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THE (ttfAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 16, 1913, The Omaha Sunday Bee. FOUNDER iBT HOWARD ROflBWATER VICTOR ROKKWATER, EDITOR. BEE BUILDING. FARNAAt AND KTH. Entered at Omaha poetofSee aa second olass nuaur. TBRU8 OB SUBSCRIPTION. Sunday BMt en rear 41.00 Saturday Dm, one rear. . . .rr MO pally Bee, without Sunday, one year.. 4.w pally B and Sunday, on year DELIVERED BT CARRIER. fcln and Sunday B, per month.. Me Kreolnc without Sunday. pr month. -Se Dafly Bs including Sunday, per mo. .65c Daily B without Sunday, pr raonth.W Address all complaints of irresularlUes In deilvecW to City Circulation uept. REMITTANCE. Remit by draft. express or postal order Only J-oent atam(a received In partnent if email accounts, t'momn checks, ex cept on Omaha and eastern exebanga, nvt accepted. OFFICES. Omaha The Bee building. (South Omaha SU N. street Council Bluffs-M North Main street lAacoln X Little bulldlns. CWcaro J1 Hearst building. New York Room BOS, SV5 Fifth aTense- Bt Louis KB New Bank ot uoramerw. Washington Tffi Fourteenth St. N. W. OOnrtESPONDENCSE. Communlcatlona relating; to news and editorial matter should be addressed Omaha B, Editorial department. OCTOBER SUNDAY CIRCULATION 43,162 State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, is Dwtgbt William, circulation manager of The Bee Publuthlng company. 14 n& duly sworn, cays that tho arerage Bun day circulation for the month of October, 1712, wa ZJWIUHT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my presenca and sworn to before mo this 15 ui day of November, MIX ROBERT HUNTER, Notary Publics. flabserlbers leaving; the rlty ten aorartly afcoatd bbts The Bee nailed la them. Addreaa rrlll be changed ia often as requested. That man Huerta doos not seem to know when he ia whurt. Nl&e-kole course of golf often beats a seven-coarse dinner. Perhaps a little snow win not Wnags our Nebraska orange crop. A city charter "more than 90 per cet good" must have something to m Mead, It. Solzer goes hack to. Albany and faaw probably to Mattoawan. Poor jld New York. J. Ham Lewis' pink 'tins are not emitting euch a rosy hue In the sen nte aa they usod to. Many a man la cured of tho wan darlust by not having tho price of the necessary railroad ticket. The perennial question: What :sn havo made such a hole In tho '-sal pile before w later has realty sot IbT This fight over Hatch Hetchy is almost making some of those San Kraaeiscaaa dance the hoochlq ceeehle. New, If our other parka only had fairy godparents to watch over them ma -worlds for them like Carter Lake fmrk. It leaks now aa if Ilqotta has about aa much chance to eavo him self as the man -walking the gang plank blindfolded. It might help matters It tho Mex ican people could understand, that or controversy la not with thorn, but with their dictator. The administration can get along quit a while without arV more Jim baatlewkra, such w we have had in tha Pteaell letter-writing case. The American militant surf who wet ta Leaden to help along the Xlt ia suffering from a blow on the head, we regret to' report. mm (voted for rhubarb pie In- eC pumpkin Bta OeVaUsd Plain Dalr New, we kaewa what's the matter wUh Kansas. Uaele Sam's patience Is so badly trted by Mexico that he Btands with hia toe turned upward and his heel wlasling oa the ground, ready for action. The kaiser has bought a newspa per for .13,500,000. Even kings and emperors appreciate the power of the press aa a molder of public opinion. Note that the loss of life, and also the property loss, by the recent storm on the fJreat Lakes Is greater than the lots by our destructive tor nado last spring. And that Colorado corporation or ganized with three of Its feminine stsaographers aa dummy directors will doubtlesa try to proro that It Is thoroughly on the square. Whatever else may be said about Omaha's publlo schools, the mag Hlflceoee of our new school buildings and their special adaptation to their purpose stand out in striking promt aenoe. Much confusion, we believe, arises from the use of the word "bank" in the currency bill for something that la not all bank in popular concep tion. If the law called them reserve associations, or reserve clearing houses, or something else mora yresclve of the idea, tho subject Vould he clearer. The Need of Team Work. Th Bee baa frequently dwelt on ' the fact that Omaha's most notable; progrrew and moat creditable achieve- ments are to be accounted for by the team work of Its enterprising and hobllc-fiplrJtod citizens. Only by pulling together at thq same time and In the same direction hare oar people been ablo to keep ahead in the procession of growing western cities, for so swift has been the pace that missteps or stops would mean lora of rank to those crowding up from bohlnd. If team work has accomplished so much for us heretofore, tho need of continued team work now on the part of all whose interests tr Iden tlfled with the city's future growth must be equally obvious and scarcely require emphasis. Unless the signs fail, competition of the cities be twetra the Mtasisslppl and the Rocky mountains will berome keener In tho next few years, and Omaha can bold its own, and make gains besides, by putting up a solid front, but in no other way. That Peasant Jury. The dispatches quote a notable Russian as saving "The peasant Jury at Kiev alone saved Russia from shame and disgrace." It would bo pleasant to ber able to think so and raphsodlee upon the nobio service of the lowly peasants, but all Intelligent folk believe that this Jury was only an Instrument In more powerful official hands to bo used aa became their purposes and would have returned a verdict of guilty if so ordered. As to saving Russia from shame and disgrace, that has not been done. Such a thing did not lie within the power of the Jurf or Its verdict, for Russia was shamed and disgraced when it conspired and oxecutcd this outrageous persecu tion of a sect of people. The vor dict, of Course, by saving tho life of tho poor boy, was good Insofar aa it went, but it did not go far tfnough to raiso tho obloquy wan tonly Imposed upon tho whole Jew ish pcoplo In tho absurd charge of tltual murder. This is left for the higher court of unlvoreal Intelligence. while, thorofore, the Klov ver dict Is ns a ray of light bursting in upon "darkest Russia." th world la not persuaded by the evi dence at hand to glvo any special credit to official Russia, even though it bo admlttod that It did order the verdict. For If so. It only did what the resoundlnir lmnoct of public indignation told It It must do. It is not impossible that the action of the United States in break. lng off the treaty of 1838, because of Russia's antl-9omltlo Intolerance haa played a part in tho crystalllr lng of this world-sontlmont against this reign of medieval atrodous- ncsa. The First Direct-Vote 8enator. The first direct-voto senator will bo with us when tho newly chosen representative of Maryland takes hia scat In the houso of congress. His credentials win bo tho first to be ac- coptod without tho Intermediary of a legislature or governor. In this particular Instance, so far as general Information goes, the dl r.fct-voto senator differs in no way in character or attainments, or claims upon the public, from tho average senator who haa preceded him. Ho ia a man of great wealth; he is a distinct partisan in politics; ho ia successful bocausa tho nomlneo of tho dominant democratic party. and for no otlior over-powering rea son, The only difference Is that responsibility for sending Senator Blair Lee to the senato rests upon tho people of Maryland themselves,, and cannot be unloaded upon any legis lature accused of soiling out or mak ing corrupt bargains. Wo will have other direct-vote senators from now on, but the chance will be chiefly a change in accounta bility, a chango which should be ben eficial irrespective whether the char- octor of the membership Is, or Is not. Improved, The Girl Question. A feminine attache of our Juve nile court makea some severe stric tures on the short-comings of the homo ln shaping the morals and characters of the girls. She blames it for much of the delinquency which comes to Jho attention of so cial workers among girls and women. Miss Jane Addams in her book. "Youns Working Girls." Baju: Women In particular have not onlr had to meet tha jenoral moral uncertainty of tho ajre; but. In addition, have had to race the serious moral problems forced upon them by the reorxiuilxatlon of their sphere of life through. Its Invasion by modern industry. Chief amonK auoh la the pronounced deficiency and weakness of family Ufe, All about "us this same general criticism is heard. The home is admittedly falling down on Its Job to an extent that Is unpleasant to contemplate. But as to the influ ences surrounding girls of formative agos, what of that wielded by those women higher up, by dint of social station or circumstances, ln the scale of life? How about the moral example of that woman of social dis tinction, a leader in the social af fairs of the community? She. is too conspicuous not to have an Influ ence. What she does attracts at tention. How she conducts herself ,n- public Is a matter of quite gen- eral lewt aad comment. Any iPrndonee In her, any Indlffer- eBe l obligations of the home life, is net going to escape atten tion. Does not her position give her a direct duty toward the girl who is taking her cue from her? If this olegaat social leader can do thus and so, is It not natural for the young woman of less polished man ners to conalude that that Is the thing to do and do It, herself? Is it possible that this is partially respon sible for the alloged break-down In some of Uie fundamental tenets of the home? A Big Base Ball Convention. Omaha secured a very Important national convention during the week for 1914, the annual gathering of the National Association of Base Ball Leagues. Tho prize waa landed at Columbus by President W. A. Rourko of tho local Western league team and Mr. Parrish, the. Commer cial club's representative. It was not won by default, either. Nash ville, Oakland, Louisville and other cities contested It. Nashville sent a delegation of six prominent business men, headed by Governor Hooper, who made the leading speech in pre senting his fair city's claims. This Is tho largest and generally tho most notable base ball conclave, of the year. It brings together about 300 club owners and managers, rep resenting about thirty of tho forty leagues In organized baso ball on this continent. It serves as the clearing house for trades, exchanges and deals of all kinds in players, aa well as a legislature and court of the game. It brings together, there fore, the luminaries of the diamond from oil points of tho compass, In cluding owners, managers, players, scoutsj and even sometimes umpires. Our success ln getting this con vention should stlmulato us to. other similar efforts for the coming year. Safety Pint Campaign. It would be well If autoista would adopt thq "safety first" campaign being waged by the railroads in a systematic effort at reducing the haz ard of travel. Railroad accidents are still occurring, but not without in creasing efforts to prevent them. Here in Nebraska the Union Pacific has takcfn tho lead in aa aggre&slvo campaign which goes to the heart of the problem by exposing tho fact that a large number of railroad accidents is due to carelessness of others bo- sldo the railroads, namely, trespass ers. Beforo ever tho "safntv first movement comes to anything like a successful Isbuo this uroblom of trespassing must bo mat. Statisti cians cstlmato that from 50 to G'l per cent of tho loss of life on Amer ican railroads Is due to trespassing Tho Union Pacific's Idoa of con ducting a campaign of education illustrating the various forms of trospasslng and bow to prevent thorn is one that should bo enlarged upon until it becomes general. It would eeom a bettor plan for tho railroads to combine tholr efforts In a nation Wjde campaign of education. It is only fair to tho public to say that it has not had Its attention sufficiently drawn to tho fact that most railroad fatalltloB aro due to this cause. Even though they are, the solution Is not wholly In tho hands of tho public, though largely bo. Tho rail roads should maintain adoquate pa trols of tholr property, for one thing. Tho autoista aro not confronted so ntich with tho trespasser factor, yet. according to the Turner Digest, automobile accidents, both on an uiuui nnu pei coinage oasis, aro steadily Increasing In number. In 1907 they numbered 170 In twenty- two cities of 100,000 or moro popula tion, while in 1912, 091. Tho in crease is appalling. Pimlihment for "Wife-leaters. A resolution was presented ln the house during the week calling on congress to tako cognizance of the Delaware statute Inflicting bareback whipping for wife-beating ns in con flict with the federal constitution forbidding "cruel or unusual punish ment'1 Minority Leader Mann scotched the remarkable proceeding by raising the point of order of no quorum, adding that he thought It only fair to have a quorum present before taking such drastic action as abrogating a state's law. Since then the matter has pro voked much agitation. Congress man Brockson of Delaware defended the law a day or two later on the flooi of the houso, citing some strong points in Ite favor. Tho strongest one, it seems to us, is that the law apparently exercises a salu tary repressive influence- In that state. Brutish and cowardly men, It Is said, think twice before beating their wives with the whipping post ln front of them. In supporting the tenablllty of the law, Mr. Brockson quoted two high authorities Justifying corporal pun ishment In such cases, Moses, the soloa of Sinai, and Theodora Roose velt, who said back in 1904, "Pre sumably some form of corporal pun ishment would be the most adequate way of meeting that kind of crime" (wife-beating). In this day of di rect popular government wo Imagine that if submitted to a vote of the people, the whipping poat for such scoundrels would carry by a large majority. The normal man is apt to be a good deal more moved with pity for the poor wife than for the fiendish husband. The Hobby Biden. i me recent purity congress .1 large number of papers were read, each offering a cure, and the only cure, for the moral degeneracy of the aa at ... times, and each cure different from the other. ' The purity experts remind us of the medical specialists, the samo symptoms suggesting to the oculist, trouble with the eyes; to the Burgeon, the urgency of an Immediate opera tion; to the stomach student the need of a new diet; to the alienist, mental repose; and to the osteopath 1st, a massage treatment. So tho purity doctors are all apparently rid ing their own pet hobbles; one charges delinquency to low wages of women workers, another to feminine lore of dress and finery, another to Immodest fashions, another to unat tractive homes, another to ignorance and lack of proper Jnetruction or education. In all probability each has hit upon some measure of the truth, but closed his eyes to all the rest. Social problems spring from social causes that are many and compli cated, and aro not to be remedied by any simple solution. If the lesson of history teaches anything It Is that tho level of right living can be raised only slowly and gradually, and by tho combined lifting power of alt our social forces. Christmas Shopping. Much baa been done in creating a publlc.sentlment in favor of a "eafo and sane" Fourth of July, to dlmln ish the large number of accidents vulch occur among our enthusiastic patriots, both young and old. In their hazardous endeavors to celebrate that anniversary. Likewise, an en deavor is being made to Impress upon thq public mind the necessity of early Christmas shopping, to lessen the nervous and physical strain to tho dealers in Christmas commodi ties and their overworked employes By the exercise of a little fore thought on the part of the public tho rush and confusion heretofore con centrated Into the' week before Christmas could be avoided, and tho time is now opportune to put into practical, effect the avoidance of tho mad rush by deliberately planning and' sqlectlng your gifts at an early date, by which your own discomfort would bo roduced and consideration shown to employes and avoid over crowding tho places of trade Immedi ately preceding the holiday season. This plan will prove moro to the sat isfaction of purchasers by being able to select gifts with moro caro and thoughtfulness than by dolaying un til the last moment and a the crowd and rush, and with desperation buy ing some article neither satisfactory to yourself or suitable for the person for whom Intended. Another thing to be borne In mfnd Is the overloaded condition of the malls at holiday times, and more than ever since tho advent of tha par cel post, which will bo put to Its first great test this year. Tho postmaster general has seen fit to call the atten tion of tho genoral publlo to the great strain that will ,be put upon this serrlco and advising a timely use of the malls to avoid overcrowd ing and possible delays in delivery. With this genUe hint, let each In dividual bear In mind the more com fortable satisfaction to be derived and the consideration which would be shown to the overworked em ployes by early Christmas shopping. Some of the democrats who for merly denounced as "robbery" the use of the taxing power for anything but raising revenue for the neces sary expenses of government, now advocate its use as "a club" to make franchlsed corporations btfhave. It Is to be noted that Nebraska cuts a prominent figure ln tha Stato university conferences. Tho reason is that the Nebraska's State univer sity stands well up toward the top of the list of state-maintained institu tions of higher learning. Ban Francisco women who acted as election officers recently polled a very heavy vote. They had rugs and heaters and light lunches for-the vot ers ln their booths. They may solve the problem of the "stay-at-home-votu" yet tThe appointment of Thomas Need ham, a veteran base ball catcher, to be director of safety for Stubenvllle. O., was doubtlesa baaed on tho as sumption that he would be able to control the other fellow's delivery. I Perish the thought that the ad ministration currency bill would have had smoother sailing It Mr. Bryan had not been given a seat nearer the head of the presidential table than our democratic senator. Congressman Lobeck has a bill to Increase the pay of federal meat in spectors. Now, it he could only de vise a scheme by which the raise In pay would correspond with tho de crease In price, he might make a hit. But If the water works property, when owned and operated by the city, does not have to pay taxes, why should not the water users get an offset in full in reduced rates? Iopkin5ackvvard- , ymj)sy in Omaha0 roxm, rDM six nut T NOVESUIER 10, Thirty Years A go- Three of Omaha's sinsie men left for the east all with the same object of mar riage in view: it. G. McLeod. of th Orsnd Union Tea Company, and F. Me iunnien .of the Burnncton accountant' office, joins to Prince Edward Island for their brides, and C. A. Baker, book Keeper for J. A. Wakefield, who wUl tie u with a rounjr Omaha lady, now visit uie in uie east. Tie river to filled with floating- Ice ana presents a rery wintry appearance imung tne numerous physicians re cently coming- to Omalia to practice is Dr. Armstrong-, oculist and aurlst. vv m. llowe, W. O. Burroughs and oeorge "W. Arbutlyiot on a recent hunt bagged eighty-nine geese, twenty -on s'"i aeicn maiiaros, live teal, one Jack rabbit, one cotton-tall rabbit and one snipe. Hon. Jolvt U Webster entertained Judges McCrary and Dundy and the of fleers of the federal court at hia residence last evening. Mrs. F. D. Cooper haa returned! home from a two montha absence at Dubuque ana other points. Fred Lelsenrlng Is back from Kearney county, where he has been assisting Uie engineering corps of the Burlington road for several months. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Borden have re turned from St. Louis. Bishop Burgess of Qulncy was the gues of Mr. -Herman Kountxe during his stay in the city. Twenty Years Ag ueorga H. Crosby returned from Chicago, where he had been on business. The young people of Caetellar Pres byterlan church gave a creditable pre sentation of "Deestrlct Skule" at the church ln the evening. City Prosecutor Cochran filed several complaints against saloon keepers for keeping open on Sunday In violation of the law. Ed Krug was removed from St. Joseoh's hospital to his home on South Twentieth street and waa said to be rapidly re gaining his health. Senator and Mrs. William V. Allen of Madison passed through the city en rout to Washington. The senator looked ro bust enough for another record-breaking speech ln point of time. Attorney Tunnecllff and wife left for' uenver to spend a few days. Mayor Bemis received a letter from William McKJnley, acknowledging the mayoi's congratulations on the occasion of his election as governor of Ohio. h. Knudson of South Omaha went away from his house tn the morning, leaving his heating stove wider a good head of fire. When ho returned In the evening he found fire, stove and all had been felon! ously taken, stolen and carried away by some person or persons to him unknown, all of which was not only contrary to the peace and dignity of the people of the state of Nebraska s. but decidedly tougn on tne comfort of body and peace of mind of the said Kfiudson. And he prayed the court for a glimpse of the thler. Ten Years Ago A high wind and low temperature break over Omaha and the west, suddenly sue ceedlng an unusually warm period. 'I lie marriage or Miss Blanche Rollins Craig, daughter, of Mr. s,id Mrs. J. W. Craig, and Lieutenant Henry Meredith Nelly, Twentieth infantry, U. 8. A., was solemnized at All Saints' church by Rev. T. J. Mack ay at 6 p. m.. in the presence of 550 guests. Lieutenant James II. Berry of tha Second Infantry acted as best man and Miss Ada Dally of Council Bluffs as maid of honor. Lieutanant and Mrs. Nelly left In the evening for Chicago, the lieutenant's regiment being stationed at Fort Sheridan. Charley IUggl,ns, 70 yeara old. one of the beat known men oC the sporting fra ternity ln the city, dropped dead in the court house, where he had been serving as a Juror tn Judge Glabaugh'a division of district court. R. E. Sunderland, who waa suffering from the effects of a rusty nail In his foot was said to be getting on less satis factory than had been hoped. Harry Alexander Johnson, 10 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Johnson, Id South Fourth street died at his home. Contempt of Court In Rnsala. Philadelphia Record. Tou can't commit contempt of court In Russia without getting- into trouble, and this Is so certain that It Is astonishing that anyone should dare to Invite the unfavorable attentions of the authorities. But lawyers do so. Just as editors go on criticising the government In spite of sentences to the, fortresses and to Siberia. A hundred and twenty members of the St Petersburg Bar association signed a pro test against the proceedings In Kiev, and the higher tribunal a have ordered their prosecution. Their temerity excited sur prise, but their fate does not A Slam Both Wars. Louisville Courier-Journal. The income tax Is construed to mean that-a divorced man must pay his wife's Income taxes when that Income consists of alimony, A blow at the bachelor ln the larger exemption for married men and a back-handed lick at the divorced man In another provUlon makea the law look suffragette-made. Keep It Dark. Chicago, Record-Herald. By a cunning manipulation of checks a Chicago swindler waa able to overdraw a little bank account to the extent of KSSO. It ia hoped that hi formula may be kept secret by the bank officials who have figured It out. Openlaa- far an Uplift. Washington Post. Statistics having shown that V) per cent of all work Is now done by machinery, won't Home ardent reformer please organ ize u movement for the uplift of down trodden machines'? People and Events The booxe bill of Kanras averages 11.36 per capita per annum, exclusive of the loads taken on board on the Ultepttri side of the line. Five thousand doctors assembled In Chteago emphasizes the difficultly the grim reaper most overcome to secure a run. Tet the undertakers maintain a cheerful front Why not? Isn't the au tomobile boosting bustnefs? A few years aro Masonic Umpie. Chi cago, waa sold to a,i alfalfa speculator for 8. A similar bargain-hunter In Omaha paid M00 for four floors of the Woodmen of the World skyscraper. Omaha teal estate Is looking up some. The Postofflce department Is not golnp to bother with freakish addrefses any more. People who have time to waste on such foolishness are assured of attention long enough to cancel wie stamp and fatten the Postofflce department waste' basket A bunch of Brithh. actors giving Shakespearean plays In colleges and uni versities plucked an American flag from the stage decorations at KirkMlle. Mo.. and got away with the Insult before the audience woke up. The Britishers, how ever, did not overlook any of the Ameri can dollars taken In at the box office. The rare and unique experience of par. tlclpatlng In the ceremonies of unveiling an equestrian erected In his honor wa the lot of General John Breckenrldee Castleman at Louisville, Saturday of last weeK. General Castleman fought as a major general under Morgan, was rescued from death by Lincoln, banished from thla country, welcomed horn a by Grant wore tho blue as a general o'fflcer In the Spanish war, and Is now on the army retired list The statue IS no more a rarity than the career of the dlstlng uished Kentucklan. Descendants of the Pottawatomie. Ot tawa and Chippewa Indlsns. with the assistance of a group of lawyers, have gone Into court to compel Chicago to give up title to a twenty-mile stretch of tho lake front, extending from Evanston tn South Chicago, The suit Is based on tho claim that the original treaty of cession to the government did not Include the lake front Considerable quanUtles and varieties of the celebrated lake breeze will wisk Chicago smoke and slgps be fore the Indians secure title to decorate the lake front with teepees. SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT. St Louis Globe-Democrat: The Meth odist preacher named Beers, who is to be tried a second time at Topeka for murder, should get a change of venuo Into a wet county. Washington Post: An Introspective clergyman recommends that men scrut inize themselves for unknown Qualities. all unaware perhaps that the supply of heroes now exceeds the demand. Buffalo Express: To the music of Dixie" students at Relnhardt collese. Waleska, Oa., burned a proscribed text book that called Jefferson Davis a traitor. The good Methodists of the north will recall that Relnhardt Is a Methodist In stitution. Prejudice is, like, the tariff, ac cording to Hancock, a local Issue." Brooklyn Eagle: The bishop of London Is out with a clarion call to the British church for help in cleaning up the Lon don stage. It Is time the call vraa swaided. The wave of liberal thought and feeling wnicn has swept over America and the continent has brought In Ita wake the license that ever tags the heels of Ubertv. The money-mad vulgarians who control I a large part or the amusements of Lon don aa well aa of New Tork are always rcuy io cater to the lowest levels of current public taste. An aroused public conscience, backed by the still mighty inuuenco ot tne cnurch, can do much to restrain them. MUSINGS OP A CYNIC. Even in politics a boom may be noth. lng more than a big noise. Every preacher is apt to pray for moro grace, and a bigger salary. The man who can laugh at trouble will be kept pretty busy laughing. If we could see ourselves as others see us, we would all be pessimists. All the world's a stage, but no one wants to play second fiddle In the or chestra. In climbing- the ladder of famej the nearer you get to the top the more it wabbles. Most of us live to be thankful for some of the things we neglected to do ln our youth. Many a fellow who goes hunting for a wife bags nothing: but his trousers at the knees. Some fellows are never satisfied. They would even select a black cigar and then want a light for It It's a waste of money for a man whose name Is Smith to have It engraved on the handle or his umbrella. New York Times. JUST AS PERFECT AS WHEN PUT Your woolen blankets and be safe from moths, If kept in tht lower drawer ofaLuger Cedar-Line" dresser or chiffonier. The cedar bottom has uwu, pieasam ceaar oaor, waieh permeates the whola dresser. Luger "Cedar-Line" Dressers and Chiffoniers tost vou nothing extra for this feature. Yet you save the cost of a eedtr chest and the space it takes up in your bedroom. When you see the other Luger features the attractive appearance (a large variety of woods and finishes in stan dard, colonial and our new straight line stylet) the eareful finish, the rigid durable interlocking -v .. v mu w-nuijua uraw- ers, etc, you will never be satisfied with any but a Luger "Cedar-Line." lour furniture dealer probably sells the Luger "Cedar-Line." If not Luger furniture J Company Minneapolis, Minn. IwUGEl MUFFLED KNOCKS. When In doubt It Is always safe to say that the baby looks like his father. Some women lmaglno they are not In style If they wear the same complexion tlee Any eH kind of a cleud looks good to a man who has Just purchased a new rain coat Money loeks mighty big to a woman who has to rely on what she can beg from her husband. Teu can't dodge the Hlgn Cost of Liv ing by dying. The funeral and the mon ument are right on your trail. As soon as a man gets a bad cold he Imagines everybody In the United States wants to know how he caught It Many a well-meaning little calf Is des tined to wind up on a menu card under the head of "chicken salad." The Fool Killer Isn't attending to his Job. A New Toric man warns nivoreB becaute his wife hasn't spoken to him In nine years. . The trouble with Eve waa that she had no next door nelhbor whose wash she could criticize When It hung on the line, and nobody ever moved Into the Garden and gave her a chance to rubber at the furniture. When Mother starts telling about the handsome and wealthy admirers she had courting her before she met the mutt she married. Father always says: 'Well, why In Sam Hill didn't you marry them?" And Mother comes right back with: "t wish I knew then what I know now." ClnclnnaU Enquirer. -. GRINS AND GROANS. Did you see where a man somewhere s EMnFi wneld up once by Tii1, nd waa helpless In her naa ttVWTUlTl ikilU " hands. , MA 4t.tt. huooenT "When I 'a naey-Baltlmore America iu ... i t ft.t TAnrrman. Isn't It? Jus? lot W. ITajJoSi" no-uTe-"finish, when no naa ui , , ,. , wa- in J, hard luck, after alt Think of Uje . . ..!, hnvs nailT Willi U1V3 1IWIU Tls rnntt! ltution says that all men are created free and equal." "Hum: Auiomouucn r :r. vented when that was wrlUen."-BalU-more American. u. i. rnjuiuji Chex coming on with, hia income tax InvesUgatlon?" ..rAi H has fUrured out so many kinds of exemption that he now finds that the government owes him money." Washington Star. will it cost me to build a ji 500 bungalow?" asked tho caller. About A400." replied the absent- minded architect. Cincinnati l.iiiin who had been told by a white man that feathers were food to sleep upon, secured a feather and slept "WhUe man heap big Uar." was his comment National Monthly. iniwThnt earner is a beastly sheet; It says you have put a lot of trash, In your recent book of poems. annA Author Tea. and It says that you have put a lot of yourself Into your recent novel. Brooklyn Life. "Prttv hard to cet a model office boy nowaday. Isn't It?" "I should say It Is. As soon as any thing original develops In these days and times xne vbuubviiio wiw.ciD j.; and write a skit around 'em." St Louis Republic. "I've bought a little place in the coun try!" .. "Bought any live swck yeti , "Not vet. ThareTvere a couple of bull In.1 frogs on the place: the agent threw them " Liouisviue v-ourier-jounuu. N PATH OF LITTLE CHILDREN. E. A. Guest in Detroit Free Press. The path o' little children is the path want to tread. Where green Is every valley, and everj rose is red. Where laughter's always rinsing, aad every smile Is real. And where the hurts are little' hurts that Just u kiss wlU heal. The path o' little children, on the prim rose edge o" life. That leads away from Jealousy an' bitter ness an' strife; The path that leads to gladness that's the way I want to go, 'Where no one speaks unkindly an' where no one keeps a foe. The path o' little children that winds o'er hill an' dale An' leads us down to gentle seas where tiny vessels sail; -Aa leads us through the barnyard an' through the pasture bars An' brings us home at evening with hearts that know no scars. The path o' little children, where peace ful dreams come true. Where sunshine's always streaming, aa every sky is blue; Where each one loves the other, aa' every one la fair An' cheeks are pink with beauty, an' singing tills the air. The path o' little children, lfs there 1 want to tread, Where Innocence Is dwelling with not a thing to dread: Where care is not an ogre and sin is but a name, An' np one thinks of money and no one sighs for fame. AWAY" miST artlf1a nf 1Vt- jti ?f J