THE BEE:' OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1917.
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Questionaire from Columbus:
ing back the Luckv Seventh?"
"Who is hold-
Official price fixers may not affect the
Spcncerian style, still the figures are clear enough
for buyers to read.
The cries of Koumanian ciiildren for life-sustaining
milk fashion another reason for' the ex
termination of Prussian bloodlust.
Care must be exercised to avoid confusing
Santa Claus' standard style of whiskers with the
base imitations affected by 'the Bolsheviki.
Your Uncle Sam appears hopeful that Turkey
and Bulgaria will be good for a while. Here's
hoping Samuel will examine the package before
cashing in on confidence.
One. lone socialist piped dissent from the
otherwise unanimous voice of congress on the
war declaration against Austria., The expected
T..A.f a. k.iifc aniaiiae near an ft m r-
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ican later.
The treasurer of Cook county, Illinois, fulfilled
a campaign pledge by turning into the public
funds fees totaling $909,209 collected in three
years. Strange to say the official is not featured
as a museum exhibit t
v" Hebron falls to the British division operating
in Palestine. The ancient cockpit of civilization
is not unused to falls, but the present experience
promise! to be unique in its history The natives
may identify their homes without a surveyor.
"No surrender," 'once more is written large
on battle flags of Italy's Alpine troops. The
Hirit of heroic 4 sacrifice immortalized by
Napoleon's old guard and the Swiss guard at the
Tuilleriel ennobles the1 gallant defenders of
United Italy. ' t
Thrift at its roots taps5 the sources of inde
pendence. Thrift in war time, doubles the value
of its strength. Individual independence ex
pands in proportion to the effort and the fruits
thereof, stimulate political independence at home
and abroad.
It is gathered from remarks on the subject that
the state railroad commission regards capitaliz
ing fat dividends as an obstacle to winning the
war. If it corporation may not pulj off a finan-
cial joyride occasionally reserved seats on the
ground floor would not get a nod at a bargain
counter. - s : :,'
The , Red Cross stands -unequalled as a war
service organization, ndt alone in the extent
and value of its operations. It is unique in com
manding a greater number of unpaid volunteers in
every branch of its service. For that reason
every dollar of its funds accomplishes more than
its face value. ' t
Socialism as translated into action by its rep
resentation defies analysis. When it speak in
its native tongue, it speaks for war or wins
Liebkhecht muzzle. Elsewhere sociai.:m sounc's
vthe high note of peace chiefly because it serves
. the aims and ends of its native land. This part xf
socialism is Germanism, no matter how disguised. 1
Reports of the joint session of congress pic
tured , certain senators sitting silent and glum
while the assembly rose tnd cheered the presi
dent's message. What else could be expected
after the president drove home this keen shaft:
"I also see men here and there fling themselves
in impotent disloyalty against the calm, in
domitable power of the nation. They ma: safety
be left to strut their uneasy hour and be for
gotten"''.. ' '
Unload the Cars
Xew Tori; Ttroea
How to Increase Crop Yields.
From the day congress declared war on Ger
many federal and state authorities have admon
ished the people of the necessity for, increasing
crop acreage, for intensified agriculture and for
larger products of live stock. Even before the
declaration of war, when the demand from
Europe for American food products was felt
throughout the nation, the president in a notable
public utterance pointed out1 the necessity for
larger crop yields on American farms. Since
that time every aspect of the case has been pre
sented by governmental authorities and by the
press, until everybody understands the necessity
for swelling the products of the farm and the
serious situation toward which we are tending
if this advice were not heeded.
When the crops began to be ready for the
harvest this year an extraordinary demand for
additional farm workers was evident from one
end of the country to the other. The selective
draft, calling as it did many young men from
the farms, intensified the demand for workers
on the farm and resulted in a loud call for re
cruits for saving the crops and for preparations
for next season's work.
Moreover, the various agencies operating in
this city and state to induce Nebraskans to lo
cate in other states are constantly active and
are accomplishing results. The number of farm
workers in Nebraska has decreased during the
last 10 or 15 years because it has not been dif
ficult for promoters to convince a considerable
number of men that cheaper lands are available
farther on.
, It is to be hoped that the new situation pre
cipitated by the exigencies of war may be so
understood by the people at large that they will
require of the next legislature enactments which
will encourage men and wtmen to leave the
crowded cities 'of the east and settle upon Ne
braska acres. The last session of the legislature
made a start in this direction by providing in a
small way for publicity work intending to apprise
the people of the many opportunities in Ne
braska for the farmer and the business men.
The beginning thus made should be enlarged
upon so that systematic efforts may be made
to induce people in overcrowded cities to come
to Nebraska and till the soil. Such measures are
not only necessary during the war, but they
will meet a very active demand after the war is
over. It is one of the things which our states
men must do to meet the changing conditions in
Nebraska which must follow the advent of peace.
, Patriotism of the Prairies.
The report that one little Iowa town, Moore
head, has contributed 5 per cent of its population
to the country for the war, is deserving of at
least honorable mention. Whether by this token
it proves the village to be the most patriotic
spot in Iowa is not so important as is the fact
that the (record has been approximated, if not
surpassed in many other places in Iowa and
Nebraska, where for instance, the volunteer en
listment reached the full quota of soldiers de
manded by the first draft and gave full exemp
tion from conscription. This is true of Council
Bluffs, our neighbor across the way, and is a
distinction which should not be lost sight of.
It is not necessary to draw invidious com
parisons as between towns and states as to pa
triotism, but it is a pleasure to recognize it and
commend the; spirit behind it. The history of
Iowa in the civil war was a glorious one, and its
contributions to the 4nfc fpvtr and the money
power for conducting; thenar! for the" union were
large in proportion to the ifate'a then population.
That was 50 years 'agVand1 now the next gen
eration is manifesting the same patriotic im
pulses which inspired their fathers.
These manifestations, moreover, give evidence
that the people of the middle west are' alive to
the demands the war is imposing upon the na
tion and of their determination to meet them
promptly and effectually. In the face of,thls splen
did record, the men 'who mistake quiet determina
tion for apathy as to the war must soon revise
their opinions. , ; v
Raising a Far-Reaching Question.
A dispatch from Lincoln by our staff corre
spondent forecasts action by the State Railway
commission limiting franchised corporations to
dividends not exceeding a reasonable rate. The
question arose upon the application of an Arling
ton public service utility for authority to issue and
tell additional stock. From papers submitted
by the company the commission finds that it has
paid out in dividends since 1903, when it started
business, more than its total capitalization, and
that its dividend payments exceed a return of
7 per cent by the sum of $9,607. On this exhibit
the commission calls upon the company to show
why an order should not be issued for an assess
ment upon stockholders to restore to its treas
ury the excess dividends.
This action, if it presages the settled policy
of the commission, will be an innovation. The
theory upon which it is based is similar to that
which pervades the congressional act respect
ing the authority of the government to appro
priate the excess profits of corporations, except
that the proceeds are to go to the public treasury,
while ostensibly the return of dividends tq the
company treasury means that they shall go back
to the patrons in the form of low rates. It is
a new step, we believe, in the exercise of state
authority and we may be sure its validity will
be challenged.
The state commission may be fully justified
in denying the application in hand for authority
to issue additional stock, but to order a return
of dividends distributed in a regular, legal way,
however excessive these may be, opens u? a
big, far-reaching legal question, which to secure
final decision will have to run the whole gamut
'of the courts. '
Prompt removal of food by the owners of it
from cars at points of delivery would relieve to
some extent that car shortage which. Mr. Hoover
gays, is causing "extreme anxiety.1' Reports last
week from Ohio show inexcusable delay in that
state. At Cleveland 4,OUU,WU pounds ot potatoes
and other vegetables were beginning to decay in
more than 100 cars that had been standing on the
tracks tor eight days, mere were 76 cars at
Voungstown loaded with perishable foodstuffs.
Press dispatches said that the owners were wails,
ing for-higher prices. These cars and 47 at-.
Akron had been in the railroad yards for more
than a week. The railroad companies deserved
no censure. It was by them that complaint was
made at Cleveland to the Department of Justice.
At the end of the week several thousand bushel
of potatoes were seized in Youngstown by the
local food administration officers, liken from the
cars and sold at auction. An investigation was
begun by the food administration of Ohio and
all the prominent commission merchants were
asked to attend a conference. ; In other states,
there has been similar delay at city terminals. At
Pittsburgh a grand jury has made inquiry con
cerning the failure to unload several hundred cars.
! If every car should be released and returned
to service without d;lay the railways would not
have enough for the work which they are striv
ing to do. This must be known to all .'owners
of the foodstuffs and we can see no reasonable
excuse for their inaction. Bdx freight cars are
- not storage warehouses. The foodadministra
tion by means of its local agents should make
thorough investigation, m every state ana com- postmaster General Burleson counters vigor
pel the release of cars held like those in Ohio. Atl.i tU. . . ... . " ' ?
If owners persistrin delaying removal of the food : f"1 ? th blw de''vred by the Amencan
it should be seized, unloaded and sold to the, i federation at Buffalo. Honors are even and no
miSlir "' "' I ritiialtip.
A difference of $45,000,000 marks the estimates
of cost of . providing seed for drouth-stricken
farmers of the northwest. A.. Townley, poli
tical farmer of North Dakota, told President
Wilson that $50,000,000 . was needed. Senator
Gronna ofvthe same state figures $5k000,000 as
ample. A wide disagreement between political
farmers puts the decision up to congress.
Barkers in Chicago and the west intimate
quite firmly that treasury operations which turn
the bulk of Liberty loan money into New -York
coffers are not calculated to keep up steam in fu
ture bond drives. Reasonable equality of distri
bution is vitally important to business inland as
on the coast.
The American Legion of
Hunters ,
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, Dec. 8. Despite the fact that
war has boosted the price of ammunition to un
heard of heights, and that many young sportsmen
are spending the season in training camps, the
legion of hunters seems to have taken the field
this year in almost undiminished numbers. Early
returns made by the New York State Conserva
tion commission show that 10,000 sportsmen went
deer hunting in four New York counties, and that
they killed 1,755 deer and 53 bear. It is interest
ing to note that less than one man out, of every
five got his buck; so that every deer killed furn
ished an excuse for at least five men to take a
vacation in the woods.
The experts of 'the Biological Survey, who
make a careful study of the hunting habits of
Homo Amerieanus, have some startling figures
to offer as to the predilection of Americans for
field sports. They estimate that no . less than
5,000,000 persons go hunting in the United States
every year. When you reflect that this means
one person out e-f every 20 in the country, and
that a majority of the 20 are women and chil
dren who never hunt, you realize that Americans
are a nation of hunters, and that they are re
markably persistent about following their favorite
sport in the face of a steadily decreasing supply
of game, and a rapid growth of large cities.
A few years ago it looked as though the hunt
ers would put an end to their own sport by de
stroying all of the game. Now a new spirit is
manifest. The federal government and the states
are co-operating in works of conservation. The
federal migratory game law is given credit by
leading conservationists for having saved the wild
fowl from extinction for another century at
least. Upland game birds are still dwindling in
numbers, but their protection on government res
ervations and large private estates, and the en
actment of rigid state laws, offers a reasonable
hope that they, too, will pass the danger point,
and begin to increase before they have been re
duced to the point where recovery of abundance
is difficult, if not impossible. The thing most
needed now is federal action to save the big game
of the; west. An excellent bill has been introduced
In congress providing for game refuges on nation
al forests, which would definitely settle the dif
ficulty. It has, of course, been forgotten in the
rush of war legislation. But sportsmen and all
Others who have the slightest interest in wild
things, should not forget it. It will come up
again. Its passage means that protected "reser
voirs" of wild life would be established on many
of the nationaliforests, and that they would serve
to stock the surrounding mountains. Unless some
such action is taken, the Americans that are now
growing up will never see an elk or a mountain
sheep or a black tail deer outside of a zoo or a
park. '
Just now the American sportsman has some
special claim to consideration because of his use
fulness as a soldier. A man who knows how to
take Care of himself outdoors, shoot a gun and
ride a horse, is distinctly farther along toward
becoming a soldier than one who does not know
any of these things. This has been often pointed
out. It is not the only side of the case, however.
In the present mobilization, city men are often
faring somewhat better than those fyom the coun
try because they are more accustomed to collect
ive effort, more adaptable, and more of them have
some . acquaintance with technical appliances
other than guns which play, such a large part in
modern warfare.
The fact of the matter is, that the hunter, and
the predatory and wandering traits of character
which hunting engender, and which make a man
like -hunting, have not much of a place in our
machine-made civilization. Devotion to routine
work and ability toward co-operation, are what
count for. progress these daysj not love of ex
citement and destruction. In some sense the man
who goes hunting is archaic; he belongs to an
other age. A good many modern thinkers and
writers have sensed . and expressed this fact.
Bernard Shaw has written an essay in which he
attacks as barbaric all "killing for fun." The late
.Jack London took much the same viewpoint in an
interview not long before his death. Prof. Veb
len, an acute critic of modern institutions, uays
that hunting is an archaic occupation, and that the
love for excitement, depredation and wandering,
which' motivates it, are traits that do not fit into
the modern scheme of things.
t Of course, no sportman concurs in these crit
icisms. His annual taste of primitive excitement
holds a place in his heart from which no amount
of theorizing could oust it. He knows that it
seems good to him, and believes that it is good
for him. And yet among the 5,000,000. hunters in
America, no philosopher has arisen to set forth
the theory of his sport, to defend its rights to a
place in society.
One factor which all the critics of hunting
seem to overlook is that man remains necessarily
an animal of prey, and that if he did not eat
other animals, they would eat him, or at least
his sustenance. This is pretty clearly shown by
the depredations of animals that are not regularly
hunted for sport The. government has just stated
that rats and mice eat $200,000,000 worth of food
every year in the United States. The wolves, coy
otes and panthers in the west have become so
bold and destructive in their depredations that the
federal government has been compelled to make
an appropriation and hire men to hunt them.
Thus we may be said to have a small standing
army to defend us from the depredations of wild
animals. And in some sense, the amateur sports
man is in the same position as the citizen soldier.
If it were not for his, services, a larger profession
al force would be necessary.
. The future philosopher of field sports might
also observe that the predatory and wandering
traits, the love of excitement and hardship, are not
wholly disserviceable to industry. Scientists who
collect data in far countries, explorers, foresters
and prospectors are all of this type and have need
to be. Would civilizationever extend its frontiers
if the unadventurous industrial type of man was
the only one that survived? On the whole, sport
seems to have a strong case.
People and Events
Anticipating a successful drive on the mu
nicipal fleshpots of Chicago next spring demo
cratic bosses and heelers got together one eve
ning last week and made merry over a $6-a-plate
dinner. Sporty boys, those Cook county dems.
When the prospect appears good, a look-in at $6
is a bargain
The Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago railroad,
nicknamed the "Corn Beef & Cabbage" line, has
about disappeared from the railroad map. The
road was 52 miles long, was largely financed by
bonds and donations along the route, but the pro
moters didn't get enough aid to justify the pros
pectors. Junk dealers bought the remains at a
forced sale and are sending what is left to the
scrap heap.
The tragedy of the poor inventor was re
enacted in Chicago last week. Printers may re
call the Paige typesetting machine which pre
ceded linotypes some 30 years ago. For a few
brief years the inventor, J. W. Paige, had for
tune dangling before his eyes and orders for his
machine piled up. He held back, striving for
perfection at the start. While he hesitated the
Mergenthaler reached the market and shattered
Paige's hopes. Alone, friendless and in poverty
Paige passed away at the age of 76.
. Despite the preachments put out by the liquor
interests, practical results do not support the
promises. Down in Kansas City some days ago
the mayor ordered saloons closed during a day
set apart for visiting soldiers. ' Instantly the
saloon declared war on the mayor, rushed into
the courts in defense of a wide open day. and
carried the point. Patriotism, respect for the
uniform or deference to the order of the mayor,
did not press a feather's weight in the scale of
ouzed greed. These are the influences which
prompted Secretary Baker to ask for better and
jeluaner conditions for. soldiers visiting the city.
i TO DAY I
Right in the Spotlight.
Theodore G. Bilbo, who will be the
central figure In exercises to be held
today in celebration ot the centennial
of Mississippi statehood, is now com
pleting his second year as governor of
of Mississippi. His public career has
been a distinguished one, particularly
tn view of his age, for it was only re
cently that he reached his 40th year.
A native of Pearl River county, Mis
sissippi, he passed his boyhood on his
father's farm, alternating school
duties with farm work. At the age
of 20 he won an appointment to the
Annapolis Naval academy, under a
competitive examination, but aban
doned the idea of a naval career to
study law, and began teaching as a
means to this end. He Etudied at the
University of Nashville and took a law
course at Vanderbllt university. - His
public career begum in 1907 with' his
election to the Mississippi senate. In
1911 he was elected lieutenant gov
ernor and four years yater he won the
governorship in a contest with four
opponents.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
New British war council, headed by
David Lloyd George, officially an
nounced. ,
The German merchant submarine
Deutschland reached Germany suc
cessfully, completing its second trip.
In OmahftiTliiity Years Ago.
Mrs. Lieutenant Dean of Fort Lov
ell is the guest of Mrs. Captain Ray.
Brennan's sandbank, which is locat
ed south of Vinton street, caved In,
A fine specimen of an ivory-billed
woodpecker can be seen at the Pen
rose & Hardin sporting headquarters.
Mr. Charles K. Urquhart and bride,
Miss Edith Doris, are at home to their
friends at 22226 Pierce street
Chris Specht, a well known manu
facturer of this city, Is leaving this
week for a visit to the home of his
boyhood In Germany, after an ab
sence of a quarter of a century.
About 30 members of the Douglas
County Teachers' association met in
t'""! office of the county superintend
ent xhe fourth annual meeting of the
Women's Christian association 1 was
held in this city. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Mrs. Perine and
Mrs. Doolittle.
The women of the First Methodist
church will hold a fair at the resi
dence of A. L. Strang, at which a
!,-, pnd rVoice eollecticn of hand
work of the women of this society
vui oe sold.
This Day in History.
1787 Thomas II. Gallaudet, who
established the first school for deaf
mutes in America, born in Philadel
phia? Died at Hartford, Conn., Sep
tember 9,fi 1851. i
1817 Congress admitted Mississip
pi into the union as the 20th state.
1842 Viscount Hill, a former
commander-in-chief of the British
army, died. Born Aug:3t 11, 1772.
1862 Port Royal, Va., was nearly
destroyed by efderal gunboats.
1864 General Sherman arrived at
Savannah and invested the city.
1877 Women were authorized to
vote and hold office in Wyoming.
1887 Ten counties of Michigan
adopted prohibition.
1900 Count von Buelow an
nounced German Intervention in the
South African war to be impossible.
1914 French captured town of
Asmaeh In Alsace.
1915 .German recalled Captains
Boy-Fd and Von Papen, attaches of
the German embassy in Washington.
The Day We Celebrate.
Leonard C. Kohn was horn in Sa
v9r"iah. Ga., December 10, 1875..
Charles R. Jewell was born In Ore
gon, Mo., just 47 years ai;o today.
Charles A. Goss was born in Edin
burgh, O., 54 years aero.
John S. Helgren, the accountant, is
celebrating h's 61st birthday today.
Brigadier General Fflward M. Lew
Is, TJ. S.-A., recently in command of
Camp Shelby, born in Indiana 54
years ago today. v
Captain Herman O. Stii kney, V. S.
N,. whose last assignment made public
was the command of the battleship
Vermont, born In Massachusetts,
54 years ago today.
Thomas P. Gore. United States sen
ator from Oklahoma, born in Webster
county, Mississippi, 47 years ago to
day. Francis E. Nlpher, noted physicist,
who recently announced hew discov
eries in connection with the law of
gravitation, born at Port Byron, N.
Y., 70 years ago today.
Asle J. Gronna, Junior United States
senator from North Dakota, born at
Elkador, la., 59 years ago today.
James H. Johnston, outfielder of the
Brooklyn National league base ball
team, born at Cleveland, Tenn., 28
years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Today marks the beginning of
Hanukah. or Feast of Lights, which is
the great midwinter festival of Juda
ism. By proclamatioo of President Wil
son the baking Industry throughout
the country will be brought under
federal license.
In a campaign to last 10 days, start
ing today, the American Red Star An
imal hopes to raise a $250,000 fund
for the relief of horses in the war.
Cases Involving the constitutionality
of the draft law are docketed for early
argument in the supreme court of the
United States, which reconvenes to
day after the two weeks' recess.
The effects of the war on the hotel
business will be discussed at the an
nual convention ot the Greeters' as
sociation of, Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota, which is to begin
a three-day session today at Winona.
Hundreds of delegates representing
prohibition and temperance organiza
tions In all parts of the country are
to gather in Washington today to par
ticipate In the annual convention of
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
Storyette of the Day.
"The kaiser Is a queer customer,"
said Jacob Schiff, New York banker
and phllnthrortist, during a Cooper
Union debate. "The more the German
people ask of him, the less he gives
tb"-
The way the kaiser has treated the
Gen., n ptv p.e about this business of
universal suffrage reminds me of ?.he
Blue Mill.
"The hands of the Blue' Mill, you
know, waited on the owner and told
him they wanted shorter hours.
" "Very good said the owner. 'Tour
wish shall be granted, men. We'll be
gin with sh orterdlnner hours.' "
Washington Star.
f OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
A RIvrrhead (N. Y.) woman willed $10,
009 to her maid for faithful service.
Mora than 400,000,000 fallona of min
eral water arc now ted in the United
State each year in the manufacture of
toft drink.
A woman ot a Maaaachuaetta town made
application for a Liberty bond, and in an
wer to question on the blank aa to the
denomination deatred, thai fllled in Metho
dist - i
Mess
.y?
o Tax Shirking for Dtewcy.
Omaha, Dec 8. To the Editor of
The Bee: I read in the local pape -that
the county, municipal and state
officers were exempt from paying a
war tax. I don't think anybody should
escape paying their Just portion of
this tax. I desire to go on record
before the public and am also send
ing a letter t oour members in con
gress asking them to amend the law
so as to include everybody.
If this law is not amended and I as
a county officer am exempt, then I
w intake that portion that I should
pay and donate it to the Red Cross
and Young Men's Christian associ
ation. FRANK DEWEY,
County Clerk. .
Camouflaging an Xmas Fund.
Omaha, Dec. 8. To the Editor of
The Bee: I object to the manner in
which a money "shower" was con
ducted Friday night at the Auditorium
in connection with a wrestling match
held under the auspices of the city,
according to the new ordinance. The
shower was announced as being for
a "Santa Claus fund," and the general
inference was that it was for a1 fund
to be raised by the city to hold a
muny Christmas tree celebration In
the Auditorium. There Is no mistak
ing the fact that most of those who
contributed took it that way.
The money was In fact raised for
a private Christmas enterprise and
should have been .0 explained in the
announcement Though there was
promiscuity in the gathering up of
the coins, I am i..t questioning but
that they will go for Christmas relief,
but I do insist that donors at an enter
tainment held under municipal aus
pices, as this affair was held, should
know exactly what the money is being
asked for. I have heard a number
of kicks on this, so I assure you I
am not the lone kicker in this in
stance. It is time to play square .sith
the public in these matters, for the
protection of all worthy enterprises.
Above all, city offUlals should not lend
themselves to such an affair, but
should be the ones to insist on an
nouncements so plain that a child
could not misunderstand them.
P. B. X.
Suffragists Repudiate False Report.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 6. To the Edi
tor of the Bee: We are anxious that
the following resolution, passed at the
morning session (December 5, 1917),
of the State Suffrage convention,
should appear In your paper:
Inasmuch as an article has appeared
in the World-Herald giving an abso
lutely inaccurate report of the after
noon session of the State Suffrage
convention,
Be it Resolved that we repudiate
the published report and make the
following statement:
Mrs. Barkley said that it was part
of the work of. the women to main
tain the moral standard of our fight
ing forces in order that our boys may
return clean and give to the next gen
eration the heritage which is their
right
The National American Woman
Suffrage association was the first to
offer Us machinery to the govern
ment when war was declared, It is
well known that two-thirds of the
leaders in the Nebraska Red Cross
and Council of Defense work are suf
fragists. The suffragists of Omaha
have had a Red Cross workroom
open every Friday morning since
May 1, and $2,500 has been con
tributed by this organization to war
relief work. The suffragists have
done their share of the Liberty loan,
Young Men's Christian ' association,
Young Women's Christian association,
and all other activities. No more
loyal body of women can be found
anywhere.
MRS. DRAPER SMITH.
MRS. H. C. SUMNEY.
MONA COWELL.
ANNA CORNISH METCALF.
MRS JOHN L. KENNEDY.
MRS.J. P. WHITE.
MRS. E. C. TWAMLEY.
MRS. JAMES RICHARDSON.
AMERICA.
New York Mail.
Where the ' orange blossoma shimmer la
the California sun,
Where the Rocky mountains glisten tn th
morn, ,
On th eastern seaboard, gleaming 'neatb
a silver veil unspun
By a million stars advancing to meet
the stars unborn;
On the lonely plains of Texas, where the
buzaarda wait for prey.
By tho accnted bayous where the white
magnolias blow.
There's a stir that thrills the faintest and
makes wonderful the day, "
, There's a chant that fills the heavens lltie
a sky that's filled with snow:
"America, America, our hearts ar
filled with thee;
America, America, on from sea to
aea.'(
Whera the fisher folk go sailing from th
ancient port of Maine.
Down the mine that hold the treasure
of the world,
In Alaska's solemn stillness, wher th
winter ever reign,
In the hovel of' th poorest-when the
lovely flag' unfurled.
There' a tearing of the heart-strings,
there' a moistening of the eyes.
There's a lilting, lyrlo glory th our
hearts.
Tot we know that while above n the (tarry
banner flies.
We are freemen giving freely and riot
slaves upon the mart:
"America, America, our heart ar
filled with thee,
America, America, ona from sea to
set."
Where the Mlosissippl river floods the boun
, tiful rich loam ,
Amidst prairie fields that bloom with
corn and wheat,
In the land of Eldorado, where th Indian
still roam.
In the cities. In the hamlet, I can hear
the tramp of feet,
I can hear a mli:hty organ bellowing a
misrhty aonir:
ThrouKh the whirling dust that darkens
every road
They are singing, singing, singing: "We
have come to rlKht the wrong.
We have come to heln all mankind, we
shall lift thll fearful load."
"America. America, our hearts ar
fllled with thee,
America, America, on from sea to
sea.'
Worried.
"I don't know what I'll do if my bo
h" wouldn't Vorr'y so much if I were you.
Perhaps he won t be drafted." ,.nr,i .,
I know; but I Just can t bear the thought d
of him ever having to go." V"
"That Is a fear that all mother bai
to face. Ha your son resistered?'
Dear me. no. not yet But I'm just wor
ried to death for fear that some day he
will be called away from me.
How old is your boy?"
"Just 6 months old yesterday, and the ,
loveliest boy that ever was born. Detroit
Free Press.
The Pry Limit.
For nine long years he had been wooing
the fair daughter of the farm.
Jennie,'' he inuscd, as they sat on tne
old Knee, "I read the othe day that in a
thousand years the lakes oi aiuai
dry up." .. .,
Jennie clutched his arm excitedly.
"Oh, Tom!'1 she exclaimed.
"Whats the matter, lass?"
"Why, as you promised to take me tner
on our honeymoon, don't you think we'd
better be a little careful that they don't dry
up before we get there?"
X u. The ne-xt month the wedding bells
rang In the village. Cork Examiner.
Help for Bald Heads.
When a man loses his hair, his scalp
(having no growing crop to support) be
comes much thinner, and the skin Is so
stretched over his skull as to acquir a
smooth and polished appearanco.
Nature (always regardful of the happi
ness of her creatures) provides In this way
a "rink'' for flies that have a taste for
skating. v
it is hard on the bald-headed man, who
deserves much more sympathy than he gets.
Nevertheless, a contrivance for his relief ha
been invented. .
The man with the denuded cranium, oe-'
cupylng a rocking chair provided with thi
contrivance, may comfortably rock, while
automatically. o to speak, the taaseled cloth
that waves about his head makes him safe
against flyattack. Philadelphia Ledger.
Overloaded.
The driver of the Jaunting car of Ire
land is always ready to excuse himself
if he Is reproached for the condition of his
horse.
"I say, Paddy," said a tourist on day,
"that la the worst looking horse you drive
I ever saw. Why don't you fatten him
up?"
"Fat him up, is It?" queried th driver,
as if he could not believe his cars. "Falx.
the poor iiaste can hardly carry the little
mate that's on him now!" Youth' Com
panion. Father Explain.
Tommy Father, If I tak a half erown
out of somebody's pocket, that' stealing.
Isn't it?
Mr., Flgg Certainly.
Tommy And if I bet a half crown and
win his half crown, that's gambling?
Mr. Flgg Of course.
Tommy And If I've got something worth
only half a crown and sell it to him for
S shillings, what is that? .
Mr. Kir.g 'i'hat? Oh, why, that's busi
ness, Tommy simply business. London Tit-Bits.
V Explained.
A Tommy, lying In a hospital, had besld
him a watch of curious and foreign design.
The attending doctor was Interested.
"Where did your watch come from?"
he asked.
"A German gave it to me," h an
swered. A little piqued, the doctor inquired how
the foe had come to convey this token of
esteem and affection.
"B 'ad to." wa the laconic reply.
Toronto Olobe.
MIRTH FOR MONDAY.
"Father." said vivacious Vivian, a ah
lay tn the hammock on the winter resort
hotel piazza, "this place seems just like
home." I
"Yea. It' the dearest pot on earth." J
promptly repllrd father, putting away hls
fountain pen after writing a check for that
week's board bill. Froth:
"It is fterslng cold In your flat. Why
don't you complain to the janitor?"
"I don't want to give him any excuse
for reflecting on my attitude In the matter.
He may have a good reason for it"
"How so?"
"He may be giving u a heatlea day."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Slngleton--Doctor Pellet Is eertalnlx the
most absent-minded man I vr saw.
Wederly Is that o?
Singleton Yes: he was married last week,
and during the ceremony, when he should
have placed a ring on th bride' finger, he
actually felt, her pulse and inked her to
Put "t her tongue Philadelphia Ledger.
Not Very Taking.
A candidate for municipal honors. Irritat
ed by the groans and unfriendly remarks
with which he was received at one of his
first meetings, exclaimed furiously: 1
"I don't care what you say, you have
got to have me whether you like me or
not!" .
"Why, guv'nor," Inquired a placid Indl- .
vidua! at the back of the hall, "you ain't
the blessed measles, are you?" Christian
Register.
The Lesser Evil.
"If you were compelled to engage In con-,
versatton with one, or the other for an
hour which would you choose, a woman
with a mission, or one who thinks she is
misunderstood ?"
"The woman with a mission."
"Why?"
"She would do most of the talking. A
woman who thinks she Is misunderstood
usually wants a little confidential advice." -
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Obstacle to Saving.
"I presumo you are able to lave more
money, now that this town has strict pro
hibition laws." "Save more money!" snorted
Mr. Jag8by. 'The time was when a thirsty
individual could get two drinks here for a
quarter. Nowaday he frequently haa to
pay twice that much merely for Informa
tion that will lead him to a drink."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Old Tele Welcome
"Mis Willing," began the young man a
he wiped the cold perspiration from hi
brow, "are you fond of atorlei?"
"If they are new, Mr. Woodby," replied
the fair maid, ''I simply dote on them."
"But the one I waa going to tell you,
Miss Willing, is not new," said the young
man. "It Is, I might say, Aliss Willing
or Clara the old, old story, but "
"Oh, never mind, George," she inter
rupted. "Even If It Is a chestnut, I'm sure
I never heard It. Go on, please!" Phila
delphia Ledger.
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