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    THE BEE: OMAHA, SATllUm, OCLVUMi 2o, 1913.
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BKPTEMBEIt CIRCULATION.
50,085
Blate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, as.
Dwtgot Williams, circulation manager
of The Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average dally
circulation for the month of September,
IMS. waa 0Q.G86. DWIOIIT WILLIAMS.
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Notary Public.
Bebacrlber leaving the eltr
tnperrllr bonld hare The Men
' nailed o them. Arldre rrlll be
cbsBr'd as often as requested.
Welcome) back our old friends,
Mutt and Jeff!
Many otherwise square men are
rousd-aheulaered.
It take a man of stout heart to
get say wltk a bill collector.
Aayfeear heard yet of Bom Howell
juttta fcts jHRket aesey back?
The highest income tax paid In
Oklahoma will be paid by Indians.
Poor Lot
In the lull following the world's
J era somehow managed to
ove Thaw back onto tho stage.
The way to keep the normal
wheels out of politics U to keep the
pelltlclaxs out of the nemal aeheel
hoard.
Mrs. Ella Flaw Yews f Chicage
disapproves alMtaaey, and, Mrs.
Yeuag s aee)tohls things In the
world.
And yet, perhaps we, la America do
aot.reallse Uta s!Hi with which
the British fcrtek wars have t
cos tend.
Johnny Bull first rsesgalses, em
braces, then aeespts Xtierta, but H
norrificc at Unele Sam's flirting with
Mrs. Pakhrst,
If eftry McAdoo still strives to
)le he might move tho consumers'
coat-Vail Street Journal.
Or test ths hills.
It is peer pelicy to pull down ysur
wiadsw serssas at the first seel
breath sf autuma air. Flies are not
so fickle as that Let no guilty fly
escape.
I
It is proposed to make George
WMMactea a saint in the Kplscspal
oaJoaasr. But George never pre
tsMsel to be a ssjat when, he was in
f
It's tso baa that I lata Treasurer
''WaK" George betas an office
whisk, by the ceaettuttea, makes
him fcssUglble to stand fer governor
oa the nsct rsuac.
The "Wash lag ton Star strangely r-
tearks thai "naUrs'g work is drawing
to a deee with the season." Ferhaps
il meant la eeatrast with this perea
lsi extra session ot congress.
If Mr. Ins had kept as silent
about his chautalklag as he has on
this Henry Lane .Wilson letter he
tweuld rank much higher as a diplo
mat who knows when not to talk.
Had that robber reward money
ealy been held out sixty days longer,
the Judge might have made a hit by
disguising himself as Santa Claus and
distributing the prizes out of hla
pack.
While the rest of us are fretting
over the high cost of eggs, poor Char
ley Schwab solves the problem by fix
ing him up a little 120,000 hennery.
Strange the ultimate consumer did
net think ot that.
A Pennsylvania man who once
leaned Mr. Rockefeller $20 Is said to
be In the poor house. He should
have known that old proverb that
"A fool and hla money are. . soon
parted.' Mr, Rockefeller jcpmmlUed
,t to memory la his youth.
A so-called surrey of the work
gene, and to be 4es. by any depart
ment of gorernmeat ts a good thing.
or, rather, good so far as vi take
advantago of 1L We had a fire sur
rsy of Omaha ma4s last summer at
cast ef the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, and presented to us
ires mt c sweat, but as far aa visible
la resales eHssersdbU to ths naked
Tt swrvsy may as well not have
ossn
Too Many Mine Disasters.
Appalling mtno disasters have oc
curred In rapid nuccosslon In West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Colorado and New Mexico. The toll
of life from those calamities Is enor
mous. Thoy creato sensations, occupy
much newspaper spaco, excite a few
words of sympathy and In their turn
pass out of mind, apparently with
nothing done to prevent recurrence.
If In tho same brief period as many
railroad accidents, with proportion
ately as heavy loss of life, had oc
curred tho country would' bo, up In
arms, and justly so, with indignant
demands to compel better protection
to llfo. Congress, under the spur ot
President Taft, mado somo slight pro
vision calculated to secure a, measure
of safety to mine workers, but what
has been dono In pursuance? Action
Is called for, and It Is thoroughly evi
dent by now that any action worth
while must be enforced by the gov
ornment, as apparently It will not be
taken voluntarily by tho mine owners.
Has it Seen Overruled T
For almost fifteen years the de
cision ot the United States supreme
court In what is popularly known as
the Nebraska maximum rata cases has
boon a chief reliance ot the railroads
In resisting rate regulation by legis
lative and administrative bodlos.
Though, as we understand It, that de
cision merely held tho particular rate
schedule enacted by tho Nebraska leg
islature confiscatory under then ex
lstlng conditions and left the door
open to subsequent enforcement when
changod conditions might sustain
their reasonableness; incidentally,
however, the court indicated a
iinethod of computation decidedly
favorable to the railroads.
It seems that another doclslon re
contly rendered la the Vandalla rato
case, coming up from Indiana, is ad-
verso to the railroads notwlthstaad
lng their Invoking ot the rule for
merly laid down. As explained by
the Indianapolis News:
Thus nuoh was plain: Were the Ne
braska precedent to be adhered to the
Indiana, petition, was Iot; were tae Ne
braska precedent set aside, not only
would the way be opened for class rate
revision in tho Indiana Vandalla case.
but In other cases tn other parts of the
country. The Nebraska precedent was
not followed by tho supreme court In set'
tllng the local controversy, hence It can
hardly continue to be regarded aa a pre
cedent In similar came.
Pertunately, or unfortunately, tho
cart's Invitation te reopen the Ne
brsftka ease waa never accepted, and
we have gene ahead la this state to
regulate ratee along different lines
by legislature-enacted horizontal re
duetlons er railway commission re-
vtalens, and have, as a rule, made
them sUek, 8e whether the decision
in our ( maximum rate case Is over
ruled; U hardly affect our
present snnaUsa.
Te Wis by Default.
Though net avowedly a candidate
for president, Huerta evidently ox
peeta to held on to tho office by do-
fault. Ths latest explanation of tho
situation credits him with a very
crafty plan of continuing his do facto
government and I'ordng recognition
by the United fttatH. The intimation
is that, owing to the disturbed condl
tJeas, it may be impassible to poll tho
legal number of votes required for an
election, in which event an adreltly-
laid scheme might carry and clinch
his power.
If this suspicion proves well
founded it will be all the easier to
understand why Huerta has lent his
influence to the spreading of new
trouble recently fer example, in die
salving the heuse ef deputies and lav
prisoning its members, who had the
temerity te defy his will. .Huerta
frankly says that Mexico has never
held aa election In which the popular
will really had free expreeetoa, so he
evidently feels that it is not incum
bent on him at this time te seo that
such an election la essaysd. And tho
next moat striking feature is the ap
parent aid and comfort he Is receiv
ing just now from Europe. It would
be Idle to argue that Huerta la not
emboldened by the attitude ot Great
Britain, seemingly followed by other
foreign powers.
The Garbage Question.
Householders are notified by the
city that they will have to look out
for tho disposal ot their own garbage
during the month of December, ow
lng. to a shortage of department
funds. The burden of expense will not
be great, though there may be some
difficulty In getting the garbage
hauled". This Incident serves the pur
pose, however, or should, ot remind
lng us that we are not far from the
time when we must have a totally
new and adequate system ot garbage
disposal. Tbe city has dallied unsat
isfactorily with this question for
twenty years and Is now facing a con
dition which must be intelligently
met
The Bee. endeavored In a recent
series of thirteen articles to lay be
fore the people of this city the mis
takes ot the past, together with pos
sibilities for the future, for the pur
pose of arousing them to the needs
confronting us. The city la now op
eratlng under a so-called contract,
whereby it collects and delivers all
ths garbage at its own expense to a
private contractor. This contract, a
very unsatisfactory affair, expires
next July and before then we shouH
have decided upon and taken steps
to Inaugurate a permanent system
Iopkirt)ackvvrh
, jhtejj&y in Omaha
rexmn raeM art mzs
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OCTOnER 25.
Thirty Years Ago
A reception given by Mr. and Mrs.
George A. lioagland for Mrs. Hoagland's
nephew. Mr. Watson II. Wyman, and his
bride, late Miss Alice Yale of Cincinnati,
proved the society event. Among the
beautiful wedding presents exhibited were
a flower vase from Judso and Mrs.
Fo raker, aome Tarlan marble figures from
Mr. A. U. Wyman and a bronze lamp
from Senator and Mrs. Saunders.
The concert given for Miss Ltxzle Cal.
derwood drew a select audience, which
grew enthusiastic over the program. Miss
Calderwood ha1 been engaged as soprano
at Trinity cathedral.
The publlo library Is looklnar forward
to getting Into Its new quarters In the
third story of Williams block by Decem
ber.
Mr. Warren SMUler has declined the
nomination for county Judge on the dem
ocrat ticket.
Two new and very pretty cars for the
Omaha street railway company were re
ceived from a factory In New Jersev.
They will probably be used on the St.
Aiary s avenue line.
C. F. Goodman Is back from the east.
Omaha members of thn f.Wnl
Jury are R. a liort. A. H. Ensrieson.
Henry Bteln. A. L. Merri&t. v. j nnfnn
Richard Kitchen, H. P. Deuel, Samuel
jierman.
There will be a select spiritualist clrel
held at 1(18 Chlcas-o RtrM ainnt,v
Illg, With tWO first rll tnaulllima
ent. Admission, to cents.
Alvin Baunders, JfM Farnam. offers at
bargain a pair of colts sulfnhU tnr .
light carriage or delivery wagon, or will
swap them for cty property.
Twenty Years Ago
a no airoctora ot the Manufacturers'
and Consumers association held a rous
ing meeting at the Commercial club to
ooosi me business of that organisation,
which was promoting the patronage of
home Industry, President Page and Bcre
tary Holmes were at the head of a
large contingent of Omaha cltln. ..
well as others from out In th .u
strong for boosting Nebraska's home In-
uustriee.
Mr. and Mrs. II. w. now ,a
from Chicago.
Mayor Bemls left far Chlcaxo tn wt.ii.
"away a few days at the World fair.
Mrs. J. P. Hhort of PralH. rf.t Ohl
Wis., was visiting her daughter, Mrs. R,
waiiace. uij Corby street.
Mrs. J. B. Izard and Ikln .r. v nn.i.
Ift for a little visit to the World's fair.
air. and Mrs, Joseph Oberfeidi.r nf m.
ney stopped In town on their ww tn rM
cago and New York.
George W. Loomls. chief filAflf irk 4ria
general manmptr of tbt Burlington rail
road. Bald btlllnufl hnmrA
marked Improvement all along that lino
irwu,n eeraKa and adjoining states.
Ten-Years Arc
Senator Charies H. Dietrich was In
Omaha after a trip to Alaska, saying he
came to Omaha to answer the advertise
ment In The ."Bee Inquiring aa to hla
whereabouts.
The street car eombaay Ut if v
that Its plana
templated througil service to Dundee In
the near future.
Roy Keva. a k.vmmU
aiding at Bit. North Fourteenth street,
died of wounds Inntcted by a revolver
In the hands of A VtltinraP ntsvinala fa
... " "s-f s'y sttmvs 4W
vra enttrtly an accident
Judffft Blair ffav a rrrviftw nf -Jh iif. r
Italph Waldo Smfiriinn nt k. di.ii.
- . w tuv ii44U-
sopblcal society's meeting at tho Paxton
iiuvdu ii was largely a reminiscent re-
A large shasey Rt. rmnrA ...
floubtedly saved the life of the little
uaugntsr or Morris Blank, grocer, lfa
Davenport, when a colored man fired
three pistol aohts at his recreant sweet
heart. The child was playing and was
In direct line of the shots, but fortu
nately, the dog, too. waa standing so aa
to shield the child. As a result no one
was hurt,' unless It was the man behind
the gun. who landed In Jail because of
his Jamboree,
People Talked About
Lieutenant General Simon B. Riuknr
of the oonrpderate army In the civil war,
who was a pallbearer at Oanemi nrut'i
funeral, Is still living at 90"yara of age.
A New Tork money lender has been
Jailed for charging $360 Interest on a tlo
loan, Respectable highway robbers and
eoona story workers would even resent
such competition.
MooasbJsing Is said to be on the In.
crease. In doors! a, but at alt avs.nts the
efforts oz the revenue men have raised
the prloe of the "white llshtnlnc" from
II a gallon to 11 a quart
New Tork will In December ntMln
the first International exDoaltlon nf
safety, which wUl show how thousand of
uvea nave teen conserved In recent
years by standardised and scientific
methods.
Chauncey M. Denew sava the tvoiui
American girl of today Is not nearly as
sweet and lovely as the typical American
girl of fifty years ago. Chauncey Is
over three score and ten. too much ot a
back number to rank as an Impartial
Judge.
Albert P. Onetto. had waiter mt .
Provldeuoe hotel, has broken
ord for finding pearls In oysters. When
he opened what he thought to be a
sandy oyster ha found thirty-nine small
white pearls and one black on. ti. tm.i
collection Is valued at several hundred
dollars.
William II. Walton and Msmrxt Mil.
ler of Patsrson. N. J married forty
years ago by the Informal carwmnnv r
Jumping over a broomstick, were re
married with legal ceremony last H&iur.
day. the husband being on hla deathbed.
While there Isn't much style about a
broomstick wedding in this lnitin it
proved to be as strong as the regular
lunotion.
Postmasters of all classes have been
notified by the first assistant postmaster
general to boost for good roads. Tho
department's attention," aaya the official
notice, "has been attracted to nnvlimi.
tlons Issued from time to time by tho
governor of states designating certain
days as "Good Roads" days and post
master as representatives tn their com
munities of the national government, are
expected to manifest aa active an Interest
In this movement aa la ennalitant with
the proper performance of their official
In Other Lands
Chinese Alarm Clocks.
President Yuan Bhlh Kal of China en- ;
irrs upon his five-year term with every
assurance of a lively time. His task Is
taking on the Joyless activities of a Mexi
can presidency. Mongolia on the north,
Tibet on the west, and the revolutionists
on the south are pressing on the borders
of Yuan's domain. Insisting on recogni
tion or blood. The so-called loyal troops
of the republic sent agalnit the, Mongo
lian rebels coached by Bussla are reported
disinclined to face the bullets ot the Mon
gols and wisely dodge meeting the enemy
in the open. The latter finding no Yuan
Ites to shoot at are pressing on to the
great wall, hoping to find thereabouts
material for a Chinese cemetery. Tho
Tibetans are taking advantage of the
situation to demand complete autonomy,
and are driving back the Chinese troops
sent to enforce Chinese authority in the
land of mystery. Conditions In south
China are equally disquieting for Yuan
and hts following. A statement recently
Issued by Chan Kwlng-Mlng In behalf of
tho revolutionary committee, accuses
President Yuan of having procured the
assassination of five responsible leAders
of the original republican movement, and
by bribery and conspiracy attempt to dis
credit the men who defended the Integ
rity of the young republic "In the In
terest of our country." says the revolu
tionist statement, "we cannot do other
wise than go to war with him until we
get rid of htm. We shall never give np
this campaign until we punish Yuan Bhlh
Kal and drive his clique out of China."
Bhould these rebellious factions shoot as
they talk, the "strong man of China" will
not require a gymnasium to get all the
exercise he needs.
Japanese Characteristic.
"The Japanese are not a warlike peo
ple," declares Charles W. Eliot president
emeritus of Harvard, who traveled n round
the world In the interest of peace a year
ago. President Eliot's declaration, while
oppoKlng common opinion, has the merit
of being based on personal observation.
Despite the fact that the Japnneso fought
two wars within a few years they wero
defensive wars In which the Inspiring
motive of tho soldiery was "an intense
patriotism, not love of glory or a natural
love of fighting or a desire for now ran.
quests and possessions." 'They are a
nomine people," he says. 'They are com
mercially adventurous, and will irav.l
far and wldo as peddlers or In search of
trade and work; but thoy nro not col
onists. The Japanese government has had
great difficulty In inducing Japanese to
settle In Formosa, and at the present
moment It has a similar difficulty In
Korea, although the Korean cllmnln r.
scmbles that of Japan. The desire for
cnuaren n a Japanese family is Intense.
In short, their present civllliatlon is more
likely to endure by the century, now
tllftt I. MHH A - 1 .1 . . .
. ... ..... ucicuu nseii against at
tacks from without, than the civiliza
tion of several occidental nations. No
matter what the Intellectual achieve
ments of a nation may be they will alt
be lost as time goes on If thn nhvaiut
basis of the national life ceases to bo
wholesome and natural child-bearing de
clines through the effects of vice or any
sort of physical degeneracy."
Great War Monument.
The greatest war monument reared in
modern tlmes'is that which was dedicated
at witpsio on October 18, commemorating
tho overthrow of Nspoleonlsm 1) years
ago. It was reared by the peopte as a
tribute to the valor of the people of
Germany. Austria. Russia and Sweden,
who unitedly turned back the Invaders
and emancipated Germany. Tho monu
ment Is Sft) feet high and stands on a
knoll 100 feet above the surrounding
country. It was started fifty years ago,
but Was actnallv rnmlnvl l h- ....
eighteen years. The material la reinforced
concrete raced with porphry. On the
ground level Is a crypt, surrounded by
eight gigantic atone masks representing
Fate. In front of each mask stands two
warriors, twice life site, holding the
death watch. Above this crypt Is a
rotunda Inclosing the hall of fame. About
the waits sit four figures, two male and
two femalo, seven times life size. They
represent Courage, -Sacrifice. Kxaltatlon
and Belief. Around tin outside of the
domed oupola which surmounts the mon
ument are twelve glgantlo warrior fig
ures. One striking feature la noted In
connection with these statues-not one
represents any prince or sovereign. The
uprising against Napoleon was an up
rlalnc of the people, not of their rulers.
The monument commemorates that fact
A NathI Holiday,
The British government. speaking
through Winston Churchill, first lord of
the admiralty, puts squarely up to the
German government the question of stop.
Pin warship building for a year. A simi
lar offer was made a year ago, but did
not meet with German favor. What the
answer will now be is anybody's guess
The Naval league of Germany, with over
1.000.000 members, has no counterpart In
Great Britain, and Its Influence. It may
be assumed, will be thrown against any
abatement of the German fever for a
mighty navy. Whatever the atrman an
swer may De, the British proposition Is
Trn rereaoing as a specimen of na
tlonal good will. Mr. Churchill said:
"Now we say In all sincerity and friend
ship to our great neta-hbor. 'if vn. .n
put off beginning to build your two ships
for twelve months we will du nfr in h.
aolute good faith tbe building of our four
uu-a tor exactly the same period. That
wlU mean a complete holiday for . v.
so far as big ships are concerned. By
spreaa or. me appropriations Oer.
many will save nearly t30.000.000 and
Great Britain nearly varnYWiVi ., ....
relative strength of the two countries at
the end of three years would be abso
lutely unchanged.'"
New Maps of the Balkan.
Affairs In tbe Balkan region have be
come sufficiently cemnouj tn .
revision of the maps of eastern Europe.
"uw map arawn In accordance with
tho treattea of Bucharest and Constanti
nople, and Ignoring the treaty of London.
cave Aonanopie and Kirk Kllllaseh, and
gives Bulgaria a narrow stretch of coast
line on tho Aegean sea. but far enough
to the west to avoid menacing- Turkish
control or tne DardanelW nr.. .
Serrla are shown to have innnM h.
old province of Macedonia, the former
taxing in the towns of Salonlkt Kavala
and Dcdeh, and the latter Monastlr and
TTskup. The little slice of land nromlsod
Montenegro haa not been fullv .w.r.
mined, but the revised maps show a slight
expansion In the direction of Bkutart
Albania, itmsiderabty reduced, remain .
buffer state for the exercise of Au.iHa'.
serpentine diplomacy. The prospects are
Eooa tor a rew years of peace, a pros
pect wholly due to the fln&nrlal
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Contributors are again reminded
of ear rule reqnssttag reasoaable
brevity and the right we reserve te
cat Sows letters exceeSuMr see words.
Tae Cult of t'hrla Col a in bus.
OMAHA, Oct. r. To the Editor of The
Bee: I am accused of bigotry as a logical
sequence of expressing a sincere opinion
Independent ot the dictum of another
because Columbus day Is repellant to my
sense of Americanism.
I said so In The Bee. I am proclaimed
by the editor of the True Voice a bla-ot.
Because Columbus day is comtatlbl wlih
ms sense of Americanism, he proclaims
nimself a patriot
I question the genuineness of the AmerL
canism that Is so very insensible to na
tional duty as to have dlarerarde,!
throughout the entire history of the re
public the homage alleged due a histor
ical celebrity, and, then after 160 years
ot indlffcrrnoe, the American people are
actually forced by law to pay that horn
age. That Is not Americanism it is con
eplracy against Americanism. It to re
fuse to conspire against my country, to
seek to Imbue the national consciousness
with a sentiment absolutely foreign to the
character and genius of Its people un
der the pretense ot honoring Columbus Is
bigotry, I glory In the appellation and
sincerely thank my accuser for the com
pliment he unwittingly pays ma
Tho heart of the nation Is warm and
responsive, but that warmth, that re-
siKmalveneas cannot be controlled by leg'
station. The law is cold, and with the
coldness of the law will Cotumbua day be
observed. They may entwine Old Glory
with the flags of Italy and of Spain, as
the expediency of diplomacy, but never
as Americanism, because there Is an
cver-wldenlng chasm between the Ideals
of these nations.
As I atand on the American aide of the
great chasm I salute the editor ot the
True Voice with Old Glory as the sym
bol of my Americanism and as he waves
back from the Latin side of his chasm
the flags of Italy and of Bpaln as em
blems of his Amorlcanlsm, I Instinctively
exclaim; "God save the republic"
J. BRAXTON OAKLAND.
Editorial Sittings
Philadelphia Ledger: Every time Mr.
Cannon sees a picture of President Wil
son he has to laugh to think that ho
himself was once called a czar,
Chicago Record-Herald: Still. If Mrs.
Pnnkhurst were to have a chance to
marry and settlo down here the authorl
ties at Washington would probably not
Insist on her departure at the end ot
her- lecturing engagements.
Chicago News: It Is characteristic of
perverse human nature that a citizen
will pay good money to be put through
system of physical exercises, yet he
viows with horror the prospect of hav
ing to shovel snow off his walks.
Indianapolis News: No salary in
creases In the federal estimates for next
year? This thing of holding a govern
ment Job grows less attractive dally.
And yet there are lota of fellows -who
feel mighty uneasy because the states
man of their district can't get anything
done, for them.
Baltimore Americans The United
States Is acting as a vast civilizing
force in teaching tbe nations of Central
and South America that the popular dis
satisfaction with a government or a
ruler must be settled by tbe ballot and
not by rebellions. In lasting effects tho
man behind the ballot Is mora powerful
than the man behind, the gun, and when
our hot-tempered Latin neighbors learn
this lesson their real enduring prosperity
will begin.
Philadelphia Record: Six or seven
years ago the most appalling of all
mine catastrophe occurred In France.
This mine horror In Wales must be next
to It, or very nearly next to it. Over
KM miners were rescued and about 409
were killed. It la not to be denied that
xvo are Inattentive to life-saving pre
cautions, and the death rate of our
mines Is two or three times as high aa
that In Europe. But those exceptionally
fatal -disasters In countries where It is
easier than here to enforce obedience to
rules show that even after the dangers
are minimized they remain appalling In
their possibilities.
Twice Told Tales
Old and New.
The late Robert C. Ogden. business man
and philanthropist ot New York and
Philadelphia, possessed old school morals,
and saw nothing laudable in finance of
the new school the school that occa
sionally lands In Jail.
n au address In Philadelphia In aid of
his wonderful Hampton school, Mr.
Ogden said:
'In the old days a business man was
satisfied to hold his own, but the modern
financier Insists on holding other peo
ple's." Philadelphia Record.
Uratrlrtrtt Childhood. ,
Sheffield Ingalls, lieutenant-governor of
Kansas, bellevea In giving Young America
a full chance to enjoy all there ts In
wholesome boyhood play. He tells the
following story to show how youngsters
are hampered;
Gordon. 7 years old. was playing bandit,
and for some time had been staggering
around, as If badly wounded, without ac
tually toppling over as a victim of the
imaginary bullets of his playmate. A
neighbor, watching the game, called to
him:
"Gordon, why don't you fall down?"
"I can't" answered tbe boy, crossly,
"I ain't allowed to. If I had my old
pants, on I'd have been dead long ago."
-National Monthly.
Lost Ssgnse.
On of tho Jokes of which Kentackians
never grow weary concerns Senator
Blackburn and his loyal appreciation or
tbe liquid products of his native' state.
The senator had gone to pay a visit to a
friend of his who lived many miles dis
tent. His, friend met the senator as he
alighted at tbe station.
"How are you, Joe?" hla friend akd.
Tn up against It." was the reply. "J
lost the best part of ray baggage en
route"
"Did you mlsplaco It or wss it stolen?"
his friend Inquired solicitously.
NeMier," said the senator. "The cork
SAID IN FUN.
"Do you think a man can ever be ex
cused for sleeping at his post"
"Yes. If It Is his bednoat." naltlmnre
American.
"Which la the amarter. the dnir nr fh
horse?"
".No comparison. The dog Is the wise
one."
"How do you make that outr1
"You know how the horse works. Did
you ever see a dog working for a living?"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I read every word of your last speech."
"Every word of It?" Inaulrcd Senator
Borghum.
"Every syllable."
"H'm. Are you a compositor or a proof
readerT" Chicago Post.
Ethel I declare, Elsie, how welt your
father looks; He belongs to that down
town business men's gymnasium, does
he not?
Elsie Not daddy, Dad's more up to
date than that. Mother and we girts
talked him Into Joining Miss Martin's
tango classes and the Improvement has
been simply wonderful. St. Louis Re
public. "Why do you suppose It Is." sho asked,
"that nearly all the great men of this
world have been married 7"
"I suppose." replied the otd bachelor,
"It's because they had to do something to
get their minds off tho troubles they had
at home." Chicago Record-Herald.
"I was sneaking with your father last
night" said the young man.
"Oh, were your answered the sweet
young thing, lowering her eyes. "What
were you talking about?"
"About the likelihood, of war with
Mexico. Your father said If there was
a war he hoped It would be short"
Oh. yes, I know papa is very much
opposed to long engagements." Youth's
Companion.
"I understand there Is a movement on
toot to secure good roads?"
"Well," replied Farmer Corntoascl.
There was. But It fell through because
some o' the folks around hero are too
progressive. They say we ought to wait
Today is always yesterday
tomorrow. The man who
7waits to buy a Ford until
tomorrow robs himself of
just another day's opportu
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a few more years and see whether they
tan't develop airships so that we won't
need any roads."-Washington Star.
"My motto," said the self-made man.
'Is look up, not down."
And as he had been standing on tn
curb for two hours looking up at the
score board, he spoke with a certain de
gree of authority. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ONLY A HOBO.
Only a hobo, dusty and tired, 1
Hitting by the railroad tracks
No friends or relation tc care for him
now.
Ills wardrobe contained In a sack;
Smlly he thinks of days gone by.
Of home ami wife so dear.
Of the clear little one they have laid
away
And his grief ts hard to bear.
Where ts his wife? perhaps you ask
As you watch him bcsMe th track;
fhe left one day with a traveling man
ur course she never came imck.
Wildly he searched for the erring one
Till hope and money were gone.
Then took to the road, a common tramp,
The search he still carried on.
At last he found her. deserted, atone.
Dying' of sickness and want;
The wolf of hunger looked In at the door,
Famished, eager and gaunt.
Quickly he knelt by the pallet of straw
And raised her poor, tired head:
Sto murmured softly, "Dear Jack, for
give!" Then the erring one was dead.
Sadly he turned next day from her grave.
No hope, no friends and no homo; .
No wife or children to love him now.
He must wander through life alt alone.
Back to the tinck he found his wav,
All pride and ambition were dead;
Wearily he travels his lonely way
Begging hts dally bread.
No word of censuro o'er pnnscd his tips
OC the woman he loved so true:
His angor waa all for the traveling man
I honor him for It don't you?
if ever n man deserved a crown
'TIs that hobo, meek and mild,
Who loved and lost the woman he loved
The mother of his child.
-ROBERT F. SIIUTER.
Ralston. Neb,
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