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FOtTNDBP BY HOWARD n08EVATKJt
V1CT6K KOflBWATlgB, EDITOR.
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JUNE CIRCULATION. . ,
50,401
oi.t. -r rt,rakii. CtaUnMr at DoUftlaS. SSt
Dwlght "WlllluTnS'rfrtJulatlon maftaser
ot The Be Publishing. Company; Ming
duly sworn,, say mat mo yti,o
circulation for ihe. moftth ot JnnevHU.
was mt DVV1QKT .WILL
Subscribed Jn.. my presence and sworn.,
to beroro mo inis i ony oi -"."
(dial.)
CI . Notary Pub)!,
Subscribers lenvlnsr th elty1
trntporHrttr loIA Ti,e De"
mnlled t hem. Addre -will fee
changed am often A kQueed.
Home Yufb?ls a good riile-.to.tt9 tpt,
' iT i.i T ... ii m
John D. at 74 is still able to alt tip'
and lislen'tolbe ialllln; Uckfif. " "
Bankers, do.no like to read about
bank failures? 'WeltfieHdo bt tfe
posltora. -,,-
Time was wjlinA tid Vtnliira'v$ul('
have knocked tPA purke dpwn, eyes;
with a bat, - " " '
"Too few men vote," says Mr.
Taft. Mr. Bryan had three similar
Ait rr,vnir. Met! HaV6
tlmfe he VbVaitfo- io1 anatoii waer
tho1, hats come from.
Tjhose cWaperji .ind dyors , who
dlda't come to Omaha wlll'ttV
kabw what they missed. . , . .4 1
that lobby Utlfjsfc .'4f r
.y gt-3BJ P
Qr jaratlc. awtaioV's HtUe
eu ilSry; aMM ki have
t ' '' ' v
6a 'mm-Jmii,imMlift
Hff-tVt Jtkt SiebbflsU WMpM Mt
wrke lee?gf ! ' '
a 1 "" "'";'"' y
'jpresldliflt Wllsprj burns 'kepfae
lamps at b, auaftec holw',t1vhlo)t
oUt to tnaxe flasaareaoingijwr
Mr) noflkcfeiienv- rr m
yhen all other mns failed, CM
ltq'rnla went tp burning doHHU
mountains before it would yield lta
place under the catoiuta. ' .
A new sjrbufj f spots.has bew dis
covered OAiho'sun.-' terh'apsr b5i in
spite of all obstructions it baa Jbeeo
shying :m&cwsmim Tx
Ujs) atclAft Wait a gtAtttr
ersik.
tllc Mully's Uva4r, art
Wsh the wlM iMhsMtk t tk
"m 9i rW btlNf Ug"
tWy wlirie'sie'Aar & IkW k4lfcf
-"it Wrders re11y' wjni
i jo curry phHo, favor, let them put
Hiu that MtprBlsed ratoeill
gkikousaali galions, "not next year,
jynot next Pontht but now." '
X $m n i 1 .ii wwiiwa ,
F A mBoujl town Is aJd,to unbey
I Among its Rotables a horeo that
egwears Jroftsers. One doea not h'aVe
SiDb ge"to -iasourl jkfo find dpnkeyp
r...
.Those hoboes who got into 'the
fight with trainmen down In Jcffer-
, county JiMera leaking
irm wowt. 'iney mus
have ha
ir eyesight notHo havi
found U is
., No coedtspatchea denying aU
i?ortsvof wholesale slaughter in
Balkan battles, if these are true,
tiea somewhere between London
AHd thIedlterraneanher.e must he
am army vs, ueuiscrcav, Jtjira, t 4
. " 1 ' " V , I
t Nebraska cquntlea are slowly com
tiks forward with their totals on tb
psessroent foils, each showing an. ia
eaw In valuation." None of them
3iav yet reached the Douglas county
jftark, which ssea&s that Omaha at
Jst i9U8g'fif witbfnhe state t&x.
aathofUHw.
t Te yaper tba u ,seriA at
fte home rule ehaHey is Wl $t '&mt
Jg at Oonwlleer Hyder's vUgtU
sec VfJ,rsi .Bf $x frr
fahKAtkmtim 'the Me is
4mrbt dliAe4t Kydr J far tha
MsAjPri'.tll Dtsble--
7
Smh
Lincoln Mm,
"What if Lincoln had lived!"
The exclamation became tlmoat
common while the Gettysburg annl
versary was being observed. As If
Lincoln did not live. Ho lives a vital
Icing orce in all the great lessons the
(.-.mi wsrtwuKu in an lis lniueqcen
and 1U portents. He lives in the
h'cnfcUof . every veteran ot both- arm
ieSWcfrod In friendly ratihlon the
sroilnd ' drenched In each other's
blood half a century boforo. He not
tohly'Mlved, he animated every deed
worthily done, every Word wdrthlly
Broken. The soldiers or Meade and
Lee, scorned to match their tributes
of lovo to this living man. The pres
ent chidf executive lined his oration
aldng'tho trend' of thought expressed
in that inspired opooch ot Lincoln's
fifty years ago. -Kever did the wotd,
"In death there is life." seem more
trae'lhaff during this Gettysburg col-
ebratldh when the Lincoln example
and wisdom add inspiratiod so doml
nated the thought, pot only of th
eo,ooo old veterans assembled on
the ,rcat battlefield, bat of all
thoughtful American patrldta
Lincoln lives, ah yea, and In spite
of his words that November. day,
"Tho world will little note nor long
romomoor what wo say here," thay,,
tpoijvo; Uve an epic to stir men's
thoughts to. nobler aspirations, their
Uves to better deeds and forove to
Intrench In the conviction of men
and, nations that sovereign principle
pf "goyornment of the people, by tho
people and for the p60pfV
y Tall Weeds and Short Memories.
, .. Why do property owners Walt each
year to bp compelled to cut the weeds
growing on vacarit lots? They know.
the weeds ought to be cut and that
an abiding city ordinance) requires
.their cutting. Do folka forget this
fiem season to season? If it is a
mere matter of short' Memories, Add,
Whe loty weeds Oiemsalves M fct
surncientjy ,f,vf 'M Yeraladers, th'eil
such memory prcdcasUhildi,'th
era from city officials respdil&ltye 'tot
the weed hmtitt are not amiss.
In a growing, bustling city of
ftnd .cbaracej' Is hi
ways possible to find vacant iota, and
gBtfdtpi'd vegetation growing luxuriantly
WWr tttemv . The weeds EhouK; ha
cut &nJ. HHo the removal of enow
and i(-e from sidewalks in winter.
Iwhete owners fall the city, tnay act
la the tart, terse vernacular of our
earned mayor, "Get busy."
1 1 m i im
1 ,
iar OMk fin.
Jp r(iti t
Kaywsrtt CM,, 4iMitcliM say 4kt
owsw nnws irem mt navnHcmi VS
Mr JHNwy 4 Japwweee
a lM(Hhii, Wuftht firewer!
Bd!M f'.ttilr aumber as era
b. whe.orcAe4 ta Bull ik mcIa's
O-LLA,':,.!.-.., , 7 ..
floio)ral Ull with at mvtCA Atiitler
fSatSlS tA
s'Fweol soh ot the AnterlcAn
WW this day only KQmS
wtnw wu vui?rui VHSia.tv MUG par
ticular whd pulli ,hls tall, that he
will scream a readily as As loudly
fop an "Alien" as a native: or. is it
possible It shows the spirit of 'It to
TlLfiM wtln Hit la X.iili..i. I
3'yalOSfflli" Or is it )&pr
a H a ati v l !" . - s .1
" whAtWt uU 4slk. tkt il
it tkls iasMsct serftt wskk
HflMi fyjfte KT- rftweAttle, was
.ls4y.fa eTitliAAti kn
m. ! the fat that it wtsitAeJ
Mst frw whieh a lArge mHAhL of
OAMfAtA .4AM A( .jRrt
ahij4. It k tt f tht ptftty lit
tle tewat o tut western slop of tM
lfLf.wrreiiAe by luxurkat re4-
aollM orchards and fields, fes
thl it kaovA only to traveled a a
rule. So it may now desiljkeet to
a'pjtea of listeria lmporUacs :a the
solution of the American-Japan se
problem, which jbattht hfere bWa de
nied it had the white f$lka stAyd ai
home.
Juoilcial Kewa Oeasorahlp.
'A 'Menanhla judge) f Ibm and .ninvlh.
6hs i, Uemta editor on the. chafgo
,. coBtesipt of court for publishing r
piece of news the Judge declared
lPJii4aMt b Published, Reporte
Fllont aa to tho propristyif nfefB-
ltshlag this particular j,i9e8 of news.
,bjt thejjriatiple is pparent The
mhtofA fudge Arbitrarily to' censor
ifera.s. of newt arising ln his court
will aot be admitted by any self
respecting newspaper, and even as to
the prpprietiet It is as fair too-isk .the
Judgment of & publisher as that of A
Judta.'ja the courts had tha right,
backed by the power of Imprtsoa
Blent, to censor reports of Judicial
proceedings It would lead to worse
abuses of the constitutional guaranty
or ires speech and a free press.
Ltaeola is talking about following
Omaha's led to claSir) the lfd down
Absolutely on sales of dangerous
nreorackers aad xplolre fireworks
i rejei .aewa. It wt can have our
eiUst cempetlag t? see which etA U
mere etfeeUve Ib aUg a really
AAfsjasid Ase PwriS, resulu may be
Tahs far ae chertu glflM ap-
pre ea fc hora , tat latest
ttsburg wIllTesalrlllpse,
Looking BacWatd
TliisDwittQtaalia
(OMPltr-D
f ILEA
? DOQ
July 11.
Thirty Yearn Ago -A
quiet wedding ceremony was pro
nouneed by nV. W. J. Itartha, uniting
the" .daughuf of Mr. and . Mrs., vr. :T.
Mount and Mrs. .Swan lit "marriage.' Th
bride was attended by MI Betty Mount
as brldetmald, and tho Broom by Mr. A.
Mclnnls as best man.
At the annual meeting of the .Union
Pacific pioneers, these officer were
elected! T. II. Dally, president I C. V.
Gallagher and David Kno. vice presi
dents; T, J. Staley, recording Secretary;
William Anderson, secretary; Thomas
Nolah, treasurer.
Jack Curley subscribes his 'name toa
Challenge which reads; "I can whjp any
man lrt Nebraska. My money says so, f
would like to meet n? Of them In a ,twen
ty-four foot ring. 1 nave the money, and
I will bet f5M to $1,009 (hat I cart whip
Oeorgo Barnes, the Nebraska giant, in
side halt an hour,"
President Winter of the Omaha & fit.
Paul, carne down from St. Paul to look
after the extension from Wakeflold 'to
Yankton,
The teacher examining commlee, con
sisting of Mrs. Dlnsmore and Messrs.
nush' Snd Bloom have concluded their
labors. They examined twenty-two teaeh-
r, passing all but three. .
Judge Elmer S. Dundy ot the tinlied
States court Is building a flno new resi
dence on Park avenue of Colorado sand
stone and brick.' .,
Among the large real estate deals this
wek are the sale of A, 1, Baker of pari
of his farm, comprising about 'ttf'iicres,
to Guy C. Barton and B. II. H. Clkrk, and
also tha'Sale of the Well' traet on. laun
ders street to John h Rdlck for W.0X.
twenty Years Ag6- ,
The city council coriflrniea 'the 'hpi
nolnlniftrtt of Jam It. Wlnnni
chairman of the Bolrfl 6? Publlii''Werks
to nmcoead Major BirkhaUser.
8. C "Epperson. (503 Hickory street, tn
oldttma resident of the city, died of
jaundice at his home.
The Board oMteilth found !,(! pounds
bargained for Its sale" at i eentaa pound.
The fark board broke ground anU
began preparation of the Dlstln tract
for park 'purpose. This tract was at
tlA west., end J?Mh 8bmW-ftvJ5Ue
motor line, In the vicinity ot Ames
avenue and Forty-oeconcljsttfitt. ,.
fAlAHal T. V !f mbi M rl t 5t rnert eV
CU' vras" in tOWrf afid said ihit General
II. VahWyok was fast recovering from
his illness and would soon be able to
take a rid In the c&xrfage.
Superintendent Houck of .the oour.t
house beun the work of putting the
court raoYHS n condition for the. fall term,
K re(hVtVUl,l tljy'bsnches to, the base
nvent for re sirs and p(Intltiir,i4termlna
to o ftis wrt towara seoimng cia
jt8, " :
Tm Yers Ar
The4 K newvtrwfct by th republican
Fourth Judlolal Alttrict as candidates tor
IS4H4i jWS(Hl jryifW F, Baxter, tm $.
tests, Cketsc A. Tmt. A. 3U. Sutton, A.
C, rr.'mm Sears Hd WlUIMn
--" - mvl4 "II. Vtirr af K1lvue eof.
IstrIMp IV Miff, to Secletary WU-
im thShf ia government d,-
nat,'na, VeVerVe1,' and, thus a
to, tho state H most importariUand beaU-
.1.... j- m
"It certainly is a very qud law and
ths provision of it were notndrstol
In Omaha whan it was pasted." Said
James E. Boyd, chairman otcthe Water
board) in speaking ot the Howell law b
Which Kowaji foru4J ornana to acquit
ths water plant. Chairman Boyd there
upon proceeded to appeal to the city
1 j..,ti.ui ,4.1 Y;
A daring daylight robbery iwas prae
UVTj((. wWKSfbJtrl Voths entered Max
rnorris' tailor shop, ii Farnam street.
th Aftrnoen talked -Away with
out trt worth of elotnlnr. They were
1t caught by the W!ce.
Work en the Auditorium by the Wick
and sfetia mn was suepsnded for a few
tVs, awattlM1 the trofl mil.'s)kuil4tn-' In
W eir Wat progressing on .many sides
tJl' Ifw Structures) were fo)ng
ma sMAti tr Ihent tke new Nelkaeka Tele
aeHltlOfl. HousehoWers wtho lnvt in Pennsyl
vania ooai hsreafter TwHI pair -. cenU
A ton into the Kstone state treasury,
Tha Us -Kill" rial cs ttatatssO. in ths ccal
bill, but be there iit th simo.
MM Jane Addamat rdenUoned aa a.
candidate for mayor of Chicago, says
she would Uke ths job if.tt Was handed
to her. Mis Add&ms Is determined to
remain above suspicion.
The Hay Fver association holds Us
annual sneeseftst At Bethlehem, N. II.,
on August 17. The proposition to ntaks
the golden rod tho natlqn&l flower wtlj
not be dtaotiaeed,
A search .begun A year sko for William
Sand, Agd U yeatn. who myJsrloiisly
dl.ppea?eji from hi hom.a h,flrman
town. Pa., has Just been prouebt 1$ A
uefuV elos In A South- American
country. According to advices recslved
by ths box's pirants.
The will of Sarah 11 Hartshorn,
daughter of Daniel $. Ford, magattnt
publisher, filed for probate In Boston,
provides that on the death of her hu
band, William, N. Hartshorn, ,O09, shall
go to the Mount Hermon Boys' school at
GUI. to Northflvld seminary at
Kist JforthfUtd. and t,0 to the trustees
ot Meredith college. Raleigh, N. C.
Mm. Uontressort, th gifted Italia
woman hose thtorles of teaching have
become contpleueu In both Europe and
America, especially In America, whieh
has fertile spll for pedagoslsal theories,
ts reported to he Intending; u merry, with
the probable contfrauense that she. will
give up her Mhool. Th wport. hw'
ever,, is denled-at least, sas tar a the
present is concerned,
Grac? Olmaead Clarke is said to b
the only woman son,s painter, Sh
a very amall woman say sh,e Just
tumbled Into th ooupatlW;whih Is a
new one and a nie on in !h Woman
may engage. She had beenolng scent
palntuig for amateurs fer ' nine yarst
when Annie auwill anHed her to do somi
for f, andTht WM o luceaaitui that
M wU continue to paint scenery foi
protesaioBals.
i 1 ' ii 't I
People Talked About
Twice Told Tales
Boynltr Welconte.
Judge OSry. chairman of the United
States steel corpdratlon, told one tho
Other night which leaves no doubt as to
the we'lfom.e thmlnleter- recelvoa in cer
tain quarters When making a pastoral
call. i
Borne .tlmsagJC the Juflge. said, .the
minister was ixpectia to visit-the homo
ot a good brother, but it was not abso
lutely certain that he would come.
(Finally, however, the domlnlo Appeared,
and little Willi, who had been watching
at the gate, sounded the tidings With
glad acclaim.
"Whoopee!" JoyoUsty cried the young
ster, wildly tossing up his hat, "Hip!
hip! hurrtht Here h comes, mamma!
Hero ho comes!"
""You, seem very, glad to see me. Wll
llf," smiled the preacher, patting the
boy oh the head and shaking hands 'with
the family.
"ToU just bet I ami" enthusiastically
replied Willie. ."I have been afraid at
tho mprnlng you wouldn't show upl"
"That's awfully nice of you. Willie,"
aid the parson, "Why were you afraid
I wouldn't comer'
Philadelphia Telegraph.
A CnrHcn Oetitvrfty
Among the Veterans of the civil war
Bull Huh UII .forms A nfnndlnir 4nk.
Thus, kfft kdtMiafcr&y 'baVMuefc bt the
Cumberland society. .. OcnerpJ,, Qates
Thurston said lti"WaahVili -
"A yjUerRnrfrotrr av-dltapcc)ne;pro-Snted
hldselfSlj a '.eunloA. wUht&Tscar
on his facie,
, ' ai5-syou ge.titnnt scarriiney
Hsf if u t ouiu. ri
" Imoosslblet YouTtarVn-VliTinstp.
You never saw Bull rturt,1" they said. ,
, b..Vtot MA the veteran, -I.
know it does sound queer fop, u relleV
i .... .i j.j ifi' .i :
DUU Run. but. ye see. It jvae'.llke, thloV
after I'd run six or seven miles, I got
kinder careless and looked back.'
Nashville Banner.
lstrtot JTArirr. Oovmrel.
A UtrJult&) of the municipal court
ot ?BitodsitIy declaredt that "a
patriot" VasJS), manvho refurfed t3-buP
ton hWlfeHiMrgerls waist" "A mar-
tyr," h went on, "Is on who attempts
and falls, white a hero tries and suc
ceeds." "Then what Is a cowardt" asked a
curious bystander.
"Oh, a coward?''' replied thofjudge,-"Is
a man who remains single so he won't
have to try."Sajt tFranclsect Argonaut,-.
1 v
Editorial Sif tings
Washlngtoh Posts The removal of prrss
headquarters to Salonlkl has been
signalised by a 'Succession of brilliant vic
tories for tn orenK army;
Boston Trancr!ptt After reading what
the collsge prc14snt had to say the? plm
must be awarded to the ralltplltter.'There
Is stilt but she "Gettysburg Address."
Baltimore American t ,In Minnesota, a
rsat bull moose chased a bull mooter till
the latter fled tor his lite. '.Thtra may
be tiO polltleat elghlfleahee tn -the occur
ranca, but It Certainly was stom breach
of professional; edUrtesy.i i J v ...
Philadelphia Record: Coal companies in
ths anthracite regions nave added
iH per cent, the new state tax, to their
bills. The consumers will pay a ,good
deal more than the a. year whlijh
th state expects to obtain through the
tax.
Cleveland Plain Dealer) By placing
Zach Chandler in the hall of fame Michi
gan has added A hot weathef, pas tlma to
Washington's dull routine. Everyone is
Scurrying to the cyclopedia to find out
who ths dickens Zach Chandler was.
Springfield Republlc&nt HIstDrtana-uO
the civil war have had a first-rate chance
to gather new material for the re
mlnUoenjeS of tho VStera'hs. Atjti'V htt
torfcai talriter dotltd miki a ramrfeJcV
Ing, pieBirS oul Jf "'jlfty Veats after"
than: of.th battt Itself. '
St, Louis Globe-Deraocratt Tn$ people
Of the .United States last year consumed
an average of t gallons ot wlitsky or
brandy and' twoHhtrd of a barrpl of
beer. Any tfersbA' WUb ifa'lU tb
hlspro.rata ieqid r4i sayjy foV iS'Aw
who wjok ii in aaoruqn 0' 'Bis regular
share. li "f
Tahlqids'oi 'iqiibe
rmu.
WIKtHtn
beds which' -feontaln all
n are the only
foods which' -tantain all the elements
needed tomeintabY human life. T
To mak.S A dusty .straw hat Joojc like
ne.wi bruh H-wejl with a. ttt oit , velvet
moistened With Alcphpi.
A Chicago , artist' has dtscovsred. that
he can satisfactorily" mix paint at night
by wearing "viojt-Unted Speeftele-
Using an electrical fUrnace 'Atjondon
Scientist' his iuebie'ded In drawing glass
tubes wjth kn" quteids dliifietr of but
ort4-twntyrflve-thoushdth, of aH fnch.
Equality of strength In both arms
occurs Almost twice a frequently With
women as wth men, more, men than
women being stronger in the right arm
than In. the, left.
Experiments by aquarium exports haySH
i&dicated that salt water baths will cure
soma ill' ot-tresU water fish, while fresh
watsr makes sick deep'seA dcnlfcna Well.
Stories in Pigjires
Massachusetts now ha nearly et,W)
registered automobllea,
Germany last year exported automobiles
yalud at ?a,W0,ce0. , ' ' ,
Maeh.U4etU legislature, eft its. !
sea4on of 111 days, passed 1,900 new
Jawa
United States' In May Imported i,US,Cffl
worth of Uncut gems, mostly diamonds.
Pittsburgh Is making plans expected
to Say WT.oM a year in its bureAv ot.
highways and eewera.
The employes ot the Treasury depart
ment of the United Bute government
number neijhn ll.ftJO persons,
Philadelphia mint, August M, VOX to
June 15, produced- 7ai.S89.Ml ounot
of gold eoipi, tAU,S4AK worth ot
nickels and H,M6S.TS n silver colqs.
Aecdrdlng to official atatlstlc covttrlpir
the whole of the German empire, th
employer organisations now numbst
JX.4M members, covering 4.J7MK worker.
eC both sexes. j
."Because," was the Startling rejoinder
erBox
An lnriilcl V Tribute to Chrlstlnnltr
OMAHA, July ,-To the Kdltor ot The
teS: The brilliant English, essayist and
Social theorist. Frederic Harrllon.
scholar ofthe PositlvurBTni
ophyaaf ia-telyfjumlicdf u
Ins, on religious. mnt"tW in '
scholar ot the PosltlySrWhool of phljoa-
up his thnk-
The Positive
Evolution of Religion." Harrison has
Often been styled an "Infidel," and ih a
senle his posltlvlstle life-view can, frOm
Christian ' standpoint hardly . be called
anything elsd. Yet; when on read his
mighty work, 'what sublime testimony to
the power of Christianity Is not verily
wrung from his heart and mind. I Say
"wrung," for what other word suits tho
marvellous confessions of the unparal
leled power 'of Christianity, that thl
Confessedly .antUChrlstlan thinker sets
forth In this new work of his? To hear
htm, the rank and radical Posltlvlst, say
of the ''orthodox Christian, communions"
that "these ancient communions retain In
stitutions, traditions, Instincts aa to' the
beauty of holiness which are necessarily
beyond, tho dream ot any non-orthodox
movement, and. will contlnuo to bo'b-
yori)l Jtif dreahj for generations and gen
erations to come" (page )to near aucn
A confession wrung from a scholar of
August Co.mto ought to cause some little
dabblers In" Unscientific lnfldetlsm to take
note.
Hear him, further on Chrlstieplty (page
1-1): "Christianity does comfort spirits In
er.gUtyh'j lfc,d,oe,s Control passion; It docs
keep alive In millions of homes and tens
of millions' b(hearta the';flams of tender
ness, 'purity nd BOlf'saerlfloe. Can this
be said of anxpJt the. philosophies, of 'any
of tho soclatWmsorgt any ot the secu
larisms? "thilis aim! to" clear thought,
to redress Wrongs, or to abolish super
stitions! theyjbnot pretend to purify,
direct, insplro life; Christianity ddps."
Wele this to'iffe'silow'-rrom some unwltted
Jmiutorrcjf Elb'ert HUbbard's type of
rn,ntel'flphllfArnlsnT ""it would bo mar
vellous ftvenrso.k ltfic'omes?'however, from
A scholar, an apostate from Christianity,
a. leading thinker in social 'probtems, a
brlUlftnt; essayist, A keen scholar ot
Comte's pVsTtlvlsniT '
Christianity has wrung the truth Xrom
thl hpnfcst i9d3)ty;st. JEjwoUid not be
surprised It tho sweat drops ot heart-
ahd-consplence, anguish pearled down his
t6reheadia- he -wrote these and similar
testimonies. I confess that all my heart
leaped out In love for this man who haa
torn his heart from Christ and still can
not leavo off from Him, but must pay
he ' e'KfnW 'Satr'5rao8r"frmieHvlor ot
mankind, such a tribute.
Readers of JTho-TIW -' "Wt
Christ, by all means let it be tnese
mightier minds, and not to these puerile
and raving scorners that Impotently j-ush
Into the newspapers of our city and every-.
where. Tfjeee latter VJllfyj even the bare
human honesty of decent ttoubters 'and
apostates from Christianity. Thy Ull ot
Ignorance- Unpardonable In to en
lightened twentieth century.
From Harrison's "National and social
problems' oC AW tf his late vojUme.
there" is notleestte Swonderf Ul soberlne
on - tho religious question. High lime,
Mr. Harrison,-With 'the unmanogea.
growth of criminal sta'tlstlca marking the
last .most enlightened generation la' the
world's history, according to Its owai wit
ness as to Itself. Hlgh time, thatf thts
seoulajrlsedi ;gjhcra,Uoh awakens tojj, see,.
historically, wnai every or vcnu.u, u
the Christian era haa proven, pvery ago
of decay of Christian faith has meant
corruption of morals, national dissolution,
ckss(hatred and fearsome expectation of
a great comlns revolution.
That Harrison so honestly states his
estlmat of Christianity, ot "orthodox"
religiousness, of what he calls "Biblical
Protestants," and otttho great German,
reformation through Luther in the six
teenth century, Indicates an unusually
fair mind compelling .attention in spite
o.hls Posltlyljtlo life-vtew.
Pastor Immanuer-Euthsrtttt Church.
OMAHA, July W,-To tho Editor of
TMr-Uee: .'SometimiragD .$1$, was
presented with a valuable and convenl
Antw ioca.ted bulldlnar to be used as an
emergency ,.hosptAtTsomothlng bmaha
was badly In riefid7di. fis" alf patient of
tke eitx.vy,eaf erAt os-
Ua.tfc thus .entailing a largV'fiXllftse to
lh i cly.' v 10 fti,n
Annhlfceefeat-llytlenyTtlirm was spent
in making the uildMig suitable for hosi
pltal purposes, it obviously being tho In
tention of thoso wbo.-.had tho ,rnatter In
hand delay . completions as, long, aa pos
ilbe. Of course it would bo.p, grat pity
to "deprive this- certain .hpspjtst- .f)f the
vast' amount of monsy .received from the
city for the car of its .emergency pa
tients, and In order to. avoid any such
calamity, soma of our- Augut official
have outhoriied the city hospital to be
used for other diseases, aqd all the emer
gency cases are .being cared, for as be
fore end the city treasury l stilt botng
constantly rn liked for the care ot emer
gency case which should cost It very
little It cared for (n it own hospital.
By whose, authority' ha our emergency
hospital txtcrt taken from Ua? And by
the terms of th deed conveying this
property to the city to. be used 'as an
emergency hospital, has not the city for
feited Us title to the property?
. X wish you would let the people know
who are the giflltly parties In this case.
Let u havo light. We surely need it.
, R. c. it.
WtIson.pt (fettysborff.
. BTANTON, Neb., Jly lA-To the Editor
bt The Bee We hear a great many criti
cisms and comments In regard to th
president's dlsTnctlh&tln'on or Unwilling-
nesa to assist at the Gettysburg reunion.
in ini i imntt tne people generally ana
the pld soldier In particular should pas
th mantis of charity anM excuto him.
when taking Into consideration hi ante
cedents, who were, among, the governing
people of the south, for mow than fifty
year industriously educating and train
ing the southern (see southern literature
before the war) people In th glorious pro
ject of destroying the. union end-estate
tlshing- a' southern empire, baaed on
human slavery and to hste the northern
Yankee. This brought on the war, which
received Its death knell ftt 'Gettysburg.
Was It not too mueh. ti -xpecti from the
-president to assist At 'luch. ah- anni
versary! to SsK htm to 'deliver ait- oration
over th destruction ot hft' foWdeat hope
ot hi people. At Gettysburg that ex
pectant southern empire fecelwd it
death blow and Its sun began to jink
Jntd oblivion with- no hop of a rurrec-
much for our human natures '
" From 'a to '. 1
LINES JO A LAUGH.
"Isn't th mother tongue queer?" ,
'What Hate yali found out. riawJ"
''Flnnticlftllyi a man get behind and
then everybody's after him. "Baltimore
American.
"Let's see; you live in A fiat, don't
you?"
"N-not exactly, wo occupy a sUlto of
apartments."
"What's the dlffcrenco?'
"About $36 a month."-Chlcago Tribune.
"What's the matter?"
What' tho matter! Wombat sayS'
I'-m the worst liar In .town."
"Don't bt discouraged. You may not be
the worat now, but anybody who keeps
at It as persistently us you do Is apt
to become a pretty good liar in time."
Washington Herald.
Mrs. Bubbubs (entering husband's
office) I ran Into town today to do some
shopping, dear, and I
Bubbubs I see, and you ran In 'here
because you ran out of money. Well, how
much? Boston Transcript. ,
"Mv son," said the old hunter, "you are
nlnrtlner ntir tn Vaiid iu.Im a. -
guide. Remember that some p6oplo will
want to see bear, whllo other -want to
Sec bear tracks."
"es, aaa.
ia .atiD.icu .Tllll iTfWJKB, UQTl
try to how,rcm bean" Pittsburgh Post
Crawford-Why don't yoU try. Jollying
your wife a little? It' CasV to tell hor
she's looking younger and more b'eautt
ful every day,
Crabshaw I tried that once, and she
nailed me for money to haVo her picture
taken. Judge.
Free Vacation
Use this office freely- when you want in
formation apout the Northern Lake resorts
this summer, "We 'are equipped to givo.yctoi
thebest service, and can plan .any .sort; o
xnp you want,, tell you tne railrqad'f are- timO
schedules, hotel rates, etc. . ,
We have the. lowest vacation, farjis a'n'd' offer thW
best train eervico from Omaha to Minhosota, the head "
f tho Lake, Winnipeg, or beyond. ?
Writo or phono today and let us plan ,it. out! tor
iretheri. . It.doosnlt coat anything to talk, to a.rGreat
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Pf P.jBONORDKN, O. P. & T.jA
1623 Far nam Street, Omaha.
PJboho Douglas 2Q0. .
Thinking of Your Vacation ?
Plan to Go:, East
See what the Great Lakes Region and Atlantic Coast hnato-'ofer
you. . Innumerabla varied, attractions await yon bo;h in the cos
mopolitan que ana at tho attractive seaside resorts.
Sightseeing, s wcU as fishing, boating, bathing and other outdoor
,spo yIltkjpak tjds yacatlqn something duTerdnt-r- aomething
to be rememljered. , . , ' .
Law Summer Fares Now in Effect
via the Chicago and North Western Line to Chicago and .variable ,
routes therefrom to points E3t, some of th more important
being as follows:
Detroit, Mich. $27.50
Boston, Masa. $42.10 to 46.30 '
New York, Nf Y. 43.50 try. 46.50
Niagara Falls, N. Y. 33.50 to 35.50
Toixmto, Ont. 3I.10 to '35.50 '
Montreal, Que. 38,50 to 40.35
Atlantic City, N. J. 45.60 to .46.00
Portland, Me. 43.8S to 47,85
Buffalo, N. Y. 33.50 to 35.50
Tickets 6n sal dally tintll September ?6th. Return limit 60'daya
not to exceed October 31st. Favorabje stopover' privileges.
Unexcelled train iervic to Chicago 'and direct connections
j iwss .nil
Trom Start to Finish
Your .engine runs like a Swiss watch when
-v lubricated with r V
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Proof
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. '.. Speed from every drop of fuel
Hid Crosm
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discounts and iron barrels for storage..
Stcadarp Oil Company
. (NBBRAIKA)
THE ERA OF PEACE.
(From LOfigfdlfoW's ' "iflwatha-")
m mu ntIMrTtl nfv ntinr children
lasun m- tne
fhlbti To the
He w6rd bf wladOm.
the words Of Warning.
Vfbm tho Up of the Great Spirit,
i-t-sm idb
Master of Life, who made
T' have ftlven you lands, to hunt In,
I have given you streams to fish In,
I havo given ythi bearTatfd blsOh.
I have given von roe and reindeer,
I have given you brant.-aml heaver, ..
Filled tho rf.arohPH full Of wtlfl'fowl,
Filled tha rlvcrfull jjf fishes; .
Why then are you not contented?
Why then will you hunt each other?
"I am weary of- your quarrels,- . '
Weary of your war and bloodshed, ,
Weary of your' prayers for verigeancc.
Of your wrangllngs and dissension -'
All yourstrcngth Is In your union, .
All your danger Is .in discord;
Therefore 'be at neacb henceforward,
And us brother live together.
"I will send a Prophet to, you,
A Deliverer of tha Nations,
Who shall guide you and shnli tendh you,
Who shall toll and suffer with you.
Jf you listen to his counsels,
You will .nultlply and prosper;
If his warnings pass unheeded.
You will fade away nnd perish!
"Bathe now in the stream Veforo you,
Wash the war-paint from yottr faces,
Wash tho bipod-stain from ybur fingers,
Bury your war-clubs nnd weapons,
Break tho red stone from this quarry,
Mould and make It Into Pcaco-Plpes,
Tnko tho reeds that grow beside you,
Deck thorn with your brightest feathers,
SmoK6 the calumet together., , i
And as brothers Jlvo 100,!," '
Wgt MejsjMsMnMttB
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