THE BEE: OMAITA, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1910. -
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Every drop you take counts. If you
are an aviator.
The "sting t. Ingratitude" will now
bo brought forth for exhibition.
The Cuban revolution falls, which is
another sign of Cuban advancement.
Emperor William Is going to have a
dally paper.' Now let the Outlook look
out. ... .,'.
"Brlstow Over the Line," says, a
headline.. Surely not off the reserva
tion! i. v '
Collector Loeb will not have to run
much. If be takes the nomination he
will win In a walk.
Might be a good idea to erect a few
lighthouses for the aviators. Probably
would save a few bones.
It is to be hoped Pa Rourke's base
ball team keep away from those aero
planes when they come.
If you cannot be cool, at least try
to look Mike it for the sake of the
other fellow. It is a knack.
Colonel Roosevelt will make a
speech at Osawatomle and John
Brown's Body lies smouldering In the
grave.
We begin to suspect that this raid
on the kissing bug emanates from the
Old Maid's club. Patience, girls, pati
ence!
Every time news gets scarce over
the ocean somebody starts the old
story that the leaning tower of Pisa
Is falling.
Now that bowling has been taken up
In London, we may expect it to be
come popular in some of the American
centers of fashion.
Uncle Joe apologized for speaking
at a chautauqua, adding "I am not ac
ceptlng any fee for It," which, of
course, la some palliation.
You may as well give up when Kan
aaa takes a notion to stand In the lime
light, she will do It even it she has to
draw on her Carrie Nations.
Omaha's weekly bank clearings keep
showing a gratifying Increase over the
corresponding period of last year.
Pretty good business barometer.
The participation of Uncle Sam's
airship makes the forthcoming Omaha
aviation meet a sure winner no matter
what the professionals may do.
Through old-time World-Herald
glasses It looks like a tug-of-war be
tween the editorial sanctum and the
business office. Who'd have thought
Ut
American actresses and actors are
faring badly in Europe these days.
One is killed la Italy, one in Scotland
and another In Austria. Must not like
our art
Colonel Price addresses bis farewell
"To My Friends in Nebraska." All
that was needed was to file a with
drawal in the office of the secretary of
ttate.
Note that The Bee Is the only paper
that ever sounds timely warning
against excessively inflated tax levies.
The others always yell only after the
sanage is done.
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, "Let Ut Alone."
Back from a pleasant visit to vari
ous rool spots along the coast of La'
brador, James J. Hill, LL. D., finds
himself refreshed enough to discuss
the railroad business and the govern
ment's attempt to regulate It from the
public's standpoint, In a rather breezy
manner.
"If they will let us alone every
thing will be all right," observes Dr.
Hill. "There are some honest, intelli
gent men In this country who want to
do business the right way, but they
can't do it so long as they are ham
pered with politics."
Coincidental as It may seem, the
Hon. John W. Gates returns from
Europe sententlously suggesting that
"there Is too much politics, especially
In connection' with business in this
country, and I hope we will soon get
over this tide of political interference
with railroading and . other business
conditions." '
These gentlemen undoubtedly voice
the sentiments of many other captains
of Industry and railway magnates
none of whom would be too modest to
admit that he belongs among those
"honest, intelligent men who want to
do business the right way." And for
proof that everything would soon be
"all right" from his and his associates'
standpoint In a few years if they were
not interfered with by the government
or obstructed by political activity, we
may hark back to the days of the fa
mous Northern Securities case, where
everything was so completely all right
that it required all .the government's
resources and some two years of time
to pry apart the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroads which had
Inadvertantly become merged In viola
tion of the law, while everything was
getting all right.
As for Mr. Gates, no man is better
qualified to speak upon the effect of
"political interference" if he has in
mind such matters as the watering
of stock and fictitious inflation of
values.
We should be grateful to these
sturdy kings of commerce for their
disinterested advice, providing we
treat It with becoming seriousness. In
the meantime we fear the "let alone"
period of history has been left be
hind us.
A Decidedly Bungling Job.
Although few people are aware of
it, an amendment to the constitution
of. Nebraska is to be voted upon at the
coming primary to make a new defini
tion of what constitutes the voting
citizenship of the state.
Without taking issue with the pur
pose of the amendment which is to re
strict the right of foretgn-born citizens
to vote to those who have been fully
naturalised, and without even ques
tioning that the amendment will be
Adopted under the peculiar system of
ratification which has been put into
force, yet It Is not out of order to re
mark that' whoever drafted the pro
posed amendment did .. , decidedly
bungling Job.
In the flrBt ; place, .the proposed
amendment provides that "Every male
citizen of the United States, of the age
of 31 years, who shall have been a
resident of this state, etc., shall be an
elector." The existing section for
which this substitutes reads, "Every
male person of the age of 21 years or
upward." Strictly construed, and tak
ing into consideration the omission of
the words, "or upwards," it would be
easy to hold that the proposed amend
ment when adopted will confine the
electorate to citizens of 21 years of
age and none other, and disfranchise
all over 21. Whether any court would
go to such a length we do not know,
but the plain reading of the words
would fully justify it.
In the second place, the proposed
amendment tacka on this proviso al
most equally illuminating:
Provided. That parsons who shall hav
declared their Intention to become cltlsens
conformably to the laws of the United
States and are voting at the taking effect
of this amendment, may continue to exer
cise the right of suffrage untii auch time
as they may . have resided In the United
States five years, after which they shall
take out full cltlsenshlp ptipera to be en
titled to vote at any succeeding election.
' Presumably, the Intent of this pro
viso is to avoid disfranchising any foretgn-born
citizen who has already ac
quired the right to vote in Nebraska,
but, if so, it does nothing of the kind.
The exemption goes to those who "are
voting" at the time of the taking effect
of the amendment. But how can tUat
be ascertained? Those who may be
entitled to vote are not necessarily
those who are actually voting at any
particular election, and at best the
record cf those who vote' is not a per
manent record. -
The amendment permits foreign
born citizens to vote on first papers
"until such time as they may have re
sided in the United States five years,"
after which they must have full citi
zenshlp papers to be entitled to vote,
the assumption being that at the end
of five years' residence they can take
out full cltlsenshlp papers. But even
this does not follow because part of
the five-year period of residence may
have been passed without taking out
first papers, so that the most expedi
tious naturalization would still leave
a period during which a person now
entitled to vote would be disfran
chised. This applies particularly to
those foreign-born citizens now voting
on first papers who have already re
sided in the United States more than
fire years, and who would, therefore.
be disfranchised immediately upon the
taking effect of the amendment and re
main disfranchised until they could
complete their naturalization, which
some are not in position to do.
It is utterly unexplainable why any
one framing a constitutional amend
ment should have put it in this compll
cated and confusing form when a sim
ple proviso, declaring foreign-born
voters now residing In Nebraska ex
empt from the new requirement would
have made its meaning clear and un
mistakable, and accomplished the pur
pose better.
The Cappt Case.
Certain influences are trying to
make political capital out of the en
forced retirement of Rear Admiral
Washington Lee Capps of the United
States navy, but it is going to be a
hard task to complete with credit to
those who have essayed it.
The Capps case seems to be simple.
That he was a good seaman and a
painstaking worker Is admitted, but
he was not the head of the Navy de
partment and for the good of the
government and the service It was
necessary to permit the head official
of the department to exercise final au
thority. Secretary Meyer had adopted
certain policies and Admiral Capps
preferred certain other policies. The
secretary's methods were proved to
be more modern and generally accept
able and he was not in a position to
yield his ways to a subordinate, so in
sisted on the subordinate carrying out
his system. Admiral Capps could not
see fit to comply and his friends think
a very great injustice' was done him
by the secretary who advised him that
unless he could come to the depart-i
ment's way of doing, It would relieve
the department of embarrassment if
be would resign.
This is such a simple matter that it
seems no one, even of the most parti
san caliber, would seek to use it as
a basis of criticism of the secretary
of the navy. Private business would
never countenance such insubordin
ation. Why, then, should public busi
ness do so? Of late much of the tur
moil stirred up at Washington by
those seeking to discredit the adminis
tration has been precisely of this sort.
Newspapers have attacked the admin
istration for discharging men for rank
insubordination which these newspa
pers themselves would not tolerate
for a minute.
Conserving the Robin.
Catching the spirit of the times,
Mrs. Russell Sage, has gone Into the
business of conservation, recently
setting aside $15,000 to conserve the
life of robin redbreast in the south.
This would be a more popular move if
not confined to the south, but It is pos
sible that if it meets with good results
down there, Mrs. Sage may decide to
try it up north, even though the robin
is not so ardent a lover of our climate
and country as be la of Dixie.
It ' is said that "Mrs. Sage was
prompted to this magnanimous act by
the belief that southerners with their
sweet teeth, had devastated the robins
by making them up into robin pie and
southern 'newspaper are now having
some fun at. her expense. Evidently
Bomeone else has been' having such
fun too, if Mrs. Sage was really led to
believe such a thing,, Robins un
doubtedly are less numerous in Dixie,
as in the north, than they used to be,
but it is hardly due to the fact that
they have been consumed in pie. It
is more probable that they have gone
the way of other birds that flee out of
the way for the sweep industrial Im
provement.
The whole country doubtless will
welcome this project of Mra. Sage and
hope that it results in the multiplica
tion of the robin until his number will
be a8 great as ever. The robin la a
fine little fellow, though be has his
faults and one of them asserts Itself
during cherry time. But we have all
too few such birds anyway and Mrs
Sage's efforts shonld receive general
support, for they are directed along
proper lines.
For the month of May railroad
gross earnings from operation showed
an increase of nearly $20,000,000 over
May of 1909, and an Increase In net
earnings of nearly $825,000. These
figures are put out as proof of what
poor lines the railroads find them
selves. But the proof Is not very con
vincing. All these comparisons are
made with years in which the railroads
have been enjoying unprecedented
prosperity. If the comparisons were
made with some of the years of really
poor buainesa even a railroad magnate
might be made to see that they are
doing tolerably well.
After all the chief difference be
tween Cannon and Plnchot Is as to the
author of the conservation policy
Uncle Joe says It was J. W. Powell
and Plnchot gives it to Theodore
Roosevelt. Does not seem like an Irre
concilable difference.
Mr. Bryan's circular letter telling
the party leaders what they must do to
let the people rule is drawing out some
tart replies. Not one of these brave
challengers would have dared to peep
dissent from Mr. Bryan for the last
fifteen years until nowv
What Is all this hub-bub about a
youth being expelled from West Point
for lying? Lying is a bad thing for a
boy to do, but is this one of the first
West Pointers on record to tell a lie,
or Just the first to get caught at it?
No lack of patriots willing to serve
the public as candidates for office, and
even thoae who expect merely to be
among the "also ran" figure that they
will get their money's worth In low
priced advertising.
If the city council should cut its
estimate for 1911 $1(0,000, and If the
school board and the county board
jeach cut its estimate $50,000, the tax-
payers of the city and county would
have relief from what is threatened
aggregating 1250,000. And it can be
done without crippling or seriously lm
pairing the efficiency of any branch of
our local government.
If the city council would get after
those paving contractors with a big
stick for tearing up our streets and
leaving them impassable for weekg
perhaps they would produce some re
sults.
The danger is that with all those
ex-populists dropping the mask and ap
pearing openly as democrats, there
may not be enough left to carry out
the populist part of the program.
Martyrs of Progress.
Hprlngfleld Republican.
Thirty-two victims of aerial navigation
within three years. The Introduction of
team navigation meant deaths far' sur
passing thin record. The martyrs of th
world's Innovations are many, but progress
never stops.
Why the Shoe IMnehee.
Indianapolis Newa.
The United States Shoe Machinery com.
pany has a capital of $20,850,618. Its profits
for eight years, ending with last year, wera
$23,411,135, or more than 135 per cent, of
more than 17 per cent per annum. Ho It is
doing (us) about as well as the packers and
the Standard Oil and tha express com
panies! Maet Crime tio I'npunWbed f
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
It is well for the United States govern
ment to endeavor to get reciprocity In tha
matter of the extradition of criminals, but
even if Italy refuses to promise to give up
all Ita fugitives charged with committing
murder In the United States we should
hand Chariton over to It when It makes
Its announced request for him. His. offense,
which ha has confessed, was against Its
laws, and if we refuse to give him up he
will go unpunished.
Booked for the Scrap Heap.
Philadelphia Record.
Three tf the warships with which Ad
miral Dewey won the battle of Manila bay
have outlived their day of usefulness as
fighting machines. They will go to the
scrap heap because they are not worth the
coat of further repair. (The Dreadnaughts
of today will be the worthnaughts of the
next generation. If the money the great
maritime nations are yearly spending 1
seeking to maintain a balance of fighting
strength on the high seas were allowed
to remain In the hands of the tollers from
whose earnings It Is all withdrawn how II
would relieve tha daily grind!
Good Law, bat Very Aaaoylng,
Philadelphia Record.
One of the funny hot weather happen
ings comes In the shape of a supplemental
affidavit of Uncle Joe Sibley of Venangs
county adding an Item of $1,819.60 to the ag
gregate of his expenses Inourred at the late
primaries In the Twenty-eighth congress
slonal district. His political enemies are In
vestigating Uncle Joe's campaigning meth
ods. As a result of this Inquiry the "over
sight" of the $1,819.60 item has been ac
knowledged, making the total outlay In pur
chasing a party nomination 143,618.43. Could,
anything better demonstrate the meddling
quality of the corrupt practices set In deal.
lng with the financial coaxing of aspiring
statesmen T
Progreaa of laoooae Tax Amendment.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Georgia's ratification of the Income tax
amendment Increases the number of ap
proving states to- eight Eight states have
rejected It or have failed to act upon It
Those that have ratified the amendment
are Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina,
Maryland, Kentucky, Mlsslsalsslppl, Illinois
and Oklahoma. In Massachusetts and
Rhode Island It was rejected by botb
branches of the - legislature, and In New
fork, Virginia and Louisiana by one house.
which made action by the other unneces
sary. In Connecticut, New Jersey and Ohio
the legislatures adjourned without voting
on the amendment. Aa In only two other
states, Vermont and Texas, will there be a
session this year, the fate of the amend
ment cannot be finally determined. Wltb
forty-eight states In the union, the affirma
tive votes of thirty-six will be required for
Its ratification.
DISPROVING A. DHEAH,
Magnate Mm Hill Comes from "Winter
Resort and See Thlaara.
New York World. -
Mr. James J. Hill returns from Labrador
seeing . things. "If they will only let us
alone everything will be all right," he says.
' To whom does he refer T It cannot be
congress, for it has vanished. It cannot be
the president and his cabinet, for they are
fishing, golfing and touring. It cannot be
the state legislatures, for, except in a few
southern commonwealths, they bave fled.
It cannot be the state officers, for most of
them are at summer resorts. Wherever we
look over this broad and superheated land
we find only a perspiring people attending
strictly to business or pleaaure.
In the territory, dominated by Mr. Hill
everybody works for Father Jim. He
catches them all a-ooming or a-going. In
Wall street and other financial circles he
Is known and appreciated. It he has bonds
to sell he knows where they can be dUposed
of. If he runs short temporarily he knows
where a certificate of Indebtedness can be
negotiated. Nobody Is doing a thing to Mr.
Hill that he and his kind are not doing to
everybody else.
It was the fashion a .lttie while ago fur
railroad president to speak dlsquletlnglv,
Many a Jolt that iias come to them of late
Is only the recoil of a blow alined by ths's.
at others. They attempted to scare the peo
ple and their representatives. They are
now a trifle worried because the panicky
feeling which they hoped to create In gov
ernment and politics na ti.ken hold in a
small way of the financier whom thuy
muat court.
The masterful Mr. Hill Is .not an imposing
figure when he la asking to be let alone.
No villains are pursuing him. No persacu
tlon Is upon him. If he will go about his
business and obey the laws his troubled
visions will turn speedily Into golden
realities.
Our Birthday Book
-Jaly 18, me.
William M. Thackeray, the eminent Eng.
llsn novelist, was born July 18, 1811. at Cal.
cutta, where his father had a position in
the Eaat India company. He died In !So3,
and gained his first popularity with "Van.
Ity Fair" In 1MT.
Bailie P. Waggener, general attorney for
the Missouri Pacific, was born July 18, 1S47,
H is a native of Missouri, and has been
practicing law at Atchison alnce 1M6. He
has also been quite prominent as a demo
crat la politician. .
Ur. Lee H. Van Camp, practicing physi
cian. Is celebrating hla thirty-fifth birthday
He Is a native son of Omaha, educated In
the public schools, and a graduate of the
University of Nebraska medical depart
ment. He was also county physlclau for
one term.
Edgar Howard's
Political Dope
Columbus Telegram.
In no game of politics were there ever
so many politicians with cold feet as In
the present game In Nebraska. Every day
we hear aome democrat aay that the split
in his party has killed all chance of vic
tory, and every day we hear aome repub
lican brother say that the fight between
the Insurgents and standpatters has kifted
all hope tor republican success.
And this feeling of fear has brought some
amusing results. In the early part of the
campaign it was believed there would be
at least four democratlo aspirants for tho
nomination for governor, and at one time
the friends of no lens than seven prominent
republicans were sure their favorites would
get Into the race for the republican nomina
tion for governor. But now the situation
has become so, uncertain that only two
democrats bave aaked for the democratlo
nomination, and until last evenlrg only
one republican had the nerve to desire his
party nomination. The fight between
Da) 1 man and Shallenberger goes merrily
on, but It Is not as bitter as It was.
Friends of the two candidates have reached
the sensible conclusion that personal abuse
will not win many votes at the primary,
and that such abuse will be certain to
lose votes at the polls for the one who shall
win at the primary. The Telegram Is glad
to see this better spirit in the democratic j
ranks. We realise that either Shsllen
berger or Dahlman will be nominated, and
we desire the one who shall win the nomin
ation to have a fair show at the polls. In
the earlier part of the campaign Dahl
man's supporters threw many nasty clubs
at Shallenberger, branding him as all kinds
of an unreliable, but with no proof at all
for their charges. In reply the Shallen
berger supporters denounced Dahlman as
any and all kinds of a bowery bum, with
no shadow of support for their charges.
Evidently the leaders have had a Utile
safe and sane session between themselves,
for now we hear less v of bitterness ex
pressed toward the two candidates, and
we are glad that the feeling of bitterness
Is giving place to a fair presentation of
the claims of the opposing candidates. This
will result In giving to tha one who shall
win the nomination a fair chanco to win
at the polls.
Until yesterday Mr. Aldrlch of David
City was the only republican aspirant for
the nomination for governor. Now there
Is another Richmond In the field. His
name is Cady, and he hails from Howard
county. It is common belief that Cady has
been brought Into the race by Victor Rose
water, and that he will push Cady to the
front as an anti-county option candidate,
as against Aldrlch, who has declared for
county option. This may be true, but there
Is no proof. The Telegram la inclined to
the belief that Aldrlch is the first choice
of the Rosewater following. Not because
they approve his county option views, but
rather because they feel that he will be a
friendly Indian in case they can elect him.
Quite naturally Cady would be the choice
of - tha Omaha Interests, because he Is
known to be opposed to county option, but
we rather incline to the belief that in the
primaries the Omaha Interests will support
Aldrlch. There Is a suspicion In the air
that Rosewater has had an understanding
with Aldrlch, and that he has passed the
word that Aldrlch la safe and sane, even
If he does favor county option, and that
he will not favor It hard enough to hurt
much. . ' ; -v . ' . i
The senatorial situation Is still exciting.
The latest rumor Is that another republican
(not Whedon) will at the last moment get
Into the race against Burkett. We do not
take any stock In the report. The Burkett
machine Is strong. It will not slip any
cogs at the last moment There Is earnest
expectancy in demooratio circles regarding
the report that Richard L. Metcalfe will
file for the democratlo nomination for
United States senator, thus giving the dem
ocrats four active candidates for the place.
We cannot verify the report regarding
Metcalfe, but we can predict that If he
should enter the race he would make things
decidedly interesting. In and out of the
democratic party Metcalfe has a great per
sonal following. He would win the primary
support of that following without reference
to the political affiliations of the primary
voters, and the allegiance of his friends
would be as steadfast at the polls as at
the primaries. If he should be nominated
against Burkett there oould be but one
result at the November election, and that
result would be the utter overthrow of the
slippery senior senator. Tomorrow will be
the last day for filing nominations, and
then wa shall know how much truth there
is in the story of the dark horse republican
who la getting ready to file for the senator-
ship, and then we shall learn Just how far
Metcalfe has sdvanced toward a senator
ship. All the talk of the state last week was
about the democratlo state convention and
the great battle there to be fought, with
the county option question as the subject
for the fighting. Just now the republican
brethren are as uneasy as the democrats.
Several of the big counties have elected re
publican delegates to the state convention,
giving Instructions to put a county option
plank In the state platform. Indeed the ac
tion of the republican state convention Is
now more uncertain than the action of the
democratlo body. The Telegram believes
the democratlo convention will handle the
county option question by referring It 'to
the legislative districts. We now believe
the republican convention will be controlled
by the friends of county option. We grant
that Victor Rosewater is the moat power
ful factor In the republican ranks In Ne
braska, and we know he will work Just as
bard to keep county option out of the re
publican platform ss Bryan will work to
get county option Into the democratlo plat
form. But we believe both leaders will
meet defeat. The democratlo sentiment
against dealing with county option In the
state platform Is so strong that even Bryan
cannot prevail against It. The republican
sentiment in favor of putting county option
In the republican state platform Is so strong
that even Victor Rosewater cannot keep
the republicans away from a county option
declaration.
The democratic state convention will be
held In Grand Island. So great Is the In
terest, and so large the Indicated attend
ance that the committee on arrangements
haa engaged a great circus tent in which to
bold the convention, the opinion prevailing
that all the opera houses In the city could
not oontaln the people who are wanting to
attend the convention. Thla situation looks
right for democratlo victory thia fall. Dem
ocratlo victorlea in Nebraska have always
followed spirited fights over platform ex
pressions. Georgia's Great ladastry.
Atlanta Journal.
A stranger coming Into this alate would
suppose that w were the most military
and professional people In the world. Every
man who runs a soda fount Is a "doctor,"
every dancing master a "professor." every
Illiterate county commissioner Is a "Judge."
every crossroads lawyer Is a "colonel." The
result of It all Is that we are msklng our
selves ridiculous.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Having entered Into a suicide pact with a
woman, a New York man repented of the
bargain after he had killed the woman. Of
course. It la the duty of the stale to demon,
strata to the fellow the futility of "welch-lng."
One never knows when his work may
I.
tested. M. C. Hasen. surveyor of the
District of Columbia, will soon check up
George Washington's survey cf reservation
IS of the district to see If the original sur
vey was sccurate.
Wearing the garb of a tramp.' to give
the Impression that he la a. luuir man
Lajos Berrar, one of the wealthiest land
nera or eastern Hunaarv. arrive In
New York recently on the last Ian of a trir.
around the world.
Miss Jane A. Delano reports that nearly
,wu trained nurses have Joined the army
irsea corps. Miss Delano Is superlntend
t of tha corps, with headouartera In
ashington. She Is shortly rolna- nn an
spectlon tour through the Philippines.
Buainesa men of San Diem, r.i haa
brought forward A. Q. Spalding, former
base ball man and present sporting goods
manufacturer, who has lived In California
for several years, as a candid tnr ih
seat of Frank P. Flint in the United States
senate. Since his removal tr. mik.rn
llfornla from Chicago Mr. Daldtn ha.
taken an active Interest In political and
general affairs there.
SAID IN FUN.
Ted I could never understand ii -
men objected ao much to taking off their
hats.
Ned It's ao hard to nut them on atralirht
again. Judge.
"They say that naiuncor air.hin ha. t..-
fitted up beautifully. Do you know how
the walls of the women'a cahln hava K..
decorated 7"
"No, but I suppose thev hav. been mv.
ered with "fly' paper." Baltimore Ameri
can. O'Brien Och! Melia murtherl
Casy Phwat's the matter did yes. Moikat
O'Brien It's thla dom norua nlanther.
Sure when Oi bought it Ol thought It waa
Some merchants say: "Oh, the
amount of money I could spend on ad
vertising is so small it wouldn't make
a showing In the newspapers the
space I could pay for would be so
small that the people wouldn't see It
among all the large advertisements."
People will see and read your adver
tisement whether they be large or
small, If they are worth reading If
you have anything to say that will be
of Interest to them, and aay It In plain,
truthful words, they will read and re
spond to your advertisements.
A great many of the present users
of large space started with email
space; the results from their small ad
vertisements made the present large
ones possible.
You can make a good showing In a
four-inch space In the advertising col
umns of Tho Bee. Well displayed and
well written, that sise advertisement
will be seen and read and will get re
sponses from the 120,000 dally read
ers of The Bee.
. A four-inch space in The Bee three
times a week will cost you $50.98 a
month; less than the cost of one extra
young man behind the counter.
AavcrtUlnsr Makes Trade.
Colonel W. C. Hunter in Chicago Tribune.
Advertising is a thing that makes your
trade Increase. Everything that the mer
chant does Is an advertisement, and the ad
Talks for people who sell things
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WATCH
THE GUYS WITH THE GREEN TIES
THE TIE 10 THE ONLY THING GREEN.
a bargain, but now, bejforra, Ol know Ol'nl
shk In nrd. Boston Transcript.
Mildred Kitty bad some mighty hni
luck yesterday Phe slipped while ehe t
out playing golf and sprained her ankkv
Uwenln! n Poor child!
Mildred Yes. and she had a pnlr of ol
darned stockings on. Komervllle Journnl.
"What wrs th. best after-dinner speeclj
you ever heard?" I
"The other fellow said. 'Let me settlJ
wun me waiter. leveiana meaner.
"Why didn't yoti get tig before the ref
eree counted 'ten' 7" asked the disappointed!
backer.
"I ni a little confueed," confessed ihA
vanquished pugilist. "I thought he wns
counting UP the gate receipts, and I was;
listening for bigger figures." Washington
Star.
i HOT WEATHER TEAQEDY.
Paul Weat In New York World.
It was a man, a awelt'rlng man.
Who sat beneath a tree.
And while he waved a palm leaf t,n-
Ice cream he gobbled free.
Then to him came a learned cuss.
Who said, "Beware, my frienol
Ice cream la very dangerous
And certain death will send."
"Good heavens!" cried the frightened man,
And hurled the cream away.
"Here, waiter, quick as e're you can,
Ice water bring me, pray!"
"Nay, nay!" exclaimed the learned ehap.
"Ice water's even worse; i
One drink and you'd drop dead, mayhap.
And ride home in a hearse!"
"A rloky, then," the hot man cried, '
"Complied of lime and gin?"
"Sure death," the vise gaaook replied,
"Your tummy to put In.
And, by the way, that fan you wave
Is apt to work you ill;
All such exertion you ahould save
Or you'll be hotter still.
"That suit of duck that now you weal
You ought to change for black;
White draws the sunbeams from the all ,
And fries them on your back.
So hoed my words If you'd keep cool
The hot man gave a roar;
He up and Blew that learned fool.
Then fanned himself some more, ' 1
While rlcky's by the acore
And water iced galore, -And
creams a doaen more
He ordered to the fore.
And cried, "Well, maybe I'm a fool,
But If 1 must die I'll die cooll"
vertisement la good or bsd, according to I
the wsy he does things.
Reputation Is advertising. . Honesty It
advertising. Politeness Is advertising,
Letter writing Is advertising. Catalogue!
and circulars are advertising. Arguments
In newspapers o-called advertisements 1( ;
advertising.
. If the Inventor of a typewriter planned,,
and built a typewriter In his bam with-,
out letting sny one know about It, If he i
kept absolutely quiet about,, what he was .
doing, the' typewriter never would b
known. If the Inventor of the typewrite!
looked for Intrinsic merit to sell his goods
he would find many months and many
yenra would elapse before his buatness de-.
vcloped Into profitable proportions.
If you have a good thing you must tell
about It; that Is advertising. ,
Professional men hold up their hands le .
horror at advertising. They have a code ol
ethics which they say forbids their adver-:
tlslng. They mean paid advertising, for It
Is a rare spectacle to find a lawyer who will
not give an Interview to a reporter. The'
doctor gladly avails himself of the oppor
tunity to read a paper before the medical
society. This Is advertising.
Professional men belong' to prominent j
clubs, take part In public affairs, speak be-1
fore people, work on committees and takej
part In anything that will bring them be-l
fore a lot of .people,, hjs,)", advertising. J
Advertising is essential to a buBlness.
Not one kind of advertising alone, but a'.l
kinds. You advertise your good a by tht !
quality you put Into them, by the peoplt
who sell- them, by the methods used in1
your business, by your aggressiveness, byj
everything you do you advertise, and your'
success or failure depends upon whether1
the edvertlrement Is good or bad, ' j
How do you advertise? i
"MacGrath's Best Novel"
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