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NOVEMBER CinCCLATlOM
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clit ulatlon for the month of November,
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to beforo m this tth day of Decembe ',
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iil.crllT Irnvlnir iUa Hfy
(ciiiixirnrll' ahnnlil hvn Thr Iler
mnlh'd to tlH'ni. Aitdrrs will hi- j
(banned na oftni nn rcitieted, I
The ' unspcakablo Turk"
olco at London.
has a
hove mny be blind, but It often
in ta as if It were not. i
Thoso remaining Douglas county
pioneers nro still n husky lot.
Parcels post uud South Omaha
postal merger como hand In hand.
"Money talks" nnd very em
phatically on the first of the month.
Governor Morchcad will have to
shako tho plum trco a little hardor.
The verdict at Indianapolis is a
tlctory for honorable uilion labor
men,
Lincoln pcoplo want dollar gas,
but they do not want It nulto that
badly.
Speaking of nmens,' tho year 11)1.1
will give us. only ono Friday, tho
thirteenth.
That "13" is not by itself going
to keep it from bolng Nobraska'R best
vear to date. 'T
Tho spinster who failed to marry
this year hua herself to blnino nt
least, for not trying.
Tho presumption must be, then,
that ox-Senator William V. Allen is
a reactionary populist.
City planning Is a flue thing)
especially when accompanied by the
propor sort of executing.
Mr. Morgan may not know that
he hns gr'eat powor, but ho seems
to presume on It somotlmes.
It takes n stem-hearted creditor
to send n bill ho it will reach its
destination on New Year's day.
Five-cent dances aro now avail
able In Now York, where folks still
complain of tho high cost of living.
Tho authors of tho "best sollcrs"
nro modestly forming themselves
Into a union. To see, no doubt,
that literary merit is not imposed
upon.
Yes, but if wo had two supremo
courts, would It not double tho
temptation for tho lawyers to play
shuttlecock and battle-doro between
them?
It Is reported that ouo of tho dy
namiters when convicted turned
nnd handed his stickpin and p'urso to
his lawyer. Ho need rot worry about
his lawyur.
Transmitting eggs by parcols
post may dispel tho old Illusion of
the boys down on tho farm that nn
egg could not be smashed by squeez
ing it eqd-wnys.
Though acting In the capacity of
a retained lawyer, Senator John W.
Kern emerges from tho defense of
the dynamiters with no more poll--&l
prestige than ho had before.
V sood deal of this talk about "monop
K ', and belnir "bottled up" turns out
to he mostly "hot air" when you coin
I" look Into the real facta of the situation.
Hartford Time.
Try lo convince Mr. Mellen of that.
What' soulful melody Director
Wllsona orchestra will produce
when Bryan with the cornet, Under
wood with tho tuba, Clark with the
jasa drum and all the others get
itarted.
Sonator Hitchcock's newspaper
lakn.peoplp to note, how the United
'late? senate "manages no success
'.lly to do nothing." If anyone else
ad called him n do-nothing sena-t-r
his newspaper would have re
utcd It
Sing Out the Old Sing in the New.
Is the snfe and sano Npw Ycnr to
follow close on tlin safe nnd stnn
Fourth? If the effort to substitute
for Hip niiilnlght revelry with
the pnsfllng of tho old your nn out
burst of ocal nnd Instrumental
music without the clinking of
Klnsfoa innkoH headway, n complete
reform of Xcw Year's eve festivities
may be shortly In store that will
work ns great a revolution In present
accontcd custom as lias been wit
nessed In Fourth of July cele
brations. Plans hnvo boon made to mass the
people who want to welcome the
now year In certain public squares,
whore bnnds are to bo stationed and
a definite song recital rendered In
chorus by the wliolo assembled
ciowd. Whether this will do away
with or materially lessen tho wild
excesses characterizing the midnight
hour In the hotels, restaurants and
other drinking places remains to bo
Keen. On the result thus tested
must depend tho acceptance nnd
spread of tho scheme to sing out tho
old nnd sing In the new.
Cause and Effect.
I'nltcd States District Attornoy
Miller, who conducted the prosecu
tion of t lie dynnmitcrs nt Indianap
olis, said upon conviction of tho
thirty-eight:
Nothing else could have been expected.
The evidence of n nation-wide conspiracy
which besHn In loosl aluKglngs and as-1
saulta on non-union workmen and glow )
because local uuthoritle.i failed to prose
cute, became finally so bold that dynu
mite was resorted to.
At first a club would do and when
It was used so freely with Impunity,
tho more deadly weapon of dynamito
waB employed. One la a step to tho
other. Every thoughtful person
must real lo the forco of what this
attorney says. Local authorities
luivo been lax In prosecuting assaults
and sluggiugs and how far their lax
ity reaches toward this appaling con
dition, ended now, wc hope, no ono
can tell. But It would bo Idlo to
say that such a conspiracy would
over havo been attempted, had this
smaller violence been properly re
pressed In Its luclploncy. The
moral effect of prompt and vigorous
prosecution, Hticli ns took placo at
Los Angeles, may bo found in tho
wind-up at Indianapolis, Tho entire
blamo Is not to bo laid on individ
uals, so niunh as on lazy toleration
of disinterested communities which
from now on must bo keen to pre
vent as well ns to punish.
The Textile Workers.
Testimony by tcxtilu workers be
foro tho Now York Stuto Board or
Arbitration roVeals n shocking con
dition of labor nnd wages long
hours and low pay. On.o .ypuniji
woman of 18 'testified tlm nhg
tolled from 0 a. in. to 7 p. in., tak
ing (ivo anlnutcs off for lunch, nnd
by this extra effort managed to
mnko JG and 16.50 n wcok. Othors
gave similar testimony. They said
that before tho work-wcok. was ro
duced from sixty to fifty-four hours
the maximum weekly wago was
$11; now it is not so high. And of
tho lurgo number of witnesses ex
amined most talked through In
terpreters all wero forelgn-boru.
Ono wonders what could havo
boon tho conditions from which
these poor people fled In Kuropo to
seek Improvement in tho American
land of promise nnd opportunity.
America cannot afford nut to pro
tect such ambitious and energetic
young men and women ngainst this
kind of greed nnd rapacity. Tho
textile industry, llko othors, must
not grow groat Jjy oppression.
In Now Jorsoy the Public Servico
Corporation January 1 will estab
lish a minimum wago scalo for
women and girls in its employ of $9
a weok, because of an investigation
conducted by its welfare commlttco
showing that no girl or woman
could properly maintain horaolf on
less than that. This question of a
living wngo and fair conditions of
labor is vitally related to tho per
plexing problem of the social evil,
and sooner or later Jaro employers
of feminine labor must bo brought
to an appreciation of that fact. But
qulto apart from that, the plethoric
purses of industry must bo fairly
opened to all who toil, for tho la
borer is worthy of his hlro.
If President-elect Wilson wishes
to piok his cabinet with special
reference to harmony, why not do
on this wise; Secretary of state,
Bryan; treasury, Colonel Harvey;
interior, Colonel Wattorson; war,
Champ Clark; navy, Hearst; com
merce nnd labor, 8amuel Campers:
agriculture, Luther Burbnnk; at
tornoy general, Brandels; postmaster
general, Judge Parker.
A workman expresses the opinion
that the proposed accident com
pensation laws would produce dis
crimination against older men in
favor of tho young fellows without
dependents, but at the same time
admits 0at exfotlng liability laws
have the sarao tendency, Tho real
problem evidently la how to keep
youth from crowding ape.
Oovornor-elect Major of Missouri
U a lightweight, physically, but Is
nnmliiK 200-pouuders ns members of
his military staff, desiring good bal
st, evidently, for a weighty administration.
BENEVOLENT DESPOTISM
King of American Corporation Combines as a Witness.
Philadelphia itecord.
FrtHn the testimony of J. I'. Morgan undesirable, thus affirming nil i-onUo
before the I'ujo committee one an Ret
an lnlght (through a class darkly) Into
the mental processes of America's fore
most promoter and financier and his
Ideas on corporate management. Tho
legal requirements of European countries I
, to the publicity of promoters' ilnd '
bankors' profits meets with his approval; '
but, whllo he thinks this to be tho bet- i
ter practice. he will not admit that tho '
secrecy maintained In this country with i
regard to these matters Is wrong, nor
that there Is any impropriety In the nt- 1
tltude. of American entrepreneurs, whoJ
nssume that what they get out of a
stock flotation Is their "private business.-'
lie did not think the European way
would go In this country, but gave no
reason for this opinion. Neither did he
seem to believe that cumulative voting
for directors by minority stockholders
would be of any great advantage to the
latter. Mr. Morgan puts more faith In
the management of corporate affairs by
the holders of largo blocks of shares,
preferably by a slnglo holder. This
came out most clearly on the inquiry
Into the purchase by him of 131,010 of
'Equitable Life Insurance stock for
13,MW,0W. Ho would give no reason for
making this purchase but that ho
"thought It waa the right thing to do,"
hut ho Intimated that the possibility of
tho stock being sold and spilt up among
a large number of small holders was
MORAL SENSE IN ACTION
Effective "Silent Treatment of Offending Couples.
St. liouts Kepubllc.
The power of social ostracism was II this was all these strange parents could
lustrated in fit. Ioul recently In a strlk- bear, and they left St. Iiouis.
Ihg manner and at the same time a newj Many other offenses against moral
light waa thrown upon tho workings of
the public mind. The eujte referred to
is that of tho young man and his wifo
who advertised Immediately nfter the
birth of their first baby that they would
llko to give It away. In explanation of
their strnngo offer they said they did
not llko babies nnd would be willing to
let their son go Into the hands of strang
ers and relinquish all knowledge of him
and his whereabouts forever.
Immediately thereafter their neighbors
refused to speak to them; their friends
turned their backs; the father's shop
mates would not work in tho same room
with him. and the employer discharged
him. Btrangers flooded their home with
letters carrying protests, advice, ex
hortations and thrents. Fifteen days of
ACTIVITIES IN
Service Affairs Noted by th.
Use of the Mnatcr Hull.
The muster roll yfor he enlisted forco
of the army, concerning"' which there waa
considerable more or less acrimonious
official correspondence laot year" and which
was marked for extinction, continues to
be used by the military establishment.
It wan understood that npproval had
been given to tho plan for abolishing the
muster roll on tho theory that It was
an unnecessary record which could be
set rtMdo" to the ninnlfcst- saving of Tare
(louiJftlmjV It has not appeared why
tlje- projeqt for abolishing the muster roll
was not "put In force, rcrtmps'the post
ponement of that abolition may be at
tributed to a belated realization in the
War department of the disasters which
would ensue by doing away with the mus
ter roll. The fact that It would be Im
possible to know anything1 concerning a
soldier after ho enlisted may have had
some Influonco with the military au
thorities. Tho probability also that
congress was likely to legislate for the
security of tho muster roll, may havo con
tributed to tho Indefinite delay In abolish
ing It.
I.uck of liiurtrrmnlr.
A serious state of affairs confronts
the chief of the quartermaster corpo of
the army In tin- lack of officers who
may be, under existing law, which con
solidated tho former payi quartermaster,
and subsistence departments, eligible to
duty In the new branch. The military
authorities aro now giving consideration
to the Important question aa to whether
or not regllmental or battalion quar
termasters may be employed as assistants
to other quartermasters In view of the
limitation which the statute Imposes upon
their capacity to receipt for money that
does not pertain to their respective or
ganizations. Another question raised Is
whether or not officers of the regiment,
other than regimental quartermasters, re
main nvallablo as heretofore for detail
to quartermaster duty. Upon tho decision
will depend whether It is necessary to
ask for an Increase In tho commissioned
Personnel of tho now quartermaster corps
or such amendment of existing luw as
will render avaltahto additional officers
for duty as quartermasters. It Is quite
evident that congressional action ono way
or the other will be nccosary should !t
be decided that regimental and battalion
quartermasters mny not bo detailed on
this duty.
Hriirlmmul of lllmplnln.
Tho War department has received from
Major General Arthur Murray, in com
mand of the Western division, a copy
of a leprlmand administered by Briga
dier General M. P. Maus, li command of
the Department of Columbia, to Chap
lain James OsscwaarUe of tho Twenty
first Infantry, on duty at Vancouver bar
racks. It appears that tho army chap
lain recently married an eloping coupl.
who applied to hlin In their flight front
their homes in a neighboring city. The
rircumtsancea of the affair wero evi
dently regarded by the military authori
ties at Vancouver barracks as Justifying
some action. At all events, tho partici
pation of Chaplain Ossewturde In the
marriage ceremony led to the official re
mark that he waa "lacking In judgment."
It was admitted, however, that it was
probably without tho Jurisdiction of the
military authorities to Interfere with the
marrlago by an army chaplain of civil
ians, provided the formalities and legal
requirements were properly observed.
Chaplain Optewaarde. protested against
the reprimand which waa administered.
This U probably one of those cases upon
which the War department will find It
difficult to act ,
Hlunnl .Service -'ote.
Of tho sum of IIOO.CA) .that was appropri
ated for military aviation for this fiscal
year about 155.W0 has been expended. It
Is intended to purchase from the remain
ing tCWO from four o,x additional
, ,,on of ,,,e lcnlfleene of a concentrated
control.
"Without control you cannot do an
thlng," said Mr. MoRan; yet he declined
to admit that he even sought to control
or dominate. For Instance, he would not
wiy lhftt hc ,mmcd tho directorate of
,,ie stoel coToratlon; h merely "passed
Up"m tno nBmei' Nobody could get on
l"c directorate over his objection; never
tlielesa ho would not consider this as giv.
'mr control. Ills position as voting
trustee for several large railways or
banks might Klvo him a dominant volco
In the naming of the munagers, but "you
would not name tho samv directors" In
each case, ho said, and the directors con
trol. If he has "vast power" the words
are thoso of tho counsel for the commit
teeMr. Morgan does not know It. "I
don't think I have," he sstd, "I don't
feel It at all." When his firm puts a
security on the market he feels a re
sponsibility greater than a mere legal
one; ho thinks himself morally obligated
to support the Issuing company and put
It right if anything should go wrong.
His Idea is that when a man In his po.
sltlon "abuses his power," he loses It;
nnd he nevor gets It back again." This,
apparently, he considers a sufficient limi
tation; and more effective than limita
tions by law, Mr. Morgan may have been
unconscious of the fact, but he gave a
pretty good description of a benevolent
despotism.
sense as grave as this are frequently
committed and passed by with indlffer
once by tho general public. Men convicted
of tho lesser degrees of murder or of at
tempted murder may go back to the scene
of their crime and even gain standing
and respect in the community. Fathers
often and mothers sometimes abandon
their children without exciting more than
passing attention. Terhaps It was the
novelty of the conduct of tho father an
mother which; made their unnatural be
havior so powerful an excitant of lndlg.
nation. But, however that may be, It
Is clear that active public condemnation,
though venting Itself by no act of vio
lence, can make life unbearable for one
who has shocked the moral sense of a
community.
ARMY CIRCLES
e Array an'd Navy Register.
aeroplanes. An Improved type of military
neroplanc Is being developed, which will
havo nn Inclosed body for protection of
tho aviators and a speed ot from forty
flvo to sixty-five mile's an hour. The ad
ditional machines will not be acquired
until this new style Is perfected. The signal
corps authorities hope that congress at
this session will grant tne Increase In
the corps asked for at this session that
la. addltlpnal officera 'an follows; Ono
colonel, twelve captains, tweWei first lieu
tenants, anil thirty second lieutenants
In order that the corps may be able to
ime.et tho Incernsed demands upon It In
the way of aviation, radio-telegraphy,
and In other directions. AVItrMhe further
development of aviation. It Is seen that
these additional officers will not bring
the corpa up in a sufficient number, and
it will bo necessary by next year to ask
for ono colonel, one lieutenant colonel,
three majors, fifteen captains, fifteen first
lieutenants, and fifteen second lieuten
ants. Nominations Held lip.
The failure of the senate to take up the
nomination of General McClernarvd raises
ait Interesting question. The impression
at tho capltol among somo of tho mem
bers of tho senate military committee has
been that the retirement of that officer
by operation of law on December 19 would
oerate to transfer him from the active
list with the rank of colonel. There are
reasons for believing- that such a. suppo
sition is erroneous. Genoral McCIernand
holds a recess appointment as u, brigadier
general and Is drawing the pay of that
grade, pending senatorial action of cither
rejection or confirmation of tho nomina
tion or until tho termination of the ses
sion without action. Ono vlow or the act
uation is that General McCIernand Is en
titled to bo retired as a brigadier general
and to continue on tho retired list as of
that rank until tho senate acts or falls
to act by tho end of the session. If there
were to bo rejection of tho nomination or
failure to act, thoro might bo a question
as to General McClemand's" rank on the
retired list, but In view of the certainty
that tho senate will confirm his nomina
tion It is assumed that his recess appoint
ment as brigadier general holds until
that event, regardless of his retirement on
December 23.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
Washington Post: Now that Colonel
Bryan has a plantation In Florida, what
a phenomenal success he could make
raising lemon.
Cleveland rialn-Dealer: The statement
that the president-elect woro a turn down
collar with ovenlng clothes fell llko a
bomb from an aeroplane on ultra-fashionable
Washington.
Washington Star: Leading officers of
the nrmy arc considering a plan for the
elimination of, all negro soldiers In the
United States, but wo don't remember
having heard that there was any color
line drawn on San Juan I III I.
Wabhlnpton Post: Dr. Hlllot says that
base ball has been the greatest single
faetor for good among the Chinese, prob
ably meaning that as soon as they had
mustered up courage enough to bawl out
the umpUe they declared for a republic.
Philadelphia Ledger: Diamonds are
valued, says a popular speaker, because
they represent condensed wealth; one
can't wear to.000 hams around one'a neck
or 10,000 barrel ot flour, but one can wear
their 'equivalent; one can alto wear
rhlnestones with some degree of satis
faction. Baltimore American: There Is an old
ionB that was very popular In Its day
ulraut "a name that's uevsr spoken and
a picture that Is turned to the wall."
Home Missouri muvlcnl critics declare
that It )ih could be persuaded to do so.
Champ Clark could revlvo It with such
fcellmr as tu give It vogue equal to that
jot tliu "houii' dawg" Hong,
okiwa Backward
Iks Day in Omaha J
(ijaMPijLio i hum CK& Fiie-
'OKCKMHKUllO
Thirty Vchi-s ,r
The slolghlng tournament has been re
opened by Council llluffs, whose pco'c
cnnio over with about fifty sb-lghs.
headed by a brass band, and paraded
I the streets In fine style n a challenge
' . . .. I ...... V. .. . . ........ 1 . I
mi wiuuiin iu irpiunu III twiiii.
The emotional actress, IJertha Wclby,
electrified them at floyd's In the drama
"One Woman's Life."
The sixteenth birthday anniversary of
Miss Kdlth Kedfleld, daughjer of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles rtcdfleld, wns enjoyed nt
the family residence, with the participa
tion qf friends.
Kitchen Brothers have fitted up an ex
cellent howling alley In the building ad
joining the hotel on the west.
Tho general manager's car of the Union
Pacific went west, carrying S. II. II.
Clark, Charles H. Dewey, A. It. Dufrenc
nnd Mrs. Grossman,
Miss Carrie M. Hartley of Kearney, who
has been the guest of Mrs. T, V. Black
burn, returned home. (
The' ladles' auxiliary of the Young
Men's Christian association, has adopted
resolutions reciting that, whereasr many
women of our city are accustomed to place
wine on their tables, and whereas wo
have noted that tho drinking of young
men on such occasions has been the
commencement of a sad career, there
fore, etc., we are against the custom.
Twenty Years As
Ulshop and Mrs. Newman announced
a reception for their friends January 2,
from 4 to 6 p, m.. and S to IV, at the
.Millard hotel.
Dick Xlooro of St. I'aul put Jim Crowley
of Huffato, out In the third round of n
finish boxing match at the Omaha Ath
letic club In tho ovenlng. Crowley, tho
lurger of tho pugs, made a good fight,
but was no match for the more supple
Dick.
City Treasurer Uolln started out on his
plan to make all Insurance companies do
ing business In the city, pay a tax on
their profits. This tax was collectable
for four years.
The Jacksonlnns were making elaborate
piano for their annual dinner January 7.
They were expecting as the big gun of
the occasion tho Hon. John C. Black of
Illinois, former commissioner of pensions;
Congressman MeKenile of Kentucky,
Governor Boise of Iowa, Governor Uoyd
of Ncbraskn. Hon. W. J. Bryan of Lin
coln and Hon. J. Sterling Morton of Ne
braska City.
A number of folks went to Council
Bluffs In the ovenlng to attend the party
given by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart at tho
Grand hotel.
Miss Ella rtaymond, W. II. Raymond
and Harry B, Kvans of Lincoln, nnd
Miss Knilly Hamlll of Keokuk, Ia who
wero the guests for a week of Miss Ber
tha Sloan, left for Lincoln, accompanied
by Miss Sloan, to attend the Revola club
party. The same Jolly party planned on
going from there to Crete to attend a
party given by Miss Myrtle Johnson..
Ten Years Ago
The Knox Collese Glee club paid
Omaha a visit and gave a concert at St.
Mary's Avenue Congregational church,
which was well attended and pronounced
a success.
Governor-elect John H. Mickey called
uo "Mnvor Frank E. Moores by long dls-
innrA tnlrnhnne and told him hc had a
New Year's gift for him. "What Is it?"
eagerly asked the mayor. "I want you to
bo a member of my official staff; I want
to make you a colonel for a New Year s
gift. Will you accept It?" The mayor
told him he would, and would be pleased
to hold himself in readiness for tho gov
ernor's command and serve him the best
he could.
Tim Snlvntton Army folks announced
the coming January 7 of General William
Booth, the Illustrious founder ot their
organization.
It became known that tho. Union 1'acl-
rln'n new board of pensions would consist
nr thsA men: William R. Kelicy, gen
eral solicitor; K. K. Buckingham, general
superintendent: W. B. McKeen. jr.. su
perintendent of motive power; Krastus
Young, general auditor, and Dr, A. F.
Jonas, tho company's chief surgeon.
C. W. Hull reported to the police that
several time of late furniture has been
wrecked In his coal offices at Twentieth
and Isard streets and that he had re
.ivri threatening letters. This recalled
similar raids made there In 1SJT, when a i
man was arrested for the offense.
People Talked About
In Bulgaria bachelors are taxed $30 a
year. And the consensus ot opinion
among bachelors of all nations is that U
is worth It.
As that New York woman who wears
one says, a waicn on ine buhi".-!
"charmingly convenient." All she has to
do when she wants to know what time It
Is Is to put her foot on the table.
Senator Hoke 8mlth's daughter Is said
to have lost S,O0O worth of Jewelry. Un
founded. Mr. Smith Is a plain, simple,
butternut democrat from Georgia whv
practices the economy he preaches.
A Cleveland grown-up admits that his
vivid Imagination wbji put In working
order by the paddling his father gave
him while young. Other dads havo noticed
the permanency ot a good thing ham
mered in.
State Representative Greenwood of
Massachusetts, being new In the busi
ness, comes tip to the scoreboard ot freak
legislation with bill number one. He pro
posed to .stop women using tobacco.
Greenwood Is headed for a dry kiln.
The new home which Mrs. Frederick
Vanderbllt It building In New York for
girls who are employed will accommodate
100. Board will be from $3.50 to 13 a week,
the prices to vary according; to location.
No women more thin 40 years old will be
received.
Frank Austin ot Athens, lie.. Is uslnz
his motorcycle to saw hit winter wood.
He has placed the machine on a fram
and fastened a belt pulley on the hub it
the rear wheel, attaching It to the saw
pulley, Austin It able to taw a good sup
ply of wood every day. The saw la ar
ranged with wheela on It, to the entire
machine may be easily moved.
A Chicago police court Judge waa stag
gered the other day by having handed to
him In court a letter from a woman who
pleaded guilty to driving an auto without
a tall light and ruled. "I enclose U,
tpeclfled amount of fine." "That ta the
first tlma In my twenty years aa lawyer
and Judge that I ever heard of a person
pleadlnc guilty and paying a fine by
mall," said tha magistrate.
AIMED AT OMAHA.
1 Herman ttnrord Senator llttchcocks
jllW.OOO appropriation for a IniUlevurd
! from Omaha to Fort Crook will look like
j.T) tents If the goxrrnment abandons that
fort
j Aurora Suit: Down at Omaha the other
iday Mayor Jim made Christmas presents
lo nbout two doat-n poor cusses by re
leasing them fiom Jail, where they were
being hold on minor charges. The mayor
knew of so many "larger fry" In the
city who were enjoying freedom that
does not rightfully belong to them that
he wad. no doubt, lod to a feeling of
compHHslou for these small .offenders.
Omaha Hxnmlner: Xo Douglas county
legislator should feel himself privileged to
go down to Lincoln and Join in the hold-up
enterprises of nham statesmen of the corporation-halting
variety. He represents
a constituency that, however dependent
upon the agricultural Interest of the s.tnte.
Is also keenly sensitive to the general
prosperity and knows no classes when It
comes to the right of every man to enjoy
a liberal profit for his effort nnd ac
tivities. Grand Island Independent: Observing
that Chicago's mlnlstoilal union Is mak
ing a London suffragette effort to ftop
the revelry and excessive drinking on
New Year's eve. the Omaha Bee remarks
that the "solution Is easy, ns Omaha's ex
perience proves," and "all Chicago needs
Is an S o'clock law strictly enforced." One
wonders, however, If this Is testimony
that the S o'clock law Is or can be on
forced In Omahu, or rather a bit of nag
ging at the Lincoln anti-stloon league.
Kcllgh cLader: Omaha nnd South
Omaha people are busy figuring on char
ter changes. Legislators can congratu
late themselves this session that the con
stitutional amendment carried giving cit
ies the right to make their own charters
In past sessions nbout one-fourth of the
time has been taken tip with Omaha.
South Omaha nnd Lincoln charter legis
lation, which, In addition to taking up
time, was troublesome business In which
the members had no personal Interest.
Western Laborer: It was a novelty to
see Postmaster John C. Wharton giving
personal attention to the nervous and ex
cited Christmas patrons of the postofflce
during the busy days before Christmas.
He positively acted like a human being
like tho manager of a big store who
was delighted to see so many customers
We congratulate Omaha on having a post
master whose feet are on tho ground.
Hc was on tho Job all his waking hours
when tho people needed him; ndw he can
loaf all through January If hc wishes.
Grand Island Independent: Omaha's
.stocking, It is Indicated by the Omaha
newspapers, contained a J1,000,000 h6tel
as a ChrlBtmas present. It Is Omaha
capital that Is to build it and it ts stipu
lated that Omaha architects, Omaha con
tractors, Omaha matcrlnl dealers nnd
Omaha labor are to compete for the bust
ness Involved In tho construction, Indi
cating that outsiders may save time by
not wasting any on competing. That's
the protection principle brought down to
tho city limits, regardless of downward
or upward revision. It Omaha finds It
to pay, how nbout other cities?
A Minimum "Wiic.
Springfield Republican.
The prompt action of the public serv
ice corporation of New Jersey In estab
lishing a minimum wage ot $9 a week for
women and girls In Its employ, following
Its welfare commlttce'n report that such
an amount 1b the least which can sus
tain a respectable standard of living, will
appeal to a good many people's sense ot
Justice and reasonableness. If a general
adoption of the principle Is not practical
under our present system ot Industry, so
much the worse for the system.
3Inkc n Not" ot It.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Let politicians of all parties take nate
of the fact that although the bomb
thrown at Delhi hit the elephant, the
only harm done waa to thoso on tho ele
phant's back at the time, while the great
pachyderm only winked his ears and
marched on.
Public Wrlfnrc Work,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The department of agronomy In a
western college Is teaching pupils how to
plow. About the same i mount of energy
and Intelligence that wins success In
foot ball makes a good plowman, and
plowing Is more closely related to pub
lic welfare than playing foot ball.
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THESE GIRLS OF OURS.
I .xprHtts-Mls Kldcr Is nun h older than
I I thought.
I Hunker Impossible.
SpisttH-Well. 1 asked her ir she had
j it-Ail Aesop's Fablf". ami slip onlil sh
rrmi inrin wiicii itivj iui i-i&nie out.
Home Journal.
"That woman Is fond of gossip."
"Yes," icplled Miss Cayenne. ! like to
see people happy, and 1 hope that when
women are eligible to nil olflees she will
be a Judge in Bono." Washington Star.
"Do you think only of nlef" mummed
the hi Mo. "Tell me that you think only
of me."
"It 8 this way." explained the groom,
geutlj. "Now and then I haw to think
ot the furnace, my ilwtr." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Ho (passlonatoly) 1 would glvu my life
for you, dearest!
She (calculatingly) Arc yoli Insured?
Judge. '
"Docs your husband object to your tak
ing NUt in lolltlcs7 OJKeil Mrs. Cross
Kinln. "CeitRinly not," replied Mr. BurlnK
Bautiers.
"Then, whiro's tho fun In doing It?"
Puck.
He (very shy) W'h-lmt sized gloves ilo
you wear. Miss Mabel?
Mio distantly tecognlzlns un oppor
tunity) Don t you inenn what sized
linger. Mr. Sttuihers?
Uu such slight pegs hang momentous
happenings.
! rol no nuu tne ruin in iu ruuncw tn
the time. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Wife (with newspaper) 1 low odd! In
Sumatra, when a woman Is loft a widow
she immediately puts up a flag.
Hub-whnt'H the Idea rejoicing?
wile-No. no: While the flag remains
whoio she must not marry again, but tho
moment a rent appears In It she Is free to
Hub-Gee! I'll bet It wliuld pay to go
there with a cargo ot shoddy bunting.
Boston Transcript.
"No," she declared, "I will novcr b
your wife, after what has happened. ou
are false as falso as" ,
"Well, go on," he urged, determined to
know tho worst, "as fnlso as what?"
"As false as Do Wolfe Hopper's top
knot," she hissed. Chicago Record-Herald.
Mrs. Crabshaw According to jou, this
breakfast food isn't good tor anything. '
Crabshaw Not at all, my dear! I think
it would be first-rate stuff to sprinkle on
the sdduwalk during slippery weather.
Judge.
The Judge So you admit you were go
ing at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour?
The chauffeur Yes, your honor.
The Judge Well, a man should pay a
he goes. I'll flno you M. Yonkcrs
Statesman.
First Sport-Slugger has absolute c""11
dence that he will beat his man. I think
he's got something up hip sleeve.
Second Sport You bet he has an arm
with a punch to It llko the kick of .1
mule. Boston Transcript.
THE YEARS.
W. D. Ncsbit In Chlcugo Post.
Sunrise, and noon, and sunset.
And day slips into day;
Twilight, and dark, and daylight
A year has rolled away. '
Budding, and bloom, and fading,
Green tree, nnd leafless bough;
Seeding, and growth, and harvest
So dies an old ycur now.
Singing, nnd sighs, and silence.
The frownlngs and tho smiles,
Tolling, and stress, and resting,
And gravo or guycr whiles;
Days that havo brought their honors.
And days that left, their s-enrs-Over
It all tho marvel
Of each night with Its stars.
Dt camlncs, and hopes", and planning,
Tasks that begin and end;
Hours thnt have brought the silence
Alike to too and friend. '
Words that wero sad or merry.
Draughts that wen; bittersweet;
Greeting, and hull, and parting
The old and now ycur meet.
Sunrise, and noon, and sunset.
Day will slip into day;
Twilight, and dark, and daylight.
The year will roll away;
Sunshine, nnd song, and gladness.
Fair dreams that come in sleep,
Blrdsong, and nodding blossoms
These are wo fain to keep.
Darkness, nnd light, and shadows.
Sorrow and golden cheer.
Blend Into God's completeness,
Into the finished year,
Into a memory-fabric
Woven ot shade and shine
These are the years unfolding
In lives llko yours and mine.
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