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J. MAY CIRCULATION.
50,261
BUtelof Nebraska, County of Douglas, g:
DwtKbt Williams, circulation manager
of The Bee Publishing compftny, being
dulf sworn, says that the average dally
circulation for the month of May, 1913,
Wr:ei. DWIOHT WILMAMS,
I Circulation Manager.
Sdracribed In my presence and sworn
to bejo
fore me this th day of June,
ROBERT IlUNTli.lt.
Notary Public.
(Seal)
ebsrrlhers leaving the cltr
porarllr should have The Hen
led to them. Address ttIII be
cbrtvnired a often ns requested.
Vacation bag begun (or tho kldB,
not, (or mother.
t tho "Insidious lobby" boon
losl in tho shufflo?
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'Jn to Gettysburg" la tho cry
n&alp, fifty years after.
Speaking of bumper wheat crops,
do Jdu hear that corn growing?
Ik!! that Chautauqua locturo gamo
tho'tScore Booms to stand about "Flf
UcjLove." Its much easier, to find fault with
chnncr-makers than to give helpful
surlofitlons. ' 4
,t fan who demands a pennant
Is i)ijt satisfied, with a charloyhorso
as aiexcuso.
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out wnat aoout a rcaaincss-
Lve" cnargp, wncn tney are not
to servo?
1 Join In wlehlnE good luck to
intleman from Brazil, whoro tho
comes from.
Nfiv that Mr. Bryan has given his
O, m, to tho prcldent, currency bill,
It sftms to tfo fgoi' i
Tan base ball pitcher that goes to
tho fircll too often not only gets
bro. but loses his charm.
"Ifow old is Jullen Hawthorno?"
neksHtt subscriber. Old enough to
havcEknown bettor 67. .
AtBoBton writer rocently recovered
fronPappendlcltls says the malady is
draxSttlc. Possibly, and often tragic,
but Sever comic.
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Tc?& dlslntorested Judgo up a treo
Jit really Booms as it Brothor ilcBrlon
had sjut ono across on Brothor Lovo
Jor &o second time.
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Ot course, one npigbbor hns a
right tp keep chickens, just as an
other has a right to his sleop aftor
4.S)Jn the morning.
I ; ")nny bo. noticed that what tho
lad istrlal Workers of the World
ufenTto bo clamoring more for is tho
ilgh't to talk than for the right to
.vy ork.
When the water works experts ot
the country foregather at Minneap
olis ours from Omaha will rank
nmong tho biggest spouters of tho
bunch.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
Is personified proof that a man may
retire from .a high office and llvo in
real and respected dignity it he
ant to.
It is the irqny ot fate that Yalo
hou1td have complimented Prof.
TatC glowing description, ot its long
line.ot triumphs by losing both the
balligame and the boat race.
Ab6ut the first thing graduates
learn altor being launched on tho sea
of life with their diplomas Is that the
rough Mas ot practical application
require 'sterner crafts than are made
Jf mere shfcepaklns.
If congress) which is nowhere near
through the tariff' bill, puts In as
-much time, or half as much time, on
tho currency and other matters, tho
extra .session may not adjourn In
time for the regular to convene.
"Is It filtered or distilled, that it
(should cost so much?" asked a vis
itor In wonderment at ,te chargi ot
36 cents per 1,000 gallons for water
ii Omaha. No, It's Just the same
old updenatured essence ot the Big
Muddy.
Why, suro, why should our fair
and honest Water board pay for
-water mains in Dundee put. In by
the property owners, when it claims
the right to lay a duplicate set ot
mains in the game streets, and make
th property owners pay tor them
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Inviting a Fight.
The second excursion of President
Wilson from tho White Houso to the
cnpltol breathes tho aroma of a com
ing fight. The first lesson which the
schoolmastor statesman put up to his
democratic bad boys In congress was
on the subject of the tariff. The big
red applo of patronage, togothor with
tho bpgoy ot an "insidious lobby,"
made tho democratic youngsters re
clto fairly woll In unison. But tho
prospects are this time that the sec
ond lesson on currency will find a
great many moro ot them off key In
fact, House Loader Underwood Is al
ready pouting and refusing to go to
tho b lackboard, and other Influential
senators and representatives are pro
testing that the president is piling
things tip on thorn too highly and too
hastily.
Perhaps this situation oxplalns tho
petulant tone of tho president's
speech, and its didactic composition.
He is not making recommendations,
or advising congress what It should
do, but tolling congress what Its duty
s. and what it must do. It was
Josh Billings, or some othor fabrica
tor ot wlso saws, who said, "You
Can catch more files with molasses
than with vinegar."
Immigrant and Emigrant
Bpeaker Clarki has drawn a dole
ful picture of tho oftcct of tho emi
gration of "real Americans" to
Cm tad a versus U10 Immigration of
forolgn-born substitutes. "Theso
1,845 American farmers expa
triated thomsolvcs for tho lure of
choaper land," ho says. "They wont
to better their condition." 80 tho
vast majority of Immigrants como to
better their condition, Sinco tho
quest for tho goldon flooco men havo
migrated whithersoever thoy could
for tho samo reason, pushing out tho
frontiers ot civilisation as they went
and building now kingdoms upon tho
scones of their conquosts.
"Thoy aro needed on this sldo of
tho lino," tho spoakor says. "Tho in
flux at Ellis Island doos not compen
sate us for tho oftlux to Canada."
Usually Mr. Clark is of a sunny dis
position, sees tho bright sldo of Ufo
and a silver lining to tho darkest
cloud. But now and then no doubt
he falls to miming ovor Baltimore.
If Canada is ablo to luro real Ameri
cans way from us, then wo had hot
ter not closo our doors to tho sturdy
sons and daughters with grit enough
to leave their distant homes across
tho seas and como to ub, as our fore
fathers c'amo, "to bettor their condi
tions." Our manifest destiny is not
tho preservation of a homogeneous
race, but tho compounding of the
world, citizen from all tho olomonts
of tho white races and wo will keop
on the right track so long ns wo can
contlnuo to get .at .Ellis Island tho
kind of raw material which, for tho
most paft, has bcon following the
Pilgrims ovor.
Let Us Have the Facts.
In bitter humiliation of spirit I am com
pelled to acknowledge what t have here
tofore Indignantly refused to believe,
namely, that the Department of Justice
U yielding to Influence which will crlpplo
and destroy the usefulness ot this office.
Directing those words to the presi
dent, United States District Attorney
McNab ot California tenders his
resignation, explaining furthor that
Attornoy General McRoynolds' order
to postpone tho trial of tho Caml-nottl-Dlggs
whlto slave and tho
Western Kuel company oases was tho
clincher that forced him to act. In
tho moantlmo Secretary Wilson of
the Department ot Labor assumes re
sponsibility for postponing tho whltn
slave trial, explaining that ho urged
McReynolds to do so that Commis
sioner of Immigration Camlnottl
might later nttend his son's hearing.
But further light and explanation
aro'roqulroS to moet so direct and
graVe a charge against tho attornoy
general of the Unltod States, Pres
ident Wilson has dono no less than
ho could, thoroforo, in promptly re
quiring full and specific statements
from McRoynolds and Secretary Wil
son, and also from McNab. Tho Cal
ttornlan has gono off half-cocked, or
ho 'has explodod a bomb under an
astdundlng condition ot official tur
pitude. Which is it?
A Distinguished Visitor.
Cmaha is entertaining a distin
guished vjaleor in tho person of
former Vico ProaJdent Charlos W.
Fairbanks, wLo is here as tho Invited
guest of our Summor School of Mis
sions, Mr. Fairbanks succeeded
Colonel Roosevelt as presiding offi
cor of the Bcnato aftor tho death of
President McKlnley, with whom he
waB on terras of most intimate asso
ciation and hold the office ot vice
president through a trying period,
upholding it high In tho respect ot
the people, and as a world citizen
Binco his retirement 'from offlco bo
has boon lending his Influence and
prestige to tho various movements
for the botterraont of humankind.
Omaha renews and emphaslzos tho
warm welcome It has always had for
Mr. Fairbanks on his successive
visits to our city.
It's the Bame old cry. Every ono
who (declines to believe in the wis
dom ot turning all the local election
machinery over to tho absolute con
trol ot a non-resident governor, is
opposed to honest elections. It that
principle were good, why not abolish
all our local governmental agencies,
and let the governor appoint them as
the only way to Insure honesty?
What are the limits ot the principle
of home rule, anyway?
BacWard
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JUNE 24.
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Thirty Yenrs Ago ,
Reference to a base ball game In which
Paxton St Oallaghers beat the Reds ot
Sixth street, discloses the names of the
Paxton & Gallagher nine as follows:
Pete Casey, catcher; John Persons,
pitcher- Ed Fltxgerald, first; Peter Mon
day, second; Henry Ulller, third; Matt
Sellers, short; Frank Klettner, right field;
Mike llogsn, center tried, and Dan
klettner, left field. ,
Owing to the storm the Chicago Church
6pera company was late In arriving and
Miss Jessie Bartlett, who was to sing
At Trinity in the morning was unable to
till her engagement, but sang In the
evening Instead. A quartette, also from
the company, sang at the First Congrega
tional church In the evening,
J. R. Clarkson of thin city will de
liver the Fourth of July oration at
Arlington In Washington county.
For the coming Thomas orchestra fes
tival all the railroads centering In Omaha
wilt give half-fare rates to parties at
tending. Special street cars will leave
Council Bluffs connecting directly with
the dummy which will return to tho
transfer and connect with the street cars
again Immediately after the concert
Fare from Council Bluffs and return M
cents.
, Bemis, the real estate man, has made
sales of the convent property on fit.
Mary's avenue ot five lots to Ben Wood
and Frank Murphy for $15,000.
The Emmet Monument association has
adopted resolutions on the death of their
fellow member, M. W. Kennedy.
Prospective patients are advised that
Dr. James 11. Peabody has his office at
1&07 Farnam street and his residence at
1407 Jones street.
Twenty Years Ago
J. A. Wakefield's lumber vard nt
KIghteenth and Pierce streets, together
with a number of adjacent buildings,
was totally destroyed by fire dnlnir an
aggregated damage of $100,000i Charles
U Oyer, cashier for Mr. Wakefield, said
the stock on hand waa worth nearly
175,000 and the building almost $23,000, and
that the Insurance covered three-fourthn
of the loss.
Fits-James MacCarthv nr nnr
known throughout the Rocky mountain
country as "Flts-Moe." pm Intn n,n
and created a characteristic stir wherever
he went, Mr he was known here for
his Journalistic and short stnrv writing
and found ready listeners anv tim tin
started to talk, which was often.
Charles Karback. Jr.. wu nnufno-
around pure Havana cigars In token of
a eon who had arrived a couple of days
before.
R. I Wllcok. Mrs. Wllrox - h.lr
daughter left for Chicago to visit the
worm's fair.
The Milkman's association elected
officers: President. Louis films: vic
presidents, R, W. Post. B. a Hoch and
W. F. Hoch; secretary. 8. E. Fox:
Treasurer, CJrant Bathom; executive
commlttse, Messrs. Winters, Hock, Davis,
Anderson and Johnson.
The total value of bulMlnp
Issued tor the day was $J,ia.
Ten Years Ago,
The Dellone hotel management an
nounced that hostelry would be closed
on July L and for about thirty days
thereafter, for repairs in the bultdlnjr.
The U-year-old son of W. B. Melkle
was In Clarkson hospital, dangerously
Injured from a 22-callber rifle, which was
accidentally discharged while he and
qther boys were playing on Park avenue.
Mr. Mark U Felher of Hartlngton,
Neb., and JUsa Emma M. Klema of
Omaha were married at noon by Rev.
Dr. B. H. Jenks at the tatter's residence.
The couple went at once to Hartlngton
to begin housekeeping. The bride had
many friends In Omaha, where she had
taught In the Omaha Conservatory of
Music after studying; several years In
Europe.
Miss Gertrude Maoomber, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Macomber, one ot
the most popular yourur women of her
set In the city, waa married to Mr.
Frederlok Warner Robinson of Flat
bush, N. V., at the home of the Ma
combers, SOU Emmet street, at 8:39 p.
m. by Rev. Dr. Baunderson ot Fremont
Mrs. Frederick Stoker ot New York, a
sister of the bride, led the bridal march,
for which Miss Fawcett played, and Mr.
Frederlok Cusoaden acted as groomsman.
As the bridal party took Its place about
the altar, sixteen fraternity girl friends
of the bride surrounded It.
Chief of Police Donahue Issued an em
bargo against the uee ot cannon fire
crackers on the Fourth ot July.
Mrs. Ollle C. Sutphen, wife of Charles
D. Sutphen, died at the family home,
ISO? South Twenty-Eighth street, and
plans were made for the burial at Forest
Lawn.
People Talked About
If la reported that John D. Rockefeller
shows signs of Insomnia. Watching for
the largest slice of the Standard Oil
melon has a tendency to keep one awake
nights.
Two champion gmes of polo for the
International championship brought Into
the box $S00,00O and netted $17,000. New
York society blew Itself lavishly.
Miss Nellie O'Farrell of San Francisco,
who has gained considerable notice as the
first woman wireless operator In the
world, has retired from the operator's
field. She was married recently.
Sedgwick W. Bldwell ot Mlddlebury,
Vt, recently celebrated his 103d birth
day. For nearly eighty years he ha
been a preacher.
Mme. Pavla, who recently sailed from
New York for Havre, has been visiting
friends In New Orleans, where she was
presented a small black pig which she Is
taking home to Paris as a pet.
The Indian trait of giving tribe mem
bers or favored visitors names associated
with some event In their lives or expres
sive of a personal characteristic Is aptly
Illustrated in the case ot Rt. Rev. P. A.
McOovern, bishop of Cheyenne. During
a recent administrative visit to a tribe
In his diocese the towering- son of Omaha
waa christened "The White Crane" by
the Indians.
Great Pabltcltr Stant.
Boston Transcript,
The Associated Advertising Clubs ot
America are the greatest "ad men" to
have honored Baltimore with a visit
I since the Woodrow Wilson publicity pro
moters pulled off their famous stunt last
summer.
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Aimed at Omaha
Scott's Bluff Star-Herald: Can you
Imagine anything more sotemn than" the
meeting of undertakers which was held
In Omaha this week. In order to equal
tie things tho meeting; of the liquor
men was nulUd off at the same time.
We presume the solemnity of one meet
ing would bo offset by the hilarious
Joyfulness of the booxe men.
Norfolk Press; The editor was a guest
at the Omaha suffragist luncheon that
furnished so many ot the newspapers
with an opportunity to write interesting;
If not truthful, stories about punch served
with a stick It It We saw no punch
or anything resembling It. But there was
served as one course some Neapolitan
Ice cream and cake. We tasted tho
cream and concluded that It had In some
way been In contact with a gasoline re
tainer and ate none ot It aa we don't
fancy gasoline as a flavor. The lady
who declared It to be rum has rather
the best of us for we havo never seen
that much-talked-of beverage.
Edgar Post: The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben
board of managers has put the ltd on In
regard to amusements along the gamb
ling line and says the roulette and paddle
wheels are In no way necessary to the
entertainment of the visitors and the en
joyment ot the crowds. Good for Omaha.
York Times: Victor Rosewater has
commenced an action In court against the
Water board to restrain It from shutting;
off the water from his residence. He de
clined to pay the 85 cents per 1,000 gal
lons charged by the board and it threat
ened to enforce collection by the short
cut of depriving him of the rich ma
hogany beverage drawn from the Mis
souri river until he put up the price de
manded. In Omaha water is'tised mainly
In aquarium and for bathing purposes
and quality Is not aa much a considera
tion as price. Considering the abundant
supply of water In the Missouri river,
and the limited uses made ot It In Omaha,
It does seem aa though It might be fur
nished as cheaply as the pure and un
adulterated article which Is furnished In
York from deep wells.
Rlverton Review: In speaking editor!
ally of the good time they had at Omaha
one editor says that ho noticed none of
the visiting editors tasted ot the wine In
the glasses before them. My dear editor,
you made a mistake all around, that
which you thought was wln wae Just
water from the great "muddy," and to
be used to dip the tips ot your fingers
In after eating your bologna.
Rushvllle Recorder: A significant car
toon on the front page of The Bee re
minded us that the common people re
ceived a few plums from the lato Taft
administration that are not to be thought
of lightly. The Income tax introduced by
Senator Brown (rep.) of Nebraska and
submitted by a republican president and
congress', state regulation of rates, re
cently passed on by the supreme court,
every Judge of which was appointed by a
republican president Direct election of
senators submitted by a republican presi
dent and senate. Mr. Common People,
who Is sitting down in a chair, with a
happy smile, and smoking- a huire cigar, In
this cartoon by Powell, also holds in hl
hand a sheet ot paper bearing the words:
"If I'd only 'stuck to those republicans
I'd a had everything I wanted by this
time,"
The Chaw-Talkers
Plattsmouth Journal: The McBrlen
lyceum bureau proved a failure to the
stockholders, but the business manager
appropriately had the foresight to put
himself on the safe side. It waa ever
thus.
York Times: The fall of Jasper I Mc
Brlen ti a body blow to tho so-called pro
gressive party in Nebraska. But that
party has received so many body blows
that Its little body Is all blaok and blue
spots already,
Albion Argus: There can be no question
but Mr. McBrlen was actuated by the
most honorable Intention when he under
took to place a large string ot Nebraska
preaohers and their better halves, the
editors, on the lecture piatiorm nopine
to reap a financial harvest. The trouble
was that the supply of spellbinders was
out of all proportion to the demand or
the population of suckers was too small.
Blue Springs sentinel: That was quite
a financial etunt that ex-state Superin
tendent J. U McBrlen .the famous bull
mooser, pulled off with his lyceum
bureau. It looks somewhat peculiar that
aa soon as the ex-superintendent secures
a good Job that the bureau Is busted and
all the dear boys and girls who signed
notes for $1!5 or $260, it they wanted
to orate good and strong, find their
notes In the hands of Innocent purchas
ers, the purchaser being a prominent
bank In our capital city. Why, blame him,
he even came down to our own county
seat city and picked up an easy mark
and that Is where we have it1n for him.
Grand Island Independent: The mis
guided McBrlen Is being severely criti
cised for his undertaking. There Is no
evidence, so tar, that the effort was not
made by the former superintendent now
at the head ot the publlo schools ot
Harvard, with any other than the most
honest motives. There are times when
the publlo appears to fall all over ttselt
In the endorsement of anything1 new and
extreme, but usually the reins are pulled
up quite taut before the people part
with very many almoleons merely to hear
much ot the same thing- over and over
again. From the tacts that have so far
appeared In the publlo prints concerning
the matter Mr. McBrlen Is to be pitied
rather than condemned.
Around the Cities
New York Is talking of. limiting the
height of skyscraper- The supply on
hand exceeds the demand for architec
tural freaks.
Pittsburgh Chamber ot Commerce Is
campaigning to teach fire prevention.
Walla Walla, Wash., has appointed a
woman member ot Its-police force.
Philadelphia has thirteen playgrounds.
Last year they were enjoyed by 1,571.115
persons.
Appleton, Wis., policemen are required
to salute the mayor whenever they see
htm.
City governments of Winston and
Salem. N. C, have been merged and the
place win now be officially known as the
cltv of WlDston-8alem.
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Workmen! Compensation Law.
LINCOLN, June To the Editor or
The Bee: ft hardly seems possible that
anyone knowing anything; about the pres
ent method of compensating those suffer
ing from Industrial accidents should be
opposed to the Nebraska compensation
law, and it Is even more incredible that
any fair-minded man could do this In
the name of the worklngmen of the
state.
The agitation for compensation laws
was begun In this country simultaneously
by social workers and the American
Federation of Lablr. Theodore Roosevelt
has ben active In urging such legislation.
Last winter John Mitchell went to St.
Paul, Minn., to advocate the passage of
a law carrying- less compensation than
does the Nebraska law.
The compensation schedule ot our law
U based on the one proposed by the
Pennsylvania commission, which received
the endorsement of tho trade unions of
that state. The Nebraska compensation
Is higher than that of Pennsylvania.
Tho Nebraska law Is hot perfect, but It
Is one of the most generous in Its provi
sions of any workable law yet passed by
any state legislature.
Those that criticise It do not realize
that under the present system 90 per
cent of those Injured obtain nothing. The
remaining 20 per cent receive, except In
a few cases, which are the ones talked
about, pitifully small amounts and these
only after a long- and weary waiting for
the action of the courts.
The Omaha Bee published a list of tho
awards In cases where death resulted
from accidents. This showed that the
averago paid to those receiving damages
was less than $1,600, out of which attor
neys' fees were paid. Five did not receive
anything. The averag-e under the Ne
braska law In case ot death will be over
$2;500 and tho maximum, including burial.
Is $3,600.
I do not believe that the worklngmen
of Nebraska, when they fully understand
the situation, will want to return to old
conditions In which the many Injured get
nothing and the few very little for the
privileges of ft lawsuit.
The fact that the Insurance rates are
much higher under compensation Is ab
solute evidence that the workers will get
more money when Injured.
The employers of trte state have said
they would meet the extra cost. It does
not seem possible that the employes will
allow themselves to be led astray by
"Interests" that have nothing in common
with them or their employers.
ARTHUR L. WEATHERY.
Member Nebraska Compensation Com
mission. Speed Vernna Efficiency.
OMAHA, June S3. To the Editor of The
Bee: Under the heading "Scarcity of
Skilled Craftsmen" In your .Monday Issue
one of our prominent and successful
business women calls attention to a
previous article in your "Letter Box"
by a member ot the lawyers' union, in
which he wants to extend the apprentice
ship period of law students to seven
years, claiming that too many students
have already been admitted to tho union
(bar) for the financial welfare of older
members. The lawyers' union regulates
Its apprentices with the consent of the
state and nation, for the primary reason
of upholding efficiency.
The labor unions long years ago re
alized the importance of limiting ap
prenticeships to such periods and num
bers as would get best results along the
line of efficiency. But, sad to relate,
cut-throat competition and adulteration
ot product from higher sources than the
labor union forced the latter to give
way In Its demands that the apprentice
become efficient boforo becoming a
Journeyman. It was therefore found ex
pedient that the employer be allowed his
way In the matter as he was the one
who would suffer most finally, and for
that reason more than any other labor
organizations wero forced to throw effi
ciency aside and substitute speed as the
principal requirement ot an apprentice's
ability, thus causing the neglect of the
finer work in the trade lines. However,
a few unions are Insisting that their
members become more efficient, and to
that end are maintaining technical
schools and require the employer to give
the apprentice every opportunity to per
fect himself In his trade before he be
comes eligible to Join his trade union.
The beat way to secure more skilled
craftsmen Is for those employers and
those unions who deslro efficiency to get
together for the benefit of themselves as
well as the general publlo.
I. J. C.
Character unit Promotion.
OMAHA, June 19. To the Editor ot The
Bee: EHa Wheeler Wilcox says that
character Is the foundation ot all success.
and I believe it. Nevertheless there are
a number ot curious and Important ex
ceptions; let us briefly take notice of one
or two. In the train service of a railroad
seniority is the basis of all suocess, and
character has scarcely anything to do
with promotion; even ability is not taken
Into -account, providing you possess the
minimum amount One fireman may un
derstand an engine better and be more
sober and industrious than another, but
the union allows no promotions other than
by seniority. Thousands of engineers are
not sate men to pull a train on account ot
their drinking habits and the railroad
companies are making strenuous efforts
to get rid of'them; but that Is another
question. The point In successful rail
roading Is this; You are compelled to
serve two masters, and these two masters
are continually at loggerheads over
wages, hours and privileges. The rati,
road company considers your character
above reproach It you do your work with
out grumbling, stay sober and refrain
from all agitation ooncerntng higher
wages and better working conditions. The
union looks upon you with favor provid
ing you stand ready to drop your tools
when a strike Is calltd, contribute liber
ally to the strike fund and never cease
agitating for more wages and less hours
of employment Plenty of men, however,
appear to serve both these tyrannical
masters conscientiously, but how they do
It Is to me a mystery.
I will add further that success In poli
tics Is not based on character, as far as
getting and holding publlo office Is con
cerned; success In this line seems to rest
entirely upon the shrewdness of the office
hunters -nd the ignorance ot the multi
tude. Sometimes success at the polls de
pends on whether a cAndldate is an Irish
man, a Swede, an A. P. A. or Knight of
Columbus. "Character Is the foundation
ot all suocess," but the exceptions to this
rule are numerous and conspicuous.
K. O. M.
THESE GIRLS OF OUHS.
"What's the matter?"
"She ha rejected me again. She says
this Is final."
"Did she say how final?" inquired tho
older and more experienced man. Wash
ington Herald.
"Mr. Green's youngest son." said Mrs.
Twlokembury, '-hasn't done a stroke of
work for six months. Just living on
hlM IJlthftrt T'm p. M V. . Ui. .
nothing but a parriclrte'-Chrlstltn Reg
ister yu read about the marriage of
the uirmnti nmrAr' m A n t
........ vi a uaufjtlVCi II,
was a magnificent affair."
les; 1 near she got about 1.4O0 pickle
dishes and over 2,000 berry spoons."
uuuisviue v-uuner-journal.
"Vnrr4n nr. n.rtali.lo . t 1. - ,
becomo man s equal."
- k V ".w6 U3, sill me
women I know seem ambitious to go for
ward rather than backward.1 Houston
I'OSl.
"A letter addressed to me and marked
Personal' rnmp tn mv hntiM vitri'ai
and my wife didn't open It."
now ao you account tor It7"
"She was out of town attending the
wedding of one of her cousins." Chicago
Record-Herald.
"What's the trouble at your house?"
"Hunger strike for a new bonnet."
"Your wife refuses to cat?"
Journal.
Mrs. Hlshtone i ea. mv husband cornea
of a noble family. His ancestors won
great renown on the tented field.
Mrs. Wlbbles How odd I My husband's
8:10 is the Leaving Time
$8.13 is the Fare
via the Chicago Great "Western to St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
Great Western trains both day and night
are the first trains from Omaha arriving in
the Twin Cities, and best fit into your daily
habits.
Night train leaves Omaha 8:10 p. m. dally' and
arrives St. Paul 7:30 a. m Minneapolis 8:05 a. m.
Day train -leaves Omaha 7:44 a. m. and arrives
St. Paul 7:20 p. m., Minneapolis 7:50 p. m.
P. P. BONORDEN, C. P. & T. A.
1522 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
Phono Doug. 200.
I don't know of a moro delightful way to spend a day of
ono'. vacation than by taking the ohorming
Trip on Puget Sound
to Seattle and Tucoma. From Vancouver, via Victoria on ttc
Princess Charlotte, it's an ideal day's mn and every minute of
the time is simply dollghtful. For you pasn through what travelers
call the most picturesque waterway in the country. i
Many people go to Victoria just to see Picturesque!
Puget Sound, but Victoria itsolf is a mighty attractive
place. A city ot tine
mad mall you "Pacific
Geo
224 S, Clirk
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Excursion Rales East
Tickets on sale daily until September 30th
via the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.PAUL RAILWAY
ROUND TRIPS PROM OMAHA:
Atlantic City, N. J.
Bar Harbor, Me. . ,
Boston, Maes
Buffalo, N. Y.
Detroit, Mich. .
Montreal, Que.
New York City . .
Portland, Me.
Quebec, Que.
Toronto, Ont.
Final return limit 60 days from date of sale. ' Liberal
stop-over priveleges. Low rates to many other summer
resorts in Canada, New England, New York State, North
ern Michigan and the "Wisconsin Lake Country. Ask for
copy of booklet "Summer Homes" or for any othor in
formation desired.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1317 FARNAM STREET,
Thone Douglas 283.
W. E. Bock, Oity Passenger Agent,
Omaha,
people were in the circus business too.
Boston Transcript.
"Shall I marry Mr. Wombat, who Is
40, or Mr. Wopp, who is 20? They both
earn the same salary." I
"Marry the young man. He'll nag you
less about expenses."
"Why so?"
"He can't remember when prices were
lower." Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE WANTS OF MAN.
S. E. Klser in Record-Herald.
AT SIX MONTHS.
A bottle and a nurse to keep
The flies brushed from his hairless head.
AT FIVE YEARS.
A piece of cake cut wide and deep,
Or Jelly on a slice of bread.
AT TWELVE.
A ball and bat, a chance to skip
Away from school by hook or crook.
AT TWENTY.
Stiff sprouts upon his upper lip,
A pretty girl, a shady nook.
AT THIRTY.
An Income big enough to let
Htm keep a car and show his chest
. AT FORTY.
A million and a place to get
A few weeks of much-needed rest
AT FIFTY.
A lotion that will kep his hair
From going wher the lost locks are.
AT SIXTY.
A screened-ln porch, an easy chair,
A new book and al good cigar.
AT SEVENTY.
New teeth and riddance ot the snags
Whoso faithfulness was long and true.
AT EIGHTY.
Someone to listen while he brags
About the things he Used to do.
homes wun miles upon miles ot
wonaertui uouievaras loveiy parks ana nne Dunaings.
And you'll enjoy your stay in Victoria, becauso the
Empress Hotel
Victoria
Is one of the country's finest. Go thro' the Canadian
Rockies this summer. Visit Banff, Lake Lou'is, (Field and
Qlacler and bvall means. ee Victoria, l'llsujrjrcst Itineraries
Coast To are" If you write
rs-e A. Walton, Gen'l Agt '
Streot Chicago
..$45.GO-$46.00
. i
50.50 $54.50
$42.50 $46.50
. ... - .$33.50-35.50
.......,..$27.50
..$36.50
$43.50-$46.50
... .$43.85-$47.85
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