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53,993
State, of Nebrnaka, County of Doiiglaa, aa:
I 'wight '.Ylllixnis, rlrt'Ulation nmixi't of The Uaa
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should have The Ilea mailed to them. Ad
dress, will b changed aa often aa requested.
Omaha a "Tightwad?" No, Just the Opposite.
For two weeks "Rllly" Sunday baa been
LiinhastlnR Omaha aa a ' tightwad." spreading
the linpiesslon that the returns from the collec
tions here wr re not comlnn in an fast aa expected
or aa plentifully aa In other cities where similar
campalKns have hern conducted. If the llev.
Mr. Sunday la an Junt and frank aa he Is believed
to he, ho will now ninke n retraction and pub
l.cly tnlte Omaha out of the "tlKhtwad" clas,
fur the collortkmH, while up to the mark all the
time, are now far In the lead of all records pre
viously made In any tity anywhere near our
Kize. Trt;e, this has been accomplished by om
fcl renuous personal aollcltatlon work, but as this
boating of the bushes has been part of the) reg
ular program elsewhere as well, the exceptional
response In Omaha Is no less to our credit from
the Sunday campaign standpoint. Whatever
opprobrious names may be fairly hurled at
tiiuiha, otir Rood city cannot be truthfully called
a. ' tightwad."
Confessions of a Backslider
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P4HnlMT tl
Thought for thm Day
Stltettd by F re Jordan
Ton eannot drtam youriet Mo a character,
VOi mutt hmmmtr and for 3 yovrttlf on.
Froud.
X JJ
i i ii -
The man-made mills of Justice are once more
grinding.
No ona can truly aay that the Jitney ordi
nance la guilty of overspeedlng.
VUla'a troops have been outfitted with new
uniforms. That's a sure alga of their degen
eracy. When "Billy" called Omaha a "tightwad"
he waa really just daring us to bring out the
money.
To the eyes of the A. B. C'b. General Car
renza li looking: better, despite his opposition to
barber shops.
Any wonder after all these years of training
on Ak-Sar-Ben tnd Commercial club hustling
committees?
The evil of "straw bonds" would quickly dla
u,par If those responsible for their acceptance
were prosecuted Instead ot the vendors.
Fortunate man Is Vllhjalmur Stefansson!
In the vast Icy wilderness of the north no re
ports of war can disturb the solemn peace of his
surroundings.
Tbla section of the corn belt la 444 degrees
of heat short of the normal since March 1. Sep
tember, or what remains ot It, must pile on the
fuel it It would save the face of the weather
record.
No difficulty will be experienced In raising
the fund to bring the democratic national con
vention to Omaha. The task is simply one of
determining the amount needed and passing the
word to the state house and the Omaha city hall.
If "Billy" could only be persuaded once to
attend our beautiful Ak-Sar-Ben ball he might
make a special exception to It In his denuncia
tion of dancing, card playing, theater-going and
other worldly wickednesses taboo on his list of
sinful pleasures. ,
' Nebraska voters are next year to pass on a
proposition to call a constitutional convention
promoted by a self-appointed bunch of patriots
eager to re-write our fundamental law. With
our initiative and referendum anyone can write
a model state constitution and have It submitted.
Ho why be bashful?
William R. Hearat haa been denounced Ha a yel
low JoiirmUtft. Hut ha appeals to us today aa u
better American, a better Chrtatlan, a truer lover of
humanity, a braver man than do Jiy of tlione whoaa
hauit hna been to anei'r at and belittle dim. World.
Hruld.
Who has been most conspicuous in sneering
at and belittling William R. Hearst If not Wil
liam Jennings Bryan? To take a alap at Bryan
he W.-H. embraces Hearst.
luUiutatcr Coutnnt today rt clvv.l the fli nt Install
ment of the fpeclul iltllstiy tampa. The new atanii
l .' nil'les none of thox- In prcwut uo. being; much
largrr and broader tl iin It la Ionic, and dark blue hi
iol r Cmaha, I ii colli ard Nebraska City are alone
b- tl a i-rnaua ( lo over 4,u0, entitling- to them to
the advantage of sixciitl delivery.
A -1 kiisaiu party trslt ered at tha residence of
County Cltrra Heiuku last rvenlng- In honor of the
lU'Uiduy of Wis. li ?. a.
Mlsa M. K. Mehuiu. ..nx and favorably known to
imuht pt-ulle, I lit ui-rp'.vd the Maitlia of cutter and
ruier in a dieisinnk n t t-statilUliiiient at Colunitms
Owing- to tli liteial terma of admission, whl i
w le gratia to all clatc. a lar crowd witnessed the
final hetit In that rseo tx-twven Phyllis and Joa Da vim,
the latter winning In time of ! lPi.
C. E. Pel kins. I resident of toe llurllngton nd,
waa In tha city.
cB.ul C U. Kuatm U hick from a trip to WaMi
ii.Kt'n teriltoty.
The e hoel Loard las k-i the eonlia. t for building
ti.e aoutlt alda rctalninr wall at the lilifh a h
(rounds to Mr. Huckley. I Urea atone will be is.-d,
and trfi prloa la gl.TS per Uneal foot.
H T. Leavltt, former county clerk, left to vMt
friends lu ilk In.
Food or Munitions.
Eastern financial magnates, who have en
gaged their time for several days In preliminary
arrangements for making a huge loan to certain
of the belligerents, are unduly finicky in their
meticulous differentiation as between food and
I'ltinltlons. It la quite aft necesnnry that an
aimy In the field be fed as that It have bulletr
to fire at its opponent; likewise, it Is essential
that' the ast army of workmen employed in
making munitions be fed while at that work.
The dlatlnctlon proposed may serve to salve a
tender competence, but It will fool nobody, for
the money, no matter how raised, to buy food
'for men and women will loosen other dollars
cn which to continue waging the war. The dip
lomatic refinement of language will not alter
the purpose of the loan, but may soothe some
tvbo do not like to look at things in their bare
ness. There never was any question as to the
loan being made. It Is strictly a commercial
transaction. The only negotiation has been over
terms and amount and the division of the fat
promotion commission.
Is Our State Constitution Worn Outt
The gathering at Lincoln of a group of Keif
invited citizens for the avowed purpose of set
ting In motion machinery that may ultimately
produce a constitutional convention deserves
at least passing consideration. Those present
at the meeting were evidently convinced that
our state constitution is completely worn out
and that we need an entirely new garment.
The way to alter or amend the constitution
of the state Is laid down in our organic law, and
so far has proven its value not only by the facil
ity with which amendment has been accom
plished, but by the security it ha afforded
against the unwise schemes of pseudo-reformers
to engraft hobbles onto the document. In the
forty years that have passed since the present
constitution was framed, Nebraska has devel
oped wonderfully, but the Ideals and aspirations
embodied In the fundamental law of the state
are unchanged. The document has been several
times amended, that It might more readily an
swer requirements of changing conditions, yet
Its foundation remains aa broad and secure as
v hen first laid. If the progress of the state
social, political and Industrial has come to that
r-olnt where a redraft, or a new draft, of the
constitution is really desirable, the situation will
be met as have all other crises in the state's
short history, with calm firmness. Though
swept by many political winds, Nebraska has
kept pretty close to safe anchorage, and its peo
ple, If given time for sober reflection, may
always be counted on for a wise disposition of
their own affairs.
.Testa T. BrlUbsrt.
IX reading the various articles on "Hilly" Hundiv
written for the letter !ox, I have failed aa yet to
rad of the feraonal espeilenc of any backslider,
ao c allfd.
Well, to make things a little more Interesting and
shew thn trlimph of "Blllr" Hunday'a personal devil,
I will aay that 1 am one of thoee critters Billy" calls
a barkallder. It will perhapa help explain the phy
siology of this religious fanaticism commonly called
revlvnls, when I preface the story of my converalon
and fall from grace by telling of the dlscuaalon I r.v
centlr had with my mrther-ln-law. A few of ua werr
gathered together discussing and ridiculing hie now
sainted nibs (Pllly). and my mother-in-law spoke up
and said that ahe would be afraid to apeak aa we did
for fear God would strike her dead. You see, Mr.
Kdltor. It la fear of Ood, fear of hell, not the leva of
Ood that guides their footsteps along the thorny patn
of earthly existence. They have pictured the old.
outworn Jewish Jehovah with a flaming sword In each
hand and fire belching, from his eyes, mouth, none,
and ears, looking for victims to slay.
i
I also remember when I waa a boy and my good,
eweet. dear, hut Ignorant mother used to tell her chil
dren., myself amongst them, that the thunder was the
voice of Ood when he waa mad and displeased at bad
boys and girls The IHhtnlng waa hla flaming sword
rf vengeance aga'nst slnnera. This silly stuff stuck
to me until I waa able to reaaon for mylf from tho
i knowledge of the e'.ementa gained at school. Neither
my rather cr mother aver reriitea the unconacioua
fal.'ehoud that they fed their Innocent children on to
frighten them Into being good.
Of course, being a son of to-called Chrtatlan par
ents, f naturally went to Punay school and churue
My Hunday school teacher told me of hellfire and
damnation for wl:ked boys and then after 8und.iv
rchool we would march up Into the auditorium for
church and then the preacher would finish tha jot.
more completely ao that the least boyish prank 1
played or Infraction of tha rules laid down by my
father or mother, I was constantly looking around for
that personal devil of "Billy's" with horns and a
forked tall.
Ilelns emotional and tender hearted I waa easily
affected by sad recitals, the chief ataet In stock of th
professional revivalist, especially hla tala of he'lflrc
and damnation. It scared me stiff, so right then and
there I hit the trail, waa c nverted. Joined church, and
acted the part for a long time of a canlbal drlnklnK
the blood of Christ and eating of his flesh. I event
ually became ashamed of mvself professing to bo
civilised and there I was drinking blood and eating
human flesh. "Ah," hey aay. "that It only a sym
bol." Well, suppose it Is, but It la a very ghastly
ono to aay tha lratt.
"Ah." lv.it they aay, "you are not thoroughly con
verted." Well, I do not know whether I was or not.
I afterwardfc realized that f cut all of tha antics and
craxy capers as well as crying and gnashing- of teeth
that the other fools did. Hut knowledge and reason
ing led me long ago to cut away from that Ood and to
get one of my own, which I have. A brief description
of which 1 will give. And I think it haa "Billy"
Sunday's Ood heat to a fraxxle.
My Ood is an Invention of my own mind, the same
aa the Clod that "Billy" and hla followers is an In
vention of their mlnde. My Ood la love, la 'beauty,
la mercy, la compassion, is wisdom, la Intelligent.
In cloelng I wish to state that my fee'.inKa after my
converalon waa a mixture of fear that 1 would back
slide, a mixture of gladness and peace that I wa
saved from that awful hellfire. Kear Prompted me
to go down the aawc'uat trail. Fear prompted me to
eat and drink of tha blood and flesh of Jesus, and love
never entered Into the proposition nt all, because a
person cannot fear an Individuality and love It at the
Fame time.
Thla, Mr. Kdltor, la the physiology of the Sunday
revival. I love my maker: I love Jesua. and fear
neither. Omaha, WW Farnam.
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Dr. Dumba and Free Speech.
Dr. Constantln Theodor Dumba, presently de
parting ambassador from the imperial court of
Vienna to the United States, by his appeal to the
f ubltc, supports and Justifies the action taken by
the secretary of state in asking his government to
recall him. It is hardly fair to suggest that Dr.
Dumba has willfully mistaken the limit of his
privileges as ambassador, but he uses the right
cf free speech to criticise our government as
freely as if he were a cltlxen here, instead of
tie representative of a friendly foreign power.
Ills Insinuation that he has been treated unfairly
by the American government Is unworthy of
him, and he should have scrupulously refrained
from making It at this time, when ao many
other Influences are at work seeking to disturb
the tranquillity of American affaire. Secretary
lAnslng's courteous expression In regard to Dr.
Dumba's action fairly tits the case, but It
might easily have been made more forceful
without exceeding the bounds of propriety.
Reminders for Letter Box Contributors.
The Bee must again thank the many con
tributors to lta letter box who make that such
an Interesting feature of the paper, and whose
rum her Is steadily Increasing. For thla very
reason, however, It must likewise again remind
them of the space limits, and the rule reserving
to the editor the right of condensation. We
n.ust also advise' contributors that for our own
protection we require name and address as evi
dence of good faith, even where the name is not
to be signed to the published letter.
Dr. Dumba may count himself fortunate that
events fashioned his recall. Various societies
of former subjects of the dual empire in Boston.
New York, Chicago and the middle west have
formally repudiated the control he assumed to
exercise and affirmed their individual loyalty
to the United States. The failure of Archibald's
mission relieves the ambassador of the embar
rassment of being unable to "deliver the goods.1'
The strain on the minds of foreign critics ot
American affairs would be materially relieved
and room provjded for plain horse sense if they
would practice the gospel expounded by London
Sketch, 'n two short sentences: "The most we
can say is that if President Wilson can main
tain peace with honor, It is his bounden duty to
do so. Iet ua mind our own business and leave
the president to mind his."
American packers whose shipments have
teen confiscated by the prize court or Great
Lrltaln have sufficient pull with American bank
era to make their claim a prior lien on the loan.
The opportunity to test parking house efficiency
in the financial world Is too attractive to pass
tp.
Twice Told Tales
A I sefal Head.
A Washington man haa In hla employ a faithful
but, at times, stupid servant In the person of an old
darky named Zeke,
Recently, when the employer had val ily endnavjre.)
to get something dona In a certain way, he gave up
In deapa.tr, exclaiming:
"Zeke! Zeke! Whatever do you think your hed
is for?"
Zeke, who evidently thought that thla waa another
of tha troubieacnie questions that his employer was
always asking, pondered It deeply. Finally he replied'
"Well, boss.- I guess It's to keep my collar on."
Washington Herald.
No More eed for Prayers.
Xir. Burlier waa the lew clergyman In a pariah
which held nulte a tew torse raisers who had been
known to race tVieir slock. He was a very unsophisti
cated old gentleman and rarely waa suspicious of
anyone.
One clay one of the deacons requested that prayers
should be otfred upon threa successive Mundays for
Dora Cray, .ind It was aeeorCtngly done.
On tha fourth Hunday the deacon sought out Parson
Barber Just before (he m rning service and told lilm
that the pi aver neeel not be repeated.
"Indeed?" queried the pastor, with an expression
of anxiety, "I truat Dora's not dead?"
"Oh. no," came tha qui k reply, "she's won!" Se-v
York Times.
Nol So Kasy.
A Kcottieh prison chaplain, recently appointed, en
tered one cf tha rella on his first round of Inspection
and thua addressed tha prisoner who occupied It
"Well, my man, cSo you know who I am?"
"No, nor I dlnna car!" was tha nonchalant rely.
"Well. I'm your new chaplain."
"Oh. ye are? Then I have heard o" ya before,!-'
"And what did you bear?" returned the chaplain,
his ruriosltv getting the better of hla dignity.
"Well. I heard that tha last twa klrka ya were
In ye preached them balth empty; but I can aay ya
wtllna find it quite aae easy to do the same wT thla
one." I.onch n Tit Bits.
People and Events
Lot Anptiet tent out tha ttory of a big flah which
got away, but not until It had knocked down the
fisherman, flattened hla nose and blackened an eye.
That will hold 'em till the fog lifts.
Joyriding around fit. Louis geta another knock
on paiver. Kevlsed aut rules forbid driving with
one hand. As the cops can't see everthlng. the
chances are the Idle hand will make the customary
circle without graat rlak.
Kvidence liven at a court proceeding at Trenton
N. J. t-howed that tha New Jersey College ot
Osteopathy, lucated at Passaic, hat been Issuing
diplomat to practitioners on tha simple presentation,
of the cash, or mailed draft. Tha Institution was
legisluted out of business two years ago, but busi
ness went on Jutt tha same.
Peachca glut the markets of Chicago. Jersey Cltv
ar.d Cktuhoma. Overproduction and lack of facilities
for distribution which would lve tha grower a
profit causes tha lots of tons of luscious fruit In
various peach bells, particularly In Michigan and
Oklahoma. At Caldwell, N. J., orchardlsta Invited th
public to tick the fruit and take It away.
A Cincinnati tobacco company, eager to catch
fluf'y fancy with decorative pictures, has been In-
lud Into court at defendant In a KS.OOu damage
kult. The i lil-Ulff la Mlaa Edna Pawllngs. a 17-year
old Bellvie (Ky.i rlrl. whoa picture in a bathing
suit, labeled. "She la a good sport." tags c-lgaret
wrappers. The publicity bureau la smoking some.
A young Herman michlnlst. P. W. Nuac-henhelm,
broke Into print at Hartford, Conn., weird ttoriea of
being "hounded ty Germans" for working around
mun.tlcns (actoik-a. Hit untie, William U. Nuschen
helm, proprietor of Ih Hotel Attor, when asked about
the nephew, told the New York Timet. "Ha Is
fundamentally a liar and I don't believe hla
stories." Let biro go at that.
. ....! ftUMAesilOM.
OMAHA, Pept. EO.-To the Kdltor of
The I'.eo: Here s a suggestion: Kvery
wholeenler In Omaha, every retailer In
Omaha, siccus on every watron and auto,
"liuy It in Omaha." IRLAU A CO.
Keeping; t.nil a t'ommajndmenia.
IlAVKXl'DIlT, la., Sept. 2n.-And now
comes Hilly" Sunday, the mont noted
revivalist, who, according to prest re
ort!, tellt hla audiences In Omaha that
"All who violate Ood'a commandments
should bo In the pen." I a.m real glad
i tRat Brother Hundsy haa mentioned thlt
! most important subject at this time of
I lioutiln, such as never was on earth, on
i account of selfishness, misunderstanding
j and sin, which It the transgression of
Ood s lsw.
Through the fair and generous press
of tho world I will now ask Brother
Sunday where cou;d we find a pen this
side of hell big enough to hold nil who
violate Ood'a commandments? And If he
or any other man can show me a mm or
woman that says tliey always obeyed tue
coinmnndments. I will show them the
blgicest liar on earth.
I am not a calar.iity howler, nor a one
commandment hobby rider, or waiting for
Jesus to come and do what trie nauti
ChrlKt within us wants us to do In state
and national love, now and here in and
for cjod'a kingdom. But while the king
doms of thin world nnd all falxe and
imperfect systems of government aro
peilHhlng and no nation seems to have or
see a way to end war or to universal
peace on earth. I do want to cry aloud
and say, It la now up to united Christian
ity and national obedience to Ood s com
mandments to end war and bring peace
on earth. WILLIAM R. BBNKERT.
National Chairman I'nlted Christian
Party.
ln :e for Tbr nee.
HANNIBAL. Mo., Sept. W. To the
Kdltor or The Bee: Just a word of ap
preciation for the splendid accounts of
the Sundny meetings and tho excellent
sketches by your staff artist. Tha best
yet. My regret is that I have not been
able to be present and particularly the
night the newspapermen made their debut
aa choristers. U U. ORA11AAL
007 Center Street.
Hebake for the clentl.
8PKNCEK. Neb., Sept. 20. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: "Billy" Sunday must
,be hitting hard if the yelps and howls
appearing In the letter Box are any cri
terion. Many of the criticisms made are
too absurd to deserve any answer, but
nevertheless I wish to refer to one of
"Somewhere" evidently ashamed of him
selfwho tayt: "Now, llev. Sunday, does
he still peddle that stale stuff, stone ago
dope of hell fire and of eternal punis-'i-ment7
Surely he must know the churches
deny that. loes he still call tcience a
liar?" sic.
Now this letter may Influence someone
who haa not studied science. I possess
several diplomat and titles to the end
of my name, but I don't know any more
than Sunday that the churches "deny
that", neither does William J. Bryan and
thousands of others accept Darwin's
theory. The writer ahouid learn to dis
tinguish between hypothesis and proven
facts, between evidence and proof.
M.-AN ADMIRER.
Americas Money for American ton
trrprlsea.
OMAHA, Sept. 18,-To the Editor of The
Be: I am strongly Impressed with the
protest of Senator J. Hamilton Lew:s of
Illinois, against the proposition of loan
ing $l,O0i,uft),(yiO of American money to
enable tho European nations to continue
their warfare. I am not opposed to this
because the loan Is to be made to any
one European power, or to any comb.na
tlon of European powers, but becauoe it
will withdraw from the available capital
of this country thla vast sum of money,
which In my Judgment should remain at
home and I devoted to the upbuilding
of Amer.can Interests. Not only that,
but those who fear war, which I do not.
must pause and consider what would be
tho result If thla money waa withdrawn
from our country, thereby lccaenlng our
resources In timet of any great national
emergency.
The bankera who lire proposing this
loan are not to loan their own money.
Not one ot them would invest one dol
lar of hla private fortune In any such
a venture. They propose to take from
the banka all over the Cnited States the
monies deposited there aa the savings
of the farmers, tho wage earners and
the small business enterprises 'of tho
country. They are negotiating this loan,
not from any patriotic Impulse, but
simply to secure to themselves the un
doubtedly large bonus given by thoee for
whom the loan Is secured.
1 know of no reaaon In law, and per
hapa not In good conscience, why tho
American people may not loan their
money to w ho.u they please, and without
regard to the purpose. But as a matter
of h gher moral ethics the American
conscience must revolt from any such
action on the part of our people. Aa I
have already sold, we need thla money
at home. Vv can use It to our own ad
vantage. It la our safeguard in time of
trouble or distress, and aa Mr. Lewis
so pert.nenliy says, the chances are
that lta withdrawal from our ava. labia,
usable cash supply, niiuht, and probably
would br.ng on another great panic.
To reduce our money supply by tho
withdrawal of II.Oju.imi.OOO would make
It more dlffecult for every man In the
United Statea to borrow money from our
banka to be uaed in profitable business
entersr.aea.
The president haa no power -to prevent
thla loan, but unless ha uaea hit mighty
Influence against it the time will come,
and eonia quickly, when the administra
tion w.ll have only popular Centura where
It now has popular confidence.
JOHN M. THURSTON.
Akacar em lta rave.
OMAHA. Sept. lH.-To the Editor ot
The Bee: The radical and uncalled for
atatement of Frank A. Harrison In the
state press comes aa a shock to the tem
perance forcea of the state, though tha
charge contained therein borders on the
ludicrous.
The Idea that tho prohibition party ad
vocates have any notion of attempting to
dominate a nonpartisan convention. It
abeurd on the face of It. True, the party
leaders, In common with the lead
ers of the other temperanea organisa
tions, signed the call for the proposed
convention, but It was dona more to pro
mote harmony and show a afirlt of co
operation, than from any special en
thusiasm for the nonpartisan Idea of
laaalng laws, when there la no proba
bility of tha tempance people getting
together to enforce a-ucb lawa when rati
fied by tha people.
Hut this desire for presenting "a solid
front" to tha mutual enemy of the league
and the party goes glimmering, with this j
foolish statement from Harrison. What
chance is there for harmony, now?
Talk about visions why our friend Har
rison must have been suffering from an
attack of acute political indigestion, to
trake him so suspicious. He forgets the
time when the prohibitionists helped to
elect Aidrich as a republican candidate for
governor of Nebraska. He srems to for
get that the prohlhs actually withdrew
their own candidate at that time. Just
to show- that It waa doing its best to
co-operate with the league, and save the
state from the disgrace of Pahlmnnlsm.
Verily, friend Frank hat a short mem
ory. We wonder when the anti-snloon
league ever endorsed a prohibition can
didate for office. In thla state, or any
other?
It may be that the leaguers will re
pudiate this attack of Harrison's as not
being authorised by them. But the
Jealous and narrow-minded attitude of
anti-saloon league officials In other
states leads us to fear that the atate-
mrnt was made with the full knowledge
of the league officials.
If the league adherents want real pro
hibition, why do they Insist upon fight
ing the only political friend that the
cause of prohibition haa yet produced?
The league claims to be "the church In
action." (I know this, because I used
to support It myself.) If the leacrue Is
what it claims to be, what business haa
it to mix church affairs in polities? What
business hat it to pose at a political
party In the guise of nonpartlsanlsm,
when It only stands for the election of
republicans and democrats?
R. 8. RAM.ET.
ntlly's" Antics Prove Mlr.rrrKy.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb.. Sept. In.-To
the Editor o,f The Bee: In rcudlng the
letiera otnrenilng the Rev. Sunday, It
seems hard that a man who is apparently
using his every fiber to promote his
ca'iae and his God's cause, should he
subjected to euch criticism as Mr. Sun
day is.
Of course, these letters are all express
ing the opinion of some one, as is this
lotter to express mine. .
I believe Mr. Sunday, or "Hilly" as he
seems more to mo, is sincere In all his
work, and ao engrossed In It Umt hi
"antics" as they are called, nro but the
simultaneous exprert.ons of tho body,
striving to muke more Impressive the
word of his wonderful mind.
If he can do this for not only boys and
girls, but others, why criticise so
harshly? Keep it to yourself, please; it
will help everybody.
I'm only a :-ycar-old girl, but 1 truly
mean 't, "Billy," when I 3ay, "(io to It,
old boy, I'm with you." All. PUELLA.
per cent In the western part. None of
Nebraska banka pays less thsn per
ent on time deposing, snd In the west
ern hslf of Nebraska banka pay t per
ent on time deposits. It costs over 2
per cent for expentet alone to run a bank.
No banker would be foolish enough to
ray 4 per cent and 5 per cent cn time de
posits and compound the Interest every
six months, pay 5 per cent for expense
of running a bank and then making a
cost cf ier cent or 7 per cent for his
money, and then loan it to a foreigner
at i per cent. Every Nebraska farmer
would like to see eastern bankers float
the hlg loan to we could sell our wheat
to England and France, and not brln
them to the verge of starvation, and have
to tend our wheat and flour over to them
for nothing (for humanity's sake), same
as we had to do with Belgium last year.
The United States made ll.OW.OOO.OnO off
the allies last year by , selling them
high-priced whest, com, oats, cattle and
horses and manufactured goods, and It
eastern people want to loan them back
a part of our Immense profits of Inst
year So thst we can unload this year's
crop again at a good price, may the Lord
let them do It. JOHN MURTEY.
Corn (reg Vet to Re Clacked.
KXETER, Neb., Sept. 18,-To the Editor
of The Bee: Much ia being published In
the larger state papers about the enor
mous corn crop Nebraska has about se
cured, but I want to say that from re
ports of many farmers from various
parts of Fillmore county; this county has
less than half of the crop secure from
frost at the present writing, and from
reports of the armers tributary to this .
town, less than one-third of the acreage
is safe from frost, and will require full
two weeka of mighty favorable weather.
Yet, to save the balance., to simply pass
along a field of corn, on the cars or
other vehicle, one Is led to say. "that
co-n is past danger," but to go Into the
fields and examine it. you will find the
majority Jutt about In the roasting ear
stage T. 8. BLOUCH.
TOLD IN FUN.
Money Rntra in Vrhrsnks.
ALVO, Neb.. Sept. 20. To tho Editor
of The Bee: Those fellows from the east
and south who wrote and pushed through
the resolutions st the state meeting of
the Farmers' I'nlon advising farmers re
garding their money In banks, also who
to vote for for president, congressmen
and so forth, must be very short on buj.!
nesa knowledge. As tor Nebraska banks
loaning money to the allies, no intelligent
farmer believes anything of the kind.
The fact la, no Nebraska bank would j
loan England. France or John I. Rocke
feller money on the proposed terms 5 per J
cent Interest on five and ten years' tlm5
if they put up tJO gold piecee for secur
ity. No bsnks In the eastern part of the
state loan fpr less than 6 per cent on
short time paper, which means at cam
pound interest about 7 per cent
The usual rate Is 7 or 8 per cent In the
eastern part of the atate and about 11)
"And now, madam, what nbout pencil
ing the rrows?"
"I think," said Mrs. Nurlch. "I'd like
one of those hlxhbrow effects thst I read
so much about in the papers." Louisville
Herald.
"There's a gentleman in the parlor,
sir," said the maid.
"DM he give you hla name, Katie?"
asked the man of the house.
"Oh, no. sir: but I think It's the on1!
who wants to give his name to your
daughter, sir." Yonkera Statesman.
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TrWTMrVM IS No "FIRST TIMER"
"Why did you retreat?" demanded the
itenerai who was directing the sham bat
tle. "You had the other side outnum
bered and technically defeated."
"I know, general, but a rest of hornets
e-ot Into the game." Louisville Courier
Journal. "Jof-h done pretty well at school last .
year." said Farmer Corntossel. "Knew
moro'n most of hla teachers."
"Is It possible!"
"Yep. He knew- more about Greek than
the professor of boxing an' more about
boxing than the professor of Greek-'.'
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