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January 14
Thought for the Dry
StUcfd by C. J. Smyth
Jlowt'er it be, it tetms to me
Tie only noblt to be good. '
Kind htant are more than coronet
And eimple faith than Xorman Hood.
N Tennyson
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Can President Wilson, by Indirection, repeal
the ninth commandment of Baltimore? Colonel
JUryan has the floor.
It la hardly fair to speak of Arizona aa
Strictly dry. when the cactui state has an oc
casional serins flood.
It takes more money to run the county than
It used to before the legislature tacked on a
few costly frills at our expense.
Lieutenant Governor Pearson might put
pome push behind his opening remarks by de
claring a moratorium on hot air.
The next suffrage campaign blacklist of an
tagonistic congressmen will look like our shoe
string ballot If H takes them all in,
Still, the fact that Great Britain has treated
the shipping of other countries no more gently
than oure, offers us no great consolation.
It is not a question of a full-weight loaf or
a short-weight loaf. Any kind of a loaf Is wel
come In these days of democratic prosperity.
The Journal of our state senate printed day
by day makes Us appearance on pink paper, but
the coutents will disclose a few yellow streaks
before long.
The legislator who inscribes his name on one
of those hoary old holdup bills advertises him
. self either a a knave or as an easy mark for
some other knave.
The action of the repudiated governor of
Bouth Carolina In emptying state prisons goes to
show that lunatio asylums are not getting their
righteous share of business.
The attention of the Society tor Prevention
of Cruelty to Statesmen Is called to the shame
less rule which Invites Nebraska lawmakers "to
lick the stamps they pay for." (
That nepotism evil seems to have made Itself
odious and odorous also down In Missouri,
wbers it la proposed to stop It by law as it
thould be stopped everywhere.
In moving for court reform and Judicial re
striction, Senator Qulnby Is treading on dan
gerous ground. Reforms of that character are
the special province of bsr associations.
The movement launched by societies of
women in Washington to unite and nationalise
efforts tor world peace faces a tremendous task
at the present time. The very greatness of the
task IS all the more reason tor concerted action.
World peace Is not to be achieved m a day, a
month, or a year. ,
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urn 04.4.0 M.M"f7'4M$ ni -aMB-M
Joha l. Howe, attorney for the M. O., tame
flown from St. Paul, a ad was meeting hla many
friends.
Mix B. M. Hood Invite the women to call at lit-r
room at the Arcade hotel and examine her mors in
painting and needle, and also indelllbl Umpinc.
Unity church ha arranged a courae of wlntr
lectures to bo given by Ilev. J. T. Sunderland of Chi
cago, Prof. C. H. Woodward of Washington unlverelly
Jlev. John Unyder of Ht, UkiI. prof. C. P. Mills uf
fcyracuao and Bcv. XI Ua Ida Hut ion of Algona, la.
The murh-Ulked-of grand charity ball, tha crown
lug social event of the aeaaon, took place at Boyd'a
opera houar tonight. Too gnuid antra waa aiado at
o'clock led by J. K. Boyd and Mrs. Wooiworth, Jud
and Mrs Kavage, Mr. and Mrs. Charias Squire,
cit-rveral liawklna and Mr. Boyd. Th proaeenlUin
Uitea preaented on of the moat brilliant feature t.f
tha occaalon Tho P-oyd's occupied their uaual ox
on tit rigl.t. and tht Omaha, club the on on th
.ppilt. On the atHoiid lWr were Mr. and Mr.
Nallian Merrlam. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. lllmehaugh.
Mi (Jrace Illmeoauli, Mr. and .Mrs. J. . !krr
Mr. end Mrs. Peck and Mn. Jamiaon, and aroa from
them Mr. and Mr. Clark Woodman. Mr. and Mr. A
I fctjang and Mr. and Mra, E. 1 Btoiie. Tb llat of
thoao In atundanc atnia to Inelud th name of
evtrytMKiy who aa anybody In Omaha oclety. ad
an estimate placed th ptoriu at not far from i:.0oo.
The President's Partisanship.
The dominant note of the comment on the
president's Jackson day speech Is Its show of
Intense partisanship, and Its promise of a dis
tinctly psrtlasn sdmlnlstratlon during the re
mainder of his term In the White House. Hith
erto the president hsd been having the benefit
of a popular notion that party fetters were rest
ing lightly upon him; that he was more free
and Independent of partlssn considerations than
any preceding president: that. In a word, he was
broader and better than hla party.
His own declarations now disclose him to
be rhsracterlstlcally typical of the democratic
party perhaps the higher minded part of it, but
nonetheless bounded in his vlatpn by the dem
ocratic horizon. He referred to the republican
party as not having had a new Idea In thirty
years, when nearly every law the democrats
have put on the statute books with his help, with
the notable ejfreptlon of the Underwood tariff,
has merely completed plans set in motion by the
republicans. Almost at the very moment the
president was making his address st Indlsnsp
oils, his secretary of war was submitting to the
Philippine committee a brief made up chiefly of
extracts, reports and statements by Presidents
McKlnlcy, Roosevelt and Taft to prove thst the
administration's proposed Philippine bill con
forms strictly to the policy laid down by the
republicans.
In another place, the president gave a hint
as to his Idea of parly obligations within the
party when he threw a bouquet at the demo
cratic senators from Indiana as two he "does not
have to lie awake at nights thinking about,"
presumably because their subservient partisan
ship distinguishes them from the few demo
cratic recalcitrants who have been making him
more or less trouble. This was probably In
tended as notice to those who have already got
ten off the reservation, as well as to those who
may possibly be tempted to stray.
faken altogether the president's declaration
of his partisanship must be viewed as a reflex of
his "state of mind:" that he believes, as would
go without saying, that the democratic party is
far superior of any and all other political par
ties; that anyone who realizes this and pro
fesses to be a democrat Is preferable to a repub
lican or a progressive, or a member of any other
parly, and that among those who profess to be
democrats only those who do not make him "lie
awake at nights" are the real thing, and all the
others are spurious.
Cleaning- Up Politics.
The federal raid on the Terre Haute election
manipulators, the most extensive of Its kind,
ought to have an Invigorating effect, not alone
on Indiana politics, but wherever "machine"
control is still potent to direct the current of
political life. "Practical" politics has been given
a Jolt that ought to serve as notice to everybody
that the day of the election corruptlonlst is rap
Idly passing.
Organization Is vitally essential 16 political
success; without It little can be accomplished.
Political parties are formed along certain funda
mental lines, and with certain definite policies
for government, and their operations can only
be orderly followed through effective business
management But this does not mean "gang" or
"machine" organization. The overthrow of
"bosses" and "gangs" is not hard to accomplish
when once the people are awakened to a realiza
tion of their own responsibility for conditions.
It political corruption ever thrives It Is because
of the apathy of the voters themselves.
And no agency has been of greater help and
usefulness in the achievement of the change
that has come about in the last two years than
the newspapers of the country. Publicity for po
litical actions is the safeguard for security and
honesty of elections.
The Sidetracking: of Suffrage.
Ones again the doctrine of state's rights has
served the democrats In congress. This time It
Is used to dispose of the bothersome question of
votes for women, by relegating the matter
to the several states for disposition. In giving
this renewed recognition to the Inherent right of
the several states to regulate the privilege of
suffrage, the democrats are but serving their
own Interests ,
The southern states a,re very much con
cerned in the 'control of suffrage. Unless it be
left to them to determine who may and who
may not vote. It will be found Impossible to ef
fectually disfranchise the negro. "Grandfather"
and similar laws to prevent the colored men
from voting would vanish, and the hold of
democracy on a large block of votes In congress
might be shaken. It was not discourtesy to the
white women that prompted the southern con-
gresaiuen to line up solidly against the resolu
tion, but a fear of the wedge that might open
the polling places below Mason and Dixon's 11ns
to voters whose disqualification resides in their
color.
Moral Obligation.
A professional base ball player is quoted as
having said. In reply to a tempting offer to
"Jump:" "I am legally and morally bound by
my contract." In these days when so much Is
heard of "tearing up contracts," and the like,
this utterance is refreshing.
The moral obligation contained in a con
tract Is Its most vital element; without it, the
contract is worth but little, for when the moral
obligation' Is Ignored the only question left to be
determined Is, on which side does the greater
profit He? If it will pay better to observe th
contract, then It will be fulfilled. It Is the moral
and not the legal obligation that makes a con
tract of any kind valid and binding.
Men who have dons fhe world's work per
haps not those whose names have loomed high
est In the list, tor history has accorded place to
men who were more noted for breaking than
keeping their pledges the moral obligation has
had the strictest observance. No higher tribute
can be paid a man than the simple expression,
"His word is good." It Is the basis of business,
for business. In th final analysis, rests on
credit, and credit must have character to sup
port It, and character recognizes moral respon
sibility in sll undertakings.
The man who does not regard pledge or
promise beyond the extent of his personal In
terest falls so far ss achieving the best he may
in life is concerned. No real success Is built on
broken pledge.
The suffrage women now know the worst,
and can act accordingly.
The Political Caldron
MATOR "Jim's" allesed Intention of going it
alone In his fourth mayoralty race serves,
paradoxically, both to bull and bear the local
political market at one and the aamo time.
It bolls It for th crowd that demand a complete
vrhau4tnf In the clly hall and bear It for some of
tho mayor's present colleagues on the commlaalon.
who had counted on what help Ms alliance would be
to them Uila time, as before.
Dahlman, however, declare hlmaelf fixed In Ms
determination (atibject to change) to look out for No
1. H knows better than anyone can tell him that
Jim Dahlman doe not pos the political trensth
he did three, tlx or nine yeara ajro. Much of that
strength naturally aapped by the very foot that he
haa had three aucceaelve term, nine years In all, as
mayor. Vsually, It reoulre a lot of nerve and power
to land the third cup of coffee, to a7 nothing of th
fourth.
Jlm'i late attempt to lariat a place on Uncle Pam's
payroll la hla own admlaalon of weakneas. Ho is rt
the preaent city campaign only because he was caught
between the upper and neither grtndetones of Brothers
Bryan'a and Hitchcock's feud over patronage, but
becanae he wouldn't rather have the federal Job than
another which at the city hall fleahpota.
You may bet on thla. that while the mayor may b
able to round-up hi "Dahlman Democracy club" the
. ime oa ever, he ha jarred certain other support that
h will never gt back, not in time, at least, for u
In tho coming election. If you don't believe thla. keep
your eye on Brother Hitchcock and the Interest with
which he trade In thla community. Nor are they all.
"There are other." Watch for them, too.
.Tame Caruao Dahlman know all this, whether
many other folks do or not. And he I stacking hla
chip with three things In view. It I not sitting In
blindly at any game these days.
How does Dahlmsn's plan bull the anti-city hall
crowd? It simply mean to this element that Instead
of having a fence-high and hog-tight organization to
fight. It will have seven men. each fellow pretty much
hoeing his own row. Oh. of course, after Jim pulls
away they may fail Into separate alliances, as already
Intimated In this column for Instance, Kugel and
Hummel rolng together, with McOovern. Wlthnell,
Butler and poealbly Ityder tying up. But even so.
like th old man's teven sons, the compact will In
that event be broken and therefore weakened.
That's what the outside element Is counting on,
the element that aecks a completely new set of city
officials. And "dlnn fah y'sel" about this element
not amounting to much Tt amounts to a whol lot.
Jt la quietly gathering strength. It comprises some of
th most aggressive and yet conaervatlv buslnea men
In the city, while at th same time, th church and
other "moral" factor. And, whll this element as
a whole expreaeea dissatisfaction with th present ad
ministration) it probably would demand a complete
Chang even though Impressed a It must be that
some of th preaent commissioners have done some
commendable things. As on man put It to the writer:
"Tills asitatlon for a complete change in the com
mission Is so strong that even though It be admitted
that some of the present commissioners had done
very well and were fairly good officials. It would still
Insist on a change. Trie feeling we have simply Is
that the city ought to have an entirely new sot of
men to head Ita civic affairs."
Now, that la a ry fair Index to this general
temper. And It won't do for any wise, "practical"'
poll! lean to tneer at It, for It Is not a matter to bo
sneered away. Don't make the mistake of thinking
that this agitation sr)es only from a 'email set of
"theoriata" or any. thing of that sort. Tou'll find It
In the noodles of aa practical men a any who oecupV
official seats In th city hall.
Tet to date. It can be said that no "slates" or
"tickets" or even declelv plana of organisation have
been determined oa by what w may refer to a th
"antls," the people, perhaps. Ask some of the men
who engineered the onti fight In the last city cam
paign and they will tell you that as yet they have not
drawn their line of battles, but ar preparing to. It
was aald at th time of th late school board election
that th cIMxens' ticket was to have an effect oa the
forthcoming city commission campaign. Ita triumph
has naturally encouraged the belief that something
similar may be accomplished In April and .May. To
be aure, some 1500 women helped out "the elate"
materially at the November election, who will not have
the privilege of aiding in the spring fight and yet the
citixens school board ticket. would have fared toler
ably well even without the women.
Then there la a psychological value to auch a vic
tory. Victory beget victory, Just aa defeat begets de
feat No one will aay that the citizens' ticket bunch
la not stronger today than tt was before or would
hav been in defeat. And what grlvea It a lot of
tangible atrength ia the peraonnel of the men It put
acroa. People are aaylng all over Omaha today that
they would Ilk to sou a similar set of business men
Installed as city commissioners.
Most political seers seem to think that Dahlman and
possibly th majority of his associate commissioners
might succeed In getting paat th primaries, in which
case th bis fight would com st the election. That,
of course. I purely speculative; they might all suc
ceed lo winning every heat snd th whole race, for
that matter. It 1 admitted, though, tnat with any
thing Ilk a well equipped and directed opposition, tho
latter ought to be,eble to come through the primaries,
no matter Who else won, with sufficient strength to
make a mighty interesting flsht st thi polls.
.To do this, it Is quit agreed among some that H
would bfe a llttl haxardoua, to confine th selection
to a too rigid set of men. "Better a half a loaf than
no loaf at all," la the advlc of auch men not bal
advice, at that The Idealist la always an impossible
proposition in politics, while the broad-guaged man of
Ideals may not be.
Twice Told Tales
Ills Prrforanamre.
J R. Grant. tU famoua general's son. said In
Reno th other day.
"Oaff. an old soldier, was so bored once by war
talk that he broke out into a war story on his own
account. H worked his story up In th conventional
way, and at th climax h said:
" 'Yea. gentlemen; men fell by the dozen on gvery
aid of m. Bullets pltd down Uk hailstone. The
roar of th big guns was deafening. Legs and arms,
to aay nothing of heada and bodies, were flytntf
through th air In all direction. And then, by Jingo, I
aaw w wer cut off!'
" 'Holy rtnok. roan, what did you do? aaked a
listener.
'"If women voted there would b no more war,-'
minutes.' " 8an Ftanciscs Chronicle. ,
Forewarned.
fenator Borah cumplalntd In Waahlngton of an
underhand effort which waa being made la certain
quarters lo defeat hi recent bill.
"I would like to feel a llttl mor frankaeaa In th
air." said the senator. "I wish th opponent of my
bill would b as frank as th miner of Crimson Dutch.
"A foolish stranger one said to Thre-Flnger 8&m
of Crimson Gulch:
" 'Do you think it Is polite for a man to alt In
his shlrtsleve and play card all dayr
" 'Tea, sir, answered Kara, 'and maybe It'll be for
your own good t remind you that the fewer sleeve
a man has on w hen h play cards about here, th leas
llU) h I to fall under suspicion.' "
Dettalaa; totals.
A lawsuit waa recently In full swing, and during
Its progreea a wltnaca was croaa -examined as to th
habit and character of th defendant
"Has Mr. March a reputation for being abnormally
UiyT" asked counsel briskly.
Wert, sir. It's this way" ' , .
"Will you kindly answer th question asked?"
struck In the irascible lawyer.
"Well, air, I was going to aay it'a thla way. I
don't want to do the gentleman In question any In
Juatloe, and I won't go so far as to say, air. that be'
lasy, exactly; but If it required any voluntary work
on bis part to digest his food why, he'd Ui from
lack of nourishment, sir." Everybody Magazine.
An ladlgaaat Protest.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb , Jan. 11 -To the
Editor of Th Bee: In yesterday's issu
of The Be there appeared a statement
by a Mr. W. E. Martin, "A man placing
himself beyond attribution of righteous
mctlv In proposing shutting oft the
allies' supplies either sinks to ths
lowest depth of sordldness or is a fool."
As a German-born American citizen
who has given almost twenty-five years
of Incessant toll and slncerest endeavor
to the cause of publio welfare In this
great and glorious country, and who le
as even his enemies will admit neither
"sordid" nor a "fool." I most emphati
cally protest against such slanderous In
sinuations. In due time this gifxantlc struggle will
come to an end. And I am confident that
the causo of righteousness and Justice
will then prevail; Germany will be vic
torious, because this war wss not of Its
making-It has been been driven to It by
the enn-lty of France snd Russls, aided
and abetted by hyprocrltlcai Engtand.
The attitude of England Is explained by
the decline of Ita commercial supremacy.
Some time ago F. A. McKenzle wrote
In the London Dally Mall: "Twenty years
ago China's trade waa absorbed by Eng
land. It was a case of Britain first, and
the rest nowhere Thl is no longer so."
And at about th same time Ferdinand
Beaunctlere, editor of the Revue De
Veux Monde (Paris) said: "England
never has hesitated to draw the sword,
whenever Its business Interests were
threatened."
Those Americans who feci Inclined to
antagonlzo the German aid In thla most
lamentahio world tragedy, will do well
to read the words of fir Thomas Barclay
In the Independent Review (London):
"The forelgh offices have, though slowly,,
awakened to the necessity of treating the
existence of Germany as a fact. The In
tellectual Jugglery of trying to think
It nonexistent, the childish rsntlng
against It of Irresponsible writers and
politicians only fan Into Intensity
a hostile spirit, which every responsible
and sensible German deplores. Those
who do this fool work expose themselves
to execration by all who wish to see
Europe setttle down to a few years of
peace and stability." ,
The only rightful attttudo of America
Is that of "strict neutrality." Of a neu
trality that Is dignified, because It does
not seek or usurp the function of an
arbiter and controller of the destinies of
Eurobe and that Is also wise, because
It prevents tho scattering of seeds of
Internal discord, that otherwise will be
sure to ripen.
DR. JULIUS LINGENFELDER.
Florence Ilaa Reason for Sssplelon,
FLORENCE. Neb., Jan. l.t-To the
Editor of The Bee: The announcements
In the Omaha papers of the vote In Flor
ence regarding annexation waa, in the
main, true. Over two to one voted a
decided "No." Not that the city of Flor
ence la so much opposed to annexation,
but would Ilk to know Just what we are
to reoelve In return for the surrender of
our property and our inherent rights.
Tou can't blame Florence, Mr. Editor,
for being suspicious of getting the worst
of tho deal with Omaha, after our very
sad experience with the' water district
bill, and It does not inspire much con
fidence when we read In The Bee that
Senator Howell has introduced the bill
In th senate to unit the five cities.
Florence I very old-fashioned and still
believes there Is a great deal In a name
Tou will see by looking through the file
of The Bee that I favored annexation
several years ago and am still of th
same mind, but am firm In the belief
that both parties be consulted as to how
It should be done. Now, Mr. Editor, your
Florence correspondent, knowing him ss
I do, must have been misinformed In re
gard to the council hustling for votes.
I am not sure, but am of the' opinion
that only two of the council voted. As
to th mayor hustling for votes, that
goes without saying. I believe that the
man who doe not vote and take eome
Interest In those affair should forever
keep quiet afterwards, and that would
b hard on th mayor.
F. 8. TUCKER,
i Mayor" of Florence.
The Officeholder-' Trmsz.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. U To the Edi
tor of Tho Bee: Many people ar very
unfavorably - impressed with the spec
tacle of the residents of the aristocratic
part of Omaha coming down to this
worklngmen'a city and uniting with th
offio holder trust of South Omaha to
perpetuate the present unsatisfactory
conditlona that ar distasteful to a great
majority of the residents, of South Omaha
today.
' A great many think tho people of Dun
dee, who think they are the bon-ton. the
nabobs and artstrocrat of earth ar In
pretty small buslnea In coming down to
Bouth Omaha to fight th best iatereat
of th ' resident of this city. Th elf
styled high tones want to us Us ss cats
paw. If a, fair and aquar and honest
vote was taken In South Omaha today on
consolidating with Omaha It would carry
by an overwhelming majority for we
ar ready for It except th off lost holder
and those who have contracts with th
city of South Omaha. Th peopl of
Dundee had better make their own fight,
for we of South Omaha do not car a
continental what is don with Dundee,
and they bad better keep their bills out
of our city. w
Soma people of South Omaha aay It
would b unconstitutional for th legis
lature to annex us to Omaha. If they
ar a sure or that, why not let th
legislature pas th act, and then knock
It out In the courts, for that would ef
fectually kill it for years to com. But
they know auch laws have been passed
hundreds of time in th United State
and held good every time. When Omaha
now furnishe up with gas, electrlo light,
water, street cars, telephone and mall,
why not dispense with th ofTIc holder
and complete th consolidation?
If we should b annexed things would
tmprov in a great many way ' Why
would It not be better for th corpora
tion to use very effort to have ho
manufacturing establishment and tan
neries built to un the t4.000.oos or, $o,t0,oo
worth of hide shipped from "thl city
every year, than to send some of their
tool to Lincoln every two year to fight
th wishes of th people of thl city?
Why not hav th hide used bar rather
than to send them to distant point and
then send them back to us.ap fv.lshed
product ,
Let th office holder trust try to gt
up tralnloads cf people to go to IJneoln
to protest against th Brean bill and see
liow many they will get. They might
get a carlxd by taking all th offlc
holders, their relative and those who
hav contrail with th city and thos
who expect to get Job yet. But th
great body of South Omaha people would
not go on any more such expedition.
Thy hav their ey teeth cut and weuld
if--?
Pi
tor
1
is
aa m -th,
now welcome consolidation by act of th
Itciplature. If Allcebaay. a city of 3no.i)
people could be annexed to Pittsburgh
by act of the Pennsylvania legislature,
why no Jlttle eld South Omaha that
would have everything to gain and ntth
Ine; t lose except tho hold of th office
holders' trust F. A. AGNBW.
"Second Cook Did you expect m t
scrape those fish you Just dlsembotveleil
First Cook Yes. They are drawn t"
scale. Judge.
"How useless girls sr. todav. I don't
bellev you know what needles are for "
"How absurd you r, grandma." pro
tested th girl. "Of course I know hst
ned.ea are for. They're to make tho
Jrsphophone play." Louisville Courler
ournai. "My friend, the real estate sgent.
thought he had landed a Ms pollttcsl
assent as a tenant for a desirable property,
but unfortunately, he scared him oft."
How?" ,
"By Inadx-ertentlv mentioning It hsd ex
posures all around." Baltimore American.
Editorial Shrapnel
Boston Transcript: The president of the
University of Illinois discharged a. pro
fessor when the latter married his daugh
ter. Secretary McAdoo I congratulat
ing himself that this quaint old custom
didn't prevail at Trlnceton.
Philadelphia Ledger: There Is no caus
for alarm over th statement that our
navy Is In cold storage. Any man who
has ever partaken of cold storage butter
can tell you that It Is a process which
adds great strength to the product stored.
Boston Transcript: Becretsry Bryan
has gone to Inspect country home No.
168 st Ashvllle. N. C. In a crisis this
great patriot can always b depended
upon to leave affairs of state to some
subordinate who understands his busi
ness. -
Houston Post: The man who hss a
million dollars and feel poor may b
more unfortunate than the guy who has
V snd feels rich, but the millionaire baa
a mors intimate acquaintance with that
part of the anatomy of a steer from which
the porterhouse Is cut
ft. Louis Republic: A decision to the
effect that a dog trespassing upon an
other s property cannot legally be killed
in Missouri merely for that trespass seems
to show that sheep owners must ask dogs
what they ar doing In th pasture be
fore they open fir.
ADVICE.
If when going horn thl evening
The cars are somewhat low.
Just study human-nature,
Twill pass an hour or so.
And you'll find it entertaining
And Instructive, don't you know.
Don't let your angry passions rise
If there should be no heat.
And you feel the Icy breeses
Blowing strong about your feet
But fight a royal battVe. keep
Your temper and your seat.
And if during all the Journey
You are hanging to a strap.
And lust because you're on his feet
A man should want to scrap,
Gently explain he should be thankful
You re not on his lsp.
It you're cold and tired and hungry,
Do not wear and make a row!
Have patience! "Tis a virtue
That seta well upon your brow,
And It really will not matter
A . hundred years from now.
B'cn though you stand the whole way
home.
Although you've paid your fare,
And they wont refund your nickel,
Be wlae and don't you care!
Rejoice you've made some railroad man
A bloated mllUonalre.
Omaha. ' DAVID.
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NEW YORK. CITY
An Open Letter
(About Bronchitis.)
v August X. 1114.
TO THE PUBLIC:
In March, 1M4, I became afflloted with an attack of Bronchitis which
forced me to remain in bed for two months. Th doctor In attendance
chaonred the medicine several times, and instead of improvement, I seemed
to grow worse. For a while I was despondent, until my wife rend a, llttl
pamphlet advertising th "Essence Mentho-Laxene." Dlacouraged wltn
what I had been using without effect. I waa willing; to try almoat anything
that sounded like a cur. Th Mentho-Laxene waa bought, the syrup pie
pared according to direction, and before half of the quantity was consumed
the cough had abated and 1 was at work1 four day after, and have nevor
felt any symptoms of the dread disease since. All who ar acquainted
with Bronchitis will understand how hard it is to subdue the cough, but
today I am wtlltns; to take an oath, or make an affidavit to the effect,
that my case of Bronchitis waa as severe as ever afflicted man, and that
I was positively cured of it In less than four days, all due to th wonderful
curative powers of the "Eesenc Mantho-Laxene." Since' then I have
recommended it to all aufferer as I was, or to tlfose who war subject to
colds of any kind. In each case the medicine sustained the reputation I
had given It. ami all were, loud in their praises of this truly valuable pre
scription. All who may be skeptical In Its us can writ me. and I will cheerfully
give them all the Information they dealr above my personal sclgnature.
Very respectfully, A. CAMPBELL.
2447 Lafayette St., Denver, Colo.
For the benefit of readers: Essence Mentho-Laxene can be obtained
of druggists. A ZH ox. bottle make a full pint of cold and cough syrup.
Full direction are with each bottle. Advertisement.
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connecting with limited trains for
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La Salle Station, Chkago--in the heart of the business district
ready (or the dsy- no rims lost.
Carries sleeping car for Tri-Cities -may be occupied until
7:00 a.m. .
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