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TCIE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MARCH 24,
The Omaha Sunday BEE. Nebraska's Marital Conditions.
FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSBWATliK.
VICTOR IIOSI5WATER, BDlTOlt,
BED BUILDING, FARNAM AND 17TH.
class matter.
Bomo lntorostlng information of
Nebraska's marital conditions Is tils
closed in tho census roports. Matri
mony begins oarly In llfo for the
Entered at Omaha postotfloe as second, girls, 9.1 per cent of those between
tho ages of 1G and 19 being listed
TBiuis of 8UDBUKii-rio! i as married as against only 0.5 per
onl 'e.-; i 2 cont of tho males of that age. Bo-
Daily Bee, without Sunday, one year.. J.JJ) tween 20 and 24 the young women
ajauy uec. riq ounuay, oe y.r -w tllt . . . ,i,, ,,.
rvr.r,1t,o- tl sntirtBV. ner month Wo k. w .
Evening, without Sunday, per month c tho young men. After that Wo alS'
ffillSaXW diminishes, though stilt leav
Address oil complaints of Irregularities
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yji iub women uuiweuu inu uguo u
Remit by draft, uxpress or postal order, 25 and 34, 78.G por cont are married.
parable to Tin nee itid isning compa '). nnd of tho mo 60-G per cent; rrom
Only 2-cent stamps received In payment '
t small accounts. Personal checks, ex- 35 to 44 tho percentages are, ro-
e?ewei mU,a nml ea",8rn 8 ' spoctlvely. 8C.6 and 79.2, but from
that ago up favor Uio men
Tho statistician explains that tho
smaller number of single women of
marrlagoablo ago Is due, partly, to
tho excess of men In the wholo popu
lation. Ho also Bpoaks a word for
tho widows, who greatly outnumbor
CORRESPONDENCE!, thn widower nnil. since hUsbandB
Communications relating to news and ... . .,
editorial matter should be addressed aro usually Olfior man uioir wives,
OFFICES:
f maha Tho Uce building,
outh Omaha 318 N street.
Council Bluffs-H North Main street.
Llncoln-26 Llttlo building.
Chicago 10U Marquette bulldlnr.
Kansas City Reliance building.
New Tork-34 West Thirty-third.
St Louie 402 Frisco building.
Woshlngton-725 Fourteenth Bt., N. W.
Omaha Bee, Editorial department.
FEBRUARY CIRCULATION.
50,823
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas,
uwight wnuams, circulation manager
or The ueo i'UDiisning company, being
the marriage relation Is more often
broken by the death of tho man
than tho woman. He constrains us
not to boliovo that theso comparisons
indlcato tho rolatlvo tendency of tho
sexes or classes toward matrimony.
aKS?Ufia,S,.lh5fonte VtW8Sr$XXf. KVh,ch ,B Vor' treating In view of
1913. was 60,823. dwioht WILLIAMS, tho natural ndvantage man oujoys
Subscribed In my p7SfnV.Md worn over woman in tho customary right
to before me thlsjth day 'of .March. , !!. 0f proposal. Whllo woman has tho
(Seal.)
Notary Pubho.
Looking BacWard
IThis d&) in Omaha
r- v
COMPILED FROM DEE ril.ES I
Thirty Yearn Aro
Tho democrutlo city committee, in ses
sion this evening, ordered a call issued
for a democratic primary next Wednes
day and convention Thursday to nom
inate a city ticket. The republican com
mittee also met, but withheld Its call.
Thn charge Is being made that the delay
la In the Interest of "the ring."
A meeting of the county board was at
tended by all three commissioners, Cor
liss, Knight and O'Kcefe.
Prof. H. D. Pello has takon a room at
1503 Farnam street, over Prescott's music
store, where he will give vocal and In
strumental Instruction.
Thn two eldest children of W. F. Bochel
are reported seriously 111,
W. F. Millard of the firm of Millard &
Peck has returned from a business trip
to Chicago.
"Billy" Hlnes Is back from a hunt, and
with two others brought In Just WW ducks
Contract for erecting the Holy Family
churoh wore let to Dally & OleBon for
the brick work and Melqutst for tho ma
sonry. Cloves Bros, are the architects.
The principal buslneso men of Famam
street aro, we understand, not satisfied
with tho present steep grade of that
thoroughfare, and prospects are that
rteps will bo taken at an early day to
lower It still more.
Mlko Maul, who has been at work for
some time on the Oregon Short Line, has
returned to Omaha.
Subscribers leaving; the city
temporarily Shonld tisre Thn Tlr
mailed to them .Address Trill be
chanced as often na requested.
Officially spring Is still with us.
Faint domocrat nevor won fair-Job.
voto power as her distinctive pre
rogative, 1U exercise seems rather to
diminish than increase her chances
of marrlago. Dut if that bo true, it
Is a tributo to man's gallantry that,
so far as theso figures show, ho has
not stood stingily upon any oxcluslvo
rights, but has generously embracod
his opportunities to propose and give
tho fair ones a chance.
A man who strives to bo a hero
feoldom makes It.
to
McCombs and the Jobless.
If President Wilson Is eager
have Chairman McCombs as tho am
Armageddon continues-to rank aa bassador to Franco, ho-may.como to
bno of tho turning points in hiBtory. realize that even In politics, "It's an
ill wind that blows nobody good."
Many a democrat Is pie-hunting For, oppressed by hordes of hungry
theso days, whllo his wlfo is spring- office-seekers, Mr. McCombs, it is
shopping. said, is about to reconsider his do-
clslon. and nccept tho Fronch post
Undo Joo Cannon nhould re- ftnd ioavo for pnriB aB B00n aa possi
cannon should reraomber Horaco i,i0. Tho horror of being pursued by
roeiey a aavico to young men. nf frn.BnknrB for the next two years
Is almost moro than ho cares to face
' r TT m Is almost moro tnan no cares to lace.
Mr ryan hw bentroducad a. what lrr0Blatlble pre88Uro h bcon
gathered In theso sixteen years or
wandering In the wilderness by the
children of democracy, porhaps can
'our next prosJdont'Voct pfton that
tho mistake doos hot fcasto him any
more. j
never bo accurately told. It must
bo beyond description when a young
Roports say Dustln F&rnara will
nvt 1 1 tli A BtflirA and in err ita In final.
ness. What has he been doing on the miin' In U1 .'bur
.nH.T tempting business opportunities on
every nanu, win, against. n uwh up
. A Kansas thief paused in hls.fllght sires, think of fleeing to anotnor
to read tho Dlblo ah waa captured, homlsphero to escape it. xso wonrior
1m... J- - ii. . j . - it.. t. I tsl.tnnt Wllann hns refllRCd to Vfa'
auai., uopuimn uuuu iu iuoU,u - - - . . .. 0.h. Thompson-
and looked back. celve tho untorrlfioa. turning usm "'"r, comDan. th0 .
into tno various aopanuiuui. wuuiuoia
1
Twice Told Tales
Ttvontr Years Alio
General C. It, Van "Wyck, who was in
tho city for the day, spoke touchingly of
the doath of his old friend. Colonel i. J-.
Webster. "lie was a free soil whig and
I a free soil democrat," said the genernl
"and we were together ot the organua'
tlon and 'laying of the foundation of the
republican party. I knew him well for
thirty-five years." ,
Miss Cora filoman ot Detroit was tno
guest ot her sister, Mrs. A. D. Brondcls.
Mrs. M. J. Grcevy left for spoKane,
WhjjIi., to Join Mr. Greevy, who was gen
eral ticket agent for the Nortnom i'o-
clflo at that place.
Police Court Clerk Wobb waa confined
to his horns by Illness.
The presonce In Omaha of A. A. Kobln-
. . . . - . . . . t, . .,
son, lato general manager oi mo ouuui
Fe, strengthened tho rumoM to the er
fect that ho might suoceed . H. H.
Clark o president of the Union Pacific,
since the latter election as president of
tho Missouri Pacific. Joseph II. Mlllani.
a director in mo union i-acuic, imu iu
a reporter for The Bee: "There will be
all sorts of rumors afloat now that Mr.
Clark has been elected president of the
Missouri Pacific. The man elected presi
dent of the Union Paclflo must tako tho
measuro of Mr. Clark's slippers and
proceed to occupy them. I anticipate
llttlo friction in tho election."
Tho Omaha public library announced
tho establishment of a ntatlon for tht
delivery ot books at Burdetto street ind
Military avenua In charge of Mrs. A.
Jones.
The I'reMilent'd FnTorlte.
The stories which specially delight Mr.
Wilson arc those that reveal the real
personality of the negro, his naivete and
disinclination to admit that he doesn't
understand "big words," as, for Instance,
the story of the nichmond cab driver. A
man got in a cab at the Richmond rail
way station and said:
'Drive mo to a haberdasher's."
'Yaas, suh," said the driver, who
whipped up his horse, and drove a block;
then, leaning over to address his pas
senger, said!
" 'Scuse me, boss, but whnr d' you say
you wanter go?"
"To a haberdasher's."
"Yaas, suh, yaas, suh." After another
block, there wan the same performance:
' 'Scuse me, boss, but whar d' you say
you wanter go?"
'To a haberdasher's," was the some
what Impatient reply.
Then came the final appeal:
"Now, look a-here, boss, I b'en drlvln'
In dls town twenty year.' an' I ain't
nover give nobody away ylt. Now you
Jee' tell dls nigger whar 't Is you wanter
go." W. Q. McAdoo In the Century.
A Clrrirymnn Embarrassed.
On a rainy Sunday morning the coun
try pastor on his way to church, thinking
to protect his trousers from the wet, had
turned them up at the bottom. Upon
renchlng the church, he forgot all about
his trousers. Ills good wife, from her
pew, dlseo-ered his oversight, and whn
the plate was passed she dropped a note
to the pastor. Thinking the note was a
church notice of some kind, he placed It
with V. , T
....... ,ci. iiiiutune mo consternation
of his wife and the congregation when
the pastor read, "Henry, turn down your
nantil"
HioBeittferD
ox
pants!"
I.ooklnic for Work,
A temperance lecturer was enthusiasti
cally denouncing the use of all Intoxi
cants. "I wish all the beer, all the wine, all
tho whiskey in tho world was at the bot
tom of the ocean," ho said.
Hastily Pat arose to his feet.
"Sure,, and so do I, sor," he shouted.
"I wish every bit of tt was at the bottom
of the sea."
As they were leaving the hall the lee
turer encountered Pat.
"I certainly am proud of you." ho said.
"It was a bravo thing for you to rise
and say what you did. Are you a teetotaler?"
"No, tndade, sor," answered Pat.
a diver." Cleveland Leader.
Tn Ynrs Att
The injunction Issued by Judgo Guy U.
C. Keed ot the district court prevented
the eltycouncll from passing the Andrew
Itoiewater electrla franchise, pending on
Its third reading. Judge need's order
mentioned Stephen nice,' a laborer In the
"I'm
Political New Brooms
Another gentleman denies bolng to be dealt with by tho respectlvo
married or oven ongagod to Maxino hoadsf "Mr. McCombB Is hauntoa
Elliott. Rut It waa frond froo ndvor- f-m rllv in eltv." so rcnortS say. It
tlslng and not bad reading; anyway, begins to appear that tho president
ImfriiiM lmvn to look no further for
Perhaps our Water boarders refuse nn ambassador to Franco.
to lower tno water rates as tnoy
promised because they do not want
to put tho cUtern bulldora out of
business.
Yes, It la a llttlo hard to bo com
pelled to pay for water you do not
use. Just Imagine bolng forcod to
j)ay tho streot car company for tho
prlvllego of walking.
An old sage said, "Ho who writes
jnust do so for tome other consider
atlnn than nncunlnrv advantnirn." nut
that waa before tho plethoric days dropped out, and only four ot thoso
, Vice Monitor and Civil Servioe.
Chicago has solectod a vlco mon
itor, otherwise known as civilian
deputy superintendent of police, by
civil service examination, and tho
successful applicant is a resident of
tho offoto suburb ot Evanston,
which ought to be an additional
guaranty for this mothod of seloc
tlon. It is Interesting to noto that
out ot thirty-seven candidates orig
inally entering tho competition six
of the "six best sellers."
Somo malo person arlsos to say ho
thinks tho new spring stylo ot wom
en's hats unbeautlful. What In the
world has beauty to do with tho styles
of women's hata, pray?
who took tho examination mado
passing grades.
What would happen it all quallfl
cations for public otflco wero tested
In the crucible ot actual fitness
auch aa this? Ono thing, there would
probably be much less wild scram
bllng for 6fflco. Dut this office
rotary of state as the next thing to a I
term ot Imprisonment. It would not
be surprising to hoar ot a Jail break,
and a dash for liberty, most apy tlmo.l
The Missouri legislature hns passed
a loan shark bill which forbids tho
agents paying commissions, exclud
ing. It Is supposed, certain business!
transactions with justices of the
peace.
is
Mr. Bryan likens his term as sec- not supposed to be political, which
accounts, we assume, for civil sorv
Ice requirement, If this method se
cures the most desirable person for
tho offlco, U Is fortunate, for tho
duties Involved aro much too dell
cate to risk to an undesirable officer.
Here, for tnstanco, are some ot the
duties:
The supervision of the strict enforce'
ment of all laws and ordinances pertain'
Ing to matters affecting publla morals.
Under this head wtll come gambling, the
"social evil" problem and other qu
Hons of morals.
The ascertaining and recording ot 6
pnrtmental efficiency, Individual and
grouped. He will also receive and handle
all complaints from cltlsens against
policemen, making hut reports direct to
the chief ot police.
The supervulon of departmental rec
ords; the Inspection of the personnel of
the department and ot stations, equip
ment and departmental proierty; the In
structlon of officers and members of thej
department, and the censoring ot moving i
pictures and publlo performances of all
kinds.
It would seem that the first pre
requisite tor such a position would
be good common sense and an irre
proachable character.
The Wilson's seem to have their
Inning. Thero was ex-Secretary Wil
son, Secretary Wilson and Assistant
Secretary Wilson and there are Am
bassador "Wilson and President WU
pon and "Just Wilson, that's all."
The nertlllon system for voters Is
to be applied to Omaha and South
Omaha only. The voter who lives In
these cities must be measured and
weighed like a convict, if the Dodge-Ilitchcock-Howell
election bill
passes, but If he only moves across
the Hub Into Clontarf he Im
mediately becomes an honest man
fwith no need ot tabbing or watching.
lator'ln tho Injunction suit, and Council
man Ike Hoscall was on the- Job in the
council.
Two trays of diamonds valued at Jl.OOO
were slipped out of the cases- at A. B.
Huberman'B store. Thirteenth, and Doug
las streets, at about 1 o'clock In the
afternoon by two men who made their
escape.
John G. McCann, a Union racinc
striker, was ahot In tho breast rjy a
trlkebreaker at Ninth street and Capitol
avenue, where a company ,oi men nuu
congregated and became involved In a
dispute. Hln condition was pronounced
grave.
Mrs. Catherine w. Bmlth, wiro ot i. iv.
Smith, died at her home, 9W isorm
Twenty-sixth street, at the are of
Besides her husband, she left a aaugnter
and two brothers, Dr. J. C. Davis ana
W. K. Davie.
News came of the death of nv. War
ren Samuel Dunn, D. D.. of Boston, who
at one time occupied the pulpU of he
First Congregational church of Omaha.
He was killed in a runaway at Butte,
Mont., and his death brought a shocking
sorrow to Miss Genevieve WllllaSas ot
1210 eouth Twenty-fifth street, to whom
he was to have been married at her home
In a few days
The rush to the pie counter at Wash
ington lacks the speed of the patriots of
twenty years ago. Costs money to live
In Washington, hence the greater port
ot the rush is along the mall line,
Ono of "the first Wilson women" look
ing for her reward was Informed the
other day that there is to be no change
In the headship of the children's bureau.
And the applicant has no children of her
own. It la a tlmo for tears.
Tammany braves who refused a re
nomtnatlon to Congressman Bedfleld of
Brooklyn, last fall, present a fine 'study
for students of nerve in applying to Sec
retary Bedfleld for plums.
Ono of the new laws of Indiana re
quires makers of mattresses and com
forters to state on the labels what's In
cm.
The Wisconsin legislature has passed
law prohibiting the Ubo of frogs for
food during a dosed season from Novem
ber 1st to June Isti
A bill pending In the Massachusetts
legislature prohibits In parades the dis
play of any but natlonaal or stte flags,
or banners having similar significance,
unless permission Is obtained from the
authorities. Tho measure Is aimed at
the red flag.
People Talked About
Shrinkage In llnrrlmnn ISatnte.
Springfield Bepubllcan.
An Illustration of the recent shrinkage
In the market value of many securities
is offered by the estate of the late E. II.
Harrlman. According to the otflclal in
heritance tax appraisal, lately filed by
the state controller, the gross value of
the estate which Mr. Harrlman left at
the time of his death in Beptember, 190S.
was $89,688,664. According to present mar
ket quotations, the value of the estate is
about $57,000,000. a shrinkage of over $11,
000,000. The shrinkage appears even
larger when It is shown that nearly half'
the estate consisted of unlisted securities
and that those listed have fallen from
$36,000,000 to $28,000,000. or some SI per
cent upon that portion of the estate of
which the market value Is readily ascertainable.
lctor Murdock expresses the belief
thataome day the Lord will wipe New
York off tho face of the earth "as an
example to the nation." The Lord
once promised to stay the dom of a
wicked city If there be found therein
ten righteous. Let New York beguile
Brother Murdocicand nine other
Balnta the same wiffiim'lta accursed
borders and pcfhapjr'lt may be
epared.
That President Wilson pulled the
trigger on that Chinese loan business
a little hastily, and In so doing shot
of fseveral barrels alined at other
countries without realizing the scope
and effect, Is gradually becoming
plain. It would indeed be hard to
back up on such a fine Initial charge
upon those privileged special Inter
ests, but the chances are some sort
o fa retreat movement will be wit
nessed In due course of time.
The Alabama state treasury is short
$100,000 and a clerk whose address is an
object of statewide interest.
The late President Madero ot Mexico
carried a life Insurance policy of $100,000.
The wise man provides against the, haz
ard ot the Job.
Five tramp comers are scooting around
space, beyond tne reacn ot numnn eyre,
Their intimate relation to March bill
cards will bo described as soon as the
weather sharps ore thawed out. .
Democrats In Chicago's city council
snthuslastlcally sanctioned a cut in sal
arles of city employes, but refused to
let the ax reach their own. Political
surgery feels better when tried on the
other fellow.
Four Irish women of New York, suffra
gists wearing elegant green and gold
twines bearing the label "Votes for wo
men," wire chased out ot the St. Pat
rlok's day parade on Fifth avenue and
left to wonder If the boasted gallantry
ot thi race is all blarney.
Cost of living problem has Its roots on
available resources. Just because her
husband has the money a New York
woman Is suing for $100,000, the Itemised
cost ot living without him for two years.
There's no telling these days when
where poor hubby gets the hook.
Philadelphia professes to be pleased
with the committee assignments awarded
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. The
partly extinguished statesman heads th
committee on additional accommodation
for the Congressional library, a post ot
rare restfulness and literary possibilities
The purpose ot the Ohio legislature to
regulate feminine fashions and prohibit
peekaboo garments affords a tempting
chance for a practical test of the effi
cacy of Tom Marshall's "senatorial blind
ers," Statesmen safeguarded against too
much scenery might develop fewer ideas
but of higher quality,
White l'lncne nnd Its Treatment.
arcUVAUD, Neb., March M.-To the
Kdltor of Tho Bee: It Is a mistaken Idea
that Dr. Frledmann has brought out the
first successful treatment fo" tubercu
losis, for thoso who rend tho papers about
thirty years ago remember that Dr. Koch
announced to the world that he had found
the cause of tuberculosis to bo a bacillus,
which ho named "tubercle bacilli," and
that he had found a method of preparing
cultures of the bacillus, that If Injected
Into the blood ot tho patient, In some
way cured the dlsensi. It was a fact
that many cases who were given the
treatment were cured as if by magics,
while others were riot benefited by two
or threo treatments. Hence, as the treat
ment "did not euro all cases, Its popularity
soon fell to zero, and was forgotten by
all but the few bacteriologists who were
constantly looking for the cause why Dr.
Koch's treatment did not cure all the
cases when It cured some ot them.
An English physician by tho name ot
Wright announced a few years ago that
ho hod found the cause ot the tubercu
lin failure In some cases, which condl
tlon he explained to the bacteriologists,
and many scientific physicians today are
using the tuberculin treatment success
fully in nearly all cases that are not
nearly dead with the disease when they
begin tho treatment.
Nor Is this the only new treatment for
this disease.
A few years a-go the bacteriologist
looked for the germ that produces tuber
culosis only in tho nputum of the patient,
but now we have learned that they will
bo found In the blood as well aB In all
excretions of the patient.
Knowing thlB.Dr. Lisle Wright, sur
geon In the United States navy, assumed
that as tubercle bacilli are always found
In blood of tuberculous patients, it might
be possible to inject Into tho blood of the
patient somo antiseptic that would de
stroy them, romovo the cause, and
thereby cure the disease. As an experi
ment In tho case, he tried mercuric
cuCclnlmlde, which ho knew to be sure
death to most disease germs and could be
injected Into the muscles hypodermlcally
and yet produce no abscess where the
remedy was injected. He selected a few
cases, gave the treatment, awaited re
huUs and was happily surprised with the
marked improvement he saw at once,
which was manifest by good appetite and
digestion, no moro night sweats, and In
some cases complete recovery in a short
time. In ono year he treated twenty
cases of secondary ulcerative tuberculosis
of tho larynx, that were cured, several
of them having suppurative discharge
from the glands of the neck. These re-
morkablo results were witnessed by Dr,
Presley M. Rlxle, retired surgeon general
of tho United States navy, and other
physicians in Washington, and the fathers
there, who aro ever on the alert for the
good of their people, built a sanitarium
at Las Animas, Colo., for the treatment
of tuberculosis that developed In the navy,
and Dr. Wright was placed In charge.
Since the opening ot the sanitarium
many have been- sent there and returned
cured. Others have had as great results
frohi the Wright treatment, and some
even where the climatic conditions were
against them.
The only question which appears to re
main fnr teat Is whether we may not
have here a speciflo remedy for tho dls
ease in all stages In which the tissues are
not yet so, broken down and disorganized
that re-establlshmont Is a physical ira
Dosslblllty.
In summing up a paper on this subject,
Dr. Wright says: 'WW cases treated have
hnwn most marked improvement from
tho first, and in most cases cures have
been obtained, when tha prognosis under
other methods of treatment would have
H.Ath in short time." 'inen
In reviewing tne wont
corned. ISvcry ono actively, conccrnml in Ko to work? oil hnvo attained your
' public health work npears to bo satisfied Jorlty. .....
I with existing conditions. Therefore, 1 I Son Yes, dad; but mine Isn t a wi. -,am
at a loss to suggest what nddltlonul ing majority. Boston Transcript.
I health legislation Is necessary or deslr- I
anie to be engrafted upon thoso already I Judge Arc you unable to support this
existing in this country, and I am un- woman?
able tp see necessity of any different ' Defendant If she was a woman. Judge,
plan of organization so long as the people I could but she Is a lady. Kansas City
ln whose behalf the organisation Is being Star,
maintained are satisfied.
PBAItLE CHAMBEULIN. "You are 97 years old?"
"Yep."
Unfair Aflvnnlngt, "What are your rulos for teaching
The Prise Prevaricator of the Curb- ; BU.?h n """Mal nRe?" . ., .
stnno rluh rnmn int. , 1 ounno as l nave nny m parucuim.
stone cmb camo Into the lounging room je8t keep on living and you'll get there,
just as the reul estate man was finish- i young man." Pittsburgh Post.
ing an account of arecont trip through
tho western part of the United States.
Somo of those cowboys are great
fighters," the real estate man was saying.
Huh, aild the Prize Prevaricator,
"My uncle Hank, who lives down near
New Springfield, used to bo a cowboy
and he could lick his welghtln wild-
cats."
"Did he quit the business?"
"Yes, something happened that dis
gusted him with the life."
"What was It?"
"Well, he started In to lick his weight
In wildcats one doy nnd someone rung in
a skunk on him." YoungBtown Tele
graph. SUNNY GEAIS.
There, is ono man I cmnloy who ecu-
erally gives me cut rates
"Who is he7"
"The man who trims my trees
hedges." Baltimore American.
anil
"Reform should bo conducted In a
scientific way." said the economist.
"Quite true," replied Prof. Highbrow,
"the only trouble with scientific reform
is that by the time you get through with
a diagnosis It's liable to be too lato for
a remedy." Washington Star.
"Aro you the same man who ate my
mince pie last week?"
"No, mum. I'll never be the same man
again!" New York Mail.
"Darn It ull, that trolly car nearly hit
me."
"Say no harm of trolly cars. They're
the only things that an automobile la
afraid of." Pittsburgh Post.
Mrs. Chugwater Joelah, what is the
"Rockefeller Foundation?"
Mr. Chugwater Rebates. "Why don't
you read tho papers occasionally? Chi
cago Tribune.
I see now that, officially, the nnrccl
post has been pronounced a decisive success."
I knew as much a couple of weeks
ago when the Jokesmlths quit poking fun
at it." Louisville Courier-JoumaL
"Do you think the office ought to seek
tho man?"
"Yes." replied the willing patriot: "al
though ot course It may be necessary for
the man to lcavo his address with the
head of a department." Detroit ITreo
Press.
Pater (to Indolent son) Why don't you
adds:
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ho
the
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Times.
The longer that I live, the more
InscrutaMe I find,
And past all understanding are
The ways of womankind.
Dame Fashion says: 'You must be fat
Or svelte or quaintly lean,
More Bottlcelll-Hke" and lo!
No other type Is seen!
Some have to fast, some have to feast,
OhI 'tis a strenuous life!
From week to week It's often hard
To recognize one's wife.
How interesting, too, to note
That scalp but lately bare
Can, in otm night, grow lovely curls
Or massive braids of hair!
What magla Bhampoo stuff they use!
I only wish I knew
Its name (I'd never daro to ask),
For I've a bald spot, tool
But, as I sold at first, the wiles
And ways of womankind
Are problems quite too vast and deep
For my untutored mind!
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Where Winter Gaieties and
Summer Recreations Meet
AT The Hot Springs of Arkansas social
. activities of winter are coupled with
the outdoor recreations of summer, every
day offering some original diversion some new
pleasure. No matter what your favorite pastime, rec
reation or amusement, you can enjoy it this winter at
The Hot Springs of Arkansas
People from every part of the world come to this
playground of America, attracted by its brilliant
social life, as well as its health-giving baths.
Hotel accommodations are unequaled everything from the
most luxurious hotels to medium-priced hotels and quiet, hlgh
cUit boarding house being available.
A Place to Rest .,.u.,,,n,.m..m.m.mm,i - :
Jml lilke Cleveland.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Qrovor Cleveland's blrthplaoe at Cald
well, N. J.. Is to be preserved by an as
sociation of his friends and admirers.
who will supply the funds requisite for
Its purchase and maintenance. This Is
far better than running down to congress
or importuning legislatures for public
funds for memorial purposes, and It la
Just as Cleveland hlmslf would have
had it,
A MoeUerr of Justice.
Baltimore American.
The sentsnce for manslaughter of the
students in North Carolina who hazed a
companion to death was made a farce by
their being "farmtd .out" for the extent
of their term to their own families.
where, of course, they got no punish
ment at all. It is better for authorities
to acknowledge frankly that the law
bows to Influence than to make such a
pitiful pretense of enforcing Its penalties.
It's the rtcnl Thlnar.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Bo Oeorge W, Perkins' Harvester com
pany Is a trust, and, to quote the words
of the government's agent, "the general
policy of th cohipany Is to maintain high
prices in the monopolized lines." A real
old-time trust, too, with nothing progres
sive about It
Now, Suppose,
Washington Post
It's all right for a member of congress
to be admitted to practice before the su
preme court, but what a howl would go
up if a supreme court Justice ibouid
claim the same prerogative at either end
ot the capital
Jart "Whisper It.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It is stated that the British minister to
the Central American republics says
"America could not conquer Mexico If It
wanted to." He should speak a little
lower. Those gingery Texans might hear
him.
yoar at tlie naval hospital, and reports
I have received from otner pnymwm.io ...
the states and Mexico. I reiterate the
statement that I believe wo have In mer
cury a specific for tuberculosis,"
J. T. POTTER, M. D.
Generuas to tlic iim.
BIngtown was not particularly proud ot
its police force, ana wnen x-ui....."
Shadbark died and a subscription paper
wasstarted to pay his funeral expenses
the collector met with a rather cooi re
enntion from most of the business men he
visited. Finally he reached the office of
Squire Pepper, and after he had starteo
his business, tho squire asked: "How
much do you expect me to glve7
'About $5 la what we figured on rrom
you," replied tne collector.
"Hm-ml $5 ehl How many men nave
you got on the force?"
"Thirty-seen, Including the cniei.
"Thirty-seven," mused the squire,
Thirty-seven. Well. $3 Is a little too
much tm pay for burying one policeman,
but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll give
vou an even $100 if you'll agree to bury
the whole force. Including the chief.
San Francisco Argonaut.
luslsts thr People Arc Satisfied.
OMAHA, March 2. To the Editor ot
The Bee: In adjusting the affairs ot
men experience has proved that there le
one great regulator, viz: The activity
ot individual Judgment and reason. In
terference, with this natural regulator
leads Into various dogmatlo channels nnd
clogs thn wheels ot progress. Just low
wa have an evidence of such Interference
In tho determination of the medical fra
ternity to meet all human needs, mental
moral and physical, through the uncer
tain avenue of medical agencies, co
erclvely applied. Past medical accom
plishments do not suggest the relinquish
ment of plenary power Into their willing
hands. It has been suggested, by nble
authority, that sanitation Is the function
of sanitary engineers, not phyalclans.
Liste'n to Dr. Crutcher's statement before
tho Interstate and Foreign Commerce
commission:
I submit also that the relationship of
sanitation dnd sewerage to disease should
be consigned to the sanitary engineer who,
because of no possible ulterior motive,
may be depended upon to render un un
biased verdict relative to the conditions
that he finds and to their correction.
On the other hand, tho late Surgeon
General Wyman expresses his ap
proval of the adequacy ot the present
,Vnited States sanitary system thus
"The fact is that no nation in Europe
has a mobile sanitary corps such as the
United States public health and marine
hospital service," and a careful study of
the laws of England, Germany and
France disclose the fact that our facilities
for public health service are far superior
to theirs In point, of law and enforcement ,
of It.
Let me quote also from a statement by
Assistant Surgeon General L E Cofer
Tho people apparentl"" are satisfied so
far as the public htulth service Is con-
If you went some place to go Just to rest and recuperate to regain
lost health and strength, you can find no moro Ideal place than The
Hot Springs of Arkansas. It la the greatest natural sanatorium In the
world. The bath are famous for their cure of rheumatism and many
ether ailment.
The way thero is via the
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
Luxurious equipment fine roadbed superb
dining car service.
Our handsomely illustrated booklet tells
an aoout tne moi springs.
Jave, Omnlm 11:30 A. M.
Arrive, Kansas City. 0:05 r. 31.
Tiivivpi. Kanuu CHr.v. (ltn T nr.
Arrive, Hot Springs. 2:40 P. M.
Call or write,
T. F. Godfrey, P. & T. A.;
Tom Hughes, T. P. A.
1423 Farnnm St., Omaha, Neb.
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