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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1913.
every bedroom In our new huiie. ' "-tut
Mrs. Pllnnlton.
That'll be fine," replied the mmi who
had been r widower for nearly year,
troublesome to keep them nil flHo'l with
flowerpots?" Chicago Record-Herald
"You disapprove of the custom of hand
shaking?"
"Not at all," replied tho eminent offl
clol. "I like It Dut I don't quite ad
mire the tendency of a crowd to pick on
one man when they might be shaking
hands among themselves." Washington
Star. '
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Recognition of China.
It Is not Jnapproplrato thnt tho call
Tor a concerted recognition by tho
othor powers of the Chinese ropubtlc
should come from tho United States,
which thus takes the Initiative In
this historic movement. Secretary!
Bryan's note to the nations to Join
In recognizing China on April S, la
tho polite thing, although tholr assent
or rofUBal should not determine or
delay our action.
Tho chief reason why the new re
public should be reoognlzed la that
It Is in nrcnmnllnhprt fact. The old-
est monarchy converted itself Info
the newest republic, by the process
of a revolution, which In view of its
transcending achievements, is almost
unparalleled In history for facility
of action, moderation and humanltar-
lanlsra. China docs not have to prove
her power of solf-governmont bo
cause hers Is the oldest of civiliza
tions and has stood tho tost of
thousands of years. A people who
havo wrought an thoy have under an
anclont monarchy, and by tholr own
power transformed themselves al
most In a day Into a republic, may bo
trusted for success In this now form
of government.
Subscribers lenYtnn thc f clfr
temporarily shnolrl rmv The Bee,
mailed to them. Address 111 he
changed tut often si requested.
"Boast not thysolf," Many a cock,
unknowing, crowa Just before tho axe
talis.
Speaker CI arte at 63 nays be feels
like 30. He looked like It at Balti
more, too.
Mayor Shank of Indianapolis Bays
fen understands women, well, ex
plain, then.
In this turbulent turmoil for pie,
we wonder If tho "original Wilson
man" has landed.
Another woelc and tho temporary
tornado relief work ought to bo
down to a minimum.
Mrs. Pankhurst may have dieted
lierself on Foroo, but. It so,' she
missed the Sunny Jim effect of it.
Some saloon keepers In various
Nebraska towns will also havo to
tears when to let well enough alone.
Wedaea la the Burt at Palm Beach.
He&dMne, -'
And. what did .the sad sea. waves
ay!
Relief for the needy and help, for'
the worthy. Whatever goes tq lra
posters t diverted from the deserv
ing.
Well, if Howell perpetual tenure
1)111 falls, ho cannot charge his
friend Httchbrancti with failure to
go the limit for him.
The First ward Jn Chicago does
hot get Its rank from Its part In the
"We will" campaign. It is Hlnky
Dink's and Bath. Houso John's ward
Editor Page's consenting to bo-
come Ambassador Pago will, of
course, not Interfere with tho
World's Work, which ho has boon
doing.
A German dirigible has been
seised by French officials charged
with spying. Wonder what they
upeeeed amy airships were for,
anyway.
It looks as If Omaha taxpayers
were chipping In $5,000 & year to
maintain a special correspondent at
Lincoln to write dispatches for the
World-Herald.
Hearst objects because Bryan of
fared uso of the- American embassy
at Rome for Morgan's funeral. Mr,
Morgan was a distinguished Amer
lean. Where Is tho objection?
In grateful appreciation our Chi
nesa friends might have Mr. Bryan'
famous peroration, "Behold a Re
public!" translated into Chinese
and put in all their school books.
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ittOraaiia,
rilOM DEE, riLKS
Al'IUIi O. P OOP
The President's Tariff Task.
Tho democratic tariff bill now
ready for action at tho extra session
congress, places wool and
eventually BUgar on tho freo list,
despite the purported belief that tho
senate will not sanction both de
mands. The Colorado and Louisiana
senators are said already to have sig
nified their Intention, as might bo
xpected, of resisting freo sugar to
tho last and strong opposition to free
wool Ib also apprehended. One Wash
Ington correspondent pf a democratic
newspaper asserts that the provision
as to sugar Is merely "an ornamental
flourish."
According to best reports, Presl
dent Wilson Insists on nothing ape-
clflc "save a tariff that win eiieci a
cut in the coat of living and at the
same time roduce the monopoly ot
opportunity that has been' enjoyed
by some of the trusts." In his speocn
of acceptance the president declared
for revision "unhesitatingly ana
steadily downward," and also for no
violent disturbance to business.
Somewhere botwoen those poles oil
nrnmlie. therefore, lies his task ot
finding tho happy medium. One thing
certain now, ana
that Is that local self-interest will
assort Itself In the making, of tins
. . , A 1 AlfAPV
an it nas in me maauiK "
other tariff law, for the memberB
of the ways and means committee
aro already charged with having
looked out for themBolyes In draft
ing the bill.
Thirty Yearn Ago -
Although the evening was chilly and
threatened rain, upwards of 3.000 persons
visited the dry goods store of 8. P. Morse
& Co. for Us spring opening. "An affair
that eclipsed anything previous."
W. II. Alexander, who recently re
moved from Lincoln to Omaha to aefcept
position with Dewey A Stone, has
brought his family to Omaha and they
are living: on the., northwest corner of
Twentieth and Davenport streets.
The telephone company announces com
munication with new stations for which
for five minutes talk the prices are as
follows: Papllllon, 30 cents: Springfield,
ZS cents; tiouthBend, 40 cents; Wavorly,
40 cents; Elk City, 35 cents; Greenwood.
85 cents,
Mrs. H. M. Whitmore has gone to
Uttle Rock on a visit to her daughter,
Hattle.
Mrs. T. M. Orr has gone to Buffalo on
visit to her parents.
Tho converted pugilist evangelist, Dan
Ilogan, continues his prize fight with
the devil at the Baptist church, 116 Is
hunting for the gambler, drunkards and
lovo of fascinating pleasures of our city.
M. Toft has purchased ot A. J. Hans-
corn twelve lots In Hanscom place, and
will build a house there this spring.
C. If. Frederick, tho hatter, has trans
ferred bis Immense stock from rooms In
Brown building to rooms In the Pnxton
hotel. His move Is necessitated by tho
fact that the Brown building Is to be
replaced by a substantial brick block at
once,.
Jerry Mahoney has resigned his posi
tion as assessor, and Joseph Iels ap
pointed In hta place.
Dolph McGregor of the Union Pacific
headquarters has received a unique and
valuable present from Mr. Alton In tho
nape of an Indian pipe which was a
personal gift from Bitting Bull to Mr,
Alton,
- A- Bay of Hope
utmrta'a avowed willingness to
abdicate the provisional presidency
In .favor ot LaBcurlan, the ranking
member of the late Madero cabinet,
annmtt in offer a ray ot hopo ior
ncaco In Mexico. Tho political sky
1s much too cloudy as yet to war
rant more than that now. As a corn
promise, this arrangement is said to
. . .... -
satlBfy northern recalcitrants, anu
may, Indeed, prbve to be tho final
way out. It shows at least that tno
present rulers may be desirous of
effecting peace.
Yot, In view of tho ovents of tho
last two years, the question obtrudes
itself, has tho timo oorao when the
complex factions of Mexico will unlto
on any ono man? Laocurlan " may
havo tho ability and hold the confi
dence ot tho Madorlsts and the Diaz
party, but they are only two of the
factions. The others have not yet
had their share of 'authority. To
Americans, the plan of Huerta'a
resignation, with the retention of
the present cabinet, may see to.be
a plausible proposition, but how It
may appear to rebellious Mexicans
la another matter. Incidentally
was understood that Huerta would
not expect to serve dut Madero's un
expired term, so that his readiness
to step out does not run counter to
the original program.
"Men dio and the world wagB on,"
James J. Hill's characteristic com
ment on Harrlman's death. Cold,
but 'comprehensive. No Washing
ton, or Lincoln or Morgan was ever
Indispensable.
True, that water district bllj con
cerns 160,000 people. It is also
true tht they are amply able to at
tend to their own business If the
legislature only lets them settle it
for themselves.
Not since the middle ages has. the
voice of a moral crusader pro-
claimed, "Human lite la now In peril,
for we have resolved no longer to
respect It," Are the British suffra
gettes really friends ot the causeT
In
Antidote for Over-Insurance.
Tho Kansas stato Insurance com
mlealoncr warns fire Insurance com
panies not to encourage Incendiarism
as he says some do by permitting
over-Insurance regardless of property-
values. Nebraska Is one of the states
with a valued policy law on
statute books to meet this very con
dltlon and It would be well If such
law were In force In every state,
tho fierce competition, tor business,
many companies and agents Ignore
values and tack, on all the Insurance
thoy can Induce a property owner to
pay for. Of course, they may not In
tentionally foster Incendiarism, but
they might as well In many cases, as
the results are the same. Now that,
so much has been proclaimed about
arson as a business In the United.
States, It Is well to direct attention
to the need of valued policy laws or
sqmethlng to tho same purpose, and
their rigid enforcement.
In Other Lands
After Three Weeks
LAUGHING OAS.,
Twenty Years Afj
Miss Annette Randall of Bridgeport,
Conn., was the guest of Miss Van Camp,
Anton Busch of Mainz. Germany, an
extensive wine producer, was In the city
for a few days. Ho was a brother of
Adolphus Busch, the famous Bt. Louis
brewer.
Louts Helmrod nnd C. E, Forbes went
to Clarks, Neb., for a duck hunt. I
Juge Eller ot the county court was
compelled to dismiss his court on account
of trouble he was having with his eyes.
Judges Hopewell and Ferguson ot the
district court exchanged dockets for tho
term.
United States Marshall White was In
the city getting acquainted with his depu
ties, preparatory to taking over the of
fice. ,
Another prisoner escaped from the
county Jnll, making five Jn two days to
depart from Sheriff Bennett's bed and
board.
Mrs. Nellie A. Parker, mother of Efmer
. Parker and Mrs. Edwin C. Cook, died
at her residence, 3116 Corby street.
Ten Years Age-
Omaha Irishmen appointed, .the follow
Ing committee on reception and entertain
ment of Joseph Devlin, the Irish patriot.
who was, to visit Omaha, In company wjth
John Flnnerty, the Chicago editors April
B: John Rush, T. J. Smtth, dcorge Parks,
Dr. McCrnnn. T. J. O'Neill. T. J. Nolan,
John EL II'Hern, J. A. O'Connor, T. J.
Mahoney. E. C, Ryan and J. J. Breen
In the first ante-season game the Lee-
Olass-Andreesen Originals defeated the
Omaha Western league team 6 to X Thi
original's lineup was: Waller, 3b; Brad
xova, zd; wnitney, i.r.j Harry Welch, o.
t; Baff elder, p.; Taylor, r.f:. KenneSr,
s.s.j Foley, lb.; O'Keefe, c; Crelghton, c.
Omaha;Oarter, r.f; Welday, l.f,; Wright,
lb.; Oenlns, c.f.; Dolan, s.s.; Stewart,
3b,i Patterson, Sb.; Ctondtng, c; Full
mer, o.; Schaff stall, p.; Oalaspl, p.; Com
panlon, p.; Herman Long, utility hitter.
The Hon. Buck Keith umpired.
Detective Hudson broke his thumb
while twisting a revolver out of tho hand
of a holdup man, whom he and Detec
tlve Dun arrested.
MUs Gall Laughlln, who was In the
city speaking on suffrage, addressed the
Omaha Philosophical socjety, telling It
why she believed In the ballot for woman.
She based her claim On the theory of
government "by the people," urging t5stt
with only man voting the "people" were
being denlod their constitutional rights,
aa women were "people,
Xearlnsr (he Knit.
The fall of Adrionopte to the Balkan
allies after a prolonged, desperate resist
ance surpassing Plevna In duration, re
leases a victorious besieging army to as
sail the lost ditch of the Turks' at
TchatUa. With the exception of Scutari.
where the Turkish garrison successfully
resists the Black Mountain warriors,
and the province of Albania, taken under
the wing ot the powers at the behest of
Austria, European Turkey outside of the
peninsula of Constantinople, becomes the
prise ot the victors. In little more than
six months Moselm rule, extending over
five centuries, has been smashed oy
Slavs and Greeks and the stored ven
geance of unnumbered crimes against
ctvlllzatl6n wiped out Beyond Tctiatalja
lies Constantinople. Botween the cltys
confines and TchatUa lies an entrenched
army In which the government depends
for protection from expected riots or rev
olution when the Tchatalja army Is driven
back or Is mustered out on conclusion ot
peace. The attacks of the allies on the
TchalaUa lines Is a move to fortify tho
victors' demand for money Indemnity In
addition to territory, for diplomatic enda
must havo for justification territory "held
In pledge." The powers say Indemnity 's
Impossible. The allies answer, "We
fought this war without outalde assist
ance. We1 have won the right to dictate
the terms of peace." Turkey has accepted
tho peace terms proposed by the powers,
but the allies Insist on making their
terms the basis of peace negotiations
Meanwhile the allies are battering the
Turks' last ditch to emphasize their de-.
mand for cash from a shattered emptrv
antr a bankrupt treasury.
Victory nnd Desolation,
Before the Balkan war began Turkuy
In Europe hod an area of 69,000 square
miles, Including Albania. Turkey loses
01,000 square miles, while the allies di
vide 10,000 square miles, Albania, with Its
11,000 square miles, becomes an interna
tional buffer state for Austrian schem
ing, and Turkey will have about S.0OO
square mllea In and around Constanti
nople. The prizes of war have been
won at tremendous cost. Bulgaria admits
the loss of 5,000 men In the prime ot life,
and three times that number maimed or
crippled. To a kingdom of 6,000,000 popu
lation this Is a seyere drain on Its vital
ity. Greece. Montenegro nnd Servia to.
gether equal Bulgaria's total. At a very.
low estimate the allies have sacrificed
least 00,000 Uvea and crippled 150,000
of their soldiers. The money cost ot the
war Is yet to be computed, but It Is
known to money lenders that the rn-
sources of the Balkan states havo beer
strained to the limit To thu conquerors
the territory captured Is almost desti
tute of population, the followers ot tho
prophet retreating from place to place
with Turkey's routed armies, most of
them having retired to the land of "eir
forefathers In Asia Minor. For the prcs
ent the conquered etrrltory Is of little
economic value to the conquerors and
will contribute precious little to the vr
debts, but tho uplift of victory and racial
success wilt stimulate thrifty Slavs In
tho work of transforming a pillaged
country Into productive fields.
Political Wire-Pulling In France.
The chief significance of the over
throw of tho Brland ministry In France
that political wirepulling was l ot
diminished by the election of Raymond
Ponc'alre to the presidency. It will Je re
called that on the day of the election,
January 17, cables announced that Sen
ator Clemenccau had Insulted M. Pon
calre and that a duel was probable. The
report proved to be unfounded, but It
Indicated the hostility of the famous
wrecker of ministries toward the popular
favorite for the presidency. M. Clcm-i
enceau Is generally credited with respon-
Iblllty for the combination which
brought about the adverse vote In the
senate, and, forced a, change of ministry.
The Issue related wholly to the metlioC
of electing deputies and did not directly
concern senators, who are chosen tint
directly by the people, but by an elec
toral system for a term of nine years.
The opportunity was chosen to convey
a hint to the new president and his tup
porters that Clcmenceau Is doing busi
ness In the old wrecking way. The out
side world also la reminded that French
professions of patriotic cohesion thinly
veils political and personal animosities'
People Talked About
Postmaster Wharton Is down atJ
Washington asking the authorities
for further Improvements in the
Mi'vleo here. Omaha fared pretty
well at the hands of the Postofflce
department during the last adminis
tration, but we would be glad to
have the democratic succession do
stM better.
Mrs. Sneaker Clark has declined
to attend breakfast given by Mrs.
Presldent'WiUon, at whlh Mrs. Sec
retary Dryan Is to sit at therlKht of
the hostess. Peace, bo still; you
are making too much noise In ,thl
happy, harmonious democratic
family.
In the shadows ot the wind-swept pis
counter. Secretary Bryan Is known as
"the man with the Mono. Lisa smile."
Walter H. Page, the coming American
ambassador to Great Britain, Is a North
Carolinian, and a Bostontan In business
enterprise.
O. H. Bryant, the proprietor ot a hotel
In Mattawamkeag, Mo., claims to have
on his hotel register the longest name ever
given at a hotel. The name la that of
Mme. Ethel Devlne Rumbleburgenhofen
dorfenstetgn,
In behalf of the English suffargette
held up at Ellis Island as a window
smashlnx convict. It Is urged that she
should be admitted .In order to secure
from her American sisters a few needed
lessons In good manners.
Christian Hoffman, who, according to
physicians, was the oldest patlenf ever
ireaiea in tne St. ixuis city hospital,
Ilea dead there from senility and bron
chltls, Hoffman, according to records at
the hospital, was 115 years old.
Miss Florence Markham. who has
traveled 86,000 miles as mall carrier be
tween Stockbrldge and Intertaken. Mass.,
has. renewed her contract for four years.
. She makes tho twelve-mile trip six days
a week at 1 a day and has driven the
same horse sixteen years.
luuu-oaa passes oioom all the year
'rouna in uoioraao. Rucords of the In
fenute Commerce commission show
that every high or low official works the
graft to save shoe leather. Nebraska,
in tne painty aays or political railroad
lng, would be left at the post In a race
with Colorado s pose orgy of today.
The number of national banks In
the country Is 7,456, and their ag
gregate capital more than a thousand
million dollars. Dig country this
country ot our.
What la Really Nredc
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Somebody has invented an Illuminating
car paint that enables those Interested
to tee the vehicle a half mile away.
somebody will Invent a luminous paint
for aut0nuiabers the pollc will be better
plsasss.
ny MARS 13 1IKNRV WATTKRSON.
Down by the sad sea waves actually
under the bamboo tree amid rose gard
ens and orange groves, I have been perus
ing "Three Weeks," not the vulgar skit
of that vile woman, but the first Install
ment of the drama of the Wilson admin
istration, t have read over agatn the
president's Inaugural speech. I shall not
say It. nay; but. when r reflect how
preachments more deep-sounding and far
reaching have fallen upon closed hearts
and deaf ears, I may be forgiven If my
optimism falls to answer Its call upon my
faith.
This, however. Is not to discredit Its
phraseology, which ranks high among
essays of the kind, or Its purpose whoso
patriotism and philanthropy admit of no
dispute.
To take no account of Buddha, Con
fucius and Mahomet, the progressive
world has been now nearly 1.900 years
affecting to believe the teachings and
pretending to square Itself by the ex
ample of Jesus ot Nazareth. Men have
been burned at the stake; armies have
triumphed and been trodden down; the
Sermon on the Mount has thundered
through the ages nnd echoed round the
universe. Yet what real hold has Chris-,
tlanlty, as Christ delivered It. upon
human kind, and where Is the Christian
church, where the. Christian people;
where. In the conscience and conduct of
men and women. Is the religion o'f Christ
and Him cruclfledT
Woodrow. WllBon and William Jennings
Bryan might be Ilketied to two beaming,
buoyant boys, given a dollar each to go
and see the show. They arc bidden to
keep together. The money Is declared,
for common use. Good Intentions and
self-confidence animate both. The
weather is fair, the walking easy. I?
they hear the distant roar ot the lions,
tho howling of the wolves and the growl
ing of tho tigers. It is to them the music
rather than warning. With the bravery
ot youth and the joy of possession, they
reck not the dangers ahead. They think
they have, and, as It were, they have
the world In a sling.
Woodrow Wilson, born In a manse,
grew up to pink-teas ,and fairy tales, a
child of books and destiny. William Jen
nings Bryan, likewise a predestinarlan,
has dwelt In a peach-blow vase a 'thou
sand leagues beyond the moon. Yet has
he been In some sort a victim of circum
stance, for thrice has he fallen
From 'morn to noon.
From noon to dewy eve,
A summer's day"
out of a balloon, as It were, though
not like Lucifer, "never to hope again."
An Ill-mated twain for team work, tho
two ot them; for one Is dark and t'other
fair, and this Is a game where It Is each
for himself and devil take the htndmostl
I cast my eye out upon the gulf yonder.
It Is as calm as summer. Inevitably
the launching ot the ship comes across
the mental vista. How gaily she looks
In her dress of flags! What cheering
throngs! "Smash" goes the bottle ot
wine "crash," the bands of music break
above the din hip, hip, hooray! ' Over
head, the sun shines unclouded. Outside
thu harbor mouth the waves are. dancing..
But there Is an undertone; the voice of the
billows saying: "Let her come out to"
me."
Ah, well-a-day, there be wrecks at sen
and wrecks on shore, and politics Is very
like the briny 'deep, or shall I say, a
woman, an angel or a fury, according
to the feminine nature and mood with
which the ocean and the stato, are com
monly gendered and supposed to be en
dowed T
Good luck to you, lads, both of you!
May you ride the tempest, clear tho Ice
bergs, steer safe through the fogs oft
thu banks. But, don't go upon the bridge
together. Take a life raft aboard. Take
two lite rafts!
"Isn't that Daubs, the artist. a!gognlng
along the sldewalkf By Jove, I didn't
know he drank like that!"
"Hush, that Isn't drink. Daub Is one
ot the new Angularlsts." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
BxHero Ah. mv boy. when I Dialed
Hamlet" the audience took fifteen min
utes to Uave the house.
Vicious Ex-Comedian (coldly)
lameT New York American.
-Was he
"Bay, mates." said the old sailor guest,
after a vain search for the sideboard, "I
want a pilot"
( "What for?" asked another guist.
"I need one," answered the mariner,
"to steer me to port." Baltimore Amert
can. Mistress (getting ready for reception)
How does my new gowailook In the oaek,
Norah? .1
Maid Beautiful, mum: Sure they'll all
be delighted when you lave the room.
Boston Transcript.
Young Man I should like to 113k your
advice, sir. as to whether you think your
daughter would make a suitable wife.
Lawyer-No, I don't think she would.
Five dollars, please. New York Mill.
"Money won't do everything."
"What now, for Instance?"
"It won't keep a cook who his made
up her mind to quit" Atlanta Constita-tlon.
"Is he very sick?"
"We don't know yet.
The doctor hasn't
comDleted the diagnosis."
"whot seems to bo the troubla?"
"He got his feet wet and went homo
and read through three patent medicine
ajmanacs. -7Hcago i'osi.
"We shall have a bath attached to
THE TEMPEST.
glow,
O'er Omaha 'neath murk clouds'
On Easter eve the sun rode low.
In hall and cot rang laughter's flow;
Death whets his scythe.
Now every heart with fear grows cold.
As Inky might unwinds his fold,
And loud the bolts of heaven rolled;
Death stands beside.
Aeolus' blasts have burst their prison,
And shake tho city, startle heaven,
Ot tree and house the earth Is riven.
As death takes toll.
But louder still the wild blast blows,
In Inky sky Jove's red hand glows,
The leVcl earth the tempest mows;
Death dulls his scythe!
Mid crash of timber and, falling walls,
The stoutest heart wild fer appalls,
While clear the voice of the angel calls
To the doomful deep.
Tls moVn. In Omaha the dirge Is sung.
In morgue fond mothers seek a son.
From many home there's a missing one,
An unfilled chatrl
March 31. 1913. O. W. Dl'DLEY
Twice Told Tales
Germany's War Tax.
Germany s proposed extraordinary war
tax Intensities Interest at home ana
abroad. Official details just published
puts the total levy at 283,500,000, an In
crease of $12,500,000 over the highest un
official estimate. The "war chest" i.f
00,000,000 In gold stored In the Julius
tower at Boandau. is to be Increased to
190,000,000, To meet the cost of the In
creased military establishment a defense
tax Is to be levied on nil fortunes ex
ceeding 11,500 and a supplementary nx
of ! per -cent on incomes over (12,000.
The official reasons given for these ex
traordinary levien jon the productive
power of the nation Is the alteration of
the balance of power In Europe. In
other words ,the rise of the Balkan states
as a war power has upset the calcula
tions of empires and forced a recasting
of military establishments. Germany's
measures of defense sends to every Ger
man pocket the shock ot the downfall of
Turkish rule In Europe. In most quarters
the war taxes are regarded as a premium
on insurance ror national saieiy. jiow
long the empire can stand the tremendous
drain on men and money is a question for
Germans to ponder over between visits
of the tax gatherer.
Muffled Knocks
Even ennui Is contagious. At least It
Is apt to make other people, tired.
Some men can t stand prosperity, and
some can't even understand those who
can. ,
There Is nothing that makes a man feel
so small as to realise that he has been
taken In.
As a rule the family Bible generally
needs as much dusting as the rest ot the
furniture.
When a man wearnes of his old troubles
he can always flnd a few new ones to
take their place.
Don't make the mistake that a woman
never user her head. How else could she
display her hats?
Unfortunately, It la much easier to
convert cash Into experience than to con
Vert experience Into cash.
In slslng up a small boy at mealtime
you must be forced to the conclusion that
he Is larger than he looks from the out
side.
The people who are weighted In the bat
ance and found wanting are always the
first to complain that the scales ara one
ot order. Pblladelphl Ledges.
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The Tip.
"Everything all right, slrr" asked the
waiter.
The diner nodded, but the waiter hov
ered near.
'Steak cooked to suit you. sir?" he
askedagaln, presently.
Again the diner nodded.
"Potatoes done the way you like 'em.
slrr
"Yes."
Another period of silence.
"I hope the service Is satisfactory.
sir?"
'Are you asking for a Up?" demanded
the diner.
"Well, of course we get the tips some
times, and I've got to go to 'the kitchen
for another party, so
"So you'd like the tip now to be sure
of It? Well, I'll give you one."
'Yes, sir."
'Here's the tip; 1 have a powerful
voice that I'm capable ot using. If any
thing Is wrong I'll let out a roar. If you
do not hear from me you can know that
am dining In peace and comfort and
not In the east regretting your sllenoe.
for It's no fun to have to pass verbal
judgment on every mouthful I eat."
"But the tip?"
"That's the tip, and a mighty good one
It Is, too." Boston Post
Knew Ills Business.
The new minister In a Georgia church
woe delivering his first sermon. The
neero janitor waa a critical listener from
a back corner of the church. The minis
ter's sermon was eloquent, and his pray
ere seemed to cover the whole category
of human wants.
After the services one of the deacons
asked the old negro what be thought ot
tho new minister.
"Don't you thtnk he otters up a good
prayer, Joe?"-
"Ah mos' 8uhtalnly docs, boss. Why,
dat man asked de Lord fo' things dat
de udder preacher didn't even know He
hadI"-Christlan Herald, I
Ti-alnloar the Oriental. j
X Canadian woman wanted to show her j
Chinese servant the correct way to an- j
nounce visitors, and one afternoon went,
outside her front door, rang the bell, and '
made the man usher her Into the draw- 1
Ins room. 1
The following afternoon the bell rang,
and not hearing him answer It, she went
to the door herself. To her surprise, he
was standing waltlcg outside.
"Why, Btng." she asked, "what are you
doing here?" '
"You foolee me yasteddy. I foolee you
today," was his reply. Judge. !
The man who succeeds must be com 1
posed of equal parts ot backbone and
cheek,
Africa, Ceylon, China, Japan, for $639.10
On ie 'Roiuid-tlie-World Cruise of This Fast, New Ship
An opportunity to visit waters and
regions never reached by ordinary
tours, on one of the fastest, finest ships
ever put Into commission.
Such a 'round-the-world voyage will
never be offered again this vessel is
built for fast mail and passenger serv-
Icebetween Hong'Kongand Vancouver,
British Columbia, This cruise takes
herfrom Liverpool toherPacinc6tatloo.
We will send you to Liverpool via
any railroad ana steamship line you
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and tour Europe before June 14,
R. AI. S. Empress of Asia
Starts 'Round the World from Liverpool June 14
Prlof loll topr InclndM tbbt
itlont te Efif 83 afford. Fi:
tt Ant eloe.
Than the t.ni sdtllshtfal Mftvoy.
ui through wttrs new tomotttoorttU toCp
Town-1 la Booth Africa, down on the Cp ot
Good Hope, with call at Madeira on th war.
From Cape Town Ton mar taka a aids trip to
Pretoria, Johnnnrtburl and Ladnmlto. rejoin.
I pi tha EMpBESB at Durban. Voa will ae
thaaa interaatlng Sontb Afrloan elUca at tha
uaat tlma ot tha rear.
Thru Colombo. Blneapor and Hon Kong,
with 14 dara to tour Chira and visit tho Philip.
Vtnaa. Japan nait tha leading seaport cltiea,
and plenty of tlmo to ae tha tight.
Another dalle htrnl eon trio acroaa
tha placid WcTfle taaea rou to
vanoonver. A.nen no no
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o that roo are tailored ot the care of trarel
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war.
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