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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Lorettas Looking CLASSIFIED Up to the Wishing Woman

oh! I wish had q million. You only
half mean it. Or you mean only half OF IT
Even a fourth might satisfy you. But you
wish it just the sams-the whole great
amount. What you really want is enough
money 10 get away from the particular
worry that agitates you at the moment OF
utterance.
And you make your husband mighty
miserable Lots Of good husbands are
changed into bad ones by this wishing
habit. Oh! you may say you are only Jest
ing! You may flip off the responsibility
as you would a cnder from a dust-coat-if
it would flip. But cinders like these have
the sticking habit. With all their hurting
little points, they adhere in the mind of
the husband. He does not actually think
that you really desire so much But he does
regard the wish as a vocalization of your
discomfort with what he can give you.
Women have a way of looking at what
some other woman has, and wondering
why the pretties are not for them too. If
Mrs. Blank has sealskin and her husband
is . lawyer your argue that your husband
is lawyer, and you ought to have a seal
skin, also. You wish for 1t. And you ex-
press your surprise that Mr.. Blank can
manage TO have such decorations for his
wife. while your lawyer must needs scrape
pretty hard to get you a ready-made coat
suit.
Maybe Mrs. Blanks lawyer lie a better
one. He can earn more money. NO, in
deed" you cry. You will not acknowledge
that! Your wifely loyalty jumps up in toy
arms, and you brandish your tin sword
with great show. You certainly will not
eoncede to Mrs Blank the acumen of hav-
ing chosen 8 smarter man than you did.
You call that display OF toy weapons an
evidence OF your devotion 10 your lawyer
husband. 1t is not! 1t is a great. big
spectacular display of your own conceit!
You will not acknowledge that your hus-
band is less brilliant than some other s
hUsband-just because he is yours.
How dare you say that! Why! should
-lare anything that q womans rage ever
has or could invent-and some of them
have achieved sinister distinction as the
inventresses OF varied tortures!-if could
in the pain OF the experience. find q way
to wake you up to the harm you do with
your absorbed and Understanding wish
habit Why. women like. you drive men
TO acquire more than they can earn. You
raise sons who are money maniacs before
they are out OF high school. Your
daughters are mereensry creatures, look
ing forward toward marriage with million.
aires. You are the chief priestess az the
altar OF mammon.
have watched you wishing women. You
are generally non-produeers. Housekeeping
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Gotham of the '70s

What an odd, provincial rleasant little
old New York was that OF the earliest
seventies just when the waves o. aft,t-the-
war prosperity had begun 70 strike its sides
and make II feel the impulse toward
progress never afterwaTd to cease
Broadway a long unlovely thoroughfare,
was filled with huddled buildings monotan-
Gus in line and tint Union and Madison
squares were inclosed in high ratings re-
moved in lSTl, their grass and trees. as
now, a great relief to the eve. IN passing.
Fifth avenue, frlnged on either side with
telegraph poles was admirably paved
With irregular blocks Of stones so that a
drive to the park or away uptown 10 Fif-
ueth street was accompanied by much
wear and tear TO the physical and nervous
system. The celebrated and delightful Or,
FoTdyee Barker used 20 say ne actually
could not recommend a convalescent patient
70 take the air because of the necessary
jolting in a carriage in any direction away
from the residential quarter Apart from
the discomfort. the noise OF continuous pas
sage OF vehicles knowing not rubber tres
made open windows in one home a pD'
gstorial trial. Certainly we modern gru/
lers in asphalt streets have no sigh
eTet for that feature OF the dear ola
days.-Mrs. Burton Harrison in ScF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Men Who Helped to Make America
September IL, 1911.
Name and Address.

vy,uiam Penn, writer, preacher ana
founder Of Pennsylvania, was an English
quaker, and was born in London on ooto-
Der Il. 1914 He was the son Of Admiral Sir
william Penn.
pronopted by a desire 10 establish col
onv where people might enjoy civil and
religious freedom, Penn obtained from his
sovereign. King Charles II, tract OF
land west Of the Delaware.
Penn, thinking Of the Latin name sylvia
for wood or forest, thought Sylvania
good name for this new land covered with
forests PENIS own name was prefixed 70
this by the king in honor of PENIS father.
and Pennsylvanias name was thus
evolved.
From the duke Of York the Quake
founder also obtained a grant of Delaware
and the two states were founded The
city Of Philadelphia was founded in 1882.
penn respected the rights OF the Indians
AS we'll as those of the Swedes, who had al
ready settled within the confines OF PEN
sylvania and Delaware. His famous
treaty OF peace and friendship with the
red men" was never sworn 70 and never
broken.
Here are the words Of william Penn
while comforting with the Indians
The Great Spirit. who made us and
thee, and who rules in heaven and earth,
knows that ! and my friends have hearty
desire 10 live in friendship with thee, and
to serve thee 70 the utmost Of our power.
II is not our custom 70 use hostile weapons
against our fellow creatures. for which
reason we have come unarmed. Our OBJ
iect is not 20 do injury, and thus provoke
the Great Spirit, but TO do good. We are
now met on the broad pathway Of good
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

Even II the indicator was at zero when the
weighing was begun, the rebalancng would
short weight the customer a couple Of
ounces. These screws were placed where it
was impossible in many cases for the
customer to see what the clerk was doing.
we prohibited the use of screws that
could be turned by hand. They now must
be operated only by a special instrument
made for that purpose, and must be placed
in conspicuous place.
We discovered another common method.
There is a thumb screw on all scales by
which the speed Of the indicator may be
regulated, causing it to revolve slowly and
stop quickly, or TO rsvolve rapidly ana take
half an hour or so to stop. OF course the
customer does not care TO wait for IL TO
stop, and it is impossible for him to catch
the exact weight as the roll revolves back
and forth The clerk calls out four
pounds and wraps the bundle up. The
customer leaver for home with four or six
ounces less than four pounds
This graft is small in the individual
case, but in the aggregate it is tremendous.
In New York state before the weights and
measures law went into effect many fam
HES were being regularly cheated out of II
cents on 81. When a family spends from
$500 TO $500 year, this isn't small matter
We found in order to get the best re-
suits we must interest the people. We
started a publicity campaign asking all
housekeepsrs TO buy scales and measures
and not 10 take anything for granted
Many did, and when they found they were
being imposed on they informed US, which
information we treated confidentially and
| sent man to watch the shop reported"
The Minnesota bureau OF weights and
measures is under the Railroad and Ware
house commission.
II requires 1900 elephants 70 supply $50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Minnesota to Stop Short Weighing

Minnesota is this week sending out field
Of a new weights and measures law. The
inspectors were selected by competitive
examination. John c. Connors, one of the
first managers of a similar bureau in New
York, who helped in the organization of
the Minnesota department is quoted in the
st. Paul Dispatch as saying:
Thousands of dollars will be saved an
nually 70 the people OF Minnesota by the
new department if conditions are anything
like those in New York state, where a
similar department was installed.
The Minnesota department has the
finest equipment Of any weights and
measures bureau in the country, and
profiting by the mistakes made by earlier
established bureaus, Minnesota should have
and will have the greatest of them all
1t is astonishing the amount of fraud
and graft we discovered when the New
York bureau went into operation. And the
methods used were countless, but all of
such a simple nature you felt IKE kicking
yourself. when you made the discovery 10
think you didn't see through 1t before.
We found thousands of Illegal measures
and dumped load after load into the harbor.
Not all were used intentionally but many
were II was the same with the weights.
This destructive work was the more
spectacular and therefore got the most
space in the magazines, but in real import
ance it did not compare with the detective
work we did to discover the practices
whereby, after the weights and measures
were corrected grocers and butchers still
gave customers short weight,
Fc hal -
SIDE Of some scales, next 20 the grocer, and
We found the manufacturers had in many
asses made this easy 10 turn, so the man
behind the counter could readjust this
crew while the weighing was being done
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
. The Bee8 H0me Magazine page x
Bleat of the Innocent Bystander

laeyfe rounding up all the stray cats
b. New York. notice" said the Troubled
Tourist. but they are also rounding up all
the shooting irons How are gentlemanly
visitors from the west going to assist In
the determination Of the cat tribe unless
they are permitted 10 tote their usual
weapons around with them? ! see they
rounded up S64 cats in, one night recently.
but whether il was done by quick gun play
OF not haven't been able 10 find out ]
know was tenptaed 10 draw a gun on a
tomcat that roasted on the fence in the
courtyard below my window the other night
and used cat language that was something
scandalous but ! remembered your foolish
law about not wearing firearms as regular
jewelry and more and ! kept my trusty
forty-four in its sheath.
Il thought somebody might possibly hear
II and make embarrassing inquiries.
Il never was able to pick cat off a
back fence al night, any way. without dis
turbing the neighbors, not even with A
single barrel shotgun. Some people arc
just natural born eNterminstors, like the
Connecticut farmer who killed $50 feet Of
snakes in seven minutes the other day. as
sisted only by his woodchuek dog spo.
He was quiet about it and very few OF the
neighbors heard anything Of its till he told
them.
OF course. If I'd mad a woodchuck dog
with menu I might have been able 70 get
this Thomas cat quinet and nice and maybe
bag enough others TO beat the s54 record.
They didnt have any woodchuck dogs
around the hotel that night however. and
while the cat swore on looked around for
something neat but not gaudy in the way of
a chaser. ! hesitated between a shoe and
a bed Stat but l needed both and con
cluded they were too noisy. Then I glanced
az a paper bag on the table and had an
inspiration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

The first school exclusively for adults
was established in Bsla, Msrionethshire.
wales, in Isil.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

Miss Graceanna Lewis, naturalist. wa
born in 1871. She was author OF many
works in the field OF natural history.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

It requires 1900 elephants to supply s5
tons of ivory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

sappho celebrated Greek poet, was Born
IN $50 B. c. and died In $40 B. c. She In
vented the meter that bears her name
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Nubs of knowledge

Some knowledge was possessed by the
ancients 400 B. c. Of the effect Of iron
rode in averting lighting.
Irrigation for agricultural purposes was
extensively practiced In Egypt 400 yards
prior TO the advent Of the Christian era
Democritus was the first who taught, in
as B. e., that the milky way consisted
OF a confused multitude Of stars.
Pastel painting began in 1921.
Construction Of the Paris boulevards COM
menced in 1886
Medical schools flourished at Bagdad and
salerno IN TOO.
Musical notes were Originally printed
from movable types in 1855.
Jacob Perkins of Phiadeiphia invented
engraving on soft steel in 1873
Fohi. founder OF the Chinese empire.
taught the art Of writing in ESQ B. c.
a kangaroo has been knowa to leap
seventy feet
The waltz was introduced into England
at Alnlaok'S in 1873
stammeTing is absolutely unknown among
uneivilized people,
Thomas occurs, on the average. thirty
nine times in every 1000 names.
Lancashire Is the most populous British
county. Middlesex second, Yorkshire third.
Spiders are met with in the forest Of
Java whose webs are so strong that 1t re-
auires a knife 70 cut through them.
seaweed DO not obtain nourishmsnt from
the soil At the bottom OF the sea. but from
the matter contained in sea water.
wolves cause much damage in Russia
The yearly loss in domestic animals
through their depredations is estimated at
100000
starch began to be used in England in
1858.
Boxing machines were Instituted in sss
3. c.
The earliest known cook book was pub
lished at Venice in 1875
\ yshsathins OF copper was first applied to
Nfshe British ship Alarm in lT6l
Americas first tome was the Bay Psalm
book. II was printed at Cambridge. Mass,
in 1910
bartholomew Columbus, brother OF the
renowned dlseoversr. introduced maps into
England in l4Ss.
Evening schools for instrueting boys and
Ids who had 20 work all day originated
IN lSS at Bristol England.
Every German regiment has ehiropodist
u its ranks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

Il THREW AN ORANGE AT IT.
Il threw an orange at 1.-THE cat,
mean.
1t was a nice soft orange, but I never
heard a piece Of fruit make so much noise
1t might as well have been a brick.
Il missed the cat but l scored a per-
fectly good bulls eye on a night watch
man in the next yard. II really woke him
up, and If there were any folks in the
block who didn't rush 10 his rescue il was
because they were stone deaf, for he yelled
that burglars had just handed him a COM
pound comminuted fracture of the skull
Everybody in the hotel went out to see
about it but me. l went back to bed
That cat had gone away from there, so
what was the use?'
Copyright. 1911 by the y Y Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12
Great Women

Anna Amaia, duchess of saxe-weinar.
upon the deth Of her husband. Duke Ernst,
in l7SS took the reins of government and
welded them SO well that the country re-
ceived no harm from the seven years war
nor the famine OF 1772. For thirty years
she lived in the society Of Goethe, Schiller
and other noted scholars.
Joanna Baillie. Scottish dramatist, pub
lished her first volume of Plays on Ahe
Passions" in 1895 Sir Walter Scott &C.
knowledged that her merit was 50 great as
to prevent all attempts at competition on
his part.
Nine. Adelina Patti-Nicol.zi, celebrated
prirna donna, was born in Spain in Is43.
Her repertory included 100 operas, and dur
ing her professional career she never sang
false note. She now lives at Craig-y-Nos,
I in the Swansea valley OF Wales.
Mrs. Emma willard, distinguished edu-
Gator, was born in 1857 and died in 1870
She was founder Of the Troy Female Semi
nary She wrote Rocked IN the Cradle OF
the Deep"
Eu<doeth ana Emuy blackwell, physi-
clans. They we're known a. the Doctors
Blackwell and founded the womens hos
pital and college OF New York City.
Sarah siddons. English actress was born
In I755 and died in lsal. She was esteemed
for her surprising genius and exemplary
conduct in all the relations OF life.
Sappho, celebrated Greek poet, was Born
in go B. c. and died IN $40 B. G. She In
vented the meter that bears her name,
Miss Graceanna Lewis. naturalist. was
born in 1871 She was author OF many
works IN the field OF natural history.
The first school exclusively for adults
was established in Bala, Msrionethshire,
wales, in 1871.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

is cross to you. Women who can live
at fashionable family hotels are your envy
You throw up their luxury to the hus-
band. who is doing his best; and you give
him the idea that his stupidity and in
ability TO corner the money market are
keeping you from what you ought TO have
Why ought you TO have il? What have
you done that makes you deserving? You
are a troublesome, a wholesome distri-
butter of discomfort. and a creator of false
ambitions And you are as unhappy as
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

the ones you make miserable. Why don't
you look at the worthy wives. the busy
women, who are uIing their brains and
talents TO supply the dollar deficit? They
recognize a limit to their husbands earn
ing capacity, and try to make the best of
it, They are not goading men to mis-
appropriation and misery Their children
are we'll dressed. Their houses are well
kept They do not sit around wishing; they
are busy working. You ought to take pat
tern from them!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-12

faith and good will, so that no advantage
is TO be taken on either side"
The great elm tree, under which this
treaty was made, became celebrated on
that account and when the British weree
quartered near It during the war OF Amer
lean Independence their general 30 re-
spected It that when his soldiers we're cut
ting down every tree for firewood, he
placed a sentinel under it. that not
branch Of it might be touched. A few
years ago IT was blown down, when 1t was
split into wood, and many cups, bowls and
other articles made Of it 10 be kept as
memorials.
Copyright 1911 by the y Herald Coz
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
Relic of 177s.

in Stockton, and the morning of July Fourth, during the Spanish-American war, started to a downtown store to purchase a flag to adorn his home. As he was going down the street he hap pened on the veteran, who was hob bling along with the flag under his arm. MT Mobley spoke to the vet eran, whom he found was trying to sell the flag. The veteran was going to be taken to the poor farm that day and the flag was the only thing he owned. MT. Mobley purchased the flag, from which the veteran parted almost tearfully, and has preserved it.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29

let his calves lose what Is known as "calf fat" It is well known that young animals gain more rapidly in propor- tion to their live weight and to 100 pounds of food than do older animals. That Is, they not only made more economical use of their feed than the older animals, but they take a shorter time to make a certain total gain. The man who turns of steer that weighs 1000 pounds, has, if that calf weighed 100 pounds at birth, been given 10 per cent. of the total weight by the dam, while the man who keeps the animal till 1t weighs 1,25O pounds has been given only per cent The man who can make a steer weigh 1000 at 12 months has more return for his trouble than the man who keeps it "A months, with an additional weight of only 250 pounds.
 Butchers, too, have changed to suit the demand of the consumer. AL though meat is generally considered a luxury in the diet of the poor mans family, 1t still remains an absolute necessity in the diet of the better OAdoSCS- put, WHSlS PSOPAC AOA ACAAy ordered large roasts and steaks, they are ordering steaks and roasts now that are from 50 to 75 per cent. small CT on account of the advanced prices. They find that if they get a small roast from large animal that 1t Is long" on bone. The butcher then to suit the demands for smaller bone de mands smaller animals, and during the last few months they have been willing to offer, not a premium on smaller steers so far as dollars per 100 iS5 concerned, but they have brought the price of small steers up so close to that of the large ones that there is really a premium on little steers when we consider the cost of production.
 We do not think that the 1900 pound steer will ever be entirely eliminated from the market, but we do think (if conjecture is allowable) that the baby beef animal will con- tinue to increase in popularity in those districts where men do not wish to dairy.
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
By the Aid of the
 Incubator

Ezra Towwnley was forty years old and a bachelor Few men arrive at this state unless the door to their hearts has been closed by a womans hand, and Ezra was no exception to the rule. While still an awkward schoolboy he had centered his affec- tions on pretty Abbie Cummings, and the scorn in her eyes had never shaken his loyalty.
 She was still Miss Abbie, an alert, self-reliant little woman, serenely con scious of the fact that the village ap- plauded her wisdom in refusing to mate with so shiftless a man as Ezra Perhaps there were moments when womanliness conquered wisdom when she yearned for the lonely man. But her dark eyes told no tales and Ezra, naturally difident, had never dared come to the point of proposal.
 They had lived across the street from each other all their lives, but were still only good neighbors, with no apparent prospect of changing their relationship.
 Ezra's cottage stood in the center of an acre of ground, the greater part of which was devoted to his garden. There were hives of bees standing under the old apple trees, while be- hind them was a small poultry yeard-
 Every spring Ezra laid plans for matching a large flock of chickens, but he had never succeeded in raising more than nine. His interest in poul- try was unabated and he availed him. self of the first spring auction to be- come the possessor of an incubator.
 It was rather loose as to doors and wobbly as to legs, and the heating ap- paratus was hardly in a state to court investigation. But Ezra's expectations of success were as sure to bloom as were the hardy perennials in Miss Alb bie's garden. He saw in the much-the- worsefor-wear incubator sure road to the realization of his hopes.
 Having carefully read the tattered book of directions, he set up the ma chine in his barn. Then taking basket, he went down the street to the village store. When Miss Abbie en- tered the store a few moments later, she found every one laughing heartily.
 There will be great doings in your neighborhood in about three weeks said the young clerk who had stepped up to wait upon her q suppose you know that Ezra Townley has an incu-
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
auneIe Tom" in England.

I see it stated that Uncle Toms Cabin" was "a wild success from the moment of its first issue in England" This is altogether inaccurate. Uncle Tom" was declined by a well known London publisher, but another firm brought out an edition of 2,50O copies at half a crown. This proved a fail ure, so the price was reduced to one shilling and then the book sold rapid Iy. In a few weeks every one was reading it. The firm which had made a good thing out of this speculation were anxious to secure Mrs. Stowe's next work, so they gave her e 500 for the early sheets of the key to Uncle Toms Cabin," of which an edition of 5O,OOO copies was printed, but the book proved disastrous failure. Mrs. Stowe's second title was Life Among the Lowly." but this was changed in England to Negro Life in the Slave States of America. a."-London Truth
The Holbrook news., 1911-09-29
PIacina the Halter.

With two fence staples fasten an old harness snap from which the spring has been broken to the left side of the horse stall at a convenient height above the manager, says writer in Practical Farmer, and see that the boys hang up the halter whenever the horse is taken out. When he Is brought in, his halter Is neither under his feet nor in the man. ger under his feed, but just where it can be reached most easily and quick ly. The point of the snap should be hammered in slightly to prevent the horse catching his halter upon 1t or injuring himself by rubbing