THE BEE: OMAHA, TIIIKSIUV. MAY 20. 1913.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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Cnbecrfbera leaving ttte city temporertl
aao-ild have Tha Bee mailed to thou. Ad
areas will be changed aa often aa requested.
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Thought for the Day
5cf esf ky Mrt. Frmmcit Briggt Milltr
"Xo power on earth or under fAa run can
frtaJb a man do wrong withoul kit own mmf."
i Two rood slogans: "8ee America first," and
l8top off in Omaha."
Bran to solemn and sacred aa Institution aa
the British cabinet is not Immune to the ravages
cf war.
To the excited minds of ocean travelers the
capers of the porpoise readily becomes the eye
piece of a periscope.
Russian Invaders shot the "s" out of Prse
mysl. Teuton allies have returned to finish the
job. More power to their guns.
Virtue may be Its own reward, but the street
corner orators who render political service da
man 4 something more substantial.
Looks aa if Omaha were back to the same
old question, "Is it better to get a reduction In
electric light rates or to buy a lawsuit?"
Unable to crowd the war off the first page,
the Roosevelt-Barnes combination has finally
concluded to terminate their engagement
Sending base ball equipment to Canadian so'.-
dlers at the front unwittingly slams the rules
of war, because It spurs anxiety for A home ruu.
j
It is evident from the temper shown In the
first round of the Rlggs-Wlltlama bout that po
litical partisanship is the ruling factor In tb
case.
If "Brother Charley" Bryan fulfills his
'promise of cheaper water for Lincoln water
"users, ' our Omaha Water boarders will never
'catch up.
Wonder whether any other state la the unlo.j
stands for card board auto registry numbers.
The jitney la not the only machine that "needs
regulating.
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Critics fearful of the fate of the "open door"
In China should lose no more sleep. The doer
Is to remain open with a new reception commit
tee In charge.
Note that the active agents endeavoring to
hold up the consolidation act In the courts are
all payrolters or favorites of special privileges
In the suburban territory reluctant to let go cf
their perquisites.
But why should our newspaper contempor
aries keep on knocking on the Greater Omalu
consolidation? Is It merely because The Bee
baa been the only steadfast champion of the an
nexation movement?
To emphaalie the fact that the state Insur
ance department has been completely divorced
from politic, a new Insurance commissioner Is
to be appointed and the first requirement for
the Job la that the applicant be able te prove up
a a democrat.
aa4t tiS
'The alhunth annual contention of tha Na
brae a dux-eae of the Protrelanl Eplacapal church
began tta araeton- at Trinity. Tba clerical membara
from Ontaiia are Blaltop U'ertmnaion and Rave. Rob
ert Poherty, Frank R. Mlllapauch. Jamea Petereon.
John Wllllama and the ley delaaatea from thle city,
J. U. Wool arm. joaeph R. Clarkeoa. H. V. Tatae.
Hurh Q. Clark and Dr. J. fcavtlle.
The Kcbraaka 0tale Eclectlo Madloal aaeociatlon
la meeting- in Omaha with Dr. laaae Van Camp pre
elding. The pelniiag ahlrli le tranaformlna the I'nlen Pa
cific headquartera bulldlna Into a red atructure la
procreaalnf rapidly.
Memorial day eervlcae thle year will be conducted
by Cueter pt. Dauhtra of the American Revolu
tion, which haa eclcvtcd Comrade A Doe for chief
marahei and John U Webatrr for chief erater of
the day.
Bhertff David N Miller la back from a manth'a
vlalt te Toledo, where be waa called by the ak kneel
f hie eon.
A. V. Wyman. ea-treaaurer of tke United Btatea.
le her ta make Omaha hie home aaala.
Mr. Henry Hall will make up atlk (lieem at tt
apteoe and woolen drraaee al low firurea. with aatla
faotloa guaranteed. 81e li it W Kerta Etgh taenia
atraet.
Bpreadinf.
Instead of burning Itself out, the war con
flagration In Europe is plainly spreading. It Is
with regret that this observation forces itself on
everyone, but the course of events has only
served to demonstrate the difficulty of eetttnx
bounds lo the fire started by a tiny spark.
Ostensibly the Initial quarrel was between
Austria and Servla. Russia backed up Sent a,
and Germany hastened to support Austria. Rus
sia's entrance carried with it that of Its ally.
Trance, and Germany's Invasion of Belgluc?
lined the Isst named country with the allies, an I
summoned Great Britain, who in turn enlisted
the aid of Japan followed by tbe Turk's Juncture
with the Germans and Austrlans.
A still further enlargement of the war arena
Is now Imminent by the addition of Italy and the
Balkan countries, leaving only Holland, Switz
erland, flpaln, Portugal and the Scandinavian
countries outside the pale. Will any of the
neutral nations be yet drawn In? Is a questlot
which only time can tell. Will tbe duration or
the war be shortened or lengthened by th-
spreading? Is another unanswerable question.
The more colossal the scale of the war, how
ever, the more hideous and hellish and inexcus
able it appears.
The Appeal for Frank.
How very general the interest In the case of
Leo Frank may be determined from the state
ment sent out that already Governor Slaton ha
received more than 75,000 personal letters,
appealing to him for clemency for this man, and
that on one day 3.000 of these letters came in
the mall. Theae letters are from senators and
congressmen, from governors and judges, lead
ing lawyers, ministers,, editors and all have
Joined in tbe general plea that the governor of
Georgia take such ' action as will prevent tbe
doing of a possible Injustice to a man whom so
msny feel has been unjustly accused and un
fairly convicted. lo addition to these letters
are msny petitions, such as The Bee circulated,
to which tbe names of thousands of responsible
cltlsens have been algned. It will be remarka
ble, indeed. If the Georgia authorities are un
willing to listen to so general an appeal and give
Leo Frank the only chance that Is now open to
him, the commutation of his sentence to life
Imprisonment. It will be some days before tho
outcome will be known, but hope for justice Is
strong In the breasts of all who are interested
In the case.
Freedom of Dramatic Criticism.
Whoever writes a book, stages a play or runs
for office Invites honest criticism. While the
expectation la naturally for praise, adverse
opinion, biting ridicule and severest condemna
tion by those who are displeased cannot be
avoided. That, we take It, is reaffirmed by the
outcome of the fight In New York City by which
one of the theaters has vainly sought to excludn
the dramatic critic of the New Tork Times for
running down its shows. Of course, It was al
leged that the critic was prejudiced and that hi
comment was malicious because of, other con
siderations, but evidently without proof of tha
allegation, and the theater man will be com
pelled to sell the hostile critic a ticket the same
as to any one else so long as his personal be
havior la the place of amusement Is unobjection
able. It goes without saying that the rights of
dramatic critics la New Tork are Identical with
those In other places, and thst efforts of theater
managers to control what appears in the news
papers about the performance must be unavail
ing everywhere.
The Hole in the Treasury.
The financial altuation of county, city, school
and water district is complicated by the supreme
court declstoa Invalidating the Increased taxes
oa certain Omaha down-towa real estate total
ing altogether about 142,000. Because the big
ger share of tbe levy belongs to the city, the
bigger part of the hole Is made in the city bal
ance, although the other governmental subdi
visions are proportionately affected. It Is rea
sonable to assume that la each case the money
has been In large part spent, or at least drawn
against with warranU, so that there will be an
actual deficit to be made up 'from current rev
enuea from other sources.
The merits of the Issues have beea disposed
of by the courts In favor of the property own
ers, but the equities In the case are clearly the
other way. Tba real estate whose assessment
waa booated unquestionably ahould have been
raised as subsequent sales and transfers have
proved, but, unfortunately, the equalisation
board through misapprehension, or by reason of
poor advice, did not go about it in the way the
Isw prescribed. With this lesson, tbe board
should at least know better how to act next time.
More then three-score years have passed
since Italy, allied with France, reddened the
southern slopes of the Alps with Austrian blood.
Unsuccessful at the time and tricked by the
third Napoleon, Italy bided its time to strike as
it has been stricken In the past. The region
where the struggle Impends Is called by Free
nan "the cockpit of Europe," a continuous
stretch of old-time battlefields, battle memorial,
and frowning forts. Ia sightliness and verdnr
no mora attractive region for a war cemetery
could be chosen.
In yeara past the Big Sti of Europe fre
quently indulged In royal scoffs at Spain's boy
ish king. To their high and mighty notions ot
rulershlp, Alfonso was Immature, raprlctous,
rattle-brained. Now obaerv the difference. Tbe
1'lg Six Is reveling tn a deluge of gore, devastation
sod ruin. Under the leadership of the flouteJ
Alfonso the volatile Spaniards remain at peace
with their warring neighbors, and give ao sign
of a desire to butt la. Compared with the trials
of brother rulers Alfonso's example Is one or th
few bright spots on the European map.
Extension of rural free delivery aervlce, as
proposed by the postmaster general, compre
hends mall service for aa additional one mil
lion people. Besides tbe extension will Involve
planting about a quarter of a million mall boxes
along country roadsides. With theae additions
to rnral ecenery, the Impulse for seel a g America,
first becomes Irresistible.
The eatraaee of Italy Into the war. accord
lug to advance notices, is to conserve the aims
or uvuixauoa. it is not tbe first time dvUlxadoe
i, cloaked the .reach ot territorial loot
y TTOTOm teOffWWATSS. ii
THE FOfNDATIONS for several notable career
achieved by men who started out here to becomo
famous eleewhere. have been laid In Omaha, and
among them for none who keepe np a clo-er con
nection with the old etamplng ground than Henry D.
Extobrook, now In the forefront of the bar In New
York City. Mr. Eetabrook la constantly harking book
to hla aeaoclatlona and ekperlencee while practicing
In Omaha, and hie appralaementa of people are un
ueually keen, dear and Juat. An article In "Case an l
Comment." strictly a lawyera- magatlne. Incorporate
Into a sketch Of Frank Irvine, who likewise began to
climb th ladder of success "In our midst." a testi
monial of Estabrook s pointing the tralta that ei
daily qualified Irvine for the responsible, yet com
fortable, porltlon on the New Tork Slate Vtllltles
commission that he now occupies.
In the beginning Eslabrook makea thla hslf-velled
leference to certain persons well known In there parte:
"At least two of my schoolmates In the Omaha
High school (the only alma mater of most of ua)
put off for Cornell university, where they graduated
with all aorta of nonors. and returned to Omaha,
bringing In their train two of their fellow students
at tha university, one today a world renowned ape
cialist and the other Frank Irvine. Thla, I ahould
say. waa about 1881. Toung Irvine, who had lived
all hla II fo In tha east or in Europe, found himself
In a. far western village with few acquaintance, very
little money, and not a single client that he could
clasp to hla bosom and ran his own."
I'nlesa I am mighty much mistaken. I can readily
Identify the "two schoolmates" as Arthur C. Wakeley
and Alfred Millard, ond the "renowned specialist" as
Dr. Harold Ulfford. The fourth Cornell man la men
tioned by name. Frank Irvine, a nephew of Justice
Samuel F. Miller of the supreme court of the United
States, Justioe Miller having been appointed from
Iowa, and Including N'ebraaka In his circuit, which
doubtless helped to bring Irvine to choose Omaha aa
tha field of hla early legal endeavora. In this article
Ewtabrook declares that "he was, and la one of the
very best lawyers I aver knew," not popular as a
Jury lawyer, yet "resourceful and fertile in expedi
ence," and to Illustrate this resourcefulness he pro
ceeds In his characteristically breesy fashion:
'I recall at tha moment one matter Irvine handled
during the yeara that I waa In partnership
with him that fairly llluatratea tlieee qualities.
There lived In Omaha aa octagenarlan minister
of the gospel who waa accounted very well-
to-do. Ha must have gotten hla money by Inheritance
rather than by way of the contribution box: but the
Important thing waa that ho had it, and was a client
of mine whom I cajoled Irvine to take off my hands.
This old fellow had advertised for a w'.fe under the
highly romantic nom de guerre of Otla Myrtle. Jr. Ha
caught a tartar, ostensibly a widow. Tho reverberation
of tha happy wadding bells lasted scarcely longer than
the marriage rermony. Otis and the Tartar soon grew
to hate each other right royally. Phe would disturb
him at hla orisons; the would shy an occasional elate
at his venerable head. He on his part claimed scrip
tural authority for caallilng her.
"otla Myrtle. Jr.. sued for a divorce, and tha de
fendant oounterrlalmed on the ground of cruelty and
nonsupport. While the auit was pending she prose
cuted her apouso In the police court for assault and
battery, where Irvine defended htm, for a purpose.
Ha made the occasion a fishing expedition until
headed off by tha police magistrate, but not until be
had discovered that the fair dame was a little hasy
about her lata husband's death. he had merely seen
a notice of it- In the neyapaper. Incidentally aha re
marked, that she and her late husband bad at one
time lived In Penn Van, N. T. Whereupon, Irvine
took the next train for Penn Tan, and ascertained
that aha and a certain man whoso name she bad as
sumed did live tosether there for a short time. Irvine
chsaed them from Penn Tan to Canandaigua, and
from Canandaigua to Rochester, where aho aort tit
evaporated. He finally located tha man In Syracuse.
and found him alive and well and presently kicking.
Far be It from him to aay aught against a perfect
woman, but really he and the Tartar had never
thought of being married. Irvine wired me to change
the gravamen of our action and sue for annulment
of the marriage, on the ground that tha defendant
had a husband living at the time ot her marriage to
Otis Myrtle, jr. n her deposition taken before trial
ahe swore to a marriage at Brighton, a auburb of
Rochester. On the trial ahe swore that tha man In
queation took her In a carriage to Brighton to a brick
house, where she was Introduced to the presumptive
occupant; ha holding himself out and being held out
aa a minister of the gospel; and that a marriage cere
mony waa then and there performed, followed by
cohabitation. Afterwards ahe dlacovered, slas, alack,
and well-a-day. that the man who performed the oere
mony waa not a minister, and therefore aha had never
been married. Irvine, I fancy, could have disproved
any attempt at a marriage ceremony. Should he have
dona ao? Here la a question for tho committee cn
ethics. What Irvine did do was to prove that a common-law
marriage was valid tn the state of New Tork.
In other words, the woman was beaten on tho very
fiction which she sad her counsel had been at such
palna to fabricate, and Otis Myrtle, jr., somewhat tho
worse for wear but stUl In tho ring, waa released
from the holy bonds of matrimony with nothing to
pay for hla lively experience but Irvine's fees."
8uch a good story Is surely worth repeating, and
besides. I repeat It for' another reason that connects
tho case referred to, which is of record, with The
Bee. I will net call the true names because some of
tho folks Involved are still In thla vicinity, and might
prefer not to have attention drawn to them, but I
am not out of order In adding the further information
that whan tha aald -Otis Myrtle, Jr., wanted to let
It bo knowa that deapite hla advanced yeara. ho was
ready ond ellsrule tor matrimony, ha put thla adver
tisement In The Bee. where it can be found In tha
Issue of March 1SS4, aa follows:
"Wanted: To correspond with a Christian lady of
culture and refinement between the ages of twenty
five and fifty, without children, who could unite
with a genial husband to make hla nice home In
Omaha one of prosperity and happlneaa. Thla la in
good faith, and la deemed a proper method of Intro
duction. Addreea. under an aaaumed name if pre
ferred. Otla Myrtle Jr., Omaha. Nebraska."
As may be gathered out of thle apparently Innocent
advertisement grew all the marital troubles which
Eatabrook describes, and from which Irvine extricated
the octogenerarlan minister of the goapej. The one
place whore a aupplemeatal correction of the account
la called for ilea In the atatement that Ttla Myrtle.
Jr.. was released from the holy bonds of matrimony
with nothing to- pay for hla lively experience but
Irvine a fees," because a w hole lot of subsequent
litigation enaued over alimony and other property
righta, draaglng through the courta for ten years or
more and furnishing lucrative employment to numer
ous other lawyers who doubtless neded the money
Juat aa badly.
People and Events
Norman Mack la moving to locate tha next demo
cratic convention at Buffalo. The move marka aa
advance for local pride and personal convenience.
A St. Loula wife whose husband c hided her for
drinking beer promptly ahot him In tho leg. Some
men require a Jolt to underataad the uplift of the
times.
Cagltah papers report that Thomas Atkins, sged
TT. died of grief la London because ha could not go
to war. A flock or nameaakea at the front railed to
console hint. .
Commtaaioaor Le-nch of the New Terk department
of labor reports considerable success In getting place
la domestic ee Price for girls who had worked In fac
tories and ehoee. Their experience U other lines re
sulted la marked efficiency tn household service.
WllUasa Waabingto Cole, one-time member ot
Cola Brothers' carcas. left BMS.OOS estate, divided be
tweea bis widow, eellateral relatives and charitable
lcsUluUoos In Now Tork aad vicinity. Aa e Tablets
for marhlng salUlosjasradaxa the circus tg a three
stags.
Tha Sheriff Did Ilia Daty."
OMAHA. May l-To the Editor of the
Bee: Tsaterday afternoon tha wife of
W. R. Bradford, for long months hope
leealy bed-ridden and dying from cancer
of the breast, waa by the orders of the
sheriff of Douglas county, forcibly re
moved from her home st VS Ohio street,
and in spite of the screams of agony at
being touched, carried on a stretcher to
a waiting ambulance from the county
hospital. Mr. Bradford, a hard working
and honest teamster, was absent at the
time and knew nothing of tho matter,
which was arranged by the graaplng
landlord, W. 8. Epnet.
Loss of work, together with sickness
and misfortune of the moot heartrending
description, had made the Bradford a
month behind In their rent. Given a lit
tle time, this would have been paid, for
Mr. Bradford Is as honest as the day and
has slwaya paid as he went, runnlns: no
account. But tho Epnets would not
wait. They ordered the Bradfords turned
Into the street, but the first men sent to
do the work refused upon seeing Mrs.
Brad ford a condition, and being told she
could not be moved without hastening
the ond, already so nesr. Then the
Board of Health was sppealed to, inves
tigated tha case, and declined to Inter
fere. Nothing remained to tha Epnets
but to, call upon the sheriff for as
sistance In ousting the tenants. As noted
above, their confidence In him was not
mlsplsced.
"My orders are to nut her out. and
out ahe goes," declared the humane rep
resentative of Sheriff McShane.
"Whether she lives or dies cuts no Ice
with me." Bo out she went, only to
collapse before they placed her in tho
ambulance, while her young daughter
bung over her dlatractedly. and tho
neighbors wept In sympathy with thla
culmination of the many afflictions of
the much-tried family. At the urgent re
quests of the children. t!ie kindly driver
of the ambulance dared to disregard the
orders of the sheriff s deputy, and took
tho almost dead woman to tha home of a
married daughter, a block or two away.
Hers she was seized with hemorrhage
from the lungs, and Ilea now st the very
threahhold of another world.
But let us he thankful our sheriff did
liia duty. This deed must surely redound
to his lasting credit in thla world and'
the next, and assure him the most hearty
support st the hands of the county's
voters In his next campaign. The results
of the late election convince nie of this.
EIJ5IE ROBERTSON.
(An eye witness to above.)
It Thwae RraS Who Won't Lleten.
OMAHA, May IS. To the Editor of The
Bee: A correapondent writes In your
letter box charrlnc that the ClAravmn nf
the city havo been silent snd cowardly
m ine presence or certain great Issue.
I have spoken to three leading clergy
men and they deny tho charge of silence
and evasion. But they aay tha Omaha
Papers will never tmhliah ku a r iir,..
of disconnected excerpts of pulpit de
liverances, emasculating the message of
all its sanae and purpose. I confess my
self I never was In a city where the
voice of the pulpit Is so silent or stifled
as It Is In this city. Tho danseurs, Jess
Willard and politicians can Justly make
no such complaint, for their presence and
doings are exploited In capital letters
morning, noon and evenlnr. Base bail
takes dally nearly two pages of the
paper and the reports are read ' by a
class only, while the reports of lectures,
addresses and sermons by professor,
priest, preacher and rabbi barely receive
a mention. Wonder if that la the type of
readers our dallies bsveT Could we not
have a column every Monday morning
giving- tr.s voles of the pulpit? Could ws
not share with the base ball and police
reports, and get a little room once a
wees; for a variety of pabulum?
R. McCORMICK.
What Waa Aald aad Meant.
BOOTH OMAHA. May 19-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: It is my advice to Mrs.
Kingsella cf Kuatlo and R. o. Bate of
Hastings to axaln read my article In re
gard to the position of the prealdent .In
connection with the Lueltanla affair. If
they can find any attack on my part on
the president on ik?cunt of th LAisltanla
affair they will be able to do more than I
can.
I did erttlclee Wilson's Mexican policy
for It was the biggest flxsle ever carried
out by a president of th United States,
When we talk about keeping out of war
theae people do not understand that
when President Wilson sent our ships and
a part of our army to Vera Crux last
year and landed them on Mexican soil
that tt was sn set of war that was not
near ss Justifiable as )t would be today
to send our army and navy to Cuxhavwn,
Germany, and Imd them on German soil.
Had Mexico been a powerful nation Ilk
Germany w would not have aent our
troop with such great haste aa we did
to Mexico, for then w would hav had
plenty .if war on our hands. When our
cltlsens are killed on board a ship with
out any warning to give them time to
get Into smaller boats for safety It seems
to me that it ia far wrse than that a
few of our drunken snJlnrs were sr rented
rn Mexico for being too noisy on shore.
We did not rnaks the Mexicans salute
our flag and had Mexico been a etrong
nation we would not have been able to
get off with th loss of only about twenty
men. We would have rlenty of war on
our hands.
If Mrs. Kingsella and Mr. Bates will
read my letter again, they will find X
said. "With the hope that our rights will
now be maintained with dignity and
honor to this great free country, w will
watch to see what Wilson and Bryan
do In one of th most critical timea of
our hiatorj." I would edvla thetn not
to misquote when they try to quote what
1 ssy. So far Wilson haa ahown himself
in a much more courageoua manner tn
dealing with Germany than be did la
deallug with Mexico. W de not need tw
go to war to maintain our rights as
Americaa cltisena
if being for republican rule ia waving
th bloody shirt I an; glad of it
F. A. AGNEW.
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OUT OF THE ORB 117 ART.
Members of th Rothschild family are
fighting In three armies, three In th
British, three ef th Frankfort branch In
the German, and two of th Austrian
family with tho Austrian.
The Journey front Moacew to Vladivos
tok by way of th Trans-Siberian rail
road la one of I.42S mtlee, snd takes nine
days and twenty-one houra- Th road
baa made U.e Jonrney from Peking- t
London a matter ef fourteen days
la' the Colorado district rainstorms fr.
quanUy occur during which not on eiiurls
drop of water reaches tha earth. Tbe
rain can be seen falling from the clouds
high above the desert, but when the water
seethes the strata of hot. dry air beneath
the Uoods tt is entirely aorbe4 before
faisaaUUedUtaaoatotfce
Editorial Sittings
Brooklyn Kag'e: A state boxing com
mlsston Is to b sppMnb.vl by Governor
Whltmen. There's only nne Ideal candi
date for the chalr.-nasshfp. Th first
half of hla name Is Theodore. Th sec
ond Is Roosevelt.
Clevelsnd Plain Dealer: As soon ss the
colonel gets time, he is going to Florida
to fish for tarpon. Incidentally he will
probably let as know th real truth about
the elshteen-foot sea serpent reported
from down that way.
Baltimore American: Th farmera of
the west, are growing richer to the tune
of tJflO.OOO.Ono by th wsr In Europe. It
Is sn 111 wind that blows nobody good,
end yet this particular wind la so very
III that not even its beneflclarle will
feel sorry when It lulls once and for all.
Ixulsvllle Courier-Journal: A lighted
cigarette stub dropped In a Michigan
town started a fir which burned 1100,000
worth of property, but th smoker wss In
the mood of th acuta business man who
when told that th ship waa on firs re
plied that he wasn't concerned, ss he
neither owned the ship nor ths Insurance
company.
Philadelphia ledger: Comptroller Will
iams has sppolnted Mr. Bryan's son-in-law
to a position In his office, on merit,
of course: and equally of course Mr.
Williams is not at all concerned In rally
ing cabinet members to his side In bis
controversy with th Rtggs bank. It Is
merely a nepotlo act. Intended to lubri
cate tb smenltles of administration rela
tionshlpa. Philadelphia Record: Ths Industrial
Relations commission discovered yester
day that the Pennsylvania railroad runs
iAItoona, Kansas folks who may be
prepared to exhibit signs ef shock at this
information may save themselves by
looking up th census figures, which
show that th Penney also owns almost
everything In Altoona, Including Ita big
ahops. which furnish employment to
thousands of men.
Philadelphia Record: "Mr. X.' T.. a na
tive American, born in the United States,
hss been admitted as a partner In our
firm this unusual advertisement ap
pearing in the New Tork papers gives
rise to comment on the possibility that
American birth la coming to be regarded
as a distinctive asset In the world of
business. Indeed, th redundant insistence
of the advertlsement'a wording not
merely a "native American," mind you,
but also a man "bom in the United
States" seems 1o Justify this conclusion
beyond sit cavil. The fact that Mr. X.
T.'a firm Is engsged in sn export trade
to the British West Indies only makes
this faint scream of th eagle the mere
encouraging. Through lengthy and devi
ous paths America seems to be progress
ing towsrd Americanism.
GRINS AND GROANS.
Mr. Scrspp Mv wife informs me. Jane.
that von wish to leave us and become
an attendant at the lunatic asylum. That
teems very Ill-adv1ed. Jane. Why, what
experience have you had?
Jane Well. sir. I've been here three
years. Boston Transcript.
'Does your huebsnd carry much Ufa In
surance ?'
"I don t know the exact amount, but
It's Just enough e thst whenever I want
a new gown or hat be always managpe
to hav a premium to meet." Detroit
rve nese.
"What did vour father die of?" the
dontor asked an Atchison ngTo, who was
being examined for life Insurance. "Ah
don't know, boss." he replied, "but It
wasn't nothing serious." Ksnsss City
8 tar.
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"The British must havs been very
much surprised when the Germs ns first
let loose those poisonous gaa bombs at
them."
"Surprised? Why, It fairly took their
b:eath away!" Baltimore American.
Btranger I don't want to get In wrong
here. Tell me. what Is the ssfest aide
for a man to take when they start a war
argument here?
Bartender The outside. Life.
"Why are you studying that dachshund
so Intently?"
"I consider him sn srchltectursl tri
umph of Mother Nature's," explained tr
bridge builder. "See how nicely the strcs
is calculated to the span." Judge.
0, MOON OF MAY.
O moon of May, eavea dropping from the
skies
O'er yon park bench where two foml
lovers sit
Economising space, withdraw your lamp
a bit
Behind a cloud, till In the distance dies
The footprints of th over-sealous cop,
who rudely pries.
Heart petrified to love. He'd shout. "Tou
git!"
Or stepping to a box, summon th' of
ficial "Jit,"
Were he to lamp these lovers with his
duty-eyes.
Tou're kinder than a cop. oh moon of
May.
For lo, tn yonder awaying porch-swing
nestle two,
(Who would not dare to alt so snug by
day);
Held In sweet thrall beneath the spell
of you.:,
While drowsing near, so they heed not
ber atav.
Th chaperone all dutiful Ignores the
view.
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