ON HIS12ECORB
IF
TOIS IS THE P1ATFOB1 iff THE OLD VETERANS
' MADE FOR S SENATOR BWKETT
; LMER J. BURKETT , United States Senator from Nebraska , is asking a nomination '
at the hands of the republican voters of the state for a second term. , , „ ,
His record in Congress and one term in the United States Senate is so well
'known to the people of Nebraska that comment here is unnecessary. He has a record
of doing things , and while it has not always been possible for him to get just exactly
what he wanted , he has certainly done all in his power to advance the material interests
of the people of Nebraska.
- ( The State has never had a representative in the National Congress who has ac
complished more , nor attained a higher standing in the councils of the nation. He is
probably entitled to more credit for the passage of the Postal Savings Bank law and the
extension of rural free delivery than any other man in Congress. The positions he has
attained to upon important Senate Committees , especially on the appropriation Commit
tee , is an asset to the State { hat can be attained only by experience and length of faith
ful service , something that a new man would not reach except by the same strenuous
route traveled by Senator Burkett in his long years of service.
Nebraska can hold her own and come to the important place she deserves in national
affairs only by retaining her tried and true representatives. Every voter should remem
ber this , and under the Primary System it devolves upon each individual voter to go to
the polls and see that'we lose no advantage already gained through the efficient service
of our senior senator. ,
TUESDAY , AUGUST 16th , EVERY VOTER WHO BELIEVES IN ELECT
ING A SENATOR BY THE DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE SURE
TO RECORD HIS VOTE. DO NOT DELEGATE TO SOMEONE ELSE THIS DUTY
YOU OWE AS A CITIZEN. The old veterans appreciating the service rendered by
Senator Burkett have made a platform for him sp9cifying some of the things he has al
ready achieved and shows something of his ability to accomplish what he undertakes.
The Senator stands squarely on the Platform of the Republican party , which is
progressive in every particular , and insists always that lines must be sanely drawn , but
be in keeping with new ideas and necessities. He is in the prime of life , clean morally
and politically , honest and able , a hardworking , painstaking and faithful public servant , ,
and desejves the support of every true Nebraskan.
ROOSEVELT MAY WRITE STORY.
Studying Industrial Conditions In An
thracite Region.
'Scranton ' , Pa. Theodora Roosevelt
spent several days among the work
ers In the heart of the Pennsylvania
anthracite region. It Is eald ho In
tends to write a story descriptive of
the coal fields. Ho met and talked
with the men who dig the coal as they
came from the mines black with
grime. Ho talked with them about
their homes , their children and their
SOIL CONSERVATION PROBLEM.
Intelligent Efforts Toward Fertlllza-
tlon a Most Imperative Necessity.
Washington. "Tho loss of the
thousands of finished American farm
ers who arc pouring Into Canada every
year Is a serious after-effect of waste
ful exploitation and the failure to con
serve this country's natural resources ,
especially the soil The fertility of
our soil has been reduced below the
point of profitable production In many
manner of living and learned from
their'own lips how they look at life.
He climbed to the top of a coal
breaker and spent half an hour there
In the stifling coal dust , so that he
might see what the boys who work
there have to do.
( Many of the tellers had no idea of
the ox-president's Identity , which he
took care to conceal.
CNIr. Roosevelt later left the village
and motored to Pcokvlllo , a hamlet
four miles further north. There Is n
silk mill In Pcekvllle and Colonel
Roosevelt went through It , talking
of our communities , and people In-
steed of remaining at homo and build
ing up Impoverished farms , arc mi
grating in search of virgin land. "
This explanation of the Canadian
movement made by "W. J. Spillman ,
the expert on farm management ,
brought Into the department of agri
culture by Secretary Wilson a llttlo
more than eight years ago and now
chief of an Important branch of the
department whirh has done much to
ward bridging the chasm between sci
ence and practical farming. Mr. Spill-
man thinks that the stream of mlgra-
with the young girls , who spend their
days winding bir. { thread on spools.
After he had removed the dust at
his hotel ho met John Mitchell , for
mer president of the United 'Mine '
workers of Amerlra.
Colonel Roosevelt said : "I have
been Interested in the conditions In
the mining towns of Pennsylvania.
When 1 read two articles In a maga
zine written by Miss Sanvllle and Mlns
Cocbraiio of the coiibumers * league of
Philadelphia , I got In touch with them
and arranged to visit the mining
towns and talk with tlio people. "
tion which Is flowing over the north
ern borders should act as a warning
to the farmers of America and show
them the need of restoring and main
taming tlio productivity of the soil.
Some of the Aincrlcan emlgrante
are taking up the lands In Manitoba ,
j Alberta and Saskatchewan , where
j there Is almost a stampede to cstab
llsh farms on the virgin soil , In the
I belief that the fertility of the land It
) "Inexhaustible. Experience has proven
that no soil Is Inexhaustible unless
cared for under an approved system
of farm management.
OTICS
Scandal Wrecks Romance of the Zoo
. YORK. The fowl house of
NEW.
the Central park zoo was scandalIzed -
Izod one clny recently when some sharp
eyed tattlers noticed the simultaneous
disappearance of Clnrn , ono of the
young wild gray geese recently given
to the zoo , und Hrlghain Young , the
little Hlack Spanish game rooster
whoso wild ways haVe deprived him of
the countenance of the best classes in
the fowl house.
It came out thntjlrighnm Young and
Clara were out In" the park together.
Chief Keeper Snyder , who went on
their trail as soon as ho heard about
their disappearance , got wind of them
near the alligator pool. A black wing
feather by the eagle cages also
showed that n. Young had been there.
He had lost the feather trying to converse -
verso with a South American condor.
Then ho went on up the path , walkIng -
Ing In a manner that said that - he
thought himself n pretty line fellow.
The little wild gray goose seemed to
be extremely proud of him.
It was about hero that the little gray
goose felt such a thrill of freedom and
life that she quacked In her coarse , un
cultured voice , and abruptly left the
earth for a night In the air.
II. Young tried to do that , too , but
ho fell back to the ground in a most
undignified manner. When the gray
goose came back after n circle of the
neighborhood , ho expressed to her , nc
doubt , his gravn disapproval of undue
bolsterousncss In a young woman con
siderably beyond the kindergarten age.
At any rate a coolness sprang tip
hero between the couple. They went
on down the mall until they ciuno to
the pool of water equipped with the
fountain mechanism that spoutn up
many minute streams of water from
the Biirfaco of the pool. 11 , Young
started to walk slowly around the low
curbing of the pool , but Clara , the
poor , simple thing , jumped right In
and , swimming out until she came un
derneath the showering streams , bpgan
( mucking as loudly IIH she could , Hap
ping her wings In a quick , excited
way.
11. 'Young does not worship the con
vention. Hut even ho stood stock still
and glared at Clara. Shu caught his
eye , but did not seem to bo In the
least ashamed. Whereupon ho turned
away , acting as If ho didn't know the
young thing cutting up In the pool.
Chief Keeper Snyder came down the
mall on the trail. On the way back to
the fowl house , Clara and II. Young re
fused to notice each other.
"A simple case of Incompatablllty. "
snld Snyder , "but , fortunately It was
discovered early. Wo would prefer to
say nothing nioro Just at present. "
However , H. Young plans a visit to
Reno , Nov. , where divorces are so eas
ily obtained.
Chicago Woman Maid for Her Hostess
. LOUIS. While a score of Invitations
ST.
tions were on their way from Mrs.
James Howe's beautiful Swiss chalet
in Webster Groves , a suburb of.St. . .
Louis , to attend n five hundred club
party and luncheon recently. Mrs.
Howe's serving maid announced her
resignation , to take effect immediate
ly.
ly.The
The dire news reached the hostess
as she was dressing to rccelvo her
guests. "What's the matter ? " called
Mrs. C. Gregory Fleckcnsteln , Mrs.
Howe's guest , from the room where
she was putting on her white lingerie
gown. Mrs. Howe told her. Mrs.
Fleckensteln , whoso home Is In Chicago
cage , was to bo the guest of honor nt
the club party. Hut this had not been
announced. Nor was she acquainted
with those whom she was to moot
"Let mo be serving maid , " BIO
said promptly. "I think I can do al
most as well as a real one. Where Is
ray costume ? " She hurried down
stairs and returned in a dainty white
dress mid checked serving apron.
"What a charming maid you have , '
was almost the first remark of the
llrst club member who appeared.
"She's French , " replied Mrs. Howe ,
"and she can't speak n word of Eng
lish. For that reason I'm afraid I will
not bo able to keep her. It's a pity , foi
she's so neat. "
"I'll bo glad to take her , If you
aren't going to keep her , " said the
next guest. "Only I don't know
whether I want such n pretty maid
around the houso. Of course , I trust
my husband "
When the party had gathered and
the "maid" began serving the luncheon
some of the guests tried their French
by essaying remarks to the maid.
"pul madam , oul , " with n curtsy ,
was the only reply. Again there was
n whispered series of compliments on
the graceful movements of the trim
figure.
As the card play began the "maid"
retired , and a few minutes later the
guest of honor , Mrs. Fleckcnsfein , en
tered the room In her party gown.
There was a gasp of admiring surprise
as the "maid" of n few moments before -
fore was recognized. The unconven
tional Introduction was the preface tea
a pleasant acquaintance between Mrs ,
Fleckensteln and the guests.
Stevenson's Grandson Finds Treasure
FRANCISCO. When little Louis
SAN
OHborno , the eight-year-old son of
Lloyd Osborne , novelist and stepson
of Robert Louis Stevenson , armed him
self with his midget shovel and went
out on a sand hill near his homo hereto
to dig a few days ago ho had visions
of finding treasure. This la not an un
usual thing for the lad , for he 1ms not
heard his father's Illustrious stepfa
ther talked about without getting
some spirit of adventure of the author
of "Treasure Island" fixed In his mind.
So while Louis dug he hummed "Six
teen Men on n Dead Man's Chest , Yo
Ho ! Ho ! and n Bottle of Rum. "
The lad stopped digging because his
nhovel had encountered nn obstruc
tion. Tested carefully the thing thai
resisted proved to bo metal. Then
Louis dug more furiously than over.
In a few moments ho unearthed a
metal box. And , sure enough , It con
tained treasure. Opening It Imstlly ,
the boy found 2,000 shares of valuable
stock , deeds to city property , other
valuable papers and several empty
ring boxes.
Of course , the boy did not realize
the value of the property , but he know
the papers must bo worth a great dealer
or they would not have been placed
In such a secure box. So ho hastily
carried his find to his mother , who
turned tlio property over to the police.
The papers belong to Augustus Im-
brie , a wealthy man whoso house Is
closed and who Is out of the city. Tlio
police think rnhhnrn ransacked the
Iinbrlo residence and , after taking
money and jewelry from the box ,
burled It.
Praises Traits of His Dog in Rhyme
CHICAGO. The inuso of poesy was
invoked recently by Isadoro Her
man on behalf of his dog Rover , who
had gotten into trouble through care
lessly Inserting his teeth In the leg of
little Israel Stern , son of Ell Stern ,
a neighbor.
Stern , on behalf of llttlo Israel , Died
suit in the municipal court against
Herman , asking $1.000 damages for
the punctures which Rover Inflicted
on hid son's leg. Herman , In response
to Stern'H complaint , came back with
the following petition to the court :
"Defendant denies that said dog is
or was of a savage disposition or a
vicious temper , not oven In dog days ,
but , on the contrary , defendant avers
that said Rover has always borne a
good reputation among his neighbors ,
pals and associates In the community
in which ho resides for being a peace
ful , quiet and law-abiding canine , al-
wayw kind to his friends mid faithful
to his master. The defendant further
avers that the dog Is a great homo
body und Is always nt homo at night"
Tlio following lines in the bill ex
press the attachment tlio defendant
feels toward his dog Rover :
I like to HCO u little ilofr
Ad pat him on tlio head.
So prettily ho WIIBH hltf tail
Wlicni'viT ho IM fed.
Sorno llttlo doits uro very Rood
And sotiio uio useful , too.
And do you know that they will mind
What they uro hid to do'/
"Tlio defendant therefore prays , "
continues the bill , "that this honorable
court will npiiro both dog and defend
ant from any decree which would In
any way Interfere with the long rela
tionship heretofore existing between
the defendant and his dog Rover. "
Murder Without Malice.
The dean of tlio Suffolk School of
Law , Hoston , sends us the following
gem from a freshman examination pa
per :
"Whore murder Is committed with
out malice aforethought It Is a case
of manslaughter. " The Green Bag.
"PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN"
Fabled Fountain of Youth Could Not
Do More Potent Than Association
With Little Ones.
"Play with the children ! " was the
recurrent advice of n wise and BUC
ccssful man , "This will keep your
heart young , your viewpoint fresh ,
your wit sparkling. The child heart 14
at once the purest and the happiest
in all nature ; the child tongue la a
transfiguring power. "
Something of thin Indulbtaulo power
attaches to good stories of those nalvo
and Innocent "llttlo ones" ncrlpturnll ?
declared specially blossea and potent.
The child mind transform the child
touch lifts to glad laughter Incidents
nnil accident ! ) not otherwise worth
noting. Witness this llttlo tale of thn
careful mother to whom cmno n tiny
snn all agog over the acquirement ot
now and forbidden knowledge.
"Mother ! " cried the child , babr
O.VCB shining , baby checks glowing ,
'do you know what 'I'll bo hornswoe-
glcd1 means ? " *
"No , dear , " said the mother , sol
emnly , seizing the opportunity to im
plant a lesson. "I'm sure I do not. "
"Well , I do , " wan the ecstatic nn-
Bwer , the suggested lesson being ut
terly Ignored. "It means Just the
same as Til bo gol-darncd ! ' "
*
WELL QUALIFIED.
.
Squllbob That follow over there
would mnko a splendid magazine poot.
Squllllgan A genius , oh ?
Squlllbob No , but ho has dyspepsia
BO bad that ho would't got DO hungry
living.
Judges' Wigs.
The wig is only worn by English
barristers to glvo them n Btorn , Judi
cial appearance , and no ono can aay
that it falls In this respect The cus
tom was originated by n French
Judge In the seventeenth century
when , happening to don a marquis'
wig ono day , ho found it gave him
uch a stern and dignified nppoaranco
hut ho decided to get ono for himself
and wear it at all times in court.
This ho did , and the result was GO
atlsfactory from a legal point of
view , that not only Judges , but bar
risters , also took up the custom
throughout Europe.
The Ready Theorist.
"You see , " explained the scientist ,
'houso flics tire dangerous because
hey carry germs on their feet. "
. "Ah ! " exclaimed the ready theorist ;
'then the remedy Is simple. All you
need to do Is to mnko them wear over
shoes and leave them on the porch
when they como In. "
Quantity Not Quality.
Teacher Willie , have you whls-
lorcd today without permission ?
Willie Yea , wunst.
Teacher Johnnie , chould Wllllo
mve said "wunst ? "
Johnnie ( triumphantly ) No , ma'am ,
10 should have said twist.
A woman's Idea of an Intelligent
man Is ono who can tell whether or
not her hat Is on straight
Know How
To Keep Cool ?
When Summer's sun
and daily toil heat the *
blood to an uncomfort
able degree , there is noth
ing so' comforting and
cooling as a glass of
Postum
served with sugar and a
little lemon.
Surprising , too , how
the food elements relieve
fatigue and sustain one.
The flavour is deli
cious and Postum is
really a food drink.
' "There's a Reason"
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Hattle Creek , Mich.