TUT; HEE: OMAIIA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1916.
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should have Tha I mailed to them. Ad
drees will be changed aa often aa requested.
King Constantine emulate! tha dumbness
of Colonel House. But luck ii on bis side. H
draws tba salary.
Tba proposed fire water test for the Hopl
Indians seems unnecessary waste. Nature
painted the locality In jranset colors.
No system of preparedness can be con
aid ere d perfect In this section which allows the
dust of time to rest on a judicial seat.
A "break with Roumania" Is again threat
ened. Prophecies of this kind rival the rumors
of Rome In giving a touch of gaiety to war.
Every candidate who has filed, for any of
fice for which there is competition is always
willing to have the other fellow withdraw and
leave him a. clear field.
A "minister of the air'' is the latest pros
pective addition to the British war cabinet.
"Seeing things" has reached a development
that calls for ministerial direction.
A returning traveler brings word that the
warring nations "do not like us." Some day,
possibly, a tourist may bring back a package of
real news.
As front page feature, Colonel Edward M.
House is a conspicuous failure. The fabled
loquacity of the oyster is outclassed by the
Texas woodcutter.
Americans are reported buying up Spanish
railroads. Welcome news. Persistent enter
prise la this direction eventually may render
habitable our castles in Spain.
The revised marine view of the Teutons has
the merit of simplicity. A ship, mounting guns
is presumed to be looking for trouble, and
cbould not be surprised when accommodated.'
British criticism of the Lusitanla . con
clusion la hot and harsh.' It meets eipectatlon.
The shift of Uncle S&ra'a pressure from Berllr
to London .is abundant provocation for a
scream.
Tea, it's to be a long primary ballot, but
still not quite so long aa it would have been
had not the coroner's office been abolished,
the number of justices or the peace reduced
and the constables made appointive Instead of
elective.
The courage, chivalry and sacrifices of a
man who accumulated three wives failed to
move the heart of Uncle Sam hardened by the
losa of a little money. What boots it If Justice,
taking Us pound of flesh, makes three wives
mourn?
While it does not become republicans to in
trude on the privacy of the president's trou
bles, still It is permissible to suggest that any
one of Nebraska's brigade of colonels would
gladly hold down the chair vacated by Llndley
M. Garrison.
Panama land owners readily agree on the
need of more fortifications for the canal. The
mere fact of owning desirable sites for gun
plants does not weigh against a patriotic desire
to deal with the government as liberally as
rlgLt-of-way owners deal with railroads.
1
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
' Compiled from Baa Tile.
Tha aong servir of tha Women's Chrlatian Tem
perance union at Bucklnsha.ro hall presented a music
Program by Messrs. Oratton and Ilubeson and the
Miaees lUanch and Millie Sylvester. Or. Woraeraley
save the opening prayer and the evangelist, c. J.
Holt, "hit from tha shoulder" at the liquor traffic!
The Irish National Land league held a meeting at
Cunningham hall, prealded over by John A. MrBhan,
at which addresses were deUvemd by John P. Sutton
of Lincoln and C. J. Sin y to, of thla city.
Miss Nellie Town, living for many years with her
uncle, T. W. T. Richards, left for Baltimore, where
abe will hereafter reside.
Mr. and aire. Charles Harvey of Chicago have con e
to Omaha to make their future home.
Matthew Mc Kumar, aa old clttsen of Omaha, la
lytntf dangerously HI at his home on Seventeenth
at ret. ,
Mia Bell Atklueoa Is home from a two-months'
.llt to the aunny south.
8. K. Keltoa, 111 Farnam atreet, offers H reward
fur the return of a etrayed or stolen black and white
Cos", stout months old.
It. K. I. Am. 1,1. o.ullft. has movid his offl to
i . h end Inji-tt;a uti.
The Fint Delegates.
The dispatches tell of the election already
of the first delegates to the Chicago conven
tlon, one set from a Missouri district and the
other from an Oklahoma district, and rrom
now on we will be having almost continuous
returns from conventions end presidential pri
maries. Of the first delegates, two ere said
U. be disposed to favor the candidacy of Sena
tor Weeks or Massachusetts, and the other two
to be uncommitted, by reason of the failure of
a motion to endorse Roosevelt.
It Is sometimes assumed that the first dele
gates are straws pointing the wind, and on
more than one occasion the psychology of the
band-wsgon ba unquestionably been a potent
factor in .piling up the necessary majority for
the winning candidate. It will take more than
the ordinary prophet, however, to make a safe
prediction this time on the basis of these first
few delegates, or even on the(flrst presidential'
preference primary expression when It comes,
because everybody knows, as The Bee haa
pointed out, that the surface contest Is not
between the real competitors beceuee those
most ,deslred by the republican rank and file
refuse to get Into the scramble for delegates.
From north, east, south end west comes the
selfsame report that the undercurrent for Jus
tice Hughes, Instead of ebbing, grows con
stantly stronger, and that he is universally
looked to as the man above all others to unite
all elements of the party, and make republican
success in November certain beyond perad-vtnture.
More About "Huril Credits."
Details of the so-called "rural credits"
measure, now before congress, substantiate
the earlier conclusion that It Is to be of little
tr no service to the small farmer, and of none
to the tenant farmer. The plan considers only
long time loans, running not less than five
years, secured by first mortgage, and for not
more than 60 per cent of the value of the
property pledged. These mortgages are to be
the basis for debenture bonds, from the sale of
which funds for the loans will be secured. The
country will be divided Into twelve districts,
and the mortgages held by all will be security
for the debentures Issued by any. Each dis
trict bank must have a capital of not less than
1500,000, and may Issue debentures to n
amount not exceeding twenty times its capital.
Borrowers must be members of local farm loan
associations, and subscribe to the stock thereof
to the amount of 6 per cent of the loan sought.
These local associations In turd must subscribe
to the district bank In not less than 6 per cent
of the amount of' their own stock. By this
irocess In time the land banks will become
v holly co-operative.
It U not clear, however, how this process
Is to relieve the farming Industry or the coun
try fom Its present predicament as to financ
ing. The Interest rate may be lowered, ' at
least In the beginning, but the process of get
ting money for Immediate use Is not made any
easier, Xh rreatest problem -of the Industry
.today is not toVecure.oioney 'or purchase p
land, or for the making of extensive Improve
ments, but to carry on operations between the
planting and marketing or crops. This need
is not contemplated by the. federal land bank
bill, and will leave the farmer still dealing
with the banker in the small town. , .
The best, recommendation the plan haa Is
that It may serve to stimulate co-operation
among the farmers, for the purpose of financ
ing their needs. The mutual insurance com
pany has worked out very well, and the mutual
loan plan may yet come to be of service. But
the federal bank as planned offers nothing to
the tenant farmer nor to the farmer who does
not own bis land clear of incumbrance.
Pnblio Health and Private Action."
' Concern Incident to the prevalence vof grip
and fever in Omaha haa started a campaign far
the conservation of health locally. It is a
repetition or experience of ages. "God and the
doctor men alike adore Just at the brink of
danger, not before,' wrote the. Autocrat, who
was a doctor himself Jid knew something of
man's ways. The present suggested sanitary
Inspection and other measures for repressing
disesse are good, so far as they go. The Bee
would like to offer an amendment to the effect
that the future be taken Into consideration aa
well.
The preservation of health Is involved with
many community acts, and these must be so
regulated that safety will follow. Omaha will
continue In danger from disease until several
open questions, long pending, are definitely
settled. The most important of these Is the
collection and disposal of garbage, debated for
years, and atlll unsettled. Until Omaha la
made clean and kept clean, the menace of dis
ease will constantly linger. This time will
come only when a complete system for removal
of household refuse haa been put Into successful
operation. In pec tlon of schools, workshops
and all other place where people congregate
should be thorough and continuous. Doctors
must assist la spreading the gospel or health,
so that no consideration for aa '.dividual may
become a danger to others.
When the authorities set the example, In
dividuals will follow, and carelessness will no
longer Invite epidemic.
Overhead Kail Service.
An effort to overcome a difficulty nature has
placed in the way of regular mall service be
tween Alaskan towns will lead to adapting the
aeroplane to peaceful uses If possible. It is
proposed to set up an overhead service,
whereby an aviator will cover In two days the
route that now requires six weeks to traverse,
with the tuall sacks tied on dog sleds. Whether
the experiment will be a success has yet to be
determined, but It is Interesting to watch, as
one of man's most ambitious attempts to put
his knowledge to use in setting aside obstacles
that have long baffled him. It la unlikely that
tta blrdmsn will soon supersede the old-fashioned
postman on the rural routes, but his
flight through the srctlc wilderness wilt mark
soother point la the peaceful conquest of the
world so loug In progress.
Magic and Mystery of Brain
Oarratt X. arrUs.
BOTH alse and jualtty are to be considered. In
comparison with the lower nitnia r.i.
la not only much larger In proportion to his
.... .nq weignt, but its quality Is Incomparably
superior.
By superiority of quality la here meant greater
or organisation, greater weight per cubic
.-..., ...l, more complete co-ordination of parts and
connection of cells
Tha nerve or Us themselves. Individually considered.
may not rery much In quality, but when they are
chained together In vast numbers and organised to
.... n unison mey are like a trained army In con.
traet with a scattered rabble
Unnumbered millions of cells constitute tha brain
of man. all these cells being grouped Into ganglions
(bunches) and connected tw ih,...j
' " " " .www.ii. . I V I .IT
fibers, which might be likened to electric wires. These
vw,...i me orain wun the outer world and the outer
world with the brain. Aa Dr. Smith Ely Jelllffe
""" "",a. numan brain is one of the most remark
able .'awltchboards" aver made.
To make a complete and detailed "map" of the
brain la one of the cherished ambitions or physiolo
gists, who, white re Vet Ins- tha r.nrtr.it ......
ff Phrenologists concerning the significance of
bumps." nevertheless find that certain parts of the
mrm .penally associated with certain mental
characteristics and nrti.niei -... . . ...... ..
like tha movement of muscles, and the perception of
"prremons. aucn aa sight and sound.
There are. for Insta
.w- V ... . . " -K ...
" in, injury xo wnich may paralyia the
'""'wr woras or me power to utter them.
Tha famoua "e-rar matter" la h .v.
brain which consists principally of cells, while the
"white matter" is composed mainly of the connect
ing and communicating fihr ' u.n.i
ever we may mean by that, appears to depend prl-
marljy upon tha arav IH at it A r. Htlll It nt-ktllA Mai .!.
fest Itself without tha fibrous connections, for, lack-
jn mem. ma cene woum e ilka so many discon
nected batteries.
Tha gray matter la eons-rented in v. ....
or cortex, of tha brain, and the entire organ is
composed of a eomnllcated avtm nt- inv...
.fissures, by means of which a greater amount of
unace la Turntsnec, to be occupied by the crowding
cells. In tha brains of men who have been notable
for mental Power It haa been found that n .k
and number of tha convolutions, affording mora room
for the spread of tha gray matter, were particularly
It la doubtful whether an certain lnil f v
mental capacity of an Individual can be found In tho
slsa or ah ana nf ih, ha. .4 ti.. Kn . . .... ....,
vary much In thickness, and peculiar outlines may lie
produced by accidental pressure In Infancy, or may
arise from other causes which have no connection with
ma quality or tha brain within.
It Is, however, true that below a certain alra ami
weight tha brain is unable to nerve as an Instrument
or nign mentality. Idiots possess bralna far below
tha human average.
Within certain limits, too tha ah ana n t 4ha alrull
seems to have an Influence upon tha development of
ma orain. low, fiat, retreating skulls are char
acterlstlc of tha lowest typea of early mankind, and
yet striking exceptions occur.
For Instance, tha skull of St. Manauy, who had
at least Intelligence enough to become tha bishop of
Toul, In the fourth century, was even more flat in.l
brutish In outline than that ot the celebrated pre
historic "Neanderthal skull. while the great Scot
tish hero. Robert Bruce, had a head of the same type.
But wa know nothing of the brains that St. Manauy
and Bruce carried Inside their unpromising skulls.,
Tha scientific test of brain capacity la weight,
and that cannot be applied to a living man. The
average , weight haa ..beea somewhat .variously esti
mated, and It varies "also1 among .'different races.. Jit
might b set down at fifty ouncea. 'for a generous
estimate. M. Broca fixed thirty -seven ouncea aa the
lower limit, below which, he thought, tha brain could
'not properly perform its functions.
' But the female brain would appear to have a cer
tain Innate superiority, for M. Broca sets Its lower
limit five ounces below that for man which Is cer
tainly a good word fr tha women I. '
It la because of tha Impossibility of ascertaining
tha weight of living bralna that Prof. Wilder of Cor.
netl university, has founded his museum of brains, Jn
vttlng persona who Wish to advance science to o.
queath their brains to. him. In .order that they may
be duly weighed and judged.
Many great men have had both large heads and
heavy bralna, and others have not. Webster wore
an eight-Inch hat; Emerson's genlua was covered with
a hat of 7 Inches. It is the inside that tells.
Twico Told Tales
Aa Old Oa Revlv4.
An elderly church warden, In shaving himself one
Sunday before) church time, made a alight cut with tho
rasor on tha extreme end of hla nose. Quickly ralllns
his wife, he asked her If ah had. any court-plaater
In tha house. "You 'will find some In my' sewing
basket," Sha eaid. The warden soon had the cut
covered.
At the church. In assisting with the collection, he
noticed every on smile aa ha passed the plate, and
aome of the younger people laughed outright. Very
much annoyed, he asked a friend If there was any
thing wrong with hla appearance.
"Well, I ahould think there la." was the answer.
"What la that on your noseT ,
"Court-plaster."
"No," aald hla friend, "It la the label of a spool of
cotton. It aaya 'Warranted S0 yards long." Pitts
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
tin for Nervewswcaa.
Tha train stopped In a prohibition town. A man
thrust hla head out of a window and excitedly called
out: "A woman haa fainted In here! Haa anyone any
whisky?" ,
A man In tha crowd reluctantly put his hand to hit
hip pocket and drew forth a bottle half full and
handed It up to the man at the open window. To tho
astonishment of all the man put the bottle to his lips
and drained the contents. Then aa the train pulled
out he called back to the bewildered onlookers:
"It always did make me nervous to see a woman
famt."-Everybody,s Msgaxlne.
People and Events.
The aut crowd contributed nearly tC.OOO.noo n fee
and tinea to the New York state revenues Isst year.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago emphasises the up
lift movement by. proclaiming' next Sunday aa "Save
the Boy Day."
A Philadelphia woman of perverted taste, whea
offered In the court of domestic relations the return
of her haaband and a dog, calmly accepted tha do
and declined the other with thank a.
The oldest lawyer. Mason anil all-round grand
old man of Michigan, Judge William T. Mitchell, la
dead at hla home at Port Huron, aged tt. Although
he would b St In May, It was only m January n
ceased active legal practice.
Kaatern sports who took a stock flyer in Charley
Morse's shipping companies are tickled Immensely
One of the companies pulled down a dividend of l'
per cent, and another tfc per cent la a month. Tr.
Morse's health persists In defying tha prediction trus
tors. rHat authorltlea of Ohio are raiding bucket ahops
la varloue cltlea under tha law prohibiting gambling
In food produce. Twelve eatabitshmenta whoa In
come averaged XJ.Outf a day. have been forcibly rlosed
up In eleven cities, and manasera placed under bond
for trial.
H fn etna) Crime.
OMAHA, Feb. 12. To tha Editor of The
Bee: A few days ago there was a rob
bery at Forty-first and Davenport. The
highwayman at the point of a revolver
robbed two women. This outlaw, if
caught, by reason of being well dreesed
would perhaps have a lot of women mak
ing him a hero. Just as they did ever
Ilauaer, tha murderer.
W have a pardonin board In Ne
braska, which la Ilka the boards In other
states, turning loose a lot of murderers,
highwaymen and rape flonds, on an un
suspecting public, Hera is what a San
Franclsoo Judge said a few daye ago:
Shooting of "some of our feeble-minded
Jurymen' was suageated today as r
remedy for too frenuent acquittals of
women charged with shooting mm by
Judge Frank P. Dunne, when a Kry In
the superior court freed Mrs. Malena
Dyott, tried for the second time for an
asrault on her huehand. Samuel Dyott,
a Los Angeles real eatate denier. Judge
Durna recognised among the acqultied
urors several who recently acquitted in
lis court Mrs. Msrv Pamlas. oharced
with killing Michnei Wcinsteln. a crippled
pedJler. who sought to renow relations
wltk her.
Here Is what Judge Richard 19. Borke
of the criminal court said In Chteage a
few days ago, copied from a Chicago
newspaper:
t was talklnc with a indue Memd of
mine from Montreal the other day. Thare
for robbery wuh a aun mind you. not
murder, but robbery with a revolTer the
minimum punishment la twenty years.
The result is that ther onlv hava two or
three such crimes a year. I would strongly
recomnena t.iai a similar law D paasaa
here. At present robbery with a revolver
nere la Dunishabie bv lmrwiaonmont rrora
one year to life. The mlniravm la eleven
months. The result Is that instead of
having two or three of these crimes every
year, as in Aionircai, we nave I WW or
tnree every hour.
When It Is known that a Judge will aire
life sentence, ha can break up the car'
nival of crime. Not only gtve It, but
re that tha criminal haa to serve it. W"l
some district Judge, aspiring for a re
election kindly set forth his platform.
Any man who fronts up on thla platform
can be elected hands down.
We also hear a lot regarding divorces
and about courts of domestic relation.
Yet. If it was not for the divorce bu!
ness in Douglas county, and tha "am
balancing chased" da:nag suits insti
tuted, three judges could transact the
business in half the time.' Throw out
the ''arobulanclng chased" damage suits.
Try It .J. P. A.
Eternal Vigilance. Price of Llfcertr.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., Feb. W.-To
the Editor of Tha Bee: To conclude thla
free press debate on my part, which haa
served Ha purpose, I wish to answer
this Individual, who signs his name Mike
O'Connor of Greeley, Neb. Yea, I ant
the follow who roasted tha traveling men
and stand back of It today. That must
have hit you pretty hard to stick with
you till now. You are no doubt one
of the gang that R. U Metcafe is try
ing to accommodat by muscling the
press on religious discussion. All I have
to say about you Is that you need tho
education Instead of "me;" that's not
the point, however. Tha question la.
What right haa Metcalfe or any other
man. to alter In any way our constitu
tion, which guarantees all equal privi
leges. If any religion cannot stand the
search light of truth without putting up
a howl, it is tho wrong brand.
Tha sum and substance of this whole
affair Is that whenever you find a man
or body of men trying to abridge the
constitution of thla nation, you had
better kep your eagle eyes on them.
Our cdnstttutlon Is like a chain, no
stronger than tha weakeat link, so if
wa ahould stand back and permit some
rascal to break one It's suro the others'
would not hold. The sooner tha people
who believe in on God, . Our Father,
one ' flag, ona country. ' the good old
U. S. A., get their eyes open, the happier
we ' will be. Eternal vigilance la the
price of liberty, no truer worda ever
spoken, so watch out, what and who you
send to Washington D. C, to guard our
constitution; don't aond anyone there who
haa two masters and two countries to
serve or any of their pets.
V. A. BRADSHAW.
Wamta tt Followed Vs.
BOUTII SIDE. Feb. U.-To the Editor
of Tha Bee,: A few daya ago there ap
peared In your paper a letter from some
South Fide contributor with the caption.'
At Whom Is He Aiming," and signed
Jamea Hal, relative to a certain peeudo
official presumably soma 1 us tie of the
peace of South Side who la unlaw
fully holding on to hla off!1, la not un
der bond, assumes the authority of dock
eting and hearing caaea, collects and ap
propriates costs and renders decisions
also. Issues summons, executions, attach
ments and other necesaary legal papers.
all of which aeema to be done in violation
of. law. and. If so done, ahould be
Investigated, and. If guilty, prosecuted
to the full limit of the law.
It requires soma gall for a man to aa-
sume such important duties except under
the restrictions provided for the protec
tion of clients by the laws of the state.
If what Mr. Hale saya la true, this peeudo
official ahould be made to disgorge all
tha costs ha haa Imposed upon his clients.
besides being dumped out cf offlo and
made to suffer the extreme penalty of
the law. If It be the duty of th county
attorney or the county commissioners to
look after a matter of thla sort, he or
they should get busy at once. It la a
shame to permit a titan, simply because
of hla gall, to Impose upon an Innocent
public, and, aa a resident and a voter of
Omaha.. I Insist that aome immediate
action be taken. Let us know who thla
distinguished crook may be. and let us
also see that hla unlawful peculations
are stopped. A. K. MARROW.
Saving th la fa a try,
OAKLAND. Ia.. Feb. U.-To the
Editor of The Bee: In a recent
rtlcle In a London dally paper, the
duchraa of Marlborough urged th ap
pointment of mora women health of
ficer. Also the adoption of maUrnttr
and child welfare schemes to check th
wastage of Infant life. Sh further
mphaslsed the vital neceaity of prepara
tion te. promote a healthy generation of
children to repair losses made by war.
Statistics prove ther are about too. 000
babies born annually In England of whom
100.000 pass away before tbay reach th
age of 1 year. Another WO.OOO die be
tween the ages of t and IS jre-ars, adding
another 130.000 upborn Infanta. It la
estimated theae terrifying flgurea do not
represent the full prloa this nation pays
for th neglact of motherhood and In
fant life. Even among tha children who
urvlve many are atunted. dellrata and
defective, which probably cost the pa-
tlon far more than preventative meas
ures would have done. In that country
voluntary agencies are able to ear ef-
fectlvaly for U.ooe mother and their ff-
prtng. but ten times th present num
ber of maternity centers are needed t
redur appreciably such tragic flgurea.
Hut why should the ducheas worry 1
when It Is satd th good die young end
If thla does not occur, tha beat grow
up as food for th cannon's "maw.
If England, as any other count rv. wants
to conserve their nation with Influence
to stop war and th creation of widows
end orphans, It is Indeed commendable
aa compared with th mcomparablo math
ods ef wastage on battlefields In defend
ing the most damnabl spirit ever con
ceived by man.
Persona with Inclinations ta a hta-her
plane of living aa Indicated above might
gain name and fame by starting a corre
spondence school of. common sense en
law govertng th orlnc!nlea of rlaht
thinking and right living, preparatory to
in millennial dawn. T. J. H.
Tips on Home Topics
Washington Star: Still If an enemy
were o aiacg me Panama canal we might
throw up a nice dry trench almost any
where In tha channel.
"Thloago Herald: The threat of armor
plate makers to rata the price lo a
ton if the government presumes to build
an armor plat mm easily takes first
Place in the list of "bonehesd bustneaa
pta-ys" for th year so far.
Brooklyn Engl a: While others are wor
rying over rreparednes for our next war,
tenater Oeetwe P. McLean of Connectt
est runs In enough bills to Increase pen
stone to fin a page of the congressional
Index. Here la eae man who Isn't going
te put off the eld lov before taking on
the new.
Baltimore American: It la art r tt.a
grim humor of th war that so much
whisky Is being used In the making cf
ahelia that Great Britain la threatened
blaaeed aooordlng to the point of
view, with a whisky famine le remains
te be seen how this wfll influence the
thirst for military achievement
Philadelphia Ledger: Tha late Colonet
Hepburn of Iowa, mad his twenty years
of service In congress memorable by at
taching hla name to thiee Important laws
-anti-rebate, pur food and publlo health.
This Is a record of usefulness as a legis
lator which many of Ms colleagues who
cut a larger flgur In te public eye failed
to equal.
Around the Cities
SMILINO LUTES.
"Do you think th Income tax ia a good
thing?"
"As an economic measure I am not
prepared to say. But I do know that It
atopped a lot of bragging." LouisvlU
Courier-Journal.
Mr. Flubdub I lost my umbrella to
day. Mrs. Flubdub That's Just Ilka you. John
Henry, I told you when you left the
houe this raornlna- to take one of the
borrowed ones. Puck.
. 'if,"r' tlui row e-oing to let th
rattlejnake bit you at th show to-
ni-htT"
"New: dls yer's a prohibition town.
Baltimore American.
Ia your best girt gone back on youf
The Efficiency Expert You'll have to
wait until I consult my card Index sys
tem. Life.
"That man has been sending m sen-'
tlmental letters and valentines for thre
years." remarked Miss Cayenne.
"He la attentive."
"Yea. But I can't feel sure whether It's
a eAiirtahln a . ir.lnM-,i i . w .
Washington Star.
Mtrs. Yeast-Dear, you were talking In
your sleep last night.
..Mr- Yeast-Well I've got to talk soma
time, haven't IT Yonkers Statesman.
Mrs. Popson I wss reading where Mr.
Edison saya that four hours' sleep is
enough for any man.
Popson That seems to he th baby's
Idea, too. Boston Transcript.
"In't It distressing to think ef all the
poverty In tha world T"
"1 never do: I confine mvaalf avrln.
sively to thinking of my own." Llf
Olbha So tha doctor uM .ah w.n.t -
smoke.
Dihbe No. air: he aald t should not
smoke. I allow only my wife to tell me
I must not At a thin. D.i4nH T" -
script.
Wife Have vau ahut un avarvthlna- far
the night?
Husband (meeklyV-I'm sorry to say,
dear, that I haven't. New York Sun.
Mabel Sha snehda twloa aa vmieh aa
the average woman for paint for her
face.
Myrtle I'm not at all nra.l..
know she's two-faced. Yonkers States
man.
'Certain tradttlnna attan" ih. ...I
deney."
"Quite so. Th president must always
bfc bands with th engineer."
- V' a 4ii uie rain.
Pittsburgh Post.
.-"J. u trx"-" nVlre; tbe Interviewer.
That you can't tall a n.v
Not exactly," replied George Washing
ton. "I never utter one. But after being
In public life SO Ion a I can tell nnt aa far
as I can see It." Washington Star. -
"I am the aa-snt for a .irham-
pagne. I think you'd Ilka my wine."
"Maybe I would. You can gimme a
demonstration, anyhow." Kansas City
Journal.
certainly!
The true preparedness for self-defense
Lies not in threats of war's severity,
B"i rather in tha potent recompense
Of Justly equalised prosperity.
Let us prepare for life, not l!f to take,
Sufficient is the evil to the day.
Yet, If compelled to fight for honor's
sake,
Jet us enroll th Just-thrlce armed are
they.
Without trained army and a navy'
, might, ,
Againat the strongest nation of th
earth
We were protected In the venal fight
Which sought to stifle Freedom at its
birth.
i , .
Besides, is not our danger growing less
The more the foreign powers reduce
their force
In wars to demonstrate "preps redness"
Do not the meek Inherit much? Of
course..' " i ' " v
Omaha. ' WILL 1 9 HUDSPETH.
Astoria. N. T..' has a touch of the
Benson bbath fever. A local cobbler,
who drove a few pegs in his old shoes
on Sunday was yanked Into Jail and fined
$10. The court didn't hesitate to take
th money, although It represented the
cobbler'e earnings for a week.
Wichita's Jitney rustlers are a lively
bunch. Restrictive ordinances and ad
verse court decisions have not dampened
their ardor. A score of them persist In
chasing the street car nickel and paying
ttt a day for the right to operate on the
same street with street cars.
After looking ever the mayoralty field
in Kansas City, Mo., George C. Hale, a
promising republican aspirant, picked up
hla hat and scooted for tall timber. Mr.
Hale found It would coat about $10,000
to make the race for th nomination, and
probably aa much more to win. A the
office pays only $5,000 a year, or $.00
for the term, Mr. Hale concluded the
Job wasn't worth the price. '
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