TTTF. TIF.F,' OV.;TIA. TltTTWDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913.
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(AN i'ARV CIUC U UATION.
49,528
Btnto of JiebraiJfui Coihity -of Douglas, m:
Uwlgut Wlllams, Circulation munazer
of The Heo PuhlUhHiB company. bu'nB
duly sworn, saysahat. tho ay"it.'e ""''
circulation for the fcionth if January,
1913, was 43,518. DWICJHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before me thin 5th clay of February,
XSU. KOBEBT HUNTER,
(BeaJ.f , , Rotary labile.,.
Sabcrllicr lejvrlnic tlm flty,
trmparnrlly nlionld have Tho Bee
uinllinl to them. Addre" Trill le
clinngred na often nm rcunrated.
"Yb( tho Water board rOttlsoa to
net.
Another good germ to'orndlcato ia
tho BtrJko gorm.
KisBjng goes by favor, and -.so do
rebates on motored watorplfiis. '
Buying moro coal at thl'a .soaaon of
tho ypar is a ground-hog cso
Moxco is evidently trylnjf-to make
it caayifor Uncjo Sam tbvlnterveno.
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And yet it is tho Inallonablo right
of overy American cltlzon U kick.
Inbaso ball, ybung Foli DI02
would bo considered as an "in and
outorl"
It Svas Inevitable that out of the
forty-two thero had. to bo twglvp
also-nans. . .
Onb.strlko down south resulted in
sixteen deathB. Torrlblo, extiept for
the sacred ratio. "
Anjong tho-now spring stylos, th?
ulgarlan bl diT4j ti oils i has alllter-
B
ntlortto coratrsj
From tho difficulty In , unscram
bling tho Harrlmn eggs, one U 4ialf
inclirred to boliovo thoy woro also
nard .tjoirod,..! , . ,
Tie "make-iip jnan, bivInBan
oyo for tho fltnoB-of "things, ran last
v, -.V. -
anco page.
Having "been a collogo urofessor,
President Wilson would 'naturally bo
oxpectbd to find Interest in such dry
subjects as Boml-arld land.
How can waWr ratcs-lri QmalkiUo
loworpS for ovryboety if .they, are
boingr lowered by careful discrimina
tion far the favorod few?
The 'Garden of Allah" is said to
be pllIng to blg'audiences In Dos
ton. They aro, playing thq mlichlot
with t In Constotinoplo, though.
Froln the trouble Now York Is
having! over ltb subways, Its chiof
difficulties seora to be underground,
paradoxical as that may strike you
i . '
Tho bull mooso leader In Michigan
announces his return to the G, O. P
Very appropriate that-the. ptato.jfvhere
tno republican party' was' orgarit'od
uuuum loaa wo way, ,-
Our Mexican frionds soem to be
trylnfc to prove that the Young Men'a
Christian association oia service
able as an agency owat osjt' is
as on agency of peace.
Why should our lawmakora at Lin
coln worry ovr Omaha's local af
fairs? Why not proceed to matters
of state Interest arid leave Omaha, to
eettlo its own troubles T
Perhaps that ambassadorship to
Berllrr. would look hotter If Mr,
Bryan wer not slated for tho posi
tion of the secretary of state, where
will be boss ofthe diplomatic corps.
8 till, our pufo eletions'statesmen
at Lincoln cannot see farther, than a
few vbtlng districts'. ' They Vatlt
pure elections In Omaha, but do not
care whether they oro pure br Im
pure Jn Fremont, Hastings, Grand Is
land or Columbus.
Nebraska is etJing..lnto 'ihe, lime
light $gain In the troubles at Mexico
City. It will Jia enienibered that
Nebraska was ftlsc-n'lha; llmeltght
at thd beginning of t&e Mexican revo
lution in tho Inraoys.. foot raco. on
tho El Paso brfaej
Onry a one-fourth oto polled. In
the city primary, Either the peoplo
of OmAha aro n6l',flidly excited' over
the forthcoming charter convention
pr th;j are well satisfied wftb aJrthe
t n u(. '.offered by would-be charter-
1 First Step in Charter Making.
I Th'o almt-Uir convention primary.
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Jut held, lins redncvd the number
of candidate from which tbe final
Mloctlon of dharUr-rnakera must be
inndu from forty-two to thirty.
In thfl preliminary qualifying ntce
no groat oxcltotnent seems to havo
beon dlmilayod, only about one-
fourth of tho usual number of voters
tnkliiR tlio 'troublo to go to tho polls.
That dos not In our Judgment moan,
howoTor, tlint thore Is no public In
terest In tho .Inauguration of homo
rulo ' municipal government for
Omaha under tho new constitutional
amondlBont.
Tho actual cholco of charter-mak
ers must be registered In tbe election
noxt month by seloctlon from tho
thirty whoso names go on tho offi
cial ballot. Peoplo who want Omaha
to bo -a progressive and up-to-dato
(city, under; a- government -.that vfll
facilitate, and not Impede, Its for
ward march and they are the largo
majority, can easily by Judicious se
lection give tho charter convention
,a membership thut will avorngo up
well In point.of intelligence and abil
ity. To do this. howofeY. they must
Lbostlr thehiBofvcsfrom a condition of
lndlfforonco, for wo may bo certain
that tho contractors, the Jobbers and
tho prlvilege-flookora will not go to
sleep, . ..
The South Pole Thigedy.
The last written words of Captain
Scott, nritlsh explorer, who with his
party, gavo up Hfo in achieving Its
gbal, -were:
Surely,'. surely a great, rich country
like ours . will eo that thoso ' who aro
dependant lipon ua arc properly cared for.
Llko inugic this messago from tho
gravo acts iipon loyal Drltlsh , hearts.
Already, ft is said, steps havo been
taken to provide for tho future of
thoso widows and farrfilleB. But what
is a nation's grief compared to that
of tho lonely little wld'ow'j ovfer.takW
In mld-sca as sho ha6tbitRori, she
thinks, to moot her captain-mute' hi
Now "Zealand and sharb 'Witif hlnf the
plory.of IiIb triumph? As If In hioan
moqkory of hor cherlBJiod Joy, a
weird. .wlreloBs tolls hof. sho will not
moot, her; husband, forho was frozen
to doath near tho SoUtlt polo almost
a year ago, .Thero in tho nnguisn or
n widow's grief Is to bo found tho
fathomless dopths of the pathos In
this tragedy.
Off in tho;.tMak foatiioBS of Arctic
ipa.cb ,'two flap Btand'sldo by sido
hs.Biiept sontineia utteattug tno un-
'diBputod ,fuct that , AmiindBon for
iNofvnV and' Stoif ,tjr Kugjapd did
' J.. M ..... ..... '.V, .
rettery 'inq woum ppie, in mis morp
is )astingk!dnB,olation for -the nations
aniL'ftfmiileB'of "thb cxpiarers, conso-
laUbil yyIch' history wUridJ.'llft,-
rigfc.inoir aenjovomenis out or iuo
roiltJmrv bf tibubt' tthdk cnfoversy.
Vlipro, unfortunately, tho elalniB of
rival Americans as to the North polo
niust remain.
Real Test of the Sherman law.
Important results depend upon tho
outcome, of tho, government's, netlqn
nnntnar a Dnnthntitt1 WtinlnHnl r
Gr'ocory association to d'eforiblno tho
automatic power of tho Sherman
anti-trust Jaw. , , This , association,
whiclv wasconvictpd' in k a .civil suit
of violating the law, is now alleged
subsequently to have violated tho do
'Creo bntored iigalnkt It and the goy-
ornmoni jh procoecung unaor vno
fcrlmlhal clause of tho act to onforco
tho civil. Ab this la tho first stich
action brought under tho Sherman
law, and aa thore aro numbers of
other .similar Instances of purported
violation, the prosecution will bo
fraught with unusual importance, tho
fCBtilt croatlng n precodent of pro
roundest moment. Moroovor It
would seem to roduco the potency
of tho Sherman law .to a final test, us
some of the largest defendants con
victed under tho civil clause havo
been unofficially chargod with con
tinuing to violate tho decree. Unless
tho 'antitrust law has. the inharit
powifr'to back np its icbroes.'thon
bo progress, already madeiwyjnavo
encountered a serious obstruction
that must be removed wlthputf delay.
. ' 'Grriftless fjity Government.
Sometimes Americans seem to sur
render to the unpleasant belief that
complote extinction of graft In cities
Is Impossible; that while graft may
bo reduced to a minimum, It cannot
bo absolutely abolished, It is, there
fore greatly to the credit of our fod-
eral government that among .tho first
ImpresslonB made upon the mind of
an 6bservlng visitor to the canal zone.
Is the evident absence of graft in the
cities of Panama and Colon. Much
lias been Bald of their superb sani
tary condition,, which Is exceedingly
important, but It Is oven more grat
ifying to hoar that theysonjoy clean
government.
. ft'niay be eald-thatat would-be
equally discreditable to us not to
maintain graftlesa goWhmont dowh
JtherA but that, while true, would be
a very narrow view to take, espe
cially with, matters au they aro nearer
home. Wq miss the. whole point If
we fajl to appreciate tho thorouuhlv
sustained' energies the government
la, exerting In, tho Panama for hon
esty, economy -and efficiency , a. prin
ciple In 'the administration of na
tional affairs, most faithfully con
served. In the last four years In small
i us no una large.
Popular salutation at Lincoln t
"Qiod morning, been dlctographod
yetT"
Looking IWWflrrl
muD$ in Omaha
COMPILED TROM
DEB FILES
JL5 rmmi Aitv in. e DDa
JudRK mid Mrs. TaUe on lodge ntreet
Hrtfl In el in Jed In thnlr literary program
ome o.tslnal valentln.-a written by tho
numbers to one another. Perhaps the
bent were those nddremed to Mrs. Inke,
Mlsfl Mamie Lake, Mrs. Streeta and
Messrs. Hall, Chadwick ond Brecken
ridge. Thoso participating In the pro
gram were the Misses Kannle Wilson,
Itardonberg, Chadwlck, Onico . Wilbur,
Notcware and Cronnso and Messrs.
Hitchcock, Sttbblna and Breckenrldge.
A large audience assembled In tho
Christian church to hoar tho discourse
of Itev. Mr. Ingram on "What the Slnnor
Must Do If Ho Would Bo Saved."
Hon. 'William Stuefer, formerly clerk
for Cuming & Co,, and now one of the
West Point bankers. Is In the city.
J. J. O'Connor and brldo havo returned
from their wedding Journey.
T. A. Bntrlken of Des Moines, form
erly of tho Wabash railway hero, Is In
town visiting old friends.
Mr. Albert Allcndorf, Just returned from
tho old country with his sister, were
among, tiro passengers of tho Ill-fated
steamer .Slmbrla, which was run down
by th4 Sultan In tho North sea.
ftoom and bortrd for two gentlemen
nmy be had at J5 a week at 007 North
Thirteenth street.
Miss Emma Wlndspear. Ilttlo daughter
of Mr. and Afro. J. II. Wlnspear, died at
tho family residence on North Eighteenth
etroet ':.
, 0
Twenty Years Ao
J. A. Lovgrtm took an oxcurslon nf
land buyers Into Kansas for tho Union
racmc.
Mrs. E, It. Patch of Kansnx wn vlnl.
Ing Mrs. I A. Garner. 2S27 Callfornlii
street.
J. W. Uulkhort of Mnjllsoii nnllnf v.
member of the lower branch of th leirtH.
latum, whero ho was chalrmun of tho
committee onicltlos and towriB, spent thi
day In Omaha 'as ho guest of tipnran w.
Ames. , .
The business and professional brain
Dt tho city1 wero represented at a meet.
ng of tho Sundown club at tho Mew
hotel. Which Dr. Qeorgo T. Miller nrt..
pressed on Omaha and Its future. Ur.
stiller was very Insnlrlmr in Ma n.i.
and It was a decided treat to all. Henry
'W. Yates acted as master-of-ceremonles
8, M. Wiley, engineer of the Plnttn rivnr
citnali Thomas Kllpatrlck, Q. .M. Hltoh-
cock. Mr, lates and Mr. Hunt of North
Platto' added some remarks or) th mih.
Ject of tho canal.
The board of health snrunir a ntirnrln
ata special meeting culled, It was sup.
posed, to nlan retrenchment A
was prepared, but never put or voted
on, to reduce, tho salary of Dr. Towno
ncaitn commissioner, $25; to dlspcnso en
tirely with tho services of Mike Leo.
sanitary patrolman, and to, out Inspector
Sherrei-s monthly stipend 15, all to como
within tho $10,000 annual limit nt tho
partmcnt. But anothor "motion was Inter
posed by Pollco Chief Seavoy and passed
appointing three addition sanitary patrol
men, making tho monthly, expense $1,100
TclO'carS Ako i ; -' ': '
. JmnA. Johnson be-Johnson'Bros.
'Transfof'MmWny,won the first prize of
i5 (CO In rnsh In tho Auditorium guessing
contest and John 8. Woltzcll, assistant
general frolght rigent for the Illinois .Cen
tral, tho second prize, a house and lot
In Kountzo Pisco valued at $3,700. The
successful guessers had formed a syndi
cate and taken out 2,70O worth of guesses
to beaj tho game.
Dr. Ilnlph'healtnu commissioner, de
cided to ha.Vo . the, emergency hospital
equipped with red shades to prevent pit
ting in smallpox cases and ho said this
would give Omaha tha distinction nf h.
.Ing the first American city to adopt this,
the Klnson method, imported from Cop
enhagen. .
Jtidgo J. M, Woolworth and Judge W.
D. Mollugh returned fro,m buslnesp trips
to Chicago, ,
Major Both Bullock of Dendwnmi'
In Omaha on business.
Edward Itosewater left for the An at fin
a short business trip.
Bishop O'Corman of Bloux City de
livered on address on Father Marquette,
the discoverer of thn Miu.inr(
In Boyd's theater under the auspice of
me ivnignts or uolumbus. E. W. Slmerat
presented the prolate "to the audlehco.
W. I. ("Billy") Kleretead appeared be
fore the public, school principals In the
title role of "Woodman, Spare the Tree. '
He had urged on Superlntendenf Pearse
the Importance of boys sparing trees and
the superintendent Invited him to nppear
and address the principals, whom ho had
assomlbed for tho purpose.
People Talked About
New Yorkers In January mailed 8,971,
5!D pnrocl post packagos,
Vancbuver, B. C, refuses to accept $50.
Oftl for library purposes from Andrew
Carnegie.
Chicago's municipal pay roll for tho
year totals $28,783,609. and 23.S25 persons
get a piece of It.
Brooklyn safe crackers use gloves, dur
ing their busy hours in order to destroy
tho finger print clue.
Klttgerald, Oh., Is to bave a monument
to southern and northern soldiers of the
war between tha states, to cost $150,000.
Pedestrians In Indianapolis am taaklng
lessons In the Omaha system of turning
square corners In tho downtown streets.
What Is called the ".-v in at
Louis nets tho clty $2,800,000 a year. All
sources of pleasure, from tbe saloon to
the auto and the theater, contributo to
the fund,
Kansas City has raised' a fund of $m.
SIS for the purpose of building a home
for tho Negro Young Men's Christian
Assoblation, and another for the Street
Boys' club. '
Pedestrians In Indianapolis aro taklrg
tlon at Yonkers, N. Y. Six citizens of
tho town declined a fee of $100 each for
a few hours' labor In connection with a
street opening problem. '
neport has It that the lease of the res
tauram In the new terminal of the New
York Cntrul In New York calls for a
rental of $40,000 a year and runs for
twenty-five yearn. News booth and cigar
stand being $J.tx tach a year.
Seven cities warml for Homer dead.nd
eaaU pno of them would have rejoiced In
possessing some article of his ally ute
duly authenticated. Two American cltl s.
ITrbana, 6., and St. Joseph. Mo.,' huve
refused to accept Admiral Slgsbee's bath
-b saved from the wreck of th Malno.
Twice Told Tales
TlmtiKht It Was Allrr.
Gilbert Parker, the English author,
tells of an English, gentleman who re
cently oame to this country to visit
some friends In California. "In com
mon with most travelers he supposed
gama was plentiful everywhere In that
state, so he carried with him the neces
sary guns and ammunition.
"As his train ri eared Han Bernardino
Just before making the mountain
climb there was a delay. Several
hours passed and still the train re
mained stationary) our traveler friend
grew restive, and sought the porter of
the Pullman car to ascertain tho cause
of tho delay,
"It seems that In mounting the grade
a freight train had broken a'par, the
rear portion having descended the grade
and blocked the track. Th6 porter In
formed him of the accident to the freight
train and said 'There Is a Caboose on the
track,'
"Immediately tho 'hunter Instinct was
awakened; hastening to his berth he
procured his gun and started for the door,
suylng:
, " 'Show It to mel Show it to me!' "
Hearst's Magazino.
Ilnvr the "Women Voted.
It had been a hard day at the polls.
Tho addition of nearly 1,000 women's
votes to tho poll made tho counting a
prolonged proposition.
"Woll, James," Bald Mrs. Wallicky, as
her husband returned from his arduous
labors as a teller, "how did the vote
go 7"
"Nino hundred and two votes for Bit
dad, R53 for Hlalhers, eight recipes for
tomato catsup,, four wash lists and a
milliner's bill," said Wallicky. "It was
a mighty interesting vote." Everybody's
Magazino.
II In .Knulty Memory.
The lady of tho house had a worried
fook on her face as she came down to
breakfast.
"Bridget," Bho said to tho maid, "Mr.
Bodkin hasn't been homo all night. I am
somewhat alarmed I do tiopa that noth
ing Is wrong."
"Why, bless your heart, th' mister's
all right!" reassured tho maid, "He's
down on th' front' dure mat, right now,
mum. Ho says he's been there a long
time, but ho can't remember whether he's
goln' out or comln' In. Whin he's made
up his molnd I'll let you know." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
The Sonl of Wit.
Slnco Marshall P. Wilder himself makes
capital of his diminutive form, he would
doubtless srnlle nt;the following conver
sation, which took place between two
persons In. one of his audiences at the
Park theater:
"Ho Is the soul of -wit, Isn't he?" said
one.
"Which is not surprising," tho other
replied, "considering that he Is brevity
personified." New York Press.
Wedding Novelties
St, Joseph, .Mo.,reportB mbro' marriage
able men than luarilageablo women. The
surplus of bachelors havo formed a club
to relieve the monotony of cxlstonce. '
Elsie Qlobkle, 19, and William A. BIs
sonnett, 18, members of the midwinter
graduating class of a Minneapolis high
school, were secretly married' last Auguat.
None of their associates- even suspected
It. Tho first hint came at a reception
at the bride's' homo last week, when the
marriage certificate, framed, decorated
tho wall. Wasn't that sdrprlso party?
Wife No. 3, pleading for lenlehcy for a
much married man In d New York court,
urged that ho wasn't blameablo for try
ing to get away from "the other two
women."
A church congregation at Passaic, N, J.,
sympathizing ' with tho pastor on tho
death of his wife, unanimously agreed
"It wasn't good for him to be alone.'"
Thereupon the congregation wont match,
making, the result of which was" the
wedding of Itov. Arlo J. Vaiiden Heuvol
to Miss Christine E. Van, Lonhuelzen,
both dressed In deep mourning out of
respect for"the departed one.
Stopping a runaway horse on a country
road two ysars ago was tho beginning
of a romanoo which culminated at Mt.
Sterling, lib, January 23, In the marriage
of three sisters, Mary, Aiino F. and Jen
nie Lawrle, to threo Tprothers, Henry,
John nnd Joseph Qenuel,
Standing beside the open coffin In which
the bride's mother lay, Miss Violet Ileglna
Lewis and George Helfgott, were married
In Brooklyn last Thursday. The Btrange
union of ceremonies was heightened by
tho presenco of a pickpocket caught In
tho not.
Political New Brooms
A bill In the Wisconsin legislature
makes "fee splitting" by physicians pun
ishable by a. floo of $3X to $1,000, or a
maximum Imprisonment of five years.
For the protection of Innocent pur
chasers a bill for-a "pure mule -law" 1b
on the files of tho Missouri legislature.
A bill submitting a woman suffrage
amendment to popular vote went through
tho Pennsylvania house, 131 to 70.
A Topektt landlady pounced upon H. N.
Boyd, member of the legislature from
Republlo county, and badly mussed his
face because the lawmaker .failed to pay
all the bill the landlady claimed.
If a bill moving along In the New York
legislature becomes a law, every dollar's
worth of goods sold with trading stamps
will have to pay a tax of 4 oents.
8nator Robinson, the "ady member"
of the Colorado senate, last Thursday
"relieved her mind" by a series or
cryptio remarks on the difficulty of male
members maintaining a speaking" ap
quatntance with truth. Ten days before
Senator Hecker charged that In certain
Denver clubs Women absorbed as many
highbalisand smoked as many cigarettes
as the irian. Senator Hecker recognized
the references and "came back" with a
challenge to escort Senator Robinson to
the club- and prove the truth of bis
statement Senator' Robinson Ignored the
challenge anil Jfecker got ' In tho "last
word." '
Iowa lawmakers, show'. a disposition to
beat Uncle Bam to the income tax
treasure box. The pending measure pro
poses a graduated tax by constitutional
amendment.
Illinois lawmakers thunder In the cor
ridors for a law abolishing the railroad
pass, but speak In subdued tones when
tbe measure raises Us head from the
ttlcV dubcellar-
ox
jioit io iuione oi uuHcm
OMAHA, reb 10. To the iiditor or
The Bee; A few days ago I aw an ac
count where tho deposed police commis
sioners; Ryan and- Plvonka, of Bouth
Omaha, wero brlnging pressure to bear on
Mayor Hoctor for reinstatement. Ac
cording to accounts they have also filed
thoir names for nomination at tho spring
election. Surely a -travesty upon Justice
and law o allow any man who has be?n
found guilty of malfeasance In office to
have the right bo to do.
Our legislative halls, both state and
national aro being , flooded with all
kinds of bills, some .of which aro doubt
less good, but most of them are poses
for tho benefit of the politician's consti
tuents. They remind me of the st6ry of
the boy, his dog and tho bone, who
temarked aa he laid It up In tho tree,
'It will do io foot you again." If Colonel
Roosevelt would throw that old bone of
his awny that ho laid Up In tho tree, and
get down to business, and advocate a bill
to disfranchise all elective and appolntlvo
office-holders municipal, county, stato
and national who are convicted of mal
feasance In office, and for good measure
add a term in the penitentiary, I would
almost forgive him for wrecking hlB party
to get rid of the bdsses he could not boss.
It was sink the ship to drown the rat
effective, of course, but Illogical.
Now what does tho recall do to regu
late tho grafter who looks upon his oath
of office as a hollow mockery? He can
bo exonerated as often as he Is con
victed. Disfranchise tho grafter and send
him to the penitentiary and tho boss will
disappear, and tho confidence of the
peoplo In their public servants be re
otored. & C. MALIN,
4215(Parker street.
The Trlnla of a l'ollccniun.
OMAHA, Feb. li-To the Editor of The
Bee: In tho course 'of human life, people
often think they aro oppressed and down
trodden. If policemen gavo way to their
Inner feelings at times, they would sink
into obscurity In a very brief period of
time. When action Is demanded they
must be "Johnny on the spot," Some
times they aro censured for being so
severe. In Omaha there Is what is known
as a traffic policeman, whose duty Is to
stand in tho center of tho street on the
busiest corners and keep the public on
the square make them go straight across
Instead of cutting the corners.
It was when the holiday rush was on
last fall that Mr. of Chicago at
tempted to cross when he encountered
Traffic Officer E. P. Rlshllng, who told
him In plain language what the city or
dinance required, and the reason. But
no, no, Mr. was from Chicago and
they had no such rules there. After a
somewhat wordy war the gentleman was
persuaded to retrace his steps, but this
hurt his feelings and he wrote his com
plaint to your paper with some uncom
plimentary remarks to the Omaha police
department and especially Traffic Officer
C. P. Rlshllng.
If a person will watch theso traffic
officers and note the carelessness of some
people on tho great highway of life,
namely) the streets of large cities, there
wilt be loss criticism, of men ivho at
tempt to guard the safety of human life
as Officer Ulshlng and they will find
their. views broadened In a manner help
ful to all TEH JAY A1TCH.
Plea for the Wild, Game.
'.BEATRICE, Neb,, Peb. 11. To the
Editor of Tho Bee: For many years post
our people have seen the natural game Of
our state, becoming less and less, until
now very. Ilttlo or nothing is seen of th
prairie hn, quail and other gamo birds
and tho same ,1s true as to the otter,
mink, muskrat $Lnd other fur, bearing
animals:, also to the deer, antelope an-l
the larger animals that once Inhabited
tho prairies, creeks and rivers of our
state. I
This useless and expensive slaughter of
one of thi groatest resources of our
state has been carried on in the face of
different game laws passed In the years
post, which provided generously fo
open seasons. In the killing of rare birds
or wild gamo of any kind no doubt T
has created a spirit of rivalry on the
part of the younger generation now grow,
ing up to excel In that kind' of Bpbrt.
Only a short time ago a deer was seen
on one of the Islands of tho Platte. A
great crowd of men and boys Joined In
Its pursuit, armed with all kinds or
weapons, chasing the poor animal for
days Just an illustration of how scarce
this" noble game has become and how It
has been treated in the past. I
We are living in a period when all our
game Is being exterminated. The game of
our stato Is In our hands to live and In
crease beyond all measure, If tho present
open season law Is repealed.
ALFRED HAZLETT,
A Denatnrlsed Sunday.
OMAHA, Feb. 11. To the Editor of The
Bee: The appeal of the Federation of
Churches to the commissioners to en
force the Sunday laws for the benefit of
humanity and brotherly love, Is not true.
The leaders and their votaries In their de
sire for power assign to themselves
qualities of benefactors, when n facf
they aro oppressors of the worst kind
and belong to past ages.
F, Nietzsche Is the only philosopher, to
my knowledge, who saw and has tho
courage to expose .their disinterestedness.
The AngiOrSaxonraco wtn its large love
ror Its reuow creature pas one aay in
seven for" rest, but by restrictive laws
this day ta made so dull that every
worker Is wishing Monday to come to be
rid of this kllllnr monotony. Nletzche
thinks It Is the most cunning piece of
deception Imposed upon an unsuspecting
crowd: while other nations devote tbelr
leisure on Sunday to amusement the
Anglo-Saxon Is expected to rot.
F. 8IMAN.
THINGS -HARD TO REMEMBEE.
t: f
What the campaign of 1912 was all
about:
Tha number of tho current Bernhardt
"farewelt.".
When the first agitation of tho tariff
question was begun.
Any bungalow that did pot cost more
than ihe architect's estimate.
Whether Armageddon Is tbe name of a
place, a myth or a disease.
Any pugilist who cannot operate the
typewriting. machine at lightning speed.
Any change in women's styles of cloth
ing and hats that was not f6r the worse.
Any ' follower bf 'newspaper "beauty
hints" who became beautiful.
When any grand opera could be heard
above the animated conversation of tha
boxhoiders.
Any waller who looked otherwise than
Insulted on pocketing a ten-cent tlp.
Donver RepubUcan.
GItlNS AND GROANS,
"So you InsM that your boy Josh is a
genius?"
"Yes," replied Farme. Corntossel. "I
don t know exactly what a genius Is. But
wave got. to give .some excuse for fats not
doln any regular work." Washington
Star.
"What do you feed the Hons on while
training them?" asked the visitor to the
menagerie. j.
"OU,-two or three trainers," replied the
keeper, Indlfferontly.-Yojikors States
men. ., '
"Tboy seem to be getting up in the
world,"
,"Yb, but thor're still very ordinary
people."
"Why?"
"Well, they haven't got to tho point
where they consider It necessary to go to
New lork to tnke In tho opera." Detroit
Kreo Press.
"Only on somo minor matters," replied
Mr. Meekton after careful thought, "I
bellevo I recall that sho once expressed
an Intention to love, honor and obey, or
something llko that." Washington Star
"John, dear, It's too bad thnt we havo
to pinch, and save, and economize on
everything we buy. la-Is there such a
thinfr as a money trust?"
"Yes, love; I think there Is."
(Plausc.)
"John, dear, why don't you Join it."
Chicago Tribune.
'Is Doolan
Hoean.
a society man?" asked
"I think he belongs to the N.. K." re
plied Cogan.
"And what Is the N. K?" asked Hogan.
"The Knights of Columbus," replied
Cogan. Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Yes," said Slithers, "Mlckley was my
dearest .friend, and I shall never ceaBe to
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mourn his death. It was a terrible blow
from which I shall never recover."
"Why 1 thought you married his
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Here Slithers subsided Into a deep and
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DREAMING BY THE FIRESIDE.
V L. Stanton In Atlonta Constitution.
I
The new times are with 'em they meet
'cm brnve an' strong, ,
But In the chimney -corner I Sing tho
old time song; ," ,
That'a all that's left me; life s fires
burnln' low--I'm
thlnkln, of my children who left mo
long ago.
When tho evenln's mln' an' the winds
begin to moan.
An' I'm settln' by the fire alone alone
, alone,
Tho "little ones out thero at play come
home to me to rest,
An' I dream their arms are 'round me.
an" they're Bleepln' on my breast.
Hi
Some, llvln in tlu country, an' some
across the sea
But not one of all of 'em has gons
away from mel
I don't mind that thoy left me birds front
tho nost'tl roam
But In dreams I'm In the' doorway, an' I
' call my children homo;
IV.
So, they come to ma wncn even In' brings
tho shudders 'round the place,
An' they tell me all their .troubles with
tho sunshine In each -face;
An' ,eome day, I reckon, when I've
counted all my years.
Til meet 'em whero my home Is, an'
they'll kiss away my tears.
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