HIE BEE: 0MA1IA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1914.
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And Bryan had charge of the plat
form, too.
Now, they are crowing over tho
"Chicken trust."
Radium as 'a cancer cure may still
be quoted on tho market among tho I
futures. I
An official consignment of base
uans nas oeen Bnippea Boumwara,
Guess the answer.
Murder will nut. na th frlr. of
bawdy house criminals Is now doubt-
less beginning to realize.
Is thero any significance In the
plan to erect the now reformatory
adjacent to the penitentiary?
There must bo mothod in tho
madnesB of tho St. Louis team in tho
Outlaw league having striped unl-
formfl.
Knw thot Prosldant WlUnn hnn
Andy Jackson's old hickory cane, let
... n if con It Ilka a hli?
fttlCK 'I
11 1
m eflyailafakWHl
contTnue ibrfTai I 'live."
Yes, that Is what they all say. Toll
It to Croker.
Tho colouol has bocomo a botanl-
cal scout, we arejold. Perhaps If ho
roakos good ho mfght land later aB a
baso ball scput.
A Wisconsin town evidently fear-
ing somo .Kansas burg might boat
It has passed an ordinance outlaw-
ing the tango.
Fort dmaha will' bo a nice placol
(or Nebraska National Guard head-
quarters, and tho movo may sol vol
the armory problem,
Why call names over the differ-
eac la opinion of the canal tolls?
Js it Inconceivable that the differ-
ence may be an honest one?
Now come the leaders of tho dom-
ecratio party and confirm the Well
established belief of tho country that
tay didn't know what thoy wero do-
irk, bi uatuHiore.
Congressman Stephens has an-
6tHer nlco problom to solvo, one of
hla primaries for postmaster having
resimca m n tie. uut tnis ougnt not
to be so very hard, either.
Commissioner Hall has now re
moved any doubt that may have ox-
isted aB to his Intention. Tho office
looks pretty good to him, and ho
would like to have another term.
Traveling men and nth, rnmln...
into tha citv on lon.dMavi rrin
in the shank of a cold, winter night,
are qualified to speak upon the ad-
vantage of not having "owl" street
cars.
An exchange asks the ueonlo of
its. city If they are'ln a mood to con -
template with equanimity'' eight' years
of billboard litigation. Is Jt ' any
worse than the billboards, them-
selves?
Brother Harvey's satire on Brother
Pendell as the "original Wilson
man," makes It very evident that!
Brother Harvey is not going to bo
cheated out of anything that belongs
to him without a protest.
The democrats aro waking up to
the fact that government costs
money, and that we cannot have all
our great array of boards and com
missions and deputies and the like
unless we pay for them.
The St. Louis Republic says three
East St Louis girls tied in a spelling-
match after getting away with
3,560 words. Wonder If thn business
ram of that city complain of spell-
las; as sMott &rt in the schools.
Fool Makes One Point.
Doputy Stato Labor Commissioner
Tool's reply to Ihe charges of non
enforcement of law would bo more
convincing If moro direct. The Im
pressive thing about the charges,
preferred by reputable- men and
women. In that they are sneclflc.
v"'"."'t ; ....,....,.,
of the violation of the female labor
law brought definitely to Mr. Pool's
attention without action on his part,
Mr. Pool may be able to satisfy all
crjtciBm 0f him. but if BO ho will
-t i
"ve urI' Boneraiiuen aim cuuiu
straight to the point.
But there is qno thing in the com-
mlssloner's published defense, which,
though of indirect application, chal
lenges serious attention. He points
to the fact that the last legislature
only appropriated J3.000 a year for
the conduct of the bureau of labor.
That, of course, is absurdly lnado-
narcd with the scope and Importance
, . . anmn
IS I HU l Ul V .J VU 14VS4.W Ut MWasv
inexplicable reason Nebraska legis
latures have always chosen to make
a farce of this department by their
parsimony in financing It, and more
than one legislature haB seriously
considered making no appropriation
whatever, taking U1I3 backhanded
moans of abolishing the bureau. So
for aB concerns much of the work
It la supposed to do, It might as well
bo abolished as sot aside with the
niggardly budgetB provided,
Feeding the Faithful.
The report of the belated entente
cordlale between Honorables Bryan
and Hitchcock floating In just ahead
of the cold wnvo could not have been
more propitiously timed. This
"watchful waiting" la bad enough
on a hungry democrat, let alono ac
centuating tho gnawing pangs wlth
tho severe- rigors of winter. While,
therefore, only a few small' crumbs
hnve as yet fallen to two or three
nnnr T.nT.nrnnra thn fnrt that tho
d.nfinf.or(1 of ,, dIo hfivn
come to an agreement Is unction to
tho soul and food to the body suffl-
"0"1' wo vruBl 10 "IK
lltt.l . &mon Nona's democracy
to hold out faithful to tho end when
all will bo fed.
How About It?
With referonce to tho mismanage
ment of tho Now York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad, Senator Cum-
mine saw on the floor or uio sonata;
I predict the stato of affairs here finds
fara"eI lR lno capitalisation of a dozen
rauroaas.
JB il 1"1 wen, Wiuro IB lllO
co. and. t.h,ero ls tho ?ock .lBland-
uol' iuraiBiuiiB oxBini'iOB 01 very
imauuiuBi T,UlllUi JUil CWIUID LU
the New Haven or not. Are thero
91, Are not the facts -ali-Mdjr
ttdd!ced with "ferenc- to -these
r0RUB rea80nao, Hrounas IOr bubpi
clon? Sonator Cummins adds!
ve nave nnown u was going on tor
vniir ntiil rfiiHMl tn civ IVik Tnteratntrt
Commerce commission power to rcculate
such matters.
Now, It tho lownn has torn oft tho
mask, why should congress not go
In and tlntsh tho job, by giving tho
commission plenary powers insofar
as thoy are roqulrod to make lta
service otflclont and effectual and
make railroads common carriers be'
fore they aro frenzied financiers?
Service in Congress,
Tho estoomed Stato Journal ruleos
a very" pertinent question in connec
tion with tho matter of docking the
pay of congressmen "While not prcs-
ont - In Washington. It compares
tho action of Congressman Hobson
In campaigning- in Alabama In sup'
port of what ho deems to bo a vital
principle, and that of Congressman
Magulro, who remains in Washing
ton. merely to register hla vote as
the caucus has determined, and asks
which ls doln creator service to his
constituents. Without eolnc Into
th llobaon easn. Thn nn will cron
that MaffUiro hna B0 far boen about
L, UBe,6B11 to th8 plr.t NehrMka ..
tHcl a representative In congress
well could bo.
One Complete Job.
New York supplies tho amazing
Uectacle of landing m nrls i,th
,,, , .., hrlhorv tu
,, tha tnnr. Tt ' .
I Eesv J MSwa v 4 a UVVUOIUII
J 0 - . . A ll t a 1
,ur curaHlw,l wcubo it, bhowb mm.
Buch n hin can be done, even when
the Principals are or have been men
of prominence. It is
ono complete Job of this kind and
one profound inspiration for others
Mr. Wlllet, who thought he had
"nought" a juagesnip, was ilrst ac
lcused tr,ed and convicted, then Mr
Cassldy, "boss of Queens county,'
who "sold" the orrice, was rounded
UP nnd Bven- R tl ne of 1,000 and
I0ne antl one-half year& In the peni
tentiary. Thus far, tho latter part of
the sentence has not been "sus-
pended."
Surely, times, aro looking up In
I Gotham, when a real, tlvo "boss" of
tho Tammany stripe can be put bo-
hind real steel bars. It Is a terrlblo
thing to think of men buying and
selling judgeships as it they were
peanuts or pineapples or any other
article of commerce, but tho terror
Is toned down when both buyer and
seller are caught and seriously dealt
with. Possibly there ls a ray of hope
In this for a better day In politics
In New York and elsewhere.
"I'm here to tell the truth," ex
claims the Same Old Bill. What, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth?
looking JJackwar
t Jh5j)ay in Omaha
COMFILZ9 fHOM DEE n
FKOKUARY 0
Thirty Years Ago
A hot fire destroyed the Brown block,
corner Fourteenth and . Famam, this
afternoon. Two mm, R. O. Patterson
nnd Mr. SandborB. wero rescued by lad
ders from tho third-story window ledge.
The principal, losses were sustained by
A. V. Morse & Co.'s shoe store, John Ia
Wobetcr's law library, Drs. Charles and
Wlilnnery's dental parlors nnd 8. R.
Brown owner of the building.
Two policemen broke up a coasting
partv of young women and gentlemen
on Dodge street last evening, to' tho In
dignation of the coasters.
James Crelghton, chairman of the Board
of Public Works, Is back from an ex
tended trip east as far as Montreal, on
whlrh he Inspected pavement and sewers
In other cities. ,
Mrs. Frank Arnold of Omaha, while
visiting friends In Kalamazoo, Mich., fell
at a roller skating rink and broke her
arm.
County Superintendent Brunner visited
the county schools all week.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Frank Crlee and Miss
Bonasolle of Han Antonio. Miss Bona
solle Is well known to many friends in
this city.
M. Olbb, receiving clerk of tho local
freight office of the Union Pacific, s
setting them up over the arrlvsl of a
bouncug boy.
Twenty Years Abo
Vice Presldont and General Manager
Potter of tho terminal company went to
St. Louis to consult General Manager
Doddridge of the Missouri Pacific as to
the construction of the viaduct to con
nect trie two lines.
Judge Moses P. Klnknld of O'Neill was
registered at the Dellone.
The heavy snow came, but also came
the delegation of fair school ma'ams from
Nebraska City, not a bit daunted, but
pink and pretty, to spend the day looking
over our schools; Thoy were met at the
train by City Superintendent Fltspatrick,
by whom they wero escorted about the
schools. In addition to the feminine dele
gates, there were several men teachers
nnd school officials. x
Ten Inches of snow fell on Omaha and
Mayor Bemls sent out a call for men
from the Rescue hall to arm themsolves
with shovels and attack the snow on side-
wnlks.
Maria L. Htoutenborough) sister of Mrs.
, W, Van Nostrand, passed away and
plans wore made for burial In' Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Hound trip fares for California wero
offered at JG3.W.
John M, Thurston, general solicitor of
the Union Pacific, returned from Denver,
where he argued a caso for his company.
Ten Years Agi
Members of Kountze Memorial Luth
eran church and other friends tendered
reception to the new pastor. Rev. J.
1J. Hummon, and Mrs, Ilummon at tho
church, concluding with' refreshments, A
telegram of congratulations was read
during tho evening by Elder Leslie Allen
from Rev, J. A, Turkic a former pastor.
The Swedish-American Garfield club
met and' endorsed, Theodore Jloosovelt
and John L Webster as republican can
didates for president and vlco presldont.
President T, C, Woodbury of the
Omaha Water company and former Gov
ernor James E. Boyd, chairman of the
Omaha water board, exchanged some hot
words at a meeting, whereat the delay
In the report of tho appraisers was tho
chief subject, pf discussion.
Or. Augustus K. Detweller and Miss
May Gates were married at C p. m. at the
winter homo of tho bride's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. John Gates, 2412 Dodge street.
Rev. E. H. Jenks performing the cere
mony. Mrs. Detweller, mother of tho
groom; tho parents of tlto bride and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank N. Clarke were the wit
nesses. Dr. and Mrs, Detweller left on
art evening train for Chicago, whence
they Intended proceeding to New York
to sail for Europe for a honeymoon trip,
People and Events
Douglas WhlttsJcer of New York talked
to hlti sweetheart In WInthrop, Mass.,
by toluphono the other day for an hour
-and It cost him 121.(0.
The crusade against spitting In street
cars In Chicago Is crowding the hurry
wagons and fattening police court treas
uries. Twenty-five dollars a spit Is a
sure boost for a swallow.
Only the positive Instructions of tho
court prevented a New York Jury from
returning a verdict of Insanity against
a lawyer who sprung on a witness
hypothetical question of 13,000 words.
Wilbur Glenn Vollva of the Zionist
church scoffs at the "Go-to-Church-Sun-
day" movement In Chicago, and slams it
as "a piece of nonsense." Vollva assumes
the air or a man who knows Chicago.
Life Is living up In Denver and show
Ing lta old-time vim. Jack Crawford shot
up the snore of Fred Shove arid sent him
to the hospital. Jack plugged the anorer
through the partition of a rooming house.
The 'biggest Boy Scout In the world
ls probably one named Cook, In Philadel
phia. Although only 15 years old he
stands six feet seven Inches In his stock
ings and weighs 183 pounds.
Mrs. Louise Bethune, who died In Bnf.
falo last week, was the first w,oman
architect In thn country. In he,- girl
hood she showed great talent In planning
houses and so decided to' take up archi
tecture as a life work.
After four years' practical experience
In bffl raising, Jens Hanson, a retired
farmer from Clear Lake, Cal.. registered
for tho short course at the agricultural
college In order to take the course in
bee raising, which he offered for tho
first time this year. Hanson ls 63 years
old.
By an unexpected, speeding up of the
smoke habit In this country during the
last two months of IMS the American
Tobacco company was enabled to get
the wherewith for a 20 per cent dividend
and put considerable coin In the reserve
can. Consumers of the weed will find
some material for reflection in the fig
ures.
Mrs. Sarah Miller, who celebrated her
ninety-fourth birthday recently In Cald'
well, N. J., perhaps has more descend
ants pvlng than any other woman In the
country. She Is the mother of ten chll
dren, seven still living: has thirty-four
grandchildren, fifty-eight great-grand
children and thirteen living great-great
grandchildren, 113 living descendants at
together
Twice Told Tales
A Game I,oer.
They wero talking In the smoking room
of the Mauretanla, about steamship
sharpers, nnd "AIP Hayman, tho Im
presario, said;
"I'll tell you a story about a Chilli-
cothlan.
'A Chllllcothlan, on the way back
home from a summer tour of Europe,
shared a stateroom with two men who,
he had reason to believe, wero sharpers.
'He believed they were sharpers be-1
cause they were continually proposing the
most tempting bets to him bets where It
seemed Impossible for him to lose and
yet, as soon as he put up his money tho
two men took It away from him.
"80 ho came to believe that the bets
were crooked. Nevertheless thoy were all
so tempting that lie cotildn't resist them,
and finally his funds got down to $3.30.
'On tho last day of the voyage lie said
to the twd men:
" 'AVcll, follows, you've cleaned me out
of everything but my honor and $8.00,
and I'm willing to risk the 15.50 on a
last bet with you, provided you'll let me
decide what the bet Is to be.'
'They agreed, for thoy wero curious,
and thero was little to be lost.
"Well, fellows,' ho said, 'this ls the
bett I'll bet you I&.50 that, as we sail
up the bay, I'll yell louder than the ship's
steam whistle
"He looked In their astonished faces
and added:
" 'Of courso I'll lose, but. by gosh, I
know the whistle can't be fixed." "New
York Mall.
The Test of Tenchers.
Sunday afttrno6n the Infants' class had
como to an end and the teacher closed
her book, more than satisfied with tho
Interest which had been shown by the
boys throughout tho lesson. Before de
parting, however, she decided to try to
reap some of tho fruit of her labors; so,
turning to the class, sho said:
"Now, would ony of you like to ask
mo any questions? I have a few minutes
to spare, so If thero Is nnythlng you want
to know don't hesitate to ask."
Little Freddy roso to his feet with ah
eagerness which delighted his Instructor,
"Plense, teacher," ho Inquired, -without
the scmblanco of a blush, "have you got
any cigarette pictures on you?" Houston
Post.
'o Cheescpnrer,
The late Georgo A. Hcarn, the New
York nillllonalro art collector, was- noted
for his generosity to his employes.
To a reporter who once congratulated;
Mr. Hearn on the high wages nnd un
usual comforts that his employes received
Mr. Hcarn said:
"I don't believe In cheesoparlng econ
omy In the treatment of those whose hard
work makes a man's success. Chccspar
Ing economy, applied in that way, seems
to me as mean and paltry as tho Yonkers
man.
"A Yonkers man was summoned from
his evening paper by his wlfo's frightened
cry.
" 'George, como quick! Tho cook has
tried to kill herself by Inhaling gas!
" 'Good gracious!' growled George, as
he rushed to the kitchen, leaped over the
cook's prostrate form and turned off tho
cock, 'good gracious, think what tho gas
hill will be this month!' "Now York
Sun.
About Women
Mrs. Charles M. Walker of Indlanano-
lis was elected for the twenty-sixth tlmo
president of tho Indianapolis German
Literary society. Sho tried to resign,
thinking somo one else should have a
chance to wield the gavel, but the club
thought differently.
Miss Mattte Tyler, granddaughter of
John Tyler, president of the Uhlted
States. Is poatmlstrces at Courtland, Va.,
ana will seeK to retain the position on
the grounds that she Is a descendant of
former president, Sho ls not able to
take tho examination recently held, as
her age, 68, bars her from that privilege
Sir Herbert Thlrkell Whlto In his new
book, ' A Civil Servant in Burmah," tells
story of a young woman who cams
to him ono day for a reduction of her
Income tax. She said she earned her
living by selling In the baxar, and when
Sir Herbert asked her what hor hus
band did. she replied, "He stays at home
and minds the children."
Countess Molltor, well known in Eng
land for her adventures In the wild
places of tho earth, has gone on a peril
ous journey across tho Ruba-el-Khall, the
great sanay desert of South Arabia,
Other European explorers have tried this
joumoy and all have fallod. Yet the in
trepid woman believes sho can make the
trip without other aid than that of tho
natives.
Men who are married or who think
of marrying out In Colorado will glvo
grave contemplation to the decision of
a Denver Judge that a wlfo cannot
commit forgery in signing her husband'
nnmo to a check on a bank in which
he has an account, and that he Is, under
Colorado law, responsible for the checks
so signed by her
Tabloids of Science
The range of vision of a caterpillar ,s
limited to two-fifths of an Inch.
Whllo the heart of the elephant I4
beating thirty times, that of a human Is
pulsating tovertty.
Tho recoverable copper content of
the ores produced In Arizona last year
was more than 1.000,000 pounds a day, u
new high record.
Throughout the world one-fourth of
all children die before six years of age
one-half before they aro 16 and only one
person In each 100 lives to the age of 63.
As a universal danger signal, a Den
ver firm has designed and copyrighted
signs bearing a human hand, aoross the
palm of which appear the words, "Safety
First
An eminent authority lias estimated
that tl per cent of the people of Paris
havo the germs of tuberculosis In their
blood and are capable of spreading the
disease.
Electricity plays no small part In tho
manufacture of hardware of alt kind
Were it not for the electrically driven,
high speed machinery, hardwaro would
be considerably higher in price.
Teats having shown that reconnola-
ssnce work cannot be effectively done
at greater heights than 2.000 feet, tho
French army has decided that its war
areoplanes roust be armored against
rifle bullet
J
UL
Women mifl Fnlntlnn Ilerthn.
GRAND ISLAND, Feb. 6.-T0 the
Editor of The Bee: In my travels some
two weeks ago I came across a booklet.
"Clothed In Scarlet." Caught In the
blltsard here, have read It through. Have
known Rev. avldge for many years as
a worthy, deVoted Christian, who ls fol
lowing In tho steps of Christ as near as
he can. Would thnt we had more min
isters like him. I could not help but
think as I read the cutting criticism by
Jean Barker. And where shtf says one
chance In ten thousand of saving this
Bertha. How narrow sho was In her
views regarding this case. Something
like a great M. D. In my home state,
Denver. Colo., I think, who somo twelve
years ago wrote up an article stating
tho hopeless Insane should bo given a
mild dose of poison. Under my own ob
servation during tho lost five years I
have known of hopeless cases of the
worst type to be cured entirely by faith
In God and prayer. And the way Bertha
has started out selling her own life gives
mo cause to have great faith In her re
form, as that and that only takes moro
faith and courage than Jean Barker or
many of us possess.
In reading on page 31 about the big
good people that stand up for Rev. Sav-
Idge and what he ls trying to do for
Bertha, It ls Bad to see among the list
not one woman. All aro Omaha's best
business men. Thank God, a few of Rev.
rfavldge's Christian workers among tie
women are trying to help Bertha, God
bless them. If all these women that con
demn Bertha and say nothing will savo
her would look Into their own lives and
pray for Bertha, knowing and under
standing she la God's child fully as much
as they are, tho mtllentum would bo at
hand: our homes every wnere wouia db
purer and better.
But as long bb women will kick down
their own sex and send bouquets to the
worst kind of reprobate because ho Is a
man, take him right In their homes and
kick their own sex down, -all the suffra
gists on God's green earth, all tho
women's clubs and societies will not do
ono speck of good toward making the
world better or men better. When women
are loyal and true to their own sex It
will not be necessary for them to.parado
the street to get votes. When tho women
aro loyal and true to women and helpful
wo will have such a good class of men
on earth wo will. not want to vote. God
hasten that day as it's a long way off
now. L, JONES,
Laramie City, Wyo.
IlenlliiK with. Mexico.
HARTINGTON, Neb., Feb. B. To the
VMtnr nf The Bee! I notice In ine uee
of tho 2d Instant the report of on ad
dress made before the Philosophical so
ciety of Omaha by Ignatius J. Dunn,
Esa. I would like , to believe tnav me
gentleman was misquoted. Ho attempts
to show an analogy between tho conduct
of tho pressnt administration towards
Mexico and the conduct of the Lincoln
administration towards Mexico during
tho French Invasion of half a century
ago. There ls no similitude, either ns
n pntidltlnns or conduct. Mexico between
1821 nnd 1867 had flfty-ono changes of
govornment. Some adventurer wnue tem
nnrnrllv holding the reins of power In
Mexico contracted a loan with sohie Swiss
bankers. This transaction woum nave
shamed an Omaha loan shark. It was
like giving your note for J100 and getting
$50. When President Juarcx became the
head of tho ropubllo ho was willing to
pay what his predecessor actually re
ceived, with interest, and no more. The
Swiss bankers moved over to France and
then called upon the. emperor of the
French for protection. Thero Is little
doubt that this movo was a frame-up to
glvo Louis Bonaparte an excuse to pounce
on Mexico. England ana opain johicu
him In a triple alliance, but abandoned
him at Vera Crux on tho assurance of
Juarez that ho had no Intention to re-
pudloto any part of any obligation to
British or Spanish subject. After tho
caDturo of Mexico, Xuls Bonaparte tried
to make Maxlmllllan Hapsburg emperor
of Mexico, Ho propped up tne mronc
with French bayonets. Tho United States
an. In the middle of the slavenomers
rebellion and they had their hands full.
Mr. Dunn quotes Lincoln's secretary of
state. What tho crafty Seward may have
said I do not know. Any language com
ing from that fox should astonish nobody.
There ls llttlo doubt that he told the Con-
federate icaucrs uim w...
purpose to let the erring sister states go
In peace. After tho slaveholders' rebel
lion was crushed. President Johnson loH
no tlmo In notifying Bonaparte through
this same William H. Steward, secretary
of state-to withdraw the French arm.y
from Mexico. Bonaparte replied that he
would remove ono-thtrd of them In-the
fall of 66: another one-third In tne
spring of '67 and the remolnder In tho
fall of '67. Tills was satisfactory,
Rut fall came and no part of the army
was removed. Prosldent JohnBon, through
the same secretary of stato, called Bona
parte's attention to what he had failed
to do In rather a caustic communication.
B)apartc promised to' remove all the
troops I'J tho spring of ism. this no mu
and left Maxlmllllan to his fate. The
abandoned emperor called on his brother.
Frances Joseph of Austria, for asslstanoo.
Maxlmllllan had been recognized by every
nation except the United States; and his
brother considered himself Justified In
sending the assistance. President John
sonthrough thla same secretary of state
notified Frances Joseph that the day on
which tho Austrian troops embarked for
Mexico the American minister at Vienna
ou!d demand his passports. The troopa
did not embark. Maxlmllllan felt and
was shot June 19. 1867, as a common pirate
and murderer.
I am unablo to see what analogy there
Is between tho attitude taken by the
Lincoln and Johnson administrations, and
tho present attitude of the Wilson ad
ministration towards Mexico. I do not
presume to say that both administrations
were not and are not exactly right.
WILBUR F. BRYANT.
Differs ivttU Dorothy.
BLAIR, Ntb.. Feb. 6. To the Editor of
The Bee: In your issue for February 5
appeared an article by Dorothy Dlx, "Let
Wives Earn Money," etc, in which an
idea which I bellevo to be directly con
trary to the best Interests of our Ameri
can citizenship ls given nromlnence. I
refer to the following sentence: "Ob
viously they can't marry on that ($1,000
a year) without taking undue chances
of having the wolf at the door f.ir a
watchdog."
I beg to ask: How large a percentage
of the families In our United States
have more than $1,000 a year to live on?
And why should we kindle or foster dis
content in the hearts of the many oy
such a statement in such a place?
In my humble opinion the author would
do less Injury to society and to the coun- 1
try by turning her attention to tho pro
ductlon of tho ordinary type of dime
novel than by publishing such state
ments. H. SKOV NIELSEN.
Coat of Witter Meters,
OMAHA, Feb. 7. To tho Editor of The
Bee: A few days ago I read an article
In your paper regarding the profit mado
by the water board on the sale of meters
to water consumers. Below Is an Itemized
statement of the .actual cost to myself
of one meter?
One and three-quarters-Inch fcolder
nipple , AS
One-pound solder. 35
One nnd three-quarters-Inrh reducer .10
One and one-halt-lnch nipple 10
Two-Inch couplings 20
Two feet pipe ., 10
Three hours labor at 70c 2.10
Brick box , 12.00
Meter, five-elghts-Inch 8.)
Total 123.50
Tho profit for Installing this meter
was at least 25 per cent The profit on
tne price or water is still more. I am
a property owner and a taxpayer, and
know from experience that we are pay
ing more for our water now than wo
were before the city tpok charge of it.
Tha cost of the same amount of water
for the month of December, 1012, was
C3o and for December, 1913, $1.57, more
than twice as much.
If the water board was not charging
such nn exorbitant rate, for their water
they would not have the large amount
of money that Is In tho treasury 'at the
present time. Besides, when I paid for
my meter, there was nothing said to me
about being allowed to pay In "very
small Installments," as was stated In
the article referred to.
This ls purely a matter that calls for
Investigation. The city is not only mak
ing a profit, but It ls taking money that
rightfully belongs to the peoplo of
Omora. AN OLD TIMER.
Quaint Bits of Life
Because he received .many years ago a
spanking which ho did not deserve, Fred
erick Crum of Syracuse, N. Y., has re
ceived an additional $."00 by the recently
probated will of his father.
The queer case of a Pennsylvania girl
who Is dying from rabies, although never
bitten. Is puzzling the doctors, whoso
only theory is that she, through an ex-ccssl-e
fear of dogs, ls suffering from
auto suggestion.
Joseph and James Martin, brothers, liv
ing in Syracuse. N. Y havo built a
twelve-foot windmill attached to an or
dinary buck saw. It cut wood so fast
that a man is necessary to keep It sup
piled, but it cuts as much wood in a day
as twenty-five men.
James Calway of Showhegan, Me., has
finished, after six years' work, a clock
seven feet, ten Inches In height, In three
stories, and made entirely by hand from
many different kinds of wood. Over 20,000
pieces go to make up Its construction,
which Includes mechanical figures which
march and go through evolutions at cer
tain hours.
Somewhat unusual was the sentence at
Frankfort of the German prisoner Hopf
to death aid fifteen years' penal servi
tude. AVhlch comes first? But his crime
was as unusual as tho sentence. Hopf,
who at one time had been employed In
a druggist's shop In London, and had
been by turns a dog breeder, a dealer In
fodder and a professional fencer, was
shown to have kept on hand a' tolerably
full set of bacilli, though in his murders
he seems to have made use mainly of the
germs of tuberculosis.
The Most Popular
Strictly First Class
Water Resort in
Special 19U Winter and Spring Rates
Cf R.00 Per Week for Rooms
$12 and Meals
The famous Colfax Mineral Water has a reputation for relief and
cure of Rheumatism, Liver and Stomach troubles.
In the LaWes' and Men's Mineral Baths you will find the very
best equipment and skilled attendants.
Colfax Is located on main line of the Rock Island Rallwav All tmin,
stop. Hotel Colfax, located one mile east of the city opeVates its own
electric car line from depot direct to hotel. operates us own
For further information ask any Rock Island
agent or write Hotel Colfax and Mineral Springs,
Colfax, Iowa.
Everybody knows
where The Bee Building is
Can you have a better
address for your office? '
For offices apply to the Superintendent, Room 103,
The Bee Building Co.
HUMOR t AW OWAK!
(Setccted from the "Heavenly Number" of
the University of Nebraska Awgwan.) ,
Professor, do they bar flics from
htaven?
Ah, but pardon me, there are no bar '
flics In heaven.
Professor No. 248. Oh, yes Gwendoline
will you please explain your figure?
Gwendoline S h7!
First Voice Mabel says she'd rather
dance than eat.
Second Voice Don't blame her she eats!
at the same place I do.
Enterprising Young Awgwan Reporter I
Say, Coach. Just how aro we fixed for 19H
foot ball material?
Coach Plenty of good material on hand 1
as they say In the lumber yard.
Getout Who mokes these pool chips?
Getunder Why tho makers' names aro
on tho other side.
Getout Who are they?
Getunder Pat 'n Ted.
"Did you go to church last Sunday?"
"Yes, and, say, it was quite enjoyable.
I Tiad no Idea that a preacher could be
as Interesting as the ono I heard was.
He seemed to be right up on his subject."
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Working hard?"
"I should say so." refilled the student.
"My foot ball was so poor that I'll have
to see If I can do something to plcaso
father with my Latin. The only thing ls
that I can never get him to tako the In
terest In books that he does In foot ball."
Washington Star.
To what do you attribute your success
In business?
Well, I've always beat the other fellow
to It. For five years L used to get up
at 6 o'clock every morning to sell my
goods ahead of my competitor.
Oh, I Bee your success ls duo to your
early training.
The door opens slowly. A youth in the
last stages of exhaustion falls through.
A curious crowd quickly gathers.
"Give him air."
Tho youth stirs and murmurs, "In vain,
in vain," and again collapses.
A strong pipe applied to his nostrils
brings him to. ..... . ... . .
"What's In valn-qulck," shouts the by
stander goat. ,. , , '
"Tho letter 'v,' " the youth cuckooed
wildly, and tho populace turned their
thumbs down
PRINCIPLE.
"There Is no placo where I am not.
Eternal and Invisible.
1 am tno servant 01 w
And men. No planet or no sun
Rolls on In silent majesty
Without my help. I regulate
All sciences and all the arts,
As well as nature her true self;
I am the soul of mathematics,
The balance Of all entity.
Thero nothing is too great or smuu
TjVti mn tn rin. I Rnk no one
To let mo serve, but all who seek
Mo find an everlasting inena.
Men mav refuse to trust In me,
May scoff at mo and curse my name,
And say that I am not, but that
Does not my aisposiuou uubukc,
I serve them when they want me. Just
Tho same. I am dispassionate;
I represent the rational.
I am Impartial evermore,
Impersonal continu'iy. v ,;
"I banish suDerstltious fear.
And in Its place give faith In me.
But leave tho fear of doing wrong
As man's Incentive to advance.
I prove to man the foolishness
Of all unscientific things,
From suns rebellious In the heav'ns
And falling out Into tho night,
To subtle, mean conspiracy
Or sly temptation's double deal;
To undeserved ridicule, '
Which comes back like a boomerong
And strikes the sender In the face.
Wrong Justly punishes Itself.
I want no ono to leave li'-s friends
Or relatives on my account,
I show Imposture's cunning claims,-
And settle falso appearances.
"There ls not time enough to tell
All I can do. Suffice It now
To say that I am smallest part
Of God." Thus speaketh Principle.
WILLIS HUDSPETH.
Priced,
Mineral
America
