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Mr. Groundhog may now
with reasonable safety. .
merge
And now Ambassador Reid has the
gout. Thought that wag a British
disease.
This Mexican uprising la casting a
shadow for the time on Mr. Hobson's
war with Japan.
Now if Secretary Fisher will go to
cutting bait and catching fish, the past
may be forgiven. I
The season will have changed be
fore congress reconvenes and, we may
hope, a few other things.
Colonel John U. Maher proposes to
organize a regiment and go to the
front. He should not forget to take
his belligerent typewriter.
It might, have been hard for the
lame ducks to keep up had congress
done more than mark time.
it does seem that Dr. Aked made a
lot of needless fuss about voluntarily
giving up that $12,000 salary.
It took, suspiciously short time for
Carter Harrison to convince E. F.
Dunne that the primary was on the
square.
A Minneapolis boy is having his
legs pulled . to increase his height.
Wonder it that Is what made Alexan
der great; '
When the democrats come to make
up the ticket they must not overlook
the claims of Adlai E. Stevenson for
vice president.
Landslides in Michigan, Colorado
and at old Vesuvius going on at the
game time suggest that Nature also
has her affinities.
Perhaps Champ Clark decided after
the way Bailey balked be would can
eel bis Pennsylvania avenue engage
ment with the mules.
Mr. Bryan has been eating dinner
with Governor Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey. The Bryan blacklist of
presidential candidates will now be
revised downward.
Even should the Mexicans cross the
Texas border, we have thia thought to
console us they could Invade such a
vast expanse of territory without dis
turbing anybody. .
J. Ham Lewis now hides behind the
plea that Socrates also had pink
whiskers. Perhaps so, but In those
days people were not supposed to
know any better.
These are busy days for the Hous
ton Post, which is scrupulously mak
ing a faithful democratic effort to re
ply to all the flings at Bailey, who. If
it only dared, the Post Itself would
lambast.
Ex-Assistant City Attorney "Ig
Dunn U reported to have tackled the
question of municipal franchises
"with ungloved hands." What else
waa disclosed when he took big gloves
oft Is not stated.
Those Inaurrecto scouts who failed
to report the coming of the regular
troops were quietly shot. Senor
Madero expects results from all his
scouts ajitd lead is too precious to be
wasting It on tbem.
At any rate, the Douglas delegation
this time la not making quite so much
noise as the last Douglas delegation
even though composed of some of the
same members. Sad experience some
times chasteneth.
The report that Colonel Roosevelt
would a -tress the Mexican rebels bad
about as much truth and sense In It
as the yellow Journal fake about th
American troop having been mobll
lied on the border in response to a de
mand by J. Pierpont Morgan.
Protecting the Civil Service.
A meeting of the annual report
of the Civil Service commission Just
made public offers gratifying evidence
of the progress made ss a consequence
of the commission's power to Investi
gate violations of the civil service law
and rules. The most frequent and
flagrant violation is that of political
activity by persons coming Within the
classified list, whereby subordinates
are compelled to do political work or
pay over campaign contributions. The
commission states that a large number
of sucu cases have been brought to
light, and points out that this indi-
rates, not so much increased number,
as rather Increased vigilance In de
tection, and that the greater number
of offenses disclosed is to be accounted
for by greater activity on the part of
this branch of the government ser
vice. Of these specific cases reviewed in
the report, the story told Is practi
cally the same, with variations. Four
employes of the Philadelphia mint,
dismissed because of politics, were re
Instated; a customs employe at Mo
bile, reduced in rank and pay for po
litical reasons, was restored; various
complaints involving federal officials,
directly and Indlractly, In the. collec
tion of political contributions were In
vestigated, and In several Instances
the circumstances were such that the
cases were forwarded to the attorney
general for prosecution. As a result
of Its investigations, the commission
adds, "a number of employes have
been separarted from the service
by removal or resignation, and others
uspended or reprimanded."
This exhibit of activity by the Civil
8ervice commission is sufficient argu
ment for the need of such a body in-
ependent of other departments of the
government, to which , classified em
ployes may direct their complaints
with reasonable expectation of having
their grievances redressed, Instead of
fforts to hush them up or cover them
over. If the work of the Civil Service
commission should be abandoned or
become Ineffective, the civil service
aw would not long amount to much.
An Object Lesson of Eeform.
As a result of the social purity re
form promoted by the committee of
fourteen in New York City It is an
nounced that the so-called "Raines
law hotels" have been all but extin
guished. In 1905, when the commit
tee began its work, 1,200 of these ho
tels were In existence In that city,
whereas now there are but eighty
seven. Commenting on the excellent work
thus accomplished, the New York In
dependent stateB that it was aided by
th brewers, who, under agreement in
their association, refused to sell beer
to these places. "It will be remem
bered that of late the brewers have
been much concerned over the success
of the local option movements," says
the Independent, "and have discovered
that the best way to retain their trade
is to suppress disorderly houses. The
bond companies . have also been
brought to assist by refusing to bond
saloons of ill-repute."
Thia achievement in New . York City
should attract the attention of those
engaged in the liquor traffic else
where, for It resolves Itself down to a
simple business proposition with them.
They can help their cause a great deal
by trying to raise the standard of the
business. In many Instances where
restrictive laws and regulations have
been applied and the Jlquor interests
have chafed under them it has been
due partly, if not entirely, to their
own Indisposition to draw the line
themselves.
Champ Clark's Aphorisms.
Champ Clark, writing In Mr. Bry
an's commoner, declares, "Men
should say what they mean and mean
what they say." As an aphorism that
Is undeniable, but it sounds strange
coming from a man who stands firmly
on nothing. . In th last congress
Champ Clark changed his course on at
least three of the big questions pend
ing the rules, the tariff board and
Canadian reciprocity. He took dia
metrically opposite positions on each
of these propositions and In each In
stance declared himself with charac
teristic vigor.
On December 20, 1910, writing in
th New York Journal of Commerce,
Mr. Speaker-to-be said:
As for the tariff board. I believe that
every member of the commutes on ways
and means, democratic or republican, hai
either in public or In private, or In both
expressed an opinion against a tariff com
miaaion; tor caning it a board does not
change tta character. It la a oommlaelon.
and calling It a board la beating about the
buah whipping the devil around the atump.
uppoamcn 10 a. linn commiaaion was
bout the only thing upon which all the
membera of the committee were in agree
ment If any member has changed hli
mind It devolves upon him to give his
reason.
Mr. Clark appeared to be the only
member who changed his mind for
along in February, a few days before
th bill passed the bouse, he, aa ml
nortty leader, declared of the tariff
board bill:
It la a good bill. The democrats (In com
mlttee) algned th favorable report because
they were eatlafled that the measure would
create a board which will help materially In
tariff framing.
On Canadian reciprocity the demo
crat in caucus endorsed the presi
dent's idea as expressed In th MoCall
bill and on motion of Champ Clark
th endorsement was mad unani
mous. H thereby committed himself
and bis party in the house to th bill.
Yet over night he found occasion to
switch and under th aulas of preach
ing annexation attacked the measure,
aiding materially in preventing Ha
pup ah Re by the Sixty-first congress and
bringing about the call for an extra
session.
"Men should say what they mean
and mean what they say."' Kvldently
Mr. Ci-trk refers to all men except
himself.
New Bond Issue Soon.
It is expected that between 30,
000,000 and JoO.000,000 Panama ca
nal construction bonds may be issued
soon as a result of the action of con
gress in directing that these bonds,
whose issue is permitted under the
tariff act of August, 1909, shall not be
receivable as security for national
bank cliculation. t'nder the terms of
this tariff act the secretary of the
treasury was authorized to issue these
bonds to the amount of $290,569,000,
registered or coupon, bearing not over
3 per tent interest, payable quarterly
In gold. Thus far this Dscal year dis
bursements for the canal's construc
tion have amounted to more than
$23,260,000.
The condition of the treasury leads
financiers to the view that a bond Is
sue within a few weeks cannot be pre
vented. The working balance Is en
tirely unsatisfactory and large requisi
tions for the canal continue the heavy
drains, making necessary greater cash
strength in the treasury. Secretary
MacVeagh has made no public state
ment as to the amount of bonds he
will Issue or the steps he will take to
popularize them. The securities will
offer no greater inducements than the
3 per cent interest and the tax exemp
tion features they will carry.
Another question Is here raised as
to whether this bond issue will be fol
lowed by one to provide for the retire
ment of the last Spanish war loan.
There Is some belief that It will, be
cause there still remains outstanding
of the loan of 1908-1918 about $64.-
000,000. But it may be months be
fore any action is taken on this, or be
fore it becomes known, at least.
The Commission Form Bill.
The Bee has been asked to discuss
the commission form of government
bill which has been drawn by Attor
ney Breen and fathered by the Omaha
Ad club. We have deferred comment
ing on this bill until the full text
should be available Instead of the
fragmentary synopsis given out at the
time of its Introduction. The Bee
has expressed itself In general terms
with reference to the commission form
of government, heretofore regarding
It as yet wholly experimental and de
pending entirely upon the character
and ability of the men chosen aa com
missioners rather than upon the tttles
with which they are invested.
The present proposed commission
form bill is, as it should be, optional
for any city to adopt. It merely su
perimposes on the existing charter a
substitution of seven commissioners
elected . at large with all powers of
mayor and council, police board,
water board, park board and library
board, and gives the commissioners
the appointment of all officers and em
ployes, elective and otherwise, and
the fixing of their salaries without
limit or condition. Presumably the
commissioners could at any time raise
or lower the pay of any one, or every
one, in the municipal service except
themselves, or discbarge them alto
gether with or without cause. Palpa
bly conferring such .far-reaching pow
ers on a body of seven men, which
would naturally and Inevitably be run
by a combine of four of them, would
make everything depend upon the
kind of men chosen for commissioners.
The two distinctive features of the
proposed bill, namely, the partyleas
ballot and the recall, are no necessary
part of the commission form any more
than any other form of city govern
ment. The partyless ballot could be
used for the election of mayors and
councllmen, city clerks and comptrol
lers Just as well as for commissioners
with the same good or bad effects.
The recall, If desirable, could be ap
plied to the existing elective and ap
pointive city officials just as well as to
seven commissioners.
The bill raises anew- the point
whether it is desirable to have any
geographical distribution of the re
sponsible officers of city government.
We now require our twelve council
men, although elected at large, to live
each In a separate ward, whereas the
seven commissioners could all reside
in the same block. The commission
form eliminates absolutely the Idea of
representation. This, we believe, has
a more Important bearing on Omaha
right now than it ordinarily would
have beoauB we are yet to accomplish
consolidation with South Omaha.
Would 8outl, Omaha ever consent to
come in with no assurance of repre
sentation In our city government, but,
on the contrary, an almost certainty
that It would not be allowed to fur
nish even one of the seven commis
sioners? Atother defect in the bill, as It ap
pears to us. Is the utter absence of
civil service features. Members of
the . police and fire departments are
now on merit tenure, and have vested
rights in relief and pension funds, yet
this bill seems to permit the commis
sioners to turn them out arbitrarily
with no recourse. We believe that.
Instead of destroying what civil
service we now have In police and fir
departments, it should be retained and
extended to other branches of the
municipal service. ,
Th ouster proceedings agalnBt
Chief of Police Donahu have con
eluded without producing any of the
sensational disclosures heralded at the
start. Attorney General-For-a-Little-While
Mullen set out in this case to
make a national reputation as a great
reformer like Folk In St. Louis and
Jerome In New York, but he suffered
puncture after puncture till IiIb tires
went so flat that the flyer that was to
distance all the others refused to
budge.
According to the most reliable re
ports deposit guaranty Is having
rather rough riding down in Okla
homa, where a lot of banks that had
previously sounded Its praises are
scrambling for national charters to
get away from impending assessments
to replenish a depleted guaranty fund.
These legislative experiments appar
ently do not always deliver all the
goods their enthusiastic champions
promise.
It is suggested that if we have the
commission form of government
Mayor "Jim." City Clerk "Dan,"
Building Inspector "Charley," Street
Commissioner "Tom" and others of
the gang might be elected commission
ers just as easily as they were elected
to thelt present official positions In the
city hall and draw more money than
they are drawing now. That's at
least worth thinking about.
Our old friend, Lysle Abbott, is
frantically sounding alarms and Issu
ing Warnings about dire calamities
that are sure to happen if things at
the legislature do not come his way.
He got the habit of sounding these
alarms and Issuing these warnings
when he Was running as the anti
saloon candidate for police commis
sioner In our last municipal election.
Everyone admits that the Water
board is confronted with an unsatis
factory situation that is piling up
lawyers' fees, court costs and high
rate interest for the taxpayers to pay.
But no one on or off the Water board
has or can show that this situation is
any different now from what it has
been for months and years.
The DiRz forces thoughtfully sup
plied themselves with an excellent
bullet-proof, all-steel train, but Its
usefulness Is materially restricted by
reason of the fact that the Insurgents
have with equal tboughfulness blown
up the tracks and burned the bridges.
The fight between the Independents
and the Bell telephone people goes
merrily on as heretofore, except that
some of the Independents are now
willing to be swallowed up with profit
to themselves as well as to the public.
Force, of Habit.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Cannon may not. as reported from
Washington, wish to lead the minority in
the next house, but on account of the force
of habit It is feared that he may butt In
sometimes and do it In spite of himself
and everybody else.
Opening. for Railroad Lawyer.
Wall, Street Journal.
Lawyers Iirown out of work by the de
cision not to appeal Interstate Commerce
commission decision can cheer up. Mr.
Balllnger. says he wilt proceed against all
those who have attacked him while he waa
secretary of the Interior.
Almost Vnaalntooa.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Opposition to Canadian reciprocity in New
England must be close to the vanishing
point when the lower branch of the Maine
legislature votes In Indorsement of the Taft
agreement. A motion to make It unani
mous for all this section la' now in order.
Raaeleaa Insinuation.
New York World.
It Is to be borne In mind that while cer
tain Europeans are now charging us with
a desire to annex Mexico they also unani
mously charged us at the time of the Span
ish war with a wish to annex Cuba, a
thing that has never come to pass.
IXCOMR TAX AMENDMENT.
Making; Favorable Progress la Vari
es 8ate t.earlslatnrea.
Boston Tranacrlpt.
It Is apparent that the Income tax amend
ment Is not In as great peril as we thought
It was when Arkansas rejected It. Six
states have rejected It namely, Rhode
Island. Virginia, Weat Virginia, Now
Hampshire, Arkansas and New York; but
New York is likely to accept It at this
session. The house of the New Hamp
shire legislature was In favor, and the
change of a few votes In the senate would
move that body. Consequently there really
remain four states ao far surely against It
Rhode Island. Virginia, Arkansas and
West Virginia but the following states
have accepted It: Illinois, South Carolina,
Maryland, Texas, Idaho, Oregon, Georgia.
Montana, Indiana. Nebraska, North Caro
lina, California. Washington, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama. Kansas,
Ohio, Vermont. North Dakota. Wisconsin,
Nevada and Missouri twenty-four. These
constitute a majority of the states of the
union, and there will be but few states
left to object pretty soon If the movement
continues.
People Talked About
President Dial of Mexico was born Sep
tember 30, 1K30. and Is therefore near the
meridian of hia 81st year.
The progressive governor of California
by an act of the legislature, has reduced
his gold lace entourage from thirty lieu
tenant colonels to twelve.
Ir. Peter II. Freexe. a well known
Bloomsburg, Pa., cltlsen, celebrated his
fcld birthday by sawing wood continuously
from T o'clock In the morning until 7
o'clock at night, lie places no faith In the
Osier theory.
The town of Conway, Mass., at ita an
nual town meeting honored Its town clerk,
Henry W. Hillings, who has served the
town In that capacity for fifty years, by
the adoption of resolutions and the presen
tation of a purse of tfiO in gold.
Fifty-two married women of Zcllenople,
Pa, held a meeting and unanimously
r,eJ Hint huthuuds Hhould not exceed 0
cent a week for their spending money
and that all the balance of the revenue
should be turned over to their wives.
Missouri's new automobile law fixes the
speed limit on country road at twenty
five miles an hour, but makea It a Peni
tentiary offense for a chauffeur or owner
to run away after a collision without aiding-
a victim or reporting to the police.
lmi rlsoniurnt la also provided for chauf
feurs under the Influence vt liquor while
on duty.
Army Gossip
Matter of Interest on and Back
of the riling Line Oleaned from
th Army and Xfavy Keglster
The officer of the army who have to do
with garrison rout t martial proceed I ti(t
ate convinced of the benefit of allowing
abatement of term of imprisonment for
good conduct in the cane of garrison pris
oners serving sentence of over three
month. It la believed that the provisions
of paragraph .'i0, army regulations, apply
ing to former enlisted men who are under
going sentences of Imprisonment In the
military prison might advantageously be
broadened to include the garrison prison
ers. The abatement of time of confinement
for good behavior lias a dual object In i
view: First, the assistance It affords in
maintaining discipline In a prison by offer
ing a premium for good behavior, an object
which Is a applicable to garrison prisoners
as to military convicts; seoond, the reform
atory Influence which it may have upon
the prisoners. This reformatory Influence
would seem to be of ki rater value to the
service when exercised over a man who is
to return to the ranks than when exercised
over a man who at the completion of hia
confinement Is no longer to be allowed to
serve In the army.
The representatives of the estate of a
man who formerly conducted business In
the Philippine Islands have made applica
tion to the War department for Its assist
ance In collecting alleged debts from en
listed men of the Twenty-third Infantry.
The position of the War department In
thia matter Is that it cannot convert Itself
Into a collection agency and will not Inter
est Itself In the collection by civilians of
their debts due from enlisted men. The
department takes cognisance only of the
disciplinary aspects of the failure of en
listed men to meet their financial obliga
tions and then (Wily to the extent to which
good order and military discipline are af
f jcted by such failure or the efficiency of
the soldier is impaired thereby. While In
rare cases trial by a court-martial may
be resorted to with good results after a
debt has been reduced to judgment by
the civil court, yet, as a rule, discharge
from the service, rather than detention by
punishment is regarded as the better
course. The post authorities can best de
termine which of these two courses should
be pursued. A discharge would have to
be authorised by the secretary of war.
A case of desertion, of somewhat un
usual circumstances, has been enzr.zing the
attention of the military authorities. A
short time ago a constable In Lee county,
Virginia, advlaed the adjutant general of
the army that a man, corresponding with
the description published In a desertion
circular, was In the mountains of Ken
tucky and could be arrested. The con
stable was Informed that If he apprehended
the deserter and placed htm In custody In
the county Jail In Jonesvllle, Va., a military
guar'd 'would be sent for him and the
Incident would be regarded as fulfilling the
conditions justifying the payment of the
reward for the rapture of a deserter. The
arrest was made and the deserter was
lodged In jail, but when the military guard
reached Jonesvllle, It was found that the
deserter had been liberated by the sheriff.
The Information attending this action was
not definite, but It became necessary to
pass upon the question whether the Vir
ginia authorities aided a deserter to escape.
While there Is nothing to show legal justi
fication for the sheriff's act, the act It
self la not an offense under the statute,
especially when performed, as appeared to
be tbe case, under the advice of the state
attorney. It waa concluded that It was
not advisable to take further action. Th
reward, however, will be paid to the con
stable, who did all he could under the cir
cumstances, lodging the deserter in Jail,
and was not responsible for his liberation.
The use of automobiles by officers of
the army lias been legally established by
a clause In the army appropriation act of
March 3. This clause removes the sus
pensions and disallowances made by the
accounting officers of the treasury in the
accounts of Quartermasters for the present
and last fiscal year for the temporary
hire, repair, operation and maintenance
of motor vehloles. It Is required that tho
secretary of war approve the expenditures
"as necessary for the public service." An
other clause provides that "hereafter In
the performance of their official and mili
tary dutlea officers of the army are au
thorized, under such regulations as may be
established by the secretary of war, to
use means of transportation herein pro
vided for. This makes It possible to use
the motor vehicles and avoid the situa
tion created by the comptroller's decisions
that mounted officers must use their
horses Instead of hiring or maintaining au
tomobiles. This, of course, was not pos
sible. An example of the awkwardness of
such an arrangement was afforded by the
army attending surgeon In Washington,
who, under the ruling of the comptroller,
would have been obliged to make his aid:
calls on horseback Instead of using an
electric runabout. The question became
the subject of animated correspondence be
tween the comptroller's office and the sec
retary of war, but without any chance of
the former relenting. The quartermaster
general was prompt and active In having
removed the suspensions In the accounts
of quartermasters and In obtaining au
thority for the use of motor vehicles.
WAR TALK OF HOME GUARDS.
Wall Street Journal: Uncle flam ia In
deed a versatile contractor tearing down
a wall on the north and building up one
on the south.
Boston Herald: No harm comes from
trying out the game In the southwest, even
if a deficiency appropriation bill has to be
Invoked at the extra session next month.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: There are
several things Indicating that, no matter
what Dlas may have been In war In other
days, he needs now to put on a red neck
tie. Philadelphia Record: It Is not at all
likely that the Insurgents of Mexico are
Indulging In any Illusion that the move
ment of United States troops to the Rio
Grande is Intended for their benefit, what
ever President Dial may think of It.
Chicago News: War scares are nothing to
base ball scares. The former are yeara
apart, whereas we must grow sick at
heart every day over an announcement that
some great player on whom the hopes of
tho team are pinned Is about to quit the
game.
New York World: With the' Ordnance
department stamping Its caaea of ammuni
tion "Do not delay," there can be no fur
ther question of the wholly peaceful char
acter of the "manoeuvres" of the United
States army and navy on the Mexican
frontier.
Aa l aforalvabl Offraae.
Oblcago Record -Herald.
Walter Fisher la regarded by some of
the politicians as unfit for the post of
secretary of the Interior because he does
not affl'late with any of the republican
machine organisations In this state. Your
professional politician always looks at i
thing from the "what-do-we-gel-out-of-lt
point of view.
Absolutely Puro
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and wholesome than the ready
made found at the shop or grocery.
Royml Oeelr Book-BOO Rttoal&m-Frm
Smnd Hmmm mnd Addrvmm,
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HANDOUTS FOE OMAHA.
Plattsmouth Journal: The Omaha Ad
cluf. has done more good for the state of
Nebraska than It will ever get credit for.
Wood River Sunbeam: An Omaha minis
ter says that love makes the world go
'round. Let's see, don't bock beer perform
the same function?
Hastings Tribune: Omaha captured the
mxt annual meeting of Hit state teach
ers' association. Wonder If the Commercial
club of Lincoln don't feel something sllp
I'lng. Fremont Tribune: A report of the Omnha
dairy Inspector gives a list of fifty or sixty
firms whose products show traces of
ci tarn. It looks as thounh the Inspector
had stayed with them till the cowa came
home. '
Kalrbury News Omaha Is to have a dog
show from the 22nd to the 25th of this
month, for the purpose of "encouraging the
breeding of bettei dogs." We do not need
an Improvement In the quality half as
badly as we need a reduction In the quan
tity. Aurora Republican: A demand for white
wash which threatened to exceed the sup
ply was on In this country last week.
What wasn't used In the senate In Wash
ington to make Lorimer appear "whiter
than snow" was used In the Nebraska leg
islature In its attempt to make the Omaha
election frauds take on the appearance of
lily blossoms.
. Blue Springs Sentinel: ..Omaha senatgrs
were boxed up and put In a hole when the,
senate named a sifting committee. One
fellow. Banning, who was In on the deal
relented and permitted a reconsideration,
so the matter waa made a special order
for yesterday. The winners doubtless be
lieve the old adage that "the devil de
spises a quitter" will hold true In this
case.
Papilllon Times Many of the local pen
plo here are In favor of a new deal In the
matter of redisricting the fourth Judicial
district. Sarpy county has hardly been a
decent tall to the Judicial district controlled
by Douglas county. Judges are elected
from Omaha, reside In Omaha and spend
as little time as they can In Sarpy county.
Legal matters are adjudicated In cham
bers In Omaha by the Judges whenever
pcrslble and aa a result Sarpy county has
beep deprived of the revenue Incidental
to holding court here. Omaha attorneys
practically monopolize local practice, and
as a whole Sarpy county's people suffer as
a result. If attached to t'ass and other
cruntlea this procedure would be changed.
Battleships Hiart North.
CAIMANKRA, Cuba, March 13. The
first, third and fourth divisions of the
I'nlted States Atlantic battleship fleet
sailed for Hampton Roada this afternoon.
The fifth division and the marines remain
here.
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of steady growth in Assets; 81 years of In
creasing ability to safeguard tbe Increasing
funds of depositors; therefore, a good place for
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3i Interest on Tins Deposits
Light Biscuit
Delicious Calcc
Dainty Pastries
Fine Puddings
Flalty Crusts
and the food Is finer
more tasty, cleanly
LAUGHING GAS.
Dentist Will you take gas?
Mr. Tightwad Yes er what are
meter rata here? Judge.
youe
"Uncle Rastus, 1 thought they hsd en
you to Jail again on the usual charce."
"No, suh: I s vindicated dts time. Da
Jedge couldn't quite make up his mind an'
he turned me loose an' said 1 mustn't da
It again." Washington Star.
Voting Doctor Congratulate me, old man.
I am Just preparing to visit my first
patient.
Young Lawyer flood! I'll go with you.
Perhaps he hasn't made his will. Boston
Transcript.
"Are you going to have a garden this)
summer, Mr. Suhhubs?" .
" Yes, I've got to. As long sa I have
garden I can make It an excuse for not
taking my automobile out of the garagn
and piling up expenses for new tires and
t nines." Chicago Record-Herald.
"That boy of youra must be pretty well
grown by this time."
"In his Junior year at college."
"Is he ever Inclined to be wild?"
"No; they say he's the steadiest south-
paw the team ever had." Washington
Herald.
Him I know you think It Is time for me)
to go.
Her Oh, how Interesting! How did so l
get so successful in thought transference!
Toledo Blade.
"Half the managers on Broadway owt
me money." declared Susan Brett.
"liack salary or alimony?" Inquired Yo
Hck Hamm. Loulvl! Courier-Journal.
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"Time is money." quoted the Wise Ouy.
"Well. I'll trade you five minutes el
mine for to of yours." suggested the Sim
ple Mug Philadelphia Record.
THE TYPEWRITER LADY.
Burton Braley In Tuck.
Our typewriter lady's a pippin,
A highly ilelectuble peach;
I thouxht I'd perauade her to come when I
made her
A nice little bow and a speech.
I said: "I would take thee this even
To see the new musical show,
They tell me It'a witty and tuneful Jr
pretty,
The tickets are purchased; wilt go?"
"Believe me," she murmured, "I'd like to.
But I fear that It cannot be did.
The bos would be hot, he would go simply
dotty,
And raise a big row with me, Kid."
"The boss? Why, It s none of his busi
ness!" I said, with a 'whole lot of vim;
"Oh, It Is." she replied, as she giggled and
sighed,
"I'm going to be married to hi in."
No use! I was meant for a hoodoo,
A lemon, a quince, and a lime;.
Whenever I spot 'em there's some one else
got 'em,
I lose In the deal every time.
I guess I'm not hep to the ladles,
I guess I'm a novice, a shine.
Whenever I've found 'em and lingered
around 'em
They surely have handed me mine.
Spring bnnqjtoeach itj linledreatn
Of lovf and richeiof field and stream
But sweeter than any dream I aee.
!a the LANPttUR HATaprmg brings
to me.
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