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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
TRAGEDY or LITTLE HEATHEN
Fancy and Fart Weavsd Abuat
the SCULPTOR OF au-
Mken.

Bright little -Biiliken.' with mis- rad
swish OF hair and hts queer crnss-cut smile.
has amused millions. In thousands Of cozv
corners and pariors all over the globe he
sets and smiles. ard people OF all kinds
and conditions tickle his toes. according 70
the directions ON the box.
Ym would never suspect il from his
face, but the heart of 'Bfiliken" is trou-
BLEED ami tragedy br1ods over ms flaming
head. Everybody KNOWS that .'BIliksn''
Is the sod or Things as thew ought 10
be, but If the news thar comes from KAN
sas City is uue, ne Is not the god they
thought ne was.
A pretty little tradition has grown up
about the popular little heather. There
vas once a struggling artist 4 beautiful
Young giri-so the story goss-who thought
she possessed great talent. was not able
70 secure recognition FOR her works. Kan
sas City vas far from the salons. ana its
idea OF art ranged somewhere between
q railroad poster and a book beer adveF-
Al last when she had come To
the end Of her row ana the wolf was growl-
ing at the door the sauuuI scuIpu-ass
in her cruel protest against a cruel world
declared I'm tired OF all this talk OF the
god Of things as they are 7 want a god
OF things as they ought TO be-. So she
modelled EIliken" for herself The quafnr
Irte IDIOT changed her luck. Friends
for IL. strangers were sveur away
at rhe first Eiance and the children OF a
thousand homes cried Tor -BHikan.' into
the lap Of the ~rtun sculprrsss poured
w=alth in a steady strezm. As me dolls
cost Ihuut 3 cents and sold for a very
large dollar Wealth was supposed 70 be
pouring Ia ON her Ike John C. Rockefeller
m a money STORM.
Thar was the way the STORY wenr Bur
look first on that picture. then ON this:
Miss FinrenCe Prstz she Kansas City Erl
who designed Bnliken. Is angry Disguised
mad She hates the sight OF har master
piece Il have destroyed every BHIfnu
in the house ana would walk a block To-
avoid seeing his ugly little face. she
ayers And wherefore Wen. the Kansas
City Dispatches state thar Of an the -hou-
ana 1f dollars BilIzen has brought. The
girl VINO modelled him has been getting a
royalty o. only thirty measiy little dollars
a month. min n t-EB tor fame ana
BHHken Her ldea u rhat uhere Is a Bill
ukau u-usr. and -har she has been SHUT 1ut
like a common stoukhuidsr or an uiumats
consumer And every time she looks a.
him mix seems 90 be smiling sar-
~casuoally al her t1r allowing aim to taH
into the hands of Jhs Phiiistinss
Twas ever thus The way OF the a-tisr
and the inventor Is hard n his work 10 a
milure ne gets the bump ~ it = a sue
cess he L. allowed 10 put his name 1n the
label while rhe sind EenuFmen on business
Eet Qua thsir mowers and axe Lu me
profits ms not uhs FIRST time In mis-
tupHE-UlrTy Eorad uhat The SOD o. thiREs
81 uhey 1uEht 20 be- has gone hack on
his deals ana become the SOD az things
~ lsy ~-Baumgra zun
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Important Home Facts

AT the suggestion Of humidity YOU are
likely 70 throw ID vour hands ana saw.
None N t for me. Ia iE however ono
Of the most important subjects ami ought
tu Doe most carefully considered bv every
one who lives In a modern home r. how
ever You sleep 1ut OF doors and spend
your life 0ut Of doors. This article viii nor
or need n0r interest YOU
In order that YOU may quickly grasp the
meaning Of humidity-lm PER cent means
rains or sufficient moisture 20 produce
precipitation. Seventy per cent OF moisture
Is what We should always have to main
tain perfect health- Flny-nve % EErv per
cent Of moisture viii give a vsrv fair de-
gree OF comfort Thirty per cent OF mois-
mrA or humidity is found only In the most
ard regions OF the worid-this s In An-
znna ana IN Death valley California
place where n u practically Impossible 20
i've for any isnsrh n time Our govern
ment has taken an the question OF humidity
quute thoroughly and Wfth0u quoting rom
any special authontE facts which are eaH-
lF accessible. IL mas been found mat with
hoJ water steam and furnace neat. the
relative humidity Is from = o : per cent
iu bones thus heated This d about what
ms average humidiu ~ as above stated Ia
me most ara neEuns ~ ths Eord Ths
Sudden ohange nsm 70 per cent humidity
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Getting Best Results in Home Building
Arthur C. aauss- A-omnsgL

simplicity does not mean bATrsnnsss-
Make simplicity as beautiful as you please
or can But be sure q BE- done Tor beauty's
sake and nur tor show.-WillAm Morris.
n another article me writer has pointed
1ur in some detail the ~advisability Of ad0rn-
ing the entrance NJ a home. The subject
Is dweit upon purely from a standpoint Of
1eauty. as an entrance has, strictly speak
ing. no urzher utility than to make the
principal door "a the houss. a subject
closely allied 20 IL. hut Of far more inn
purtancs, In DoTchss
A home mas two cznters around Whicn
the family gathers and about which we
retain the r0ndest rccuIectt0ns after leav-
ing H. They are the front porch and fra
place. As the one II the center OF family
life IN winter. the 1ther is the beginning
and end Of II in summ= "Everyune luves
a lover and the lovers chief delight Is TO
sit before a blazing ErspiRcs or linEsF at
sventids On the pursn. There Is something
about the cozy hratignt Of the former or
the pale moon Ighu on the latter that
brings cut those intimEts sentiments which
the sun with all its brightness and ma
issty fails TO bring forth.
There is a class 0f architects in the
country thar Hdicuie the appearance ana
utility Of our modern piazza Jr purcn.
Without denying, as a designer. thar II IL
much easier 70 design a house IN good
proportion without a porch than with one.
and Thar the porch Is often the r-unauan
Of a house from an architectural stand
point, the criticism Is not we'll uaken. Call
IL an American fad II you please admitted
that the porch or piazza is seldom found
IN Europe, sven IN the warm climates
where the l0EEia takes its place. II is not
the only luxury created for Americans by
Americans and not known IN Europe o.
ELSEWHERE. ana II the American home
builder wants a porch on which TO rest On
a summer afternoon or sit in the cool Of
the evening bresze. "a II up TO the ar,hf.
tect 20 provide one and make Il az once
beautiful. homeliks. and az good propor-
uon-Hrst in Itself ana then IN rs rsiatiun
70 the house.
Among other American creations in home
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

outdoors to about % per sent IN the aver
81 home r the cause Of probably - per
cHut Jf colds In hot water ana steam 0nu
~ the ways 90 gel a larger percentage OF
humidity h. hy using the PIN Indirect
radiation ami bringing fresh asa from out
OF doors ana thus create a perfect CIR
cuiartou. aud by this method but little ~
the humidity is lost bv coming In contact
with me moderately heated surfaces A
number OF other methods ara employed.
1ut never IN such a way as u gI the te-
sired results
Ir has been carefully agured Qua rhar
every home should have evap8rared nor
less than eighteen pounds 0f water every
rWenry-f1ur hours and in The ordinary fur
mace there In =Vapuuted hardly aighraen
pounds lf water per month. for In most
cases the water pan Is put So low down
Thar Be- =~vaD0rates very little water with
a fire he the furnace Under certain con-
diriuuE most warm air furnaces VIII evap-
crate abCur two pals ~ wafer per dag Il
me water pam are placed hiEh lp ana use
from two 10 three water uHns and Keep
them filled every dnv and occasionally
scrub them our 90 zesp them clean ana
pure Most people a5use the water pan
BY seldom II ever cleaning IL out and bv
nIinE Il suiy when hey happen 70 thinh
Of a.
turs u % dssrsss Wm mass o fsal
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

building is the country home To build a
country home without a porch h as much
an nomRly as Romeo and Juliet without
a Romeo.
Tn considering the nuren. the illustration
here used 20 show In cnncreus form the
following comments and criticisms. should
not necessarily be taken as a complete
standard u porch design. II is not Con-
suit modern work. as II may serve 70
suggest ~ you the course Of study TO be
pursued. az II may establish a standard
N merit YOU ara 20 attain. as IL illustrated
the moduH 0perandi OF the house builder s
craft. ana lastly as Il shows YOU mistakes
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

warmer than 2 degrees with only % or .
per cent Of humidity
r. has been proven thag to raise the tenn
D~erature from ~ 20 20 degrees costs 3 per
cent N the entire cost N fuel. thus q re-
luires = degrees Of heat TO make YOU feel
comfortable when the average humidity Is
below 81 per cent and you could Still save
e per cent of the entire cost Of fuel n you
maintain a temperature u IS degrees wftr
8 degrees o. humidity
The time Is not FAR distant when every
home viii have two essential appliances
These VIII b. a heat regulator OF thermo-
stat and E-humOdiHtar 90 Determine the
amount Of moisrIre. and a heating plant
no matter whether it is a rIrnace. hot
water OF steam plant that cannur produce
from 90 t1 70 per cent 81 moisture VII be
used luly 5y the Ignorant or most indir-
ferenL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
THE BEES PLAN BOOK

Through an arrangement with Ar
thur c. ClauBen. architect. the read
ers u The Omaha Bee car obtain a
cap Of his beautiful GOA.
ssT1 AIT, SCIENCE AID zEM-
EUGEHT Or WoEZ8uHD-
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

YOU are to avoid but DO not COPY it-that
is Architectural plagiarism
The size OF q city lot usually decides the
location If the porch. n the lot IL very
broad. the porch may be placed on the
side Of the house. where 4 has more
seciuslun ana does not prsCipitaes one IN
the pubiiu's gaze. As a rule, however. the
OF Is not much wider than the house and
the porch Is placed on the front In this
position IL serves the double purpose OF
perch and entrance The columns should
be properly proportional This last feature
Is where the uiide too often. makes an
objectionable mistake in making them TOO
small. OF perfectly straight without taper
ing them II is poor economy TO go zstray
from the we'll known classic standards for
coIumns % reduce their cost. There Is but
one proper way 70 build the columns Of
each order Of architecture. make them so.
Columns are sometimes placed singiy and
sometimes double II the open spaces be-
tween the co. umns are TO be very vide. II
is best 10 plan the columns double. A
stone foundation. cement floor and
wrought iron raiIngs all add materially
20 the original cost, 1ut will save the
constant repairs OF an al wood porch
In grouping durners OF porch spaces. an
odd number always looks the best The
house with a porch and oorric8 soivss
the problem for a corner lot The pOrttco
IS the public entrances and mas a decided
afr Of s~tateliness about IT, conveying the
impression 10 a passerby that the owner
10 a frequent entertainer and has erected
this as a fitting welcome for
his guests. The family porch should be
more retired and Is placed on the side.
when possible. II is strictly for the family
use H mere ssciusion Is desired than the
average porch affords. a screen OF climb
ing vines can be soon grown and serves
the purpose admirably a. we'll az enhanc-
ing the beauty uf the porch. provided II
is not 0vsrErowu and hid comp 'etelT. thus
adding a forsaksn and gloomy appear
ancs 70 H. For this purpose nothing Is
better than the ivy. The cleTnaris EisteFfa.
huneYsuckie- climbing rose or wild CuUum-
Der wines can also be used with varying
effeet-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Bacon sAT PICNIC POPULAR
Young Women OF Eastern Colleges
Indulge in q stanf that h. At
Leasr Original.

An Engiishman 10 on record as having
once gone on a bacon bat when in this
country
Row was it~ ne was asked upon his
rtr-rL
Oh. there was plenty Of bacon. vas
his usspunse but didn't see any BAT
FhIs STORY was baiuE told and enjoyed
among a group OF college girls aboard a
ferryhoar bound for the Jersey SHORE.
whose packages and bundles suggested
picnic edibiss ana a lark 1f some kind.
NO. not a lark. for as the laughter sub
sided one OF tine picnickers took a Erner
grasp on her square-edged package.
through whose wrapping sllck and shiny
areas we're beginning % show the nerco-
lauon Of grease from within. She took a
nrmer grasp as she said-
Il certainly hope there h going % be
plenty Of bacon on this occasion. I've
made up ny mind that I'm going % lend
ms every endeavor toward making this
event noteworthy for the bar even more
than ths bacon
Applause from her companions showed
tlat her sentiment was the popular one.
fhe bat was 90 be- continually I'M evidence.
despite The EuEiishman. Na ordinary lark
ms
~Whut Ia a bacon hatr' repeated one OF
the merrymakers when questioned WHY.
Il Is Just what IL sounds like, ana It's a
regular national Institution N the autumn.
A. any ate among eastern college Etrls
and simply because we happen 10 be In
onIeEe TN View York we are not going 90
b. deprived OF the run OF L.
W really have the best place tn be
found ~anywhere, We think. an we have to
40 r. % go up % me one HUNDRED ana
Thrteth street ferry crnss the Hudson
and hen We have the best picnic ground
IN lhs world at our disposal whether for
a bacon hat OF anything else
But what n 9 bacon bat reiterated
the and me hartan-lf SUCH. in
dced be rhs uuuhnical name-carefuny ak
anined her package % ascertain Vhether
Il vas right ade up with no splitting be-
fore replying.
Why a bacon hat is a bat where the
predominant characteristics Is bacon. she
said . course. the main object IS tu
set cut into the w0nds and nave a regular
-arkI mean hat-With a campnra ana
io1 70 eat and songs and all that but IL
an hinges around the bacon. We know
inc dearest place up near Fort Lee. whsrs
rundiuuus are perfeeL
At looks uEhI 1ur over the water and
there are great big dar rocks. D-rfectiv
eiean ana smooth. the most desirable han
qnet tables imaginable. But the ar-ar
thinE Is the ovens natural oven. I'm
reality Il Is a hig hollow stump
ANA AL these parsage your friends ar.
GrrytnR-the contain bacon
No, indeed laughed she ~ me -resss
streakA " ara All fond ~ bacon. when
on a nHL huI hardly that fond. am
carrying M bacon The rest have pickles
and coanea ana CAKES and sandwiches
And daFiied eggs and marshmalluws and
potato eniBs and Oranges ana olives -r
Hepf mterrupEed the qnestfunsr But
WY call II a bacon barr Why not a pickle
haf or
-8eGauss ausNsusd uhs mona m.r
! dian ~ ma bacon. IL ID mo bacon ub4r
~ cooA
Il znoW soma Ens whu prefer 20 - 90
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
At LEAST FIVE ROADS READY
They Give Assurances % A-pnrovtaa
Plans for EnInrEtaH rhe
Unf8n Depot.

Plans cailinE for an expenditure OF
83Aaa9 In Onion station. contemplated by
the Uui8u Pacific Railroad COMPANY are
By tHis time in the hands 1f the high or
seals or the seven noads usiuE rne local
depot as a erminai Answers fav1rnE or
opposing the PROPOSE improvements are
sEpeuted 90 arrive early I'm the week. and
E1rnin ten lays Il 10 thought the fate OF
the plan viii be known.
The Onion Pacific has the assurance t1at
az least five az the n1ads entering he
station viii approve the expenditure hut
n - feared uhar some or the smaller roads
VII pos me pan bsoauss OF the snor-
mous eEpanEa
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

C1nev and bake thsir bacon I'M hrsa made
IN ovens scouped cut ~ me sand but most
NJ us PREFER me Palisades, g . more IKE
a riCnio and We can make NOR noise 20
say nothiug OF the beautv 81 t when u
puts on RS EurEeuus autumn dress
why I don't know how many DoemE
have been inspired on these bacon bats
peTfsctlv beautiful poems. aome 1f them.
TO-. see hat girl over there with the
uasn hat she writes one every time sne
Eues-a brand new Une-
50 they are bacon battsrs. arr thev
zaid a regular patron az The ferry later on.
4 didn't know the technical term they ap-
ply 20 themselves. but I've noticed they
always succeed In having a good time
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
for ons Dollar.

This book norU-mE chap
Lsrs ana 81 illustrations. printed on
heavy enAmeiea paper. with cover
stamped IN gold II deals with The
pracLCal SIDE Of humsbuildinE Civ
ing cnmpieIe Information On ths
planning n designing OF every kind
Of home There Is nothing more
practical than making me home ar
lsu building II IN scientific lines
and 10 insure sanitary conditions
and warmth. The author OF the book
aims 10 give the intending home
builder ADVICE IN subjects SUCH as
buying the lot. planning the home.
letting the contract, choosing the
materials. etc Problems ABOUT front
doors. windows, sraIrways. fire
places. eXtsrfors. Interior finish. etc.
are taken up in detail and treated
with good common senEe. Nearly all
questions that could De anticipates
are answered ana the book should
prove a grear help 20 those who ara
about TO plan a Tome. IL Is pro-
fuseiv illustrated send all orders 20
Arthur g. Claussn, u36-I-8 Lumber
Exchange. Minneapolis
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Wintsr VIII Develop Mors Building
Ehaa in Many Years.
Pm-tan for the Year g. Ended
and Ln-we Amount Projected for
Nezf Tea-, Much Out in
uundee.

Paving whicn bears a close r-ihtlun 70
sufdinE 10 over for thiH year and side
walk building and repairing about com
pisted Hugh Murphy who had the con
rzCf cor rspavtng the Streets IN the
business section u Omaha has curnpietsd
hts last JOB and put away his tools and
machinery Cor the year A large amount
u work has been done, but more Is planned
FOR uext year when an sfforr viii De made
20 90 the contractors 10 starr early
Among the big iobs contemplated for next
year Is the paving Of the streets Of Dundee
petitions have been signed for q maturity
of tha str=sts and an effort Is being ex-
srtsd 20 have all the preliminary work al
tended 70 90 tna- the work may start the
first thing IN the sDrtng-
Business interests are preparing petitions
20 have Tenth street paved next year from
FarnHm street 20 thu viaducts leading 20
the dspots For several years there has
been considerable complaint that there vas
not a good road from the business center
n Omaha 70 these depous. This fault mas
been rsuediCd by the paving 1f several
cross streets and by liking up Harney
street but business men want Tenth street
-spaved- This street was paved some years
ago with stone, but IL IS very uneven and
EaAhn A4A AEEAE q ANR aAAAAlL
Omaha viii see more large building uper-
atoms under way this winter than for
many years and a large number OF work
men viii be Kept busy Among the larEs
buildings on which work viii not stop ara
the Douglas county court house. the Bran
deia t1earar and Office building the Nor
rs uneater, me City National bank bmId-
fm- eHa wr-~ w~-~@- -aH--ulE--A--- E.v-F
ara several garages
Members OF the Omaha Real Estate sx-
change are becoming enthusiastic over the
plan started by the new president. F "
WsAd. Of having a paper Rad and dis
GUESSED at each meeting A beginning was
made last week when o L. Johnson spoke
on Wills. The interest Of the members In
Mr. Juhnson's rall0 was shown by the
questions they asked and the
which were made. Mr. Johnson is not a
member Of the exchange and the rest u
the papers will be delivered by members
bur the president conceived the idea OF call
ing in an outsider FOR the arst talk TO Eva
the real sstars men more time in whiaa
to prepare their talks
-. 800 - @AAAn-
hands as we'll a. outlying property. show
ing a healthy state OF affairs in the real
estate world Several OF the heavier land
holders are continuously buying IN the out
skirts OF the business district. evidently
counting on the business section spreading
out TO axe in soma OF the streets which
are now used a. resident street
Hastings q Hsydsn have uaken ont build
ing permits for thirteen new frame dwell
ings that they VII erect. Following are
me locations and the cost. AT zU LOrhrop.
SEC; az ls1o-e-34 Miami. three at 500
each. az Iil5-Ib3-5 Vinton. four at E0a
each, az Gss-s1 Corpy. two ar ZOO each.
an 80 North ~Thirrv-Hfth. one ar $50.
at 1b5-5I Meredith. two az E0o each. J.
b Good VIII erect at ri Evans street a
frame dwelling 20 cost 2-0a
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
'0LE OLSON"
 ID BE STAGED

The Elks have made arrangements with the members of the Frawley company who closed their season here Wednesday to play Friday even- ing in conjunction with Charles A. Taylor, Miss Helen Barham, Mrs. H. c. Jones and Miss Wilbur, members of the Taylor Stock company. The well known Swedish comedy "ole oleson" will be presented.
 "ole Olson" is the best swede ever written and is a laugh from curtain to curtain. The three acts are replete with clean and clever comedy and are sure to please.
 Tickets are on sale at Britts drug store.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
tay United Prsss.l

DETROIT, Mich, Oct 14-The De troIt Tigers took the sixth game of the worlds championship series from the Pittsburg Pirates today by a scoro of to 4, making it an even break for the series. The last and decisive same of the series will be played her Saturday.
 Big George MulEn again won the day for the Tigers. Jennings put him in the box for the third time during the series and the big twirler made good, pitching a magnificent game. holding the heavy Pirate slug gers to a few scattered hits.
 Willis opposed MulHu at the start
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
FAR
 ID N0RTHWARD

Leon Llebes, one Of the directors of the Northern Commercial company and representing Fl. Liebes & Co, fur dealers of San Francisco who have trapped and traded in the Are tic for fifty years, arrived in town last night and sailed south on the Dolphin.
 Mir. Liebes left skagway last June and since then he has been to Point Barrow, the northern most point in Alaska, He states that the whaling industry in the north Is falling off owing to the fact that there is pract- ically no market for whale bone He says the catch of furs at Point Bar row and the Mackenzie river was dis appointing this yeaE but that the yield from the interior points was good.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
TRAVEL
 ID START SOON

Overland travel will begin between Dawson and Whitehorse just as soon as the last boat has moved out Of port. The White Pass has arranged for the beginning of the overland mail service immediately after the the boats cease operating, Dr. COutts, assistant superintendent. states that the supplies have been distributed at all the river crossings, and will be distributed to interior posts as soon
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14

las the snow is deep enough for frelghtlng.
 The last shipment of horses from the Dawson end for intermediate points was made yesterday on the seIzirk. They go to selkirk.
 The company will have 1SO horses on the road at the opening of the season, and, if the traffic Is as heavy as last year, will have 22O at the heighth of the season, in March.
 With the opening of the fall ser vice, one stage a week will be sent out each way, carrying first class mall. When the Yukon crossing closes, which Is usually from Decem- Der to 15, the service will be in- creased to two stages week, the maximum required in the mail ser vice. If the traffic warrants at any time more stages will be added Dawson News.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
TAFT TALNS
 IN ARIZONA
tsy unIsoa Proasl

GRAND CANYON, Arlz. Oct 14- President Taft arrived at g o'clock this morning and wIr leave tonight for Albuquerque, New Mexico, reach ing there tomorrow night. In his speech here Taft stated that he fa- vored statehood for Arizona but that the people of the territory should ex- ercise great care in drafting their state constitution.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
BRICKS
 SHIPPED 0UT

About 2,O7O pounds of gold in bull llon and dust was shipped south last night on the Princess Royal. The gold is consigned to the assay offices at Seattle and Vancouver The ship ment was from Fairbanks and Daw- son. The approximate value of the shipment was $39144O.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-10-14
RIVER
 MINERS LEAVE

Bob Wiley and party arrived in town Tuesday night after a season of prospecting near the headwaters of the White river and sailed south last night on the Princess Royal. They have copper claims there and are dO- ing development work.
 Fred Wann, U. s. mineral surveyor from Portland, Ore, was with the party. He was surveying their claims this summer. Mir. Wann went south on the Dolphin and will stop off a few days in Juneau.