch wet quality, the result
f 80 touts" exprtenr m&Du
fKtitjnrtnK crnnker;; Eha crw
plTj-mp.nt of th mrafl mctrtrrt
tiatam- tD he found, cnunletl
WJu the fbwstt mndBrji sqtiip
cxuil used in lb ft 3acker in-
Call for them at your grocers!
Remember Us When You Buy Mixed Paint
Tor we undoubtedly are agenta for the VERY BEST lln
of MIXED PAINTS. COLORS. VARNISHES. ENAMELS
to be Found upon tho Market.
BOMS 8AMFX.D FBICZS TO BUOOEBT THE RAN OB Or THE 8KZH.WZV-WXX.-
LUMS ASSOBTMXMV.
H Vict rajc.117 Falat 9 .19
1 b Gts'lon Cud. Outside Point covers
l,t)Oo square fatt 7.78
. V. rlnt iJ. cycle taurae! ....j.. .80
: 6 OaUon iUon Earn ftlit 4.03
1 Itnt Good Varxiiah 35
1 Quart Inside Tioor Fatut .40
1 Gallon Good Hoof Faint 1.00
1 lib. Color Ground In Oil 15
1 Gal. Outside and Initio Faint, (cov
er 300 squai. feet.) 40 shades to
choose from 91-60
S OaUoa Can Best Primer.... 96.50
1 Quart Mar-Not Durable Floor Tar
slab .89
V4 Pint Pure Wilts Bath Tub Baamel, JSO
1 OaUon IUqnid Filler 1.40
1 Xib. Crack and Beam Filler .35
H Pint Bug-g-7 Paint ' .85
1 Gallon Paint for Metal Surface .... 1.03
Vi Pint Can Aluminum Paint a3
All of the Points mentioned above coine in from 3 to a alxea, sealed cans, and in from
4 to 40 shades. It Ion are going to faint anything at ail ua ana
grot Color Card and Descriptive Circular.
SHERMAN & IVlcCOIMINJELL DRUG CO.
Agents Sherwin-William Paint. Corner Sixteenth and Dodge Street
OWL. DRUG CO., 16llt asd Harney Streets
lilliilllLlillB
Excellent Service1
Is not a mere saying, but a fact, at Han
son's Cafe. This is one reason why
people in Omaha find our 75c Sunday
Table d'Hote a real treat.
HANSON'S CAFE
Back up your claim to quality by
making your printed matter show it
A. L Root, incorporated, 1210-121 Howard Street
FOR RENT - APRIL 1st
3rd Floor Fa7tort Block
Now Occupied by "Women's Christian Association.
Will Divide to Suit Tenants.
W. FARNAM SMITH & CO., 1320 Farnam SL
Tels. Doug. 1064; Ind. A-1064.
ROOM 645 PAXTON BLOCK -:- TEL DOUG. 1893
paldlng Trade Mark
guarantees quality -;
A Complete Stock ol ; 1909 Base Ball Goods
Soua-lce
310 South ISth Street
The 80.000,000 people In America use as
many matches as the WO.fiOO.OOO In the rest
of the world, according to the statistics of
tho National Fire l'rotectlon association.
This Is a startling commentary upon the
American nation and supports the conten
tion that we are the most wasteful and ex
travagant people in the world.
If one In In need of a match anywhere in
continental Europe ho must seek It In Its
proper place. Matches are not wasted In
the old world. Centuries of training In
thrift and economy make the continentals
conscious of the fact that matches cost
money. Where does one find them In
Amcrk'a? They are In almost every room.
In almost every building, public and pri
vate. The American breathes Imprecations
If he cannot at any moment of the day or
night reach out his hand and find a match.
They repose In the pockets or linings of
every old coat and waistcoat; they are scat
tered about desk and bureau drawers; they
are found In every accumulation of rub
bish wherever It may be; they are so care
lessly and recklessly thrown about that
rats and mice nave adopted them as a
standard article for nest building, certain
always of an available supply.
A Persistent Pire Una;.
Unfortunately, the burden of this extrav
agance Is not conflnrd to the cost of the
matches themselves. This little article,
unknown until 18,12, while perhaps the most
Important factor. In our civilisation, has
been doing Its best ever since Us creation
to destroy the world It was designed to
serve. The assistance given It as an Instru
ment of destruction by the carelessness of
the American people Is a matter of amaie-
ment to continental countries. The aver
ago per capita property loss by fire In cen
tral western and southern Europe Is 33
cents; In the United States the average Is
13.02. The reason for this astonishing dif
ference Is obvious the moment conditions
are scrutinised. While this is being writ
ten a continual shower of Imperfectly ex
tlngulshed matches Is falling Into waste
baskets, rubbish heaps, upon the rugs of
clubs, hotels, dwellings and offices, thrown
by careless smokers. Men reputed to be
good fathers have been known to light
cigars In the hallway of their homes, throw
the match In the general direction of a
cuspidor and go out, to return In half an
hour to see firemen rescuing their sleeping
children from second-story windows.
In Massachusetts in 1907 there were 5,794
fires, 1,230 of which, entailing a loss of
SS58.346, were caused by matches.
A Bus? Season.
The fire marshal of Wisconsin says that
during a perjod of sixty days twenty-five
fires In his state, involving a property loss
of $106,327, were traceable directly to the
"parlor" match. In Ohio, another of the
few states giving attention to needless fire
waste, the fire marshal declares that match
fires constitute a "continuous performance"
at a cost of $500,000 per year. In one year
of 446 fires from matches In this state, 122
were caused by children; 29S by the care
lessness of adults, And 28 by 'rats and mice
also through carelessness of adults.
Thlrty-slx -women and children were
burned to death in Ohio through having
their clothing fired by matches. Of these,
who suffered death In this, its most horrible
form, thirty were children playing with
matches left carelessly within their reach,
and six wore women whose clothing took
fire from flying match heads. Among these
are not included five mothers who were
themselves burned to death while trying to
save the lives of thoir burning children.
The number of persons burned to death
In the United States each year by the par
lor match Is between 800 and 900, and the
property loss more than 2,CO0,000. The "par
lor" match Is the common variety, which
can be Ignited upon any hard surface, as
distinguished from the "safety" match,
which cannot ordinarily be Ignited except
upon Use box in which it Is sold. Tho
original "luclfer" match, which when Ig
nited rives off the choking fumes of sul
phur, is still used extensively, and, Is a
afor match where handled carelessly than
the larger-headed parlor type.
"ealn the Zeal of the Torch.
Certain effort has been expended upon the
parlor match to lessen Its fire hazard. In
some varieties the stick Is chemically
treated, so that a live coal will not remain
when the flame Is extinguished. In others,
called "blrd'seye" matches, only a small
white point of phosphorus on the head can
be Ignited by friction. These improvements
are good as far as they go, but vast quan
tities of the most hasardous type are found
everywhere in the United States. Denmark
and Switzerland prohibit their use, and
other continental countries Impose restric
tions. It Is In America only where chearj !
wooden buildings abound, and where, there-
fore, restrictions are most vitally needexl, i
that the parlor match Is free to slay and
burn.
It costs no more to make the safety match
than It does to make the deadly variety,
and it is ordinarily sold as cheaply. Mod
ern matchmaking machinery can turn out
from 4.000.0UO to 7.000,000 of either kind In a
day. It rests, therefore, with the people
themselves, either to continue the r resent
careless snapping of match heads upon bed
covers, curtains, carpets, clothing and other
inflammable materials, for which practice !
so frightful a price Is paid In property and j
life; or to protect the common Interests I
of humanity and the life of their households
by thoughtfully exercising care In ordering
their match supply. It is almost wholly a
matter of education.
Fire bangers from Stoves.
How mtny women with the responsi
bilities of the household on their shoulders
are conscious of the danger that lurks In
the constant drying of cloths near the fiie?
In almost every kitchen, and every nursery
where there is a nursery stove, servants
are allowed to surround the fire with cot
ton cloths which are very inflammable as
soon as they are dry. There are few
housewives who have not some time been
given a start by a wreath of smoke or a
smell of scorching cloth from cotton or
linen things hung by the stove over chair
backs to dry. Many homes are being con
stantly destroyed and many lives lost
through fires from this cause. In every
kitchen and nursery a drying rack should
be rigidly fixed at a saf. distance from
the stove and Its use demanded of servants;
the housewife herself setting the good ex
ample. An overheated stove cannot fire a house
if it is properly Installed In reference to
walls or partitions, properly Insulated from
the floor, and there are no inflammable
materials about It. Of course, the stuffing
of fuel, and wide-open drafts, will result
in a red hot stove. A roaring fire carries
burning particles up the chimney to fall
perhaps upon a dry roof or to set fire to
the chimney soot.. Therefor "overheated
stoves" are bad things even when properly
installed, for they may act fire to roofs
as indicated. A stove with all draft open
Jh
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Monday, March 22d, is the last day
of the Great Alteration Piano Sale
Every sale record has been broken. Never in the history of the
piano business were high grade pianos offered at such low prices
There's a Reason
On March 24th the Estey Pipe Organ Co. will
turn over the beautiful pipe organ which they
have been erecting in our piano department.
We have planned to make great alterations in our piano de
partment, but we have too many pianos and not enough room.
There are 90 high grade pianos, consisting of such world re
nown pianos as the
TWf.
Chickering Bros.
Sohmer
Schaeffer
Price & Teeple
Franklin
Anderson
Estey
Fischer
Milton
Smith & Barnes
Wegman
Knight-Brinkerhoff
mm)
and other standard make pianos. Then you will find such player pianos as the Angelus, Emer
son Angelus, Price & Teeple Player Piano, Estey Player Piano. Every piano in our stock has
been reduced from 20 to 30 below our regular price and we have the international reputation
of selling pianos lower than any other piano house or department store in the United States.
Therefore, when wo make a reduction, it is a reduction, not a mere taking off of $25.00 or $30.00
from an inflated price. ':'":'-'"' ,n !
ALL PIANOS REDUCED EXCEPT THE KNABE A. A a ,.
Have you been waiting to buy a good high grg.de piano at a low figure or are you going to buy
a piano in the near future? If you are it will pay you to investigate this sale. It is not a mere
every day special sale, but it is the greatest piano sale that we have ever held. As we said before
there is a reason for it. Our warerooms are now severely crowded. Every day we are receiving
pianos that were ordered last fall from the great eastern factories and the backward season which
we have had during the past few months has caused a falling off of piano sales. .But vre must
have room. This is your chance if you are going to buy a piano buy it now.
Select yo?ir piano and make your own terms.
Write if you cannot.Qall and we will send you full particulars by return mail.
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should never be left long unattended. But
most overheated stoves that Is to say,
stoves in which a fire hotter than the
ordinary has occurred, do their work of
devastation by setting fire to woodwork
about them. Such stoves are improperly
Installed.
A stovo should always be set at leajt
eighteen Inches from all wooden or lath
and plaster walls or partitions, and su-h
partitions should be protected by sheet
metal. This metal, tin, zinc or whatever
It may be, should not be put on like wall
paper. There should be an air space be
hind It. A sheet of zinc hung on hooks
which hold It an Inch or two from the
wall la a good protection. The pipe be
ing often the hottest part, should be
similarly protected, and If it Is carried up
to enter the chimney near the ceiling,
sheet metal should be placed above it. i
These precautions should particularly be
taken In furnace rooms. The body of fire
In a furnace Is greater than that In any
stove, and there Is frequently very little
head-room over the top. Ceilings and
joists over furnaces and furnace pipes
should always be protected by sheet metal.
LAUNDRY WORK AS A SCIENCE
Parcholoalon! Aspect, of the Business
DIkshs In n Scholarly
Fashion.
Hand laundering a shirt the psychology
of it! To the consideration of this more
than 200 men assembled In Chicago from
all parts of the un'xm and gave their undi
vided attention. It was the annual conven
tion i'f la'.mdryrren, who have now come
together fifteen times for discussing Issues
such as this.
In sending a shirt to the laundry, a man
goes through four psychological states
such was the accepted fact, and it was set
forth in a speech by A. F. Sheldon of L.!b
ertyvllle. III.
"First, he feels an Interest In sending his
shirt to be laundered," he elaborated. "But
before he actually does the deed, bis mind
must be built up to the Inlenscness of de
sire." And It Is the. work of the boy so
liciting the blue hand inscribed bag on a
Monday morning who technical skill and
expertnesa in human nature must accom-
rllah the uplift of mind. With this, how
ever, his work does not end.
"The desire must blaze up until It melts
the will," Mr. Sheldon continued In a voice
fraught with emotion and carrying his lis
teners with him. "It is not until the will
Is touched that the decision Is really made
to have the work done." This act of touch
ing the will la likewise the "game" of tho
boy accompanying the driver, whose only
expertness to the casual onlooker consists
in surprising skill In dismounting a wagon
In full motion.
Such are the operations required for get
ting a man to have his shirt laundered,
and. in the philosophy of Mr. Sheldon; two
more activities are required for getting
him to do It again. "He must have con
fidence," exppunded the speaker with a
gesture, presumably In the fact that the
shirt would ultimately be returned. Then
he must be satisfied, and to keep him In
this state is the work of the laundry
proper. It Is said to be best accomplished
by not tearirs the shirt to pieces In the
first washing, and. If possible, to return
both collars and cuffs.
Mr. Sheldon does not believe even in ex
treme casts In exerting a hypnotic influ
ence on a victim's mind. Resultn are said
not to be good from a man who Is unduly
Influenced to patronize the laundry. "Gen
tle persuasion Is the best weapon," In the
words of Mr. Sheldon, "and In the laundry
business a little logic Is an excellent
thing."
One of the commonest mistakes of the
inexpert solicitor Is to use the negative
suggfsticn when approaching his prey, and
this Is likely to throw him Into a state an
tagonistic to laundries for long stretches
of time. "You don't went any laundering
done, do you?" is the form of suggestion
most to be avoided, Mr. Sheldon says, and
he suggests the substitute of "Is your
lauuderlng ready If not, I can wait, five,
ten minutes, for it." An4 this never ad
mits the subconscious possibility that laun
dering Is not to be sent.
The peroration of Mr. Sheldon's address
was received with particular approval and
brought cheers and applause. "The fault,
dear Brutus. Is not in our stars," he
quoted. "Shakespeare must have had a
great moment when he wrote that, and so
It is with poor laundering." Th. reporter
thought mayba he was going to suggest
that-It was the fault of the starch. But
he declared that it was the fault of the
mentality of the laundrymen. Chicago
Tribune.
GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE BABY
Colombia Professor Principal In a
Wonderful Case of Trans
fusion. Columbus relatives and friends of Charles
Mead, formerly of Ohio State university,
but now an assistant in the department of
zoology at Columbia university, have Just
learned of a remarkable operation of trans
fusion of blood performed In New York a
month ago.
Dr. Roy McClure of Columbus, a class
mate of Mr. Mead at Ohio State university
and a lifelong friend, assisted in the opera
tion. He confirmed the story upon his re
turn to Columbus.
A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Mead
four weeks ago. When the babe was 3
days old it weighed only four and a half
pounds, and was so weakened by hem
orrhages that it was decided transfusion
was the only means of saving Its life. Mr.
Mead promptly consented to the operation.
A cut four inches long was made in his
left arm near the radial artery, from which
blood was taken. The blood was Introduced
to the body of the babe through the left
femoral vein. A great deal of the blood
was lost In the operation, but enough was
transfused to put the babe on the road
to health. It now weighs five and a half
pounds and probably will live.
The cut In Mr. Mead's radial artery was
sewed up after the operation, and the
surgeons say It will be practically useless
hereafter, but that the ulmar artery, whlcli
also supplies biood to the left hand, wli:
become enlarged In order that It may per
form Its extra labor. Ohio Slate Journal.
In th. Swim.
"So you've been notified that a fortune
awaits you In the Hjnk -f England?"
"Yes, and I'm glad of it."
"But you know that these reported
fortunes sometimes are base'ees."
"Sure I do. They're always basele.s,
but the first rlaa American fum ly can
afford to miss." Ititladrlphla ijedger.
Bigger, Better, busier That's - what ad
Be .Want Ada ar. Business Boosters..
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Expense of Dyeing
or Cleaning
Portiers & Hangings
Chenilles, $1.75 to $2.50 per
pair.
Velours, Damask, Repp, Satin,
Plush, unllned, $2.00 to $4.00 per
pair.
Velours, Damask, Repp, Satin,
Plusb, lined, $4.00 to $8.00 per
pair.
Double Faced Portieres, with or
without Interlining, $4.00 to $20
per pair.
Arch Overhead Draperies, $2.00
to $6.00 per set.
Window Overhead Draperies, $1
to $5 per window.
Complete Wall Coverings, $10
to $50 per room.
EXACT price mailed tf style,
fabric and dimensions are given
us.
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J. C. Wood & Co.
R 1521 Howard Street. Omaha.
Expretsnge paid one way.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
Ua. Dollar av Y.u.
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