THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1ft1
PASS .
FtftrreieiouTH semi-weekly journal.
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4 THOUGHT FOR TODAY. -J
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We must put up with our
s contemporaries since we
can neither live with our
J posterity nor our ancest
ors. George Eliot.
Onward, right onward with the
Old Fiddlers' contest.
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We are not uncertain about
President Wilson's Mexican
policy, but it may be to stand
around until Huerta drinks him
self to death, as seems probable.
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Aeroplane flights have grown
as common as balloon ascensions
and the high cost of Hying has
downed. Even Villa in Mexico
is using a half dozen or more fly
ing machines.
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A millionaire is being held in
southern California for a big
ransom. The dispatches don't
sUte whether his captors are
regular bandits or Los Angeles
real estate agents.
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Those who were wondering
several weeks ago what had be
come of the old-fashioned winter,
are. now satisfied that Old
Borealis can- come to Ihe front
just when he feels like it.
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College View democrats are
not satisfied with the appoint
ment of postmaster at that place,
and they are not slow in express
ing their contempt for our
"silent" congressman.
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The federal constitution plain
ly leaves the determination of the
suffrage question to the states.
A stale may even disenfranchise
a part of its male citizens, with
out any restriction on account of
race.
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The German crown prince has
joined the cabinet-makers' union.
Which recalls the fact that
Roosevelt and Taft once af
filiated with the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, but never
shoveled any coal.
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Cheaper money is what the
western farmers are clamoring
for that is, those who are
compelled to borrow; but such is
not the case with the farmer who
has money to loan. It is all owing
to whose ox is gored.
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The. former member of con
gress who has been sentenced
for smuggling in valuable jewels
free of duly deserves the penalty
he has drawn. The man who is
rich enough to buy pearls is
amply able to pay the admission
fee.
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Speaking of Japan, the Chicago
Tribune remarks that "that
sumptuous little power will not
be satisfied till it gets it." Which
should cause Hobson to shake off
his lethragy and devote his spare
moments to "viewing with
alarm."
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Oranges should be cheap in
Plattsmouth this winter. After
three years of disappointments,
Pacific coast citru3 fruit grow
ers this year have produced a
bumper crop. Estimates place
Ihe California shipments al forty
thousand cars more than
double that of several years
previous,, and more than has been
sent east any year in the life- of
the industry.
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A SENSIBLE SOLUTION.
For three years fne vseel far -
spection statute has been Jhi fne
state law books. No enforcement
of its provisions could be had input very few have been killed in
that time, because of lack of
funds. When the food commis-
sion recently found itself in a
position to begin operation of the
law serious difficulties interposed
which promised to make the pro-
cess anything but easy. Farm -
ers assailed the statute, in its
present shape, as inimical to
tneir interests and bound to ac-
complish nothing more than an-
other levy of money on the agri-
cultural industry.
The problem was put up to
Governor Morehead as head of
the food commission. He was
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notified that farmers would be
satisfied' if the law was not en-
forced and was also given to un-
derstand that even if he did name
an official to take nominal charce
of enforcement, there would be
no objection to careless adminis-
tration in the case of farmers.
The governor, however, did two
things diametrically opposed to
the plans. He not only decided
that the law must be carried out
to tho letter, but that its pro-
visions must bo enforced by some
oflBcial who had had years of
special training in seed inspec-
non ana vasi experience, as an
extra qualification for the posi-
tion. He then determined that if,
a f f n 1 hilPAn irh Iri'il nf llm linr
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it proved to be weak in places or
useless in enwrety ne could take
particular cognizance of it and
at the next session of the Iegis- removed. The taxpayer can de
lature recommend its amendment pond upon that.
or repeal.
The governor's determination
to follow this program Was 'nog
surprise to those who have close
ly watched his administration.
He took the business view of it
nothing more. It is business to
enforce laws it is more busi
ness to put exceptionally well
trained and thoroughly qualified
officials in to enforce them. It is
business to amend laws where
they are weak in spots but good
as a whole, and business to re
peal statutes that are altogether
useless. The governor's course
was business-like in every re
spect. World-Herald.
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Edgar Howard, editor of the
Columbus Telegram, seems to be
optimistic in reference to the
election next fall. He thinks the
democrats will elect all the state
officials. It is somewhat early to
speake so positive. If the demo
crats are harmonized and the re
publicans remain split, his pro
phesies will perhaps come true.
But when he thinks the demo
crats will bo able to win with a
discordant element in the demo
cratic parly and a united repub
lican patry, he will be as badly
fooled as he has been on several
elections in Nebraska. The best
thing to do is to look the situa
tion' squarely in the face and
urge upon the masses of the
democratic parly the necessity of
organization. That's what the
party needs in Nebraska or
ganization. :o:-
An exchange says this is a
"'raising generation." The farm
er raises the crop, the whole
saler and retailer raise the price
and the ultimate consumer raises
the coin.
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Ait early spring has been
prophesied. So was an open
winter Kpen from the four
quarters to get cold and colder
whenever it feels like it.
'Germany is suffering from thd
plague of mice. Maybe that's the
reason, the German suffragettes
are so quiet.
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It is related that one of Plaits -
mouth's "high-toned" young men
has just recovered from a severe
attack of painter's colic, caused consumers in this city and ter- have come .upon potatoes; and CI,initry.. The object of, the bill is
from kissing his lady-love too ritory were being. asked a price at the third and general reason is (n-teach farmer modern .s.i-nti-much.
Sad. indeed! . least twice too large. that there-has not been enough nn method of crop production
It has been some consolation
to mo won nunters tnis winter
Mo return home with a few jack-
rabbits. Wolffs do notQeom to
be as numerops ks suJTJsed, aslsequently shown to the publish-
Cass county.
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It will soon be known that
Congressman Dan Stephens pur-
sued the wise course in selecting
postmasters in his district. Dan
is a pretty wise fellow, no mat-
ter how you take him.
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A miserly tightwad says:
"Money is what I've sighed for,!
sometimes cried for, often lied
for and sometimes nearly died
for and what should I let it slide
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for? ' Tho miser is a personage
that should have died a bornin'.
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Ross Hammond don't care how
much longer the powers that be
at Washington disagree on the
UplPofmn of hi sneeessor. Tie is
content as long as he can pull
down S4.000 a vear snlarv under
Li dPtieraii ndmlntsf ration The
love of office with a big salary is
a splendid thing for the fellow
who is lucky enough to hold one.
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The same papers that are ad-
vocal ing the removal of the state
university are the papers that
keep howling about increased
taxation. They are not honest in
one or the other. Crying high
taxes in one breath and for a
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proposition tnai sun increases
taxes with rfnother. Taxes will
be increased several millions of
dollars if the state university is
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McKelvie got bumped in his
first round wifh th Iowp,. rnnrU
in his effort's to override the state
constitution; now he proposes to
try the supreme court, where he
is liable to get a harder bump. If
Judge Stuart could possibly have
seen the least bit of eligibility
about his candidacy he would
have decided different. This
thing of overriding the constitu
tion at will to suit the whims of
some particular person is not
right.
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In speaking of the member of
congress from the First Ne-
braska district, the Omaha Bee
refers to that personage as fol-
lows: witnout going into the
Hobson case, the Bee will agree
mat aiaguire has so far been
about is useless to the First Ne- whole matter. Too often ar
braska district as a represent- tides as the one referred to,
auve in uuiibxess eu coum oe.
Is it possible for anyone to step
to me iront and deny this? We
should have thought that such with lack of information with the
an assertion could not be cast, result that it is the honest re
although coming, as it does, from tailer who gets the blunt of the
the leading republican paper of reaction instead of the people
the state.
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George W. Berge, who is a
candidate, for the democratic
nomination for governor, is not
assisting his chances very ma-
terially by his insinuations thai
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w'".uul 1UU'C1,MUS ctumiii-
islration has not been all it
should.be. Did anyone ever see
o nafant 1 :: i: a
t. ai". auiiimiauiauvii:
""e
would have the hardest job of his
natural lifA in an afTnrl ln mot.
w.v
a perfect
aHminwfralinn A
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men ue wouiant uo H-Dy a long tent and cause thereof, ought to
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ouv.'i.. uutcuui luuicucau a au-
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win more than
MiPrairu nnnilh lhwn .f ll.a frm-
-w-..
11. as
wiiuitr, his duuiinisiiaiioa is a
creait. 10 me Rtaie and an nnnnr
to himself. Mr. fge, ttideutly,
hilt- a' rra nieflr '
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THAT COFFEE "MYSTERY:"
auc uuiduu wtuiu-neiitiu
started something when, about
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two weeks ago, it printed an edi-
1 lorial to the effect that there was
a great mystery about tne prices
of coffee, insinuating that, the
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The editorial was based on
some quotations for coffee on the
i;ew lorn marset wnicn snowea
the article to bo sold for about 10
cents per pouna, It was 'sub-
ers that- the coffee they were
writing about is a qualityand a
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I variety not sold at all in this
trade, not even to those who buy
the cheapest, because it is such
coffee as no one would like.
Elsewhere in this issue we
publish communications that
show that the real cost of the
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"uui west irom --o io u ceius
Pr pound costs the dealers
figures that are correspondingly
high.
Thus is the coffee "mystery"
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cieareu up, oui h is lmpossime io
elear up part of the result of that
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sort oi euuoriai.
11 leaves in the minds of the
consumers, those who know no
,,lore about coffee than the flavor
Ulcy waut and l,ie cost r sucii
quaIily at retai. the doubt that
lnere 13 a trust, a manipulation
of t,le Prices wnereby they are
obliged to pay some one handler
of the coffee too-large a profit
for the service he performs.
That -seems to bo the whole
kick of tho American people in
regard to the price of any com
modity and tho basis for the
complaint against the high cost
of living. Livinf? costs have been
much higher in the history of
this country than they are today,
but then there was little agita-
tion, little chance for public
education in such matters, and,
in fact, little fear on the part of
the public that anyone was get
ting loo large a profit.
But in these days of great for
tunes, of enormous wealth and
power concentrated in the hands
of a few, the American people
immediately begin to wonder
where they got it and how and
conclude immediately that some
one is getting ' more than is
necessary from the fact that he
has more than isnecessary, even
though the actual price of the
commodity in which he deals is
no higher in price than before
that factor entered the field. No
doubt the American public is
right, too, where such is really
the case, but in applying the
remedy, especially such a remedy
as publicity, one needs to be very
careful, to get the medicine on
the exact spot diseased, and not
injured really healthy, growing
tissue.
And that is the sum of the
wnue well meant and seeking a
worthy end, are inspired by
wrong information and applied
who really need it. There are
enough real giants to be over-
thrown without running atilt an
honest, hard-working windmill
a s working as hard as pos-
sible all the time to grind out
food : for the public.- Omaha
TraHn IWiilii
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Slate Fire Commissioner Ridg-
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en nas nitnerto been one of the
uwsi euiuiem ouicers uie state
has had in that position. And his
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rem announcement;, inai every
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wiy must report us ures, me ex-
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nn nppnprf nor chnu h i Mora i i
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any reasonable excuse why this
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Bv.-iirv.Muu 01 uie. iaw. suouia noi
ue compiled wim.- j?ire waste.is
one of the greatest wastes m this
pnnn rv .,..' . n nnn
aiiu auuu twus 01c
aipng : the first necessities for
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'The price of potatoes is high!
at this1 time for the reason that
tae crop has been far below me
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average. There are several
causes for this shortage; one is
that the growing season wasn't
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favorable in certain localities;
another is that certain diseases
attention given to the..-potato,
Tho government agricultural do-
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partmcnt has taken an interest,
and so there is to bo an effort
far better potatoes and more of
them. !
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Oliver Wilson of Illinois,
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master of ihe National Grange,
told the delegates to the national
convention of the Patrons of
Husbandry at Manchester, N. II.,
that belter roads were of more
importance than the Panama!
canal, and that the Lincoln High-
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iui woric in lurtnering me goon
road spirit. "The building of the
Panama canal is a national pro-
ject of which all Americans are
proud, yet the same amount of
I a ' a
money spent on our nignways ai
home would create benefits near-
I . . . . ill
(;r and probably more important
to our people," was one of his
thoughts. Indorsement of con-
vict labor in road building was
also favored.
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United States Senator Thomas
p Gore, the blind statesman of
Oklahoma, in an address at the
t,, r.il mfprpnpp hl.-l in
connection with the Philadelnhia
coin snow, uttered the hope to
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have the Lincoln Highway com-
pleted during his time. "One of
the greatest needs of the farmer
is an improved system of high-
vvays," said Sena-or Gore. "We
are 2.000 years behind the Ho-
nan empire in our system ofUtale colleges of agriculture
highways. We have no national
system and only twenty-two
states have, given any thought to
a system of; public- roads. I
hope at some time to see the Lin-
coin Highway completed from the
tlantic to the Pacific."
Tha rofcni Hocuinn nf fh .
. , cnroma rnnrf ,ha, if is
not. enmnlianre wifli the Gibson
law if hrewers nwnins real estate
imnifnp fho rmifrni nr owner,
hir, f cm, rnni o.i.iIp in hold-
iiijj tuinyauica m ui uci iu nusc
h rrr.rfrf fn rpfnii linnnr Hpal-
ers is of interest to many cities.
The separation must be complete.
A license is not legal, is not
worth the paper on which it is
written, if it comes to a test, if it
is for the sale of liquor in a
building with which the brewers
have any direct or indirect con
nection. T.he decision aliects a
large number of saloons in Oma
ha and elsewhere and will un-
doubtedly cause some changes
next sprin"- either in the owner-
ship of the properties or the na-
ture of tho business transacted in bring tho farmers and business The missionaries had b?n nor
thern. men of nc malIer places more ing that thep resident would In
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The department of agriculture
at Washington has a specialist
studying tho matter of the con-
struction and maintenance of
farm house and in a recent bul-
lefin if is nerfpd fhat. the in-1
adequate comfortless, poorly
ranged and sanitarily unequipped
farm home is the cause of much
waste. The theory is that it does
not keen the farmer's boy or the
farmer s servant ai nome aunng
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holidavs nr evcnincs. does notl
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giVe the rest and recreation and
heatlhful sleeping facilities re-
quired of tho most efficient work-
men, and finally sends men and
women away rrom me larm per-
maneully. The modern cesspool,
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the modern furnace and us com-
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nietement m niumbins. and me
modern gasoline engines and
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lunity to the farm to have the
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same Home coraiorts as are to ue
had in the city and there is room
in this respect for an immense
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iiupiovemeuu in rurai me uuuui-1
lions. Moreover this improve-
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mem nas aireaay sei in. .
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION.
Congress is just now passing
;i hill if,at will be of the largest
importance because it contem-
Lintes and carries with it in
creased appropriation for farm
extension work throuKhoul the
through skilbd experts to
supplied by Mali agricultural
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leolletre. In oilier word, it is
eonenle nuiilam-o In a larger
way from the government, in
farm d'inontral ion work.
Farm demonstration work has
just br-en well commenced in
thin white. I'p to date, ix cmin
hj,., h;in it either installed or the
fund raised necessary for that
purpose and, wherever it ha
been worked out. in (laun and
Merrick counties, for two ex-
ample., it ha proven trernend
and enlarged interest among
progressive farmers so that in-
creased production of crops will
follow wherever this work is in-
stalled.
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The bill as passed by the
house, makes the initial ap-
propriation of 3 480,000 to be dis
tribuled pro-rata among the
several states. This amount is
to be increased annually by
$300,000 until the total annual
appropriation reaches a maxi-
mum of 83,000,000. The senate
in passing upon this bill has
doubled the annual increase so
that thp total annronriation nf
3.000.000 will be reached within
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six years and Senator Cummins
of Iowa has urged an amendment
to make the permanent annual
appropriation $3,000,000.
The money derived through the
J appropriation carried with this
bill, will be distributed by the
through their extension depart-!
nients and the bill requires thai
75 per cent of the money must bei
used in actual field demonstra-
tion, 5 per cent may be used for
printing and publication, and the
remaining 20 per cent for in
struction in household ecor.o-
mies or for additional held
demonstration.
lin mis added aid from me
government as it develops in the
next few years, it ought not to be
aniicult for any county m .e-
i..eJbrasla tn ra se an amount uf."-,tC11 "i opinion is aa
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ficient, put with what they can
secure from the extension de
partment, to employ a permanent
farm demonstrator and there is
!no work that commercial clubs
in different towns can lake up
that will be of more permanent
value than the work of develop-
ing public sentiment for farm
demonstrators and then contrib-1
ute their share towards secur-l
ing a demonstrator for their lo-
cality. Working together with
farmers to secure a part of the
government appropriation will
land more in touch with each I
other and more and more they
"111 DOin appreciate me aiue
,nat lhcy are to each other, so
luat '"lca OI neing iwo unus in
a community, the town business
men ana me larmers surround-1
ar-Mnff it. will be cue unit not only
for larGer farm production but
for better and more united sup-
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Jurt 01 iiome business. juincoin
Trade Review.
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lluerf.i will tint h allowed fol
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name his successor, is the report
now going the rounds, and that
as soon as he abdicates several
thousand U. S. marines will be
nut in Mexico Citv to remain un-
til an election is held that w;ll bo
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considered
as constitutional. I
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That is rjractical intervention.
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v " icumto
hypocrites of the state can't find
anything else to occupy their
minds they open up on the liquor
traffic. It is down in their plat-
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lunn io uiways seep meir noses
into other peoples' busineis. And
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imey are aomg it.
Occasionally you get acquaint
ed with a feilow who believe he
is going to set th worli on fire,
who turns out to to a wet
blanket.
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At Iat the winter of our dis
content has come, for all but th
ice and coal men, who ar5 able
to "grin and bear it
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be? February had to do something
!r'Ul Ihe ordinary to sustain tne
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A writer in the current North
American Review appears t
think that th Shrman a-t
should be invoked against th
church unity movement.
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On of the greatest diplomats
in America today i Priint
Wilson himelf. H pof4e.
the happy faculty of sarfng ths
ngni mm? al me proper time.
Penitentiaries must b9 charm-
ine 'places for some. In on
Julian JIawthorne not only gain-
ed thirtv nound. hut i now
I making a barrel of money writ-
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I inar about it.
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Our dear old mothers u.d to
do most of their turkey trotting
and tangoing when chasm th
cow? around the barnyard straw
-slack at the witching hours of
n ilk ing time.
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If one certain church of Ihi
city had to go without a hypo
critical membership, the con
gregation would be ?man. No-sr.
don't ask which church. You
How as well as we do.
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You nuet oi.e n.an vno say ..?
are to hae an early spring. i-
a few steps farther and you com
UP vv,th
another, who says w5
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In Atlanta, Ga., a minister, ia
referring to his affinity, a lady
who lives in the next block, said
'hat since he n.et her h na been
a better man and a better preach-
er. Which statement is another
demonstration of the vain of
having an education and a fitting
"'ply at the tongue end.
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The Chinese adminUtrntion
has passed an edict adopting the
worship of Heaven and of Con-
fucius as the state of n?Iixion.
some way recognize the Christian
religion, and this recent edict has
caused some uneasiness, al-
though it is hoped that Its in-
nuence would be wnoiiy political.
Confucu inculcared reverence
ror authority and respect for par-
ents. Modern Christianity pays
no attention to these two cbserv-
ances. On the contrary. we are
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cultivating irreverence and dis-
respect.
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Th iir .,n,t i.
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considering a bill regulating tin
sale of liquor to minors It
maks the minor -ubiect J th
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same penalty as th iaIom-
kenr ir th .-t t.
guilty of a rrim- in ..1,1-
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minor, th mirm. ; t -
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hrr - aiAr
trim m drirAiig it.
Therefore he should be punished.
We are setting over some
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.,0 me jjeiucs over jama 01 osir
sentimnnt. - iiitv ..mk-
sentimentality tr '"the
' VJ'u
i the Crt
that proves th
downfall of the
drinker
If be learns to cut this
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out he is safe and if the minor
nn-sv.. .si A.
3 .4fcliIiJ. aawju
Inevc - c.pnM
drunkard." It i th. rrt .ir.n