Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-17
People and Events

Calculations made by experts Of N. D.,,,.
ment OF Agriculture place the cost Of feeding !. .
| full-hedged farm hand at $l2S year. The 6g.
dieting squad.
Mount Discovery, one of the highest peaks 30
the Adirondacks. has been renamed .Mount
lnez," tribute to Mrs. Inez Milholland Boisse.
vain, the noted suffragist who died recently and
was buried at the foot of the mountain. '''N
Count Etienne Tsza, premier Of Hungary and
generally considered the dominant pcrsonal;tv n
tne dual empire at the present time, is a man Of
very simple tastes and habits, although he nos.
sesses vast estates and fortune OF many mi;
lions. = many NIL
IN the halcyon days of Carrie Nation the
noted tomahawker never approached the zenith
OF dry glory achieved by her followers in Seattle
In one swoop OF the dry brigade on suspicious
lures went to smash = ~
Joseph Dixon Lewis, new, president ~ ~.
N. K: Fairbanks company of Chicago began az
an ofhce boy thirty years ago From the Gar,
ne worked for the house as If he owned Il and
MS promotion up the line followed on the heels
OF energy, ability and devotion. These tripIets
working together rarely miss the topknat ~
opportunity "
Police Chief Healey of Chicago, who retres
January |, goes out OF office with the hallmarts
OF hard service on most of his bones. Tn thirty
years on the force every major bone in his body
mas been broken or injured in the performance
., ms aat s besides ems one bullet wound and
muir The policeman's lot is happy ONE
The guest is always right" This motto. in
substance, was the rule which governed the rela.
tons OF the late George c. Boldt, famous New
York hotel man, in dealing with his guests. Sery-
ice and unvarying courtesy sent his patrons away
pleased, and this proved big asset in the success
achieved. Mr.. Boldt rose from humble stat;on
TO hrst place among hotel proprietors ~ AZ
world '"e
Back at Edwardville, N. j, the Red Men null.d
of banquet for big and little feeders. All Inf
led the former class, having absorbed seven ham
ss;andwcnes. three swiss cheese sandwiches, six
fee and three glasses of lemonade. Don't ten
mother he whispered, as the boss Red Man
stuck the championship stickpn on APs cravat
she might not serve my bedtime lunch"
stil;man Kenney is a cotton mill operative
somewhere in Maine. His address is not stated,
probobiy because it is sufficient to know that Ken
ney exists Exists is the word Kenney EXISTS
on SO cents week. And a thrifty cuss Is he
instead OF blowing his stipend of $40 weet
Kenney takes out his living account and SLAMS
$ySo IN the bank as regularly as the ghost walks, |
JOY between the banker and the bank book
Superintendent Bidde of the Kansas STAT.
hospital at Topeka, reports 20 per cent increase
IN the humble OF old people inmates In the last
two years. Virtually the hospital has been con-
verified into home for the aged. condition
which prompts the superintendent to recommend |
the building Of suitable homes for these people
Old age pensions are suggested as an aiterna-
tive remedy. In this connection the superintend-
ent propounds the question: Has the com
mandment, Honor thy father and thy mother
gone out OF fashion in Kansas" He answers IN
the affirmative. Although the thought IS not
complimentary TO our people, he says, 1--WE
must recognize the growing decadcnce Of ilial