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WHEN OCT OF TOWN.
Sabserlamra IcsvvlaaT ts clt-j tem
porarily sfcoald kirt The Be
maileS to tkaaa. Addreu will a
Abdul Hamtd Is having more trouble
than the average man with his spring
housecleaning.
A Chicago woman offers 200 for a
good husband. The price la pretty low
for an oversold market.
. It begins to look as though the
struggle were on to demonstrate
whether Patten or wheat Is king.
Mow appropriate that the democratic
senators took for their text in discus
sing the tariff bill the duty on gas re
torts.
The man who pulled a gun out of
the boat muzzle first hus been burled
and now t-Omes the turn of the one
who rocks the boat.
An Ohio student sold his uniform
and a cornet to raise money enough to
elope with his sweetheart. Here's
hoping that he made a good trade.
Governor Shallenberger has re
located Omaha on the map, but
whether his pull with the local de
mocracy Is good remains to be de
veloped. You don't hear so much now about
letting the people rule as you did a
while back. The democrats are trying
to get re-elected and their machine la
.working like a steam roller.
Reports come from East Africa that
Roosevelt left the big stick at home.
It will be an easy matter to cut an
other one In the Jungle and Interested
parties should not presume too far.
The hollowness of democratic talk
about nonpartisan Judges Is shown by
the statement that the machine has
things so well In hand that only as
many democrats will file as there are
places to be filled.
Boston announces It will celebrate
tho tercentenary of the landing of the
Pilgrims in 1930 by the holding of an
exposition. With a little western pustf
Boston should be able to put an ex
position in order by that time.
For a country which Is depopulated
several times a year by the massacre
of thousands of its people Asiatic
Turkey is holding Its own fairly well.
Borne day It will become apparent that
the Shanghai liar Is not the only one.
With Patten In night and the price
of wheat tumbling, the food gamblers
are a busy lot. but the men' whose
paper fortunes are being wiped out
will get very little sympathy from the
public that was expected to pay for
their fun.
William T. Stead, the London Jour
nalist, expresses the opinion that the
only solution of the Turkish question
is to turn that country over to the
United States. ' Mr. Stead is entirely
too kind. The United States has
enough trouble of its own.
John Mitchell tells the Yale stu
dents that the application of the golden
.ulu wo tlii settle all labor disputes.
The same might be said of all other
disputes, but the difficulty is that
when a man thinks be holds the whip
band he misplaces the measuring rod.
Promoters of the Northwestern
Saengerfest very properly resent the
imputation that the success of their
gathering depends on the hours dur
ing w hich beer may be obtained. The
Saengerfest ia supposed to have to do
with music- Melpomene and not
batch
Pattes Venus Wilson.
When Secretary of Agriculture Wil
son recently Issued s statement as to
the amount of grain In the country as
compared with previous years and the
prospective demand for the same.
"Jim" Patten of Chicago challenged
the correctness of the figures of the
secretary. Patten Insisted that the
prevailing prices of wheat were not
due to manipulation, but to the fact
of a shortage. Between the two the
public had no means at the time of
arriving at s correct conclusion, be
cause in the face of the Wilson state- i
ment wheat continued to advance In
price.
Coincident with the abandonment of
the wheat pit by Mr. ratten prices
tumbled and have continued to fall.
The logic of events would seem to
Indicate that Mr. Wilson knew what
he was talking about, both as to the
amount of grain In the country and
the prospects for the new crop.
With the fate of the speculators
who went Into the deal as a gamble
the public has little or no concern,
bat with the general disturbance to
business and the hardships of the con
sumer the proposition Is different. It
will doubtless develop a flood of reme
dies for the evils of gambling In food
products. The governor of .New York
recently appointed a commission to In
vestigate the subject and after an ex
haustive Inquiry these men were forced
to admit they could find no remedy
foe the evils connected with the trad
ing In futures, which when conducted
on a legitimate basis was held to be
more beneficial than harmful.
Tim one lesson that might profitably
be drawn from the deal is that people
who are users of grain should pin
their faith on official statements com
piled by experts, who have nothing to
gain by misrepresentation, and gov
ern their .actions accordingly. If the
millers had refused to buy at the price
fixed by Mr. Patten his task of hand
ling the deal would have been much
greater and probably beyond his ca
pacity. Drift of Political Sentiment.
The only election In which national
politics figured, held since the tariff
bill was Introduced in congress, oc
curred in Cleveland this week where
a successor was chosen to Mr. Burton,
who resigned his seat in congress to
enter the senate. The result here
offers no encouragement to the demo
crats who have been nursing the hope
that the republican revision of the
tariff would give the democrats control
of the next house.
Though the district Is normally re
publican the democrats, under the
guidance of Mayor Tom Johnson of
Cleveland, had strong hopes of carry
ing it or at the least materially re
ducing the republican majority. Yet
the republicans won out by over 6,000
plurality. The plea cannot be made
that It was a purely local tight, for
the action of the democrats previous
to the election made it a square, clean
cut issue between the two parties, with
both bending their energies to secure
a v.ctory. The size of the republican
majority is particularly gratifying, as
the personal popularity of Mr. Burton
was such mat it was naruiy nopea
the district could be carried by any
thing near his plurality at the last
election.
With this skirmish as a guiding star
and the democratic disorganization and
disagreement on all public questions,
the republicans may confidently ex
pect to be continued in power if they
will proceed to give the country an
equitable tariff bill. The executive
branch of the government offers noth
ing on which to hang democratic hopes
and the whole matter is up to con
gress to retain public confidence.
Wizards of Plant Life.
Since the days when a Connecticut
Yankee invented a wooden nutmeg ex
perimenters have been busy In produc
ing wonders in tbe fruit and vegetable
world. Seedless oranges and raisins
are now a common commodity and
Burbank has given us the Logan berry.
Apples as red as Charley boy's necktie,
ss yellow ss the gold of Ophir and
whose blushes rival the efforts of a
school girl are on every fruit stand. The
tomato, once tbe symbol ot Cupid, has
been elevated to an article of dally diet.
Everywhere tbere has been evolution
and progress, and now comes a Colo
rado man with tbe latest, a seedless
watermelon.
The methods by which the seedless
watermelon Is propagated are not
given to the public, but tbe small boy
csres nothing for this If he may bo re
lieved of the loss of time Incident to
spitting out the seeds and enabled to
take larger bites. One more step snd
the cup of human happlnetts will be
filled let the experimenter proceed
until he has produced a melon with
neither seeds nor rind and all cote.
Then will rain and torrid beat In dog
days cease from troubling and vacation
time for all be filled with one long,
gladsome song.
Traffic on tbe Erie Canal.
Second only In Importance to the en
largement and Increase in capacity of
the Kris canal Is a movement in New
York to maintain tbe efficiency of the
present waterway pending the cou
structton of the new one. Tbe canal
Is a New York enterprise, but the west
has a direct and vital Interest in it
While only a small portion of tlje
freight traffic between the eaat and
west passes through the canal. It acts
as a rate equaliser and indirectly af
fects every pound of freight between
the two sections.
As the new canal in many places
dot j not follow tbe same route there
bts been a tendency Ut allow the old
one to fall Into decay and not only
decrease lis carrying capttity, but pus-
sibly permanently divert traffic from
the water route. New York business
.Interests see the danger of this snd
hsve taken action to prevent It.
The railroads and elevator interests
are showing their hand, which should
be notice to all concerned to be active
in preventing this great rate equalizer
from passing into disuse. It Is of just
as vital Interest to the grain grower
of the west as to the commercial In
terests of New York. There are 600
boats at present in operation and the
amount of traffic these can handle If
the canal is kept open will be a ma
terial factor in the rate situation.
Registration. '
Today Is the only day for revision of
the registration lists for the coming
city election and it is most important
that every voter not already properly
enrolled should appear before the reg
istrars and qualify to vote. The elec
tion, a week from next Tuesday, will
determine who is to have control of the
city government for, three years, and
these three years will constitute one of
the most Important periods In the city's
history.
It is of the utmost Importance that
during the next three years Omaha
should regain the good name, which
has been blackened by the cowboy per
formances of its municipal executive
during the past three years, and every
good citizen who has the reputation
and the future growth of Omaha at
heart has a duty to perform which he
should not shirk. The first step Is to
qualify to vote by complying with the
registration law.
Last year's registration holds good,
except that anyone who has moved
from one voting district to another
must take out a transfer. Those who
for any cause failed to register for last
fall's election, or who have moved Into
the city or become of voting age, or
become naturalized since the last reg
istration, will now have an opportunity
to register.
Brazen.
In their own newly promulgated
city platform, the democratic mayor
and council, who are asking an exten
sion of lease for their occupancy of the
city hall, reaffirm that In city affairs
party politics should be subordinated
to good government. Do they believe
they can cover up the notorious fact
t"hat during the whole period that they
have been in power they have done
nothing but play politics to the detri
ment of good government?
The democratic mayor tried to use
his office as a stepping stone to the
governorship, one democratic council
man tried to trade his place for the
sheriff's office and another succeeded
In securing a transfer to the Board of
County Coram issfoners. The demo
cratic assistant city attorney worked
himself into the Denver convention,
the democratic custodian of the city
hall pulled down an appointment from
the governor as his reward for polit
leal activity and the democratic street
commissioner set himself up as a po
litical satrap in the capacity of county
chairman. All last year the city ball
was the recruiting station and supply
depot for the local end of the demo
cratic national campaign.
If there were ever three years in-j
Omaha's history where there waa more
of partisan politics in the city hall and
less of attention to the city's business
than during the last five years of
democratic misrule, it is not recorded.
With such a record of political wire
pulling and manipulation. It takes a
lot of brass on the part of Mayor Jim
and his councilmanic crew to prate
about subordinating party politics to
good government in city affairs.
Ten dollars a mile looks like a
pretty stiff price for Using the
physical valuation of the Nebraska
railroads, especially when it is remem
bered that the result will not be final,
but that, from time to time, the same
expenditure will bave to be met. This
Is snother democratic venture into
the realm of experimental govern
ment, and Nebraska taxpayers are pay
ing the freight.
When the democratic city council
was making its record, it bsd no
thought of the coming time when it
would have to face that tecord. This
is why some of tbe candidates for re
election wish now they hsd a chance
to do things over. But It is too late
and the people will pass a verdict
very soon.
It Is now asserted that It was Mrs.
Morton and not ber illustrious hus
band who originated Arbor day, but
why dispute over this? Tbere Is
surely glory enough in the event for
both, and both will long be remem
bered by Nebraaka people, not only
because of Arbor day but for other
reasons.
A French scientist hss declared
there is nothing mysterious about
plant life. "It is," he says, "but a
simple physical and chemical function
of an organism produced by the sub
stances and forcea of its own cosmic
environment." Simple enough, Isn't
it, when it Is explained to you?
Smith Ely, former mayor ot
York, now past 80 years of sge,
New
hale
and hearty, attributes his longevity
to free indulgence In pie ss an article
of diet. The man who is waiting for
a slice of the political kind is easily
convinced that men who feed on it
never die.
t.4 Casrl for Creaki.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The appellate court of California has
overturned tho verdict against another
grafter. The only surprise la that the
court waa so slow about it. when the fact
Is remembered that it had the reversal In
the case of Ruef rVady before the verdict
had bet n mill juiurd
In Other Lands
BUS X,lgat waa la Trnii.
ptrlng Among the Hear aad
ru nations of tko Carta-
Everrta are moving rapidly In Turkey.
Any hour may bring ntws of the downfall
ot Abdul Hamtd II and change the des
tiny of the Ottoman empire. The un-
acrupulout craft of the sultan In bringing
about the revolt of the soldiers ten day
ago proved to be a dismal failure. Not
ao with the fires of Moelom hatred lighted
ait the same moment In Asiatic Turkey.
Doubtleas the outbreak of murder and
rapine was intended to nupvlement and
emphasise the revolt againat the m!nlntry
at Constantinople and restore the reau
tlonarlea to power on a wave of rellRlous
fanaticism. That both were Intimately re
lated la shown by the hurried pardon
granted to the participants In the revolt.
But eultantc craft wan powerless In
reaching the greater military body pledged
to uphold constitutional government, and
these forcea now surround the capital
and control the situation. The sultan Is
at their mercy. His final appeal to his
fanatical people miscarried. Whet was de
signed to be a personal triumph devel
oped Into a series of massacres of Chris
tians that shocks the civilised world.
Meanwhile the primary author of the orgy
Of blood, unlike his prototype In Shake
pear' Richard III, lack the physical
backbone to meet his enemies In the open.
Behind palace walla the sinister figure of
the empire pleada and cringes, ready to
embrace friend or opponent. If by so do
ing continuance on the throne Is assured.
No one who studios Abdul's maeterful
craft and diplomacy at home and abroad
need be eurprised If he succeeds in worm
ing himself once more Into the confidence
of the dominant TOung Turks, and hold on.
The irrlp of thirty-three years In power
to not easily shaken. Should "the' will of
Allah," as Interpreted by progressive
Turks, decree abdication, Hamid Would
pass oft the stage as fittingly aa he en
teredIn trail of blood and crime.
M
Belgium and Holland, two ot the smaller
states of Europe, tinvexed by naval scores
and military burdens. fumiRh a striking
exhibit of the value of centering the ener
gies of the people on commerce and In
dustry. Together the two states have an
areaof 23.911 equate milea and a total pop
ulation of less than 13,000,000. During th
last fiscal year their Imports and exports
amounted to 12,149,299,641. With an area
of 204.092 square miles and a population of
nearly 40,000.000 the total foreign trade of
France for the last fiscal year had a value
of 2,1SS,01,'.,8, or a little more than the
trade of Belgium and Holland. Germany,
with nine times the area and five times
the population, beat the combined trade
of Belgium and Holland by only 60 per
cent.
. The new commander of the British forces
in India, General Sir Garrett O'.Moore
Creagh, who will succeed Lord Kitchener
In the lutumn, Is sixty-one years of age.
He Is a graduate of the Royal Military
college. Sandhurst, and joined the British
army in 1868. He hus held many staff ap
pointments and seen much service. In
the Afghan war of 1878-M he won tree Vic
toria Cross, and took part in the Zhob val
ley expedition in 1S90, being on both oc
casions mentioned In the dispatches. From
1897 to 1800 he was political resident at
Aden, and commanded the Aden district.
He commanded the second brigade in the
Chinese expedition of 1900, and was after
ward general officer commanding the
China force. In recent years he has been
military secretary at the India office.
Without any desire to aggravate the sit
uation or rile the temper of friendly Brit
ishers, a Braxlllan paper prints an amusing
Illustration of the "German peril," hitherto
overlooked. It states that the EiiKlUh
warships that had Just visited St. Paulo
were all marked "Made In Germany." The
Good Hope, the Devonshire and the Car
narvon are all constructed with armor plate
made by the Krupps at Kxscn. and In
obedience to law these plates are marked
"Made in Germany." These letters have
been painted over, but the paint weara off.
hile the marks are made Indelllblc bv a
specially patented process. The English
shipbuilders Import these nickel-steel plates
Decause, with a thlcknesa of only six
Inches, they have the same strength
English ateel plates of nine Inches.
Politiclana are very much alike the World
over. In the old world aa readilv a in
the new they do not alwaya weigh the
means by which an end is gained. During
the labor strike in Paris an innocent and
insignificant bill was rushed unnoticed
through the French senate, by which a
cure tax Is Imposed on every visitor to a
French health resort. Every town or com
mune containing mineral springs or having
mineral waters brought to Its territory,
every mountain resort or climatic station
and every seaside as well aa Inland water
ing, place, la declared a public health re
sort, and as auch Is empowered to estab
lish a cure tax on all visitors, the amount
to be fixed by a commission. Hotel keepers
and proprietors of boarding houses are re
sponsible for collecting the tax, which must
be added to the visitor's bill.
The ancestral home of the fabled stork
Is now watching the movements of the
Joyous bird with an eagerness and anxletv
that commands sympathetic Interest every
where. The Houee of Orange longs for an
heir to the throne and public hope centers
on news from the apartments of Queen
Wilhelmlna. An heir la essential to the
perpetuity of Holland oa an Independent
state. Without a direct heir the belief is
widespread that Holland would eventually
become a vassal state of Germany, whose
expanding policies covet the vast stretch
Ot open sea washing the count of Holland.
No wonder then that the approach of the
atork la eagerly watch by the Dutch. Should
the mythical bird bring the happy message,
great will be the Joy of the Dutch. Past
disappointments mill be forgotten, and the
queen can have without asking whatever
the burghers can supply.
The scrappy suffragettes of London and
of other population centers of England
waste a vast amount of physical ami
mental energy in seeking a piivllegu of
doubtful value, while neglecting lines uf
effort which, rightly directed, would be Im
mensely beneficial to the sex. One phase
of the drink evil in ' British cities Is that
of women drinking at bars. An attempt
has been made to stop the practice ao far
aa It concerns mothers dragging their
youngsters into the 'public houses." by
prohibiting the entrance of Juveniles Into
these places, but the prohibition has been
evaded by establishing nurseries near at
hand, where the women can drink while
leading their children in the care or nurses
hired fur that purpose.
Friends of human progress who think
they see the light breaking In the east
w'll avoid disappointment by considering
the obstaclea. In Persia, where revolu
tionists are struggling for eonojltutional
government, it is doubtful if one In a
thousand of the natives would know a con
stitution from a spring bonnet. About one
In a tlinutands cn resd and scarcel) one
in lea thousand ,can mrile. In aui'li dark-
Iir " Vi'JJi. , n - , wiaal
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si,' rixv;. ji
ness a tallow dip may be mistaken for
the arc light. Progresa will not be a
marathon, and a primary contest hasn't
the substance of a dream.
A an exhibition of dramatic nerve there
has not been any In years to equal the
attempt to popularise "An Englishman's
Home" In Berlin. That extraordinary
freakish production, originating In a dTeam
of German Invasion of England, waa rightly
hooted off the stage in the Oerman capital.
John Bull does some ridiculously raw
things at Units, but the production of a
plav among people to whom It ascribes
ulterior motives and brutal conduct, would
seem to be exceeding the limit.
A notable uplift In the trade of Ireland
Is shown by official repoTta. In 1904 the
total trade of the Island amounted to
$625,000,000. In 1907 It reached tfflO.000,000. a
good part of the Increase being In exports.
The country Is now developing tobacco cul
ture and tobacco manufacture, turning out
a brand of "Turkish" cigarettes as clev
erly as Connecticut rolls "Havana cigars."
ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
Retsrs to Practice of Preanotloa by
Seniority.
Washington Herald.
Army officers will rejoice over the an
nouncement which has been made by the
secretary of war of the appointments by
President Tatt of brigadier generals and a
major general to fill prospective vacancies
In those grades during the present year.
The officers selected represent the ap
pointments In that class of high military
positions which Mr. Taft will have occa
slorl to fill by virtue of the retirement ot
Brigadier General J. B. Kerr and Major
General John F. Weston. The selection of
the officers-Brigadier General William H.
Carter to be major general, and Colonels
J. A. Augur. Tenth cavalry; John G. De
Knight, corps of engineers, and M. P.
Maus, Twentieth infantry, to be brigadier
generals represontu a commendable ad
herence to the desirable policy of rec
ognizing seniority. Mr. Taft Is evidently
disposed to regard the colonels of line and
staff, of whom there are some 120 In num
ber, as furnishing the officers from whom
selection may be made In appointing gen
eral officers with due regard to personal
and professional qualifications.
There lias been nothing more demoral
izing in Its effects upon the commissioned
personnel of the army than the exercise
of executive favoritism in the form which
selects Junior majors and captains to be
brigadiers. Officers who are thus jumped
by their Juniors In rank and service are
entitled to entertain a grievance when they
find that their own efforts are thus ig
nored and theft- chances of promotion are
thus blocked.
Mr. Taft'a appreciation of the virtue of
seniority is one of the most gratifying
signs of his attitude toward the military
personnel, the members of which have en
tertained the hope that there was an end
of promiscuous and rampant favoritism
CIVIL SERVICE CAREERS.
Possibilities Ikows by Successes ot
Hitchcock, and Cortelyaa.
, Boston Transcript.
In the United States there Is a steady
Increase In the number of places in the
civil service. The total Is already largi
enough to be a serious draft On the moer
promising of the nation's army of young
men. By frequent examinations the lists
sre kept up so that those who fall below
high standards have little chance ot ap
pointment. The hard road to success In
private life, which develops the best qual
ities, the drudgery which precedes success,
does not deter the ambitious young men
when nothing else offers. But the Induce
ments which the civil service holds out
are exactly the things which lure the young,
even the ambitious. It gives an opportu
nity fur one to earn a comfortable living
with leisure to pursue the studies ot a pro
fession. Of recent yeaia the examples of Messrs.
Cortelyou and Hitchcock, both employes
in the classified service, who have risen
to places of prominence in the political
world, have added much to the attractive
ness of It as a career by showing that U
may carry great possibilities. The claa-sifU-d
civil service also sending con
stantly Into private business and profes
sional life a number .of men who profit
by the special experience which they have
had under the goveisiment. Patent office
examiners become patent lawyers, and cus
toms experts in the Treasury department
become custom house attorneys. The De
partment uf Agriculture ia steadily sending
men tnt the agricultural industries and so
the welding of the civil service with the
general humness of life has become very
much more close than would at first sight
appear.
Marvelous Victory.
HI. Ixmls Globe-Democrat.
Mr. Bryan's tnly success with the
prraent democratic legislature of Nebraska
is the uondeninaUoti of Mr. Carlisle's
pent ion system for stJte university and
ouhcr college ! oft mors. But the Carnegie
system moves forward steadily In spite
uf a few eccentrics.
Weary of Haro Work.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Aldrtcb announces that at the end of
tils senatorial term he will retire to private
life. Mr. Aldrich will be missed, but he
needs the rest. Running the country I
hard work..
la the Uuod Old Times.
Host on Transcript.
Speaking of the tariff and of "good old
times'' we uie reminded that Pliny paid to
a pound for pepper th year ruund, and
trivia is uo record of a protest by bira.
They finest, most tasteful and
wholesome biscuit, cake and pas
try are made with Royal Bak
ing Powder, and not otherwise.
Royal is tho only Baking Powder
made from
Royal Grape Cream of Tartar
POLITICAL DRIFT.
'Probably the most Imposing spectacle
to be seen In Washington." says the
Charleston News and Courier. "Is a Vir
ginia congressman who has been fattened
on protected peanuts."
Governor Hadley of Missouri thinks that
one of the political possibilities of tho
near future is a titanic struggle between
the democratic and republican parties for
the control of the south s electoral votes.
James' E. Martine, the "farmer orator"
of New Jersey, and bosom frleqd ot Will
iam Jennings Bryan, In looking over hie
diary the pther day discovered that he
had made 4,105 speeches for his political
principles, which, be says, are his re
ligion. Former United Stales Senator David
Turple of Indiana Is one of the notable
dead of the month. lie was a distinguished
lawyer, a great debater and one of the
group of famous politicians which made
Indiana a fiercely fought battle ground
two decades ago.
The senatorial investigating committee
of the Wisconsin legislature would like
to have Senator 8tephenson come' home
and answer a few pertinent questions. But
the senator finds his duties In Washing
ton too urgent to bother about the frivol
ities of the post. Besides, he hss the cer
tificate. The New Jersey legislature has ad
journed, with . scarcely anything recom
mended by Governor Fort In his message
enacted Into law. There has been a con
stant fight between the governor and the
party managers, and republicans of alt
factions are looking forward with dread
to next fall's election, when the issue be
tween tfie governor and the party managers
win oe carries 10 ine people.
Bx-Sena tor "Billy" Mason of Illinois
doesn't give the Intelligence of the voters
a very high rating. "The American citi
zen." he says, "is always thumping him
self on the chest snd announcing 'I am
the people.' As a .matter of fact, he Is
Just a plain fool. He has to be Jumped on,
alugged and thrown down two flights of
stairs before he understands that he is
being Jobbed by the men he sends to con
gress to represent him.
I'aprlaahlc.
Baltimore American.
The man. It has been said, who makes
two blsdes of gross grow where only one
grew before, is the race's benefactor. What
Is to be said of the man who makes one
loaf of bread dearer or one lump of ice
more difficult to bring into the homes of
the poor?
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WHITTLED TO A POINT.
esBssHasssB)
"Where's your watch 7"
"Here It Is."
"But that watch is silver. The one yea
used to carry had a fine gold case."
"Circumstances alter cases, m, know."
Cleveland Leader.
The Hons were considering the case of
Roosevelt. "He's only coming to study our
habits," remanked ons.
"I'll do my part to Instruct him," said
another. "If he has any Idea that we're
vegetarians." Philadelphia Ledger.
"Did you ever have appendicitis?", said
the Insurance man. '
"Well," answered the skeptic. "I was
operated pn. But I never felt sure whether
It was a case of appendicitis or a case of
professional curiosity." Washington Star.
"Were the colors on those new goods
you bought as fast as the saleslady de
clared them?"
"Fast? Well, when I washed them they
ran ao you'd think they bad speed mania."
Baltimore American. .
"Put money In thy purse," counseled
Polonlus.
"All right, dad," responded Ophelia.
"And not hairntna. chewlnc rum. cookr
Ing recelpes, powder rags and dress sam-"
pies. Louisville Courier-Journal.
"There is a very queer Item In the
police news this morning."
"Whet Is that?" , '
"Customers are making some ugly charges
against that beauty doctor." Baltimore
American.
SEISMIC DOMESTICITY.
New York Sun.
He left the house at 8 a. m.,
As was his usual way.
The tide of business life to Stem,
Just as he did each day.
He left behind a gentle wife. ' j-
A home all calm and sweet:
To these, from all the cares of life,
He nightly would retreat.
Alas! he hurried home that night, '
Fond visions In his bresst,
To find o'erwhelmlng, awful blight
Had fallen on his nest!
Had lightning atruek the little flat 1
And ripped the place In twain?
There waa no spot to lay his bat
He put It on again.
There- was no place to hang his cast.
No chair in which to sit;
A cloud of dust went down hs throat-
Of supper, not a bit!
The bureau overfilled the door.
Their trunks were on the bed.
There waa no carpet on the floor
The brle-a-brac had fled.
His wife was somewhere in the gloom
He seemed to hear her voice:
Then came In contact with a broom
And left, he had no choice.
Now, In hie office chair hevtails
To hear the welcome call.'
And when It comes he'll thank the fates
That home la his till fall.
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15th and Douglas Sts.
R. S. WILCOX, Mgr
in Our Sunday Ad.
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