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    THK. RKE: OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28. 1011.
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JULY CIRCULATION.
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Slat of Nebraska, County of Douglas, .
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(Seal.) ROBERT HUNTER.
latiaeribera leaving tke city tem
porarily should have The Dm
mailed to thorn. Address will be
changed aa eftra a requested.
The weather man must be reconsid
ering the motion.
AU good things eventually have an
ending. Likewise the base ball season.
King Manuel loves the smell
powder, so we are told. It must
talcum.
What sort of courtesy is "street car
courtesy?" asks a correspondent. Same
old kind.
Now watch Champ Clark add 1,000
a, week to his income by talking more
and saying less.
Senator Owen Is destined to get a
lot of newspaper boosting he hag
praised Mr. Hearst.
The chautauquas had to wait on
congress this time, but a late spring
generally brings a late fall.
Some folks might begin to think
Mr. Bryan a poor detective; he has
announced no discovery yet.
The old saying that one Is afraid
and the other is glad of it seems to
apply to Germany and France. '
Anyone can verify it for himself by
looking on pages 12, 15 and 17 of the
constitution of the United States.
1 ravel around and see aa many
other cities as you can. It will make
you appreciate Omaha more than ever
. i
The real base ball enthusiast be'
lleves thoroughly that ' a poor excuse
is better than none," when It comes to
the game.
Those explorers who ate the skins
of their fur coats probably would not
object even to embalmed beef or cold
storage eggs.
"Who hath despised the day of
small things?" If Zacharlah. were llv
lng now he would know that it was
the fan of the losing team.
When the Ice man In Kansas City,
St. Joseph, Des Moines or Denver sees
how easy the hold-up has worked In
Omaha it must make him green with
envy. i
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An uplift paper has a tediously long
editorial on "A Word to Mr. Taft On
,the Porch at Beverly." Some folks
imply will not let a public man rest
even when In his home circle.
The pull-backs who advised folks
not to sign The Bee's commission plan
petitions have hitched on behind. It
was that or be left standing at the
curb while the procession passed on.
Senator Martlne of New Jersey says
that not even for the sake of sena
torial courtesy can he become a clam.
Now, what a fine thing senatorial
courtesy would be If it also kept men
from becoming lobsters.
Down at Lincoln the recount Is re
sulting in increasing the majorities
against those who thought they were
getting the worst of it In the original
canvass. Evidently a recount Is just
aa likely to recoil as to hit the target.
The editor of the The World's Work
says that Mr. Bryan has ceased to be
a burden on the democratio party and
become a nuisance. The World's
Work man must have been listening
at the keyhole of the Dablman club
rooms.
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Labor day will be celebrated In
Omaha with a big parade by the unions
to demonstrate what an Important
element of the community organised
labor Is. The right kind of publicity
Is as essential to the labor union as it
Is to the business firm or corporation.
The outlay for repeated revision of
registration In Omaha this year would
more than pay the cost of a permanent
registration and election bureau, which
would do the job much more satisfac
torily. Registration reform should be
a top-line item on our next legislative
program.
Clearing the Decks.
The democrats eagerly accept the
president's word as true and final
when be says they pursued the course
of statesmanship In forcing the enact
ment of the Canadian reciprocity bill
at the extra session, but they deny his
authority for the criticism that they
played politics In inviting vetoes of
their half baked tariff laws. The demo
cratic leaders must not Imagine that
they are to sit in final judgment here,
but should know that that will be
left for the whole people in 1912.
President Taft's Massachusetts
speech, in which he goes straight after
the democratic and Insurgent coali
tion for playing politics In their tariff
program, is hardly to be regarded as
the opening gun of the next presi
dential campaign, but it will help clear
the decks and leave no room to mis
understand bis attitude toward this
coalition, the leaders of which on both
sides he has clearly enough Indicated.
This Is much better than beating about
the bush or glossing over the situation
for fear of Jeopardizing party harmony
and trying to hide the purpose of the
plot to "put the administration In the
hole." It Is a good thing to have
known that, at the final test, only
seven of the thirteen insurgent repub
lican senators lined up with the demo
crats. In this same speech the president
does well to announce that when the
report of the tariff board Is made to
the next session of congress he will
recommend action, but that revision
will be along scientific lines and not
of the superficial character as was
proposed in the bills vetoed. It is quite
worth while to reiterate, as the presi
dent, has done, the fact that Clark,
llnderwood and La Fottette," the lead
ers of the coalition, were among the
foremost In demanding last winter
tariff revision according to "scientific
plans," such as would he laid down by
the tariff board. When It .comes to
sincerity and consistency the presi
dent has by far the better record.
There is no need of the public being
deceived by stage talk so long as the
facts are so easy to get at.
The Franco-German Dispute.
An armed outbreak between France
and Germany as a result of the
Morocco dispute is the last thing to
be thought of, and yet they seem to
be thinking and talking of it in Paris
and Berlin. The Algeciras treaty is a
recognized failure. It never settled
anything, permanently. It was noth
ing more than a temporary expedient
to avoid war at the time it was drawn
and signed by the various European
powers in 1906. It never satisfied Ger
many and the peculiar feature is that
it was Germany's closest friend, Aus
tria-Hungary, which In this 1906 con
ventlon was so pacifically predisposed
as to bring negotiations to a close
without giving Germany anything like
the footing it demanded and still de
mands In Morocco.
The Algeciras treaty has always
been weak because nothing but a com
promise between several nations. It
created an open door in trade and left
ultimate political authority to a con
cert of the powers, yet reserving to
France a predominating control, aim
ing to make It In Morocco much what
England Is in Egypt. Germany later
conceded this protectorate authority
to France and yet has always insisted
that the general situation was subject
to the control cf the Algeciras conven
tion. It cannot be doubted that Ger
many has Intended to press Its de
mands when the proper time came.
Neither can it be doubted that France's
frequent changes of ministries . and
shifting policies have had a good deal
to do with Germany's dissatisfaction.
It Is even believed that but for these
facts the emperor's warship might not
have sailed so abruptly for Agadlr.
In any event conditions are peril
oualy near a crisis that may call for
something more than fine spun di
plomacy. The Idea of England having
a footstool In Egypt, France in Morocco
and Russia In part of Manchuria, while
Germany's whole - national problem Is
territorial aggression, does not tend to
allay Germany's inherited animosity
toward France. One thing seems cer
tain, if there is to be another Algeciras
treaty it will give Germany a much
larger slice of the Morocco pie than it
now has. The emperor is in as good
position to urge demands as the French
republic, more or less rent Internally,
Is to Juggle or evade them.
Need of a Permanent Elections Bureau
The Bee has more than once pointed
out and emphasized the need of a per
manent elections bureau for Omaha
and never has It had such reinforce
ment by object lesson as now. Within
a period of six months, we will have
held here In Omaha, five separate and
distinct elections. For the regular
election, to be held In November, we
will have had a complete new registrar
tlon of voters by registrars sitting on
three different days and for each of
the other four, a one day's revision
of registration. All this Is not only
costly, but confusing. Worse still. It
Is not necessary and what good It ac
compllshes could be done more effi
ciently by a permanent bureau at less
outlay and without the annoyance and
at the same time shut the floors more
tightly against fraud.
There Is no good reason why a quali
fied voter should not be able to have
himaulf registered any day of the year
by personal application at some office
in the city ball. There Is do good
reason why a man changing his resi
dence should not be able to have the
change recorded at once on the regis
tration rolls. There is no good reason
why the report of a voter's death at
the health office should not extinguish
his name from the registration rolls.
There is no good reason why a voter
residing continuously at the same ad
dress should have to register and re
register every year
The only reason for the costly and
bunglesome system Is that an an
tiquated law requires It. The law
ought to be changed, but It will not be
changed if the people who complain
do nothing to apply the remedy.
The Old Compass Good Enough.
Henry Van Dyke has said, "What we
need is not a new compass every year,
but a determination to steer straight,
by the old compass." Dr. Van Dyke
was referring especially to the spiritual
and moral life of the nation and his
"old compass" was the Bible. But to
day the epigram has forceful applica
tion to our political, as well as our
social and business life. There is a
constant tendency In all of these
spheres of activity to seek new com
passes, new standards and rules of
action. If half the time thus spent
were employed in trying to follow
better the old compasses, the results
undoubtedly would pay for thei effort.
A nation that has come through such
a labyrinth of difficulties and attained
such an eminence of success as has this
nation surely can afford to be careful
of the old guide pests by which It has
walked in the past, guide posts that
have marked the way along to Its
present position of world supremacy.
Of course, a progressive country has
to keep pace with ever-changing times
and conditions, but it need not change
its fundamentals.
Our republic, democratic in prin
ciple, may not have perfected all the
principles of self-government, but that
It has steadily moved toward Improve
ment is not to be denied and, unless
disturbed In Us progress along estab
lished lines, it will continue to move
more closely toward the ultimate goal.
Now and then people become imbued
with the fear that the nation Is out of
plumb with the principles of democ
racy, but this view Is always due to a
perverted viewpoint. It may be that
the vision is deflected by personal am
bition or selflBh interest. The obses
sion that the republic must be saved
from Imminent destruction by depart
ing from all the old and tried thor
oughfares is not specially uncommon.
but almost Invariably the byways prove
to lead nowhere and real progress is
made by getting back to the safe and
worn road.
The recall in Seattle seems not to
have tempered men's minds to modera
tion, for they are hanging In effigy
Judges they cannot recall out there.
Well, we shall soon be relieved of
the humiliation of seeing our rich
neighbors go away to the high-priced
summer resorts, anyway.
The English railroad man gets" a
minimum of 15.60 a Week, the Atneri
can about that a day. That's one dif
ference.
Some folks are learning that the
present president can also use plain
language.
President Taft would have no objec
tion to applying the recall to Judge
Lynch.
. A Measare of Safety.
Indianapolis New.
Judging from the list of people who are
to attend Senator Cummins' conference on
trusts It would appear to be wise to have
each one searched aa Jxt enters the ball.
qnlnt that War.
Indianapolis News.
Nor doe the threatened Increase In the
rrlce of sugar tend to convince the ultimate
consumer that the Sugar trust ha done
much In the way of reorganising on a
reasonable basis.
Pass It Along;.
Boston Transcript.
Judge Lovett of th Union Pacific has
pilloried the malcontent In lower New York
by calling them th "He factory" of Wail
Street. It Is a good phrase and deserve
the greatest amount of circulation.
Kped Checks at the Soarce.
Baltimore American.
The suggestion ha been mad that the
speed of motor machine Intended for pleas
ure riding should be restricted In their
manufacture. This I a sensible Idea, since
no amount of reason will Induce speed
maniacs to confine themselves to the race
track. See Hack, Speak Little.
New York Tribune.
Admiral Togo will leave our shore with
thunderous honor, with the cordial re
spect of an admiring nation and with th
enviable .record of having probably seen
more and having certainly Bald less than
almost any other distinguished visitor.
Asrree to Dlaaare.
Sioux City Journal.
Speaker Clark Issued a statement In
which he reviewed the session's achieve
ments; and Minority Leader Mann Issued
a statement reviewing the house demo
crats. It I unnecessary to add that th
statement ware far apart In their con
clusion DeservlnsT ta Wis.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Bo the extra session close with Mr. Taft
and the regular republican both atronger
than at It beginning, and with ' the In
surgent practically eliminated from re
publican counsel. It I for the regular
republican to go on, and deserve to win,
by continuing to appeal to th party of
sober mind against th party of open
mouth.
Harrlasan Lines a Maaey Maker.
Kansas City Times.
A statement in a pre telegram from
Omaha that "the Hariiman railroad have
made no .money for th laat ten months"
must be taken wtth considerable allow
ance. The Union Pacific' annual report
for the year ending June K. Ull, show
that net earnings er equal to about U
per cent on th company' $217,000,000 of
common stock after paying all fixed
charges and nearly $4,000,000 In dividends
on the preferrred stock. It U true that
th surplus wa about $6,600,000 iea than In
the preceding year, when It wa equal to
1$ per cent on the common etock. But net
earning equal to 1 per cent on a great
railroad company' capital stock 1 not
to be aneesed at
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U tJ AUitST 28.
Thirty Years Ago
The streets of Omaha were aa thoroughly
dull this Sunday as could well be. The
saloons were all closed as far a could be
learned, both front and rear. The prudent
man had laid In a supply, and he was about
the only contented man to be found. The
other store generally were bolted and
barred. There were exception to thl rule,
however, for several drug stores did
thriving business, and there wa quite an
exodus to Council Bluff during the day.
A runaway of somewhat serious nature
occurred at 11 o'clock whan the horses
attached to the United States mall wagon
tore along Harney street until they struck
a hydrant on Tenth street. The driver, A.
V. Smith, fractured two bone below the
knee.
Mr. and Mr. Keith hve returned from
the east, where they procured a large stock
of goods.
K. A. Benson of Davenport, la.. Is in
the city.
Colonel Matt J. Patrick and bride have
returned to New York. Colonel Patrick
will take up his permanent abode at hi
present home on Saunders street.
George W. Oray arrived home from a
visit In the west.
John Fitzgerald, Lincoln' muat repre
sentative man, spent the day at the Crelgh-
ton house.
Major Ouldo Hges, United States army.
waa In the city today, the guest of General
C. II. Frederick, who used to belong to
the same regiment.
Crow Dog, the murderer of Spotted Tall,
passed over the Union Pacific In charge of
the deputy United State marshal of Da
kota and two officer of the United States
army on hla way to Deadwood, where he
will stand trial for his, crime.
Twenty Years Ago
The Starlight Bocial club gave a phantom
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Couns
man, 1610 Sherman avenue. Mr. Counsman
made an address of welcome to" the club
and a response was made by Mr. Chris
Butler, Others present were: Misses Etta
Rosenbury, Pearl Reese, Lulu Tompsett,
Ella Lee, Maggie Murphy, Kate Marnell,
Minnie Millard, 8. Green, Grace Nlcols,
Nellie Carlln, OUie Foley. Myrtle Miller,
May Reven, Marie Klrtley, Lulu Truckey,
Hattle Chesbro, Nettle DeBolt. Carrie Alt
haus. Lydla Harpster, Aggie Riley, Kate
Clark. Ttedfield, Nettle Elliot. Gertie Thorn
ton, Tlllle Norton, Messrs. Fltspatrlck, W.
W. Hurlhold, Hilt McBeth, Jess Tompsett.
Charle Ooodenough, Julius Epeneter, Will
Willi, Charle Althau. Bert Scrambling.
Fred Simpson, Ray Counsman, Howard
Bruner. Julius Dahlstrom, HoWard Prich
ard, Clyde Ratekln. The club members
present were Carl Potterfleljl. Charle Dut
ton, Arthur Longphrey, Chile Butler, Ed
Marnell, J. Epeneter, Will Counsman, Mr.
and Mr. H. S. Counsman, Mr. and Mr.
J. Counsman, Mr. A. M. Althau and
Grant Couneman.N '
The Fifth Ward Kickers' club held a hot
session, at which the matter of granting a
franchise to the Metropolitan Street .Rail
way company wa the subject of debate.
The chief debater were Messrs. IJokner,
Sohnaake and C. W. Slattery.
The Sixth Ward Republican club met and
elected these officer for the year: Presi
dent. W.-A. Measlck; vice president, Loul
adUlefleld; secretary, Harvey J. Wells
treasurer, Carr Axford.
Senator Paddook passed through the city
en route from Washington to Beatrloe.
At the meeting of the Board of Park
Commissioners a communication from Ml
Anna Wilson wa read In which she of
fered to donate to the city a fine bronit
fountain that stood In ber yard on lower
Douglaa street, the fountain to be used in
Hanscom park. The gift was accepted
with thanks.
Dr. George L. Miller tells the Park board
that before ten years It would see that he
was right In laying that land should be
bought for a large central park.
Ten Years Ago
It was finally determined that William EL
Cutshall, the young Omahan found dying
under a bridge at Grable, la., took his own
life. He had been a atudent at Bellevue
college.
The parlors of the Young Women's Chris
tian association were filled at noon with
women to hear th address of Miss Ger
trude How of Hull House, Chicago.
John Btltt. an 11-year-old boy living with
hit parent at 204 South Tenth street, found
In currency between $8,000 and $6,000 In a
lumber yard at Ninth and Farnam street.
The boy' parents were quite poor.
In honor of her sister, Mrs. Gocky and
her nleite, Mis Qocky, Mr. George Snlvley
gave a aunflower party at her home from
1 to 6.
Misses Edith Dumont, Florence Temple
ton and Ruth Wilson gave a lawn aoolal
at th home 'of Mis Dumont In th even
ing In honor of Mis Bertha PhUlippl.
Misses Marian and Kat Hamlin returned
from a visit In the east, taking In Buffalo,
Niagara and ether point In that vicinity.
People Talked About
Th spectacle of women sliding down th
bannisters at a bargain rush come at th
right moment to confound men preachers
who attribute th hlh coat of living to
extravagance of women.
How those youngsters grow a th years
speed on? Rumor has it that Miss Esther
Cleveland, a Whit House baby of 1893, Is
engustd to wed Kaudilph L. West of New
York next October.
After a successful literary career of thirty
year Marlon Crawford leave a fortune
of $4.0u0. Thirty years of promotion, com
bination and stock gambling netted John
W. Gates a fortune of $40,000,000.
Owners and promoter of cold storag
poultry and egg may think th world Is
their oyster Just now. But there will b
something doing whea th "Order of Royal
Roosters" gat together n Washington next
month.
Abraham Teacheut, a rich manufacturer
of Cleveland. O , who has Just celebrated
hi ninety-fourth birthday, but disdains not
to put In six day of work eauu week, says
a man who 1 in good health at 0 oommlta
a grievous wrong If he retire trora active
work.
Bdlsen is delighted with th wId dis
trict of France and 1 surprised to find
so much work don In a country where
vary other day la a holiday. H ! learn
ing with surprise that In some part of the
world people regard Idleness as a safe
antidote for worry.
Vera Mabel Gammon I th nam of th
llttl blind deaf-mut who ta often pokn
of a th Helen Keller of Minnesota. Bh
was tea than 4 when she became blind and
less than a year afterward she lost, ber
hearing. When placed in th slat school
for tha deaf la Minnesota she was believed
to be without the average Intelligence. Her
taacher 1 Mia Blanch Hanson.
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Hesenta the I sly Humors.
SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 2B.-To the Editor
Of Th Hee: As Is always the CHse when a
cltlsen demands the enforcement of the law
In any respect and particularly In regard
Ni ahe liquor traffic, there Is being per
sistently circulated certain rumors regard
log the motive of thuse behind the prose
cution and especially of the undersigned. Of
these rumir. two are being Klven the
greatest publicity: First, that I am "sore"
because the board refused to "put me back
on the police force," and second, that I
im looking for a piece of money."
Relative to the first, 1 wish to say that
have never been dismissed from the
force, that I am still a legal member of
the poMrs department, and therefore not
looking for "reli. statement." The statute
provides the manner in which persons shall
be discharged from the police force and
until followed, I am a member of the force
And entitled to dra my wages from the
city.
Again, even before the expiration of my
ninety-day "lay off." I had secured evi
dence of the wholesale violation of the
liquor laws by a larg number of local
saloon men, and at least two members of
the fire and police board, John J. Ryan and
Joseph Plvonka, will not have the temerity
to say that they have not been acquainted
with these violations, yet with no effort to
prevent the him, While still actively on
the police force, I hud made different ar
rest for these same violation and in some
case the offenders were never brought to
trial, while in the rest of them the board,
for reasons best known to lUelf, stead
fastly endeavored to make themselves be
lieve that I was mistaken and that the
offender hud a corner on the truth. After
uch experience, It seems self-evident why
I did not bring still others under the Judg
ment of thl self-same board.
As to the second charge, that I am
"looking for a piece of money," I would
suggest that such a charge should not be
made nor accepted hastily, against one
who ha seen fit to give up hi position
and later his business in order that he
might do the right thing for the sake of
the right. Certainly this charge could not
have come from those who have been base
enough to attempt to avoid the publicity
of the whole affair by offering me bribe
money If I "would only lie down," although
the record of recent trial would indicate
that some of our citixen are enpabte of
offering a bribe, and upon failure to make
good in their nefarious scheme, have never
theless circulated the report that they
were successful.
I have been a member of the police de
partment of South Omaha continuously for
the last eleven years, and I say to you,
after careful thought and consideration,
that In all those years, police matters
have never been in as bad condition as they
are at this time. NELS TURNQUIST.
Onion Powerful to have.
BRADSHAW, Neb.. August M.-To the
Editor of The Bee. In glancing over The
Bea of the 23d, our eye caught this caption,
"Onions Powerful to Save," and after tak
ing In the subject matter our mind started
down the line of thought, and It came to
ua that we might put something In your
"Letter Box" that might start people to
thinking on a subject not often presented,
and we give It In the form of a question.
Why Is It that the average refined lady
will turn up her nose In disgust at the
slightest odor of onions on a gentleman'
breath, but will huddle up olose, smile
pleasantly and look, oh, so pleased while
In company with a gentleman whose breath
la saturated with the fume of tobacco and
cigars, strong enough to make a stale egg
appear a veritable pot of perfume?
Onions are a healthy and nutritious veg
etable, while tobacco and clsars are con
ceded to be unhealthy; yet tobacco 1 per
missible in the company of women while
onions are not, and just why such a state
of affairs should exist In society, 1 hard
to guess.
It is a generally conceded fact that the
women of our land make, to a large ex
tent, the characters of our men and boys,
that Is, they uphold or break down the
Customs and habit of men; therefore If
women would protest as vigorously that
no gentleman would present himself In
their company wtth a foul tobacco breath
as they do that no gentleman will present
himself with the odor of onions, the to
bacco fiend would soon become as scarce
a the man with the odor of onion on his
breath. What do the women think about
our proposition? JOHN B. DEY.
Cnrtl Agricultural School Location.
MINDEN. Neb., Aug. 28. To the Editor
of The Bee: An effort la belne marie hv
two or three cities of th district which
wa ellxlble for the Aarluultur cnii
recently granted to Curtis to prevent the
committee's action belnr carried nut Th.
tactics used are rather of a whipped dog'
style. These men are not loyal cltlsen of
Nebraska, they do not want a lajffAr Ne
braska, their conception only goes as far
s their city.
Tha state legislature apnolntad a. commit.
tea on location, confident that this commit
tee would be conscientious In their decision.
Any one conversant with th method and
the careful procedure of this committee,
realise that th final decision wa made
with only th best Interest of the bill
which gave birth to thl new agricultural
school. After viewing with various cttle
proposed, and after many hours of debate,
ma commute located th school In the
logical center of Nebraska' drv farmlnr
district of th southwest.
These men are trying to Indue lawyer
to have an injunction served unon thl.
committee' decision. They Intimate that
this committee was Incapable, not know
ing their duty.
Ona of the cities which Is making such a
fuss admit having spent over R.000 in try.
lng to hav th agricultural school located
In their community, and even (on so far
aa to say they had pledged the governor of
Nebraska to favor them in the final
decision. An Injunction only mean delay
and a larger fight, with a large expense,
and no real good accomplished.
The district surrounding Curtis Is In
larger need of a college to develop dry
farming, than th district surrounding
North Piatt or Holdrege. Why ahotild
North Piatt and Holdrege be trying to In
fluence thia committee? Why are they not
loyal to th governor and to the state
legislature? Curtis did not put up any
money to get th school nor did Curtis
Send a lobbying committee to the capltol.
Th committee ha decided upon Curtis,
and concluded that Curtl 1 th logical
center for th agricultural chool. All
loyal cltlsen of aurroundlng cities, MInden
and ether will stand by th decision; why
not North ' Piatt and Holdrege do the
am? q. e. P.
Karuiers, Antolst and Good Roads.
SILVER CREEK. Neb., Aug. IBTo th
Editor of Th bee: No on will deny the
advantage cf good road, and no on ap
preciate their value more than th
farmer. But what I a good road for th
farmer. I not necessarily a good road for
th owner. of an automobile, Th farmer
wants a good road from hla farm to th
nearest town, where h market hi crop
and get hi supplies. H never hauls a
load from on town to another, and thnra-
1
fore has only an Indirect, or sentimental
Interest In through roads. The automobile
man on the contrary has no direct Interest
In these local roads, but has a very great
Interest tn through roads. In fact h wants
lust as good a road midway between the
towns, that Is often little used by the
fHrmrr, aa anywhere else.
During the rainy season Of May and
June we usually have our worst roads.
Hut bad ronds at that season of the year
Is a matter of small consequence to the
faimer for then he Is busy putting In and
tending his crops and has little use for the
public roads. Ills hauling to town Is
montly done In August and September, and
In the winter months when the roads are
most always good. The automobile man
on the other hand wants a good road dur
ing the balmy months of spring more than
at any other time of the yesr. Hence
his demand for stone roads which are as
good In wet weather as in dry. In winter,
no matter how good the ronds are, he Is
little In evidence. The farmer uses the
ronds mostly as a business necessity, while
the automobile man use them mostly for
pleasure.
I submit that It would be better for all
concerned If the manufacturers, and In
dividual owner of automobiles would
frankly recognise these differing and often
conflicting Interests, quit their everlasting
talk which deceives no one of the wonder
ful benefit Rood roads would be to the
farmers, be honest and say that they want
these fine, throush roads primarily for
themselves. Why, to nttend good roads
conventions and read good roads articles,
one would think It was all for the farmers,
and scarcely suspect there was such a
thing as an automobile on earth. The
automobile Industry Is a big thing and
growing every year by leaps and bounds;
It has come to stay, and automobile owner
are Justly entitled to grext consideration
In the matter of road-making. But they
ought not to try to hog the whole thing
as In the last Nebraska, legislature, thus
keeping the farmers from getting any good
legislation and getting none for themselves.
If they would come out flat-footed and
say what they want, and be reasonable
about It, I think legislatures and the people
would meet them more than half way
and they would have no Just cause of com
plaint. CHARLES WOVSTER.
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NW1S11
BREEZY TRIFLES.
"Wasn't that elopement story
highl
colored one? r
"I should SHy It was. The fsther wa
purple with rss. the strl re. I with appre
hension, her chum sreen with envy, th
minister white with f.-ar. the fellow showed
a rllminct vellow streak, while the wh"l
wedding party were blue at the outcome."
Baltimore American.
"Ta." Hld the small boy, "wht Is a
'gentlemen's agreement?'"
"A gentlemet.'s Brement. my son, i
the understanding that a number of capl
tnllsts reach when each Is compelled to
admit that all the other. are lust as clever
at a bargain as he Is. " Washington ttr.
Jmlge Prisoner, you were found with thl
lantern. Jimmy, screw driver and contorMi
In vour DojsesKlon. Whst have ynu to hi '
r'r'soner-I'm an Innercont ottermolihsi
yer honor, ten' that's me lamp an' ,rei'r
kit. Boston Transcript.
loetlcnl Lady I there anvthln. on earth'
that you long for at times with a groat
yearning?
Mere Man Yes. there Is. When 1 draw
two carils to three nci there Is one spot
that I yearn for with all my"
Hut the lady had left him. Toledo Blad
THE REST CURE.
rrey Shaw. In New York American.
"You're overworked." said the doctor,
"tint out In the open and rest;
I should say a spot by tlie water
Would settle our problem best.
i(on't dream of a thin tint pleasure.
Won't think, smoke, worry or write;
F.at well and try to be merry
Better pack up your thins tonlaht."
With Jov I forsook the city.
Where It's battle full tilt, or fall.
And I hailed the peaceful ocean.
Whore the breeses of leisure call.
I rose with the sun for a bathing,
A breakfast enormous I ate:
I played at tennis all morning.
And 1 golfed through forty holes stiaiaht.
At dinner I spared not the menu;
Did I smoke? oh, well. Just a few;
Three sharks enticed me to auction,
I rolled Into bed about 2;
At 4 I went deep-sea fishing
With my old friend mnl-le-mer.
And thouuh 1 tried to be merry,
It was rather a forced affair.
I burned my noe In the sunshine.
And I rowed till my arms were sorei
I danced with a million maidens
In my short sojourn at the shore.
And when I returned the doctor
Umlled upon me as doctors can.
"Sou see." he observed, "whst quiet
rnd nature will do for a man."
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