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THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
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RNBLL, NEBRASKA
With the arrest of the three Hitch
cock brothers who advertised to make
people famous as authors and song
writers, postal authorities believe they
fca«e unearthed a very novel and ex
tensive swindling •acheme, carried on
through the mails. "Authors’ bureaus”
and other schemes, were carried on in
Washington, Baltimore, New York, Chi
cago and other cities.
The extreme scarcity of housing ac
commodations in Europe is causing
many people in the Italian lakes dis
trict to become cave dwellers again.
Along I«akes Como and Maggiore num
bers have dug out dwellings, and many,
catling themselves "Children of na
ture," have discarded as many clothes
as the police force will allow them to
discard. They pay no taxes or rent, but
have established a joint reading room.
During the day the cave dwellers work
In fields or factories.
Workmen engaged In construction of
ships In several German seaports have
petitioned the German government to
abandon the policy of naming new ships
after famous generals In the war, or
men who won renown for military ser
vice before the war. The petition says
that such procedure ill becomes the
servants of the new republic. The unions
have threatened to yuit work unless the
practice ceases.
Hawaii’s latest labor union is a com
bination of Japanese house servants
and yard boys. The organization is said
to have rated the various houses of the
city, and if Mrs. A.V, house is rated at
%t a week, no Japanese maid or man
will work for her for less than that
sum. If a housewife dismisses a ser
vant, no other Japanese will take the
position.
A new type of wood frame bouse,
much less subject to damage by fire
than those in general use, is being de
veloped and tested at the underwriters’
laboratories in Chicago. The type In
cludes a covering of metal lath and
plaster held in place by wires surround
ing the; beams, which continue to act
even after the wood beams have started
to char.
The Porto Rico-American Tobacco
Company lias announced an open shop
policy, after having dealt with the un
ions since the beginning of the war,
and are offering employment at last
year’s wages to S.000 of the 12,000 em
ployes. The unions are demanding work
Tor all or none, and nearly all of the
company's factories are closed.
Ail agreement has been reached be
tween representatives of Bryn Mnwr
college, and representatives of New
York working girls' organizations
whereby 70 girls are to be given a two
months’ course In general collegiate
subjects during the summer. Women
workers In all parts of the country are
eligible to compete.
In vetoing the bill to enforce strict
party registration In primaries, Gov
ernor Alien of Kansas said women’s'
enfranchisement' must, for iome time,
increase the proportion of independent
voters. "They are a valuable asset to
the. stale or to any state, since they con
stitute a distinct body that cannot be
controlled or herded," he said.
The number of Illegitimate children
bom In Berlin during the past year
was 50 per cent, larger than that for
the preceding 12 months, (fathers of il
legitimate children nre taxed a few
■narks each week for each child's sup
port until it has reached the age of 15.
"The Gas Hawk," according to Chi
cago social workers, "is a thing that
wears trousers, prowls about at night
In an automobile, snares his victims
with the knowledge that young girls
tike automobile rides, and carries them
off.”
An egg of the passenger pigeon is ,
now estimated to be worth $1,000 by
the University of Illinois, which* pos
sesses qne. The bird Is believed to bo
extinct.’ There Is a standing or for of
$7,000 to anyone proving the existence
of a nesting pair.
Because the short line of the San
dusky, Norwalk and Mansfield railroad
In Ohio was in debt $40,000 for power
and receivers’ fees, operation of the
line has been stopped by a Judicial or- ,
iler. As a result, more than 100 power
users are without service and two fac
tories have been compelled to close.
A NeTfc York state housewife has de- j
vised an "ad” for a homo worker that
his obtained her nil the help she has j
needed, and at 20 per cent, reduction !
from the usual rate. It reads: "General i
Housework—Young maid wanted, sifinll
family. Attractive police force and
moving picture *hows. Two nights out." j
Wall Street bankers say that instead i
of borrowing money to carry on his
business us it was reported he was j
about to do, Henry Ford pas recently 1
liquidated loans there amounting to
124.600,000, several of which were paid
before maturity.
To help carry out a recent determina- !
lion to enforce prohibition laws in New
York city, the district attorney asks the
appointment of two additional grand
juries to give their entire attention to
liquor cases.
The people of Ulster county propose
to erect a memorial to John Burroughs
4>n top of Slide mountain, the highest
peak of the Catskills, the cost to be
raised by popular subscriptions in the
county. •
l^ess than half the total number of
physicians practicing in Minnesota
have permits to prescribe intoxicating
liquor, and the bulk of the prescrip
tions aro written by about one-fifth
of those having permits.
A New York hospital which has been
making a study of the "sleeping sick
ness" announces that though many
cases seem to follow influensa, the two
diseases are distinct.
To offset a shortage of officers, grad
uation at Annapolis lias been advanced
six months. The second class of 660
midshipmen will be graduated next De
cember.
A Swedish engineer, after 10 years’
experience, has succeeded In inventing
a "speaking film” which, it is claimed,
insures the simultaneous production of
picture and sound.
A John Burroughs memorial associ
ation. to preserve as memorials the
haunts of the famous naturalist in the
<'at skills, has been formed by his for
mer friends and assoc iates.
•"* During March the Ford company
•hipped 62.363 cars.
Hunday a week ago was New York's
"dryeat Sunday in 26 years," since, in
1806, when Theodore Roosevelt as po
lice commissioner stopped Sunday liquor
•elling.
A law' prohibiting street railways from
charging more than half ••Jure for pas
* «engcrs obliged to stand was passed
by the Missouri house of representatives
recently.
At the recent Gridiron club dinner in
Washington it was suggested to the
president that he appoint Henry Ford
minister to Palestine, end "let nature
take her course.”
Montana farmer* are contemplating a
.. 42M.WM) irrigating project.
ALIEN LAND BILL
MADE STRONGER
Nebraska Senate Makes
Measure Apply to All Un
naturalized Foreigners.
Lincoln, Neb.. April 19 —The anti
alien land bill, originating in the
lower house of the legislature and
passed by that body several weeks
ago, was today sent back by the sen
ate so radically amended as to nearly
constitute a new bill. To the house
provisions excluding Japanese, Chi
nese and low caste Hindus from ac
quiring land in Nebraska the senate
makes the exclusion apply to all
aliens. A number of other changers
are made. The house by a pronounced
majority refused to accept any of the
senate amendments.
ASK RECEIVER^FOR
SKINNER COMPANY
I Stockholders of Omaha Pack
ing Concern Allege Incom
petent Management.
Omaha, Neb., April 18.—Six stock
holders have filed suit in federal court
here asking that a local trust company
f»c* named receiver for the Skinner
Packing Company.
They allege incompetent manage
ment and exorbitant salaries.
FRIENDS OF FREEDOM
FOR IRELAND GATHER
First National Convention Is in
Session at Chicago—Noted
Irish Leaders to Speak.
• Chicago, April IS.—Irish-Amerl
csiih from all sections of the country
were here today for the opening of
the first national convention of the
American Association for the Recog
nition of the Irish Republic.
Leaders in the movement to gain
American recognition of Ireland were
on the program for the two days' as
sembly.
The session opened with the invo
cation of Archbishop Mundelein, of
Chicago. Mayor Thompson wel
comed tiie delegates. Other speak
ers presenter) today included Harry
,f. Roland, assistant to Kamonn De
Valera; Frank I*. Walsh, counsel for
the association, a"nd Dona! O'Callag
han, lord mayor of Cork. Miss Mary
MacHwiney, sister of the late lord
mayor of Cork, who died in Brixton
prison, was on tonight's program.
"We seek for Ireland,” Mr. Boland
said, "the application of those noble
principles for which you fought the
war. We seek your support so that
the age-iong struggle may be con
summated in the recognition of Ire
land by the United States. The strug
gle has resolved Itself Into a question
of money. We will come to you again
for a new loan for the republic. This
convention must resolve today so to
organize that when the call comes
yon will be prepared to supply J100,
OttO.OOO should Ireland ask it In the
name of liberty.
"An effort is being made in Amer
ica to create the Impression that Ire
land Is unreasonable in her demands.
Ireland insists in only one right—the
right of the Irish people to determine
for themselves how they shall be gov
erned. This is all Ireland asks—thas
and a peace with honor."
SENTENCES HANDED
OUT BY U. S. JUDGE
Eighteen Violators of Federal
Laws Are Given Stiff
Fines and Terms.
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 18.—Eight
een men received sentences ranging
from a $100 fine to $1,500 and three
and a half years in the federal peni
tentiary at Fort Leavenworth by
Judge James D. Elliott In federal
court today.
Tom’ Olmore of Madison, convicted
of raising n $1 bill to a $10 bill re
ceived the heaviest sentence. He was
fined $1,500 and sentenced to three
and one-half years at I,eavenworth
Walter D. Knapp, Sioux Falls,
liquor violation, was given $250 and
sentenced to 60 days In jail; Joe
Middleton. McCook county, liquor
violation, $500 fine; Charles, Earl
and Hoy Carr, brothers of Hawarden,
la.jlfquor violations, fine of $250 and
five months in jail imposed on Joe,
$300 fines and 90 days each in jail
for Earl and Roy. Lee and Henry
Sehoberl. 21 and 23 years old. respect
ively, brothers of Madison, s. D„
fined $100 each on charges of liquor
violations; H. J. Sehossau of Huron,
fined $201). manufacturing liquor;
Hurold B. Holt, Sioux Falls, $200
fine, liquor violation; John B. McCain
Sioux Falls, four months in jail, un
lawfully selling liquor: Will A. Ferris.
Sioux Falls, $150 fine, liquor vio
lation: Amedee Blanchard, Jeffer
son $200 fine, liquor violation; Ru
dolph Morin. Elkton $500 fine, liquor
violation; John Redfeather, four
months in jail, cattle stealing, and
John Callughan. Huron, $500 fine,
liquor violation.
Approximately 45 per cent, of the
flam products raised in Minnesota dur
ing the coming season will be marketed
through the vast system of farmers' co
operative organisations.
FRANCE WOULD AID U. S.
ALWAYS, SAYS JUSSERAND
Philadelphia. April IS.—Should
the liberty or freedom of the United
States ever be threatened, France
would be the first to offer aid. Am
bassador Jusserand declared yester
day in an address at the tomb of Ben
jamin Franklin.
He was the principal speaker at
exercises in commemoration of the
131»t unnlversity of the death of
Benjamin Franklin.
COMMUNITY CLUB
HAS BIG GROWTH
Randolph, Neb., Organization
Has Large Number of
Farmer Members.
Randolph, Nob., April 16 "(Special).
—The Randolph Community club held
a smoker and business meeting at the
Randolph opera house Tuesday night,
at which it was decided to build a
ladies’ ~est room. No site has been
discusred nor the cost of such a build
ing. The purpose of the meeting was
to install the new members gained
in last month’s drive. The member*
ship has increased the last month
from 75 to over 275. The new in* ni
ters are mostly farmers.
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BLAIR SCHOOL HEAD
HAS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT
Blair, Neb., April 16 (Special).—
Supt. James Skinkle has been re
elected as head of the Blair public
schools. Mr. Skinkle is given a con
tract for three years at an annual sal
ary of $3,600.
Governor of Nebraska Insists
That Legislators Get Down
to Business on Reve
nue Bill.
Lincoln, Neb., April 16 (Special).—
Governor McKelvie says that i£ the
legislature passes up action on the
revenue bill at the present time In
the belief and on the understanding
that he will call the members back
In the fall so that they may take
plenty of time studying it, it will be
without any promise from him that
he will call them back.
The governor is of the opinion that
the legislature should finish the task
at the present session. He does not
Insist that the senate bill or any other
bill bp passed, although he thinks the
public Interests demand action. The
bill is to complicated and technical
as It came from the senate that mem
bers of the house are disinclined to
tackle it or to swallow it. Sentiment,
however, is drystallzing back of the
bill, and while it will take 10 days to
get through with it, the matter will
be taken up.
Parmer members of the house are
Impatient over the attitude of the sen
ate, and some of them declare they
are going home Saturday night. The
leaders say if they do a sergeant-at
arms will bring them back.
COURT ASSERTS WIFE
WENT BEYOND BOUNDS
Lincoln, Neb., April 16 (Special).—
That there are bounds beyond which
angry wives may not go Is decreed by
the supreme court in the divorce suit
of Sallie A. Davidson, Hastings teach
er, aged 45, who married John David
son, aged 67, and then made herselt
so disagreeable that he left. The
court gives the husband the divorce,
but allows the wife a fourth of his es
tate, amounting to $7,500.
Davidson said that she was extrav
agant, that she married him for his
money, and, because he did not shower
it upon her, she called him names. The
court says tHat allowing for the pe
culiar circumstances and the perhaps
justifiable resentment of the wife over
his reluctancy to spend money freely,
she did allow her feelings to lead her
Into a demeanor exceeding the bounds
of justifiable conduct and that alien
ated his affections. The court, how
ever, acquits her from the charge of
being an adventuress, and said that
Uer Insistence on an ante-nuptial con
tract was merely the act of prudence,
ohe having been married before.
LOWER COURT REVERSED
CONVICTION NOT REGULAR
Lincoln, Neb., April 16.—The su
preme court of Nebraska reversed the
decision of the trial court in the case
of Lawrence Thtede of Prosser, Neb.,
who was found guilty of involuntary
manslaughter in the giving of illicit
whisky, from the effects of which
it was found, the man died.
The court says the furnishing of in
toxicating liquor to another, thoq^h
prohibited by law, is not ordinarily
such an unlawful act as carries with
it presumption of intentional wrong
toward another. The court finds,
however, that negligence to ascertain
the Ingredients of liquor is not a de
fense In criminal homicide. It says
the trial court erred in giving erron
eous instructions to the jury.
FARMERS PAY DEARLY
FOR MAKING BOOZE
Valentine, Neb.,April 16 (Special)—
Bootlegging and illicit distilling on
the old military reserve, northeast of
Valentine received a blow when C. A.
Thomas, farmer, was placed under
arrest and the still and hooch con
fiscated. Thomas and his wife im
plicated Frank Fischer. On the stand
before the county judge, Thomas tes
tified the still was the property of
Fischer, who provided all the ingre
dients. Thomas was to receive $9
a gallon for doing the work. He tes
tified that in ;t0 days he had made
2S gallons of liquor. Fischer wus
found guilty and given 60 days in
county jail. Thomas was assessed
?100 and costs.
ANOTHER WAGE CUT.
New York, April 15.—Reduction of
20 per cent, in salaries of officials
and employes paid on other than a
daily basis was announced today by
the Utah, Rty. Chino and Nevada
Porphyr Copper companies which re
cently suspend#*! <>!>«raUons because
of lack of demand for copper. The
decrease becomes effective May i_ No
reduction will be mpde '.n the case of
employes whose salaries already have
been cut 20 per cent.
HD SING IS
GIVEN BAD JOLT
Norfolk Officers Arrest Three
Men Said to Be Brains of
Northeastern Nebraska
Gang.
Norfolk, Neb., April 15 (Special)
What Chie'f of Police Pilger saya ia
one of the most notorious whisky
rings in northeast Nebraska wa«
broken up here when George Gor
don, George Nordhouse and Frank
Davis, said to be the brains of the
ring, were arrested here following an
effort to hi-jack a barrel of whisky,
which they claimed was stolen from
them by Theodore Walters, who they
abducted from his home after knock
ing him unconscious with an auto
matic revolver.
They then went to the home 01
Walters’ brother where the whisky
was cached, knocked the head of the
household down and started to search
the house when the police arrived.
Davis was captured and while try
ing to escape in a car, the machine
turned turtle. The car was identi
fied as Gordon’s. He told the police
it was stolen from him. Davis turned
informer and Nordhouse and Gordon
were arrested. Another member ol
the gun party escaped.
Gordon was dismissed by the fed
eral government at Omaha a few days
ago, where he was charged with mak
ing whisky.
Walters told the police Sioux City
people gave him the whisky to plant
tor them. The barrel of whisky was
confiscated by the polfce.
SIDNEY MAN HEADS
NEBRASKA FARMERS’ UNION
Omaha, Neb., April 15.—C. J. Os
borne, of Sidney, was elected presi
dent of the Farmers* Union of Ne
braska, at a called meeting of the di
rectors of that organization Wednes
day to take the place made vacant by
the resignation of C. H. Gustafson, of
Lincoln. Mr. Gustafson leaves soon
to assume the presidency of the bu
real of markets established recently
at Chicago, for farmers’ unions and
affiliated organizations. J. O. Shroyer,
of Humbolt, was named vice presi
dent of the Nebraska union.
LINCOLN—Romance dies hard. The
announcement has just been made of
the wedding of S. D. Hyde, for years
one of the leading commission men of
the city, and Mrs. Abbie Seavy of Beav
er Crossing. Each is 78 years of ag-3.
Both have reared families. They have
been friends for more than 50 years.
OMAHA—Craig Chesterfield, claiming
to be the son of an English lord, was
found guilty in district court at Fre
"mont, Neb., of forgery and sentenced to
serve from one to 20 years in the peni
tentiary. The jury deliberated about an
hour.
OMAHA—The state applied for per
mission of district court to take charge
of the Lion Bonding and Surety ..com
pany of Omaha, financial difficulties
of which recently were revealed. .The
state will act as ‘•guardian*’ for the
company.
1 FOREIGNERS SENDING
BIG SUMS FROM U. S.
Need of Cultivating “Foreign
Market’’ at Home Is Great,
Says Banker.
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN,
Chicago, April 14.—America has a (
"foreign market" at home, which cn- ,
terprlsing manufacturers might cul
tivate "as a business expedient.”
This market comprises the 15,000,000
foreigners in the United States, most
of whom are located in and around
the industrial and agricultural cen
ters of 11 states.
A large number of these foreigners
are making good money and keeping—
or else sending it back to Europe.
Harry A. Wheeler, vice president of
the Union Trust company, and an
authority on foreign trade in an in
terview with the United News, said:
“We have no idea how much money
is going back to the old countries—
1 • doesn't show in the trade balance.”
.'before the war, America's foreign
workers, not only accumulated large
balances with their local bankers, but
annually sent overseas more than
$400,000,000. Their earning power
since the war, it is declared has al
most doubled. They have a big buy
ing power.
MELLON IS TO ASK FOR
RAILROAD RATE CUTS
Washington, April 14.—A general
scheme for reduction of railway rates,
acceptable to the railroads, probably
will be presented to the Interstate
Commerce commission, Secretary
Mellon said today. Without indicat
ing the source of the plan, the sec
retary added that many railways were
coming to the conclusion that a re
duction on some commodities would
be advisable to stimulate transporta
tion. although continued high rates
would be necessary on some articles.
An old portrait in oils sold recently
in an English town for a few dollars
is reported by a London expert as a
genuine portrait of Shakespeare, prob
ably contemporary.
Despite a decline in customs and ex
cise revenues for the past few months.
Canada's revenue during the fiscal year
ending March 31 exceeded expenditures
by nearly $94,000,000.
U. S. IS BLAMED FOR
JAP FORCE IN SIBERIA
Peking, April 14.—American re
sponsibility for the presence of Jap
anese in Siberia has been intimated
in a memorandum sent to Washington
by the government of the far eastern
republic at Chita. The memorandum
asked whether the objects of the allies’ 1
intervention in Siberia have been at- |
tained and when it will end definitely. |
A Plan to End Unemployment. |
From the Dearborn Independent.
"The great question today is how to get workingmen to work, get thei*
good win and get them satisfied and loyal. Consequently the problem is to
try to establish that same security of jobs that capitalists have secured for
investments. Business has become efficient for the investor, but remains in
efficient for the worker/
John R. Commons, of the economics department of the University of Wis
consin, is not a socialist. But he has definite ideas on labor questions and
has written more books and compil^i nTore volumes on labor history than
any other single author. Mr. Commons helped to draft the Wisconsin Work
men’s Compensation act and servec. on the industrial commission for a term
in the administration .of the law.
"Time has demonstrated under present laws that accidents did not pay,"
continued Professor Commons, "and it will demonstrate that unemployment
does not pay and that it can be stopped. We must know that we are not
considering simply the interests of the workingman but also the interests of
employers and of the state.”
Wisconsin had workmen's compensation and accident laws put on the
books 10 years ago largely at the behest of Professor Commons. By them,
industry pays for accidents and the burden is shifted to the public. These
laws are the basis of his unemployment plan. It provides for unemployment
compensation of $1.50 a day for 13 weeks. The same commission which ad
ministers the workmen's compensation laws would administer the unemploy
ment statute as an added duty.
"It is a very simple arrangement to keep going the year through when
you once put your business talent to figure it out,” said Professor Commons.
“Some manufacturers already have solved it. They simply tied up their sales
department with their production department. Their salesmen were instruct
ed not to take rush orders if the shop was already crowded, but to get their
customers to spread out the work over the year and to get them to order early
before the rush season came on. One of the great examples in the United
States is the Dennison Tag Manufacturing company. That company started
out with a seasonal trade. They were manufacturers of Christmas cards.
It used to be that no retailer would order Christmas cards until September nr
October and then the company would be crowded with wo.k. They took en
all the help they could get for two or three months and they laid them off ae
soon as Christmas came. The company then conceived the Idea that both
for the good of the plant in not having idle machinery and for the good will
and loyalty of their workmen they should never lay off a man. So they tied
up their sales and production departments.
At the present time the Christmas cards that you will buy next Christmae
have already begun to be manufactured. They have spread the manufacture
out over the year because they put their business talent to figuring it out.
and their salesmen are instructed to take orders for delivery in such a way
that the product can be manufactured throughout the year. Then they off»r
some discount for orders in advance. Then in addition to that they put in a.
number of side lines tha? would dovetail in at different seasons so that when,
they are not manufacturing one product they would bo manufacturing an
other, and they trained their working force so that they could shift from on*
occupation to another. They set up an employment insurance fund by which
they could carry themselves over a period of depression just as a sound busi
ness corporation sets up a business reserve in order that it may continue to
pay dividends during the period of depression.
“Should both capital and labor contribute to a fund to prevent unem
ployment and will men work cheaper under such a system?” was suggested.
“It seems to me the employes should not contribute to the tax," the pro
fessor replied. Several years ago I looked up this matter in the city of Mil
waukee and I found that carpenters in the building trades were getting 44
cents an hour for eight months’ work. But the street railway company,
which gave them steady work throughout the year, was paying them 26 cents
an hour for the same kind of employment. Tet the men who were working at
26 cents an hour were making as much money in 12 months as those work
ing in the building trades in eight months at 44 cents an hour. It certainly
is a talking point with the employer to say that if I can give you steady work
the year around you will make some reduction in your wages. I presume that
the workers as well as the capitalist will see the point and that the workera
Will probably be willing to take less wages."
eMails of thejldes
(National Crop Improvement Service.)
SINCE THE DAYS of Vulcan who
operated the Olympian blacksmith
shop, since Noah built the Ark;
down the ages of the viking and the
shipwrights of the Spanish galleons, the
making of metal nails has been slow
and laborious and the product crude
and bunglesome.
And yet the world until the last cen
tury, stood still in nail production.
Nails were hand forged up to the be
ginning of the nineteenth century when
aome genius cut up iron bands into
■harp points, screwed them into his
vise and turned the bead on them.
Then somebody invented an auto
matic machine which would do this, J>ut
these machines were fed by band, often
by women and girls, and still the nails
were not uniform in size, strength,
shape or quality.
In the time of Elizabeth, iron toilet
pins were made from sharpened wire
with a head formed from the same
piece and yet it did not occur to any
one until the middle of the last cen
tury, to make nciU in a similar man
ner.
Now, however, nail; are as cheaply
made as wire. There are thousands of* V
kinds of nails and tacks adapted to- ^
every* known purpose, all of them beau
tifully finished and always dependable.
On every farm and in every work
shop, the habit of saving old crooked
nails has been banded down from our
grandfathers and everyone who has
tried to make repairs on machinery or
buildings and who has been compelled
to fish around in the old junk box and
straighten out crooked nails, has
learned that the time thus consumed
has been often more than the time re
quired to do the repairing job.
Bo it would seem that instead of buy
ing nails assorted and throwing them
all into one box, there to be fished for
as needed—that every workshop ought
to have a full supply of nails from tiny
brads to the largest spike, all in their
own receptacles, because time now has
become the most important item in any
job.
Mother.
Sometimes at the thought of thee,
mother.
The world seems to stop In Its rush
And my aching eyes All and moisten
until
Thy presence Is felt In the hush.
Oh, it's only a step through the short
misty years, *
Back through the months quickly
llown
To the wonderful days when you joined
in our plays,
And the glimpses of Heaven we’ve
known.
Back when the touch of thy garment
Gave a thrill we can still feel today,
When fl>e sound of thy voice made us
laugh and rejoice
As we frolioked about thee in play.
Back when we clung to thy apron
Secure that, there, naught was amiss
For all sorrow and pain and troubles
must wane
At the touch of thy magical kiss.
And fain would we clasp thee now,
mother.
Closely to hold on our breast.
With love so sublime that e'en father
time
Would forget in his untiring quest.
And there would we keep thee forevei.
Never to let thee depart.
But gently enfolding as now we are
holding
Thy form in the realms of our heart.
—Robin A. Walker.
Knew It.
From the Houston Post.
Fortune Teller—And, above all. sir,
you must beware a tall, heavy-set lady
with blue eyes——
Client—A white hat and blue dress—
thank you. I knew that beforehand—
that's my wife.
Solved!
From the Houston Post.
It was the final examination, and a
budding philosopher concluded his essay
on "Mother Earth” with this startling
statesmens "The earth r tvolves on Its
own axis 13S times in 24 hours. This
rapid motion through space causes Its
rtln to perspire; this Is called dew."
Jim Hill and Live Stock.
From the New York Herald.
The late James J. Hill was noted for
the methods he employed In building ai»
economic foundation for the country
traversed by his railroads. None of
them was more effective than the en
couragement he gave the farmers and
stockbreeders of the northwest to im
prove their herds and Pocks through
the introduction of pure bred males.
It v&s the custom of this far sighted:
financier to visit the country fairs and
get acquainted with the best farmers in
every community. He knew the power
of example, and relied upon the thrifty
agriculturists of a district to blaze the
way for their more easy going brethren
who needed a stimulant. Whenever he
found a community of interests and a
lack of money to carry out a plan
which in its last analysis meant more
cattle, hogs and sheep for his roads to
haul, he either lent them the money
necessary to secure the animals or paid
for them out of his own pocket.
Nobody knew better than Mr. Hill the
part a pure bred sire plays In the im
provement of horses, cattle, sheep, swine
or poultry, and if be were alive today
he would be behind the campaign the
federal government is conducting;
through the department of agriculture
along these lines.
There’s the Bhoy for Yez.
From the William Purple Cow.
Terence—Will you be down to the Mac
Swiney club tonight to hear Brother
O’Toole speak on Home Rule?
Michael—Sure and I will if I can sneak
out the back way without Maggie seein'
me. Ain't home rule a wonderful thing?
How the Fight Began.
From the Detroit News.
Mrs. Newblood—Pardon me for mak
ing a fool of myself at your party the _
other night, Mrs. Newcombe.
Mrs. Newcombe—Why, really Mrs.
Newblood, I hadn't notSbcd anything
unusual about you. You were as yo\#
always are. —
His Fingers Crossed.
From the London Mail.
Judge—Be careful, sir, or I’ll commit
you for contempt of court.
Witness—I’ve not expressed contempt
for the court, my lcriL On the con
trary, I’ve carefully concealed ray
feelings.