THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21,1912.
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. A Promise Made Good.
wnenever property values are
raised on the assessment roll we are
regularly assured that bigger valua
tions mean lower tax rates, with no
real increase of tax .burdens, but we
are also almost as regularly disap
pointed when the levy comes to be
made. For once It is gratifying to
know that the promise of a reduced
r?te on a larger assessment is really
being fulfilled by the county board
in fixing the 6tate and county levy
for the coming year. In fact, the
board is doing a trifle better than
Khat, because not only is the rate re
duced, but the absolute amount of
money to be raised is to oe less than
that for the current year. In spite of
some new Items to be met, and stead
ily growing demands, upon the cur
rent funds. The total tax revenue
for 1912 "collectible by the county
treasurer-, aggregates $910,000,
which surri must give the taxpayers
an idea of the magnitude of those
operations and emphasize the neces
sity ot care In selecting the officials
who spend it for ui.
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temporarily .boaU ; fcava The
Bee saallea Address
j will e chaageo as
arsted.
Us for that lunch counter car,
". Jack Frost Is about the only
enemy left for King Corn to tackle.
' Ak-Sar-Ben's royal court music
master always gets an encore for his
productions. ,
; . - Wiger that Astor : baby forgets
fell about his f 4,000,000 when t he
gets the 'colic.'
';T. R. says his platform Is not
longer than Wilson's, but U seems to
he much wider. V '
Score a few credit marks for the
county board for reducing instead
of increasing the tax levy. "
What's the use In having appoint
ees on the "executive" committee If
they can't execute the gubernatorial
nit . , V;'
The Nebraska bull moose steam
roller seems to work batter In the
"back motion" than when it Is going
ahead. , . '" f - v; .
Our old frlndJMf; Harrington
disappoints us by saying he Is sot
going to move to Omaha. One move
at a time. ,.' -V' !; .V Vv.-. , ;
This Day in Omaha
r-TAl'GUST 2l"
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The Tennis Man,
Laugh not lightly at the tennis
man, who moves in modest silence
across the formal court, though no
loud clamor attend him, and noth
lng of the crashing three-bagger nor
the hard bought stolen base attend
his progress. Nor does the resound
ing kick, the sodden Jolt of the fair
tackle, nor the tumult of the mass
play, contribute to make his game a
spectacle for the publio. Yet, he Is
an athlete, and his game is one for
grown up men, in the rigor of which
is tried to the utmost the strength
and skill, the finesse and endurance
of competitors who have trained
themselves long and studiously In
the tactics and strategy of a sport
whose beauties are apparent, ' even
to the casual observer, once atten
tion is given to the courts. Tennis
is also a game .of ancient lineage,
and of such tradition as belongs to
the venerable, i "
Omaha is acting as host this week
to a gathering! of notable players of
tennis, whose prowess has been dem
onstrated In many stubborn con
tests, 'and The Bee commends to all
who may spare the time that they
go out to the Field club courts dur
ing the - Mid-West tournament and
see what a really good game tennis
is when properly practiced by ex
perts. ,
The society for suppression of un
necessary noise could find, a lot of
work to keep it busy here in Omaha
these days. V XX,
The bull moose convention cost
Chicago a little less than $20,000.
But no one will pretend that it was
worth any more. . ; .
It is comforting to know that we
are to have at least one new $l&,
000,000 battleship. It . may be
needed to quell Ororco. ,
. Temporary relief in the car short
age is reported as resulting from
the heavy rains, but just wait till
the corn crop gets a move on itself.
By grace of 'the dty council,
Omaha housewives need sot buy
vegetables and, fruit by. weight, but
they may have to wait to buy' them.
Help! - .' i--- ,' ;,-v'
Dr. Loveland seems to think that
the worst thing he can say about
the Missouri state prison is that it
is worse, than our Nebraska state
prison. r ' X, ,
At any rate, the president can
stand it as long ss congress, and no
one .doubts Mr. Taft's courage to
veto a bill his Judgment will not let
him approve, - " . '
,The Catholics want to combat so
cialism by a campaign of . education.
Other denominations might well
Join In without breaking through,
the bulwarks of their religion. f
Governor; Alfirichi is Just aching
for a Joint ;4ebats1tth', his demo
cratic opponent. This' holding a
joint debate with ' yourself is evi
dently not what it is cracked up
to be. "C
: ' Tom. Marshall roughly divides the
population of the United States into
plutocrats, educated agitators and
"constitutional"-: democrats. And
everybody " will now wonder under
which head his neighbor is listed.
In Nebraska, the bull mooters in
sist on still labeling themselves and
their candidates republicans while
their chief oracle is shooting it into
republicans at every opportunity.
It's a funny world. ' ' V -
.... The hand that so Jauntily swung
the hammer over the bull .moose
convention at Lincoln last month is
now "-penning open letters that read
almost like appeals tor help.' Does
the effulgence of Oyster Bay no
longer irradiate Nebraska! : '
Prescription for Hives.
For the benefit "ot our readers,
we let them have this advice which
comes from a recognised expert:
Paint your hives. A good coat ot paint
occasionally, will make a hive last tor
years. Without it the hive la soon sun
checked, season cracked, warped, and. fit
only for .kindling wood,: . ..
Thereference, . it should be un
derstood, is to hives that house bees,
not to the kind that make you just
itch to scratch them. ' ;
Thirty Vrars Am
The magnificent new quarters of the.
Missouri Pacific in the new Paxton hotel
come In for a grand write-up.
V committee of the Omaha fire de
partment has been appointed to arrange
for the annual parade and ball as fol
low: M. Goldsmith. L. S. Mitchell. Phil
Dorr, Harry Taggert, Jacob Hauck, J. W.
Nichols, Charles Hunt, George Ketchum,
W. J. Whitehouse, J. H. Butler and
Jerome C. Pentzel.
George Heyn, the enterprising Sixteenth
street photographer, baa returned from
Indianapolis, where he was the only pho
tographer from Nebraska attending th,
United States Photographers' convention.
Mrs. Vernon Wlllard, at the corner" of
Seventeenth and Douglao streets, will
give lessons in literature elocution,
French, rhetoric and conversation.
Secretary Connoyer of the ' Board of
Education received a telegram from
Henry M. James of Cleveland accepting
ths position of superintendent of schools
in Omaha. ,
Harry McCormlck, the bright little son
of 3. S. McCormick, met with a serious
accident by the discharge of a gun braced
against bis left toot and tearing two ot
the toes of his foot, lit was on a hunt
ing expedition with two companions in
the outskiru of the city.
Mr. A. C. Troup left to visit friends In
Kansas, to be absent two weeks.'
Dr. J. C. Whlnnery, brother-in-law of
N. A. Kuhn, the Fifteenth street drug
gist, has entered Into partnership with
Dr. Charles, the reliable ' dentist.
Twenty Years Ago :
One of the hottest and most difficult
fires Chief Galllgan and his men ever
had to fight broke out at B:S0 p. m In
Shlverlck's ' furniture store at 1306-1210
Farnam street and did damage of about
150,000. Officer O' Gorman passing on his
beat observed smoke pouring through the
grating and turned in an alarm. Assist
ant Chief Salter distinguished himself
by crawling in on hands and knees
through a dense cloud ot smoke and fire
and located the seat of the flames. Mr.
and Mrs. Shlverlck thanked the chief
and his men for their work.
Mrs. C. M. Keefer and Miss Orace Ash
ton of Unceln and Mr. and Mrs. 3. A.
George of Washington were the guests
of Mr. W. H. Bradrick and sister, Miss
Belle Bradrick.
William Bates of Waterloo, la., was
visiting J. E. Bates, 1621 Locust street,
i Mrs. Sol Hopper ot .Eighteenth and
Walnut streets left f&r Chicago to visit
relatives. .
The Nonpareils beat the South Oma
hans Jn a good gams of ball by the score
of to 2. Jellen, who pitched for the
Nonpareils, had South Omaha at his
mercy. Bradford and Dave Bhanahan
were with the Nonpareils. s
ACTIVITIES IN ARMY CIRCLES
, .
Trend of Affairs Sketched b y Army and Navy Begister.
Not Yet Free,
News from China at present is
rather disquieting for those who had
thought they saw the peaceful prog'
ress of great reforms in the ancient
empire. . The Assassination of politi
cal' rivals of the' president is not cal
culated to strengthen belief in his
capacity to govern according to en
lightened, ideals. H it be true that
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has fallen a victim
to the Intrigues of. Yuan Shi Kal, the
fortunes of, the latter are lure to be
lowered -' In the,. estimation ' bf the
western .' nations;1 4 for ;; whose good
opinion the Chinese executive should
certain ; have striven. -
Perhaps too much was' expected
when the news came that under the
leadership of Dr. Sun the new. party
in China had reached a strength be
fore which the' Manohtl. dynasty had
to retreat. That Dr. Wu and other
great leaders had participated "in
the. movement gave strength to the
hope that the republic was to be
nourished in its early days wisely
and prudently to the end that Its
vigor would surprise the nations. It
appears that the Chinese have not
yet become entirely free. The out
worn methods of removing am
bitious rivals or-pertinacious critics
by assassination still prevail, i
Until the "slant-eyed heathen" is
able to 'adopt bullmoosery as a part
of his political economy, and can
confine his efforts at annihilation
to' the hypothetical rather than the
actual, he will not be truly a free
man. " ; v. ' I-'-
Too bad the city council lost its
nerve Just at the time when .it had
a real chance to test the referen
dum. Omaha has had the nominal
right to Initiate and refer things for
years, and when the very first oppor
tunity to try the experiment comes
along, the city' council sidesteps the
Issue, and we'll have another long
wait very likely before we can tell
just how the game works.
Ten Years Ago
Ths opening night of the musical fes
tival at ths benefit ot tht Auditorium by
Cilery's band showed a paid seat sals of
8,500 seats.
Two masked men entered ths home of
Mrs. Burt W. Hill, 818 North Twenty-fifth
avenue, lata at night and forced her to
tell them where she kept her money. They
tot away with rrt
Deltgates to. thei plumbers' interna
tional convention dropped routine matters
for the night and enjoyed a banquet at
the Dellons hotel, where they were ad
dressed by Mayor Frank E. Moores, Ed
ward Rosewater and President Clifton ot
the local union, while others responded
to toasts. Central Labor union acted as
host. The committee In charge consisted
of P. T. Green, A, C, JCugel. H. W., Me
Vea, J. L. Lynch, Charles Grandeene, I
C. Lynch and D. P.-Clifton.
Colonel 8. 8. Curtis lft tor Wcquetons-
Ing, Mloh., to spend a short time with his
family, summering 'there, before he goes
on to New york,
Mrs. Charles B. Killer, and children
arrived from Charlottevllle, Va., . whsre
they spent the summer. ,
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Moaatala Artlllerjr Experiments.
A battalion of the Fourth field artillery
today will complete at its station. Fort
D. A. Russell, Wyo., a march ot about
S30 miles over roads In all sorts of coun
try, mostly in Colorado. The march com
menced about June 20. The battalion mak
ing the march was brought to war
strength by taking men and officers from
the other battalions of the regiment
While on the march they took advantage
of being camped at favorable places to
engage in target practice. The experi
ments are expected to demonstrate the
suitability of various articles of the
equipment of mountain artillery and par
ticular attention is being given to the
pack saddle. The official reports of the
march are awaited by field artillery of
ficers at the War department with much
Interest. :
Army. Offlcera Abroad.
Captain John .8. Fair, Fourth cavalry,
now on duty at the army war college,
has been selected as ths officer to serve
for a year with a cavalry regiment in
Germany, in accordance with arrange
ments recently irfade. He will be attached
to a Prussian regiment. First lieutenant
Ephralm Graham, Fifteenth cavalry, will
be sent to the military riding school at
Hanover, Germany, as a successor to
First Lieutenant Edmund I Grubar of
the field artillery, who recently completed
a course at that school. The United
States has aaked the Italian government
for permission to send an officer to the
Italian cavalry school at Tor dl Quito,
and it this permission Is given First
Lieutenant John C. Montgomery, Seventh
cavalry, will be sent.
ment of the members of the militia. Sec
retary Stlmson is on record as saying that
as the representative of the military or
ganisation he would have no hesitation
In saying that It would be far more use
ful to the military establishment of the
United States to keep five regiments of
cavalry and to have an adequate reserve
capable of raising the regular army up to
war strength than to pay such a large
sum to the National Guard. There is not
the slightest doubt but that the five regi
ments of cavalry will be retained and duly
provided for. . One of the most serious
objections to the militia organizations was
that under the present law it could not
be used outside of the United States.
Cbapluln Farorx Cnateen.
Chaplain Francis B. Doherty, Twenty
sixth United States Infantry, delivered an
address before the Catholio Total Abstin
ence Union of America recently in con
vention at South Bend, Ind. Chaplain
Doherty recommended the re-establishment
of the army canteen. He disclaimed
holding a brief for the brewer and would
be opposed to the canteen If he thought
it simply meant another saloon. He, how
ever, looks upon It as a means to dis
cipline resulting from ths regulation and
control of the situation by the command
ing officer of a post The army, he
holds, like every business corporation,
should control its own affairs, and he
does not believe in the efficacy of Inter
ference or of reformation from the out
side. Archbishop John Ireland,, who at
tended the convention, gave hearty ap
proval to the views of the army chaplain.
Militia Pay Bill.
There Is little likelihood of the militia
pay bill becoming a law at the present
session. The bill has been favorably re
ported to the house, but will not be con
sidered in the senate military committee
until it passes that body. This bill in
volves a payment of over 19,000,000 a year
to the organised militia, but until the
army bill is finally approved and the
house cut In the cavalry arm has been ad
justed the officials of the War department
are not In favor of Inaugurating the pay-
Army ReacrT Corps.
A senate amendment to the army ap
propriation bill provides for the estab
lishment of a reserve corps. This amend
ment originated with Senator du Pont
who' first suggested the possibility of ob
taining a reserve without ths necessity
of keeping in touch with possible mem
bers of such an organization and paying
them a stipulated sum while enlisted
therein. The senate amendment provides
as follows! '
"Provided further. That, for the pur
pose of utilizing as an army reserve the
services of men who have had experience
and training in the regular army, In time
of war or when war is imminent, and
after the president shall, by proclama
tion, have called upon honorably dis
charged ioidlers of the regular army to
Dresent themselves for re-enlistment
therein within a specified period, subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed
in said proclamation, any person who
shall have been discharged honorably
from said army, with character reported
as at least good, and who, having been
found physically qualified for the duties
of a soldier, shall re-enlist in the line of
said army or In the signal corps thereof
within the period that shall be specinea
In said proclamation, shkn receive on so
re-enlisting a bounty wMch shall be com
puted at the rate of J8 for each month
for, the first year of ths period that shall
have elapsed sines his last discharge from
ths regular army and the date ot his re
enlistment therein under th terms ot said
proclamation; at the rate of $8 per month
for the second year Of such period; at
ths rate of t Pr month for the third
year of such period, and at the rate ot
$3 per month for any subsequent year of
such period, but no bounty in excess of
300 shall be paid. to any. person under
the terms of this act." -
It IS believed by ths War. department
that this is entirely practicable and will
Indues a good many discharged soldiers
to return to ths ranks at a time when
they are very much needed. There is no
restrve at present and tt is one of the
subjects concerning which the chief ot
staff has mads many recommendations
to congress. It is believed one of. the
good results of the du Pont scheme would
be that many married men might be in
duced to re-enlist for a short war on ac
count of the bounty. This money could
be handed over Immediately to ths fam
ilies and would not cause the usual hard
ships attendant upon giving up their
occupations. s
THAT HAEEIMAN FUND.
JONATHAN TBUMBUH
People Talked About
The colonel Insists that it $25,
000 of Standard Oil money was used
to elect him in 1904 it was without
his knowledge. He has not," how
ever, gone ss far Mr Bryan did
when he offered to pay back that
$15,000 If convinced that it came
fromRyan.:'l-"-.i ' ;'
Raymond Hitchcock's wife says
seven years of married life is the
limit, and suggests seven months as
long enough. And, some marriages
ought to be stopped seven days be
fore they begin. v
Philip Swartx, secretary of ths Nebraska
Clothing company, has complete grasp
ot the business, and through his hands
extend trade relations with all sections
ot the state. Though not affiliated with
the bull moose, Mr. Swarta Is recognised
as one ot Nebraska's progressives that's
the reason the Nebraska Clothing com
pany is a ton-notchtr, because Its direct
ing thought . handles the business so it
goes ahead.
Thomas Klwood Thorn, who a a boy
worked in the gardens of Joseph Bona
parte at Bordenton n, N. J., has celebrated
n't ninetieth birthday.
IV, Bourko Cockran, former leader of
Tammany ball, has joined the bull moose
herd. Down New York way ths change
mystifies ths crowd because there is room
for only one talker' In the B, M. spot
light. . s. ,'''-' 1 - "X
Helen Kellar, born deaf, dumb and
bi nd, who has overcome her natural
handicaps to such an extent as to be a
college graduate a writer and hold a
position of trust has now learned. to
sing. Surely, no wonder ot fairy lore can
compare with the apparent mtracls
wrought in this afflicted girl by human
science and persistence, and her own in
domitable will and perseverance.
In ft death ot Jonathan Trumbull, 127
years ' ago today August 21, - 1785-our
country lost one of the grandest- of ths
men who, in the "times that tried men's
souls," stood ever true to the cause of
liberty. " . , . ' ' V-' "
Born In Lebanon, Conn., In 1710, and
graduated at Harvard in 1727, Trumbull
began life thoroughly .equipped, physi
cally, mentally and morally, for ths wln
ntng of the thing men call success.
The sterling manhood, great good sense
and tearless Industry of ths young man
were not unappreciated by his country
men, and ths honors cams to him thick
and fast. By turns, and in rapid suc
cession, . Trumbull was mads judge,
deputy governor and governor ot Con
necticut and beyond a doubt still higher
honors In a political way would have
come to him but for the breaking out of
the revolutionary war.' -'
When the great struggle began Trum
bull entered into It heart and soul, nve
deviating a hair's breadth from ths
straight line ot patriotic devotion. The
British tried to buy him, but he was not
tor sale. There was not enough gold In
England's strong boxes to have bought
htm. They tried to frighten him, but he
was proof against-the loudest thunders
ot their wrath. He was neither to be
scared nor - bribed into infidelity to the
cause that he loved with an individual
affection. ':' v" V--. .
By Eev. Thomai B. Gregory.'
There are men of thought and men ot
action- Trumbull belonged to the first
oktegory. He was a man of thought
His common sense was unerring. ';. His
Judgment was ever true. ' . '
It is a matter of common knowledge
that -Washington always placed the
greatest reliance in the Connecticut man.
Hs called him ths "first of patriots," and
his confidence in his Judgment was. equal
to his admiration for his patriotism.
As often as the "Father of His Coun
try" was in doubt about the advisabil
ity of a thing he would, it possible, eon
suit Trumbull. "Let us hear what
Brother Jonathan has-to say upon the
matter," was Washington's . Invariable
answer to those who would hurry him up
with his deolstons, and what Trumbull
Said always had great weight with the
commander-in-chief.
It Is to Trumbull that we trace the
name which stands, and will ever stand,
for the personification of . the United
States, s "John Bull" does for England.
The people took a fancy to Washington's
pet phrase, "Brother Jonathan," and
began applying it affectionately to ths
new-born nation. And thus It came about
that history was enabled to give England
a Roland for her Oliver, In setting up
against "John Bull" that other enter
prising personage, to be known down the
ages as "Brother Jonathan."
St. ' Louis' Republic: So, instead of
Roosevelt trying to get money from Har
riman, Harriman tried to get money
from Roosevelt Some day this man
Roosevelt will tell us something that
we're going to find it difficult to believe.
Chicago Inter Ocean: The essential
facts are that Mri Roosevelt sought finan
cial help from men whom he denounced
as "malefactors," and got . It on con
siderations known or conjectured. Money
was needed for the campaign and Mr.
Roosevelt called In a "trust magnate"
and got ths money. The "lie" In ths
affair was Mr. Roosevelt's denial that
he did what he did.
Brooklyn Eagle: Strange as It may ap
pear, Mr. Harriman gave some evidence
of conscientious scruples. When the
alleged bargain was broken, or, to put It
vulgarly, when Black was - "thrown
down," the railroad magnate offered to
return the contributions he had succeeded
in securing. To the credit of the other
subscribers be it ea!d that they also Were
such "good losers" that they declined to
receive the money. Willing as the Eagle
Is to concede that there is on the face of
the earth but one teller of the truth, the
whole truth and pothlng but the truth,
it is embarrassed by the loophole. So
the third-term candidate must close It
himself. Otherwise it will remain open.
New York Post: Ex-Governor Odeli's
testimony concerning the money which
Harriman raised for President Roosevelt
In 1904, served once more to bring out
the colonel's exceptional sensitiveness on
that subject He at once dictated a state
ment, in his well known moderate style,
declaring that "no human being can so
much as attempt to refute any state
ment therein made (that is, his own ex
planation of six years ago) without brand
ing himself as dishonest and untruthful."
About none of the other Egyptians whom
he despoiled does Mr. Roosevelt display
such heat,'-He may do it in connection
with Perkins, ten years from now. When
he has got through with him, but until
now no name has been such a red flag
to the colonel as that of his erstwhile
there was a defect in his titled-Baltimore
American.
Upgardson I've half a mind to go on
the stage. .
Atom Don't do It old chap. Too many
of that kind are there now. Chicago
Tribune. .
"Do you think kissing is as dangerous
as the doctors say?" ....
"Well, It has certainly Tut an end to a
good many confirmed bachelors at any
rate."Judge. . .
She I asked papa If I could marry you
ana ne got so msa he can t speak.
He Yes?
She Mercy, don't you understand? Go
rn quick and ask him for me! Cleveland
Plain. Dealer. -
"Dear Mr. Harriman."
"practlcar man.
like himself a
GRINS AND . GROANS.
"I hear Stocsky's daughter it going to
marry a nobleman."
"No, she is not. Her father had htm
investigated by a surety company and on
Its report refused to Invest In him, as
HOT WIATHER APPEAL.
Los Angeles Express.
Backward, thermometer, turn In your
fllsht
And cool off the atmosphere til! ' it Is
right.
Weatherman, give us an Arctic-fanned
brez '
Rather than fry we would much rather
freese!
Bee on our foreheads the great drops of
sweat! .
Note how our underwear sticks to us yet!
On your high temperature please put a
' check.
For every clean collar we have is a
wreck!
Backward, turn backward, O weatherman,
nray.
And curb the hot temper you like to dis
play! i -We
are so weary of ice eream and pop,
Tired of soda and all of such slop, ..
Long have we guzzled on weak lemonade:
Worn duds which most of our temper dls-
played.
Backward, turn backward, until . we can
ee
Seme weather as sane as. we'd wish it to
bo' . . . .
Backward, turn backward; we're sweaty
and hot: . . ,
Valnly ws ieek for a cool, shady spot!
Long have we watched while the mercury
rose,
And drops of sweat trickled down off
our nose!
Every old dud we have soaked to the
hide,-
Then gone to bed while our underwear
dried.
Backward. O weatherman, let the bulb
flow, -
And bury us deep in a mantle of snow!
Backward, turn backward; we're weary
Of heat.
Walking on pavements with blistering
. feet!
Tired of waving a fan in the air,
Tired of cursing the weatherman there.
Charter a steamer we'll pay you the
price; " i j " ' '
Carry -us off to the- regions of ice;
There on a glacier, oh, let us remain
Until our own weather is. both safe and
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Winona, JHmiiefiota
CONDUCTED BY THE SISTERS OF SAINT FRANCIS
YEAR BEGINS FIRST WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER
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Saint Clsre Seminary CUuleal School
sad Collet Preparatory. . , Secritarial
Courte.
Saint Agnes Grammar School --For
little girls. . , -
Conservatory of Saint Cectlls Fleae,
Violin, Voice, Orgtn, Harp, Harmony,
Composition, Normal Muue, .
Department of Art, Normal Art. Dram.' . ,
J tic Expression, HouwhoW Economic.
. Strong faculty of specialists; tplesdidly
equipped laboratories sad' gymnasium; '
. .. moderate price; students from thirteen .
. state;, normal department for, student ..
preparing to teach. , ,
Direct lines ol railway from inicaco.
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Milwaukee. St. Paul. St. Louis.
Only earnest, capable students who have
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'The Commeretallslna of Easter."
OMAHA, Aug. 19.-TO the Editor of The
Bee: The writer ot the editorial On this
Subject tell Into some very natural er
rors. In the first plaoe ths Gregorian
calendar did cot "fix the date of Easter
as the first Sunday following ths first
Friday subsequent to the vernal equinox.'
The Gregorian calendar fixed the date of
Easter only as it fixed every other date,
civil and ecclesiastical, of ths solar year.
It determined the proper date of the
vernal equinox, which by the Julian or
Augustan calendar, had fallen eleven
days behind In 1&S2. , Were we still ob
serving the Julian calendar the Fourth
ot July would fall on the 16th ot July,
and Christmas day ' on January 8. .
Again, as a rule, Eaeter day tails on
ths. first Sunday after ths first Friday
subsequent to the. . vernal equinox, but
not slwavs.t If the vernal equinox falls
on a Saturday, as It does, not frequently,
but sometimes, or on March M, then
Faster day falls on March 22 or on
March 23 without an Intervening Friday.
Otherwise the statement is perfectly
true. The vernal new moon may occur
on March T. And the full moon on March
0. When It docs, the Sunday following
is Easter day whether a Friday Inter
venes or not It a new moon oocured
one day earlier than March 7. the ver
nal new moon would occur twenty-eight
days later, or about April 4. the full
moon on April IS, and Easter day en
any day after,, not later than April 2S.
Since the Council of Nice in 25, by
universal : custom Easter has been kept
on the Sunday alter the vernal full
moon. Yet here In Omaha there is a
difference of two Weeks, mors or less.
In ths observance of Easter day by dif
ferent .Christian congregations.. The
Greek and the Syrian orthodox churches
keep the "old style." that Is ths Julian
calendar. , The rest of us follow the Gre
gorian calendar. As a result ths Greek
uuatar mar either precede of follow ths
Roman and Anglican by an Interval ot
two weeks, more or less.
You are, of course, right about the
largeness of the business undertaken by
the International Congress of Chambers
of Commerce to tlx the date of Easter
at Its forthcoming convention In Boston,
on some particular day ot the month In
the springtime to make it more conven
ient for the business world. Personally,'
I cannot see what difference it can make
to the business world whether Easter
Is kept by solar or by lunar reckoning.
But whether it makes some difference
or not the church has settled the mat
ter already for itself; and . however
time-saving it may seem to be to "big
business" there Is not the remotest prob
ability that It will permit big or little
business to determine tor It Just when
It will observe the festival of Easter or
any other Christian festival. The Inter
national Congress ot the Chambers of
Commerce may very easily make a tool
ot itself, ot course, by seeking to legis
late tor ths church In ths matter of the
observance ot Easter and ' other fes
tivals for ths convenience ot business.
But the church will seek its own con
venience as to that. The matter is on a
par withT that other quite prevalent
proposition, to persuade or coerce the
church into teaching Christianity with
out the creed, an t'undogmatlc Chris
tianity." . It Is sn ,'lridesoent dream."
very popular In a world ot Invertebrate
religionism, but it Is not even remotely
possible for the Catholic church to con
cede, even for a day.
It is In the. world to teach what that
world must accept In order to be Chris
tian, not to accept for Itself what the
world thinks It might be willing to re
ceive In lieu of the Catholio faith or of
the ecclesiastical year. I
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Brings, to the boys of. the northwest the
educational advantages of. the best east
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St. James School provides an ideal
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