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. THE OMAHA fcUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 16, 1917.
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Bravo, Italy! Blow the trumpets from
Gabriele's peak. '
Money, like other necessaries, seems headed
for the escalator. ' .
On the part of Sweden it is deeds, not words,
that will convince us. : J. ,
"Is the kaiser insane?", inquires the Minneapolis
Journal. Ask New Ulm. '
Talk about optimism I The suffrage leaders
now insist their signal defeat in Maine was really
a victory. .
Once more comes the federal" promise of
cheaper bread. Stock up on patience and watch
the fulfillment. " .
Among other changes worked by the war, the
high reputations of several notable diplomats have
t suffered total eclipse. , v ..';'
Eighteen billion dollars for the first year of
war. - Uncle Sam's financial speed spills an abund
ance of thrills along the way. V,
"Forward with God 1" exefaimed the kaiser,
winking the other eye. "Sink and leave no trace,"
responded Count Luxburg, catching the signal.
If it were in the old country Colonel Wilhelm
Stoecker wduld be challenging Herr Val Peters to
ft duel with pistols loaded with blank cartridges.
Nebraska Methodists emphasize with militant
vigor the patriotic spirit of the state, Their words
carry no padding 4o soften the straight shoulder
blows of loyalty. ,
Pictures of foreign queens serve a good pur
pose other than news decoration. They empha
size the vast superiority of American queens in
form, features and style. ,
When the letters from the bqys in the train
ing camps are passed around, the home folks will
realize more fully what military preparedness is
and the necessity for it.
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"Spurlos Versenkt" furnishes permanent ex
clamation point for war literature. Thanks to
Count Luxburg for the words. They woke up
both Argentina and Sweden. ' ,
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Prospects for working up an artificial coal
shortage on last year's specifications grow beau
tifully less. One big obstacle is the impossibility
of using railroad cars and side tracks for storage
purposes.
It is gathered from the program of the Russian
Bolshevisms , that holding property is esteemed
a crime and a clean ahirt tags a social, outcast
Authors of the program, however, will not object
to pocketing any rubles laying around loose.
Growing scarcity of labor is evident in many
direction, particularly on railroads. The Santa
Fe reports a shortage (5,000 men. Like condi
tions obtain on other roads. Remedies are hard
to find, and are certain to remain so while war
activities drain the labor field.
The outburst of patriotic enthusiasm at Chi
cago was to be expected. The spirit is there in
overflowing measure and manifested itself more
effectively in fighting men training for the front.
.The vociferous message of the coliseum crowd
carries a warning to alien knockers and political
copperheads.
Where Red Cross Millions Go.
The report of the Red Cross executive presents
an impressive showing of the merciful activities
of the organization in various fields ravaged by
war. It tells where the money goes, and why, and
the inestimable services rendered to impoverished
people. To the millions of contributors to the
Red Cross fund the record of good work well
done 3s a stimulus to greater liberality and steady
support sj
. Many and varied are the calls for, Red Cross
assistance. They come from Armenia,' ravaged'
and decimated by the Turks. s Roumania, overrun
by the conquerors and stripped of every movable
thing, required succor as urgently as th exiled
Serbs. Russia, Italy, England, Americans in Ger
. many and the international Red Cross of Geneva
received, assistance in varying sums, aggregating
$1,647,000.
t By far the largest part of the $12,000,000 ex
pended to date was disbursed in France. "There
the demands for help are greatest and most ur
gent Destruction and desolation marks every
place where the invader has been and homeless
multitudes" depend largely on the charity of man
kind for assistance. Besides this drain on public
generosity the Red Cross maintains numerous
hospitals, nurses'and doctors near the battlefront
and various ambulance units. The magnitude
and thoroughness of the society's work in this
field glorifies the symbol under which it labors.
Still greater demands on its treasury and its
members will come with active participation of
American troops in the. battle for world democ
racy. Preparations for that emergency go for
ward energetically and hi close co-operation with
the government What has been accomplished in
- alleviating much' of the miseries of war so far af
fords assurances rgreater helpfulness in the
future and fully merits the generosity of Red
Cross supporter. -
Cadorna's Great Achievement.
Italian victory over the Austrians at Montt
San Gabriele in one of the most important ac
tions of the was is the culmination of a cam
paign of exceeding difficulty and enormous sig
nificance. It gives the Italian army under Gen-
eral Cadorna domination over the road that leads
to Vienna on the one side and to Triest on the
other, and with but slight extension divides the
Austrian line on that front Triest perhaps is
more seriously contemplated as the . immediate
objective, as the taking of that port will be of
greater advantage to the allies at present than to
menace the Austrian capital. Its capture means
cutting off the Austrian naval base and the elimi
nation of Emperor Carl's navy as a factor in the
war. To have the Adriatic clear of enemy fleets
will materially aid in solving the U-boat problem
so far as the Mediterranean is concerned. .
General Cadorna, whose skill and persistence
has brought such success, is the only commander
who has held his place from the beginning. His
genius has developed theItalian army from the
condition of raw troops to that of highly efficient
fighting men. He has combatted against not
only the military strength of a bold and re
sourceful enemy, amply supplied with men and
munitions, but he has overcome such natural ob
stacles as make any storied campaign in the Alps
or the Dolomites seem like playing at war. This
has been achieved while an impatient world has
wondered what Italy was about Cadorna has
been doing his bit in an exceedingly workmanlike
fashion and he must be heard in the councils of
the allies. ( ,
His latest victory sets Italy in a stronger po
sition than ever and makes possible a happy fu
ture or that country. The effect 3f the defeat
oft Austrian morale, already weakened, cannot
be discounted, and should materially hasten the
overthrow of kaiserism. 1 t
' "Happiness for All the Nations."
Roundabout reports have it that the reply of
the central powers to the pope's peace note is
prepared, and only wait oaoal assent to be made
public. These reports outline the contents of the.
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repiy, setting out, tnat the central thought is such
peace as will bring, happiness to all the nations
of the world. This sentiment can-be subscribed
to by everybody, but how is such peace to be at
tained? Certainly tot in the presence 6f a great
military establishment, organized and controller!
by an irresponsible ruler, whose ambition is the
only check on his action. Nor through the nrr.
petuation of the "divine right" theory, under which
the people have no voice in the selection of those
charged with executing and administering the
laws enacted by the Deoole. Democracy afford
the only hope for the happiness of all the nations,
for even'the Germans cannot be expected to long
endure the form of government that has brought
such disaster to them. .It is not likely the
kaiser's ministers have subscribed to thii W.
trine, but its triumph is inevitable. The note to
the DODC it is further stater, wilt alan net- frtf
benevolent discussion of issues Involved in and
growing out of the war. Anticipation of the Ger
men terms is unwise, however, but the content! of
the note will be awaited with much interest iThe
turn of the battle tide must convince all who are
not extremists that the German nroffram of con
quest, Is hopelessly defeated, and that efforts of
tne kaiser s government will now be devoted to
the negotiations of the most favorable settlement
possible.- . ... .. ' ...
Thrift 'and Unthrift in War Times. " .
, Immediate pendency of another issue of Lib
erty bond give some interest to method adopted
fpr the promotion of t.he sale of the first and some
of the result noted. One of the things about
which tome uneasiness is expressed, in certain
quarters is the attitude pf the worker of Amer
ica toward the bonds. It is now asserted that
many who subscribed to the first issue, the amount
to be deducted from their pay envelopes in in
stallments, are quitting their job in order that
they may draw the sums withheld. From this the
conclusion that our workers are not thrifty is
suggested. To revive interest in the attractive
ness ,of the bonds as a means for saving it is
proposed that some sort of certificate be put into
the pay envelope, that the worker may have tangi
ble evidence of his contribution.
'- Whether this sort of financial camouflage will
induce the worker to subscribe to more bonds
may be questioned. Individually Americans have
never been o thrifty aa European j, perhaps be
cause they have hitherto lacked the national ijrge
to economy. It is being pressed upon them just
now, but as yet they are far frorn being adjusted
to the new condition. Pay envelopes that eemed
to bulge a year or two ago now look small along
side the cost of maintaining a family at the
"American" standard of living. Mounting prices
threaten an embargo on investment by the work
er, for. their earnings no longer leave any con
siderable margin for savings. v
Lesson of thrift will be inculcated through
our national experience with war, but it is yet
manifestly unfair to gauge the patriotism of the
workers by their bond purchases.
Food Fishe Under the Law.
AH edible fish are to be included within the
scope of the food control law, and the department
publishes such ft list of the various finny tribes
listed as fit for man's nourishment or gustatory
delectation as astonishes even an old timer who
thought he knew something about fish. It is pleas
ing to note our old friend the channel cat, the Bull
head, the sucker ftnd the ted horse listed among
the article of food that are to be "administered"
by Mr. Hoover. On the other' hand, it is some
what discouraging to find included in his official
category such piscatorial abominations as. the
buffalo, the carp and the" Mississippi gar. 'Almost
every fisherman has his own little private list of
creatures that are not to be taken from the water,
save to destroy them, but it is a safe venture to
assert that on these three they all agree. How
ever, if Mr. Hoover wants to list them as edible,
he will have gone 'no farther than did Mr. Red
field, .who changed the name of the dogfish and
set the canner at work to .preserving it under, a
designation that bears not the remotest suggestion
of the prejudice long existent against it It once
was asserted that a piece of saddle blanket? pre
pared and disguised according to the official recipe
for cooking carp, would be as tasty and as nour
ishing, but that is a point for each to fight out
for himself. .The main thing is that fish are in
cluded in the list of things to be conserved, and
fisherman will take due notice thereof.
Dispatches note the astonishment of the na
tives when the Irish constitutional convention re
assembled in Belfast and buckled down to work
without friction.. To the uninitiated the spectacle
of rival churchmen, nationalists and Orangemen
pulling together, for Ireland's good challenged
vision and credulity. , The incident shows how
shadowy are the lines reared against unity in
Irelaf
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1 By Victor RoMirater '
A HILE The Bee gave due prominence to the
' T expansion of the Western Newspaper Un
ion by acquiring the American Press association,
tt is doubtful if more than a tew people grasp the
magnitude of this, now Omaha.3 greatest com
mercial enterprise. From my experience with the
"plate" and "ready-print" services when directing
the publicity of a nationwide presidential cam
paign, I believe I appreciate the scope of their
operations at least a little better than the ordi
nary person who has not had occasion to look into
them. We have many magnificant industries,
which we may properly claim as Omaha indus
tries because conducted from our city, that reach
out over a large territory but those that cover
practically the whole country as does' this one,
are exceptions that can easily be counted on the
fingers. This colossal concern, whose success
was builded right here and which produced our
richest man, whose fortune on his death paid in
heritance taxes approximately a half million dol
lars, is evidently destined to keep on growing and
find a still larger field of usefulness. The danger
is, of course, that the managing heads may some
day think the business has spread so outside its
home town that they will be tempted to move
headquarters to a bigger business center. . Let us
hope that may not be imminent.
Although t has taken on supplying "boiler
plate" feature services, and other aide lines, the
original mission of the Western Newspaper Union
was 'and is to furnish country newspapers with
what are called readyprintsthat is, paper printed
on one side, leaving the reverse blank to be fitted
in with the home-printed local news and comment
For a while it looked as if the country newspapers
were slowly but steadily tending to become all
home-print publications, but the sky-high boost of
print paper prices since the war has stopped this
and set the movement in the opposite direction.
The price spread between wholesale buying on
contract and buying a few bundles of paper at a
time at retail has become so great that it has
been possible to sell a country publisher his paper
printed on one side with well selected and care
fully prepared reading matter cheaper than he
could buy the white paper without any printing
on it. Accordingto a reliable report some months
ago, more than 1,000 weeklies had gone back to
ready print that had previously abandoned that
method of production.
When I was in Baltimore ten days ago I
learned that preparations were under way to cele
brate the completion by Dr. William Rosenau of
quarter century of service as rabbi in the prin
cipal Jewish synagogue, to which he was called
direct from Omaha twentv-five veara atro. Mem.
bers of his congregation were arranging to give
him a testimonial of appreciation, for which
$10,000 was collected to be presented either in
money or used m the purchase of a house for
him. I take it that many Omaha oeoole who re
member Dr. Rosenau will be interested in this in
formation, aatesting the progress he has made and
the esteem in which he is held where he has
since lived.
Our good roads advocates could draw insoira-
tion from the wonderful system of paved country
highway which the state of Maryland is develop
ing, connecting Baltimore, Washington and An
napolia and radiating in all directions. . These
roadways are being constructedat an outlay of
millions as a paying investment More than that
to make their -use free to all, the last of the old
toll roads hasHust been abolished, while w out
here are still back in the dark ages chartering toll
bridges. ( There is a controversy' on, however, as
10 tne rignt oi Maryland to require JJisttict of
.Columbia auto owners to provide themselves with
Maryland licenses, the fee for which would go
to road maintenance. Why should Maryland pro
vide Washinsrtonians with oleasure- drivewav
free of charge? No question of comity enters, it
is contended, because all the states help pay for
Washington's streets and boulevards, but Wash
ington folk cannot ride outside of their city
without using Maryland's highway (Virginia on
the other side having as yet built none), but it
will probably take the courts to settle the con
troversy. '
People and Events
John A. Booth, 90 years old, and hi wife, 88
years old, traveled together for sixty-five years.
Death alone parted them barely twenty-four
hours. Both died in Chicago one day apart and
were buried together.
Leaders of militant suffragists at Washington
plan a nationwide campaign of heckling. All poli
ticians are booked 'for a prolonged vocal boost
during the fall and winter. As it is impossible
hereabouts to "take to drink" the only escape is
a hike to the first recruiting office.
According to statistics woven Into the obit
uaries of John Barleycorn, there are about 215,
000,000 gallons of "red likker" stored away around
the country. Each gallon equals fifty swallows
of hot stuff, making more than a billion of three
finger punches in stock for coming dreary days
in the wet belt. Under the skillful manipulation
of the bootlegger the quantity can be stretched
fivefold. - - , , '
Nary a coin or a postage stamp relieved the
goneness of the I. W. W. till when the Chicago
office was raided last week. Anticipations of a
fat treasury lent speed to " the raid. Records
showed that $100,000 had been received and
promptly distributed, but no light has yet been
shed on the source of the huge fund. While it
lasted the coterie of leaders lived like princes,
while playing the role of paupers. f
More "regulation tyranny" crops out in New
York City. Orders have been issued requiring
the Interborough Transit company to maintain
a ten-day reserve stock of fuel on hand, so as to
prevent delays in local transit Testimony be
fore the public service commission, which issued
the order, showed that an Interborough director
supplied the fuel on a continuous contract with
out competition ct 40 cent a ton above the mar
ket price, and was so busy rounding up a higher
price on the side that the company's fuel bin ran
short. , It was all right with the director. The
public registered the kick.
She Owed Us Nothing, But
She Gave ' Us All
-Now York Timaa-
Andrew Alexander Bruce, a native of the
Madras Presidency, India, went to school in Eng
land till he was IS or older. He was graduated at
the University of Wisconsin in 1890. He came
here an English alien. In 1911 he was made an
associate justice of the supreme court of North
Dakota; At the dinner of the American Bar asso
ciation Thursday night this naturalized citizen,
who has found an honorable and distinguished
career in the United States, uttered a sort of con
fession of faith in his adopted country, a doctrine
of loyalty that is sound for all time and of the
deepest particular truth and necessity in these
I and millions of others like me came to this
country alone ftnd without friends. We sponged
on all that America had, its free land, its free
schools, and, above all, its spirit of open-hearted
comradeship. jShe owed us nothing, butv she gave
us all. We should be ingrates, we should be curs,
if in this hour of her need we counseled with her
enemies or were disloyal to her cause.
"But there is a deeper reason for our loyalty.
Ours is a government of law and not of despots,
and our flag is not merely the flag of a nation, bu,t
of the nation of nations. We should be loyal be
cause the German doctrine of divine right and
might is opposed to all that we have inherited and
all that our flag stands for." '
To Americans of foreign birth, to all Amer
icans, these words apply. Born here or elsewhere,
we owe America everything. We must be ready
and willing to pay the debt
migmjiH v ii a m
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Severe fighting reported In the Car
pathians arid Volhynia.
New Greek cabinet formed, headed
by Nikolas M. Kalogeropoulos.
Italians carried more Austrian de
fenses on Xriest front
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
Messrs. Bergqulst and Anderson of
Minneapolis are putting- In the founda
tion for a flour mill In South Omaha.
It is to be located on Albright's Choice,
to be three stories high and to have a
brick basement
The medal of the Omaha Rifle club
Is unique and beautiful in design and
T
a worthy trophy to award. C. S. Par
rot was the last winner.
Mrs. A. M. Orchard, mother of Sam
uel R. Orchard, the well known car
pet merchant, has arrived home from
New Tacoma, Washington Territory,
where she has been visiting her four
sons. She has been a resident of
Omaha for thirty years and makes her
home at the house of her son-in-law,
William Preston.' .
W. A. Watson, the champion horse
shoer, has gone to Terre Haute to
visit his relatives. This is the first time
William has been home for four years.
In a letter to Dean Gardner, little
Ezra Millard of Trinity Cathedral
choir, who is now traveling with his
family in Europe, says he went to
church in Chester cathedral, England,
and thinks that the choir there sings
as well as the "boys in Omaha."
Miss Julia Clarkson occupied the
place at the Trinity Cathedral organ
during the absence of J. E. Butler,
who went to Dublin on a needed vaca
tion. Dean Gardner and Mrs. Cotton se
lected the piano to be used in the
Sunday school rooms of Trinity cathedral.
This Day in History.
1722 Samuel Adams, one of the
great political leaders of the Colonial
aad Revolutionary periods, born in
Boston. Died there October 2, 1803.
1733 Commodore Abraham Whip
ple, who is credited with having fired
the first authorized gun of the Revo
lution, born at Providence, R. I. Died
in Ohio, May 28, 1819.
1776 British made an unsuccessful
attack on the Americans encamped at
Harlem Heights.
1840 Beyrout, Syria, was bom
barded and captured by the - British
under Colonel Napier.
. 1862 First day of the battle of An
tletam, or Sharpsburg, Md., between
the confederates under Lee and the
federals under McClellan. .
1S64 At Cabin Creek, Kas., a train
worth $1,000,000 was captured by the
confederates.
1867An advance guard of British
troops left Bombay on an expedition
against Abyssinia.
1892 Thomas H. Watts, attorney
general of the Confederate States and
governor of Alabama, died at Mont
gomery, Ala. Born January 3, 1819.
1914 Germans on defensive from
Noyon to Verdun. ., . t
1915 Germans attempted to cut off
Russian retreat from Vllna.
AROUND THE CITIES.
The Day We Celebrate.
William J. Coad, lawyer and cap
italist, was born thirty-five years ago
In Cheyenne. He is a graduate of
Crelghton and Harvard.
Nelson T. Thorson, publisher of the
Omaha Posten, was born September
16, 1889, at Horby-Skone, Sweden,
coming to this country as a boy. He
used to be In the insurance business in
Lincoln and in St. Louis.
George H. Alwlne is Just 17 today.
He it a Pennsylvanlan by birth and
deals in building supplies in Omaha.
A np.m TlAnar T.aw rOTlAllnr ftf
the exchequer In the British war cab
inet, born in New Brunswick, nity
nine years ago today.
Allen T. Treadway, representative in
congress of the First Massachusetts
district born at Stockbridge, Mass.,
fifty years ago today.
Edmund Pennington, president or
the "Soo Line" railroad, born at La
Salle, 111., sixty-nine years ago today.
Alfred Noyes, celebrated poet, born
in Staffordshire, England, thirty-seven
years ago today. -
Rear Admiral Albert G. Berry,
United States navy, retired, born at
Nashville, Tenn., sixty-nine years ago
today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
, National army Sunday.
Mexico today celebrates the 107th
anniversary of her independence.
Sundown this evening will begin the
observance of the Jewish high holi
days with the feast of Rosh Hashanah,
or New Year..
An international conference of
women of both belligerent and neu
tral countries is scheduled to open to
day in Stockholm, Sweden.
The International New Thought Al
liance, which was formed three years
ago in London, is to begin its third
annual congress today in St Louis.
Storyette of the Day.
A man thought he, would have some
fun with Josef Hofmann, the pianist.
One evening Hofmann was at dinner,
and after he had passed his friend, a
wag, called: '
"Hello. Hormanni wait a minute.
Come back."
The was: whispered to Hofmann, "I
just wanted to ask you how far you
would have gone if I hadn't called you
back." and the company, m on me
Joke, laughed. "
Hofmann never movea a muscie oi
his face. But straightening jip. he
said, so that the entire 'table could
hear him:
"My dear fellow, there is no one in
the world whom I would rather oblige
than you. But ito tell the truth, I
haven t got 15 in my pocket." Irenes.
Home Journal. ; .:' '
HERE AND THERE.
MiiiiDPl raeclved million dollar for
tha eotton crop (rows on tha atata priion
farm tha la year. v
Folk ton, tha Enjliah pleasure resort.
which haa ufferd loveral time from Zap
palin raid, it tha property of the earl of
Radnor.
la a hamlet in Kent England, which boaita
of only Bine inhabitant,, the following notice
i poited: "In tha event of an air raid do
not collect in t crowd." ' ,
Tha Malar state during tha preent war
have contributed 1,000 officers' to th British
army and navy, one battleship, forty aero
plane and a 110,000,000 war loan. .
A cricket match between one-legged and
one-armed team, in which tha latter won.
was played at a party given in England
recently to number of wounded soldiers.
Designating dangerous curve and railroad
crossings tha skull and eroaabonea, usually
used aa a aymbol of vdath, are to be placed
along tha highway of automobile travel in
Utah. . - '
Tha tomb of Charle XII ia to be opened
in order to ascertain whether the bullet
which killed' hiui at th aiega of Fredrik-
ihald. in Norway, came from the front or
the rear.
An ancient custom which atill holda good
In the British navy requires the officers to
alt while drinking tha health of the king,
while in army company on land it would be
considered the gravest breach of etiquette
not to stand when th royal, toast ia given.
Dallas, Tex., is the latest addition to the
municipal dry belt
St. Joe's public schools enrolled 9,647
children on the first day.
New Ulm, Minn., offer profuse apologies
for having openly expressed preference for
the kaiser over the country from which they
secure a living. Statewide indignation worked
the change.
About 40 per cent of the winter' aupply
of coal already fill the bin of forehanded
Sioux Cityan. Tha rest of the population
holds off with eyes glued on the rainbow
of reduced price.
The "Reign of the Royal Sobidouz," St.
Joe's fall festival, begin September 25 and
run five day, ending with a coronation ball.
During these days and nights the Saints
ditch their halo and hit the pavement for
all the port in light
. Philadelphia, though" at tha aide door of
th coal belt rarely mine a coal pinch.
Local dealer booated the September price 25
per cent an increase of $1.20 a ton over
September, 1916. This, too, despite govern
ment pledge of a square deal.
What is "adequate heat" for a flat or
apartment house dweller T Up in Minneapolis
the housing coda requires owners of build
ings to furnish adequate heat, but what that
spells on the thermometer ia a question
which is rushing to the court for answer.
Meanwhile the flat dwellers on chilly days
get "het up" on indigation. ,
A bunch of five dime novel kids, ranging
in age from 10 to IS years, pulled a series
of robberies and fire in Salt Lake City a
smoothly aa professionals. Youthfulness
aved them from suspicion, but a partially
burned garag accidentally fired by them,
revealed their loot The kids 'fessed up
and felt proud of the achievement
One of Sioux City's boy, doing hi bit
at the Deming camp, write to the folk at
home to assure them that there is no danger
of the boys In khaki being burdened with
money. Deming merchants enthusiastically
eat the load. Prices have been lifted in
every direction. According to this recruit
"get the money" i th Deming motto and it
ia working in double shifts.
Topcka boast of an Industrial council
which threatens to upset the peace and
profit of the fellows lining the road between
producer and consumer. Arrangements have
been made with a canning factory to aupply
5,000 union men and their families with
canned foods at wholesale prices. The deal
started things in jobbing and retail circles
and reprisals are promised. "Union men,"
says the Topeka Journal, "should be careful
in taking too many profits from legitimate
dealer. They are digging at tha root of
their own cherry tree."
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Mothei' Every name mean something-.
Harry, the bold; Charles, th brav; WU
liam, the good; Harold, the
Helen (starting from a reverie) Harold
oh. yes. Harold means business; he told me
so last night. Pearson's Weekly.
Th physician was soliciting lnformatloi
from the patlenfa wife.
"Does he grind his teeth in his sleep?
ha asked.
"Oh. no!" said the wife. "Ha don't wea
'em to bed." Browning' Magazine.
Farmer A Has that boy of youra ye,
sent away to college got hi degree yet?
Farmer B I should say he has. Why
he wrote last week that the faculty hat
called him In and given him the third de
gre. Boston Transcript.
Crawford Tou must have felt proud
thnn vour oatrlotlc display brought al,
your neighbors to see you.
Crabshaw They ail came arouna 10 leu
m that all my flags were hung up the
wrong way. Puck.
Flatbush How do you account for all the
flies this summer?"
D...finhp.( T p,ti'f T.ut T run flcrnunr
for some of 'em. for I found 'em In my
wife's currant cak." Yonkers Statesman.
Patience Bho's a strict vegetarian.
Patrlce What do you mean?
Patience She'll wear nothing but
vegetablea for hat trimmings. Yonkers
Statesman.
SIGNS OF PROGRESS.
, American glass is used in China.
The Chinese want more railroads, which
may mean business for American capital and
builders.
A two-wheeled cart, which automatically
loads and unloads corn stalks, is the inven
tion of a New Jersey farmer.
Investigator in Bavaria have found that
the more bread school children eat the bet
ter the condition of their teeth.
To lave weight a new English automobile
ha mud guards like a bicycle and single
steps instead of running boards.
The latest thing in window screens roll
up like the shade where there is not im
mediate demand for it services.
A dictaphone small enough to be carried
in one' pocket ha been invented and pat
ented by a man in Washington.
An electric light switch, to ba operated in
connection .with the doorbell push button
has been invented by a Canadian.
Traveling machine shops, carried on motor
trucks, are being used in England to repair
automobiles broken down on country roads.
Efforts are being made in China to revive
the ancient Chinese art of porcelain manu
facture, which has fallen seriously behind in
recent year. . ,
According to a report from th census
and statistics office, the total number of
creameries and cheese factories operating in
Canada in 1916 was 8,446. Of these 993
were creameries, 1,818 cheese factories, 624
combined factoriea (cheese and butter) and
sixteen condensed milk factories. The total
number of patrons contributing to creameries
and cheese factories in 1&16 was 224,192.
The deliveries of milk amounted to 2,600,
542,987 pounda and th deliver! of cream
to 157,620,636 pound.
"Ha your team ever won a pennant?"
"No." answered the Plunkvllle fan
gloomily.
'Never 7"
'Nope. The only time you aee our team
at the top of the column la when you turn
the paper upside down." Louisville Courier
Journal. "Hubby, the maid baa gone and she took
my diamond tiara."
"Well, I don't like notoriety. Let It go."
"She also took a peck of potatoes."
"Send for the police!" Kansas City
Journal.
"The tipsy fallow In the automobile acci
dent had a paradoxical escape."
"How paradoxical?"
"They found he waa pickled when ha
was preserved." Baltimore American.
The callera were ataying very late, and
little Jennie, who had become very tired,
finally said:
"Mamma, hadn't alt of us better go to
bed (o Mr. Brown' folk can go home?"
Harper'a Magazine.
A MOTHER'S REVERIE.
I thought I loved the flag before,
I thought I knew tta worth:
But since my boy has gone to war
It's the only flag on earth!
Now when I aee Old Glory wave
It seems to say to me,
"You've done your part tha world to av
From the yoke of tyranny."
And though sometimes th tear will at'art
And I can't help feeling blue;
I'm proud my boy la doing hla part
And I will do mine too.
I'm ure I lov the dear old flag,
More than I did before;
My patriotism cannot lag
Since my boy has gone to war.
And since our flag waves over there,
In lands across th sea,
I know J share their might of care:
It seems more real to me.
For now their sorrows touch my heart,
They seem to be mine, too;
I pray for all who do their part
'Neath the Red, White and Blue.
Lord! Haste the time when from war's
stain
Th whole world shall be free I
May Liberty and Peace soon reign I
And give my boy to me
MRS. O. D. MABERT.
South Side, Omaha.
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