THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, MAT 3. 1912.
I' THE' OMAHA DAILY BEE
FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATIB
VICTOR ROBSWATSR. EDITOR.
BEE BCILDIXO. TAKNAM A-ND 17TH.
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APRIL CIRCULATION.
50,109
Btste ar Nebraska. County oC Douglas, ss-.
I i Bwtgbt Williams, eircuiaiioD maoagar
only awora. eaye lhat Uie average daiis
circulation, (or tha monin of April, mu.
"""" DWIGIIT WILUAMS,
Circulation Manager.
' gubembsd IB my presence and woro
ta befar aae Ula 2nd dajr ol May, ,WH
IMeiarr futile.
shesrtbere seaTiaa "v
.aiaraHlr eaeal aave Tke
0 aalM ta Iheaa, Aaereee
crUl ka eaaaeed aa arl aa w
That tu April whea lb home
tear km ao often. Now, watch it.
Ba patient. We will know who',
wfeo on our legislative tlckcu In duo
warn of Mm.
A dty aeetUui can only follow
) aggregation of private premises
.egd vartt beautiful.
But U nmplra eoanu man out
id tkraa itrlke. whataor thr com
conaecutlraljr or not.
Not thai tna lupactor of wtlghu
iHd BMUuret ita ft clean bill froth
Major Jlm'f rofter.
Tb MDJHivaneat of our Real Et-
,tate xchftkfo t bout golni Into poll'
Uti la mlir iMrMiaf.
Tfat EnglUh iuffraiattaa mty t
laait float ovar tho ftct that KIn
Uaoria uj9 "tha quaan nd I."
Th ilanolaa of ft flare cm
pl biv demonstrated that tha
frtandihlp (rm It not immorUU
It nurt b ft urrlbl Ulnf to kill
. B BtftB ta .MlfttOurL A Knai City
, niifl cot all month for It th other
, dy.
For th Good lama of Omaha:
For th good name of Omaha
everything goea, including the lock
ing of noma between th Citizena'
anion and the mayor over tb ap
pointment of tho Judge and clerks
for the impending city election. In
the primary th identical election of
ficer were named and served with
tb aaeent and approval of every one
of th councilman who at tb bidding
of the reformer now vote to reject.
But what doe tbat matter? Com
plete failure to let the mayor exer-
cire hi right of appointment given
by tb law migbt result In mob rule
at the varlou polling place, but
what of tbat, ao long a reform la the
purpose? We only wonder whether a
lingering notion pervade tbe recal
citrant councilman, all of whom fell
by tb wayside in tbe primary, that by
some mischance th whole election
might be Invalidated and they, them
selves, thereby remain In office in
definitely as holdovers all for the
good name of Omaha.
Good Ken for Commissioner.
Another of the candidates before
the primary commended by Tbe Bee
a a good man for commissioner,
who is on the ticket again for tbe elec
tion, is John J. Ryder, and we are
glad to repeat what we said about
him as follows:
Anothar food man. In our opinion, for
councilman under Omaha's iyw commis
sion plan of city government Is John J.
Ryder. Ha has occupied positions of pub-
lie triut-and always made ft creditable
record In tha legislature of Minnesota
batons coming to Nebraska, as labor
commissioner under Governor Rhelrfon
and as peasant member si the board of
directors or tha Omaha public library. It
la his newspaper experience, however,
lhat has flvon Mm tha point of view of
tha publla on subject which those
charged with our city lovarnmant will
have to deal. Ha Is a home owner and a
taxpayer and yet has had to work tor
wafs for his living, and thus kept In
close touch with tbe great majority of
tha community that rank aa tollers. His
endorsement by the ClUsens' union, the
only one oa Its llet to ba slaasad aa a
wage worker. Is recognition of bis per
sonal worth. ,
Tb fact tbat Mr. Ryder' nam
ha been raad from tb Citizens'
union list of favorite doe not In
th least detract from bis eligibility
and desirability a a publlo tenant.
Every trngr visiting, our city
ears Omaha look good to him.
Than It ought also to look good
'to us.
i Tea. oat what becomes of tb
i $100,00 and nor that tb water
plant' baa been paying annually as
twT ,
' Mr. Bryaa still banks on "glitter
lag generallUe." "Tho lasu." b
(says, "la whether th peopl or Wall
,treet shall rule."
It appeaT lhat th entl-tbird term
prejudice ha set ta va against
Minister Wu, who, It la now reported,
will not torn back to us after alL
There I a feeling in torn quar-
Un that th Wilson boom migbt
;aav lasted liter into th season if
It had not been started to arly.
Doctor-General Leonard Wood as-
louree us that th Mexican tltuatlon
"ao far a . ax concerned," la bet
ter (baa It has been for months.
Hurrah ;or us. .
If Mr. Bryaa' work la Ohio
agalnat Governor Harmon prove as
8ettv aa hi work la Florida
against Mr, Underwood, th recall
will ho IB order.
Tho Springfield Republican aaid
Governor Wilson received a "warm1
greeting la Massac ha setts. It would
sever think Of using th word "hot'
la that connection.
John Muir. th naturalist, it aaid
it have "taken tho Interviewer clot
j to hi heart" Aa th Interviewer
wa a young lady, we ar lurprised
, at th venerable and sedate Jobs
Muir.
After fighting tb so-called
Cracker treat by boosting th Inde
pendent cracker factor!, w find
wo art to hav two cracker trusts
Instead of one. Tbe mora th mer
rier.
Evidently ta Massachusetts they
. sever thought of that possibility a
presidential preference vote for on
candidate Bad th election of dl
gate personally favoring; anotber
tandldatw.
A Chicago medium has conveyed
.from Willi T. Stead a spirit nee
cage la which the celebrated pub
licist clearly exonerates "th offl
cert of the ship" of all blame for
th Titanic a destruction, t'nfortu
Sataly he failed to clear lamay.
thw the medium' Up to Mr. lamay
to got busy.
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' All? to th Monro Doctrine.
No Japanese syndicate will Invest
la land along Magdalene bay. Tb
United Bute doc not believe It
comport with tbe Monroe doctrine.
The mer expression of the objec
tion couched In polite diplomatic
language wa all that wa necessary
to (top negotiation of certain
Japanese cltitena for tola purchase
of land In Mexico. ' " .
Americans may change their
view on other tradition; they nay
van loosen (heir footing on tome of
the fundamental, but they never
yet hav deviated or digressed on
lota from their adherence to thl
tradition, which tb natron holda In
sacred esteem it a shibboleth of lta
ttrength and tafety. la th Ameri
can conception of th Monroe doe-
trine, It would be Incompatible for
Japan or any other foreign natiop
to acqulr a footing upon thia
hemisphere. Tbat I (Imply th 8tate
departments position on thl pro
posed Magdalen bay Investment,
which wa to hav beta mad, not
by tb Japanese government, or of
tlclala of It, directly, but by repre
sentatives Indirectly. It mad no dif
ference. Secretary Knox almply atated
that It would be "ao obviously a
caus of regret to the American gov.
em men t that It would appear unnec
essary further to comment on the
disposition of tht federal government
In tbe premises."
Tbut It diplomacy made tasy and
the possibility of International com'
plication handily avoided by this
peerless instrument, the Monroe doc.
trine, to which reference baa but to
be made to preclude all difficulty or
controversy.
' Th Volatile Champ.
On th face of return Champ
Clark la th leading democratic pres
idential candidate at preaent Tbat
(Ignlfiea nothing conclusive, how
vr. for Mr. Bryan may at th laat
decide to brush aside all th ama
teur In th race and hav himself
nominated once more. But at present
th dang-whanging politician from
Missouri, aa the demorcatic New York
World calla him, leads.
Th World ays Clark's nomina
tion would be political suicide for
the democratic party. Aa a Joker, an
old-fashioned spinner of funny yarns,
as va a cunning district politician.
Champ Clark la a man of part, but
who would ever have thought of
him and tbe greatest office in the
world together Hie public career
baa been marked by ao quality of
distinction or greatness. He made a
bid for fame some twenty years ago
or lesa by denouncing G rover Cleve
land, the biggeat man hi party has
produced since the war, aa a counter
part of Judas leceriot and Benedict
Arnold, but he may not depend for
uecee upon that kind of violence.
Hla record shows a volatile, vaacll
lating politician, aettlng hla aaila to
catch the favorable wlnda of public
sentiment Ob primal questions he
haa never beea euro of hla footing.
It mutt be because be baa ao real
conviction on them. Only recently he
shifted hi course three time on tbe
qneetloa of the tariff board, eon
damning It twice and staunchly com
mitting himself to It once. Canadian
reciprocity he once praised and yet
raised the bogey -at annexation-to do-
feat it. The greatest Influence Champ
Clark ever wielded waa In this in
stance, when, by fanning prejudices
with this palpable delusion, he
helped to defeat reciprocity In Can
ada.
Clark'a chief factotum In this cam
paign la W. R. Hearst. While it may
please republicans, we think the New
York World is safe la predicting
democratic defeat If Clark Is nominated.
The Kassachuett! Mixnp.
Tbe mixup produced la Mastacbu-
tette by th victory of Tart In tbe
presidential preference vote, along
with the election of tbe Roosevelt
delegates-at-large, may be an unex
pected outcome, but It la In perfect
consonance with the Idea of the
direct primary, and should not and
will not prevent the execution of
tbe expressed will of tbe majority If
tbe primary principle ie carried out
The best way to try out a rule la to
reverse It and suppose that Roosevelt
had won In tht preference test, while'
the Taft delegates had been elected.
In that event the tuggeetion that tbe
delegate should ignore tbe Instruc
tion would be scouted by those who
are looking for an excuae to do tbat
very thing now to deprive Taft of tbe
votes that by tbe rule of tbe game
belong to him.
In point of fact tho Massachu
setts mixup is not unique nor Is
even the proposed repudiation of the
primary. Right here la Nebraska we
had tbe ssro situation presented
when Mr. Bryaa announced In ad
vance that be would not abide by the
preferential vote oa preeldont unless
It went his wsy. Again Senator
Hitchcock, although aa outspoken
supporter of Harmon, ba been
elected a delegate to tbe Baltimore
convention ' under Instructions tor
Champ Clark. Should the senator In
timate that be waa none the less going
to work and vote for Harmon la de
fiance of the withe of th dem
ocrat of tb date he will assume to
represent, we would have a parallel
with what I threatened In Massa
chusetts. ,
Tbe presidential primary proceeds
on the theory thtt to far a concern
as naming of th atandard bearera,
tbe convention delegate ar mere
messenger to register th popular
vote already recorded, and to carry
out tbo mandate In spirit a wall a
In letter, tbe delegate would be In
honor bound to txert themselve by
all proper meant to help tbe pre
ferred candidate reaoh the goal. The
peculiar development only empha
sise! tbo fact that turning to tbe pri
mary to avoid convention abuses
bringa on other difficulties and evils
unforeseen or unexpected.
EocklnBackvvard
Tills Da v In Omalia
I wssKULava r hum Dt'C rss'
KAY X.
It em that the very earn set of
judge and eltrki who wer alto
gether good enough for all the eoun-
clUnen when they were running for
nomination In the primary are not
good enough now for those tame
council men for tbe election. Ob,
what a difference a little politic
make. But w almost forgot
there 1 no such thing a olttlo In
th commission plan contest
Th city of Omaha ba Just told
1600.000 of 4Vi per cent twenty.
year renewal bonds for a premium
of 110,014, which 1 at tb rat of
1.01MJ. At th ame rate $7,000..
000 of bond would yield a premium
of 111, 830, and bond tbat run
thirty year ought to bring a good
bit mors than bonda that run only
twenty year.
It It bad been th other way and
th filing of a ninth Roosevelt man
bad elected the Taft delegate,
would that MateachUMtta primary
have beea a fraud, a trick and
crooked deal? In tho language of
Togo, we pause for answer.
when municipally owned and
operated, Omaha' water plant, la
going to pay all operating expense
and fixed charges and produce a sur
plus of 9363,300 each year. So saya
Attorney John L. Webster. Stick a
pin there.
Thirty Year Ago
At Its annual meeting laat night Ple
na hook and ladder company cboee tha
following officers; President, Phil Dorr;
foreman. Chariaa Pishar; assistant.
George Schmidt and Qua Williams; sec
retary. J. Rot ho Is; aaalaiant. J. Bandar;
treasurer. Henry Pundt; trustees, D. L
Mlichall, Henry Hornberfer end Louis
Btemm.
The city phyelcfan's report for April
shows forty-five deatha and seventy-
seven births.
T. i. Pennell, who has been director
f mueto (or tbe Presbyterian church, re
signed.
Men. A. a. Paddock Is In the city.
Judge Heme of Ponca went west on
the noon train to hold court In Boons
county.
J. T. Warts, for tha laat eighteen
montha with M. Hellman A Ce-, baa ac
cepted a position with J. Well A Co. of
St. Joseph, but will make Omaba bis
headquarters.
Protests are being made against the
duplication of the name "Sherman ave
nue" by an attempt to use it tor tha
stretch between 8t. Mary's avenue end
Park avenue after It haa already been
pre-empted for the north extension of
Sixteenth street.
The advance man tor Lawrence Bar.
rett la making arrangements for hla ap
pearance for three nignts and a matinee
at Boyd's soon.
Awnings are being put on all the large
bulldlngs-a signal for summer weather.
Twenty Year Ago
rr Ha rtll nf ftnrtiina.tl ennductejd
the devotional exorcises at the general
eonferenoe of the atethodlat church at
Boyd's theater. Blehop Merrill presided.
Misses Iona Whit and Alice White,
daughters of United Btates Marshal
Wblta of West Virginia, are tha guests
ef thrlr cousin, Charles E. Henoen, KM
Davenport street.
Rev. Frank Mlllspaugh. rector of St.
Paul's, Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of
Trinity cathedral. Omaha, waa visiting
hla slater, Mrs. Clarkson, wife of JSishop
Clarkson. in this oily.
Miss Imogens Iter was reported quite
111. -
Mr. end Mrs. Mra. Charles E. Rogers
were receiving congratulations ovar the
birth ef a daughter.
City Councilman Sol Prince wss look
ing rather, obesty sod important and
when friends Inquired th reason, learned
that he was ths father ef a ntw tsn-
pound boy.
Many prominent business and profes
sional men attended a memorial meeting
te Augustus Kountsa, whs had died In
New York, the meeting being held In
the Chamber of Commeroa building
Judge O. W. Doana presided and Dr.
George L. Miller, Edward Roeewater,
Major D. H. Wheeler, H. W. Yatee and
John Evans delivered addresses. O. M.
Hitchcock acted as secretary.
Tea Year Ago
W. 8. Bhoemaker and C. F. Bergner bad
a nice little bombebell ready to touch off
at the Jack son lan club In the form of a
resolution for appointing republicans to
office. They touched it off, but Instead of
exploding It fell with a weak flasle.
Bishop Mlllspaugh, Rsr. Mr. Craig and
Rev. T. J. Mackay conducted the funeral
service of Mrs. James H. Pas body at
Trinity Episcopal church. The body waa
Interred at Prospect Hill. The honorary
pallbearers were: Herman Kountae, Dr.
George U Miller, Dr. V. H. Coffman. Dr.
George Tllden, Dr. J. R. Cenklln, M. W.
Kennard, W, V. Morse, John I. Redlck
and H. R. Oould. Active pallbearers:
Arthur Wakeley, Robert W. Patrick,
touts B. Reed. Oeorge R. Voe. H. W.
Yates, Jr., and Willi Yates.
The Country club launched into ths golf
Ing season and W. J. Foya won a fresh
hold on the Btdwell trophy for the best
score, In H but sacrificed to Jack Cudahy
the Harry Cartaa cup for handicap score,
Cudahy flnlahlng In at
South Twenty-eighth street, from Far-
nara te Leavenworth, waa taken under
the wing of Major D. H. Wheeler, who
pro posed to abow what a little uniform
sodding and tree planting oould do to
ward beautifying a street.
The county board decided to appoint
Captain and Mra. William E. Btockhalm
to succeed Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Oeet sj
superintendent and matron at th county
poor farm.
It appear that "the beat mayor
Kantaa City ever had" left a deficit
or aom tjuo.nuo with tb con
clusion of his administration. His
successor should not have much dif
ficulty beating that record.
Some artist has pictured Mr. Bryan
aa the democratic mule eating straw
out of Champ Clark' hand. Well,
If Champ become th feed boss
will not be straw, but tbe very
choicest oata.
"Flngy" Connor la reported to be
lowly recovering from a fall Into
th basement of hla new dwelling.
Bat he 1 not recovering from tbe
fall from the democratic boss-ship
in New York.
Brilliancy Both lUea.
Boston Transcript.
Nothing exoeeda the brilliancy of the
membership ct ths Ananias club except
Ha waiting list
Fvofesslaa mm lraptlce.
New York World.
White the anthracite operators
busy Braving that any advance te the
price ef coal will be only enouch te
cover the wage Increase, the coat stocks
contiae te soar In the market. .
People Talked About'
r iKr Drfylwai Polltlee.
t. p,m pioneer P rese
ll is very (ratifying ta hear. In the
mldat ef tbe exciting and distracting po
litical clamor, that tbe country ta en
joying a period of prosperity that seems
te k proof against enssa the aepreoatisg
Influences of a presidential -campaign.
On the big ooeaa liners wlrelees oper
ators average about 13 a month with
board. Chefe get salaries ranging from
poo to a month.
A candidate tor congress in th Indiana
primaries admits blowing In M cents to
get the nomination. He concedes that
hit extravagance merited the lemon.
No matter bow much grouches growl
about weather conditions nature ta dis
posed to deal kindly with the human
family. Refreshing northerly winds tem
per the smles of political hot sir which
assail the ear nowadays.
Myrtam Da Roxa, the San Frendseo
girl, has acquired such a pur French
d lotion In five years" residence In Parts
that aha has been selected by the highest
erltles at the tor bonne to Interpret the
works of great French writers.
Senator La Fellelte and Mrs. I Fal
lette are doing California en both tides
and the middle of the road. Battling Bob
talks to men and Mrs. Bob Intimate to
women voters how lonely ehe would be
aa mistress ef the White House.
Presidential primaries In Maryland are
scheduled for Monday next. Republican
and democratic competitors for party
preference are booked aa a weak Imita
tion of tha Bay State foray, aad high
winds will prevail until the pen open-
One wonder crowds upon another. Mist
Alio M. Durkla, head of a contracting
firm la New York City, won out In the
kidding for the eenstreetlen of a CMO.OOO
school la the borough ef Bronx. A woman
winning a putrlle contract la New York Is
surely going tome.
Dr. Augustus P. Clark ef Cambridge,
Mass, who la dead at tha age of 71 years,
was a eurgeoa in the Sixth New York
cavalry for tour years during the civil
war an took part In ninety-two engage
ments. He twice treated General Phil
Sheridan.
How would you Hkd a diet ef bay? It
IS being eaten by humans that Is. if al
falfa hay. and farmers think H ta.
Dr. W. X. Suddath. an alfalfa farmer at
Billings. Mont., recently won a silver cup
and tl.Q9 tor the number of food articles
made frees alfalfa, which he displayed at
eA-xbibitkw la Jtostoa.
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Sr. lesser Esplaaatlaa.
NEW YORK. April . Te the Editor
of The Bee: In aa article la Th Bee
of April X. concerning our refusal to
take ftjuo.OOt City of Omaha bonda which
were awarded to us. the statement was
made that he bad given no reason to tha
comptroller for our refusal, and that w
had backed out of tbe bargain.
These statements appear to Impute bad
faith to us. and for that reason we have
telegraphed you as follows: .
The article In your issue of Friday last
stating we tave no reason for refusing
tana ssou.sin omane city bonda is
incorrect and unjustly reflects on us
Our letters and telegrams to the city
comptroller April St and contain suf
ficient and van reasons, whicn in jna-
ice to ua an the public you should pub
lish, that the real facta may be known.
The let tare referred to clearly set forth
our reasons for refusing 10 lake the
bonda but the city comptroller haa not
yet vouchsafed a reply, which Indicate
that h finds them unanswerable.
On th basla of the preeentattona orig
inally made to us. ths bonds were fully
worth what we bid for them, but upon
the basis of th actual condition subse
quently made known lo us. they are
worth leas than th bid. Though declin
ing the bonds at our bid. we offered to
take ihem at a fair price baaed oa true
statement of assessed valuation.
All municipal securities are bid for by
dealers with reference to the market for
them, aad ws must rely upon the official
statements furnished us showing assessed
valuation, debt and population. Tha city
officials are presumed to know these
facts and if they make a material mis
statement, which affects ths value of the
bonds according to the market for them.
tbe responsibility la on the city, and not
on the buyer.
It le not a question of the goodness of
ths bonds, for no ens will question
Omehes solvency, but the bouds are
worth ona price when the Indebtedness
does not exceed i per cent of Ih as
sessed valuation, and a considerably
lower price when the dsbt la about
per cent of the assessed valuation.
Had we sold ths bonds to ssvlnge
banks and other Investors, representing,
as tha city comptroller represented to us,
thst ths assessed valuation was rtM.WV
WS when In fact It waa PI, 771, MO. the
purchasers oould compel us to tske them
back, ss hss recently occurred with other
dealers in Omaha bonds, and It might bs
a serious question whether celling securt-
under such flagrant misrepresenta
tion would not subject the seller to prose
cutlon for obtaining money under falsa
pretenses. We are not In tbat line of
business.
Ws regret tbe Incident, but the blame
must be placed where -it belongs, and
not upon us. C. H. VENNER OO.
Pats la a Pretest. ,
OMAHA. May Z.-TO ths Editor of Ths
Bee Anent the proposed eala of flowers
on the streets Saturday In anticipation
of "Mothers' Dsy," allow me to enter s
vigorous protest. Surely the spirit of
commercialism haa permeated almoat
every channel ef American life without
being allowed te bedim the holy sanctity
of "Mothers Dsy." It must have been a
divine Inspiration which prompted the
idea of aettlng apart ona day in each
year to tbe memory of man's beat friend,
bis mother, and tha present schema of
levying a "holdup" hss not svtn ths ex
ouse of ehsrity to recommend It, there.
fore It behooves ths men of Omaha to
bold aloft from patronising or encourag
ing the venture, and thus nip In ths
bud and squelch, once for all. such a
shameful proposition of a grand and
holy Idea. C. J. N.,
Antl-Commercitllsm.
The Creea for Gold.
OMAHA, Mty L-To the Editor of The
Bee: We are living In a great day and
age ef the world. The lightning baa been
harnessed so that words ar flashed
over the earth and under the sea, some
of them without the aid of wires. Msn
soar In ths sir like birds, and science
has led onward and upward, even to the
border land of the beyond, almost to the
parting of the veil. This Is a wonderful
country of ours. Especially it It true
of ths west, where corn is king sad
alfalfa queen. One need hark hack but
a few years when Its only Inhabitant was
tha Indian, tha first American. The only
signs of habitation his tepee. Beside the
purling brook or larger stream it stood.
This son of nature, with uncovered bead.
a feather stuck In the raven-black hair
and wrapped in bis blanket, gased out with
eye undimmed as that of the eagle, lord
of all he surveyed. The vast prairies
abounded with buffalo; the chase of
them afforded htm sport during the sum
mer and provided him with meat for tbe
Inter. The Creator of all aaid, "In the
west of thy face ahalt thou eat bread. '
The Indian did not till the soil; he knew
little. If anything, of lta poasllflllUes in
that direction. His daily wants wen
supplied end ended with the necessaries
of life. He wss, no doubt, both satisfied
and happy with his Ufa and environ
ments. Then the whits man cane, and
the Indian "sold his birthright for a mess
of pottage la tha form of a string of
beads. At first bs wss attracted; then
osme ths desire for possession. He
reached aad took the gaudy bauble.
which wss ths first step toward ths loss
of his possessions and hla own extinction.
Bo it has beea sines the Spaniards first
set foot on this continent. Tbe Indian
and the buffalo bavj, in the generai
sense of the term, passed from the scene
of action, and the passing Is pathetic re
garding both. The one has been shame
fully wronged, tbe other ruthlessly and
needlessly annihilated. Cnder It all lies
the white man's greed for gold. Where
the tepee once stood stately cities now
occupy ths ground, and from hundreds
of stacks of their large manufactories
smoke belches forth. Where only the
thunderous tread of the vast berda of
buffalo was heard as they ewept over
plains sad through valleys, now comes
the shriek of the ponderous locomotive
la Us swift onward flight, bearing Its
load of human freight sad the earth
trembles as it passes. Ths Indian bas
gone; the modern whit msn occupies
bis place and sits and counts his wealth
and bugs his bags of gold. Can it be
truly said of him that he la satisfied
with bis surroundings and has gained
happineea along with gold? His desire
did not end with the necessaries of life.
but ever led him on toward honor, fame
or fortune. Te him all things, good or
bad. were a means toward that end.
Along the path ay of the majority of
these men lies the wreck and ruin of
many lives some little children. Thou
sands of overworked and underpaid men.
faded and wan fared mothers, uneducated
and half-starved children have been their
chief means by which the white man may
ait tonight and hug his bags of gold.
Wealth accumulated In this manner may
gratify desire and afford the meana for
luxuries, but it cannot give happiness
What the outcome of man's ambition In
this world will be, time end eternity
alone may reveal. The Good Book
teaches that we should wrong no man.
It also tells of a certain rich man who
heard tha words. "Thou iooI, thia night
Shalt thy soul be required of thee.'
W. O. TORREY.
' Th Oertrla ef Cheer.
Baltimore American.
Merrlepathy la a new healing science.
Don't worry end keep laughing Is ths
new doctrine, and observing these rules,
people will be enable to keep cheerful
and healthy no matter how much higher
the price of living geta or what other
problems assail tha vast majority of the
workaday world. The only trouble with
the new doctrine ia that It Is much easier
In Inculcate than to carry out In dally
practice.
TBZ ITSST WABJi DAT.
W. D. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
Th' first warm day fiat com I like to
potter 'round outdtKi
P'tendin' tl.at I got i lo a mighty le o
choree. , , .
But reely it's to get s taste o south wind
The south wind, full o' blossom breath
mrA knev- l,M that drlPS
Out ' th' flowers somewhere else. There
ni t no better thing
Than pottertn" around outdoor th first
warm day in apnng.
I like to ellmb th' hill an' see th mea-
dere faat eisieep.
An' know a ready, ail th" grass waits for
th' word to creep
Vp to th' sir: an' daisies, too-thev-r
MA 11, WMIV Ml,
To wake and climb an" wave their hands
a "howdy to tir sun.
An' way out there aeroet th' fields where
Miller a woods commence (
I see a certain sign o' spring- stretch o
whitewashed fence.
A whitewashed fence-e common thing to
warm a fellow a nean;
It tin t nowise a purty thing, nor yet a
work o' art
But don't you sea it's Just aa If th (arm
had up an' gone
An' fixed Itself for spring, with Its bast
bib an' tucker on
Then mebbe there's a robin come to chirp
an' show Its vest
A woman robin on th' move, house hunt
ing for a nest.
Th' crick ie brlmmln' fulMt wants to
climb its banks an' see
Th' signs that apring a a-comln , an It s
Jolly ss can bee
An then, aerost th' madders comes a
song that's kind o' blurred
A song that s sung ao far away you can t
make out a word;
But still you sense th' reason why tome
body wania to alnt
If you can potter 'round outdoors th first
warm day In spring.
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Spring house cleaning has lost its
terrors since the Vacuum Cleaner came
into vogue.
The confusion, dirt, dust and dis
comfort of old fashioned house clean
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Electric Vacuum Cleaners may be rented or
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They cost little to operate usually not more
than it costs to operate two 16 candle power
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hour.)
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Bent or buy a Vacuum Cleaner and you will
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