am OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 28, 1913.
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LffES IN HISAUTOMOBILE
. M. Fierce Hakes Unique Record
with Pathfinder Car.
AMERICA RIVALS THEM AIL
XoinA ' Tourist aaym This Country
Cnnnot Bo Bnrvaasetl for Seenery
and Travel Even by Con
llnrntnl Eurose
EL II. Pierce. of New York, who has
been known throusHout America an the
man who has made use of hla auto
mobile both a an office and a home
has driven hi car, which Is a Pi!h
finder U, more than 43,000 miles In nine
teen months and Is now on hla war to
do some more globe trotting to Call'or
nls. The bis mileage the Pierce party
has piled up to date la due to the.r re
markable trip last season, which con
stated of a tour all the war around the
United States In the same car.
This strenuous motorist stops at noth
ing, and after he leaves Canada wilt
finally land on the Paclflo coast, where
he will spend the winter.
Good Roads Booster.
'T am a booster of good roads end
thoroughly approve all that is bslnjr
done for a transcontinental highway,"
says Mr. Pierce, "I traveled through
thirty-two different states last year In
my car and have already this season
covered New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kon
tncfcy, Virginia and West Virginia, and
over; where find the roads to be In much
better shape this year than last. This
to prima, facie evidence that the interest
In oot road Is not confined to any one
UocsJity, bat thai thoro is a general
awakening throughout the country a a
Whole.
"Soraehow a ataimpree!on has been
eeattered abroad about the car 1 have
feea drlrlnr, but this is a mistake, as I
ifeavs merer owned another machlno ex
cept the Pathfinder. 2 find that It is
thoroughly able to stand atl of the banes
ad rough work that my business de
masses." 9Hr. Ilerca'a business Interests are scat
tered in maay sections ot the United
Mates, and naturally his Interest la the
eed reads movement, and especially the
teaMCoatlneatal highway ha a deeper
ttmttitktkm than that of the ordinary
4rit who does not get eut of his
wax teealitr. ,
CllmiMH XT Steeerd.
"Mr, Pierce c)la a uaffu record oa
hi Ha from New York to Portland,
Ore., which, he says, was negotiated
without a meefaaalcal adjustment.
On this summer's trip the Pierce party
will retrace part of last season's route,
especially in the .southwest and southern
California.
Vor puro touring enjoyment Mr. Pierce
asserts America is without a rival even
in the old countries whlQh he has toured
extensively. Hero are some ot hla side,
lights on road conditions on his border
line tour.
"The beat roads on our entire trip
were in New York state and New Jer
cey. After' leaving the east the Pacific
highway proved to be a remarkable
stretch of rood.- It lsj well sign boarded
and kept lnKttia- best of' repair. ,
American Hennty Spots,
"Signboards play an Important part
in safe traveling In the west as It would
be Impossible to get through the prairie
without them.
Through western Canada our trip was
very trying, as we were forced to keep
as close to the Canadian Paclflo railroad
as possible; at one point wo were forced
to cross a railroad bridge which was In
the course of construction. There are
many delightful side trlpa to be maito
In British Columbia.
"Between Portland and San Franclico
we climbed the longest grade In tre
world, In the Claque mountains. This Is
a contlnuoua riae of thirty-five milts
right out ot Shasta Springs. The road Is
cut along the face ot the mountains with
an 00 to 800 foot drop on one side and
a rise on the other sldo ot the Same dis
tance. The Clsqtto mountains are beau
tiful and well worth the trip.
"We were caught In a sandstorm on
the California desert and held up for
moro than twenty-four hours because- of
the shifting sands which' drifted high
above the running boards. Thl was the
most frying experience of tlio wholo trip
as we were without food and hud to n
the r'hoyel a wholo lofr In order to get our
car out of the sand.
"The roads for the rest of tho Journey
were pn the whole good, but the temper
ature was somewhat oppressive at the
lime of year we happened to be ihere.
The.scenio. wonders that await the tour
ist In this country will Amply repay the
traveler for any hardships that are en
countered. That is one of the main rea.
sons I hav elected to wind up thin Uni
mex tour In tho southwest and South-
era California."
OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS
WORTH TWO POUNDS OF CURE
An ounce of Prevention mav h w.irih
one man who goes even further, and
by giving Ufa old adage another twlet
provides motor truck owners with a val
uable .bit of Information. He is O, W.
Bennett, vice president of the Willys
Overland company of Toledo, O., and his
Version of the aavlntr. wti.n arivtatnv
owners and operators of the Willy util
ity truck, la, "An ounce of inspection Is
worm two pounds or cure."
It la Mr. Dennett's nnlnlnn that a rr.
ular, systematic Shspeotion of a truck
is an aosoiute provenuvo or troublo, for
with such inspection the, IItrh(rt inAI.
cation of anything wrong can be in-
We Would Like to Show
f " you the
'' Pals M4et Gk wtm4, S-pmttr tewfo c
npHERE is no other car in the
" A market that we could, take, greater
satisfaction in showing you. There is
no other car in the Paige price field or
anywhere near it in which we could feel
such prid e. 4
This is a rcfnarkable car, this Paige
"36." Remarkable iw several ways. It is
just as extraordinary in its design and its
workmanship and its splendid materials as
ffit is in' its equipment And, Paige "36"
equipment is something the whole public
is talking about
Think, for instance, of a $1275 car equipped
with the famous Gray & Davis Electric starting
and lighting system. The same system that some
of the very best iugh-pncea cars are leaturmg.
The Paige "36'chassis was designed for this
starting and lighting system. The equipment is a
pari of the car.
Paige "36" offers you Bosch magneto, venti
lating windshield (built into body), silk mohair top
(tan lined), top boot and curtains, Stewart revolv
ing dial speedometer, 12-inch electric headlights,
electric side and tail lights, five demountable rims,
rofcie and foot rails, tire irons, license brackets,
horn, pump, tools, jack. Everything is complete.
Heavy nickel trimmings throughout
Try to match Paige "36" equipment if you can.
And Paige "36" just as a car more than measures
up to its equipment A big, roomy, sturdily built car.
116-inch wheel base, 34x4-in. tires, left-side drive, center
control, cork insert clutch.
Come and see Urn.
Next Year' Car Ready Now.
PAIGE COMPANY OF NEBRASKA
Thorn Thug. 3058. 2417 Farnam St.
fAKa:-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT, MICHIGAN
JXWXLKY FOE YOUR AK-SAR-BEN
COSTUME .
We hfcve msney novel articles for wear and,
also adornment that will add to tho beauty and at
tractireneMOf jrour Alegar-Bern costume. AU ore
scpearlable ciwulty.
o
fltantly detected and corrected. The In
spection system advocated by him Is sim
ply rolnc the prevention advice one bet
ter. His contention is that a few min
utes In the morning', before the truck
leaves the gurase, given to Inspection
will savo hours of time later, ihould
anything the might thus been seen go
wrong. The cost of this Inspection, he
of the driver's time, amounting to pin
nies, while the benefits accruing will
save many dollars In repairs,
says, Is only a matter of a few minutes
SOME REAL- SCOTCH""THRIFT
Canny Inventor Harnessed Mice nnil
Made Them Spin Thread
In Mill.
To an Ingenious Scotchman goes the
credit of being the first person to har
ness a mouse anLmako him a money
earning factor. He was David Hutton, a
native of Dunfermline, and his unex
pected death alone prevented him from
carrying out his experiments on a much
larger scale.
Hutton erected a small mill at Dun
fcrmllne In 1820 and began the spinning
of thread Juet how ho made uae of the
small rodenta Is set forth In a pamphlet
called "Curiosity Coffee Iloom."
"Jn the summer of 1812," he wrote, "I
had occasion to be In Perth, and, when
impeding tho toys and trinkets that
were manufactured by the French pris
oners In the depot there my attention
was Involuntarily attracted by a little toy
house with a wheel In the gable of It
that was' running rapidly around, Im
pelled by the gravity of a common
house mouse.
"For one shilling I purchased the house,
mouse and wheel. Inclosing It In a hand
kerchief, on my Journey homeward I was
compelled to contemplate Us favorite
nmufement.
"But how to apply half-ounce power
(which la the weight of & mouse) to a
uneful purpose was the difficulty. At
length tho manufacture of sewing thread
seemed the most practicable.'
ThoughyMr. Hutton proved that an or
dinary mouse would average a run ot
10',4 miles a day, he had one mouse which
ran the remarkable distance of eighteen
mlies in that ttmo.
-A half-penny's worth of oatmeal was
sufficient for Its food for thtrty-flve days,
during which time it ran 80S miles. He
kept two mice constantly engaged In the
making of sewing thread tor more than
a year.
This thread-mill wns so constructed that
the mouse was ablo to twist twine and
reel from 100 to 200 threads a day, Sun
days not excepted. To perform this task
it had run . miles a day, which li
did with perfect case ovcry other day.
On tho half-penny's worth of oatmeal,
which lasted for flvo weeks, one ot theso
little mice made 8.350 threads twenty-five
Inches long, and as a penny was paid to
women for every hank made In the ordi
nary way, tho mouse at that rato earned
18 cents every six weeks.
Allowing for board and for machinery
there was a clear yearly profit from
each mouse of ItS9.
It was Mr. Hutton Intention to apply
for the loan ot the Dunfermline Cathe
dral, which was empty,' where he planned
to set. tip , moits tatHa and still
leave room for the keepers and several
(hundreds af spectators; but this wonder
ful project was never carried out because,
of the inventor's wtdden, death, New
York Press.
BOOSTING THE PUBLIC WEAL
Tire . Xetfre MtMtHtM Mas
,t,eta Out a Few ArOstte
Kn4fs. "j
'Here let me live, and when I die
beneath these trees wl$h Jo lie, Where
mockingbirds and owls 'afc-hawks put up
- i- r ....
the sort or song tnat-KnocKs," saia tne
wild man of tho woods as he clawed a
robin's neat out ot his whiskers.
"I was Just thinking this morning, as
I peeled a turnip for luncheon, how
blessed a thing it is to be away from the,
busy haunta. I happened to stray to tlu
edge ot the woods and -saw in the distance,
about titty automobiles going along In
procession. The autoa wero loaded with
human beings who woro white plug hats
and linen duatera, and on each car was
a big banner with tbe words 'Squaavlllt,
Is a Good Place to Live.' I realised at
onpe that the Squashvlllo Boosters' club
was is! action.
"Th4 wemWrs ot that club go plroettnft
around the country every once In a whllf.
In that imbecile way, They visit tht
country towns and marsh up the main
street, ot each In their white plug hats
and linen dusters and with their green
Umbrellas. They make & few speech
telling what, a good town equaahvlile
and then they pile into their autoa an
o to the next hamlet and give the rudt
forefathers another song and dance.
"They think this sort of thing does a
gtcat deal for SquashvUle, and maybe U
does, but I never could nee.lt. Some
body has to pay for nil this junketing.
TVho foots the bill? Not the hermit in
the deep tangled wtldwQod. No, mi
friend, tho tired bustneas man is tht
goat.
"I used to be a tired business man, in
SquashvUle. X owned and edited tht
Alh&rabra restaurant, next, door to the
Weekly Palladium office. lct mo tell
you at once, without circumlocution, thai
running a restaurant Is ho joke. By the.
time a man has taken In II at that busi
ness he has earned ?S. It was slmpl)
disgusting the way I had to work, da
and night, In ordor to break even. And
Our Annual Factory to-Home Offer
To ALL AK-SAR-BEN VISITORS
war J
A Glorious Assembly of World-Famed Instruments
All Oar PIANOS mi PLAYER PIANOS
Offered to Yoa at' Factory-to-Hone
Prices. Save One-Third by Buying Now
Thi saia will surnass anv of our nrevlous Ak-Sar-Ben offer-
ines. We are bound to make this a banner year,
prices to the core to help us break all records.
and have cut
Diring this Sail Yoa Cm Buy
a Beautiful, Sweet-Toned, Kew Y
Schmoller & Mueller Piano,
regular price $300, for only
178
free stool and scarf and 23 other makes.
Yoa Save the Middleman's Profit and the Retail Dealer's, Too.
PUT THAT SAVING IN YOUR OWN POCKET.
We are exclusive representatives for the Stein-
Lway. Weber, Hardman, Emerson, McPhail, Stejer
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OTHER BARGAINS IN HIGH GRADE PIANOS
$2G0
$300
$275
$30a
$300
$300
Geo. Steok, practlc, bow, ..$ 15
Ghickerlng A Son, Practice. .$ 25
Mueller Upright, now. ..... .$115
Norwood Upright, now $140
Bradford Upright, now $135
Reed So Sons, Upright, now. .$150
$300 Mueller Upright, now. .... .$130
f 275 Rmith & Nion Upright, now.$170
$300 Bradford Upright, now $165
$250 Ebersole Upright, now. .,....$160
$350 Wajnier Upright, now $185
$425 Steger & Sons Upright, now.$195
$550 A. B. 0ha8 Upright, now. . .$275
$500 Mehlin Upright, now $255
$300 Schmoller & Mueller, now. . .$185
$300 Kurtzman Upright, now. ...$175
$750 Steinway Upright, now $585
$450 Emerson Upright, now $285
$1,200 Ohickering & Sons Grand. .$200
$750 Geo. Steck Grand, now S325
Good slightly used organs for $8, $12, $15 and $18 each.
INNbV1
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Buys Any
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Select
ifeAtfif il ion? mm mi to lveky pmmumam.
DURXMQ THIS SALE WK WILL. IIUCSENT ABSOLUTELY FREH
GOLD WATCH TO KVKRY PURCHASER OF A FIAXO.
CHOICE OF LADIES' OR UKST!" HI'.K.
A HKAUTIZTUL
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Ak-Sar-Bea rlaliers are cerllnlly larlted to wake tkls store taelr eaS
2 aarters. Lere year grips and parcels here. Use ear telepaeaes, irritlHg
C5ks, ete. 1'oh are vrelceise. ,
Schmoller Mueller Piano Co.
We Sell Vieter aa CelawMa 1 SILTS FiriflH Si fiattk lab
whenever I hud 93 on hand sotnebod)
jreprestntinfr ths booster clulj would come
la and pull my limb for It.
''AH thojo booster fellows are closely
I elated to yie 'Jjgrso leech. If they want
to boost thoy ought to do It at their own
expense, but. that Idea never occurs to
them.. They (jo orpund passing .the hat
and talklne , about tha public weal. 1
don't care 3 cents for the public weal.
In this world & .man Is doing well If ht
keepo three jumps ahead of the ahcX
and If ha ops tp monkey with, tho public
weal be is-soine to be run down.
.'The, public woalers were always getting,
up some scheme1 to beauUfy or lmprovt
the town, and-all' the tired business men
had to dltr up whether they wanted to
pr not. One day one ot the wealers'.cann
In and said that It had been decided, to
bold a old fashioned, Fourth of July
celebration, with a stemwlndlnsc orator
from Kalamaxoo, and all kinds of fire
works ad free lemonade for the chil
dren. In order to do this It was neces
sary to raise about a million dollars 1
subscription, and every business roan wai
expected to shfll. WU .
"X showed that man my books. X ex
plained to Mm that I hadn't cleared li
cents tn . three, weeks. 1 (tried1 to con.
Vlnce blm that a donaUon at that ttmt
meant thavmy wife and children would
bave to so to tbe poor house. My story
didn't make the least Impression on him.
"Ho said that It was every man's dut
to make sacrifices for the publlo weal,
and ho went away looklns Uka Mar
Queen ot Scots ascending the scaffold.
Well, he passed tha word along that 1
rafused to loosen utjrand all my best
customers left me, and the only remain
Inc ones were" those who were always
trying to convince me that tfiey'd pa
on Saturday afternoon at eight minute
to thre.
"The next Issue of the Palladium con
tained an editorial printed In red ink, in
sisting tha,t disreputable old tightwad
who refused to do anything for the public
weal should be boycotted and ducked in
the horse pond, and the. feeling against
me was so intense that I closed"inj
restaurant between two days and madt
my way to the sylvan solitude by tht
struggling moonbeam's misty light ana
the lantern dimly burning.
"Here tha tired business man may en
Joy a well earned repose without trem
bling lest his leg .be pulled out ot its
socket by publio wealers. If a hermit
Jiappens to have E0 cents he doesn't hav
to hand it over to the Boosters' club to
buy axo greaso for 'their automoBile,"
Walt Mason In Chicago News.
JOYS OF FOREST RAMBLES
moved to tears, I cry aloud, far from the
sordid madding crowd:
"Doggono these measly,, red'backed
antal They will keep climbing up my
papta L" The wood's will soon bo shy of
guests unless tbe ants and kindred pests
abolished are by force of law; they've
hswcd mo up till I am raw."
Ifere in these sylvan solitudes, unfet
tered Nature sweetly broods; she'd clasp
her offspring to her breast, and givo her
weary children rest, and say to them,
"No longer weep, but on your mother'o
bosom sleep," Hero mighty thoughts dis
turb my braln-I try to set them down In
vain; with noble songs Vny soul's afire
I cannot fjf them to my lyre; Elyslau
views awhile I've seen t cannot tell ypu
.what they mean; adown the forest aisles
I stray, and face the glowing east, and
say: ,
"It must have been a bee, by heckl that
stung mo that time on the neckl It
time I trotted back to town, and got
those swellings' doctored down! With
bees and ants and waeps and snakes
these bosky groves and tangled brakes
are moat too tierce for urban bard I
rather long for my back yard!" Walt
Mason In Judge.
Whereof the Poet Sings Meladtonnlr
sal Sirats the Bss Mcrh-Trhlle.
Along the forest's virgin aisles I walk
tn rapture, miles on miles; at every
turn delights unfold, and wondrous vistas
I behold. --What noblo scenes on every
hand! I feel my ardent soul expand; I
turn my face toward the sky, and to tho
tlrmanent I cry:
"The derned mosq.ultoe,t how they bitei
The Woods would to a pure delight, would
lure all men back to the soil, It these
blamed brutes .were boiled In oil! They
come forth buzfclng from their dens, and
they're as big as Leghorn hens, and when
they bite they raise a lump that makes
the victim yell and Jump,"
What wondrous voices have the trees
when they are rocked by morning breetel
The voices of a thousand lyro the music
of a thousand) choirs, the chorus ot a
thousand spheres are In the noble song
one hears! The same sad music Adam
heard when through the Eden groves he
stirred; apd ever since the primal birth,
through all the ages of tbo earth, the
trees have whispered, chanted, sung, in
their soft, untranslated tongue. And,
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