Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-27

1 Nipples en- khN QmENomN OF AfAAe L
~ seen N the arsat American
Metropolis from Day ~ Day.
The upward flight OF prices OF food arti-
oles from the time they leave the producer
until they reach the ultimate consumes
who patronizes the lobster palaces OF New
York, is a species Of grand and lofty avia-
ton rarely, II ever, affected by wind cur
rent. A writer in Golfers Weekly Illus
trates a few details. For six-pound
planked steak served for 81 the retail dealer
receives SIS, the wholesaler 80 cents. the
cattlsman IS cents. A portion Of two lamb
chops, worth cents at wholesale aud 81
cents on the hoof, costs the guest 70 cents
For short pint Of raspberriss he pays
the shippers price for five pints. His $50
portion OF asparagus could have been OBJ
tained in the market for IS cents and form
the farmer for 10 cents A cucumber worth
~ cents increases to 30 cents by the time
It reaches the restaurant patron. Grapefruit
appreciate more than 500 per cent in transit,
500 II comparisons are made with prices at
the docks II farmers were paid for their
potatoes at the rate charged ON certain
hotel bills of fare they would receive sos
q bushel. The cost at high-class restau-
rant of single egg, transformed, IL Is
true by all the chefs art, equal the cost
OF a dozen in the market 1t is estimated
that an entire beef carcass yields an aver
age return to a Fifth avenue restaurant Of
$3.50 q pound.
II trust 1t will be many years before
have to wear Grape on my Sleeve" said
the city salesman. quoted by the Sun, but
when that sad time does come perhaps
shall profit by tip picked up the other
day in q tailor shop A customer gave an
order to sew Grape on his sleeve while he
waited.
Who is deadT the tailor asked.
My wife said the man.
First or secondT said the tailor.
Second said the man.
Without further remarks Oil either side
the tailor sewed on the Grape. When the
man put his coat on he looked at the
mourning band doubtfully.
what did you put 1t away down there
for? he said. why didn't you put 1t in
the usual place between the shoulder and
elbowT
Because that isn't the proper place
for mourning for a second WIFE said the
tailor. a second wife calls for the mourn
ing band between the elbow and the hand,
and any tailor who knows his business will
put 1t there"
When the Empire City Racing association
closes its gates on August 8 it Is considered
certain that New York will have seen the
last of thoroughbred racing for long time
to come. True there will be the regular
thirty days, meeting at Saratoga and there
is also a chance that the futurity will be
run over the Sheepshead Bay race track
/ or O,.ef hut uyf1i ha
fort for the New York race-goer in this
The big game is at an end in this state
and the victory rests with Governor
Hughes. Horse racing, it is now admitted
! by the owners Of the tracks, cannot sue
coed without betting and when the re-
Gently enacted laws go into effect on Sep
TENDER ], II will be impossible for the bet
| ting fraternity to continue to lay odds.
| The new law makes "oral betting as
much of O. crime as "bookmaking" and
the track owners are held responsible for
violations. Heretofore the mere posting Of
signs stating that gambling was not per-
mitted has protected the owners, but un-
der the new law the individual directors are
now held responsible for the enforcement
| OF the statute and none is willing to take
chance, so the fall meeting will be de-
clarad Off This means the end Of the rae
ing industry as money making propo-
sition.
! City Sanitary Superintendent Bensel
points out that the statistics drawn up by
the health department Of the infant NOR
/ tality in New York city In the first part
OF the summer furnish an unusually strik-
ing demonstration OF the wisdom Of a
mothers caring for her own CHILD rather
than intrusting It to the mlnistrauons of
others Fully half Of the deaths occurred
not in the everyday homes but within
the scientific walls of institutions due,
according to DR.. Bensel, to the fact that
there babies must be bottle-Ged 1t was
found, too, that all adverse conditions to
the contrary notwithstanding, the death
rate In the crowded sections OF the east
side Ii comparatively low, for there the
mothers are forced by economic conditions
to nurse their own babies, while in the
clty's more luxurious homes the infant
death rate was far higher.
A woman with q Crouch walked into the
First precinct station, Hoboken, ana drop
ped big paper-covered parcel on the
floor in front Of the desk.
Here are my husbands clothes!" she
snapped. He's left me, and haven't any
use for them"
Neither have we," said Sergeant Pat.
rick Sullivan. Better take them back
. home"
y won't 90 anything Of the kindl" shs
shrieked. my husband was a citizen Of
e this town, and now that he's skipped out
a It's up to the police to take care of hi
buds"
3 This isn't second hand clothing store,
3 the sergeant said, "and YOU had better d.
: Az l suggest Take 'em away, please"
; The woman said she wouldn't touch tn,
things, but she did. She tucked the biz
9 bundle under her arm and walked out Will
h her head In the air.
e1 Five minutes later small boy found thu
bundleJ In city hall flower bed arount
v the corner from the police station and
y cop took it in for ssfekeeping.
Gee" exclaimed Sullivan, as he stoWeC
4 the parcel behind the desk. You can't 90
: | ahead of a woman"