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5acf aaf by Myrta M. Schntidtr
1 thall pan this way but once. If thrtfort
then be any kindnut Jean thou, or any good
that 1 can do to any fellow being, let me do it
now. Let me not dejer it or ntgltct it, or I
thall not pott tMt way again.
From the Arabic
Two Years -of Democratic Rale.
Today marka the half-way mark in Presi
dent Wilsons term of office, supported by a
congress democratic In both branches, and which
has been In almost continuous session during
the entire two years. The annlTcrsary finds
the country facing a deficit of millions in its
revenue, a surplus vanished from the treasury,
a war tax levied In time of peace, and possibility
of a bond issue to raise money to provide for the
ordinary expenses of the country. It also finds
appropriations expanded far beyond those made
by the republicans, the business of the country
disturbed by new conditions Imposed by changes
n the laws, and a general lack of confidence In
the future under democratic control.
President Wilson Is a patriot, but be Is also
a partisan, and with so firm a belief in the des
tiny of his party and the wisdom of its policies
as be has outlined them, that he bai frequently
seemed to put partisanship ahead of patriotism.
This has notably been true of his selections of
appointees for the foreign service, and of his
rerslBtent advocacy of questionable measures on
which he had set his mind. Aa the leader of
his party, he has compelled action, more or less
harmonious, in support of his program, and has
by means of his power boen enabled to hold to
gether the discordant factions of democracy dur
ing most of his term.
The external affairs of the country have
fallen on a time of peculiar perplexity and
danger. Throughout the complex situation that
has developed from the European war, Presi
dent Wilson has endeavored to maintain an im
partial neutrality, insisting with proper vigor
add dignity on due respect to the rights or
Americans from all belligerents. His "watch
ful waiting" for Mexico has brought him little
credit, and yet his countrymen generally are In
sympathy with his desire to avoid war there If
possible.
President Wilson's adherents will claim for
hlra at this time the meed of established great
ness; the country will be more Inclined to Judge
hlmi by hla record, and ' the results achieved.
Two yeara of democratic rule find the country
in a condition strangely In contrast with the
last two years under a republican president.
By YtOTOm lOWWiTIa,
Omaha's bigness in beef renders "beefing" a
waste of breath.
Greater Omaha is a certainty,
to be now or eventually?
Which la it
Now, if only the war expired by a time limi
tation the same as congress.
. It's a mighty poor official graft that cannot
torn mand a few apologists and defenders in the
legislature.
All ears to the ground! Those Nebraska
federal patronage plums can't possibly hang oa
the tree much longer. - . .. . .
The Cement Men and the Public.
Little enough of romance may be looked
for in the development of the Portland cement
industry, but its service is beyond compute. The
place of concrete In building operations has
long been established, but no limit has yet been
set for Its scope, and it is continually being ex
tended. This great adaptability and usefulness
brings with it a correspondingly Increased re
sponsibility, and it Is up to its makers to see
that only the best is used, and under such con
ditions as make for safety at all tiroes. Lives
as well as property continually depend on the
reliability of the concrete used. Cheap grades and
dangerous processes must be avoided, it public
confidence and favor is to be retained. If the
cement men will profoundly regard their duty
to the public, the prosperity they deserve will
easily follow. V
Score one for Representative Palmer with
his bill to stop the pocketing of fees that by
rights belong in the public-treasury.
k It won't cost anything to put tba Auditorium
( proposition vp to the voters In the coming city
lection to let tnem aay "yea" or "no" to it.
After it Is all over those lawyers will be
wondering why they were so foolish aa to n-
- list in a fight against workmen's compensation.
The Federal Trade commission starts off
with an appropriation of $5,000,000. That will
keep the faithful and deserving snoopers in
tlover.for awhile.
New York's anarchist plot was-pulled off
suspiciously near the date when .the federal antl-
dope law took effect. The details prove that
the police department carries a tine line ot
"dope."
Weight juggling with necessaries ot life in
volves much less risk than price Juggling. Few
households possess scales, but the pocketbook
quickly registers a squeeze. Wherefore the shav-
log dealer follows the line of least resistance.
Some day, .perhaps, lawmakers will have
'enough common sense ' respecting taxation to
, tackle owners of Invisible property and give
owners ot visible property a chance to
strengthen their shoulders for the growing an
nual load.
Reminder of Lays that Have Passed.
Charles H. Venner again crosses Omaha's
line of vision, this time to recall days that have
passed. His testimony in the Rock Island case
that the franchise of the Nebraska Central was
worth all the Rock Island paid for it will re
mind Omahans of the Inestimable service that
road, which never got beyond the paper stage,
performed for the city. It was the means of
breaking down the bars and letting Omaha have
free access to the traffic that rightfully belonged
to It.
Omaha does not enjoy even now many spe
cial favors from the railroads, but there was a
time when even fewer were granted. With
a heavy toll on all traffic crossing the Union
Pacific bridge, a differential on live stock in
favor of Kansas City, and two of the principal
roads ot the state hauling Nebraska grain by
Omaha to Chicago, the future Market Town
seemed uncertain In the early nineties. It was the
revolt against these railroad restrictions that
brought support to the railroad project spon
sored by John H. Dumont and hla associates,
and that led the citizens to vote a handsome
subsidy to it. Although that project never took
form of actual building operations, it provided
the stimulus that finally won the bitter fight,
and gave Omaha commercial freedom.
The Nebraska Central, although never built,
represents the effective organized effort of the
citizens of Omaha in behalf of their town and for
conditions that have made Omaha the real mar
ket town.
PATINQ a visit tha other ly to tha Chicago pub
llo library. I was cordially received by tha li
brarian, Mr. Henry E. Legler. who eaked par
ticularly after the people ha had met when out here
last year for tha Nebraska State Library association
meetinf. Tha library In Chicago waa almply overrun
with patrons that day. In tha reading- room dosens
were ntandlna; around waiting for a aeat to ba vacate!
at the tablet, and the files on the newfpaper racks
were all engaged. At the circulation windows long
llneg of book borrowers were standing to take their
turn in being waited on.
"No, we are not always so buey." said Mr. Legler,
'but thla la a buiy place all the time, particularly on
Saturdays. Last month we heat our previous record
In every department of the library, not only here,
but at tho branchea aa well. Do I attribute It to the
war? No, only In email part. Although tho war haa
stimulated reading of military and historical works,
that interest. I think, la noticeably subsiding. The
main reason Is unemployment. When people have
nothing risotto do they take to reading and come
here for boa Kg and periodicals."
The Chicago library haa establlched a special
"civics room" In which are concentrated duplicate ref
erence worka along civic matters, and also an up-to-
date compilation of m&gaaln and newspaper .aYtlrles
serviceable for such studies. It haa also recently In
augurated! a circulating library of music, tfhlch, ac
cording to the librarian, is proving a great success.
"You have not rot to circulating phonograph rec
ords, have you?" I asked.
"Not yet." answered Mr. Tjewler. "We have a few
piano records given to ua for that purpose, and there
no reaaon why we could not handle phonograph
records, except that they are easily marred and wear
out quickly with hard usage. What Is likely to pre
vent for a long time Is lack of funds, as we could
hardly divert the money at our disposal tflr library
work to the purchase of such records. Them are a
few libraries Evanston Is one that possess donated
funds for thla speolflo use. and, aa t am Informed,
are serving borrowers with phonograph records with
satisfaction to all concerned."
While on the library topic, one of tho sad notes to
ma on returning to Omaha Is the news of tha death
of Miss Margaret O'Brien, for so many years assistant
librarian here. Mis.i O'Brien always took apecUl
pride in her long continuous service, which outmatched
that of anyone else In our library. During the eleven
years that I served on the library board I came into
more or less contact with her and her work, and she
filled tho position of acting librarian aevera! times.
Hh made herself popular with the patrons of the II-
orary oy snorts to accommodate them, and was
eager to keep herself In touch with library progress
by. attending meetings of state and national library
associations, realizing that she had gone into the
field beforo the days of special training in library
scnools.
Let me correct a .slight mistake In what 1 last
wrote for thla column when I said the site of the old
Dunham home, a block west of us on Faraam, waa
now occupied by the Huff auto shop. I should have
said the Huffman auto place. The curtailment of the
name by a slip of the pen put it a block too far west.
I' am glad to see another old Omaha boy, Sherman
Canfleld, land aa postmaster at Sheridan, Wyo., by
grace of our democratic president. The Canflelds
constituted a democratic family. Sherman's father
having once been elected oa the democratic tlckot
here to represent Douglas county In the state senate
at Lincoln. He was also a great friend of Colonel
W. F. Cody, and Rherman traveled all over the world
with the Buffalo Bill ehow aa the colonel's secretary
ana nanay man..
Brief
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Nebraska Editors
Twice Told Tales
The federal supreme court regards J. Bar
leycorn as a cosmopolite whose realm is not
bounded by state lines. A minor court classes
him as a conservator ot the dead. Judicial wis
dom strangely-overlooks J. B.'a pre-eminence as
a throat -specialist.
A stream never rises above its source, nor
does It become purer the farther it flows. Nearly
everybody who lives In any of Omaha's suburbs
lived la Omaha first. The people ot the whole
territory constitute a single community, just as
do the people of every other big city.
r T rV
The auditorium of the new English Lutheran church
at Btxteanth and Harney, which will probably be dedl
Lated by May 1. Is Bearing completion.
rrtanoa f Joria w. wesioerg tendered Mm a sur
prise party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. W
Warrick, lola Mason street, those present Including;
Mr. and Mra Cahlll. Dr. ljuk. Messrs. Herman.
Meyer, Alexander. Mulvlhlll, Andrews, Lane. BaU h
Hay, Joaea, Benaan and the Misses Cyphers. Mills
pa ugh, Rosa. Sampson, Lane, Booth, Kagtn and Wel-
brg.
Kugsne Duval goes into the office of General Su-
parlntsndant Smith of tha Union raclfle sa secretary
to B. R. Thompson.
A large flag and a slight display of red fire on Far
aam street Ut might about IQM told of a happy friend
of our new president. '
The painters union-at a meeting held In the police
court room elected the following officer: President,
p. W. Campbell; secretary, D. Fogarty; treasurer, 1.
Dunn. ,
The carpet wallopers are moving on ' Jefferson
iuarc They come from blocks around, shake dust
on the scores or resident, and If a kicker protest he
is informed that the park belong to the people.
General O. O. Howard and wife go to Washington,
Klirre the general is to serve on the board of inquiry
la in case or ueneral jinxen.
Dividing the School Taxes.
One purpose of the so-called county unit bill
for the control of schools Is to bring about
a more equuaoie aisirioution or taxes ieviea
tor the support of schools. In many- of tba
western counties of the state school districts
traversed by a railroad have a distinct advan
tage over those otherwise situated, as the taxes
paid by the railroad go directly into the funds
of the district. Under the county unit system,
the railroad will pay taxes to the county treas
urer, and be will make an apportionment among
the districts, thus equalizing the revenue that
is now unequally distributed. This apportion
ment should be on the basis of school attend
ance, rather than on school age, because attend
ance and not population determines the cost of
schooling. Other features ot the law have to do
with bringing the schools under closer control.
for a better and more economical administra
tion of their business affairs.
Missouri Valley towns are kicking in unison
against alleged discrimination la state-wide
freight rates in favor of Omaha. The justice of
the charge remains to be shown. It Is instructive,
however, lo recall that when Omaha trade was
squeezed by Iowa lines and the bridge arbitrary,
a few years ago, not a whisper ot protest against
that discrimination came from thaae localities,
It makes a vast difference whose ox Is gored.
The esteemed prophet of the democracy of
1901, Norman K. Mack of Buffalo, la now called
upon to explain why and how the New York
commission spent on itself $128,000 in putting
up a $700,000 state exhibit at the San Francisco
exposition. Mr. Mack If chairman of tha com
mUslon. His experience In explaining the slump
ia the Bryan vote In the last battle iuames New
Yorkers an explanation that explains.
Sisterly Seatttaoats.
Two sisters playing In a second-class stock company
held the following conversation, whloh began In the
wings beforo their entrance, waa Interrupted by tha
play, and continued In. the wings:
First Bister Tell It to Sweeney, I should worry
about his fatnbly. It he's got tb good he alnt never
showed none. -
Second Sister Aw, you give me a swift pain. Alec's
a good kid. xou re green-eyed.
First Sister Not a chance. An' let me tell you
(Their cue; they enter).
Both Ah, Baron, are we interrupting your siesta?
The Baron My dear children! . Interrupt, indeed!
(etc., etc.). Ah slaters! How fortunate to be sisters
and such sister!
First Sister Tes. Baron, wo are. Indeed, fortunate.
If ever sisterly lovo was perfectly exemplified. It 1
so in our case. And mow, goodbye, and sweet dreams!
(Exit together). An' I wanna say; If he comes aroun'
inniini x it srive mm an eariui. My opinion, he a a
boob, an' you're another! Everybody Magastne.
llo Waa Carefal.
Bald a western mining man at the Astor the other
day: "Wo have a bachelors' meaa In the mining camo
where I'm located, and w usually have a Chinaman
to do the cooking. Some of the oriental are fin
cooks, after they get over a few of the peculiar idea
they have imbibed from their own country's oddities
la th culinary lino.
-jsot long ago w got a new Chinaman aa cook. A
couple daya later one ot the fellow got a pedigreed
Irish terrier pup given to htm a real dog. My friend
had to go up to on of tho mine that afternoon, and
he turned the puppy over to the new fhluni,.
You ba mighty careful of this dog.', he aaid to tho
cook. Mo Do neap careful.' waa tha anawsr.
"That night, at dinner, the new Chinaman brought
on. witn great ceremony, a covered dish.
" Me heap careful.' he remarktd. aa. with a ami!
or pride, he removed tha cover.
"Underneath wa tho pedigreed nun. neatly cooled
in tne oest unines atyie." New York Time.
( krUlnsa "hip Klfta la Bohesala.
OMAHA, March 1 To tho Editor of
The Iee: I thought It might interest
The Bee and it reader to hear how
some of the present from th Christmas
ship Jaaon were received In Bohemia.
The Narodnl Llsty of Trague, Bohemia,
writes as follows:
"We received 112 boxe of presents in
Tragus, apportioned for the kingdom of
Bohemia. The boxe were taken to the
Ledeburg palace, whrr they were opened
and the content displayed. .Three large
rooms were flllled to overflowing. There
were dresses for children, underwear,
shoes, caps, stockings, sweaters, hats,
toys, preserves, hundreds and thousands
of articles, that were viewed with won
der and admiration by the people, who
marveled at the American thoroughness
In doing things. We noticed that th
toys were mostly of French and German
manufacture, so that they crossed the
ocean twice before reaching us. Besides
ordinary toy, you could find row ot
beautiful doll and animal toys such as
only the very wealthiest children could
afford to have. And these the children
visitor enjoyed the most; how they ad
mired and wished tor Just such dolls and
toy, and now, through the generosity of
American children, their wlshea will be
fulfilled.. And the most admired were
the picture books made by the American
children themselves. Perhaps they were
their dearest treasures, yet when the call
came to help make Christmas bright for
their European cousins, they gave up all
they couid. You' leave the exhibit with
heart filled with Joyful feeling. We al
most believed that sympathy and kind
ness had disappeared from our world, but
now we believe and hope that we ahall
pass safely through the horrors of th
present Into a time of peace."
MRS, F. J. KUTAK.
tl7 South Twelfth Street.
Early Booster Gets Basy.
OMAHA, March 2,-To the Editor of
The Bee: Politic seem to bo waxing
warm right now. I am always concerned
In affairs and questions pertaining to
the welfare of this city and so take more
than a pasmTTg Interest In conditions at
the present time. I have read many
boost for Ed Walsh and have heard
many favorable comments concerning his
candidacy for a commlsslonershlp. As
yet I do not think he haa filed, but If he
does I wish to add a boost for Ed Walsh
he 1a good enough for me and Is an ex
cellent man for th Job. He haa the es
sential for such a position technical and
pr actical training, honesty and the ca
pacity for work. JOHN WISLER,
4S78 Leavenworth,
i Hints oa (ksrrk Calllaa.
OMAHA, March 1 To tho Editor of
The Bee: March Is designated by some
ot our churches as a church calling
month. A few hints may not come
amiss. It takes all sorts, of people to
make a world, and all aorta of people
get upon the church roll, and It need
Judgment to put each at work where
they will do tho least harm. In making;
church calls, case should be taken to
keep the prying woman off the calling
committee. She no sooner enters a bom
than' she begins to take note. She
wants to know where Johnnie sleeps; If
Mary ha a room by herself; If the head
of the family wear heavy flannels, and
how often he changes them. If she spies
a closed door she asks where It leads to
and opens It to see for herself. When
she get up to go. If ho hasn't been
asked to Inspect tho house, she proceeds
to anyhow. She walks from room to
room. maktne comment. "Dear, me,
how homely this Is. And her you have
a closet. And I see you keep your shoes
It It. How nlo," etc. This woman
should never ho put oa a calling com
mittee, but will bo al) right helping In
tho kitchen at church suppers. Bb may
bo a Christian, but sh Is not a lady.
Th tactful woman will ask after the
family, ask where they lived before com
ing to Omaha, saying that w think we
have fine sermon and a fin lot of mem
ber, and that sh will find It pleasant
to get acquainted with them. She will
mas a snort can aine leave behind a
good Impression. M.
F. F. Lyon of Kesmey has leased the
Sumner News.
Mote Shields, formerly of Lust la. Is
the new editor of the Upland Eagle.
The Advocate Is the name of la new
paper started at Firth last week by J.
H. Curry, formerly of Omaha
C. N. Dedrlch, proprietor of the Su
perior Express, has been named the post
master of Superior by President Wilson.
Marc O. Tcrklns, proprietor of the
Fremont Heraldi has sold an Interest In
the plant and business to Fred W. Col
vln, formerly of the staff of the Sioux
City Tribune.
J. 8. Pickett, editor of the Cedar Bluffs
Standard, issued a fine special edition
of twelve pages on the occasion of tho
dedication of the new high school build
ing last week.
The Columbus Journal haa purohaaed
the building It haa been occupying for
some time. It will make a number ot
changes In the structure and install some
additional machinery.
SMILING LINES.
ON VOTING-
i
Arthur uutterman In Tuik.
O.' course you II vote, u nncrowms
queens: . . ., .
For years I've never dared to duM l
ut do you know what voting means?
ill about it:
Mt still; I'll tell you
I vote on each election day
It seems to be the proper caper:
Besides, I've alwar lered to play
At making loollsh mark on psper.
I've voted oh. for heaps of thing
For all corrective legislation.
For curbing trusts, for smashing rlng
To help a friend, to save th nation-.
Perhaps to keep our morals sound.
Or make us strong in peace and war
time. . .
And. after all, the world went round
Precisely as It did aforetime!
Still, balloting' a rleasant "Port
That coaxes men from money-getting
To back a candidate In short.
An inexpensive form of betting.
But. aa a weapon tush and pish!
To tho that hold a true perspective
A vote I something like a wish,
And almost equally effective.
If any time we take hy storm
And cleanse the courts of state ir clt"
Our instrument of high reform
Will be a vigilance commltteel
Tet who am I of croaking note?
Xour nobler Intellect we bow to;
Go on. Hypatla, and vote!
Perhaps, In time, you'll teach ua how to.
'Do vou reallv believe college education
help a young man In business life?"
"I know it does. At collexe my boy waa
the champion sprinter of his class and
now he haa a job a bank runner."
Baltimore American.
Homsn One of the waiters at thla place
was formerly a duke, one of the chef
was a count and the bellhop was a prince.
Ryontoo I suppose the manager was
formerly a king or emperor.
iioman .o; ns was a mllK-waxon
driver. New York Run.
"My good woman, do you believe In
castigating children by way of disci
pline?" "I don't believe in none of these yere
new-fangled ways of bringing up chil
dren. I betlcvea in a good lickln'." Chi
cago Post.
"What are you laughing at, dear?"
i waa lust thinking now you used to
alt and hold my hand for an hour at a
time before we were married. How silly
you were!"
1 wasn t silly at all. I held vour hand
to keep you away from the piano."
Philadelphia Record.
Judge What was the cause of the rum
pus? '
Policeman Well, you see, Jadg. this
man her and that woman there are married-Judge
Yes, yes, I know; hut what was
the other cause? Boston Transcript.
SHE DARKENED HER
GRAYHAIR
A Kanaaa City Lady Darkened Her;
Gray Hair and Stimulated It
Growth by a Simple
. Home Proceas. !
she Tells How She Did It.
i
A well-known resident of Kansas City,
Mo., who darkened her ray hair by
simple home process, made th follow
ing statement: "Any lady or gentleman
can darken their gray or faded hair,
stimulate Its growth and make It soft
and glossy with this simplo recipe, which,
they can mix at home. To half pint of
water add 1 ox. of bay rum, 1 email box
Barbo Compound and hi ox. of glycerine.
These Ingredients can be purchased at
any drug ator at very little cost. Apply
to the hair every other day until tha
gray hair la darkened sufficiently, then
every two weeks. Thl mixture relieves
scalp trouble and falling hair. It does
not stain the scalp, la not sticky or
greasy and doe not rub off. It will make
a gray haired person look 10 to 20 yeara
younger. Advertisement.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to the Governor of Nebraska, to
the State Legislators now in session, to the City of
Omaha, and to all other municipalities, corporations and persons
within the State to not further trespass upon any of the inherent
vested corporate and constitutional rights of the City ot Florence,
Nebraska, or any of eaid rights of the people within Its corporate
limits, or granting any authority to do so except by due proceas
of law, as said rights are older, than said state and demand is
hereby made by the city of Florence, Nebraska, of any and all
aforenamed parties now holding any of aforenamed rights ex
cept by due process of law to forthwith restore said rights to the
City of Florence and people together with Just compensation as
damages. F. S. TUCKER.
People and' Events
Indiana and Kansas lawmakers are discussing
measures deeigned to make Jitnsy owner throw
handful of nickel Into th state treasuries-
John D. Rockefeller makes oath that his hon
la at Pooantloo mils, N. Y. This leave Cleveland
out la the cold and puts that vunoh of hack taxes
out of reach.
Tho tango as performed In Kansas I ome exer
dee. During a dance In Atchison a man begged bia
partnsr'a pardon for stepping on her foot 'That
wasn't my foot.' she replied, "It waa my knee."
Tho ahertff ot New York I the prince of fee get
ters. Hla regular salary 1 H2,0o0 a year, but n
pockets one-half th fee, legally, of course. In th
laat nine years the sheriff share of th fee aver'
aged S.4,000 a year. Phew! .
Director Cooke, head of Philadelphia's police force,
insists on college students wearing socks of modest
colors or turn down their trouser legs. He declares
that '"passionate socks" are injurious to the eye and
discredit the salvation of the city.
A lunch room in th Wall street district, conducted
by women, gained Instant success by reason of superior
cooking. Though started as a suffrage Institution, it
Is recruiting the rank of th opposition by convinc
ing brokers that politic I detrimental to cooks.
What do you know about thla novelty? August .
Beck, who for more than thirty year .conducted
department (tore at Hurt Wayne, Jad., recently gave
tha establishment to his employe and retired from
puaiaeaa- . Hla only reason waa that he had mad
enough and wanted to reward those who helped to
make th business a success.
A New York fashion promoter scoffs at Chicago'
pretensions In the fashion line! "You may aay." ho
observe In a toploftlral tone, "that no atyle ever
started in Chtcaao." ' Do you get th lull forvo of
that? Again: "The east take a few jitney Ideas
from the west, but no idea In the clothe line,
1 Name the retiree and let the rivals go to tha mat,
Behind the roatofflea goreea.
OMAHA.' March J.-To the Editor of
Th Bee: Th present shakeup In the
local poatofftce is nothing more than the
attempt of a certain faction formed
under a former postmaster to rule su
preme, this former postmaster eur-
rotinded himself wtlh a bunch of men
who were closely affiliated with him In
his lodge, and built up a great machine;
but a spoke broke, and all who read the
papers of that time know what occurred.
Some atayed by th postmaster, aad oth.
era fait sore that they had ben gold-
brlckcd into contributing to the plltlcal
lush fund.
When the present postmaster came into
office b selected his supervisory force
regardleaa of poll lie, creed or lodge, and
he ha been so fair and square with all
his mea that It is the hop of the major
ity he will be reappointed next year. I
sincerely trust that aome time In the fu
ture he may be Impelled by a sense of his
duty to his fellow man to become a can
didate for some high state or national
of floe and that I may have the pleasure
ot easting a vet for a really great and
honorable man.
Ia the meantime tha machine wa not
Idle. It had been greatly strengthened
by new material and wa biding Ha time.
Note the reault: Ail the men selected
for promotion hy th so-called "efficiency
board" were great Thomaaltes, while all
the men (with the exception of one In.
capacitated by age) demoted had not
stood In with tho machine of tho former
postmaster. Under his administration W.
A. Kelly had been blacklisted for want
ot meeknea. - Woodard had been slated
for the tall brush to make room lor a
friend, and Kleffner was an eye-aore.
He waa always too busy stirring up th
men to secure, their rights. Mr. Kleffner
ha a national reputation among th civil
service people a a champion of their
cause. He has spent tha greater portion
of his life In trying to better th condi
tion of the government employes. Ills
work ha been purely gratuitous. Ho I
at this very time down In Washington
agitating a civil service pension bill, th
passage of which seems to be th chief
aim of hla life.
If tha propoaed change of tha ef
ficiency committee are approved by the
department, the machine will have full
control of the local postoffice and the
man who ha nothing but merit to bark
hlra, and who doe not wish to bury hla
hand In the garbage can '"of secret ln-
tri.c and .connivance In order to aecure
a prise, had best steer clear of the Omaha
Itorfice. A.
Tom Moore
is no
usurper
J The Tom Moore Cigar
doesn't pretend to take the),
place of all-Havana. It doesn't
nave to. They have their
place.
J ButTom Moore the"mod
ulated" Havanaoccupies a
larger place of its own. It better
suits the daily needs of mod
erate smokers to whom
steady diet of stronger cigars
would mean unsteady nerves.
,4ThtyolwayBcom
back for Moon"
TomMoore
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pHet & Riwtl - " Bt.. Omaha. Distribntor
Busy Bee Bicycle Contest
WNeYli
closes at 4 P. M. Saturday,
March 6th. Somo little boy
or girl will soon be happy
riding this bicycle. Are you
the lucky one?
Thia picture ot the bicycle
wilt be In The Bee every day.
The bicycle will be givea
Free to the boy or girl that
send ua the moat pictures be
fore 4 p. in., Saturday, alar ah
6th.
Subscribers can help the
children in the contest by
asking for picture certifi
cates when they pay their
subscription. We give a cer
tificate good for 100 pictures
A for every dollar paid.
Payments should be made
to onr authorized carrier or
agent, or sent direct to us
by mail.
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