THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 26. 1900.
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Now pat tb house in order for King
Ak-8ar-Ben XV.
Tho ond of tho world I perlodl
e4 rlsltatlon that nerer arrives.
When It's all over, everybody will
bo wenderlng what It was all about
Juit a coincidence tbat tbo Half
Moon comes In at tbo right time of tbo
montb.
Oae week of street car strike baa
been proved to be Juat one week of It
too much.
No foad parent baa yet bad the
temerity to name twins after Cook
and Peary.
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Eeformatiou of the CommiuioiL
Tbe advocacy by President Taft of
the creation of a new and exclusive
court to consider appeals from the
rulings of the Interstate Commerce
commission and to relieve tbe federal
courts of this work In the same man
ner that the new customs court Is to
relieve it from litigation growing out
of the tariff law, foreshadows a
readjustment and reformation of the
Interstate Commerce commission. The
president would have the commission
charged with many new and Important
duties by enlarging Its Jurisdic
tion and empowering It to revise
freight classifications, to institute com
plaints of Its own motions in rate mat
ters, and to enforce more prompt com
pliance with Its orders.
Tbe difficulty which confronts any
plan to enlarge the powera of the In
terstate Commerce commission, and to
add to its work, is, that the commis
sion as now constituted and with Its
present powers and duties. Is entirely
Inadequate to the demands upon it
which have grown so fast, and become
so complicated, that no such single
body can fulfill ita purpose satisfac
torily. The expanse of territory within
the confines of the United States is too
wide, our industries too enormous, our
railroad mileage too colossal, our
problems too varied, the distance too
great and the time too short to have
one Interstate Commerce commission
take up all the railroad problems that
may arise and grant relief for all the
grievances and complaints growing
out of railway transportation.
What Is needed. The Bee believes
and baa already urged, is a division of
the country into districts for purposes
of railway supervision and regulation
corresponding more or less to the
traffic divisions along which tho rail
roads have themselves organized
traffic associations and tho recasting
of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion so tbat there shall be a sub
commission for each dlstrlot to Investi
gate and pass on local matters, subject
to review of the Interstate Commerce
commission or appeal to the Interstate
Commerce court, somewhat in the
fashion of the federal circuit and su
preme courts. Just now; with the best
of intentions and steadfast industry,
tho Interstate Commerce commission
cannot possibly give prompt hearing
and decision on most important con
troversies, and in tho majority of
cases, delay is the same as denial of
Justice, because tardy damages cannot
make up for lost business.
Av body with the authority of the
Interstate Commerce commission with
in easy reach and ready to transact
business with dispatch in each traffic
division would make effective the va
rious rate regulations and Interstate
Commerce commission laws as they
were intended to operate. Uniformity
of rulings would be secured by review
and appeal, and undue delay, whoso
certainty now prevents people from as
serting their rights, would become the
exception instead of the rule.
Our toot ball players will proceed to
demonstrate the progress the game
' baa made since last year.
Arter feeding so long on musk ox
sad blubber no wonder those pole
climbers take kindly to festal banquets.
; Airship Insurance baa not yet been
worked around to tbe point tbat makes
tbe widows and orphans feel comfort
able over It.
What about our women's club?
Isn't It about time for the club women
to come to the front and belp us mere
men to save tbo country?
I Any over-eager advocate of tbe In
come tax who can't wait Is privileged
to Incorporate himself and contribute to
the federal treasury at once.
When Kansas City really opens up
Its new anion depot for business It
may want to build an addition to re
ceive steamboat passengers navigating
the Kaw.
, No tears are being shed over the
demise of the high school fraterni
ties. Tbe high school boys and girls
will not lack for fields of activity
without tbem.
' That delegation of oommercial
commissioners from Japan bas been
doing Chicago, from now on tbe vis
iting Japs will appreciate what they
see all tbe more.
A might have been anticipated,
tbe saddest thing about tbat convic
tion of a Chicago police Inspector for
graft is that they haven't been able to
find oat who got tbe money.
The only place where Mr. Roosevelt's
aagaalne story is open to Impeach
ment Is where ho tells about listening
for hours to the tales of adventure
recounted by a fellow passenger.
If tbe state platform promulgated
by Nebraska republicans "saved the
day" for the president la securing the
tariff concessions be demanded, that
is Just what It was Intended to do.
Th , use of drugs aa medicines la
said to be going out of fashion. Tbe
good old homely remedies grand
mother used to prescribe bold their
Own against all Iconoclastic innova
tion.
AH reports agree that the military
tournament which the troops of the
Department of th Missouri have been
holding at Dm Moines Is as waquall-
ted success. These tournaments afford
tbe soldiers good practloo and diver
slon and educate tbo public to tha
aaefulness of the army. They are a
k good thing and should bo encouraged,
Mr. Roosevelt'i Karratire.
The first installment of Mr. Roose
velt's narrative of his African bunting
trip constitutes a thoroughly charac
teristic contribution to the current
Scribners, which has engaged with blm
to publish the story.
Mr. RooBevelt waatea little time on
preliminaries and Jumps the reader
quickly Into the heart of Africa, with
accompanying comment on the value of
tbe work which the British and the
Germans have been doing there as civ-
lllxera, and a word of contrast em
phasizing the great advances made by
the negro in America over the de-
scendents of his slave-bunted ancestors
In Africa.
In tbe very middle of the article is
a truly Rooseveltlan preachment on
tbe value of game reserves and tho
benefits accruing from the Intelligent
framing of game laws, whioh, as he
would evidently have It, should be an
integral part of every plan for conser
vation of natural resources When be
gets Into the wild animal field Mr.
Roosevelt gives us a foretaste of a new
work on natural history, with concise
descriptions of appearanoe, babita, his
tory, and In some Instances a cata
logue of the paraattlcal insects which
the wild beasts support
Tbe story from the beginning shows
that Mr. Roosevelt bas set out upon a
congenial mission and bas been bavlng
huge sport ever since. Everyone knew
In advance that whatever adventures
might befall blm be would get tb
moat of enjoyment and satisfaction
out of tbem, and Mr Rooaevelt's nar
rative Is convincing assurance of tb
fulfillment of these expectations.
Calking in tho Pole.
The one thing that threatens to dim
the luster of the North Pole discovery,
assuming that both the claimants are
In position to make good, la their over
sea! to cash In their Polar experiences.
All the talk about self-aacriflclng de
votion to science and patriotic en
deavor to aecure first honors for the
Stars and Stripes, above all other flags,
does not comport well with the sudden
transformation of the quest for the
pole Into tho quest for the dollar.
Tbe copyright notice of the news
paper account of tho Peary expedition
gave the information that it bad been
lasued first aa a copyrighted book, and
a few coplea expoaed for sale, before
any part of It was reproduced by any
newspaper In the United States and
Europe, in order to obtain full protec
tion of the copyright lawa. Dr. Cook
Is announced for a lecture tour to be
gin at once on a contract which guar
antees blm a larger compensation than
that paid any previous lecturer. He
Is to give one lecture In 8t- Louis, un
der the susplces of tho Buainess Men's
league of that city, for which It Is re
ported he Is to receive $15,000. When
Mr. Peary geta In touch with the lec
ture bureaua he will doubtless be sim
ilarly engaged, and routed, aa a stellar
performer. In tbe meanwhile both
are aaid to have contracted with pub
lishers to get out their books on fat
royaltlea.
Nobody who appreciates the priva
tions and exposure which these men
have undergone would wish to deny
them the opportunity for ample recom
pense, and yet they may spoil all the
glory the world is disposed to grant
them by driving the bargain too hard.
Everyone connected with these polar
expeditions has repeatedly explained
that they were not money-making en
terprlaea. If the pole Is to be cashed
in at topnotch rates it will be too bad
that It happened to be discovered in
duplicate, and that we will have to pay
for It twice.
Government By the People.
In the campaign last year the de
feated candidate tried to rally bla
forces with the slogan, "Let the people
rule," carrying the implied Inference
tbat under the then existing adminis
tration, and under the administration
of his successful competitor, popular
government waa Impossible. In hla
speech at Provo Mr. Taft has given a
singularly apt expression to the pre
vailing thought, which received so de
cisive endorsement in his election, that
ours has been since the days of Lin
coln, and Is now, a government of the
people, for the people and by the peo
ple. "We have the best government
on earth," said Mr. Taft, echoing his
Introduction, "and representing that
government I have attempted to take a
Journey of some 13,000 or 14,000 miles
for the purpose of convincing the peo
ple, If I can, that every man, woman
or child born or- naturalized In this
country, bas a voice and a right to be
heard at Washington, and that his in
terests are the subject of careful con
sideration by those who represent the
government at that place."
Despite the lamentations of the dis
contented, and despite the demagogy of
the discredited, the fact remains that
wo have a government which in all
tbe substantial gives tho people what
they want. The most valuable feature
of our own form of government is that
which enables the majority of the peo
ple to have their way by registering
their votes for public servants of their
choice, and approving or rejecting the
principles and policies upon which they
may take issue.
Nothing exemplifies so strikingly tbe
popular character of our government
than this very tour of the president In
contrast with the tours of European
monarchs. Our president openly and
avowedly goes forth to meet the peo
ple whose government he represents,
and to get In touch with them, tbelr
Ideas and their points of view, while
the European monarch travels solely
for his own pleasure, with seldom a
thought of ascertaining what sort of
government bis subjects want blm to
give them.
Those who are disposed to deal im
partially with history will admit the-
truth that from the very foundation of
the republic we have never had a gov
ernment so fully under the control of
the people of today. We have never
had suffrage so universal, we have
never had elections so free, we have
never bad the ballot so well safe
guarded, we have never had public
officials so conscientious nor so ap
preciative of their representative ca
President Taft on Labor
Publicity for Eoipitals.
At tbe annual meeting of the Amer
ican Hospital association held in
Washington last week the committee
report presented by the superintendent
of the Buffalo Oeneral hospital, in
calling attention to the tremendous
growth and improvement of hospital
service In the last fifteen years, Incl
dently urges full publicity of hospital
affairs and Insists that it is entirely
ethical for hospitals to present their
advantages before the publlo In an at
tractive manner, and In such a way as
to encourage the confidence of the pub
llo and the knowledge among patients
that tbelr interests are being carefully
guarded. In other words, tho most
enlightened hospital managements are
coming, If they have not already come.
to realize tbat tbe true policy is not to
keep it dark, but to let in the light of
day and Inform, one and all, what
benefits the hospital bas to offer.
Full publicity, of course, can come
only by the use of various means of
securing public attention, and more
particularly by the use of the newspa
pers. It Is plainly the sense of the
American Hospital association that
there is nothing' unethical In a hos
pital advertising for patients because
It Is only through patients that the
hospital can do its real work of alle
viating the ills of mankind. While
hospitals are, and must continue to be,
in aome degree dependent upon the
philanthropic of public-spirited people,
because those who need hospital belp
are often Just the very ones least able
to pay, yet It la recognised that for
effectiveness the modern hospital re
quires business management as much
aa any buainess Institution.
The recommendation of publicity
for hospitals raises the question
whether this will not be an entering
wedge to break down the wall which
has been inherited from the dark agea
closing in the practice of medicine
with a professional code that prohibits
resort to advertising for publicity. The
practical operation of this rule has
been to bar only such advertising as a
physician or surgeon would be re
quired to pay for, and to permit blm
to avail himself of all the free adver
tising be can get. If It Is ethical and
legitimate for a hospital to lay Its ad-
from Speech Delivered at
'T know there la an (lament among
employers of labor and Investors of cap
ital which i utterly oppoaad to tha organ
isation of labor. I cannot sympathise with
this element In the slightest degree. I
think It la a wlae course for laborers to
unit to defend their Interest. It la a
wise course for them to provide a fund
by which should occasion aria and
strikes of lockouts follow those who loa
their places may be supported pending
an adjustment of the difficulties.
"I think the employer who declines to
deal with organised labor and to recog
nise It as a proper element In the settle
ment of wage controversies la behind the
times.
"There Is not th slightest doubt that
If labor had remained unorganised wages
would be much tower. It la true that In
th end they would probably be fixed by
th law of supply and den-rnd, but gen
erally before this law manifests Itself
there la a period in which labor, It or
ganised and acting togatner, can compel
the employer promptly to recognise th
change of conditions and advance wages
to meet rising market and an lncreaaa
In proflta, and, en th other hand, can
delay tha too quick Impulse of th em
ployer facing a less prosperous future to
conomls by reducing wages.
"There Is a higher standard of living
among American laborers than In any
Chicago September 14, V,
other country In th world, and while
there hav doubtleea been a good many
other reaaona for this, certainly th ef
fect of th organisation of labor has
been te maintain a ateady and high rate
of wares making such a standard of liv
ing possible.
"Nothing I have said or shall say
should be construed Into an attitude of
criticism against or unfriendliness to thos
worklngmen who for any reason' do not
Join unions. Their right to labor for such
wages as they choose to accept Is eacred
and any lawlees Invasion of that right
cannot be too severely condemned.
"All advantages of trades unionism,
great as they are, cannot weigh a feather
In th ' seal agalnat th right of any
man lawfully seeking employment to
work for whom and what price he will.
And I aay this with all the emphasis pos
sible, even though th fact la that If I
were a worklngman, I ahould probably
deem It wise to Join a union for the
reasons given.
"Of cours when organised" labor per
mits Itself to sympathise with violent
methods, with breaches of the law, with
boycott and other methods of undue
duress, It la not entitled to any sympa
thy. But it I not to be expected that such
organisations shall be perfect, and that
they may not at times and In particular
caess show defective tendencies that
ought to be corrected."
vantages before the publlo in order
that Its facilities may properly be
availed of, why should it be no less
ethical, or less legitimate, for a sur
geon or a physician to use the same
kind of publicity to let sufferers know
that relief may be had? - The hospital
la gradually being made to conform
to modern methods and we hope the
antiquated medical code may yet be
discarded.
The Coming: of Ak-Sar-Ben.
This Is The Bee's annual special edi
tion heralding the coming of King Ak-Sar-Ben.
Aside from the. street car troubles.
which now happily seem to be on tho
point of adjustment, no advent of King
Ak-Sar-Ben, In all the fifteen years of
his reign, has had more promising con
ditions.
A good harvest with remunerative
prices bas spread prosperity over the
entire land from which King Ak-Sar-
Ben draws bis pilgrims.
The material growth and expansion
of Omaha during the last year has
made the city more attractive than
ever, and better equipped to furnish
wholesome entertainment and amuse
ment for visiting guests.
The preparations which King Ak-
Sar-Ben has made for his parades, fes
tivals and gala balls are calculated to
hold np still higher the enviable repu
tation be has achieved In this respect.
King Ak-Sar-Ben XV Is on his way!
May bis court , be mora dassllng and
more splendidly patronized . than that
of any of his predecessors.
Mr. Roosevelt has taken a portable
library with him Into the Jungle whioh
wil) give the five-foot book shelf a
close run as a liberal education. It
ranges from the Bible and Euripides to
Captain Marian, Bret Harte and Mark
Twain, with Shakespeare and Bun-
yan's Pilgrim's Progress bucking' the
center. Mr. Roosevelt calls It his "Pig
skin library," because each volume la
bound in pigskin. As he bas now
printed the complete catalogue of Ita
contents It will doubtless soon be on
th market in clubbing offers and on
installment payments.
Texas is geographically the biggest
state In the union and still It Is not
big enough to hold two such eminent
citizens as Mr. Bryan and Senator
Bailey at one and the same time.
When Mr. Bryan winters in Texas
Senator Bailey will be In Washington
and when Senator Bailey summers at
home Mr. Bryan will be sticking close
to his Nebraska farm or riding the
Chautauqua circuits.
Mr. Bryan's prescription for msklng
a platform pledge binding by recit
ing its binding force in the platform
does not seem to make a very decided
hit. Mr. Bryan's own record of re
pudiating two of the principle planka
in the democratic national platform of
1892 upon which be was re-elected to
congress Is a counter argument bard
to beat.
I
It is to be noted that Senator Gore's
plan to give the republican house In
surgents an unopposed re-election baa
received no official atamp of approval
from tbe democratic powera that be.
Simply a Freeh Spot.
Washington Herald.
That little blue dab that you see In your
new geography, Johnny, la the North pule.
Otherwise, you will find th situation about
as you left It last June.
An Overflowing Measnr.
Indianapolis News. t
There being no political significance at
tached to the entertainment afforded by
the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben at Omaha,
nothing occurred to mar th president's
enju ment of the occasion.
Th Idea aad the Tribute.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Immense volume of real regrets
from so many, so adveree, and so note
worthy sources represents largely a gen
eral tribute to the specific Idea for which
Governor Johnson stood more than any
of the other leaders of his party historic
democratic common sense and conservatism.
Tk l.asarlvas West.
Boston Herald.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and
Chancellor Strong of the Untvers ty f Kan
sas should be mussled. By their vivid pic
ture! of western farmers' and students'
luxury they will destroy th Industry of
western college presidents and academy
promoters who for generations hav flocked
to New England with appeals for aid for
their "struggling Institutions In the midst
of poverty-stricken surroundings." Any
thing which undermines th tradition that
tbe east must forever go on being "char
itable" te th west la most reprehensible.
SEEMONS BOILED DOWN.
-"
Bom piety aspires so mucn It cannot
perspire.
The faith that can b bidden never stay
healthy.
If you are a saint you will want to be
something.
Th only way to keep faith sweat Is to
keep It In service
' They who go out to hit the high 1 laces
land on th dump.
It's wis to be afraid of th spirituality
that fears morality.
It Is often safer to trust an old prejudlo
than a new appetite.
Habitual regret simply puts th head
light on the tall-end.
The tight-fisted usually think they hav
a great grip on the rock.
Th Impress of your life depends on what
you are trying to express.
Th more painful a man's piety th more
prone he la to preeorlb It.
The people who draw th most exact pic
tures of th lnflnlt on often do least to
reproduo the original.
Th folka who ar always practicing
Nothing in my hand I bring" ar always
ready to call the church a failure.
Many a man thinks he la selling the gar
ments of truth when he Is only endeavoring
to indue others to adopt his style of
clothes. Chicago Tribune.
SECULAE SHOTS AT THE PULPIT
Chicago Record-Herald: A Chloago
preaoher says all the planets ar inhabi
ted and ha even express th belief
that there may be on some of th far
away stars being that are superior to
.nen. Now let those who disagree with
him bring forward proof that h is wrong,
if they can.
Baltimore A marl cam An enterprising
pastor in a Pennsylvania town has given
the young iopl of hi congregation until
New Tear to arrange thirty weddings.
And bo cioat is th power of suggestion
that It is fully expected th sixty heart
Hppoaled to will beat as thtrty before
the rvdtilred tiu. limit expire. v
Now Tork Trlbun: That Ohio clergy
man who ha uken th clock out of the
church on the ground that it disturbs
a preacher and makes htm shorten his
sermoni evidently never attended the lec
ture of th college president who used to
worn Mb Iheo.ogtcal student tbat "the
H"ly OhoHt vJway refuses to work after
tne first twenty minutes."
New Tork Mall: Striking testimony to
the importance of woman's part In ohurch
organisation appears In a document on
tbe "Census of Religious Bodies" Just
published by th United States Census
bureau. The figures given ar for 1906,
and It appears that in that year, the
church members of th United States
numbered about 11.000,000, of whom if.
per cent were females. This showing la
for the membership of ail churches taken
together. Th inferior status of man la
further emphasised by th fact that the
males In Protestant churches numbered
only St.ff per cent of the total member
ship, and in th Cathello church only J
per cent
Sioux City Journal: Th death of Bt.
Key. Mgr. B. C Lenehan removes a bright
light from the aotlvltlea of th Catholic
church. For more than forty years he
distinguished his priestly office, and hap
pily for Iowa his labor waa altogether
here. It Is well to turn apart from the
turmoil, the atruggle, th strife, and all
th discord and bitterness of things of
a day, to eonuiuct the beauty and the in
ti easing strength ef on serving In hu
mility and with all patience under the un
faltering guidance of a whit soul, called
In tender mercy, too soon, we are prone
to aay, to lay all his burdens down.
Bleaaed be the memory of Father Lene
han, vlear general, monselgneur. If you
please the same man. His benediction he
has left to those who were his children
and hla friends.
PERSONAL AHTJ OTHERWISE.
There's an end to all things, even a
pennant winning race that flailed on the
back stretch.
Bugs ar easting th gum off stamps In
Washington. Elsewhere the stickers get
along with a licking.
' The gaiety of th Arctlo affair would
be materially enhanced If a few Eskimos
would blow In with thslr blubber.
Only 1,000 Smiths showed up at the fam
ily reunion at Seattle. The rest of the tribe
stayed at home with th children.
Justice. Liberty and Truth ar attract
ing merited attention In New Tork. They
are French warships and cannot operate
on land.
If that Canadian who claims a home
stead right to the North pole will stUe
on hla claim and stick to It, all els will
be forgiven.
A brochure on "The Indian In Manhattan
Island" Is out Evidently soms artistic
cigar sign still adorn the scenery of "little
old New York."
Every prlseflght hereafter planned In
New York City will have three principals
two brulvers and Governor Hughes, the
latter dispensing the knockout drops.
New Orleana has decided to bar plug
hats, drees coats and poetry during Presi
dent Taft'a visit next month. That gulf
hurrloane waa not without provocation.
With Peary and Cook, Matt Hanson and
Harry Whitney declaiming on leotur plat
form a few months hence, prophecy of a
hard winter should be recalled and revised
upward.
Brigadier Oeneral Funaton has proven
himself waterproof, Agulnaldo-proof, earthquake-proof
and fireproof, yet a m nasty
banana peel brought blm to th sidewalk
and Ualeat4 his shoulder.
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The Record of
a Half Century
The history of the Equitable Life Assuranco Society
of the United States since its organization in 1S59 to the
present time is in many respects the history of the life
insurance business for the past fifty years. It is largely
due to the progressive administration of the Equitable
that the skepticism of the public toward life insurance
was years ago dispelled and that the business has becomo
the great force it now is in tne financial and economic
life of the nation.
By popularizing life insurance itself, by liberalizing
the policy contract, by making Equitable policies attrac
tive for the policyholder to buy and easy for the agent to
sell, the Society has from time to time during its history
set the standard for all companies.
The Equitable was the first company to make its pol
icies Incontestable after the first year.
The Equitable Was the first company to simplify the 1
policy contract, and to remove unnecessary, burdensome
restrictions. :
The Equitable was the first company to pay its death s
claims immediately on presentation of proofs of death. A
The Equitable was the first leading company to issue
a policy providing for a surrender value In cash of the tall
reserve during the lifetime of the policyholder.
After paying to policyholders since organization, to
- December 31, 1908, the tremendous total of $656,772,603,
the Equitable has in addition accumulated assets amount
ing on December 31, 1908, to $472,339,509, making a total
fund'of $1,129,112,112, or $39,322,697 more than policy
holders have paid to the Society in premiums.
The Surplus over and above all liabilities ($391,072
042) amounted on December 31, 1908, to $81,267,467, en
suring beyond all question the fulfillment of every policy
obligation. Because of its progressive, economic admin
istration, its fair dealing toward policyholders, its im
pregnable financial strength, the Equitable at the close
of an eminently successful first half-century offers to the
insuring publio life insurance of the very highest grade,
and agency positions of exceptional value to high class
produoers.
, "STRONGEST IN THE WORLD."
J
THE EQUITABLE
Life Assurance Society
OF THE UNITED STATES
PAUL MORTON, President
H. D NEELY, Manager
Merchants National Dank Building. Omaha.
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Heal dial Cold Room
TVe put in your furnace one or
more Maltese Hot Water Heaters
and supply hot water to heat from
one to a dozen rooms. We install
everything complete.
With our system of heating cold rooms
(after the first cost) it is practically get
ting the hot water heat free, as we utallte
the hot gases which ordinarily pass out
through the chimney. Visit our store and
see the combination furnace ready for use.
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1206-1208 Douglas Street,
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THE NOON WHISTLE.
Roy Farrell Orean in Leille's.
There'a a charm about the chimin' of the
graat cathedral bclla.
Aa there's harmony allurin' when tha big
plpa organ swells;
Thara a a oaptlvatln' sweetness In tha trill
In' of a lark
Or a whip-poor-will a-callln' through tha
damp and dewy dark.
But aay you've been a-workin' for a weary
half a day,
A-bllaterln' your fingers as you're aarnln'
of your pay.
The acreechin note that greets you seems
tha sweetaa' sort o' tune
As you drop your pick an' (hovel when tbe
whistle blows fur noon.
It's a raapln' note discordant to a highly'
' cultured ear.
But to every hungry feller it's a menage
aoft an clear;
An' you mutely bless tha muio aa you
take from off tha nail
The dainty home-made knick-knacks in the
battered dinner pall.
Why, the daughters of Terpsichore, that
eat at Pallae' feel.
Ne'er tripped a ripplln' measure that to
eara waa hall ao sweet;
That, no doubt, waa aoul enthralUn',; this
a hungry etomach'B boon;
An' tha pipes o' Pan aeem playln' when
tha whistle blows for noon.
There are artiste upon music, an' there's
critioa, it la true.
But a hungry man at noontime Is a Judge
of music, too!
For he's given not to thtnkln' how the
sweet crescendoa roll.
An' a stomach' a not tha vagueness of a
music-lover's aoul.
An' so I aay, tha hummln' o' tha plump,
brown-belted bee
A-hustlln' alter honey In tha famed Hes-
perldes
Ne'er with tha swish o' busy wings
melody did croon
As sweet a stealeth to ma when tbe
whistle blows for noon.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"A Colorado heiress baa married thali
family physician."
"1 expect that she either had to do that
or pay bla bill." Houston Post.
"What doea your husband ilka for his
breakfast T"
"Anything I haven't got In the house."
Cleveland Leader.
"If all very well for you to preacb
economy," said hla wife, "but I notice
whenever I cut down espenaea that yoe
moke better algars and apentl mora m&uey
for your own pleasure than at any other
time."
"Well, confound It, what do you suppose
I want you to economise (or, anyway T"-,
Chicago Record-Herald.
"There never waa a time when the
farmer waa ao highly considered aa he la
today," aald the gentle Jollier.
"That's right," answered Mr. Carntossel;
"they're makln' a heap o' fua over ua
agricultural folk. Tou see, crops has been
kind o" good lately. In addition to votea
we've got a little spar change that's worth
lookln' after." Washington titer.
"Ha couldn't even propose to a wemaa-.
he' too bashful."
"Nonsenae! He's married."
"Yes; but ha married a widow." Cleve
land Leader.
He Do you know that aa long aa X her
known you I have never seen you draased
In whiter
She Indeed! A re you, than, eo partial
to th color?
He Not exactly that; but whenever t
see a girl dressed In whit I arn always
tempted to kla her.
She Will you excuse me for a quarter ef
an hour? Judge.
The teacher wa reading: " Then th girt
warrior fared the mocking foe and un
sheathed her deadly wnpon.' What does
that mean, children? WelTJ ElvlraT"
Klvlra Please, ma'am. I think It means
he tuck out her tongu. Cleveland PUla
Dealer.
"Were you evr treated for the drink
hahlt, my poor man?"
"Oh, yes. ma'am. I couldn't afford al
way to be buying 'em." Baltimore American.
IMPORTED and AMERICAN
MINERAL WATERS.
Obtained as direct shipments from the
springs as Importer.
Case It H-gallona Boro-Llthta Watar,
for g.00
Weat Baden gpandal Water, case of t
dwsen quarta , B6-BO
S-gallon Jug Crystal Lit hla Water.. fa
-gallon jug Salt-Sulphur water
Buy st either store. Ve sell oer 100i
kinds mineral water.
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
BUteentb and Dodga SU.
Owl Oruz Co.
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