THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1913.
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rOfNDBP Dr EDWARD ROBBWATBK
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changed na often na relocated.
Tho automobile Is tho advance
agent of good roads,
Mr. Hobo !b now mayor of Los
Angeles, tho city of flowers.
Count Zeppolln, of aoroplano
fame, Is an airy old , gentleman ot 75.
Teaching tho child not to exag
gerate. is oi way of instilling truth
fulness. Ferhaps'old Doc, Cook will offer
consolation .to Ma follow-dlscovoror,
Doc, Frledmann.
1 i Goodbye Met. "tako keer o your
self," and don't get,, drowned -in all
'those bathtubs. . k
i s- "
General Ivanoff will have to get
someone bosldes , tho little Crook
boy to black his boots.
When you go on your vacation or
dor Tho Boo mailod to you. It wjll
pave los, of .loiter, writing,, , , ,
Moro than 1,000,000,000 eggs
R,Hro on Jce-ih .Uew 'York -cold stor1
-mo plants. Hurray fortp.uro ropqi,
mis not woainer may nave its
compensations for tho preacher it
it works so folks, can not sleep
-during tho sermon,
If thero is any good reason why,
In making its own charter, Lincoln
should enjoy more homo rftlo than
'Omaha, it is yet to bo advanced.
It seems that tho nioat, ardent ad
""vocatos oTt the reterVnduio. ' ere not
so suro about it when it is aimed at
'one of their own pet-measures. '
Tho prico of seats on the Now
York exchange has come down
from $76,000' to 140,000. No,
lhanks, this strap will do,
One thing that makes tho now
federal base ball league seem vi
sionary, perhaps, Is that the St.
Louis team is up In second placo.
"Be my mine" Is tho proper ques
tion to pop to a girl it she is rich,
Recording ;to ,tho Louisville. Courier
Journal. Yes, or angel might do as
well,
Out of sympathy for tho inter
section nollco during the torrid
ttoys, St. Loula newspapers suggest
they wear khaki uniforms,. Why
not bathing suits? ' -
Just give the fake reform news
paper something in the nature of-a
knock on the homo rule charter and
Jt will state, at you with a tab lino
labeled "Pago one,'
The latest California peril is tho
English sparrow, upon which war is
.wagedi buijaa.jt 1 not a yellow peril
there eeems little likelihood- ot in
ternational complications.
According to Governor Bulier, the
state of New- York is honeycombed,
with graft, Perhaps a bristly brush
in the hands ot a fearless chief ex
ecutive might do some good.
Now if they had only had a real
legislative lobby Investigation at
Lincoln last winter, it's a certainty
there ould have been some rawer
work covered than any so far ex
posed at Washington.
Wopder what kiud of fits our fake
home rulers would have thrown it
the charter-makers had proposed to
vest -the State Railway commission
with exclusive authority, and full
control! over all the public utility
Services In Omaha.
The assistant attorney general of
the state of Nebraska is of the opin
ion that a w$l! trained dog is as capa
ble of controlling an automobile as
some persons now driving them,
Which is not an especially high
tribute to the dog.
C
In the Balkans.
The complete routing nnd van
quishing of Gonoral Ivanoff by tho
sturdy Crooks virtually makes Bul
garia plead whore onco it scoffed
proffers of peace. Tho Blrugglo for
tho spoils lins taken a now turn. Hul
garla's degradation is, for tho mo
mcnt, as complete as Turkey's, while
Orecco is In tho ascendant.
Wit1! Bulgaria it Is a clear case of
"pride gooth beforo destruction and
a haughty spirit beforo a fall."
Harjjiy had tho allied war on Turkey
ondod4han the Bulgars bogan their
tight fof.spollft. Thoy hod a mis
taken notion thoy were masters of
tho Balkans. Toward. Greoce cspo
dally they aimed tbelc contempt.
But Sorvla as a weaker powor was
first' to feet tho Bulgarian rod.
Greece,, fired, by tho ancient spirit of
Sparta and Athens, led by a modern
Lcontdas, leaps to tho rorfcua.
Ivanoff was routed his Bulgarian
army crushed undor tho fearful Im
pact of tho Creek nation, led by Its
own king on tho field of war. Buch
splendid courage, such Invlnclblo
fighting, would form an opto if dated
back to Snlnmls or Thormopolls.
But tho satisfaction lies not in that,
not in Bulgaria's sorry . humbling,
but in this, that It gives hopo of
speedy ending of the long series of
bloody Balkan wars.
A Baokslidcr on -Democracy.
A slgnod artlclo ovor tho name of
Hon, Carter Glass, who has had
greatness thrust, upon him by bo-
lng the instrumental agent for tho
introduction of the administration
currency bill Ifi the lower' house of
congress, perpetrates this nalvo con
fession: I am glad that I represent In congress
ronstltuents who have sense e,nough
to understand that the average American
citizen cannot understand the abstruse
details of currency legislation. I vonture
to say this because I have experienced
the greatest difficulty in mastering many
details of the subject, and I modestly ro-
serve tho right to think that, after study,
lng the question for somo years, I ought
to know as much about It as the avoraga
mon In my congressional district who
has had no opportunltyor desire to study
It at all. '
Although assuming to bo a high
oxponoht of Ict-thO'people-rUlo de
mocracy, tho Hon. Carter Class ovl-
darttly doos not Want'any reforondum
on the curroncy bill. JIo refuses to
concodo that his constituent know
enough about the currency to vote
intelligently upon it, and seems to
havo como to this conclusion by the
difficulty he has himsolf experienced
in mastering th6 abstruao details
and Jntrlcaoles of tho subject. Con
vinced that his constituents would
never know any more4 about jit than
ho doos, ho soes no reason why ho
should not cast their votes for thorn,
Plass is not careful, .ho will.' soon bo
accused of being-a republican instead'
of a democrat.
Jlartyr to Boience.
It is a colncldont worth noting that
on tho day of tho doath ot Burton E.
Baker, Inventor of tho X-ray tuboi
tho announcement should bo made
by a reputable medical exnort that
tho dread malady at tuberculosis had
met a conquering force in tho X-ray,
which-at least had been applied with
success in some experimental pases.
Tho Inventor, hlmse'lf, died virtually
the victim of constant exposure to
tho rays. Ho waa cloarly a martyr
to science. Ho sacrificed his life for
tho development of his invention,
His martyrdom is worthy nnd will
servo the world throughout tho
length of many lives, but there id
nothing new in tho prlndplo of his
.sacrifice.. Lives havo been laid on
the altar of service for the develop
ment of science always and no, groat
scientific, truth stands ..unaccom
panied In history by 'Its melancholy
toll of stlch victims. Even in recent
years, in tho search for tho conquest
of yellow fovor.. mon havo died for
the secret to savo others. It Is too
early for final Judgment upon tho
X-ray's .offlcaoy .in treating tubercu
losis, but even if half successful, how
many lives would not Burton 13.
Baker Diva if tin hari manv. for thn
I-. - - , - - , -
'ITlvilege of bequeathing such a her-
Huge to mankind?
The 'noposed ;Homo Rule Chartor
for Omaha contains now require
ments which do not suit tho brewers,
the fra.nchlsed cqrp.oratlons, lip pav
ing contractors, the professional poll;
tlcjans apd the time-serving salary
grabbers. Keep this in mind, 'ns Jt
will be the key to tho opposition
waged thfougb fake reform newspa
pers. '
Every chapter of Omaha's now
home rule charter was reported to
the full convention of fifteen mem
bora, laid over at least one session,
and then read and acted upon sec
tlon by section with unlimited op
portunity to move amendments and
vote on them separately. What is
there star chamber about that!
It may have been overstepping the
proprieties for that California grand
Jury to. Incorporate in its report its
unvarnished opinion ot tho McNab
McReynolds episode, but it has the
popular side of the question, Just the
rarao, -
If ,Met'hadthat'offIcial house
with seven bath rooms whie ho is to
occupy In Panama here in Omaha
where they charge. 35 cent) per 1,000
gallons for water that (14,000 sal
ary would not do it.
as thoyrhavp commissioned Ulm to
aolthoufgbrngbdct tS 'thorn for
Instructions, . . If ' .the, .Hon1' Carter
Looking Bar WrtyI
tlliis Day iu Oraalm
COMPILED
FROM OKIE, riLKS
JULY 14.
7 poo
Thirty Years Ago
The base ball game between the Sioux
City and Union Pacific nine resulted In
a victory for tho latter by ft wore of 31
to t It was a bum game, and the spec
tators grew tired, and left early In the
afternoon. Only six Innings were played.
The now band stand on Jefferson square
lias at last been erected. It Is not a
very large or Brand affair, but probably
sufficient for the purpose.
Secretary Connoyer of the school board
has been advised that Omaha"s share of
the semi-annual state school fund appor
tionment U to be 3,S.1, which Is about
11,000 more than It was last yesr.
Officers ot the newly organlied district
telegraph company have been elected as
follows: I H. Korty, president; J. J.
Dickey, vice president; M. H. Goble,
manager; U M. Rcoves, secretary and
treasurer,
F. C. Parrlsh, a brother of Henry Tar
rish of this city, has omo up from
Texaa and will probably locato here as
a telegraph operator.
W. Nlstel, now a resident of Ulysses
and formerly of Omaha. Is back with
his daughter for ft visit ot a week or so
With friends, ,
"Jim" Kwlng has been appointed city
passenger agent of the Milwaukee road.
Mrs. V. P. Qrldley and children left
for a trip to Columbia, Mo.
C. II. Dewey has gone on a six weeks'
tour of Yellowstono park.
Twenty Years Ago-
Edward Rosewater, editor of The Bee,
returned from Chicago.
Dr. V, W. Chapln, chief medical ex
aminer of tho Massachusetts Mutual Llfo
Insurance company, was tho guest of
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Jeffries at the Pax
ton. A. II. Jako returned from Philadelphia
accompanied by his bride. They were to
reside at Twentieth and Bpruco street
until they completed their permanent
housekeeping plans.
Judge Cunningham R. Pcott rendered a
decision declaring tho $100 license for
cool dealers to be Illegal, and that those
dealers who had paid tho llccnso to the
city could recover the same,
Adam Benedcn, Seventeenth and Capi
tol, strangled to death. He arose In the
morning 111 and later, while relieving his
stomaoh, was selred with a fit of strang
ling and died.
Oscar Albrccht, tho clever Omaha boy
artist, whose work called for attention
In Tho Bee several times, had a very
handsome piece of art on exhibition in a
local art store, the theme being Ruth's
devotion to Naomi, her mother-in-law.
A Commercial club meeting was held to
protest agulnst tho Clearing House asso
ciation's action In raising the charge for
handling outside checks. In the absence
nf Phnlrmnn M. 14. Smith. Allen T. RCC-
tor was made presiding officer. A reso
lution was adopted urging the trade to
mmlt In HmnnA nr Armtflrn nxchnniTA. In
asmuch as the banks were charging fif
teen cents per Jioo on outside cuecKs.
Ten Years Ari
With Poet Halla pitching and Eddie
Messltt catching for K(d Nichols' Kan
sas City team, Pa Rourke's .children won
a game, 10 to 9, with Shafstal'orkt Qond
lng In the points. Not a man on elthet
team failed to ' gel at least ono hit
Harry Welch, Jack Thomas and Shaf.
stal for Omaha got two each, while
Ketcham, Jacobs and Messltt did like
wlso for tho Kaws, for whom Kahl
plucked three, one being a homer.
William Dunn, 6S years of age, died
at his homo, 1913 Corby street He had
resided n Qmahh. for twenty years, com
ing .to Omaha from Malvern. Ifi. Ho was
tho father of John .Dunn of the police
force and Hrry Dunn, Mrs, Edward
Iteef Pago, Ijharlcs, VllUs and Clyde
Dunn, .
The 'funeral servlco of Richard B. Ber
lin waa held, privately . at. the homo ot
J. H. N. ratrlok, ..Happy Hollow, with
Interment In tho Berlin lot at Prospect
Hill cemetery, where his father and
mother were burled, Mrs. Mitchell, a
sister from Chicago, reached here In
tlmo.for tho funeral, but Mrs. George
"White, another sister of Ban Francisco,
could not make It. The service was
conducted by Bishop A, U "Williams ot
the Episcopal diocese nnd these were th
pallbearers: Charles J. Greene, Arthur
"Wakelcy, Sherman Canfleld, J. W. Hell
wig, J. U PaxtOn, Edward George, O.
W. Dunn and C. 1 Saunders.
David Bradshaw, tl years old, driver
of an express wagon, was overcome by
heat at Sixteenth and' Dodge streets and
taken to Clarkson hospital. It went hard
with him because of his age and the
fact that ho had suffered a sunstroke
somo foUr years before.
Odd Things of Life
They are complaining of a backward
season in Carnegie, Pa., where a light
ning bolt ran down the chimney to th
kltahen range and cooked the steak, and
then went off without doing the family
wash and hanging out the clothes.
IS. T. Evans, a laborer, ot Scrnnton, Pa.,
refusos to claim a fortune of 11,000,000
left him by his father In Wales, because
he has never forgiven his parent for re
fusing to permit him to dance.
Frank Bean of Cornvllle, Me-, la the
only man In Somerset county who Is
growing, cucumbers as his main crop. Ho
sells all his crop to Skowhegan merchants,
wHtch means, he says, that the. people ot
that town eat 300.000 pickles a year.
On the Uintah reservation at Vernal,
Utah, nearly 100 miles from a railroad,
an Indian girl has written an opera, -with
her people as the theme and motif- It is
one thing to write an opera and another
to have It produced. Zltkala 8a, a full
blooded Sioux, has accomplished both
these things.
Prof. C. B. Davenport, who has car
ried on extensive research, work In eu
genlos, says: "A curious antipathy Is
that, of red-haired persons ot opposite
sox for each other. Among thousands of
matlnes I have found only two casea
whore both husband and wife ara red
haired." Among tho gifts to the kaiser's daugh
ter at her wedding was a clock sent by
the city nf Hamolln. It Is made from
wine cask sawed In two. The hours are
Champagne corks. The hands ara cork-
norows and the weights ar bottles filled
with champagne.
Wlmt U a nnxorf
Chicago Record-Herald.
The supreme court of Mississippi has
deolded that the raso'r is not a weapon
but an "Implement of the toilet" Now,
if it had been the supreme court of Mas
earhusatta or Vermont or Maine, no one
I would have thought anything about suoh
a decision out m Mumenippii
Twice Told Tales
larndlnp; the Thirsty.
After North Carolina voted to be a dry
state Its cttUens became very suspicious
of strangers.
One day a commercial traveler went
up to an old negro In a little town In the
eastern part of the state and said to him:
"Say, uncle, if you will lead me to some
place where I can get a drink I'll give
you It"
The old darkey looked him carefully
over, accepted the two plunks, and satd:
"All fight, boss, Jest toiler me."
He led the thirsty one through the
town, on through the suburbs, into the
country, and then started due west.
After they had traversed about five miles
In silence and still' nothing In sight, the
man asked:
"Look here, Mosel "Where ara we going
aftsr this drinkT"
"We's gwlne over Into Kentucky, boss;
we can't glt nuthln' In dls stato. "Judge.
Thn Modern Jinn.
"The late Emerson 'Taylor, our consul
at Port of Spain," said a Washington
official, "hailed from Dry Run, and he
had a fund of happy Dry Run humor.
"Taylor once compared a disgruntled
brother consul to a Dry Run housewife.
'This woman, he said, often took a
queer, disgruntled view of things. Thus
she said, one day;
" 'I don't think the prodigal son was
so bad, after all.'
" 'He wa'n't no good to his family,' satd
her husband,
" 'That's a fact,' said the Dry Run
woman,' but when ho got home, all the
same, he knowed enough to keep hit
mouth shet. If he'd been like the twen
tieth century man the first thing he'd
done would 'a' been to find fault with
the way tho fatted calf was cooked,' "
'Washington Star.
Looking far Ahead.
That the lawyer builds largely on the
future was demonstrated the other night
by a. story told by Congressman Byron
P Harrison of Mississippi.
Some time ago, so related the congress
man, a handsome young wpman entered
tho office of a prominent lawyer. Imme
diately tho legal one rose to greet her.
"I am glad to tell you, Miss Smith," he
pleasantly remarked, "that your breach
of promise suft has been settled, The de
fendant 'has expressed a desire to com
promise the case by marrying you,"
"I am very glad to hear that," was the
smiling response of Miss Smith. "It Is
much better than taking a chance on los
ing the verdict. You have managed tho
case very well. How much do I owe
your
"Let me see," thoughtfully mused the
lawyer. "Shall we say Moor
"We shall notl" was tho emphatic re
joinder ot the fair plaintiff. "It Is en
tirely too much."
"Well, then, I will tell you what I wll
do, Miss Smith," responded tho lawyer
"I will Just cut that bill In half If you
will promise to retain me as your coun
sel when you sue for divorce." Philadel
phia Ledger.
Quaint Bits of Life
A man In Pittsburgh,, wants a divorce
bocause his wife- has --been silent Tor
ten years,
Last October B. I. Howe of Hartford,
Conn., lost a 110 bllll while-doing some
work around a. large estate In that city.
A short time ago Patrick Geoghan, while
raking up some leaves, found the money
and returned It to Its owner. The bill
was In good condition.
Jack Weld, who lives on a farm neai
Atchison, Kan., uses pies as a calendar.
He eats one-half a pie dally and tells
the day of the weak by the number ot
pies left. He does not" carry a watch
and tells the time of tho day solely
by the position ot the sun.
To win the value of a calf, 155; John
Gross, a farm hand of Caico, Wis., car
ried the animal, weighing 112 pounds,
two miles without putting it down. His
employer told him that he could hav
the calf It ho accomplished the feat.
In the wild flower garden of Mrs
Mary D. Veavte and Mies Emma M.
Davis at Belfast, Me., Is an old-fashioned
peony whloh was given to their
mother fifty-ore years ago. It has mort
than forty buds and, blossoms dn It and
a large number ot slips have been taken
from It
One of the most peculiar acta ot
benevolence known of late was that of
a man In Wheeling who offored his
crippled leg tor the benefit of the victims
ot the elevator fire In Buffalo who needed
skin for grafting purposes. He explained
his leg' was no good to him and might
do good to them.
Tho family of nine children of P. M.
Coons of Canton, Kan., all together
measure more than fifty-three feet high
and weigh almost a ton- The nine chit,
dren weigh on an average 303 pounds
each, and their average height Is five feet
ten Inches. Pour sons averago sis feel
one Inch in height and weigh on an
average S4S pounds each, Mr- Coona
weighs only 165 pounds and his wife only
140 pounds.
Over the Seas
Slam has established a government
savings bank.
8llk Industry In Italy employes 190,000
operatives and 19,000 looms.
Cabbage production In Austria amounts
to 1,000,000 tons annually.
Japan Is capturing the Australian
orange market from California com
petitors,
Manila Is to have a new brewery, a'
plant being moved In from Hong Kong.
Persia's one railway la a tlx-mlle line
from Teheran to the shrine at " Shah
Abdul Aslm.
Of France's S7.O0O recruits In 1912. S.
per cent were Illiterates and 12.5 per csrit
had no education beyond the mere abll
Ity to read and write.
While agriculture Is carried on In great
part In a prlmltiye manner In Sicily, yet
the island is gradually feeling the awak
ening that Is so marked In northern Italy
at present
Wales has adopted the American plan
ot sending agricultural missionary trains
throughout the principality, teaching the
farmers the bat methods ot raising pout
try. Oreat gain has resulted.
The gross Income of the Italian state
railways for the fiscal year ot 1911, In
cluding small navigation lines controlled.
by the railway administration, was 115,
Tfl.HS. dross expenses were U09.CU.10,
Including $1,900,000 placed to the reserve.
A net balance ot W,K9,1W -was turnsd
over to tut treasury.
Hiofeyu
ox
Retort from u "Honchrnd.''
OMAHA. July 12,-To the Editor of The
Bee: An article appeared In one of ttu
other papers several days ago stating
that the public service committee of the
Real Eetate exchange had begun to col
lect money to fight the proposed exten
sion ot the gas company's franchise. 1
quote one paragraph:
The money will be used to secure In
formation from other cities concern Inc
gas franchises and the cost of manufac
turing gas, both In Omaha and other
cities.
It was my understanding that the Real
Kstate exchange, or at least their ex
ecutive committee, had already Investi
gated the proposed franchise and decided
against It. Certainly It weakens their
Position, Jn my opinion, when they seek
funds to collect the evidence and facts.
If these gentlemen knew the facts when
they decided the proposed franchise was
no good, why should they now raise a
fund for this purpose? On tho contrary,
If they did not know the facts, how could
they pass Judgment Intelligently?
Tho spokesman of the Economic league
calls those who favor the dollar gas fran
chise "boncheads." At least, howover,
they have reason to believe that the city
commissioners had thn facts In hand
when they made the compromise with thi
gas company, basing that belief upon
Somo of the bills for expert service polo
by the taxpayers' money.
L. U CLARKE.
Donbly Good Advice.
OMAHA, July 11-To the Editor of Tho
Bee! I was particularly struck with the
Item about a Minneapolis woman pre
tending to be asleep while she watched a
burglar ransaek her husband's pockets
and get away with $50 without waking
the husband. After which the husband
commended her for her obedlenoe, because
hf had often forewarned her to remain
perfectly quiet If she ever discovered a
burglar In the house under such circum
stances. .Paul would pronounce that woman a
good wife, for he warned all women to bo
discrest and' obedient to their husbands.
Now, hsre Is an Illustration of how such
discretion and obedience works out, and
It should be carefully observed by all
women. Just think what might have hap
pened It this woman had forgotten to he
obedient unto nor wise and sleeping hus
band. But aside from this the plan is a mighty
good one to pursue. A man who will en
ter your home to steal will kilt if neces
sary, and discretion Is tho better part
ot valor when the burglar Is In command
of the situation.
AN OBEDIENT WIFE.
V. V. niKht-oNWay Title.
SILVER CREEK, Neb., July It To
the Editor of The Bee: The decision ot
the Colorado supreme court against the
Union Pacific In a right-of-way case, a
reported' In The Bee Is of very great
Interest to every person owning land
along the road In Nebraska, and they
will wait Impatiently , to see whether that
decision will be sustained by the supreme
court of the United States. I take It fot
granted the company will appeal. Here.-
totore they have managed to keep out
ot that court, apparently having little
or no faith in their cause, but now U
looks as though tho company would have
to appeal sr practically abandon all claim
to more than .100 feet as their ' right-of-
way.
If, as stated, the Union Paclflo attor
neys say the Colorado case hoe no hear
ing In Nebraska, for the reason that the
oompany has never abandoned possession,
they say what they know Is not true.
And yet, In a. sense, It Is true that the
oompany never abandoned possession, Fot
one, cannot well abandon what he nevei
had In his possession, and the Union Pa
clflo except In a few isolated Instances,
never took possession of more than 100
feet of tho 100 feet they claim as their
right-of-way, But they did, In the eyt
ot the supreme court ot Colorado abandon
thtlr rlShts, It they ever had any, by
sleeping on them. fi.n& that doctrine It
as good In Nebraska as In Colorado.
When these Union Paclflo attorneys
say further, that settlers and. former
occupants of alleged r!sht-ot-way tsndt
lay no claim' to title, they are simply
advertising themselves as monumental
prevaricators, AH the right-of-way
farmers In Nebraska are making such
claims and will always continue to make
them. Some of them executed leases foi
portions ot these lands and thus ap
parently abandoned their claims, but 1
believe even that does not give these
lands to the company or would not de
so on a proper showing of facte. One
thing Is certain, namely, that every ont
of those leases was Illegal and, -In law,
not worth the paper they were written
on, for the reason that no portion, o
these lands was given the Union Pacific
for agricultural purposes, and they could
not convey a right to form these lands,
as thoy assumed to do.
In these matters the eternal Justice ot
the thing Is on the side ot the farmers.
Not pne of them ever should have even
seemingly abandoned their claim to these
lands, and those who under Intlmldatlor
and undue Influence (and that practically
means all of them), may have done so
should In some form reassert their richtr
CHARLES WOOSTERl
Around the Cities
Atlanta's new court house wll cost
n.iso.ooo.
Cleveland Is to have a 1500,000 automo
bile clubhouse.
Philadelphia Js successfully using
vacuum street cleaners.
Milwaukee Is to have a new county
hospital to cost (800,000.
Montreal police authorities favor pro
posal to add several policewomen to the
force.
St Paul's water board Is satisfied with
a surplus of 175,000 in a year's business.
Since the earthquake 50.000 new build
ings Jiave been built In San Francisco.
Milwaukee Is said to have a regular
school of the Fagln variety for Instruct
lng beggars.
Jefferson City, Mo., has Just opened to
traffic a concrete viaduct fifty-eight
feet hlsh and 503 feet long, costing S0,
000. Buffalo has been asked to pay $163,009
for a school site which cost speculators
much less and Is only assessed at $3T,0OQ. !
St. Louis Is soon to have a new 1300,00.
match factory operated by local capital
Philadelphia has Just completed the
largest car barn in the world, coverlnr
611x377 feet of ground.
Cleveland now claims a population o
722,500, based on school census figure
showing U,VJ children ot school age.
SAD) IN FUN.
Young Lawyer (having passed his ex
ams) Well, I m glad It's over. I've been
working to death the last fow years try
ns to get my legal eduoatlon.
Old Lawyer Well, ohser up, my boy;
It'll bo a long time before you have any
more work to do. Boston Transcript
Rankin What do you think of the
style In women's dresses these days?
KYlt-O, I roll at them and admire
them Immensely, Just as other men do,
I suppose. Baltimore American.
"Father," said the small boy, "what 1
a provisional government?"
"Well, my son, my Impression In a
general way Is that a provisional gov
rtnment Is one that has to krep hustllns
from day to day for provisions." Chi
cago, "Why do you bUme that man for so
openly boasting of his success? He Is
doing an eminently appropriate thing."
"In what way?"
"He Is simply pluming hlm&elf on tho
feather in his cap." Baltimore American.
"I see by the papers that they tried
to introduce base ball In Russia, nnd
after a week the project fell through."
"What wns the matter?"
"The czar's secret police caught the
catchers making funny signs to the
nltchers, and pinched both teams as
Nihilist suspects." Washington Star.
"Two years ago you told me the Woggs
car . was the best automobile In the
world."
"Yes."
"And now you say Boggs Is the only
one worth having."
"I get my information direct. The
salesman who sold me the Woggs car
has gone to work for the Boggs peo
ple. "Detroit Free Press.
On the way to the
seashore, stop at
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HOPELESS.
T. A. Daly In Philadelphia Bulletin.
O! wait, please don'ta go. my frand,
But mak' some talk worth me.
Here cam's a man I would pretond
1 have not time to see.
Kefs Joe Daedarlo, poor man!
Setnco wan clay lasta Fall
I havo no word Italian
Dat'B good for heem at all.
From time hees leetle boy ees dead.
No matter w'at you say,
Dere'a Jus" wan theeng eenslde hees head
You no can drive away.
You- know how mooch a mon' he got? '
O! mooch more dan he want;
He mak' from wan small houee an lot
Ft thousand' lasta month'!
An w'en I tak hcem by da hand
For show how glad am I
Baycause for soch good luck, my frand,
Ho ccs baygcen to cry.
Tou theenk he would have Joy, but no,
He nevva was so sad.
"Ah! yes." he say. "poor leetle Joe,
Ho woulda been so glad."
You know how fine was yesterday.
How warm da sUn an bright.
An' all thecngs emlle een aoocha way
To feel you weeth delight?
Wal, here was I by deesa stand,
Wen Joe ecs possa by
"Buon Olorno! Hoi Buon Qlorno frand!
Good-morna!" so I cry
"Hero eesa day dat's full weeth Joyl"
"Ah! yes," ha say. "too badl
Too ban for won poor lettle boy
Dat woulda been so giaa.
f
'Pht dere he's gon', I thank you s
For dat you're standln' here;
I am afraid to meet dees Joe,
He mak' me feel eo queer.
Of course, I speak da best I con.
But leonce wan day las' Fall
I have no word Italian
Dat's good tor heem at all.
Cape Nay
Ashury Park
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