What Can a Poor Maid Do?" (-) (-)
Bv Nell Brinkley.
Copyright, 191T. International News gerelee.
AND NOTES OF LIFE
Work for All, But Wagei Do
Not Go Far Enough, Says
Charity Worker.
PROBLEMS OF SOUTH SIDE
SOUTH SIDE NEWS
"Ahcriirr nf wnrlc i not the
trouble," Mm. Anna Bourne, boss of
tiic Associated Charities branch sta
ion said yesterday, in discussing the
increasing number of appeal cases as
spring approaches. "For that matter
there is plenty of work. It is a fact
that most men can't make things go
on what they get that makes, them
destitute. It is the problem of sup
plying food, clothing, fuel and rent
that causes the chief worry."
In a little card index on Mrs.
Bourne's desk there is a list of at
least fifty cases of immediate want,
some of them very urgent. One by
one she read the chief facts and she
discussed this phase of the H.CX
problem that is coming of so much
importance. Of eight specific cases,
four were caused by sickness and
broken limbs, one by desertion on the
part of the spouse, and three of lack
of paying work.
"We need clothing more than
we ever have," the good woman
who has helped hundreds in the hard
winter just passed and winters previ
ous, said. "I have had more calls for
clothing than at any other time since
I can remember." Then in explanation
she continued: "You see most poor
people depend on old clothing for
their every-day and Sunday attire and
as these kind of clothes wear out
quickly there is a constant demand
for more." . ,
Most of the needy families are of
from three to eight children and
have able-bodied parents who are
willing to work if they can see Into
a way to make the pay cover all the
expenses. One family In particular,
where both mother and father are
mutes, has aroused the sympathy of
the charities mother. The father had
been a coal heaver in a coal yard, but
had lost his job because his employer
had decided to drop the coal item
from his business. There are five
children in the family and four are
attending school. !
At Thirty-seventh and G itreets
there is a family of nine children be
sides the parents who are in desper
ate need. 'The better part of the
winter saw the children suffering in
twos and threes and separately from
scarlet fever, The quarantine was
lifted only recently and the father has
only been able to obtain odd jobs.
Another case is that of a young
couple at Twenty-ninth and F streets.
The husband has been sick with tu
berculosis for years and has been un
able to work since July. There is one
child in the family and ho visible
means of support.
Plan (or Excursion.
A. F. Stryker and W. F. Shellberg,
traffic managers of the stock yards
i . ...:it h....
the itinerary of the big northwest
stockmen excursion ready in another
week, according to announcement
made Saturday at the Exchange.
The prospective route, beginning at
Belle Fourche, has been handed over
to railroad officials for examination.
The company reserves the right
to maintain the tr;n on schedule time
and in arranging the time table for
the trip may make some changes...
The special train will be made up
ot at least a dozen cars and will in-
......l . ten r . . V, .
stockmen and commission men. The
excursion starts early in May.
Thlevea Steal Piping.
Lead piping and gas fixtures in a
vacant house owned by Mrs. Joe Car
roll, 3614 South Twenty-fourth street,
were absent when the place was in
spected by the owner Friday. The
thieves broke into the place in the
last three days and evidently stole
the fixtures to be sold tor junk.
Henry Culkin. 5041 South Twentv.
, fourth street, and John Spicke, 4320
south iwenty-iourth street, both re
ported missing overcoats from their
homes rriday.
Wholesale Theft of Pelt.
Wholesale theft of sheep pelts, the
exact number not yet ascertained, was
: reported by the operator in the Rock
Island railroad yards on the south
county line. A gang of four men with
an automobile wa seen to break into
a car of hides that was contained in a
freight train side tracked fur a few
hours in the darkness.
Warren Heulctt, chauffeur, 4706
South Twenty-fourth street, it being
ncia tor investigation in a tire steal
ing case. Detectives Sullivan and
Fleming identified two tires found on
Heulett's machine as the ones stolen
trom a flat car side tracked in tiie
Uurlington yards at .lie L strict via
Juct some time ago.
. - Will Stop Uting.
' Any one wh ., tells beer or liquor
.of any kind at dances or other enter
tainments will be placed under arrest
at once," Captai: Briggs told de
tectives and coppers last evening as
tliey entered on the usual heavy Sat
urday night watch. "J. hats the
' order from the chief and that's the
order that is going tp be carried out
to the letter."
A stockman coming in from a small
town late Friday afternoon remarked
to a friend Saturday morning that it
had been impossible for him to eet a
bottle of liquor at any place the night
before. "1 went to a half dozen places
where I have always been able to get
what I wanted," he said, "but this
time there was nothing doing at all."
Police say thai the South Side is
bottled tight if such a thing was ever
llOSSlDlf. . ,
V- MUi Mabery'. Recital
Miss Mildred Mabery, popular local
singer, wil! give a musical entertain'
tnent Friday evening, March 16. as
sistcd by Miss Mable Allen. 'The pro
gram will start at 8:15 o'clock, the
place being the music room of the
. c.imolfer & Mueller piano house,
iiui 111 3IUC. . . . :
i be program: . i. '
P-.;u.l. c Mir........ Chopin
"lintlrdr" Uerkel
"M t'lilumbla" ........ Kurl Bhlndl.r
"itK l.iuiw IMmwl"..,....,., Novelle
".tim.tui.''' Orlog
"Ilmu-rlly".
"ulrUlliur"..
' 'I herd's Tale".....',
The Honir of tho Tjrk''
Twu k.iulvi".,..J....
Neelu
, TsoLalkotvakl
Rogers
One Day says One to you frowning askance a
doubting Thomas "Never trust bright brown eyes the
warm, dark eyes that sparkle and smile, out of whose vel
vet night small fireflies signal and say, 'I will be kind to
you approach 1' "
That was yesterday.
Tomorrow says Another to you scowling a cyni
cal Samuel "Put not your faith in blondes the golden
candy-haired the eyes that plead the hair that binds
I have never known one yet who smiled on me and meant
it."
"Lev. Cam In at tho Door"....Padrewski
"The Old Refrain" Kramer
'An Opan Weeret... .Huntington woodman
'Minuet" , Fadsrewekl
In the Wooda" Bteub
Crowds a. Club Meetings.
Record crowds attended the meet
ings of Improvement clubs last week.
The first lap of the big drive for
spring improvement!, is under way.
At meetings of the West Side, South
east and East Side clubs, measures
for forward-looking improving fea
tures in their respective districts were
laid before the club members.
City comniis jners and Member
Parks, South Side representative in
particular, ht appeared often at
these meetings in the past. At the
East Sidt meeting next Friday, one
of thr commissioners will be present
to make a talk. At the last meeting,
Friday evening, motion was made to
improve sidewalks in the club vicinity
centering on a walkless stretch on M
street, between Twentieth and Twenty-second
street. At present pedes
trians ar compelled to tsxe me
street here, it was remarked at the
meeting.
Reception at Parsonage.
The new Grace Methodist parson
age, occupied by Rev. C. C Wilson
and wife, oastor of the church, was
the center of a formal reception of
members of the official board of the
church last Wednesday. The church
directors were present at the new
home on an inspection tour and were
the guests of Rev. Mr. Wilson and
his wife. .
The parsonage is a new addition to
the Methodist properties. It was
built since the opening of the last
winter and cost $4,500. The house is
modern and contains eight rooms.
Work was begun November 1 and
completed in four months' time.
Glee Club to Sing.
The Armour Glee club.-led by For
rest Dennis,' tenor, who was a popi-
lar soloist while attending the South
High school, will sing at an enter
tainment ot the Douglas County As
sociation of Nebraska Pioneers,
March 26. at the Auditorium, in cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of
Nebraska a statehood. . Miss . Mary
Cormack, secretary of the associa
tion, made this announcement yes
terday. A. W. Jefferis, Omaha attorney,
and Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth
are scheduled speakers' for the eve
ning. I he reproduction of the hrst
inaugural ball will be one of the
features of the evening beside old
time dancing. All pioneers, whether
members of the association or not, are
wanted. ...
Moose Officera.
Magic 'City Lodge, No. 308, Loyal
Order of Moose, elected the following
officers at their meeting Thursday:
Dictator, C H. Michael; vjee dicta
Fw,.,i. ur.i... n..u. r.u
tua, ... Tiviaa, p.i,,., V. .
Avery; treasurer, F. L. Madison; inner
guard, C. f. akow; outer guard, U.
Ruchenhoeff ; trustee, D. A. Cook.
H. C Myers' was elected delegate
to the national convention with W, J.
Orchard as alternate.
Mia-la City Ooaaln. ,
lira. Ulmar a slTlalon of tlys Ladles Aid
soclsty of th Oraco Methodist church will
QiMt at tha homa ot Mr. Ulmer. .4603
An Excellent Remedy for Coughs and
Colds. 4 .
You will look a good while before
you -find a better preparation for
coughs and colds than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mrs. George Bryant,
Charleston. III., in speaking of this
preparation, says, "My husband caught
a hard cold that settled on his lungs
and he coughed terribly. A neighbor
advised him to try Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He bought a bottle
of it at the drug store and the first
dose relieved him. Before he had
taken the contents of the one bottle
his cough and cold had entirely disappeared."
South Nineteenth atraat, Thursday after-
noon. Marches, at 2:30 ocloclc.
A aula l.a- to trade at Philip's Dept.
Store. Hlh and O Hti.. " uth Bide.
For Bala S room and bath, strictly mod
ern, good location. Tel. South 2(6!.
For Rant Store, houses, cottages and
(lata. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT CO.
FIRS INSURANCE, choice of 12 leadlns
companies; prompt service, lowaat rates,
HOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT CO.
Chapter M ot the P. E. O. aoclety will
give, a rummage Bale at Twenty-fourth and
14 streets Sunday morning.
The South Omaha Eagle, local fraternity,
will give a "rube" dance Saturday evening,
March 17. Prliea will be given for the
beat "rube" uoatume.
The Ladles' Aid aoclety ot the Wheeler
Memorial Presbyterian church will be en
tertained at the home of Mra. A. A.
Samuel. 4819 South Twenty-third street,
Wednesday, March 14. Mrs. McFall will
assist.
Police Ceak Sergeant P. J, Rlnn of the
Central Btatlon h) In oharge ot the ssr
geant's desk on the day Bide at the local
elation In the aosenco ot Mlhe atcC'arlhy.
who Is away vlaitint a relative la Excelsior
Springs, Mo.'
Patnt brushes free. ' Why not cut your
paint bill down by getting a brush free
with every can of paint? The larger the
can the bigger the bruah. A color card
tor the asking. Come in and get one,
Koutsky.l'avllk Co.
Members ot Woman's Cathollo Order of
Foreeters of St. Agnes' Court, No. 66. are
requeeted to attend the funeral of Slater
Anna Connor, at her late realdence, 4433
South Twentieth atreet. Monday - morning
at S o'clock. Church aervlcea will be at
St. Bridget's,
WANTED TO RENT We will secure
desirable tenant tor your vacant store, house
or flat within 30 days, it on the South Side
and In ft tenable condition, or pay you a
months rent. SOUTH OMAHA INVEST
MENT CO. INCORPORATED CAPITAL.
$26,000. 42i So. 24th St. Phone South 1247.
HOMEHEEKERB, ATTENTION! On a
smsll csflh payment we will buy the lot you
eeleot, build a, home after your own plans
ana you can pay lor it on small monthly
payments, without extra Interest. 80UTH
OMAHA INVESTMENT CO. INCORPO.
RATED CAPITAL SIS.000. 415 & 21th St.
Phone South 1247.
Mrs. Marion Buckio Dies at
Sioux City After Operation
Mrs. Marion Buckio, wife of F. L,
Buckio. 219 North Thirtieth street.
died Saturday morning; at a Sioux
City hospital, following a serious
operation, for two years she had been
ailing and her health had gradually
grown worse.
Besides the husband, a sister, Mrs,
John Kisling of Norfolk. Neb,, and a
brother at Sioux City survive. Mrs.
buckio had a host ot friends in Omi
ha and belonged to several womenjs
ciuds. .
Funeral arrangements have not
been made and burial will likely take
place at Unawa, .la., where her oar
cnts are interred. -
C. E. Doty Talks to Building
Owners and Managers
Charles E. Dotv. president of the
National Association of Building
Owners and Managers, of Cleveland,
O., will visit in Omaha next Tuesday
and Wednesday and address the local
board at the Commercial club Tues
day noon.
It will be remembered that Omaha
captured the 1917 convention and Mr.
Doty comes here to confer with Na
tional Secretary Howard G. Lootnisi
",Y.,W.' of Uni of 0maha:
Elects Officers for Year
The members of the Young
Women's Christian association of the
University of Omaha, met in" the
chapel hall and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Miss
Esther Knapp, president; Miss Mary
Quimby, vice president; Miss Esther
Jansen, secretary; Misa Lillian Ander
son, treasurer.' After the election a
short program was given.
Bishop Stuntz Will Talk
At the University Club
Bishop Homer C. Stunts will be the
guest of the University club next
Wednesday at luncheon. He will
speak on "Education in the South
American Continent." He lived in
.'wuth America for many years.
Sings One:
"Then did I live when I did see
PERILLA smile on none but me,
But (Ah!) by starres malignant crost,
The Life I got I quickly lost." ;
Sings the Other:
"I know how Marigolds came yellow.
Jealous Girls these sometime were,
While they lived or lasted here.
Turn'd to FLOWERS, still they be
Yellow, markt for jealousie."
CEMENT SHOW IS
BROUGHTTO CLOSE
Dr. 0. E. Oondra Delivers Dis
cussion on "Coarse Aggre
gates" Before Convention.
BOOST FOR GOOD ROADS
The Midwest Cement show is a
matter of history.. That is, the 1917
show is history. Of course, there will
be one in 1918. At 9 o'clock Saturday
the voting in the contest for the ce
ment house to be given away officially
closed, and the show closed soon aft
er. Many hundreds of people saw the
show this year. Larger crowds than
in previous years attended. There
were more exhibits, ana, in tact, prac
tically all the available floor space in
the municipal auditorium was occu
pied by exhibits. The matter of who
wins the cement house will probably
not be definitely settled for a few
days, as it will take some time for the
judges to read all of the replies, or
votes in the contest. Meantime the
material for the house will rest in the
basement of the Auditorium, to. be
claimed by the winner when the an
nouncement comes.
V)t. George E. Condra of the Uni
versity of Nebraska opened the pro
arram at the convention of the Mid
west Cement Users' association at
the Hotel Rome Saturday, with a dis
cussion on "Coarse Aggregates," .in
which he dealt as a geologist .with
the various crushed rock materials
that go to the making of substantial
concrete.
Percy Wells of Omaha, president
of the George Washington National
highway, spoke on this and other na
tional highways, assuring the cement
men that the day is not far distant
when these will be paved from end to
end with smooth, hard concrete, and
that the men before him in the asso
ciation will be the enes who will have
to furnish Uhe substantial material for
this work.
S. E. Searle of Omaha", one of Ne
braska's constant road boosters, spoke
on the economic value of good roads
to a community or state; George
Wolz of Fremont, consul of the Lin
coln Highway association, talked on
the progress the Lincoln Highway is
making. T. H. Johnson, city engineer
of Sioux City, talked on concrete
roads and the experience Sioux City
has had with them, and I. B. Mar-
cellus of Kansas City spoke of con
crete roads and their -superiority to
any other road that can be bunt.
Typhus bt Belgian.
Amsterdam (Via London!, March 10.
He Smiles
V
when he sees a
cup of delicious
Instant Postum
' This wholesome food-drink"
cheers without demanding the
after-price of nervous reaction,
because it contains none bf
the harmful elements of tea
and coffee. 1
"There's a Reason"
Sold by Grocers.
Then sing they Both, in the words of Robert Herrick :
"And, Cruell maid, because I see
You scornful of my love and me,
He trouble you no more, but goe
My way, where you shall never, know
What is become of me ; there I
Will find me out a path to die,
Or learn some way how to forget
You, and your name, forever; yet ."
When one says, "Trust not the dark," and another
says, "Put not your faith in blondes," and there be no
maids who are neither what can a poor maid do?
NELL BRINKLEY.
L-s Nouvellea of Maastricht learns that dis
tress in Belgium has increased so greatly
thut an epidemic of typhus has broken out.
In the commune of Bree, province of Llm
hmirir. alone eitrhty deaths ill the popula
tion of 4.000 have occurred In the last two
months, the newspaper adds.
Omaha Firm Will
Erect Ten-Story
Building Here
Tentative arrangements have been
made by Paxtpn & Gallagher, whole
salers, to use the Ames building just
north of their present plant to con
duct their business while they tear
down the old and build a modern ten
storv buildine.
These arrangements are only tenta
tive, as Paxton & Gallagher are not
sure they will build. For a "time the
matter was practically assured, ' but
on account of the uncertainty ot the
international situation at present,
Manager Charles Pickens said, "We
cannot tell what this international
situation'is going to bring forth, and
we probably would not build before
fall anyway."
Plans are not quite completed for
the building, but it is definitely known
that it is to be ten stories high and
152x165 feet m dimensions.
Women Make Offer to Wilson.
New York. March 10. The National 'Wom
an's Republican association sent the follow
ing telegram 10 iresioeni vviison lunigm
'I
j INSTANT JOSTW ll
"The National Woman's Republican associa
tion, organized and active since 1889. which
stands for national honor and Individual
rights aad whose membership Is nation
wide, olfara that membership for Immediate
and continuous service in any capacity moat
helpful to our government."
Gossett Beads Land Bank.
Dallas, Tex., March 11. M. H. Gossett
Dallas attorney, was notified today by the
Farm Loan board at Washington of his sp
potntment as head of the Texas Farm Loan
bank at Houston. Mr. Gossett is a native
Texan, a democrat and was once a candi
date for congress.
Please
Tell
Others
What
You
Know
About
Bellan s
FOR INDIGESTION
Be Pretty! -Turn
Gray Hair Dark
Look Young I Nobody Can Tell if
You Use Grandmother Simple
Becipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur. -
Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
luster to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to
get this mixture was to make it at
home, which is mussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage anil
Sulphur Compound," you will get a
large bottle of this famous old recipe,
improved by the addition of other in
gredients for about 50 cents.
Don't stay gray I Try it I No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair as it does it so naturally.and
evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft
brush with It and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two your hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy and attractive.
" Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire dark hair and a
youthful appearance. It is not in
tended for the cure, mitigation or pre
vention of disease.
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for tha bom. treatment of
ulcers. Send for it,
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1480 B-Way, New York City.