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r 4 b THE 01LULV SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY IS, 1914. Tms Omaha Sunday Bee. FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSKWATBU VICTOR ROSKWATER, EDITOR. BED BUILDING, FARNAM AND I'Tlt. Entered at Omaha postottlce as second clam matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Sunday Bee, one year W-W Saturday Bee, ono year 1.S0 Dally Bee, without Sunday, one year.. j.W Dally Bee, and Sunday, o"e year 6.00 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Evening and Sunday Bee, per month. .40c Evening; without Sunday, per month.. lc Dally Bee, Including Sunday, per mo. .foe Dally Bee, without Sunday, per month.loo Address all complaint of Irregularities In deliveries to City Circulation Dept. REMITTANCE. Remit by draft, express or postal order, Only 2-cent stamps received In payment of small accounts. Personal checks, ex cept on Omaha and eastern exchange, not accepted. Lincoln-! Lltllo building. Chlcago-Wl Hearst building. No- York-Room 1106, 285 Fifth avenue. St. Louls603 New Bank of Commerces Washlngton-TS Fourteenth St. N. - CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed Omaha Bee, Editorial department. DEO. STTNDAY CIRCULATION 43,594 . BtaU -of; Nebraska, County of Douglas, ss. D wight Williams, circulation manager of The Bee Publishing company, being duly worn, says that the average Sun day circulation for the month of Decem ber, mi, was 43.GM. D WIGHT Wit.. 1,1 AM a Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my presence and sworn toto before me this 3d day of Jnnuary, 1M4. ROBERT HUNTER, Notary Public. pontrllr shonld have The Bee malted to them. Address vflU be changed us often as requested. Somo enterprising photographer may now get a dissolving view of tho Kodak trust. Wonder If Medlcino Hat has switched to one of those fussy, wuz'zy, green creations. And when tempted to roplno over you'r lot, Just remember somebody els has a tougher one. 1 Ifuerla evidently koopB a reserve supply of promissory notes with which to meet tho ultimatums falling due. Mr. Rockefeller predicts an early spring. And ho is probably as good A gucsscr on tho weathor as any other prophet. A Seattle politician wes sent to tho workhouse for loafing. There is n Up to tho administration's plo distributer. Never mind, Governor "Mot," Just Join the "Don't Worry" club, andW what is to come afterwards take care t)t itself. What of American Morals? Aro we in America moro or less im moral today than formerly? Aro wo moro or less sensitive to tho finer distinctions of moral and intellectual honesty and modesty? Havo wo turned more closely toward or fur ther awny from the old tenets of morality than our fathers lived? These aro all parts of the one dom inant question of the day, "What's wrong with our morals?" which, among others, is propounded by a writer in tho Forum, who supplies this Interesting answer: "Progress." He does not admit that wo aro moro Immoral or worse In any way than formerly, but says as to tho matter of our morals: Wo aro growing. And growing, we aro suffering from nothing more alarming than tho usual and natural growing pains. You may call this a period of unrest, or go further, as some do. and call It revo lution. At any rate. It Is a period of re adjustment of social, mental and moral housoclcanlng. For civilization faces new problems. Their solution means a long step forward. And, In order to take the step which the presentation of these problems has fortunately precipitated, civilization In finding It necessary to dis card much of Its superfluous rubbish of outworn and now ridiculous convention, for new standards moro strictly in accord with natural demands and common sense. Could anything be moro rational or reasonable? No, wo aro not lost In tho meshes of immorality so long an wo aro so alert to odr social .status,. solicitous of this very inquiry. In addition to the sensation of our grow ing pains, wo aro simply experiencing tho acuta effects of social discontent, which has figured vitally In the de velopment of mankind from Its origin. Even though tho social organ ism bos been tainted with new evils and plagues, they are not of control ling force so long as wo aro keenly allvo to them and actively engaged in diagnosis and prescription. It will bo tirao to worry ovor our morals when wo grow callous' and indiffer ent to wrong doing and wrong living, go far from lapsing Intd such dosuo tudo as yot, wo find oursolves really in tho transport or agitation ap proaching at times vcrltablo hysteria. And wo must get out of this to do oursolves Justice. Prnirmas! The Forum writer is correct, wo think. Wo are., progress ing. developing, growing moro rap idly than we havo at any other tlmo in our national life and of course are constantly mooting up with now ana difficult problems. What poople In any tlmo or country have done bettor than wo In Adjusting themselves to tho processes of change? What people ever had so strenuous a usk, or ex perienced . bo many .'nd varies changes as are comlng; to us. Just now? ' rulo thinks better of Brown than ho does is that other historians have suppressed salient facts in writing about this strange old fanatic. White evon his most ardent spon sors do not deify John Brown, neither is this belated portrayal apt to overturn tho historical impression of a character so critically dissected ind analyzed and refracted through a crucible of severest public opinion such as followed tho Kansas and Harper's Ferry depredations. As a soldier of fortune which very ap propriately forma tho namo of the now book John Brown displayed faults as glaring and deeds as repre hensible as any adventurer, but that ho was Inspired from tho first by baso and mercenary motives is not, and wo think, will not become, do spito this author's effort, tho ac cepted vlow. Spare "the Tree. Evoryono admits tho economic value of trees, therefore forestry preservation looking to utilitarian purposes is moro apt to succeed In this ago than If promoted obviously, the problem Is not so seri ous. These schools, maintained large ly on direct public gifts, havo to watch tho corners of economy very closely and ono of thorn in tho middle west succeeds very handily by apply ing this rule: "This college does not permit the uso of tobacco, to say nothing of liquor, among its stu dents. It does not arguo tho right or wrong of using tobacco. It simply says that tho young man who can afford money for tobacco can afford to go elsewhero for his education, vacating his place here for another not so well off financially as he. Wo aro Baying to our friends, 'Theso young peoplo coming to us cannot afford tho expenso of an education anywhere else,' and our friends aro responding generously, but wo can not stultify ourselves by accepting their money to cducato boys "who wasto their own." Very naturally tho effect of this policy extends to other matters be side tho uso of tobacco. As to Jury Reform. Our 1nwvnr f r Inn Ha nrn nffitn in merely from sentimental consldora- th(j Qf th(jlr por,odlo ngUatlon lions. inis me now rouwumiD forestry association recognizes In irrocooding from tho practical stand point that "peoplo who contemplate clearing timber will stop to consldor whothor the value of tho cleared ground is not exceedod by tho value of tho tract with the trees standing, as concerns rainfall, soli preserva tion, actual cash productiveness and natural beauty." Tho influence of such an organization, backed by rep-1 rcscntatlvo citizens, whoso primary purdoso Is tho creation of a vast pork along tho Missouri river south ,hn nrmnt mnf, nt . -..... .. . , x 1 . I a- o at Bouiu uuiaun, snouiu in lime uu felt throughout tho state. The Bee And what about tho owners of tho property in' the city used with their knowledge'' for immoral and,' Illegal purposes? . Taking all things together, tho tanks seem to bp doing" tolorably woll Recording to tholr reports to the comptroller. Senor Villa eaya he learned to read and write in Jail. If Senor Huorta had his way he might take a post graduate course there. That Los Angoles Judgo probably (lees not intend to Imprison all tho ipjkn la, town who, "take the namo of the Lord in vain" as ho did that one. Way down deep, however, lies tho frict that all these dona of vlco. exist only ca patronage that cornea from UK various "respoctahle" walks of life. Here is a Titanic survivor sorry ho ecaped because he is unable to sup jwjrt himself and wife. It Is hard evea for Providence to plcaso some folks. Kaiser Wilhelm devotes much time to sawing wood on his country ca tates. There Is a vague suspicion that Senor Huerta is something of a wood-eawr, himself. It is about time for Mr. Carnegie's prize dispensers to recognize the tel ephona girls, who havo savod tho day again as heroines In the minimizing of Maryland coast flood losses. has boon a pioneer In advocating not only preserving but planting moro timber In Nebraska, and It very naturally finds merit in tho main plan of this association. Even from tho standpoint of scenic beauty, the desirability of preserving and Im proving tho forestry in this locality! must bo apparent to all. An Entente Cordlale. Tho tlmo was when antipodes rnnvnvod tho thought of limitless .I, tmltrlrlsnahle nOaCO. but it nut 'o - moans vory little, today with nations tied togother in poocoful pursuits of science and industry, mo norrur ot Southern Japan's -earthquake sends a thrill ot genuine Borrow and sympathy to tho heart of other na tlons and InBtantly they are set to works of mercy for tho afflicted. President Wilson as commandor- ln-chlet ot tho peaceful and pulBsant army of tho Rod Cross Is promptly In tho field mobilizing' his forcos ot relief, Bonding forth general orders for tho collection of funds to bo lor warded to tho sufferers on tho op poalto Bide of tho gloho. And Amor leans, pained, at Japan's auucuon delight to boIzo upon this occasion for vlBUallzing their gonulno friend ship for their groat and honorable neighbors between whom and ub ex- Ibts entente cordtalo, dosplte the low mutterlngs of mischievous Jingoes Still, we trust the Japanese exam ple, of harl harl will not be followed toy weather forecasters .over hero who ia.lt down on predictions ot storms, tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. Mr. Rockefeller may be right lu predicting an early spring, but all hlu mooey Is not sufficient to bring any special favors from the irreproacha ble and Imperturbable weather man. "Let thine eyes look right on and let thine eyelids look straight before thee," said the Psalmist, who was a inWdle-of-tho-roadcr when It came to pursuing the straight and narrow PtV "Blessed Is the man who walketh nt I the counsel ot the ungodly, nor BtsBeth In the way ot sinners, nor lUta la the seat ef the scornful." Faw.fcy, stand and gaze, sit down and participate it is the logic of despair. I the interval don't forget that th auty to enforce the Albert law cUcoIym upon the- county attorney. JiMkt. 1cause the present lncumbont r taat office happens to be a demo era) 4oe not shift this burden over to city official of whatever political Glynn and the Pardon. Govornor Glynn'a refusal to par don a convicted usurer on tho offer to release a largo number ot borrow ers from tholr dohts to him may bo taken as announcement that execu tivo clemency is not on tho bargain counter. Ills, rulo in general ot re quiring endorsements of tho trial Judgo and prosecutor boforo grant ing pardons, and hiB action In tnta particular case, ot getting away from the pernicious Idea that restitution nfter conviction constitutes a spoclal claim for mercy, sets a good example to other executives. We have seen so much morbid sentlmontaltsm and abuse of the pardoning power as to mako us responslvo to the merit of this precedent. This usuror neitner provod nor alleged a miscarriage ot itmtioo or any other possible ground for overturning th veraict, ot iu lurv. The governor a acuuu, iuwi fnro. should tend to stimulate, nwv only In the mind of this man, but generally, an exalted idea or justice ond a sternor respect rortno iaw New View of John. Brown. Is old John Brown ot Pottawatomie .wi Turner's f erry raino to nav . - - - ... a redlvlvuB In literature? It mignt havo been supposed that the last book view of him had been ex pressed, but bore is a new volume with a view, wnicn, wnuo not en tirely new, is by no means tne one. generally accepted, by aa unpreju diced world. The new book's view Is a caustic; one, picturing Brown as a colossal mountebank, Tjurely ot a mercenary spirit and motive and a cold-blooded murderer. Yet tho writer explalna that ho is ot autl- slavenr predilections. He charges that one reason way the world, aa a for Jury reform. Although the Jury system dates from beforo tho Magna Charta, wo must assume that it has been steadily growing worso Instead of, bettor, and that something des perate must be done now to savo It. Tho only trouble Is that the lawyers, themselves, are disagreed as to what shall bo dono for our particular trouble, one sldo demanding a Jury commissioner with autocratic pow ers, and the othor somo mechanical device of decimal selection. xno report or the committee ar The Say of Efficiency. Invidious comparison tends to ob scure relative merits. In tho urgent call of tho present day for larger offlcioncy in men and methods wo often detect a false noto of reflection upon previous times, when wo ought to consider that they wore doubtless as adequate then as are our Improvo- drawlng Jurors declares that the law now governing was enacted at tho tlmo whon each county commissioner know practically every resident of his county, and had only a small list to compile. Just to bring the lawyers up to date on their law, let us Inform them that tho present Jury law for Douglas county la only a dozen years.old, having been enacted in 1901, and then as an amendment to a Jury law that had been enacted In 1889. Prior to tho 1901 law wo had what was practically a decimal system, tho new. law enlarging the county com missioners' discretionary powers, and devolving on them responsibility for exacting propor qualifications. Tho outcry at that time was against two legal loopholes which left It to tho shorlff to, fill In with talesmen looking )acWar , 'JhisJ)ay in Omaha! ..1 w' T JANUARY 18. Thirty Years Ago Tho Omaha Ck-rman club gave one of ita unique parties at the Millard with larger attendance than beforo. The lead ers in the german wero E. S. Kaff Charles L. Deuel, Charles Beach and Warren Itogcrs. Relatives In this city received the sad news of tho death of Mrs. Koch at Ban Gabriel, Cal., whoro sho had gone In No vember In tho hopo of recovering her health. Dr. C. E. Strnssbergcr has opened a magnificent new bath establishment which offers Omaha patients the best Russian, Turkish, medicated and swim ming baths with skilled attendants. C, B. Brunncr Is receiving congratula tions on his recovery from a long and dangerous Illness. Tho Rcntz-Santley company was greeted by a full house last night. "While there Is not a singer among tho number, People and Events sqA gmme A ments now. In other words, tho need for larger efficiency does not whonovor a Jury panel was oxhaustod, arise from a state of deterioration and the county commissioners to mako up a grand Jury list for later elimination by lot. When tho sher iff-was the Jury commissioner, it was freoly charged thnt the Juries wero deliberately packed against tho victims of corporate greed, or loaded with professionals, and that all or inefficiency so much as tho en lorgement ot tho task ot today. It does not follow that because we find, a pressing demand for more scien tific effort thnt the effort of tho past was not scientific. Rather it is aim ply a condition of greater roBponsl hltlHnn and ohltiratlnna in ba mot. which the nresont day. teeming with 80rtB of "kullduggery was resorted to now thought and action in all realms, to croat vacancies for tho sheriff's imposes upon- us. mn to niu Tiie cnolce by the Our insistent appeal for good and county board or, mon to servo ope- strong men doos not moan that wo cially on the grand Jury was ob have not had them in othor times, Jectod to on tho ground that it gave but what wo moan to stress in this unlimited authority and was subject call now Is tho neod for tho man to too much abuse. As a consequence inlsod to thq highest coefficient of tno jgoi aw mado all Jurors look Mb power, tralnod to produce results allko that ia tQ 8ay( providod for upon a maximum baalB, whllo BtlU drawinK them from tho same Hats and out of tho same box whether for regular panels to fill out vacancies or for grand Juries. Perhaps wo aro duo for another advance in Jury reform, but what ever may bo done, let us not Jump conserving his intellectual, moral and physical resources. Surely, the dominance ot our varied means of rapid transit the swltt-tlylng train, electric street car and automobll Is no reflection upon tho adequata utility of the slower locomotion in tho day of the stage coach, tho early merely from frying pan to fire, railway train, the bUB or tho car riage, Our speed would have boeu Tho federal' bank locators freely an much out of ulaco a few docadca admit tnat tney are stopping in in- . nn their deliberation today. Our coin for a hearing wholly in compli- task Is, to gear up the machinery ot mont to aocretary uryan, ana in no our day to tho pace attained aa the war out or consideration ror i.an result of momentum gathered from coin's commercial ana rinanciai lm the succeeding periods of progress, portanco. Banker pilgrims from and not produced overnight by tho Omaha are welcome to whatever con- onnlus of any single day. eolation tnis atioras. --4 t nlW. The tost suit on the quostlon . b ,A whether ho has a legal right to filo Senator Root and President fop govorn0p discloses tho fact, Bworn Strycker of his alma mater, Hamilton to qnder oatb 80 wo aro remindod college, hit a vory popular cnora in by tho Uncoin Star, that our lleuten denouncing oxtravagahco among col- ftnt govornor affiliates with tho re logo students. Tho president goes so imbllcan party Whatever its out far as to favor expelling an younb come tho flult wm have accomplished mon who spend moro man uv I ono good purpose year, whllo anotnor memDor oi mo faculty says he has ascertamea, mat Tno Bmpi0 truth is, of course, that JG13 Is ample for tno neeus oi tno neltnor tho police officials, sheriff average collogo boy. county attorney or newspaper gallery Whether posslblo to fix a definite actora naa to wait for the Fourteenth limit to such expenditures, it cer- 8treet murder to find out that dives tainly 1b not only possible, but ox- wefe oporaUng in Omaha in violation pedlont to curtail them to tho point pt tne iuw. But now that the horse ot prudence in the interest ot the lg toien, wm the barn door be i .! boy's education ana cnaracjer ueiei- ci08edT oDiaent. In this very connection, u is Interesting to noto that, according credit Congressman Stephens at to a statement of the dean, 70 per ht with the courage to stand up for cent of tho fraternity rresnmon in hl. own postmastershlp primary re ono department at tho University ot gardiess ot bulldozing threats. Folks Chicago- tailed at examinations. There a(jmire a man who believes he Is Is no longer any question ot tnu ei- , ht perslsta in it, though tney feet of 'trat" llfo on scnoiarsnip. we thlnk ho la wrong. have tho word of leading educators the country over that it is destructive. Serious injury to the home market Now, tho question arises, as to thoji8 apprehended on the Pacific coast effect of money extravagance on j a result of the heavy importation scholarship and the relation between ot egg8 Irom china under the new it and the frat. Tho chances are the tariff exemption. But it probably one ia identical and the othpr. intl- wni not tnjuro tho consumers much mate. But it gets back to thist that then Careful perusal ot the latest num problem, especially In the larger in- ber of the Commoner falls to uncover stltutlons, cannot very well bo solved j ju that critical conso the least sigu oxcent with the co-operation of tuoi0f dissatisfaction of any act chargea parents, who put up the money, HI ble to tho administration of President Is different In smaller colleges, where, Wilson. thero Is displayed some very fine limbs, and that la why, we suppose, tho more aged among tho audlenco occupied tho front Beats." Klrby Mlllspaugh, who has been in Minnesota for somo time Is greeting old friends in Omaha. Tho finder of a Sigma Phi pin In the form of a Greek cross set in pearls and turquolso with the name "F. A. Wood, 'SV engraved on tho back, will be re warded for tho return of tho same to tho law office of John U Webster. Mrs. U. C. Blako of Cedar Rapids Is visiting Mrs. George C. Crandall. Twenty Years Ago Lorrln A. Thurston, Hawaiian minister at Wushlngton, passed through Omaha going cast. Ho expressed firm confidence In tho provisional government In the Island and said that If Hawaii became annexed to tho United States tho basis of our Insular citizenship would be de termined by treaty. William Waterhouso of Cedar Rapids, Ia., brother of Henry waterhouso of Honolulu, accompanied Mr. Thurston. A certain police officer, who felt him self aggrieved nt comolulnta nt aimrt. comlngs, was directly charged beforo the JJoard of Fire and Tolice Commissioners wun wruing a letter threaten nir tho Uvea of Mayor Bcmls. Kdwani iin.. water, editor of The Bee. and Chlof nt 1'oiico Seavey and signed "Gultoau E. rrendorgust." Ho stubbornly denied tho cnarge. Samuel Ernost, turnkey at the countv Jail, gavo several prisoners the best imi tation of a real rough-and-tumblo fight they had witnessed in a long time, when they found htm alona on the Job and mado a dash for Hbortv. Ten Years Ago uno ucatn in New York of Georco Francis Train excited much local Intorest and recalled many Interesting remin iscences surrounding this unique old char acter, who spent much tlmo in Omaha during tho early years of his llfo. Both former Mayor Bemis and H. T. Lemlst. cousins of Train, and Edward Rose'water! with whom ho kept up a desultory cor. respondence. talked with interest of tho oia uays. D. O. Clark, head of the Union Pacific i-oai company, and Miss Margaret Boyd, dnughter of former Governor Jnmn v. Boyd, wero married at the home of th bride's parents, 1908 Davenport street, at - li. m. Hugh McCracken and Anna Smith were jomcu in wedlock by Rev. C. W. Sav idge. Fred L. Willis resigned as general sec retary of tho Young Men's Christian as oociation to accept a similar position at Worcester. Mass. A committee of these five directors was selected to look for .Mr. wiuis' successor: I, W. Carpenter. J. n. uumont, ueorge F, Gllmore. T, F. Sturgess and A. V. Tukcy. Tho city council employed C, C. Valen tino to act as official stenographer during us cessions as a board of review. John Drew appeared In "The Second In command" at tho Boyd. Carroll G. Pcarse, city superintendent ot schools, finally admitted, after many denials, that he was a candldato for tho position of city superintendent In Mil waukee, which carried a larger Balary. FACTS AND FANCIES. What has become of tho old fashioned girl whose name was MatUda? At IS a girl Is looking for her ideal. At 2S she Is looking for a man person. There is nothing a man enjoys so much as tho feeling that he has been abused. You probably havo noticed that poor men are never sued for breach of promise. A good deal ot time Is killed In the expression ot vain regrets that life Is so short. George Washington never told a Ho and he was a poor business man In other respects. When a widow Indulges In an unusu ally long period of mourning for tho de ceased that is an Indication black is bo coming to her. Attending to other people's business and hard luck aro synonymous terms, Re cently while Mr. Trylt was out soliciting funds for tho purpose of providing a Christmas tree for the children of the poor, the fellow who held a mortgage on his tailor Bhop foreclosed It -Phlladelphla Ledger. The wlfo of a tango professor in Chi cago told the court of domestic relations that hubby mado between JW and $150 a week teaching the dippy art, and begged for a piece of tho money. Tho madamo judge decided to lend a hand by taking the necessary steps. Politicians, base ball magnates, the atrical syndlcaters and a few other vari eties of tlia population, clad in bathing suits, indulged In a swimming pool ban quet In Cincinnati last week, ostensibly In payment of, nn election, bet; but In reality to demonstrate Cincinnati's pos session of hot birds. Now, wo have tho real 'root- ot the whoto trouble. Dr. Alonzo E. Taylor, professor of chemistry of the University of Pennsylvania, says tho high cost of living Is caused by women being obliged to eat more f6od In order to keep their bodies warm under fewer fashionable clothes. Can you beat lt Dealers in tho necessaries of llfo who might bo troubled with lapses of memory might paste in tho hats or on the scales tho warning ot a court that "the pro prietor of a storo must know that no falso weights or measures are being used In his business and In falling to do so must suffer the penalty." Do you get it? The new emperor ot Abyssinia, Lldj Jcaasu, Is just 17, a grandson of Menellk the Great To give the bearded patriarchs of thq empire proof of his ability to do things ho gavo his granddad's standbys an indefinite vacation In tho short grass country and placed young bloods at tho helm, Thero is little prospect of reac tionaries working the recall In Abyssinia because Involuntary funerals aro ex pensive and Inconvenient. From all sides como lay and cleric de nunciation of tho tango, with hero and there a foeblo voice of friendly approval. Two clergymen, ono in St. Louis and one in New Jersey, scoff at tho tumult of moral danger, suggesting nlso the propriety of seeing the danco before shouting. Back In tho '70s, when tho waltz was crowding square dances off tho floor an Omaha clergyman shook tho fluted arches ot his church with thunderlngs against the round dance. "Why," he exclaimed, "waltzcra whirl 'round and 'round so close together that a Bllver dollar could not drop between them to tho floor.." Nevertheless the waltz remained, all who could took tho merry whirl, and, strange to relate. somo of thoso old waltzing sinners are 'otiu waltzing in our midst." MUFFLED KNOCKS. Wo nil lovo a good loser when ho loses to us. The man who minds his own business never has a headache the next morning. Woman Is to blame for most of a man's troubles. If there were no pretty girls how could a man flirt? The world owes you a living. But you'll havo to peel off your coat and roll up your sleeves to collect It, A woman shouldn't go around bragging about how happy she is with her hus band when tho walls of her flat aro thin. Every man Imagines that ho Is tho only man In the United States who owes everybody, but ho isn't. Ho has lotB of company, it his friends would only fees up. A rounder can bluff his wife into be llevlng that ho is too busy to como homo to dlnnor onco a month. But ho can't bluff Bright's disease Into belloving that ne is too healthy to die. Tho peoplo wlio are clamorlna- for thn teaching of sex Unowlodgo in tho schools seom to rorget that old nature has been attonding to that for tho last mom vMn and somehow or other made a pretty gooa jod or it. When a man Is alone on n. rnM rinv tit. winter suit and heavy overcoat do not prevent him from realizing that tho tem perature is about 2 degrees below, nut if ho meets a girl who looks good to him ho can stand on a breezy corner and snuggle up to her for an hour and Imag ine that the thermometer has gone up to 102 degrees above. Cincinnati Enquirer. SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT. Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tho constitu tion of Maryland provides thnt "no min ister or preacher of tho gospel shall be eligible as senator." And now a duly elected senator who was onco a preacher has been barred out. Queer old state. . iiaryianu. Baltimore American: A New Jersey rec tor in giving lils approval to the tango warns against extreme dips. Whether his objection to this Incidental of the dance Is upon mpral grounds there aro. good and substantial reasons why the dip Is to be taken with extremo caution and deliberation, as any tailor can testify. New York World; With all these cler ical declarations for and ngolnst the tango It will soon be as hard for church people to know whether they are sinning as it Is for a man who has been through the American divorce courts onco or twice to decide In any particular jurisdiction whether ho Is single, married or a bigamist. St. Louis Republic: A number of min isters of the gospel aro opposing a meas ure to make It nn offense for a person less than 21 years old to enter a saloon, upon tho ground that it will increase the difficulty of convicting saloon keepers of, violating tho law against soiling liquor to minors. Do tho reverend gcntlen)en approve a proceeding" which teaches boys the dirty business of leading others into temptation? PASSING PLEASANTRIES. "Which do you think are moro Im portant. Leonldas. tho rights ot property or tho rights of man7" "Neither are of any consequence, Henrietta," replied Mr. Meekton. "coin pared to the rights of women." Washing ton Star. "My husband is going to bring hom their professor of psychology to dinner, and I don't know what fish to have." "If ho Is a psychologist, why not serve him up some soles?" Baltlmoro Amcri-' can. "I'm the victim of financial exagger ation." "I don't understand you." "Tho bank has Just informed me that I've overdrawn my account." Detroit Frco Press. He Have you read about this fight over the Hetch Hctchy? She No, but I think nil those Immoral dances ought to be stopped. Boston Transcript. Mrs. Subbubs (to tramp) Out of work, aro you? Then you'ro Just in time. I've a cord of wood to be cut up and I was Just going to send for a man to do It. Tramp That so, muml Where does ho Hvo? I'll go and get him. Baltimore American. "This uplift gets my goat" "How now7" . "Tho world is getting too uplifted, went to a party tho other night. Instead of playing kissing games they sat around and discussed ethical questions." Kansas City Journal. "Of courso you said that you would leave public office poorer than when you entered It." "Yes. And the opinion neomed to -prevail that a man as thriftless as all that didn't deserve office In tho first place." Washington Star. "Perhaps you may succeed In being loved for the enemies you have made." "Perhaps," replied Senator Sorghum: "but I Umve noUced that stylo of affection Is mighty fickle," Indianapolis News. "Thero la ono thing which always puzzles mo about tho trouble they call shingles." ' "What's that?" m , "Why they are not In the roof of the mouth." Baltimore American. "Gent up. town telephones for an of ficer at once. Burglar In tho house." "Let me' 'sec.' said the captain re flectively. "I've got four men out cen soring plays, two Inspecting the gowns, at a society function and two more su pervising a tango tea. Tell him I can send him an officer In about two hours." Louisville Courier-Journal. THE GOAL OF LIFE. I T call H not success To gain a fortune or To win renown, unless In climbing upward thou Hast left a trail behind Of happiness for thoso Along tho way. If greed Has been thy only aim. Then thou hast missed tho goal Of life, while he who treads . The lowly path and helps His fellowmen receives A greater Joy than thou Canst find in wealth or fame. GRACE BORENSON, r - i r i KM nr i i 1 1 1 Song Birds and Flowers r K-l llrttrr Kuvtf Cleveland Plain Dealer, If the new federal health chief is right In his thoory that meat Is tho greatest germ carrier, the general nuhlln im rid uf Ua principal source of disease. ' the whole winter through, coupled with a genial semi-tropical climate, are features in the popularity New Orleans enjoy as a winter resort, although they are but Incidental to its many allurements to both the casual and the long-term visitor. 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