V THK BEK: OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1911. ! i ! The Omaiia daily bee rot'NDKD BT EDWAflD ROSEWATER. VICTOR ROSSJWATER. EDITOR Jinterad at Omaha poetoffic M second elaas matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION., Fundi v Pea. on year 12 50 Pstiirday Bee, one year II M Isly Hm (without Hunday), ons year.M 0) lally hff, and Sunday, ona year WW I'KMVKRED BT CARRIER FVetilng Bra (with flundavK per month. 23 I'liy Ilea (Including Sunday), par mo.j Julv Bee (without (Sunday!, per mo ic Addrroa all complaints of Irregularities In delivery to City Circulation Dept. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order. petl to Tha Baa Publishing company. Only l-cant stamps rclvad in paymrnt of amall accounts. Ivraonal checks, s rant on Omaha and eastern exchange, out aoapted. OFriCKS. Omaha Tha Bee Building. flout h Omaha-UU N rt. Council Bluff a It Hcott ft. Lincoln 2 Utile Building. :Mao lMt Marquette iJulldii Kansas City Helium Bulldins. New York 34 Waet Thirty-third. 'Washington 7 Fourteenth Hi., N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. OommunJcatlona relating to ne and editorial matter ahould ba eddresaed Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. OCTOBER CIRCULATION. 50,703 Btnta ef Nebraska, County of Douglas, a. Dwlght Wllllama. circulation manager cf tha Be Publishing company, bn( Ji!y iworn, aaya that tha averag da.ly circulation, lese polled, unused and re turn ad copies, for tha month of October, VtlU tu 60.70S, DWTOHT WIUJAWH, Circulation Manaaar. (Subscribed In my presence and aworn to before ma this lat day of November. Mi. (Seal.) ROBERT HIJNTKR, Notary fublio. laiinHVtn laariaa Hf taaaaararlly aawaiel bare Tha 0a aaallaa t taeaa. Afldraaa w 111 aa skaa aa eftea a twejaew adU It iu a great Just tha same. gridiron match, Being a favorite son often Just a state of mind. Shop late if you car to, but do Hot fall to shop early, . No doubt Mr. Rockefeller regards the Merrttta as rery annoying per ona. Tha Indianapolis News speaks of Socialism run road." Why men tion It? It turns out that tha home-grown daffydils are Just aa good as the fcot housa Taiiety. j Tha Virginia peanut may nerer amart in harnma aa famnua aa tha arctic gum 'Irop. "Truth Is stranger than fiction." Cut It docs not always bring as high remuneration. Why should Ralph Insist on so dis guising himself and biding bis light under a bushel? Tha shadows of tha prison walls bare fallen on at least five so-called gentlemen of Shady Bend. Chicago proposes to erect a home for disabled poets. And show no mercy to tbe patient readera? Champ Clark has coutrlbutfd an article on Santa Claus to the Ladles' World. Women vote In sis states. No more blue Mondays for that poor New York washerwoman who Ml heir to a St Paul fortune. Mr, Morgan has tha pleasing consolation of knowing, however, j that ha did not fall from grace. I Now, let us soe. what was ths j same of that aviator who achieved I distinction by flying from coast to I roast? An "escaped lunatic" was recently reported to have been found In Wall street. How could tbey tell he was ; escaped? j Even as prlvata citizens, both j rolonala continue to bold their own I for front-page space In all the news- japers. j Note that it was a landlubber j from Nebraska who saved tha day for tha Navy in its big foot ball bat j tie with tha Army. If you think the old world is not using you Just right, try to, see If ou cannot use It better and then look for tbe Improvement. j The power of temptation Id em j pbasired In tbe report of an actor ; of 26 luring Mme. Bernhardt into , tbe notion of considering matri mony. The Wall Street Journal scents a i popular demand for a "man of af- ' fairs" for president. All right, then ' nominate the senior warden of St. ; Georges Episcopal church, New Vork. j Former Senator Thurston declares i tUere are as many opportunities for j a youug man to get wealth as there ! were iu Lincoln's day. Yes and even zaiuuie-ag-a men sometimes nave a ' look-in. Our democratic law-makers, who Lave been so noncommittal In re . bpottbe to questions proimunded to tLera during tbe rectus of congress j I.ojmi to be able to give more d?flnlt( answer after tbe party caucus IcM, and tbey get tbelr order. I is Attacking- the Commerce Court. A strong effort to abolish the new commerce court is promised at the coming session of congress, which may even beronie a feature of the session. Representative Hlnis, a democrat of Tennessee, sponsored a bill for that purpose at tbe last ses sion and Is quoted as declaring bis Intention to push It again tbls win ter with the full ro-operatlon of house democrats and some Insurgent republicans. It partisan opposition, however, la the best reason tbat can ba of fered for tha abolition of tbe com merce court, we doubt tbe expedi ency of the movement. Borne solid ground must be found on which to base objection to the court before the plan to wipe It out can have pop ular support. Buch ground Is cer tainly not to be found In a lack of work for the court. It Is covered up with work todsy and Is likely to be for a long time to come. In the minds of many besides Mr. Taft there waa a real demand for this court, and It baa not bad sufficient time to prove its usefulness. It would cer tainly be a serious error to condemn it and abolish It simply for the sake of petty politics. But the abolition of the commerce court la not quite aa Imminent as some try to make out. Suppose the democrats muster the necessary ma jority In tbe bouse to pass the 81ms bill. It would still have the senate gauntlet to run and, though there are a few Insurgent senators who might Join, that would not assure enactment of the measure, for there Is a good deal more conservatism among the democratic aenators than among tbe rank and file of bouse members. Tbe possibility of a pres idential veto would have to be con sidered, for tbe president would not hesitate to veto It' If satisfied that the court should be retained. The fact tbat the new court has rendered one or two so-called un popular decisions Is not enough to condemn It. The, Interstate Com merce commission might easily have fallen, into disfavor early In Ita ex istence, but to have abolished It be cause at first It did not give entire satisfaction would have been the most serious blunder. The commis sion haa never given entire satisfac tion, for that matter, and yet la conceded to be a prime necessity In our handling of great transportation and Industrial problems.. Tbe scope of Ita authority haa even been widened and the commerce court cre ated for the express purpose of mak ing Ita decrees more speedily ef fective. Tbe Luide of the Onion. That In the long run, truth will out is again Illustrated by a revela tion Just made by the Lincoln Jour nal with reference to that famous Bryan onion crop, the revelation ap parently coming with the aid, con sent and authority of Mr. Bryan himself. It Is In directing attention to the everywhere prevailing and al most irresistible temptation to ex aggerate that Mr. Bryan gives us a look at tbe Inside of the onion, as follows: 1 have soma Tcaas land, onlon-growlng land. Bom two or tares years ago 1 ranted a tract of twenty acres to a man for w an acre for tha season. When ths crop time came around a report was sent out that became current, giving ma $1,014 returns on my twenty acres, ' In a few day other new-paper reports had this return up to SlCsOuO. Now. tb facta are, the man to whom I ranted the ground wrote ni a letter about th tiro that th crop should mature, aaylng tliat hta onion had been practically a failure, and that hla total Income would be about tils to 1120, counting out my 1100 (or rant You see, he had vary littl left, and his letter waa a request that I glv him mora time to pay. 1 just lat it (0 over to th next year. Too close proximity to the onion Is said to be a great Incentive tor a man to weep, and It must make Mr. Bryan weep to think that he neg lected to sell bia onion crop on the basis of the Inflated price with which it was credited for publicity pur poses only. The Insinuating Dance. London has at last decided to cen sor Its theaters, particularly those permitting the oriental glratlons that go by the name of dances, and will submit all such to rigid official inspection. America might well emulate the British action. Many theaters In this country are too loose In what they allow on their stages. Just at present a certain company of so called eastern dancers is making its way across the continent that needs to come under this censoring rule. Of course, in this as In other argu ments of the kind, theaters will be apt to retort that people are not compelled to attend such produc tions. Tbat is subterfuge, though. when it comes to arguing tbe de- eeucy or moral effect of the produc tion. Most of these insinuating contor tions through which women draw themselves to the delectation of the baser senses of tbelr spectators, should be prohibited. That would end all argument right there. It waa the "dawn-of-love" danc that broke the camel's back In London, which has heretofore stood for any thing. American cities had better make a note of this and watch for the dawn. It la pitiful when tbe stage has to fall back upon ribaldry or sensuous exposure for Its appeals to public favor. Of course Some forms of what is called oriental dancing are Inter esting and reputable, but In them the dancers do not come out clad only la a wreath of roses and a pleasant smile. Investigating- the Express Combine. The Interstate Commerce commis sion is engaged in a sweeping Inves tigation of the express companies, their systems of rates and finances and their methods of doing business. Beginning the Investigations at New York, tbe commission's plan ia to hold them In various cities over the country so at to make a thorough Job of it. Tbe commission probably never undertook a more needed investiga tion, one more generally welcomed by tbe people. For years the ex press combine haa escaped official Inquiry or enjoyed a sort of im munity from attack. ' And all that time it has been the common belief that It could not successfully with stand an official probing because of its blgh-handed conduct of affairs, Its arrogance to the public, extor tionate rates and arbitrary sched ules. It will be Interesting now to see Just bow it will be able to withstand the limelight. Some of the divi dends, that have recently been de clared by certain companies are, in themselves, sufficient to call for in vestigation. Another Important mat ter calling for explanation is tbe re lation of express companlea to rail roads. This inquiry Is likely to develop some interesting Information aa to why parcels post baa made no better progress In this country. At last people bave come to believe that tbe chief obstruction to this system lies In the express combine. Parcels post needs look for no stronger argument to promote it than the conduct of the express business In this country. A college professor calls upon American newspapers to devote tbe money and Ingenuity put. upon tbe comic supplement to "a sincere en deavor to reproduce each week one or more of the world's great pictures, with that beauty of coloring and truth of portraiture that modern methods make possible." If all the newspaper readers were college grad uates they might prefer a Mona Lisa or a Sis tin Madonna to the "Katzen Jammer Kids." We really believe, however, that It Is up to the college professors to do tbelr Job first, after which the newspapers would bave no option as to tbe road they would have to travel. Surely seme power of contrition must bave come over the young Vir ginia wife murderer. He could bear to slay his wife and go through the ordeal of a long and bitter trial deny ing it, but be could not bear to die with the lie upon bis lips. Yet what is a lie compared with wife-murder The human soul shrinks when it comes to face Ita Maker. It haa no brash courage then to glosa over its deeds of wrong. Tha New York Herald names Jdhn Sharp Williams as a sure dark horse, since be was taken to a veter inary hospital when Injured. But that Is better than being lugged oft to a blacksmith shop, where the an vils might have got him. The socialists polled over 1,700 votes for their ticket In Douglas county at the last election, The so cialists are now the third party with us, having forged ahead of both populists and prohibitionists. There are Just as good fish In the sea as ever were caught. There are Just as good men yet to be proposed for commissioner under Omaha's new plan of city government as bave already been mentioned "To clean bras use strong ammonia," says tbe recipe book. Would that affect Doc Cook? Baalaeaa Caatloa. Boaton Transcript. In Wall atreet, however, Mr. Morgan eldorn stub hi to. Mack Tint for Kxrlaeat. Pittsburgh rlpatcn. Concerning Champ Clark, It Is reflected that there I plenty of time between now and th election next year fur him to try tha experiment of opening his mouth and putting both feet in It Bacactklaaj ( Dtf farvaee. IndUnapolla Nem-a. Those suffragan tactics In London were mlHtant enough, goodnea know, but th enthualaatlo advocate! of th caua should remember that there 1 a difference between, a riot and a revolu tion. Pvcrleaa Jar! br taatraat. Springfield (Maaa.) Republican. Th prealdent of th United BtaUs haa a cold, tha Outlook' contributing editor la "all het up," various ambltlou gov ernor have trouble of their own and plenty of work on hand but William Jen- ninga Bryan, clear of all worrlnient, can aall away for th Weat Indie. Material for a naw lectur will be abeorbed wlale h enjoya th change of ecene. LJkewU harp things will come to mind on tb voyag that can be employed later on In caotlgatlon of Harmon, L'nderwood and other democrat not quit voclfcroualy radical enough to suit Brother Charle will keep the Commoner, whoa ordinary Inttlleciual demands ar not great, on It uneventful courae. Would jog not, phil oaophlo reader, rather go sailing In aura iner a than be president of your coun try or anxiously chviulng to re, a th Wall UuuI oblilncfBackwanl IhbDiiy inOmalia coMPiiAD fwom nrx rues . i ' nv. g?. I -a . . 1 -" - - - r Thirty Years A go Mrs. Kate Touaalln, with UJf Nellie Toutalln, daughter of Mr. A. O. Touxalln, will leave Omaha thle evening for New York, where aha will sail tot IJverpooL Mr. Touaalln expects to apend at least two year In Europe, when ah will probably take up her reddanc In Boaton. During her trip abroad ah will b ac companied by her nephew, Mr. Albert Touxalln, pursuing hla studle In Caano vls, New York, and her niece, Mia Nalll. A aerie of four private Germane will be glvea during th winter by twelv wall known Omaha couples. Mr. R. R. Ring wait is th -organiser of tb aarlea, which will b unusually select Invitations ar out for th twenty-fifth wedding annlveraary of Mr. ' and Mr. O. W. Llnlnger, to be celebrated Decem ber 1. Mrs. C. P. fkiulre and Ml Ann Hedge of Burlington, who hav been vis iting In Omaha, returned to their Iowa horn. Dean Mlllapaugh and wlf ar back from their wedding trip. Mr. John M. Thurston Is visiting In Chicago. Mies Eustls is paying a visit to Mrs. C. E. Perkins at Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. Wakeley of Minneapolis ar visiting In Omaha, th guests of Mr. and Mrs. John II. Kellom. Tha Earnest Worker ar making ex tensive preparations for their annaal din ner and aupper to be given at tb Chris tian church, where they will alao hav a few fancy article for sal. Here Is a want ad: Wanted: A naw milch oow, must b gentle. Inquire of L. Poland, 1312 Dodge street Dr. H. P. Jensen Is offering a H9 re ward for th return of a set of surgical Instruments lost from his offlc, and no questions asked. Twenty Years Ago pick Moore, th former Invincible wel terweight, waa knocked oat by Tim Niland In th tenth round of what waa regarded on of th fiercest and bloodiest prls fights that ver took place la this vicinity. The mill occurred at night at dormant ball. Jack Davis acted as referee. Mary A. Elliott Ida B. Lawrence, D. W. Bhull. Kate M. Lawrence and It. I. Shull joined In a petition on which they secured an Injunction restraining th Board of Public Works from curbing Twenty-second street from Poppleton avenue to the south aid of th govern ment corral, alleging that th atreet was In no condition for tha work. Herbert Wills and Bella Bell were married. -. , Robert Olllham of New York, who was engineer In charge of the construction of th Omaha cable railroad In ISM, was to th city, visiting Andrew Rosewater among ethers. W. F. N orris of Ponca, Judg of th Eighth Judicial district, was stopping at th Millard. Th firm of C. H. Smith at Co., a signed to the sheriff tor th benefit of Ita credit or. A surprise party was given Miss Ilattle Chesbro at her home, MM Seward atreet by a number of her- young friends. MJeses Lena Chenbro and Kennedy rendered vocal and Instrumental music and high flv was played. Those present were: Misses Mlnnl Mullen, May Reven, Haiti Derby, KaU Clark, Eloora Shearer, Jen- nl Johnson, Helen Chesbro, Maggl Casey, Jsaal Tyrany, Ella Barns, Ina Kennedy, Nellie Rove a, Myrtl Cheebro, Pearl Johnson, Rattle Chasbrot Messrs. Hohn, Porterfleld. Kerr, Butler, Hender son, Marnell, Evan. Miller and Kelpla. Ten Year Ago Dr. Jam A. Andrews of Eustls, a member of th legislature, was married at All Saints' Episcopal church by Rev. T. J. Mackay to Miss Lulu K. Trott. daughter of Mrs. Marvin Trott of Kear ney. Sidney Davis, an attorney of Bea trice, and Mis Nannie Canning, also of Beatrtoa, acted aa best man and brides maid. After dlnnor at the IleV Grand Dr. and Mra Andrews left for New York on a bridal trip. Reports cam ef th sal at auction of th great trotter, Directum, for SHOOS, Franklin K. Hill and Ml La lab O. Klrkendall, both of South Bend, wr married at 11:30 a. m. at th horn of th bride's brother, tm Davnport straat, by Rev. C. W. Ravldge. Th Southwest Improvement Club held a celebration over th formal opening of th Twenty-fourth street viaduct plan ning a big demonstration for th event th next day, Th Northwestern gained another point In ita fight with th Burlington when Judg Dickinson of th district court dis solved th temporary reel raining order preventing th city council from paaatng th ordinance pnrmlrtlng th Northwest ern to construct a spur track along Eighth street between Famara and Howard streets. Queen Lllluokalant of th Hawaiian Is lands spent three hour In Omaha en rout east to select a school for her protag. Joseph K. Aea. who. with an- other protege. John D. Almoku, and Mis styra Hriaiune, her maid, composed her Party. People Talked About Recipients of th cardinal's red hat and th regalia that goes with It ar re quired to par liberally In fees and Inci dental, totaling from IS.OOS to tit.oeo. The credit of a eardjnal la auch that h may pay on th Installment plan If hi purse Is not long enough to pay cash on the spot In Rom. No Joy cam to Peter Odell of Wtr. villa, Kan., whan h learned that h waa hair to a IXO.OOO, H Is j years old and I alowly dying from a dlseas which 1 Inourable. All hla 11 f he ba lived In poverty, earning hi dally bread by fish ing and doing odd Job. Th thought ot udden rtche only brought terror to blm. Th. London Olob meet ions tha recent death at S3 of a hermit named Lewis, who for th last twenty year had existed on shell rish and lived la hi covered trawler, beached at Lower Fishguard. H never varied , hla dietary except whaa shellfish war scarce, and then h sub stituted bread and chaea. To within two day of bis death h wa la robust health Th opinion of the mayor of wilke baxra. Pa., on tb Imbecility of Juris would be worth printing If publicly ex presaed. Hla honor and two witnesses trapped a briba-gtver as ba waa deliver ing th goods, hut th evidence didn't Impress th Jury, which acquitted th brlba-glver and put th costs on th mayor. However, Old Honesty I ua4 to bard knocks la Peuuaj Ivaoia, Big Stick in Action Bdmrlal 0aaaBt ea afr. aWeaevelt' Attack mm Trust FaUey f ' Adaxlaiatratloa, Fatally Taaaad. Wall Street Journal. Mr. Roosevelt might perhaps, be will ing to make a new record, with another term at th Whit House. It really does not matter, for his relations with the United State Steel corporation sealed him with th fatal Wall atreet tag. Can any good thing come of Nasareth? lp tbe roetrts. Pittsburgh Dispatch. Th ex-presldent's article makes a large number of assertions, many of them purely dogmatic, concerning the Impos sibility of making th anti-trust act re store competition. To all that It is suf ficient reply that It Is Impossible, until tb courts are sufficiently In ' earnest about It to enforce It In its full letter and spirit What It Mcaas. Chicago Inter Ocean. Theodor Roosevelt's article In the cur rant Outlook, bringing forward again his own aolutlon for th trust problem, is ac cepted quit generally aa Mr. Roosevelt' bid for a third term. Divested of It digression, It I a naked proposal that th American people shall Mil their birthright of freedom for tbe prlc of a few years' business peace. Maraaa'a Letclral Candidate. New York World. Mr. Roosevelt would be th logical Mor gan candidate for prealdent In 1(13. No other candidal representing Wall street' present desires would command such sup port No other candidate with th faint est chanc of election would more fully merit th confidence of Big Business. No other candidate could be more thoroughly relied upon to help "unscramble the egg." Of Great Slanlflcaace. Philadelphia Bulletin. It is of great algnlflcawce, and of Im portance, that from th acknowledged prophet of the people, who when be was prealdent mot right and left, at every head that offered a challenge, because he believed It 'Imperative that th great masters of corporate capital In America should fully realise that they were aerv- -ants and not masters of th people" It I significant that such a vole should j now be heard counselling the people that true progress Is mad by building up. rather than by tearing down. The Right Idea. Chicago Record-Herald. Colonel Roosevelt I out with another vigorous denunciation of tha policy ot fighting Injurious monopoly by lawsuit under an act which no on understands and which Is futile or Impossible when literally Interpreted. Why, then, confuse th isau or put th cart befor th bora? Certainty I th first sentlal. The law, when clear, xpliclt certain, must b obeyed by rich and poor allk; guilt Is Indeed personal. But guilt pre supposes knowledge, intent delinquency. ' Would Jurle send men to prison for purely technical offense for violation of a technical or Impossible act? Merely Flapdoodle. New Tork Herald. As to the editorial itsalf, It will be read with mixed feelings. Now it look Ilk politics and then tike humor. Now It looks Ilk heroics and then 11k flapdoodl. First you see that th Sherman act 1 abominable, because It haa not sent the Tobacco and Oil trusts' director to Jail, because they are the unregenerate of th earth; then you see that It I infamous, hcaus It I being Invoked against the Steel corporation, and Its directors ar above reproach. Th inspiration la wounded vanity and subject matter per sonal equation. . Therefore, we strongly Incline to th opinion that tht deliverance I not poli tics nor humor, nor heroic, but really flapdoodl, after all. MafclatT gasaa Prwarrcaa. Indianapolis News. Mr. Roosevelt did a great deal of talk ing, but th Steel trust grew under him from an Infant Into a giant tbat finally, it Is charged, misled him Into authorising th Illegal absorption of th Tennessee Coal and Iron Industry. During his ad ministration ths Sugar, Tobacco. Beef and moat of our other trusts came Into being and grew corrupt and fat Since we com to think of It w hav only had relief sine th eminent critlo of th present administration quit Washington. He la correct In saying that w ar not getting all that w want But we ar getting something and making torn progress to ward the retlef that wa did not hav be for March i, 1MB. Oh, Yaw lata! Detroit Fr Press. Colonel Roosevelt' last article In the Outlook make a note Ilk a receptive prealdeatlal caadtdat. What mor natural than that th old Roosevelt worshipers, who have baen so long silent should suddenly awak to this trumpet sound and acclaim their old Idol a th man cf destiny, th only leader who oaa help th republican party out ot th mens Into which they hav themselves plunged It? Tbla I really what haa hap pened. Washington .haa sounded tb pibroch, and it If acholng acre th continent, Roosevelt, th dark hors. Th possibilities ar so alarming that wa be come client in their presence. Caa the Law Ita Itt IndKnapoll New a And whll wa are 'busting the na tional trust nationally, why should not we tak a few crack at them loeallyT Now, titer I th Plumber trust for in stanoe, that prevent a consumer from buying bath room and other plumbers' supplies of any description. I not thr some way to get at It la every city or ownty whr It operate. Taralaa Bark Vwdeel rabies. Philadelphia Bulletin. Th fact tbat over 14.00 undesirable alien war turned hack at th port of New Tork last year may be a testimonial to th efficiency of th Inspection ear tea of our Jjn mis rati on bureau, but greater efficiency would hav been shown had they never reached New Tork. Th In pectlon hould be made at tha point of migration. A star Miaatrp. Bt Paul Dispatch. J. Plerpont Morgan stumbled and spilled th money on th plat b had been paaatng at a church eervVie. it will b noticed, however, that be does not fall down n any money transaction In Wall trt WHAT THEY SAT ABOUT OMAHA Ruehville Recorder: "Boost for Omaha, the town tliat treats visitors right," says Th Bee. W'a will. W nver visited Omaha yet for tha last seventeen yr but what we felt we were treated right and never a regret Plattsmouth Journal: We cannot hope to get the interurban down here from Omaha until Nebraska abandons tha suicidal policy of enacting laws to pre vent capital from Investing In such en terprises. In this respect Nebraska it away behind ninny other states. Beatrice Express: Chairman KennaHv of tha state republican committee and nia assistant have congratulation due them for the good work of the campaign. Removing th headquarters from Lincoln to Omaha did no harm to th ticket vl dently. No doubt It had aome Influence In turning Omaha from democratic to re publican. - Loup City Times-Independent: In Omaha, Neb., th polios hav arown tired Of tryln to fun "tn rMara" oreaklng the speed limits by ordinary mean. Now they hav Dlaced "thank. you-marma" on all th paved treeta and Douievards. These are raised places about 200 feet apart and about six Inches high. Th poor "Joy riders" hav a rough ioad to travel In Omaha. Plattsmouth Journal:' That waa a great teachers' gathering In Omaha th largest meeting of its character ever held In tha state end Omaha did Itself proud In en tertaining them, too. Th Nebraska metropolis has established an enviable reputation for entertaining such gather ings, and every on of th teacher Is pleased with the manner In which hos pitality was extended to them. Springfield Monitor: My, won't Lin coln be more Jealqus than ever when she look over the enrollment at th ' Stat Teachers' association held In Omaha and finds the attendance over 300 mor than a similar meeting held In the capital city a year ago. And to think that Lin coln had predicted a flxtle when the teachers selected Omaha as the place for this year' convention. It Is hard to tell which war the better pleased, tha teachers with their cordial reception, or the cltlxens and business man of Omaha with tha fine, large gathering of repre sentative educators. mm mmmm mtmm I JW)wm The Lamp Habit The kerosene lamp has a long list of accidents to its discredit. It is so easy to trip and fall while carrying a lighted lamp then lire and personal injury. How much safer and satisfactory is the use of Electric Lights. A The pressing of a button any hour of the night gives you plenty of light INSTANT LY IN ANY ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE. The cost of equipping your home for electric service is not great. Our lighting experts will call at your request, plan the best installation and have cost esti mates made for you as part of the service. Omaha Electric Light and Power Company ess A Bell Telephone Means Telephone service cannot be considered a luxury or an extravagance. It is invaluable to every woman'g comfort and convenience. You need the security and the pleasure of a Bell Tele phone in your home. GB.IKS AND GE0AKS. Mother After all, th boy Is only ow ing his wild oata. Father I wouldn't mind if he didn't mix in so much ry. Baltimore Ameri can. Billy Huh! I bat you didn't hv a good time at your btithdny party yesterday. Willie f bat I did. Billy Than why atn t you sick today? Philadelphia Record. Tlchtwad Is there anything mora heart rending than to havo a wife who can cook but won't do It? Dyspeptic Yes to have one that can i cook and will do It Harper s Uaiar. 'Jack HSva they got an up-to-date fool ball board up at your school? Lilly You betl They're already at work figuring out new rules for the yeat after next that will do away with the Ac cidents that ar cettain to happen this year. Puck. Alice It's mean of you to tell people that when Jack kissed me 1 dldu t resent. It. , Maud I didn't, desr. On th contiary I said that when he kUsed you on the cheek you held It up against him fjr quit a while. Boston Transcript. "Do you believe a man's chaiacter can be Judged from his hand wtltlnR?" "Yes, if his letters are read in court." REWARDS OF STATESMANSHIP. Washington Star. Oh, the youthful politician, with it brow serenely high, Applies himseu to labor as the days g alowly by. He get a Hula office and he has tho term renewed, And' the bosses hold him up for everlast ing giatltude. He dreamed ot s. tindlng plaudit from appreciative throng, And of his name repeated In th patriotic ongs. The cuu.yiiment and carols ar but mea ger at the most, Though Ms name Is often mentioned In connction with a roast. H comas up for piomotlon, but be finds with deep regret That he can t have what he wanted and must take what he can get. Ha keeps up his endeavors fui the strug gling masse' sake. But he doesn't get much notice till he make some slight mistake. And there' Influence in waiting to hold down hla motive pure. While carping ciltlos vow nis Job Is Just a sinecure. No more he hopes to be tha theme of eulogy and toast He thinks he wcu.d be lucky to escape without a roast Companionship A woman craves com panionship. Though her friends may be far away, 6he longs to hear their living, laughing voices. A letter is cold and bloodless it lacks the hu man touch. The telephone imparts one's personality. A Bell telephone in the home banishes loneliness and brings a feeling of se curity. Its emergency ad vantages make it an abso lute necessity. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE CO. Bell Telephone Lines Reach Nearly Everywhere.