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TITK OMAHA KTTNDAY BEE: AUGUST 2 1915.
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Thought for the Day
Truth is within ourtslvts; it (a fee no tit
From outward thingt, whatt'er you may btlievt,
IWi is ait inmost center in us oft,
IVAcr truth abidss in fullness. Browning.
Optimism U human BU.nBb.lne. Its rays de
stroy tbe germs of gloom."
Observe that "Billy" Sunday appropriately
begins his soul-saving engagement on a Sunday.
Auto speeders rarely realise where tbey are
going, but they usually arrive at the hospital
or the cemetery.
The deficiency of summer heat In the north
is not surprising in view of the excess consump
tion on the Texas border.
7t may be nobody's business what Georgia
does, but Georgia will not object to outside help
in handling the cotton crop.
A coalition ministry la brewing In Russia.
What Russia needs moat is a comblntatlon of
men who are not addicted to backward steps.
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Watchful waiting Is also the policy of the
flock of democratic lawyers eager to land the
appointment to our Nebraska federal judgeship
vacancy.
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Minnesota Is trying to make out a little dis
crepancy In the appraisement of the Weyer
haeuser estate to the tune of the difference be
tween $1,300,000 and $30,000,000. A mere
lagatellel t
Russia's Holy Synod orders three days of fast
ing and prayer as national offering for divine
support Meanwhile the god of battle Insures
safety by sticking to the side with the heaviest
artillery.
A majority of the governors at the Boston
cc nventlon agree that tbe country Is unprepared
to resist Invasion. There Is no doubt of tbe
preparedness, of tbe governors to sense a' popu
lar campaign issue.
If public service corporations want to know
what puts them In bad with the people, let them
Uke a look at the situation In Blair, thrown
icto sudden darkness by the local lighting com
pany as a matter ot reprisal..
Well, It Is Interesting to note that our amia
Me democratic contemporary, which did Its best
to prevent Mr. Jardlne from becoming a city
tommlssloner, already concedes that he Is "niak
iag a gratifying success" at the Job..
Courts and Fixed Prices.
Federal courts are approaching with great
caution the question whether maintenance of
fixed prices constitutes restraint of trade under
the Sherman law. A number of decisions by
tbe lower courts in which the question was
raised. In nearly all cases turned upon the means
employed in maintaining and enforcing uniform
prices to the consumer.
The latest deliverance on the question comes
from the federal district court of Buffalo In the
government suit against the Boatman Kodak
company of Rochester. In this, as In preceding
cases, the government contended that every at
tempt to fix the price at which purchasers must
sell tbe goods in Itself constituted an unlawful
act The court did not uphold that point, so
far as the published report shows, but concerned
Itself with the means, not the end. Thus the
defendant company required Its agents to deal
exclublrely in Its goods on penalty ot being de
nted necessary supplies. The company had ob
tained a monopoly of foreign-made photographic
paper and controlled from 75 to 80 per cent of
the trade of the United States. Because of its
use of this great advantage for holding dealers
to Its terras, the eourt pronounced its methods
unlawful.
The chief point of Interest In this rase, as
In the Lumber trust. Watch trust and similar
esses previously decided, 1b not that price-fixing
Is unlawful, but that combinations, threats, boy
cotting and like efforts to coerce customers will
rot be tolerated, by the courts. In the Cream
of Wheat case, recently decided. Judge Hough
upheld the defendant's right to refuse goods to
a purchaser who cut the fixed price.
Price regulation Involves such vast Interests
in tbe business world that the courts must neces
sarlly treat each on Its own merit,, the one ob
ject la view being to prevent oppression of deal
ers and keep the public from being gouged by
bigier prices because of stifled competition.
Tie Faded Glamor of War.
The difficulties experienced In drumming up
rnults In Ihose countries which depend on vol
untary enlistments, and tbe periodic talk about
resorting to conscription, grimly reminds us that
the glamor of war has almost wholly faded from
the great European conflict at arms. There are
various impelling forces that lead men to enlist
who do not have to go to the front, but the ex
citoment and glory of fighting Just for the sake
of the fight are no longer tbe drawing cards they
or.ee were.
An apt Illustration is given In a current mag
azine describing the recruiting in Paris of a
corps of alleged "American volunteers" eager
to uphold the standard of France and the cause
of humanity. A graphic picture Is given of a
young fellow making his application, and sup
plying the necessary Information In answer to
questions including his patriotic desire to de
fend the honor of the country, and then asking,
"When do I get my first meal?" only to be dis
appointed at being told that he Is not to report
lor duty and rations until tbe next week,
In a word, the lure of the military glory has
lost most of its force In these days of trench
digglng, barbed-wire stringing, periscope-shooting
and mechanical battlefield mowing. Feats of
heroism commanding applause for brave men are
still being performed dally, but they are so nu
merous that rarely are they conspicuous enough
to tempt emulation by the venturesome. War
fare in these modern days Is a humdrum busi
ness that men engage In because they must, and
not because they want to.
Teaching; Tyrant Man ft Leison.
If all the women were to go on strike for
just one day, what an Illustration it would be to
tyrant man of tbe Importance of the gentler sex
to his dally comfort. This was the thought of
a New York womsn, eager to contribute to the
cause of "votes for women," and she soon en
listed much support for the plan. Discussion
followed, and all the miseries due to interrup
tion of the orderly round of civilised existence
were portrayed in word and picture, until It
seemed as If the very stars In their courses
might be halted for that fated day. Happily, It
Is not to be. The women have relented, having
shown man Just about where he would land If
woman ever let go her hold, even for a moment.
Froperly Impressed, man admits It, and having
been taught the lesson, things will go on just as
they have been going with the help of woman's
gentle hands. But wouldn't woman have suf
fered to some extent had the strike been called?
She might, you know. For woman has to eat
and drink, and rides on the cars, and uses the
telephone, and does other things that would be
Interfered with by the cessation of activity Inci
dent to such a strike. Msybe this thought oc
rrrred to the promoters of the movement, and
they were Just a little bit worried over the possi
ble flarebsck.
Permanent Wire Communication.
Drawing lessons from sad experience dur
ing the recent hurricane, Texas newspapers are
agitating and advocating some system ot perma
nent wire communication to do away with the
chief source of agony Incident to the storm,
arising from the Inability of people to convey
Information to their friends. Attention Is
called to the fact that this was the condition
fifteen years ago when Galveston was cut off
from the rest ot the world for several days, the
same embarrassment being repeated more than
once. "Why is It not feasible," asks the Hous
ton Post, "to lsy a cable connecting Galveston
and other coast cities with the rent of the
world?"
This Is In accord with the suggestion made
by The Bee at the time of our Omaha tornado,
when we saw how dire distress was multiplied
by the Interruption of all means of communi
cation. We urged It upon telegraph and tele
phone companies to meet at once the ultimate
necessity of underground wire conduits for at
least trunk line connections between the most
Important population centers, southing they
must come to some day, assuming that the wire
less cannot overcome the interference of the
elements, and It can be done at an expenditure
of little more than Is now annually used tor
replacement after storm havoc, a coastwise
cable might possibly fit In with such a plan,
though It could not supply the whole need, for
Intercommunication Is as Important to the In
terior as between shipping ports. That, how
ever, Is a question of comparative costliness of
construction. If coast cables are feasible, they
might perhaps In some cases be carried also
Inland along the river beds. But because ot
the rtrcultuous mileage, we take It that under
ground conduits on railroad rights-of-way
would he more economical In the long run, and
certainly more serviceable. For ourselves, we
cannot help but believe the day Is not far dis
tant when we will have permanent ocean-to-ocean
wire communication along the main
transcontinental highway with connecting lat
erals, making It the nation's arterial system
for instantaneous transmission of Intelligence
from center to circumference.
A Tragedy and Its Leison.
The shock the public must have received
from the news of the death of Mrs. Pershing
nd her three children will not be lessened by
knowledge that nine others have lost their lives
through being burned in bed at the Presidio at
fan Francisco. This naturally suggests some
thing has been neglected at this Important mili
tary post. The Pershings were quartered in
a frame building, hurriedly built seventeen
years ago, at a time when a large number ot
troops were unexpectedly brought into rendez
vous at that post With other similar struc
tures, it was Intended only for temporary use,
but for all these years It has been In service.
Inadequacy ot fire protection at the Presidio has
been a matter of knowledge In the army for a
long time. Our national disregard for such de
tails now bears Its fruit In a tragedy that might
have been prevented by a little timely prepara
tion. Will the lesson be taken home, and fire
rroof structures be provided at permanent army
posts, or will our soldiers still be left liable to
burning to death in bed?
Omaha is about due for several new via
ducts. But the first In order Is one out on
Podge street, lack ot which compels every per
son living In Dundee to go over a dangerous
grade crossing on every trip downtown gad h&xk.
By TTOTOm EOltWlTM.
RETURNING from a recent vacation trip to Cali
fornia, one of the members of The Bee's ataf,
Thomae J. Fltimorrla, brought back with him a most
Interesting, and, I believe, unique newspaper tile
bearing on one phaie of Omaha history. The Im
print on the outside exnlalne tha contents as the first
five volumes of "The High Bchool Journal" only
the second Issue Is missing, and also pert of one
of the subsequent numbers. The old aettlera, and
some, who. like me, have more lately gotten Into
the old settler class, will have a distinct or Indlatlnct.
remembrance of this publication, which was started
originally as a student enterprise of the Omaha High
school, the first roplca coming off the press In 1S74,
with- the title. "The High School."
. It was to bo a monthly Journal to take the place
nf a proposed manuscript newspaper, suggested as
an addition to the customary Friday afternoon lit
erary exercises, for the purpose of disseminating cor
rect Intelligence about the school, and promoting
Its growth and welfare. Tha editorial roster was
made up as follows! Editor-in-chief. Benry D. Eata
brook; aaMstant editor, Btacla Crowley local editors,
John Crolgtiton and Charles Redlck; culling editors,
Oeorge Megeath and Kate to. C. Ctopeland; soliciting
agents. Nathan Orary and Lucius Wakeley: mailing
agents. Arthur Huntington and Erneat Kennlston;
advertising agent. Fred Knight, the letter's place
soon falling to Oeorge Megeath.
After five Issues had appeared the High Pchool
Publishing association, which was responsible for
It, gave wsy to O. W. Megeath St Company as pub
lishers, who In turn were succeeded by J. F. Mc
Cartney, calling himself "manager." The publica
tion remained in the control of Mr. McCartney as
editor and publisher throughout Its existence. Mc
Cartney, who was more familiarly known as "Jim."
afterwards became city clerk, then. Joining a. brother
out west, both of whom have since died. In the
meanwhile, the name of the paper was changed to
"The High School Journal." and the character of
Its contents, at first almost wholly relating to the
school and Its aetivlttee, broadened out to Include
many features that had nothing to do with the
school. This file of the Journal had passed Into the
possession of Miss Kllaabeth F. McCartney, a slater
of the McCartney brothers, who gave up her resi
dence In Omaha a few years ago to Join her mother
In Los Angeles, and now, since her mother's death,
Is living In Ban Francisco.
It goes without saying that this file of The High
Pchool Journal la full of Informational and suggestive
material to freshen up a person's memory along lines
connected with high school events. The Initial num
ber, for example, prints the annual report of the
then superintendent of schools, A. F. Nightingale,
who In hla introductory paragraph calls attention
to the fact that a new Board of Education consisting
of two members from each of the six wards of the
city, was In charge of the public schools, having
been elected in accordance with the special law in
troduced by Mr. Edward Rosewater, and passed by
the legislature In the winter of 1R71. The call for
the fourteenth annual meeting of fhe National Edu
cational association, to.be held In Detroit discloses
the fact also that the national secretary was A. P.
Marble, presumably then at Peorta, 111., who after
wards became superintendent of our Omaha schoola
The July, 1876, number contains a detailed and ex
haustive account of the first Omaha High school
commencement, including several of the essays In
full. It also tells something which I am sure had
come to be wholly overlooked that an alumni as
sociation was organised by the first graduating clasa
without losa of a moment's time, with Stacla Crowley
nr..M.r.t! nianche Deuel. Henry Curry, Add'.e
Gladstone and Margaret MoQigtie aa vice presidents,
Fannie Wilson as secretary ana n ibi
treasurer. There are still other Interesting items
to which I may refer hereafter.
, Perhaps nothing more Is to he gained by reverting
to the federal Judgeship fight of eighteen years ago.
but It will do no harm to verify a few points that seem
to have been left somewhat Indefinite. The Munger
appointment was. In fact, sent to the senate on Feb
ruary 1, more than a month before President Cleve
land exited from office, and even before the nomina
tion was officially made, it waa tipped off to The Bee.
as dlacloaed by our newspaper flies, by someone fully
advised of the situation, who said:
"You may state as a positive fact that President
Cleveland will today send to the senate the name of
William H. Munger of Fremont for the position of
Judge of the United Ptates federal court here, to suc
ceed William H. McMugh. who waa recently named
for the position. Senator Thuraton hae said he wold
not. if possible to prevent It. allow the name of
McIIugh to go through. He has said he was person
ally objectionable to him. He has also said that If'
the name of Munger had been sent In first he would
not have offered any opposition. President Cleve
land has decided to put the senator to the test, and
today when McHugh s name will be withdrawn, the
name of Munger will be sent to-the senate."
Instead of being instantly approved, the confirma
tion did not come until two weeka later, or on Feb
ruary IS. The Bee's editorial comment upon the Mun
ger nomination at the time It waa aent in lndlcatea
what the fight was all about:
"It has been unfortunate for the republican party
In Nebraska that there should be any controversy
over the filling of the vacant federal Judgeship. The
Bee believed, and attll believes. It would have bewn
for the best Interests of the party to have had Judce
MeHugh confirmed, tocause the appointment was one
properly belonging to the present democratic admin
istration, and because It would have strengthened
the party with sound money men throughout the
state, who believed thla much recognition should be
given to the sound money democrats for their work
In opposition to the free silver candidates last fall.
The- aame reasons apply to the nomination of Mr.
, Munger, although his activity In behalf of the sound
money cause was not so pronounced, nor hla connec
tion with the party organisation so Intimate, as that
of Judge MoHugh. It Is already plain that the stl
.veiites would prefer to have the confirmation of this
new nomination also defeated In order to estrange
the republicans and sound money democrats with the
result of ultimately giving the place to a republican."
Documentary evidence Is usually better than mere
memory, even for thoae who are the moving actors.
Architect Myers has submitted plans for a new city
ball building for Inspection. The provide quarters for
the school board on the third floor, together with the
city library, and contemplate a building four stories
high, with a basement, surmounted by a tower reach
ing feet.
Word haa been received from Pulaski, N". Y.. of the
death of J. U. French, a former well-known pioneer
grocer of thU city. His brother, E. S. French, left
to attend the funeral.
Mrs. R, O, Patterson, who has been spending a
mouth at Lake Mlnnetonka. Is back.
Judge McCulloch's father. T. H. McCulloch. has
returned from Monmouth, 111., and will take up per.
manent residence In tbla city.
The game between the Union Pacifies and the
Leavenwpt-ths resulted In score of 6 to I for the
home talent
Bank clearings for the pest week footed up the
total t r.lTMTS.
Mr sad Mrs. John T, Dillon returned from thy east.
Iula Heller, the well-known commission merchant,
la back home from a trip north.
prof. J. J. Plattery of Council Bluffs has accepted
a a tnvltatloo to a chair In the Crelghton college fac-
Ultv,
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Washington Pot: A good clergyman
says Reno divorcee will be no good In
heaven, but there are lots of possessors
for whom the Information contains only
the mildest Interest.
Buffalo Exrress: Out In Illinois the
ministers are taking regular leanona In
a movie school with a view to using
film shows for church exercises. Our
eastern clergymen are not quite so mod
est. They know that their sermons are
more attractive than anything that can
be put on the screen.
Brooklyn Eagle: The American Bible
society has sent to the Land of the Phar
aohs, In the last year, 170, W7 Bibles. Ger
man proteata against the filling of war
orders are to be expected. A bullet Is
often deflected or deadened by a Bible
near the heart. So far, however, no
power has yet made Bibles contraband,
though they give aid end comfort to the
enemy.
Kansas City Star: A Kind Words el'tb
has been organised In New York City
by Bishop Charles D. Williams of Detroit
Anyone may become n member who will
promise never to speak unkindly. This
kind words movement Is a good thin;
but a person doesn't have to go to New
York to get alt tho benefits of It The
worda of Bishop Williams are worth re
peating and emphasising: "Those who
are strong snd big and sure of them
selves never resort to harsh language.
Unkind worda are only for the petulant,
the weak, the Ineffectual."
People and Events
MUSINGS OF A CTHIC.
Flattery la the salt we sprinkle on the
tall of vanity.
Of two evils we are apt to choose the
one we enjoy most.
The best years of a pessimist's life are
always behind him.
The telephone girl Isn't always a belle.
A bell always rings as It Is tolled.
Some people never even express an
opinion without sending it collect
Even the fellow with a family tree may
prefer to branch out for himself.
A pessimist Is a person who would look
for splinters In a club sandwich.
Some people are good natured only
when they have nothing else to do.
Women are naturally goneroua. Where
one woman will keep a secret, ninety
nine will give It away.
One of the greatest factors In demon
strating the uncertainty of life Is the
sure thing.
Some people are so unfortunate that
they couldn't even tumble Into luck with
out hurting themselves.
Many a man deludes himself with the
Idea that he waa born to command, and
then goea off and gets married. New
York Times.
Clvio pride has reached new heights of
glory In (New York. The silver anniver
sary of the Invention of the Manhattan
cocktail haa been duly celebrated.
Wisconsin handles the Jitneys without
gloves, referendum or recall. A ne-w
state law requires bonds of from I2.M0 to
15,00) from each driver, a schedule of
routes and hours, and supervision by the
State Railroad commission.
So confident are the New Jersey suffra
gists of winning the fight this fall that
one of the vocalists of the cause at
Bloomfleld announces that she will run
against her husband for the office of
town olerk. -Keeping a public Job In tho
family softens tho edge ot a family feud.
To escape the persistent attentions of
male flirts one of Chicago's policewomen.
Oeorglana Juul, arrayed herself In spot
lesa white, with shoes to match, and re-
! ported for duty. The vision so ilariled
1 the chalrwarmers at headquarters that
i Oeorglana fled from tho attention of her
j brother cope.
A woman of SO at Lyndhurst. N. J.,
waa haled Into court for horse-whipping
the editor of a weekly paper. She caught
. the scribe while he waa cranking hta auto
i mobile and every swing scored. No rea
son for the slamming is given, but her
indignation probably got beyond control
on finding a weekly editor without a self
starter. In the opinion of a Ixng Island Jude
a woman may be so unconventional as to
take baths In her veranda, or dash about
her back yard clad only in deep thought
and yet be thoroughly competent to man
age her own affairs without the assist
ance of grown-up children. Such flashes
of courtly wisdom dims tho glory of
Solomon,
A rare specimen of the meek and lowly
husband, for the locality, was haled Into
a Pittsburgh court on the charge of deser
tion. It was ahown that he obeyed every
command of his wife, gave her all his
money, helped her to do the housework,
didn't smoke in the house, rush the can,
or expectorate on the porch floor. For
all that he waa humiliated for falling to
provide more spending money for his
wife. Tame? Say, he gave her his arm
aa they marched out of court.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Mr. Subh;ibs Marie, the next t me jo I
ship a crate of chlckenn out. here, fer
that ther don't get loose. I sient tliu ciuy
scouring the neighborhood end have only
been able to locnte tn.
Mrs. Suhliuba Su! Unlet, fohn. I nl
shipped out six! Boston Transcript
"The spelling book's all wrong,
mamma!'
' Whv so. FJthel?"
"Because it don't look right for a lit no
thing like a kitten to have sit letters an.l
a big cat to only have .three." Yonkerj
Statesman.
"You know the story of th9 prodigal
son?" said Clyde Oomtoe.l.
"Yep." replied the father. If cm-
bsj-k home an' took a change on belli'
put to work. Instld nf pretenjin' to stiioy
an' writ In' home fur money." -tVasn'ng-ton
Star.
The One I can't understand why old
man Solomon was considered such a
wise guy when he married 7i0 times.
The Others Well, that's enough to put
any man wise. Indianapolis Star.
Cumso When I was at Niagara Falls
I went through the Cave of the Winds.
Cnwker That's nothing. When I was
at Washington I spent an hour In tho
f-'enate gallery. Puck.
Mrs. Crawford What did yoiir huahnnd
sav about all the coupons vou'd saved"
Mrs. Ornbshaw He told me to get my
self a Christmas present with them.
Judge.
TABLOIDS OF SCIENCE.
Japanese government experts have suc
ceeded In raising tobacco in Korea from
American seed.
A seedless tomato of large else haa been
bred by an amateur horticulturist In Cali
fornia. The fiber of the water hyacinth la
utilized In French Indo-Chlna In the
manufacture of rope, twine and matting.
British scientists have discovered that
a nut allied to the nutmeg that grows In
Braxll yields an oil of much value In the
manufacture of soap.
Sawdust has been found to be a more
effective extinguisher of fire in burning
liquids than sand, as It cuts off the sup
ply of oxygen more quickly.
According to a German scientist a par
ticle of water evaporated from the ocean
is condensed and returns In ten days, but
it remalna there 1,460 years before being
evaporated again.
To obtain a powerful searchlight with
comparatively weak current, a French
man haa mounted a number of tungsten
lamps on a revolving disk, each In turn
being Illuminated briefly and their com
bined rays being collected by a reflector.
' The odor of cloves has been known to
destroy microbes In thlrty-fve minutes;
cinnamon will kill some species In twelve
minutes, thyme in thirty-five mlnutea. In
forty-five minutes common wild verbena
la found effective, while the odor of aonv
geranium flowers has destroyed various
forma of microbes In fifty minutes.
AR0TJUD THE CITIES.
Milwaukee bas banished the cabaret
and 40 entertainers are seeking new,
Jobs.
Philadelphia expeoU to register SOO.OOO
boys and girls In the publlo schools at
the opening on September 7.
Pittsburgh fears a labor famine, so
great Is the rush work of the mills, and
aenda s loud call to Idle hands to come
on In.
The women's clubs of Beverly. N. J.,
are pushing a crusade against shady
movies and Insist on a stricter censorship
of films.
New York will open In December a
nilllloiv-doUar club house built by women
for women, but restricted to members
of the Colony club.
Topeka authorities are wrestling with
Jitney regulation. A stiff license fee Is
proposed as a means of protecting home
Jitneys from competition by outsiders on
rush days
Battle Creek, Mich., reports that bay
rum causes more drunkenness there than
regular boose. The chief of police ad
vises B. C. women to "Carrie Nation"
the drug stores.
A commission of three members ap
pointed by the mayor has completed
plans for a tao.OOCOUO sewer system . for
Milwaukee. To avoid local politics the
work will be bossed by an Imported man
ager. Sioux Clty'a water office business shows
a marked shrinkage during June, July
and August. Business experts are won
dering whether the shrinkage la due to
Idle lawn sprinklers or the backsliding
of the people to one bath In three months.
For the three months ending July 1
the street railway company of Bt Joe
lost to the Jitneys S42.344. Receipts were
that much short of the Income for the
first quarter of the year. Jitneers sol
emnly" assert they did not get half the
money.
New York engineers last iSunday u til
led the rising tide as a means ot lifting
and removing on boats an old bridge
ever Harlem river and putting a new
and larger bridge In Its place. Both
Jobs were done and t raff to resumed In
twelve hours.
The mayor of Wichita, Kas.. serves
notice on all concerned that henceforth
alt Imports of boose will be checked up
by the otta authorities and consignees
will get the goods on proof of Interstate
commerce and pledgee of being good.
As a means to the end the oity hall la
to be made a clearing house for wet
KABIBBLE
KABARET
PEAR MISTER kABtWIE,
I RAVE BEEN OlNt A80UNO Wrrrl
A fxUfiw rOH. W VBW. wuulo
VtHJ AWISC ME TfJ MARW HIMf
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WHITTLED TO A POINT.
No woman ever told another wojnan
all her secrets.
Do not trust your enemies; there nre
no faithful enemies.
Many a man with an abnormal chest
expansion Is narow-mlnded.
Second thoughts are best especially
when they are less expensive.
Few men are as wicked as they like
to have women think they are.
How a woman does enjoy quarreling
with a man who Isn't quarrelsome!
A tactful woman can see the point of
a Joke Just as well If It Isn't there.
When he encounters a chap who says
"Show me'."V the confidence man smiles.
A patent medicine testimonial occa
sionally thrusts greatness upon a small
man. ,
About the only way you can stir up a
mean man's conscience Is to catch him
at It.
What a man would call "enthusiasm"
In himself he la very apt to label "gUBh"
In others. "'
Shoplifters should go Into a drug store
and take something for what's the matter
with them. ,
No true woman ever takes off her hat
without putting up her hand to ascertain
whether her back hair Is still on tho
job.
Sometimes a man will do a mean thing
because he has confidence In his ability
to square himself by offering an apology.
Chicago Newa -
"I dreamed last night that I owned the
earth."
"That was a pleasant dream."
"Wulte the contrary. When the fl.st of
the month came around S.OW.n-M) reoplo
threatened to move." Louisville Courier
Journal. "They're a happy couple."
"What makes them so?"
"She can cook a dinner without burn
ing it, snd he can eat one without roust
ing it." Baltimore American.
'How do vou happen to be In prison?"
"It is the result of an accident."
"You ran over some one witn your
auto?"
"No. ma'am. I fell over a el'.alr srd
waked up the owner of the house.'
Houston Post.
Robert, the 4-year-old son of a scien
tific man. had lived in the country tucct
of his short life. Ont day a caller, wish
ing to make friends with tho little fel
low, took him on his knee and asked,
"Are there any fairies in your woods
here, Robert?"
"No," responded Roliert promptly; "but
there are plenty of edible fungi' Youth's
Companion.
OLD SUNDAYS.
Jud M. Lewis in Houston Post.
When Sunday bells ring softly sweet.
And Sunday .breexes blow.
And on far hills white lamulets bleat.
And blossoms are Jike snow.
And boys have washed their necks,
A vision of old-time delight
My errant fancy becks.
I see the meeting house I knew
Perched on a faiMDff hill.
Beneath a cloudless sky and blue,
And there's a crystal rill
Sings past the hill, and in the deeps
Where umber shadows lie
A speckled beauty -lurks and sleeps.
And hides the goggle-eye.
I used to sit-in Sunday school
And hear the lessons read.
While visions of the fishing pool
Were filling up my head;
And I was longing so to go
And dig a worm and try
To tempt that trout, or make a throw
And hook a goggle-eyei
My lessons did mo little good
While visions such as that.
Of sky and wlmpling stream and wood,
Were with me where I sat;
And eo when S-unday comes, why, then.
Those visions woo me straight
If I had surh a chance again
I would not hesitate.'
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Persistence is the cardinal vir
tue in advertising: no matter
how good advertising may he
in other respects, it must be
run frequently and constant
ly to be really succcessful.
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