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Subscribers learlaaj Ih city tem
porarily anemia have Tk Be
Ballad la thaoa. Aadresa will aa
aaaatad aa attest aa r'tastiud.
The democrat have thirty investi
gations started, none finished.
Onawa, la., comes to the front with
the firat lowboat drowning of the sea
ton. Next. ' 'J
"Forest Fires Burn With Unabated
Fury." Headline. And conservation
goes marching on.
A Baltimore man was arrested at
the altar, which probably will be used
as another argument against matri
mony. '
It is not going to be such a dull
year, after all Kansas is preparing
to resubmit Its state-wide prohibition
proposition. ;
Mr. Carnegie is still giving money
to helj) pay for church organs, hut, of
course, with no idea of having them
pipe his praises. '
In St. Louis the boosters have or
ganized a "Get-Together'' ' movement.
It should include both
and th Browns.
the Cardinals
Nov that charges of alleged bribery
have arisen from the Mexican : situa
tion, we may assume the' war is on a
practical footing.-,
If lightning nearly struck the capi
tal at Washington the other day ;it
must have been attracted by those
democratic probes sticking up.
What city In Omaha's class can
show up more country, clubs to the
population, all of them prosperous and
with membership fully recruited?
Still, some people believe that be
fore the thing Is over we shall have to
do just what Senator Stone is being
severely criticised for urging done in
MSxlco.
The Irreverent Washington Post
profanes the sanctity of our special
coronation ambassador by referring
to him as "Jack" Hammond. W
protest.
The attention of the house demo
cratic Investigators Is respectfully di
rected to the rumor that somebody
haa offered $300,000 to rebel leaders
to throw the fight.
The scientist who tells us that the
climate of Mars Is very much like that
of our earth might go on and specify
what part of the earth he meant.
Texts, Africa or Nebraska.
For the benefit of the auto speeders
we suggest that the city autborltlea
take special pains to keep the thor
oughfares leading to and from the
police station In perfect condition.
Evidently the Water board has con
cluded that the urgent necessity of an
additional main from the Florence
pumping station is not so urgently
necessary as It was supposed to be.
The average city man who culti
vates a ten-foot garden patch, out of
which he gets possibly $s worth of
truck In the season, too often does so
at the expense of about $50 worth of
clothes.
Having gotten as far at the city at
torney, if those highwaymen will now
oniy stick-up Mayor "Jim" and a few
of the councilmen, the money needed
to put on more policemen will be
forthcoming.
The selection by the hold-up gentry
or the city attorney at a fit subject for
their operations teatlfiea to their des
peration, even though it may not be
specially complimentary to their per
spicacity and discriminating Judgment.
The high cost of living la a good
enough morgan, but it will not ex
plain the turtling Increase In the cost
of running the county hospital, par
ticularly at the general average of
foodstuff prices hat been less this year
than last year. The figures on this
look very much like a Senegamblan In
the county hospital woodpile.
Crops.
The government forecast gives hope
for another record-breaking crop year.
It estimates the aggregate value of all
farm products this year at $8,926,000,-
000, which exceeds last year's figures
by 1104.000,000. Yet it was felt that
last year's was a maximum limit. Back
of this official forecast some statistic
have become available through com
mercial sources in New York that re
flect a remarkable advance on the
farm this year, confirming the popu
lar opinion that thus far this has been
a ftearly perfect growing season. Win
ter wheat, for instance, for which last
year such general apprehension was
felt, and Justly so, shows marked im
provement in condition as compared
with one year sgo. The most con
spicuous change, it so happens, is
right here In Nebraska, together with
Missouri and Kansas, three of the
leading winter wheat states. On May
1, 1910, the condition of this cereal in
Nebraska, taking 100 per rent as per
fect, s 67 per cent, while this year
on May 1 It was 8S per cent; in Mis
souri a year ago it was 73, this year
93; in Kansas a year ago It was (5,
this year 76.
The research made shows that this
year also a much smaller, area of win
ter wheat land has been abandoned
because of the failure of the seed
through unfavorable weather condi
tions. Out of a total of 34,485,000
acres sown last fall 31,367,000 are
reported as under winter wheat on
May 1. This is a loss of only 9 per
cent, whereas a year ago the loss was
13 per cent, leaving the area In culti
vation on May 1, 1910, only 24,427,
000 acres. The Department of Agri
culture, for the first time, computes
a quantitative estimate of the winter
wheat yield per acre this year, fixing
its figure, on the basis of five years'
results, at 15.6 bushels per acre, or a
total of 489,825,200 bushels. These
Lfacts and figures must have the effect
of discounting anything that savors of
hard times talk In this western coun
try this year,
Unwieldy Lawmaking; Bodies
The demand Is steadily growing the
country over for centralizing official
authority with the view of increasing
efficiency. That Is the theory of the
commission form of, government plan
for cities. Yet one need not' pass
judgment upon that scheme of local
administration to find wisdom in the
theory of holding down on the num
ber of legislators, city, state or na
tional. .
The national house has a bill before
It now providing for an Increase in Its
membership, which the last census al
lows. But it cannot be argued that
the Interest of the people or .the gov
ernment would- suffer were , this hill
never enacted Into law. Enough time
I lftar'-nnw An archn nf Af ttia n'nmW
vi lucuiueia iu vuui mu iuubi wi
the real business In -both houses Is.
after all, transacted ' In committees.
While it Is not desirable to shut off
on popular debate! or public hearings
In an open forum, , It Is - positively
necessary to do a great deal of the. de
tail work in the committee room,
where the smaller body of men can
save time. .
So far as congress is concerned, the
tendency has always been toward this
centralization and nobody haa ever
heard of any legitimate interest suf
fering as a result. Each member of
the house represents a far greater
number of persons today than be did
twenty years ago. Other considera
tions, however, commend the smaller
number theory. The smaller number
tends to lessen the possibility of barter
and exchange, legitimate and other
wise. It probably would tn time en
able great headway to be made against
all forms of unfairness, contributing
mightily to expeditious trsnsactlon of
the public business at state and -national
capitals.
The Boston Herald pleads with the
Massachusetts legislature to save the
Boston charter, which ruts out official
sinecures and secures more direct ad
ministration of city government. The
Columbus State Journal believes Ohio
would be better off with half Its pres
ent number of representatives In con
gress and In the state legislature and
and further believes that a plebiscite
of all the people would show a two-to-one
majority In favor of It. Fewer
officeholders and better would be-a
good slogan.
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Xeep Pushing: Ahead.
A Wall street paper expresses con
cern that in the west there 'should
be a feeling of discouragement over
the business outlook, while in the
east this feeling bat been tupplanted
by one of cheer and confidence. Gloom,
it reminds us, ill comports with the
bright buoyancy of the west. True,
and we rather think, while appre
ciating the friendly advice, that some
picture painter has overdrawn the
situation out here in too somber
colors.
With money plentiful, supplies
ample and a bountiful crop coming
on, we could scarcely have a depres
sion and It la time talk of 1t was
stopped. Under the csptloa, "Today's
Opportunity," the current Issue of the
American Lumberman sets forth In
homlletlc form some eplgrammatlcal
advice on this very point. For In
stance, it asks Its readers to forget
"That the business r transacted last
month was less than that of the
record-breaking month of any pre
vious year," and asks them to re
member that the functions of society,
which need to be performed "can be
performed acceptably only through the
continuous employment of til the
capital, all the mental resources and
all t4 labor of all the people!'-
It might be possible under present
conditions to Inaugurate and maintain
for a time an artificial panic, but It Is
not probable that men would be fool
ish enough to attempt It when, to let
the natural tendency of trade and in
dustry run Its course, would serve
better ends. For some time to come
business la likely to move along con
servative lines, but that Is no reason
why people should imagine a gloom
resting upon them simply because rec
ords are not being broken and fabu
lous advances made. Perhaps we have
been exceeding the speed limit and sre
now only coming to a normal gait.
We cannot, and perhsps should not,
always be breaking records. But the
thing to do Is to look pleasant and
keep pushing ahead.
Labor Unions in Government Service.
Pretident Taft's address in Harrls-
burg takes a decided stand against the
organization of labor unions among
employes In government service. He
favors organlrstlon for mutual benefit
and betterment, but unequivocally op
poses labor union principles based on
concerted action through stakes and
boycotts to, enforce demands made
upon the employer, who in this case
Is the government, snd cites the de
plorable consequences of the strike of
government employes In France as a
conclusive object lesson.
President Taft does not exaggerate
the evils of leaving the government at
the merry of civil service employes
banded together in labor unions
threatening to stop the wheels unless
conceded their demands, irrespective
of merit or Justice. The extreme
example would be such a labor union
mong the soldiers In the army or
tailors In the navy refusing to obey
commands of their superior officers
until grievances presented. through a
walking -delegate-should be redressed.
That, of course, would be mutiny, and
punishable as treason under the laws
of war and not to be tolerated for an
Instant. But a strike of railway mall
clerks, or revenue collectors, or United
States deputy marshals, would be
equally serious, and differ only In
degree.
Yet the right of every government
service employe by himself, or in con
junction with others, to make com
plaint against bad treatment or objec
tionable conditions of employment
should be in some way safeguarded
and must not be denied. In the rail
way brotherhoods this object has been
In a measure accomplished, by the
recognition of grievance j committees
representing the men and empowered
to treat with representatives of the
railway companies for adjustment of
differences at stated periods of the
ysar.
We believe that some similar sys
tem as this can -be, and 'should be,
worked out for government service
employes whereby the various
branches could have representatives
on a grievance confmlttee dealing di
rectly with the heads of the govern
ment department Instead of through
subordinate bureaucrats, or irrespon
sible underlings puffed up with Imag
inary power. Such a session on ac
cumulated grievances , held once or
twice each year, would make the ma
chinery of ' government run more
smoothly and proved a -safety-valve
without resort to strikes and boycotts,
because the people want to do the
right thing by their public servanta,
and no real abuse or injustice would
remain long unremedied after once
known and aired.
Reciprocity with Omaha.
Commenting on the coming enter
tainment by Omaha of Nebraska edi
tors when they hold their state con
vention here next month, the Wayne
Herald urges attendance of rural pub
lishers on the meeting to bring about
closer relations with Omaha, "We
need Omaha, and Omaha needs us," It
says; "it can do us more good in the
way of advertising and boosting than
large centers outside of the state. We
ought to ha,ve a . reciprocity treaty
with the metropolis."
If the rural cities and towns
throughout Nebraska do not have a
reciprocity treaty with Omaha, and
enjoy the mutual benefits of such rela
tionship, it is their own fault, for
Omaha has always recognized the de
sirability of pulling In harness with
all the communities of the state and
has always been willing to go more
than half way. Omaha realizes that
the foundation of its prosperity as a
towns in the tributary territory,
which, in turn, rests directly on the
prosperity of the farmer and producer.
A real reciprocity treaty between the
rural cities and towns and Omaha car
ried out tn good faith by all sides
would be a winner.
It may not be just the time for
Omaha to rebuild the Arch of States
as a permanent monument to the ex
position, but the time should not be
too long deferred. A new generation
la fast springing up who have no recol
lection of the exposition, and . who
should have a tangible reminder tf it.
Omaha's disadvantage compared with
other citlea is It lack of individuality
something worth seeing for strang
ers to see that they cannot aee else
where. The Arch of States In stone
and masonry would be such a distin
guishing feature.
The lawyers for the. Water board
expect a decision on their latest water
works hearing within thirty days.
Thirty days will bring ua into the mid
dle of June, and thirty daya more
needed for the preliminaries for a
special election into the middle
of July. It was three months ago
that the Water board called so loudly
upon the people, to., vote I&.2 50.&00 In
botds lmmedlatery,--if -not eooaefr-to
get "possession of the water plant
forthwith.
. Represents tive government Is net a fail
ure. Th World-Herald believes In th In
Uiaaiv and referendum, but civilisation
would not be a (allur without them.
V orld. Herald.
.'Well, well, well! What a change
has com over the horizon since the
democrats "got control of the lower
house of congress and saved the coun
try once more from utter destruction.
i Is It an' argument for the Initiative
and' referendum that the people In
Oregonv according to recent returns,
are more disposed to vote down In
stead of np novelties In legislation?
It ought to be, though that Is probably
not what Its advocates expected of the
law.
On the Rnrsnln t'oanter.
' Cleveland Tlaln Dealer.
Anyone ' can 'have the Ohio state senate
for' the 'asking. Ohio does not want It.
Ohio would gladly trade It for a pltiggM
rl-ckei, and throw In a reasonable bonus.
Ftmlharrilnraa Checked.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Ona cannot but admlr the spirit of Im
molation that possessed . those seventeen
medico In Baltimore when they offered to
submit -to Inoculation with cancer, but one
mut ,mor than admire the horsesense of
rr. Charles Simon who refused to let them
carry out thels foolhardy design.
Mutate aa Hood a a Fence.
t Boston Transcript.
The supreme court has decided that a
federal statute is as good aa a federal
fenre against, .trespassing on the rational
forest reserves. Thts saves t'nele Sam the
cost of building millions of miles of fences,
while serving notice on the cattle barons
that they are wanton trespassers liable to
punishment If they drive their herds upon
the unfehced acres. The forest reserves be
long to the whole nation for which con
gress Is trustee such Is the burden of the
conservation decision. v
Poet'a Shameless Treason.
New 'York Pun.
It seems but a day when all hearts were
touched, all eyes were moist with reading
the Hon. Josephua Fanlels' sweet lines:
For my eoul Is cryln'
For old B'll Bryan,
t'nder the gamdeboo!"
And now Jrrsepfkus has deserted his old
Ham. Beautiful but false .Insephus, who
advertises shamelessly his shame.
No more I'm slghln'
' For did Bill Bryan.
Under the garodehoo!
There, will be tears ami aching hearts
for this..
Do-dKlnar- m. Loaded Bill. -
, . . New york Tribune.
Th democratic majority In the house of
representative has developed a holy horror
of Monday aeaaions. .There's a reason. The
house I afraid tq alt on.-that day because
It Is calendar day and the first bill on th
calendar tor consldaraUon ta th Anderson
penalon bill, which- ,most democrat, don't
want to go on rscard, either for or a!nst,.
Monday will therefore remain dies non for
ths.rast of tbls session. . Illustrating -4h
fact that in politics Oier is always mora
than one way to skin a cat.
PEPPERY -PARAGRAPHS.
i Ixrulsvtlle Gourier-Jouraair When. Queen
Wary bars paint but permits face powder
for ladle' at oourt . ahat vn one
who alts upon; hron. may, have a shiny
nose. ,-v t.-. ;-'. 1 - " .V.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: If rosin ha ad
vanced 46 per cent' In prtcev wrhy not all
that much to the 'price of ticket-to next
winter's string tnusie?'
Indianapolis Newsf' The country may b
a little curious to know whether, when Mr.
Taft waa photographed as a Mason, he
wore a regular stock apron or on that
was especially mad to Ms measur.
St. Louia 6lobe-jberhocrat: Four women
are Included In the thirty-five awards mad
from the Carnegie hero fund last year. If
the unnoted heroism In contending with th
vicissitudes of life' counted the feminine
shar would be larger.
Chicago Reord-Herald: Confession 1
good for the soul. An Oklahoma man says
he la sura -the world moves, - because
sucker. 1 born every- minute. "And soma'
times," , he continues, "I think ther ar
two because, frequently, I am th othr
one." ; . .
fit. I.ouls Republic: Now that It is feared
that tht illness of Quean Alexandra may
cause a postponement of George V coro
nation, Just aa Edward VII' Illness caused
a postponement of his own coronation nine
years ago In Juna, some system of rain
checks for these coronations is likely to be
In demand.
People Talked About
WILUAM
Mr. Harris has been a black-fac song
and dance artist for half a century and
bk retired from the stag a numbsr of
time with pockets bulging with profits.
He Is a live exhibit of th smll that
won't com off.
A combination of three children, soma
matches and a windy day destroyed
twenty-two buildings and conttnt valued
at $SO.0OO in Harrington, Me., last weak.
Within two weeks three aviators have
been killed. Ren Vellon fell 2.000 feet at
Shanghai. Lieutenant O. M. K. Kelly. L
S. A., fell In making a landing at fian
Antonio, land Herr Bekemuller ran inte
a building in Berlin.
Mrs. Jersey Benedict Gessner, a lawyer
in New Orleans. Inherited her office and
much of1 her legal business from her
fathef. Shs Is reported l hav lost but
or. Uo tml to receive th tarn- fees
that' would be psld to a man. Sh comes
from a family of law era. "
Nathan Plvoa of .Miner's Mills' Lusern
cuunty. Pennsylvania, is without a place
to kloie.hu winter vegetable, the cellar
beneath hi house having dropped Into
tho nUno. Tne losa cam about through a
evrln M the workings of th Pine, Rldg
colliery., lavestlgatlon show that th
csve-ln. is a hell-abaped -on and Is -fifty
feet deep and about twelve feet - la
diametwr. i
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Army Gossip
Matter ef Interest on and Baek
af tn ruiaT X.U Oleansd from
th Army and wavy Bfistt
Chaplain Charles M. Brewer, of the Plxth
field artillery, stationed at Fort Riley, Kan.,
haa been ordered to trial before a court
martial at that plac. Th charges grow out
of the allegations that he was guilty of
conduct to th prejudice of good order and
military discipline by appearing In a state
of Intoxication at a ball given by the en
listed men of th post and using profane
language. Chaplain Brewer asked to be
permitted to resign from the service, but
the secretary of war refused to accept
the resignation and ordered tne trial.
It has been decided by the Wsr depart
ment to reduce the clothing allowance of
the army In th case of re-enllsted men
from 18.70 to IM 0, which will represent
a saving of $500,000 a year In expenses In
that direction. It la held by th military
authorities that th present system Is ex
travagant, as 1 shown by in fact that
each year th paymaster general of the
army pays out about fl.ono.OOO to soldiers
on discharge for clothing undrawn. It is
assumed that, while this represents Indi
vidual car in the preservation of clothing
In order to obtain th remainder of the
allowance In cash. It also means that the
allowanc ia too liberal. The result may
hav its effect upon r-enllstment and It
Is very apt to lead to less car In their
clothing on the part of the soldiers. A part
of the saving Is effected by withdrawing
from the lists of articles issued to enlisted
men the Items of blankets, two of which
are Issued to a soldier as his initial cloth
ing allowance at a value of tin.80. It Is
proposed to have these blanketa Issued on
a memorandum receipt, the articles to be
retained as property of the government,
which will help to solve in that direction
the vexatious problem which has Involved
the sale of clothing or articles of their
equipment by the enlisted men. The new
rule applying to the Issue of blankets will
save nearly $100,000 a year.
Th regulations published In U. O. 84,
May . 1909. War department, regarding the
examination and appointment of persons
In civil life to be second lieutenants In
the cavalry, field artillery and Infantry,
have been amended by G. O. 63 of this
year.' The requirements of the old regula
tions were elementary and In some re
spects not up to the standard of entrance
to Wefct Point. The new regulations pro
vide that the candidates shall pass both
a preliminary mental examination and a
competitive mental examination, the re-
nulrementfi Of the latter being about tbose
exacted of cadets at West Point before
graduation, except on military subjecu.
Contrary to th former practice, there will
be no difficulty In young men obtaining
pet mission to undergo the exwminat'on.
In fact, th widest competition will be in
vited, and anyone of th requisite ag and
producing satisfactory recommendations
a to character may be authorized to ap
pear for examination. About M.OoO circu
lars advertising the examination will ha
distributed throughout the country, and U
Is th expectation of th War department
to txamln aoout 1,000 candidates each
year. The standard of examination and
Ua eompetitiv feature's as prescribed by
th nw regulation for the mobile army
are about what have pertained to examina
tions of"civ1lians'for appointment ai'aetf
ottd lic'iiffeftant In th coaat artillery corps
for abbut t) ree year.
Further" change' have' been authorised
by the' War department In th uniform of
th army. In th case of the eervlc coats,
cotton nd woolen, for officer and enlisted
men, the turned-down collar will be re
placed by th standing collar and the
patch pocket will take the place of a bel
lows ' pocket. On the enlisted nen'i coat
th collar ornamenta will be worn with th
letters "U, 8." on the right side and the
Insignia on the left side. In th mounted
breeches, the re-enforcement of the seat
will b don away with and the re-enforcement
retained only at the knee. No
chahg Is mad In the officers' collar orna
ment. No decision has been made, aa yet.
In th case of th cap, concerning which
action I expected next week. It 1 prob
able that all cap will be made with In
creased diameter of ' crown, stiffened tn
front and falling' In back, and the top to
contain a spring to keep It flat. There may
b Some Chang in th visor to glv It the
russet eolor on th exposed portion In order
that It may correspond In appearance with
the service color and do away with the
conspicuous patent-leather reflector. The
underneath portion of the visor will be of
green leather as at present. Th change
mad In the coat was, primarily, to reduce
the expense of that equipment, it having
been found that th change Involved In
that garment and th breechea would ap
proximately save $110,000 a year.
The draft of a general order ha been
prepared in th War department for the
purpose of simplifying th method of ac
quiring supplies for the military establish
ment. This Is in th Una of recommenda
tions made some months ago tn a memo
randum submitted by members of the gen
eral staff, bringing under on department
th acquisition of certain nasse of sup
plies now purchased by different branches.
An example of th Inconsistency of th sys.
tern in this respect is afforded by the
method of subsisting th soldier. His food
Is furnished by th commissary department,
the cooking I don on a rang furnished
by the quartermaster' department, and th
tableware used comas from th ordinance
department. If th new general order is
Issued and It may t held up In anticipa
tion of th result of pending legislation
which will operat to create a general sup
ply corps of the army it will make Borne
radical changes In th sjstem of purchasing
material for army use. It Is proposed, for
Instance, to hav th subsistence depart
ment buy all tableware and to hav the
quartermaster's department buy all th
materia used In the equipment and oper
ation of army hospitals, while th medical
department, through a board of army sur
geons, would specify and select medicines
and surgical instruments, Including horse
msd'clne, which haa hitherto ben bought
by th quartermaster a department.
Physical
Exhaustion
When you feel weak, tired
out, and unrefreehed by sleep
or when your appetite and
digestion are poor, you will
find its use invaluable.
HORSFORD'S
Acid Phosphate
(Hoa-aJcoaoUe)
NEBRASKA rOLITICAL GOSSIP.
Falrbury News: Colonel Bryan sav "the
'democrats party ' I marching " But he
neglects to state whether th bsnd Is play-
Ing a charge or a retreat.
Hastings Tribune. Willis E. Reed of
i Madison, who ws defeated last year for
a seat In the upper nous of rorrgress by
Ollhert M. Hitchcock, believes In the early
bird getting th worm, so h ha already
declared his candidacy to succeed Hitch
cock. So it la. a politician no sooner gets
Into office than h finds that there u-e
plenty of people who re working to get
him out.
Grand Island Independent: t-Governor
Shallenberger follows up W. H. Thompson
quick and fast a to announcing his candi
dacy for th United State senatorshlp.
Were we permitted to do so w would offer
the suggestion to both gentlemen not to
work up too great a degree cf perspiration
over th matter because of the very strong
probability that th aucceasor of Senator
Brown will be a republican.
Osceola Record: The Central City Re
publican want to "eliminate Norrls
Brown." Sure! Why not? It might also
be a good thing to burn down th state
house and chase the governor to the woods.
Some damphools might even suggest th
wisdom of Impeaching th president and
ripping up the constitution, but that Is not
so Imperative of immediate action.- The
more Important thing first, pleas.
Schuyler Sun: Wednesday dallies an
nounced that W. H. Thompson of Grand
Island would b a candidate for United
States senator to succeed Brown. Well,
th "Little Giant" is a good man, but a
little bit too -itiirt In th class with the
easily beat. What the democrats want Is
a man who can go out and get the votes
on his merits. Why not Chris GrunTher?
Never bfen listen for office or as a cam
paign manager. He has Just a little bit
more ability than th average windjammer
on the platform. Before his sgirressive
work Brown would go down to sure de
feat York Times: Congressman Sloan Is not
only ahln to understand the sentiment of
the section he represents, but is able to
slate It In congress in a way that com
mands attention and the respect of hi col
leagues. It Is a source of pride to the peo
ple of the district, regardless of political
affiliations, to know that we are repre
sented and to have our district heard from
somewhere besides at the paymaster's desk.
uo in, Mr. Sloan, and say what you think.
It will suit us a good deal better to have
you come home and tell us why you did
It than to be obliged to listen all th time
to reasons why you did nothing.
SMILING REMARKS.
Father rhavinsr ranrhr V.I. enn . ii-v
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rt avert t I AIuavi tnM vmi An i -
truth?
Son Yes. father? hut vau i.s.
never to become the slave of a habit
ciwiun i ransoript.
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"Mv tvnewrlt.r ,n. .
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old flame,.
"Yes. that'a what h did."-
"Well, that Kllrelv in a I TJ aia
he do It ?"' v u,u
"The natural way-down th fir escape."
Judge.
Strans-er at rrn..n nni, (...... .
thing. Wild-Eyed Pete ahootlnc himself
Suicide, wasn't' It?
Barkeeper Suicide nuthln'. Wild-Eyed
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fete caught hlsself cheatln" in a gam of
patience, thet s all. ruck.
Mr. Ptruckoll That there sculptor fellc
savs he's goln' to make a but.t of me
Mrs. Ptruckoll Henry. Its Just turrlbte
the way you do talk? say 'burst." not
"bust." Philadelphia- Kecord.
"I spent Sunday In the country with a
well-known speculator and ven In the
walk he took me, he couldn't forget his all
absorhing pursuit."
Why, what did he do?"
"The very first thing wss to make a
run on a hank." Baltimore American.
"Mv head nclies so." groaned the cus
tomer, "that I don't care a enap whether I
live or die!"
"In that esse," the drug store salesman
said, "you might try one or two of the?,
headache powders." Chicago Tribune.
"Our new bookkeeper seem to have a
wonderful grasp of detail."
"That'a right." declared the Junior part
ner. "H know the record of most all
the ball players." Washington Herald. I
"In eating well. I praise the food." I
quoted the garrulous boarder as h re-
quested his third helping of chicken.
"There Is such a thing as overdoing the
praise. Mr. Player." returned the landlady,
laying the neck of the bird on his plate -Boston
Transcript.
LN THE MIDST OF LIFE.
B. T. Hopkins In Westminster Gaxette.
The Jester won to the mountain pek
And turned his Rar.e behlnd
"Was that a path for a step so weak?
Thank God that I was blind.
"The sunlit stretch w here I laughed so
loud.
Did It skirt that precipice?
The bridge wher . I stood to sketch th
cloud.
Did It span that black abyss?
"When I turned aside to the llltls stiam.
Was that somber tarn st near?
Was the eagle's swoop In the evening
gleam .
On. the bones I see from here'"
He faced to the front again; his sight
Could scarce discern the track;
Th slope on the left with mist was white,
And. the wood below was black.
Into a hollow Just ahead . ,
Th pathway crept a long
"Enough Is hid for mirth." he said.
And th curlew heard his song.
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