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FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
5(f,823
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, m;
Dwlght Williams, circulation manazer
of The Bee PubllshlnR company, being
dulv sworn, says that the avernKo dally
circulation for the month of February,
1SU. was W,S23. DWIQIIT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manscsr.
Subscribed In my presence and swo.n
to before me this 7th day of March. 1913.
ROBERT HUNTER,
(Seal.) Notary Public
Snbacrlbet-a. leuvtnir tli! city
temporarily should linve The Ilee
mailed to them. Address, will he
chniiRFd nm often na redacted.
"Lower water'.raloa, hot noit yenr,
not next month). but now."
Now. lot .tho 'Princo of ' Peaco"
exert his high offlco for the cnueo.
H will' dd ti6 Tiarm either 1o check
up ort, "tho Hrd risk In your own
homo..
9prIritr millinery runs to loud col-
orBfrTftlsNa getting to bo a noisy
Ration.. -'..i .
"".Th'e Tiger yells ttmt;hoerod Prea
liig'nt.Wllsqn came, front" Prjncoton,
not Tammany.
You cannot loso tho Wilsons,
Tama Jim passes out, but anothor
gods' into tno cabinet of a Wilson.
In. othor. words, tho coroner's Jury
might be said to havo nearly discov
ered the origin of tho Dewey fire.
"Black days, are ahoad for Mexico,"
shout .Madero'a nephew. Woll, oyon
black might bo bot,ter than those rod
ones.
r ii i i
" And to' think thnt little Major min
nomascot, after all thoso years of pa
tient watting, was not even an "also
ran."
Among the mado-ln-Ncbraska ar
ticles not on exhibit are thoso gold
lace colonpls-commissioned for show
purposes only. ' 1
Nothing moro favorably impresses
the stranger entering n city than
clean streets, at least, along the way
up from tho depot.
Buffalo , will not permit Sunday
theatricals. We have seen some so
bad as to doservo bolng barred
evon on blue Monday.
, A Nebraska man goes to the hospi
tal for his slxtoenth surgical opera
tion. Hero's hoping ho boats tho
best tho doctors can do.
Publ.lc,buildlngB'pork was tho dem
ocratic 'd&hacp'ngreas bcf,oro March
4. Now, it lsi)lQj for dessert, with
only half enough to go. round.
St. Joseph hog prices aro also
higher than Kansas City. Appar
ently they. have to bo higher in order
to get sufficient number of hogs' at
all.
The Kansas City Journal proposes
a scheme for making Kansas City
and St. Joe6ph ono city. Might run
tho southern boundary down to take
In Joplln while 'about it;
What Is our water commissioner
doing to earn the $5,000 ho is draw
ing from tho public treasury? Ho
is spending about half his working
time in Lincoln as a lobbyist.
City charter convention next Tues
day. Voto for men to make our
first home-rule charter who have
something themselves at stako In
Omaha's future progress and proB
perlty. .J.
Whore bur American .suffragette
paraders rightfully complain of bru
tal treatment, those British suffrag
ettes would think they wore being
gently used. It's all a matter of
comparison.
An exchange characterizes the new
presidential official family as "Not a
brilliant cabinet." WeJI, if Jt de
velops into a strong body of men
with good, common sense, tho people
ran forego the brilliancy.
Democrats, in the legislature
Mil not hesitate to give a democratic
lovernor absolute control of elec
tions in Omaha. The" surprising
part of the proposition is that it
should emanate from, and be cham
pioned' by, Member; ot the legisla
ture elected oa republicans.
A Bertillon System for Voters.
("in ilm Ihonrv Mint- in trot nurB
elections in Omaha this city must be
made a province of tho governor and
our voters subjected to dlscrlm
Inatlng tests not required for the
voters In any othor part of the slate.
Senator Dodgo is promoting a bill in
Lincoln, which, In effect, applies the
nertllllon systom to voters almost as
rigorously as It Is applied to cottvicts.
Senator Dodge would establish, ex
clusively for Omaha, a new method
of registration, and theto arc the
headings under which cntrlos nre to
be made under oath for each votor
registered:
1. Number registration number.
2. Full name giving surname and
christian name In fiill.
3. Ago.
4. Present place of residence not only
street number, but nlso If more than otic
at that number, designation of floor and
location of rooms occupied, whether front
or back,
5. Place of residence at Inst reglt-tra.
tlon.
8. Occupation.
7. Term of residence period by months
or years. .
ft. Nativity thn state, country, king
dom. emplro or dominion. ,
9. Naturallred-"Ye" or "No" or
Native.'
10. Date of papers data, of naturali
zation.
11. Court designation of court wliero
naturalized.
12. Married or single.
1J. Color-"Whlte" or
"Maok" (no
mention, of red or fellow).
It. Coidr o(. hair, (no re fcrence
to
straight or curly). , ,'
15. Color of e'ps.
Id. Apparent weight.
r 17. Apparent helBht.
18. Other means of Identification (pre
sumably moles, warts, birthmarks, miss
ing teeth, .deformities, elo. .
19. Onto of application month, "day or
year of 'registration..
M. Sworn.' . ,,
21. Remarks.
In addition," to satisfy, Senator
Dodgo that he Is not dlshonost, each
voter must personally, algn the reg
istration book, and then lntor ovory
tlmo ho votes muBt Inscrlbo his sig
nature for comparison on a detach
able stub of tho ballot Tho only re
quirements which Senator Dodgo
sooms thoughtlessly to have omitted
are a declaration of rollgloiiB belief,
enumeration of tho lodges and clubs
to which tho votor belongs, a photo
graph showing front vlow and
profile, and a thumb print for verifi
cation of tho. Blgunture.
Incidentally, there la a Job callod
"oleotlon commissioner," carrying a
nonpartisan salary of $3,000 a year
and an assistant at $1,600 to bo cro
atod to make tho law work.
Distributing Immigrants.
Tho establishment of moans to ex
tend federal aid for a better dlstri-
Itit.fnn f Pti'tAnnnti 1 m Wi 1 rtv h i a
throughout tho country should bo
speodlly 'brought about- Tho atroama
of immigration constantly.. pouring
Into our Atlantic ports must bo
drawn off nnd not 'allowod to con
gest, as Is tho tondency, in New
York and othor larger seaport con
tors of population. Tho govern
ment wjll havo no very difficult task
to. moot In guiding thcso(nowcom,or8
to' tho localises host S,uUed.'to(thoml
because migration always haB fol
lowed lines of latltudo and especial
ly in tho settlement of this country.
Tho government's now nlds, thoro
foro, will havo but to follow out
largely established movements, only
with a good deal more scientific pro
motion than has over been given.
Glancing over tho distribution of
Immigrants for tho year ending Juno
30, 1011, this principle of settling
according to climatic or latitudinal
lines la found to bbtnln. For ln
stanco nearly 8,000 from sunny
Italy, tho majority of those who
camo west of tho Mississippi river,
sottlod In California, whllo about
tho soma proportion of Scandina
vians wont to Minnesota and ono or
two othor northern stntes. Nebras
ka's share of Scandinavians was
1,144; With sdtno assistance front'
tho government the distribution of
our nowcomors may bo accomplished
.with tremondous mutual benefits.
Causes of Divorce in Kansas.
Tho Kansas divorce proctor's
rocords should furnish interesting
data as to causes nnd ourea of di
vorce Tho state maintains this offi
cial. Ills duty is to Interview dis
contented couplos contemplating di
vorce, to pacify and' mollify and
I reconcile, If possible .In the course
of his work ho ascertains 'tho causes
ot infelicity, of which ho keeps a
careful rocord. From this record it
Is found that among the most com
mon grounds glvon for dlvorco are
poor cooking, hotol life, automobiles;
nagging and militant advocacy ot
wbman's suffrage. It may bo of In
terest In this connection to note that
Kansas turned down the proposition
for woman's suffrage and peoplo
wondored, for Kansas is constitu
tionally rampant In Its progreBslvo
Um, apparently guarding with Jeal
ous pride its leadership in most of
the political innovations. But the
proctor's books do not show whothor
Kansas' recent rejeotiou of equal
siiffrago was dub or not to this nota
tion by divorces.
Of course, tho ultimate purpose
of having dlvorco proctors Is to ro
duco the number of divorces. Wo
are constrained to boliovo, that this
will noyor be successfully done until
tho greater stress is laid at tho be
ginning and not tho ending ot matrl
mony. Causes cannot bo cured
merely by treating offects. India
criminate niiBruutJpjj cqiplea ft
bound to bring unhappy endings, into of nny except St. Taul and Mln
Marltal Infelicity, no matter what, neapolis, with only a mere fraition of
Porflcial causes may be ascribed.
18 f pn ,,uf to a, " condition.
which, at least lnclplontly. existed
at marriage and, that being true, It'
Is Impossible to effect the remedy
by approaching the onse aftor disso
lution of the bondH hns sot In.
What Makes Girls Go Wrong ?
What makes girls go wrong? This
perennial question Is Just now being
probed from all sorts of angles by
legislative committees, by social sur
veys, by church find charity workers,
by private Investigators, and tho an
swers aro almost as numorous ns the
number of Inquiries. Hero aro a few
of tho nnswors!
Underpayment of girls working In
store, factory and domestic service.
The tondency of modern fomlnino
fashions to indecent oxposuro.
Tho needless temptations and ex
citements of tho popular dances.
Unattractivoness of the homo and(
dullness of homo life.
Ocnornl worldllncss duo to lax
rollgiouB training.
Tho Insidious liquor ovll answers
tho prohibitionists.
Tho helplessness of women without
tho protecting right to voto says tho
suffragist.
Tho envy of better dressed women
and the groctl for gold and good
times.
And thoro aro many more. ,
It Is certain that tho question has
moro than one answer and probably
that all of theso things' cntor Into tho
problem.
Tho really encouraging thing 1b
tho manifestation of a spirit of In
qulry and solicitude on tho part of
people who boforo ovlnced no Intorest
whatever, and tho noticeably grow
Ing desire to do something to pro
tect tho girl boforo Bho goes wrong
rnthor than to reform her after
wards. It la here more than nny
where olso that tho adago forcibly
applies, "An ounce of prevention Is
worth a pound of euro."
The Canal and Western Traffic
Southern newspapers aro attempt
ing to show that with Now Orleans
less than 1,400 miles from the
Panama canal and Galveston only
1,500, thoso cities will becorrto bone
flclarlcs of an Immense traffic til
verted from the transcontinental
railroads traversing the,. middle west
to pass out through the canal. They
proceod to show that this diversion
of freight will mean vast fortunes
to tho north-and-south railroads. Un
dntiiiindlv true In largo part, but
only' In part. Tho Panama would be
something of a falluro othorwlso. it
would fall short of expectations If It
UlQ' not, nivruci hoik" iu v"ii-.v"
tlon with tho oast and west rail
roads. And naturally New Orleans
and" Gaiveston Bhould reap tremen
doiiB ndvantago from tho diversion
But Instead of this militating
against the middle west, It ought to
holn It. Instead of a loss ol uusi
noss, It should furbish 'an Incentive
for new ludustny and qtdekoned de
velopment of 'resource's, producing
larger volumes of traffic. Tho big
transportation kings havo been per-
nloxed. not with tho problem or get
ting enough freight to haul out of
this dominion of. .natural resources
but of supplying;' tho facilities to
mnnnnrt tho tftoartUy Increasing
tonnage. ABldo from subserving all
Us other functions, tho canal should
help matorlnlly to develop tho
west, vast empires of Hhlch aro yet
subject to conquest; , ,
Registration of Deaths.
World's. Wqrjt' Polnts, out. that only
twonty-threo ofliho-forty-eight stateB
require registration of .deaths, re
garded as tho' first step in tho ac
curate study QfMllscaBO,' which Is pre
sumed as essential to any efflclont
agency for tho boueflb of honlth.
Thus, according to" World's Work,
approximately ' 680.000 "needloBa"
.inntim occur overy year In tho Unltod
States, thoiarger Proportion o which,
are In the rural d str cts which are i
poorest equipped wun neaun usuuuioa
and give less hoed' to-th.o registration
of deaths. If UjIb Is corroct, It must
argue something, for ho Improved
Bystoms of conserving health main
tained In most cities. -whoro. how
ever, much remains to bo done. .
The Now York Tribune quotes fig
ures on death rntea from urban and
rural districts tending to bear out
this general theory in.' that state.
Theso figures show an appreciable
w"-". T. ,-,, ,,
decrease In tho city death rate anil a
turaiuuuun .-
try. On the otuer nan, tno
general condition prevails there as In
other 'states tho cities aro advancing
in their sanitary regulations, while
tho country Is not. It seems anoma
lous and qulto contrary to precon
ceived notions to hold up tho city
with all its congestion of population,
Its polluted air and its swift pace of
living as more healthful than tno
opon country, yot statistics appar
ently warrant such a view.
Exports Insist that the key to the
country situation Is an efficient and
well-paid health offlcor, working un
der the general direction of tho fed
oral health Bervlce. Tho experience
of cities certainly Justifies such a
nlan. It la notable that cities with
the smallest death rate aro well alert
to tho Importance of this. And In
this connection It la of Bpeclal Intor
est to note that Omaha Htands very
near the top among the roost health
difference. Of course Omaha and
Nebraska have the tremendous nat-
ural ndvnntage of location.
Tragedy of the Frivolous Life.
Tho sub-title to Thacknry's. "Van
ity Fair';. Is "A Novel Without a
Hero." That might be written as a
succinct statoment of a goriofa 'truth
after every life devoted to plehuro
seeking, to the frivolous jihjjrtbms
that fly faster than jpyejl" the most
morbid sonse of. such t.hirfgs I '
Hnpplness is to bo"6pught, by all;
at least, all should behapp, bnVas
Spencer says, happlIieB's ls'ilot
achieved by making It the pursul'of
lifo. It Is a by-prodiict'qf thp pure
salt of somo serious, nGbe purpose
It may, to be; sure, In.' n.tJlBgtllBed
form, como.fd tliq-BybqrIto'ntURhltig
out his llttlo. da'y amd,;th ltnslo.'d,
tawdry niake-uqllcves of lifo.vbut to
him It brings but remoi)aoi Lik6'the
wine, It qxoltos' only to debilitate."1 4, It.
Is but a vision that dazzles. ItBoif
away in .the mist and hazo of. lurid
color. Tho ond of such a Jlfa cannot
but bo unherolc, trnglc.
Tho. Rober, contemplative mind, tho
mind thnt conceives the need of. a
purpose to achieve and proceeds'' to
ward it with but Incidental thought
of mirtli and Joy converts itself 'Jrito
an nttltude to Invent and mallualn
hnpplnoBs; 1 for happiness to sucllr a
mind consists chiefly In doing tho
thing sot oUt 'to nccompllsh. It Is
grounded-In -a' conviction and oMaat-
ing character.. All the gayetles-, and
foibles and fiction of a Vanity fair
havo no effeot upon such happiness,
for they had nothing tp do with Its
creation, Of coursOcfunnnd hilarity
aro not oppressive to the mnn of seri
ous' b'eiit;-V-theyare . wholesofao but
Incidental, nttd Jtu'e difference, be-
tweon' him ami '.'the .min, who lived
for fcudh things Is;', thit'on -makes
them Borvo him, whllo tho 'Other lrf
their slave. ' " ' J K
On Wrapping Bread.
Exponents of advanced sanitation
nro objecting to the caroless han
dling of bread made .and sold by
commercial bakeries, and, the bakers
admit there is room for improve
ment. Tho complaint rests chiefly
upon the exposure to contamination
In tosBlng bread about'from bakery
to wagon, and from wagon to stores,
and so on.
How can sufch carelessriess Inure
to sanitation? .domarid the women
and experts. , , . . ,
"It cannot," reply the bakers,
"but what are wo to So about It?"
"Wrap tho loaves. With thin paper
made for tho purposo," rejoin tho
reformers. , 1
That, however, botli'-tlio bakers
and their critics admit fo'De an un
satisfactory remedy. For 'wfafpping
hot bread tends toVonffrid the heat
and molsturo gases In tho Ibaf, mak
ing It. soggy .and harder to digest
So horo wo would havo to choose
between a poor bread and an unsan
ltary loaf of bread. If tho problem
resolves Itself dowri to this, wo havo
only, to strike a ,balance, and, wo
shall know Just what to do, whether
to go on tossing the loaves around
and tnko chances with dirt or protect
thp bread from contamlnatipn and
.havo a product detrimental to
health. .-
Tremendous progress has been
mado toward bread-making In clean,
sanitary bakorloir turning out an'oven
quality of bread with hlgjiest nutri
tlve qualities, .far. superior to hit-or-
mlss homo-made varieties. And
this matter of safe and sanitary do-
livery to the ultimate, consumer will
not remain long' open to fault
finding. For his scheme to lot tho people
chooso postmaBtorB by primary elec
tion, Congressman Stephens Is as
'ciiBod of trying to got away from tho
promises he made, nnd his own per
sonal political obligations.. Yes, but
I when the congressman was so free
wth , , promlscs h(J ,md n0 0 ect.
80on &
democratic president,, pr
would evor be callod on
godd. '
that . ho
to make
Tho robbor barons of the middle
uges., used to . tako o of passing
merchants at the rauzsle of tholn
gunB, Had they only . known how
much safer It Would Abo 'they would
... . '.'.. . . .
havo followed the njo'ro refined mod
em method of competing housohold
era to pay $3 profit, on every water
, . J. ... . ... , ., ,
money.
Tho Bee has no objection to a log'
islatlvo enactment making false or
purposely misleading advertising
unlawful. Tho only nowspapors that
object to such a measure aro those
that indulge in false and misleading
advertising' Tor thenr3eivcs.,"-
It Is pleasing to note that our dis
tinguished contemporary, tho Com
moner, althoit gh a 3vcek l.ato,' has
at last boon apprised of'tho taci. that
tMr. William Jonnlngs Bryan of Ne
braska Is to bo President Wilson's
secretary ot. state. . r -
Tho disgraceful cdnduct'sltown'by
ruffians toward the equal rights ad
vocates in tho inaugural parada and
the falluro of tho Washington police
to do their duty Is a matter wholly
divorced from the events of woman
iooluncf BackWatd
LUils Day in Otualta
COMPILED FROM DEB FILES
DCO f
MAUCH 0. ? DDa
Thirty Years Ak
The fiver openl at noon after an ex
tremely loriK freeze. The Ico was so
rotton fhfit'lt pawwl out quickly, gorging
at the Union 1'aolflc UrlilRC, but not
enough to d6 nnV damage.
' At a.'ineetlnfi. held .In the t'nlon Calh
,ollc llbVnry rooms last nteht to cotislder
jeatabtlRhlnR n branch ,of tho Catholic
.ICii'lKlitliood or u mutual Catholic Iifn
Jlnstlanco auiioclntlun, W. I Gibbon waa
elected chairman, and a number of ap
plications received. Dr. O'ltourk Is tho
medical director for this city.
Mlir.1 Acnews ltussell entertained a large
hutnber pf;hcr friends on Mbqtnna street.
I TJ16 electric light company started
IwfHty.'mhlltlonal llsits.
T.ho GclBtlhger Opora company Is on the'
boards. nt..tho'.lioy,d In the 'opera "Trnm
Iietle,"'the Irst tlmo pn opera ItT G'eman
JinS been given n Omaha.
Mrs. O. 'W- k'ericial announces that sho
iaa resumed drestimaklng In the Odd
Fellows block In room i, where sho will
pe glud tq have former patrons call.
. Information of the whereabouts of n.
black iony colt with whlto face will be
thankfully received by Joseph Redman,
Jr., on N6rth Blxteehth street.
Mrs. Milton. Rogers, northwest corner
, bailie. Office.
Woodrow Wilson, ,
President . , . . Dec.
Thomas R. Marshall.
;Vlce President Mch. 14,
UMtll. . t r
uvujii i ok ) an.
Secretary of State'; . .
.Mch.
19,
"William G. McAdoo,
secretary of Treasury
James C; Mcfloynolds,
Attorn6y General- ,;
AIt6rt S.' Burleson,
Postmaster General.
.Oct. .31,
. Feb.
.Juno
3,
7,
28,
Lindloy M. Garrison,
socretary, or War Nov
..TrmnmitiB.TInnlnlH
f - Secretary of the Navy. . .May 18,
Franklin K.. Lane, - j
Secretary of tho Interior; July 15,
David F. Houston,
Secretary tf Agriculture. Fob. 17,
David C. Bodfleld,
Secretary of Commerce. Juno 18,
William B. Wilson,
Secretary of Labor April 2,
Nineteenth nnd Leavenworth streets, '
wants an experienced girl for general
housework, German or Swede preferred.
Twenty Years. Ago
J. A. Tuthlll had business which took
him to Clinton, la,, for a day or two.
Sheriff Bennett returned from an east
ern, trip. He went first to the national
convention of the American Protective
asspclatlon, of which ho was a red hot
member, nt Cleveland, and then visited
his old homo In Canada.
Alex smart, for seven years with the
Mprse Dry Goods company, accepted n
position on the road through Nebraska
territory for J. V. Farwcll & Co., of
Chicago. ..
-County Judge Eller Issued these mar
riage licenses: Otto J. Kenyon, Chicago,
and Barbara C. Frohner, Ouray1, 'Colo.;
Albert W. Sommers and Annie M. Olson
of 'Omaha. Henry' Koch and Mary Mumm
of Omaha.
MV's. Myra E. Coleman, wife of Will
iam "A. Coleman, died at Clarkson hos
pital. TKet Board of Fire and Police Commis
sioners ordered .six of the Gnmewell Key
less' fire alarm boxes to cost $100 each.
Ten lYcars Ago
Fire broke .out at midnight In the
Amidol hotel. Thirteenth and Douglas
streets, and In the oxcltement nttendlng
tho flight of guests, one, J.' D. Forham
of Wahoo, thinking the worst had come,
stlzed his 'trunk nnd hurled It out the
window to the pavement below, then be
gan knotting" bed clothing for a rope
on which to ;descend. This he did In
safetjv- ns before starting a fireman
called, to htm that all was well and he
took his time. The fire proved but
slight. .
W. S. Poppleton closed a sale to George
Eggera of a section In Elkhorn precinct,
the 640 acres bringing ? 15,000. It was good
farming land.
.Raymond V. Cole. W. Morris McKay,
and J. J. Derlght Incorporated tho Cole
McKay company, an undertaking con
cern, with' -capital of J10.000.
E. D. Branch, assistant paymaster of
tho Burlington, nnd bride returned from
their honeymoon trip.
Every jseat in tho First Methodist
church was filled when Rev. G. Camp
bell Morgan, tho noted English .divine,
uroBe .to speak. Dr. Morgan has been
expected In tho city for several days nnd
on tho previous Sunday disappointed &
large number who had gathorod to hear
him, by fulling to arrive. This was the
first of a series of sermons by Dr.
Morgan, who was here under the aus
pices of the" Young Men's Christian as
sociation. t- 1
HIGH COST OF DV1NG.
lMolutrtt Attempt. to .Cut Out Floral
Tribute".
1 Chicago Post.
Oriel of the adding 'Roman', Catholic
churchos in Cincinnati huu Issued an order
forblddlnx anylhjral displays at funerals
which' aro held- In ..the churoh. This Is a
highly drastic order and. will probably
bring consternation to the local florist.
Nevertheless there Is a good soun'd basis
for It, ' . .
U ls probable that the pnrifhioners of
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" .. Z ""'JT '7, ,tV, ,
The unadorned bier bliould seem some
what loss unadorned In thoe surround
ings than It would In a severely plain
Protestant chapel.
But the main reason for the now order
Is, of course, that the floral displays Iwve
mounted steadily In lavlshness and cogt
and are now frequently a severe tax upon
.the family and the friends. H can't b
regulated, and so. In' this instance, at
leasts -it Is to bo wholly eliminated. The
custom could spread without harm.
(A rule ugalnst flowers at funerals lias
'bt-eu In force In tho Catholic dlnceae of
Omaha for many years without diminish
ing the floral extravagance conjplulned of.
Flowers aro removed from the casket at
tfre-entraViceifcf the-ohurch and replaced
at the conclusion of the eervloe.-Rce.)
Are Von Out
St. 'Iiuls Republic.
Woodrow Wilson Is tho" first president
since Washington whose name begins
with a W. And the W'a, you know, are
pretty close to the Y's.
" ' " ' 1 1
Tabloid Biography of New Administration
People and Events
Captain Mlkkelwn, a returned Arctic
tourist, says life Is so monotonous In the
Atctlc circle that a Jumping toothache Is
a screaming Joy.
"I'd never a1 died happy If I hadn't
been here today," said Captain Bill Mc
Donald to President Wilson tn Inaugura
tion day. And Captain Bill ain't n-golng
to die happy unless he pulls down an
office, either.
Flgutlng on what Washington pulled
out of tho Inaugural crowd a local sta
tistician puts. Nebraska nnd Missouri
colonels down for $.100 each, exclusive jf
the .glad clothes and the Baltimore bill.
That's going some.
"A fool nnd his money pnrt company '
in England Just ns swiftly as In any
other land. Suit for breach of contract
shows thnt a socially ambitious fellow
paid 4 guinea a week for Invitations to
n homo where ho could meet distinguished
'people He got tho Invitations, but .10
society, and wants his money Jack.
The' hlgh cost of dying does not worn'
tho Finnish colony at Tiivola, Minn.
There wasn't a death in the settlement
last year, while the stork mado twenty
tw,o official visits. Havola offers no In
ducements for a convention of morticians.
The direct route from Augusta, Ga., to
"Sew Haven, Conn., skirts Long Island
sound on tho West -side, somo ten miles
distant from Oyster Bay. Possibilities of
a collision, aro remote.
Born. Hobo State. Profession.
28, 185G..New Jersey Educator
1854 . ..Indiana Lawyer
1860. .Nebraska Lawyer-Editor
1863.. New York ..It. R. Presld't
1862..
1863. .
1864,
.Tennessee Lawyer
. Toxas Lawyer
.New Jersey Lawyer
.North Carolina.. .Editor
. California. .... .Lawyer
. Missouri Educator
. .New York Manufacturer
. Pennsylvania... Miner
1862.
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NEW HANDS AT THE HELM.
President Wilson welehs 179 pounds and
shaves himself.
Secretary Bryan Is booked for a birth
day celebration at Lincoln on March 19
and a speech at Des Molno on March 30.
The average age of the cabinet members
Is between 60 and 51. Secretary Redfleld
Is the eldest. 55. and Secretary Houston
tho youngest, 47. President Wilson, 57,
pill e the patriarch at tho cabinet
table.
Eight of the ten members of the cabi
net wear tho hairless clerical face. Sec
retary Houston wears a moustache and
Secretary Redfleld fondles luxurious
burnsldes deftly hooked to the ends of
a moustache. '' ,"'
Revised and up-to-the-minute 'group
pictures of cabinet members show' va
rious shades of facial -beauty, an' excess
of solemn expression and one- lonesome
hint at n smile dedicated to humanity.
A fe.w In the group affords President
Wilson ample excuse for framing and
hanging In the cabinet room, his favorite
limerick:
As a beauty I'm not a great stnr.
Others aro handsomer far;
But my face, I don't mind it.
Because I'm behind It,
The people in front get tho Jar.
"Jack" ur: "I need a good new tonic. 1
b&T to work very bird ind m becoming l-
mottt a wreck."
Antwer; Your condition l Terr common,
etpeclallr among brain worker. Make the fol
lowing tonic by mixing ayrup ot bypophoiphltes
lomp., 5 oi,j tincture cadomene (not cardamon).
1 ot. , and take a teatpoonful before each meal
and In a few weeka your atrength will be re
jtored. "Mr. Ii. l." aiks: "la It aafa to reduco one'a
welghtt 1 weigh J 10 pound) and wotild like to
reduce at le&tt 40 pound. Wbat la a. aafe,
barmleaa remedy T"
Answer: obtain ot any well itocked drufgltt
a tubo ot S-graln arbolene tablet! and take aa
pr dlrcotlona accompanying. Theee tableta aro
vary easy to take anil quite reliable for obesity
or goitre.
"ill K." writes: "Could ou publlih a rem.
edy for liver and kidney trouble and the uiual
dlseaiee (hat arise from that source. I am
troubled with ditty apellt, dark spots before
my eyes and also with rheumatism."
Answer. It )OU will get three grain sulpherb
tableta (h4 sulphur tabitU), and take accord
ing tu directions, you will not only be relieved,
but If you ewntlnue the use of these tablets you
will be gradually eured ot all the troubles you
mention. They will purify ibe blood and also
cure yodr rheumatism.
"Worrle.1" Your child can be easily cured of
bedwettlug by using tincture cubebe, 1 dram,
fixture rhusiromatlc, S drams, and eomp. fluid
balrawort. 1 ot. Olve him 10 to It drops In water
before eaih weal. TUIt It equally good for
older people. ,
"Virginia" writes "J suffer greatly wth ca.
larrn. bad breath, bead ti he and patn across my
eyes. Only my nostrils and throat am affected.
CouUI you prescribe a remedy to cure uief
Answer: The following local treatment should
b used. Obtain a two ouac original packsga
of Vllans powder, put one-half teaapoonful In a
pint ot warm water and mult the water from
the palm of the hand through the nostrils sev
eral times dally unlit they are cleaned thor.
oughly- To one ounce ot vaseline pr lard mix
ne teaupoeotul ot Vllane powder and apply
Iwlee a day welt up lata the nostrils, and your
catarrh will aeon vaalab. This should be used
at Intervals to prevent a recurrence. I hare re
ceived hundreds ut letter! from grateful people
who have used the above prerlpllon and been
cured from that dreadful disease, catarrh
Hannah ' wrltsa. "1 would like-to get enrne
thlng that would make my hair soil and fluffy
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BLASTS FROM RAM'S HORN.
The Hace where 'love dies is where hcU
begins.
The more tho devil Is like a roaring lion
the less he shows his teeth.
The faith that enn walk In tho dark can
also sing In tho dark.
Most of us do too much asking wheh wo
pray and too llttlo expecting to bo heard.
The richest gold mine In the world to
day Is the dump heap of yesterday.
If every man had a backbone of his own
tho devil would soon throw down his club.
Some folks havo ono kind of religion at
home nnd another kind on tho street cars
How It would ease tho burden of life
for others If some At us would smllo moro
and frown less.
It Is the man who fools with danger who
helps tho 'doctor to pay for his auto
mobile. A politician can see no more of the pub
lic good than he can see from the public
crib.
It takes more religion to make a dyspep
tic smllo than It docs to make a healthy
man shout.
SUNDAY SMILES.
.rm. ..... n i.rv nnnrnnrlnte remark
the Jockey made when they pulled him
from under his mount when, It stumuleu
and fell on him." , ,
'What was nie remariw ,.
' 'This Is a horso on me. "Baltimore
American,
'rw tin nffillutp with any ono of tho
largo fraternal organizations?"
'Oh. yes: lie s past nign suiircuio
thing ot the Ancient Order or ioe
Mentioned for a Place In the Wilson Cab
inet In 1913."-Washlngton Star.
Manager I am looklr.g for a man I
can trust. .....
Applicant Ana 1 m iookiiik iur . uwi
who will trust mo. We ougni to gei
along fine. Boston Transcript.
Tho life Insurance agent was not satls-
'""If vou arc carrying no Insurance at
all," he said, for surely vou need some.
May I aBk if the head of the family is
in?" . . ....
"This family lias no neaa. answercu
the 'woman of the house. "Mv husband s
name is Footc." Chicago Tribune.
"Do man who wants de office don't
sleen sound till he gits it. but after he's
on de Inside, ho sleeps too sound ter
hear his mends Knocam on oo uoor.
Atlanta Constitution.
The playwright, at rehearsal, was an
noyed by the comedian introducing Jokes
of his own. . .......
"My dear chap," he protested, be good
enough not to gag. Speak my lines as I
have written them and -wait for tho
laugh."
"But my lost train goes at twelve,"
replied the comedian. Boston Transcript.
"Do you know what a flirt Is, Marton?"
asks the Countess of Candale (Miss Tlth
eradge) of her maid, Marton (Miss
Hughes.
"Mme. la Countesse, It Is the, A B C of
my profession, Flirtation, madam, Is the
art of making a man fall in loVe with
you and then of getting rid' of him when
you have had enough of him."
And the countess: "What has one to
do to be a flirt?" Chicago Post.
WINTER NIGHTFALL.
nobert Bridges.
The day begins to droop
Its courso is done:
But nothing tells tho place
Of the setting sun. ;
-The hazy darkness deepens, .
. And up the bine.
You may hear, but cannot" see
Tho homing wain.
An engine pants and hums
In the farm hard by;
Its lowering smoke Is lost .
In the lowering sky. ,.rt(
The sd'aklHir "branches drip; '
And all night-through.. .
The droplng will pot cease .
In tho avenue..
' . -
A tall man there In the house ,
Must keep hlschalr; . .
He knows he wU never again"
Breathe the spring Air. 1
His heart Is worn with work;
He Is giddy and sick
If he rise to go as far
As the nearest rick
He thinks of his morn of life,
His hale, strong years.
And braves as he may the night
Of darkness and tears.
rZr. lew's BaAer
The questions answered below are gen
eral In character, tho symptoms or dis
eases are given and the answers will ap
ply to any case of similar nature.
Those wishing further advice froe. may
address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldg.,
Coliege-EIwood Sts., Dayton, O.. enclos
ing self-addrcssed stamped envelope for
reply. Full name and address must be
given, but only initials or fictitious name
win bo used In my answers. The prescrip
tions can be filled nt any well stocked
tM Any drUKKIlit can orde' '
. Answer: To take fh .i. .1. .... . ..
hair ana keoo It .-.. D1" 01 the
&e:!hms rVboSwitn-
he?pUem,...he,,,UchM- -2t
"m'L' Your """lltlon la dno' to the lack r,i
strength and added lor to uS akfn v"0"
"lint will Inereaae and you Wilt otY
Vd0', The are recommend
ed by physicians and if taken accoidlug to dt
rectlooa you will surely gain fieeh. ' dN
"Troubled II lis O." writes: -E.ery winter I
am troubled with severe attacka of rheumiTf.
which sometime, keepl m. , bSd for "wU'ls!
riease advise something for me," eks.
Answer: My favorite' prescription for iheu.
matlsm, and one that I know has curel IhoS
sands of people, is msde "by mixing im Ide tt
PCIa-alum. : drsma, sodlem salicylate i d ,!'
armemYd V"bed YaftrSi
soon bo cured, 'ou
ee
Annette" writes: "I have been greatlr .n.
noyed lately by coughing and al IckUnJ senlal
UonJB hrolt Hn4 l'0rsenesa aftei ? slnr?n?
My bronchial tubes are attested also" ,lnlnt'
brohVa.; .rllSl ."iJ"',"' ! "d this
ene. Thla. ri ii.... nentho-lax
This, relieve, quickly and T certainly brin
. a ewe. by it. tonic and laiathe actl
l,U3!!Z ii..Ut!r,'!r. " .JTdlna?" ' preVirn"
about a eve,
.nt lh.r.fnr.
t r... hT.h A:. ""C "r. 10 ..ordinary prepar
medicine working ; on ' thr"hr..t luni. JnAr
c.h"Llul?'' .P"in ''V of rrVshn... ad'
strength to the entire .yitem. PuJcnaSJ a U
"'LIS',". ' menthu-lstene and makl
tf? ' cllreaions 00 bottle Ld kS
eight to ten doses dally and you will aooa ba
cured of your trouble.
"S. L o." writes: "Have suffered for years
with stomtuh trouble and constipation. llav
trlMl man. ..,... V... ......
.... T - ----- um not even
7. r ',n " limes,
especially
Answer Obtsln tsblets trlopepttna and taka
according to direction. These- taMrta are pink
white and blue. Take a pink tablet after break
fast, a whlu tablet atter dinner and a blue
tablet after supper. Ilegular treatment with
these tablet will cure any case of ttomach dis
order Advertisement.
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