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THE BKJO; OMAHA, 'ITESDAY', .TANTAttY 7. 11)13. The omaila dailybee i it npkp b'y hnwAUD iiosbw'a ikk" Info it msBVATi8n. kditoii. 1-KB BnUHNQ, FAHKAM AND17TIJI i.ntrred nt Omaha postofflce as necond ass matttr TERMS OK smSCIUlTlON: s.ndav Ilee, on year J2-M Satirday lice, one your l-M Umlv Iter, without Bunday, one yr. 1.M ralir Bee, and Hunday. on year 6.00 DELIVKIIKD DT CAMllRIt. l.enlnr and flundav. per monlti 4C" Kvenlnir without Sunday, per month.. 3c Dally Bee. Including Sunday, per mo. sic Dally Bee, without Sunday, per mo... c Nddrets all complaint or Irregularities n delivery to Clt . Circulation Dept. KEMITTANCB. lVmlt by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Hee 1'ubllshlnK company, only J-cent stamps received In payment ot email account. Personal check, ex cept on Omaha and eastern exchange, not c eptert. OKKICK8. Omaha Tlie Bee building South Omaha-MIS Jf street I'vuntll Bluffs 14 North Main Mreet Uncoln-W Little building ' hh ago-lWl Marquette building. Kansas City Helta nee IrulldlnR New York-Si West Thirty-third St Loula 402 Frisco building. aslilnston-7 Fourteenth St., N. W. COItllKSrON'DENCB. t'ommunlcatlons relating to and rdltnrlnl matter should he addressed Omaha Bee. Editorial department. DECEMBER CinCtfLATION 49,044 Male of Nehruaka, County of Dauglna, ss: Dwlght Williams, circulation mannger of The Bee I'uhllihlng company, being jluly sworn, says that the average dally irculatlon for the month of December. '912. was 13.011. DWIOIIT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me thin 3Ut day of December, RODBRT IIl'NTnit. i Seal i Notary I'ubllc. Suhsrrlhera leaTlna the city Irinporarily should hare The Her ualleil tn them. Address will be ('hanged aa often aa requested. Hero weather Is a huge Jokn to the coal man. - Tight skirts mean lens cloth, but not loss money. Notice the difference since have no Russian treaty? wo Evidently our exemplary weather man fell off of something:. Greetings, Mr. Legislature! iMay your troubles all be llttlo ones. The next advance of the Postofflco department Is toward 1-cont postage. Now, the question Is raised, "Have we maligned Turkey?" Morcy, how! When It comes to January clear ance sales, Omaha challenges thorn nil. S , What docs Texas lose In nalley's retirement? Don't all answer at onoc. i The grand opening rpcojUlotwof 9111 ne mllllon-dollartcourt ho'uWfa s'tllf on the futuro ovont calendar. The Commercial club membership roll is still open to ellgibles who can command the requisite endorsements. 1'resldent Taft has added another to his gTeat speeches,' displaying the wisdom and philosophy of .a great man. If our new million-dollar hotel could only be built out of tho names suggested, there would be nothing to it, A technically bad ogg is doomed, but a technically bad man has a hun dred chances to prove ho Is not bad at all, i. . t'or a man who 'ritfrW' from" pulw lie life entirely of his own free will, SonaterBMley gets mighty mad over It. rV Sarpy, county look? with suspicion upon the suggestion that South Omaha, would' like to adopt her as a Stepmother. - - Judging from Mr. Hearst's nub lisbed como-backs Senator Dalley may decide to sing another swan bong bofore ho goes. Many a man who baa been com plaining all winter because the weather was mild, has now begun Woking about the bitter cold. If Omaha did not pay six and a half million dollars for the water works in order to got reduced rates, wonder what tho purpose was. For sorao ofhls Jokes; Georgo Ado is due to have some one take a fall out of him, but no one would wish him the kind or a fall that produces physical Injury. Why 1 It Toone hears Tof good-o'ld Doc Fletcher any inoreT-Phlladelphla In quirer Perhaps he has eaten as much and as pften uA.he pleases. j Tho worst part of this dismember ment of Turkey is that it puts all our hehool geographies out of commis sion, and correspondingly increases the hill for free text books. The Incoming chief oxecutlve of the nation 1b rapidly approaching the tlma for testing the high ethical Ideals he has urged as governmental policies: We hope ho reallres them all. Uenierober back to the horse car days when you' waited at the corner for half nn hour, and then tried to keep warm by klcfc'i'ng your feet tp ethpr under a bunch of straw 011 tto floor; - The Legislature. The legislature now convening. meets under conditions which have never before prevailed In Nebraska. It Is the first legislature In which the bills Introduced will read, "Ho It enacted by the people" instead of "Ue It enacted by the legislature," thlsf substitution having been effected by tho adoption of the Initiative and referendum amendment to tho con stitution. Whatever tho legislature does In tho way of passing laws, outside of a few exceptional classifi cations, will ho subject to suspension and possible rejection by popular referendum. Tho fact that the initiative also offers opportunity to submit proposed legislation to popu lar vote reduces the Importance of Initiative by legislative action. Under theso circumstances, and with tho choice of the United States senator predetermined, the session should Invite our law-makers to do vote themselves to the work of pro viding for tho machinery of govern ment, revising existing laws, and meeting new problems with fewer dis tractions than usunl. According to tho ljcst available Information, tho personnel of both houses of tho lcgs lalufo fully up to tho average, .and a fair number may be expected to at tain to leadership. "By their fruits ye shall know them," and by their record nt the close of tho session our law-makers will have their ratings. The PoBtoffice Department. Tho next postmaster general will have charge of a department whoso biBlncss Is three times as great as at the beginning of President McKln ley's first administration. In these sixteen years havo been added or de veloped, free rural doll very, postal savings and parcels post. The post office has always been regarded as tho business department of tho gov ernment, and It Is distinctly so today, In addition to distributing thq mall dally for 100,000,000 people, It con ducts a banking business which in one yenr nnd a half has gathered do- paslts; of 30,000, 000 and increasing them at tho rato of 6t per cent a month. Through tho free city nnd rural delivery dally mall is carried to almost overy nook and comer of tho continent. And now comes tho parcolB post, with untold possibili ties. Fifteen years ago the annual ex penditures of this department wore $00,000,000 and tho rovenuo $84,- 000.000. LoBt year It required $.'100,000,000 to carry on tho work. The department handled moro than l.'l.uOO.OOO.OOO pieces of mall, while fifteen years ago It did not handle one-tenth of 'that. This 1b the real Index to tho prodigious growth cnstii Ing in this period. And to "the-retiring postmaster gonoral, I'rtnilc II, Hitchcock, belongs a largo moasuro of the credit for successfully work-, lng out now plans of gigantic propor- lions and bringing tho department up to Kb present importance as tho chief business institution of the gpvorni nient. The Tight Skirt. Tho Parisian oracle that dictates woman's dress -styles has deemed un- other season, at leust, for the tight skirt. -Which Is tho causo of sup pressed indignation and rumors of ro volt among otir American women, who havo never been nlt6gcther en- nmorod of tho clinging skirts. And why should thoy bo if they would avoid a clash ot Inconsistencies in their tdoas? Why should they be for contraction and restraint In modes of dress, while declaiming for expansion and liberty In their industrial and social rlghtfl? Apropos ot tho spirit of tho times in hcso latter days' wo should think tho .AriiorJcnn, women would not hosltatO'to discard a skirt or any other garment that' tended to rpstrlct pr obstruct their .. forward "progress. Hut man looks on woman's wrath' 6n stylo's change 1n amusement, knowing that it will come to naught for no matter how high hor courage in other things may rise, Bho nover has and never will defy tho fashion. To hor fashion Is an Inscrutablo law. And in tho meantime, If the law of supply and demand cut any figure, moro man might, ho pleased on tho theory that the tight skirt still costs less than that which will super sede It. Fire Prevention. This Is Tho Deo's periodical ad monition to householders, und to its readers generally, to look after their stoves, furnaces nnd flues in order to avoid fires. Tho first, touch of continued cold we'athor always puts a strain' on the heating apparatus of our houses and stores and buildings, and If anything Is amiss causes conflagrations that work great hardship oven though they do small damage. Most of the. fires due to defective furnaces and -flues are preventable, and a preventablo fire Is inexcusable. Tho Hon. Qlaf A. Tveltraoo may have been a dangerous raun with dy namitc, but he showed also the qunl ttles ot a philosopher in Bitting and reading poetry whllo tho Jury was deciding whether ho should spend the few years In God's glorious out-of. doors or behind prison bars. That doctor who has discover a way of Injecting castor TH hyporder mlcally would' make a bigger hit with tlie kids by discovering a means of getting along without tho oil. llSooklnbcackwardll ThbDqy in Omaha UinflLHuU rHQIVl DKC FILM I. ..-I J AX. 7. ' wmJi Ttvcntj YojrN Ago Accoirllng to the annual report Kt Josephs hospital took cale of 3M pa t enta. of wlrlch only 12 were pay pa tlcnts. The medical ataff consists r.f Dr. J. Neville. Dr. Paul Grossman. Dr. , u raddy nd Dr. R. M. stone. The Inatltutlon la under the jreneral manago mcnt of Slater Deo Oratlous, mother in ixrlor of the Franotacnn si.f.r. f America, with Slater Alphonao In charge of Institutions west of the Missouri rivet and Slater Hedwlrf n Immediate charge of St. Joseph's. The following offlcct a have been In tailed In Duke council No. 733 of A.. I.. of II,: Commander. F. .t i. command-r, Soj frincs; past commander. j. imrniiam: orator, .1 W. Uowen; secretary. A. "Hwnrtzlander. l ollcctor. A. N. Ferguson. Mild weather whs totally put to rout by a cold wind nnd driving snowstorm, delaying trains and traffic and pulling the. mercury down to the zero point. Reports of the six Omaha banks for 1SSS show average deposits of $.V3:tS.SM. An unpretentious tin sign, with the Ip scnptlon "James W. Savage, attorney-at-law," has been put up on Redlck's new building, opposite the court house. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pundt have gone to Grand Raplda. Miss Carrie ljams left for Fort Rus sell, Wyoming, to visit friends. M. Ooldsmlth started east to take In New York, Baltimore and other cities. Twenty Years Auty Congressman Melklejohn came up from Lincoln and departed for his home at Fullerton. Secretary Spilth of the Board of Fire and Police, commissioners said he would write at once to tho Hale Wntcr Tower company urging the completion ot the tower onler for use In Omaha. The tower was the patented Invention of Chief Halo of the Kansas City flro department. Born to Mr. nnd Mis. Charles L. Alt stfadt, a ten and a half pound daughter. Mies Hannah Frank wns ihe guest of Mr. and Mrs, Ben Newman of Dodgo street. ' Miss Kffle Hurt anil Mlas Gertrude Sar gent ot Kansas City, were visiting Miss Short of 1521 Harney street. Judge Irvine ruled that un attorney could not act ns Bgcnt for a mortgage and at the same time, as a notary public, accept the acknowledgment of tho parties executing the mortgage. A case of this kind was tried before the Judge. In which an attempt was mado to foreclose the mortgage and tho Judge declared the mortgage void. Ten Yearn Ago E. K. Lovett, for ycara employed In Omaha as a reporter nnd proofreader, was reported to be dying In a St. Paul hospital. What Commander Booth-Tucker called a "bllizard-proof" congregation gathered at First Methodist church In tho evening to hear General William Booth, founder and supremo officer of tha Salvation Army, relhto "Tho LeHvons of My Life." Commander Booth-Tucker had charge of the meeting In the opening and presented Upward II. JJaldrlge, who- look hold, as chairman tind Introduced the general, who received a mat'kld ovation. Representative J. A. C Kennedy, who. wns operated on at St. Joseph's hospital for appendicitis a week provlous, was re. ported as doing fine. Tho marriage of Hay Buirmer Dougall and Miss Nellie Frances Moorhead was solemnized by the Ttov. H. E. Herring In tho evening at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. George P. Moorhead, 111 South Thirty-eighth avenue. In 'tho presence of Intimate friends, liar- ley G. Moorhead. brother of tho bride, acted a best man and Mlsa Gertrude Moorhead, sister of ttie bride, as maid of honor. Harry A. Tukey and J. Merlo Dougall strung the ribbons. A reception .followed .the wedding. After a bridal tour Mr and Mrs. Dougall Intended settling In Pittsburgh, where he was In the Insur ance business. People Talked About Whistling "Oh, How Dry I Ami" whllo tho water wagon Is moving by ought to bring fj amcoats to the school fund. atropine Ids flowing locks over a throb, bins blow. Governor Bllllc Sulzer handed a few frazzled traditions to the Empire state. James H. Keene of New York was the foremost race horse breeder of this coun try and was conspicuous In another way he never bet on the thccs. Dr. F. R. Berglus, the sclontlst who his been conducting experiments Jn producing artificial coal, has, by employing a high temperaturo and a high picssure, changed ceiiuiuse iu peav in a iciv nours. 1110 same change by the process employed by nature, he states, required 7.000.000 years. Lord Lawrence, who was once governor general of India, was so absent-minded In matters of external display that when the Koh-l-noor diamond, now anions: tho crown Jewels, came Into his hands for transmission to Queen Victoria after the annexation of the Punjab In 1SI9. he kept It for six weeks In his waistcoat pocket. having forgotten all about It and only dis covered It there by accident. Senator Helen Ring Robinson la one ot th turning states women ot Colorudo. tho first of her sex to wear the hnln nf stuta aenatorshtp. "A woman of cruco and ..... charm and rare mental attainments," ob serves tho gallants of the Denver Repub lican, "no member of the sex Is better equipped for guarding this now outpou atnbltlc.ua' womankind has captured." ', John' Frederick Ballard, this year's, win ner of the Harvard )irze play contest, took up a homestead and worked as a cowboy bofore going to Harvard und en tering tho playwrttlng class of Prof Baker. While In the west he wrote a pluv In com)Htltlon for the annua! scholarship prize awarded by the Macdowell fellow, ship and was awarded second place, but no other reward. Then followed two years at Harvard und his winning play, "Believe Me, Xantlppe.'' Pad memories of the early Klondike days when grub-staking was common will bo lighted up with a gleam of Joy In the news that one grub-staked miner has really mndo good. Dr. Isaac W. Furman, a dentist at Bayshore. L. 1.. grub-staked u miner In Arizona ten years ago. Ixiiik ago Dr. Furman charged his vpeoulatloi to the profit and loss account and tried to forget It. Now he is on the way to Arizona to participate In the ownership of a mini- aild to be woith J7.CW.ooo. dls- Cocred b.v the man he t.ud befriended Jrr Aimed at Omaha Grand Island Independent The Omaha. ' South Omaha postofflce consolidation tins ' gone Into effect Will the next admlnlt- 1 tratlon unscramble them? I Nebrnska City Press: Omaha Is elec trocuting Us surplus stock of dogs In stead of tlelng rocks to their necks Mid dropping them In' the river. There is nothing like being up-to-date and setting tho pace for the other follow. Kearney Hub: Omaha suffragists are dlfousslng the wisdom of walking on masse to Lincoln during tho legislature to present their demands, None of the 'militant suffragette." thank you! There Is enough to commend euual suffrage without resorting to public theatrical. Kearney Hub: In Omaha there li a clergyman who has performed the ma.--rlage ceremony for 2.(2S couples. That's a big sum of human weal or-woe to be le sponslble for. but Rev. Charles W. Sav ldg really enjoys his well earned title of the "marrying parson." York Times: Omaha Is getting to bn a great manufacturing town, but tho output Is not exactly In proportion to the needs of tho community. Iist year the manu facture of brmd and bakery products amounted to MW.&yl, while the beer man ufactured amounted to only $3,!H2.W.1. Now tho question Is, what did they do with all that bread? Herman Record: It Omaha Is what ,t claims, with reference to lis feeling to ward the state, now Is a cood time to show It. Name the new hotel Nebraska. Twist the entire English vocabulary as you will, no more appropriate name could be selected. It Is representative of tin west, tho state and Includes Omaha the biggest and best city In It-at the samo time. Nebraska City PresB: Nebraska should he proud of the achievements of Omaha In a commercial way during tho year 11)12. Figures Just published show that In manufacturing and Jobbing lines tho mctropolla exceeded nil known speed limits. And, of course, In' spite of tho croakers wall, Omaha's prosperity Is shared, to a great degree, by the entlm state of Nebraska. Fremont Tribune: The Omaha papers of New Year's day, In giving a resume of the business and development of Oniaha for 1812. show a very prosperous yeur for that metropolitan city. Its prog ress reflects the 'development of this territory and the figures presented havo wide Interest. Uli-ases Review: The exodus of about 1,000 people from Omaha will take placo In a short time, the reason for which la the moving of much ntitlness by tho Bur lington route from that city to Chicago. Omaha should fight, and fight hard against this, for It has given the "Q" road the best It has had for years nnd should not be paid back In this way. Palisade Times: Omaha-Is considerably agitated over a recently published letter from President Miller announcing the re moval of the claim and auditing depart ment from that city to Chicago. The re moval affects about 200 employes and con tinues -the policy of the Burlington 'n centering, all departments Iir the Windy, City and making It absolute headquar ters. In recent years a number of de partments and officials have been moved to Chicago from Oniaha. and the latest order lint touohed tho latter city In a foro spot, with the result that Its Com mercial club Is taking up tho matter In an effort to tdopj the contemplated change. Twice Told Tales Ante-Morteni nejiorts. Senator Bailey of Texas was so fiercely attacked by some of his opponontn the last ttmo he was a candidate for ro electlon that ono editor indulged In n circumstantial forecast of what would happen to him In the county convention tha next da v. "He vas so speclfc about my fnlsh that he reminded mo of a story." said the rnator. "An Influential citizen In a small town had an attack ot appendicitis. Tho editor heard the roport and hurriedly mado an Item of It, which bn' printed In this fashion: "Our esteemed fellow citizen, John G. Harris, will go to the hospital tomorrow to be operated upon for the removal of his appendix by Dr. Smith. He will leave a wlfo and threo children." Upplncott's. Trend "of the Tliiiea. Ex-Governor Pennypacker. discussing the divorce evil In Philadelphia, said, with a smile; "In thee times one never, as tho say ing goet), knows where one Is at. An acquaintance! of mine extended his hand to me at the Historical society the other day und cried: " 'Congratulate me!. I am the happiest man allvel , "I looked at him doubtfully. " 'Engaged, married or divorced?' I asked." New York Tribune. A,bnent-Minded. J. Van Vechten Olcott of New York tells tho story of how Rufus Choate got from a witness the finest definition ever heard ot nboent-mlndcdness. "What, do you thing la absent-mindedness?" asked Choate, who was putting the witness through a hot cross-exam- I lna'pn- : 'VV"I! Well," replied the witness In a slow. deliberate tone, "It a man who thought he had ' left his watch at home, took It out of his pocket to see If he had time tn go back and get It, 1 would call htm a lectio absent-minded." Popular Maga-. zlne. Worrit of h Fail. Washington Post. This fad ot buying up the blrthplucv of our presidents Is all right, but some day wo shall have ono who was born in a twenty-four-story js.O0u.ca sky.wapv apartment, and then Unvle Sam will be up ngaliift It. A Ctanuae for the nettrr. ..an .win iiutm. There could bo no better reformatory for young malefactors than tho navy. Hut that Is not what the service la for. Justice Ooff very properly emphasizes the fact In saying. In the caso of a youth convicted of turkey-stealing and for whom clenieucy was ashed that ho might enlist: "The time Is past when tho courts should send scoundrels to the navy Our navy is trying to raise tlv atandard of the service and does notjato hoc will doobt'ess be warmly wtl uut thieves aud burglars. Mined. HieBeeslcderBox tr Self. Constituted Charter Mnkrra. W3UTII OMAHA. Jan. 6.-T0 the Bdltor Of The Bee: "What does the World-Her- aid mean by the p.issages that appeared In Sunday's Issue In the "'Glllln Column" of that paper? "There Is a regular charter committee and a fey others not so regular. The political enemies of the administration nt once set out to organize a committee as soon' as the regular body was named by tho mayor." "The mayor represents all the people of the city nnd he bore this In mind when he ntlcctod, tho regular committee." In reply to the foregoing boomerangs or other weapons of ot-fense brought Into action t6 protect or defend our chief mag istrate and his dlsdlrgulshed charter committee, alias the chosen few whom the special Interests car rely upon. The mayor has no more authority to npixilnt a committee than any other citizen. Like wise he dots not represent all the peo ple; he received less than two-fifths of tho votes when declutcd elected to of fice, consequently ho teprcsents the ma chine politicians. This ring of machine politicians who have tun the politics- of this city In tho Interest of the special Interests without interruption or hin drance believe It Is tho height of imperti nence for any body of citizens to Interfere with their plans or designs. So when their nefarious work on 'the charter Is to be exposed all those who undertake to do so aro denounced as being opposed to the moral buslness-liko administration, An administration like Cnewtr's wife. Tho time has arrived .for exposing political Corruption and corruptionlsts, particu larly legalized corruption. We aro com mencing an era In this year of our Lord 1913 to expose all klndc of boodle and graft. JERRY HOWARD. We .lee .No (imxl Hrnsiin Aunlnst It. BIRMINGHAM. Aln.. Jan. 2 -To tho Editor of The Bee: Can we. In America, safely adopt the fundamental principles upon which the amortization farm and home mortgage plans of Germany arid France have been operating (such ns ad vocated by President Taft, Ambassador Herrlck and others) and adapt them to meet tho pressing needs of our farmers and other classes of borrowers? An expression from you will be appre ciated. II. O. MOORE. Secretary Empire Realty nnd Mortgage company. Soulnl Kconoiii)- Exhibit nt 'Frisco. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 3. To the Editor of The Bee: I am taking the lib erty of sending you, under separato cover, a copy of tho "Nation's Business," pub- llhsed by the Chamber of Commerce of tho United States, which contains an out line of the proposal for a comprehensive social economy exhibit at tho San Fran cisco exposition, in which I have pre viously endeavored to enlist tho Interest and participation of your city. Tho exposition company has recently agreed to carry out the plans, and I am In great hopes that vartpf tho liberal appropriation which will undoubtedly be mado by congress for federal participation may be applied to tho preparation ot ex hibits Illustrating many of tho topics enu merated. FRANK A WOLFF. Worth Knowing One who has tho reputation ot knowing whut dishes to combine at a meal gives these suggestions: Stewed chicken without mashed pota toes and pork without npplo sauco lo-se half their zest. Fried onions fairly cry nloud for a Juicy beefsteak, nnd roast beef without potatoes browned under the meat nfvor tastes the same. Potatoes are nn accommodating sort ot vegetable. They arc good with all meats With roast moats, sweet potatoes aro appropriate, an aro squash, tomatoes, as paragus nnd stowed onions. Baked jnacaronl Is a fitting accompani ment to a roast, so aro brussels sprouts and scalloped or creamed cauliflower. Celery should never bo omitted when serving poultry. Turnips, carrots, parsnips and, cubbage are generally eaten with boiled meats, whllo peas, beets, beans, corn and toma toes aro good with either boiled or roasted meats. Squabs and all game have lottuce with Frencn dressing served with them and lettuce must bo eaten with Virginia ham Posted Parcels Cleveland Tlaln Dealer: The parcel rost will not carry llvo chickens. FarmcrH should bo warned by this not to ship any eggs likely to hatch en route. Washington Post: With the, parcel post ftnlt Increaced to 100 pounds, some of those baby congressmen would soon be franking themselves to and from Wash ington. Minneapolis'' Journal: The government may feel all right toward the man who sends bricks through the parcel post, but the opinion of the letter carrier Is less charitable, Philadelphia Telegraph: Let us all be patient with the operation of the experi ment until It gets fairly under way. And let us cheer the gloom of Initial disap pointments with the reflection that we have at last got the system started, and that there will be no backward steps, at any rate. Philadelphia Record: There were n number of "first" packages, vent by the parcel post when It opened for business on the dawning of tho new year; but PreMdent-eloci'WIlson has tin; distinction 'of being the' first to tecelvehls. The local postmaster at Princeton kept hli office open until midnight for tho receipt of a parcel addressed to Mr, Wilson by his home friends, which contained two dozen big apples: the carrier was obligingly nt the door with his horso hitched to the wagon and took the package to Its ad dress around tho corner tlmo 12:03 n. m.. January 1, 1913. Possibly the president- I elect will enjoy the apples mora than thn i distinction. A healthy boy would; and It lis suspected that Woodrow has In his i make-up a proper share of Juvenile jucuiiuu. !rn1e Ilred Haul. Indianapolis Star. Tho development of a new breed of hogs, as related In the dispatches hand some blue hogs, vivacious, affeatiouaU and jrentle must be a sweet boon lo stotk ralseis. A vivacious and affectlot,- GRINS . AND GROANS. Doctor i to Mrs. J., whose husband Is vtrv 111) "Has he had any lucid In tervals?" . Mrs J : "K's 'ad nothlnk except what yen ordered, doctor." Llpplncott'a Maga zine. "Is any of your stock watered?" asked the Inquisitive Investor. "I should say not." replied Mr. Dustln Btax. "We have such a warm business proposition that we have gone beyond tho aqueous stagu and arc using sheer va por." Washington Star. "Brown Isn't happy. His wife Is con tinually saying sharp and snappy things to him." "Why, he told me before he married her that was what ho admired most about her." "Yes. but ho considered It wit then." Boston Transcript. "Is this a healthy town?" "Healthy! Why, when 'I came here I onlv weighed sixty pounds, and now look at me. I tin the scales at ISO." "Been hero long?" "Lemo sco; I guess I was S when I Ar rived." Baltimore' American. Rector-1 hope xou didn't find my lec ture dry Inst nlghp Old Gargt; Well, zur, I wouldn't go fo far as to say that, zur, but when you stops in the middle to.'avc u swig, though It was only water. I sen to meself' ' 'Kar, 'ear." Ixmdon Tattler. tired of dolng nothing, Isn't It? Tommy's Poi Yes. my son, with the nHillllnii r.f It.tlm- tun tlf,1 tn tin tlliV. thing else Philadelphia Record. Bacon -What do you understand to be a bore? Filbert why. a bore Is a man who In sists on telling you tho smart things his OB For beat results use Perfection Oil. Can bft lighted and placed in your vegetable cellar at a minute's notice. In less extreme weather, it will prove a wonderful convenience in the living-room, dining-room or bathroom. Easily moved from place to place. Ornamental. In expensive. Economical. At Dtalars Everywhere CX STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Nabraalw) tun Seminole Through oburratlon-com-parttnent and drawing-room Jeepuag cars, free rccllnlott chair car Uteel construction) fcnd coach (also tourtat deep ing car on 1st and 3d Tues day of tha month) tMtwacn Chicago and Jacksonville. Twili-e-ttction drawlni-room alceptng car and f rca chair car St. Loula to JackionTllU. AU meala in dlnlna can. i How! points in Florida, and with trains making STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS FOR HAVANA, CUBA Information about Florida Winter Tourist fares, and Homeaeekers' fares on the lt and 3d Tuesday of the month; alio information as to tourist ' tickets and Illinois Central service to New Orleans, Vicktburg (National Military Park), Hot Springs, Ark., Havana, Panama and Central American points via New Orleans; Mexico and California points via New Orleans; as well as reservations, rickets and descriptive literature, can be obtained of your home ticket agent, or by addressing NORTH. Dt Passeuer AieaL ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. 407 South 16tk luiung son says when ou want to t, him the smart things you have said o self. Yonkci" Statesman. "Are you hungr. little girl." said l'r Wendelt Holmes to one whom he saw looking with longing eyes at the gol things berore her. "Yes, sir." was the reply. "Then why don't you tuke a sandwich? ' "Because I liaven't any fork." "Fingers were made before forks," snld tho doctor, smiling. The little girl looked, then said: "Not my fingers." Chk-aro News. OPEN ROAD PHILOSOPHY. Denver Times. lloneygrulVs got three good oars; With my heels I ound the ruts. Ho smokes 60-cont cigars; I make out with enst-off butts, Monoygrub .sports fussy duds: Mine aro rather bum. , Moneygrub's one of the bloods; I'm a bum. Ho goes strong for fancv eats; Handouts have to do for me. Guess his beds arc reg'lnr treats; Mine's the first old barn I see. Moneygrub'M a bear. I guess Hear It everywhere. Gee! They preach his great success I don't care! Fsed to sort o" care, but say, That's been awful long ago. I've been lenrnln' every day Things thut then I didn't know Learned to take It easy now. Careful of myself; Mnneygnib ennnot learn how With his pelf. I've got all the time there Is: Monoygrub no time Is granted; Bet my grave's ns snug as his. When wo finally uro plantt-d! And on this big point I'm thrice Luckier than he Ho must pay for good advice Mlno is free! OH Keep Your Fruit and Vegetables from Many dollars worth of over winter produce is sometimes ruined -in a single night of extreme cold weather. This loss and inconvenience can be easily avoided if you have a PERFECTION Limited Fast, Solid. Electric-Lighted. tShroogh Grain of the Illinois Central from Chicago and St Lonit to Jacksonville, FLORIDA Illinois Central Dally Lt Chicago, ,. ...8,15 p.m. LySt. Loula.. ..ill. 30 p.m. Ar Bu-mlnftham.4.15 p.m. Central of Georgia Ar Columbua . . .4.40 p.m. Ar Albany 1.35 a.m. Atlantic Coast Line Ar JackaonTUIe..7.SO aan. Connection at Columbus with through sleeping car to and from Savannah; also at Jacksonville for all . Sb. Osaka, Neb. I