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The Lesson of the Storm.
Details coming; In from the towns of Texas
tliat bore the brunt of the hurricane that swept
the gulf coast on Monday night do not lessen
terror Inspired by the first reports. Ixes of
life has been less, for the reason that warn
ings bad been given in ample time, and peopU
soon sought such shelter aa was available, but
the damage to property Is extensive, and the
full extent Is not yet known. The old experi
ence of the sparrow that built its nest in the
spout is recalled by thlg tragic episode. No
l.lace in the world Is immune from the mastery
of the uncontrollable forces of nature. Hur
ricanes periodically sweep the Golf of Mexico,
laying waste the coastal country for may miles,
and man returns, as soon as the storm subsides,
to renew his habitation and his works. This
rrocess has been going on during uncounted
centuries, and will continue.
The storm hns no lesson for man, who dares
nature In every clime, and is not dlscoursged
vhen baffled by the manifestation of power be
does not comprehend. This is the strife through
which be bas attained to his eminence In crea
tion, and out of ,whlch will come his greater
triumph. '
It Is no longer "bands across the sea," but
come across" with the gold.
What Is Georgia coins; to do about it? Just
,o through the motions of making an Inquiry?
Omaha's sympathy goes out to the stricken
gulf cities. Omaha knows what storm, wreck
age la.
The capital city of Georgia is not to be en
ted In possessing an official mouthpiece with
a baJr-trijtKer tongue.
Measured by the quantity of ginger boiling
la the pot, the Balkan stew pushes the historic
Irish concoction into cold storage. .
It there is any other kind of calamity pack
age, elemental or man-made, the year 1915 can
hand out. It must have been accidentally over
looked, i ... .
Teuton progress toward Petrognad la stimu
lated doubtless by ft determination to restore
the ancient came of the city and rescue human
its from Slavonic pronunciation.
When Omaha property owners receive their
tax bills next spring, the stock of city, school and
ater district officials responsible for the mountain-high
levy Is apt to take a slump.
The ltchlsg palm of the chief food Inspector
of Illinois was soothed by a package of marked
bills,- and arrest followed. All experience and
publicity lose their force when the grafter breaks
Inte office.
It takes only S4.67 to buy an English pound
sterling. In the early days of August, 1914,
Americans abroad paid as high as 96, and were
given to understand that the money changers
vera doing the visitors a special favor.
Can you see soma one trying to poll down a
reward by furnishing information to Identify the
loob murderers in Georgia? The reward claim
ant might as well at the same time Issue an
invitation to his friends and relatives to attend
another necktie party.
Of course, our Innocent democratic United
States senator did not know that the emissary
with whom he agreed to co-operate to organise
a popular protest movement against the ad
n.lntstratlon'a neutrality position was a duly
commissioned agent of the German government.
F olks who blow down the barrel are never aware
tb at the gun Is loaded.
The Department of Agriculture does not
i.gre with the critics in classing the middleman
as an unnecessary evil. . On the contrary the
middleman is considered a very useful factor in
food distribution, and a necessary means of link
ing producer and consumer. With this chaplet
of praise on his brow the middleman can afford
to cheer up and look pleasant.
It
LI:
Three fine new bank buildings are promised for
(iinitha, one to be ervcted by Barker brothers on tha
corner of Klfleentti and Fartuun, to be occupied by
the Commercial National; one by the Merx'hanta' Na
tional be&k at the corner of Thirteenth and Farnam,
and another by tha First National bank, on tha op
posite corner of Farnatn. ail to be flnlaaed wlthta the
coming year.
The Rowing; asaodatloa baa Juat reuelved two new
four-oar PPr atieile direct from the manufacturers
In Troy, N. Y.
A plraaant afternoon tea and reception In eooor
df Sirs. 8. tiloman waa given by Mr. A. I'olark at
t-r residence on Nineteenth and Pamaxu.
Mla inie DelaaJ Utt for Bt. Louie, where she
expects to CiuVe her home for the future.
Mrs. Klrlilng. widow of the late Ir. retelling, aa
l. i of the Ijuthrraa church, died at tier home on
Tutrrity-fourth aud Pk-any streets. The remaJna
I:! be l.l'pt-d to k!hmllon. O , to be mirted beside
those of her hunbaml.
The KnU. bta of I'ytMus gave an etijoysble excur
Mi, to 1 ;Jilk.n. whrre an ail.l.-tlc pros r in as car-
i :vd oi't. The not riot ah: event waa the fat men's
u' l-t.i i Ipatf 1 In r.y K.t WltU a;. Henry llornliergor,
''n. i I' I lt-r ij too I'afiUlon men
Pasta This in Tour Hat.
The tax levy Just made for next year is with
in a fraction of 100 mills on the dollar of as
sessed valuation of all taxable property In
Omaha, which, at the one-fifth valuation, means
two per cent of the full appraisement, and is
the top-notch record for taxes In all the history
of this city.
In this connection let the property owner
ponder carefully the following, and paste it in
his hat for future reference when the tax bills
come due:
1. The school tax of 25 mills is the mail
it um permitted by law. It calls for at least
9100,000 more than needs to be collected by
taxes. The budget on which It is based Ignores
925,000 of assured revenue from other sources,
nnd Includes 925,000 for school buildings for
vhich 91.000,000 of bonds have already been
vcted, to say nothing of numerous other Items
which could be readily dispensed with.
2. The Water board has insisted upon a tax
luvy to produce 9148,000, presumably to pay for
hydrant rental and fire protection, while It Is
boasting of the surplus It Is piling up. .The Wa
ter board could have gotten along without any
water fund tax whatever, and has no Justifica
tion for Increasing Us 9100,000 tax by 60 per
cent. .
3. The city council bas exacted the maxi
mum rate for every division of the municipal
government. Under the law permitting a spe
cial levy of "not to exceed one and one-half
mills" for new equipment for the fire depart
ment, It has demanded the full one and one
half mills. Under the law providing for a bond
redemption fund of "not less than 950,000 nor
more than 9160.000." It Is demanding the full
mount of 9160,000. For the library fund, whose
Umlt was raised from 930,000 to 950,000, the
maximum has been levied, being an Increase
o 66 per cent. The council has provided for
the entire budget by a tax levy without refer
ence to increases In revenues from other sources,
namely, the road fund apportionment, interest
earnings, permit and inspection fees, occupation
taxes, subway taxes, etc., aggregating over
1200.000. The city tax levy could easily have
teen held down 9250,000.
4. The combined tax rate on Omaha property
Is easily 10 mills, or 10 per cent higher than the
real requirements. 4
Tha Lawyer and the lady.
The American Dar association Is facing a
problem of conduct that Is not going to be set
tled according to precedent. It Is the question
of the admission of women to membership in
the association, and can not be decided on pre
cedent "It never has been done," say the men
who are on the inside, and the ladles, who are
on the outside answer it will yet be done. The
American Bar association is one of the great or
ganisations of the country into which no men
ber of the fair sex has yet penetrated as a fel
low in good standing. Slowly but surely woman
broke down the bars that kept her out of the
learned professions, she vaulted lightly over the
obstacles that might have stopped the way tb
employment at the skilled trades, she has
evinced her activity by taking up and practicing
every art or calling to which human energy or
Intellect is devoted.' She does practice law at the
bar and before the bench, and she is insistent
In her assault upon the citadel that yet with
stands her. The lawyers might as well make
up their minds to take their medicine, for they'll
get no rest until they do, and may get none
thereafter.
On TJn&niwerable Argument.
Much of debate, academic, polemic, tech
nical, sentimental, idle and otherwise, bas been
engendered by the war, and the end la not yet
The Teutonic allies, however, have one argu
ment that has so far proven Irresistible. It
has been presented on several occasions, and as
yet none has arisen to completely answer it.
It has been met by all the opposition the Triple
Entente has been able to summon against It, but
has so far proved triumphant whenever appealed
to. So-called "impregnable" fortresses have
gone down Into dust before It, and cities that
have never heard It have answered its appeal.
The 42-centlmeter gun urges its case with
such impetuous ardor that It Is beyond with
standing. From Liege to Kovno it bas thun
dered Its ultimatum, and haa been the determin
ing factor la the dispute. If rapoleon was right
In his well-remembered epigram, the "Big
Berthas" of the German army deserve the re
spect they have so far commanded.
Democratic devotion to the principle of a
non-partisan Judiciary Is demonstrated by the
selection of a good dyed-ln-the-wool campaign
war-horse democrat for the federal Judgeship
left vacant by the resignation of Judge Gross
cup. This must be encouragement for the faith
ful eager to wear the judicial robes about to be
bestowed In Nebraska.
Intimations bearing the O. K. of Wall street
tend to assure hard coal cousumerg that the an
thracite coal barons will be able to absorb the
freight rate reduction without outside ssslstance.
Switching a few millions from one pocket to
souther merely improves the standing of the
tarons in the "Don't Worry Club."
Tropical Hurricanes
Vew Tor Tribune.
The most terftl.le tempests known to man are thoae
which develop In greater or less abundance near the
equator Immediately after the hottest season of the
year. Those with which Americans ar most familiar
generally occur In August, Feptember "T October, and
make their first appearance In or near the West
Indira. At thla period the trade winds have caused an
accumulation of hot surface water at tha western limit
of tha ocean In low latitudes, and out of this at earning
caldron, whose temperature rangea from to de
grees, are generated storms like that which haa Just
almost annihilated Galveston.
These hurricanes show a disposition to follow a cer
tain typical track. At first their movement la nearly
westward, under tha Influence of tha trade wlnda, but
they seek to push northward, and, having done so,
they are caught by the great eastward upper current
of atmosphere and turned In almost the opposite direc
tion. The curve oeacrlbed la a gentle one, and Is
sharpest In about latitude 25 or JO degrees. Sometimes
tha storm continues on Its westward way until It
reaches tha Oulf of Mexico, but more often It "re
curves" so as to follow the Atlantlo coast from Florida
to Hatteras. Thence, as a rule. It awlnga away toward
northern ISurope, following tha gulf stream very
closely.
In excrptlonaj cases these tropical burrtcanee are
diverted to the left hand sufficiently to be felt seri
ously on the New Jersey and Long Island coasts.
Sometimes tha center keeps Just Inside the coast line.
Again, the recurvature may occur so far to the east
ward that tha Bermudas suffer and the Lnlted States
la entirely exempt What waa known as the "Nova
Hcotla cyclone," and what Greety described as the
most destructive storm of this type known to America,
occurred In 1875, and did practically no damage on
land, but It destroyed no less than 1.2ZS vessels of dif
ferent klnda and caused the deaths of 600 people.
The chief characteristic of tropical hurricanes is
their high wind velocity. No storm of tpmperate lati
tudes ever develops such appalling fury. There are
few placea In the Interior of tha United Mtatee whero
the wind evr Mows more then forty or fifty miles an
hour; but In a West Indian cyclone velocities of eighty,
ninety and 1(0 miles are not uncommon, and In 1&7,
at Cape Lookout, N. C, the anemometer registered
138! At sea. thla means tha destruction of small ves
sels and often proves fatal to large ones; on land It
means the demolition of weak edifices and damage to
crops ; and where the contour of tha shore favors sui-n
an operation continued gales of exceptional force bank
up the sea five, ten and even fifteen feet higher than
usual.
During the early stages of their history tropical
cyclones rarely advance mora than eight or ten miles
an hour. At that time their diameter Is small, gen
erally between 100 and 200 miles. After reaching hlaher
latitudes and recurving they expand somewhat and
their progress Is mora rapid. Eight full days elapsed
after the recent hurricane was detected to tha south
of Porto Rico before Galveston felt It Another pe
culiarity of thla claas of disturbances Is the remark
able fall In the barometer that accompanlca them.
From tha outside to tha center "eye of the storm" tha
distance may not be mora than fifty miles, and yet
tha barometer may fall during tha paasaga of the
hurricane over a given spot from the vicinity of 30
Inches to 27 6. Greely mentions a case la which the
barometer at Guadeloupe fell from 2. to n. In
seventy minutes. Much lower readings than this havo
been observed', however. Few storms of tempera to
latitudes ever affect tha barometer to a greater extent
than half an Inch, and even thla change la far more
gradual than with a hurricane, owing to the much
greater breadth of northern depressions. Torrents of
rain, often amounting to three or four Inches a day,
and sometimes even more, usually fall while a tropical
storm Is prevailing.
A West Indian hurricane la circular In torm. Hence
Piddlngton applied to them the name "cyclone," de
rived from the same root as that found in "bl-cycle."
Homo fierce discussion have been conducted over the
direction of tha wind with reference to the center.
Piddlngton and Redfleld thought the wind blew In cir
cles around the latter. Bspey held that It aimed
straight for tha center. Tha truth Ilea between the
two suppositions. Tha air moves In an Inward eptro!.
and Its course forms a considerable angle, with a tan
gent to tha circle. Eliot, who haa carefully studied tha
atorms of tha Indian ocean, and Toy n bee of tha British
naval service have madsj very careful computations of
this angle.
Tha typhoon of the orient is an own sister of the
West Indian cyclone. It Is generated In low latitudes,
lata In the summer or early In tha autumn, at the
western edge of tha Pacific, not far from the Phlllp
plnee. It begins Its career by moving weatward. but
In time returns to the coast of China and Japan
Btorms of precisely the same character develop In tho
North Indian ocean and assail tha eastern coast of
Hlndostan, often advancing up the Bay of Bengal to
Calcutta. Tha aouthcrn hemisphere also haa auch dis
turbance. They are rare or unknown in tha Poulh
Atlantic, but are common In the South Indian ocean
and South Pacific. Their course Is at first westward,
but in recurving to higher latitudes they awing around
to the southeast, not tha northeast. Again, In that
par of the world it la aummer when thta country 1.
havln, winter. Hence tropical hurricane, tner. are
most numerous In February and March.
Twice Told Tales
Tke Little Aagtl,
kid an wt.ua , .V'f'aTrS f-i- ia5r572
a bachelor and somewhat set In m, way! 1 1 .
AnTherS l:.tT thm chr on
uuvzL'sni. naVoUrrt'
the pantry .helve. . keeJ T. eton h. "1
he won t get Into any mischief He won't ,h'1
Ion't let him go dowa cellar and tZ " 1 nooy you.
.at hold of th". bV.?";
himself all right If h, cries s5v7'hi!. w"n,U,,c
if that doesn t atop him rlda him . rky nd
don't let h.m both. Tou . , ni h Ck But
hour"-C4.vel.d Plain Deafer! 'n "
Playlaaj Bar,
One of Australia's best landscape painters mas out
with his bag of tricks near Payleaford recently. Ho
had pitched In front of an old two-roomed, wattle-and-dab
hut. aoftened with a crimson-flowered' creeper,
which ha thought would make an excellent sketch.
While he mas working a tall, hairy man came out of
the hut and regarded him with some misgiving.
The hut dweller approached. "Watcher doin',
mister?" ho asked.
"I'm painting your picturesque dwelhng," said
Patterson.
Tha hut dweller regarded Patterson dubiously for a
minute, then went Indoors. Presently he appeared
with his wife, and tha two advanced toward the
artist. "Mind Ten." said tha man. pointing to the
painter. "I've got ma witness you're doing this at
your own expense." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
People and Events
The AecUlon of a New York Judge that profanity
la not unlawful la one's home haa started a boom
among architects for soundproof swearing rooms.
Knickerbockers rarely pass UP any of the comforta of
home.
Tha Journal of the American Medical Association
commends aa a model tha new law of Wisconsin which
classes fue splitting aa "criminal fraud. Giving; or
reversing a eomnibtsloa In surgical eaaea I. punish
able by fine or Imprisonment end, tha automatic an
nulment of license to practice.
It takes big money to run a big hotel George C.
Uoldt haa renewed s ten-year lease of tha Waldorf
Astoria. New York, at an annual rental ef t.U0.
1-abor, maintenance, betterments and provision carries
the coat far over il.cvj.uu) a year and explains why a
j 1U Mil shrivels st 4 mete ' look In."
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niatlarttoa Dlffereaee.
OMAHA, Aug. JA To the Editor of Tha
Bee: I notice In your society column a
statement that a young Omaha man has
lately "graduated from tha American
Institute of Architects, carrying off the
highest honors of the Institute."
Thla Is douttles some one's mistake
tor the "Massachusetts Institute of
Technology," which is quite a different
thing but the very mistake auggests a
grave lack of Information regarding one
of our most Important of national or
ganisations. The American Institute of
Architects Is not "graduated from." It
Is not a college nor a university. It is a
body of leading practicing architect, of
America, an association for the advance
ment of good architecture in this coun
try, and which haa among its many
prealdents the most distinguished names
that ever adorned tha American profes
sionIncluding tha late Charles F. Mc
Ktrn, to whom mora than any other the
country la Indebted for splendid examples
of architectural art
Tha Institute corresponds somewhat to
the famous Instltut da Franco, which, of
course. Is not an educational institution,
but an assembly of the learned and gifted
men of that country.
Many "technology boys" Indeed have
Joined the Institute, after having arrived
at that stage of their professional career
which qualifiea them to apply for en
trance. The young man In question will doubt
less be surprised when he hears of his
remarkable, not to say Impossible,
achievement. T. E. C. H.
Behind the Neap Hide toppBgr.
OMAHA, Aug. . To the Editor of
The Bee: As a matter of Information
we should appreciate It greatly If you
will tell us why the street car company
ha. been ordered by the "powers that
be" to Mop on the near side of the street
after people voted some time ago to
havo the cars stop on tha far side, as
they have been doing for years past .
A. a C.
Note by Editor The near side ordinance
waa promoted chiefly by the auto owners,
who are convinced It makes for safety
for autoa rounding corners.
He'rei' a Weather Prophet.
NORTH LOUP, Neb.. Aug. 17,-To the
Editor of The Pee: With the exceptions
of froat and hall, the corn crop In Ne
braska in 1915 should be a bumper. A
couple of weeks of dry weather In July
gave It a magnificent start In thia part
of the state we have had no rain since
August t, and thla dry weather la tha
making; of corn. The last week of July
waa so wet that amall grain suffered
greatly because of not being cut I have
heard many people say that corn would
be a failure this year, but I have told
them that July and August would change
the prospects. Another ten day. will seo
plenty of roasting ears In the fields. If
tha weather contlnuea dry, the chances
are for the best corn In many years.
The race is not always to tha swift.
Drouth I. what we most need.
From August 17 to 25 will be a period
In which hall may do more damage. This
period may not bring an abundance of
rain. About September 13 to 30 wilt be
tha most apt to frost. If tho weather re
mains dry. frost will most likely be de
layed until most com passes the danger
period. I have not made a chart cover
ing magnetic Influences for that period.
but tha principal changea would Indicate
such. WALTER JOHNSON.
Twentieth Centery Barbarism.
' OMAHA, Aug. IX.-T0 the Editor of Tha
Bee: "For south Is south and north Is
north and never the twain shall meet"
Can some doctor or alienist give an an
alysis of tha heart and blood of the
southerner? Why are they so different
from the people of the north? Why do
they hold human Ufa so cheaply? Hardly
a day passe, that one or more negroes
are not lynched for soma petty crime.
Even In today's Issue of Tha Bee there
Is a telegram report of the lynching of
four negroes and not one of them com
mitted a murder. Fifty yeara have
elapsed since tha northern state, saw
fit to Interfere with the affairs of the
aouth and set the negro free. In these
fifty years tha south has not yet learned
our civilised waya. Dally outrages are
committed that were characteristic of
tha dark agea and would do tha blood
thirsty Cossack credit
la It any wonder that Georgia was
capable of this recent heinous crime?
It la because I know the aouth so well
that I was less shocked than other, to
learn that a white man. .till suffering
from wounds, and whose guilt was not
Justly proven, waa lynched and his body
later mutilated. Tha Georgians cared not
for the opinion of thousands of others,
whether he waa Innocent or his guilt In
doubt. Tha Oeorglan usually get." hi.
victim legally or otherwise, by fair means
or foul. And when the officials, who are
appointed to enforce the laws. Indorse
lynching, as the mayor of Atlanta has
done, how can tha blame fall entirely
upon the mob? Even the fair-minded
Juror dare not decide as hi. heart dic
tate, him for he Is often reminded of
the "Klu-CluK-Clan and tha NlghtUdera,
Can not we stop this twentieth century
barbarism? It was possible to accom
plish a far greater feat fifty years ago,
so why not now? A. D.
I mm! are tie B aa Asset er Liability.
T1LDB.N. Neb.. Aug. 12. To tha Editor
of Tho Bee: Every Immigrant that lands
upon American soil becomea an asset or
a liability, for the Chinaman who re
talna tha model of hi. "Celeatia" in hi.
Ideals to the decree that hi. ashes must
he returned, should Charon get him era his
bag la filled, will never be an asset But
the decided Immigrant who foreswears
allegiance to his former realm and poten
tate, and pour. hi. vitals Into tha gen
eral channels of American liberties, will
never become a liability: for America
la hla land of promise, and be haa left
bis Egypt beldod. But the Immigration of
any people, no matter what their many
virtues may bo. who seek to set up
miniature forma and societies, patterned
after their former kraals (which they havo
fled from) and now seek to concentrate
into localities la order to develop tha
same conditions they fled from, domin
ate schools and, other vital agenrtee of
American liberties; presuming upon tha
geaerousness of American hospitality,
freedom of speech and press, to perpetu
ate peculiar characteristics, that evi
dently clash with the claasleaa liberty
tho constitution begs te Impart la not
only dangeroue to tha nation, but la also
suicidal to the blinded perpetrators, and
thua such become a double liability.
It la easy t see why the weary Immi
grant aveka to settle In haunts like unto
where hla paat life waa apent; but how
much wiser would he be, who from tha
first pours hla Ufe'a blood Into American
channels. But the unfortunates who thus
Incyst themselves, have really never ar
rived In America; for they are found In
groups at the village postofflce. clan In
business and social affairs, build their
own halls, etc. Eminent sociologists
maintain that this Is even the beat means
to permit such unworthles of true Ameri
can Institutions to dispose of themselves,
for not having enough vitality to get Into
tha "American Weave," thua keep them
selves In a leanto chamber, as an Infirm
member of this republic. But wa pity
the evolving generation from such "En
virons of Intention," these poor children
are not taught to be Americana and
neither are they real foreigners, very
unhapDlly. hybrids, "habitants, without
a country," unless they leap tha pal
isade that was to confine them and be
Interwoven with the real American life.
POLY GIX3T.
Ht Charity for Georala.
EXETER, Neb.. Aug. l.-To the Editor
of The Bee: I regret to note a general
disposition on the rrt of the newspapers
to condemn the people of Georgia for
the events culminating this week, In the
lynching of Leo M. Frank. A little char
ity ought to be exercised In this matter
and a few potnte In history considered
before a sweeping Judgment la entered
Massachusetts waa settled In the seveiv
teenth century by the flower of Puritan
blood; New York by sturdy Hollanders;
Pennsylvania by the best blood of Eng
land and Germany, and Into Virginia
flowed some of the beet (and worst)
blood of old England. But how about
Georgia? A well meaning, but Impractical
member of the English parliament James
Edward Oglethorpe, conceived the Idea
of reforming the criminal classes of Eng
land by transferring them to the new
world and the colony of Georgia was
he consequence. The first families of
that state are therefore the descendants
of the aluma and Jails of London, as
those institutions existed In the first
half of the eighteenth century. Why
Judge the descendants of these Jailbirds
and defectives by the same standard
that you would the Puritan and the
caviller? The fault of the Frank lynch
ing Is that of the well meaning but
misguided Oglethorpe, but he has been
dead so long that we can do nothing
vbout lt- W. J. WAITE.
Laaatas'a Note to Aastria.
OMAHA. Auw. l.To the Editor of
The Bee: One cannot but feel proud of
our secretary of state, who has so
thoroughly answered the German anil
Anstro-Hungartan notes. Of all nations
these have the least right to complain.
They not only furnished munitions to
belligerents, but a petty German king
furnished men aa well. In our revolution
ary war. Secretary Lansing has well
replied. "Thou that sayest thou ahalt not
Heal, does thou steal V Men who have
beams In their own eyes should not try
to pull motes out of others' eyea. They
sre apt to make a poor Job of it All
that America has to say to Austro-Hun-arjr
Is U "you're another."
But. crushing aa Lansing s argument Is,
It does not touch the abstract question
of the right of neutral nations to furnish
arms and munitions to belligerents. If
a nation sincerely believes In war. It has
the right to furnish not only munitions
and arms, but men and ships ss well. If
war is a good thing, do all you can to
aid it: If it be an evil thing, do all you
can to prevent It A nation may sincerely
become an ally, but It cannot aid both
belllgerenta without hypoertaly.
In the war now desolating Europe, we
have absolutely no motive to sell arms
and munitions but gain gain by the
daughters of men, the ruin of homes and
the desolation of countries. Gain fcr
whom? A few sordid corporations, who
are willing to fatten on the misery of
their fellow men and build their fortune
on the ruin of nations. I am glad to
kuow there are some corporations which
have refused to redden their hands with
Innocent blood; all others should 1e com
pelled to do so by an Immediate embargo.
Secretary Lansing's plea for the free
sale and ourchase of arms la a man of
straw. No naton should entrust lt. safety
to arms and munitions manufactured by
other nations. Suppose Germany and
Austria had depended on foreign supplies,
where would they be now? Russia relied
on foreign supplies and It la retreating
before Its enemies. England haa been
long on the defensive for the same rea
son. The on!y safety for a nation Is to
have Its own arm. and munitions; thy
should never be treated as international
merchandise; governments alone should
manufacture them. D, C. JOHN.
Nebraska Editors
George A. Holton Is the new editor of
the Logan County Pioneer. .
John D. Belns has sold the Bloomfleld
Journal to W. Z. snd J. R. Todd.
O. D. Hen yon has succeeded J. W. Bar
ton as publisher of the Bartley later
Ocean.
Editor Hammond of the Cambridge
Clarion will print a dally edition during
the week of the Cambridge Chautauqua.
Editor Hosmer of the Red Cloud Com
mercial Advertiser has gone to Flint,
Mich., for a few weeks' vacation for the
benefit of his health.
The deal by which Arthur V. Shaffer
was to become the owner of the Orleans
laser waa not completed. The name of F.
P. Shields still appears st the masthead.
A. G. Cooper, who has been associated
with the Lincoln Star, haa bought the
Central City Nonpareil from Clay Harry.
The change Is effective this week. Mr.
j Harry purchased the paper about eight
een months sgo irom nauroaa commis
sioner II. G. Taylor.
II. W. Rlsley, one of the founders of
the Trenton Republican-Leader, now
I printing commissioner of the state of
Colorado, has been suspended by the gov
ernor, who alleges misconduct In disci
pline of his office. Mr. Rlsley says the
charges sre false and that he will vindi
cate himself.
W. H. Daly, editor of the Dunbar Re
view, haa purchased the Cairo Record,
which he formerly owned, and will take
possession In a few days. The new editor
of the Review probably will be W. O.
Todd, who la now In charge of the Thed
ford Tlmea Mr. Todd was formerly editor
of the Union Ledger.
TIPS ON HOME TOPICS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A Delaware
woman gave a party In honor of her pet
carriage horse on his fourteenth birthday.
It's different with the owner of a pet
automobile. He would be ashamed to
celebrate even Its second birthday.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Now that it Is
suggested that the kind of military drill
schoolboys need is a few hours each
week digging ditches, alt wa have to do
la to make the boya believe they are dl--glng
for bait and thla new education will
take on new glories.
Indianapolis News: Although hundreds
of persons who cannot swim are drowned
every year, It still seems hard to impress
a good many with the fact that a person
who cannot swim haa no more buainesa
in tha water than a fish haa out of It,
unless competently guarded.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Hokus Closeflst claims that when
character Is needed he Is always the
first to put hla hand in his pocket.
- Pokus Yes; and he keep. It there till
the danger Is over. Judge.
of your life. Boston Transcript.
Gentleman What would you do with a
nickel if I gave you one?
Tramp (sarcastically! Get a new rig,
mister, an' some supper an' a night's
lodgin' an' breakfast an' dinner termor.
row. Gentleman My good fellow, take this
quarter and support yourself for the rest
Anna Since you've been tn love, you
seem to have a faraway expression in
your eyes.
Amy There's a reason, dear. Charlie
always kisses mo when I'm aot looking-.
Judge.
s
KABIBSLE
KABARET
AS jttGft& MMSk JAY)! ,
"A HALF A' LAV ISliTm
THAU H0HB -TTrtE JAMS1
vjtth CAter
"The stage manager used to be a chef,
and yet he roasted those chorus girls."
"What had his having been a cook to
do with that?"
"Don't you see they are broilers V Bal
timore American.
"But," said the young mosquito, "1
not man much stronger than we?",
"He Is," replied the fond parent; "but
we may venture to attack him on account
of .our superior mobility." Fuck.
Mrs. Toole How far did you go by
motor car?
Blfklna (painfully) As far aa the old
thing could throw me. Chicago Herald.
"From the viewpoint of an Innocent by
stander," philosophically remarked the
old codger, "I believe that the keenest
competition I know of occurs when two
chronic dyspeptics get together and com
pare their symptoms." Judge.
KITCHEN COMPANY.
Anne W. Young, In New York Times.
All my life and I've come to a good
time o' day
Haa been lived 'tween a kitchen's four
walls, you might say.
First at home, till the brothers and sis
ters were grown.
Then aa llvln'-out girl for the folk o'
the town.
'Tls a good place to live In, without any
doubt.
As long as there's children to run in snd
out.
Why, a crib bv the hearth seems aa
natural, still.
As the stocks by our gate, or tha lambs
on the hilt
Long ago; .0 I manage by hook or by
crook
To have romp'ny around while I scour
or cook.
It's no dlff that the house had so chil
dren before
They Just comes o' themselves when I
open the door!
Oh, there's some that has kitchens as
neat as a pin.
That will never give leave for a child to
sten In.
That'a for chasln' 'em out with the stick
o' tha broom
Well, I'm thlnkin' good luck Is swept
out o' that room!
Let them reap their reward when the
time cornea to die
With but kettles and pota for to bid
them goodbye.
Thoush Its other folks' fitilMm 1. .it
I hat I've had
! (There la one of 'em now, 'tis the cob
bler's small lad
;Wlth a baby-i'ia sayln', the time runs
so fast!
j There was eight In that house when I
counted 'em laatW
Yet I II pray while I've strength te put
coals In the hod
There II be always a child In my kitchen.
please God!
How Heat Affects
the Vital Organs
Hot Weather Conduce to
Chronic Constipation
and Diarrhea
A disposition to confine one's diet to
cold food and to Indujge freely In Iced
drinks, la one reason why constipation
and dlrrhea Is so prevalent In summer,
and there Is no seaacn when bowel dis
turbances ahould be more carefully
avoided, as much serious diseaae la di
rectly traceble to these conditions.
To regulate tha bowels and quickly
relieve even an aggravated case of con
stipation, tha combination of almple lax
ative herbs with pepeln, sold tn drug
stores under the name of Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepaia. U highly recommended by
many physicians and all those who have
used It Unlike cathartics snd violent
purge Uvea. Ir. Caldwell'a Syrup Pepsin
acts gently on stomach, liver and bowels,
without griping or other dUoomfort and
bring, relief hi an easy, natural manner.
Mild, pleasant to the taste, and Inexpen
sive, It Is tha Ideal family laxative. By
cleansing the bowel tract and eliminating
the foreign matter and Poisons that Irri
tate and Inflame, lt will quickly check
an attack of diarrhea and restore normal
conditions.
Dr. Caldwell's 4yrup Pepaia has been
the standard remdy In countless home,
tor more than thirty yeara and Is sold
in drug stores everywhere for fifty cents
a bottle. A free trial can be obtained by
writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, J Wash
ington t. Montioailo. 111.