THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1914.
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The Only Point in Question.
Villa's announcement of Huerta's
early finish Is a mtro commonplace
There has been no doubt of that. If
the rebel chief withes to allay the
world's uncertainty as to Mexico, let
him answer the only question of the
our, "After Hucrta, what?"
Slowly but surely tho financial
blockade begun by the United States
and taken up by other great powers
Is removing the ground from under
tho present dictator. He cannot
hope to hold out much longer. But
when ho falls, what? Where Is tho
Moses to deliver Mexico from the
bondage of present conditions? If
tho United States and its allies In
tho peaceful pursuit could satisfy
themselves that thcro was such a
within the distraught nation
would feel very much better
-r the prospect of Huerta's elimi
nation. The truth' Is, tho way looks
none too Inviting immediately ahead.
We are prudently letting tho Mex
icans fight out their present dispute,
but It would bo moro encouraging if
we could only foel easy about their
ability to carry the issue tho rest of
the way.
Stataof Nebraska, County of Douglas. ,s.. Alter umz, wuaw waa u.o mub
Dwlght Williams, circulation manager Hon, raised about thro years ago,
Sfoi7w5Sr Ul?Bt!: fc'HS Uhen tho old ruler went down under
circulation for the month of December, the Impact of popular enthusiasm
lltf, iru (1,1(3. . ,, . . ,
DWIOiIT 'WlIjt.tAMS I mBUU,u -&. H o b
Clrriitatlnn It...... I nn II w IiaIIavaH 4fiAm am It ftmlhtlofia
0 now, that tho day of substantial
jiuukkt hunter, peace and order in Mexico was ny no
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DECEMBER CinCULATION.
52,148
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, JhisJ)ay in Omaha
compuis rem m nm
Twice Told Tales
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Notary Public.
means at hand; that Its advent must
await the settlement of domo of tho
roal issues Involved, What real is
sue would be settled if tomorrow
Carranza or Villa, or any other pop
ular hero, succeeded Huorta in tho
mero exercise of autocratic power in
It will not bo at all surprising to this land rent and torn internally,
us If somebody has to shovel snow I "which knows llttlo of roal solf-gov-
Snfcflcrlbera tearing- tho city
temporarily should hare Tho Bee
mailed tm them. Address trill be
oftea mi requested.
off the walk yet.
The Stanley Idea of an octopus
seems to bo to let tho head remain,
om cup on; tne tentacles.
ernment and much of tyranny?
Lind and His Future.
The belief will not down that John
Llnd Is to be highly, roworded with
official position for his mission iu
So long as a senator shall bo at I Moxlco., In sorao quarters it is be-
least 30 years old, wo are apt to llovod tho president has ready a nico.
have few women mcmbors largo, luscious diplomatic plum Just
to fit his mouth, whllo some have
Many men invariably yield to tho nono so far Into speculation as to
temptation to make a speech, When suggest tho private envoy as succcs-f-nly
argument Is necessary. 8or to Secretary Brynn, who theso
wise ones have slatod for rcslgna-
'Villa Sees Huerta's Finish." "and Hon.
at that he has nothing on tho rest of Now. It appears that tho govornor
us in tho matter of eyesight. 0f Minnesota presumed upon this
Li ml rumor and supplanted him as
Mr. Bryan laughingly suggests ho nroaldont of tho board of regents of
would like to sit In a senator's chair, the university of tho state, whore
Bet wo can namb the senator. unon Mr. Lind'fl son camo out with
on Atn nliatfrr ntntement to tho effect
uur national army nils up as the that his father had no notion what-
army of the unemployed Increases, evor of romalnlng in public life after
suggesting a relation or peace to the completion of his mission In
urtwpcrui. Mnrien; that his sole Intention Wu
........... nilnnmnnllii and tnkn 11 n
From the British newspapers it L. , i.-.. And Mo had
irr," athai T,T "Itarked with his father while at Pas,
u,io von duiiio iuiuuku even n I christian
j.uuuun . in rnunlrv hna
I UilUUUUlUUI 1MB ...
For a "disorganized and ineffl. '00? . a. y W tf
clenf body, the Omaha police havo Jon . " .r":
made a pretty fair mark durlnr th reward mm
w f v. offlco. 1t might.Boem a very natural
-" 1 .
and very wiso ining to uo. d .
With Woodrow Wilson. Timn.inr J mombor of congress for several
Boosevelt and William H. Taft mom- terms and govornor of Mlnnosota
bors of tho American Pnc lnnmio John Und Is not unfamiliar with tho
tho battle la won. ways of official lire aim no oas ui-
nlayod some qualities In the last lew
Hon. Lobeck is a busy boy at months suggostlvo of diplomacy, at
Washington thoso day, but tho in- leaBt of as flno a brand of diplomacy
dlcatlons arc ho will be busier at as -has been on exhibition in tho
home very soon. state department of -recent date.
JAXUARV 23.
Thirty Years Arc
Ten men havo already joined the fire
department corps of extras, who, under
the new scheme, are to be paid for ser
lees rendered at each fire they at
tend. Tho extras are Charles Fischer,
Uoula Kroltsch. I.on Litton, D. S. Mit
chell, O. II. Wltherall, Ferdinand
Schmld, Henry Loges, J. 1C O'Neill. WB
llam Kdtnundson and F. M. Kosters. '
The Bee refers to complaint about tho
size of gas bills In Qmaha whero patrons
profess to bo at ii loss to understand why
their bills should be larger at UM per
1,000 than they were when gas was from
13 to a 1.000 feet.
A masquerade party at Masonic hall,
given under the direction of C. C. Fields,
was attended by about seventy-five
couples.
A merited and proper promotion Is that
of William Wallace, who has been re
cently elected cashier of the Omaha Na
tional bank. "Mr. Wallace Is well known
In Omaha aa an obliging young man by
all thoso who havo dealings with htm
iB,nd for his courtesy."
Simon B. Clark, the taxidermist, has
stuffed the skin of a big ox which was
killed by Harrison Fisher during the hol
idays, a large Cotswold sheep and a hog,
whose weight when alive was 1,100, all
of which are to be sent to the exposition
at Boston. Mr. Clark has killed eleven
deer during the last year near Florence.
Will II. Daniels, tho king-bee skater,
accompanied by John Hitchcock, went to
Grand Island to astonish the natives by
his marvelous performance on rollers.
Twenty Years Ago
A severe snow storm struck Omaha,
which waa general, not only oyer the
states but most of the northwest,
Mrs, Mary Ellen Lease spoke at Ex
position hall In the evening on the theme,
"Am I my Brother's Keeper?" After
lambasting the old parties for causing a
financial depression, she pronounced a,
panegyrio on the financial plank in the
populist platform. She also deolared that
there were slaves In this country today
who dare not speak.
MIen Margaret and Winnie Leach of
Beckct, Wyo., were visiting their sister,
Mrs. N, B. Falconer.
James O'Neill appeared at the Boyd
In "Tho Count of Monte Crlsto," but
owing to tho severity of tho storm, was
greeted with but a fair sited house. Tho
Bee pronounced the supporting company
below the standard.
doors E. Tlbbs of it. E. Smith & Co.,
Nosa Was All night.
Jonathan Daniels, aged 12, and Frank
Daniels, aged 10, sons of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels are enthuslastta Bey
Scouts and know alt of the "first aid to
the Injured" operations of their guild.
They wcrn out bicycling recently with
Paul Helss, aged 9, son of A. E. Helss,
a Washington newspaper man, when
Nathan Scott, another 9-year-old, ap
peared in the distance on a new Christ
mas bicycle, which he manipulated with
n good deal of unsteadiness.
The newcomer, a grandson of Former
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, man
aged to keep hla course until he got Into
the midst of the trio, when his machine
collided with that of Jonathan, and In tho
resulting mlxup young Helss waa pulled
along for some distance on hi face
across a particularly rough piece of road
way. Neighbors rushed to the scene and
picked Paul up, bathed his face and
turned him over to his mother. A doc
tor was hastily summoned to dress his
Injuries. Jonathan and Frank Daniels
danced around excitedly suggesting vari
ous things. When the doctor appeared
on tho scene his first motion was toward
Paul's bloody nose, as though to sea if
It were broken.
"Oh, doctor, that's all rhjht," exclaimed
Jonathan. "His noso Is all right. Wo
rtood him up against tree box and
tried that tho first thlng."-Nw York
Tribune.
llnrleil a Boomerang:.
Senator Augustus O. Bacon of Geor
gia, chuckled at a recent dinner when
the talk turned to boomerangs. He said
he was reminded of a young woman ac
quaintance of his.
One afternoon the young woman was
walking through a park when she saw a
small boy In the act of robbing a bird's
nest. In his hat were a couple of eggs
and on his face a guilty expression.
"You naughty, cruel boy!" Indignantly
exclaimed the young woman. "How can
you bo so terribly heartless as to take
those eggs? What do you think tho
mother bird will say when she comes
back and finds them gone?" '
"She won't say nothln'," answered the
boy, looking at the agitated party before
him. "She la dead."
"Dead!" wonderlngly cried the younc
woman. "How do you know that she Is
dead?"
"Because ye've got her sewed fast In
yer hat!" was the youngster's startling
rejoinder. Philadelphia Telegraph.
SAID IN FUN.
At
All Together,
dinner In London, the other day,
returned from the cast, whero he had American hailed with delight the con
been on business for his firm, and vlcUon of a man who had stolen vast
brought back reports of decided Improve
ment In the business outlook.
sums of money by promoting bogus com
panles. But a friend of the criminal
ti,. .-m h,., heaved a sigh and said: "Poor old-! His
,,.i.i. .m. . ,. heart's in the right place." "Yes." said
with the rigors of the weather and gen- the American, "and so. thank Heaven,
erous hearts were quick to respond.
Is the rest of him for some years to
come!" Liverpool Tost.
Ten Years Aa
Miss Blanche Rosewater and Mr. ld
Ward Rosewater loft for Baltimore, In
company with Mr. Victor Rosewater, who !
was going to marry Mlis Katie Kfttz on
January 27.
Dr. and Mrs. C, W. Hay entertained
for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson of
Manchester,' la.
Miss Peck gave a handsomely appointed
luncheon to eleven guests In honor of
Mrs. Forrest Richardson.
Miss Ella May Brown, Miss Edith Her,
Miss Brady, Miss Gore and Miss Wako
fleld wero guests at a theater party of
Miss Edith Thomas In the afternoon.
Harry B. Moores, city ticket and pas
senger agent of the Wabash, had a new
duty added to the string of his odd Jobs,
that of Information bureau for the St.
Louln World's fair, In this neck of the
woods. The offlco was bestowed upon
him by and for the Interests of the Wa
bash railroad .company.
W. F. Stoecker left for the east, where
soon he was to take a ship for Der Fader
land. Ho planned an extensive tour of
tho old world, covering many countries.
A candidate for alderman in a Gocthals and His Position.
large city ia named Frotzol, and Colonel Goettmls selection as gov
some folks are wondering whother ornor of tho Panama undoubtedly
he is straight or not. will excite universal approbation.
As the man with most to do in tho
Mr. nockefeller, who complains Lptual construction of the canal,
that the income tax Is too high, reclamation of tho country and re
ttoubtless considers the price of oil 1 hablllt&tlon of llfo throughout tho
very fair and reasonable. -ftnB. h nossesses the knowlodgo
.....I Avnnrlanra nrnranulsltA SS a basis
rrt, t.U uri.l.- I vi-. .w., . --
BWlu 13 wo.- wi hiiivo .M ......pRBfui admin strotlon.
House, but the secretary of atato has m idnntiflcatlon with
s l'UIUUIMiVIV mamm
,,UOu out .u. jm, bo r en-. pom,cal party It Is quostlonablo
joyed by tho Nebraska faithful.
The ex-convlcts who havn turn
committed tho robbery and murder fa'r'
in Omaha should never be allowed
to become "cx"-convlcts again.
if his party affiliation is widely
known may bo counted in ma
There Is still another point of In
terest, though not vitally related to
his actual fitness for tho large worK
U th ostrich amnnfr ha fati. assigned Mm, and tuai IS mo IBM
crod family that Is known for stick- that the ono-man plan of govern
Inr tta hnrt in h aanH. hut h n. mont. WhlCll 110 IS aSKOO. 10 BUIUJH
t!oh ta not lh nnW auMi alllv rr. lstor. Was not BponBOrea or prowui
I ... , . .. iA - liall.f
turn Cttted oy mm, conirarj iu u i
which gained somo currcicy a wnuo
Let us hono tho dally penalty lm- bko. It Is how definitely siaiea
posed on the contractor to build the mil apparently with final emphasis,
new Fontenelle will not bo taken as that Colonel Ooothals not only pre-
a criterion for the tariff when the f erred tho commission form of gov
hotel is opened. ernment, but that he was tne one
who suggested Its recominenaatiou
Mr. Wilson's Ian for dealing with hy Governor Metcalfe. This tends
the trusts Has received such general to do away entirely with tho story
approval from all parties that tho 1 or friction botween him and the Ne-
hidebound bourbons are now begin- braskan over this very issue, tho
nlng to suspect its quality. I eariy reports indicating that Met
calfe urged the commission plan,
The one thing certain at present is hllo Qoethals was for tho one-man
that the Mexican army in the hands rule Tne orie-man rule, it turns
of the- united States Is being much out originated with tho admlnlstra
better fed, and with more regularity, 1!nn. tho nrcsldent. himself, and
man mo Mexican army in me Held, either (Joethals nor anyone else.
it mnkes no vital difference, of
Because the Tribune took the oppor- . .au m, .ni
tunlty to denounce the minions of a wide-1 luu,B" l" 'u , ,
open town, every dor and reotiie nt'tha op administration of the government
UB4rworld (a barking and hissing at iu there, but it Is, nevertheless, lnter-
fceU.-alt Lake Tribune. estinsr and gratifying to know that
And such vermin will bite, too, ho man who went from our own
hen you are not looking. tate did not. as he was so widely
horaldnrl na dolus, celebrate his ad
Aa eastern paper discovers that u in h tronlca bv settlne Into
tleaecrat has been appointed to an rmu8 with tho builder of tho
Ulirw sm;wfe flow a. jcai, niiuill ncajjal.
jtrya ma noi recomroena, ana
epuH uas B must oe losing nisi The florid in Jlmbamlewls' ora
Jpnll wjth the president. Possibly hory evidently comes from his
luat wa mtcacocic protege. whiskers.
People and Events
Handling of JKO.000,000 in thirty-five
years without making even a mistake of
a penny Is the bookkeeping record of
George W. Evans of the Interior depart
ment at Washington.
Louis Vlell, a Mexican jeweler, appre
ciating tho xeal of Huerta for loose
coin, sewed up Kl.oeo In gold In an over
coat and wore It from Vera Cruz to
New York, where It was lodged In a
safe deposit vault.
It's related that at a recent shooting
party given by Lord Burnham at Hall-
born, In honor of his majesty, O cor go V,
the royal and noble sportsmen shot 6,000
birds 6,400 of them pheasants and not
much wilder than barnyard chicken.
Out -of u list of 1,000 words pubHthed
for a selling teat In Brooklyn, N. V
Isaao Stearns, ii years old, lame and
blnd, was able to spell all but two words.
He was formerly principal of a Long
Island school and retired somo time ago.
Last week a Cleveland man asked John
D. rtockcfeller what he thought of certain
stocks, "As good as eggs," said John D.
"But there are good eggs and bad eggs,"
said the Inquirer. "Likewise, my friend,
there are good stocks and bad stocks,"
said the philanthropist.
Doctors are following the crowd across
the Dark river In slightly diminished
numbers. I.ast year's record shows a
total of 1,196 deaths of physicians in the
IJnlted States and Canada, equivalent to
an annual death rate of UM per 1,000.
In the preceding ten years the average
death rate was 15.11 per 1,009.
Philanthropy and publicity are chummy
twins. Harry M. GescheMt, the Tarn
manylte who left 1150,000 for the mainte
nance of a bread line in New York, re
quires that his name be blown In raised
letters on every loaf handed out to the
hungry. Evidently the deceased regarded
fame as a purchasable commodity.
Jtev, Cranston Brenton, professor of
English language and literature since 190C
In Trinity college, Hartford, Coun., has
been elected executive secretary of the
social science commission of the Eplsco
pal diocese of New York, and will as
sume the duties of that office upon retire
ment from the college with the end of
the college year.
Chunks of mature wisdom occasionally
shed their radlanco In the somber haunts
of Justice. Talking to a married man
who got Into trouble by gadding about
late at night a Chicago judge got this
out of his system: "Married men hava
no business being out later than IS
o'clock. It's all right for the single
fellows to go chaslnr around aa long as
they wunt to. Home Is the place for hus
bands. Beat UP
Spirit of State Press
Beatrice Sun: "McCook today took tho
Initial steps to drill for gaa or oil, at!
a mass meeting," says a news dispatch.!
Best place In the world to find gas, but
why drill?
Beatrice Sun: A happy reunion took
place tho other day when an Investor In
Texas onions farms welcomed back homo
the money that ho had put Into the
venture four years ago. After tho long
end anxious watting, during which the
Investor many times thought that total;
loss was certain, the ship la at last
safely In tho harbor. The voyage haa
been unprolitable It Is true, but what
ever Is sot back looks llko finding money.
Kearney Hub: TheOmahaBee remarks
that in course of time all of the money
In the state's permanent school fund
will be Invested In securities representing
publlo Improvements of Nebraska cities,
counties and school districts, Instead of
being sent away from home to help out
ether states. This Is undoubtedly the cor
rect policy. The plan howevor of In
vesting this fund in general fund war
rants has Us dangers and the practice
should not be permitted to becomo
chronic At the present time state gen
eral fund warrants are nearly 11,000,000
In arrears, representing a deficit that Is
Indefensible.
Fremont Tribune: The Lincoln Star Is
ooxlng copious quantities of agricultural
enthusiasm these' days, manifested to
ward tho agricultural college of the state
university. It wants 'o kep that school
'for the farmers' boys and girls of the
state, free from the intrusion of the rah-
rah contingent of tho university." The
logic of this cunning appeal to tho farm
vote is, of course, to preserve the rah-
rah contingent on the downtown campus
to preserve the value of real estate owned
by Lincoln business men. They are muen
mora interested In real estato values
than they are in the farm boys and
girls, who are no better than the town
boys and girls of the state, whom they
are glad to sacrifice to' the unfavorable
surroundings and allurements of tho
present university campus.
Barber Defend Ilia Craft.
RAVENNA, Neb., Jan. tO.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Will you kindly pub
lish the following, In answer to an article
that appeared In the Omaha World
Herald in which a pill peddler assails
the noblo profession of the tonsorlat
artist? It Is a matter of speculation In
my mind as to how mUch this Omaha
physician receives for advertising some
safety raxor manufacturing; company.
For the benefit of the Orofha
physician who "excoriates unhygienic
barber shops." I want to state that
there are some unhygienic shops, but
most of the up-to-date barber shops aro
aa hygienic as It Is possible to be con
sidering present conditions and prices. In
my twelve years of barber experience I
have never infected anyone with a sk!n
disease In any way, shape or form', I
have not even turned out a sore face. I
would like to ask this Omaha physician
If he Is aware of the fact that the aver
age barber uses from two to four gallons
of hot running water to every man he
shaves? Hot water Is cheap, Is a good
disinfectant and entirely In keeping with
the 10 or 15 cents we are obliged to
chargo for a shave.
Any barber that Is a barber will
sterilize his razor whenever It Is neces
sary, as he will also refuse to shave a
man with a diseased skin, and I do not
believe there Is any barber that will not
sterilize his pinchers before using on
an Ingrown hair. The Omaha physician
points out the fact that the razor strop
should also be sterilized every time a
man Is shaved. This is a puzzle that
never has been solved and I would like
tb havo the doctor tell me how a strop
can be sterilized even once and then he
fit to use ever afterwards. Perhaps the
doctor would suggest using a different
strop for every man shaved. Thli? would
be Impossible. A barber shaves from
forty to fifty men per day, A good strop
costs about $3 and It takes about two
months to break It In before It Is fit
for use. It Is then worth about $10.
Thus It can be readily seen tlmt If a
barber would use a different strop for
every man It would be a mighty slow
process, besides u barber would be
obliged to take Instructions In h,lsh
finance.
The barbers are obliged to charge 10
or 15 cents for a shave and a great .many
customers kick on these prices. If We
went through all the red tape our
Omaha doctor would dictate we would
have to charge at least $10 the shave or
get some other graft. It may be that
tho man who wrote tho article In tho
World-Herald Is a doctor, and It may bo
that It Is merely a paid, advertisement
For tho benefit of those that patronize
barber shops I want to say that they
may rest at ease, as there are no barbers
hut what use antiseptic faco lotion
after a shave, thereby thoroughly ster
ilizing the face. J. L. SISTAK.
Knrmera nncl the Unemployed.
LINGLE. "Wyo., Jan. IS. To the Editor
of The Bee: I see in your issue of Janu
ary 7 that there are 3,000 men out of work
tn Omaha and that the city Is going to
feed them. I don't know what kind of
men they are, but If they are llko the
men that tramp through this country In
the sumrner they nro not worth feeding.
If you city people feed them In the win
ter and hey can bum off of us farmers
In the summer, thoy will not have to work
There Is lots of land laying Idle In this
country simply because wo can't get help
In tho summer, and we can't afford tn
keep help In the winter on account of
wages being so high. I think it would
be a good scheme for you to ask some o
the Idle men to go to work on a farm
for $15 or $20 per month and board for
this winter. I think they would tell you,
as they have told me lots of times, that
they would not do a day's work on u
farm for Old Christ. I think those are the
kind of men that your charitable Instl
tutlons are exhausting their facilities to
take care of. I think If there was no
charities, free lunohos or soup houses
there would he more of them stay In tho
country where the grub Is raised, and
be anxious to hold a job, when they got
one, Instead of hiking bock to the, city
as soon as they get $10 or $15 ahead
Yours truly, A, R. MELLOY,
"I don't remomhrr .' said the old critic.
"of over seeing so many bad actors as I
do now." . ..
"But then." remarked his friend, -you
must remember, too, that eKgs were never
so high." Baltimore American.
"What are you doing now, Bill?"
"I'm collecting."
"Collecting what1!"
"My thoughts."
"Ooh! vou always were luckv In strik
ing an easy job." Boston Transcript.
"I have discovered a sure way to get
to steep," exclaimed tho Boob. ''It never
falls."
"What Is It?" asked the Wise Guy.
"Try to stay awaka." renlled the Boob.
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Knlcker Did Hardup walk home?
Bockcr Yea; and he. wants a bill In
troduced compelling railroads to have
softer ties. New York Sun.
Co-Ed I know something funny on Bill.
Ed-Ali right.
Co-Ed His mustache. Ohio Sun Dial,
"That's a queer saleswoman who
wnlted on mo the other day."
."Why so?"
"I asked her for some kid gloves and
she said she had none on hand. I didn't
suppose sho had." Baltimore American,
"My wlfo boucht a case of ecus to-
I premium certificate which read: 'ne-
turn this sup to mo unuersigneu pacKer
and receive a handsbmely embossed 1010
calendar: St. Louis ltopubiic.
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
'Gee. but you must be rich!"
"But that Isn't the funnv nart about
It. When she pried toff the lid"
"Yes?"
"There on top was the neatest little
Here and There
Editorial Viewpoint
Despite tho rise of rivals, British ship,
ping In the foreign trade continues to
surpass that of all other countries put
together. A recent bluebook shows for
li: for British ships a tonnage of 8.606,-
7SS. and for all ather countries, 63,190,257.
Soberly though with some -heat, dele
gates at the National Shoe Retailers' as
sociation meeting In New York, declared
that the price of shoes would go up
to $10 a pair If lawmakers persisted In
enacting "pure leather shoe" laws. Do
you get It?
American automobiles to the value of
over $M,000 were Imported Into Algeria
in 191!. and 'inquiries among1 Importers
show that a larger business has been
done In American automobiles during the
first six months of 1913 than during; the
corresponding ptrlod of 1MX
New York Is to clean Itself up this
month by drlvlnc its pickpockets, burglars
and other crooks to Boston. Philadelphia
and Chicago. By spring Boston, Philadel
phia and Chicago wilt be driving them
back to New York. Thus each city wiif
get a spell of protection from criminals
for a few weeks at a time.
Building operations In 122 cities In the
last three years have absorbed a good
dtal over $J,K.CC0. and there has been
a considerable amount of building out
aide of the cities tabulated by Brad
street's. The figures for 1M are 93,0U),.
000 below those for 191?, but not very
much below those for 1ML
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The ad
ministration theory seems to be that a
corporation should not have any chll
dren.
Cleveland Plain Dealer; Kaiser Wll-
helm Is sawing wood for his health, but
this must not be understood as lndlcat
Ing that he Is saying nothing. The kaiser
Is ono of thoso marvelous persons who
can do both.
Philadelphia Ledger: Every time the
Treasury announces what the per capita
circulation of the country Is, two or three
thousand enthusiastic patriots write on
to get their share. Just as If they would
have It long If they did get It.
Washington Post; Although a Japanese
scientist has committed hara-kiri as
result of having been criticised, yet It
will probably be unnecessary to appoint
a bodyguard to protect old Doc Cook
from self-violence.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: "God help the
consumer If tho Independents ever get
control of the coal trade," Is the passion
ate declaration of a member of the hard
coal combination. From which the con
sumer Is likely to gather, after profound
consideration, that his only hope In any
event Is In reliance on the mercies of
Providence.
Baltimore American: The chairman of
the democratic state committee of Colo
rado Is a woman. Her aim Is to build up
a strong party machine, but a good and
pure one. With true feminine perversity.
the woman In public life will thus Insist
on performing the Impossible task of
mixing practical politics with uplift Ideals.
New York World: The submarine which
killed eleven men off Plymouth, England
was "one of the earliest types now In
service, and was to have been removed
from the effective list this year." The
life of a submarine aeems aa short aa
the Ufa of a battleship. In proportion to
Its size and cost, sad experience proves
that It can do more damage In times of
peace.
London Mall.
One step at a time, and that well placed,
We reach the grandest height:
Ono stroke at a time, earth's hidden
stprcs
Will slowly come to llRbt:
One need at a time, and the forest grows;
Ono drop nt a time, and the river flows
Into the boundless sea.
OncSword at a lime, and the greatest
book
Is written and Is read:
Ono stone nt a time, and a palace rears
Aloft Its stately head: .
One blow at a time, and the tree s cleft
through, . '
And a city will stand where the forest
grow
A few short years before.
Ono foe at a tlmo, and he subdued,
And the conflict will be won;
Ono Brain nt a time, and the sand of UN
Will Mowly nil be run;
Ono minute, another, the hours flyj .
One day at a time, and our lives speed by
Into eternity!
Ono grain 'of knowledge, and thaf? well
stored.
Another, and more on them:
As time rolls on your mind will shine
With many a garnered gem
Of thought and wisdom. And time will
tell, '
"One thing nt a time, and that done
well,"
Is wisdom's proven rule.
i:a- Money.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is officially estimated that the pro
moters of "get-rlch-qulck" schemes and
other fraudulent enterprises using the
malls have robbed the American publlo
of $129,000,000 in two years. It Is the de
clared Intention of the postal authorities
to enforce with Increased rigor the pres
ent regulations that are designed to ex
clude the swindler from the privllego of
the mail.
Indian Blanket
Here is something new Indian Blan
kets that you can make yourself. They
are crocheted in a stitch so easy that any
one can master it in a few minutes. We
have issued a little book of instructions
giving detailed illustrations of the stitches
and colored reproductions of Indian
Blankets. .This book is yours for the cou
pon below. Send for it today and begin a
blanket at once. They make the most
effective decoration for den or living room,
and no gift would please the average man
more. Remember that for Christmas.
The blankets are made of Fleisher's Ger
mantown Zephyr, 4-fold, one of the six
teen the yarns whose superiority is so generally recognized
that four-fifths of the yarn users of the country will
have no others. They are even, lofty, elastic and bril
liantly dyed in all the wanted shades. Whatever kind of
yarn you need, always insist on Fleisher's look for the
trademark on every skein.
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Spanish Wonted
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