Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-06


after A well known establishment on the
east side notified its patrons that it's rye,
sandwich and homemade" loaves were
selling at cents each. Just as they al
ways did," but that In accordance with the
city ordinance the customer must ask for
sixteen ounces instead of a loaf"
Most of the bakers notified customers to
whom bread was delivered at the house
that they were sending them so many
ounces insead OF the usual loaf AS a rule,
It was not possible to discern any differ
ence.
The customers who were observed as
they entered a large bakery were not only
Indifferent to the new system, but laugh
ingly refused to wait while the bread was
weighed.
The jobber who deals in novelties sold
on the sidewalks by the street takers
was sorting a job lot of cheap fountain
pens, obsolete mechanical toys and the
like.
Those will do for lower Broadway and
Wall street" he commented as he finished
his task.
What, that junk? / thought the wisest
people on earth frequented lower Broad
way and Wall street." said the visitor.
They do" was the answer, land so do
lot Of people not so wise. 1t is like this:
The downtown district is always full of
sightseers, tourists, visitors from the coun-
try and folks from back in Jersey in for
days pleasure. They visit Trinity church
and the stock exchange and they are In
holiday mood,
Now they have never seen the little
jlmcracks that were new to the average
New Yorker five years ago or more. They
have never bought a fountain pen for
quarter nor have they ever seen an in
delible pencil offered for a nickel. They
may never have seen the little cheap
puzzles and other novelties that New
Workers have become tired of through
over familiarity. Consequently the stuff
we can sell nowhere else goes at knock
down prices to the cheap takers who fire.
quent Wall street. Broad street and the
sidewalk in front of old Trinity"
The advent OF a new department store in
New York, one of the most gigantic of
them all, has apparently stirred those
already in possession to a greater activity.
One of them has branched out with real
estate department.
An immense tract of land has been
bought on the Hackensack river, near
Hackensack, N. j., and is being laid out
in avenues and streets upon which hun
dreds Of houses are to be erected. The
woman who goes to the store to purchase
q safety pin or a jar OF pickles can also
pick up a house and lot, If she happens
to see the bargain counter in the landed
corner of the building. Another store IS
making arrangements to do something In
balloons and airships.
Still another is making an advertising
hurrah over its savings bank annex 1t
never sells on account, but the customer
who has a deposit in it's bank can have
goods charged against the same.
A man can open a savings account in
his own name, or that of his wife or child.
He can add as much or as little he
pleases at any time. 1t earns interest at
the per cent rate during each hour 1t is
there. 1t is compounded every three
months, and can be withdrawn at any
time.
Each deposit account customer also re-
ceives per cent dividend on deposit ac-
count purchases; this in addition to the
regular per cent interest The newest
slogan of the store is: open deposit ac-
count. DO your shopping on 1t, and share
in the profit on your purchase"
for The Spectator show there has been a
notable reduction in street accidents in
New York City in the last thirty-flve years.
The fatal accident rate for all forms Of
street car accidents has been reduced by
more than one-half in that period. not
wthstanding the fact that a faster type
OF street car is in general use as compared
with the old style cars. Statistics of acct
dents compiled by the department of health
of New York City are used to prove that 1t
is a great deal safer to cross the streets
in this city at present than it has been for
nearly half a century.
Taking into account all of the fatalities
from wagons trucks, bicycles, motorcycles,
automobiles and all other vehicles, except
street cars, the rate was S.91 per 100000 of
population in 1906 1909, compared with rate
of 1859 for the earlier period. The actual
number OF fatalities from these causes in
creased more than four times In the thirty
five years interval, but the rate was re-
duced by about one-half, Mr.. Crum con-
tends.
In the aggregate the street accident rate
is shown to have fallen from 4s.16 in the
early seventies to 2O47 in the five years.
1906 1900.
From 1906 to 1909, inclusive, 30 persons
were killed in the streets Of Manhattan and
the Bronx by automobiles, and electric sur
face cars have toll of 551 deaths for the
same interval. Last year sixty-five deaths
were caused by automobiles and 50 persons
were fatally injured by street cars.
Requesting the delivery of a baby girl,
the following letter addressed to 1.-THE
Stork. care OF Mr.. Snyder. superintendent,
Central park" reached the office OF Park
Commissioner Slower:
Dear Mr.. Stork; l would like to have a
baby girl, but II you have no girl please
send a baby boy. l have only one big
brother. and would like to have baby to
play with"
The epistle, written in a childish hand,
was signed Martha Grantz. years old, 45l
Fifty-fourth street. Brooklyn" and there
was a postscript, which read:
BE sure to bring a baby girl and boy,
too because it will be too much for my
mamma"
One OF Sixth avenues deaf, dumb, blind
and legless beggars now presents a new
appeal to the public. On the lapel Of his
coat is pinned a printed sign which says: