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THE OMAHA St NDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 15, 1914.
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The Omaha Sunday Bee.
FOPNDtfD DY EDWARD KOSBWATEU
VICTOR nOSBWATEn, EDITOR.
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43)627
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of The Beo Publishing company, being,
duly sworn, says-that tho average Bun
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f)nbcrllern leaving? the city
temporarily should hare The lire
mailed to them. Address vrlll bo
changed us often ft requested.
Mexlea Is tho president',! principal
undigested security.
Gtvo a blackmailer an Inch,
tho next demand Is for an ell.
and
Never mind, wo got another Fri
day tho thirteenth next month.
Tho man of a single purpose gen
erally lands a multiplicity of results.
Well, jjoumayl'not say wo have
not had a 'sno'W this wJri'ter, anyway.
"Tho horso remains," observes tho,
gt. Louis Timca; And at very fancy
figures.
Every Blgn of ropubjllcan harmony
Is a nlRhttnn.ro to democrats dream
ing of the pumtrco., ', , ,
Colonel Gbotlials' example should
be a mighty big Inconttvo to office
holders to mako good.
Nearly every .time anybody at
tempts to unscramble eggs ho smears
tho yollow all o'vor him.
Jlmhamlewls should f lay (his to
hfs mlndj that cl6n 'Samson's whis
kers dldH.6t a.ve.WHi.atillast.
Dy tho way, what 1b tho status of
tho Thaw caBoT ' Canlt. bo possible
that his money Vaa -"given out? "
If Lincoln! were .really as bad aa
all that, it would'cortatnly.bavo no
llcenso to shy bricks at Omaha.
Thore are somo cities still afflicted,
With two telephone systems, but not
opo of them- tblat 'doos not wish it
hadn't. ' '
Omaha best business men pro
nounce tho purchase of the Auditor
ium by tho city a goo( business
proposition.
If forfeiting cash ball bonds does
not; avail -to stop prosecution, a lot
ot them will h'orctUtor prefer to save
their money. '"' 1
It -would seora that tho full, possl
bllltica of Jho Bo-callod bl'ije-lBky law
were- not dreamed of by Its-moat ar
dent advocates.
Merp Modest Man ceases his pro
Vests against the diaphanous gown
about November 1. when Mack) Frost
taxes up the cudgel.
Now, if women liad only already
acquired suffraEo rlchta and ellcl
iility id Jury' service in this state
It might be different.
Tho Lincoln highway is, receiving
much publicity in the curront maga
z(nes, and incidentally, Omaha Is In
the .middle of the map.
Russian poultry exports average
about $51,600,000 a year. It is evi
dently -possible, then, for something
good to tone out ot Russia. (
What seems to 'humiliate Ken
tucky Is, not that its pugnacious
congressman ycled for a pistol, but
that he was not toting one at the
tltne. '
On which sl.do of the Hindu lmml
ration question would you expect
to find a man. named Suuhlndra
Bose? Key:,. Ho Is a college pro
lessor. '
A southern paper remarks that
that the man who. bequeathed $140.
00j5 to tho woman who Jilted him
was a "n6ble soul,". Well, he doubt
less found tuat'he could not take the,
money- -witn mm.
Prominent pen make such invit
ing prey for blackmailers that tho
kubllq will "be disposed to suspend
judgment in the case of -the-United
Btales.'senator now under the cloud
until the lady proves ber chafes,
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Bailing Railway Rates.
Railroads of the country are en
gaged, in a tremendous effort tp se
cure a general 5 per cent incrcaso in
freight rates on intcrstato business
throughout tho country. In order
to carry out tho progTam they must
have the assent of tho Interstate
Commerce commission, and, know
ing the Influence of public opinion.
thoy have been sedulously preparing
the way by utilizing tho various ave
nues of publicity to convince one
and all that tho proposod rato in
crease is necessary and Justified.
From tho inception of our rail
roads the cost of transportation has
been invariably and Btcadlly down
ward, never increased and tho raovo
mcnt seldom interrupted. The plea
now is, not that tho service Is differ
ent or moro valuablo to tho shipper,
but that It costs more to produce. In
other wordB, it is a completo aban
donment of the old theory of
"charging what the traffic will
boar," to which railway men clung
so long and so tenaciously, and adop
tion of tho cost-of-productlon
theory, which thoy previously re
jected and scoutod.
An Interesting phaso of the situa
tion lies In tho fact that most of the
big shippers thoso who furnish
railway tonnage in largo masses
have bcon persuaded in advanco to
ondorso the railroads' demand, and
to accept an Incrcaso in tho rate, sat
isfied that they will not be out of
pocket because ablo to pass It along!
to tho ultimate consumer as part of
the price- ho pays.
This acquiescence of tlio shippers
la also to bo explained, therefore, by
tho transformation of business In
general to tho cost-of-productlon
basis, figuring in all fixed charges,
depreciation, losses and profits an
elements In tho selling prlco at each
successive stago as mucu as opera
ting outlay.
It goes without saying that
freight rates cannot be increased by
per cont, or any other material
por cent, without correspondingly
increasing the prlco of tho nrtlCles
transported, or preventing thorn
from falling in consequenco of other
contributing causes. Mr. Ultimate
Consumer is, in fact, the man di
rectly concerned, although not tho
man in best position to como to a do
clslou and to mako his viowa effoc
tlvo.
JThe Old Frock Coat Wins.
We wish to emphaslzo that the
double-breasted frock coat Is by no
means relegated to the background.
Whllo the three-button cutaway Just
nt this time Is the most popular car
incni, tho frock coat Is worn by tho
highest officials ot our nation, arid this
Itself maintains the dignity of this gar
ment. Decree of International Customs
cutters" Association.
Hurralr for tho bid "Prince Al
bert," tho statesman and "professor,"
thoy win I
For years this grand old .garment
has sorvod tho grave function, not
only ot preserving tho official dig
nity of . our government, but as a
mantlo of charity covering a mul
titude of sins. When other gar
ments, yielding to the subtleties nt
time and wear, havo gono wrong
when, for example, tho pantaloons,
mayhap, havo fallod to resist tho en
croachments ot decay, or the capri
cious waistcoat has not dono as well
as it should in withstanding the
corroding test ot tlm,o, then it is
that this friendly, bonovolent old
garment falls llko a cbaritablo
shroud over tho whole systom
of foibles and frailties and presents.
to tho world an aspect, not alono ot
dignity, but gentility, such as could
Tjo vouchsafed or accompllshe'd by no
ack or cut-away over made.
Together with the lovers of offi
cial and professional dignity, there
fore, those also who like tho Idea of
emothorlng a man's shortcomings
will applaud this resolution by the
men who . make the customs.
Peril of Human Judgment.
"Judge not that ye bo not Judged,"
in addition to being a dlvlno lnjunc
tlon is a mighty safo rulo for men
to follow. Safo, first, for thia rea
son, that one, is apt In Judging an
other to regard his faults instead of,
or moro than, .his virtues. Ho Is apt
to base his Judgment upon an act
instead of ft habit, or, what is really
niofo unfair, on a crowning fault.
which, whllo most difficult for tho
adjudged to overcome, would bo no
test at all of tho Judge's powers. To
be more spocltic, what tempts Jones
to the very breaking point might not
tempt Smith at all. Jones, let us
suppose, has a violent, almost un
governable, temper and consequently
does many things that aro very bad,
but aside from his temper Jones is
an exemplary man. He Is not, then.
by any means all bad. He. Is bad
only In the ratio that his crowning
fault, his temper, bears to his wholo
character or all bis other passions
which ho controls. ThcnNs it fair
to Jones to Judge him solely on the
basis of his temper?
It is much safer, of course, for
Smith not to pass Judgment on Jones
at all, for he not only ruus the risk
ot doing Jones Irreparable wrong
but of Inviting Jones' Judgment ot
him In return upon similar grounds
The chances aro that Smith Is con
structed a good deal as Jones and the
average man. Undoubtedly the Great
Teacher had In mind when He Bald
"Judge not that yo be not Judged,'
this very elemont of injustice lmml
nent in all human Judgment, and thq
lnutlnctlvo failure of humankind to
free tho mind of all prejudice as a
preliminary to a dispassionate and
comprehensive survey ot all facts and
phases as tho basis of Judgment.
Tho old uxtoin may hold good, that
no chain Is stronger than Its weakest
link, yet no character nine-tenths
good can bo rightly appraised by con
sidering only tho one-tenth bad. And
pursuing this principle to its logical
sequence will lead us up to tho very
helpful conclusion that whllo there lo
bad In nil, thero is some good in
overy man and every man is made
better by a compassionate Judgment,
even though in minimizing tho ovil
it magnify tho good.
Stories Old and New.
Somo mon nro born story-tellers,
somo achieve tho story-telling fac
ulty, whllo others who constitute
tho great majority can only sit in
amazoment and listen to tlio man
who can glibly reel them off, one
nftor another, as if they wcro all
now, fresh and original. You can
recognize a good story by tho num
ber of times you meet it, for tho
good story Is picked up and re
peated, interchanged; enlarged, im
provised and spread, until it Is liable
to reappear, au naturel, or in dls
gulflo, at the four cornors ot the
earth, and at widely separated
periods of time. That's what makes
tho modern story-teller such a do-
light, becauBo until ho finishes (you,
cannot know whether you are about
to meet an old friend or bo inltiatod
Into novel mysteries. Tho redeem
ing feature of it is that overy year
another crop of llstenors grows to
maturity for whom tho old ones are
always now, and who in consequence
must bo tho perpetual inspiration
and tho living encouragement to tho
story-tellor.
Who is Running the School?
Representing tho president, Sec
retary Bryan went before congress
tho other day with. a request that
legislation on tho Japanese qucslon
be withhold until diplomacy had
spent Itself in an effort to effect
eatlstactory relations with our hon
orable friend In tho orient. Legisla
tion with tho diplomatic negotia
tions pending might, ho said, pre
cipitate a sorlous ntato ot affairs.
Con gross tacitly agreed to hold off,
how long, wo d& not know. But
now comes Immigration Commis
sioner Camlnetti, a Calltornlan, with
a moro impassioned plea, tp congress
for Immodlato legislation to excludo
other Asiatics as well, aa,. Japanese.
All of which ralseB a"Vory Inter
esting question. How.' is' it that Mr.
CamlnottlvontUr'es to ItfcV over the
traces of administration ' authority?
Granting tho force of much that he
says, .in, favor- o.f rigid -exclusion of
undesirables, Is it meet that a mere
bower of wood and draper of water
shall assume to rido rough-shod
over the will and wish of tho presi
dent nn'd premier ot the cabinet
thus? Who lB..Caminett" that ho
chants his siren song to' congress
after it hna reqclved its orders? Ilia
obtrusion ronilndd us of tho old Sol
Smith Russell Bong, "Is'.It Me or
Flannigan, tho Boarder?"
It begins to appoar as If President
Wilson might havo to mako another
demonstration of his fcrruled au
thority moroly to remind tho boldest
of tho bad boys that he is still run
ning tho school.
Constitution Makers.
Hannla Taylor conceived a very
interesting thing when" ho decided
to petition congress for tho memori
alizing of Pelattah Webster as tho
real father of. our existing constitu
tion. Ho choso aa tho timo for tho
presentation the 131st anniversary
of thb publication at Philadelphia
of Webster's "epoch-making tract
ot Fobruary 10, 1783, containing
tho first draft of tho existing consti
tution ot tho United Statea." Mr.
Taylor has embodied his "petition"
in twenty-four pages of- booklet
form, supporting his claim for Web
ster with an array of exceedingly
interesting arguments, in -the courso
of which ho oaya:
Prior to Webster's publication there Is
no trace of any other plan or project pf
a new constitution that can be placed
In contrast or rivalry with Ms "wholly
novel thcorjr." Tho great architect thus
ktands alone and Isolated from all rivals
In the "solltudo ot his own originality.'
Alexander Hamilton's blograpb
era, ono of whom is Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge ot Massachuetta, will
find much ot vital interest to them
In Mr. Taylor'a presentation ot Pola
tlah Webster as, not only tho author
of this "wholly novel Idea," but also
ot tho detailed plan ot a fedoral
government divided Into threo de
partnionts legislation, executive
and Judicial, Hamilton's own draft
never became our constitution, and
his part In tho making of the or
gunic law was played chiefly in tho
convention of 1787, which rejected
his plan. Hamilton, then, as Sona
tor Lodge reminds his readers,
"gave his loyal adherenco to the
now constitution and the new ays
tern," being a statesman instead ot
a demagogue. Senator Lodge even
goes so far as to say that Hamilton
bad no expectation ot the adoption
ot his own plan ot government,
which would have founded an aris
tocratic Instead ot democratic re
public, though believing in It with
all the. ardor of bis animated soul.
Yet John T, Morse, Jr., in his intro
ductory to Mr. Lodge's book on
Hamilton, declares:
Washington created, or at least caused
to bo created, the national entity. Ham
ilton did actually creato the political
entity.
This chiefly by giving the coun
try a financial system. But In no
senso does Taylor's presentation of
Pelattah Webster trench on Hamil
ton's part In the making of our or
ganic law. He explains that:
On the day Webster laid his complete
nnd wholly novel plan of a federal gov
ernment at tho door of the continental
congress, Madls0n..thcn 32, and Hamilton,
then M, were In their places Ih the as
sembly. Only tho blind and Infatuated
will contend that these vigilant and am
bitious young statesmen, intent upon Im
proving conditions then crying out for
remedy, dirt not read and master the con
tents of tho great document, tho first to
propose the construction of a new federal
system.
Webster was then 67, and "far
better equipped to solve a problem,
in its essence financial and commer
cial," than either Hamilton or Mad
ison, Mr. Taylor contends. All ot
which Is apt to provoko somo inter
esting discussion on tho part of historians.
Buying the Auditorium.
Ab i,he plan ot voting bonds for
tho purchaso of the Auditorium 1b
hotter understood sentiment seems
to bo focusing moro for the proposl
t!onr Tho bonds, to bo voted on
March. 10, call for $250,000, of
which $225,000 Is to buy the prop
erty, and tho rcmalndor to make
needed Improvements. Tho prlco Is
generally regarded as reasonable.
In fact, when the value of the
ground, together with tho cost of
building, is considered, the price
seems advantageous to tho people.
But In any event It Is. gratifying to
find so much public Interest mani
fested in the 'proposition. It would
bo well it votors considered nil sub
jects with like care before -passing
on them.
Ono thing may be taken aa final,
tho peopld of Omaha need and de
sire an auditorium. With tho ma
terial, and ethical interests of tho
city In mind, thoy certainly woujd
not think of. doing without one.
Thoy do not wish to close tho doors
to great Conventions, bringing thou
sands from-all states to tho city; to
groat festivals, expositions, person
ages, statesmen and artists. That
would bo ono of tho worst things,
that could bofall Omaha. Having
definitely decidod, then, that wo
must have1 an auditorium, tho next
thine; is ,tp .determine whothor we
desire tho cine already built," Ideally
located, lacking only a few touches
to round out Its co'mpletlbn In the
symmetry .of architectural beauty,
at a prlco generally accepted as fair.
The alternative would bo to buy
grollrhd rind 'erect .another building.
Could re deelrablo' location bo bought
and a desirable building' ere'cted'fof
anything' llko' $225,000,' or overt
$250,000, to say nothing ot tho time
lost, in, making tho chango? That
question' wants to bo carefully con
sidered. - i
The Reading Hour.
In view of tho tons of books con
stantly coming off the presses It will
not do to Bay that this Is not it
reading age, whatever might bo said
for tho quality and merit of many
of theso books. Besides tho books,
thero arq increasing numbers of
papers, periodicals and magazines,
which must bo read or thoy would
not bo published.
Granting that wo do a lot of read
ing, does the average roan do it ac
cording to a systematic rule aa to
timo and character ot literature?
Does ho have hlB reading hour,
wnen no Bits uown ana pursues
thoughtfully somo thought-stlmulat
ing book? Or does ho snatch a few
linos or pages, or perhaps a chapter
or two here and there at such odd
momenta. as ho finds?
Does the average man drive him
self bo hayd or get. driven, by somo
ono else during tho day as to find
when tho evening comes that sound
reading and sober reflection is not
nearly as welcome to mm as somo
light and airy occupation? Does ho
not also find that a great diversity
ot demands on his time arowds out
systematic and sober reading? Cer
tain so-called "predlgestcd" foods
for tho body aro on the market,
la it also true to a largo extent ot
the character ot our literature?
Whatever effort is exerted to main
tain tho "reading hour" for sound
productions will-moro than repay It
self in the fruits ot sober thinking
and acting, for which there will al
ways be as much need as now.
According to Secretary. Mellor, the
state fair Is a purely patriotic enter
prise, whoso officers are entitled to
a publla expression ot thanks for ac
cepting tho salaries and perquisites.
We move the adoption of the resolu
tion. Repression of the liquor traffic by
tho damage suit route seoma to have
the- latest call with our temperanco
reformers, with more particular
profit to those ot them who are law
yers. The gospel ot "boost". is good gos
pel all the time. But It is not new
in these parts, whore' The Bee has
been preaching it for more than
forty years.
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FEBRUARY
15.
Thirty Years Ago
The Concordia masquerade at the new
Oerman hall last night Is .declared the
most successful of this season. The com
mlttco In charge Included I. Itaapke,
William Scavers, I. Groebecker, tu Helm
rod, J. P. Lem&, II. a. Lehman. Max
Bccht and George E. Strattman.
The funeral ot the late Judge Chddwlck
took place at his residence on Park ave
nue, tho remains being Bent to-St. Johns
burg, Vt., for Interment. The funeral
service was conducted . by Rev. Wlllard
Bcott.
Tho Ruth Rebekahs gave their closing
ball of the season last night at Masonic
hall, those In charge being E. L. Arm
strong, Georgo A. Bennett, Fj M.. Foster,
Edwin Davis, J. J. Cons and J. W.
Nicholas.
Tho Philharmonic society gave Us con
cert at Boyd's, assisted by Miss Emma
Thuraby. Mrs. Russell Glover, MIsa
1ti('Ll Jul ft!
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Minnie Maul and Chevollar De Sconskl
eavo numbers on the program.
J. K. O'NelU. tho portrait painter, was
presented with a beautiful valentine by
his wife In the shape of a boy weighing
about nino pounds.
Two pvtltions are In circulation for
aspirants tQ .the vacancy In the district
Judgeship, tho candidates being J. II.
McCulloch and Ralph W. Breckenrldgc.
William Fleming asks tho person who
picked up tho spaniel puppy on Four
teenth street "to drop him llko a hot
potato at 614 South Twentieth street and
save trouble." ,
Twenty years Age
Word was received from St. Louis that
Judgo Caldwell ot he federal circuit
court of appeals told Attorneys Thurston
for the Union Pacific and Cowln tor the
government In the Union Pacific to go
hack to Omaha and revoke the order
slashing employes' wages and then he
would takd up matters with them, the
receivers and the employes. The report
was given the employes by The Bee and
jcrcated a cpnsternatlon of Joy. Thoy
(were to have their rights, work and
fair wages;
Ocncral Passenger. Agent Lomax of the
Union. Pacific declined either to confirm
or deny the rurnor that Howard Payne
of tho Mistourl1 'Pacific was to become
assistant general passenger agent for the
Union Pacific.
Three of four men who had held high
carnival, -swindling Omaha people of
pf-om!nene'on various and sundry clevor
fake schemes;' .ostensibly noble- methods
of aiding charity, landed In .the tolls and
tho pollco felt confident of getting the
fourth culprit. The arrest and exposure
was proving embarrassing to several well
known and "otherwise clever business
men taken In by the simple and trans
parent frauds.
Tho apartments of Mrs. .7. M. Crlssoy,
proprietor of a drug store at Twenty
fourth and" Lake streets, wero entered
by a bungling rogue, who. It was said.
overlooked 400 perfectly good American
dollars.
Ten Years Ago
Mrs. Marianne B. Wllklns, widow of the
late Charles Wllklns, died at tho home
of her son, Charles T. Wllklns, 1822 Chi
cago street. She was survived by six
sons, Charles P., Walter B. of Omaha;
Alfred T. of Tabor, la.'; W. E. of Morris
Park, L. I.; J. II. of Denver and Arthur
Wllklns of Missoula, Mont. Mrs. Wllklns
was born In Kngland in 1S2S and came to
Omaha In 1SC7.
Ono of tho matters before the meeting
of the Omaha' Woman's club related to
a report by Mrs. II. II. Heller of MIsa
Vandorzee, a young colored woman, who,
as a girl, the club had helped educate.
Sho was then a responsible coworker of
Booker T. Washington In his Tuskegeo
Institute, Mrs. Heller proposed that the
club advance another $100 as a starter
toward aiding another worthy colored girl
In a similar way.
City hall gossip centered about the
probable successor to City Abstracter
Norlon, who was to leave tho city's
service to engage In private business
March 1. Wood Hartley was the most
prominently mentioned of the various
men under consideration.
William A. (Gabe) Runkles, for years
head proofreader on Tho Beo, died at hta
home, 2729 Blondo street, of locomotor
ataxia, at tho age ot 44 years. Ho was
known as one ot tho roost reliable proof
readers In the business and was a master
ot tho craft, having learned his trade on
the old Des Moines Register. He was
born at Wlnterset, la.
Tlmrs Havo CItnns;ed.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The near approach of Washington's
birthday and the recent appearance of
President Wilson In congress to deliver
his anti-trust message In very person.
reminds us ot that Incident In the life of
the Father ot his Country, told by Mr,
Lodge of Massachusetts. Our first chief
executive had gone to the senate to
confer about a pending Indian treaty.
but tho experience so disgusted him that
he said, as he departed, "I'll be damned
If I over go thero again." Evidently Mr
Washington hadn't trained his senate as
carefully as Mr. Wilson has trained hi.
Fentr-Ilnlldlns: Material.
Indianapolis News.
The senate, however, may not be so
willing as the house tu spend 123,000,000
of the national money for state roads.
And. really, the action of the house Is
romcwhat surprising, considering the ad
vantages ot other kinds of appropria
tions as fence building material.
nanlc Discrimination.
Washington Post.
Senator Cummins apparently thinks the
exeess of agricultural experimentation
money going southward constitutes a
clear discrimination against the chinch
bug In favor of the bolt weevil.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
St. Louis Republic! A Pt Louis church
Is planning an overflow annex to take
care of Its crowds. Taking- It by and
largo that announcement Is the strangest
story In a single day's news.
'Cleveland Plain Dealer; Tho churches
of two Philadelphia pastors are so uvor
cr'owded that official attention has been
called to, the congested aisles. Tl.cro's
nothing succeeds like advertising.
Houston Post: The barring ot AslaUp
Immigrants by the Burnett bill hardly
tallies with the "Men and Millions
Movement," designed to raise W.O0O.OX)
for foreign missions. If we can't en
dure a few Asiatics for the brief day
wo spend In. tills world, why neglect our
home heathen to save the Asiatic mil
lions for comrades In eternity?
fJew Tork World; An Indian sailor
was turned away from a church Insti
tute because whlto sailors objected to
him. Somo of the foremost families In
the. country, from John Randolph's tlir.e
down, have prided themselves upon their
Indian blood.. Who can reconcile these
facts? Xo one. The 8outh street inci
dent Is simply a survival of barbarism.
Brooklyn Eagle: The bulletin, of the
Central Congregational church, asking
tho women to take off their hats In
church. Is a case of teal without discre
tion. The effort will probably fall, as
it has failed before In this and other
churches, because It Is not founded on
good sense, and It ought tc fall. It Is
proper and desirable for women to take
off their hats in a theatar. because the
theater Is a place to see liv A ohuuh
is a place to hear In and to worship In.
To see the preacher gh'es an ttdded In
terest In bis Bermon, perhaps although
wo have seen preachers who oi'ght to
have been compelled to talk behind, .a
screen but you can get the whole ef
fect of the sermon by listening, even If
seme woman's hat comes between you
and the preacher's face. Thero is no
proper place In church to keep the hat.
People stand for the hymns and In some
"churches they knoel for the prayers.
In either caso a hat to be disposed of
would detract from the spirit ot wor
ship not only for the- woman who had
to "stow" it safely, but fdr everyone
who watched her efforts.
HEBE AND THERE.
Metal shavings and cuttings are now
pressed Into brick form and made use
of In Iron smelting.
The output of musical Instruments i In
UiIb country Is constantly Increasing, but
the number of factories is on tho decrease.
Gathering and selling acorns is a new
Industry In Arkansas to supply eastern
nursery firms with material for forest
planting.
Discoveries of extensive deposits of
limestone and silica In the Philippines
have led to tho formation of a company
to manufacture cement there.
An elm was recently cut down In Lime
Center, N. II., which measured twenty
one feet In circumference and had cast a
shadow, when In full leave, JB0 feet In
diameter. It was from Tolland, Conn.,
and set out as a small tree In 1779.
A locality In Maine, In which thero Is
a long chain of lakes, was recently
drained that It might bo turned Into
fnrmlng land. The land, however, re-
fnapil tn remain, trained, and the lakes
are gradually reappearing as they wer$
before.
People and Events
As a weather prophet Mr. Groundhog
is one-third to tho good.
The main objection of Dr. Anna Shaw
to the Income tax schedule is that sho Is
classified as "It." Yet there aro many
In and out of suffrage circles who think
the doctor Is.
Six students of Gettysburg (Pa.) col
lego have' been expelled for dancing the
tango. Seems thero are extromltles to
which higher education will not hitch
without bucking.
Sartorial aristocrats are bucking
against an adamantine ego In striving to
put the frock coat In tho has-been class.
Men in the pursuit of happiness require
an Imposing foundation for a plug hat.
The claim now advanced that St. I'aul
once visited England may havo some
basis, but how he did It and at the same
timo retained his golden halo Is a prob
lem for biblical scholars to wrestle with.
Walter Wcllman Is not rushing Into tho
list of aviators eager for a flight over
the Atlantic. Ono try Is a sufficiency
for Walter. His successors no doubt are
wolcomo to use his Justly celebrated "ac
celerator." New York maintains that as a center
of population, area considered, It has
London beaten to a standstill. But Lon
don la advancing. Men are doing busi
ness there now without wearing a
"topper." That's going some.
Will Rockefeller como bacjf and come
across? Cleveland is wondering, Since the
city politely requested payment of 112,
000,000 In back taxes, John D. concluded
his old homo town doesn't love him any
moro and tied to the hills ot Foconttco.
Base "ball writers in search of some
thing new In the descrlptllve line are
commended to a samplo of Egyptian
lingo supplied by Manager McGraw. De
scribing a game at Cairo a local paper
told ot a catch being "pouched in a tea
cosy." Old sport, do you get it?
The women of Concord, Mass., keep In
fine working order the revolutionary
spirit ot their grandmothers. Falling to
secure relief from tho local street rail
way company they persuaded the public
service commission to order the steps ot
street cars lowered to within fifteen
inches of the ground. Concord girls may
be high steppers, but not for the benefit
of the street railway company
FLORIDA, NEW ORLEANS
CUBA,
AND ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS IN THE SOUTH
Benched quickly by the excellent train service of the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Solid steel up-to-dato equipment on all trains.
WINTER T01MST TICKETS ON SALE IA1LY
Information and tickets at Cltjr Ticket Office, 407 Bomth
joui ot, uiij Kftuooju uinic uuildlag. Tel. Douglas 264.
MUFFLED KNOCKS.
When a man gets his first full dress
suit he Is so proud of It that he wants
to wear It all day.
Lots of mon who do not believe In
hypnotism will alt down and let a Kill
compel them to ask hor to let them
marry her.
Any couple should keep company for
a while. But some engaged girls have
been that way so long that they look
worse than married women.
Tho guy who Is always saying that
clothes do not make the man Is usually
the first to laugh at the fringes on your
pants when you are not nround.
Too many men who belong to Boosters
clubs and holler for a bigger -city have
a "No Tresspassing" sign on their doors
Wilen tho fool stork tries to aid In the
good work.
You Imagine tho men's fashions nre
pretty foolish, don't you? But give them
credit, Ignatr. It has only been 100 years
since they carried muffs and wore tights
frti- nnntft.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman u-ho used to keen tho front loom
huttert closed tlchtly r.nd tha bllnis
drawn all year round until a wedding or
a funeral occurred?
Religion Is the greatest thing on ailh
and helps make the world a bet'.tr place
In which to live. But the word "work
occurs In the Bible Just four times as
often as the word "worship."
When mother reads of some org In
which a "September Morn" bathed In
wlno for a bunch of men, mother always
glares nt father and sniffs and nays:
"I'd Just like to catch you at anything
)lke that." And father gets mad nr.d
goes out and Invests his carfare In a blg
beer. Cincinnati Enquirer.
CYNICAL REMARKS.
Peace hath Its victories, but some of
us hate peace.
It doesn't take an editor to turn down
a hard luck story.
Friends are of two hinds; those wo
need and thoso who need us.
Ambition Is a tiro that is frequently
punctured on the rough road to success.
Even tho high cost of living doesn't
seem to have any effect on tho wages
of sin.
Marriage Ib a tie, which may account
for tho fact that so many fellows aro
roped in.
The only reason some people want a
finger 1m the pio Is to keep other people
from eating It.
The world must bo In a pretty bad
way when even the promoter Isn't faith
ful to his trust.
Don't burn your bridges behind you.
On the other hand, don't burn them In
front of you, either.
All thlng3 como to thoso who wait.
Bluebeard's wives weren't tho only
women to lose their heads over a man-
Love will find a way, but It is moro
Important to find something moro sub
stantial with which to pavo the way.
We can learn much from a study of
Insect life. Even tho thousand-lcgger
doesn't do so much kicking aa tho aver
age man. New York Times.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
"Wasn't Poe's 'Raven' rather a strange
selection to read at your temperanco en
tertainment?" "Strange! Why so? '
"Aren't you aware that the bird was on
a bust?" Boston Tranbcript.
"When I married you," said Mrs. Nag
gers, "I thought to reform you.
Yes,-" answered the husband, "and like
i number of reformers you tcU:0.1 llm
ilrst opportunity to become a boss.
If ....... fit rr Utnr
"Aro you a political leador?
"No," replied Sonator Sorghum. A Po
litical leader has to be away up In front
where he can't see all that Is. going on. 1
make it my buslnes to stay where I can
maintain supervision." Washington fatar.
First Hen Did you seo where tho cun
ning men are trying to fool us Into lay
ing more eggs by electric lights In tho
hen houses? , , ...
cwnnri Ditto How shocking! Baltl-
anore American.
"I supposo you let your husband as
sume a leadership In the affairs of tho
"I do," replied Mrs. Tangolla Trlpps.
"Ho's the only ono In the house who
pays any attention to the alarm clo.ck.
Buffalo Express.
"He Is always finding something new to
worry about."
"Whafu his latest?"
"He's afraid that if beef goes to a
dollar a tounA his doctor will proscrlbo
it three tfraec a day." Atlanta Constitu
tion.
"Pop, if anybody rides horse chest
nuts "
"Of course, nobody does. Why do you
ask such ridiculous things?"
"I won only going to ask if they did,
could they use larkspurs?" Baltimore
American.
Visitor What Is the matter with that
wildly raging man, in a straitjackct over
Keeper Ho got that way trying to un
derstand the Income tax law.
Visitor And what delusion can tho
man havo who seems to be always smll-
lDKcepcr He Imagines he does under
stand It. Boston Transcript.
LULLABY.
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.
My llttlo one, sleep softly
Among the toys and flowers.
Sleep softly. O my first-born son;
Through all the long dark hours.
And If you waken far away
I shall bo wandering too.
If for away you run and play
My heart must follow you.
Sleep softly, O my baby,
And smile down in your sleep.
Here are red rosebuds for your bed-Smile.-
and 1 will not weep.
Wo mode our pledge you nad no fcarj
What then to feur have I?
Though long you sleep, I shall be near;
So hush we must not cry.
Sleep softly, dear one, softly
They can not part us now;
Forever rest here on my breast,
My kits upon your brow.
What though they hldo a little grave
With dream-flowers falso or true?
What difference" Wo will Just be brav
Together I and you.
PANAMA
