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W. 2 CORRESPONDENCE, g Communications relatln to news an 5 editorial matter should be addressed S Omaha Bee. Editorial department 9 APRIL. CIRCULATION. 1 50,106 Slate of Nebraska. County of Douglas, so; Dwlcht Williams, circulation f'r of The Bee Publishing company, bain duly sworn, savs that the average dally .. circulation for the month of ipha was M.1C4. D WIGHT WILLIAMS. - Circulation Manager, u Subscribed In my presence and sworn j " ..W.r. IIIIV'T t n K.fA.ft m mil 2,1 nnv ok fuity. ROBERT HU'TBIJj Notary Public. (Seal.) Subscribers lertvlns the city temporarily alinnld hnve The Uee mailed to them. Adrtresa irlll bo changed nm often na requested. The commencement commenced. eoaEon hoe "Get in the swim" 1b a colloqui alism of timely force In these piping days of June. I Each little United States senator will now step up and declare that no V lobby over touched him. It Is evident now that June cannot In the nature of things bo as good a month as May, which had five pay days. Thero's no fight like a'.fight over ri a dead man's, property, unless, pos sibly, It's a church fight over the pastor. . . The success of Ak-Sar-Ben'o carni val will not be marred by onilttlng to sell gambling privileges for the next street fair. Then, too, there Ib Henry Rich mond and Laurie QUlhby still l'oft as possible editors for "Brother Charley's" Commoner. That lobby Investigating commit tee seems to bo proceeding as if afraid It might uncover something It does not want to find, ; Robert Edeson Is Said to bo writ ing a play on California life. Won dor if it will include anything about tho last Johnson legislature. Shanks, the loft fielder of the Washington team, laid up with a "Charley horse." Who says base ball' hasn't an expressive vernacular,, all Its own. It tho Water board had redeemed tit lt sacred promise to lower the rates jg perhaps water consumers would not a feel so ugly about belng asseseed for. extension of mains. . p ' King Ak-ar-Bon Is .too noble a gjf potentate to stoop to such things as. B petty gambling at street fairs, and h really ought to raise himself above. fi, the street fair, Itself. ji I jy "Is it possible," we aro asked, "to is print a newspaper without filling It C full of murders, assaults and other jS crjmcst" No, but it is possible to' C print a newspaper without making g it a pictorial ponce gazetto, . After we once have a homo rule ?5 charter there will, at any rate, be no a more discrepancies growing out' ot conflicting charter, amendments on- acted by tho legislature without knowing what they are about. If our statesmen at Washington now in session will keep their ears to tho ground while the college graduate orates-, they may get them full ot panaceas for all the Ills to which a human government is heir. As things seem to be shaping up for the inauguration in Nebraska of tho initiative, referendum and bien nial election system at one and the tame time, a ten-foot ballot next year may yet be regarded as a short ballot The University ot Omaha, which at the end of its first four years ot existence graduates a class ot eleven, ten ot whom came to it from the Omaha High school, now- has a rather tangible argument to present to our people. With reference to those diplo matic appointments, it should be noted that President Wilson U still 7 only talking about them. Let the ft- democratic senators pass the tariff c bill, and then watch the plums tall from the treo. Buffalo Bill's show need not look further for a real heroine than the ? young Nebraska woman who dis guised as a man and followed the ? show as a cowboy In order to bo with' 44 her lover If that is a press agent yarn, it is a good one. Protection in a New Quise. And now it 1b proposed to bust the trusts by imposing progressiva Inter nal revenue taxes on their products so that the more any big concern produces, the higher taxes It must pay. Of course, It this is the true remedy for trusts, it will hold good ttot only for the Tobaco tnist, but for all other trusts. Whenever any article or commodity scorns to be "controlled" the government need only clap a graduated Internal rev enue tax upon it, and let the rest work out automatically. In a .word, the small producer is to be the ben eficiary of a protective duty Imposed on the largo producer. Wo will then have a now system of protec tion, not a protective tariff, but a protective internal rovenue tax. The remarkable feature of this is, as we havo onco before shown, that it should emanate from democratic sources, and be advanced as part of the' democratic platform proclaiming a purpose to do away with protection. Time for Lower Fire Hates. The fire underwriters represent ing the board that makes the rate basis for all companies doing busi ness In this territory are re-ratlng Omaha as an insurance risk. What .about taking off the penalties that were scored against us all thoso years for not having a second supply main to the Florence pumping plant? If wo havo Improved our re sources for fighting fires, wo ought to havo the benefit of it in our in surance rate, and we ought to havo tho .reduction, nbt next year, not next month; but now. Wicked Wall Street It is very plain the democratic wolf Is getting ready to accuso tho Wall otreot lamb of roiling tho water in the event of any business distur bance following Its reversal of re publican policies under which the country has enjoyed so many years of unprecedented prosperity. Our local democratic organ Is already do ing its part to lay tho foundation for this outcry. Although nothing serl ous has yet happoned, it tells am "that Wall street, tho rondozvous of special privilege Is snarling and showing Its ugly fangs." "The slump In stocks," we aro furthor told, "Is In largo part Inspired by the determination of those who feel an ger and resentmont to lntlnildato, if they can, or punish if they cannot intimidate, the national administra tion." . What an admirable attitude our democratic friends are assuming! Tor everything good they will claim the credit; for everything bad they will put tho blame on wicked Wall Btreot. . The Real Demoorat at Washington. I'd rather be back at my work as, a stenographer than bo active In Wash- nctpn society. A a matter of fact. Washington society bores mo. Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, daughter of, tho secretary of labor, Is thus, quoted in an Interview. From this expression she seems to be tho most thojpUgh-golng democrat In the ad ministration, using that term in Its broadest sense. Beforo her father wont into the cabinet she was his secretary arid stenographer, and Bhe gave up that position only because the undemocratic amenltlos ot social and official Washington obliged her o, ,Now Miss WlUon goes out to at- tond .working women's conventions aud' pleads for union labor and its abol, and, above, all, for tho ameli oration ot the condition of. the woman who works. The father of this young woman Is not widely known nationally, but people who adpilre simple domocracy are apt to form a good opinion ot him from his daughter. It is refreshing to have a young woman like, her In a con spicuous plsce, where the .example and Influence can be seen and be made to count. Fublio and Private Accounting. "More losses In the, management ot public business are duo to the lack of scientific and accurate ac counting than to any other, I think I may safely say, than to all other causes," says John L, Bleakly, state auditor of Iowa. The Wall Street Journal agrees. Now that the fed eral government Is asked to inquire into the circumstances of the 'Frisco railroad's failure, it may be perti nent to ask If the lack of scientific and accurate accounting bad any' thing to do with this collapse, or, If the same rule applies to public utili ties prlyjitely owned and managed. There are many interesting stories about inflation and watering of stock by the 'Frisco managers. It might be well to inquire into these reports with the Idea of determining whether stock-watering came within the purview ot unsclentitto and inac curate accounting, and It so, what part it played in putting this rail road Into the hands ot receivers. What great American demand or interest did the president and his democratic associates think ot sub nerving when thoy conceded to Euro pean ship owners that 6 per cent discrimination In favor of American vessels? The Antl-Salopn league spokesmen want It distinctly understood that they are going ahead with their pro gram whether "Billy" Sunday an Bwera the call to Omaha or not, but would much prefer to have him come, Looking BacWari This Day itt Omaha COMPILED ROM DCC, files 7 oaa JINK 7. Thirty Years Aro Lieutenant General Sheridan, accom-1 panled by General Tompkins, came In . from St. Louis and were driven Immedl- J ately to tho headquarters bulldlnf, where I a conference was held with General How ard and other officers. , The jrraduatin class at the high school will bo composed of sever! young women: Misses Loulso J. Bruce, llulda F. Isaac son, .Llnle J. Fenwlck, Edith E. Phelpn, Alice 8. Harmon, Llzxle LclsenrlnK nnd Ida L. ltemlngton. The Brownell Hall commencement exer cises are under way, the graduates bclnff Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Carrie Dtnsmore. Rev. J. B. Hammond, former pastor of St. Barnabas', has nrrlvcd frifin Balti more and will remain over the Sabbath. The plate glass windows are being uuti Into the new Nebraska National bank building. A tournament for roller skaters, bi cyclists and other sports Is talked of In connection with the celebration on the opening of Douglas street with the new asphalt paving. K, n. Morchouw of Missouri Valley Is In town. Tom On-, private secretary to General Manager Klmbnll of tho Union Pacific, left for Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Orr. Twenty Years Ago- Frank lleuman ot au lmkv ouy. iur- merly of Omaha, was In town. Walter S. Mellk, of the Lancaster (cai.) Gazette, was enjoying a brief sojourn In Omaha. Dr. Herrick Johnson, the eminent scholar and professor of theology at Mc Cormlok seminary, Chicago, made the ad dress and presented tho diplomas to the graduating class of Betlevue College, composed of Miss Edna Mathews of Te knmah, Miss Amy Watts of Omaha, Miss Althea Rhamey of Papllllon, Miss Annie Kyd of Beatrice, Mr. F. I. Lyman of Bcllevue. Besides President D. R. Kerr and Dr. Johnson, among those on the platform were: Hon. Warren Swluler, Rev. Asa Laird, Rev. 8. M. Ware, Rev. J. M. Patterson. Rev. J. M. Wilson. General Manager Holdrege of tho Burlington, and President Perkins, of the Burlington system, were making a tour of .the western part of the road. K. L. Ames said to a reporter for The Bee he wus In favor of locating tho new Unton depot at the foot of Farnam stree't and hoped It could be accomplished. He Said It would be a regrettable thing "If the people of OmahV do not permit us to complete tho new Union depot along the lines mapped qut" Ten Years Ae .Governor J. H. Mickey came up from Lincoln and was the guest ot his old friend, W. G, Templeton, making a visit to frlendB In Council Bluffs In tho after noon. The governor punctured the fake. about his coming up here to take per sonal charge of tho fire and police boards of Omaha and South Otnaha. He said there was nothing nt all of fact In the story, that he had never thought of such silly thing. Police Officer Steve Maloney reported the loss ot a nickel plated cap and burr oft his rubber-tired buggy and said he would like it If the tinder would return the same to him. Omaha wins a hot ten-Inning game from Denver, 6 to 6. Milton held Denver to six hits, while Omaha plucked eleven off Lampko's delivery. Senator J. H. Mllard mado an Inspec tion of the South Omaha office building with a view of recommending several re pairs to the department at Washington. Father W. F. Rlege, 8. J., tho creign- ton university astronomer, addressed the Omaha Philosophical society on "The Stars." He said it required 72,000 years for light to travel from one side of the universe to the other. People Talked About The antl-nolse crusaders of the chicken suburbs of Chicago Insisted on crowlcss roostern or their banishment. The attorney general of New Tork Is wrestling with the question whether a deaf man should be licensed to run an automobile with a 1913 model scream. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illi nois has been appointed democratic tariff scout In the senate. J. Ham's task Is to lure the mavericks Into the party corral. James Whttcomb Riley, the Hoosler poet, visited his old home town ot An derson, Ind., and was welcomed by a commltteo of fifty women. Jim Is a bachelor, too. Charles' Richards (now 73) ha been superintendent of the senate's stationery room for forty-nine years. All the sen ators and representatives whom he first "knew are gone. He got his Job fifteen years before Senator Luke Lea of Ten neee was born. Joe Cannon, deputy auditor of Hardin county, Ohio, has recovered a ring which he lost In tho court house yard many months ago. Janitor Yost was cleaning birds' nests out ot the eaves of the build ing and found Mr. Cannon's ring woven Into one ot the nests. "Chlmmle" Fadden's daughter that Is, Ned Townsend'a daughterhas been In troduced to Washington society by Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Bhe Is oxpected to become one or the belles of the capi tal, where her father Is a popular mem ber of the house of representatives. A small boy from the United States temporarily In a school In Canada de- cllned to sing "God Save the King," and was soundly flogged by the teacher for his refusal. The youngster's musical tones were not Improved by the op eration, but his knowledge of obedience was broadened Immensely. After Thoughts A negro porter In a barber shop made a speech one night at his colored men's club. It was quite an effort, creating a sensation among his brothers on ac count of the number of big words It contained. His employer heard of It, and the next day began twitting him when he saw him aJbsorbed In a dictionary. "What are you doing. Sam?" he asked. "Looking up some more big words for another speech?" "No, sah," he replied. '"Tain't that. nam jea- translating- the speech Ah made Us' night Harper' Weekly, In Other Lands Another VrlliMV I'rrll. Just as the Balkan war clouds rise and dissolve In the Black sea a lowering yel low cloud hovers over the north of Ire land, threatening the peace of the British empire. A short time ago, say the last century, all Ireland outside of tTlster was a hotbed of disloyalty to the crown. Ulster alone was loyal. Now the situa tion Is reversed. Tho pledge of sejf-gov-ernment near fulfillment . satisfies the aspirations of all Ireland but Ulster, or that division of Ulster's population known as the Loyal Orange Institution. This organization Is opposed to home rule and will have none of It. "Ulster will flg'ht, and Ulster w'lll be right." Is the motto of the Orangemen, borrowed from the- elder Churchill. Threats and out giving of a warlike tone which have echoed throughout Belfast and In tho columns of tho tory press have at last attracted the attention of the govern ment, and Its agents are measuring the breadth and depth of the Orange emeiite. A seizure of arms shipped to the Orange men, billed as "electrical fittings," indi cates the government's purpose to deal with disloyalty with some vigor, but with far less severity than the government showed In dealing .with rebellious tend encies In other sections of Irelnnd In former times. No doubt the government entertains less fear of Ornm;e bluster, regarding It as an overworked political game. Nevertheless, tho repressive hand will strike, should a noisy faction' at tempt by force to set aside his majesty's laws. Meanwhile the home rule bill comes up for second reading on Its second round In the House of Commons next i week. A like measure, granting honm rule to Scotland, passed Its second read ing In the House of Commons last week and waa referred to a committee. Ire land first, Scotland next, constitute two hMghty strides toward Imperial federa tion and the realization of the dream of progressive, British statesmen. necnstlnsr Chinese I.ntiKnaRe. A revolution scarcely less Imposing than the overthrow of the Manchu, dynasty Is the projected recasting of the Chinese language. At present the Chinese young ster In school has some 30,000 la'ngirage characters to grapple with, entailing a struggle ranging from seven to ten years. The most hopeful system of reform pro posed comes from Prof. Homer B. Hurl- bert of Springfield, Mass., who Is going to China to urge his reform. "From his long official service In Korea," says the Springfield Republican, "Prof. Hurlbert was "led t6 consider the special .fitness of the Korean alphabet for the purpose, specially as a great Chinese scholar In exile 600 years ago had a share In Its making, which might make Its adoption more palatable. Moreover, It Is adapted to Chinese conditions, being written with a brush and Jn vertical linen. It Is phonetic, but to adapt It to tho Chinese language Prof. Hurlbert had to add about a dozen letters: the significant "tones" of Chinese are added by shading tho strokes as In Pitman shorthand.' Cnnnila'n Referendum Premier Borden and the conservative party rode into power In Canada on tho vote defeating the reciprocity treaty with the United States. Only the House of Commons changed Its political complex. ion, the Canadian senate remaining lib eral and strongly attached to the polltl cal fortunes of Sir Wilfred Laurler. After four months of debate and parliamentary fighting, tho Borden ministry succeeded In passing through the House of Com mons tho gpvernment measure contrlb utlng 135,000,000 of Canadian money to the upbuilding ot tho Imperial navy, equivalent to three super-dreadnoughts. The dominant liberal party In the senate refused to approve the measure, amend ing it In such a way that the govern ment must go to the country on this par ticular Issue or abandon the bill. Liberal opposition Is based on the proposition that tho money should be spent In build ing the warships at home, that they should be manned by Canadians and re main In Canadian waters until somo emergency culls them to the defense of the empire. The ministry would make the money gift outright. What horn, of the dilemma tho ministry will take has not been announced,. Chinese I.onn I'rqjitn. Patriotic bankers of Europe who stood behind the five powers In handling the Chinese loan of J125,000;000 already are able to count 'up the profits of the deal. The syndicate took the loan at 84. The British and German slices sold like the fabled hot cakes and brought the patri otic bankers a profit of JliO.OOO.OOO. Tho price at which Investors grabbed the loan, par and over, shoWB the value of the guarantee of the powers, who will See that the obligations are met, regard leas of the destiny of the republic. The refusal of the United States to portlcl pate In the loan, as originally Intended, deprived American bankers of a share of the spoil and lends pathetic sigmn cance to tho financial crltlcisn of the administration's lack or business tact Of the J1O5.00O.C00 which the Chinese gov. ernmont realized, $70,000,000 has been spenj In advance, so that only J35.000.000 Is avallkAle ror tuiure use. Auntrla Crohn a Crnmb. Far un the beautiful blue Danube which U not blue, there lies a little Island named Ada-Kaleh, where the river rtK-M.. Rnrvla and Roumanla. The Island has a population of M0. At the close of the Russo-Turklsh war In 1878 the Turkish troops evacuated It. but left a Turkish administration. Nothing was said about It In the Berlin treaty of the same year. But Austria had an eye on the islet and put a small garrison there, by agreement with Turkey. Up to May IS It remained Turkish territory. Then Austria, finding no other spoil In eight, formally annexed Ada Koleli. Properly the Uland belongs to Servla, but It Is a mall affair and measures up to the Austrian standard of grab. Tabloids of Science Part ot the Kern oil fields ot Cali fornia have been set aside for the use of the navy in case of need. The tapping of the rubber trees Is now done by an electrical device, which greatly facilitates the operation. An English artist makes pictures of the submarine landscapes by descending In a diver's he)met and making his sketches on waterproof paper with waterproof crayons. The hotel bell-boy will lose his ablet occupation when the vacuum cold water bottles are In general use In hotels. They form part pf una ot the fixtures ot each room. and. water placed In them will remain cold tor two days. Tronltlrn nf (lie Water t'ner. OMAHA, June 6. -To the Editor of Tho Bee: If a prlvately-owried public utility corporation were to dare do to the people of Omaha what the Omaha municipal water board Is doing, has .done and will continue to do until the people assert themselves, what do you suppose would happen? If the old water company had assessed a property owner for Improve ments that didn't benefit him 'one cent afterihe had paid for his own mains and all the Improvements he needed and from which he could derive any benefit, what do you suppose would have happened? Here we are paying higher rates and getting poorer service and less water and less power a nil getting soaked con tinually with extra taxes or costs; main taining a lot of pap-suckers and pet poli ticians In Jobs at fat salaries they never did earn before and never could earn again, and all because one man Is lead ing the Water board around by the nose for his own selfish aggrandizement. How long are the people ot Omaha going to put up with it? Why, I believe our experience with this Howelllzed water deal has done more damage to the municipal ownership Idea than anything that has happened or can happen for years and years to come. JOB." In It SncrllejtlotiB f BRADSHAW, Neb., June 6. To the Editor of The Bee: There aro times when the careful thinker Is appalled and shocked when reading some of the state ments often used for headings by evan gelists for the purpose ot attracting the public to their meetings. Now, we want to say right In the beginning that with all due deference to that great body ot present-day gospel heralds that what we say here Is not In the spirit of criticism, but simply to show that from anV rea sonable standpoint the reader who thinks must view such statements as these as more sacrilegious than religious: "God's Dynamite," "Choosing a God" and many other Buch like catching phrases. Is It possible that evangelists are driven to such materialistic straits that to Illus trate to their audiences the power of God they must compare Him to a dy namo? Does not the Bible furnish every needed suitable phrase to show God's' allncss and His power? Why not use the language of the Bible, which all evange lists hold to be the word of God? Do they fear that God wilt not honor His own word to bring about the object of their labor? Then here Is another: "Choosing a God." Does the -evangelist wish to convey to his audience that there is more than one God? We are told that there are gods, many, but only one God, and we are rather Inclined to the Idea that choosing God's righteousness would be equally as attractive and much less perplexing If not so catchy. We shall be glad when some evangelist will step forward and explain the real spiritual advantages they have by their experiences ever gained by the use of these peculiar headings for the subjects they expect to discuss. We are seeking after more light. Shall we receive It? JOHN B. DEY. Omaha's Pastors Omaha's Kvnn Kellsta. OMAHA, June 6. To the Editor of Tho Bee: It Omaha needs evangelization, and It does, must the Christian ministry of the city resign that task to some wizard evangelist? It he flaunts the flattering call to do the work Omaha's clergy ought to do, should his refusal bring utter con sternation Into the ranks of the church of Christ? It seems to me that this en tire scheme of vicarious evangelization, substitutional ministry, reflects seriously on the conception of tho ministry and Us work. If Omaha needs evangelization, who are Its God-given evangelists? The pastors of Omaha, of course. If men cannot be saved by Omaha's ministry, let Omaha obtain a .new set of pastors able to do their own work. It has created Immense, amusement In the press outside ot Omaha that our city was counted unworthy of an evangelistic campaign. Columns on columns of fun appear In our papers. The most serious thing of life is today a fount of fun. But, looking the matter fairly nnd squarely In the face, ought Omaha as a city be the butt end of the JokeJ What about the ministry that resigns its one and central calllng-the saving of souls to the wizard evangelists that come and go? Thnnk God, not all churches and not all pastors believe In this substitutional ministry. Why should the church educate, call, support, gather about pastors who must after all resign their own task at stated Intervals to men supposed to be able to do what God haB called all ministers of the Word to do? Laugh at Omaha because Billy Sun day would not come to this city? I am afraid the laugh belongs somewhere else. Omaha's pastors are Omaha's evange llstsl If that Is not true, then some resig nations are In order. It may be that a city has ministers of the Word who preach so that men could be saved. If they would be saved, and yet the mass of hearers pass the testimony by. Such has often been the case In the history of the kingdom of God on earth. But this wholesale delivery of the clergy's own work to Itinerants Is quite another thing. The weakness of the church lies not In the refusal of some autocratic evangelist to come and save souls, but In the resig nation ot ministers of the Word, who throw up their hands and say to some clever evangelist: "Here, we'll shut our church for six weeks, while you do our work." Suppose that wonder-worker had come, would those who called him have been more able to do their own work after wards? Or would things again lag until he or some other master of evangeliza tion could come and rescue the sltya tlon? Such a pitiful uncertainty keeps the church weak, dependent on men and their clever skill. Omaha needs no evan gelists. If all ministers of the word unite tn faithful preaching of the Word of God, and, I add, faithful teachings ot the Word. This present-day whirlwind evan gelization makes a cheap substitute for deep, clear and applied teachings of the word of God. When men's nerves have been worked on UP J the point of snap ping, the soul-life reacts In disgust. It s cruel to put nien to such stress and strain. Infinitely more productive of spiritual life, faith and good works Is thj prayerful presentation ot the word ot God in the spirit, manner and method of scripture Itself. Are we moderns so rude that we must be brow-beaten like cattle? The word ot God has soriouj messakes to men's conscience and heart, that Is true. But this clever brow-beating ot the famous evangelists at present cruelly tortures without saving. Omaha should thank God It escaped such a chas tisement, much as there needs to be sane, biblical preaching of the law unto knowledge of sin. to make room for the gopel by which men come to faith. Omaha must not be laughed at because of this evangelistic fiasco. But the clergy. one and all, can and ought to find In the refusal a charge to do Its own work. Omaha's pastors are Omaha's evangelists. ADOLPH HULT, Pastor Immanuel Lutheran ohurch. Only One of Jinny. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. June 6.-T0 the Editor of The Bee: Your editorials In The Bee of June 1 on "Prize Ring Slaugh ters" and "Great Year for the Bible" met my own views so fully that I have hesi tated to call attention to an historical error in your editorial on the Gettysburg epic. In which you stated that at the dedi cation of the Gettysburg cemetery, on November 19, 1863, Edward Everett Hale was the orator of the day. It was not ho who was orator, but It was that great scholar, statesman and orator, Edward Everett, who became secretary of state on the death of Daniel Webster and afterward represented Massachusetts in the senate. JAMES H. WOOLLBT. Note: This 1b but one of dozens of let ters calling attention to the slip of tho pen by which one of our editorial writers wrote the name "Edward Everett Hale" when he had In mind and Intended to write "Edward Everett" Commends The lire's Stnnd. OMAHA, June 6. To the Editor of The Bee: I wish to commend your stand against gambling games at the Ak-Sar-Ben street fair. I glory In your courage ously serving notice this early that these things must not be. and that If thev nri. the searchlight of publicity will be turned on them and those responsible. Every intelligent man and woman, rsnpclnliv parents and especially taxpayers, with the right notion of their city, ehould rally to you In this move. Omaha Is too big a city to tolertite a lilt nf npltv grafting on such occasions. For my part, I think it Is undignified In us to have the sort of a street fair we have having, but if Ak-Sar-Ben think it still necessary, by all means let us have a clean and respectable and law-abiding Ironing Out On the Porch With an Electric Flat Iron Cool and comfortable on a hot sum mer's day no tiresome tramping bafck and forth from ironing board to stove. The iron 11 always bright, smooth and clean and glides easily over the softest material without dan ger of scorching. The Electric Iron heats only on the face does not heat the handle or yoiu With an Elec tric Iron you can do more work in less time and at less expense than hy any other method. Our $4.00 Iron can Ask our contract department for particulars Omaha Electric Light (EL Power Co. Thinking of Your Vacation ? Plasa to G East See what the Great Lakes Region and Atlantic Coast has to offer you. Innumerable varied attractions await you both in the cos mopolitan cities and at the attractive seaside resorts. Sightseeing, as well at fishing, boating, bathing and otheV outdoor sports will make this vacation something different something to be remembered. Low Summer Fares Now in Effect via the Chicago and North Western Line to routei therefrom to point East, some of being as follows: Detroit, Mich. Boston, Mass. $42.10 New York, N. Y. 43.50 Niagara Falls, N. Y. 33.50 Toronto, OnL 31.10 Montreal, Que. 36.50 Atlantic City, N. J. 45.60 Portland, Me. 43.85 Buffalo, N. Y. 33.50 Ticket on aalo daily until September 30th. Return limit 60 days not to exceed October 3 1st. Favorable stopover privileges. Unexcelled train service to Chicago and direct connections with all lints SAID 1 She latter the quarreli 1 will miul ba k your ring and other presents tomorrow. He Oh, there's no hurry. I don't' ex pect to be engaged again for a week or two. Boston Transcript. "I see BUI has fitted his car with a new siren." "Yes. Good-looking, too." Harvard Lampoon. "Why Is a hbrse that can't hold its head up like no'xt "Wednesday? "Don't know." "Why. because Its neck's weak." "Oh. I heard that Joke about a week back." Sacred Heart' Review. "How are you going to vote next ejec tion?" "Well." answered Farmer Corhtossel. "I can't say. I've voted republican, dem ocrat, populist nnd bull moose. Mebbe by next fall there'll be somethln' new out." Washington Star. "There Is one musical condition I wol like to bring about." "What Is that?" "I would like to arranne a program with 'Songs Without Words' rendered by voiceless singers." Baltimore American. THE FAIR JUNE BRIDE. S. E. Klser In tho Record-Herald. Comes again the fair June bride, . With her father by her side; Gracefully she moves along. Eyed by all the eager throng, Half-concealed In richest gauze Hear the whispered "Oh's!" and "AA'sf Queenllness is In her style As she travels down the aisle: This Ib her eventful day; Come what will or come what may. This triumphant hour shall be Glorious In her memory. Conscious of their enyy who Turn to gaze from bench nnd pew. She proceeds with splendid grade Onward to the sacred place. While her father, stout and gray. Wishes he were far away. See the bridesmaids, young and fair; Never was a scene so rarel And her mother ah, how proud! What a splendid, stylish crowd! Hear the organ's rising tone She Is coming to her own. Glorious the fair June bride. With her father at her side. With her bridesmaids ranged about And her mother, proud and Btout; And the groom but who will care? This Is all the bride's affair. be purchased for $2.2S nJ In Chicago and variable the more important ru $27.50 46.50 46.50 35.50 35.50 40.35 46.00 47.85 35.50 S to to to to to to to to ru a Ul East. For printed matter tad full particular call on or addrttt Chicago and North Western 1401. 1403 Farnam St., Omaha. ATti. Ul