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Z. 7 " ", r 'Sr ."-; SLV". sffFf ixssr:- f. '-.iD'-W1J-e- te-t..jS - .i v -.- - i- J POLITICS LAWYERS' CREED Scratch an Attorney and You Have an Active Participant. s By ERNEST McOAFFEY Because He Is Regarded as a "Ce Maa" He Gets the Pestle's Business. SCRATCH a lawyer and you will find ft politician. It did not need an asqaalntance with practical pollUca to know that the mem ber! of my profession were active participants In the game. But as time went on I was surprised to find tne mat .and.- farreachJna; . Influ ence that they' wielded. If a man really acta out to make politics his profession, he would better first study law and get admitted to the bar. The average popular impression of a lawyer in the "submerged tenth" at mosphere of political surroundings, Is that he la "n confidence man." But In that environment this Is considered as a valuable asset To be "slick." "smooth," to be hailed as a "schemer" by this contingent Is to have Its most profound homage. In such labyrinths sf the political catacombs their ides of a lawyer is a man who can-make a good talk and twist the "law" any way to suit the necessities of the occasion. Bat he is always a man to be looked ap to and consulted with. The result of this outlook on the legal profession, is to send various young fellows to the law colleges, and to the private offices of full-fledged at torneys. In their endeavor to get ad mitted to practice and have the right to "hang oat a shingle." If they are of foreign nationality they readily ac quire a knowledge of the English lan guage, and can, of course, speak their own native tongue. In this way they used 'to pick np a little practice hang ing around'the courtrooms of the jus tices of tho peace, particularly the po lice magistrates. In those days they did not even need a license to practice before a Justice. And all the time they were mixing in the primary fights, get ting on tho delegate tickets, running for the legislature a little later on, and even making bold "stabs" at gettingl the nomination for state senators. 1 ran across them in every direction, and most of them were almost entirely innocent of any legal knowledge. "The rule In Shelley's case" was no differ ent to them from the rule in any fel low's case. No reason why "Shelley" should have "any the best of it!" But weren't they "hustlers! " A lot of them were "studying law," a few of them were admitted by favor of a cer Uficate from one of the legal "mills," otherwise known as law collesps, and some others were practicing before the justices on the "catch-as-catch-can" plan of professional ethics, and de pending on what is popularly known as "pull" or "drag" to get their clients off. Each justice knew about how much influence a petitioner for anyone had who appeared before him. If It was a lawyer who was also an alder-i man (quite a frequent occurrence), the course of justice was extremely apt to be tempered with "mercy," 'to say the least. Fines were "suspended" on future good behaviour, men let go on their "personal recognizance," fines were made as low as the law allowed, and other favors bestowed on many of these legal lights. An alderman who was a lawyer was expected to put in his time for nothing, depending on future political favors for his reward. There was very little money In it for him. The candidates for the legislature were occasionally numerous as legal aspirants. Each one of them knew that when he got down to Spring field he would "bump up" against all sorts of legal talent; country lawyers as shrewd as they make them, "singed cats," not so much for looks, but craftier than "all get-out" So the stepping-stone par excellence for law making -preference was to be a mem ber of the bar. When they reached the legislature they either got in with the "grafters," If there happened to be grafters In that session of the assembly,-or stayed on the outside and put in their efforts for just legislation. There was never a glut of "just legis lation" that I can remember. And yet like Brutus, Casslus, et al., they were all, all, honorable men. I don't suppose that a penny of money was ever spent for improper legislation In the state legislature. I don't suppose that laws were passed by undue In fluence of corporations or individuals, I don't suppose that there was a lobby at the state capital. I don't suppose that there were cliques and rings in the legislature, 'which worked to gether, regardless of politics, to run legislation for "what there was In it" But what can an honest minori ty doT As for reformers, the legislature "had them for breakfast" when they had the hardihood to kick against the pricks. t In the city, the lawyers had of ne cessity the choice of all judicial of fices. Chief among these were the judgeships, and once a lawyer was elected jadge he could usually retain the position for another term, often for several terms. But he would not "play politics? until along about time for an election to take place. It rather amused, and sometimes dis gusted, me to see the patent hypocrisy of these members of the judiciary. Be fore getting the chance to run they cast dignity to the winds and were out after the nomination as hot rs Her cules. They would get young, fellows to chase around helping them drum up support la, the bar primary (a sort of "kissing goes by favor" expression of "the Bar association"), and they were not at all. too proud to shake hands with perspiring ward workers and "bosses," and even laugh at stale pleasantries about the outlook. But "Oh! What a difference in the mora lag" the morning after election, I they happened to set elected. After the first flush of joy In victory had passed away, how the dignity of their position would envelop them and enfold them and swathe them with successive layers of self-esteem until they could swell up and out no" longer. How they would, reseat the Idea, the bare Idea, mind yon, of mixing in any thing ao derogatory to the Bench, to the sacred Bench, as politics. As for listening .to the suggestion of who would be a good man for clerk, or who might be glad to get a job as bailiff for his night and day services for months, tut, tut think of the "ermine," think, of the sanctity that doth surround a Judge. But bless yon, when the time began to' swing arod for another election, how easily an, sincerely these good men forgot all about that assumption of aloofness and political1 chastity. Tou would meet them In the little petty back halls In the various wards, at the downtown meetings and at the clubs, and they always remembered you (if you were active in the party), and they always had a choice lot of "guff" about the principles of the party, which, translated into the ver nacular meant: "I want to hold on to my Job.". Why, these fellows were occasionally the' most ungrateful and palpably hypocritical "skates" I ever met. The most ordinary "ward work er" could see through such a game as this, without a second glance. Of course the corporation counsel's office, with a bunch of assistants, was a fruitful place for a bestowal of legal jobs. It had many a tough legal nut to crack, and was a busy office. Being right in the lime-light, and with so many matters of Importance, the bead of the office had to be somebody who could do more than "put up a bold front" He had to be a lawyer, and he was generally a good one. But while this was a necessity, and while he bad to have several live, able as sistants, he could appoint by way of helping out the party, .a number of "assistant" corporation- counsels," who could be "consulted" occasionally and draw their salaries without going intc "brain-storms" with fatigue. The num ber of corporation counsels the "traf fic" would bear varied with different administrations. Some corporation counsels pared it down to actual ne cessltles. so far as possible. Others expanded the list until it threatened to stretch out "to the crack of doom." The city attorney's office, being an elective one, was a plum eagerly -sought by the more active of the pure ly political attorneys. He had a num ber oppositions under him of assis tants in the running of the office, and these places were regularly filled from the legal ranks of the party. Here, then, were more niches to be filled up with legal timber; and if a young poli tician had "been admitted to the bar' he had a chance of going in and get ting a salary from the start and an op portunity for experience which would be invaluable to him. AH the city at torneys I ever knew were orators, ex cepting one. They were all active In party work and party councils, anf sometimes graduated from this office either to higher political positions or to portions with big corporations 11 they chanced to develop unusual ca pacity as lawyers. There were'other departments, often appointive, where legal talent was re quired, and there was always some political attorney "ready at the drop' of an interview to shoulder the white man's burden and "take a hack" at the city treasury. It is a noticeablo fact that lawyers as a rule (I don't say it because I am one myself) are hon est in the practice of their- profession I mean by this that they, don't em bezzle money and prove unfaithful He Was Followed by a Hebrew Law yer of Wit to the trusts placed in them in as great a proportion as other, profession al and business men. The statistics show this, strange as it may seem. Some people claim that this is because they know the penalties better. "In reality, it Is because the transgres sions are fewer. I never saw a lawyer in an appointive or elective position, drawing a salary from the party, who was not expected to be a "live propo sition" as a worker for the party's good. In the clubs where politics was the main topic of Interest, the lawyers gathered in great numbers. Here was where many a judicial candi date sunned himself In the eye of pop ular favor, and carefully nursed his "boomlet" until It reached the ample proportions of "a boom." Here many an ex-judge, shorn of the traditional ermine, sat on the softly upholstered chairs or couches, and either eyed with vain regret the present incum bents or schemed with pertinacious in dustry for a re-nomoniation. Here was the home of "refined" politics; and no lawyer of any note whatever in the party but what "belonged," and found in the society , of the members some fluctuation or current in the political tide, some hint for present or future guidance. Tou could tell an ex-judge from a full-fledged one just as easily as you can tell among a crowd of fishermen who has caught a string and who has had "fisherman's luck." An ex-judge had a chastened look usually, not at all despondent but a reminiscential air of "old, , unhappy, far-off things, and days of long ago." - The present Incumbent was pometImes radiant, ofteaer severe. "Am wbo should' sey. I am Sir Oracle. And whea I ope ray Ups let no doe bark." At the various banquets with which the political world amused Itself, the lawyers were always on hand In large numbers, and were depended on for most of v the speech-making. In the mayoralty elections and the ward elections they were also active, and the brant of the "silver-tongued" ora tory -was Invariably borne by the members of' the legal profession. I remember at one chub banquet where a certain very eloquent young lawyer arose and began his flowery speech with something like the following: "Sprang from' a race whose blood dates back to the dawn of the revolu tion," and so on. He was followed by. Jtsjlf Wintr i Sj'!3K3t.JE3 Even Laugh at Stale Pleasantries About the Outlook. a Hebrew lawyer of wit and worth, who did not particularly fancy the first speaker. This gentleman struck an attitude and launched his oration in the following terms: "Sprung from a race whose blood dates back to the dawn of creation," and so on and so forth. It was unanimously voted that the second speaker was en titled to the claim of "first blood." In the city council you would al ways find the lawyers to the front; and on the committee requiring the handling and disbursing of money none was complete without a lawyer on It The study of their profession, and their opportunities for speaking, developed them In the matter of pre senting ideas shorn of surplus words, and while they were not by any means the wittiest of the council orators, they were usually the weightiest It is really amazing to look up and ascertain what a remarkable influence the lawyers have had in politics, and to reflect that this influence is steadi ly held up in present times. New law3 are being ground out regularly every session by state legislatures, old laws repealed, and laws rendered null by lecisions of the supreme courts are followed by fresh batches of legisla tion. We have too many laws in this country. Don't you think so? And we don't enforce enough of the good ones! And yet, and yet, my experience in politics has convinced me that the leaven of lawyers in the political strife of the country makes generally for the ?ocd. I say this because I have known hundreds of them, and as a class they are honest, and collectively intelligent As office-holders 1 have found them capable, including myself. As legisla tors I have not had much experience with them. But the criticism that I would pass upon them is not that they hold so many of the offices, but that they make too many laws. One young lawyer of my acquain tance whose ambition once ran to the nomination for sheriff, wa3 shown that tesourcefulness is not entirely ab sorbed by the members of his guild. He was an Irishman, living in a county where the vote was a German one as to majority. He figured over the situation with an Irish friend of his who had been brought up from boyhood In the German settlements, and who spoke German like a native. At last he came to the conclusion that it couldn't be done. "They've got 112 votes to our 80, the very best way you can figure It," he announced to his faithful lieutenant "Do I get the chief deputyship if you win?" was the answer. "Certainly," was my friend's reply. "Leave it to me," was the mysteri ous response. On convention day the Irishman who spoke German circulated among the Germans who came from his part of the county and who were trying for a candidate of their own. The other German contingent had a candi date also, and the Americans and Irish were secretly and solidly for my friend McHugh. The Germanized Irishman got his German friends to throw "a complimentary vote" to McHugh "just for the first ballot, d'ye see," to the number of enough votes, when the Irish and Americans came in solid, to barely scrape McHugh In on the first ballot, leaving the worthy Germans to "hold the bag." By much "soothering" afterwards a truce was effected, and McHugh triumphantly elected. But he didn't run for sheriff next time. ERNEST M'GAFFEY. (Copyright, 1SCS, by Joseph B. Bowles.) Automobile Industry Large. Statistics compiled by the Associa tion of Licensed Automobile Manu facturers show that the total value of American-made automobiles for 1907 was $105,669,572. This represents 52r 302 cars manufactured during the year. Of these, all but 5,000 were gas oline vehicles, the smaller number be ing divided between steam and elec tric machines. . French Colonies. It is noted that while the French colonies are fast becoming an outlet for the overflow population of other nations, they are constantly growing more French. United States Has Preference. . Out of 557.737 rersons who left the United Kingdom in 1907. 338.6 12 went ", to the United- States and 203.357 to J -British possessions. s DRESSES .amamanaaaw frnXW BmvC V53l VmV Vet bmVm VS HvtSsmaB' .am flMmHSmM B H Mm nsnaa nWal (Mm eBHaasrEsT Ions ubb jf sma smVausfl (mamem l tii W PoAlV DRESS for Girl from 14 to 16 Tears of Age. Spotted voile Is used for this dress; the ground is white, the spots, blue. The full. skirt is trimmed with bands of blue silk, cut on the cross. ' The bodice has a small yoke of lace, to which the voile is gathered; the epaulettes of lace are bound with silk, and are fixed on under braces of silk. The sleeves are finished with cuffs to match the yoke. Chip hat trimmed with blue ribbon. n Tweed Costume. The -plaited skirt and a Norfolk jacket are ever favo rite styles to be reproduced in tweed or serge, as they are so convenient for everyday wear. The costume shown here is in gray tweed, the Norfolk jack et lined with glace silk. Hat of green straw, trimmed with ribbon, wings, and a fancy buckle. KNICKERS IN THE TROUSSEAU. Each Gown Will Be Worn Directly Over Them Without a Petticoat. A trousseau being made In Paris at present reveals the very apotheosis of luxurious frivolity. Such wonderful sheets designed to turn down far over the covers; and inset with wonderful pieces of lace. At the corners these are trimmed with wreaths of tiny satin and chiffon flowers in colors, or in gold or sliver gauze knotted with cords and tassels. These corners are fast ened by means of lingerie buttons to the satin pouff, while similar wreaths decorate the upper corners of the huge lace-inserted pillows. Entire dinner cloths are made of lace, with squares of fine linen damask let in for each service, the cloths thus designed being fiy eight, twelve or twenty-four covers. The cloth is laid over cloth of gold or silver, the first when white and gold porcelain is used, gold candelabras and masses of fruit for decoration, while the second is used with blue Sevres porcelain, silver plate and centerpiece of black iris and smilax. One of the interesting features of this trousseau were the dozens of satin culottes or knickers, in black, white and colors, each with its distinctive trimming ,of lace frill or ribbon and buckle at the knee, each with its de tachable lining of fine white batiste or white china silk. And not a petticoat, not one! Each gown is meant to be worn directly over these knickers. From a Paris Letter to Vogue. Care of the Forehead. The forehead to be pretty should be smooth, even, white, and delicate, and unmarred by frowns, which speedily leave their indelible marks on it. Care should be taken in youth not to form the bad habit of raising the eyebrows when talking, as this leaves long straight lines on the forehead which mar its appearance and which give the countenance an early appearance of age. The forehead should be kept smooth, white, and free from wrinkles with a good cold cream, or skin food and massage. If the skin has become tanned from the wind or sun, it can be bleached with diluted lemon juice. The only way that wrinkles can be removed is by constant massage and by being careful not to indulge in any of the movements or motions which cause the wrinkles to appear. Some Silk Advice. A silk buyer In a department store has this advice to give in regard to the making up of silk: "Large pins or needles make perma nent holes In silk fabrics and, if extra large, break the threads; then the silk tears easily. Put new needles in the sewing machine before working on new silks. With old needles, only slightly blunted, the silk is certain to pucker and draw. "Be careful in plaiting or ruffling that the iron used is not too hot. An over-heated iron will crack any silk. Always wear good shields, and avoid, if possible, much trailing of silk gowns, as the fabric frays quickly." Color Schemes in Dress. A- sleevelesB coat of palest gray tussore is worn with a plain skirt over a blouse of damask rose silk muslin, and .the red straw hat to go with It Is trimmed with a garland of gray clematis and an upstanding aigrette of black and white grasses. Secondly, a pale melon green Shantung tint has a blouse of ciel blue and a hat of marine blue, a deeper shade, with a wreath of vine leaves and two or three long sprays of purple and blue delphiniums, set like quills, slanting backwards. A black Shantung gown, piped and decorated as to buttons with malachite green, owns a black hat lined with malachite and trimmed with white, green and rose scarlet leafless daisies with black centers. From the Queen. Return of the Polonaise. Many of the tunic princess gowns have more than a suggestion of the old polonaise. One sees the effect not only in handsome afternon costumes, but also in evening gowns. The tunic, whatever its shape, lends itself admir ably to the embroideries, braidings and border trimmings, all of which are u B9 as4 now- FOR GIRLS FROCKS OF JAPANESE CREPE. Excellent Material for House Gowns Made Up Simply. t Many years ago the girls of the country made Japanese cotton crepe a popular dress fabric. It was intend ed for kimonos, but its cheapness and its wearing qualities served well for frocks. Then it went out of fashion for some reason or other. Now It has returned. It sells at a small price and is dyed into all manner of charming colors and tones. In pale blue, in light green, in white and in cream, it makes up Into charm ing frocks when a girl Is wise enough not to add quantities of lace and rib bon. It does not stand elaboration very well. It should be left to Itself. For simple little house gowns, for shirt waist suits, made up with plaits and tucks and bias folds, it is quite charm ing. The wide puritan collar of embroid ery or lace gives a dainty touch to the blouse and a girdle of silk or satin finishes the costume up quite smartly. SATIN DINNER GOWN. Satin, though never before regarded as a summery material, has in its light, soft qualities firm hold upon feminine favor and has been adopted as an eminently practical material for the hotel dinner and evening frock of the dressy but substantial type. It will stand the wear and tear and sea air moisture better than the soft, filmy materials, and one sees a great num ber of these satin frocks. The above model was carried out In straw color satin in conjunction with lace bands which nearly matched In color, on the low-cut bodice. Other than said band3 and the lace frills ou sleeves there is no foreign decoration; but there is elaborate use of tucking in artistic fashion on both skirt and bodice as sketch indicates. Bran Water for the Nerves. Overworked and tired women who have "nerves" that are unruly should drink bran water between meals In stead of eating white bread and butter or anything that comes handy when they feel faint The phosphates In the bran will develop a steadiness of nerve that is unequaled by any other method of cure. To make the bran water add j a coffee, cupful of wheat bran (the or dinary bran that is fed to horses) to three pints of wa'ter that has begun to boil. Be sure the water is boiling be fore the bran is put in, and continue to boil it until the bran no longer floats on top. Do not put a cover on It while it bolls. Shaking tho saucepan helps to settle It When the bran has set tled cover It and boil slowly for ten minutes. Strain it into a pitcher and let it settle. This entire quantity should be taken in one day. The bran water does not taste particularly good, but neither docs it taste bad, and in this age of white flour it is what every system needs. . To Prevent Rust Before storing knives oil-them care fully and wrap them In paper to keep hem from rusting. fl GOOD CAUSE FOR WRATH. AFC WtHtGV)'' SRfl Waiter Had the A Chicago art about, the wrath et WlUam T. Erase. the New York collector ansa wl so many hogaa nalattasa have Imposed. - "He's awfully angry," said the art dealer, repressing a seine. "Some of his costliesf pieturea, yonr knew, have taraed oat fakes. Hip blood. soils when he thinks 'of the way he has been duped. "He told ae the ether day that he could hardly understand tho rage that possessed him against every petty lit tle lnelgnflcant dealer that had cheat ed him. He said It was like the rage of a waiter that he had noted one afternoon at luncheon. "At luncheon, Mr. Evaas said, he called his waiter's attention to a dead fly in some dish or other. "The waiter, as ho took tho dish away, mattered with a maleveleat look at tho limp insect: " Td give a twodollar MO if 1 knew for certain that this was the .fly that's been buxzing about nay .boos all -tho morning."' HE COULD NOT WALK For Mentho-Buralnfl Homer eo Ankles Opiates Atone IreagM Sleep ima Yielded to Cuticura. T had eczema for ever two years. I had two physicians, hot they only gave me relief for a short time and I cannot enumerate the ointments and lotions I used to no purpose. My ank les were one mass of sores. The itch ing and burning were so intense that : could not sleep. I could not walk for nearly four months. One day my hus band said I had better try the Caticara Remedies. After using them three times I had the best night's rest in months unless I took an opiate. I used one set of Cuticura Soap, Oint ment and Pills, and my ankles healed in a short time. It is now a year since I used Cuticura, and there has been no return of the eczema. Mrs. David Brown, Locke, Ark., May 18 and July 13. 1907." HARD TIMES, INDEED. "Poor man! so-you are a victim of the late financial panic?" "Yes. lady. Tou see, folks along de route is too poor. now ter hand out Iree grub!" Mother's Accomplishment In the Bohemian set of New York two of the popular members are a well known writer and his wife, who also has written several books. They have a daughter about four years old. Re cently the little girl was visiting at the home of a friend and her small playmate asked her: "Can your mamma sew?" The daughter of the literary pair evidently was a bit chagrined. She could not remember that she had ever seen her mamma sew. She is a truth ful child and would not claim any ad vantages she was not sure of, yet she felt that mamma's honor was at stake. "I don't know if mamma can sew," she replied, dubiously, "but she can smoke a cigarette." English Idea of It Little things frequently Illustrate thi English view of American geo graphy very picturesquely. An Eng lishman had taken the Pacific Express at Philadelphia, and, feeling tired, bad retired to his berth. Just before he fell asleep he happened to remember that he had forgotten something, so he put his head out between the cur tains and called: "Portah! Portahi" The porter came. "What is it?" he said. "Please wake me when we get to San Francisco, you know.' ALMOST A SHADOW. Gained 20 lbs. on Grape-Nuts. There's a wonderful difference be tween a food which merely tastes good and one which builds up strength and good healthy flesh. It makes no difference how much we eat unless we can digest It It is not really food to the system until it is absorbed. A Torkstate woman says: "I had been a sufferer for ten years with stomach and liver trouble, and had got so bad that the least bit of food such as I then knew, would give me untold misery for hours after eating. "I lost flesh until I was almost a shadow of my original self and my friends were quite alarmed about me. "First I dropped coffee and used Postum, then began to use Grape-Nuts although I had little faith it would do me any good. "But I continued to use the food and have gained twenty pounds in weight and feel like another person In every way. I feel as if life had truly begun anew for me. "I can eat anything I like now in moderation, suffer no ill effects, be on my feet from morning until night. Whereas a year ago they had to send me away from home for rest while others cleaned house for me, this spring I nave been able to do it myself all alone. "My breakfast Is simply Grape-Nuts with cream and a cup of Postum, with sometimes an egg and a piece of toast but generally only Grape-Nuts and Postum. And I can work until noon and not feel as tired as one hour's work would have made me a year ago." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to Well ville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest tfTraneei Sama FeeUmaM: dealer was taeniae fiS'T" HmHBHOH .mHBHBHBHBHBHHhi I mnBHSHBHSHBHsm. mnhw-. 'hbhbhbhbhbI BY THE WAV. Few Uvea are better than they seem te be. We sayoar conscience Is good if it suits ourselves. Everyone win have ado tan hi! the court Justice holds. The oftener people are hs leva the less they know what it 1m. Educating is mahhag snails able to lean and to nee what they learn. No maa Is a nebody, bat It take a great many moo to somebody. PERT PARAGRAPH. It is extremely hard far a silver toagaed orator to be at aM Interested la golden silence. When a maa forgets his own name sometimes he teat ao as he would appear. If leap year doesart mmded a match factory, there a eold hearth aezt Aaybody who is necessity possess a taste sad good American. 4e WPwilwVa Miss Gusher (who la- traduced to the Mr. Lyon, -I am aather Oh. with I fall yoar dear, dehghtfal asleep with one to i and, every sight Soaday Content to Do LRUs. Xet as be content to do Httle. If God sots oa at MUJe tasks. It hi bat pride and self-will which says: "Give me somethiag huge to fight and I should enjoy that; bat' why make me aweep tho dust?" Charles Kinsley. Practical Ccsasway. If yoa would sacceed fa bealaess. never spend a ceat as era than yoa earn. No matter how small yoar earn ings, you should master this art I use the word "art" advisedly, aa so maay young men' appear to fritter away without so much as a thought all their earnings. Marshall Field. The Strona Thought of Self. The strong thought of self Is in evitably insulting it la as restrictive of human contact as a live wire. Mary Stewart Cutting, in "The Way farers." Forcing the Child. Do not force a child wadaly to prac tice the piano,-unless It acquire a dls ( taste for the study, which both child and paretn may bitterly regret in later years, says Woman's Life. It is little short of a crime to 'compel any form of study in a child even though it happens to have a natural talent for a particular art ( Same Here. One of the behests given the Japan ese bride Is "Do not talk too much." The constant stress laid on this ad vice is a sure sign that it isn't being heeded. Friends in Need. What need we have any friends. If we should ne'er have need of them? They were the most needless crea tures living, should we ne'er have use for them, and would most resemble sweet instruments hung up In cases that keer their sounds to themselves. Shakespeare. A Motor Servile. With slight modification the boy's criticism in his essay oh the horse might be applied to the motor-omnibus namely, that "the horse is a noble animal, but he does not always do so." The motor-omnibus is tho servant of vast numbers of people, but it is sometimes allowed to behave in a manner which Is objectionable. East and West. ' There Is no longer any doubt, our Shanghai correspondent tells us, that the old order of thought which has guided the lives of countless millions in the Chinese empire through a long succession of centuries Is passing away forever. The movement in fa vor of western education has become irresistible. London Times. The Sense of Duty. A sense of duty pursues as ever. It is omnipresent like the Deity. If we take to ourselves the wings of the mornin&and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, duty performed or duty violated is still with us, for our happiness or our misery. If we say the darkness shall cover as. in the darkness as in the light our obliga tions are with us yet Daniel Web ster. Omaha Directory SOTM4 Tfcbla Itelieselaa. 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