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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
By WINIFRED BLACK.

met them at funny little tparty
the other day-the woman who used
to be rich, and the woman who used
to be poor, And they were both hor-
rid.
We were all a good deal surprised,
for they both used to be very nice.
The woman who used to be rich
used to be generous and good-natured
and light-hearted She was always
taking you for rides in her motor car
and asking you for the weekend and
sending you a homemade fruit cake
for Christmas, and fine doll for the
littlest girl, and whole set of Kip
ling for the biggest boy, and when
ever flowers came, whole lots of them,
pink and white, and scarlet and yell
low, you know it was the rich woman
who sent them before you looked at
the card
She never Dragged or showed off,
or tried to make you feel poor. She
never acted as il she felt rich or
wanted you to know she had plenty
of money. She never thought of talk
ing about what things cost and she
was just as simple and sweet and nice
as she could be, in spite of her maids
and her butler, and her footman and
her chauffeur.
But now--she's differcnt-so differ
ent that | can hardly believe she's the
same person.
She has lost her money. and she
thinks she has lost her friends with
it,
She hasn't OF course-no one ever
lost real friend by losing money
but she thinks so, and that's almost
as bad.
II she goes on acting like the way
she acted at the party where | met
her last week, what she thinks will be
true She will lose her friends, and
then she'll say it was all on account OF
the money, and she'll believe it. and
other people will believe it. and there
we'll be with the world just that much
mcaner TO live in.
It's all SO silly, and SO useless and
SO utterly false.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
By ANN Isle.

Ernie is prince Of good fellow.
All the men for whom he buys cigars
say SO. But to the old proverb, Tn
easy lies the head that wears a
crown" we might add a new one.
Easily lies the husband who has been
crowned a prince"
Ernie has a wonderful series OF lies
for home consumption. Two nights
a week lie calls up Daisy, his wife,
and tells her that he has TO take a Gus
toner out TO dinner or that a Gus
toner has invited him home to din
ncr. Then Daisy sits down to over
done lamb chops and seasons them
with sauce of tears. And the men
with whom Ernie is sharing wine
supper call him prince
Two nights a week Ernie's steno-
grapher phones and tells Mrs. Ernie
that he was called out suddenly on
most important business and that he
doesn't want his wife TO worry it he
gets home late More tears for Daisy
Ernie and Daisy invariably dine to-
gethcr once a week and he spends
the early part OF the evening telling
her what a wonderful little woman she
is and how all the fellows envy him
his splendid little wfe-the middle
part of the evening is spent in yawn-
ing, and later on Daisy lies awake
and listens to the heavy breathing
which occupies the end OF the evening
Every once in while-somctimes
once d week-Ernie takes Daisy out
on one of his JOY parties. He tips
the waited ten-dollar bill and treats
his guests to vintage champagne and
twenty cigars and Daisy is
welcome TO order Russian caviar or
alligator pears or African peaches.
But afterwards the guests comment
on how hard it is on poor Ernie that
his wife should be such a dowdy
dresser and SO awkward in society.
Her hair looks as if she didn't
know whether Marcel was colt
fure or French pastry" laughs the
young sister of big customer"
And the wife of another adds: Yes,
and her hands look as if she thought
a manicure we're a new diet. And her
clothes certainly must have been
bought when she was walking in her
sleep. Poor Ernien
And Daisy wouldn't tell then. even
if she knew they were interested, that
her dress allowance is less than
Ernie tipped the waiter at the dinner,
and that they don't keep a maid. be-
cause Ernie thinks woman ought to
have few domestic interests to busy
her.
No, Daisy wouldn't tell! She loves
Ernie very loyalty and her life cen
tiers around him. OF course, the circle
OF which he is the center has to be
slightly eccentric. For you can't put
your finger OH Ernie and draw nice
radius from him. He is too busy
radiating princely good fellowship to
be just where his wife expects him to
be at any given time.
Daisy keeps the house spic and span
and tries to save enough out of her
dress allowance to buy Ernie the dain-
ties which her housekeeping allow
ancc will not permit her to put on
her table. She goes on eating lamb
chops and steak because she can al
ways put them on whenever Ernie
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
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December IA. 1916. Uby %elz2/fc1a
December IA, 1916.

Hostesses arc wondering these
days just what flower to use for deco
rations on their luncheon, tea and
dinner table, Although there arc
many flowers in Omaha, the hostess
seldom is able to say, 81 want these
flowers" and get them, She must
say, what have your" and take what
she gets.
Have you been wishing for lilies OF
the valley? Let me tell you the
reason, they are next to impossible
TO obtain in Omaha just now. Amer
lean Beauties arc another flower
which is scarce. 1t is said that in a
few years the American Beauty will
be matter OF history. Its place is
being taken by the Russell rose,
deep, rich pink flower, which is now
at its best. An Omaha man went
into florist shop yesterday to order
flowers for a fair one on Christmas
morning. He asked for American
Beauties, but he left an order for
Russell roses.
At one Of the pretty luncheons to-
day and at others this week Omaha
matrons have been using the carna-
lions, which we usually rather neg
lcct. But now the deep red carna-
tons are the most fitting emblem of
Christmas cheer. II is a curious fact
that roses deepen in color and reach
their most beautiful shades in the
light Of summer, while carnations
grow rich and beautiful in the darker
days of winter.
In Boston last winter an Omaha
matron saw some OF the beautiful
baskets made OF perpctuated grasses
and admired them so much that she
wished for them in Omaha. Great
was her pleasure, then, upon her re-
turn to find that her own florist had
Just as choice and artistic baskets as
any TO be found in the cast,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15

Heyn Photo.
Mrs. W. A. Smith, who demon
strated how to make two pounds Of
butter out OF one by the addition
OF a pint of milk Tuesday at Mon
mouth Park school, has been deluged
with appeals to make the same dem
onstration for other clubs and groups
of women.
One woman in Dunning. Ia, wrote
to ask how it was done. She offered
to exchange valuable eggless recipes,
also designed to reduce the high cost
of living, if Mrs. Smith would tell her
butter secret.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Home From School.

Miss Florence Russell returns De-
cember q from Smith college to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Russell. Miss
Anne Russell returns from the state
university December 10.
Miss Margaret Williams, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D. Viii
liams, who is attending Wheaton col
lcge in Norton, Mass, returns De-
cember q. En- route back to school
she will spend New Years in Chi
cago.
Mr.. Milton Rogers will return on
December % from the Blake school
in Minneapolis TO spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Her
bert M. Rogers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Events Of the Day.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. DeForest Richards
are entertaining at dinner at their
home this evening for twelve guests.
Mrs. Moshier Colpetzcr entertained
the members of the Original Cooking
club at luncheon at her home today,
All members were present.
Mrs. w. S. Loree entertained the
members Of the Rummy club at |
o'clock luncheon at her home today,
Decorations were in pink and tiny
white toy parrots perched on the
water glasses. Covers were laid for
twelve.
Mrs. A. S. Billings, jr.. will enter
tain the J. F. w. club after Christ
mas, instead Of today, as previously
announced. The club meets every
other Thursday. -.s..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
To Welcome Bride.

Invitations have been issued by
Mrs. Samuel Emerson Howell and
Miss Lois Howell for a reception in
honor of Mrs. Arthur Brandon How
ell for Wednesday afternoon, Decem-
Der u, at their home in the Knicker-
booker apartments. Mrs. Arthur
Brandon Howell. who has just re-
turned to Omaha as a bride from
Berkeley, Cal. was formerly Miss
Margaret Rustin OF this city, the
granddaughter of Mrs. {. B. Rustin
This event will be in the nature OF
a welcome to her old home.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Informal Dinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Green enter
tanned informally at dinner at their
home last evening, their guests be-
ing.
Mcssrs. and Mesdames--
J. A. Bryans, r. D. wilson
H. c. Parsons. Ralph Russell
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15

Chicago and eastern points and will
go TO Dartmouth for the winter car
nival.
Mrs. c. K. Lee, who spent the sum-
mer in New York, has taken an apart
ment in the Alsat,an and will spend
the winter in Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
On the Calendar.

On the Calendar.
Mrs. d. NJ. Meyer and Mrs. A.
Leavitt will give a bridge luncheon at
the Blackstone hotel next Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Elks' Formal Dance.

Forty-fivc were present at the Elks'
formal dancing party, held in the
lodge room Wednesday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Church Bazaar.

The women OF the North Side
Christian church will hold their an
nual bazaar in the Bee building on
next Friday and Saturday. The COM
mittee in charge OF the affair is
Mesdames Joseph Bushman, Bcssi,
Anderson and w. ], Arms. Mrs. 7.
D. DIN will have charge of the food
sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Events to Come.

The Thimblc club will meet with
Mrs. J. Frank Carpenter four weeks
from last Tuesday, on January 9.
The Dundee Division of All Saints
guild will hold an all-day home cook
ing sale with pies and cakes as the
big attraction at Ernest Buffetts. Fiji
tieth and Underwood avenue, all day
Saturday.
Children OF All Saints school will
give their Christmas program at 4 in
the afternoon the Sunday before
Christmas.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Luncheon for Miss Mcpherson.

Mrs. Herbert NJ. Rogers enter
tanned at luncheon at the Blackstone
today for Miss Louise Mcpherson,
the guest Of Mrs. Myron Learned.
Red carnations decorated the table.
Covers were laid for:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-15
Social Affairs Planned.

Treis Kaideka club of Central
High school will give dancing party
December 70 at Keeps academy. Club
colors. brown and white, will be used
in the decorations.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Russell will
entertain at dinner Friday evening
at The Blackstone, when twenty
two guests will be present. The dec
orations will be in red and white.
Notes at Random.
Miss Marion Weller is planning
an eastern trip in February. Miss
Weller will visit school friends in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-11
The Potato Situation

e. A. Rogers, assistant dairy 1nstruc-
tor and the agricultural departments
seed potato expert. was at the depart
ment on Friday at work In arranging
the data for his annual list Of the
Maine potato raisers who have certi-
fed seed on hand. lie was asked con-
corning the potato market and said:
1.-The potato market is high, very
high. the highest ever known at this
time of year. and will undoubtedly go
higher. Why. within the last week
have sold some SO OF 60 bushels from
my farm in Brunswick for 81 per BUSH
ell and no questions asked. I might brag
about the superiority of my potatoes.
but I know a Brunswick man who has
hauled to a store 600 bushels from his
farm and received s1.75 for every BUSH
ell. Potatoes are high and good pota-
toes still higher.
II propose, if the demand continues,
to let all my potatoes go at 50 per BUSH
ell. because that price now looks just
as good to me as a prospective $3.50
per bushel next March, on account of
and in March will have to get higher
IMAM 9I.oU Ill OTQeT 10 realize a DeCteF
price.
THE seed potatoes are becoming very
scarce and 1 don't see what the people
who want and have always had certi-
fed seed potatoes are going to do-be-
cause they will have to pay a great.
fancy price for whatever they do get
and the supply is 50 limited that they
may not get any at all. This reckless
selling of so large a part of the GER
titled seed in Maine. or any other state,
is wrong and will surely injure not only
tine parties who have sold themselves
short. but all the other people who want
and need the seed. If, as understand
from the United States Agricultural re-
port, the country is somewhere about
100000 bushels short. then the situa-
ton will be worse AS time goes along
and look for potatoes to be abnormal
ly high in price until next fall"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-11
Gov. Curtis Double Has a
Lively Time in Portland

Edward NJ Savage Of Montello. Mass.
which is a section Of Brockton. made his
first visit to Portland yesterday, says the
Press of Friday, and to say that he was
received in a manner BETTING one Of the
nobility would be putting it mildly. The
thing began the minute he stepped off the
train at the Union station and kept up
probably until he went to bed last night.
for a time he was much mystif1ed as to
what 1t all meant. Then 1t dawned on
him that he was being mistaken Tor
somebody else but 1t was not until well
into the evening that he found out who
it was that he was unintentionally i'm
personating on the streets of Portland.
When he stepped of the train a police
man saluted him and said: Good morn
ing, Governor" He returned the salute
because he thinks it Is proper to stand In
with the police. A taxicab man said, as
he went out of the station. your ma
chine amt here, Governor. Won't you
rider" Mr.. Savage said he intended to
take car and passed along. On the car
the conductor greeted him most affection
ately, saying: Looks as II we would get
'em yet, Governor" Inasmuch as Mr.. Saw
age came to Portland expressly to get a
certain order for certain merchandise, he
felt safe in agreeing with the conductor,
though how the mischief that individual
knew what his errand was. bothered him.
He went to a restaurant for dinner and
the waitress told him Mr.. s. had
been in and gone without waiting for him
today. That sounded all right, for it hap
pened that his business here was in part
with man of the same name as that
which the girl mentioned.
Later in the afternoon a former city Of
fetal, now power In the local financial
world, stepped up to Mr.. Savage and
said: Well, Oak, II we had put little
more pep into 1t, we could have carried
the State again for Wilson. Where were
you?"
Mr.. Savage intimated that he was at
home attending to business on election
day.
During the evening a man stepped up to
him while he stood on Oak street and
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National Guard Notes

Special Oredrs No. 12s has been is
sued by Adjutant General George Mel.
Presson. under date Of Nov. 8, 1916, or
dering the following discharges from
the various bodies Of the National
Guard Of the State Of Maine:
Private Leon E. Heath, Machine Gun
Co.. Bangor. for the purpose Of enlist
Ing In the United States army.
Private Harry w. Cook, Co. c, I'd
Infantry. for the purpose of enlisting in
the United States army.
Sergeant Adelard Brousseau, It'll Co..
c. A. c.. by reason Of re-enlistment to
date Oct. II. 1916.
Private Edward L. Markee, eth Co.,
c. A. c.. for the purpose Of enlisting in
the United States army.
Second Lieutenant George L. Eaton,
Z. A. C.. by reason Of resignation.
First Lieutenant Frederick H. Owen
Jr.' "a Infantry. by reason Of resigna-
tion to take effect Nov. Is, 1916.
Ensign Guy E. Nicholas, Naval MIL
ltia. by reason Of resignation.
Privates Augustus T. Estes. Joseph
w. Purinton and Ernest c. Thornton,
50 Co. G. A. c.. by reason Of being
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-11

No such hustle and apparent ambi-
ton to make new records for prompt
ness in reporting election returns is
being shown by town and plantation
ofncials in sending in the Presidential
returns to the department of State as
in tho September election. but in spite
OF that the ofacial documents are
coming along by about every mail and
win soon be all in.
Friday ofncial returns were lacking
up % noon from Sherman. Cary plan
taklon. Allegash ana New Canada in
Aroostook county. Lang plantation in
Ennlelln county and Rangeley planta-
tion In the same county. Sorrento in
Hancock county. Winslow in>Kennebec
DouQty. Cr1ehaven and Hurricane Isle
b Knox county. Glenburn. East MIL
no6lcst and 6tacyville plantation in
e1nob0o0t county. Dennistown planta-
Nm ana Moscow In Somerset county.
bg96po9t IN Waldo county and Wells
~ 3)lot IN York county.
, 0e01kD GeAtoments had also failed to
lQDear from Turner In Androscoggin
9o)Dukyl Sherman. Benedicta, q plenta-
TN Cyr plantation. Allegash planta-
000 and New Canada plantation in
ASoostook county. Lang plantation and
keneelsy plantation in Franklin coun-
" 6osyento and Lamoine in Hancock
pou1fN Window In Kennebec county.
Ekaehaven md Hurricane Isle In Knox
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information Sought

The Maine forestry department is in
receipt of the following letter but finds
itself unable to give the desired in
formation, the records Of the depart
ment hardly going back to the days of
Benedict Arnold. The letter has been
referred to the State library, where the
officials fail to find record of the Incl
dent mentioned. A description Of the
cargoes which were carried in the bat
teaux built at old Pittston for Arnold S
expedition contains no mention of
cannon of any kind. The cannon part
Of the matter probably arose from a
story recently published in a Maine
paper. relating among other things,
how Arnold's men sunk some cannon
in bog or marsh. The letter Of in
quiry follows:
Exeter, N. H., Nov 8, 1916
State Of Maine Forestry Department,
Augusta, Maine.
Dear sirs-I have recently heard
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Agricultural Department

Boyden Bearce. live stock sanitary
commissioner, Maine Agricultural De-
partment, has returned from a three
days trip. during which he visited Ed
dington. Brownville Junction, Lincoln
and Enfield, having business connected
with his department in each Of these
places. He will. weather permitting. go
this morning to Wayne, where several
cases Of some kind of hog sickness has
been reported. two having died.
There Is no telling what may have
caused the Sickness" said Mr.. Bearce.
I'VE have some strange cases reported.
remember one. where a man had
lost several hogs and was unable to
determine the cause. The local author
tiles seemed at a loss and the matter
was finally reported to me. with a re-
quest for me to ascertain, If possible,
the cause. Correspondence with the
owner of the diseased and deceased
hogs brought out the fact that he
sometime before had lost a horse by
sickness and had cut up part of 1t and
fed it to the hogs. The hogs died."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-11

dry, James w. Stevenson OF Aver. Hous-
ton & Co.. H. B. Peters Of the Portland
Rendering Co., and Harold B. Fobes OF
the Burgess. Fobes Co.
The secretary Of the Chamber Of Com
merce was instructed to issue letter to
al Chambers of Commerce and Boards OF
Trade in Maine, calling their attention to
the fact that If the Public Utilities Com
mission sustains the action Of the Port
land Water District. it will affect every
fire protected industry throughout the
State, wherever there Is municipality
or corporately owned water SERVICE
Portland Press.
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State House Chat

Representative-elect William L. Bon
ney and Mrs. Bonney were callers Fri
day afternoon at the Capitol. on their
way home from trip to Mt Vernon.
Chief of Rates and Schedules F. J.
McArdle Of the Public Utilities Com
mission has returned from Portland.
where he passed Thursday with the
commission, which had several hear
ings scheduled in that city.
Eben F. Littlefeld. chairman of the
Industrial Accident Commission, was
unable to be at the State House Fri
day on account Of illness. He is at his
summer home at Keyes Landing and
expects to be able to be on the Job
again Monday
Mrs. Lena I. Sanborn, clerk at the
Office Of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections. is to have a 1O-days
vacation, the greater part Of which she
will pass in Portland.
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No Alum-N0 Phosphate

said: Governor Curtis, am ashamed !.
you and the showing your party MAD.
Tuesday. Why didn't you get out ana
do something and try to carry the Stata,-
Mr.. Savage took this man by the but,
tonhole. pulled him into a recess BY ~
Empire theatre and asked him II he reaIi'
thought that he. Savage. looked enough
like Governor Curtis to be mistaken "a,
him all day long and all over town. III.
local party looked him over critically and
replied: well. at first sight you certain.
ly are dead ringer for him, but on clos
inspection there are some slight differ
ences."
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much talk concerning several brass
cannon supposed to have been left In
Arnold,s bog, swamp near Lake Cup
suntic nv Benedict Arnold at the time
~ His famous march through the Maine
forests. However. as the story seems
very improbable, I doubted Its truth.
Can you let me know anything ABOUT
the real facts Of the story. whether
such cannon really exist. etc?
Earnestly awaiting your reply.
remain yours sincerely.
CHARLES BARTON, JR-
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Brain Blood Supply Must Be Good


The importance Of having pure blood |,
perhaps never more deeply impressed On
us than when we are told by physiologis,
that If the brain Is supplied with i'm.
pure blood, nervous and bilious headach
confusion Of ideas, loss of memory, In.
paired intellect, dimness Of vision, and
dullness Of hearing. are experienced, and
in time the brain becomes disorganlssd
and the brittle thread Of life is broken
The more we learn Of the usefulnes o.
the great blood purifier. Hoods Sans
parilla, the more grateful we are for Ah
old and successful family medicine. which
has accomplished 50 much In removius
scrofula, rheumatism and catarrh ar
other blood diseases and correcting run
down conditions Of the system. II ys
need a blood purifier, get Hoods Sara
parilla.-Adv.
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MARRIED

Camden-Nov. 4. Earle d. Belyea al
Amelia Wheeler.
PENOBSCOT.
Bangor-Nov. 7, Dana Hazen Edes All
Mabelle L. Sawyer; Nov. 3. Rinaldo II
Brann Of Lewiston and Grace v. Bren.
nan.
hingman-Nov. z, Charles H. Chute and
Ruby May Ham1in Of Silver Ridge: Nov.
8, Eli King and Pearle r. Waters.
PISCATAQUIS.
Dover-Nov. Z. Wilbur C. Barney ssd
Ada Harriet Robinson, both Of Dover.
WASHINGTON.
Ca1ais-Nov. s, Benjamin P. Neals d
Waite and Carrie Lorraine Smith.
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Portland Water District

Ine special committee of the Portland
chamber of Commerce, recently appoint
ed to prepare a defence against the ac-
tion OF the Portland Water District in
charging for the service of fire protec-
ton sprinklers in factories and ware
houses held a meeting Thursday and
made preliminary plans for the hearing
to be held Dec. Z. before the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
The committee consists Of Eugene C..
Smith Of the Smith & Rumery Co., Frank
lin Lawrence of the Portland Stove Foun-