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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-30

BUSINESS CHANCES.
l would like to hear from
man or woman with experience
in either the grocery or meat
business who would be willing
to go in with me. l am man
aging at present one Of the
best grocery and meat mar
kets in Omaha. Strictly cash,
no delivery. l have some
money to invest but not suf
ficlent to buy this market. l
have managed this market for
the last year and have expert
ence in both meat and grocery
lines and / know 1t is money
making market. l can buy 1t
right. II you are looking for
good business proposition,
write Box D ~, Omaha Bee.
NEWSPAPER FOR sALE-Good republi-
can weekly newspaper and job office
In northwest Oklahoma, town OF 4,O0o
-Apeople one other paper in town ana
just papers in county of 2o,e 900 people !:
2 jobbers, cylinder. magazine Mooei
B Intertype, 8 electric motors. and
other good up-to-date equipment, ex-
cepting folder, Will sell with or with
out the Intertype Shop complete with
Intertype, $4,000, of which from $1,000
to $4,000 must be cash, balance on easy
payments Business easily averages
$4,000 per annum. Do not answer I'M
less you furnish evidence Of your finan-
cial ability to handle. J. J. Sanders
Claremore, Okla.
THE NEXT GREAT INDUSTRY.
By acting promptly you may acquire
for only 500 per county. and royalty
of IS per machine, q license to manu-
facture, or assemble and/sell under my
exclusive patents and improvement that
replaces ice. colder and cleaner. fully
automatic and self-regulating. Parts
can be purchased in any quantity and
can be readily put together anywhere
with little labor and no machinery.
Quick turnover-tremendous profits.
Every home, farm and store prospect
This is the coming business and now
is the time to get into it. No ice this
year. Territory is being closed by wire.
Don't wait, If you can qualify. Fred
W, Wolf, 1927 N Wells ST., Chicago Ill.
NEW FORD NECESSITY.
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IMPLEMENT BUSINESS FOR SALE.
Stock of implements. wagons, ETC.. of
Herman Stratmann. deceased, with good
will of business, for sale; oldest estab-
lished implement business in Grand
Island, Neb.; best location; good busi-
ness chance; heirs will lease bldg. on
reasonable terms to purchaser of stock
and business. Address Charlotte STRAIT
mann, Admx. 40 S. Wheeler Ave,
Grand Island. Neb.
Send for March 18th issue of the OIL
Press, containing new startling and ac-
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Okmulgee Producing Refining company,
Sinclair, New Hoffman. Gl6bo, Catlett-
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Consumers and many other new and old
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Copy of this important issue sent on
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Kansas City, Mo.
WANTED-Capable man with $4,000 for
best business opening IN Omaha: good
for $500 month up: permanent. H
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w NV Ell
OFFERED A GROCERY STORE?
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pay No investment In stock. Large
orders taken from samples. Goods Of
guaranteed and proven quality. Selling
experience not necessary. Very profit
able work for workers" Address
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Ill. Reference; any bank or express
comusnv
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BUILDING PERMITS.

Overland Tire and Rubber company, S0th
and Taylor, reinforced concrete factory.
building, $10i, eco; Oscar +, Ellison, $50
Nane, frame and stucco dwelling, $4,000
A. o. Gustafson. 1901 Lafayette, frame
and stucco dwelling. $4,000; Mrs. T. G..
Northwall, 1919 Mercer Road, brick veneer
dwelling, $1,000; Mrs. Kate Wilson, SCI
N. 33d, addition. 500; Godfrey Peterson.
sa17 s. 2Sd, frame dwelling, $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-30

CAPITAL PROCURED
For new or going enterprises. Stock is
sues sold. Securities Sales Co., National
Life Bldg. Chicago.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Permits to we'd have been granted to the
following:
Name and residence. Age.
q "a Engdahl Douglas, Wyo ...,... 26
Esther Nordstrom, waverly. Neb. 800. 81
Gearge F. whitford. Hot Springs, S. d. FL
Martha L. Marty. Hot Springs, S. D.. 20
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-30

WANTED-Responsible live wire stock
statesmen and salesladies for the best oil
proposition In the Burkburnett, Texas,
field. We own ten acres in the heart of
the oil field Good commission. II in
terested, write Full Moon Oil and Gas
Company. 623 Ohio Ave. Wichita Falls.
Texas.
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GET YOUR war and Roosevelt books near
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H.. 633 Plymouth Place. outfits, both
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you are a good salesman,
II you are interested in ard believe in
advertising and believe you can sell 1t,
and If you have an automobile. write us
fully about yourself. We are an Omaha
concern and we have an opening In Ne
braska territory adjoining Omaha. and
with car you could keep in your ter
ritory steadily and not have to be away
from home more than three weeks at
q time. and most Of the time only one
or Two weeks. Only letters giving full
particulars and references will be con-
sidered Address D ~. Omaha Bee.
SALESMEN-BOOK-
AND REAL ESTATE MEN
= If you can deal with clubs fraterHal
organizations and firms that wish to
perpetuate ths records of associates who
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the purpise; our statesmen take orders
every time. Will show you how to clean
up big orders of SIS or 500 without
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mediately. 1sacke Howard G. Co. Sc 9Th
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Agents and Canyassers

STOP HERE-Seli the Eisen Regulator for
FORD headlights. Going like wildfire
everywhere. Gives splendid driving light
at low speed; keeps Bulbs from burning
OUT operates automatically. Wanted for
every Ford Big profits quick. Listen
Siier. Okla. sells IL daily, profit SEQ;
Mcfarland. Neb.. made $500 In II
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Sales guaranteed. No c4pital necessary
Write today for special offer. Address
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AUCTIONS! AUCTIONS!
II you want your furniture and house
hold goods sold, send them to the New
Downtown Auction House. 141s Dodge
ST.. or I will conduct an auction in yout
home with my original system. I can
get more money out OF your goods.
Phone Tyler 4492 or d, S218. Open
Sunday. $3.50 g. m. to .. m. Truly
yours.
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summer. When he fingered in any one
place, I'd. (say cents) day was allowed
him, besides the maintenance of his horse
Somewhat above n quarter Of wheat eight
busheis) is allowed for every month
| throughout the year, and this wheat is esti-
mated at IS. 3d. ($1.4O) a quarter, that is,
eight bushels cost $1.4O. Eight bushels of
beans cost so cents. Two hundred and fifty
quarters of malt are allowed at as. Ca little
under $1,000 quarter or cents per quart
Two hogsheads are to be made of a quarter
which amounts to a bottle and a third of
beer day to each person. Such beer was
not particularly strong One hundred and
nine fat beeves were ordered bought at
All-Hallow-tide November ~ at 13s. 4d
(s3.25) each, and twenty four lean beeves
were bought at st. Heen's at 8s ($200 a.
piece. These lean cattle were put into the
pastures to feed and afforded animal food
from midsummer to Michaelmas (Septem-
Der 29), which was consequently the onlv
time that the family enjoyed fresh beef
During all the rest of the year they lived
on salted meat.
One hundred and sixty gallons of mustard
were allowed IN year, which was
ployed as seasoning for the soft beef
Six hundred and forty-seven sheep were
allowed at Is. 3d. Gao cents) apiece, and
these it seemed also were all eaten salted
except between Lammas august u and
Michaelmas September 29).
Only twenty-five hogs were allowed at
Is. ESQ cents) apiece. Twenty eight calves
at Is. Sd. Gao cents). Forty lambs at 1Od
or Is. GO cents to 20 cents). These were
reserved for the lords table or that of
the upper servants Called the knights
table,. The other servants, as they ate
sailed meat through almost the whole year
and few or no vegetables had very bad
and unwholesome diet. $50 that there can
not be anything more erroneous than the
! magnificent ideas formed of the "roast
beef of old England.")
We must entertain even a meaner idea of
its cleanliness Only seventy ellis of linen
at Sd. &c cents) an ell were annually
allowed for this great family. No sheets
were used. This amount of linen was made
into eight tablecloths for the lords table
and one tablecloth for the Knights This
last knights tablecoth was only washed
once q month. Just 40s. ($10) was allowed
for washing throughout the whole year, and
most of this insignificant total was ex-
pended on the linen belonging to the chapel.
The drinking, however, was tolerable viz:
ten tuns and two hogshcads (2,646 gallons
per tun) Of Gascony wine, at the rate Of
s4 13s. i'd. 1929 tun. Gascony wine, there
fore, cost IA cents quart. Only ninety
one dozen candles were allowed for the
whole year.
The family rose at o'clock in the morn
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mother. An aunt isn't much Some children
have raft of real ones"
She was determined there should be no
difference in her treatment of the bow. but
there was. Such a little rift-onlv that she
had found out she was not all the world TO
him, as he was to her; but it spoiled the
perfection of their relation She continued
as she had begun. Joe was given every pos
slble advantage; she took an even kinder or
at least more conscientious interest in the
mothers OF other children and her many
self-lmposed activities, but her own ideal Of
motherhood was gone.
visit to the matron of the asylum, of
whom she made inquiry did not help
matters.
Il saw his mother just once" declared
that lady, whom much contact with unfor-
tunate human nature had acidulated. "and
once was enough. Pretty? Oh. yes; pink
cheeks and black eyes-and all the common
sense she had you could hide behind hin.
HIS father was good man, and would have
been alive to-day. if he hadn't gone traipsinp
alter his good for- nothing wife SO she
wouldn't run away with a cracker drummer:
and ne was as brittle as his own crackers.
for he couldn't hold his horse in. and a
train of cars came along the track, as it had
perfect right to do. and killed all three Of
them. It's always beat me why folks expect
the cars TO look out for them. Cars never
travel only on tracks"
Further dissertation on the manv acc;-
dents caused by neglect and pcnera,
feather headedness" found Aunt Abbv nm
responsive. She was musing on the curioua
ways of life-the unfeeling mother adored
ABOVE the woman who loved child.
"Al] can do is let him go en- adorinp. if
ne takes any comfort out of It," she decided
III never say 1ocket' to him il he doesn't
to me f"
Joe did not say docket" One SUNDAY nf
ternoon she caught him looking at it. half
hidden behind his Sunday school book. He
shut 1t quickly and went back to his reading
with an almost guilty expression.
Aunt Abby began having ice cream for
Sunday dessert. Joey nte Ii gracefully. and
ahe thought he would bo happier than ever,
nut children are sensitive tho most com.
inofpIaee Of them, and Joey was not that.
lilo had always been n chattcrer; now he
fell into odd little sjencea. There would DO
quarter hours. alone together, when neither
Of them spoke.
Another year relied around, The winter
after Joe's twelfth birthdny was uneven
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hurried away again. Later in the afternoon
when the last bit or houscwork had been
done and Aunt Abby was freshly dressed
and aproned she stole into his room for q
look at the locket, yielding to temptation
which she had conquered earlier in the dav
when she made his bed. The locket was not
there. He had always carried it in his
pocket, by spells. Doubtless, now that he
knew what it contained, he would never part
with It, He would love and cherish the
young and pretty face in the pcture-for
of course, she would be pretty; Joes feat
ures were cleancut and regular-and no mat
ter what his adopted mother had done for
him or how she loved him, his real mother
would always come first in his affections.
Aunt Abby, for the only time in nearly
half century, was jealous. 81 won't ask to
see it; what do | want to see it for. anv.
way" she unused, with morbid self-denreci
alton ''lt's sure she's a better favored
woman than ever was, and it's Joc's bust
ness and none Of mine, anyway-his own
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her weekly church duties and her flowers
every Memorial Day contributed nothing to
village life. 1t was characteristic of New
England independence and respect for indie
pendence that no one had attempted in
timacy. If she wanted to be let alone, let
alone she should be- She was formally
called upon twice a year by those of her
church sisters who took seriously the claims
of society; she returned these calls with
ceremony; the weather, the crops, the
church and infantile paralysis were dis
cusscd and the caller withdrew.
The coming Of Joe changed all that. Aunt
Abby Joined the Mothers Club the next
Wednesday; the modern scourgc Of child
mood became burning issue instead of
peg on which to hang ten minutes converse
ton; she remained to Sunday school be-
cause Joe did not like to walk home alone.
and finally asked for and was thankfully
given class of matrons, who grew to re-
spect the thorough and practical way in
winch questions were answered, evils at
lacked and problems solved. She Joined the
Sewing Circle, and at the age of forty-six
was INITIATED into the mysteries of Russian
Diouses, knlckerbockers and Oliver Twists
Here the matrons whom she instructed on
Sundays had in turn the pleasure of q "let-
me-show-you" attitude, and so kept their
self-respect, and never dislikcd Aunt Abby
for her superiority in Biblical matters.
In a word, Aunt Abby had enough strength
OF character to make her actions right and
proper. She developed enough sympathy
with the other mothers, as she caught her
self saying, to make herself popular and
Joey Atkins seem no different from other
little boys.
For two years all went happily. Then, on
Joe's eleventh birthday, the axe fell. He
had party, with strawberry and chocolate
ice cream, and everything done in accord
ance with tho best village usage. lie re-
ceiyed most Of the presents he had desired,
ana was consoled for the absence of an
automobile by the information that no
couldn't run 1t himself anyway until he was
old enough to take out license When he
went TO bed that night II was happy.
sleepy boy who put his arms around Aunt
Abbya neck as she tucked him in bed. and
delivered the blow In the dearest OF jittls.
hoy tones.
you know my loekctw he WHISPERED. and
Aunt Abby nodded, for his only possession.
when she took him first 10 her home. had
been II Thin, old-fnsbioned oval OF gold
which could not be opened.
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nails and two or three inches Of brass tub
ing that he kept in his pin tray Her hand
was on it; then she paused She looked
over at the bed, to be sure he was asleep.
and jumped as he stirred slightly. Aunt
Abby put the lockct down and fled.
1--WE lived so far without doing any Paul
Prylng, and | guess III make out a spell
longer she told herself as she braided her
gray hair into two tight pigtails for the
night. Come morning III ask the child to
let me sec it, won't take advantage of the
little thing while he's asleep
But when morning came Aunt Abby found
1T difficult to breach the ject. joey over
slept-a rare occurrence, owing no doubt to
his dissipation of the day before He ate
his oatmeal in five minutes, his Goldfish hash
in three, guped down glass of milk and
started for school on the run At noon he
brought in wood, hung the company table
cloth on the clothesline, with it's attendant
napkins and various cloths and holders. and
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"Well," said joey drawing her SO close
that his breath tickled her ear, "wevc got
it open, Doc Peter and me-" DR.. Peter and
his wife were among Joc's stanchest adj
mirers.
as that 500" said Aunt Abby, conscious
only Of the fresh brown cheek so near her
own.
"You better b'lieve," said Joey, his eyes
glowing as he loosed his clasp and half sat
up, the better to confront her. "Well my
pretty mothers picture is in it," With the
inconsequence Of childhood he planted kiss
on the side of her nose and dropped back
with long, signing breath
Aunt Abby Strengthened herself. "You
haven't any picture of your mother" she
said, in an odd voice that Joe would surely
have noticed if he hadn't been so sleepy
"You never saw picture of your mother"
"Well - better b'lieve-I-have," MUIR
INJURED the boy, to his pillow, and was asleep.
She went over to his bureau, and there on
top lay his little locket together with few
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Life on
S23 q Year!

The sum allotted by the earl for his
whole annual expenses was Ellis u.s. Sd.
(about $55000-$236O a year person..
Meat, drink and firing cost 9796 lis. 3D.
(some $4,000)-more than two-thirds of
the whole living expenses. In 1885 these
items do no amount to above one third of
the total. The entire outlay of the earl's
family is managed with the most rigid ex-
actness. This management makes no al
lowancc for ancient manners, which NAV
appear pedantic--in so much that the num-
Der of pieces which must be cut out of
every quarter of beef, mutton pork, veal
nay, even stock fish and salmon--is deter
mined and must be entered and accounted
for by the different clerks appointed for
that purpose.
IF a servant was absent a day his mess
was struck off. If he went abroad on my
lords business, board wages allowed him
were Sd. tsome 10 cents) Il day for his
journey in winter, and 5d. 90 cents) in
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ing, dined at 10 and supped at in the
afternoon. The gates were all shut at 8
p. and no later ingress egress per-
mitted. My lord and lady had set on their
table-for breakfast at 7 o'clock in the
morning-a quart of beer, as much wine,
two pieces of salt fish, six red behring's,
four white herrings or dish Of sprats. In
flesh days only half chine backbone with
ribs attached) Of mutton or a chine of beef
boiled.
Mass was ordered to be said at g. in
order, said the household book, that all my
lords servants should arise early Only
twentyfour fires were allowed besides the
kitchen and hall, and most of these had
only peck of Goals day allowed them
After Lady Day March 25) no fires were
permitted in the rooms, except half-tires in
my lords and lady's. Also in Lord Percy's
(grown-up SOM and the nursery. 1t must
be noted in passing that my lord kept
house in Yorkshire, where there GER
tainly much cold weather after Lady Day.
Eighty chalders (2,550 pounds) of coal, at
As. I'd. ($1.00) chalder, sufhces through
out the whole year, and since coal will not
burn without wood (says the household
book, sixty-four loads of great wood were
also allowed at I'D. (25 cents) a load. This
is proof that CRATES were not then used
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Comparison of these current prices with
those which held in the times of Henry
VIII shows that prcsent-day quotations are
from seventy-fve to one hundred times as
nigh for meat and flesh undressed, which
has been turned loose to pasture and il
manly, therefore, a product of the soil.
turning to wages at the present time an
average summary would figure out some
what as follows: Farm hands, $40 to $50
a month; gardeners, S75 to $50 month;
walters, $50 a month; elevator and bell
boys, $45 month; chauffeurs 500 to
$l50 month; bartcnders, 500 a month;
railroad conductors and engineers, 5000 to
$250 month; brakemcn, $3.50 month;
day laborers, $50 month.
IN general way wages run from 81 80
to 81 day now And in the time of
good King Hail. they ran from cents to
20 cents day.
In other words labor nowadays Common
to skilled fctches thirty to forty times as
much rs it did in 14S5. These comparative
statistics show very curious1y that the low
est grades Of labor have made - far mora
distinct advance than the higher grades.
Inc wages that are being paid in the
present war time arc just about double or
more than double what were paid fifteen
years ago. Present day wages are 80 cnor-
mous'y increased that only the rich cnn
AFFORD to pny such wngcs; that many we'll.
to-do people have been forced TO act ma their
own cooks, wnitrceecs and chambermnida--
whcr'ns railroads, steamship companies and
publIc service utilities are moro than sting
HcrIng under the burden. This burden has
III many eases practically absorbed all the
margin Of profits formerly paid over to
stockholders,
In l18b the ratio of food cost Gin gcneral)
to wages was two-thrcc. Nowadays the
ratio of food costs to wages is fourteen
SIX. And in the impossible effort to equalizc,
or at least rcestablish the old ratio, food is
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in the United Kingdom NOW inclosed and
privately owned and cultivated) were marsh,
forest and heath OF this wild land
much was by law common, and much of
what was not common by law worth so
little that the proprietors suffered it to be
common in fact. In such tract squatters
and trespassers were tolerated to an extent
now unknown The peasant who dwet there
could, at little or no charge. procure occa-
slonally some palatable addition to his hard
fare and provide himself with fuel for the
winter. He kept a flock of geese on what
Is now an orchard white with blossoms in
spring and laden with apples in the fall.
He shared wild fowl on the fen which has
long since been drained and cut up into
corn and turnp fields He cut turf among
the furze bushes on the moor which is now
meadow studded with clover blossoms and
renowned for its production of butter and
cheese.
The progress Of civilization has mani
testify reduced the physical comforts of the
poorest classes, although it has increased
their remuneration.
Lord Macaulay surmises, in his "Historv
of England" that in the twentieth century
self miserably paid with los. (s375) per
week. that the carpenter of Greenwich may
receive los. ($2.50) per day! Strangely pro-
phetic anticipation!
AT the present day average, fat beeves
tl,3OO to 1000 pounds) on the hoof bring
from s265 to $500. Average 200 pound hogs.
$40; $50 pound muttons, $50; 175 pound
calves, $40. Spring chickens, undresscd
fetch soc and hens Use. Six week pigs
weigh IS pounds and cost 81.