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    THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1912.
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OCTOnER C1RCUI.ATION
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Trill b cbansed ortcn as re
qnrsted. Most men do a lot of things they
sever condono In another.
Near side or far Bide? What's tho
dlfforcnco when its no side?
When tho carver got closo to tho
gizzard Turkey squawked peace.
But think of the fine alliteration
In cross-crowned Constantinople!
Pullman cara cameo that Is, they
brought In t40.000.00tf' lost year.
Como on with that million-dollar
hotel. Still, former hotol ralnbowa
baTe made us all from Missouri.
The most unklndcst cut of all was
to win out "without oven drafting lit
tle Majormlnncmascot Into service.
Paraphrasing tho words of a great
warrior, tho Turks might exclaim,
"Wo Btand at Constantinople and bat
tle for Allah."
Just because Kobraaka 1b known as
an agricultural stato the importance
of Its manufacturing Industrie aunt
not be underestimated.
It Is needless to say that tho col
lege expression, "vacations aro un
necessary," comes from a professor
and not from a student.
Presldent-eloct Wilson may hayo
the distinction, if ho will, of naming
tho first woman to a cabinet office
Will ha rise to the occasion?
The averago passenger would bo
willing to havo Uio street cars stop
in the mlddlo of tho block If only
there wero enough of them.
A tea Angeles woman dropped
?. Knn wnrth nf cnmi down n. drain
pipe
iDniii -wncro n inigui my iu
plumber, to got them out.
hire
David Starr Jordan says another
big foreign war is out of tho ques
tion, while General Leonard Wood
aays It Is only a question of time.
Take your cholco and name your
-weapons.
Mr. Bryan favora giving former
presidents tho right of tho floor In
tho house ot representatives. Super
erogation so far as ono e'x-prcsldont
Is concerned, should ho take a notion
to the right.
Chicago 1b menaced with n combi
nation endeavoring to monopolize
and control all the coal and Ico bust
ness, and is registering strenuous ob
jection. Perhaps Chicago will teach
other cities what to do.
Have all those county court house
jobs been extended by the adoption
of the biennial elections constitu
tional amendment? That question
Interests not only tho incumbents,
but also (heir aspiring successors.
The Iowa plan of pie-cutttng may
be tried by the democratic ond of Ne
braska's delegation in congress, Tho
Iowa plan was Inaugurated once by
the republican end of the delegation,
but It lasted through only one cut
ting.
The promise Is made by Woodrow
Wilson that his will be an open-door
administration. But that Is not what
the faithful want. They want tho
dopr loft open just long enough for
them to get In, and then they want
it. closed tight.
Another effort la to be made to
organize Nebraska manufacturers
into a closer and moro compact as
Eociatlon. Such an organisation has
been perfected several times, yet has
heretofore lacked tho cohesion
necessary tor permanency. The
time ought to be ripe W the manu
facturers of Nebraska to get to
gether, and stay together tor con
certed action whenever It to for
nvtwaJl asil public benefit
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Hnppy Omaha,
The farewell reception to IXev. D.
F, Fcllraaii, distinguished dlvlno and
omlnent social reformer, who haa
just answered a call to another city,
reminds us that Omaha should re
joice at this auspicious event.
Not that anyone hero can rejoice
oYer the loss to the community which
this doparttiro Inflicts, but that
everyone must rejoice over the near
approach hy Omaha to that condition
of perfection which the millennium
alono will bring. For, bq It known,
that from tho day of his location
among us Rev. Mr. Fellpian haa con
aecratod himself unreservedly to tho
eradication of thoso tcrrlblo evils
which used to characterize this licen
tious town and Incite him to call It
tho wlckcdcflt'spot In tho world. But
now we know that Omaha Is no
longer wicked, and that there must
be wlckedor places, for otherwise
Ilev, Mr. Fellman would never desert
us while wo needed reformation. And
no ono who knows him would bellovc
that he would accept a call, no mat
ter What the salary, If to do so ho
would have to be recreant to hlB duty
In tho uplift movement which he has
headed here.
Happy Omahal Good luck to Foil
man 1
Canal Tolls.
President Taft has promulgated a
schedule of Panama tolls in keeping
with tho Ideas of equity arrived at by
tho experts who havo been attacking
that problem. This schedule fixes
a mercharit vessol rate of $1.20 per
not ton In actual carrying' capacity,
with a roductlon of 40 per cent for
ships In ballast. , Months ago it was
said that a rate of from 11 to $1.30
would be quite reasonable.
it haa never been oxpocted that the
cana) would become n remunerative
enterprise from the first. The prlmo
purposo, Indeed, was In another di
rection, that of building up world
commorce and affording ub bettor
coast defense. Qne of tho experts,
Prof. Johnson, thinks It will bo solf
stistatnlng In twenty years, but that
n tho moantimo It may pay for flxod
charges and provtdo a sinking fund
of 1 per cent to retire bonds, still
leaving a yearly balance.
According to Prof. Johnson tho
ships' tonnage on tho canal tho first
year will amount to 10,C00,000, of
which only about 1,100,000 will con
sist of coastwlso traffic, exempt from
tolls. Colonel Goothala thinks It will
cost $3,500,000 a year to operate and
maintain the canal, less tho profit on
supplies sold by tho government. Tho
Initial cost of construction was about
$400,000,000, and Interest on thlfl at
5 per pent must be added. Tho ln
croaflo 1h business from year to year,
Prof. Johnson bolloves, will bo about
G5 per cent. . pur government, ot
course, will bo nblo to correct any
miscalculations by experience
Up from the Banks,
Kvcry young man In the ranks of
tho sorvlco ot the Pennsylvania rail
road should bo Inspired by tho suc
cession ot presidents which has just
occurred. Sainuol Ken, who began
railroading as a chain carrier for con
struction engineers, succeeds James
McCrea, who started ns a rodman.
James McCroa became president six
years ago, succeeding tho late A. J.
CiiBsntt, who entered tho Pennsyl
vania's service as a rodman in 1861,
becoming president nearly forty years
later. Ho roundod out aorao forty
five years with this company. Mr.
McCrea has completed almost titty
and Mr. Ilea' hna been In its employ
for forty-ono years,
All tho young men now working
for tho Pennsylvania may not
reasonably expect to become presi
dent of the road, but some may, and
the others may look to other posi
tions at the top. Tho continuity of
organization maintained admittedly
has always been a characteristic olo
mont of strength with tho Pennsyl
vania and the policy is most encour
aging to tho best there Is In Its em
ployes. A Big- Figure on the Horizon.
Out of the gloom hovering over
Turkey, now pleading for peace,
rises a tlgura of commanding
proportions In the person of Prlnco
Soba Hoddln, a Young Turk loader,
who, in an opon letter to his country
men, exclaims:
The nomles of tho country aro not the
Balkan states, but wo ourselves, who
have proved Incapable of governing the
country- If wn take a lesson rrom past
errors, then theru Is hope or Improve
ment. There would ho hopo for Turkey
It such men wero permitted to dom
inate. Thero Is hopo .that Turkey
may yot emerge without dismember
ment from this crucible It such wis
dom It) hocded. Evidently this at
last has sunk into the mind of tho
sordid old regime, which In suing for
peace seems to have turned satiated
aud sickened from its orgy of pas
sion and prejudice.
Frequent resignations and retire
ments would Indicate that member
ship in tho Water board Is not par
tlcularly attractive unless hitched
up with a $5,000 salary out ot the
water fund, or some other lucrative
perquisite. .
At usual, Omaha streets are again
being cut to pieces Just when freezing
is imminent. Why should not such
work be done in season, when tho
streets may be restored without risk-
lug cold weather uncertainty?
Booking Backward
MifoOay in Omaha
COMPILED fHOM DEC FlXetV 1
XOV. 15. U, , jj
Thirty Years Ago
The new Paxton hotel was a blaxe ot
rlory tonlcht with a marnlflccnt recep
tion Klvcn by Mr. and Mrs. Lovl Carter.
The list or guests Includes everybody
who Is anybody In Omaha society. Sup
per was served In tho dlntna- room, where
the large table In tho center groaned
with Its load of delicacies, .i double arch
of fine California eratx-s and other
fruit overhung a mass or budding roses
In a bed of equally beautiful flowers,
This was flanked by two large blocks or
Ice carved In tho shape or huge punch
bowls, and rilled with oysters. Pyramlos
of macaroons nnd pastry surrounded the
whole, and wero In turn surrounded by
Borne other delicacy to tempt the palate.
After supper dancing was resumed until
a late hour.
'I he marriage of Warren Swltxler and
Miss M.mle D. Wilson took place at tho
Preshterlan church. Rev. Harsha per
forming the ceremony. O. 11. Hitchcock
and John Norrls were the ushers, and
little Wynnle Kennedy and Gertie Yates
wsro rlower glrU. The bride was attired
In while satin brocaded in tulips with
square corsage, and court train trimmed
with duchrtd luce, completed with a veil
and orango blossoms, and diamond ear
rings. Mr. Edward Kcrnandes and Miss Tina
Falconer wero married by Rev. E. H.
Graham at the residence or Mr. James
Falconer.
William McOuno accepted the challenge
of Jack Hanley for a sparring match at
2J0 a side.
The price or beer Is raised to 12.2J a
keg by the Omaha brewers In conse
quence of an advanco of the, cost or hops.
The storm doors are now being' placet!
in front or tho entrance or Boyd's opera
house.
Twenty Yearn Ago
Tho unterriried democracy or Omaha
held a Jubilee over, the election or Grover
Cleveland and a atreet parade was a big
feature. Tho Samosets led the proces
sion, throwing their protecting presence
about A carriage conveying Governor
Boyd, Dr. Gcorgo r.. Miller, General Vic
tor Vlfqualn and Judge W. C. James of
Council Ulurrs. The Jacksonlans acted
as a bodyguard for Congressman W. J.
Bryan. J. Sterling Morton, detested now
Ineo tor governor; John A. Crclghton and
Euclid Martin. Apd then came the speak
ing by Governor Boyd, Bryan, M.
Gannon, who roasted the A. r. A. to a
turn; J, Sterling Morton, who gave C.
If. Van Wyck, populist candidate for
governor, a final lambasting; T. J. Ma
honey. Matt Ocrlng and A. J, Poppleton.
General Charles H. Van Wyck, dc
rcatod candidate for governor, refused to
say whother he was a candidate ror
senator or not.
Hon. Patrick Egan. minister to Chill,
who wan In the city, speaking ot the
democratic landslide .that elected Cleve
land, said: "Now that thny havo won, I
hopo they let us see- what are the bene
fits or tree trade."
Ten Years Ago
Miss Florence Templeton went to Fre
mont to visit Miss patsy (iio.Vs.
John MoNe.ll, president of tho Interpa
tlonal Brotherhood of Boilermakers, hero
Irt Omaha directing the strike of thi
Union Tad fie bollcrmakcrs, received a
letter from E. H. Ifa'rrlman, assuring him
that no Southern Pacific englnos would be
transferred to the Union Paciric while the
strlka lasted.
Judge E. M. Bartlett was' entertaining
his father, Eustlce E. Bartlett.
Mrs. William H. Rogers or Chicago was
the guest of her sister-tn-law, Mrs. B. F.
Weaver,
Mr, and Mrs, D. K. Shaw and daURhter,
Miss Natalie, were visiting at tho home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McConncll. 2130
Illnney street.
Theortoro Johnson of tho board of Chi
cago waa called to Chicago by the sorloUn
Illness ot his aged mother.
John Smith or the rlrm or Robert Smith
Bro., grocers, 1KB Douglas street, en
countered a burglar, Do! an by name, as
he opened his store at 0 a, m. and after
n struggle with him was Invited to take,
a drink and say no more about It. Dolao
claimed to havo "been locked In tho store
tho night before, but Smith, who had hart
too tough a time overpowering the In
truder, called the police wagon Instead.
The storo had been robbed three times
In the last row months,
People and Events
The Balkan allied have captured Papas-
tepc. By the beard of the prophet,
Papaiharem Is doomed.
In sentencing Joseph Olrsch to quit his
Job and stay at home a Chicago Judga
lends practical force to the tollers'
dream song; "Everybody Worka but
rather." But loafing at home at this
sason of the year Is not tho Joy it Is
cracked up to be.
To emphasise his Joy over the demo
cratic victory Peter Kreesmer of South
Bend, Ind,, harvested a 13-ycar-old crop
of whiskers, wove It Into a watch chain
and ah'pped the souvenir to the president-elect.
The chain rivals the .fiery
shades of a Nebraska sunset.
Judge Martin J. Wnne or Iowa City
frowns upon tho efforts or friends to
project him into the cabinet ot President
Wilson. The Judge Intimates that the
cabinet carpenters will have to chloro
form him to do the Job. Your reaj pa
triot, like the bachelor g'rl, enjoys being
coaxed.
That millionaire Jury which the aherlrr
ot New York picks once a year Is some
thing ot a Joke. Care Is taken to sen
that the cases laid betore it are or a
minor character, art cases that do not
require tho Jurors to spend mucn time In
their seats, never to be locked up over
night. The millionaires look upon It more
as a frolic than a publlo service and do
not allow It to Interfere in the least
with their money-making or their picas
ures.
Miriam Hubbard, daughter or tra
Elbertus Hubbard, is pronounced the
most perfect girl, physically, In the Uni
versity of Michigan. The directress of
the girls' gymnasium describes Miss Hub
bard's physique as follows: "Tall and
slender without very great curves; weight,
151.5; height, C&7 inches; lung capacity,
218; strength test, 1.S19 pounds; lung and
heart In prfct condition." Tho director
adds hat as sho Is young, the next few
years undoubtedly will give hur a physical
beauty equal to ber present bodily per-faction.
FATALITY OF MODERN AEMS '
Superiority Over Old Type of Weapons Greatly Overestimated.
New Tork Sun.
There !s a general Impression In the 1 determined by the missile, used. The Urge
minds or most otherwise well Informed j caliber bullet of former daya made a
Individuals that Improvements which have more extensive wound that the modern
been made In the manufacture and man- ; rifle bullet, and Its benign effect In the
agement of firearms endow them with
enormous superiority over older types In
the fatality or wounds Inflicted In battle
and consequently In private use. fin ad
dress by no less an authority than Sur
geon Gcnerat Torney of the United Mates
army throws considerable light upon tho
subject and will doubtlers be Interesting
to thoso who aim to be well Informed
on all subjects.
Comparative statistics arc cited by
General Torney to contradict the gener
ally accepted idea that men who bear
the brunt of the firing line are more
surely endangered lo modern bittlcs than
they were In those or an earlier period.
Kor Instance, at the battle or Shlloh.
fought on April 6 and 7. In 1S62, between ;
the confederate and union armies tho
number of killed In the union army was
2.67 per cent nnd In the confederate army
It was 4.27 per cent. At tho battle of
Mukden, fought In ths Kusso-Japanese
war with the latest weapops, the number
of killed In the llusstan army was 19
per cent, In tho Japaneso army 4.41 per
cent.
Tho wounded at tho battle of Shlloh
were; Union army, 13.4 per cent; In the
confederate army, 19.8 per cent. At Muk
den the Russians had 18.3 per Cent
wounded, the Japanese 17.61.
These ngurcs demonstrato conclusively
that the difference in execution of modern
and old type weapons Is not so great
as Is generally assumed. Tho efficiency
of modern firearms has a potent Inriu
ence on tho medical service, howover; tht
character or wounds In an engagement li
' A QUEEN'S WOOING
Leap Year Privileg'e Exercised By Victoria of Britain.
New York World.
What Queen Victoria considered "the
happiest, brfghest moment' of my lire,"
the acceptance or her royal heart and
hand by Prince Albert. Is described with
naive candor In passages rrom her dairy
now mado public ror 'the tlrst time.
After six months. deliberation over the
choice or a consort, tho young queen In
formed Ixjrd Melbourne that she hod
"made up her mind to marry dearest
Albert." Trie auspicious occasion for the
proposal arrive when the prlnco camp
to niako a visit. How It was done the
queen tells In the entry In her diary under
date or October 15, 1830.
"At about 12:S0 I sent for Albert. He
came to the closet where I was alone,
and after a tew minutes I said to tilm
that I thought he must be aware why 1
ANCIENT' CAPITAL OF SERVIA
Recaoture Spurs Dreams of Present 'Greatness.
Not since Victor Emmanuel entered
Ilome In 1871 and United Italy was thus
completed, has Europe acen such a cere
mony as attended tho solemn entry or
King Peter ot Bcrvla Into Uskub last
Monday. What Homo was to Italian
patriots or tho Rlsorglmento. Uskub has
been ror centuries to the Serbs. M6ro
than 'five hiindr6d' years ago It was th
capital of that Stephen Dushan who
ruled the Balkans from tho Danube to
the Aegean, nnd Kossovd when It waa
lost and Kumanovo when It waa so
recently regained, are almost within
sight of Its minarets.
It was at Uskub In 1348 that Dushan
promulgated his great book of laws
which remains as an evidence of tho rela
tive superiority or tho Serbs over their
western rivals before the great Ottoman
WHAT MEANS "A HOLY WAB"
Not as Dreadful as it is Reputed to Be.
New Tork Post.
Tho term holy' war; when used or the
Mohammedan world, 'still connote some
thing nwrul and menacing to the west
ern Imagination. In the last hair-dozen
years the holy war, In connection with
that other Indefinite thing, Pan-Islam-Ism.
haa been spoken or as an eventual
ity which the, European nations must
guard themselves against. But there
have been holy wars In Mohammedan
countries during this period, and they'
have shown no apparent difference In
tho final outcome, , The native of Mo
rocco have risen against the French In
the name ot the prophet. The Turk In
Tripoli gave to their fight against Italy
a religious cast. But' the French and
the Italians have mode their way Juet
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
New York Sun: ir the Turks really
want to win a victory, why -don't they
employ the Hon. Joseph M. Dixon as
their presa agent?
St. Uoula Itepubllc: Twenty-tlve thou
sand Kurd aro marching to the rellcr
or Constantinople unmlndrul of the dan
gor that they will get the whey knocked
out of them.
Laurel Advocate: The supreme court
Is trying to decide what a rotten egg Is,
and refers to a case of cold storage eggs
as "Exhibit A." Why not drop the case?
That would decide, the mooted question.
Harper's Weekly: Let us not forget
that it Is a southern-born man who ha
been elected president and the first
aouthern-born lady to' occupy, the white
house since Eliza McCardle.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A Cali
fornia man has Just been given
a Judgment or $100,009 against a man who
had alienated the. affections or Ms wife.
He will have no trouble getting another
wife K he collect the Judgment.
Houston (Tex.) Post: The most rea
sonable explanation of the sweeping
democratic victory In New England Is
tho dear old Yankees up there wanted
th grand old rebels to sniff the Juicy
Jobs again.
Philadelphia Record: According to the
rrop-reportlng board of the 'Department
of Agriculture the harvest of corn tht
year will be 4,163,137,000 bushels, as com
pared with t.l.4Kt.opO bushels In 1911. It
will be a record-breaking prop. Follow,
ing precedents, thts might be claimed as
the first fruit of the democratic vctoty.
New York Tribune: The description of
Turkey as "the sick man of Europe" Is
commonly attributed tar Nicholas I of
Russia, who used some such expression
to the British ambassador In 153, But
Vojtalre had used It before In writing to
Catherine II; still earlier, Montesquieu
had employed It In hla ""Persian Let
ters," and far back of that the British
ambassador at Constantinople had writ
ten to Jaoej U that "Turkey la like the
I
caso or flesh wounds enables the modern
surgeon to return a larger proportion or
the wounded to the ranks.
The principal difference between the
new and old type weapons is found In
their effects upon the- battlefield surgeon.
Ills position waa never a sinecure, as the
number of surgeons killed and wounded
In the civil war demonstrates, General
Torney records tho startling Tact that
"the percentage or casualties among the
medical personnel' In exceeded only by
that or the Inrantry." showing that the
work of the surgeon on the battlefield
Is one of extreme danger. This danger
Is seriously enhanced by the enormously
Increased range of modern arms, which
makes a convenient and safe retrent ot
the wounded Impossible during battle,
1 While tho fate or tho soldier wounded In
the modern battle Is Improved, this In
crease of his chances ror recovery U not
duo so much to tho change In weapons In.
rilctlng the wounds as to the better man
agement or wounds on the field and In
the hospital.
"No stronger testimony to the benefi
cent value or antisepsis and asepsis can
bo oMered than the following statistics:
In our civil war the mortality ot the
wounded was 1S.2 per cent. In the Franco
Prusslnn war the mortality of the
wounded was 11 per cent, fn thy Uusso
Japanese war It was 3.2 per cent on the
Ruislan side and 6.8 per cent on the
Japanese. These figures Incidentally dis
pose of the boasted superiority of the
Japanese over tho Russians In one re
spect at least. ,
wished him to come here, and that It
would make'( me too happy ir he would
consent to what I wished to marry me.
We embraced each other and he was so
kind and afrectlonatc."
How completely the queen assumed the
masculine role or wooer Is shown by
her statement that "I told him I was
quite unworthy or htm" and that "It was
a great sacrifice," which tho gallant
prlhco "would not allow." '
WAs ever royal husband In this humor
wooed? The exercise ot the monarch's
prerogative was tactrully effected with
out sacrifice or the maiden's modesty, and
the Incident, by tho light it throws on
the remlnlne nature ot Queen Victoria,
helps to account for the deep aftectlon
in which her subjects held her.
wave overwhelmed Serb, Bulgar and
Greek. In all the songs and legends of
the Serbs of Bosnia, Montenegro and tho
Balkans, aS well as modern Bervla,, Us
kub ha lived, nnd the reconqucst Is tho
realltatlon or an aspiration more than
five centuries old.
With the capture of Uskub revive tho
dreams ot a restoration ot tho ancient
Servian empire, of the reeonquest of
the Adriatic shore, of "the recapture of
the Macedonian valleys. What the vic
tories of 1(59 were to the Italians those
of the last week have been to the Serv
ians. These are dangerous dreams,
yet hardly more Impossible or realization
than that which ror so many hundred
years foretold the return of tho Serbs
to the birthplace ot Justinian and the
capital ot Dushan.
as If It wero nn every-day, secular War
they were qngaged In. A holy war Is
no more effective than' any other kind
of war ir there are no men and guns to
right It with. In Morocco, In Tripoli, In
Persia, and now In Turkey, the Moham
medan world haa come Into conflict with
European ambition and has hod to give
way. The only thing tlie proclamation
or a holy war can lead to Is the mas
sacre or Christians. But experience ha
'shown again and again that massacre,
Whether In Turkey or In Russia, haa
been brought about by orders from above.
We doubt whether the Ottoman govern
ment will run the risk of utter destructlor)
by Instigating slaughter which can do
nothing to change the fortunes ot the
present war.
body of an old man crazed with vices,
which put on tne appearance of health
though near Its end," The description
In that case waa more correct thanMhe
Implied prophecy.
SMOKK AS A DISEASK PRODUCER
An Important Factor in Severity of
Pneumonia.
Dr. Alice Hamilton In tho Survey.
A popular crusade for tho prevention of
pneumonia, similar to that which has
been waged against tuberculosis, I the
cuggestlon ot Dr. William Charles White
of the department of medicine, Univer
sity of Pittsburgh. . Tills city approprU
ately enough Is making a study ot smoke
as a disease producer.
Pittsburgh is specially well adapted to
such a study, .because the hills make
area at well-defined density In the val
leys along the rvers, with areas ot les
sened density on the low-lying hills and
or comparative freedom from smoke
higher up. The smokiest regions are In
habited not only by the poor, but by very
well-to-do people. This makes It possible
to rule out pqverty as Influencing the
result-!.
Tho determination ot smoke density
was made precipitating the smoke con
tent ot different quantities of air. Dr.
White's chart showed that the ourves or
moke density and of mortality from tu
berculosis In the different wards do not
run parallel, Pittsburgh haa a compara
tively low death rate from tuberculosis,
which Is apparently unaffected by the
smoke content ot the air.
With pneumonia, however, there Is a
remarkable parallelism In the two curves,
and such factors as density of population
and poverty are apparently of little Im
portance for the prosperous d'stricts have
as high a proportion of deaths from
pneumonia aa the poorer districts. If
their smoke density Is the same. Dr.
White said that pneumonia had or late
years assumed a terribly acqte and ratal
form In Pittsburgh and that he was con
vinced that smoke was a very Important I
factor In the severity It the Tase.
GRINS AND GROANS.
"What strange gang was that which
raised the horrible hullabaloo In front
or the office Just nowT'
"I don't know. 1 gueos It must have
been the silent vote." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"It looks like a long, hard winter."
"What's the trouble?"
"My wife has taken out a joint mem
bership In a dancing club."
"What's the matlet i '
"This morning our furituce was found
choked."
"Well, uncle was tno 'ittn enemy of
that furnace, and rather Is known to
have made threats. "Louisville Courier
Journal. "W'hV so disconsolate7"
"I've such a fine .remedy for getting
rid of red ants," pouted the bride.
"Woll?"
"And I havo no red ants to got rid of.'
Hub (after a night out)-I feel like the
two spot. I wish you'd telephone to tho
office that I'm In bed with the grip.
Wife That would be a lie.
Hub How particular you women ore!
, Fetcli over that grip and lay It on the
bed near my feet. There! Now will you
telephone? Boston Transcript.
Knlckcr What Is the matter with
Smith?
Bockcr His baby wants the' moon and
his wife wants the earth. New York Sun.
Marks I have some money, but J don't
knowLWhcther to buy a home or an auto
mobile. Parks Take my advice., buy a homo
nnd mortgage It to get the machine. Then
you'll havo both. llaltlmoro American.
The Doctor (after tV returns came lnl
Well, they've skinned us alive.
The Proiessor Yea; were furnishing
the Ides of November for tho Political
calendar this year. Chicago Tribune.
"Did youse glt anything?" whispered
the burglar on guard as his pal emerged
from tho window.
'Naw. do blckc wot lives here Is. a law
yer," replied the other In disgust.
"Dat'K hard luck," said tho first; "did
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NEBRASKA
you?e lose an thing?" Ohio Stata
Journal.
"Things have changed a great dinl
since the old-fashioned elections."
"Yes." replied Mr. Corntosiel cheerily.
"Getting the farmer vote out used to de
pend on the weather. Now It depends on
the condition of the toads and the price
of gasoline." Washington Star.
"The lawyer, whose cleverness you ad
mire so much, began lire as a milkman's
boy."
"That explains how well he knows how
to nump his wltnesscs."t-Baltlmor
American.
"Pupa." asked his little girl, "is there
any reul use for tobacco?"
"Yes, dear," he answered with a snd.
sweet smile, "I use about 1130 worth 0!
It In a year." Chicago Tribune.
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New York Times.
Come walk with me 'neath the wind
stripped trees
. In the heart of the woodland deep.
Where the stinging gusts ot tho autumn
traxe
As they haste from the distant steep!
Come walk with me where the rustllna
leaves
rteppond to our footfalls light:
Where the last palo flower for the sum
mer grieves
And tho lono bird takes Its flight!
Come walk with me by the drying stream
On tho slope of the frost-browned hill,
Where the swaying stalks of the alder
dream
Of the song that now Is still!
Come tread tlie meadow's coarsened mold
And cross o'er the garnered field.
To sazo with me on the treasured gold
Of an autumn harvest's yield!
Come sit with me In the old-time bower
Where the vine and the blossom grow.
And dream once moro bf youth's Joyous
hou-
And tho love that Is ever new!
Again the wood with life Is gay
Again the songbird sings
Come share with mi the autumn da'-
And those sweet thoughts It brings!
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