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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, APBIL 21, 1913,
THE OMAHA DAILY
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MARCH CIRCITIWVTION.
52,544
6tate of Nebraska. County ot Douglas, ss.
Dwlght Williams, circulation managvr
M The Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average da ly
rlreulatlon for the month ot March. WW
iis 52,644. DWIOIIT WILLI A MB,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and yorn
,o before me tW.of. .
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Subscriber leaving the city
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mailed to them. Addresa trill he
chnnared am often as requested.
Swatted your first fly yet?
Tho month ot April would not be
itself without its showers.
As wo got it, Chairman Underwood
wants to pulverizo tho sugar trust,
Japan, wo are suro, realizes that
discretion Is tho better part ot valor.
"Schools for Mexico," says a head
line. Yes, that might help a little.
Organlzo a baso ball lcaguo In Mox
ico and let tho war problem solvo
itself.
Tho lato legislature Booms to bo
having tho most long lingering death
of all.
Dob FlUsimmons . is to become a
lecturer. On pugilism or matri
mony? Omaha ought to bo tho' safest city
in tho country to llvo in now that it
has boon tornadood.
After all. tho terms producer and
consumer are rolatlvo, for ovory con
sumer roust first produce.
It will romovo much of tho drama
of ocean travol to refer to an upper
deck as upstairs instead of above.
In burying tho hatchet Speaker
Clark lot Secretary Bryan throw in
about threo shovels of dirt to his ono.
Franco proposes to tax tho baby's
carriage. Next thing It will bo tak
ing tho llttlo fellow's candy away
from him.
Tho last will and testament of tho
late J. Pierpont Morgan is an Inter
esting document also disappointing
to most of us.
Atlanta 'Is predestined to be a busy
place for two weeks in May with tho
four schools of Prosbyterlanlsm hold
ing their goneral assemblies thero.
Who sayB this is not a progressive
ago! Tho last testimonial from
Omaha citizens to an army officor Is
an automobile; tho ono before that
was a horse.
The promiso is made that tho vol
unio of our 1913 session laws will for
onco be printed and ready for dis
tribution on time, NVe havo heard)
that promise before, but will bo glad
to bo shown,
Perhaps It would be a good sam
pler's chanco to be! that Judgo
Guthrie of Kansas City, who had tho
unsuccessful llttlo run-in with the
newspaper editor, will not ask for a
rindlcation at tho polls.
The superintendent of the Norfolk
asylum has resigned becauso ho do
cllnes to be a party to making that
institution a foot ball of nolltlra.
That new board of control evidently
oas so in o trouble ahead of it.
Over in Chicago a development of
iL Hi. m . . .
uu apiii ico system has been un
covered whereby the doctors divide
With the maternity hospitals. Wo
take it Nebraska's new antl-feo Bpllt-
AM - aaa ...
nag iaw win prevent tho transplant
ing of that llttlo graft to this state.
From tho fact that MrT Morcsn1.
will Is executed under date of Janu
ary last, It is reasonablo to asaumn
that the great monoy kin wan nt
that time satisfied he had about lived
out his allotted lifo and made ar
rangements accordingly.
"Our brothers of the Pacific coast
understand tho oriental duration
much better than we do of the At
lantic coast," says a writer In V
New York Sun. And that tnt nj.
to be kept ever in mint? In Judging
the Callfornians attitude toward
their oriental resident.
Red Cross Again.
Tlio IIco Is In receipt of n totter
I from Mabol T. Doardman, tho actlvo
head of tho National lied Cross so
ciety, which will be found on this
page, explaining at considerable
length why that worthy organization
did not take a hand In the relict work
in Omaha, but devoted Its energies
to tho flood districts of Ohio and
Indiana.
In this connection, it should bo
understood, as beforo iterated, that
Omaha has no complaint to make be
causo the Ited Cross people decided
its assistance was not needed here,
becauso events havo Justified that
decision. Tho invitation to criticism
of tho Red Cross has come, not from
anything its officers have done, or
could control, but from the over
zealous exploitation of the Red Cross
work in magazines and other perlodl
cals boasting about its quick rcsponso
to the call from Omaha as an example
of how that socioty goes to tho rescuo
of every strickon community. Had
tho Ilod Cross publicity agents con
finod themselves to tho strict facts,
no one hereabouts would havo had
any comment to pass.
Printing i the Facts.
Senator Works of California urges
legislation to prevent newspapers
from publishing facts of crlmo or
disaster, which ho considers demoral
izing in effect. Only one daily paper
that wo know of shares his views.
It oven excluded tho facts of tho
Omaha tornado nnd Ohio floods from
its columns. This may comport with
Certain ethics In which It nnd Sena
tor Works hellove, but It Is not con
sistent with the function of a news
paper, which la nothing if not to
print tho nows.
So long as tho ultlmato censorship
of tho press rests with tho public In
tho bestowal of Its favor, it soems
safo to leave to tho discriminating
decency nnd intelligence of the pub
lisher tho determination ot what to
print. But as to tho moral aspect of
tho question, is tho abhorrenco of
ovil lessened by giving publicity to
tho facts of everyday lifo? Hero is a
most timely and Interesting comment
by the Chrlstan Endeavor World un
der tho significant caption, "God In
tho Newspaper:"
The dally press Is an full of spiritual
teaching of a kind as the Bible. It docs
not preach sermons, It Is true, or tag on
morals to' Its news, but the lessons nro so
plain that he that runs may read. Shining
behind tho tragic facta ot multitudes of
front pa go articles ono may rend such
terrible texts n. "Whatsoever a man sow-
eth. that shall he also reap;" "lie that
sowoth to the flesh shall ot the flesh reap
corruption," and "Tho wages of sin 1b j
death."
Qod Is speaking loudly In every news
paper in the country. The bush Is aflame,
yet men pass by unscolng.
Wo cannot help feeling that this
expresses tho truth. "Tho wages ot
sin 1b death," and it is possible to
impress tho horror and repugnanco
of tho wages in a cold-typed recita
tion. Humanity is emotional, no
matter what any school of othlcs may
teach, and Uiobo emotions aro sus-
coptiblo to good as well as evil Influ
ences and back ot all Is tho light of
reason aroused by tho volco of Ood,
whothor uttered through press or
pulpit.
The Bryan-Clark Love Feast.
Mr. Bryan soems to havo dono
about all tho recanting in tho burial
of tho hatchet between himself and
Mr. Clark, Judging from their public
statomonts.
It Is beyond the power of Colonsl Bryan
or anyone ctso to correct the Injustice
that was done to me. nt Baltimore. But
now that Colonel Bryan In his publla
statement has done what he could to re
move the Injurious Impressions that were
created by his Baltimore speeches, I feel
that we can all the bettor co-operate fpr
the good of the administration.
If Mr. Bryan can soo any exculpa
tion in that statement by Mr. Clnrk
ho is lynx-eyed, It loaves no room
for doubt that Clark still blames
Bryan for his defeat at Baltlmoro and
will contlnuo to ranklo under It, no
matter what show may be made of
personal friendship for party pur
poses. Mrs. Clark's words still ring
in tho public ear:
I have often warned my husband to
look out tor that man Bryan.
Mr. Bryan's statement given out
from tho reconciliation dinner is
much more apologetic, but it la nl
ways easier for tho winner than tho
loBer in any contest to do tho apol
oglzlng.
It is my earnest wish that there may be
cordial co-operation between the State de
partment and the speaker In carrying out
the policies of the administration.
This concluding sentence of Mr.
Bryan's statement suggests the sol
fish motive impelling the suit for
peaco with the spoaker, which, no
doubt, is instituted by direction of
tho president, himself, rather than by
the voluntary abnegation ot his sec
retary of state.
Emma Goldman will let her press
agent, Doo Reltman, overshadow her
it sho Is not careful. He gets a
slug head on his arreBt and Emma
slips oft Into an inside page under a
single liner with her meeting and
speech.
An Illinois law-maker proposes to
raise the standard of Journalism and
Journalists by law. Wonder if he
ever thought ot raising the standard
of legislators particularly ' In Illi
nois. The silk tile is said to date from
early in the nineteenth century. The
old derby may not date so far back,
but it has a more promising future.
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Thirty Years Ago
Oeorgo Dickinson, the popular train dla
patcher for the Union Pacific, was sur
prised and caned at his residence on
Howard street, all on account of his
birthday. Conductor Charles II. Mack
was spokesman.
The Union Pacific base ball club played
their first game with the St. Louli
Browns at St. Louis, the game terminat
ing suddenly at the end of the second in
ning by roln with no score.
The Humane society nt Its meeting de
cided to locate the drinking fountain
donated by Mrs. Appleton of Boston, at
the corner of Douglas and Thirteenth
street.
Bock beer was put on the market to
day, thus forcing tho season a week.
Unity Sunday school last night
presented to a crowded house two
Juvenile plays to the enjoyment of tho
audience.
Miss Minnie Rath will spend tho sum
mer In Canada with her uncle, the Rev.
Dr. Cochrane.
Adolph Meyer of the firm of Mnx Meyer
ft Bros., returned from the east with his
bride.
John n. Manchester went out to
Columbus.
Tho owner of one large red and white
spotted cow can have the samo by call
ing for It at 1S2J Webster street, where
It has been taken up.
Telegraph wires were down because of
an April snowstorm out In the state,
which, however, passed by Omaha.
Twenty. Yearn Am
Deputy Bherlff Lewis got back from
central Illinois, where ho spent a week
with his parents.
James X. dunning, for two years In
tho employ of B. A. McWhorler, was
planning to go to Louisville, Ky to
represent J. F. Harris & Co., grain mer
chants of Chicago.
Fronk Ocbhnrt, credit man for the
People's Mammoth, Installment house, ac
companied by his brother, Francis, left
for Baltimore In responso to a message
announcing the grave Illness of their
father.
"Parson" Davles, manager of Peter
Jackson, the colored pugilist, who was
In the city with his actor-pug. Intimated
that Jim Corbctt was afraid to meet
Jackson again, preferring Charley
Mitchell Instcau. He said he posted n
forfeit with the New Tork Clipper, which
Gentleman Jim failed to meet.
Peter Jackson, the black prlio fighter,
starred at tho Farnam Street theater as
Uncle Tom In Harriet BeccMer Stowe'a
"Unc!e Tom's Cabin" and, according to
critics, twinkled like a real star. i
The chimney of Monmouth Pnrk school
was blown off by a stiff wind that
passed this way.
Oeneral Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific said he was to meet the
shopmen strikers In a friendly conference
and was confident of a compromise that
would end tho trouble and send the men
back to work,
Ten Yearn Aco
The Union Pacific announced that Its
veteran general western agent at San
Francisco, D. W. Hitchcock, would re
tire and be succeeded by 8. F. Booth.
"I look for no substantial relief, such
as the people of the state need, from
this law," said Representative Oeorgo L.
Loomls of Fremont, ono of tho domo
cratlo leaders of the lower branch ot the
Nebraska legislature at the 1903 session.
In commenting on the new revenuo law
enacted.
Judge Irving F. Baxter was entertain
ing his father, George Baxter, of Syra
cuse, N. Y., who, already having largo
Investments In Nebraska, was 'looking for
Just the right placo to live In this state
permanently.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomaa Flynn, tho former being tho es.
teemed custodian of tho county Jail, and
this was the second child born to them
at that location within eighteen months.
The Board of Education decided to "keep
a close tab on the quality of service ren
dered by high school teachers, adopting
this resolution: "That the superintendent
furnish each member of the board a re
port upon conditions in the high school.
showing the number of teachers, number
of classes taught by each and number
ot pupils In each class, the number of
failures In each class and the grade
taught by each teacher, said report to
be made twtco each year."
People Talked About
The Illinois legislature has Invited
Colonel Henry Watterson of the Louis
ville Courier-Journal to make on address
on Btephen A. Douglas, at Its centennial
exercises on April 23. Governor Dunne
cordially Indorses the Invitation.
Atlantic City is doping out a scheme of
munlolpal taxation whereby buildings ore
to be assessed by measurement In thU
manner the elaborate and expansive
porches where sea breezes play In sum
mer will yield a goodly percentage of
the coin extracted from the wayfarer.
The ease and celerity with which wind
Is translated Into coin In Atlantic City
lifts the resort beyond the reach of com
petition. France cherishes warm regard for the
American Morgan famtly, which was
graciously rettected In the military hon
ors shown when the bod)' of John Pier
nont Morgan passed through the republic
on Its Journey homeward. When France
was stricken by the victorious Germans
In 1870, and Its treasury empty, J, S. Mor
gan, father of the late financier, came to
Its rescue and loaned the Government of
National Defense. IS9.O0O.O0O. He alone
among the world's financiers had the
courage to back the French people with
his money. That loan, long ago trans
ferred to French holders, becomes due
and payable In 1914.
The Astor estate will bring Into the
New York state treasury about t3.000.000
In Inheritance taxes. A Ilk amount will
come from the Morgan estate. Members
pf the legislature express confidence In
being able to dispose of the. money.
Captain Templtn M. Potts, U. 8. N.,
who achieved notoriety as a member of
the naval cabal, whloh attempted to dis
credit near Admiral Schley's triumph In
the sea battle of Santiago, lost out In
his appeal to the president against the
order sending him to sea duty. The cap
tain has had his legs under a desk In
Washington so long that the roll of a
ship In a rough sea will turn his stride
Into a wobbly trot
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Twice Told Tales
A Story Jnnt-s Tells.
A welt known Philadelphia lawyer tells
of an enterprising man In that city
who retained him to prosecute an action
Consultation with the plaintiff's fit
nesses revealed the fnct that their stories
were most conflicting and consequently
far from convincing. This fact stab
communicated by the lawyer to his client
nnd the latter was advised to drop thv
suit After some hesitation tho client
said that he would have a talk with the
witnesses and the next day Inform tho
lawyer what he would do Id tho mntittr.
The next day tho client appeared, MUltu
cheerful, and with the nlr of a man who
has won a good fight.
"I have talked to all witnesses," said
he, "and they all say they must lave
been mistaken when they conferred with
you. They all see It nllke now. I have
aire seen some of tho Jurymen and they
thlttTr I will win. Npw, If fhere Is unh
a thing ns Justice In law, wo crtn't lose."
Chicago Record-Herald.
When Poets Mrrt.
Two poets meet on tho street and one
says, "Good day."
And the other poet says, "You He It's
a rotten day."
And the first poet says, "Howdo you
like your days?"
And the second poet says. "I don't like
'em raw, anyhow."
"Oh, don't you." says the first poet.
"But doesn't Lowell say, 'What Is so
rare as a day In June?' "
"Yes. But doesn't Longfellow say. 'Tho
day Is done'?"
"You gather, then ?"
"That poets may cook thcl." days to
suit their tasto. Tho day Is cild and
dark and dreary, Isn't It?"
'It Is. Do you think. It will clear up In
time for a game?" Clcvelnnd Plain
Dealer.
Ills Ilns- Dny.
"Being caught In a restaurant the other
day there was a sudden downpour,"
Harold Remington, formerly of Clove-
land, delights In telling his friends. "1
mechanically picked up tho first umbrella
nt hand and started out with It A
woman pounced upon me, exclaiming:
You are carrying off mv umbrella, sir!'
I returned It with an elaborate apology.
which was received with manifest skepti
cism.
'When I got home I looked over the
family collection of half a dozen assorted
umbrellas and found that every one of
them had a broken rib or a torn cover
and In romo way needed overhauling. So
I decided to tnke the whole bunch back
downtown with mo to the repairer's.
"As I was riding tranquilly In the sub
way somowhat embarrassed with my
armful of umbrellas, what was my horror
to seo the woman of tho restaurant I
encountered earlier In the day, seated
directly opposite me. Sho recognized me
at once and sold with a cynical Bmlle:
" 'My, but you have had a good day
of It. haven't you?' "Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Tabloids of Science
For felling trees a motor-driven cir
cular saw which travels on a truck as
It cuts Its way around a treo has been
Invented.
Match marks can be .removed from
paint by rubbing With a"cut lemon, then
with whiting nnd then washing with boup
nnd water.
Oil paintings can He cleaned with a cut
potato, followed by a wiping with wntcr,
a drying with cotton and a final polish
ing with a silk handkerchief.
It Is estimated that an Investment of
t560.000.000 would be required to produce
mechanically as much nitrogen as comes
yearly from the nltrato deposits of Peru.
Blag from garbage Incinerating plants
Is valuable for filling between ceilings
and floors of storage warehouses, as It
is sterile and contains no sulphur to In
jure stored goods.
By means ot an Ingenious Instrument,
tho hydroscope, the human eyesight can
penetrate the ocean depths and clearly
distinguish objects more than a mile
below the surface.
Ono of the greatest collections of
the African stone age, that of Herbert
Ward, the noted sculptor, sole survivor
ot the Henry M. Stanley expedition, Is to
bo presented to the Bmitheonlan Insti
tution.
Signs of Progress
A rat proof corncrib Is made of con
crete and wire mesh with a tin roof
All the handcars of a large southern
railroad aro being equipped with gasoline
motors. .
Chicago Is contemplating the Installa
tion ot a tA.000,000 hlgb, pressure water
system for fire purposes.
A Denver hotel has disappearing beds
so that the rooms may bo used for dis
play purposes during the day.
One factory In Ohio uses 10,000,000 feet
ot poplar and oak lumber annually, pro
ducing 360,000,000 bungs a year.
Tho volume of the automobile business
and Its -allied accessories In this country
will umount to 13,000,000,000 during the
present year.
Edward G. Acheson, whose discoveries
with the electrical furnace have been of
Immense value to tho Industrial world,
has been given an Important decoration
by the czar.
A telephone designed for the use of
mine rescuers whose heads are covered
with ht4meta while at work la operated
by throat vibrations, the transmitter
brine held at the throat.
The smallest electrical central station
In the United States Is at Sacramento,
Neb., which Is operated by a three-horso-power
coal oil engtne, and Its total load
consists ot thirty Incandescent lamps.
Muffled Knocks
Men wish to talk about their work,
women about their neighbors. And both
are pretty tiresome.
After a man has learned what there Is
in It for him he has little difficulty In
making up his mind.
They usually fall for It, but once In a
while tha tremolo stop sustains a rebuff
at the hands of a Jury.
The robbery of a poor man arouses In
dignation. But the robbery of a rich
mun merely stimulates applause.
Education Is a grand good thing, and
people are beginning to appreciate It. A
good school teacher can mako tSO a month
for seven or eight months, every year
Philadelphia Ledger.
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WASHINGTON. April 17 -To the Kdltor
of The Bee: My attention has been called
to an nrtlelo published In The Omaha Uee
In regard to the Red Crors and the
Omaha cyclone. Directly upon the news
of this cyclone reaching the Red Cross,
Mr. Krnest P. Hlcknell. the national di
rector, telegraphed to the governor of the
state asking If Red Cross assistance was
needed. The governor replied:
Denth list In state near J00. Number
Injured unknown at present. Property
loss very large. State hnndllng Injured
and are caring for needy. No assistance
1. S t ' .t 4 ... t.
necessary irom ouisiao or state, lour
offer of assistance appreciated by me.
However, from the newspaper reports
the disaster seemed so serious that Mr.
Blcknell decided to proceed to Omaha.
In thn meantime wo have Instructed our
Red Cross representatives, Mr. Eugene
T. Lies of Chicago, and Mr. C. M. Hub
bard of St. Louis, to' proceed to Omaha
to offer Red Cross assistance If neces
sary. Mr. Lies reached there March
25 and, after consultation with those In
terested telegraphed to Mr. Blcknell os
follows:
Mayor Duhlmnn and T. J. Mnhoney,
cholrmen citizens' commlttfe, say no
funds from outsldo the state seem neces
sary now. Emergency plans devised by
Major Hartman, local army officer, well
In hnnd. About 120 dead In Omaha. Your
presence unnecessary.
Mr. Blcknell, having already started,
had reached Chicago, but turned back to
go to Ohio. I think, In Justice to tho
American Red Cross theso facts should
bo known. Its assistance was offered,
but It was Informed no outside aid was
required. It should hardly, then, bo
blamed for taking no further action.
Since then Information has reached this
office that asslstanco Is desired at
Omaha, and we nro hoping that we may
of some help In this matter. Our dif
ficulty Is that the contributions sent In
to the Red Cross always come In lib
erally If wo aro able to Issue our ap
peals whllo the papers arc full of tho
news of a disaster, but if Issued some
time after, there Is very llttlo responso
and tho papers, generally speaking, will
not even print tho anneal. Thn fmm.n.
disaster caused by the floods In Ohio,
west Virginia, Kentucky. Indiana nnd
Illinois, nnd threatening tho lower Miss
issippi, has filled tho press and brought
In very generous contributions for tho
flood sufferers. Of course, though theso
contributions havo been generous, the
territory to bo covered nnd the number
of people that havo suffered nmount to
very many thousands, so that as far as
tho Individual Is concerned, ihnrn nat.
only be a little used for each.
in regnrd to tho nurses, the Ited Cross
stood ready to provide a number from
outside of Omaha If required to care
for those Injured by the cyclone, but no
request of It for extra nurses was made.
I think Miss Lcupp's artlclo gave
hnrdly a fair impression ot this office.
We have been at work hero In a small
room, which is our headquarters, somo
times with nine or ten people, nnd at
al ltlmes with at least seven, ever since
the pressure for this latts relief work
began. Much of our force have worked
night after night until midnight. This,
of course. Is only our office force. In
tho flooded district wo havo had some
thirty agents under Mr. Blcknell, who
himself has been at work, with his as
sistants from early morning until mid
night. Wo have also had about 200
nurses In' tho ' flooded area. It was not
from lack of any Interest in Omaha that
the Red Cross was no't equally active
there, but only because we were In
formed such outside aid was not r...
quired.
I would bo much obliged If In Justice
to tho Red Cross you would klndlv nrlnf
this letter. MABEL T. noAnnw aim
Chalrmaji of tho National Ttellef Board.
Onr Primitive Street denning-.
OMAHA, April 20. To the Editor of
The Bee: It seems to me our city wastes
time and money In Its primitive method
of street cleaning. I stood and watched
a gang of men working on Fortieth
street north of Davenport nnd was im
pressed with tho need of a more bust-ness-llko
system. The men scraped up
the dirt-some of It In piles and Bhoveled
It leisurely Into a wagon that came along
In due time and that was all there was
to It. They leave about as much as they
take by this method. But oven at that
If the city commissioner In charge of
this department would, or hnd the
facilities for following up this little
touch of cleaning with a thorough flush
ing It wou.d do some good. As things
are the so-called cleaning can hardly
be detected In a day or two. I am con
vinced that this matter of street cleaning
Is ono of great Importance to come be
fore the charter-makers. Wo waste time
nnd money nnd do not have clean streets
in our residence district to enjoy after
all under present conditions. There are
streets In. our resident sections that are
hardly touched with a cleaning In the
course of a year. ASA M'PHERSON.
Work of thf Cltr Flremnn.
OMAHA. April 19. To the Editor of Tho
Bee: Slnco the memorable day of the
greatest disaster that ever struck our
city there Is hardly u day passes that
you do not hear of some act of heroism,
either collectively or singular. I do not
wish to detract anything from the
brave deeds and acts that were per
formed during this trying time. Ilui I
would say this, that men that, were act-'
uaiiy on the Held first and owing to their
trained condition saved manv rwr,n.
who would not have been here today, and
wno mindly cut their way through the
debris, removing hleh voltace wii
succor the unfortunates, not knowing
wna; instant they would meet their
neatn trying to save others, and that
body of men was our brave fire, depart
ment, who were hanHIc&nned fmm h
very beginning, but with unwavering en-1
ergy, with axes and jsaws. manv i muni
owes his life to them today. It was Im
possible ror them to work In unity, but
In that dark and awful night each man
proved himself a thorough American, and
never for any favors whatever, but aim-'
ply did his duty as a good fireman should
do. Chicago. Kansas Pity. Denver an
other cities do everything they can for
their nre laddies, but. alasl Omaha neg
lect its most Important arm of the eitv
and never give their firemen any
consideration. but tries to crush
their spirit If anything goes wrong, buti
never a word of praise. Cltlian. nr
Omaha, wake up and look to your fire'
department, who In the call of duty know i
not when they may leave loved ones tu
mourn their loss, and when nm.nl.inn-
heroes forget not your firemen who were '
mere lirst and did work that the world!
will never know.
CONSTANT HEADER.
THESE GIRLS t)F OURS.
' .Mv darling, I love you. Let me en
throne you In my heart. I.et me make
you forever and forever mv beautiful
Ma queen."
"That's all very pretty. George, but not
practical. Make me" your June bride and
enthrone me In a bungalow and I'll call
It h go."-St louls Republic.
"I suppose Mrs. Smith Is much dls
tressed about her husband's death?"
"I don't know nbout that. Ho was so
mean and cranky that In one way It Is
a relief. But then black Is so horribly
unbecoming to her. "-Baltimore Amer
ican. Clara May I borrow your beaded bolt,
dear?
Bess Certainly. But wny all this for
mality of asking permission?
"I -an't find It." Smart Set.
Woman How did you get that. Car
negie medal?
Tramp Heroism, lady. T took It away
from h guy that was twice my Vilze.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"Your husband says you nre going to
have a nice lawn this spring," remarked
the friendly suburbanite.
"That's good news." sold Mrs. Way
out. "I hadn't expected anything better
than a cheap gingham." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"What were poor old Hartley's last
words?" asked Hicks at the funeral.
"He didn't have any." said the widow.
"I was with him to the lust." Harper's
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CcneralPauentar Agaat
P.C.C&SLURy.
UNF00LABLE FATHER.
Strickland Glllilan In Lcslel's.
I used to do some little tricks my fothcr
disapproved:
Would Mav with tools he'd put In place
and said should not he moved;
Go fishing when he'd pointed out some
weeds among the corn
Do nil the bad things boys have dono
slnco first a boy was born.
I never stopced to figure that ne'd had a
boyhood, too
I used to think I'd fool my dad, but now
1 know he knew!
Ho knew that, when his back was turned,
I'd work a little less
Thnn when he stayed about me with his
rigid watchfulness;
Ho knew his orders roused In mo a little
streak of mule
Was he not once ns young as I, nnd qulto
as big a fool?
Ami so. although he held his peace .this
thing I say li truo;
I used to think I fooled my dad, but now
I know he knew.
Now I've some chicks who don't agree
with all their father's laws
This dlsobeylng's not the Joke I once be
lieved It was!
Wo see their rattlc-brnlned mistakes
through eyes of riper years
Tho wisdom-crop within thoso eyes Is
watered oft with tears.
Some day, when puzzling o'er their own,
they'lt sigh nnd 'twill be troc
"We used to think we fooled our dad,
but now wo know he knew."
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