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The "square deal" should also be observed by the publicity purveyors with reference to Mr. Taft. -Many a political aspirant lacking apaclty, falls back cunningly upon opacity to carry him through. Our murder occurs In New York every thirty-six hours and one hang ing about every thirty-six years. "SSSlBBSMSBaSMBB Kven to the colors In their na tional flag, those Chinese show a pre ference for the republican party. In essaying the task of coming back, Mr. Tom Taggart should mount the donkey and save his tender feet. Intangible as International peace seems to be, It Is more apt to iventuate than amity at a peace dln er. ,u ' Jt is a reasonable i-ertaim. ;vfc.- Mr. Bryan were knocked "into a cocked hat" he still would not stay there. Kven the Chinese republic finds It difficult to get a man for vice preai dentA If Uncle Adlal were only over there.V Never fear, there will bo an In vestigation Into the "ugly rumors" about a ahake-down on saloon licenses. According to current advices, So cialist Mayo- Snook of Lima, .O,, la about to be shaken out of office by a demand to resign. The Lord seems to adopt drastic measures sometimes to get moral per verts out or Ilia ministry, as the case of "Rev." Rhheson would sug gest. Eoglaud shows unexpected shrewd ness In employing American coaches for Its preparation for the Olympics, which American athletes have been iuniug. At any rate, the Nebraska member ut the democratic national committee : would not have attracted half as much atteution by atteudlng'ln per son as by proxy. If Governor Harmon thinks he is j c ute bet auito be tan ulk on eggs without breaking any. Champ Clark has practiced up till be can balance nil umbrella on his nose. Somehow it Mrikcs one that the grandchildren of Charles iJIckena are not quite as great as their Illustrious ancestor, or tbe would not accept charity upon Lis account. lnapectiou of the list or Nebraska corpoiations ruled out or butiaess because delinquent in paying their incorporation tax diucloses that In nearly every case the corporation was already out or business. The WuHhiugtou l'ost is authority for the KtatemciH that while Mrs. Tom Thumb ia the smallest woman who has ever called at the Whita Houbt, many a small politician has tilled there. And the Post, being right on the ground, ought to Vnow. Senator Hitchcock's World-Herald fcpologU'l ror the Impeached repub lican staM officials, It pronounced a republican city treasurer honest after he bad admitted bis shortage, and it liever stopped its effuris on behalf of an embezztiag republican state treasurer until be was pardoned. It Is almost second nature ror It to go to the defense of a crooked public tvrrilaj (barged with corruption. Our Trade with South America. The I'nited States still buys more than it sells in South America. It? Imports fur 1910 amounted to $183, OiiOiOO and It export to 1117,000, y00. Hut these figure represent an encouraging swing of t lie trade bal- nnce. I ii 1!00, n the official reports show, our exports formed only 29 per ! 't of our total trail with South America, while In 1010 they formed approximately 40 per cent. We made export Ralna in the seven leading Soulh American countries and our aggregate importa from that contl t.ent came to $ 1 K3,0i0,000, which wna $0. (kio. 000 less than in the pre vious year. Of couthc, as long as the 1'nlted States needs to buy what .South America has to ell, thorp is no reason for fronting over a decline In our Imports, but the algnirifant rnrt in these statistics Is that the gaina are on the side of our exports. It Is neccHsiiry (hat we continue to inako these pains, for the United States, above all countries, must curry on u big and growing commerce with lis sister nations on this hemi sphere. We eon afford losses any where else better than here. This Is our territory and we cannot afford to be Biirpasxed or outdone there by Cermany or Kngland and any other Kuropean nation. Hut It requites ceaseless vigilance for us to hold our own against- the aggressive "drumming-' our Kuropean friends are do ing. Friendship and commercial inter course go hund In hand with nations. That Is why so-called dollar diplo macy U a good thing, not only a good thing, but essential. Secretary Knox In pursuing It la doing no more than other dlplomata have done. What else, was Secretary Root's famous tour of "friendship and confidence" in South America? And It produced the results, too. TheBe Import and export figures do not tell the whole story of our Industrial and social In tercourse with South Americans. 1'nlted States shipbuilders have Just completed to Immense vessels, the Klvadavla and Moreno, for Argen tina at a cost of about $22,000,00. They were launched In American yards with great ceremony, attended by leading official representatives or the Argentine Republic. They were auspicious occasions of the good feelings existing between these two countries, typifying which was this expression from President Rogue Saens Pen: I have iha klndlleat feellnt for the 1'nlted Plates, and will work not only to cuntlnua the preaant amicable and Inter conimerolal relations, but will strive to accrntuate them. "Amicable and intercommerclal re lations" suggestive of "dollar diplo macy," but evidently obtaining the desired and necessary resiiiU tit both I ... . .. A. . . - tKUf.Vf n '.n'n ktV"-'. !''"' Sl t-tf.c tmtly auliereA to; If the professions of a pan-American union are to mean anything. Seed Corn that Will Grow. The Omaha Commercial club through its publicity department, will be doing a good thing In undertaking another campaign to Imprest upon farmers In surrounding territory, the necessity of making dure in advance that their seed corn will grow. The yield of next year'a corn crop is largely to be determined now during the winter months before a clod is turned by the plow In the selection by the farmers of their teed corn for planting. Experts from the agricultural schools and experiment stations, who have been conducting tests, report an unusually poor condition of corn front the standpoint of germination, and the planting of dead corn that holds out no promise of bearing ears Is an absolute waste of effort and money. The lesson of experiment and ex perience has also forced the con clusion that the farmer will achieve best results by seeking seed corn grown as naar to his vicinity as pos sible, and that the Importation of seed rrom distant poluts dtrrering In soil and climatic conations Is par ticularly basardous, because not certain to mature at the right time. What ts needed therefore is work IN ii two Hues first, or caution uml education, and second, to pro IJe facilities fjr testing so that good seed corn may be selected. If this campaign undertaken by the Commercial club should Increase the average yield throughout Ne braska ouly two or three buthels per acre, It would aggrenate into mil lions, and might next year make the difference as between a profitable uud a losing coi n crop. Importance of the Census. The act of rongresa providing ror the thirteenth decennial census re quires a complete permanent publica tion or all the results or the census by June 30, 1912, which Is the end of the census period. The census bu reau experts to be able to meet that requirement, says Secretary Nagel in bis annual report ror the Depart ment or Commerce and Labor, pro viding It is not hampered by Insuffi cient funds. Ceusus taking has come to be oue of the large tasks or the government, and it cuts a much larger rtgure in the arfalrs or the country than It ever i did. When we stop to consider thsi it requires two years and a half to i take the census and prepare ij for convenient use, w will appreciate the iniporiauce of such an Inventory every (en years. Stallages ordinarily make dry reading, but not so with census figures. They are most ea gerly nought after. They are enllv ened to every Intelligent person with a personal touch. They become a mir ror, as it were, which reflects our vanity. Kvery man, woman and child with enough mind to be inquisitive eagerly awaits the batch of statistics that brings Information of a personal character. It is well, of course, that this is so. Tlie census should be studied for a keener, more discriminating knowl edge of our country, Its people and resources. No practical education is complete without such a knowledge of one's 'count ry. In this day of so cial unrest and economic Inquiry this source of Information la magnified in importance. If It were not, If it did not form so essential a part of our public life, surely tile government would not expend millions In money and years of time, employing con stantly large forces of well-trained men and women for the work. Educational Legislation. In forty-three state legislatures w hich were In session in 1911, legis lation upon educational matters was given large uttentlon and much of It had to do with the public schools. The best of It is that this legislation was gone about from the standpoint of friendliness to education and the schools, as James C. Uoykin, editor of the United States bureau of edu cation, shows In his forthcoming gov ernment monograph on "Educational Legislation In 1911." Our public school system requires legislation and Is open to criticism, but either must be of a friendly, con structive character to serve the need. It Is very common and very easy to attack nnd denounce our system of public education, but few, ir any, or Its traducers, are doing anything to better conditions. To have, there fore, legislation in forty-three states in one year and all of It of a sympa thetic character, la quite fortunate, whether entirely to the point or not. With the minds of so many legisla tors bent upon the purpose of doing only Rood to the cause, the erfort will be worth a good deal. The public school occupies so con spicuous a place in the present and future of this country's afrairs as to command all "the prudence and pre caution we ran exercise In making rules and laws for its conduct. Hap pily, only In sporadic cases, is it made the foot ball of personal ort political ambition and seldom so without dis astrous results. It seems to be pe culiarly true that even men who would not scruple at playing politics over other issues will avoid it when It comes to the issue of the school in which their boy and girl are to re ceive their training for life's work. such Jealous ivsrd for the pub lic school on which It must depend for much of the power to perform Its function. Incidentally, the taxpayers should not overlook the last performance of the outgoing county board in award ing the contract for feeding county prisoners to the highest bidder In stead of to the lowest bidder. The excess amounts to almost 15 per cent, which In the year will aggregate sev eral thousand dollars a pure ?lft of taxpayers' money to pay democratic political debts. Under our Nebraska primary law. any one with a ten-dollar bill to In vest in publicity can run for nomina tion for any state office on the list. Nothing could be more tempting un less the law were amended so as to permit the ballot to carry an ex planatory line following each name, stating the business or profession and poKtofflre address. Our twenty years ago retrospect recalls a Jackson day feast on the eve of the return of Grover Cleveland to the White House, when oil the ex pectant patriots hereabouts were ac claiming him the greatest democrat on earth. O temporal O mores! II owl I ok tinatl ta Kraaale. St. I.outa Republic. Theodore Hoonevalt la not a candidate, but Ma health U jiood end the Ananlua club has mill a waiting list of gentlemen whom the colonel will reach In time. tarprlar Headed Off. Kan. nis city Star. "Vol tlia dlHCOvery that aotne of the wit nea.ea have not been telling- the whole truth at the trial of the Itulicted beef packers In Chicago doea not take the public entliely by aurprlae. Hi' ttrllpa of -N amber One, I.oulavllie Coutit-r-Juurital. Sun now president. Yuan thlh Kal la In a position to sytnpathlie with Mr. Ia Kollette about the Improbability of Ma becoming what the Chinese call the num ber one man In hid country. Keeping Ike 'rd (.uraalag. Cleveland Plain litalor. it becomes increaaliiKiy beyond dispute that the colonel will be a candidate for the presidential nomination (or lie will not be); slao, that he will auppurt I. Kollette (or he will do nothing of the kind). I'lana I'ueet Proaalaea. Minneapolis Journal. TVord u.rnra from Lynn, Max., that the wholesale price of ahoea will be In- leased 5 to " per cent In March. The tariff on hlil wit removed for the our poae of makl.ia ahoea cheaper, but the manufacturers evidently had other plans. Mlaatoaar? Hetalader. Hittaburgh lMitch. The advioe of a returned missionary thit ini-ioii hoards al.a'l retrain from aend luf 'at miutonarlea u Africa mav be founded on the dietetic rule that f..t meat ia not a hyilcntc article of food n tropical Pmatve, looking Backward j COMPILED KMOM BEX FILE'S S -r-tsr' J A X.f). Thirty Year Ago Jay (Joule) arrived from ft. I'itile with lh directors of the Wabash road In Ms specl.il cat. Mrs. II. II. Fuller of the City Mls.iion inukoH a public report of her woik for the n.-t few months. y James O'Hrlen attain drives the hook and ladder tr-am. The Land l.iHKiie fair opened under most favorable auiplcia In Masonic hall. Addison Junes, of the O. H. II., appeals to the public to send contributions to the Inline Insteiid of giving; to the boys them selves. Krank Talmur, foreman of the mill right, at the n w t'nion elevator, was presented with 11 testimonial watch by his aisoc'lates prior to bis leaving for l h east. The committee) on presenta tion .were: W. It. KtepheiiHoii, T. II. Lub cork, (Ins lluike, Henry Khellenberg. Mrs. 1). Cl. YYyman, who has been pondlns tlui winter hero with her daughters, Mrs. C. II. H.ulifer and Mrs. j. A. icolibitiH, Jius returned to her home In Maryland. v "Ixiok nut for my left arm!" is the prevailing ( xclainatlon. The vacuinutlun wave is nil the go. Tim bi.ard of directors of tho Hoard of Trade orgHnlxed by making John KvatlM, ( hall in. in and J. A. Wakefield, secretary. standing committees ' were appointed, among others thia one: metorologlcal, Thomas tilhron, C. V. (loodtnan and ltcnfy I'undt. Clem Chase returned to his studies at the Stute university today. Twenty Years A bo wline Wood of Kngland won the six day bicycle race pt the Coliseum, with Ashlnger of America and Hiage of Scot lond followlnir. The other five who en tered were left to far behind as to be out of thn running. The Lincoln club held a meeting in the Press club rooms, at which the question of "Primary Klection Reforms" was dis cussed. Mr. Uromo earnestly advocated the Australian ballot law for primaries. Captain Crow-dor, Judge advocate of the Department of the Platte Want to St. Louis for a few days. Ir. 8. I. Morcer received a dispatch from his son, George, who had arrived at Axplnwull, having sailed from York December "1 for Oautemala. Colonel Jack Moynihan went to Kansas City to visit his friends, Koland Reed, to listen to a new play which Mr. Reed con templated buying. Stuart Hayden left for New York. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Rrandeia left for a month's stay In. Florida. Tho seml-annunl meeting of The Club was held in the evening, when C. J. Clreenq was elected a director and H. W. Yates and C. H. Montgomery were re elected. Detective 7.. M. Kills got home from Hot Springs, Ark., where he spent some six weeks. Ten Y'eara A it' Max Trostler and Miss Klnora H. Ren ford of Beatrice were married in Council llluffs by Justice Rryant and completely surprised their friends, who knew noth ing of their plans until they had been consummated at the altar. The bride was tho daughter of W. It. Ronford, 2103 Doug, las street and the groom was connected with t.ie office of city treasurer. James D. Thomas, a cigar, maker, was found dead at the Park theater, Four teenth and Douglas streets, a little after 9 at night. He resided at 809 Bouth Nine teenth street with his daughter and wife. At the second annual meeting of the Nebraska liar association President W. I). McHuglt spoke dcprecatlngiy on the habit of Judgea taking part In politics and also spoke of the growing practice of courts of last resort overruling previous de cisions. John L. Webster dealt with "Some Phases of the Declaration of In dependence." Eleven men attended the mass meeting of the Peter Cooper club at Washington hall. Frank B. Kennard, If. H. Carpenter, Ashton Clemens, Jr., and James O. Wal lace filed articles of Incorporations as the Kennard Glass and Paint company, with a capital of 1100.000. The Hoard of Education "raised" salaries of High school teachers, which put them back to what they bad been getting. Horace H. Boyles, 9 months of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. 11. B. Boyles. died. People Talked About Kdward R. Thomas, a Chicago plunger, associate of C. W. Morse and Copper King Helnse, is dead broke In New York. Five years ago bla Income was Ildn.OOO a year and he slept in a silver bed In ono of Gotham's palaces. Mrs. Margaret I-ang, SI years old. u charter member of Rebekah I-oue, NoiS, Instituted at Baltimore, aid., by Vice Prtaldeiit Schuyler Colfux, and the first lodge of Its kind in the t'nite.l States. dleU at Hockport. lnd., recently. Lord Kitchener, who has "never been noted for Ma suavity, Is said to have de veloped great tact in dealing with the Kgyptlaus. and to have earned their good will by hla directness of purjiofse and great common sense. , Gen. Bernardo Reyes, the Mexican rev olutionist, who recently surrendered be cause he had no following, and who is now 62 year old, began his career as a fighting patriot at the ago of 15. and was one of Dlas's right-hand men for many years. One of the municipal .lodges of Chicago orH4 the bargain season with tempting inducements. Kvery woman who exer cise her leap year prerogative and br'.nns a male culprit to the matrimonial bar will get the knot tied without cost Isn't that Judge a dear? Right on top of the cold wave which Is Jamming plumbing shops with business tome the announcement that New York tity will refund 'pjO.OIX) to th oppressed craft. The noney comes from excess cliaiges on afreet openings. The fact that the plumbers collected It through their bill evidently does not concern the city. Tho i li.inbera do not need the money, but may be Induced to take It for safe keep ing. The cold winter mornings no longer hold any tenors for William Brownhlll, T years old. of Leavenworth, Kan. He line ringed up a. attachment to his alarm clock whereby the lamp In his room Is lighted and a fire In the stove started w hile he lies abed. When the alarm goes off a wire leading- from the clock polls on a match placed Irude the stove, the match la scratched ajralnst the side of the stove and starta the fir. Fighting Bob Evans Soma Breeiy Incidents ta the Career of Bluff Sea Dog of the American Hary. Obituaries of the late Roar Admiral Robloy P. Kvans necessarily skeletonise I lie main features of his career. The details would fill a newspaper. They do f.ll several books, some of them written by the admiral. A few of the Incidents overlooked In the account of his lament ably sudden deatli bring Into view from new angles the courage and determination which makes his career one of the most Interesting In the annals of two wars and forty years of peace. On the Western Jlorder. Young Kvans' appointment to Annapolis from t'tah came about throuRh a chance acquaintance with William Hooper, the ilelefrate from the then territory In Wash ington. To secure the appointment the youngster had to establish legal residence In 1'tnh, and thither he went by stage and on horseback, living In Salt I-ake City with Delegate Hooper's family for a year. While hunting one day the future ad mitBl observed a blacli object In the woods, which might have been a bear or almost anything else. "I gave It a load of No. 4 shot to see what would happen," ho said. The object proved to be an Indian wearing a large hut and digging roots. The Indian, resenting this form of salutation, gave chase, laiim laWig arrows ufter the fleeing youngster. At Hooper's ranch the boy procured a rifle and the situation was exactly reversed. On another occasion, when Kvans was sitting on Hooper's porch, a Digger In dian, In a spirit of Innocent fun. released an arrow at him which fixed itself in his shin. A moment later the Indian's car cass wns as full of birdshot as a pulling Is of plums, and ho looked ever afterward as If he had suffered from a case of smallpox. "Before I left Salt Lake City I saw that Indian again," said the admiral once. In recalling the Incident. "I gave him five pounds of brown sugar and was amazed to see him sit down on the pavement and eat the whole of it." Brother on Opposite Side. The civil war began Just as Cadet Kvans waa finishing his first year at Annapolis. Being a Virginian, his mother urged hfm to cast his lot with the south. This ho declined to do. bo It fell out that he and his brother fought on opposite sides during the civil war. On one occa sion Robiey Kvans entered a restaurant In Washington and observed his brother eating. "An exchange of glancea between us was quite enough," said Kvans afterward. "Not a word was spoken by either of us. He paid his bill and hastily left tha place, knowig very well that I would report his presence In the city. I ordered more oysters than I wanted and took plenty of time to eat them. He had come across the Potomac In a skiff, I was sure, and had tied It to an old sycamore tree near the spot where we tiaed to swim. I wanted to give blm a brotherly chance to get back to Virginia soil. He gained his boat and escape! though a soldier fired at him In the darknema On leaving the restaurant I met an officer of the provost guard and informed him that there was a confederate soldier In Wash ington. " 'How do you know?" he asked. " 'That,' I replied, is none of yrur busi ness.' "I was arrested and taken to the pro vost marshal, who, on hearing my story, let me go." Saved Ilia I. ear. Kvans was severely Injured In the last attack on Fort Fisher. He was taken to a hospital, where the surgeon In charge Informed him It would ba necessary to amputate Ills leg. Evans was by no means reconciled to this Idea, and in the absence of the surgeon procurer a big navy pistol. When the doctor came back with hla Instruments the patient asked him. Innocently, what be proposed to do. "I'm afraid we shall have to amputate your leg," said the surgeon, reaching for bis tools. When he returned to the at tack he was looking Into the muzzle of the navy pistol. "Drop that knife, d n you," cried Evans, and really there was nothing else for the surgeon to do. "Now, 1 want a word with you," said tho patient. "That leg doesn't come off, do you understand? The first one of youf who makes a move to take It off will get a toad of lead." Nor did It come off. It is true that Bvatis carried a limp through life, but his timely assertion of bis personality bad saved his leg, which afterward proved quite useful. Always the Spot. It was the fortune of Fighting Bob Kvans to be on the spot in several seas when decisive action Was necessary to uphold his country's dignity, and his method of standing up for the rights of Americans and the glory of the flsg sent responsive thrills from tho Atlantic to the Pacific. Once In Tunis Admiral Kvans had an experience that was similar la his Chil ean one. The American consul at Tunis reported some trouble, and Kvans was i sent to straighten matters out. He told the bey that utiles he apologized and fired a salute of 100 guns in honor of the American flag he would chanxe the boun daries of Tunis, and that the result would be an Inland Tunis. The bey did not have enough powder to fire the salute that was demanded and appeased "Fight In Bob" by giving a banuuet In his honor that waa the greatest In the his tory of Tunis. When the Spanish war came Kvans was assigned to command tho battleship Iowa. Before the Iowa sailed for Cuban waters ha casually remarked that If he had his way "Spanish would become the nioxt popular language in hell." The Iowa made a great record In the battle of Santiago, and her skipper was among the flint of the Spanish war officers to bo raised to fUg rank because of meri torious services iu that war. Once, the story goes, Admiral Evans attended a service in Trinity church and was ushered Into the I vow of a wealthy New Yorker. The New Y'orker coming In saw thu admiral, and not knowing him, took a card from his pocket and wrote on It, "I pay 1J a year rent fcr this pew," and handed it to the admiral. Tue admiral looked at the card a mo ment, and pulling out one of his own wrote on It. "You pay too much." and handed It to tha New Yorker. ''Hundreds of such stories are told of th admiral. Kipltaa'e Irlbate. Accompanying a set of books praseuted by Rudysrd Klpline to the admiral were thvae lines from the author: Zogbauin draws with a pencil. And I do things with a pen. And you sit up In a conning tower Bossing eisht hundred men. Zodbaum takes tare of his business And I take care of mine. And you take care of ton thousand tons, Sky-hooting through the brine. Zoghaum can handle Ms shadows And 1 can handle my style, And you can handle a tfn-liuh gun To carry seven mile. "To him that hath shall be given." And that's why these bocks are sent To the man who has lived more stones Than Zogbaum or I could Invent. Peril ol ;ood I.lvln. St. litils Republic. Acute Indigestion 1 morn deadly to admirals than all the torpedoes, destroy ers, lti-inch shells, bombs, dumdums, bul lets and battleships ever Invented. Ad miral Nelson himself could never have survived a first-class chef. Togo's hard-est-fought battle was with good living, and now our own Fighting Bob, dough tiest of them all, has succumbed. Yet if heroes bavo to die and we must mourn them, is there not some consolation in the thought that they perish through good living, and what better mode of egress would any man select for him self? A Mtlnlngl Kxampte. Cleveland Leader. Anion;.; the mort sincere autnireiB Mr. Shuster has in this country are the poli ticians. It took a fair-sized army to sepa rate him from his Job. SHEAR SMILES. "It's pretty tough, your honor," pro tested the prisoner, "to have to pay J5 Just for being drunk." "Tho officer had to take you to tliei sta tion In a taxlcah." briefly explained the Police Justice. Chicago Tribune. Hub My now partner Is never satisfied. He wants everything lie seen. Wife You must hurry and Introduce our daughter to him. Boston Transcript. "Isn't your husband getting a fearfully bad disposition?" askeil Mrs. sUiniisoot. "No." replied Mrs. Ieodmit. "lie has read somewhere that brainy men are al ways cranks, and he's trying to get a reputation." Washington Star. Maude Dear me. how- very scraggly Jane Fussly's I air looks! Kllen Yes. poor dear, she hasn't anv Idea what kind of hnlr to buv till the Faster styles come in. Cleveland Tlaln Dealer. dian. bitterly, "though men call us hams. "Kate is not consistent with us actors," mused the Crushed Tragedian. "Why not?" aHked a sympathetic) friend. Because." replied tho Crushed Tragc- OV EYT KEEZ. rAataAic As production increases the cost decreases. The consumer should get. the saving. We believe In this principle. We have applied It to our busu.oss and in only 13 years have become tha largest Bhoe makers in existence with 13 big factories and yearly sales of ovar 13 million dollars. Our constantly Increasing pro duction enables us to give you the same quality for Ism money or bet ter quality for the sans money you are now paying. The growth of our business proves It. "Star Brand" shoes aie sold by good merchants nearly every where. If your regular dealer cannot supply you It will pay you to change dealers. Insist upon having "Star Brand" shoes. The Star ou the heel guarantees they are honestly made of pure leather. "STAR BRAND SHOES ARE BETTER" Made only by tfOflEftTS, JoiiNSON fCtND SffoECo. 18 Factories Out in California ' it is warm and pleasant. You can go this winter without changing cars. A standard Pullman leaves Minneapolis 8 a. m., St. Paul 8:30 a. m., Thursday of each week, over the C. G. W. Ry. The next mornincj at Kansas City this car is attached to the Santa Fc's famous California Limited If economy is desirable, you may prefer one of the new Santa Fe Tourist Sleepers One leaves Minneapolis 10:55 p.m., St. Paul 11:30 p.m., on Tuesdays, via C. G. W. Ry., connecting with the California Fast Mail at Topeka. Another leaves Minneapolis 9:30 a.m., St. Paul 10:10 a.m., Saturdays, via C. St. P. M. & O. Ry., being attached to Santa Fe No. 1 at Kansas City Sunday morning. 'she never gives ti a chance at the pork .' barrel." Baltimore American. "What could you do to support your elf If your father lost his fortune? You sirldy butterflies know nothing about earning money." There's where vou do lis an Injustice. Didn't 1 earn I' selling Red Croe-s stamps Christmas week lxiulsvllle Couiier Journal. "There l one thing which ought to make women deputy sheriffs." What Is that?" . - "Their facility In writing love letters ought to give them plenty of practice In making out writs of attachment. ' Baltimore American. Desk Serpeant What did yott put that fortune teller out of business for? Pollen Inspector She's a humbug. ! tried to find out from her what had be come of the diamond pin I lost tho other day. and she gave me the wrong ateer. Chicago Tribune. "Do you think eloquence Is as much in request as It used to be?" - "No." replied Senator Sorghum. "Now adavs prises are given for aviation and not for flights of oratory." Washington Star. ".. iint makes you suspect tbst they are engaged?" "i nev have stopped occupying a bos at the opera and are attending the picture shows Instead." Houston Post. "You're a pretty old man to be beg ging," said the woman at the back door. "Yes, ma'am." aald the wanderer. "How long have you been begging?" " I dunno, ma'am." "You don't know how long you've been begging?" "No, ma am: you see, I don t Just know how ord I really am, ma'am!" Yonkers Statesman. AB0U BEN ADHEM. LEIGH HUNT. Abott Ben Adhem (may His triba increase) Awoke one night from a deep dream .of peace. And saw within the moonlight in bis room, Making It rich and like a lily In bloom. An angel writing in a book of gold. Kxceedlng peace had made Bon Adhem bold. And to the presence In the room he said: "Wbst writest thou?" The vision raised its head. And, with a look made of all sweet ac cord, Answered. "Tho names of those who love the Iird." "And Is mlno one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied tho angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still; and said, "1 pray thee, then, Write me as one who loves bis fellow men." The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came again Willi a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of Cod had blessed And to! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. Increased Production Makes Lower Prices Our standard is Shoes honestly constructed of good leather. No substitutes for leather are ever used. This means that you get pure, serviceable shoes free from adulterations. "Star Brand' snoes ara made In 641 styles In all leathers-i-a shoe for every need and every purse. We constantly carry a $3,000,000.00 stock kept up to date every day for immediate shipment an where. ST. LOUIS A third car leaves Oclwein, Iowa, on CG.W.Ry., Saturdays. Close connection fromi Twin Cities. This car also reaches the Santa Fe at Kansas City and goes west on No. 1. 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