THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918.
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I' Lyalty is a platform on which all should
stand.
The tlate makers may propose, but the vot
ers will do the disposing. i
If Trotsky can build op the army he destroyed
he will indeed be a wizard.
Fish or cut bait is the proposal laid down to
.Holland, with no alternative of going ashore of
. SzeeJitran ft again in a turmoil, so China will
very likely have plenty of war at home for the
next few weeks. -.. ' , '
s 1 Governor Neville, will relleie considerable sus
pense If he will only make his announcement one
I way or the other.
At any rate, it is permissible to hope that
. trains will again be en time after Old Man Win
ter lifts his embargo.
- What good will it do to arrest socialist lead
ers for peddling anti-draft propaganda when
committees in congress indulge in comment the
wildest I. W. W. agitator would not emit?
Tokio hears that the United States has seized
Kamchatka, so the Japs must have dict con
nection w(th German news agencies. Our gov
ernment was trying t keep that move from get
ting out, you know. ,
Because Des Moines pulled off that canton
ment stunt gives it no license to think it can
take the quartermaster's supply depot away from
Omaha, too. Omaha will be on the job without
depending on our United States senator who
goes to sleep at the switch.'
Mrs. Wilson's Indian ancestry stood her in
good stead in making a choice of Indian names
for the neW ships, but wonder, is how she came
to overlook such musical "monikers" as Mem
pliremagog, Moosemaguntlc, Nishnabotna, Wapsi
pinicon, Oconomowoc, Muchikinock, Keokuk' or
Kankakee. ; , ' . : ;
Well, well,' well! Listen to the hyphenated
World-Herald squealing again about The Bee's
advertising. It is not the ads which The Bee
prints that bothers the W. H., but the ads which
the World-Herald, with all its persuasiveness and
senatorial club, fails to get It's the stuck pig
that squeal. ' "!
Mobilize the Boys for Farm Work.
Some talk is being heard of mobilizing the
boys for farm work, but no definite steps have
so far been taken to bring the matter to action.
Some weeks ago The Bee made a suggestion that
has been responded to most heartily by a group
of interested business men. It was that arrange
ments be made to send boys to the great imple
ment depots in the city, there to become familiar
with farm machinery and tools. The Omaha and
Council Bluffs implement dealers, through their
association, have agreed to assist in this work
in every way and will see that all boys who come
to them seeking knowledge along the line of farm
work will get full Instruction. Accompanying this
The Bee had another proposal, that team own
ers invite boys to learn of the handling and driv
ing of horses, how to harness and hitch the
teams, how to feed and water them, care of barns
and other knowledge of the kind that is indispen
sable in connection with the farm. This prelimi
nary training can be secured vat little or no ex
pense and will provide knowledge that is valu
able, even if the lad who gains it never sees a
farm save from the roadside. While authorities
give assurance that no shortage of farm labor
now exists, preparation for the future should be
made and one of the best methods of doing this
is to train the boys to the end that they will be
useful jf needed. '
A Word with You, Mr. Lovett
This is addressed to you, Mr. Lovett, because
you are the man nearest to Seer- tary McAdoo in
the management and direction of our railroads
who is particularly familiar with conditions in
Omaha.
According to advices from Washington, the
railway administration is setting out upon a pro
gram of economy through elimination of dupli
cated effort chargeable to the policy of competi
tion now abandoned by government control and
operation. The first step is to be consolidation
of local ticket offices where not obstructed by un
expired leases. In this action the people will ac
quiesce, though the convenience and accommoda
tion of the traveling public must not be over
looked. Here in Omaha a move in the direction of
economy and efficiency even more to be desired
is the merger of our two passenger stations, for
whose separate operation by the government there
is no longer any good excuse. All that has to
be done to save a needless expenditure of many
thousands of dollars is to order the crew of ticket
sellers to move from the Burlington station into
the Union station and let the Burlington trains
enter and depart from the tracks .on the other
side of the fence.
A single passenger terminal for all roads con
verging in Omaha is something we have long
been advocating and urging. It is something we
ought to have not next year, nor next month,
but right now and nothing stands in the way of
its achievement if you, Mr. Lovett, will only
present the situation to Secretary McAdoo and
have him say the word.
"Standing Back of the President."
Another proof of the support of the president
by the majority party in congress is afforded by
the holding up of the new draft law in the house
at the behest of democrats. General Crowder,
supported by the War department and the presi
dent, has asked for the enactment of certain
changes in the law to make it more effective. The
bill has been passed by the senate, where its need
wss Recognized, but in the house a group of demo
crats has arrayed against it sufficient of strength
to hold it, bsck indefinitely.
Most of the arguments used against the meas
ure are those originally presented against the
selective draft law and mainly they are rehashed
by the same nSen. 'Another and even flimsier
pretext has been paraded, that of inequality of
the service, the assertion being made that to
levy the quota according to the number of men
within class 1 instead of according 'to the pop
ulation of the state is unfair. As class 1 is made
up of men who best can be spared, their avail'
ability for military service being determined by
a full consideration of their other relations to
society, and, as the service they are asked to per
form is for the whole nation, thobjection seems
absurd, It only can rest on the claim that 6ne(
state will furnish a greater percentage of men
than another, but how this can be twisted into
any form of .injustice passes the understanding
of anybody but a "patriotic," democrat, seeking
to obstruct the administration the party so os
tentatiously pretends to support.
Ashton C Shallenberger of Nebraska Is one
of the signers to the minority report on which
the blockade' against the bill rests. He raises
the point that agricultural labor will be drawn
on too heavily. Compare this statement with
the assurance from General Crowder that young
men who are needed for farm operations have
been put at the foot of the list and that none
of them will be taken until his service in the
field is of more importance than his service on
the farm.
Firm but Square Deal for Holland.
Determination of the American and British
governments to seize any Dutch ships available
after next Monday unless the Netherlands gov
ernment agrees to permit the use of such vessels
within the war zone is warranted. Holland has
tried to maintain a strict neutrality, but up to
the present the Germans have been well served
because of the trade possible across the Dutch
border. Since the shipping situation became acute
the Hollanders have practically withdrawn their
vessels . from overseas trade. Throughout the
last winter an effort has been under way to con
clude negotiations for bringing these unemployed
vessels into service. Even now proposals from
the United States are under consideration at Am
sterdam, the Dutch trying, to gain further con
cessions. In fact, the attitude of the Dutch has
almost become unneutral and It is this that has
brought about the decision at Washington and
London to take a firmer stand on the question.
Holland's neutrality is entitled to the utmost re
gard and will be respected so long as the Dutch
do not rely on it to aid our enemies. Herein is
applied the principle that made the Hitchcock
resolution for an embargo on arms and munitions
not only unneutral, but a direet service to Ger
many. ' Dutch ships must be used for the bene
fit of nations with whom the owners seek to keep
up friendly relations and from whom they expect
help.
Mr. Bryan is now engaged on the greatest task
of his career, that of establishing all the various
"dry" factions into one cohesivei whole. It is
pretty hard to form durable cement from water
alone. .
A Few Plain, Pungent Words
What the United States Must Do to Win the War
Los Angeles Times.
Build, produce and go to it. That is
what America must dol
Fine phrases are very well in their place;
but only men, supplies and ships win yicto
ries. .Ships, food and fighters I The present
war is not going to be won by conversation
or by dancing and knitting; it will not be
won through economic pressure or negotia
tion. Germany has made itself dominant in
central Europe through fighting; and as it
looks now, it is by fighting that it is to be
defeated. The mistake made by the allied
nations before the war (the United States
included) was to put so much stock in the
efficacy of international arbitration that they
failed to maintain thejir national defenses in
a state equal to any; emergency. They did
not look the grim god of war in the face.
That mistake isnow being rectified at a ter
rible price; but the rectification must be
complete if democratic government and indi
vidual freedom are to endure. The whole
story of the wasted months is contained in
the blunt statement that there have been too
many variations on the 8reat theme of war
aims.
Unity of purpose has been effected by the
allies through the establishment of a su
preme war council;' coordination of effort
has been secured in this country by confer
ring voluntarily upon President Wilson, for
the period of the war, autocratic power; but
a proper co-ordination of the efforts of indi
viduals and communities is still lacking. A
vast amount of nonessential absorptions re
main to be cast overboard by an aroused and
patriotic people before our battleship, "U.
S. A." is cleared for action, with plenty of
gunners and plenty of grub I
Battles are won by the men in the
trenches, and not by auxiliary -associations
operating far behind the lines not by pret
ty girls with red badges; not by society
functions, but by stern men with guns in
their hands.
In the case of the United States, the men
must be taken from civilian occupations,
equipped, given military training and trans
ported 2,000 miles by land and 3,000 miles by
sea before they can become actual com
batants. Such a movement of troops and
supplies has never before been attempted in
the known history of the world. There is
no lack of raw material for soldiers, ships or
supplies; but there is a shortage of produc
ers and products one that becomes daily
more appalling. There are millions of idle
acres in this country, millions of idle work
ers in the Orient and millions of starving
civilians in allied countries. Maudlin senti
ment keeps the workers of the Orient off
the idle acres in America; and a preventable
shortage of ships causes a million tons of
produce to go to waste in America while
production of war supplies is lessened in the
allied countries because their workers are
weakened from lack of food. '
Patriotic impulses are sometimes wrong
ly directed. The winning of the war de
pends upon -the overwhelming numbers of
fighters and producers, not upon the num
bers of nurses and chaplains. Battles are
not won by fancy dress balls, by afternoon
teas, by horses and dogs parading up and
down Broadway or by midnight revelries.
Chaplains are necessary; nurses are neces
sary; war benefits may be commendable;
frolics are all right; but none of these will
win the war. We may as well face that un
deniable fact.
There is a growing discontent in England
and France over the increasing call upon
them for vessels to transport American men
and supplies. We should be ashamed of it.
The German submarines are relentless in
their activity. During the last year their
toll of tonnage was greater than new con
struction in the allied countries. As the
number of vessels afloat in the trans-Atlantic
service is increased by the shipment of
American troops and supplies, we must be
prepared to meet an increased submarine
toll. Reports from the shipyards of the
country reveal, however, that the increase
in shipbuilding has not materialized to the
degree expected by reason of an almost un
believable apathy displayed by the workers
in the shipyards, president Wilson has
pointed out that this world conflict is fought
in the interest of the workers; that making
the world safe for democracy means making
it safe for the man who toils. But the work
ers have not responded as a body to this ap
peal. It is depressing to read that the same
number of workers produced a ship of given
dimensions in one-half the time three years
ago that is reauired for its construction now.
For every workman who drives a nail slackly
in an American shipyard the son of an
American mother will die a violent death
"somewhere in France." Delay in the con
struction of ships means delay in winning
the war. But the American public is not yet
keyed up to the pitch where it will sternly
demand a greater effort on the part of the
workers as a patriotic duty, under pains and
penalties for slacking.
The pulse of the country is throbbing
with patriotic desire; but for every shot that
actually hits, whole broadsides are going
astray. Hundreds of persons are busy giv
ing counsel who should be awaiting advice
For every practical worker there are 100 tea-
pourers, benefit ticket sellers, dancers, sing
ers and theorists; and seldom in the history
ot the world has there been such an example
of enerirv misaoolied. There is so much
money in circulation that it creates false
illusions of wealth: the public fails to realize
that we are mortgaging our future and that
every obligation must be repaid with added
interest at a time when war prices and war
wages will not prevail. The wealthy have-
cut out many of their luxuries; but the waste
going into nonessentials is greater than ever
before because the higher wages received
by the working classes impel them towards
the very luxuries eschewed by the rich. If
this impulse remains unchecked it will lead
to widespread misery.
Democracy in America has not yet struck
its gait. Hundreds of thousands are mak
ing sacrifices for nonessentials. Lloyd George
declared in one of his patriotic addresses that
the present war came about, with its untold
tragic effect, because former administrations
did not dare to tell the British public the
truth. They saw the power -of the German
army growing monthly more menacing to
the peace of Europe and they failed to go
frankly before the people with a budget suf
ficiently large to enable Great Britain to
meet it on equal terms whenever sufficient
provocation should be offered.,
Plain speaking' and hard fighting are es
sentials to military success. A Liberty army
composed of more than 1,000,000 young men
is eager and waiting to do its part in the
fighting, and we owe it alike to them and to
ourselves that there shall be no pandering
to hysterical jmpulses at home. Millions of
dollars were misapplied in this country last
year because patriotic 'benefits and auxiliary
war activities were not properly scrutinized.
The people of, the United States have enough
money, enough courage and enough energy
to win this war for democracy only on con
dition that they co-ordinate their energies
and eliminate waste. Let us get down to
business I More shipbuilding, more troop
trains, more food production, less self-delusion,
less play-at-working, less making a
festivity of -war, less misdirection, hysteria,
piffling and overlapping! Less waiting, less
red tape, less fussing around) more get-there I
Every One Must Work in Jersey
Man Must Hunt the Job or the Job Will Hunt Him
New Jersey's anti-loafing law went into
effect by proclamation of Governor Edge. It
affects every able-bodied male between the
ages of 18 and SO, swatting the peripatetic
proletariat as well as the millionaire.
"Millionaries who flatter themselves,"
says Governor Edge, in effect, "that they
can evade the law by sitting in the lap of
luxury are going to make a (great mistake.
If you live in Jersey you've got to work."
Any one who insists upon indulging a
predilection for judicious inactivity will find
himself face to face with a penalty of $100
fine or three months in jail, or both. And
the governor places a heayy emphasis on the
"OR BOTH.''
No one can hope to evade the law by
the "elusive job" plea. A man who can t
locate work will have lyork located for him,
and it will be the sort of toil best suited to
his talents.
The governor purposes to administer the
law with intelligence. . Where employment
is provided by the state, it will in all cases
be honorable. In some instances it will be
light, in others it may involve perspiration.
But in any case it will be a rustle between
the governor and the devil. With Satan
finding some mischief and the governor find
ing work for -idle hands o do, the odds seem
to be slightly in favor of the governor.
In his proclamation Governor Edge said:
"In its wisdom the legislature has or
dained that following the issuance of this
proclamation it shall be the duty of the com
missioner of labor to prepare and publish
such rules and regulations governing the as
signment of persons to work as will in
sure equality of treatment and take into ac
count age, physical condition and any other
circumstances of the individual.
"The selective service principle should
prevail .as in the making of our military
forces. In this task we are drafting for the
industrial army.- There are kinds of work
too severe, in a physical sense, for the so
ciety idler, who may, however, be com
petent to handle tasks which would be im
possible for slackers of the hobo type.
"Sound judgment must be employed in
our experiment to rid the human hive of its
drones, and I call upon the Labor department
of this state to employ all of its available re
sources, including the Federal-State-Municipal
Employment bureaus in providing
machinery to obtain the kind of work suit
able for specific cases.
"I call attention of sheriffs, mayors and
heads of police departments in all municipali
ties to the necessity of maintaining sharp
vigilance and a keen eye for these workless
individuals whose lack of ambition and fond
ness for idleness -constitute not -merely a
financial burden to every community, but
also a genuine menace to the welfare of the
nation's manhood under arms and 4heir
safety on the battle frdnt.
"Executives of municipalities of 10,000
population and over are urged to have their
police departments compile a list of all
habitual idlers in the community, to the end
that they may be individually warned of the
penalty and that the names of those profess
ing willingness to work may be promptly
certified to the State Labor department as
available for employment."
By making the law "something more
than a temporary sensation," the governor
declares it will "curb vagrancy, uselessness,
mendicancy, immorality and crime." Nfw
York World. ,
People and Events
One of the first non-essential to give up
the ghost to war is counterfeiting. ' New
York reports the business flat and unprofit
able. By a mere executive edict the island of
Oahii. one of the Hawaiian group, is made
"dry." Oahu is aurrounded by water" that
is useless as a chaser.
The taxing power of Missouri touched
off the mine under tax dodgers and lifted
assessment valuations from $1,700,000,000 to
$3,800,000,000. The 6tate tax commission
snread the uplift over all the show-mes,
cleverly blocking attacks on the discrimina-,
tion line.
2EW
' One Year Ago Today lit the War.
British mad great drive against
Bapaume, France. , ,
, Russian revolutionary movement,
which had begun with food rlota and
strikes, culminated In the abdication
of Czar Nicholas. .
' The Day We Celebrate.
Robert C. Carter, building con
' tractor, born 1860.
Beryl F. Carroll, former governor
of Iowa, born in Davia county, Iowa,
68 years ago. 1
Rt Rev. John P. Farrelly, Catholic
bishop of Cleveland, born at Memphis,
Tenn., 62 year ago.
Edward Payson Weston, pedestrian,
born at Providence, R, I, 70 years ago.
Hits Day in History.
1800 Jamee Henry Hackett, the
' father of comedy on the American
atage. born in New York City. Died
"at Jamaica, I I., December 28, 1871.
,i 1865 General Sherman left Fayet
' tevllle, N. C and crossed th Cape
-Fear river for Goldsboro.
- 1888 General Boulanger waa dis-
missed from actlva service in the
French army for visiting Paris with
; out leave. t
- 1890 President Harrison Issued a
proclamation warning persona aglnst
" ntering Bering Sea for the purpose
; it unlawfully killing fur-bearing anl
jnals. 18S8 Bir Henry Bessemer, Inventor
of Bessemer steel, died in London.
Bn JaauaMT 19. 1811 Jw.
. ... ... " :
J ust SO Years Ago Today
Mike Gaine and J. D. Meagher leave
for St. Paul 'to put the packing house
of Fowler Brother in that place on
a paying order.
Leroy Hough, George Brown, W.
B. Wallwork, Jim Doud, Doc. Wea
blubee, Al. Powell. J. D. Dadeaman
and some more men have formed the
Labor in Vain society, with Leroy
Hough as president
The atat convention of republican
club met In th Exposition hall and
was called to order by Ralph Breck
enridge. Officer E. C. Rowden spent the
greater part of the day in endeavoring
to prevent the fast driving so reck
lessly indulged in on Sixteenth street.
He claims to have stopped no less
than 100 teams-who were driving
dangerously fast.
Mr. and Mrs. J.,H. Lacey cele
brated their 40th wedding anni-versary.
The Business Men's club held a
meeting at the office of C. E, Mayn.
Whittled to a Point
Washington Post: Comparisons of
profiteers to Judaa are hardly fair, as
the latter eventually developed symp
tom of remorse and bumped off.
Baltimore American: She who
buys an Easter bonnet renders a pa
triotic aervtce to th nation in helping
to keep trade active, aa well aa min
istering greatly to her own satisfac
tion. Mlnneapotia Tribune: TJ. S. Grant
called upon Robert B. Lee in camp
the other day. These two descendants
of two famous American entered the
army from civil life. Yet the kaiser
still think ha can whip an army com
posed ot men of that type.
New York World: When Senator
Reed says that only 86 ships Instead
of 480 were released from "all Amer
ican porta" because ot or during heat
less Mondays be Is talking to a Mis
sourlan that cannot be shown. But
a certain Atlantio port know better.
It saw th ships!
Brooklyn Eagle: "The German
sword 1 our best protection" i a de
lighful kaiserlsm. Jt'a nonsense, of
course. Th sword which doesn't help
at all went with honor and chivalry.
The U-boat, the air bomb, th gaa
bomb and the treaty crap of paper
have no such association.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Th
bolshevlki new talk of getting up a
"holy war" against the Teutons, Into
whose hand they hav betrayed Rus
sia. The bolshevlki reject religion,
but will nnd a use for it if they can
make somebody light their battles for
I them in the nam (jj3f
"Over There
it
American soldiers at the front are
giving the natives the - gumchewing
habit
It takes about 15 minutes for the
sound of heavy gunfire in France to
travel to Englind.
Italy haa imposed a government tax
on all restaurant ' and cafe bills
amounting to more than !0 cents.
Every Swiss adult is liable to mili
tary service. In the event of a man
being physically un.1t to serve with
the colors he la compelled to pay a
small sum annually to exempt him
from service, but in time of war he
may be called upon to serve in such
capacities aa he maybe able to All.
Helslngfors. the capital of Finland,
is amongst the youngest of the Eu
ropean capitals, for it Is but little over
100 years since Czar Alexander I,
shortly after the annexation of the
Grand Duchy by Russia, transferred
the capital thither from Abo, which
was, in his opinion, too near Sweden.
Siberia, the immense territory upon
which the Germans are believed to
have set their eyes, comprises a much
larger area than the United States.
Many persons have considered the
country as a glacial desert, and a
place only for the punishment of Rus.
sian offenders. This la true of the
northern part of the tezttory, but the
largest part of Siberia Ta a land with
immense commercial prospects. Gold
snH silver mine, almairt Inaxh&uatible.
jare there. The soil of a large part
lot the province possesses marvelous
jprgductiSJ
Twice Told Tales
' A Needed Lesson.
It doesn't pay to take it for granted
that the native Londoner haa no sense
of humor, aa one American officer of
the newly organized engineers found
out. This man went into a barber
shop for a shave and fell to bragging
about the United States of America,
"Why in America," he declared,
"we all specialize. You should stick
to one thing and master It com
pletely." v
The barber, who meanwhll had
been lathering hia customer's face,
nodded assent but said nothing. He
then left the American and sat down
to enjoy hla newspaper.
"Why don't you shave me?" In
quired the American.
"Oh, we only lather here," coolly
replied the barber. "You must go
next door to be shaved." Minneap
olis Journal. i
Better Than Cash. .
"Hello! I this Smith's coal of
fice?" "Yea"
. "I've only got coal enough in my
cellar to last till tomorrow "
That'a good! What'U you take for
It?" Boston Transc-'-t. ,
Made a Hit.
"Did Howler convince hla audience
by that political speech he made?"
"I should say he did! Why? every
man who was there went away deter
mined to vote for the opposition
candidate." Richmond .Timeq-Dla-
west
Nebraska Banks and Liberty Loan.
Omaha, March 12. To the Editor
of The Bee: Notice by Associated
Press report that Secretary McAdoo is
complaining of some of the banks not
doing their share. I thought perhaps
you might be interested in having the
enclosed tabulation, which will give
you an idea et what the bank In the
different counties in the state of Ne
braska have done.
For instance, take Box Butte county.
Its quota of the second Liberty bonds
was $234,300 and the total amount
subscribed in the county waa 8134,
900, or 67 per cent of the cuota. At
this time the five banks In the county
are holding 827,100 of the first and
second isBuea of bonds, or 26 per cent
of the amount subscribed.
The figures will also give you the
amount of the quota and the amount
subscribed by each of the 14 districts
under which we have divided the
state. In this yon will find that In
District No. 12, consisting of Cass, Ne
maha, Otoe and Richardson counties,
the quota was $1,525,800 and the
amount subscribed in the four coun
ties was $1,801,950, or 119 per cent
of their quota, and that today the
banks hold $432,950 of the first and
second issue of bonds, or 24 per cent
of the amount subscribed. This re
port being from 60 out of 68 banks in
that district. E. F. FOLDA,
Secretary Liberty Loan Committee.
Round L'p the Loafers.
Omaha, March 11. To the Editor
of The Bee: I note a move to
mobilize boys for work to aid In get
ting the kaiser, and the growing dis
position of many employers to hire
women at less money so that the men
will be free to go to war has been
noted and appreciated by patriotic
citizens. I write to suggest that some
of th notorious loafers of this city,
and I presume there are some else
where, be mobilized and made to do
their bit. Why not round up the pool
hall hounds and see what can be done
in their cases? I have In mind a young
fellow who is married to an indus
trious woman who works every day
and supports the alleged man, whose
sole occupation seems to be to hang
around the pool halls and cigar stores
and play poker. The wife pays the
room rent and furnishes the so-called
man his meals. I presume this de
lectable animal is claiming exemption
on the ground that he has a depend
ent wife. I think there is something
radically wrong when the average
citizen has to hit the ball to get by
and such brutes as this are allowed
to mooch their worthless lives at the
expense of society. Such as he should
be rounded up and be made to con
tribute to the burden of the war.
AMERICUS.
Liquor and the Church.
Omaha, March 12. To the Editor
of The Bee: It is with Interest I note
the words spoken by Rev. Patrick J.
Judge. This is not very encouraging
to me, as I have not touched a drop
of liquor since I voted against 'the liq
uor interests. I admit that I used to
come home quite frequently under the
influence of whisky and wine.
When Jesus turned water into wine
It was unfermented wine. The Bible
says: ' "Wine is a mocker, etrong
drink Is raging and whoever is de
ceived thereby Is not wise." From
experience I do not think intoxicating
liquor should be allowed inside the
church doors. I can see now what
the "Reformation" was for, it was to
reform and purify- the church and
stop abuses and to recognize Jesus
Christ only as the actual head of the
church. WILLIAM THOMPSON.
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"What's a tip, pop?"
"Tou've heard, haven't you, my ion, of
parting a fool from hia money?"
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"Well, a tip la what they So It with."
Baltimore American.
Patience Peggy la an obedient girl.
Patrice What now?
"Someone told heY to watch her atep anfl
ahe'a put her wrlat watch on her ankle."
Yonkera Stateaman. '
"I see a farmer ordered an oyater atew the
ether day and then tossed a 11,000 Mil on
the counter."
''Ha merely wanted to show 'em that he
had the price of a square meal." Loulavllla
Courier-Journal.
"Don't you think Bllklna waa rude ts ex
cuse himself Immediately after our dinner?"
"Poaslbly; but ha had an engagement to
eat another one 11 mlnutea later." Life.
Caller It seems wonderful that Japanese
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Oh roaster piece of mortal man,
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