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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1916)
T3JAY, DECtiAltokK 5, 1916. ' MRS. OYSTER IS A DUTIFUL MOTHER . '' She Lays Millions of Egg-g Each Year and Minds Her Own . Business. OYSTERETTES WELL BRED By A. R. GROH. "Mum as an oyster" is an apt ex- ! pression, tor an oyster opens its mouth only twice every twenty-four hours, and then only to take food. ,',. I get this information from David ! Cole, who has been intimately ac- miaintH with mnre nvsters than anv joincr man in umana. ,,4. , More oysters are eaten in Novem .,, ber, December and January than in j-r all the rest of the year," said Mr. ,' Cole. "Omaha eats an average of MM) era Inns a week rinrinff the K montns. "The oysters you eat have been from three to1 six years in growing. 'Standards,' or small oysters, used a'for stews, soups, scallops or cock tails, are about 3 years old. . 'Selects,' , for eating raw or frying, are from 3 i'fto 5 years old. 'Counts,' for frying, 5 1 are S to 6 years old." ii Mrs. Oyster does not shirk mater Unal duties. She lays from 1,000,000 j? to 25,000,000 eggs. These rise to the !.iurface of the water, where they 'gather certain hard substances, the Jj weight of which sinks them, 'i i The Death Gamble. ? This is a critical time in their i: 'youK lives. If they alight in the mud they smother to death,. If they t tahght on some hard substance they ; take hold and remain there the- rest fiof their days. For the oyster is no 5 gadabout. J n fact, it never moves, r for the simple reason that it can't. Millions of old oyster shells are ! -"planted" every year in the oyster i tbeds to provide something for the i young oysters to hang on to. ! The starfish is the oyster's greatest j enemy. It lies in wait before its vie- turn till the oyster opens its mouth s for food. Then zip I irl goes the .starfish's iword, killing poor little v Willie Oyster and preventing him , from ever taking a trip to Omaha or anywhere else. AnotheY enemy is a little "borer" -. 'that bores through the oyster's shell. i out tne oyster, wnen this tiny drill 'comes through, forms a hard tub stance around it which foils the a ;"borer." When a grain of sand gets j inside an oyster'i shell it forma this hard substance around the land. j unus a pearl is formed. How They Vi.it Omaha. ' j j musi uysiers come to umana sealed j tip in big cans, but a few are received ; in their shells. Blue Points' come in i their shells from Blue Point bay, i . t- t f u r : rr rmwm j 1 i WM' ROTHENBERG; SCHLOSS, piiWUton-Kansa, Citj; Misiouri1 7 1 Long Island, X. y. Others come from Connecticut, Khode Island, Massachusetts and the Chesapeake bay. ' The eastern coast of the United States is by far the greatest oyster producing art in the world. A few hundred thousand bushels are gath ered on the Pacific coast and about 2.000,000 bushels on the gulf coast. In Europe there are oysters from Italy to Norway, but they are much in ferior in size and taste to the Amer ican article. The courage of "the man who ate the first oyster" has often, been lauded. We don't know when he lived. Oysters have been eaten for many centuries. Julius Cacsai' Drob ably ate them, judging by the way he put an r into tlie name of each month when they are good and left it out of those months when they are not good. Frank Judson, Howard ' Baldrige and George Kelly arc prominent among Omaha oyster-lovers. Thieves Put In a Busy Night, With But Minor Results Thieves spent a busy night, the police report. Automobiles were stolen from Edward Mulligan, 2809 Foppleton avenue; A. . Nelson, 3022 Hamilton, and A. T. Taggart, 2763 Burt. Six pairs of shoes were taken from a how window of the store of J. O Richard, 4118 North Twcntv-fourth trtet. A window was broken in this case. The saloon of Harrv Fcllman. 52.1 ooutn inirteentn street, was entered by intruders, who took $20 from the cash register and tried to force the safe. Edward Bofiacz's saloon, at Twen- ty-iourtn and Uancroft streets, was entered through a rear door. Fifty qubrty of whisky, twenty-four pints of whisky and a supply of smoking tobacco were taken. L. R. Rigsby of 624 North Twen tieth street, while proceeding to work at 4:30 a. m., was stopped by two trangeri, who demanded his money without giving security or reference. Rigsby gave the men $12. The inci dent occurred at Fourteenth and Davenport streets. . Settles Out of Court . For Death of His Son The $5,000 damage suit instituted by Max Gcislcr, bird store proprietor, against Wallace A, Hildreth, a real estate man, for the death of the for mer's son, Edgar T. Geislcr,, has been settled out of court for $650. Young Geisler was fatally injured when he was 'struck by Mr. Hildreth' auto mobile at Twenty-sixth and Dodge auccis in vytiuuer oi wis year, f ninmfimni Fashion Hint By LA RACONTEUSE. A charming suit for the young girl is shown here in tan broadcloth, fea turing a three-quarter length coat. The waist line is moderately defined by a belt 01 self material and stitched with silk in matching tone. Particu larly attractive are the cape and col lar of beaver fur. Buttons add a suit able finishing touch to the sleeves and pockets. George Kiene is New , President of Verein Omaha Plattdeutschcr Verein elect ed the following, officers on Sunday at (he German Home: President: George Kiene; vice president, E; A. Harms; treasurer. Adolf Brandes: fi nancial secretary, Ernest Koenig; corresponding secretary. Chris Heine; librarian, John Hertz; member of fi nance committee for three years, P. C. aenroerter. light hearted && vana HiuiiimtiUHnimnmilK I Mrs, Hayden Gets Her Divorce and The Drug Store Hettie V: Hayden has been freed from her eccentric druggist-husband a helpmate whom she alleged went "the limit" when he soaked his socks in alcohol, burned them in a saucer on the dinner table and then accused her of using the dish to serve his victuals in. Mrs. Hayden testified in divorce court that her spouse, Wil liam C. Hayden, who conducted pharmacy at 3002 North Twenty fourth street, finally was deprived of his liberty because of his love for th flowing bowl. Extreme cruelty was also charged. The divorce decree frlves the olain. tiff possession of the drug store stock, estimated to be worth $1,400, and custody of three minor sons, William Howard Mayden, ward crooks Hay' den and David Irvinfr Heyden. Sn is also awarded $20 a week alimony for the care of the children while Havden is deprived of his liberty, ana $iu a week wnen he is tree. Hayden, by order of the court, ii perpetually enjoined from entering loitering about the drug store or at tempting to assume control or man agement ot tne business again. Goes to Minneapolis to Get Ideas for Schoo Suggestions which will be of value in planning the new Brownell Hall group will be gathered by Miss buphemia Johnson, principal of Brownell, Who goes to Minneapolis for the opening on Friday of the JNorthrop Collegiate school. Minhe apolis' newest and largest private school. Miss Johnson leaves Omaha on Thursday night, and will return the following evening, in order to miss as little time as possible from the Orownell i Hall quarter-million campaign, which is to be launched on Wednesday night. People of Minneapolis'1 have just given $200,000 for the , Northrop school, which is to be named in honor of former President Northrop of the university oi Minnesota. "Be Kind to Animals" Signs To Be Placed in Parks Eleven concrete signs bearing the inscription, Be Kind to Animals, are .being placed in local parks , and prominent intersections, such at Turner boulevard and Farnam street. Women active in the Humane society suDscriDea tne iunas to purcnase the signs, turning them over to Park Commissioner Hummel to place. A twelfth sign, in fact the first one to be erected, was placed at Seven. teenth and Capitol avenue, but was pulled down by bad boys of th neighborhood. To Drevent a renti. tion of this, the remaining signs are neing sunK in cement. Cuimum 31 Commercial Club Drafts New Bill The Commercial club intends again to have an interurban bill to present to the legislature this winter for con sideration. The club wants legislation which will give the investors more encour agement in investing in interurban imes in Nebraska. I hey want the laws less stnneent on the investor The club's committee on pipe lines and interurbans has just aooointed a subcommittee to do special work in connection with drafting a tenta tive interurban bill. This subcommittee consists of John, l. Mct-ague, r. j. uirss, j. J o Weill, T. W. Blackburn and H. A. Tukey. Omaha is Asked to Help Grain Embargo All Omaha is invited to join a movement to persuade the federal government to declare an embargo on all grain exports. The United Bakers of Greater New York and vicinity have written to the city commission ers here urging them to exert their influence in passing such a' law at Washington. The appeal states that 1,500 bakers have failed in business recently owing to the high price of whea whose market, value has been inflate 1 by large European orders. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. THE MAN mi The man at the desk often lacks it, Are you an office worker? Are you obliged to guard your health against the consequences of too much indoor brain work and not enough out-door exercise ? Constipation is dangerous. The laxative habit is even more so! because it tends to make consti pation chronic. Nujol relieves constipation effectively and without forming J 'BiyoniM V - 5 ---------- -i - a i I ri TV--. 4 .. ...- r 4. ' jartieuiart, also Tukett if rt- All Grains Come Back and Pricep Move Up a Little There was a fair domestic demand for wheat and prices were 1 to 2 cents higher than Saturday. Millers were on the market for a consider able quantity, following the break of more than 16 cents per bushel during last week. Trices on the Omaha market were $1.60 and $171 per hushel, the top having been paid for a few carloads of choice grade stuff. Receipts were 129 carloads. Corn advanced 1 cent to l'i cents and sold at 82yi and 86 cents, about all the- offerings being of the new crop. Receipts were 134 carloads. Oats were 'A to of centp and sold at 50 and 5U4 cents per bushel, with fifty-orie carloads on the mar ket. Fear Auto Thieves May Have Run Into the River Early this morning an auto which was stolen from A. W7 Taggart, 2763 3irt street, was discovered and hauled from the Missouri rier just north of Florence. The car was not damaged ..nd whether anyone was drowned when it went into the stream has not been ascertained. The police are dragging the river near the point whe e the car was found. GIRDER HAS HEALTH a habit'. It prevents the contents of the intestines from becoming hard, and in this way makes natural movements easy. It acts in effect as an internal lubricant Nujol is bottled at the refinery and is sold only in pint bottles, bearing the name Nujol and. the imprint of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) . Refuse substitutes be sure you get the genuine. - Writs today for book let, "The Rational Treatment for Constipation. 1 STANDARD OIL COMPANY (NJmt) New Jersey TheTrain of Today . ' r' V Shortest Route Chicago-New rk 20-Hour Schedule Yet No Excessive Speed 1 i ' " STOMACH UPSET? Get at the Real Cause Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets That's what thousands of stomach sufferers are doing now. Instead of taking tonics, or trying to patch up a poor digestion, they are attacking the real cause of the ailment clogged liver and disordered bowels. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets arouse the liver in a soothing, healing way. When the liver and bowels are per forming their natural functions, away goes indigestion and stomach troubles. If you have a bad taste in your mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor, lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or energy, troubled with undigested foods, you should take Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are, a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil Yon will know them by their olive color. They do the work without griping, cramps or pair Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief, so you can eat what you like. At 10c and 25c per box. All druggists. ASTHMA' SUFFERER Writ todar, X will tell yon, fr of chair of a limple home treatment for aithma, which cored me after phyiicians and changa of climate failed. I am o grateful for mj present (rood health, after years of Buffer ing, that I want everyone to know of thli wonderful treatment. Mrs. Nellie Evans, E-6, Dei Moines, Iowa. READ BEE WANT ADS Ortddru W. B. ROWLAND. 7L L " .-?'-?' Aent. 1 OMAHA. NER. '