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1914, ws fl.ilt.
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ttiibacrtbers leavistg the city temporarily
should bars The Be mailed to tliem. Ad
dress will I changed a often requested.
No doubt the war cry popular with the Swiss
is to cheese it.
The box scores on those European battles
are rat b or slow coming In.
Omaha's esteemed ball team fights a good
deal like the Russian army.
Just try to Imagine how the face of "irlm
Vlsaged war" must look by now.
The battle of the billions is being success
fully waged by the American farmer.
Every returned European voyager will admit
that America neyer looked better to him.-
.; The real dope on the war has come at' last-
, through George Bernard Hhaw, of course.
Again the truth of Grey' lines Is visualised.
"The path of glory leada but to the grave."
, (. Peter thrice denied the Master Just as Law
yer Brome now denies being tn on that bribery
' plot scheme.
The rulers of Europe are not for President
Wilson's offer of mediation, but we wonder how
' "heir subjects atand.
, ! Thla war is a godsend .to a lot of spotted
: mndldates for offlcei whom it has enabled to
keep out or the limelight.
In. Mexico or Europe "war is hell" to the
man who tries to pronounce all the names of the
t battlegrounds and generals.
, Going over in an upper-deck sultede-luxe
and coming back in the steerage at least gives
room to ruminate on the contrast.
"Man proposes, but God disposes." Our
democratic administration pulled down the pro
tective tariff and tTie war lord put It back again.
j The Chicago Tribune is running a daiiy
sketch of feminine beauties at tbe bathing
beaches, though the illustrations are not marked'
adv."
A Reminder,to Republicans.
With only a few days remaining before the
state-wide primary election, at which all the
tlrketa to be voted on In Nebraska this fall are
to be nominated, it may not be out of order to
remind republicans that the character of their
candidates will have much to do with final suc
cess or defeat'at the polls. As everyone knowt
the time has gone by when a republican nomina
tion In this state was equivalent to a certificate
of election. Quite the contrary, the present out
look augurs for victory ortly on condition that
the party Is solidified behind standard-bearers
who can appeal also to tbe support of thinking.
Independent voters. To load the ticket down
with disreputables, or self-seekers, or aggrieved
ststesmen bent on getting even with a particular
class or businss Interest, w 111 be an extra hazard
ous risk. Every one such candidate nominated
will have to be carried as a deadening load by
the other nominees, and may prove Just the
handicap that loses the race.
Butiit Still in the Background.
Though Russia pushed Into war ahead of
Germany, it has thus far figured little In the
war news. With characteristic tardlnewe It has
fceld bark the general movement. If this could
poeslbly be construed as a peaceful omen or per
manent deterrent, then, of course, It would be
welcome, but It nu.ins simply that Russia is
still as slow as ever. While Japan taught it
many things about fighting. It evidently failed
to speed up ita military locomotion very much.
Once the czar's mighty forces are in action
they will undoubtedly becomes vital factor, but
strategist seem to agree that the power of num
bers must continue to be offset by deliberation
in planning and executing. The world had been
led to believe that Russia's chief occupation
since 1905 had been preparation for possible
war. Here is the war and Russia was appar
ently over-eager to get Into It. The ponderous
millions of Russia nmy yet become the potent
factor In the balance, but they are taking their
time about it.
Water Board Politics
Three high-priced Water board employes
drawing over $30 a day are' chasing rotes as
mndldates for primary nominations, apparently
with the consent and approval of the Water
board directors, notwithstanding the express
mandate of the law against permitting employes
to Indulge in partisan politics.
If any member of the Water board disap
proves this flagrant and lawless conversion of
the water works into a political machine let him
offer a resolution that will make those drawing
salarlea either quit politics or quit their Jobs.
The Dee hereby offera to endorse and sup
port for re-election the Water board member
who brings about the adoption of such resolu
tion, before the Impending primary.
Italy persists in Its determination to remain
eutral. All right, let us see how well it can
succeed ag&ipst the determination of the others
that It shall not.
Coma what may, Holland declares it will
keep the peace. ' Which means that Mr. Bryan
will hare to go some to beat the Dutch queen to
that Nobel prlre. : , .
' What do members of our nonpartisan1 Water
OioaTd say to the use of taxpayers money to cir
culate' cattpaign literature for the 'pets on the
water-marked elate? - - -
Just picture Omaha's tornado sweeping with
equal destructlveness over a large part of the
most densely populated section of Europe and
you may have a faint Idea of what Is going on
over there. .
' "
Every right-minded man hopes, of course.
mat to is win be "the last great war." Dut
those with good memories recall that exactly
that 'prediction followed the consummation of
the Portsmouth treaty ending the Russo-Japa
nese conflict.
Mis. W. O. Sa'idrs. fcldaey kjnlth and Joaeph
Rdbbliia faava btan elected aa deleiatea to. tha Ht
Cfeoria aocttty conve'u'tlou' to be held In Ctik-aao next
week. Tlieaa aoclellea are banded :n:o what ta !;non.i
as the North American !ague.
SIX ears of xcuralunlsta. accomjnird by the
Ancient Order of ltlbernlana band, went to Blair for
an outing under the auvpicea of the Ancient Ordrr of
Hibernian. .
P. J. Nlchola' special car with J. K. Market, his
on. Pry or, and Mr. Chapman .t Council Bluff, aa
his aueats. went out on the Ht. Paul branch to make
up a himtins party.
Bherman Canfiold m lita alater, lll Uaie Can
field, are say on Tilt. the (miner at Ulenwoud,
la., and the latter at Weat Point.
Mia Genevieve ltigeraoll has relned lier position
la Union, Pacific headquarter and will aoon leave
tor New "York.
Joha N. WetLta i.f tre f:rnt of WWt Weetbert
lu (on eaat to purchaae fall atock.
A. A. Atkir.eun, lrk in th Nebraaka and loa
Insurance office, hat it'overed aurficlently from hla
recaut UlAess to atari on a Journey to Dakota, where
Will visit his staler. . ......
San FranciicVi Exposition.
Italy announces Us withdrawal of official
participation In the Ban Francisco-Panama ex
position of 1115 on account of the European
war, In which, aa yet, Italy is not actively en
gaged. The announcement cannot be . unex
pected, nor would It be surprising if other na
tlqna followed., , .
It Is too early;: however, for lugubrioua pre
dlctiona. The war may have another helpful
effect. If, aa seems reasonable to suppose, the
volume of European travel Is next year reduced
as a result of the war, what would be more
natural. than a consequent reaction in favor of
tbe exposition?, A certain and very large num
ber of Americans simply must go somewhere
every season, and those accustomed to foreign
travel will be apt to visit tbe fair on the Pacific
coast. Our "See America First" slogan Is sure
to mean more from now on, 'anyway, and with
the exposition as a special attraction, San Fran
cisco should have the benefit of the 1915 tourist
travel.
Boosting the Meat Prices.
Who is responsible for rising meat pricea to
the consumer? The packer aaya be is not and
offers comparative figures In support of his
plea. He purports to abow that, as a matter of
fact, wholesale prices by which he sella to the
retailer have been lowered instead of advanced. 1
On Wednesday, for example, according to the
packer's statement, the retail butcher bought
his meat from 1 to 8 rents a pound cheaper than
on Monday, yet the consumer paid more. All
we know from the retailer is that hla prices have
not gone down; rather, they have gone up.
.We hold no brief for either side, but it seems
to us time for the defense to put In some evi
dent". MVbat the ultimate consumer wanta to
know Is this, if the retailer is getting his meat
at a reduction, why ta he selling to tbe consumer
at an advance? Perhapa a motion to rest the
case there, awaiting the other side, would be in
order. In the meantime, merely telling tbe
ultimate consumer that these are "war prices"
will not fully aatlsfy him.
South American Trade.
The tsct that ten South Ameriiau nations
Lave been importing $660,000,000 worth of coal
annually from the European countries now at
war and exporting to them $684,000,000 worth
of all goods seems sufficient warrant for action
upon the suggestion of the eastern and southern
coal dealers that an official board of commerce
be organised to direct American trade in South
America. These coal dealera have 350,000 tona
of coal ready for shipment to the southern con
tinent, and it seems to them the psychologies!
time for organised stimulus to all lines of our
trade down there.
Pursuing thla thought, it might be further
shown that South America Imports $500,000,000
worth of , merchandise, or one-half Its foreign
supply, every year from five European belliger
ents. What la true of coal Is likewise true to a
larger or less extent of almost every other com
modity, many of which are more stsple with the
United States than any other, country.
Surely, as Tbe Bee has said before, our mer
chants and manufacturers will not neglect their
opportunities. The coal dealers' proposal has
been put up to Secretary Red field of the Depart
ment of Commerce and John Barrett, director
general of the Pan-American union. If it com
mands approval, tbe rest is sure. Tbe territory
is ours as much as any others, and once culti
vated with success, the merit of our merchandise
ahould be sufficient to secure the permanence
of our prestige.
Brief MiMtatteu timely
teyles lartta. Tae Bee aaamamea
resyoaalMlny fee eptajoae ef
eotreeposdeats. AU letters swa
Jeet te oaAeaee.Ue y editor.
The Doaslae t'oaatr Fair Reaaaval.
OMAHA. Aug. IX To the Editor of
The Bee: The removal of the Douslas
county fair from Omaha to Klshorn II
lijKtrate what time and chimged condi
tion may bring forth. rifty-lx years
ago the DotigtH County Agricultural so
ciety waa organised at a meMIng of cltl
ni of Dnuglaa county tn Omaha. Thl.
Die flrat agricultural aoclety in the etate,
held It flrat fair September M, and Oc
tober 1. KK at Saratoga, a point at that
time jimt north of the city limits, and
from that date down to the preaent time
the county fair ha been held in Omaha
or In the Immediate auh'.irb.
The removal of the fair to Elkhorn
should not disturb the peace of the people
of Omaha or the citlxena of the county
outside i,f the Elkhorn district. It will
coftt any neighborhood a conlderable A
expense of monev, time, labor and gratul
tloua attention to build and establish a
local fair ground with the necessary
building and needed fixtures and ap
pliance to care for a county fair credit
ably nnd eatlfactor1ly. The community
that shoulders thla reeponalbllity needs
sympathy and encouragement rather than
discouragement and 111 feeling.
The time had arrived when the Dotiglae
County Agricultural society was forced
to do something to rave It organisation,
to maintain n reasonable excuse for it
exlMence. For the laef twenty years
It ha permitted Itself to drift toward the
commercial Idea of exhibition display, at
the sacrifice of the prime purpose of the
law creating the countyfair and to the
neglect of all Influence and encouraare
nu nt of the Individual producer and ex
hibitor. The creation of the precinct
collective exhibit waa a millstone, so to
peak, put around the neck of the
farmer, the gardener and the Individual
exhibitor, tn all lines Of farm produce and
moat effectually "aank them to the bot
tom of the sea."
These precinct displays were highly
commendable and pralbly have never
been equaled at any fair or agricultural
ahow. tn variety, quality and arrange
ment they never havo had an equal, and
this system of exhibition has been the
mesne of training and. putting before the
public a halt dosen expert exhibitors tn
Itougla county that we are willing to
challenge the world for. their equal. But
the demand now I for a strict compliance
with the law In thl reorganization of tha
Douglas County Agricultural society, and
the sentiment is to Rive the farmer and
the farmer's boy a chance; to get down
to a plain county fair premium list and
let each resident of the county be on an
equal baale with any other.
Douglas county Is the leading county to
day In Nebrnika tn pure bred stock, and
Is surrounded with a live stock and. ad
vertising advantage than cannot be
equaled anywhere. There la no reason
why Douglas county farmers do not
make this the great central headquarters
for the pure bred stock' industry of this
action of the west. Let the Douglas
county fair now with Ita new blood, and
new stimulus In location set a high mark
for 'pure bred live stork Improvement
Aa to the county fair removal being a
disappointment and loss to the Ak-Har-Ben
carnival managers, this is certainly
a mistake. It will be a saving of Sl.om
to ll,i00 in expense. Not one person will
stay away from' the Omaha carnival be
cause the county fair Is being held at Elk
horn. The Dougla county fair waa not
the attraction for the carnival that It was
estimated by aomn people. The great
wonder was with the majority of visitors
that It was there at all. It was censured
for being out of place, wtongly entered,
not in It proper classification.
Q. W. HERVET.
Ulfta for Meltlnar Pot.
NEHAWKA, Neb., Aug. 1S.-T the
Editor of The Bee: I am so glsd that
some one ever thought of the melting
pot. f have often wondered what I
) ould do with these old thing that have
been In my poaaesslon for more than a
score of years. I am getting along in
life. No one know their history. No
one Will ever care for them or know why
they have been kept. They are practically
worthless to any one. So It has been
borne In on me that now la the time to
lay them on the alter to put them where
they, will bring forth some good to
humanity.
Iters, and I handle it reverently, Is a
chain which I used to wear around my
neck with a little blue heart attached
to . It. The chain and the watch were
brought from Atlanta. Oa.. by a friend
of my father'a Just after the civil war.
It belonged to a widow who had lost
her husband and sons tn the rebel
army, fighting for what they thought was
right AU they' had ever owned hsd been
destroyed or stolen, and now she was
In Meed My father bought them for iny
sister. A few yeara after a burglar stole
the wach and charm. Farewell. Into the
melting pot it goes.
Thla old-faahloned brooch was worn
by tny. mother nearly ever since I can
remember. Oold and ebonlxed with a
place for a picture or a lock of hair. I
re the same pin ou her In the old
fashioned pictures aha had taken. I know
she would approve of what I am doing,
and, so Into the melting pot it also goes.
These cuff button. Roman cros, black
lines, onoe beautiful, were bought by my
father for my mother In Mansfield, O.,
when linen cuff first came in style and
cuff buttons were all the rage. They
have been worn by all the girls la our
family. Mother would aay, If she could
apeak, yes, send them to the milling pot.
They have been east and west and north
and south. This Is their laat journey.
And these are the drops from a pair
of earrings. When I waa 1" years old I
endured the pain of having my eara
pierced that I might be tn style. Mi
father gave me permission to go to Mr.
K.aton's Jewelry store and get me a paU
of earrlnga. Ill ator waa In Platts
mouth, south of town, where the machine
abopa are now. That's a long time ago.
I-oiig earring with pendanta and set with
Irlllianta. which were as fine , In those
daya aa diamond are now.
And now they are to be a burnt aucri
fice ou the alter of equality before the
iuw for womanhood. How small an of
ftjing. 1 wish 1 might walk up aa a man
doe, pay cailt and get citlsenahlp papers.
But not so. cay the lords of c real lot
(setf-madel; but oh, the glad day Is com
ing. We see tbe dewn and welcome :t
with delight.
MRS. O. KIRKPATRICK.
Has it not occurred to Johnny Bull to make
use of those militants in this, Ills hour of trial?
FORGOTTEN PAGE of Ameri
can History in the Heart of Ger
many as Read by Omaha Visitor.
JST AND JOLLITY.
I Darby ef lleaee.
While abroad, we came across a page of American
history In the heart of Germany at Cassel. In the
duchy of lies. In tbe city square I a monument to
the memory of the Hessian troops who fell on Ameri
can aoil while fighting on the Fngllsh side ssalnst us
In the revolutionary war. It la a sad commentary on
the state of human liberty in Europe a little over 100
year ago In the time of your father'a grandfather
that the monstroua doctrine of the divine right of
kings entailed by a thousand years of belief, and
sanctioned by the church, was still the only govern
ment, and that In the moat literal sense the life and
property of the subject belonged to ne king.
Hall MeMtee ta Waaktastea.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
More than half the counttvs of Ne
braska are without local bull moose
ticket for the coming primaries, ltoubt
less Washington will make runch the
aame aboatag when th time for filing
expire.'
Leasing of Soldiers Fraltfnl.
The rulers of the tittle duchy of Hesse, poor of
land and few Inhabitants, not half a million souls,
found a most fruitful source of revenue In the saio
or rental of soldiers, for which there wss always a
good market In those troublous times. England had
long been a good customer for Hessian troops, and
so It came about when Englanja needed soldiers to put
down It rebellious subjects In America, it turned to
its accustomed source of supply and hired from
Hesite-Csssel and five smaller Ocrnisn prlnlcpalltlea,
some 90.000 men, and for seven year our continental
troops had to fight from 16,M to 20.0HO Germans, -all
known aa Hessians, and counted among the beat pro
fessional Soldiers In Europe. On our side we had ?,'0
French soldiers and 19,000 French seemen, who hclnej
us in the siege of Torktown and elsewhere when we
needed them sorely. The trained Hessian troops, espe
cially the tsll grenadier regiment with' their artillery,
struck with consternation the raw American volun
teers, and the easy victory of the Hessians at Long
Island and In the taking of New York City, caused
them to make the fatal mistake .T underestimating
our ragged army, and their contempt for our troops
was paid for dearly at Trenton one memorable Christ
mas morning when a certain George Washington,
after having crossed the llaware, made the young
nation a Christmas elft'cf sn army of astonished
Hessians. There was no end of Jealousy between tho
English officers and the Hessian general, who had
but a poor opinion of the Kngllsli. The fact that the
Hessian troops spoke only German put them at a dis
advantage, and the bickering and Jealousies between
the Hessians and the English furnlsned aid and com
fort to tha Americans. An old hand bill gotten cut
by General Washington offers each Hessian Soldier
who deserts fifty acres of land, and to each captain
who deserts, bringing with him forty men, he prom
ises S00 acres of woodland, four oxen, one bull and
four hogs. Here Is where we got so mo of our good
Pennsylvania Dutch citlxena.
Kb el of Lenalaa; Soldier.
The American Revolution was destined to be the
last time that a ruler dared to use his subjects for
barter snd sale. Even at that time. Frederick tha
Great of Prussia made heated protest to the Hessian
Iandgravo, not questioning his right to do as he
pleased with his subjects, but criticising his lack of
love for his people which permitted him to sell them
aa "cattle to be dragged to the shambles." Mlrabeau
the great French statesman that was yet to be wrote
a fiery pamphlet from Holland, where he wa in
elle, and addressed It "To the Hessians and other
nations of Germany, sold by their princes to England."
And, as the great German poet, Schiller, voiced a
most eloquent protest In his tragedy of "Cabal e und
l.trbe." The landgrave Justified his action on the
ground that as a near relative, having married King
George II of England alater, he was compelled to give
the English the use of his troops, and pointed to his
tory as warrant from the time of the 10,000 Greek
mercenaries under Zenophon, to the Swlsa and others
of recent times. Moreover, he made an address to a
battaUon of a thousand recruits. In which he asked If
there" was any one who felt he was being ooerced
into going to America, he should step out of the ranks
and remain at. home. One hundred and four honest
but misguided men stepped forth and were promptly
shot the next morning. They had four-flushers even
In those days. The use of Hessian troops met with
spirited objection in the. British Parliament, but tb
majority Justified It on the grounds of necessity. The
coet to England of these mercenaries was skillfully
hidden In the war budget on account of the unpopu
larity of their use. We know from the treaty with
Hesse-Cessel, however, that It cost England !8.850,0X,
and the wages of the soldiers and the expenses of
recruiting and equipment In addition. Tney spent $35
for the rent of each soldier to begin with, and agreed
to 'pay S for each Heaalan that was killed, and
about half that amount for each one wounded. More
than 11.000 of these mercenarlea never returned to
Germany. It was the French revolution, however
that did away forever with the divine right of klnsa,
and made smh vout rapes and a thousand other Im
possible forevermore. It was the ambition of these
old Hessian rulers to copy the French court and rival
the gardens and fountains of Versailles. The best
French architects, artists and landscape gardeners
were brought from Paris to make of TVUUemshoehe,
near Cassel, one of the wonders of the world. They
sucoeeded to such an extent that It Is stUl visited by
thousands todsy and ia one of the show places of
Germany. The emperor of Germany has a palace there
and the royal family were occupying It when we were
there.
Caseaaei Are Beaattfal.
Napoleon III lived here as a prisoner for several
months after the battle ef Sedan, and the place must
often have recalled memories ef Versailles, especially
when the fountains played. Erected on a huge stone
pyramid on the top of a mountain In the heart of a
pine forest Is the great bronze statue of Hercules,
reatf ully leaning on his club. The statue Is hollow
and the Interior haa room for 'six grown people. It
can be seen for miles against the backevound of the
sky. Leading down the mountain side through a wide
avenue cut through the pi no forest Is a cascade, built
of rock steps, as wide as a street, over which the
water runs In a broad sheet from tbe fountains at
the foot of the atatue. Al the foot of the cascades it
disappears In the earth only to reappear again
through stone aqueducts, modeled after 'the ruined
ones on the Compaema at Rome, to reappear In arti
ficial waterfalls; then the water disappears again, and
we see it for the last time as a single fountain Jet
shot 500 feet Into the air. Midway between the statue
pn the mountain ton, sad the city In the distant valley,
lies the seml-clrcular palaoe with Its beautiful gardens
and magnificent old treee. The view stretches In one
straight lane from thti mountain top down through
the city and out into the country again until It is lost
on the horison. a sight never to be forgotten. In
those time old masters were cheap because there
were not many art c Hectors. Among the very little
good that may bo said of the Hessian rulers of that
day. we must give them credit for having not only a
discriminating and appreciating love of the fine arts,
but a willingnea to spend money for the same. Bo
It comes about that the museum nd picture gallery
at Caaeel and the royal palace boast thlrty-or.e
genuine Rembrandts, to say nothing of the splendid
examples of the olj Dutch school and the Italian
masters.
Few Think. f Laee of Lite. '
Of the thousands of visitors who make a-Sunday
holiday to look upon and listen to the vraters as they
flow pleasantly from step to step over tbe cascade
down the mountain side, how many give a pitying
thought to the poor Heaalan boy whose blood flowed
In distant America that thl plaything of a heartless
prince might be. Long, long ago, the actors of these
scenes have paased away, but this tUustrated page of
a tale that Is told lies In quirt beauty before our eyes.
"f want a paraffin-grey hal nith
flame-colored trimmings."
"Yes, mailam. For a garden party?"
"No. For a church-burning party."
The (Sketch.
Ptaylate 1 livy pay as I eo.
Slle WeereiKh t yawnlngl 1 our 1 rerlk
tor have my sympathy. Boston Tran
smpt.
"Madame, the. musicians ant sonie
thlng mote to drink. "
'Certainly not! IH, they think thev are
paid to make the bottles dance?" Wrls
Le Hire.
' Dr. I'lllem My dear sir, it !s a miracle
that yon are alive today.
Tatlent Tea. that's what my friend
said when I told them you were attending
me. Life.
"Why should a married man be paid
more than a single man?"
"The married man ain't o anxious to
get home early." declared the bos
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Dyrr Rownder wishes tir,w tliat "lie
hadn't married a widow.
nyer Why? '
Iyer He can't use env of the old ex
cuses lor coming home late. Judge.
"Po you went in search of a svlvan
spot close to nature'."'
"Yes."
"Did you find one"?"
'.'No. I went Into th country hut I
nver heard eo nmnv pianos and phono
graphs and automobiles n my lite "
Washington Star.
"What a lot of shabby old schuoiliouics
your town seems to have "
"Well. yes. But you ouyht to see our
new Jail there ain't a hotel In the state
that's half as comfortable." Cleveland
Pit, In Dealer.
Knter the hUrre. '-
"Please, 'm' will you come In end speak
to Master Willie? He won't let ir.a
hnth hlin. He sas lie's a soc'al'
Texas Ccvote.
Mr. Paeon Do yon suppo.-e tl.o
our man brings us is perfectly pure.'
Mr. Karon Oh, yes. Why. they ssy !
never uses anything but distilled water.
Yonkers statesman.
Auto Iemonstrator (who has l.een liv
ing for three hours Xn sell the car) Now
I ulll throw In the clutch.
Vncle Kben I'll take the machine, then.
I knew If I held off long enough ye d Ri' e
me something to boot Puck.
".Miss Ethel." he began, "or TOhel, t
mean I've known you long enough tu
drop the 'miss.' haven't 17"
She fined her lovely eyes upon him with
a meaning gaze Yes. I think yon hsve."
she said. "What prefix do you wish to
substitute?" Catholic Cltiien.
MID-SUMMEX MUSINGS.
August time has come again.
Tim eraitefruit and strawberries
1 Are scratched from off the bill of fare;
So is pie that made or cnerrie;
Anil ice colrt watermelon tempts,
And cantaloupe and pouches:
And, "Please to pass the tippk-sa,"
The table bourder scrcecne-.
August time has come attain.
The happy "plain clothes' preacher
Pans dicky, snns solemnity,
I.Ike nn ordinary crenture.
Can rovel in the rlmpl life
1'iir from hi congregation.
Where h can breathe one bieat:'! r l'.'i-
out frar
Of belittling his Vocation.
August time hns come again
When the mtislca! mnskeeLr
Hlngs dittlca In fuel-, drowsy ear
With cadence ever sweeter; . .
And the katydid's persistent notes
Come shrilly to remind me
That It'a only six more weeks to fro;-?,
Wlicn vacation Is behind me.
-BA TOLL N E TRBLK
"I Saw a Funny Thing
last night," writes a
Philadelphia man.
"I was in the men's
cafe of the . . . Hotel.
A few tables away,
and close to a
window, was a
rather rough-looking
man of about
fifty. ; ; ;
He took.a cigar out
of his pocket, bit;
off the end, put the
cigar in his mouth,
took a match out
of the match box,
and tried to light
his cigar.
The match broke
in two. He took
another. The wind
blew it out With
the third, fourth
on up to the sixth hie
had similar mishaps.
By that time, I hadbe
Come tired of the spec
tacle, so I walked over
to him, handed him a
Safe Home Match and
said: 'Here! Try this!
It's a REAL match ! '
He lit it and, in spite of
the fact that the wind
was coming in the
window as hard as,ever,
lit his cigar."
Now the question is this:
If one Safe Home Match
will do what six ordinary
matches failed to do, what
is the relative value of Safe
Home Matches and ordinary
matches ? The price is the
same. But what is the
relative value ?
5c. All grocers. Ask for them by name.
IL vfe Bottled Where the Vest J
y-mim-a ASS '
'IP l -
ISl SiSUU H'llfl
frji m im,n ill 1
jrliui
The Drink
V That Links
Health With
Sociability
Read one installment of
ttTho Trey O' Hearts" jf
. Each Sunday in