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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
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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
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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.
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