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THK OMAHA STXDAT BEE: APRIL 28, 1912.
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Sultsirl--" Iravmal Ike eUy
temporarily enould The
Bee -sailed o lr. Addreaa
will b i-kana-d eitea
qvralrd.
I'resideut Taft sa.s it sorrowfully.
But not so the colonel.
Td Jam r'rosi: What
hurry liuies your iial.
your
' Nearer Jij outl, to Thee," is
quite- &iio,'iu'e he'ore the crisis
conies.
The bci woo io k'-p your wli
froui,sui'ectiiiK you u r.rvr to U-t
her crvd.illiy.
it appeifrs" mat tooremll of Judl- I
. !,.i ,i,i.i,ms i.na btn urrei'-
lltOUelj ri
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It has oi'.'iHij uu'. Ircen cont-ld-
ercd ttuod politics to organise any
'thlfu term" (let's.
Our c'.-.un tot uumiu.aiou p au I
place. It- loosing uu.ro sad more like
a game of sown-up. .
dtillUfss Ue may be, Mr.
l.uaiy hjw not quite otabiled b-'
riahi' i Crutle -ro uieilai.
NSouHer what the pvople In lands
cross the sea think about the latest
turn in our presidential campaign.
Whatever happens, the big con
ventions at Chicago and Baltimore
will both be worth going miles to
The Qeorge K. User of 111 to
the same Oeorge F. User of 1.04,
only his Ideas of strike have
changed.
Of course, those seven governors
vlll not neglect to Issue a joint let
ter telling republican of Massac hu-
setts how to vote.
A if Jealous of the political wind
weeping over the country, nature
ha unchained a few tornadoes to
how what she can do.
"Colonel Wstterson I keeping
quiet and letting presidential candi
date hoe their own rows," say aa
exchange. Ye, even Wood row's.
Some political candidates by their
loud, raold talk seem to be afraid
to give the people a chanc to think
about what they are saving.
Under the rule of estoppel, the
man who disfranchise himself by
wilfully neglecting to register, or to
vote, will have no kick coming.
U President Tsft and Colonel
Roosevelt both told th plain, aa-
varnished truth In Massachusetts,
omeone has gotten the wires badly
crossed.
w -a -'-n- "n- -lnoc.
hung on Mr. Ismay .lateroom door
on tne trpauia ana waa careruuy
observed. It 1 not being observed
now, however.
It is not .urprlatn, that a -1.
lea. .k. ... kl. It fa -
, VtrTIBWIi wmc I lJ saUeV WJ-V Mgsj
wag of from f 4 to III week.
should yield to a temptation to pad
bla Income a little.
it mU.t h. eonoadaA thai M
Brran. aa a cendldaL. wha ha hn
defeated three aonconsaeiiUve times.
U In a position to get mor fun out
H a-Yon. mlmm.
It I a far cry from the talk of
"dlvtno right rule" la 1104 to th
manly adjustment of difference
with the coal miner of 111.. Th
Industrial world, too, "do move."
Mr. Bryan says th mor speeches
Oovarner Harmon make th fewer
votes ae win get. Mr. Bryan U al
mot bard-heaned to withhold vote
from a poor man ilk that, but per -
bap bo spesXi from experience.
Omaia'i Assured Future.
When candidates seeking support
for municipal offices go out on the
hustings with the solemn assertion
that unless they are elected Omaha
is bound to stand still or go down
hill, do not let such talk arouse your
fears or shake your faith in tub
city's future greatness.
Omaha has not passed Its sixtieth
milestone, but from its start as a
frontier settlement it has gone stead
ily forward in moral, as well as ma
terial, progress, eicepting possibly
the slight setback It encountered
during the drouth and panic years
of the early '90s.
Omaha Is bullded upon sound
foundations that reach down to bed
rock, and Is bound to expand and
grow Irrespective of changing occu
pants of Its city hall.
Omaha Is bound to grow because
of Its superb geographical location
and the unusual richness of the ag
ricultural territory which la tribu
tary. Omaha la bound to grow because
of Its unriraled railway facilities,
being the terminal of the greatest of
all transcontinental roads and the
center of a network of rails reaching
in all directions.
Omaha Is bound to grow prlnct-
pally, however, bscauss of the Intel
u - f'Pri" - -I"- char-
aclar of Its people, who ars on the
job all ths time, sol ee constantly
taking advantage of every opportu
nity for bettering their own condition
and educating their children, who
will constitute the next generation,
up to a higher level
Omaha posseses the basic elements
of a great inland metropolis, which
goal will be achieved through the
faith and works of Its Inhabitants
faster than any of us realise.
Trafficking in Human Woes.
It seems Ilk trafficking In human
emotions for wireless operators de
liberately to bold up news of such
catastrophic aa the Titanic tragedy
for a price, to refuse the Information
to a world waiting In the agony of
awful suspense until it can be doled
out for a money consideration. Yet
Marconi, himself, testifies before the
senate investigating committee as to
his knowledge and approval of such
procelln and that be did not see
tne narm in mem
This monstrous lommerclaliira
now explains why even the president
of the United States was unable to
get an answer to a message he di
rected to the rescue ship for informa
tion as to Major Dutt. Everybody It
appears, from the head of the nation
down, bad to stand aside while the
operators waited for a bid "la four
figures" for the precious news, which
ta, WB0l eountry -,, olher cou-
tricea anxiously eraved.
The poor operators who sat and
worked the Instruments are not alone
culpable In this matter. Tbey are
paid a beggarly wage at best, and It
is not surprising tbat they might
yield to the Impulse for gain under
such circumstances, but no such ex
tenuation it to be offered for the
msstere of the business, who have
reaped and are reaping fortunes out
of their splendid device, which, In-
a"- "IW e worm
Vnder condition as extreme as those
surrounding this frightful disaster.
they are not to be condoned the
pursuance of avaricious greed.
The Works of Religion.
Most men agree tbat religion Is In
stinctive with the human race. There
undoubtedl, mor, of re,.on.
,eM, th fom wn,ch ,h worki
of religion spring, within the average
man than ho get credit for. Crise'ore vrT ' tb" at,aln M"mn
are often required to draw It forth,
but as sordid as th world supposes
men to be, let a test come and the
majority of mea rise to the occasion,
whatever It may be.
-n oui win anger m tne re-
ntl- -B ,on the
""--ory of th Titanic trsgedy. The
acnpiure tell us that "Greater love
nath no man than this, that a man
lay down hi life for his friends.
What mor la it possible for one to
do' What is religion? Not the faint
lisping of hollow profession, not th
espousal of disputed dogmas, not the
confession of thl faith or that creed.
not area membership, and that only,
la some church organization. These
are the sign, rather the outward
I evidence that a man consider him.
I self religious and has committed
himself to certain rell.lnn. actlvlt.
Xnd ,heT . lood onl. B,
thing more tangible is back of them.
"Bat Inasmuch a y have don it
unto on of th least of theee, my
SMlSMa m V... I .......
I .H-WM.t tmWtW
evidences" of mas' profession
dwarf when hurled against th back
ground of on of the trsnscendent
formulss "Greater love bath no
mm Ua that a man lay down
I n" W " mends.
" "l "'en.-i.ng woras oi religion
I w,r lfloe "ugnt upon the decks
"nic: mere was no
um to asa woat sect or creed a man
PO-ed. It was innate religion of
! klB- antedated sects and
l-reed. veritable democracy of the
-ut of th spirit Jew and Gentile,
I catholic, Protestant, all united in
I erecting a sublime monument in
Ihnnvaa sacrifice and enduring hero-
lsa to th faith that teaches mea to
Idi for other. Not area the world's
I richest material gifts, w tee, by the
1 last log of this fateful ship, can con-
Iqner that Instinct of religion within
the soul that makes men rise on :
Buch occasions superior to ail base .or ;
selfish motives.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons.
The one multimillionaire philan
thropist who has practically suc
ceeded in the ambition to die poor
is Dr. D. K. Pearsons, -hose death
has just occurred a few uays alter
his ninety-second birthday anniver
sary. 'To know how to make
money," he i e sai l, "is one sci
ence; to know what to do with it
when acquired Is another sicence.
and the latter should be carefully
studied by the possessor before he
divides his property."
Dr. Pearsons gave away in all
about $G, 000.000. When it is re
membered that he took thirty-four
years to complete this distribution,
It may be understood with what care
he directed his benefactions. It
would have been a simple matter to
throw away ,6,000,000 In one-thirty-fourth
of that time, but to place It
where It would seemingly do the
most good for deserving people was
quite another task.
When Dr. Pearsons had completed
Ms self-imposed mission about a year
ago he recounted the long list of
small western and southern colleges
ho had eudowed or helped, but It was
not given to this benevolent old man
to run his vision of comprehension
down to the end of his influence
through these great channels. That
Influence la Immeasurable because It
is largely the boys and girls from the
homes of the common people who
benefit In these schools, and the ef
fect may be expected In better men
and women, who, It Is fair to hope,
will bequeath to the world In return
at least, worthy Uvea and examples
Such a 11 fo as that of Dr. Pearsons
helps to teach a lesson of the nobll
Ity of good deeds and to foster a
fellow feeling between rich and poor,
those who have and those who have
not. And such a feeling an this is
needed to offset the sordid philos
ophy which seeks to array class an
mass In unfriendly lines of anta.,
onUm.
Conservation as a Watihword
If there is one word by which the
commonest trend of thought and ac
tivity In this country today may be
defined, that word Is conservation
At once the mind turns to forests
and natural soil resources, above and
be nea in the ground, liut that Is ouly
very small part of the spirit of the
nioicuiciil. That spirit has taken
hold of business men everywhere, of
the worker tor wages, of the social
reformer and even of the private
household, , and is manifesting itself
In the practical determination to get
nearer to the maximum possibility of
our resources, our assets, whether
they be In tangible property or In
tangible, or an invisible influence.
Even the church, to a commendable
exUnt, Is attempting to conserve Its
powers, as baa Just been exemplified
In New York, where the conservation
congress of the Men and Religion
Forward movement held forth for
several days.
Industry Is where tremendous re
sults are to be achieved through the
process of conservation. See what
Immense efficiency snd economy will
be eventually accomplished by doing
away with strikes, for Instance. The
Immediate financial cost of a strike
to a large Industry Is measured In
the millions, though it be of com
paratively brief duration. That does
not comprehend the enormous losses
on the other side, to the men and
their families and those directly snd
Indirectly dependent upon them. De-
that we may Intelligently call indus
trial conservation, we shall have to
do away with strikes and substitute
a Judicial settling of such disputes.
There Is nothing modern or scientific
about strikes; they are totally In
compatible with the first principle of
conservation. This Is only one of a
hundred ways Industry Is to find an
outlet to Its full possibilities.
Juries and Perjury.
A Judge in the city court of New
York makes the melsncholy observa
tion that grand Juries w ill not indict
for perjury on the witness stand and
that petit Juries will not convict for
it. He goes on to cite a case of pal
pable perjury, substantially proved,
brought to the attention of a grand
Jury and urged upon Its considera
tion. In the minds of the Judges
presenting the evidence there was no
more question of Indictment than
there waa of guilt, the rase being so
flagrant. Tet, to their astonishment,
the grand Jury found Its way around
Indictment.
Lawyers and Judges admit that
perjury on the witness stand Is prac
ticed to an appalling extent and they
throw up their hands in despslr at
stopping it. This Is an arraignment
not of our courts or our Judges, but
of those who give the evidence on
which the courts pass. So long as
men will swear by solemn oath to
"tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, so help me
God," with the deliberate purpose of
telling lies, not much improvement
can be had.
A good deal of bombast goes to
waste over far less serious "blows at
the fundamentals of government,"
and "the bulwarks of civil liberty"
phrase tbat are almost outworn.
Hut wbst becomes of civil liberty or
legal justice when wilful perjury
Uinta th fountain? It is impossi-
ble. of course, to hold the bench and
bar entirely responsible, but wit
nesses who perjure tnemseives ana
juries that countenance and condone
perjury are not composed of lawyers
and judges. The New York Judge
suggests that the court be given
jow-er to commit summarily for per
iury and that perjury be classed as
ontempt of court. Tbat would be
t drastic remedy that might produce
worse abuses. The need of a cure
fur the evil, however. 1b imperative.
Safeguarding Public Health.
Eight states thus far have enacted
laws to abolish the public drinking
cups in various public and semi-
public places. Some have substi
tuted the Individual cup, some tne
bubble fountain and some other
methods. This is a part of a general
movement today for the physical im
provement of the race, and of wise
conception, since it seeks to elimi
nate one of the common sources of
possible contagion. The theory is
an old one that prevention is better
than cure. But aside from this pre
caution on the part of our la
makers, schools and other smaller
organizations are exercising their in
fluence along the same line. At
first it was thought that the intro
duction of new methods of taking a
drink of water would work great in
convenience to the individual, but In
practice tbey seem not to do to, and
even If they did, if the safeguard to
health Is to be conceded by the re
form, tbat would compensate for In
convenience. If we are looking tor
signs of progress and advance In so
ciety, here, this movement on the
part of the government, state and
national, in behalf of the citizen'
physical welfare, will commend itself.
The "spontaneous popular upris
ing" for a new deal In our city gov
ernment is not manifesting itself
strong enough to furnish overflow
sudlences to listen to candidates
plead for votes. Our people will
sacrifice much for good government,
but they seem to balk on wasting
time on office-seekers' lament.
According to the master's report,
nearly half a million dollars still re
mains in dispute as between the
water company and the city. As the
grand total, however, Is within the
limits of the 8,5U0,OUu, presumably
we will not be atked to vole more
water bonds right away.
If anyone had preulcted at the
outset of the Immediate aud compi l
sory purchase nine years ago that
Omaha would be called upou to pay
lil, 45S, 809.86 for the water worka,
what do you think would have hap
pened to him?
The list of Carnegie hero medal
awards falls to disclose the name of
anyone In Nebraska among the re
cipients. Take it from us, however,
that that does not prove that we
have no heroes out here.
Governor Marshall is said to have
the solid vote of Posey county, In
diana, safe in his buttonhole, but it
is going to require a whole bouquet
to win the hand of Miss Democracy
at Baltimore.
The coroner's verdict on the Ti
tanic victims will be "accidents:
death." It would not be hard to
I stretch it to suicide for the responsi
ble officers, and manslaughter for
the rest.
One of our consuls In the tropics
says all books sent there should be
specially bound, as the bugs eat the
covers. Presumably they should be
written to withstand the heat, too.
After all those amendments are
Incorporated Into our Nebraska con
titutlon the framers of that Instru
ment will have to be Introduced to
their handiwork when they meet
!ta rhaaae of Seeaerr.
Chicago Record-Heraid.
A lot of people who expected to break
into politics have aadly discovered that
they 1U hv to ro on working for their
living.
Itrslllra-T ta the rMvldead.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One learns that the rubber trust has
declared an extra dividend of 100 per cent
8o one feel certain that there will be
enough tire to go around this season.
Plrtorlal Compeneattoau
Houston Post
Now that the national campaign la on
we are reminded of the fact that many
men are getting their picture in th
paper who will never get their nam on
the government pay roll, and some of
them are democreta, we grieve to ssy.
A Delaa f Baaaeetloe.
Baltimore American.
If sea-going In future I not made ab
solutely aef It will be for lack of su
geetlons on the subject as few American
there ere who have not proposed In pub-
lio or In private th proper mesa to
compuih this deslrsbl result
Leaf Fre Exgwrleaee.
St. Lout Globe-Democrat.
Mr. Bryan remark tbat the more
speeches Governor Harmon makes th
fewer votee he will get There 1 a weak
spot of this kind In oratory that Mr.
Bryan himself ha been unable to over
come though allowed three trials.
Decwratlra ef the DaaghtCTB.
Boston Transcript
Th aggregate value of the Jewel Worn
by the Daughter of th American Revo
lution at a recent receptloa la Washing
ton I aatd to bar exceeded ItM.OOO. Inti
mates of Jewel are aiwaya liable to large
deduction, but It may be Mid that If th
father of the revolution eeuld at certain
periods of the struggle nave had KS.OJ
worth ot ammunition at their command
they oould have shortened the war by two
years or mora,
BootinBackword
iTIiKTiav in Omaha
f COMPILED FROM BEE FILU j
I J April 28. I A.
Thirty Tear Ago
The letter plates of the Kitchen Bros.'
new house have been set on the pediments
of the Farnam and Fourteenth street
fronts They are of galvanised Iron bear
ing the title, "The Paxton Hotel, ISO."
James Mensles, a welt known mechanic
In the Union Pacific ahops, died at hti
residence on Webster afreets between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
Tickets for the last ball of the aeaaon
by the Danish society may be had of
William Neve, corner Farnam and
Eleventh streets; 8. Jorgensen, Tenth
and Jackson streets; B F. Madaen, Sixth
and Pierce atreets; P. Schmidt. Cuming
and Twenty-sixth streets, and D. Dorn.
Sixteenth and Chicago street.
Until further notice all eaat bound
freight from Omaha will go out over the
Chicago, Burlington Qulncy a it Is
behind In Its pool ton nag.
Dewey A Stone are loading a car of
furniture for Utah, a long haul, which
ahows the enterprtee of Omaha men who
can compete with San FTanclaco.
A moat esthetic sign Is that Just put up
In his window by Charles Kauffman. the
Insurance man, a handsome fringed cur
tain lettered In gold with the name of the
agent and the companies he represents.
Drexel eV Mack, the stone contractors.
are building an elevated railway. 2oS feet
long, from their yard to the railroad
track for the purpose of loading and un
loedgag heavy atone.
lAdlea eerae cloth gaiter, front laoe
and button, are advertised at A. D.
Morse's reliable shoe store, "where
child can buy a cheap as a man."
A reception participated In by fifty
couples was given at the Standard club
rooms to Minis Julia and LI axle Prince,
slaters of 6o Prince, who have come
with their mother and father from Chi
cago to make this city their home.
Twenty Years Ago
Sheriff Bennett was out on Cut-Off
lake evicting a squatter on land claimed
by the Byron Reed eatate.
Tom Mulvihlll. aided by the police, was
looking for a former employe, who de
parted with Mr. Mulvihlll a valine, con
talnlng a suit of clothes and eom other
valuables.
The Omaha Typotheta met st the
Paxton hotel and elected these officers:
President; Henry Olbson; vice president.
3. P. Brlgham; secretary snd treasurer.
Julius Festner; executive committee. Mam
Rees, C. H. Klopp snd Frsnk Hammond
of Fremont. These delegates and alter
nate were selected to the sixth annual
convention of the United Typothetae at
Toronto, August 1: Delegates, Gibson
Hammond, Festner; alternate!. Brlsham
Harry Burkley and Willis Klmmel.
The Afro-American League of Ne
braska met In Hartman hall. Four
teenth snd Dodge street, with about 10
delegate present. The convention wf
oall.rt to order by the league's preldent
Dr. M. O. Rlckrtta. A committee on cre
dent uIj w-a appointed, composed of Vic
B. Walker, E. R. Overall. Dr. William
II. C. Bieveneon. B. F. C. Albert. Rev
Moore. The committee on rulea and
dtr was composed of M. U. Wilson
Thomas P. Mahammltt, F. L. Harnett
Th program, which had to do with the
welfare of th colored race In It varied
aspects, waa enlivened by a paper read
by Mlas Jesd MerrUm of Omaha, on
What Can th Women of the Race Do.
Ten Years Ago
D. J. Llngren. ltll North Nineteenth
street, while driving scron Twenty-fourth
street, at Franklin. In a buggy, was
struck by a atreet car and thrown out.
being painfully cut and bruised.
Harry Cockrell. a 13-year-old member
of the "Rooney Boy." arrived In Omaha
to visit bis parent, Mr. and Mr. Oeorge
M. Cockrell. r70 Woolworth avenue
prior to resuming hi atage work. The
little fellow had sung In twenty-eight
state during hi atxence from home
Mr. Cornells Klewlt Tl year, died at
her home. lOtt South Twentieth atreet.
She waa an old resident
John N. Baldwin a general attorney
for the Union Pacific addressed a Ut
ter to th city council, replying to one
written to President Horse O. Burt.
stating that th railroad company de
clined th council's Invitation to have a
representative appear belor it and dis
cus th mtter of th closing down of
th local foundry. Former employes In
th foundry had appealed to th coun
cil for Interposition In their behalf.
It was snnouneed from th postoffice
that beginning th fiscal year. July 1,
Omaha would have twelve substations
of th postoflc. to meet the growing
demand upon th rvlc her.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Chicago Poet: A clergymen ha ap
piled foV the position of police chief at
Canton, 111., proposing to retain his
charge as well. It would be difficult to
pick out a title for him.
Detroit Free Pre: A Baltimore mln-
leter la going to try rumisning iree ,
lunch in hi church. Howvr. he'll no
doubt discover that churchgolng la mor- i
a matter of habit than of diet
Baltimore American: An Iowa mini-1
ter In giving a new decalogue to wives I
reminds them that men Ilk best th ,
clinging vriety of women. H might
have added that the majority of women
also Ilk th oak type of men. ready and
willing to do th supporting for the cling-,
Ing.
Louurrtll Courier-Journal: Louisville
minister who have expressed themselves ,
on th subject were fully Juetlfled In ,
tlwlr tndlgwatloa at th ereoeeding of
that Phlladelpala fool wo a a clergy !
man assumed te epeak for the Almighty
and proclaimed that th alnMc of th
Tltanlc and hundreds of peopl wa th '
act of God In punishment of one of ths
passenger.
Springfield Republican: The reports ss l
to what th band of th Tltanie was ,
playing at th last are conflicting, which
Is by no means surprising, but very
llaely the teattmony of th wireless
operator. Harold Bride, 1 as trustworthy ,
as any. He says tt was "Autumn." aa j
IbPiscopshan Syms witn a epanian mo
ody, which is much sung ta England and
Is fairly well known tn this country. Th
hymn begins:
God of mercy and compa-slon!
Look with P'.ty on my pan:
Hear a mournful broken eptrit
Prostrate at Thy feet complain.
Ail th member ot the band. It may b
noted, were EugUsh. Th leader. Hart
lay, who played the violin, had beea
bandmaetar ea the Mam-Mania and was
about year old. HI friends say that
net i
he waa a great believer la th power
muata ta prevent panlo,
People and Events
In a short space of ten days New Tork
newspaper men handed out to ahip own
ers and navigators mor information than
they could dream of in a lifetime.
Former Senator Billy Mason of Illinois
is one of th come-barks of Chicago, hav
ing grabbed a congressional nomination
from th teeth of the primary cyclone.
Now that the Japanese parliament has
rejected a bill denying women the right
to attend political meetings the suffrage
campaign in the far east should be fairly
opened.
Out of the multitude of suggestions
for safety fashioned by th thrill of dis
aster, one guaranteed to put Icebergs out
of buslnea looms above all other: Boil
th water.
A prise fiddling contest for "noun'
dawg" musician Is projected in Missouri
by admirers of Champ Clark. Nebraska na
scraping the "houn dswg" itrtng can
have seat in the center of th itage.
Having hushed th wrath of Persians
by promptly applying the Cossack muf
fler. Russia polishes and readjuats the
halo long enough to remark that the wa
in Tripoli shock th conscience of hu
manity. Lombroso, James, Funk and Stead con
stitute a notable quartet of modern spir
itists now on the other shores. Each one
before o.s uour came promised to send
back word. It possible. Their follower
are watting for th word.
A somber not of prophecy gone wrong
Is sounded over th ocean grave of Wil
liam T. Stead. Th noted publicist, as a
dlaclpl of the occult was swayed by
th prediction of a clairvoyant that he
woald be kicked te death la the etteet
of London,
Senator Knute Nelson come to th
front with the claim that th "noun"
dawg song" is really an old Viking bal
lad. Presently some Irishman from Mis
souri will show that the song snapped
th strings of the "harp that once," etc.
But why anticipate?
Dr. Tung Wing, a Chinaman who died
at Hartford, Conn., a week ago, was In
timately connected with the movement
which brought so many of his country,
men to th colleges of th t'nlted State
In th last fifty years. But his nam
does not measure his years. Ha wa 84.
Michael Clyd Klly-K-e-1-l-y-pelle
th nam of the political wonder who
gave Congressman Dalsell, "father ot
the house." a solar plexus In th Penn
sylvania primaries. Kelly Is a native of
Ohio, a teacher by training, an editor
by choice. He la only 19 years of age,
swings hi editorial club at Braddork,
and evinces no remorse for having
slugged a party deacon over the ropes.
Ufe belts snd life preserver, as they
r called on steamships, are misnamed.
In th Titanic disaster they were use
ful aa floaters, for few, If sny, could
live for sn hour In th Icy water. A
New York Sun correspondent suggests
a substitute worth whilea tlghl-tittlna
waterproof suit of rubber which would
give th wearer a chance for life regard
lea of the temperature of the water. It
safety la th main thing th beat life
preserver la to (tick to dry land and
dodge the Joy rider.
Giving the plain peopl a chance to
ml 1 sur to provide a ries of mov
ing pictures rivalling In artlatlo finish a
collection of th printed "mug" of 'lam
duck. Down around Vldalla, Oa., Unci
Johnny Clifton and Billy Sparkv rival
candidates for th leglsUture, hav
agreed to ride over th county In the
same buggy. So the farmers will not
have to be delayed In their plowing, one
candidate will do th plowing while th
other talk politic to th farmer, each
candidal to hav equal opportunity te
talk and to plow.
A remarkable group of articles on the present
and future of
Water and Power
in Industry
The romantic story of howmillioni of horse-power
arebemgliaraessedtosuppiynewenergy' ir ivr
all oyer the country will appear in the D1AI
SCRIBNER
The) Power Planters
Br BDUAMM MOOa,rtWDWwtJWabsrIJri
talls tlx rosnausCk story at tk aaM wfc locate th sourcea and
hsiiiis the available water eupnK, aad ef th ilsilsiig aa4
hsriUfmg of great power plant
Water Power in Industrial Life
By DAVID B.RUSHMORE. TlMeotlmdesmlNSttMreramt
great develop sa taw rVesf aad oa the Pacific Coatt aad
towevbeatioa l water power thra-ighout the United States
ta taetfaaimissiim ti sIsuUIlsJ power te great distancee
A Ditch in the Desert
By E. ROSCOE SHRADER. The vrtatderfal war water wee
enrvied tress a high Sierras acres the great Mojave Dert
The Deepest Siphon Tunnel in the World
By ROBERT K. TOMLTM. Jr. The story f Naw York'.
issdsifulaew watawTfcaBfawd ef foot ander taw Hda
Rrrw.
The Heart of the HMs, John Fox, Jr.
3 OO m ymmn U . I .
CHAXXU eoUBMOrS SONS, NEW TORK,
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
'I hope you were polite to dad."
I should say so. 1 treated him like I.
would- a king.'" 1
You never called. him lour
majesty r
So. but I backed out or nis presence.
Houston Jrost.
Maud When you broke the engagement
of course you returned the diamond ruid
he gave you.
Ethel-Certalnly not! I don't care for
Jack any more, but my feelings hav
not changed towards tne ring. Boston
Transcript
"Who says there are no woman humor
ists r-
I don't know. Why?"
"My typewriter spells as iunny as Josh
Billings in his palmiest daya." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
"She's an economical little woman."
' Which means. I suppose, that every
time her hu.-bind has his suit of clothes
pressed she te.is him that It looks Just
as good as new." Detroit Free Presa
"At this point." said the narrator, "ah
broke down and wept scalding tear."
"My goodness.' exclaimed the listener,
"she must have bt-en boiling over with
rage." Chicago News.
"I wonder what those London suffra
gettes were throwing at?"
' Why. the paper are full of It"
"I haven't seen it mentioned."
"Wby. every paper tells how they broke
the plateejass windows."
"I know It. but ni.l a single paper tell
what they were throwing at." Houston
Post
"I think she will make a fine wife.
I have been calling on her for several
months now. and nearly always find her
darning one of her father socks."
"That caught me. t.io, until 1 found
out that It was the same sock." Kansas
City Journal.
monotonous and uninteresting in the last
de-re-, te read to that poor, sick
Woman?"
"She la Just the reader for th 1ck
woman. The patient Is suffering from
insomnia" Baltimore American.
Bridegroom (two davs after wedding)
I haven't seen anything of that $6,000
check from your father.
bride Well, you see, dear, papa heard
that your father had aireadv given us
one, and he knows we shouldn't Ilk to
have duplicate presents. lioston Tran
script "Oh! George." she exclaimed, "now
you've seen my new hat you stniply can't
regret that I got it. Isn't It Just a roemT'
"Well, if It Is." replied John. "I sup
pose a proper title for It would be 'Owed
to a Milliner.' "-Catholic standard and
Times.
A SPRING ADVENTURE.
Detroit Fre Press.
With spade and hoe I dug snd tolled.
With mother enrth my hands I soiled,
I'ntli my muscles ached;
T wheeled in dirt to make a bed.
And after that, thoncli nearly dead.
An hour or two I raked.
That done. I stnrted in to enw
The seeds from which the Posies grow
The ester bed I'd plsnned with enre.
And I had picked a corner wher
The canna bulbs would thrive; ,
I had a pUce for every rose.
For cosmos two long stately row
Id managed to contrive;
For popples and the mlmvonette
I chose the best spots 1 could get
Then down I got upon the sM
And sowed each tlnv s-ed and pod.
And marked euch spot with care:
Then out came (lenevleve und said
As she viewed my nasturtium bed;
"I wanted pansles there;
It se.ms to me that you could get
A better place for mignonette."
Then In dismay she loudly cried
The whll the cosmos rows she spied:
"My dear, have you gone craxy?
You've planted all the cosmos seed
Within the very space I need
And want for Shasta datsv."
Then with a wis and h.tuahty air;
"I'm lure that asters won't do there.'
Though I'm a calm and peaceful men,
I kicked my trusty watering can.
And flung my sp ide away.
And then I said: "I've labored long
And spent my strength to do this wrung;
I'm Just that sort of Jay!
I do thla work for pure delight,
I don't expect to haie It rlnhl."
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