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tibaerlbre leaving the city tem
po rn rlly ahualil have 'I he Dee
ana lied to them. Address will be
IMacatlng the enemy is a poor way
to whip it.
Thus far March
fooled Kev. J licks.
has completely
Uncle Joe modestly declines the
offer to become floor leader of the mi
nority. Governor Dix has at last begun to
act like a man who wants to be re
elected. The agitation for the commission
fovm ot city government is a good ad,
anyway.
It must be annoying to ' Boss
Murphy to have hl8 authority ques
tioned that way.
If Omaha wants the meeting of the
hext Conservative congress, now is the
time to speak up.
It remained for the colonel to bring
the Alamo into the limelight of the
Mexican situation.
The banks of the Rio Grande once
more threaten to become as famous
as those ot the Wabash.
It seems a burning shame to deny
Richmond Pearson Hobson a place on
that Texas border somewhere.
It may be recalled that Porflrio Diaz
was educated or the church. What
a great war minister he would bave
made.
What a shock all these demonetra
ttona in Mexico and Texas must be to
our peace loving amiable friend, Mr
Carnegie.
A New York minister says blushing
is a lost art with women. Maybe he
no longer notices it because he has
quit flirting.
The real reason for sending the
troops there must have been for the
purpose of giving the soldiers a well
deserved vacation.
Then the Oregon plan of govern
ment Is not to be accepted as the most
perfect form of popular government
ever devised by man.
Colonel Roosevelt addressed the
people ot Houston, Tex., on "Civic
Righteousness." That man Roosevelt
is certainly practical.
Another power tanaf Is being built
for Omaha on paper. If this keeps
up we will have more cheap water
power than we can use. .
No,, according to the best diagnosis
capital removal la not dead, but merely
sleeping until it can make a flying
start with an initiative petition.
Among those who also ran for the
office of commissioner at the recent
Seattle election was a newspaper re
porter. Our congratulations to him
on his defeat.
A sifting committee! What for?
Thought this was to be a legislature
In which every member waa to have
just as much vole and power as any
other member.
If it la true that the executive and
State department differed as to the
wisdom of sending troop to Texas,
the Stat department may have ample
time to approve what hag been done
before exposing itself to criticism.
' No matter how the legislature votes,
Omaha will continue to be the medical
and surgical center of thia section, be
cause it has the physicians and sur
geons, and the hospital and clinical
facilities for tbm to do their work
right.
Already one American soldier ha
been killed a a result of the Insur
rection. He killed himself at Leav
enwortn Just as tneband struck up
"The Girl I Left Behind Me." He
probably will not be missed when the
Cabling start
Corporation Tax law Valid.
Affirming the validity of the ror- i
poratlon tax law the United Stairs su
preme court banes Its decision on the
rery point on which the government's
defense turned, that it Is not a tax on
Incomes from corporate Investments,
but an excise tax on the transaction of
corporate business. In other words,
this is not a tax on property, nor on
the earnings of property, but on the
privilege to do business as a corpora
tion. It is rather complimentary to
the framers of the law that this unan
imity of view as to the Vital principle
Involved is reached by the court.
NotwithBtandlng the theory that
thia is a tax on the doing of business,
it works out in practice as a tax on
the earnings of the stockholders. But
at the rate of 1 per cent upon all net
earnings over and above $5,000, It
should not operate as a burden to any
interest. As a revenue producer H
should Justify lttelf, if it brings in
guch a sum as $25,000,000 annually
as it la assured it will. Possibly the
operation of the law may tend to
break down some of the opposition to
the principle of the Income tax.
Justice Day, in delivering the court's
decision, takes occasion to defend the
publicity clause of the law, a provision
emphasized by the president In urging
the passage of the bill. So long aa
corporations are protected In their
rights and relations with respect to
their competitors he believes this pro
vision should not be objectionable, but
rather essential to the successful
working of the law. For without it It
might be difficult, If not Impossible,
to obtain all the desired returns on
which to base the levy. The law Is
one of those departures that naturally
depend on time and experiment for
their full vindication, but this prob
ably will not be lacking, especially if
it should be followed up with an In
come tax reaching earnings from the
other sources.
Bryan and Wilson.
Mr. Bryan's meeting with Governor
Woodrow Wilaon as the latter's guest
at his home was, of course, not to dis
cuss politics, but Mr. Bryan la not
taking dinner with Governor Harmon
even on Bunday. He now and then
throws out a flattering remark about
Champ Clark, predicting great results
for the democratic party with the Mis-
sourian In the speaker's chair. He
has not as yet said much about the
qualifications of Dr. Wilson for presi
dent, nor committed himself to any
one candidate, Dot even to Hoke
Smith, who, he admitted, would re
ceive bis support if nominated. Noth
ing would be more natural than that
Mr. Bryan and Governor Wilson
should find a way to come together.
So long aa Governor Harmon, not
Gevernor Wilson, Is the man supposed
to Jbe preferred of "the interests,"
democrats may find a Bryan-Wilson
alliance vital In determining their con
test for leadership.' It may be the
weight to tip the scales as between the
opposing factions of the party. Talk
of Champ Clark for thia next presi
dential nominee at this time seems
Idle. Clark aa speaker Is much more
likely to embarrass his party than to
endow himself with overpowering
strength to force his nomination in
1912. If the party comes out of the
two sessions of congress preceding the
next election unwhipped of the results
of Champ Clarklsm, it will da well,
Indeed.
Nor is there possibility of Mr.
Bryan's getting any further from the
front of the stage in democratic poll
tics than he is right now. He him
self admits he is not In retirement
And if he did not admit It his quiet
visits to this leader and that would
suggest It plainly enough. The New
York World la loath to believe that he
himself Is not still a candidate, and in
this case, he probably Is not and will
not become a candidate, but he may
be counted on to influence the selec
tion of the next democratic nominee.
or- write the platform or do both. An
other man, thrice defeated In the goal
of his ambition, might retire, but Mr.
Bryan will not and the fact that he
will not and does not, is somewhat of
a tribute to his dominant, indomitable
nature. He is a force with which
democracy still has to reckon and
democracy need make no wry faces
about it.
Americans on the Border.
The presence of American soldier
on this aide of the Mexican border
may be Justified by the demands of
neutrality obligations, but the pres
ence of Americans a soldiers In the
rebel army on the other aide of this
border is not bo easily justified.
The report that a young American
is leading a band of tnsurrectos, com
posed chiefly ot other Americans, in
the vicinity of Juarez must be a mat
ter of humiliation and disgust to the
people of this country who are taking
sane views of the Mexican revolution
Nothing but the sheer spirit of ad
venture could inspire such a movemen
by Americans. It is Impossible to
think of such a thing as a sense of
duty or love of liberty actuating them
Their participation can be viewed only
with disconcerted feelings aa to the
consequences. Warned in advance not
to precipitate themselves In a sltua
Uon with which our government had
nothing to do, thoae citizen of the
United States who yet follow the bent
for adventure and take up ' arm
against a friendly power will be tn a
poor position to plead for our pro
tection if a crisis comes.
As to the governmeat' course in
sending Its troop to the front it is
difficult to any impropriety la it.
And It Is unfortunate, but natural, the,
Apposition papers at home choose to
play politics with this action. Simply
because the State or War department
or the White House has not seen fit
to disclose all of Its plans and pur
poses In detail, explaining Its moves
in advance, should not afford excuse
for wilfully distorting or misconstru
ing motives. It is enough to know
that exigencies of the neutrality laws
and the Interests of Mexico, the United
States and other countries call for the
presence of our troops right where
they are. Suppose they were not there
and the potential dangers requiring
their presence should suddenly be
come actual, what then would the
same critics be saying of the govern
ment's conduct?
Belligerent Propagandists.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst may be wast
ing her time storming San Francisco.
A city that has withstood the tempests
as it has is not gblng to fall for the
hurrah of this London suffragette. It
Is a gay town, about the gayest on the
continent, so gay that it is sometimes
called the Paris of America. But
that boots nothing for Miss Pank
hurst, or her cause. She will draw
crowds there as she will in other
American cities, but as Mr. Bryan has
said, American crowds do not always
vote the way thoy cheer.
Yet, we are a patient and tolerant
folk, easily amused, ready to be ca
joled, practical we realize that even
crusaders have to live. Emma Gold
man and Mrs. Nation never have been
denied a hearing in this country. But
they have been heard, and that is
about all. Nobody begrudged them
the receipts at the box office, but only
few trailed them away from the
stage door for further particulars, or
wept at the mourner's bench. Amer
lean women as well as men nave a
way of taking their own views of life,
while according to others there. Not
until the sacrifice of being without the
nostrum Miss Pankhurst brings be
come more acute than it Is at pres
ent, are they likely to do for her any
more than they have done for other
belligerent.
Miss Pankhurst, though, must know
ner Dusiness. Ana. evidently, it is a
very prosperous one. She may have
no false ethical notions of success,
after all. If she could count as one
of the emoluments of her crusade the
right of every woman to vote she
would be that much ahead, or, aa one
might say In the vernacular, she might
even count that as so much velvet,
view ner political doctrines as one
will, we must admire her system of
doing business. In that she shows
rare discriminative sense.
Lest We Forget.
Reinforcing The Bee's declaration
that, Nebraska without the Initiative
and referendum has today ' on It
statute books more reform legislation
than has Oregonj South Dakota or any
of the initiative and referendum
states, and therefore is not in urgent
need of being "rescued" from misrule,
the Fremont Tribune says:
Four years ago the Nebraska legislature
wrote Into law more good, wholesome leg
islation than was ever enacted at any ses
sion of our law-making body. Then It was
that tho people of the state had to an al
most complete dtogree restored to them the
relna of power. Nebraska waa, therefore,
n the van of reform legislation and the
record, all things considered, is highly
creditable to it.
Just how these measures were put
through the legislature by the irre
sistible force of public opinion, and in
response to the popular will, should
not be overlooked. Four years ago
the program of progressive legislation
was written Into the republican state
platform by a convention made up In
the old-fashioned way. After the
candidates were nominated the editor
of The Bee synopslzed the planks Into
a statement pledging support to them
and invited all republican legislative
candidates to sign the same. Of the
133 republican legislative nominees
more than two-thirds affixed their sig
nature to this statement, and of those
elected more than a majority in each
house were thus committed to the pro
gram. Governor Sheldon pasted the
heet of The Bee containing the plat
form pledges on the wall of the execu
tive office and crossed them off one by
one as the bills incorporating the sub
ject matter came to him for his ap
proval.
We believe It can be said, without
contradiction, that were it not for
these signed public pledges procured
by the editor of The Bee several of
these Important measures would have
failed, particularly the direct primary,
the terminal tax, the employers' lia
bility act and the removal of the
$5,000 limit to recovery of damage
for death. Whether these substantial
reforms could have been accomplished
easier or better by the initiative and
referendum route is decidedly open to
question. At all events, they were
accomplished by this persistent and
well directed effort which put Ne
braska in the van among progressive
states.
Mr. Bryan Is Incensed because be is
repeatedly bombarded with the ques
tion whether be will be a candidate
for president again next year. But
Mr. Brvan, himself, laid the founda
tion for the prevailing impression that
he is a perpetual candidate, and he
ought not to be surprised that people
are credulous as to his Intentions.
The World-Herald is trying to hitch
The Bee up with Representative Hat
field. The Bee declines to be so
hitcbed. Mr. Hatfield U the original
drr-initlatlve-and-referendutu Bryan
democrat, and must continue to look
to the World-Herald as his political
step-mother.
John Temple Graves says Joe Bailey
Is the greatest forensic orator con
gress t vrr produced. Undo Joe Can
non says lialley is one of the two
greatest statesmen, while Mr. Lorltner
no doubt would accord him the dis
tinction of being the staunthest tie
fender. One of Omaha's claims to superior
ity over other American cities has al
ways rested on Its wide, straight
streets. Omaha does not want to ac
quire crooked lanes unless it has
really to.
Thus far and no farther will be a sate
and popular rule lor me aaininisuaiiun iu
adopt with reference to the movement of
the troops toward Mexico. World-Herald.
Here again we agree heartily with
our amiable democratic contemporary.
It would certainly be tormenting
luck for Champ Clark to get, Just as
congress Is about to reconvene, such
an offer from a chautauqua agency aa
Uncle Joe Cannon got.
H
t We Have firoiri.
Brooklyn Eagle.
It cost $40,000,000 to run the whole federal
government for the year 1800. Now "travel
expenses" of oflclals total $12,000,000 for a
year. The nation's growth is thus strik
ingly illustrated.
Taklaar IVo ( hnncea.
Pittsburg- Dispatch.
After rescuing Lorlmer the senate ma
jority turned In and killed the experimental
parcels post appropriation In the postofflce
bill. An experimental parcels post would
not have much chance of success: but the
Interests are not taking any chances.
Work In Good Hands.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Whatever the general verdict on Bal
llnger. the fact that he Is to be succeeded
by Walter I.. Fisher, who has been promi
nent In the conservation movement, will be
taken as a promise that the work of main
taining the nation's natural resources Is to
be kept up.
flnyliiK Vp "Wnr Alarms."
Springfield Republican
It was Inevitable that the Mexican crisis
should produce a Japanese scare, and serv
ing this purpose admirably Is the report
that Japan has been seeking to obtain
from the Mexican government Magdalena
bay for a naval coaling station. Embas
sador VchUa denied the story with em
phasisreally, there Is nothing In It. But
It Is too much to hope that the Japanese
will not be heard from again in this con
nection. I.ncky Man la He.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Bryan Is not In office, but he con
gratulates himself that his policies" are.
In Boston, speaking of the presidency, he
said: "I do not think of running again, but
If I did I am afraid that many republicans
would raise against me the cry of a third
term, Blnce there have really been two
terms of my policies already, since Taft
and Roosevelt have done bo many of the
things I advocated." Happy man, to have
his projects carried on by proxy, without
the personal- cares that the presidency
brings. , TAJ
General Confidence In Saddle.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
General Confidence appears to be In com
mand of the railroad forces who hold tTTe
key to the business situation. Despite re
ported weakness, the adverse report of the
Interstate Commerce commission on the
freight rate Increase does not appear to
have caused any serious disturbance.
Within a week one Issue of twelve and a
half million three-year notes waa disposed
of before noon on the day they were of
fered In Wall street, and another issue of
thirty millions in similar notes was over
subscribed long before the offer was closed,
considerable percentage of the amount
being taken In London. New orders for
2.N00 steel cars and activity in the rail
market Indicate that a single decision of
the Interstate Commerce commission ia not
EDITORIAL FILIBUSTERING.
Springfield Republican: Texas Is now
the spotlight corner of the continent. It
has both the army and Senator Bailey.
Pittsburg Dispatch; This mobilization
business may be a "game." all right, but
the question is on whom is the joke?
Washington Star: Those Mexlcanos may
not know much about fighting, but at least
It cannot be said of them that they don't
know frljolea!
Washington Post. Calling out the Lift
Quarda to suppress a couple of Hounds
ditch anarchists ia perhaps no funnier than
ordering out 20,000 regulars to watch those
three Mexican insurgents.
Sprlnfleld Republican: When General
Sheridan went to Texas, in 1S&, ha took
with him 62.OO0 men who had hud consid
erable experience along the Potomac and
marching through Georgia. The French
emperor at once concluded that he had had
enough.
Houston Post: The army quartermasters
ought to be considerate enough to see that
the boys get all the strawberries and cream
they want. The fields are blushing with
the fruit and the cloudbursts of cream are
making the rivers of delight break tholr
embankments.
James Mansell, an employe of the Hast
ings (England) Corporation, haa Just re
ceived hla medal for taking part In tha
storming of tha Taka forts, more than
fifty years ago.
A wealthy Woman In New York has
given as a memorial to her dead husband
$26,000 to be used as a fund for Injured
firemen of the city. This sort of a monu
ment la one which more than the costliest
marble will make a man's memory honored
and cherished.
Jon Clark, of Junction City, Perry county,
Ohio, haa ao many offices he does not know
what to do. Whenever there Is a vacancy
In an office In that city they aay: "O,
give it to Joe." and they do. Now he wishes
to get rid of some of hla offices and has
asked tha attorney general fur relief.
Charles R. Crisp, son of a former
speaker, la to be Speaker Clark's clerk, to
suoceea 'Aaher V. Hinds. Hinds, Tom
Reed's former Kldua Achates, will be on
the floor aa a representative of th"" first
Maine district, and tha majority managers
will do well to keep their eyas on blm.
Herbert B. Mulford. Wllmette, 111., left
his desk tn tha Harris Trust and Savings
bank to carry oft the first prise In a
cooking contest, lu which women were his
competitors. Hla strawberry shortcake was
given tha blue ribbon at the annual
domestic sclema exhibition of tb Woman's
club of Wllmette.
I People Talked About
i i
The Bee's Letter Box
Contrlbntlont on Timely Snbjecta
Wot Exceeding Two Hundred Words
An Invited from Onr Keaders.
Ad flat and I'omm inalnn Form.
OMAHA. March 14 -Tc the Editor of The
Bee: A word about the Ad club bill ad
vocating the commission form of govern
ment. I have read the digest carefully and
although I purposely absented myself from
the Ad club meetings when such a bill was
under discussion I have watched the prog
ress of the agitation from Its Inception. It
may not be generally known that many
members of the Omaha Ad club, some of
them charter members, even founders of
the same, and some of them of more recent
acquisition, earnestly deplore thia latest
move on the rart of the club. Their ob
jections are based on the belief that It is
none of the Ad club s business to butt into
politics. It seems to me and I am one of
the first dozen who Joined the Omaha Ad
club, now composed heteroKeneously of
something like 4j0 members that the club
Is running amuck and getting sadly adrift
from the original purpose, namely, the up
lifting and purifying of advertising and
the bringing together on a more fraternal
basis those who have publicity responsi
bilities upon them.
I have nothing to say for or sgitinst the
commission form of government. My vote,
however, is In reserve and it will be In
telligent. I maintain that it Is none of
the Ad club's business to force such a bill
as drawn up by the erstwhile great pacif
icator, upon the attention of the public or
the legislature. There are other closer op
portunities for reform wholly within the
province of the Ad club other than getting
Into politics. There Is the elimination of
fake advertising, a phase of publicity ram
pant and crying; there ia the advocacy of
truth in all forma of advertising, some
thing sure to win the heartiest sympathy
of your readers; and there Is the general
uplift of the tone of advertising, a consum
mation devoutly to be wished by all classes
of reading Americans. These are, to my
mind, as an advertising man ot some
standing, Infinitely more In line with the
Omaha Ad club's reasons for existence.
I have spoken to dozens of members of
the Omaha Ad club who are heartily In
sympathy with the position which I am
now enunciating.
1 question if one-half of the club mem
bers who endorsed this commission form
of government proposition, know anything
whatever of civic science or what it meana
per capita of taxation to run a great mod
ern metropolitan city such aa Omaha. I
even go so far aa to question if over one
half of those who voted for this endorse
ment know Mayor Dahlman by sight. Let
the Omaha Ad club get hack to business.
COMMON SENSE.
Teaching for the Deaf,
NORTH LOUP, Neb., March 14. -To the
Editor of The Bee: One Olof Hanson,
writing from far off Seattle, Wash., takes
us to task and tells us poor, deluded and
ignorant parents of deaf children In Ne
braska what we don't want, what we don't
know, and thut we should allow others to
decide for us. The writer Is one of these
Ignorant parents of deaf children. For
nineteen years now h has kept still and
allowed the "combined inethod" to be tried
In the Nebraska School for the Deaf, but
has yet to find one single pupil going out
from its doors a practical speaking and
lip reading person. The writer knows and
has met a great many and with the ex
ception of a very few who can hear some
they must all write and he written to In
order to carry on any conversation with
ordinary people. It seems to ug parents
that the head of our school, instead of
ridiculing this movement in his school
paper should bow to our desire and help
us In the movement. In Chicago, while
they still maintain the combined schools
and allow the parents to choose, they have
also put in the oral schools and last year
not a single parent entering new pupils
chose the old combined school, but every
single one chose the new oral school.
Whether better or not this shows what
the parents think and want.
No mental training or attainment can
compare with the ability to communicate
one's thoughts to others by speech and In
turn to understand common ordinary
speech of others.
This movement Is not a fight aghlnst
Superintendent Stewart and his corps of
helpers; we do not ask them to change
their views as to methods; but we do
Insist that we have a right to choose the
method of teaching our own children if
not inconsistent with good citizenship. We
may be all wrong and the advocates of the
present combined method right. But after
nineteen years of experience with my own
children, after extended correspondence and
investigation, I have yet to find a slnglo
authority who has had practical experi
ence under both methods that does not
say that the oral lip reading method Is
feasible and practicable, that practical
every day speech and Hp reading cannot
be attained under the old combined method
and can only be attained under the purely
oral and lip reading method. They may
differ as to the ease with which It may
be acquired and the time required, but
they all agree that It Is both feasible and
practicable. If It can be acquired wo
parents want It for our children regardless
of any details or the time required.
E. J. BABCOCK.
Direct Election of Senntora.
CLINTON, la., March ll.-To the Editor
of The Bee: As a citizen member of the
Grand Army of the Republic, J feel much
Interest In our political practice. In my
army service, and since, I have sought to
learn the purpose of cltlxenshlp. My first
anxiety Is to be correct In the choosing of
all public officers, in that the public In
terest is prior, and at all times paramount.
I very much hope for an amendment to
the federal constitution providing for nom
ination and election of United States sen
ators by direct popular vote. Every reason
points to the fact that the present plan of
choosing senators contradicts the organic
base of July 4. 1778. and also contradicts
natural economy of laws, expecting reason
to determine right and wrong. Nations,
like Individuals, are responsible to na
ture's economy of laws for their acts. Ex
perience attests the wisdom of nature's
plan and self-interest In man makes It
unsafe to trust officers to be sovereigns,
which must be subject to the direct choice
of the citizens' votes. Nations are not
Justified in making laws that destroy the
purpose of citizenship.
MARK MATHBW8.
Dishonorable Tactics.
OMAHA, March U.-To the Editor of The
Bee: The worst la never bad enough for the
yellows, two Imitations of which we have
In Omaha. By both these It has been as
serted that what sent the American mill
tary and naval forces to the border of
Mexico waa the pressure of Wall street.
which bad property to protect In Mexico.
Simple minded, unthinking people may ac
cept that as the gospel truth and proceed
to damn a government craven enough to do
the bidding of private wealth. It Is too
bad that an Influence as great a Journal-
Ism can be prostituted to such base pur
poses. Why Invent a dishonorable re&son
for sending our troops down there? Aren't
the real and very patent reasons convinc
ing enough? What sort of a government
fl QnnDplnrifv In -
Strength, Purity,
Wholcsomcncss
Established:
U. S. Government Reports,
Highest Award
World's Columbian Exposition.
Sixty Ycaro
would this be If, with Mexico, a contig
uous country, under martial law, it did not
send trooi s to the frontier? What would
these yellows say If it did not? Sup
pose the troops were not ther? and condi
tions arose as likely at any moment
making their active presence necessary,
what would the yellows say and do then?
When all the facts arc known It may ap
pear that the I'nlted States, under the
terms of international law, could do Its
duty In no other way than by sending
troops to the Texas border. Tt may have
been the only way In which It could meet
the requirements that govern the relations
between nations. JOHN II. M'HENRY.
TRIFLES LIGHT AS AIR. -
"I hope you did not accept anv money
while you ere In the state legislature."
"Nope," replied Farmer Corntossel; "the
bargain counter rate the bosses offer now
Isn't even a temptation." Washington
Star.
"I got my revenge on man. proud man,
by being handed to him." said the Union.
"I," said the Banana, chuckling, "get
my peel to give him the slip." Baltimore
American.
"When 1 go to a theater," said the cyni
cal boarder, "1 prefer a scat In the first
balcony. If the play Is of no account I
can amuse myself by studying and compar
ing the shapes of the men's heads down
below." Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Gramecy How could you kiss a
woman you hate?
Mrs. Pailt It gives you such ft good
chance to see If she is getting any new
wrinkles. Judge.
"I wonder why the people nn the floor
always applaud so," said the dame in the
proscenium box.
"They can aee the stage," explained the
other lady In the box. "I tried It once,
just for a lark." Washington Herald.
Jack I'll be frank with you. You are
not tha first girl I've kissed by any means.
Maud And I'll be equally frank with
you. You have a great deal to learn even
at that. Boston Transcript.
"Do you think that man will make a
success of farming?" asked one real estate
agent.
"I'm afraid not." replied the other. "He's
too particular about finding a farm In a
neighborhood where the fishing Is good."
Washington Star.
Helma Lee What d you think gives tho
ocean this phosporescent hue?
Hardy Porte it's not exactly phospores
cent; I should call it sulphurous, and It's
due to the character of the language
mostly used by people who have to make
ocean trips. Chicago Tribune.
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The woman who uses
poor spices hasn't realized
the pogsibilitiesincooking.
Electric
the Pure
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add the proper, snappy, fresh n i
fiaror to all your bakiug. I 1 '
racked freih In air-tight car- I I iS
toat-ginger, pepper, niiutard, r I J"
clore, etc. Grocers, toe. I I ?t
TONC nno.. D. M..a. U. II i"2
This ia one of the reasons why no many of the busi
ness houses In our city are today lighted by electricity.
It means a lot to the merchant to have fresh air
always in hla More. His clerks work better and Ills cus
tomers are better pleased with the establishment.
More Important still Electric Light is the safest form
of lighting in existence. Ask any Insurance man to con
firm this statement.
Sanitation and safety are two strong reasons for the
tremendous amount of electric light used every where, but
stronger still is the fact that it now costs less than ever
before. The new Mazda lamp consumes leas than one-half
current for the same light.
You may think electric lighting ia cosily. It isu't.
We can convince you that we are right.
Our Contract Department will give you facts and fig
ures any time.
Omaha Electric
Light & Power Co.
s
tho Standard
WINDS OF MARCH.
W. D. Nesblt hi Chicago Post.
Winds of March, blow high, blow low;
Blow the andence that you know
Puff your cheeks and shrink your sides,
Call up all your shrieking tides
Of the air. until the day
Scuds along a windy way,
Till tho withered leaves that cling
I,oosen hold and take to wing
Winds of March, through mystic way.
Blow us back the summer days.
Come by east or come by west.
Swoop 'upon us: blow your best:
Smite as on the cheek and crow
Till ngainst your strength we bow;
Catch us, hold us; shake us. too.
Till we know the might of you
Send the crumpled, withered leaves
Dancing high above the raves
Winds of March, out of the haz
Blow us back the summer days.
Come by south or come by north
As a trumpeter comes forth;
Send your trumpet cull along
In a thrilling, vibrant song
Till the hills S.ioul back your call
And the forests echo all
The mild melody you make.
And the sturdy house walla shake.
Winds of March, with rugged rhyme,
Blow us hack the summer time. .
Blow us tang of salt sea spume,
Blow us scent of apple bloom,
Blow us all the April mirth
of the smell of waking earth:
Blow ns every breath of miring
In the mad song that you fling.
In our faces: and the croon
(if the long, long August noon.
Winds of March, down mystic ways
Blow us hack tho summer days.
Did It Ever
Strike You
That A Diamond Heightens a
Woman's Charms. A Diamond In
creases a Man's prestige. A Dia
mond la a life gift. A Diamond
increases In value every year. A
Diamond wins a heart. I have
them In price from $5.00 to J1000,
set In Rings, Pins, Htuds, I.aval
llers, Lockets, Cuff Buttons, Btuda
and all kinds of Jewelry.
We Open up Charaa Accounts.
Visit my store ind I will give
you my method how you ran pur
chase a Diamond a id not miss tha
money. It s an Investment.
Mantieiberg's Gilt Shop
isaa rtrnim at.
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