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8 THE BEE: OMAliA, SATt JM)AV, FEBRUARY 28, 1914. the Omaha daily bee KOI NDKrTuY EDWAItD HOSBWATKK VICTOIt KOSHWATBH, KDlTOft. BEK BUILDING, FA11NAM AND 17TH. Kntetcd at Omaha poatofflce as second rliu matter. TKIIMS OF SUBSCIUI'TIONS. 8unay Bee, ono year U-W Haturdny Bee, ono year Hally Dec, without Sunday, one year.. M Pally Bee and Sunday, one year 6.00 UBUVEHBU UY UAIlllllia Evening and Sunday Uee, per month..40e Kvenlng, without Bunday, per month.. 50 Daily Uee, Including Sunday, per mo.. wo Dally Dee, without Sunday, per month. 43c Address all complaints ot irregularities In deliveries to City Circulation Dept. IIEM1TTANCE. Remit by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Ueo Publishing company. Only r-ccnt stamps received In payment of small accounts. Personal checks, ex cept on Omaha and eastern uxchangoa, rot accepted. OFFICES. Omaha The Ueo Building, boutr Omaha Zllt N Street Council Bluffs-ll North Main Street Lincoln 2 Little Building. Chicago Wl Hearst Building. New York-Room UW. A Ktfth Avenue. St Louls-502 New Uank of Commerce. Wishlngton-725 Fourteenth Bt N. W. COnilESPON DUNCE. Communications relating to news ami editorial matter should be addressed Omaha Bee. EOltorlal Department. JANUARY CIRCULATION. 50,542 State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, si.! DwlKht Williams, circulation manager of Tn s Beo Publishing company, being duly sworn, says that the average dally circulation for tha month of January, 10M, was 60,612. DWIQIIT WJIiUAMS. Circulation Manager, tiubscrlbed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 3d day of February, l'Jlt. ROBERT HUNTER. (b'eoL) Notary Public Kntisrrlbera leaving1 the city ten. tiornrlly should, hnve The Ilea mnllrd u thrin. Address will he cbanacd as often as reauested. An auto going; eighty-five miles an hour la nuro going tonjo. Tho "Mlsa Rafrlcs" chestnut Is, wo obscrvo, not too stalo for Denver. Speaking of standing nat, how about tho president on his "Watch ful waiting?" In nlno cases out ot ton It 1b tho contingent fco gamo tljat first puts tho lawyer to tho bad. Oh pahaw! What's a promlso not to bo a cnndldato for nnothor term botweon friends, anyway? The secretary of stato to tho gov ernor of Texas: Keep your feet warm and your head cool. Lieutenant Docker may now carvo nnothor fortuno by breaking Into tho magazines or chautauquas, or both. Uncle Joo Gannon may havo joined tho Young Men's Christian association juat to show that ho ia still young. A Chicago woman has discovered that Mrs. Hetty Green is a relatlvo of hers. Yes, well, let's see tho lady connect. Filled out your incomo tax return yet? Or havo you boen nolo to whittle yourself down below tho ex emption point? The United States is unable to find Carranza. Could it bo that he, too, ban done something to offend tho sensitive Villa? Eight fair candidates for tho council In tho Chicago city primaries failed of landing. Must still bo wearing hobble skirts. And horo conies 11 noted anthro pologist ridiculing eugenics ns 11 "Joke," Hut what dooa an anthro pologist know about' it as compared with a latter-day law-mnkqr? Why should dopoalts bo roqulrod from tenant water users any moro than from thoso who aro occupying their own premises? Whatever rulo is adopted should treat all aliko. Those looters who failed to get anything out of tho Iowa stato treas ury should havo scanned tho history of Nebraska for a less bolstorous and moro successful method ot at tack. Tho Auto show has overtaxed Omaha's hotel accommodations and produced an overflow besides. It is a safo prediction that our new mil Ilon-dollar hotol wl'l not bo ready too soon. Omaha buB had women members of Its School board heretofore, but with no approclablo difference in tho management of school affairs Out perhaps it Is timo to try tho ex periment again. Though W. It. Hearst could hardly bo expected to speak a word In Praise of former Senator J. li. For aker of Ohio, tbo two men stand shoulder, to shoulder on At least two Issues canal tolls and Mexico. Our august United States senators have suddenly discovered that nro feedings ot their secret sessions are not kept secret as tho rules of that body enjoin. Those senatorial Rip Van Winkles should pinch them selves aud wako up. It Is computed that the purchase of the Auditorium by tho city at J200.0Q0 win return to stockholders 40 per cent of what they paid in. But as (ho public has bad the free use of the money for more than ten years, as a matter of fact the stock holders would be getting about 4 per cent Interest on their money In exchange for the entire principal. Why Not a Real Audit? Omaha Is now completing the sec- r.fi.1 Vnn . n t w . 1 . I I - . i jyim ui uniivisuiii mill operation TL T f I. of Its water works plant. Our ex.', JniSjay W Umatia penonce in tills undertaking, and the results accomplished, are hnuml !' to be cited constantly ag object les sons for our guidance, and aro al ready being hold up to re-lnforcn proposals to take over other public sorvlccs. Not a single financial exhibit, however, has so far been mado that has not boon challenged, or that doea not contain Items admittedly open to dispute. The accounts are not subject to the city comptroller or tho county nuditor, and havo not been audited except by a so-called auditor appointed by, and merely carrying out tho directions of, tho Water board. We suggest that tho Water board arrange for a real aUdlt by somo set of oxpert nccountants acting entirely independent, and without nxes to grind for themselves or for anyonu clso. When the city wanted to get tho facta about tho gas company for Its dollar gas litigation It employed a firm of Chicago accountants to do Just this work. Tho city of St. Paul not so long ago engaged the Now York Bureau of Municipal Research, not only to make an mailt, but to submit a survey upon which tho whole managothent ot Its wnter de partment was reorganized with ma terial increase of economy and effi ciency. An export and independent audit of our water plant's operations would let us know whero wo aro at, and suvo the Water hoard from sus picion of twisting tho figures. It would give ub something tangible to start from In computing possibilities of taking over other municipal utili ties. Wo realize that this suggestion, coming from Tho lice, Is not likely to nppeal to tho Water board aa much as It it came from some other source, but tho common sense of It ought to carry with common sense men. "Let There Be Light." Senators dealing with interna tional affairs complain at tho evident leaklng-out of information from their stnr-chambors, despite tho ngrooment ot nil to obsorvo tho an cient rule ot cxerutlvo sessions. Who Is doing tho squealing, wo wonder? Is It somo obtuso zoaiot who has taken his chief too sovorely at his word when ho says In tho "Lot Thero Be Light" chapter of "Tho New Freedom," "Publicity Is ono ot tho purifying olomonts ot politics?" Han tho president failed to mako himself clearly understood on this point? In this manual of modern democracy ho demands tho "open door" process of transacting tho nation's business. What nro tho right methods ot politics? Why, tho right methods aro those ot pub lic discussion; tho methods of leadership open and nbovo board. It thero Is nothing to conceal, then why conceal It? If It Is a'publlo game, why play It In private? But, soino will say, there is a dif ference between our own domestic politics and International affairs. Possibly. It scorns easy to concelvo of a situation affecting n foreign policy whero premature publicity might bo fatal, But again "Tho Now Freedom" speaks out: I, for one, havo tho conviction that gov ernment ought to bo all outsldo and no Insldo. I, for my part, bellevo that thero ought to bo no place whero anything can be done that everybody docs not know about. Tho president leaves very little room for doubt as to what he means. And was thero over an occasion when tho masses ot Americans more eagerly sought to know what their government was about than on tho occasion of Its present foreign pol icy? Yet, somo Whlto Houso secrots seem to bo pretty well guarded, even though tho senate's leak out. A Speed-Race Triumph, Do I'alnia'a victory over Barnoy Oldfleld and tho rest or his rivals at Sunta Monica was worth nchiovlng, Oldfleld came down the stretch ot nearly 300 miles only a minute be hind tho winner, while the other fourteen men had loft tho track en tirely many laps before. De Palma clipped something off his own termor record, though not that of tho track, . But all this falls short of tho real triumph. It was speed-racing that won the day, not De Palma. Speed racing proved that Vanderbilt cups could be won without the sacrltlco of life, without, In fact, even a sin gle sorlous injury, that to break re:, ords it was not necessary to break bones. In this lies the real tri umphant occasion tor applause. De Palma's average was 75.0 miles an hour. It Is possible, thon, to make oven these cyclone couteats safe. Let us observe how it was done on this occasion and conserve the experience. For, ot course, auto racing is hero to stay, but it must stay on the "safety first" prin ciple. The Mississippi legislature ad journed to let the pages go out and enjoy the new experience of a snow ball light, l.ot tho NonrasKa boy try to Imagine himself somewhere where skating and coasting are com pletcly unknown. A Chinese is said to be the best of mimics; he can Imitate anything. Lot him try making a noise like Uncle John Rockefeller's pile. Ispkin JJackward: commissi rson sn I KMIRIUKY 1W, Thirty Years Age Lawrence Barrett In "Krancesea de Rl- tnlnl at Boyd's gave Omaha theatergoers a treat. Ho was supported by Marie Walnrlght and Iouls James. The fnlon Temperance band met at tho City Mission and organized by adopting ; a constitution prepared by TV'. McAllster, F. 8, Hunn and J. B. Jardlne. N. W. Merrill presided and N". J. Nichols acted as becretary. The skating rink was tho scene or a particularly Jolly roller skating masquer ade party. Hobble Brothers received a dispatch bearing tho sad news of tho death of a Ulster, Mrs. A. I. Potter, at Syracuse. N. Y. The coroner's Jury Investigating the powder magaxlne explosion, took testi mony, but did not concludo Its work. 8. W, Hpratlcn, for tho firm of fitcel, John son Co., testified that between six and seven tons of powder was stored In tho building, tho property of Laflln, Rand & Co., for whom' his firm was agent. For the four boys who were killed only one funeral was huld, although from four different families, the remains being Placed In two coffins and burled In one grave. Omaha letter carriers addressed a pe tition to the Nebraska delegation In con gross nrklng for thirty days' lcavo of absence each year with pay. The docu ment was endorsed by C. K. Coutant, postmaster; James J,. Woodard. assistant postmaster, unci Charles h. Brunner, sup. irlntcndent of carriers. Twenty Years Ago Ben King, tho Michigan Bard," and other guests gave an entertainment for tho benefit of the "Open Door" at tho Young Men's Christian association. Miss Mabel Moore, ono of the bright young women employed as stenographer by tho Union Pacific, tendered her resig nation to her superior, Chief Clerk Kchu mncher, of tho freight department, effec tlvo April I, having capitulated to his eminence, Master CuplU. Dr. R. M. Stone returned from Iobonon. O., whither he went with the body of his father for burial. Tho father, an aged minister, died at the doctor's homo In Omaha. William R. Hearst, tho energetic young proprietor ot the San Francisco Ex amlncr, passed through Omaha enrouto east. Mrs. M. J. Dwycr died nt the family residence, 521 South 10th street. The fam lly planned to lay her at rest In Holy Sepulcher cemetery, with funeral ser vices at St. Phllomena's cathedral. A man called at the homo of Dctctlvo Tom Hayes, 9CG Castellar street, to sell spectacles. Mrs. Hayes met him at the kitchen door and being the wife of an nstuto detective, anlffed a mouse. Sho view his ware, and said, "I don't need eyeglasses, but maybe my husband would caro to look at them." So stepped Into tho front of the house to Inform his high ness, tho detective. "Well, well, selling things, eh?" pleasantly remarked Hayes. "Wo can't keep a good man down; sup poao you come' to the police station with mo." Whereupon a well known crook nearly fainted, but "went along." i Ten Years Agi Friends ot Charles K. Ford, formerly of Omaha, .learned that ho had bought a handsome Chicago residence at Forty sixth street and Drexel boulevard. Physicians attending Dr. ailmoro said his condition seemed slightly Improved, but the crisis was not passed. "Tho Personality of Christ" was the subject of tho first of "a series of Lenten lectures at St John's church by Rev. F. A. Blackmorc, S. J., of Crelghton univer sity. Ho defined as the essential differ ence between Catholicism and Protestan tism tho formor's exaltation of tho mother of Jesus Christ, together with Its wor ship of tho latter. President Joseph F. Smith of the Mor mon church, together with Apostle Fran cis M. Lyon. Andrew Jensen, church his torian; Hiram Smith and half a dosen other ciders, passed through Omaha going irom eait L.nKe City to Washington to testify beforo the senate committee on privileges and elections In tho case of tha right of Reed Smoot, an official of the Mormon church, to n seat In the senate. President Smith and his brethren declined to be interviewed on any subject what ever. Brigadier (lencrnl E. 11. Crowder. ludea advocate of tho United States army, ar rived In tho city from Washington, en routo to San Francisco, whero ho was to embarlc for Japan, whither he was sent by tho federat government as Us official witness of tho nusso-Japancso war. The general decided to spend the night here wiui irienas. People and Events Besides tho humiliation ot the word "obey" In the marrlago service, Miss Kola La Folletto says women are scandalised because they take their husbands' names. To shorten her name. Amllla, Jouiupal- cultls was married recently In Rockford, JU., to Antanaa Zuiawlculs. Tho minister faltered several times In performing- the ceremony, Virgil Whlto of Osslpee, N. II., came to Newport last week with hla automo bile adapted for winter use by having tho forward wheels mounted on runners. Ho used two sets of rear wheels. Master Car Builder William Oarnstang of Ohio has retired after a half century ot active servlca In tho car shops. A newspaper mentions that sperm candles still lighted the pausenger cars at nlgK when tho half century began. Miss Sarah Purser ot Dublin was last week appointed guardian ot the national gallery ot Ireland by tho earl ot Aber deen. The position Is considered one ot tho most Important In the art world. This Is tho first time a woman has been so honored. Colonel Qoethals threatens to dodge the Panama canal celebration on the spot "It will be great show," he said to a New York reporter, "but I hop I won't be there. You know I don't like celebra tions and never did. When they havo this one I think I shall go away for a time and not come back until It Is over.' A strong bid for popular support has been made by the University of Wiscon sin by senndlng Its hat expert to teach 500 fanners' wives attending tha western Wisconsin home workers' convention how to b Independent of Tarls. She showed them that with a little Instruction and practice they could wear a hat indefinitely making It over year after year In the latest style. She ddees. an hi Ask llelprnl Criticism. NEW YORK, Feb. ?7.-To the Editor of The Bee: On behalf of the express companies 1 detlre to assure you that we bellevo 1'. ossentlal the public should be advised as to present conditions af fecting their Interests and the express servce Is one of such matters. it Is unnecessary to consider the ex press companies of yesterday that Is his tory. It Is the express companies ot to day, and their usefulness, which should be dealt with, and on which Judgment should be passed. The contlnuanco of an efficient express service Is now admitted to be vital to the Interests of the mercantile world, and to insure Its continuance, the ex press companies must bo permitted to operate under conditions and schedules whclh will enable them to exist and earn a fair profit We shall always welcomo youd helpful suggestions and friendly criticism, while .passing through a reconstruction period, and adapting ourselves to changed con ditions. FRANCIS S. STAGO, First Vice President Adams Express Co. If You Arc Not Apprrrlnteil. WAHOO, Neb., Feb. 27,-Editor of Tha llec; After four decades of experience end observation, the writer has come to tho conclusion that tho Rev. Dr. Crano Is riulte a philosopher. We have tn that time had other philosophers, some of whom hnve probably attained to greater distinction than ho has. However, ho says somo good things, and because of this fact wo wish him to know that somebody appreciates him. Nothing; docs a man more good than to know that hh services for the public good are appre ciated. Tho knowledge, if he is con structed aright, will stimulate him to renewed activity and will make him feel that ho has not lived In vain. Thero is no .denying tho fact that tho "thinker." tho "philosopher," the "philan thropist," as well as tho "worker," Is up against a hard, cold proposition. So cial as well as religious and moral con ditions nro not what they should be. This Is an effect, or condition, and Is attributable to a groat underlying cause, or, perhaps, to a combination of causes. Our business Is first to determine Just what tho causes are, and tho next Is to ascertain what tho remedies are and how to apply them, In tho hope that tho con ditions may' disappear. But after alt lias been said and done, the hard, cold fact still remains, that wo aro not all agreed as to tho relative merits' of tho conditions that obtain both beforo and after tho remedies havo been applied. Some times tho icmody Is worse than tho disease. But tho good doctor says that "a good part of all you do Is done by others." Of course, ho means that you do your part In a poslttvo way, while others are acting only In a negative way. In other words, while you arc talking for a betterment ot conditions, others are listening and aro convinced. The good doctor also says that the criminal has Bomo truth when ho lays tho blamo on others, and tha banker might place tho credit for hl prosperity to others. Tho doctor also concludes that tho orator's triumph Is a nicely balanced affair, with himself, his knowledge on one hand and his audlenco on the other, and then cites Becchcr's speech tn England and Web ster's reply to Haync and says tho rule holds good In tho smaller nffatrs of life. Tho net effect of anything you do or say, for that matter, to anybody, anywhere, Is moro than half determined by the "stage setting;" that Is to say, by the conditions under which you say them; and then the doctor offers tho consolation to him who focls that he Is not appreciated that "there aro others." But must tho "others." some of whom aro sensitive, go pouting and soured through llfo becauso they seem to havo missed their cue? Wo should say not. As a matter of fact, tho Inevitable hour is approaching when It will mako no dif ference to us whether wo aro appreciated or not. Tha followers ot Mahomet said when they camo to tho mountain, "I'll turn my horse looso ami tiust to God." uut the prophet said, No, tie your horse, then trust to God." The faithful teacher wilt say do tho best you can and then trust to tlmo and to a change In public sentiment for vindication. Tho author of "Homo, Sweet Home," was tin appreciated whlto ho lived, and had to live and die In poverty In order to secure tho appreciation that was Justly his due. Deal Justly and honestly with your neigh bor and do tho very best you can, and leave the result In tho hands ot Provi dence. O. It. G. , Fish In Carter I.akr. OMAHA, Feb. 27. To the Editor of The Bee: Whoro havo tho black bass gono In Carter lake? Ever since seining has been allowed under pretense ot taking out tho buffalo and carp, the game fish are becoming less every year. Carter lake la seined night and day as soon as hti Ice is oft until It freezes. I was employed last year under Mr. Hummel and watched tha seining. I told Mr. Hummel about It, and he wrote to the acsistant game warden, but received no answer. I fished an hour every day for four months, and caught over 00 small bass, and only one large crappte. Tha carp la the poor man's fish, Stop tho seining and In two years Carter lake will havo tho be'st fishing In the country. There should bo a game warden em ployed by tho year for Nebraska and Iowa, and they should work together. Carter lake should be turned ovor to the park board and Mr. Hummel bo allowed to appoint the game warden. He knows what is needed, and will stop the seining at Carter lake. JOHN F. BEHM. Here and There Nearly two-thirds of tho total number ot spinners In tho silk Industry are women. In England there are at least three farms devoted to the cultivation of butter files and moths. The leaf of the Ceylon talipot palm, which trows to 100 feet In height, Is so wide that it will cover twenty men. In this country there are about 277,000 acres, sufficient to support 6,930 cattle or 6S.C00 sheep, now worthless because ot the prairie dogs. The erection or an extensive aerial sta tion midway between Berlin and Vienna Is expected to lead to regular aeroplane service between the two cities. In the United States cities there was last year ono bank to every 9.700 people, and In Canadian cities one to every 3,100 persons. In the United Kingdom there I are 27,000 banks, or a bank to every 3,t07 persons. In Other Lands Ill Problem In Germanr. The problem of subordinating military to civil law In Germany, growing out ot the Zabern incidents, is not speeding toward solution. The Reichstag has af firmed the principle of the supremacy ot civil law In times of peace, but the Reichstag Is not the Instrument of law enforcement That rests with the min istry; the ministry Is the creature of tho emperor and the emperor upholds the army. A commltteo appointed by the Reichstag to consider and report on what steps arc necessary to check mili tary aggression has been Informed by the Imperial government that the Reichs tag has no power to propose any legis lation prohibiting the Intprventlon ot troops In civil matters or to forbid tho tu,o of arms by the military except in self-defense. Such a law would require a constitutional amendment and tho government would not consent to such an amendment. There the problem rests for the present. Meanwhile, sabre law crops out In unhappy Alsace without much provocation. The latest case Is reported from Sablon, near Metz. Two Alsatians sitting In a cafe on the kaiser's birthday were overheard talk Ins In French by . army officers who wero drinking tho emperor's health. They were ordered to desist and, on re fusing, wero arrested and taken before thu burgomaster at Montegny, by whom they were released. Turkey Coola Dimtu. Turkey's fighting temperament, whetted by the rupture ot the Balkan allies, suf fers a sudden cooling by the tightening ot tho pursestrlngs ot' Europe. When the young Turks, restored to power, re pudiated tho treaty ot London and re occupied Adrtanople whllo tho Bulgarians were scouting for Greek scalps, the act of dishonor did not increase their popu larity among the powers. Nevertheless the powers could not agree on measures of forclblo dispossession. Presuming too much on the discords of the allies and the disagreements of the powers, the Turks began preparations for war on (Greece ostensibly for possession ot the Aegean Islands. A dreadnought woa purchased from Brazil and renamed Sul tan Osman I., and an army of 40,000 men assembled near the seacoast. The aborttvo secret expedition to Avlona, In Albania, was part of tho strategy. "With a suddenness that Jarred tho Turkish warriors the bankers of Europe shut down on Turkish loans and served notice on the Sublime Porto to seek war finances eleewhere. Instantly the young irurks changed front and assumed a peaceful disposition. They needed money as badly as a Coxey hobo, but there was nothing doing at the banks until tho se curity definitely provided agalnBt war. An Interesting feature ot tho hobbling ot tho Turkish war horses, cleverly worked In by French bankers, is the un horsing of the German army commis sion as actual commanders ot a Turklsn army corps. The commission remains In Turkey, however, mainly as a tralnlns body. Indignant Peers. The British .House of Lords has decided upon an official inquiry into tho Mar coni scandal, so far as it concerns tw speculative operations of Lord Murray' of Ellbank. Before Lord Murray was pro Jccted Into tho peerage he held the Im portant post of llboral party whip, in tho House of Commons and achieved dis tinction as one of the ablest political wirepullers of this time. He managed that Important office during the two general elections which rcsuIW In re ducing tho House ot Lords to a condition ot legislative impotency. Consequently the lords do not love him a little bit, and If they can stain his lordly robes without soiling their own the Job whl be one of sweet revenge. Lord Murray frankly admitted his speculative plungo In American Marconls and tho use of party campaign funds In the venture. In supplying tho fuel for tbo tire started by tho offended peers Lord Murray haa little fear ot a conflagration, or that party capital can bo manufactured out ot It. It Is Impossible to dig deep In peerages soil without impaling tho In tegrity of some of the lords now clamor ing for Lord Murray's scalp. Tho la:er may be provoked sufficiently to demand an inquiry Into tho published charge t'lat titles and peerages arc bought outright by contributions to party funds. That would be very uncomfortable, If not dan gtirous, to the dignity of the peerage. Home IlnlPjitud Ulster. Despite the fighting front maintained by the Carsonltqs of Ulster and tha talK ot civil war by the tory opponents of home rule, there Is testimony by un biased observers showing the affair to be organized political bluster. Sydney Brooks, London correspondent of Harper's Weekly, supports that view, while admitting the probability nt Orange rioting as usual on or abo-it the 12th of July. A private letter to the editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Repub lican from a member of Parliament iden tified with the more radical and yc. broad-minded element In the liberal party says of the Ulster situation: "Thjro la much honest, frothy nonsense talked, but I don't believe for a moment that there will come anything remotely Hko civil war. Tho business forces ot Belfa.it are against it They cannot afford I'. The conscience of Belfast lives In .'Is purse pocket and Its ledger, and a pro visional government would empty both. A few weeks ago a home-rule friend was talking business with a dour old Orange farmer and. without rtveallnr himself, said at last: 'Well, what Is all this you are up tot Have you signed this civ enant of Carson's?' I have 'Well, you'll have to do something then. Snail you fight?' 'I shall not.' 'Well, what wilt you dor 'I'll Just take what comes. That qutte fairly represents the attitude of many who have been swearing tho loudest and the deepest It Is quite pos sible that some concession will sooner or later be made which, without weak ening the principle of the Irish bill, w.'ll save Ulster's face." Disillusionment of Italians. Writing In the January Fortnightly Dr. Artgell Crespt describes the disillusion. tnent of the Italian people with regard to the conquest of Tripoli. He says the keenest critics of the war are the re turning soldiers, whose influence with family and friends Is held accountablo for the greatly Increased representation ot socialists In parliament chosen at the recent elections. Dr. Crespl adds that practically nobody now supposes that any but a tiny portion of the conquered territory Is susceptible to cultivation. Ar tesian wells are called Impossible. The Italian emigration, which the lioruan government expected to turn to this new and near proMnee. will now. It is real ized, contlnuo towarft New York and Buenos Ayros. All that remains for Holy to congratulate Itself upon Is the JW.COJ, 000 already spent, the 200,000 dally still being spent, and Increased hostility from masses at home, who, It was dreamed. would bo set aflame with blind patriot ism by the late appeal to arms. Twice Told Tales 'o Loaflnir There. A colonel wanted a man servant, so he Inserted an advertisement In the local weekly and received a great many appli cations, but none of them suited his re quirements. But at last an Irishman was shown Into his presence. "What I want." said the colonel. ' Is c useful man one who can cook, drlvn a motor, look after a pair of horses, cloau boots and windows, feed the poultry, milk the cow and do a little painting and paperhanglng." 'Excuse me, sir," cried Slurphy, ".vital kind of soil have ye hero?" 'Soil," snapped the colonel, "wnal's that got to do with It?" "Well," replied Murphy, "I thought that If the sell was clay I might make some bricks In mo spare time." Pitts burgh Chronlclo Telegraph. A Question of Arc. No one. looklnir nt tlift nrrIilon!' rah'. net en masse, wnulil eIv It prorllt far uttering tho words of wit accredited to It. J'Vcn tne secretary or agriculture has slender; Joke attributed to him. A llttlo Clrl. bellovlnt' thnt tha nrrn. tary of agriculture must be versed !n tne loro of the forests, askej him onb day. Indicating a huge tree: Did somebody tell inn rlnht u-hn 1m satd that that tree -was the very oldest ono around here?" "Ves, my dear, that Is quite true." "But how can It be?" persisted tho Child. "That Isn't an onk. nni th.v used to tell mo that the oaks were iho ery oldest trees anywhere." Tho secretary saw himself tnttrrlnp- nn the precipice, of solf-betrnvnl. t ho ended further questioning by saying: "ICS. that's so. too. The oaks ronllv used to be the oldest. But, you see, that was before the elders were nlantei " Neale's Monthly. A Porter house at 40c? A lot of folks would decide I 1 I to take the steak, jumping VTg 1 1 I at the conclusion that it 1 to take the steak, jumping at the conclusion that it , makes the more nutritious meal of the two. That's not so. A 10c Dackage of Spaghetti enough to make a substantial people contains four than 1 pound of meat. SPAGHETTI is a food very rich in filuten tho bone, and muscle-building" element One of the main reasons why housewives' don't serve Spaghetti is because they don't know the great variety of rich, savory dishes tnat can recipe book will open your eyes wne for a copy. 5c and Wcpkgs buy math i none St. Louil, Mo.M&J Everybody knows where The Bee Building is Can you have a better address for your office? For offices apply to the Superintendent, Boom 103, The Bee Building Co. WIT has a place in Adver tising, but that place is on the back step, not on the front seat. Advertising de signed to sell goods may show cleverness, but shouldn't parade it. GRINS AND GROANS. What nade ).ou ihlnK Mr. Lovetwet had been drinking?" "Why. hen the charlotte set betore him ne ineu 10 uiu foam.' Boston xranscruH. . ir "What s tne mauer nun i "'.,,, "She has fretted herself into a sicrc lieailacne over nor imicr u. . -r Worry' Club." Baltimore American. "She tried this Parisian fashion of dye ing tho hair blue " What does she think of It? "She says It had one good result. Her husband stopped drinking.' Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal. "That man Is a denlieen of the under- 'Tm surp he doesn't look llko such "His character's got nothing to do with It. Htfs a mlner."-Indlonapolls News Klgs-Do you bellevo in metempsycho sis? Fogg-Come again, please; Flgg-lt's like this: According to that doctrine, my soul after 1 get through with It may Inhublt the body of a Jack- Fogg-Well, 1 don't know any Pisco whero it would feel more at homt.-Bo-ton Transcript. "There is a machine tnat can be grad uated to measure tho millionth part or. an Inch." ,, "I know." said the weary youth. "They use 'cm in making ham sandwiches. Cincinnati Enquirer. THE NEW OFFICIAL. ' Washington Star. We've got a new postmaster down to Iohlck on the crick. We guess he'll be a credit to tho bod CauMho's had a special trainln' fur the placo that he has got He used to be an editor; an' that suro It's becnnShIs 'habit to read cverythlnff that comes his way. He ltln figure out addresses without se rious delay. Of course, it's when he's wrltln tnac ho's really at his best, But even editors sometimes deserve A little rest. r We're sure that he'll cXperlenca a glo rious relief , ., A-sellln' postage stamps an answerin questions, clear an' brief, Instead o' wrltln' columns 'bout the tarlta an tho banks ..... An' bcln' roasted frequent an' not get tin1 any thanks. Of course, we'll miss the wisdom that he scattered day by day. But wo reckon that the paper will b Issued anyway. An we'ro glad to sea the knowledge an' experience pllln' thick At our little old postofflce down to Ph hick on the crick. 7rlr meal for seven times more nutrition be made ot it. Uur tree to its many uses to - day. 5