O'NEILL FRONTIER
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FnTiLU ~ NEBRASKA
♦ MOTHERS WHO A
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4 From the Milwaukee Journal. 4
4 The Boston social worker who 4
4 diagnosed the trouble of the girl 4
4 who daubs herself thick with 4
4 paint and wears the loudest rai- 4
4 ment she can And uttered a 4
4 thought for mothers—for a good 4
4 many mothers besides those of 4
4 girls who become social problems 4
4 for the community. 4
4 “Go back to her home," said 4
4 Oils woman, "and you will And 4
4 a Isek of moral restraint, usually 4
4 a violent tempered father and a 4
4 mother whoso aim with the 4
4 crockery Is sure." Mo doubt this 4
4 Is often true, but the girl with 4
4 flaming cheekbones doesn’t al- 4
4 ways come from homes where 4
4 the bill for chinaware is high. 4
4 what Is truer Is that her home 4
4 lacks moral standards. 4
4 It b not that mother* should 4
4 make their daughter* forbear 4
4 the excesses of loud dress and 4
4 makeup when “all the other girls 4
4 are doing It." It Is that they 4
4 should begin earlier and give 4
4 their daughters some other 4
4 standards to go by than what 4
4 they think "all the others do.” 4
4 Given a bit of training, they 4
4 will look with more intelligent 4
y eyes and And often enough that 4
r what they mistake for the height 4
4 of style Is simply foolishness, 4
4 with a high price tag attached. 4
4 In other words, the dress prob- 4
4 lem or the makeup problem or 4
4 any of the other problems Is not 4
4 • question by Itself. They are 4
4 all questions of a girl's getting 4
4 some principles to go by In the 4
4 days before she lias Judgment of 4
4 her own. And this la as true for 4
tthe home on the avenus as tit Is 4
for the humbler cottage on a side A
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Molly Magulro at Monmouth.
On the bloody field of Monmouth
Flashed the guns of Greene and Wayne
. Fiercely roared the tide of battle,
Thick the sward was heaped with slain
Foremost, facing death and danger,
Hessian, horse, and grenadier,
h> the vanguard, fiercely fighting.
Stood an Irish Cannonler.
Audly roared his iron cannon.
Mingling ever in the strife.
And beside him, firm and daring;
Stood hla faithful Irish wife.
Of her bold contempt of danger
Greene and Dee's brigades could ten.
Every one knew "Captain Molly,"
And the army loved her well.
Surged the roar of battle round them.
Swiftly flew the Iron hall.
Forward dashed a thousand bayonets;
That lone battery to assail.
From the foeman's foremost columns
Swept a furious fusillade.
Mowing down the massed battaliona
In the ranks of Green's Brigade.
Faster faster worked the gunner.
Soiled with powder, blood and dust,
English bayonets shone before him.
Shot and shell around him burst;
Still he fought with reckless daring,
Stood and manned her long and well.
Fill at last the gallant fellow
Dead—beside his cannon fell.
With a bitter cry of sorrow.
And a dark and angry frown,
looked that band of gallant patriots
At their gunner stricken down.
“Fall back, comrades. It Is folly
Thus to strive against the foe."
**No! not so,” cried Irish Molly;
“Wo can strike another blow."
Quickly leaped she to the cannon.
In her fallen husband's place,
Sponged and rammed it fast and steady.
Fired It In the foe man's face.
Flashed another ringing volley,
Soared another from the gun;
“Boys, hurrah!” cried gallant Molly,
“F»r the dag of Washington.”
Green’s Brigade, though shorn and shat
tered,
Slain and bleeding half the men.
When they heard that Irish slogan.
Turned and charged the foe again.
Knox and Wayne and Morgan rally.
To the front they forward wheel.
And before their rushing onogt
Clinton’s English columns reeL
Still the cannon's voice In anger
Rolled and rattled o’er the plain.
Till there lay In swarms around It
Mangled heaps of Hessian slain.
“Forward! charge them with the bay
onet!”
"Twos the voice of Washington,
And there burst a fiery greeting
From the Irish woman’s gun.
Moncktoir falls; against his columns
Deap the troops of Ws.yne and Dee,
And before their reeking bayonets
Clinton’s red battalions dee.
Morgan's rifles, fiercely dashing,
Thin the foe's retreating ranks.
And behind them onward dashing,
Ogden hovers on their danks.
Fast they fly, these boasting Britons,
Who In all their glory came,
With their brutal Hessian hirelings
To wipe out our country's name,
proudly doats the starry banner,
Monmouth's glorious field Is won.
And in triumph Irish Molly,
Stands beside her smoking gun.
—William Collins (June 28, 177*).
Wanted Peaceful Holiday.
From Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Thomson came back to the ofdtt
looking very brown.
He had taken two weeks' vacation
directly after a holiday, and so had
been able to add several days to bis rest
period.
To the amazement of his boss, how
«*er, he went straight to him. and
asked for a few extra days off.
"Why, you've only Just had your va
cation!” ejaculated the amazed employ
er. "What do you want the extra days
lor?"
“I want to ge married," Thomson an
swered.
"Why didn’t you get married during
jrour vacation 7” the boss Inquired.
"I didn't want to spoil my vacation.*'
Thomson replied.
Speaking of peace, civilization and
ouch things, do you know or the new
gun. sending a projectile with a speed
up to five miles a second, able to shoot
n five ton shell more than 200 miles!
This invention, vouched for by com
petent men, “would make war too ter
rible and therefore Impossible," says the
Inventors. But the last war proves
that Isn't so.
If the Inventors have under perfect
•satrol the power they think they have,
they should create wonderful Indus
trial tools, for gutting off trees at the
posts, quarry?!? stone, and otherwise
Wiring beowg ttftor lighter.
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RAISE LEGAL AGE
OF WIEN TO 21
Affects Them In Marriage and
Numerous Other Things—
May Not Serve on
Juries.
Lincoln, Neb., July 17.—Women un
der the age of 21 years, who are con
templating marlage, would do well to
get under the wire before July 28.
otherwise no license will be Issued
by the county judge without the writ
ten consent of tbs parent of the young
woman or the veroal consent given
to the officer who Is called upon to
grant such perlmts.
The last legislature enacted a stat
ute which provides that women do not
become of legal age until they are 21
years old, thus placing them In the
same position as men in this respect
Heretofore the legal age for women
In Nebraska has been 18 years, after
attaining which they might do all
things which a female of the species
could lawfully do at any time. This
will all be changed, however, after
Jnly 28, when the new law becomes
effective.
The statute covering the Issuance
of marriage licenses, provides that
where either party Is a minor that
party must have the consent of the
parent or legal guardian 'before the
county judge may Issue a marriage
license. Women, therefore, must have
such consent if the are not 21.
In the past large numbers of li
censes have been granted for the mar
riage of girls under 21 years of age,
but the number granted for boys be
low that age has about equalled that
for girls Under 18. Attaches of the
county judge’s office anticipate a big
rush of young couples within the next
two weeks.
It Is also expected that the new law
will have an Important effect upon
estate matters. Under the provision*
of many wills legatees are to come
Into their Inheritances upon becom
ing of age. In the past females have
had three years the advantage of
males In this respect, but the new
statute takes away this discrimina
tion.
Notwithstanding the fact that wom
en have been given the franchise and
legal age has been made the same
with them as with men, they may not
serve as jurors In Nebraska. This Is
because the statute defining the qual
ifications of jurors says that they
must be "male” citizens of certain
ags, together with other conditions.
NEBRASKA WHEAT YIELD
GOOD AND QUALITY HIGH
Franklin, Neb., July 17.—Threshing
Is in full blast here now and some
good yields of wheat and barley are
beln reported. Claire Wentworth had
wheat yielding 32 bushels per acre,
testing 63, while C. H. Starr and A. D.
Ready reporty barley making 50 bush
els to the acre. Oats will also be
heavy.
Lodgepole, Neb., July 17.—Wheat
harvest In Cheyenne county began
in earnest this week. Combine cut
ting started July 15. Wheat will aver
age about 30 bushels around Lodge
pole this year, it is predicted. Elevat
ors were paying 85 cents for new
wheat on Monday morning and 00
cents for old wheat.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT TO
MEET AT WEST POINT
West Point, Neb., July 17 (Spe
cial)—The Patriarch Mlliatant Order
of Oddfellows of Nebraska, will meet
at their encampment in this city dur
ing the week beginning August 7. It
is expected that more than 300 mem
bers of the order will be here from
<4Rside towns. ThiB is the second
meeting of the cantonment at West
Point, their previous visit having been
so pleasant and successful as to in
duce them to make the location per
manent.
DIES FROM INJURIES
SUSTAINED IN FALL
West Point, Neb., July 17. (Spe
cial)—Claude Harrison of Beemer,
who suffered a terrible accident about
10 days ago, by falling from a hay
stacker, breaking hia back, and sev
ering the spinal cord, and who was
Immediately rusheS to St. Catherine's
hospital, Omaha, died at that Institu
tion on Thursday evening. He was 34
years of age.
The Pekin Precedent.
Prom the .Springfield Hepublican.
The maintenance of American troops
at the American legation in Pekin af
fords no precedent for continued main
tenance of the American force on the
Ithlne. Our government has a treaty |
right to keep its soldiers in Pekin. In j
article 7 of the protocol of September
7. 1901. with China, following the Boxer
uprising, the Chinese government rec
ognises "the right of each power to
maintain a permanent guard in the said
quarter for the defense of its legation.'*
But no treaty right to maintain Ameri
can soldiers in Germany exists, in view
of the failure of the United States to
ratify the treaty of Versailles.
True, the Kuox-Porter peace resolu
tion •‘reserves'* to the United States all
rights and privileges stipulated by the
Versailles treaty, hut, according to the
unanimous expression of opinion in the
Senate, those clauses carry nothing but
suggestions and advice to the executive.
They do not establish a right such as
the Pekin protocol confers upon Its sig
natories.
The Retort Cutting.
From Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
He was of the hard-up but hopeful
variety. Mies Jenks was oertaln.y not
young, nor was she beautiful. But she
had riches, and, as the poet might have
remarked. ‘'Sweet coin is more than
coronets, and simple quids than Norman
blood.” So he proposed; but, alas!
"No, Mr. Jones," she remarked; “I
shall never love again. The only man I
ever loved was killed at the battle of—*'
Jones reached for his hat. a dreadful
smile upon his features. "Yes, I know."
he said, with a deadly calm. "Walt**
loo. waaa't it?*
idapest, the City of Love and
Eomance, Still Haa Its
Beautiful Limbs and
Shapely Feet.
BY KARL H. VON WIEGANO,
Budapest,—Budapest, on the ro
mantic blue Danube—the city of love
and romance—the queen of opereL
Neither war nor the bolshevist re
gime of Bela Kuhn has robbed it of
its beauty, its charm, its music and
romance, nor its beautiful legs, won
derful ankles and shapely feet.
After four years’ absence I walked
along the Corso on the banks of tbe
river of waltz and operet fame and
they were all there yet.
Budapest has the unique distinc
tion of possessing more beautiful
legs, the most alluring ankles and
the shapeliest feet of any city in Eu
rope—perhaps in the world.
And the Hungarian ladies and girls
of Budapest are quite conscious of
that fact, so conscious of it that they
are proud of that fame for their city
and do not hesitate to let whoever
comes to the Magyar capital see for
himself.
To show those wonderful legs, an
kles and feet Budapest women wear
the.shortest skirts of any of their sex
In Europe. A walk along the Corse
any afternoon, between 4 and 6, is to
behold an exhibition of "legs" that
surpass the finest aggregation of
"limbs” ever assembled in a Broad
way chorus. Were Ziegfeld to collect
a cargo of those legs on the Corso
for New York he would drive the
bald head row rawing mad.
The attention given and money
Which is spent by women in other
countries on millinery and facial mas
sage the Budapest women devote to
stockings and shoes and cars of the
pretty feet. If choice must be made
between money for a new bat and
money for a ftne pair of shoes and
stockings, it is shoes and stockings.
Walk along the Cbrso, tfie figures
sometimes are sbost for American
Miea of feminine beauty, the face not
always classic and the dress or suit
frequently not the latest But the
legs, ankles and feet invariably would
make the poets rave. The skirts usu
ally are short enough to show the
long curve of the calf tapering down
to the ankle. The stockings are very
transparent and of a oolor in keeping
with, but slightly contrasting to, the
suit or dress.
In none of the defeated countries
does one see quite so much threict
bare clothing or as many tatters and
rags as in Hungary, but against that
background the legs of Budapest
stand out in startling contrast.
Vienna is better dressed. One sees
luxury and elegance there hardly met
with In Budapest. In Budapest tbe
people are on the whole shabbily clad,
but look well fed. They have food,
but not much clothing. Vienna has
many of the aspects of Paris streets
in clothing, furs and jewels, but be
neath them often white emaciated
hungry faces. Vienna has clothes;
but little food.
In Budapest one gets wonderful
rolls and bread of all wheat flour
such as even are not to be had In
Be-Un, and an abundance of good
butter. In Vienna the bread is almost
uneatable and butter is a rarity. The
difference is reflected in the people.
The Hungarians are full of “pep,”
the Viennese languid' and appear to
be without ambition except to get
on the state payroll. Of all the peo
ple of the defeated countries, the
Hungarians are the only ones who
have lost neither self respect nor na
tional, pride through the war.
In Germany, with the exception of
Bavaria, the mere suspicion of patri
otism or national feeling, is almost
regarded as a reproach. Socialists and
emit eqj joj pepeeaans eavq (uptenv
jo jsw eqi uioij paqsingunaip so)
vuueiA u| puv ajeqt s^maotuap ivjooa
being in almost killing out patriotism
and national spirt.
In Hungary I find that every Hun
garian down to the workingmen, haa
a keen sense of patriotism and a
strong national spirit which neither
war nor bolshevlsts succeeded in kill
ing- out. The spirit in the Hungarians
appeals to any red blooded American.
It s a spirit which Rumanians, Jugo
slavs and Czech-Slavs, who have bit
ten hogs chunks out of Hungary, will
have to reckon with in future gener
ati/sna
Hungary lost two-thirds of her ter
ritory and 10,000,000 population
through the edict of Clemenceau,
Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson.
Four milllan Hungarians were deliv
ered to foreign rule.
Want People Back.
"We will get back our territory and
our people If It take3 1,000 years,” is
what almost every Hungarian wlU
tell you.
Too Much Eating,
From the Houston Host.
A countryman who went to a large
city to see the sights engaged a room
at a hotel and before retiring asked the
clerk about the hours for meals.
"We have breakfast from 7 to 11, din
ner from 12 to S, and supper from 6 to
8,” explained the Clerk.
"I,ook here," inquired the farmer in
surprise, "what time am I goin’ to get
to see the town?"
How Papa Was Betrayed.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Mother — Come. Bobbie, don't be a
little savage; kiss the lady.
Bobbie—No. she's a naughty lady. If
I kiss her she may give me a slap Just
as she did to papa.
A scrap of paper that for five genera
tions has reposed between the covers
of a faded copy of Spencer's "Faerie
Queene" may bring .wealth to Alfred
Watkins Seymour, keeper of a small res
taurant in Seattle. The paper is a cer
tificate of 67 shares of stock in the
Mechanics’ bank, left by Thomas Wil
liams, Seymour’s great grandfather, who
died in New York in 1822. Its actual
value, together with accrued Interest,
was declared to amount to 1600.000.
English teachers faar English children
are being "Americanised'' through see
ing nothing but American moving pic
tures
OUT INI BRISK*
Asserted Farm Hands Who
Refuse to Join Organiza
tion Are Being Roughly
Treated.
Omaha, Neb., July 15.—A special
dispatch from Harvard says It Is
reported there that members of the I.
W. W. are threatening workmen in
Nebraska who do not Join their or
ganization. The threats are directed
against farm hands who desire work
In Nebraska and men who refuse' to
Join are thrown from trains, the dis
patch says, adding that no less than
400 I. W. W’s had passed through
Harvard withirf 24 hours.
SUNDAY MOVIES AND
BASEBALL WIN OUT
Superior, Neb., July 16.—There will
still be Sunday movies and Sunday
baseball in Superior.
In the election baseball won out
by 43 and the movies By 26.
It was a hotly fought campaign,
unique in that street and home dis
cussion took the form of earnest ar
gument as to whether the Sabbath
was really desecrated by engaging
In these {prms of entertainment.
By far the larger number of pa
trons of the movies on Sunday come
from the country.
Baseball on Sunday throughout
this section appears to be more pop
ular than ever.
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL IS
TO BE DISSOLVED
Neligh, Neb., July IS.—Neligh was
the first town In the state to vote on
the consolidated schools, more than
a year ago, and it is the first town
to vote for dissolution.
At a special election out of u total
of 420 there were 312 for dissolu
tion and 104 against.
A light vote was polled and little
or no intftestfcwas taken by the peo
ple of Neligh.
The farmers generally were the
persons active In this campaign.
OMAHA COMMISSIONER
INJURED IN STORM
Omaha. Neb., July 19.—A branch
broken from a tree by the high wind
at Carter lake club late Wednesday
night struck Dan Butler, city com
missiqper on the top of the head, in
flicting a bad gash. He was rendered
unconscious tor a few minutes. Sev
en stitches were taken in the wound
and he was later taken to St. Cath
erine’s hospital.
WOMAN ASSAULTED BY
NEGRO WHO ESCAPES
Omaha, Neb„ July 16.—Mrs. Mar
garet Moreen, 44, while lying asleep
in her home was attacked and crim
inally asdhulted by a big negro who
entered the house. The woman was
alone in thediouse. Mrs. Moreen had
been confined to her bed by illness
since. Her condition is reported to
be serious.
CEDAR RAPIDS YOUNG MAN
WANDERS AWAY FROM WIFE
Cedar Rapldg, la., July 15.—(Spe
cial)—Ray E. Elliott, a young insur
ance man disappeared from his office
here Tuesday and has not been heard
from since. His wife reported his
disappearance to the Cedar Rapids
police Thursday and the police
throughout the mlddlewest have been
requested to look for him.
He had no domestic troubles and
his financial affairs with tbe insur
ance company were in fine condition.
Mr. Ellottt was severely gassed
during the war and) has suffered great
pain since. His wife fears his pain
has unbalanced his mind hnd that he
wandered away.
A friend saw him in a hotel here
late Tuesday, and Mr. Elliott said he
was going away but he did not appear
to haye any destination in view, ac
cording to the friend.
NO UNIT CHANGES WHEN
ARMY IS MADE SMALLER
Washington, July 15.—Reduction of
the enlisted strength of the army to
150,000; will be accomplished without
changing the basic organization and
in a manner which will provide for
a rapid expansion In time of emer
gency, it was announced Thursday at
the war department. Orders have
been sent to all field commanders out
lining the system to b9 followed as
decided by the general Staff.
A number of units will be placed
on the "inactive list” and similar
units will be designated on the active
list as their guardian or parent or
ganizations. The plan provides that
the enlisted personnel of the inactive
untls will be transferred to the active
units and as many commissioned of
ficers as are available will remain
assigned to the inactive units but as
signed to such duties as may be nec
essary.
SO HE LOST OUT.
Battle Creek, Mich., July 15.—
Chas. W. Eccles, who brought suit
for divorce was tardy when the case
was called today and in explaining to
the judge disclosed that he had to
wait fro his wife to dress. Thus dis
covering the plaintiff and the defen
dant were still living together Judge
North dismissed the case.
VISIT TO HEALER IS
DISASTROUS TO HIM
Des Moines, la,, July 13 (Special).—
William Foster, paralyzed for seven
years, was carried to a divine healing
meeting In Chautauqua park last
night. He put hlB faith in the healing.
After prayers had been said he was
told to rise and walk. He started
but he fell off the platform and sus
tained a broken leg. He is now In a
hospital.
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Robert G. Woodsidc, in Stars and SMpes.
I read with a great deal of amused interest the "swan song” of th#«
money interests and howl of the profiteers. The United States Chamber
CfnC2mmerCe ?**B BP°ken ln final and exhausted effort to kill thj so
called soldiers’ adjusted compensation bill which will pass congress very
shortly. It is truly surprising to see the ingratitude that is shown in th*
whole attitude of this association’s remarks; ingratitude for the boys an<t>
men who went out and stood the brunt of the battle and hardships in the
field so that these self-same men for whom the United States Chamber of
Commerce speaks and also their families might continue to live and enjoy
their traditional freedom from oppression that was then threatening the ra- ___ <
tion. ^^ V
The Chamber of Commerce has flooded the congress and all parts ef
the country with its booklet of some size and of quite some cost (the cost of'1
getting out this publication and of mailing it could have done much toward
e relief of the men), in an attempt to be-little the ex-service man and th«~ r
work that he has accomplished; and an endeavor is made to hide behind the-,
cioaa of a sympathy seeker and a few expressions about “aiding the dis
abled men.” It is regretted that some of qur bigger representative bodies*
attempt to commercialize the plight of the disabled man.
Ingratitude appears to be written all through his pfimphlet. The Cham
ber seems, in a guise, to bemoan the cost of helping the disabled. It seems*
to think that it is necessary arid-with propriety for the Chamber of Com- — -V
merce to build up and exhibit to the public large figures of what the gov
ernment is spending on allotments made to the dependents of those called in
service, on death and disability compensation, on hospitalizing the wounded;
and on their rehabilitation.
The Chamber also takes occasion to tabulate a set of benefits that warn*
B,,;®.i*d *or ex-*ervice men, undoubtedly with an endeavor to show that a,
sufficiency of relief has been given the ex-service men. Some of these that
they mention are:. Suspension of legal proceedings, of attachment of prop
erty, eviction, foreclosure, sale of property for taxes, and forfeiture of right,
to public land. Isn’t it a pity that the Chamber must resort to such smalt*
measures?
It would be interesting indeed for this self-same Chamber of Commerce
to tell the country just what it has done, constructively or otherwise, for the
bi nefit of the ex-service men and the disabled soldiers. Just wherein the
re cords has it or any of the representatives appeared at hearings and spok
en in behalf of the passage of beneficial legislation for the soldiers? And*
in this I take cognizance of a letter dated May 19, 1921, to the various,
numbers of congress which was used as a blind to kill the bonus l'egisla
ti*in. Has it done anything at all on the Sweet bill or the various land and-,
hemestead bills which are "a lasting benefit?" I don’t recall any of their
representatives doing anything actively in the name of their national or
ganization In the matter of the hospitalization program, nor does my me
m>ry recall any publicity in this respect in behalf of ouch relief by th»*
Cliamber.
However, at this time when it appears, as a result of the demand,
throughout the country of citizens in general, that the adjusted compensa
tion bill will be enacted into a law, the United States Chamber of Com
merce comes out using a belated sympathy for the disabled as a mask
ki. 1 this present measure.
Does the United States Chamber of Commerce really and sincerely be
lieve that It can scare the average business man throughout the country
With a lot of figures that do not tally with the ones submitted by the Sen.
ate finance committee through its experts?
I am curious to know just how many “conscientious profiteers” are be.,
hind this Chamber’s actions. It will be interesting to hear just what thw
limited States Chamber of Commerce -did to protect the government and thw
taxpayers from paying enormous prices for food and supplies during thi
war.. It could not haggle about this or else there would be trouble from. ^
within. It could not even haggle about the immense salaries that were being
paid to those who stayed at home—but about playing fair and keeping the.
country’s promises to the men who offered their lives and sacrificed their
irusiness the Chamber can. come out and haggle with the 31-page disser
tation. Introspection sometimes is a very good thing. It also would' be*
well for the United States Chamber of Commerce to check its figures an«t
deductions before it publishes such statements.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States are quite sure that
congress and the country are truly cognizant of the fact that this adjusted
compensation bill that they are about to authorize will cost but a very small
fraction of what would have been the cost should the war .have continued a"
month or two longer. The soldiers upon whom the country showered all
manner of promises ask but fair treatme'jt; and I am sure there isn’t *
bit of doubt but what congress and the citizens will see that they get it.
Colonel Procter’* Dead Horse.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
Colonel Procter of the Wood campaign
for domination fame is suing for the
return of some of the money he ad
vanced in the effort to promote General
Wood’s fortunes. He paid out $813,000,
and discovers it is not much fun paying
for a lost cause and that others don't
seem keen to help. Eventually a good
deal of this money will be charged up
to the education of a well-meaning
American millionaire who knew a good
deal more about soap than about de
mocracy. Colonel Procter didn’t know
that the enormous sum spent by a few
men would in the end ruin his candi
date’s chance. What was more import
ant, he did not realize that if the nom
ination could be obtained In such fash
ion, it would be an evil day for the re
public. His lesaon ought to be worth
as much as several corrupt practices
acts would be. It might have been
good for the nation if General Wood had
been the nominee; it would have been
very bad for the nation if a nomination
could be obtained by the fattest purse.
In The Jungle.
The scenic effects of the West Idles
are described In "The Cradle of the
Deep" by Sir Frederick Trevis. (Dutton
& Co.) Here is a picture of a tropical
jungle:
So compact is the undergrowth that
no trace of the ground is to be seen.
• * • Out of the tangle of green rise ;
huge spectral trunks, struggling to {
reach the sky to breathe, struggling to
rtd themselves of the web of creepers,
vines and parasites which cling to them
and drag them down, as the snakes did
Laocoon. • • • Were it not for the
brilliant butterflies and moths that
glide to and fro one would Imagine it
was too dense with damp for winged
things to fly in.
The dim green light Is as that of
moonlight. The sounds in the _ woods
are strange, for the leaves are strange
and their rustling is unlike that heard
In any English spinney. • • • Every
thing In this spendthrift forest is Im
moderate and exaggerated. The under
growth is to a man what a plot of
weeds is to a hiding mouse. There is
a creeper that covers half an acre. Here
is a plant like a violet in its form, but
it would shelter a child. Here is a ger
anium leaf, but it is shining and stiff
and measures two feet across. • » •
This thicket suggests a clump of
bracken, yet such is the size of every
'fern-like fan that It would hide a dozen
horsemen. These woods of Munchausen,
these gardens of the megalomaniac are
very wonderful, but they are wearisome
by their persistent intemperance and
parade.
Years and Efficiency.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.
B. C. Forbes, editor of Forbes’ Maga
zine and a well known writer on eco
nomic and commercial subjects, has
been trying to prove that, contrary to
the popular saying, "America is a young
man's country,” some.old men still have
a good deal to do with running it. He
begins with the statement that a man
of 84, whose name he does not give, has
Just been made president of a big com
mercial company, and raises the ques
tion: At what age are men capable
of doing their best in the Business ,
world? He finds that "most of the con- I
spicuously important positions in the |
commercial world today are filled by
men from 60 to 70 and upwards;” that
between 40 and 50 is not necessarily a
man’s most productive decade, as manf
suppose, but that many, if not most,
men who have been conspicuously suc
cessful have done their best work be
tween the ages of 55 and 65. He says
that he once analyzed the careers of 60
men admitted to be the foremost lead
ers in American business and finance
and found that their average age was
$i- __
Murder For Love. _
From the Indianapolis News.
Another of Chicago’s lady murderers
ha* been acquitted. Alt that seems to
happen these years to a woman who
goes a-killtng is that here diary is pub
lished in the newspapers. There should
be enough women now in Chicago who
nave killed men and been honorably
discharged to start a successful mutual
aid and reminiscence society. In the
latest case, the woman killed her man.
hat the man It seems, abused bar. and
she loved him. Moreover he had pre
viously committed the error of marry
ing another woman to whom he was)
still legally bound. Love, however, wais
the governing motive. Hear the counsef
for the defense:
What is the crux of this case? Ia
my judgment the foundation stone of ■—
all this trouble rests upon woman’*:
wonderful love. Let me quote a pas
sage from one of Oliver Goldsmith’*)
poems: “Lovely woman stoops to folly, i
finds too late that men betray.” Why>
should a woman pay for a man's follyT'
Should she go to the penitentiary because
she had a sentimental heart? The foun
dation of this case is woman’s love and)
the keystone is man’s perfidy.
The 12 good men and true composing!
the Jury voted that she shouldn't go to
the penitentiary because she had
sentimental heart. Such logic has con
vinced other grave and thoughtful)
Jurors. A woman loves a man deeply.)'
For that reason she kills him. Pre-l
sumably, a woman with a large enough)
heart could love and kill a half-dozen i
masculine scoundrels, without seriously)
running afoul of the law as presently In
terpreted.
Work.
FYom the Springfield Republican.
Today we know that not every man.
can reach the highest places. Whll*1
much is properly said about competition )
as a spur to individual effort and an j
awakener of talent and productivity, it)
is perhaps more desirable to teach that j
every job which is performed by a ma- !
ture man may be considered an end in j
itself if it Is performed for its own)
sake and in a spirit of public service, i
We can see, too, that the demands forj
extreme short hours are, in part, a re- ,
action from the practice of past decades j
when men were overworked. Years ago j
there were woolen mills in Massachu- i
setts—at least small ones—which ran 131
hours a day and the employes of which !
were supposed to work one night a week j
besides. ;
Borah on the Bonn*.
From the Wichita Eagle.
Senator Borah attacks the present j
Senate bonus bill on the ground that it. •
Is dishonest. He point* out that the
bill attempts to promise something to j
the former soldiers while promising the
taxpayers that they will not have t»j
pay the bonus. The amount of the.
bonus is about 14,000,000,000. The bill
now under consideration, says Borah,
merely holds out the prospect for small
doles to individual ex-soldiers at some
distant date in the future.
There are two possible sources for ,
soldier bonus money besides the sadly }
strained pockets of the taxpayers. The ,
money could be taken from the tax j
evaders who profiteered during the war
and then passed their unholy profits
around among themselves as stock divi
dends. Or it could be taken from the
accrued interest payments to be made i
by our European debtors, provided,'
those debtors ever stop spending our j
money for war and proceed to pay it ,
back to us.
The Senate does not consider either .
of these sources very seriously. Espe- I
dally is It concerned in protecting the i
war profiteers from any unseemly re- ;
quests that they pass over to the sol
diers their ill-gotten and ill-kept war j
profits, on which they avoided paying ;
even the ordinary income taxes, while
returned soldiers and men of small '
means have been obliged to make up
the deficit by paying most burdensome
Income taxes.
There is much to be said on the sol
dier bonus that will not be said in the
United States Senate.
With General Dawes.
From Commerce and Finance.
It was 4 o'clock, and the government
clerks in the office of the new director
of the budget started to go home.
"Hell and Marta!” exclaimed Director
Dawes, as the clerks started for tho
door. Then he announced that he would
'adopt the custom of the Senate, and j
turned hack the hands of the clock. —
A little before midnight, as the dl
rector finished his work for the day, ho
turned the clock forward again, ready
for th« morning. "This beats tho so
damn efficiency experts." e-.id tho dl- t
factor, as ha stepped out «a the atreaL
