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THE BEE: OALAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1913.
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Summer always .makes a novltns
aucceia- of It during tbe dog days.
All thlhE's come to them who watt,
'$ven rain, to "the Kansas line f armors,
Now for King Corn to show those
wonderful recuper&Uvo powers oace
pnoro.
Once there was a .rain that really
itook .the humidity out ot the atmo
"aphore.
' Those ta'exlcan newspapers1 reach
Ing the States aid about as fat aa
pancakes.
Will the present administration
use grapejulce or orangeade in chris
tening Its battleships?
r Omaha's ball team la too pollto to
'its guests tfl win all the games from
visiting teams on iu home grouso.
The tax rate in 'Omaha will be cut
dru-n a little, while It goes up in the
iuirroiimitKg sasurbev Better ceu
selMate.
: Tire crisis Xextce iwews-te have
bs again peetyened teat. It U oh
o( (these Uicv that, swy break :loose
' The complete official copy ot
Omaha's proposed home rule charter
appears la this evening's Boo, Read
li for yourself.
Physically speaking, California is
really a progressive, atato, because
seven tnore'poraonfl aro born' thero
.very day than die there,'
Demen Hum continues to' find
those willing to accept his challenge,
notwithstanding he baa won ovory
finish fight he ever engaged in.
Mr. Hearst thinks that, with John
Ltnd in Mexico, we ought to be get
t'lta our shoetisg Iron teady. Maybe
he to right, but will wait aad Me)
Ak other treaty has b3i
staled la the Salkans, aa act that
has ei to be so common, and to
mwuk M little, that it scarcely at
tracts attMtle.
California's current decMweua
fruit crop' is estimated at 126,000,
000, exactly the amount Chicago mea
are said to pay out tor their habert
dashcry every year,
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It is taken tor granted that no one
was compelled to produce his natu-
rallzatlon certificate, or tell the date
of his father's papers, in order to
vote on earljr. closing'. ;.. ,
Coneresroan. . Thomas of Kentucky
drew a knife and slaahed hla victim
twice. Newa not.
Some men use to go west to carve
their fortune; uome go to congress
and carve their tamo.
The Mexican foreign minister as
sures our government that Amer
icans and all foreigners are under
the protection ot the' Mexican law
Some of them hare felt the painful
force ot it, too.
Colonel Wattcrsch insists that
anyone can- sell Mr. Bryan a gold
brick, If be will investigate closer
be will discover that Mr. Bryan has
sold a great many more gold bricks
than he has bought.
The official canvass of the vote on
early closing is highly salsfactory
with this vital exception that it
fails to show bow many vottes were
past in the Third ward, and whether
throwing out the votes there would
tbantfe the result.
Th4 adoption or rejection of the
g&s ordinance by tbe voters will
among other thlugs, shut off a lot ot
gas In the form ot Tiot air, for which
certain frugal "reformers" have been
collsctfng pretty fair rales in one
-fc-y "aii s&other.
The Cat Out of the Bag.
Juat ono year ago Omaha took over Ita
municipal ater work. In th face of 1
irreat opposition and almoit lnurmounta
ble obeUole. But the one year Of city
operation liai een a reduction to 1
consumer of 90 per cent ot the prlcn
the I
ot
1.009;
water, and ha plied up nearly $300,
In profits and aurplus. Service la better
than nvar hfnr mmt tnr (ho flrf (m I
the Mlesourl river water la made abeo-
lutely clear and aparttlng-. It la on tho '
card her now to n h n,i r,r h
municipal water worka plant to help
build a municipal electrlo light plant-1
Oman Correspondence of Boeton i
Tranaciipt
You often have to go away 'tenni
. , .
mo to get tho now a, or to have U,
horn
confirmed, as witness this extract
from a dispatch printed in tho Boston!
Transcript, with obvious earmarks
of having beon written by Inspiration
In tho otflco of tho Water board or
gan hero, Barring tho llttlo Inac
curaclos about reduced rates and ab
solutely cloar and sparkling water,
the significant part is thov last son
tence explaining how "It Us on the
card" horo now to use "th profits"
of tho. municipal water works plant
to help build a municipal electric
light plant. This corroborates tho
statement accredited to our Caeaar
llko Water board boss that the repu
diation of the promlso of lower rates
wan for tho purpose of accumulating
money to takd over one by one other
publlo service corporations, and pos
sibly explains why on his recent
Junket to Minneapolis and Mllwaukeo
he was so careful to look Into tho
coat of cos, and to avoid discovering
.the cheapness there .of water.
RogardloDB of that, however' it (s
woll for Omaha property owners and
jwator users to know what ls,?'on the
prd,,( and to bo odrised in advance
.what it to be done with the money
of which they are being "robbed."
A Furious Tiger.
Tho Tammany tiger seems to have
Governor Sulzer In 1 very close and
.uncomfortable, quarters. He may bo
able to escape without harm, but to
a spectator in the top of a tall, tree
it appears as if his. pursuer were at
jeast on speaking 'terms with his
record.
' But does anyone supposo Sulzer
iwouldi have been embarrassod by
those political skeletons it ho had not
offended' Murphy and defied Tam
many? The moment he did that he
aroused the tujry ot the beast that
drove him to cover.
It all goes to show how dangorous
it is to attempt to break off relations
once formed with Tammany hall,
Governor Sulser should have known
fetter than to suppose he could ac
cept Murphy's support without pay
ing Murphy's price. Murphy is a
business man, net a philanthropist.
It also serves as a dettble warnisx,
first ta these net iu the clutches of
the tiger to stay out and those in to
be cerefufhoif tWer try to get out.
fti
TsptBMS lass! OsMMUiitff.
. Tho latest California scsro is that
Japanese are organising land com
panies as a means of evading tho
anti-alien land law now operative id
that stato. According, to reports,
twenty-fur such companies, were in
Corp orated within ten days for
periods of fifty years, with m fcggre-
gata capital ot 5730,000, ot which
J307,613 was paid up,
Two forces are necessary to enable
thp "crafty Japanese" to perfect
their scheme ot agrarian domination,
however, land and lawyers. Admit
tedly, the Japanese now own very
little land there.. To become the
menace they are supposed'' to they
must first acquire the load. How
can they d'o it with, the white owners
refttslRg to sell sad the white law
yers, declining to accft pay fr their
professional sJd is effeetisg ressltst
Why make a furore over the mat
ter so leng ss the whole situation is
in the hands ot 'the . white mea 0
California? They are not compelled
to sell their land tq the brown man,
and if they do not, the question la
settled.' Of course, they will not do
that, The Japanese with the 'price
will get 'tho laud. Ills mcaoy will
look as good as It it came straight
from tbe hand of a thoroughbred Oc
identaL This is largely, speculative,
predicted on the report from Cal
ifornia, Itself, that the organisation
of these t land companies Is for thtt
purpose of evading tho law. But
whether that Is true or not, Cal
tfornlans seem to be the arbiters ot
this particular "yellow peril," thorn-
selves, and must not be disappointed
If tho rest ot tho country now dis
misses the matter in that light.
Keep After the Fly,
Pursue tho fly with relentless
vigor to the very last. Bummer Is
passing with August, but it is now
the fly becomes most menacing. This
is the time llttlo folks, especially,
have their chief trouble with summer
sickness, typhoid fever and .less se
vere maladies. Fhyslcians have con
eluded that much ot it is due to tho
germ-spreading fly.
Keep after him, therefore. Do it
by both offensive and defensive
methods. Swat him, but also starve
him. Kill him when you lay eyes
oh him, but remembering that pre
vention always beats cure, try to
abolish his rendezvous. Do away
with everything and every place that
might draw files or breed them and
you have done the very best thing
possible to promote the erusade and
help your little one, as well as the
older folks. We cannot be too care
ful at this time ot tbe year about
these things.
Looking BackWatd
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AUGUST ia. f 000
TlllrtV YCAI-fl AtT
From Cincinnati comet word that the
Un,on Paolflea were badly walloped there
l' the Shamrocka by a acore of 9 to 6.
Incidentally the excuse la offered that the
Shamrocka had three of the American
Aelatlon players In their ranka.
The vetbound through tralna are lull
ot J'i:tlonB of Knighta Templar head
n-i for the biennial conclave at Sal
r.raciaco. A epeclal car hitched ont
8an
pedal car hitched onto
one of the excursion tralni took T. V.
Kimball, I, B. Congdon and John Wllaon
along, en route to Colorado and Utah
point.
Chief Engineer Butler hat been pre
onted tut a gift from the Pioneer Hook
and Lailler company with a gorgeous
fire shirt ot white flannel and blue vel
vet with the monogram "J. II. U." em
broidered on tho front In sold braid.
Mr. and Mr. Webster Snyder will
shortly return to Omaha and, may make
their residence here again.
Miss Mary Lake Is spending tho sum
mer With her sister, Mrs. Joy Morton,
In Chicago.
A party made up ot Charles J. Greene,
Frank Hanlon, John M. Thurston nnd
Joseph H. Millard have (tone Into Yel
lowstone park for a Jaunt.
Theodore Stebbln of the Boston Insti
tute of Technology la the guest ot r.
A. 8. BllUngs.
Mrs. Beall la back from Fort Fred
Steele.
J. C. Murphy, In oliargotof work at the
Florence cut-off, la offering $2 a day for
laborers.
Twenty Years Age
Thomas Foley got a latter from hla
friend, Frank Ive. champion billiard
player of the world, saying ha would bo
In town In about two weoks.
The Masons of the grand lodge ot K-
bra4ka laid tho cornerstone of the new
public library on Harney afreet, tho cer-
emonles beginning at 8 p. m. The Ma
sons marched with Thomas K. Sua
borough aa marshal from their tempta
at Sixteenth and Davenport streets. Pre
Ident Iteed opened the exercises with an
Interesting address; rtev. Mr. Kuhns,
grand chaplain, offered prayer. Many
prominent Maaona from out In the atate
ware present.
John N. Frenser went to Chicago for a
visit.
It. S. Ervln returned to Omaha to mabe
this his permanent residence,
Dr. Nicholas 6nn of Chicago, president
of the Military Surgeons' association and
professor of surgery at tbe Rush Medical
college, was the guest of his friend, Dr,
Onlbralth. Dr, Senn was known as ono
of tho most eminent surgeons In tho
country.
Sam Car hart, ono of the clerks at the
Merchants, returned to. the city from
Hot Springs and other health resorts
much Improved,. he said, In physical con
dition. Ton Vesrs Ago
Aitnousn juqge w. H. Mumter of the
federal court , granted the petition of John
K. Baldwin for an appeal from tbe de
cision glvlnf to the Great Western term.
Inal facilities ot the Union depot, enabling
it to enter omaa, A. u, BUekney'a rights
to come In with his trains became opera
tive and, he was preparing to enter in the
fall. -
B. J. Bodwetl, county superintendent.
ntf tTWMm at teacher field", confer-
since, .or a series of them, to devlio a uni
form system for all the school. This
uniformity was to apply both as to text
books and methods of teaching and classi
fication.
As a result of the fire at the E. W.
Noah building-, occupied by the Midland
Paint and Q'.ais company, Deputy Labor
Commissioner Bert Buscb, Flr.e Chief
SilUr and Building Inspector Withneli
determined to order front fire esoapes on
the structure
President A. D. Stlckner of the Chicago,
Great Western denied the rumors of tbe
tale of that road to the Gould interests,
saying he still held onto it. Ho ssld no
exact data had been fixed for tbe entrancs
to Omaha ot his road, but thought It
would be between September 1 and Octo
ber IS.
People and Events
All ths Venezuelan officials In Corr
were kilted when the town was captured.
It's Castro, all right.
It must be an era of good f esllng when
Jo a Tumulty stands for an orange cock-
tali at ths White house
In New York Mitchell thinks he wouli
father stick to hi Job and Whitman and
McAneny ore anxious that he sholtli.
Mr. Wilfred Chass ot Merriraao,
Mass., has sons Into partnership with
her husband as a house wrecker She
goes out with him every dAy and docs as
touch physical labor as he.
Dr. W. T, linn. ogd 106 years, the old
est man In Illinois and the oldest prao
tlclng physician In tho United States, t
dead at his home in Oconee. Dr. Li rut
never had a photograph taken.
Edward Musse. a bartender at a promt
nent Delaware Water Qap hotel, has
fallen heir to 1 150,000 from a German un
cle, "providing he stays continuously tra
ployed at the position he occupies when
be learn that he U htlr to my fortune.'
When Honus Wagner read the Latin In.
jktriptlon ths museum curator pro pond ta
writs above his hlttoria uniform and
stove, he at ones demanded lis in cash
tor ths relics. It sounded like aomctMng
fold In drug stores, and Honus wanted tq
be on ths oafs side.
James Moran ot Grundy count)', Illinois,
recently celebrated hi BCth birthday an
nlvercary with a family reunion. At
though he bSs been t4ble since he cele
brated his UXHh anniversary, them hoy
been no serious change In hi comlttton
since and he expect to live another
decade.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer B. Armstrong,
who were married In Fulton. r. Y.,
reached Atlantic City after taking their
honeymoon trip in a birch bark canoe
down the Delaware river alt the way to
Philadelphia. They carried J00 pounds
of bggag In ths canoe and camped on
ths bank at nliht. They shot flft4n
flls on the way dewn the river.
There has died In Anderson, IndL
James McClenaban, an Intlmats friend of
James Whltcomb Riley sines the time
they painted signs together at that place
thirty years ago. The two prospered as a
team of algn painters, but after they
separated and Riley achieved fame a a
poet, MeCJenohan had business reverse
and sank low in the social scale. Riley
nevet lost hi regard for hi 0d rrlonri,
but the latter refused to accept financial
assistance.
Wilson, That's All
Washington Star; Ambassador Wilson
at least had the satisfaction of getting
his advice listened to by somebody,
whether (t la taken or not.
Washington Stitri Some of Ambassador
Wilson's utterance Indicate that he had
brought n chill con carne 'frame of mind
Into a soft drink atmosphere.
Cleveland Leader: Having got safely
out or Mexico with his watoh and his
money, Ambassador Wilson must be par
doned for becoming a bit careless In
New York.
Phfladelphla Public Ledger: If there Is
no vacancy In the office of Mexican am
bassador until October 11, of course no
new ambassador can be appointed,
which goes to show Just how useful to
this administration Henry Lane Wilson
has been, Is end will be.
flL Louis Times: The. resignation of
Ambassador Wilson was to have been
expected. He was no longer ths man to
represent this government In the .City of
Mexlco-and this fact does not neces
sarily reflect either upon the ambassador
or the administration at Washington.
Springfield Republican: It would afetn
that his resignation is now accepted only
because he differs with his superiors In
Washington as to the recognition of the
Huerta government. Under such circum
stances, It Is not possible for the presi
dent of the United State to resign; and
the ambassador's resignation becomes
Imperative.
Philadelphia Record- Naturally, too, a
member of the party of the president
and secretary of state would be a mora
suitable representative than a hpld-over
from tho previous administration. By
the time his resignation shall so Into
effect there may bo a president of Mex
ico, de Jure aa well as de facto, to
.whom his successor can be accredited.
Kansas- City Journal: The president's
refusal of a parting good word to Ambas
sador Wilson la rather shabby tre&t
munt. Mr. Wilson tendored hi resigna
tion month ago, but was held at hi
post througlt a very trying and arduous
period In Mexican affairs, only to be
dismissed without thanks or cordial feel
ing simply because his personal views
do not coincide with those of tho ad
ministration.
Up to John Lind
St Louis Globe-Democrat: Texas I
getting restless concerning President
Wilson's Mexican poitcy. So are the
European powers, but what is tho polloyT
Philadelphia Publlo Ledger: "Ono of
the prehistoric kings rilled more than
(4,000 years." If he had had a little mora
time he might have- decided on a Mexican
policy.
Bt. Louts Republic: Ex-Governor Llnd's
task in Mexico look rather difficult, but
It Is not quite so bad as It looks. He will
deserve a monument if he succeed and
nobody can blame him If he falls.
New York Times: It Is difficult to Un
derstand what an unofficial adviser can
do, how large his Influence may be. But
Mr. Llnd Is believed to be a practical,
clear-headed man, though h is entirely
without experience In diplomacy and
Latin American affairs.
Indianapolis New: "When tho presi
dent," so runs Mr. Bryan's statement ot
yesterday, 4s ready to cofnmunteate with
tho Mexican authorities as- to the restora
tion of pefceo he will make publlo his
view." They urely ought not to be
made publlo before that time.
St. Louis Fost-Dlspatch: The presi
dent's stand against forcible Interference
and hi plan to seek tult Information, to
proceed prudently and in a frlendiy spirit
to promote a peaceful solution ot tho
Mexican problem unquestionably are ap
proved by a great majority of Americans.
Baltimore New: It does not annoar
that the president ot that repubtlo Is
loins ground, but, rather,, ths contrary,
and with the money In hand that has
beeu raised by loan. It will be a queer
situation in Mexico If the man with the
money cannot hire the nen to defeat and
disperse those who are lacking In that
resource.
Editorial Snapshots
Washington Pot: Tho reconciliation of
a British lord to his American wife after
five years' estrangement 1 doubtless duo
to tho fact that the- check 1 no longer
cue.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The next time the
war scare factory discovers 100.090 Jan-
anete In Mexfcowhy not make It 1.000,0007
No use In spoiling a story for lack of a
cipher.
Kansas City Times: Great Britain has
refused to participate In tho Panama
Pacltto exposition. Well, It Great Britain
won't acYvertlae it can't reasonably ex
pect to Sell good.
Boston Transcript: Somebody ought to
play a cruel Joke on Senator Vardaman,
and leave him stranded for the rest of his
life, by teljlng him that all ot oUr paper
money 1 signed by a negro register of
the treasury.
Fhlladelpnla Lcdier: It the world could
ee tbe horror ot .the. Balkan battlefields
there would be more dread and fewer
dreadnoughts. It was the constant ex
pectation of war that brought war in that
unhappy land and hardened Its humanity.
IndlanapoU New: What has hap
pened to those Wet Virginia legislator
who tried to make a little extra, .none?
on the side to meet the deficiency Iti
their salaries resulting from the high cost
ot living bught to be a lesson to other
person In positions of.pubiia trust.
New York Worlds The' old method of
electing United States senators deserved
a Better ending than It has found In tho
sentence of five members ot the west
Virginia legislature to from five to six
year in prison for bribery. But wU aa
we or rid of that method. It I not to be
forgotten that the sham ot such a cose
is still personal,
wosmngton Time: uetween tbe ex
press concern, the equipment concerns.
the Pullman company and various finan
cially powerful supply concerns that aro
Interlocked with the railroad through
community of directors and financial
backing, the railroads are victims of more
holdups than they ought to stand. Let
them be freed from the leeches and they
win stand In 2or better financial status,
Springfield Republican: Ths largest re
sult will be prompted In Washington by
regarding Secretary McAdoo's accusation
that tho depredation of the government
3 per cents has been due to the manipula
tion ot "Influential New York City
bonk" a a hot-weather ebullition, and
proceeding with ths Important business
of promoting a proper currency bill Fbr-
t get It" l good advice for this season of
I the year,
Ueosfci
era
Contrltmtors will plea not limit
of 300 words for their communica
tions, and that w reserve right to
ont down letters that over-rnn.
experience Ills Schoolmaster.
OMAHA, Aug. 11. To the Editor of The
Bee: With municipal ownership, I have
been trying for nearly four years to get
an extension of a water main to a lot in
the very best part of the city (not a
cornfield lot), but on account of tho
numerous litigations, various technicali
ties, contrary opinions of politicians and
cheap lawyers, I am still without water.
In' the meantime, I have been and am
still obliged .to pay taxes-city, county,
boulevard, pavlnfe, sewer, sidewalk and
anything else that the city can think of,
but cannot sell nor Improve the lot with
out water and gas.
I suppose If tho gas franchise is de
feated I will suffer the same experience
In getting an extension ot the gas main.
In view of this, who would not he in
favor of private ownership and voting
for the franchise?
Politics seem to be similar to whisky
don't go well together in tho efficient
management of business of any kind.
Here's hoping tho franchise Is not de
feated! O, W. GOULD.
2SU Pacific street
Municipal Gns Plant the Goal.
OMAHA, Aug. II.-T0 the Editor ot The
Bee: A I sat listening the other evening
to Mayor Dahlman expounding his un
dying Interest In the "plain people" be
fore a gathering of young men, tho feel
ing unconsciously came over mo that It
was the mayor himself, aided at every
turn by those personal satellites compos
ing his administration, who hod been
responsible for holding back dollar gas
for tho last seven years.
Although he kept mouth, hands and at
times both feet energetically at work,
Mr. Dahlman told his hearers little
about the pending gas matter. It it true
he let them -1n on the secret that, in his
opinion, the people would be saved 1700,000
In five years without mentioning what It
wold cost them to save this amount, and
without mentioning that the successful
termination of the present suit ot the gas
company against the olty would bring a
still greater saving.
As many of your reader will remember
dollar gas In 190$ was a live Issue, Mr.
Dahlman told how he had been dlfP
polnted after that 1906 election to learn,
what he might havo learned before, that
there were legal obstacles la tho way ot
fixing tho price of gas by ordinance.
Nevertheless ha had an ordinance Intro
duced which eventually met defeat be
cause the councllmen saw the futility o(
passing an ordnance which the city
legal department bad declared could not
stand tho test of tbe courts.
Bo a portion of the seven years was
passed without any dollar gas.
Tho mayor's next mbya was to adver
tise for bids for a competing gas com
pany to build a plant and lay main
for the fun or entering Into a cut-throat
competition with the established company
which would have no difficulty In tying
up enough ot the gas consumers on
special long-time contracts to freeso out
the newcomer. The absurdity of this
move was proven, if proof were needed,
by the tact that not a single- bid was re
ceived. After the fiasco of the bids for a com
petitor came the bond proposition under
which the electors were asked to vote
$3,600,000 for a municipal plant. This
proposition, coming at an Inopportune
time, with llttlo or no opportunity for a
general discussion of Its merits, found
strong support at the polls. Why did It
not carry? Is It not true that the pros
pect for the bonds carrying actually be
came so great a danger to the gas In
terests that it was found necessary for
even the father of tho ordinance them
selves to oppose It at the polls? In any
case It is apparent that, even at that
time, there was not a strong opposition
among Omaha people to a municipal ga
plant and that with an earnest educa
tional campaign the project would havo
carried.
80 was another portion of the seven
years passed without any dollar gas.
The next move was a repetition of tho
first. Conditions has now changed and
legal opinion now favored the validity of
an ordinance nxing (1 as the price of gas.
Such an ordinance was quickly passed.
Ot course suit was brought by the gss
company to prevent its enforcement.
This was mora than two years ago. Ths
suit now lies dormant in the federal
court. How much effort has been mado
by ths city administration and It legal
department to bring this suit to, a bear
ing? Inaction In regard to this suit has en
abled another part ot the seven years
to slip away without dollar gas.
And o this question now confront us.
Ehall we recall from office corns ot tho
present officials responsible for not push
ing this suit? Or shall we vote for the
proffered bunch of Joker and legal
tangle which, through the suits likely to
follow, may provide opportunities for
making dollar (or less) gas a reality?
And let It not be forgotten thai "dollar"
gas would not now be the Issue If dollar
gas had been ecured. by Mayor Dahl
man1 during hi ,fjrst term.
WINTER BYLES.
Patience.
OMAHA, Aug. n. To the Editor of Tho
Bee: Without patience a man can hardy
hope to succeed at anything, and nothing
I more valuable to man, especially
after his youthful day are post onl he
enters the valley of old age. It lk one of
the most common follies of human nature
to "want what wo want when w6 want
It," and to be Impatient ot all restraint
until we get It: and then, ot course, we
want something else, and we call this
the strenuous life.
An Impatient man I sure to miss all
the good things in life, for the reason
that he is always looking toe something
better, and he never knows a good thing
when he find It Tho working nwn
haunts the barroom and poker den be
cause he lacks patience to fit himself for
a better station In life and Improve hit
mind by a diUfent course ot study. Ia
order to acquire knowledge a man mt
learn to love It and to devote every ,ipare
minute to his education, and he can nly
learn to love knowledge by court In it
with patience. I believe that most run
have a keen desire for learning, for they
are filled with curiosity and love an argu
ment and but for the lack of patlenco 1
am IncUned to think that but few would
remain tgnorknt. Men and women who
work, for their living are. almost cerUln
to remain poor unless they haye a good
stock of patience and self-control. Sav
ing can be made a fixed habit the same
tn .u, uiuv b mtu itsvnv (no nie
mniUnr tni- 1l h.Mt. .h.IKi u4
or bod, aro formed by practice, and
working people who enjoy spending
money must surely Know that they would
enjoy a home, a small farm or a poo'
bank account much better; and thoy lo
know It, too, but they haven't the ?u
tle'nce to knuckle down and make v Ma't
It U surely better to live hard for ten
years and get a start than It Is to live
on tho fat of the land until' old age clones
thi gates ot prosperity nnd opens the
door to the work house or the paupers'
home. If women had as much patience
ss pride, they would bo greater scholars
than men, for they have more leisure, and
If men had pat(enco tquat to" their cour
age, It is safe to say that but few of them
would collect rent receipts fbr thirty or
forty years, and die at last In a rented
house. The young man or woman who
stays at home and reads history is kill
ing three birds at ono shot! they are
saving money, they aro Improving their
mind, which is always a delightful ex
ercise, and they are learning to be pa
tient and cheerful under difficulties.
By diligent practice a mnn who scrib
bles a few short letter's for a newspaper
may become Insensible to all slurs, In
slnuations, misapplied ridicule and tho
stupid and vicious personalities to which
Ignorance always returns as a dog to
Its vomit E. O. M'INTOSH.
Nebraska Editors
During Chautauqua week Editor Davis
of tho Greeley Leader Issued a dally, cat-
rylng a large line of ads, numerous news
items ot local Interest and the dally pro
gram ot the Chautauqua.
Tho Republican, published at Impertil
Neb., has Just passed Its sixteenth birth
day, and the editor says the paper hao
never missed, an. Issue and has- always
worked hard for the Upbuilding of Chase
county.
Blair Is to have another newspaper.
Editor Hilton, who has been pu6llilnir
the Kennard. Enterprise, has abundotp-l
that field and has moved over to Bblr.
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He (during the quarrell Then,. by four
own aecount I didn't tell you a sfhgle
truth before we were married.
She You did one: you said you wer
unworthy of me. Boston Transcript.
Madge Why do you object to 'tht
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Marjorlo I don't think It good taste
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Judge,
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base ball players."
"Wh so7" " -
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"I should think you would like him;"
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In literary lane to stray;.. '
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And read what Infant experts say-' .
I'm nothing but tho baby's didl'
The nursery Is warm and bright .
My lonely den with dUst Is gray.
My phonograph Is silent quite; ,
I miss Its loud- and cheerful bray.
A chastened manner I display:
I seldom care from home to gad.
What matter If I go or stay?
I'm nothing but the baby's dad!
L'ENVOI.
(Prince, this Is but a grandstand play
The pathos of my brief ballade.
Would I exchange with kings? Nay, nay!
I'd rather be the baby's dad!)
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