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TILE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913.
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Joseph Cnllen Root.
Without occupying any public of
ftco the lata Joncph Cullen Root
nonetheless leaves a multttudo and
especially out own community un
der Immeasurable obligations for
his contribution to tho public wel
fare His death oven in tho full
ness of years calls forth widespread
regret and sorrow. Mr. Root was
7"kj)ay in Omaha
coMritn rami sir niu
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NOVEMBER ClItCliLAT.ON.
52,068
State of Nebrasku, county of Douglas, ss.;
Williams, cucuiuuon miut."
DECEMBER 20.
Thirty Vcnrn A so -Christmas
festivities continue. At the
Christmas entertainment at Trinity four
teen children rerMvod nrlutu In this or-
a man with an idea, and that idea der: Amy Barker, Sadie Hambleton,
epitomized In tho word "fraternity," Jennie Yates, William Loomls, Mlnnlo
and In addition ho possessed thd "enne.sy, CarHe Gardner. Harry Yates,
, . ., j.uiu uoian, (Jtianes Yaws, aunnio nam.
acumen and resourcefulness to make Weton Art'hur AnRcli wJtap GrinnM
tho Idea a factor in practical ovory Fora rroat) Sarah najKeP and Lona
day llfo. On this substructure was Ray.
roared tho great fratornal benoflt Th Christmas tree festivities ot tne
.i., , it,. iir.rl.i loncoruia society was nein in mo no
society, the Woodmen ot tho World, aeran Bchoo) mng on Harncy AntU
wnicn no guiaca as iw supremo 01- In a.aUIon to the choruses solos wero
fleer to Its present ovortoworlng po- given by Messrs. Meyer and Grobccker.
sltlon, with Omaha aa Us home The arrangements committee Included H.
headquarters. No doubt tho society
will erect a monument to hla mom- rJecht ttnd F Blankenfcldt as concert
ory, but his llfo work is his best and director,
That Nebraska
Society in New York
most lasting monument
A. Wyman and Miss Julia Hanlman
wero united In marriage at Trinity. The
ceremony was performed by Dean Mllls-
paugh.
O. N, Crawford has returned from
Idaho and will remain here until March.
J. II. Hungato and son of Blair are
registered at the Millard.
W. D. Mottor of tho firm of Kennoxd &
Alaskan Development
Secretary Lano'a romindor of our
duty toward tho development of
Alaskan resourcos is of special In
tnrniit In thn lltrht nf Min nffort OX'
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Bee IMbnshlne company, oeina; n i.i.. , i n. Trills
...-. n tiii uburairn nu.11 v u u ui i loiuui l a u iiww iuvitcti w iuimiivu
ttinitn fnf hn mnnth of Novembor. I .- n ,t,.tn .. ttiA nT. Mr. nnd Mm. Moltrr will return here
62,068. DWW I Wi. . ...
uirLiuaioa tiiii-,c4. u uuiuiy luiuuiuiui luhiw. ur. lau, .... . . . . . n i.
..nSSaiWiR -t admit, had tho right Lta
X91J. iujuui view oi development in bis plan tor rapidly and snow is now tiireiene n
(BWU) "ot" ' f,- . w. n vprv nulek and sever change and
u a au ui uulii iui aa auiuiu aiuis - ' - - m
tho flret prerequisite, without which WI,n"r maJr now 00 couorea ro na'"
tho natural resoutrcoa of tho peuln
aula, Tho history of subsequent
ovonta supports this vlow, Secre-
liabaerlkers Ie-Tln the elty
icnyorullr shonld have The Ilea
m-l!e4 to them. AddreM lit be
eb&Bged mm often rcquentcd.
w BS 9B MM, "i-
Ttvcnt- Yearn Ad
J. O. lHlilippi, Wlio won wnunra iu
homo for several days with rhoumatlem,
was up and about again.
Word was received from New York
that E. A. Heath of Omaha was badly,
Up to last accounts King Mcno)lk tary Lano'a own statement that "Wo
wu still dead. havo closed opportunities to tho
monopolist, but did not open them hurt on Broadway by a came car. a Done
lnli. t.nA flPKArvAn a Not) 01 Drir.0 .. .i, i. noa 10 do removea irom a. iriwiu(
wvm - . ' I iu w.u uufutvyui, iuiiui.tD Ik.
or his noblo patience.
' Now for thoao prlco-Bmashlng
yr--d clearance Bales.
Now whatovor you. dp, don't for
get to shop early for 1014.
T)ii.n n ttnrrlann. ann nf the former
iuo iau pian, as outunoa in a Dre8dent. spent tho day In the city,
speech October 1, 1009, at Tacoma, I Colonel and Mrs. R. W. CTowry of
Wash., and roltorated to congress, New York City were In tho city, the
contemplated a commission residing ue'tB M,r8- clowr' 8 raincr' ucnerai
... ouv.ii iuj riwiucut iuu- rhBrIwl irnunlln . nromlnent can-
Klnloy sont to tho Philippines, with ltaiut of Colorado and president lot the
centralized powers, the opportunity Colorado National bank of Denver, wired
Tho Christmas cheer ought to of bocomlng familiar with the re- for ongag-ment of rooms at the Paxton
I . , . . .. .... .. hotel, oxnectlne to bo In town tho next
lay a good foundauon lor tno Now ou'B na nooas ana mo autiioruy day
Yer'S joy. lu "Ufc fcuu ouo1 "o i uovci- Th(X pr0ject for a beet sugar factory
opmcnt. AS It was, With a Widely financed largely by Polish capitalists,
Artistically nnd lncandcscontly. scattorea population of perhaps 40.- roprcsenied ncre by count -uoicnsKi, as
tin municipal Christmas tree is an 000 over so vast an area, tho people r.,,,10 ,?1 -..Z
UIWUaiHiea success. U.H.U luull ,iii, u A Benson presided and D. J
uuomuu iocai seii-Rovornment
New York Herald.
Everybody from the "Blackwater State"
please stand up and be counted, for thero
Is to be a Nebraska society. Nebraska
means "shallow water" In the lingo of
Poor Lo. It is the home of Victor Roee
water and the "Peerless One." The so
ciety's beverage Is to be grape Juice, and
the dinners which aro to tako place If
tho organization Is successful will be
merry events. Before tho first menu Is
printed, before "Wo have with us to
night" Is spoken, there is a slight dif
ference of opinion on whether tho Julco
of the grape shall have "fizz" In It or
whether It shall havo tho slothful flow
of unfermcntcd drink.
William C. Van Antwerp confesses to
having been ono of the first to propose
tho organization. With him are asso
ciated H. O. Clement and R. S. Judson,
who aro In the Worth street district.
They wero talking about all tho other
states having societies when they met
at another commonwealth dinner not
long ago and so they decided to start
something. Those who aro Interested In
the movement aro sending their names
and addresses to Mr. Van Antwerp at
No. IS Brood street
Distinguished Nebraska? who still In
habit their native land havo been asked
to send Information about favorlts eons.
A man who Uvea In Lincoln notified tho
committee a bright young man by tho
name of William Jennings Bryan, who
was something of an orator in college,
naa settled In tho east somcwhoro. He
sent several addresses at wh ch Mr- Bryan
might bo reached, such as Jamtstown,
IN. Y.: ynchbur, Va.: Hacerstown.
Md.; Chautauqua, N. Y.: Washington. D.
C, and occasionally New York City. If
tho society can afford It perhaps It may
havo Mr. Mr. Bryan as a speaker, but
that has not been decided.
Nebraska Is an agricultural and stock
raising: state and many who ano inter
ested In Its principal industries have come
to New York. It Is befloved that when
the first roll Is colled thero will bo
large delegation from tho Platlo and the
Missouri to celebrato In tho name of
tho land of the "Great Commoner."
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Dora SuprreilnK do by FaTorf
OMAHA, Dec. 36.-To the Editor of The
Hee: The suppression for nearly two
weeks of high society divorce proceed
ings provokes tho question why. It a
sensational suit wero started by poor
people, would they be thus favored? Or
does It depend on employing a lawyer
with a pull? Evidently there arc more
thlngt than one crying for reform In the
district clerk's office. LAYMAN.
on- acted as secretary.
O'Donahuo
A committee com-
Almost a toss-up between tho re- tlroly out of placo, whoreas all the pood of the following was named to or
Hel of the day aftor Christmas and advantages possible through such Kanlxa a beet growers' association nnd
of the day after tho Fourth. government might bo socurod with ?,et J? ork f 1 nce,LMr- Dens."' "r: Bl
a commission appointed by tho pros- Und D. J. O'Donahue. This' committee
Ident. And n It on. hn.t -nu, v,.....i , m-. .
Moms to have been, himself, nit witn It . tn . ,.,, ,h, ,,,,,. with count Lubienski and his unoeimu!
U rebound in his suit against the WnBOn wm Mng thla BUbjoct oarlv aeorge W. Llnlnger. E. A. Benson. Bdson
-ImontB. I ,,., , , Rich ana u. j. o Donahue.
,uwwuu. j0 inn nf tnntlon Of conernsn nnd nnp.
UnlMM they otherwise detain that "od,beUor congress permitted Ten Year, Arc
UnlMM they ouierwue aotain mav Prosldont Taft tQ lfl 8Uap,nK tho Mr. and Mrs.. Ward Burgess enter-
iieceflsary preliminary legislation for ya,txy ol lwc,vo Bl evening am-
Twice Told Tales
losr? wlth'Mona Lisa, he
will toon be duo on the American
vaudeville stage.
that
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v-uo.uuoo BumiuiBiruuon oi auairs i, ... .... .,
Ill thl trrAOf lnn,l .. . 7. - . ...
... . t f.uuisiuua u- rrcuericK iu ,ouaert or New York, who
sources. died during tho week, was tho third of
tho Union Pacific receivers of ten years
beforo to die. Tho others were President
a H. H. Clark arid E. Ellery Anderson.
Rev. R. M. Stevenson, D. D vlco pros-
I ident of Bellevue college, returned from
the east, where he had been In the flnan
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Plaining about being overworked. This fact is strikingly illustrated at Uxcolient prospects, Taylng, "My IZcZ
noe oi tnem aro nouccaDiy naston- cacn recurronco of this season of tho was sufficient to sustain my courage."
lng to resign tho Job. year whon men, womon and chlldron 110 was ono of a committee appointed
vln with nnn nnnih.i. in i,nvn by tho general assembly to raise an
The blow that hit tho Junket graft hojlday choor wlth tho8e less favorefl JS!?!!.'' ,'i,';?'for the bne"t f
Another beatitude should road:
"Bteemd is the man who runneth
U wolf away from tho door of an
unfortunate frlond."
Though our congressmen aro com-
The Santa Glaus Spirit.
Every ono has a soft spot in his
heart, no matter how deeply in-
crusted, if only It can bo touched.
Told on Himself.
Tne lato Sir Robert Ball, British
astronomer, used to tell with relish an
amusing story against himself. Visiting
Stratford-on-Avon to give a lecturo, ho
said to his landlady:
"I will give you a lesson In astronomy,
madam. Have you ever heard of tha
groat riatonlo year, when everything
must return to Its first condition? In
ooo years wo shall bo here again, eat
lng a dinner precisely like this. Will you
give mo credit till then?"
res, was tho prompt reply. "You
wero here 26,000 years ago and left with
out paying. Sottlo tho old bill and I'll
trust you with the new!"
8lr Robert Ball seldom failed
brighten his addresses with a Joke. When
lecturing at Cambridge on Halley's
i-umui no ioiu nis auaience tnat he was
once engaged to lecture tn a remote part
or Ireland. On his arrival at the station
he looked In vain for the expected con
veyanco. Finally, when all the olher pas
sengers had dispersed, a typically Irish
servant camo up to him with, "Maybo
you're- Sir Robert Ball?" On receiving
n affirmative reply tho man broke out
pologotlcally, "Oh, euro, your honor,
am sorry to havo kept you wultlng, but
was told to look out for an Intellectual
looking gentlemanl"
in our city hall and county building
Maa Ingly never struck tho ntato
how at Lincoln at all.
Yea, in theso pay-as-you-enter days
It In real money for tho railroads
whenever the totflceseekers chase the
president across the country.
.uuiu uo u.u nuui iu win The party from tho Omaha Qraln ex-
generous benoflconce of ono and all, change selected to visit Minneapolis in
each according to his means tho behalf of the exchange was composed of
llata nf "cnnil fnllnura" nn "Kir.
brothors," tho timely donations to ehant( Xrthur c, SraUh P. P Klrken
specially deserving sick or unfor- dall, N. n. Updike, A. B. Jaqulth and
tunate.'tho fat Christmas boxes, tho Nathan Merrlam,
Roolnl nhrls.mn,. r Hh l(a nHi. William Dalley, who died in Chicago.
..-.i-..-. i . .i , , i was uunct lib iiuijr r tuuiir voiiicvcri iuo
Were It not tor It ancient hlstorl- uioinouwoH, mo on- f.ln6I.aI .ervice. bclne. held at the home
cal lineage, Pass Christian would Iargod fam,,y featal boards, and, Lf hn mother, Mrs. J. Daltey. letc Burt
.. tr i InnrimorV ir Kv iMn. Ruovu uu, mo counilOSS inaiviuual sireei. jio waa a oroinar oi oiepncn,
modern auction brldKo exnlorer. roraemuronccs ana inonuiy groov
ings.
In yielding up the tolograph B&nta. Claus may bo real for tho
Jonah, the tolophono whale wants it chlldron, and only a myth for tho
distinctly understood that not a hair grownups, but his spirit dwells in
of his head has been harmed In the ovory human heart. It is good to
James and John Dalley.
People Talked About
swallowing;
Pretty near timo for repeating
that oft-issued, but never observod,
edict against removing sensational
divorce potltlons from the court
look back to oven aftor the particular Takes "some bones" to provide the
occasion that calls It forth has passed, feast. But the feas tors ore not broke,
Somo bones left.
New York state issued 133,000 automo
bile licenses during thb year, a gain of
23,000 over 1913. Empire staters are going
Valuable Horse.
The talk In the lobby of a Washington
hotel the other evening turned to horses,
and Congressman Thomas W. Hardtvlck
ot Georgia recalled an Incident that re
cently happened In the south.
Rambling along tho road one morning
a colored party named Rastus met his
neighbor, Sambo. Instantly It was seen
that Rastus had largo tidings to impart.
"Look yeah. Sambo," ho excitedly ro
marked, "did yo' know dat somebody don
gone steal Deacon White's hoss las'
night?"
"Yo" doan mean it, Rastus'" exclalmei
Sambo, with an expressive cast of coun
tenance. "Did dey find any cluo to do
tef dat done do crime?"
"Yes, doy suah did," answered Rastus.
In de stable whar dey took de hoss
from dey find a quo't bottle full ob gin."
"A quo't bottle full ob gin, eh?" re
turned Sambo, "Good I Den de deacon
doan lose nut tin' on dat hoss." Phila
delphia Telegraph.
We Lead in Motor Cars.
It is natural that tho United States
should lead all other countries in tho
cier s hics in oruer to oujoiuor puo- numbor of motor cars, for we aro tho coroners show.
ic'iy. speedlost and most lavish of Poonlos. William and Samuel Muncy. twins, born
Tho vorv cnlobrltv nf nur tnmnnrn. Ion Christmas day. 1815. near Babylon. U
It remains to bo seen, now that mnnt.i BnH nhvRini rinn mil- fnr and still living on farms nearby.
Judge Lindsay has taken unto htm-1 tVl . , . . pulled off a celebration of their ninety-
i . . . . . .... . i m u'i t.iv-m iuvhud u WWWUUWtl UllU I .I.... V.I V. . .M,. II...
.(.hi! IU UIIIUICIMIf .IUU11U a TD
self a wife, whether he will be able
our prodigious resources enable us to chrlstmaa tree 'Thursday.
to maintain hU popularity as easily grattfy th,8 ln8tinctlve domand
dm bftfAFA 'ln rnlnrinn vnM In. I
as before "in Colorado where the
women Yote.
If it is good men willing to serve
their country at the salary named
The late Adolphus Busch of SL Louis
But that we should so far outstrip planned before his death a generous dls-
the rest of the world in the possession trlbutlon of cash among hla 6,000 em-
of autos, aa the comparative figures P,oyM' 'whlch wa" carr,ed out thla
show, Is the striking fact. Accord- ck
that are wanted for the Federal Jle- s l t A Europcan f118 Washington report, have it that Sec-
serve Bsnklng board. Nebraska 1.400.000 motor cars are In uso retary of state Bryan ha. discarded
stands ready to ro.pond to the requl- f, h? U",t0d, we Juice a. a social .Umulant and ha.
... C35 in the nlno leading countries of Riven the place of honor to plneapplo
sition on a moment s notice. l, . . , ii,. Th. uu., ...i
1 J'.UrODU. IVDD WUUia IJUVO BUUDOSeUI '""'vut.
n.u. rTrZIZ7 M. J that our number more than doublod lho co,or ,cheme ot ch""P""-
a. uu iuul uiiisa wtwa i w auu sic i svi .. - . . . . . . . . .
braska State university demands the those of England. Germany, France. ZZlZ.ul
protection of a three-year contract, RuM,a ltalv Austria-Hungary, inclined in that slate to be joined without
and h will tirobably set it. Faculty Pain, Norway ana Hwoaen com- the formality of eugenics, preachers.
nrnf.nr who coach thn tdnfB In Dined . juages or mo ruoomg or noses. "You're
- .- i .. .... I in n. H.l ' " I ' ... vaiim .1. . 1.
ine nervous, restless, amDiuous, ' ' i to
progressive American this com- ArcniDaia . iwwiana. years old. the
nlH.An ln iu ovinv I uu- Ul u" otienaan ia-
I ' I in mi .T si AAA spntitfl. AittA mnt1v Im T
mental gymnastics are much morol
easily replaced.
Next on tho program, ladles and must have the best and tho latest and burgh. j,, WM awarded the congressional
centlemcn. is tho Rreat democratic I the swiftest of everything. Although I medal of honor on recommendntion nf
Houdinl, who will show In plain sight come automobiles aro owned at tho General Sheridan for hi. daring work in
before your very eyes how tho most cost of prudence, the business devol- snenanaoan vauey campaign.
intricate Interlocking directory may oped out of tho machine, employing
he unlocked by a simple twist of the its thousands, directly and indirectly,
wrtst. and leading to by-product plants,
surely Justifies the extent which to
If Nebraska's new Board of some seems sheer extravagance.
Centre! is really effecting such Those who overreach themselves buy
eeofteniee in the purchase, of supplies lng automobiles probably would do It
Tor eir Btate reformatory lnetitu- some other way lf we did not havo
tkM, perhaps it Bay oe day be the auto to tempt them.
given a chance to render the same
Mryke for our numerous state nor- Maybo now we will learn how it
mat schfols, came to be called Pass Christian.
Although cheerfulness Is the recipe by
Men Mrs. Hannah Koaokoff ot New
York says she ha. attained the age of lit
years, she constantly ha. a burial shroud
folded beneath her bed. She made
herself fifty-five year, ago when she
thought her time to die had come.
Dr. Charles Perrier, police surgeon at
Nimes, Franco, concludes, from expert'
mcnt. lasting ten years, that thieve
and Incendiaries have the longest feet
coiners come next, these being followed
In regular order of succession by dyiuv
miters, tramps, swindlers and poisoners.
Here and There
CHEERY CHAFF.
to
Wooiiler on Taxation.
SILVER CREBK, Neb.. Dec. 24,-To the
Editor of Tho Bee: Without saying
whether or not I am In favor of tho
single tax, I wish to comment briefly on
some statements made by certain gentle
men before the Real Estate exchange as
reported In Tho Bee. all of them being
advocates of the single tax.
If you stimulate the speculative value
f land, you forco a lot of it out of
use," said Mr. I J. Qulnby.
But Is that tho fact7 During the last
ten years or so something has oecn
tlmulatlng the speculative value of land,
but I am not aware that nny land in
this locality has been forced out of use.
All about me Is land held as an Invest
ment, or for speculative purposes, but 1
never heard of nny owner of land refus
ing to rent. When a man has paid his
money for high-priced land ho surely
would wish It to bo earning him something.
I see nothing whatever in favor of the
Incle tax In Mr. Qulnby's story, lf the
man who elected to pay twice as much
rent In a town with all modern Improve
ments as ho would have had to pay in
n. town with nono of them, and then od
lected to paying taxes becauso ho had
already paid rent. But why not. pay
the taxes? Somebody had to pay, nnd
if it had been the landlord he would
have exacted higher rent Becauso there
Is occasionally a vacant lot or an iaio
piece of land I see no good reason for
revolutionizing our whole system of taxa
tion. It would bo about UKo using a dib
Mpne eun to shoot a sparrow.
Mr. W. P. Baxter sold tnat a lax on
merchandise was never paid by tho mer-
nhnnt. but by the consumer, ana mai
tax on land values Is the only one that
,m nv where It Is put! ana me con
clusion of course Is that all tax should be
n thn vnlue of land.
mm it occurs to mo that mere is a
very transparent fallacy In that sort of
reasoning. Suppose, for Instance, that
ih. tux Dald by Thomas iuipainuK. .
Co. on merchandise, building and lot was
all put on tho lot alone, would Thomas
iflhwtrlck & Co. sell meir gouuo , ...
the less price, and would not the con
sumer pay the tax in the ono case as
woll as In the other? " tne wnoio w
r nmnhn wero taxed In tho same way
no article of commerce would do aoiu mr
1 cent less, and tho Increased tax. on
. v. fw va.nltt lOtS I DCK lt""wi V"'J
1 , 1 u " . - - -
vitin" of them) wouia mao no yi
-im niffp.rpnce In tho situation.
v.au.w " l
nut with the slnglo tax in kcuc.
.ttnn whiro would the farmer bo
wttlrnr off at?" Tho next timo tho
Pnntlmen discuss the single tax In pub
lie It might bo weu ior ura v..
lighten us somewhat on thai point.
The largest and highest cactus In the
world 1. found In Arizona. It Is 233 feet
In height
Formerly Freffch was the most widely
spoken language; today it Is the mother
tonguo ot only 45,000,000.
An Australian has obtained a United
States patent for a process for trans
planting living hair on bald heads.
Irt round figures, 43,000,000 sheep are
sheared in this country each year, yield
ing 289,000,000 pounds ot wool, worth
JC5.000.000.
Motor lifeboats carried by one ot the
newer trans-Atlantic liners nre equipped ! ton Star.
"Come let's go and get a -little bit.
I know of tho niftiest little restaurant
right around tho corner that is. It you
don't object to its cabaret features."
"Not me. Apparently, old chap, you
forget I'm superintendent in a boiler
factory." St. Louis Republic,
"Did you notire tho great quantity of
diamonds Anna Is wearing?"
"Yes. She said her father blew him
self for them."
"He probably did. Her father 1. a
glassblower, I understand." Judge. f
"Haven't you any electric lights?"
"We had some," replied Sagebrush Sam,
"but we took 'em down. The Crimson
Gulch city council decided that when two
gents make an agreement to shoot on
sight, Main street ought to be kept
dark long enough to allow those so In
clined to get a little slumber." Washing-
(th wireless apparatus having a 300-
mlto radius.
The granite statue of King Edward VII.
recently dedicated In Aberdeen. Is be
lieved to be the first granite statue of a
ruler erected since the days ot tho
Pharaohs.
Ono of the banks ot Columbus, O.,
which enjoyed the financial favors of a
fcrmcr state treasurer and gave him tho
interest rakeoff has Just paid over to tho
state $55,000 interest on public funds 2on 1 need to make It hot for us. Boston
rather than stand suit for the monoy, Anacpi.
In the Western Coal company case on "What do you know about thls7 Three
trial In tho federal court of San Fran- ot t,le Bliffklns children were kidnaped
Cisco tho company's records showed the I yeJ The hca(J.. . ... neWfl.
pale of 1,071 more tons of coal than tha
company Imported and paid duty on.
One ot the officials testified that the ex
cess might havo been duo to the ab
sorption of water thrown on the coal pile
by firemen. The court smiled and an ex
ception was taken.
The DruRBlat'a DlannosU.
Feople who go to apothecaries to havo
their diseases prescribed for occasionally
get very strange diagnoses. One day a
farmer, wearing a long countenance, la
said to have entered an apothecary's
shop and remarked: "I seem to hava
something- queer In my stomach, and I
want you to give mo something for It"
What are your symptoms?" the
apothecary asked.
cvery lime wnue something seems
to rise up and then settle back again,
and by and by It rises up again."
The apothecary put hta chin In the
palm of his hand and meditated. "Look
hero." ho said, gravely, "you haven't
gone and swallowed an elevator, havo
you?" Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
t,. ....... in Livery of Evangelism
SOMEWHERE. Dec. 23.-To tho Editor
ot Tho Bee: I had promised to sum. iu
mnnth with a history ot mo popu...
movement. But the best laid scnem-
of mlco and men. etc. l win oe8u ..
v,r. in tho meantime, i wm ubi
ou If you have seen anything lately in
.. lr that reminded you of an old-
fashioned revival or a temperance reform
movement? I remember ono umo in mi
.1.1. Hint an evangelist had
tHWH ......w
inra n. aeries of meetings for the sat
vntinn of slnnors. Ho had along with
him a fnilow whose name I have for
gotten. But he was called the wickedest
man in Philadelphia. And tho evangelist
exhibited him as an example of a con
vArtwl sinner. Ho polntod him out to
the congregation and Informed them that
It didn't make any difference how wlckod
they had been, their sins could all bo
washed away. Pointing to the aforesaid
wtrli.d.st man. ho Informed them that
that man had been one of tho wlckedett
men that over lived, but now ho was one
nf Christ's little lambs. Then the
preacher began to pray and tho wickedest
man stretched hlmseir at rigni aiiK.co,
nh.inm,ii downward over the seat of )
.i. whtin th minister prayed th"
wickedest man bellowed a response like
a. bull of Bashan. In old times, wnen
temDoranco reform swept over the coun
try like a pralrlo rire, in every wwn
wh.rn they organlred a total abstinence
Kocletv. they always elected the bigges
nv in the corporation for Its president,
I was reminded ot all this when the late
wini.m Kuizer took a scoot through tho
country lecturing on the "Treason ot
Tammany." I think this so-called re
form movement Is taking the temperance
and revlvallstlo tactics. Let tho good
work go on. DER HEIDE.
Nebraska Editors
He Did you see where somo women In
New York, whose husbands objected to a
boycott on eggs, gave tho poor fellows
overripe hen fruit?
She Yes. but likely they didn't notlco
tho difference, for so many of the hus
bands are bad iSBB themselves. Balti
more American.
Wife Tho Janitor called and said If
wo don't pay our rent the landlord Will
make It hot for us.
Hub You Just tell the Janitor. If h'll
only make It warm for us the landlord
Around the Cities
Pittsburgh In 1914 must expend $5,000,000
on Its public school system.
Chicago is asked to provide 11,000,000
for Its health department for the com
ing year.
Cleveland Judges demand mora strin
gent regulations In the handling of di
vorce cases.
Philadelphia Is soon to build four new
high and elementary school buildings at
an outlay of $1,500,000.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
plans to erect In Topeka, Kan., an office
building costing $150,000.
New York's death rate thus far this
year Is 13.37 In the thousand, nearly as
lqw as that of London, England.
When Milwaukee had a socialist ad-
ministration a few years ago taxpayers
creamed about the extravaganco of the
officeholders. For tho coming year the
successors of the socialists ore putting
tho finishing touches on a city budget
$1,700,000 higher than any previous year's
budget.
paper says: 'Mrs. Fniffkln T.nc ity
Jewels." Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mrs Clarke mm. rnnntne. hn llv
Into her husba'nd's office ono morning.
un, iicKi- sne cried, as sne gasped
for breath, "I dropped my diamond ring
off my finger and I can't find It anj
where." "It's all right. Bess." replied Mr.
Clarke: "I came across it In my troiisers
pocket." New York Times.
OLD DOC WIND.
Orlff Alexander tn Pittsburgh Dispute!..
Old Doo Wind ha a whispering voice.
He has secrets ho says he'll tell.
Ho declares that he'll make our hearts
rejoice
Keep our bodies clean and well. ,
Hn has never a powder and nover a pill,
But our minds aro disturbed with doubt;
ror say what you win,
tie gives you a cniiu
So, old Doo Wind, keep outl
Old Doo Wind has a voice like a snore,
And they tell me ills nose is iiiue.
When We won't let ,hlm In at the big
front door,
Ho tries to get in at the flue.
There in never a doctor who's quite so
bold
Of his virtues for hours he'll spout
But tho burds have told
That his heart Is cold
So, old Doc Wind, keep out!
Old Doc Wind's on the outside, but
He says it's a shame and a sin
To have all tins doors and windows shut
When he desires to get In.
But he whistles a tunc at the front and
the back
Of the house, and his heart Is stout
And he says, "Good lack.
I can get through a crack!
And they can't keep Doc Wind out!"
"Two Out and Bases Full!"
A Thrilling Moment When Playing the Great
CHAMPION
BASE BALL GAME
What will the batter up do?
Come through with a single or double, clean up with
a triple or home run, or strike out?
Editorial Snapshots
C. L. Mayes, publisher of the Rushvllto
Standard, set the last Issue of his paper
on the new Unltype maehlne he has Just
Installed.
Miss Florence Reynolds, editress of the
Mlnden News, who has been seriously 111
for several weeks, returned to her desk
last week.
P, J. George, late of the Cuba (Kaii!)
Advocate, has purchased the Hebron Reg
ister from tne estate or Conoway Lee-
dom. Several years ago Mr. George was
publisher ot the Byron Blade.
Editor U H. Whitman of the Primrose
Press has Installed a new press and
printed his paper on It the first time the
week of the bank robbery. He say. there
is no connection between the two events.
Fw mh liar for Statesmen.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The contingent fund for the senate pro
vide, payment for B.0GO pounds of tim
othy hay. Observant cltlsens are wonder
lng why so -small an amount was con
sumed, but possibly the consumption Is
for a period antecedent to the arrival of
soma ot the new members.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: General Genevevo
de la O Is reported killed In Mexico.
Someone knocked his rim off.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat; Richard 1
Metcalfe, former associate editor of the
Commoner, who Is now governor of the
Panama canal tone, nays that his friends
understood that ho Is not to hold tho
place more than a year or two. Another
Plndell?
noston Transcript: Should President
rolncalre visit tho United States there
would be no reason why l'resiaeni Wil
son should not return the call, the tradi
tion that the executive Bhail noi leave
the country being one of those obsolete
precedents smashed by T. R.
Indianapolis News: Senor Hucrta will
have to get along wunoui no aia oi
his congress from now until April J, nut
of course, that sort of thing Is simple
enough for a man of his genius. Indeed,
It may bo easier for him to gel aiong
without a congress than with It.
Pittsburgh Dispatch; Mr. Bryan estl-
mates the services of Jefferson and Lin
coin as worth $500,000,000 each to the
country. But they did not charge that
sum. A doctor who saves a mini uie
ha. done for him what Is worth all that
h has. But the doctor would oe con
sldered greedy if he sent in tne diu ior
that amount.
Toiu Marshall SlVK" Alone.
Boston Transcript
Vice President Marshall haa signed a
chautauqu contract, but will bar yod-
lers. When the sweet singer of Indiana
noils smites the sounding lyre what
chance would a yodUr have anyhow?
Every minuto you play this wonderfully fascinating
game of baseball is full of thrills.
Your interest is kept keenly alive from the time the
first man goes to bat until the last man is out.
Tho OHAMPION BASE BALL GAME is the sim
plest, most interesting and most fascinating of all homo
games.
Men and women find the same unequalled fun in
playing it as do base-ball-loving boys.
Whether you know anything about baseball
or not, tho directions for playing the CHAM- This
PION BASE BALL GAME are so simple that Coupon
you immediately know how to play it. and 25c
exchanged
By special arrangement with the for the $1.00
manufacturer, wo aro enabled to CHAMPION
offer this $1.00 C H A M P 1 0 N Base Ball Game at
BASE BALL GAME for 25 the Bee Office, 103
and Coupon below. Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
Eememberl S x wanted by mU sna 6o Xor
SCHOOLS AND COLLEG1SS.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES,
NEBRASKA MILITARY ACADEMY
PARENTS Look your boys over during vacation, and
if they are not doing well in school, don't lot them lose tho
year, but send them to tho NEBRASKA SOLITARY ACAD-,
EMY. Next term begins January 7th, 1914.
For information, address
B. D. Hayward, Superintendent
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.