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THE BEE: OMAIIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913. The omaiia daily bee FOUNPfcp BT EDWARD nOSEWATKK VICTOR ROSBWATEn, EDITOR. BEB BUILDING. FAUNA M AND lrrtl Entered at Omaha post of flee as second das matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Bandar He, one year Saturday Dp. one year J.w Dallr Be, without Sunday, one year. . .oo Ti1i. taa A Rnnir.- n vear Erenliur and Sqnuay Bee, per month.. Bvenlng. wlthoit Sunday, per month.. S Dally Bee. including Sunday, per mo. .6S Dally Bee, without Sunday, per won";.4? Addres all complalnU of trrertarltle In deliveries to City Circulation Dept. REMITTANCE. Remit by dratt. express or postal order, payable, to The Bee Publishing "J: Only i-cent stamp received In PWment of mall account. Penonal check, ex cept on Omaha and eastern exchange, not accepted. Omaha-The See building. South Omaha-OlJ N street. Council Blufrs-H North Main street. Mncoln-M, Little building. Chlcage9Qt Hearst building. New York-Room 11M. 1SS Fifth arenue. St. Louls-663 New Bank of Commerce. Washington T2S Fourteenth St. N. w. n nfannu nrPE CommUnlcat4ons relating to new and editorial matter shduld be nddresed Omaha Bee, Editorial department. OCTOBER CIRCUIATION. 51,725 Stata of Nebraska, County of Douglas, s. Dwlcht Williams, circulation manager erf Tha Bee rubltshlng company, being aly wrn, say that the averege dally etoxulaUon for the moMh of October. ml. was M.TX. D WIGHT WIlAIAMB, Circulation Manager. fSabacribed In my presence and sworn toMM.. thl. Notary Public anfeaertfcers learlast tha tty temporarily owl hare Tkm Bea Buttled ts tfcest. Address will faa feautaed mm often as wotrtt. WiUi the foot ball season ended, there sfeould be Ichs kicking among Oil yeured en the Mexican waters teem to. have just the opposite ef fect. Is the afcaak of the flrht, the mtfer ot ladiaaapolla threatens to pit and run fr cover. The currency bill la sot bothering the ultimate consumer halt as much a the turkey bill juat now. Every now and then that near beer thoy soli in Georgia seoma to get, on speaking terms with old John lata. MMAjktM The treMet ctoubtiees is glad to have the we4Mng off hit haads, for Dew he has e1y congress and Mex ico ta daal with. Railroad grass aarnlna are up and Mat aarafcaws are dswn. which may aace'aat for sterna of tfte MgglRg Tire deafeeretie entreaty hill is to h a caatfca ateuare. New we will see how loag eur Ajax will ceatlaae to defy the llgataiag. With $12t8,e9 saors deaoeUs in Nebraska atata haahe bow thaa a year ago, It aught mot to fee so hard to get meaay eut ea good loans. Thaakacivlc hravght aa "extra geod" meal ta county Jail artaeaeni. If you Must go to Jaii, arraage to jwak It for the holiday period. What about that turkey dinner? Ara tfeare eaaagh loft-avers t last a raw days white the good houoewife catchas up with hr allowance? We hoaa Secretary Bryan's axa mmm dial not ailotake Mm dove at oaea for the TkiakoglrtBg turkey aad WU taa wroag hlrd, It roataiaed for goaatorass Uelaa Rlag KeWasoa to raattaa the asale inaaihirs e the Colorada aoaste that aasa ojf, thaat talked tea. Much. Mrs., Hetty Greea'a purse way strike the fancy ot many young weiBB, bat her recipe for eld age. Whawl "Eat onkms and don't worn'." Mrs. Faakhnrst sails back to jaarrr td XaKland with $20;000 In ttr inside pocket, doubtless singing at Uncle gam 'lie certainty was Good to Me." Lttttaia is an the vergo At voting' k. a en lis propaosea Rome ruio cuarter, yet, accordlag to all reports, not one voter in ten Knows wnat me coat ro- versy is about. If religious effort is needed any where. It la needed In this city,"-says thef New York Herald, speaking of Kew York. Another case where an fcoaoat coafaasloa ought to be good for the soul. la 8a FraacUco's fight for the Hatch Hetchy, the opponents i desiftated as "nature lovers, nature fakirs, irrigation promoters and water-power corporations." That ought toxoid them for a while. According to Sam Blythe, ex-Gov eraor John Burke of North Dakota, Bow treasurer of the United States a a progressive and retrogressive democrat. la other words, he Batches them a-comiag and a-goiag, If Chiaa will raise its American sata froai a odBlttershlp to an em aaaer, ar old frtoad, Dr, Wu Ting Faaar will caaaoat to return. Here's that ha eosaos hack, for there are assay aasn tiwu ueatioas that ought to aa yaiwd. Nebraska'a Foot Ball Heroes. Conch fltiohni and his foot ball tfUkm f t 4 ft a itnlvAratlt MnliaaBtsM haTo merited and should enjoy their. This T)ay in Qmahi It.t l a Lie - 0 viiuuiu mnJiauBo ana appreciation 01 all Nebraakans. Thoy come oft the field of 1913 unconttuered, the con querors of Minnesota and Iowa, two of the strong members of the "Dig Nine," as well as Kansas -and other elevens. Results count. Ju Is ttmo to tflko off the hat to Stlehm, who certainly has endured his share of criticism, and endured it like a man. patiently and silently. Evidently It was results Instead of the criticism Stlehm kept most In mind while rounding Into championship form the team that was to win a rightful place cm one the "Big Nine" this year. Giving proper credit to the coach Is not detracting any from the sturdy tads who responded to the genius ot his direction and made possible tho triumph of his patient persistence. They stand out aa Individual and' col lective heroes. For it Is no mean task to pull through tho fierce strug gles of a foot ball season unscathed of defeat, particularly when meeting such foes as Nebraska met this year. Theirs, ours. Is n victory worth hav ing and worth applauding, and, bet Jltr still, worth keeping. If we ask, What of tho year to follow? we may find good ground for answering, It augurs yet better results. For but two mombers of tho present tearrii so far an things now stand, will not bo on the 1014 cloven; at least, all but two will be eligible. This Is tho best token ot another successful year, Stlehm's supreme task has been whipping raw material Into shape. As with a baae ball team, so with foot ball, the bulldlng-up process is the biggest Job. Now that he has a smoothly-working, highly-geared ma chine to start with, he probably will make a name for himself, and tho team in 1914 of the first magnitude n western foot ball. Here's to him. and his, , Let Imprevewest The first year's work of the Civic league in stimulating lot isiprove ment by prlso contests, as reviewed In Its report, Is an encouraging mes sage when wo realize the obstacles In tho way, aa pointed out, by reason ot the destruction Wrought by the tor nado In tho early spring, aad the con sequent diversion ot effort from Im provement to reotoratioa aad recon struction, UBder these ceadltlea, the headway made Is really remark able. The exceptional conditions, however, that prevailed during tho past year are not likely to be met with again, eo that the determination ef the league to retain the original plan for city h'eaulltlcalion, and to push it with, renewed eaergy next year, must ha gratifyiag to all, aad should enlist the necessary individual aad neighborhood ee'-eperatien in steadily increasing degree A Uml Cnuaier. Mrs. rankkurat came, she talked, she coa.iuered at the box office and returns after a tew weeks campaign tng with S0,000 to. help on the cause at borne. We are a good-hqm- ared and eaay-moneyd people, ready for almost aay novelty that excites and entertains or amuses. Sjometlme Americans go to absurd leagths in thta dlrecttea. Even theaa who turn a kindly ear to the cause of woman Hffrae d et eaderse the nets ef the militants. But they do net ea derse halt the things they ope their purses to. But, her militant methede asMe, Mm. Fankhuratja zeal as a crusader invites neither cavil ner queetiaa Peter the Hermit, ner Martin Luther, nor ere Paul, as he weat "hound in the spirit to Jerusalem net knowing the things that shall befall me there1 displayed more iatease earn estneae In his propaganda thaa does this little woman In hers. There she goes away from tolerant, hospitable, indulgent America to England delib erately, "bound In the spirit," but unlike the old apostle, knowing, aa she says, waat will befall Her there Imprisonment and the hideous hunger strike. Differ as one wilt with the meth- ods, such devotion to a cause com manda admiration. Kansas City's Society for the Pre vention of Commercialized Vic serves permanent Injunctions on property rented for such purposes, and the chairman says it has the do sired effect and alio shows up some "miserable scoundrels-who have been, posing as leading citizens." -who own and rent houses ot thU kind. Tho "miserable scoundrels" are hardly all confined to Kansas City. It we get Benor Carranza right his proposition to the United State! is this, 'that it confine Its good of fices to supporting whatever pro gram he, may lay down. Thon It will be a "friendly" nation. The chief difference between the seaor and Huerta seems to be that one is la and the other out. Report from Fresno, the hub of California's raisin and deciduous fruit country, aay this year's shipment of laistns smashes all previous records, which ought to make intertating reading in view of the summer re port that the ralaln crop had been practically ruined" by the withering heat . v ceMNtta mo ate nut T XOVKMDRR 28. Thirty Years Ago Another nullclng and Join aMdatlM has, been incorporated under the name of (the Dquglae County Loan ; "jruet company, jwltb thene name attached to the filing: 1earltt nurnham, r.X. Iflme- baugh, Quy C. Barton, Charles Balbach, W. O. Taylor. McCague Brother. A. I Birane. William Fleming and Conirdon. clarkson ft "llunU Protpecta ara that the Belt line con troversy wilt reach .an amicable settle ment. The opening ball of the Metropolitan club, Initiated at Falconer's hall, the club lias now a membership of forty' with these ofricern: M. Goldsmith, president: Sol Prince, vice preeldent; B. Newman, treasurer, nnd B Kauffman, aecrfltary- Ruth Rebckah lodge gave a hop at Matonle halt with good attendant. The commute In charge consisted, of T. G. Cliff, K. t Armtrong, J. J. Tarn's, F. M. WooleV and Edwin Davis. Charlie Hanson, secretary of the Swed ish Library association, gave a party to hi friends at hi home, Twenty-second and Mafon. T. B, Oault has been appointed general gent -of the passenger department of the Union Pacific at Chicago. Ho was for several year ajtent for the Wabash at Omaha. A number of gentlemen met at Fal coner's hall yesterday and effected an as sociation to take the place of the old Pleasant Hours . club, which has die banded, but whose name It will take. Theso off lean were elected: P. 8. Euslls, president; E. U Blerbower, vice presi dent; 3. R. Rlrgwalt, secretary; Will llamllton, treasurer; C. K. Coutant; Men. tenant Coffin, J. C. Sharp and M. F. Funkhouser, executive committee. Twenty Years Ago judgs Dunay or me. reoerai oourv uca the pay of each Union Paclfie receiver at $U.ee a year, or , for the five. Thl was done on the petition ot John M. Thurston, general solicitor for the read, Rev. Dr. Butler, pastor of SR. Mary's Ave-nue Congregational church, was re covering from an attack ot congestloa of th lungs, which laid him up for ten days. Mrs. Butler waa also recovering from Illness. Rev. and Mrs. Y- 8. Welter were vlstUng their son, Charles F. Weller. 1UV. Mr, Weller was one of the pioneer Methodist preachers of Missouri, whore he settled In ISS7. He was 74 years old. Charles Fels fell on the court house steps and died within an hour. He was ascending the steps on the Fa roam streft sld of the building when suddenly he seemed to mlsa his footing cm the slippery stones and plunged headlong downward, mtrlklne hla head on a sharp projection. Ceurt Bailiff Orel's and others saw him and' hastened to hi rescue. Health Com mltilonef Burners was summoned, but at once saw that the man's life was going. Mayor Bemts finally signed the street lighting warrants' or tho electric light company for July, August and September amounting In tha aggregate to $8,ee& thse were the warrant h 'first vetoed when passed by the council and were tften naseed 6vtr hla head. lie thougnt tna warrant unjastd sheuld' not he pM, but satisfied himself that he had ex- rc(sd his official prerogative to prevent payment, thus, doing all he could. Ten Yearn Ago Mr. and Mrs. U H. Korty entertained tha Potwleton Avenue Card club In the evening, ' Between Senator Millard, and Dietrich of Nebraska a yawning gulf wa fixed as to federat appointments. Senator niMrich said he had made a good many concessions to hi collMgue In the hope the latter would recedaMTom hi deter mination for the reapaotntnaent of W. B, Summer. United States district attorney. But up to last account, on leaving for Washington, Pcnatpr Millard had not. re ceded. Captain George J. Crane went to Minne sota to look after his farm land Interests near Mtaneasella. MIm Jessie F. Lonetgan died at the heme ot her father, Dennis Lonergan, near Flerenct, of heart trouble. H. B. Boyle of the Beyle Businea college announced that he was devoting hi spars time to elaborating plans for a new bustnea cAlleg buMdlng ho cen templated erecting the coming summer. James C Hansen of SU Burattte street died at the age of 38. Chicago potlcewomen carry their r volvers In handbags. Bo far there ) no record of a poltcowoman'a handbag being snatched. Mr. Charlotte Campbell, who died re cently in Vlneland. N. J., at the age of lot, was the oldest woman In the state and had never been ir.uido ot the state boundaries, harltt? been born In Mon mouth. Ambassador and Mrs. Oe'ard rer.ttd an ancient palace. In Berlin for. tl5.000 a year and ara. unable to find a btth room In the forest of rooms, halls and prl.ir. Plumbers are how rriajiajlns the am bassadorial leg. The youngest of the four sons ot I. R. Martin of Liberty. Kan.. Is playing on tha team ot one .of the colleges In that state, rrtaklng fifteen consecutive year In foot ball fo" tha Martin brother. All of them have been brilliant In their studies a welt. The largest apiary In the atats ot Wk conaln Is that owned by Frank Kl tttr.ee r of California. There are In all about ) colonies of bee, while during th luminer six to eleven swarm were hived each day. Th produce of the hives will amount to about nine ton of finished honey. Mrs. Ella Flagg young of Chlciti say that a teacher who becolhea a trothcr may not have a regular position tinttl her child la year of age, but she ny sub ktltute during that time. Bha says this rule I for the benefit ot the child a wall aa the schools, sj a ciilld naed It mother's time until It'ts at least ytara old. Judge Jacktfon of Los Angeles, a Purl tan translated frpm the Atlantic to the Pacific, has In hla court a special wltnca box for women so constructed that only the head and shoulders are visible. The observant Judge noted bow lawyers when perplexed centered their vision on a com monplaci object Usually on tha floor- The clofed wltow box. obviates th dl traction ot pedal scenery and accelerate People Talked About the paca of Justice. Isn't that sweet? ... . Huerta Pen Picture Edward Emerson, In Fortnightly Review. Vlctorlano Huerta, whether he b con sidered as a tenerat or a a president, can be expressed In one word: He Is an Indltn, i Huerta himself proudly says that he I a pure-blood Aztec. His friend e'atin for htm that he ha the virtue ot an Indian courage, patience, endurance, and dignified reserve. HI enemies, on tha other hand, profess to see In him some of the vices of Indian blood. From what I have seen of General Huerta In tha field, In private life, and a president, I would say that He com bines In himself both the virtues and the fault of his race. In battle I have seen him expose himself with a courage worthy of the beat Indian tradition's; nor have I ever heard It Intimated by any one that he was a coward. One of his trong point a a commander wa that he was a man of few words. On the other hand, hi own soldier at the front hailed him ss a stern and .cruet leader.; and some ot the thing that were done to his prl- onera-of-war at the front were enough to curdle any one' blood. It wa during a moment of conviviality that Oenerat Huerta' once revealed hi true sentiments toward the United State and ourselves. Thl was during a ban quet given In hi honor at Mexico City, on the eve of hi departure to the front In uniixuahua. last year. On thl occasion an Englishman, who had long been on terms of Intimacy with Huerta. asked the general frhat he would do If north ern Mexico should secede to the United State and the American should take a hand In the fray. Thl question aroused General Huerta to the following extem porary speech: "I am not afraid of the Orlnsoes. Whv should 1 her No good Mexican need be afraid of the Orlngoes. If It had not been ror the treachery of President Santa Ann, wno sold himself to the United State in 1M7, we should have beaterl the Tan. Vees then, as ne surely" shall beat them the next time. Let them cross tho Rio Bravol We will send them back with bloody head. "We Mexican need not be afraid of any foreign nation. Did wo not beat the Spaniards? bid we not also beat the French, and the Austrlans. and the Bel gian, and all the other foreign' adven. turer who cams with Maxlmlllan7 In tho asms way we would have beaten the Qrlngoe had ws had a fair chance at them. The Texans, who beat Santa Ana at 8an Jacinto, you must know, were not uringoes, but brother Mexican, of whom we have reason to be proud. To my mind, there ara only two l nations In the world, besides nur nM Attee nation. Those nations are Eticiand ana Japan. "All others cannot properly ba elul nations, least of all the United States, which is a raerVi hodge-podge of other nation. One of these day Enzimd and Japan and Mexico will getstogether. and after that there will be an end to the united states." Editorial Pen Points Louisville Courler-JournaJj Many a married man ta referred to as having "settled down" when he's merely staling at 'home, and trying to settle op, New York World: The foot ball record fer the year ahow fourteen killed and 17 Injured, and yet the other day there were riots at one college becausa the authori ties refused to revoke tna prohibition against foot ball. Boston Transcripts Th aianlsa war was fought to the tune df "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight," but our brave volunteers could charge now Just an reckleaely and a bit more gracefully to "anooky Ookums." Philadelphia Ledger: The re-election of Samuel Qompera aa president of the American Federation of Labor was a de served tribute to his efficiency. Con sidering what hs has accomplished In Washington hi organization has every reaaon to bo proud of htm. Sioux City Journal: Iowa candidates for appointment to the federal Jobs are hocked by the gossip that some of the faithful who bat them In are headed for the way out. If that 1 to be the way of It they healtafo In consideration of tneir duty to Bet In with tha admlnltr tkm and help to anchor It in the affec tions of the ptople. Indlananolt News: The Agricultural department haa discovered that In the ten year from im to 18 the prodoetlon er eggs Increased k per cent and the in crease In population was 21 per cent. So It would seem that the mors eggs there ars to bo divided among us the more they cost. This, presumably, come under the head of good business management. Philadelphia Ledger: Five Justices of tha "United State supreme court, includ ing ths chief justice, attended on Satur. day the funeral of an obscure negro, who nao. serveo aa ueepar ot their robe and of the robes of 'their predecessor before many of the preMnt Justice were born. There 1 no race prejudice In death, and none where service has Indubitably mer- ueq recognition. Odd Things of Life The biggest wildcat of the aeason has been caught by Charles Hoi way in Bom eret county, Maine. Tha cat roeaaured four feet, three and one-qusrtr Inches high, and weighed thirty pound. Otto Valeal, .a pigmy not more than f6ur feat a x Inches, wa brought Into a Philadelphia court charged with Intlmt datlon. Whtn hi accused appeared he proved to he a slx-fooUr of athletlo build. The ca was dismissed. Afar In the frozen country; of Alaska, removed from civilization some of tbem where no whit man Is seen for a year at a time, are twenty-sight women mis sionaries working among tha Indian and Eskimos, under the direction of Peter Trimble Rowe. .called the "tireless bishop or Aiava." R. D. Carr of Cleburne, Texv boaat of having th longest beard In tha world, It I seven feet In length, and wtien h stands on a footstool It touches the floor. ,Wr. Carr 1 very proud cf hi beard and las refused offers to travel with, shows tnat wouia nav aetted him a fortune. Ha prefers to remain with hi children on his farm. . . Samuel MeKe. who for tha last twea ty-tlvt years has lived on a farm near Tlonests, Forest county. Pennsylvania, has roupded out a full century He was boin In County Down, Ireland, November S, .'fit, and came to thl country In UfT, Jocatlnr for a time near Meadvllle. He was married three time and I the father of eighteen children, of whom eleven survive. 7 Wmot J"tt Racial, Wot Rellgloas. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 27.-T6 the Editor or The Bee: I wa a bit urpried to e In your paper the letter from Mr. Cohn. I don't know who the Mr. Cohn may be, who so valiantly disclaim any national ity for the Jew, but hi contention are so absurd, so unlike a Jew, that It seems well for some one to take up the cudgel In behalf of. the Semitic race. "i'OUr Mr. Cohn tells us that to be a Jew Is precisely the same aa to be a Baptist or a MethodlL or any other '1st;, that there la no such race as the Jewish race. that Is simply a matter of religious tenet. And much more to the same ef fect. To the student of Ethnology this sort of statement would certainly appear odd, and even the lowliest d elver Into the fascinating study of tho origin ot species recognizes at once the distinctive type of the Semitic race; distinctive In feature, form and every other charactsristlc. There is a type ot Jew. I know, which dislike being figured aa a member ot a race apart. Just aa the Japanese dislike being classed outside of the white race, but that does not alter the fact that ethnologlcally, tho Jew Is an Aryan he Ic most certainly of a totally different race from the Gentile. It haa absolutely nothing to 'do with the church he at tends. He may Join the Catholic church If he wills and thereby becomes most hated ot all his people, but he will still bo a Jew, Just as a Chinaman or a Hin doo would remain a Chinaman or a Hin doo should one or the other Join a Metho dist mission In the east, . The Jew Is s distinct from the Gentlte as tho negro Is distinct from the "white. There ic a favorite fiction which you newspaper chap In America eem to en Joy repeating (ad nauaeum). to the effect that the Jew In Russia I treated badly because of his religion. A a resident for many year of that wonderful land 1 IhleU that I am In a position to tate fairly authoritatively that uch an ex planation of Russian distaste for the Jew Is so false as to be rldlculou. The uus alan dislikes the Jew because ot the racial characteristics which fit absolutely not at all with the Russian Idea of living, it everv Jew In Rusala wero tomorrow to embrace ths Russian national religion, it would not mako the tiniest change In the1 Russian feeling toward tne 'Jew. EDOAR, RALSTON PELHAM A Wmt not Take Notice. nUA.UA. fonv. 27. To the Editor ot The Beo: Will you please read "Tha Case for Equality." by O. B. Shaw, In th November "Metropolitan and when, the horror or this newest analogy or an oia theory of social Justice sci your gdat. then give us an editorial. The horror la there. Ths stone wait Is there. The sodal Justice 1 there. The economic swamp is there, for cspltallstlo editor, aeware, beware I Yours for tho Revolution, B. V. 8. "YOUNO DEBS." Socialist. rrofJ llovrar far Governor. FRKMONT, Neb., Nov. 27. To ths Editor of tse Bee: In the political history ot Nebraska the name J. Sterling Mor ton. Edward Rosewater, C. It. yn Wyck. and W, J. Bryan atand 6ut In bold relief cn it most brilliant pages. Pese)as the gift ot oratory In a rare degree and equally great aa a writer. Mr. Morton -waa an untiring and uncom Prising advocate of retrenchment In the disbursement of tha state fund. There wu a world of Wisdom In hla motto "Plant tree." Mr. Rosewater wa an admlrablo public speaker, and. particu larly In open debates did his easy delivery clear enunciation, self-reliance and deftly rendered thrust at hi opponent Insure him the respectful and close attention of hi audiences. But, of course. It was aa an editor that he Wielded great In fluence In Nebraska and was best known throughout the entire country. Edward Rdsewater waa the first progressive re publican In th state. General Van Wyck wa a born agitator and was ever at home on the platform. He was plausible In argument, could suit th word' to the action and never fatted to elicit applau at will. A an antl-mnndpoTlst he died too early to reap the fruit er his wonder ful efforts: Mr. Bryan's eloquent Cham pkmsklp or world peaxs ha won him International fame; and bo on end deny that hi horns Is In Nebraska. With such Illustrious axsmples as the above mentioned mea of th commonwealth be fore us, why should republican of every phado of opinion not unite In nominating the' beat man for the officer of governor neat yearT .P.tUy leaders bent on settling sn old aoor and causing- a slip In the party to be prolonged for mere personal ends, are Jlkely to learn to their sot row that many Independent republicans will vote the democratic state ticket for the first time In their live. There Is no good reason for permitting national questions to Interfere with state Issues. If o,n!y a trial by combat will satisfy the fighting colontls, let them confine their efforts to voting for their congressional candidates. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, permit me to suggest that Dr. George E. Howard of the UnlvSrsty of Nebraska, be con sidered as a gubernatorial candidate who is worthy ot th support of all voter having the beet welfare of Nebraska at heart. When thinking over the govern ors that have made good In recent years, one readily recall to mind the name of La Follette ot Wisconsin. Hughes of (New Tork, Cummin of lows, Wilson of New Jersey and Baldwin of Connect!' cut A man of rip scholarship, dig. nlfled bearing, high administrative ability and honest worth, Prof. Howard In the executive chair would be a credit to us alt. In ISM let us add Howard ot Ne braska to the foregoing list R. A. H. Dearth ta Charch flota. HRAPHHAW. Nb., Nov. 7.-To th editor of The Bea: Since much ha been aid In regard to the dearth In church attendance by both ministers and lay. men, we hava concluded that Inasmuch a w have been a churchman from our youth up and aro now dancing around the maypole or three score and ten years, all of which time we have not been an Weal observer In regard to the drift of events passing around us, there ara many reasons. In our opinion why the churches of the preseat day ars not o generally attended as In former days. In the first place, where there used to be only one or two meeting place there are now from wvin to many more. In the second place th church was about th oSly placa offering a place for peo ple to congregate on the Sabbath day. Now there are tbe Sunday excursion, the Sunday theater, the Sunday ball games, with parks and bear gardens and a hun dred other attractions, astd from Jo auto riding all ot which have come Into existence during th recollection ot th writer. However, these, all of tbem, ara not the great hladranca or arcAtast causa exletlag today for th d carta ta church attendance. Men and women like ! amusement, but they also like tha gospel 1 when It Is preached In Its parity, and preached by men who bear the dignity and reverence of Godly men. But this feature has been superseded to a greater or less extent by the scholarly man: which would be well enough If the scholarly man had not adopted tho plan of preaching to Itching cars mora than to hungry souls. Then there Is another feature that haa don much to lesson the average lay man's Interest and seat In the Work of the church and that I the custom adopted In most alt of our churches tn these latter days, by nearly all pastors, of the usurpation of tho religious functions of the church. For In stance, take those churches that ara till. In a weak way, trying to ketp up mid-week services, commonly called prayer meeting. The pastor take full charge. Ha reads a little scripture and then ' gives a lone talk, generally oc cupying three-fourths of the hour allotted for the .meeting, when he will look at his watch and say," There are yet about fifteen minute and in that time let u have a few short .prayers." and will then proceed to use1 everaL moments taors of the short time left In telling tho brethren how much the church Is In need of earnest, faithful prayer. Then he will say, "Let us pray," and after some brother or sister has studied out Just how short his prayer must bo to meet with tho minister' torders, will begin, thinking all the time of what has been said, Instead of what he Is saying and to whm he Is directing his prayer. is there any wonder that the church has' lost Its attraction? There Is Just one more reason, that we wish to mention in this article, and that I the near theater the people are now making out of the temple of worship, or the house of God. lou all know to what we have reference. We need not say njor. JOHN B. DEY. Penalising; the rtUer. Baltimore American, A Boston magistrate sent a man to Jail for stealing two sandwiches, which he took pn the urging of hunger. If he had stolen a couple of railroads Instead of sandwiches, or wrecked a bank or two, he would have been treated with the respect du a great financier. A man who descends to such petty opportunities for appropriating others' property muet be prepared to suffer the consequences of his follv. Rosebud Robe You can use it on the crib, but it is sd pretty that you will probably want to keep it for the coach. The robe itself is a soft, creamy white, while the little' crocheted rosebuds are in delicate pink with green: leaves. It is unusual, beautiful," service able and very easy to make. And, by making it yourself, the cost is surprisingly low. Send the coupon below for com plete direcdons. 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He What's the matter with ltt She-Do you know, at our last meetlnar. some women gossiped eo much there that I hadn't a chance to bo first with tho scandal In our neighborhood. Baltimore American. "I, suppose you have read all the at&nd aril work on political economy?" "No," replied Senator Sorghum. "I started to, but my wife stopped me. She says that reading standard work on po litical economy I Ilka trying to get the current styles out of a last year's fashion magazine." Washington Star. "Julia Slimmer went to see that up-to-data drama that la so much talked about, and when she got home she put her foot down hard." "Didn't want her mother to see It, eh?" "No; her father. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer. He What would you say It I were to kls you? She I don't know. That cort of speech should always be extemporaneous. Phil adelphia Press. THE INFINITE LOVE. ' Rablndranath Tagore. (Specimen ot the work of the Hindu poet awarded the Nobel prize for litera ture by Sweden.) I havo ever loved thee In a hundred' form and times, . Age after age. In birth following -birth. The chain of songs that my fond heart did weave ' Thou graciously didst take round thy neck, Age after age, In birth following birth. ( When I listen to the tales of tho primi tive, past, . , Tho love-pangs or the far distant times. The meetings and .parting ot ths an cient ages I see thy form gathering light Through the dark dimness of Eternity And appearing- as a star ever fixed In the memory of the ALL. We two have come floating by the twin currents of love That well up from the Inmost heart of the Beglnnlngless We two have played In the lives of myriad lovers In tearful solitude of sorrow, In tremulous shyness of sweet union. In old, old ldve ever renewing Its life. 0 tlmi w lor lea Waal i zMsarv Htshbuid Weat