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Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11
Gabby Hears a Bit Of News
About Cars and Girls
And Leap Year
She Has Abandoned Cross Barred Wells Forever anc
Will Cling to Dots and Dashes and Scrolls
There Are Tricks That Only the
Census Taker Knows
By GABBY DETAILS.

yenturing to suggest that diamonds
were not commonly worn in the
morning, she bought a pearl neck
lace for $4,000, dropped the dia-
monds into her handbag, and went
cheerfully on her way.
Motto: If there is no bread eat
cake; if diamonds are not fashion,
able, wear pearls even though more
expensive.
OF course this doesn't happen
every day, even in New York, but
the nationwide epidemic of diamond
and fur buying, on a scale that might
be called splurging, recalls the old
days of the English "nabobs," who
came home from India laden with
wealth and amazed the nation with
their wild extravagances.
-&--
TTIITH the sound of the siren
w which marked the passing of
" 1919, there entered 1920 hold
ing high before him the caption,
Leap Year. According to the mar
riage bureau records, however, it
will not have its usual significance
for they prove that there are no
more marriages in it than in the
other three years.
The question, DO women propose
in Leap Year" is asked again and
again.
Il should say not" answers one
pretty debutante.
Nonsense replies the bachelor
maid.
Not in this day and date" comes
from matron.
Yet, out of the depths of any easy
chair and from behind a cloud of
smoke, masculine voice gives ut
terance to "The year does not make
any difference to a woman. She'll
do it any time" Perhaps the man is
single, more likely not. WELL"
snaps the assertive little woman,
My husband did not say it.p
Well, my dear, Gabby will bet
good money that your husband and
every other husband has at some
time or other sprung" that time
honored joke. Be prepared there
fore, its season has again begun and
there is only one way to effectually
silence the man who relates it. Do
as one matron here did not so long
ago. .z
Twas quite a social gathering this
couple were attending and Mr.. Hus.1
hand, attempting to be witty, mar
rated at length as to how his wife
proposed to him. She bore with it,
listening patiently until the end
when she dryly remarked, "If / had
not you never would have had the
nerve to do it yourself"
g. The laugh was certainly on the
man in this case and he has ceased
to narrate his favorite tale.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11
A Charm to All Who Know Her

The Old Peoples home Fontenee
her favoe philanthropy and her benefit
inspiring She
board of trustees for the home.
Through her untrng efforts little comforts
residents which brought
happiness Her ideas always the conditions
her constructive
Despite her activities this Omaha
homemaker
Mrs Arthur Lockwood Mrs. George Barker Ralph
Kiewt and Isaac Carpenter, Jr.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11

As beam of the forth warmth and brightness does
the smile of Mrs Isaac Carpenter radate joy and contenmen There
sveraed the city who much beloved but
this quiet Any Of
civic charitable welfare loyalty supported by her and she al
ways willing to aid in any way.
unheeded
and she her unobtusive spreading cheer.
she has interested religious
missionary work and has always taken active organizations
of this
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-11
Heart Beats
BY A. X.

All Rights Reserved
Two boys were born
In the same
New TOWN.
A town in the wonderful
West
Where Fate is fair
With all who care
For the truest
And the best.
Two hands were dealt
From the deck of Life
Faces turned up
To the world
Ones cards were aces
And kings
No less
While the other
Drew only treys-
One has idled
His time away
In foolish pursuits
And reckless bets
Trusting his aces :.
And kings to win.
He leaped
Without looking
Bet without thinking
Fair plays
He only scorned-
For luck was his
Given at birth
SO why
Should he bother with
Discards and treys,
But the holder
Of treys
Made the best
Of his days
No idling -
Or wasting of time
Donned thinking cap
And began to work
With his seemingly
Worthless hand.>
His eye on his reckless
Opponent he kept
and knew
How he wasted his cards
His wits grew sharp
His sight grew keen
And one day he won
From the other
His kings
With four of kind
His treys.
Good luck
And big hands
In the game of bife-
Do not insure the cad
And the one who draws
Nothing higher than treys--
May rest assured
That it's how he plays
And not always
A handicap
That wins
In the final reckoning,
SELAH.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Notes From Cleveland.

On Friday, Jan. lG, Messrs. julius
Mill and Hugo Wemlich went to Flor
ida TO pay visit to Mr.. Rudolph Mill
Mr. Gustav ZiIl and his sister, Mrs,
Theodore PATTI, went to Plymouth
Jan. 9 to visit with Mrs VIM. LorfeId
They returned home last Tuesday
On Jan. II Mrs. Joseph Wagner, nee
Thlic schwartz died at the hospital at
Oshkosh, after long sickness of two
wears with consumption. She was
brought here and buried at the Catho-
lie cemetery of st. Wendell on Jan. a.,
Rev. A. Rodcr officiating. The deceased
leaves behind her husband and four
children and was only - years old.
4 special election will be held Jan.
- at the Centcryillc schoolhouse for
the purpose of deciding if the county
shall issue three million dollars bonds
for the building Of cement roads in the
county, or not.
Last week Rev John Foesch of Town
Mosel moved with his family to Bril-
lion where he will be the pastor of an
other community
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Harmless Superstltions.

Everybody Is superstltlous and gen.
orally our superstitions are trivial and
do no harm. To carry a coin In the
pocket for luck; to comment about
seeing the moon over the left Shout
der. to refuse to walk under a ladder;
TO believe that It IS bad luck to turn
back 10 make a wish at the appear
ance OF the first star of the evening !;
to suppose It Is not well to break a
mirror. which 1t isn't well to do But
the point Is, everybody is superstitious.
regardless of what he says about It.
He may not really know that he is SUI
perstitious; he may be honest In be-
lieving that he Is not. But the fact
remains that superstition was bred
into the race away back in the jungle
where little was understood, where
importance was attached to the shape
OF the clouds, where trees and stones
and mountains and rivers had a per-
sonality--and we can't get II out Of
the system
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
SCORPION ON BABOON'S MENU
Animal Seems to Consider Insect Del.
icacy and Consumes 1t With
= Much Relish.

The chacma baboon of South Africa
is very partial to certain kinds Of AMI
NAL food-scorplons, spiders, cent?
pedes. insects, lizards and the eggs OF
wild birds all being eaten with relish.
The scorpion is evidently regarded
as a tldbit. If one is released near a
captive babOon, the latter will hold Its
hand extended over the prey until
suitable opportunity for attack of
ferS Then the hand will descend with
sweeping slap, which is followed by
a swift, circular rubbing motion. This
disables the scorpion, which Is then
picked up and carefully examined I'M
Ill the sting Is located. The latter is
then picked out between finger and
thumb and thrown away as far as pos
sible. after which the scorpion is
munched with every appearance of
satisfaction.- G. Scully, in At
lantlc Monthly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Notes From VaIders

Mrs. n. n. Qualey, an old resident
of this section, died last week in Chr
cago while on a visit to her daughter,
Her remains were brought here for
burial Rev. A. o. Alfsen, formerly
pastor of Valders church but now a
resident of Chicago, accompanied the
funeral party here and oficiated at the
last sad rites
Mrs. Ole Gulikson died Tuesday,
aged 3s years. She gave birth to a
child Saturday and was apparently all
right but Monday pneumonia set in
and as stated passed away on Tuesday.
She was a daughter of Rev. A. o. Aft
sen and was organist for several years
in Valders and Jerpcn churches, She
was well liked and her untimely death
is regretted by the whole community
She was married about three years and
is survived by her husband, one child
and the infant born Saturday; also her
father, Rev. Alfsen, two sisters, Mrs,
Hoyde at Norwich, n. d., and Miss
Dora Alfscn, Chicago, and two broth
ers, Arthur and Joel, both of Chicago.
The funeral will be held Friday after
noon from Jerpen church, Rev. White
officiating. Interment in adjoining
cemetery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes From MiShiCOt

Mrs. Robert Steltzer is still at the
Holy Family hospital, but is rapidly
conyalescing,
Miss Lillian Chloupek gave a dinner
party at her home to several of her
teacher friends on the evening of Jan.
10. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs,
Messenger Miss Richards, Miss Clay
ton. Mrs. Howell, Miss Claire Jonas,
Miss Lynch, and Mr.. Tetzlati,
Mr.. Nordeman, market director from
Madison, gave an interesting talk at
the Parents-Teachers association at
the Mishicot High school Jan. IA on
THE Marketing of Our Products"
Martha Klabundo, who is enrolled rs
a student at the Manitowoc Business
college, is confined to her bed with i'll
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stelzer lately re-
turned from their honeymoon trip to
Merrill, Wis, where they had been
staying for several weeks at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, the brides
parents. The young couple will make
their home with the parents of Mr.,
Steltzer ON their farm in SaXonburg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
BASKET BALL

Shcboygan High school playing
against the local high five last Friday
night at the Orpheum made all their
points in the first half. The score at
the midway was IL to 2 in favor of the
visiting students. At the end it was
1t to 9. The local boys played with
two of their stars missing and were
slow in getting under way. The chair
makers were not so modest but started
in with a rush that put them at the
half in position where they merely
had to hang on and keep the Manito-
voc boys from catching up.
In the curtain raise the Junior Highs
beat the Vocational school team e to g..
The local high school team plays at
Brilliun tomorrow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
AGAINST ROAD BONDS


Editor Pilot;
Allow me space in the columns OF
your paper to say few words ABOUT
the good roads bond issue. A special
election will be held on Jan. ~ to vote
on the question of bonding the county
TO the tune of 100000 to build con
crete roads. That's big burden to
place on our shoulders and on the
shoulders of our children and in my
Judgment every farmer should vote
against it. Taxes are high enough now
and this is no time to put on another
load of $3,OOO,000, the interest OF
which will amount to $4,000 a year
and the towns and villages of the coun-
tv pay about two thirds of the taxes
SO they would have to pay two thirds
of this enormous sum, principal and in
terest in twenty years. Last spring the
country towns voted against buying
the county fair grounds but were out
voted by the labor vote of the cities OF
Manitowoc and Two Rivers, The most
of these city laborers own no property
and pay no taxes and they turned out
and voted while too many farmers
STAYED at home If the farmers who
must pay the most of that Far
Grounds purchase price went to the
polls they could have defeated the prop
osition and they wouldn't have that
plaster of $4,000 on their backs today
And at the latest session of the coun-
tv board $1,000 more was appropriate
ed, two thousand to pay for improve
ments made last year and $4,000 to
build fence and put new roofs on the
sheds. So up to date the fair grounds
cost is S62 900 and that's only a be-
ginning. The city man who owns no
real estate, who don't 90 to the fair
and who don't know the difference be-
tween a shoat and sheep, put this
burden on our backs. He'll do the
same thing again on this bond issue
but they can outyote the two cities and
carry the election against the bond is
sue. | believe it is time to call a halt
and put stop to extravaganza. There
is no necessity for building concrete
roads at this time of high prices for
automobile owners. The propaganda
lists" who are pushing this thing argue
that it will be great benefit to the
farmers. Say, it won't be safe for a
farmer to let his dog on the concrete
road for he'd be run over and killed by
a fellow in a touring car from Chlca-
20 or Boston or Halifax or Hell For
Sartin. AS | have said it is time to
pull up the purse strings. These good
roads propagandists seem to entertain
the conviction that money grows on
trees and that people never look at
their tax receipts. Fellow farmers go
to the election and vote against issu-
ing bonds.
A FARMER
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Notes From Two Rivers.

Francis Wolfe, who was home for
n short stay, has returned to ST. Johns
Military academy at Delafcld, Wis
Miss Eleanore Rath has returned
from Holy Family hospital where she
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis.
Mr.. Charles Mueller departed on Fri
day for Miami, Fla, where he will
spend several weeks. He left just in
time to escape our real winter, which it
seems has just begun. He was accom-
panied ON his trip by a gentleman from
Chicago who also spends his winters in
the south.
Rev. Father Geissler went to Yonk-
ers, ~ y to attend the funeral of
relative.
Albert Hoffman and Gust. Hach-
mann spent few days with friends in
Sheboygan.
Joseph Endries and daughter of
MarshHcld were guests of relatives and
friends here.
The III Paso hotel in this city was
made victim of bogus check about
a month ago. The check was cashed
by +. Phillips and Son of ManitowoC
for the stranger and when it was re-
turned from Pulaski, where it was
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
SChuette Bros. Co.

run very fast on that concrete road
when they come up for reelection next
spring and fall. OF course Joe and
Frank" are on the appointive list and
don't need to care. Now, / know |
will be called an Old Fog or an OBJ
Structionist Call me what you like. |
will oppose this mad rush of higher
taxation until you can show us taXpay-
ers 81 worth of road for every 81 of
our tax spent on the road. Not like
the present system, 40 or so cents
worth of road for our 81 tax. This ar
ticle has been written by a Maple
Grove taxpayer that has seen his tax
receipt not only double, not only treble
but $40 more than treble since 1911,
and | have not extended my boundary
lines one inch. There are many of you
the same. Let me give you final
word. Bring this last tax receipt with
you to the election Jan. ~. Take one
last look at it before you vote, and
your conscience will tell you how to
vote. Vote against the bond issue and
don't put yourself, your children and
grandchildren in bondage for twenty
years to make a road for Chicago, Mil
waukee and the Fox River Valley mil
lonaireS to race over at so miles an
hour. We cannot keep up and follow
this 'fren2ied finance" and have any
thing left for our loved ones when we
depart this life. amen"
A FARMER.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Music Turns Itself.

Stopping TO turn stubborn page
the musician not infrequently mas
the effect Of his performance spoiled
by an awkward pause. From France
now comes an invention which Will
obviate this annoyance, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. The music Is
printed not on pages, but on a long
strip, as Is the practice with music
for the player piano. Placed on mo-
tor-driven rolls, the music passes be-
fore the eyes of the player at any de-
sired speed The controlling lever 10
conveniently placed at one side
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22

drawn on a bank, it was marked no
funds The FL Paso made good the
amount of the check, $25 to the Mani
towoc concern and have sworn out
warrant for the original maker of the
check, who is now being sought by the
nnlice
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
IrreslstjbIe In Buelnecs.

"The good-natured man with we'll
balanced mind Is irresistible In busi-
ness; he goes around flashing his
cheerfulness to right and left uncon.
sciously. He does not need to he easy
to be good natured. He can be firm
In his convictions. and immovable
from his principles, and yet he can as
sert himself In that quiet, sincere way
which wins the respect even OF his OPP
ponents. From The Northwestern
Buzzer, published by Northwestern
Electric Equipment company, st. Paul.
MINI.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
ShaIIoWness.

Shallow waters show very clear
bottom and but liitle Intensity OF light
il needed in order to display the peb.
bles and clear sand Thut must be a
'purest ray serenr"-n pencil OF
strongest lIght-whlch discoses the
black. rich, wreck-strewn depths. For
the clenrnesS Of depth ~ very different
from the clearness Of shnllowness. The
former Is positive quality The latter
Is negative. Charles Warren Stod.
dard.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Lee.

Many tell lies In order to deceive rs,
and many because they themselves are
deceived Some seek TO win our favor
by false accusations md invent
wrongs In order that they may appear
angry ~ our having suffered them. One
man lies out OF spite that he may set
trusting friends al variance some be-
cause they are suspicious and wish to
see sport and watch from safe dis.
lance those whom they have set By
the ears.--Lucius Annaens Seneca.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22
Pigeons Fast FLYERS.

II has been shown that pigeons fly
almost as fast as seaplane or flying
boat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22

TURTE POUND

No No land3l SUNDAY No
No maxim dior
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-01-22

For any further information the depot ticket
l. w. WHITAKER,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15

observed then that she seemed to be
greatly agitated. Involuntarlly
sprang to my feet and removed my
hat, feeling certain that she had mis-
taken me for someone else.
She looked straight at me with an
odd tightening of the lips. Into her
great dark eyes came look in which
pride and fear seemed to mingle with
utter loathing.
II am here" she said
In my confusion l mumbled some
thing, l hardly knew what. She look
ed me up and down with puzzled air
and raised her hand to a red carna-
ton she was wearing.
"You were to wear one, too"
81 don't understand" / answered.
didn't ycu," she asked hesitating-
ly, "didn't you come here about the
papers"
"What papers?"
"You know"
81 don't Know" replied. IT know
nothing about any papers. You must
have mistaken me for someone else"
but this was the plaee-this bench
the first benchf'
81 sat down here quite by accident"
ooh" she exclaimed with a sigh Of
relief. "And you're not wearing a
red carnation. either"
l recalled then with misgiving that
the ill-favored youth who just mo-
ment ago had disputed the bench with
me mad been wearing a red carnatlon,
and that he had muttered something
about having a date. Yet 1t did not
seem possible that a girl Of this sort
would be having rendezvous with
a scamp like him. determined II
possible to ascertain the girls mis-
sion.
II am merely waiting here" hast
ened to explain, until It is time for
me to keep a dinner engagement with |
some relatives in the apartment house
from which you came"
As l spoke ! noticed that the fear
and loathlng had vanished from her |
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15
The Price of Silence.

The negro preacher had successfully
concealed the fact that he had served
term in prison. but long years OF
upright living had not destroyed his
fear of exposure.
One Sunday, on rising to begin his
sermon, his heart sank on seeing in
ole Of the front pews a former cell
mate.
Quick thinking was necessary. Turn
ing the Bible round couple of times
to gain time he fixed his eye on the
stranger and delivered himself slowly
and impressively as follows:
"Ah takes NAH text dis mo'nin'
from de sixty-fo chapter an de TO-
hundre'th verse OBJ de Gospel OBJ Saint
John which says, Dem as sees me,
an knows me, an says nOthin', dem
will All see later "-Exchange.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15

Pardon me-" I said Indignantly
but those belong TO me-"
Benches amt for bundles" croaked
an evil voice beside me.
Recovering my flowers, 1 turned to
find seated beside me a rat-eyed young
fellow. cheaply dressed, eycing me with
an insolent stare. As looked at him
he began crowding over toward me.
Plainly 1t was his intention to GUST me
from the bench.
There's plenty of room on those
other benches over there" 1 suggested
resentfully.
BEAT 1t yourself If you don't like 1t
here" he retorted, blowing the smoke
from a cheap cigarette in my face. 81
got date here, and I'm going to stay,
sect?
/ answered with an angry retort and
hot words followed. We had almost
come to blows when the bushes OPP
posite us suddenly parted. l caught
sight for just a second of villainouS
face, that of man about forty, an
unforgettable face with a red scar
across the left cheek. He raised one
finger In an imperative gesture, signal
ing to my unwelcome companion on
the bench. With a profane exclama-
ton of dismay, the .rat-eyed fellow
sprang up and walked hastily away
along the park path. Wondering
what it was all about, watched him
out of sight around turning of the
asphalt and then glanced toward the
apartment house where in a few min
utes 1 was to be a guest.
AS I looked a young girl came out
of the house and walked slowly to-,
ward the park. At the corner she
hesitated. She seemed to be debating
whether to continue on down the ave
nue. or to turn into the park. Appar-
emily the lure of the greenery won her,
for she came on slowly toward where
/ was sitting. AS she drew nearer /
observed her with interest. for she
was one of the prettiest girls / ever
had seen. Her slim figure, her dainty
ankles, her carriage, everything about
her suggested the patrician. Her face,
rosy and youthful, was set off by a
jaunty feathered toque, from under
which pair Of soft, black, roguish
eyes, shaded by long lashes, looked |
out above a dainty nose, just a bit |
tip tilted. on either side OF which a |
fugitive dEmple played.
To my great amazement she walked
right up to me and stopped short. I |
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15
UP TO DATE GHOSTS

Fiction readers who like
haunted houses and mystic
rious noises in the night,
and ghost dOingS that baf-
file explanation, should stop,
look, and read right here.
For "The House of Whis-
perS" is well named. It's
even more fascinating than
the old-time haunted house,
because it's a mystery
apartment in a big city
building-the lovely heroine,
for instance, can creep
along a ledge from one win
dow to another in the dead
of night, and a wonder
full pearl necklace can dis
appear from a WaII-safe
and find its way back again,
and the superintendent and
his employees can fasten a
nharnn nf mIIrdnr nm the
hero, and there might be
room in the walls for secret
paSSageWayS. But there is
nothing AeW-faShioned or
queer about the loyalty and
devotion of the heroine for
her lover in trouble; it's the
same glorious thing that
has thrilled us all ever since
true love ceased to run
smooth. And of course she
gets the reward that shA
deserves-and they live
happily ever after.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-15
German Process Faulty.

indigo dye was always made from
the juice of the indigo plant until the
Germans invented a way of making
1t synthetically. English manufac-
turers of serge have recently been
testing the natural and the artificial
dyes. with the result that the natural
gives a depth of color from to 20 per
cent superior to the artificial. H. f.
Armstrong an authority on dyes says
the German process does not make
indigo, but only one of the constitu-
ents of indigo, called indigotin.