THE OMAHA. SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 20, 1911.
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Sabacrlbera leaving tha city teaa
po rarity ahsald haft The Be
Walled t (hem. Addreaa will bo
chanced mm often aa rennested.
Arizona may bo admitted, but not
In those clothes.
That Astor money muit look mighty
good to Miss Force.
The term "taking a flyer," la tak
ing on a new meaning.
As a prophet, Congressman Under
wood's atock has fallen several points.
Senator Dalley believes In the recall
only as applied to his own resignations.
That steel schedule amendment
seems to have stolen a march on some
body. How long will it be before: they will
be shouting, "All aboard the Atwood
flyer?"
Newport Is said to have been startled
recently by the sight of a man kissing
his wife.
Cholera germa cannot survive caviar.
We always felt there must be some use
for caviar.
A man killed by a flying machine at
least enjoys the distinction" of being a
scientific martyr.
What's thief "House Fails to Over
ride Vetoes." Could Mr. Underwood
have been mistaken.
Judge O'Rear Is the republican -candidate
for governor in Kentucky and
hopes to get in front.
How funny It would be in these ad
vanced times to see a man going up in
an old-fashioned balloon.
The government Is not attacking
business, but unfair business methods
In the Interest of business.
It really takes a keen mathematician
to figure out which side scored the
victory In this extra session.
cnances are tnat in many cases
photographing the soul may have to
wait perfection of the process.
It seems that what makes Haiti so
eager for ex-President Simon's return
is that he took 150,000 with him.
It is often easier to get a letter of
recommendation from a man than to
get his consent to remain in his em
ploy.
What does the parson, who married a
couple of children to whom a county
clerk refused a license, think of the
evil of divorce?
After all the nice things he said
about us, bow could Admiral Togo
have the heart to lick us, no matter
what might happen?
The recall for Judges is much more
popular with aspirants for Judicial
place than It Is with Incumbents on the
bench seeking re-election.
This Is the lightning pace twentieth
century with one exception. Election
returns from back counties still travel
In gnail-pace medieval vehicles.
The longevity of some men whose
lives have been threatened by black
mailers tenda to discredit the danger
of these cowardly assaults, but not to
minimize their venality.
Mr. Bryan think Colonel Roosevelt
was buncoed by the shrewd Steel Trust
gentlemen. Well, If so, wouldn't
certain perpetual candidate for presl
dent have been easy for them?
According to the constitution the
lawmaking power requires concurrence
of president aad congress and when
the president uses his veto pen, eon
gress discovers that It Is not the whole
thing.
The Dowieltes say the Messiah will
come next year, before the fall election
no doubt Which recalls that the Mil
- nredicted the world's end In Oc-
. , before the second election of
Prv:I!fct Crrct. These prophets are
Ucjircd. all right.
Amusements for the People.
When "Buffalo Bill" gave bis two
farewell performances In Omaha this
last week, he showed to approximately
15,000 people. He had previously held
forth In Council Bluffs, so that the
drawing power of his Omaha exhibi
tions was limited to this side of the
river. Figuring the population, of
Omaha and Bouth Omaha at 160,000,
"Buffalo Bill" while here entertained
and Instructed in a single day one
sixth of the entire community.
This achievement Is doubtless excep
tional, but It calls attention strikingly
to the unsatisfied demand for whole
some summer amusements for the
people, in which Omaha is sadly de
ficient. Our wealthy sets have no dif
ficulty fa going away to distant recre
ation resorts and our well-to-do folks
get along comfortably with their ath
letic and country clubs, .but for the
middle and working classes, there is
little to offer. We have not only
closed down the saloons at 8 o'clock,
but the falling lid has at the same time
put the summer garden out of business
or at least deprived It of its "popu
lar" features, and the working man
and working girl have to look to the
small picture shows or organize a pic
nic party if they want to seek amuse
ment outside of their own homes or
boarding places. Our parka are to a
certain extent attractive, yet they do
not fill the bill for those who are em
ployed during the' day, because in the
evening they are breathing "spaces
rather than amusement resorts.
Plainly the class of entertainment
that meets the popular taste is rare
or Inaccessible to a large part of our
population able and eager to pay the
price. The desire for this sort' of
amusement was created in Omaha by
the Midway of our two expositions and
Is kept alive and stimulated by the an
nual Ak-Sar-Ben festival; but in the
intervals the demand la almost
Ignored. It is too late to do any
thing to supply the omission this sea
son, but the need of amusements for
the people should have the serious
thought of all who want Omaha to be
a desirable living place for wage work
ers, and a plan should be devised and
carried out to furnish what Is wanted.
Has the Week Advanced Aviation f
The aviation meet in Chicago dur
ing the week has drawn Immense
crowds, but the gate receipts have been
unsatisfactory, owing to the fact that
spectators may witness the aviation
trials as well outside as inside the en
closure. The commercial side of the
enterprise, undoubtedly, is a large one,
possibly the largest up to the present,
and when that side falls, what of re
sults? Several aviators lost their lives In
the Chicago meet, yet If science has
actually been advanced, even the loss
of human life la not reckoned as defeat.
In the history of civilization Uvea have
been lost at nearly every forward step
In human mastery of the elements.
Men are martyrs In peace as well as
war. It is debatable, though, whether
these local meets have materially
aided In solving the mystery of aerial
navigation, if, Indeed, they were in
tended to. Even the young men who
perished In the demonstrations, It is
feared, were a bit more careless than
they needed to be and might have pre
served their lives. Of course, In such
surroundings, the applause of multi
tudes must fire ambition to its burn
ing point. So, perhaps; these aviators
were Impelled to undertake the im
possible, to launch out a little further
Into the "-unknown . realm of their
science than prudence prompted.
It la to the feat of Atwood, on his
1,400-mile Journey from St. Louis to
Boston, that one must turn for the ap
parent exploit of the week that may be
really worth while. Atwood undertook
to make this trip In ten days and has
more than maintained his schedule,
surpassing the time of the fastest pas
senger trains, keeping his equilibrium,
and avoiding accidents as no other con
temporary man-bird has done. If he
reaches his destination safely be will
have qualified for the $50,000 coast-to-
coast contest and come to the fur-
thereat outpost yet reached and atlll
men are alow to believe that even so
great an achievement will conclusively
prove the practicability of air travel.
When Atwood, or some of his competi
tors, have flown successfully and
safely from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
even then Implicit faith in aviation will
require effort.
Authorship of the Sherman Law. '
Until the recent utterance of the
aupreme court there was much specula
tion aa to construction of the Sherman
law, and there has now arisen a dis
pute aa to Its authorship.
Most people have assumed that Sena.
tor John Sherman drew the bill from
which the famoua anti-trust law that
beara his name was derived. It ap
pears, however, that the late Senator
Hoar claimed that distinction only a
little while before death ended his
long and useful public service, and Al
bert H. Walker, author of the book,
"History of the Sherman Law," bears
out thla claim. Walker says that
Senator Sherman submitted to the
Fifty-first congress, on December 4,
Its, a measure entitled, "A bill to de
clare unlawful trusts and combina
tions In reatralnt of trade and produc
tion." But thla bill never became a
law. What It did waa to stir the people
and congress and pave the way to the
enactment In the summer of 1890 of
a law, drawn up by Senator Hoar,
more- elaborate and comprehensive
than the Sherman bill. Because Sena
tor Sherman at once championed the
Hoar bill and became Its leading advo
cate, the law popularly took the name
of tho Ohio aonator Instead of the
Massachusetts man. The Hoar bill, It
might be added, was passed by both
houses without amendment and
promptly approved by President Harri
son. So that, while it embodlod the
same fundamental principles as the
Sherman bill, it was not only not
originally drafted, but not even
changed by Senator Sherman.
Marriage and Divorce.
The country seems to be agreed on
one thing about the growing menace
of divorce and that is that the evil is
Increasing too rapidly and ought to be
curbed. How to go about curbing It Is
the next problem. Several plans and
theories have been advanced, al
though none Is yet wholly acceptable.
Congressman Sheppard of Texas Intro
duced a measure looking toward a uni
form divorce law, to restrict and regu
late the practice in all states alike
Congressman Norrls of Nebraska ad
vocates the assembling of a marriage
and divorce congress of all the states,
In which the subject be threshed out
and some common remedy agreed
upon.
Whether either of these plans will
prove to be the one leading to the best
solution cannot now be determined,
but both look to the desired end of a
more rational method of dealing with
divorce. Divorce is divorce, whether in
South Carolina, where they have no
law on the subject, or In Nevada,
where decrees are granted while you
wait. What excuse can there be for
such wide extremes? They bring It
down to a matter of popular whims,
when the question Is one calling for
the best and steadiest arbitrament a
government can possibly devise.
Yet divorce is not altogether a ques
tion of law. So long as any couple
finds It possible to get married, re
gardless of circumstances, divorce is
sure to continue a threatening evil
Those charged with the solemn func
tion of Joining lives together In holy
wedlock should understand that the
function Is solemn and, lamentable as It
Is, too many of them, court officers
and even ministers of the gospel,
wholly Ignore the solemnity of It. Per
haps they can account, to some extent,
therefore, for the reason why, in late
years, our divorces in this country are
running up to one out of every nine or
ten marriages. Only two years ago the
ratio was one to twelve and that was
appalling enough. The problem Is a
difficult and perplexing one certainly,
but this nation does not stand back
because a problem Is hard.
The Cholera False Alarm.
Only a little while ago a terrible
alarm over imported cholera was
sounded out of New York harbor, but
it has died down so completely as to be
forgotten, no doubt, by most people.
The St. Louis Times asked a few days
ago about the "cholera scare," only to
be told by the New York Tribune that
"there wasn't any scare." Then if
there was no scare, certainly there was
no cholera of serious consequence In
New York.
At the same time the alarm was
sounded It seemed to be making a
mountain out of a mole hill, for with
all the precautions taken at the quar
antine, to say nothing of what Is done
in embarking the immigrants, It did
not sound plausible to be told that we
had brought a lot of cholera victims to
this country to spread their malady
among us. And if we did, certainly
this alarm would not so soon have died
down.
The manufacture of sensations of
this sort Is deplorable and pernicious.
When we come to the matter of Immi
gration, the person who has taken time
to look into it knows that the govern
ment la constantly working out new
Improvements, whose benefits are felt
mutually to the alien and the country
to which he cornea. It is the source of
great mischief to complicate the prob
lem through Ignorance and prejudice
by misrepresenting the facts, either
wantonly or for some base purpose.
Memorials to Lincoln.
The picturesque campus of Knox
college at Oalesburg is distinguished
by its oldest, quaintest and least com
modious building. Off to one extreme
of the grounds it stands, enshrouded
In a dense clump of luxuriant trees,
a dark, decaying structure of anti
quated architecture in striking contrast
with the series of other bright, modern
buildings of recent years, and one won
ders, until he knows, why this out-of-date
landmark la left there to mar the
symmetry of the others. But in and
about thla building clusters a romance
of history affecting the destiny of a
race, of human liberty itself. And on
advancing one reads upon a bronze
plate an inscription telling why the
building still stands. It was there that
Lincoln and Douglas met In one of
those famoua debates on human slav
ery and the preservation of the union.
It would be strange If the sentiment
of such a memorial did not work lta
wty into the hearts of the young men
educated at Knox college and find a
permanent abiding place. It should
serve to inspire In them a stronger
faith In humanity, a higher conception
of the cause of human liberty and its
emblem, the starry flag, and a deeper
reverence for the man who suffered
martyrdom tor all. It is indeed a fit
ting memorial to the greatness of Lin
coin.
Illinois Is erecting another memorial
to Its greatest citizen Abraham Lin
coln hall, on the campus of the state
university. It will cost $150,000 and
be a model in modern architecture. It
is to be dedicated In October and
President Taft has been invited to
make the dedicatory addresa. The
state of Illinois, linked In history with
the name and fame of Lincoln, could
honor Itself no better than by these
memorials. They are doubly befitting,
because, while Lincoln was untutored
In college halls, he struggled his way
to a working education, affording an
example which stands as the highest
testimonial to the need and value of
education. His service to his nation
and to the world la educative in the
highest degree of the best principles In
life. Oeneratlona to come will derive
inspiration from both the historic
memorlsl at Knox and the modern
memorial at the state university.
Honest Criticism of Church Useful.
Writing in the Continent, Joseph E.
McAfee, associate eec-etary of the
Board of Home Missions of the Pres
byterian church, has something to say
under the caption, "The Use of Criti
cising the Church," which, coming
from a leading churchman, may be
considered both sympathetic and In
telligent enough to commend itself to
wide conslde-atlon. Unlike some les
ser lights in the ecclesiastical world,
Mr. McAfee invites criticism of the
church, saying:
Tha church can afford to leave tta door
unlocked and tha bllnda up. There ta not
too much criticism of the church; there la
not enough of tha right eort. Tha church
has a vast function to perform In tha
present and coming age, and criticism Is
needful to purify It for Its parts.
Of course, the writer Insists on "l
degree of sympathy and Intelligence
to make the criticism effective." That
is asking none too much of the critic.
As much as the church has to gain by
fair criticism, Its critics have every
thing to lose by unfair or petulant
attack. In this connection Mr. McAfee
again shows the breadth of his view
by saying:
To rlslt criticism. on tha church Is every
body's Ood-given right, and, therefore,
when there la need, everybody's Ood-given
duty. Tha church Is a public Institu
tion: It belongs to the community. Each
member of tha community has a right to
an opinion about It; It la his duty, to say
the least, to have a clear-cut and Intelligent
opinion about It. Tha community suffers
with or profits by the church.
When the church as a whole rises to
this conception of the case It will vastly
broaden Its Influence. Of all Institu
tions, it Is the' very last one to ask
immunity from criticism. Such a plea
always invites suspicion, no matter by
what or whom made. It raises doubt
in the innocence of an accused in court
when he declines to take the witness
stand in his own behalf. As this
writer says, the church's only defense
should be in Its virtue and they cannot
afford concealment. The church
should never hesitate or fear to match
wits with the world, or think in com
petition with it.
Such wholesome Invitations of criti
cisms as this amounts simply to a
challenge of the world's admiration
and approbation. It gives the impres
sion that the church is convinced of Its
impregnability and is not afraid to face
any foe. "The light should be let in
bravely and Inexorably reveal what
it will." Yes, and let the church hear
this other striking epigram of this
churchman: "The church la a divine
Institution when it Is doing a divine
work, but only then." Only sancti
monious mountebankism need fear the
criticism that is here so frankly in
vited. Humor as a Savin; Clause.
Humor proves to be the saving
clause of many a distressing situation.
The trouble with most of us is that
we take our troubles altogether too
seriously. We fall to aee the funny
side of things that for the moment
concern us, even though we are quick
to grasp It when we are mere on
lookers.
In the face of gathered clouds that
seem to shut out the sunshine forever,
it Is not a bad Idea to remind ourselves
that thla old Mother Earth has been
revolving on her axis for countless
ages, that generations of men have
come and gone for thousands of years
and that the march of human progress
has gone right along n the forward
direction, despite what seemed to be
occasional setbacks.
"Laugh and the world laughs with
you." There is humor In nearly every
situation If we can only see it from the
right angle. Those of us who try to
smile in adversity and think how much
more laughable It would be If condi
tions were reversed, at least feel less
uncomfortable over It and take pleas
ure In looking forward to the time
when the shoe will be on the other
foot.
The wry face it a liability, not an
asset. Humor can usually be cashed
In without requiring identification.
Count Togo and Mr. Wu.
Are all distinguished Japanese and
Chinese proficient la the art of keep
ing their opinions to themselves while
seeming to dispense freely? It will
be a long time before Americans for
get that ' urbane Interrogation point
from China, who made as many
friends as be met on his two official
stays In this country. Now the little
brown conquerer of Russia, our guest
for a time, haa come to outdo Mr. Wu
Ting-fang In this oriental art, being
inquisitive without committal.
In New York Togo gated at the
wonderful skyscrapers, and when
asked what he thought of them re
plied, "They are very tall."
In our navy yards he -beheld the
powerful fourteen-lnch guns In mute
amacement, ' until an American ad
miral ventured to inquire his opinion.
"Very great gun." ' .
. At the tomb of Washington he
bowed low and murmured a prayer.
He considered Washington a "great
man" and his tomb "impressive."
What other ideas and Impressions
Togo will carry away with him of our
lofty buildings, our prodigious war
shlps and our great men, living and
dead, we know not. He knows. That
Is enough for the oriental. Sometimes
their way seems better than ours of
exhausting superlatives and turfing
our minds Inside out over commonplaces.
The Power of Personality.
Not every person could, if he would,
possess a dynamic or magnetic person
ality. Some by nature have more
pleasing or forceful personalities than
others. Those unfortunate in this re
spect surely should see what they miss
In point of Influence and ought to try
to make up as far at possible for the
deficit. Most anyone could be pleasing
If he would and affability counts for
much In a strong personality. Others
think It is not worth while to make
themselves likable to their fellows, but
that is a great mistake. The world will
do a good deal more for the man it
likes than for the one It does not like,
and the world is not in the habit of
forcing its likes on anyone. It Is a
very cheerful old world, of course, but
it wastes little time on the man who
spurns its good will.
It Is not only the privilege, but the
duty of everyone to be as likable as
possible. To do So is not necessarily
to be patronizing. That never
strengthens or helps a personality.
How often we hear such expressions
as this, even In business: "Oh, I
hardly think he Is entitled to it, or
that I can afford it, but he's such a
good fellow I suppose I'll give It to
him."
The man with tact, felicity of Inter
course, and a measure of common
sense, though he may not possess ex
traordinary talents Intellectually, often
does more good for himself and others
in the world than his brother of bril
liant genius, but forbidding presence.
People like him and like to do things
for him. They prefer to do things to
the other fellow. The power of per
sonality Is an indispensable asset in
the economy of success, especially If
the getting of that success brings one
into direct touch with the outside
world. Many a public speaker wins,
not so much by what he says as by
the way be says It. It is the personal
touch that gives the effective finish.
The secret caucus must go, declares
Mr. Bryan, with the emphasis of re
iteration. We were always against the
secret caucus, too, whenever it was
pulled off by the other fellow.
Now if those British railway men
had only been thoroughly up-to-date,
they would have Called that strike Just
a few days In advance of the corona
tton last June.
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What Wonld Hare Happened?
New York Post.
One wonders what would have happened
to tha Russian navy If tha Japanese fleet.
Instead ot being commanded by a "peaceful
man from tha eaet, ' had been commanded
by a real fighting man.
Secretive Statesmen.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Thirty members of congress decline to
tell anyone how old they are, and more
than that number of our secretive states
men would not, for any consideration, tall
Just how they got there.
Recruiting- tha Has-Beens.
Buffalo Express.
Tha ex-shah of Persia and his followers
nave surrerea a severe dereat and are
hurrying for cover. It looks as if the
tx-shah were about to become eligible for
membership In the Falled-to-Come-Back
club. '
Mtsnp la the family Tree.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It la reported that John Jacob Astor'S
son Is to marry the older sister of tha
girl who la to be led to tha altar If an
altar that la available can be found by
John Jacob. Now, If the former Mrs.
Astor could find It convenient to marry
a brother to the girls tha situation In tha
Astor family would be fairly Interesting,
General Move for Betterment.
Bprlngfleld Republican.
Tha strike In England began last spring
In the shipping trades and there la mora
trouble today than ever. It now appears to
be a general movement for betterment In
wagea and houra, and thus far tha unions
have eoored a succession ot victories. Im
proved business conditions give tha strikers
leverage. They know how to use It, but
scarcely with moderation.
ITI THIS MARRIAGE MARKET.
Borne Comment on the Reoent 7few.
port Announcement,
Philadelphia Publlo Ledger.
Tho approaching matrlaga of a young
girl from the purlieus of so-called fashion
able circles In New Tork to a "multl mil
lionaire" (ona wearies of tha epithet) many
years her aenlor provides a theme that tha
moralist might enlarge upon at consider
able length. But tha whole sordid trans
action apeaks eloquently for itself, and
seems scarcely to require tha deprecatory
comment which It haa elicited from ona and
of tha country te 'the other.
It la not tha considerable discrepancy of
aga betwixt tha bride-to-be and tha pros
pective greom that makes tha Judldoue
grieve. There ara many Inatancea of happy
marriage In whUih one of tha "contracting
parties" la much older than tha other. It
la not tha fact that tha man Is Inordinately
rich and the girl but moderately well-to-do
that makes ono wish that tha banns might
be forbidden, or that, when tha officiating
clergyman in the ceremony calls for ob
jection to be made, there might be the
dramatic Interposition of a protest.
Tha reason for the prevalent publlo dis
gust, voiced in tha newapapera and In the
conversation upon hotel plaxaa, la that a
flrat-clasa cad. a roue, a bounder, Inter
nationally notrorloua for flagrant conduct
which compelled his first wife to obtain a
divorce (tha terma of which forbade him
to marry again), has ao quickly and orally
found a praaumably respectable young girl
ready to graap at the glittering lure of his
millions.
fine cannot forecast a bitter day of dis
illusionment In the vista before her of
palaces and yachts, of pleasure grounds
and jewels, of tha golden horaeshoe at tha
opera and a position In aociety. 8 he evi
dently believes that the wealth of her husband-to-be
can purchase Immunity from
harsh stricture, and that those who make
publlo opinion at Newport and elsewhere
will enter into a conspiracy of tacit ao
eaptanca of the situation, and accord tha
social pre-eminence to the wife of so lar&s
a fortune whatever kind of man goes along
with tt
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AVGl'ST 20.
Thirty Years Ago-
Tha window framea on tha fourth atory
front of tha new opera house have been
placed In position.
Herman Kountie denies the rumor float
ing around town that an offer had been
made to htm by the Bt. Paul tt Omaha
road for a tract of land of left acres. Just
South of the side track on Sherman ave
nue.
Tha city marshal on thla Saturday night
Informed tha different saloon keepers that
they would have to close up promptly at
13 o'clock and would also be obliged to
keep their places elosed during Suunday.
A committee, consisting of Watson B.
Smith. Oscar F. Davis. William Fleming,
Roswell Smith and J. W. Rogers, publish
notice to liquor dealers that they will be
required to obey tha new Sloctimb law.
Tha communication concludes: "We make
ho threats; we simply announce our de
termination to officially and consclentously
perform the truat which has been given
us, and this we shall do with no III will
toward anyone."
It Is announced that the wedding of Miss
Bertha Isaacs and Mr. Fred McConnell of
Bait Lake City will take place on Wednes
day next at 12 o'clock. A large number of
Invitations are out for the reception which
will follow the ceremony.
Louis Miller, Henry Slert's foreman, met
with a somewhat serious accident this
evening. While endeavoring to pxit a mule
Into the stables It kicked him, fracturing
several ribs. It Is feared he has received
serious Internal Injuries. Dr. Grossman
attended him.
Mr. Lee Overstreet and Miss Pink Over
street of St. Louis are visiting at tha
residence of W. A. Sharp.
Mr. Samuel Bums and family have re
turned from the east.
Twenty Years Ago
Omaha celebrated the opening of Its
Grain and Produce exchange, which The
Bee referrred to as "tha Inauguration of
an Important feature In Its commercial
Ufa." A banquet was held at the Paxton
hotel and Euclid Martin, president ot the
Board' of Trade, served as toastmaater.
The toaat, "Nebraska," was responded to
by O. M. Hitchcock; Thorn is Benton of the
State Board of Transportation, and George
H. Hastings, attorney general, then spoke:
many letters of congratulation were read,
among them one from Governor John M.
Thayer. Mayor Cushlng then responded
on "Omaha." John I Webster, tha orator
Of the occasion, made an addreaa on
"Omaha Board of Trade aa an Open
Board."
Mlaa Hattle Hackenberg entertained at
a progressiva hammock party. Among her
guests werei Misses Agard, Rugg, Jones,
Hake, Thomas. Foley; Messrs. George B.
Dyball, D. Ledwlch, C. Miller. C. Hacken
berg, W. Varr, Charles Dyball and H.
Howell.
Miss Anna S. Dillon, daughter of Dr.
William Dillon of Decatur, 111., recently
assistant chief clerk In the office of traf
flo manager of tha Union pacific, waa led
to the altar by Charles C. Williams, for
the last five years bookkeeper for John A.
Cretghton. The ceremony took place in
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. M- L. Boeder, Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Clarke a fid family returned from
Hot Springe, B. D.
General add Mrs, Manderson and Mr.
and Mrs. 3. N. H. Patrick returned from
an extended tour of the east.
Ten Tears Ago
Mrs. John C, Minor and Mrs. George
Kennedy were guests of Mrs. George
Barker while enroute to the Pacific coast.
Fire destroyed 1,000 feet of freight sheds
and other property at the Union Paolfic
Transfer In Council Bluffs valued at $100,
000. General Manager Ed Dickinson and
Superintendent R. W. Baxter were early
on tha scene and aided In directing the
fire fighters.
President Karr being absent. Councilman
Mount presided at the city council meet
ing, which had little business to transact.
The German-American Republican club
held a large meeting at Germanla hall and
mapped eut plans for the campaign, re
electing theae officers as a prelude) Presi
dent, R. O. Fink; vice president. Dr. H. Q.
Wlesei secretary, Mas Feterman; treas
urer, H. Rhode. Dr. Wleaa was endorsed
for coroner and Judge Altstadt for Justice
ot the peace.
Walter Updike, 12 years of age, employed
aa yardman at tha BchUts hotel, committed
suicide with gaa.
Mr. and Mrs, John Cudahy and Son were
the gueata of Mrs. Cudahy's parents, Gen
eral and Mrs. Cowln.
Andrew Anderson was thrown eut of his
buggy and seriously hurt.
People and Events
The abandoned "h" has been recovered
and officially tacked onto Pittsburgh. The
final ourve of the letter affords a seat for
tarnished dignity.
Owing te long disuse the weather man
may require a formal Introduction to tha
words "Showers" and "cooler" before put
ting the ruaty logogrephs te use.
Tha report ef the attack en Admiral Togo
In Boston Is painfully shy on details. An
eager world wonders whether codfish balls
or beana, er both, laid him up for repairs
temporarily.
Reports of hot weather in the Bering sea
and the malting of tha Ice erop In that sec
tion will be useful In boosting tha price ef
Ice nine months hence. It la as sound aa
any excuse In this year's erop.
The threatened duel between the osteo
paths and allopaths In Chicago la all oft.
From some unknown source, absent treat
ment was applied to the bellicose medlca,
the fight fever subsided and both eldes re
treated to their patients with physical
charms unmarred by pill or thumbnail.
Justice Jimmy Raid, manager of an In
diana Gretna Oreen, with a batting record
of 187 couples, cheerily offers to hitch Old
Astor to his youthful bride without price
other than tha bridal klaa. "John Jacob
has nothing on ma for looks," remarks
the marrying squire, "and ha Isn't a spring
chicken by any means."
The readiness of women to make sacri
fices for those they love rings down tha
ages In song and atory. But who la the
modern penman capable Of doing Justice to
the heroism of New Tork suffragists who
have, for the holy cause, mortified the
spirit by abstaining from chewing gum,
soda and sweets for a whole Week)
There Is no recall for outraged Justice.
Twelve thousand depositors In a Ban Fran
Cisco financial Institution were stripped
clean of all their savings. Men and women
were pauperised, aome driven to the alms
house and to suicides' graves. Tha sum
total of punishment meted out for tha theft
of millions did not equal three daya. juat
long enough to get sctlon from appeal
courts. Ona of the two embesslers Is now
In tha millionaire class In southern Cali
fornia, tha other is living luxuriously In
New Tork.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
St Louis Olobe-Democrat: A Wlaconalft
ir.vm.t h rafiiMul the S3 offered him
for opening the state senate with pre;
m . In lAtfiaiKTlir
.more money nmm i-rn iui., .,. .
by opening them with ' Jack pots.
' hsaV
kisy
Houston Tost: A St. Louis minister
written a song beginning. "Oh, let me
those ruhv Una of thine." It la a warrru
beautiful, apoatrophetie burst ef minstrelsy,
but the devilish newspapers In St. Louis
are saying the brother has a wife and four
children.
Brooklyn Eagle: There are Juat as many
ministers looking for the advertising they
would get by marrying a dlvoroed man M
there are mlnlatera who seek advertising
by denouncing the same man. "Tou can
buy anything you want In New Tork" la
atlll true.
New Tork Tribune: Ministers who serve!
merely for tha sake of salary are not much!
esteemed and do not deserve to be, but'
there will be sympathy with the clergyman
mho resented the fact that his aalary waa
left unpaid while the church apent I1.0W
on a picnic.
SpringfleM Republican: Four Proteatant
Episcopal bishops show that they are not
afraid of 1300,000.000 by denouncing the
coming marriage of a certain rich man,
who was forbidden to marry by the New
Tork courts. Bishop Doane of Albany con
demns it as a "positive outrage against
publlo decency."
MILLION HOLLAR HEX.
Iter Annnal Ontpnt Makes Everybody
Take Notice.
Philadelphia Press.
Hurrah for the American hen! Let the
white-headed eagle proudly spread his
wlnga as the unchallenged bird of freedwn:
let the pompous turkey atrut and gobble
with tall outspread as Thanksgiving ap
proaches; but let the humble barnyard
fowl ascend the throne aa the rightful
queen of the feathered tribes. .She It la
who haa raised the poultry products of
the United States to an annual value of
a billion dollars. Thla Is perhaps the most
astounding Item In the account of our na
tional prosperity at the present time.
The little brown hen haa been going
about her work quietly for the laat ten
years with marvelous results. The secre
tary of agriculture quite 1 astonished the
country in 1900 by asserting that the an
nual value of poultry and eggs waa 1280,
600,000. Five ycara later It was announced
that the Industrious hen and her ally, the
Incubator, had increased the poultry prod
ucta of the country to half a billion dollars.
This made her an active competitor for
precedence with the wheat crop. ,
Three yeara later the poultry products
Including eggs, reached $700,000,000. Thi
ratio ot Increase haa been kept up until
the billion dollar mark has been reached.
Poultry and eggs now surpass In value the
wheat crop by 30 per cent. According to
the latest crop report winter and spring:
wheat will yield a total ot 702,88O,BO0
bushels, so that even with dollar wheat the
golden cereal Is outclassed by poultry and
issea oy poultry ana
far short of a blllll
;le brown hen has nd
eggs. Cotton will fall far
dollar crop.
Consequently the little
other competitor In the field than corn,
which no doubt she will proceed to over
take with persistency and speed Just aa eheV
haa nulptlv hut aurelv overtaken hit
and cotton and left them behind In the
race. The United States may boast of a
oorn crop worth In round figures two billion
dollars, but the American hen seems de
termined to give the country something
line arrogance will probably claim to him
self all the credit with a louder, more Im
perious, clarion toned "cock-a-doodle-do!"
But nobody will be deceived.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
She It Is no sign because a girl la en
gaged to a man that she is willing to marry
him.
He No, but It's a sign that he Is willing
to run the chances. Boston Transcript.
"My wife Is commander-in-chief in the
house."
"And you?"
"I'm only tha paymaster." Judge's Ll-
orary.
"I have decided." said the noet. "ta be'
come a philosophical anarchist."
"Oh. very well," his wife wearily replied.
"Anything for a change from what you
are." Chicago Ilecord-llerald.
"She la very proud of her ancestors.
Aren't you proud of yours?"
"I don't dare to be; too many of them are
alive yet." Cleveland i'laln Dealer.
D'Auber Tour daughter paints In the
Dutch school, does she not?
Mrs. Newrlch Not much, she don't! We
pay 150 a quarter to give her private les
sons at home. Dutch school, Indeed! Phila
delphia Record.
Jack (to friend back from vacation
ven, om man. now aia you make ou
among me summer girisT
Tom I'm no photographer, but I got
lot of negatives. Baltimore American.
The detective waa trying to find a clew
to tne destination ot tne runaway couple
"You aaw your young mlstrraa leave t
house at o'clock lust night?" he said.
the
tis. sor, answered the kitchen girl.
"What did she travel InT"
"A white hat, white slippers an' a pale
blue gown, aor." Chicago Tribune.
Cashier Tou must get some one to Iden
tify you before I can cash this check. Have
you any friends In this town?
Stranger (sadly) Not one. I am tha tax
collector. Toledo Blade.
"Marie, let ma do some gallant deed to
prove myself your knight."
"Bwat the fly, Robert, at every possible
opportunity. That is all I ask." Washing-
ion neraiu.
"Where are you going so fast?"
1
"My wlfa has just telephoned me that the
baby la asleep, and I am going homa to
see what It looks like." Toledo Blade.
The Missus Did you read about
Newport belle, only 21 yeara old.
that
who
eloped with a chauffeur?
The Brute What a short-sighted girl!
The Missus Oh. if her heart
The Brute Yes: I understand all that.
But If alio had been content to wait a year
longer she could easily have caught an
aviator. Buffalo Express.
TENTING.
Edwin Carllle In "Ave Maria "
Tonight I'm alone in the open, where tha
wlnda of heaven race.
With the noiseless patter of atarahlne to
soften my upturned face;
And I He by my tent recumbent, with my
tired arms flung wide
With tiud Just bauk of the curtain where
Ilia constellations ride.
Oh. aweet Is the low, green valley; and
sweet Is the mountain high;
And doubly sweet Is the silence which folds
me aa I lie!
And sweeteat of all tha murmur of a softly
flowing stream.
Which lulls my brain to slumber and give
a restful dream.
On the Earth's kind breast I've laid me,
and I feel her tender heart
Athrob with the love she bears me (we
have lived so long apart!)
I can feel the dew kiss holy which nature
gives her child .
Forgiving him, though wayward, and blessV.
ing him, defiled.
A breexe comes down the valley from the
foot of the mountain range
And ruatlea tho grass beside ma In whis
pering muslo strange.
I sense an Insect Mlrring, and I hear a
night birds call;
And then through drowsy eyelids I see the
moon's gold ball.
I was born with barter and traffic; I lived
In a town afar;
o I left It all behind ma and followed the
evening star.
As of old the wise men found Him In the I
manger at Bethlehem, f
Bo I know the Lord la near me I can see
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