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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRn)AY, AUGUST 23, 1912.
The Omaha daily Pee
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JULY CIRCULATION.
51,109
Stat of Nebraska, County of Douglas, s.
- Dwighi Williams, circulation manager
of The Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, aays that the average dally
circulation for the month of July. 1912,
was 51,109. DWIOHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before me this 3d day of August, 19a
(Seal.) ROBERT HUNTER.
. . Notary Public.,
Sabseribers leaving ' the city
temporarily should kave Th
Be walled to then. Address
will b Changed
qaested. ' ' .'' :V ';
Omaha'i climate Is doing very well,
considering;. . .
Pa .Rourke's boys are miking a
xaanly fight, anyhow.-" -'
Tb Ananias club is sure-due for
a large increase iu. membership. .,,
Nebraska oulj mdosers plan an
other, state conventiin?" "What for?
Omaha day at, the State fair Sep
tember 4. Mark it down on your
calendar.. '.'"' ''
Congress has finally accomplished
one thing-it has'found .out it -cannot
Muff preBldeni."':.. V:" 'v
i U.:..- . ,. :; ?V
'Still, tbf phonograph remains fo
any amfiitious candidate who insiit
upon A Joint debate.; I
If Boss Bill Fllnn does tlnally land
lp. the United States ;ene," whose
will be, the victory lr fff
A Subject for an Inquest.
The more the inside doings of the
defunct Independent Telephone cam
pany crop out, the more does it ap
pear to be a subject for a real .in
quest. '
, From inception to finish, this sec
ond telephone scheme has proved to
be a colossal bunco game, and the
Only wonder is that so many people
otherwise shrewd and far-seeing in
fact, a whole community became
willing victims in spite of ample and
repeated warnings.
', It is, we repeat,, a source of intense
satisfaction to The Bee to know that
it alone of all the newspapers here
refused to fall for the bait of a dual
telephone', system, under a franchise
that was to guarantee perpetual com
petition and 'effectively prevent one
being swallowed by the other. "The
Bee again has exposed the peculiar
deal by which the receivership has
been wound up with preferred bond
holders drawing twice as much out
of the wreck as other bondholders.
' If the whole truth of the gigantic
swindle could be laid bare it would
no doubt 'be more of "An eye-opener
than' what has already come to light
. Victor "Mnrdock'fl red and unbowei
head is achieving notoriety just now
for the silence it keeps up. ; '
j .That smile gentty. stealing o'er,, the
co'al man face indicates that he, too,
ban hea'rdW katydid's song?
V News .from Nicaragua is offered as
proof that General Sherman knew
what he't was saying when he defined
'A famous Omaha novelist can
write . another great family ' story
book with a moral without resorting
to flctlo. .
! Wasn't it mean of the Standard Oil
to contribute to T. R.'s campaign
fund in 1904, 'in spite of Teddy's
protests? ' . ''' , ;". "
Nebraika'i Assessment Roll.
Whatever other issue may occupy
attention during the next sitting of
the legislature, Nebraska's revenue
laws should be looked after. That
trirgra'tid assessment roll of the state
shows: a decrease of half a million
acres in Improved lands and. an In
crease' of 2,000,000;,-acref jn unim
proved lands between iili and 1912
is not At all creditable,' and can be
accounted for only on the ground of
laxity on part of assessors. Land
that was improved in 191I certaiply
did not lapse into the unimproved
classification In a year, but -on the
average valuation per acre for 1912
a loss of 'Over $4,500,000 in the total
valuation was i thus incurred, The
Increase in unimproved acreage may
bo in some measure accounted for by
the settlement on government land
during the year, but portion at
least must be ascribed to negligence
on part of local assserr. ;;'
Borne 'means must' be devised
yherfcify 'effUent listingf of all
ipfoperty-'fot' taxattdn' imay rbi' had.
mi'aVrwitto V!lje d'lftictflt of
achievement v.lnf. the njatter or. real
prbpeifty;' Recorda ank surveys at
the 'county' court hawses lifford
an; excellent -basis' for "calculation in
case- the ideal reviewing ' boards are
dteiatisfiedlth figure turned In by
MhBi,!',;'
vJW. Pf ecitict .'asseiso;-;, ; system, re
stored by' thedemocraw after: It had
been wiped, put by th republicans, is
largely responsible for' the' condition
that exists. It ought 'to be' modified
oT-aboliihed."c 4 ' ' H
iEookin(fiackwanl
This Day taOmak
OMPIUCD FROM DEX FILE'S
AUGUST 23.
The Penrose Kevelatiohi.
' Senator Penrose'it' Revelations as
to the financing of the campaign to
re-elect Presidefit Rrfo'iexelt'ln'lsO
are not particular 'itartlMi to peo
ple even faintly fimlllar wlth the
Campaign methods that wer then
employed ' and were regularly em
ployed by" Ull 'political partiea until
.discontinued four years as. y;
His disclosures and explanations,
however,' ought to puncture,;effect
u'ally the "Holy! Holy!" "pretenses
of thosl'new, refprm .coivel'U who
as previous beneficiaries ! of corpor
ation help and trust campaign con
tributions are ; ' to th good ): position
how -to etlf-ittle black" or to as
sume immaculate' virtue as "leaders"
after having . so lately worn the
clothes of ' bosses." - Senator Pea
rose has brought the Sandard Ci
trail to the door, but as several of
the most vital witnesses are dead and
can not 'answer back, the only reply
that may be expected Is loud and fre
quent repetition of the word "liar."
'. Caruso Is suing his former wife, for
defamation of character, and r she
'didn't say a word about any monkey
' business, either.' v
A Philadelphia man went to jail
rather than kiss his wife at a magls
rtrate's order. Perhaps he knew
"which was better. ..
Johnny's extra exertions these
days are due to the fact that he has
but a little time to do all he had
planned for vacation.
Rider Haggard will blush when he
reads the story sent from the Congo
country about the taking off of Ele
phant Poacher Rogers. :
i At a world Institution, the Salva
tion .Army will survive the person
ality of any one man connected with
Xlt, even.though'it be tue founder.,
4 ' Now if the city council would only
establish some dependable standard
I of measurement for Insuring delivery
of political goods according to pre-election
specifications. ' ' "
Smearing signs on sidewalks Is by
no means the greatest of abuses prac-
tlced In Omaha. Smearing dirt and
' refuse over" ttie lavement through
f;aleve-bottomed: wagons la wose.;
I;
Efforts to embarrass President'
Taft by passing political bills in an
il ticipatloa of vetoes have sot bad the
jeffect the democrats 'and their allies
"In congress expected. The president
la watching - the country's interests,
i not playing politics.
Texav ;k holding Its breath, while
I. the bull moosers get lined up to put
I'a ticket In the fleld agalnst the regu-
j lar republicans. 'The woflder is how'
' the trick will be turned without du
plicating aominationa.
Thirty Years Ago
The weather is more sultry than ever.
Feoney Sc. Connolly's store will be com
pleted In a day or two. '
Meadlmber A Dally have laid a nice
sidewalk In front of their carriage fac
tory. It Is reported that a band of Gypsies
have been encamped for several days
In the brush at the head of 8t. Mary's
avenue, and another near Hascall's place.
Dr. 8. D. Mercer has returned from the
wert,'
Miss Mamie Shears and 'her sister.
Miss Leila, left for North Lake, Wis.
George K. Daniels, commissioner of
the Iowa trunk lines, accompanied by
his secretary is In Omaha.
Rev. Robert Lalng and family have re
turned to the Gate City after a short
stay at Minneapolis.
Jesse Lowe, who has been employed In
the city , engineer's office, left for Troy,
X. Y., where he will resume his studies
In the Raenseller institute.
M. Elgutter. the genial clothier, whose
palatial headquarters are In Poppleton's
block, has Just returned from the east
where he purchased a mammoth stock
of goods for the fail trade.
John A. Crelghton Is about to build
two fine dwelling bouses on California,
near Sixteenth. f
Twenty Years Ago .
Emll Brandefs, Lleutenan Arrows mi th,
Jack Morrison, Tom Foley, Hugh Murphy.
Clarley Fanning, Dan Honln, John and
Jim Kelkenney and Sandy Grlswold
formed a party preparing to go to New
Orleans to attend th Sullivan-corbett
ftght.
The, second session of the Toung Peo
ple's Christian Temperance union was
held at the United Presbyterian church
at night, Park avenue and Jackson
street. This was a district meetlnr of
delegates from Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa
and Dakota. It was addressed by Prof. I.
A. McNultan, while Rev. J. A. Thompson.
t. D., of Tarklo college and others, con
ducted study hours.
William Wallace, cashier of the Omaha
National bank, returned from Lake
Okobojr after five weeks' rusticating. His
family remained to drive back.
Rev. C. W. Savldge was preparing to
"carry the war Into the enemy's country,"
by planning on a big camp meeting In
Anson's grove near Springfield In Barpy
county.
Colonel Frank E. Moores had as fls
guest for the day General J. M. Schoon
maker of Pittsburgh, Pa., who was In the
same division In th civil war as Colonel
Moores.
Ten Years Ago
Mrs. J. Furth went to Chicago to meet
Mr. Furth, returning from Germany.
Mrs. Fred Rhoads of Kansas Cltv. who
had been spending the summer with her
parents at Kearney, was the ruest at her
sister, Mrs. D. C. Chrlsman, 216 North
Twenty-sixth street
John Paul Breen, talking at ldlewlld
hall on North Twenty-fourth street.
pleaded for higher political Ideals. He
pointed to "young Dolliver" of Iowa as a
man who stood high among .statesmen.
J. 8. McNslly, city passenger and ticket
agent of the Rock Island in Omaha, km
appolhted division" passenger agent for
that company, with headquarters at Ok
lahoma City, effective September 1.
People Talkecl About
Our aconomlcal Water board that
ijthrew away $200,009 on the secret
iisale bond deal Is halting construction
;;of that long needed second supply
fjmaln over an expense item of Jl&r
i. GOO. If it were only a lawyer's fee
i;blll it would be passed without a mo
ment's beEltaiioa.
A Business Man's Talk. ' ,
The short, speech made by Vice
President Sherman In accepting the
renominatlon , tendered him by the
Chicago convention has virtue, other
than its brevity, it is the talk of a
business man .to thoughtful people.
"Sunny''Jlm,, makes little pretense
to oratorical ability, nor has he laid
any claim to profundity, but wheri it
comes to. common sense, that quality
his countrymen so admire In a pub
lic official, he Is among the notables.
Worthy of the most careful consid
eration is his utterance on the frensy
of the, age: ', i.-V" "
'Th crlm of th "new age" Is frenaied
speech and action; lack, of thought, a
spurning jf deliberation' and of th
weighing of consequences. Fakirs with
projects ;,to, "get rleb quick",, draw gaping
crowds. Mad haste Is the, pastime of th
multitude.' AutorrtdbU? race to carry
their passengers to death at a mil a
minute. "The British Board' of Trade at-
ipuvw ne mini sinning,, or tne ti
tanic, with Its cruel sacrifice of life, of
crew and passengers, to excessive spetd.
Th third-term, Prty and candidate will
ooh Urge the country to Ilk disaster and
ruin.
vThis. la not the expression of i a
"standpatter," but the voicing of the
thought uppermost In the minds of
many, sober men for months. Mr.
Sherman's loyal support of Mr. Taft
iri! his progressive policies Trebuts the
charge that 'he Is a reactionary, and
his own clear-sightedness, shown by
his terse and vigorous public utter
ances, -. relieves him of any suspicion
that he la a Visionary. ;
Taftand Sherman must appeal to
the thoughtful American cltisena, for
tbejF: represent 'deliberate : and well
designed progress, rather than vague,
experimental projects promising
wildly' to Work miracles by legislative
or executive hocus pocus. .
A bulletin was Issued ' when the Astor
baby was born. We have no record of the
Issuance of bulletins when Auraham Lin
coln, U. 8. Grant and Robert E. Lee
were born.
Mr. John A. Logan, widow of General
Logan of civil war fame, and a noted
writer, celebrated her seventy-f jurth
birthday In Washington getting out
"copy" to satisfy her many contracts for
her writings.
The Wilson highball is already tagged
with the Sea Girt date. "An inch of
Scotch at th bottom of the glass, fill
the rest with lemonade," and you have
Inspiration for a cheer in every divi
sion of th parade.
Clarence Bragdon of Old Orchard, Me.,
lassoed off shore there recently a sun
fish that weighed between 700 and 800
pounds. . It took Bragdon five hours to
land the fish. This species of fish belongs
In southern Waters and la rarely cap
tured so far north.
A Chicago preacher rushes to the de
fense of spinsters and delivers a hot-air
body blow to th Colorado brother who
would oonstgn them to a desert Isle. A
Chicago preacher can be depended on to
strike out from the shoulder when the
object Is beyond reach. , '
Miss Blanche Coffin of Nantucket.
Mass., Is only U years old and & grad
uate of the high school, but the town
ha such confidence In her that she ha
been appointed public weigher. She Is
probably the youngest woman holding an
official position In the country.
A foreign savant sufficiently dis
tinguished to challenge cable rates an
nounce he ha found a us for the
appendix. He Is years behind the times.
At least on Omaha man uses his own.
curled up In a bottle of alcohol as a
den decoration and reminder of the sur
geon' bill.
Both regular republican and progressiva
candidates tor governor of Ohio ar ac
tive newspaper men, with facilities for
featuring their campaign stories on the
front page. General Brown edits the
Zanesvllle Courier, and Jimmy Cox owns
a paper at Dayton and another at Spring
field.
Grand Junction, Colo., reports a re
markable case of physical and mental
resemblance of two person. Miss Gret-
ohen De Long and her slter, Mrs. Gladys
Thoma of that city, twins, are o al!k
In looks, voice and disposition that there
are but three or four people In the city
who can tell them apart. T " ';''
Baltlmoreans are sitting tip and think
ing mightily about a new method of
touching them where the coin Is short.
The city needs a tSJ.OOO.OOO sewer system.
An Issue of bonds Is not relished, s it Is
proposed to charge users a yearly rental
for the sewers. Either way. tflose who
have It must dig up, . while , the sewer
builders dig down.
The world's oldest officeholder, ono
whose grip withstood the upheavals of
sixty-fdur year, takes care of the property'-
record ,'Of ..Orange ; county North
Carolina. ' and answer to the name of
John Law.' Though SO year of age, his
eye Is clear, h's penmanship firm and
the "ile" ' tastes 'ss sweet and ' ins:rti lng
as did th first bit. .:"
EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC LIBEAEIES
By Edith Tobitt Librarian, Omaha Public Library.
"Efficiency In business" has received so
much discussion of late that It is a brave
persons who dares assume the privilege
of continuing the subject, but having seen
the statement that "the more books of
the right kind are read, th more efficient
a nation becomes," a librarian naturally
believes that the discussion has no end,
but may be, continued indefinitely, for
tMs means not only a supply of the right
kind of books, but also an efficient distri
bution of these books.
When speaking of the efficiency of the
employes In a library, It would seem that
the same- general rule would hold as In
other occupations, but this is scarcely
true. The people who are served by an
Institution maintained at public expense
expect- a higher grade of service than
where served by the employes of some
-private institution or business. No doubt,
this is because a higher grade of honor
or Integrity la expected In the occupant
of the office which is maintained for the
public good, at the public expense, than
one which is maintained for private gain.
Naturally the same general rules regard
ing adaptability, politeness,' Industry and
various other attributes should be ap
plied to the occupant of any position; but
In the case of the public servant only the
'very highest standards should be toler
afed. " '
It would seem that the selection of
books for, the library Should have first
attention, but books are easy of selection
compared to employes, and easily dis
posed of. If ncjt, found V) be useful, while
the assistant must be carefully placed In
the department for Which she Is the best
fitted. 'For taking alt bf the valuable
characteristics of all of the assistants Into
consideration1' there are to be found 'as
many grades of value las there are books
in the library. To be able to do the sub
ject of "the library assistant" Justice, the
writer should have a very thorough
knowledge of human nature, a knowledge
generally poisessed by successful teachers
and sociological workers, but not often
by the librarian" Such knowledge .comes
from a kind of experience not easily ob
tained by a librarian. It Is more to a
librarian's credit to know thoroughly the
members of the staff and consequently
be. Just to all than It Is to have suc
ceeded with any other one piece of work,
because perfect,. Justice , toward all em
ployes will produce the . best work for
the library. ....... -
While the actual work of getting the
right book to tire right, person may fall
chiefly upon tbe desk assistant, the man
ner in which this Is done emanates from
those who decide the policy of the library.
If those who are at the head of affairs
have forgotten or have never realized
that th library exists for the people,
and that It is maintained at public ex
pense -for 'that purpose,' and because of
this lack of knowledge maintain an atti
tude of arrogance toward the people, ths
assistants will do the same. It Is true
that an Indifferent and unsympathetic
librarian cannot always prevent a capable
and efficient assistant from doing her
work well, yet the lack of efficiency at
the head will often discourage capable
assistants and will never better the work
of poor ones.
In a library of medium size having
thirty employes or less It is a compara
tively easy matter for the librarian to
keep In close touch with the work of the
members of the staff, and by personal
effort maintain a definite standard, white
In a large library this duty must of ne
cessity be detailed to others. But what
ever the means adopted, every library
must have a definite standard - of effi
ciency which bears directly upon the serv
ice to the public,' and although a full
knowledge of the technical details of thf
work of the library are without question
necessary, a proper knowledge of the
right attitude toward the public Is a
greater necessity and should receive from
the librarian much greater emphasis than
the technical side.
The characteristic most to be desired
In a library employe, In no matter what
position, is that of the self-disciplined and
well-trained servant who understands the
rights of others and what they should
expect of him in his position and who at
tempts to respond to this demand. These
characteristics, If they exist, are inherent,
but may be more fully developed by ex
perience.
There is some variance In the minds Of
librarians regarding the place of the II
brary In a city, but without discussion
we must all agree that first of all the
free public library Is a collection of books
maintained for the use of the public. In
order that the books may be available
the employes must not only give efficient
service, but also they must have a clear
understanding of the public .
; It has been said many times that a
few bookK in the hand of an intelligent
and discriminating employe are of greater
value than a large collection poorly han
dled. Then employes constitute the me
dium by which th books reach the pub-
lie, and It rests with fhe buyer, the cata
loguer, the desk assistant," tTie reference
librarian and the children's librarian to
see that these get Into th hands of the
right people in the right time: " It fs here
that the careful discrimination of the li
brarian and assistants is necessary.
The average library Is much too large
to be well used by the public and tho
employes of the library. In most llbrar
ies of 100,000 volumes there are possibly
not' more than 10,000 which are bf real
value. If the employes could know th
authors, titles and something of the con
tents of most of these it is quite as much
as may be expected. If the assistant
come to the library with a reasonably
good education and something of a desire
to add to what she has, and will read reg
ularly books which are of general Inter
est, there 1 no reason" why she should
not learn to discriminate quite as care
fully In th selection of books for the in
dividual borrower as the assistant who
has made a special study of the criticism
of literature.
WHY THESE VAST WAR EXPENSES?
Annual Appropriations Increased Eight-Fold in Eighteen Years.
. ,, ' Indianapolis News. '
It Is, easy enough for us Americans, as
onlookers, to, appreciate the folly of th
naval rivalry between England and 'Ger
many and to see that the vast expendi
tures, If they continue, can only end in
disaster as great as war itself. .But what
mysteiiou forca'is it '.that is constantly
pushing up the war expense of this
peaceable nation, the United State? Cer
tainly the vast majority of the people of
this country nave no admiration for war
of aggression, and . the chances of any
need of defense are remote. And yet ex
penditure for war ar growing at an
enormous, rate. This 1 strikingly shown
by the Independent, which deplore the
fact that more voices ar not raised In
commendation of the lower house of the
congress for It stand in refusing to pro
vide for the customary two dreadnoughts
thi year.. . Whence come all the talk In
condemnation of the house for this atti
tude? Certainly not from the people.
Last year Itt7.026.100 was appropriated
for th United Sate, navy. - Th Tart
ness of this sum may be appreciated by
contrast with the amount appropriated In
1884, which was $15,869,733.6$. Ever since
that year there has been a steady In
crease. The army, appropriation have
shown a parallel increase until, the In
dependent says, our total expenditure
for all military purposes approximate
three-quarters of the total revenue of our
government, .In. other words, we. are
spending $1,000,000 a day on wars , past
and to come. And this great military ex
penditure Is a new .thing In our life a
matter of lets than a generation. Is It not
time for peace loving American to re
flect on this astonishing state of affairs?
Why all this 'expenditure for unproduc
tive purposes?, Where Is the War to come
from? .Nobody dares advocate .the bund
ing of a navy tor the purposes of aggres
sion. What nation then. Is going to at
tack us? England, France, Germany
and Japan, tfle Independent points out,
ar tbe only nation against whom we
might conceivably need a great navy.
England, France and Germany are on
record as being willing to sign arbitra
tion treaties with us in which all ques
tions shall be submitted to judicial settle
ment. And every responsible visitor
returning from Japan says substantially
the same thing that President Eliot
said recently at Honolulu:
"Japan is not in the least inclined to he
warlike, and will fight only as a last pos
sible resort, or if attacked."
Say th Independent:
"The burden of the proof that we need
a great navy, then, Is clearly on those
who fear attack from England, Germany,
Fiance and Japan.' This, of course, they
can not specifically furnish. They have
to fall back on that last ditch of the mili
taristic argument, namely, that the navy
is the best form of national Insurance,
though they never have explained yet
why the rates should keep going up
when the risks are going down."
President Jordan of Leland Stanford,
jr., university has been doing a good work
in going about the country pointing out
how these elaborate preparations- for war
the world over are promoted , by big
financial interests that have armament to
sell. The Independent - asks why we
ihould act from year to year in this mat
ter of naval appropriations on the advice
of Interested persons only.
UfeBees LcllerDox
For a Mew Irish Craade.
SOT7TH OMAHA. Aug. "XL TO the
Editor to .The'ee: The press publishes
that one . "Red , Mike" Wallace, deputy
hetiff appointed by Sherlf MoShane. ha
started mandamua proceedings against
th county commissioners to ompei
them to pprove the bond he has furn
ished. The commissioner reiuse w -cent
the bond alleging that Wallace i
unfit for servloe on account of a charge
pending agalnrt him In the district court
I bellve there ought to be a law making
It a crime to asume a name other than
one' own. The Irish race is constantly
libelled by lawless men and women, who
take Irish- name and liave them written
In the criminal annals. - -
There i a-notorious gang of young
vaaabonds In New York City, whose
leader is known a "Paul Kelly" and hi
gang rejoices in, the name of their leader,
the "Paul Kelly, -gang." The aforesaid
Paul Kelly is not. a on might suppose.
of Irish descent, nor 1 Paul Kelly hi
real and lawful name.
The other day. a cold-blooded murder
In a crowded public plce In New York
City startled the whole county. But now
"Jack" Sullivan bobs up a a participant
In th murder. ' BuV 'Jack" fiulllvsn
1 hot' his rightful name., nor' has he any
Irish blood In his veins. Why should
decent .Irish 'namee1 be .used to cover
criminals and their evil record?. In be
half of the rank and file of the Irish
race, always faithful and true to their
patriotic ancestors, I denounce the dese
cration of an Irish ma. tyr's nam
"Staker"' Wallace.. What Is th matter
with Irish-Americans of Omaha nowa
days? Have the Schoeen's and Spal
peen's and the other loose fish of the
Irish, race assumed the place of the In
tellectual!. Irish-Americans patriots of
Omaha five and twenty years ago? In
their day neither our local "Bill" Flinn
or . Fly nn, nor his political under-study,
nor any on else would have the nerve
to pawn off "Red Mike Wallace," aa a
representative of the Irish race.
I would auggest a campaign against
the political "loose-fish" of the Irish
race and those criminals who assume
Irish names. The curse of Cromwell on
both of them; . They do more ' ham in
one day than Lady Gregory's "Play Boy"
could do In generation. Thlggin-thu.'
OAIRMUID HOWARD.
Is It a Flim-Flnm Gamef
Philadelphia. Bulletin. . ..
. What did we dig that canal for, any
how? . The British newspapers are as
suming that we did It purely as a bit ot
world-wide benevolence.. Tney Insist that
it we pass our own ships free we must
pass all other ships free, and If we col
lect tolls from foreign ships we must alij
collect just the same toils from our own
hip. Is John Bull try nig to flim-flam
us?
PoIIHe! Absurdities.
: Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Th house having unseated a republican
because too much money was spent 'in
hi campaign. It has given th seat to his
democratla rival. On the same principle
the senate would have seated Lorlmer'a
nearest opponent. " Whieh " manifestly
would have been absurd,' but no more so
than the action of the house.
Oae Attraction Remain.
Washington Post. .' ."
Under the new law postmasters are
prohibited from going out on str.ke, but
the service will still remain attractive
so long 'as they aren't deprived of the
privilege ot reading the postal cards.
HOW EDITORS SEE THINGS.
i
LIKES TO A LAUGH.
Chicago Inter Ocean: "You cannot
check .this movement," says the bull
moose. Of course not; what's George W.
Perkins for?
Washington Post: Senator Lodge ays
that George Washington, on one occasion,
when leaving fhe senate, swore good,
round oath. There are some things a'oo
the senate calculated to provoks pr.v
fanlty. '
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Asci-iitist
says that dark men drink ' more liquor
than blondes. Which may account for that
brunet taste on the morning after the
previous evening.
Brooklyn Eagle: " There Is a sho.taie
of labor In the big manufacturing ceatcrs.
We have been down for five years and
we are now taking a start up the ladder
In spite of everything the persistent ca
lamity howler pass out. No orator can
blight the crops with hi breath.
Chicago Record-Herald: Tillman wept
during the Lorlmer argument In the sen
ate. Becker has been weeping in New
York. Darrow has wept In Los Angeles.
A number of men wept at the bull aO'e
convention in Chicago. AH weeping
records seem to have been broken this
season.
Springfield Republican: Even mor
convincing than the verdict of not guilty
by the jury In the case of Mr. Darrow
at Los Angeles Is the attitude of Judtfe
Hutton, who presided at the trial. His
statement that there will be general re
joicing over Mr. Darrow' acquittal shows
conclusively that his pwn opinion coin
cides with the jury's. ; And with both
Judge and Jury so sure of the defendant's
innocence of the charge of attempting
to bribe Jurors in the McNamara case.
Mr. Darrow's vindication Is as splerdid
as "it is complete. Those who had known
Mr. Darrow or many year wer shocked
by . his arrest and were loth to believe
in hi guilt. While an extreme radical,
he had always seemed too Idealistic to
descend to corruption in gaining his mds
in a court of justice, . . . ... !
Hobson-I understand that you patron- ,
lze bnlps tne tailor. Dees r.e suit you?
Haiduppe fot unless l pay him some
thing in advance. Boston Transcript.
k. .i k,. lri mnr. onntrol
mt . nj uvai j v . -- - .. -----
over your face? You glv everything
away uy your eAiiicoaiuu. -iuw,.
it a ruie never to cnange countenance.
He If you can' change It, my dear, I
wish you would Baltmore American.--
Knicker Our fathers didn't '.knpw
beans. , M
Bocker They didn't have to; they had
beef. New York Sun. . . . ,
Mr. Pfusser Aren't you most ready?
Mrs. Pfusser I wish you'd stop , asking
me that question. I've been telling you
for the last hour that I'd be ready In a
minute. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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HOW TO KEEP COOL, '
W. D. Nesbit In Chicago Pot '
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Don't fuss and iret.
Don't vow 'twill be
Much hotter yet; " ", ' .
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Don't drink at all - . '
Of things composed
Of alcohol. .
Don't, when you rise, , . .
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Don't try to see
The rising of- ..... . '
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Don't run for cars; - -
Don't wear your turs,
Don't study the '
Thermometer;' ' '
Don't muse on how .
The seasons roll . ,,' , .
Don't griev about
The price of coal.
Don't sit and gasp;
Don't think you're hot
Just cool off with: "
"I think I'm not." '
And, more than that,-, ...
. , Don't read a rule. ... .. . ".,','
Beneath this head:
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Ideal Summer Beverage
ONE TEASPOONFUL MAKES TWO CUPS.
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