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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1921.
HOLDING A-HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase -of
Revelations of a Wife ;
How Madge and Mrs. Burgess
"Came to Terms."
A screen director would have paid
Mr. Olcott, (he wizened old real es
t.itc dealer, a goodly salary if lie
could have registered for the camera
the same expression of disappointed
avarice that his face portrayed when
the hnxoni owner of the farm next to
the Ticer home announced that she
would "take $4,000 cash for the
dratted old place." She had cut in
half the price he had set, and I
fancied I could' see his lips move in
a calculation of the 5 per cent, com
mission on the other thousands which
his client's precipitous action had
lost him.
"Why, Mrs. Burgess!" he wheezed
while his forehead contorted into a
remarkable frown. "This is mad
ness." You arc throwing away your
property."
Mrs. Burgess turned on him with
snapping eyes.
"Now look here, Jim Olcqtt," she
said. "I've listened to that song and
d Alice from you now for over five
years. Wait till you git your price
wait till you git your price.' I
could have got 6,000 six years ago
when prices was low, but you ad
vised me to rent. And look what
I've got on my hands now. If there
is anybody wants it for 4,000 they
can have it. The land's worth
that
Long years of teaching high
school have taught me to watch
for the psychological moment when
a person is at the crux of a decision.
Mrs. lurgess mentality, I saw, had
never advanced beyond the school
age, and I knew if I tried to press
any further reduction on her she
would balk, and the whole wonder
ful bargain be lost.
A Quick Decision.
So, without waiting for the signal
from Lillian, which she had said she
would give if the occasion demanded,
I made my decision, and promptly
acted upon it.
"I'll give you $4,000," I said. "If
you 11 come over to the bank with
me they can identify me, and I'll
give you a check for whatever you
wish to bind the bargain until I get
to the city. 1 11 go in on the after
noon train, and will bring out a certi
fied check for the full amount to
morrow. And you can have your
attorney draw up the deed in the
meantime. There need be no delay
unless there is some flaw in the title,
for my husband will come out with
me to sign the papers."
I spoke with a confidence I was
far from feeling, for I had no idea
how Difky would react to this sud
den decision on my part, especially
with his mother's captious ideas
backing him tip in any objections he
might evolve. But I resolved to
wage the most memorable battle of
my married life in order to carry the
thing through.
"The title's all right," Mr. Olcott
interposed sullenly. "It's insured by
a nig trust company.
Then everything else is all right,"
I said gayly. "Now, if you'll come
with me to the bank. Mrs. Burgess."
What Lillian Suggested.
"I dont need to' go to no bank,"
Mrs. Burgess declared stoutly. "I
guess ,1 know an honest face when
I see one. You give me a check
for whatever Jim here thinks right
to bind the bargain, and then I'll
go home, and tonight I'll have the
first night's restful sleep I've had in
years. That place has near worried
the life out of me."
My heart warmed to the kindly
woman how we like the people
who say nice things to us and I
drew out my folding checkbook vy'th
the soothing sense of assisting at
a homely tea-drinking instead of
completing a cold financial transaction.
The feeling stayed with me- even
through Mr. Olcott's frigid handling
of the remainder of the business
his disappointment seemed positive
ly to have concealed him and I
went out of the place light-heartedly
to have congealed him and I
from the peak of my high spirits
at a casual suggestion from Lillian.
Don t you think, if you re going
in tonight, that you'd better tele
phone the Dicky-bird instead of
wiring him?
I purposely had postponed tele
graphing Dicky of his delayed mes
sage until after I had seen the real
estate agent. I hoped that I might
be able to offset his anger at my
not meeting his mother with the
news that we had an abiding place.
But to telephone Dicky to face the
mood he would be in when he
found that I would not get there in
time to meet the train from the
south seemed an insuperable or
deal. But I agreed with Lillian that
I must do it. I could not explain
matters over a wire, and I wanted
hiin to knew about the house, and
to mull it over in his mind before
his mother arrived there.
I made my way with reluctant feet
to a drug store telephone booth and
called Dicky's studio. Then I en
dured the delay and the getting of
wrong numbers seemingly inevitable
to the long distance telephone serv
ice. And when the operator finally
secured the right number it was
not Dick's voice that answered, but
that'of Edith Fairfax.
WHY
Is Sugar Sweet?
When we refer to sugar as being
"sweet," or vinegar as "sour," or
salt as having a taste which we
characterize by its own name, we
are really alluding not to the in
herent qualities of these substances
themselves, but to the effect which
they have upon the nerves of taste
which extend from the tongue and
part of the throat, to a certain defi
nite portion of the brain.
L the first place, sugar, salt and
other solids are themselves entire-
! ly taseless. It is only when thev are
either partially or completely di
solved, that we taste them a fact
which may be proven by placing any
of these solids upon our tongue
when this organ is completely dry.
At hrst, there is no reaction what
ever, and then, as the saliva and
otner natural secretion commence
to dissolve them, we begin to be
aware of the characteristic taste,
But, at best, we only know by ex
perience what taste is without be
ing able accurately to define the rea
son why one chemical should act in
a certain way upon the taste-nerves
of the brain, and another should lead
to an entirely different reaction. We
say, for example, that sugar is
"sweet," and by this we understand
the particular taste-reaction which
by experience, we have come to as
sociate with the various kinds . of
sugar although sugar of milk does
not produce this effect nearly so
strongly, and saccharine, which dif
fers radically from sncrar in its
'chemical construction, has a far
"sweeter taste than sujrar. Sweets.
"salts" and "acids" are therefore the
e'ffects. rather than the qualities, of
the substances themselves.
Copyright, 1921, Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.
Dr. Lloyd Holsapple Leaves
For Summer Work in Serbia
The Rev. Lloyd Holsapple, rector
of St. Barnabas, left yesterday for
New York whence he sails shortly
for Serbia to spend the summer in
work with the celebrated Bishop
Nicolai, who visited in Omaha this
spring. Mrs. Holsapple accom
panied him to New York. He will
return in the fall.
HELP YOURSELF CLUB
Only
wo Days Left
To Secure These Two Special Awards
And the Benefit of the 75,000 Extra Vote Offer for $25.00 in Subscriptions
The only failures in the Help Yourself Club -Campaign will be
the people who cannot manage themselves. They are the ones who
know that they are their own bosses and so they slacken the reins.
Bossing yourself is no different from bossing the other fellow, only
it is harder. If you were bossing the other fellow you would make
him toe the mark and get busy on the job or you would invite him
to quit. But how about it when the other fellow is yourself? WORK
and STICK. Bossing yourself is a man's size affair.
These Two Automobiles
Will Be Awarded to the
Members Sending in the
Greatest Amount of
Cash Subscriptions
From May 16th
to June 4th
$1,625.00 Overland 5-Passenger Sedan, purchased from Van
Brunt Automobile) Co. Five wire wheels.. Body, .Overland
blue; fenders, wheels, hood and top, black. '
$1,350.00 5-Passenger Gardner purchased from the Western Motor Car
Co. Special equipment of side wings, extra tire and tire covers and
motor-meter.
THE TWO CARS WHICH ARE OFFERED AS SPECIAL ADDITIONAL AWARDS WILL BE DIS
PLAYED IN FRONT OF THE BEE BUILDING ALL DAY SATURDAY, JUNE 4th
And there are only two days left in which to clinch your oppor
tunity of securing one of them. Do not forget that the securing of
the car may hinge on a single subscription. Get that very last pos
sible subscription before 10:00 p. m. Saturday. .
Dr. Frank Crane gives Ten Verbs of Selling: Agree know
tell apply be truthful be reliable remember BE CONFIDENT
radiate be human.
Are you using all ten?
When Aladdin rubbed the Magic Lamp the genii would appear
and get Aladdin anything he wished for.
What he wanted, as we remember the Arabian Nights tale, was,
f icnrarivplv one a Inner a nnlnpp arm a hpniit.ifiil nrin'psa. t.wpntv-f i VP.
cent cigars, a burlesque show and a lot of rest.
It seems to us that a large number of members look upon the
Help Yourself Club as a sort of Aladdin's Lamp. They expect on the
last couple of days of the campaign to be able to rub their lamp and
say, "Come,- pretty genii, I want my Award," with the expectation
that the genii will get a hump on and forthwith bring on the award.
But what a sad awakening. WORK WILL DO IT AND LAMP RUB
BING ON THE LAST DAY WILL NOT. '
Important Notice for Members
This Big and Best Special Offer of Extra Votes and Extra
Awards, which has been" in force since May 16th; will close
Saturday evening at 10. The Office of the Manager of the
Help Yourself Club in Room 312, the Peters Trust building
, (Bee building), will be open until that hour for the convenience
of city, members.
Because of the fact that every member is competing for
these Special Additional Awards, members residing at a dis
tance must be given the same length of time to work as those
residing in the city limits. Therefore, members of the Help
Yourself Club, living in Districts 4,; 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, are privi
leged to place their Jate remittances in the mail before the
closing hour of 10 p. m., and these' late remittances will be ac
cepted and applied on the Extra Vote Extra Award offer.
'. Late remittances should be sent Special Delivery.
This offer ,of Extra Votes and Extra Awards is absolutely
the best offer to be made during the remaining days of vthe"
campaign. Never again in the campagin will you be given as
many votes per dollar as right now. Nor will as valuable Ex
tra Awards be given.
The Club Manager advises all members to secure every
possible subscription before Saturday evening at 10, as the
result may be very close and just that one subscription may
be the one which would decide the matter in your favor.
Also for the reason that subscriptions count three ways
at this time. The- amount of money sent in applies on the se
curing of the Special Award automobiles. It also counts for
the most possible Extra Votes and these Extra Votes and Reg
ular Votes count towards securing one of these thirty regular
listed awards. '
The subscription you secure today leaves you time to get
another tomorrow. Don't put it off do it today NO W. To
morrow may never come.
The 29,450 List of Awards:
l$7,800.do Home, First Capital Award '
1 -$4,440.00 Cadillac Aut6mobile
1--$1,500.00 Conservative B. & L. Deposit
9--$l,l 15.00 Maxwell Automobiles
9--$200.00 Building & Loan Deposits
9--$100.00 Building & Loan Deposits
1--$1,625.00 Overland Sedan
1 --$1,350 Gardner 5-Passenger Automobile
Total Number of Awards - - - - - . . 32
Ten per cent cash commission to all non-winners if they turn in $50 or more
Special Notice :
Only subscriptions which are turned into the office by
city members end put into the nail by out-of-town member
before 10:00 p. m. Saturday, June 4th, will be counted towards
securing the Speeial Awards and the 75,000 Extra Vote Offer.
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Membership Entry Blank
The Omaha Bee Help Yourself Club
5,000 VOTES
Data
"1
.1921
I nominate.
(Mr., Mrs. or Miss)
Street No Silt. No.
citr
State..
As a member of The Help Yourself Club
Signed
I Address v
This nomination blank will count for 8,000 otes jf sent to th.
I manager of the H. Y.S. Club. Only one blank will count for a I
J member. Fill out this blank with your nam. or the nam. of your
'" favorite and send it to The Bee. Th. nam. of th. person making
j th. nomination will not b. divulged. ' j
1IIBDIII1IIIIIIB
A PairttnOTlaiir Mm for
PaiFftfiOTlair Momiiss
I On Sale M fcAJBrff3idJl
A Value
Such As You
Haven't Seen
In Many Years!
We Have But a
Limited Quantity, So
Be Sure to Come Early
9x12 ft. Seamless Worsted Face
Tapestry Brussels Rugs
THE RUG illustrated above is an exact reproduction of this
splendid floor covering. A very fortunate purchase is re
sponsible for this most unusual offer; our only regret, however,
is that the manufacturer had but a limited supply, and for that
reason we were not able to secure as many as we desired. The
value is almost unbelievable, and we predict that it won't be long
before they are all gone. We, therefore, urge you to be on hand
early if you don't want to run the risk of disappointment It is a
very attractive 9xl2-foot seamless tapestry Brussels Rug in Stun
ning Oriental Medallion design. Its worsted face insures long
service. The colors are fast and embrace pleasing shades of tans,
blues and reds in harmonious and attractive combination. Don't
miss this great value, for this week only while they last at
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fiT Iff Your (I Credit Is Good! Q .
Sixteenth Between Harney and Howard
Bill
Illinois Central System Calls Attention to
Things the Public Does Not See
The public is accustomed to see passenger and freight trains arrive at stations and depart
from stations and travel between intermediate points on the railway, performing a necessary
service without which almost all commerce would be paralyzed. It seldom gets a glimpse be
hind the scenes and realizes the magnitude and diversification of railway operation.
The publicsecs an engineer and a fireman in charge of a locomotive a conductor and
brakeman in charge of a train. It sees comparatively little of all there is back of the actual
, running of a train the executive and general officers, the heads of departments, the division
- officers, the train' dispatchers, the signal maintainers, the foremen, the skilled and unskilled
laborers, the shopmen, the track walkers, the miners producing the coal, the workers producing
the steel, the woodsmen producing the ties and the plants where they are treated with pre
servative chemicals, the mills producing the lumber, the refineries producing the lubricants, the
rock quarries and rock crushers, the 'gravel pits and steam shovels, and the thousand and one
other operations which enter into the production of railway transportation.
Fewutside of those whose business it is to do so ever examine the anatomy of a modern
locomotive, a passenger coach, a refrigerator car or an ordinary freight car. A modern locomo
tive contains more than 4,200 parts, not including rivets and bolts, all of which must be in
spected daily and kept in perfect condition, some requiring the constant attention of highly
specialized experts. For example, the lighting system is cared for by a corps of trained electri- ,
cians, the superheater attachment is looked after by specialists, the boiler requires the atten
tion of expert boiler makers, the separate and distinct engine which operates the reversing
mechanism must have special and constant attention and the airbrake system also demands the
attention of experts.
A modern all-steel passenger coach, exclusive of bolts, rivets, screws, nuts, washers and
nails, has more than 2,000 parts. The. wheels, trucks, airbrakes and draw gear require constant
inspection and special attention. The dynamo which generates electricity for lighting the coach
when the train is running, also storing the batteries to provide lighting when the train is stand
ing, must be carefully handled. The same is true of many other parts. The single item of
cleaning and ventilating passenger coaches runs into larger figures.
A modern refrigerator car has more than 1,500 parts. Perfect insulation must be main
tained and the car must be kept absolutely clean. The ice bo.xes and many other parts require
constant attention.
The ordinary box car has more than 600 parts, which must be regularly and constantly
inspected and kept in safe condition. Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, the safety
of a train is gauged by the weakest car in the train. $
The men who actually operate the trains on the Illinois Central System compose a com
paratively small proportion of the more than 50,000 employes back of them.
One out of every eleven persons in the United States depends directly upon the railways
for a living, counting one worker to every five persons.
Railway prosperity is necessary to national prosperity. Anything that injures the railways
also, injures the public. Anything that helps the railways helps the public.
' The railways consume 28 per cent of ell the bituminous coal produced in the United States.
They consume 23 per cent of all the steel produced in the United States. They consume 18 per
' cent of ell the timber and lumber produced in the United States. They are also large users of
lubricating' oils and other commodities.
1 The Illinois Central, like other railways, is a citizen of each town on its lines. It pays taxes
and means as much to the life of each ctmmunity as any other business concern in the commu
nity. It has but one thing to sell transportation. When you buy that transportation, remem-
ber the investment in the property that makes it possible to run the train that furnishes you with
service, and remember the great expense back of running that train, aside from the salaries of
the enginemen and trainmen whom you see and the agent with whom you deal.
The railways do not claim perfection. Every railway in the United States has locomotives
and cars that should be replaced by better ones; machinery and appliances that should be re
placed by later and better models) steel rails that should be replaced by heavier ones; track
that should be provided with better ballast; terminals that should be enlarged. The railways
are striving to overcome these deficiencies. They are succeeding gradually. They are fighting
for the privilege of serving you the public. They ask no advantage of any kind. They ask
only a square deal. . N
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
C. H. MARKHAM,
President, Illinois Central System.
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