Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-05
ROUND Asorr New YoRk.
RippIes on the Current OF Life In the
M%etropoIIs.

RippIes on the Current OF Life In the
Metropolis.
w. Byrd Raymond. a chauffeur who parted
his name in the middle, sported long hair
and fierce mustachios, has been shorn Of
much of his glory and Inundated before
scoflng men by cruel minions OF the law.
Mr.. Raymond while operating a speedy au-
tomobile in the suburbs OF New York ran
away from a trolley car and pirouetted
across the tracks just to show the motorman
! he was not In the race. But he was. The
! chauffeur crossed the track once too often
and was tossed into the ditch by the
trolley. Twenty OF the latter,s passengers
were injured by the collision. Six months
in Jail was the penalty imposed on the
winged Byrd. As soon as he reached the
prison the %oficials cut off his waving locks
and mustachios. stripped of his clothes and
robed him with a striped suit. Now the
Automobile Club Of America and the Ma
tional Association Of Automobile Manu-
facturers will investigate the circum-
stances which have resulted in this drastic
dose Of justice.
W. w. Denslow, the artist. formerly OF
Chicago. but now Of New York, was recently
on his way to a railway station in a cab
when he became involved in a blockade.
A load Of hay blocked the way. A well fed
horse just behind It edged closer and began
to MUNICH II with relish. A look Of con-
scious pride Of his guilt was very evident
in his equine ~physiognomy. Denslow sig
nailed the cabby to stop. We'll miss the
train" Trains happen right often; this
doesn't" Then the recreator Of the Night
Before Christmas settled back to. enjoy and
study the varying expressions Of the thiev-
inI horse. The driver Of the beast winked
slowly and as solemnly Denslow winked
back. They alone, of all in the crowded
street, understood. But let Denslow draw
that horse as It appeared to him and all
who see It will laugh with the humor Of 1t.
Denslow turned to his companion with that
portion of Kipling's Loot" that runs:
IF you ever stole a pheasant's egg behind
If you've ever snigged the washin' from
the line,
If you've ever crammed a gander in your
bloomin' 'aversack,
You will understand this short delay of
mine
In order to make certain that disease
shall not be transmitted by means Of tele-
phones Commissioner Homer Folks of the
Charities department has issued an order
that all the telephones used by employees
must be disinfected every week.
Last summer, when one OF. the physicians
connected with the department came back
from Europe the matter of infection by
telephone was under consideration. He
pointed out the fact that in the German
hospitals the mouthpieces were regularly
removed and cleansed. Doctor L. L. Waters
OF the general drug department at bellevue
hospital was directed by Commissioner
Folks to look into the matter. His report
to COMMISSIONS Folks contained this para
graph:
at is pretty generally admitted at the
present time that the simple exhalations of
persons infected with a disease Of the nose
and throat need not necessarily carry the
germs Of that disease, but in the process Of
speaking into a telephone receiver held
within an. inch or, two of the mouth irregu-
lar sprays OF saliva and other mucus might
easily be and no doubt are elected into the
mouthpiece and the lips or mouth of the
second person coming into contact with
\ this matter or the drying UP and subsequent
blowing about Of such particles SO elected
might cause Infection. But irrespective of
all this, the desire for cleanliness alone is
SUFFICIENT to demand the frequent and thor
ough. cleaning of the telephone receiver
mouthpiece,, since that is easily done and
requires but, a few moments time"
DR.. Waters recommended a disinfectant,
and in accordance with the letter Commits
sioner Folks recently issued an order that
every telephone in use by the entire DEPART
ment must be disinfected in the manner
suggested by DR.. Waters every week.
The mouthpiece is unscrewed and scrubbed
clean, then immersed for a few moments in
what is now known at the hospitals as the
telephone solution" (using a pair of ster-
| sFs..d t1nu. Horl han6IFnn fhaf Dnoufhpfacal
and finally dried with antiseptic gauze.
The last session Of the German House
wives society presented an interesting sight.
Twenty eight women OF varying ages,
whose names had been read from a list,
stepped to the front. To each of these was
handed a neat little white box and in each
box was a $40 goldpieee. With the box and
the money also went a bouquet Of flowers
and a card on which II was announced that
the bearer had given two years Of continu-
GUS service in one family and that she had
been rewarded for that service. Then the
twenty-eight women were marched to a
nearby restaurant and served with refresh
ments. When they departed for home six
were named as a special honor class, in
recognition of the fact that this was the
second time that they had taken these
prizes. r
Now you can see one Of the objects for
which the German Housewives society was
founded-to encourage women TO become
good servants and to discourage their fire.
quent changes from one place 70 another.
1t has been in existence for seven years.
It's foundation stone is described in this
phrase: ITO guard the interests Of house
hold employer and employee"
Annual OUTPUT of Coal.