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Till: BKK: OMAHA, WKDXKSDAY. JANUARY 1. 10!1.. f 'he &ee' jme yagaz,ii )a The Urea Junior Dirihriay Book Dottie Dialogues BT WALTER A. PINCJAIR. With Some Low Comedy Fills In his is the Da terpolated. 7i ge am Please runpmlitr that when too much fold air come In the window love file" out the door." I warned, shivering. If t could only believe It." sighted tottle. Hut seeing It is only you Instead of love, 1 suppose you wouldn t fly any farther than your overcoat. We get the air .here fresh every day." "! It delivered or do you have It wrap ped up to take home with you?" I asked. "Oh. we have It alr-shlpped." she ex plained. But really, ara you too :old? 1 hope no." "Remark! like that make me hot under the collar and I'll be able to eland the told." I grumbled. "But with your shut , . Mng off the radiators" "More than I can do with you. anyway." aha murmured. "Mercy, you're a chilly person. V,n t 'ou know that steam heat Is responsible for much modern misery? Rom alliteration, Jhat! It peels off your wallpaper and curls your chair legs" "Mine aren't chair" I began. Well, anyhow, I haven't an? wallpaper or curl paper either. But him' What is that Bound of escaping steam?" . "Do you hear It, too?" she demanded. "1 thought I heard It hissing" "Maybe some melodrama vllllan In full dress soot Is crawling Into the furnace to steal or curl them papers' hence the hiss ing." 1 guessed. "I'm scared," she admitted, and hurried to the basement door, peeling down Into tha darkness of the cellar. "Mercy! The basement filling with steam frdrn the heating boiler," she cried. "Where's your Janitor?" I asked. "I don't know hia favorite cafe," she retorted. "Tha man who looks out for the ateam doesn't coma around at night until the last thing, when he banks the fur nace" "What bank does he go to? We can't check against It until he has banked for the night; we might withdraw," I tem porised. "Do you know anything about steam boilers or not? The thing may blow up any minute from the "sound It's making," aha queried excitedly. "I know about double boilers, the Unci Aor cooking oatmeal," I hesitated, "but r these little one-horsed, dotached-house boilers" "I wish Father would come home." sTie breathed, "lie would know." "Yes. he would sit down and write to the newspapers," I scoffed. "Well, If you can't do anything, 1 think we had better get out of the house before It blows up." she gasped. "That sounds awfully threatening." "I'll Just go down there and see if there's any directions on the handle," I volunteered, striking a match and step ping down tha basement atalra. A puff "How Do You Do?" It la a wiae peraon, man aa well as woman, who, when asked "how do you do?" re sponds by saying he or she la well. "How do you do?" Is really, generally speaking, a caaual greeting, accepted by cuatom aa being the simplest form of ad dressing a person. If either Individual takes the greeting seriously and answers that she ls not well, the kjuch astonlsliei lie other person frequently is shed and almost w ithout excep tion Is bored. With close friends a woman or man may be frank, but with acquain tances It- s better to be casual, and an swer: "Very well" tu the salutalon "How du you do?" A fact persons learn with advancing years la that each Individual, as a rule, prefer to talk about him or herself, rather than to hear of others talk. It seems to be a hu man nature to like to pour out our own woes, hut to ba astonished that acqaln taucea appear to be eager to do the same. Nor la the dislike to listen to such topics, r Why the Swell Swelled J He was dressed up to the nines up to tha ninety-nines, one might almost say. Ills waistcoat was wonderful. Ills tie was tremendous. His sock were positively superhuman. In order to display which, his trousers were tucked up to a ludicrous height. An urchin plucktid bJni by the sleevo. "Last Bomebods, guv-nor?" queried ihe youih sympathetically. The swell swelled with Indignation. "Of course not. fellow!" he responded contemptuously, proceeding on his way. "Cat or dog dead, guv'nor?" queried the youngster, following. "Hal Jove!" mapped the "nob," distinctly annoyed. "Why do you ask such attopld ""quMlons?' "Why, guv'iiur" called the urchin. " "Cos I see yer got yer trousls at 'art-mast!' Bketrh. Nt Curat aaaat. "I've taken a liking to yuu. Miss retll," declared Mr. Closephist, "because you don't seem to be extravagant In any ) May I call.on sou an evening a week?" "Sorry. Mr. Closephlst. but I'm not ex tiavaganl with no evenings either." IJpplncott's. JUST CIRLSI "She told me you told her that secret I told you not to tell herl" The mean thinj! I told her not to toll you I told ber." wtrU "ARK YOU HURT?" of hill wind winked out my light just as I stepped on a rlothespin. The bottom steps roie high right up to meet me as I glided past and 1 ceased to bound after reaching the cement floor v "Are you--dld you hurt yourself?" she asked, peering down from the lighted doorway in the darkness which engulfed me. "Oh, a little wallpaper culled peeled off." I snorted sarcastically, and then, while she giggled hysterically, I lighted another match, shaded It with tny hands so that It cast a light on the floor ahead and started forward determinedly. A clothes line stretched across the basement struck my col Id marble brow, and 1 stepped backward so rapidly that I sat down. At this tableau the man who tended the boilers for the row of houses entered from the yard, swinging his lantern. Dottie came half way down the steps and asked what made the steam blow out. "Escape valve-a," explained the man. "To much-a ateam." , "Make It safe, or is the safe open during banking hours, 5& 1 at-outed. He smiled benevolently and turned a valve, which released a large wad of perfectly good steam almost In my face. I sprang nimbly away. After the operation, during which he watched the steam gunge go back to five pounds, he murmured: "Just-a like not any steam." I.lmplng back while the lantern glowed I accused her: "It was your fault, turning off the radi ators. The safety valve had to pop. That's right: laugh and grow fat And you won't be able to wear the latest styles. Then I II laugh." "But." she protested, 'my laughing makes me lean against the wall for sup port." "Oh, lucky wall!"" I moaned, sadly. (Copyright. 1911. by the N.Y. Herald Co.) is Only a Greeting strange. We feel sympathy only toward those of whom we are fond; to others It Is necessary to appear sympathetic, and this Is not an easy matter when we would rather be talking on gay topics In which we are really Interested. The person who Is most popular Is she who Amuses other generally, who goes about with something lively, rather than some thing doleful, to tell. In nine cases out of ten a doleful person will be avoided, while the gay one is sought. '(questionably, too, it is far better for Individual character not to dwell on un pleasant matters, and constantly to be com plaining la surely weakening. Habit has much to do with trend of mind, and the custom of being bright, or at least of not being depressed, can ba cultivated. Another point to be remembered Is that first Impressions are strong when two per sons meet for the first time. KOSANNA SCHUYLER. r Achieving "Tall" Effect J The very short woman, who would, look tall, can create thla Imprest-ion by follow ing a few rules, or at least by so doing she. will not attract attention to her di minutive proportions. Some of her rules are as follows: She never stands next to an extremely tall person; - this dwarfs any woman. .Should It bo necessary to hold conversation with a man Or a woman of greater height that hers she either makes the talk brief or moves off a little, trying to keep some object between her and the person, such as a chair or a table. She never seats herself on a very tall chair. When she Is seated she does not cross her knees. This Is a general rule or behavior taught In the home and In the training schools, but women forget It af ter they have been away from a school a tew years. She tries always to keep her arms hang ing at her sides. This is a difficult thing to accomplish gracefully. The woman who can let her arms hang without swinging them or twisting them in some unseemly fashion Is rarely found. The trick Is to simply lei them dangle. Ada Rehan did this to perfection She Is imrtlcular about her walk. She never walks with the quick, snappy little steps of the short person. She has a tread that is rather long and stately. She does not stride, but she never trots along after the style of most short women. Many women have mastered the art of showing their beauty off to best advantage. They do not da It so much by makeup aa by culture. Among their acquirements Is the art of putting on their gowns so aa to get all the height possible out of them. Philadelphia Inquirer. Ahead of Ikr Game. A little boy was about to start on a visit to hla grandfathers to spend Christmas. The day before hla departure hia mother, passing hla room, saw him kneeling beside a chair with his head bowed. The mother asked: . "Well. Uk-hard. what are you doiag?" "Just getting my prayers aaid up before I go to my grandpa'a. as I expect to be pretty busy while Ira there," was the reply. Plasplrs ii Ihe t-"re. These may be occasionally bathed in a soothing lotloa composed of borax and warm water. At night use very warm water on the face: then dry and rub into the pores an ointment made of flowers ( sulphur and lard. f Etiquette Covering ''At Homes" There seems to be uncertainty In the minds of many women as to whether or not they should call after accepting the hospitality of an afternoon tea. This is a question affected largely by circumstances. If the tea Is distinctly an "at home," a woman Is not expected to call afterward, for the reception is literally being "at home" to receive all persons oif a visiting list, and In the weeks that follow the hostess goes about and calls on all those who came on her day or who sent their cards. If a tea is given for some one individual or for a guest of honor, then a woman ac cepting such invitation should make a tea call within a week afterward. Just as she would for a dinner, or in returning a first call. Never stay away from a tea because you think you will not know none but your hostess. You never can tell whom you may meet, and even if you find yourself among strangers, you can with perfect propriety make yourself at home. If you are alone and do not find friends In the room, pass out to the dining room and ask any one of those pouring to give you a cup of tea or a cup of chocolate, as you Etiquette, to be observed by a man as soon as he Is engaged to be married, is as strictly defined as It Is for the girl, though the former Is not aa often understood. Immediately the engagement exlHts. and before it Is announced, the man should notify his nearest relatives, it they live in the same town with him he should tell them by word of mouth, making a call specially for Buch purpose. If they are In another city he should write to them at once to let them know the news. If either his father or mother Is living he should go to them, rather than write, that they may know hla plana. Another reason for an immediate visit from him is that they should be able to receive their son's future wife in the way that will be happiest for them all, and this they can better accomplish if they make plans with the son. Society frequently takes Its cue as to conduct to the girl, from the parents of the man who has become, engaged. This r Caught by the Clock J "iieveption rarely pays." aays John W. Gatea, apropos of a deception that had been discovered. "When a man gets into trouble, he had best face the music and have it over with. Deception only pro longs and increases, ten to one. his trouble. "It is like the case of the old Jonathan Snarhawk. Jonathan promised Ills wife the first of the year that from then on, if he waa out of bed a single night after tht clock struck li he would abandon diink- lna forever For a month or ao all went well. Then, one bitter evening. Jonathan sat before the tavern fire with his boon companions am his giaas, and all of a sudden It was 11:1... He had forgotten himself. " "I'll make It j et, though.' he muttered. CAME RIGHT BACK. "But hr"s aa awful flatterer" "I suppose he told you you were pretty " "No, be said you were." I , Conduct of a Man Engaged j -0 J prefer. They will not think you rude be cause you make this request. On the con trary, they will like It. for they are there to help disperse hospitality and they will at once talk to you so that you will no longer feel strange and alone. After you have drunk your tea thank the woman or girl who gave It you and say "good-bye" 10 her as If she were your friend. Never leave the house without saying good-bye to your hostess, no matter how great the crowd about her may be. When you enter the house and greet your hostess, do not stay too long talking to her, for this Is monopolising her when others are arriv ing, and each guest has equal claim on her attention. When you cannot attend a tea to which you have ben invited it Is most Important that you send your cards and have them arrive at the proper moment. They should be received by the hostess on the morning of the tea. This gives her an Idea whom not to expect. Ktlquet permits you to send your cards by' a friend or a member of your family who may be going. If there la a guest of honor at the tea. you leave your husband's card for her also, as well as one of your s. is true it the man happens to have a bel ter social position than that of the girl, or I more eligible than she. If his family appears to welcome her, the path of her engagement will be pleasanter, for others will follow the example set by hla parents. Announcing his-eugagement to his family and relatives should be done by the man before the world Is taken Into his confl dopce. If this procedure Is followed the girl Is Mpared any embarrassment when she Is asked by friends, If she knows bet fiance's family. It she can answer "yes,' without hesitation, or need of explanations, she will find herself more firmly estab lished socially than if she were obliged to say "no." or to qualify her answer. It is expected that some member of a man's family will give a tea for his fianct to Introduce her to the family's friends. If, for any. reason, this function is delayed during the engagement. It should be done as soon after the marriage aa Is conven ient. ROSANNA SCJIL'VLKH. and hurried home through the snow at breakneck speed. "He tlptode Into the bedroom a few min utes before 12. He undressed as fast as he could he could not go so very fast lest he awaken his wife and Just as he was slip ping off hla shirt the clock began to strike. "Jonathan leaped silently to It. He let It ring out 10. Then he took hold of the weight. "His wife stirred drowsily. "He stood there In the cold, holding the weight, halt frozen, till he thought she had fallen asleep again, and he could safely let it go. Finally he heard deep, regular breathing from the bed and he dropped the welirht and slipped into bed. "To stroke rang out, and his wife wide awake, received him. " "Two o'clock, eh?' she cried shrill) Very well, sir. Remember your pledge.' ' iimMM nf Kiiainess rrosoerltv A I'iif Kee Advertising Columns. EVIDENT. 5: "There, Mra. Lif;hthed. who ha juat obtained her third divorce. She take nothing aenouily. not even husband. J fZS r Fooled the Dentist J A. it. Smith, the general manager of the New York Central railroad, said of a financier the other day: "It Is no wonder that the man haa auc ceeded. For the sake of money he would do anything. There is a story they tell about his youth. "Their say that when he was a burly young farm hand in Pennsylvania a back tooth fell to aching and he tramped In to Wyalusing to have It out. "The dentist pushed him back In the operating chair, stuck a cork between hla Jaws to keep them open, and examined the sore tooth carefully. Then, frowning, shak ing his head, he selected the biggest and moHt substantial pair of forceps. " 'Is this going to hurt, doctor?" said the farm hand, looking anxiously at the tre mendous forceps. "T'ie dentist answered with a smile: " 'Well. If It doesn't, we won'J charge you anything.' "And he rolled up his sleeve, hooked the forceps on to Ihe tooth, put his foot against Ihe arm of the chair for a brace, and ah, it was horrible.' "But all through the horrible ordeal the young farm hand neither howled nor groaned nor grunted. IJke an image he sat. Indeed, a kind of smile flickered from time to time over his face. "When the tooth was at last out the dentist said, compassionately: " 'H didn't hurt so very much, did It?" " Hurt? Why, It didn't hurt at all,' said the farm hand. "And he took leave without paying, hold ing the dentist to his bargain. r j Fooling the Court J At a Journalists' dinner In New York," said an editor. "1 once heard the, lato William 1., Hrown, publisher of the New York News, tell arT Interesting story about an upright Ohio Judge. "Colonel Hrown said that when he was running the Youngstown Vindicator, a civil case involving a large, sum of money was tried before this Judge. It was the Smith-Jones case, and Smith won. "A friend, meeting Smith later, said: " '1 was surprised to hear that you won that case. 1 thought the evidence was rather In Jones' favor.' " 'Maybe It was.' said Smith, with a cun ning smile. 'But, you know, the Judge Is such an- honest old boy. The day before the esse ended 1 sent him a letter begging him to accept an enclosure of $.VX).' " "Why," said the other, 'I should think that would have made you lose your case.' " To be sure It would," said Smith, with another cunning smile; 'only I signed Jones' name.' " MU trees uf trtea. They sat in the shadows of the old porch. Suddenly from the distance came a series of mysterious squeaks. "What on earth It that?" gasped the mystified young man. "Some one tuning a fiddle?" The beautiful girl smiled "No," she responded softly, "that noise Is made by pa s shoes as he walka around the hallway." "Ho you mean to say his shoes make all that noise?" "Certanily. 1 sprinkled rosin on the soles I so they would sieak. and we would know t how far he waa away. Kon't you think I I'm a little genius?" Chicago News. POOR PA! Your father did not object to our marriage as much as I had expected. "Oh poor father isn't as particu lar as Ive used to be." We Celebrate WEDNESDAY, January 18, 1911. Name anl Address. qporge Abboud, 1722 South Thirteenth Frances D. Age, 1416 Phelps St Mary Alexander, 4616 Davenport St Lyle R. Anderson, 2421 Webster Ave Mary R. Baker, 1009 Pacific St Archie Crawford. 704 South Eighteenth Ruth Culleu, 3037 Emmet St Murriel Cuslck. 2620 Rurdette St Sedley Davis, 3001 South Twenty-fourth Hannah Doten. 2713 South Ninth St Edith A. Dunkle. 955 South Fifty-first St Evelyn Dunn, 1207 Pierce St Myrtle Ebert. 1036 South Eighteenth: St Rosie Egernieier, 1012 Homer St Madeline Elson, 6017 Nicholas St Walter Freeman, 2203 North Twentieth Laura Goehrning, 2724 Blondo St Mary Halln, 2322 North Twenty-first St Katherine Hanimel, 2513 Hamilton St Manuel Handler, 2250 Pierce St Martha Hanson, 2123 Seward St Lake 1904 Etra B. Hayes. 3510 Burdette St Franklin 1903 Elizabeth Hastings, 1C27 Burdette St Lake 1S97 Hillma M. Johnson, 4025 BInney St Clifton Hill 1900 Louise E. Johnson, 4201 Decatur St .Walnut Hill 1900 Joseph Klaffke, 1510 South Third St St. Joseph 1905 Joe Komasincki, 2330 South Twenty-sixth St lin. Conception .... 1900 Dorothy Larsen, 2523 North Nineteenth' St Lake 1904 Omer Lemmon, 2606 South Thirteenth St Bancroft 1900 Sarah Line, 2521 Bristol St High 1896 Catherine C. Mancuss, 1245 South Sixteenth St St. Philomena. . . .1X99 Gladys Mann, 2106 North Twenty-seventh Ave Long 1902 Mary Marvin, 2102 North Twenty-ninth St Long , 1900 Helen McNamars, 1416 Lothrop St Sacred--Heart 1897 Helen MeNamara, 1416 Lothrop St Sacred Hnart 1897 Henry Meldrum, 2817 Decatur St.... Roy Musgrave, 2119 Pinkney St Anna Nelson, Thirteenth and Grace Sts Earl E. Nelson, 2011 North Twenty-eighth Charlotte Newell, 216 North Twenty-second Frank Nisser, 405 Dorcas St. James K. Pecka, 1330 South Third St Elmer Porter, 422 North Thirty-eighth Elva Rannle, 4728 North Thirty-ninth Arthur Rosengren, 404 William St Train 1897 Alice Sallander, 1433 North Twentieth St Kellom 1902 George Schlpporeit, 3163 South Fifteenth St Bnncroft 1897 Edna L. Schuelzky, 102 South Twenty-fifth Ave .... Central 1895 Floyd Shaddeu, 2331 South Nineteenth St Casteilar 1903 Margaret Sobetske. 2907 South Boulevard Im. Conception ... 1 898 Anna Spelic, 1307 Fiercest Evelyn M. St. Clair, 2010 Elm St Irene Stage, 2608 Dewey Ave Farnam .....189S Hennlne Stock, 3017 South Sixteenth St St. Joseph 1897 Elizabeth Theller. 1413 Bancroft St St. Joseph 189S Helen Vanous, 1925 South Eleventh St Lincoln 1898 Frances C. Wahl, 1129 South Twenty-eighth St.... Park 1901 Norma M. Weeks, 3328 Ruggles St. . . Druid Hill 1902 Zelda M. Westberg, 4412 Nort.li Twenty-ninth St. .. .Saratoga 1904 Luella WilBon, 808 South Twenty-first St Mason ...1902 Queer Laws Talking of anti-hatpin laws, It develops some other countries have regulations touching women's wearing apparel that would result In rioting' If attempt were made t enforce them in Omaha of any other American city. In Lucerne. Switzer land, a law forbids women wearing hats of more than eighteen Inches diameter or the wearing of foreign feathers and artificial flowers, (f one wishes to wear ribbons of silk and cause a license must be procured which coals 80 cents a year. According to the Green Bag, Norway not long ngo passed an act to the effect that any woman wishing to wed must first present to the authorltlun a certificate showing that she Is competent in the arts of cooking, tewing, knitting and embroid ery. Germany has an Intelligent and practical method of dealing with men who ill-treat their wives. Instead of sending them to Jail for a continuous period, as is done In According to the ancient ritual In mar riage, the husband began tha ring business by placing It upon the bride's thumb and putting It successively on the next two fingers, pronouncing for each one a per sonal of the trinity; with a final' amen when the fourth finger wua reached, and there the ring remained. The Greek church ritual directs that the ring be placed upon the light hand. I'urltan Influence nought to abolish tha ring as a vain and heathen emblem, but the sweet old fashion of giving and taking emblem, "for our love's sake," yet remains to us. Kethrothal or engagement rings vary In fashion nowadays and always depend, or should, on. the pure of the donor. Where there are no limitations of this sort, if it be perfect, will lead him to choose a dia mond solltare, and of t lie best he can afford. A small and pure blue-white stone is altogether preferable to a large alone. Some prefer a ling vet with three stones, generally a saplilre set between two dia monds. Others select a ruby or an emerald, which signifies promise or happiness. Few persons choose pearls for an en gagement ring, as pearls are supposed to typify tears. They are also too perishable to become emblems of love, which, In Its first glow at least, Is always understood to ba Indestructible. Their beauty Is very precarious, being dimmed or "aged" as the lapidary expresses It, by contract with Impure air. while acid annihilates them completely. I'hiladelphla Inquirer. A Wise Wife. "Santa Claus was certainly good to me " declared the suburban resident. "For the first time In twenty years of happy mar ried life the quaint old fellow omitted to sting ine with a box of Ill-natured, de fective flue clgara. lovingly purchased by the other half of the house." "Hut what did the better half give you?" the thin passenger asked. "She gave me an elegant pair of lace curtains for the drawing room." he fo ut tered, "and the handsomest pillow shams uu ever saw." Human Life. y Wedding Ring Traditions 11 S J School. Year. .Lincoln 189 3 St Forest ..1H04 Saunders li'OS Miller l'ark .1904 Pacific 1!03 St lavenworth 1900 Sacred Heart 1901 Long 1902 St Vinton 1900 Bancroft 1903 Reals 1903 Pacific 1905 German Lutheran . 1 S9 Forest 1904 High 1X94 St Lake 19N Long 197 ...Lake 1902 Long 1S99 Mason 1900 I-ong 1903 High 1894 Kellom 1897 St Long 1904 St Kellom 1897 Train 1899 Train ikqk St Saunders 1902 St High 1895 bt. Joseph 1897 St. Patrick 1899 in Europe j this country, and thus depriving- Ihe Tamlly of the man's wages for that time the Oer man offendrr In arrested on Saturday after noon as ho leaves his work and held In prison until time for work on Mondas morning. This plan Is followed until he has served the number of days of his sentence. Dur ing the period In which the German offen der apends tha week-ends away from hla home hla earnings are handed over to his wife. In Holglum they place a premium on marriage by allowing a married man two votes at an election, as against the siugl man's one. In Madagascar one must bo a lather or pay for the default, if a inun Is unmarried or childless at thn ag of IS years ho must contrlbuu annually .i.T6 to the support of the state, and each woman who has re mained single or Is childless at ?4 years is taxed $1.SJ per yenr. r A Literal Translation A Nebraska Inspector one day visited a country school taught by a young woman, and in the course of the lesson vald: "Now, children, I wish jou to lake notice of what 1 do and then w rite an account of it " Then he stepped to the blackboard and wrcte a sentence upon It. All the children except on wrote In effect that the In spector came Into the school and wrote on ihe blackboard, "1 love a good school." tine little girl, however, followed Instruc tions more literally and completed the story by adding: "And then he went to the platform, sal uown, played with his watch chain, twirled his mustache and winked at the teacher." All things mav come 10 hliu who waits. And et It's kind of funnv How things do get a hustle on - If you hae lots of money. ruck. BAEFACKO ROBBERY. "Saying you can't bit a corpo ration is all wrong. Why, when ever my factory whistle blows it tells the time of dsy to a lot of p:r sons who don't pey me s cent for it SB. $k