niK BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1914.
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should hav The lie mailed to tbem. Ad
: dress will 1 changed aa often aa requested.
And yet summer retort engagements occa
sionally do end in marriage.
Perhaps our d latin gulnhed base ball team
night pull out more money by pulling off a tag
day stunt
The Hone Market The Beit Market.
There U a mixture of the pathetic and rtdlcu
loua In the sudden dlsroverr proclaimed In cer
tain quarters that the best market for Ameri
can producer la the home market. Advocates
of the protective tariff have been preaching this
doctrine year In and year out, and built their
policy of taxation upon the broad principle that
keeping out cheap-labor Imports, except on
terms of fair competition, would Insure the
home market for goods made by our highly
paid American wage earners, who, In turn, as
consumers would make that market worth hav
ing. Suddenly confronted with conditions Inter
rupting ocean transportation, and stopping some
of our strongest commercial rivals from bidding
at all for foreign trade hat started movements
to expand our trade with other countries, and
particularly with 8outh America- It Is by com
paring the value of these outlets and of our own
home market that the critics, who never before
appreciated the consuming powers of the peo
ple within our own boundaries, have had their
eyes opened to the fact that our foreign trade
Is of minor consideration when put In the bal
ance with our domestic demands. If we had to
choose one or the othef we would all say give
us the home market and take the outMde terri
tory, but, fortunately, that choice Is not forced
upon us. The homo market we have, and cm
keep, unless sacrificed by foolish tariff legisla
tion and our opportunities for footholds In
foreign fields were never better. Let It be re
membered, however, that without the home
market reasonably assured to us, we would be In
no position to go after markets In other lands.
Yes, but If we have votes for women, will
women have to pay up their election bets when
they lose?
Whatever the division of opinion on other as
pects of the war, all agree that Britannia still
rules the waves.
On correspondent says the Liege forts "fey
like tin," but aside from the mortality, tue
effect was more like gold.
The ominous silence of Congressman Ilobson
about the Japanese peril gives rise to suspicion
that this war has knocked him speechless.
The perfection of the German military ma
chine is proved by the fact that It can retreat
In as masterly a manner as it can advance.
At The Dansrer Point.
The Omaha Bee analysea the vote on the atate
amendmenta at the late primary election and find
that "three mure amendmenta have tieen written Into
the Nebraska rtlt conetltut'on by lejs than 20 per
cent of the voters. " This la startling If true; and It
la true. It emphasizes the danger that the Hub haa
heretofore pointed out of amending: the constitution In
thle rickety manner, of changing the fundamental law
of the atate by a minority ao email that It la not really
entitled to rona'tferatlon. The precedent when flrat
aet waa a m'uhty dubious one and the practice haa
since become thoroughly reprehensible. Kearney Hui.
The Hub sees the point, and points the danger.
We are changing and patching our atate consti
tution here in Nebraska our fundamental law
which is rolled on to protect the liberties of
the people from Invasion by their own official
agents by constructive majorities. The consti
tution, Itself, provides that no amendment shall
be adopted except by affirmation of more than
one-half of the voters participating In a general
'.action, but wo are carrying amendments by
counting as "yes" every one who does not vote
"no." This Ingenious but perilous device was
Inaugurated and first used to effect a good pur
pose, though wo doubt if its validity would have
stood the judicial test had the stake not been the
enlargement cf the supreme court, and bigger
salaries for the judges. We see signs now, how
ever, of Its abuse and urgent need of its repeal
or at least for the safety valve of elimination of
the party circle from the ballot.
The military hero of the present European
war has not yet developed. Or has modern
UvllUed warfare cut out the hero business?
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. Carranta has appointed Villa "general of
eivlslon," and as he has been holding down ths
job unofficially right along, he ought to make
good-
Omaha looked ao good to a youth in New
York seeking an education and place of resi
dence that he walked COO miles of the way to
get here.
If Nebraska men do not vote intelligently on
the suffrage question this tall, It will not be
for lack of outside illumination and advice on
the subject.
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The voice of the prophet, Mlcah, crying for
pruning hooks and plow shares Is drowned at
present by that of Joel, reversing the call
which Europe heeds. .
The Lincoln Journal wants to take a straw
vote on preference of Lincoln people for post
master. Oh, pshaw! The polls have been
closed, and It's all over.
"Nebraska grown apples for Nebraska" is to
be the slogan of the Eastern Nebraska Fruit
; Growers' association. No objection here. Ne-
braska apples suit our taate.
Our Mexican revolutionary friends, now, that
they are la the saddle, do not seem to like our
company in Mexico quite so much as they did
when our bluejackets first disembarked In Vera
Crui.
From the esteemed official Journal of the
Commercial club we learn that "a man who
does not vote is not a good citlsen." It we had
time we did not know what to do with w would
check up the membership of the Commercial
club against the voters' register.
War Uctti Once More.
In the early stages of hostilities, and even up
to now, It was plain that the bulk of the war
news coming to this country emanated from
English and French sources, the very obvious
reason being that direct communication with
Germany was cut offand the policy of the Ger
man censorship to let no information out what
ever! Under these circumstances our German-
American fellow citizens, predisposed to sympa
thize with Germany, properly asked the Ameri
can people "to await developments"' and to "sus
pend judgment" until they could hear from
both sides, and offset the Inevitable prejudice
or partisanship bound to color censored reports
to the advantage of the government passing
them.
Suspending judgment and awaiting develop
ments, however, is quite a different thing from
refusing to accept any war news that does not
uit the declre or prejudgment. It is quite ef
ferent from denouncing as lies all the news
that bears a London or Paris or St. Petersburg
date line. Allowing for exaggeration and oc
casional distortion, the war news given to the
American public by the American press is in
truth a marvel of news-gathering resourceful
ness. Every official statement issued by any of
the involved governments Berlin and Vienna,
aa well as London, Paris and St. Petersburg
has been promptly spread before American
readers word for word. We may depend on it
that each government is giving out everything
favorable to itself, no matter how much unfav
able information it may be suppressing. Offi
cial reports are being supplemented by the most
experienced and capable news correspondents In
the world, and Interpreted by experts who
have reputations at stake. Let not American
newspaper readers complain then that they are
not getting the news of the war, for they aro
getting It more fully and more accurately than
it is available to the people of the belligerent
countries themselves.
Brief eoatrlaatloae ea ttmely
topoe lamed. Ill Bee eaawsaee
ae retpoaalMUtr for ptnloaa it
eorrecpita. All letters sak
tect'ta eonaenaetlow y edits.
Vlnlflnar 'nre Aea'n ftratefal.
OMAHA. Bept. 14. -To the Editor of The
Bee: The Board of the Vleltlns Nnrae
areoclatlon wlshee to exiieaa to ou their
gratitude and thank, for your generoua
treatment toward "Ta Pay," aleo to you
In allow Ins the Bee building to be one
of the atatlona on thit day. All of the
neweparer article preparing the publ!e
for the day, were of the greateat benefit
and did much to make "Tag Day" a
aucreep.
MW. ALPERT NOK. Chairman.
Vanta FIlBBjrnmeiit to (iovern.
YORK. Neb.. Sept. 12. To the Editor
of The Bee: Thank very much for pub
lishing my letter: and would be very
much pleased to have apace for the fol
lowing: I think public sentiment In this coun
try la. aa a rule, prejudiced 1n favor of
the Allien. Moat Americana abhor the
Idea of an Iron clad militarism In Europe
and wleh the parent of this .outrageoua
Institution to he completely humbled
Howevfr. let ua hot forget that many of
our bet cltixen here cams from Ger
many. I have never heard a German
with whom 1 ever cfcme In contact,
sanction the service tn the army-policy
of hla country. As much as we wleh for
the auccea of the allien, let ua sincerely
hop that they, being eucceesful, will be
broad minded enough and big enough to
give back to Oermany practically every
foot of land that rightfully belonged to
It a few weeka ago. May England and
Fiance, In their present stag of high
marked civilisation, be gentlemen enough
not to follow the narrow minded selfish
policy of a Blarrrarck. but rather the
more enlightened opposite. It would be
good and Just not to demand one cent
of Indemnity from the German people.
The toller on Its aoll and the laborer
In ita fachorlea should not be required to
suffer th severity of cruahlng taxea to
correct the mlstakea of their tulers. May
leac and good will be their purpoie and
not a berbaroua demand for ths spoil
ot the vanquished. RA1-PH AUSTIN.
A Kind Word for Jerry.
OM Alt A, Sept. 14,-To the Editor of The
Bee: Kindly permit me to aay a few
words In defense ot our friend Jerry
Howard s unjutly attacked by a very
brave fellow, who hides behind X. T. C.
I have known Jerry Howard for about
ten yeara Snd 1 will say that I have never
known a braver or truor man In all my
life, I do not believe Jerry has ever pro
fessed or tried tn be a labor leader.
I do know that there la not enough
money In this world to buy him. How
ever, I know he la encumbered with aoma
cli fogy Idea, I. c., that the democratic
party will emancipate tho working claaa,
that Is caused from studying economic
through capitalist eyea.
Aa a crowning glory for that grand old
Irishman I believe I can truthfully aay
he hna never directly betrayed the work
tng class. My reasons for qual tying my
ttatement la becauee he does betray them
when he votea a"nd affiliates with any of
the capitalist partlea.
JfcSSE T. BRIM-HART. 2961 Pacific 'St.
Waiting; for the Delete n Story.
fOl'NCIL, RLI FK8; la.. Kept. H.-To
the Editor or The Bee: Referring to an
Item In The Bee recently aa to ths com
ing of a aperlal Belgian commission which
will present the Belgian case to our peo
ple, let me expreas a hops that The Bee
wlil give their aide of the German
atrocities on thla unfortunate nation full
publicity. The German have made lo
cally and eUewhere loud clalma that they
were conducting thla war In a civilized
faahlon, and If this report Is given thd
same measure of publicity It will b ah
anawer. B. W.
German Brutality.
LINCOLN. Neb.. fpt. H.-To the Edi
tor of The Pee: I read "German brutal
ity," and am Inclined to believe that Mr.
George 8. Vlerctk'e Justification of. de-
atroylng Louvaln by Germans la null. If
Germany had a spark of civilisation It
would, at least, follow the example of
the United States at Vera Crux, that is,
to punish the guilty one, rather than the
Innocent ones. ' 1
T-aat month, when the Germans" en
tered Russian cities such aa Mleahenlc
and Kaliah, It killed many noncorabat
ants. I have letters to prove It. The
Rusalana or the Polea are not allowed U
keep any weapons whataoever. I do not
believe the Fatherland will ever "stop Its
publication'.' even If I would prove to
Mr. Vlereck the above assertion. ." Tbu
can not throw any pepper Into my eyea.
In regard to Mr. Fetterllng's Idea,
"Apologise or Fight," congratulatlona on
his American spirit. Mr. H. Murphy
known the European wound and every
student of history can not help but agree
with him. FELIX NEWTON.
'Stag&y y
WKtll MOM BM ri..t
The Union Paclflca had an easy victory over ths
St. Paul visitors for once. It was It to 4 at the wind
up; and Just to show good feeling ths St. Paula agreed
to stay over another flay for one more game.
The Omaha Packing company has been Incor
porated xiader the pamea of George Bchwerts. J. U
Markia and E. F. Smythe. ,
rli F. ' Strong, foreman of Pestner's' printing
office. Is paealng the cigars to celebrate the advent
cf a gtrtbaby. ' . r . . .
Cbarlee Hsmbrtght one f the old engineers on
ths Union Pacific, left with hla wife and daughtcra.
the Mlaaea Margie, Belle and Carris, to spend a few
weeks, visiting friends and relatives In Pennsylvania
J P. Smith, ' the popular Twenty-first and Cuming
Streets, saloonkeeper, left for his old home In Vtn-
mark to viU his mother, whom Tie has not seen for
tins yeara. ' "
. Four horses were klUed by overdriving during fair
wVk, 41 by transients wh j had Lome In and were
toe eager fur buainesa.
N. J. Burnham aud wife returned from an ea
traded trip through the east.
. A. Munn amused himself last week by counting
the teams passing hla place at Sixteenth and Cali
fornia streets, and saya th uumber between 1 until
o'clock Friday was VW going north and LuTJ going
south.
Punctuality.
A correspondent writing to the Railway Age
Gazette tells how the railroads can make them
selves more popular by getting trains away on
schedule instead ot late, and bringing passen
gers to their destinations On the dot Instead o
making them miss connections or fall to kee),
engagements. He lays particular stress upoi
faulty arrangcuit nta at terminal stations whlci
conduce to- delays, and emphasizes the desira
blllty to the railroad of a reputation for startle
trains on time, which, for that very reason. ar
more likely to arrive on time. To all of tht
every traveler will give unqualified endorse
ment. even the stragglers who catch the tral.
Just as it is pulling out, but .who would be there
earlier if they knew for certain that tardines
meant being left behind.
- But this fine admonition on punctuality nee
not be directed exclusively to the railroads
Other people need to learn the lesson of th
value ot time Just as much, if not more-. Thos.
in charge of public exercises or meetings, mar.
a gers 'of our places of ' amusement, officio
bodies. Judges oo the bench, merchants and pre
tesslonal men, one and all who overlook the et
tcntlal of promptness until the exceptions stan
out by their rsreness. We repeat that rallroa'
are not the only ones w ho have time tables.
It is all right to tell us that the new w
taxes are not ' additional" taxes, but the ma
called on to pay a tax that he did not have t
pay before will be from Missouri, and will hav
to be shown.
The Great French Air Fleet
from ths loaaoa Illustrated War.
Many Kind of Air Craft.
None of the arnsattonal expectations of the
destructive action of aircraft has yet been fulfjlled.
Half a dosen huge German Zeppelin alrshjrs are re
ported to have come to grief some destroyed fy tne
high angle fire of the allied armls. others wrecked
by defects of construction or handling.
The bombs dropped by Germsn airmen have
ruined a few peaceful buildings In Belgium, hut wnen
launched at troops in action they have done less
hsrm than a shell from a quick-firer.
On the other hand, the French fleet of the
moat aklllful and daring airmen in tne worio n
lread'y rendered services to the allle of the hlgheat
Importance. It surpasses ail that General Jotrre am
his staff hoped for. Tne French airmen have become
the lightning messengers snd marvelous eyes of tho
Silled armlea. They fly at a height where they are
completely out of range of 'the new Krupp aerial guns.
At the altitude at which experience has taught them
to fly their lston la perfect. ,
Marvellowa Ryes of the Army.
Nothing absolutely nothing escapes the trained
eyea of the observing officers. They are even able to
count the exact number of trains In a' German railway
station, the number of carrlsgea on the trains In
motion, and distinguish the units Infantry, cavalry,
artillery of the hoatlle armies marching on the fron
tier.. Not the slighest tactical movement of the enemy
escapee their notice . For Instance, a few days ar one
of the French airmen made an aerial raid of 230 miles.
He saw and reported the whole immense movement
of German troops from Mets snd Treves to Aix-la-Chapelle.
Tho general rtaff of the allied armies know
every daylight movement among the masses and
skirmishing lirteg of a million snd a half Germans and
Austrlar.a.
In the meantime, the Teutonic airmen are trying
to carry out the same work of inspecting the arrange
ments of the allied forces. But their Zeppelins are
practically failures, snd their seroplanes sre not
properly built for observation work. The. disposition
of the engine, especially, cn German ftylng machine,
prevents the obaervlng officers from seeing exactly
what Is directly beneath them from having a direct,
perpendicular vision of the allied armies. The Ger
mans have to peer ahead and look over the side rf
their machlnea. Owing to the obliquity of their field
of obaervatlon they can see at a height of 3. COO feet
only what an allied airman could see by direct vision
at a height of 7,2W feet. The mist troubles them, and
veils the details of the allies' movements. This la one
of the reasons why the French were so successful In
surprise attacks in Alsace ahd Lorraine.
Trlasnoha of the Freorh Avlatora.
This, however, does not mean that the German
scouts of ths skies are quite negligible In comparison
with the craft of the allies. Their machines are
clumsy and difficult to handle, snd their airmen are
somewhat too careful of their own safety; nevertheless,
they are rend"rlng certain services to the German war
staff, though much Inferior to those rendered to the
allies 'by plluts full of dash and resource, who are
every day performing astonishing exploits.
Ths first fortnight of the war was extremely
precious to the French airmen. In a few days, In n
fever of creative work, the French did more to im
prove their military aviation than they had done In
two years. The brilliant French genius for improvisa
tion was .:on as the best. And now every morning
the allied airmen profit by all they hive learnt the
evening before, and the armlea of freedom fight under
the direction of squadrons of flying men, armed and
furnished and organized with the efficiency of the
British armada In the North Sea. The airmen carry
orders, from the general ataff to all the different units.
Inform the commanders how their orders are being
carried out, and watch over all the movements of tho
enemy. - i --' .'.
Twice Told Tales
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Cracks at Congress
Chicago Herald: Economy may be a lit
tle harder, but congress will find It's a
lot mire popular than taxes.
New York World: These are history
making timer, and srme .day congress
may have a quorum In both houses.
Washington Herald: It does look hard
to dock a congressman for his pay while
he la at home running for re-election.
Milwaukee Sentinel: Judging from crit
icisms, there may be enough pork left In
the river and harbor bill to feed all the
warring armies.
Washington Post: The way for repre
sentatives to get complete revenge for
the docking resolution Is to refuse to
sccept any salary.
Washington Star: Being blacklisted
may mean something mors to a member
of congress than mere failure to get In
vitations to teas and receptions.
Boston Tranacrlp: Speaking about the
dear old English language, we note that
although we haven't a ship to our name,
our congressmen are all at sea.
Indianapolis News: The feeling against
putting a 5 or K per cent tax on railroad
tickets Is probably strictly personal per
sonal among the congressmen. They only
get :o centa a mile for their traveling
expenses, you know?
Seattle Post-Xntelllcencer: By proposing
tax on base ball tickets, It becomes ap
parent that congressmen have-been cured
of the habit of playing hookey and going
to the ball park since the "no-work-no-pay"
rule was adopted.
Philadelphia Press: Some congressmen
say they have lost a renomlnation be
cause they were obliged to stay at Wash
ington instead of being at home attend
ing to politics, but they may have
guessed the wrong reason.
LINES TO A SMILE.
Haush What will be the mathematl
cal result" of the suffrage ennvasa?
Gruff To mult'ply our clubs and divide
our homes. Judge.
The Barmnld You wouldn't be always
broke if you snved up for a rainy day.
The Other I often .to, mle. but It al
ways ralna the next day London Opin
ion. "Paw."
'Well?"
"When I promise to marry him, do you
want him to come and ask your con
sent?" "No: not my consent, but I would l k
to have him trot In and tell me the good
news. I sort of feel like I needed cheer
ing up." Houston I'ost.
"Who Is that awfully Important look
ing woman?"
"Why, that's Mrs. Van Gudgeon. She's
the recent of the laughtera of the
Stranded Tourists. Cleveland Plain
Iealer.
Brown (whose new cook Is worse than
tho lmt) It was you who recommended
that new cook to my wife, wasn't it?
Jones (with diffidence) Tes, old man.
Brown (vengefully) Then I must ask
you to come home to dinner with me to
night. London Sketch.
DAYBREAK.
sky-
By George Herbert Clark.
Sun! Sun! Sun! Sun!
Chorua of earth-birds, chorus of
birds, myriad matins begun.
Cross tangled adventurous music, anthems
of awe,
Of appeal, adoration: litanies now of law.
And now raptured singings of trust In the
truth of the light,
The lighter's oroud power, snd ths rlch-
altared East, all bedlght
With the glimmer, the glow, and the
glorv, till It mounts into flame,'
Aid the mass-mualc mightily swells to
th sovereign name
Sun!
As hi garment, incredibly gllden, the
edge rf the world has won.
And life Is astir, and love is alive, and
the slirhlng and sleeping are done!
Sun! Sun! Sun!
Headachy, Bilious, Stomach Sour?
Regulate Your Bowels! 10 Gents
You're bilious! You have a' throb- to harsh physics that Irritate and ln
blng sensation in your heacl a bad taste i jure. Remember, that your sour, dis
In your mouth, your eyes hurt, your ordered stomach, lazy liver, and clog
skin is yellow with dark rings under ged bowels can be quickly cleaned and
your eyes, your Hps are parched. NO ' regulated by morning wltn gentle, tnor-
wonder you feel ugly, mean and ill
tempered. Your system is full of bile
and constipated waste not properly
passed off and what you need Is a clean
ing up "inside."' ' Don't continue being a
ough Cascarets; a 10-cent box will keex
your head clear and make you . feel
cheerful and bully for months. Get Cas
carets now wake up refreshed feel
like doing a good day'e work make
bilious, constipated nuisance ta yourself i yourself pleasant snd useful,
and those who love you and don't resort I Cheer up!
CANDY CATHARTIC
Clean up!
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BOXCS -ANY
mn u a SO CFH'
ESSES-
CENT BOXCS -ANY 0RU6 STORE
also aa at so ct wt eoxta
Taking It Calmly
St. Louis Times: What's ths satlafac.
tion to bs had by Turkey from getting
Into ths war If nobody know Its there?
Philadelphia Kerord: The TurkUh am
bassador ought not to disapprove ot
ukaa Them's ths Turkish ney. for
example.
Indianapolis News. reports front
I'ranre say that the weather la fine and
t surely doea aeem a ahama to waste It
n mere war.
Philadelphia Inquirer: There is one
thing certain ar.d that is that tha final
'ectalon In this war won't be overruled
n a teehnlcallty.
Kanaa City Journal: "Ths men who
are now making hlatory hav no time to
wrte It" remarks t ri"iJ'-v - "
ord. But they seem to have time to
keep other people from writing It.
New Orleans Times: V hav patiently
waited for someone to rtae and suggest
that ths extensive employment of motor
vehicle in warfare by the European bel
Ugeienta was prompted by their study of
the joy-riding vasualtua In tnl country.
' v--. ... , n.i,; ... aa
ard that Kurope would not be able
' buy our good because we had not
hips In which to transport them. Now
ie great obstacle appears to bs' that
xe belligerents sre unab's to pay ready
oney for American products.
Springfield Itriubllcsn: la the wt a
volver used to be considered a useful
nd ornamental part of the toilet, but
he deaperado who carried two ueually
ound sooner or later th trouble he waa
oking for. Haa not Europe been suf
trlng from an excee of "two-gun men?"
Judge piondea' Experience..
The greatest humorist of the British bench. Mag
istrate Piowden, who bequeathed "Plowdenlam" to
the English language, has just passed away In Lo
don,' where he would have been the subject of mors
extended obltuarlea but for the war monopoly of ths
news columns. During many years he scarcely e.'c-r
failed to miss a day cm wh'ch he uttered some genial
witticism, nearly always good enough to print. He
waa th Joy of the London reporters. Here 1 a sam
ple: The prisoner waichsrged with being drunk and
disorderly and pleaded in txcuse the weather. "Yea,"
said Mr. Piowden, "it la Indeed very trying, and I
know from experience how difficult It la to find t
satisfactory rink." "Yua, yer worship, It is." Then,
after a moment's pause, "I suppose, yer worship,
ysr'ye never tried gin and ginger beer?" "No," said)
Mr. Piowden, "but I've tiled a good many who have!"
Ilia Wish hone WUh
It was at Sunday dinner and. there was chicken
for dinner that Sunday. Ths little son of the house
wss Inordinately fond of that fowl and he. had par
taken of It with freedom. And presently he said:
''Please, may I have some more chicken?"
v "No, dearie," answered his mamma, "I think yon
have had enough."
"But I want some more!"
' -"'You can't have any more. But listen don't cry
Here's a wishbone! Isn't that fine? You and mamma
will pull It. You pull on one end and mamma will
pull on the other. Ths one that gets the biggest
piece will get whatever he withes for. Now, pull!
O-oh! You got It. Well, whatever you wished for
you will get. What did you wish for?"
"I wished for aoma more ehtcken'" Plttaburstj
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Tot of a Klal.
Apropos rf the dryness Into which West Virginia
has entered by a prohibition majority of so.ooo, H. L.
Kirk, the mayor of Wheeling, said:
"Well, for ths next four years, at any rate, you'll
hear no such horrible dialogues In our Weat Virginia
bar rooms aa a mat hfard recently In Parkeraburg.
"Thla man saw two th'n. pale, nervous wrecks
standing side, by side tossing off whiskies ons after
another feverishly.
"The flrat wreck. In th interval between his nlntll
and tenth whisky, wiped his mouth on th back of
his thin hand and said:
" 'I'm Just up out of a sickbed. I've been awful
sick. Snakes and pink toad and green monkeys, day
and night, crawled nil ever me.'
Ths second wreck started.. With a frown ha re
garded the flrat wret k Intently. Then he shuddered
snd drew bsck.
" 'Why. man.' he said, 'they'rs crawling all over
you now!" "Washington Star.
People and Events
Information received from Alaska asys that Lord
William Percy, aaturallat and sportsman, has bagged
a "epertacled" eldvr duck, a species which hss been
supposed to be extinct
Ex-King Manuel of ."ortugal ha appealed to the
Portuguese repubhe ta Join with the allle againat
Germany. Manuel declares h hi offered his per
sonal services to tha ktng of Enciand.
Tha New Jersey Audubon aoeiety. of which George
Batten of Montclalr Is president, hss Issued a state
ment denying that the society is oppostd to all cats
and desired to legislate against them.
What Brand of Matches
Do You Use?
Who makes them?
Where?
Are they poisonous
or non-poisonous?
Are they: "single
dip"or"doubledip?"
Which kind is bet
ter? and why?
Are the sticks long
and strong or short
and weak?
Do the heads fly
off or do they stay
on?
Do they burn evenly
or explosively?
Every user
matches ought
be interested in the
answer to all these
questions. How many
can answer two of
them?
If people knew as much
about matches as they
should, they would use
Safe Home Matches
made by the Diamond
Match Company in
American factories by
American labor.
Our "job" is to educate
them.
' fli5l!ll
5c All grocers. Ask for them by name.
in
The Ideal Family Beverage
Anhenser-Basch Company of Nebraska
OMAHA
Rosenfeld Liquor Company
Council Bluffs. low
DISTRIBimmS
Family Trade Supplied by G. H.
H.nsen, Dea'er Phone Douj. 2506
Protect
Yourself
Athfor
ORIGINAL
GENUINE
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