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THE LIKE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, SEl'TEMUEK 24, 11)1.3.
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Thought for the Day
.li you art good naturtd thtrt it nothing you
einno. fay; if you art not good natnrtd you
cannot lay anything. Iltnry Ward Ztocfar.
It's a ten-to-one shot that the "borrowed"
automobile is sure to have trouble.
The paths of lory now being trodden by
millions of armed men lead to the grave or the
hospital.
The weather man muat be merely clearing
ti.e decks to give Ak-8ar-Den the kind of weather
he wants for carnival week.
No more Tabernacle talk about Omaha be
ing a "tightwad. " The truth Is, there never wae
any foundation for that charge.
Indian signs point to a long winter and the
gooeebone prophet squints In the aame direction.
Doubters can be quickly convinced by consulting
a coal dealer.
"The Devil's Boomerang" brought back
lottle of whisky. But wait till he preaches that
great aermou on "booze" and watch It Just rain
whisky bottles.
Tbe wsy to Increase river navigation Is to
gtt the boata and hustle for business. St. Louis
la awakening to this fart, and is out for
steamers and warehouse docks.
By reason of the war shutting American
tourists out ot Europe, the country saved 1220.
000,000 this year., "Seeing America first" has
a financial aa well as an educaUonal value.
With fifteen bands engaged to greet King
k-Sar-Ben and fill the arching heavens with
melody, none but a chronic grouch will question
Omaha's pre-eminence as a musical center.
Members ot the Automobile club are sum
moned to report every auto driver whom they
see "hogging" the road. Tbe first rule taught
the little boy at school la not to be a tattletale.
Belgian relief measures which ran up In the
nilllons, coustltute one bright spot In the gloomy
map of war. The leading part taken by the
lolled States reflects the generosity of the peo
ple. ' .
Although tbe weather bureau asserts that
the corn belt Is a fraction of an inch shy of
normal rainfall, tbe tribe of web-feet will cor
dially join the dry convention in praying for a
dry spell of say six weeks.
The school girl who showed young Rocke
feller how an investment ot ten cents yielded
dividends of thirty and forty cents is too good
a financier to waste her aweetness in a pokey
schoolroom. If she l not soon annexed to tbe
Rockefeller staff ot experts It Is safe to conclude
the family is losing its cunning.
Bulgaria may be credited with honesty of
motive, If nothing else. It is not mobilising to
boost civilization or to advance the uplift ot
neighborly good will. Not If Sofia knows It.
More land is the prise, and Bulgaria doesn't
rare a planter whence It conies, so loug as it
arrives.
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Aa Omaha man who hail been under treatment ut
Madam Uufloe tbe great French doctreaa. who dl
appeared ao mysteriously, atated that aha waa l.i
Kansas City HI. while her husband la on a hunting
trip. I'uon her icovery aha will "do" Kanaaa City
and tbent-e to Denver.
Rev. Andrew Gordon, a returned missionary from
Hindustan, ta spending eeveral days here.
Preparation ere all made for the Missouri. Kant.
srid Nebraska tire underwriters who will bold ae
ions at Boyd s opera house, at which aunt eeventy
five nieinher are expected.
W. B. Gilo, the auctioneer, will sell at Bushman
old aland, northeast comer of Sixteenth and Douglas
tea 1 uw cases, fifteen wlia show figures, on large
safe, one large mirror and a general lot of store fix.
turei.
Mr. Joseph KeOnian has gone to i'eoria. III
l-nd eeveral mouths there visiting her mother.
Mrs. Jsn.es R, Hoyd, and her eon. accompanied l y
'r. and Mil. Blerbower, ho met them at Xoi'n
i'latte, have leturmd from a two months (our ot
ulifoini end lh toast.
fl.siles t Klgutter left for femur!.!, to reuin,
h.M mi'lji at llarxard.
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Book-Walter's Nebraska Dream.
John W. Bookwalter, millionaire maniifac
turer and philanthropist, is dead In Italy, a bit
of news that will recall to many one of the
Diost ambitious experiments ever undertaken In
NebrMka. It wss the plan of this friend of hie
rrre, who held a princely domain in this state,
tu show how tbe rural life of a quarter of a rea
tury ago could be made as attractive and enjoy
able as life in a city. Bo be planned what was
then styled "the Bookwalter farm vlllaae." It
waa In a broad sense modeled on the communi
ties that grew up around the manor house In
fntidal times. In Its details it was modern. The
farmers were grouped In a convenient location,
from whence easy access might be had to the
fields they tilled, and under such circumstances
that active and effective co-operation in labor
was always available. This community had Its
school. Its church, Its assembly hall and other
features of modern communal or village life, but
with the economical aspects under co-operative
management and control. It was to establish
i leal social conditions for those engaged in farm
pursuits, and waa widely dlscufwed at the time
in connection with a number of experiments that
had been tried in the west.
It would not be fair to say that the Book
waiter plan was altogether a failure, for it had
In It germs that have bloomed In other ways of
usefulness. But it did not succeed for the sim
ple reason that Its promoter, like Ills predeces
sors, had not given sufficient weight to the far
tor ot Individual initiative, which finally deter
mined the solution of bis problem. And nowhere
In all the world does that factor control more
definitely than In Nebraska.
Training School for Policemen.
Des Moines' chief of police proposes that a
training school for policemen be established,
with a view to educating aspirants for the, ser
vice in the routine of their duties. He believes
It necessary and desirable that the men be given
a working Insight Into what is to be required of
them, before they are fully entrusted with the
authority and responsibility that devolve upon a
policeman. This idea Is worthy of consideration.
Our police are uniformly courageous, vigilant
and faithful. Little complaint can be lodged
on that score. Smaller, but vital qualifications
are frequently overlooked, and from lack of
these essentials, misunderstanding and friction
between the police and people sometimes arises,
in connection with his Idea, the Des Moines chief
suggests that a probationary period of at least
two years be served, before the man goes on the
lermanent list under civil service protection.
To make the plan thoroughly satisfactory and
workable, the training period should come be
fore actual aervlce, with appointment on the
force conditioned on efficiency promised in
training. If auch a plan can develop policemen
of higher aervlce in their special field, it will be
worth the effort expended.
It This Another Sting of Ingratitude t
Discussing the issues of the next election aa
bound to turn upon questions of foreign policy,
end the record which the administration Is mak
ing In ita International dealings, the current Is
sue ot the World's Work, of which Ambassador
Page waa former editor, and which, is still edited
by his son, hag thla to say:
Thes things lead to confidence in the preal
rtenfa abllltlee to manage our foreign affaire, par
ticularly alnce Mr. Danalng, In whom th public be
lieve, haa taken Mr. Bryan's place.
The inevitable inference of all this is that
the public does not believe Mr. Bryan, and that
his occupancy ot a place In the cabinet discred
ited the administration. Now, it is well known
(hat while Ambassador Page was not particu
larly Mr. Bryan's choice for the court of St.
James, he surely could pot have been named as
the principal representative abroad of the De
partment of 8tate without the acquiescence of
the head of that department, who at the time
happened to be Mr. Bryan. We take it the ambaa
sador will have to proclaim a disavowal or soon
hear something stronger from the Commoner
than the Lusltanla note.
Wall Street Lirelj Again. '
Caught In tbe updraft occasioned by the war
b.ast, fed by new funds, the stock issues dealt in
on Wall street are whirling upwards like so
tv any leaves In an autumn breeze. Prlcea are
Holng forward by leaps, and the followers of the
ticker are almost aa frenzied as the leaders of
the battle charge. All of which should serve to
warn the sober citizen that now Is a good time
to alt tight and carefully scan any proposed In
vestment. The speculative element Is in con
trol once more, and will hold the lead In the
"atreet" until the flurry la over. No legitimate
enterprise Is to be seriously affected, save those
which enjoy the passing prosperity engendered
by activity Incident to the war.. American en
terprises, industrial and otherwise; will continue
to be affected In many waya, directly and indi
rectly, by the war and its consequences, but the
profit-taking In Wall street Is not an especially
healthy sign of material growth.
Our Surplus of "Distinction.
"Of all living Americana, Englishmen, tier
mans and Frenchmen." declarea Dr. Woods
Hutchinson, "but one In five thousand achlevea
sufficient distinction to merit his name on the
pages of Who's Who or similar rosters of emi
nence." This would be decidedly discouraging to most
of us were It not for the fact that reference to
I he last edition ot that veracious volume known
as "Who's Who" discloses seventy-one names
lilted from Omaha, giving us one to 2,500, and
thus ranking us twice high as Dr. Hutchin
son's scale. ,
Of course, the good doctor may try to get out
of it by retorting that half of these do not "merit
the appearance," or be may make ua the excep
tion that proves the rule. But if one in S.000 Is
the true ratio of "distinction" by the "Who's
Who" test, then Omaha with two In 5,000 must,
have a surplus.
Those Lincoln democratic ple-blters seem to
be proceeding on the theory that the Bryan fam
ily owns the Lincoln postofflce. There Is a cer
tain democratic I cited States senator from Ne
braska, however, who may Imagine he has a
v.ord to say.
Haitien rebels, like the Mexican raider, did
i.ot get very far with their attack on Americans
"his method of invuluntacv lulcide Is as effi-
tf.tious In boih Instances as aelf-alatigiiicr.
Aimed at Omaha
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Newman drove Reporter: The editor of The
Omaha Bee I a ie man. flomenne told him that
there were three perfect babies in the state of Ne
braska and he printed the Information In hie paper,
hut he didn't give the names of the babies. Here
Is where he howe his wledom. Every mother know
hep baby I perfect. Since) he gave no namee h Is
certnln that her bahy 1 one of the three and all la
lovely. Hut If he had printed the name, there would
be a large alxed vacancy on The Bee'a taff within
ten minutes after the paper came out.
Kearney Hub: The Omaha Bee'a question. "Are
the state'a funds being farmed out?" telle for an
answer. No less a person thn Oovernor Moreheat',
In hi statement regarding the treasurer's office, la
really the Insplrer of that qvestlon.
Lincoln Journal: Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
occupies In th current Issue of The Fatherland the
place of honor usually accorded to the kaiser, to Ger
man general end admiral and other ronsplcloue rep
reaentatlvea of Germany a large front page portrait.
"The fearleas defender of humanity against the traffic
In murder" la the title given the senator by the editor
who refuses to continue taking subsidies from the
German government rather than discontinue hi at
tack on President Wilson. ' Bravo. Dr. Dumba."
ys another headline In this cory of Mr. Vlereck
paper. .Should Mr. Hitchcock fall to re-connect with
the Nebraska senatorship, he can perhapa land aa a
German count.
Norfolk Preaa: An Episcopal minister In Omaha
ha announced that he will perform no more mar
riage ceremonlee for couplea who cannot furniah proof
that they are up to the eugenic standard. It I a
safe bet that he will buy no automobile from hi In
come from wedding fee.
Hasting Tribune: Those Omaha base ball playei.
who couldn't hit a blloon with a ban fiddle, may
have better luck If they practice hitting the sawdust
trail.
Lincoln Star: Because it make more butter than
any other city In th world. Omaha la tartln out to
become the central market for butter, poultry and
farm produce for the entire world. Jerking control
away from that Illinois bunch that haa been arbi
trarily fixing butter price. F.verybodv In Nebraska
will hope that Omaha will make that bluff good.
Kearney Huh: We read of a clergyman not a
thousand mile from this center of the t'nlted State
who has announced that he will not marry any couple
until they have aubmltted to him eertiflcatee from re
putable physicians aa to their mental and physical
fitness for marriage. It la a good thing to have
scruple, conscientious and otherwise, agalnat marry
ing the unfit, but who Is this man that he sets him.
self upon a pedestal above the law and on a pinnacle
transcending the dictates of common sense? As be
tween thla clerical egotist and th noted "marrylnz
parson" of the Nebraska metropolis tnere Is no ques
tion to which itanda today the nearer heaven.
Beaver City T1me-Trlbune: There would seem to
be no particular call for an electrical parade at the
Ak-Har-Ben In Omaha thla rear, with "Billy" Sunday
in town.
Side Swipes at Sunday
Beatrice Express: "Billy" Sunday I to have a
rival In the evangelistic field. Al Jennings, former
train robber, and author of "Beating Back," who re
cently failed In an attempt to become governor ot
Oklahoma, ha now undertaken the taak of saving
the sinner in New York. Following hi campaign
there, he will hold meeting In the outh. If he can
win out In the empire atate, he might make good in
Georgia, where a militant evangelist 1 badly needed.
Howell's Journal: It "Billy't Sunday should Induce
Mayor Jim to travel the sawdust trail, he will cer
tainly put one over the brewery bunch. In the lan
guage of the street we say. "Go to It. Billy!"
Tour Republican: In his alleged "sermon" "Billy
Sunday Just Jaba people where they are sorest until
they holler enouch. And thev atanH fn, i, h......
he Is so Impartial. The roughneck take it because
Doinirous Bnu uncivil with churchmem
bera and even ministers ha I- v. j
inn me
churuhmember tolerate him because he give tm
i luiuin oiiiii u coming to mem, and over.
David City Banner: The Omaha Bee aay that the
language used by "Billy" Sunday In hi talk to men
laat Sunday would cause the arrest nr ,v,- .
using it either on th atreet or In publlo any place.
di.i. mo pcopia ran mat Kind Of nth religion.
Hastings Tribune: That those Omaha newspaper
men are hardened oM tinn... ta .,. . . -
- - iiu-ihto djt me ibci
that even Reverend William Sunday cannot get them
Tekamah Journal: Tn th ini.m., i .u.
many communications In the Omaha paper relative
" "" "u wnai ne aay and doe are reallv
amusing. When It la known that -iti,.i.. .... -
leveled at htm by the class of cltlsena tht crltle
him adversely only vtheta th appetite of the publlo
to get the opportunity to hear him. It seems strange
that one would indulge in auch ietter writing, it is
folly to try to prevent 'a good work from going on
The hordes of evil should have learned that lesson
long ere thl. They never profit, however, by exper
ience. Ia o many Instances haa It proven true that
"thoee who cam to sooff remained to pray" that
work agalnat Sunday only gives him and hi workers
additional fuel. Sunday la doing a great work and
email fry need not feel that they can do him an
damage.
Twice Told Tales
tews for Hlateriaae.
The Inspector waa examining a Cleveland school
and all the rlaaa had been specially told beforehand
by Ita teacher. "Don't answer imlu. vm, -.in..
certain your answer Is correct."
The subject wag hlatory.
"Who." askw1 the In.iwnlA. v. - .
-'------ i in. uioiiier ui
the great Scottish hero and king. Robert Bruce?"
ne pointed to tne ooy in rront of him. then round
the rlaaa There waa
- - -. . ... u i l II o
heart of the teacher leaped with Joy. The boy who
lanuiiisj at me very toot indicated that he knew.
"Well, my boy." continued the Insoecinr -.,, ...
she?" .
"Mrs. Bruce," said tb lad.-G3veland Plain Deale-.
Ilia (. Idea.
The aerlou looking man waa trying hard to listen
to the speaker eloquence, but th squalling of an
infant la the row of seat directly ahead gave him
little opportualty. Annoyance gave way to Irrita
tion, and Irrltatton in turn waa superseded by re
solve. He leaned forward, touched the mother on
the ahoulder. and In a dispassionate tone asked:
'Has your baby been chitntened yet?"
"Why. "no. air. Why do you aak?"
"Merely betwuae I waa About to sJggest that if
ha had not bee a christened you might aame h'.m
Good Jdea."
"And any Good Idea?" asked the woman.
"Because" the man struggled hard to repress
his feelings "It should be carried out-" Chicago
Herald.
Ready for It.
He waa traveling In th south and had to put up
over night at a second-rate hotel tn western Georgia.
H said to th clerk wben he entered: "Where shall
1 autograph?"
"Autograph V said tb clerk.
"Yes; lgn my name, you know."
"Oh, right here."
Aa he wag signing his nam la the register la came
three roughly clothed, unshorn fellow Immediately
recognisable a Georgia "rrackere." One of them ad
vanced to tbe deak.
"Will you autograph?" asked th vlerk. hi face
aglow with the pleasure that comes from the con
cloiinmss of Intellectual superiority. '
Vertalnly." laid the "cracker," his face no 1
rstliBtit than that of the tlerk; "mine rye-" The
Argonaut
7"at GH
Brief eoatrlswtloae ea ttaaety
topic tavteed. The Be) a
a rpalkUlty for sptauoaa af
eerreepeaaaata. ail letter saW
Jtet t eeaSeataktea by alte
Reaelta ef Revival Meetlns.
A CHURN. Neb.. Sept. 27. To the Ed
itor of The Bee: During the last two
weeke the questions. "Did you hear dllly
Sunday?" and "What do you think of
Sunday talks?" have been asked hun
dreds of times, and the anraers, like th
sermon, are on either side.
Whenever Mr. Sunday counsels, advises
and urgea people, and holds out a an
Inducement that happiness and well-being
result In living live In harmony with
the well-being of other aa well aa them
selves, and that unhapplnesa and misery
result from a counter course, then it I
that he is trying to make better condi
tion helping to make heaven on earth.
When he deals In the unreal and untrue,
repeating the frayed and trailed srtylngs
of the lugubrious past, then It Is thnt he
Is doing a considerable part toward de
ceiving and misleading the young while
bracing up preacher graft, and the results
cannot be other than pernicious. True,
preacher graft has received a lusty boost,
especially In dollars and cents, but mo
rality, ethical surroundings, humanity
and true realisation la conspicuously ab
sent tn the drouth a It la called of one
of the hullabaloo meetings.
Human beings may strike the sawdust
trail, resolve' to abandon a bad habit or
practice, determine to lead better Uvea
morally, and can go forth and carry out
that good resolution of their own effort
and determination, hut when they reach
out for the unreal, tell about sins being
washed away, being born again and auch
raying, they simply pay for what they
don't get hence the result ot powerful
revival meeting. J. H. DtTNDAE.
Reqalrementa of Repentance
OhENWOOD, la., Sept 27. To the Edl
tof of The Bee: The doctrine of repent
ance a Mr. Sunday declares It I find Is
the subject of severe criticism by a goodly
number of people. The objection most
often being made that according to his
statement, wicked, vicious persona may
thereby easily and readily attain to a
more pleaalng and acceptable Condition
with God than is sustained by those
whose lives, from the ordinary standards
of conduct and action, have no apparent
need of repentance. The difficulty ex
Ists on account of the cheap and mean
inglesa estimate which has com to be
accepted by many as constituting repent
ance. If that could be attained by the
mere act of signing a card or hitting
the sawdust trial, the objection would
be well founded, but genuine repentance
Is not built alone out of such materials.
When John the Baptist came preach
ing the baptism of repentance for remis
sion of sins the people were deeply stirred
by his message. When they came to him
by reason thereof he told them first to
"bring forth fruits worthy of repent
ance." They asked. "What shall we do
then?" whereupon John replied:
"He that hath two coats, let him im
part to him that hath none; and he that
hath meat, le him do likewise."
Note the requirements, the first day's
work, the preliminary effort, the founda
tion, for those who seek tho kingdom of
heaven, and then compare the same with
the present day standards.
Genuine repentance should It actually
come to Omaha, or to any other place,
will change the title to every dollar of
property therein, and among many things
revolutionary would disband each and all
of the labor unions In the city. John,
having aa a part of the declaration to
which reference has already been made,
tolj the people to be content with their
wages. A mighty fact therefore Is re
pentance, beginning along the line indi
cated, and gathering force and power
from resultant contact with Jesus Christ
until His word and will In it fullness shall
be obeyed, the differences between rich
and poor obliterated, and the healing
of the nations will once more be mani
fested. INTERESTED READER.
As to t.ermaa Loeaea.
BTRON. Neb., Sept. 27. To The KUI
tor of The Eee: Your paper In one place
tells the losses of the Germans around
Vllna were 260,000; the samtt' time every
body knows the Germane have a net
around a Kuewian army of 300,000. Now
you believe youraejf that 300,(00 aur
rounded Russian are able to destroy a
German army of 210,000?
If you used a little common sense you
wouldn't print auch nonsense; of course,
nobody will snd can believe it; the II la
too big.
I don't care If you publish this letter
or not, but other paper will do It.
C. r. VOSS. '
('averaioa by fontertlea.
OMAHA, Sept. Id. To th Editor of The
Bee: When The Bee came laat evening,
aa usual, I looked bver the front page,
then editorials and then the letter box.
I Jon't read all the letter tn The Bee.
but last evening 1 noticed a lone letter
with John M. Thurston' nam at the
end. so read It. Now UuU Mr. Thurston
Is no more a citiaen of Washington or
New Tork and haa K3oms home to roost"
I'm glad of It. for alnce Omaha has grown
big. we have need of big men, even
though It lakes a knocking letter to an
nounce the fact that he La doing bis. at
the old sUuu or ready for it.
1 came the first time to Omaha In 1SS&
Moon after that a citiaen of Omaha waa
tried on the charge of shooting his wife
in their bum (and by the way, I occupy
that houae now, aleep In that same room,
and can look at the hole In the door made
by the bullet he fired.) In that trial
II r. Thurston waa leading counsel on
one side (I don't remember which), and
Mr. Cowla on the opposite side. The
case created great interest and th court
was croaded every day. On the closing
day when Mr. Thurston mad ta great
effort, the room wa packed and people
were ia a high atate of excitement. The
setting waa Just right for th big event
which had to do with the life or death
of on man. I waa there. Mr. Thurston
wa equal to the) occasion. His effort
finally landed him In Washington. Now
he come back and write of Mr. Sun
day a a "contortionist." Why. "Billy"
la not on, two, three, compared to what
Thurston waa la thoee day a For houra
that day he raved and stormed and
fumed, and by the power of apeeoh and
contortions labored to bring the court and
Jury to his side, whether It wa the right
or wrong side, was all the aame to him.
Why. sir. J. M. ha 'Billy" beat ten
block aa aa actor contortionist, judged
only by th atunta he pulled off that day;
for If be did not fall oa hi belly he did
fall oa some part of hla anatomy aa h
pulled oft a fainting stunt, which waa a
peach. And all this not for a tree-will
offering from the people such a Mr.
Sunday get, but for a fat fee and fame
to come.
Mr. Thurston refers to his respectable
family tree. l.et me In all klndneae re
mind Mr. Thurston and other tree climb
ers that "The Itook" says: "Flesh and
blood ennnot inherit the kingdom of God'"
for except "ye be converted and become
as little children you cannot enter Into
the klnpdom of Heaven." J. J.
lebhlna on Rellalnaa Hysteria.
NORTH PIjATTB. Neb.. Sept. 24-To
the Editor of The Bee: Three different
correspondents of The Bee have charac
terized me through The Bee for my com
ments on "Billy" Sunday, rellpion and
otherwise, for which I am thankful en
tirely snd would respond.
Sure, Sunday haa a religious boom on.
a "Klory-to-God-for-Chrlnt's-sake-hnllelii-J;th"
movement. How many of the busi
ness men In Omahi who are putting up
thr money to promote Sunday's propa
aanda do business and made their money
by "hallelujah?" The billion men that
r.iehod from Europe to redeem Christ
fiom the Saracens rushed by "hallelu
jah." The 2.000.0K).0rO men that have cut
each other's throats In Europe In the last
l."0O years, cut them by "hallelujah."
The people In Europe are now fighting
by "hallelujah." Religious hysteria has
r.een in all ages of the world the tyrant's
mystic wand of power, the hypocrttlc
S.ell that has ever held the masses of
the people In slavery.
Sunday is a religious monomaniac when
he assumes authority to send to helt
those who do not accept his declarations.
If "Billy" Sunday's propaganda were
only the froth and Imbecility that It car
ries on ita surface, it would not be worth
noticing. But In these strenuous times
of social, economic and political up
heaval It mentis much to the American
people. In 1910 the German emperor wrote
to the Benedictine priest of the Vatican:
"The twentieth century has developed
Ideas that can only be suppressed by re
ligion; In this conflict the altar and the
throne must , stand together." What are
these ideas? They are the republicanism
of Lincoln and the democracy of Jeffer
son. What la tho mode of procedure?
Suppression of free thought? "Billy"
Sunday represents the executioner, and
L the tool he uses Is religious hysteria.
I or 6.000 years this world has been held
In misfortune by ignorance and "halle
lujah." The altar and the throne. Im
perial wealth and religion may have tem
porary sway In Omaha, but the American
people are onto the game. Sixty-five
million citizen out of S3.000.000 are re
ported by the United. State census to
be nonrellglous. The public press of this
country will do well to take cognizance
of the situation. The rising tide of in
dividualism, "personal liberty," Intelli
gence, representative democratic govern
ment cannot be suppressed by any circus,
religious or otherwise.
L.UC1EN 6TEBBINS.
LINES TO A SMILE.
"I hope this lerturcr Is not going to
give us any cheap talk."
"No fear of It. The cheapest seats are
a dollar." Chicago Tost.
"I suppose when the emperor of Jsimn
has his coronation feetlvltiea his royal
roles will be magnificent."
"I suppose so, and yet It will be only a
reign coat, after all. Baltimore Ameil
can. "So much good advice Is constantly be
ing tetowed upon encased couples, and
so much of It goes unheeded." remarked
Prof. Tate, "that I am constrained to be
lieve that love also laughs at Jasmith."
Judge.
St. Paul, tired of blinking In the glare,
orders autolsts to dim their headlight
or pay the penalty 110 for each offense.
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"I notice th Comeup haven't anything
to say lately about their looking up thru
family branches." V.
"Maybe they came across some nw-S
tors hanging on the branches," Balti
more American.
"It a remarkable how soon a man Is
forgotten after he's dead."
"I guess you never knew my wife's
first husband." Puck.
The caddie snickered as Dubblelgrh cut
deep Into the fair green.
"Are you laughing at my golf?" roared
Dubblelgh, angrily.
"Nun-no. sir, " stammered th boy. "I
w-was only lul-lafflng at your g-g-game,
sir." New York Time.
THE LOCAL POETS.
Hymn.
Great God of Nation! w
Offer our prayer to Thee,
O. set all prisoners free.
Fettered by Sin.
Land of the srolden west.
With peace and plenty blest.
Give the Lord your best ' . ,
Service todav. t,
And while your sheave you bring li
Unto your God and King,
tet all the people sing.
Glad aonga of praise.
BlLVWMTJT.
The Race.
The smell of horses, harness, sweat
In silence attest the fact.
That motors have not quite, replaced
them yet.
The beat of hoof, the sounding of the
gong.
The wusic of the band, the grand-stand
Pack'd
The tense Interest of the assembled
throna.
All, makes my blood quicken, bound,
Mv breath come quick and short.
The pulses in my neck and temples pound.
Nothing ever, can quite take the place.
Of men and horses both alert
Straining every muscle In a good horse
race. BERTHA H. LYON.
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