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Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before tn this 1st day of September. 1910. M, B. WALKER. Notary Public. Subscriber leaving- th ctty tem porarily ehoold have The Bee mailed to thens. Address will be chanced aa often aa requested. "Hoke der goveruor" la no joke In Georgia. The school teachers and preachers will now return to business. It begins to look as it Dr. Cook may have gone the war of Charley Robs. Religion, like vegetation, must have both sunshine and rain to make It thrive. Colonel Roosevelt made no secret ot the fact that he had a "bully" time in Omaha. Kansas has an editor named Jack Frost. He ought to give it to his readers cold. The San Francisco Chronicle says ' "The big bat has come back." Had . it been away? It was inevitable that Japan would soon devour Korea, for it had had it pickled for a long time. That awful day draweth nigh for the "barefoot boy with cheek of tan." Remember how you longed for the "first day of school?" Do you? Despite occasional rumors to the contrary, it is neither old-fashioned, entirely, nor unpopular to tell the , truth. Come on, boys, out with It. What if Methuselah had had access : to all the facilities for the simple life and longevity that we have today? He might have lived to a ripe old age. The fountain of perpetual youth has been definitely located on the Zigzag river in Oregon. But poor Ponce de Leon, he died in blissful ignorance. We have Mr. Bryan's word for it, in additfon to that of the other leaders of his party, that he will not be a candidate for the presidency in 1912. This must be the day of the plain people in Georgia. At leaBt no man, except he be named Smith or Brown, seems to have much show for the gov ernorship. One cannot doubt that the optimism of Mayor Qaynor bad much to do with his early and uninterrupted recovery from a wound which might have killed him. Mayor Selclel of Milwaukee, who re fuses to receive Roosevelt, might slip around the corner and get a glimpse of him while the crowd is not watch ing him, though. Just to let Chicago get an accurate idea of what it has to do to work out Its "manifest destiny" of becoming the American metropolis. New York shows up with those 4,788,000. Still, the annexation of Korea by the mikado was not on the cards as laid out in that Russo-Japanese treaty. But what ia a little thing like a treaty when you have a chance to pick up a whole nation? Mr. Bryan's Commoner has Con gressman Hitchcock already elected to the United States senate. But in view of past predictions from that source we take it that Mr. Hitchcock will not accept the Commoner's statement as a rertlflrats of election. Neutralization. It was anticipation of a demand on the part of the International peace ad vocates for neutralization on the canal tone that led Colonel Roosevelt to take advantage of the occasion of his public address at Omaha to say, and to say it emphatically, that Uncle Sam's next big, Job after completion ot the ditch and locka is to fortify the works and to make sure of holding them against all comers. Colonel Roosevelt does not believe In neutralization in the form that it Is likely to be pro posed under some International agree ment between the big world powers either to keep the canal open alike to all or to shut It alike to all who may be engaged in conflict on the high seas. He believes that the canal Watted for the United States to build it because no other power had both the grit and the resources to do the work, and that as Uncle Sam is the man behind the shovel he ought to have preferential benefits produced by his labor If any one is to have any ad vantage out of it. The Panama canal Is peculiarly an American institution of most direct and vital concern to our people, making, as it does, our shore line almost con tinuous instead of being cut, as now, In two remote halves separated by a continent compelling a detour of thou sands and thousands of miles, consum ing weeks of time to pass from our east coast to our west coast. The neutralization of the canal tone and of the canal Colonel Roosevelt is con vinced would, Instead of strengthen ing us with other world powers, actu ally weaken us and expose us to their mercy, If not make our nation a laugh ing stock the world over. This is a subject of momentous im port, which, it must be confessed, has so far not attracted the attention it deserves, or rather has attracted prac tically no attention at all. By what we are doing at Panama Uncle Sam will have transformed the face of the map, making the greatest change In the configuration of the globe that has ever been artificially produced. We are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to accomplish this colossal task, and the few millions that would be needed for effective fortification and defense would be a comparatively small item, big as it would look. Colonel Roosevelt's idea is that the only neutralization of the canal zone that should be permitted should be its neutralization by the United States itself, which will be maintained as neutral territory by such conduct as will maintain our dignity and power abroad and put other powers in awe some fear of tackling us without just cause. In this way we would have complete neutralization whenever world peace reached that point which would guarantee to every foot of American soil Immunity from foreign attack, and not till then. Wo venture. the guess that what Colonel Roosevelt said at Omaha about our policy with reference to the canal zone was transmitted to the foreign offices of all the great naval nations before twenty-four hours had elapsed, and that it will arouse intense interest In inner circles abroad far greater than here in this country. There is food for deep thought in this program, and although the completion of the canal is possibly five years off, it is none too early for us to study the sit. uatlon soberly and carefully and hear all sides that may be presented. Un less the advocates of neutralisation have some convincing arguments not yet offered our people will expect Uncle Sam to stand guard over the Panama isthmus and say to the world, "No thoroughfare except with my per mission." Clergy Criticises the Church. Many clerymen are taking the posi tion that the church Is closing the door of opportunity and invitation to the young man entering the ministry by not only paying meager salaries, but limiting his period of desirable service. A minister who says he has been a member of governing boards of col leges and a seminary for many years, writing to the Interior of Chicago un der the signature of "A Pastor," says: The church la so limiting the active and Income-producing; period of th min istry that It la not surprising that man iiue iv iwr umer ueioa wnicti orrer a larger range of effective service. He then cites a case where a church, wanting a pastor, rejected two candi dates, one of whom was Just past 40, the other less than 50 and both strong and vigorous and pious, on the ground that they were "too old;" another case of a church rejecting a minister candidate on the' same ground who was 4 5. one church was a rather prominent city organization, the other a small country place paying, with the aid of the home mission bosrd, less than $1,000 a year, This pastor then adds: Now If the church la going to say to our ministry that it will require them to take an educational courae which they can scarcely finish before they are 26, and will cease to desire their servlces at 40, and thus limit their employment to fifteen years. Is It fair to ask young men to enter the ministry? I shall urge them In that direction no longer while the church limits their service to such a short term. Certainly this criticism and this minister's position seem to be unas sailable In the circumstances. But how is the church going to justify such a narrow course, or long endure In the pursuit of it? Of course, the church will endure, but it will be by coming to its senses as to the treat ment of the men it calls to its pulpits. No business or other profession offers ss little of material encouragement as does the Christian ministry. Why? There Is no reasonable answer. No wonder the church finds that too many of its ministers are mediocre; no wonder it complains that "men do not attend church." Such short sighted policies would wreck any other institution. As a matter of fact, what the church needs Is more ssnlty and conservatism and wisdom in its pul pits, and therefore it needs men seasoned by years of experience and piety and learning. Age should be at a premium Instesd of a discount. More than that, it Is a simple repudiation of a solemn obligation for the church to call young men to the ministry and then shut the door in their faces at 40, while they are still young. Off to School. ' In the life of every mother there comes a time when she must relin quish sole and absolute authority over her little ones and share it with an outsider. That seems anomalous and uninviting, yet what serious minded, thinking mother, who has stood at her door on the first day of a new school year and for the first time bade her little one goodbye as he or she goes forth to begin the struggle for an edu cation, does not know that this Is true? The first day of school, therefore, often brings a little pang of melan choly to more than the romping boy who reluctantly passes out of his sum mer's vacation into the work of an other year. But the mother who does not understand that this sharing of a duty with the teacher means enlarge ment and not curtailment of her own individual responsibility misses the lesson entirely. The little one, whose sole companion has been its mother, may not as often run with its childish worries and trials to "mamma," may not again enjoy the unbroken intimacy with, that mother which the nursery made possible, but in a new and better sense she and th mother remain com panlons. Her little vision of life grad ually widens and takes in a broader scope, new objects each bringing its own meaning and significance, and this all brings back to the mother duties and responsibilities which the teacher, though she be the mother's co-worker in now shaping the destiny of this young life, cannot entirely meet and satisfy. As the sharer with the mother in such solemn duties of training young minds, the teacher becomes a most im portant factor in the home and the state, and it ought to be the part of every teacher to understand this thor oughly. To her, no matter how much it may look still to the mother of its infancy, the child will Inevitably look to the teacher for a large part of its development. This relation between pupil and teacher must obtain if the best results are to be accomplished, and it ia a short-sighted parent who would seek to deny or evade this division of authority with the teacher. But, just the same, these first days of school always will hring their little silent pangs of emotion. Strikes and Coal Prices. Before old Jack Frost has blown his first chilly breath upon us comes the first advance in the price of coal. Semi-anthracite went up 60 cents on the ton during the week and coal deal erg predict further increases. One, in fact, says be would not be surprised to see it go higher than it has ever been. This action of one kind of fur nace fuel, of course, . will have its effect upon the other kinds, a most cheering thought for the householder who had been counting on cutting down his coal bills this winter. The mines from which this grade of coal comes have been idle for some time and are said to be full of water. The miners and their employers came to a slight disagreement over business matters last spring and have not as yet adjusted their differences, nor do they seem likely to soon. Whether they do or not, the mines have been Idle so long that this dealer says the law of supply and demand will show an offish balance all season. Coal mine strike is an old story in this country and it does not matter so much to the consumer who is to blame whether the employe or employer generally both are he pays the freight at all events. It is a poor com ment on the efficiency of the coal miners' organisations and the mine owners' ability to deal with the labor situation for these conditions to recur every year. It Is not right to impose unnecessary hardships of this sort on the people, who have no hand In pro voking the trouble. They are put to it bad enough to meet the general run of prices as they are fixed by ordinary economic conditions and ought not to have to endure additional burdens which come directly from the refusal of two stubborn factions to get to gether. It should be possible for the state to enect reconciliations where private parties will not, or cannot. What the Spanish Crisis Means. The crisis in Spain is essentially neither political nor religious, In the Judgment of some of the eminent stu dents of the situation, one of whom Is Andre Tridon, who, in the current number of the Forum, asserts that the situation is merely the outward symp torn of an economlo readjustment. A careful insight into the conditions and those that have created tbem seems to bear out this theory. This author sums up the esse In these few words: "The Spanish rulers and the Spanish nation no longer need the support of the Vatican; accordingly they are going to throw off the flnan clal burden which close relations with Rome entail unavoidably." There was a time, aa he says, when Spain needed the polltkal and finan clal support which the friendship of Rome could aid it in obtaining, and that time was as recent an the close of the Spanish-American war, when the Influence of the Vatican was sufficient to create public opinion all over Ku rope favorable to Spain. But Spain's currency needs no such appreciation today and she feels that the alliance so long maintained with Rome does not now offer sufficient returns for what it costs to continue it. This appears to be a very rational explanation of the situation, and the fact that every spectacular feature of the dlsturbsnces attending the so called revolution has been promptly thwarted offers some additional proof of this theory. Not even the burning passion of the Cartists to make this appear as simply a political and re ligious uprising has succeeded. It may be antl-clerlcal, but It Is not es sentially antl-rellgious. One cannot doubt that the ultimate outcome will mean distinct separation of church and state and therefore good for Spain. Keep Your Word. A man's word is his stock-in-trade, and it cannot be broken without injur ing his commercial standing. Many good men grow careless of their word and fall to see the importance of keep ing it until they have suffered some serious consequence. There are those whose word is said to be as good as their bond. Whether it is or not, their word must be good, for the world Is not easily deceived about such matters. Keeping one's word Is more often a matter of habit than character. Good men, with the best of Intentions, some times become careless in respect to a promise, a. statement or an engage ment, and, while no harm is meant, it might as well be, for one cannot hab itually break his word without losing his caste as a "man of his word." Nothing is more essential in business life as the element of confidence, and confidence, after all, rests entirely upon one's care in doing what he says he will do. . This matter of personal integrity cuts a larger figure In busi ness than we are sometimes willing to admit. It la one of the demands that business makes of men to fulfill their words. Let business learn to dlstruBt a man's reliability as to his word and it will soon discount bis liability as a business man. Men with very glaring faults often redeem themselves in business by scrupulously safeguarding the Integ rity of their word. Young men enter ing life in whatever capacity will do well to give special heed to this fact and all it means to them and their future. You cannot "Josh" your way through business. . You may do a lot of other things, but one thing you must not do is to throw away your word. When everything else is gone and that is left you have the nucleus for another start, but if with your financial failure your word also has failed, your situation Is grave, indeed. It is easy to fail in one's word, too, but not so easy to repair the injury that the failure entails. , A Jim Crow Law Decision. The United States supreme court not long ago made a ruling on a case com ing up from Kentucky which seems to remove the onus of the so-called Jim Crow laws from the shoulders of the southern states. This decision, which affirms a ruling of the lower courts that a railroad could lawfully maintain separate compartments for the races, may set a new precedent and anticipate the ultimate outcome of the case now pending from Oklahoma, at the same time serving to simplify the whole sit uation. In the Kentucky case a negro bought a first class ticket' to go from Louis ville to Washington, D. C, becoming, thereby, an Interstate passenger, and he took a seat in a car reserved ex clusively for white people. When asked to go to a car set apart for colored pas sengers he refused, contending that the Kentucky law making this distinc tion did not apply to interstate passen gers, and when forced to pass into the other car he protested and afterward brought suit for damages. He lost in the trial court and again on appeal to the court of appeals, and lost again be fore the United States supreme court But the interesting part of this de cision Is that it does not depend on the state or interstate character of the pas senger, nor on a state's right to make such a law, but rather on the rail road's right to regulate its transporta tion. The court holds that a railroad has a right to make "reasonable rules for the disposition of its passengers," and, quoting from an old decision by former Chief Justice Waite, the court says: "This power of regulation may be exercised without legislation as well as with it." It lays special stress on the point that the reasonableness of the regulation does not depend on whether the passenger' is state or in terstate. The court then adds thst the test of "reasonableness" on the part of the railroad regulations must be the same as on the part of a legislature enacting such a law, namely, "the established usages, customs and traditions of the people," and the "promotion of their comfort and the preservation of the public peace and' good order." Of course with such a test the regulations that go to sustain a Jim Crow law down south would never be "reason able" in the north, where the occasion for such a law Is never thought of. This decision coming from the high est tribunal In the land would seem to be of the most acute Interest to those who feel themselves concerned In such laws or discriminations. It it of In terest to note, however, that the court haa mentioned the necessity of the railroads according "equal privileges" to all passengers, regardless of color, so thst the -separation of persons on color lines may not carry with it the subjection of the colored passengers to poorer service or Inferior accommodations. --- - - I After all its careful solicitude for Nebraska's political health, and par ticularly for the success of the sena torial candidacy of Charles O. VVhedon, Collier's Weekly comes to us with the Information that In our recenj prima ries "for governor Cady, standpatter, beat Aldrlch; for senator, Burkett, regular, overcome Whedon (Insurgent, but suspected of too great friendliness for the railroads)." Passing over the inaccuracy of the returna, we still pro test against charging the defeat of VVhedon up to suspicion of railway entanglements. If Collier's had such suspicions when It fronted for Whedon it ought to have taken precaution to verify them. The explanation, how ever, is that thla comment we now quote Is from the department devoted to chronicling current events and not from the page supervised by the polit ical editor. We have had such troubles ourselves, so we advise Col lier's to get together with itself. In the language of our old friend, Lord Roberts, we regret to report that the country probably will not get ex cited over William Barnes Jr.'s pro nunclamento that "hysteria is running riot" through the land. Thla land is not taking its directions as to how to run from any man who confines his labors for mankind to as small a state as New York. A religious journal asks the ques tion, "Is the preacher an actor?" The lesson is the "folly of making and preaching sermons to catch admira tion." Well, we will admit that there is too much acting in the pulpit. Th Real Teat. Baltimore American. Having stated emphatically what he will do, the colonel might turn his attention to telling- ua how. Ha I.velc for Crook. New York World. When evidence concerning $1,000,000 frauds on the Illinois Central Is thrown Into the Chicago liver and fished out by a house boat preacher to confront the thieves, they must think that the ways of providence are mysterious. Reviving: mm Old Or4r. Baltimore American. The Nature Fakers' club and the Ananias club, have now been reinforced by the foundation of a new one the Old Foesll olub. Aa Its first members are Judges of the supreme court, th pang of membership ought to be considerably soothed for later possible appointees. A Horal Bluff. Cleveland Leader. The kaiser reaffirms his absolute belief in the d4vlne right of kings to rule or at least the divine right of the king of Prus sia, who happens also to be the emperor of Germany JuM when there Is more doubt than ever ' whether kings have any right whatever to their thrones. Some Athlete Cam "Come Back." Boston Transcript. It looks aa though the veteran athletes bad set out to abolish the age limit. Ed ward Payson Weston and John Ennls led the way In pedestrlanism. and the match race between James H. Riley and James A Ten Eyck waa rowed In time that oars men of half their years would be prowl to duplicate. Going; Bark m I. was; Way, Boston Herald. Quotations from Jefferson's Inaugural address find a place on th back cover of the democratic campaign book for 1910. Thus they are as far removed as they well could be from the record of a party that under Bryan haa gone a long way from Jefferson's Individualism and "least government, best government" creed. Ckeer t'n, Har Fverlte I New York Tribune. It Is now believed that hay fever Is caused by th pollen of golden rod and ragweed, and th theory has led to ex periments aiming at the preparation of an antitoxin from the offending material. Though many of the victims of the dis order dlvplay a cheerfulness worthy of Mark Tapley, there Is a chance that they may soon secure the relief that comes from an efficient remedy. Harmon ssa Hirmoar, New York Sun. Colonel Bryan, having announced that h will not be a candidate for president In 1813, Immediately declared that Judson Harmon ot Ohio cannot have his support for the democratic nomination. The public may expect to hear from Fairview here after that all the other democrats who are mentioned for the nomination fall to meet the Bryan requirements. At the same time, the unsuspected qualifications of unheard of statesmen will be sung the Nebraska seer, as was th case In the months preceding the democratla national convention of UKM. The Bryan methods are pretty well understood. Our Birthday Book September 4, IS10. D. H. Burnham, th Ug Chicago archi tect, was bom September 4. 1848, at Hen derson, N. Y. He commanded world-wide public attention through the architecture of the world's Columbian exposition, which he supervised and assembled. Luther L. Kountxe, vice president of the First National bank, la just 36 year old He was born here In Omaha and educated at Yale. He started In at the bank In 167 at the bottom, as a clerk. In order to learn th business In all Its phases. Frank L, Campbell, th hustling llf lnsuranc man, waa born September 4, ISM, at Balnbridg. O. Me is a special agent for the whole western country for the New York Life, and came within an ace of winning the prlx last year for writing the biggest amount of Insurance of any agent of the company. James H Wlnterstnen, contracting agent for th Standard Bridge company. Is M years old today. He was born at Harrison ville, O., snd traveled for W, T. Seaman, wholesale stationer of Omsha, way back in the early 80's, and for other In th tarn lln sine then. SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT. Baltimore American: A religious conven tion haa denounced aerial veneris as "hell ish." This Is strange, aa by their very na ture they ir uplifting. Chicago Rmorrt Herald: One of the minis ters candidly announces that automobile scorchers have no chance to go to heaven. But there are probably no automobiles In heaven, anyhow, Chicago Toet: A Chlrago preacher has be come a musical comedy star and his wife has Joined the chorus. Just because they wanted more money. This, probably. Is an other result of th Increased cost of living. Springfield Republican: Giirnsex a to the number of religious sects In the t'nlled State, as counted by this year's census, Indicate that we hav loat none of the old ones and hav gained many new ones since 190i). No country In th world breeds re ligious sects like America.. It almost Is like raining bananas In th tropic. Ban Francisco Chronicle: The action of the Canadian Methodists In abolishing the specific restriction In regard lo amuse ments, such a th forbidding oi ita mem bers to dance, etc., and substituting a fun eral requirement of good conduct consistent tth Christianity, Is an evidence of broad ening views wlthtn that body. Church regu lations which the church member as a whole 'never think of observing, can serve no good purpose. CRITICISM OK THE (UIOMCL. Small, bt Select t korii Working th Old Sonar. Nw York Tribune. Th critics of Colonel Roosevelt they are In full chorus now, a small but emi nently select chorus, with th complaint that be has nothing new to sav. And then they make that criticism perfectly destructive by saying nothing new them selves. They repeat the same Id criti cisms that have been, heard ever sine the Icolonel emerged from relative ob iourity, just to show, we supnox, bow great a store thy set upon originality and freshness. He utters platitudes. He has not outgrown th Ten Commandments. He use th first person singular pronoun to a degree that offenda persons of taste. He Is Insincere, for hla critics wot of ac tions of his that ar Inconsistent with Ms words, and Inconsistency is an indisputable proof of Insincerity. H love popular ap plause. He Is a dangerous agitator. Ha dors not think deeply. We suspect these criticisms will have the same effect they produced when first heard, nearly a decade ago. They did not deter the colonel then from furthering in his own way the policies and nausea In which he was Interested, and It Is absurd to suppose they will deter him now from contributing In hlsown way to the success of what have come to be called "progres sive principles." He woulA have to bo about It In his own. way or not at all. and if he bad any real Interest in the re forms and Ideas with which his name hau been associated and which President Taft administration has developed so ef fectively he could not be expected to aban don them now. And the criticisms will not deter the thousands who are now throwing their hats In the air in hl honor. They never did. aud it is too late to suppose they ever will. Still, there Is reajson enough, why the criticisms should be uttered. They af ford great comfort to a select class of persona, for not to approve, or to give only a qualified approval, to the colonel is a mark of distinction. It sets you apart from the common herd, with Us love of moral platitudes and Us incapacity for distinguishing between them and deep and original thought. Those who hav not had an opportunity to teat themselves for a year and a half navt enjoy the sense of their superiority to th common run of mankind. P KARL 8 AltO THE WOMAN. Wealthy ToarUt Caught with Duti able Treasure. Philadelphia Ledger. The most remarkable chapter In the cur rent history ot manners and (especially) customs in America has Just been written by a wealthy family of Poughkeepsle, who made an effort to bring in a string of pearls In the delicate architecture of a woman's bonnet. After the written and th supplementary oral declaration that they had nothing dutiable of the kind, a gold mesh purse was discovered by the women inspectors. The colored comic supplement of the news papers are full of the sayings and doings of the enfant terrible, who can be relied upon for the embarrassing word or deed at th critical moment. In thla case, U-y ear old Helen piped up sweetly: "Oh, mother, why don't you tell them we got It In Lu cerne? I wanted you to do that at first." The daughter has been very popular with her mother ever sine. But the most dramatfc scene was to come. Th lady as she thought, surreptitiously tore up a piece of paper, which th sleuth hounds" of Uncle Bam put together again. The mosaic offered Incriminating 'evidence that there was a secreted pearl necklace and besides, all unbeknownst, they had a telegram from Florence putting them on the qui vlve against the day of the arrival ot the aforesaid Jewelry. It Is very evident that these "society smugglers" learned nothing from the lea- son severely taught other arriving travelers. as In th caa of ex-Oovrnor Rollins uf New Hampshire, several months ago. The law may be as onerous and as obnoxious as it is asserted to be, but It la on th statute books, and It la being stringently enforced. Apparently It is almost as hard for rich person to get through customs heaven. undutlable as It Is for them to get to WOE FOR THE PLlHUKH, What Will Happen to Hint When Thla Goea Throogh. Philadelphia Bulletin. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, head of Chicago's school system, and nwly chosen president of th National Educational assoclaUon, has deolard war on the plumber.' It was Mrs. Young who recently caused a buss among teachers of penmanship by declar ing sh didn't car how hr pupil held their pens, provided they wrot quickly and leg ibly. Now sh has determined to glv th girls undor her command a nice Uttl cour on "Why la a plumber's bill so large?" and "How to aav a hard-working husband's gas bill." Like the kaiser's outburst on "divine right," Mrs. Young's proposition sarves to liven th waning dog days and create dis cussion. It also brings to mind cooling thoughts of frosen water pipes and bursting spigots. But what of the plumber? If the coming generation of Chicago housewives learns how to repair a faucet without flood ing the cellar and arousing a husband's temper ther can b only on salvation for th pip man; h will hav to turn plumb ing Instructor and get on the public school payroll! RflUTfltlT A SnUIRES' COAL OFFICE npriniirn Tn nin iiciiiuwcu iu iu auuiti if in aincci Our Hard Coal lo tho Scranton Now Is the Time to Buy. Telephones; hug. 930; Ind. A-1 933 SEHMONS BOILED DOWN. No virtue without vigor, Difficulties glv reality to life. Brotherly Donating holpa mora than sis terly sympathy. lou cannot put on nw lit without put ting off th old. No amount of cultur can make cameos out of cabbag. Facts In business count for more than fvellnga In meeting. No man la worthy of his part who Is not Improving the future. The Idler alwaye Indicts th stream for flowing the wrong may. Th only na who get ahead .'e those who can go ahead alone. ' A man begin to die as soon as he cease to see greater goals beyond. Th poorest way to sen th Prtnc of Peace Is to preach prejudices. Some people never pray over their debts till they e the sheriff coming. The nail of a good precept always needs the hammer of practice to drive It In. No parent is doing his duty by his chil dren who leaves any child without duties. No matter hyw much you love you can not afford to forget the courtesies of affec tion. Chicago Tribune. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Swell society of th globe-trotting kind will not be truly happy until a mor gen teel word Is substituted for smuggling. Two-seated aeroplanes are classed as extra, swell bridal gifts. They lusur th customary awakening the morning after. lit drawing attention to hlinsnlf and his Ideas, the "contributing" editor haa "Old Subscriber" and "Vox Papuii," beaten to a frar.il. Christmas Is less than ' four months away, and th big vacation a scant tari mouths. To your books, kids, and quit kicking. Coney Island Is to be redeemed and purl fled and "short change" artists put out of business by the authorities. The fact that the season la over helps some. In the opinion of expert reviewers, Japan's explanation of the act ot Shov ing Korea off the map la the finest brand of summer fiction on the market. Eight thousand Bowsers had a family reunion in Pennsylvania and ZU Tons In Chicago. Measured by newspaper attention the Ton beats the Boasers In weight and A New York court la asked to do(d whether the word "Slob," applied to a woman. Is a term ot endearment or ground for breach of promise. Tue question will hold the court for a while. Great la advertising. "Oh. You. Kala maxoo. My Looloo!" A vaudevllla song plpd around th country, helped to put the Michigan town right on the list f population gainer. A railroad company haa brought suit against a Chicago drummer for Ut 13, un paid railroad far, putting up 13 as a tiling fe. The company doean't care for th money, but 1 running hot toot for the principle Involved. The assessment board of review of Lak county. 111., while In doubt about the valu of $20,000 returned on the country home of J. Ogden Armour, were escorted thereto by th owner, shown over the ground and through th blldlnga and dined meanwhile. During tho after-dinner chat Mr. Armour voluntered a motloa thai the assessment be lifted to $W0,0W and It carried unani mously. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. Maude I hear that Charlie deliberately picked a quarrel with his lance. Claude Y, h said he siinpiy had to. Wanted to stop buying flowers tor awhile so he could pay ills tallir. tlaiper s Baxar. i "John," aald his wife, "I hav lots of things 1 want to talk to you about." "That s good," answered Mr. Spenders; "generally- you waot to talk to ua about things you haven't got." Figg Talking, about pugilism and stata lawa, did you ever notice it? Fogg Kver notice what? Figg That ther no law to prohibit fiahtlna- In th Hut. nM tutrtmnnv villa Courier-Journal. "Tour wife's a judge of human nature, isn't she?" Judge She's a prosecuting attorney I Cleveland Leudr. "Mre. Climer's entertainments with suoh, a good chef as she has, ' have become very popular." "1 suppose that 1 why her daughter is such a dinner belle." Baltimore American. Daughter Mother, could I lov two men at the saro time? Mother Not It on of tbem gets Wlso Princeton Tiger. "Reginald, I'm awfully sorry, but papaj say ha doesn't want to sea you coming here any more." "Boadlcea, your father's wish Is law. He aha 11 not see m again If 1 can help It. What evenings In the week does he spend down town'.'" Chicago Tribune. "Did any girl vr propose to you?"'sli asked. ' " Y. On." why didn t you marry her?" "I would not think of marrying a girl who proposed to me." Then she drew a deep sigh and said no more. Chicago Record-Herald. CAUSE FOR HOPES' YET. S. E. Klscr In the Record-Herald. Last Sunday night a week ago We had a preacher her ' Who aald that Kate was layln' low To rob ua of all ohaor; H shook his flats with all hla might. He made the air look blue And frowned aa If he'd like to bit A nail or two In two; He slammed the Blbl ahut and said Tho world was ail upaet; He scared th people gonerle. But still, somehow. It seam to me, There's cause for hopin' yL The wrath of God wan something which, He spoke about a lot; He told u how the wicked rich To grief would noon be brought; He told us earthquakes and th Ilk Were comtn' thick and fat To show us how the Lord could strlk When He was roused at last; H told us of a hundred sign That showed that God was sot On wreckin' think" and spread! n wo; I haven't quit bllvln', though, There's cause for hopin' yet. I will admit that things sometimes Appear to be all wrong; The rr who keep commlttln" crimes Get punished right along. While rich men break th laws and fall To hav to pay th price. Or, If they do get sent to Jail Are treated mighty nice; I'll not deny that ther la much To maka us fume and fret; No, things sln't perfect her below; I can't, somehow, help thlnkln', though, There's cause for hopin' yet. Th storm blew down my com last week I'll have no rrop this fall; But I ain't hardly got the cheek To think Ood planned It all; It may be that I haven't trod Th way that's always right, But still I don't believe that Uod Is wreckin' crop tor spite; There's some folk who hav too blamed much. And some with hunger fret. But, looktn' at It gensrlee. I must say that It seems to m There's cause for hopin' yet. nniiTii iirn pxnrrT i