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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 7, 1913.
Thr Omaha Sunday Bee.
rOUNDDD BT EDWARD ROSBWATEK
VICTOR ROSBWATSat, EDITOR.
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If 0VEM1EJI SUNDAY CIRCULATIOS
48,353
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, -a.
Drright Williams, circulation manager
of The Bee Publishing; company, bains
duly sworn, says that the average Sun
day circulation for the month of October,
day circulation for the month of Novem
br, 191J, was ,55X DWIOIIT WIL
LIAM& Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to before me this 2d day of December,
lSli ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public
Snbacribem leaving the eltr em
pe rarl 1 f riiomM hair The Bee saMA
to tfcasa. Address vrlU ha changed
na aftee requested.
That burglar wno broke la by tho
Ics-box routd must b a cool and calculating-
one.
If you caa't do your Christmas
showing erly, at least do It as
ear) as yon can.
Perhaps Colonel Roosevelt went
to South Asawka to make sure ct
.nat-tatf a reen Ghrlbtmarf. .
rm cm i ...
xae Douvaern raiiroaa, wua a
lata named Fairfax Harrison as
president, suroly can ask no more.
The Christmas shopper who can
not find what ho wants In. Omaha
stores wouldn't bo sultod anywhere.
Diss tear, as reports say, be tired
of exile, but not tired enough to re
turn t that dear old Mexico Just
BOW.
During eur civil war we had to
resort to the draft for reerults. But
. the we ImwL Be ateviwMn these
Kvelrm effers te take .Harry back.
if he is released. Ceuld that ae
eotwi- for the essMtiea .of hts tight
for HbertyT
" -J: '
A Mttie re thaa a 'Meat aa
the ball flayers trek fer the training
cane, reatlndiae m again how tem
pos does fugtt.
Carrying a hea. la Addition to
providing one fresh egg a day, also
max nas advertising for aa , eccen
trie s4ar bs-mly,-
DM aay artttt ever picture "The
AivntfM uray aeove tae ciohm all
sbum with bUlbeards at every
coaaytewHss earner?
PresMeet WHeea llly does mot
subserib to the deetriae that a plat
foraa U biadMc !.. vrt,H elis aa
well as la what it eeataias.
Te the Hthsaty aaa R atakaa
nighty lltUe differeaee whether the
adjeetlve 1 freat ef the seestea of
coagreM is "extra" or "regular."
"Caa a. man marry tm SIC
weekf aeha aa esefcug. He caa.
"yes; be eaa Marry ea ike pries) et
the Heeaee aad the 7herVfee
By tbe way, there li ehustcr, who
lUed up Persia's finances so good as
te arouse the greedy envr of Itusala.
why not let him, doctor our currency
laws i
Speaklag of the safety-first move
ment, don't overlook the cotton bat
ting Santa Claus and the lnf)amma
ble popcorn festoons on the Christ
mas tree.
The bandit, Lopes, who snuffled
us the fumes from l.ooo
sulphur while hid la a Utah mine
caa have no fears of that lake
brimstone beyond.
of
After attending the National
Itlvers and Harbors congress, Mayor
"Jim" bubbles over with enthusiasm
aad talks about water as If It were
his first experience with It,
With Mayor Jim's No. 10's back
under W. J.'s family table, nt
further proof Is necessary to con
vlnce us that the old lore abideth
yet, especially since W. J. Is boost
lng Dahlmas's son-in-law for i
$6,000 job.
Huerta's press agent flaunts the
reaert of a lot from aa American
with Mexiea Interests of 760,000
pesos, whleh is not so much for an
empty treasury, rememberkg. that a,
pes ealy equals 4.t seats U Amer
ica moaey.
Wanted More Captains.
For every groat private cntorprleo
or public work captains are needed.
Leadership is essential to every for
ward movement, and no matter how
much cnorgy and public spirit Is
possessed by tho people of a com
munity, It must bo organised and
focusod undar some headship to
make It effective.
No one can account for the won
derful growth and, gigantic strides
Omaha tana made during Its briof ca
reer as a city without taking Into
consideration the fact that the com
munity was blessed through its for
mative period with captains of wlso
foresight and commanding ability.
Omaha was nor or a o no-man town
nor a one-idea town, and It reached
Its pre-emlnont position, and kopt in
tho forefront, only through recogni
tion of tho leadership best fitted for
each particular enterprise or cam
paign. In natural course tho tried cap
tains of old aro being gradually re
tired, and it Is necessary to dovolop
the right men to take their places.
Without loaders and organizers, re
sourceful and alert, and a sufficient
number of thorn all tho timo, no city
can do more than hold its own whon
it ought to bo making progress and
forging ahead. That wo in Omaha
have tho men with tho nocesaary
qualifications for community lead
ership goes without saying, and thoy
must not bo allowed to Bit inactive
in the back seats.
Living and Giving.
In figuring the items that moke
up tho high cost of living, lot no
one omit the high cost of giving.
There was a time, not so many
yaro ago, when for Christinas
mother knit tho children each a
pair of now mittens, when acquisi
tion of a slod or skates by tho
'young hopeful" was tho height of
expectancy, when father was con-
teat with home-made slippers or a
mafch box. la those) good old days
giving outside the family was
ilmiUd. 'a'a'd' tW th exteat that! it
was Indulged consisted chiefly of
sharing the kitchen goodies or furn
ishing" , useful articles of olobhiig,
not always nowly bought for the
occasion, '
To twontioth century giving at
the Christmas holiday time, as
evory odo knows and realizes, has
burst all bounds of the former, sim
ple life. The money, speet on costly
toys for aa only child, la a house
hold of only moderate pretentions,
would of tea. keep a family a whole
mouth ea the olden Male. The cir
cle within which gifts are exchanged
has likewise mlarged' tremendouslyi
aad fresiuetttly Ue gUteertips, are
limit 4cL-naaMt - . '
But eaa we get away from the
high cost of giving any more than
we eaa the high eeet of liviagT We
protest, . aad weV eemplala, but we
subml( and .eeutlaue to indulge.
Despite the wry faee, we -are not
sure we would go back if we could.
We may , be certala that we woa't
wvjiiv uf roprtuBKm or tnrougu
dire necessity,
Tk Bible.
i According; to reorts of the various
publishers, 28,000,000 copies or
portions of the Bible were printed
ia llllr la ,161- laaguave other?
thaa Begllsh. The American Bible
society aad Ik affiliated bodies pub
Uhe4 about .14.800.000 costes.
which for the American alone
briassa Its total eutsnt ! nlnatv.
freVe yri 88',6oV,ee 'bob 1m'.
Ta ligures are eloaueat and
legieal easagh to speak for them
selves. They relate a narrative un
paralleled la all the aaaals of sec
ular er scared literature. Dowa
through the vldesltudes of 6.000
years eomes (fete unfolding story of
, l. A I . . l'. . . . .1
ertmvfoa, ia, ise law, saivatiea
te maaklad everywhere:' llsrhtlai-
thej world with new hope from th
lores ot oia precepts and examples
Viewed even In Its historic and
literary aspects, tho blblo sur
passes ,all other books. For six
teen centuries, intermittently, a&
cording to accepted authority, 11
was In process of preparation bj
some forty divinely chosen authors
And though It has run the gamut of
various translations, Hebrew, Art
maio or Syrlac. Greek. Latin and
Anglo-Saxon, buffeted the storms of
criticism and attack of every age
and cycle, still today it Is orinted
600 languages and many more lands
to the aggrogato number of more
than 28,000,000 a year.
One of the most interesting faots
of the Bible's history is that It
found famo In other than its native
tongues Note tho anomaly of this
report "printed la 500 languages
uuw man angiisn." a sugges
tion of audacity, as If English
were the original of either t
old or new testament, Instead of one
oi me latest tongues. We might
looit for an analomr. for i nt
in Shakespeare or Bacon twvnmin-.
famous in Chinese or eomo other far
away language Instead of the native
English. Here brings to mind
notable difference between the Bible
and the Mohammedan's Koran.
With the Koran the native language
as welt as the text is stared and a
transition in one would be as fatal
la its aotlty as la the other. But
believers In the Bible have only
deepened their faith la Its lnsplra
tlon with each succeeding transla
tion. They find something In it
stronger than language, able to en
duro In all. As a matter of faot, au
thorities tell us that of tho 2,000 old
Hebrew copies or translations now
extant, not one dates back more than
1,000 yoars, showing, as historians
agreo, that a wholesale destruction
of originals ensued. Further, It Is
said that as long as 800 yoars after
the death of Moses, copies of tho
pentatouob wore found at Babylon,
whither, following tho temple's de
struction, thoy had been carried con
cealed by the exiles.
Tho purport of It all Is to deepen
the significance of tho perpetuity
and undiminished power of tho
Blblo, from which so many varying
faiths draw the Inspiration of their
hope of life and Immortality.
Directions for Christmas Mail.
Havo you token tho pains to
notlco Uncle Sam's Instructions as
to Christmas mailt A few of them
may bo briefly mentioned here with
profit:
Mall all matter early; for local
dellvory not later than' December
23; out-of-town as early as possible.
Wrap all packages securely, write
plainly, mark "fragile" things easily
broken and don't fall to put tho ad
dress of the sondor on tho package
Packages not weighing moro than
four ounces may bo droppod In
street or other mall boxes; thoso
heavier must be taken to the post
office. "Merry Christmas," "Best
Wishes," or a similar -word of greet
ing will bo allowod within a pack
ago. Parcols should not be scaled or
otherwise closed so as to make them
unwrapable In the same paper if
oponod for Inspection.
Ordinary postage stamps, are valid
for parcel post matter.
Everybody ought to eo-operate
with tho postofflce employes, whose
task Is harder than ever this year
because of tho parcel post, and with
the. government la-puttlag the parcel
post to the acid test. Some of Its
enomles predict Its failure. Let its
friends, tho people, prove its success.
Publicity as a Prinoiple.
The Bee has- always stood for
tho policy of publicity with, par
ticular rofereaoe to matters ot pub
lio administration aad concern. The
founder of The Bee used a famllar
nxnresaloB whea Huaaleloti attached
to official aetloa, "Turn on the
searchlight of publicity." And the
records show how constantly, fear
lessly and, effectively The Bee keeps
it turned; on. Ws&ft ft member of
the staff on starttag to Llneela to
report the legislative session sought
Instructions, the only admonition
was "Turn on the nearehllght ot
publicity."
Publicity Is a fixed principle
today, still needing further devet
opement, but a prlaelple neverthe
less In the affairs of all branches
of the government. Tha people
have learned that oaly la the light
of publicity courageously applied
are justice and the best results pos
Blblo. The people are no longer
content to abide the stupid old
polloy of concealment, which' gen
e rally deserves the rebuke events
Invariably accord It,
As Intimated, we have not' gone
far enough with v principle to
reach a yet Us full benefit;' but
with Its general acee$taaee, py a
erleus, insistent pvelte. we have
made yaat strides -forward. Of
course, many will ktek. against the
pricks ot 'this progress, because,
forsooth, the searchlight of public
ity is death to devious methods, but
they caa no more stop It than can
the sand gathered during the dry
season In the ehaaael ot the stream,
stop the rush . et the Bprtagtlme's
overflow freat the headwaters.
As Aaterioam Boy.
Joh- Huston Xtnley, the new
commissioner of education la New
York state, is another living exam'
pie ot what an American boy may
become by dint of applying the best
that la In him to the utmost. In
many respects he Is quite typical of
the youth In this country, who have
to meet the world on their own ro
Bponslblllty. The rather brief story
ot his life reads somewhat like many
that have adorned the pages of
books, and Is the more Interesting
bocause It teaches the realism of
heroics.
Coming from a country town in
Illinois, ho attends Knox college at
Galesburg, where, it la said, he
partly paid hts way by attending to
tho president's horse and cow. He
was graduated In 1889 and called
four years later to the presidency,
himself. While in this office he
became the subject ot prophecy by
tho Outlook; which heralded him as
"one of the coming mon ot the na
tlon," inviting its readers to watch
him. The Outlook haa made good
on Its prophetic vision, for John
Huston Flnley has made good.
He goes from the presidency ot
his stern old Alma Mater to become
magaslae editor In New York, then
to the newly-created chair of' pol
Hies at Princeton, and from thera to
the presidency of the great College
ot the City ot New York, from which
position he was recently called to the
still larger and more Influential one
of head ot the educational work ot
the Empire state.
And the path behind John Huston
Flnley Is still open to others of his
kind, to any American boy, in fact,
with good powers and grit aad
gumption.
Short Messages.
In tho brevity of bis message to
congress President Wilson shows the
right Idea of how to get attention to
the main Issues before the nation.
Both congress and the country are
moro apt to consider subject ot
Importance presented la a message
ot 8,000 words than In one of 20,-
000 words. The fact la, main issues
are likely to be lost In a wearying
dtotraotlon of little and unimportant
things set forth at great length.
Whatever may be said of the recent
message, its terseness and brevity
command general approval. Who
will say that a president reading his
own message of 8,000 words to con
gress will not got a better hearing
than by sending a ponderous docu
ment to be read by a moaotohous
volced clerk mumbling it almost to
defy understanding? The constitu
tion never intended In providing that
the executive shall from time to
time give congress "Information of
the state of the union" a detailed
dlsoussion of every subject that by
a Btretoh of construction could be
brought within the purview of pres
idential mossagos.
The Texas Floods.
Having experienced a brand of
weather more befitting to Septem
ber than December, we ot this sec
tion aro impressed by the con
sistency with which capricious ele
ments have sustained themselves
throughout the present year. But
attention turns at this time toward
the devastation in Texas, where the
Bracos river, rising to a width ot
from three to five miles In the low
lands. Is flooding vast areas aad
wiping out millions of dollars ot
property and scores of lives. Peo
ple who near the beginning of the
year felt the horrifying force of a
death-dealing tornado, or In Ohio
ware Inundated by the rush of
mighty "waters, feel at such a time a
swelling tide of compassion within
their hearts for the sufferers of tho
southland. Theirs will be a big
and bitter calamity ea tha verge of
winter, which evea near the mild
coast of Texas brings some extra
hardships.
For more than fifty miles, so re
ports say, the Brazos stretches to a
width ot from three to five miles
and, .speeds on its angry course like
a mill rase. The wonder "is that
hundreds instead of scores have not
been lost aad that 860,000,000 In
stead of $6,000,000 of property has
not been destroyed. The final tolls
are apt to" ow heavier losses, too,
when the tide rolls away and a eom
plete survey Is possible,
The supreme court did the hand
some thing in sustaining the Wash
ington state law giving the wife ef
a homesteader half Interest in the
land obtainod by her husband from
the federal g overrun eat. The bur
den ot pioneering falls aa heavy oa
the woman as she man. The story
of western conquest would be very
different but for the self-aacrlfic
and fortitude of the woman oa the
frontier,
In their terthoomlag campaign
Nebraska sutfraglstB are to have the
help of preteeeloBal organisers seat
In from the outside. Now, without
enlisting for or against the cause
we do not hesitate te say that we be
lieve our Nebraska, women are quite
equal to the task by themselves.
It Is all oft now, says Rev. Br.
Anna Shaw, because the president
failed to iaoiude a plea tor woman'
suffrage la his message. Oh, cheer
up. No presidential message yet
has ever Included such a plea, and
just look at the progress ot the
causb, In spite ot presidents.
Really, those real eetaters ought
to be more considerate of the feel
ings of our Water boarders. That
they should rush Into court for re
lief after waiting only a year and a
half for the Water board to do some
thing Indicates the height of inex
cusable Impatience,
The ruling ot the court Is that ac
quisition by the city ot the water
works has made the property abso
lutely tax free, which formerly paid
taxes approximating 2100.000
year. Surely, then, the water users
are entitled to an offset In reduced
water rates.
Tho Inter-Ocean's Washington
correspondent describes the mem
bera ot congress as "fretful school
boys cheated out ot a vocation
Which, ot course, must put them
In
an excellent frame ot mind for
speedy and Joyful co-operation with
the teacher.
Dr. Eliot says the Immigrants are
living up to our Ideals, which ought
to be nuffldent to ask ot those who
come from countries so dissimilar to
ours. As 4 rule, they are not only
doing this, but In many ways helping
us to come closer to some of our
own Ideals.
lopkinigaclsward'
coM-oia rsoM sic nui
DECEMBER 7.
Thirty Years Ago
luce s surprise party In the comedy
"Pop" amused a houseful at Boyd's.
Sol Smith Russell U baled next In
"Edffewood Folks."
A party of 'Western Union officials
passed through the city, among them
Colonel XL C. Clowry of Chicago, general
superintendent of the central division,
and M. C. Bristol, general superintendent
of construction. -
A pleasant little social dance was
given at Masonic hall last night by the
O. N. A. dub.
Sirs. J. N. Cornish and her daughter.
Mrs. 3, Metcalfe, have gone to Hot
Springs, Ark to be away about six
montha
a C. Valentine of Tnnkton Is In the
dty to attend the State Stenographers'
meeting.
One of the resolutions introduced by
McQuckln at the Council meeting was
"to detail two policemen as apodal do-
WEVC GOT VfR
HEEFirui now, out!
tectlves and patrol the city without re
straint, tho city being Infested with a
lot ot bad characters."
Lee 8. Bstelle of Blair Is among tho
arrivals registered at the Millard.
A bulletin signed by Daniel Wheeler
United States statistical reporter.
gives these 'figures as result of Informa
tion received1 from correspondents' dur
ing the month of November for average
prices, respectively: Corn, 23 ce,nts; rye,
SS cents J eats, 19o; barley, SI cents; po
tatoes, H ceats; hay, , per ton, $3.21
lar. P. B. Woodrow, special agent for
the Bradstrett company, left for the
west.
Twenty Years Ago -
u was orange blossom time for Henry
Victor "White and Miss Sylvia Moore,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard O.
Moore. 2M South Thirty-ninth street
There the bud of love's bloom burst at
the altar. It was one of the largest at
tended and moat notable marriages ot
the year. The llet of guests included
many of the moat prominent people of
the city, among them being Mr. and Mrs.
Horace O. Burt, Colonel and Mrs. J. J.
Dickey, Mr. and Mrs. a "W. Lyman, Dr.
aad Mrs. J. C. Denies. The ceremony
was performed by Rev, John Williams of
St Barnabas' Episcopal church, and
Bishop aad Mrs. "Worthlngton were pres
ent Mr. MoDouerrd was best man and
Messrs. Jordan and George ushers, while
Mlsa Helea Moore acted as bridesmaid.
Colonel IC a Aiken, illustrious potentate
of the Tangier Shriners, to which Mr.
"White belonged, mada a felicitous speech
of welcome to the guests. Mr. and Mra
White left for New Tot in the night
whither they were to sail for a honey
moon trip la Europe.
Kallroads announced that grain rates
te Kansas City and Leavenworth would
be advanced 4 cents per 100 on Decem
ber 18. George II. Crosby of the Bur
lington brought the sad news with him
from Chicago.
W. H. Alford, an architect of the city,
received an appointment as assistant
secretary of the Xetchum Furniture
company, with headquarters In Detroit
This was the company that furnished the
new city hall and had a lot of unpleas
antness in the bargain.
Ten Years Ago
'Publicity can do no harm to honest
corporations," was & dominant note In
President Roosevelt's message to con
(Press, which came in over the wires from
"Washington. Another was: "Obedience to
the law Is demanded as a right not asked
as a favor."
Percy A. Wells made an address before
the MoKlnley club oa "The History of the
Republican Party." In closing he said
the logical candidate for the republican
presidential nomination In 1904 was Theo
fioro Roosevelt and he expressed the hope
that his ruanlBg mate would be John L.
Webster of Omaha.
The Be was eace more declared the
official elty paper by the dty council
after a thorough Investigation of the
respective circulations, which showed, as
usual, Tht Bee ahead of Its competitors.
Coroner Bralley summoned his Inquest
jury to determine the cause of the Allen
Bros, fire, In which these firemen lost
their live. Herbert C. Ooldborough.
Jeroy Lester, "William A. Barnett Lieu
tenant William Burmester. County At
torney English had personal charge of the
prosecution and Tom Lee, city prosecutor,
sat in with him, while Lyale Abbott rep
resented relatives of the dead, and James
C. Kinsler people who had goods stored
in the Pacific Storage company, that also
went up In the flames, were on hand.
The "carnival of games," exercises In
gymnasium work by members of tho
Young Women's Christian association
proved a big feature in the work. It
was under the direction ot Miss Ticknor,
who was In charge of that phase ot the
work at the "T."
CYNICAL MUSINGS.
The social climber Is naturally looking
for a family tro.
Many a man would rather eltmb up
ward than be on the level.
Clothes may not make the man, but
they help a lot In classifying him.
Many a man Is a good husband simply
because he hasn't the nerve to be any
thing else.
No man should put up a bluff unless
he feels he has the strength to surmount
It If necessary.
Bomo men are so constituted that they
have to be provided with either a pace
maker or a peacemaker.
Wto are apt to lose sight of the fact
that the man who sues for a girl's hand
may Uv to sue for his freedom.
We are all ruled by precedent In spite
of which all the horrible examples In the
world won't prevent people from getting
married.
Many a man's religion Is based on the
fact that a silver dollar will make more
noise when dropped In the collection plat
than a IS bllt-Kew Tork Times. ,
People and Events
ThA Htnf-r that nn .Tn rwi n .M taltler
beat up four policemen In Chicago lacks
confirmation. The butler Is alive.
The ere- trust which at first rM&rded
the boycott of the housekeepers' as a
momentary bluff ( has slipped off Its
high perch and gvudglngly admits that
aa egg-beaters the women are some,
artist
A Bt Louis clergyman ruffles the
native temper by remarking that the
fame of the city Is based on foam.
Whleh roea to show how bubbles, prop
erly decorated with printers' Ink, may
be transmuted Into profitable substance.
As ions- as President Wilson sticks to
brevity in his messages, the proofreaders
of the land will stick to Woodrow.
Many a former president unwittingly of
fended these mighty men with a deluge
of words, and what happened to them
was a-plenty.
a trletlv confidential" circular bear
ing the slmatur of a "patriotic Brit
isher," appeals to New Yorkers for
financial assistance In furthering ue
nmlAfttMt war In Ulster. Ireland. The
Clanna-Gael will please sit up and take
nourishment
Th Prince of Weld, named as governor
nf Albania, declines to take the Job un
less the powers guarantee his salary of
$500,000 a year. The prince sport a
level head. None of his class fancy real
work. And collecting a salary from the
nomadlo sharpshooters of Albania is
as lively an exerclro as dodging revolu
tionists In Mexico.
nr.. Rnfl Mrs. John Kortruck of Step
hens Point Wis., are celebrating the
twenty-ninth arrival in tho family, all
ni4vA sA welL In times past Omaha
boasted of several families with scores
of ten, twelve and fourteen, but the
-vMYvni of the Wisconsin family
leaves the Omaha families hopelessly In
the bush leagues.
nntititiin in often classed as a pos
session of the heart,, but It haa taproots
further down. A few days ago Thotnp
. rrn,- tn -jred resident of Rad-
way, N. J., found on his back porch
n fifteen-pound ham and a bag of po
tatoes bearing this note: "This Is re
turned to you today in honor oi uw
nnnlvnraarr since you gave
tho saroo to a hungry soldier at Valley
Springs, Vs-. during the late reDeiuon.
MUFFLED KNOCKS,
- ' vwot---- that If other men
juror um . ...
were only like him this would be a fine
world.
It Is funny that the only umbrella you
can't lose Is tha one with the busted
rib and the leaky coyer.
rm, innnr vou nve the more you be
lieve that the scientists are wrong when
they say humans can't wve wiuwu.
bralns-
When a man has a Bible among w
other books the cover is usually pretty
rusty looking, but the inside pages are
spotless. .
Nothing ever goes to wasx in mu
world. They are using tho old rasn-
loned wooden pie plates for buttons oa
women's winter coats.
Every girl with a fac like an old
door mat knows that some designing
man Is going to try to run wiu nor
when she starts down town.
Tho old fashioned boy who used to have
. . .rtH. Jmrl VifiM n.
IU Bitty- (LI. Mw.
skein of yarn on his bands while his
mother wound it Into a big ball now
has a son who pays four bits for his
box and can run fifteen balls at pool.
It often happens tnat. wnen mower
la out addressing- her society on uve
a.nrin- TTMthenS of WmuTElyxxxpf.
father Is home throwing beer bottles
at the cat because no can't nna any
thing to eat tn the lea box.
The old fashioned woman who used to
drain the frying pans into a jar and
used the grease over and over again
for months now has a daughter who
fries stuff with butter that costs EO
cents a pound and kicks about the high
oost of living.
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Extraordinary Sale
ON
MONDAY MORNING AT 9 O'CLOCK
AT SILVERWARE COUNTER NO.
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5- inoh Unlined Bag; regular $3.50 rig
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Octagon, jointed top, patented look, unbreakable mesh,
7Mi-iuch shopping. This is something entirely new
(for 1914. This is exceptionally well ( pa
made. A big value at $5, on sale, at. $A9v
Our entire stock of Mesh Bags and Combination
Bag and Coin Purses go on sale at half prices Monday
morning. Come early to
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THIS is a rapid-jire age.
Advertising is the gatling
gun of business, accom
plishing in months, what it would
take years of patient, plodding
work to do.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
St Lou s Globe-Democrat: Does tho
birth of triplets to an Indiana clergyman
signify that the world Is growing rap
idly better or nott
Louisville Courler-Juornal: On objec
tion to a state religion in China is that
It would forever brand as false the pre
tense of the Chinese that they are mod
ernlted.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The wife of
a Topeka preacher used violent language,
h put his hand over her mouth to stop
the torrent of abuse, and she swallowed
her false teeth and choked to death. And
yet h was acquitted.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Chicago minis
ters are urging that something should be
done to secure a sane New Year's eve.
The curious thing about tWs Is that re
spectable people should beg that others
be prevented from going crazy for an
evening.
Bt Louis Republlo: A Cincinnati
preacher complains that the American
woman spends SO per cent of the money
her husband earns. That's all right Tho
trouble Is that a good many ot them
spend more than 100 per cent of what
their husbands earn.
Baltimore American: A minister of
mnnlnnaH rhnmi Hint it....t. i
proper cooking much waste is due, as
women spend 90 per cent of the money
men earn. Many housewives will be
more surprised than gratified at learning
that money Is spent so lavishly la the
homed.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
"I suppose you are training your son
in such a way that when he grows up
and dies he will leave exemplary foot
prints behind."
"That's what I hope for. But ril be
satisfied if ho gets by without lejivlng
any thumb prtata." Bt Louis Republlo.
"Young Brooks Is relieved of one
trouble, anyhow."
"Whaf s ihatT"
He won't have to He about bis salary
to the girl he's going to marry. Ho
works for her father." Chicago Reoord
Herald,
A dyspeptic ones said: "As I views It
My stomach won't let me abuse tt
My grammar ain't keen.
But you know what I, mean:
I choose my food first then I chews it
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Son (a golf enthusiast You most ac
knowledge, father, that It rauhrsa a great
deal of skill to drive a ball a haaared
yards-r
Old Farmer Shucksl It don't require
Valf a mtiAh kklll -. . It Anaa to rtr!-"-, a.
pig fifty feet vaicago rocenwieraia.-!
-X wonder they don't us horses Instead
of dogs for transportation la the Arctlo
regions."
"What kind of horses oonld they user
"Old skate, of oourso.' iJaltlHioro
American.
"Love is blind." quoted the wis guy.
"I supposo that aooounts for the faot
that when a follow la stuck on himself
he can't see his own faults," added the
simple mug, Philadelphia Record.
"You believe the world owes everybody
a living, don't youT" . t . .
3ure, I do. But yonv got to do
something first to create a debt before
you can collect it don't you thlnW St
Louis Republlo.
MELODY.
eingin'-dea ringtn "bout nuffln at an.
Like de breeze in do spring or ds wsad
in de fall! . ,
Like ,de breeze la d spring or d wind
its hands
To its mammy. J Tain' language, trat she
understands! .
Like de .notes dat a bird eats adrift on
de sir
Fob, no reason at aU, 'oept a heart free
rum care
Da muslo most sweet flat dls old world
kin make -Is
de slngln' d&t s doa ton d slngln's
own sake I
Oh. de horns an' de drums set you
marchln' so gay.
Like a soldier prepared foh battle some
dayj
An' de fiddle puts dandn' right into yoh
feet
Or you're fallla in love with Its melody
sweet
But de muslo dat's better dan any of
dee
T. .1. trim Am WM. -. . tf,,M Am. -.
an' de trees.
a hall,
uut smgin'jetr smgin' bout no thin' at
all.
Philander Johnson in Washington Star
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