Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 2, 1916, Page 8

Notes at Random. ] Mrs. Warren Rogers gave up her 2} apartment at the Beaton and left Thursday for Portland, Me., her old liome, to visit a month or two before | going to New York for the winter.| Her daughter, Miss Mildred Rogers, | at present visiting in Chicago, will| join her in another week or two. Mrs. J. T. Kinsler and her daugh- ter, Miss Blanche Kinsler, left last week for Buffalo, to be gone six weeks, They will visit Atlantic City, Washington and other eastern peints. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Gilbert, for- awerly of this city, but for the last three years residents of Washington, D. C, returned to Omaha last Satur- < day and will take up their residence here once more. They are estab- lished at the Fontenclie for the win- teg. Miss Evelyn Ledwich, an Omaha girl, was elected president of | the Senior class at St. Mary's college, Knoxville, IlI, Fritz Bucholz and Francis Gaines returned to Yale carly in the week. Mrs. Edgar M. Morsman, jr.,, and children have returned from Estes | Park, where they have been at| Long's Peak inn since earl in}{uly.! Miss Mary Fuller and Miss Hazel Updike expect to leave Thursday for the Bennett school at Millbrook, N. Y.; Miss Elsie Storz lcaves at the ;_lme‘ time for Miss Spence's in New o 1 Miss Catherine Dee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Russell, Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Young, Miss Katherinc Keating, G. H. Conant, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Susmann of Omaha were at the Elms hotel, Excelsior Springs, Mo,, during the week. Dancing Club Dates. f & The Week End Dancing club has ar- ranged a series of ten partics to be 1% iven at Keep's academy, beginnin % ovember 4. Mr, E. H. Ward is presi- dent and H. B. Graham, secretary of 4 the club. i . The Le Mars club entertained at an informal dancing party, the first of a series, Thursday evening at-Keep's academy, Pleasures Past. Miss Margaret Ryan entertained at an Orpheum l;:my for Miss Lelian {{lflcqut in Wallace, whose marriage to y /A. Garneau of Vermont takes phc_u'loon iss Daisy Maurer entertained at an_informal " dancing garty Tuesday evening for a number of young fotks. About twelve couples = were present. ’ Carter Lake Club Closes. A mlzl&ne carnival, attended by be- tween and 300 revelers, was the cloning dinner-dance at Carter Lake club Saturday evening. Ak-Sar-Ben colors. were used in the decorations, The Cottagers' Kensington club held its last meeting Wednesday at the club, but will continue to meet dur- ing the winter at the homes of mem- bers, The bowlers, too, who met Fridnfir, when Mrs. H, E. Simpson won high score, will meet at a down- town bowling alley. The Cottagers held their last dinner at the club yes- terday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Miscellaneous Shower, A miscellaneous shower was given , Thursday evening for Miss Rosalie Palmer at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, L. M. Palmer, 'Fwenty- ~ 8ix guests were present, Picnic in Cousitry. Miss Adelaide Fogg entertained at a picnic in the country Friday eve- ning in honor of Miss gnllie addis, who left Saturday to enter her work at the National School of Domestic ience and Art in Washington, ‘Those present were: Misses— Misses— Callte Faddia Marle Straud ¥ Gretchen Swoboda Cecella Callahan lone Fogg Mesars.— Meosars.— Plerce of Harold Hilman of Councll Bluffs Bherldan, Wyo, Reed n of Howard Douglas Wi gton, D, C. Howard Bohannon “DON'T WORRY THE: PATIENT” Some Reasons Why Visiting the. Sick Calls to Track and Judgment. Visiting the sick is undoubtedly an art. To know just when to go, how| long to stay and just what to say, while there requires tact and judg- ment as well as common sense. The first thing to consider in visit- ing a sick friend is the selection of a nable hour. There is of neces- ity more or less routine about the life within a sick room, and the visit should be timed with reference to that and not merely at the caller's i ; convenience. 3 During the middle of the day most . invalids- are at their best and better able to enjoy seeing their friends than at other times. As a rule neith- er early morning nor late evening is favorable for visitors, as few invalids care to receive their friends until after their rooms have been freshly aired and set in order for the day, the daily bath and toilet completed and the doctor's visit over. All this takes time, and not only does it absorb the entire attention of both nurse and patient, but frequent- Iy the latter is somewhat tired, and a ort rest is advisable, course, under special circum- stances an evening call is allowable, but it is never wise to choose this time unless one has permission from the nurse or doctor. The patient is generally so tired by nightfall that in order to secure a good night's rest he or she should be kept from any undue excitement after. the evening meal. As to the length of one’s stay, some unfortunately never seem to ow when to go, but stay on and on interminably. As a rule fron‘1fi fifieeln to twen! minutes a sufficiently long m"éa for the visit to last; it is far better to go while the welcome lasts than to outstay that limit. If the is wise she will not allow to be influenced by entreaties t:fl longer or to prolong her by the invalid's protestations that she is “not at all tired. more important than all else the sick is the atmosphere consciously or other- versation and manner, sion and even the tone of - Society West Ambler Social Activities J. Rosenbaum of Blair was the guest last week of former neighbors. Mrs. M. Robinson arrived on Mon- day from Fort Morgan, Colo., to visit hir daughter, Mrs. M. Clarey. She will spend the winter with her son, Chester Robinson and family. R. Brown of Scottsbluff, Neb,, is” visiting his daughter, Mrs, Park Edgar and family. He will go to his winter home in Texas soon. Mrs. John Linderman has sold her home on South Fifty-first street to Harry Hawley and with her three young children will leave next week for her future home in Denmark. Mrs. A. J. Wisler has as her guests Mrs. Roy Scott of Lincoln and Miss Eva Scott of Billings, Mont. Misses Sarah and Lillian Givens had as their week-end guest, Miss M. Lewis of Wymore. S. T. Campbell of Milford, Neb., was the guest of former neighbors here Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Jack Bostock and daughter, Vera, of Glenwood, Ia., are the guests of Mrs. Frank Cockayne. Mr. and Mrs. D. Johnson enter- tained at dinner Monday for M, Wen- holz and bride, of Central Park, and Mrs. Virginia Todd and daughter of Florence. Mrs. L. C. Marts and Mrs, June W. Long of Falls City, Neb,, were the house guests of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Jensen last week. Albert Gentner of Portland, Ore, who has been the guests the last week of D. Givens and family, left Sat- urday for Harvard university. Miss Dorothy McMurray left Fri- day night for Lagrange, Wyo., where she will teach school. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Neilson enter- tained at dinner Tuesday for their house guests, Mr. and Mrs. William Cole and son, Richard. Mrs. J. E. Garman has as her week- end guests, Mrs. M. Fitzgerald of Chicago and Mrs, J. F. Freider of Florence, Mrs. Elmer Norstrom has gone to California to spend the winter, Miss Hazel VanDusen left Monday for a week's visit with relatives at Western, Neb, Miss Ethel Willard of Hamburg, ITa,, has been the guest the last week of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Fulmer, Mrs. Henry Baldwin, who has been spending the summer with her daugh- ter, Mrs. William Baker, in Okla- homa, returned home Monday. Mrs. Grant Hayes will entertain the West Side Women's Christian Tempergnce union Friday afternoon, instead of Thursday. Reports from the delegates to the state convention will be read, and refreshments will be served. Mrs, S. W. Weston entertained fif- teen guests at a luncheon on Tues- day. ‘}he home of Mr. and Mrs. Nels Jeppesen was brightened Monday by the advent of a daughter. The Ladies’ Aid society met Thurs- day for their all-day meeting at the church and tied a comfort and quilted a quilt. An excellent luncheon was served at noon by the members, The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:s Mrs. D. Shandy, president; Mrs. l"nrk Edgar, secre- tary; Mrs. D. Givens, vice president; and Mrs. F. Hensman, treasurer. Mrs. W. A, Webber gave a surprise party and dinner Monday evening, in honor of her eldest son, Glen's birth- day. The guests were: Misses Wilda Patrick, ilda Anderson, Gladys Stanley, Janet and Katheryn Hodges. Messrs, Glen Patrick, Rudolph John- son, Leonard Anderson, Dewey and Glen Webber. S Mrs, P. J. Traber gave a party to her house guest, Miss Eva Wedmore of Fontenelle Park an¥riday evening. Those attending were: Misses Kath- erine Simmions, Deena Randolph, Agnes Ketchun, Marion Sigge and Eva Wedmore, Messrs, Cecil Sim- mons and George and Eugune Traber, their effect upon the invalid.—Dallas News. ADVANCE SLOW AND ORDERLY Developments in the Electrical Field and the Prospects of the Future. Dr. Charles P, Steinmetz of Phila- | delphia, the man who, with the excep- | tion of Thomas A. Edison, is con- | sidered more familiar with the pos- | sibilities of electricty than any other man in the world, looks for no start- ling development or discoveries in the electrical field in the near fu- ture. “It must be remembered that elec- trical development is slow and: order- 1y," he said, when asked whether there were any inventions now under wa that might have a revolutionizing ef- fect upon commerce, home life or the industrial world. “I know of no such inventions or project at present,” he continued, “nor do 1 contemplate any. Understand, I do not mean that electricity has reached the limit of its development, not in any sense of the word. - What I mean is that neither you nor I can look into the future and see what is to come, “Despite the general opinion of the laymen, there 1s practically nothing new in the electrical field. “Improve- ments and developments along these lines are the work of years. Although something may appear suddenly on the market that is of great commercial value, it is merely an improvement of some principle that has already been in operation. At present there are experiments being conducted in many laboratories t roughout the country, but as yet it is impossible to foretell their commiercial value. Virtually all these experiments, how- ever, are being conducted not with the hope of discovering some new ossibility of electricity, but with the ‘hope of improving some already es- tablished line, such as li“hting and the transmission of power, “There are many who advertise its cure-all properties,” he said, “but per- sons of this character are generally ‘quacks.’ In fact, it is upon this ac- count that reputable physicians make little use of it. In l?lt treatment of diseases for which it has been pre- scribed, I doubt that it can accom- plish any more than the use of drugs.” ~are all absorbed and have ~Bostou Transcript. This pocketed top-coat is of rain-proof tweed, and is belted in the back. With it is worn a light-weight felt hat, in green, black or brown. With a pocket on each side, Still my errant thoughts will wander To my motor old and tried. Many a morning on the moorland Have we raced the stately ships, As our spirits rushed together On those jolly motor trips. en in my smart new top-coat, THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER _2 The Rhyme and Reason of Sports Clothes|W hen the Animals Speak The Turkey Gobbler Scoffs at the Peacock. ,_1916. i AR This smart, shiny smarter by a Campbell plaid scarf cut from a vic- leather motor coat is made una shawl with fringe on three sides. O, my motor, stalled and punctured, Smelly, skidding, muddy, wet— Though Even golf an Though your carbureter’s gasless, you've stopped!—I love you yet. d shooting bore me, All their pleasures matched with thine, Are as moonlight unto sunlight, And as water unto wine. Fremont College Notes, Leo Wigging of Ville Platte, La., regls- tered Monday for a year's work. Miss Ella Walberg of Fremont registered this week and will pursue a course with a view to teaching, Miss Adelalde Criswell of Mason City, Ia. entared the college this week and Ia sp clalizing in plano and volc George N. Beals of Norfolk called upon President and Mrs. Clemmons Friday morn- Ing on hix way home from Omaha, Adolt Kucera has accepted a position with the State bank of Morse Bluff, Mr. Kucera is u graduate of hoth the commercial and stenographic departments. Mr. and Mrs. D. A Fair of Omaha visited the college Friday and were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. Gaines at lunch, Mr. Falr Is Il former atudent and graduate of the col- ege. The Unlon and Star Literary socleties have opened the year with programs and an increase of mem over the preceding ear. Arnold Stecher s president of the 'nlon and Earl Drake of the Star, T. B. Kelly turnished & number of vocal solos at the Country club Wednesday eve- ning. He was accompanied by Forrest L. Shoemaker, who has accepted the position as OI;I(llllll in the Methodist Episcopal urch. = = The music department gave a very pretty ecltnl in chapel T rdey moening, - The members of the College Biring club who took ket were: Sara Sheffleld, Lester Somers, abel Nelson, Virn Lewis, Helen Johnson and Mr. Swihart. The numbers given by the club were “La Zingana” (Bohm) and “Operatic Excerpts” (Rossini and Weber), A violin solo, “Cavatina (Ratf) was ren- dered most effectively by Lester Somers. T. B. Kelly delighted (he audience with two numbers on the 'cello, Mr. Munson of the expression department read “Wakin' the Youngins" and was forced to respond, Doane College. Fay W. Nedrow was elected president of the senlor cluss Tuesday. R, D. Doane is enjoying a visit this week from his mother from New York, Edna McMillan has been compelled to quit school on account of poor health. W. O, Wieland of Mitchell, Neb,, visited his daughter at Doane Thursday. 4 Willlam Bennett was elected president of the sophomore class at its meoting Tuesday. sophomore class entertained the at a woclal and picnle Fri- The Robert Van Pelt of Stockville, Neb, was olected president of the freshman class at it class meeting Tuesday. President Allen gave an address at the Inauguration of Nelson W. Wehrhan, the new president ‘of Tabor college, Septem- ber 29, Soward Mains, ‘18, was elected yell leader at & student meeting Wedneaday morning. Mains has started a campaign for a strong rogting squad this fall, Clitford Spencer was elected president of the Gles club Monday night. The club organized with a good number, and accepted an invitation to sing at some Dry federa- tion meetings In & few weeks. Rokor latte. ‘18, of Alblon, Neb., stopped here Monday on his way to Chi- ongo, where he will up the post- gradunte study of business and administra- tion In the University of Chicago. Professor Burrage of the Latin and Greek department, Is now pursulng his study to- ward & Ph. D. degree In tha University of Nebraska. Professor Brown takes charge ot his Greek work and Mrs. H. H. Hosford teaches the Latin during his absence. York College. Dean and Mrs. Charles Bisset entertained the faculty Thursday. Trophies have been otfered for the winners In the tennis tournament now on, Mise Myrtle Schlarb and Percy Burge sach sang a solo at chapel on Friday morning, Eurl and.Ruth Yust are enjoying trom their father, John Yust of Syl The firat foot ball game of the season will be played next Friday afterncon with the Doane team. President M. O. MecLaughlin, Profs. Mor- gan and Bisset and Merl Warner visited the Kansas state conference of the United Breth- ren church at Concordla, Kan. The chapel exerclses were conducted twice last_week by visitors, on Tuesday morning ¥ Re Merl Adams of the local Congro- utional church and on Thursday by Rev. lohn Rollings, ‘16, « R. Gregory was elected president of the Debating and Oratorical association. A chalienge has been recelved from Wesleyan university for a debate. This feat of col- lege activity hay been much neglected in York college during the last few years and 1a in need of great enco ment.. How- ever, interest 18 notlceably increasing. Bellevue College. A lvely ll!nll practice was held on the foot ball field Saturday morning. minute of preparation me with Cotner university on the Bellevue field. Because the collegeldining room was to be used Sa ming for the high school tudents held a plenic in the woods near Bellevue. Miss Alma A, Jackson, college matron, was in charge of arrangements. Every | A large audience attended the dramatic erformance given In the coliege gymnastum iday evening by tho Wright company fot the benoflt of the fool ball eleven. Three one-act plays were given. A considerable sum was realtzed for the purchase of new equipment for the foot ball team. Almost every colloge activity is getting started early this full. Ralph Martin, senior, and James Allen, junlor, have been' elected editor and manuger, respectively, of the Purple and Gold the' college puper. James Daugherty and Garwood Wichardson have been elected preaident of the freshman and sophomore olasses, respectively. The Glee l club, the collage chorus and the college or- chestra have all had at least two rehearsals. It is expected that the literary socleties will soon get started. The high school district held a “get-to- gether” banquet in the 'college dining room Saturday evening for the purpose of pushing plans for a bigger and better high school. nt high school is consolidated with o academy. About 160 guests at- tended.. Dr. W, H. Betz, Mrs, J. P. Kepler and W. 8. Shafer had charge of the affair. Wayne Normal School. H, C. Cooper, 8 member of the sophomore class, is a candidate for surveyor in Holt county, Miss Beatrice Miller of Battlo Creek has resumed her work as violin teacher at the normal. Several places of statuary recetved the first of the week add greatly to the ap- pearance of the library, Professor Britell was called to St. Ed- waidy, Vi ednesday, by a message announcing the serlous lilness of his father. The rogistration of three new junfors at the beginning of the week increases the membership of that class to elghty-five. Miss Elsle Ford Piper of the department of Latin has received notice of her election to membership in the Women's Educational Club of Nebraska. The Wayne normal alumni reunion and banquet will be held at the Romse hotel, Omaha, on Friday noon, November 10, dur- ing the session of the State Teachers' asso- clation. The following will merve as class presi- dents during the year: Senlor class, Clar- ence Sabin, Laurel; junior class, A. B, Her- ing, Wynot; sophomore class, David Mc- Gee, Clearwater; freshman class, Charles Daley, Crofton. State University, Work of placing the channel iron stays In_ University hall, to check the gradual bulging of the south wall, and prevent tho danger of the building giving way, will porb- ably commence this week. Architect Hodg- don having promised the plans for the re- palrs in a few days, when he left Lincoln last week. In the memntime the engineer- Ing department will make dally tests to dis- cover the slighest evidence of further weak- ening. The university authorities do not fear a cave-in, but they are not going to take any chances with the buflding. Several cracks have developed In the south wall of the bullding that are being closely watched, and If there s a perceptiBle widening, the bullding would be closed, Architecturally, University hall is woll bullt, the cross walls acting as supports for tho longer south and north walls_and helping to hold the bullding togather. ‘With the addition of the iron stays, it is antlci- pated that the bullding can be used in per- Tect safety for at least fifty more years. J. Frank Hanly candldata for ' president, ha: university’s Invitation to ress the stu- dents, and will be'tn Lincoln late Tuesday afterncon. Chancellor Avery has not yet ro- ceived roplies to the telegrams he sent to the national committees of the democratic, republican and socialtst parties, inviting their candidates also to speak. The tele- Krams were sent on request of a mass meet- ing of students, called by Prof. George K. Howard's class in present political questions, the prohibition party accepted the The Unlversity Girls' club now has the largest membership since its organization at the university, more than 500 co-eds having enrolled in the club as a result of the cam- palgn conducted last week. The club has done much to maintain democratic stand- ards at the university, especially by means of ita parties for the girls only, including the annual girls' costume party. Half of the nual dues of 60 cents goes Into a per- manent loan fund to help girls pay their expenses through the university. Tryouts for the university dramatle club will be held at the Temple theater Tuesday More than seventy names has en to Miss Allce Howell, professor of 8, by students who wish to try out, by far the largest number, At least one play will be put on by the club during the coming year, and a part of the club will make the university week tour next spring. Tha annual fall elections at the university will be held next Tuesday, when presidents for the four cl; s will be elected. Friday was the it or candidates to file, and when th ffice wi osed, only one can- didate had appeared for the senlor and the sophomore presidents. Harold Neff of Omaha, a student In the college of agricul- ture, and an Innocent, will be the senlor president, and Carl W. Harnsberger of Ash- land, who s recovering from a fall from University hall steps last Thursd: will be the #ophomore president. The race In the junior class s between Lloyd Tully of Al- llance nad Rglph Sturm of Lincoln, and the freshmen ha four candldates in Donald F. Gallagher, Joseph B. Rlile Clarance F. Rundquist nad Farley Youn The Austral- fan ballot_will be used In the election. Grand Island College. The Wednesday morning lecture was de- livered by Rev. Alexander of the First | Presbyterfan church of Grand Island. At the Baptist church last Sunday morn- ing, President-elect E. F, Jorden preached to a largo congregation that included most of the faculty and students. The Young Men's Christian assoclation | will hold @ meeting each weck on Tuesday evening, for Bible study, prayer snd Christian work. Dr. George Sutherland preached at the York Baptist chruch last Sunday morning and evening. Overtures have been made to him to supply that the arrival of Ita new pastor. Mr. Harry Linton has church until been asked to | do this, supply the church at Jorace during the present school year. He has undertaken to and will therefore give up some of his outside work in connection with the college. Hastings College Notes Ex-president Parsons and Mr, Fuller of Fairfield, la., were in the city last Wed- nesday, looking over the coliege and its work. The Ministerial association gave .a re- ception last Friday to the faculties of the College, High school and Business dollege in the new Methodist church. Miss Genevieve Hill has recently arrived from Lawrence college to begin the class work of Prof. Unruh who is, as yet, un- able to meet his classes on account of ll- ness, A friend of the college just recently gave a scholarship to be awarded to a studont whose class work should merit it and who was In need of pecuniary assist- ance. ‘The October Issue of the Outlook is now off the press and will reach its friends in the course of a few days. This lssue deals particularly with the growth and needs of the college. ] President Crone and family returned Fri- day evening from Randolph, where they were called by the death of a brother of Mr. Crone, who was Interred in the ceme- tery at that place. Among the new enrollments of last week were Miss Hewitt of dunlata, Mr. Thurber of near Lincoln, and Clara Chick of Has- tings.. The enroliment has continued to increase throughout the last two weeks. Among those who lately appeared at Chapel were Mayor Madgett, who gave an address along the line of the prohibition amendment on Wednesday morning last. Rev. Lemmon of the Christian church, who spoke on Tuesday and Mr. Baker, intercollegiate secretary of the Prohibition assoclation. Nebraska Wesleyan, The Young Men's Christlan assoctation gave a banquet for the freshmen Friday evening at the Presbyterian church parlors Thursday morning at the chapel hour Chancellor Fulmer delivered his annual ad- dress to the students, his subject belng, “A College Education, Does It Pay?" Dr. Schreckengast returned today from Missourl, where he was on business con- nected with the annual cenference and left tmmediately for\Jowa and TIllinols, where he has similar engagements. The annual freshmen-sophomore Olymples will be held Friday afternoon on Johnson tleld. Both of these classes are the largest In the history of the Institution and the ovent {s sure to be closely contested. The Physics club held its first regular meeting of the year Wednesday evening. Armstrong Circuits used in_wirelss tele- graphy were discussed by R. C. Gorham and Prof. Jensen described the bulldings and equipment of some of the largs ecastern laboratories. Chancellor and Mra. Fulmer gave their annual reception to the faculty and students Thursday evening in the €. C. White bufld- ing. After the formalities of the receiving lin MHght refreshments were served and muslterl selections and readings were ren- dered by Mr. Kerns, Mrs. Gutzmer and Miss Champ. Pern State Normal Scheol. Miss Rita Thomas of the plano depart- ment gave a recital at chapel on Wednes- day Professor Kingston, vice president of the Washington State normal at Cheney, Wash., visited the normal on Wednesday. The normal will have vacation during the State Teachers’ assoclation meeting, at which time members of the faculty and a arge nymber of the students will attend the meetings In Omaha. A memortal service was held at the reg lar chapel hour on Monday for the la Mrs. Elizsabeth Crawford, whose death o yurred during vacation, l‘rh(fo had been a member of the faculty In* the teacher training department for sixteen years. An accldent to the electric light plant made it necessary to postpone the annual reception to new students from Saturday until Monday. A large crowd fllied the gymnasium and enjoyed the opportunity to become acquainted. A musioa | program was given and light refreshments served. His Financial Burden. Light-hearted Bill Thompson was light- hearted no longer. “Marriage,” ¥ald Mr: Thompson, what It is cracked up to be.” “What I the trouble?" asked a bachelor “is not " sald Mr. Thompson. “The wite king for money. Morning, noon. breakfast, dinner and supper; her money." sald the bachelor friend. does she do with all that money?" “I don't know,” sald Mr. Thompson. "I have never given. her any yet."—New York Times. “What Of Course She Did. “Molly, love,” sald Mollv's smart mother, “1 do hope when we're at Mrs. Jimso this afternoon that you won't think of let- ting out that terrible story about the poor deéar vicar's wife that we heard yesterday.” “Oh, of course not, mother! 1t would be 80 wioked, as well as ungenerous. I shouldn't dream of wpeaking evil of anyone.” “Quite right, my dear; quite right! You always have such nice feellngs about every- thing. Resides, I want to tell Mrs. Jimson myself!"~London Answers. Elgin Bitter aMrket. Elgin, 1L, Sept. sd.—Butter—Mity At Sde. tubs Persistent Advertising is the Road to Success. By GARRETT P. SERVISS. “I detest that ridiculous, ostenta- tious Asiatic always showing off his absurd feathers,” said a turkey-cock, or ‘gobbler,’ indicating to his rather plain-looking wife a superb peacock which had just spread its many-eyed and gloriously iridescent fan on the other side of the barnyard. “I'm an American, I am, all through, and [ don't like imported trash anyhow, but I simply can't stand it when a silly, | alien fellow like that begins to put on airs and display his fine clothes. And just listen’ to his voice; did you ever hear such an effeminate squeak?” The peacock, scenting rain afar off in the atmosphere, had uttered his shrill of warning, in accord with the instincts of his Oriental race, and the sound proved to be even more provo- cative to the gobbler than the spec- tacle of the prismatic tail. In a mo- ment two or three little, round-should- ered, speckle-gowned, Quakerish- looking dames surounded the peacock and plainly admired him. This in- creased the vexation of the turkey- cock. g “What, fools women are!” he ex- claimed. (He meant turkey women, of course.) “A little glitter and a proud strut are enough to set their heads awhirl.” “But I think he is really very hand- some,” said the hen turkey. “Handsome!” cried the gobbler. “You call that thing handsome! I've a notion to wipe the yard with his contemptible bandanna! Look at the ninny show his paces. I'll take him down. I'll show him up for a boast- ing, strutting coward, right before his own harem!” The gobbler thereupon spread his own tail, swelled his tufted chest prodigiously, puffed out his fiery-re combs and wattles until they glowed like bunches of carbuncles, and con- tinued to swell and swell, looking as if he would burst at any moment. At last he did, apparently, blow up. with a hoarse “s-t-t-u-r-t!” which seemed to scatter the shrapnel of hatred and defiance all about him. Then he uttered a terrifying “gob-| ble-gobble-gobble,” and, lowering his tail and his head, rushed strgight at the peacock, who at the sight of this sudden apparition of oncoming war, dropped his magnificent fan upon the ground, shrunk into a little mottled body dragging a train at his heels and fled for his life, with the hens affright- edly following. “There!” exclaimed the gobbler, suddenly recovering his good nature. “Now, you see what ostentation is; it's only wind; there’s nothing in it.” Whereupon he again spread his tail, swelled his chest, burst out with a| charge of compressed pride this time, and cut a circle with his wing around his family, the entire membership of which had now assembled to watch him. The Master Appears. At this moment the master of the barnyard apeared on the scene. He had witnessed the episode, and he happened to be one of those rare men that possess the secret of the Arabian farmer, who hrad learned the language of his fowls and cattle as well as of his horses and dogs. The turkey cock lowered his tail and affected to be very busy hunting for grains of corn. Bu&the master went straight to him, “So you are setting yourself up as a censor of maners,” he said to the gobbler. “You would better first look to your own.” “But that foreigner's insolent os- tentation is intolerable,” replied the gobbler. “I never saw such a stuck- up rascal.” “If you had looked at yourself in the watering trough just now,” re- turned the master, “you might have discovered equal ostentation in your own appearance. You are just as proud and as full of vanity as the pea- cock. It runs in your family.” “My family!” exclaimed the gobbler. “What's my family got to do with that popinjay?” The master laughed. “You both belong to the pheasants, he said, “and although your native lands are separated by the whole diameter of the earth, there is no divi- sion betwen y 1 in the matter of pride. The peacock has longer and more beautiful tail feathers than yours, that is all. He is an Indian | prince, flashing with jewels, and with | a pedigree as long as his tail, \\'h.xle you are a Caribbean with cacique, our tuits and your flaming head Vercss, and your less ci\'ihzcd ways. | You have not got the wilderness 01.1! | f your blood yet, Mr. Turkey-coce { You and your entire brood would go | and roost in the forest and hunt ygur | living if I let you out of the yard." | “Why don’t you let us out, then?' { asked the gobbler. “Then we wouldn't st you anything for keep.” [ co ! | "“And we'd have nothing for | Thanksgiving,” returned the master, with a grin, > The gobbler understood him, and his wattles turned a deeper shade of | re He detested the word Thanks- | giving. It was another sore subject | for him. e “Why don't you eat the peacock? | he demanded. “If he's mere civilized than I am he ought to be better eat= ing.” The master paused a moment, thinking, before he answered. Then he said, speaking to himself: “There's something in that idea of the gobbler’s. Peacocks used to fetel fabulous prices as luxuries for the tables of wealthy Athenians and | Romans in the ofld_days when the ! birds were not much known outside their native forests of India and Cey- lon. I really think T'll try it next hanksgiving and save the turkey for Christmas. What a fine thing to of- fer my friends a dish of peacock's | tongues, as Lucullus used to do in Rome. It would be the sensation of the season!” - But he said nothing of this to the igobbler, who might, possibly, have | turned the ostentation argument | against his master. All the explana- | tion that the turkey heard was: | “The peacock was sacred to the | goddess Juno, the wife of Jove, who | gave him the beautiful eyes in his tail | as a reward for the watch that he | kept upon her husband. So I keep | him as a curiosity, and not to eat. He is like my wife's bonnet—astonishing to look at, but of doubtful utility, ex- cept as an indicator of rain.” -—621 residents of Nebraska registered at Hotel Astor during the past year. Singls Room, without bath, $2.00 to $3.00 Double - $3.00 to $4.00 Single Rooms, with vath, $3.00 to $6.00 Double $4.00 to0 §7.00 Parlor, Bedroom nd oath, $10.00 > $14.00 TIMES SQUARE At Broadway, 44th to 45th Streets— d; centet o¥' gl‘whYor#s social and all railway terminals. ;“H“!!"““H“l"lm H T | - == {DO YOU ONE-STEP? GIRL SOLVES A FOOT PROBLEM Dancing is hard on the feet. After one- stepping and tangoing, your feet ache and | burn, they are tender and inflamed, and a | good night's sleep is generally out of the question, no matter how tired you may be. A society girl who is a confirmed lover of dat has found a way to enjoy all the | dancing she wants without the attendant | foot troubles. Here is her secret: She buys a package of Wa-Ne-Ta at the drug-store for a quarter. When she gets home she bathes her feet a few minutes in warm wat= er in which have been dissolved two or thres | tablets of this wonderful preparation. Then | she goes to bed and sleeps like a healthy baby. Wa-Ne-Ta takes all the soreness, burning, sweaty unpleasantness from the feet and leaves them cool and comfortable. Wa-Ne-Ta added to the bath water is | cleansing and purifying, removing impurities and banishing body odors. If your druggist i hasn’t Wa-Ne-Ta, send us 10 cents to cover R packing and shipping charges and we will | send you a sample package to your address | prepaid. L. C. Landon Co., South Bend, Ind. = e s Y