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TIIK I'.KK: OMAHA, TCKSDAY, HKCKMP.Kn :. 1011. Till; OMAHA DAILY BEE 'I'svhj :Y f.UY, A Ui H i,sf.VAlt.K vTT-i'i (ii jiTTeVTw i"ii.K. f"i"iiTi"iii Entered at Omaha poster f.ca aa wcvtul class nutir. 1KKMK OK Stmdsr lte, on yaar I Parurday He, one yar II M Zlly twit hoot Kunden. on year i l Iai)y He and Pimdiy, on ir t DF'.LIVKHKIi HT CAHKlKIl Pvenln l:m twtth Surdai. pr month lie Jsally He (Including rm)a. per mo J 'Jlr Baatwltho'it Sunday!, r-t no . tic Addreaa a. I cnmplalnta f IrT'gularltiea la delivery to City Irr-iiatlo Lept. HP. Mi TTANt KH Remit by 3-eft. ereB or postal order, parable to The He I'ub.lstimg rimimr. Only 2-cent stamp rao'lved in payruen of a mail aconunta. t-wraonal checks x rept on Omaha aet u:rm exchange, not K I' RS Omaha The H llultoiirtf . South Oml-HM N fit. fVunHI Uluffa li Srott Kt. Ltnroln Utile u:ding Chicajro JH Marcosnla iMlldlng. KiniM rttjr iXiance llulM.nc New Tork 64 W e? Thirty-third. Washington 7W. Fourteenth HI. N. W. rn)munimi wma teiatlr.g to sewa and editorial rra'ter fthouid ta addressed Craaeha Bae. Kx! Mortal Lperiment. OCTOBER CIRC V lA T 1 0 N. 50,703 fSfsfe f N'Waska. Ctnnitr nt tn,'a. aa. Dwirht William, circulation miniftr Of the Pe PublUMn eompnlir, Toe n,; duly morn, aaya thst tha eerg da 1 circulation, les spoiled, un'uied and re trnd copI, for tha month of October. U.U we M.TOL DWI1HT WILLIAMS. Circulation Manager, leibaeribed In mr preeenre arx) sorn to t-efore me this 1st day f November. MIL floEEKT nii I r.K, Rotary fubua. (kwriWn leaving tk elty HvararU7 aaeald bit Ta snalle ta then. A4aeea will h-a ikiaxtl , aa af ! aa re a osteal. Mr. Compere and Detective Darn lave th Coot. Just th itat, Wharton Barkr knows what be U bow. Ons Kldom finds prton nt1oo of anyona beneatb him. ComparatlTtlr, It would b dlffl cu!t to JflD a Tnrklih ontrage. Tb DarfrdU editor exproavea tbanka and repMta th tnrltatloa. "Vf tTO ttzlag a crista," aomaono abotsu. Tea cod. aa usual, lauchlnf at.lt. Ia ftt&ar worda, aocgraaa promlaea to retaaia at It until tha baaa ball aaoa crpmM. Cbamp Clark bad battar let aerna othar democrat act aa tha fanny man of tbla aeMloa. FrlBeeteti onlreratt nar Tt find It Beoassarr t rcaort U wt vant ada for a j-rMidest. Alter EULkisg aura that our Coo traereian Uot ws tm baud, epeakar Clark lot te garel fall. ' Arnold Seucett dafUa tae ITbel Jawa, aartus: -Vbat I ahall write about CbUuLgo will be faeta oulT." "Tit GVr! la Blue" bae eeme fron Ixmdoa to tiie United Statee. The Xxradoa tbeaura finally abut down oa bar. That kidnaping looked pretty raw at Lb a time, but under the cjirum ataaoea the pntllc, will be Inclined to let It to at that. . . Our old collet chum, "Link" EUffeni, sot In at tbe fiatak at Loa An galea, all right, all Tight. You c&a-t Joao Xlnk.M Horace Ureeley adrlaed young men to avoid debt aa they would peatl laoee. Tet. Jatt look bow It baa paid Mr. Rockefeller. If there are any local eonuectlona to the work ef the dynamite aag In Omaha, they ocgnt to he made know and uprooted. South Omaha ia about to anuer a sabujb. South Omaha ia not op posed to annexation, but a Imply op posed to being annexed. Tboee Chlneae revolutionlsta will bare to Increase their dally alaugbt eringa manifold If tiiey expect to atay oa the front pee now. "VUke your body a tHmple." They are copyrighting and selling that bit of eTlpture todar. The fuiglnallt? of some of tboee taMeld phlleaophera la aatoundlng. Another reeeoa why the foot hall eeeeon cloaca when It doea It to glre the Chrlattaaa aho?pera a cbatioe to raaU the barcia cavnter line and ikkk the cuvjrlco tciX. What Xacscs CK Ueea through It municipal gjv era meat aor 1U peo ple la very leUreaani,'. T.ut the toore urgent oueatioa aere la what Omaha doca. and what Omaha la gclng to do. Oar amiable deaaeeratla exratem porary la amoking np agala oa re puhlleaa atato politic, la thla Uad of the free and home of the brave. t'aere la no law nor ewetom to .pre vent political plpe-dreemlag eseept the limit to eredulWr. Cf eomparlaon wlt'j other elmllar Idetitntiona, tbe tuition feea e4 t'to L't!rrUy of Nevraaka are t bue deceome, bet T-lL the r-eatrry, Aa a matter of fact, the 2oei fare la la Kcbraaka enabtea meet of the uni versity etc dee U to tare the eauwat of their feea oq their tripe to and frou sni durisg th ear. Dcfenie Fund Publicity. According to Samuel Gompcra, up ward of 1190.000 waa ralaed by ap peal to member of organized labor for contrlbutlona for the defense fund in tbe McNamara case. It la intimated also from Loa Angelee that little of thla money remain unex pended. We have bad a great deal of die cutalon and agitation of campaign fund publicity, resulting in national and slate laws requiring public ac counting of enrh funds, and while no law that we know of requires de fense fund publicity, it would sem that a complete accounting to the coiitrlt utors In this particular case would be aa much If not more desir able than an accounting of political pots. It Is wholly within the ranrc of possibilities that 10,000 could he expended for preparation for a trial for perfectly legitimate objecta and services, but, if so, it mut hare been distributed with a lavish hand to men rating their valuea high ou tbe scale. Tbe defense fund that came out of the wages of hard work ing laborers and mechanics earning a few dollars a day, has evidently been absorbed by lawyers, de tectives, spotters and other onhang ers around the defense camp. If tbe money baa all been cpent legitimately, there will be no hesita tion or unreasonable delay about publicity. f ite custodians decline to disclose Just where It haa gone, the Inference will not be creditable nor will tbe rank and file of organ ised labor be apt to respond so gen erously again to similar appeala oa behalf of men more deserving. Hearst, Clark and Reciprocity. J. A. Macdonald, editor of tbe To- roato Globe, admittedly oao of the strong force in Canadian public life. In a recent addreea aaid tbe people of Canada are now repining over over their rejection of reciprocity. He declared: The iwoirte of Canada he returned to sober thinking", end they reerct thatr ac tion. The voter war swayed by tha un lnta:i:fnt amotion ef tha crowd. Tha an nua Hon bucbaar vn to blame for it all. It aa Jnat an evil rumor that sot atartad. nd .you eould ae mora a tea u than yoe eou'd fcklt a tornado. People were ewept away br tt ana aeti manly. Thar ara new In a resultant mood. W. It. Hearst, who was rampant for reciprocity and la yet, makes much of thla statement in his papers, expressing surprise that a people so rational and deliberate as the Cana dlana could have bad their Imagina tion o lanamod by hypnotism. Mr. Hearst, h hla editorials, says noth ing about Champ Clark being the author of this annexation'' bogey. which be adsntte Vest reciprocity. He atlll perBlats ia boosting Champ Clark aa a democratic presidential candidate. Why, one is obliged to aak, unless because he thinks him entirely harmless and a good stalk ing horse? Everybody acknowledge that Clark waa chiefly responsible for this annexation bugbear" and yet, as frantically committed to reciprocity aa Mr. Hearst waa and Is, tie does not find it ia hla heart even to men tion the comical Mlaaourlan's same' In thla connection, let alone censure htm. VCarnes-ie'i Greatest. Men, It Is' Interesting to note that the Ust of Mr.' Carnegie's twenty great est men Include seven of his' own fellow - countrymen from Scotland. They are these: James B. Nellson, Robert Burns, Jamea Watt, Alexan der Graham Bell, William Murdock, David Muahet and William Syming ton. 'ativs pride may have influ enced Mr. Carnegie In making his selection, and possibly no other man would Include all seven of these In sucn a nat. The other thirteen named by Mr. Carnegie are William Ehakeapeare, Edward Jenner. Abra ham Lincoln, Johana Gutenberg, Thomas A. Edison, Sir William Sie mens, Hlr Henry Bessemer, Christo pher Columbus, Sir Richard Ark- wrlght. Benjamin Franklin, Jamea Hargreave. George Ctephonaon, Wil liam ThoTcfc Green Morton. Of these four are Americans, six Englishmen, two Germans, while Columbus Is divided between Italy aad Spain, Iwtug a Ceaoan by utrth and a Spaniard by adoption. Thir teen of Mr. Caraegle'a greatest rnea are Inventors, three scientists In other fields, two men of letters, one a tatesma on a discoverer. It la natural that a king of com near. aad Industry should look to tho field of IH7entlon, which Is par ent to Industry, for hla great tueu, and next as the rewarder of adentlfle research should fr,o to medicine and other sciences for his peers. Nor ia 1: sny more natural that aa an ar dent Boot he should cut a lot for "Slobby Burns, though that la not to aay that Burns would not muster aaacy -vote la any race of thla sort. As for Ehakapeare, he would be choaea unanimously, Mr. Carnegie's emphasis of tbe greatness of Invention brings to mind what a distinguished Englishman re cently said by way of warning to his reentry. He declared that a na tion's grestaeaa, especially a Ballon ComI must depend apoa ludustry, I meaacred by lu lnveutloti. and he added that aecordlog to that meas ure England had been retrograding for twentv-flva vaura tn, I- h. I it.... i i .. m - . s . v . .. i ll " "fw"7 invention of wcrld importance, none that had revolutionized Industry. Mr. Carnegie aa no late English In tenter In his list Whether a popular vote in this country on Americas would accord with Mr. Carnegie's selection of Lin coln, Franklin. Edison and Ir. Mor ton, discoverer of the anesthetic prop erties of ether. Is questionable. Surt-Iy Lincoln and Edison would win, and it would eeem that Franklin and Morton ought to, bnt It would c strange if most Americana did not find room ia the lirt eoroewbere for Washington. To bo sure, we hall Washington "first in peace, firft In war and first In the hearts of his countrymen," but Mr. Carnegie and Washington Me not countrymen, and Carnegie Is the world's arch-apostlc of peace aa opposed to war. Wash ington, before he was a statesman, waa a warrior, which may explain why Mr.' Carnexle s galaxy omits him. Congress. Congress will not have to play pol itics to keep busy at this present long session. It has enough Im portant business on hands seriously to engage every hour of its time. Some of this' business is not only important, but most urgent, as tariff revision and Alaskan government legislation, and it la very likely that the people will bold responsible the element that seeks to defeat action on these matters. Oa the record of this session, more than on that of the late extra acssion, congress must look for pop ular Judgment and result of the coming campaign probably will de pend. From present indications, excuses or subterfuge are going to count for little with tbe people after congress haa adjourned. Unlese the temper of the country ia deceptive, the people are not to the mood to reward political treachery at a time when they deem straightforward leg islation necessary. For tbe first time In history, con gress. In undertaking tariff revision, is to have the help of a nonpartisan tariff board, something that for many rears has been widely advocated- The outcome will be watched with the keenest sort of Interest. Those who have not favored this method ahoald not allow their preju dice to Interpose obstacles to a full test of Its efficiency. If it works well, as its advocates expect, or bad, as Its opponents insist, It can only be demonstrated by a fair trial. Just as the diamond store man Is about to sell a customer a rare gem for the modest sum of $ 8,500, on the basis of the growing scarcity of the stones. Cartoonist Rehse of the New Tork Mall haa T. Fortune Ryan hove in sight with three coal scut tle full of diamonds he Is peddling "fresh from the quarry." Which again aeggesta that one cannot be lieve all one hears about precious stones. .... Manager Jennings of the Detroit Tigers, the doctors' bulletin says, sustained only theae injuries: "Badly crushed left foot, contused left thigh, tract uro of both bones of the lower third of the loft forearm, cuts and bruises about tbe face and head and concussion of the brain." Otherwise he Is all right. The bul letin adds: "He Is comparatively free from pain." That seems super fluous. Many radical opponents to the Aldrich money plan insist It is only a scheme to hand over control of the money to the plutocrats. Well, if that is true, the people ought surely to catch the plutoa red-handed, with all the airing the Aldrich plan ia getting, and if It la finally "allpped over on them" they will bve to share the blame. President Bcburman of Cornell university. In a recent banquet speech, said that he had hoard more talk of electing a southerner presi dent ia that one night than he bad heard la twenty years before. He was in Illrmlngham. Ala., at the time. The surety bond people feel sure they can get away from accounta bility for alleged violation of the Junkln anti-trust law. Better write themselves a guaranty bond aaainst accident nonetheless. Down at IJncuin the local demo cratic orgaa hails 'Billy Thompson aa "a militant democrat." He who fights and ri:o.n agalu may live to fight another day. Rome of those who are clamoring loudest for presidential preference primaries in every state are also trembling Tor fear they may get them. Tha t aeaawetr Hsytess, Ciaveland I'lala iJMler. J. V. Mursaa stumblad Is church ar. lulled tit content of th ronlrlbutlo baa U u paaalHg. Ilvwavar. tt la not rcet4 that fe rvar enmb!ad in WaU atrart. -It Weal Ha Ulrretilas." ftioux City Journal. Wltneni Barker bad ust trstlfled that Pranuler.t KixaM-vett had been frightened Into making bargain with the rallrua4 latareala to tnaur hi etai-tkvn. "I wlHit Mr. Ruaax'slt www hara," ' Witness Hartaar Sde4, wis he wr; H would b IntaeaaKlus." ojetribeted hmm to Tvasnal tt wUdi w all. It would .... , , waul axs less atati w-rekiag. Booking BacWara Jhis Day inOmalia ? compiled rpoM Brx rite-a " U I I)i:C. 8. ' Lyrj Thirty Year Age Tha f-hol board had s bis grist of routine buelrnnw. Hurxrtntendent In's report ready tor the printer showed th total number of popt'a known ta all pub lic bchools of Oiraha th last year to t are ben J.jjT. "Fan hurt the Cricket." was played at the Academy with Or ace C'artlaml In tha title rl. Mherlff-elwt tave Millr haa aoue to fait Lak City to brins tark a man who t"TH a f:w etieck and iwed It on F.d Maurer. lie was dtutlsd by fhertff Guy. It transpire that an unutinf Incident occurred at the rendition of the "Chlmea "t Normandy" when C. I. txwtnan. pres ident of the llarttvinlc anctety, and audi tor ef the B. A .. waa railed out and presented with a maaslve bouquet, which h rere-fyed with lcomlrp rnodeaty and rrid. On retirtr.a; trk of the atase be dlcvjvered that It waa compowd of an elf-cant rahbase hea,1 skillfully hidden between a maa of rarrnt. beets and "tber trden vegetables, and ha dropped it like a hot cake. The tojouet had bnen made to order by A. E. Touaa.Ua a a practical Joke. K. ii. Chandler went east thia after noon. Colonel It C. Clowry. aneral uperlnc tendent of tha Weatam Union, la la Omaha, on hi way to the cjut lie M the a. Meat of hi father-in-law General Kxperienc Eatabrook. An Imprewlva funeral ceremony oc curred oer the remain of Slater M. Rcltchier Kfcearer. who died at St. Cath ertne'a academy. , Mr. J. Waddle, the popular tarber, an nounces reopening- of hla shop at the corner of Sixteenth and Wehater streets. Rev. Mother Joaeph. auperioreea of the Slaters of Mercy convent and academy, left on an eaatern miaalon. which will ens-age her until about Chrlatmas. fhe will rlslt the parent-houae of the order at Plttabursh and lh leadlnc houses at Sew York and Boston. A pleasant surprise party was tendered Conductor f hlelda of the IT. P. tonlsht hy the members of Primrose Knights of Ladle of Honor. Twenty Tear Ago Mr. and Mrs. J. it. Buchanan rav an informal muelcale at their new home on Thlity-nlnth avenue. In honor of Judge and Mr. Paretow of Chadron. Neb., and Mis Jiarber of Watertown, Wis.. Mrs. Fred Nye"s snd Mrs. J. W. Cotton's slncln:, Mlaa Milliard a clever recitation and a quartet f'r two pianos, composed of lime. Muentrferlnir. Mlns Clare Haw ley. Mr. Boy Smith of Fremont and Mrs. Buchanan, were notable features of tha venlns. Mrs. Florence McClelland save party In honor of little klaxl Cof'man's ninth annlversay and bad a rroup of her jounj frlruda on hand. Th honor cueat received otn flu present, one betns a plane from her father. Dr. Victor Coffman. At.lntlng Mr. McClelland were Mrs. Coffman. Mre. J. M. Thurwton. Mrs. Brady, Miss Fannia Butterfleld, Miss Me Clel and. wbe led In th games and fur nlKhed th music for th tittle folk. Those ' present: Mary Gllsnore. Lulu Bchank. Bessie Brady. Jean 'Thurston. Grace Thuraton, Kat Morrts, Annie Mnrrla, Jeannette Rogers, Jennie Wake field, Ltilu Peycke, Edna Grant, Mil dred Lomax, Florence Ollmore. Guesle Kerty, Minnie Bchroeder, Bertha Van Camp, Octavla Wheaton, Laura Turner, Marraret Wheeler, Jamea Lilo,, Clrenc Thurston, Vernon Lee, Robert Lee, Cur tis Lee, Wilbur Vas Cott. Robert Brad ford, Re Moorhouse, Stanley Roe water, George Doane, Kddle Gllmore, Clament Chae. Jr.; Louts Nash and Law rence Gaylord. Bank clerka were disturbed over a rumor of a general reduction In aalary being planned at a meeting of the Clear- Ing House association. Cashier Millard ef the Commercial National and Cashier Willaco of th Omaha National bank. prtifrmcd Ignorance of any auch plan. rc. s. wuiard. the Great English actor. closed an engagement at the Boyd theater. Ten Year Ago Edward Koaewaur addreased th Econ omic Uagu on tbe aublect of "Truata." II said the trusts had forced unon the country's consideration a problem mors "nous than any since th civil war, since It threatened Industrial revolution. Me said tha danger of tha nnuni lav chiefly In over-rairttaJIsatlon and ha aaJd what regulation came must ba In the form of a national remedy and not atate. Mr. Itoaewatja advocated publicity of corporation aaalra. going Into detaJla tn show how it jkjpuM! help aalye th prob lem created hy the tmats. Henry W. Vatea prealded. J. Smyth, after Mr. Itosewater ha spoken, said that while he wits not prepared ta discourage publicity, lis felt that there were enough statute already on the law hook to control or destroy the trusts. Ieputy Sheriff Tom Flvnn lr e, Kiuisas City to nab a victim held ther. lr. t B. Hiu-Kent. pastor of K trrv1. Avanue Congregational churoh. announced t j.rjyer meotttts Oiat la oa werk lie weUi tender hla reaigtiatlon to taka ef. teca. aDout the middle of Januarv coinpanyg tha report of M latantlon to roslgn a letter atgned by leading Pro twiani mini.ftera, deplortng hla purpoaa to leuv the city, waa tubHah i-k minlstera algned It: Reva. T. J Mackay K. T. Trefs. E. II. Jenka. Clyda Clay Clasell, T. V. Moore ll,,K- C. Herring. Tliomaa Anderson, Sumner T. aiuriin. JdK IUkr'a suggestion to th. Jry that It drop petty oaaea .n i. veat!gat' snatter of tnjporlaaoe bor fruit In th Jury- turning It attention to th chars aa f eorraptlon mad against me cuuta utnan ehoot boar. TH heavy enowaaorm hrnn vt.t ki. i . neas to tha horeaahoer. People Talked About Stripped ef trimming and vri.M-. th plain message of the season reads. ii now. Mall your Christmas racks. .ri Letter earrlar weuid l a ahane aapptar w. inruima K-aa waa distributed ovr m-ee fays. W. Morgan Hhualer. tha Am... nUsed la the Persian anarL ani.r. have made an unkatUfai-tory translation of th ltutaian molt a. -J regret to re port." Western cowboy oat ft a th m lea fa something ta their advantage by hailing NW York tbW-f ut pokir. Uothaia la hot fuot for huravtnnt who can tte the Uiiat and yaak law-breaking "ii i.aair sui in iAtar Saaua, Around New York It Is- Ira the Carmt et I.lf ea Sera la the Oreet Aaaerteew Kfetrwsvlla frwaa Dar Dev. Tarn Rras'i DUsaaa Itm. Thotnaa Fortune Kan, th New Yora promoter from Virginia, te cn such goJ terms with old opr-ortuaity that e troe ir.on than ha-f way t gteet It with a rar of gad ban 1a. Bvme year ago when Leopold of Blgtua waa la a finan cial corner In Ms Congo operations Ryan M on of the financiers wno relieve, the king's embarrassment, taking a gen- eroue Congo conceasloa a security. An expedition tf explorer fitted out by ttaa were sent to the Congo to search ihs ityan conce.Un. A iLamood CnU of unknown Tatue ta the result. Two hundred, and forty wnctit dlamoaxl have (eached the New Tork custom hooae corigced to Ran, aa proof of the diH- geaee of hi expLorer and th cheery good will of o'.d opiortunlty. When Ryan aw the package of uncut gems he capered with detight. And well he might- Any man would caper at the right, know ing that th little bpf stones, many as big as a pea and everal a quarter oi an Inch or larger in diameter, were hie and were only the surface dust ef what might well be a new Goicomia. Ad 11 tloual mini rig experts and engineers were immediately engaged to Join the larg (ore of th Ryan army In Ea t Africa. Wave of t ! Mew. The Building Trade council of New Tork City, representing labor unions, ha. Issued a list of rates af Wage from the union standpoint, giving th unloa rate as the prevailing rate. The schedule Is based on an eight-hour workday except on Saturdays, when work ceases at noon. All overtime and work don on Sunday. -and legal holiday 1 charged for at doubk rates. Th highest union rstea are those ol the plumbers and gas fitters, plasterer, steam and hot water fitter and boi Ing engineer, which are 60 for a worn lag day of eight hours. The wages in a number of th other principal trade fo. an eight-hour workday are as follows: Carpenter, cement and concrete mason, decorative art glass worker, eleveto. constructor, machinists on buildings, metallic lathers and slat and til roofers. ii; boiler feiters and pipe coverera, blue stone cutters and flaggers, deeoratoi and gilders, electrical fixture worker moaalc workers, upholsterers and woo. .athera, Slu; painters, machine ston a orkera and composition roofers. H rock driller and tunnel and aubwa. contructor, I3.W; granite' cutter, H- and IS; tinsmiths. M-Ti; marble workera 14 to trt 60; marble carver. tw.sO; plat and sheet g1ea glaciers. 3-50, and nous nborers, movers sod sheath pliers, ttJSu The wages of helpers In tbe trades wbet. helpers are needed range from $1 to tZ.i. The wag for practical foremen ran. from M cent to tt a day more than th scheduled wages for the mechanics. 1 he bricklayers, who ar not represents in th Building Tiades council, ar a. present paid for a working day o eight hours. Cratok Steals Seranea. Rt. Robert Goldsmith, whil on h.. way t back to his home at Chatham. N stopped in th Western Union teie graph otflce at Tt Broadway, iust souii. of fourteenth street, to send a nigh, letter. He set a small hand satchel dowi. at hi side. The satchel may now bv uoing home missionary work on its owi. hook, for when Mr. Goldsmith had fin naed his writing It had disappeared. Itk contents, Mr. Goldsmith, with a smile, told the police of ths fiercer ctreet sta tion, were sermons, notes for sermon, snd a book on "Efficiency," th wholt valued at not mor than XS. but repre anting much hard labor. Th Merce. treet station detective ar apeculatliia on which of the Bowery mleeiona tht sermon satchel crook would turn up a during the evening after a perusal of his booty and reform. Flrat Hand Information. "If lucky the tenants don't sea some ot the comments lotted down by delivery men beside their dumbwaiter bell in the basement," said the superintendent of an apartment house, quoted by th Bun. WM1 It's aalnst th rule to scribble on th whitewashed walla, still soma of thee penciled notes are so good that I let them stay. For Instance, opposite the dumbwaiter bell connecting with an apart ment occupied by a very deaf lady, who's alone moat of the day, some one haa printed In big capitals, 'Deaf as a poat. Give mexsage to hallboy.' Thla has saved a lot of trouble, so I've left It there. An other, where the tenant's name Is al most unpronounceable, has beside tt the name divided Into syllable, with an tm menae accent showing on which syllabi? :t belongs. That struck m as s good Idea and I let tt atand too. 'Ring loud enough to drown the piano! 1 the advice printed beside th bell of an apartment occupied by a music teacher, which struck m as good enough to keep ther for the gen eral good of the various delivery people." The rialah for His. "Shall w-e not carry on thi fight until w'liav mere man reduced to s hemi pode?" aald the suffragatt orator In New. York. We ahall. Hut what is a hemipode anyway Y' spoke up on of the asem blaga. Th Wark necked hemlpud Is a bird bout the size of a sparrow that lives In Madagascar. A friend out ther seut m a pair of them. Th mala hemipode alone kit on th neat of egga and hatches the young and take car of them until grown up,'' the orator explained. Wouldn't that be lovely?" exclaimed en of tli audience. "There ar birds down In South America called broove billed aria. They build a larg communal neat of sticks and sev eral female lt on to urca in company so that their conversation need sot stop becaua of hatching. 14 uk. to h4y m vote to which Is th snor popular," aaid a daring man near th door. But h didn't wait for a vote. Losla ta the Aplletls. tit. Louis Republic. According to a local court, tornado In surance covers hall. This decision will b hailed by all th Insured loser of a-taas by tha April storm. Th logic ia Imp!. Had tha hall fallen In a wind lea calm no glass act perpendicularly would fceve been injured. Th harm a a damatt by wind. Jaat s Hero, That's Alt. Chicago New. The young man from Nebraska. Evneat Weekly, who loat hla Ufa In Chicago av IMS a Httl girt who waa unknown to him, set an example that was good for sor eye and a dlaliaot setback, to tbe paaausiat brt, GBlXS AND GE0A5S. "I ur3crtand that car cf Jucgernaut has been put out ef business In India." "Y. ret lie-1 the cl-.auf'eur. "As eoon a the p..iJ found It n t a 19U nicxlel ihey wouiOn t stand for it Washington ilar. Wife I w.ni'dn't let iliMl plumber's as s.srart .! the ork tiay. Harand Whr not? Wlte-lie evuiently didst know his-bi.'n-'. He had a. I hi t.o' with him. ai.d itid ikk have to go back for one Haiti mor a American. "What did you sav to your wife last nsht when you got borne at 1130 j i'.wir' ' Nothing." "I mean to aay that bv the time 1 c-uld get a ord In it w no longer last n.aht. twit tins morning." Boston Tran XT. PL. Mrs. Cobwirger-What was nil noiaa you aere uiaklra no tha mnM that Preudy I u building an aerodrome for Santa Clau?. so ha could lani In hla j.rs.-. p near our chimney. "I never am at n y best." he said, "un iees I get eiglit hours of sleep every night" T What lata hours you must be In the habit of keeping:" she lnoocently re Utd, Jud.e. "Tou really believe that a man should i.sys be truUiful to his wife?'1 ' .erta-.nly I do, aiwaa!' "And do you alwaya tell your wife the truth about her cooklne?" "Oh. weii er there ar exceptions, you -.now." Houston Post. S-he Pent le talk about the weather be ats they don t like to think. He Not In this climate. You're got to eep your mind on it here: It a liable to -nanue wi de you re speaking about It. ijiltimore American. Trust Ma(?Tiate Is the morning mall In? Secretary Yes. Trust Magnate Very well. Credit up Indispensable to the house wife who takes pride in her baking With no other baking powuer can biscuit, cake and hot breads be made 50 pure, health ful and delicious , The only Baking Powder ' Made from Royal Orape Cream of Tartar made from grapes 1 ' J dm Mm mwwm Whatever You Want for a Gift "v. You can surely find at Peacock's, the great Chicago jewelry state la extent and quality. Peacock stocks are a reveialioa to those who hare desk with local jewelers. Our trade international. which insures ihat you will End here all the rcwest conceptions. Our great Yoliaae of business means most advantageous buying and consequent lower price. "Peacock values" have been known to three grrxration. The quality, methods and -niarantee that esuUished Peacock prestige 75 yean ago are still in force and yours is the benefit. No imallei coocera can or does offer so rmw-h, Let aa smd" ywi uSa Peaeock 19IM2 sdp ta smg-atiag fpaopnaU rnriatrsM C. D. PEACOCK (EataLUUd ia 1S37) atASIXRCflArKkMtM a, Sw t-RfXIGUS Ui-TALS. rfS STATE AND ADAMS STREETS, CHICAGO the checks, throw th appeal for help Into the wastebasket and turn th Indict ment over to our lawyers to be quarried. -Puck. "Been hunting?" "Yea." "Anv luck?" feme. Found a man who would uun a check whi n the game warden told n e what the fine was." Chicago Record-Herald. FATHER. Baltimore Hun. In theory, father gets up st the daw n. And ere he puis anything permanent off Runs down to th basement and picks up a shovel And throws on some coal to get heat In the hovel! In theory, lather devote hi whol soul To Fifting the ashes and shoveling coal. And then with the grating Industriously tinkers And groins with his hand for Immovable clinker. In theory, father In summer at dawn Is eagerly running to barber the lawn; And, ringing a song that proclaims Jubllantion. Gives thanks to bis gods for this fin recreation! in theory, father swear not at the rock That shatters his blade with a terrible chock. But, blending philosophy In with his smiling Goes cheerfully Into his new Job of filing! In theory, father is swift on his wing To beat out the carpets at coming ot spring. And always delighted to meet bis wife's wishes Considers it pleasure to help wipe the dishes! In fact. ..en purely In theory, dad Is always agreeable, never gets mad Is up with the birds, and hi soul Is poetical But you understand, friend, this Is alt theoretical! V Clecin, Dry Heat Clean, dry heat, with no smoke or odor and with what you get with Heater." PERFECTION V Saoaauis A 1 The Pe rffCtinn ia tr.4 rrirtf rnlL aa. SVW- avu able and convenient heating device you can find. It is always ready for use. There are no pipes or flues or wires to bother you. You can pick it up and take it wherever extra warmth is wanted. Every mechanical improvement that perience could suggest was already embodied in the Perfection Heater. That year we have tried to add to it appearance. The drums are finished either in turquoise-blue enamel or plain steel, at you prefer; nickel trimminga; aa ornamental as it ia indispensable to comfort A special wsoiaahc device absolutely prevents "evoking. All parti easTy cleaned. Gallon foot: isats auaa bout. Cool Untile I damper top. 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